The Lumberjack -- September 8, 2016

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he days are growing shorter, and the air has the crisp characteristic of autumn.

We are just getting into the swing of the semester’s schedules. The year ahead looks promising, and there are several exciting and interesting events going on in town to keep our schedules packed full. We have definitely been busy at The Lumberjack, staying occupied with everything from photographing local protests, to profiling athletes and keeping up on the latest happenings around town. It is safe to say it is going to be a busy semester.

In news, we covered NAU’s recent change to a tobacco free campus. Many of us have wondered: what does this actually mean? How will this new rule affect our students, faculty and staff? The discussion began around banning vapes and tobacco products; will a complete ban be realistic? Read page six to find out more.

News also covers the recent protest against police brutality. Several protests this year, including this one, involved activists speaking out against racial profiling, violence against indigenous people and police brutality.

Features covers the recent Free the Nipple rally in Heritage Square.

This movement has gained attention nationwide — with rallies being TAYLOR held in several cities — and promotes gender equality while opposing HAYNES CULTURE EDITOR the sexual objectification of breasts. The movement has now come to Flagstaff. Women exposing their nipples is illegal, so participants were encouraged to wear pasties or tape over their nipples. Still, the many female and male activists’ message was clearly conveyed. The event is featured on our cover, as well as online and in the opinion section.

In culture, read about the upcoming Wine in the Woods event at the Arboretum, where local wineries and restaurants host attendees in picturesque forest surroundings.

The article features Page Spring Cellars, but many other wineries will be in attendance.

Animal lovers (and beer aficionados) will be pleased to see coverage of the upcoming Barks and Brews fundraiser for Second Chance Animal Shelter. What can be better than an evening spent with your best four-legged companion and some local brews?

Thank you for reading.

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On the cover The Free the Nipple demonstrators march through downtown Flagstaff, Sept. 2. Senior special education major Caitlin Baker (far right) is the founder of Free the Nipple Flagstaff.

(Photo by Erin Twarogal)

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PoliceBeat Aug. 29 At 6:09 a.m., NAUPD and FFD were dispatched to Campus Heights after a faulty oven set off an alarm.

The apartment was ventilated and maintenance staff was notified.

Sept. 1 At 4:16 a.m., passersby reported a fight between two subjects. Both subjects were non-students and charged with minor in consumption of alcohol. One of the subjects was also charged with criminal At 9:22 a.m., two damage.

NAUPD officers responded to the report of an injured bat at At 8:21 a.m., the resident the Communication building. hall director of McConnell The bat was relocated to a Hall reported a student wooded area. involved in a possible drug incident had returned.

At 6:39 p.m., NAUPD NAUPD contacted the responded to a report of three student. cats north of the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome. The cats At 11:06 a.m., a student were taken to Coconino traffic controller at Knoles and County Humane Shelter.

McConnell drives reported being handed a suspicious Aug. 30 note. NAUPD searched the At 10:08 a.m., NAUPD area, but the subject could not was dispatched to the be found. bookstore after staff reported a group was setting up a political At 8:41 p.m., Tinsley table without permission. Hall staff reported a suspicious Unions and Student Activities person. The area was searched, were contacted and gave but no subject was found. the group a permit for the pedestrian pathway.

Sept. 2 At 8:54 a.m., a subject At 3:54 p.m., NAUPD appearing to be intoxicated responded to Pine Knoll and yelling at students by and McConnell Drive after Knoles and University Drive a subject reported finding a was reported. NAUPD asked 5-year-old child. The child the subject to leave campus. was missing from Kinsey Elementary School. The child At 3:09 p.m., a staff was transported back to the member at the Science school and turned over to Lab Facility reported four FPD and the principal. skateboarders that were loud and refusing to leave the area.

At 10:20 p.m., at the NAUPD checked the area, Engineering building, a but the subjects were gone student reported their phone upon arrival. had been stolen. The phone was found in the Health and At 11:02 p.m., a Learning Center lost and concerned citizen reported found. hearing screaming coming from Calvary Cemetery.

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One subject was given a deferral for underage alcohol consumption.

At 2:15 a.m., NAUPD contacted an intoxicated subject in the street near San Francisco Street and McCreary Drive. The subject is over 21. The officer advised the subject to use crosswalks.

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NEWS

Protesters gather during First Friday to condemn police brutality SCOTT SANDON AND CHANDLER COINER

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his First Friday, Sept. 2, a group of protesters marched around downtown Flagstaff speaking out against police brutality towards minorities.

Klee Benally, the organizer of the rally, says this protest has been going on for decades, but the shooting of Loreal Tsingine by Officer Austin Shipley in Winslow, Ariz., sparked the newest wave of protests.

“It’s mainly to ensure that people don’t forget,” said Benally.

Benally has organized similar rallies recently and they are now a monthly occurrence. This most recent rally was on the same evening of Flagstaff’s First Friday Artwalk, and Benally had a reason for that, “[there is] a lot of people … downtown when students are back.”

According to Benally, who identifies as an indigenous anarchist, the disproportionate violence faced by Native Americans is a result of the colonization of native communities.

He also noted the extreme disproportion between the amount of Native Americans who live in Flagstaff and the percent of those arrested by the Flagstaff Police Department (FPD) from 2011 to 2015. The 2010 U.S. Census and 2015 Annual Clery Report reflects this information by showing that despite Native Americans making up only 11.7 percent of Flagstaff, they make up 35.92 percent of arrests.

Despite the size of the Friday crowd, not many of the vendors had seen or heard of this series of protests against police brutality. Sgt. Gregory Jay said the FPD didn’t know the protest would take place until a couple hours before.

Soon after the rally began, the participants were met with hostility from bystanders. One man, Bob Mullikin, booed the participants and said that they were “full of a bunch of dirtbags.”

After approximately 15 protesters showed up to show support, the group began to march down the sidewalks of downtown Flagstaff at 8 p.m.

Protesters chanted “Racist cops, you can’t hide. We charge you with genocide,” “Black lives matter! Native justice now!” and “Two, Four, Six, Eight, smash the police state!” They also carried signs reading “Too many cops — too little justice,” “smash the police state” and “Terrorists wear blue.”

The protesters also carried the portraits of several deceased that were involved in controversial police shootings in recent years. Officers trailed the march to keep it under control and off of the street.

When asked about the genocide chant, a protester asking to be identified as Nacho said that the chants were “just to maintain energy while we march. This is a memorial march.” Liam Clauss, a bystander who was behind the march, said that the charge of genocide was “extreme, but it gets their point across.”

Protesters gathered around a light post at approximately 9 p.m. for a moment of silence.

Throughout the march, the protesters taped up portraits of the deceased. After their moment of silence, they also hung signs displaying the portraits on the light post.

Sergeant Jay said that the portraits were “illegal posting” and would see if there were any charged after they reported to the city.

Soon after their moment of silence, the protesters slowly trickled out of the square.

A protester, who only asked to be identified as Kourtney, said this protest “went how it always goes. We were followed and harassed, but we also got to come out and grow the community.” “[We] shouldn’t have to be a protest,” Benally said.

“These protests never go well. But at the end of the day, a lot of people saw us, and the people who came out had a lot of heart.”

At 8:25 p.m., the protesters returned to Heritage Square where the chanting was replaced by speeches, and the heckling and opposition intensified.

One heckler shouted, “This is communism,” prompting Benally to say, “We have racists in our community and this is the face of it right here.” At this point, a fight nearly broke out between the two, but an officer deescalated the encounter.

Sgt. Jay approached the protesters during a moment of quiet to ask, “Why don’t we work together?” A female protester then asked the officer, “Will you teach police to protect and serve people of color?”

Flagstaff citizen Daisy Purdy, one of the protesters holding the “Terrorists wear blue” sign, said that she was warned to not walk alone with that sign at night when she was separated during the march.

“I think it’s very important to reflect. Police are using offense more than defense. I think we all would like less violence,” said Purdy.

Protesters gathered around a light post at approximately 9 p.m. for a moment of silence.

Throughout the march, the protesters taped up portraits of the deceased. After their moment of silence, they also hung signs displaying the portraits on the light post.

Sergeant Jay said that the portraits were “illegal posting” and would see if there were any charged after they reported to the city.

Soon after their moment of silence, the protesters slowly trickled out of the square.

A protester, who only asked to be identified as Kourtney, said that this protest “went how it always goes.

We were followed and harassed, but we also got to come out and grow the community.” “[We] shouldn’t have to be a protest,” Benally said.

“These protests never go well. But at the end of the day, a lot of people saw us, and the people who came out had a lot of heart.”

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Top: Police brutality protesters march and chant on Aspen Street in downtown Flagstaff, Sept. 2. Middle: Klee Benally and fellow protester chant in Heritage Square to raise awareness about police brutality. (Photos by Sara Krug)

Bottom: Protesters stop by a parking lot to speak out against police violence in downtown Flagstaff. (Photo by Michael Patacsil)

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Tweeting from the mountaintop: NAU rocks social media KATIE SAWYER

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AU was presented with the first ever official award for higher education social-media engagement on Aug. 11 after an extensive study by Rival IQ and Up & Up. These digital-marketing companies partnered together after realizing they shared common interests in this field of study. The large-scale study was launched June 2015 and finished this past May. According to John Gallagher, vice president of marketing at Rival IQ, the two companies analyzed hundreds of thousands of posts from 338 Division One schools and universities across the country.

They were looking for social media accounts that produced consistently high interaction between the university and their students. They also looked for specific posts that were successful, in order to highlight what categories of posts were most engaging.

The largest hits that the NAU Twitter page receives are typically photos of the campus accompanied with motivational quotes.

Junior graphic design major Aspyn Fisher said she was surprised to hear that NAU won the social-media engagement award, but that it made sense with how often the university posts.

Fisher says she usually sees their posts on NAU’s Instagram.

“They stand out because they post things every day and show their school spirit by posting fun events to attend, which has bettered my experience at NAU,” said Fisher.

Social media is growing rapidly and universities are using the various platforms to their advantage. It doubles as a way to get publicity for their school, as well as keeping students informed.

NAU uses their accounts not only to advertise their school, but also as a campus-alert system.

This is important for students, who are more likely to see these alerts on their social-media feeds than in their email inbox.

“Everyone is so caught up in their phones and the internet these days that everyone will see anything that NAU posts almost immediately,” Fisher said.

NAU’s social media manager, Maria DeCabooter, is the person working behind NAU’s social media success. DeCabooter has a multifaceted job where she does everything from researching and strategizing what media content to post, to photographing, filming, editing and uploading digital content.

She also works closely with NAU during times of crisis when they need to quickly and accurately get information to students.

“It’s definitely not an eight to five job. There’s a 24/7 element to the job so you really have to be on top of time management in order to strategize, plan ahead and stay on top of your game,” said DeCabooter.

When asked what she would recommend to other schools that are looking to amp up their social media influence, DeCabooter had some words of wisdom.

“Social media is more than just posting. We create content but more importantly, we listen, interact and engage with our audience. When someone asks us a question, we take the time to respond,” DeCabooter said.

The changes didn’t happen overnight for NAU either. Three years ago, NAU had a feeble 4,000 followers on Twitter, 19,000 on Facebook and just over 200 followers on Instagram. Today, NAU boasts over 25,000 Twitter followers, 54,000 Facebook

followers and 23,000 on Instagram. DeCabooter credits this success to hard work and goal setting.

Fisher has seen this progress firsthand and understands how social media can affect the school as a whole.

Gallagher explained that Rival IQ’s main goal is to help marketing organizations develop better online content by examining what works best in social media.

They analyzed millions of social media posts and have a firm understanding of how social media works. Up & Up was using their service to create a similar study and realized that they had common goals to study higher education social media patterns.

Three NAU students, Conner Estelle, Brandon Ciaramitaro and Aiden Moody sit outside of the Woodland Apartments checking social media, Sept. 5. (Photo by David Carballido-Jeans)

Kicking the habit: Campus goes tobacco-free CONOR SWEETMAN

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s of July 1, NAU is a smoke and tobacco-free campus. This means that nicotine related products, including vapes, are prohibited on campus unless the FDA approves them for helping smokers quit. This change in NAU’s official policy has been a long time coming.

In 2011, a small grassroots effort led by students started the conversation. In the years since, the Student Health Advocacy Council worked with key stakeholders and student groups to collect signatures and raise awareness about the effort.

NAU President Rita Cheng appointed a “tobacco-free implementation task force” in 2015 with student and faculty members from different groups on campus. NAUPD, facility services, housing and residence life, ASNAU and the faculty senate are just a few of those members.

Making the switch comes after several years of lobbying by students and a commitment from NAU to improving the health of its students.

“This initiative reflects NAU’s strong commitment to wellness and public health, driving principles in what we do each day to create a healthy environment for our students and staff,”

said Cheng in a recent newsletter.

NAU has joined the growing number of more than 1,400 tobacco and smoke-free campuses around the country. However, NAU is one of the last to do so in Arizona.

According to the official policy, no cigarettes, e-cigarettes, hookah, chew, dip, snuff, cigars, pipes or vaporizers may be used on campus at any time. This extends to private vehicles while on campus and private residences that are on university property.

The new policy does not just affect students or faculty who are regularly on campus.

According to the official policy it “applies to all members of the campus community, including but not limited to students, faculty, staff, contractors, vendors, affiliates, volunteers and visitors to the NAU campus.”

Despite student involvement in the policy, some students have doubts in the effectiveness of the new policy.

“I don’t think it’s gonna be very effective. The fact that they took out all the cigarette disposals is just creating more litter,” said sophomore creative media and film major and smoker Asthon May. May doesn’t want to deal with the hassle of leaving campus just for a smoke if he’s at home or in between classes.

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areas like most other smoke-free campuses. That would keep everyone happy,” May said.

Other students are thankful for the new policy and think that it should have been put into place sooner.

“I’m glad that NAU made the policy, I think they should have implemented it years ago,” said undeclared sophomore Michelle O’Connor. “I think the next step would be to take down all the signs that say ‘no smoking within 25 feet’ and replace them with ‘no smoking on campus’ ones.”

The enforcement of this policy is, for the most part, on the honor system. According to the policy, “all members of the university community share the responsibility of adhering to, enforcing and educating others about the tobacco-free policy.”

The policy does not mention specifics of punishments, only that students and staff who are caught smoking may be subject to disciplinary action.

It is unclear as to the nature and severity of any punishment that would be levied by the school.

The enforcement section of the policy provides tips and suggestions to those who feel comfortable confronting someone about the tobacco-free policy and offers a form to fill out if there are “tobacco hot-spots” around campus.

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Free the Nipple: only the tip of activism iceberg ALEX RAND

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hen someone thinks about gender equality, many different things come to mind: the pay gap, the glass ceiling or one of the hundreds of problems debated every day. Prior to 2013, it would have taken most people a long time to think “Why can’t women be topless the same as men can?” Lina Esco chose to tackle that issue by founding a movement that quickly gained traction.

This movement, which began in New York City, was dubbed Free the Nipple.

Originally, the movement was meant solely to point out — and ultimately fix — the inequality of women not being allowed to appear topless on social media or in public. Since its beginning, it has expanded its purpose.

As explained on the movement’s website freethenipple. com, “Free the Nipple is a global campaign of change, focused on the equality, empowerment and freedom of all human beings.” A movement that started as women wanting to walk around shirtless is now calling itself, “a global platform for change in the world,” on its mission statement page.

I fully support the Free the Nipple movement for what it is at face value. I do think it’s ridiculous that women are meant to be ashamed of a body part that shouldn’t be sexualized in

Activists participating in the Free the Nipple protest gathered in Heritage Square on Friday, Sept. 2. (Photo by Erin Twarogal)

the first place. There shouldn’t be any kind of controversy when a group of women post a picture of themselves topless while at the beach, just like there’s no controversy at all when a group of men do it.

I also think, however, that this movement has blown up in a way that’s ultimately detrimental to other activist movements. A movement like this doesn’t have to be a massive platform for changing gender inequality. What it can be is just a smaller platform for an issue like women wanting to be topless.

In an interview with Time, Esco says, “If it becomes legal to show your nipples in public, do you honestly think all

women are going to run around topless? Free the Nipple is simply about having the choice.”

I think it’s important that we try to keep this movement to just that — having the choice to be topless. It doesn’t have to be the ultimate feminist movement.

There are more issues to worry about than just this one.

If Free the Nipple tries to make itself bigger than its name suggests, less people will be moved to support other equally, if not more, important feminist causes because they feel like they’ve already supported the biggest one there was.

Modern activists have begun to promote an all-ornothing mentality. If your cause isn’t the best cause out there, it isn’t worth anything. Many people want to feel like they’re doing the most while simultaneously doing the least amount of work possible, and it may begin to foster an unhealthy sort of competition between activist movements. That’s an incredibly harmful way to think because no one single cause can be the best one to support.

There are always going to be more movements that need to be helped, and if we keep promoting this competition between them it’s going to hurt everyone. We collectively need to realize that as great as a movement like Free the Nipple may be, we can’t stop at just that, and we can’t ever promote it as a stopping point.

Flagstaff is No. 1 in quality of fun, not quality of life SHERIDAN HATCH

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ecently, Flagstaff was ranked as the No. 1 small college town with great quality of life; a rather controversial statement considering Flagstaff ’s nickname — poverty with a view.

This is due to the standards bestchoiceschools.com used to measure quality of life while ignoring poverty and wages.

Instead, they measured things that would appeal to their target audience of college students looking for an enjoyable college town. As such, the real issues of living in Flagstaff were passed over in favor of quality of fun.

Aside from a limit on the population to qualify as a small town, the quality of living standards are vague and many of them ignore the difficulties of living in an area. There is mention of looking at the student-to-resident ratio, but not whether large student bodies were preferred. Cultural offerings and the college’s presence were also examined, but these do not always nor consistently impact how easy it is to live in an area. Only the standards of livability and employment opportunities take this into account.

Yet, even these relevant standards somehow ignore the significant disparity between income and housing costs in Flagstaff. Recent censuses record median housing income at $48,120. Meanwhile, households with mortgages pay a median of around $19,164 a year for housing costs.

This is roughly 40 percent of their income, contrary to most budgets’ recommendations of housing consuming 20 percent of income at max. Throw in insurance and groceries along with other bills and there’s not going to be a lot left for those “cultural offerings,” let alone savings.

On top of this, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has stated that “workers in the Flagstaff Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average hourly wage of $19.98 in May 2015, about 14 percent below the nationwide average of $23.23.”

Being employed does not mean that individuals are getting by, let alone possessing “great quality of life.”

Especially in an area as expensive as Flagstaff.

A neon sign for the struggles of living in Flagstaff is the abundancy of those without a home. Ross Altenbaugh, the director of Flagstaff Shelter Services, has said that “we have issues with chronic homelessness.” That does not indicate

a very livable town, but rather one that is flawed and is struggling to improve.

The more relevant standards of livability and employment opportunities should have prevented Flagstaff from qualifying as number one in regards to quality of life.

But, prospective college students aren’t expected to care about homelessness and the difficulties of owning a home.

No, they’re going to be living in dorms or renting their first apartments. They want to find a place that will let them have some fun while at school.

So, standards were picked to target this and not the real issues. This makes it so if the struggles of the town are lost along the way, that’s okay, the college kids will either have their noses in their books or beer cans in their hands. That’s the stereotype and that’s how stronger measures of quality of life can be ignored when judging a college town’s livability.

The focus of bestchoiceschools.com’s ranking was not to measure how hard it can be to get by in a small college town, but how accessible it is for prospective college students to have some fun in an area that they might have a future in.

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NAU tobacco ban disregards those with the addiction THEODORE JEMMING

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any college students across the country are addicted to tobacco. However, NAU is home to a minority of students who are devoted tobacco users. Most smokers consume tobacco through cigarettes.

According to the Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium (TTAC), around 30 percent of total United States college students have smoked in the past 30 days. The TTAC referenced a Harvard study from the year 1999 which found that about 45.6 percent of college students used a tobacco product in the last year. The result of a tobacco ban can be a reduction in apparent student body smoking, but in the end, tobacco addiction is still prevalent.

More students will simply break the rules and dispose of their cigarette butts in unapproved trash receptacles or on the ground. The metal disposal boxes on south campus were constantly filled to the brim, often overflowing. Now, the same people throwing butts on the ground around an overflowing cigarette receptacle are going to be throwing butts on the ground or in trash compactors.

Various studies have confirmed the efficacy of tobacco bans on college campuses and NAU is most likely following the trend and seeing similar results. Even if the new ban is effective, there will never be ultimate elimination of tobacco use on any college campus. Those who will continue to use the substance are so addicted that they haven’t been able to quit for whatever reason. If these perpetual consumers of tobacco are unable to quit for personal health reasons, why are they going to quit for a new rule on campus?

Time will tell the true outcome of the NAU Tobacco ban, but for now it seems like a very rapid change and many students may have difficulty adapting to the new expectations. Students are still wondering how strict the ban is and what its true implications for smokers at NAU are.

Perhaps over the next three to five years, the positive impact of this ban will be seen on a larger scale. Most science behind tobacco bans at universities suggest a correlation between the ban and reduced tobacco consumption on campus.

However, the studies largely ignore the transitionary stage between the ban and the results. This leaves out an important side of the story.

When bans are put in place, students are made aware and some follow the new rules but others continue to rebel against the new standard. Because of this, there is never a 100 percent effective ban. It follows suit that perhaps the focus should not be on banning substances, but on beefing up rehabilitation resources and options for students to quit tobacco. This practice would be focused more on the interest of the addicted students’ personal health instead of

Illustration by Alanna Secrest

being a new strict mandated rule across the board.

As a community, NAU should be more focused on helping each other. So far, many campaigns and movements at NAU have opposed tobacco and promoted addiction resources. If this is the case, then why is there still such a strong minority that cannot break their addiction? The answer is multifaceted, but one reason could be attributed to the convenience of buying tobacco in Arizona. Currently, 18-year-olds are still permitted to purchase products like cigarettes and tobacco accessories. This makes it relatively easy to obtain as college students.

Smoking is so addictive that those who break the ban in defiance risk prosecution. This is a serious punishment for someone who just needs help finding the right path

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for themselves to quit smoking. Could this be through community programs? Telephone hotlines?

Although the answer remains unclear, it should be expected that a few bumps in the road will appear during the transition into the new NAU tobacco ban. While well meaning, the results may negatively affect some students’ lives. Hopefully, those who are addicted can receive treatment and stop smoking by reaching out about their problem. Tobacco can be harder for some to quit, so it is not seen as a sign of weakness to receive counseling or treatment of any form. Many people have quit in the past and have testified that support groups and caring communities are a crucial aspect of quitting tobacco and other substances successfully.

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FE ATUR E S

THE LIFE OF AN RA:

HEROES OF YOUR RESIDENTIAL HALL NIKI DESHAZO

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bottle of pills lies on the ground in the quiet, empty dorm room. The unconscious student beside the pills has attempted to overdose. Her future is uncertain and reliant on being found. As her life begins to slip away, she is discovered by the Resident Assistant (RA) assigned to her floor.

RA Jordan Rowe* explains how they have seen a resident attempt to overdose on pills, and how this is only one of the many emergencies RAs are trained to handle.

The pressure is high, and the situations can be life or death.

“Dealing with [serious situations] really takes it out of the RAs,” said Rowe.

Going into their second year on the job, Rowe reflects on personal experiences within the job, expressing concerns and the problems many current RAs are facing.

“We do around 106 hours of training and it is mostly lecture based with very little hands on work,” Rowe said. “We have been trained to handle everything but I doubt many could actually handle these situations.”

Types of emergency situations include overdosing, liquor violations, drug violations, sexual assault and domestic violence. According to the Clery Report for campus crime statistics in 2015, there were 110 arrests for liquor law violations, 78 arrests for drug law violations, 20 reported cases of rape and 25 reported cases of domestic violence.

In every residential hall, NAU students can find an RA that works as a peer mentor and responds to these emergencies. The RAs are overseen by several supervisors, specifically Residential Hall Directors and Graduate Assistant Resident Hall Directors.

RAs have an extensive nine-week training course that takes place the semester prior to beginning their job. Once the course is complete and the job has begun in the fall, informal training sessions still continue throughout the course of the year.

Jamie Lloyd, Coordinator of Staff & Community Development for Housing and Residence Life, organizes the various RA trainings with the Hall Director for the 162 RAs employed. Lloyd also teaches EPS 406, the official class name for the training course. After students break for summer, there is a week-long training where the RAs attend sessions for about 12 hours a day, before students move into the halls.

RAs do not only handle emergency situations, but also everyday tasks that make a student’s life on campus a more positive experience. These tasks include, but are not limited to, planning events for residents, making door decorations, meeting with students on their floor, hanging posters, working the front desk and being available to the residential-hall community.

“Our RAs work really hard to gather their residents together to go to events on campus, plan things to do in the halls, take an interest in who they are as people and what they ultimately want to do when they leave NAU with a degree in a few years,” said Lloyd.

In order to achieve the goals set out for RAs, they are trained in a variety of ways. Lloyd explains that they go through training in the classroom, as well as small-group exercises for specific topics and policies, case studies and other lecture-based activities.

Lloyd said the training sessions are often interactive, using websites such as Kahoot and Poll Everywhere. These activities are designed to make sure the RAs spend enough time with each topic individually so topics such as the Student Code of Conduct and sexual assault are understood.

Lloyd also works with campus partners who ensure the codes are updated and communicated effectively.

In addition, because new RAs are typically more nervous about dealing with the actual situations they will face in the residential halls, they are given mock scenarios in which they take what they have learned and try to apply it to simulated situations.

“I don’t think most people realize the amount of time RAs spend on things like training, or that the role really is a job, that has some clear expectations of what needs to be done and some accountability when those expectations are not met,” Lloyd said. “For all of the very visible things like an RA being on-call or planning a program or making a door decoration, there are tons of little

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Resident assistants are required to work at least six hours a week at the front desk. In addition, they are on call 12 hours every night, splitting up shifts between the staff. Each residential hall staff rotates through being on-call 24 hours during the weekend, Friday night through Sunday. For compensation, RAs receive a room, a meal plan/dining dollars and a $400 stipend for the semester.

Although Rowe expressed that their favorite part of the job is dealing with challenging situations rather than the mundane community-building work, Rowe explains not all RAs will be able to deal with the problems they will face.

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“RAs are always being watched no matter where they are, and it is very easy to get fired,” Rowe said. “Job turnover is high because many people do not like their job. I know many people count down the days until they leave.”

Of course, being an RA can also be a fulfilling experience.

“Each spring when we look back at the year, staff members often comment that it was most fulfilling to see the students who moved in in August become the people they are by the time they are packing up their stuff in May,” Lloyd said. “There is something really rewarding about having a group of people who you’ve seen at their best and sometimes at their worst persevere through the academic year, and go on to amazing things.”

Lloyd explains RAs are there to help students with anything they may need and it can greatly impact their time at NAU. From helping a student realize NAU is not the right fit for them, to stepping in when they feel students may harm themselves or others.

Junior mechanical engineering major Isaac Keene is a second year RA in Reilly Hall. He explains how he did not have friends in high school, and did not have a good freshman year here at NAU, including a negative RA experience. Keene had roommate problems, and when he tried to resolve the issues, his RA was not supportive. He never met the people living next to him, and describes his freshman year as being his worst year.

Because of these experiences, he decided to become an RA. “I realized I can give back,” said Keene.

Keene explains how the first six weeks is the most important part of the job, because that is when people are most likely to drop out. And if a community is not established within the first few weeks, there most likely will not be one for the rest of the semester.

In his first year of being an RA, Keene invited a group of residents to Diablo Burger, a downtown restaurant. One of those residents became his best friend and they are still in contact to this day.

Keene explains college is, and should be, different than high school.

“People come from all over the place. It doesn’t matter where you come from,” Keene said. “There are no cliques, and you can find anyone. We’re all here for one reason. You should be able to build a community around you.”

The job has also changed Keene personally.

“I wasn’t an outgoing person before,” Keene said. “But now I am.”

Keene also explains being an RA takes motivation. An RA must be dedicated to build a community, help their residents and respond to any crisis that may arise in the residence halls.

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From overthrowing royalty to the multiple surrenders that have resulted in countries shifting powers, September is a month for exploration and artistic expression. This date in history, Sept. 8, has been a mark to remember the start of conquering, as Spain did in 1565, as well as opportunity, like the Russians received in 1380 and Oprah Winfrey did in 1986. History is constantly being made.

Sept. 8, 1380 — Battle of Kulikovo The Mongolian empire under the rule of Genghis Khan had broken up and the Tatars had successfully conquered Russian territory and most of Europe in a section of the Mongol empire called the Golden Horde. The Russian military was able to defeat the Tatars and the rest of the forces of the Golden Horde in the Battle of Kulikovo. This victory helped begin development of Russian independency from the Mongols. However, the victory was short lived when two years later, the forces of the Golden Horde invaded Russia, once again taking over the territory and forcing the Russians to live by their rule.

Sept. 8, 1504 — Michelangelo’s David is revealed Michelangelo, born Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, revealed one of his most iconic pieces of art, the statue of David. The Italian artist, who helped influence the creation and development of countless western arts, began carving the memorial statue in order to continue an unfinished project for the decoration of the Cathedral of Florence.

David, who was used because of his biblical importance, was part of a series of large statues in the cathedral’s tribunes. The revealing of the statue helped Michelangelo solidify his position as the world’s best-paid artist at the time and cemented his spot in history as one of the greatest artists to ever live.

Sept. 8, 1522 — First circumnavigation of the globe Spanish navigator, sailor and explorer Juan

Sebastián Elcano helped complete the second half of the first ever circumnavigation of the world. After the death of the first captain, Ferdinand Magellan, Elcano lead the remaining crew and supplies to complete the arduous journey. At the end of the voyage, there were only 18 remaining members of the original crew. Upon his return, Elcano was greeted by the King of Spain who granted him a coat of arms and a souvenir globe that read “you went around me first.”

Sept. 8, 1565 — First permanent European settlement in continental United States is established Spanish conquistador Pedro Menéndez de Avilés founded the city of St. Augustine, which is located on the Atlantic coast of Florida.

Menéndez named the town after the patron saint of his hometown. The establishment of the settlement occurred after failing to have a successful European settlement in both 1526 and 1559 when two previous settlements were abandoned and unable to prosper. After almost giving up on the success of a settlement, King Phillip II of Spain sent Menéndez on a final effort to cross the Atlantic in order to oppose a French settlement that was established in present-day Jacksonville. After defeating the French and conquering their territory, Menéndez and his small army were able to establish St. Augustine for Spain.

Sept. 8, 1986 — The Oprah Winfrey Show premieres In 1986, a woman ascended into the seat of power and influence in television entertainment.

On this date in history, Oprah Winfrey, a Mississippi native, was put in the spotlight and given an opportunity to impact the world in her award-winning Oprah Winfrey Show. In order to obtain the opportunity to become an influential black woman in a business that was dominated by white males, Winfrey first started as a news anchor at the age of 19. After becoming an anchor on what was A.M. Chicago in 1984, the show was renamed the Oprah Winfrey Show and would become the highest-rated talk show in television history between the years 1985 and 2011.

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A sweet treat for any time of day

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TOP LEFT: Employee Blake Fields at the Fractured Prune makes doughnuts. The pastries are made to order. BOTTOM LEFT: Customers can order a dozen doughnuts or a single doughnut at the Fractured Prune. The menu includes unique flavors, like strawberry shortcake or OC Sand — a honey glaze with cinnamon and sugar. (PHOTOS BY CONOR SWEETMAN)

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ost people are used to cold and stale pre-made doughnuts. Since Fractured Prune came to town, people can expect hot, fresh and custom-ordered doughnuts.

Fractured Prune is a custom doughnut shop located at 601 E. Piccadilly Dr., Suite 45, near The Grove and REI. The first of its kind in Flagstaff, Fractured Prune sells only cake doughnuts and makes them right in front of the customer. Employees hand crank the dough, put four at a time into the fryer and finish with frosting and an assortment of toppings.

The customer can watch as their custom creation takes shape. The process takes very little time, so the doughnuts are still hot when they are handed over to the customer.

Store manager Kenny Craig explains Fractured Prune stresses quality over quantity.

“We serve everything fresh, we never have doughnuts sitting out,” said Craig. “For some, that is a bummer because they want to come in and get a dozen to go, but we want to keep our standards high.”

Fractured Prune — which has seven stores in Phoenix — expanded to Flagstaff this past summer, and has been a hit with locals. The store in Flagstaff has seen lines to the door almost every day since the June 30 opening.

“Our first month and a half was nuts, we would have a line to the door at any given time of the day,” Craig said.

Fractured Prune has also been a hit with students due to its proximity to campus.

“It is a little local place, it is close to school and it is close to my apartment,” said senior biomedical major Sarah Patterson.

There are thousands of combinations that one could make while at Fractured Prune. They have 24 specialty-menu doughnuts, but if none of those satisfy your taste, you can create your own custom doughnut by choosing from one of 14 glazes and two of 19 different toppings.

The original Fractured Prune opened over 40 years ago in Ocean City, Md. “The company was founded back in 1976,” Craig said. “A guy bought Josh’s 45th street market in Ocean City, Maryland, you know obviously he had to change the name, because his name wasn’t Josh. So he started asking around.”

The man found a historical records book in the Ocean City Library and found the story of a woman nicknamed Fractured Prunella.

“She was an elderly lady who was constantly playing sports with younger guys and she would always leave with broken bones,” Craig said. “Her name was Prunella. They started calling her Fractured Prunella around town, and then it was shortened to Fractured Prune.”

Fractured Prune also sells a variety of coffee flavors. Additionally, customers can order doughnuts a la mode or with an egg and sausage on top. According to Craig, most people just order off of the menu to keep it simple.

“The OC Sand is our most popular flavor, it is a honey glaze with cinnamon and sugar on top,” Craig said. “Most people when they think of doughnuts, think maple bars, think chocolate bars, think just regular glaze, so that’s a kind of way to ease people into this new idea.”

Some believe this dessert shop is comparable to other doughnut chains.

“It was probably the best doughnut I have ever had,” said senior biomedical major Megan Woltkamp. “It definitely topped Krispy Kreme.”

Fractured Prune is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.

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Barks and Brews: Flagstaff’s first dog-friendly pub crawl

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very dog owner knows the small pang of guilt one feels when leaving their dog at home alone when heading out on the town.

Now you can take your dog with you. The Second Chance Center for Animals is organizing an event that will allow Flagstaff residents to bring their dogs out and into selected breweries in downtown Flagstaff for an afternoon of beer tasting and socializing. On Sept. 10, the center is hosting their very first Barks and Brews Fundraiser event from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

“We were trying to think of an event to do in the community that no one else is doing — an event that represents Flagstaff,” said Jamey Hasapis, the community engagement director of Second Chance. “People in Flagstaff love beer, and they love their dogs. It evolved from there.”

The event — organized to raise funds for the non-profit organization — takes place in downtown Flagstaff. People who love dogs are invited to come out and taste different beers from any of the six breweries which are participating in the event.

“It is just people walking their dogs from place to place. There is no schedule,” Hasapis said.

“Just come out, have a good time, bring your friends and enjoy a beer.”

Hasapis, who has been working for the non-profit since last December, emphasizes these events are more than just raising funds.

“One of our goals is to integrate the dogs into the community and socialize them,” Hasapis said. “We are looking for ways to fundraise that are not the same as everybody else in town. We wanted to do something that would become a signature Flagstaff event, and we believe Barks and Brews has the potential to do that.”

The six breweries participating in the fundraiser include Lumberyard, Wanderlust, Mother Road, Beaver Street, Historic and Dark Sky. Tickets are $25 each and can be bought through the homepage of the Second Chance Center, or right at the location on Saturday. Flagstaff’s 365 event calendar cites that “participants will receive a souvenir beer glass for 5-ounce tasting, passport and map of locations, and a bandana for your dog.”

Even the dog-less guests can enjoy the event. Hasapis — who has been a longtime volunteer with Second Chance before he joined full time — has seen many NAU students who miss their own pets come into the shelter to volunteer. So, during the event, a few of the shelter dogs will be available for anyone who does not have their own dog.

“We will have a few of our dogs out there that people can walk if they would like to,” Hasapis said.

The Second Chance Center for Animals has been working on organizing fundraising events that are out-of-the-box and non-traditional for years. After initial concerns regarding the nature of this event, Hasapis and the management team realized that most of the brewing companies jumped at the chance to be a part of Flagstaff’s very first Barks and Brews Fundraiser.

“This is exciting,” Hasapis said. “We will have little booths around town as well from some of our sponsors, who are providing dog treats and dog toys.”

Apart from the dog-friendly pub crawl, the Second Chance Center is working on other ways to promote animal adoption and animal socialization. Another plan involves bringing some of their shelter dogs on campus to walk with different groups. Due to the student engagement the center has experienced in past years, Second Chance now offers volunteer classes every weekend on Sundays.

The public engagement is one of Hasapis favorite aspects of fundraising.

“It’s watching people have a good time while raising money for a good cause,” Hasapis said.

“That is why we’re trying to put these events on. So people can enjoy it, have a reason to celebrate and a reason to support.”

The organization’s website emphasizes that “all proceeds benefit Second Chance Center for Animals to save more animal lives.” Their goal is to raise $10,000. Dog lovers can enjoy a beer, some canine cuddles and support a good cause during Bark and Brews.

A dog available for adoption from the Second Chance Animal Shelter attracted passers-by during a promotional event at Heritage Square. (PHOTO BY LISANNE PATIJN)

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he 200-acre scenery of the lush Arboretum and the forest surrounding it will transform into a sophisticated bistro with fine wine, dining and exclusivity during the evening of Sept. 11.

Thriving with Ponderosa trees, the beauty of the Arboretum will lure attendees in — however, what truly brings people to the event is the fine wine offered by seven different wineries from around the state.

To accompany the vast variety of wine will be food from Criollo, the Cottage Place and more. The food is meant to complement the wine’s sweet, buttery or zestful, tannin flavors.

The diverse, beautiful surroundings, consisting of 2,500 species of native and endangered plants, could be the cherry on top to complete a perfect night.

Bringing a picturesque vision to life, the Arboretum of Flagstaff hosts a wine and dine excursion unlike any other — this is the Arboretum’s fifth year hosting the event. The event brings the community together through a shared love for nature, wine and food.

Wine in the Woods is not just an alluring, cultural occasion for the people of Flagstaff. It is much more for everyone involved.

“Most other wine and food festivals in Arizona become a smorgasbord of out-of-state wines, corporate food companies and vendors trying to sell, sell, sell to you,” said Victoria Leone, Arboretum marketing and events coordinator. “Wine in the Woods, and the Arboretum in Flagstaff in itself, is dedicated to bringing awareness to and encouraging community involvement in the local business and products coming out of Arizona, as well as fundraising for northern Arizona’s favorite botanical garden.”

The Arboretum relies on sponsors, local donations and volunteers. Wine in the Woods creates a way for attendees to celebrate local goods and our environment.

All funds raised through the event go to maintenance of the Arboretum gardens, research, general visitor experience and specifically youtheducational programs.

Of course, Wine in the Woods would not be the event it is without the involvement of some of Arizona’s most popular wineries. Su Vino, Fire Mountain, Pillsbury, Del Rio Springs, Grand Canyon Cellars and the State Bar will be at Wine in the Woods. One winery in particular, Page Springs Cellars, will offer fine, limited wine that aficionados will be eager to taste.

The goal at Page Springs Cellars is producing a strong and delicious representation of a region that offers a wide enough selection of wine for everyone to enjoy.

“We have a very grounded approach to our presentation and service of product,” said Lukas Bernard, Page Springs Cellars event coordinator.

“Winemaking at Page Springs Cellars is very hands-on, small-scale, organic farming. As for the processing, it is all hand-picked and processed.”

Bernard referred to the winery’s mission statement, emphasizing how his company tries to make wine accessible to everyone.

“Our mission statement touches on how wine has a sort of noble and prestigious history,” Bernard said.

“In our eyes, that’s not what it is about. It is for the people and we want it to be that way. So, we look for ways to provide people with wine in a non-pretentious way.”

The entirety of the wine at Page Springs Cellars is grown, pressed, barreled, held and bottled on-site, and about 90 percent of the final product is only sold where it is bottled. At Wine in the Woods, Page Springs Cellars will be featuring a limited variety of white and red wines, rosé and possibly dessert wine.

Page Springs Cellars shares similar interests with the Arboretum, which is part of the reason this is their third year participating in Wine in the Woods.

“We are very environmentally friendly; our owner Eric Glomski is an ecologist by trade,” Bernard said.

“We are very green and sustainable in our business practices. We are close to Flagstaff and love the area and the type of people, so it is a no-brainer that we like to get involved.”

As Wine in the Woods quickly approaches, members of the community and others involved anticipate the event, which will include a performance by the musical group Sugar Thieves. Holding true to the American roots of music, Sugar Thieves moves between the genres blues, country, folk, gospel and rock ‘n’ roll.

“Every event we host, people really enjoy themselves in the ambiance we try so hard to create,” Leone said. “In this case: the amazing food, delicious wine, live music and blooming gardens under the warm sun.”

Flagstaff local Kahla Lauinger plans to attend Wine in the Woods.

“I love wine not only because it tastes amazing, but also because it is fun to learn about,” said Lauinger.

“Wine in the Woods will be a great way to hang out with friends.”

An evening of lively, unique festivities is to be expected. Tickets for Wine in the Woods can be purchased in advance, online for $25 or $35 the day of the event. A ticket give-away will also take place the week prior to the event on radio stations KNAU, Hits106 and The Eagle. Attendees will also receive a wine goody-bag with a free wine glass, samples from Sprouts and coupons to all participating restaurants.

Wine in the Woods represents a celebration of the late summer months, spent with a glass of wine in the dwindling daylight hours.

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TOP: Page Springs Cellars employees participate in a promotional event at Wheeler Park on Sept. 4. BOTTOM: A variety of wines from Page Springs Cellars are displayed at Wheeler Park. A unique specialty wine from the winery will be available for tasting at Wine in the Woods. (PHOTOS BY ABIGAIL BIEKER)

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AU football lost its season opener to the heavily favored Arizona State Sun Devils 44–13 Sept. 3 in Tempe, Ariz.

Penalties stalled out any momentum the offense had with multiple delay of game penalties — one occurring at ASU’s one-yard line — which forced NAU to settle for a field goal coming out of the half. NAU totaled 11 penalties for 81 yards, most being on the offensive end.

On a positive note, the Lumberjacks’ passing attack lived up to the preseason hype. Junior wide receiver Elijah Marks had the best game of his collegiate career with eight catches for 174 yards, including an 87-yard touchdown. Junior wide receiver Emmanuel Butler also eclipsed the 100-yard receiving mark with 118.

“They were scared of [Butler and Marks] right here,” said sophomore quarterback Case Cookus. “I honestly don’t know what defenses are going to do, they’re going to have to pick their poison.”

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RIGHT: Junior wide receiver Elijah Marks looks back to reel in what would be an 87-yard catch and run for NAU’s only touchdown of the night. (Photos by Kelsey McHugh)

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he Lumberjacks played five games in four days — all on the road — and came away with four wins, improving to 5–2 on the season.

Day 1

The NAU women’s volleyball team won its first game of the Saluki Invitational 3–1 over Western Michigan in Carbondale, Ill., Sept. 2.

NAU came out to a quick 2–0 lead over the Broncos, dominating in almost all statistical categories in the early stages of the match. Western Michigan avoided the sweep by taking the third set 25–21. NAU closed the game strong in the fourth 25–21 with senior outside hitter Lauren Jacobsen scoring the final two points for the Jacks.

“I thought [the game] was hard fought,” said head coach Ken Murphy. “The team was very tenacious throughout. We got back into the flow in the fourth.”

Jacobsen had a career night, setting highs with 26 points, 23 kills and four assists (tying a career high). Jacobsen also went on to post her third straight double-double of the season. She continued to lead the team in total points and kills. Senior setter Jensen Barton had nine kills to go with 47 assists while freshman outside hitter Sydney Lima had season highs in digs with 18 as well as kills with nine. “[Jacobsen] is a big leader for us,” Murphy said. “She exemplified what we wanted.”

Lofstedt, NAU took care of the Skyhawks, winning the next two sets 25–16 and 25–22.

Lofstedt tied her career high of 15 kills and set a new personal best, hitting the ball at a rate of .562. Jacobsen recorded her sixth consecutive double-double with 18 kills and 19 digs. Barton reached a new season high with 50 assists.

“I thought we regrouped really well and finished the match really strong,” Murphy said.

Clicking on all cylinders, the Jacks brought that momentum into their second match of the day where they steamrolled Alabama A&M 25–17, 25–9, 25–13. NAU put A&M out of their misery in just 67 minutes.

NAU will host their first matches at home this coming Friday and Saturday against BethuneCookman. The matches are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively.

Day 2

The Lumberjacks split its final two games as part of the Saluki Invitational, dropping their first match 3–1 to the UCF Knights and beating host Southern Illinois 3–1 Sept. 3. in Carbondale, Ill., at the SIU Arena.

After taking a 1–1 tie into the half, the Knights gutted out two narrow victories in the next two sets 25–23 and 25–22 to clinch the win.

NAU was able to get back on track with a gritty performance against the Salukis.

“It was a really great effort and really kind of tested our leadership and how tough we’re becoming,” Murphy said. “This weekend we played three really good teams and tonight was probably the best team we’ve played all weekend, and to be able to kind of have a battle and fight through it is a good sign of our growth and how we’re progressing.”

The (previously) undefeated Salukis started out strong in the first set 26–28, but the Jacks were able to regroup and take the next three sets 25–23, 25–23 and 25–18.

Jacobson and Barton led the way for the Jacks and received all-tournament honors. Jensen nearly recorded a triple-double with 49 assists, eight kills and seven digs. She also had a team-high three service aces. Jacobsen completed her fifth double-double in as many games this season with a career-high 29 kills and 13 digs. She hit the ball at a rate of .435 against Southern Illinois.

“Lauren Jacobson had a great night and a great weekend, a lot of kills, she had a really high percentage, but also just played the whole game well,” Murphy said. “She blocked well, received well, played good defense — just all around a great weekend for her.”

Day 3

The Lumberjacks did not play.

Day 4

The NAU volleyball team won both of its matches in Martin, Tenn., on Labor Day, beating the University of Tennessee-Martin 3–1 and dominating Alabama A&M in straight sets 3–0.

“It was a good day, you know,” Murphy said. “We got some good work done. We had two different types of challenges and I thought we did a good job of focusing on them individually, being prepared for the match and I think we had two good wins but we also got a little bit better.”

The first matchup of the day saw the Jacks playing a bit of catchup during the first half despite hitting the ball more efficiently that the Skyhawks. They narrowly won the first set 26–24 before dropping the second set 25–22.

“For some reason we were a little bit anxious and off our game in the first two sets,” Murphy said.

The second half did not fare as well for Tennessee-Martin. Led by senior outside hitter Addy

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