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I believe this is a cultural shift of immense proportions. We’re going to need to think and act like a private institution ... One of the things I want to assure you: We’re not going to dry up and go away.

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-John Haeger

President, NAU

AT A GLANCE

SOURCE OF FUNDING PER STUDENT

IN 2003 ... $6,812 STATE $4,312 STUDENT

IN 2012 ... $4,646 STATE $6,494 STUDENT

President Haeger speaks to a crowded room of students, faculty and staff. The NAU president explained the university’s response to the budget proposed by Gov. Jan Brewer, as well as the future of NAU. (Photo by Laura Phillips)

VOL 98 Jan. 27 – Feb. 2, 2011

Ancient human remains found Bodies in construction site east of NAU

BY KEVIN BERTRAM & MARIA DICOSOLA

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he remains of two centuries-old bodies were unearthed recently at a construction site in a neighborhood near NAU. The discovery was made by construction workers last Wednesday at the corner of O’Leary and Franklin streets, a few blocks east of Mountain View Hall. The bones were lying on bedrock and buried in several centimeters of soil, according to Kerry Thompson, an assistant anthropology professor.

The Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the bodies — which were confirmed to be an adult male and an infant — are several hundred years old, meaning they predate the founding of the city of Flagstaff in 1876. However, because the bodies are archaic, they were transported to Arizona see REMAINS page 4

Brewer talks in Flag about budget

BY MIRANDA CAIN

G NAU faces $25.8 million in cuts

Governor’s proposal cuts $170 million from universities, Haeger responds with forum

BY KEVIN BERTRAM

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rizona Gov. Jan Brewer announced Jan. 14 that her new FY2011 budget would contain major funding cuts for the three public universities in Arizona, the largest of which will be applied to NAU. In response to the governor’s proposal, NAU President John Haeger hosted a forum titled, “The Challenges Ahead: Fasten Your Seat Belts” this past Tuesday at the High Country Conference Center.

Combined, UA, ASU and NAU will lose nearly $170 million in state funding should the legislature approve Brewer’s plan. A press release released by the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) states Arizona has cut higher education funding by $230 million since 2008

— a 46 percent cut in spending for every public university student in the state.

NAU’s share of the $170 million reduction is $25.8 million under Brewer’s budget proposal.

In his presentation, Haeger was clear about the new responsibilities NAU would need to take on to thrive. He said the university could no longer count on funding from the state as it had in the past.

“The dependence on the state is over, in a sense,” Haeger said. “We are grateful for what the state sends us, but it could be at $100 million or below. And what we need to be looking at is how we are going to run a high-quality university in the future with the state being a minority partner.”

Haeger said NAU will need to become like a private university in every-

thing but name.

“I believe this is a cultural shift of immense proportions,” Haeger said. “We’re going to need to think and act like a private institution.”

Prior to his forum, Haeger announced the Voluntary Separation and Retirement Incentive Program would be returning for a second year. The initiative is designed to encourage older, tenured faculty to retire, freeing up money for NAU to spend in the wake of the reduction in state support. The Office of Public Affairs reported 40 professors took the university’s offer last year.

Haeger said as state and national governments’ expectations of higher education rise, so have massive budget cuts.

“We’re living in a world where we are being see NAU CUTS page 3

ov. Jan Brewer visited the High Country Conference Center this past Friday to give the keynote address at the Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce’s 2011 annual meeting.

The event ended with Brewer’s speech, in which she stated her four main components of reform for her second term as elected governor.

She said her reform plan for the state includes economic competitiveness, education, state government and renewed federalism.

“The underlying philosophy of our education reform plan is really quite simple: a future where all Arizonan students are prepared for college and careers,” Brewer said. “We expect them to learn in Arizona.”

In her speech, Brewer also set goals for the state’s education levels. By 2020, she aims for the state to have a 93 percent high school graduation rate (which is currently at 75 percent) and for 94 percent of third-graders meet reading standards (the current percentage is 69). Brewer said she also wants the number of college graduates to double.

According to Brewer, Arizona needs a new database to identify how well students, teachers and schools are doing. She said she wants to “reward schools and colleges for graduating students, not just see BREWER page 4

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Jan. 18

At 1:05 p.m., a staff member at the University Union reported seeing an ex-boyfriend against whom she had an order of protection.

Officers were dispatched, and the subject was identified and warned against trespassing on campus.

At 8:08 p.m., a staff member from Tinsley Hall called to report the odor of marijuana coming from a room on the first floor.

Officers were dispatched. One subject was cited and released for the possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Jan. 19

At 11:58 a.m., a staff member from Cline Library reported someone might have passed out in the men’s room.

An officer and Flagstaff Fire Department (FFD) were dispatched. The subject was asleep and was not intoxicated. He was allowed to stay in the building.

At 6:13 p.m., a staff member from the Nursing building called to report a female subject displaying a Taser and commented she was going to use it against her husband.

Officers were dispatched and contacted the subject. She was advised not to display the Taser. She said she was carrying it for protection and was not planning to use it on her husband.

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At 10:35, an NAUPD officer pulled over a subject near the Fronske Health Center.

The subject was cited and released for the possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Jan. 20

At 5:31 a.m., a custodian staff member from the Eastburn Education building reported suspicious males loitering outside the building.

An officer was dispatched; the subjects were from the debate team and were waiting for their ride.

At 10:11 a.m., a staff member from Cline Library reported a subject was disturbing the peace in the firstfloor restroom.

An officer was dispatched. The subject was identified and told to leave the library; the subject complied.

At 12:06 p.m., a staff member from Cowden Hall called to report a transient was found asleep in the Cowden Hall lobby.

An officer was dispatched; the subject had been warned previously of trespassing and was arrested and booked into the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Jail for trespassing.

At 12:53 p.m., a staff member from the University Union reported a subject, who was previously warned of trespassing, in the building. see CRIME page 3

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Officers were dispatched, and the subject was arrested and booked into CCSO Jail for trespassing and theft.

Jan. 21

At 1:15 a.m., an officer pulled over a subject on Pine Knoll Drive near South Huffer Lane.

The driver was cited and released for underage DUI, minor consumption and driving without a license in possession. The passenger was cited and released for minor consumption. The vehicle was impounded for a mandatory 30 days.

Jan. 22

At 10:26 p.m., a staff member from the du from NAU CUTS page 1

asked to produce more graduates: ‘And, oh by the way, we’re going to cut your funding,’” Haeger said.

“Those are the kind of unbelievable indicators that are coming to the university.”

The president was careful to stress the budget still needs the approval of the state legislature, and for Brewer to trim the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), approval must be sought from the federal government, which may not come until June or July.

“Just as a caution with that: That is the proposed budget from the governor,” Haeger said.

“There are two things that need to happen with that. One, the legislature has to agree with the governor that it is the appropriate cut to the university. And the second is that the governor needs a federal waiver in order to eliminate people from AHCCCS. If that doesn’t happen, we’re back to looking at the budget once again.”

Over the past seven to eight years, higher education in Arizona has seen a great amount of change in who pays and supports public universities. In 2003, NAU received $11,124 for each student — $6,812 from the state, $4,646 from tuition and fees paid for by that student. In the FY2012 budget, those numbers will have nearly reversed — NAU is still getting $11,140 per student, but only $4,646 of that is coming from the state. Students are expected to cover the remaining $6,494.

Many faculty members were in attendance to hear Haeger’s address, in which he said NAU is still interested in pursuing tenure for professors, given the impacts of tenured positions on research.

“A lot of people worry about if we’re going to get rid of tenure,” Haeger said. “Nothing could be further from the truth, but we’re being much more careful where we approve tenure-track positions.”

While Haeger said NAU would honor its deals with current students studying at the university under the Pledge Program and offer the program to future students, tuition would increase for students not in the program and for all freshmen next year.

“The big question of the hour: How in heav-

InTheNews Bois Center called to report two subjects were trying to enter a high school dance.

Officers were dispatched, but they were not able to find the subjects and did not want to pursue an investigation.

At 1 p.m., a staff member at Gabaldon Hall reported a resident had been in an altercation with her boyfriend.

The male subject had self-inflicted injuries, and the female subject was attempting to take the knife that caused injury away from him. The male had left and admitted himself to Flagstaff Medical Center before NAUPD arrived. The female declined any medical attention. There are charges pending against the male for domestic violence, aggravated assault and criminal damage. en’s name are we going to deal with a $25.8 million budget cut?” Haeger said. “One of my responses: Very carefully, but there are some obvious places we have to go. And so what we’re kind of planning is that we need somewhere between 7 and 10 million dollars in additional tuition and fees to cover the 25.8.”

The NAU president emphasized the need for a fundamental shift in the operation of the public university, and he said students studying at the Flagstaff Mountain campus would have to pay substantially more than those studying at Yuma, Yavapai and other sites because the main campus is more expensive to maintain.

“If you come to a Flagstaff campus, which has the high research mission, it’s going to cost more money,” Haeger said. “It’s going to cost more to run a campus of this size with all of the facilities we have to operate and 100+ programs at the baccalaureate level. So we are lowering tuition in the Extended Campuses sites and saying to students and parents, ‘If cost is the issue for you, these [are] other areas you can go to and deal with that.’ So that’s the tuition philosophy we’ll follow for the next couple of years.”

Haeger also said he wanted to stress the need for the university to bring more freshman students back for a second year.

“If we really want to be more efficient as an institution, we can’t lose a third of our students from freshman to sophomore year,” Haeger said. “We’ve got to really attack that issue, and that will automatically help us improve the six-year graduation rate.”

By placing more of an emphasis on first-year students, Haeger said NAU could raise retention rates to their 2020 goal of about 80 percent. Currently, freshman retention is about 70 percent.

“It might change the culture,” Haeger said.

Despite the difficulties ahead for faculty, students and administration, Haeger said NAU’s impact on the Flagstaff community makes it too important to back down from the challenges.

“One of the things I want to assure you [is] we’re not going to dry up and go away,” Haeger said.

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State Museum (ASM) at the University of Arizona for further examination.

“According to Arizona state statutes, all prehistoric discoveries like that are in the jurisdiction of the Arizona State Museum in Tucson,” Thompson said.

Although the ethnicities of the remains have not yet been determined, they are likely of Native American descent, Thompson said.

Todd Pitezel, assistant curator of archeology at ASM, contacted all of the tribes in Arizona explaining the discovery.

“As soon as the osteologist has finished her report, I will send notification to the tribes who wish to be notified of discoveries in that area, and I will let them decide who wants to take the responsibility,” Pitezel said.

An osteologist, someone who studies bones, is currently studing the remains found at the construction site to determine the ages of the bodies and whether they have tribal origins.

“There will be an analysis of the human remains and anything that may have been included in the burial,” Pitezel said.

“The osteologist will make a determination of culture affiliation.”

Thomson assured that all of the analyses performed on the bones would be non-destructive.

While it may seem strange to find ancient ruins at a construction site, it is a fairly common occurrence in Arizona.

According to the Associated Press, throughout the months of July and August last year, 11 gravesites and seven coffins were found in Kingman, Ariz. while a construction crew was digging a trench for sewer lines.

“Around 70 [Hualapai] tribe members are believed to be buried at that location, although it’s unknown if any of their graves were disturbed,” the AP article said.

The Kingman graves were left over from a cemetery that had operated from 1900 to 1917 but was abandoned in 1944.

The bones found at the Flagstaff site were not part of this or any cemetery.

As for the specifications regarding the bodies, they are currently being analyzed, but that could take time.

“None of these cases really have easy answers,” Thompson said. “It takes some time to figure them out.”

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enrolling them.”

During her speech, Brewer acknowledged higher education has dealt with numerous budget cuts, which is why she believes it is important to continue exploring lower-cost alternatives for universities.

At the meeting, Brewer also spoke about the economic and other changes she wants to make in the state that will affect businesses. She said she wants to create job-based tax incentives, attract businesses from both inside and outside Arizona, and create more retention and expansion.

“Real job growth over time comes for local business growth,” Brewer said.

Brewer also expressed a desire to take a stand against the new healthcare plan and its unconstitutional requirements of business owners and the state.

“Federal government is telling Arizona taxpayers to pick up the tab,” Brewer said.

“Here’s a newsflash to my friends in Washington: Arizona will not be the tax collector for Uncle Sam.” The governor went on to declare she will not sign anything that moves funds from Arizona education to cover federal healthcare.

While several prominent business mem-

bers around Flagstaff were in attendance at the event, several NAU affiliates were also there. Both NAU President John Haeger (who was not available for comment) and Tom Bauer, director of public affairs, were at the meeting to support the chamber of commerce and to hear Brewer’s speech.

“I think what she did was reinforce what NAU is already doing,” Bauer said in reference to NAU’s online programs and partnerships with community colleges around the state to help students with the cost of school.

“I would encourage all students to pay attention to what the governor [said regarding] higher education,” Bauer said.

The meeting celebrated several events, including the chamber’s 120th anniversary, the passing of the gavel between the former and incoming chairpersons, the 2010 recognition awards, and the announcement of the ATHENA and Young ATHENA award winners.

Sarah Holcomb, a lecturer at the W.A. Franke School of Business and Flagstaff businesswoman, won the Young Athena award.

The ATHENA award program began in 1989, and the Young ATHENA program began in 2007.

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NAU students attend class in a South Beaver classroom. The schoolhouse is being used as a temporary replacement for the Liberal Arts building this semester. (Photo by Laura Phillips)

NAU adjusts to South Beaver

BY HANNA RUBIN

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AU and Flagstaff Unified School District came to an agreement last semester on a lease for the South Beaver Elementary School to house classes that were in the Liberal Arts building, which is currently undergoing renovations.

Both students and instructors are feeling the effects, positive and negative, of the new classrooms.

Freshman biology major Jennifer Moraga said she feels the elementary classrooms cause a nuisance when it comes to learning but that the environment brings students and professors closer together.

“The new classrooms are really small, kind of claustrophobic,” Moraga said. “They try and cram a lot of kids in there, and it doesn’t really work. It can be a little distracting just because the classroom is so small, it’s a little like the walls are closing in on you.

But at the same time, it’s more of an intimate feel with your professor.”

Cory McCready, a sophomore secondary education major, said he enjoys the smaller classes.

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and close to each student within the allotted 50 minutes.”

English professor Lydia Paar said at first she was questioning whether the move would be beneficial; after the move, she now agrees with the change.

“I was really hesitant,” Paar said. “I didn’t like it at first because I thought we were going to lose technology, and I was concerned about the lab situation because everyone has to co-teach their [English] 105 classes partially right now. But after getting here, it actually seems fun being in an elementary school.”

English 105 teachers now co-teach with one another, which Paar said has its benefits.

“The co-teaching is interesting,” Paar said. “There is a lot more room for collaboration. It’s kind of a blessing in disguise.”

However, Paar added that the classrooms are indeed smaller and would benefit from the set-up the Liberal Arts building provided.

“I would wish that a couple of the classrooms were a little less crowded,” Paar said. “They’re kind of small, and it can be a little stuffy. And it would be nice to have the desks arranged kind of more like they are over in the Liberal Arts [building], but I don’t think it’s as bad as I’d thought it would be.”

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Editorial&Opinion Student apathy allows budget cuts, tuition increases STAFF EDITORIAL

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resident Haeger held a public forum this past Tuesday for his annual (or is it monthly at this point?) announcement that the university’s budget has yet again been placed on the chopping block. Gov. Jan Brewer is continuing to seek solutions for her current budget troubles by bankrupting the future generations, and that means the school has to take steps to accommodate. Indeed, tuition is going to rise yet again, more good professors are going to be bought out and more mandatory days off will be required for remaining professors.

In the rest of the world (not that most American students have the rest of the world in mind), the cutting of budgets and continuing increase in fees is inducing riots. In Rome, thousands of students are banding together and marching through the streets.

In Yemen, student rally leaders are being arrested. In Britain, stuff is being set on fire.

In the United States ...

Interestingly enough, American students haven’t made so much as a legitimate peep. The continued undervaluing of education in the United States is coming at a time when more people are going to college than ever before. But with all the students currently attending college, the call to action to protest this seemingly perpetual devaluation of educational excellence is disturbingly absent. Do we, the students, just not care?

Believe it or not, it’s remarkably possible. In the United States, we’re taking phat bong rips, and we’re coughing,

Your

Turn What are your feelings about the NAU budget cuts?

By Adam Copeland

Editorial cartoon by David Stoll. and so we’re just too damn busy to notice the problem.

Perhaps that’s an unfair statement, but for a nation whose right to free speech is more flaunted than any other, we’re rather quiet. But maybe students are trying to understand the problem.

“Of course there are budget crises,” you say. “The financial meltdown was only two years ago. Fees are gonna go up!”

Perhaps the students are simply doing their best to resist the Internet-inspired complaint of “fix it now!” Very understanding, right?

Or maybe we’re just too busy choking on smoke. It is certainly true that in the United States, more and more students are going to college. Our people are becoming increasingly better educated, and that’s entirely for the good.

But when does it become not good? If college is the gateway to a better life, and everybody is getting in, can everyone get a better life? According to introductory economics of capitalistic society, absolutely not. Sure, more people are being educated, but that means

I did not know about these budget cuts, but I’m against them.

Alla Takhtay Nursing and Biology // Junior

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the job markets upon graduation are flooded. Compound that with the current problem of the 40-somethings competing in the same job market as the 20-somethings, and the obvious right choice for a job becomes less obvious. In other words: All the time spent becoming an entomologist could result in you cleaning carpets for a living, and that isn’t necessarily your fault.

The same day as President Haeger’s speech, Barack Obama gave his State of the Union address, focusing much of his time on “competitiveness.” This has

I disagree with any cuts to education. Education is extremely important.

Without it, ignorant people would be running our government and major companies.

Morgan Mason Music Performance // Sophomore

obvious implications across the board, especially in the area of domestic corporate competition abroad, although that seems to be an inaccurate solution to our current economic woes. Some might say manufacturing jobs need to come home, and the necessary stratification of education and wealth will be the only thing that brings the U.S. back to prosperity. Look up Obama’s recent $45 billion deal with China to learn more about that.

By competitiveness, one can only hope Obama really means tackling education reform in a serious way with global competition in mind — considering people in college should deserve to be here, and the rest should be learning a trade or something equally important and valuable in American society. If we want capitalism to work, we need to understand that not everybody should get to be a CEO, and those training to be CEOs shouldn’t be high all the time.

Back at HQ, we’re still radio silent.

Not even a blip on the radar from the students at NAU, who received the largest percentage of budget cuts in the state in this most recent round. Haeger has the comfort of walking up to the metaphorical podium and knowing that while some students will be angry, the majority is too busy hitting their bongs to notice.

But hold up — what if we did take notice? Would we rally together and protest our classes? Would we demand legitimate reform and solutions? Could we, the new generation, help solve the problem?

Or would we say, “That really (cough, cough) sucks, bra ... ”

These really will not affect me too much since I am graduating at the end of the semester.

Alex Silver Criminal Justice // Senior

Political rhetoric misinterpreted

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eople spent the days following the Jan. 8 Tucson shooting trying to make sense of the tragedy, and eyes turned to Sarah Palin, one of the prominent public figures of the Republican Party.

Palin released a seven-minute video dismissing the accusations of her responsibility for the massacre and defended what she called one of “our nation’s cherished traditions” of “vigorous and JENNIFER spirited public deGUNTHER bates during elections.” Palin said she felt puzzled, concerned and then sad when she listened to the “irresponsible statements from people attempting to apportion blame for this terrible event.”

The political rhetoric and debate Palin refers to is pseudo-political. Her rhetorical tactics are more sensationalism and polemics than anything else. She and other outspoken Republican figures such as Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck are not to blame for the shooting, but they need to be more responsible with their words. Political pundits must consider the effects their words have on their constituents, who are typically uninformed and uneducated about current events and how the

an societies of Lois Lowry’s The Giver or George Orwell’s 1984 — there might not have been so much overreaction to Obama’s healthcare reform proposals. Palin has the right to disagree with the current attempt at healthcare reform and the right to express her frustrations and concerns. However, she must express these frustrations and concerns in a clear manner that Political cartoon by Alec Kozak. does not get lost U.S. government operates. in inflammatory voIn her video, Palin quoted Ron- cabulary. Emotion is not an end in ald Reagan, who said, “We must re- politics; it is only a means to action. ject the idea that every time a law is Politicians are supposed to convince broken, society is guilty rather than their constituents their plan best the lawbreaker.” Despite seemingly puts our country’s values into pracsupporting this presidential ideal, tice. They inspire their supporters to Palin’s speeches actually refute Rea- create change by action — primarily gan’s quote; their rhetoric has helped by voting for the politician. Rabblecreate the politically charged atmo- rousing is very different from inspirsphere manifested in bitter, shout- ing political action. ing protests and constant nameThe next time Sarah Palin calling between cable news network or any other politician speaks, he anchors. Those who are ignorant or she should better consider the of the country’s political goings-on strength and imagery of words. Palare capable of causing great pub- in and other political figures must lic discord if they hear inflamma- understand how their words and tory statements from their esteemed ideas influence many people and regovernment leaders. All the yelling alize they cannot control how their doesn’t accomplish anything except words will be interpreted or misinloud noises. terpreted.

Those who are mentally unClarity and a balance of logic stable, like the accused gunman of and feeling are essential to politithe Tucson shooting, are capable of cians effectively spreading their committing despicable crimes in re- messages without disasters such as action to the political tension caused attempted assassinations, dead fedby reckless, strong language. People eral judges, and to use Palin’s words, are emotional and unpredictable. It injured, innocent “law-abiding citiis every public speaker’s job to care- zens who respectfully exercise their fully craft their words to drive their First Amendment rights.” Because messages home without being lost politicians determine the policies in the hype of a particular issue. of the country, they should work on If Palin had not referred to the putting their energy of dissatisfachealthcare reform in a note on her tion toward building a better plan Facebook as a system that would for the country. They should not agcreate “death panels” — which she itate people’s strong feelings to the described as similar to the dystopi- point where they are out of control.

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Hugs, Kisses, and Cops Dec. 1 At 4:08 p.m., a subject reported a male had confronted her near the Babbitt Academic Annex and attempted to hug and kiss her.

The incident occurred on Nov. 30 around 5:30 p.m.

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So someone really called the police for this?

That is redicoulous. I wasn’t there, but it does not seem like he sexually assulted her. I bet that it was some poor guy that was this girls friend and he thought that they could have potentally been more then friends.

Maybe this is part of the reason why people go on the internet to date. If you try to date someone in real life, they will call the police on you for trying to hug them!

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amous for their immoral protests at the funeral services of fallen soldiers, Rev. Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) were threatening to protest the funeral of another innocent victim.

This time, their unjustified hatred was aimed at the family of ChristinaTaylor Green, the 9-year-old girl who AARON was tragically shot KENISTON during the Jan. 8 Tucson shootings.

While the protesters were stopped from picketing the Tucson funerals because of a recently passed law in Arizona, these obscenities need to be outawed across the country.

Phelps and his congregation say the motivation behind their picketing is to spread the message that acts like the Tucson massacre and the deaths of American soldiers are “punishments from God” for the United States’ tolerance of homosexuality.

On the WBC website, which is disrespectfully titled GodHatesFags. com, there are numerous links to blogs like “God Sent the Shooter”

and other WBC-supported material such as JewsKilledJesus.com, PriestsRapeBoys.com and AmericaIsDoomed.com. There is even a ticker counting the number of “people whom God has cast into hell since you loaded this page.”

The WBC is not a church. It is a group of money-hungry bigots who exploit families attempting to mourn the deaths of loved ones.

Nearly all of the WBC members are related to Phelps in some way and all are supported by an army of powerful lawyers. The WBC picketers do not protest these funerals because they are spreading God’s will; instead, they go to launch verbal attacks upon grieving family members, hoping to evoke rage and, most importantly, physical violence from their targets.

Then that army of lawyers marches in and sues the family member or any organization they feel has violated their Constitutional rights in some way. The Phelps family has made a hobby out of filing lawsuits on their way to suing individuals, the military, the city of Topeka, Kan., and even Ronald Reagan. Suddenly the WBC has gone from “spreading God’s word” to cashing in on the

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deaths of innocent people. These monsters are using God as a mask to hide their true identities.

It is sickening to think the WBC is able to get away with all of this because its members are protected under their First Amendment right to freedom of speech.

Luckily, some states have quickly passed laws that mandate picketers and others like them to remain a certain distance (at least 300 feet in Arizona) from funeral services. Arizona has made a step in the right direction with this law; however, it will not stop family members from being harassed once they are outside the 300-foot boundary.

Picketing at funerals needs to be outlawed entirely, for there is no bigger act of disrespect than to disturb a service in which someone is being laid to rest. It would be interesting to see the reaction of Phelps if, at the funeral of one of his children, a picketer stood outside with a sign the read “God Hates Whites.” Phelps would instantly construe this as racist, but he would have no problem participating in acts of this nature himself. Someday Phelps’s actions will catch up with him and he will be viewed as the cockroach he is.

he Arizona state legislature recently announced a 30 percent cut in the Medicare reimbursement rate by January 2011, a month later than the original plan of Dec. 1. Because of this, the government will not be fully reimbursing doctors who accept and treat Medicare patients. The medical community that accepts Medicare and Arizona’s 900,000 recipients of it will be faced with these changes. If state JON legislators don’t vote NOVAK to put the proposed reimbursement paycuts to a standstill, 13 percent of private physicians who rely on Medicare reimbursements may close their practices.

In a survey conducted by the American Academy of Family Physicians, two-thirds of the respondents said they would have to stop accepting new Medicare patients and threefourths said they would have to limit their Medicare appointments. This problem affects the medical community because doctors will lose money and therefore have less incentive to accept Medicare clientele.

More importantly, what hurts the doctors hurts the patients. Families who require routine health checkups will not be able to depend on routine anymore. A quarter of all physicians in rural areas depend on Medicare recompensation, and rural areas are a significant portion of our state. Making these cuts means doctors in these rural areas will not be able to pay for their overhead costs.

The cuts are a result of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) application, which is an economic formula that predicts the maximum rate a company can increase revenue without investing and relates Medicare to economic growth.

In the past, the SGR has been put into effect by Congress, resulting in 20 percent of practices taking out loans for payroll and keeping their

services available to patients.

According to Social Security and the Medicare Boards of Trustees, the Medicare program will be bankrupt by 2029. Their 18-year projection, however, does not take into account the restoration of Medicare physician payment cuts.

What can be done to permanently fix the problem? It’s a complicated question that requires a complicated answer.

In a recent New York Times/ CBS poll, two-thirds of Americans said they would rather cut Pentagon spending over having their benefits cut by paying lower payroll taxes for Medicare and Social Security.

An overwhelming percentage of the same people, though, want to see the government reduce the annual budget deficits by cutting spending instead of paying higher taxes. It is clear American citizens are unsure of what they expect from government: Social-safety net programs like Medicare/Medicaid, Social Security, etc., or a privatized health industry. What will it take to convince America that healthcare is not for privatization, that everyone deserves the same treatment?

If Arizona — and the majority of the country — is largely in support of reducing government spending, but hates the fact that their Medicare and Social Security will be affected, what new tax will Arizonans accept to make up the difference? A higher gasoline tax, employer-provided health benefits, a national sales tax?

Perhaps a courageous demagogue will have to convince Republicans to add tax on childbirth to their agenda.

Healthcare in this country is becoming more of a problem as the debate drags on, to the point that it has become unclear. If Republicans are successful in repealing the healthcare bill and fidget with it until all its value is gone, how will anyone but anti-intellectuals believe it does anything to improve the well-being of our country? Every individual needs healthcare — the same amount you do.

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n any place that you are from, you never thought it would be your city. The shooting hit hard for everyone,” said Samantha Gordon, a junior athletic training major and Tucson native.

The tragic Jan. 8 shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others is still causing heated political rhetoric, due especially to the death of six victims. Giffords is currently on the road to a full recovery at the Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Memorial Hermann. Even though the shooting happened more than two weeks ago, it is still affecting Tucson natives and people around the nation.

Gordon said she remembers exactly where she was when she heard about the shooting, and she does not think she will ever forget it.

“I just woke up, and I was still tired. ... I

walked out of my room, and I just saw my dad sitting there, staring at the TV,” Gordon said. “I was shocked that this happened in my town. I almost didn’t believe it. All of my [out-of-state] friends kept texting me saying, ‘What’s going on in Tucson? What’s going on in Tucson?’”

A graduate of Sabino High School, Gordon grew up in a place that “everyone else thinks is boring,” but she adored it and still considers it home. As a child, she played in basketball tournaments not far from the Safeway Plaza where the deadly shooting occurred.

“Going there now ... I would have chills, even if I didn’t feel endangered,” Gordon said.

Tucson is a metropolitan area with more than 1 million residents, but a low crime rate made the shooting even more shocking to residents.

“Crime can happen anywhere,” Gordon said.

“No one ever thought it would happen in a place like Tucson. It’s just a quiet place. You wake up, hear about the

shooting, and you think it is a movie ... that image will always be in my head.”

Despite the grim shooting, Tucson is slowly creeping back to “business as usual,” according to Gordon, even though Jan. 8 will likely always be remembered by the residents of Tucson and the state of Arizona as a day when their democracy was threatened.

“Even though people have not necessarily moved on, because they still feel uneasy, they are starting to go back to normal,” Gordon said.

Time slowed down in Tucson the first few days after the shooting as residents banded together in support. UA canceled their first day of classes, and President Barack Obama visited to speak at a memorial service honoring the victims.

“When Obama came, it was crazy,” Gordon said. “The city was packed, but it was all people coming together. Buses were free that day, lots of people were making cards for the victims and lighting candles at the memorial outside the University Medical Center ... but

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it’s cool to see how the nation has reacted in supporting Tucson.”

The lessons learned in Tucson from the violent shooting can carry over to the entire nation.

“Crime affects more people than just the victims,” Gordon said. “We need to be careful and be there for each other, because anyone can snap at anytime, anywhere.”

According to Gordon, some good can be taken from the shooting. First of all, Tucson is now more aware and prepared.

“We’ve seen it once, so we can prevent it now,” Gordon said. “But it’s not just Tucson; this could happen anywhere. People need to be aware.”

Gordon said she would like to see the sense of community that burgeoned after the shooting continue instead of dwindle. To change for the better, Gordon thinks people should not “take life for granted.”

“We need to help each other in our community,” she said. “Tucson took that step [after the shooting]. We all have each other’s backs; we’re all from Tucson.”

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e’ve all been told that college is about getting an education. But really, who values that anymore (the state of Arizona sure doesn’t). Contrary to the belief that high school is over, the process of developing social skills is just beginning. Some of us have already established great social lives and education, but not everyone can get it right the first time. Or the second. Or in their last semester. This a condition known as “lonely college kid syndrome.” Okay, so I made that up. But on a campus of 21,000 people and counting (not to mention more than 60 clubs and 27 Greek organizations), there’s no reason to be alone.

The secret to building a social life lies in going to where these people are (in your classes, at clubs, in plays, watching movies, drinking coffee or studying); what follows is a handy-dandy guide that will help you start building that social life.

Don’t study alone , especially when there are other people studying the exact same subject for the exact same test.

But finding that special someone means you have to talk to them. Just visit the library; you might find a study partner.

Talk to people. People won’t notice you if you don’t put yourself out there, so if you want to talk to someone, go up and talk to them; you probably need to be the one to start the conversation. If they think you’re weird, work that angle. If they don’t like you, don’t worry — you are no further back than you were before.

Go on a date. Dating is (mostly) for getting to know people better. Don’t worry about it being the gigantic totem that leads to marriage and living together forever; think of it more as getting to know somebody. Like talking to somebody, you have nothing to lose by asking somebody out.

The benefits of being forward will often outweigh the negatives.

Ask new people to do things with you. Grab a bit to eat at Campus Coffee Bean or go bowling at Starlite Lanes. Prochnow Auditorium shows movies for free every weekend. The theater department runs plays every few months. You just have to be the one to go.

Go watch sports. If there’s a football game in an hour, don’t sit on your ass in your room. Grab your NAU T-shirt and spend some time with the guys (or gals). And don’t forget to bring your game face (preferably painted, it starts more conversations).

Get a job. More than the money and experience a job can provide for the life after school, it can help you meet people. That’s so good it seems like cheating. And with the money you make, you can buy things, or take someone on a date.

Admittedly, these are probably obvious solutions. They don’t get to the root of the problem, which is the curse of “shyness.” While being shy is just a crutch you make for yourself, it can be a powerful force that keeps you from making new friends. However, if you don’t feel like going out of your own way, there is still hope. While you’re in that lonely dorm room, keep the door open. You’d be surprised how often and quickly social interactions happen by an open door. An open door means you’re open for conversation, especially if you have the latest video game.

The same goes for your neighbor’s door: If you walk by someone’s room and see they are doing something you’re experienced with, stop and talk about that shared experience. Who knows? One quick one-liner you throw out could turn into an entire conversation.

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s some of you may know, I was the film critic at The Lumberjack for about four years. But all good things must come to an end, and I didn’t much feel like writing reviews anymore.

Cut to this semester. I’m the editor of the Life section and am writing a weekly Life column — about movies.

Within the office, I have been challenged that I am just doing the same tango in a different outfit, that I’m just not over talking about films.

So to put it simply, I’m apparently not letting go.

It’s kind of like a movie I once saw called Titanic. In that film, Jack and Rose fall in love and get totally handprint-oncar-window-steamy about it. Unfortunately, these two crazy kids are on a little ship known as Titanic, and (spoilers!) it runs into an iceberg.

To make a three-hour story short, the ship sinks, and our lovebirds are freezing to death on a door in the middle of the Atlantic. Jack says, “Never let go.” Rose agrees. He freezes to death, and she rips his frozen corpse off the door, and he sinks.

Rose is rescued and carries that love with her through everything she does for the rest of her life.

See, I’m just like Rose.

We both did something for a little while — I did the movie critic thing for a few years, and she did Jack for a

few minutes. But some things must come to an end, and I ripped the icy weight of reviewing movies off my slate because I knew it was the right time. I had other things to do, and I knew I needed to give other people a go at the whole moviereviewing thing.

But that doesn’t mean movies aren’t in my blood.

Perhaps I should move on to another gimmick, because maybe the whole movie thing is a bit played already. But I don’t really think so. I’ve never seen a column where people use movies to discuss life issues. At the same time, I can’t count how many people I’ve heard say something like, “My life is just like [insert movie title here, preferably Showgirls].”

People frequently relate situations in their lives to films because of their distinction as the artform most tangibly relatable to the human experience, so why shouldn’t I write a column that capitalizes on that?

When you have a passion, it will ultimately affect everything you do. Of course we have to let things go, but what is the harm of funneling what inspires you into something new? It’s probably better to take what you learn from life and put it toward something new than to pretend what happened before isn’t a part of you. Admit your past, and put it toward your future.

With that in mind, I feel like using my column to explore my passion is an awesome idea. People have thus far responded positively, so I’m going to see where it goes from here.

Or maybe I just like writing about movies, and I’m not letting go. Either way, I’ll be back next week.

Never let go, kids. And check back next week for more “Kind of Like a Movie!”

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our games into the all-important conference season, a 7–10 overall record, including a 2–2 in the conference, is nothing eye-popping. But considering the NAU women’s basketball team had just three Big Sky victories during a five-win campaign last season, there is reason for optimism heading into this week’s home games against Eastern Washington (EWU) and Portland State (PSU) on Jan. 20 and 22.

“There’s no team that I’m afraid of with the team that we have,” said head coach Laurie Kelly. “I believe we are capable of beating anybody. A year ago, I couldn’t say that. My expectations have risen to what I believe this team is capable of, but we need to dig down and decide what we’re about.”

The Lumberjacks are coming off a split last week at home, taking down Montana 64–60 for the first time since 2006-07 on Jan. 13. However, the Jacks were unable to secure a win against the conference’s only unbeaten team remaining, falling 82–70 to Montana State two nights later in a loss they could ill-afford.

“To be a top contender in our conference, you can’t drop games at home, and we dropped one to Montana State last week that we couldn’t,” said senior forward Melissa Spaich. “So it’s real important that we get two wins this week against two really good teams.”

Two of the Lumberjacks’ struggles this year have been at the free-throw line and on the glass, shooting 60.9 percent as a team and averaging 34.8 rebounds per game, both conference lows. But in the past six games, the team has shot 67 percent from the line and averaged just over 37 rebounds per game, showing an im-

provement in both areas.

“I think we’ve improved, but we can still do a lot better with our free throws and rebounding,” said sophomore guard Amy Patton. “We need to win more games on the glass and at the free-throw line because we haven’t been doing so.”

And according to Kelly, these two areas will be the key to success against EWU and PSU, especially with both schools in the top four in the conLEFT: Amy Patton runs past a Portland State defender during Saturday’s game. NAU lost 56–48.

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ference in offensive rebounds per game averaging 16.1 and 14.5, respectively.

“Obviously the things we aren’t doing well, free-throw shooting and rebounding, are huge factors for us,” Kelly said. “The thing that Eastern does is play hard, and their kids crash [the boards] really hard. We understand that’s their strengths and it will be our responsibility to make sure that doesn’t happen.”

One reason for the improved play on the glass has been Spaich’s recent surge in performance, providing NAU with a much-needed post presence. Averaging just 3.6 points and 2.9 rebounds per game this year, she has upped her play in the past four games with 6.3 points and 5.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks — good for first in the conference during Big Sky play — per game. see BASKETBALL page 15

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ast season, the NAU men’s basketball team swept their road trip to the Pacific Northwest. This year the result was a bit different.

The Lumberjacks split the two contests, losing the first one to the Eastern Washington (EWU) Eagles by a score of 72–59 while winning over the Portland State (PSU) Vikings two nights later 71–59.

Against PSU, the Jacks jumped ahead early using a press defense to ignite the offense and at one point holding an 11–2 lead, forcing PSU to call a time-out and regroup.

NAU eventually pushed the lead to 25–9 with 7:10 remaining in the first half, with the Vikings shooting poorly to open the game and the Jacks capitalizing on the other end.

At the halftime break, NAU led the contest 34–18 with the squad shooting 54 percent from the field and forcing 13 PSU turnovers.

The second half was a much more balanced affair — the Vikings even closed the gap to 10 points at one instance.

But an offensive burst from NAU senior guard Cameron Jones, who finished with 25 points on the night and moved past Ruben Boykin Jr. on the NAU alltime scoring list, put to bed any comeback hopes PSU may have had.

For the game, the Jacks shot 60 percent from the field, including a 42 percent clip from beyond the arc.

“Coach wanted us to come out with energy and play Lumberjack basketball,” said sophomore guard Gabe Rogers, who finished with 16 points in the victory.

Jones, his teammate in the backcourt, agreed.

“I thought we played great ‘D’ from start to finish,” Jones said. “You can’t go 0–2 in road games. We played great, and we’re going to try to keep it rolling.”

The team gladly welcomed the rebound win over PSU after suffering a tough defeat at the hands of the Eagles two

nights earlier.

The Jacks struggled to maintain any consistency on offense and were dominated on the boards by a 41–30 margin, including EWU’s 17 offensive rebounds, which led to some easy buckets for the Eagles, including a 16–9 advantage on second-chance points.

“All we talked this week was rebounding,” said head coach Mike Adras. “It was a poor performance, and give them credit.

They out-worked us. They were doing anything they had to do.”

Offensively, the Jacks shot 42 percent from the field against EWU, with Jones pouring in 24 points and dishing out five assists to lead NAU in both categories.

The squad was down eight points after the first half and eventually fell back by as many as 15 points with 8:39 to play. From there, NAU whittled the Eagles’ lead down to seven, but that was as close as they could get.

Before the team left for Washington, Adras said the Lumberjacks were playing

a team in need of a win, and they had to match the Eagles’ fight and intensity. After the loss, Adras took note that maybe the Jacks left too much of their fight in Flagstaff.

“I told them all week long this was a desperate Eastern Washington team,” Adras said. “They were going to play like their backs were against the wall. We did not come with what it takes to be successful on the road.”

Overall, the trip puts the Lumberjacks at 11–8 overall with a 3–4 mark in conference play and a key home-stand looming.

That stretch starts with the Jacks taking on the conference-leading Northern Colorado (UNC) Bears on Jan. 31, followed by home dates with Montana State (MSU) on Feb. 3 and Montana (UM) on Feb. 5. NAU has not faced UNC on the season, but the Jacks have lost to MSU and UM by scores of 86–78 and 83–80, respectively.

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n early November, a list of 30 men’s college basketball players was released by those who represent the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. One of the names on that list was NAU senior guard Cameron Jones. More recently, however, those initial 30 names were reduced to 10 by the committee.

Jones name was still among those 10.

According to its website, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award “celebrates the loyalty of seniors that honor a fouryear commitment to their university. The Senior CLASS Award recognizes these student-athletes for great achievement during competition and in their community while staying in school.” The CLASS acronym stands for “Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School”.

Past winners of the award include Da’Sean Butler (West Virginia, 2010), Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina, 2009), Wayne Simien (Kansas, 2003) and Shane Battier (Duke, 2001), who was the award’s first recipient. Notable names on this year’s list besides Jones include Malcolm Delaney (Virginia Tech), pre-season All-Americans Jimmer Fredette (BYU) and Jacob Pullen (Kansas State), and E’Twaun Moore (Purdue).

Jones, who is majoring in history with a minor in anthropology, said he takes great pride in the honor, despite its initial anonymity to him.

“I think it’s pretty cool,” Jones said. “I had never heard of it before, but now that you hear what goes along with it, it’s pretty interesting. I’m grateful I got nominated and have the opportunity to be in the top 10.”

In addition to averaging 20.2 points per game to go (Photo by Jennifer Hilderbrand) along with shooting at a 48 percent clip, including 58 percent from 3-point distance, Jones is an anchor in the community, donating his time to numerous service activities including volunteering at a local elementary school, working at the 20.2 points per game Flagstaff Food Bank, being an active member of the Student 48% shooting from the field Athlete for a Day program, and Toys for Tots. Basketball head coach Mike Adras noted Jones’ ability on the court is only 58% from 3-point range doubled by his service off the court.

81% from the free-throw “I think what people see on the court is what you get stripe off the court,” Adras said. “You look at the number of hours 4.6 rebounds per game of community service he’s done, the work that he does in the Three-time Big Sky All- classroom, and [he’s] just a good jokester with his teammates off the court. If he has one flaw, it’s probably that he’s a dieAcademic team hard Lakers fan.”

Three-time Golden Eagle Jones’ teammates also recognize that as well as being the Scholar-Athlete Award winner consensus star player on the team and perhaps the best player Two-time Team MVP in the Big Sky Conference, his leadership qualities on and off 14 points away from 1,400 the hardwood make a big impression.

“Ever since I’ve [been on campus], I’ve always looked up career points to Cam, ” said redshirt sophomore guard Gabe Rogers. “He Two-time All-Big Sky selecreally makes his teammates work harder. He pushes them, tion and when you see a guy that good working hard, it makes you Three-year starter want to work hard.”

Set a career-high of 37 The winner of the Senior CLASS Award will be announced near the end of the NCAA Tournament in late points against Idaho State March and early April. Voting will take place in the month Jan. 6 leading up to the tournament.

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Former Lumberjack linebacke has joined the NAU football sta r Zac McNally ff as the defensive graduate assistant.

Men’s basketball senior for hannsen is leading the nationward Shane Jocentage with a mark of 74 pe in field-goal perrcent.

Freshman running back Za named the team’s offensivech Bauman was MVP and Newcomer of the Year.

Ice Jacks are hosting Loyola day and Saturday in their 2011 Marymount Frihome finale.

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“[The key] has been trusting the team more,” Spaich said. “Knowing that as a team, we’re working really hard, me stepping up has been past due for me.”

NAU was swept by EWU last season but managed a split against PSU, defeating them 86–80 last year in Flagstaff.

“I just remember us being excited to play a good team,” said sophomore guard Tyler Stephens-Jenkins, who scored a career-high 23 points in the win over the Vikings last season. “Everyone played well and hopefully, this time around, I’ll play well again.”

Tipoff against EWU (6–9, 2–1 BSC) is set for 6:35 p.m., with PSU (8–8, 1–2 BSC). Both games will be played at the Rolle Activity Center, where the Lumberjacks are 6–4 this season.

“I think we are capable of being the top team in the league,” Kelly said. “This weekend will be the sure test. This is conference season time and it’s must-win for us, and we’re going to be ready for it.”

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Ice Jacks drop consecutive shootouts ASHLEY DAVIES

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he ninth-place Ice Jacks failed to close out ASU Jan. 21 and 22 when both weekend games ended in shootouts favoring the Sun Devils with final scores of 3–4 and 2–3, respectively.

“Our goal for next weekend’s home game is simple: to win. It sucks to lose at home, especially to Arizona State,” said sophomore goalie Quinn Mason.

The Jacks came storming back Friday night after ASU scored twice within one minute, tying up the score 3–3. The game then went into an intense overtime in which the Jacks’ impeccable defense kept the Devils from scoring, leading to a shootout.

Saturday night saw the Jacks score twice in the second period, taking the lead 2–1 before the third period began. The Ice Jacks controlled the puck for much of the third period, pressuring the Sun Devils on their side of the ice, despite ASU scoring one goal to tie up the score.

“Intensity — we didn’t have any intensity in the last two games,” said assistant coach Josh Brown said. “But I’m proud of the boys because

they didn’t quit in the third in either game.”

Junior forward and team captain Tucker Braund made the final shot in the shootout Saturday night, a shot everyone was surprised to see ASU goalie Clay Taylor block.

“We definitely took a few too many penalties tonight,” Braund said. “We need to pull together and play a full 60 minutes, a whole game.

I know the team can come together and do it — that way we can win our next two games and, hopefully, go to regionals.”

The Ice Jacks need to finish the regular season ranked in the top 10 to earn a trip to regionals in Utah.

“Regionals are based on a vote, much like in football,” Brown said. “Certain people in the league can vote on who goes, and they vote on the teams with the least amount of points against them. The teams ranked first and second get an automatic buy-in to nationals, and then teams three through 10 compete for regions.”

The Ice Jacks go into their last home games of the season this Friday night at 8:15 p.m. and Saturday at 7:15p.m. against Loyola Marymount.

ABOVE: Aaron Ghan takes a quick break off the ice. INSET: Ice Jacks player Tucker Braund blocks the Sun Devils. (Photos by Ashley Davies)

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Jack Chat Durrell Norman junior basketball player

interview by Quinn Kawamoto photo by Jennifer Hilderbrand

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unior transfer Durrell Norman is averaging 4.2 points per game and 3.8 rebounds in his first season with the Lumberjacks. A guard on the team, Norman is hoping to lead the Jacks far in the Big Sky Conference and make it to the “Big Dance.” He sat down with The Lumberjack to talk about this season and who he relates most to in the NBA. The Lumberjack: You came to NAU as a transfer; tell me about the whole process coming here.

Durrell Norman: It was pretty strange, went really weird. [Coach] spoke very highly of the program. He said that it would be a pretty good fit for me, and I had a good opportunity here. That was a major reason for coming here and making the decision to come to NAU. LJ: What’s the best part about playing for NAU? DN: The best part is, I would say, my teammates. I enjoy being around them.

Everyone says that it’s like a brotherhood, and for most teams that’s a lie. The moment I got here it’s been really fun, and they’re a joy to be around all the time. The fans of course are great, as well; we get a lot of support. It’s a fun place to be.

LJ: How is it playing in the Rolle Center?

DN: I heard the Dome was kind of weird to play in because it’s so big. It doesn’t necessarily fill up, so it doesn’t feel like there’s a crowd. In the Rolle, there’s a guy who sits right next to the court, screaming and shouting. That’s just a great feeling to play to; just because the crowd is right on you when you play and you feel them all around you. It’s easier to get the energy from the crowd when

they are so close to you playing.

LJ: When did you start playing basketball?

DN: I started playing basketball at a really young age. My parents wanted to keep me off the streets and keep me out of trouble.

If I wasn’t playing basketball I was playing soccer; if I wasn’t playing soccer I was playing baseball. They kept me really busy in sports and stuck with basketball.

LJ: What do you look forward to as the season progresses?

DN:: We are a really strong team. We hit a rough patch in the league with three of four losses, when we had started off really well at the beginning of the season. I felt like we still believe in ourselves.

LJ: Are you a Nike or Adidas guy?

DN: I can’t lie; I guess I’m Adidas now. In the past it was Nike, but we wear Adidas now, so I got to go with them now and support the team.

LJ: Do you prefer NBA or college basketball to watch?

DN: I love watching college, all of the passion that they play with all the time. I think college is a better game to watch, but you can’t go wrong with the NBA, either.

LJ: Who do think that you are most similar to in the NBA? DN: If I had to compare myself to anybody in the NBA, I would say Lamar Odom.

Just because he’s kind of an inside/outside player, keeps an even temperament most of the time. He does so many little things to impact the game. Those aren’t necessarily noticed, but [they] are very important to the game.

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Arts&Entertainment Theatrikos lifting Flagstaff’s spirits

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heatrikos is kicking off its 2011 Season of Revival with George Kaufman and Moss Hart’s 1937 Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy You Can’t Take It With You (YCTIWY). Last brought to life by the Theatrikos Theatre Company in 1996, this three-act comedic romp brings laughs and delivers a strong message of hope and endurance set to resonate with audiences.

This installment of YCTIWY is directed by Nancy Wonders and Ray Michalowski, who currently serve as professors in NAU’s Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Both Wonders and Michalowski have acted in and directed various Theatrikos productions in the past, including the original 1996 performance of YCTIWY. YCTIWY chronicles the antics of the zany and lovable Sycamore family. When Alice Sycamore gets engaged to upand-coming Wall Street vice president Tony Kirby, the Sycamores invite the Kirby family over for dinner. When the Kirbys arrive at the Sycamore household Angela Cooper as Essie dances with the Russian dance on the wrong night, pandemoniinstructor Boris Kolenkhov, played by Rob Peters, during um ensues in a series of chaotic dress rehearsal. (Photos by Sean Ryan) events that will leave audiences in stitches.

Cab Comics brings in artists to usher in new semester

BY TREVOR GOULD

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he normally wide-open floor space of Cab Comics was slightly reduced last Saturday by the addition of multiple tables piled high with comics and sketchbooks. Seated at these tables were a bevy of comic artists and writers ranging from freelancers to representatives of various publishing companies.

This was all part of Cab Comics’ Back to School Special, an event in which comic professionals distributed free merchandise, displayed their artistic talents and shared their passion of comics with the Flagstaff community.

Cory Bushnell, owner of Cab Comics, said the event was a result of observing other stores’ attempts to attract customers. see COMICS page 20

The play deals with themes of diversity, happiness, American family values and, ultimately, the love of life. Wonders said the play’s setting and economic situation bear much resemblance to today’s financial crisis.

“This heartwarming comedy is undergoing a revival across the country because it so parallels our current times,” Wonders said. “The play is set in the midst of the Great Depression — a very challenging time — but it sends a very positive and hopeful message about the importance of relationships, family and finding time to do what you love. Audiences are sure to feel better about life and those they love [after watching.]”

Wonders said recreating a lifelike 1930s setting was the primary obstacle she faced when directing the show.

“Creating a realistic 1930s play is always a challenge,” Wonders said. “We’ve worked hard to locate authentic antiques and costumes from the period, and [we] very much appreciate the generosity of many businesses and individuals who have allowed us to use their precious furniture and period clothing. Watching this play will be like stepping into a classic American movie.” see THEATRIKOS page 22

CAL film series returns with 15 films and 15 directors

BY VICKI ADAIR

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he eighth season of the College of Arts and Letters (CAL) film series began two weeks ago with a new theme showcasing the different styles of past and present filmmakers: “The Director — Part 2,

Directing Genres.” This semester features 15 films with 15 directors that fall into seven different genres.

Paul Helford, a communications teacher who has helped coordinate all eight seasons, said he and his current partner, Paul Donnelly, tried to select see CAL page 20

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Artist: Rihanna Artist: Diddy Album: Album: Rated R Last Train Genre: R&B to Paris

Directed by Ivan Reitman. Starring Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, and Kevin Kline.

Running time: 108 minutes. Rated R.

BY MATTHEW VINSKO

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was out drinking last Thursday night to celebrate a friend’s 21st birthday when, in a drunken stupor, I admitted I was dreading seeing No Strings Attached.

By the look of the trailers, it appeared to be nothing more than your typical romantic comedy starring Kelso from That ’70s Show and Queen Amidala from the Stars Wars prequels. Dayne Pratt, the Student Media Center’s copy chief, told me not to worry until the next night. After all, she said, I hadn’t seen the film and could still be pleasantly surprised.

I was indeed pleasantly surprised that within 24 hours, I was leaving Harkins Theatres after viewing a solid romantic comedy that easily sets itself apart from its bargain-bin-quality peers.

No Strings Attached stars Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman as Adam and Emma, two on-again, off-again friends who have known each other since high school. Following a few chance encounters, the two eventually hook up after Adam calls Emma and spends the night on her couch (they don’t have sex that night, but instead the next morning).

Following this casual encounter, Adam expects a relationship, whereas Emma just wants to continue sleeping to-

gether without any drama. The two begin battling emotions and drama, and hilarity ensues — until a very clichéd ending I won’t spoil for you (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing; how many romantic comedies have you seen in which the two leads didn’t end up together?).

Part of what makes No Strings Attached so successful is its mix of genuinely heartfelt moments with dashes of unexpected sources of humor.

Portman, following her serious role in Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, steals every scene she’s in with a very human take on Emma. Emma has problems, including the inability to get caught up in romance, which makes her a nice complement to Kutcher’s sensitive, lovable loser.

Kutcher also fares surprisingly well throughout the film, which can probably be attributed to the chemistry he and Portman have together (compared to, say, Killers and his lack of romance with Katherine Heigl). It pains me to admit it, but I was rooting for Adam and Emma to end up together, making the buildup to the conclusion that much more captivating. There were times when I wasn’t sure if they’d make it work, which is more than I can say about most romantic comedies out there.

The supporting cast, including Kev-

Genre: Rap

in Kline (as Adam’s father), Alvin and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, keep the film’s lighter tone flowing from scene to scene with their very different humor.

The script, written by Elizabeth Meriwether in her big screen debut (she has worked on Cartoon Network’s Children’s Hospital), is full of the humor we’d expect from a Judd Apatow-helmed piece. No Strings Attached reminded me at times of The 40-Year Old Virgin with its crass, vulgar humor mixed with heart and emotion.

Director Ivan Reitman deserves credit for crafting a film that far surpasses his previous work (including the very mediocre My Super Ex-Girlfriend). Scene to scene, the film never falters, keeping viewers entertained for the two-hour runtime.

As mentioned before, romantic comedies often follow very similar formats (guy falls for girl, guy messes up chance with girl, guy eventually learns enough to make it work with girl). But with No Strings Attached, enough has been changed (including switching up the gender roles a bit) to make it a worthy watch for most viewers. How many movies do we get to see that feature Natalie Portman as a woman keen on friends with benefits?

SecondTake of No Strings Attached

BY JESUS YANEZ-REYES

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oming off one of her most dramatic roles to date in Black Swan, Natalie Portman sheds her wings and stars alongside Ashton Kutcher in No Strings Attached, a film that happens to be one of the funnier romantic comedies released in the past few months.

No Strings Attached follows the story of Emma (Portman) and Adam (Kutcher), who initially met as 14-yearold summer camp-goers with some slight emotional problems. As the

movie progresses, the two find themselves meeting up with each other by pure coincidence at various points in their lives.

The plot of the movie takes off when Adam’s father (Kevin Kline) begins dating his ex-girlfriend (Ophelia Lovibond). Shocked by the news, Adam decides to call every girl in his contacts list in hopes that someone will have sex with him. He wakes up the next morning in Emma’s apartment, and after a round of casual sex, the two decide that, perhaps, they could begin a relationship based on sex alone. Though it

seems to be going well at first, it quickly becomes apparent Adam has fallen for Emma, and eventually, the opposite ensues. A “will-they-or-won’t-they” storyline begins.

Overall, the movie is legitimately funny and well-acted. The two stars share an interesting chemistry, and the stereotypical “guy-only-wants-sex” role reversal is fun to watch. While there are moments in which the movie’s raunchiness is a bit out of control, in the end, No Strings Attached does a good job of provoking laughter, as well as heart.

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BY JESUS YANEZ-REYES

iddy, the name-changing mega-mogul formerly (originally) known as Puff Daddy, has been unheard of on the music scene for the past couple of years. His last release, Press Play, came out in 2006. He’s kept a low profile since then, music-wise, choosing to focusing on his clothing line, Sean John, and his Making the Band reality-show quintet, Danity Kane.

Released in early December, Last Train to Paris is a blend of everything Diddy has been up to these past few years. First, the album features Diddy’s signature personality-driven rapping style, which focuses mainly on his “cool and fresh” attitude and his sophisticated sense of urbanity.

Second, officially credited to the unit “Diddy-Dirty-Money,” the album features former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard and singer-songwriter Kalena Harper, who provide solid vocals and a unique perspective to the album.

Last Train to Paris tells a love story, with each track being a different chapter of the narrative it tells. Just one look at the album’s titles in the order they appear — “I Hate That You Love Me,” “Hate You Now” and “Loving You No More” — gives you an idea of the story the album is telling. And that story is executed wonderfully.

Musically, the album follows an electronic style of composition, with Diddy’s rapping style accompanied by Harper and Richard’s vocals. In particular, songs like “Hate You Now” and “Hello Good Morning” manage to showcase the talents of all three of the group’s members within the same track. All in all, Last Train to Paris becomes an oddly pleasing blend of rap, R&B and dance sounds, song after song.

Even more so, the sheer addictiveness of some of the album’s tracks, such as the emotionally charged “Loving You No More” and the dance-party tune “Ass on the Floor,” is something to applaud. While the lyrical content of some of the tracks is definitely lacking, it’s clear a great deal of effort went into making all of the album’s songs universally palatable.

Despite these positives, Last Train to Paris still has its flaws. Diddy, Harper and Richard constantly switch roles between songs. While this may be easy to become accustomed to, the album also features 16 different guest artists chiming at almost arbitrary moments. While adding a decent amount of depth to the album, the minimal amount of lines by featured artists like Wiz Khalifa, Lil’ Wayne and Chris Brown make it seem as if the songs they participate in would be just as enjoyable, or exciting, without them.

Best tracks:

“Hate You Now,” “Loving You No More,” “Coming Home”

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Arts&Entertainment from CAL page 18

movies that were engaging to students and the Flagstaff community.

“The ultimate question we always ask is whether it’s a movie that we would like to see on the big library screen,” Helford said.

“We always try to choose films from across the decades, mostly Hollywood movies, but a few international films, as well.”

Helford said this season features movies that profile different genres by showcasing many filmmakers. The intention was to show how different directors would treat genre films.

“We looked at our list, identified films, found where we could look at two or three westerns, for example, as approached by three different directors,” Helford said. “Last semester, the series also focused on directors, but the series was a chronology of directors from Charlie Chaplin (1925) to Quentin Tarantino (1994).”

The CAL film series has drawn in many individuals over the years, and nearly half of the attendees are students. One of these frequent attendees, Madeline Anglin, a senior public relations major, is a self-proclaimed “film buff” who has been attending the CAL series for the past three semesters. Anglin said the events are a great opportunity for students to be exposed to movies.

“It’s a great way to introduce the younger generation to some great films that they might not have seen otherwise,” Anglin said.

Anglin also said she is excited about this semester’s series.

“The list is a great mix of modern movies [The Terminator], cartoons [Howl’s Moving Castle] and black-and-white classics, such as Some Like It Hot,” Anglin said.

All 15 movies are free to students and members of the Flagstaff community each Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Cline Library. from COMICS page 18

“This began by me checking out what other comic stores were doing,” Bushnell said. “I wanted to get artists up here, and I figured the best week to do so would be the weekend back for college students.”

Bushnell said he contacted the majority of the artists and spread the word about the event through Facebook.

Raven Gregory, a comic book writer, said he was originally notified about the event by his publishing company, Zenescope.

“The publishing company set it all up,” Gregory said. “I hitched a ride with someone and was luckily able to get here on time.”

Gregory said he greatly enjoyed socializing with the public and relishes the brotherhood comic aficionados share.

“This is fun,” Gregory said. “Even if there weren’t a lot of people here, it [would] still [be] a good time. People who love comics have a sense of camaraderie; it’s nice to hang out with a bunch of your friends who share the same interests as you.”

Mike DeBalfo, a fellow Zenescope artist, said he always appreciates socializing within the public.

“It’s always nice to meet new people who read our stuff,” DeBalfo said. “It’s great to hear how you’ve inspired them to pursue their own dreams

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CAL spring schedule Feb. 1 Shop Around the Corner

Feb. 8 Howl’s Moving Castle

Feb. 15 The Gang’s All Here

Feb. 22 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

March 1 The Big Lebowski

March 8 Throne of Blood

March 22 A Scanner Darkly

March 29 Some Like It Hot

April 5 Nashville

April 12 Monsoon Wedding

April 19 Seconds

April 26 The Hurt Locker

May 3 Blazing Saddles

and goals in life.”

April Grady-Reyna, a freelance artist, said it is the feeling of family that makes the comic book world so meaningful to most fans.

“I love it — to see anybody passionate about comics makes me sparkle,” Grady-Reyna said.

“Hearing someone talking about a certain character makes me want to research it and do it justice.

It adds that spice of variety that makes this industry so amazing.”

Aside from the numerous comic artists and writers stationed at their tables, the event also featured a special contest in which customers who spent more than $10 were immediately entered into a raffle to win an original copy of the Walking Dead comic edition signed by the writer and two of the actors from the hit AMC show.

Bushnell said he intends to try to make the Cab Comics Back to School Special an annual affair.

“I’m trying to, if [the students are] okay with it,” Bushnell said. “I want to encourage kids to know about the store.”

Bushnell said he intends to host many more Cab Comics events in the future and that one is right around the corner.

“Next weekend we are hosting a Table Top expo for games such as Dungeons & Dragons and HeroClix,” Bushnell said. “We want to see what Flagstaff has to offer in the way of gaming.”

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Despite good premise, Matched lacks characterization

BY VICKI ADAIR

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atched, the first book in a new trilogy

by Ally(son) Condie, has been taking the literary world by storm. Since its release in November 2010, it has become one of the most talked-about dystopian books since The Hunger Games series, even becoming a New York Times bestseller as of Jan.16.

Despite this national acclaim, the hype surrounding Matched has been exaggerated.

While the book is not a snooze fest, it’s also nowhere close to being the best dystopian novel (or love story) I’ve ever read.

The story centers around Cassia Reyes, who lives in a futuristic world run by the “perfect” Society. The Society controls everything about the lives of its subjects, including who they marry, where they work and when they die. During a routine Matching, a ceremony in which 17-year-olds are paired with their future spouses, Reyes is matched to her best friend, Xander. When she watches the microcard (a futuristic USB drive) the Society compiled for her about Xander, she sees information about a second guy, Ky, during the viewing. For the rest of the book, Reyes struggles with her growing

feelings for both Xander and Ky. While the premise is good — and some of the quirks of the Society versus, say, Panem (The Hunger Games) or Oceania (1984), are interesting — the book failed to capture me as a reader. Dystopian novels are usually exciting because there’s a lot

Author: Ally Condie Released: November 30, 2010

success in the rebellion. For such an actionpacked genre, there was an obvious lack of it in Matched.

The characters also failed to bring me into the story. While Cassia certainly develops and changes as a character, the others remain stagnant. And while the

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gaged. Perhaps the problem is I didn’t particularly care for Xander or Ky, because they were both equally boring. Even the forbidden nature of a potential Ky-Cassia relationship couldn’t keep the love story alive.

The most interesting facet of the novel is the Society itself. As mentioned, the Society has some new twists on other dystopian governments. One of these distinguishing characteristics is members of the Society carry around three tablets with them everywhere — a green one that calms you, a blue one that will provide your body with enough nutritional substance in an emergency and a red one you may only take if an Official sanctions it.

The drama about the mysterious red tablet is the most intriguing storyline: Does it kill you, or does it do something else? Unveiling the secret of the red tablet is perhaps the most well-done scene in the book, and I was pleasantly surprised by the pill’s function when it was discovered.

If you don’t mind a book with a more interesting background than a plot, rather stagnant characters and a boring love story, pick up Matched. Otherwise, read The Hunger Games or one of the other classic dystopias.

Publisher: Dutton Juvenile (Penguin) Genre: Young Adult

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of action. The hero rises, or attempts to rise, up against the controlling, dominant force he or she has always known, experiencing varying

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Arts&Entertainment INSET: Linda Sutera as the mother, Penelope Sycamore, dressed in her painter’s smock at Saturday night’s dress rehearsal MIDDLE: Tony Kirby, played by Eric Schultz, and his father Mr. Kirby, played by Stan Sutherland.

TOP-RIGHT: Linda Sutera types out her screenplay as the mother Penelope Sycamore.

BOTTOM-RIGHT: Virginia Brown, who plays Mrs. Kirby, stretches out before the start of rehearsal.

(Photos by Sean Ryan) from THEATRIKOS page 18

Wonders said. “The Theatrikos Artistic Committee and our patrons were particularly enthusiastic about starting the season with You Can’t Take it With You since it is such a well-loved American classic and is sure to make audiences smile.”

Auditions for YCTIWY were held in the final week of November, and rehearsals have been taking place over the past six weeks. Wonders said the cast includes many seasoned theater veterans along with a few newcomers.

“We have an amazing cast for this show — 19 talented community

Theatrikos is aware of the hardships the current economic situation has bestowed upon northern Arizona. Wonders said the goal of the revival season is to give audiences a quality production that will lift their spirits and give them a bang for their buck.

“We realize this has been a difficult year economically for our community, so we wanted to select an absolutely outstanding season to ensure that those who purchase season tickets get a great value for their money,”

members,” Wonders said. “Many of the cast members are regulars on our stage and bring years of experience, so they set the acting bar very high, but we also have several actors who are new to Theatrikos. What has been amazing is the way they all work so well together. It’s really an ensemble show, and everyone has done a wonderful job of ... building community in this production.”

Sarah Reynolds, a senior English education major, said theater is a great way of showcasing people’s struggles in their everyday lives.

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Wonders said NAU students should attend a performance of YCTIWY because of its entertainment value and relatable thematic elements.

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“I would say I find that art in general, but especially theater, is a great way of presenting problems that we face in society,” Reynolds said. “With theater, the stage and the characters are able to present larger issues — like political and economic struggles — and then through drama, they are able to present alternate solutions. I think theater can liberate us by allowing us to reinvent the way people interact within our society.”

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