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all arrives today after what seemed to be such a hot and late summer. It is a time for sweaters, hoodies and hot drinks on crisp mornings. The time for midterms and snow is just around corner. As the leaves change, the vibe around campus changes too.

As my first semester on the editorial board as the assistant culture editor of The Lumberjack goes on, I continue to feel more honored, stressed and informed than ever before.

In news, prompted by the incident with NAU Alert a week ago, there is an article on suicide rates for each of the three state universities. Be sure to check out the piece on the local Sunshine Rescue Mission’s relocation of their downtown men’s shelter.

In the culture section of this week’s issue, we have a 24-hour guide to Flagstaff for any visitors or someone with a long wait at the Flagstaff airport. An informative piece on the basics of sound meditation can be found in culture as well.

In an effort to unify our newsroom, NAZToday and The Lumberjack collaborated on a piece about Flagstaff Dark Sky Coalition’s Star Party and the importance of dark skies in KARI SCOTT Flagstaff. That story can be found on The Lumberjack’s website, jackcentral.org, with numerous other stories including past ASST. CULTURE EDITOR articles.

The website has gone through some recent changes to make it more user-friendly and visually appealing.

It is paradoxical to say, but I The Grand Canyon has been a hot topic of discussion lately for numerous think dark skies have a bright future reasons. To learn more about the Grand Canyon Music Festival and how it got started, read the story in features. Features also has some fun and interesting — lance diskan, quick reads.

Don’t forget to pick up next week’s Lumberjack too. The paper will be co-founder of flagstaff dark sky coalition exploring some global topics and travel-themed stories for the first special issue of the semester, the International and Travel issue.

Check out The Lumberjack’s online feature on the Flagstaff Star Party, Sept.

22 through 24 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Buffalo Park. Written by Kari Scott and Cheyanne Mumphrey with visuals from The Lumberjack’s David Carballido-Jeans and NAZToday, the feature previews this exciting event Thank you for reading. and discusses the importance of the Dark Sky Coalition in Flagstaff.

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On the cover The Clark Telescope peeks out of its dome aimed toward the moon at Lowell Observatory, Sept. 14.

The telescope is one of the observatory’s biggest attractions. It was recently reopened a 20-month renovation project. (Photo by David Carballido-Jeans)

Corrections & Clarifications In last week’s issue of The Lumberjack, a story about uranium mining in the Grand Canyon incorrectly identified Raul Grijalva. He is a U.S. Representative.

The Lumberjack is committed to factual correctness and accuracy. If you find an error in our publication, please email gracefenlason@nau.edu.

PoliceBeat Sept. 12 At 6:59 a.m., staff reported suspicious activity at San Francisco Parking Garage. One NAUPD officer responded and found students exercising. No criminal activity was witnessed.

At 9:35 a.m., a student reported graffiti at Gabaldon Hall. One NAUPD officer responded and found the graffiti occurred at an unknown time and date. The investigation is ongoing.

At 10:42 a.m., a student reported an unconscious faculty member at Rolle Activity Center.

FFD, GMT and NAUPD responded. The faculty member was transported to Flagstaff Medical Center for treatment.

Sept. 13 At 4:10 a.m., FPD officers initiated contact with a non-student at Beaver and Franklin streets. The subject was booked into Coconino County Detention Facility. The subject was arrested with two counts of theft, two counts of criminal damage and possession of drug paraphernalia.

At 4:26 a.m., staff reported a student experiencing abdominal pain at Cowden Hall. NAUPD, FFD and GMT responded.

The student was transported to Flagstaff Medical Center.

At 2:15 p.m., a passerby reported a traffic collision outside the Health and Learning Center.

There were no injuries reported.

The driver who allegedly caused the collision was issued a citation for speeding.

Sept. 14 At 8:50 a.m., staff reported finding a drivers license at Social and Behavioral Sciences West.

The license was brought to NAUPD for safekeeping.

At 10:03 a.m., a subject reported a suspicious person at Citizens Cemetery. An NAUPD

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officer responded and the area reported a possible assault in was searched. The subject was progress at Reilly Hall. NAUPD gone on arrival. responded and the arguing parties involved were separated.

At 10:29 p.m., a student The investigation is ongoing. at The Suites reported wanting to harm themselves. NAUPD Sept. 17 responded and the student was At 1:04 a.m., staff reported given a public assist ride to the a student was sexually assaulted at Guidance Center. Counseling Wilson Hall. An NAUPD officer Services will follow up with the responded and NACASA and student.

Victim Witness were notified.

The investigation is ongoing.

Sept. 15 At 4:14 p.m., Flagstaff At 5:50 a.m., a passerby Communication Center reported a student having a transferred a 911 hang-up. An panic attack at Gabaldon Hall.

NAUPD officer responded and NAUPD responded and after the area was checked. No criminal investigation, a sexual assault case activity was witnessed. was opened. The student was transported to Flagstaff Medical At 5:15 p.m., staff reported Center and Victim Witness was a student having a seizure at the notified.

Health and Learning Center.

NAUPD, FFD and GMT At 4:39 p.m., NAUPD, responded. The student was FFD and GMT contacted transported to Flagstaff Medical five intoxicated subjects at Center.

Sechrist Hall. All five subjects received citations for underage At 9 p.m., staff reported consumption of alcohol. One of a student threatening suicide the subjects was transported to in McConnell Hall. NAUPD Flagstaff Medical Center. responded and the student was put into contact with the Sept. 18 Counseling Center.

At 10:36 a.m., a passerby reported a dog in the bed of a Sept. 16 truck that appeared in distress At 1:54 a.m., a subject failed at Lot 62. An NAUPD officer to stop at a stop sign at Franklin located the dog and found it was Street and Fountaine Street. The being properly cared for. subject was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.

At 2:24 p.m., a student The subject was booked into reported a suspicious subject near Coconino County Detention Cline Library driving around Facility. campus for two days in a row. An NAUPD officer responded but At 2:21 a.m., a NAUPD the subject was gone on arrival. officer responded to a suspicious vehicle at Mountain View Hall.

At 5:04 p.m., a subject The subject who owned the requested a welfare check on a vehicle was arrested and booked depressed student at Wilson Hall. into Coconino County Detention An NAUPD officer responded Facility for outstanding warrants. and the student was put in contact with Counseling Services.

At 4:04 p.m., a student came in to NAUPD with At 6:57 p.m., staff at questions regarding concealed Gabaldon Hall reported a carry on campus. Information resident found money. The was provided to the student. money was brought to NAUPD for safekeeping.

At 7:32 p.m., a student

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Sunshine Rescue Mission men’s shelter looking for new home SCOTT SANDON

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unshine Rescue Mission (SRM), which has been providing services to Flagstaff’s homeless and disadvantaged since 1957, may soon move their men’s mission from its current location on South San Francisco Street to a larger location in Flagstaff away from the influence of bars and clubs.

The mission’s goal is to rescue, restore and re-engage those in need. The foundation provides food and shelter in a drug-free environment. Mentoring and counseling services are also available to facilitate community involvement.

Recently, the mission mailed a newsletter informing people of the possible move. In the newsletter, they said they have received several offers over the last year to buy their property. The mission had hopes of buying a new, larger location at the former site of Pine Forest Charter School on west Kaibab Lane, worth $1.2 million.

Unfortunately for them, their current property is valued at $500,000 to $600,000, and the owners of the larger property would not accept an offer backed by a grant that the mission had requested. Before they could secure the funding, a higher offer was made on the property.

In May of this year, however, a buyer offered $1.4 million for the property on South San Francisco Street, as the mission waited for the larger property to come back onto the market.

Stephanie Boardman, executive director of Sunshine Rescue Mission said the potential buyer plans to build college housing in what is now the men’s mission.

“The buyer told her that he wanted to make sure SRM had somewhere to move to before they made the purchase,” said Boardman. Since the offer on the mission’s property exceeds the price of Pine Forest Charter School, Sunshine Rescue Mission would remain debt-free.

“Staying debt-free allows us to stay open even when times are tough,” Boardman said.

Sunshine Rescue Mission expects to know in December whether or not their offer on Pine Forest Charter School will be

accepted above the previous offer.

Carlos Nixon, who runs the kitchen at the men’s mission, is looking forward to the move because it would mean that the mission can take on more guests.

“I love it here. We feed people twice, first physically and then spiritually,” said Nixon.

Sunshine Rescue Mission runs three different locations. The men’s mission on South San Francisco Street is joined by the Hope Cottage shelter for women and children and Dorsey Manor transitional housing to help adults integrate back into society.

“SRM feeds and houses people, gives them new clothes, provides showers for their guests, runs a work program, provides resources to help keep people sober and helps the disadvantaged better themselves and their relationship with God,” Nixon said.

Currently, Nixon believes the mission has enough food to last through the winter, and possibly into the summer. Several rooms in the mission are stocked wall to wall with food. One room is packed with clothing contains items from brands like Tommy Hilfiger, Gucci and Polo Ralph Lauren.

“We change lives,” Nixon said.

As the newsletter states, the current area has become a warzone of temptation for the men’s ongoing struggles.

As the tourism district continues to move Southward on San Francisco Street, the mission finds themselves surrounded by bars and restaurants, which is not an ideal environment for those suffering from alcoholism and similar addictions. SRM may also have an adverse effect on local business.

Brynn Betz, manager at Proper Meats + Provision, explained that the mission does not accept leftover food from their business because it is not pre-packaged.

“Even though I totally agree with the mission, they definitely hurt business,” said Betz.

If Sunshine Rescue Mission does move to a larger location, not only will their services reach more people, but they will also be in a location considered more appropriate for their restoration goals.

TOP RIGHT: A homeless man poses in front of the Sunshine Rescue Mission. LEFT: The Sunshine Rescue Mission men’s shelter currently stands on the corner of S. San Francisco Street and E. Benton Ave. RIGHT: People line up at the men’s shelter for food, lodging and other available services. (Photos by Kelly Lienhard)

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The spectrum of responses to suicide at Arizona universities JESS HUFF

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igh suicide rates in universities across the nation have left experts and professionals working on prevention tactics. Events such as World Suicide Prevention Day in Flagstaff last week is one of the efforts that brings attention to the tragedy of suicide.

Melanie Fleck, the project coordinator for the Arizona Department of Health Services at the University of Arizona, said in an email that the Arizona Institutes of Higher Education Network collects statewide data from colleges and universities in Arizona around a variety of health behaviors, specifically around alcohol, other drugs and violence.

“Unfortunately, questions directly related to suicide are not asked, and therefore we do not have any data reflecting statewide statistics from college students on that topic,” said Fleck.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, suicide is the number-two killer for people ages 15 to 24.

According to the Clery Report, students have some of the lowest rates of suicide within this age group, they are susceptible to anxiety and depression due to social and mental stress.

Schools across Arizona have different ways of providing support to students which are generally centered around meetings with counselors, group therapy and emergency hotlines.

At NAU, the emergency hotlines are linked directly to the NAU Police Department (NAUPD).

Students have the option to schedule appointments with Counseling Services.

Senior advertising major Ryan Greer dealt with this first-hand when a friend committed suicide last year.

“It wasn’t something you could assess, I didn’t see any signs, I didn’t see any red flags. Confusion kind of overpowered my grief to a degree,” said Greer.

Bobbi T. Ortega, records coordinator for the NAUPD, said that over the last five years, NAU had two students commit suicide. One death occurred in March 2015 and the other in January 2016. Both victims were 20-year-old males, one identified as white and the other as black.

According to NAUPD, approximately 10 reported suicide attempts were made by students at NAU in the school year of 2014-15. Before that, the next largest number of students to attempt were in the school year of 2011-12.

“I went to see him the night of, but there were

cops surrounding his [apartment] complex and he wasn’t expecting me,” Greer said. “I thought nothing of it and walked home.”

Responses to suicide attempts on NAU campus vary, but each time the student is put before the director of Student Support Services and is subject to disciplinary action.

NAU’s protocol is far different from other universities in the state. Arizona State University’s policy only requires hospitalization and contact with the victim’s family. ASU also provides open statistics on their website for mental health rather than requiring official requests for documents.

According to ASU’s main page, 9.1 percent of ASU students reported seriously considering attempting suicide in the past 12 months, 35.4 percent reported feeling so depressed it was difficult to function one or more times in the past 12 months and 1.5 percent reported attempting suicide. Also ASU’s website contains information on anxiety, depression and resources for either reporting a friend or receiving help yourself.

U of A has a similar program for helping students dealing with suicidal thoughts or tendencies. The emergency contact information is made clear and easily attainable with availability to contact counselors. What is not provided is the

information on suicide or suicidal attempts, support groups or initiatives for students to reach out in a community.

“It has always been [U of A] policy to not compare student data between race, ethnicity, gender to the other universities in Arizona for news outlets,” Fleck said in an email.

The response, as dictated by the UA’s Code of Conduct for self-harm, is comprised of a variety of punishments. The least of which is a notation on the transcript and the highest is expulsion. The level of threat determines the punishment.

The lack of communication between universities could be assisting in the lack of statistical data being collected and compared as a whole.

At NAU, the people at Counseling Services work during the week using appointments to help students with a variety of high-stress situations.

These situations include drug abuse, sexual assault, understanding sexuality and much more.

Information on how to reach Counseling Services can be found on NAU’s webiste at nau.edu/ counseling-services.

In addition to Counseling Services, there is a suicide hotline in Flagstaff run by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, which can be reached at 877-756-4090.

Navajo lawmakers to consider controversial Canyon tram

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lans for a controversial Grand Canyon Escalade tourist-attraction development may be going before Navajo lawmakers as early as October.

The controversial proposal that will be considered by Navajo lawmakers includes a request to approve the development and $65 million in funding. The escalade was first presented more than four years ago, and is proposed to include a gondola ride from the rim of the canyon to the base near the Colorado and Little Colorado River’s confluence.

According to the Grand Canyon Escalade website, which is managed by Confluence Partners, L.L.C., the proposal also includes a riverwalk at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, a discovery center, exhibitions for local Navajo vendors and lease sites for hotels.

The Lumberjack reached out to the organizers of the Grand Canyon Escalade but calls were not returned.

The idea of the Grand Canyon Escalade project is highly disputed because of religious beliefs and environmental concerns. These concerns include the development’s proximity to the confluence.

If it were to suceed, Navajo Nation Hospitality

Enterprises would develop the project on the Navajo Reservation. The land and improvements would be owned by the Navajo Nation.

A five-day public comment period regarding the legislation took place Aug. 29 to Sept 3.

According to Renae Yellowhorse, media spokesperson for Save the Confluence Families and their supporters, more than 60,000 comments are still being read.

“The legislation will have to go to three committees, and then the final decision will be made when it goes to the council floor,” said Yellowhorse.

To pass, the bill must get 16 votes from 24 legislators, but only 23 can vote because the speaker of the council is not allowed.

“If the bill gets 16 votes, it will go to Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye,” Yellowhorse said.

However, the Navajo Nation legislature is similar to the United States legislature, in that the Navajo’s congress has the right to override the veto.

Yellowhorse did not like the way the proposal was handled by the Navajo Nation’s legislature.

“It’s disappointing that they would consider the project at all,” Yellowhorse said. “I’m going to try my best with whatever I have to stop this horrible development from happening.”

The Grand Canyon Escalade website says the

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project will have almost no impact on the Canyon experience or environment and will be one of the most environmentally friendly and green projects ever built.

Though the thought of impacting the environment and a sacred site looms overhead, some believe the benefits of creating jobs and bringing revenue to the Navajo Nation outweigh the issues.

A release from the twenty-second Navajo Nation Council in May 2014 said the project could create hundreds of jobs if construction is approved.

Yellowhorse said according to her oral story and tradition, her clan is informed not to go to the confluence for any reason other than to pray or give offerings.

“Throughout prayer we extend our appreciation for life, our appreciation [so that we can] continue our tradition and culture on the land,” Yellowhorse said.

The confluence of the Colorado and the Little Colorado Rivers is seen as a sacred place for multiple Native American tribes, and many believe the Grand Canyon Escalade project could hinder its usage in sacred ways.

River Runners For Wilderness (RRFW) is an organization that opposes the escalade project.

“This project in general would be devastating

for the Navajo Nation and the upper quarter of the Grand Canyon,” said RRFW council member Tom Martin. “The area is sacred to twenty-first nations, and was specifically identified by Congress in 1975 as worthy of Federal protection.”

NAU journalism and film professor, Rachel Tso is opposed to the gondola in the Grand Canyon.

“The confluence is a sacred site for both Hopi and Navajo and I believe it should be respected,” said Tso who is married to a Navajo.

The National Park Services’ Action Guide to Preservation does recognize the Grand Canyon as sacred.

According to the National Park Service, Grand Canyon National Park is home to five different ecosystems.

“The project would discharge large amounts of human waste into the Colorado River 100 yards from a major endangered fish habitat location, destroy a sacred location, impair the Canyon’s dark sky resources and build a number of structures in the heart of the Grand Canyon,” Martin said.

Though the Grand Canyon Escalade has not been approved, it has been more than four years since its proposal and the controversy surrounding the project is still ongoing.

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Leading by example: NCAA boycotts bathroom bigotry ALEX RAND

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he controversial H2B bill in North Carolina, which requires people to use the restroom that corresponds to the sex on their birth certificate and excludes gender identity and sexual orientation from discrimination laws, has inspired many boycotts.

The most recent of those, and perhaps one of the most important, is the NCAA’s relocation of seven of the March Madness championship basketball games previously slated for North Carolina.

The biggest argument supporting H2B is that without it, our women and children are in danger from any transgender people who may try to use the same bathroom as them. This is obviously implying that all transgender people are dangerous, which is such a ridiculous and tired argument.

Transgender people do less damage than the bigotry that inspires bills like these.

H2B is an awful bill that endangers far more

LGBT people than it does the women and children it’s believed to protect. It’s really ironic a bill like this is trying to promote itself as something that will keep people safe.

According to a study conducted in Washington D.C. the UCLA School of Law, 70 percent of transgender and gender nonconforming people have been harassed in public restrooms. Eight of the 93 participants in the study had been physically attacked in restrooms. Meanwhile, nearly every account of men in women’s restrooms used to support the bill were actually reports of sexual predators dressing up in women’s clothing, and were not transgender people at all.

To equate all transgender people to sexual predators is disgusting. I am not a sexual predator simply by existing as myself.

With statistics like these, it’s almost laughable to hear supporters of H2B do so in the name of safety or protection.

An official statement by the NCAA explains, “NCAA championships and events

must promote an inclusive atmosphere for all college athletes, coaches, administrators and fans. Current North Carolina state laws make it challenging to guarantee that host communities can help deliver on that commitment if NCAA events remained in the state.”

The association’s boycott is officially about keeping student athletes, staff and fans safe, but the impact it’s having says something much larger. Pulling so many games out of the state will cost North Carolina all the tourism money it would have received. This shows that this kind of hateful bigotry is detrimental to the people perpetuating it.

Still, officials in the state are reacting to it in their own, sometimes childish, ways. According to NBC, state Republican Party spokeswoman, Kami Mueller, called the NCAA’s move, “so absurd it’s almost comical.” She went on to make a joke about how she, “genuinely look[s] forward to the NCAA merging all men’s and women’s teams

together as singular, unified, unisex teams.”

Meanwhile, Gov. Pat McCrory, who signed the bill into law, has remained silent on the matter. Silence isn’t good enough anymore, and neither are Mueller’s attempts at humor.

It’s completely insensitive to joke about concerns as serious as the ones the NCAA has, especially when those concerns boil down to the safety of everyone involved in the games, athletes and spectators alike.

Whether intentional or not, Mueller and McCrory are showing how little they truly value the safety and security of those fans who would be watching the game in North Carolina.

Although fans may be disappointed the games are being moved, keep in mind that they aren’t being cancelled. We need to support the NCAA as it stands up for transgender rights. If it takes a few games being relocated to push legislators to repeal H2B, then that’s what needs to happen.

Side effects of 9/11: Islamophobia in the United States PEGGY PACKER

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errorism (n): The use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal.

For the past 15 years, United States citizens have been mourning the loss of 2,996 civilians who tragically died in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Since that day, there have been countless moments of silence, sorrowful ceremonies and attempts to stop terrorism against the Western cultures.

Unfortunately, the attack created a culture in which people have begun to believe that anyone who identifies with the Muslim religion is an advocate for violence and terrorism.

What many people fail to realize, is that the attack on the World Trade Center was also a huge tragedy for Muslims in the U.S. The act of terrorism created widespread Islamophobia throughout this country, which has evidently only increased in the past 15 years.

Every day since Sept. 11, 2001, Muslims around the U.S. have been wrongfully

victimized. The U.S. government is responsible for the countless innocent lives lost in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. While the attack did come from the Middle East, it is important to note our country was not attacked by harmless civilians.

And yet, many innocent people of the Middle East have been killed by the U.S. as a result of Islamophobia.

This problem is not only present in the actions of our government overseas, but in everyday life as well. Many Muslim people experience mistreatment in places that most of us can go without fear. This includes grocery stores, school campuses, workplaces or even just walking down the street.

A great many Muslims have taken to social media to expose this epidemic, creating the controversial Twitter hashtag known as #AfterSeptember11. Through the use of this tag, Muslims across the U.S. are sharing their stories about the extreme amount of Islamophobia present today.

Some of these tweets mention things as simple as changing one’s name to avoid

appearing “too Muslim,” but the tweets range in shock value. More stories mention encounters where they were victims of numerous derogatory terms, only to be spit on or mobbed just for walking out of a mosque. There are even instances of being held at gunpoint or having family members murdered all due to their religion, which are made public for the world to see and understand.

Countless non-Muslim citizens have taken it upon themselves to respond to this hashtag, referring to it as a “narcissistic trend” and addressing the Muslims who were sharing their stories as “whiners” and “crybabies.”

Some tweets even offered Muslims in the U.S. the option to leave the country if they disagreed with how they were being treated.

It is slightly contradictory for these islamophobes to use social media as an outlet to express their unhappiness toward Islam without obstruction. Yet, Muslims are harassed for expressing their own discontent with 9/11 and the effects of it. This perfectly reflects unfairness towards Muslims in U.S.

society, especially those with citizenship, who have the same rights as any other citizen.

This spike of violent Islamophobia has existed as a recurring problem ever since the attack in 2001. Every year, U.S. citizens dedicate Sept. 11, 2001, to remembering this tragedy and the lives dreadfully lost in the collapse of the twin towers. But is it not hypocritical to ignore the effect of this attack on Muslim lives? Are thousands upon thousands of innocent Muslims not negatively affected by the terrorist attack that only few people took part in? It is no doubt U.S. citizens should mourn the loss of our own, and there is no uncertainty that we should be outraged about the attack. But if we are going to be angry at the terrorists’ strike on innocent people, it is irrational for us to condemn so many innocent Muslims solely out of hatred and fear.

Perhaps whenever we take time to remember 9/11, we should acknowledge all of the innocent lives that were, and still are, affected — whether they are innocent U.S. citizens or not.

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Kaepernick vs. national anthem: fight for equality CHRISTIAN KELLER

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olin Rand Kaepernick, the backup quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, had no idea the ripple effect he was about to create would travel throughout the country.

We’ve all done it. At any sporting event people attend, we stand up, remove our hats, maybe place our hand over our heart and observe a few minutes of respect as the national anthem is sung or played. Often times, we hear some softly singing along as they remember when they served or had a loved one on the front lines. This is thought of as normal.

However, because of Kaepernick of the 49ers, that very well may not be the case anymore.

One of the national anthem’s many uses is to unite us all out of loyalty and allegiance to our country. Every single attendee in an 80,000-person stadium is different. They all may come from different backgrounds, but for that short couple of minutes, we all feel together as one — together as a country. It’s the ultimate prelude to whatever entertaining

events immediately follow.

When Kaepernick sat for the first time during the national anthem of a preseason game, it seemed like the sports world completely stopped. Every program that wasn’t an actual sporting event was filled with analysis of his peaceful protest.

When asked why he sat during the national anthem, NFL.com reports that Kaepernick stated, “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.”

He began to kneel in the following games.

He goes on saying, “to me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”

Despite Kaepernick only being a backup quarterback, he is not alone in his demonstrations anymore. Fellow teammate and free safety Eric Reid and Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall are just two of the several other players that have joined in kneeling or protesting during the national anthem. The Seattle Seahawks even linked

arms during the national anthem of their first regular season game.

The official rule is that while players are encouraged to stand for the national anthem, they are not required to. When asked about his backup quarterback’s decision not to stand, 49ers head coach, Chip Kelly, said it was his right as a citizen and, “It’s not my right to tell him not to do something.”

Some wonder whether this is just a cry for attention from him since he was relegated to being a backup after starting in the Super Bowl a couple years earlier. According to SI.com, ESPN NFL analyst, Trent Dilfer, said that Kaepernick “is a backup quarterback whose job is to be quiet and sit in the shadows.”

Others also cite Kaepernick’s unoppressed lifestyle as further evidence of this. He is currently in the middle of a six-year, $114 million contract with the 49ers with an average salary of $19 million per year.

It would be fair to say Kaepernick hasn’t had much hardship to deal with, at least in recent years, so who is he to say what is right or wrong in this situation? Kaepernick responded to Dilfer’s comment as saying,

“I think that’s one of the most ridiculous comments I’ve heard.”

Everyone seems to differ on whether Kaepernick’s stance is politically correct.

You have civil rights activists telling him he should stand and you have military veterans applauding him for taking initiative on this issue. In the end, who are we to say whether his actions were right or not? We all have our own perspectives of what we would have done in the same situation, but it truly is our own individual rights as citizens of this country to have freedom of speech.

That being said, Kaepernick’s actions may not be the best way to combat this issue.

Expecting drastic changes just from protesting during the national anthem is nonsensical.

Anyone can spout off about the problems the United States has with racial injustice, but it is an entirely different thing to actually go out and do something about it.

This highlights the overarching problem here. Are his actions unwarranted? No, but his expectations of significant action being taken simply because he kneeled during the national anthem are.

Modern rallies: Why clicking for change is not enough THEODORE JEMMING

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allies and protests are a critical component of a truly democratic society.

During the Civil Rights movement in the ‘60s, Martin Luther King Jr. and many other leaders marched for greater levels of equality, and ultimately, ended segregation in the south.

This is an excellent example of a historically successful rally which actually impacted United States policy. Since the 1960s, so much has changed — including the people and their forms of protest.

In the modern world, humans control the power to connect in a way once thought to be science fiction. We hold complex devices in our pockets that connect us to a global network of other users, and this makes for a great channel to spread information. Because of this, smart phones can help people become more informed, but there is a lurking risk of becoming politically inactive due to excessive social-media use. On the bright side, these devices provide an easy way for people who don’t have time to attend rallies

to donate or become active in online forums for certain current issues.

In the past, it was much more difficult to successfully organize and initiate rallies, but they tended to occur in larger numbers and in response to more severe social problems. Take the 1930 march led by Mohandas Gandhi towards the village of Dandi, more than 241 miles from Ashram to protest Britain’s Salt Act, which prohibited Indians from collecting salt.

After 24 days, Gandhi picked up salt. This, in turn, began India’s independence movement.

Most U.S. civilians today would not march for 24 days just to protest the government because it would be inconvenient and likely would have no measurable impact on modern dilemmas.

According to the Secular Student Alliance, a primary education nonprofit organization, the primary reason for rallies is to gather people and show how much support an issue has. The ideal impact of a rally is to generate publicity through media. Many rallies are organized and even conceived through online interactions. Because of this, many rallies are made possible with the

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internet.

The overall number of rally participants has grown over time, but there are more frequent rallies centered around a wider variety of issues.

The rising frequency of issues may impact people’s behavior in a negative way as well, creating a pessimistic and hopeless mindset.

Several studies from the past decade have found excessive social media and internet use in general to be linked closely to mental behaviors like anxiety, depression and antisocial behaviors.

Perhaps social media leads to some becoming more involved and some becoming even less.

With this in mind, is it surprising that there could potentially be less action but more clicks regarding serious social problems from a large percentage of the people?

With proper balance, social media can be used productively and meaningfully. Many campaigns online have been successful in raising huge sums of money for various causes over social media and blogging sites. In the summer of 2014, the ALS Foundation ran an incredibly successful social media campaign —

the infamous ice bucket challenge. Technology played a huge role in assisting the organization, eventually raising $115 million for those suffering from a life-threatening disease. If it creates real and constructive change, then it should certainly continue.

Another way social media can be used correctly is by informing people and getting them out to rally events. It is up to the people to spend their time physically in the streets if they feel strongly enough about an issue. The challenge with social media is the convenience it provides to feel like something has been accomplished when nothing is actually being changed.

If people started getting off their devices and physically moving themselves to places in order to demand something, the amount of support would increase. Change is the goal of all rallies.

A body and a voice on the streets is more meaningful than a digital representation of someone’s online interactions.

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ooking up on campus is the talk of students, whether you’re a freshman or a senior. Meeting someone is an exciting prospect, and there are lots of new ways to meet people. Since 2012, people around the world have been using Tinder to find hook-ups.

Tinder is an online dating app that allows people to “match” with one another if they both “swipe right,” or approve each other’s profile, and will then be able to have a conversation through

the app.

While it may have the stereotypical connotation of the “hook-up” app, Tinder could still be a great way to find a romantic date. On the other hand, there are others who prefer traditional dating, or meeting people face-to-face in order to find their romance.

It’s human nature to want to meet someone special, even if the special relationship is only for one night. Flagstaff locals and students were polled to reflect their opinions of dating online versus in-person.

McKenzie Goeman | sophomore, marketing major “I don’t have a Tinder because I think the idea is really weird. Either way if you connect to someone enough to date them, the means in which you meet is pretty irrelevant.

If I had to pick, I would say real life is better because our generation is so dependent on technology and has a huge gap in people skills. I could never date anyone who lacked people skills. Any online thing is creepy because it is all at face value. You never really know who they are or what they are like, and that sense of not knowing can be deceiving and scary.”

Sara Robinson | Flagstaff local “I would [meet someone online] and I have met plenty of people who are cool that I like to hang out with. I am ready to hang out. I am comfortable with meeting someone in real life that I have met on Tinder, but it depends on the person.”

Tara Devoti | junior, creative media and film major

Tanner Bradford | sophomore, creative media and film major

“I would choose real life for sure. I feel like a killer would have an easy time finding victims [on Tinder].”

“When you’re online you can talk to someone without being shy or nervous, but in real life, they can hear your voice and see your face. I don’t know which one I like better.”

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“I like to see how people react to [profiles] and how they are without time to type and think of a response to me.

I prefer an in-person meeting for another reason: because you get the whole person when you meet them in real life. On Tinder, they are just a picture and some words.”

“You get a better feeling for who they are and what they want [in person]. On Tinder you don’t really get that vibe of who they really are. This is what I assume. I have never used Tinder.

I have no social media.”

Showna Wells | senior, psychology major “When I first talk to someone on Tinder, I have to tell them a lot about myself and my personal life just to keep the conversation going. It’s like people want to know the most personal stuff about me before they’ve met me in person. I want to talk in real life so I know I can trust someone.”

Brett Gates | junior, creative media and film major

“Finding a date in real life is one of the best feelings in the world because it is just you and them in that time and place making game-time decisions. Whereas on Tinder, you have to wait days, sometimes weeks to find an opportunity to slip the question: Will you go out on a date with me? At the same time, Tinder is better for those who are too shy to ask someone out in person. The whole dating process is subjective. It depends on the people involved.”

MUSIC IN THE CANYON PETER MARTIN

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hirty four years ago, Grand Canyon Music Festival founders Clare Hoffman and Robert Bonfiglio embarked on a five-day adventure of the Grand Canyon, rim-to-rim and back again. Among the materials they packed for the trip were a harmonica and a flute.

On the second day, a ranger discovered Hoffman playing her flute. The ranger was enchanted by the music and asked her and Bonfiglio to play an impromptu concert for the rangers at the Cottonwood Campgrounds. This concert was the inspiration and the foundation for the future of the Grand Canyon Music Festival.

“It was the writing of Willa Cather that brought us to the canyons of northern Arizona 34 years ago, a book called The Song of the Lark,” said Hoffman. “The middle portion of the book is a beautiful tribute to the ancient people of the canyons — people who faced immense challenges to their survival, yet took the time to make beautiful things, beautiful pottery.”

After reading the book, Hoffman said to her husband, “We’re going to the Canyon.”

While some may feel overwhelmed with the influx of tourists on the South Rim, others remain humbled by the sheer beauty of the canyon.

“So, that is what we have endeavored to do for the past 33 years: Bring our best to the Grand Canyon. We have continued to be moved by the place, by its history and its people,” Hoffman said.

From that first season in September 1983, the festival has grown into a large and cultural event spanning three weeks and hosting nine concerts. According to the Grand Canyon Music Festival website, its mission is “to enhance the Grand Canyon experience by presenting world-class music in Grand Canyon National Park and in outreach programs to schools in rural and Native-American communities.”

This season, the festival kicked off Aug. 25 at Desert View Watch Tower with the Catalyst Quartet. These concerts continued for three weeks up until its finale, featuring micro-operas under the title, “The Stories We Tell.”

One thing the festival does well is it brings in a wide variety of bands and instruments, like The Catalyst Quartet, Bonfiglio Group and Sweet Plantain. Each band features different artists such as Kenneth

Cooper on the harpsichord or Stephen Burns on the trumpet.

Michelle Miller, wife of the president of the board of directors, enjoys listening to fresh forms of music at the Canyon.

One project focuses on helping teach students the gift of music in rural communities, especially in schools at the Hopi and Navajo reservations.

“To hear music played by world-class musicians in a traditional string quartet form written by 16-year-olds on the reservation … is just incredible. That’s a collision that you’re not going to hear if you have the radio on or are listening to the same music that everybody knows about,” said Miller. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to experience the Canyon and art that connects to the Canyon and connects to the region.”

A big part of the festival, and one that board president John Richard McDonald cannot stress enough, is the importance of the support the festival gives to the Native American Composer Apprentice Project and how the project affects the festival.

“The festival is important to the program because the musicians that come to play at the festival go to schools and play with students at high schools that are predominantly Native American,” said McDonald. “I think the Native American Composer Apprentice Project is very important to the festival because it infuses the local culture and the culture from our various Native American nations and tribes with the festival.”

The collaborative program was initially formed to train Native American students how to compose music and how to think critically, make decisions and enhance musical literacy.

“We had nine concerts and six of them were centered around Native American composers,” McDonald said. “All the micro-operas were written by composers in residence, alumni of the Native American program, or students in the program.”

The Native American Composer Program is central to the mission of the Grand Canyon Music Festival. This project has received the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award from the president’s committee on the arts and humanities. It has also received the New Music USA’s New Music Educators Award and the Arizona Governor’s Arts Award.

As the festival continues, new bands will participate and perform alongside the long-standing bands.

In doing so, as their mission suggests, they will continue to enhance the experience of the Grand Canyon through music and utilizing outreach programs to rural and NativeAmerican communities.

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Stocking shelves:

The story of Louie’s Cupboard DOMINIQUE DIERKS

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t is no secret expensive tuition fees can lead to sleepless nights for some students. What is worse, some students who have barely managed to pay for the tuition in order to be able to receive a higher education will skip meals because they are not able to afford food anymore.

The NAU student club Louie’s Cupboard is the university’s own food pantry. The organization is trying to help these students by organizing food distributions for those in need.

“On campus, you will not be able to tell how many students will walk past you and not eat tonight because they cannot afford it,” said Devin Cooper, chair of Louie’s Cupboard and senior psychology major.

The food pantry started out as a class project in Spring 2012 trying to spark a social movement.

“They had to plan something that will affect 25 students on campus, and through knowing the right people, the plan turned into a reality,” Cooper said.

The motivation behind the club, as stated on their website, is feeding students on NAU’s campus, who might not be able to afford their own food.

“Although it is wonderful being a Lumberjack or Jill, in comparison to living in Tucson or Phoenix, students attending school in Flagstaff face a higher cost of living,” the website said.

Hungry students can sign up on the food pantry website through the NAU homepage.

Louie’s Cupboard not only serves individual students, but complete households as well.

“We are averaging about 32 households. We serve complete families or individuals, and anything in between,” Cooper said.

The first distribution of this semester takes place Sept. 23.

One hundred and seven students have signed up to receive food — almost double the amount the food pantry served on their biggest distribution last semester.

Sydnee Stogner, psychology-major, board member and client coordinator of the charity explained this number. “[Students] sign up with how many are in their household,

ABOVE: Shelby Miller, a volunteer coordinator for Louie’s Cupboard, stocks the shelves in preparation for the semester’s first food distribution coming up on Sept. 23. (Photo by Emily Burks)

so technically it is 107 households. That might be just one person or that might be six. We always get the biggest numbers at the first distribution,” said Stogner.

Cooper, in his fourth year working with Louie’s Cupboard, said the charity receives most of the food they provide to those in need through donations. People may donate food or money to Louie’s Cupboard.

The food pantry is also dependent on volunteers. This semester, 130 volunteers are working with Louie’s Cupboard to help with food distributions, which they plan to arrange every other Friday this semester.

Even though the food pantry has many volunteers, they are short on board members.

“We have 130 volunteers signed up, and our board has five people. We would love to have a board of 15, but right now we are at five,” Cooper said

Both Cooper and Stogner, who have worked for the food pantry since their freshman year, are passionate about the project.

“I started as a volunteer — who thought I would end up on the board? Talking to these clients, you just get a passion for it. It is a big deal. You might not realize it, but they do,” Stogner said. “They have their hearts wide open to us, so it is really near and dear to my heart. I have a passion for helping people, especially when it comes to hunger.”

Even though the food pantry has many volunteers, they are short on board members.

“We have 130 volunteers signed up and our board has five people. We would love to have a board of 15, but right now we are at five,” Cooper said.

Louie’s Cupboard can be contacted through the NAU homepage or through True Blue Connects.

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Run Boy Run is back in the pines

Tucson-based folk band Run Boy Run jams out at the Pickin’ in the Pines music festival Sept. 18. The band gained recognition in recent years and is invited to play at the International Bluegrass Music Association. (PHOTO BY MICHAEL PATACSIL) ISAAC DUDLEY

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n 2009, the band Run Boy Run played at the Pickin’ in the Pines contest for the first time. After an impressive debut, winning in their first year, they returned to the woods in 2016.

An Americana band with roots in bluegrass and old time music, Run Boy Run combines the familiar feel of the hills with a modern and emotional spin. Having just released their most recent EP I Will Fly, they had plenty of new material for the 2016 festival. I Will Fly is their fourth production to be released, comprised of four new songs including “Hello Stranger,” which they played to open their show.

Run Boy Run highlights fiddle, guitar, mandolin, cello and stand-up bass — a classic bluegrass compilation. The band is

made up of brother and sister Matt and Grace Rolland, sisters Bekah Sandoval Rolland and Jen Sandoval, as well as Jesse Allen. Matt Rolland, on fiddle and manager of the band, grew up playing fiddle with his father and brother.

“My brother and I always pushed each other. Fiddle just flowed naturally from my fingers and my head,” said Grace Rolland.

On Sept. 18, the steady rhythms of the stand-up bass resonated throughout the Pepsi Amphitheater in Flagstaff, accompanied by the smell of kettle corn and laughing children.

Families from across the nation came out to spend the weekend camping and soaking in the last rays of the summer sun.

Mike and Danielle Linde were among the festival-goers.

“We love the sense of community. There are lots of families here so you can let your kids run around,” said Mike and

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Danielle.

Never having heard Run Boy Run play before, they enjoyed the mellow harmonies.

“It just makes you want to stretch out and relax,” Mike said.

Music came easy to the bandmembers. Hellen Sandoval, the grandmother of Bekah and Jen Sandoval, spoke of the band’s progress she had seen from the time they were children to playing on stage in 2016.

They have really grown a lot, starting in a family band and now they have been invited to play at the International Bluegrass Music Association,” said Sandoval.

Sandoval is excited to support her grandchildren in North Carolina at the IBMA. “They only invite 30 bands to play, we’re really proud of them,” Sandoval said.

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The band is comprised of Arizona natives who came together while attending University of Arizona and Arizona State University. Since 2009, Run Boy Run has expanded their following exponentially by playing in several prestigious shows.

One such show was the Prairie Home Companion Festival in 2013.

“It was really a dream come true, because it opened us up to a national audience,” Matt said.

Prairie Home Companion first emerged in 1974 with an audience of 12. It has since grown to have 4 million listeners on over 700 public radio stations worldwide. It broadcast its final show earlier this year.

Run Boy Run has now performed in 40 states, and are truly making a name for themselves.

“We have had a lot of high highs and low lows,” Matt said.

He expressed some of the difficulties of being on tour.

“It’s tough to stay healthy on the road, we try to find local co-ops or go to Whole Foods when we can,” Matt said.

Even though there is always a little friendly competition between state schools, the band proclaimed their love for Flagstaff both on-stage and off.

“Our band is split between ASU and U of A, but we just want to say that we just love Flagstaff,” Matt said.

Upon ending the show, Flagstaff returned the love with a standing ovation. The crowd cheered for an encore and the band came running back on stage and gave the crowd exactly what they wanted. While signing merchandise, Rolland expressed his feeling about the performance.

“This is always one of our favorite shows. It just gets better every year,” Matt said.

ABOVE: Matt Rolland, fiddler and manager for the band, plays a solo at Fort Tuthill Park.

LEFT: Jen Sandoval, Grace Rolland and Bekah Sandoval Rolland harmonize while sharing a microphone. BOTTOM: Run Boy Run takes a bow after their performance at the festival.

They received a standing ovation from the excited crowd. (Photos by Michael Patacsil)

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Meditation making sound waves MAKENNA LEPOWSKY

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mells of palo santo incense fill the air of the effervescently lit room of the Northern Arizona Yoga Center. As one enters the facility, the environment transcends into a sanctum of sound. A participant is then guided to step into a grand, gold bowl.

The participant steps and closes their eyes. Beneath their feet, sound vibrations ring from within the magnificent instrument.

Sound vibrations of all different magnitudes reverberate into their chest and echo throughout the body, sending pleasurable chills up the spine. Sound becomes tangible, as varying vibrations ring through the body like wind chimes. As the pulsing vibrations invigorate the mind from within, one becomes a sound octave among many, traveling through a sea of vibrations slowly drifting away.

This is sound meditation.

Sound meditation, also known as Nada Yoga, is an ancient practice which has been utilized among varying cultures and religions.

It is a practice of deepening meditation with the use of sound, music and mantras.

Cherished for its healing qualities, sound possesses the ability to ease anxiety, assist with meditation and promote a sense of wellbeing and peace. In this practice, meditation is enhanced with the rhythm of hand drums, echoes of crystal song bowls and gongs. With the mix of soothing sounds, one drifts into a state of transcendence.

Rooted a profound community practice, Sound Meditation has now come to northern Arizona. Jan Michael Meade and 11 other facilitators now offer sound meditation in Flagstaff.

“The nature of meditation is that if you really experience it, you will find that it is beyond value. Having meditation practice has the ability to change people’s lives,” said Meade.

All 11 facilitators contribute an authentic energy and skill set. They are the souls behind the instrumentation of gongs, rain sticks, hand drums, didgeridoos, crystal singing bowls and Tibetan singing bowls to elevate the meditation experience in Flagstaff.

Meade, the head facilitator of sound

meditation has been meditating for 16 years.

Additionally, Meade has a diverse background in healing, music and sound. With a humble presence and calming nature, combined with his passion and understanding of the that lies within sound meditation, Meade has created a safe and enlightening place for the community.

He has orchestrated everything from the calming, auric presence of the facilitators to the ambience of the environment and the otherworldly, enhancing instrumentation.

“I have been a musician for life and I am also a massage therapist an energy worker and healing arts practitioner and I facilitate meditation,” Meade said. “Meditation came into my life through necessity. I also lead the temple at local music festival Firefly that went on in Flagstaff for five years.”

With an encouraging and humble nature, the facilitator’s job is to provide a safe place for community members to be vulnerable, grow and explore the boundaries outside of one’s comfort zone, encouraging participants to experience the full range of benefits sound meditation offers.

With Meade’s background in music,

sound meditation became the healing mechanism and magnetic force which drew people to discover the healing and meditative practice through sound.

“I wanted something that would draw people in that was not present anywhere else,” Meade said. “The use of singing bowls, crystal bowls, gongs and other varying instruments helped facilitate a sonic ambiance.”

One way Meade incorporates this philosophy is in his massage and body-work.

“It really became a useful tool because I was able to teach meditation without words,” Meade said. “Words can get in the way, so with sound it cuts out the middleman and it gives people the direct experience of inner states of consciousness.”

Those who practice sound meditation love it because the practice welcomes everyone and does not bind itself to a physical or emotional necessity. Its remedial practice is for any cognitive, emotional and mental desire to mend and heal. Rooted from pure intentions, sound meditation is to authentically provide for the benefit of the community.

“Our intention of offering sound

One of the yoga instructors performs on a crystal singing bowl at the Northern Arizona Yoga Center, Sept. 16. The crystal bowl is traditionally used in sound meditation. (PHOTO BY ERIN TWAROGAL)

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meditation is simple and genuine. We want to provide a place for people to come and explore their own inner states of conscious and reality. People report deep sense of peace and stillness; they heighten spiritual awareness, cross censor experience, seeing and feeling sound and molecular atomic movement,” Meade said.

Many of those who practice sound meditation believe it is part of a medical reawakening, where practices previously overlooked in medical institutions are now being brought to light.

“Every single layer and level of reality as we know it, there is vibration, and where there is vibration there is sound,” Meade said.

“Energy and matter, whether subtle or gross, whether manifested or un-manifested, is all vibrating and is all creating sound. Sometimes it can seem really mystical but the reality of it is that it is everywhere so what more natural thing can you do.”

Cooper Montgomery, another facilitator of sound meditation, cherishes the practice not only for what it provides for his own meditative practice, but also because, according to him, the benefits sound possesses: to transcend those into a new light of living and conscious understanding.

“I like facilitating sound healing because I know and have heard how profound of an experience it is for people,” said Montgomery.

“To be able to be in the position where I am helping to provide a healing experience is one of the most amazing and fulfilling things to do.”

Alec Soderberg, an active participant in sound meditation, enjoys the practice for a variety of reasons. A devoted follower of meditation himself, Soderberg takes to a variety of meditative practices and cherishes them all individually.

“I come to sound meditation because I am very interested in meditation,” said Soderberg. “Being able to experience tranquility and transcendences through sound is very unique. I also enjoy the community and energy of sound meditation.”

Sound meditation is held Fridays and Sundays from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Northern Arizona Yoga Center, and donations are encouraged.

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Lumberjacks power through New Mexico Highlands KADE GILLIS

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AU football dominated in a 73–3 win over New Mexico Highlands Sept. 17 at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome.

After a disappointing start to the season, the Lumberjacks could do no wrong in their home-opener as their offense put up a staggering 686 total yards for the day.

Sophomore quarterback Case Cookus continues his hot start to the season, throwing for seven touchdowns and almost 300 yards.

“We have the best quarterback in the country,” said junior receiver Emmanuel Butler.

The one-two punch at the receiving position strikes again as junior stars Butler and Elijah Marks scored with ease against the Cowboy defense.

Butler dominated single coverage in the red zone as he snagged five touchdowns and picked up 99 yards. Marks continued to show off his explosiveness with 143 yards and two touchdowns. Both players were taken out of the game halfway through the third quarter.

“I like to believe we have two of the best wide receivers in the country,” Butler said.

“When we see man-to-man coverage we get pretty excited.

The Skydome was packed for the Hall of Fame Game as chants echoed throughout the stadium.

“You see the energy of our guys at home,” said head coach Jerome Souers. “It’s different. I can feel [the energy] that the students bring.”

The Lumberjacks look to take that energy into next week as NAU takes on Eastern Washington, ranked eighth, in Flagstaff, Ariz.

LEFT: Junior wide receiver Emmanuel Butler holds onto one of five touchdown receptions Sept. 17 at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome. (Photo by Michael Patacsil) RIGHT: NAU running back Joe Logan breaks a tackle from a New Mexico Highlands’ freshman free safety Jeremiah Meyers. (Photo by Matthew Strissel)

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Dig this: Lumberjacks ready for 2016 conference schedule MATTHEW KIEWIET

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fter a grueling weekend in California’s central valley competing in the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunner Classic — where they played four games in three days — the NAU women’s volleyball is firing on all cylinders and ready for Big Sky conference play.

“We played some really solid teams, especially teams that ran different plays than we do, such as slides,” said senior outside hitter Lauren Jacobsen. “That really helps us prepare for other teams in conference because they do a lot of different stuff from what we do.”

The Lumberjacks began the weekend with a tough loss to host CSU Bakersfield 3–2 Sept. 15. But, they were able to recover with back-to-back 3–2 wins against UC Riverside and UC Irvine before sweeping the University of San Francisco 3–0 in their final match of the tournament.

“I think our consistency improved,” said head coach Ken Murphy. “That’s an ongoing thing for us — playing every point the same, working really hard and not having ups and downs in matches. This weekend I think we had the most consistent effort we’ve had so far.”

Jacobsen was named most valuable player of the tournament, tallying up 85 kills over the course of four games. Her performance also earned Big Sky offensive player of the week honors.

“I couldn’t have done those things without my team,” said Jacobsen. “Jensen [Barton] set me so well this weekend, and that’s what allows me to get all those kills. Also when we have great defensive games and we’re getting digs, I get more rips.”

NAU’s defense has suffocated their opponents at times. They have set school records for fewest points allowed in a match on two separate occasions this year, with 36 points given up against Hampton and 34 to Bethune-Cookman. These staggering numbers, much to the delight of Murphy, highlights the Jacks’ defense-first mindset.

“We try to get our identity from how we play defense,” Murphy said. “Preventing other teams from scoring and having success goes a long way toward winning matches and having good seasons. So, our team always has a plan of how we are going to neutralize opponents. What’s nice about this year is how we are able to add a little offense into that. It makes us a bit more multidimensional.”

Another asset that is important to NAU’s multidimensionality is senior setter Jensen Barton. Barton has racked up 489 assists, 108 digs and 18 service aces in 2016.

With NAU’s most winning senior class graduated after last season, the 2016 Lumberjacks are looking to create their own legacy.

“Losing older players is always a reason to work harder and respect what they did,” said Barton. “Yeah, I guess there’s a chip on our shoulder, but we’re still treating practice the same as we’ve always treated it since we’ve been here.”

Barton, Jacobsen and senior outside hitter Addy Lofstedt round out the senior class for the 2016 Lumberjacks, and seem to be squashing any doubts that may have surfaced due to a mostly inexperienced team that features 12 underclassmen. However, they will soon find out just how good they are when they begin

Senior outside hitter Lauren Jacobsen records one of her 222 kills of the season Sept. 9 against Bethune-Cookman at the Joseph C. Rolle Activity Center. (Photo by Michael Patacsil)

their rigorous conference schedule.

“I’m really confident right now,” Barton said. “I think this weekend is going to be really fun, and it’s going to tell us more about how we are going to do in conference because we are going to play a couple of really good teams.”

NAU will travel to Northern Colorado University Sept.

22 for their Big Sky opener. The Bears finished second in the northern division of the Big Sky conference in 2015 and are 6–6 in the 2016 season. It took the Jacks five sets to put them away in

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their only meeting last season.

September 24, the Lumberjacks conclude their weekend road trip at Southern Utah University. The Thunderbirds are 2–10 on the season. They finished 2015 holding onto fourth place in the southern division of the Big Sky with a conference record of 6–10, just one game better than Portland State. This was good enough to sneak into the conference tournament where they were swept 3–0 by NAU and sent packing.

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