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Cultural hub The new native American cultural Center opens

For students, a new place to study, learn BY Aurelia Acquati

Bill Gowey listens as the opening ceremony begins. The ceremony celebrating the opening of the Center was held in the Field House. (Photos by Holly Mandarich)

NAU student dies in Anaheim car accident BY Mark saunders

argaret Conway, known to many as Maggie May, a junior secondary English education major, passed away Oct. 13 in Anaheim, Calif. after being hit by a vehicle while bicycling home from work. Conway, 21, graduated from Catalina High School in Tuscon in 2009 before coming to NAU. She was a member of NAU’s Honors Program and the Delta Delta Delta sorority. She was in Anaheim as part of the Disney Professional Internship program. The Anaheim Police Department (APD) said Conway was riding home from Disneyland Resort early Thursday morning when she was struck from behind by a 43-yearold woman driving a white Ford Expedition. She was taken to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead, see STUDENT page 3

little over a year after the ceremony in which university and tribal officials broke ground on the project, the Native American Cultural Center (NACC) opened its doors to the public this past Friday. NAU President John Haeger said the three-year project has been a 20year dream for many, and to see it finished is a proud moment for NAU and the community of northern Arizona. Haeger said the center serves two main purposes for the university and the surrounding area. “From the very beginning of this project, it had two fundamental purposes in mind,” Haeger said. “The first was to be a place for Native American students, faculty and staff: for

Speakers stand in front of the Native

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“Occupy” movements spread in Arizona Students, teachers speak at Flag protest Thousands rally in Phoenix, 45 arrested BY William Brown

BY Delainey Noe

ccupy Flagstaff held its third event on Oct. 15 — a date many similar movements across the country, including the one in Phoenix, chose as a day to act in unison. Casey Allman, a prospective NAU transfer student, said he is angry about what he sees as unfair taxes. “It’s just wrong that the one percent of the country is already doing so much better than we are [as] struggling college students,” Allman said. “I’ve taken out loans. I’m working multiple jobs just to pay for my education. Yet they pay lower taxes than I do in certain cases, and I just think that’s really wrong.” Jon Bannon, an instructor at Flagstaff High School and

hat began in New York as Occupy Wall Street has spread across the nation, including the state of Arizona. Thousands of people gathered at Cesar Chavez Plaza in downtown Phoenix as a part of the Occupy Wall Street movement this past Saturday. Protesters rallied and held signs with slogans such as,“No billionaire left behind” and “Stop corporate war against we the people.” The movement traveled from the plaza to a local park, where at least 45 protesters were arrested for trespassing after it closed. A press release from Occupy Phoenix said they want

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Corrections ISSUE 7: In the “Police Beat” last week, one of the entries stated one person at the NAU Quidditch club game threatened someone’s wife. The person had threatened someone’s life.

PoliceBeat Oct. 10 At 12:55 a.m., a subject reported four students who appeared to be smoking marijuana outside of Reilly Hall. Officers were dispatched. One subject was cited and released for the possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and the other three subjects were deferred for use of marijuana. At 2:13 p.m., a student reported his backpack had been stolen from Cline Library. The theft took place on Oct. 10 between 2:10 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. An officer was dispatched, and the case is closed with all leads exhausted. At 3:55 p.m., a resident at SAC Family reported a black SUV had hit his vehicle. The owner refused to work the incident out with the reporting party. An officer was dispatched, but

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At 3:04 p.m., a student reported that her bicycle had been stolen from the W.A. Franke College ofBusiness building. The theft occurred between Oct. 4 at 9:30 a.m. and Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. An officer was dispatched, and the case is closed with all leads exhausted.

Performance by Bo Burnham [8:30 p.m. / Prochnow Auditorium]

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the owner of the black SUV was unable to be contacted. The investigation is still open and pending further information.

At 8:05 p.m., a resident of Mountain View Hall reported her purse and wallet were stolen from her room. The theft occurred on Oct. 10 between 6 p.m. and 7:40 p.m. Officers were dispatched and the case is closed with all lead exhausted.

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Fall Festival of Choirs [3 p.m. / Ardrey Memorial Auditorium] Performance by The Game [8 p.m./Orpheum Theater] Performance by Melissa Ferrick with Vandaveer [7 p.m./ Coconino Center for the Arts] Latino Night [9 p.m./Museum Club]

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according to Rick Martinez, a public information officer with the Anaheim Police Department. “We did have our traffic investigators out there,” Martinez said. “They are continuing this investigation. Fatal traffic collisions typically take about three months for us to complete. There’s a lot of investigating that we have to do because of the fatality.” George A. Kalogridis, president of Disneyland Resort, released a statement this past Thursday morning. “I join with all of our cast mem-

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At 3:33 p.m., a fire alarm was activated at the Eastburn Education building. Officers and the Flagstaff Fire Department were dispatched. The alarm had been set off by an overheating copy maUnder New Ownership chine. Everything was fine and NAU Electrical was notified.

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At 4:30 p.m., a student reported his bicycle stolen from the bike racks outside of Sechrist Hall. The incident occurred between Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 10 at 9 a.m. An officer was dispatched and the investigation is closed with all leads exhausted.

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bers as we mourn the loss of one of our own,” Kalogridis said in the release. “Our thoughts are with her family, friends and co-workers after this tragic accident.” NAU’s Delta Delta Delta sorority held a candlelight vigil for Conway last week. An Oct. 13 tweet on the official Delta Delta Delta Twitter account also expressed heartbreak and condolences. “We are saddened to hear of the loss of Maggie Conway, NAU. Thoughts, prayers & Delta Love to her family Phi Omicron sisters,” the post said. A Facebook event has been started to raise money for an eventual scholarship fund at the university in Conway’s name.

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Protesters in both Phoenix and Flagstaff stand in solidarity for the Occupy Wall Street Movement on Oct. 15 (Photos by Barbara Boksa, William Brown & Daniel Daw) from PHOENIX page 1

everyone to come out and join the movement to help define and solve the problems with the government. “The Occupy Phoenix movement will be taking a stand against corruption of our government, in solidarity with the millions who are demonstrating across the world in protest of the unjust actions of a criminal few who have abused our financial system, the trust of American people and people worldwide,” the release said. “All concerned people are encouraged to show up and be a part of history.” Joe Campo, a 57 year-old NAU alumni who is currently unemployed, said he supports this movement and thinks financial institutions should be liable for American debt. “I believe in this movement, especially the way it started,” Campo said. “There should be accountability with the people in the financial institutions that package all of our bad debts and turn them into Triple-A rated debts, sold them to the American people and started this whole economic climate debacle that we are in right now. They should be held accountable as any common criminal in the United States of America.”

While the Phoenix occupation brought out a wide range of people, many are disappointed in the other occupations in their own city. Sean McDonnell, a sophomore history major, said he hopes more people learn about the movement and help support local occupations, like Occupy Flagstaff. “I hope this gains a bigger awareness, more people come out and we can get the legislatures to do something,” McDonnell said. “I support everything that is going on here. I hope people get out more and to get to the Flagstaff one too, because it is too small. It is small and needs more support — some more students from NAU need to get out.” Many at the protest are hoping to change the way our government runs things, and some are hoping to make big changes in our society. Robert Gray, a student at Phoenix Community College, hopes to get rid of the Federal Reserve and make more equality in our country. “We are hoping to achieve the elimination of the Fed bank,” Gray said. “We are trying to achieve a little more equality for the majority of the populous for our minorities — gay rights. Just all around getting rid of the one percent who own most everything.”

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the editor of eatyourserial.com, said if the Occupy movement maintains its momentum, he expects the government to take notice. “I really hope it will,” Bannon said. “It’ll be the start of something and as long as people continue with it and don’t just come out and protest, but actually try and make a difference and change their vote — or even go vote for some people — because we live in a democracy and people need to know that the citizens are the ones that hold the power and not the politicians.” Bannon said that the movement is non-partisan, and both parties are to blame for the current situation. “This movement is non-partisan, and people need to realize that,” Bannon said. “It’s all of us. And both parties are guilty for very different reasons. One of them wants to just tear the whole structure down, burn it down and do something entirely crazy, and the other is just focused on getting re-elected and keeps saying things are okay the way they are, when in reality they’re not.” Mike Weissel, a social studies teacher who dressed as the Statue of Liberty for the rally, said he wants people to stand up for justice. “Liberty and justice for all is the basic message I would give,” Weissel said. “My day job is being a social studies teacher. I want people to be concerned and stand up for what they believe is justice, so I have to do that myself or I’m just a hollow voice.” Weissel said he is pleased people are getting angry with the government. “I do think the anger coming out of this is a good thing, and I’m very much reassured to see that people can actually create anger,” Weissel said. “I’d lost faith in the American public. I had been personally greatly concerned about the lack of anger. There’s that old sign that says: ‘If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention.’ Clearly, this is something to be angry about.”

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Anti-abortion project visits NAU, elicits varied responses BY William Brown

isplaying large signs with images of aborted fetuses and handing out printed materials to students passing by, the members of the Genocide Awareness Project (GAP) brought their views on abortion to the NAU campus this week. GAP came to NAU at the invitation of the campus organization Students for Life. Along the pedway west of the University Union, they erected banners that showed aborted fetuses in varying stages of development and compared abortion to Nazi atrocities, Cambodian massacres and racial-based lynchings in the American South. Morgan Spatola, president of Associated Students for Women’s Issues (ASWI), found the approach of GAP to be offensive. “I think they’re kind of rude,” Spatola said. “If you’re going to do something that’s so shocking like that, then at least give people some warning. [Few students] knew they were going to be here and people walked out there and were really shocked and disgusted by some of the imagery they were showing. I guess that’s kind of what they were going for, though, because they use the shock value to get people to listen to what they’re saying, and so they wouldn’t want to warn anyone.” Spatola also said ASWI, which had prior notice of the display, had planned in advance to hold an event to counter that of GAP. “We are out here today to educate people and give them more viable information on reproductive rights, because we don’t support propaganda-based movements like the GAP,” Spatola said. “So, we are just giving out information on the legal definition of genocide and birth control myths and facts. That way, people can educate themselves in order to make a decision on this really controversial issue — and that way they can make a decision. We’re also registering people to vote so that they can actually go do something about the side that they pick.”

Jason Walsh, a regional director with the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform — a sponsor of the Genocide Awareness Project — said they came to NAU with two purposes in mind. “We really, believe it or not, want to do two things: we want to humanize the unborn, and we want to show abortion as it is — inhumane,” Walsh said. “So we really want to focus on the humanity of the unborn. People talk about how this is a ‘shock value,’ but abortion is shocking. Abortion for convenience is a shocking thing. When people see these images — no one wants to see these images. I don’t want to see these images, I want to go back and do something else with my life. But the route [to take], I feel and a lot of other people feel, [is] we need to show people what abortion is so that people can make decisions when they go and vote.” Audrie Coker, an NAU junior nursing major and member of Students for Life, said despite being pro-life, she was not originally going to attend. “I’m pro-life, but I wasn’t going to come because I don’t like the pictures,” Coker said. “Then I decided last night that I don’t like the pictures, because it’s legal and I don’t like that it’s legal and I want to help change that. So, I’m here to talk to people.” Allie Weintraub, a freshman political science and journalism major, said she set up her own table with handmade posters to protest after she saw GAP on its first day. “I was walking through campus yesterday, and I see this whole display, and I’ve heard about them before: the Genocide Awareness Project,” Weintraub said. “[I’m appalled] that they go around to campuses and they display these horrifying images. I’m pro-choice, and I think that they have the choice to get their view heard — pro-life — but the fact that they’re tying it to genocide is what really gets to me. I’m Jewish, and what happened to the Jews in the Holocaust is not comparable to what abortion is. Abortion is a necessary procedure that women need to take over their bodies and take over their lives.”

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conversation, ceremony and learning. But there was also a second purpose, and that second purpose was to serve as a learning experience for all of the Native American students, faculty and staff who inhabit this campus.” The cost of constructing the NACC totaled $7 million, with $4 million funded by the university and $2.7 million donated by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians (SMBMI). The money from the total not funded will be raised after the completion. Following the ribbon-cutting ceremony and a tour of the NACC, a silent auction was held to raise money to cover the remaining cost of construction, and for future programming and scholarships. The “Native Roots, Native Futures Campaign” was launched by the university to further strengthen its relations with Native American students and finish raising the remaining funds. Lynn Valbuena, the vice-chairwoman of the SMBMI, said seeing this project finally come to fruition is fulfilling for everyone who is involved because the NACC is a meaningful place for students to have on campus. “I think it’s special that we have students

here that are going to have a place to go to share their culture, and educate others as well,” Valbuena said. “This is one university that has the most native students attending, so we wanted to do something in a big way to help them.” Andrew Sarracino, lead peer mentor for the new NACC, said he wished to express his many thanks to the committee for making this project a reality, and to President Haeger for allowing it to occur. He said the center will become his home away from home where he hopes students will become educated in different cultures and blend their worlds together. “I think that a huge plus of this building is that we, as Native Americans, will be able to educate those who are not — to educate them in our culture and our world — and this is what this building stands for,” Sarracino said. “I think this is the melting pot of cultural identities to come together, to learn and discover new backgrounds.” The NACC has a kitchen for students to use at their convenience, and also a story room for Native American students to burn incense and cedar for traditional purposes. A large lounge downstairs with couches and a fireplace will serve as a place for students to come together and study, or relax and hang out.

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InTheNews Number of transfer students more than doubles from spring BY Emily skeen

The number of transfer students at NAU increased by nearly 170 percent this semester — a boost in students which brings the university ever closer to its goal of reaching a statewide population of 25,000 students by 2020. However, for many transfer students, adapting to a new campus with only a year or two left until they get their degrees can be a difficult process. Anika Olsen, the director of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation and NAU, said the number of transfer students at NAU doubled this fall. “We welcomed 2,310 new transfer students to NAU this fall, compared to 866 this past spring semester,” Olsen said. There were 1,058 new transfer students last fall, meaning there are more transfer students at NAU this semester than the past two semesters combined. Olsen said Connect2NAU — a program devised to simplify the process of transferring from Arizona community colleges to NAU

— plays a large role in drawing students to the university. Janus Torres, a transfer student from Scottsdale Community College majoring in secondary Spanish education, said she is one of the many new students excited to be on campus. However, Torres said the process of adapting to a new campus and making new friends can be difficult for a junior in freshman’s shoes. “When I came up here, I felt like I regressed socially as a freshman again while still continuing on academically as a junior,” Torres said. “You come into this new environment without knowing anyone or the layout of the campus, but you’re here to make new friends, a new chapter.” Olsen said it is critical for transfer students to get involved on campus. “Get involved in campus life and your academic major,” Olsen said. “This is especially important for transfer students because they are closer to degree completion and their time on campus is shorter.”

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Editorial&Opinion

NAU red-headed stepchild of in-state universities Staff Editorial

ver the past few years, NAU has been pushing to be seen as Arizona’s most accessible university — the “My NAU” ad campaign has even graced the screens at Harkins Theatres. The NAU Extended Campuses website proclaims, “With 35 campuses throughout the state of Arizona we’re everywhere you want to learn.” The Key Facts and University Statistics page lists the number of online degree programs as “Over 70—and growing.” The recruiting campaign seems to have garnered mixed results: This semester, we welcomed only 3,872 new freshmen compared to the 4,132 freshmen last fall — though that showed a major increase from the 3,738 freshmen for Fall 2009. And NAU has increased its number of transfer students: 2,310 incoming transfer students enrolled in the university this semester, compared to the 2,296 in Fall 2010 and the 1,963 in Fall 2009. While we’re ahead of UA in the number of incoming transfer students (they had 1,382 for Fall 2010), NAU lags behind ASU’s 6,158 incoming transfers for the same year. Of course, NAU is also far behind in the numbers of incoming freshmen. If being “everywhere you want to learn” isn’t attracting students to our university, what will? Part of the problem is that UA and ASU are both major research institutions, and both seem to have niches. UA has the corner on science and medical degrees, while ASU focuses on career and technical programs (law, journalism, education, etc.).

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NAU is like the Hufflepuff of Arizona — we take all the rest. We’re the quirky “Liberal Arts” school that is cutting its liberal arts programs in favor of business majors. Unfortunately, this isn’t just Lumberjack cynicism; the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) wants to promote NAU as the “general” Arizona university while UA and ASU are touted for their specialties.

That isn’t the only problem ABOR has posed to NAU’s growth. Among the university’s major draws are its low tuition rates and the Pledge Program, which ensures a student’s tuition will not rise for four years after entering the university. However, during the ABOR meeting on March 8, Regent Mariucci opposed the continuation Pledge Program. Marriuci said the program

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“ties leadership’s hands and limits the amount of flexibility they have.” President Haeger responded by saying “The Pledge program may be the single most important element that has brought us enrollment growth.” Haeger’s assertion seems convincing. With the rising need for higher education to compete in the job market and the rising costs of obtaining that higher

education, low and fixed tuition rates are a siren call for anyone just looking to get a degree. Not only is it the lowest tuition of the in-state universities, but it’s one of the least expensive options for some out-of-state students, too. For California natives, their in-state tuition would be as much or more as it costs to attend NAU. (Currently, the nonresident tuition for NAU is $20,364 per year, while ASU’s is $21,807 and UA’s is $25,508. No wonder ASU is beating us in transfers — they have all the parties and low non-resident tuition.) If ABOR takes the Pledge Program away, we may start to see further dips in our enrollment and student finances may suffer further because of it. Of course, it may very well be a good thing that NAU isn’t growing to the size of UA or ASU. On-campus housing is already struggling to accommodate students, and if enrollment continues to increase then class sizes either have to become larger or leave out students who potentially need the course to graduate. Even if it’s not a required course, university — and a liberal art’s university at that — is about expanding one’s horizons and actually learning about the world as much as it is about getting a degree and getting ready to enter the job market. Still, NAU is struggling to offer enriching but ultimately not marketable programs, such as jewelry and metalsmithing. What might go next? NAU needs more support than it seems to currently be getting. Our biggest allure is currently that we’re “cheap,” and ABOR seems to think it’s enough of a selling point that we’re all over the place. One has to wonder if potential employers will find it as impressive.

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Attention paid to Steve Jobs’s passing warranted

tylish Macs, sleek iPods and iPhones and even lovable films by Pixar — all of these things would not be here today if it wasn’t for Steve Jobs. Jobs was born on Feb. 24, 1955 in San Francisco; he passed tragically on Oct. 5, 2011 from pancreatic cancer. Steve Jobs was adopted by a lowermiddle-class family. Jobs grew up to take natasha on the project called Macintosh. Macinreeves tosh, or Apple, which started out as a project to make an easy-to-use computer, exploded into a worldwide company. While there are debates on which is better — PC or Mac — it is undeniable that Apple has changed a generation in how they operate with technology. The iPod is considered a revolution in tech; iPods are able to hold thousands of songs and have an original, smooth design that has never been seen before. The iPod is easy to use and has nifty fea-

tures such as the click wheel and the ability to sync music from your computer. While there have been other MP3 players coming out (such as the Zune), today everyone is walking around with an iPod or iPhone in their pocket and the famous white headphones stuck in their ears. The iPhone is considered to be the first digital convergence device. The iPhone is literally an MP3 player, a phone, and an internet browser all in one. The iPhone is all the technology you could ask for in the palm of your hand. Without Jobs’s influence, Pixar would have never joined Disney, and where would we be without Finding Nemo or UP? Everyone knows Toy Story, which was what brought Pixar’s fame. Without Pixar there would be not Toy Story, or Toy Story 2 or Toy Story 3. While there is argument that too much attention was spent on Jobs’s death, the attention was appropriate. Americans go crazy when a musician dies; why shouldn’t respect be paid when an

inventor dies? There are arguments that Apple’s sales could go up because of his death, but why shouldn’t they? If a painter’s paintings or author’s books go up in sales after they die then it should be acceptable that Jobs’s creations would go up as well. Without Jobs’s influence, Apple could possibly struggle or it could be as profitable as ever; no one knows and no one should criticize. If you stop to think about it, without Jobs’s impact there wouldn’t be any Apple products. It could have taken longer for certain functions in technology to become popular and open for the public such as apps or music syncing. It was a sad day when Steve Jobs died. He was an underdog who dropped out of college, yet who was able to make a difference in the world of technology and entertainment. We are so used to touch screens, apps, and other technologies that Apple products have become a part of our generation. Steve Jobs has left his mark in history.

Increased bicycle presence on campus dangerous

AU is considered a green campus and has a very limited number of cars on the premises. As a result, there are little to no accidents. However, there is another looming problem that students are becoming all too familiar with: biker-pedestrian accidents. This last summer alone, three centralized parking lots were justin removed, dramatically bahr decreasing the number of available parking spaces and in turn forcing more students to bike on campus. People riding bikes share pathways with pedestrians, making any trek across campus more hazardous than when there were an increased number of vehicles. Riding a bike, though very convenient and faster than walk-

ing, still has its dangers, especially on the NAU campus. Bikes take up much more space on the walkway, which is unfortunate for everyone else, and they also travel at high speeds, creating a smaller margin for error when traveling along narrow pathways. Students who are walking rather than biking are forced to watch their every step and must tread carefully while the bikers run the road. It seems that the pedestrian is stuck when faced with an oncoming bicycle to either stand ground and pray that the biker is paying attention, or make the split-second decision to dart out of the biker’s unwavering path. It seems as though there is a general lack of courtesy from bikers to the slower moving “traffic,” because bikers constantly weave in and out of people as if the students

are traffic cones. A collision may seem rare between the two, but all too often problems arise especially because the “traffic cones” are moving and gaps decrease or become non-existent. In reality, though, it is not too uncommon for an aloof bicyclist to take out an unsuspecting student on foot. With no padding whatsoever on either end of the collision the chances of getting hurt are high. Imagine two hundred pounds barreling toward you at 10 mph. Who do you think is going win this little faceoff ? The biker is going to win. All around, the general lack in knowledge of how to ride a bike and the nonchalant behavior of bikers makes for a menacing combo that has influenced many peoples’ attitudes towards biker and travel here at NAU.

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Drug testing of welfare recipients is discrimination

epublicans have frequently been perpetrators of misjudging the needy. One blatant example is the call for drug tests for those who are victims of economic crisis. Thinly disguised as a “way to prevent tax dollars from being wasted,” these new drug testing policies popping up around the United States reinforce negative (and inaccurate) stereotypes about low income families in need of economic assistance such as unemployment checks and welfare. Approximately half of states already deny these benefits to people who have lost jobs due to drug use, and conservatives insist on taking it a step further. Many different people get government assistance and subsidies, but these laws only focus Amanda on welfare recipients. This can easily lead one to horner demonstrate that this is an invasion of privacy and a form of prejudice against the nation’s lower classes. Why aren’t farmers who receive subsidies drug tested? Do they not also receive our tax dollars? It is also ridiculous to assume that recipients would spend their money on drugs, as if it were not hard enough to make ends meet — for anybody — in this recession. It has been proven that welfare recipients use drugs at the same rates as the rest of the population, making them no different from anybody else in this respect. The cost benefits hardly exist when you take into account that drug testing so many people would not be cheap. Unless there was any evidence a recipient was using drugs, it’s simply criminalizing to administer a test before dispersing benefits. It’s also an invasion of privacy. This violation of the Fourth Amendment should not be tolerated. If the government wants to enforce stricter drug laws on the general public, that is great. More prevention programs and education? Wonderful. But don’t call out welfare recipients and make things even harder on them when they already lead stressful lives with a low income. Another thing to consider: To receive welfare, you must have a case worker who works for the government and makes sure the individual is, in fact, qualified for welfare. We should trust the caseworkers are doing their jobs correctly. In addition to all of this, it forces those who are on drugs to resort to other means of making money. This can include crime, and crime rates going up increases tax dollars that need to be spent on things like increased police spending. It would also lower the chances of people who are on drugs to seek recovery assistance — rehab is an expensive treatment. Lo and behold, there are no legitimate reasons to start drug testing those in need of financial assistance. Perhaps if these conservatives still hold such a concern for where our tax are dollars going, they should take a step back and look at their own hefty paychecks — which, coincidentally, our tax dollars also pay for.

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A CULTURE OF PROTEST

Worldwide, protests have spread from Africa to Wall Street and back. Which begs the question— what is everyone so upset about?

ike the sublimation of matter into gaseous vapors, an archaic political paradigm is up in smoke. Protests around the world have taken center-stage in the ongoing battle against economic injustice — where wealth has saturated the veins of a select few. The feeling is global. It echoes from Tahrir Square in Cairo. It’s clinking in the champagne glasses of corporate CEO’s toasting to irate individuals on Wall Street. It can be felt in the pounding hearts in front of Flagstaff’s City Hall. But is isn’t exclusive to American soil. When in Rome, torch cars and smash windows. That was the sight this past weekend as “the indignant ones” brought their message to Italian banks. “I am here to show support for those don't have enough money to make it to the next paycheck while the ECB [European Central Bank] keeps feeding the banks and killing workers and families," said Danila Cucunia, a 43-year-old teacher in a Reuters interview. Closer to home, New York was recently the scene of 5,000 protestors occupying Time Square. Known for its dazzling New

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Story by Kyle McDermott / Photo by Barbara Boksa Years celebration, Time Square became the scene of furious mobs. One protester felt citizens dropped the ball. “People don't want to get involved. They'd rather watch on TV,” said Troy Simmons, 47, during a Reuters interview. "The protesters could have done better today. . . . People from the whole region should be here and it didn't happen." Dr. Carroll Thompson, a political economy instructor at NAU, believes that the benefits of demonstration outweigh the risk. “Yes some people will go to jail, and yes some people will be killed. But how many people are dying every day from the lack of health care. We are already dying. It’s not [as if] . . . being disruptive and breaking laws [is] dangerous. No, everyday life is dangerous because we don’t have healthcare. We have debt. We don’t have jobs. That’s dangerous.” Worldwide, people are tearing down the dams that they feel corporations and political leaders have placed on their civil liberties. The Occupy Together movement has taken flight from Wall Street

in New York and emerged on sidewalks and street corners across the globe. Complacency has been exchanged for passion. For the first time in a long time, people are standing up as one global community. They know their voices speak louder as a chorus; they ring far above the somber tone found lingering in our nation’s capital. “Our society has gotten to a certain point where we can’t keep going the same way,” says Adam Neville, a protestor at Occupy Flagstaff. “It’s on the internet. It’s on Facebook, it’s on Youtube, its all over the place.” And he may be right. Earlier this year, Libyan protests spread virally through web communication. One Facebook group called “The Libyan Youth Movement” shares it goal with over 20,000 followers to “awaken our people from the unjust oppression and remove the ring of corruption and despotism.” Photographs capture Libyan’s in street cloths wielding grenade launchers and automatic weapons. see CULTURE page 14

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For the past six months, Flagstaff has been witness to several different protests, most notably the Save the Peaks demonstrations and the recent Occupy Together gathering. Speaking of the Save the Peaks protests, this summer that landed a number of demonstrators in jail. Organizer Beth Lavely said, “Within the last couple months people have taken more direct action because . . . it’s a time issue. The call is to take action.” The same sentiment was evident at Occupy Flagstaff where the focus was a local twist on a national issue. Flagstaff locals — and citizens worldwide — feel empowered by the “We are the 99 percent” frame the protests have adopted.

LONDON Protestors in London gathered to show their distaste with $130 billion dollars in governmental budget cuts. It was the biggest demonstration in Britian since the protests of the invasion of Iraq in 2003, with up to 250,000 people joining the march

LIBYA Overnight, Libyan streets exploded in protests triggered by the arrest of a human rights advocate. To quell the rage, the Libyan government organized supporters to voice their support of the regime, but violence erupted. From a Reuters article dated Feb. 17, 2011: “Libyan state media maintained a news blackout, but opposition groups used Facebook, Twitter and other social media networks to send out reports and images of demonstrations and clashes.”

NEW YORK Organized mostly

by the counter-culture magazing Adbusters, Occupy Wall Street began on September 17 in New York. The protests are aimed largely at corporate wealth and fracturing economic security. The demonstrations quickly grew in numbers and legitimacy, creating the Occupy Together movement spreading worldwide

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around the nation were involved This revolution-turned-riot is just one example of how citizens have united in opposition. The days of radio waves and cardboard signs have been outnumbered but are with Occupy not obsolete. Once lost in the distant world of hyperlinks and photo albums, solidarity has resurrected through the ease of information. It is the method of communication Together on Oct. 15 that has changed, not the timeless essence of a community uniting. You will find the from CULTURE page 12

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same picketers today as you did on the lawns of Capitol Buildings during the Vietnam War— how they came to unite is what may differ. Dr. Thompson believes demonstration has always been an effective approach. “Direct action is a valid strategy. It has different expressions. It can be different in New York, Flagstaff or San Diego. It’s okay to shut down the streets because business as usual serves one percent of the population. It very much empowers the least powerful.” In fact, 400 Americans hold more wealth than 150 million combined. Sarah Boelioez, an NAU student, feels she is part of that majority — the 99 percent of Americans who have yet to feel the trickle-down. “I think it’s about time. I’m about to graduate; what am I going to do?” She said the movement hits close to home. Her mother recently lost her house after becoming overburdened by debt. Occupy Flagstaff was one way for her to raise her voice. This distrust of banks and corporations is a common theme in protests raging around the world. In Spain — where the unemploment rate is 21 percent — many feel the money may be going into the wrong hands. “It's not fair that they take your house away from you if you can't pay your mortgage, but give billions to the banks for unclear reasons,” said a 44-year-old telecom company employee, who declined to give her name during a Reuters interview. “The underlying foundation that is similar is the government that serves only a few — a few elite Egyptians, a few elite Libyan’s, and very few elite Americans,” Thompson said.

TUNISIA

Late last year, Tunisia erupted in riots after a young fruit-andvegetable vendor set himself on fire because his cart was confiscated by local authorities. Tunisia had been struggling with unemployment and regional authorities’ unwillingness to respond. This was the first protest in the Arab Spring, a wave of demonstrations and protests in the Middle East

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Arab Spring began in Tunisia in December 2010. Revolutions have since spread across the Middle East resulting in the eventual regime change in Libya

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ello fellow NAU students: It’s that time of the week again. This week we’re talking about the crotch, so grab an anatomy book and get ready to learn what goes on between the legs. “My new girlfriend and I had sex for the first time this weekend. Later in the evening, she was curious and asked where that ‘thing’ goes. She mentioned full insertion was painful and she wanted to know what I was hitting and how ‘far’ it goes. I am admittedly a bit rusty on my knowledge of female anatomy, I told her I thought it went no further than the uvula (whatever that is,) but that I would do a little research, maybe see what I could get off the internet and get back to her.”—Need Directions Firstly, I hope and pray you’re not hitting her uvula. The uvula, although it has a sexual name, has absolutely nothing to do with genitalia and everybody has one. It’s that little thing in the back of your throat which looks like a punching bag. So if you’re hitting that, this column would be about extreme penis size. However, I don’t think that’s what you’re really getting at. The word you’re thinking of is vulva. The vulva is the actual name for the entirety of the outer female genitalia, which is the anatomy we’re starting with first. The vulva has quite a few parts to it and is like a tucked-away fleshy toolbox. If we’re working our way from front to back, the first thing you’ll hit is the mons pubis. This is the top cushy part in the shape of a V where pubic hair grows. Moving down, we have the labia majora and minora, or more commonly called the “lips.” Their purpose is to protect the things inside, kind of like a curtain. Behind these velvety drapes lies the clitoris, which looks like a

bead and is strictly for pleasure. Next in line is the urethra, where you urinate from, and then the vaginal barrel, or simply, the vagina. Now that the curtains are drawn, let’s go backstage. As you dedicated readers may remember, the vagina is only about 4–6 inches long, which could explain why your girlfriend said full insertion hurts. At the top of the vagina lies the cervix – the “thing” you poked. The cervix is the opening for the uterus, or for a pregnant woman, a womb. But don’t worry, the opening in the cervix is only about the size of the tip of a pen. So, you won’t be able to get any farther than that. If your girl screams in pain (be careful not to mistake this for pleasure), you now know why. Up from the uterus are the fallopian tubes, which travel to the ovaries, where the eggs are stored. In a book it appears similar to stethoscope, except you don’t use it to check heartbeats. That completes the female anatomy! Now, male anatomy is simpler because all the plumbing is outdoors. We want to be medically accurate here, but we’ll stick to common names. The scrotum is where sperm is created and stored. From there, sperm travels into the epididymus, which connects your testes to everything else, where it is stored for a short amount of time before traveling inside the body through the vas deferens. Then, voyaging to the head and around your bladder is a collection of semen from the seminal vesicle, passing the Cowper’s gland (which has already cleaned the urethra for ejaculation, the “pre-come” part). Once you get the “pre-come” out of your system, literally, your semen travels through the penis and out of the head. There you have it ladies and gentlemen, penises and vaginas. It’s your body; now you know what’s going on down there. Men, be gentle with your lady and if she says it hurts, stop. Sex is supposed to be fun and enjoyable, not painful. Don’t forget to send your questions to our SET facebook page or email us SET@nau.edu. Until next time!

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Ice Jacks take out brooms, sweep Sacramento BY JESSE VINEYARD

T Junior setter Kelli Dallmann sets the ball as freshman middle blocker Sydney Kemper goes for the kill. (Photo by Hailey Golich)

Errors doom volleyball to winless weekend BY TRAVIS GUY

he Lumberjacks returned home after a four game road trip and dropped each of their consecutive matches — a surprising turnaround after starting the season with a school record of 12 wins. NAU ended the weekend swept in straight sets by Weber State (WSU), who picked up their first win of the season, moving the Wildcats to 1–19 overall. “I don’t know [what happened],” said junior libero Anna Gott. “Three words and

that’s all. We don’t know what’s going on.” The Wildcats captured the first set with a score of 25–22. NAU tallied a higher hitting percentage (.333 vs. .300) through the first, but WSU edged NAU in kills (17 to 16) and total attacks (40–36). “The problem is, if you look at the box score, it’s [that] our libero out-hit five of our hitters,” said head coach Craig Choate. “You can’t beat anybody when that happens.” WSU set the tone in the second frame by averaging a .250 hitting per-

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centage, compared to NAU’s -.057, helping WSU to a 25–17 set victory. Of the Lumberjacks 35 total attacks, eight were kills and they recorded 10 errors. The final stanza for the Jacks ended 25–21 in favor of the Wildcats. WSU notched seven more kills than NAU and one less error, giving WSU a .214 hitting average, opposed to NAU’s .065. “We need to come together more,” said freshman setter Kalee Kirby. “[We need to] see VOLLEYBALL page 18

he Division III NAU Ice Jacks took over sole possession of first place in the Pacific Collegiate Hockey Association (PCHA) by sweeping the Sacramento State Hornets 5–3 on Friday and Saturday night. The Ice Jacks came out with a high intensity level in the final game of the weekend. Although NAU started to rack up the penalties, their penalty kill was solid and they shut the door multiple times on the Hornets power play. Sophomore forwards Mark Heisig and Ryan Smith each scored in the first period to give NAU a 2–0 lead going into the second. “The biggest thing we’re trying to come out with is an intensity level,” said Ice Jacks head coach Kris Walsh. In the second period, NAU netted two more goals: one by junior defenseman Max Kohler and the other by Heisig. In the third, Sacramento State scored two power play goals, but those sandwiched senior see HOCKEY page 19

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figure out as a team what we are doing wrong, and we can find it again. I know we can.” Kirby started as setter for the Jacks against the Wildcats, and junior setter Kelli Dallmann moved to the outside hitter role for the match. Kirby contributed 26 assists and five kills, and Dallmann added six kills and five digs. Despite the duo’s efforts, NAU averaged an 11.1 hitting percentage through the match. The Lumberjacks began their weekend homestand hoping to get on track against the Idaho State (ISU) Bengals. The Jacks lost their first home game of the season to the Bengals on Oct. 13 in four sets: 25–22, 25–19, 25–27 and 25–13. NAU beat themselves against ISU with a combined 38 service and attack errors through the match. The mistakes caused the Jacks to post negative hitting

percentages in two sets, -.086 in the second and -.031 in the fourth. The third set came down to the wire as ISU went on a 4–1 run, putting the set score at 24–20. Freshman middle blocker Sydney Kemper tallied three consecutive kills to put the Jacks within one point. After a few ISU errors, senior middle blocker Katie Bailey scored a kill for the match point and forced one more set. “I think we all need to step up our mental toughness and get back on track,” Gott said. “It’s going to be rough, but it’s conference.” Junior libero Anna Gott dives in attempt to keep the play going during the Lumberjacks 3–1 loss against the Idaho State Bengals on Oct. 13. (Photo by Casey Cordeiro)

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Jacks downed by Bobcats, season in jeopardy BY BRETT MURDOCK

n the second game of a four-game stretch that will likely decide the NAU football team’s season, the Lumberjacks could not find a way to get the victory. They fell to the No. 3 nationally-ranked Montana State (MSU) Bobcats 41–24. “We’ve got to be more of who we are naturally,” said head coach Jerome Souers. “Today, they pushed us out of that position.” NAU defeated the Bobcats in their two previous meetings but did not find any luck on this afternoon. MSU quarterback Denarius McGhee tore up the Jacks’ defense both through the air and on the ground, completing 18 of his 22 throws for 247 yards and three touchdowns while also racking up 39 rushing yards. The Bobcats also accumulated 277 yards rushing on the afternoon, led by running back Cody Kirk’s 142. “When you’re not able to pressure him [McGhee], he’s able to run around,” Souers said. “When he was able to run around, he made some key plays and bought himself time, while we lost our discipline and he threw it over our head. That’s what a good quarterback does.” The Lumberjack offense appeared to be out of sync through much of the game. Junior quarterback Cary Grossart completed 10 of 20 attempts for 249 yards and two scores. The running game was also virtually non-existent with sophomore running back Zach Bauman mustering just 37 yards on the ground. “A lot of that is on me,” Grossart said. “MSU played well today and they showed some things I didn’t expect. I’ve just got to do a better job next week.” The game started off on a high note for the Jacks as they got on the scoreboard first when Grossart found freshman tight end Dejzon Walker see FOOTBALL page 20

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forward Joaquin Rivera’s short-handed goal to kill any momentum put together by the Hornets early in the period. Freshman goalie Matt Bertsch made 31 saves on 34 shots to help seal a 5–3 win and a weekend sweep. “We have a lot of little guys, a lot of speed and a lot of confidence,” Rivera said. “We’re 4–0 in the PCHA and confidence comes with that. If we keep playing the way we’re playing, we’re going to have a real good start to the season.” Friday night, the Ice Jacks didn’t waste any time in the first period. After less than two minutes of play, junior forward Zach Duda opened the scoring with great puck movement all around. The Ice Jacks continued to put the pressure on the Hornets by forcing multiple turnovers and not allowing the Hornets to set up their offensive attack. Halfway into the first, Duda again capitalized to give NAU more momentum and a 2–0 lead going into the second period. Walsh said starting the game strong like that is very important to the team’s success. “The big hits and that first shift is everything for everybody,” Walsh said. “It really sets the tone for how the speed of the game is going to be.” In the second stanza, the Ice Jacks did the

opposite of what they did in the first. The Hornets capitalized on a flat defensive attack by NAU to tie the game just over four minutes into the second. Walsh said not getting comfortable with these leads is something this team needs to improve on. “We just come out flat,” Walsh said. “We have to work on it and keep the boys moving so they don’t get into that comfort zone. They need to keep pushing every shift.” In the final frame, the Ice Jacks turned it around. Freshman forward Benoit Cousineau gave NAU their second lead 3–2 halfway into the period and Duda scored his third goal for the hat trick with just over four minutes to go in the period. Freshman forward Greg Hughes scored an emptynetter with under 30 seconds left to seal the 5–3 win. Freshman goalie Sean Tracy made 26 saves on 29 shots to earn his third win in a row. Duda said how the team rebounded after the second period said a lot to how the team will play the rest of the season. “Coach talked to us in the second intermission and said ‘Don’t let this game cost us our season,’” Duda said. “We went out there and showed them that we are the best team in the PCHA right now.” With these two victories, the Ice Jacks take over sole possession of first place in the PCHA.

ABOVE: Fans cheer and salute after the final buzzer of a home-winning game. BELOW: The team celebrates after a play that yielded a tie-breaking goal in the third period. (Photos by Gean Shanks)

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for a 32-yard touchdown pass. The throw was nearly intercepted by MSU, but slipped through a defender’s hands right into Walker’s waiting arms. The Bobcats went on to score 21 unanswered points before senior kicker Matt Myers booted a 41-yard field goal to cut the lead to 2110. MSU tacked on another touchdown from running back Tray Robinson punching one in from a yard out, pushing the lead to 18 just before the half. After the break, MSU took over possession and proceeded to slowly chew up the clock while adding to their lead with a six minute drive ending in a touchdown to make the score 3410 when the extra point try was blocked. NAU trimmed the lead in half when sophomore cornerback Anders Battle picked off a McGhee pass and returned it 60 yards to paydirt. “I wasn’t actually reading the quarterback, I was reading the receiver,” Battle said. “My coach told me everything I needed to know. I wouldn’t have done it without him.” Following an MSU turnover deep in Lum-

berjack territory, Grossart connected with junior receiver Khalil Paden on a 79-yard touchdown pass, bringing NAU within 10 points at 34–24. But the Bobcats used another long drive resulting in a touchdown, essentially ending NAU’s comeback hopes. “We were just making mistakes on both sides of the ball,” Battle said. “We’ve got to know our assignments and just execute.” NAU still leads the all-time series 24–21, dating back to 1962. The Jacks now sit with a record of 2–4 and a 1–3 mark in conference. For the team to have a realistic shot at the postseason, they will most likely have to win out and hope for other top schools to scuffle. The Lumberjacks now turn their attention to the Montana Grizzlies, who come to Flagstaff on Oct. 22 for a Homecoming date. NAU has not defeated the Grizzlies in 14 straight attempts, although the past two match-ups have gone down to the wire. NAU fell to UM last year in Missoula 24–21 on the final play of the game. The last time the Lumberjacks beat the Grizzlies was in 1997 in Flagstaff, by virtue of a last-second field goal.

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Men's basketball plagued with key losses early BY BRETT MURDOCK

hough the 2011 college basketball season has yet to tip off, the NAU men’s squad is facing some serious hurdles. The main blow thus far is dealing with a shoulder injury to junior guard Gabe Rogers, the top returning scorer from the 2010-11 Lumberjacks team. Rogers had surgery on Oct. 10 to repair damage done to his labrum. Rogers is expected to miss at least the first eight weeks, depending on his recovery from the procedure. “It depends on how he recovers and responds to the physical therapy,” head coach Mike Adras said to NAU Ath-

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letics. “Knowing Gabe and talking to the trainers, he was ready to start yesterday. He has a very good attitude.” Rogers averaged 13.1 points per game during last year’s campaign and also contributed 2.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest. He is the Jacks’ biggest threat from 3-point range, shooting at a 47 percent clip during last season, ranking him second in the Big Sky Conference and fifth in Division 1. Rogers’s percentage is also the tenth best in school history. Along with the loss of Rogers to start the season, the Lumberjacks are also without the services of forward Austin Smith, who abruptly quit the program two weeks be-

fore the fall semester began. Smith, who transferred from Liberty College two years ago, was expected to replace graduated forward Shane Johannsen as the main low-post threat in the NAU offense. The Tucson native played in all 32 games last season, averaging 4.7 points per game, hauling down 2.7 boards per game and shooting 61 percent from the field. The Jacks start their season on Nov. 2 with an exhibition match-up against Western New Mexico. From there, NAU will travel to the Bay Area to play a three game set as part of the 2011 Hilltop Challenge which stretches from Nov. 11-13.

Arts&Entertainment Two Gent lemen of Verona: BY TREVOR GOULD

ake the literary material of the world’s most illustrious bard, William Shakespeare, then infuse it with show tunes reminiscent of 1970s Broadway, and you get Two Gentlemen of Verona: The Musical (TGV:TM) — a musical romp currently being performed by members of the NAU Theater Department. Director Darby Winterhalter Löfstrand, an NAU theater professor who

lectures on acting and voice, said the NAU Theater Department aspired to perform a show that would be a true crowd-pleaser. “We wanted to do something that we knew would be a draw to both the public and the student body in our first slot,” Löfstrand said. “We looked at several pieces and just decided that this was different; it hadn’t been done on the West Coast in quite a long time. It provided a little bit of Shakespeare for our students as well as the musical and we had some

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Shakespeare remixed seniors that really kind of needed that kind of challenge.” Max Zemezonak, a junior finance major and theater minor, who plays both the characters of Antonio and Cupid, said he has enjoyed being a part of such a quirky musical production. “It has been a lot of fun and a great experience,” Zemezonak said. “At first, when you read the script, it’s a little bizarre, but we really did a great job of

BY Naomi Thalenberg

n today’s frugal economy, it can be risky to open a new business, especially one which sells handcrafted fine arts. Despite the risk of failure, Jill Divine, owner of Gallery 113 on Birch Street, said she believes providing the community with inspired artwork is an endeavor worth taking. What used to be the location of an antiques store has recently transformed into a small gallery exhibiting different works of art such as ceramic vases, mugs, canvas paintings, photography and hand-made jewelry. Divine said she has always had an eye for the arts, making the idea of opening a gallery one that was impossible to leave alone. “It was probably in June when I started thinking ‘What am I doing creatively?’” Divine said. “I am teaching poetry, which I love, but not really doing anything else actively and creatively. I started feeling like I’m in the autumn of my life, so I thought I needed to do something new. I needed to have something vibrant happening.” Divine finished her master’s degree in English with an emphasis in poetry from NAU in 1995 and has been teaching both subjects at Coconino Community College for the past 12 years. After selling her previous business (local downtown wine venue Vino Loco) in 2005, Divine published her first book of poems, Game, and later received her life-coaching certificate in her continued search for a business to reflect her passions. “My main tendency is to dive into things,” Divine said. “I’ve always said that I have never had a real job [because] I’ve always tried to get jobs that are flexible. My job is to be an appreciator. I appreciate things — things that are art, and I’ve always loved art.” Gallery 113 now offers eight different artists’ contemporary works, including ceramic pieces by Barry Carpenter, western photography by Neil Henderson and the gallery’s most recent addition, the textured collages of British artist Simon Kirk, whose

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Student actors rehearse a musical number in preparation for this weekend’s performances. (Photo by Casey Cordeiro)

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uch like the original, The Thing was convincingly frightening due to realistic special effects and a fantastic cast of talented yet relatively unknown actors. This film is a rare success in a time of mediocre prequels, sequels and remakes because it can be just as loved as John Carpenter’s classic. In the original film, the plot began with an American science research team stumbling upon a fully exposed crash site of a ship from a different world. After finding the original crew’s destroyed camp and observing the obvious struggle between man and alien, the Americans poke around enough to determine something terrible happened to the people that initially found the space ship. The newly released prequel is based on what happened to the initial Norwegian discoverers of the Thing. Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), part of the original crew, is a young and humble graduate student

with a lot more potential than the men she ends up working with. In The Thing, Kate’s role is clearly defined as the observant and level-headed protagonist who stays cool and collected in even the most stressful of circumstances. She shows her brilliance almost immediately when she discovers the alien cells have the ability to take over and duplicate other organic cells. She becomes the crew’s leader as she determines the best way to get past the alien’s ability to impersonate her colleagues. Of course, mistakes are made, people end up separated and things go downhill as more and more die. Despite the fact it would have been far easier and effective for the characters to simply band together against the shape-shifting alien, each step of the movie is well planned and is credible compared to other top-quality horror films. Our heroine is faced with a rapidly dwindling number of crew members. Kate must also ensure the alien cells do not leave their isolated frozen prison to infect the rest of the world. While the

concept is simple and somewhat cliché, it is apparent the idea of a threatening life form from another planet can still be nerve-wracking. Although unnecessary, the answers to the original series of events are intriguing enough for the movie to stand alone as a unique concept. The Thing is a frightening cinematic experience and benefits from an obvious improvement in costume design, special effects and gore (along with a cooler-looking alien to boot). The detailed arctic set places viewers in the same time period as the original film, albeit days prior to its events. While this movie could have been another weak attempt at remaking a classic, The Thing’s inventiveness provides it with a refreshing take on its predecessor. While the end of the film is known to anyone who saw the 1982 version, The Thing contains the perfect amount of creativity and suspense from the moment the credits start rolling because audiences know that the Thing is not human. And it’s not dead. Yet.

QuickFlick The Big Year By jAYSON BURNS

tarring Jack Black, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson, The Big Year is a comedy which is not very funny. It is not necessarily bad; it has some things going for it and I did laugh here and there, but I ultimately left the movie a little unsatisfied. The Big Year follows Brad (Black,) Stu (Martin) and Kenny (Wilson) as they partake in a “big year,” which is an informal competition where bird watchers try to see the greatest number of bird species within 365 days. Kenny, the current and arrogant holder of first place, is out to keep his title while Brad and Stu work to “outbird-watch” him. Each of these characters also has their own families and life issues to

deal with, and the film focuses on how their hobby affects them and their loved ones. It’s not a bad story and I was a little surprised how it did not follow too many Hollywood clichés. Viewers do not have to be into birdwatching to understand what is going on, and the one big question I did have on the subject was answered within the ten-minute mark. The one real problem I had with The Big Year is the sense of time seeming a little eschewed at points due to the film following three different characters across the entirety of North America. Still, the moral, though very obvious from the start, is a good one about the value of family and how our obsessions can get in the way of the big picture. Most of the supporting cast seemed extremely underused. I expected much

By TOM BLANTON

t is a strange occurrence hearing unknown songs by a band whose discography you have worshipped and fervently listened to for years. Blink (insert your favorite curse words here) 182 is finally back! Tom Delonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker have, after years of an “indefinite hiatus,” returned with their seventh and quite possibly most diverse record to date. Punk and pop-punk have dwindled in popularity since Blink reigned supreme in the early 2000s, but that didn’t stop their latest hit, Neighborhoods, from peaking at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200. Neighborhoods has a variety of songs, containing everything from the style of Angels & Airwaves, to new punk-rock anthems like “Natives” and “Heart’s All Gone.” I suppose I am a bit biased in writing this review, because I have been a massive Blink fan for years. But I will be fair in saying this is no Enema of the State or Dude Ranch. Those albums were pure gold, and though this album is nowhere near the impact-level of those punk-rock classics, Neighborhoods offers more than my initial listen suggested. Blink’s latest album created a sound which epitomizes each member’s unique musical journey since the hiatus. Best Tracks: “Natives” and “Heart’s All Gone”

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more from Brad’s boss (Anthony Anderson) and Stu’s corporate assistants (Joel McHale and Kevin Pollak). Had they just been given more to work with and a little more screen time, it would have really added to the overall quality of the film. Walking out of the theater, I decided The Big Year was another one of those comedies that is not bad, but just is not that funny. Though I am glad they did not go for the shock laughs or anything like that, I felt they could have added more “laugh out loud” moments to keep the audience interested. At the very least, I got to see some amazing landscape shots of North America. The Big Year may not have been the best movie-going experience I’ve had lately, but it would definitely make for a nice family movie night.

f you are anything like me, there are those days when you need some righteous guitar riffs and formidable heavy metal. Five Finger Death Punch’s (5FDP) American Capitalist may be the fix you have been looking for. American Capitalist is the band’s third studio album, which in all intents and purposes continues the direction they took with their previous albums, War is the Answer and The Way of the Fist. Vocals have always been one of 5FDP’s strengths, with vocalist Ivan Moody’s mix of melodic singing and harsh screaming appealing to both metalheads and those who prefer lighter music. One of the album’s strongest tracks, “Under and Over It,” utilizes this combination of vocal technique as well as the band’s no-nonsense style of song writing, starting with “Did you hear about the one about me being a punk? / Did you hear the one about me giving a s**t? / Because if I ever did I don’t remember it.” The drums are solid and the guitar solos are all kinds of awesome, especially in the song “Coming Down.” American Capitalist is a very strong album and I look forward to what 5FDP produces in the future. Best Tracks: “Coming Down” and “Under and Over It”

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Gallery 113 owner Jill Divine poses next to a display of ceramic pottery. The gallery features ceramics, canvas paintings and other artworks. (Photo by Kelsey Jordan) from GALLERY page 21

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art has been featured in Denmark, Germany and the United Kingdoms. Unlike usual gallery norms where people cannot touch a thing and prices contain multiple zeros, Divine said she seeks to make her gallery affordable and accessible to the Flagstaff public. “Functional art is wonderful, original and amazing beautiful art,” Divine said. “There is really fine artwork [that is] affordable so that people can put art in their homes. I want people to be able to come in and pick up and touch anything.” NAU senior Emily Williams, an intern at the gallery, earns credit toward her Arts and Cultural Management minor by working in the store. This is the first year NAU has offered this minor for students interested in learning about the sustainability and business aspect of art. Williams said she is elated to be a part of Divine’s new business and to learn the ups and downs of owning a gallery. “I’ve always liked creating artwork and when I got to school I didn’t necessarily think I could major in the fine arts,” Williams said. “I chose art history to learn about art but it wasn’t until I discovered my minor that I knew what I wanted to do.” Williams was one of the first students to declare an Art and Cultural Management minor and said she hopes the subject can one day be popular enough to become a major.

“I love being here with a position to share art with people,” Williams said. “How far can art really go? It can take me wherever I want to go . . . Jill brings in artwork and in a sense it’s like making your own artwork — you have a canvas and you can fill it with what you think is visually appealing.” Divine said she knows that not all the art she carries will sell due to the current low demand for art; however, she believes the pure manifestation of art in society is necessary even if it does not always bring her a profit. “I don’t want to just have things in here that I think will sell,” Divine said pointing at a hand-beaded pizza named ‘Black Olives On Half ’ by Justina Coffey. “This [beaded pizza] is so weird, but the time to do that is such an artistic thing and a commitment; I want to keep it in here for people to look at and to see what she does.” Divine said she plans on changing the artwork every two months, but most of the pieces she has in now she will carry through the holiday season. “In this gallery, I’m going to show things that catch my eye and hope that it’s universal enough to appeal to a lot of people,” Divine said. “I’ll definitely keep a wide variety of art with photographs, jewelry, ceramics and paintings, but I look forward to find things that are attractive and [are] a little bit different.” Gallery 113 is open Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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