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Feb. 17 – Feb. 23, 2011
A year later, train horns still quiet
A tour inside the construction site Photo by Daniel Daw ABOVE: Chase Gibbs elaborates on the outdoor courtyard constructed inside the Health and Learning Center. BELOW: Scott Cassells, director of NAU Recreational Services, discusses the sustainability of natural light. (Photos by Daniel Daw)
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early a year ago, Flagstaff residents, visitors and NAU students waved goodbye — or plugged their ears — as the last daily, 100-decibel train horn sounded through town. Since the silencing last March, three deaths have occurred on the train tracks in Flagstaff. On Aug. 5, 47-year-old Flagstaff resident Johnnie Augustine was struck and killed by a train. On Aug. 23, police found 57-year-old Glendale resident John Burgin also struck and killed by a train at the Walnut Canyon Oversee TRAIN SAFETY page 5
A LOOK INSIDE recreation center Fronske health center counseling center classrooms 1/8-mile indoor jogging track large gym possible concert venue space student lounge & eating areas juice bar sustainable café rock climbing wall (38 feet tall) cardio room escalator exterior courtyard updated stadium seating multipurpose courts
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By Jennifer Gunther
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he Health and Learning Center (HLC) is well on its way to opening next semester — in fact, it is six weeks ahead of schedule. The newest addition to the NAU campus will combine the current Recreation Center, Fronske Health Center, Counseling Center and other health services, as well as provide extra classrooms and student lounge areas.The HLC is a four-story building that features European concrete tiles and tall, slender windows of various widths on the higher stories. Red and brown brick on the lower stories reference the buildings on campus. The HLC is a LEED-certified Gold building that utilizes sustainable building practices. “We turned to sustainability in designing [the HLC,]” said Scott Cassells of Mortenson Construction. “The design firm went into [Applied Research and Design (ARD)] and looked into that building.” The ARD building is one of only three buildings in the world with the high ecological distinction of Platinum LEED certification. The HLC has recycled denim insulation and reused a large amount of material from the Recreation Center that previously stood on the construction site. “All the drywall and concrete was ground up and recycled,” said Chase Gibbs of Mortenson Construction. The interior of the HLC is spacious, thanks to a utilitarian design see H&L CENTER page 3
Remembering Rolle Accomplished NAU alumnus Joseph Rolle dies at age 93 Rolle graduated in 1941 before serving in the Army during WWII. (Photo courtesy Cline Library Archives) By MARIA DiCosola
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e was a star basketball player as a student, he has a building named after him, a scholarship was founded in his honor and he served the NAU campus as an employee for more than 36 years. Joseph Rolle, an accomplished Lumberjack, died at age 93 this past Sunday. “I have enjoyed every moment that I’ve been here, and that’s a long, long time,” Rolle said in an interview shortly before his death. see ROLLE page 3
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