The Lumberjack -- October 18, 2018

T H E L U M BE R JACK

OCT. 18, 2018 – OCT. 24, 2018

A GARDEN OF SECRETS

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From the Editor

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hen I was a freshman in high school, my baseball coach Jose Montes instilled within me a saying that I still live by to this day: “If you’re early, you’re on time. If you’re on time, you’re late.”

As a journalism major, this is important to me because I live on deadlines and must have items turned in on time. However, this moto has helped me succeed throughout my academic career and helped me find a balance between working and having fun.

College has this stigma that it is a four-year party. But what happens when the party stops and those four years are over? Getting assignments done and studying for exams is the brutal reality of college, but there is still plenty of time to socialize and have fun — all it takes is a little time management, commitment and balance.

I didn’t find any balance when I was a freshman at Chico State University in 2016. All that I cared about was going out with friends and having an unforgettable, wild night full of bad decisions. Due to my lifestyle, all I had to show off was a 1.2 cumulative GPA after my freshman year. It was at that point that I realized one day SEBASTIAN the party would stop, and if I continued down the path I was traveling, I would MOORE never be where I am today.

CULTURE EDITOR I knew it was time to make some changes in my life. So I transferred to NAU and changed my major to something that I had a passion for, just like baseball was my passion in high school. I found the motivation to be successful and make the changes in my life that would help me move forward in that direction. The most important step I took was when I found the balance between working and having fun. If I wanted to have fun, I made it a rule for myself to do at least two hours of work each day, not including going to every scheduled class. Yes, on occasion I had to do more than two hours of homework, but by doing something each day, I was able to lighten the workload on myself for the following day. As a result, I found myself less stressed on the weekends and had more time to enjoy the fun aspects of college.

As hard as it may seem, my advice to you is not to procrastinate. I will admit, it’s easy to fall into the trap of waiting to do assignments or projects and studying for exams until the last minute, but train yourself to avoid that trap. Take an hour to study for your exam in a week so that you don’t have to cram on the weekend. Take an extra half-hour on a Tuesday evening to do the homework assignment that’s due Friday at midnight. Take a step each day to better yourself and those around you.

Thank you for reading.

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Asst. Dir. of Photography Asst. Features Editor Asst. Dir. of Circulation Shannon Ainsley Cowan Devyn Coons Sebastian Kwit Senior Photographer Michael Patacsil Sports Editor Director of Social Media Director of Illustration Kade Gilliss Teana Long Katie Dobyrdney Asst. Sports Editor Bailey Helton

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- Susan Walter, General Manager at the Orpheum, 2018 The band 10,000 Maniacs performs at the Orpheum Theater during their 2018 tour Oct. 12 in downtown Flagstaff. Maria Saldivar | The Lumberjack

Editor-in-Chief Matthew Strissel

News Editor Owen Sexton

“We average about 250 to 300 events a year, primarily live music and we also do a number of cinematic events, community events and fundraisers..”

Senior Illustrator Colton Starley

On the cover Kristi Garcia plays Martha Sowerby in NAU Theatre’s “The Secret Garden” Oct. 10. Directed by Bob Yowell, “The Secret Garden” is showing this week at the Clifford E. White Theater.

Jack Mehl | The Lumberjack

Corrections & Clarifications In the article titled “SSLUG Garden faces discontinuation” in the in the Oct. 11 issue of The Lumberjack, the article states, “This position was backed by the college until recently, when funding stopped and Busco was forced to resign from her position.” Jan Busco was not forced to resign and voluntarily left for reasons of her own.

The Lumberjack is committed to factual correctness and accuracy. If you find an error in our publication, please email Matthew Strissel at mbs263@nau.edu.

PoliceBeat Oct. 8 At 12:13 p.m., a staff member requested medical assistance after falling at the du Bois Center. FFD and Guardian Medical Transport ambulance (GMT) responded and took the staff member to FMC. At 9:34 p.m., a Cline Library staff member reported an intoxicated subject yelling at students. Two officers responded and booked the the nonstudent into Coconino County Detention Facility (CCDF) for disorderly conduct and trespassing.

At 10:28 p.m., a Tinsley Hall RA called to report the odor of marijuana. An NAUPD officer responded, and one student was criminally deferred for possession and use of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

At 11:09 p.m., a student called to report a subject passed out at the bus stop near Tinsley Hall. FFD and GMT responded, transporting the nonstudent to FMC. After being cleared, the nonstudent was booked into Coconino County Sheriff’s Office jail on an outstanding warrant for second degree escape, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of narcotics.

Oct. 9 At 7:14 p.m., a Cowden Hall RA reported the odor of marijuana. NAUPD officers responded, and one student was cited and released for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

At 8:24 p.m., a subject reported a student having difficulty breathing in Allen Hall. An NAUPD officer and GMT responded, the student was transported to FMC.

At 10:17 p.m., an RA from Gabaldon Hall reported the odor of marijuana. An NAUPD officer responded, and one student was criminally deferred for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Compiled by Chandler Staley being temporarily stored at Facilities while renovations are completed in the Skydome. An NAUPD officer responded and took a report.

At 9:48 a.m., a student reported their car had been stolen from Hilltop Oct. 10 Townhomes. An NAUPD At 11:50 a.m., an NAU officer responded and took a staff member went to NAUPD report. to report threats. One student was referred to Student Life for Oct. 13 a code of conduct violation.

At 1:01 a.m., an NAUPD officer reported being informed At 10:41 p.m., a student about an intoxicated subject reported that their bicycle had near the railroad crossing at been stolen near the College of South San Francisco Street and Business. An NAUPD officer West Historic Route 66. The responded and took a report. officer was unable to locate the subject.

Oct. 11 At 7:52 a.m., a student At 10:26 p.m., McKay reported they were assaulted at Village staff reported a loud the South Village apartments. party.

NAUPD officers NAUPD officers and GMT responded, and seven students responded, and the student were criminally deferred for was transported to FMC. The underage consumption of suspect was cited and released alcohol. for assault and criminal damage.

At 11:13 p.m., a Sechrist Hall RA reported students At 9:41 a.m., a staff drinking in a room. NAUPD member called to report a officers responded, and seven student having a seizure at more students were criminally the NAU Bookstore. FFD deferred for underage and GMT responded and consumption of alcohol. transported the student FMC. Oct. 14 At 6:14 p.m., a student At 2:14 p.m., a subject reported their laptop being reported that a vehicle had hit a stolen at the du Bois Center. student at South Knoles Drive An NAUPD officer responded and West University Drive. and took a report.

NAUPD officers and GMT responded and transported the Oct. 12 student to the FMC. At 2:23 a.m., an officer reported coming in contact At 7:43 p.m. a nonstudent with an intoxicated student reported a student was off campus at 997 E. Pine suspected of having attempted Knoll Dr. The student was suicide at Gabaldon Hall. cited and released for underage An NAUPD officer, FFD consumption of alcohol. and GMT responded, and the student was located in At 9:21 a.m., a Facility good health and was put into Services staff member called contact with NAU Counseling to report the theft of a Louie Services. statue head. The statue was

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NEWS

Indigenous women continue to vanish Kiara Brown

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ative American women and girls continue to disappear from reservations across the United States, including reservations in Montana and even Canada. Here in Northern Arizona, the Navajo Nation is also experiencing this issue.

According to Sharon Doctor, the director of Native American Student Services and a member of the Navajo Nation, some women and girls are believed to end up in situations involving human trafficking. They are speculated to have been kidnapped on false promises from traffickers attempts to provide hope of leaving the reservation and finding a better life.

Doctor says the reason why some women are forced to leave is because living conditions on the reservation are often poor, and the women are desperate to leave for something better.

“Vulnerable people become prey, criminals take advantage,” said Doctor.

Very little documentation has been kept of the women disappearing from the reservations.

FPD declined to comment, and FBI Public Affairs Specialist Jill McCabe shared some information that is already available to the public.

Some of that information includes that the Indian Country Crimes Unit of the FBI says the “Department of Justice and Bureau of Indian Affairs [work together] to provide training for federal, state, county, and tribal law enforcement officers.”

However, Ashlynne Mike, 11, went missing from the Navajo Nation in 2016. Because the Navajo Nation Police Department thought it was the responsibility of the FBI to file the missing person’s report, the Amber Alert for Mike was hours late. The alert was not put out until eight hours after she went missing, because there was a disconnect between the Navajo Nation Police and the FBI in understanding their roles.

Esquire magazine reported in regard to child abduction that, “70 percent of those kidnapped are killed within three hours of their capture.”

Mike was found murdered after being preyed on

by Tom Begaye, who was a new member to the community at the time.

This is one case of a girl who has gone missing. There are more who remain missing and few people are looking for them or making official note of their disappearance, which usually tends to just be their families, Doctor stated.

“The federal government is not providing enough support,” Doctor said. not exist for the reservations. Being the largest reservation in the nation and due to the understaffed police, there is a serious lack of patrolling and safety for the Navajo. The Navajo Nation stretches over 27,000 square miles.

Doctor said one remedy could include the state representatives working with tribal leaders and sketching a plan to enhance the quality of life for people on the reservation.

She mentioned that the strategy needs to be taken from a macro approach, involving spreading awareness and the creation of abduction prevention technology. She also wants the reservation to be self-sustaining.

Some of their income comes from casinos, but Doctor believes there needs to be other means of bringing in revenue.

Alisse-Ali Joseph, an applied indigenous studies lecturer and member of the Choctaw Nation, explained that to make long-lasting changes the jurisdictional issues in regard to the government needs to be significantly revised.

Today, tribal governments cannot try nonNative American people in their courts, which

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creates an imbalance in their ability of providing justice to some cases. The FBI takes control of these situations.

“How can we better improve these relationships?” said Joseph.

According to Joseph, one positive change is the Violence against Women Act (VAWA) of 2013. The VAWA was first signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1994.

It granted $1.6 billion to investigations on women’s domestic abuse, allowing tribal courts to pursue domestic violence cases against nonnative people.

Joseph also mentioned that this is crucial because 80 percent of Native American women have said they experienced domestic violence.

Another law passed to help Native Americans was Savannah’s Act of 1942, providing a database for people to submit information about missing or murdered Native Americans.

Joseph further explained many Native American people believe that documentation on missing people is inadequate and felt the act falls short of its original intentions. She also questioned the effectiveness of the law.

Illustration by Katie Dobrydney

“Is it going to go anywhere? Will this act make any real change?” Joseph said.

In addition, she emphasized that the number of women and girls missing is significant and believes the federal government is not “navigating the situation.”

Joseph also mentioned that because the Native American population is small, especially when categorized by individual nations, people living outside of the reservations tend to ignore what goes on there.

“People need to be mindful when talking about us by not clumping all Natives together, and looking at individual culture,” Joseph said.

Native American women’s abuse and disappearance is not a new event, both have been occurring for hundreds of years. However, the occurences receive little coverage and many are only now becoming aware of it. The national rate for domestic violence toward Native American women is 50 percent higher than the national average according to the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence.

Joseph stated if she wasn’t passionate about being aware of the latest in terms of these topics, she would not know about them either.

Joseph also said national news does not cover the issue of missing Native American women and the media has instead only been focusing on the Dakota Access Pipe Line, predominantly because of celebrity influence on this issue.

Joseph and Doctor are in agreement that generation after generation of poverty, substance abuse, lack of healthcare and unemployment have caused Native American women’s vulnerability and lack of choices to grow immensely.

A lot of these problems stem from colonization according to Doctor, who calls it a “cultural disruption” in many, if not all, Native American communities.

Colonization led to not only a loss in indigenous population, but made for a drastic presence of alcoholism in some people as well.

In addition, homelessness is another result.

Doctor said she believes that in Flagstaff specifically, many Native American people do not want to endure the conditions that living on the reservation brings, but cannot afford housing costs in Flagstaff either.

Doctor also believes in the need for more people advocating this issue and being proactive.

“People usually don’t act until something happens to someone we know,” Doctor said. “It shouldn’t take that for us to get involved.”

NEWS

Forest Service updates Kaibab maps Jayna Arola

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he Kaibab National Forest has updated its Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM) and Motorized Travel Aids this past week to help better cater toward motorists that visit the forest.

The MVUM has been used to designate which areas were OK to drive through and which were prohibited in Kaibab National

Forest. However, there has been some concerns pertaining the navigation process of these maps. Therefore, the Kaibab National Forest developed a new GPS-enabled travel maps.

Hannah Krivickas, NAU Hiking Club president and junior criminology and criminal justice major, said she believes this new map system was a much needed improvement.

“More and more people are shying away from the traditional

paper maps and relying on their phones,” said Krivickas. “In NAU Hiking Club, we often find ourselves digging for an exact location of a trail head through applications, such as Apple Maps.”

Although these maps are something new and updated for Kaibab, there has been similar thirdparty applications that were helping people navigate through the forest.

Michael Daugherty, Forestry

Club member and senior forestry major, explained that there is a similar application that he uses when working as a wild-land firefighter.

However, the GPS-enabled map has added benefits that the other apps do not.

“It helps aid people in knowing precisely if they are on a legal road or not so they can avoid tickets,” said Daugherty.

In a recent newsletter from the

MVUM of the Tusayan Ranger Disctrict in the Kaibab Forest, courtesy of USDA Forest Service

Forest Service, they explained that having the MVUM is as vital to driving around the forest as having a hunting license is for hunters.

The new detailed map features enhanced traveling aids that previous maps did not have. Because the MVUM is republished every year, the Forest Service highly recommends that the public use the most current version.

In the past, some motorists have found that the MVUM was sometimes hard to navigate, and motorists would have difficulty finding their location on the map.

The main difference between previous maps is that this updated version contains a GPS-enabled travel map for three of its ranger districts.

The ranger districts include Williams, Tusayan and North Kaibab.

In addition to the MVUM, the Forest Service also released a new travel map for Kaibab, available free for download online. The previous map was much larger and made it difficult to handle while traveling.

The GPS-enabled travel map was specifically designed to aid the motorist driving through Kaibab with some high-tech features meant to increase mobility.

Some of its multiple tools include helping motorists find their location when traveling in the forest with different devices. They may be able to use the GPS-enabled travel map to find identical roads and trails on the maps that are the same as the current MVUM. The maps are available for smartphones, tablets and Garmin GPS devices.

The public now has the opportunity to download the free digital travel map on the National Kaibab Forest website. However, the Williams Ranger District and the Tusayan Ranger District travel maps are the only ones available now. The North Kaibab Ranger District travel map will be available soon.

More information about these maps is available at the USDA Forest Service’s website.

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NEWS

Mesa to remain construction free Chandler Staley

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ity Council convened Oct. 9 and discussed an issue regarding the possible creation of another road in an attempt to reduce congestion in Flagstaff. The road was part of Flagstaff’s Regional Plan and previously intended to connect Ponderosa Parkway with North Gemini Road, which would cut through McMillan Mesa.

In 2016, Flagstaff voters approved Proposition 413, which preserved the city-owned land of McMillan Mesa, protecting it from being developed. Due to this, City Council supported the wishes of their constituents by eliminating these construction plans.

Council member Charlie Odegaard explained that despite the proposed road having potential benefits, the council has to side with the voters.

“One of the benefits would be having a north-south connection in the middle of the city,” said Odegaard. “But the voters were very clear that they wanted that land to be left alone as the proposition passed with 88 percent approval.”

Council member Scott Overton stated that Proposition 413 was not the best way to designate city property because it limits options for transportation.

“I think there’s going to be drawbacks in the transportation network, but voters accepted this consequence as a value trade during the election process,” said Overton.

Sarah Dechter, the comprehensive planning manager for Flagstaff, clarified that a road is still in the works but it would instead be built around the mesa.

Currently, there is a Ponderosa Parkway completion that would move forward, connecting East Route 66 to North Pine Cliff Drive. This proposed road would not only help Flagstaff locals get around easier, but also help improve fire department response times.

Dechter explained there is a fire station located south of Ponderosa Parkway that needs better access to west Flagstaff.

“The fire station was built in that location based on the future connectivity of the road network, and the overall regional growth is a factor because when other streets are congested, traffic cannot be diverted,” said Dechter.

Dechter also said that she, the city’s Traffic Department and Flagstaff Police Department’s traffic division met with homeowners who have driveways on Pine Cliff to discuss the difficulties of increased traffic volume near their homes.

They also conducted research and detailed the consequences of the road not being built. Growth projections show that traffic on Pine Cliff is estimated to increase by 150 percent by 2040 compared to today’s traffic. Needless to say, some of the residents have concerns.

“We’re starting to work on a plan to address their concerns.

Not all of their concerns will be addressable and they understood,” Dechter said.

Although this new connection was discussed by staff and City Council, there is no timeline on construction because it is not currently funded or included in the Capital Improvement Plan.

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Alpine Academy Preschool takes a field trip to walk through Buffalo Park Oct. 10. Mackenzie Brower | The Lumberjack

The Committee for Greater Buffalo Park was responsible for Proposition 413’s success in 2016. According to Marilyn Moet, the chairperson of the committee, the construction of more roads will not solve Flagstaff’s transportation problem.

“When you build more roads it just makes more places for cars to go. It doesn’t necessarily help in terms of traffic volume,” said Moet.

The treasurer of the committee, Andy Bessler, said residents value open space even more as the city continues to expand. He explained that Flagstaff has a history of residents stopping big developments on public land. In the 1920s, developers wanted to put an airport on Mcmillan Mesa, but voters rejected it.

Past City Council members have suggested the construction

of a highway in the 1990s through Buffalo Park and also explored the possibility of putting a dam in Switzer Canyon. In addition, city planners have also proposed drilling on McMillan Mesa for possible wells, but voters refused all of these initiatives.

“It’s almost like a tradition,” said Bessler. “Conserving land keeps our economy going because people want to visit and spend their money here.”

Bessler added that Proposition 413 did not completely restrict development on McMillan Mesa, as an area of land was designated for a future veteran’s home. In his view if voters wish to develop the land in the future, they can do so in a future election.

A public hearing further discussing this issue was on the agenda at the City Council meeting Oct. 16.

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VISUAL SPOTLIGHT

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Chris Gustin, a guest artist visiting NAU, has been creating pottery since he was a teenager. Gustin aims to create a connection between people and the pieces he builds. “My work’s all about trying to slow you down, to be in it,” Gustin said, Oct. 12. Shannon Swain | The Lumberjack

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OPINION-EDITORIAL

It’s not just for attention Lance Dyer

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Lube, lube, lube

nal sex has always been a very taboo subject. In fact, anal sex was illegal due to sodomy laws throughout the 20th century, according to the AMA Journal of Ethics. It started to become decriminalized in some states in the 1960s, but was still illegal in others until 2003.

Anal sex, defined by Planned Parenthood, is “penis in anus penetration.”

However, the use of toys or fingers can still be considered anal sex.

While remaining taboo for some, anal penetration is just another way people explore the world of sex.

First of all, it’s not for everyone, so don’t do it if you’re not absolutely DEVYN COONS comfortable with it. Anal sex should ASSISTANT never be a compensation for something FEATURES EDITOR else between sexual partners. Just like any other sex — whether it be oral, vaginal, etcetera — consent is a key factor for everyone’s enjoyment and safety.

Some other thoughts that should be addressed is that anal sex is not wrong, nor does it make you gay. I too often hear that “butt stuff” is for gay guys. It totally isn’t. Just like any other sexual performance, it can be for anyone who wants to explore it.

Having “the talk” with your partner(s) can feel awkward to bring up, but after all, sexual partners with open communication often experience better sex.

The best way to bring up having anal sex is being straight to the point and planning ahead. Like anything else, being honest will further your relationship between yourself and others.

It’s important to remember that sometimes new ideas are not going to be accepted right away — or at all. After all, new sexual experiences can be super intimidating, so with that being said, let your partner consider it and don’t expect a yes or no answer immediately. If your partner says yes, there are some guidelines to think about.

1. Lube. Unlike the vagina, the anus does not produce self-lubrication, so lube is necessary.

2. Just like oral and vaginal sex, sexually transmitted diseases are still a factor, so make sure you use a condom, unless both partners have been tested and consent to unprotected sex.

3. Foreplay is a must. There should not be any sort of forcing because that causes tearing and pain.

4. Trust between the two partners is important. Anal sex is very delicate. You should trust the person you are experiencing this with.

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any people in this world have the luxury of being happy with their life. If not happy, content at the very least.

You may struggle financially or struggle with your family life, but overall you are quite content with your life.

Unfortunately, not everyone has this luxury. So many people fight every day to stay alive, not against starvation or the common cold, but against their own mind.

Sometimes, the fight to survive doesn’t always end in victory.

Often that fight comes to a sudden halt when you become mentally exhausted. It is at these trying moments that people who suffer from depression reach out for help, and it is not always in a healthy way like by telling someone close to them.

Instead, they make vague remarks to all of the people close to them to get the message across. These messages, no matter how constant, are not for attention.

As someone who struggles with depression, I can tell you it is a cry for help.

Depression is not a physical sickness — although it can produce physical symptoms. It is a sickness of the mind.

For those who have never experienced anything like it before, it’s not fun and it’s not easy to manage. You wake up every morning or go to bed every night with your mind telling you “nobody cares about you. You’re a burden to society and everyone wishes you were dead.”

Many times people with depression are able to fight these thoughts away, but often, depressed people aren’t so lucky. These thoughts can come out of nowhere and can catch you off guard when you least expect it.

You can be out with friends having a great time then suddenly you notice the way someone does something or the way someone looks at you, and these thoughts come rushing back.

There is no defense to it.

You simply

can’t put up a wall strong enough and you sit there helpless, wanting to run away and escape from your surroundings.

One of the biggest problems with depression is that when you’ve gone through it before, you recognize when it is happening again. When this happens, sometimes your mind tells you that nobody cares and you’re better off dead. When you can’t fight these thoughts and start believing them, you reach out for help to anyone who will listen.

This means even posting messages on social media about wanting to give up on living or saying you have no friends. There is no better way for someone who is going through depression to express how badly they need help.

For those wanting to help, let me tell you now that we understand when you say you don’t know how, because the truth of the matter is: We don’t know either.

If you are close to us, talk to us about your day. Talk about something that happened to you that was good. Tell us something you haven’t told someone else that day. Make us feel like we actually matter in your life.

Depression may affect people differently, but the results are mostly the same. Some people struggle just to get out of bed in the morning.

Others may find themselves able to function physically, but unable to think. The one thing many of us have in common is we fake a smile to convince people we are fine.

Besides, what’s the point in showing people something is wrong when we don’t think anyone cares anyway?

If depression was centered around a specific emotion that we could control, then nobody would suffer. I know that I wish I could cry my eyes out sometimes. Sometimes I wish I could scream untill I lose my voice or punch something until my knuckles bleed. Instead, we sit in silence. We stare into space as our mind controls our actions. It is a never-ending void of sadness that is harder to break than a wood log.

Depression isn’t about attention.

It’s a real sickness of the mind that destroys people.

The next time you see a message that may seem depressing, think about what it’s like wanting to die every day rather than live another moment in a world where nobody cares. Believe me, your comments about us “wanting attention” only make it worse.

Illustration By katie dobrydney

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OPINION-EDITORIAL

Men change babies’ diapers too Caitlin Burke

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ender equality has been long advocated for by women since the suffrage movement. Although women remain a minority in society and continuously push boundaries to gain as much respect as men, sometimes the roles reverse and stigmatization of a “manly” stereotype leads to men being at the forefront of advocacy.

Sparking a movement called #SquatForChange, a recent picture of a father named Donte Palmer was shown balancing his young son on his knees in order to change his son’s diaper in the stall of a men’s restroom went viral after the 31-year-old father posted it on Twitter.

The tweet called for changing tables to be put into men’s restrooms to be more inclusive for fathers who care for their children’s needs rather than relying on mothers to be the sole caretaker of children.

As a woman, I was unaware of men’s restrooms lacking changing tables until seeing the picture of Palmer. Walking into any public restroom, I have been accustomed to the luxury of expecting to see a changing table either near the sink area or in the larger, wheelchair-friendly stall of the women’s restroom.

Founder of the reignited movement, Donte Palmer shared

an interview with The New York Times where he said, “changing Breakfast, Palmer claimed that his goals are to “see father and stations in men’s restrooms exist. On a recent experiment with a mother equality. I want to see all of us on the same page and friend, he said, he visited eight restaurants or stores shatter those gender boxes. Men, we are sensitive in Jacksonville, and found that two of them had and we are nurturers as well. We want to changing stations in their men’s restrooms.” wake up at 4 o’clock in the morning According to The New York Times to warm bottles, and in this particular article, Barack Obama signed the Bathrooms situation we will definitely get into a Accessible in Every Situation Act in 2016, man squat to change our babies.” which required baby changing tables in all Palmer’s feelings on a father’s federal buildings. commitment to their children is so In 2017, “the New York City Council strong that they will kneel into a “man approved legislation that now requires squat” in order to change their child’s new buildings and renovated ones to have diaper is evidence to end the stigma changing tables available to the public, that mothers are the sole source of care regardless of gender.” for a child.

Though the 2016 Men should be seen in the legislation is a step in the same light as women when it comes right direction, it holds no to parenting. The stereotype that authority over how older fathers don’t contribute to the needs businesses regulate putting of their children as much as mothers changing tables in restrooms, which is why is outdated and contribute to lack of the issue got reignited by Palmer last month. inclusivity in society.

While in another interview with BBC Illustration By Amy Czachowski

Social media influencers create a distraction scout ehrler

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n light of recent events in the media, I have come to a concrete conclusion: A majority of people in our society care much more about social media influencers and celebrities than anything of substance that will actually impact our government.

This began with Kylie Jenner eating cereal with milk for the first time. My interest was immediately piqued as I realized I had heard nothing political in weeks, but this was headline news. I chose to overlook it.

Then, Kanye West did what Kanye West does on Twitter. He outwardly supported President Donald Trump in a Make America Great Again hat and stated that he wants to amend the 13th Amendment and disgraced other facets of our political system.

Now, this could be a whole story in itself, but I am going to stick to speaking about the sentiment alone.

The internet went berserk. In one day, I saw four different Twitter moments about his post. I received three different NPR notifications about it. Specifically, on social media, I saw more uproar about Kanye than the Kavanaugh confirmation, not just from the people I follow, but the trending tabs and headlines circulating.

This led to me realizing that people tend to be more concerned with celebrity news than real legislation. My frustration stems from the fact that if people would put as much energy into politics, government and voting, as they put into pseudo-news

into we would have a much more productive society.

The issue isn’t with influencers and celebrities talking about politics, this issue is people thinking that their influence is more impactful than that of our politicians. Admittedly, a lot of this is relative. If you only follow reputable news publications on Twitter, I’m not talking about you.

I don’t think there is anything inherently wrong with paying attention to celebrities and social media.

I shamelessly follow the Kardashians on Instagram.

I have my opinions about YouTube drama and Twitter beef. However, there is something unsettling about people placing their energy into this when we are in this political climate.

Social media breeds laziness in the political sphere. It increases the heat on journalists to pump out interesting headlines. It gives politicians the platform to say whatever they desire. It feeds us false information about what is important. It presents opinions as if they were facts.

Interacting with social media and being political on social media are not negative things, but if there is very little effort put into expanding the margin of information we are consuming,

we’re dooming ourselves to be brainwashed.

According to a poll conducted by the Pew Research Center, 68 percent of American adults get their news from social media, and 57 percent of these individuals state that they expect this news to be inaccurate. The use of social media for news is a convenient way to be tricked and lied to.

Our social media news feeds are echo chambers of what we believe and only what we believe. We follow individuals because we like what they have to say or show us.

I don’t follow the president on Twitter because I know it will upset me on a daily basis. Twitter and Instagram are places we go to disassociate from the pain of daily life, placing ourselves into a bubble to drown everyone else out.

It’s important to speak about politics where and when you can, but if you don’t want that on your news feed, focus on Kylie Jenner and her cereal. If you want to be surrounded by political noise, tweet about it. Your news feed is up to you, but don’t drown in it.

Pay attention to real publications you can trust, not just celebrities on the internet.

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The AnyWay project is an official nonprofit organization that promotes love toward yourself and others. Signs and notecards with encouraging messages were displayed around campus Oct. 14.

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Kindness becoming contagious Kirsten Bublitz

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unior business management major Michaela Wuycheck retreated to her dorm room one night her freshman year, discouraged because she wanted to hold as many people as possible but her two arms weren’t big enough. She found comfort in Saint Teresa of Calcutta’s quote, “Not all of us can do great things but we can do small things with great love.” Wuycheck also found solace in The AnyWay Prayer by Saint Teresa: “People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered.

Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.

Be kind anyway.

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If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies.

Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you.

Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight.

Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous.

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, will often be forgotten.

Do good anyway.

Give the best you have, and it will never be enough.

Give your best anyway.

In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.”

Fueled by the teachings of Saint Teresa, Wuycheck thought of a way that she could connect people through small acts of kindness so that everyone can connect arms and hold as many people as possible.

Wuycheck started an Instagram page called The AnyWay Project and printed a stack of cards that read, “You are loved.

Share with someone who needs a reminder!”

Over the course of a week, Wuycheck placed the cards around NAU in dorm rooms, on buses and on bulletin boards around campus. A week later, the Instagram page was reaching hundreds of people.

Today, the cards have found individuals in 12 states and seven countries. Wuycheck receives emails of inspirational stories every day, one of her favorites being about a young boy in India who drew the AnyWay logo and spread it around his community.

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“It seemed like everyone thought that caring for others was such a big thing. I started AnyWay to be the initiative that creates the bridge between individuals and their community,” said Wuycheck.

AnyWay is now an official nonprofit organization and they celebrated their one-year anniversary in April by volunteering at the Flagstaff Family Food Center. Starting the third week in October, AnyWay will begin hosting service events every other week where they will volunteer at local nonprofits, write cards to hospitalized children and clean up trash on the roadside, to name a few.

Although AnyWay has grown tremendously through the service projects, the program’s website is the organization’s home base. There, viewers can participate in the “small things” challenge, a movement that encourages small acts of kindness such as creating care packages and passing them out to the homeless, leaving quarters at the laundromat and placing a positive note in jean pockets at a department store. On the website, viewers can also read letters from their peers which are encouraging posts that builds individuals up so that they will be able to love others.

Above all, Wuycheck emphasized that AnyWay is about small things, just as Saint Teresa said.

“You’re a student and you don’t have to solve world hunger but you smiling at somebody could be the difference between them having a good day and that can actually change the world,” Wuycheck said.

Like Wuycheck, NAU alumnus Marcus Green has embraced the teachings of Saint Teresa by doing small acts of kindness.

Green has been part of AnyWay since April when Wuycheck asked him to be a member of the executive board for the organization.

Green explained AnyWay is an avenue to do things that put a smile on someone’s face without expecting anything in return, something that seems counter cultural.

As an executive board member, Green specializes in outreach where he spreads the word about AnyWay, mostly by passing out AnyWay cards at his favorite places.

A few months ago, Green paid for a Department of Public Safety officer’s Chick-fil-A order who was behind him in line.

After paying, Green handed an AnyWay card to the cashier at the window, asking them to pass it on to the officer. A few minutes later, the officer pulled up next to Green at a red light, thanked him for the free meal and asked him about the project that spreads kindness to others.

Green has even passed out cards while fishing at Lake Mary. He couldn’t help from overhearing a boy express to his grandmother how desperately he wanted to fish, and without hesitation, Green asked if the boy wanted to use his fishing rod.

The shy child couldn’t hide his excitement and for the next half hour, Green helped the boy to catch what would be his biggest Crappie, a species of fish native to the lake. Before parting, Green placed a stack of AnyWay cards in the grandmother’s hands.

Within two weeks, she contacted Green for more cards, eager to keep the cycle of kindness going.

Green is hoping that the project will help others to realize how loved they really are.

“AnyWay is a way to tell people that they have a purpose no matter how much they may feel lost, that they have a reason to be here,” said Green.

Junior Michaela Wuycheck a business management major started the AnyWay project when she was a freshman.

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Senior elementary eductation major Aly Lichtas is one of many individuals who has helped others to feel loved just as Green has. Lycthas became an AnyWay ambassador after hearing about the organization from Wuycheck over cups of coffee.

As an ambassador, Lichtas writes letters for the website and organizes service events, her favorite being passing out AnyWay cards to the homeless. Lycthas is convinced that there’s so much good to be done in the world and if she’s not going to do it, then who will?

“The world can be a really scary place with heavy hearts and darkness but it only takes one candle to light up a whole room.

For me The AnyWay Project is one of those candles,” said Lichtas.

Megan Wright, a mother of two boys with her third on the way, has witnessed the light that Wuycheck has illuminated in The AnyWay Project. The two have known each other since first grade but it wasn’t until Wright saw a Facebook post that she heard of the project. Back then, Wright was eager to be the perfect young mom and felt discouraged that she wasn’t living up to her expectations.

When she found The AnyWay Project, an organization that’s centered around Saint Teresa, someone who Wright always

admired, she couldn’t believe that a movement like that existed.

“I started loving anyway and being patient anyway, even when my boys were crying on the floor,” said Wright.

Wright began embodying the motto of AnyWay, and once her boys witnessed the kindness she was spreading, they were eager to be part of the change and asked to help her pass out AnyWay cards.

“It seems small but the impact is so large,” Wright said.

Wright even has a tattoo of the AnyWay logo on her foot, explaining that she always wants to put her best foot forward.

Most of all, Wright is thankful for the organization which has brought her family closer and she has come to recognize the importance of spreading kindness.

“It’s as necessary as breathing,” Wright said.

Former and current NAU students like Wuycheck, Green and Lychtas have realized how necessary this movement is and they are eager to continue spreading Saint Teresa’s kindness to the world. They encourage anyone who is interesting to check out the website, theanywayproject.org, to get involved and to spread kindness however they can.

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Love is a battlefield Harrison Schonbrun

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s the students begin pouring into the room, the club leaders stand to greet them. They start off the meeting by making it clear that this is a safe space and to go around the room introducing people by their preferred pronouns.

This room is the meeting area for the People Respecting Individuals and Sexual Minorities club (P.R.I.S.M). P.R.I.S.M is a club devoted to creating a space for students to destress and be themselves.

During one club session, the students were building shrinky dinks — a colored plastic sheet that can be heated into colorful designs.

P.R.I.S.M tells a story of growing inclusivity. It was founded in 1986 as the Gay Academic Union (G.A.Y.) before changing its name to G.L.N.C.A in 1990. This new name included the lesbian community. In 2003, the name was changed to P.R.I.S.M, representing increased diversity.

P.R.I.S.M hosts many events throughout the year on campus. These events can range from HIV testing and drag shows, to something as simple as a movie night.

“We put on LGBT movies. We’re thinking about putting on “Love, Simon” or a drag queen movie, “Hurricane Bianca.” I love the movie night events,” said sophomore film major Roberto Gonzalez.

The most popular event by far happens to be the drag show.

“The coolest event is definitely the drag shows ... seeing all the queens and kings coming out [and] being unapologetically themselves,” said senior criminal justice major Destiny Flores.

Most of the students participating in the drag show have a drag name. Gonzalez, for instance, performs under the name Lady Nightingale. The Nightingale is a bird notorious for its flamboyant showboating, and Gonzalez said he loves to perform in such a way.

“It’s whatever you want it to be, it’s art,” Gonzalez said. “Putting on makeup and creating something. A lot of drag queens will lip sync to songs.”

His favorite song to perform to is “Love is

Battlefield” by Pat Benatar.

These lyrics encapsulate P.R.I.S.M’s goal.

They are a group that just wants to hang out, have fun and be themselves. The club has also helped those who are shy get out of their shell and make friends who are like them.

“I know a lot of people in this club personally who are pretty introverted,” said Henry Medley, senior studio art major and president of the club. “They have made a lot of their friends through this club.”

Many of the students said they just love the fun of being with friends.

Medley described an open mic night that turned into a free-for-all karaoke show.

There are also jeopardy trivia nights, where the topics revolve around the LGBT community.

“We’ve had pop-culture trivia like ‘Steven Universe,’ queer media and celebrity history. It’s like queer-specific trivia for the most part,” said sophomore history major Len Truelsen.

P.R.I.S.M isn’t necessarily all events and games, though. They also provide valuable services for members of the campus community. One of these services is free HIV testing a couple times throughout the academic year. These testings can be done for the LGBTQ+ community and nonmembers.

The events being free and equal opportunity is an important part of P.R.I.S.M’s mission. They do not charge membership dues or fees of any kind.

“Henry always says, P.R.I.S.M is open doors [for] anyone, [and anyone] is free to come in at any time,” Flores said.

So, with the free events and no club fees, it makes one wonder how P.R.I.S.M can

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afford to run.

“No one has to pay anything. Money we make at [shows at the] Orpheum always goes back to the deposit,” Flores said. “We sell shirts with themes of the show. No one pays dues.”

The drag show is the centerpiece of the club. It is its biggest event and the biggest fundraising night for the club.

Many of the students said NAU is a relatively laid-back campus and that they haven’t had to deal with stigma from many people.

Despite the feeling of NAU being a laid-back campus, in 2008 a homophobic death threat was found scrawled across a students room. In 2010, there was physical violence attempted on members of P.R.I.S.M. These events happened recently, and it is a dark note to show that homophobia still lurks around campus.

“The political climate has felt a little oppressive, I think people need [a] safe space where they can get away from [any hate], especially on [our] college campus,” Gonzalez said.

P.R.I.S.M has also been a spot where many students could meet their romantic partners. Medley said this was a club for friendships, but several students mentioned how they met their partners at P.R.I.S.M. “The last person I was dating, they were a member of P.R.I.S.I.M. [Being a member], it doesn’t make it easier, but it doesn’t make it harder, it just kind of exists,” Flores said.

The retention rates of the club are high for those who choose to get involved.

“I’ve been a member since my freshman year, and I joined the board halfway through my freshman year and worked my way to the president,” Medley said.

Whether that comes from arts, pizza, movies or drag shows, it functions like any another club. Life and love is a battlefield, but with P.R.I.S.M., it becomes just a little bit easier.

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Frightful fashions hit the streets in Flagstaff Collin W. Clayton

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ll manners of ghouls, ghosts and goblins will soon descend upon the city of Flagstaff in a ghastly display of Halloween spirit. As the night of Oct. 31 approaches, the preparation of seasonal costumes by community members of all ages has begun.

Dressing up for Halloween is a longheld tradition in which numerous trends have developed and evolved over time. This customary practice, despite old age, continues to affect the socioeconomic aspects of life for Flagstaff citizens today.

“This is our big season,” said Nancy Wardell, owner and operator of local costume store Incahoots Vintage Clothing. “This is what carries us through the year.”

Wardell started her business 28 years ago selling imported curious and vintage clothing but it now heavily relies on seasonal costuming as a means of supporting the company yearlong.

Wardell seeks to create an individualized experience for each of her customers and uses her expertise in costume design to tailor fit a highly customized outfit to each of her patrons.

“They’ve got it all here. They have experts who can help them put their costume together,” Wardell said. “Generally, everything we have is very affordable and of good quality – and cool.

That’s our aim. With a blend of vintage clothing and accessories, along with our costumes, it makes for a unique outfit.”

Wardell said the advent of online shopping combined with the widespread construction of Halloween pop-up shops, such as Spirit Halloween, has brought new challenges to local costume stores like hers.

“It’s a very competitive business and now it has become so in the retail world too. We almost threw in the towel when Spirit [Halloween] started,” Wardell said. “When they came to town, and because we were hit by the recession, we had a really poor Halloween. A lot of the independent businesses were fading away. We started getting calls from other independent costume companies wanting us to buy them out.”

Despite the challenges facing local costume shops, some NAU students feel that the best outfit consists of clothing and accessories gathered from homes and local thrift stores.

This can often be the most cost-effective way for students on a budget to construct their holiday costumes.

Junior psychology major Sarrah Ramirez

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is a self-proclaimed Halloween fanatic. Ramirez said she pieced together a spooky ensemble for Halloween in 2016 inspired by characters from her favorite video game, “BioShock.”

“I really liked when I was a splicer,” said Ramirez. “I made the costume, I carved out the mask, I found the dress at Goodwill. I did all the fake blood and made fake scabs on my face.

I wasn’t expecting it to turn out as well as it did, but I liked it a lot.”

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Ramirez said the experience of creating her own outfit far outweighed the worth of any costume set she could have purchased in a store.

“It started as separate pieces, but they came together to make the exact costume I wanted,” Ramirez said. “I knew no one else would have my costume.”

This anecdote evokes an earlier time in Halloween history when, according to Wardell, homemade outfits were common in homes

throughout the nation. Wardell recalled some of the significant changes in costume trends she’s experienced throughout her lifetime.

“When I was a kid, it was either you made it yourself or you got it out of one of those funny little plastic cellophane packages,” Wardell said.

“The kind of costumes we wore were cheap, but we loved them. You’d go to a costume shop and find the classic stuff: the monsters, Romans, witches, things like that.”

The costume styles of today closely parallel occurrences in popular culture themes and are often valued in light of their detail and realism.

Although Wardell encourages all her customers to indulge in their theatrical side, the festive attire featured in her store has a distinctive style that contrasts archetypal costumes.

“What’s really hip now is not just your general superhero stuff. We don’t really do that line,” Wardell said. “We follow the other things that are happening like steampunk, ScoobyDoo and rock stars. Classic favorites, but hip, cool stuff.”

Despite a variety of tastes and methods employed by the costume wearers of Flagstaff, Ramirez said she believes most people share a common reason for dressing up. Ramirez said she feels that Halloween offers many the exciting opportunity to take on a temporary guise and pose as someone or something unusual.

“When you put on a costume, you become someone else,” Ramirez said. “You embody another character that you either made-up or that you idolize and want to be. You kind of get to just not be yourself for a night.”

For many, costuming serves as the purest form of creativity and participants often experience a heightened sense of confidence and many memorable moments. Jade Price, 20-yearold Incahoots employee and vintage wear expert, said she loves to participate in the Halloween tradition.

“It’s the one time of year where everyone gets to live their wildest fantasy,” said Price.

“Something that you’ve always dreamt of being that is unobtainable. You can suddenly be it and people accept you as such.”

Price said above all else, recreation and community bonding are the central themes in this ancient October ritual.

“Costuming shows people a different side of themselves and of each other. It’s about having fun, letting go, getting to be a community together — I think it’s great,” Price said.

“Everyone has a common goal on Halloween, and that’s just to have fun.”

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Chickens for the charitable on Christmas Shaelene Walker

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e makes a list and checks it twice, deciding who’s naughty and who’s nice — yet there are millions of children all over the world who are anything but naughty, and they don’t get a visit from the jolly man.

It’s no secret that poverty and hardships occur throughout the world. Men, women and children are suffering every day. However, Samaritan’s Purse, a nonprofit disaster relief organization works to help victims of poverty, survivors of natural disasters and people suffering through hardships.

Operation Christmas Child (OCC) is a charity event that Samaritan’s Purse has organized every October through December for the past 25 years. The goal is to collect donations to send to less fortunate children worldwide. Samaritan’s Purse has distribution centers all over America where people can pick up a shoebox and fill it with donations for children. Samaritan’s Purse recommends donating fun gifts such as dolls or toy trucks, educational items such as pencils and books or something useful such as a toothbrush or washcloth. After these boxes are filled, they are shipped and hand-delivered to children all over the world.

Chick-fil-A on South Milton Road is collecting donations every Monday throughout the entire month of October. Hospitality Manager Maz Smith set up the partnership with Samaritan’s Purse. Smith said she loves partnering with Samaritan’s Purse because of all the organization’s goals.

Smith encourages her grandchildren to donate every year, teaching them the importance of helping others.

“We get hundreds and hundreds of boxes turned in here at Chickfil-A in just one month’s time,” said Smith. “They personally hand each gift to these kids and give them the opportunity to participate in an educational program that is religiously based. It helps them learn how to read

and write, and it teaches them the word of God.” The children who receive the shoebox donations have the option to attend a 12-week long religious program. This program gives the kids a chance to get away from their troubles and be in a safe place. They meet other children their age and get to interact with people who are focused solely on helping them grow and get out of their predicaments.

McKayla Epps, director of training and development at Chickfil-A, said she is extremely humbled and honored to lead and be a part of a team that participates with organizations such as Samaritan’s Purse.

“I am extremely proud of what our team accomplishes every Monday night,” said Epps. “Helping create presents for underprivileged children is a beautiful experience that I’m glad to be a part of.”

Chick-fil-A is offering free sandwiches every Monday night to anyone who donates a shoebox and the $9 postage stamp, hoping it will draw more people in to donate.

Families, fraternities, sororities and groups of friends are all welcome to go to Chick-fil-A and put together donation boxes. Smith and Epps show support to anyone who wants to donate.

“It creates a bond in the community to have a place where families and friends can all come together to make a difference [for] children who really need a little love and care in their lives,” Epps said.

Last year, through the OCC charity event, Samaritan’s Purse donated 11 million shoeboxes to over 100 countries including the Philippines, Dominican Republic, Congo, Indonesia and Peru. Donor ministry representative Andrew Riley elaborated about the process of donating these shoeboxes.

“This is a great way to show others that someone cares about them,” said Riley. “The kids not only get something special, but we share the true meaning of Christmas with

them and that lasts forever.”

Samaritan’s Purse does not get 11 million shoeboxes solely through the OCC charity event, the distribution offices they have set up do a majority of the work. One particular office is located here in Flagstaff. Year-round, volunteer area coordinator Robin Earle said she has participated for the last 22 years.

“We hope our gifts bring joy,” said Earle. “Since many live in very dark places and circumstances, our shoebox gifts can bring hope to many.”

Top: Photos hanging inside Chick-fil-A showing children that were given shoeboxes filled with toys for Operation Christmas Child, Oct. 10. Bottom: Chick-fil-A employees Hannah Frazier (left) and Alanah Avila (right) holding a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child. The non-profit organization “Samaritan’s Purse” is teaming with Chick-fil-A to collect shoeboxes filled with toys for children in need all over the world, Oct. 10. Caleb Autry | The Lumberjack

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Left: Hadley Singer plays Ben Weatherstaff in NAU Theatre’s “The Secret Garden,” Oct. 10. Right: Actors (left) Ashley Fredricksen and (right) Kara Hunt play Robin and Mary Lennox in NAU Theatre’s “The Secret Garden” Oct. 10. Jack Mehl | The Lumberjack

Student stars take the stage at NAU Theater Pruthvi Khilosia

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potlights shine brightly at the Department of Theatre as the first show of the semester takes the stage. Students star in “The Secret Garden” by Pam Sterling and will be in production throughout October.

“The Secret Garden” is a children’s classic about a lonely and spirited orphan, Mary Lennox, who leaves her home in colonial India to live with her reclusive uncle in the Yorkshire Moors of England. Lennox’s life changes along with her companions Colin, her Yorkshire maid Martha, Martha’s brother Dickon, an old gardener and a robin bird.

Directed by NAU professor Robert Yowell, the cast and crew have been rehearsing since the first week of the semester. Yowell said it is a talented cast and has enjoyed every moment of the rehearsal period. Staged plays can sometimes vary from its original source because of the adaption and changes to fit the audience, but Yowell said that keeping it to its traditional roots was important.

“We have not changed the style of the show. It’s a very powerful script, and we want to be true to this great story, which was written

by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The play version that we are using has been adapted by Pamela

Sterling,” said Yowell. “The themes of this play center on how we can heal ourselves from various forms of illness and emotional trauma through friendship and love of nature.”

Backstage production for “The Secret Garden” is run by students who are part of the Department of Theatre. Sophomore theatre major Gabrielle Lux is a member of the costume crew and hopes to pursue stage management as a career.

“I make quick changes and any fixes on costumes backstage during the show so actors can go on looking like they’re supposed to,” said Lux. “Rehearsals started at the start of the semester, but tech started a week-and-a-half ago so people working behind the scenes have less time to prepare than actors.”

Lux said one of the biggest challenges is getting the costume changes done in short time windows, such as a 20-second costume changes. Lux said being part of NAU’s Theatre department is a really good opportunity to start a career.

“Doing this is one of my classes, which is a costume construction class,” Lux said. “I have to take lab hours and work a show for credit. It’s a really good way to show real-world situations of what it’s like working in the productions.”

Undeclared freshman Eliza Estabrook

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works backstage production with Lux. Estabrook is taking theatre classes to see what it is like working with a production crew.

“I love running around and doing everything,” said Estabrook. “Being able to be with tech and actors together as well as seeing everything come together on stage is pretty awesome.”

Many theatre students take part in the monthly productions as part of their classes.

However, students with other majors wanting to pursue their talent can also audition. Being able to audition for tech is a specific requirement for theatre students, but auditioning for stage roles as well as signing up to be an usher is open for anyone.

Kate Ellis, professor of costume design and designer for “The Secret Garden,” has been working vigorously over the summer, although the official production and design meetings started in late August. Ellis does this every year as part of her profession at NAU. “The show has a very fluid storytelling style. It doesn’t have any real breaks between any scenes, so if there were needs for costume changes to capture time and change in season they need to be well-planned, efficient and smooth,” said Ellis. “So the show just flows [as] a movie would. We don’t have the advantage

of cuts and costume change so it needs to be smooth.”

The robin bird that leads the little girl Mary to the secret garden in the play is the only animal in the production. Ellis talks about how she adapted this aspect in the book for the stage.

“The robin is a puppet. So, I was designing the puppet and working with the actress that was cast as the puppeteer. I’ve been having costume design and then also puppetry, puppet design and puppet coaching,” Ellis said. “There’s never enough time in the day but it’s theatre — you get the job done in the time frame that you have and it’s all good.”

Throughout the semester, various upcoming productions will star many students and faculty members at NAU. From November through December, NAU’s Department of Theatre will perform “All in the Timing” by David Ives, which will be directed by David Weynand. Beginning in 2019, “The Effect”

by Lucy Prebble and directed by Christina Gutierrez-Dennehy will be performed.

The first performance of “The Secret Garden” was on Oct. 12 and will draw its curtains to a close with the last performance Oct. 21. All performances are held in the Clifford E. White Theater. Admission to “The Secret Garden” performance starts at $7.

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Dive-in Movie* | Wall Aquatic Center | 9 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24

Mt. Joy Concert* | Prochnow Auditorium | 8 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 25

Unless otherwise noted, all events are open to the public to enjoy. *Open only to NAU students with ID

Bonfire and Chili Cook-off | Central Quad | 7 p.m.

Volleyball vs Sac State | Rolle | 7 p.m.

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The Giant blunder

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aquon Barkley has proven to be the best player in the 2018 NFL Draft in just six regular-season games.

His explosiveness and production at Penn State have seamlessly transitioned to the NFL level. It was everything the New York Giants could have hoped for, but Barkley was not the right choice at the No. 2 overall pick.

This isn’t anything against Barkley or to the other elite running backs in the league, but the value of the running back position has never been lower, and it would be wise to stray from even picking a running back early, let alone with the second pick.

The value of the position has directly taken a hit for two specific variables: One being that there is just too much talent at KADE that position to warrant a team to invest a GILLISS large amount in. It’s supply and demand.

SPORT EDITOR Why pay a lot for production when you can find a cheaper and often just as reliable option. It’s what the Kansas City Chiefs found in the third round of the 2017 draft with Kareem Hunt. It’s what the New Orleans Saints found in the same round of the same draft with Alvin Kamara — both Pro Bowlers in their first seasons. Hunt led the league in rushing his first season and Kamara recently became the first player in NFL history with 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in his first 20 games.

This season, Kamara and Hunt will be making just under $1.8 million combined. Barkley will be making $7.8 million, already the sixth highest in the NFL and $31 million guaranteed throughout his rookie deal, the most in the league for a running back, all according to Over The Cap website.

The second reason being that the running back position has never had a monumental impact on team success as people believe. Just take a look at the limited 2,000-yard rushing club, of which the most recent occurrence came in 2012 when Adrian Peterson took the Vikings to the playoffs after rushing for 2,097 yards with Christian Ponder as their quarterback.

Peterson was just 8 yards shy of breaking Eric Dickerson’s season-rushing record set in 1984 as a member of the Los Angeles Rams. Both Peterson and Dickerson led their teams to a 10-6 record, both lost in the first round of the playoffs. Out of the other five members of the 2,000-yard rushing club, only one has won a playoff game, being Terrell Davis who rolled with Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway.

You look at the Giants and they have no semblance of a line and have a battered, dink-and-dunk passer in Eli Manning who gets booed in his own stadium that he brought two championships to.

It’s a shame because Barkley is the only thing going for the Giants. He is the league’s sixth leading rusher on only 84 carries and has the second-most receptions on the team, just five behind star Odell Beckham — but the running back has never been the savior of a franchise.

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Sophomore Gregory Jordan (98) celebrates with NAU football after 31-23 win over Southern Utah Sept. 22 at the Walkup Skydome.

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NAU football has hope Kade Gilliss The First Six eading into the second half of the regular season, NAU football sits in sixth place in the Big Sky Conference standings with a 2-1 conference record and 3-3 overall. The team has both completed surprising upsets and has been involved in disastrous losses so far, and the team is facing a lot more questions than answers that need to be addressed during their bye week.

Heading into the season, the Lumberjacks were well aware of their front-loaded schedule. Their opponents featured Eastern Washington and Weber State at home, both teams who finished atop the preseason media and coaching polls for the Big Sky and last year’s co-Big Sky Champions, Southern Utah. Before heading into their bye week, NAU got big wins over Weber State and Southern Utah but fell to Eastern Washington 31-26 in

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week two.

Bigger than their loss to Eastern Washington was the loss of two-time AllBig Sky First Team recipient and junior starting quarterback Case Cookus.

Cookus’ status for a possible return to action this season is still in question after head coach Jerome Souers stated the quarterback’s most recent medical evaluation did not come back positive as they were hoping.

The quarterback was without a sling Oct. 10 at practice, but his status remains indefinite going forward.

“We knew before the season began, that getting through the first six games was going to be tough,” said Souers. “Losing Case sent us back I think significantly on offense, but what I love most about this team is resiliency and their ability to push adversity aside as they focus and keep playing.”

Resiliency is one way to put the Lumberjacks season so far. Beyond

Cookus, the team has been plagued by an injury bug in the first half of the season. Starters like senior wide receiver Emmanuel Butler, senior safety Wes Sutton, junior linebacker Taylor Powell, sophomore defensive lineman Chauntez Thomas and their top three running backs, senior Cory Young, junior Joe Logan and sophomore Nate Stinson, have all missed time this season due to injury.

Over halfway through the regular season, it’s difficult to determine exactly where this team lies, as the team’s aspirations will be solely reliant on their health going forward.

Given that, the team should feel good about coming out with a 3-3 record and some noticeable wins.

“We’ve really set a goal to become relentless competitors,” Souers said. “Don’t let a negative event in a game control your emotions. We’ve been guilty of that in the past … We’re mentally tougher now. We’re relentless competitors, we keep coming.”

SPORTS What Needs To Change If the team has any hopes of returning to the postseason they’ll have to clean up the absurd amount of turnovers on the offensive side of the ball.

In six games, the Lumberjacks have a conference-high 19 turnovers, including six against both Weber State and Missouri State.

The NAU defense has found a way to minimize the casualty by forcing a conference-high 19 turnovers of their own, 13 through interceptions, the most in the FCS. “We just have to continue growing as far as execution and cleaning up the ball security,” said offensive coordinator Aaron Pflugrad. “[Ball security] is everything. I told our guys if we aren’t getting that right, we’re getting nothing right. If we get that right, we got a chance to do a lot of special things.”

Sophomore quarterback Daniel BridgeGadd jumped out onto the NAU scene when Cookus went down against Eastern Washington, throwing for three touchdowns and almost pulling off the upset against the top-ranked school in the conference.

Since then, Bridge-Gadd has thrown for six touchdowns, six interceptions and lost five fumbles. Souers attributes most of the fumbles to bad timing and the offense still getting that down with a new quarterback in place.

“You’ve got to have a short memory,” said Bridge-Gadd. “If you really dwell on the bad plays, then the big plays don’t happen as often.

This is my first time being thrown into it all and not everything is going to be perfect, so just got to keep moving forward … The second half of the season is going to be a little different.”

On the other side of the ball, the defense is going to have to build on its solid performance

against Weber State, especially on the run where they only allowed 53 rushing yards to freshman standout Josh Davis. It was the season-low for Davis who had rushed for at least 100 yards in each of his three previous games.

Defensive coordinator Andy Thompson elected to leave the conference’s best secondary with little help in order to stack the line of scrimmage to assist the run defense that has struggled most of the season. NAU should not only repeat the strategy, but rely on it. The Lumberjack secondary has been nothing short of reliable, allowing only 48.5 percent of opposing passes to be completed, 185 passing yards per game and 5.6 yards per reception — all of which rank the best within the conference.

NAU will look to build on their stout defensive performance, after allowing over 200 yards rushing in their previous four games prior to Weber State.

The Final Five The final stretch of the season will feature opponents that have a combined 13-18 overall record, including their next matchup Northern Colorado who are still seeking their first win of the season.

The game is scheduled to take place at Greeley, Colorado Oct. 20 at 11 a.m. The Lumberjacks lone away win came week one with a 30-10 win over University of Texas at El Paso. “[Northern Colorado] has done a good job on offense,” said Thompson. “They’ve been really close in a lot of their games. We know we didn’t play very well last time on the road. We’ve got to go play a good game on the road, and we haven’t done that in two road games in a row.”

The following week may be one of the Lumberjacks’ most challenging, even though

Freshman linebacker Larry Davis III (24) and sophomore Chase Laurita (66) carry out the American and Arizona flags as NAU takes the field before the football game against Southern Utah at the Skydome Sep. 22. John Chaides | The Lumberjack

Cal Poly is only 2-4 currently this season, the team averages 323 yards per game this season, which ranks top in the Big Sky and fifth in the FCS. NAU will need a performance similar to Weber State in order to limit their offense.

The team will fly out to Davis, California

to face off against the currently top-ranked team in the conference, UC Davis, who average 45 points per game, before finishing off against Sacramento State and North Dakota in their season finale at home.

Kids are taking over unconventional sports in Flagstaff Molly Smith

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here are the traditional sports that children participate in at a young age: soccer, baseball, basketball to name a few. Some parents may say their child is a natural or has shown talent from a young age. Others may argue that sports are a natural step in a child’s social development, regardless of athletic ability.

According to The Aspen Institute Project Play, in 2016 the three most popular youth sports — basketball, baseball and soccer — had

the largest decrease in participation, with 3.2 percent in the United States alone. Meanwhile, gymnastics saw a 1 percent rise in participation in the same year.

In northern Arizona, there is a popular growth in uncommon sporting activities.

Flagstaff Gymnastics Center and CrossFit Flagstaff not only supports children’s practice in their facilities, but encourages it. They pair fitness with fun in hopes of meeting all children’s level of satisfaction — something traditional sports oftentimes lack.

“I think it’s essential to create a

fun fitness background for the kids and just really start those good habits of fitness and eating generally healthy early on and keep those habits as an adult,” said CrossFit Flagstaff kids program director Erin Wellendorf.

“The rates of childhood obesity and diabetes are skyrocketing and creating those habits early is huge.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that in 2015, 12.7 percent of adolescents in Arizona were overweight and 10.7 percent were obese. 15.7 percent of children ages 2-4 in the federal food and nutrition assistance program

Women, Infants and Children (WIC) in Arizona were also overweight.

Not only are these programs keeping children healthy, but the kids are also loving it.

“I like to come here because I see my friends and my dad works out too,” said Clara Maring, a firstgrader who trains at CrossFit Flagstaff alongside her parents.

This summer, CrossFit Flagstaff celebrated their 12th year together.

About six years, ago they implemented the kid’s programs. There are two age groups: CrossFit Kids ages 6-12 and CrossFit Young Athletes ages 12-17.

The goal is to have their young trainees be leaders whether or not they plan to pursue athletics. By no means do the coaches scale down workouts because they are kids.

What can a young child do at a CrossFit training session? Maring may be young, but she is cultivated on how CrossFit works. She comes right in and begins stretching and doing warm-up laps, skips and crawls. Her trainer then prepares for the daily workout. This can consist of body weight lunges, kettle bell swings, shoulder presses and lateral Continued on Page 22

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Blue and gold in action

Volleyball — Women’s volleyball face the Weber State Wildcats Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. in Utah. The Lumberjacks are 13-8 on the season and 5-3 in conference play. The Wildcats are 11-6 on the season and 6-2 in conference. When these two teams played earlier the season ,the Lumberjacks shut out the Wildcats 3-1.

Soccer — With three games left before the Big Sky Championship, women’s soccer goes head-to-head with Eastern Washington Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Lumberjack Stadium.

Luckily for the Lumberjacks, their spot in the conference championship has been clinched - Eastern Washington, on the other hand, will not be joining them.

A young gymnast does a bar routine in front of an extensive list of state-championship banners.

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jumps. Almost every workout is centered on what the children can do while improving their skills. The youngest kids focus on bodyweight exercise and sometimes incorporate light weight of 3 to 5 pounds. The coaches want the kids to work on balance and technique rather than intensive weight training.

Not just anyone can train a child. There is a kid’s class and level one course in order to properly teach kids CrossFit. “To be a coach you want to have a passion for the sport.

You’re that much more motivated to learn and to grow as a coach,” Wellendorf said. “You have to keep pursuing education, seminars and certifications to make sure clients are getting the most out of you.”

Most children involved in this program are merely in it because their parents are active in the gym as well.

“We are trying to branch out into the community more to expand the program and reach kids whose family doesn’t do CrossFit,” coach Katie Gardiner said. “A lot of the kids leave so excited and tell their friends because they are doing something so different than the sports they are playing.”

There are skills and activities that are unique to the different types of gyms. At Flagstaff Gymnastics Center, they offer all of the main events. For men and women, floor exercise, vault and bars. Women also compete on the balance beam whereas men on the pommel horse.

“I practice a lot of skills on my trampoline at home,” said Erin Burton, an 11-year-old who has been competing for eight years. “It helps, but most things I can only work on in the gym.”

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Flagstaff Gymnastics Center is a full training facility for competitive, young gymnasts. Co-owner and coach Shawna Miller has been coaching for 13 years. She began her training at this gym at the age of two when the gym opened their doors in 1996. They start as early as 12 months to 21-years-old. Their main athletes are between the ages of four and 11. The gym is not only a training center, but a preschool with about 50 children.

With the daycare program, they are offered a gymnastics class.

“I think it teaches them a lot of hard work, discipline and learning when you put effort in somewhere, you can get something out of it,” said Miller. “They take it out of gymnastics too and apply it to school and other sports.”

This gym has a fall and spring season. Each season consists of weekly, even daily practices in preparation for four to six competitions each season. There are level four and five gymnasts who can compete in both seasons, but levels six to 10 are limited to training in the fall and competing in only the spring.

“Gymnastics is a lifestyle. It is demanding so we say that practice doesn’t make perfect but perfect practice makes perfect,” Miller said. “Not only must the kids be passionate, but their coaches, parents and friends need to motivate them as well.”

Jason Miller, a level four male gymnast, competed in the Arizona State Championships and brought home the title of male State Champion. Camryn McCullough also won first place Xcel Diamond All Around State Champion and Arizona Gymnast of the Year.

“We are a smaller gym from a smaller city, so it was really awesome to see our gymnasts bring such big titles back home,” Miller said.

Football — After a bye week last week, the Lumberjacks are back to face the Northern Colorado Bears Oct. 20 at 11 a.m. in Greeley, Colorado for a conference game. The Lumberjacks are 2-1 in conference play and the Bears are 0-4 on the conference. In standings, the Bears are holding down the last seed while the Lumberjacks are at sixth seed.

Volleyball — Women’s volleyball take on the Idaho State Bengals for the second time this season on Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. in Idaho.

Last time these two teams saw each other, the Bengals defeated the Lumberjacks 3-2. In the conference, Idaho is currently sitting above the Lumberjacks.

Golf — From Oct. 21 to Oct. 23 NAU Golf will participate in the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown in Las Vegas, Nevada. Last year when they competed, NAU came out in 15th place on days one and three and tied for 12th place on day two.

Soccer — Women’s soccer takes on Idaho State for the last game of the regular season before the Big Sky Championship Oct. 21 at noon in the Lumberjack Stadium. In the conference standing, the Lumberjacks and Vandals have been neck-and-neck all season with both teams clinching a spot in championship play.

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