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ollege is stressful. Life is stressful, especially right now. So, take a moment to breathe, relax and maybe even laugh a little.

You: ant-man Me, an intellectual: uncle Today at the bank, an old lady asked me to check her balance. So, I pushed her over.

A father is listening to his daughter say her prayers before bedtime. She says, “God bless mommy, daddy and grandma ... goodbye grandpa.”

The father asked her why she said that, and she says she doesn’t know — she just felt like it. The next day, the grandpa died. The father thinks this is a weird coincidence. One month later, the father listens to his daughter say her prayers again.

SHAELENE “Good bless mommy and daddy ... goodbye grandma.”

WALKER Sure enough, the grandma passes away the next day. The father realizes this FEATURES EDITOR is no coincidence but isn’t sure what to do. He doesn’t want to disturb his wife by telling her, so he just keeps it to himself. Months go by, and one night, the father listens to his daughter’s prayers once again.

“God bless mommy ... goodbye daddy.”

Terrified, the man asks, “Are you sure, honey?”

She nods.

The man’s heart begins racing and he breaks out in a sweat. He is so upset, he can’t sleep that night. The next day, he goes to work and locks himself in the office. He takes the phone off the hook and cancels all his meetings. He stays at work all night, terrified to even move.

Finally, midnight strikes. Drenched in sweat and completely exhausted, he realizes he cheated death. He goes home.

His wife is waiting up for him.

“Where have you been?” she yells.

“Please, don’t shout,” he says. “I’ve had a terrible day.”

“You had a terrible day?” the wife says. “I’m the one who had a terrible day. First, the milkman dropped dead on the steps ...”

Thank you for reading.

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“The show is good fun, and you forget about the world for an hour and a half,”

On the cover Rukmini Callimachi, foreign correspondant for The New York Times, gives a presentation on her award-winning podcast “Caliphate” in Cline Library auditorium, Nov. 18.

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PoliceBeat Nov. 11 At 12:06 a.m., a student reported an intoxicated student at the International Pavilion.

Flagstaff Fire Department, a Guardian Medical Transport (GMT) ambulance and NAUPD responded. The intoxicated student was transported to FMC for treatment and was cited and released for underage consumption of alcohol later in the day.

called to report a student who had collapsed. NAUPD, Flagstaff Fire Department and GMT responded, but the student refused transport.

At 3:55 p.m., a staff member at the Social and Behavioral Sciences buildings called to report a subject singing loudly.

NAUPD responded, but the subject was gone when officers arrived.

Nov. 14 At 12:30 p.m., a staff member at the Centennial building called to report loud noises that sounded like gunshots. NAUPD responded and searched the area, but no criminal activity was witnessed.

NAU employees and students At 8:10 p.m., a student were questioned and the cause reported a reckless driver of the sound was determined near the Health and Learning to be firecrackers.

Center. NAUPD responded, and the non-student was At 2:13 p.m., NAUPD booked into the Coconino received a water flow alarm County Detention Facility from the Honors Living for an aggravated DUI, an and Learning Community. open container of alcohol in NAUPD and Flagstaff Fire the vehicle and two active Department responded, and warrants. the alarm was found to be caused by an employee running Nov. 12 water too quickly.

At 1:45 a.m., a student reported a group of subjects At 8:28 p.m., an RA yelling and playing football at the Cowden Learning outside The Suites. NAUPD Community called to report responded, the students were drug paraphernalia. NAUPD asked to quiet down and they responded, and the item complied. in question was not drug paraphernalia.

At 3:15 p.m., NAUPD officers reported assisting FPD At 10:43 p.m., an RA at with a suicidal non-student off Sechrist Hall called to report campus. damage to a hand sanitizer dispenser. NAUPD responded At 8:55 p.m., a student and took a report. called to report being followed and harassed by a non-student Nov. 15 at parking lot 63 earlier that At 10:41 a.m., FPD day. A report was taken for requested assistance off information only. campus with an elementary school student who had left Nov. 13 campus. NAUPD responded At 10:34 a.m., a staff and assistance was provided. member at the du Bois Center At 1:57 p.m., a student reported running into a gate arm at the north exit of the San Francisco Parking Structure.

NAUPD responded and took a report. University Transit Services was notified.

Compiled by Karin Johnson At 7:43 p.m., a staff member at Mountain View Hall called to report a cat in the lobby. NAUPD responded, and the cat ran outside and left the area.

At 8:52 p.m., a nonstudent called to report that a cat had possibly been struck by a car near the intersection of Pine Knoll Drive and McConnell Drive. NAUPD responded but were unable to locate the cat.

Nov. 16 At 9:20 a.m., a staff member at Prochnow Auditorium reported a subject, who appeared intoxicated, approaching students outside of the building. NAUPD responded but could not locate the subject.

At 1:31 p.m., FPD handled a report that a student had passed out at the University Union. Flagstaff Fire Department, GMT and NAUPD responded.

The student refused medical transport.

At 9:20 p.m., NAUPD officers reported assisting FPD with a call about shots fired off campus.

Nov. 17 At 3:24 a.m., FPD requested assistance at Hilltop Townhomes with a late-reported assault, which occurred off campus. NAUPD responded and took a report.

At 1:09 p.m., a desk worker at the du Bois Center called to have an NAUPD officer check a vape pen that was turned in to the lost and found. NAUPD responded, but the item was not drug related and remained in lost and found.

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Rukmini Callimachi shares one of the many threats she has received from the Islamic State, Nov. 18. Brady Wheeler | The Lumberjack

Muellers: We finally have the support we need Brady Wheeler, Scout Ehrler & Trevor Skeen Editor’s note: While the Muellers acknowledge that their situation could have been treated more delicately, they hesitate to place blame on the government for their daughter’s death. The Muellers explained that in hindsight, it is easy to question the conversations, decisions and actions that occurred in the heat of the moment. The complexity of the situation warrants diligence, and assigning blame is not their intention. Instead, the Muellers hope that through sharing their experience, they can advocate for transparency.

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want you to listen to the pace of his breathing – to the number of times he swallows as he tries to describe to us what happened,” The New York Times foreign

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correspondent Rukmini Callimachi said.

The audio played. Abu Huzaifa al-Kanadi paused for 11 seconds and swallowed twice.

In those few short moments of silence, the disappointment could be heard in the subtleties of his breathing: short gasps and deep sighs.

More revealing than his hesitance was the baseline of humanness, Callimachi said to the crowd.

The silence was prefaced by a question. “At a certain point, you decide you want to quit.

Was there one moment or a series of moments?”

Callimachi said in the audio clip.

The five-minute audio excerpt came from Callimachi’s award-winning podcast “Caliphate.” This profound segment stems from an intense questioning with Callimachi’s primary anonymous source, Huzaifa, a Canadian-born

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citizen and an ex-member of ISIS. “Caliphate” follows ISIS through the fall of Mosul, Iraq, the self-proclaimed promised land of the extremist group. Callimachi often reports from the front lines of war conflict and has been a key asset in unearthing artifacts and documents, which contain clues regarding the intricacies of the inner workings of ISIS. At times, Callimachi has preceded the United States government in obtaining and reporting this information.

Callimachi visited NAU’s campus Nov. 18 to participate in a conversation about Kayla Mueller, an NAU alumna who was held hostage

by ISIS leaders and died in Syria in February 2015. The Martin Springer Institute United Christian Ministry hosted this event in honor of the sixth anniversary of Kayla’s kidnapping, which occurred while she was volunteering as a

humanitarian aid worker in the Middle East.

“The parents of your classmate” “I wanted to share with you tonight an example of enormous humanity and of enormous heart by people that very much have skin in the game,” Callimachi said. “Those are the parents of your classmate. The parents of Kayla, Carl and Marsha Mueller are with us here tonight.”

Kayla’s parents were front and center in the crowded Cline Library lecture hall, where the talk was held. In an exclusive Lumberjack interview, Marsha and Carl detailed the years following Kayla’s hostage situation, which began in 2013. Since then, they have been diligently involved in uncovering information about her captivity, including the controversial details

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Kayla’s death was announced by ISIS via Twitter, and the cited cause was a reported Jordanian airstrike. The U.S. military claimed there were no airstrikes in the area on the day of Kayla’s supposed death, according to the “Caliphate” podcast. Recent information published by The New York Times revealed Kayla may have died at the orders of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ISIS’s leader, who recently died following a U.S. led raid Oct. 26. The operation was dedicated in Kayla’s honor.

Kayla was held in the home of Abu Sayyaf, the late oil minister of ISIS, and was reportedly raped and tortured by al-Baghdadi. This abuse was supposedly facilitated by Umm Sayyaf, Abu Sayyaf ’s wife.

“He held her as his personal hostage. He raped her. If she was killed — and we have heard rumors that she wasn’t killed from very credible sources — but we believe she likely is gone,” the Rev. Kathleen Day said. “If he didn’t kill her himself, he probably ordered it.”

Uncovering the truth Kayla was taken hostage with her friend, Omar Alkhani, in August 2013 while the couple was leaving a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Aleppo, Syria.

Despite being told U.S. leadership was committed to returning Kayla home, Marsha and Carl recalled unsatisfactory interactions with the government. Both parents believe that the government lied to them, or at the very least, withheld vital information regarding their daughter’s captivity, safety and the efforts being made to return her to the U.S. Marsha recalled the last contact she had with the extremist group before her daughter’s death. She received an email Sept. 14, 2014 from the Islamic State declaring her daughter’s safe return was still attainable.

A few days later, Marsha remembers U.S. forces launching targeted airstrikes at ISIS bases in Syria. This time frame roughly aligns with reporting by The New York Times in 2014, which recounted the use of cruise missiles and precision-guided bombs targeting Raqqa, the de facto capital of ISIS. Until this point, targeted airstrikes had been conducted exclusively in Iraq, as reported by The New York Times, and it was believed that offensive action in Syria was still weeks away.

“What message does that send? ... We didn’t hear from ISIS again until she was killed,” Marsha said.

Prior to her death, the Muellers were given strict rules from the U.S. government: no negotiations and that they should not — under any circumstances — allow their daughter’s name to get out. Additionally, ISIS set a strict

no media policy, Marsha said. Cooperating with the U.S. government, the Muellers avoided publicizing Kayla’s name until it was accidentally released by former White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough during a Jan. 25, 2014 ABC talk show.

New knowledge of a U.S. hostage situation resulted in a flurry of concern from citizens.

Public concern was heightened eight days later when former President Barack Obama appeared on NBC’s “Today’s Show” where he was questioned by Savannah Guthrie about the safety of a female U.S. hostage. “[The U.S.] is deploying all the assets that we can, working with all the coalition allies that we can to identify her location, and we are in very close contact with the family, trying to keep them updated,” Obama said.

McDonough’s slipup and the president’s subsequent public address resulted in a dire situation for the Muellers. Despite their efforts to remain discreet, Kayla’s name was now widespread, which posed a threat to the Islamic State. Less than two weeks later, the infamous tweet declaring Kayla’s death was posted.

Unknown at the time, Kayla may have possessed knowledge pertaining to the identity of Islamic State Leader al-Baghdadi and Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, who was believed to be the second in command. Umm Sayyaf, who was a close associate of al-Baghdadi, spoke with the Muellers and former FBI agent Ali Soufan, claiming that Kayla was killed because she posed a security threat.

“When their daughter was kidnapped by ISIS … they were repeatedly misled by our government. And in recent months, although they said Kayla was dead, they have taken matters into their own hands,” Callimachi said of the Muellers. “Just a few weeks ago, they themselves traveled to the ends of the Earth to Iraq and sat face-to-face with Umm Sayyaf. It was in Umm Sayyaf ’s house where Kayla was held, where Kayla was tortured and Kayla was raped.”

Due to new information, which points to al-Baghdadi in the case of Kayla’s death, the Muellers are adamant her body is brought home.

During her captivity, the U.S. government attempted to rescue the hostages but failed.

Following her death, there was a failed attempt to recover her body.

By participating in vigilante journalism and through the work of people like Callimachi and Soufan, the Muellers are getting closer to achieving justice for their daughter.

“There are things the private sector can do that the government just can’t do,” Carl said.

The Muellers continue to advocate for Kayla’s memory and maintain hope that there is evidence that will fulfill their desires to uncover what happened to their daughter.

“We urge the administration to review all existing evidence, especially new evidence collected in the al-Baghdadi raid, to help determine exactly what happened to Kayla and the other hostages,” the Muellers said in the article.

Taking matters into their own hands Kayla’s death was initially reported over four years ago, in February 2015. In the time since her alleged death, many circumstantial questions regarding location, timing and involvement have been left unanswered.

“We didn’t want to allow the terrorist organization that brutalized our daughter to have the last word on Kayla’s life,” the Muellers said in an opinion article published in The Washington Post.

The Muellers’ frustration with the lack of transparency from the U.S. government led them to a former FBI agent and past investigator of 9/11, Ali Soufan. The private investigator was able to uncover new information regarding the details of Kayla’s death through a meeting with Umm Sayyaf. The Muellers stated in their article that Soufan was able to provide them with more information than the U.S. government has in the last six years.

Power of the pen Newspapers around the world helped Kayla’s parents become more aware and gain further knowledge about their daughter’s time in captivity. The U.S. government was almost entirely secretive regarding any intel pertaining to Kayla, and they were also challenging to collaborate with, the Muellers explained.

Investigative reporting, such as that conducted by Callimachi, helped the Muellers gain significant information related to their daughter’s kidnapping and captivity.

Unfortunately, most of these details were not released or examined until after Kayla’s reported death.

“When Kayla was alive, it wasn’t important,” Marsha said. “Now that she’s dead, you’re really willing to find out these details.”

In many cases, the U.S. government withheld pertinent information until shortly before it was recorded and publicized by

“There are things the private sector can do that the government just can’t do.”

–Carl Mueller

journalists. Through this trend, the power of the pen became increasingly evident in unmasking Kayla’s history, particularly for her notably uninformed parents. Eventually, government officials were forced to share relevant details with the Muellers or risk them hearing from other outside sources.

“The FBI took us to a place and proceeded to tell us everything they had known that had happened to Kayla since October [2014] that they had withheld from us,” Marsha said.

“When they did that, my trust completely left.

The only reason they told us was because the Yazidis were talking, and a reporter was going to bring that out.”

The Rev. Day explained how on certain occasions, the Muellers were updated mere minutes before details about their daughter were published throughout national media. For those involved with Kayla’s story, journalism represents a clear medium for reviewing and publicizing information that may otherwise be hidden.

On the front lines As a foreign correspondent for The New York Times, Callimachi has traveled to the Middle East numerous times with her team.

These journeys have provided firsthand insight into ISIS’s inner workings and methodologies.

Callimachi has also received various recognitions for her extensive work in Mali, part of which is a former ISIS territory in northwest Africa.

While exploring in Iraq, Callimachi unearthed thousands of documents referencing the Islamic State’s development. One excursion, which proved to be particularly beneficial, occurred in a recently abandoned street in Mosul.

A single empty room in a once crowded building revealed essential information pertaining to the extremist group’s regular practices.

During Monday’s presentation, Callimachi displayed various photographs of ISIS ministry paperwork and transactions, many of which were discovered within the vacated infrastructure.

Although the terrorist group is known for its cruelty, violence and murders, it also employs a strikingly normal economic structure, relying on the versatility of extortion, oil, natural gas and agriculture.

Callimachi explained ISIS is commonly portrayed as a fractured and disorganized regime. However, her reported investigations in regions such as Mali and Iraq demonstrate how the Islamic State was unexpectedly united throughout separate continents. Moreover, a measurable part of this cohesion comes from the aforementioned economic structure.

Callimachi said at the height of the Islamic State, ISIS utilized 14 different communal ministries. Among these agencies

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NEWS woman — again, the person that is directly responsible for her daughter’s agony — and she took her in her arms and embraced her. I don’t know that I would be capable of that level of compassion and humanity in the face of what you’ve gone through.”

Dismantling the caliphate ISIS’s self-proclaimed caliphate has fallen. ISIS controlled areas of Syria and Iraq have been liberated.

This decline follows years of violence and torment across the Middle East at the hands of ISIS. As reported by Callimachi in her podcast, ISIS has lost all but 1,000 square miles of land as of June 2018. ISIS’s funds are running dry and its resources are scarce, but recruitment is still booming.

“We need to find out what happened to Kayla, and we need to bring her home.”

–Marsha Mueller The New York Times foreign correspondent Rukmini Callimachi embraces the Rev. Kathleen Day after Day introduces Callimachi for her talk about her reporting on ISIS Nov. 18. Shannon Swain | The Lumberjack

are a department of motor vehicles, ministry of health, public services and public works. Although ISIS is a brutal terrorist group, these facets of its society are somewhat normalized and regulated. Callimachi explained how her work has revealed the historical recurrence of such political structures.

“I think we can look to other examples in history,” Callimachi said.

“The Nazis made the trains run on time.”

The Yazidi women Carl and Marsha’s accounts of their daughter’s time in captivity came from the Yazidi women who were held with Kayla but escaped.

On Aug. 3, 2014, ISIS stormed the Sinjar Mountains in Iraqi Kurdistan, home to the Yazidi people. The small religious group — a community with a population around 500,000 — was persecuted

by ISIS. The men were executed,

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and the women and girls were taken and raped by members of the Islamic State. Furthermore, younger boys were indoctrinated and transformed into fighters. The genocide resulted in the displacement of approximately 6,000 Yazidis, Callimachi said.

Approximately 3,000 Yazidis remain missing.

ISIS wives, such as Umm Sayyaf, contributed to the abuse. Nine Yazidi girls were kept along with Kayla in Sayyaf ’s home, where the girls were brutalized and raped, according to The New York Times. Callimachi said the abuse of the Yazidi women and girls was systematic and ritualistic. The men would often pray before raping a Yazidi girl, and the acts became a religious sacrament.

“I asked [a Yazidi girl] if — because Kayla was very musical — she ever sang or played or hummed, and she just started to cry and shook her head no,” Marsha said. “Then we showed her a picture of Kayla,

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and she goes, ‘She doesn’t look like that anymore.’ So, it was really heartbreaking, but it was worth seeing her and talking to her.”

The Muellers have also met with Umm Sayyaf, a captor and abuser of their daughter. Sayyaf, currently sentenced to death in Iraq, and the Muellers maintain she was “an architect of [their] daughter’s suffering.” Umm Sayyaf claims to have treated Kayla with respect, but according to accounts of the Yazidis held with her, the ISIS wife was brutal. Kurdish officials, who have taken the accounts of escaped Yazidi women, concluded that their presence angered ISIS wives.

Despite the brutal treatment of their daughter, the Muellers have participated in communication with those responsible.

“At the end of the interview Marsha, Kayla’s mom, stood up,” Callimachi said. “She crossed the room, and she approached this

Al-Baghdadi’s death may have been the nail in ISIS’s coffin, but only time will tell. Despite widely fading from public attention, ISIS continues to grow in terms of recruitment numbers. After Mosul, the extremist group has three years of governing experience under its belt. These men view death as a noble feat — the afterlife is valued above mortal existence.

“If you listen to the messages of the leadership of ISIS, what they’re saying is that these lives — these tens of thousands of their fighters, who died in the fall of Mosul, and Raqqa and all the places they have lost — they died in the service of a great battle, one which continues on today,” Callimachi stated in the “Caliphate” podcast. “And that message is going out all over the world, not just to the committed ideologues, but it’s going out to all of those people who feel disconnected from their communities who are looking for a sense of meaning, a sense of purpose and a sense of belonging.”

The fall of the caliphate has had

implications for the Muellers as well.

In October 2019, the U.S. military took custody of two Islamic State prisoners, Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee, who allegedly had a hand in Kayla’s captivity, as previously reporter

by The Lumberjack. Kotey and Shafee are two of four British members of ISIS who were nicknamed “The Beatles,” and were involved with the captivity of U.S. hostages. Following the recent Turkish raid on Syria, Kotey and Shafee were transferred to an undisclosed U.S. holding facility in Iraq. As the U.S. takes offensive action in Syria and more high-profile members of the Islamic state are taken into custody, there is potential for more information to be revealed.

At the end of the day, the Muellers’ primary goal is to get Kayla back to the U.S. The Muellers said as ISIS continues to weaken, there is an increased possibility of her return.

“I’ve always said we need to find Kayla,” Marsha said. “We need to find out what happened to Kayla, and we need to bring her home.”

Rukmini The Muellers commented on this year’s speaker and how they were first put into contact. In January, Callimachi and the Muellers arranged a meeting to talk about Kayla.

Callimachi was instantly interested in Kayla’s story, and communication between the two parties has continued since. “[Callimichi] is an amazing lady.

She truly is,” Marsha said. “She will be an asset to us.”

For the community, Kayla left a legacy that will not easily be forgotten.

Her work throughout northern Arizona made an impact that inspired the lives of her community. The Muellers and the Rev. Kathleen Day continue to willingly share her story, keeping Kayla’s legacy ever present at her alma mater.

“I am very proud that Kayla was a graduate of NAU. She did amazing humanitarian work,” NAU President Rita Cheng said. “Keeping that knowledge in the next student body is important, and doing it through campus ministry is a very delicate way of doing so.”

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The Mayor closed its doors Nov. 2 to prepare for its move to a new location, Nov. 6. Italia Diazbarriga| The Lumberjack

New year, new location for The Mayor Nancy Flores

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ocal kitchen and bar The Mayor is moving from its former location on San Francisco Street toward the downtown scene. The bar officially closed its doors Nov. 2. “[The Mayor] acquired the property at 101 S. San Francisco St., previously operating as Root Public House,” business partner for The Mayor Ryan Field said in an email. “We will be revamping the space over the winter and hope to reopen next year.”

On Oct. 30, The Mayor paid homage to its home of three years on the bar’s Instagram page. This post caused patrons to worry about the longevity of the well-known establishment.

Mayor staff were quick to answer questions and assured customers they would be back soon.

“When I found out they were moving, I personally thought it was a bit weird ... The Mayor has always had more of a student or college vibe,” senior Gabriella Rosales said.

Rosales said she fears The Mayor will

become more of an actual bar, rather than the hangout it has been since it first opened in 2016. She said The Mayor was attractive because of its close proximity to NAU’s campus and accessibility to those who enjoyed happy hour.

“Anytime I’ve scheduled a hangout time with a friend or something, we go to The Mayor … It’s really nice to just be able to go outside… and play connect four or cornhole,” Rosales said.

According to the Arizona Daily Sun, The Mayor was meant to be a social hub and a place that provides college students with a ’70s and ’80s trendy, retro feel. Most of the decorations at The Mayor were collected from pawn and vintage shops to maintain originality.

While Rosales said she is worried about The Mayor moving locations, residents of neighborhoods close to the establishment are supportive of the change in setting.

Flagstaff local Penny Trunzo, who lives on the street directly behind The Mayor, said her household does not regularly attend The Mayor, but other residents in the neighborhood do

because of the close proximity.

Trunzo has lived directly behind The Mayor for about a year and said she and her roommates think the move has been good for the neighborhood.

“Generally, it wasn’t really a problem. It was in the beginning of the school year where it was loud every night — noise Monday through Sunday,” Trunzo said. “But with the school year continuing, the noise has gone down.”

Members of the household conversed about the issues of having a bar located in a residential neighborhood where families and couples live.

The residents discussed this issue during the first weeks of the academic year while the noise was at its highest.

However, this specific group was not the only one that dealt with noise from The Mayor.

“Behind [our residence], there used to be a family, and they were even closer to The Mayor than we were and ... it was kind of loud for them, and they wanted to find a quiet neighborhood,” Trunzo said.

According to The Lumberjack, other residents from the San Fransisco neighborhood have also dealt with the noise produced from the bar and have even called in noise complaints in the past.

Rosales said she and her friends will continue to go to The Mayor to see if it maintains some of the same aspects that made the establishment feel outdoorsy, welcoming and cozy.

“The theme of The Mayor will remain the focus. However, we have a few new tricks up our sleeves to unveil at the new location,” Field said. “We expect to capitalize on having a larger indoor space, upgrading the food and beverage program, and an amazing outdoor space.”

Customers will have to wait until 2020 when The Mayor opens its new doors at the former Root Public House. Information about the design and opening date remains confidential, but Field and his staff cannot wait to welcome former and new customers to the new location.

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OPINION-EDITORIAL

Not my American hero Kylie soto

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Sexuality is fluid

first came to the realization I was bisexual in high school. It was not until this month I decided to officially come out, due to a number of reasons. Bisexuality comes with plenty of stigmas and assumptions from others that stem from the media, one’s heritage and even the LGBTQ+ community.

Bisexuality is as valid as any other sexuality. It is assumed by some that bisexuality is a fad, and people only declare themselves so to be a part of the newest trend.

Movies and TV shows reflect that bisexual people are only there for threesomes or romantic plot twists. Gender roles, not only within society but in mass media portrayals, make it easier for women to come out as bisexual, due to fetishization and over-sexualization, while it is typically much MADISON harder for men. Bisexual men are seen as gay COHEN before being seen as bisexual.

DIRECTOR OF ILLUSTRATION José Carrillo, whose identity is being protected under a pseudonym, identifies as a bisexual Hispanic male. Carrillo finds living out his sexuality difficult due to his gender and heritage.

“For men coming out as bisexual, many people don’t consider you as masculine, and they may even develop a more feminine perspective of you,” Carrillo said. “I feel like I seem different to other people, and they might just disregard my attraction to women and just assume I am gay if I am with another guy.”

Carrillo struggles with the notion of “macho” masculinity and strict religion within his heritage that conflict with his sexuality.

“Being attracted to your same gender is considered a sin in most Christian and Catholic religions,” Carrillo said. “It hinders the thought of coming out so much — to the point that you must hide it and even reject your true self.”

Even within the LGBTQ+ community, bisexuality can be controversial. In 2019, some people in the LGBTQ+ community believe being bisexual means you’re only at a “rest stop” to being fully gay. Sexuality is a fluid spectrum. Although some choose a binary route, that is not the only opinion for all. I’ve found solace and many friends within the LGBTQ+ community.

I struggled with coming to terms with my sexuality, because I am currently in a relationship with a man, and I feared the stereotypes people would assume about me or our relationship.

In actuality, I have been bisexual for years but had not fully acknowledged it.

I told my boyfriend I was bisexual before coming out to anybody else. I knew that if the person I love the most could fully accept and understand me, then I could come out to the rest of society. Being bisexual just means I have even more love I can give back to the world. Accepting my sexuality was freeing for myself.

Don’t let stereotypes and stigmas prohibit you from loving who you want.

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arlier this month, American YouTube sensation Logan Paul entered the boxing ring once again with Olajide William Olatunji, also known as KSI, a famed British YouTuber. The two have been public enemies for over a year now and decided to hash it out in the ring for the second time after their first fight in August 2018 was ruled a draw.

However, the fight was marketed as “America vs. Britain” and painted Paul as an all-American warrior.

This took me by surprise, because Paul isn’t anywhere close to even a half-decent representation of America and its values. His actions speak louder than his words.

Paul has never been the best influence for his audience, which mostly consists of younger teens and children. Paul’s irrational and impulsive decisions weren’t on full display until his video in the Aokigahara Japanese forest, also referred to as the suicide forest, surfaced.

In the video, Paul and his friends are seen in the Aokigahara forest at the base of Mount Fuji, which is known to be a frequent site of suicides, according to the BBC. The friends find and continue to film a dead body, and even make jokes at the expense of the man, who appears to have hanged himself. Paul then decided to upload the video to YouTube, where he has over 19 million subscribers.

Paul eventually deleted the video and uploaded an apology video, in which he claims he was “trying to raise awareness about mental health.” Of course, this only led to more outrage online, and users pushed for his YouTube account to be taken down.

This incident has made him perhaps the most controversial and disliked YouTuber since the platform began. Many of the brand deals he had were immediately cut, and he lost millions of followers.

About a week later he was, once again, under fire for filming the tasing of a dead rat. He and his crew were chuckling throughout the act.

Over a year later with one boxing match under his belt, he is suddenly representing America. Not only is this extremely misleading for boxing fans who don’t know of him and his scandals, but it prompts the audience to consider exactly what kind of people are allowed to represent the country as a whole.

I understand that it may have been a simple publicity tactic to broaden his audience, but it’s also dangerous to openly claim such an indecent and inconsiderate person as the face of a country.

The rematch has been blasted all over social media since it was announced last year. KSI and Paul were publicly physical and verbally explicit at all of the press conferences. Paul’s trainer, retired professional boxer Shannon Briggs, also joined in on the foolishness when he threw a punch at a KSI fan and attempted to hit KSI’s trainer after the final weigh-in for the fight.

During the fight, Paul illegally held KSI down while repeatedly punching him and then continued to swing while he was down. The referee told the judges to take away two

points from Paul after that round, which pushed Paul and his supporters to claim the referee was being unfair.

Consistent unprofessionalism and all-around ridiculous behavior were displayed by Paul and his crew throughout the months leading up to the fight. He has consistently displayed his childish tendencies, which he will barely be able to recover from.

Spoiler alert: the winner, by split decision, was KSI. I was rooting for him because of my personal distaste for Paul. Still, the drama did not stop after the fight.

Other celebrities who were present even roped themselves into the drama after the fight, one of whom was Justin Bieber, who was there in support of his close friend, Paul. Upon the announcement of the results, Bieber blocked KSI and all his friends on social media.

Paul is a very poor representation of what a decent human being should be, much less America’s ultimate boxing champion.

Don’t allow inadequate people to represent an entire population, who can’t even tolerate these people.

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Warren and Biden are the candidates to beat Ryan dixon

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n my lifetime, every incumbent president has achieved their goal of reelection. Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama were all supported by the voters in their campaigns for another four years in the most coveted office in the world.

Clearly, the incumbent president holds the advantage in modern elections.

The presidential race for the 2020 election is underway, and snapping the streak of eightyear presidencies is on the minds of the three Republican and 17 Democratic candidates who have announced their campaigns.

Out of these 20 challengers, President Donald Trump really only has to worry about two candidates, although voters might consider a third.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-VT, was a frontrunner in the early days of the race. After suffering a heart attack and announcing the slowing of his campaign in October, the senator has begun to fade as a formidable opponent in my mind. If Sanders can’t handle the pace

of a presidential campaign, I doubt he could withstand the stress of holding the title he seeks.

For me, the only candidates who have a chance of taking their fight all the way to the steps of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. are former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA. Biden easily has the best established brand of any candidate. He spent eight years as vice president for the Obama administration. Up until three years ago, he was a regular presence in the Oval Office. It’s not difficult to picture him back there, this time sitting behind the resolute desk with a vice president of his own.

Name recognition is huge in elections.

A rational voter is not going to vote for a name they don’t recognize. If a voter isn’t familiar with presidential candidates, they may circle the first name they recognize on the ballot.

I don’t endorse this kind of irresponsible voting, but it is a sad reality for many, which might work in Biden’s favor.

Biden’s experience in the White House gives him a leg up on the other candidates. He stands and addresses

crowds with authority. He doesn’t have an orange spray tan or funky comb-over. He looks the part, which is almost as important as fitting the part when it comes to convincing American voters to trust you on election day.

However, Warren will also be a powerful opponent for Biden and Trump.

Former President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, “Judge me by the enemies I have made.”

Warren has not shied away from conflict. Her enemies range from wealthy bankers to the sitting president, himself.

Throughout debates, Warren has been hit with more attacks than any other candidate.

It says a lot about a

candidate’s strength when they are the focus of the other side’s energy. I think the fear Warren strikes in the hearts of opposing campaign managers is an indicator of the threat she poses to the incumbent and her fellow party members.

Warren also has the potential to be the first female president of the United States. Voters are itching for change, and Warren distances herself from the other candidates with her policy proposals and gender.

I see Warren commanding the female vote across parties in the 2020 election.

She’s a relatable former teacher, who is a selfproclaimed champion of the middle class. She’s a fresh feminine face in a sea of mostly white male candidates.

This presidential race has a huge pool of candidates who are desperate for four years of fame, power and responsibility. Most of them are wasting their time.

When next November rolls around, my prediction is that it’ll be only Biden or Warren who stands a chance at beating Trump.

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Protesters in Hong Kong are the face of bravery madeline hollmann

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he people of Hong Kong have gained the world’s attention with large protests in the streets. Citizens have been speaking out against a bill that proposed an extradition agreement with Taiwan and mainland China.

In authoritarian countries like China, it is extremely dangerous to speak out against the government.

These protesters are extremely brave for Illustration By diana ortega what they’re doing, and they should be commended by other influential democracies.

The purpose of the Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation Bill 2019 was to amend the Fugitive

Offenders ordinance and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters ordinance. This is so arrangements for mutual legal assistance made between Hong Kong and any place outside Hong Kong may be given effect.

Unlike the rest of China, Hong Kong is a democracy, but its government is much different than the United States. The leader of Hong Kong is not chosen by the people, but citizens have the right to vote on laws.

Hong Kong citizens have the freedom of speech and demonstration. This means citizens have a right to protest against the government.

These are rights and freedoms that should not be taken away from the people of Hong Kong, because democracy should be a human right.

In the authoritarian country of China, the government is largely unfair to its citizens.

It uses its power to punish, silence and arrest people who speak out against it and its leaders.

Although the extradition bill was withdrawn in late October, if this bill were to have been passed, Hong Kong would’ve lost its freedoms. Here in the U.S., we take our democratic freedoms for granted, because there is nothing threatening them. Hong Kong will

also eventually lose its democracy to China, due to a deal made with Britain called the SinoBritish Joint Declaration.

Hong Kong was once owned by Britain. In 1997, Britain agreed to give Hong Kong back to China under the terms that, for the next 99 years, it would be democratic. According to this treaty, Hong Kong is expected to become a part of China completely by 2047, but China wants to hasten this process through the extradition bill.

Citizens of Hong Kong are doing the right thing by protesting and standing up for their rights. This bill was something worth protesting, considering freedom and humanitarianism was at stake.

This should set an example for young people everywhere. The young people of Hong Kong are who had the most to lose. In 2047 when the deal expires, they will be the working class of the country. The officials who are making all of the decisions for the future will not even be around to see it. People shouldn’t be afraid of the government — the government should be afraid of its people.

Protests are causing negative impacts on the

everyday lives of Hong Kong citizens. According to The New York Times, storefronts closed, main roads were blocked and universities have told students to not come back for the rest of the semester.

Life in Hong Kong has changed. The protests have caused an economic recession and changed the cosmopolitan aura of the cities, according to The New York Times.

This should be a concern for the U.S. and other democratic countries. China attempted to take democracy away from Hong Kong and spread the tenets of authoritarianism. The Chinese government tried to take away human rights from its people. It is a human right to speak freely and not be unfairly punished by the government. Everyone should have the right to vote on decisions that will directly affect them.

The protests in Hong Kong should have the whole world’s attention. By protesting, the citizens of Hong Kong are standing up for the rights they deserve to have.

The media should support their activism and humanitarian efforts. By giving coverage to the protests, it sheds a light on the severity of the situation, which is a main role of the media.

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ack’s Antique is home to a hand-selected and long-lasting collection of antiques that hold value and stories of its own.

The shop has been in business for over three years and is located in the Flagstaff Mall. It is owned by Flagstaff resident Jack Delaporte and his wife, Vivian.

The Delaporte’s first met 22 years ago in Hong Kong while Jack was doing a decorative painting for a client, and the two have been together ever since. The pair have a shared love for art and fine furnishings, and Jack began his collection when he was 8-years- old.

“My mother’s aunts had big Victorian homes that the kids weren’t allowed to go in,” Jack said. “That probably helped to provide some stimulus to being a collector, and of course, my mother had good taste. We didn’t have any money, but she always had a sense of style and decoration, and she was a good influence, as was my father, even though we hardly had two cents to put together.”

Jack is originally from New Jersey and was raised on a chicken farm. He grew up watching “The Lone Ranger” and was inspired

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to pack up in his early 20s and go on a road trip to national parks in the western United States for eight months. He has been in Flagstaff since 1989.

The trip throughout the U.S. part of Jack’s traveling endeavors. He has passions for art and music, but above all, traveling has been his most inspirational interest, and it is how he met his wife.

Vivian is the other half of the team that contribute to Jack’s Antique. She runs the store’s online presence as the marketer for the shop. Vivian is also a registered nurse in Flagstaff. “[Jack’s Antique] is something different than my nursing world, and in some respects, it’s the same,” Vivian said. “I manage the inventory and the online website. It’s kind of like data entry for a patient or for product. You need to have accuracy in your descriptions, describing what’s happening to a patient versus what a product is.”

The couple said they work together to create a lovely selection that appeals to a wide variety of people. The shop is organized into Americana, African, Tribal, Native American and several other themes.

Jack’s Antique offers a large variety of items, including paintings, vintage cameras, jewelry, sculptures and musical instruments.

Each item has its own history and description that the Delaportes take into account when adding to their growing collection.

With so much variety and seemingly not enough ground space for all the shop’s treasures, Vivian describes the items in detail to appeal to online collectors.

“I tend not to use a lot of flowery words,” Vivian said.

“For me, I’d rather describe an item as what it is, because with serious collectors, that’s what they look for: the meat and bones. Is that piece of bronze a reproduction? Does it have a family stamp? Is it hollow? How old is it? Is it signed? That’s all very important information.”

Walking through the shop, it may be easy to overlook the layout and, moreover, what the shop once was. Jack’s Antique was formerly a clothing store. The walls are paneled with what used to be clothing hangers, and now the artwork is hung in those same spaces with customized hooks. In addition to the inventive reuse of clothing hangers, the African room has been crafted out of a pair of former dressing rooms.

The originality of the shop’s space only adds to the uniqueness of the actual collection. The collection of items in Jack’s Antique is hand-selected by the Delaportes. Vivian said the couple typically buys items from individuals who bring in antiques. They make decisions based on space, value and retail price. Jack said each item is unique and holds value, both in terms of price and character.

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culptures with stories “Since I’ve been open and because I put the nicest things I can in my store, people bring their nicest things to me, rather than donate them to a thrift store,” Jack said. “They bring their nice things to me, because they want their good stuff to be with my good stuff. You’d prefer something that has been cherished by your family to be here and given proper respect, and you can be confident someone will love it as much as you did — almost as much as you did.”

Jack said the store holds items from six different continents, and some items hold their own stories, such as a pair of African fertility figures.

“I had a Navajo shaman come in my store, and I had [African fertility figures] in the small African room because I thought they would want to be in a nice, quiet spot where they wouldn’t be bothered,” Jack said. “He was walking through the store picking up on stuff, and he came and told me [the figurines] liked the store. They liked being here, they liked me but they want to be in the big room. So, they’re in the big room now.”

This is just one of the many interesting encounters Jack has experienced in his shop. Most items in the store have been previously owned, however, he does know artists that sell directly to him. Overall, Jack’s Antique is viewed by the couple as more of a foster care system than a shop.

“Jack’s Antique is an adoption agency — that’s what we do,” Jack said. “Things come here, they’ll be with me for a while then someone comes in and adopts them, and you have to say goodbye. Sometimes it’s sad. There are certain things I’ve sold that I wasn’t really sure I was ready to let go.”

Top: Native American wood carvings sit on a display case, Nov. 15. Bottom: Genuine turquoise and silver jewelry is displayed Nov. 15.

Letting go may be difficult at times for the Delaportes. However, Jack’s Antique has been at the start of many people’s growing collections.

Junior Jackson Lanes, a local collector, picked up his first art piece at Jack’s Antique and has since expanded his collection.

“Jack’s Antique will work with you on price if you really love something,” Lanes said. “That’s

really cool, because otherwise, I couldn’t have afforded to start or even grow a collection. He is understanding and super knowledgeable.”

Lanes said Jack’s Antique, although relatively new, has made its mark on the Flagstaff community by integrating history and art into a tangible combination for people to enjoy.

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Homeless shelters lend a helpful hand Katelyn Rodriguez

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inter is quickly approaching, and temperatures in Flagstaff have already begun to drop significantly, especially during the evening. Those who are homeless may not have adequate clothing or shelter for the impending winter climate. The shelters across town offer a variety of services, including hot meals, showers and shelter.

Sunshine Rescue Mission Inc., which is made up of numerous shelters, including The Mission, Hope Cottage and Dorsey Manor, has been active in Flagstaff since 1961. Each shelter consists of a team of six staff members and volunteers.

The organization is currently run by Executive Director Stephanie Boardman. She has served as executive director for 10 years, and her family has been involved for 25 years.

“Many in America are one paycheck away from being homeless, and many are just like you and [me],” Boardman said.

“We listen, love and spend time with them, as if they were guests in our own home.

It opens its doors daily to those in need of food, showers and clothing. However at night, The Mission is an all-male shelter, whereas Hope Cottage serves only women and children. The Sunshine shelters are drug- and alcohol-free facilities oriented on recovery. The organization is faith based. However, Boardman said attending morning and evening chapel services is optional.

The Mission is run by shelter director Shaun Rost, who has been working with the organization since 2000. It has been a part of Flagstaff since 1957 and has a total of 74 beds. This year alone, The Mission has taken in 796 individuals according to the Sunshine Rescue Mission website. Rost said The Mission stays full for a majority of the year, and it givez out necessities during colder months.

“We do offer blankets, coats and sleeping bags during the winter months, as long as supplies last,” Rost said.

“We also open our doors during the days when it is snowing.”

Hope Cottage was built in 2010 and is located in east Flagstaff. It is run by shelter director Sharon Wilcox, who will celebrate working with Hope Cottage for six years in February 2020. Wilcox said Hope Cottage is the largest homeless shelter for women and children in Flagstaff.

It has a total of 65 beds for singles and special rooms for mothers and their children. Wilcox estimated that the shelter houses 50 to 60 women per night. According to shelter data, Hope Cottage has taken in 276 individuals, both mothers and children, this year. Wilcox said all the Sunshine shelters have a case management system to accommodate each individual who comes to the shelter for assistance.

The New Life Foundation program is offered at all Sunshine shelters and is a 12-16 month program that is personalized to each individual. It allows participants to take classes on a wide variety of topics, such as jobs for life, conflict resolution and biblical teachings. Wilcox said they have programs

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available for men and women to earn their food handler and manager certifications.

“We help them formulate a plan for things like income and housing so they can build up their resources — physical, financial and emotional — before reentering back into society,” Wilcox said. “There are also many opportunities available for them to build social and employment skills, through front desk and laundry help, to food prep.”

Sunshine shelters also offer a counseling and recovery program called Genesis, which is nationally certified. Boardman said recovery programs empower those involved to move forward.

“Our goal is to help people get stable, get on their feet and to be a support system so they can choose to make better choices,” Boardman said.

Other services offered by the Sunshine Rescue Mission include an annual box giveaway, which takes place on the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Boardman said they give away more than 200 boxes filled with Thanksgiving food, which includes a turkey provided by Sechrist Elementary’s turkey drive. They feed roughly 1,000 people through the Thanksgiving box giveaway each year. Meals are served on Thanksgiving and Christmas at The Mission. During those days, over 500 people can receive a hot meal.

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Anyone can volunteer at any of the shelters by going to the Sunshine volunteer page, and people can also donate gently-used clothing. Anybody who donates to the Sunshine Rescue Mission or any other eligible organization can receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit.

“During the winter months, we need jackets, socks, hats, gloves [and] blankets,” Boardman said. “At this time of year, whatever you will need, the homeless will need, too.”

Rost said during the winter months the bed count tends to stay the same. However, guest services, which include food, showers and clothing, needs increase.

In the spring, the rescue mission will open a thrift shop called Thrift for Goodness Sake, which will have clothing and other items available for purchase. Boardman said the thrift store will serve as a job training facility for those in the recovery program.

Another organization in town that provides shelter to those in need is Flagstaff Shelter Services (FSS), which has been open since 2006 and is run by Executive Director Ross Altenbaugh, along with a 32-person staff. Altenbaugh has been working in the field for almost 20 years and has been with FSS since 2014. She said the mission of FSS is to provide all individuals experiencing homelessness with crisis stabilization and the tools they need to reach stability. As of 2014, FSS is open year-round and just recently finished an expansion project.

“Last month, FSS completed an exciting shelter expansion project, which increased our on-site bed count from 86 to 163,” Altenbaugh said. “It ensures that every individual experiencing homelessness in Flagstaff on any given night has access to safe shelter, nutritious meals, warm showers and hygiene supplies.”

Altenbaugh said the expansion project happened due to an increase in individuals seeking services during winter months. The project has successfully enabled them to help 2,000 individuals annually.

Similar to the Sunshine Rescue Mission, FSS also provides individuals with resource referrals, case management and access to seasonally appropriate clothing. It also offers a variety of other programs, such as seasonal overflow shelters at local churches during the 23 coldest weeks of the year.

Altenbaugh said this year is the first time the overflow shelter program will serve whole families. In 2020, the shelter will offer expanded services, which include case management vocational services for both homeless and rehoused individuals. Altenbaugh said they will also collaborate with health care and behavioral professionals to implement a Housing is Healthcare program that will promote stability and wellness.

People can get involved with FSS through hosting a donation drive or volunteering.

“We are always in need of hygiene items, clothing, shoes, toilet paper and monetary donations,” Altenbaugh said.

Both Sunshine Rescue Mission and FSS want to make sure those in need have a safe place to stay during the upcoming winter months and throughout the year, while also providing them with the resources needed to get them back on their feet.

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Geeking out at The Geekery Ian Sloan

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very time I watch an episode of “Rick and Morty,” I mouth the words, “What the hell,” at least twice, always with a smile on my face.

Sometimes, there is a salty stream of tears from laughter that dries onto my cheeks. I was ecstatic to hear the classic theme song again and that Adult Swim had picked up the show for a fourth season, which premiered Nov. 10.

If you aren’t familiar with the lore of “Rick and Morty” — or at least with the main characters — on paper, it will sound like the most outlandish show ever.

It follows the Smith family, with parents Beth and Jerry, and their children Morty and Summer. Beth’s father, nihilistic, sociopath scientist Rick Sanchez, also lives with them. In almost every episode, Morty is dragged NATHAN on interdimensional adventures across the galaxy with MANNI his insane alcoholic grandfather, who consistently ASSISTANT puts Morty in harm’s way to retrieve or accomplish CULTURE EDITOR something on another planet. Rick’s flying UFO car and portal gun take the two literally anywhere — even to alternate realities and dimensions. It should also be mentioned that Rick is the smartest man in the universe. Yeah, Rick is a lot of things.

Take a moment to gather your thoughts before proceeding to the next paragraph. Thanks for reading, by the way.

The season 4 premiere episode, “Edge of Tomorty: Rick Die Rickpeat,” begins with the family having breakfast at the Smith residence. All is fairly normal until Rick suddenly needs death crystals from Forbojolon Prime, and he grabs Morty’s arm mid-pancake bite to bring him along for the ride. Rick recklessly steers through an asteroid belt, and they arrive at their destination and begin mining death crystals. The crystals allow users to see how they will die, and they hold a monetary value that Rick wants to capitalize on.

The two are then ambushed by “crystal poachers,” who Rick is easily able to handle in a shootout. That’s the premise of the episode, and I won’t spoil the rest of it for you. I do enough of that in this column already.

Season 4 came out with a bang in classic “Rick and Morty” style. Each episode is 22 minutes long, and I always feel like I laugh just as much during those 22 minutes as I would in an entire comedy movie. The show’s creators, Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, seemingly aspire to outdo each previous episode in twisted, shocking humor, which I love. Roiland is the voice actor for both Rick and Morty, which makes the show even more hysterical in my opinion.

Put simply, “Rick and Morty” is dark humor, but the show has a complex storyline. A new episode will air every Sunday on Adult Swim at 8:30 p.m.

MST. There will be five episodes released before a break in the middle of the season.

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n the shopping plaza across from Target, past a set of double doors and through a hall sits a store filled with magic, high-tech spaceships and enough fantastical realms to make your head spin.

The Geekery is one of the local game stores in Flagstaff that aims to provide a sense of community for its customers.

In comparison to stores like GameStop, this local game store is centered around tabletop games.

This includes card games like Yu-GiOh!, Magic: The Gathering, board games and role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons.

Given its proximity to NAU, much of The Geekery’s customer base and staff are current and former students. General Manager John Murphy graduated last fall and has been working at The Geekery for just over two years.

“The huge majority of our events are Magic: The Gathering events, as [the Geekery] specializes in Magic,” Murphy said. “We have a Magic event almost every night of the week. We host all different types of formats and all different types of players. [The Geekery] is also a part of the Wizards Play Network.”

The network is a program set up by Magic: The Gathering publisher Wizards of the Coast as a partner program with stores that sell its games. Partnerships like this often award privileges, like being able to host prerelease events and Friday Night Magic. However, events like prerelease are different from just showing up with a deck. As opposed to the normal constructed tournament where players build a deck beforehand, limited tournaments have players build their decks on site.

Alongside the sealed formats like the prerelease events, Murphy explained that The Geekery also hosts other formats, which are various ways to play the game.

“Where Magic: The Gathering

is basically violent wizard poker, how people play is mostly determined by formats,” Murphy said. “How most people start playing is what we in local game stores call ‘kitchen table.’ You play with the cards you have with barely any restrictions on what you can or can’t play. The most common tournament format is called standard, which is about the last two years’ worth of cards that rotate out.”

Sophomore Andrew Sonnemaker, who works as a clerk, has regularly visited The Geekery since he started attending NAU. “I’ve been working here since August. It’s been really great. I played here all last year and became pretty good friends with John,” Sonnemaker said. “At one point, they needed somebody new, and I decided I would throw my hat in the ring and started working here.”

One of the reasons Sonnemaker stuck with The Geekery is the sense of community he found, as opposed to stores in his hometown, Carson City, Nevada.

“I just really like all the people that work here,” Sonnemaker said. “I have never been to a store that is this high quality. It’s very well run. The guy who owns this place, Steven, is really nice, and my manager, John, is really great.”

Sonnemaker said The Geekery hosts on-demand events whenever players ask. There is a large play area and demo games set up for anyone to try. They also accommodate players of many games by supplying boards.

The player base at The Geekery sticks around for much the same reason the staff does: community.

Recent NAU graduate Adam Douglass has been playing Magic: The Gathering at The Geekery for at least three years and noticed how welcoming everyone is to new players.

“I used to play Hearthstone, but my friend got me into Magic, and at this point, I’ve been playing Magic longer. I usually come two or three times a week,” Douglass said.

“The people here are very friendly.

You can come up to the employees and some of the customers that are just perusing cards and be like, ‘Hey, I want to play commander format.

What should I do?’ and the people will give recommendations, and customers will ask to play a match.”

Through both a welcoming staff and player base, The Geekery has more to offer than just tabletop games.

It offers a bonding opportunity for its players to take a break from the trials and tribulations of life.

The Geekery hosts many game nights where people can play games like Magic: The Gathering, Warhammer and Dungeons & Dragons, Nov. 15.

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Knitters’ Brown Bag weaves positivity Nayomi garcia

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ome people may not see knitting as a form of artistic expression, but the Knitters’ Brown Bag club encourages students to attend its events and get creative with knitting.

At each meeting, students meet in the MakerLab at Cline Library to practice their individual knitting projects.

Kathleen Schmand and Janet Crum are the coordinators for Knitters’ Brown Bag. Schmand and Crum began the program in September 2017 and held meetings for students to practice their knitting.

“We used to meet once a month at the library, but now we meet every other week,” Schmand said. “Janet and I began this group with our other colleague Pat Headlee, who retired in 2018. Although she no longer works with us, we always keep our original goal of the program in mind: to encourage students to be creative and to have fun making projects.”

At each meeting, Schmand and Crum teach students the basics of knitting. They provide yarn and needles for students to begin projects of their choice.

Crum said the first part of the process is teaching students how to cast the yarn onto the needles. From there, Schmand and Crum teach students different knitting patterns that form

the projects they want to make.

“There’s a lot of crazy knitting patterns that people can create projects with,” Crum said.

“We try to teach students what we think will be easier for them and help them out from there.”

Throughout the two years that Crum and Schmand have been coordinating Knitters’ Brown Bag, Schmand said they have both seen people become more interested in knitting.

They have helped students make hats, scarves, dishcloths and socks.

Schmand said they have seen their members become friends through the group, and some students have also worked on projects together.

“I hear some students saying that they want to explore knitting outside of our group, and it’s great to hear that,” Schmand said. “To think that people have become friends through knitting is awesome. I think that everyone is a maker, one way or another.”

Schmand said they want to encourage people to create during the knitting clubs despite prior knowledge and talent.

Crum said the MakerLab is a place where anyone can find joy in creating whatever projects they want to make. Crum was involved in the founding of the MakerLab and said she noticed that people thought it was only based around technology.

While the MakerLab has a lot of technology,

including the 3D printers, Crum said that many other art forms have a place there.

“Cooking, writing and other low-tech activities are also forms of ‘making’ but aren’t what people would think of as ‘modern making,’” Crum said. “Some of these are also seen as women-only work. With Knitters’ Brown Bag, we hope to encourage anybody to come in and create their own special project.”

Sarah Lipsey is an attendee of Knitters’ Brown Bag. Lipsey said she began knitting in college but gave up until a few years ago.

“My mom has always been a knitter, and she taught my daughter to knit about five years ago,” Lipsey said. “My daughter needed help knitting sometimes, so I had to relearn for her.

I got addicted since then, and I haven’t stopped making projects.”

Lipsey is an employee for Information Technology Services on campus. She said she met Schmand through training at the library and decided to come to the group meetings.

Throughout her time participating in Knitters’ Brown Bag, Lipsey said she’s seen a lot of students enjoy themselves while knitting.

“Beginners are usually nervous when they come to the meetings,” Lipsey said. “I’ve helped out beginners before, and I’ve seen them grow while creating their own projects. I think this is an opportunity that NAU students should

take advantage of. It allows students to express themselves in a way they probably haven’t before.”

Although Lipsey is not a student, she recommends that students take on knitting as a way to relieve stress. She said students have shared stories about how knitting made them feel better after meetings.

Sophomore Ariana Dominguez said she attended a meeting as part of one of her classes.

Although Dominguez went to the meeting for an assignment, she said she enjoyed her time at the MakerLab. “I thought that knitting at the MakerLab was very calming,” Dominguez said. “I’ve never knitted before, so I was pretty nervous. Even though I felt scared about knitting, the other members made sure I felt comfortable. I had a lot of fun, and it encouraged me to become more creative with school projects, and maybe future knitting projects.”

Dominguez said knitting at the meeting helped alleviate her stress. She said focusing on something other than school made her feel calm and relaxed.

Even if attendees feel nervous about tackling a knitting project, members of Knitters’ Brown Bag encourage them to create unique projects and relieve their worries.

Left: Junior Claire Maisan (left) and sophomore Hannah Valley (right) attended the Knitters’ Brown Bag event in the Cline Library MakerLab Nov. 13. Right: The Knitters’ Brown Bag meets every other Wednesday of the month in the Cline Library MakerLab. Students can learn how to knit free of charge with provided tools, Nov. 13. Italia Diazbarriga | The Lumberjack

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or National Native American Heritage Month, The Orpheum Theater helped celebrate local Native American filmmakers and their heritage by hosting an Indigenous Film Festival.

NAU graduate Mariah Ashley works for the NAU Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals.

She helped organize the Indigenous Film Festival Nov. 14, which featured the productions of several students and graduates.

The event featured varying films and shorts by indigenous people, including Keanu Jones, Chip Thomas, Christopher Nataanii Cegielski, Robert Fenske, Deidra Peaches and senior Tinia Witherspoon. While most of the films centered around the culture and struggles that many have faced, there were also videos that aimed to be charming and funny.

The event featured local artists and activists who had booths at the front of the venue. One artist was Jerilynn Yazzi, who owns ShiYoo Designs. All of her jewelry and silverwork is made by hand. She incorporates silver coins and juniper berries into her pieces. Yazzi said juniper berries are important to the Navajo people, because many of them believe the berries protect from negative energy.

“ShiYoo means ‘my jewelry, my necklace or my beads’ in Navajo,” Yazzi said. “My jewelry is more modern and contemporary. I put a modern spin on traditional jewelry.”

Another artist featured was Gregory Hill, who is a Hopi toymaker from the village of Kykotsmovi in Arizona. His clan is Bif-wungwa, which is the Tobacco Clan. Hill said he reimagined an age-old Hopi toy: the spinning top.

“I am transforming [the spinning top] into something that has more story to it, so one of my concepts is the importance of play,” Hill said. “As an artist, my goal is to bring to the world this sense of childlike wonder and joy that we sometimes lose as we

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grow older. I like to call it little kid magic.”

This festival celebrated many aspects of Native American culture, such as art, stories told through film and protecting native land. Ashley said indigenous people are on the front line dealing with the issues of climate change. At the event, there were many organizations representing the protection of native land.

Tó Nizhóní Ání, or Sacred Water Speaks, was there to represent the fight against large corporations. Jessica Keetso spoke on behalf of Sacred Water Speaks, an environmental grassroots organization. Keetso said they started in 2000 in response to Peabody Energy’s use of Navajo water as a means of transportation in a slurry line, a pipeline that moves coal. The company would crush up coal and put it through the slurry line, using the water to transport it to Mohave Generating Station. The company was shut down in 2005, but more problems persisted. Now the organization is in a transition stage and is offering people solutions for a better economic system.

Environmental justice was just one issue discussed during the event.

Others were based around human faults and a lack of understanding.

Witherspoon produced the film “Medicine and Obligations” about how cultural education is just as important to Native American students as college education and how it can be difficult to hold a place in both worlds. Witherspoon said the film explains that teachers and facilitators do not understand why students need to miss school or assignments for ceremonies and other traditional activities.

“This is something that is still immensely difficult for me. Currently, it is limiting to my education,” Witherspoon said. “A lack of access to your traditional or cultural knowledge when you’re attaining an institutional education from a western perspective kind of voids you, and only one area of knowledge is valued. But both are very fulfilling and needed.”

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The audience at the 2019 Indigenous Film Festival wait for the films to be presented at the Orpheum Theater Nov. 14. Megan Ford-Fyffe | The Lumberjack

Witherspoon’s film along with many others showed new perspectives to those who were unaware of Native American culture. Ashley said it is very important to discuss issues that different tribes go through, but she also wanted this film festival to be different.

“It’s a lot of doom and gloom, but for this one, I really wanted to focus more on celebrating our heritage or just celebrating our life — our existence,” Ashley said. “So, that goes into humor, so I specifically picked a lot of films that were funny.

That’s what indigenous people love to do is laugh. I wanted this to be more of a celebration.”

The Indigenous Film Festival was brought together by people from many different backgrounds and aimed to touch people’s lives in an impactful way.

Native American artist Jerilynn Yazzie sells her handcrafted jewelry at the 2019 Indigenous Film Festival Nov. 14.

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The right way to debate sports

ports, a beautiful form of entertainment in my opinion, is the best form of storytelling, due to its authenticity. The special moments, the cinderella runs, the superstar athletes and the scandals that happen are discussed for generations among sports fans.

When you look at the top television broadcasts each year, most of the entries are from the NFL and other sports leagues. For example, Super Bowl 52 garnered over 104 million viewers. With millions of people who tune in to watch sports, there are many different perspectives and opinions. People from all ages, genders and races watch sports, which causes a lot of disagreements.

Some general examples of sports debates include which player is better, SEAN CLARK which team is better, who was on the wrong side of a fight, whether a certain WRITER player should have gotten suspended and whether a team deserved to win.

As a huge sports fan myself, I get into these debates daily, and I have learned the best way to have an intelligent and civil debate is to respect the other person, be willing to have your opinion challenged and calmly say what you know.

The best way to approach a general sports debate is for both sides to hear why the other person holds their opinion. Then, either try to understand where they’re coming from or why they disagree. Eventually, the two can agree to disagree, or one person now agrees with what the other is saying. Both outcomes are great, as participants gain new perspectives and some knowledge of sports they had not considered.

Compromise is beautiful and should be prevalent no matter what topic is being discussed. I emphasize sports here, because way too often, there are debates that get ugly due to a lack of willingness to budge on a stance, even if the other person may have a better argument.

An example of a debate gone wrong happened after the LSU vs. Alabama football game where LSU won 46-41 at Alabama Nov. 9. According to Sports Illustrated, two fans got into a very heated argument about the game when it ended, and when one fan walked away from the argument, the other fan shot him in the head with a shotgun.

This is obviously not how sports debates should go, and while not every debate turns into gun violence, there are many debates that can become heated. This is a byproduct of closedmindedness and fanaticism that exists in the world of sports fandom.

If we are understanding and respectful of one another’s opinion, regardless of our passions, then we could all learn from one another and create a healthy environment where people can express their opinions and knowledge without fear.

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Junior defender Jordan Nolan poses for a portrait, Nov. 18. Shannon Swain | The Lumberjack

Junior hockey captain carries family legacy at NAU

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he best defense is a good offense.”

This phrase has come up in many military and political writings throughout ancient history.

Usually, it describes sports and military strategies utilized to gain a decisive edge over an opponent.

However in hockey, it is used to describe a defender who joins in on an attack, and that is exactly how junior Jordan Nolan, a defender for the NAU Division II IceJacks, excels.

Aside from being a biology major and double minor in nutrition and health, Nolan is the team captain of the team.

Even though Nolan has only been with the IceJacks for two years, he has already left a mark on the team and leads them with 21 assists.

IceJacks head coach Travis Johanson sees many positive components in Nolan’s play syle. He moves the puck really well, has creativity, is a playmaker and is very effective in the offensive zone, as well as getting out of the defensive zone.

“He’s exciting to watch, whether it’s joining the rush on offense or in the neutral zone,” Johanson said. “He’s one of those exciting players that can explode and make something happen at any time.”

Johanson said Nolan stands out on the ice, is very quick, explosive and plays more like a center than a defenseman. He

said he is very efficient at leading counterattacks and power plays as well as having a unusual style of play.

“He’s really a complete player,” sophomore defenseman Jakob Beck said. “It’s something you don’t really see — a defenseman putting up 40 points in a year.”

His father, John Nolan, discussed the development of his son’s skill set and how he polished his talents to become an effective defender.

John attributes his son’s success to his speed on the ice.

“He would come in, but he’s always the first one back,” John said.

While his teammates and coach praise him for great work on the ice, they also praise him for the person he is outside the rink. While only a junior, he was voted team captain for his strong character and leadership skills.

“He’s always about the team,” Beck said. “He’s always worried about you ... just a great guy.”

Whenever Jordan steps onto the ice, he said his favorite aspect of playing is the memories, and he is thankful for each of them.

“It’s just looking back at all the memories I’ve made with teammates like Jakob Beck ... I met him in New Jersey, and I’ve made relationships like that,” Jordan said. “I think he’s going to be one of my best friends for the rest of my life.”

Jordan received effective training early in his development

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Jordan’s mother, Terri Nolan, said her son became addicted for life when he went to a learn to skate program at 4 years old.

John said his son had a great work ethic in hockey, even as a child.

“We had two full-sized nets, and he would go out into the desert and shoot them,” John said. “All he cared about was shooting pucks. He’s just constantly tapping the puck around, and he’s got really good handling and really great hand-eye coordination.”

His twin brother, Joshua Nolan, played goalkeeper for the IceJacks for three years and accumulated 810 saves, with a save percentage of almost .910.

Terri said the two played on the same teams since they were 4 years old, until Jordan went to play junior league in New Jersey.

She said this is why they have such a strong bond.

“Within the last three or four years, he’d become a little more of a shooter,” John said. “But ­— thing is — if you’re not covering then you have to make it back in time to cover the goalie, which he always did, because guess who’s in the back: his brother. That’s how he started, because his brother’s in the back, and so he always covered his brother’s goal.”

Having set his sights on staying in Texas, he was forced to search for another team, which led him to NAU. He decided to pursue IceJacks hockey with his twin, creating a family legacy.

“My older brother and sister both graduated from NAU, and my twin brother was going to be a junior at NAU, so it was definitely in the family,” Jordan said.

While Jordan is a significant player on his team, he also lives another life off the ice. He is a manager and server at The

Oakmont, a restaurant in Flagstaff. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his dog, Bandit, and goes on hikes through the great outdoors. He also enjoys snowboarding during the winter and golfing in the summer.

Jordan plans to continue being teammates with his twin brother, but hopefully in a much different way. He plans to become either a physician assistant or an orthodontist. Jordan’s older brother owns a personal practice as a pediatric dentist and wants Jordan to join.

“He developed his own future,” John said. “We just kind of helped him with it. What he and Joshua both have is what they developed themselves.”

In his position as team captain, Jordan leads the IceJacks out for another campaign.

Junior defender Jordan Nolan practices with the IceJacks Nov. 18 Shannon Swain | The Lumberjack

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AU was too much for SAGU American Indian College Warriors and set a record in its first win of the season.

After losing their first game to No. 19 UA, the Lumberjacks came back to Flagstaff and won their first home game of the season 105-32 against SAGU American Indian College. This brought NAU’s overall record to 1-1. The game was decided early on due to the Lumberjacks early dominance.

As usual, NAU came into the game looking for 3-pointers. The Lumberjacks jumped to an early 17-4 lead after sophomore guard Luke Avdalovic went 4-of-4 from beyond the arc within the first four minutes of the game.

“I come in with the same mindset every game,” Avdaolvic said. “I’m a perfectionist, so in my head, I want to make every shot. Starting out 4-4 is how I want to start every game.”

NAU went on to score another nine unanswered points with the help of senior guard Ted McCree, who hit two 3-pointers with 13:30 left in the first half. The team then put in the bottom half of its bench. The size and strength of the Lumberjacks was unmatched in almost any position by the Warriors. With 10 minutes left in the first half, NAU went on a 25-0 run.

The Lumberjacks held the Warriors to only 12% shooting in the first half and scored with ease.

“I think we improved on our transition defense and our half-court defense,” NAU interim head coach Shane Burcar said.

The Lumberjacks shot 57% from the field and 50% from the 3-point line, and scored 33 of 64 points from beyond the arc. NAU finished the half with a commanding 64-9 lead.

As the teams returned to the court, NAU kept a similar energy. The Warriors could not find an answer to the Lumberjack defense, and within the first five minutes of the second half, NAU outscored them 14-0. Junior redshirt guard Cameron Satterwhite made his first appearance on the court in the second half.

Satterwhite, a transfer, is expected to play a lot for the Lumberjacks this season.

SAGU American Indian College scored its first points in almost 20 minutes with a layup from sophomore guard Al Case. He was the Warriors’ leading scorer, with 11 total points, before leaving with and ankle injury with two minutes left to play.

The Lumberjacks 73-point winning margin was the largest in school hisory.

Left: NAU basketball interim head coach Shane Burcar and players from the bench celebrate after a point is scored against SAGU American Indian College Nov. 15. Right: Senior forward Brooks DeBisschop (22) wins a tipoff against SAGU American Indian College Nov. 15 at the Rolle Activity Center. Brian Burke| The Lumberjack

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Top: Redshirt junior guard Caitlin Malvar (3) sits on the sidelines and watches her teammates play against the Seattle University Redhawks Nov. 16. Bottom Left: Redshirt junior guard Jacey Bailey (11) drives into the lane Nov. 16 Bottom Right: Junior forward Khiarica Rasheed sets herself up at the free-throw line Nov. 16. Morgan Fisher | The Lumberjack

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