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PoliceBeat Aug. 20 At 8:02 p.m. a pedestrian called the office to request a welfare check on an elderly man pretending to feed a baby doll.

Officer Gray was dispatched to the area, subject was gone on arrival.

At 9:35 p.m. The office received a fire alarm for the old Mountain Line Bus Barn.

Officer Bense, Officer Gray, and Flagstaff Fire Department dispatched. Fire Life Safety was contacted and notified about a possible malfunction.

Aug. 19 At 10:36 a.m. the staff at Tinsley Hall called to request assistance for a resident who was feeling ill.

Officer Cordova, Flagstaff Fire Department and Guardian Medical Transport dispatched. The subject was transported to FMC by ambulance.

At 11:34 a.m. an offduty police officer called to report a large Pepsi delivery-type trailer with the doors open in Lot 66.

Officer Bense was disptached. The trailer had already been secured.

At 1:52 p.m. a TriSignal alarm company called to report an intrusion alarm at the Communication Building.

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Aug. 18 At 3:43 a.m. the office received a report that two subjects were fighting inside their apartment at SAC Family.

Cpl. Hunter and Officer Gray were dispatched. This call was related to the entry below.

At 3:44 a.m. a resident of SAC Family reported a male subject was outside her door threatening to shoot her and her husband.

Cpl. Hunter and Officer Gray were dispatched, the subject was arrested and booked into CCSO Jail.

At 3:58 a.m. this office received a report that two subjects had been fighting outside an apartment at SAC Family, but were no longer there.

Officer Gray dispatched, this call was in reference to the previous report of comestic violence.

Aug. 17

At 3:43 a.m. Officer Wigley reported finding graffiti and damage done to the mailboxes in McKay Village. The damage occurred at an unknown date and time.

The case is closed and all leads are exhausted.

At 6:36 a.m. a passerby called and reported two male subjects who appeared to be passed

out on the sidewalk near the Babbit Administration building.

Officer Cordora was dispatched, the subjects were sleeping on the sidewalk and appeared to be fine. Officer Cordora warned the subjects of trespassing and left the area.

At 1:36 p.m. the staff of the Health and Learning Center called to report theft of climbing equipment from the climbing area in the gym. The theft is said to have occurred between 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 8 and 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 12.

The case is closed and all leads are exhausted.

Aug. 16 At 3:23 p.m. a pedestrian called to report a man grabbing and possibly assaulting a woman in the area of Knoles and Dupont.

Officer Berry and Officer Brady dispatched; Commander Cox, P.A. Godinez and Flagstaff Police Department assisted in the matter. The suspect was located at the Canyon Inn and the victim was found in Lot 3.

The suspect was arrested on an outstanding warrant from Navajo County and booked to Coconino County Sherriff ’s Office jail. The victim left the area with family members; no students or employees of Northern Arizona University were involved in the incident.

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Events Calendar Calendar Events THURSDAY, AUG. 23 City Council Meeting [12, 5 p.m./Flagstaff City Hall]

Aspen Bash Concert Series: Fight the Quiet w/ Flight of Ryan [5 p.m./ Regent St.]

Music in the Square: The Knockabouts [5 p.m./Heritage Square]

Welcome Weekend Concert [6 p.m./ Wall Aquatic Field]

Welcome Week BBQ [5 p.m./ Central Quad]

Movies on the Square [6 p.m./ Heritage Square]

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SUNDAY, AUG. 26

Art in the Square [6 p.m./ Heritage Square] Sweeney Todd; Mainstage, Jr [7 p.m., Doris Harper White Playhouse] Traditions Night - NAU Soccer vs. ASU [7 p.m./ Lumberjack Stadium] NAU Welcome Dance [9 p.m./ Health and Learning Center]

SATURDAY, AUG. 25 Ice in the Pines [8 a.m./ Jay Lively Ice Arena]

Karaoke Mondays [8 p.m./ The Green Room]

TUESDAY, AUG. 28 LGBTQA Voice Celebration [12:30 p.m./ Amphitheatre, University Union] Arizona’s War Town [1:30 p.m./ Coconino Community College]

Community Market [8 a.m./ Flagstaff City Hall Parking Lot]

Drums and Dance Night [8 p.m./Oak Creek Brewing Co.]

Student Involvement Fair [4 p.m./ University Union Pedway]

NAU Classic Film Series: My Man Godfrey [7 p.m./ Cline Library]

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President’s Welcome Back Picnic [11 a.m./ Central Quad] Flagstaff Poetry Slam [7:30 p.m./ Sundara] Kottonmouth Kings [7 p.m./ Orpheum Theater]

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Cline Library optimizes student space, Internet usage

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BY MARIA DICOSOLA

line Library has become a hub on NAU’s campus for all things studying and research, as well as just a quiet hangout for students. This summer the library was given a makeover to better accommodate students.

“The project is called the Learning Spaces Project, and what we’re doing is taking a number of large spaces in the library and we’re really trying to create more useable student space, add in some more collaborative space, and make it a better working environment for students,” Laura Taylor, the library’s planning and assessment coordinator, explained.

Cline faculty has been collecting feedback for years from student workers, student users and computer statistics to figure out how to use the space optimally.

With the renovations and furniture toggling, the number of seats will increase by 65 percent and student space will go up 75 percent as well, according to Taylor. However,

there are two phases to their plan, and right now the library is working on completing the first phase.

“For Fall, our big push right now is just getting [the first floor] up and working so students can come in and do their work, and then down the road we are also going to be working on an experimental classroom on the second floor and a Mac lab down on the first floor,” Taylor said. “So for us, a lot of it is just rethinking how students use the spaces and what they want.”

When people walk into the library, they will immediately notice a change not only in the flooring but in the front desk. Receptionists are now toward the right side of the entrance and there will be cushioned chairs set up for conversation where the desk once stood. However, remnants of the old furniture will be used in different ways throughout the building.

“Some of the wood and the granite will be salvaged and we’re going to reuse them see CLINE page 6

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Project Manager Paul Devila watches desks get pulled apart. The wood will be reused throughout the library. (Photo by Maria DiCosola)

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InTheNews Local arts contributes to economy $73 million generated by Flagstaff culture

provides an economic model based on a monetary ripple effect. It helps people lagstaff is a hot spot for tourists see how the arts affect each aspect of the and locals alike to experience art, community in more ways than one. “[The study] really makes the arts science and other cultural performances. However, they may not realize understandable for people who respect they are contributing to a multi-million numbers, and sometimes artists don’t work in that realm,” Hellstern said. “But dollar industry.

“The arts really do mean business,” this is a real tangible result of their prodsaid Elizabeth Hellstern, marketing and uct that people can understand and compublic relations coordinator for the Col- pare.”

The study not only shows the ecolege of Arts and Letters.

In 182 communities across the na- nomic impact of the arts, Hellstern said, tion, the organization Americans for the but also the cultural impact on the city.

Arts conducted a study called Arts and She emphasized the importance of community members Economic Prosperity IV, which attempted “I just would hope going out to support the arts, or to increase apprethat people would realelse they may fade ciation of the arts.

The study shows the ize that the arts have a away.

“I just would non-profit division generates around $73 lot to add to the value hope that people would realize that million annually for the city, a sum of au- of the Flagstaff experi- the arts have a lot add to the valdience and organizaence,” Hellstern said. to ue of the Flagstaff tion expenditures. experience,” HellJohn Tannous, executive director of Flagstaff Cultural stern said. “I think that if we don’t use it, Partners, said his organization admin- we’ll lose it. That’s financial support right istered the study locally, collecting data there.”

Tannous believes the study is imporfrom 37 non-profit organizations. The numbers showed the importance and tant to illustrate how the arts culture is impact the arts and sciences culture has more than merely a social enterprise in Flagstaff. on Flagstaff.

“We want [community members] “With the arts industry, what you can see is not only is there this huge eco- to see that the arts are more than just a nomic impact as a result of all the spend- quality of life initiative,” Tannous said. ing and the jobs that are created by the “That instead, this is something that’s esorganizations,” Tannous said. “[But,] it’s sential not to the social fabric, but also to almost doubled in this community by au- the economic health of our community.”

President and CEO of Americans dience funding.”

The study explains this industry for the Arts, Robert Lynch, said in a press not only stimulates economic activity, release it is important to understand the but has also helped maintain 2,497 local impact of a city’s art and culture industry. jobs. Tannous clarified the jobs are not He said arts and sciences not only eduwithin the arts sector of the community cate and inspire people, but also stimuonly, but are sustained by the revenue it late job growth.

“Understanding and acknowledggenerates.

“We don’t have 2,500 jobs directly ing the incredible economic impact of in the arts community, but the $73 mil- the non-profit arts and culture, we must lion of economic activity supports those always remember their fundamental jobs,” Tannous said. “What the study tells value,” Lynch said. “The arts inspire us, us specifically is that it puts food on the sooth us, provoke us, involve us, and connect us. But they also create jobs and table for families in Flagstaff.”

Hellstern explained that the study contribute to the economy.”

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line Library has become a hub on NAU’s campus for all things studying and research, as well as just a quiet hangout for students. This summer the library was given a makeover to better accommodate students.

“The project is called the Learning Spaces Project, and what we’re doing is taking a number of large spaces in the library and we’re really trying to create more useable student space, add in some more collaborative space, and make it a better working environment for students,” Laura Taylor, the library’s planning and assessment coordinator, explained.

Cline faculty has been collecting feedback for years from student workers, student users and computer statistics to figure out how to use the space optimally.

With the renovations and furniture toggling, the number of seats will increase by 65

percent and student space will go up 75 percent as well, according to Taylor. However, there are two phases to their plan, and right now the library is working on completing the first phase.

“For Fall, our big push right now is just getting [the first floor] up and working so students can come in and do their work, and then down the road we are also going to be working on an experimental classroom on the second floor and a Mac lab down on the first floor,” Taylor said. “So for us, a lot of it is just rethinking how students use the spaces and what they want.”

When people walk into the library, they will immediately notice a change not only in the flooring but in the front desk. Receptionists are now toward the right side of the entrance and there will be cushioned chairs set up for conversation where the desk once stood. However, remnants of the old furniture will be used in different ways throughout the

Desks are stacked to be carried away. The library has been undergoing renovations over the summer to make more student space. (Photo by Maria DiCosola)

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InTheNews

ARD parking lot gets new pavement Eco-friendly concrete replaced with asphalt

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BY KEVIN BERTRAM

he university recently announced that they have begun replacing the pervious concrete in the parking lot adjacent to the Applied Research and Development (ARD) building with asphalt — an observation that many made before such a statement was made.

The issue first was explored by the public in an email chain between university faculty, researchers and students that urged respondents to take action and contact the administration about the replacement of the concrete in the lot.

In their statement, the university noted that the material “failed,” and posed a hazard to those working and parking the building because of its rapid erosion.

The university identifies Flagstaff ’s climate — and winter weather — as the primary reason for the failure. In the press release from NAU, Jennus Burton — the vice-president for Finance and Administration for the university — outlined the reason for the replacement.

“The concrete deteriorated to such a condition as to make the parking lot unsafe,” The lot next to the Applied Research and Development Burton said. “[There were] tripping hazards building is being worked on as the pervious concrete is and twisted ankles, especially during the win- replaced by asphalt. (Photo by Maria DiCosola) ter months.”

Student climbs tree in protest

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Two protesters who attached themselves to construction equipment for a pipeline being built at the Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff are in custody.

However, a Northern Arizona University student remained in a large pine tree near the Lowell Observatory for a second day August 20 in protest of the pipeline.

The protesters are trying to block construction of a pipeline that will make snow from reclaimed wastewater at the Snowbowl.

The group reportedly is against the near-completion of a 14-mile sewage pipeline, claiming it’ll be hazardous and contain antibiotic resistant genes.

Two men locked themselves to ground-breaking equipment near the observatory when they heard the protester sitting in the tree might be removed.

Arizona Department of Public Safety officers say they arrested the men for their safety because of an approaching thunderstorm.

Local makes bomb threat at store

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A Flagstaff man is in custody for allegedly making a bomb threat at a city bookstore.

Flagstaff police say 55-year-old Dennis Andrew Grant claimed he had a bomb on his bicycle that was parked outside the store’s front door Sunday afternoon.

Employees of a Barnes and Noble store called police after a customer allegedly threatened to detonate a bomb by using his cellphone.

Arriving officers say they located a man matching the suspect’s description standing next to a bicycle and questioned him.

They say Grant claimed he was joking when he made the comment to a store employee.

A police bomb squad inspected Grant’s bicycle and found no explosive device. He was arrested on suspicion of making a bomb threat.

Police didn’t immediately know whether Grant has a lawyer yet.

Rate of rattlesnake bites up in Ariz.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center in Tucson says reports of rattlesnake bites this month are the highest in three years.

The center serves all of southern and northern Arizona and is located at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy.

Officials said Tuesday they’ve been called by emergency room physicians about 14 snakebites in the last six days.

Since the beginning of August, there’s been 24 reported rattlesnake bites in the center’s service area.

That compares to 17 at this time last year and nine in the first three weeks of August 2010.

Center officials didn’t immediately provide an explanation for the rise in rattlesnake bites Venomous snakebites require prompt medical attention. Experts say there are no field first-aid treatments that help.

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InTheNews FromTheEditors

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elcome back, Lumberjacks. Or, for some of you, welcome to NAU in general.

After all, this university is about to watch the largest freshman class in its history arrive on campus this weekend. For those of us who have been here over the summer, the return of droves of new and returning students might seem like a shock, given the quiet and tranquil peace that settled over the campus during the dog days of summer.

But, in many ways, it’s also a signal that life is returning to the university.

As you may or may not have known, we put out three summer editions this year for the first time in decades. It was hard work, with limitations on staff availability and what was available for us to write about. In the end, we pulled off three successful issues.

It was quite an accomplishment for us, but let’s just say that we’re looking forward to getting our full staff back and working this semester.

We hope you all have a great semester, and welcome back to Flagstaff.

Thank you for reading,

Kevin Bertram, Editor-in-Chief

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Editorial&Opinion

Highly coveted college degrees to be offered for free STAFF EDITORIAL

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he Internet today, together with several other technological developments, has made a number of things possible, most of which we are well acquainted with and use effortlessly on a daily basis.

The Internet — in a nutshell — is access to a massive quantity of information, and instant communication.

Top-ranking universities, including Stanford, Harvard, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have taken advantage of the Internet’s valuable resources to offer free courses in different disciplines. iTunes U also offers recorded college lectures for users. The classes present an opportunity to students who wouldn’t otherwise be able to take classes — for health, money or geographical reasons.

These free online classes, however, do not count for credit or toward a degree: the benefits only extend as far as the individual values education, but have very little instrumental value in increasing the student’s chances of securing a job.

Things could change. American universities, starting with first-tier, may begin offering free courses for credit — maybe even free degrees.

John Hennessy, president of Stanford University, says he can see his school moving in that direction, reports Robert Siegel for All Things Considered.

Stanford professor Sebastian Thrun announced earlier this year he would be leaving the university

to start a company called Udacity, which would hire world-class professors from leading universities to create free online classes.

Udacity is set up as a for-profit, but manages to offer free classes and raise millions from venture capitalists.

Harvard and MIT are taking a different approach. They are cooperating to create edX, a nonprofit online education system featuring video lesson segments, embedded quizzes, immediate feedback, student-ranked

questions and answers, online laboratories and student-paced learning.

With the right algorithms and proper programming, many courses would need very little involvement from professors. Foreign languages, sciences, mathematics, and some business classes are prime examples of potential free degrees. Students who attend full-time universities have answered Chemistry questions on their web browser, and received immediate feedback without the need to wake up their professors the

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morning before the assignment is due.

However, there are still too many online courses that still depend too heavily on professors for free degrees to be a real possibility. Perhaps it is this dependence that keeps professors employed — not quite.

The American population is underserved by higher education; free degrees would target a completely different group of individuals than those who can afford enrolling in a full-time university.

Americans already have access to a much more affordable and accredited education through a community college, but not all students opt to save money. Private K-12 schools also continue to be in business. Opinions will vary about the quality and worth of the additional expense of a full-time university or private school, but the fact that people value these is beyond all reasonable doubt.

The possibility still remains outstanding that employers will see little value in free degrees. I believe employers won’t value free degrees as much as traditional degrees, but at the same time, they will value a free degree a lot more than a high school diploma.

Other countries already offer free education, in-person and in the classroom, to their citizens: citizens who can later migrate legally to the United States and revalidate their studies—there seems to be little objections as to the legitimacy of such degrees.

The whole idea is still in the beta-phase, but with top universities taking steps in this direction, lawmakers thinking critically about the social and economic ramifications of this strategy, and citizens keeping an open mind, free degrees could become a real and beneficial alternative.

Editor’s note: This editorial was written by Opinion Editor Rolando Garcia on behalf of the staff.

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Romney-Ryan vs. The working class

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n Saturday, Aug. 11, presumptive GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney—in a heartfelt speech— announced to the world that Paul Ryan would be the next “president” of the United States of America.

Although Romney’s endorsement of the Wisconsin Representative was obviously a slip of the tongue, perhaps it foreshadows the relationship between the running mates, and what policies we can expect from their administration. While Romney continues incessantly with his attempts to convince the American populace that he is devoted to bolstering the middle class, and he’s just a “regular guy,” despite his vast forCOLTON tunes and Swiss bank accounts, his recent DARGER decision decimates the façade that he has spent months perpetuating. The Ryan pick effectively demonstrates to the nation that the Romney campaign is one hell-bent on the destruction of the social programs that benefit the lower and middle class, and one that intends on cutting taxes for only the most affluent citizens.

Although Paul Ryan is the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, he has managed to stay out of the mainstream political discourse, and only began to receive the national spotlight in 2011 when he drafted his budget proposal The Path to Prosperity. While the GOP quickly embraced and propagated the Ryan plan as the longawaited solution to America’s rapidly increasing debt, others saw the plan for what it was: massive tax cuts for the wealthy at the expense of the lower and middle class.

The plan immediately received support in the Republican dominated House, but failed to gain traction in the Democrat controlled Senate, and was eventually shot down in a 57 - 40 vote. Despite the failure of his plan, Ryan has been crowned as a champion of fiscal conservative ideology, and has become a Tea Party favorite.

After the ultimate failure of his first budget plan, Ryan has returned with a remarkably similar plan titled The Path to Prosperity: A Blueprint for American Renewal. This plan has been avidly endorsed by Romney, and the majority of the GOP base. Overall, the revisions to Ryan’s new budget plan are as negligible as the name change. While his plan contains many aspects to it, here are some of the most important elements as detailed by The Washington Post: It would cut government spending by $5.3 trillion over the next decade, drastically reduce the amount of money allocated to Medicare and Medicaid, would spend 16 percent less on programs such as food stamps and housing assistance compared to Obama’s plan and would cut funding for education. This could mean higher education costs for college students across the country.

While Ryan also purports that his plan would cut taxes across all income levels, the co-director of the independent nonpartisan group Tax Policy Center, William Gale, said that Ryan’s plan is, “An effort to have low- and middle-class households bear the entire burden of closing the fiscal gap and bear the costs of financing an additional tax cut for high-income households.”

So, not only will the people who have experienced the brunt of the global recession lose funding for programs that they have had to increasingly rely on, they will also be forced to pay for huge tax cuts for an elite upper class.

For most of the 2012 campaign, Mitt Romney has attempted to center the nation’s attention on poor job creation and a still struggling economy; he wanted to assure us that with his business experience, he would have the knowledge to jumpstart the country. But after the announcement of his running mate, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the Romney campaign’s fiscal policy is nothing more than an assault on the lower and middle class, and just another disguised attempt at relieving the upper class of their tax responsibilities.

Editorial&Opinion Anti-gay decision hurts Boy Scouts

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ust the other day, I witnessed something truly fantastic: an Eagle Court of Honor for seven scouts, all at once. These scouts had different personalities and interests; yet, over the course of seven years they had grown together, bonded many times over and had helped one another reach the rank of Eagle.

That is why they decided to share their special day JUSTIN with each other.

REGAN This is a perfect example of the gift the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) gives to the youth of our country. As an Eagle Scout, I can say the organization showed me a world I never would have had known otherwise and made me a man much more outgoing and aware of the world around me. While no organization is without flaws, the main flaw of the BSA — the continuation of the ban on homosexuals — is causing great damage to the Boy Scout’s reputation, infrastructure and, most importantly, the boys themselves.

The Boy Scouts prides itself on being a boy-run organization.

What that means is the adults are present only to handle significant problems and provide advice and consulting when requested. Everything else is done by the scouts, from planning meetings and camping trips to teaching the younger scouts new skills. So where are the boys’ say on this issue? I understand that the logistics behind doing a nation-wide poll with every scout would be impossible, but that doesn’t justify the matter that a handful of adults in Houston are passing policies for approximately 40,000 troops across the country.

What’s worse is how this two-year review was done in secret and the names of the people on the committee have not been released to the public. Transparency is a must for an organization of this caliber; it is an insult to the scouts when a secret committee of adults is laying down the laws of the land. The official

statement of the BSA on this issue is that the concept of homosexuality should be brought up to the boy “within their family, with spiritual advisers and at the appropriate time and in the right setting.” It would seem that the BSA top brass does not feel like the boys are capable of reaching their own conclusions about something as meaningless as a person’s orientation and that they must be sheltered from it. Yet again, this insults the boys who now have to watch almost helplessly as their institution is castigated on the national stage for a policy they had nothing to do with. These kids also have to stand by as their camps get shut down from the fallout of legal battles the big wigs at the BSA have with the big wigs from the ACLU. On top of that, the boys are losing mentors as a result of gay adults getting kicked out. An adult mentor in the Boy Scouts can provide a great amount of help and support to boys as they grow up.

It is sad to think that some of these great men and women are being denied their chance to make a difference because we mistakenly believe that being gay is synonomous with being a pedophile. And, of course, the one who suffers the most from this is the gay kid. You don’t have to be gay to understand that growing up gay/questioning can be hell. A kid like that needs somewhere he can go to be among friends who have been taught to treat all people with respect — a place like the local Boy Scout troop. Imagine how it must feel for a kid to be told by an organization that literally preaches helping other people at all times and being friendly and kind that they are not welcomed.

Every day this policy is fought in the courts, on TV and in newspapers, the boys are getting caught in the crossfire: losing camps, mentors and friends.

The continuation of the ban on gays is dragging the organization down into the arena of controversy and harmful lawsuits even though they should be far above it all.

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Editorial&Opinion

Florida taking steps for LGBT community

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Murderer of John Lennon gets parole hearing

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here are three types of dung beetles in the world: rollers, tunnelers and dwellers. The rollers are noted for rolling dung into round balls; the tunnelers bury the dung wherever they find it; the dwellers neither roll nor burrow, but simply live in manure. It was a mixture of these three types of beetle that stealthily crawled onto a plane from Hawaii to New York City on the sixth of December, 1980, with a .38 speTOM BLANTON cial revolver, wicked intentions and less of a grip on reality than Dorothy when she dropped into Oz. Mark David Chapman murdered John Winston Lennon, a Beatle of much more respectable sorts, on the night of Dec. 8, 32 years ago, and is now facing possible parole at the end of this week.

The initial reasons behind his murder were found in a copy of Catcher in the Rye (CitR) Chapman had purchased the morning of to have on hand. In this copy, on the inside cover, he wrote: “This is my statement,” before signing it as “Holden Caulfield,” the protagonist of the novel.

In all the craziness of the latter half of the 20th century, the murder of John Lennon, like the Manson murders a decade prior, marked the lower points in that

phase of societies “mental” deterioration.

It’s hard not to question why they even began debating whether to give that savage little toady another chance at being a big boy after he so publicly killed a man, one of the greatest musicians that has ever been, at that. Chapman was diagnosed with insanity by the psychiatric evaluations he underwent, as though the CitR-driven murder of Lennon weren’t a dead giveaway. He’s still in prison and should remain there for life, not only for the safety of others, but for his own as well. If they could get their hands on him, loyal Beatles fans would stick his head on a spike and mold it to the top of the Apple Records building to ward off any more Chapman-type ghouls.

Now, three decades later, we see economies failing, countries internally bleeding, and the same mass paranoia resulting from the daffy aftermath caused by a few devilish beings. The now infamous “Dark Knight slayings” and Wisconsin Sikh Temple shootings, which have haunted an otherwise mundane and warm summer, have again teetered universal faith in humanity. With James Holmes, the self-proclaimed “joker” behind the midnight premiere massacre, set to stand trial for insanity, it can only be questioned when correlated to Chapman’s case whether or not he should be given the chance to use his obvious lack

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of sanity as an excuse.

“We’re all a bit mad here,” Lewis Carroll once proclaimed, and the words stand tough to truth. Without singularly looking at the aforementioned crimes, the insanity plea has been elevated to an easy “get out of jail” card for many sick freaks that should otherwise be fed to the chair or hung by their manhood. “I wasn’t thinking clearly,” Chapman recently stated about the murder, “I made a horrible decision to end another human being’s life, for reasons of selfishness.”

Selfishness? You weak little tool; if selfishness were the motive then you belong to the gallows. Despite that, it’s hard not to respect Chapman – just a wee bit – for taking his punishment like a man and not standing behind the insanity curtain.

As for Holmes, his insanity is so ridiculously transparent it should be physically impossible for him to hide behind it. Unfortunately, the law acknowledges “insanity” as a justifiable excuse for murder.

If Chapman is let out this week, Holmes can almost expect even better treatment with his cowardice stance behind the madness we all experience, but he was too weak to control. Heed these words, yee of little faith: vengeance on the murderer doesn’t bring the victims back; but when vengeance and justice overlap, it can sure as hell ease the parting blow.

ug. 15 marked progress in the state of Florida as residents elected the first openly gay state legislator, David Richardson. That same day, three openly gay Democrats – Joe Saunders, Ian Whitney and John Alvarez – won their Democratic primaries, and will advance to face their Republican opponents of the Sunshine State in November. Now, AMANDA Florida is taking HORNER the right steps toward equality and civil rights protection for the LGBT community.

Richardson was elected to District 113 to represent Miami Beach and Miami. Previously, he served as an auditor for the U.S Department of Defense. Nobody has neglected to mention the obvious fact that his policies for the state are more important than his orientation.

Even Richardson himself reiterated this throughout his campaign. According to his website, he will use his former experience in auditing to “identify waste in the state budget, so funds can be better used to improve our schools, preserve our environment, and improve healthcare.” This will also mean great progress in LGBT equality in Florida. Having factions that are fairly represented in government is an essential part of a true democratic system. Richardson had received support from many gay rights groups around the area, but was also supported by independents, the United Teachers of Dade, and many others. LGBT Floridians have good reasons to be excited.

New York has made great progress in granting marriage rights to the LGBT community, a great part of which is due to its openly gay lawmakers. Hopefully, now Florida will not be far behind in the new civil rights movement of our time. Furthermore, Florida has no significant anti-discrimination laws for LGBT community. Vic-

tory Fund CEO Chuck Wolfe said, “Finally, we will have an authentic LGBT voice in the state capitol that will be unafraid to speak up and speak out for fairness.”

This election also shows a sure reduction in discrimination against LGBT, which LGBT and their supporters have waited far too long for. Richardson told The Huffington Post, “The thing I’m most proud of is that of all the doors we knocked on, not one person closed their doors on me because I was gay.” He also said, “Not one person even brought it up. It’s phenomenal. That gives me great joy, that I asked people to look at my record and that’s what they did.” This is extremely profound, given that prejudice against the LGBT community has been long accepted in our culture. It is difficult to change the mentality of so many people, but it has to start somewhere. If openly gay politicians are successful during their terms in office, this will help to show the public that prejudice against the LGBT community is sadly misguided. It will assist in eliminating negative stereotypes and show the importance for LGBT civil rights.

Even for all the stereotypes thrown around, the state of Texas had elected an openly gay state legislator in 1991. Seeing vast discrimination against LGBT evolve to be smaller over time is extremely promising, especially in a nation which preaches “liberty and justice for all” yet denies equal rights to same-sex couples. Richardson is not only a voice for the LGBT in Florida, but his election helps to show that LGBT discrimination has become trivial and outdated, and it has become time for the people who maintain these prejudices to catch on. It is time for citizens and other politicians to step up and defend equal rights for the civil rights movement of this century.

District 113 did an excellent job of this, and other areas of the nation need to learn a lesson from their openness and tolerance.

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State of medical marijuana dispensaries up in the air

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he state of Arizona has been issuing medical mari- cards are already out and in use. A dispensary will be able juana ID cards and on Aug. 7 conducted a lottery to make the use of the substance safer and more controlled. drawing that awarded medical marijuana dispensaThe argument to legalize or to not legalize medical ry certificates. However, the use of the medical marijuana marijuana is the biggest hassle. The officials of this state cards and dispensaries is still considered illegal by the fed- need to decide if they are going to follow the state law eral government. Many county attorneys have urged the which the people voted for or the federal law; and stop governor to stop the release of medical marijuana cards arguing about the complications. There is the need for a and dispensaries. Sheila Polk, Yavapai concrete decision. There are 484 companies and people County Attorney, was the attorney who au- who applied for the 126 dispensary licenses in Arizona. thored the letter to Governor Brewer about The county attorneys and others against the implementathis issue. tion of the new law should have Raids are a threat and presented the letter before the law “We believe it is bad public policy for one was ever put into action. a possibility if dispensaarm of the government Raids are a threat and a posNATASHA to facilitate marijuana ries are allowed to dis- sibility if dispensaries are allowed REEVES cultivation and use while to distribute in Arizona and that another arm of the government is mov- tribute in Arizona and is a risk voters have decided to ing to close it down,” Polk wrote. when the ballots were cast. that is a risk voters have take Law enforcement consultant AnYes, other states do experience thony Coulson of Tucson made this decided to take when raids, however, there is still a rapstatement to Polk: id growth in dispensaries in other the ballots were cast. states. The number of dispensaries “The Department of Justice position has been not to let these dispensain Colorado has been constantly ries operate. Landlords will be at risk of having properties growing and more than 88,000 Colorado residents have seized.” medical marijuana cards. In November 2012, the legalizaWhile the concern for business owners and landlords tion to possess marijuana in small amounts will be put on is understandable, the catch-22 Arizona is in seems unnec- the ballot for Colorado voters. Other states are seeing sucessary. The letter sent to Brewer along with the opinions of cess and growth in their dispensaries even with governthose who are against the dispensaries make it appear like ment raids. the state is just looking for a way around selling medical Governor Brewer did respond to the letter, saying, “I marijuana. share your concerns. Arizona voters, however, cast ballots Currently, 29,500 people have medical marijuana in sufficient numbers to enshrine this measure into Aricards in the state and cardholders are allowed to grow their zona law. As such, I am duty bound to implement [it.]” own marijuana. Dispensaries will be able to regulate mediEven though, as of now, the law will be implemented, cal marijuana a lot better than an average person grow- the state-approved dispensaries will still need municipal or ing it in their yard or closet. Having a dispensary will not county approval to open. With that, our state will continue increase the use of medical marijuana considering the ID to tip-toe around the problem.

MY OTHER LIFE (OUTSIDE OF THE NEWSROOM)

hen I’m not busy designing, editing, reporting and generally doing everything else I do for this newspaper, I — like many other students here at NAU — work a part-time job. This often comes as a surprise to people.

How, they always ask, can you possibly balance a full class load, editing, reportKEVIN ing and a part BERTRAM time job. My answer: how could I (literally) afford not to? I have to pay rent somehow.

But, here’s the kicker: I actually really like my part-time job more than most people are

supposed to like their part-time jobs. As a caterer for campus dining, I get to constantly move from one part of the campus to the next every day. I meet new people within the university, and my coworkers are absolutely awesome.

There’s odd moments where my worlds collide, like when I’m catering an event and a source I interviewed earlier that week eyes me and tries to place where they’ve seen me before. Or, they might not recognize me at all.

Working in food delivery has given me an unique perspective on the campus that I would’t have gotten otherwise.

Oh, and it also allows me to escape the slouch of my office chair and get moving.

Short takes: TOP 5 MOST RANDOM COLLEGIATE MASCOTS: AS RANKED BY KIERSTIN TURNOCK

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ost of us here at NAU find our school mascot to be…less than intimidating to say the least.

While Louie the Lumberjack is a loveable statue and monument, he isn’t exactly the frightening being that a mascot is intended to be. However, when our comics’ editor decided to draw KIERSTIN the “Stanford TURNOCK Tree” for the staff editorial comic, I took it upon my self to research the other mascots out there. Out of my research I compiled my top five most random collegiate mascots, not

including NAU: 1.Artie the Artichoke — Scottsdale Community College 2. The Fighting Okra — Delta State University 3. Sammy, the Banana Slug — University of California — Santa Cruz 4. Peter, the Anteater — University of Irvine 5. “WuShock,” the wheat shocker — Wichita State University

(Photo courtesy Witchita State University)

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Greeks prepare for rush of large freshman class

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can truly look to my left and right when in meetings and know that everyone in there is my brother,” said senior marketing major Andrew Cohen when speaking about his fraternity, Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE). TKE is one of the 12 fraternities and 11 sororities that make up Greek Life at NAU. In order to become a part of this Greek community, students must go through a week-long recruitment process commonly known as “rush.”

Described on the NAU website, rush week allows students to spend time with different fraternities and sororities to get a sense of their values, philanthropic endeavors and social activities.

Greek Life at NAU is divided between three different councils.

The College Panhellenic Council (CPC) represents the seven Panhellenic sororities on campus, while the Interfraternity Council (IFC) represents eleven of the fraternities. Both councils are social by nature. The third council is the United Greek Council (UGC), which consists of four sororities and one fraternity that identify as multicultural chapters.

“Our UGC chapters place an emphasis on a specific identity,” said Jason Perry, the advisor for the Interfraternity Council and the United Greek Council. “At this time, we have two Latina-focused sororities, one Asian-focused sorority, one LGBTQA-focused sorority and one Latin-focused fraternity.”

Each council has its own recruitment process, but according to Perry, they are all fairly similar

Members of the Tri Delta sorority pose for a group photo during sorority bid day in the Walkup Skydome. (Photo courtesy of NAU Greek Life)

because they share the same goal: to make sure interested students find the correct fit. Francis Monroy, the president of the College Panhellenic Council, said that — in the end — the councils do not separate students.”

“Even though there are three separate councils, Greek Life at NAU is a close-knit community,” Monroy said.

Each council practices mutual recruitment, in which not only do the students select their desired chapter, but the chapters select their desired students.

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“Chapters do not force any interested student to accept a bid,” Perry said. “Certainly, our chapters will pursue a student they are interested in, but not to the point where the student feels uncomfortable or pressured.” Perry also mentioned that it is estimated over 90 percent of the students who participate in recruitment become members of Greek Life.

Shannon Heinritz, who is one of the Graduate Assistants of Greek Life, said that “recruitment is a weekend full of energetic events and lots of talking.”

Heinritz is also the advisor for Panhellanic sororities on campus. “A student interested in recruitment will be meeting a ton of new people and creating new friendships,” she said, “and it is important that potential new members have an understanding of each chapter and what they are all about.” Not only is the process educational, but it is designed to be enjoyable as well: in the past, rush week events have included dinner nights, Mountain View socials, leadership workshops and more.

“As a freshman, I didn’t know a lot of people moving to Flagstaff, but one of my friends urged me to at least go through the rush process,” said junior public relations major Kaylee George. “I was hesitant,” George explained.

“I wasn’t sure if I’d ‘fit in’ the stereotypes of Greek life. However, I rushed and fell head over heels in love.” George has been a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority ever since.

NAU Greek Life is progressively growing larger, and, according to George, pledge class size increases each year. “Don’t listen to what other girls, boys or what anyone else tells you,” she said. “Make your own opinion, because it may be the place you belong.”

Senior business major Maddie Dwyer is the president of Delta Delta Delta and, like George, has a strong affinity for Greek Life.

“To me, Greek Life means support, friendship and leadership,” Dwyer said. “It is a community that makes me want to be a better person and provides students with a unique ritual and values to live by.” She explained recruitment is a crazy and exciting experience, but in the end it is all worth it. “The best advice I can give freshman looking to go through recruitment this year is to keep an open mind while going through the process. There are several amazing chapters on campus and all have something unique to offer. Trust the process; you will end up where you belong!”

Visit www.nau.edu/greeklife for dates, times, and more information about recruitment.

Life

What to do on Welcome Back Week

Thursday, August 23

University College Ice Cream Social (5:00pm-7:00pm)

SPONSORED BY: University College LOCATION: Aspen Quad DESCRIPTION: University College faculty will sponsor an ice cream social during the Games activity in the Aspen Quad. Come join in the fun, meet faculty and have some ice cream!

HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) (5:00pm-6:00pm)

SPONSORED BY: Campus Recreation Center- Fitness LOCATION: Health and Learning Center, Bldg. #25, Recreation Center- Exercise Suite #2 DESCRIPTION: HIIT is an enhanced form of interval training, an exercise strategy of alternating periods of short intense anaerobic exercise with less-intense recovery periods. HIIT is a form of cardiovascular exercise with short, intense workouts. You will experience a multitude of benefits some of which include: improved athletic capacity and condition, improved glucose metabolism, and fat burning.

Outdoor Movie (8:00pm-10:00pm)

SPONSORED BY: SUN Entertainment LOCATION: Central Quad, near Wilson, Allen, Aspen and Tinsley Halls DESCRIPTION: Join us for a free outdoor showing of 21 Jump Street immediately following the Residence Hall Association (RHA) BBQ at sundown! Bring chairs and/or blankets and enjoy a movie under the stars!

Friday, August 24 Campus Scavenger Hunt (1:00pm-2:00pm)

SPONSORED BY: Office of Residence Life LOCATION: Meet at the Amphitheater outside the University Union, Bldg. #30.

DESCRIPTION: Come join others in discovering the NAU campus - scavenger hunt style! Participants will work with a team of people to find clues throughout

the land of the Lumberjacks. The winning team will receive money on their Jacks Debit Express (JDE)!

This is a great way to meet other people and see the campus.

endurance with high energy music and exhilarating rides! Participants will remain on the bike throughout this workout. Due to equipment limitations, this class is limited to 28 participants.

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Lava Cave Hike (1:00pm-5:00pm)

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Ice Skating

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SPONSORED BY: Vintage Christian Fellowship LOCATION: Meet at the Union Info Desk (Building #30) at 5 PM. We will carpool to Jay Lively Activity Center.

DESCRIPTION: Come join us for a great time ice skating at a local ice rink! Prices: Skating - $5.25, Skate Rental - $3.25

Saturday, August 25

Welcome Weekend Concert (6:00pm-10:00pm)

SPONSORED BY: SUN Entertainment LOCATION: Wall Aquatic Field, Bldg. #21A DESCRIPTION: Join us for the 8th annual FREE Welcome Weekend Concert. This year’s acts include Yellowcard, Asher Roth and Isrobel. Bring NAU ID for admission. See you there!

Sunday, August 26

The Letters (12:30pm-1:00pm)

SPONSORED BY: Housing and Residence Life LOCATION: South Field Recreation Complex DESCRIPTION: Play a part in this monumental freshman photo event! Students gear up in their blue and gold and gather on the south fields at 12:15pm.

We will start placing people inside the letters and the photo will be taken at 12:30pm. The first 500 people will receive free t-shirts!

Cycle (1:00pm-1:45pm)

SPONSORED BY: Catholic Newman Center LOCATION: Meet at the Newman Center to carpool.

The Newman Center is the two-story brick building with basketball court behind Cline Library, Bldg. #28.

DESCRIPTION: We’ll be hiking north of Flagstaff in an underground cave formed from lava thousands of years ago. You’ll need a good flashlight (a necessity), a warm jacket, and good hiking shoes for very rocky/ slippery ground. Some transportation (school bus) will be provided, but bring a car if you have one.

SPONSORED BY: Campus Recreation Services- Fitness LOCATION: Health and Learning Center, Bldg. #25, Recreation Center- Multi-Purpose Gym DESCRIPTION: Join us for a cardiovascular journey!

This class will challenge you in ways you didn’t think possible with sprints, climbs, and jumps. This intense workout is designed to increase your cardiovascular

Lumberjack Breakfast (10:00am-12:00pm)

SPONSORED BY: Educational Theatre Company LOCATION: Grassy Knoll behind the Performing and Fine Arts Building (Bldg. #37), off Riordan Rd. DESCRIPTION: Join the members of Educational Theatre Company for a FREE pancake breakfast!

Learn about our upcoming visits to schools in the Flagstaff and Phoenix areas, and find out more about the NAU Theatre Department.

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LOCATION: Lumberjack Stadium (Building #25) DESCRIPTION: Come watch your NAU Soccer team take on the Wildcats of the University of Arizona. The first 500 students will get Hawaiian Leis. This game’s theme is “Hawaiian Day”. Be part of the limbo contests at halftime and learn traditional Hawaiian dances.

Don’t forget to wear your best Hawaiian outfit to win a variety of prizes! Gates open at 11am.

Ride, Rip & Relax (5:00pm-6:00pm)

SPONSORED BY: Campus Recreation Services- Fitness LOCATION: Health and Learning Center, Bldg. #25, Recreation Center Multi-Purpose Gym DESCRIPTION: This cycle class will challenge you in ways you didn’t think possible with sprints, climbs, and jumps. This intense workout is designed to increase your cardiovascular endurance with high energy music and exhilarating rides! Using equipment and body weight, participants will experience interval workouts on and off of the bike. Each workout also includes a well deserved, invigorating cool down.

Welcome Back BBQ (6:30pm-8:00pm)

SPONSORED BY: Episcopal Canterbury Fellowship LOCATION: Church of the Epiphany, 423 N. Beaver St., downtown Flagstaff DESCRIPTION: Come join us for some awesome BBQ to start the year off right! All are welcome, and the food is free.

Monday, August 27 Freshman Outreach Meetings (8:00am-5:00pm)

SPONSORED BY: Student Learning Centers LOCATION: Locations vary. Check your NAU email for details.

DESCRIPTION: We want to meet you! Freshman Outreach begins next week! You will be contacted by your liaison to come in for a half hour! Make time to come and see us, it will be worth it. Look for your invitation in your NAU email account. We look forward to hearing how you are doing here at NAU! For more information, visit http://home.nau.edu/emsa/sri.asp.

Welcome Dinner! (5:30pm-7:00pm)

SPONSORED BY: United Christian Ministry/ Reli-

gious Life LOCATION: Campus Ministry Center (blue building behind Ardrey Auditorium and the library).

DESCRIPTION: Join us as we kick off the fall semester with music, a FREE delicious dinner (organic, vegetarian options and home-made) and fellowship.

We gather Mondays for a free home-cooked meal, music and discussion (Scripture, current events, and life).

Regardless of where you are on your faith journey, you are welcome! We also are involved in service, mission, hiking, fellowship and will gladly connect you with a ride to church! Visit our website for more information: www.naucm.org, or email Rev. Kathleen Day at ucm. nau@gmail.com.

Ice Cream Social (7:00pm-8:30pm)

SPONSORED BY: Catholic Newman Center LOCATION: The Newman Center (two-story redbrick building with outdoor basketball court located behind Cline Library, Bldg. #28).

DESCRIPTION: Stop by for some dessert and a chance to meet some new people. Make up the biggest sundae or cone you can!

Tuesday, August 28 LGBTQA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Ally Voice Celebration (12:30pm-2:30pm)

SPONSORED BY: Inclusion and Multicultural Services (formerly Multicultural Student Center) LOCATION: Amphitheater, University Union, Bldg. #30 DESCRIPTION: Discover the dynamic LGBTQA community! Bring friends and enjoy music, food, and fun while learning about resources, clubs, and events at NAU. All are welcome!

Black Hound Gallerie (1:00pm-3:00pm)

SPONSORED BY: NAU Bookstore LOCATION: Inside the NAU Bookstore, Building #35.

DESCRIPTION: Nate and others from Black Hound Gallerie in downtown Flagstaff will be in the bookstore with giveaways and other freebies from the Basement Marketplace.

Hammock Camping Demo (1:00pm-4:00pm)

SPONSORED BY: NAU Bookstore LOCATION: Outside the NAU Bookstore, Building #35 DESCRIPTION: Learn about the comfort and convenience of hammock camping. Derek Hansen will show you how to set up and use a hammock to stay dry, warm, and bug free. Free fun!

Wednesday, August 29 President’s Welcome Back Picnic (11:00am-1:00pm)

SPONSORED BY: Office of the President LOCATION: Central Quad, near Wilson, Allen, Aspen and Tinsley Halls DESCRIPTION: Join university staff and President John Haeger for the annual Welcome Back Picnic! The food is provided; you just bring an appetite!

Career Services Open House (12:30pm-3:30pm)

SPONSORED BY: Gateway Career Services LOCATION: Gateway Student Success Center, Bldg. #43 DESCRIPTION: Come learn out about finding jobs through Jobs for Jacks and other free career resources available to you!

Performance by TILT (2:00pm-4:00pm)

SPONSORED BY: NAU Bookstore LOCATION: NAU Bookstore, Bldg. #35 DESCRIPTION: Alternative rock band TILT will perform outside the NAU Bookstore! NAU student and lead guitarist Luke Shinkle heads this 3-man band.

Stop by and enjoy the music!

Athletic Skills Combine (5:00pm-7:00pm)

SPONSORED BY: Campus Recreation Services LOCATION: Health and Learning Center- Recreation Center, Fitness Programs Office, Building #25 DESCRIPTION: In your quest to achieve your fitness goals, participate in the Campus Recreation Fitness Combine event. NAU’s certified Personal Trainers will challenge you in your vertical jump, bench press, and broad jump. Trainers will help you address your individual strengths and weaknesses to help you achieve maximum results.

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Getting to know the new NAU athletics I

BY TRAVIS GUY

f there were ever a time to get to know NAU athletics, now would be it.

Over the past year, have seen changes at different levels in some sports programs. From the hiring of the new men’s and women’s basketball coaches, among other coaches, to new recruits and a new athletic director, NAU sports have a new look going into the 2012-13 academic year.

From the top of the athletics food chain through three of its programs, the Lumberjacks have seen change. Longtime athletic director Jim Fallis announced this past winter that he would not be seeking a contract extension when it expired in June. Following his announcement, NAU hired Lisa Campos as the vice president of intercollegiate activities. Campos came to Flagstaff from the University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP), where she was the Senior Associate Athletic Director. She had many duties while with the Miners, including helping the athletic director with day-today operations and hirings. Once Campos was hired, she got to work finding new basketball coaches for the men’s and women’s teams, as well as two coaches to fill different spots on the football team.

The men’s basketball program was the first sport to see change.

Nine games into the season, thenhead coach Mike Adras resigned, leaving the team to interim head coach Dave Brown and a 16-game losing streak (the worst since 1990) to end the season. At the beginning

of April, NAU announced the hiring of Jack Murphy. Prior to coming to Flagstaff, Murphy was an assistant coach at the University of Memphis and helped the Tigers make back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances.

With Murphy being hired mid-recruiting season, he had his work cut out for him. Using his ties to Arizona and Las Vegas (where Murphy grew up), the first-time head coach was able to recruit six players for his first season as a Lumberjack.

It was announced to the surprise of many on April 20 that longtime women’s basketball coach Laurie Kelly would be leaving her position at NAU to be closer to her family in Minnesota. Two months after Kelly left, NAU named former Arizona assistant basketball coach Sue Darling as the new women’s head coach. Darling was the offensive coordinator for the Wildcats and helped the team become the No. 28 ranked squad in the nation for points per game with 73.7.

Darling is coming into a program that requires some rebuilding. While the women faired better than the men during their seasons, the women only won four conference games and nine overall. There were some high points during the season: senior Amy Patton continued to climb toward NAU’s all-time scoring record for women’s basketball and the Lumberjacks forced Nebraska (ranked No. 17 at the end of the season) into double overtime before falling to the Cornhuskers.

Darling is coming into a team that is full of talent, but needs to

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find a way to bring them together so the women can record more wins. This should not be too hard of a task with the likes of Patton, junior 3-point shooter Amanda Frost and senior Tyler StephensJenkins.

Moving from the basketball court to the football field, the Lumberjacks made a few changes to their offense. Offensive coordinator Brian Lindgren and wide receivers coach Francis St. Paul both left the team following a disappointing 4–7 record after the 2011-12 season. Joining the team were new offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello and wide

TOP: New men’s basketball head coach Jack Murphy is introduced with his wife Michelle alongside NAU President John Haeger and Lisa Campos. (Photo by Daniel Daw) BOTTOM: New Vice President of Intercollegiate Affairs Lisa see ATHLETICS page 35 Campos poses in the Walkup Skydome after being hired at NAU. (Photo by Sarah Hamilton)

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Playoffs or bust? NAU football has sights set on BSC heading into season

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BY DEVONTAE BROWNE

he NAU football team is on the road to redemption, and its goals include a winning season with aspirations of making it into the playoffs, something that has not been done since 2003. Despite a 4–7 record overall, and 3–5 in Big Sky Conference play, the team expects to play better than what the previous year’s record indicated.

“We expect to win. Our goal is to play for a conference championship every year, which will get us into the playoffs,” head coach Jerome Souers said. “The Big Sky Conference is very competitive from top to bottom. There are no ‘easy’ win games.”

Despite a losing record, NAU football played well down the stretch of the season, losing close games at Montana, 28–24, Weber State, 34–31, and Southern Utah, 27–24. Souers believes that if the Jacks were able to put up a few more points or stop the other schools from scoring, the Lumberjacks would have finished the season with a winning record and possible shot at the Big Sky Championship. If NAU hopes to make it to the playoffs, these close games need to swing in its favor. Coming up on the conclusion of training camp and the beginning of the season, the Jacks believe they have found solutions to their mistakes following last season’s shortcomings.

“We need to focus [and] we have to convert key drives. Taking field goals instead of punts and touchdowns instead of field goals in any of those games [gives us the win],” Souers said.

“We take what the defense gives us. Instead of being one drive better, we have to be two drives better. We have to have balance on both sides of the ball and that will make a vast difference in the point margins.”

At the conclusion of the 2011-2012 season, the Jacks generated 20 sacks, five interceptions and only converted third-downs 43 percent of the time in conference play. NAU ranked seventh in the Big Sky in total penalties with 78 through 11 games, totaling 770 yards, which was largely due to false starts. The Lumberjacks also lost 11 fumbles compared to the six they recovered. Going into the offseason and summer training camp, there was some work for the Lumberjacks to get done.

“We’ve run out time, [so] the time is now,” senior quarterback Cary Grossart said. “There is a strong sense of urgency. There’s no one more confident in this team than me that we are ready to get more wins. We’re stopping ourselves, ultimately with our own mistakes. We want to win

the Big Sky and see if we can do damage in the playoffs.”

With Grossart’s play at quarterback posting a top completion percentage of 65.9 percent in the Big Sky and a dominating run game that rushed for over 1,800 yards behind junior running back Zach Bauman (who rushed for 1,435 of the 1,831 total rushing yards), the biggest question of the offense is the wide receiver corps.

“We have a lot of depth, and we have a lot of returning guys from last years’ team,” junior wide receiver Ify Umodu said. “Guys here can’t wait to get to work and showcase their respective talents in the passing game or run game.

Guys know their roles, while knowing the routes they have to run properly, and how to read the defensive coverage. As far as I’m concerned, we are a threat to any opposing defense.”

The players know that discipline, practice, preparation, and perfection make for a better team. With this team’s offensive production comes protection and continuity from the offensive line up front.

“Everyone on the O-line can play every position. We have great chemistry,” senior right tackle Trey Gilleo said. “If we can dominate up front, that will open up play-action pass and only create more opportunities for our dominant run game.”

The team has a developed sense of camaraderie due to the time they spend on and off the field. The NAU football defense has potential to wreak havoc on opposing offenses and continue to build upon their experience last year.

As an old football proverb goes: offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.

“Our defense especially has a chip on their shoulder. The motivation to be successful has shown itself through camp, which bodes well for us,” Souers said. “We have guys returning, we recruited quality talent and our defense as a whole has immense depth at every position, whether it be D-line, corner, safety or linebacker.”

The players on this team know they will all have their moment, whether in practice or ingames, to prove why there are here. The competitive nature of this squad at every position makes them work that much harder because no one wants to give up their role as a starter or as an impact player in key situations.

“If you’re a starter, you have to hold your job. If you can’t play up to the standard we need, there’s another guy capable behind you,” Souers said. “That competitive nature adds more effective work ethic at practice and at every position.”

TOP: Junior running back Zach Bauman celebrates with senior quarterback Cary Grossart following a touchdown.

(Photo by Sarah Hamiton) LEFT: Grossart eyes a receiver down-field during a game fromt he 20112012 season.

The Jacks finished 4–7 last season, but hopes are high for a stronger showing in the Big Sky this upcoming season.

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New players, women’s soccer team learning ‘how to fight’

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he NAU women's soccer team is gearing up for another season.

There are 15 new players on the roster, only eight of them being upperclassmen. Clearly, head coach Andre Luciano will be working with an extremely young team, but a team that benefited greatly this past season from being tested time and time again.

The Lumberjacks kicked off the 2012 season a few hours west of Flagstaff against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) on Aug. 16. The Lumberjack women lost to the Rebels 2–0; despite not clinching a first-game win, the team did enjoy the season-starter.

Six of the new players on the roster are from Sin City, so the first game of their college careers was played in front of their families.

“I really wanted to show what I've learned here and bring that back home,” freshman goalkeeper Natalie Gilbertson said. “I feel myself getting more fit, with hands on the ball … I feel myself getting stronger and faster.”

The six freshmen: Gilbertson, midfielder Alexia Gonzalez, defender Syrina Lopez and forwards Cassidy McLean, Sarah Pate and Haley Windenger all had homecomings for their collegiate debuts.

“They know that we can’t do this without them,” senior defender Georgia Foltz said. “Having them play at home in front of their friends and family was an inspiring, positive thing."

NAU has a 19-game schedule for the 2012 campaign. Out of conference, some of their notable foes will be ASU, UA, San Jose State University, University of Oklahoma and Florida Atlantic University.

Other notable home conference games are against Big Sky Conference newcomer Southern Utah, Sacramento State, Portland State, Eastern Washington and Montana. The Lumberjacks will also make a trip to the Bears Den in Greeley, Colo. for a showdown with defending Big Sky Conference champ Northern Colorado.

“We always schedule hard pre-conference to prepare the team for conference play,” Luciano said.

During the 2011 season, the Lumberjacks logged heavy minutes through a year that saw the team set a school record with nine overtime games and eight double-overtime games. The team learned from its close games in both the wins and losses.

“We learned how to fight last season … it’s rubbed off on our freshmen early this year,” Luciano said. “We Sophomore midfielder Sarah Tarver blocks the pass to an Embry-Riddon’t end anything in a tie in training anymore, there has dle player during the Lumberjacks’ 2011 home opener. (Photo by Hailey Golich) to be a winner.”

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Senior distance runner Diego Estrada leads the pack during the 2012 Big Sky Track and Field Championships. Estrada ran the 10,000 meter race in London during the 2012 Olympics and finished 21st. (Photo by Hailey Golich)

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BY CODY BASHORE

he 2012 Summer Olympics wrapped a few weeks ago and NAU’s trio of distance runners saw varying degrees of success in their events.

Australia’s David McNeill, Mexico’s Diego Estrada and the USA’s Lopez Lomong — all of whom have NAU ties — came up short when it came to reaching the medal stand in London, though the opportunity to take part in the Olympics was a reasonable consolation prize.

The Olympics kicked off for NAU on Aug. 4 when Estrada, the only current Lumberjack participating in the games, finished 21 out of the 29 finalists in the 10,000-meter run. Estrada’s time of 28:36.19 fell short of the 27:32.90 he ran in April to qualify for the Olympics, though that was more of a result event’s pace.

“He was running some fast laps, the difference was he was 25 meters behind everybody,” said director of track and field Eric Heins. “I think for a while there he was running the same pace as the leaders.”

About 10 minutes into the race, Estrada fell slightly off the lead pack’s pace and would run behind the leaders for the remainder of the race.

“The goal all along was to finish in the top half of the entries, so obviously he was a little outside of that,” Heins said.

Mo Farah of Great Britain won gold in the 10,000 with a time of 27:30.42.

That time was the slowest by the event’s gold medal winner since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

“Everybody ran slower than what they qualified with,” Heins said. “I mean, the winning time was [Estrada’s] qualifying time, so those guys that won ran about 45 seconds slower than what they’re used to.”

A few days later, on Aug. 8, McNeill hit the track for his heat in the 5,000 meters, but failed to qualify for the finals of the event after finishing 13th. The race also included Lomong and Farah, who both qualified for the final by finishing in the top five finishers in the heat.

McNeill, who ran at NAU from 200710, took the lead as the pack passed the start-finish line with eight laps to go.

McNeil’s time of 13:45.88 was well short of his personal best of 13:19:31 in the 5,000 meters at a meet in Walnut, Calif. in April.

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Lumberjacks seek to disprove No. 8 preseason ranking

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BY ALLI JENNEY

n Aug. 13, the Big Sky Coaches Preseason Poll was revealed, predicting the NAU women’s volleyball squad would place eighth out of the now 11-team conference. With a 2011 overall season record of 15– 10 (6–10 Big Sky Conference) the Lumberjacks aim to prove their strength to not only themselves but also their competitors.

Entering his fifth season as head coach, Craig Choate will lead five seniors from his first recruiting class of 2008 and the rest of his team, eight of whom are returning from the 2011 squad that began the season 12–0, setting a NAU record, into a tough season schedule with 14 of their first 15 matches away from home. “[This season] is a lot different. We have to focus a lot more and obviously there’s homecourt advantage so we’re coming in at a disadvantage,” senior libero Anna Gott said. “We lost our home tournament so that’s kind of tough, but we get to travel more, play some better teams. So, I think that our preseason tournaments will be really good for us.”

For the first three weekends of the season, the Lumberjacks will face The Citadel (8–22

in 2011 season), CSU Bakersfield (8–18) and UNLV (14–17) at the UNLV Invitational in Las Vegas; Fresno State (14–15), Cornell (5–21) and Colorado (6–24) in the Omni Hotels Colorado Volleyball Classic at Boulder, Colo.; and finally UC Riverside (7–23), Penn (10–14) and UC Berkeley (26–7) in the Molten Classic presented by Hilton Garden Inn at Berkeley, Calif.

Along with Gott are senior outside hitters Lauren Campbell, Kelli Dallmann (who was the setter during the 2011 season), Lexi Sullivan and Jen Wilson. Emotions are running high as these Jacks enter their final season and they hope their experience will aid them in their matchups with some of the younger teams in conference.

This past season, Gott, Dallmann and Sullivan each appeared in all 25 matches. In three seasons, Gott ranks second in program history with 1, 305 career digs, Dallmann has recorded 2, 249 career assists and is sixth in school history while Sullivan holds the sixth spot for 2, 916 attacks. Campbell made 18 match appearances and Wilson took to the court for 24 matches. “[I hope to] just to keep the team motivated; keep the team focused. [We’ll keep] our heads on straight, ready to try to win ev-

erything, trying to win conference,” Gott said.

“Our goal is to get to the conference tournament. This year we added teams, so it’s the top six that go, so to get in that top six and get to the conference tournament is our goal right now.”

Helping these seniors reach this goal are three returning sophomores, setter Kalee Kirby and middle blockers Sydney Kemper and Taylor Stephens. Kirby appeared in 22 matches, and concluded the season with 92 assists and 11 kills. Kemper, an All­-Big Sky Honorable Mention, played in all 25 matches, having at least one kill each match and totaled 45 digs.

Stephens made 17 match appearances and posted 15 blocks on the season.

Additionally, three incoming recruits and one transfer join the Lumberjacks squad.

Arizona natives Payton Bock (middle blocker), Trianna Henry (outside hitter) and Erin Truett (setter) stay close to home by coming to Flagstaff, and Colorado phenom Janae Vander Ploeg will also help on the outside hitter position.

“I just want to contribute to make everyone better,” Vander Ploeg said. “Whether it’s playing on the court or be-

ing on the bench, just being a good teammate and pushing everyone to be their best.”

Last season Truett, a junior transfer from South Mountain Community College, made the National Junior College Athletic All-Region selection and was named to the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference All­Conference Division-II second team. A member of Kansas State her freshman year, her experience in the setter position will bring a competitive edge in preparation for conference.

The Lumberjacks open their season and line-up of away games on Aug. 24-25 at the UNLV Invitational. They look to face strong competition and use their experience to prove themselves upon conference play.

“I’m playing a different position [and] I’m just going to go all out and I just want to prove that I can play volleyball. I’m going to do my thing and help my team in any way I can,” said Dallmann. “We will prove that we are not No. 8. We want to make it to the tournament and we’ll go from there.”

LEFT: Sophomore middle blocker Sydney Kemper and senior outside hitter Jen Wilson call a formation before the opposing team serves. (Photo by Austin Heppler) RIGHT: Kemper and senior outside hitter Lexi Sullivan go up for a block while fellow senior outside hitter Kelli Dallmann watches. (Photo by Sarah Hamilton)

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receivers coach Jeff Lewis, a former NFL quarterback and NAU alum.

Scangarello has been helping offenses since 1998 and had stints with the University of CaliforniaDavis, the University of Idaho and the Oakland Raiders. Scangarello will be coming into an offense that lost a few seniors, most notably wideout Khalil Paden, but has plenty of returners. Senior quarterback Cary Grossart, senior wide receiver Austin Shanks, and pre-season All-American running back junior Zach Bauman will be leading the Jacks on the offense while junior defensive lineman Tim Wilkinson and junior cornerback Anders Battle and others will have to take over the leadership of the defense following the departure of Isaac Bond and seven other seniors that graduated. Big Sky preseason polls were released and had the Jacks ranked No. 7 (coaches poll) and No. 9 (media poll). Battle, Wilkinson and Bauman were all named to the Madness Preseason All-Conference team.

While there have been some change in the coaching staff for the Lumberjacks, there were also some exciting things happening with the Jacks. NAU helped devel-

op and produce three Olympians.

Senior Diego Estrada and alumni David McNeil and Lopez Lomong all earned tickets to the 2012 London Olympics. The women’s volleyball team received some exciting recruits and transfers, while the women on the soccer field hope to improve on the past season where they played close games, but lost or tied a majority of them. Cross country received a few high-profile recruits, including Foot Locker National Championship finalists Futsum Zienasellassie (first place) and Nate Weitz (third place) on the men’s side and Aussie Melanie Townsend, who has many international races and top-10 finishes under her belt, and Arizona natives Rolanda Jumbo and Emma Schraner. Jumbo was part of the 2011 AIA Division III cross country state champions and Schraner finished seventh in the mile and eighth in the two-mile runs at the state track championships.

While NAU athletics may not have the long-standing prestige and traditions of other “powerhouse” sports schools, the Lumberjacks and everyone involved with all of the programs are making the right moves to begin those traditions.

TOP: Wide receivers coach Jeff Lewis (blue shirt) meets with the wideouts after practice. (Photo

by Garry Hart) RIGHT: New offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello directs sophomore quaterback Chase Cartwright (15) during practice. (Photo by Hailey Golich) LEFT: New NAU men’s basketball coach Jack Murphy patrols the sidelines in a game at the University of Memphis, where he was prevoiusly an assistant coach. Murphy also has connections to the Denver Nuggets of the NBA and the University of Arizona. (Photo courtesy of NAU Athletics)

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Recruits proving strength, providing competition

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BY ALLI JENNEY

AU’s women’s volleyball team knew head coach Craig Choate had a strong 2012 recruiting class, and now after several practices with the newcomers, the Lumberjacks are excited for their contribution to the program.

Arizona standouts Payton Bock and Trianna Henry have impressive resumes from their high school experience. Bock played middle blocker at Hamilton High in Tempe, helping her squad become third in the state accumulating a record of 101–27 during her four-year tenure.

Henry saw one loss as she led her team to four consecutive state titles in the outside hitter position at Sunnyslope High in Phoenix.

“I think Payton [Bock] is a huge impact on our team,” senior libero Anna Gott said. “We haven’t seen middles this athletic before, not even just our freshmen but even our freshmen and sophomores, so in the middle position right now we have a really young class, so that’s awesome

for us and they’re doing a really good job. Trianna [Henry] brings a lot of power to the team but she also brings a lot of ball control. I think that her defense is definitely helping us as well as her serving and attacking.”

From Cheyenne Mountain High in Colorado Springs, Colo., outside hitter Janae Vander Ploeg, alone, has a plethora of noteworthy achievements. Vander Ploeg was awarded the state championship MVP her junior and senior years from a four-time Colorado state championship team and led her team to its first state titles in her school’s program history. Vander Ploeg graduated Cheyenne Mountain High’s all­­­–time kills record. Additionally, Vander Ploeg garnered Denver Post’s 4A Player of the Year, two conference player of the year awards and was named the 2012 Fred Steinmark High School Athlete of the Year Award as the top multi­sport athlete (basketball and soccer) in the state of Colorado.

“Janae’s [Vander Ploeg] just all around, [she’s] just so good,” Gott

said. “She has been a big impact as well, ball control, hitting, everything.

She doesn’t make very many errors, so that definitely helps us.”

Senior outside hitter Kelli Dallmann also noted the strength of their new freshmen.

“They are so athletic, all of them. It makes everything more competitive in practice and it makes us better,” Dallmann said.

Lumberjack veterans Dallman and Gott advised their new teammates to be confident in themselves, set aside the little things that may get in their way and stay focused on volleyball.

For Vander Ploeg, being a member of the team means more than simply playing the game. It means being a part of something. “[The most important part is] being a part of a team and part of a community, always working together [and] going through everything together as a team,” Vander Ploeg said. “I guess just as a team aspect, there’s a lot of pride in what you’re representing at your school.”

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“Overall, I had a goal of making the final, so anything short of that was going to be disappointing for me,” McNeill said via NAU Athletics. “Having said that, in hindsight, it was always going to be difficult to make the final, so I am proud I gave it my best shot, and didn’t give up all the way to the end.”

Lomong, however, finished fourth in that same heat and qualified as one of 15 men for the 5,000 final with a time of 13:26:16., just a bit over his personal record of 13:11.63.

In the final on Aug. 11, Lomong surged up to challenge Farah for the lead with 500 meters remaining in the race, but couldn’t pull ahead or merge into the inside lane. Lomong would be shuffled back during the scram-

ble on the last lap and finished 10th with a time of 13:48.19.

“I wasn’t disappointed at all,” Lomong said via NAU Athletics.

“I put everything I had into it. I am so excited to be here and represent America and of course the fans back home. They have been cheering me on.”

But, as in the case of the 10,000 final, the 5,000 final also ran at an incredibly slow pace with Farah’s winning time of 13:41.66 the slowest for the event finals since the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.

“To have the first part of the race real, real slow and then just have to run fast the last mile . . . it seemed like it was set up really perfect for Lopez,” Heins said. “It’s just unfortunate that he didn’t quite have it there at the end.”

NAU alum and two-time Olympian Lopez Lomong takes a picture with NAU President John Haeger during a press conference.

Lomng finished 10th with a time of 13:48.19. (Photo va the Lumberjack) The volleyball team celebrates after notchng a point during a match. The incoming recruits look to make an impact and enjoy many celebrations like this on the court. (Photo by Sarah Hamilton)

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Arts&Entertainment

Spafford plays in the Flagstaff Green Room Yellowcard comes to NAU Will highlight welcome week concert

free concert. They will be joined by rapper Asher Roth and local ll week long, students will rock outfit Isrobel. have access to different Yellowcard is made up of singevents that will help them er and rhythm guitarist Ryan Key, meet new people and adjust to drummer Longineau W. Parsons campus life before the daily grind III (LP), and violinist and backof school begins. One such event up vocalist Sean Mackin. Ryan is a free conMendez is “Our fanbase is very on lead guicert on campus being and vosupportive and I love tar highlighted by cals and Josh Yellowcard. reading their comments Portman is This year on the bass. marks the 8th and thoughts when they B e s t annual Welknown for hear new music,” come Week their songs concert made “Ocean AvMendez said. possible by enue,” “Way NAU’s own entertainment promo- Away” and “Only One” off of their tion company, the Student Union major label debut Ocean Avenue, Network (SUN) Entertainment. they’re back now with their most Previous line-ups have included recent album, Southern Air. Cute Is What We Aim For, Less Southern Air incorporates Than Jake, Iration and Buck-O- all of the recognizable style of the Nine. The bands are chosen by band — most notably, Mackin’s students who get the chance to signature violin — and shows how vote for who they’d like to see in much the band has grown since a poll. their initial surge in popularity at This year, Yellowcard will be the same time. Several guest vo stopping by campus in the middle of an overseas stint to headline the see YELLOWCARD page 40

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Spafford plays a set in the Green Room. (Photo by Rolando Garcia)

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late Saturday evening in the Green Room, after undergoing extensive preparation, planning and advertising, Flagstaff welcomed Spafford to enchant an audience yearning for originality with its psychedelic and lively melodies.

A shade of purple from the stage tenderly illuminated the encompassing dance-floor; a guitar, bass, drum set and keyboard faced the incoming guests; and the quiet chatter became drowned by routinely operations of the bar. The band entered the stage discretely, and immediately began to play — their music became the immediate center of attention. The drums struck a person’s sense of rhythm with the same intensity and passion with which the drummer struck his instruments; the bass guided the audience’s attention to a state of elevated awareness. It softly but decisively whispered, “listen” ; the guitar lifted and awoke, it summoned to the surface and the dance floor every ounce of excitement; the keyboard provided

the music itself with an identity, it made itself knowable, and clung itself to the guests’ memory. The lights became alive and resuscitated the surroundings: people got up and danced.

This is a usual reaction for Spafford. From their first show on New Year’s Eve of 2010, Spafford has received an outstanding reception throughout and outside Arizona.

What started out as a group playing open-mics in Prescott has developed into a much loved and heavily booked four-person band comprising Brian Moss, Nick Tkachyk, Jordan Fastaloodis and Andrew “Red” Johnson playing the guitar/vocals, drums, bass and keyboard, respectively.

Moss had been involved in music from an early age, and has been influenced by jam music for years.

“The style of music that I was writing at that time, and still today, is jam music — but it has evolved over the years into a more heavy base and electronica. We really like that,” he said.

Spafford is a lot more than just jam music. Its members come from

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a variety of musical backgrounds; their collective contributions of reggae, alternative rock, and other genres produce the unique and energetic harmony of Spafford.

“We were just playing good music. We didn’t have a genre in mind,” Moss said.

Spafford recently released their self-titled debut album containing nine tracks. Their name continues to get out, and they are constantly booking venues in Nevada, New Mexico, and Colorado. As a result, their band requires a heavy time investment, but keeping their effort and talent, they will continue on their path to fame.

To those interested, you can see Spafford live along with other bands at the “Kaleidoscope Kamp Out” Music Festival Saturday Sept. 29 in the Pepsi Amphitheater.

“We love playing for people who love listening to us,” Moss said. And people do love listening to Spafford; they did more than listen at the Green Room, one by one people began to gather on the dance floor to let go and have fun.

Yellowcard performs for a live audience. The band will be coming to NAU for the Welcome Week concert.

(Photo courtesy of Yellowcard)

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Family disfunction the theme for NAU film series

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arlier this week, the NAU College of Arts and Letters announced the films that will comprise their 2012 film series, which is the 10th annual the school has put on.

This year’s theme revolves around dysfunctional families in film, and is titled “Families: Not Your Typical Family Film Series.”

As in past years, professors, film experts and movie fans will introduce the films before they are shown, as well as lead a discussion with the audience after the conclusion.

In a press release from the College of Arts and Letters, Paul Helford — an electronic media and film professor at NAU —

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cals can be heard on the song ‘Telescope.’ Alex Gaskarth from All Time Low, Tay Jardine from We Are The In Crowd and Cassadee Pope from Hey Monday each contributed some of their talent for the track.

“We had the idea of having a big choir-esque vocal section in the bridge, and someone suggested trying to get some guest vocalists to help out on it. We brainstormed and thought of some of our friends, and those three came to mind,” Mendez said.

Southern Air is also the band’s fifth album to be recorded by Neal Avron.

“He is so good at getting the best performances out of you and pushing you to be as creative as possible, while also being one of the nicest and most sincere and genuine people I’ve ever met,” Mendez said, also stating that Avron has practically become a member of the band after working together for so long.

Hopeless Records streamed the entire album on YouTube a week before the official Aug. 14 release date as a way to help build the hype.

“We’re completely confident about the quality of the album, so we figured it would only entice people to buy it even more. It gets people talking about it and that kind of buzz is good,” Mendez said. “Our fanbase is very supportive and I love reading their comments and thoughts when they hear new music.”

Fans will surely appreciate seeing them perform some new songs along with the old favorites, especially if catching their set over the summer on Warped Tour wasn’t possible.

The two opening acts are something to look forward to as well. Asher Roth, who entered the mainstream music scene with his hit single “I Love College” in 2009, has stated that he is influenced by Jay-Z and Eminem while Isrobel channels a more funk type of rock feel in their music. They had a CD release party for their second album this past Friday at the Green Room downtown.

The concert this weekend will be held on the Wall Aquatic field across from the Health and Learning Center on Saturday, Aug. 25 starting at 6 p.m. A student ID is required for entry.

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said that this year’s series will contain a variety of films from many different eras. Included in this, he said, was the debut in Flagstaff of a more recent film.

“The first question we always ask in choosing our films is whether or not we want to see the movie on the big screen with an audience,” Helford said. “When we started the series in 1992, the focus was on films from before the ‘70s, but we now include contemporary films as well and even Flagstaff premiers like this season’s ‘Melancholia.’”

The film series is free to attend all semester. The first film, “My Man Godfrey,” debuts on Aug. 28. The last film, “Harold and Maude,” debuts on Dec. 4. The films will be shown in the Cline Library Auditorium, and start at 7 p.m.

Fall 2012 CAL Film Series: Complete Film List All previews and information courtesy College of Arts and Letters Aug. 28 — My Man Godfrey Directed by Gregory La Cava, Starring William Powell, Carole Lombard, 1936, 94 min, Unrated (with cartoon) One of the screen’s greatest comediennes, Carole Lombard, as a dizzy socialite who hires a homeless man as family butler in one of the 1930s best screwball comedies.

Sept. 4 — Make Way for Tomorrow

Directed by Leo McCarey, Starring Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi, 1937, 93 min., Unrated (with cartoon) This rarely seen masterpiece about an elderly couple who lose their home and are forced to separate during the Depression is much more than a period piece; it is a story for today.

Sept. 11 — Rebecca Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Starring Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, 1940, 136 min. TV-PG Alfred Hitchcock’s only Best Picture Oscar was for this Daphne De Maurier classic about a naive young woman marrying a rich widower who is haunted by the death of his first wife.

Sept. 18 — Shane Directed by George Stevens, Starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, 1953, 118 min., Unrated (with cartoon) A weary gunfighter settles down with a homestead family only to have to strap on his gun again in one of the greatest westerns of all time.

Sept. 25 — Sweet Bird of Youth Directed by Richard Brooks, Starring Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Rip Torn, 1962, 120 min., Unrated.

Tennessee Williams’ classic about drifter and a faded film star who return to his hometown to see his former girlfriend whose town boss father had run him out of town years ago.

Oct. 2 — A Thousand Clowns Directed by Fred Coe, Starring Jason Robards, Barbara Harris, 1965, 118 min. TV-PG (with cartoon) One of our favorite comedies about a non-conformist who’s faced with either caving into convention or losing custody of the nephew he’s come to love. see FILMS page 41

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SoundCheck Band: Isrobel Album: Sun Spinner Genre: Prog Funk Rock

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Oct. 9 — West Side Story Directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, Starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, George Chakiris, Rita Moreno, 1961, 152 min., Unrated Star-crossed lovers, a protective brother, the Jets and the Sharks in one of the most acclaimed films of all time, a 10-time Academy Award winning musical rendering of Romeo and Juliet.

Oct. 16 — Hannah and Her Sisters

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any say that Flagstaff is a musician’s town, but like most other small cities, music makers have a hard time standing out in the Northern Arizona crowd. This is even more difficult when the genre-du-jour for Flagstaff is jam bands and funk/soul. Luckily for native three-piece band, Isrobel, they had no trouble impressing locals of this small train-track town. Chad Breen (vocals and guitar), Chase Reed (bass) and Joe Sweet (drums) bring the best of the coast to the Ponderosa Pines and echoes classic 311, Sublime and Red Hot Chili Peppers. While their early tracks scattered about phone-recorded live performances and social media music players and a freshman release (Warpaint), they have finally collected their efforts into their newest sophomore release, Sun Spinner, as of Friday, Aug. 17 at the Green Room.

Their first track, “Au Naturale” starts with a White Stripes bass and ‘70s psych vocals that seep like smoke through one ear and out the other, wrapping itself around the brain and infusing it with the audible sense of nag champa, falafel mix and patchouli. They ride this psychedelic rock wave all the way to the fourth track, “Anger” illustrating the vocalist’s control over his voice, switching from classic rock to reggae dub and creating a large variability within this 12-track album (making for every track a pleasant surprise). “Ease A Troubled Mind” reminds local music nuts with an essence of Jazz & Liquor with their fast-paced beat and deep, whiskey-stained vocals make for a quickstep jig at a live performance.

But it is their title track, “Sun Spinner,” that is the real show stopper. A 4-minute, 31-second nostalgic composition of the ‘90s: simple, cleverly repetitive lyrics (“you are tea over ice / a person I could meet that would help me change my life…sun spinner / spin around me / celestial body / sun spinner singe my shoulders / with loving spirals”), singer/songwriter husked vocals, and tribal rhythms.

“Taste For Feel” sounds as though it was made during Flagstaff ’s monsoon season, a mellow “stay indoors” kind of day; like John Mayer’s “Your Body Is A Wonderland” without sounding as cheesy or tacky.

This album recalls the end of a perfect day at the beach, the drive home from a late-night concert, the ultimate comedown from a natural high, the comedown of the summertime blues. Sun Spinner is the perfect back-to-school, soothe-your-soul album for the timid freshmen crowd just getting to know their new college town or a street-smart senior just looking for the soundtrack to their senioritis.

Isrobel will be opening up for Asher Roth and Yellowcard at the Welcome Week Concert for NAU students only. The concert will be held at the Wall Aquatic Field across from the Health and Learning Center Saturday, Aug. 25 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Student ID and ticket are required at entry.

Directed by Woody Allen, Starring Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Michael Caine, Diane Wiest, 1986, 103 min., PG-13 (with cartoon) Sisters, fathers and mothers, husbands and wives, lovers, and infidelities in Woody Allen’s Oscar winning screenplay - one of the iconic filmmaker’s finest films.

Oct. 23 — Running on Empty Directed by Sidney Lumet, Starring Christine Lahti, River Phoenix, Judd Hirsch, 1988, 116 min., PG-13 (with cartoon) The great Sidney Lumet’s drama about a family on the run since the sixties and the eldest son’s desire to break away to start a life of his own.

Oct. 30 — Don’t Look Now Directed by Nicolas Roeg, Starring Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland, 1973, 110 min., R (with cartoon) If you like Halloween scares don’t miss this terrifying film about a married couple in Venice grieving the death of their little daughter and receiving warnings from beyond the grave.

Nov. 6 — The Last Hurrah Directed by John Ford, Starring Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, 1958, 121 min., Unrated On Election Day John Ford’s adaptation of a best selling novel about the final campaign of a big city mayor and his journalist nephew who covers the campaign.

Nov. 13 — What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?

Directed by Lasse Hallstrom, Starring Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, 1993, 118 min., PG-13 (with cartoon) Johnny Depp is Gilbert who cares for his obese mother and his mentally ill teenage brother (Leonardo DiCaprio) when love walks into his life.

Nov. 20 — Planes, Trains and Automobiles Directed by John Hughes, Starring Steve Martin, John Candy, 1987, 93 min, PG-13 (with cartoon) Martin and Candy are hilarious in this John Hughes comedy about an exasperated business man trying to get home to his family for Thanksgiving but is forced to travel with an annoying blabbermouth.

Nov. 27 — Melancholia

Directed by Lars Von Trier, Starring Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, 2011, 136 min., R A Flagstaff premier. One of 2011’s best! A psychological disaster film about one family coping with a newly discovered planet, named Melancholia, which may be on a collision course with Earth

Dec. 4 — Harold and Maude Directed by Hal Ashby, Starring Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, 1971, 91 min., PG (with cartoon) Harold, a wealthy teenager, ignored by his mother and obsessed with death, meets and falls in love with 79-year old Maude in this funny, and most unusual romantic comedy.

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Moonrise Kingdom

Artist: Wild Nothing Album: Nocturne Genre: Dream Pop

BY MYKEL VERNON-SEMBACH

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ild Nothing is among many other bands when it comes to shoe gaze, dream-pop of 2011 and 2012. With Best Coast, Beach Fossils, Surfer Blood and other summertime-theme-named bands leading the pack, it is hard for many other bands to fit in among the ranks. While Wild Nothing is good, they are just not outstanding in their field. They encompass what every other alternative, lo-fi band has already discovered and played out, leaving them scrambling to jump on the faded summer sound bandwagon.

Their album, Nocturne, starts off strong with their first track, “Rheya.” The mellow, ‘80s-mixed beach pop is, unfortunately, repeated tirelessly throughout the album. Additionally, the eerie “Reading Rainbow” synthesizer chord, while catchy, is unending for nearly four minutes. “Paradise” immediately establishes itself as a track listing on the next film that includes ‘80s couple’s dance scene at a high school prom. “Only Heather,” with its simplistic lyrical composition and mild percussion make this track a surefire first single and radio release. “Through The Glass” features melodic Spanish guitar, weakly adding another dimension to their music abilities. Yet their stronger, more substantial work comes during their last three tracks: “Shadow,” “Midnight Song” and the title track “Nocturne.” These tracks drift away from the boring, mid-day dreary into an active sleepy-time adventure that add the 1980s John Huges feel without making the song sound dated.

Lackadaisical and full of languish, this album has strengths in what many other bands today boast about, leaving them hidden in the bramble that lines the beach shore, waiting for the bonfire of well-named lofi bands to invite them to enjoy a vegan bratwurst and a Pabst. Jack Tatum, vocalist for the Wild Nothing, and his influence of vinyl records as a child has made an obvious impression on the band’s style of music (which could also explain the sudden re-emergence of record pressings with CD releases by many other musicians within the same genre). Delirious insomnia drives this album home, creating a disorienting in-between day and night that makes this rather mild album any different from any other alternative musicians today.

Nocturne is set to release Aug. 27 and Wild Nothing plans to kickstart their U.S. tour where they plan to perform at Club Congress in Tucson Aug. 31.

Directed by Wes Anderson.

Starring: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward and Bruce Willis Running time: 94 minutes.

Rated PG-13.

BY TOM BLANTON

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ithout all his quarks and eccentricities Wes Anderson would be just another Kevin Smith, movie school bum who had his initial critical success, then floundered like a fat guy on a blow up raft. From his low budget debut with Luke and Owen Wilson, 1996’s Bottle Rocket, to Fantastic Mr. Fox, his first animated (though stopmotion) feature, Anderson has developed a cult following and critical acclaim far exceeding most directors wildest dreams. With only seven feature length films under his belt and just one, barely, critical flop – The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, which happens to be my favorite of his films – it’s clear that Anderson is picky and a perfectionist with his projects. His latest film, Moonrise Kingdom (MK), is no exception. Released three years after the acclaimed Fantastic Mr. Fox, MK was not only a cinematic breath of fresh air, but an opus, and a eulogy to the children we once were, but have since buried deep down with work, school, etiquette and norms.

MK tells the story of young love and forgotten love. Centered around an orphaned cacky-scout, played by Jared Gilman, and a young “problem child,” portrayed by newcomer Kara Hayward, the two decide to run away from their respective residencies and meet up to live in the wilderness of their small New England island in the summer of 1965. But when the cacky-scout camp leader, Edward Norton, and the young girls parents, Bill Murray and Frances McDormand, discover their disappearance, they call in help from the local police captain, Bruce Willis, as all hell breaks loose and the hunt for the two youngsters ensues at the dawn of a massive weather warning, and then, storm.

It was difficult to find a theater that was playing this flick at first.

With all the hoopla caused by the three summer superhero movies (Avengers, Spiderman, and Batman) and Pixar’s Brave, among others, the indie MK, like most Anderson films, had trouble nudging its way in to a wider audience. This film was one of the best, if not the best, I’ve seen this year, and some great movies have

come out in the past six months, so I don’t say that lightly. Anderson and his writing partner Roman Coppola – yes, the son of Francis Ford Coppola – imagined a story with a simple plot, yet created a tale that had enormously captivating underlying themes.

It’s difficult to say whether or not Anderson intended for his film to evoke some of the emotions the movie was capable of producing, but regardless, it hit home. It touched on the love we experienced when we were young, the love that was considered foolish and unconventional. Then it touched on the opposite, on the love that can sometimes grow stagnant with age. Anderson, knowingly or not, meant for this last theme to hit the hardest. When we find love, it peaks with the first realization, and from there diminishes with fights, relationship politics and outside forces until it all becomes so convoluted, there’s no memory as to why the love was felt in the first place. MK isn’t a chick flick, for all you he-men. It’s a people flick, and one everybody should experience.

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