The Lumberjack -- October 22, 2015

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his week’s issue of The Lumberjack is special for two reasons: it’s Homecoming Week at NAU, therefore we have a lot of content focusing on Homecoming-related events, but also this week we are unveiling our new redesign of The Lumberjack’s logo, as well as a completely redone version of JackCentral.org.

From the annual Homecoming football game, to Tequila Sunrise, The Lumberjack is covering all the big events going on during this celebratory week.

Our coverage doesn’t stop with just the print edition; we will be covering events as they happen during Homecoming Week, which will be up on JackCentral.org. In our new features section we have four stories associated with Homecoming, so take a look at pages 16-23 to read about our biggest stories of the week.

We have been working hard to launch a new logo for The Lumberjack, and after a successful prelaunch during the summer it is finally time to let everyone see what we have been doing.

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Corrections Box

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ast week, in the story “NAZ Today’s coverage of shooting pulled from air,“ there was a misattribution. Carla Andrews-O’Hara, chief marketing and communications officer, was misnamed as Cynthia Brown, associate director of NAU’s Office of Public of Affairs.

Also, in the story “Campus shooting kills one student, wounds three” Colin Brough was incorrectly identified as a freshman, rather than as a junior.

City Council to re-examine Flagstaff’s “Party Ordinance”

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BY CESAR AGUILAR

ct. 6 a group of students and community members gathered at the Flagstaff City Council meeting to hear if the council would consider revising the “Party Ordinance,” the ordinance that regulates a “gathering of five or more persons, disturbing quiet enjoyment of private or public property by any person or persons.”

The ordinance was originally passed with a 6-1 vote by the city council May 19.

It defines “disturbing quiet enjoyment” as things such as excessive noise, obstruction of the street, consumption of alcohol by minors and fighting.

Junior political science major John Bower, who organized multiple petitions against the ordinance, discussed his concerns about the regulation at the Oct. 6 meeting, along with several other students.

Bower put numerous hours into making sure the council heard what students had to say regarding the ordinance. He collected over 500 signatures for a paper petition and over 3,000 signatures for an online petition on Change.org. The council decided to acknowledge his petition and hear comments from the public about Ordinance 2015-08.

The first speaker to address the council at the Oct. 6 meeting was NAU student Gage Holcomb. Holcomb brought up many objections to the ordinance, but one in particular was regarding NAU’s population and the ability of fratnerities and sororities to gather and live together off campus. “[NAU] is planning on increasing its size of students for the next decade, and [fraternities and sororities] are the largest social group on campus,” Holcomb said.

Holcomb said that this ordinance would have a huge impact on students as they moved off campus, especially because many students move in with other students, sometimes in groups larger than five.

Another speaker who addressed the city council was Jim Berton, who represented the Flagstaff Liberty Alliance. This organization “is a non-partisan organization dedicated to bringing liberty groups and like-minded individuals together in the Flagstaff area,” according to the organization’s website. It showed its support for changing the current ordinance.

Bower spoke next. He addressed the council members by acknowledging the large number of signatures he collected both through paper petitions and the online petition. However, the online petition was not considered valid because it was not a hard copy.

Another speaker who addressed the council was Flagstaff citizen John Hissler.

“Demographically I look like a guy who would approve of this ordinance, because I’m in my 50s, and I also like to be in bed by 10 o’clock,” Hissler said. “I live downtown and have had neighbors who threw parties before.

When this occurs I usually just go and tell them to turn it down and they do. I have had to call the cops before but it only took one cop in the past to come shut the party down.”

As the community shared their opinions with the council, Mayor Jerry Nabours responded to their comments.

“I can assure you that there is no motive here to make fines and try to get money,” Nabours said. “There is no motivation to discourage or constringe on any university students … but we did have a number of complaints about parties and that was what we were aiming at.”

Mayor Nabours proposed that students talk to the Flagstaff police chief to try to work something out, and then bring it back to the council if they wanted to gain his vote for consideration of a new ordinance.

A majority of the councilmembers agreed with the mayor, except for Councilmembers Eva Putzova, Jeff Oravits and Karla Brewster, who agreed to reconsider the ordinance. These were the three votes that were needed to move the ordinance onto the next agenda.

John Brower hopes to meet with the Flagstaff police chief in the future to try to work something out, but has put his campaign on hold due to the recent shooting on the NAU campus.

The next two council meetings will be held Oct. 20 and Nov. 3.

NEWS

PoliceBeat

BY JESSICA HUFF

Oct. 12 At 9:21 a.m., a student living in Sechrist Hall reported getting pepper spray in their eyes from their door handle. NAUPD responded and transported the subject to the Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC).

leads were exhausted and the investigation was closed.

cement beam at Facilities Management.

At 8:34 p.m., Reilly Hall staff reported a vehicle following two residents. One NAUPD officer responded but the subject was gone upon arrival.

At 9:20 p.m., a passerby reported a subject running in traffic near McConnell Hall. One NAUPD officer responded, but the subject was gone upon arrival.

At 11:35 a.m., staff reported a student with a broken leg at the South Fields complex. The student was transported to the FMC.

Oct. 14 At 4:06 p.m., staff reported a suspicious package.

The package was taken to NAUPD for safekeeping.

At 1:21 p.m., a subject reported an assault at Mountain View Hall and six NAUPD officers responded.

All leads are exhausted and the case is closed.

At 4:48 p.m., students reported a subject riding a skateboard while holding the back of a bus near the bookstore. The subject was gone upon arrival.

Oct. 17 At 12:12 a.m., a passerby reported a driver driving erratically.

Three NAU officers responded to the scene. The motorist was arrested and booked into Coconino County Detention Facility for DUI over .08, DUI to the slightest degree and underage DUI.

At 4:36 p.m., a subject reported a 9-year-old girl missing during a bicycling trip on campus. The girl was located and returned to her group.

Oct. 15 At 12:44 p.m., the staff of Ernest Calderón Learning Community reported a broken window. The investigation is closed and all leads exhausted.

At 8:15 p.m., students reported a subject approaching and asking females strange questions. The subject was gone upon arrival.

Oct. 13 At 1:58 a.m., a student in Reilly Hall reported items missing from their room. The case is currently open and pending investigation.

At 5:31 p.m., NAU Police Chief Greg Fowler reported an unconscious student.

Flagstaff Fire Department (FFD), Guardian Medical Transport (GMT), and three NAUPD officers responded, but the subject refused transport.

At 8 p.m., staff reported that a parking bumper had been dropped from the top of the High Country Conference Center parking garage. All

At 10:14 p.m., the staff of Gabaldon Hall reported the odor of marijuana.

NAUPD and Flagstaff PD responded, and one student was arrested for the possession of dangerous drugs and drug paraphernalia.

Oct. 16 At 12:51 a.m., staff reported subjects on the roof of McKay Village. Five students were cited with minor in consumption of alcohol and false reporting to law enforcement.

At 10 a.m., Student Life reported that a subject had inappropriately touched a student. The case is open and pending investigation.

At 1:11 p.m., staff reported that a vehicle had been driven into a

At 1:24 a.m., two officers responded to a motorist reporting an object being thrown from the San Francisco Parking Garage and hitting their car.

At 9:10 a.m., two students reported subjects threatening them near Sechrist Hall. One NAUPD officer responded; the case is open and pending investigation.

At 4:28 p.m., a citizen reported that a subject had yelled at them and had attempted to approach their vehicle. The subject was gone upon arrival of the NAUPD officer.

At 11:12 p.m., subjects reported a 9-year-old female having a seizure from a previously diagnosed condition. FFD, GMT and three officers responded. The family refused transport.

Oct. 18 At 2:16 a.m., five students were deferred for underage drinking near Reilly Hall after being contacted in a traffic stop.

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NEWS

Is it possible to survive on a minimum wage salary in Flagstaff?

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BY GRACE FENLASON

he first few months of every semester, incoming students and residents flood the restaurants and businesses of downtown Flagstaff holding resumes in their hands looking for jobs. Most of these downtown establishments pay their workers Arizona’s minimum wage of $8.05, which some argue is too low to live on, especially in Flagstaff.

In a study published in Governing magazine, Flagstaff reportedly has the lowest private-sector wages in the country. The data was compiled by the United States Labor Department and the Council for Community and Economic Research.

“Dominantly, our tourism industry does have some lower-wage jobs. And those jobs are typically held by lower-killed employees and/or university students that work a few hours here and there, but aren’t reliant on a full-time job,” said president of the Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce Julie Pastrick in an interview with NAZ Today.

In the report, the average Flagstaff citizen earned an average of $14.31 per hour, which is almost $8 below the national average. The report cited Flagstaff’s tourism-based economy as the reason why the city’s average is so low. Flagstaff has many low-paying jobs because of its thriving tourism industry and college environment.

“If you took half of those jobs, those low-wage hospitality jobs, out of the equation then our average wage would approach more the national average. So the numbers don’t really paint the whole picture for the region,” said Richard Bowen, president of the Economic Collaborative of Northern Arizona, in a KNAU article.

Low income isn’t the only thing burdening Flagstaff citizens and NAU students. Housing in Coconino County is significantly more expensive than other counties in Arizona. Also, according to the 2015 Housing Assessment put together by the Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH), in Coconino County there are a total of 45,720 households, and only 29,720 households live in affordable units. Affordable units are defined as housing affordable to the median household income.

This means that 35 percent of households in Coconino County are cost-burdened and may have difficulty accessing necessities such as food, medical care and transportation.

“When I was working there I couldn’t afford things like toilet paper or shampoo,” said a former Wendy’s employee who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “I didn’t receive any benefits either, so I didn’t receive or couldn’t afford insurance.”

Arizona’s minimum wage was raised 15 cents from $7.90 to $8.05, as mandated by the Arizona Minimum Wage Act Jan. 1, 2015. The

U.S. minimum wage is $7.75, 30 cents lower than Arizona’s.

According to the Industrial Commission of Arizona, the Arizona Minimum Wage Act does not apply to some employers including the State of Arizona, the U.S., and small businesses that are not subject to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act and have less than $500,000 gross annual revenue.

This means employees of Arizona, the U.S. and some small businesses are legally allowed to pay their employees less than the minimum wage.

The standard work week generally consists of five eight-hour work days, which is 40 hours a week. According to this model, the average worker would make around $322 a week and around $1,288 a month — this, of course, would be the rate without taking out taxes, social security and other exemptions that vary per job and per person.

According to a 2014 cost of food report by the USDA, the average U.S. male between the ages of 19 and 50 spends between $187.60 and $372.80 on food every month. In this same report, the average U.S. female spends between $166.90 and $331.00 on food every month.

In terms of housing, matters are more complicated. According to the ADOH 2015 housing report, the fair market rent (FMR) — the amount of money a property would lease for if it were available — in Coconino County is $825 for a one-bedroom apartment.

According to the same ADOH report, rental housing in Coconino Country is expensive in comparison to the rest of Arizona. Arizona, as an entire state, has the FMR of $697 for a one-bedroom apartment. Rental housing for a one-bedroom apartment in Coconino County is $128 more expensive than the Arizona average, the highest out of Arizona counties.

“It’s more expensive to live in Flagstaff than New York City,” said part of the Flagstaff Living Wage Coalition and NAU alumna, Frankie Beesley.

In theory, a person working 40 hours a week under minimum wage would make $16,744 a year; this is also considering the rate without taxation and under the assumption this hypothetical person would have to work 40 hours exactly every week of the year.

Would this hypothetical person be able to afford to live in Flagstaff, if not Coconino County?

Yes, but it would be difficult.

An average year of rental housing for a onebedroom apartment, according to the ADOH, is $8,364. According to the USDA the bare minimum amount of food a person could afford would be between $2,002.80 and $2,251.20. Neither of these amounts include health care, insurance, toiletries, transportation and clothing costs. For this one person, it would get increasingly expensive as the size of housing, the number of dependents and other

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costs would increase.

“It’s poverty with a view,” said Flagstaff citizen and NAU alumna Penelope Scott.

However, because of a certain group’s effort this may change. In April, a group called the Flagstaff Living Wage Coalition sued Arizona over a law prohibiting individual cities from raising the minimum wage. The coalition argued that it is near impossible to afford the cost of living in northern Arizona under the current minimum wage laws.

“We’re a group of dedicated teachers, passionate community activists, NAU alumni who call Flagstaff home, small business owners and lowwage workers who support a viable local economy,” Beesley said in a press release in April.

The law in question is A.R.S. § 23-204, which was passed by the Arizona Legislature in 2013. It prohibits counties, cities and towns from regulating employee compensation and benefits.

“The Arizona Constitution prohibits the state Legislature from undoing or modifying the will of the voters without a supermajority,” said one of the attorneys for the coalition, Mik Jordahl, in a written statement.

The lawsuit alleged the law conflicted with Proposition 202, especially when the proposition stated that cities and towns “may by ordinance regulate minimum wages and benefits within its geographic boundaries.” They argued that Prop. 202 said minimum wages should be set by cities as long as they were not lower than Arizona’s minimum wage already.

In June, the Flagstaff Living Wage Coalition

and their attorneys announced they reached a settlement with the Arizona Attorney General’s office that would annul A.R.S. § 23-204.

The settlement has led groups across the state to lobby their local governments for wage increases and to have the issue on local ballots. Flagstaff Medical Center raised its minimum wage to $12 an hour.

“The coalition believes it is time to help not only the thousands of working people who live in poverty but also thousands of children who often go hungry because their families can barely make ends meet,” said a Flagstaff citizen representing the coalition, Joe Bader.

In the 2014 city council election, two out of the three candidates voted into office would support a living wage ordinance, which may include raising Flagstaff’s minimum wage. Vice Mayor Celia Barotz and Councilmember Eva Putzova would support a living wage ordinance while Councilmember Scott Overton would not.

Groups across the state are expected to attempt to increase minimum wages in their cities, including Flagstaff. Of course, some citizens are willing to give up extra money to afford living in Flagstaff.

“I would rather be poor living here than be rich living somewhere else,” Scott said.

Others, however, struggle to survive in an expensive mountain town like Flagstaff.

“I chose to go to NAU because it was the cheaper option and now I feel trapped here,” the former Wendy’s employee said. “I can’t move and I can’t find a job that pays more than $10. I’m trapped.”

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Author and activist talks to students about experiences on Death Row

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BY CONOR SWEETMAN

ocial justice activist, author and death row lawyer Bryan Stevenson’s words echoed through Ardrey Auditorium Oct. 13. The roughly 90-minute speech was filled with stories and life lessons from Stevenson about social justice and his work on death row.

He quoted his book, his 2012 TED talk and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., among others. Stevenson also wrote this year’s NAU Reads book, Just Mercy: a Story of Justice and Redemption.

Bryan Stevenson has been working with inmates on death row since he was in law school at Harvard.

In 1989, Stevenson formed the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI). This non-profit group based out of Montgomery, Ala., provides legal assistance to death row inmates who are denied the right to counsel, impoverished prisoners and anyone who may have been wrongly convicted.

As of February of this year, the EJI has saved 115 men from execution.

Not only is Stevenson the executive director of EJI, he is heavily involved in social justice work and reform for minorities and impoverished people in the American justice system.

At the event, Stevenson spoke about four things that a person needs in order to change the world. The first thing is that once you have found something you are passionate about.

Stevenson argued that the best way to change an issue is by being close to it.

“When I took an internship that put me in proximity to death row inmates, it was hard to imagine myself doing anything else, and that put me on the path I’m on today,” Stevenson said.

Stevenson has been working with death row inmates since his time at Harvard Law School in 1985.

The second thing Stevenson talked about was about changing the narrative. For years, he said, African Americans have been treated differently in the eyes of the law.

“People talk today that now [post 9/11] is the first time this country has dealt with terror. But that isn’t true. African Americans dealt with terror from the time of Reconstruction [starting in 1865] all the way to the mid-1900s,” Stevenson said.

Changing the narrative, he said, is about changing the views we as a society have about one another and fixing a broken system.

“There is no question that mandatory minimum sentencing laws have dramatically increased the prison population in the United States from just 300,000 in 1972 to over 2.3 million today,” Stevenson said. “I think they’re misguided and it doesn’t make sense to take away discretion or the ability to contextualize and evaluate on a case-by-case basis.”

Many people who are victims of excessive mandatory minimum sentencing were convicted of

drug-related crimes, like the case of a Florida suspect who was sentenced to life in prison for owning five ounces of meth. Stevenson said that sentencing a person in possession of narcotics to life in prison is not helping; it is criminalizing a health and addiction problem.

“We have a system of justice in this country that treats you much better if you’re rich and guilty, than poor and innocent. Wealth, not culpability, shapes outcomes,” Stevenson said.

The U.S. is the only country in the world that sentences 13-year-olds to life without parole. Stevenson has represented several minors that have been sentenced to life or were on trial.

The third thing Stevenson spoke about was being hopeful. When Stevenson first started EJI, he did not even have enough electricity to run the coffee maker and the copier at the same time. He was understaffed and overworked.

“It’s been tough, we’ve faced a lot of challenges and a lot of obstacles. There are many times when I’ve felt overwhelmed by the responsibilities that we were facing, but I stayed hopeful,” Stevenson said.

Today, EJI is a thriving success and has helped hundreds of death row inmates and wrongly convicted people.

“When [Stevenson] talked about being hopeful, that really hit home with me. I am baffled that we live in a society that has lost all hope of change; we have just accepted the things that happen and don’t question them,” said senior exercise science major Sydney Harding.

The fourth and final thing Stevenson told NAU students was, “you have to be willing to put yourself in uncomfortable situations.”

He told a story about a time when he went to a prison to represent a client and the guard would not let him in because he was black. The guard did not believe he was a lawyer. The guard subjected him to processes that legal counsel normally does not have to do, including invasive body cavity searches.

He said that because he allowed himself to do this, he was able to see his client and he was able to help him. Stevenson quoted MLK with his famous line “The arc of justice is long, but it ultimately bends towards justice.”

“The speech was emotional, intriguing and educational all at the same time. I loved the story he told about his years of social justice work for the poor and wrongly convicted,” said freshman criminology major Michelle O’Connor.

The speech, filled with memorable moments and inspirational stories, resonated with students. He ended his speech with a question to NAU students, faculty and staff and visiting guests.

“The question we need to be asking ourselves, is not do people deserve to die for the crimes they commit, but do we deserve to kill?”

Student removed from Coming Out Monologues by NAUPD officers

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BY TAYLOR HAYNES

ne student was removed from NAU’s Coming Out Monologues Oct. 6, after a protest interrupted the event’s scheduling. The second Coming Out Monologues were scheduled for Friday, Oct. 9 but were cancelled due to the shooting on campus.

The Coming Out Monologues, hosted by LGBTQA Resources and Support at NAU, were designed to provide a safe and inclusive space for students who identify as queer. At this event, students were invited to read a monologue expressing their queer identity and narratives and discuss discrimination against those identifying as LGBTQA. A video posted to social media shows NAU student Kourtney Dunning’s monologue, which was a protest against NAU’s regulations on the monologues.

“I signed a contract that promised my removal from stage and exclusion from Friday’s performance if I did not read, word for word, my monologue,” Dunning said. “I guess I will be excluded from Friday’s monologue because this is not my submission.”

The audience snapped in approval, and then other audience members stood and joined Dunning in her monologue: “We broke the rules to speak unforgiving truths.”

Another student continued by saying, “Queer students at NAU have been victims of hate crimes, homelessness, violence, assault, harassment and misgendering.”

The video then shows administrators and faculty members verbally attempting to end the demonstration.

The protest was intended to feature queer-identifying students voicing their discomfort with the submission process required for participation in the monologues.

Many in the audience felt the demonstration took an unexpected turn when NAUPD plainclothes officers forcefully removed Dunning from the event. The video recorded many audience members shouting in protest as Dunning was escorted from the

building.

Many participants of the Coming Out Monologues were uncomfortable with the presence of plainclothes officers at the event, including junior psychology major Martha Garner.

“It feels violating on some levels.

The space was literally policed,” Garner said. “There is a dangerous line between safety and encroaching on a queer space.”

The video ends after Dunning’s removal; however, it is reported that many participants left following the demonstration.

“A lot of audience members left and the remaining performers didn’t have the same safe space,” Garner said.

NAU Associate Director of Public Affairs Cindy Brown emphasized that NAU had no intent to censor the participants of the event.

“No monologues were edited, censored or rejected,” Brown said.

“The reason the participants were asked to submit their monologues in advance was to allow event organizers to arrange monologues in an order that allowed for variation in tone and type of monologue.”

According to Brown, the university was informed of the planned demonstration through various postings on social media beforehand. The university and organizers of the event felt that the intent and nature of the Coming Out Monologues would be changed or negatively altered.

“Several students who intended to share their monologues, some of whom were coming out publicly for the first time, went to event organizers and LEADS Center staff expressing great distress, feeling directly attacked and sharing that the event was no longer a safe space for them,” Brown said.

In response to these concerns, the event organizers requested law enforcement officers to be in attendance.

“The officers did not intervene until requested to do so by the master of ceremonies,” Brown said.

Although with fewer audience members and a different atmosphere, the event continued after the demonstration.

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Professor David Brumbaugh is named this year’s Homecoming Dedicatee

BY SARAH LUJAN

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eology professor David Brumbaugh was announced the official homecoming dedicatee due to his dedication of teaching and researching for 43 years at NAU. The NAU Chain Gang is in charge of the dedicatee process and surprised Brumbaugh during his geology class Oct. 5. The Chain Gang is the oldest club on campus; it focuses on keeping campus tradition alive and a part of the NAU experience.

Brumbaugh was shocked about the sudden surprise, but excited and honored about what he would be able to participate in over homecoming week. Since 1972, Brumbaugh has devoted much of his time to teaching what he loves, and in return, NAU was honored with what students refer to as a remarkable professor.

“I knew since the fourth grade that I loved the Earth.

In sophomore year of college, I took David Brumbaugh my first geology class and immediately knew this is what I wanted to do the rest of my life,” Brumbaugh said. “My geology teacher was amazing, and motivated me to continue my education in geology. He is my inspiration.”

Brumbaugh started his journey at Indiana University earning his bachelor’s degree in geology. After his undergraduate studies, he served in the Navy Reserves as an intelligence officer during the draft in the early 1960s.

After serving in the military, he continued his graduate studies while staying in the reserves for a few more years. Similar to many graduate students, he taught a geology lab, falling more in love with teaching his favorite subject.

“I never get bored of teaching, in fact, I am so lucky to get paid for what I love to do,” Brumbaugh said. “I am happy to be the teacher and make a difference in my students’ lives.”

Along with teaching, Brumbaugh has worked continously with the Arizona Earthquake Information Center, an organization that provides information on potential earthquake hazards for the northern Arizona region. With this research, Brumbaugh plans to publish a manuscript in a national journal within the coming years.

“I cannot express enough how geology is important for everything; the earth is all around us. Everyone needs resources and geologists are the ones who find necessary resources for people to use for their jobs, and also to just live,” Brumbaugh said.

Students and colleagues have seen Brumbaugh’s endless commitment in the classroom and research regarding the field of geology. His dedication didn’t go unnoticed when he became this year’s Homecoming dedicatee. Through the nomination process done by student clubs and organizations, the top three are narrowed down through many rounds of voting.

Finally, the Chain Gang chose one last time with one more round to determine the final dedicatee. Homecoming dedicatee tradition has been around since 1936, honoring many professors and staff of NAU who have showed incomparable service to the university and interest in students’ education for at least 10 years.

Several of Brumbaugh’s students feel he provides them with not only the necessary academic information, but with wisdom and knowledge regarding life.

“This might sound clichéd, but I try to tell my students to always work hard, stay focused, and make use of all of your opportunities because life is too short,” Brumbaugh said.

Brumbaugh has participated in multiple NAU Homecomings and has witnessed many changes on campus throughout his years here in Flagstaff. Adapting and learning new things every year from the campus, he plans to teach as long as possible in order to inspire students through geology, similar to his own personal experience when he was in college.

Brumbaugh finds it rewarding to see his past students, as well as their children, come through his class. According to Brumbaugh, their accomplishments are his accomplishments.

“Geology broadens students’ backgrounds in many areas of studies that will help them understand more about other areas of studies; it provides students with valuable information,” Brumbaugh said. “Learning about geology is all about the broad education NAU offers and I really try to encompass that throughout my teaching.”

Brumbaugh will be a part of many ceremonies throughout the week for this year’s homecoming. Even though he is a little apprehensive for the events ahead, he could not be more excited to participate in the traditional banquet and parade for this year’s Cirque Du NAU Homecoming. The parade will be held on NAU’s campus at 11 a.m. Oct. 24.

Culture Clash: Remembering to study while abroad

BY CARRIE BINDSCHADLER

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fter two months of studying abroad in Prague, midterms are imminent. In my situation, the school I attend is a subsidiary of an American university, so class functions much like a typical American college course would.

The majority of students at my school are studying business, but there are a few outliers like myself who study English and criminal justice. We are not here for the education at school, but rather the education that comes from taking in a new country every day.

Because most of my classes are elective in nature, I have found it rather difficult to actually do homework.

There is always something to do that sounds more fun than homework and I never want to miss out on anything.

Especially now, I have found validity in the belief that when attending school, you really do have to choose between sleep, a social life and studying. So far, I have been choosing the latter two options.

You would think that because midterms are coming up, we would have buckled down over the weekend and finally hit the books. But as exchange students, we decided to blow off studying for a little while to spend the weekend in Budapest.

Travelling in a group of nine is difficult at times, but also surprisingly quite fun. As such a large group, we ended up in a flat all to ourselves rather than in a crowded hostel.

We had a huge living room to hang out in while resting after spending a long day walking around and exploring the city.

Even if we should have been studying and preparing for our midterms, I know that none of us regret our adventures in Budapest. On the bus home, we all began frantically studying, reviewing and reading materials for school, realizing that we might actually want to put in some work.

A major difference between myself and other exchange students is that my classes transfer back to NAU as the actual grades that I receive, whereas everyone else has their classes transfer back as pass/fail.

At NAU, I never had so many issues with studying, hitting the books, reading or doing homework. I somehow managed to find a balance between a social life, sleep and studies without too much difficulty. I’m sure that it was easier in Flagstaff because I couldn’t feasibly do things like hop on a bus and go to Budapest for the weekend.

I feel an enormous amount of pressure to see everything that I possibly can, not knowing when I will get the chance to come back to Europe. I’ve been visiting different cities and towns outside of Prague since my arrival. During the week, I focus on attending classes and exploring Prague.

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This ceaseless desire to see everything makes it very difficult to make any time for studying. Even with four months in Prague, I will not be able to see everything, but I am doing my best to cram it all in. Studying until late in the night, frantically reading for class on the tram on the way to school, and putting everything off until the last minute has become commonplace for me.

As a result, I am slightly worried about my midterms and the grades that I will receive while studying abroad.

However, in the grand scheme of things, I think for the first time in a long while that school is not the priority.

The experiences and hands-on learning I encounter while navigating new cities and countries, traveling the world, visiting museums, meeting new people and taking in culture will serve me far better than any classroom learning ever could.

I will buckle down this week and study, taking a brief break from exploring, as my grades are still important to me and I would like to do well on midterms. Even though studying abroad is exciting, it is imperative to remember to maintain one’s grades. But I also intend to live fully with no regrets for this brief time spent in one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.

LIFE

Charles D. Thompson Jr. highlights issues of border control in his book

Border Odyssey

BY RACHEL SPIERS

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he hard-working men who sacrificed their time, money and families in the middle of the 20th century continue to inspire America with their dedication to provide for loved ones, as well as following their own version of the American dream.

These gentlemen, known as Braceros, spent years working in fields picking cotton, corn and vegetables for guaranteed benefits they rightfully deserved. However, they never saw a penny of the benefits they were promised, and have had scant opportunities to share their stories with the world.

But Charles D. Thompson Jr., professor of cultural anthropology and documentary studies at Duke University, spoke openly about their experiences and his during a talk in the Liberal Arts building at NAU Oct. 15. He shared his recent book Border Odyssey: Travels Along the U.S./Mexico Divide with students, professors and local residents. He focused on the involvement between the United States and Mexico’s border control.

Students take notes on Charles Thompson's lecture on his book.

The lecture covered Thompson's personal experiences and understanding of the U.S. Mexico divide.

Charles Thompson reads from his book, Border Odyssey: Travels Along the U.S./Mexico Divide Oct. 14 in the Liberal Arts building at NAU. The book was written about Thompson’s experience traveling 1,969 miles along the U.S. Mexico border. (Photos by Morgan Trivett)

Thompson interviewed many men from Mexico who came to the U.S. in past years to work, picking crops in fields and putting in long hours of hard work. Their stories relate to one another in terms of the lack of benefits they were promised, but never given.

According to Thompson, he wanted to go to a place where “countless innocent people had been kicked, cussed, spit on, arrested, detained, trafficked and killed, all for the sake of working in the U.S. for a pittance.”

According to Thompson, not only have these men dealt with so much pain, they have yet to receive their retirement benefits from years past and continue to fight for what is rightfully theirs.

“Some Americans are unaware of the many crimes that occur in other places throughout the world,” Thompson said. “There are a lot of people who have a lot of problems… bringing in drugs, crimes and issues. We, the people, dictate how our world operates through politics, people and art relating back to how we value others.”

Thompson feels some people believe that there is a border issue based upon the way we view others and how we, as a country, develop relationships and communicate with foreigners. Pope Francis begged to differ. “[The people of this continent] are not fearful of foreigners because most of us were foreigners,” Pope Francis said during his recent trip to Washington D.C. The reality behind foreign people entering new places is all part of the immigration process that shared its glory days with the Industrial Revolution. Cities such as New York and Los Angeles were booming with new faces and pursuing

workers.

Thompson said in the era of the 20th century, immigrants were starting new lives in hopes of creating better opportunities for their families and loved ones. This is no different than the many families and men who came to the U.S. more recently seeking work.

“Before you make up your mind, you should get to know an immigrant,” Thompson said. “Why does fear seem to win out? It is the sense of morality and ethics of religion that for every fearful act, there is another act.”

Thompson clearly believes these foreign men deserve to have their voices heard, in hopes of reaching out to the U.S. to grant them their wish: receive the uncollected benefits from their years of hard, dedicated and life-threatening work and a pursuable apology from the U.S. government for the amount of crime each individual man encountered.

Crimes that occur along the border are not always publicly expressed; however, it is important to understand what goes on between the U.S. and Mexican border when lines are crossed.

“The Border Patrol’s killing of Mexicans on their own soil has complicated and compromised U.S. diplomacy,” said online journalist John Carlos Frey. “In June 2011, Border Patrol agents shot another Mexican national, Alfredo Yañez, claiming that he had been throwing rocks and a nail-studded post from the Mexican side of the border.”

Thompson believes that by loving one another allows society to grow as a whole and that we need to change in order for good people to come out of the shadows and into the light in order to be something.

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My first heartbreak

n 2012, I experienced my first heartbreak. I did not give my heart away to a boy who would toss it to the side and it was not a high school love.

Instead, it was the man I trusted most. My heart broke when his spirit did.

It is always hard to see someone you love lose themselves. It is even harder to see them lose themselves to alcoholism. They go from being the light of your life, the person most trusted, to the one who causes you the most pain.

This man was the one who I could always count on. He was always there for me through thick and thin. But when he drank, he was a complete stranger. It was as if he transformed before my eyes, all because of a liquid.

As he continued to drink, he continued to lose himself, and so did I. I was hurt, because he would blame me for what he was doing. I was hurt, because he could not see he was RACHEL DEXTER hurting himself and those who loved him.

I was confused, because he loved us unconditionally The Feminist when he was sober, but he was mean when he was drunk.

I was confused, because he could not see how his actions were affecting us.

I was lonely, because I had no one to turn to for comfort. I was lonely, because I felt as if I had lost the one who had been there from the beginning.

I felt alone in this trial, but these experiences are all too common. In the United States, 16.6 million adults suffer from some type of alcohol use disorder, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).

Not only is it difficult to know that someone you love is comforted by downing a bottle of whiskey, but it is even harder to know that drinking is the only place where they find a release from whatever is torturing them.

The statistics are troubling. In 2012, the NIAAA reported that more than 10 percent of U.S. children live with a parent with alcohol problems.

These children look at their parents, and they blame themselves for their parents’ suffering. They think if they had not done something wrong, everything would be okay. They blame themselves, and they suffer as a result.

The problem escalates when the parent blames the child for their problem, and that is the hardest part. The man I love the most says I am the reason for his problem. It is hard to come back from that.

When his hurtful comments and careless actions were targeted at me, I may have felt hurt, but I somehow still felt in control. I was taking the brunt of the pain, and no one else had to endure it. He was not hurting other people.

But sometimes he did something totally out of my control, so I not only feared for his safety, but for that of strangers as well. He drove drunk.

In 2013, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 10,076 deaths, according to the NIAAA. These deaths could have been avoided, but everyone already knows that. These deaths cause even more people to suffer. Not only does the person drinking suffer, but so does their family, and the family of those they injured or killed.

Miraculously, when the one I love drove drunk, he did not physically injure anyone. The police caught him before that could happen. But for 10,076 others, the story did not end so peacefully.

People always think the dire consequences their actions can lead to will not happen to them. They think if they drive drunk, they will not get caught; they think if they drive drunk, they will not get in an accident. But that is not always the case.

I was affected by alcoholism, and it changed me. The man who was once my protector turned into the one who I felt I needed protection from. But today, the situation has changed. He is not completely back to who I knew before the bottle changed our lives, but he has received help. There are still days when I can see him struggle, but with my love and help and that of others, I know he can make a full recovery.

When someone drinks, it affects more than just themselves. That is what people need to realize.

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t is five o’clock somewhere and it certainly will be during Homecoming Week at NAU. The thirst will be too real, as Tequila Sunrise acts like a student holiday.

Tequila Sunrise is, and has always been, a favorite tradition amongst the student body at NAU. Drinking with your friends till you can no longer stand up correctly seems like fun. Right? Well, apparently once people enter the lion’s den known as Tequila Sunrise, good behavior and judgement are off limits.

Oct. 24 will be judgement day for those who will partake in the sinful activities, as drinking up to your eyeballs in alcohol will seem like a dream come true.

But if something seems too good to be TIM true, then it must be. And something might NUTTING not feel right just because it looks fun.

The Dinoexpert Perhaps this event is known as the biggest party of the year in Flagstaff. Other people might think this is an excuse to just drink and vomit their brains out.

NAU will be kicking off Homecoming Week, including weekly festivities and the big homecoming football game.

Unfortunately, citizens are weary of the negative stigma that Tequila Sunrise has.

Over the past few years, while Tequila Sunrise has been a popular event, it has brought consequences and problems, so much so that the NAU Homecoming Parade will be traveling through campus instead of downtown to avoid potential problems.

Tequila Sunrise should be viewed as a fun event, rather than one plagued with alcohol problems.

Of course, alcohol does have its fair share of problems that it brings, such as addiction and health problems. However, it is possible to drink and have fun at the same time.

Surprising as it sounds, it is possible.

It is plausible that people think drinking only brings bad news, as they might make choices that could endanger their life or the lives of others. The ones who plan on drinking

should prepare themselves to take responsibility for their sake and that of others.

For those who are second-guessing about drinking to no end, consider the fact that it might be best to not drink that day. Yes, it might not seem cool or fun to just sit inside instead of drinking, but it might be beneficial to your self-esteem and health.

People who attend Tequila Sunrise should have fun because going out to the bars and drinking with friends should be fun. But people should not use this tradition as an excuse to see how wasted they can get.

For those who enjoy knocking back a few drinks at the bar, please do so. Encouraging this tradition is great for the community, since it can create fun and bring the NAU student body and the Flagstaff community together.

Tequila Sunrise might bring bad company as some might think, but that is not the entire case. This social event should bring people together, not tear them apart. Alcohol cannot always be synonymous with trouble and mistakes.

However, responsibility should take priority over fun in this situation, as your life can be at risk. If your mom would not do this or partake in such an activity, then it might not be such a good idea. All people who attend Tequila Sunrise should be on their best behavior, and act in an appropriate manner.

This event should be a nice, safe party not a contest to see whose liver can quit the fastest.

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From Hero to ZeRo

Development disaster

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he Grand Canyon Escalade (GCE) is a proposed development project that essentially would commercialize the Grand Canyon’s east rim and place a gondola stretching about a mile from the top of the canyon down to a new elevated pathway below.

This project would include around 400 acres of Navajo lands, which although currently part of the Navajo Nation, have historically been connected to other tribes that have considered it sacred for generations. It would be quite shameful to destroy that part of their culture, considering the damage to tribes due to past conquest.

According to the Indian Country THEODORE Media Network (ICMN), the GCE is JEMMING built on the foundation of giving homes The Lorax and jobs within this new 400-acre tourism complex for the benefit of the nearby Navajo reservation.

Even if a few thousand Navajo will begin living in suburbs there, it is not determined how the GCE will affect the economy or the environment. The jobs sound great, but why is the canyon the the only area for possible economic gain? It is not even in final stages yet, but the impacts need to be analyzed before action takes place.

People need to understand how important precautions are when it comes to environmental alteration.

When suddenly adding a conventional year’s worth of traffic in just four days, the impact on the ecosystem should be reviewed before jumping into a project like this one.

The natural beauty is not as big of a problem as dealings between the developers and Navajo. Proponents of the project offer one billion dollars, leaving the Navajo responsible for a $65 million dedication to building roads and installing power lines, according to the ICMN. This is simply not worth the cost or benefits economically when they are literally destroying an amazing and highly respected land with a $150 million tram.

The current Navajo leader, Russel Begaye, opposes the GCE because of the high controversy of the project combined with the price that comes with the deal. Ben Shelly, the previous Navajo leader, was one of the biggest supporters and actually tried to get Begaye to agree to institute the proposals for the prosperity of his people.

Luckily, Begaye is not obligated to carry this request out.

The issue is that the GCE players claim they support preservation, but have more interest in profiting and reaping the benefits of the land. If other tribes also consider this a holy and spiritual place, would it really be wise to start upping the flow of people coming through?

The Navajo people and the other tribes, such as Hopi, are blessed to know that the Navajo leader does not support the idea, but the tribal council still must vote for or against this movement towards development. Everyone should know the facts and understand the wisdom of its original inhabitants before deciding what the project truly means for themselves.

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Homecoming misconceptions

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hen we were in high school, most of us were excited for our first must-do event — homecoming. The idea of dressing up and going to an official high school dance seemed cool in our teenage years, but looking back on it reminds us that the entire process was pretty trivial.

In high school, going to a school dance meant one of two things: being miserable for hours while you danced to terrible music or actually having the time of your life with your friends or a date. The process of getting ready often overshadowed the whole reason the day existed — the football game and pep rally.

College is a completely different story. As freshmen, MADELINE my friends and I wrongly assumed that homecoming CAIRNS meant there was a dance — which, looking back, makes The Optimist no sense at all. Instead homecoming weekend is a threeday party with a football game and a parade. It is a time when alumni and students can show their NAU pride.

While there are many differences between high school and college homecoming, one thing that hasn’t changed is the crowning of homecoming king and queen. In high school, there was a voting process to crown the victors, usually the most popular kids in school.

Here at NAU, however, no one really knows how the king and queen are crowned. Is there a secret voting process no one knows about or possibly an application?

College is also a period of our lives when we are all pretty broke, so instead of investing in an overpriced homecoming ticket and attire, all one needs in college is some school spirit and the desire to have a good time.

In retrospect, homecoming in high school was mostly unnecessary — despite how much [or little] fun you had. Homecoming in college is a much more laid-back atmosphere where the goal is to have a good time instead of trying to look the best for a night that no one will remember.

The alumni experience is also something many of us may take part in coming back to NAU years later when we revisit our past home. Let us make it the time of our lives while we can.

he competitive Super Smash Bros. for WiiU (Smash 4) community received a huge shock this weekend when the reigning titan Gonzalo “ZeRo” Barrios lost his first tournament to Nairoby “Nairo” Quezada at Major League Gaming (MLG) World Finals in New Orleans.

ZeRo had won 53 consecutive tournaments, a winning streak unmatched in eSports history.

This winning streak and defeat are the greatest thing that could happen to the Smash 4 community. ZeRo’s dominance as a player attracted thousands of fans to see if he would lose; there was even a direct bounty placed on his head at Community Effort Orlando (CEO).

The CEO tournament organizers offered $500 to anyone who could eliminate him DALTON DAVIDSON from bracket, and that bounty went unThe Catholic claimed.

ZeRo has won five national tournaments during this streak, each having anywhere from 500 to 2,000 entrants travelling from all over the world. However, Nairo’s victory over ZeRo creates publicity and long-awaited parity that will skyrocket Smash 4 into the money and fame that is eSports or competitive video gaming.

The eSports community is growing into a very powerful business as prize money and sponsorships put the industry on par with most athletic sports. Nairo won $4,000 at MLG New Orleans but Smash 4 is one of the less popular games in the industry. MLG New Orleans gave out $285,000 in prize money just for Dota 2 champions, and there were five total games at the same tournament, all with huge prizes.

The International 2015, the world’s largest Dota 2 tournament, gave out over $18 million.

This money may seem ridiculous, but it makes as much sense as it does for athletic sports. The money comes from sponsors and advertising, driven by viewer numbers. League of Legends Season 3 World Championships this past fall sold out the Staples Center, compared to the Los Angeles Kings that fail to sell out the stadium consistently. Companies like Coke, HBO, Google and McDonald’s are all putting huge money into these events to advertise.

Why? Young men and boys are watching these tournaments in gigantic numbers. League of Legends Finals pulled in 32 million viewers worldwide. By comparison, Super Bowl XLVI was watched by 111.5 million worldwide. The difference is that the Super Bowl has been around for about 46 years. League of Legends was released in 2009.

This industry will only get bigger. Smash 4 will soon be a name in eSports as it has continued to grow since its release just one year ago. This was its first MLG tournament, and Super Smash Bros. overall has not had a consistent circuit since 2010 with Brawl. However, MLG surely will see the success of this single event and invest more money into both Smash 4 and Melee. Before long, these video gamers will be making as much money and hosting as many viewers as football, basketball, baseball and soccer games.

It may seem crazy, but it is only going to get crazier.

So the next time you make fun of your roommate for playing video games too much, just remember: he could make millions.

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BY ZACH ASHTON

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he NAU student population has exploded over the past 60 years, with the then Arizona State College campus having fewer than 1,000 students in 1955 to having over 25,000 students enrolled in the fall of 2015.

But one thing that has not changed in six decades is the dedication of Sam Borozan to NAU and the Flagstaff community. Borozan has been taking photos for NAU, either as a student or a paid employee, since he came to Flagstaff over 60 years ago. He also currently teaches for NAU and officiates high school volleyball matches across northern Arizona.

“I was on the Navajo reservation, officiating Tuba City versus Holbrook,” Borozan said about Oct. 6. “[One of ] the coaches from Holbrook walked in and she knew me immediately because I reffed her games when she was in high school.”

Sam Borozan was born on Dec. 19, 1928. After serving for the United States Marines Corps during the Korean War from 1947 to 1953, doctors discovered an amoebic infection in Borozan’s stomach.

They had to remove part of his stomach at the age of 25 to get rid of the infection, ending his duty.

Having part of his stomach removed did not stop him from being able to play sports at a high level. Borozan then came to Arizona State College on a football scholarship in 1953. Back then, tuition was $8 a semester, room and board was $30 a month and books cost about $6 a semester. Coaches made normal salaries and were also teaching for the university.

“Ardrey Auditorium, Walkup Skydome, Gillenwater and Tinsley Hall, Agnes Allen [Hall]; they were all [named after] my professors,” Borozan said six decades later in October of 2015. “Guys like Max Spilsbury were professors as well as coaches. Everybody was an instructor and professors sponsored different types of clubs.”

Athletic scholarships did not offer full rides, so Borozan was forced to take an internship at a plumbing company to help pay for school.

Borozan also spent his time working for The Lumberjack as a photographer. Back then, the photographers used film but the school had a low budget, making each shot count. His camera of choice was a German Leica.

“In those days we had to be very careful,” Borozan said. “Frame a picture and make sure we got what was in the scope that we wanted to take the picture of. You had to take it to the dark room and develop the film in an acid bath. Then you hung it up on clothespin to dry. If you didn’t get a good picture, it was a loss.”

Sam Borozan poses for a picture after NAU volleyball’s match Oct. 1 at Rolle Activity Center. (Photo by Sara Krug)

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For Homecoming Week, the students participated in different rituals. The first day, the boys dressed up in a shirt and tie to their classes.

On the next day, everyone, including the professors, would wear their clothes inside out.

On the third day, the male and female students would exchange their clothes. The next day, students dressed up in their work clothes and cleaned up the campus for Homecoming festivities that night.

The night started out with a banquet barbeque for the alumni.

Then, with truck tires collected from around town and wood from the Southwest Forest Industries, the students would dance down to the bonfire and light it “[The bonfire] was 20 to 25 feet high,” Borozan said. “It was built where the bookstore currently is. [Students] would set it on fire after the snake dance. We would start at Beaver Street with the band then go across the tracks and meet in front of Weatherford Hotel and have a huge pep rally.”

After the rally, the students finished their march down to the bonfire and light it. The smolders burned for about a week. The week was capped off by the Homecoming football game.

Borozan got his bachelor’s degree in 1957 in elementary education.

His first job out of college was with the Flagstaff School District.

Borozan held the job for a year or two while he was getting his first masters in Education Administration.

Borozan then went to USC to start his second master’s degree. He was an athletic director and taught at a high school in San Bernardino, Calif. while he was in school. After coming back to Flagstaff, Borozan finished his second masters in educational psychology.

“I got another masters to help me with preparing students for college,” Borozan said. “This was before the SATs or the ACTs, you gave [students] a lot of information on how to apply for colleges. This was the time before the internet and [cell phones] and all of that. You had to write letters.”

Borozan helped students form an application letter to send out to colleges. He permanently settled into Flagstaff in the early ‘70s. One of his first jobs was a financial aid scholarship coordinatior. Then, Borozan was an assistant in the Alumni Office before going to the NAU Athletic Department until he retired in the early ‘90s.

For almost the last 20 years, Borozan has taught two health science classes and taken photos as a NAU photographer. He started off with a website to post all of his photos, but has recently gone to Facebook.

“Websites are not geared to have 500 photos a week,” Borozan said. “Now I can edit the photos and post them in an hour or two.”

Borozan has now upgraded to a Canon DX-1 and still shoots photos on a regular basis. He is a regular behind the sidelines at NAU sporting events in the fall, from football to volleyball.

“I met him at our first practice my freshman year,” said sophomore libero Kayla Guerrero. “He was there taking pictures. I see him around all the time so we’re pretty close.”

Guerrero is also one of three players on the volleyball team who has Borozan as a teacher. The two classes he teaches in Fall 2015 semester are Officiating Fall Sports and Officiating Spring Sports.

“We read the book everyday [in class],” Guerrero said. “We will go over a chapter, and he will show us signs a referee does and tell us rules and when they incorporate into a game.”

Once the fall semester ends in December and the holiday season passes, Borozan goes to Tucson till August.

“I have bronchitis and the cold weather just shuts me down,” Borozan said. “I teach as a volunteer [while in Tucson] at a private school for second and fourth grade.”

Borozan has seen Flagstaff and the university transform over the past few decades. During all of this time, he has done what he loves and continues to do so despite being 87 years old. He will forever be Sam Borozan takes photos of the NAU women’s volleyball team Oct. 1 against Idaho.( Photo by Sara Krug) engrained in the NAU family.

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RIGHT: Collins Irish Pub & Grill stands tall in the stormy twilight weather Oct. 18.

Collins Pub is located right off of Route 66 by Karma Sushi Bar and Grill, and is a proud participant of the Tequila Sunrise tradition. LEFT: A Tequila Sunrise Cocktail sits at the bar. Tequila Sunrise originated in Arizona and has been a strong practice ever since. (Photos

By Raven Larson)

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BY TAYLOR HAYNES

AU students and the Flagstaff community celebrate the annual Tequila Sunrise pub-crawl Oct. 24. Everyone 21 and older is welcome to kick off the Homecoming festivities with an early morning drink at one of downtown Flagstaff’s many bars.

While some choose to stick to their morning coffee and non-alcoholic alternatives, huge groups of students annually make their way downtown during the early morning to celebrate a long-standing tradition that has simply refused to die.

Flagstaff’s bars are preparing for a busy Saturday morning. Turnout in past years has been very good; this year Collin’s Irish Pub is hoping for equal or better sales.

Assistant general manager Justin Russell said the amount of tequila bought in preparation was 73 cases.

The cocktail Tequila Sunrise originated in Arizona in the 1930s, by a bartender named Gene Sulit at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel. As Russell noted, the tequila, orange juice and grenadine concoction is [not surprisingly] one of the most popular drinks ordered during the event.

“Sales increase pretty dramatically for Tequila Sunrise.” Russell said, “That and St. Patrick’s Day are our busiest days of the year.”

Collin’s Irish Pub is one of the most popular bars among of-age students, including Gesselle Averall, a junior majoring in psychology. Averall, a transfer student from California said that Tequila Sunrise was one of the first events she learned of upon moving to Flagstaff.

“I’m looking forward to Tequila Sunrise because I think it will be a positive event to bring people together and celebrate NAU, especially after the shooting,” Averall said.

Some have expressed concern about whether Tequila

Sunrise clashes with more family-oriented events, such as the Homecoming parade. As of this year, however, the parade is being held on the NAU campus, creating a considerable barrier between child-friendly festivities and the rowdiness of early morning consumption of tequila.

One of the biggest issues faced by Majerle’s Bar on Rt. 66 is over-serving. Anisa Yamada, the bar’s Assistant Manager, while eager for the event, explained the strict laws in Arizona that disallow bars from serving already intoxicated individuals.

“We train our employees to know when an individual is too intoxicated—when to offer water or food, but not alcohol,” Yamada said.

Downtown business owners and Flagstaff Police Department have worked together to ensure a fun, yet safe event for those wanting to celebrate Homecoming.

The sheer amount of excited students flooding the narrow streets of Flagstaff’s downtown has resulted in more confrontations and crime during past events.

“Flagstaff’s businesses all do their part to make sure that Tequila Sunrise is enjoyable,” Yamada said. “But we also want to prevent Flagstaff’s downtown getting completely trashed during the event.”

Both Russell and Yamada guaranteed that despite the overwhelming amount of people, bars would continue to enforce Arizona’s legal drinking age. Both Collin’s and Majerle’s have hired more trained security staff to check IDs and to be on the look out for illegal behavior.

Tequila Sunrise may be controversial, but its popularity with young adults is evident. But with the change in parade venue, Flagstaff will just have to wait until Oct. 24 to see if NAU students are more interested in their school spirit, or their favorite alcoholic spirit — tequila.

Where did the Homecoming parade go?

Event moves from downtown to campus

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BY ADRIAN SKABELUND

tudents, faculty and alumni will gather for the annual Homecoming parade Oct. 24. As in years past, there will be student-built floats and marching bands, but this fall there will be one major difference — the route.

Unlike the parades held in previous years, next week’s parade will travel through the NAU campus rather than through downtown.

The parade, which is primarily organized by the Blue Key Honors Society, will start at 11 a.m. on West Dupont Avenue just south of the Drury Inn, and wind its way through campus until it reaches the Ernest Calderón Learning Community on South Knoles Drive.

NAU Associate Director of Public Affairs Cynthia Brown said the organizers decided to change the parade route for a number of reasons.

“Following discussions last year with the City of Flagstaff on the impact of the parade to downtown businesses, the associated liability with the parade and the costs to hold the parade downtown, NAU and the city jointly decided to move the parade back to campus,” Brown said.

She also added that it has not yet been determined whether this change will continue into future Homecoming celebrations or if the parade will return to downtown Flagstaff.

“NAU has a very collaborative relationship with the City of Flagstaff and organizations throughout the community.

The community is, and always has been, an important part of this celebration,” Brown said.

Nonetheless, it was deemed best by both groups that this change be made for this year’s parade.

Assistant Dean of Student Affairs Pete Yanka was also optimistic about the change in the parade’s location.

“A lot of us within Student Affairs were excited about it being on campus. It gives us a chance to really engage our students who may not have gone downtown in years past, particularly the freshmen in the residence halls [because] parts of the parade will go right by those residence halls.”

Junior comparative cultural studies and studio art major Sophie Church has never been to a NAU Homecoming parade. She said that if she were going to be in town, the route change would make it far more likely that she would participate.

“I have always gone to the carnival … but I never really knew when the parade was, or I had nobody to go with, or it was downtown and I just didn’t want to walk there,” Church said.

The new parade route, Church said, is much more convenient for her.

“I [would] be able to basically see it out my front window,” Church said.

Celebrating the NAU campus is another benefit of the move, according to Yanka.

(Illustration by Jules Everson)

“[The change] gives us a chance to really showcase our environment, our community here and invite the general public onto campus,” Yanka said. “It’s a family-friendly environment for the community, and a lot of shifts and adjustments [have been made] to make it welcoming for a wide range of folks.”

One of the benefits Yanka cites is the opening of the San Francisco parking garage to the public Oct. 24; others include the creation of a family fun zone and the addition of a shuttle running to and from the football game, which starts at 4 p.m. at the Walkup Skydome.

“It gives [the public] an opportunity to really come in and be a part of not just the parade but the overall day,” Yanka said.

Stefan Mettler, an NAU alumnus and resident of Flagstaff, has his doubts about whether these changes will

make Homecoming more attractive to families. Mettler said that he has no plans to participate in the event due to the widespread consumption of alcohol on and around campus during the day.

“I would never bring my daughters to Homecoming,” Mettler said. “I would never want to expose my kids to that, and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.”

Brown and Yanka, however, believe that amenities such as free parking and the close proximity of the route to the residence halls will draw both community members and students alike.

“We’re very hopeful that those who have participated in this experience in the past — and quite possibly, some who haven’t — will share in our enthusiasm,” Brown said.

Homecoming organizers expect a higher-than-normal turnout due to the move of the parade route.

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Meet Louie the Lumberjack

BY SARAH LUJAN

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BY SARAH LUJAN

tudent by day and Louie the Lumberjack by night, NAU’s mascot is nothing less than a legend around Flagstaff, with or without the mascot costume. Not many people can say they have had the honor to be Louie, but the people who are lucky enough to have that honor get an incredible college experience and life-changing memories.

Being Louie puts one at the center of school spirit and exemplifies the ultimate collegiate experience. From interacting with the audience in the stands to conducting half-time activities, Louie is always present with energy and more than ready to take selfies.

The experience was not much different for one of NAU’s current veteran Louies — yes there’s more than one — who is also a graduating senior. The person underneath must remain anonymous, keeping the integrity of Louie; however, he walks along the campus with the rest of NAU’s students everyday.

“I love making people smile and especially being able to make

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a kid’s night,” Louie said. “The smallest things can really improve anyone’s experience at games, whether it is high fives or pictures. I make sure I make time for all the fans.”

Hundreds of Louie contenders gather each year in hopes of landing one of the most entertaining and interactive jobs on campus.

During the audition process, each prospect starts with an interview in front of a panel of judges that consists of various sports department officials, describing why they want to tryout and would be a worthy Louie.

“I remember telling the judges I wanted to become Louie because I realized that he was in my heart,” Louie said.

Continuing the process, each person puts on the head of the Louie mascot costume and the panel of judges gives them two scenarios they have to demonstrate. The first scenario is how one would pump up the crowd. This portion is completely freestyle and consists of constant physical activities like dancing and unique ways to make the crowd go crazy for any sports event. The next scenario consists of them demonstrating what they would do if a kid was scared.

(Photos by Anna Marisa Hernandez)

“Everyone had their own technique, but mine was to put the axe far away from the kid and I ran away from it, went over and high fived the kid,” Louie said.

After the final scenario, the judges ask them to put on a show with their best dance moves. From the shuffle to the cat daddy, each participant tries to leave all of their embarrassment behind and dance his or her heart out. The judges wrap up the audition process by conducting another interview. After that, there is nothing further any contestant can do but wait.

“The first thing I had to do was call my mom after to tell her about my experience. I was really excited,” Louie said.

After the audition, students waited patiently for a phone call. Finally, during winter break our current Louie received good news that out of all the participants he was chosen to be Louie.

At the time, he was the only Louie until the sports department decided to add one more Louie, with two in training in order to fulfill schedules for games.

“I remember my first game like it was yesterday,” Louie said. “It was a basketball game and the first time I put on the costume. I have to admit, I was nervous, but a newfound confidence took over me. I still have that confidence even without the mascot costume.”

Along with games, Louie got the experience to work one-on-one with mascots from the Phoenix Suns, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Arizona Cardinals. He even has a good relationship with ASU’s mascot, Sparky. Behind the scenes, all mascots support each other; they even have a secret mascot society in order to surround them all with positivity and new opportunities.

Louie had the chance to live the best of both worlds: the life of being both a student and a school mascot. Apart from the mascot, Louie goes to class and has friends that do not know he is Louie at all.

“It is really awkward when you see someone you recognize at a game, but cannot say hello because they do not know you are Louie,” Louie said.

The student under the costume will continue being a mascot in the future even after his career begins. With his newfound connections, he is excited to see what the future will hold for him.

“I am heartbroken that I am graduating this coming year, but so grateful for the experience NAU has given me,” Louie said. “I cannot wait to see other students have the same chances and opportunities I have had. I have by far the coolest job on campus.”

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In the life of a

BOUNCER

BY KARI SCOTT

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he word “bouncer” might just strike fear into a bar-goer’s heart — even more so for someone who is underage. A big, brawny, intimidating guy just waiting to take your ID card or throw you out of the bar can be slightly scary.

This is what one would expect — but not necessarily what they might get. They might just run into a bouncer like Clayton [Clay] Pilcher.

Pilcher is a bouncer who started working at Monsoon Chinese Bistro & Sushi in downtown Flagstaff about two months ago,

his first bouncing gig. Being a bouncer is something Pilcher did not expect or intended to be doing.

“A friend of mine just came over one day and told me he was working downtown at Monsoon,” Pilcher said. “I asked him a little bit about the job. I didn’t know much about it, but I had a few other friends who had also done it, so I was curious. He told me they were looking for bouncers.”

Pilcher took applying for this job as seriously as applying for any other job, going so far as to even dress in a suit and tie for his interview. He got hired right away and was told he could start the Thursday of that week.

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Clayton Pilcher works as a bouncer for the downtown Flagstaff restaurant and bar Monsoon Sept. 17.

Pilcher has been working there for two months.

Pilcher is a Coconino Community College student majoring in politics and philosophy law. (Photo by Morgan Louvier)

“I feel like I’m one of the few nonaggressive bouncers out there,” Pilcher said. “I try to deal with situations through talking first and not immediately kicking someone out or hurting them.”

Pilcher does not really fall into the stereotype of an intimidating bouncer. Being a bouncer took some adjusting to for Pilcher.

“It was hard at first because I have never had an aggressive nature before — I’ve never been a contact person or gotten in fights,” Pilcher said. “So with my first few situations at work, I just didn’t know how to be aggressive.

It took me a couple times before I learned how to balance it all.”

While he may not give off an immediate aggressive or intimidating vibe, Pilcher takes his job seriously and works hard.

Fortunately, since Monsoon is one of the tamer bars, Pilcher and his co-workers do not have to deal with as much aggression as some other bars.

However, because the bar is so close to campus, one problem these bouncers have to deal with is fake IDs and underage drinkers.

The majority of customers at Monsoon are students.

Fake IDs are an issue that the bouncers and the bars take very seriously. Pilcher has been learning how to ID from his other coworkers

who happen to ID more regularly. After a while, it gets easier for the bouncer to spot fake IDs and they pick up on the signs and clues of someone using a fake. It is their job, after all.

“Sometimes it’s just trying too hard. You can tell when people are guilty,” said one of his co-workers.

Bouncers are encouraged to take their time looking at IDs and confirming their legitimacy to protect the bar from any potential legal issues. There is no leeway when it comes to this issue. What Pilcher finds amusing is when bouncers are bribed to give fake IDs back. The bouncers are not willing to lose their job for something so small.

An unexpected fact about Pilcher is that he, himself, is underage. At only 20 years old,

he has described working at Monsoon as a crash course in bars.

Pilcher has not worked any big events yet, but this year’s Tequila Sunrise will be his first.

Other than working three shifts in 24 hours, Pilcher is looking forward to Tequila Sunrise.

“I’m excited to have that many people around,” Pilcher said. “I really enjoy working around a lot of people. I get to party and dance and have just as much fun while getting paid.

I want to meet some new people and not get punched in the face.”

Pilcher enjoys his job and likes to meet new people and see old friends. While he does like to have fun, his main goal is to keep the bar safe.

There is more to Pilcher than just being

a bouncer. Pilcher has lived in Flagstaff since he was 10 years old. He is currently a student at Coconino Community College (CCC) majoring in politics, philosophy and law.

Pilcher is set to graduate from CCC in December of this year. He has to balance being a student and being a bar bouncer by scheduling classes in the afternoon so he can sleep after late-night work shifts.

Pilcher has an inherent interest in politics. As proved by his involvement in Ann Kirkpatrick’s congressional campaign. Pilcher was an intern for the “Ann Kirkpatrick for Arizona” campaign and he eventually was hired as a full-time worker.

“It was the most fulfilling time of my life,” Pilcher said.

Working on the campaign was a great learning opportunity for him as he hopes to pursue politics as a career.

After he graduates with an associate’s degree from CCC, Pilcher plans on leaving Flagstaff and attending a large university, preferably in Southern California. His ambitions following that are quite impressive.

“I’m going to be president,” Pilcher said about his future.

As a bouncer, Pilcher is full of surprises.

With his mellow personality and political aspirations, he is not quite what one would first picture at the mention of the word “bouncer.”

Steals and deals for your Tequila Sunrise

BY CHRISTINA LEWIS

For years, Tequila Sunrise has been known as one of the more popular events among NAU students. It is an exciting

Maloney’s Tavern $7.50 Smirnoff with Red Bull Deep Eddie Vodka and Red Bull $5 Red Bull’s $7.50 Tequila Sunrise (tequila, orange juice and grenadine) Tequila Sunbowl (bigger form of a tequila sunrise with tropical Red Bull) “People start rolling out of the fog at about 5 a.m. and there is already a line down the building by 6 a.m.,” said Maloney’s manager Aaron Frias. “We will have six bartenders, four servers and 10 security guards around the building making sure everything is moving smoothly.”

tradition for students and alumni to celebrate their school and support their football team in the homecoming game.

If you are of age, there is no better way to start your Saturday morning of homecoming game day in downtown

Flagstaff for the notorious Tequila Sunrise. Whether you’re an early bird and get up at 6 a.m. on the dot or you sleep in then head downtown later in the day, there are deals at all the bars for you.

Dorados Costal Mexican Grill

Monsoon Chinese Bistro and Sushi

$6 tall Tequila Sunrise’s Free Red Bulls handed outside the bar.

$6 Tequila Sunrises $6 beers Outside of Monsoon’s is an outdoor patio bar, cash only (Fireball, Jager, Tequila and Beer)

“We open at 6 a.m. and let in anyone who is not already drunk,” said Dorados manager Drew Gruver. “We will be giving out free t-shirts for the first 100 people to arrive at the bar.”

Bars open at 6 a.m. in downtown Flagstaff

“It is absolutely non-stop. Everything is doubled, sometimes tripled in stock,” said Monsoon’s manager Neiland Prince said. “We try to just go with the flow and keep it open to the public to decide how we’re going to run things, but everyone has a specific job and station that day of work.”

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Lumberjacks look to stop losing skid for Homecoming Junior safety LeAndre Vaughn (center) and sophomore running back Corbin Jountti (right) lead the charge of the Lumberjacks out of the tunnel Oct.3 at Walkup Skydome.(Photo by Thomas Miner)

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BY BRIAN WADE

ntering its annual Homecoming game Oct. 24, the NAU football team will look to replicate the magic they created in their last-minute Homecoming victory over No. 2 Football Championship Subdivision-ranked Eastern Washington University last season.

NAU enters its Homecoming game at 3-3 (1-2 in the Big Sky Conference), following a tough 38–24 loss at the University of California – Davis Oct. 10.

“We want to come in with a balanced approach [offensively],” said head coach Jerome Souers. “If [Weber State] stacks the box we have got to be able to pass the ball, and if they sit back in coverage we have to be able to take advantage of what’s available.”

Weber State enters Flagstaff posting a 4-3 (2-1) and third in the Big Sky standings and riding a two-game winning streak after defeating the University of Montana 24–21 in Missoula, Mont., and the University of North Dakota 25–24 at home in Ogden,

Utah, Oct. 17.

The Lumberjacks’ defense enters the game allowing an average of 35.3 points per game through six games. The Wildcats’offense has put up 20 points a game through seven games this season.

The Wildcats have averaged 320 yards of offense in seven games.

“This week defensively we have to be better on third down and getting the offense and forcing more turnovers,” said senior cornerback Marcus Alford. “We only have a few so far so coaches have really been emphasizing turnovers.”

The Lumberjacks have only grabbed three interceptions this season and Alford has two. Weber States’ quarterbacks have thrown nine interceptions this season.

The Lumberjacks have surrendered 213.8 yards a game on the ground so far this season. The Wildcats are averaging 145.3 rushing yards per game.

Weber State is led by sophomore running back Eric Wilkes, who has totaled 107 rushing attempts for 491 yards and a

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touchdown.

The NAU offense currently leads the Big Sky Conference in passing efficiency, posting a 181 passing efficiency rating.

Weber State’s defense ranks third in the Big Sky Conference’s defensive passing efficiency rating, with opposing quarterbacks averaging a passing efficiency rating of 123.4.

Freshman quarterback Case Cookus has totaled 1,414 passing yards for 15 touchdowns and only two interceptions.

Sophomore receiver Emmanuel Butler has caught 697 of those passing yards. He has reached the end zone nine times in only six games.

Senior running back Casey Jahn ranks second in the Big Sky with 115.8 rushing yards per game. The Wildcats have allowed 184 rushing yards a game.

The Homecoming game will be at 4 p.m. in the Walkup Skydome.

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Lumberjacks make their case as one of the best teams in the Big Sky

Junior outside hitter Addy Lofstedt spikes the ball past a Weber State block at Rolle Activity Center Oct.15. (Photo by Sara Krug)

BY CHRISTOPHER VALVEROS AND CATELYN PRESTON

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he NAU women’s volleyball team entered its match Oct. 18 against the Big Sky Conference-leading Idaho State, looking to make a statement. That statement was made after a dominant win to pull the Lumberjacks even with the Bengals in the south division.

The Lumberjacks defeated the Bengals, winning in four sets (25–20, 15–25, 25–17, 25–17). Senior outside hitter Janae Vander Ploeg led the Lumberjacks with 24 kills, while senior outside hitter Tressa Lyman led the Bengals with 17 kills.

The Jacks shot out of the gate and never trailed in the first set.

The lead got to as high as eight for the home team leading 19–11 before the Bengals won seven out of the next 10 points, getting within three points to make it 21–18. But the Lumberjacks closed out the first set by winning four out of the last six points.

“It was important for us to establish that we could defend them,” said head coach Ken Murphy. “I thought we served tough and blocked well.”

In the second set, the Bengals broke a 5–5 tie with four straight points thanks to two kills by sophomore outside hitter Marissa Todd. The Bengals tied the game at one set apiece after a 16-9 run aided by mental mistakes from the Lumberjacks.

The Lumberjacks corrected their mistakes immediately out of the break. Junior outside hitter Lauren Jacobsen led the team in the third set with a .600 hitting percentage and six kills. After being tied at 10–10, the Lumberjacks won 10 of the next 14 points to grab a 20–14 lead. NAU took the third set to take a 2-1 set lead.

“I just needed to stop hesitating,” Jacobsen said. “I got inside my head a little in the second set, but coming out of the locker

room I just brushed it off and played my game in the third [set].”

NAU kept the momentum going in the final set. The Bengals kept up early with the score at 7–4, but the Lumberjacks won eight of the next 12 points to take a 15–8 lead.

After both teams split the next 10 points evenly, the Lumberjacks took four of the next six points to grab a 24–15 lead. The Lumberjacks were coming off a match-up against the Weber State Wildcats Oct. 15 at the Rolle Activity Center. The Jacks defeated the Wildcats in four sets as well (24–26, 25–22, 25–15, 25–18).

After losing a tight first set, The Lumberjacks dominated the next two sets, not allowing the Wildcats to lead as the game was being decided.

The Jacks will be back in Rolle Activity Center Oct. 22 against North Dakota. They are now 7-1 in the Big Sky.

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Sophomore forward Adrian Nixt attempts to head the ball into the net Oct. 18 at Lumberjack Stadium. (Photo by Zheng Liu).

BY MATTHEW KIEWIET

ntering the weekend, the NAU women’s soccer team had a chance to make a statement against the toughest teams in the conference and put themselves in a good position for postseason play.

Unfortunately they failed to capitalize.

The NAU women’s soccer team hosted a pair of conference matchups, facing off against the number one- and two-ranked teams in the Big Sky Conference.

The Lumberjacks played the Eastern Washington Eagles Oct. 16, who had the best overall record in the conference, and the Idaho Vandals Oct. 18, who had the best conference record.

The Lumberjacks lost 4–1 to the Big Sky Conference-leading Vandals.

The Jacks struggled to maintain possession of the ball throughout the game. The combination of bad weather and a sloppy field did not help.

“When the field is fast and hard, and you have pressure on, it makes it hard to keep possession,” said head coach Andre Luciano.

The Vandals attacked the Lumberjacks' back line often, and did not waste any time converting

their opportunities. Three of their four goals came off of set plays on either free kicks or corner kicks.

Idaho struck first early in the eighth minute of the first half off a free kick that deflected off a a player to Olivia Baggerly, who then shot the ball off the cross bar before getting her own rebound and kicking it through sophomore goalkeeper Meghan Dickmann’s legs.

In the 22nd minute, Idaho took advantage of a turnover in the NAU box, and junior forward Kavita Battan found the back of the net with an assist from junior midfielder Clara Gomez.The Vandals kept their foot on the gas, scoring two more goals before the end of the half Last season we were hungry,” Luciano said.

“We were the team that was looking to win a championship. This year everyone else is hungry.”

The Lumberjacks’ defense also ran into trouble during their Oct. 16 matchup against the Eastern Washington Eagles at Lumberjack Stadium. After letting up three goals in the first half, the Lumberjacks lost to the Eagles 4–2.

The pair of losses drop the Lumberjacks to 2-4-1 in conference play. The Lumberjacks will play against Idaho State Oct. 23 at Lumberjack Stadium.

Division II Icejacks collapse against high-powered Sun Devils

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BY KAITLYNN IRVINE

fter upsetting the Wildcats Oct. 10, the NAU Division II IceJacks were looking to accomplish the impossible, beat both the Sun Devils and the Wildcats in one season. However, the IceJacks failed to keep the Sun Devils off the scoreboard like they did in their win against the Wildcats.

The IceJacks played against the Arizona State Sun Devils Elite Team at the Jay Lively Activity Center Oct. 16, and lost 3–0. Sophomore forward Wilson Housely, sophomore defender Preston Ames and freshman forward Garret Eversole each scored a goal leading the Sun Devils to victory.

The IceJacks opened the first period with two attempted breakaways, but failed with their follow through. The first of two goals for the Sun Devils in the first period came with 11:15 left on the clock. Housely scored off an assist from junior forward Ryan McNeely to put the Sun Devils up 1–0.

The second goal came as the period was winding down. Ames scored off an assist by junior forward Wesley Starr to give the Sun Devils an early cushion.

The IceJacks had no regard for their own safety, playing recklessly and resulting in four

penalties, three of which were for roughing.

This left NAU a player down for a good amount of the first period.

“We have to stay out of the penalty box,” said head coach Travis Johanson. “That got us in trouble and we need to finish out chances.”

Eversole scored off an assist by freshman forward Andrew Schwietz less than four minutes into the second period. The IceJacks kept the penalties down in this period, only committing one foul.

“We made a lot of little mistakes like dumping the puck, not winning battles and with a team like ASU they capitalize on that,” said junior defender Dillon Benjamin.

The IceJacks ramped up their defense in the third period, not allowing a goal as the game came to a close. Sophomore goaltender Jaxson Gosnell finished the night with 10 saves.

“Our strengths today were our fore checks,” Johanson said. “Once we were in the zone, our fore checks were strong.”

The IceJacks will look to rebound on the road against Utah State Oct. 22. The IceJacks lost their first two matchups against this team Oct.1 and Oct. 2 earlier in the season.

Forward Steven Thompson takes a shot on goal Oct. 16 at Jay Lively Arena vs. the ASU Sun Devils Elite Team. (Photo by Paul Holdhusen)

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Dear literature enthusiasts

BY ARIEL CIANFARANO

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ith over 400 nonfiction authors, writers, teachers and students from around the world, the NonfictioNOW Conference will be taking place Oct. 28-31 at the High Country Conference Center. The event is being held to discuss the significance of nonfiction writing.

“Badass. Nonfiction nerd-gasm. Celebration of writing. Party like it’s 1999.

Pants optional,” said panelist and editor for The Normal School Steven Church about the NonfictioNOW Conference.

Different panels will be held throughout the conference in addition to workshops and other activities each day.

There will be panels with experienced panelists in their field, readings, a book fair and several workshops focused on specified topics. Poets, writers, journalists and nonfiction writers will all have something that will spark interest to conference goers.

Some of the experienced panelists who will discuss topics on nonfiction include: Brian Doyle, who has written many books, essays and poems; Roxanne Gay, whose writing has been featured in several magazines; and Maggie Nelson, author of novels and poetry.

“Everyone writes in any profession,” said NonfictioNOW Conference coordinator Nicole Walker.

The importance of writing and the magic a simple string of words can make is a skill that everyone needs to know and learn more about.

“People should come to be entertained and enlightened,” Church said: enlightenment in the form of “how to make art from the chaos of real life, how real life and research can be turned into literature and how reading can help people be more empathetic,” said panelist and future member of the board of directors Patrick Madden.

These topics and many more will be discussed at the NonfictioNow Conference. The topics carry the ability to have an impact on people from different backgrounds. There will be lectures from the readers, teachers and writer’s perspectives.

“Nonfiction gives a window into both the brain and the heart of a writer,” said NonfictioNOW Conference coordinator Stacy Murison.

Nonfiction writing can be a self-reflecting ordeal that makes a writer determine what issues are important and how they can creatively put it on paper.

In today’s advanced society, discussions on using different forms of media to create works of literature provide insight on how writers and students can use technology.

Blogging is widely used online and most people do not know that it is an effective way to start nonfiction writing. At the NonfictioNOW Conference, discussions of how you can manipulate media to create a work of literature will help people obtain another outlet for work.

The NonfictioNOW Conference stands apart from others because of the “intellectual energy at this conference and more face-to-face interaction than other, bigger conferences,” Madden said.

The conference will leave people inspired to improve their writing and incorporate methods discussed at the conference.

The NonfictioNOW Conference will help nonfiction writers to connect with journals that they can submit their work to, or to purchase a new book that inspires them to try something new.

Students can find graduate programs that spark interest — there is something for everyone at this event.

“I love nonfiction writing for the risk and reward, for the way it makes readers think about themselves and the wider world,” Church said.

Nonfiction writing can tell a real and interesting story, informing readers as well as entertaining them. It can also expose readers to issues around the world.

A variety of passes for the conference are available to purchase, including a student pass for keynote speaker discussions. With so many different options, there is something for any nonfiction enthusiast at this event.

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Tyson Motsenbocker performs a short set at Orpheum Theatre Oct. 15. Motsenbocker was part of the opening show for the headlining band Tow’rs.

(Photo by Alan Viramontes)

A jam-packed night

BY MAKENNA LEPOWSKY

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ow’rs is a relatively new band that has only been together for two years. However, their infancy does not reflect the band’s ability. Tow’rs members are all experienced musicians. Performing right in the heart of where it all began, the local band played at The Orpheum Theater Oct. 15.

The five-piece indie/folk rock band consists of members Kyle Miller (lead vocals and guitar), Gretta Miller (lead vocals and bass guitar), Kory Miller (drums), Emma Crislip (cello and vocals) and Kyle Keller (electric guitar, banjo, trumpet and vocals).

Kory Miller, Gretta Miller and Kyle Miller are all family. Kory is the younger brother of Kyle, while Gretta and Kyle are married. The Miller family met Keller through working with his brother at a wood shop but it was meeting Crislip that was an out of the ordinary occurrence.

“Meeting Crislip was random,” Kyle Miller said. “She was one of our mutual cello friends that was put on stage literally in the middle of a set of music we were playing. We looked over and there she was … She has been there ever since.”

The band has been tightly niched ever since — forming the band they are today.

Taking the stage alongside indie band Tow’rs were a handful of musicians yearning to leave their musical mark in Flagstaff. Kicking off the show was Q Skully, whose performance consisted of silly love songs and odes of love to ‘that one girl.’

“I met [Skully] when I was moving into the dorms,” said sophomore education major Erik Gianetti. “He saw I had a guitar when he walked past my room, and he asked if we could jam sometime. Ever since he has had a special place in my heart.”

Gianetti was just as excited to see the rest of the performances of the night. Skully introduced Gianetti to the band Tow’rs and other musician, Tyson Motsenbocker.

Motsenbocker, an independent artist with a fourpiece band, followed Skully. Tall and slender with shoulderlength blonde hair, Motsenbocker serenaded the crowd with acoustic guitar, vocals and lyrics. Motsenbocker’s soft charming persona and relatable lyrics had audience members feeling the passion and love in his music.

Canadian musician Mike Edel took the stage shortly after. Separating his act from the rest, Edel abandoned the stage to perform right in the heart of the audience. As a warm soft yellow spotlight came down on the band, they began to play the song “East Shore West Shore.”

The performance was very personable and unique. As the lyrics were a reflection of love and emotion, the audience expressions reflected just the same.

Finally, the performance the crowd had been waiting for commenced and made the crowd get up from their seats and on to their feet. Tow’rs took the stage.

Cari Barton is a fan of Tow’rs and knows them well.

Kyle and Gretta Miller lead worship at her church through song.

“I love Tow’rs new album,” Barton said. “My favorite song off the new album is ‘Two Sparrows.’”

Storytelling was apparent in the music of Tow’rs. Songs have a personal connotation behind them.

“For me music is more than just how we play it on stage that makes it my favorite,” Kyle Miller said. “It is how the song and the lyrics weave into our lives even after we wrote them months or even years ago.”

Lyrics were descriptive and relatable, providing imagery of picturesque moments to be created in the minds of audience members. Bringing the show to a close, Tow’rs played a song requested by an audience member, “Whiskey & Wine.”

Kyle and Gretta Miller put the audience at ease through their mesmerizing and harmonizing tone. As the band spoke, their gratitude and peace the band departed from the stage, leaving the audience members behind cheering for an encore.

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FOOD T ELEPHONE MEGAN Rating: 3.5/5 Bagel: Plain with plain cream cheese, $2.98 After chewing through part of my poorly toasted bagel, I realized that Einstein’s was not the best quality. The bread was too stale and the store-bought watery cream cheese was not the correct ratio. Don’t get me wrong, Einstein’s is a great bagel on the go, but certainly not the best.

DARRION Rating: 2.5/5 Bagel: Honey whole-wheat with straberry cream cheese, $2.98 The bagel was not toasted enough. The strawberry cream cheese was nothing special, something that you can buy at any grocery store. The portion was sufficient to my liking for what I paid. But it was rushed and sloppily put together.

Second Stop: Wildflower Bread Company

KATIE Rating: 3/5 Bagel: Sourdough with onion and chive cream cheese, $2.98 From the first bite you could tell this bagel was not fresh. The bagel tasted good, exactly like you would imagine a sourdough bagel to taste, but for some reason the workers layered the cream cheese. So much so that it overflowed while eating it — overall, freshness is key.

KATIE Rating: 2/5 Bagel: Chocolate chip with plain cream cheese, $2.64 It was obvious the bagels were made that day. The dough was tasty and had lots of chocolate chips. However, it was almost burnt and the cream cheese was nonexistent. I left disappointed.

Wildflower, which has always been known for its amazing baked goods, was a letdown.

MEGAN Rating: 2.5/5 Bagel: Plain with plain cream cheese, $2.64 This did not match my ideal bagel. The bread was thin and charcoal-toasted and the cream cheese ratio was completely unproportional. A hint of thin cream cheese was half hazardously smeared onto the bread, leaving patchy parts of charcoal bagel.

This was a no-go for me.

DARRION Rating: 4.5/5 Bagel: Whole-wheat with vegetable cream cheese, $2.64 One of the most satisfying bagels I have had. The bagel was the largest of the three and great for the price. It was toasted to perfection with the ideal crunch.

The homemade vegetable shmear was extraordinary. I would recommend this bagel to everyone in Flagstaff.

Third Stop: Biff’s Bagels

First Stop: Einstein Bros Bagels

Three friends set out to find the best bagels in Flagstaff, one shop at a time.

The goal: to try as many bagels as possible based on bagel recommendations.

Each restaurant employee offered their favorite bagel place — the friends then followed the “food telephone” to find the best bagel in Flagstaff.

KATIE Rating: 5/5 Bagel: Blueberry with raspberry cream cheese, $3.25 My bagel was a beauty — it was clearly made fresh that day and was so dense and fluffy it should be illegal. The cream cheese was something special: it was thick and creamy and to top it off had real bits of raspberry seeds in it.

This was by far the best bagel I’ve ever had.

MEGAN Rating: 5/5 Bagel: Plain with plain cream cheese, $2.75 When I took my first bite, I knew that this was the best bagel. The bread was fluffly, soft and lightly toasted. With fresh, homemade cream cheese partially melted into the bread, it was easily an improvement from the other two restaurants.

DARRION Rating: 4/5 Bagel: Whole-wheat with honey almond cream cheese, $3.25 Biff’s Bagels were very dense and the homemade shmear was satisfying. The portion size was not as much as I was hoping and the bagel was not as toasted as I would prefer. But it was filling and had the most variety for shmear out of all the places.

BAGEL PREFERENCES Katie Sawyer: My idea of a perfect bagel is one that has been freshly made, where the dough is dense and fluffy on the inside and lightly toasted on the outside. Scooping is my enemy — if it is a scooped bagel, it is not a real bagel.

The cream cheese has to be unique, something I can’t buy at the store, and the cream cheese to bagel ratio has to be near godlike.

Megan Troutman: My idea of a perfect bagel is lightly toasted with the perfect cream cheese ratio — not too heavy, but just enough to melt into the bread with a layer to spread. The bagel crust has to have a distinct crunch but the dough in the middle must be soft and warm. The bagel must be fresh with rich, homemade cream cheese.

Darrion Edwards: My perfect bagel is one that is perfectly toasted. It has to be made of fresh bread with toasted marks on it and just the right amount of crunch. Evenly distributed smear on it to add to the flavor, preferably strawberry. Smear made with fresh ingredients, or natural ingredients, makes the bagel that much better.

When the reporters approached the counter to ask what other bagels they would recommend, they already knew the answer: there are no bagels in Flagstaff that are better than Biff’s. Reporters Katie and Megan agreed with the Biff employees, but Darrion stayed firm with his conclusion that the Wildflower Bread Company has the best bagels in town.

With full stomachs at the end of the great bagel quest, each reporter was content with the bagel telephone investigation.

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Piercing through stereotypes

ABOVE: Dan Duke, body piercer at Woody’s Old School Tattoos and Piercings Sept. 25. RIGHT: Duke showing off his body art then and now. (Photos by Sunday Miller)

BY SUNDAY MILLER

S

trolling through downtown Flagstaff, there is always something exciting happening, from local concerts at Heritage Square to poetry slams at Firecreek Coffee.

On the corner of San Francisco Street there is a little shop with neon signs and colorful banners known as Woody’s Old School Tattoos and Piercings. Inside you can find friendly piercers and

tattoo artists ready to serve your artistic needs.

“I’m a Flagstaff native, I was born and raised here. I’m 30 years old, Flagstaff ’s home,” said body piercer Daniel Duke.

Some struggle to maintain an open mind when they first meet Duke, who is the only body piercer at Woody’s Old School Tattoos and Piercings. Head to toe, he is covered in tattoos from flames extending up his legs to a ferocious bear on his chest. Duke also has turquoise gages he likes to wear along with

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slick black glasses to frame his face.

“With everyday life people face prejudice and people judging based on age, sex, appearances and such. I like to think I’m pretty confident and carry myself well and I just don’t allow people to have that opportunity to perceive that negative stereotype culture has put upon us,” Duke said.

Duke has been working at Woody’s since it opened four and a half years ago. Tattoo artist Woody Stone, who works alongside talented artists Jacob Neilson and Robert Blue Benson, owns Woody’s Old School Tattoos and Piercings.

What makes Woody’s stand out from other similar shops in Flagstaff is not only its friendly atmosphere and outstanding Yelp reviews but how much its artists give back to the Flagstaff community.

During the holidays, they host an event called Toys for Tats which means anyone who donates a toy will be given a voucher for a discounted tattoo or piercing. All proceeds and toys are donated to the Flagstaff Family Food Center.

“People get body modifications for so many different reasons,” Duke said. “Personal reasons, public reasons, mental reasons, all sorts so you see a huge demographic from 14-year-old children to 80-year-old grandmas.”

Woody’s does not just help out local organizations and charities during the holiday season — on any given year there is bound to be a Friday that falls on the 13th.

This year has an unusual three Friday the 13ths, the next occurring in November Woody’s has something special planned for these typically unlucky days. Every Friday the 13th they give $13 deals on tattoos and piercings that benefit a local charity.

In the past, numerous pet adoption groups have benefited from these events such as Pets in The Pines. Not only do locals enjoy body art that does not empty their wallets, but they can also help their community in the process.

Most recently on Sept. 25 Woody’s hosted an event offering $25 tattoos and piercings. This event required

participants to bring at least two canned food items to donate to the Sunshine Rescue Mission.

The Sunshine Rescue Mission has provided food and shelter to homeless people in Flagstaff for over 57 years.

The outcome was outstanding with people of all ages and backgrounds lining up outside Woody’s before they even opened at 10 a.m. This successful event brought in more than 300 pounds of food and the staff of Woody’s gave over a hundred different tattoos and piercings to the public.

In the past, Woody’s has donated to organizations like the Coconino Humane Association, Flagstaff Family Food Center and the Victim Witness Services of Coconino County.

Nov. 13 there will be discounted deals on body art.

Participants who bring in at least one new toy or adult gift item will receive $13 tattoos and body piercings with jewelry included. The toys will be given to local residents in need at the Northern Arizona Family Center.

Artists to look out for 2. Disclosure

Brothers Howard Lawrence and Guy Lawrence make up the English electronic music duo Disclosure. The duo’s new album Caracal is the second studio album the two have done. The singles off of the album include “Holding on,” “Omen,” which features artist Sam Smith, and “Jaded.” Disclosure can be described as a mix of club music added into the world of pop and R&B. The sense of rhythm that Disclosure has is incredible and at times mind-blowing. The album is brilliantly executed when it comes to lyrics. The tracks on Caracal go from deep love to jealousy and loneliness — emotions that are extremely relatable. A few other songs to listen to by Disclosure are “Magnets” featuring Lorde and “Nocturnal” featuring The Weeknd.

4. Jon Bellion One word can easily be used to describe this artist and that is: Cool. Jon Bellion is an American singer, songwriter, producer and rapper. He has released three mixtapes in the past years, the most recent one titled The Definition, which was released in September 2014. Bellion’s music is incredibly soulful and completely unpredictable. His tracks capture the imagination of the listener — they transport them to a journey of electronic hip-hop melodies and lyrics. Though most of his songs involve some type of electronic base and hip-hop lyrics, Bellion incorporates all genres to his music. His songs “Munny Right,” “A Haunted House,” “Human” and “Run Wild” are the perfect example of Bellion’s musical talent.

1. Troye Sivan

Singer-songwriter, YouTube sensation and actor — he sure can do it all. With over 3.6 million subscribers on YouTube, Sivan has grown a dedicated, passionate fanbase. On Sept. 4 2015, Sivan released his major-label EP Wild with a series of accompanying music and lyric videos on his main YouTube channel and on his VEVO music channel. Wild serves as the first half of his full-length album titled Blue Neighborhood, which has a release date of Dec. 4. On his EP you can find the tracks “FOOLS,” “EASE” and “THE QUIET,” which will all transport you into the world that is Troye Sivan. Sivan’s sound is unlike any other — his lyrical ambient sound accompanied by electronic dance-pop sounds is the perfect combination.

3. Vérité If you are looking for a relaxing, chill and intoxicating voice then Vérité is just for you. Vérité is an American pop-singer songwriter from Brooklyn, N.Y. Her first single, “Strange Enough,” was released July 2014 and set the tone for what her music will sound like. Vérité uses soft vocals accompanied by brilliant melodies and incredible production in her songs. Tracks that stand out among the rest are “Weekend,” “Heartbeat” and “Echo.”

5. Oh Wonder Josephine Vander Gucht and Anthony West make up the London-based pop duo, Oh Wonder. The duo’s self-titled album was released September 2015. The sound of Oh Wonder is a craft — the two sing in perfect unison following mellow R&B tunes added throughout their pop tracks. In September 2014 it was said that Oh Wonder went on a mission to write, record and release one song a month for a year. Successfully accomplishing this, the band released its own album exactly a year later. To understand the incredible sound that is Oh Wonder, check out the tracks “Livewire,” “Technicolour Beat” and “Landslide.”

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