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hanksgiving is in the past, people. Bring on the sleigh bells!

Whether or not you think the holiday has been placed in the proper cultural context, I hope you enjoyed the time off from school. I hope even more that your professors allowed you to enjoy your time. The Lumberjack did not publish an issue the week of Thanksgiving, allowing us to work on a more important issue: our lives. So it is our hope that we did not inconvenience anyone.

In other news, the news section has had a lot of content to bring to our readers. Specifically, a story that has required us to stop-and-think about our role in the community, which is the coalition of the student activists’ list of demands (there is also a story on the demands in the Op-Ed section.)

In our story, we identified a student using a specific pronoun — she — that the student does not identify as. This caused some discussion in my section, as we had to decide which school of thought to follow: do we follow the rules of grammar and AP Style, the journalistic style of writing which has no mention of gender pronouns, or do we follow the request of our local community and readership?

SCOTT As a section, we decided to use a gender neutral term — they — in BUFFON consideration of a part of the community of our readers. This was a decision NEWS EDITOR made by one section, and we as a newspaper will be discussing the shelf life of this decision as an editorial board. This decision was made by me, following the belief that our position as a newspaper is to chart cultural action and growth, not make demands of it.

The Life section features a profile of a well-known professor on our campus: Lisa Skinner.

She is known for teaching her geological disasters class, and displaying an enthusiasm that is often seen mirrored in her students. Despite this class being an introductory course, placed in a large lecture hall, she takes the time to get to know the majority of her students.

The semester has almost officially reached the period where having a life is an option afforded to a very select few — it may already be here, I am just blissfully ignorant. But I wish you the best of luck on your studying and future finals!

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Kristie Crème performs with dancers from the Bad Jacks at the Orpheum Nov. 19. The show sponsor, PRISM, is a campus group that supports sexual minorities. The song that they danced of “Biscuit”.

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PoliceBeat

BY CONOR SWEETMAN

Nov. 16 students will be criminally At 10:11 a.m., a student deferred for assault. came into NAUPD to ask for information after a motorist Nov. 20 made a “rude gesture” at him.

At 11:30 a.m., a resident assistant (RA) of Cowden Hall At 8:43 p.m., a concerned called to report a permanent citizen phoned in to report marker line drawn on a wall. students were throwing The case was closed as all leads snowballs from the top floor of and suspects were exhausted. the Knoles Parking Garage. Two There is no indication that this NAUPD officers responded incident is related to the earlier and told the students to stop. marker incident in Wilson Hall The students complied and Nov. 17. everything was fine.

At 4:01 p.m., one NAUPD Nov. 17 officer was conducting a traffic At 9:24 a.m., staff in stop on a vehicle for speeding.

Wilson Hall called NAUPD to Upon further investigation, the report “TKE” and penises were driver was taken into custody drawn on the walls and doors of and booked into Coconino the second floor. A report was County Jail on an outstanding filed and the case was closed as warrant from Arizona Game all leads were exhausted. and Fish; the driver also received a citation for speeding.

At 10:54 a.m., NAUPD assisted Flagstaff Police Nov. 21 Department (FPD) with a At 9:45 a.m., a student bomb threat at Walmart. No called NAUPD to report the bomb was found and the area late theft of her cat. The case was searched for suspects. has been closed as all leads were exhausted.

At 2:25 p.m., staff at the Health and Learning Center Nov. 22 (HLC) called about a student At 12:24 a.m., NAUPD who had been bitten by a dog off assisted a driver with how campus. NAPUD referred them to properly operate their to Flagstaff Animal Control. headlights.

Nov. 19 At 3:32 a.m., a subject called NAUPD to report that a student was possibly carrying a firearm. Information was provided and the investigation is ongoing.

At 2:18 p.m., a student called to report that an unknown individual had repaired their fire alarm. NAUPD confirmed the individual was in fact an employee and everything was fine.

At 3:17 p.m. a student reported being assaulted by two individuals near the SBS bus stop. The student chose to pursue the matter through Student Life and the two

away to the HLC. No contacts were made by NAUPD. At 3:52 p.m., a passerby reported excessive smoke coming from a cigarette ash box.

An individual had poured water on the flames before NAUPD responded.

Nov. 25 At 9:11 a.m., a stray dog was reported wandering around campus near the Physical Sciences building. A police aide attempted to catch the dog but was advised to stop if the dog did not want to be caught.

At 3:52 p.m., two children came into NAUPD to say hello and to thank an officer.

At 7:44 p.m., a concerned citizen called to report a vehicle swerving around the area of the Rolle Activity Center. An NAUPD officer stopped the vehicle and it was determined that the driver was trying to use their GPS system. They were warned about distracted driving.

Nov. 28 At 2:52 p.m., a student reported being hit “on the rear” outside Raymond Hall. No medical attention was required and FPD and NAUPD tried to At 1:39 p.m., a sergeant locate the suspect to no avail. with NAUPD reported that The investigation is ongoing.

President Rita Cheng’s parking sign had been stolen. The At 3:17 p.m., a student case is closed as all leads were reported being followed by an exhausted. individual and the individual exposed himself to her. The Nov. 23 subject was gone when NAUPD At 12:16 a.m., staff at arrived. This is related to the The Suites reported a student incident that occurred earlier making a suicidal threat. Two that day at Raymond Hall.

NAUPD officers responded to the call and found the student in Nov. 29 good health. The student denies At 2:43 p.m., a student making any such claims. called to report that an individual had followed her to At 11:56 a.m., a resident her car near Cline Library and hall director called to report exposed himself to her. The case that an RA had found a student was cleared when an arrest was passed out near Gillenwater made. There’s no indication that Hall. When approached, the this event is related to the prior student woke up and stumbled day’s events.

NEWS

Steven Jones makes first court appearance

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BY SCOTT BUFFON AND TAYLOR HAYNES

AU student Steven Jones made his first in-person court appearance at the Flagstaff Superior Court Nov. 24 at 9 a.m. Jones was handcuffed and wore a black Coconino County Sheriff’s Office jumpsuit.

The appearance was a pre-trial case management conference that was rescheduled to several different dates. The case management conference is an opportunity for both parties to present new evidence and inform the presiding judge of the case’s progress. The defense counsel, Burges McCowan, and state attorney, represented

by Ammon Barker, set a tentative court date for Jan. 21, 2016, at 8:15 a.m.

At this January date, Barker believes he can produce a witness list for the court. He also hopes that additional forensic reports of DNA and gun evidence will be available at this time. No new evidence was presented from Jones’s defense.

The state has no intention of making any plea offers for Jones but is available to hear negotiations.

Jones’s appearance occured before the police released the toxicology reports to the media.

Victims intoxicated during shooting, Jones sober

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BY SCOTT BUFFON

AUPD has released the alcohol and drug results taken of the students involved in the Oct. 9 shooting at the university.

Steven Jones, facing one count of first-degree murder and six counts of aggravated assault, was found not to be under the influence of any drugs or alcohol.

However, all of the victims were minors and over the legal limit of alcohol consumption, according to the tests. Three of the victims were under the influence of cannabis.

Colin Brough, the only student killed in the shooting, had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .285. He also tested positive for benzodiazepines — a type of drug used for anxiety, but in this case known as alprazolam or Xanax — and also tested positive for both THC-COOH and THC. The difference between these two chemicals is that THC-COOH, read as carboxy THC, stays in the system longer and indicates a subject has at one point inhaled or ingested marijuana at a variable number of

days in the past. The presence of the chemical THC in a subject’s system means the subject was currently under the influence of marijuana.

None of these drugs were determined to be the cause of Brough’s death, which the autopsy report lists as a gunshot wound to the chest and shoulder.

The lab reports done on Nicholas Prato and Kyle Zientek both indicate they tested positive for marijuana. Prato’s results show he had a BAC of .092, while Zientek had a BAC of .181.

Nick Piring had a BAC of .208, but there was no mention of the presence or absence of marijuana in Piring’s system.

“The drug screening of Piring’s lab results were not included in this report, and follow with [the Flagstaff Medical Center] records will be conducted for these results,” said Sgt. Mike O’Hagan in the report.

Brough’s tests were done by autopsy, while the tests done on Prato, Zientek, Piring and Jones were done in the Flagstaff Medical Center. It is not clear from this report why Brough’s tests were the only ones that mentioned the differing marijuana chemicals.

New Miss Indian NAU crowned at annual pageant

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BY THALIA ESPAÑA

rom babies to grandparents, friends and family gathered Nov. 13 at the du Bois Center Ballroom on south campus to celebrate the coronation of the 2016 Miss Indian NAU. During this annual pageant presented by the Miss Indian NAU Organization, sophomore finance and accounting major Dante Davis was crowned for the year of 2016, with freshman dental hygiene major Jessica Lee at her side as First Attendant. The ballroom was almost filled to capacity to watch the four competing contestants, something the organizers did not expect to see.

This event has been held annually for over 25 years. Miss Indian NAU holds the responsibility of promoting cultural awareness and understanding of tribal or indigenous nations. Being an ambassador opens opportunities for the title holder as a new leader and many people of the Navajo Nation look up to these ambassadors.

“They bring hope to the tribe,” said Miss Navajo Nation 2015– 2016, Alyson J. Shirley. “Miss Indian NAU, she’s the ambassador for northern Arizona. She brings the culture and the language and everything to these college students … she stands on a world platform for hope for our language and culture.”

The winner of the pageant is expected to demonstrate leadership, communication skills, professionalism and good work ethics at all times. She is to support and represent Native American student organizations and participate in programs and activities to strengthen recruitment and student retention efforts. “[She] must fulfill these goals with cultural pride, integrity and honor as a role model and diplomatic leader,” said a member of the pageant committee, assistant director of Native American Student Services Sharon Doctor.

Prior to the pageant, the contestants received a review of their personal essay by the pageant judges, an interview by the pageant

committee the previous night and a personal interview with the judges the morning of the pageant.

The pageant in the evening consisted of three different sections of competition. The first was called the contemporary competition, which consisted of contestants describing their evening attire and demonstrating their skills in public speaking. They explained to the judges and audience what they would use their platform for if they won the title of Miss Indian NAU. In this section, Davis was dressed in a formal business suit, which was a gift from her dad as an investment in her future career in business. She was wearing a necklace from her uncle and earrings from her mom. As part of her statement, Davis said that she wanted to facilitate cultural preservation specifically through art.

“I want to give people a touch of empowerment through art,” Davis said. “I want them to learn how to build themselves and grow and start a business.”

Davis has her own mini business in baking, something she feels she does very well. As part of her cake-making business, Davis has already baked for a total of three weddings and plans for more events in the future.

The second section of the event, the traditional competition, consisted of the contestants dressing in traditional Native American attire and describing in detail each item they were wearing. After presenting their attire, they went on to perform a traditional talent, a talent related to their culture.

Davis was dressed in a woven dress with a symbol of a spider to represent weaving and protection. In correlation to what she was wearing, Davis’ talent was weaving and she explained its process and symbolism. In a completion of a woven piece, Davis explained, there is to always be a mistake to represent that things in life are not always perfect.

The third section was an impromptu question: “as an Indigenous

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woman, what leadership skills do you consider to be important?”

Through a heartfelt and emotional response, Davis explained as the oldest grandchild, she took it in her own hands to teach her younger relatives responsibility and the traditional ways of their people, often seeing her younger cousins as her own children.

Some other recognitions in the pageant included the People’s Choice Award, Miss Congeniality and Miss Indian NAU’s right hand, the First Attendant. Of the four awards, Davis won not only Miss Indian NAU, but also the People’s Choice Award.

At the end of the competition, nerves and gratitude overtook Davis as she was crowned the 2016–2017 Miss Indian NAU and the crowd, family and friends cheered her achievement.

“Holding the title will help me reach the community more, and reach more of my fellow tribes people,” Davis said. “Or just [reach] any other indigenous people out there to learn more about their culture and where they come from.”

When her duties begin in 2016, Davis will serve as a liaison and ambassador to the students, the campus and the tribal communities for a full year.

Sophomore finance and accounting major Dante Davis gets crowned as Miss Indian NAU 2016 in the du Bois Ballroom Nov. 13. (Photo by Thalia España)

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NEWS

ASNAU denies funding for PRISM’s drag show

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BY CESAR AGUILAR

RISM (People Respecting Individuals and Sexual Minorities) has had this semester’s drag show funding rejected despite five consecutive years of funding from the Associated Students of Northern Arizona University (ASNAU).

PRISM, which strives to empower, advocate and support individuals who identify as LGBTQ, has organized a drag show in the Orpheum Theater every semester for five years.

For these five years, ASNAU, NAU’s student government, has funded the event. This year, the student senate put a halt to their funding because the venue serves alcohol.

“Article 10, Section 6 of the [ASNAU] by-laws says: ASNAU will not fund clubs and organizations for the following: any part of any event at which alcoholic beverages will be served,” said Amanda Dietlin, ASNAU vice president of academic affairs.

Holding the drag show in the Orpheum Theater is a tradition for PRISM and there has never been a problem until now. The change may have arisen from new ASNAU advisors.

Prior to this year the advisors for ASNAU were former associate dean for student life Art Farmer and former dean of students Rick Brandel. These advisors never questioned PRISM’s choice of venue when funding their drag show in the Orpheum Theater.

This past spring semester was Brandel and Farmer’s last semester advising ASNAU. This semester the advisor is Student Life coordinator Kristine Heflin. On a Nov. 7 student senate meeting, Heflin advised ASNAU senators they could not fund this event due to university policies regarding alcohol.

Heflin holds mandatory Student Life organizational president training for clubs. In the training, she covered a section called “Prohibited Fundraisers,” which involve “bake sales, human

auctions, car bashes and any event where alcohol is involved.”

President of PRISM Cassandra Bizon questioned why PRISM was unable to receive funding even while other campus organizations do.

“What I don’t find fair is that ASNAU pays their employees and senators to work the [football] tailgates, which are used by ASNAU funds,” Bizon said. “They also have to pay for much of the equipment used at the tailgate, but alcohol is still allowed there.”

Bizon also stated that the drag show comes with high costs that are difficult to pay without senate funding.

“Every year we have been funded for this event. It cost PRISM about $1,600 to reserve the Orpheum Theatre and we have to pay the drag performers,” Bizon said.

Bizon believes that the rules should be more standard for all student groups. She TOP LEFT: acknowledged that most of the students who go Rachel-Cassidy to the tailgate are from Fraternity and Sorority Layefaya (right) Life and are able to drink there, but still found adjusts Ivy Ray’s it unfair for PRISM’s LGBTQ community to (left) corset be denied funding for “an event where most before the “Drag Me Down the students probably won’t even drink because Rabbit Hole” they’re underage.” show at Orpheum Bizon was upset these rules are not being Presents, Nov. 19. spread out to the student population at large and The drag show believes her community is being singled out. was organized by “PRISM has more than 300 students in PRISM, a campus our organization,” Bizon said. She also said that organization this equates to more than $6,900 in ASNAU 23 that supports fees and they would like to receive some of those the LGBTQIA funds when they request it. Currently, the 23 fee co m m u n i t y. goes to events like tailgate parties, spring concert, (PHOTO BY ERIN and university carnivals.

TWAROGAL) The drag show was held on Nov. 19.

The admission fees helped cover the costs of TOP RIGHT: Tequila Holiday dances onstage during the drag show. (PHOTO BY MORGAN LOUVIER) the venue, drag performers and donations for BOTTOM: “Trans Lives Matter” is displayed by Richard Frische (left) and Cassandra Bizon (right) as Ms. Pedro (middle) announces her “closet” on the stage during the drag show. (PHOTO BY ERIN TWAROGAL) PRISM.

Student activist coalition sends list of demands to university

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BY CESAR AGUILAR

coalition of NAU student activists representing various interests sent out a list of 20 demands to multiple offices at NAU on Nov. 23, demanding accountability for their communities.

The student activists included the groups Queers and Allies, students from the Queer Activist Collective, Black Student Union and PRISM. The coalition of organizations and students on campus are calling out the Office of Student Life, President Rita Cheng and the university provost to respond to their list of demands by Jan. 19, 2016. The demands ask for an institution that better serves these communities.

If the university fails to comply, the students have threatened the university to take “nonviolent actions, which will escalate until our

demands are met.”

“This is in the result to the Coming Out Monologues,” said Cassandra Bizon, the president of PRISM, who represents the interests of some of the LGBTQ community.

NAU student Kourtney Dunning, who prefers to use a gender neutral pronoun, interrupted the Coming Out Monologues due to having a scripted monologue and believed that they were being censored Oct. 6. This led to plain-clothes officers in the audience escorting Dunning out of the monologues.

The university has been in contact with various organizations involving the monologue and these coalitions asking for the demands because they believe the university has not addressed the issue correctly.

“We have noticed a deep contradiction between NAU’s mission statement and its treatment of students,” said the coalition of student

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activists.

NAU’s mission statement says, “Our students are at the center of all we do and all we hope to do. They are the reason why NAU exists.

And one of the most fulfilling aspects of being a high-performing university is knowing we serve our students well. Their success is more than a mission statement, more than a goal- it’s a value, along with access, and quality, and the excellence of their experience.”

Student activists across the United States are calling out their universities in response to the University of Missouri activists successfully getting their university president, Tim Wolfe, to resign after not complying with the needs of African American students at the university. Despite the inspiration, the demands make no mention of firing any faculty.

The Lumberjack will report on this further as events develop.

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EDI TOR IAL & OPINION

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Shamu, just keep swimming

he golden rule of working in the entertainment industry is to never be boring and always find a way to attract crowds.

Seaworld knew this firsthand, and unfortunately, the gilded age of Shamu and company has come to an end. Amid enlightening documentaries and public outcry, Seaworld San Diego has decided to stop production of its current killer whale show by 2017.

US News reported that CEO Joel Manby would offer a more focused exhibit and containment of the animals, seeing how they perform naturally as if they were in the wild, as opposed to performing tricks for crowds.

TIM However, animal rights activists NUTTING disagree, as this will not solve the The Dinoexpert problem of correcting the mental health of the orcas. Many activists are in favor of discontinuing the keeping of orcas in captivity and releasing them into the wild instead.

Since the 2013 release of the documentary Blackfish, both revenue and park attendance have severely dropped, due in part to the unmasking of how Seaworld cares for their orcas. The film was and eye-opening experience for society. Since its release, Seaworld has tried to counteract the negative attention. The death of orca trainer Dawn Brancheau at Seaworld Orlando was a pivotal example of how orcas are treated in captivity.

The media always does a great job of profiling everything but the main target of a controversy. In this case, the orcas. The orcas are the main focus of this whole story and we cannot blame them for their actions. Obviously, something is in the water that changes them. Or it might be the way that they are taken care of in captivity.

Some kind of psychosis develops with these animals, and whatever it is, the cause of it needs to

stop. We cannot put the blame on the trainers, nor the animals.

Very similar to Jurassic World with the Indominus Rex, an animal raised in isolation is not always the most functional. When their only salvation is the treats they get when they perform a trick, something is wrong.

One of the problems that is present in this whole Seaworld fiasco is that we underestimate their intelligence. Both dolphins and whales are incredibly smart and their cognitive skills are evident in the wild. But when they are placed inside a concrete tank with little space, their personalities change and they become a little weird.

They have their own forms of communication, live in families and care for each other. When that is ripped away from them, it pretty much ruins their lives. Yes, placing wild animals into captive situations must be for the right reasons, such as breeding purposes and conservation, but it is sad for these animals only to perform tricks.

Being a Seaworld Trainer was one of my dream jobs as a kid. Going to the amusement park and watching these apex predators swim and perform tricks was so magical and excellent. Killer whales have always fascinated me since I was a kid. Also these animals are pretty amazing since they actively hunt great white sharks.

But when they tell all of this stuff to you as a kid, you tend to believe it and not question it. When you become older, you start to learn some things. Soon enough, the truth makes sense, and that is when it is too late.

These “wolves of the sea” are incredibly fascinating, and their social skills are on par with humans. But when you mess with a 12,000-pound predator, you’re asking for trouble.

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Is this our last chance?

lthough a college town like Flagstaff has a more accepting view on climate change and other ecological issues, people in many places throughout North America deny climate science. As more evidence surfaces of corporate interest in keeping the public veiled from the facts and promoting false research studies, consumers should begin to question whether what they have been told is fact or fiction.

According to most climate scientists, the facts are laid out: Since the industrial revolution, human beings have been altering Earth’s atmospheric conditions and natural processes.

We are in an era known as the “Anthropocene,” a term used to describe the geological conditions THEODORE significantly altered by human activities. We JEMMING fail to realize that we have the potential of The Lorax growing out of using fossil fuels and becoming a sustainable society.

Many climate science deniers will take a 10-year chunk of rising climate records, claiming “temperatures are falling, so how is global warming a problem?” To answer this, think of the climate record for the past 100 years as a set of spikes that increase each year. They rise, fall, then keep rising. This happens rapidly, but there is action that can be taken by leaders and societies globally to combat the looming effects of potentially the most expensive natural disaster to occur in human history.

If communities can accept the sound science of the independent, publicly funded scientists instead of corporate reports, perhaps societal norms will push governments to accept reality. Perhaps one of the problems is the immense power of wealth that promotes this misunderstanding of reality in its own members and funded reports and think tanks to tear down action to reduce human impacts of climate change.

This can be remedied by matching that power with the people, in cohesion, demanding change. This would be ideal, potentially leading toward innovative mass renewable and solar energy, pointing towards a more sustainable future for mankind.

Temperatures of the atmosphere are inevitably going to rise, in turn causing ocean levels to devour coastal and island communities. The tragedy is that developed nations with wealth are set to deal with effects of their own problem, but third world countries are not.

People must band together and take responsibility for their land, water and air. It is time for leaders to listen to the thousands of reports affirming the threat of an imbalanced atmosphere due to human activity. What’s more important — having an economy now or having no economy a few generations down the road?

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Demanding safety

n campuses across the nation, students are finding their voices and speaking out against the injustices experienced by minorities. This activism can trace back to the University of Missouri which began on Oct. 10 at after a series of racist incidents occurred on the campus. Soon after, at colleges and universities all over the United States, student groups are now issuing lists of demands aimed at improving campus climate and ensuring a better experience and more welcoming environment for minorities.

On Nov. 23, student groups here at NAU issued their own list of demands that were sent to various offices on RACHEL campus. The list was written up by a DEXTER coalition including the groups Queers The Feminist and Allies, Black Student Union, PRISM and students from the Queer Activist Collective and includes 20 demands. The demands include a broad range of services and actions they wish to be addressed by the Office of Student Life, President Rita Cheng and the University Provost by Jan. 19, 2016.

Many of these demands are not unfounded and do need to be addressed. The third demand recognizes the hostile environment that is present for many students on campus. They express concerns about the way NAU has dealt with instances of violence and crimes committed against students. One event is specifically mentioned where a student found the words “go kill yourself” written on their car window in a university parking lot.

NAU is not alone in these crimes perpetrated by and against students. According to the U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights has received more than 1,000 complaints of racial harassment at colleges and universities during his nearly seven years in office.

While all of the demands have a just cause, the actual carrying out of many of them would be difficult for the university. There is a demand for a complete overhaul of the reporting process and conflict resolution procedure, which in theory is a nice idea, but will probably not happen. It would cost the university time and money, both of which administrators are probably not willing to give. This overhaul also would apply to the current Safe Zone training, and they also demand a paid multi-student review process of Safe Zone. Again in theory, it is a great idea, but actually put into effect will not happen.

Other demands are not as high reaching — ­­ for example, the demand that there is no active police presence at events that are designed to be safe spaces is one that has a clear and simple solution. If the events are designed to be a safe space for students to share their thoughts, they should not be escorted from the event for doing so like NAU student Kourtney Dunning was at the Coming Out Monologues.

Other demands that are simple and should have been enacted earlier are demands 19 and 20. The former adresses the difficulties students have when attempting to formally and effectively change their name and gender on NAU’s registrar. The latter demands the reallocation of funds for disability busses after they fell victim to budget cuts. The adding of these requests to the list is important and they should be adressed by NAU. Lists of demands are issued by students at universities and colleges across the nation, so it is no surprise that the same would happen at NAU. The demands sent out by a coalition address issues and problems that are prevalent on campus for many. But the expectation that all of these demands will be met is ludicrous and most likely will not happen. It might do well for students involved to expect the worst but hope for the best.

Children of the future

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BY TZVI SCHNEE

hildren may be a benefit to a healthy society. I would even argue that they may be an indicator of the overall health of any given society.

The school shootings in the United States may be viewed as a sign of a systemic problem within society itself.

Many of the perpetrators of mass violence, a crime that has reached epidemic proportions in America, appear to be alienated from society.

However, some societies have become problematic by influencing the younger generations toward violence.

In Palestinian society, there is a culture of hatred that influences the young at an early age. It is saddening to see children of any society brought up to hate other people. The current wave of knife attacks in Israel is a result of this indoctrination of hatred.

“Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us,” said Golda Meir.

The Palestinians are willing, even encouraging, their children to murder Jews in Israel — declaring them heroes, martyrs or both after their violent acts are committed against Israeli citizens. The children instead should be leading long, peaceful lives.

In Pisgat Ze’ev, a neighborhood within Jerusalem, a knife attack was committed by two Palestinian youths, 13- and 15-years-old. According to The Algemeiner, one of the victims was a 13-year-old boy who was “knifed simply for being a Jew.” The article further notes that “the two cousins’ juvenile murder spree is hardly an isolated case. Many of the Palestinian terrorists have been in their teens.”

In a Nov. 3 article, New York Times opinion contributor Micah Lakin Avni asks, “What inspired the two young Palestinian men to savagely attack my father and a busload of passengers?”

He cites social media as a tool that is being used for the incitement of terror. Within hours after his father “was shot and stabbed,” the terror attack “was posted online celebrating the gruesome incident, and calling on more young Palestinians to go out and murder Jews.”

What is ironic, in a tragic sense, is that his father was well known as someone who “dedicated his life to the cause of Israeli-Arab reconciliation.”

He was an English teacher who taught both “Israeli and Arab children.” He supported coexistence.

According to another New York Times article, “Instead of being schooled in the culture of peace, the next generation of Palestinians is being relentlessly fed a rhetorical diet that includes the idolization of terrorists, the demonization of Jews and the conviction that sooner or later Israel should cease to exist.”

Moral disgust would be an appropriate human reaction to the indoctrination of youth to commit violent acts of terror. However, a compassionate response may also be garnered, in specific, through prayer.

Salvador Litvak has offered up “a prayer for Israel’s enemies” that can be found on Hevria’s website.

One intention found within his prayer is that our enemies bless their own children and “teach them to choose life.” For it is a world of hatred that must be banished from their hearts, if they are to live in this world with truth in their hearts instead of lies.

There is a crime being committed against the souls of these young ones, for by teaching them hatred, it is as if their own souls are being murdered. For the sake of the children, it would be of significant value for this indoctrination of hatred to cease.

Through an education that focuses on values concomitant with respect for all peoples, an appreciation of life, and the importance of living in peace with all men, children may be encouraged to grow up to be free of hatred. This is true for all societies in the global village.

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Teacher Feature: Lisa Skinner teaches students that geology rocks Professor Lisa Skinner poses in front of a map of Santorini in her office, Nov. 22. Skinner received a M.S. in geology from NAU and is highly involved in study abroad programs to Greece. (Photo by Raven Larson)

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BY MARISSA WHITE

AU is full of professors who are passionate about the material they study, interested in their students and enthusiastic about what they teach. This is especially true for Lisa Skinner, a geology professor who teaches courses like introduction to natural geologic disasters.

Skinner grew up in southern New Jersey in a rural town right outside of Atlantic City. As a resident of a town that had only 2,000 residents, she knew she wanted to expand her horizons and further her education. She attended Stockton State College where she started off as a criminology major, following the footsteps of family members.

While at Stockton, she took a geology class in order to fulfill undergraduate requirements, but ended up falling in love with the subject. Even though she was a first-generation college student, she knew this was what she wanted to pursue, and quickly changed her major.

Skinner later on transferred to Temple University where she graduated with a degree in geology. She then received her master’s degree from NAU in 2005.

After graduation, she was still unsure where her degree would take her, so she started a job at a radio station while her husband had a stable career in Flagstaff. After a few years, a lecturer position opened up within the geology department at NAU. Skinner took the position and has been teaching since 2010.

In addition to working at a radio station, she worked as a contractor for various national parks making digital maps of the land area. She was involved with making maps for Oregon Pipe Cactus National Monument and Petrified Forest National Park.

“It starts off with them hiring people who have a specialty in making geologic maps. What we did was go and collect those maps from the field from geologists who went out and physically mapped the area. We then digitized it all and put it into a piece of computer software,” Skinner said.

Even though she does not work with these national parks anymore, she teaches students how to digitally map.

Geology has taken Skinner all around the world. Not only has she traveled up and down the western half of the United States, she has also been to northern Italy, southern Morocco and various parts of Greece.

Despite having traveled to so many countries and cities around the world, she has a favorite: Santorini, Greece.

Skinner has been to Santorini several times and recently started taking students with her for a study abroad program.

She has taken two classes in the past and this summer will be her third.

“I’ve been to a pretty good amount of countries in my life, but whenever I go here, it is just absolutely stunning.

It’s even better when I get to take students who have never traveled before to such an amazing place. I get just as excited as them,” Skinner said. “To see their hands and faces practically plastered up against the glass of the ferry as we approach the island is super overwhelming and quite an amazing sight. I wish everyone would make a point of going there and seeing it.”

Skinner was also recently invited by NASA to be a part of a research program. A proposal was made to get money to design a planetary geology field camp for students, in order to see how those skills could be applied to the next astronaut class. Although she is not sure exactly what her future holds, she is enjoying her time getting to know her students and

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teaching them about some of the things she finds most interesting about Earth.

“I really enjoy teaching geologic disasters. It’s my main role here on campus and it’s what I have been teaching here for six years. Often times, a lot of tenured faculty wouldn't want to teach a large, introductory class filled with non-science majors, but for me, that’s one of the best parts,” Skinner said.

Skinner loves getting to meet so many interesting students and feels that it has really introduced her to a lot about people’s interests. Skinner made a point of explaining that just because certain students enroll in geology courses, it does not mean that their only interests are related to rocks.

There are music majors, members of sororities and writers.

For Skinner, geologic disasters offers an great diversity of students.

After having many different life experiences between traveling, going to school and learning, she hopes to leave students with one piece of advice for their years of college ahead of them.

“Getting to know your professors is one of the best things you can do for yourself as a student. There are so many doors that open as a result of starting that relationship.

They can help you get jobs, do undergraduate research, find internships; they are all here to help you, and they truly want see you be your best self,” Skinner said. “So make sure you get to know your professor and let them get to know you. They are sometimes your first line of defense in college and having that relationship with them can make all the difference.”

Finding passion in your career is something everyone dreams of and hopes to achieve one day. Skinner is an individual who has done just that, and hopes to share that passion and drive for learning with all of her students.

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Clubs and organizations: how to start your own

BY CHARLOTTE EVANS

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alancing school and life can sometimes be tricky. Clubs and organizations, however, are a fantastic way to add a break in one’s schedule and also encourage students to stay on top of their other work.

“Research on our campus and across the country has shown that students who are engaged on campus are more likely to stay in college and graduate with their degree,” said Kristine Heflin, coordinator at the Office of Student Life. “The data at NAU shows that first-year students who are involved in at least one student organization are more likely than their peers to be retained to their second year.”

NAU happens to be home to many different organizations and unique clubs such as the Astronomy Astrobiology Club, Botany Club, Fencing Club and even the Northern Arizona University Feral Cat Alliance. If there is not a single club or organization listed that includes a student’s interest, the option for starting one’s own club is always open.

“Student organizations are an important way that students can make connections and become engaged on campus,” Heflin said. “They offer opportunities for students to meet others with similar interests and, particularly through some of our academic student organizations, explore their chosen field of study or career field more deeply outside of the classroom.”

Students are required to start the process through Student Life. They may do so by going to the website and signing in with their NAU login information. From there, they must

access the “Organizations” option from a menu located at the top of the page and can then retrieve the basic form to start registering their organization.

Once the form is submitted, it is looked over by Student Life to ensure that all requirements have been met.

Requirements for student clubs and organizations include having at least five members who are NAU students; two must be officers such as president or vice president.

The officers selected each need to have a minimum 2.25 cumulative GPA and be enrolled in at least seven credit hours at NAU. In addition, the club requires an advisor who must be a full-time faculty or staff member and the club must submit a constitution that outlines how the organization’s government will run and be organized.

Finally, the club must be approved by ASNAU or Graduate Student Organizations (GSG). ASNAU primarily works with the funding for organizations.

“ASNAU funds clubs, groups and organizations recognized by the university as well as individuals acting alone,” said senior biomedical major Sara McCaffrey. “Clubs and organizations recognized by the university can receive up to $3,000 a year as long as they are undergraduates who pay the ‘23’ fee.”

The ‘23’ fee is a fee students pay that goes toward services and programs at NAU such as the spring concert and other campus events.

“Student organizations provide students the ability to stay involved with hobbies and interests that are not related to their academic major,” Heflin said. “It's also a great way for students

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to make connections with faculty and staff on a more informal basis as all of our organizations must have an advisor who is a full-time employee of NAU.” Students tend to enjoy the clubs they are involved with.

Clubs allow them time to relax from their busy lives and numerous responsibilities.

“NAU clubs are very welcoming, very accepting, and most of all, opportunities to try something new that you may not have thought of doing,” said junior creative media and film major Danny Barnett-Smith, a study abroad student from England. “I would say they are definitely for everyone as there's always something out there to take your interest. Even if you don't feel socially confident, at least you've tried and had the experience. I think students should definitely join at least one club in their time at NAU.” Smith enjoys fencing once a week on Wednesdays as part of the Fencing Club at NAU. “I wanted to join the Fencing Club because fencing is something that I started recently and wanted to continue doing to develop my skills. It is a lot of fun and very different from other sports,” Barnett-Smith said. “I immediately felt welcome the first time I attended; the coach would talk to me and develop an understanding of my skill level and others would do the same and challenge me to spar with them.”

With vastly different options, there is most definitely something for everyone when joining an NAU student organization — if not, there is always the availability to start one’s own.

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Sinagua Middle School and NAU team up for STEM

BY SARAH LUJAN

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inagua Middle School in Flagstaff is making science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) a matter of importance and is inspiring many eight-grade students to integrate hands-on learning.

Students at Sinagua Middle School, sixth through eighth grade, are a part of the Middle School Institute of Technology and Engineering program (MIT-e), which allows students to be in an accelerated science program where all students can ultimately earn high school credit for biology when they reach the eighth grade.

Gretchen Downey, an eighth-grade science teacher at Sinagua Middle School, feels that the meaning of STEM goes beyond textbook definition.

“To many people, myself included, it means integrating skills that are applicable to the real world, as well as helping students become critical thinkers and problem solvers. I try to teach my students to see these subjects of STEM as a part of a bigger solution to world issues,” Downey said.

MIT-e is dedicated to engineering when students begin the eighth grade. Each year, the class covers the latest areas of focus within engineering, while referring from prior knowledge in the program.

All students partake in Future City, a nationwide middle school program where students research, design and create a new city that uses principles of sustainability. This year, students’ cities focused on finding new ways to improve solid waste management.

Along with all programs, students from the NAU chapter of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) volunteer to come and help the student groups. The students from the ASCE act as engineering mentors in order to help middle school students understand the fundamentals of engineering and how to apply them to their city. Also, at the end of all the teams’ projects they are the judges of the contest of each city.

“I have thoroughly enjoyed assisting the students and seeing them apply their analytical skills,” said senior civil engineering major Charles Wilson. “It is a nice change from the college world and inspiring to see the limitless creativity and ingenuity that these eighth graders bring to the table.”

The Future City Competition allows students to experience firsthand the issues facing pollution, overcrowding, education levels and homelessness. Each team must go through a series of steps that include teamwork, leadership and sustainability. The process begins with an outline of their city. The team must then create a virtual city using SimCity, summarize their city with a presentation that will include a description and services their city offers, build a 3D model using only recycled materials and present one last time to their peers.

“They often leave me shocked about how knowledgeable they are over the features within their city,” Wilson said. “Whether it be the urban planning or waste management, these young minds come up with incredible solutions that may be used one day in a real city of the future.”

When participating in Future City, students get the opportunity to build the 3D models and are allowed to go into shop class and work hands on with tools to create their cities.

“I really like to build and work on projects, so Future City allowed me to build my own city model,” said eighth grader at Sinagua Middle School Kevin Bushman. “My group and I had a bit of trouble finding parts of the model, but with a lot of work and help we made it happen.”

In addition to all of the excitement surrounding the program, students learn valuable lessons that will take them the extra mile in and out of school. Both programs push the middle school students to think about the future as well as encourage them to work in groups. Many students prefer to work individually but are pushed out of their comfort zones and are surprised that it has a positive effect on their learning abilities.

“This year especially, I have really looked into future careers and with this program it helped me to narrow down my choices between an engineer that designs theme parks and water parks, or an orthodontist,” said Sinagua eighth grader Madelyn Clouse.

Both MIT-e and Future City push students to think critically and creatively. MIT-e has a different approach to learning than most traditional ways of teaching. As for Future City, it uses these different approaches taught in the program in an entertaining and unconventional way that all students enjoy.

“With many classes of today’s education system relying on PowerPoints and book readings, Future City enables the students to actively engage in the material from hands on learning, which creates a more exciting learning environment in which the students are more eager to learn new material and see how it can be applied,” Wilson said.

The MIT-e program has been successful for the past eight years and will continue to inspire middle school students at Sinagua through new ways of hands-on learning. The program will also continue to use Future City, as well as add more field trips and new ideas relating to the program, ultimately making the overall program stronger.

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Lucas Lomax: the future of NAU Division II Hockey

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BY BILLY WELCH

reshman forward Lucas Lomax began the season with just two goals in the team’s first seven games. The Division II IceJacks fell early and often and held a 1-6 record. The season was looking disastrous for the Jacks and they needed a leader to rise up immediately and help the team win some games.

Born and raised in Peoria, Ariz., Lomax compiled eight goals and eight assists for 16 total points in the next eight games. The IceJacks went 4-3-1 in those games and improved their record to 5-9-1 through 15 games. The team’s vast improvement is in large part due to Lomax’s amazing effort.

“Once he started scoring, we started winning,” said freshman forward Max Mahood. “His ability to get into open ice and score goals has been really nice. His shot is so impressive and he keeps the team positive.”

Lomax has spent the majority of his life in Arizona, but lived in Utah for a few years. He spent the last three years in Montana playing junior hockey for the Great Falls Americans. He spent two seasons with the team in the American West Hockey League before finishing his career with the Americans in the North American Tier III Hockey League.

“I fell in love with Montana,” Lomax said. “It’s really beautiful up there. I just wanted to come home after spending three years there straight out of high school and I knew Flagstaff was similar.

NAU had a good major to offer me which drew me here and obviously playing hockey as well.”

Lomax is majoring in exercise science and enjoys exploring all the mountains and trails that Flagstaff has to offer.

“I don’t really have a [pre-game] habit or anything,” Lomax said. “I’m not really superstitious. I think that helps me stay out of my head and just focus on the game.”

Whatever the rookie sensation is doing is clearly working and the IceJacks expect more of the same from him in years to come. Lomax admitted that the feeling in the locker room is nothing but optimistic right now.

“I try to motivate myself,” Lomax said. “I want to be successful in every aspect of my life and hockey is a big part of that. I put in hard work and try to do all the little things that would lead to that including eating right, working out and keeping my grades up so I’m able to play.”

Lomax said his most memorable moment so far this season was scoring back-to-back gamewinning goals Nov. 5 against Colorado State and Nov. 6 against ASU. “His hard work, ability to find the net and hockey smarts really impress me,” said head coach Travis Johanson. “He’s been one of the best guys on the ice every night since the beginning. He’s a team-first kind of guy and does whatever he needs to do to help us win. He’s a very skilled kid and I’m really happy to have him.”

Lomax is looking forward to the remainder of the season and hopes to have a long, successful hockey career at NAU. The IceJacks will be playing San Diego State Dec. 4 and Dec. 5 at the Jay Lively Activity Center.

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NAU senior outside hitter Janae Vander-Ploeg hits at a Sacramento State block at Rolle Activity Center during the Big Sky Conference Volleyball Championship Nov. 20. The Jacks did not drop a set on their way to a Big Sky Tournament title (Photo by Sara Krug).

Vander Ploeg wins Big Sky Tournament MVP

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BY CATELYN PRESTON

he NAU volleyball team set a new win-streak record on their way to winning a NAU record 28 matches during the regular season. One of the biggest reasons the team is having so much success this season is the play of senior outside hitter Janae Vander Ploeg.

“She impacts us in everything that we do,” said head coach Ken Murphy. “She’s a great player, she has worked on her skill so hard to get to where she’s at now, and she’s also a hard worker and a great teammate. She really sets the standard in everything that we do. In everything in our program, she is a leader and is such a large contributor to our success.”

Vander Ploeg finished the regular season with 553 kills, hitting almost 28 percent in the process. She took 1,525 attempts, more than 500 more attempts than any other Lumberjack. Junior outside hitter Lauren Jacobsen was the only other player on the

team to attempt over 1,000 kills. Vander Ploeg averaged over 17 kills a game this season.

Vander Ploeg won the Big Sky Player of the Week award four times and three straight times in October and November. She broke the NAU career kill record previously set by Tami Burchard in 1997 Oct. 29 against Idaho State and won the Big Sky regular season MVP to cap off an incredible season. She also won the Big Sky tournament MVP after the Jacks did not drop a set during the Big Sky Tournament.

“I honestly can’t describe it,” Vander Ploeg said. “It’s such an amazing feeling but there’s no way I could have done it without my team. Jensen [Barton]’s sets were perfect all weekend and Stacia [Williams] did a great job controlling the back row. I really think the MVP award could have gone to anyone on our team this weekend. It’s definitely an honor to get it.”

Vander Ploeg has been a starter on the volleyball team since

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the first day she got here. Over the past four years, Vander Ploeg has played in every set except for seven sets during the 2013 season. She has made the All-Big Sky first team each of the last three years and was an All-Big Sky Honorable Mention in 2012.

“So much has changed in the four years I’ve been here,” Vander Ploeg said. “I honestly would have never imagined the success we’ve had this season and the most exciting part is that it’s not over yet. When I was a freshman, the seniors started a new era for NAU volleyball. They stayed [in Flagstaff] and trained in the summer and expected the best from everyone. It set the standard for the rest of the team. It’s been an amazing four years and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”

NAU is set to play the University of San Diego in the first round of the NCAA tournament Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. at the Galen Center in Los Angeles.

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Comeback attempt led by DeBerry falls short against the Spartans

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BY NATALIE KELLEY

ith Norfolk State leading 66–57 over the NAU men’s basketball team Nov. 30 at the Walkup Skydome, the Lumberjacks, led by freshman guard Marcus DeBerry, made a desperate attempt to send the game into overtime and made the score 68–66 with just five seconds left on the clock.

The Jacks had possession of the ball at the end, but turned it over and lost control of the game.

After heading into halftime with a one-point lead, the Lumberjacks let the Spartans go on a 25-10 run to open the half and trailed the rest of the game. The Jacks lost their Walkup Skydome home opener to the Spartans 70–66.

The Jacks shot 38 percent from the floor and only made 68 percent of their free throws. The Spartans shot 40 percent from the field and made 82 percent of their free throws.

Senior guard D’Shon Taylor led the Spartans with 31 points, five rebounds, a steal and a block. Senior guard Jaleni Neely led the Lumberjacks with 14 points, three rebounds and two assists. Freshman guard Torry Johnson finished the game with 13 points, three rebounds and a steal.

I try to be as aggressive as I can on defense to get my offense going,” Johnson said. “That’s what I was taught going back to high school, you know defense is where it all starts.”

It was a tight-knit game in the first half, with neither team able to pull away from each other. NAU went on a 6-0 run in the middle of the first half to grab a 26-20 lead. Norfolk State ended the half on a 14-9 run to make the score 35–34.

The Spartan offense kept it going in the second half while

the Jacks went on a cold streak. After Taylor made a threepointer to give the Spartans a 41–40 lead, the Spartans went on a 18-5 run over the next seven minutes to make the score 59–45 in the middle of the half.

“The simplest answer is making shots, we weren’t aggressive against the zone,” said head coach Jack Murphy. “Even in the first half I think we shot 48 percent but we missed a lot of layups.

We have to get back as a team and start making shots and layups in traffic and against contact.”

With Norfolk State up 66–57, Neely made four free throws to cut their lead down to six. Then, freshman guard Marcus DeBerry made two clutch jump shots to make the score 68–66.

On the inbound, the Spartans threw the ball out of bounds to give the Jacks a shot to tie or win the game with about five seconds left on the clock. However, DeBerry accidentally passed the ball out of bounds to give the ball back to the Spartans.

Senior guard Jeff Short then made two free throws to ice the game.

“Nobody feels as bad about it right now as Marcus,” Murphy said. “I said in the locker room it doesn’t come down to the last play, it is all the plays in between. We lost by four points, but I can probably find ten points right now just off the top of my head so we wouldn’t have been in that position or back in the game if it weren’t for Marcus.”

The Lumberjacks will quickly turn around for another Junior guard Kris Yanku drives to the basket against Norfolk State home game Dec. 2 against the Hampton Pirates.

Nov. 30 at the Walkup Skydome. Yanku finished the game with 10 points and six assists.(Photo by Anna Bradley)

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Freshman guard Passionate Amukamara charges towards the basket against Lamar Nov. 22 at the Rolle Activity Center. NAU defeated Lamar 75–63. (Photo

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BY MATTHEW KIEWIET

he NAU women’s basketball team was utterly lights out from the field during their home opener Dec. 1 at the Walkup Skydome as they blew out New Mexico Highlands 91−43 to improve to 2-4 on the season.

NAU shot 54 percent from the field, almost 59 percent from beyond the arc and over 86 percent from the foul line. They also had 24 assists, exactly eight times as many as the Cowgirls. To top it off, they more than doubled up the Cowgirls in rebounds 50-24. However, the Jacks turned the ball over 16 times.

“We always look at the assist to field goal stat which is 24−34, which is fantastic,” said head coach Sue Darling.

“But then of course I always look at that turnover stat, and that drives me crazy, so we need to definitely work on that.”

Senior guard Monique Mulder logged 23 minutes off the bench and finished the game with 21 points, five rebounds, six assists and five steals for the Lumberjacks.

Senior guard Michelle Traynham finished the game with 10 points and four steals for the Cowgirls.

"Defensively, I wanted to come off the bench and get steals because I knew I had my teammates behind me," Mulder said. "I wanted to provide a spark for my team.

We wanted to play inspired Lumberjack basketball and hopefully we inspired some kids.”

NAU squashed any sliver of hope for the Cowgirls right from the get-go. They started the first quarter on a 7−0 run before the first media timeout with 6:50 left to play in the quarter. Most of their early points came out of transition or off of fast breaks. Once they found their rhythm in their half-court offense, it was all but over as they finished the period up 21−3.

Mulder came out red-hot in the second quarter, scoring 10 points in a span of roughly two minutes and extending the lead to 31−3. The Lumberjacks took a 45−13 lead into the locker room at the half.

The Jscks never let their foot off the gas pedal as they continued their barrage of impressive shooting from every area of the floor. NAU’s man-to-man defense was able to fight through screens both off and on the ball throughout the entire game, forcing the Cowgirls into taking lowpercentage shots. Their rebounding finished the job, only allowing the Cowgirls nine second-chance points.

"We needed to bounce back from a rough weekend and I believe we did that," Darling said. "We played all 40 minutes and we needed to get back to what we do both offensively and defensively. It was especially fun because all of the screaming kids energized all of us."

NAU will look to keep their momentum going when they travel to southern California Dec. 4 to take on U.C. Irvine. Tip-off is at 8 p.m.

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Pasta Palooza

BY DARRION EDWARDS

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tudents frantically paced back and forth from the kitchen as classic violin productions powered the music in the background.

It set the mood for the guests who were dressed accordingly — formal suits and ties along with dresses all worn by students who were preparing to present their wonderful creations.

It was the start of Pasta Palooza in the Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) building and students working in the culinary arts were preparing their dishes in order to be judged by Flagstaff locals and NAU students.

Pasta Palooza was no ordinary tasting event for students and faculty within HRM — a food and décor photography class was able to collaborate with the culinary class in order to enhance the students’ learning and create an opportunity for students to cooperate with outside sources.

“My photo class has come over and done photography of the food as it’s prepared,” said photography professor Amy Horn. “This is our third time out of a total of four for taking pictures.”

Horn has teamed up with HRM professors in collaborating classes in order to benefit her students’ learning and give them more experience on combining sources. This is the first semester that the two curriculums have been able to collaborate and both students and teachers are enjoying the learning process of combining two courses.

Students in the photography class waere enthusiastic when preparing their equipment to take photos. Students began arriving early in order to get a sense of the material that they would be taking pictures of. As the photography students eagerly waited to begin their project, HRM students were desperately dashing from the kitchen to their tables preparing their presentations.

“It’s more of a realistic kind of approach,” said senior photography major Courtney Baranauskas.

“We’re in this environment where people are making food for us and styling for us.”

Because the photography students were presented with a realistic approach, they were able to get more field experience in working with food décor.

The culinary class presented and designed the tables in an entertaining fashion (from heavily influenced violin classical music to upbeat jazz, the music set the mood for the entire event). Tables were decorated with creative ideas that related to the dishes being served.

From a Rome, and Italy, inspired table dedicated to the Greek goddess Venus, to the Hunger Games inspired table, students were able to present their unique dishes in the most innovative ways. One table, which presented an alfredo dish, dedicated the table to the King of Noodles, Alfredo di Lelio.

According to senior HRM major Nicole Schonburger, di Lelio was dubbed as the King of Noodles after American silent actors discovered how delicious the alfredo pasta was.

The preparations of the pastas enticed judges to try the multitude of Italian, inspired foods, which helped the HRM students enhance their learning on the importance of design and presentation.

“Any time we can do that cross-discipline project, I think it’s important for our students to see the different facets in the industry,” said head chef and HRM lecturer Mark Molinaro. “There’s a lot of crossover between art and food, so it makes sense to collaborate.”

The lessons students learn from collaborating classes help them gain experience on post-collegiate life, including cooperation outside of their business and understanding of outside sources. According to Horn, the culinary students will now have access to professional photography of their dishes, which helps promote the food they create in the future.

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BY ARIEL CIANFARANO

s the holidays are coming up quickly, people are scrambling to get last-minute gifts for their friends and family. Flagstaff offers a variety of platforms to buy gifts, but none as unique and diverse as the Fine Craft Sale.

Featuring 20 local artists, the Fine Craft Sale is perfect for finding affordable and special pieces for the holidays. Some of

Photo student Courtney Baranauskas snapped a picture of this dish at Pasta Palooza Nov. 18. The display is a cheese tortellini with pesto sauce and pancetta. (Photo by Courtney Baranauskas)

The photography students benefited by gaining experience on how to professionally take pictures of food in a timely manner.

“It gives the photography students an opportunity to not only get on location and set lights up, but also have a limited time frame and work on location,” Horn said.

Although the HRM students were mainly focused on the overall creation of their dishes in order to satisfy the judges, they were still able to benefit by working with photographers and designing their dishes.

“We benefit from this collaboration because we get to add to our portfolio,” Baranauskas said.

“As for the people that are in HRM, they get to benefit because they have pictures of their actual

the crafts will include jewelry, clothing, ornaments and pottery.

Not only will there be fine arts sales, but there will also be artist demonstrations. Erin Joyce, artistic director for the Flagstaff Arts Council at the Coconino Center for the Arts, is excited to demonstrate her art.

“It allows the viewer to see their process and understand the intricacy of their work,” Joyce said.

Joyce goes on to say that artist demonstrations are vital to fully appreciating the works of the artists and the pieces they have on sale. Being able to demonstrate what goes into creating art that is similar to the art on sale, gives the Fine Craft Sale depth and provides a real learning experience.

The Hozhoni Foundation, which Joyce personally invited,

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product that they make.”

As for the professors that do promote the collaboration, learning from one another benefits future teaching and more realistic scenarios to help improve teaching.

“Professors can benefit by knowing that the school is functioning healthily,” Molinaro said. “A sign of a healthy school is when you have different departments working together for the benefit of educating, training and engaging all the students on the campus.”

Due to the success of the food and décor at Pasta Palooza, there are insticts that photography and HRM classes will plan to organize future collaborations to benefit the students.

will have a booth at the sale.

“It was important to me to include them in the sale this year because of their work educating developmentally disabled adults about art and guiding them through their individual artistic practices and journeys,” Joyce said.

The Fine Craft Sale is a mecca of various artists from different backgrounds and talents. Having the Hozhoni Foundation participate in this sale adds extra opportunity for the artists to express themselves through the art that is displayed.

“To be part of the Fine Craft Sale is a great step forward for our artists,” said gallery manager and Hozhoni Foundation art instructor Rachel Greig. “It’s great to have them included in JUMP TO CRAFT SALE ON 27

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Bare feet Nutcracker Suite T

BY ELIZABETH BAZAN

he Nutcracker Suite is a Yuletide classic, beautifully accentuating the season of light, snow and magic.

Bright lights, color and music paints a perfect picture of holiday cheer in this ballet. However, after seeing the same arrangements year after year, the members of the Canyon Movement Company thought it was about time to mix it up.

For 12 years, Canyon Movement Company has been taking the pointe shoes out of the performance, but keeping all of the wonder. The Nutcracker Suite in Modern Bare Feet is instead a modern dance ensemble, with more tumbles, rolls and inverted movements than traditional ballet. Bare feet on the stage make the whole performance somehow more casual, but no less spectacular. The dancers can break away from the staunch rules of traditional ballet and bring in concepts from other schools of dance, while keeping the flow and grace of the original.

Their first rehearsal on the main stage was held Nov. 20.

Children ran in and out of the wings getting dressed and the whole cast exhibited an air of excitement. The assembly was of all ages, from small children to adults. The tiniest of tots played the mice and the young party attendees, while the adults are played by those of the accurate ages, such as Clara’s father, played by president of the board Eric Walden.

“You’re never too old,” Walden said. “I saw the production one year, saw some of the older dancers and asked, could I do that? This is my eighth production. You’re never too old to dance.”

The story is all the same. Clara Stahlbaum is gifted the beautiful nutcracker doll by her godfather Drosselmeyer. In the midst of the night, her nutcracker doll is transformed into a prince to fight the rat army that marches into Clara’s home. When Clara distracts the advancing Rat King with a slipper to the back of the head,

the prince takes her to a land of wonder as thanks for saving his life.

Although the dances seem physically taxing and impressive, Canyon Movement Company has a team that seems to go the extra mile when preparing for shows.

“We have a group of really responsive dancers,” said executive director of the company Gina Darlington.

The rehearsal may have seemed rocky at first, but the timing had to be taken into account. For their first time on the stage where the final production would be held on, it went surprisingly smooth. The dancers knew their cues and routines nearly flawlessly, with only minor tweaks from the director, Cori Wall.

The stage seemed threadbare, with undecorated boxes serving as the dolls’ gift wrap. The initial rehearsal was void of lighting and set, with only the colorful costumes and props to paint the illusion. Still, the scene was clear due to the incredible work of the dancers who emoted even without words.

“And we’ll have a wonderful set later,” Darlington said.

“A Christmas tree that grows and a screen in the back that we can project scenes onto. We plan to have some very special surprises.”

The surprises are never-ending. Where the original ballet had a myriad of dances representing different candies and treats from around the world, this version will exhibit a more accurately ethnic take on the land of sweets.

The Russian Candy Canes have been transformed into a Ukrainian folk dance full of jumps and leaps. The Chinese Tea has been replaced with a traditional ribbon dance lively with color. A

French street art piece has been added, to introduce a hip-hop flair to break any monotony.

The pièce de résistance, however, is what replaces the Arabian Coffee. In this traditional belly dance, the women not only illustrate graceful movement with colorful iridescent fabrics made to look like wings, but perform half the dance while balancing swords on their heads.

“I have never seen a Chinese person dance like this,” Darlington said. She motioned her hands back and forth around her head to imitate the original ballet choreography.

“We wanted to make it more diverse.”

The entire show is family friendly. Although the rats could be seen as malevolent and fierce, the beauty is really what takes the attention of the audience. Some complain that Drosselmeyer is often portrayed as creepy or scary, but Walden disagrees.

“When I played him a few years ago I was loving, benevolent,” Walden said.

“Magical is the word I would have used,” Darlington said, on Walden’s performance as Drosselmeyer.

For those who have seen the original Nutcracker, it is a beautiful retelling that will remind of the traditional tale while introducing new ideas and art forms to be appreciated. For those who have never seen this show, it is true to the integrity of the original ballet while including something for every kind of thespian.

The price is affordable and Coconino High School is just a short ride away. This show is a spectacular that should not be missed, with enough magic to start the holiday season off the right way. The show will take place on Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Coconino High School.

The cast of this year’s Coconino High School’s production of The Nutcracker rehearses for opening night Dec. 11. (Photo by Cory Walters)

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Rock duo El Ten Eleven

BY MAKENNA LEPOWSKY

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n the mornings an alarm goes off, marking the beginning to another day on tour and waking up bassist and songwriter Kristian Dunn.

“Are you kidding me, I just fell asleep,” says Dunn to himself mentally in the mornings.

The band loads up the van with equipment and instruments, hitting the road every morning, squeezing in just enough time for breakfast.

Arriving at venues and loading in for sound checks, Rock Duo El Ten Eleven takes the stage a couple hours later ready to do what they do best, perform.

After nights of gigs, the band heads to hotels to sleep, only to wake up and do it all over again — their next destination soon to be Flagstaff.

Making their sixth stop on their tour, members Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty of El Ten Eleven hit the road, heading up to the mountains. Based out of Los Angeles. El Ten Eleven is a post-rock duo whose sound is widely popular and distinguished by its unique incorporation of different musical elements into their music making and performances.

Musician Jesse Gildner from Scottsdale has recently been introduced to band El Ten Eleven, finding their music to be unique in many ways.

“They incorporate a lot of electronics and effects into their music in ways I have never heard anyone do, as well as clearly working with producers doing a loud, bright mastering on their songs,” Gildner said.

The band combines fretless bass and a guitar/ bass double neck while also incorporating sounds with looping stations. The band also utilizes effects pedals over acoustic and or electronic drumming.

With their main musical persona of a catchy pop/ rock genre, their music also engulfs the musical styles of alternative/indie-rock, instrumental rock, post-rock and alternative pop/rock. The band and their music has received a range of reviews, generally encouraging, while others are more opinionated and critical.

El Ten Eleven has released six full-length albums, Fast Forward being the most recent album to have been completed and released in August 2015.

Before the recording of Fast Forward was to begin, Fogarty’s father had passed away. The album is a reflection of the relatable emotions of grief and hardship that dawn within life, such as the hardship of grieving

death and the acceptance that unfortunately life comes to an end.

The emotion behind Fast Forward can be sensed by the listener and has the capability to rise and stir emotions within.

“I really like the down tempo vibes that El Ten Eleven brings on their new album,” said music enthusiast Cole Pischke. “They remind me of musician Tycho and give me melancholy feels. My favorite track off the new tape is ‘Three Sides of a Coin.’”

Listening to tracks off their album is like taking a walk down memory lane. The referencing of places from Tim’s father’s childhood and his own reveals to the listener just how cherished a father and son relationship can be.

Songs like “Point Breeze” and “Scott Township” references to places in Pittsburgh, where Tim’s father had spent time as a child, and a place where Fogarty had done just the same.

Song names off the album are not the only things that serve personal connotation. Dunn has had an attachment with the phrase “Fast Forward” since his high school days as an aspiring musician.

“Fast Forward” was the band name his father would continuously suggest to him when starting new bands in high school. He brushed the suggestion off throughout the years, but it is now the name for the sixth album El Ten Eleven has ever released.

El Ten Eleven returns to Flagstaff once again to share their music with the town Dec. 10 at The Green Room.

“Flagstaff is one of our favorite towns,” Dunn said.

“Since the early days, our shows have been really good there, so don’t blow it Flagstaff.”

Attendees should be prepared for the night of music ahead as El Ten Eleven has a unique way of engaging with the audience of their shows.

“I usually threaten them with violence if they don’t cheer loudly enough,” Dunn said.

As the melancholy harmonies of low tempo songs capture the emotions of audience members, the recognizable and favorable climatic, upbeat tempo and instrumentation will as well.

A dynamic and live performance is to be expected, as music will fill the ears of all, providing the fans with the favorable El Ten Eleven sound they are yearning for.

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The Maine brings back American Candy

BY CHRISTINA LEWIS

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rizona’s very own, The Maine, will be making their way back to Flagstaff for their first show on their tour for their newest album, American Candy.

The band will be performing live at the Green Room Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. The Maine holds three awards to their name from the AP Magazine, including “Best Live Band,” as well as “Album of the Year” for “Black & White” and the award for “Best Song” for “Inside of You,” all won in 2010.

“I wish we had a better story as far as the band’s name goes, but we booked a show without having a band name and needed one really quickly,” said guitarist Garrett Nickelson. “We were listening to a song called ‘Coast Of Maine’ by a band called Ivory that we really loved and something just popped out about ‘Maine,’ so we went with it.”

Starting in Tempe around 2007, The Maine has been making a wonderful mixture of pop punk and American rock music.

American Candy was released March 31 of this year as their fifth

studio album. The first single from the album, “English Girls,” debuted at No. 17 on the iTunes Alternative Chart, as well as “Miles Away,” debuting at No. 16.

“It’s hard to pick a favorite, but ‘Am I Pretty?’ has been really fun to play live — it has a fun groove and vibe to it,” said guitarist Jared Monaco. “We’ve only had it in the set list for one tour so far, but people seem to be into it.”

The band’s adventure around the world will start in Indonesia, then they will travel to Australia, making their way to Flagstaff shortly after. Followed by four more shows in the United States, they will be going to the United Kingdom for the remainder of their tour, while stopping in Ireland for a show.

“We played the NAU Welcome Week concert in 2013 and had so much fun — we have been trying to come back since and it finally worked out,” said drummer Pat Kirch. “Can’t wait to be back and do a full headlining show for everyone.”

The Maine is made up of five men: singer John O’Callaghan, guitarists Kennedy Brock and Jared Monaco, bassist Garrett Nickelsen and drummer Pat Kirch. They formed in high school

during the time when ’90s rock radio was a hit. Eventually they evolved into a contagious pop punk sound that everyone loved.

Within less than a year, they signed with Fearless Records, and released a five song EP, The Way We Talk.

Eventually, Warner Bros. became interested in The Maine’s unique sound. Warner Bros. signed a contract with the boys as they produced their first full length album, Can’t Stop Won’t Stop.

This album made its way-up to No. 40 on Billboard charts.

American Candy was made out in Joshua Tree, Calif., where The Maine rented a house out in the middle of nowhere and made music all night long. What is unique about this album in particular is that the drums were recorded next to a swimming pool, which brought a different sound to their music.

American Candy is a feel-good album, where every track has its own sound.

“The freedom of that comes through the album because we didn’t feel the weird pressure that comes from being in someone’s studio,” Kirch said. ”All the gear was ours in the house we rented so we were able to experiment till three in the morning and not be afraid of breaking something. I am so proud of how it came out and think it is the start of a whole new chapter for our band.

We have finally found our sound that the next few records will be based on.”

The Maine will fill the Green Room with fun energy as they perform their new album as well as some other memorable tracks.

The men enjoy being on tour and everything that comes with it — from traveling city to city and seeing new faces and places, they are living something they only dreamt of in their childhood years.

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the mainstream art scene of Flagstaff and have their talents recognized by the public at large.”

Greig explains that the artists have a choice of several mediums, such as painting, drawing, textile and ceramic pieces.

Greig said that the artists usually get their inspiration from “memories from childhood, made-up fantasies and favorite things of daily living.”

Zac Kothrade, another artist who will be participating at the sale, specializes in jewelry. “[Making jewelry includes] a lot of experience, good sense of design, materials, precise planning and execution,” Kothrade said.

Kothrade makes a variety of jewelry like rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets.

He has been making jewelry over several years and has been entered in art exhibits and other sales. Kothrade also says that he “considers the where,” or the placement of the jewelry on the body, while making his contemporary and modern jewelry.

The Fine Craft Sale brings together a plethora of talented artists, displaying their pieces and expressing their love of art.

“This sale really stands out because of the strong artistic pieces,” said Flagstaff Arts Council executive director John Tannous.

Tannous explains that all the pieces at the Fine Craft Sale will be high quality but at an affordable price so that everyone can leave with their favorite piece in hand.

The Fine Craft Sale is an event that supports artists in their endeavors and the local community by engaging the public in several forms of art.

“This sale benefits Flagstaff in a myriad of ways,” Joyce said. “It benefits the local artistic community by giving them a forum in which to sell their work to a diverse constituent base and it allows for that group to have access and engagement with these fine local artists and artisans.”

With various artists present, this is one of Flagstaff’s celebratory art events and provides a place for locals to purchase gifts for loved ones.

The free sale will be open to the public Dec. 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Dec. 6 from 12 to 4 p.m. at the Coconino Center for the Arts.

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