The Lumberjack - Issue 9 - Fall 2013

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Local Film Festival Presents After Effects: A story of recovery and relief in Haiti

BY MITCH KULLOS

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ocal film director Denise Stilley offered the world premiere of her project After Effects during the Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival at the Orpheum Theater on Oct. 12.

The 30-minute film detailed the struggles of the Haitian people folowing the devastating 2010 earthquake that rocked the capital city of Port-au-Prince. With the city in ruins and lacking basic medical care for victims, the film follows the disaster recovery campaign and centers around the humanitarian efforts put forth by a Flagstaff non-profit organization, Northern Arizona Volunteer Medical Corp. see After Effects page 36

Flagstaff community members are captivated by After Effects, a film featured in the Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival featured on Oct. 12.

(Photo by Mitchell Forbes)

Arizona to switch to dual voter system

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BY GARY COLLINS

n response to a Supreme Court of the United States decision in June 2013, the state of Arizona has elected to implement a dual voter system with some voters being disenfranchised in state and local elections, but eligible in federal elections.

The Supreme Court ruling struck down Arizona’s practice of refusing to register voters who had used the federal voter registration form, but failed to provide proof of U.S. citizenship as required by Arizona law.

As directed by Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett, Patti Hansen from the Coconino County Recorder, has begun to implement (as have all county recorders in the state) the new dual system.

“We’ll be keeping essentially two types of voter registration files now,” Hansen said. “[One for] people who use the national form and don’t provide proof of U.S. citizenship as required by the state law . . . they’ll only be eligible for the federal ballot.”

According to Hansen, the system affects only 121 county residents — approximately .2 percent of all the registered voters in the county.

“This form is used mostly at NAU, which makes sense because out-of-state students have

had a hard time registering here, because a lot of times they don’t want to want to get an Arizona driver’s license,” Hansen said.

The potential cost for the county could amount to several thousand dollars, as ballots for those 121 voters will have to be distributed to every precinct in the county. This is due to the fact that voters may change addresses and no longer reside in the precinct in which they registered.

“Say you move out of the dorm into an apartment, you can go to the polling place of the apartment but you won’t be on the list of registered voters,” Hansen said.

This will not impact the right to vote, but the ballot cast will be a provisional ballot. The

recorder’s office will soon begin the process of notification of those voters who will be impacted by the state’s decision.

At the request of Bennett, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne issued a statement on Oct. 7, which stated the court’s decision applied only to federal elections, presidential and congressional, but was not applicable to state and local elections.

The federal registration form came about from the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993.

Matt Roberts of Bennett’s office explained the reasoning behind Arizona’s decision. see DUAL VOTER page 9

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Police Beat

Oct. 13 At 3:20 a.m., an Northern Arizona University Police Department (NAUPD) officer observed several subjects flee from the patrol car while conducting a routine patrol of the San Francisco Parking Garage.

Two more officers responded and located two of the suspicious individuals at the Bookstore. One was referred to Student Life for underage consumption.

Oct. 12 At 12:46 a.m., NAUPD received a report of smoke coming out of a trash can between Tinsley and Cowden halls.

An officer used a department-issue fire extinguisher to suppress the smoke and Flagstaff Fire Department (FFD) responded and doused it. The cause of the smoke is unknown.

At 2:57 a.m., staff at Allen Hall reported an intoxicated student being belligerent and running along the pedestrian path toward Reilly Hall.

Two officers responded and the subject agreed to calm down and return to their residence for the night.

At 4:53 a.m., a resident of Gabaldon Hall reported an unknown person in their room who refused to leave.

Two officers dispatched and arrested the subject for trespassing.

At 6:15 a.m., an officer reported damage to the northeast gate arm in the San Francisco Parking Garage. The officer also found two fire extinguishers had been discharged.

The subject was identified and arrested the follow-

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ing day at Mountain View Hall with three counts of criminal damage and two counts of littering.

Oct. 11 At 1:32 p.m., two officers noticed an intoxicated person at Butler Avenue and Milton Road. The officers reported the individual had assaulted them when confronted.

The subject was detained, transported to Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC) treatment and charged with aggravated assault.

At 1:33 p.m., staff at McConnell Hall reported a domestic violence incident inside the residence.

Three officers responded and arrested one subject for domestic violence assault, minor consumption, as well as having an active warrant with Coconino County Sheriffs Office (CCSO). The subject was not a student or resident on campus.

Oct. 10 At 7:23 a.m., a student reported multiple subjects throwing snowballs at the wall of Sechrist Hall and passing buses.

One individual was cited and released for underage consumption and obstructing a public thoroughfare.

At 4:01 p.m., staff at Sechrist reported several people smoking marijuana in Lot 31.

Three officers responded and three individuals were cited for possession, two were referred to Student Life and one was deferred for trespassing on campus.

At 4:10 p.m., staff at Performance and Fine Arts reported a burglary.

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An officer responded to the scene, the case has been exhausted and all leads to the case have been closed.

NAUPD is now closely patrolling the area.

At 5:05 p.m., a resident at McConnell Hall reported a burglary at her residence.

Two officers dispatched and found the suspect had already been arrested. The subject received two additional burglary charges.

Oct. 9 At 5:22 p.m., staff at McConnell Hall reported residents smoking marijuana.

NAUPD responded and deferred two subjects for possession.

Oct. 8 At 9:34 a.m., staff at Gillenwater reported a salesperson from a car dealership offering rides to students was at the University Union.

An officer dispatched, but the subject was gone upon arrival.

At 3:25 p.m., NAUPD received report of an intoxicated person approaching pedestrians near the Geology building.

An officer dispatched and arrested the subject on an active warrant.

Oct. 7 At 12:23 p.m., a student reported her bicycle stolen near the Engineering building. At 6:56 p.m., another student also reported his bicycle stolen.

Officers responded and both cases were closed after leads were exhausted.

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omehow the federal government remains in a shutdown, now 17 days in length, with promise of it ending before this paper is even printed. This is the longest shutdown since the 21 days the U.S. experienced during the holiday season back in 1995. You’ll notice the inevitable consequences of the shutdown scattered throughout this issue of The Lumberjack.

Of course, I doubt many students are too concerned with the government’s business given the upcoming events.

This weekend brings the celebration of NAU’s homecoming, and with it Saturday’s annual Tequila Sunrise. First and foremost, we hope everyone is as careful as possible during the day’s festivities. As we highlighted in this week’s staff editorial, which can be found on page 12, the university has taken steps to ensure everyone’s safety downtown. Take them up on this offer and keep yourself out of trouble.

Ideally everyone can enjoy themselves this weekend without any run-ins with the law. You are going to have much less fun if you end up in the drunk tank before the tailgate and football game actually kick off in the afternoon. Flagstaff police will surely be out looking for those too drunk or illegally drunk anyway, so you have been warned. Surely there will be a few of you who go down as that is inevitable.

In the meantime, enjoy this week’s paper.

Thank you for reading, Cody Bashore Editor-in-chief

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Climate change expected to impact northern region

Experts predict future climate changes for the Southwest including increased temperatures and decreased precipitation. Assessments published recently project precipitation changes, severe drought, increased risk of wildfire, flooding and more. (Photo by AJ Jeske)

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BY MAX COHEN

verage temperatures across the region projected to increase by five degrees Fahrenheit by mid-century, and eight degrees by the end of the century, a drop in the prevalence of rain: these are some of the likely impacts of climate change in the Southwest, according to an expert who recently spoke at NAU. Gregg Garfin of the University of Arizona’s Institute of the Environment spoke at NAU on October 9. He is the lead editor of a new assessment of climate change in the southwest United States.

“For the southern two-thirds of our region, annual average precipitation, especially in the winter and spring, is projected to decrease,” Garfin said. “So, if you have increasing temperatures, you have precipitation that’s projected to decrease — that affects the snowpack. Of course, the snowpack is important for water supply so

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we’re projecting more severe droughts. We already know that on the Colorado River demand exceeds supply, so that just puts a lot more stress on an already stressed water system.”

In addition to this temperature increase, there are many other issues the region is likely to face.

A hotter climate results in an increased risk of wildfire, flooding and air pollution, as well as a higher frequency of heat waves.

This is likely to have a devastating impact on human health and infrastructure.

Activities such as deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels have escalated the presence of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which intensifies the greenhouse effect and leads to global warming.

“The greenhouse effect is a good thing because if we didn’t have the greenhouse effect the earth would be an uninhabitable cold,” Garfin said. “The problem is that we’ve added so much additional green house gases to the

atmosphere by burning fossil fuels and land use changes that we’re trapping more heat in the lower atmosphere.”

The report edited by Garfin was recently complemented by a comprehensive global report published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which recently released the first volume of its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). The IPCC has released four similar reports since its conception in 1988.

“They do this once every six or seven years,” said Nick McKay, assistant research professor at the School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability. “They’re goal isn’t to do any new science, it’s to summarize the state of climate change science from the scientific literature, and focus on the policyrelevant aspects of that. Ideally it’s designed as a document for policy makers.”

McKay contributed to the report, leading a study that focused on sea-level rise during the last period of global warming. He said

the report is broken into three parts, with his research involved in the first.

“The first part is the physical science basis,” McKay said. “That’s the one that was just released and it focuses on what we know about climate, in terms of how it works. It has all the details of climate models and their projections into the future . . . and also our understanding of climate based from past climates is also included in there. It’s really the physical basis, it’s our sort of understanding of the climate system, how it works and how it’s changing and how humans are impacting it.”

Garfin stated these documents are released to inform governments and individuals of the importance of climate change and the consequences that will ensue if this issue is not properly addressed.

As Garfin explains, “Unless we make major investments in implementing technology to reduce green house gases, then we’re just exacerbating our contribution regionally to the problem.”

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SUN Entertainment Bingo [5:30 p.m./1899 Bar & Grill] Random Rab [9 p.m./ The Green Room]

FRIDAY, OCT. 18

Understanding How Mindsets Influence Learning [Noon ./The University Union] Super Happy Funtime Burlesque [8 p.m./The Orpheum]

SATURDAY, OCT. 19

Tequila Sunrise [6 a.m./ Downtown Flagstaff] Puppet-Making Workshop [11 a.m./Hozhoni Art Gallery]

The Dirty Heads [7 p.m./The Orpheum]

TUESDAY, OCT. 22

Firefly, Ek &Culture Shock Present: Diplo vs.

Calvin Harris vs.

Skrillex [9 p.m./The Green Room]

Taco Tuesday [7 p.m./The Green Room]

SUNDAY, OCT. 20

Color Pallets [11 a.m./Beaver Street Gallery]

Mike Dillion Band [9 p.m./The Green Room]

Orionid Meteor Shower Soiree &Art Bazar: A fundraiser!

[2:30 p.m./The Orpheum]

The Lab (Hip Hop Lounge) [9 p.m./The Green Room]

Karaoke Night [8 p.m. /The Green Room]

Trivia Night [5: 30 p.m./1899 Bar & Grill]

MONDAY, OCT. 21

Death Angel & 3 Inches of Blood with Battlecross [6:30 p.m./The Orpheum] Karaoke Night [7 p.m./The Green Room] Flagstaff Folk Dancing [7:30 p.m./ Flagstaff Adult Center]

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23

NAU International Film Series: ‘If I Were You’ [8 p.m./The Liberal Arts Bldg.]

An Evening with Steve Vai [8 p.m./The Orpheum]

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NAU programs to assist first-generation population

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BY CALEB SAFT

AU has one of the highest percentages of first-generation college students of any university in the country according to The Center for Student Opportunity (CSO). NAU has a variety of programs in place that helps to support these students. The recent focus on bringing these students to campus has led to the rise in numbers in recent years along with an increased need for programs to assist them.

According to Executive Director of Student Affairs & Educational Services at NAU, Erin Grisham, the number of firstgeneration students has been steadily increasing.

“Approximately 40 percent of our new students each fall are first-generation college students,” Grisham said.

This fall the NAU Freshman Outreach Program assisted around 3,900 students with the transition to college.

Grisham said although a large number of first-generation students come to NAU from out-of-state, a majority of firstgeneration students are from Arizona.

While 40 percent represents a significant presence of first-generation

students, Grisham said this statistic might be misleading because the “first-generation question” on NAU’s admissions application is an optional response.

“NAU does ask this question on its admissions application, but it is not required, so not all students answer,” Grisham said.

In attempt to accurately report the numbers for the fall 2014 cohort, it is now being made a required question to answer.

“The addition of this [mandatory] question will be of great help in identifying those students,” Grisham said.

The programs assisting firstgeneration students are offered through Student Support Services, which in the coming years is expected to expand the network and help further the First Scholars program, a scholarship for first-generation students.

“We just learned this,” Grisham said.“NAU is an institutional partner with the Center for Student Success.”

The First Scholars program is offered through the CSO, an organization that offers assistance to university-bound students.

According to the official website for the CSO, “It is estimated that 30 percent

of students enrolled in postsecondary institutions today are low-income, firstgeneration college students.”

A recent CSO report found that “89 percent of these enrolled students will not earn a bachelor’s degree six years out from high school. They drop out of college at four times the rate of their peers whose parents have a postsecondary education.”

NAU aims to reduce dropout rates with a host of programs.

“We have two summer bridge programs that work with first-generation students as well as the STAR program and the Olsen’s scholar program,” Grisham said.

Students can earn six credits through the STAR program, Successful Transition and Academic Readiness, a five-week summer session where students earn credits that can then apply towards their degree.

Three credits are also available through the Olsen’s Scholars program, an opportunity for students to come to NAU three weeks before the start of classes and connect with faculty and advisors.

NAU not only offers a number of assistance programs, but a number of recruitment programs as well.

Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs David

Bousquet said, “There are a variety of programs affiliated with the university that assist first-generation students complete the application process.”

According to Bousquet, the Gear Up program, as well as several TRIO programs in partnership with the Flagstaff YMCA, are just a few assistance programs currently in place at the university.

“What I think we do very well at NAU is identifying who our first-generation college students are and then we work very hard to help them get connected to our resources and support programs,” Grisham said.

The fact is: first-generation enrollment is on the rise.

“Forty percent would represent a very significant and well-represented population,” Bousquet said.

NAU offers numerous programs for first-generation students in an attempt to see them complete the college experience.

“NAU is a good fit for first-generation students because of the institutional commitment to providing quality support programs and other opportunities for our first-generation students,” Grisham said. “We value their experiences and are committed to their success.”

Flagstaff Police Department patrols in new purchases

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BY AMY OWINGS

he Flagstaff Police Department (FPD) will soon be driving eight new patrol cars.

The cars are a standard purchase, as the FPD purchases four to five new vehicles every year.

“In June, we purchased four and then for this fiscal year, we picked up another four,” said FPD Support Services Manager Jennifer Brown.

The purchase of the new cars was approved by the Flagstaff City Council, and the funds were taken from the general city fund.

Each car cost about $29,000 for a total of about $116,000 for each set of four.

Patrol cars are frequently added because they are also frequently removed. Brown said that a patrol car normally has a life span of 100,000 to 115,000 miles. Due to the state of the economy, however, the FPD has been extending that life up to 120,000 miles. Even so, that translates to only five or six years of service because of the many miles the cars drive each week. This means that new cars are always needed, and when a new car is acquired, an old one is retired.

“We do a rotation,” Brown said. “Once we put one in

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line, we take one out.”

Brown also pointed out that retired cars do not meet the end of their days in a junk yard.

“We use [a retired car] for parts or send it off to auction once we’re completely done with it,” Brown said.

The new 2014 Ford Police Interceptors will be much more suited to Flagstaff ’s winter conditions than the current Crown Victorias. The Crown Victorias are rear-wheel drive, which makes traveling over snow-covered roads difficult.

The Police Interceptors are four-wheel drive. “[With the Police Interceptors] there will be no need for tire chains in the snow and basically, they’ll just be a better vehicle all around as far as that goes, especially with the winter season,” Brown said. “We won’t have to rely on our city shop to put the tires on in the middle of the night — we can just get to a scene quickly instead of getting stuck in the snow.”

The new cars may come with four-wheel drive, but they also require some assembly. They arrive from the dealership with only what is needed to drive and the rest of the equipment has to be added.

“It’s basically a bare-bottom . . . base-line model sedan,” Brown said. “There’s a whole policy of building patrol vehicles

and what you need in it to make it become a patrol vehicle.

You need the partition, light bars, the hard seats in the back and all of the electronic equipment. Also, the vehicle comes just straight black and we have to put the decals on and make it a black-and-white vehicle.”

Two of the new patrol cars have been completely furnished, while the others are still in the building process.

One has been put into rotation and Police Officer Dave Sauer was the first to take it for a spin. He gave the new car a mixed review.

“There are some technical aspects of it which limit our view, in terms of looking out the rear window . . . but that’s just something we have to work around,” Sauer said. “They’re pretty sleek looking. I got a few comments last night about how some of the public liked the way they looked. I think they will be more beneficial in the winter months.”

FPD Deputy Chief Dan Musselman also is positive about features of the new vehicle.

“I am optimistic that the all-wheel drive will help prevent collisions and not having to put tire chains on and off will help save taxpayer dollars.”

The new patrol vehicles are anticipated to be ready and active on the streets of Flagstaff by the middle of November.

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Kaleidosphere at Lowell: Presented

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BY JARED BOHN

lagstaff Mayor Jerry Nabours said, “You’re going to love this,” at the Oct. 13 dedication ceremony and unveiling of an interactive public sculpture at Lowell Observatory.

According to Mike Frankel, executive director of the Artists’ Coalition of Flagstaff, the sculpture is an anatomically correct spheremodel of Mars. The pattern of the steel exterior is a painstakingly accurate recreation of the planet’s terrain.

“Just about a year ago, we went out and got the sphere, which is actually a decommissioned 150-pound propane tank built in 1946,” Frankel said.

The propane tank was donated to the project by John Graves of Graves Propane. Frankel said one of the primary challenges of the project was the process of safely repurposing the tank to fit their needs.

Inside the hollow sculpture is a creation by John Rodgers, a local designer and builder of industrial

strength kaleidoscopes. An eyepiece allows for free viewing of kaleidoscopic Mars images through use of a hand wheel.

“It’s a perfect meld of science and art,” said Kevin Shindler, outreach manager at the observatory.

“That really represents the Flagstaff community. We’re such a vibrant community in both science and art.”

“It’s all about leaving something behind that’s going to outlast my life and bring joy for people for years and years,” said Tom Williams, the third contributing artist in the new sculpture project.

The new sculpture is on display outside the visitor’s center at Lowell Observatory for free public viewing.

“Tom, John and myself are all former best-in-show winners at the recycled art show, so we were the natural team to do this,” Frankel said.

“It is dedicated to the second decade of the City of Flagstaff Recycled Arts Show by the Artist Coalition.”

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Left: The new sculpture of the Mars Kaleidosphere is placed outside the visitor center. (Photo by Danny Daw) Top: John, a tour guide at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, opens the door to the Pluto Discovery Telescope. The Lowell Observatory is now offering a temporary exhibit, The Evolving Universe. (Photo by Cristina Flores)

Flagstaff first stop for Smithsonian Evolving Universe exhibit

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BY JARED BOHN

traveling Smithsonian exhibit made its first stop at Lowell Observatory Oct. 12. A continued government shutdown has brought an increase in visitors to the observatory who are able to view The Evolving Universe. It is a display of images from outer space, taken by the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes.

According to a Lowell Observatory press release, the exhibit was developed by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. It is managed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and continues its visit to Flagstaff until Jan. 5. It will then continue onto 15 other cities and complete its tour in 2017.

“It’s a traveling exhibit, but Lowell is the first place it’s coming to, so we‘re the first people to display it.” said curator Samantha Thompson. She commented on how exciting it is to have the exhibit, considering that the Smithsonian is

closed along with other “nonessential” government agencies.

The Evolving Universe is designed to explore the different stages of the life of planets, galaxies and stars from birth to death. Visitors can view the exhibit in two unique perspectives.

The exhibit displays revealing research information about the history of the universe. Staff at the observatory believe the exhibit will draw attention to the diversity of research done at Lowell.

“We’re extending our hours because we have so many guests from out of town trying to get into national parks and monuments [which are] closed,” said Kevin Schindler, outreach manager at Lowell Observatory. Schindler explained that if the government shutdown continues, the observatory will keep its doors open later.

NAU students can view the exhibition for a fee of $12.

The new Mars Kaleidosphere is open for free public viewing on the steps of the visitor center.

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BY WILLIAM BROWN

ith the federal government shutdown running into its third week now, impacts have been felt across Arizona and some right here in Flagstaff. The shutdown had direct effects on Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP), but with a push of private and state funds, the canyon reopened on Oct. 12.

Arizona Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick (D.) said she was concerned about the impact the shutdown has had locally.

“We’ve taken a very hard economic hit because so many folks in Flagstaff, they work in the national parks or the forest service,” Kirkpatrick said. “There are also workers at agencies like the Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Indian Affairs — so our rural areas are really taking a big hit.”

Anthony Hessel is an NAU graduate student, United States Students Association Graduate & Professional Students chair and vice-chair for the Arizona Students’ Association.

Hessel said he has been personally affected by the shutdown because his grant proposal has been frozen.

“I’m a graduate student in the sciences and we have a grant application that’s been stalled because of the government shutdown,” Hessel said.

“It’s a research grant from the National Science Foundation for the research that we’re doing in muscle physiology and biomechanics.”

With the government shutdown, the National Science Foundation is one of many places with nearly the entire staff on furlough. According to the agency’s website, no new funding will be issued, no payments will be made on existing grants, no grant proposals will be reviewed, and grant processing may be delayed even after the shutdown ends.

Hessel also said he was particularly unlucky in his timing, because his grant came up for review the day after the government shutdown began.

“For a grant to be approved, there has to be a

bunch of academics who go out to D.C. and they review the grant for its merit,” Hessel said. “The government pays them to go out [to D.C.]. In our situation, the day after the shutdown started was when the academics were supposed to come out and review the application. They were out there but they weren’t allowed to do any work.”

Hessel is active in student government and co-authored a letter to let government officials know how Arizona students feel and are being affected.

“Arizona led the way to get this letter out and properly get it distributed to every elected representative in D.C.,” Hessel said. “The people who usually take in those petitions or letters from organizations and such, they’re all furloughed, so we have people who are actually going door-todoor in D.C. to every representative and handdelivering letters.”

Hessel said he and his fellow students are angry with how the government is handling this situation.

“We’re upset at every elected official in Washington right now because something like this should never happen,” Hessel said. “If there were open lines of communication and people were compromising, then these situations shouldn’t happen and should be avoided at all cost. Holding the government’s money ransom, holding all sorts of people’s jobs and occupation ransom for political gain is not acceptable.”

Another student who attends NAU has come face-to-face with the problems caused by the shutdown in his own backyard.

Patrick Dodson is an NAU graduate student due to graduate in December with a master’s degree in counseling. Dodson also lives inside GCNP and is the pastor at Grand Canyon Community Church.

Dodson runs a small food bank out of his garage, but realized more resources would be needed once the shutdown occurred.

Dodson said he contacted St. Mary’s Food

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Bank in hopes of aiding the families of those who had been furloughed.

“Our focus when we reached out to St. Mary’s was really in helping the families in the park,” Dodson said. “Our focus was really trying to make sure those families received the help they needed, the food, as well as any other assistance we could provide.”

At least 2,200 employees were furloughed at GCNP with hundreds more being furloughed in the small city of Tusayan just outside the park.

Jerry Brown, director of public relations for St. Mary’s Food bank, said the need for food had been met for now.

“Right now, we’ve done what we wanted to do this week which was to get the emergency food boxes and then the mobile pantry distribution today which was 38,000 pounds of food,” Brown said. “So, we’re hoping that’ll last folks till the middle of next week and if the government shutdown continues, we’ll be back next week with more.”

The food from St. Mary’s was ferried up to the Grand Canyon area from Phoenix and took up two semi truckloads. St. Mary’s sent up 600 emergency food boxes, diapers and other supplies as requested by Dodson and local residents.

Brown also said the families of the employees within the park were the ones hardest hit and in greatest need.

“When the shutdown came on Monday, a lot of them were kind of stranded inside the park,” Brown said. “They live inside the park in kind of reduced housing situations and there’s not a lot of access to food in that area when the federal kind of eateries are shut down . . . The cafeteria was staying open to give the workers a meal a day, but the families were the ones who needed the help, the families of the workers.”

Dodson said while many people were in need of food with everything shutting down within the park boundaries, the situation was not as dark as some would think.

percent of voters in favor of the legislation. The legislation requires those registering to vote in Arizona to produce documentation proving citizenship. The federal form requires only, under penalty of perjury, the registrant attest that the individual under question is a citizen. No proof is required.

Executive Director John Lewis of the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona stated that the two-tier system, as the new system is characterized by its detractors, does not appear to be accommodating — not only to Native Americans, but to any citizen.

“It just continues the challenges that American

“Tusayan was not hurt as bad [as the park] because for the first week of the shutdown, many people had already booked tours and reservations that they couldn’t get out of and some people chose to come anyways, even though the park was closed,” Dodson said. “Also, the Grand Canyon Airport is located outside of the park and so many visitors who were not able to come into the park were able to book airplane tour rides as well as helicopter rides to still be able to see the canyon. So their business was hurt, but not like the businesses located inside the park.”

Brown said St. Mary’s effort to aid those in need within the Grand Canyon area has strained the capabilities of the food bank.

“This does put a big bite into our resources here at the food bank. We’re just heading into the holiday season and we know we’re going to get a lot of demand in November and December for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.”

The GCNP reopened on Saturday, with funding supplied from state and private sources.

According to the office of the governor, Gov. Jan Brewer negotiated with the U.S. Department of the Interior to be allowed to reopen and operate GCNP for the next seven days.

The amount raised, $651,000, will only be enough to keep the park open and operating for a week at $93,000 a day. If the government shutdown has not ended after the week has passed, further decisions will be made as to whether to keep funding the park or allow it to be shut down once again.

Kirkpatrick took part in the process and said she was happy with the result.

“I was really involved in that process and certainly I was very pleased that Interior was willing to work with us and reopen the canyon,” Kirkpatrick said. “We were pushing very hard for that from the very beginning because the canyon itself brings $700 million a year to northern Arizona, it employs 12,000 people [and] people spend $1.2 million a day at the canyon.”

Indians have faced over the years . . . The right to vote is a part of a good strong democracy; it should be made accessible, it should be made simple and that all citizens should be an important part of voting. And that anything that tends to make it complex and difficult is really not consistent with how a democracy should work,” Lewis said.

Lewis said it is too soon to make a decision whether or not to mount a legal challenge.

“There still needs to be more discussion on it to see if that’s where things need to be heading,” Lewis said.

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International speaking club comes to NAU

Toastmaster’s Sunset Club teaches students and faculty public speaking skills

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avid Dubner said, “It’s not what you say,” as a keynote speaker at last week’s Toastmasters meeting on campus. “It’s how you say it.”

NAU’s Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) created a new partnership with a local chapter of Toastmasters International, the Sunset Club.

Toastmasters International is a global organization consisting of more than 14,000 clubs and 292,000 members worldwide.

Founded in 1924, it has a goal of promoting leadership development, improving public speaking and communication skills and improving self-confidence.

Toastmasters Sunset Club of Flagstaff responded to an invitation from Maj. Bradley Bugg of Air Force ROTC to come to campus and conduct open meetings for all the students and faculty.

Those meetings are now open to the entire

university, not just ROTC. “Toastmasters is an excellent opportunity for not just aspiring officers but for civilians . . . to improve their public speaking,” said Air Force ROTC’s Public Relations Officer Cadet Captain Matthew Waters.

However, Toastmasters is not directly affiliated with NAU. “They’re not a member of NAU and [aren’t] recognized as a club,” Bugg said.

That being the club’s only obstacle to coming to the university, Bugg resolved the issue by asking a student organization to host them.

“We have a community service club within ROTC called Arnold Air Society,” Bugg said.

They are a registered club within the university and they agreed to sponsor the Sunset Toastmasters on campus.

Sunset Toastmasters club usually meets on the first and the third Thursdays of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the west campus of the Flagstaff Medical Center, but now holds additional

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meetings at ROTC building 47 at 6:30 p.m. every second Thursday of the month.

Their meetings are a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants provide feedback and constructive criticism of speakers.

Everyone who joins the club and wants to become a toastmaster is asked to present a fourto six-minute icebreaker speech.

Participants at the meeting also give impromptu speeches after a table topic leader has chosen a topic.

They also make informative presentations and receive feedback on their use of props or visual aids.

“Along with being a member of the Toastmasters Sunset Club, I also am a student here,” Dubner said. “I am doing my PhD in the Counseling Psychology Department.”

Faculty members are welcome to participate and even present lectures of their own.

“You can come try out your lesson on us,” Bugg said.

Faculty may used to presenting lectures to a class of student half paying attention, but Dubner stated the club provides exactly the opposite.

“We pay very close attention to our listening skills,” Dubner said. “We take this very seriously.”

Bugg explained the benefits of this arrangement align with the basic mission and purpose of ROTC. “That’s what ROTC is: a leadership development program with the university,” Bugg said. “The only way to get better is to practice,“ Bugg said.

He hopes to keep this program alive and growing in the foreseeable future.

The Sunset Club is just one of three Toastmasters clubs in Flagstaff.

The other two are Toast of the Mountain Club and Toast of Flagstaff. Toastmasters.org contains information on meeting times and locations.

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NAU steps in to assist during annual Tequila Sunrise STAFF EDITORIAL

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round this time of year, students begin their preparations for the annual binge-drinking event known as Homecoming weekend — beginning with the notorious Tequila Sunrise and culminating in the tailgate and a presumed Lumberjack victory at the Walkup Skydome.

The annual Tequila Sunrise, for the few of you who do not know what this means, provides those of age with the chance to begin drinking at 6 a.m. on the Saturday of Homecoming. With the game not taking place until 4:05 p.m., students have every opportunity to forget the details of the weekend in a cloud of alcohol.

NAU itself does not endorse such actions, as no university should, but it is taking steps to not simply turn a blind eye.

Starting this year, the school will have a set of “ambassadors” stationed throughout the downtown area to assist drunken attendees. Adorned in bright orange vests, this collection of NAU students, faculty and staff will be focusing on one sole purpose — to keep bar-goers safe during their morning of binge drinking. These volunteers will assist in guiding intoxicated individuals safely through downtown and over the train tracks, cleaning up litter and involving police in incidents as needed.

The university is partnering with the city, the downtown community and the Flagstaff Police Department to increase safety during this inevitable event.

For the school, while disapproving of the event as a whole, to still make a conscious effort to keep the participants out of legal trouble is honorable. At this point, the university is aware that Tequila Sunrise is an activity that isn’t going away anytime soon, but officials have done their best to make it as safe as possible for participants.

NAU has also incorporated a few other changes recently to encourage safety if a night of drinking is in the future, including the “drunk bus,” officially known as the SafeRide. The SafeRide runs from 9 p.m.-2:30 a.m. Thursday through Saturday for students with a current NAU ID. Stops can be found outside of The Grove and throughout campus. The bus will transport riders to hot spots downtown, providing safe transportation and cutting down on DUI’s.

College is inevitably a time of binge drinking, but measures can and should be taken to make it as safe as possible. NAU is making great strides to decrease DUI’s, sexual assaults and disorderly conduct by increasing safety. This may be a time for celebration, but it is not all on the university to make sure stupid decisions are avoided. We urge you to act intelligently for both the safety of yourself and others. While this is a time of festivities, please remember that any decisions made in a drunken haze may haunt you longer than that hangover does.

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Climate change ignored more than usual during shutdown

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y the time these words are in print, hopefully Congress will have gotten around to turning the federal government back on. As of this writing, the stupidity has not ceased, the bureaucracy has yet to be filed away and my weekend plans to go to the Grand Canyon are in doubt. Many lives have been affected by the growing disaster of the government shutdown during the past two weeks— perhaps most notably the 800,000 American workers on suspension or being paid with federal IOUs. Federally funded science workers make up only a portion of these furloughed employees, but their emptied test tubes slow down more than just the economy, and lead to wide-reaching effects on the future of the LEVI STALLINGS entire world.

Of all the science programs cut, the media has probably given the most attention to NASA — which has been pared down to a small team in Houston and two astronauts aboard the International Space Station after being forced to suspend 97 percent of its employees.

Some of the lesser-known suspensions of science have had more frightening implications than unmonitored asteroids and an unsupervised rover on Mars.

The National Institute of Health has been forced to reject incoming patients for clinical trials, affecting approximately 200 sick people each week, and concerns about the health of the country don’t end there. With twothirds of the staff at the Centers for Disease Control and nearly half the Food and Drug Administration deemed “unessential” during the shutdown, there has already been a salmonella outbreak in 18 states, including Arizona.

Likewise, the flu season is expected to be significantly more lethal due to the gap in testing this year’s vaccine. It Editor’s note: Editor-in-Chief Cody Bashore and Managing will take more time to understand what sort of future cuts Editor Bree Purdy wrote this article on behalf of the staff. like these will create, but the side effects of suspending science are already becoming apparent. We can’t afford to find out what will happen if we continue to ignore funding

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for some of the most important work human beings do — especially while Congress is still being paid for hemming and hawing.

The National Science Foundation still has a few days left to find out if they’ll have to cancel its Antarctic research program and send its workers home for the season, leaving only enough of a skeleton crew behind to maintain the bases. If this happens, hundreds of studies on ecology, glaciology and other climate-related fields will screech to a stop between October and February — the warmest time of the year in Antarctica, and best for research.

Diana Wall, a Colorado State University ecologist who has been studying Antarctica’s valleys since 1989, summarized what stopping research would mean by saying, “If we are not there to capture the demographics this year, our whole data set could be unintelligible.”

There’s a huge difference between Congress having to go out for another recess and scientists having to give up their work mid-experiment. The variables of any good experiment need to have stable controls, but when something happens that researchers have no control over — such as suddenly losing their governmental funding — an experiment becomes inherently flawed, and the true results of the study are clouded by gaps and errors in the data. Imagine being unexpectedly interrupted while baking a casserole and then having to watch it burn in the oven until you can get your funding to finish cooking dinner back from the feds.

Instead of bickering over the budgets for programs passed years ago, politicians should be looking towards the future of our country. Especially in the wake of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report published a week into the shutdown, we can’t afford to set back research in Antarctica. When the federal government is finally running again, science programs are among the first that should regain their funding. In the meantime, American scientists are being kept mostly in the dark.

The last option: dual-track voting and Republican desperation

Editorial&Opinion Political Cartoon by Brian Regan

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ccording to Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, there are two vital elements absent from Arizona elections — overt complexity and greater amounts of immigrant-targeted exclusionary tactics.

In a decision that is surely bound to test the limits of public complacency, Horne put forth his official opinion that only voters who register with the state will be allowed to vote in state and local elections. It is not until you understand the context behind this decision that the near-fairytale proportions of this debate can be fully appreciated.

It has now been almost a decade since Proposition 200 passed, making proof of citizenship a requirement of registering to vote in Arizona. When that law was challenged, it rose all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) before being upheld, but that was not the only decision handed down by the SCOTUS. JAMES GINGERICH While Prop 200 prevented undocumented immigrants from registering with the state, they could still register with the federal government, a process that required no proof of citizenship. In response, on Oct. 8, Horne and Secretary of State Ken Bennett announced that those who register federally can vote federally, but if you want to vote in Arizona elections you must provide some proof of citizenship. They call it dual-track voting, a name they had to invent because it had never been done before.

Where is the large, illogical constituency worried that a few thousand undocumented voters will upset the fabric of our proud and morally wholesome state? In reality, the bygones that would support dramatically restructuring the state electoral system to protect such an offensive ambition are already irrelevant. Arizona is becoming more diverse and better educated, and only if the Republicans can disenfranchise new voters while mustering fear in the minds of the status quo can they keep us a red state. Through fear and intimidation, the highest-ranking politicians in our state are ensuring that Arizona will be the last bastion of hate and nativism in America.

All this was made possible by the repeal of the preclearance requirement of the Voting Rights Act earlier this year, yet another SCOTUS decision. When it was proposed that the practice of making only a few states get permission to pass new voting laws was unfair, the requirement was removed entirely. Now, local governments run by extremists can reshape the voting laws to suit their needs and if a law is contested in court, it usually takes years to resolve. This decade-long backlog does little for the legal rights of those actively facing deportation.

The ludicrous and half-brained nature of the law is the result of the desperate and fleeting status of Horne, Bennett and Governor Jan Brewer’s struggle. Bennett admitted to The Arizona Republic that it “was not the preferential way to do this” but that it was the only solution they could find, purportedly to the problem that voting immigrants present. Although this new ruling does not take the vote away from those who have citizenship, it still makes the process more convoluted and increases the likelihood that first-time, possibly more progressive voters will not vote. Conservatives would rather see fewer people voting than the “wrong” people voting.

When Bennett conceded that this situation was not ideal, he was not mourning the inadequacy of the legislation as much as the publicity of its passing. In the past, politicians have been able to retain popularity specifically by targeting mostly impoverished groups of people, but the rhetoric is changing. Targeting immigrants for political gain these days takes prudence and finesse, concepts that are entirely alien to Horne and the Republican Party as a whole. Do not take their shallowness as a sign of their imminent collapse, though. If you can still vote, do so — just be sure to register with the state of Arizona.

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Trans-Pacific Partnership would create a new world order of global corporatism

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ost of us have good reasons for being upset with the American government, particularly as we move into the third week of a collective congressional temper tantrum. We might disagree on exactly what’s wrong with this country, but something sure as hell is. Overall, this is a positive development. A healthy hostility toward those in power is essential in any democracy, even an oligarchic facsimile of democracy like ours. Here’s the thing though: most of us are only angry about the things we see on the news or read about in the paper. There are other things happening in the world that don’t make it MILES onto the 24-hour news networks, because SCHNEIDERMAN if they did, we would be much, much angrier. One of these things is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

TPP is an international free trade agreement that is currently under negotiation between 12 countries (that we know of). Secretary of State John Kerry recently took a trip to Indonesia as part of this process. Effectively, it would create a massive international trade zone in which the rights of corporations to make a profit would supersede the rights of a sovereign nation.

Under the deal, any government that has signed on to TPP would be stripped of the ability to pass laws regulating business: food safety laws that increase inspections, for example, or environment protection laws that limit the amount of poisonous gasses that can be pumped into the air. If a government passes such a law, and a corporate entity thinks the law would get in the way of maximum profits, the corporation can sue the government.

The trial would take place before a three-judge tribunal.

The judges would be corporate lawyers who oscillate between judging these cases and representing their corporate clients. The tribunal would not be bound by former precedent, there would be no appeals process, and when the government loses, it would have to pay an unspecified amount of money in fines to the winning corporation. That would be your tax dollars.

What this means is that legally, all corporate entities, foreign or domestic, would have equal or greater standing than nations. No power on Earth could legally restrict a corporation’s profits, or even the profits it expects to make in the future. The ramifications of this are staggering. From an economic standpoint, it encourages more companies to move jobs overseas and eliminates any regulations on Wall Street and the irresponsible banking practices that led us to the brink of financial ruin. From a human standpoint, it opens the floodgates for unsafe food, expensive healthcare, rampant environmental destruction, the end of internet freedom and the fatal crippling of government services, all perfectly legal and without consequence.

So you think there’s nothing better than free trade or that private industry can do everything better than the government? That the people behind TPP have our best interests at heart? If that’s true, why doesn’t President Barack Obama want anybody to know about it? It took several pages being leaked to the media and a series of angry demands from Congress before Obama even let our representatives see some parts of TPP, and even then, they weren’t allowed to discuss it afterward. What the public knows, we know because of the leaked documents.

Obama wants TPP passed by the end of the year. He plans to sign it into law before Congress can vote on it, severely restricting the process of legislative review. This is not a magical ticket to free market paradise — if it were, “the most transparent administration in history” wouldn’t be so scared of people learning the truth. This is legalized corporate government. TPP represents a brave new world of dominance by our rich and powerful overlords, a world in which the life of a child is deemed less important than the bonus pay of a CEO, and your rights as a human being take a backseat to the quarterly calculations of an accountant. We are all starting to realize how our politicians have failed us. It’s time to realize that they are also selling us out, sacrificing us at the blood-stained altar of the free market and, slowly but surely, poisoning the future of the human race.

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Editorial&Opinion Government shutdown creates welfare dilemma for Arizona

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wonder how the government determines just exactly what is essential or nonessential during the shutdown. While important federal programs are being scaled back or completely eliminated, take comfort in knowing your representatives are still able to work out in their exclusive gym — complete with a swimming pool, sauna, steam room and basketball courts, according to a Huffington Post article. As hundreds of thousands of federal workers are being furloughed across the country, no need to worry about how members of Congress will get their precious little feet to and from the Capitol. The subway cars in the underground tunnel “remain staffed and functioning” during the shutdown, the article stated.

One federal program cut off is the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), which provides a finite number of payments to the country’s most povertyALLIE WEINTRAUB stricken individuals and families as they look for work.

Officials determined that states would have sufficient funds to pick up TANF’s tab whenever the Republican Party decides to hold the entire government hostage.

Gov. Jan Brewer originally declared that the Department of Economic Security (DES) could not continue payments to 5,200 families who receive TANF, totaling nearly $1 million per week. Under pressure from state Democrats,however, who urged the governor to reverse her decision and utilize the state’s $450 million rainy-day fund to continue the welfare payments, Brewer had a change of heart.

Although the federal government promised to pay back the state, this method is ultimately irresponsible and unsustainable. It is irresponsible because the rainy-day fund should exist for real state-level emergencies and to cushion the state’s budget in times of economic recession. It is unsustainable because long-term use of the rainy-day fund to alleviate the furloughs and cutbacks caused by the shutdown could result in a budgetary nightmare.

“If the federal government remains at a stalemate come November, Arizona may be faced with catastrophic budgetary challenges and choices as we figure out how to salvage TANF and other critical programs,” Brewer said. “The failure of leadership in Washington is placing a heavy burden on our state, our core services and our citizens most in need.”

What’s worse is Brewer’s mandate only skims the surface as far as recovering federal programs and reversing furloughs instigated by the shutdown. On the same day Brewer ordered tapping the rainy-day fund for TANF, nearly 250 federally paid DES workers were furloughed, according to an azcentral.com article. These workers remain unpaid and the invaluable services they provide to DES, such as Social Security disability determination, will come screeching to a halt.

As a result, those who are injured or get sick on the job could wait months for Social Security benefits as their applications are on hold.

“During that time, that’s when people lose their cars, lose their homes,” said Arizona Bridge to Independent Living Vice President Amina Kruck in the Reinhart article. “Sometimes, they don’t have health care.”

Perhaps the most unfortunate reality is that the Republicans who refuse to raise the debt ceiling have little to accomplish. Saying they are acting like children would actually be a disservice to kids. The furloughs and cutbacks to federal programs caused by the shutdown are completely pointless.

The Affordable Care Act, which Republican leaders purport they want defunded, remains completely unaffected by the government shutdown. In a shameful display of self-righteousness, Speaker John Boehner and House Republicans are systematically punishing the United States for re-electing President Obama and passing ObamaCare at the expense of hard-working, tax-paying American citizens.

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Once upon a time in Mexico: the continuing plague of America’s relationship with cartels

hough Mexico’s Drug War doesn’t often make front-page news these days, Mexican President Enrique Nieto’s struggle with his country’s cartels is still very real and very lethal. Between corruption in law enforcement on local and national levels, and a constant aura of fear and degradation, Mexico’s cartelrelated atrocities are still as surreally commonplace as the Jacksonville Jaguars disappointing their fans. But these violent difficulties aren’t solely a product of America’s southern neighbor.

Last month, the New York Daily News reported on the arrest of a former private TOM first-class in the United States military BLANTON who had accepted money from the Juarez cartel to kill one of their members, who was working as a snitch for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Likewise, last September, two American military members were caught red-handed after accepting money from undercover U.S. federal agents posing as associates of the highly volatile Los Zetas cartel. With rogue stars-andstripes personnel now willing to abandon Uncle Sam for the lure of a payoff as minimal as $5,000 per whack, what chance does Mexico have?

America’s often-discreet involvement unfortunately doesn’t end there. A recent report from CNN on Mexico’s Drug War suggests there are approximately 6,700 licensed firearms dealers in the U.S. along the U.S.-Mexico border and only one legal firearms dealer in Mexico. It should come as no surprise, then, that almost 70 percent of guns recovered from their country’s criminal activity between 2007 and 2011 were traced back to sales from U.S. retailers.

Again, America’s involvement doesn’t end here.

On top of carrying out hits and supplying cartels with weapons to carry out their malice, the U.S. also funds cartel operations. According to the CNN report, 90 percent of cocaine snorted by Yanks comes through cartels. With other drugs originating south of the border, Mexican cartels make up to $29 billion annually courtesy of the red, white and blue.

Looking at all this information together, it is difficult not to come to the conclusion that the U.S. is the most prominent reason Mexico’s Drug War is still in full swing.

America is responsible for recent cartel assassinations of informants, their easy acquisition of weapons, and the funds that allow them to pay for those guns and hit men. However, all of this has been virtually absent in the media of both countries. The States have been preoccupied with the government shutdown and other foreign affairs, and the Mexican media has learned to turn a blind eye to reporting on cartel activity after the murders of many journalists daring enough to actually do their job.

America’s involvement in Mexico’s currently deprived state seems to either elude Washington, or lack any solid foundation of care. If cartels could finally be eradicated, Mexico’s government would likely be able to finally start getting its economy and country back to beneficial form.

Illegal immigrants come here because the U.S. offers financial opportunities their country isn’t able to while battling itself.

With an estimated death toll of more than 60,000 since 2006, it’s an irresponsible and inhumane shame that the governments of both countries haven’t done more to banish the big seven of the Mexican cartels back to the impious corners of Hell they were born in. America and Americans must begin by acknowledging their involvement in the morbid state of Mexico, and find ways to right the wrongs they’ve unknowingly cast upon their southern neighbors.

The U.S. is so focused on illegal immigration from Mexico that Americans aren’t aware they’re a big reason behind the exodus. How can anyone oppose the illegal immigration of a people from a country they’ve helped turn into a mobcontrolled battleground not even Italy has seen the likes of? The documentation of firearm sales must be drastically reevaluated, a shift in focus at the border must turn from immigration to drug prevention, and a more thorough eye must now be turned on U.S. Army personnel potentially willing to kill for money already tainted by blood. Empathy has always been more convenient than action, but inaction is unacceptable when carrying the knowledge.

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Your 2013 Homecoming royalty

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Breanna Walter

Breanna Walter is a senior marketing major with her eye on the Homecoming crown and a past to try and live up to.

“I decided to run for Homecoming queen, not only because I have always had an idea of running in the back of my head, but also because my mother ran for Homecoming queen when she was my age and I want to keep the tradition alive,” Walter said.

Her favorite color is silver because, Walter said, “ . . . silver is like a mirror, it reflects just about every color imaginable. Silver is not only a color, it is an element that represents beauty and value.”

Hezekiah O’Neal

The runners-up

Natalia Skinner

Senior secondary education mathematics major

Isela Ramirez

Senior double majoring in Spanish and secondary education mathematics

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Hezekiah O’Neal is a senior exercise science major with big dreams for the Homecoming crown and beyond.

“I am so honored to be able to be a part of this experience. Throughout my undergraduate career, I have served in positions where I was able to help students reach their goals and to feel like they have accomplished something,” O’Neal said. “To serve as a role model and to help represent what success look like, I feel as though being Homecoming king could challenge all students here at NAU to step up and be the difference that matters. “I would like to put on a conference, or something like a conference, where students can come and listen to leaders here at NAU and important faculty and staff,” O’Neal said. “This would be a time where students share their experiences and learn other ways leadership can be implemented in their careers and organizations.”

Jacqueline Brown

Senior health science and biology double major

Dominique Grande Senior art history major

Kevin Wright

Senior art history major

Demetri Kelley

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t is strange to be able to drink legally for more than two years, then travel to a different country and time travel back to being a minor.

To an Australian, and perhaps people from many different countries, the idea of a 20-year-old minor is an interesting concept.

However, I understand the history behind the decision to make the drinking age in America 21.

It is interesting that this country, perhaps most famous for its college partying, is the country with the highest legal drinking age.

College students from NICK America and Australia cerJUNGFER tainly have different approaches to drinking, as well as different drinking cultures as a whole. This stems from not just each group’s respective drinking culture, but also the places in which it happens.

In America, partying tends to happen in private places due to the legal age being 21 and most people being younger; I’m not going to pretend everyone waits until they’re 21 to drink.

In Australia no one lives on campus, and hence there are no parties on campus. People tend to pre-drink, or pre-game as it is said here, at someone’s house and then, because the drinking age is 18, head downtown.

While it is true that plenty of Australians tend to drink a lot, America has more of a drink-until-you-drop culture, or at least drink-until-you-can-no-longer-grasp-theconcept-of-navigating-your-body-in-theform-or-something-vaguely-resembling-astraight-line.

It’s just a college thing. It is also accelerated by the fact that parties are usually held at houses where alcohol is everywhere, making it easier to drink all night, should you be so

inclined.

In Australia, partiers tend to drink a more than reasonable amount before heading out, but then once they are out drinks usually cost around $8 each and the amount of alcohol consumed often decreases as the night wears on.

Alcohol is also extremely cheap here compared to Australia — I’d say it tends to be roughly half the price. With much discussion of the upcoming Tequila Sunrise and homecoming, it came to my attention that the drink specials at bars here are crazy too.

When someone told me some bars offer drinks for one measly dollar, I couldn’t believe it. When they then told me you can get beer for 10 cents on Wednesdays, I was so shocked I nearly dropped my $3 bottle of water.

Not only is alcohol far cheaper here, but people also have more excuses to drink it.

Of course, not everyone’s the same, but back home we’d tend to have low-key kickbacks on Friday nights and then head downtown on Saturdays.

Here, especially if you are of age, like I will be five days after I get home, and have limited classes at the end of the week, the weekend starts on Wednesday and does not end until Saturday. Weekends that are longer than the actual week? That’s something I could get used to.

Plenty of Australians and Americans like to discuss which country drinks more. I do not have those exact statistics in front of me, largely because they do not exist, but I do know Australia has a more relaxed drinking culture. People will often kickback and have a few quiet drinks, not to say Americans never do that, or drink a lot over a long period of time.

Here in college, it is often more intense.

It is no secret that American college students often approach drinking as an Olympic sport with their sights set on a podium finish.

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Flagstaff lights up the night A

BY AMBER GEORGE

lthough the air was frigid, hundreds of people still came pouring in to the parking lot of the Coconino County Fairgrounds on Oct. 12. From a distance, it may have looked like a party — loud music, energetic crowds and neon glow sticks infused the scene. The occasion was none other than the Rock-N-Glow 5K. Rock-N-Glow is an annual 5K that occurs all around the country, which helps support different organizations and charities. This year, the race supported the Coconino Humane Association and is donating the proceeds from the race to the animal shelter.

It was the first year Rock-N-Glow picked an animal-based group to support, so when The Hummane Association’s newly appointed executive director Michelle Ryan heard the news, she was ecstatic.

“There were 1,700 people signed up in pre-registration and that is an amazing turn out,” Ryan said. “We have been so excited from the beginning. It is such a fun and neat idea.”

Ryan said the people of the Humane Association have many things planned for the proceeds they are receiving from the Rock-NGlow event and they cannot wait to get started.

“We have between 4,500 and 6,500 animals come in every year and we handle that with a staff of seven,” Ryan said. “All of my staff works 10 hours a day, six days a week, so number one we want to hire a new employee to help out with the animals.”

In addition to the extra help, the Humane Association hopes to revamp its pet rooms to a more comfortable temporary living area for the animals, as well as start increasing their adoption numbers. The group had a booth set up at the event and even brought along a dog that was up for adoption to walk around and meet the racers.

“An amazing difference is being made for our shelter,” Ryan said. “We have had so many things we’ve been wanting to do, but haven’t had the money to do it. [Rock-N-Glow] is making that possible.”

It was not just the members of the Humane Association who were excited about Rock-NGlow; some of the runners were there hours before the race for the pre-party, dancing to the DJ and participating in raffles decked out in their glow-gear. Glow-in-the-dark sunglasses,

shoe laces, hats and paint covered the crowd, and neon colors lit up the fairground as they all awaited the start of the race.

For some, it was their first 5K. Other runners have made a tradition of events such as the Rock-N-Glow. Three enthusiastic runners, who called themselves “Triple Trouble” and only went by their stage names, were decked out in different colored neon wigs and apparel.

Their stage names, “Silly, Filly and Bo-Nillie” were their only identities that night.

“We are all in our 50s and have been running together as ‘Triple Trouble’ for years,” Silly said. “It’s our chance to be a little bit crazy and exciting again, all while helping out a great

cause. We may not be the fastest runners, but we are the runners with the most style.”

The women have been friends for years and have done many 5Ks and runs in the past, including Color Vibe and various cancer and diabetes walks.

“The best part is seeing everyone here, all running for different things,” Bo-Nillie added. “Most are here to help the Humane Association, but everyone has other motives too. Some do it for competition and others just want a reason to get all dressed up. There are so many different characters and it is really interesting to see.”

People of all ages gathered to run the event,

from toddlers in strollers to grandparents with their grandkids. When the race finally started, the sun had gone down and the runners could see their breath, but that did not stop the enthusiasm.

“The starting line is the best part,” Silly said. “Even though it is crowded, you can just feel the energy and excitement.”

By the end of the night, everyone had finished the 5K and some even stayed for the after party. The Rock-N-Glow was a success for both the runners as well as the Coconino Humane Association, and many people are already looking forward to getting their glow on when the event returns to Flagstaff next year.

Regan Beaufeux (left) and Tiffany Beaufeux (middle) talk with Ashleigh Beaufeux (right) before the Rock-N-Glow 5K run begins. All three are from the Prescott area and participated in the run to raise money for the Coconino Humane Association on Oct. 12 at the Coconino Fairgrounds. (Photo by Courtney Martin)

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Bar guide for Tequila Sunrise H

BY GLENN GARNER AND JUSTIN REGAN

omecoming is here and with it comes school spirit, as well as some more powerful spirits like vodka, rum and whiskey. Tequila Sunrise is one the most anticipated events on the NAU calendar. It is Flagstaff ’s equivalent to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The day will be filled with alcohol induced fun and with this guide, you can make the most of it.

Rendezvous For a low-key break from the early morning bar crawl, stop by Rendezvous for a softer ambience and a sobering coffee. Do not get too intoxicated because manager Andy Haugen will not serve anyone who is past their limit. “We’ve been asked by the city to be very strict on that,” Haugen said, “We want to protect you guys and the city too.”

Specials • $7 Tequila Sunrise • $7 Bloody Mary • $8 Irish Coffee

Collin’s Irish Pub Manager Kyle Volk of Collins Irish Pub stressed the importance of eating and staying hydrated. Stop by Collins for some of their classic bar food. Afterward, burn some calories on the dance floor.

JAX Nightclub The boredom and envy of missing out on Tequila Sunrise when underage can be almost like punishment. This year, Jax Nightclub will be open 24 hours for those 18 and up. Cover will be $10 at the door.

Graduate psychology major Heather Mcgaughey (left) and sophmore parks and recreation major Mikaela Pecha (right), do “the wobble.” They are servers at Maloney’s providing fun and entertainment for the patrons. (Photo by Glenn Garner)

GringoDillas Always reliable for the late night drunk binge, GringoDillas will be making breakfast quesadillas for the early morning drinkers. Stop by Flagstaff ’s newest food truck for a tasty pit stop during the day’s festivities.

Maloney’s Tavern Stop by Maloney’s Tavern where the atmosphere is always fun and energetic. Graduate student majoring in psychology and family practice law Heather McGaughey and sophomore parks and recreation major Mikaela Pecha are the epitome of what Tequila Sunrise is all about— having fun. Servers at Maloney’s, the two are often referred to as “double trouble.”

“Make the best memories as you possibly can,” McGaughey said, “And don’t get arrested.”

Specials • $5 Tequila Sunrise • $8 Tequila Sun Bull • $8 Creamsicles

San Felipe’s San Felipe’s is always a good idea on Tequila Sunrise, although they will not have any special deals for that day, bargoers can always partake in the t-shirt competition. A big shark head overlooks the bar at the cantina. If patrons shoot two ping-pong balls in the shark’s mouth, they get a free San Felipe’s shirt.

Helpful Hints • Free bus service from Collins to NAU • Mia’s and Lumberyard will not participate in Tequila Sunrise, so knocking isn’t going to get you in • Free food and water offered in Heritage Square • Tip your bartenders well Sophmore parks and recreation major Mikaela Pecha serves patrons at Maloney’s.

Maloney’s will be offering drink specials on Tequila Sunrise. (Photo by Glenn Garner)

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No shore in sight NAU student swims across the San Francisco Bay

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BY JUSTIN REGAN

he South End Rowing Club Alcatraz Invitational is a yearly event in which participants swim a mile and a half from Alcatraz Island across the San Francisco Bay. The currents can be rough, the water is cold and the distance is long. Despite this, hundreds of people attempt the swim every year. One of the newest members of the group of people who have completed the swim is freshman special education major Katie Cuppy. Cuppy is also visually impaired.

“I swam when I was little. I swam on a team when I was like, 10, and I always loved the water,” Cuppy said. “Then I kind of stopped for a long time and then the Foundation for Blind Children approached me about wanting to do this and so I was up for it and I got back into swimming.”

The Foundation for Blind Children (FBC) is a Phoenix-based organization Cuppy is heavily involved in. It seeks to provide support to the visually impaired and raise awareness on the subject. One of the ways the organization does this is by undergoing harsh challenges with visually impaired people.

“In 2009, they climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, and then they did rim-to-rim Grand Canyon in 2010 and then they approached me about this,” Cuppy said. “It’s definitely their most extreme adventure yet.”

When most students graduate high school, they spend that summer by preparing for college, buying dorm equipment, searching for classes and maybe going on a senior trip of sorts. Cuppy, on top of all that, had to train hard for the swim, which was at the end of September. The training itself, which Cuppy did at least three times a week, was not taken lightly either. While FBC was sponsoring Cuppy and helping her train, they were not going easy on her or the other swimmers.

“They definitely made sure we were training,” Cuppy said. “We would do swims at Lake Pleasant every month pretty much and if we weren’t up for it, then they wouldn’t let us continue on. There was actually supposed to be four swimmers [three swam Alcatraz] and one of them got booted because she wasn’t in shape enough and she hadn’t been training like she should have. They were making sure we were serious about it.”

Another factor of the swim was the temperature of the water. On race day, the water was 60 degrees, but Cuppy did not get to experience that in the pools she trained in. The closest taste of water she got before the swim was when she was taken out

to Lake Mary to do a photo shoot for The Arizona Daily Sun. “We had trained for distance and everything like that, but there wasn’t really a way to prepare ourselves for the cold,” Cuppy said. “I knew some of the other people put a bunch of ice cubes in the water and things like that.”

Finally the day of the swim came and Cuppy, along with the two other swimmers and their guides, boarded a ferry with six hundred other participants for Alcatraz Island. Once they circled the famous island prison, everyone jumped from the ferry into the water.

“When I jumped into the water it was like a shock because it was so cold,” Cuppy said. “It felt like pins and needles, kind of like electricity, and it was really intense.”

Cuppy and each blind swimmer had three sighted guides. One was on either side of the swimmer to keep the direction straight while a third swam behind to make sure the swimmer was safe.

Despite that, Cuppy and her companions completed the swim quite well.

“There wasn’t a lot of room for giving up and I had ruled that out in my head so that wasn’t going to happen anyway,” Cuppy said. “I never felt like I had to because, endurance-wise, I definitely felt strong enough to do it.”

Cuppy’s team comprised the first blind swimmers to complete the swim and Cuppy was the first blind girl to do it. This received a lot of support from swimmers and spectators alike as Cuppy approached the end of the swim.

“Getting out of the water was the coolest feeling ever; it was kind of like I was watching myself on TV,” Cuppy said. “My legs felt numb. I felt like I was going on auto pilot and everyone was just cheering.

It was really cool.”

In the weeks leading up and following the swim, Cuppy has gone on to be a celebrity of sorts with all the attention she is getting from the media.

“It’s kind of surreal,” Cuppy said. “It’s really nice, the way that it’s being recognized, because I feel like it’s effectively getting our message out there that blindness isn’t necessarily a barrier and spreading our positive outlook about it.”

After months of training, it feels weird for Cuppy to not be in the water every day and she does not know yet if she will do another extreme challenge with FBC. For now, she’s considering the possibility of joining the swim team and moving on to the next big challenge, freshman year.

“It’s been a crazy start to college,” Cuppy said.

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Crime and ignorance

ast week, a transgender NAU student was harassed on a campus bus because of his queer identity. Instead of speaking up against this hateful act, other passengers encouraged it with laughter and made homophobic slurs. Even the bus driver ignored the incident.

“Faggots should be killed,” said an unidentified student.

A group of NAU students organized a bus sit-in to raise awareness of this incident and others similar to it.

Although Flagstaff can serve as a very accepting community for people from all walks of life, acts of hate like these are not unheard of. Sometimes, the incidents escalate to acts of violence. Unfortunately, they are seldom tried as hate crimes.

During my first semester at NAU, I organized a dance on behalf of PRISM for National Coming Out Day. The majority of the event was a success, but by the end of the night, I had witnessed a group of strangers assault three different people while calling them faggots. The irony of the event’s goal of empowerment was GLENN not lost on me.

GARNER I had often heard that it was rare for these blatantly hateful incidents to be declared hate crimes. I learned this firsthand when I was asked to come into the Flagstaff Police Department for further questioning regarding my statement. Although these men were yelling “faggot” at the people they were assaulting, the officer I spoke to told me they would have basically had to say, “I’m assaulting you because you are gay,” in order for it to be considered a hate crime.

Those would have to be some concise homophobes.

I was disappointed to hear of another recent incident of hate in my home state.

The University of Mississippi’s theatre department was performing The Laramie Project, a play about the true story of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man who was beaten to death because of his sexuality. The performance was interrupted by a disruption from the audience, led by a group of Ole Miss football players. The disturbance allegedly included homophobic slurs. After a brief slap on the hand, no players were suspended from that week’s game.

It is discouraging there are still people like this in the world, let alone the United States. The brutal murders of Medgar Evers and Martin Luther King Jr. started a revolution. Change was demanded and it happened with time. How much longer does the LGBTQ community have to demand that change? How many more “alleged” hate crimes have to happen?

Earlier this year junior marketing major Kerry Yamauchi was assaulted at a party because of his sexuality. Yamauchi was attending a party in conventionally feminine clothing and makeup, which sparked homophobic comments from a stranger also in attendance. While Yamauchi was outside taking a smoke break, the stranger came out and punched him in the face.

Although the state’s punishment would only be a $400 fine and anger management, Yamauchi is hesitant to carry out his own lawsuit for a hate crime.

Given the state’s repercussions, he is not sure if hiring an attorney would be worth it.

“It’s obviously a hate crime,” Yamauchi said. “People heard him call me a faggot.”

Flagstaff may be more accepting than most cities, but there are many who have not changed with the times. If people do not speak up against acts of hate and parents do not teach their children to accept others, change will not happen.

As much as we would like to think we live in a utopia where everyone cohabitates in harmony, it is still not safe for gay couples to hold hands in public. How many more generations will be subject to society’s judgemental tendencies?

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fter being down by as much as 17 points in the second half, the No. 19 NAU Lumberjack football team came back to win on the road against the California State University-Sacramento Hornets on Oct. 12 in Sacramento, Calif.

Junior quarterback Chase Cartwright, who replaced sophomore Kyren Poe midway through the third quarter, sparked the comeback for the Lumberjacks as he led the offense to three-straight touchdowns in as many drives. Cartwright had as many touchdowns as incompletions, going 16-of-19 with 208 yards and three scores.

“I can’t even describe this feeling right now. It’s remarkable,” Cartwright said. “To have the team buy in and stick to the game plan and just execute. We’re not perfect and we have a lot of room to improve. To have a comeback win like that, it’s going to set the tone for the rest of the season.”

Head coach Jerome Souers was impressed with his backup quarterback’s performance off the bench, and praised his preparedness.

“He’s an excellent quarterback; he’s an excellent leader. I thought his teammates responded well to his play and his contribution, his leadership,” Souers said.

“It ended up playing out well for us, and the credit for that belongs on Chase Cartwright’s shoulders for being prepared and being ready.”

Poe, who started the game off well, threw two interceptions early in the second half, one of which was returned for a touchdown. He finished the night completing 19-of-29 with 194 passing yards and a touchdown before being benched in favor of Cartwright.

In the third quarter, the Hornets scored 28 points, jumping out to a 17-point lead following the interceptions.

The switch to Cartwright prompted an 18–0 run by the Lumberjacks. His three touchdowns tied him with Poe for touchdown passes on the 2013 season.

The Lumberjacks performed their best game of the season offensively, amassing 619 yards of offense and six touchdowns. Senior running back Zach Bauman nearly rushed for 200 yards, but came up just shy with 196

yards on 27 carries to go along with two touchdowns.

Bauman ran for 146 yards in the second half.

Four different NAU wide receivers caught touchdown passes en route to the big win. Senior Nick Cole led the team with 104 yards on five receptions, while fellow senior Jesse Brantley caught eight for 98 yards. Sophomore Alex Holmes and senior R.J. Rickert also had a touchdown apiece.

While the defense played sloppily for most of the third quarter, it still forced its 10th and 11th turnovers of the season, as seniors Lucky Dozier and Mike Dosen both intercepted a pass.

Dozier’s interception came at a critical point in the fourth quarter, and NAU capitalized by scoring on the next drive to take its first lead of the game at 39–38.

“It took a great offensive effort, but you can never count our defense out,” Cartwright said. “They made plays at the right time. Everything happened on cue and we came out with a win.”

Souers echoed Cartwright’s sentiment, saying that a particular interception was a key turning point in their comeback.

“In the fourth quarter, we settled down and made the stops that we needed,” Souers said. “That interception

by Lucky Dozier was certainly a key play for us.”

There is no doubt that the mid-game change at quarterback will bring about some competition for the starting quarterback position.

Quarterback controversy aside, the victory gives NAU a 2–1 record in the Big Sky Conference (BSC), and a 4–2 record overall. NAU will host its next game against the Idaho State University Bengals for homecoming on Oct. 19 at 4:05 p.m. in the Walkup Skydome. The game will also be a Think Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness.

The Lumberjacks defeated the Bengals last season in Pocatello, Idaho, by a score of 50–10. The Bengals come into this game tied for ninth place in the BSC standings with a record of 1–2 in conference and an overall record of 3–3.

It will be the 51st meeting between the two schools, and the Lumberjacks have beaten the Bengals the past eight times they have met.

NAU looks to stay unbeaten at home and improve to 5–2 overall and 3–1 in BSC play.

Junior quarterback Chase Cartwright looks on during the Aug. 30 game against the UA. Cartwright played in a game on Sept.

15, 2012 against Fort Lewis College, when he injured his knee and was held out of the spring for the remainder of the 2012 season.

He was limited in spring practice and held out of the spring game as sophomore Kyren Poe won the starting quarterback position.

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Volleyball rebounds from loss to split weekend series with Montana schools

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BY ALLI JENNEY

emonstrating its ability to face adversity, the NAU volleyball team bounced back from a five-set loss against the Montana State University (MSU) Bobcats with a four-set win (23–25, 26– 24, 25–17, 25–17) over the University of Montana Grizzlies (UM) on Oct. 12.

“We were pretty nervous and pretty flat the first night and, not to take anything away from Montana State, I think they played really well, but [I am] not sure there was a part of a game we were really that efficient in,” said head coach Ken Murphy. “The team really just regrouped, focused on ourselves and just played a much better match the second game.”

As they did against the Bobcats, the Lumberjacks dropped the first set against the Grizzlies and fought their way back into the match. Unlike the match against the Bobcats, the Lumberjacks as a team stepped up their game and took control.

Offensively, the team totaled a 2013 season match-high 61 kills and 58 assists.

Junior right side hitter Sydney Kemper contributed 19 kills alone.

“I felt really good about it,” Kemper said. “We came out of losing the night before which was a tough loss for us so we were all just really pumped out and we really wanted to take out all of that aggression.”

Sophomore outside hitter Janae Vander Ploeg and freshman outside hitter Addy Lofstedt added 13 kills apiece. The middle attack held their own as well, as junior middle blocker Taylor Stephens and sophomore middle blocker Payton Bock provided seven and eight kills, respectively.

Junior setter Erin Truett ran her offense well with 57 assists in her career-best performance.

In the back row, sophomore libero Trianna Henry and senior defensive specialist Lexie Schroeder displayed their career-best performances as well, with 23 and 18 digs, respectively.

“We’ve always thought those rotations where they play next to each other would be really strong for us,” Murphy said. “Saturday, we scored a lot of points, they dug a lot of balls and really made it hard for Montana.”

On Oct. 11, NAU began their Montana play in a tight five-set match and fell to the MSU Bobcats (23–25, 25–23, 25–19, 18–25, 13–15).

The Lumberjacks and Bobcats both appeared to capitalize on their opposition’s unforced errors, leaving it unclear as to which team controlled the momentum of the game. Attacking, serving, blocking and ballhandling errors tallied resulted in 35 errors overall on the match for the Lumberjacks and 47 total errors for the Bobcats.

Henry returned to the court tallying up 20 digs on the night, controlling the back row with Schroeder, who had 16 digs of her own.

“I thought it was really fun,” Henry said. “I felt we could’ve played a little bit better than we did, just with the first game, but the second game we won and I felt that we played all together and the first game it wasn’t like that, we were just kind of flat, but we came back.”

Freshman setter Jensen Barton contributed to the Lumberjack offense with 35 assists. Vander Ploeg recorded her second double-double of BSC play, with 18 kills and 13 digs.

Kemper notched 12 kills of her own, along with four blocks. Stephens had eight kills on the night, and led the team with eight blocks.

NAU is now 12–5 overall on the season and 6–2 in Big Sky Conference play. The Lumberjacks return home to host the University of Northern Colorado and the University of North Dakota.

“Northern Colorado has won for the past couple of years, so that’s big motivation for us, we want to beat that team, we do not like that team very much,” Kemper said.

“North Dakota is number one right now, so that’d be great to beat the number one team right now.”

Both matches will be played in the Rolle Activity Center on Oct. 17 at 7 p.m., and on Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m., respectively. Thursday’s game will be a Think Pink game in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness.

“The team’s excited to play at home again; we like the energy of a crowd and the energy of our gym and it seems to give us some confidence,” Murphy said. “I think it’s important because we want to see how we’re stacking up at this point in the year, and obviously there’s a lot of season ahead of us still and we can still improve, but we know where these teams stack up and we know where we want to be.”

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soccer breaks even in weekend matchups

BY ELIZABETH SEARS

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he NAU soccer team split its weekend Big Sky Conference (BSC) games on the road with a 3–0 win at California State University-Sacramento on Oct. 11 and a 2–1 overtime loss at Portland State University (PSU) on Oct. 13.

The Lumberjacks lost in overtime 2–1 to the PSU Vikings on Oct. 13, despite an early goal from sophomore midfielder Cierra Gamble. Gamble scored in the 18th minute of the game off a penalty kick to give the Lumberjacks the early 1–0 lead.

“I thought we had good moments in the first half where we were able to keep the ball and have good possession and good build up,” said head coach Andre Lucia-

no. “We had a 1–0 lead going into halftime, but Portland State is very good at what they do. They are a very direct team and they put us under a lot of pressure in the second half.”

Gamble has scored three goals in the past three games, along with three assists.

“Cierra is the real deal right now. She has been fantastic,” Luciano said. “We had a little chat a couple weeks ago about what type of player she wanted to be and the kind of work she needed to put in to get to that level. She took it upon herself to buy in with what she needed to do and she has responded. She has been involved in every single goal we scored in conference this year.”

In the 63rd minute, PSU ju-

nior midfielder Eryn Brown tied the game at one all.

PSU midfielder Cori Bianchini scored in the 97th minute, giving the Vikings the win over the Lumberjacks 2–1 in overtime. This was the Lumberjacks’ first loss on the road this season.

The Lumberjacks had five shots with two shots on goal in the game. The Vikings had 19 shots with six shots on goal. Senior goalie Lauren Weaver had four saves in the game.

“We knew that Portland State was going to be very direct and they were going to be a very good defensive team,” Luciano said. “We are not happy at the fact that we lost the game in overtime. They were better than us that day.”

On Oct. 11, the Lumberjacks

shut out the Hornets 3–0 in Sacramento, Calif.

“I thought we played a whole 90 minutes and it has been a first all season. I thought we played a great game from beginning to end,” Luciano said. “Every single player on the team stepped up and did what they needed to do. Our players did a fantastic job overall.”

Sophomore forward Haley Wingender scored her fifth goal of the season in the 32nd minute of the game. Junior midfielder Savannah Berry scored in the 35th minute of the game, giving the Lumberjacks a 2–0 lead going into the half. It was the first time all season the Lumberjacks have scored two goals in the first half.

Gamble scored in the 69th minute to extend the lead for the

Lumberjacks to 3–0.

“Haley Wingender, Savannah Berry, and Cierra Gamble have fantastic energy up top for us as forwards and midfielders,” Luciano said. “They were spot on in their finishing. We scored three great goals.”

The Lumberjacks and Hornets each had 10 shots total during the game. The Lumberjacks had five shots on goal, while the Hornets only had one shot on goal. Weaver had one save for the Lumberjacks.

The Lumberjacks are 7–4–3 overall and 3–2 in BSC. The Lumberjacks will host the University of Northern Colorado Bears on Oct. 18 at 7 p.m., and the University of North Dakota on Oct. 20 at noon.

Both games will be held at the Lumberjack Stadium.

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Women’s basketball welcomes eight new freshmen to the team

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BY ELIZABETH SEARS

ach year, NAU Athletics goes through the cycle of saying goodbye to seniors and welcoming new freshmen to its teams. The NAU women’s basketball team is a different story with only three returners from the 2012–13 season. The team has 10 new players, eight of whom are true freshmen.

Guards Rene Coggins, Brittani Lusain, Avonna Lee, Taylor Leyva, and forwards Catelyn Preston, Priscilla Brooks, Hunter Thomas and Bradlee Cotton are adjusting to life as freshmen in college as well as being collegiate athletes.

Recruitment report Coggins was a three-year starter and captain at Mesa Mountain View High School in Mesa. She led her team in assists, finished second in scoring all four years, and holds her school record for free-throw percentage at 87 percent. Lusain was a four-year letter winner and starter, as well as three-year captain at Mater Dei Catholic in San Diego, Calif.

Lee attended Pleasant Grove High School in Elk Grove, Calif., where she averaged 17.1 points as a senior. She was the top 3-point shooter at her school and holds the record for the most assists. Leyva attended Pueblo West High School in Pueblo West, Colo., and holds her school record for most free throws made and attempted in a game, most offensive rebounds in a game and most rebounds in game, season and career.

Preston attended Oregon City High School in Oregon City, Ore., where she received Best Offensive Player in 2013. Brooks attended John W. North High School in Colton, Calif., where she averaged 18.7 points and 10.5 rebounds her senior year. She holds Patriot High School’s record for the most points scored in a game with 32 points.

Thomas attended Blue Valley Southwest High School in Stilwell, Kan., and during her senior year, she broke the single-season records in scoring, rebounding, blocked shots and shooting percentage. Before transferring to Blue Valley Southwest, Thomas attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School for three years, where she helped her team to three sub-state championships, two conference championships and three top-three finishes in state tournament. Her team went undefeated and won the state tournament her sophomore year.

Cotton attended Denver School of Science and Tech in Denver, where she was a fourtime First Team All-Conference selection,

(From left to right) Guard Taylor Leyva, guard Avonna Lee, forward Priscilla Brooks, guard Rene Coggins, forward Hunter Thomas, forward Bradlee Cotton, forward Catelyn Preston and guard Brittani Lusain are the freshmen class for the 2013 NAU women’s basketball team. The eight freshmen, who first came together in June, have wasted no time in gaining familiarity with each other. (Photo by Amanda Ray)

two-time All-State selection and team MVP in 2013. Cotton’s team was three-time Frontier League champions and two-time conference champions.

Bonding as one The freshmen have bonded with one another because they are all going through the same experience.

“When you have eight new kids that are now away from home for the first time, I think they felt an instant bond and connection,” said head coach Sue Darling. “It has really developed into friendships and absolutely that is going to help us down the road.”

The freshmen met at the beginning of this summer when they came to Flagstaff for workouts and summer school.

“At the beginning of the summer, all eight of us built a strong bond,” Lee said. “Coming back for school, it felt like we knew each other for a lifetime already.”

The freshmen also bonded with their other teammates. Juniors center Raven Anderson, forward Erikka Banks and senior guard Amanda Frost have all accepted the

leadership role and mentor the freshmen.

The three returners help push the freshmen during practice and help lead them through workouts.

“As far as the returners, they act like our older sisters and they look out for us,” Coggins said. “They tell us where to go and we follow faithfully. [We] do the best we can do and play our roles.”

Because the freshmen are learning a whole new system the returners already know, it can be difficult at times for the returners during practice.

“They have been patient with the freshmen, but also they have pushed them,” Darling said. “At the end of the day, I think their leadership has been really good so far.”

Life on the court The freshmen also have to adjust to the faster pace on the court and the overall competition of college basketball.

“They all have a great work ethic, they all have great attitudes and they all came in really hungry and willing to listen and learn,” Darling said. “They have been a lot of fun

to work with so far, and I am really looking forward to working with them for the next four years.”

The workouts in college basketball are more intense than high school training and are longer in duration.

“As far as getting in the gym, conditioning and weight lifting, it is a whole other level at the collegiate level,” Coggins said.

With only three familiar faces on the team this year, it is very likely that two freshmen could potentially start. One of the sophomore transfers, forward Shay Young or guard Bisera Peshkova, may earn the spots, but also face the same challenges as the freshmen, and will compete with the freshmen for starting positions.

“With only three returning kids, obviously a couple of the freshmen are probably going to have to start,” Darling said. “We are going to have to figure out starting roles and backup roles.”

Coggins and Lusain have been running the point in practice and one of them could become the starter.

“I love running the point guard. I think it is a position a lot of people do not take a lot of pride in,” Coggins said. “You are an extension of the coach, the leader on the floor, you are there for your teammates and there to make everyone else better.”

Missing home Being away at college also means being away from home, which can be difficult for some freshmen.

Thomas, having traveled from Kansas, ventured the farthest from home. The freshmen are used to having their families being very involved with their basketball careers. Their parents went to most of their games and practices through their high school careers. They now will have to adjust with their family not being at all of the games to support them, but also know in their hearts that their parents are proud of them.

“I am a family girl. I have not seen my parents in a while. So it is hard not to see them every day,” Lee said.

Coggins is from Mesa and is the closest to home and knows how difficult it could be if she was farther away from home.

“My teammates are always there for me and they are farther from home. So, I’m just here for them as much as I can be,” Coggins said. “Especially around the holiday times, I know it is going to be harder for people. So I am going to invite everyone over for Thanksgiving and Christmas; it will be really fun.”

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DII IceJacks blow out Fullerton in weekend matchups

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BY TYLER CHILDERS

he NAU Division II IceJacks returned to the Jay Lively Activity Center as they dominated the California State University–Fullerton Titans on Oct. 11 and 12. The IceJacks won both games by large margins, 9–1 Saturday and 12–1 Friday.

“It’s hard playing a team like that and judging where you are,” said head coach Travis Johanson.

Even though the Titans were clearly not as talented as the IceJacks, Johanson was happy with some improvements he wanted to make after splitting the series with ASU on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5. The powerplay put up three goals, but the biggest improvement was discipline.

NAU has had a reputation over the last few years of taking penalties. NAU took 13 penalties in both games combined. In their season opener alone, the IceJacks took 11.

“I think we took less penalties which shows on the scoresheet,” said junior forward Connor Sperry. “Not a lot of stupid ones either.”

A significant contribution this weekend came from the second line, known as the Alaska Pipeline. All three forwards are from Alaska, and they just keep going. Junior Ben Russell had the best weekend in terms of points with eight total, from five goals and three assists. Sperry and freshman Dylan Blankenship also had great numbers and contributed to Russell’s success.

Sperry had five goals and an assist, and Blankenship added a goal and seven assists.

Russell is also in the running for goal of the year after his goal on Oct. 11. In an incredible display of talent and athleticism, Russell was able to control the puck from his stomach after falling down and guide the puck into the net.

It is clear the IceJacks are starting to build chemistry not only on the second line, but throughout the whole team.

“There’s plenty of times on the ice when you don’t know where your teammate is,” Russell said. “You don’t hear them calling for the puck, but you know where they’re supposed to be. Lines just get in a better groove with each other being able to pass the puck and work it.”

Johanson took the opportunity of a heavily favored matchup to see what his backup goalies can do in game situations.

Senior goalie James Korte had started every game this season up until this weekend. He is the clear starter at this point, but senior Scott Graupensperger and sophomore Anthony Caruso both got their first starts of the season. Both performances were pretty similar. Fullerton had good chances to score, as it took 25 shots on Oct. 11 and 28 shots on Oct. 12. Graupensperger and Caruso allowed only one goal apiece.

The IceJacks will be working hard this week in practice.

When playing against a team that is not close in terms of talent, it is easy to fall into bad habits, which could cost NAU when the competition gets better. Johanson’s recurring theme after Saturday’s game was simple: “We must compete with each other and strive for improvement,” Johanson said. “We can push ourselves harder than they did.”

The IceJacks will be back on the ice Oct. 18 and 19 when they host Loyola Marymount University at the Jay Lively Activity Center at 8:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., respectively.

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TOP: Junior defender James Takacs gains control of the puck during the Division II IceJacks game against the California State University-Fullerton Titans at the Jay Lively Activity Center on Oct. 11. RIGHT: Sophomore forward Jack Manning pushes the puck down the rink during the game. The IceJacks crushed the Titans in a 12–1 victory. (Photos by Evan Jon Paniagua)

Division II IceJacks’ junior forward Ben Russell scores a goal against the California State University-Fullerton Titans during the Oct. 12 game at the Jay Lively Activity Center. The IceJacks defeated the Titans 9–1. (Photo by Kelsey Metoxen)

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Men's basketball approaches regular season opener

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Newfound depth and size among 10 newcomers creates interesting potential for the Lumberjacks

en new faces will be on display for the NAU men’s basketball team when they take the court two weeks from now for an exhibition game against Arizona Christian University (ACU).

Losing six men from an already small, 12-man roster in the 2012–13 season, head coach Jack Murphy has gathered a combination of freshmen, junior college transfers and walkons to reload the Lumberjack roster. At COMMENTARY first glance of the new roster, the depth of the frontcourt and overall team height is a welcome development.

With very little actually lost in terms of production up front, Murphy added junior forward Zach Reynolds and freshman center Ako Kaluna, while junior center Len CODY Springs returns from his redshirt season.

BASHORE Reynolds, Kaluna and Springs measure 6-foot-7, 6-foot-7 and 6-foot-10 respectively, with Kaluna, the lone Lumberjack, listed at 273 pounds.

“Both Zach Reynolds and Ako Kaluna, and the returners Jordyn [Martin], Len and Max [Jacobsen], really have solidified our frontcourt,” Murphy said. “I’m excited for what we have at the four [power forward] and five [center] positions because we can kind of do interchangeable parts.”

More so than just interchangeable parts, the five players

allow NAU to avoid playing as undersized as they were last year. By his own admission, Murphy’s best lineup included a power forward barely taller than 6 feet.

“Last year, our best lineup was when we went with Mike Dunn at the four [power forward] spot with Gabe [Rogers], Stallon [Saldivar] and DeWayne [Russell], so we were very small,” Murphy said.

The most interesting twist thanks to this new frontcourt: junior forward Gaellen Bewernick’s possible minutes at the small forward spot, a lineup rarely utilized due to how shallow the Lumberjacks are inside.

Bewernick could be a liability defensively on the wing against certain opponents, but this is more assumption than truth given the lack of actual proof in a game. Even if Bewernick does stick in the frontcourt, he is not a necessity on the wing.

NAU’s potentially best overall newcomer, junior transfer guard Quinton Upshur, will play at both small forward and shooting guard depending on how things fall around him.

Upshur, who originally started out at the Virginia Military Institute, stands 6-foot-5-inches and figures to fill some of the scoring loss from guard Gabe Rogers’ graduation.

His presence in either spot will allow NAU to use two new guards to run alongside Russell. Freshman guard Kris Yanku and junior guard Aaseem Dixon also give the Lumberjacks

actual options this season in the backcourt. All three could see time together, or just one with Upshur and Bewernick on the wings.

Dixon’s arrival was a bit unexpected. He joined the Lumberjacks in June, after forward Terry Winn did not enroll after all. Transferring from Arizona Western College in Yuma, Dixon played high school basketball in Las Vegas before spending two years down south. The 6-foot guard appears to have worked his way into the Lumberjacks’ rotation.

“He was definitely a late addition, but we are excited to have him. He is somebody that we had watched throughout all of last year, kind of tracked where his recruitment was at,” Murphy said. “He has been great because he pushes DeWayne every single day in practice. There could be a time this year where I play Aaseem, DeWayne and Kris Yanku.”

Yanku has been slowed in practice with an ankle injury, but should have no problem being ready to go for the season opener.

More than likely, some of the many other additions will be redshirted as the rotation shakes out. It would make little sense to burn a year on at least a few of them with a solid 10man rotation beginning to take shape.

The exhibition against ACU will be at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 30 at Rolle Activity Center, the first in-game look at how this assortment of new players will play together on the court.

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Swim and dive competes in annual Blue vs. Gold meet

TOP LEFT: Junior Emily Lewandowski competes in the first leg of the 200-meter individual medley during the Blue vs. Gold meet at the Wall Aquatic Center on Oct. 11. ABOVE: Sophomore Trinity Frazee competes in the 200-meter freestyle. BOTTOM LEFT: Freshman diver Alexa Geiger dives into the water in the 3-meter diving competition. (Photos by Kelsey Metoxen)

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BY MIRIAM PHALAN

he NAU swim and dive team battled each other in its annual Blue vs. Gold competition on Oct. 11 in the Wall Aquatic Center (WAC). The Blue team ended up winning with the score of 58–46. However, the main focus was to shape this individual sport into a team effort and encourage one another.

NAU sophomore swimmer Kendall Brown, who represented the Gold team, won two out of her three races: 150-meter butterfly (1:41.36) and the 400-meter freestyle (4:25.57). She placed third in her 200-meter individual Medley (2:08.15). Brown said she was proud of the teamwork from the meet and that her teammates’ support helped her win her races.

“I wanted to just go and have fun today and whatever happened, happened. I’m very proud of the team that I’m on and while I was swimming I knew that I had the team behind me, cheering me on,” Brown said. “I knew that when I swam and won the 150-meter fly. I

knew that I did that for them.”

A teammate from Brown’s Gold team, senior swimmer Emma Lowther, won the 200-meter freestyle event (2:05.50) as well as the 100-meter freestyle event (58.81).

Additionally, sophomore swimmer Ellie Morrissey from the Gold team won the 50-meter swim (26.68).

Races won by the Blue team were the 200-meter individual medley and 150-meter backstroke (1:43.13), both by senior swimmer Rachel Palmer (2:24.73) and 3-meter and 1-meter diving by sophomore diver Chelsea Jackson with point totals of 317.25 and 278.77, respectively. Freshman swimmer Caitlin Baker won the 150-meter breaststroke with at time of 1:56.97.

Scores and times aside, camaraderie was the key factor in both teams’ success. Head coach Andy Johns agreed by stating this year the team is closer and ready for Western Athletic Conference championship titles.

“I think we’re a little deeper and, overall, we might be better.

We might not be built for dual

meets, but I think we’re built for a championship-type meet, so that’s exciting,” Johns said. “I think overall the whole of the team is a little bit better, and they’re willing to push themselves in practice and it’s a competitive environment every day.”

Championships are not just the objective of the coaching staff, but swimmers alike. NAU senior swimmer Jordan Burnes embodied this mentality by saying that making conference, getting better times and going to the NCAAs would be ideal.

“I’m looking up to conference and our dual meets, and I definitely want to make NCAAs,” Burnes said. “I tried to make it last year, but I didn’t.”

Additionally, Brown said that NCAAs are the main goal for her as well, but staying positive is key to improving.

Overall, the swimmers improved times and had fun cheering each other on. Their next meet is on Oct. 26 at 11 a.m. against the University of New Mexico at the WAC.

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Haitian refugee from the 2010 earthquake, Nerland Antoine, answers questions from community members at The Orpheum Theater on Oct. 11. Antoine has just begun her first year at NAU and is studying in the Program in Intensive English (PIE). (Photo by Mitchell Forbes)

Uniting locally, acting globally

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10th annual Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival

BY MITCH KULLOS

lagstaff held its 10th annual Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival (FMFF) this past weekend from Oct. 9-13 showcasing numerous independent films from a wide array of backgrounds.

While most of the public would consider movies to be the classic explosion-riddled summer blockbusters, independent film seems to have the opposite connotation. Film festivals represent the highly artistic or starkly real representation of both triumphs and tragedies within society. The lack of style, grace and moral that have been removed for more CGI shots in Hollywood pictures appear to have been sent directly to independent directors

to use within their artful films. For instance, After Effects details the impact of the Flagstaff community behind the rebuilding of Haiti after the major 2010 earthquake. Denise Stilley, both the director for After Effects and the event director for the FMFF, gave a summary of the film.

“It was a story that was born out of trying to portray those needs of basic necessity that can resonate within any human being despite poverty or cultural barriers or anything like that,” Stilley said. “So those basic needs, like love and shelter and health and education, are the highlights of the film that the Flagstaff volunteers are trying to nurture in Haiti.”

While the tragic earthquake in Haiti destroyed many lives, it also inspired many

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local Flagstaff citizens to take action to correct such injustices. These volunteers went above and beyond to help rebuild and enhanced the Haitian communities rocked by the quake.

In fact, Stilley commented on the number of volunteers Flagstaff had sent compared to other cities.

“It’s not only the medical community’s story. It’s Flagstaff ’s story and it’s Arizona’s story.

We have been received really well,” Stilley said.

“There’s a lot of buzz because a lot of people know how much Flagstaff has helped Haiti, but maybe not to this colossal extent of being such a presence down there. Flagstaff is actually number four after huge cities so it’s pretty notable that we are involved as we are.”

Mirroring the volunteer support the Haiti

effort had, the screening received an equal amount of support, as shown by the packed seats inside the Orpheum. Aside from every seat being filled, tables, balcony seating and even standing room were all jam-packed with spectators. After some minor technical difficulties with format and introduction of the film, After Effects began to a vigorous applause.

The film demonstrated the tragedy of Haiti, the strength of the human spirit and the global connection of community between Flagstaff and Haiti. There were faces held in suspense while the film played. However, by the end, many had adjusted to a new perspective of hope. The lights came on, too soon it seemed, and Stilley invited all the volunteers to the stage to be recognized. While the individuals who

Arts&Entertainment came up were only a fraction of the Northern Arizona Volunteer Medical Corp (NAVMC), the stage was still thoroughly filled with volunteers.

Medical volunteer and vice president of NAVMC John W. Durham, who is currently an orthopedic surgeon at Northern Arizona Orthopedics, has been a vocal supporter of the film and a lightning rod in gaining support and funding for the NAVMC. Durham discussed the humble and uniting beginnings of his own volunteer story, as well as the organization as a whole.

“For me, it was a phone call from a friend and it was Jan. 10, 2010, the day of the earthquake, and I’m hiking up Snowbowl and my friend called me and said, ‘Let’s go to Haiti.’

For the half-hour hike up I thought about it

and when I came down we started looking into different organizations and looked for four weeks but couldn’t find anybody,” Durham said.

“Then we found an organization called Medishare that was taking people. They accepted us right away and within a week, we had 40 people lined up to go down there. Forty people in Flagstaff, in a week’s time, made the decision to leave their jobs, leave their homes, stop their pay and pay the money and go.”

With such an inspiring story of community and global compassion, it was clear why Stilley chose to use After Effects to document this strong sense of philanthropy and encourage others to contribute to the greater good NAVMC has provided for the Haitian people.

One family who felt inspired after the film was the McGarey family. David McGarey, a

cataract and refractive eye surgeon with event sponsor Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center, and his son David McGarey were both vocal in expressing their appreciation for the film.

“We enjoyed seeing our Flagstaff friends and neighbors doing such important work internationally. It was very inspiring,” McGarey said. However, it was a Flagstaff High school senior, David McGarey, who had the most to say about the film.

“I thought it was really cool to be able to see doctors and people whom I met through my parents,” the younger McGarey said. “I get to see their story and see how committed they are to making changes internationally and going over there and helping out people who need that help, and the fact that we as a community are committed to making that change.”

The After Effects project resonated with much of the audience and the Flagstaff community as a whole. While the volunteers and supporters of NAVMC have made progress for Haiti, especially its children in Port-auPrince, the mission never ends. It is both the hope shown from the volunteer group, and director Stilley, that the project encourages further acts of kindness from the Flagstaff public.

While global disaster events often only result in short-term aid and short-term memories from the American public, Haiti, as After Effects thoroughly documented, is always in need. To aid NAVMC, the foundation that supports the rebuilding of infrastructure, education and medical assistance in Haiti, visit www.navmc.org.

LEFT: Community members watch After Effects, a featured film in the Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival on Oct. 11. After Effects, directed by Flagstaff resident Denise Stilley, follows the Northern Arizona Volunteer Medical Corp (NAVMC) and their work in a post-earthquake Haiti.

ABOVE: Hairline Lubin, originally from Haiti, is featured in the film After Effects. (Photos by Mitchell Forbes)

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Finding old ends in new beginnings: NAU premieres Mac Groves’ On New Beginnings

LEFT: Dorothy “Dot” Tillman, (played by Chelsea Hightower) takes a picture of herself with a pair of underwear in NAU’s On New Beginnings. The play began on Oct. 11 and runs until Oct. 20. RIGHT: Sandi Johnson (Charity Ormand), Edna “Tootsie” Mosley (Katie Gardea), Michele Cotton (Caitlin Shepherd) and Deborah Fennal (Alexandra Rigby) all gossip on the affair of another friend. (Photos by Kelsey Metoxen)

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he simpler things hide untold depths.

NAU’s theatre program kicks off its season with a production limited in its reach, but heavy in its grasp. On New Beginnings shows how the everyday, and seemingly mundane, in the human condition can prove a fascinating bit of entertainment when the veneer of public expectation is peeled away and emotional wellsprings are waiting to loose just beneath the surface.

Playwright and director PAUL Mac Groves, a professor BEIMERS of theatre, pieced together this journey of friendship and buried truths while on sabbatical in his hometown of Fort Towson, Okla. It is based on the people whom he grew up with and the events they themselves lived through. On New Beginnings rings with a sort of sincerity, though it may be exaggerated for effect, often found lacking in the staging of melodrama.

The narrative is relatively straight forward: six women, all members of the New Beginnings

Baptist Church Literary Guild and Book Study in the small modern-day town of Swink, Okla., come together each week to connect and commingle. Their intention is to discuss Christian literature — written by women, for women — but carefully planned designs collapse as each wrestles with her personal demons and innermost struggles. As events unfold over the course of two acts, virtuous principles and innocent ideals are stained as the darker secrets and unethical vices, so inherent in even the purest of individuals, are brought into the light. Amid escalating turmoil and imbalance, these ladies must learn to rely on one another and accept borrowed strength in order to push through the muck in their formerly, supposedly idyllic lives.

Perhaps that sounds a bit dark. The reality, however, is far from it. Humor is infused throughout the production, ranging from the small, in the occasionally tossed line of casual banter, to the show stopping, in the case of a particularly exciting fight scene.

Played wonderfully by Jenna Worden, Alexandra Rigby, Charity Ormand, Katie Gardea, Chelsea Hightower and Caitlin

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Shepherd, this dynamic group of women is enthralling to watch interact. They swing effortlessly between lighthearted comedic bits and intense revelations of drama; they shine both individually and as a collective whole.

Credit is due, of course, to Groves’ beautifully crafted script, but the cast is what breathes real life into these words and moments. The narrative shifts tone often, but never comes across as uncertain or uneven.

Instead, it flows with a grace that makes the constant jump from playful to serious feel natural and instinctive.

The plot moves quickly, always keeping things interesting, but does not feel rushed or frenzied. There is a pleasant feeling of controlled chaos at work here, with each individual’s storyline interweaving in a manner that is tight and closely interlocked. New developments are brought to the forefront at a rapid-fire pace, unceasing in their delivery and continually adding new layers to the player’s personalities and their worlds.

Yet the order of events never spirals completely out of control, and at no point do things grow too convoluted to follow. It is a

pleasant bustling approach to the storytelling, finding excitement in even the smallest of revelations. What is interesting is just how involving it all becomes. The cast, static in number but mobile in its plumbing of increasingly murky depths, confines itself to an unassuming living room scene; but this fact only grows easier to ignore as time slips away.

These actresses and the personas they embody are given the opportunity to truly shine, and they seize it without hesitation.

Ultimately, On New Beginnings is about the commonest of individuals and the magic to be found beneath the humdrum. It is a story of friendships that only come to mean something once the thickest of emotional barriers are allowed to fall. The everyday is extraordinary. The familiar is alien. One just has to be willing to look a bit harder to actually see the intricacies hidden behind facades of good manners and meaningless pleasantries, to know the otherwise dismissed as more than shadows walking past. Here, in a crowded little theater tucked away in a college campus, such a possibility is given a freedom meant to be savored.

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Northern Arizona favorite Spafford talks venues, albums and fans

Q & A Spafford with Brian Moss of

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BY JULIE ANDERSON

he Lumberjack sat down with Brian Moss, guitarist and vocalist of Prescott band Spafford. Spafford is a funk rock band and constant presence in nothern Arizona, playing at least once a month in Flagstaff.

The Lumberjack (LJ): What prompted the formation of Spafford? What made you start the band?

Brian Moss (BM): It wasn’t supposed to get where it is. We were just playing open mic weekly in Prescott. People seemed to like it so we continued to bring it. We were then offered a New Year’s Eve gig and we took it two weeks before the show. That really prompted us to getting the band started.

LJ: How often does Spafford play in Flagstaff?

BM: At least once a month, at The Green Room, The Orpheum and look for us on the summer festival season at Kaleidoscope Kamp Out and Firefly Music Festival.

ABOVE LEFT: Nick Tkachyk drums for Spafford at The Green Room on Oct. 5. The band blends funk and rock to create a fusion genre in their music. ABOVE RIGHT: Jordan Fairless from Spafford sings and strums the bass during their concert. Spafford was started in 2008 by lead singer Brian Moss. (Photos by Christina Flores)

LJ: What is your connection with the Flagstaff music scene?

BM: Flagstaff is full of many college students and people just looking to have a good time. We like to become the outlet for the ones who like to take it to the next level.

LJ: Do you have a favorite venue to play in Flagstaff, or a favorite memory from playing here?

BM: All the venues we play in Flagstaff are awesome; they each have their ups and downs. Kaleidoscope Kamp Out 2013 and Firefly Music Festival 2013 was especially awesome this year, our Widespread Panic after party at The Green Room was amazing and New Years Eve 2013 at the Orpheum was unforgettable.

LJ: Spafford originates from Prescott. What kind of effect has being from the northern Arizona area had on your music?

BM: Music is derived from emotion. Emotion is derived from surroundings. Luckily, we have all four seasons here. It seems the songs that are written in summer are different from those

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written in the winter. The feelings are raw that are put into the songs. The environment really influences the shape and direction of the band music.

LJ: What do you think of the musical presence in northern Arizona compared to the rest of the state?

BM: There are not as many people in northern Arizona than there are in Phoenix, let’s say. Therefore, our fan base is not as big but they are very loyal. We keep coming back don’t we?

LJ: What was that experience like in terms of having complete control over the production for your album?

BM: It was a big learning experience for all of us. Jordan did a hell of a job engineering the album. It might have taken a bit longer to release than we wanted to, but what we learned musically about ourselves was worth it.

LJ: Which specific artists does Spafford draw influence from the most?

BM: It’s hard to say, each member has their own influences, which shaped their style. When

those influences are combined, especially in the free form improvise songs that we play, we create our own style of music that is Spafford.

LJ: You perform a lot of covers at your live shows. How do you choose a song to cover?

BM: Its easy to choose covers, each member brings a few to the table, we go through it in practice a couple of times then play it at the next show. If it hits, it hits. If it didn’t hit, we toss it. Generally, we are more dedicated to the writing process of our own original songs.

LJ: Spafford considers itself to be somewhat of a jam band. Do you find that this helps the process of songwriting?

BM: We aren’t a typical jam band; the only thing jam band means to me is that we aren’t tied-down style of music. We all study music and find combinations of various styles, which we incorporate throughout our live shows. This helps us reach new heights and carry our fans with us. It feels really good when we are playing raging shuffle or a calypso beat and people are going nuts. We work on that; it’s not out of the blue.

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The Scandinavia Fest: home to history and beauty

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BY KELSEY TAPIA

he seventh annual Scandinavian Fair, hosted by the Nordic Pines Sons of Norway, was held on Oct. 12 to celebrate Scandinavia’s finer points, including food, artists, volunteers, customs and travel.

Scandinavia includes the northernmost peninsula of Europe encompassing the three main countries of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, but often Iceland and Finland are considered to share the title.

The festival was held at the San Francisco de Asis School and offered an array of vendors and food sampling choices, including a Swedish meatball lunch. Guests were invited to experience Scandinavian culture and live music as well.

This free event brought many people from downtown who were interested in Scandinavian history or some just looking for something to do.

Mark Alexander, the president of Nordic Pines, gave a tour of the event and also managed to share a section of Scandinavia’s history. Tiny trolls, “Lutefisk”, rosemaling and desserts — all a specialty of these northern countries were featured at the festival.

Despite a few curious visitors who stopped by to gain an insight in to the unfamiliar topic, attendance from NAU students was low due to a lack of advertising.

However, those who did

attend seemed to enjoy themselves.

The fair offered samples of classic dishes in Scandinavian culture, introducing “lefse”, a potato crepe, and a wine made of lingonberries known as “glogg” as common meal components.

One of the vendors named Priscilla Lundberg was selling pieces displaying rosemaling. Rosemaling consists of embellished, decorative paintings on woodenware and often storage boxes by painting long brush strokes around a floral element.

Lundberg undertook this art form nearly four years ago after she visited Norway and was introduced to this type of expression. Each piece she creates takes her about six weeks, with 30-40 hours of dedicated to each week. Lundberg explained she enjoyed doing so because she felt the need to keep traditions going an to her, she stated, it did not feel like work. Lundberg also stated creating rosemailing would also raise awareness for different cultures and varying forms of its’ traditional artwork. “[It is]tedious, intricate and most definitely not free-handed,” Lundberg said.

Other vendors there also offered paintings of Viking ships and warm clothes such as Jana Peterson, who proudly claimed it was her second year being a part of this festival.

Overall, the vendors were varied along with the food, creating an atmosphere of diversity and bringing a piece of Scandinavia to the city of Flagstaff.

Northern Arizona University

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Dr. Dale Hoskins on his induction into the Silver Circle Society.

Thank you for your 30+ years of service to NAU, our students and to the broadcast industry!

Dr. Dale Hoskins is recognized by his colleagues and NAU as a caring, effective and dedicated teacher both in the classroom and as a student media advisor.

We appreciate his significant involvement with the broadcast industry in Arizona which has resulted in a strong relationship between the NAU School of Communication and the professional broadcasters in our region. We are proud of Dale’s national recognition through his involvement with the Broadcast Education Association as Chair of the Student Media Advisors division. We welcome and celebrate Dale’s induction into the Silver Circle of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter.

Six-year-old Kiana Hedberg and nine-year-old brother, Ronan, learn at the Scandinavian Fair on Oct. 13.. (Photo by Crystal Milner)

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Audible Leftovers A&E Critique Corner Soundcheck — Bangerz by Miley Cyrus

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BY JULIE ANDERSON

iley, the myth, the legend. It seems it’s impossible to have a conversation about pop culture today without a mention of Miley Cyrus. While tabloid headlines focus on her lengthy transition from teen queen to twerking sensation, Cyrus has kept loyal to herself and her image, especially as it relates to her new album Bangerz. From the way she described her antics in numerous interviews, she alluded to the notion that all will make sense once Bangerz comes out — her vision will become clear. After listening to the album, I am still confused.

While this obviously isn’t the first album release from Cyrus, Bangerz could still be viewed as a debut album. Starting her career on the Disney Channel as the star of Hannah Montana in 2006, Cyrus released four albums for the show’s namesake. As herself, “just being Miley” Cyrus has also released four albums, with each record sounding more mature than the previous. It hints to the fact that Cyrus’ transition to who she is now has been a plan in motion for some years

now.

As each of her albums deviated further away from her Disney image, Bangerz has brought the process to where the audience has to see her now: the unveiling of the edgy, offensive but still age-appropriate Cyrus.

It should be noted Cyrus does co-write a majority of her songs. In fact, Bangerz is one of her first albums to not have her writing credit on nearly all the songs. This album, however, is much more produced than any of her other records.

Cyrus enlisted some heavy names to produce songs like Pharrell, Dr. Luke and Mike Will Made-It (who produced lead single and this past summer’s anthem “We Can’t Stop”).

The production list alone should serve as a clue to listeners that this album has audible hip-hop influence. Any skeptics can just listen to “Do My Thang” for immediate proof of this impact. Cyrus also has a lot of well-known artists featured on her songs, from her pop predecessor Britney Spears to rappers Big Sean and French Montana.

The overall sound of Bangerz is hip-hop and catchy but

with her noticeable country twang — like Cyrus is trying to bridge the gap between her Nashville roots and her newfound urban styling. This strange dichotomy can be heard on the track “4x4 (feat. Nelly)” which sounds like a knee-slapping, jig-dancing tune made trendy. Cyrus shows her cultural relevance by titling a song “#GETITRIGHT” but the melody is reminiscent of ‘90s pop. By far, the best song on Bangerz is the staggering and emotional ballad “Wrecking Ball.” Compared to the rest of the shallow-sounding songs, “Wrecking Ball” fully showcases Cyrus’ vulnerability — a nice change from the Cyrus we know now.

Wholly, the album is a bit mismatched. It seems to be exploring a lot of different genres and styles of music with the slightest hint to her old sound. In a way, it makes sense given her position in life. Most people her age are finding their niche in one way or another and experimenting with all aspects of life. Bangerz and Cyrus’ music is a reflection of that, although her experimentation is on display for an entire world.

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