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CHAMPS ONCE AGAIN Men’s track and field captures fourth straight Big Sky title NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT

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Futsum Zienasellassie holds the trophy high as he celebrates winning the conference title with his fellow Men’s Track and Field team at Big Sky Conference at the Walkup Skydome Feb. 28. Zienasellassie picked up his second title and third all-conference honor of the championships with his win in the men’s 3000m and his second-place finish in the mile. Following the meet, he was named the Most Valuable Athlete for the 28 points he scored for the ‘Jacks at the championships. (Photo by Jasmine Coro)

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raveling is like falling in love. We spend our lives moving from place to place finding places we love and ones we hate. A first love is the ocean in San Diego, falling in love with its gentle waves and warm sunshine. An enemy is a freeway between Phoenix and Tucson stuck in traffic. A best friend is the San Francisco Peaks when you are walking home and see them waiting for you in the skyline. A great love is Paris during the summer when the city glows.

But don’t fall in love with a place. There is nothing more heartbreaking than the feeling of homesickness or having to leave a city or a town you truly love. Loving a place can mean watching it crumble to pieces. Loving a place can mean watching it be neglected by other people. Loving a place can mean watching it be destroyed by natural disasters or pollution.

Loving a place can mean having to leave it and never seeing it again. But also do fall in love with a place. Spend GRACE FENLASON as much time as you can in the places you love. Loving a A&E EDITOR place can mean dreaming of it at night and waiting until the day you can see it again. Loving a place can mean moving to it and growing old with it. Loving a place can mean watching it flourish.

Loving a place can mean watching other people fall in love with it. This issue is a tribute to places places we love, wish we could be with, and are still dreaming about.

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think it is safe to say that a good majority of the student population wasn’t impressed with the lack of snow days this week. It seemed that people who lived on campus were upset, and people who lived off campus were even more upset. On one hand, I agree with the majority of students – we should have had a couple of snow days so that students and faculty scattered around Flagstaff didn’t have to drive in the unsafe conditions. On the other hand, I feel we all come to Flagstaff with full awareness of the weather that comes along every year and shouldn’t be surprised when it snows more than a couple inches. I think the gray area, the part that NAU gets right some times and wrong other times, is how much is too much when it comes to keeping an entire university open or not.

Nonetheless, we got half a snow day Mar. 2, which was enough for dozens of Olafs to be made around campus. I would like to thank the people who cleared the walkways AUBREY MAGEE on campus in the seemingly endless battle against the COPY CHIEF snow. For me, coming to college meant living in the snow for the first time, and I intend to make the most of it and get the enjoyment of being freezing temperatures out of my system before I relocate and start my life after college.

I hope that everyone stays safe in the snow – walking or driving. I urge you all to be cautious on ice, have fun and enjoy how beautiful our campus looks when it’s covered in white.

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Police Beat Feb. 23 At 7:11 p.m., a report was made concerning suspicion that students were making alcohol in a dorm room of Reilly Hall. The information was passed on to Reilly Hall officials. The Northern Arizona Police Department (NAUPD) will keep in contact with officials for a follow-up.

Feb. 24 At 10:02 p.m., working residence staff at Mountain View hall requested NAUPD assistance concerning subjects snowboarding at the north side of the building.

Officers were dispatched to the area and asked the subjects to leave the area.

Subjects complied with the request.

Feb. 25 At 5:27 a.m., an NAU student reported seeing an unknown subject throw large pieces of ice into the roadway.

When officers arrived on scene, the subject was gone and groundskeepers were contacted to clear the roadways.

Officers later encountered a subject fitting the description of the suspect. The subject was interviewed and no further action was taken.

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At 9:53 p.m., a distressed female subject reported encountering two males, one of whom attempted to follow her to her vehicle and made rude comments during pursuit. Information was provided to the station offices and the area was patrolled throughout the night.

Feb. 26 At 3:12 p.m., the staff of Cline Library reported finding a subject passed out in the second-floor bathroom of the building.

Flagstaff Fire Department and Guardian Medical Transport were contacted and assisted the subject in regaining consciousness.

The subject was asked to leave and was warned not to trespass on campus.

At 9:07 p.m., a student resident at the Suites reported their roommate smoking marijuana in their room with another subject.

Both subjects were referred to Resident Life for the use and possession of marijuana and paraphernalia.

Feb. 27 At 1:55 p.m., a residence hall employee reported

suspicion of a resident being in possession of cocaine. The suspected subject denied all accusations. Officers were unable to establish any crime at that time. The Residence Hall was informed of the event.

Feb. 28 At 4:27 a.m., a report was made of a non-injury collision. An intoxicated driver caused damage to NAU campus property and was documented to have been Driving Under the Influence over the .08 alcohol level. The subject was cited and released for charges, then escorted home.

At 2:12 p.m., a supervisory alarm was activated from Raymond Hall. Officers responded to the alarm, but found the cause of the activation to be burnt cookies and deemed the event a false alarm.

Mar. 1 At 2:36 p.m., Mountain View Hall staff reported about 20 subjects sledding outside the residence hall.

When asked to leave the area, the subjects refused to comply. Officers were dispatched and the subjects left the area.

Corrections&Clarifications In “A Ride-Along with NAU SafeRide,” published in the the Feb. 26-Mar. 4 issue, the writer reported SafeRide is funded by the Transportation fee. It is funded by the Student Activities Fee. We regret the error.

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Not so hostel living: Alternative housing holds rich history

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BY AMY OWINGS

t the Grand Canyon International Hostel (GCIH) in downtown Flagstaff, a welcoming and laid-back atmosphere greets you as soon as you open the worn wooden door.

A hostel may be the last place you would consider staying while you are on vacation, but at the GCIH, travelers of all kinds come to meet new people, relax in a community atmosphere and explore the nearby Grand Canyon National Park.

John McCulloch, who has owned the GCIH and the nearby Motel DuBeau with his wife Lisa since 1997, said the unique qualities of a hostel serve to connect travelers and form lasting friendships.

“A hostel is where you want to try to create a positive social environment that encourages people to meet and share a meal … sit in the lobby together, and start exchanging stories,” McCulloch said.

This community atmosphere is built by the hostels’ unique living arrangements and methods of payment.A hostel houses its guests in a dormitory-like setting, with several beds per room and community bathrooms, kitchens and laundry rooms. The bedrooms at the GCIH are similar to what you might see in a residence hall at NAU: four bunk beds sit parallel to the open doors of each room, blankets and backpacks slung across the mattresses.

Another difference between hostels and hotels is the cost. At the GCIH, guests pay $23 to $25 a night for a shared room and then work as the rest of their payment, usually in housekeeping tasks.

This combination of payment and work pays for not just a bed in the hostel but also amenities such as breakfast, laundry and Wi-Fi. Camille Matton, a young traveler from Albuquerque who has been staying at the GCIH for about two and a half weeks, explained her current work-exchange tasks.

“It’s just making the bed and cleaning the bathrooms and all that. You clean up breakfast occasionally. That’s pretty much it,” Matton said.

Hostels are a cheap alternative to most major hotels in the Flagstaff area. If a guest pays about $25 a night to stay in a hostel, along with working 15 hours a week doing housekeeping, a typical minimum-wage job, the cost of staying plus the money “paid” through working equates to about $295 a week. In comparison, a week at the Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort would cost nearly double that amount, according to TripAdvisor.com. A week’s stay at the Hampton Inn and Suites would arrive at an even higher bill of $1,484.

The cost savings of Flagstaff ’s hostels are not the only benefit.

Both the GCIH and the Motel DuBeau are steeped in a rich history.

According to McCulloch, the GCIH served as a cowboy bunkhouse after its construction in 1925. The Motel DuBeau was completed a few years later and welcomed travelers who had previously spent the night in campsites along the road. The private bedrooms, bathrooms and radiator heat of the Motel DuBeau were considered a luxurious and welcome change for those used to sleeping outside.

“The Motel DuBeau was one of the first motels in America,” McCulloch said. “It’s very integral to the very early history of motels in America.”

During the first half of the 20th century, the Motel DuBeau also served as a safe stop for African-American travelers who might otherwise have been shunned or thrown out of the motels along Route 66. McCulloch explained that the Motel DuBeau was featured in a handbook called The Green Book, which guided

LEFT: The Grand Canyon International Hostel on San Francisco Street in Flagstaff was originally a bunkhouse built in 1925. RIGHT: The upstairs sitting room. The hostel offers eight private rooms and eight dorm rooms.

(Photo by Robert Tyler Walker)

African-Americans to establishments that would offer them safe accommodation. “[The Motel DuBeau] was a safe haven, and we’re always very proud… to be part of that history,” McCulloch said.

Today the Motel DuBeau has been fully converted to a hostel, and both locations welcome various kinds of travelers.

“The Motel DuBeau is known more for the partying and the socializing, and [the GCIH] is a place where you could really put your feet up and … just relax for a day or two extra after you went to the Grand Canyon or Sedona,” McCulloch said.

As the name suggests, the majority of the clientele for the GCIH are international travelers who come to visit the Grand Canyon.

McCulloch said they see visitors from Great Britain, Germany, China and other international locations.

“I would say 75 percent of our clients are international travelers,” McCulloch said. “They’re backpacking through America, they take the train or come by bus.”

Whether international or not, most of the guests at the hostel is young students traveling during summers or taking time off to experience new sights. Madeline Larson is a 19-year-old from Phoenix who has backpacked across Europe with her grandmother and is now studying fire science at Coconino Community College.

“I came early September expecting to stay for about a month,

and I’m still here, kind of indefinitely,” Larson said. “I just loved it and didn’t particularly want to move anywhere else.”

Larson said the best part of staying in a hostel is the communal living.

“I like living in the same space that I’m working, and having my co-workers also be my friends … It’s a really unique environment,” Larson said. “There are weird experiences, you get a lot of strange people, but for the most part everyone is very easy to get along with and cool.”

Matton, who chose the GCIH on Larson’s suggestion, said that staying in Flagstaff has given her the opportunity to befriend other travelers, see the Grand Canyon and hike and climb in the beauty of the mountains and the forest. “[In Flagstaff ] it feels like people are doing things, like everybody is interested in stuff and things are happening,” Matton said. “You meet so many interesting people.”

McCulloch said that, although most guests stay at the hostel for only a few days, each person contributes to the atmosphere of the hostel and forms lasting bonds with the other travelers. Several couples who met at the GCIH have even been married.

“Hostels are a wonderful place to meet people from all over the world and… learn about cultures and places you never knew,” McCulloch said. “But it only lights the spark to want to travel more.”

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BY JAMES GINGERICH

he only corporation currently mining uranium in Arizona has announced plans to resume activity at its controversial Canyon Mine near the South Rim of Grand Canyon beginning in 2015.

Energy Fuels Resources Incorporated (EFR Inc.) had initially halted construction of the mine in 2013 in response to the falling price of uranium and a joint lawsuit filed against the company by environmental advocacy groups and the Havasupai tribe. However, the recent rise in uranium prices by 35 percent has caused EFR to seek completion of the mine, as the federal judge for the lawsuit chose to permit the company to operate the mine while the case is ongoing.

Controversy remains around the mine, as it is located in a one million-acre area of land around the Grand Canyon where new mining claims are currently banned. EFR originally announced plans for the mine in 1986, a claim that was grandfathered in and was not affected by the ban.

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit against EFR feel the ban should extend to the Canyon Mine and have expressed serious concerns about the potential ecological damage the mine could cause.

“The Canyon Mine was approved by the Forest Service over 25 years ago,” said Robin Silver, the cofounder of the Center for Biological Diversity, an organization that is part of the lawsuit against EFR. “We have learned a great deal about groundwater flows, seeps and springs within the Grand Canyon watershed during that time.”

Silver characterized the analysis that lead to the approval of the Canyon Mine as outdated and in need of review. However, a representative for EFR asserted that many serious misconceptions remain surrounding uranium mining.

“Historically, uranium mining — indeed most mining and industrial activities from past eras — caused negative environmental, health and other impacts,” said the company spokesperson. “But things have changed significantly since then, in terms of mining practices, safety and environmental protection — but especially laws, regulation and government enforcement.”

Controversy also surrounds the mine’s potential impact on a site held as sacred by Havasupai tribal members who refer to the mountain as Wii’i Gdwiisa, or Red Butte.

Yet the focus remains on the potential negative ecological effects the mine poses as environmental groups call for a

reassessment of the mine by the Forest Service.

“The mining operations at the canyon mine risk irreparable harm to the springs and seeps of the Redwall layer by contaminating them with radioactive material,” Silver said. “These springs have very low flow rates so intercepting minimal amounts could affect spring flow negatively.”

Silver goes on to note that the permit granted to EFR does not require the company to monitor certain aquifers for radioactive contamination, nor is it required to create a plan in the case of such contamination.

“The harm to springs and seeps is likely to be irreparable by the time it is discovered,” Silver said.

However, the representative for EFR, who asked not to be named, disagreed with the account that the mine poses a serious threat to the canyon’s ecosystem.

“Many of these breccia pipe uranium deposits are exposed inside the Grand Canyon itself and have been naturally eroding into the Colorado River for ages,” the spokesman said. “Of course we would never consider mining inside the Grand Canyon, but people need to understand that these uranium-bearing geologic features are a part of the natural environment.”

EFR also stated that mining practices have changed and emphasized. “[EFR] currently does no milling or processing onsite at our Arizona mines, which caused much of the historical issues with mining we continue to deal with today.”

Silver cites previous mining operations, in particular the controversial Orphan Mine, as evidence that uranium mining presents a hazard to the surrounding water table and that harm has already been caused by the construction of the canyon mine.

“As evidenced from the Canyon Mine’s exploration drill-holes and the monitoring and water well, the Canyon Mine shaft itself is likely to deplete groundwater within perched aquifers and adversely impacts groundwaterdependent resources,” Silver said.

Debate surrounds what effect the canyon mine could have on the national park and surrounding areas. These issues are bound to arise when the lawsuit against EFR resumes in March, at which time it is expected the court will come to a final ruling in the case. In the meantime EFR will begin preparations to transfer employees from its recently closed Pine Nut Mine near Fredonia to the Canyon Mine in anticipation of its opening.

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BY AMY OWINGS

AU’s proposal for solar panels on the roof of the San Francisco Parking Garage is back on the table.

The plan for solar panels on the parking garage has been discussed since the garage was built in 2012. Past proposals have fallen through due to financial constraints and the expiration of an investment incentive from Arizona Public Services (APS). However, now the APS incentive has been extended, thus renewing interest in the project.

The APS incentive states that the utility will pay NAU six cents for every kilowatt-hour of electricity the solar panels produce for 20 years. This equates to about $70,000 a year from APS to help pay for the panels, which will be paid off using a lease program.

John Morris, the associate vice president of facility services, said the incentives come with a caveat.

“We need [a decision on the project] fairly quickly, because if we don’t show some sort of progress by April, APS will cancel the incentives,” Morris said.

The current proposal also asks the university’s Green Fund, to which each student pays $5 per semester, to help shoulder the cost of the solar panels by contributing $100,000 a year for 12 years.

“The Green Fund would put in $1.2 million, the university would put in $1.5 million, and then with the APS incentives that would give us about a 12-year payback,” Morris said.

After about 12 years, NAU would finish paying back the panels and would receive the electricity they produce for free. This, however, leads to one of the debates of the current proposal: how the energy savings from the solar panels will be split.

Ellen Vaughan, the manager of the Office of Sustainability, explained that the Green Fund will be contributing a large amount of its yearly funds toward the project, which may prevent it from putting money toward other equally deserving projects.

“It would hinder the Green Fund’s ability to fund future projects,” Vaughan said.

For this reason, Green Fund committee members want a portion of the energy savings to help regain the money they initially put toward the project. The details of this request are still being negotiated, but a decision must be made soon to meet the APS incentive deadlines.

Junior environmental science major and president of the Green Jacks organization Leah Manak said she thought that the proposed project would “act as a catalyst for future sustainability initiatives on campus no matter what the outcome is.”

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The wolf’s journey ends in Utah

ray wolves used to roam the country until their population was reduced with the settling of the West. Predator control programs in the United States diminished gray wolf populations to almost nothing between 1930 and 1960. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 listed all wolf subspecies as endangered by 1978 in “the lower 48 states, except Minnesota.”

Through the efforts of the Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf Recovery Plan, gray wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park and Idaho when TZVI a total of 66 wolves were relocated from SCHNEE Canada between 1995 and 1996. Today, the The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates their Thinker population is now up to about 1,500 animals across Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. However, Mexican gray wolves are still struggling in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area.

In the fall of 2014, a wolf was spotted near Grand Canyon.

According to the Salt Lake Tribune, “it was the first time in at least 70 years that a wolf had been reported on the North Rim of the national park.” This wolf so endeared the public that a contest was held to name the wolf, resulting with the designation Echo.

According to the Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project, this “female northern Rockies gray wolf” had “traveled hundreds of miles to northern Arizona.” This was exciting news to wolf admirers. There was hope for advocates of wolf restoration in the Grand Canyon area.

Tragically, it was confirmed that a wolf shot by a hunter in Beaver, Utah, Dec. 28 was the very same Echo that had been previously seen in the canyon. This was sad news to all who felt inspired by Echo, the wolf who had captivated the hearts of many wildlife enthusiasts.

The Journal of Young Investigators (JYI) reports there is contention in regard to the reintroduction of wolves, inasmuch as they are often portrayed as “cruel” and “vicious,” “with no valuable role in the ecosystem”; however, “wolves do play a role

in the ecosystem.”

Out of fear, elk are no longer “standing around grazing like domestic livestock.” According to JYI, this has had a cascading effect: “Now that the elk are not eating the trees to the ground, beavers have become more common in Yellowstone. The beavers create more ponds, which provide habitat for streamside trees, which creates more habitats for nesting birds, and so on.”

In addition to contributing to ecosystems, wolves represent the call of the wild — their howling is reminiscent of nature with all its beauty. It may be argued that on an anthropomorphic level they are representative of the sinister side of wildlife, preying on cattle, elk and deer. However, they are creatures created by God with an ingrained nature to behave the way they do. Unfortunately, this includes attacking domestic livestock, thereby diminishing the herds of ranchers.

Yet, it is arguable that because people have encroached on the wolves’ habitat, domesticated animals are now fair game within their range.

Even so, wolf raids on livestock are a concern for ranchers. Consequently, there have been efforts to prevent this from happening without destroying the wolves. It is a delicate balance of interests among ranchers and environmentalists.

So, efforts prevail to further the progress of the packs, by preserving the ranks of these carnivores.

Would Yellowstone retain its grandeur without the howl of the wolves? It would certainly detract from the experience of tourists in the national park. One could resort to listening to a recording of the Paul Winter Consort song “Wolf Eyes” in order to hear the nostalgic howling of wolves. However, hearing the wolves howl at nighttime in the wilderness is much more soul-stirring.

It is challenging to imagine there was once a time when the eradication of wolves left the nighttime wilderness silent across the U.S. The efforts of wolf restoration are a noble cause, inasmuch as all of God’s creatures deserve a place on Earth.

hat is it like to be an American in another country? Looking past the obvious differences between dominant political systems and terrains, there are many factors people should be prepared to encounter. This research may seem silly if you want to be spontaneous and travel the world, but this could save you money and time and enhance opportunities that come from visiting a foreign land.

The vast number of cultures that make up Earth express not only unique norms, values and beliefs that stabilize the function of society, but provide atmospheres that cannot always be easily explained to outsiders. One essential part of traveling is that it may also increase sociological imagination, or the act of connecting individual troubles to society’s issues.

According to American sociologist C. Wright Mills, it is only when someone understands this concept that they ANNETTE will come to find how “the context of society shapes our UTZ lives.”

The Idealist Knowing how we connect to our society goes beyond the big picture. It is actually how daily interactions, media, culture and social institutions come to determine what goals we set, what we consume and even what we live by. The dominant religion and mass media of each country have major influence. The United States, for example, is a country most would agree to be dominated by and based on Christian beliefs or morals. Growing up in one country may have subjected individuals to a limited view of belief systems.

While some may think there is nothing to gain besides some good pictures and views on trips abroad, the new perspectives and eye-opening experiences are ones I believe are necessary in living a full or, at the very least, an exciting life. As a college student, it may be easy to get lost in the endless homework, long shifts at work and the harsh financial difficulties that come with loans and today’s economy. Although you may want to wait until the days of a professional salary to travel, the opportunities of scholarships and financial aid available on the NAU website may make the undergraduate years the best time for young adults to travel.

Reasons to see life across the seas vary from having an exciting vacation break to experiencing spiritual growth, but the fact is that most people have only seen the world’s best sights over a television screen, if at all.

If the boundless wonders and discoveries of our small piece in this universe are still not convincing enough to draw attention, then I believe the mere prospect of finding out more about ourselves is a core reason to tour new environments. This experience may even lead to a greater appreciation for your home country to have than before you ventured.

As every wanderlust-filled traveler would agree, nothing can replace the memories, life-changing encounters or nature that comes with the expeditions of visiting places previously unseen.

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The young and the adventurous

raveling opens up worlds previously unknown. People are able to interact with others of different backgrounds and open their minds to new worldviews. Traveling while young is especially important, because younger people often have a stronger desire to learn more and explore the world. Traveling is beneficial to a young person’s development in all aspects of life; it exposes a person to different cultures and histories and provides experiences that one would not normally get going through the same daily routine. Traveling grants new opportunities to look at the world through a different lens.

A study by the World Youth Student and Educational Travel Confederation shows that young travelers now represent 20 percent of international tourism and in 2012, $217 billion of the $1.088 trillion of the tourism RACHEL industry worldwide came from young travelers. Whether DEXTER it is to get away and have some fun or for educational The Schemer purposes, now more than ever, young people are willing to go out and explore the world we live in. Young travelers want to immerse themselves in different cultures, meet new people and overall become more well-rounded.

Most people form beliefs when they are young. I believe the younger you are, the more your views and beliefs change. While exploring the world, there is a constant exposure to new understandings and I believe that this will help a person become more open-minded when growing older. When you encounter other cultures, your knowledge and tolerance will grow, your beliefs and opinions of others will begin to change, and you will gain a much more positive outlook on life.

Traveling also helps people appreciate what they have in life. If given the chance to travel at a young age, one will experience what it’s like to live at that age in different parts of the country or world — it’s definitely a reality check. It makes you realize that not everyone has had the chances you have had or will have. It can change the way you see yourself, your circumstances, your beliefs and your choices. It puts into focus what is really important and shifts your perspective.

Traveling challenges you to consider the decisions you have made and will make.

Independence, and the responsibilities that come with it, is also a plus to traveling while young. Nothing gives you the feeling of independence more than exploring a foreign city by yourself and speaking to its residents. On the other hand, nothing is scarier than losing your passport or I.D. in a foreign place, but that can be handled or avoided with responsibility and smart thinking. Venturing out and exploring the world will force you to be responsible of your belongings and to be more aware of your surroundings. Being in an unfamiliar setting can compel a person to become independent and support themselves.

People should travel when they are young. Even if traveling to a different country is not possible, still try to venture out from your hometown or wherever you are. It does not matter where you go: it can be to a different state or a different country, either way you will still experience life differently than if you had stayed in the same place. It really is true what they say; it’s about the journey, not the destination.

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The great wall of language

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s technology increases globalization, there is an increasing need for connection between cultures. The best way to unify various parts of the globe is through travel, which allows people of various ages to gain a better understanding of others, learn a multitude of cultural traditions and explore Earth’s vast surface. However, there are some people who are fearful of the language barriers they might encounter.

From an early age, children learn their first languages and if they are fortunate enough, begin to learn second languages simultaneously.

There have been many studies CHEYANNE showing that when learning new MUMPHREY languages, the most important part Multitalented is the breaking down of preexisting mental blocks. People need to be immersed in an environment where the language is spoken. For example, how successful will you be at learning Chinese in America if you are only using it for a max of 10 hours a week in a classroom? Not too much.

When you learned your first language, you were around it 24/7 at home, in school and around your neighborhood. Thus, learning a second language takes more time and dedication because your mind was trained to think in that first language. Unfortunately, learning a new language in school has been limited by grammar exercises and oral exams, and while those may be starting points, they are definitely not the stand-alone way to master another language.

According to The Dickinson Press, language is “the essence of becoming human. Words ignite our emotional vocabularies, kindle our passions and enliven our ordinary existence. Language is the instrument, that when used in an appropriate manner, makes us human, a more complete man or woman.”

Language is the road map for a more unified global community, given that we take advantage of the opportunity to learn and connect to other cultures.

One effective way to overcome the language barrier is through travel. Without travel, you risk limiting your exposure of the world to the cultures in your area. If that is all you are interested in then so be it; however, I strongly encourage you to branch out, learn something new and explore the world ahead.

The language barrier is not impenetrable, and with open minds and dedication we can break the boundaries that divide our states, countries and continents.

There are some who believe that it is unnecessary to learn another language because English is a globally dominant language. I would argue it is insensitive, if not self-centered, to think that everyone else should learn English instead of English speakers learning other languages. As a matter of fact, English is not the most spoken language. According to Nationsonline. org, English comes after Mandarin and precedes Spanish in a list of the most-spoken languages.

Overall, there is no reason to let language stop you from traveling. It may be frightening to be in a new and unfamiliar area, but it will definitely change your life forever.

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Punishment or death?

he United States has not failed to be controversial when it comes to capital punishment. The idea of taking a life, murderer or otherwise, does not seem to be quite an easy decision. The realization that drugs made in the European Union may be ending up in the U.S. to end lives has led to strict control over where certain drugs are exported. Subsequently, states that support capital punishment, such as Utah, have found it difficult to determine methods of execution such as the lethal injection. Sadly, the shortage of the “drug cocktail” hasn’t made Utah reconsider its old-fashioned ways, and the state has recently attempted ERIKA to reintroduce the firing squad as an HAWKINS alternative method of execution.

The Death by firing squad, if you are Philosopher unlucky enough, means being strapped to a chair by your waist and head. Sometimes you are given the pleasantry of having a black bag placed over your head — the same way with the electric chair. A doctor then pins a white target over your heart and five shooters 20 feet away aim at the target. One shooter has blank rounds, so that all can avoid the torment of thinking it was they that killed you — a practice that screams to me an admission of the bad deed being done regardless of the state law. If done properly, prisoners die due to rupture to the heart or tearing of the lungs. If shooters are particularly barbaric, they will temporarily forget how to aim and leave the prisoner to bleed to death slowly. The blood is then soaked up in sandbags surrounding the chair, and the person is no longer the state’s problem.

One of the main reasons Utah has given for

reinstating the firing squad is the cheap nature of the execution. With the expensive drugs hard to come by and bullets as easy as ever, legislators argue that the firing squad could save the state a lot of money.

However, compared to removing the death penalty, is it nowhere near as cheap as it is made it out to be.

According to the Utah Legislative Fiscal Analyst’s Office, each death penalty costs the state an additional $1.6 million per inmate from trial to execution compared to life-without-parole cases.

Another common, yet equally unsupported argument, is the death penalty is a good deterrent for possible criminals — when faced with the idea of being killed, criminals will think twice. Yet, when we examine murder statistics from 2011, we see that the states that do have the death penalty had an 18 percent higher murder rate than states without the death penalty. Not the type of trend you would expect to see.

Given these facts, I feel like it is time for Utah to ditch its wild, wild west image. Moreover, there is the strong argument that a life behind bars, with no freedom, being forced to live with the memories and consequences of your actions for the rest of your life, is far worse than being given the quick way out. There are two reasons why most of the western world has abolished the death penalty: cost and lack of deterrent. Effectiveness aside, verdicts have been wrong and innocent people have been killed. The overall system is just not effective; the sooner the U.S. realizes this and begins moving forward instead of backward, the better.

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Letter to the Editor

n a recent piece, Tzvi Schnee opined about the use of reclaimed water at Arizona Snowbowl. He began by stating the mountain is sacred to numerous religious groups, but quickly changed his focus to potential environmental pollution. The problem with this is there is virtually no data on the environmental effects of using reclaimed water for snowmaking. Instead of acknowledging the dearth of tangible information, Schnee relied on the biased and unsupported selfpublications available at truesnow.org and protectthepeaks.org.

Truesnow.org claims that all manner of compounds are present in the reclaimed water produced in Flagstaff, but provides no details except to say that everything was detected in a project conducted by Dr. Catherine Propper of NAU Department of Biological Sciences. The report referenced by truesnow.org does not appear to be publicly available. They also state that the Forest Service found Dr. Propper’s results to be inconclusive with respect to snowmaking and simply discount the judgment of the trained scientists who made this decision.

Protectthepeaks.org claims that “waste-water snowmaking would be an extreme health and environmental risk,” and provides the same list of detected contaminants, while also stating outright that no studies have been done to assess said risk. The list of purported contaminants offered by these websites contains no information about the detected quantity of each, nor how much one might expect to find in tap water [an important control], and also does not consider the possibility of false positive discovery. By relying on websites such as these, Schnee does a disservice to the community, which can further confuse the issue by seeming to lend credibility where none exists.

Schnee concludes with a statement from protectthepeaks.org that, “Arizona Snowbowl ski area opened with snow made from 100-percent treated sewage on the sacred San Francisco Peaks.” This kind of language serves only to illicit an emotional response by use of the term “sewage” rather than using the more accurate descriptor “reclaimed water,” and is further evidence of how these sources and those who cite them wish to manipulate public opinion in their favor. But I can’t only fault Schnee. He is trying to provide a valuable service by regularly voicing his opinion in a public forum. He also has editors that should be reviewing his work and providing useful feedback that might include the fact that his sources for this piece are nothing if not flimsy.

Personally, I enjoy Snowbowl for skiing in the winter and hiking in the summer. Were Snowbowl not there, the road that so many of us use for access would also not be so well-maintained, and far fewer people would have the opportunity to experience this amazing and beautiful area of northern Arizona.

Though I am non-religious, I describe my winter recreation at Snowbowl as nothing short of magical. While some have continued to denounce Snowbowl as an affront to certain religious groups, I would ask them to instead consider Snowbowl as a gateway to what they might consider a religious experience.

I also have concerns about the use of reclaimed water for snowmaking, though none have ever been substantively addressed. Like other people, I want to know what is in the water, but I also want to know how that is different from the water I drink. I want to read an actual, well-designed and carefully conducted study about the environmental impact of reclaimed water at Snowbowl rather than read another quote from a website that claims, “numerous studies have shown…”

I don’t want to hear language twisted in a way to manipulate human emotion in order to gain popular influence. Rather than continue to espouse loud rhetoric, the groups protectthepeaks.org and truesnow.org should put their money to good use and determine once and for all what is in the water, what effect, if any, that has on the environment, and how we can all remain good stewards of our home planet. Meanwhile, the students at NAU and the Flagstaff public deserve better than the rehashing of poorly constructed arguments from dubious sources.

Andrew Krohn is a Ph.D. candidate in biology and contributed this article to The Lumberjack.

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A Brownwood, TX to Barstow, Calif. manifest train stops at the BNSF Railway’s offices in Flagstaff to drop off a dispatcher that is out inspecting his territory in person Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. As a result of stopping at the station, the crossing gates would go up to let traffic travel up San Francisco St. The dispatcher would wait only a few minutes before an eastbound train would take him back down the hill to Winslow. (Photo by David Carballido-Jeans)

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ost Americans go to Nogales for either dental work or drugs. There’s no beach, not much to hike and most Americans are too afraid to eat the food there. Downtown Nogales is the first thing you’ll see once you cross over the border. If you find yourself outside of the downtown area, beyond the trinket shops and massage parlors, you’ll hear people chattering curiously about gringos. People are overwhelmingly positive though; you’ll get waves and smiles following you down the street. If you’re brave enough to eat the food, you’ll be pleasantly surprised. All you need to do is smile and make conversation; gringos are very welcome in Nogales. (Photos by J. Daniel Hud)

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Chicana Eva Barraza takes pride in her ethnicity

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hen I flew into Copenhagen, the first thing I noticed was a row of pristine white windmills along the coast — there must have been at least 100.

When I landed in Copenhagen I could still see their spinning arms out above the blue of the Baltic Sea. I knew before coming to Scandinavia that the region is relatively progressive environmentally — forging new paths in green energy, eliminating fossil fuels, recycling and more. I can see why this has been so easily TAYLOR implemented, too. Not HAYNES only does Denmark encourage one to avoid driving, it’s almost convenient not to.

Biking in Denmark is ubiquitous. You’ll see everyone from grandmas to small children on bikes. Personally, I love to bike, but I’m often nervous about a driver who might not see me. In Copenhagen and Aalborg, that doesn’t seem to be as much of an issue.

The streets are entirely built for bike riding. The bike lane takes up nearly a fourth of the entire road, there are traffic lights specifically for bikers, and the city centers are covered in bike racks. Beyond that, there are several organizations that rent out bikes cheaply for temporary visitors, like myself.

As the sun has been out more often in recent weeks, my desire to explore the city on a bike has grown immensely.

The Danish government has pushed for some of the most ambitious plans to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the world.

The goal: to end the burning of fossil fuels completely by 2050.

To some, this might seem like an unrealistic expectation, especially to an American who is all too familiar with the dependency of the United States on fossil fuels. However, to the Danes, it seems a little

more attainable.

I wanted to see what a Danish person’s perspective on this initiative would be.

Nicolai Lauridsen, who grew up in Denmark and currently attends Aalborg University, had a positive outlook and recognized the importance of making such changes.

“Denmark is going to use already familiar methods and technologies, which will make it possible to reorganize our current structure,” Lauridsen said. “I do know that it will be difficult because some people are not ready to make certain sacrifices. However, hopefully, the majority will.”

Denmark is ideally located to meet its goals. Surrounded by the ocean, it has several options surrounding wind and solar energy.

Denmark’s neighbors, Norway and Sweden, are on a similar eco-conscious path. Already, one can see that the green initiative has caught on — not only with the bike infrastructure, but also with very efficient public transportation.

In Aalborg, the busses are running constantly, a train leaves for Copenhagen a few times a day, and plans are underway for a light rail through the city center. A light rail would lessen the need for the busses that run on fossil fuels and for traffic (there’s already barely any).

“We reduce our CO2 emission by taking the bus less, and they therefore don’t need to be driving six to seven times every hour. The light rail initiative is something that creates the incentive in Aalborg for further sustainable infrastructure,” Lauridsen said. “It will also make transportation for the citizen easier and help the city to evolve into something bigger.”

People seem to be enthusiastic about embracing environmentally conscious options in their day-to-day lives. Biking is convenient, plastic bags are nearly obsolete, and even smaller towns, like Aalborg, are pushing for more sustainability. I hope that Denmark leads by example into a cleaner, greener world.

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BY GABI WEISS

hroughout much of her childhood, Eva Barraza traveled to various mountain ranges with her family in order to spend quality family time by indulging in scenic picnics, and by watching her parents participate in one of their favorite hobbies: sifting for gold. Her family outings to different mountain ranges became a beloved family tradition because her mother was born in the mountain range of Durango, Mexico. For Barraza, mountains became a symbolic object representing her family. They also became the force that ignited her move from Los Angeles to Flagstaff..

After graduating from Cal State Los Angeles with a bachelor’s degree in social studies and political science, Barraza fell in love with Flagstaff upon seeing the San Francisco Peaks on a brochure.

Captivated by the snowy mountains, she decided to move to Flagstaff and attend NAU in order to get her Ph.D. in political science. After receiving her Ph.D., she began to do what she discovered she loves most — teaching students.

Barraza, an ethnic studies professor at NAU, identifies herself as a Chicana who has felt a proud sense of self since a young age. As a Chicana, she wanted to shed light on several issues regarding Latino and Chicano history she believes go unnoticed in educational curriculums.

“I love teaching the history of Latinos and Chicanos because nothing is more rewarding than watching my students’ eyes light up when they learn things they had no idea about,” Barraza said. “Many Latinos and Chicanos experienced discrimination in the past and still do today. I believe it is so important that I teach this to students because they have the capability to eliminate stereotypes for future generations.”

Barraza’s grandfather was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, and moved to the United States before there was a secured border separating the U.S. from Mexico. At the time, there was an open border that allowed constant access in and out of the U.S. Many people — her ancestors included — were constantly traveling back and forth for occupational purposes.

Her grandfather worked in the railroad industry, where he had to follow the path of the tracks in order to maintain his job. Due to this situation, several of Barraza’s aunts and uncles were born along the tracks in different states such as New Mexico, California, Texas and Arizona. When the Repatriation Act of

1930 was passed, Barraza’s father and family were forced to move back to Mexico, regardless of their U.S. citizenships. However, when her dad turned 18-years-old, he moved back to California.

Additionally, Barraza takes much pride in her mother’s side of the family. Living within the Durango mountain range, her great-grandmother was described as tough, carrying a gun when taking a mule into town to stock up on provisions.

“I am extremely proud of my mom’s family history; I look up to much of my ancestors on my mom’s side of the family,” Barraza said. “There were some really strong women.”

Ever since she was a young girl, Barraza was always very politically conscious. Along with her family history, her political awareness concocted the kind of person that Barraza is today: a Chicana with self-pride. From the time she was in the fifth grade, issues of social justice always stood out to her. Influenced by her parents, culture and surroundings, Barraza enjoyed following politics such as presidential elections.

Another contribution that ameliorated her sense of self-dignity as a Chicana was witnessing discrimination firsthand. The high school that she attended, Lincoln High School, was one of the first schools that participated in Chicano student walkouts due to discrimination. From events like teachers pronouncing her name incorrectly and then trying to enforce its Americanization, Barraza was well aware that her political conscience appeared in the early years of her childhood.

“My ethnicity is important to me because it gives me a good sense of self. Being immersed in my culture is part of who I am and this I am proud of,” Barraza said. “You need to believe in who you are in order to feel self-pride; being Chicana has always been part of my soul.”

According to Barraza, a person’s greatest accomplishments in life cannot be measured in black and white terminology. For her, every action she has participated in has equal value; it is just a matter of pulling out valuable lessons from each situation and/or action that make them great accomplishments.

Not only does Barraza’s admiration for her family play a crucial factor in her ability to identify herself as proud Chicana, but so does her zeal for teaching others around her something she holds in high esteem: the history of Latinos and Chicanos.

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BY LENA KAUFFMAN

ircus Bacchus is a group of performers that was established in August 2007 here in Flagstaff. Since then, it has performed at various locations in Flagstaff such as the Orpheum, the Green Room, NAU and First Fridays at Heritage Square.

Circus Bacchus has been nominated for the 2015 Viola Awards in Flagstaff for excellence in the performing arts regarding its Halloween-themed show, “A Nightmare on Aspen Street.” This is the fourth time Circus Bacchus has been nominated for a Viola Award, but the first time it has been nominated for an entire show. The troupe has never won an award, so this will be a special occasion for the group.

Circus Bacchus performed a 10-minute show based on of the “Nightmare on Aspen Street” piece Mar. 1 at the Viola Awards Showcase. The performance consisted of many different acts including juggling meat cleavers and balancing swords. Due to poor weather conditions, the turnout was not as good as Circus Bacchus had hoped.

This is the first year that the Viola Awards held a showcase. The winners will be announced at the Viola Awards Gala Event, which will be held Saturday Mar. 7, from 5-9 p.m. at the High Country Conference Center.

“I’m always very proud of the troupe, I love seeing what everyone brought to the show and I’m so grateful that everyone can come together,” said NAU alumna Esther Yu Smith, who goes by the title Evil Mastermind of Circus Bacchus. The Evil Mastermind in this particular circus troupe facilitates the creation and performance of original works.

Smith feels that because she is a performer, she is easier to approach. It is a chance to connect and make eye contact with people, and she feels that it is easy for people to come to her and take selfies. Smith has also worked closely in training her 13- and 15-year-old daughters, who are also a part of the Circus Bacchus cast.

“These people are my social group as well as my coworkers, and I love how we all support each other, through the circus and outside of the circus,” said junior journalism major Morgan Louvier, a static and duo trapeze artist.

Louvier began training in the flying trapeze art form when she was 12-years-old in Gilbert, Ariz. After moving to Flagstaff, her fears of having to quit her art were put to rest when she found Circus Bacchus. This has become her main act when performing for Circus Bacchus, and Louvier plans to continue her career as a trapeze artist.

“I love seeing everyone get so excited about their acts, or other people’s acts,” Louvier said. “It really shows how supportive we all are of each other.”

NAU alumnus, founding member of Circus Bacchus and performer for the show Soap at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Daniel Stern, is no longer a member of Circus Bacchus. However, he still feels that Circus Bacchus made him even more passionate about circus performing than before.

“My time at Bacchus was a really formative time for me. It gave me the freedom to explore many different aspects of producing a show,” Stern said. “Despite the fact it was at time chaotic, stressful and frantic, at the end of the day it was always great to put on a truly unique show and to go through it all with friends,” Stern said.

Stern is currently residing in Australia for a short tour with the show and has visited places such as Israel, Vermont, Montreal and Guadalajara to train and perform his aerial strap talents.

Circus Bacchus is not limited to trapeze artists, jugglers and belly dancers. It is a unique circus in that a live band performs all of the music. The band was established in 2009. Due to the fact that Circus Bacchus has been booking many shows lately, the band has been writing original music and rehearsing about three or more times a week.

Being able to connect with the people of Flagstaff through their art form is something very near and dear to all performers’ hearts.

“Doing fire and playing live music, seeing all the costumes and performances

Circus Bacchus performer Lauren Reid practices her ariel tricks for an upcomign performance. Circus Bacchus began performing (Photo by Anna Hernandez)

and all the Flagstaff locals and NAU students gathering together in Heritage Square, definitely made me feel personally connected to the community,” said Circus Bacchus bass player Trevor Schorey. “It’s nice to know you’re creating an opportunity for the town to come together and have a good time.”

Circus Bacchus also shares its practice studio with its sister organization, Flagstaff Aerial Arts (FAA). Louvier teaches trapeze

for FAA and performed a solo piece at the Viola Awards Showcase, as she was not able to do her duo-trapeze routine because of rigging issues.

“The exhilaration and joy that happens when the first big laugh of the show happens is just awesome,” Smith said. “Performing is a magical chance to connect with people that you don’t otherwise get to connect with.”

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The men’s track and field team celebrates its fourth straight Big Sky Conference Championship by running around the track at the Walkup Skydome Feb. 28. This is the sixth time in the last seven years that the men’s team has won this title. (Photo by Evan Jon Paniagua)

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or the fourth straight year, the NAU men’s track and field team won the Big Sky Indoor Championships Feb. 28. The men finished with a score of 144, beating Sacramento State, which finished second with a score of 127.50. On the women’s side, NAU came in third with a score of 89, falling behind Sacramento State and Montana State.

One of the highlights of the competition on the track came when senior Vernon Jamison picked up two first-place finishes in the 60-meter dash and 60-meter hurdles, with times of 6.85 and 7.86, respectively. Senior Deante Kemper also placed third in the hurdles with a time of 8.06.

In the high jump finals Kemper finished in first place with a height of 7 ft., earning his fifth title and third straight in the men’s high jump event. “[It] feels good, it’s our senior night and the last time running in the Skydome for all the seniors so it’s kind of emotional,” Kemper said. “I came in here winning, and I went out winning.”

Sophomore Futsum Zienasellassie blew away the field with a winning time of 8:33 in the men’s 3000-meter run, and placed second in the men’s mile with a stunning mark of 4:09.13. Zienasellassie also won the men’s 5000-meter run with a time of 14:52.08.

“I’m glad that I finished my events strong,” Zienasellassie said. “Now my goal is to focus on the outdoor season, hopefully make it to nationals and set a lot of PR’s.”

Senior Cody Reed also put up an all-conference performance in the men’s 3000-meter run, finishing second with a new personal best of 8:35. see TRACK on page 23

ith a dominating finish to the end of the meet, the NAU swim and dive team cruised to a second straight Western Athletic Conference Championship Feb. 28, winning by a 127-point

margin.

After the first day of the four-day meet, the Lumberjacks were in second place behind Northern Colorado, before taking complete control the next three days to claim their second ever conference title.

NAU tallied up 17 medals, with gold medals coming from junior Chelsea Jackson in 3-meter diving, and freshman Alina Staffeldt in the 100-meter fly. Also for the second year in a row head coach Any Johns won WAC Coach of the Year.

freshmen had a great year “ Our for us all year long, and we have

great senior and upperclassman leadership to help them along the way as well. They stayed the course and I think they had a lot of confidence. Our upperclassmen have been through it before and when they showed up Friday morning and qualified for a bunch of finals that really put us in position to pull away.

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The women’s swim and dive team poses for a photo to celebrate its second straight Western Athletic Conference Championship Feb. 28. Head coach Andy Johns also won his second straight Coach of the Year award. (Photo courtesy Don Elmore/Special to NAU Athletics)

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BY JASMYN WIMBISH

ax Jacobsen has always taken his basketball career one goal at a time. In high school, his goal was to make the varsity basketball team. After that, he wanted to play Division I basketball, but he never thought his basketball career would take him to Portugal after he graduated from NAU in 2014.

Jacobsen starts for the Sampaense basketball team in Coimbra, Portugal and is averaging 14 points and five rebounds a game this season, but he never really focused on playing professional basketball during his time at NAU. Jacobsen was focused on getting an education and playing basketball for a great program, and it wasn’t until agents started contacting him that he realized being a professional basketball player could become a reality.

“My parents always said that if I truly set my mind on something that I can accomplish anything, and I took that to heart when playing basketball,” Jacobsen said. “My teammates and coaching staff at NAU also played a big role in getting me where I am today, because they pushed me to be better.”

Jacobsen played for three years as a member of the NAU men’s basketball team from 2011 to 2014, and while he was here he earned honorable mention for the 2014 Big Sky All-Conference team, was named Big Sky and Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and finished his career with 727 points and 309 rebounds.

The 6’8” Oregon native became a focal point for NAU’s offense in his senior year, and helped the Lumberjacks finish tied for second in the BSC, and a trip to the Big Sky playoffs before falling to Northern Colorado in the quarterfinals. Once Jacobsen’s college career was over, agents began contacting him asking to represent him to play basketball overseas.

After Jacobsen signed with Dynamics Global Agency, the waiting began. He continued to work out and stay in shape, and waited for a phone call to see where his basketball career would take him. By mid-July, Jacobsen received his first offer, but it wasn’t until the beginning of August when he got the offer he decided to take. When he found out Portugal would be his destination, he applied for a working visa, signed the contract and was in Portugal by Sept. 5.

“The jitters didn’t hit me until the plane landed in Portugal, and I saw all the signs in a foreign language and couldn’t understand a word anyone was saying,” Jacobsen said. “The first week was really hard because it takes time to adjust being so far away from home. Once I got into the groove of playing basketball the jitters went away, because basketball was something I was always comfortable with.”

The gap between collegiate and professional basketball is already big, but add in playing in a completely different country and a different style of play, and that’s when it gets really tricky.

“It’s a lot more fast-paced, and you have to make quick decisions here as opposed to college where you can slow it down a bit more,” Jacobsen said. “As far as competitiveness, I would say that it’s about the same. When you step out on that court you only have one thing in mind, and that is to win the game, and you will do anything to achieve it. They aren’t as intense with each other over here, but everyone wants to win.”

Jacobsen notes the biggest adjustment has been the language barrier, especially when ordering food.

“Not speaking the language makes it hard to even order food,” Jacobsen said. “That process involves a lot of pointing to food items and hoping they figure out what you want, but after being here awhile you start to pick up on things they are saying and make your own adjustments.”

Along with the language barrier, being so far away from home, family and friends has been really hard on Jacobsen.

“I made so many close relationships in college and I am very close with my family, so being away from them for so long is really hard,” Jacobsen said. “You get homesick a lot, especially when you can’t speak the language with most of the people around you.”

While getting accustomed to the culture is a little daunting, for Jacobsen, basketball has been the one constant that has been easier to adjust to, even in Portugal. He always thought that his style of play was more suited for European basketball, because his knowledge of the game has compensated for not being the most athletic person on the court.

Although European basketball doesn’t have the high-flyers the NBA does, they are just as physical, and Jacobsen realized he would have to get stronger mentally and physically in order to

continue his basketball career.

Attending NAU prepared Jacobsen to take his basketball career to the next level because head coach Jack Murphy taught him to never give up.

“Even when times got hard, or things weren’t going my way on the basketball court, [Coach Murphy] taught me to keep pushing through,” Jacobsen said. “He taught me that perseverance is key if you ultimately want to achieve your goals.”

So far, every basketball goal that Jacobsen has set for himself has been accomplished.

Although trying to break into the NBA would be the ultimate dream, his main goal right now is to keep climbing the ranks of European basketball.

Max Jacobsen graduated from NAU in 2014 and is now playing for the Sampaense basketball team in Portugal. As a Lumberjack Jacobsen had career averages of nine points and four rebounds a game. (Photo by Evan Jon Paniagua)

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In the men’s 400-meter run, senior Adel al Nasser got first place with a winning time of 47.40.

“I can’t believe I did it, but it happened,” al Nasser said. “I heard my friends in the stands cheering me on, and I thought I had no other choice but to go for the win and I did it.”

NAU captured another first-place finish when sophomore James Fischer ran the 200-meter run with a time of 21.49.

“It’s hard coming to the curve when you have to go as hard as possible,” Fischer said. “I just relaxed and thought that it would be great to win this thing, and I’m glad I did it.”

Junior Jessica Weise finished first in the women’s shot put with a distance of 15.41 meters, after leading the conference for the entire season.

“[It] feels good, it’s our senior night and the last time running in the Skydome for all the seniors so it’s kind of emotional. I came in here winning, and I went out winning.” - Senior Deante Kemper (Photo by Evan Jon Paniagua)

“I was happy, it was definitely a tight competition the whole way through, but I’m glad I stuck with it and kept my mind in the game,” Weise said.

In the men’s shot put, senior Gus Margiotta earned his second all-conference honor by finishing second with a distance of 17.10m. Following behind Margiotta was his teammate sophomore Shawn Collins, finishing third with a distance of 16.34m.

Senior Caroline Hogardh garnered a second-place finish in the women’s mile run with a finishing time of 5:03.27. Later during the day, senior Kayla Freeman placed third in the women’s 3000-meter run by posting a time of 18:03.65.

In the 60-meter dash for the women, seniors Darriel Banks and Shamelle Pless placed first and third with times of 7.40 and

7.49, respectively.

Freshman Emily Bartz captured a third-place finish in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:13.66.

In the distance medley, Hogardh along with senior Shayla Freeman and sophomores Nicole Fotinos and Kylie Goo picked up a second-place time of 12:06.93.

“The team has definitely stepped up, but we had a lot of performances that we weren’t expecting,” said assistant coach Leah Rosenfeld. “I think this is one of the best we’ve done all around as a team. All events were firing on all cylinders, and did really well, so I’m definitely happy with the team’s performance.”

After a little break, the Jacks will be back in action for the outdoor season starting March 20 at UC-Irvine for the Spring Break Invitational.

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Arts&Entertainment From big concerts to small house shows

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BY ANDREA GARCIA

f you love music and dream of going to a concert about once a month, if not every weekend, you are in luck. Fortunately, popular bands ­— big and small — tour all over the world and may come somewhere near us every once in a while.

Going on tour or playing at house shows enhances the band’s or artist’s chances of becoming noticed or gaining a bigger following if they are already popular or well-known.

Bands like Portland-based MarchFourth tour year-round on a bus full of people. Situations can get a bit rough, but the band comes together and overlooks the difficulties of living on a bus because it is able to live out its dream doing what it loves most.

“At one point, there were 35 people in this group,” said John Averill, MarchFourth band leader. “It wasn’t feasible to shuttle that many people around the country. Thirteen seems to be the magic number.”

MarchFourth lives together year-round — the band travels the country in a custom touring bus that includes provisions for cooking and sleeping accommodations for up to 22 people. The band has gotten used to traveling together and living on a bus for weeks at a time, making its connection as a band even stronger.

New up-and-coming bands may find themselves starting at house shows in order to build their fan base up. House shows are a great way for a band to get noticed and to gain experience performing in front of crowds of all sizes.

A good way to get in touch with new bands and music is to attend events hosted by The Underground Foundation (TUF) here at NAU. TUF creates an environment on and off campus where students, friends and locals can come together to express their love for all types of art.

Working to showcase the independent music and art scene in Flagstaff, TUF hosts events like house shows for bands to come together for a night of entertainment.

The president of TUF and sophomore special elementary education major, Jacob Goodenough, is happy to be a part of an organization that can help bands and artists get noticed.

“Places downtown fill up quickly with other talented artists,” Goodenough said. “We want to frequently showcase our artists to help encourage and remind members and other students that their art in any form can be recognized.”

For those looking for something along the same lines of TUF, but not fully based out of NAU, there are many other options.

Flagstaff is covered with talented musicians and people passionate about music — it is not too hard to find a venue playing live music here.

Students like junior business major Ryan Boser have taken it upon themselves to get house shows started up here in Flagstaff, and the last one was no disappointment. With bands like Dirtie Bird, False North and Them Savages comprising the lineup, the show was a complete hit.

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country tour with the band Dirtie Bird,” Boser said. “This was the sole purpose of the show I put together.”

Though Boser is not necessarily directly involved with this Calgrove Collective tour, he knew of a friend of his who helped him in putting everything together.

“It’s just a friend of mine who opens his home studio to musicians of all kinds to jam and create musical fusion,” Boser said.

Boser found the process of putting together a house show rather easy. He did not run into any conflicts because everyone he reached out to was instantly interested in helping out and performing in this show.

“I just reached out to a couple of local bands that I knew and they were immediately interested,” Boser said. “My friends just opened up their home to me and from there on out it was just word of mouth.”

With such a simple process, success can happen. Once the word gets out, people get more and more interested — even advertising the show on social media like Instagram and Facebook is a good idea.

“The show was a huge success,” Boser said. “We had a packed house until the very end of the show. I had an absolute blast putting

this together and I would most definitely do it again.”

Small touring bands are getting a lot of attention from house shows. The shows are a fantastic way to get a group of people together to enjoy some great music in a small environment that is perfect for socializing.

The band “Madcat” performs at a house show near NAU. (Photos by J. Daniel Hud)

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Director’s Choice award winners:

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Best Student Short: Heritage Best Animated Film: Macropolis Best Short Film: Till Then (Bis Gleich) Best Foreign Film: Healing Best Environmental Film: (Tie) Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story and Roaming Wild Best Documentary Short: Myanmar: Bridges To Change Best Documentary: (Tie) Marmato and Slingshot Best Feature – Drama: Copenhagen Best Feature - Comedy: Frank Vs. God Indie Spirit (Short): Long Way Indie Spirit (Doc): Semicolon;The Adventures Of Ostomy Girl Indie Spirit (Narrative): Dig Two Graves Humanitarian (Doc): Gardeners Of Eden Humanitarian (Narrative): Unsound

Student Short: Hands Of Flame Animated: Macropolis Short (Drama): Tie: Till Then (Bis Gleich) and Birthday Short (Comedy): In The Clouds (En Las Nubes) Environmental: The Starfish Throwers Documentary Short: Pie Lady Of Pie Town Documentary: Tie: Keep On Keepin’ On and Capturing Grace Foreign: Marie’s Story Best Feature: Comedy: Attila Marcel Best Feature: Drama: Tie: Una Vida: A Fable Of Music and The Mind And Like Sunday, Like Rain Best Student Short Narrative: Unspoken

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Students represent NAU at Sedona International Film Festival

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our films were selected from the 73-Hour Film Festival, an NAU competition in which groups of students have 73 hours to write, shoot and direct short films, to show at the Sedona International Film Festival. The four films chosen were: Sock-apella, In Tandem, Kuwan and Friendly Fire. During the second day of the festival, the students’ films were shown before a film about the American television, film and stage actor Ed Asner, titled My Friend Ed. The Lumberjack had a chance to talk to some of these young filmmakers and ask them about making their movies, their experiences in having them shown at a festival and meeting Ed Asner.

Sock-apella The film is about Jimmy, a sock puppet who is a member of a barbershop quartet. The important thing about Jimmy is that he can hit a high note that impresses judges in competitions — but everytime he does, it curses another member of his group. The curses can be anything from becoming engulfed in flames to being hit by a chandelier.

“Our theme was dreams and our line was: ‘Are you sure about that?’” said Paula Jones, director and senior electronic media and film major.

Jimmy meets Elvis Presley in a dream sequence and is told he can reverse his fate if he hits an incredibly low note. In the end, Jimmy is joined by his past quartet members who have been killed by the curse as angels and they sing an ensemble number, where he hits an impressive bass note.

“Our team spent the first day really struggling to come up with an idea,” Jones said.

In addition to Jones, the team consisted of her sister, junior French major Lauren Jones, senior electronic media and film major Ryan Massey, sophomore art major James Church and junior electronic media and film major Mary Rawlins.

“She proposed that we do a sockpuppet film where we could showcase my sister’s ‘Muppet voice.’ At first, we laughed

at her suggestion, but then we started to realize the practicality of it,” Jones said.

“With sock puppets, we didn’t need to worry about finding actors or getting live sound, two of the biggest challenges that face projects in this particular competition.”

The team went home and wrote the script immediately. It took them a little extra time to film the story because they had to create the sock puppets. All together, the team created 30 puppets and three different sets. They did all the singing voices themselves.

“We wanted to make something that would be different from what anyone would expect, and we really wanted it to be comedic. Because everyone on our team has been involved in a lot of stressful, high-intensity film projects, we wanted to do something where we’d be able to have fun,” Jones said.

After the 73-Hour Film Festival, they were screened at the Sedona International Film Festival. Along with the students, Asner was there to see their films and gave them advice on starting in the film industry.

“We all got to meet Ed Asner, which was a really cool experience. He’s a really interesting guy who had a lot of wisdom to share with young people hoping to break into the film industry,” Jones said.

In Tandem In Tandem, a film about a tandem bicycle, was a big group effort between interested family, friends, students, professors, Flagstaff community members and crowdfunding Kickstarter supporters.

The film’s director, electronic media and film and visual communication graduate Andrew Moraca, had the opportunity to intern at the Sedona International Film Festival and was inspired to return again on the big screen.

“I gathered my closest film buddies, who I really relied on and worked amazingly with for school projects, as well as freelance clients to help craft the film to my vision,” said Moraca.

A year before the film’s release, Moraca and electronic media and film graduate Chris Binning began brainstorming about an idea for a tandem bicycle. After eight different drafts, they narrowed down their idea. Although they got approved for funding from NAU, they started a Kickstarter campaign. Binning and Moraca quickly got together a casting call along with the other capstone groups and were able to find all of their actors.

With a tight-knit team of six crew members and a strong three-lead cast with about 20 other characters, they began to take the streets of Flagstaff including downtown, campus, apartment complexes, neighborhoods and Lake Mary. With the help of Alex Thomas, film composer and electronic media and film graduate, the movie began to take shape.

“We used a tracking truck with everybody packed in to lead the bicycle around. With a long boom pole for sound and two cameras always rolling, we created In Tandem in 12 days of principal photography and one day for a reshoot. We had a lot of fun adventuring and seeing where each character would take the film,” Moraca said.

The team premiered In Tandem at the Northern Arizona Student Film Festival and

won in the Fiction Category. Five months later, it ended up winning a Rocky Mountain Student Emmy in the Long Form Fiction category, beating out some Brigham Young University films.

“Inspiration of the film came from my love of cycling, my now wife, and my favorite director, John Hughes,” Moraca said. “On our fourth anniversary of dating, my girlfriend and I rented a tandem bicycle for the day.

We instantly fell in love with it because we couldn’t stop smiling and laughing.

Ultimately my girlfriend, now wife, was my inspiration for this film. We ride it several nights a week, we had it at our wedding and I dedicated the film to her.”

Then, they landed at their first big film festival in Sedona for the screening where Ed Asner was able to see his film and give the students advice.

“Screening our film at Sedona was amazing. My favorite part of viewing In Tandem with others who haven’t seen it is not actually watching it but listening and waiting for people’s reactions. It’s honestly the most nerve-racking thing because you don’t know how they will react but then they laugh or talk about it or connect and feel what our characters feel.”

Moraca got a job right out of school and is currently using his degree at an agency in Scottsdale, at Fervor Creative.

“It’s reassuring that I made a film that resonates with and is appropriate for people of all ages and varying tastes ­ — there’s something in there for everyone,” Moraca said. “Several people came up to me afterward to talk even more in depth about it and that’s really rewarding — knowing that people genuinely want to know so much about it because they enjoyed it that much.

Because of their interest, it makes me want to continue working harder and create more films for people to continue to enjoy for the rest of my life.”

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