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Issue 3, VOL 98 Feb. 3 – Feb. 9, 2011
Sacred rights protest NAU’s involvement with Mt. Graham observatory protested as LaDuke visits Ardrey BY KEVIN BERTRAM & MARIA DICOSOLA
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he Apache tribe from eastern Arizona arrived at NAU to protest the school’s association with a telescope built on sacred land in conjunction with Winona LaDuke’s appearance and speech on Feb. 1. LaDuke, a world development economist and Native American activist, was asked by the Martin Springer Institute to speak in Ardrey Auditorium in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Her plans changed slightly when she learned of NAU’s involvement with the Mount Graham International Telescope, which is located on land the Apache tribe considers sacred. LaDuke said she does not support the telescope, nor NAU’s decision to be involved with it. “I have always seen NAU as a more enlightened university than the others in Arizona, and I wish I could keep that,” LaDuke said in an exclusive interview with Student Media Center reporters. “But to participate in something as egregious as the desecration of a sacred place for a telescope that is, one, not needed, and two, there is no rea-
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Protesters in the lobby of Ardrey Auditorium hand out fliers with information about their opinions concerning the observatory on top of Mt. Graham. (Photo by Genevieve Clayton)
No ‘Pink’ for NAU... yet BY MARIA DICOSOLA
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espite the massive number of votes sent in from NAU students to win a contest that would get the school represented by Victoria’s Secret (VS) Pink clothing, the rumors are false: NAU has not yet won a Pink line. According to Gabrielle Mortellaro, manager in charge of beauty and Pink products at the VS store in the Flagstaff Mall, the school won the texting competition, which does not officially win the clothing opportunity. However, the store’s corporate office is reviewing the results. “We’re not exactly sure what see VS PINK page 6
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BY TREVOR GOULD
OH!3 is an electro-pop duo that consists of Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte. They hail from the mountain town of Boulder, Colo., and broke onto the music scene in 2007 with their self-titled debut album featuring the popular track “Electroshock.” They went on to release Want (2008) and Streets of Gold (2010), and they scored several Billboard hits with the songs “Don’t Trust Me,” “ Starstrukk” and “My First Kiss.” 3OH!3 will be performing at Ardrey Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday. The Lumberjack was able to secure a phone interview with Nathaniel “Nat” Motte of 3OH!3 and asked about the man behind the music. The Lumberjack: Your name is
the area code for both Denver and Boulder, Colo.; how did that come about? Nathaniel Motte: Yeah, I don’t know, we were throwing around ideas for a band name, and that came up, and it was kind of in tandem with the hand sign we use. We have a lot of pride for where we come from, and it seemed like the silly thing to do. LJ: Do Denver and Boulder residents see 3OH!3 page 22
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