The Lumberjack -- Feb. 14, 2018

T H E L U M BE R JACK

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From the Editor

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don’t know about you, but I am bewildered at the current state of the world. The world is full of political idiocracy and environmental outrage. It’s like the world is a pile of dry sticks and logs that yearn to be set ablaze, and I wake up every day and think, “What’s going on out there?”

Despite this, or perhaps because of this, people all around the world are becoming increasingly aware of the issues that affect their lives. They are standing up for their rights and the rights of others.

Just as we have throughout history, humans are evolving to deal with the challenges we all face today, including that of simply living on Earth.

Still, sometimes people forget that we are all in it together.

President Donald Trump was elected into office a little over a year ago. Since then, many Americans have come together to express what they believe is right.

Millions gathered last year in Washington, D.C., and cities throughout the country, for Women’s Marches, and the red-hot passion continues to grow.

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey gave his State of the State Address Feb. 9 (see article on jackcentral.org). Ducey began by acknowledging the rise of women into MAXIM powerful and influential roles and talked about the over-prescription of opioids, MASCOLO drunk drivers and the high amount of marijuana and heroin seized within the last ASST. DIRECTOR OF year. His speech addressed guns, education, veterans, taxes, health and the economy, PHOTOGRAPHY touching on many of America’s hot political issues.

To me, Ducey’s speech sounded more like a campaign rally than an honest interpretation of the state of our state. While he did have a lot of good points, I was left unsatisfied.

Mayor Coral Evans, however, gave what I thought was an excellent speech this past month during the Women’s March in Flagstaff, Jan. 20. In the midst of a snow storm, her speech rallied those attending, encouraging them to speak up for what they all believe in. Evans’s speech was filled with fiery passion and honest outrage as she urged people to keep making a difference by loving and supporting each other.

I was there, with a plastic bag over my camera, taking photos as the snow fell. I felt the energy of the crowd all working together to spread awareness. I could feel the spirit of Flagstaff dancing to the beat of the drums. I am happy that I got to be part of such a beautiful gathering of people, our hearts all beating with a burning passion.

Home is where the heart is, and for now, my home is Flagstaff. As more students come to NAU each semester, it is increasingly important than ever to speak up for what we believe in. We can find confidence by trusting our process, embracing the unknown and using our strengths to help the world around us. We must light the fire in our hearts and spread the passion that lives inside all of us.

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Editor-in-Chief Megan Troutman

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Senior Reporters Adrian Skabelund Chandler Coiner

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nau athletics is hosting open forums to discuss THE proposed fee.

Mike Marlow, NAU vice president of intercollegiate athletics, answers questions at the Feb. 12 open forum in the du Bois Center. Michael Patacsil | The Lumberjack

Thank you for reading.

Director of Circulation Asst. Culture Editor Luis Gardetto Ashley Besing

nau MAY CHARGE STUDENTS A $75 athletics fee per semester.

Senior Photographer Michael Patacsil

On the cover Sophomore education major Taylor Helm models a 1920s-style outfit created from the vintage clothes and costumes at Incahoots, a downtown shop Feb. 9. Emily Burks | The Lumberjack

Corrections & Clarifications In the story “Furry, friendly and faux: The trend of fake emotional-support animals,” published Jan. 25, rules and laws for service animals were incorrectly referred to as rules and laws for emotionalsupport animals. In addition, under the Fair Housing Act, if a landlord has a no-pet policy, they must modify that policy for their tenants with both service animals and emotional-support animals.

The Lumberjack is committed to factual correctness and accuracy. If you find an error in our publication, please email Megan Troutman at mlt273@nau.edu.

PoliceBeat Feb. 5 At 6:24 p.m., a student in Hilltop Townhomes called to report the odor of marijuana.

NAUPD responded, and one student was cited and released for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

At 7:12 p.m., a student called NAUPD to report that someone hit their vehicle and fled the scene at the intersection of Beaver Street and Franklin Avenue. An NAUPD officer responded and took a report, but the case was closed after all leads were exhausted.

At 9:01 p.m., a student at McConnell Hall called to report that an ex-girlfriend had damaged some of his property. One student was booked into the Coconino County Detention Facility for domestic violence, criminal damage, disorderly conduct, trespass and burglary.

Feb. 6 At 3:08 a.m., an RA in Cowden Hall called to report an ill student. An NAUPD officer, a Guardian Medical Transport (GMT) ambulance and FFD responded. The patient was transported to FMC for medical treatment.

At 3:53 p.m., an RA called to report a found wallet in Sechrist Hall. The wallet contained a fake ID, and NAUPD was notified about it. After NAUPD responded, one student was criminally deferred for possession of a fictitious driver’s license.

Feb. 7 At 11:29 a.m., a student called to report the theft of their bicycle from McDonald Hall. An NAUPD officer responded and took a report, but the case was closed because all leads were exhausted.

At 1:10 p.m., a staff member called to report the odor of gas in the Performing and Fine Arts building. The odor was from construction.

Everything was fine.

At 5:08 p.m., a student called NAUPD to report two intoxicated subjects near McConnell Hall. An officer responded, but the subject was gone upon arrival.

Feb. 8 At 12:19 a.m., an officer was patrolling the San Francisco Parking Garage and made contact with two students. One student was cited and released for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. A second student was cited and released for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and a minor in consumption (MIC).

Compiled by Alexandria Vallejo disc golf course. NAUPD responded. The subject was asked to leave the area and complied.

At 4:04 p.m., a manager called to report that a nonstudent had a gun in the University Union. An officer responded and discovered that the non-student did not have a gun, but a flashlight.

At 9:03 p.m., a staff member in Gillenwater Hall called to report a nonstudent had blood on their face. NAUPD, FFD and GMT responded. The patient was transferred to FMC for medical treatment. No further information was available.

Feb. 10 At 1:04 a.m., a staff member in the Earnest Calderón Learning Community called to report an At 2:27 p.m., NAUPD intoxicated student. An officer received an alert from a carbon responded, and the student monoxide alarm in Campus was deferred for an MIC. Heights. NAUPD and FFD responded and discovered that At 8:47 p.m., a student the alarm was caused by burnt called to report an attempted food. Fire Life Safety was armed robbery in parking lot notified.

42. FPD, FFD and GMT responded but made no At 4:08 p.m., a student contact with a suspect. The at the Health and Learning victim was transported to Center called to report a male FMC for treatment. student following them. An officer responded and took a Feb. 11 report. No further action was At 9 p.m., NAUPD taken. received a supervisory alarm Feb. 9 from Allen Hall. NAUPD At 1:10 p.m., a staff officers responded, and the member called to report a area was searched. The alarm charter bus with smoke coming was caused by burnt food. from the wheel near the Everything was fine. intersection of Knoles Drive and Riordan Road. NAUPD At 10:27 p.m., a student officers assisted with traffic in the University Union called control while FFD cleared the to report that two subjects vehicle. appeared to follow her to her vehicle. An NAUPD officer At 1:58 p.m., a non- responded, but no report was student called to report a taken. subject was setting up a camp near the South Fields Complex

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NEWS

auditor general’s report raises questions about NAU student fees Adrian Skabelund

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AU may be in violation of the Arizona Board of Regents’ (ABOR) policies regarding the collection of student fees, according to a January report from the office of the Arizona Auditor General. Among the auditors concerns was NAU using student fees to purchase boxed wine and tablet computers.

The auditors looked at Arizona’s three state schools from 2007 to 2017 and found that ABOR and all three of the universities did not have clear policies when it came to the collection and use of student fees, according to the audit.

All three schools also violated current ABOR policies.

When it comes to NAU, the auditors pointed out three primary concerns. ABOR policies mandate that the university should involve students in the setting of mandatory fees (fees that all students must pay) and program fees (fees specific to a single program), and that class fees should be used for the specific class that charged the fee.

But the 2018 report found that in at least one case, NAU did not seek student input for one of their program fees. According to the report, NAU said the reason for this was that the Graduate Athletic Training program had not yet been created, and thus it was not possible to consult students about the fee. Auditors disagreed.

“Although the program had yet to be established,” the report stated, “NAU could have consulted with existing student government representatives at the time it established this fee, as ABOR requires.”

NAU spokesperson Kimberly Ott said that the university believed they were in compliance with ABOR polices.

In addition, NAU has not documented its process for obtaining student input for mandatory fees and program fees, and auditors pointed out that the transportation fee ($75 a semester for operation costs and transportationrelated expenses) was never approved by ABOR. This fee however, is not paid by students who purchase a parking permit.

The auditors also questioned how some of the mandatory fees were spent, especially those of the Green Fund, which comes from the Green Fee and is supposed to pay for projects to help make campus and the university community more sustainable. The report pointed to instances in which the Green Fund went to pay for tablet computers and even wine tastings.

Illustration by Colton Starley

Ellen Vaughan, the manager of the NAU office of sustainability, clarified that funds were not used to pay for the wine directly, which was bought as part of student sustainability project.

Funds did, however, go to advertising and other expenses related to the event.

“A student wanted to bring up these issues because cardboard boxed wine is [better for the environment than glass],” said Vaughan. “[They wanted] to get people together and talk about issues of transportation and packaging.”

Glass wine bottles are energy intensive to produce, Vaughan said, and bottles are heavy making them energy intensive to transport.

Boxed wine greatly reduces both of these energy uses.

Tablet computers were purchased to reduce the amount of paper used by Facility Services because workers often print many reams of paper for the projects they worked on, Vaughan said.

“People are in the beginning stages of understanding sustainability,” Vaughan said, adding that all of the projects promote sustainable practices.

Ott said that the event to promote wine cost only 2.2 percent, which equates to $3,234 of the $147,000 Green Fund budget in 2016.

Vaughan said that the fund often goes to untested sustainability solutions in the hopes that they may be successful and spread throughout NAU. The auditors had another concern: class and program fees. The audit found that, like ASU

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and UA, NAU often pools the money collected from class and program fees before spending it.

NAU does not, however, seem to keep track of that money.

Because of this, the report states that the auditors often could not determine where the money collected as class or program fees was indeed spent, or if it was used to the benefit of the student to whom it was charged. The auditors looked at 44 random classes at all three state universities and the fees they charged. They could not determine if fees from 38 of the classes were spent on approved purposes.

The report continues that NAU “should establish written policies, procedures or other guidance to help ensure that class fee revenues deposited into combined accounts are spent for approved purposes.” Both ASU and UA have some policy or guideline regarding this, according to the audit report.

In an email, Ott said that NAU believes that the university has been in accordance with ABOR policy, but that the university has welcomed the feedback in order to improve how NAU deals with fees. NAU wants the fee-setting process to be as transparent and accountable as possible.

Ott said NAU is also considering policy changes that are related to fees.

ASNAU President Lauren L’Ecuyer said student government is assisting NAU with these policy changes.

“We’re helping to guide what student

involvement should be in this process and to encourage [NAU] to get as much student support as possible and feedback on all fees,” said L’Ecuyer.

L’Ecuyer pointed to the new athletics fee as an example, and she said that NAU has been working with ASNAU to get student feedback on that fee.

“I think NAU does an exceptional job at getting our feedback,” L’Ecuyer said. “They put themselves out there, they get forums for students to attend, but there’s always room for improvement.”

Since 2007, NAU students have seen a tremendous increase in the amount paid in both tuition and fees, from a combined $4,546 in 2007 to $10,764 in 2017 annually. In fiscal year 2016, NAU collected $31.9 million of fees — with $19.3 million of that coming from mandatory fees alone.

These mandatory fees — charged once per semester — include the ASNAU “23” fee (so named because it’s a $23 fee), which pays to support student government, student organizations and campus activities; the Green Fee ($5) and the student activity fee ($25), which pays for the Wall Aquatic Center and classes at the recreation center. Other mandatory fees include the financial aid trust fee ($40), which helps to pay the tuition for students in need; the information technology fee ($168), which is used to purchase technologies around campus; the health and recreation fee ($250), which supports various health-based activities and classes; and the newly proposed athletics fee ($75).

Based upon spring 2018 enrollment data on the Flagstaff Mountain Campus, the proposed athletics fee would bring in approximately $3.1 million annually to NAU Athletics. There is uncertainty what the money from the athletics fee would be used for, because the fee has yet to be approved.

Although it is unknown whether it will be mandatory or not, the athletics fee would tie with the transportation fee as the fourth-highest fee charged by the university at $75 per semester.

The next student forum on the athletics fee is scheduled for Feb. 19 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the International Pavilion, and another on Feb. 21 in the Kaibab room of the University Union.

L’Ecuyer said that ASNAU planned to vote on the proposed athletics fee after all the open forums are done, and student feedback will be considered.

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NEWS

New liaison wants better relations between NAU and Flagstaff Jayna Arola

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aleria Chase, veteran, NAU alumna and former NAU employee, has been named the City of Flagstaff’s new neighborhood liaison. The liaison position will allow her to get an inside look at how community relations currently stand and how to make them excel between NAU and Flagstaff.

Chase’s personal life and career at NAU played a major role toward her selection as the city liaison position. “[In] hindsight, I feel like I was working toward the community liaison. I like to build relationships and get to know people better,” said Chase, who was hired in December 2017.

Chase is committed to working on building a stronger relationship between NAU and Flagstaff’s community.

Chase served in the United States Army for eight years prior to living in Flagstaff. She then graduated from NAU with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish in 2001, and later received a master’s degree in counseling and human relations.

After finishing her master’s degree, she worked as coordinator of residential communities at New Mexico State University. Two years later, she became an NAU residence hall director for about a year. Her career at NAU continued as she became the coordinator at Inclusion and Multicultural Services at NAU for about eight years.

“I started off my student-affairs career as a resident assistant [RA], but I think that was what paved the path to where I’m at right now,” Chase said.

The positions that Chase held helped her develop the skills needed to become the community liaison.

“I think that all of those things, starting from an RA, gave me the ability to work with students and gave me the experience that I needed for this position,” Chase said.

The tasks she completed while in her past positions created a strong foundation for her success as liaison. The experience that she gained included working with students, creating programs and events and building relationships by networking with people on campus, all of which led to her current position as liaison.

She also did some research for the Institute for Human Development. The research that she completed involved working with children at Arizona Head Start Association.

“That was helpful to be able to know what evidence-based research approaches are and how things work. To prove that something works and set it out so that it will be like a more longterm program, in that case it was a curriculum,” Chase said.

Through this research, she gained experience in working with bilingual students and their teachers. They had trained teachers with a bilingual curriculum and traveled every week as consultants to test it. Then they would give teachers feedback.

Chase is also bilingual, which has allowed her to build relations with bilingual students and Spanish speaking people in the community.

“Being bilingual was an important part that I would like to emphasize especially, like in my resume, because there’s a lot of community members in the neighborhood who speak Spanish and who may not speak English. [I’m] able to communicate,” Chase said.

Being a resident of Flagstaff for 20 years allowed Chase to

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Valeria Chase, the new liaison between NAU and Flagstaff, stands outside the University Union Feb. 6. Chase, who was hired in December 2017, wants to foster better relations between the two communities. Danny Saldivar | The Lumberjack

become familiar with her community.

“I was building relationships with community members, and that’s been helpful for this position because I know people in here, the university, and I also know people in the town,” Chase said.

Some city employees are pleased to have this position filled.

Flagstaff’s Communications Manager Jessica Drum shared the city’s excitement about Chase at the Jan. 23 city council meeting.

“We are so happy to have this position filled,” said Drum.

Chase said her top priority is to finish the plans that the former liaison, Karissa Morgan, had started. Morgan created a 10-page report of all the things she had already started and the foundation of it. It was important for Chase to have an idea of what relationships Morgan had in order for her to accomplish her own plans.

Chase also proposed two new programs in a city council meeting. Both are focused on student affairs and the importance

of safe drinking. She has proposed two drinking programs to city council Jan. 23. The Party Registration Program and the Bar Cooperation Program are both significant changes that she wants to accomplish. Chase said this would help the neighbors of college students, especially families and those who wake up early for work. Chase believes that this will help college students be more aware of their intoxicated actions. However, she still needs to talk to both the university and city to work on her planned programs.

She hopes her goals as Flagstaff’s liaison will not only help the community, but also build a stronger foundation as connections increase.

“It was more building relationships that I was working toward and now that’s been helpful for this position,” Chase said.

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COMIC SPOT

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OPINION-EDITORIAL

A bad rap for rap music KELSEY SPIGELMIRE

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here you are. In bed. In the moment. Things seem to be going well, and you think you’re both off to a great start.

That’s just it. What you thought was the beginning of a long night is actually quite the opposite.

Before you realize it, you hear a loud sigh, and he rolls over. Within seconds, he is asleep, and you still haven’t gotten your fix.

If you’ve ever had heterosexual sex, this situation probably sounds very familiar. This is because most heterosexual sex revolves around the man. When he gets an erection, sex begins.

PEGGY PACKER When he finishes, it ends.

But what about the woman?

ASSISTANT OP-ED EDITOR According to ABC News, “About 75 percent of all women never reach orgasm from intercourse alone — that is without the extra help of sex toys, hands or tongue. And 10 to 15 percent never climax under any circumstances.”

Now, this isn’t completely the fault of The Penetrator. Some women have more trouble experiencing orgasms than others, which is totally normal. If sex was geared toward women in the same way it’s geared toward men, perhaps the entire experience would be more fulfilling for both parties.

If more men focused on the enjoyment of the woman as well, I can’t help but think more women would experience that “oh, yeah” moment.

In the end, it comes down to equality. Both partners should find out what the other does and doesn’t like to ensure that intercourse is pleasant and fun for both of them. It comes down to foreplay, diversity and knowing what your woman likes. She may never become one of the 25 percent of women who can climax from penetration alone, but at least she might actually get there.

Often times, women won’t tell their partner when they aren’t pleased with sex. This could be for a multitude of reasons, including shyness and fear of vulnerability and not wanting to hurt the man’s feelings. The truth is: Bringing up what you do and don’t like during sex is beneficial to everyone involved. It is the only way to make sure you are on the same page and that you’ll both be ending the night on a good note.

So men, we know you may be tired, but sometimes all it takes is a little extra work. Don’t just quit when you get to the finish line.

Bring your teammate with you.

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our grandpa is sitting on his front porch swing with his 9-year-old basset hound next to him. He’s talking about how great the United States used to be when his favorite country song comes on: “Back That Thing Up” by Justin Moore.

You’re sitting there with this perfect image of your granddad until you begin to notice what is actually being said in Moore’s song. Lines such as, “Let daddy load it up,” begin to make you uncomfortable, and you find yourself offering to go inside to help grandma with the dishes.

Hip-hop and rap music hold a bad reputation for explicit content such as drugs, alcohol, sex and the degradation of women. What many people don’t see is that country music exploits many of these same vices.

There definitely is a double standard in the music industry, and the mainstream media that somehow makes it OK, or even turns a blind eye, to what some country artists are saying in their songs.

Yet, rappers who talk about the same topics get a bad rap for it just because the terminology may be a little different.

In fact, the Houston Press even said there is a subgenre of country named “Dirty Country,” which uses innuendo to avoid censorship.

If that doesn’t raise a red flag, then I’m not sure what will.

Even female country singers have noticed the double standard.

They have clapped back with their own songs, calling out male country singers for using such double entendres.

An example of this is Maddie and Tae’s hit single, “Girl in a Country Song.” They sing about not wanting to be the girl that’s only paid attention to if they’re in daisy dukes and bikini tops.

The lyrics of “Girl in a Country Song” vary from, “Like all we’re good for is looking good for you and your friends on the weekend, nothing more,” to “Shaking my moneymaker ain’t ever made me a dime, and there ain’t no sugar for you in this shaker

of mine.”

These female country artists address real sexist issues in a roundabout way, but they should still be taken seriously. In fact, they wouldn’t have even written about this in the first place and advocated for it if it wasn’t already a problem in the maledominated country music industry.

Most artists, regardless of genre, use their songs and platform to touch on certain important social issues. At the same time, many songs are created just for fun and enjoyment, and there is nothing wrong with that. Yes, I understand rappers often sing in more explicit ways than most, but the general point is no different than what country singers sing about. The only variable is the cultural support surrounding their work.

Just because something isn’t blatantly said doesn’t mean it’s not controversial. Country music fans are typically gung-ho U.S. citizens who bleed red, white and blue with patriotism at the forefront of their personalities.

So, it’s easy to see why their artists aren’t just coming out and saying stuff about strippers and dollar bills like rappers sometimes do. They like to hide their dirtiness in songs about their tractors by saying they want to take the back road home. They celebrate their more traditional values while simultaneously singing about strippers and dollar bills in cleverly disguised phrases.

Country and rap have much more in common than what meets the eye.

According to Sean Daly in an article for the Tampa Bay Times, “Country singers and hip-hoppers know where they’re from and won’t let you forget it.”

I’m not saying that one genre is better than the other, but showing they’re not so different at all. Those who see hip-hop and rap music as vulgar and intrusive should take a step back and decode the lyrics of what they’re listening to as well. There is sure to be some hidden messages or maybe even not-so-hidden messages they didn’t notice before.

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OPINION-EDITORIAL

Stop the death of the pay phone HARRISON DOWNING

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emember phone booths and pay phones? Probably not.

They’re a relic of the past.

According to CBS News, in the 1990s, there were almost 3 million pay phones in the United States.

According to USA Today, the number of pay phones in the U.S. dropped to just 243,487 in 2012. Why? Is it because of the rise of the cellphone? Or are there other factors?

Yes, the rise of the cellphone certainly has caused the demand for pay phones to decline. According to an article by the Pew Research Center, more than 95 percent of U.S. citizens own a mobile phone, making pay phones obsolete.

Remember how, in movies based before the 2000s, a character would get a call from someone and say, “Hold on they might be listening to this phone call. Let me call you back on a pay phone.” Then, the character would run outside and scramble to put their change into the pay phone?

I sure do. In fact, there was a scene like that in The Post, which was released in December 2017.

The problem is, that is not really an option anymore.

And with rumors of the government tracking and tapping our cellphones, this isn’t much of a comfort.

In 2013, The Washington Post came out with an article about

National Security Agency (NSA) officials coming forward to to withstand Hurricane Katrina when it hit in 2005. reveal these rumors were true. According to the article, “Every After many cellphones went down during the havoc of 9/11, day, collection systems at the National Security Agency intercept pay phones helped New Yorkers call loved ones to let them know and store 1.7 billion e-mails, phone calls and other types of they were OK. communications. The NSA sorts a fraction of those into 70 Pay phones should be a necessity to all U.S. citizens for separate databases.” the reasons of security, privacy, safety and accessibility for those Wouldn’t it be nice to have at least one without a cellular network. Unfortunately, place on every street corner to make a call and pay phones are being removed by the be certain it will not be intercepted by the thousands because our government government? I sure do. There are also other cannot trust its own citizens to have the reasons why the U.S. needs to stop taking privacy we deserve. away pay phones: accessibility and safety.

As U.S. citizens, we deserve to have According to USA Today, “Nearly 3 a secure line to call others on, especially at million households in the country do not have a time when our government is watching access to either a landline or cellphone.” How over us so consistently. This is supposed to are these 3 million households supposed to be the land of the free, where we trust our make phone calls if pay phones are dying? government and they trust in us, but they’re Another issue is safety. Cellphones taking away freedoms that ensure a life of and landlines are not always 100-percent privacy. It is wrong and needs to come to reliable. Your battery could die, you an end. could have no service or telephone Keep pay phones alive. Understand lines could be down. So, what do you that our government is a powerful entity. do in an emergency? Pay phones have Always question every move it makes. underground hardwiring that were even able Illustration By Colton Starley

From makin’ lip kits to makin’ babies CAITLIN BURKE

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witter was right. Kylie Jenner was, in fact, pregnant.

Speculation about Jenner’s pregnancy started on social media September 2017 and instantly became a meme — an internet joke — when Jenner and her family members started to act fishy. They made no effort to deny the rumors even though the family had more than likely seen it all over the media.

When Jenner’s half-sister Khloe Kardashian appeared on The Ellen Show as a guest in January, host Ellen Degeneres asked her if Jenner was having any food cravings, to which Kardashian asked, “What do you mean?” Ellen spoke for everyone when she told Kardashian that she thought Jenner was pregnant. Kardashian said, “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” and kept a calm composure on the show, which we now know was all an act.

At first, I didn’t understand why Jenner and her family kept her pregnancy a secret. It’s not like young celebrities getting pregnant was an unheard of scandal. Their decision to ignore the speculation annoyed me. It almost seemed like they wanted to convey to the public that getting pregnant at a young age should be taboo, that it should be kept hidden rather than supported and accepted by society. Although it’s not ideal, young women do get pregnant, and people shouldn’t be shamed when they do.

After reading Jenner’s confirmation statement posted on

Twitter Feb. 4, I now admire her decision to keep her pregnancy a secret. I respect that, according to a tweet she posted, she wanted to, “Prepare for this role of a lifetime in the most positive, stress free, and healthy way [she] knew how.”

Jenner’s consideration for the stress her unborn baby would inevitably feel in the public spotlight surprised me. It made me look at Jenner in a new, mature light. Maybe the KardashianJenner family gets less credit and respect than they deserve from the public.

Following Jenner’s statement, she also released an 11-minute video on YouTube titled, “To Our Daughter.” The video actually made me empathize with Jenner, something I never thought I’d say about anyone born into fame and money.

In the video, Jenner’s family and friends talk about how, despite her only being 20 and still figuring out life, Jenner knew that she wanted to become a mother. They also discuss how being pregnant is something she had wanted since she was 15. Friends even said she was “born to be a mother.”

The video included multiple clips of her at the doctor’s office with her boyfriend rapper Travis Scott, along with family there to support her, which pulled at my heartstrings and probably the 43 million other viewers’. Dramatic music intensified these emotional reactions along with vlog-style clips of Jenner updating how far along she was in her pregnancy. The moment that stood

out to me was when she chose to eat both normal fries and sweet potato fries because she preferred normal fries but her baby liked sweet potatos better.

Before reading Jenner’s pregnancy announcement and watching the accompanying video, whenever I thought of the celebrity, I was reminded of her acting like an immature child on the show Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

I especially recalled the hilarious moment when Jenner mistook a baby pig for a chicken.

Going into the future, I will view Jenner as a mature and respectful mother.

A mother who deserves recognition for the way she handled her pregnancy as a 20-yearold celebrity.

As long as she doesn’t mistake her daughter for a chicken.

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Carmels Flagstaff is space-themed diner that highlights Flagstaff’s experiences with space exploration, Feb. 7. Owner Patrick Flanigan opened the restaurant during Memorial Day weekend 2017.

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One small step for Breakfast, one giant leap for Flagstaff Jerod Didway

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t is not an alien invasion that has been taking over downtown and Southside Flagstaff over the past couple of years — it’s breakfast. Seemingly everywhere in Flagstaff there is a coffee house or brunch location trying to attract visitors and residents looking to fuel up for the day. With so many places to choose from, it is clear that one of Flagstaff’s most celebrated meals is breakfast.

For business owner Pat Flanigan and his seven-member crew, simply being the best on the block is not good enough. Carmels Flagstaff is trying to introduce Flagstaff to a dining experience that puts quality above novelty. The restaurant’s mission is to provide the best meal possible and share with their customers a little known piece of Flagstaff’s history.

As owner of Carmels Flagstaff, Flanigan said the restaurant’s

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experience is much more than just a meal. It is an opportunity for him to share the things he loves: the 1960s culture, old scifi movies, great food and, of course, Flagstaff. For Flanigan, his blueprint for success is not about keeping his customers’ taste buds happy, it is about providing an atmosphere that is as timeless and welcoming as Flagstaff.

Located south of the tracks in Flagstaff’s historic Southside neighborhood, Flanigan chose San Francisco Street because of its rich history and busy foot traffic.

“San Francisco Street is the Mill Avenue of Flagstaff,” said Flanigan, referring to Tempe’s hot spot for nightlife. “We wanted to be right where the action is.”

The building itself has a long history, having been built in the 1930s. Flagstaff Pioneer Museum Curator Joe Meehan shared some interesting history to offer about the property. It was first constructed in 1930 by Louis De Miguel and has been home to

numerous local businesses throughout the years. From Chappo’s Spanish Cafe in 1938 to a pool hall in the late 1940s and most recently Sugar Mama Bakery, the Carmels Flagstaff building has a long history of local ownership.

Much to Flanigan’s design, the building itself looks as if Carmels Flagstaff has always been a part of the city, frozen in time since the 1960s. The white brick walls and warm orange trim give the building an inviting look that welcomes hungry stomachs.

Madison Rumage is one of the crew members who has worked with Flanigan since shortly after Carmels Flagstaff opened.

“It’s just more architectural than most of the buildings here,” said Rumage. “It’s very bright in here. You come in, and it’s like you’re walking into morning even when it’s night outside.”

The retro design of the building is meant to give a nostalgic feel to the customers. Flanigan aimed to create a timeless environment for people to enjoy.

FEATURES “We wanted the place to have a hometown feel, like it was timeless and always here,” Flanigan said. “Everything in here feels like it belongs. From the Ponderosa Pine countertop to the colors of our flooring, everything that we did was meant to look and feel like it did back then.”

The feeling of familiarity and belonging does not stop there. As soon as customers enter under the orange umbrella through the custom copper door, they are greeted with a chorus of hellos and good mornings from not one, but several smiling employees. On a typical morning, seated at the counter next to his notebook, will be Flanigan turning to say hello with a wide smile and kind blue eyes to whoever passes through the door.

Once inside, it is almost impossible not to notice the giant mural of a man in a bulky space suit staring at customers. This might seem odd to the casual passerby, but for Flanigan, it is an important part of what Carmels Flagstaff is all about.

“If you walk into the majority of other businesses and restaurants here in Flagstaff, everybody is celebrating Route 66,” Flanigan said. “You get to see cars from the 1960s, classical gas stations, older hotels and an idea of what life was like way back when, but you seldom see or hear about some of the other historical events that Flagstaff has been home to. I really felt like Flagstaff played a huge role in the Cold War with Russia, and that’s often overlooked.”

The man in the space suit is Gene Shoemaker, a well-known Flagstaff resident who helped pioneer the Lunar Roving efforts in 1968 and 1969. According to the United States Geological Survey Museum and Library in Flagstaff, NASA partnered with Flagstaff to explore the technology and resources needed to traverse the moon.

“I grew up fascinated with space exploration, and when I saw that photo of the training suits they used, I was blown away,” Flanigan said. “Such an exciting piece of history that is almost never talked about around town.

I wanted to bring it to life and celebrate what Gene Shoemaker accomplished.”

Shoemaker’s ashes were launched to the moon in 1998 aboard the Lunar Prospector.

Shoemaker’s dream of wanting to go to the moon was finally fulfilled.

Carmels Flagstaff pays tribute to that moment in history the best way Flanigan knows how: by providing high-quality ingredients that can not be found in other places all in a highenergy atmosphere.

“We care more about the guests, and we are not just trying to turn people in and out like other spots downtown. At least for me, and most of us, it’s about quality,” Rumage said.

A mural of Gene Shoemaker hangs in the dining room of Carmels Flagstaff Feb. 7. Shoemaker, a Flagstaff local, helped achieve milestones in space exploration, including assisting in the Lunar Roving efforts in 1968 and 1969. His ashes were carried to the moon on the Lunar Prospector space probe July 1999. Madeleine Dill | The Lumberjack

One item on the menu that visitors will not find anywhere else in Southside includes chicken and waffles. Other options include eggs benedict, croissant french toast and savory crepes with two poached eggs. From omelets to breakfast sandwiches, Carmels Flagstaff caters to many kinds of customers, including vegan and vegetarian options.

“We aren’t trying to reinvent the wheel here,” Flanigan said. “I call it a comfort food menu, but upgraded from other breakfast houses. By that I mean we use real eggs. Our chickens get to run on the ground, real whipped butter, real maple syrup and everything made from scratch.”

Flanigan added that, by offering ingredients of the highest quality, he has created a menu that he and his staff are proud of.

“There are restaurants around town that we know we can’t compete with, and we aren’t trying to. What we want to do is offer a quality meal you can’t find anywhere else,” Flanigan said.

Carmels Flagstaff provides a unique option for customers to create a personalized dining experience. Generosity is just one of the many ways Flanigan tries to please his customers.

“We are in the hospitality business,” Flanigan said. “I want you to be happy. If you see something on our menu that you would like to change, we are here to do that for you.

Everyone can customize their own meal, and if you don’t see something on our menu, ask us, and we will accommodate you. If our customers aren’t satisfied, then we haven’t done our very best.”

That feeling of belonging is what Flanigan wanted to bring to Flagstaff. With over a dozen different breakfast options and several lunch specials, Carmels Flagstaff offers an affordable menu. It also prides itself on having the most affordable beverages, sporting a variety of beer and wine for $3 and any glass of spirits for $5.

“We want people to enjoy their food without worrying about their wallet,” Flanigan said.

From its rich native beginnings of being the first International Dark Sky city to discovering the dwarf planet Pluto, Flagstaff and its residents have always looked to the stars for inspiration.

For Flanigan, Carmels Flagstaff is about inspiring the next generation of space exploration with great food and an awesome atmosphere.

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Identities shaped by black history Michael Lyles

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riving eastbound down Butler Avenue, Flagstaff residents and visitors are met with the vision of a colorful mural painted on the side of the Murdoch Community Center. On the mural are the faces of five influential African-American community members, reminding everyone of the impact of black history.

“Black history is important because a lot of African-Americans are suffering from an identity crisis due to not knowing their culture,” said sophomore sociology major Mia Bradley. “Black History Month is an outlet for many African-Americans to make meaning of a mental condition they were never taught in grade school.”

The mental condition Bradley speaks of is the African diaspora.

Black History Month provides a cultural significance to the black community members of NAU. The history of black culture is highlighted throughout February, and the accomplishments of Black Americans are celebrated.

The initial emphasis of the occasion was to offer the teachings of African-Americans in public schools. The month of February was selected because it coincided with the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, Feb. 12, and of Frederick Douglass, Feb. 1, who were two individuals who both played significant roles in the liberation of African-Americans.

Some NAU students use the month as a way to remember and connect with the culture of their ancestors.

“Because [of ] the fact [that] we were taken from our homeland in Africa, we don’t have any ethnic ties to the culture in that way,” said junior ethnic studies major Kevon McKinney.

Many black students at NAU do not have an idea of their lineage beyond the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

“The idea of being black must count as culture, race and ethnicity all in one,” McKinney said.

The Transatlantic Slave Trade was responsible for the involuntary migration of 15 million people from Africa to the Western Hemisphere. The trafficking of Africans by the major European countries during this period is sometimes referred to by African scholars as the “Maafa,” or great disaster translated from Swahili.

The slave trade led to the cruel passage

Historic Southside figures are portrayed on the side of the Murdoch Community Center, Feb. 13.

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across the Atlantic ocean with millions of Africans on board, but also to the deaths of many more. The total number of people who were transported and imprisoned throughout the Middle Passage, which was the voyage from Africa to the Americas, is unknown.

Many know that the slave trade had a key effect on the economic growth of the current state of the United States, but it also contributed to the emergence of a new African diaspora.

Today, there are tens of millions of people of African origin who, because of the forced removal of their ancestors, live in the Caribbean, the U.S., Brazil and other countries in the Western Hemisphere.

When these people’s ancestors were physically removed from their homelands, they were also stripped of their languages, beliefs, craftsmanship, skills, music, dance, art and other important elements of culture.

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“A lot of black people get judged and defined for negative character traits... Black History Month is our chance to show a more positive perspective,” McKinney said.

In 2011, a study titled “Media Representations & Impact on the Lives of Black Men and Boys,” conducted by the website The Opportunity Agenda, negative media portrayals were strongly linked with lower life expectations among black men. These portrayals, constantly reinforced in print media, on television, the internet, fictional shows, print advertising and video games, negatively shaped the public views and attitudes toward people of color. Media helped to create barriers within the U.S. society but also made these cultural portrayals of people of color seem natural.

“Representation holds a lot more weight than people assume,” said ethnic studies professor Frederick Gooding. “When it comes

to the black community, specifically, it can be the difference between life and death.”

Although slavery is completely abolished in the U.S., there is a modern-day mentality of racism that is still prevalent.

“Though slavery has ended, it has left behind a frame of ideas that were initially fashioned to justify it and which now reinforce modern anti-African racism in all its forms,” Gooding said.

These views still exist today in the form of racial stereotypes, prejudices and racist violence, as well as Eurocentric views about Africa, its people and their cultures.

Black History Month can be a celebration of black achievements, but it can also be an opportunity to educate the misinformed.

Through media portrayal, the black image has limiting and often contradicting factors.

Certain television series provide different aspects to what it means to be black. Shows such as “Black-ish” and “Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta” present two different ideas of what it means to be a black U.S. citizen. Black History Month creates a space for black people to have an authentic voice and create their own narrative, including deconstructing stereotypes.

NAU constantly takes steps to give different ethnic groups a platform. There is an exhibit in the International Pavilion on campus titled “South of The Tracks” that displays black history in the Flagstaff community.

The Murdoch Community Center, originally the Dunbar School, was the first segregated black school in Flagstaff from 1927 to 1952. The Murdoch Center was transformed from a recreation facility into a community center in 2008. NAU ethnic studies professor Ricardo Guthrie was the head designer and painter of the mural that is displayed on the building.

The Murdoch Community Center serves the Southside neighborhood and has a large meeting hall for various clubs, organizations, city and neighborhood meetings, as well as private parties. The Murdoch Community Center is used as a connection point for people across generations and reflects the different cultures represented in the Southside of Flagstaff, according to the Murdoch Center Facebook page.

The NAU Black Student Union holds events in the Murdoch Community Center, which are open to the public and aim to bring the NAU and Flagstaff communities together.

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Incahoots with downtown Flagstaff Kaylin Dunnett

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ncahoots Vintage Clothing, the quirky vintage fashion and costume store nestled in the bustling downtown Flagstaff area, has been owner Nancy Wardell’s colorful creation since its founding 27 years ago.

Wardell and her business partner, Hardie Karges, started the business by combining their careers. “[Hardie] had imports, and I had vintage clothing. So we put them together,” said Wardell.

Wardell said the name is an amalgamate of their two interests: “Inca,” being derived from Hardie’s imports, and “hoots,” to describe Wardell’s vintage items.

“Vintage is a hoot,” Wardell said with a smile.

Wardell takes inspiration from her own eclectic and colorful style and chooses pieces based on how interesting they look to her.

“It’s not just what I love, but it might follow trends, or... is just out there, or fun to wear,” Wardell said.

Wardell termed her personal style as “boyish with a quirk” and is often seen with one of her signature vintage style hats, with which she often coordinates her outfits.

“I like wearing pants, vests, shirts and [a] tip-top,” Wardell said, referring to her hat.

The unique vibe of Incahoots also lends itself to a diverse customer base.

“We get everyone from a 3-year-old to an octogenarian coming in,” Wardell said. “It’s very eclectic in here, and... I would say your regular, normal mall person is going to find this a little way out, but their sister might love vintage, or their son might love hats, and that’s why they’re in here... they just find it interesting to be here.”

Incahoots caters to community members, tourists and students, and offers up to 15 percent off for students with a school ID. Wardell recounted one particularly memorable customer she dubbed “Mop Man.” “He has this name because he wears a mop on his head. You may have seen him about town,” Wardell said. “We set him up with some crazy cowboy boots that had curled-up toes on them, they were costume boots and were perfect for him.”

Incahoots’ charm even extends to the storefront, a notable fixture featuring unique clothing handpicked by both employees and Wardell herself.

Wardell said she uses the window display

Top: Nancy Wardell, co-owner of downtown Flagstaff’s Incahoots Vintage Clothing, stands in front of her store’s display window Feb. 9. Bottom Left: Incahoots has classic, all-era vintage clothing as well as crazy and interesting costumes, Feb. 9 Bottom Right: Taylor Helm, a sophomore Education student at NAU, and Tom Stonestreet, a Flagstaff local, in the dressing room of Incahoots, model outfits styled from items for sale in the store, Feb. 9.

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CULTURE as a form of creative expression meant to showcase the wide range of items that her store curates. She and her employees agree that changing the display is a highlight of their time in the store.

Recently, the store did a display mix of both Mardi Gras and Valentine’s Day due to the proximity of the dates. For the past three years, Wardell’s friend Paula “Pixie” Baglioni has acted as a living display in the storefront window, modeling themed clothing.

The employees at Incahoots say the store has provided them with a multitude of fun memories. Incahoots employee Jade Price said her fondest memories come from the First Friday events that she works.

“Our First Friday that we did in October [was very fun]. Instead of being primarily vintage, we’re primarily costumes. All of the employees were in costumes: We had Indiana Jones playing on the records, Nancy was dressed up as Dracula, it was so great,” said Price. “However many people were downtown,

“Vintage is a hoot!”

-Nancy Wardell, Incahoots co-owner they were in our shop.”

Incahoots employee Abigail Stetson said she knew she was in the right place after just the first week of working at the business. The clothing store was a place she often visited throughout her childhood.

“Incahoots is somewhere I’ve wanted to work since I was a teenager as I grew up here in Flagstaff. My first week here was magical because it felt like a dream coming true,” said Stetson.

Sophomore film major Sixten Jordan is also an employee at Incahoots. Jordan previously worked in a similar thrift shop in Tucson.

“When I moved up here, I was looking for a job. I came into this store, and it had the same vibe and characteristics of the store back in Tucson,” said Jordan.

His favorite memory of working at Incahoots was truly an unforgettable one.

“I think the building is a little haunted,” Jordan said, laughing.

He recalled multiple events of lights going out without explanation as well as a sign on a chair flying across the room.

“Just interesting little things like that,” Jordan said nonchalantly.

For many Flagstaff community members the search for a quirky costume piece ends at Incahoots.

Goodbye sushi, hello brunch!

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omething is changing in the heart of downtown Flagstaff. Twenty years ago, a restaurant that served New Zealand style cuisine called Down and Under opened on the corner of East Aspen Avenue and North Leroux Street in 1998. Five years later, in 2003, it became the restaurant and bar that college students have frequently flocked to ever since: Monsoon Chinese Bistro & Sushi.

On Feb. 12, however, this chapter closed, and the Market Bar & Kitchen opened for business.

Owners Ki Won Choi and his cousin Kenneth Choi are changing the theme by dropping the Chinese-bistro-and-sushi aspect, redesigning the interior, adding a coffee lounge and changing their style to a breakfast gastropub.

The rolls, sushi and sashimi will be replaced with a new breakfast menu, sandwiches, salad bowls and hamburgers.

Ki Won Choi had several motivations to change his restaurant. The combination of Chinese-and-Japanese style cuisine was effective, but ultimately cost too much to operate.

“In order for me to run this restaurant, I have to have a Chinese kitchen and a Japanese kitchen,” said Ki Won Choi. “Essentially, we are paying two kitchen salaries, and that part I didn’t like.”

One aspect Ki Won Choi was clear he did not want to change was Monsoon’s popular late-night club scene.

“We are going to be doing breakfast, lunch and dinner while still maintaining the latenight business,” Ki Won Choi said. “Nothing is really going to change too much except for the food and theme.”

The Market Bar & Kitchen has an important meaning to Ki Won Choi, whose family owned stores across the street from his restaurant.

“Many years ago my family owned a breakfast joint and a little mini-market,” Ki Won Choi said. “I wanted to go back to my roots, and that’s where we got the name from: the Market.”

Ki Won Choi found the inspiration for the new theme when he went to a bar called RNR Gastropub in Scottsdale.

“I went to this bar on a Saturday at 9 in the morning, and people were hanging out, eating, drinking and having fun,” Choi said. “It was a unique concept that I thought I could try and

The former Monsoon Chinese Bistro & Grill’s north bar is draped in plastic during renovations Feb. 6. The bar opened as the Market Bar & Kitchen Feb. 12. Austin Corbett | The Lumberjack

create here. I am hoping people appreciate it.”

The budget for renovations was $200,000, and three permits had to be acquired to allow changes to the building.

Bailey Flores has worked for the restaurant since 2015 and became the general manager in October 2017.

“We needed permits for the new door that is going in the back, to modify a historical building, and for the railing that goes outside the building,” said Flores.

From a business point of view, it made sense for Ki Won Choi to change Monsoon’s theme. Flores said most of the revenue came from late night, and the restaurant would not start to become busy until 6 p.m.

“We are basically trying to make money the rest of the day,” Flores said. “Now, we are going to cater to everything: breakfast, lunch and dinner.”

The martini bar in the back of the restaurant is being remodeled into a coffee lounge. Choi ordered two espresso machines and wants to create a student-friendly atmosphere during breakfast hours.

“We are tearing everything out, putting bars on the side, bar stools that look out the windows, and outlets as well,” Flores said.

Bartender Tyra Littou is excited about the addition of the coffee lounge. Littou said she hopes that it will attract more students during the day and offer a relaxing atmosphere.

“Our coffee is actually supplied by Matador Coffee,” said Littou. “I think it will be a great addition that our customers will really enjoy.”

While Monsoon is dropping the Chineseand-Japanese style, Littou said that they aren’t dropping their most popular drink special, the

Sake Bomb.

“Sake Bombs are definitely our number one seller,” Littou said. “They are really popular with the NAU students that come in.”

The biggest rival for Monsoon was another sushi bar located down the street. Revamping the restaurant brings something new and unique to downtown Flagstaff.

“The Japanese style was great, but we have Karma [Sushi Bar Grill], and they are our biggest competition,” Littou said. “Changing it to a gastropub is something we don’t have downtown.”

Sophomore construction management major Joshua Johnson has only eaten at Monsoon once, but was pleased with what they had to offer.

“I was impressed with the quality of sushi, and I’ll definitely miss that part, but I’m really excited to see what they unveil when they reopen,” said Johnson. “I will definitely be back to try their new breakfast and lunch items.”

Senior elementary education major Shawnti Le Febvre is a Flagstaff local who typically goes to Monsoon at least once a week for the late-night scene. She frequently returns because some of her friends work at the restaurant.

“It’s usually packed with college students, and business-wise, that’s great for them. The only times I’ve ever really seen it dead was during winter break or summer,” said Le Febvre. “It’s the place you go to party. I really hope they keep the club aspect the same.”

While the name and the theme of the restaurant has changed, the qualities of delicious food and a fun environment may continue to live on in the Market Bar & Kitchen.

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Brew review: the Flag8 Baltic porter T o kick off the eighth-annual Arizona Beer Week, a new beer was introduced to the citizens of Flagstaff. The Flag8 brew, a Baltic porter, was the result of a collaborative effort between the eight local breweries.

The breweries were unable to obtain enough coffee to mix into the 15 barrel batch, so they split it up. Half of the beer that was brewed has coffee in the recipe, and half does not. Of course I had to try both recipes. For science!

Full disclosure, I am not a fan of dark beers like porters or stouts in general. I find them too heavy, and it feels like I am eating an entire meal when I drink just one — I’m looking at you, Guiness! However, I am a big fan of coffee. So naturally, I enjoyed the coffee brew more than the non-coffee one.

This is the third year the breweries have MATTHEW worked together on creating a beer. Though STRISSEL Mother Road Brewing Company brewed PRINT CHIEF the beer at their location, the Beaver Street, Dark Sky, Flagstaff, Historic, Lumberyard, Wanderlust and new Trail Crest Brewing Companies worked together to create the beer.

The first year the beer was called the Flag7, because only seven breweries were in town at the time. This year, with the addition of Trail Crest, the breweries have come together to make the Flag8.

Flag8 has dominant flavors of chocolate and coffee. While most porters are heavy in nature, this beer is pretty light for its style. The International Bitterness Unit (IBU) is 45, which puts it

on the higher end of most porters.

It has your standard chocolate-malt flavor with a hint of dark roast coffee for an aftertaste. The coffee half of the recipe is very dominant. I could smell the coffee before even tasting it, and it actually tasted more like cold brew coffee than an actual beer.

Wanderlust Brewing Company owner Nathan Friedman confirmed my suspicions when he told me his secret ingredient.

“We went out and talked to a bunch of the local coffee roasters and said we would like to get some cold press coffee, something medium roast,” said Friedman. “It was going to be a Baltic porter with coffee.”

Since Flag8 has 8 percent alcohol by volume, I wouldn’t suggest drinking too many in one sitting. Depending on body weight and tolerance level, it can get a person pretty tipsy fairly quickly.

The non-coffee Baltic porter is much lighter and smoother than most porters you will encounter. Porters in general have a unique way of being brewed.

Zack Stoll, head brewer at Historic Brewing Company, explained how the beer is made.

“Baltic porter is this hybrid style where you use an ale yeast, but then you lager it,” said Stoll. “We used Mother Road’s kölsch yeast, which is the same idea where it’s an ale yeast, but then lagered it.”

It has only been brewed in draft form, so you won’t see it bottled or in cans.

The beer became available at all the breweries in Flagstaff Feb. 8 in order to celebrate the start of Arizona Beer Week.

Bottom Left: The Flag8 brew sits on the bar at the Uptown Pubhouse during Flagstaff Beer Week Feb. 8. Bottom Right: A patron enjoys a beer at the Uptown Pubhouse bar Feb. 8. Aaron Forton | The Lumberjack Top Right: Historic Brewing Company pours their Undercover Cucumber Blonde Ale at the Arizona Strong Beer Festival in Phoenix Feb. 10.

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Who should decide?

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ypically, a sport’s offseason can bring many changes in rosters, coaching staffs and venue renovations among other things, but rarely do we see a team change its

logo.

To take it a step further, the change in team logo that will go into effect not this season, but next. Yes, you heard right, folks. The Cleveland Indians will change its team logo to no longer include the illustration of Chief Wahoo beginning in the 2019 season.

While the illustration will go, the name will remain. Since 1915, the home team in Cleveland has been called the Indians. Chief Wahoo, or Slider as he is also called, was born that same year.

During a wave of activism in the early 1970s, MLB and the Indians themselves began to receive push back. For more than 40 years it seemed tolerable and no QUINN SNYDER action for adjustment was taken. The ASSISTANT SPORTS controversy stems from criticism that the EDITOR logo perpetuates negative Native American stereotypes.

On Jan. 29 the MLB announced their decision that the graphic depiction of Chief Wahoo was inappropriate for onfield use, and that the face would no longer adorn the chests of Indians players beginning in 2019. This decision came after reports of impending litigation against the league.

While I understand the cultural implications and why the MLB took the actions it did, should decisions like this be the league’s issue or each individual team’s? And if it is the latter, is there anyway to streamline consistency?

The Atlanta Braves have long been criticized for similar controversy. For the Braves, acting as its own entity made its own decisions and have altered their logo multiple times since its conception. The original 1912 logo lasted with the franchise until 1989, consisting of the head of an Indian warrior, some variations with a headdress, others depicting a laughing Indian with a feather in his hair and then ultimately in 1990 changing to its present day cursive style “Braves” with a tomahawk underneath it.

Was the Braves decision nearly 30 years ago a missed opportunity for the MLB to encourage cultural changes across the league, or should the Indians have followed suit on their own? Maybe it would have saved a whole lot of fuss in 2018.

I think naturally this gives us as sports fans the ability to ask, what’s next? Will the NFL or the NHL follow suit and mandate logo changes for the Washington Redskins and the Chicago Blackhawks respectively? Will logo changes be enough, or will we soon hear of name changes too? I would pay money to see the Cleveland Clinics, Washington Monuments or the Chicago Beans play a game though. Just a thought.

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NAU football helmets are displayed outside the National Signing Day event Feb. 7 at the High Country Conference Center.

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Twenty one New Recruits NaU adds to the roster on Signing Day Maddy Willett

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AU football welcomed a 21-man recruiting class into the ranks of NAU on National Signing Day Feb. 7 in Flagstaff. Eleven of the signees are Arizona natives, while eight hail from California.

The 2017 season was one of adversity for the team. NAU announced two games into the season that head coach Jerome Souers would not return the following year, only to later announce he would remain at the helm for 2018-2019.

Senior wide receiver Emmanuel Butler suffered a seasonending shoulder injury just a few games into the season that left him with the decision to play one more year at the collegiate

level. Souers announced at NAU’s signing day event at the High Country Conference Center that Butler would return for the Lumberjacks next season.

Despite the adversity, the Lumberjacks finished their season with a bid to the Football Championship Series playoffs. They fell in the first round to the University of San Diego 41-10.

The Lumberjacks went from 5-6 in 2016 to ending their 2017 season with an overall record of 7-5 (6-2, Big Sky), but the coaching staff knew they had to fill obvious defensive and offensive gaps in the roster.

“We are going to get some guys back that are injured,” said Souers. “But we felt it was important to pad the positions with kids in this class.”

SPORTS The positions on the offensive line needed to be filled immediately before the arrival of the 2018 recruiting class.

As the season progressed, the coaches continued recruiting despite uncertainty in their jobs. Souers admired his staff’s drive to better the NAU football program.

Although they are still looking to fill the position of a special teams coordinator, the coaching staff is largely rebuilt.

In December 2017, NAU welcomed new Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Mike Marlow. Marlow was hired after former Athletic Director Lisa Campos unexpectedly accepted a job as athletic director at the University of Texas at San Antonio Nov. 17, 2017.

Marlow was a key component in the recruiting process continuing on a stronger path. Souers spoke volumes of Marlow’s effort to help improve the NAU football program. Marlow said he had made an offer to all NAU athletic coaches to meet face-toface with their prospects to aid in the recruitment process. Souers was one of the only coaches who had taken Marlow up on the offer.

Marlow offered words of encouragement to the crowd at the signing event. He talked about improving the experience, education and achieving championships for these athletes.

As the event progressed, wide receivers coach Aaron Pflugrad announced the offensive recruits. The Arizona Daily Sun reported in December 2017 that NAU had parted ways with offensive coordinator Brian Sheppard and special teams coordinator Gary Hyman. Both arrived from Indiana State a year ago.

Pflugrad’s offensive recruits were heavy on the offensive line.

“The line was huge,” Souers said. “I really believe that they will help make that position more competitive, bring the young guys along and give our offensive staff more options to deploy on how to run the football.”

There were six total signees declared as the offensive line and three of who are designated as tight ends. The tight end position is one that the offense hopes to add depth to. In 2019, tight ends Wallace Gonzales and Jonathan Baldwin will be graduating, leaving the position to a returning injured player Alex Martin and sophomore Matthew Kempton being the only one to see playing time his freshman year.

“We are excited to be adding all of these guys especially to the offensive line position,” said Pflugrad. “Our program is about competition, and they will have the chance to come in and work extremely hard.”

Just as the offense was focusing on a stronger line, the defense was too. Defensive coordinator Andy Thompson announced the defensive recruits featured three defensive backs, two linebackers, a defensive linemen and a defensive tackle.

“I think you can never have enough depth,” said Thompson.

“This class comes in and creates a lot of competition for the program, and that is always a good thing.”

Thompson also said during the event that he was pleased with the amount of defensive backs because they can be told to go tackle a specific player, and they plan to execute that play exactly as told.

Overall, the coaching staff was focused on filling the gaps, but also creating comfortable depth. Souers and his staff want to create a football program that will have depth and continue to be stable for years to come. That comes through recruiting athletes from junior colleges who are ready for immediate play action, as well as those who need help progressing to that point.

Mitch Strohman, assistant director for the Office of Communication and Media Relations, kicks off the National Signing Day event Feb. 7 at the High Country Conference Center. Michael Patacsil | The Lumberjack

The upcoming months will be filled with practices and workouts bringing the NAU football team closer to spring ball.

March 25 will be the Lumberjacks’ first spring practice. The following month NAU is scheduled to host their annual spring game April 21.

Despite that recruiting is over for the 2018 season, the coaches will now continue to help fill coaching positions and recruit for the 2019 season.

The Lumberjacks will face several teams that they did not see in Big Sky conference play last season. Arguably, the first few

games of their season will be the toughest due to the lineup of new opponents.

“Our schedule has become so much more challenging that we don’t have any developmental opportunities,” Souers said.

“The guys that are coming in have to be ready to play and work.”

NAU’s first game of the season is scheduled to be on the road against the University of Texas at El Paso. The Lumberjacks’ Big Sky conference opener is slated to be against Southern Utah University at the NAU Walkup Skydome Sept. 22.

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Sports history is not retired history BAILEY HELTON

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ver the years, many athletes in Arizona have made their mark on the high schools they attended. However, whether we remember these athletes for their superb talent on and off the fields and courts, or remember them in the face of tragedy, these remembrances alone are not enough to keep their legacy alive.

NAU alumnus Scott Hanson spent a year of his life doing just that. He found a way to keep their legacy alive.

Hanson is the author of two books, Who Is Gym? and his most recent publication, What’s Your Number? Hanson graduated from NAU in 1983 with a degree in telecommunications.

Three years after graduating from NAU, Hanson began his career 32 years ago in public relations where he serves as the president of the HMA Public Relations firm in Phoenix. When Hanson is not in the office, he spends time on the football and baseball fields of Arizona high schools as an official and umpire.

Due to his 30 years of partnership with the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA), Hanson has developed a curiosity with Arizona history, more specifically, Arizona high school history.

His first book Who Is Gym? dives into the history of high school sporting arenas.

“I started reffing high school football and umpiring high school baseball when I was going to school here [at NAU] as a freshman,” said Hanson. “I continued to do that and I’ve been doing that for almost 30 years. You know, I would show up at a high school and the football field would be named after somebody and I’d starting asking ‘Hey, who is that?’ And nobody would know. So that’s where the first book came from.”

The second book came from a similar setting. Hanson was at a football game with one of his colleagues when they noticed there was a jersey hanging on the wall. His colleague said, “There’s your next book.” And so the book What’s Your Number? came into existence.

Currently there are only 186 retired jerseys among 71 Arizona high schools. Eleven of those athletes attended NAU. Casey Jahn is a former NAU football player who’s number 44 is retired at Northwest Christian High School. Jahn graduated in 2012.

During his high school career he earned the title of first prep player in Arizona 11-man football

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history to rush for more than 7,000 yards in a career. Jahn finished with 7,333 career yards and 107 touchdowns in high school.

Jahn now ranks in at No. 6 for the Lumberjacks in all-time rushing yards at 2,377 and carries at 469.

The earliest tie between the Lumberjacks and Arizona high school athletics is former basketball player Isaac Bonds whose number 13 is retired. Winslow high school also named the basketball court after him. Bonds graduated from Winslow in 1964 as a guard with an average of 40.1 points per game his senior year. In his high school career average points per game, Bonds holds the state record of 35.7 points per game.

After high school, Bonds attended and played basketball at NAU for one season before enlisting in the United States Air Force and serving the country in Vietnam.

Williams High School also retired number 22 in honor of 1998 graduate James Faultner.

Faultner was a year-round athlete all four years participating in football, basketball, baseball and track. After graduating high school, Faultner came to NAU where he played football for three years before heading down to Phoenix and ultimately transferring to ASU to complete his degree.

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Former NAU linebacker Tim Smith had number 40 retired and graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1968. While in high school, Smith led his team to the 1967 state championship. Upon graduating from NAU, Smith moved to Phoenix and retired after a career as a firefighter. He died Jan. 4.

More stories in the book come from the following high schools: Agua Fria, Estrella Foothills, Greenway, Chaparral, Brophy Prep, Payson and Seton Catholic.

However, the story Hanson finds most compelling is one that comes out of Kingman’s Lee Williams High School.

“Number 11, they do not issue number 11 in any sport at all,” Hanson said. “Eleven represents the 11 volunteers and full-time firefighters who were killed in the explosion back in 1973 when they were fighting that fire,” named the Kingman disaster.

Along with recapping retired numbers and community heroes, What’s Your Number? also includes information of schools that closed.

George Washington (Carver), Clarkdale, Clifton, East, Gerard Catholic, Jerome, Judson, McNary, Phoenix Indian, Phoenix Union, Scottsdale, Sinagua and West are all high schools Hanson covers in his book.

One of the most distinguished names in the book of retired numbers and schools does not come from any of the ones listed above. Instead, the notable name comes from Buckeye Union High School (BUHS) in Buckeye, Arizona.

Right fielder Kole Calhoun from the Los Angeles of Anaheim Angels retired jersey number one from BUHS. “It was kind of surreal at first. When I first arrived at Buckeye, I had big hopes and dreams to do something great with my life but I was only 14,” said Calhoun. “So many of the things I wanted to do seemed like light years away and when it came to baseball, I just loved to play.

So as the years went on and I moved on from Buckeye to Yavapai, to ASU, then went pro to the Angels, dreams became a reality. Then when I got the call that Buckeye Baseball wanted to retire my number, I was taken aback because it was such an honor. For a program to recognize you personally is a very humbling experience, and the memories from my time at Buckeye will be something I will never forget.”

Although Calhoun graduated in 2006 his jersey wasn’t retired until Jan. 30, 2016.

“Having my number retired really means a great deal to me personally and to my family,” Calhoun said. “It means you did something in your time there, or after, that is worth remembering and recognizing. And for an institution to go out of their way to do that, and dedicate a day to me was very special.”

During his time at BUHS, Calhoun earned four varsity letters in baseball while also being the football team’s quarterback and a player on the soccer team.

“I think seeing Calhoun out on the right field wall will show current and future students that the sky is the limit,” Calhoun said. “Dream big and work hard and you can accomplish anything. I was literally in the same shoes of every athlete that steps on that field, and many players had more talent than I did. But I had a burning desire to reach a goal and I was focused on accomplishing it.”

When the MLB’s drafting season came around in 2010, Calhoun was the eighth-round pick for the Angels. In 2015 Calhoun received the Rawling American League Golden Glove award, and was a part of the All-Star team in 2011 and 2012.

Having a school retire a number isn’t something that happens often; however, when it does happen it’s something to be celebrated and something to be honored.

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