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Lumberjacks leave Las Vegas with first FBS win since 1987 A memorial is started at the corner of South Walapai Drive and Mohawk Road for Jordan Murphy-Mahoney, who was hit by a vehicle while riding her bike on Sept.

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Hit-and-run kills NAU senior

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n NAU student was killed after being involved in a hit-and-run collision on Sept.

9.

The victim, identified as Jordan MurphyMahoney, was a 21-year-old senior from San Jose, Calif.

Tom Bauer, director of university public affairs, expressed his condolences for the family and friends of the victim.

“When we lose part of our family, it’s a sad day and we’re thinking only of the family and friends [first],” Bauer said. “But as far as protocols, threefourths of what the university does when it loses one of its students is the certain steps it takes, [such as] contacting the family.”

Murphy-Mahoney was riding her bicycle around 11 p.m. on Sunday in a neighborhood off Lake Mary Road, when she was struck by a vehicle, which proceeded to flee the scene. Paramedics and Flagstaff Police Department (FPD) were called to the intersection of South Walapai Drive and Mohawk Road, to assist the victim and investigate the suspected vehicle and driver.

The vehicle damaged the victim’s bicycle and Murphy-Mahoney was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Junior wide receiver Ify Umodu celebrates after a catch late in the fourth quarter. (Courtesy of NAU Athletics)

N Cindy May, of Flagstaff, placed flags in the ground as part of the 11th anniversary of 9/11 in front of Flagstaff’s city hall Tuesday morning. (Photo by Sean Ryan)

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early four years after his most recent scored field goal in a game, junior Andy Wilder lined up with the chance to give the NAU Lumberjacks (1–1) their first win against a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) school in 25 years.

“I felt confident; I knew the guys were behind me,” Wilder said of the kick. “The team had made some great plays to get us down there. I knew it was my turn to step up and that’s what I did.”

Wilder nailed the 33-yard field goal and gave the Lumberjacks a 17–14 lead with just 12 seconds left against the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) Rebels (0-2). After Wilder put the ensuing kickoff in the end zone for a touchback and following a pair of short completions by the Rebels, the Lumberjack sideline stormed the field in Las Vegas nine days after an embarrassing 57-point loss at ASU. “I always dreamed of being in that situation and I always go over it in my head: being in that situation, being clutch and making the kick,” Wilder said. “But I never thought it would be my first actual kick or first actual make.” see JACKPOT page 18

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PoliceBeat Sept. 9 At 12:19 a.m., staff at Sechrist Hall reported multiple people smoking marijuana between Allen Hall and the Gateway Center.

Officers responded and discovered the odor was unfounded. The students were cited for minor in consumption and released.

At 8:34 a.m., a worker for a construction company at Audrey Auditorium reported a window had been broken on the east side of the building. The incident had occurred between 6 p.m. Saturday and the time the incident was reported.

An officer was dispatched and the case was closed with all leads exhausted.

At 2:57 p.m., a subject reported her friend had been sexually assaulted on Sept. 1 early in the morning and the same suspect attempted to assault her between the evening of Sept. 8 and the early morning of Sept. 9.

An officer responded and the case is currently open.

At 9 p.m., staff at McConnell Hall reported an assault had just occurred.

Officers responded and one student was arrested and booked into Coconino County Jail for aggravated assault and first degree trespassing. Two others were arrested and booked on

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first degree trespassing.

At 9:13 p.m., Flagstaff Police Department requested assistance on a fatal hit-and-run at Walapai and Mohawk.

Sept. 8 At 2:32 a.m., staff at Reilly Hall reported the odor of marijuana from the fourth floor.

After an officer responded, one student was cited and released for drug possession and minor in consumption.

At 4:32 p.m., a person reported a Campus Heights resident had sent farewell texts to friends and could be a suicide risk.

An officer responded and the student was transported to Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC) for an Advil overdose.

At 5:18 p.m., an officer responded to Coconino County Sheriff ’s Office (CCSO) where a student was being booked on separate charges. The officer had charges of false reporting a name to an officer and failure to provide a truthful name when detained as a result of a previous investigation on Sept. 5.

The man had been pulling tree stakes out of the ground near the bookstore and was released after a field interview. Further investigation revealed the suspect has used a fake name.

Sept.7

At 2:44 p.m., staff at Gabaldon Hall reported drug paraphernalia may have been seen during an internal investigation.

An officer responded and the residents were not home. The hall staff was told to notify the officers when they were.

At 5:25 p.m., staff at McConnell hall reported a package from UPS smelled like marijuana.

An officer responded and after all leads were exhausted, the package was seized for destruction.

At 7:46 p.m., a subject reported their laptop had been stolen from the Liberal Arts Building between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.

An officer responded and the case was closed after all leads were exhausted.

Sept. 6 At 8:44 a.m., a subject reported a male classmate tried to follow her home from class at the Communication Building on the night of Sept. 5.

An officer took down the report for informational purposes.

At 11:45 a.m., a student employee of parking services reported they had been harassed over the internet after booting a car in Lot 16 the night before.

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Dance and Karaoke [12 a.m./Museum Club]

Movies on the Square [7 p.m./Heritage Square]

Traditional Blend [5 p.m. /Heritage Square]

Movie Night [8:30 p.m./The Orpheum Theater]

Super Club [5:30 p.m. /Green Room]

Culture Shock Presents [9 p.m./Green Room]

Matisyahu [7:30 p.m. /Pepsi Amphitheater at Fort Tuthill]

Whisquila [9 p.m./Mia’s Lounge]

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Free Food &Music Berg’s BBQ [1 p.m./Killip Elementary School]

Figure Drawing Session [9 a.m. /Coconino Center for The Arts]

Muskellunge Bluegrass [2 p.m./Flagstaff Brewing Co.]

Live Music Fridays [6 p.m./Arizona Stronghold Tasting Room] Rewired [9 p.m./Hooligan’s Pub] Them Savages [9 p.m./Green Room] Arctic Fox [9 p.m./Mia’s Lounge]

Live Music Every Sunday [5 p.m. /San Felipes Cantina] NAU Latin Dance Club [6 p.m. /Tranzend Studio]

MONDAY, SEP 17 Organic Food [12 a.m./Vino Loco] Monday Night Blues [7 p.m. /Charly’s Pub and Grill]

TUESDAY, SEP 18 Downtown Swing Dance [ 7 p.m./Mad Italian] Drums and Dance Night [8 p.m./Oak Creek Brewing Co.]

WEDNESDAY, SEP 19 Grassroots [7 p.m./Harkins Theaters] Flagstaff Poetry Slam [7:30 p.m./Sundara Fine Art Café and Boutique] Yoga [8:30 a.m./Thorpe Joe Montoya Senior Center]

WeekendPicks Picks Weekend Them Savages Friday@ 9 p.m. - Mia’s Lounge Suport Flagstaffs local music and enjoy some folk punk with Vagabond Gods and Kingsnake.

Movie Night Saturday@ 8 p.m. - The Orpheum Theater Grab some friends and have a laugh with an old favorite “Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny”.

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he issue of death is an uncomfortable subject for most, and perhaps even more so for the reporters and editors of a student newspaper such as ours. As in most such cases, when we heard of the tragic and horrific death of Jordan Murphy-Mahoney over this weekend, we wished this was a subject we didn’t have to deal with at all.

Certain editors in this paper’s past had different ways of dealing with the death of those close to us. Some made the decision to not cover campus or community deaths at all, believing the subject matter to be too heavy for student audiences. Others covered death when it struck close to home, such as the NAU student whom our reporters and editors had known personally.

We, however, chose to cover Jordan’s death because we felt providing readers with details about her life — and the plans to honor her life — was the best that we could do to honor her memory.

In coming issues, we’ll bring you more about Jordan and her life.

In the face of such tragedy, we are reminded of the fragility of our lives.

We go from being young and seemingly invincible to feeling coldly vulnerable. This could have happened to anyone, at any time.

Celebrate your lives and your loved ones as you join us in celebrating Jordan’s life. Our time on Earth is short — sometimes shorter than we think. Love others while it lasts.

Thank you for reading,

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In this Facebook photo, Murphy-Mahoney is seen smiling in the 2011 snow. (Courtesy of Jessica Bruce)

truck, with considerable damage to the front end. Shortly after the vehicle fled the accident, eyewitnesses gave the police information on where the truck was.

FPD immediately went to the general location and identified the vehicle according to its description. Upon seeing a woman examining the damage to the vehicle, they started questioning her about the accident. Possible suspect, Kelly Cody, a 22-year-old Flagstaff resident, denied driving the vehicle at the time of collision.

Due to probable cause, police arrested Cody for failing to stop after an injury/fatal accident that possibly resulted in manslaughter of Murphy-Mahoney.

Rick Brandel, Dean of Students, said in a statement Murphy-Mahoney’s family is currently arranging a formal

memorial service to be held in the near future. There has been a great amount of support for her family and friends during this tragic time.

Bauer said Murphy-Mahoney was a double major and her sudden death was shocking. When a student is lost, the whole campus is affected.

“She was a double major [in] psychology and English and, whenever we lose a member of our family, it saddens the whole campus,” Bauer said.

“It was shocking when I first heard about that; I can speak on behalf of [President Haeger] to say that as well. It’s always a sad day in Flagstaff [and] throughout the NAU community.”

At this time the investigation is still under way. For more information and the latest updates, check NorthernArizonaNews.com.

NAU’s new San Francisco Parking Structure opens

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arking at NAU continues to be an arduous task for students and faculty.

However, the San Francisco Parking Structure has been constructed in hopes of alleviating some frustrations. The new garage will continue to move parking to the outskirts of campus, increasing parking for north commuter students and remaining consistent with the Campus Master Plan, which outlines the goals of NAU. Erin Stam, director of Parking and Shuttle Services, said the university’s plan is to eliminate parking on campus so shuttles can transport students more easily. The addition of the new parking garage is meant to increase parking near shuttle stops and make transportation both on and off campus more efficient.

“A lot of the language in the Campus Master Plan talks about really modifying our transit on campus to accommodate more people, which means less parking in the perimeter of campus so that [shuttles] can get through in a more expedited manner,” Stam said. “[The garage was built] to make up for lost parking and it was done to coincide with the Campus Master Plan. We really wanted a location that was right on that transit spine.”

Stam recognizes students need more parking, especially on north campus, where many buildings have replaced old parking lots.

Stam said Parking and Shuttle Services tries to help students afford parking permits so they

can avoid getting tickets.

“There’s this perception on campus that we don’t have enough parking and that’s actually not true, it’s just that it’s all on south campus,” Stam said. “North commuter parking is one that we lost the bulk of the last five years and now [this gives students] an option. We try to identify ways we can help make students financially able to get a permit, because we don’t want them to get citations.”

During the first week of classes, parking lots around campus were overcrowded while students and faculty waited for the new garage to open. Stam said the wait for more parking will be worth it once the new and unique garage opens.

“It’s a phenomenal structure and obviously we did as many green types of [projects] and constructions that we could use,” Stam said.

“Although it’s a little bit crowded right now this week, I still think it’s worth it because, as of next week, everybody will have a lot more elbow room.”

Jeff Siddell, architect and director of operations for Todd & Associates, Inc., has been the project manager for the San Francisco Parking Structure for more than a year. He explained the dimensions and features of the structure will appeal to users and make it stand out from other garages.

“Essentially, the garage is half-a-million square feet, six stories [and has around] 1,400 parking slots,” Siddell said. “Some of the features it has [include] 17 car charging stations — it wasn’t a LEED project specifically,

The San Francisco Parking Garage is now open for use. (Photo by Keenan Turner)

but there are elements that the university [wanted]. It’s got two elevators and on the first level, there is a secure storage for 100 bikes and there are also lockers in that secure storage.”

Although the university believes the new parking structure will help make parking on campus easier and more efficient, some students have different views.

Alla Takhtay, a senior biology major, does not believe the San Francisco Parking Structure is enough to accommodate the new student housing on campus; she said an increase in parking would be more beneficial than additional housing.

“[The garage] is not enough for how many students NAU has and who have cars, and plus, the amount it’s going to be raised,” Takhtay said. “They should knock down the housing and put more parking spaces.”

Takhtay said she parks off campus and is usually late to class as a result. However, parking away from campus can sometimes result in a ticket for students.

“I park away from campus, which is why I’m late for classes, because I have to find a parking space,” Takhtay said. “And then, if you park somewhere illegal, of course you’re going to get a ticket.”

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Ardrey Auditorium scheduled to reopen following renovations $7.5 million put into improved seating, accessibility, technical modernization

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fter a nearly year-long renovation, Ardrey Memorial Auditorium is back and ready to show off. The renovations commenced with the Take a Seat Campaign, an effort to replace the 40-year-old seats that had previously occupied the auditorium.

Without the Take a Seat Campaign, renovations did not seem feasible for the auditorium.

“We were actually on the docket for SPEED funding to get the whole building renovated back in 2008,” said Kathleen Battalli, Program Coordinating Senior at Ardrey. “Then the state pulled [SPEED funding] when the recession hit. Following that event the Michael Vincent, Dean of the College of Arts and Letters, came up with a plan to have a donation drive for the chairs.”

Due to building code requirements, which would have been violated if the new chairs were installed without further renovations, NAU and the Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Act stepped in with further funding for bringing the whole building up to code. The donation drive then provided the much-needed remaining funds.

The last time Ardrey had made

improvements to meet ADA requirements was in the early 1990s.

According to a press release from the College of Arts and Letters, the renovations boast 1,340 new seats, improved handicap accessibility, a new north ramp entrance and a modernized infrastructure, allowing for improved lighting and sound.

The project cost an estimated $7.5 million, including previously raised funds from the Take a Seat Campaign.

“I heard it’s completely different inside [and] looks like a whole new place,” said freshman choral music education major Haylee Abney. “I’m excited to be a part of all of the awesome changes that are going on.”

The auditorium will reopen Sept.

15 with a grand-reopening gala concert, curating seven performances that evening.

Performances include the NAU Symphony Orchestra, NAU Opera and NAU Choral Union and Orchestra. The gala is free, firstcome, first-serve and starts at 7:30 p.m. with doors opening and ribbon cutting at 7 p.m.

Yearly, the auditorium hosts nearly 45,000 patrons and more than 150 events.

Notable past performances have included Jerry Seinfeld, Spike Lee, the Vienna Boys Choir, Itzak Perlman and Willie Nelson.

Construction continues on Ardrey Auditorium as opening day, Sept. 15, nears.

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Q & A: Professor represents NAU at Paralympics

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nne Hart, a professor in the physical therapy department, represented NAU in the London Paralympic games as an international evaluator.

The Paralympics Games occurred Anne Hart poses. between Aug. 29 (Photo by Daniel Daw) and Sept. 9. The Lumberjack spoke with Hart to discuss her experiences as an international evaluator and being an integral part of this year’s Paralympic Games.

The Lumberjack: Is this the first time you have been an international evaluator for the Paralympic Games?

Anne Hart: I was a classifier, the term we use for evaluator, at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games and the Chief Classifier, or the person in charge for the classification at that sport, at the 2008 Beijing Games. So, this is my third time.

LJ: How does being an evaluator differ from physical therapy?

AH: Not much, really. As a classifier we examine the contribution of the impairment to sport specific skill where a [Physical Therapist] would examine the contribution of impairment to activities of daily living such as dressing and walking.

LJ: A historic moment occurred when Oscar Pistorius, of South Africa, qualified and competed in the London Olympic

Games and the London Paralympic games.

Do you think that we will see more competitors competing in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games?

AH: Oscar was not the first athlete with impairment to participate in the Olympics, but the first to be in a very high profile sport. There have been open water swimmers, table tennis players, archers and equestrian participants with impairment in the past and Oscar was not the only athlete to compete in both Olympics and Paralympics in London.

LJ: The event you evaluated competitors for was wheelchair rugby. What were some of the challenges that you faced?

AH: Things are quite smooth for us in London because of two years of preparation work to have athletes evaluated prior to arriving in London. In general, the chal-

lenges always are making the difficult decisions when an athlete has too much ability to qualify for wheelchair rugby. There is a health condition that results in impairment, so we don’t question that. However, wheelchair rugby is not open to all and has eligibility criteria that some athletes will exceed, so this is not the sport for them.

LJ: How was your overall experience in London?

AH: Fantastic, great competitions, exciting sports, fabulous crowds and [it was] incredibly well organized.

LJ: What lessons will you bring back from your experiences in London?

AH: I am always amazed by the abilities of the athletes and the amazing resiliency of those who have met adversity, and pushed beyond to thrive in life.

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Republicans target female constituency without success

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ccording to The Huffington Post, as of Sept. 3, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are tied at 45 percent in the polls.

However, it is no secret President Obama leads in the polls among women and trails behind Romney among men.

At the Republican National Convention (RNC) this past week, the Republican strategy was clearly to target women, which isn’t a bad idea, considering Republicans have historically neglected to target a large and important portion of the American constituency. Americans know Romney is not a favorable candidate among women, and the RNC was the perfect time to garner female votes for November.

During the RNC, Republicans tried their best to ward off claims they are forging a “War Against Women.” Romney’s wife took the stage to appeal to average American women, without success.

Ann Romney tried as best she could to humanize her husband. She, much like Michelle Obama did for her husband four years ago, explained how she fell in love with Mitt Romney, and how America should too. Although she convinced the audience she is a likeable woman, she did not convey how her husband could be a successful president.

When addressing women’s rights, she came off as defeated and unsympathetic.

“I don’t think there’s a woman in America who really expects her life to be easy. In our own ways, we all know better,” Ann Romney said, without offering resolution for the economic and reproductive rights problems facing women brought on by the Republican Party. Her speech would have worked wonders on women if we were still in the 1950s, but was ineffective for modern-day women.

Former Massachusetts Secretary of Workforce Jane Edmonds spoke about her time work-

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ing with Mitt Romney during his governorship.

She touched on his humanity, grace and kindheartedness, stating, “He is the real thing!” She goes on to explain how Mitt Romney acts in office: not for himself, but for the people. But what people? The wealthy, Republican men of America? Despite her attempts to humanize Mitt Romney, Edmonds did not articulate to the audience how the average American woman could benefit from Mitt Romney’s possible future presidency.

As the first female African-American Secretary of State and revered political scientist, Condoleezza Rice’s speech was clearly the most memorable of the night. On the importance of helping others in the world such as those in Haiti, Uganda and southeast Asia, Rice said,

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“My fellow Americans, we do not have a choice.

We cannot be reluctant to lead, and one cannot lead from behind.” Her speech was well-written, energetic and truly patriotic, evoking feelings of love and trust in Americans for their country. Rice was heartfelt and genuine during her time on stage, surpassing other RNC speakers significantly. Yet when done, Rice’s speech seemed more like a political campaign for her own benefit and possible future presidential run. Rice offered the idea she could one day in the near future become president, saying, “And on a personal note: A little girl grows up in Jim Crow Birmingham . . . her parents can’t take her to a movie theater or a restaurant, but they make her believe that even though she can’t have a hamburger at the Woolworth’s lunch counter,

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she can be President of the United States. And she becomes the Secretary of State.” Although she left the stage to roaring applause, Rice’s speech appeared mostly to be a political vehicle to secure a presidential nomination for 2016 or 2020 instead of an endorsement for Mitt Romney.

Mitt Romney was very careful not to mention abortion or his stance on reproductive rights, but to adamantly say just how much he supports women. The only strategy Romney had was to address the number of women he has been able to employ.

“As governor of Massachusetts, I chose a woman lieutenant governor, a woman chief of staff [and] half of my cabinet and senior officials were women. In business, I mentored and supported great women leaders who went on to run great companies,” Mitt Romney boasted.

How has Mitt Romney helped the average woman in America? Not the potential governor candidate, not the officials in his potential cabinet, but the struggling college students like us. It is not enough to employ select women; he needs to be able to change the economic and personal rights of women everywhere.

The RNC was a ploy to attract women voters, but not to better their rights. It is not enough to appeal to women with guest speakers and spirited speeches. Mitt Romney needs to be able to create a policy that will be advantageous to women, which, in the end, is what really matters to female voters in this political campaign.

The entire convention can be looked at as one simple thing: a manipulation strategy.

American women should never be easily fooled into thinking Mitt Romney supports their welfare.

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Speeches at the RNC are deceitful

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Instagram: Accessible pornography for minors

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ccording to the co-creators of Instagram, Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom, “Instagram is a fun and quirky way to share your life with friends through a series of pictures.” The photo buffs created the social phenomenon to give the inept Average Joe the ability to take quality, artsy photos with a mediocre camera phone and share it with the world instantly. Little did the duo know, this fun and innocent platform is now the social hot SLATER spot for sexual encounKATZ ters and pornography for those of all ages.

The good old days when “latte” was tagged in 135,000 photos are long gone, replaced by the vulgar reality in which 201,000 photos are tagged “Instasex” and the hashtag “wet” has nearly twice as many images. While citizens of the United States have the right to upload whatever their hearts desire, the nation prohibits minors from view pornographic content. Instagram gives those 13 years of age or older permission to use their services. By failing to regulate inappropriate content, they are responsible for crimes and the corruption of today’s youth.

According to Socialnomics.net’s 2012 study, 81 percent of people ages 12-17 are active social media users. The entirety of the 81 percent is therefore illegally able to access

pornographic content from sites like Instagram with great ease due to the lax attitude towards enforcing policies. In an e-mail correspondence between Instagram and The Huffington Post inquiring about the former’s responsibility to enforce policy, an Instagram spokesperson admitted the reigns of responsibility to police, but that these violations are not their number one priority. He says, “We heavily rely on users to flag inappropriate content and we do our best to remove any media that we determine to be inappropriate.” But with only 15 full-time employees, a seemingly desperate advertisement on their About page recruiting employees and an abundance of evidence publicly displayed on user profiles, it is apparent Instagram is not taking this enforcement seriously. This freely advertised discrediting fact and the representative’s admission of policy truth only degrades Instagram’s credibility because, according to GuardChild. com, only a fraction of inappropriate Internet content is reported to authorities.

With each generation, it seems kids are becoming more and more exposed to inappropriate and risqué content and becoming increasingly more sexually aware and active.

Having sex in middle school is the norm of this decade, while our parent’s generation would have been floored to hear of such scandal. The vast generational differences are largely due to the public, vulgar content inhabiting all social media sites and the open, unregulated content posted daily by

millions. Scholars such as Terri Senft, a professor specializing in global media at New York University’s Department of Liberal Studies, blame Instagram’s transition into the dominant sexual landscape. “Instagram has moved from a niche thing to something people have heard about, and that means it has a critical mass. Whenever you have a critical mass on the Internet, the sex shows up,” Senft said. Her argument holds value, based on the increase from 10 million to 80 million Instagram users in the past year. If the company is growing at such an accelerated speed, hiring more employees to manage the site to regulate inappropriate content and enforce the terms of service seems like a logically imperative business priority.

There is no excuse for Instagram and other social media sites to allow these policy violations to fly by and extend a key part of their job onto indifferent users. Instagram is now an X-rated site, when terms such as “sextagram,” “instaporn” and “handbra” summon up thousands of images of nudity and provocative activities available to tweens. While non-regulated exposure is illegal, the most disturbing part of this sexual epidemic is how it is changing the lives of youth. Innocent middle-school students are illegally exposed to nude pictures of people doing “69” and having virtual intercourse with strangers, tarnishing their youthful innocence at the expense of selfish, careless executives leading the social media revolution.

t the 2012 Republican National Convention (RNC), the GOP officially nominated Mitt Romney to be their contender for the presidential election through a display of pampered housewives, old men berating chairs and running mates deceiving an audience of ill-informed voters.

During the c onv e nt i on , COLTON Republicans DARGER fully embraced their natural propensity to avoid divulging details regarding their own policies, while simultaneously purporting lies and inaccuracies about their opponent’s platform. Despite the numerous errors in the candidates’ speeches — which were so flagrant, even the right-wing media outlet Fox News was forced to acknowledge it — Republican voters were invigorated by the optimistic speeches about America under a Romney administration.

During Paul Ryan’s speech, he asserted, “The biggest, coldest power play of all in Obamacare came at the expense of the elderly.” Ryan argued the Affordable Care Act will reduce Medicare spending by approximately $700 billion over the course of ten years, as detailed by PBS NewsHour. While Ryan is eager to emphasize the economic facets of Obama’s overhaul of the nation’s healthcare system, he tactically fails to recognize his own plan, which includes the same cuts to Medicare spending. Although both plans will include relatively equal cuts, they are completely different with regard to overall effectiveness. While the chief actuary of Medicare said Obamacare, including the spending reductions associ-

ated with it, will greatly improv the overall financial outlook of the program, the same cannot be said of Ryan’s plan. A report done by the Congressional Budget Office concluded Ryan’s plan, seniors would face a substantial increase in how much they pay for healthcare. Despite these actualities, Ryan continues to mislead voters into believing the Obama administration has “gutted” Medicare and only he can restore it to glory.

Even though the erroneous comments in Ryan’s speech demonstrated the GOP’s willingness to lie to their constituents, Romney concluded it was indeed necessary to follow in his runningmate’s footsteps, and keep the true spirit of the RNC in full force: Romney went on to list a series of arbitrary numbers he believes represents the President’s failed fiscal policies, which have shown to be highly inaccurate by a myriad of independent fact-checking groups, such as factchecker. org. By doing this, not only is Romney using his skewed economic analysis to unjustifiably delegitimize his opponent, he is also attempting to conceal legitimate allegations against him by independent groups. These accusations include the Tax Policy Center’s report on Romney’s tax plan, which determined his proposal would inevitably result in tax reductions for the rich at the expense of the middle class.

In spite of the blatant attempts to mislead their audience, the Romney campaign received a moderate increase in support. However, the following has become increasingly evident: If voters want to be adequately informed about the candidates, they should completely disregard what the candidates say and research the platforms independently.

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W TOP: Quentin Phillips, a freshman from Phoenix, “feeble grinds” a rail outside the Science Lab building on North campus this weekend. Phillips is signed with Online Sk8Shop, a Scottsdale Ariz. outlet.

FEEBLE GRIND BOTTOM: Phillips floats down a 5 stair on campus this weekend (Photos by Keenan Turner)

BY CHRISTIAN BOOZ

hat’s for lunch? It is a question you ask yourself every day.

Whether you eat three meals a day or five, food always seems to be on people’s minds. What may not, however, is how much that food actually costs — not just out of pocket money, but environmental costs.

Here is an example: You ride your bike to McDonald’s and order yourself a burger.

Riding your bike is definitely a great habit to have, because it reduces carbon emissions. However, foods like burgers and fries have plenty of carbon emissions to make up for.

James Cascio, a writer for OpentheFuture.net, calculated one burger costs roughly six and a half pounds of carbon dioxide. He took this one step further and found in one year, the United States’ love for burgers produces the annual carbon output of 7,500 to 15,000 SUVs. Local restaurants, food providers and brewers are working toward reducing the carbon footprint of their products in order to create a more sustainable food system.

Diablo Burger, located in Heritage Square in downtown Flagstaff, is one of these restaurants.

“All of our burgers are made from 100 percent local, grass-fed, open-range raised beef from the Diablo Trust ranches” says Diablo Burger representative Derrick Widmark.

For Diablo Burger, using local food is a way to be sustainable while bringing the community together and supporting the quality of life for the Flagstaff region.

“For us, it’s about connecting community to the local landscape through food, and supporting local ranchers and farmers who do so much that contributes to the quality of life this region has to offer,” Widmark says.

The emphasis on local food seems to

be paying off.

“It’s the best burger and fries I’ve had in Flagstaff by far,” says Chad O’Leary, a junior mechanical engineering major.

Sustainable eating and drinking practices can be extend to the bars. Mother Road Brewing Co. and Lumberyard Brewing Company have both received sustainability awards from Coconino County.

“Drinking locally reduces the carbon footprint because there are less transportation costs associated,” says Micheal Marquess, principal owner of Mother Road.

Breweries around Flagstaff and the country are working toward more sustainable brewing practices. Many give the used hops to local cattle farms for feed, use less and less water per pint and recycle any water they can through the brewing process.

Drinking locally is drinking sustainably, because it reduces carbon footprint and increases the money going back into local businesses and farms.

“Bike or walk to the bars serving these local beers,” Marquess says. “Lastly, know your limits; don’t waste good beer.”

NAU has also shown support for sustainable eating practices. The Green Scene Café, located in the Health and Learning Center, shows students the carbon footprint of their foods. The campus also practices composting and in the Hot Spot the flyers on the tables show how NAU is working toward a more sustainable food system.

In Flagstaff, there are plenty of opportunities to eat “green.” The Flagstaff farmer’s market is open every Sunday in the City Hall parking lot. All food there is locally grown by people striving to live sustainably.

Jonathan Netzky, owner of local food based catering service Local Alternative, suggests the first step to eating responsibly is being knowledgable about your food.

“Do your research,” Netzky says. “Find out where your food comes from.”

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Rapelling and recruiting with ROTC Mountain Adventure Course kicks off fall semester

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BY MADISON SANTOS

f a student is wearing camouflage and combat boots on a Thursdays, it usually means that student is a member of the Reseve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC).

They stand out on campus, but not many know what ROTC is all about or what the cadets of the program go through. At the beginning of every year, NAU’s ROTC organizes an event known as the Mountain Adventure Course, and it is open to any student who wants to check out the program. This year’s event took place in the forest this Sept. 8 at the foot of Humphrey’s Peak.

“Think of it as an ice-breaker event,” says Erick Gonzalez, a senior hotel and restaurant management major. “They get to see all the cool stuff like basic rappelling, so this is what is going to spark their interest.”

Gonzalez, who is a cadet captain in ROTC this year, explains that the Mountain Adventure Course is geared toward freshmen and sophomores, but the upperclassmen are there to help run and organize it.

“We do have a responsibility,” Gonzalez says. “But at the end of the day, everyone has a lot of fun.”

The first batch of members was at the event site by 5:30 a.m. Then at 7:30 a.m., the students taking part in the course showed up and the day ended with BBQ at about 11:30 a.m.

“This year, it seems bigger than it has been in the past couple of years,” says Austin Chatt, a senior engineer major and cadet. About 60 beginner cadets participated with the help of about 25 junior and senior cadets and six Cadres, officers who run the ROTC program.

There were several different stations at the event where new cadets were taught how to tie knots and make Swiss seats, which are harnesses made from rope. The harnesses were needed for the three different rappelling stations set up, the most advanced one being 60 feet high.

“Today is a lot of fun and definitely good experience,” says Robert Heath, a freshman business management major.

Heath joined ROTC because he wants to be an officer in the U.S. Army. “Management has a big part in the Army, especially being an officer, so it works,” he says.

Heath enjoys rappelling and thinks it is fun.

“You get a little nervous at first,” Heath says. “But the jitters go away quick.”

Another cadet who enjoyed the thrill of rappelling is sophomore hotel and restaurant management major Olivia Simpson.

“Today is fun,” Simpson says. “For people who are afraid of heights, they are probably going to piss their pants.”

Her reasoning for joining ROTC is because she wants the structure and wants to do something for her country.

“It is just a good path for me,” Simpson says. “I actually contracted yesterday, which means after I graduate I’ll go to the Army, and when you contract you get like a three-year scholarship.”

Lieutenant Colonel Todd Hourihan was also at the event and gave insight to what “contracting” is.

“Freshmen and sophomores can be in ROTC their first two years with no commitment in order to get a feel for what it is like,” Hourihan says. “After that, they can walk away or they can sign a contract to stay with us and get into tougher training.”

Gonzalez contracted after his sophomore year and has had many great experiences in ROTC since then.

“The summer between sophomore and junior year, we are required to go to a 30-day training camp called LDAC

[Leadership Development and Assessment Camp],” Gonzalez explains. According to him, LDAC is the largest military training exercise in the world and every single cadet in the nation participates. “I met a lot of people from all over when I went,” he says.

Although the cadets of ROTC have a lot to look forward to, the Mountain Adventure Course is just the first step in their journey.

Jeff Hall, a sophomore parks and recreation major, was another participant at the event.

“I have always wanted to join the Army and get an education,” Hall says. “This way, I can do both and it is great leadership experience.”

At events like these, the ROTC invites special guests in order for other people to see what the program is like and what they are working on. NAU Vice Provost Karen Pugliesi came to the Mountain Adventure Course and even tried rappelling a couple of times.

“It’s a good tradition to begin the program,” Gonzalez says. “It gives new comers the big picture of what ROTC is like.”

“The main purpose of the event is to give the students confidence and to have fun,” Lieutenant Colonel Hourihan says.

LEFT: Sophomore Garrett Dunlap talks to Major Brian Grable before starting to rappel. CENTER: Dunlap and sophomore Michael Evans talk before their turn to repel RIGHT: Karen Pugliesi, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, repels down a 60-foot cliff face.

(Photos by Sean Ryan)

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Hockey builds around returning roster to strengthen depth Club looks to improve on impressive last season, work in new players

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BY MATT ESAENA

ne of NAU’s most popular sports teams returned to the ice for the first time since its appearance at the American Collegiate Hockey Associaton National Tournament.

The NAU Ice Jacks held their yearly tryouts and set a new record for amount of players trying out this season, as 88 players laced up their skates in hopes of claiming a spot on either the Division II or Division III teams for the 201213 season.

The hockey club has come a long way since its inguinal season in 2005, when only 16 players tried out. This year, over 30 players had to be cut so both teams could have rosters of 25 players apiece.

“Not only are we getting more guys coming out, but we’re getting more talented players,” said AJ Fairchild, who has been the Ice Jacks’ general manager since 2005. “We have the cream of the crop here at tryouts this year. Most of the players here have been well-coached, so it makes our job easier when it comes to keeping guys and making cuts.”

Both of NAU’s hockey teams are coming off the best seasons they have had since splitting into two squads four years ago. The D-II team qualified for Nationals for the first time, while a much-improved D-III team reached the regional tournament for the first time in club history, where they were knocked out by top-seeded Iowa State University.

This year, tryouts had a different feel to them. With 88 players battling for 50 spots, the pace and intensity of the flow of the game on the ice made it feel like the team was already halfway through the season. Players were shooting harder, hitting more and skating faster.

Those players who came to tryouts thinking they would have all season to get back into playing shape got a rude awakening. Many of the new players came from Arizona’s junior teams, including four Arizona Redhawks and the state’s best travel club programs such Mission AA and the Desert Youth Hockey Association.

“I think all the competition definitely helps,” said senior forward Michael Farnham. “Returning guys even have to fight for spots, so it keeps everyone on their toes.”

Even with the new and improved talent, the coaching staff stressed keeping a good core of teammates is important to stay consistent.

“I have to start by picking my core guys from last year,”

Carter Achilles (left) and Justin Frechione (right) eye the puck during Ice Jacks tryouts. Achilles and Frechione are returning from the nationaly ranked 2011-12 team. (Photo by Kaloni Vazquez)

D-III head coach Kris Walsh said. “If I have a core [group] of 15 guys that already know what NAU hockey is about, then it helps the other 10 guys fall into place quicker. It makes my life easier and we see results sooner.”

The D-III coaching staff selected 11 new players to join its roster and Walsh made somewhat of a bold move by taking four goaltenders instead of the traditional hockey amount of three. The D-II team also tried to build the new talent around the core group instead of vice-versa. D-II head coach Travis Johanson took only eight new skaters to join his squad.

“Having all these new players at tryouts helped out the

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competition level big time,” Johanson added. “For the most part, it’s the same team. But with some new talent, guys are going to have to be in competition all season, to get ice time or to not get scratched from the lineup.”

Both teams will start practicing this week. As Johanson stated, just because tryouts are over does not mean the competition is. Neither team has picked a starting goalie yet, the line combinations have to be decided soon and both D-II and D-III need new captains.

The coaches have selected the teams, but there are still many questions to answer before D-II drops the puck with UA on Sept. 21 to open the season for NAU hockey.

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Swim and dive look to ride depth to WAC title

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BY CODY BASHORE

oming off a second-place finish at the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) championships this past year, NAU’s swimming and diving teams appear to be poised for another run at a WAC team title on the back of its star swimmers.

Among those star returners are senior Fi Connell and juniors Emma Lowther and Rachel Palmer. Between the three of them, they currently hold four individual WAC titles and six individual school records. They swam on four school-record relay teams, and Lowther and Palmer account for half of NAU’s first WAC relay gold in program history.

“If they perform up to their potential — if they perform their very best in February at the end of the year — then we’re going to be in a good position to hopefully win a championship,” said head coach Andy Johns.

A three-time CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major All-American, Connell enters her senior season looking to cement her place among the most prolific swimmers in NAU history.

The potential highlight of her final campaign will be the pursuit of a fourth-straight gold medal in the 200 backstroke at the WAC Championships.

“I am very fortunate I am able to step up at the conference meet and that I pride myself on my ability to race well when I need to,” Connell said. “The fact that I’ve had so many medals in the backstroke, that’s kind of attributed to the fact that I’ve been a backstroker my whole life and we focus a lot on backstroke purely for me.”

She also enters the season as the defending WAC Champion in the 200 individual medley and is seeking the chance to regain her freshman gold in the 100 backstroke after a pair of silvers the past two seasons. The Australia native is also NAU’s school-record holder in all three of her main events: the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke and 200 individual medley.

“It’s hard; you can never control your opponents and all three years that I’ve done the 100 backstroke I’ve had different opponents,” Connell said. “We’ve had other athletes come in and some of them have gone with other schools leaving for different conferences or just transferring out. I haven’t even looked to see who is coming in or who I’ll be against.”

Fresh off an appearance at her native New Zealand’s Olympic Trials in April, Lowther returns to the Lumberjacks in search of her first individual WAC Championship.

“It’s my focus for me individually. Obviously, I have team goals for the season, but then individually that’s where I want to be, there’s no doubt about it,” Lowther said. “Everything I do is going to be trying to get toward that. Training hard, working hard in the weight room — everything.”

However, with silver medals in the 500 freestyle and 1650 freestyle this past season, Lowther earned her second straight appearance as a CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major All-American this past season.

Lowther’s first taste of gold came when she swam the lead leg of the 800 freestyle relay team that won NAU’s first WAC relay title in 2012. On the second leg of that relay team was fellow junior and Kiwi, Palmer.

Sophomore Emily Lewandowski swims during practice on Sept. 11 at the Wall Aquatic Center.

(Photo by Sean Ryan)

“We have a lot of depth this year, which is definitely going to be a great asset to our team,” Lowther said. “I think we could put up very strong relay teams in all four. That would be definitely be another goal for the team this year, to improve on our relay performances.”

The two return to defend the Lumberjacks’ first relay gold and feel with the stable of swimmers the team has, they can add to the budding collection of relay medals.

“We have a lot of new freshman this year who are going to show everyone that they are here and they are ready,” Palmer said.

“I think our 200 and 400, we’re going to have a whole bunch of amazing girls this year, so it’s going to be tough to get on the relays.”

Additionally, Palmer won a pair of individual gold medals at the WAC Championships. She swam to gold in the 200 butterfly and the 400 individual medley, breaking school records in both races on the way.

“For myself, I just want to make sure I improve [and] get better than I was last year,” Palmer said. “I was obviously really happy with how I went last year, so if I can improve from that then I’ve done my job.”

As a result of her breakout sophomore campaign, Palmer also was named to the CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major All-American team.

On the diving side, NAU will push forward into the year with some inexperience, as senior Kristy Ardavanis will lead a group of divers that includes two juniors, a sophomore and two true freshman.

“Last year we had eight divers, but we couldn’t even compete

them all; that’s a big number,” said diving coach Nikki Huffman.

“Six is a pretty solid number. We’ve had some more depth in the past, but we still have a lot of talent from top to bottom, so I’m excited about all six of them.”

Ardavanis returns to the Lumberjacks after finishing second on the one-meter board and fourth on the three-meter board at the WAC Championships. She also appeared at the NCAA Zone E Meet, where she finished 12th on the three-meter board and 24th on the one-meter board.

Behind Ardavanis are sophomore Katie Dallman and junior Gwen Smithberg, who each have experience at the WAC Championships, including Smithberg’s sixth place finish on platform this past season.

“Gwen really came on at the end last year, I think she’ll even do better at conference. Last year she was top eight on platform, so I think this year she can be top eight springboard and platform,” Huffman said. “Then we have Katie Dallmann, who’s going to be a sophomore and did a great job for us. I think she’ll just get better and better.”

In the Jacks’ favor is the recent shake up in the WAC. “The fact that Hawaii, Nevada and Fresno State are gone makes diving absolutely wide open,” Johns said. “So, it’s going to be interesting to see how that plays out.”

The swim and dive team will kick off its regular season on Oct. 13 in Sedona against in-state rival ASU. The dual meet will follow a pair of inter-squad meets at Wall Aquatic Center, starting with NAU’s 17th annual Pentathlon on Sept. 21 and the Blue and Gold meet on Oct. 12.

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he Lumberjack spoke with senior volleyball player Kelli Dallmann outside her second home at the Rolle Activity Center to dig into the life of NAU’s star outside hitter. Having converted from leading the team as setter for her previous three years, Dallmann has already received two MVP awards in her 2012 season and intends to continue leading her team to the Big Sky Conference Championship.

LJ: What’s been your most memorable moment in class so far?

KD: Betty as a teacher. Betty Brown. Just Betty Brown [health sciences assistant professor].

LJ: What’s been your most memorable moment on the court so far?

KD: That’s a really hard question. I don’t know. I literally don’t know.

LJ: Maybe it’s still to come?

KD: Yes! Yes! LJ: What’s something the team may know about you that the rest of the school may not?

KD: Most people probably don’t know that my little sister dives here. She’s on the dive team and I think that’s pretty cool.

LJ: Are there any extreme sports you’d like to try some day? Like skydiving?

KD: Um, no! No skydiving. But I do want to play beach volleyball professionally.

LJ: So you want to do beach. Then Misty May or Kerri Walsh, is one of them your idol?

KD: Oh, I love them.

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KD: Let me think about this, because all we did was watch the Olympics for three weeks straight. I think my crush was Kerri Walsh. Man, I’m going with my girl crush.

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KD: Ryan Reynolds.

LJ: So then what would your favorite movie be?

KD: Sound of Music.

LJ: Sound of Music? So Ryan . . . ?

KD: And The Proposal. And Miss Congeniality. Anything with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds.

LJ: What was the most recent movie you saw in the theaters?

KD: The Campaign. So funny. I love Will Ferrell too, he’s another crush, weird crush.

He’s awesome.

LJ: What’s the last played song on your iPod? KD: Jason Mraz. One of his songs.

LJ: So would he be your favorite artist then?

KD: No. My favorite band is The Eagles.

LJ: What would be a lyric or a quote that you live by?

KD: That’s another hard one, I like too many songs. Oh! “Shake it out,” by Florence+The Machine. “Shake it out, shake it out.”

LJ: Okay, last question. What does being a Lumberjack mean to you?

KD: Just being proud. You know, pride and being a Lumberjack. You know, being from Flagstaff and representing the school and you know it’s just about pride.

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After sitting behind Matt Myers and Drew Zamora for his first three years at NAU, Wilder took over placekicking duties this season. He had no field goal attempts at ASU and his first career attempt was blocked by UNLV as the game headed to halftime.

Wilder’s past field goal was on Dec. 6, 2008, in the Class 4A Division II football championship game at Notre Dame Prep in Scottsdale.

“Ever since I started kicking, it’s what I’ve always gone to bed thinking about. It’s just awesome being a part of that,” Wilder said.

The Lumberjacks found themselves in position for the win, thanks to a defense that shut out the Rebels for the game’s final 44 minutes and an opportunistic offense lead by sophomore quarterback Chase Cartwright in his first career start.

“Obviously, we had a new center playing, we had a new quarterback playing [and] there [were] some inconsistencies,” said head coach Jerome Souers. “I was really proud of the fact that our defense kept us in it and then our offense, when we needed the production, was able to achieve it.”

Senior quarterback Cary Grossart was held out of the game with a right knee injury, one he sustained against ASU. Cartwright found himself struggling early on, going 2-for-11 passing with 37 yards through the game’s first 28 minutes.

The Lumberjacks regained possession with 2:10 left in the first half and Cartwright connected on six straight completions for 68 yards. However, another three consecutive incompletions, two dropped by junior Nick Cole, stalled the drive and NAU went to the half down 14–0.

“The last drive in the second quarter was key,” Cartwright said, via NAU Athletics.

“We came out in the third quarter and stalled for a little bit. We just chipped away at them, one play at a time.”

Another quick stop by the Lumberjack defense opened the second half; then, senior Austin Shanks put the Lumberjacks on the board with a 75-yard punt return touchdown, the sixth-longest in program history.

“I just caught it, made one move and then I set up a few blocks. From there, it was just good,” Shanks said. “It feels great. We haven’t done this since, I don’t know, in the ‘80s.”

The return moved the score to 14–7, and with the Rebels failing to move the ball successfully since the opening quarter, the Lumberjacks were in control.

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The football team celebrates following junior kicker Andy Wilder’s gamewinning field goal against UNLV. The Jacks upset the Rebels 17–14.

(Photo courtesy of NAU Athletics)

“The punt defense team gave him a crease and with Austin’s speed and athleticism, that’s all he needs,” Souers said. “For him to hit that run the way he did and finish it with a score was a huge uplifting event in that game. It took a lot of momentum and confidence and [I] felt like it brought us back.”

A missed field goal by the Rebels set the Lumberjacks up for an 80-yard touchdown drive to tie the game halfway through the fourth quarter. Two pass interference calls helped put NAU in the UNLV territory before the Lumberjacks made their own luck.

Cartwright hit junior wide receiver Ify Umodu for 11 yards on third down and junior running back Zach Bauman, returning from a head injury against ASU, converted the fourth-and-two with a three-yard run to keep the drive alive. Another four plays later, at the UNLV eight-yard line, Bauman broke free for a touchdown on third-and-one.

“I was really excited; I know third-andone, you put the ball in my hands I have to get it,” Bauman said. “So, a must is a must.”

The teams traded another few possessions before NAU took over at its own 14-

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yard line with 1:16 left. A Bauman run of 25 yards, another crucial pass interference call on UNLV and a 30-yard hookup from Cartwright to Umodu set up Wilder for the gamewinning kick.

“Our big players stepped up, you know Zach had a huge run that last drive . . . And Chase settled down and gave us a very clutch performance in the fourth quarter,” Souers said. “And even though [Wilder] missed the first field goal, I thought it showed great mental toughness to come back and kick the game winner even when they tried to ice him.”

The win snapped a 22-game losing streak against FBS programs, with the previous win coming at Tulsa in 1987. More importantly, the game proved to give the Lumberjacks just the rebound they needed after the disappointment in Tempe.

“We were kind of on a high, I think, and then you know us losing like that, it’s a very humbling experience,” Bauman said. “We understand we’re not where we want to be, but we are still a good team. Being able to come out and get this win . . . shows that we’re really good and we can be even better.”

BY RAYMOND REID

he NAU women’s soccer team ventured to the Bay Area for a weekend two-piece with the University of San Francisco and the University of California-Davis this past Friday and Sunday. NAU played San Francisco to a 1–1 tie and fell at the feet of UC-Davis 3–0.

“We had our highest high and our lowest low all in one weekend,” said freshman midfielder Demi Schmeider.

Making the climb to the top of the Big Sky Conference (BSC) will be a tough task this season for the Jacks, but they believe their run through the gantlet will help them thrive in conference.

To start the weekend, on Sept. 9, the Jacks squared off against the UC-Davis Aggies.

The Lumberjacks came out offensively motivated, posting their first game with multiple corner kicks: three to the Aggies’ one. The Jacks shot early and often, but the Aggies took over after that. Winning the shot battle 29–7, the Aggies scored in the 20th, 42nd and in the 73rd minutes off of a NAU handball in the box, going on to win 3–0.

“Even though we came out of it with a loss and a tie, we can take positives from this weekend,” said junior defender Shawnee Morgan. “It was a wake-up call.”

Junior Lauren Weaver got the start in goal and posted a season-high nine saves.

“We didn’t make the necessary transitions that we needed to make mentally,” said head coach Andre Luciano.

“Part of that is our youth, not knowing how to transition from Friday to Sunday yet. Part of it is going through the rigors of a season. Five of our first seven games have been on the road.”

Friday against San Francisco, the Jacks began their weekend set.

Freshman forward Haley Wingender netted her second goal of the season, coming within a week of her first score.

Wingender scored in the 17th minute, only 21 seconds after the Dons notched the first goal of the game. The Jacks and the Dons shot nearly even amounts through the contest, with the Jacks losing the shot count 15–13.

Weaver posted five saves in the contest.

The Jacks played the Dons tough for the final 73 minutes of the game, and after 90 minutes, the two teams were stuck at one goal each, sending them into overtime.

After the overtime period, neither team scored and NAU posted its first tie of the 2012 season.

“We did extremely well against the University of San Francisco,” Luciano said. “It shows we’re getting better as a team offensively and defensively. That was a game we should have won, outshooting them 6–2 in overtime.”

The Jacks will host the Hilton Garden Inn High Altitude Tournament featuring Florida Gulf Coast University and San Jose State University. NAU’s first game is against Florida Gulf Coast on Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. and followed by San Jose State on Sept. 16 at 1 p.m.

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BY ALEXIS BURNETT

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nce a year, historic downtown Flagstaff ’s narrow streets and red-brick buildings are alight with a unique feeling. With ‘50s and ‘60s music blasting on street corners and smells wafting from vendors’ booths, people of various ages and descents crowd the streets and gaze at cars from all eras.

This was the atmosphere of the 8th Annual Route 66 Charity Car Show held this past weekend, organized by the Route 66 Car Club. With craft booths, food vendors and a maximum of 425 cars from the past and the present, there was something for everyone to gaze at. What was so unique about the event was the sense of community among showers, attendees and sellers alike.

The Route 66 Car Club, a non-profit organization, started in 1985 as club for Chevrolet Corvairs.

The club’s interest expanded into other models and eras as the organization grew. Mark Strango, president of the Route 66 Car Club, is one of many who help run the car show. In the past six years, the show has raised about $150,000, with $18,000 raised in the past year, which all went to local charities and the Flagstaff community. The club and show manage to do all this while also bringing business to the town. “[There is] an economic jolt to the economy every time we come up,” Strango said.

In the scope of history, cars and Route 66 have symbolized progress, travel, freedom and community.

“My parents came out of World War II. At that time, you had the big expansion west,” Strango said. “In World War II, not everybody owned a car. [Route] 66 was the first main road that went midwest, starting into Chicago and ending in Santa

Monica, California. That’s how we migrated west.

As a kid, I can remember riding in the car on Route 66. It’s the experience . . . It’s the love of the road; it’s beautiful. I can’t explain it any other way.”

Don Chacon, a class of 1965 NAU alumnus and an educator for 45 years, was at the show Saturday as an entrant, showing a classic car he fixed up and remodeled himself.

Concerning the entrants, Chacon said, “You’re not going find a nicer group of people . . . we’re not here to raise chaos.” Lifting his cap to reveal gray hair, he added, “I mean, look how old we are.”

The car show strives to preserve the spirit of Route 66: small and yet so significant in the grand scheme of history.

“The main road is fading fast and we need to keep it alive for future generations,” Strago said.

“I’d like to see more of 66 get back on board — more of the states get together and make it a more continuous route . . . so people can experience it.

[Otherwise,] our kids will never know.”

The show was a place for young people to learn and for others to relive the past. Walking down the streets, conversations in different languages, like Japanese and German, were brought together by a common interest in history represented through vehicles.

Although a tourist area, Flagstaff is still an intimate community because local organizations, like the Route 66 Car Club, seek to benefit the town.

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Over the weekend, the people of Flagstaff gathered downtown for the annual Route 66 car show. (Photo by Holly Mandarich)

This Chevrolet Camero was one of over 400 classic cars displayed at the annual Route 66 car show. (Photo by Holly Mandarich)

Arts&Entertainment

The Price

$ I Right at NAU Mario Mora is shown bartending at the Mad I Monday night. (Photo by Holly Mandarich)

New Mad Italian remodels for new crowd

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BY MORGAN MILLER

t is hard to talk about the southside of the tracks without mentioning the Mad Italian Public House, commonly known as Mad I. Open since 1972, Mad I embraces the dark, rugged feel of South San Francisco Street and welcomes anyone and everyone to come experience a place rich in history and character.

This southside mainstay is about to be restored by a fan of its past.

At just 24 years old, new owner AJ Mansen is determined to bring back the rustic feel of the Mad I. Mansen explained,“I’m two years out of college. It’s not like we’re a cookie-cutter corporation.

We’re the southside and you need to embrace that.”

Much of his outlook on bar life has been influenced by his experience living in New York City, as well as experiencing the Mad I since childhood.

Mansen’s uncle opened the bar and has kept it in the family ever since.

“Growing up down here and being a street kid for awhile, hanging out with all the guys down here on the streets, I have a lot of street smarts. Living in New York opened me up to more of that. I have a whole new perspective of life,” Mansen said.

Located at 101 S. San Francisco St., Mad I is in the center of Flagstaff’s southside. The history and rawness of the block seem to be the root of Mansen’s passion. Growing up downtown, he has seen the true character of South San Francisco Street and is inspired by the local fashion, art, music and live entertainment. Mad I takes the grit of the southside, often seen as negative, and embraces it.

“We like that dark-side-of-the-tracks feel. We keep it mobster; it’s the Mad Italian. This whole wall is dedicated to the Rat Pack, Don Corleone, Italian mobsters and stuff like that because my family has

ties that go back into that kind of scene,” Mansen said.

Some of the first eye-catching draws when entering the Mad I are the spacious rooms. Each one offers something unique, from dance floors to pool tables to the patio upstairs. With food specials every night and popular events such as Tequila Sunrise, there is constantly something to look forward to.

Keeping the originality of Mad I is Mansen’s main mission, while at the same time cleaning it up and making it accessible and marketable for all demographics. Although this renovation is a work in progress, changes are already taking place. One major aspect Mansen is trying to improve on is the connection to the university.

In the past, Mad I was a main college bar and hang-out spot. “If we could have a testimonial from every college student that went to the NAU from 1975 to 2005, everybody would be saying Mad I, Mad I, Mad I. This was their home,” Mansen said.

Because of this, Mansen is taking into consideration affordable prices for students as well as an environment where they can feel at home.

Mansen continued, “There’s a lot of bars downtown that people frequent because they’re all joined together, but they don’t have any real connection to the bar besides the fact that everyone’s going there and they offer what they want: music and dancing.

That’s cool and all, but we want to build something that’s a second home away from home.”

Whether it’s live music or art, the strong sense of community is what attracts nearly every type of person.

Mansen has one last word of advice for anyone who dares to venture out into the “dark side” of downtown: “Come as you are. Respect the southside and the southside will respect you.”

“It can be a sports bar, it can be a dance club, it can be a rooftop patio. We want to make it a hub of all of that,” Mansen said.

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BY MACKENZIE CHASE

ome on down, you’re the next contestant on The Price Is Right!

Although going through several different announcers, Rod Roddy’s simple line has become one of the most recognizable phrases since America’s number one television game show began in 1956.

Bill Cullen first hosted The Price Is Right when it only consisted of a panel of contestants trying to guess the correct price of different products for several rounds without going over the true price.

The winner would receive the product being bid on at the end and return for the next show as the reigning champion. The current format, which was integrated in 1972 with Bob Barker as host, has stuck.

The TV game show has been hosted

by Drew Carey since Barker left in 2007, but Todd Newton will host the live event at NAU on Sept. 15.

Contestants estimate the retail prices of luxury items and whoever guesses the closest without going too high goes on to play the rest of the game, which includes several mini-games based on more price guessing. With prizes that range from brand new cars and kitchen appliances to a dream vacation, NAU students have the opportunity to win.

Sophomore photography major Kaloni Vazquez is looking forward to the event.

“I’m expecting to just have fun. I loved watching it as a child and I’m really excited to see what games they bring to NAU. I’ve always wanted to play,” she said.

Now in its 40th season, The Price Is Right is touring the country with a revised version of the studio game that boasts even more audience participation. According to The Price is Right LIVE! website, NAU will have the chance to be a part of it all for free, thanks to SUN Entertainment.

Rachel Cole, program coordinator for

the company, says this is the first largescale game show to come here.

“We had originally wanted to bring the Minute to Win It live game show for Family Weekend,” Cole said. “But it wasn’t currently touring. Over the summer, we received an email that The Price is Right LIVE! was touring around the country doing theaters and colleges in the fall. We thought it would be something fun and interactive for NAU students and the community, so we decided to move forward with it.”

Sophomore marketing major Lindsay Haun is a huge fan of the show and will be attending the live event here on campus.

“My boyfriend and I love to watch it all the time. We think of it as quality bonding and always try and compete against each other at home,” Haun said.

Haun said she will do anything she can to become a contestant.

“I have even been brushing up on my prices of random objects! Online shopping really does the trick,” she said. “I’m very outgoing and I know I would rock it.”

Cole explained the relatively simple process to being considered as a candidate for the game.

“There is no purchase or ticket necessary to sign up to be a contestant. Contestants will be drawn by the producers for the show and will be notified [if] they have been selected to participate,” she said.

Attendees can register to be considered a player if they arrive slightly earlier than 5 p.m.

The Price is Right will be live this Saturday, Sept. 15 in Prochnow Auditorium at 8 p.m.

Whether to be on the show or just to watch fellow classmates be a part of it, students can pick up their tickets to the event for free from the Central Ticket Office.

Tickets are also available to the public for $20.

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Lawless

Artist: Swamp Wolf Album: The Brilliance of a

Directed by John Hillcoat Starring: Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf and Guy Pearce Running time: 116 minutes Rated R

Feral Mind

Genre: Black Metal

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BY DANIEL DAW

lagstaff locals Swamp Wolf broke out a debut album, The Brilliance of a Feral Mind, after they released their demo in 2011. The band as a whole is a powerhouse of sound between Daniel Toberg and Kevin Pennick slamming guitars, Chris Weeteling rocking bass, Nate Edenhofer playing drums and “Dirty” Steve Raufman contributing vocals.

The title track, “The Brilliance of a Feral Mind,” opens with what is commonly called noise rock. While I can’t say I’m a fan of the specific genre, the track does pick up into a more traditional metal/hardcore style. The track showcases the intensity of the guitars mixed with Raufman’s vocals, but they tend to get overpowered by the rest of the band. Overall, the song is a strong opening track.

“The Shame” opens with a more solemn guitar line, which is a departure from the rest of the album’s heart-racing, fast-paced style. Later on, the rest of the band comes in, creating a nice moment. This would be one of my favorite tracks on the album; however, the beginning section is interrupted by screams that don’t fit in and sound awkward or even comical at times. About halfway in, the song breaks into the more familiar style of what I have come to expect from this group.

One thing I did notice about this album was the amazing song connectivity from track to track. It’s almost as if each track is one movement in a much larger piece, as opposed to albums in which each track has a definite beginning and end. On my first listen, I thought the intro to “Dire Times” was the outro to “The Shame.” The seamless transitions on this album are a major plus.

“Some People’s Children” has a nice balance of sound, opening with Edenhofer paired with the bass for a drum feature. This is another track where the vocals are not overpowered by the rest of the group. Around the song’s midpoint, a nice interlude of calm melodic guitar creates a nice contrast from the first half.

Another aspect of this album worth mentioning: Most of the songs are pretty short and not a single one goes over the four-minute mark. A couple of tracks are only a little over a minute long. In some instances, it would be nice to hear the ideas fleshed out in more detail, especially on more dynamic tracks, such as “The Shame” and “Some People’s Children.”

The closing track, “The Foundation of Guilt,” maintains the overall powerful, but hectic, musical style we hear through this album. It’s a strong track to end on.

As a whole, Swamp Wolf ’s debut album is a tour de force of music and leaves the listener wondering what the band will produce in the future.

Best Tracks: “Some People’s Children,” “The Foundation of Guilt”

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BY JAYSON BURNS

will be honest: I had no idea this movie existed until about a week ago. As such, I all but blindly walked into the movie theater, with only my brother’s vague description of the plot. I really wasn’t expecting much from Lawless, maybe as nothing more than “some movie I saw,” but to my pleasant surprise (and great discomfort in a few cases) I actually found some gems to take out of a somewhat flawed film.

Taking place in Virginia during Prohibition, Lawless follows the true story of the Bondurant brothers, Forrest (Tom Hardy), Howard (Jason Clarke) and Jack (Shia LaBeouf), who are just one out of many families running a moonshine business. Everything has been going fairly well for a time, with the local sheriffs turning a blind eye or actually buying from the bootleggers, until the government sends Special Agent Charlie Rakes (Guy Pearce) to take control of the situation. Rakes soon has most of the bootleggers under his thumb through bribery and brute force until only the Bondurants remain. The brothers face tragedy after success after

QuickFlick

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BY JAYSON BURNS

s with many other memorable Arnold Schwarzenegger films, the 1990 sci-fi action movie Total Recall is, for one reason or another, held in high esteem. Could it be possible this remake starring Colin Farrell might actually make people forget about the original?

No. Of course not. Still, 2012’s Total Recall manages to hold its own as a downright decent and enjoyable piece of science fiction.

The film takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where living space on the planet has been reduced to the The United Federation of Britain (UFB) and The Colony (modern-day Australia). The people of The Colony are forced to take a massive underground elevator to the UFB in order

tragedy as they stand up against the invasive agent.

Since this movie follows multiple characters over a fairly long period of time, there’s quite a deal of story to cover.

As such, Lawless suffers from a few points of bad pacing, with some important plot developments quickly glanced over with a monologue. There’s still a sizable amount that happens at a decent pace, however, and there was still a good sense of time.

What I really liked about the film was its use of brutality along with the more beautiful moments. At first, I was put off by seeing a romantic scene followed by a man being horribly tarred and feathered, but then I realized it worked. These men are in a dangerous business, and while they may have some quiet times in their lives, there’s more than enough room for tragedy.

There is a strong cast in this film, and they all perform as they’re expected to. As the star, LaBeouf creates a protagonist who I wanted to root for despite his problems, and Hardy makes his character very likable even though he’s quiet and, at times, violent. Tom also slurs at times, making him harder to understand than when he

was Bane in the Batman films. Clarke’s character is more of a supporting role, but he fit in well enough, and Gary Oldman leaves an impression with his small role as a big-time bootlegger. Seething with evil, Pearce plays a man who everyone will hate (for crying out loud, he shaves his eyebrows); this comes off as over-the-top at times, though.

More than once, there were times in Lawless where I almost had to look away.

Now, granted, I can be a bit squeamish, but pardon me if I don’t like to see a young man get pummeled with the stock of a shotgun.

The violence all looks very convincing and counters the charming atmosphere nicely.

I did have one problem with an explosion effect they used, which looked kind of fake, but it is a minor thing. The dialogue and characters were also written pretty well, with everyone acting how real people would act (which they should,because they’re based on real people).

Lawless was a gratifying way to end my Saturday. While some might be put off by the brutality in it (and rightfully so), the filmmakers and the cast managed to make it all worthwhile.

Total Recall to find work. One such man is Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), who is beginning to tire of his daily routine. He decides to go to Rekall, a company that provides people with realistic memories of their fantasies.

To Quaid’s surprise, he discovers his “super spy” memory is actually the real one and he holds top-secret information that could help The Colony’s resistance movement. With the UFB on his tail, he teams up with resistance fighter Melina (Jessica Biel) to sort out this information and to help him uncover who he really is.

The acting in Total Recall was serviceable, despite some hiccups (figuratively) here and there. Farrell had no chance to outshine Schwarzenegger as Quaid, but he still effectively portrays the character as a desperate and confused average guy who gradually taps into his secret agent skills.

Conversely, Biel made Melina a little more likable than her original counterpart. Kate Beckinsale has a few wooden moments, but she still manages to make the combination of Quaid’s wife a suitable foil for the protagonists. Much to my relief, Bryan Cranston made the villain Cohaagen less of a cartoon character, even if he had just about as much screen time as Ronny Cox. Visuals are very important for science fiction, and Total Recall rises to the challenge. Only at a few quick instances did I get distracted by something looking fake, as the synthetic soldiers looked Star Wars-worthy. New technology, such as a grenade-like device that release little cameras and an electro-magnetic lasso firing rifle (™), were also pretty interesting, though I found the lack of a hologram projector very disappointing.

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