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o the students dreading classes and longing for warm summer days, I understand. It feels like just last week we were free of responsibilities, commitments and textbook assignments … oh wait ...

So I hope you all survived the first week of syllabus reading and standing in lines for textbooks. I know it was a struggle for me, but don’t worry — if you’re feeling down about the newfound stress of the school year, I have great news for you: We at The Lumberjack have changed our style guide.

That’s right folks, I repeat; we have officially changed our style guide.

If you are wondering what changing the style guide entails, just know that it is a long process of redesigning headline formats, bylines, cutlines and even the addition of pull quotes.

What a time to be alive, am I right?

Not only did we (and by we I mean our awesome print-design chief and editor-in-chief ) redesign the style guide and the website here at The Lumberjack, but we also have some captivating stories in this week’s issue.

In the features section we have a spread that I would highly recommend to all who are 21 and older. Our creative cocktails in Flagstaff piece brilliantly highlights all of the must-try drinks in town. Take it as you will, but I would MEGAN TROUTMAN suggest bringing the newspaper with you as a checklist next time you go out, FEATURES EDITOR to see how many creative drinks you and your friends can find on the list and which drinks you can stomach. Or even better yet, pull up the story on your phones at Jackcentral.org.

May the odds be ever in your liver.

Over in the culture section I would recommend checking out a Q&A with international students about why they came to NAU, which is always an interesting topic, especially for students like me who have the “travel bug.” I always find it fascinating to hear other people’s travel stories, especially when well-traveled students end up on our campus.

At any rate, enjoy your break from schoolwork, and flip through the rest of the paper — everyone deserves a study break, especially after a stressful end to week one.

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Corrections & Clarifications In our last issue, an article titled “Meet the candidates” incorrectly identified city council candidate Jim McCarthy as opposed to Prop. 414. McCarthy supports this proposition.

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PoliceBeat Aug. 22 At 5:23 p.m., a passerby reported a subject on the top ledge of the Knoles Parking Garage and became concerned for their safety. Two NAUPD officers responded and made contact with the individual who stated he was just enjoying the view.

Aug. 23 At 11:05 a.m., NAUPD received a call from a blue phone near the observatory with no response. The area was searched and everything was fine.

At 5:02 p.m., a staff member of the Roseberry Apartments called to report that a vehicle was parked in their space. One officer responded to the call but the suspect vehicle was gone upon arrival.

At 9:23 p.m., a parent called NAUPD to request assistance in locating their son who was attending orientation. Assistance was provided and everything was fine.

Aug. 24 At 7:18 a.m., a NAU staff member reported finding graffiti on the ITS building.

An officer responded, but found no suspects. The case has been closed.

At 2:48 p.m., a NAU staff member reported seeing skateboarders jump a wall near the Science and Health building. The responding officer located the skateboarders and spoke with them before they left the area.

At 3:53 p.m., a motorist was arrested — then cited and released — for exceeding the displayed speed limit by more than 20 MPH.

At 9:21 p.m., NAUPD received a report from a NAU staff member of a plastic bag containing an unidentified object. An officer responded and discovered the substance to be a rock.

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he carried the knife for protection. Everything was fine.

At 12:35 p.m., a staff member in the Gammage Building reported a subject passed out from extreme intoxication. NAUPD, FPD Aug. 25 and GMT responded and the At 12:37 p.m., an subject was transported to individual in the area of Pine FMC for further evaluation.

Knoll and McConnell streets reported a subject yelling Aug. 27 profanities.

One officer At 12:30 a.m., Mountain responded to the scene, View Hall staff called to contacted the subject and request assistance with educated him. an intoxicated student.

NAUPD, FPD and GMT At 10:50 p.m., staff in responded but the student McConnell Hall reported the refused transport. odor of marijuana somewhere in the building. Staff and At 1:33 a.m., two subjects NAUPD were unable to were reported running from locate the source. an officer off campus. The subjects were contacted and At 11:34 p.m., NAUPD educated about running from stopped two students who police. were walking in the road to check on them. One student At 3:08 a.m., staff in was cited for an MIC and Reilly Hall called to request the other was arrested and assistance checking on a booked into Coconino student whose parents said County Detention Facility. they didn’t know where she was. The student was located Aug. 26 in her room and everything At 8:38 a.m., staff in the was fine.

Centennial Building reported a student who passed At 4:31 p.m., staff in the out. NAUPD, FPD and South Village Apartments Guardian medical transport reported a student having responded and the student their finger stuck in a paper was transported to Flagstaff shredder. The subject refused Medical Center. medical transport.

At 9:02 a.m., a student in Mountain View Hall reported couches had been removed from the hallway.

They were later found in a different part of the building, and no crime was observed.

At 9:04 a.m., a staff member at the HLC called to report a subject carrying a knife. The subjected was contacted after leaving campus and he stated that

Aug. 28 At 4:41 a.m., two subjects were seen carrying a portable sign. The sign was taken by NAUPD for safekeeping.

At 12:31 a.m., an NAUPD officer reported an intoxicated subject becoming belligerent with people. He was advised to go home and he complied.

NEWS

Freshman class sets records, Flagstaff campus opens to 22,000

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n Aug. 25, as NAU officially opened for the 2016-2017 school year, campus was packed with new and returning students and their parents as they moved in to the dorms.

For several days, traffic along San Francisco Street and University Avenue and throughout campus was substantial and often caused lengthy delays.

The congestion was not unwarranted, however, considering freshman enrollment on the Flagstaff campus is predicted to have increased 11 percent from last year’s freshman class. There are 5,550 total first-year students — freshmen and transfers — enrolled at NAU this semester, and 5,492 of those students are enrolled at the Flagstaff Moutain campus.

This compares to 5,141 first-year students from the fall 2015 semester. The increase has brought the total enrollment to approximately 30,000 students across all NAU campuses, with approximately 22,000 of those students on the Flagstaff Mountain campus alone.

More than 400 ‘Welcome Jacks’ — student leaders from various clubs, Greek life and other student organizations — stood at the ready across campus with large laundry bins to assist with the move in.

“The students and parents were very thankful for the help. It’s something I would love to do every year,” said freshman forestry major Felicia Duran.

Resident assistants (RAs) were also prepared for the chaos of move-in week. The RAs were on their feet all day to help incoming students check in, and to aid the move-in process by directing traffic and helping parents park.

“It was a long day with a lot of work and there was a ton of people. But it was cool to meet all of my new residents,” said RA Noah Judson, a sophomore forestry major.

NAU, now housing the largest freshman class to date, ranks in the top 1 percent for total on-campus housing in the nation. An estimated 90 percent of NAU freshmen attending the Flagstaff Moutain campus are said to live in the dorms.

This year, NAU has 9,148 beds for on-campus housing.

Many students living off campus avoided areas of the university, as well as major roads throughout Flagstaff during move in.

“I was a freshman once, and I’m sure plenty of other people felt the same [frustration with move-in traffic],” said senior biology major Dustin Ewart. “Everyone has to come into this with a fresh face ready to take on college before they end up like me, just trying to get through one more semester with sanity intact, so they get to that

dream that brought them here in the first place.”

Nevertheless, the congestion on campus and around downtown Flagstaff was frustrating to those who live off campus.

“Freshman move in was exciting because it was a new experience and it became real that you were out of your parents house,” said senior forestry major Jackson Peters, “Movein as a senior living off campus is a frustrating experience because there’s a sudden influx of people who don’t know where anything is in

Flagstaff.”

As campus housing continually fills up each year, a new on-campus housing complex is being built and is set to open next fall to accommodate for NAU’s ever-growing student body. The complex, SkyView, will be able to house 626 students in 163 rooms. SkyView will also create 700 additional parking spaces for students. The Hub, a private development, is expected to break ground this fall, providing more than 600 beds.

White: 58% of Students

American Indian/Alaskan Native: 2% of Students

Asian: 2% of Students

Black/African American: 4% of Students

Hispanic/Latino: 25% of Students

Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander: >1% of Students

NAU First-Year Student Demographics Infographic by Alanna Secrest

Kayla Mueller: One year later, Obama still hasn’t fulfilled promise

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n the past week, parents of deceased NAU graduate Kayla Mueller, Carl and Marsha Mueller, said President Obama and his administration have yet to follow through on their promise to donate to the non-profit established in their daughter’s honor, Kayla’s Hands.

Three years ago, in Antakya, Turkey, NAU graduate Kayla Mueller was volunteering with a humanitarian organization helping refugees of the civil war in Syria.

In August 2013, she traveled across the Turkish boarder to the northern Syrian city of Aleppo with her Syrian boyfriend. Her boyfriend, Omar Alkani, was a contractor hired to install communications equipment in a Doctors Without Boarders (DWB) hospital in Aleppo.

Leaving the hospital that day, Mueller and her boyfriend were both abducted by militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The danger level from the group wasn’t as high as it is now; the threat in the region came from the Assad regime.

Three weeks after the abduction, ISIL sent a proof-of-life video to Kayla’s parents. The 10-second video shows Kayla wearing a hijab, saying that she was “very sick” and that being held captive was “terrifying.”

After seven months of captivity, several women abducted from DWB and a French journalist were released and brought out three letters Mueller had written to her friends and family.

In an interview with Brian Ross on 20/20, two former ISIL hostages who were held for a brief time with Mueller told of how aggressively the captors

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treated Mueller.

“They would scream at her, and they would, you know, blame her for everything that America has done to the world,” said Frida Saide, one of three other women held captive with Mueller in an interview with Ross.

Mueller’s fellow captives talked about how she stood up to the guards, particularly former Briton Mohammed Emwazi, nicknamed Jihadi John.

The guards, who were all from England and led

by Emwazi, were nicknamed ‘the Beatles’ by the prisoners.

Former hostage Daniel Rye Ottosen, Danish freelance photographer, described in an ABC News interview her acts of defiance toward such guards and how the guards paraded Mueller around in front of male captives.

“One of ‘the Beatles’ started to say ‘Oh, this is

Kayla. And she has been held all by herself, and she is much stronger than you guys, and she is much smarter. She converted to Islam’. And then she was like, ‘No I didn’t.’”

“I’m still waiting on that donation, Mr. President,” said Carl Mueller during an interview with Good Morning America, as part of an ABC 20/20 interview.

The Mueller family has had private meetings with the president to discuss various topics relating to Kayla’s captivity.

While White House spokesperson John Earnest would not comment on private meetings, he said he fully expects the president to make the donation in the future.

“It’s certainly consistent with the kind of charity organization that the president and the first lady have supported in the past,” said Earnest.

NEWS

The Mayor restaurant hosts both Flagstaff mayoral candidates

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or more than one hour on Aug. 29, Flagstaff mayoral candidates debated each other, and even some members of the crowd, in their attempt to earn the votes of Flagstaff voters.

Both candidates, Republican Jerry Nabours and Democrat Coral Evans, were given the opportunity to answer the same set of questions a well as to respond to each other.

The town-hall meeting, held at The Mayor on San Francisco Street, featured questions asked by moderator Dave Zorn, KAFF News Director, and also by members of the audience.

Q: If elected, how would you handle the rapid growth and development of the City of Flagstaff?

Evans: “I have seen some growth that’s been really great and some growth that has not been so great.

In 2030, there’s going to be over 100,000 people living here in this city. In the broader community — the greater Flagstaff area — we’re looking at approximately 140,000 people. I think as we move forward, we need to have an actual plan. We need to be very articulate about what it is we want to see, and we need to implement that plan …

It’s great if we have development. We need to make sure, though, that that development allows us not to become “Anytown, USA,” and allows us — the people that have really sacrificed to be here in the city — the opportunity to have our kids experience that.”

Nabours: “When I came to NAU, there were two traffic lights in Flagstaff. So, yes, we’ve all seen the growth. Growth is not bad.

We now have a first-grade hospital — we didn’t have that 40 years ago. We now will have the groundbreaking for a rehab hospital so that our citizens don’t have to go to Prescott or Phoenix. We will soon have a veteran’s assisted-living home so our veterans won’t have to go to Prescott or Phoenix. And so, Flagstaff is creating more of the services and products that our citizens need.

Now, for a long time it was, ‘Well, we don’t want any more growth because we only have so much “pie” in Flagstaff. And every time somebody comes to town the pie gets divided a little thinner.’

Well, the answer to that is: Get more pie! We’re going to have more people coming to town — can’t stop that. It’s been a consistent two percent [growth]. We need to have more “pie” in town, and that is outside money … And that’s what I focus on all the time.

Now, along with that [growth] comes traffic, comes parking — those issues always follow growth. We have a parking issue on the Southside because of the success of the Southside … We are asking you to vote for a bond issue in November for a new courthouse, which will have a parking garage, which will help that part of downtown. And, when we can get out of our old city court, we will tear that down and build a parking garage over there, so that will help.”

Q: How would you create a stronger relationship between NAU students and the city council?

Evans: “I love NAU! That’s not the issue. The issue right now is that we have a partnership that is not functioning as well as it could.

And by not talking about the issues that we have in our partnership, that’s a bad thing. Isn’t that how people get divorced? [We] should actually have a conversation about what’s not working and try to fix that.

I would like to see a joint city council and Board of Regents meeting — we’ve never had that. I would like to actually have us sit down and better understand what it is that the Board of Regents has

planned for NAU. I think one of the things that we could be working on is a joint strategic plan between these two organizations — the organizations being the City of Flagstaff and NAU — and specifically I think that this plan should address housing, transportataion, conductivity and safety because that is also an issue.

I would also like to see an enhanced partnership between NAU and the City of Flagstaff when it comes to [student] internships. There are some programs at NAU that are doing that … I think we should do more of that with the business college, criminal justice and all the other programs that are there, as well.”

Nabours: “First of all, there is no divisiveness between me and NAU, I can assue you of that. I am very fond of NAU. I meet with President Cheng very often to make sure that we are cooperating within our different jurisdictions; that they know what I’m doing; I know what she’s doing; I know where we’re going; and we work on some of the same issues. That has lead to the recent hiring of the person who is half a city employee and half a NAU employee to be the … NAU liaison.”

Q: How would you protect our green spaces and preserve the beauty of Flagstaff?

Evans: “This council has preserved more open space than any other council. This council has benefitted from the work of many, many other councils … While we might have been the council to vote on it, that work was started decades ago.

So I wanted to make sure we understand, it’s not all about us on this council. It’s about building on the work from previous councils.”

Nabours: “When I was first on the council several years ago, I had us go through just about every piece of city property and take a look and see what’s our goal for this property and what could be sold, and the money used for something else … Now, Buffalo Park, however you define Buffalo Park, there has never been any motion or issue at all about selling any of the property north of Cedar Avenue. You know, you go over to the hill on Cedar Avenue, you look up at the peaks, there’s a beautiful meadow right there. It’s great. [There was] never any question about trying to sell that.

There is a lot of property in the middle of McMillan Mesa — very nice, should be open space. There are some parts of McMillan Mesa that are ... right along that internal street of Gemini, that would lend themselves to being developed and have no effect on the green space of McMillan Mesa or the north side of Cedar Avenue — Buffalo Park.

So, it was my obligation as mayor to bring these things in front of the council (and ask): ‘What are we doing with all of this city property?’

It’s just sitting and we have dozens of parcels all over the place. And we went through every one of those, and some of them we decided ‘No, we don’t want to sell that.’ Some of them we decided, ‘Yes, we do want to sell.’ And I have no issue with that property up on McMillan Mesa staying as open space, that’s fine.

This council, me incuded since I’ve been elected, we have brought in more open space into the city than any (City of Flagstaff) council in history. So we appreciate and we know the value of open space.”

Q: How would you help the long-term residents of Flagstaff with housing — especially senior-citizen housing — rather than just NAU students?

Evans: “I think it’s more than just senior housing — I think it’s everybody’s housing. You know, we have a housing issue clear across the city.

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One of the ideas that I think we need to be working on is to have a deliberate reinvestment in our housing, on our housing trust program.

We had stopped that during the recession … I think now, especially when you look at the newspaper and you see the fact that housing rates are just rising once again, I think we need to expand assistance to developers that build and manage tax-credit properties — some of those are senior [housing], some of those are low-income [housing].

But I really think we could do more in really helping the developers that are doing those applications to get those through.

I think we need to have a creation of a private city partnership that offers assistance to employees to buy a home. We have large employers here … I think that if the city got together with them then we could put together, maybe, some money or something and do a joint program.

That would be important.

And, again, I also think we need to have a conversation with the Board of Regents. The Board of Regents has property. NAU has a lot of property.

Housing for students is great! But guess what? The professors don’t have a place to live. The people who are serving the food don’t have a place to live. The people that are taking care of the parking don’t have a place to live.

So what if we were to sit down and … create a neighborhood.

NAU doesn’t necessarily have to be the ones to do it, but they have 40 acres in which that could be a start … That would help the entire City of Flagstaff because … those rooms [in The Hub] are going to start at $850 to $1000 for a room. That’s not affordable housing!

There’s definitely things I think we can do to address housing, but it’s not only housing for seniors, but housing for everybody else that needs housing.”

Nabours: “The way you make housing affordable is to have enough of it; to have some competition; to have a situation where an apartment doesn’t have 10 people apply for it in one day … The key to any product, to make it affordable, is to have enough of it. And that’s what I have been working on.”

Both candidates will continue to appear in debates until Nov. 8.

Flagstaff councilmember Coral Evans and Flagstaff mayor Jerry Nabours take turns speaking to community members during a town-hall meeting at The Mayor. (Photo by Michael Patacsil)

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EDI TOR IAL & OPINION

Are you living your life on your phone?

KATHRYN HEFFERNON

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alk into any college classroom and you will be met by a bunch of 20-something-year-olds with their faces in their phones and their lips tightly shut. They are probably not looking at anything important — most are scrolling mindlessly through Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. But what they are looking at does not matter because their goal is to not talk to anyone. Well kids, mission accomplished.

Before going on, know that this isn’t another rant about how technology kills relationships. Nor is it an column full of fancy facts and percentages and expert quotations that tell us that young adults

spend more time on their phones than they do in face-to-face conversations. Everybody knows that, and frankly, nobody cares. The real issue here, however, is that when we look down more than we look up and out, we miss life. This is about the life lessons I learned during my freshman year in college, lessons that I only learned from the times I chose to put the phone down.

1. Asking questions is cool: First things first, know that college students use their phone as a shield. They only go on their phones because they don’t know what to say to the people around them. Instead of learning about the other person, many of us choose to hide behind a screen. Staring at a phone is not cool and it shouldn’t be a confidence booster. Learn to engage with

the outside world and your people skills will improve drastically. You might even make some friends.

2. Get involved: Whether it’s a club, a sport, a campus ministry or a local church, don’t be afraid to get involved. People tend to become like those they surround themselves with, so surround yourself with like-minded individuals who like doing what you like doing. Those friends are more likely to last.

3. You matter: Lots of people give the spiel about getting to know people and getting involved, so here’s something a little off the book: You matter. This might sound crazy, but what you do and who you are is important. Every decision matters — from the food you eat to the classes you take to the company you keep. Sure, it’s important

because choices affect life in the long-run, but that’s only a minor reason. Decisions matter because you matter.

Here’s the thing — every person has the power to make a difference every single day, but we can only do that by taking advantage of the day. That means putting the phone down and taking a chance. It’s risky and it’s hard to ask strangers questions, to walk into a new church by yourself and to make good decisions that go against the crowd because you understand your own importance. But nothing that is worth something is ever easy.

With the start of school, I urge you to do this one thing: Put the phone down and look up. There’s a lot of life out there, and what you see will be pretty rad.

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EDI TOR IAL & OPINION

Importance of Gender-Inclusive-Housing programs ALEX RAND

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hile applying to NAU, I came across three words I had never heard of before. In all my college prep, and in all the other applications for different colleges I filled out, I had never seen this phrase. I was confused, because I had a vague idea of what it could mean.

As I did more research, however, I realized it was not too good to be true. I was incredibly confused that I had not seen it more often. The phrase in question was gender inclusive housing.

While searching for more of an explanation, I found NAU’s mission statement for Gender Inclusive Housing on their website: “The GIH initiative was created with the explicit goal of helping Transgender and Gender Variant students, as well as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Questioning students, experience a greater sense of safety and belonging in NAU’s residential communities.” I was floored after reading this. I had never dreamed I’d see a college program explicitly dedicated to helping LGBT students with something like housing. Of course it was something I’d hoped for, but I had resigned myself to settling on colleges finding any loopholes they could to legally discriminate.

Looking for any accommodation, let alone safe housing, is difficult as a transgender person. It’s admittedly safer in Arizona than it is in places like the South, but that doesn’t

mean it’s easy. By far the largest source of anxiety for me while applying to college was housing. Would my college accept me for who I was? Would my roommate? How safe would I feel in a place I had to stay for years? Colleges that were adamant about splitting entire dorm buildings between sexes were out automatically, as were colleges that didn’t have an easily accessible policy on inclusivity, colleges that were religious and had questionable ties to the LGBT community, and colleges that, once again, were in the South. But even in my list of colleges I thought I’d feel safe in, NAU was the first one I’d found that had something explicitly labeled ‘gender inclusive.’

I’ve never liked reading up on discrimination laws for the LGBT community. I’ve always hated the idea that my very existence is something that requires protective laws, like we’re an endangered species. That isn’t to say, though, I never did reading on what protections I have. Once I realized something like gender inclusive housing could exist, I was more than eager to see if other colleges were required to offer anything remotely close to the same accommodations.

According to lambdalegal.com, a law service geared toward the LGBT community, campus housing had to respect my gender identity, “as long as your college or university is subject to Title IX and hasn’t specifically exempted itself from this requirement.”

Title IX is a law barring discrimination on the basis of

sex or gender, however it’s remarkably common for some places, usually religious colleges, to exempt themselves from this law. Seeing that the bar was, in some cases, as low as a complete lack of legal protection made me really appreciate how incredible something like gender inclusive housing programs are.

There are thousands of colleges in the United States, yet campuspride.org reports that only 205 colleges offer gender inclusive housing programs. Many of these existing programs even come with restrictions or limited space, such as the University of Arizona, whose gender inclusive housing is one wing comprised of seven rooms, or Yale University which only allows juniors and seniors to apply to be entered into a random drawing.

Housing that keeps LGBT students safe and comfortable is vitally important for both students’ mental health and physical safety. It is ridiculous, and frankly, incredibly hurtful that so few colleges offer programs such as this one. It’s ridiculous that they’re offered with so many rules designed to bar students in need from a program meant to be helpful.

I’m thankful beyond words that NAU offers what it does, but we as a community need to think larger than NAU. Programs like this are absolutely necessary in every college, for the sake of students everywhere.

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houldn’t you be excited? If you’re a college student, this is maybe the first presidential election you will be able to vote in. How can you be so down at such a personally transformative time as a United States citizen? Well, actually, I get it. I can see how Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to some may look about as appealing as the choice between a bowl of nails and a bowl of poison for breakfast. I don’t entirely agree, but am I speaking your language yet? Attitude around Trump and Clinton never felt particularly positive, and Sanders biting the dust in the nomination race seemed to have brought said attitude to an all-time low. I have even started to hear a significant number of rumblings about people wanting to vote third party. Unfortunately for those people, this has long passed as a viable option.

Third-party nominations exist on paper to tell current Republican and Democratic parties that we are not fond of their nomination. It is a nice thought, though, having a backup plan for when neither ticket inspires confidence. However, casting your vote for a third party is taking a stance on more things than the above sentences consider.

Thanks to the Electoral College and the winner-take-all system, you are not just voting for a president, you are also hoping your peers will vote the same way.

You can rest assure that your vote is not going to be

straight-up invalidated if that ends up not being the case. This is the corner that I am sad to say you are locked into.

Take for instance Ross Perot running as an independent in the 1992 election. He personally campaigned in 16 states but recieved over 20 percent of votes in 31 states. Perot received a staggering 19,743,821 votes (18.9 percent), but ended up not having a single electoral vote to show for it. The Electoral College is not necessarily targeting third parties, but it is out to get candidates that are anything just below on par with the front of the pack, which happen to be the third parties. I say “not necessarily” because I do believe there exists a chance for a third option. That chance manifests from years, and I mean years, of support for candidates that lie outside of the beaten path of Republicans and Democrats.

According to FiveThirtyEight.com their polls-only forecast shows Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party’s nomination, at 8.1 percent for the popular vote. Although the website has published information articulating how Johnson isn’t fading as quickly as past third party candidates, he also isn’t gaining much traction. Even if he were, a 10 percent increase by November is not only highly unlikely, but brings him just around the same level of the aforementioned Perot, who still failed to receive a single electoral vote.

This election is probably not the year this is going to change. If you’re hoping to channel your dislike for Trump and Clinton into something, consider the long term. Third-party

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candidates will always be around to try their hand, but they don’t pop into existence in the summer of the conventions. If you’re passionate about wanting more viable options, as strange as it sounds, voting for third parties in the general election is one of the least effective ways to show it.

Instead, you have to help the parties and the candidates from the ground-up. If you didn’t know who Gary Johnson or Jill Stein was until this July, there’s probably a reason for that: They’re not going to win. As for this November, I offer one thing: channel your dislike towards the two-party system Use it for selecting the one candidate of the two that edges out the other, even if it’s just a little bit. Your vote has shown to matter when the Electoral College actually decides to count it.

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You’re just hopeless and desperate and pleading for a God that you may not know, but pleading for help from a higher being.

— Christian Kassoff, past inmate

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ights off at 10. Meals must be served at specific times. TV comes on at 8 in the morning. Court dates must be met.

Inmates lose many privileges upon incarceration, but one thing inmates in the Coconino County Jail don’t worry about losing is their religious freedom.

“Their religious rights are not revoked when they go into jail — many other rights are, a lot of things only become privileges.

But to practice their faith as they see it is something that they are entitled to do,” said Jim Bret, the detention programs manager for Coconino County Jail.

Bret has worked at the Coconino County Jail for more than seven years, with more than 24 years of volunteer service for various jails and prisons. From the detention programs manager position, Bret works with the jail to develop programs for the inmates, including religious services.

“For any religious or cultural program, it’s voluntary — it’s announced in the room that there’s a bible study, worship service, or whatever it might be, and then they’re welcome to come to it,” Bret said.

At the Coconino County Jail, there are several religious programs offered including pastoral counseling, bible study, communion service and religious-literature distribution. For these services, various church groups in the community will volunteer to speak with the inmates.

“Volunteers who come in … can say what they happen to practice but their service, whether it’s a pastoral visitation or bible study, it’s supposed to be nondenominational,” Bret said.

When volunteer groups come in to talk to inmates, Bret will announce which group — Pentecostal, Catholic Church or the Church of Nazarene, for example — is bringing in the program.

Once the program and group have been announced, inmates are welcome to attend. With dorms holding anywhere from eight

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to 30 inmates, Bret said the average religious participants could be anywhere from 25 to 50 percent of the dorm, depending on the inmates at the time.

“The more programming you have, the calmer [the inmates] are, or the less chance they have of interacting in a hostile way,” Bret said. “That’s another reason for the programming, to not help with recidivism rates but to help their community relations in the dorm.”

According to Bret, on a national average, if recidivism, or the rate to which inmates return, is reduced 5 to 10 percent, the jail is successful. With Coconino’s programming, the staff is able to reduce recidivism by 30 to 35 percent.

“I don’t want to proselytize on other jails, but most other jails in the state do not do anything close to what we do here,” Bret said. “We are pretty progressive, contemporary, whichever term you want to use. Other jails do have some programming, just not to the extent we do.”

With extensive religious programming, the jail also has an in-house chaplain, Jeffery Drayton, who comes in to give inmates one-on-one pastoral counseling.

“It used to be an on-call position, but they decided to expand it to a full-time position in order to provide opportunities for

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people to make changes in their lives,” said Drayton.

Drayton has an extensive background in law enforcement.

Before retiring, he was commander for Coconino County Jail for eight years and had previous experience as an inmate relations, court, policing and criminal-investigations officer. Once retired, Drayton decided to leave law enforcement to pursue a higher education in seminary.

Almost three years ago, he was introduced to the opportunity of jail chaplain and could not resist.

“I think God’s been preparing me all of this time to do this — I had no plans when I walked out of this door. I had a good career, I just never thought about going back, but I’ve always had a heart for the law enforcement,” Drayton said.

As for religious programming, Drayton leads bible studies and worship services for inmates, even though there is not always consistency.

“At a prison you have guys who are doing 10, 15, 20 years, so you have a lot of consistency. In jail, you don’t,” Drayton said.

“If it’s a misdemeanor you could see them one week and the next week they’re gone. And two weeks later you might see them back.”

Past inmate Christian Kassoff was a heroin addict and was in and out of jail around 15 times, sometimes for a few nights, the longest was several months.

“I’ve never had the convict mentality — jail always scared the s*** out of me,” said Kassoff.

Although Kassoff was arrested at the Los Angeles County Jail in California, Kassoff had his own experiences with religion behind bars. He was first introduced to the church through the Catholic priest who came to give inmates confessions. Priests are usually not able to give unconfirmed Catholics communion or confession, but this priest offered that opportunity to the inmates.

“That was one event in my life that led me into the church — it was this man offering me some salvation at a desperate and dire time in my life,” Kassoff said. “You’re just hopeless and desperate

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and pleading for a God that you may not know, but pleading for help from a higher being.”

He now identifies as an Episcopalian Christian and has been part of the church for about 13 years. Even though different jails provide different services, the Los Angeles County Jail also has various religious groups speak with the inmates throughout the week.

“Different facilities have different things, and [LA County] is dependent on behavior of the inmates for whether or not you could have something that day,” Kassoff said. “Sometimes the priests would come and get turned away, because is up to the discretion of the facility.”

While each jail may handle religious programs differently, every inmate is protected by the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).

Back in November 2015, Drayton and Bret attended a threeday seminar to discuss religious programming in jails as well as the fundamentals of the Religious Act. “The big take away for me was a better clarity of the law,” Drayton said. “RLUIPA really changed a dynamic that you cannot just say ‘no’ [to religious requests] for safety and security reasons.

If you’re going to say no you have to articulate why that is.”

According to the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, the act “protects religious institutions from unduly burdensome or discriminatory land use regulations.” The law was put in place in 2000 after Congress found out that minority religions were “actively discriminated against by local land use.”

“RLUIPA really says ‘find a way to say yes,’” Drayton said.

“That’s a huge change from the past and I didn’t know that before.”

A court case was filed about a violation of the Religious Act October 2014. An inmate from a prison in Arkansas was kept from growing out his beard, violating his Muslim practice.

“We don’t deny, to my knowledge, people to grow their beards,” Bret said. “We have to be able to take a jail photo for recognition purposes, but if a woman was here in a hijab or a head scarf, then she would take her picture with her scarf off and no men around and we would accommodate to the greatest degree possible.”

During Bret’s seven years at Coconino County Jail, there has been one Muslim inmate. Bret told the inmate which direction was east so they could pray, and in order to fully accommodate their needs, the sewing crew made the inmate a prayer rug.

Another religion Bret and Drayton came across in need of specific accommodations was the Asatru religion, a religion based on Norse mythology. The practice studies a book called the Eddas, which is a group of poems. Once the officers verified the inmate was sincere in his practice, they began necessary accommodations.

“I printed out 30 poems [from the Eddas] for him,” Bret said. “Then he wanted a battle axe and a Thor’s hammer, which is part of their practice.”

Because that request was a restriction on safety and security, they had to print out pictures of the axe and hammer in order to accommodate.

“Before RLUIPA, I don’t know if I would have given him the pictures,” Drayton said. “After going to the seminar and talking about the laws, there was no reason for me to say no.”

Not only does the jail provide religious needs, but they also cover spiritual needs for the Native American culture.

Bret affirmed that 50 to 55 percent of inmates admitted at the Coconino County Jail are of Native American descent.

A spiritual event common among the Navajo is talking circles, which is a purification ceremony to cleanse one’s soul.

TOP: Female inmates at the Coconino County Jail watch a video during bible study Aug 25. BOTTOM LEFT: Every weekday the jail chaplain, Jeffery Drayton, comes to talk to the inmates and to teach bible study classes with the male inmates. BOTTOM RIGHT: Inmates at the Coconino County Jail are allowed access to any religious reading material they would like during their stay. They can choose from books the jail has on stock or they can request books that the jail will order and bring to the inmates.

(Photos by Ashley Marie Null)

Talking circles take place in a specific spiritual building, known as the sweat lodge. In order to accommodate these spiritual needs, Coconino County Jail has a sweat lodge in one of the courtyards.

“To relate [talking circles] to mainstream Christian religion, it’s no different than an altar call, confession or testimony, only in a Native American spirituality way,” Bret said.

Each talking circle takes about four to five hours to complete.

A fire is built outside the sweat lodge to heat up rocks, which are then taken into the sweat lodge. The lodge is then sealed with blankets and tarps, creating a spiritual environment for people to share their thoughts.

“You can’t force anyone to read or share, it’s always up to them,” Bret said. “The talking circle is for people to talk — nobody tells them how to fix themselves.”

A leader begins by sharing prayers, usually in Navajo, and then passes the stick around the circle for others to cleanse their souls. Even though the talking circles are part of the Navajo

spiritual culture, anyone is welcome to attend the ceremony.

“It’s a big deal that we do the talking circles,” Drayton said.

“On the reservation, you have to pay to do those sorts of things, so to bring someone in to do this service is a big deal.”

Depending on availability, volunteers and weather, the talking circles are usually put on twice a month for men and once a month for women.

Despite the contradictory idea of religious freedom in jail, the Coconino County Jail staff does everything in their ability to accommodate specific needs under the branch of the Religious Act. “I do see it as an important thing because with stories like mine, it really helped me,” Kassoff said. “I’m actually in the process of becoming a priest myself and when I speak with friends and colleagues that do prison ministry, I always tell them to continue that work — I do see it as important because it planted a seed for me and I grew a fruit.”

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That creative flare: The most creative cocktails in Flagstaff

SCOTT BUFFON AND ASHLEY NULL

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he San Francisco peaks — littered from summit to crest with Ponderosa Pines — are a view you can only find in northern Arizona. It’s no secret the people of Flagstaff, whether they’re off-roading countrymen or serene-seeking coffee enthusiasts, are united by their diversity.

These diverse people are often united by one more thing: a love for good drinks. Whether you’re meeting up for a fun night with co-workers at The Green Room, with their selection of beer and whiskey, or looking for a sipping drink at The Commerce or Rendevous — there’s something for everyone.

It was in this spirit that The Lumberjack sent two reporters to search local bars for their best tasting and most creative drinks. We judged them on their creativity — including unexpected ingredients, interesting processes and expert mixes — while also holding each drink to the highest of standards.

Captain Crunch — $7.50, Altitudes Creativity: 6/10 Taste: 7/10

The Godzilla — $7, Monsoon Creativity: 8/10 Taste: 9/10

While Godzilla terrorized people in Japan on the big screen, the Godzilla at Monsoon will terrorize your BAC. The drink is served in a regular-sized glass, and is made almost entirely of alcoholbased mixing drinks. The only non-alcoholic ingredients are Sierra Mist and Sweet and Sour that adds up to around a shots worth of mixers.

Swamp Shot — $7.95, Karma Creativity: 10/10 Taste: 2/10

The Captain Crunch is a great drink for hot summer days.

This screwdriverlooking drink is made with freshly squeezed orange juice combined with Captain Morgan spiced rum, Triple Sec and a splash of Sierra Mist. The drink’s sweet flavors manage to cover up most of the alcoholic taste, allowing it to taste like juice.

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This savoy drink from Karma took us for a spin. On the one hand, with garnishes of sprouts, cucumbers and a variety of eggs, this drink definitely demands a perfect rating in creativity. On the other hand, the drink is made of two ingredients: sake and soy sauce. While our taste buds didn’t favor the Swamp Shot on its own, we could see someone enjoying this drink coupled with a sushi roll.

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The June Rose — $8, The Commerce Creativity: 9/10 Taste: 6/10

Absinthe — $7.95, Speakeasy Creativity: 5/10 Taste: 7/10

Upon receiving the glass, we could immediately tell the June Rose was crafted with immense care. From the egg white that is added for texture, to the sprinkling of dehydrated roses on top of the raspberry-colored drink, this one is unlike most drinks you’ll find anywhere else.

While not necessarily a creative drink on its own, considering there are only two bars in Flagstaff that sell absinthe, we felt we had to include it. The bars will prepare the cocktail the correct way — metal leaf, sugar cube, water and fire included.

Uptown Pubhouse has one version of the drink, but the Speakeasy has five different types of absinthe to satisfy your tastes. But consider yourself warned: you will not be served much, and that is okay — this drink is strong.

Firefly — $9, Rendevous Creativity: 10/10 Taste: 7/10

Osaka Smash — $7.95, Sosoba Creativity: 8/10 Taste: 7/10

The Firefly, named after the local Flagstaff musical festival, took home top marks in the creativity category. The process of creating a Firefly requires infusing gin with the Tumeric root, then adding a black pepper tincture to activate the Tumeric’s anti-inflammatory properties. After this is done, simply adding in local honey and lime finishes off the Firefly. All of the ingredients are either homemade or locally purchased, leading us to not only consider this as the most creative, but also the most “Flagstaff” drink we found on the market.

While at first we were wary of the massive amounts of ginger and strong flavors in the Osaka Smash — fresh ginger, ginger beer and whiskey — Sosoba manages to pull it all together terrifically. This savory drink is saved by the muddled shiso and the addition of lemon to the drink. The mojito look to this drink adds a nice visual element to an allaround good cocktail.

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Not forgotten: Italian food favorite Il Rosso returns TAYLOR HAYNES

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n July 2014, Il Rosso opened on Beaver Street; in 2016, it closed all too soon. Due to the construction of a massive Marriott hotel — planted snugly between two of the busiest streets in downtown Flagstaff, the local business was uprooted, forcing owners Bob Verderame and his daughter-inlaw Tiffany Spyra to relocate their beloved Italian eatery.

Il Rosso had built a reputation around their fresh pizzas and subsandwiches. Locals frequented the shop and it was often recommended to tourists searching for a bite to eat. Verderame described a close friendship with regulars and a mutually beneficial relationship with other downtown restaurants and bars. Local businesses supported each other and played an intrinsic role in each others’ successes.

“All the restaurant and bar owners know each other and we want to keep that. It’s good to know we’re all out there sharing information and trying to promote each other,” said Verderame.

Despite Il Rosso’s popularity, the Marriot’s construction came abruptly and Verderame and Spyra had no choice but to leave. Due to the wording of their lease, their building was razed.

“Losing our restaurant was horrible and absolutely devastating. We put our whole lives into that place,” said Spyra. “We were thinking we were going to build this future for our family — and just had it ripped away from us.”

At first, Verderame and Spyra searched for a new location, preferably with an already-built kitchen, but with no luck — for Verderame, the future of Il Rosso looked bleak. He had invested his life savings into restoring the restaurant from the ground up.

“There were moments when I wasn’t sure what was going to happen,” Verderame said. “I didn’t want it to end and Tiffany didn’t want it to end, but I wasn’t sure what else to do.”

Then, someone suggested the pop-up model. Increasingly popular in big cities like Los Angeles or New York, the pop-up allows for smaller businesses to temporarily exist in another establishment. For Il Rosso, this was the perfect opportunity to keep cooking, even without a brick-and-mortar restaurant. Verderame reached out to his good friends Tyler Christensen and Josh Riesner, who already owned the popular noodle bar Sosoba and, next door, The Commerce bar.

Riesner and Christensen opened their doors to Il Rosso. Since July 27, Verderame and Spyra have an opportunity, every Monday, to continue doing what they love: making good Italian food. Now, hungry restaurant-goers can enjoy a cocktail at the Commerce while digging into an eggplant parmesan or caprese appetizer. The Commerce, off Route 66, is just a couple blocks away from the original Il Rosso location.

“We’re still fighting to get back open again,” Verderame said. “It allows me to just make enough money to pay my mortgage and eat until we can find another spot. [The pop-up] is a lifesaver.”

While losing a business is devastating, Verderame and Spyra are grateful for Christensen and Riesner. They have even enjoyed the pop-up model — it allows more freedom and encourages creativity.

“You don’t have to worry about seven days a week. I pay to use the space, but it’s only for one day. If you don’t have the equipment, but you have the idea and the menu, that’s where a pop-up really works,” Vederame said.

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TOP: (From left to right) Bob Verderame, Josh Riesner, Tyler Christensen and Tiffany Spyra sit outside The Commerce, where Il Rosso hosts a pop-up on Mondays. BOTTOM: One of the popular appetizers Il Rosso offers is the caprese: fresh mozzarella, tomato and basil. (PHOTOS BY Ashley Marie Null)

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In Il Rosso’s case, the pop-up is more about keeping the restaurant relevant and keeping a connection with customers. The pop-up allows regulars to know Il Rosso isn’t gone forever. And the unique model seems to be working — on Mondays, the patio is full of customers enjoying the food and beverages.

Of course, there are some difficulties. Verderame was unable to bring his enormous, traditional pizza ovens into the Commerce kitchen. But he believes much of maintaining a business is adaptability; he has converted to Sicilian-style pizzas, which have thinner crusts and are cooked at a lower temperature. Customers don’t seem to mind the change.

“I have all those people coming on Mondays, supporting us and letting us know we should keep trying and not to give up,” Verderame said.

Spyra, who often runs the front of the house while Verderame cooks at the Commerce, noted the time away from the business has given her time to reflect.

“We’ve definitely taken this time to reconnect as a family again and remember to stay focused on why we do this and why we love it,” Spyra said.

The Flagstaff community, restaurant-goers and local businesses have rallied behind Il Rosso, Verderame and Spyra expressed. This is one pizzeria that refuses to quit.

One of the most popular vegetarian dishes at Il Rosso is the eggplant parmesan, depicted here on Aug. 22 along with a cocktail from The Commerce. (PHOTO BY Ashley Marie Null)

Talk the talk; walk the ArtWalk ABIGAIL BIEKER

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xploring downtown Flagstaff is a great way to start off any weekend. Whether one is looking to enjoy happyhour drinks, or just get a taste of what the community has to hold, visitors and residents of Flagstaff are welcome to all shops and stands.

Well known for its virtuosities and creative hidden talents, Flagstaff presents a first Friday ArtWalk every month of the year, highlighting the work of many individuals looking to sell and promote their craft. The ArtWalk, which takes place during the evening of the first Friday of every month between 6 and 9 p.m., is a good way to spend a Friday night surrounded by community, food and local art. The upcoming ArtWalk will be Sept. 2. While handmade jewelry and photography catch the eyes of many, there are unlikely talents also attracting attention.

At the start of the evening, attendees dine at local restaurants and peruse shops, such as the Lumberyard or Patagonia, where they can splurge on food and shopping before partaking in the stroll through downtown. Families, NAU students and different types of artists spread themselves around the event, making for a great Friday night.

Artists like Nat Bransky, who is featured at “Pin-Ups Salon” off Birch Street, does acrylic paintings of the Grand Canyon

before an audience. Performances, snacks and live music are just a few of the attention grabbers as entertainers endorse their work to anyone willing to stop by.

Austin Strobel, barista at Steep, located on the corner of Aspen Avenue and Leroux Street, notes the store itself promotes the work of local musicians, and provides nice window seats for anyone wanting to people watch. The tea shop also sells handmade greeting cards, tea pots and drawings.

“I am usually looking for brownies and free wine [on First Friday]. One of my favorite places to visit during the ArtWalk is Rooftop Solar, which is above Aloha Hawaiian Barbecue. It features artists and free Historic Brewery beer — it’s a pretty cool place,” said Strobel.

Many businesses offer hors d’oeuvres or beverages to refresh those viewing the art.

For the upcoming ArtWalk, musicians Haley Gold and Spencer Bryant — together, known as 76th Street — will be performing at Heritage Square. The duo, Gold on piano and percussion and Bryant on guitar, will be performing from 6 to 8 p.m.

Eilise Fisher, owner of Fizzy Bella Bath Boutique says that the sales and deals on ArtWalk are usually not much different than the day-to-day prices. She also notes many sales depend on weather and turnout. Dorado Blanco has displayed his work

previously and was invited by Fisher to show his work this week at the Boutique for the event.

Many of the shops are open to sell products, but many people are attracted downtown to see the art and meet local artists.

“I think all of the places have something to offer,” said Fisher. “Sometimes the artists come to you, sometimes we seek the artists.”

Matt Bruce, local Flagstaff jewelry maker, is planning on attending ArtWalk this week. He notes one of his favorite places to show his work is the Green Room, a local venue and lounge.

“I’m a local artist making wire-wrap jewelry using sterling silver and crystals to create my pieces. They are used to promote love, healing, and inner peace. It started off as a hobby, something I would do in my free time to pass the time. But now it has evolved into my passion,” said Bruce.

To keep the festivities going, many businesses stay open past normal hours on First Friday. During the event, downtown is buzzing with excitement as people travel from shop to shop, stopping to snack or drink.

People from all corners of Arizona come to Flagstaff to visit downtown, shop for art or showcase their work. For NAU students, it is an opportunity to socialize, explore and familiarize themselves with the vibrant Flagstaff community.

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International students take on NAU

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DOMINIQUE DIERKS

he Center for International Education provides an opportunity for students from all over the world to study at NAU. Some choose NAU for the programs it offers. Others choose it for the scenery and location. There is even international housing on campus specifically for students studying abroad. The Lumberjack spoke with students from the Netherlands, Australia and Chile about why they chose to study at NAU.

Lisanne Patijn, 23

Patijn is majoring in creative media and film and is from Breda in the Netherlands.

I chose NAU because it is a partner university to my home university. I really wanted to have the experience of being a student in the States as well, and NAU had quidditch!

I think what sets NAU apart is its size. It’s much, much, much bigger than my home university.

It is like a little city compared to my university, which is actually only a school, not also a community where people live together and sport together — it is totally different. Actually, this night I got free food from a very nice lady in one of the fantastic all-you-can-eat dining halls at NAU. I think she took pity on me because I don’t have a meal-plan yet. That was very nice.

Jayden Urch, 22

Urch is an exchange student from Newcastle, Australia and is majoring in computer sciences.

I chose NAU because it’s quite close to the snow — the Snowbowl is about half an hour drive away. And I’ve only been around the snow once, but I absolutely loved it, so I’m keen to snowboard.

Campus is so nice! Everything is so green; the little pine trees, and the mountains just in the background — it’s so good.

But other than that, NAU has many courses I could take, so it worked out.

There are lots of things to do on campus. NAU has the HLC, there’s a climbing wall over there — that’s insane! They have an Olympic swimming pool and a soccer field — that’s crazy. I’m really keen to get to one of the Lumberjack’s games, the spirit in American football is going to be awesome.

Valentina Cadagan, 22

Cadagan is majoring in secondary English education and is from Conceptión, Chile.

“I’ve been to the States before and I felt the need to be here again, but as a student — just like the movies, you know? I already finished all my courses in Chile, and NAU has a partnership with my university, so I can do my practicum here instead of in Chile.

Being here is completely different because of the culture. You are more free to take more courses and you have more options here. In Chile, we have a plan for each degree and you have to stick to that, so I think that here you have more opportunities to figure out if it’s the right choice for you or not. And in Chile it is more complicated, because it can take you three or four years to figure out [your major] might not be your thing.

My best experience so far has been hanging out with people from all over the world. I have South Korean friends, German friends, friends from the Netherlands, from Australia, from all over the world. It is so nice to see even though we are so different, we can all stay together and hang out together and be just like a family.

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Volleyball splits at Temple Invitational MATTHEW KIEWIET

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he NAU women’s volleyball team split their two matches as part of the Temple Invitational in Philadelphia, Penn., over the past weekend. They lost their first matchup of the season 3–1 Aug. 26 against the Temple Owls and followed up with a 3–0 against the Hampton Pirates on Aug. 27.

After losing the first set to the 2014 and 2015 American Athletic Conference runner-ups, the Jacks took the second set and appeared to be in control of the third. However, the senior-led Owls kept their composure and came back to win the third set. They kept that momentum going in the fourth to secure the victory.

“We went into a tough environment and

played well,” said head coach Ken Murphy.

“We’re still a young team and they’re experienced.

They played more consistently.”

Temple was better than NAU in nearly every statistical category. The Lumberjacks did have more service aces and had fewer reception and service errors.

Temple’s junior outside hitter Izzy Rapacz led all players in scoring with 20.5 points. She had 18 kills and made only five attack errors on 37 attack attempts. Junior setter Krya Coundourides racked up 48 assists.

Senior outside hitters Addy Lofstedt and Lauren Jacobsen led the Jacks in scoring with 14 and 11.5 points, respectively. Senior setter Jensen Barton had 8.5 points to go with 27 assists.

“We’ve been doing some great things in our gym [during practice],” Murphy said. “We just need to have them carry over. We need to be more consistent.”

NAU decisively bounced back less than 24 hours later. Lumberjacks were very efficient both offensively and defensively. They made only four attack errors and hit the ball at a rate of .388 compared to -.057 for Hampton. NAU also set a school record for fewest points allowed, holding the Pirates to just 36 total points in the match.

The Jacks also recorded an impressive 10 service aces.

“We were pretty in control of the match all the way through,” Murphy said. “I thought that all phases of the game worked really well for us. So, it was kind of a nice bounce back

performance that can hopefully lead to some good things for us.”

Jacobsen tallied her second double-double of the season in as many games. She led all players in both digs and kills, with 10 of each.

Six of those kills came in the final set.

“We played a different level of opponent [compared to the previous game],” Murphy said.

“But we were able to execute a lot of the things we have been working on this weekend, so that’s good to see.”

NAU will travel to Carbondale, Ill., for their next three games as part of the Saluki Invitational. Their first matchup will be against Western Michigan Sept. 2 at 2 p.m.

Growing pains continue for young Lumberjack soccer team MATTHEW KIEWIET

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he NAU women’s soccer team was unable to get on track over the weekend, dropping both of their games in the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) Invitational 3–2 to the UNLV Rebels Aug. 26 and 2–0 to the UC Davis Aggies Aug. 28 in Las Vegas, Nev. The first game saw the high-powered Rebel offense put on quite a show offensively in the first half where they scored all three of their goals.

“I was impressed with their speed and physicality,” said head coach Andre Luciano.

“We were able to press them much better in the second half, and we fought until the very end.”

UNLV got on the board first in the 19th minute. Senior midfielder Hayley Wilson kicked the ball out of Rebel territory across the length of the field. Thanks to a bit of miscommunication in the Jacks’ back line, senior forward Dakota Blazak sped by both NAU defenders, found herself one-on-one with junior goalkeeper Meghan Dickman and booted it through the posts from about 15 yards out.

Freshman midfielder Katie Ballou doubled the Rebels’ lead in the 34th minute, scoring on a free kick from 20 yards out.

Just one minute later, junior forward Anna Goebel cut the lead in half with the assist from sophomore midfielder Victoria Cooper.

Senior forward Lily Sender answered right back for UNLV just before halftime giving them a 3–1 lead. This goal gave the Rebels an

impressive total of 12 goals in two and a half games in the 2016 season.

The Lumberjacks held UNLV scoreless in the second half. In the 65th minute, sophomore forward Mei-Te Coco knocked through another goal for NAU from about 25 yards out. This would be as close as the Lumberjacks would come as the score remained 3–2 in favor of the Rebels as time expired.

“We’re still finding ourselves out there,” Luciano said. “There were times when we had as many as six freshmen on the field at once, I believe. So, I am proud of how we fought.”

The Jacks performed much better in the second game, however, luck was not on their side. Celina Minissian scored UC Davis’ first goal due to a defense lapse in the 48th minute.

Rachel Ahr then converted a penalty kick in the 75th minute to pad the Aggie lead.

“The biggest thing for us is that we statistically dominated the game,” Luciano said.

“It was unfortunate. We gave up an early goal at the beginning of the second half on a defensive error on a corner kick and having a [penalty kick] called on us.”

The Jacks outshot the Aggies 19–9 and had six corner kicks to UC Davis’ four. However the only stat that matters is the number of goals for each side.

“We need to finish,” Luciano said. “We need to start finishing — finishing on frame.”

NAU is now 1–3 and looks to get on track at University of Grand Canyon at 7 p.m. on Sept. 9. The game will be televised on KASW/ CW6 Phoenix.

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NAU sophomore forward Ari Gonzalez battles for possession with UC Davis junior defender Nicole Smolinski Aug. 28 at Peter Johann Soccer Field in Las Vegas, Nev. (Courtesy of NAU Athletics)

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