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Issue 1, VOL 99 Sept. 1 - Sept. 7, 2011
HLC opens after four years of planning, fees BY william brown
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lthough the building has been open to students since before the start of the semester, university officials held a grand opening for the new Health and Learning Center on Monday — culminating a four-year period of funding and construction. The event, held in front of the new building, included speeches, a ribbon-cutting ceremony and guided tours of the facility. President John Haeger said the opening of the new censee HLC OPENING page 8
Three members of the design team responsible for the new Health and Learning Center, prior to the grand opening. (Photo by Daniel Daw)
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NAU will allow pets on campus. But they’re not unleashing owners from duties. BY Delainey Noe
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og days may not be over, but soon a new push by university officials will crack down on pet owners who bring unleashed pets on to campus grounds or inside campus buildings. The new policy, which came into effect this past Thursday, ac-
Photo by Austin Heppler
tually amends a more restrictive rule found in the NAU Office of Student Life’s Rules and Regulations list. “University policy prohibits pets of any kind on campus,” the clause said. “Exceptions to this regulation include those students who demonstrate a documented need for a service animal.” see CAMPUS PETS page 7
Franceska Sena, a sophomore geology-paleontology student, and her father J. Alonso try to control their German Shepherd, Thor. (Photo by Daniel Daw)
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