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nvironmentalism has always had a special place in my heart. When I was a little girl I used to pore over the pictures in National Geographic, beseech my parents to put donations toward saving the whales and snatch cardboard boxes from the trash bin to make houses for my stuffed animals.

Now that I’m older, being sustainable is still an important aspect of my life. I participated in the NAU student-run environmental club Green Jacks as a sophomore, and I write environmentthemed articles for The Lumberjack as frequently as I can. But being environmentally friendly can be difficult when you’re a college student — after all, most of us don’t have the money to buy a hybrid car or the ability to grow organic food in our apartment. Luckily there are small steps we can take, like swapping plastic bags for reusable cloth bags or eating vegetarian meals every once in a while.

With sustainability in mind, The Lumberjack is celebrating the upcoming Earth Day with a special environmental issue.

The news section includes a story on the Oak Creek Canyon trash walk, which was a collaborative effort between multiple sections of the paper. Max Mascolo, a photographer, attended the first day of the walk, during which there was a rainstorm that dampened the path and prevented him from taking photos. The next day was more successful for a writer, Hannah Cook, and a second photographer, Halie AMY OWINGS Chavez, who additionally created a multimedia piece for the story that can be ASSISTANT NEWS found on Jackcentral.org. Volunteers (and the Lumberjack staff members) picked EDITOR up a total of 131 pounds of trash during just one day of trash collection.

In the news section, you’ll also find a feature story on the daily lives of 911 operators, who suffer high levels of stress in their jobs but ultimately work to quickly provide help for those who call in.

The opinion and editorial section includes a faculty opinion from professor Matthew Goodwin, who discusses the fact that, while NAU and Flagstaff are seen as environmentally friendly communities, they don’t seem to be taking the initiative to mitigate climate change and global warming.

The sports section features the women’s tennis team’s senior day, which celebrated senior Jordan Denesik after her team won a match against North Dakota 7-0. In addition, club baseball won a three-game series against ASU. Finally, turn to the culture section for a preview of the Eco Fashion show, which will be held on April 18. You’ll also find a preview of PRISM’s upcoming drag show, along with a profile on one of its performers, Pedro Manuel Villanueva Carrasco.

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PoliceBeat April 4 At 12:31 a.m., a student reported two non-students sleeping in the Performing and Fine Arts building. Two NAUPD officers responded. The subjects were trespassing on the NAU campus.

At 10:11 a.m., a staff member from the duBois Center called to report a student having a seizure. Two NAUPD officers, Flagstaff Fire Department (FFD) and Guardian Medical Transport (GMT) responded. The patient refused transport to Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC).

At 10:52 a.m., an officer reported white paint on the American Legion Statue at the duBois Center, which occurred at an unknown time and date. NAU Paint Shop was notified.

At 6:50 p.m., students near the Aquatic and Tennis Complex reported a subject behaving strangely and handling out fliers regarding another subject. Two NAUPD officers responded, but the subject was gone upon arrival.

April 5 At 3:46 p.m., an employee at Facilities Management called to report that a male subject in a vehicle at Lot 64 had exposed himself to her. Three NAUPD officers responded but were unable to locate the vehicle. The case was closed as all leads were exhausted.

At 4:42 a.m., a driver was stopped on East Lucky Lane. by two NAUPD officers. The driver was arrested and booked into the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Jail for aggravated DUI, DUI to the slightest degree, driving on a suspended license, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and an outstanding warrant out of Flagstaff City Court.

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needed medical attention for At 12:46 p.m., a concerned dehydration. Two NAUPD citizen reported a subject who had officers responded and the subject been trying to get into Mountain was transported to FMC. View Hall and followed a resident into the building. Two NAUPD April 6 officers responded, but found that At 10:25 p.m., a subject the subject was a resident. called to request assistance for a friend who was making suicidal At 10:47 a.m., a faculty statements. Two NAUPD officers member at the Chemistry building responded, and an NAU on-call called to report a subject asking counselor cleared the subject. to purchase cyanide pills. Three NAUPD officers responded. The At 12:06 p.m., a staff subject was located, given the member at the Health and phone number to the Chemistry Learning Center called to report Department and advised to make an employee having a possible an appointment prior to being on heart attack. One NAUPD officer, campus. The subject left the area.

FFD and GMT responded and transported the subject to FMC. At 3:33 p.m., a staff member of Health Sciences reported a At 12:38 p.m., a resident subject using a tube to create a assistant (RA) at Gabaldon Hall very loud, shotgun-like sound. reported not seeing a resident in One NAUPD officer responded. over three weeks. The student’s The subjects were found to be parent said the student was working on a class project and at home assisting family and everything was fine. everything was fine. The student was advised to contact the RA and April 9 Student Life.

At 1:15 p.m., burnt food at South Village Apartments caused April 7 an alarm to go off. One NAUPD At 7:09 a.m., a staff member officer responded and the matter called to report a subject in his was reported for information vehicle masturbating and trying only. to talk to women passing by at San Francisco Street and Franklin At 10:52 p.m., staff at Avenue. Two NAUPD officers Allen Hall reported an odor responded. The area was searched of marijuana. Two NAUPD and negative contact was made. It officers responded. Six students is unclear whether this incident is were deferred for minor in related to the sex offense call on consumption of alcohol and April 5. possession of marijuana.

At 12:24 p.m., a nonstudent was booked into Coconino County Detention for one count of indecent exposure and two counts of public sexual conduct. Two NAUPD officers responded.

April 8 At 11:43 p.m., a student near Pine Ridge Village called to report a subject who approached them in a vehicle asking if there was a pow-wow on campus. One At 6:10 p.m., a student NAUPD officer responded but reported that a non-student the subject was gone upon arrival.

April 10 At 12:32 p.m., staff at Ardrey Auditorium reported a subject skateboarding on the ramp to the building. One NAUPD officer responded. The subject was educated on campus skateboard policies.

At 1:16 p.m., a RA at McConnell Hall reported finding drug paraphernalia. One NAUPD officer responded.

Student Life will handle the issue.

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Piles of dead branches are incinerated in a controlled burn on an abandoned property. Controlled burns are one method of forest thinning, which helps to maintain healthy forests by removing overgrown vegetation and closely-packed young trees. (Photo by J. Daniel Hud)

Lawsuit arises during initiative to thin forest growth

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BY CONOR SWEETMAN

or decades, the practice of fire suppression in forests was common and thought to help maintain the forests.

However, the environmental movement of the 1960s and 1970s aided the realization that fire suppression leads to the overgrowth of trees and the collection of ground fuel, which increases the risk for high-intensity forest fires. As a result, the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) is trying to address this issue.

This initiative is a large-scale ecological restoration project that some believe is desperately needed to maintain the health of forests, but it has recently run into some setbacks, including a lawsuit from an NAU professor.

According to the 4FRI website, the group is a “collaborative effort to restore forest ecosystems on portions of four national forests — Coconino, Kaibab, ApacheSitgreaves and Tonto — along the Mongollon Rim in northern Arizona.”

The ponderosa pines of these forests stretch from the south rim of the Grand Canyon in the north all the way to the White Mountains in the eastern part of the state.

However, “these forests have been degraded by unsustainable historical land uses and fire exclusion,” according to the city of Flagstaff ’s website.

4FRI wants to improve and maintain the health of the forests and the organisms that live there. Some might think that many trees packed closely together makes for a healthy forest; however, when the ground is filled with small, young trees and dense vegetation it takes away space and resources from the larger, more mature trees.

In order to grant to the mature trees more room, forest thinning utilizes different methods to cut out the smalldiameter trees and burn the overgrown vegetation. Prescribed burning is one method frequently used, while another is mechanical thinning, a form of logging that essentially cuts the excess trees down and strips them of their branches.

Diane Vosick, the director of policy and partnerships at NAU’s Ecological Restoration Institute, spoke on the overall goals of 4FRI in thinning the forests.

“The vision of 4FRI is restored forest ecosystems that support natural fire regimes, functioning populations of native plants and animals and forests that pose little threat of destructive wildfire to thriving forest communities,” Vosick

said.

4FRI is the largest ecological restoration project ever attempted, according to NAU forestry professor Stephen Dewhurst, who has followed the project closely from the beginning. Dewhurst says this project is desperately needed.

The plan is also incredibly ambitious; approximately 2.4 million acres are in need of work. Currently, there are thinning operations on about 500,000 acres, Dewhurst said.

There are over 30 organizations involved in this project, including several counties, federal and state agencies, timber contractors and NAU. NAU entities and researchers have been invested in this project since its initiation.

“At the beginning of the 4FRI in 2010, the NAU Landscape Conservation Initiative contributed technical support for the development of a landscape strategy for one million acres. The Ecological Restoration Institute (ERI) is assisting with science and monitoring support, administrative duties and collaborative leadership,” Vosick said.

Dewhurst further explained that students are also gathering data, analyzing it and working in the field with 4FRI leadership and personal.

A 2014 Arizona Daily Sun article outlined an issue with the contractors who are working on the restoration.

Timber companies need a steady stream of small-diameter trees in order to make it worth their time. In the lumber industry, it is economically unfeasible to use small-diameter trees because they bear little use for either the industry or a private individual. To make harvesting these trees feasible, there must be a sufficient intake of the small-diameter trees to offset the size deficiency. However, as the Arizona Daily Sun pointed out, there isn’t enough government money to sustain that investment.

“The first contract is for 300,000 acres, and eventually two million acres could be treated. But the cutting orders are approved in segments of 5,000 to 10,000 acres apiece, and it is up to the Forest Service to keep those orders coming in a timely fashion. Industrial plants that use the wood and other byproducts can’t turn a profit without the predictability of ample supplies for at least several decades,” the Arizona Daily Sun said.

Good Earth Power is one contractor that is responsible for thinning 300,000 acres as part of the project. This past January Good Earth Power released a progress report with statistics explaining why they’ve fallen years behind schedule;

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however, it failed to explain why they’ve fallen so far behind.

Only 6,500 out of 60,000 acres have been thinned thus far, although they are expected to thin approximately 30,000 acres this year.

Dewhurst also raised the issue of contractors, saying “they didn’t do a good enough economic analysis.” Dewhurst believes the United States Forest Service didn’t accurately calculate who would fund the clearing of so many trees and how it would be funded.

In light of these issues Dewhurst decided to sue the secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture and the Southwestern Regional Forester Manager for the U.S. Forest Service. His complaint form, filed Nov. 9, says that the U.S. Forest Service changed the language in a section of their plan for 4FRI without public knowledge or consent.

“I sued the government,” Dewhurst said. “My lawsuit is not intended to stop 4FRI, exactly the opposite, I think that if I win, 4FRI will have better prospects in the future.”

Dewhurst said that this lawsuit became a necessity because the problem remained unsolved even after multiple attempts to voice his concerns.

“Litigation is the last phase of the process by which people can challenge something about a government action like 4FRI. Prior to suing, I commented and objected about these issues through the designated processes, and I was unable to get the problems fixed,” Dewhurst said.

In a proposed case-management form filed in early March, it says “[The] Plaintiff is challenging the United States Forest Service’s (“Forest Service”) Final Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”) and Record of Decision (“ROD”) authorizing the Four Forest Restoration (“4 FRI”) Project on the Coconino, Kaibab, Apache-Sitgreaves, and Tonto National Forests. Plaintiff alleges the Forest Service’s decision violates the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) … and Title IV of the Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009.”

It continues to outline the legal dispute by saying, “Plaintiff alleges that the Forest Service acted arbitrarily and capriciously in its approval of 4 FRI Project.”

As of now both parties agree that a jury won’t try this case. A court document says that it instead will be “resolved on the basis of cross-motions for summary judgment.” There are several more steps spanning the next month or so of legal procedures to work through.

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131 pounds of trash collected from Oak Creek Canyon in one day

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BY HANNAH COOK

ach year, as Oak Creek Canyon attracts thousands of visitors from around the world, it also becomes home to thousands of pounds of unwanted trash.

Often recognized for its beauty alone, Oak Creek also plays a vital role in Arizona’s ecosystem. That role, however, is continuously compromised each time tourists leave behind their extra food, cans, napkins and other trash, inviting unwelcome scavenger animals such as raccoons and skunks who are interested in a free meal. This, in turn, creates a spike in the disease-causing bacteria E. coli found in the water. “[The animals] defecate next to the water and then their fecal bacteria can get into the water causing that E. coli issue,” said Dalton Zanetti, operations assistant to the Oak Creek Watershed Council (OCWC). “That’s why we have these cleans ups, too. The less trash we have the less E. coli there will be in Oak Creek.”

OCWC began nearly 20 years ago when a small group of concerned northern Arizona residents became aware of the mounting dangers posed by trash at the creek. Originally named the Oak Creek Canyon Task Force, this group began the first organized efforts to protect the natural habitats, water quality and aesthetic appeal of Oak Creek.

Hundreds of pounds of trash appear each week during the warm months, which attract animal scavengers who are interested in the food waste left behind. Although food, especially fruit and vegetables, is commonly seen as natural in relation to the creek’s ecosystem, it can actually take months to decompose. According to the U.S. National Park Service, orange and banana peels can take up to five weeks to decompose, while an apple core requires up to two months. During that time, the food will welcome new scavengers to the riverbank.

Ambassadors, who are employees of the Oak Creek Watershed Council, have devoted much of their time to cleaning such waste to prevent unwanted animals. Community volunteers also provide assistance for these endeavors.

“We do a lot of a community trash clean-ups,” said Jordan Pletzer, Oak Creek Watershed Council’s volunteer and outreach intern. “We also do water quality sampling and we do education and outreach tabling events throughout the whole Sedona area.”

During the 2015 summer months, the eight Oak Creek Ambassadors collected approximately 4,973 pounds of trash; much of that collection was recyclable material such as aluminum cans and bottles.

“I think when kids are drinking at the creek, they do leave behind cans and bottles and I think that is a major issue,” said environmental science major Annie Cheifetz.

The ambassadors also collected an estimated 478 pounds of human and animal feces and 268 used diapers. Additionally, the ambassadors spent more than 4,000 hours educating more than 8,000 people about simple ways to help preserve the area.

As the Arizona weather warms up, the amount of trash left near the creek increases exponentially. On April 9, volunteers collected 131 pounds of trash from along the creek.

“We’re finding a lot of food waste, cigarette butts, bottles, beer cans, bottle caps, a lot of feces, too,” Pletzer said. “That’s also a really nasty one and that’s especially important to pick up.”

A cigarette butt can take up to five years to decompose, while foam plastic cups (commonly mislabeled as Styrofoam)

A trash bin displays a small percentage of the waste collected during the April 9 trash walk at Oak Creek Canyon. Volunteers collected 131 pounds of trash in just one day. If left unattended, the trash can attract unwanted animals that may infect the water with E. coli through their feces. (Photo by Halie Chavez)

will remain for up to 50 years, aluminum soda and beer cans for up to 200 years and glass bottles — including the beer bottles volunteers find littering Oak Creek — will remain in their current state for an estimated one million years.

Those who litter may fail to take into consideration the water in the creek is used for swimming and human consumption.

“People come from all around the world to swim in the creek,” Zanetti said. “It is not meeting its full body contact standard, which is measured in E. coli concentration.”

Beyond Oak Creek, the water eventually flows into the Verde River and the Salt River. From there, the water is used in irrigation and to water crops.

Funding for the Oak Creek Watershed Council, however, is decreasing. In the past the council obtained funding from a variety of sources, including the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), which contributed $275,000 to the ambassador program. This money then directly pays the salaries of the council’s employees and funds their research, cleanup and restoration efforts. This year, though, their funds are dwindling and the organization hopes to find new sources of revenue, especially for the ambassadors.

“ADEQ actually isn’t funding it anymore, so we’re constantly looking for other funding sources to keep them going,” Zanetti said. “That’s 5,700 pounds of trash that they picked up in this

last year. If they weren’t out here, I don’t know what this place would be like down here.”

The Oak Creek Watershed Council encourages visitors to follow the list of guidelines set by Leave No Trace (LNT), which is an organization that was created by the U.S. Forest Service to promote healthy ecosystems. On their website, LNT outlines a list of actions all outdoor enthusiasts can take to preserve areas like Oak Creek.

By encouraging visitors to “take only photographs, leave only footprints,” LNT reminds visitors to consider the effects of their actions on the surrounding environment.

“I think every creek-goer should be aware of the potential impact that they have on the creek and I think that the best way to minimize those impacts is to educate people,” Cheifetz said. “Awareness is the key to change and I think once more people from NAU and the community understand how serious the contamination problems are, they will recreate more responsibly.”

Members of the NAU community have recently joined the efforts to help clean the creek. Tau Kappa Epsilon and Sigma Chi, fraternities, encourage their members to bring trash bags to contain their trash and have also joined the weekend cleanup efforts hosted by the Oak Creek Watershed Council.

The next public cleanup will be held on April 29 and 30.

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The life of a 911 operator: working on the frontlines

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BY KATIE SAWYER

he desk is strewn with pens and sticky notes, some with scrawled notes on them. A distorted message comes through the police radio to Jennifer Gale’s headset. She lifts up her head to the six separate computer screens in front of her and immediately answers back to the call, despite the officer’s barely intelligible words.

This is the average day for a 911 operator.

According to the 2015 Flagstaff Police report, the call center received 72,406 calls to local departments from January through November 2015 alone. Of this, 59 percent of calls are for the Flagstaff Police Department. Gale is one of the dispatchers taking these calls.

“I enjoy helping the public, and being a part of public safety. It’s not an office job where you’re just sitting there shifting paper around,” said Gale.

Gale has been working at the center since 2008 and understands both the challenges and the rewards that come with the job. The biggest challenge for Gale is multi-tasking. There are always several different things that can be happening at once. An officer may be radioing in at the same time that the dispatcher is answering a 911 call or at the same time that someone is also giving them information in the office. The operators must have the ability to split their ear and understand several conversations at once.

Junior journalism major Mariana Ceja had a similar experience when she worked as a Spanish interpreter for 911 calls and other non-emergency lines at Cyracom International. Ceja also faced the added difficulty of having to interpret back and forth between caller and dispatcher, which could sometimes get confusing.

“For me taking 911 calls was really stressful.

You didn’t know what to expect. People would be yelling into the phone,” Ceja said. “It was hard to focus on everything they were saying and interpret as fast as I could.”

Gale and Ceja have both had their fair share of tough calls.

“We are their first contact, so it could be medical or somebody in a panic situation,” Gale said.

“You’re trying to reassure them and get them help, but you don’t really find out what happens in the end. We don’t get to see the conclusion, or if they’re okay or what happened.”

Gale often wonders what became of the people who called in on what may be the worst day of their lives. However, Gale tries to remain positive through the tough calls.

“I know that there are many [calls] that I’ll never forget, but I’ve learned something with every call. I hope I have made a difference, but sometimes it’s hard to know. I prefer to focus on the happy calls,” Gale said.

Gale recalls one such happy call in specific that

her coworker received. A woman in labor with her seventh child was on the side of the I-40 freeway with all six of her other children in the backseat.

The dispatchers were able to work together to give medical advice and eventually helped deliver a healthy baby through the phone.

“We got to hear the baby’s first cries and it was just an awesome moment. It was one of those really exciting calls and I was glad I got to be witness to that,” Gale said.

These are the calls that Gale chooses to focus on, but she also remembers some of her most perilous calls, which stay with her even today. Gale says that the Flagstaff medical helicopter crash of 2008 that killed six and injured three is one such memory.

“That one sticks with me. All the people calling in, one person from on scene saying what he was witnessing. That was pretty awful,” Gale said.

She also recalls the Schultz Fire and resulting flash flooding as being devastating.

“People called in saying ‘my house is flooding what do I do?’ All I could say was get to the highest point in your house… so you don’t drown,” Gale said “We couldn’t send officers into that floodwater and all these people were calling in asking for help.”

Ceja also recalls a particularly hard call where she had to tell a woman that the doctor could not find her baby’s heartbeat and that it had died in the womb. The woman started crying, but because Ceja’s job was done, the doctor thanked her and hung up.

Ceja still wonders what happened to this woman and her baby.

As a 49-year-old mother of three, Gale says these calls are especially hard. Before she took the job, she was unaware of how much went on in a seemingly small town, but now uses the calls and information she gets to help educate her children on how to be safe.

“Whenever I get a call involving kids the same age as my own, it does cause me to worry. It makes you hyper-aware of things like that. I don’t think I’m more protective because of this job, but I do share stuff with them to keep them aware and safe,” Gale said.

Fellow dispatcher and father of seven Mike Vessey takes a different approach and chooses to put as much distance between these hard calls and his personal life.

Vessey, with tattoos up and down his arms, has a tough exterior. His desk is similarly filled with sticky notes, and he’s snacking on vegetables and ranch.

“We eat whenever we get the chance,” Vessey said.

He served in the United States military for 22 years, before becoming a firefighter for another 15, finally leaving to become a dispatcher. He therefore understands the importance of not letting the things that he sees and hears affect him.

“I leave it here, I don’t bring it home with me.

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A 911 dispatcher works at her desk April 11. This week the dispatchers are celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. (Photo by Zac Velarde)

If you can separate that, it’s going to be better in the long run,” Vessey said.

He says that the positive work environment and his coworkers at the center help them all to be able to do their job more effectively.

“You have to have a pretty good sense of humor to work here because of all that you deal with. In spite of everything, there’s a lot of laughter. We all get along pretty well,” Vessey said.

This positive dynamic also extends to the officers that dispatchers work with as well. Gale describes the relationship between officers and dispatchers as being beneficial.

“I admire the work that they do. I feel like we’re allies. We’re all on the same team, we all have the same goal,” Gale said.

This teamwork is important, as the officers rely on dispatchers to provide the information they need to do their job, as well as keep them safe from dangers they may be facing when dispatched to a location.

It isn’t just the upsetting calls that make the job complicated for dispatchers like Gale and Ceja, but the tough and sometimes angry callers they had to speak to. Gale has handled these calls for years now, and doesn’t blame the caller for their anger.

“People are calling on the worst day of their life, they’re probably not in their right mind. If somebody’s cursing at me, I can handle it. I know those words. It’s not going to offend me,” Gale said.

“They’re not yelling at me, they’re yelling at the situation.”

For Ceja, these calls could get uncomfortable as the interpreter, as she had to say what the caller said word for word and interpret how their voice sounded.

“There were times where they would be cussing

and you had to interpret that, so that could be awkward. One of my first calls, I had to tell the DEA office that the caller had told them to take a chill pill,” Ceja said.

Ceja also had the added responsibility of making sure what the person was said was directly translated, which could get chaotic if the caller was angry or upset. Often the caller would speed ahead, giving her full paragraphs to translate in little time.

“I would try to calm them down, but at the same time I had to interpret what they were saying in the same tone as theirs. So if they were yelling into the phone I would have to interpret with the same level of urgency,” Ceja said.

Ceja left her job with a much better understanding of what it was like to be a dispatcher.

Though parts of her job were hard, Ceja said that the rewards far outweighed the challenges.

“These are people in an emergency who don’t have the means to communicate by themselves. To give them the help that they needed, that was really valuable to me,” Ceja said.

On the other hand, Gale believes she will stay with her job for some time. She enjoys helping people and this job allows her to do that. She also enjoys some of the other aspects of her job.

“I like being busy, always having new and interesting things to do. I wouldn’t say that any day is like the next,” Gale said. “I’m always learning — which I love — and technology is always changing.”

Gale knows that people don’t really understand the full weight of what a 911 operator does and all of the responsibilities and stress that it involves.The hope is that more individuals will recognize the work that this team of dispatchers does for the public in the future.

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Faculty Opinion Educating students in science and addressing environmental issues In December 2015, 195 countries pledged to reduce their noxious greenhouse emissions in what has come to be known as the Paris Agreement. This resolution signals a growing concern about climate change in the international arena. At the local level, NAU and the Flagstaff government have both taken measures to reduce their own carbon footprints. Dr. Matthew Goodwin, who teaches environmental ethics at NAU, supports these endeavors, but believes they haven’t gone far enough, especially in regard to native communities.

Dr. Matthew “I think that while we are a fairly environmentally sensitive Goodwin university and town, we have not done as much to reach out to the communities who have already been living here, to learn from Phenomenology, them how to be better stewards of this place. I think that NAU is Aesthetics, 20th doing some good things, [but] can do a lot more that goes beyond Century Philosophy, symbolic efforts, and really gets at more institutional, systematic Asian Philosophy changes,” said Goodwin.

Part of the effort to combat climate change, according to Dr. Goodwin, involves taking a new approach toward education that further encourages scientific literacy.

“An important part of making progress on the environment is also going to be addressing education at the K-12 level, of really doing a good job of educating students about science,” Goodwin said.

Equipping students with scientific knowledge can help guard them against the erroneous claims of flat-earthers and climate change deniers. The science on climate change is so well established that the vast majority of climate scientists have agreed upon this point.

Yet there are, nonetheless, many individuals who argue it’s a hoax, and who attempt to distort the science. The efforts of these individuals, along with the big oil companies that strive to make global warming appear to be a non-issue, might lead some people to feel pessimistic about the direction we’re heading down.

Goodwin, however, retains a sense of hope for the future.

“I’m optimistic because I do think, ultimately, the scientific arguments will win out, and we are seeing more and more people realizing that when they look at the science, they just can’t continue to deny it. It’s going to become increasingly difficult to defend that view without … seeming really obstructionist to progress,” Goodwin said.

He also believes NAU students can make a positive impact as well, even going beyond simply recycling or riding their bike to class.

“What I really think NAU students need to be doing is looking at their education now as ‘how am I going to learn what I need to learn to address these issues that are coming up that my generation is going to have to address?’ And there’s a lot of opportunity in there, and I think there’s a lot of hope,” Goodwin said.

Interview conducted by opinion writer Max Cohen.

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Ted Cruz won both Gov. Scott Walker’s endorsement and the Wisconsin Republican primary April 5. This brings his delegate count to 545 compared to John Kasich’s 143 and Donald Trump’s 743. Bernie Sanders won the Wyoming Democratic caucus. Sanders is still about 700 delegates behind Hillary Clinton.

Both Trump and Clinton are both maintaining their leads over their opponents ahead of the New York primary April 19. Trump is leading the Republican field with 50 percent, while Hillary has 53 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll.

Even though he has high numbers in New York, Trump is polling low among women.

According to a Gallup poll, seven in 10 women hold an unfavorable view of Trump. A similar poll shows Trump’s image is also more negative than positive among men. Trump’s overall image is the most negative out of the remaining presidential candidates from both parties.

Clinton is also facing roadblocks in her campaign. She lost seven contests in the last eight states to Sanders. But this is not hindering her campaign too much, and she is still ahead of Sanders when it comes to delegates. Even when she lost in Michigan, she still came away with more delegates. This is due to the Democratic Party’s use of superdelegates.

Superdelegates, according to NBC News, are unpledged delegates to the Democratic convention, meaning that they aren’t beholden to the results from primaries and the caucuses the way pledged delegates are. Superdelegates are free to vote for whomever they choose at the national convention. According to NBC News’ latest count, Clinton leads Sanders in superdelegates, 46038.

Official results were announced for the March 15 Missouri caucus, and even though results were reported the day of, they were still too close to officially call a winner. Clinton narrowly defeated Sanders with 49.6 percent to 49.4 percent. Trump also won Missouri over Cruz by 40.9 percent to 40.7 percent, while Kasich came out with 9.9 percent.

Paul Ryan has officially ruled out his chance for the presidency. Ryan announced he would not accept the bid if he were nominated at the Republican National Convention this upcoming July. Instead, he is going to continue to focus on his bid to remain House Speaker.

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Countdown to extinction

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BY TIM NUTTING

ur one and only home has a fever, and a rising one at that. Global warming is turning our once proud blue planet into a hothouse of extremes. Rising sea levels and melting ice caps are bad enough, but Earth might be losing its biodiversity as well.

Right now, Earth is experiencing a rise in temperature at an alarming rate. While it might be a part of the natural life cycle of the planet, humans are making the situation occur faster than usual.

Unfortunately, it might be the recipe that will spell our doom.

The increase in carbon levels and the increase in the use of fossil fuels are the main cause for this problem.

However, humans are not the only organisms in trouble. Many species of animals that live on the planet are also at risk. From the smallest mouse to the mightiest whale, all living things will be at the mercy of global climate change.

The one issue at hand is whether or not animals are adapting to the changing environment around them.

Overall, a few select species are adapting to the changes that are occurring around the world.

Some species are fortunate enough to adapt to their changing environment, while others are on the edge of extinction.

The reason why some can adapt and others not is because of nature selecting those genetic traits and physical features to better suit them in their environment.

The unfortunate ones could be extinct in as little as a few decades or so. According to an article published by The Huffington Post, coral reefs, an iconic and beautiful example of a living community, may be gone by 2050. Coral reefs represent a special mutualism between specialized algae and organisms called zooxanthellae.

Coral reefs can only exist in a certain marine environment of a certain temperature, and most

of them occur in warm, tropical waters. One of the effects of global warming is acidifying the oceans, as well as raising temperatures. Once that happens, a natural and scary phenomenon known as “bleaching” occurs, turning a marine rainforest into a sea of white skeletons.

Another unfortunate example is the situation polar bears are experiencing. These ursine behemoths depend on the ice in order to hunt and eat. Their main sources of food are seals, and when ice continues to melt, starvation will be their downfall.

Some specie surviving and others disappearing has been seen in other eras of Earth’s history. The most massive and destructive mass extinction occurred 245 million years ago, during the Permian period.

And while there was one huge supercontinent called Pangea, constant volcanic eruptions over millions of years poisoned the atmosphere, choking all life on land. This great dying was so severe, 95 percent of life died. All life almost ended.

Even though magnificent groups of animals such as therapsids and trilobites disappeared, other minor groups of animals adapted and gave birth to many new species. The fall of the Permian gave rise to the most awesome group animals that have ever lived on the planet, the dinosaurs.

After ruling the Earth for almost 185 million years, their end came, and their guest from outer space handed down judgement, causing the demise of the dinosaurs. But with the fall of the dinosaurs, came the rise of the mammals.

These cycles of global climate change and mass extinctions occur in cycles, they are integral parts of the Earth’s natural life cycle.

Life is resilient and tough, and life will persevere for millennia to come. If the Earth has experienced far worse in the past, then life on Earth can certainly rise up to the challenge now, and adapt into even more strange and fascinating creatures.

Nature and happiness

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BY GABI WEISS

ne of the things that attract many people to Flagstaff is its four seasons. From its orange autumn leaves to its snowy peaks, living in this town at 7,000 feet elevation allows you to truly see it all.

As a true southern California girl at heart, I have always been fond of warm sunny weather and winters that do not drop below 60 degrees. I am used to the 75-degree average-day temperature of pure sunshine, and being able to always go to the beach — even in winter. Living my entire life in southern California, I have become so accustomed to my surroundings that my mood is dependent on them. While this idea may not be true for everyone, I discovered just how accurate it is for me, and may be for others.

I am a flower fanatic. Flowers have an infectious attitude. Their bright vibrant colors, neighboring flowers blooming all around each other and beautiful patterns blossoming under the sun can appear like a painting.

Finding art in nature is an activity that I learned to participate in after moving to Flagstaff. It made me feel at peace, calmed me down and showered me with happiness.

Despite the beauty of Flagstaff ’s seasons, the fall and winter period caught me more off guard than expected. For reasons I could not identify, gloomy and snowy days left me in a mellow mood — I didn’t want to face the outside world — it was depressing. I found no solace in seeing the surrounding environment coated in a white layer, taking the life and color out of the world.

It is undeniable that on days where sunshine wakes me up through my window, my mood is much more heightened for the duration of my day. While a highly emotional, and arguably arbitrary response, there is biological evidence that makes this statement one of value.

The sun radiates vitamin D, which according to WebMD, is necessary for proper human growth. Vitamin D allows the body to absorb calcium and also serves to promote bone growth. In addition, vitamin D treatments are used to prevent depression, a clear and direct link between happiness (mood) and sunshine (nature).

Luckily, Flagstaff ’s intrinsic beauty has made it easier to cope, and I can only imagine how difficult it would be to live in a constantly rainy place like Seattle.

It’s the finer things in life, the things that lie before our eyes, the things that we end up taking for granted that make all the difference in a day.

Whether it’s rainy or sunny outside, I guarantee that learning to fine tune where you find beauty, flower petal by flower petal, will leave you much happier than before.

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ABOVE: The Gila River in Yuma barely flows on Jan. 16, 2012. TOP RIGHT: The McPhaul Bridge, commonly referred to as the Bridge to Nowhere, crosses the Gila River Nov. 19, 2011. BOTTOM RIGHT: The McPhaul Bridge, depicted here on Nov. 19, 2011, was closed to traffic because of safety concerns. (Photos by Haley Castel Branco)

The disappearing

Gila River

BY KRISTEN STUHR

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shifted in my seat as we drove down the highway. The heat of the desert afternoon caused my thighs to stick to the leather seats of the truck I had borrowed.

“Turn off here,” Haley said from the passenger seat.

Her bleached white hair blew crazily in the wind from the air conditioner (AC) as she pointed toward my side window.

I turned onto a dirt road just before the Tiny Church. The Tiny Church is an 8-by-12-foot chapel that was built about five miles outside of Yuma, Ariz., by a farmer, on the edge of his fields, in honor of his deceased wife.

Up ahead on the dirt road was a small and uninspiring green sign read “Gila River.” We followed the dirt path a while before parking on the side. The dirt road was flanked by various desert brush, including smoke trees. We walked a ways before finding a small path through the sharp brambles of the trees and vegetation.

Once through the brush we could see the river — a shining beacon in the heat of the desert sun. We stripped to our underwear, folded our clothes and left them in a neat pile along with our cell phones and car keys. We waded into the

river, which only made it to our waists. From here, we could see the small modern bridge we had driven on, with the occasional car whizzing past, and along the other side of the river, off in the distance, we could see the Bridge to Nowhere.

The McPhaul Bridge, which has been lovingly nicknamed the Bridge to Nowhere by the people of Yuma, was named after the only Yuma resident to ever become an Arizona ranger.

The bridge was built in 1929 and once spanned the Gila River.

However, after a dam was built, the river was diverted. The Bridge to Nowhere now only crosses the fine desert sand and rocks of the Sonoran Desert. The bridge, which is believed to be too flimsy for modern traffic, has been closed for some time.

“It’s only about a mile or so off,” Haley pointed out. “We should go walk out to it.”

We began slowly, our feet sinking into the muddy river, flowing with every step we took. We moved away from the traffic of the highway and therefore civilization toward the wild of an untamed river. At first, sinking into the riverbed was our only obstacle.

We walked slowly, spotting mysterious entities in the river with us. We were never able to confirm the critters that were

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with us because every time we would see the head of something poking out of the water, it would quickly disappear beneath the murk. Perhaps it was a Sonoran mud turtle, which is native to the Gila River and enjoys sleeping in the muddy river bottom.

As we moved deeper into the untamed river, more and more bugs began appearing. Dragonflies and the occasional bee would fly by, stopping to land on our shoulders or buzz in our ears before moving on. I would shoo unrecognizable bugs away from my face as best I could and resist my squeamish nature.

Soon a foul smell began to fill the air.

“Oh! There’s a sulfur pit nearby,” Haley said.

Sure enough, as we walked nearer to the rotten egg smell, we could see the black mud that tourists would pay money to rub on their skin. Pinching my nose, I suggested we move past it quickly.

Long after the smell had subsided, we reached an area of the river that was completely blocked off by river reeds, which had grown to reach far above our heads. We decided to continue through them in order to reach our goal.

However, we had no way of knowing where the reeds might end. We pushed ourselves in between the reeds balancing on the sides of the plant for support. We stepped from the sides

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of one thick clump of reeds to the next. After a bit of acrobatic trickery, we passed the large growth of reeds. We looked once again toward the Bridge to Nowhere, now much closer, in triumph.

We continued on, the river current becoming much stronger and the air filled with bugs. We narrowly avoided a few angry looking wasps before making it as close as possible to the bridge. We sighed, our goal accomplished. We were exhausted, dehydrated and sunburned. We then realized we needed to make the same trip back.

The trip back was quicker and as we reached our clothing, clean and untouched, we decided it was time to relocate to the safety of the truck. We blasted the AC and chugged our now warm water bottles before starting our half an hour drive back home.

About six years later, I revisited the river alone.

After walking along the dirt road several times, I realized the path we used was gone from lack of use and I would need to create my own path down to the river. I cursed myself for wearing sandals as I began to brave the brambles. Slowly, I inched my way through the growth. A few scratches later I had made it to where I thought the river would be — only, where was the river?

I pulled a few twigs from my hair as I wandered around the area I believe to have once contained water. As I wandered, I felt myself sink into the dirt. This was the river! I reached down and touched the slightly damp mud. After climbing through a few more bushes I found water.

The river, which now looked more equivalent to a stream, was much smaller than the river I had adventured through years ago. I could hear the sounds of birds but detected no other signs of wildlife. The river that was once so alive seemed like a distant dream.

While I was unable to talk to anyone from the city of Yuma about the existence of a restoration plan for the Gila River, I did learn that the city of Buckeye is currently working to revitalize the upper Gila River. They plan to work toward the restoration of the Gila by removing the invasive salt cedar trees. According to the city of Buckeye, each salt cedar tree absorbs 200 gallons of water each day. The removal of these trees could help reduce fires in the area as well, according to Bob Costello, fire chief for the city of Buckeye. Fires caused by the trees can be very unpredictable and fast moving.

The Gila River was once a very large river that would flow into the Colorado River in Yuma, before entering Mexico. However, the river can now no longer finish its journey and continues to shrink from overuse. Many of the animals that are dependent on one of the only sources of water in the vast Sonoran Desert are becoming threatened by its overuse.

The wild free river of my past has almost completely faded from history.

Howling for conservation

BY RICARDO OROZCO

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s the lights brighten and the screen dims, the packed theater frenzies into a wild round of applause and howls at the top of their lungs. No, they have not been cursed with some strange werewolf virus, they have just concluded the Wild & Scenic Film Festival hosted by the Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project. “[We] are a non-profit organization that’s been around for about 10 years,” said executive director of the project Emily Renn.

“We’re really looking to bringing wolf conservation to the public eye. The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is one of our biggest events — it’s our seventh year hosting it, and it’s been a great tool to bring to the community.”

The festival was hosted April 9 at the Orpheum Theater and brought attention to a number of ecological conservation issues, namely the absence of Mexican Gray Wolves in the Grand Canyon region.

According to the organization’s pamphlet, the project is “dedicated to bringing back wolves to help restore ecological health in the Grand Canyon region. Our goals are to work with leaders in the Grand Canyon National Park, local land management agencies, and the public, to lead the way for the return of the Mexican Gray Wolf to suitable habitat throughout its historic range.”

Before entering, the audience members were greeted by a friendly wolf mascot named Wolfie. Junior engineering and comparative cultural studies major Asha Arora accompanied this cuddly, wide-eyed character. These two represented NAU’s Blue Key Honor Society, which assisted the organization in running the event.

“The Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project is a great organization that does great things,” Arora said. “The Blue Key Honor Society is glad to help them in conserving the wolves in our area.”

After snapping a picture or two with Wolfie, participants were ushered into the theater. Inside were multiple rows of artwork, apparel and miscellaneous wolf-themed knick-knacks. These items were up for silent auction in effort to gather additional donations to the organization.

The theater was packed, with many audience members sporting a pair of furry wolf ears. As the clock inched closer to showtime, attendees started to take their seats. By the time the lights dimmed, every seat was taken, leaving some to stand in the bar area for the duration of the event.

After a brief introduction to the festival by the night’s emcee, Alicyn Gitlin of the Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter, the films began to roll.

There were seven short films screened before intermission that shed light on a plethora of ecological issues. The films highlighted topics such as the attempted commercialization of the Grand Canyon and Colorado River, the decreasing number of jaguar populations and their habitats, and the protection of a dragonlike river creature called the hellbender.

“The film that explained the problems that the Grand Canyon

(LOGO courtesy of EMILY RENN)

faces really struck a chord within me — the Grand Canyon is my favorite place in the world,” said freshman forestry major Abbey Johnson. “The commercialization of it makes me really angry.”

However, there was one issue that seemed to resonate through the crowd in a loud way: the preservation of the wolves.

There were two films centering on wolf preservation in the first half of the festival: The Fable of the Wolf (2015) directed by Charlie Cardillo, Maggie Caldwell and Chris Jordan-bloch, and A Wolf ’s Place (2013) directed by Annie White.

Once the credits rolled after each of the two films, the crowd erupted in loud applause and wolf-like howls, sending their hopes for preservation into the air.

“I didn’t know wolves were such an integral part of the ecosystem. After just the first half of this event, I feel more educated on the ecological problems in our area,” said freshman undeclared major Clare Wallum. “I’m excited to learn more about wolves and how we can, as a community, preserve them.”

Thirty minutes after the last film screened, the lights dimmed once again to signal the starting of the second half of the event.

This half was dedicated to the special screening of feature-length film, Medicine of the Wolf (2015) directed by Julia Huffman, which focused on both the celebration of the wolves and one of their biggest enemies: laws that could potentially allow the eradication of the wolf.

According to the film’s website, “after 40 years of protection, grey wolves were recently de-listed from the Endangered Species Act and their fate [was] handed over to state legislatures. What ensued has been a ‘push to hunt’ them in Minnesota and wolf country across the United States.”

The end of the film ushered in a loud and lengthy round of applause. Viewers had seen the beauty of wolves and their importance to the ecosystem, but also the forces preventing the expansion of their range.

The audience’s howls made it abundantly clear — they are determined to make a change.

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Green is the new black

BY DARRION EDWARDS

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he fashion industry is experiencing a greening trend, bringing awareness to environmentally friendly designs.

The popular Eco-Fashion Show has kicked off NAU’s Earth Week for the last three years and is returning April 18. Stylists and designers will demonstrate unconventional ways to create the most fashionable and sustainable attire. The designers will reuse materials varying from thrifted hand-me-down clothing to reusable plastic materials found on campus.

“The people in Flagstaff are conscious of the environment,” said senior merchandising major Carlie Sawyer. “The purpose of the show is to use your materials consciously.”

Sawyer, who is a designer for the show, explained the designers reuse materials to remake a stylish look. The reuse of materials is cheaper for users and demonstrates recycling.

The fashion show will have different categories for designers to participate in to challenge them to make the most sustainable styles possible. In the secondhand styling category, the creative participants must select materials from thrift stores on a $20 budget and create the most stylish outfits.

“I look for things that are already cute,” Sawyer said. “I look for things that have potential, which I ... can tweak and can make better.

Anything that can work for any body type. It also depends on what I’m into at the time. I look for material that is trendy.”

The “make it work” category requires the designers to choose an item that the show coordinator has selected from Goodwill, and then they choose a second item at random. The objective of this category is to make a stylish outfit by transforming one item by 50 percent and the other item by 25 percent.

The Eco-Fashion Show will kick off NAU’s Earth Week for the third time April 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the DuBois Ballroom. Pieces are comprised of at least 75 percent reclaimed,reused, recycled or natural/organic materials. (Photo by Jasmine Coro)

Although the designers will be competing with their original ideas and creative styles, the sole purpose of the show is to bring awareness to the importance of sustainability.

“The purpose is to educate everyone about environment-friendly fashion,” said freshman chemistry major Maria Granroth. “It is a reminder that not everything has to be store bought and how much

Politics aren’t always a drag

BY RICARDO OROZCO

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ave you noticed Flagstaff’s current dearth of stilettos, wigs and false eyelashes? Well, it is probably due to Flagstaff’s queens and kings gearing up for PRISM’s upcoming annual drag show.

PRISM (People Respecting Individuals and Sexual Minorities) is hosting a show April 15 at the Orpheum Theater. The theme for the event is fittingly “Drag Me to the Polls,” in honor of this year’s heated presidential election cycle.

PRISM is a campus organization that offers support to LGBTQ students and provides a space to create an accepting and tolerant community.

According to the NAU PRISM’s Facebook page, “PRISM strives to empower, advocate and support individuals who identify with lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersexed, asexual, allies, and queers.”

The event will be hosted by three stunning queens: Yuko, Miss Pedro and Jackie Daniels, who will introduce performers and provide commentary.

“I’m definitely not going to miss this,” said Phoenix resident Amanda Morgan, who will be driving from Phoenix to Flagstaff for the show. “I loved last year’s performance and I’m really stoked for this year’s show. I’m a political nerd, so it’ll be fun to see this year’s theme in play.”

This interesting election cycle may influence the costumes that the audience will see on stage — will

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waste there is in the world.”

An immense amount of time and dedication is put into providing the community with an eco-fashion show by the eco-reps of NAU. Designers and participants within the show learn how to be professionally successful and how to put on big events for the community.

“The show lives and fails on the student designers,” said Cori Cusker, sustainability coordinator of NAU residence life and overseer of the eco-fashion show. “That’s the first major step — we have to start planning ahead so we start recruiting as soon as students get back to the spring semester for designers and stylists. We want people who want to participate in order to give them time to plan and be successful.”

The show helps the student designers gain more exposure and experience in being judged for original styles. The event also allows the student designers to express their creative styles.

“One year, a designer used an old keyboard and she painted it to make a top,” Cusker said. “She then used the keyboard keys to make a little purse.”

The students involved in the show challenge themselves to create original outfits. But they also use the eco-fashion show as a platform to express their creativity and to have fun. Audiences can expect to see a wide range of materials being used to make unorthodox outfits.

“The show gives a new perspective on things you are seeing in the thrifting category,” Granroth said. “You are seeing something used in a way you are not expecting. You are seeing materials being used that you would not expect to [see].”

The importance of sustainable fashion is not only helping audiences become more aware of environmental issues, but also helps the student designers understand why being eco-friendly matters.

“I want to send the message that anybody can transform something they already have, or anything they find from a secondhand shop, into a stylish design,” Sawyer said.

NAU’s annual eco-fashion show will feature some of the best designs made from recyclable materials and thrifted clothing. The coordinators of the show and designers hope to utilize fashion and creativity to send a message that reusing items can help create a more sustainable world.

we see a smooth-moving Bernie Sanders, a bearded, crotch-grabbing Hilary Clinton, or maybe a sensual Donald Trump complete with toupee? You will have to be in attendance to find out.

“I really hope I get to see a Trump-inspired performance,” Morgan said. “I think that would be hilariously awesome.”

The music will be blaring, the crowd will be dancing and the performers will be breaking hearts.

“My favorite part about drag shows is the positive atmosphere. Everyone is so accepting and fun to be around,” said sophomore forestry major Elise Guzman. “Plus, the music is always bumpin’!”

Although drag shows are fun and exciting, there is a part of performing that has a deeper meaning to the queens and kings on stage.

“Performing drag is a way to be able to express yourself, whether gender-based or artistically in a way that is deemed undesirable by the larger community,” said sophomore sociology major Zephaniah Baca, who has previously performed drag. “At a drag show there’s nothing but love and acceptance for the queens and kings to counteract the disapproval of this alternate form of expression.”

People of all ages, backgrounds and identities are welcome to attend and even dress up if they wish.

Everyone in attendance will be shown compassion and acceptance, as that is what the event strives to bring to the community.

The doors will open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. April 15 at the Orpheum Theater. Tickets are $8 for students with a valid ID and $9 otherwise, and are available online and at the door.

As PRISM’s Facebook page states, “make sure you RSVP, get your ticket, and get your cute butt to the Orpheum Theater.”

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The Arboretum opens for the season

BY ARIEL CIANFARANO

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t is officially springtime in Flagstaff — flowers are starting to bloom again and the weather is getting warmer.

The Flagstaff Arboretum is kicking off the spring season with its opening weekend April 15.

Kids are free on admission opening weekend and membership is at a discounted price for students and the community.

Sitting on 200 acres of land and housing various native plants, the Arboretum will have several events to keep the people and space occupied. There will be a DJ, food and fun activities for kids. Several nature and conservation groups will also have booths at opening weekend and will provide more information.

“It will be a real festive atmosphere,” said public program manager Lisa Doskocil.

Trails will be open for people to explore the Arboretum. Aerial Arts will also be present to offer entertainment.

Opening weekend at the Arboretum is also a good resource for people and students to simply enjoy the weather, music, food and all the activities offered surrounded by beautiful scenery.

“Opening weekend is a celebration and to bring everyone back outside — we are welcoming the community back to spring in Flagstaff,” said marketing manager Victoria Leone.

After opening weekend, the Arboretum will be hosting several different events throughout their open season. New developments like the Arboretum’s butterfly cage will be improved and put up.

To prepare for opening weekend, volunteers helped clean up pine needles, weeds and deheaded plants in the gardens and throughout the Arboretum. Volunteers split into groups with a team leader and got to work on the gardens and other areas around the Arboretum.

The protection, conservation and care for the plants are evident in the Arboretum’s mission as volunteers carefully helped clean up around the various plants.

“Our main focus is conservation and educating people on that. Nature is something very important to protect but also to enjoy it,” Leone said.

The Arboretum takes care of mostly native and indigenous plants to Flagstaff. With the four seasons and invasive non-native species, it is important to make sure the native plants are being given special attention.

The volunteers and staff work hard to make sure the native plants are being cared for correctly so they can prosper. Group leaders led a demonstration on the correct way to discard waste and how to do some of the clean up to guarantee the native plants were not being harmed.

Even as a volunteer, cleaning up after the winter season leads to many educational tips on how to conserve plants.

The Arboretum offers a great educational experience for people interested in the development and conservation of native plants. There are classes, workshops and other events to help community members become more educated about Flagstaff and northern Arizona’s environments.

The Arboretum is also a place for people to get away for a while and appreciate the abundant nature around Flagstaff. Surrounded by trees, plants and fresh air, the Arboretum is destination used for reconnecting to the natural world.

“Nature is a way to relax and escape from stress,” said horticultural intern Chad O’Leary.

Since the Arboretum is a couple miles from campus, it is accessible for students and community members to explore and learn more about the different native plant species from the Colorado Plateau.

“We are right down the road but it feels like you are miles away,” Doskocil said.

From the festive atmosphere to the learning opportunities, opening weekend will be a great resource for people to come back from the winter season and get involved. The Arboretum is located at 4000 S. Woody Mountain Rd.

TOP: Several different types of cacti grow inside the greenhouse at the Arboretum April 9. MIDDLE: With over 200 acres, the Arboretum is covered with tree lined trails, depicted here April 9, that visitors can explore. BOTTOM. Many flowers, like one shown here, begin to grow inside the greenhouse at the Arboretum April 9. (Photos by Sarah Booth)

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Pedro Manuel Villanueva Carrasco • 21 • Senior • Social work major What gives artists, musicians & poets their inspiration to create? The Lumberjack interviews Flagstaff creatives of all types and finds out what makes their imaginations spark.

BY JACQUELINE CASTILLO

|When did you start dressing in drag?

I didn’t know what it really was until my freshman year of college. I heard about it through PRISM and I thought it was really cool because I never got to experience that. I grew up in a pretty liberal family, but I was never aware that there was something like this out there. So my first semester is when I started putting on makeup, dressing up and going to the drag shows. |How did you create your drag name Miss Pedro?

My name is Pedro. I kept it because I have this attachment to my name — I am not sure why. Every time someone asks me my name I say my full name, which is Pedro Manuel Villanueva Carrasco — I didn’t want to stray away from it when my drag persona was on. People tell me I am very passable as a woman so it just stayed with me. I told myself I need something masculine about me. |What is a drag queen to you? What defines being one to you?

I don’t define a drag queen as being a male-identified individual dressing up as a woman. I identify drag queens as someone who wants to do it, dresses up, goes extravagant or chooses to express something that they don’t do in their regular life. |Do you believe drag queens are portrayed correctly in the media?

No, I do not think so. I identify myself as a trans-queer individual — I don’t like labels or pronouns. Drag for me is something I don’t do in my regular life and I do it because I like makeup and I like dressing up. I think in social media people identify drag queens as erotic and unacceptable.

Mostly people tend to over-sexualize us. |What do you mean by over-sexualizing?

People think about it as a taboo. Even in the PRISM drag show, we have security there on the spot for our safety and the issues that come with it. Not everyone in society accepts us or is accepting of what we do — some people even touch us and it’s just weird. |Do you think PRISM has provided a safe haven for people?

Definitely. I didn’t know what drag was when I first got here and through PRISM that is how I learned. Through PRISM is how I learned more about myself as well. I never really questioned when I was in high school, just when I was home. |What is your routine for getting ready?

On drag show days, even if I am preforming for PRISM or downtown, I get up pretty early. I am specific about my makeup and it takes me around three hours just to put it on because I am very detail-oriented with it. Then after that I decide what I am going to wear; it is a five-hour process. It is something you have to be very patient about. You aren’t going to get the look you want on the first try. It took me three years to understand my face and learn how to highlight and contour it. It is more about patience and saving money. It is a pretty expensive thing. |What would you say is your most outrageous/funniest performance you’ve done?

There is a thing called “a campy queen,” which are very funny, over-the-top performances. I don’t consider myself one because I like giving looks rather than being funny. So my most extravagant performances so far have been last year’s fall show. There is a song called “American Apparel Ad Girls”

by William Belli, Courtney Act and Alaska Thunderf*** 5000, who are drag queens as well. My

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roommate, who is also a drag queen, and I did that song. It is a funny song and a lot of people liked it. |How does your family react to Miss Pedro?

My mom loves me. I grew up in a really accepting family. We are originally from Oaxaca, Mexico.

There are individuals who call themselves muxe — they are considered a third gender in the culture, even though I grew up in a prominently machismo culture. My family was never like that — they always let me choose whatever I wanted to do. My family is really accepting about my persona and what I do. Every time I have a show, my parents ask me to send pictures or videos. It is very liberating to have that family support because I know a lot of people do not have that. |So how do you think drag comments on gender identities?

With the history of drag, it was used for trans individuals to express who they were, basically them coming out to everyone. It is very generalized still — I can’t use myself as an example because I do not identify with a gender. People do think that if you are a drag queen that you must want to be a woman or a guy. It varies a lot, but it is still too generalized because drag is just an outlet to express yourself.

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Denesik has strong performance in final home match as Lumberjack

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Senior Jordan Denesik gets ready to deliver a forehand strike against North Dakota April 9 at the Aquatic and Tennis Complex. Denesik defeated freshman Mary Wessman 6–2, 6–0 on court five. (Photo by Zheng Liu)

he NAU women’s tennis team swept the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks 7−0 at the Aquatic and Tennis Complex April 9. The Lumberjacks have won four in a row and nine out of their last 10, and remain on top in the Big Sky Conference.

“It’s huge,” said head coach Kim Bruno. “We have to build off of every single match we play. We’ve been wanting a 7−0 win since the beginning of the season and we finally got it.”

Senior Jordan Denesik, who was honored for Senior Day before the match, and junior Marta Lewandowska were first to finish their doubles set 6−0 on court three. Junior Hailey Rochin and freshman Eirene Granville quickly followed, winning their set 6−1 and securing the doubles point.

Denesik kept her momentum going in singles play and was victorious in her last match as a senior on her home court 6−2, 6−0 to wrap up an undefeated season (10−0) in singles play in the Big Sky. “I love these girls, I love coach [Bruno] and I don’t know what I’m going to do without it,” said Denesik. “This honestly just proves how great we are and how far we’ve come in this season just to improve every single match no matter what.”

On court one, freshman Hanneke Lodewijks was next to finish 6−0, 6−4. Granville clinched the victory for the Jacks on court six in straight sets 7−5, 6−1. Lewandowska, sophomore Blanka Szavay and Rochin completed the sweep, also finishing their matches in straight sets. “[The win is] so big because it gets us one step closer to being regular season champions, and it goes to show just how good of a team we have,” Denesik said.

Following a match where they did not lose a set, NAU will have a two-week layover until their next match when they will have a chance to rest their aches and pains that come from a long season of competing. Bruno is not worried about the team losing their rhythm.

“Every time we step into practice, we’re getting better and cleaning up things,” Bruno said. “I think, honestly, we need some time off just to recover a little bit. The girls have been playing a lot of matches. We’re a little beat up now, physically.”

The Jacks wrap up the regular season at Southern Utah April 23 at 10 a.m.

Jacks hand Southern Utah 14th 7–0 loss of the season

BY ZACH ASHTON

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he NAU men's tennis team came out and did what they were supposed to do against Southern Utah on their court April 9. The Lumberjacks beat down the Thunderbirds 7–0 after a six-hour rain delay moved the match inside. The only team in the Big Sky Conference that has not beaten the 0-15 Thunderbirds 7–0 is North Dakota, which is 1-9 in conference play.

The match was originally supposed to begin at 10 a.m. local time, but it did not start until 4 p.m. after the indoor courts opened up. Once play finally began, freshman Lucas Taylor and sophomore Adi Zilberstein got things rolling for NAU with their 6–1 doubles win over freshmen Jacob Nelson and Ryan Andrus on court one. Sophomore Felix Schumann and freshman Ruben Montano clinched the doubles point on court three with their 6–1 win over sophomore Joshua Coen and freshman Peyton Garnett.

In singles play, Taylor once again started off the Jacks on a good note on court one with his 6–2, 6–1 win over Nelson.

Schumann defeated Andrus 6–1, 6–2 on court two before sophomore Eden Peleg clinched the match win for NAU with his 6–1, 6–1 beat down over senior Brandon Olcott on court three.

"The good thing was that there was a big rain delay and the guys adjusted to that," Kroll said. "We ended up not doing much the whole day waiting but the guys did well."

Despite already having the victory, the Jacks did not quit and beat their next three opponents in singles play even though sophomore Jackson Lee and freshman Tim Handel did not travel with the team. Sophomore Harun Ajanovic played in his first singles match of the season, defeating Garnett 6–1, 6–2 on court six. Zilberstein played in his second singles match of the season and picked up his first win with his 6–1, 6–1 win over Coen on court five.

The Jacks improved their conference record to 7-3 with the win and are only a half game back from Idaho at the number two spot in the Big Sky Conference standings. NAU's next match will against Grand Canyon University April 16.

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Freshman Lucas Taylor chases the ball down March 26 at the Aquatic and Tennis Complex. Taylor improved his conference singles record to 7–3 with his 6–2, 6–1 victory over freshman Jacob Nelson April 9 in Cedar City, Utah.

(Photo by Kelsey McHugh)

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Five-run second inning boosts NAU over ASU

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fter splitting the first two games of a three-game series, the NAU Division I club baseball team had a lot on the line against the ASU Sun Devils April 10 at Sinagua Middle School.

First place in the Southern Pacific Conference in the South region of the National Club Baseball Association was up for grabs and the Lumberjacks proved to be the hungrier team, defeating the Sun Devils 10–3.

Freshman pitcher David Lucia grabbed his fourth win of the season, going the distance and adding to his team lead of innings pitched. The win puts both teams at 7–2 in conference play and NAU has now taken three out of five games against ASU this season.

“The biggest thing we could have done is winning this game,” Lucia said. “It is really going to help us moving forward and make getting the division [title] a lot easier for us.”

The Jacks got their offense going early, scoring six runs in the first two innings. Senior shortstop Sean O’Brien was the first player for NAU to reach base and score after junior first baseman Daniel Casey roped a ball down the left field line for an RBI double. In the second inning, the first two batters for the Jacks got walked and the Jacks made the Sun Devils pay for it, getting three hits out of their next four at-bats.

After junior outfielder Michael Lopez’s infield single brought in a second run for NAU, senior third baseman Chris Poirier hit a double to right-center field that brought in Lopez and freshman outfielder Austin Reeves to make the score 4–0. O’Brien and senior outfielder Jack Leahy both brought in runs to make the score 6–0 before ASU made a pitching change and brought in senior Infielder Tino Santos fouls off a pitch against Arizona State at Sinagua Field on Apr. 9, 2016. (photo by Andrew Holt Frazier) Collin Casey for his second straight game at the mound.

Things stayed relatively quiet for both teams until the fifth inning when ASU started up a two-out rally. Lucia let two runners on base after he walked. Freshman outfielder Mitch Frick and junior outfielder Paul Merino got a single on a bunt-like hit that rolled in between the catcher and the pitcher down the third baseline. Then freshman shortstop Joey Riso cleared the bases with an RBI double that bounced over Leahy’s head in left field to make the score 6–2.

Sophomore second baseman Jordan Gray stepped up to the plate next and ripped a single into left field. As Riso rounded third base and was heading home, Leahy delivered a rocket over the cutoff man’s head and straight to junior catcher Austin Pryde in time to tag out Riso and end the inning.

“It was a huge play that really killed all the momentum,” Lucia said. “Leahy made a huge throw and play. He just had a tough hop before that and made up for it in a big way.”

“I knew he was going and I wanted to get a good, accurate throw,” Leahy said. “I was lucky enough to have it be right online and Pryde did a great job applying the tag."

During the bottom of that same inning, ASU head coach Robert Stephens got himself ejected from the game for arguing a close call at second base where the runner was ruled safe on a steal attempt. Both teams went quiet until Reeves brought in Pryde with a single to right field in the seventh inning. Leahy then added onto the lead after a pitching change late in the eighth inning with a three-run homer to right-center field to make the score 10–2.

“He was throwing strikes and he was throwing hard, so I knew I had to stay short but aggressive,” Leahy said. “I got one in my zone and I didn’t miss it.”

ASU managed to tack on another run in the ninth inning before Leahy made a diving catch over his head to end the game.

O'Brien led the team in runs scored with three and Leahy batted Senior pitcher Dan Riggs delivers a pitch to an Arizona State batter during the Lumberjacks’ first game against Arizona State at Sinain four runs. NAU will return home to face off against Long Beach gua Field April 9. He led the Lumberjacks to an 11–1 victory in the first game of a doubleheader. (Photo by Andrew Holt Frazier) State in a doubleheader April 16.

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