The Lumberjack -- January 21, 2016

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uring the break between semesters, news stories continue to develop as The Lumberjack took a much-needed break. As a university, and a university paper, we are put into a very unique position where some Lumberjacks leave, some come and everyone else stays. Here at The Lumberjack, we would like to create a sense of continuity between semesters. So for the sake of honoring that continuity, we hope you see parts of the campus covered in our editions that you think need to be. If you do not, feel free to let us know! This topic is something I address more specifically in an article in the news section. Also, feel free to check out the two articles in our new Culture section on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. Our Culture section is a revamp of our A&E and Life section that will focus on the culture of our Lumberjack community and the Flagstaff community. We believe this change will help bring a lot SCOTT of great content to all of you throughout the semester. BUFFON Our Op-Ed section predicted some things that will happen in NEWS EDITOR 2016 for our first issue. If you’re a “Star Wars” nerd like I am, or even if you are just bandwagoning, check it out the fan theories they predicted for the next movies. Ever since I have worked at The Lumberjack, I have noticed all of my peers and their dedication to our work and content. This constant state of improvement and contribution is one of the main reasons why I enjoy coming back to work here every semester. To those long-time readers, we hope you have been noticing our continued focus on improving our content. And to those picking up our paper for the first time, enjoy it.

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PoliceBeat Jan. 11 At 1:44 p.m., information on the ability to carry pepper spray on campus was provided by NAUPD to a curious parent. At 5:35 p.m., a swim coach at the Wall Aquatic Center asked NAUPD for assistance after reporting a conflict with the parents of a swimmer. One NAUPD officer responded and the situation was resolved. Jan. 12 At 11:47 a.m., a staff member reported their vehicle had been struck by another car near Old Main, which then left the area. Three NAUPD officers responded, found the vehicle in question, after which both parties exchanged information. At 1:28 p.m., a maintenance supervisor for Wilson Hall reported an employee was possibly taking items from dorm rooms. One NAUPD officer gathered information and the case is still open. At 1:47 p.m., a subject claimed the American flag outside Gammage was flying upside down. One NAUPD officer was sent to investigate but found the flag was flying properly. Jan. 13 At 12:54 p.m., one NAUPD officer cited and then released a subject for driving with a suspended license in Parking Lot 66. The vehicle was impounded for 30 days. At 1:55 p.m., a subject waved down a NAUPD officer and reported that their wallet had been stolen near the Walkup Skydome. After some searching, all leads were exhausted and the case was

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Jan. 15 At 2:35 p.m., a NAUPD At 8:59 p.m., an employee officer gave a presentation on at Roseberry Apartments legal issues for 20 international reported an individual may students. have entered the building complex illegally. Three At 9:33 p.m., a passerby NAUPD officers responded. reported they had observed The building and surrounding two individuals on University area were searched but the Drive engaging in combat. subject could not be found. Two NAUPD officers reported to the scene but the subjects At 9:46 p.m., an had already fled into the night. employee reported she was receiving notifications that At 10:41 p.m., three the computer in her office was NAUPD officers observed a being accessed. Two NAUPD suspicious person ditching officers reported to her office a bike in the vicinity of in the Southwest Forestry Humphreys Street and DuPont building but found it empty. Avenue. They attempted to The employee will contact find the subject and return the NAUPD if it happens again. bicycle but it was in vain. The trio brought the bike back to Jan. 14 NAUPD for safe-keeping. At 2:28 a.m., one NAUPD officer observed a Jan. 16 suspicious person hanging At 6:37 p.m., a passerby around the Cline Library. reported a dog had been left in When questioned, however, a vehicle. One NAUPD office the subject turned out to be responded. The owner was charging his iPod. located and the animal was found to be in good health. At 7:55 a.m., a Wells Fargo employee called At 8:42 p.m., two NAUPD to report an ATM NAUPD officers stopped a alarm at the Fieldhouse. One vehicle on suspicion of DUI NAUPD officer responded. near the Engineering building. Upon arrival, the officer found The vehicle, however, was the bank’s armored truck found to be swerving because security at the scene, reporting of a “spilled ice-cream issue.” that everything was fine. At 8:46 p.m., staff at At 4:50 p.m., an assistant Sechrist Hall reported the odor coach reported multiple items of marijuana. Two NAUPD had been stolen from the officers responded and one track and field locker room student was criminally deferred in the Health and Learning for possession of marijuana Center. One NAUPD officer and drug paraphernalia. responded and the case is still under investigation. Jan. 17 At 11:13 a.m., an At 9:29 p.m., a staff individual reported the theft member at Allen Hall reported of a black and white Trek the third floor smelled of Marlin No. 6 bicycle to marijuana. Two NAUPD NAUPD. The case remains officers responded and deferred under investigation. one resident for possession of illegal substances.

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Student housing plans in “Historic Previously at NAU: Recent significant events and Southside” inspires citizen activism our continued focus on delivering the story BY SCOTT BUFFON

As the university’s student enrollment rates rise, as decreed by the Arizona Board of Regents, the university and Flagstaff are faced with the problem of housing. Private developer Core Campus has put years of work into developing a student dorm, named The Hub, on the island of underused property surrounded by Milton Rd., Mikes Pike St. and Phoenix Ave. These streets are located between the railroad tracks and the university. Core Campus brought their plans before the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission Jan. 13 at City Hall. The meeting lasted more than four hours and will be continued at their next meeting. On the night of the meeting, seats were packed as 29 citizens went up to speak their opinions. Two citizens voiced their support of the project, while the rest voiced their opposition. “I will just say, personally, I appreciate all the public comment and all the time you put into it,” commission chairman David Carpenter said. “I’ve never seen this many people here.” The focus of the meeting was twofold: to determine whether to give a Conditional-Use Permit (CUP) to Core Campus’s development, and to determine whether or not to rezone two sides of the property that Core Campus already owns. As the meeting is set to continue on Feb. 3, there was no determination made at the January meeting. The CUP would allow Core Campus’s residents to hold an individual lease for their own bedroom, as opposed to one lease signed by multiple roommates. Rezoning the side of the building on Mikes Pike would allow the developers to build up to five stories with the first floor being business space. Rezoning the Phoenix Ave. side of the building would allow the developers to build up to four stories with a first-floor residential space. The developer’s figures state that the complex will allow for 663 beds, with one student to a bed, and an underground parking garage beneath the complex. This garage would contain up to 37 percent of their tenants’ vehicles — a figure that Core Campus, whose has also built off-campus student housing in Tucson, says is the best they have ever done with one of their properties. Many of the citizens against the building, from children to adults, had a plethora of different reasons for vocally opposing the structure. The most vocalized reason of opposition focused on the influx of cars that would crowd the street. “We all know that 400 residents without parking is sure to exacerbate the existing problem we have,” said Caleb Schiff, owner of local pizzeria Pizzicletta. “Lack of street parking will hurt local

businesses, like mine, when customers want to come in but cannot find a place to park.” Other common reasons of opposition included the vast history of the neighborhood and the current people residing there. One family, represented by citizen Albert Lopez, has family ties to that area that extend back nearly 100 years. “We go back a long time,” said Lopez. “Something like this where they just keep building more and more, we’re going to get squeezed out.” One word that continually came up during the public comment section was the word “precedent.” That is, the importance of the first off-campus student housing complex that will directly be a part of Flagstaff neighborhoods. The idea of student housing is put into context by the only other off campus student-housing complex, The Grove ­-- a local and national subject of student controversy. As the rate of university enrollment increases, many people feel that this will set the tone for how these development discussions will be addressed in the future. “There’s no question that there’s a demand for it, so it’s going to be built. So let’s build it in the location and in the way that makes the most sense for the community,” said Tory Syracuse, executive director of Friends of Flagstaff’s Future. “If we approve one, how can we not approve the next one and the next one? One Hub may have a relatively limited impact on a certain part of the south side, what would two or three of those types of developments downtown really mean?” Those in support of the Core Campus development point out the location is great — as students could use the nearby bus system or walk to school — and that the need for more student housing is even greater. Stuart McDaniels, Vice President of Government Affairs for the Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce, represented the chamber and cited the high cost of living in the city as a reason to support the development. “It’s a basic supply and demand issue,” said McDaniels. “There is not enough housing, whether it’s student housing or workforce housing, currently. I certainly recognize the concerns that people have about this project; at the same time, housing costs are high — 30 percent higher than they are in the valley. Part of that is due to the fact that we are growing and the housing has not kept up with growth.” Core Campus was asked by the council to bring back several different visual renderings to the next meeting at 4 p.m., Feb. 3 in City Hall. If the Planning and Zoning Commission approves the project, those against the building would also have a second chance to fight against it at a City Council meeting where the council can approve or deny the project.

BY SCOTT BUFFON

With each new semester come new faces, classes and happenings. While each semester can feel separate from the other, a campus’s culture is really built over time. Here at NAU, we had a lot going on that changed the way aspects of our campus culture would be run from here on out. As a news section, we acknowledge these events and promise to put continued focus on seeing these stories through. Here, we decided to list three of the larger news stories and update you on their status. The Oct. 9th Shooting on NAU’s Campus On Oct. 9, Colin Brough, student and member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, was shot and killed. The shooting took place in the dark morning near the university’s Mountain View hall. The other three students who were shot that morning have since been released from the hospital. Steven Jones admitted to the murder at the time of the shooting. Currently, he is held in the Coconino County Detention Facility while he awaits his trial. Since the day of the shooting, his charges have been modified, new evidence has been released and dashboard camera and body camera footage has also been released to the public. He is accused of one count of second-degree homicide and six counts of aggravated assault. Jones made his first appearance in court Nov. 24, where both the defense and prosecutors informed the Superior Court judge of their progress. They set a tentative court date for Jan. 21 to produce a witness list to the judge. On Jan. 13, Jones’ defense attorneys filed a motion to restart the case, in an attempt to return the case to the Grand Jury to redetermine probable cause. The campus-wide sexual assaults In the United States, college campuses are particularly under scrutiny for the quantity of sexual assault cases and the handling of these cases. At NAU last semester, there were a total of 56 gender discriminations and sexual violence reports filed. Of these reports, 37 were sexual assault allegations. In The Lumberjack’s past article published Dec. 12, Jason Thibodeaux, senior associate dean of students, pointed out 37 reports is more than the university has ever experienced in a semester. He also attempted to shed light on the way sexual assault investigations work between the Flagstaff Police Department and the university. “Sometimes these reports are also made to the police,” Thibodaux said. “The police would be doing a criminal investigation while the university

would be investigating to see if there was a violation of the Student Code of Conduct.” The Lumberjack will continue to investigate sexual-assault allegations that are brought to our attention. We will attempt to cover the issue with the utmost respect to those involved, including protecting the identity of the student who was the focus of the crime. “We are not looking to exonerate or vindicate the accused, we are looking for the truth,” said Cynthia Anderson, interim dean of students. “Every step of the way, we want to make sure that we are according individuals the rights that they have.” List of student demands On Nov. 23, a coalition of student activists representing various interests delivered a list of demands to several campus offices. The move was inspired by the grassroots nationwide university movement that brought student voices to a higher pitch to criticize their college administrations. The criticisms included the university’s unequal treatment of minority groups, better food services and the divestment of fossil fuels. Representatives of the coalition’s core students come from differing activist clubs on campus. This included, but is not limited to: Queers and Allies, The Queer Activist Collect, RAAND Arizona, PRISM, Fossil Free NAU and a graduate student advocating indigenous interests. On Dec. 2, students marched from the W.A. Franke College of Business on south campus to the Babbitt Administrative Center. There students sat down with President Rita Cheng to voice their demands directly to her. “I think that a lot more response needs to come from the administration and they really need to open up a space because we’re going to continue to build power across issues,” said Michaela Mujica-Steiner, senior women’s and gender studies major and main coordinator with Fossil Free NAU. “We’re not stopping. This is the very first step.” In the list of demands, the coalition expected a response by Jan. 19. If the university fails to comply, the students have threatened the university to take “nonviolent actions, which will escalate until our demands are met.” At the Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, Joanne Keene, the university chief of staff, spoke for Cheng and the university when announcing a Center for University Access and Inclusion. She also announced that the university intends to search for a cabinet-level chief diversity officer who would manage resources to better include students and faculty. The Lumberjack has not received a comment from representatives of the coalition at this time.

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NEWS

New Career Development program empowers faculty and staff with career advising skills BY AMY OWINGS

NAU Career Development is in the process of building a new Career Coach program to aid students in selecting and beginning a successful career. The new program will help enable members of the campus community to coach students in the areas of resume building, career exploration, job search strategies and interviewing. The team hopes the new coaching program will provide NAU faculty, staff and students with the resources to extend their teaching. “We feel very strongly that students should have consistent knowledge and experiences no matter where they get their career development guidance at NAU,” said Career Development program director Emily McCarthy. “So this program was designed in an effort to really get a common language and terminology and best practices out there, while at the same time increasing our capacity by allowing some of our faculty and staff partners to help spread our message.” Faculty and staff at NAU can become a career coach in any or all of the four modules included in the program. The resume coach module was the first in the series to be introduced, with a training session this past fall. This training session provided coaches with conversation cards on topics such as formatting a resume, identifying transferable skills and writing a standout cover letter. These cards allow coaches to provide consistent advice to students without needing extensive knowledge of the job market. “You don’t need to be an expert, you just need to be willing to go through training and put yourself out there … so that students can be served by people they already have this trusting relationship with,” said Career Development senior program coordinator Laurah Hagen. Students were trained in the second module, career exploration coach, at the end of the fall semester and will have another in February. This coaching aims to expand students’ knowledge of the career paths they can explore during or after the completion of their degree program. “We’ve found a lot of students tend to put themselves in a box and think, ‘I have a degree in English so I have to go teach,’ or, ‘science, I have to work in a lab,’ when really that’s not reflective of the job market at all,”

Hagen said. “We have some conversations for tools around understanding what all of your options are.” The final modules of the program — job search coach and interview coach — will have training sessions at the beginning of February and the end of the semester, respectively. These coaches will assist students in conducting comprehensive job searches and preparing for interviews. Both these modules and the career exploration module will also utilize the conversation card method. Any member of the campus community who wants to help students develop their career readiness can become a coach in the program. Currently 33 participants have become resume coaches and 16 have become career exploration coaches. These coaches come from all areas of campus, including Housing and Residence Life, the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid and the College for Health and Human Services. Laurie Jordon, the manager of the W.A. Franke College of Business Veteran Student Center, participated in the resume coach training in order to aid the veteran students with whom she works. She said these students often come to her looking for help on their resumes and she wanted to provide them with substantiated advice. “People on campus are going to go to those who they feel comfortable with, so it’s nice to be able to have these tools in place, so that if somebody does come to me, or anybody else on campus, [we] can be ready to give them … 21st century tips and tools for better resume development,” Jordon said. Now that she’s received the training, Jordon utilizes the specific conversation cards that she feels will be most beneficial to the student with whom she’s speaking. “I don’t use all the cards for the entire session, I just pick and choose what areas are needed. So it might be writing highimpact bullet points,” Jordon said. “I feel like one of biggest pitfalls that students and non-students alike face, is that they … take their job description and make it a bullet point. And it’s just not impactful. So what I try to share with students is, ‘How did your time at that company make a difference?’” More trainings for all of the coaching modules will continue as interest is expressed. Students will also receive a chance to become coaches for the resume module of the program following a student training session in March.

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Universities deliberate the necessity of Blue Light safety systems BY KATIE SAWYER

Across the United States, universities are removing their Blue Light systems. Now the conversation has turned to NAU and whether or not they will follow other campuses’ initiative and remove the call boxes. Blue Light systems are police call boxes placed strategically around campus that students and staff can use in the event of an emergency. At NAU, there are about 150 of these call boxes placed roughly every 100 feet. Some are small yellow boxes with blue lights, and others are large poles with lights at the top. The main reason behind the removal of these systems on other campuses is that students no longer have the need for them with the widespread use of cell phones. Nevertheless, according to director of the Office of Emergency Management Marc Burdiss, these buttons are pushed by students at NAU an average of 10 times a week and even more so at the beginning of the year. Burdiss states that the most common reason for these calls is an accidental push, or a “no response caller,” meaning a person who pushed the button and walked away. However, the call boxes also help students who are in need of escorts and other services. When the button is pushed, the call is immediately sent to an NAU dispatcher, and an officer will be transmitted to the scene if deemed an emergency. If a person is just looking for an escort, most of the time a safety aide will be sent instead. Junior parks and recreation major Darron Jones was previously one of these safety aides. “This system is very important because it gives students a sense of security and is also very useful,” Jones said. “Having the Blue Light system doesn’t necessarily prevent crime, but it does help students feel safer and gives them a quick ‘out’ if they are in danger.” According to Burdiss, the cost to maintain the system is also very low. The cost of the system is integrated into the NAU phone system. The only costs separate from this are when a phone box needs maintenance. This is where Jones comes into play, as he and his team of safety aides commit to monthly checks on each of the stations to make sure they’re fully functional. Though Burdiss was unsure of how long the system had been in place, he knew that the system came before the proliferation of cell phones. Despite this, he still firmly believes that the Blue Light system continues to benefit students today. “In considering the cell phone argument, sometimes students, staff or visitors to campus do not have cell phones, or their cell phone's batteries

are dead, or they are unsure of their location – all of which a blue phone solves,” Burdiss said. Freshman finance major Ocean Young had similar worries when asked what she thought about the system. “It makes me feel safe on campus. I think they should keep it, there should probably be more actually,” Young said. “Because what if my phone is dead or I can’t reach it in my bag?” According to Young, many orientation leaders boast that a Blue Light post can always be seen from another Blue Light post. Young claims this is not true. Similar to Young, junior accounting major James Novacek was aware of the Blue Light system and thought it was still important to campus safety. “My friend freshman year was on north campus and she got lost, so she pressed the blue light and a police officer drove her home,” said Novacek. “I think they should keep them because your cell phone could die, and then you can’t call anybody. So to have something right there that you can just press is helpful.” According to Burdiss, the university does plan on keeping the system. “There are no plans to remove them, in fact we recently developed a plan the next phase of five blue phone site installations when budget conditions make it feasible,” Burdiss said. On the other hand, some students on campus don’t feel that the system should stay if it’s unnecessary. Senior mechanical engineering student Martin Izydorczyk wasn’t aware NAU had a Blue Light system. Once he was informed of it, he wasn’t sure that the school should continue using them. “I don’t think it’s necessary because I’ve never seen someone use it,” said Izydorczyk. Sophomore nursing major Randy Rizo was aware of the NAU service, but was not sure how it worked. Once he was informed of the system, he felt that it was unnecessary. “I think they should probably get rid of them. When you’re under those kinds of circumstances I don’t think your first thought would be to find one of those and push the button,” said Rizo. Burdiss argues that the point isn’t necessarily for the system to be a student’s first response, but is there as a back-up. “The benefits of the blue phones on campus are that they pose as another layer of redundant protection for our students,” Burdiss said. The campus Blue Light system is still actively used on the NAU campus, and removing them could cause dissonance among students who still rely on the system and feel safe knowing it’s there in an emergency.

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was never a big David Bowie fan. In fact, I never knew who he was until his recent passing Jan. 10. I noticed most people affected by his death were those who grew up listening to his music. Therefore, most of my friends around my age also did not regularly listen to or know of David Bowie. Unexpectedly, I soon began to consider myself a fan of the late rock artist. The large amount of media attention surrounding Bowie’s death introduced me to the wonders of his integral presence within the realm of rock ‘n’ roll. I took the time to learn about his rise to fame, who he was as a person beyond an artist and later found myself watching his music videos on repeat. Rock ‘n’ roll has never been a genre of music that I enjoy, but learning about Bowie and later listening to his work left me immersed in his genius. It became clear to me why people referred to him as an iconic figure within the music industry. A singer, songwriter, music producer, musician, actor and painter, Bowie left his mark on the world as a remarkably talented man. A criterion that I use to test the talent of public figures is whether or not their work is still currently present. After first enjoying Bowie’s music, I began to notice his presence. I soon discovered Bowie plays an incredibly important role in one of my favorite movie scenes. In the film, Perks of Being a Wallflower, a song comes on the radio and everyone in the scene agrees that they do not know what song is playing, but something about it feels amazing. This popular part of the movie is known as the “tunnel scene.” The main character Charlie (Logan Lerman),

describes this scene best when he says “I feel infinite,” while he and his friends are blasting a David Bowie song and driving through what seems like an endless tunnel. I resonated with this because I too was not familiar with Bowie’s music, but was still able to feel the underlying originality of his work. My time spent appreciating David Bowie after his death shed light on a popular phenomenon that I noticed regarding those who reach stardom. It seems that more often than not, the typical celebrity reaches a climactic peak of his or her fame and then dissipates into irrelevance. On a rare occasion, the world is introduced to a widely talented person who will remain in the spotlight for endless generations to come. The phenomenon most celebrities encounter with their fame is the reaching of stardom, fading into obscurity, dying and then becoming famous all over again. It almost feels like certain celebrities become more famous after they die. I believe this to be particularly true with people belonging to my generation and younger generations. When Michael Jackson died there was a sudden slew of documentaries, articles and books all about him and his artistry. In addition, there was a momentous revival of his music that played on every radio station. It appeared that even people who never grew up listening to Michael Jackson were still very familiar with and admired his work. The same can be said regarding other celebrities like Robin Williams and Alan Rickman. Unintentionally, the deaths of these celebrities left them with a boost of popularity for their careers, even when they are not physically around to witness it. This cycle in a celebrity’s career allows younger generations to appreciate and value different styles of talent that go beyond what is only making today’s headlines.

BY JEREMY SCHNECK

e exist in the present. You exist as much in the present while reading this as I did while writing it. There is always something going on, even if they are just words going on a page or a tune passing through your mind. Most of us try to eliminate these tunes stuck in our minds. It drives almost everyone crazy when these tunes become repetitive. The fact is that we have a tune stuck in our heads, and you can pick between “It’s a Small World” from the awful place that is Disneyland or “Yellow Submarine” by The Beatles — we all know what you’d choose. The tune is in your head — wonderful. This tune could not be in your head if you had not heard it before. It is this tune, perhaps once enjoyable, coming back to haunt you. That is the primary incentive of the past, if the past were capable of enjoying some motive. And it has only one. Even pleasant memories are only thought of when there is nothing going on and memories often make one bitter in nostalgia. Like a grandfather surrounded by pictures and badges of WWII in his retirement home; where his family never visits, and the clerks at the store talk about how bad he smells once he leaves, even though he saw combat and wakes up in cold sweats sometimes thinking some awful battlefield image. That is his tune. Without this tune, he would not wake up with these cold sweats. The badges, like tunes of old, are painful reminders like the song you hear after your significant other broke up with you or that song you threw up to at a party. Formerly, we listened to the radio and those that didn’t listened to Pandora. Patiently awaiting the beat to drop, there was an expectation of interest. The “drop” and “waiting for it” have become the game. The only thing modern music has left in its synthesized and infinite options of DJ mixings and remixes is us. As we wait, things continue, all the while having “so much fun last Saturday night.” The drop has gotten shorter and the wait has gotten longer. And what is a DJ in this modern now? One has to think. Modern music has led us to this, speaking of the mainstream and to those who don’t know it. They cannot look like fools. Really, neither side has a choice. Waiting for the drop has reduced the modern masses to idlers, impatient and lethargic at once; liars who assume to know. Terms like “mainstream” and “underground” are born of the other term’s existence and persistence. There no longer exist either: they have cancelled each other out. A melodic silence. We may as well deny the moon and the stars. For those who have an ear, and listen to the whole song… is this composition, made of these words, discordantly in tune with some expectation? One may understand a metaphor here — not only in melody, but by and through it, in harmony.

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his year, just like every other, will bring some exciting changes; not New Year’s Resolutions, but instead changes that affect more than a single individual, but society as a whole. There will be advancements in technology, political issues and scandalous entertainment. We decided to look forward and predict some of the big moments that we expect to happen in 2016. POLITICS Donald Trump will lose the 2016 presidential election, but not without a major scandal. Hillary Clinton will become the first female president in the United States. The refugee crisis will lose the public’s attention due to the frenzy of Clinton’s election. Tensions between the U.S. and North Korea will escalate and the Clinton administation will be forced into another Cold War. SPORTS In a prediction not unfounded, the Panthers and Patriots will go head-to-head in Super Bowl 50. After a close game and taking the lead in the last half, the Patriots will take home their fifth Super Bowl win. The U.S. will dominate in nearly every sport in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Through the duration of the tournament the Olympics will be plagued with issues due to the capital’s infrastucture. TECHNOLOGY Phones will get skinnier and have more storage; as a result Apple will release the iPhone 7. Apple will anger customers and increase profit with a less-than-competent headphone jack that hooks into the charging port. 3-D printing will become more advanced and start producing products for all fields of study. Specifically in the medical field, 3-D printed organs will take market; however, they will not yield successful results. Hoverboards will be banned around the country, and the actual hovering board will be created and marketed by General Electric. The bans against hoverboards will be repealed due to popularity until a major accident occurs in a populated setting. ENTERTAINMENT The controversy today is that the Academy Awards do not honor diversity and are not inclusive. So then trying to predict who is going to win what role, it is safe to say “the usual.” Of all the movies that came out since the last Academy Awards you would hope a little NWA appears in the nominations. Not even Will Smith got a shot with Concussion. It’s not like we think they could win this year, but they didn’t even get a chance. Even in previous years there has been a lack of diversity in movie selections and nominations. Like The Academy has the past 25 years, Leonardo DiCaprio will not be forgotten. We all know he should win Best Actor in a Leading Role after being buried alive, watching his son’s murder, sleeping in a dead horse and being mauled by a bear. What more can a man do to get the attention of The Academy? If he doesn’t win, we demand an explanation. STAR WARS (*SPOILER ALERT*) Long ago in a galaxy far, far away Rey is Luke Skywalker’s daughter — let me tell you why. Before he disappeared, Skywalker trained Jedi, one of whom subsequently turned against him, that Jedi being Ben Solo-Organa, otherwise known as Kylo Ren. Rey does not remember anything before she was dropped off on Jakku. Linking these two facts together, it is easy to conclude that Rey was a student under Skywalker. Because she is his daughter, when Kylo Ren attacked and killed the Jedi, Skywalker wanted to keep his daughter safe and away from Kylo Ren’s reach. She also felt the force toward Skywalker’s lightsaber and one could assume that it was just The Force compelling her. But the force along with the familial relation, is what helped Rey force the lightsaber into her hand during the final battle against Kylo Ren. Another compelling reason is when Kylo Ren was using The Force to read Rey’s thoughts, he talks about her being all alone in a vast ocean on an island, which is exactly where she found Skywalker. Now we’re not J.J. Abrams but we really feel The Force in this theory.

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Music today is better than ever

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s technology grows, so grows the economy. For example, science is more advanced than ever, and today’s incredible feats of engineering are the greatest of all time. Why should music be considered to be any different? Since music is one of the oldest human traditions, it is reasonable to claim modern music has been a product of the collective knowledge of thousands of years of musical practice. Electronically produced music has won the popular opinion these days, no matter what opponents say. When I claim today’s music is better, it isn’t necessarily a claim about any biased personal taste, but simply an objective look at how music changes when the tools used to create it are redefined. In short, it evolves and adapts fluidly and is highly subjective to the listeners. Around teenage years and into young adulthood, music plays a key role in individual listeners’ emotions and lives, offering answers to some of the questions they ask about the time in which they reside. This explains why each generation seems to generally dislike their parents’ and their offsprings’ musical taste and rather listen to music from their own time. THEODORE So, the truth is, perhaps future generations’ music will suck. Not to them, of course JEMMING — but to us. Will it be better though? Certainly. I can only imagine what technology The Lorax will have been developed by the time newborns today grow up. They will start producing something that represents the struggles and interests in their respective time period. Perhaps each generation’s music is simply a product of the social, economic and environmental realities which most impactfully affected their childhoods. Popularity is only based on how relatable this product is and who controls the industry. This leads to the non-musical reason that surprisingly makes modern music superior to past decades and centuries of musical creation: the Internet. First, the Internet is largely responsible for the lack of a middleman from producer/artist to the listener. This is a more fair system than the traditional way of promoting artists, forcing them to basically rely on chance to get noticed by a major label to get signed — hopefully — and get their music on the radio and television across the country, let alone the entire world. With the Internet, music can easily be shared between artists, fans and casual listeners worldwide, which is a monumental step in the evolution of music. Artists are more independent, have more room for self-expression without being forced to produce songs under a larger entity’s rules. It also allows artists to quickly transfer their work to the web where it can be accessed by anyone with Wi-Fi. This increased access to digital interaction among artists and fans also allows for a deeper and more complex image of artists to emerge over time. Fans seem to know their favorite artists on a nearly personal level, especially after following them on social media sites like Instagram, Twitter or Facebook. This relationship allows for people to be more cautious about who they are supporting and promote individuals with positive social reputations instead of relying on getting information about artists strictly through television, magazines and live performances. In terms of musical quality, the Internet’s connectivity increases the standard of music by attracting far more musicians to create content in comparison to the amount of music being created prior to the rise of online music sharing. Online sharing works in this way by drawing more minds from more locations that want to make and share music. This widespread musical revolution would never be possible without the interconnectedness of today’s culture. With thousands of new musicians uploading their personal work daily to sites like YouTube and Soundcloud, listeners are able to be incredibly picky about who they want to listen to and what kind of music they are going to support. The immense collection of music constantly being uploaded also means that, ideally, online competition among similar artists will raise the standard of what is considered to be high-quality music. This competition has been present in past times, but never before has the arena of music been as open to the general public as it is today. It allows anyone with a dream and an Internet connection to join the ever-changing world of music.

Political Updates

MSNBC reports Sarah Palin endorses Donald Trump in his presidential bid. This could be of benefit to Trump in the Iowa caucus. Bernie Sanders wins the Democratic debate against Hillary Clinton and Martin O’Malley. According to Slate.com, Sanders was favored at 86 percent by respondents compared to Clinton’s 10 percent. There is not much development on Ted Cruz’s eligibility to run for president. Trump initially brought up the issue of Cruz’s birth in Canada to his mother, a U.S. citizen.

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NAU students, teachers and friends march for the MLK Day parade Jan. 18 from the University Union to the Du Bois Center.

Photos by Erin Twarogal/The lumberjack

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elebrating the life accomplishments of some of the most important activists in history gives people of today a chance to appreciate the hard work that is needed to provide a world for equal human rights. NAU celebrated Martin Luther King day Jan. 18 celebrating the accomplishments and work of the civil rights hero and provided a day for the community to unite as one. Celebrating achievements is not the only reason why the holiday is recognized and important to all communities. Students still understand the importance of what was accomplished thanks to King and expressed it at the celebration. “My spoken word will shed light on current events and expose the fact that though we have come a long way throughout history, it is important that we keep chasing King’s dream and work toward reaching the mountaintop,” said sophomore business management major Tylor Brown. The metaphorical mountain top Brown mentioned is the total equality of human rights. The students who performed spoken word at the celebration all presented messages of equality within the world and within the justice system.

“Learning about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. throughout my life inspired me to embrace social justice, diversity and community empowerment,” said senior women’s and gender studies major Gabriella Nunnally. “Participating in and helping with this event is important because Dr. King did so much for us and the only way to repay him is to bring people together, serve the community and celebrate the wisdom and passion he left us with.” That was the ultimate goal for the celebration, to bring people together and serve the community. There was a diverse group of people working together in order to unite the community in recognition to King’s dreams. BSU, NAU Athletics, ASNAU and Inclusion and Multicultural Services were just some of the groups responsible for providing the events for the celebration. Student life and the NAU community participated in a march across campus in respect to the marches King participated in. Unity within the march was just one of the multiple messages that student life portrayed in the celebrations of the day. “The main message that my spoken word will have for the audience is to maintain hope for a more equal justice and social system,” Brown said. The inequality that has existed in the present social system has

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inspired Brown to create his spoken word and shed light on the importance of the accomplishments of King. “The only inspirations for my spoken word would be the current events that have occurred including police brutality and racial inequalities,” Brown said. It is clear the negative consequences presented by current social and justice systems did not overshadow the importance of the holiday and the celebration. “It is important to reflect and celebrate the successes of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. because his legacy inspired people to dream of conquering the impossible and his work still inspires people today,” Nunnally said. “The successful changes that stemmed from the numerous marches, boycotts, and speeches that King actively performed gave other groups of people the hope that they needed to also advocate for themselves and their communities.” NAU Student Life was able to unite people by celebrating the achievements of one of the greatest human rights activists. The impact of King is still felt in today’s communities and the diverse clubs and cultural groups at NAU are still working relentlessly to bring equality to their respective worlds.

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500 attend 30th annual MLK celebration

Taran McZee closes the program of the MLK Day celebration Jan. 18 at Du Bois Center.

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hanting marchers echoed through the buildings of NAU as members of the Black Student Union (BSU) marched through campus in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. BSU led the march through campus, followed by Flagstaff community members and NAU students and faculty. BSU wanted to continue the legacy of King as well as raise awareness that people still treat this as an important and significant holiday in American history. There were an estimated 500 people in attendance of this event. “We are here marching today in support and remembrance of Martin Luther King and the impacts he left. This will show NAU how important this day still is to us,” said junior business management major Janiece Jenkins. Each year, NAU athletics joins in the march to help raise awareness for the day. “I really enjoyed taking part of the march today, because the symbolism behind it is so powerful,” said freshman communication major Vanessa Savel. Chants shouted by the marchers focused on unity despite diversity. One chant — ‘yes, we can’ — was shouted in English, Spanish and Bosnian. Two members of the Flagstaff Folk Project were playing banjo music and singing while marching. The duo, Mike Thompson and Dr. Bobcat, were excited to be a part of the march. While some read speeches about King and others marched to remember him, this is how these two members of the community chose to celebrate the legacy left behind by King. “We were invited here and we have some protest songs from the ‘60’s that we’re going to be singing and it should be a good time,” said Thompson. Once the marchers reached the Du Bois Center, a program was held upstairs in the ballroom. Executive vice president and NAU’s chief of staff, Joanne Keene, opened the event with remarks on behalf of the president. “The president has done a lot of listening,” Keene said. “We are going to increase access to diversity here on campus.” The university is a leader in the state when it comes to the holiday. This is the 30th year that the university has celebrated MLK day and it was the first state school to institute the holiday. Deb Harris, associate dean of Student Life, spoke regarding the history of the day. “It started 30 years ago when a small and determined group of students wanted to affect change on campus,” Harris said. Bruce Babbitt, an Arizona governor in the ‘80s, chose to recognize MLK day as a state holiday. His successor, Evan Mecham, repealed Babbitt’s executive order in 1987 because the governor should not be able to designate a paid state holiday. In defiance of the governor, NAU went ahead and celebrated the holiday anyway. After Harris finished the history of the holiday at NAU, four students went up to preform a spoken-word routine. In between all of these speakers and performers, members of NAU athletics teams went up and recited quotes or poems by King. The event culminated with the presentation of the MLK Achievement Award. This award is given each year to a student that embodies the ideals of King. This student strives to make NAU a more inclusive place and helps spread diversity. This year’s award recipient was Yoleidy Rosario, the assistant director of Inclusion and Multicultural Services. “I don’t have much to say other than, thank you for this,” Rosario said. “And I hope that we can make the same strides this semester that we did last semester.” Taran McZee, the director of Inclusion and Multicultural Services, closed the program with a thank you to all those who supported and made the event possible. “I thought today was awesome, especially given that we don’t start school until tomorrow,” McZee said. “We typically have two weeks to prep and raise awareness about MLK week, but because of how it fell this year, we didn’t have that time.” McZee and BSU were happy with the turnout to the event and they believe that their goal was met. “The overall goal today was to continue the legacy and the work of Dr. Martin Luther King,” said McZee. “It is about continuing to preach and continue to hear his words of encouragement for a better tomorrow.”

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Film Noir Festival

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The Revenant : survival, justice and an angry mama bear BY TAYLOR HAYNES

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BY ARIEL CIANFARANO

uns, girls and gold: Film noir, a movie style commonly associated with melodramatic dialogue, masculine leads and dark themes, will be taking over Flagstaff in January. The Artist’s Coalition of Flagstaff will be celebrating this unique style at the Film Noir Festival at the Arts Connection store within Flagstaff mall from Jan. 22 and 24. The iconic style of film noir was mainly produced around the ’40s and ’50s. It commonly showcases a multitude of themes that differ from the cheery endings that held dominion in film at that time. Flagstaff ’s Film Noir Festival will be showing movies with some famous actors like Frank Sinatra, Paul Henreid and Kirk Douglas. Eleven classics, including Blonde Ice, Kansas City Confidential and The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, will be shown. There will also be a guest speaker Foster Hirsch, a professor of film at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. Hirsch will be speaking on several of the films presented. Some of the topics Hirsch will cover before each film is the story’s development, visual style and historical context. “Noir films very much signify a sign of their times — in some ways they are war films, not directly, but in terms of their emotional dynamics, their treatment of gender and sexuality and their dark and moody texture,” Hirsch said. The dark themes within film noir are more realistic because they convey emotions like fear and distrust. Instead of a streamlined plotline and an ending with all problems solved, film noir includes twists and turns moving toward realism. “People relate to this much more than happy endings,” said executive director of the Artists’ Coalition of Flagstaff Mike Frankel. Although the movies contain darker themes, they are still entertaining and will not all be doom and gloom. “People will have no problem laughing at

some times as well,” Frankel said. Film noir also provides a window to observe the evolution of film. Some of the film noir’s characteristics can be found in many modern movies. “The themes of classic era noir continue to be recycled in suspense and crime films today,” Hirsch said. The first annual Flagstaff Film Noir Festival provides an interesting way for people to see how movies have developed over time. Although current movies may have clearer and more picturesque c i n e m a t o g r a p h y, much of the themes can be linked back to the film noir era. The Artists’ Coalition of Flagstaff has joined a long list of film noir Festivals, spreading the artistry and unique film techniques of this vintage genre. The first annual Film Noir Festival in Flagstaff offers the same and allows the audience to gain more knowledge about film at that time. The festival starts each day at 1 p.m., except on Jan 24 where it picks up again at noon. Three types of tickets are available to purchase: a single film ticket for $5, one-day pass for $10 and a three-day pass for $25.

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t’s a story that’s been told a thousand times: father loves son, son gets murdered, father seeks revenge. At first glance, Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s two hour and 35 minute film The Revenant seems to follow this age-old story of vengeance. However, this film, already receiving recognition and acclaim, offers more than what originally may be perceived. Based on a supposedly true story, The Revenant centers on Hugh Glass, an early 19th century trapper on the Western frontier, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. The film opens on the verge of an unforgiving winter; Glass and his comrades are running low on food and morale. What’s more is the team is continually attacked by the Native American people who live in the area and have been reduced to maybe a dozen men. Glass’s son, who is part Pawnee, is a source of contention among the trappers, particularly John Fitzgerald (played by Tom Hardy), a conniving, greedy and bigoted individual who will stop at nothing — including murder — to secure a fat paycheck. As the plot progresses, Glass continually wanders into the uncharted wilderness and fatefully stumbles across an ornery mama bear and her two cubs. In a show of relentless masculine domination, Glass attempts to shoot the bear. In response, he is viciously mauled in a scene that is as horrifying as it is hypnotizing in its fluid cinematography. Paralyzed by his injuries and in a state of near death, Glass can only watch as Fitzgerald murders his son and his comrades leave him behind. Of course, the movie couldn’t end there: Glass proceeds to somehow slither out of his shallow, wintry grave and began crawling across the wilderness of South Dakota and Montana in search of Fitzgerald, his ultimate goal to avenge his son’s death. Glass symbolically adopts the ways of a bear — fishing with his hands, consuming raw meat, uttering growls and other guttural noises — for survival. While most of The Revenant follows Glass limping, fantasizing about revenge and adopting some rather unbelievable, and gruesome, survival techniques, a subplot that runs parallel to Glass’s should not be ignored. The Native American Arikara tribe leader is in search for his missing daughter, Powaqa, who has been kidnapped by one of the traveling groups of white settlers in the area. At first, I was skeptical of the portrayal of Native Americans — what Hollywood trope would be used this time? Wild west cowboys versus Indians, with the white people glorified as heroes? Was relentless colonialism going to be, once again, re-worded as laissez-faire? Instead, I was pleasantly surprised, as the Arikara tribes were powerfully and autonomously represented. Little do both Glass and the Arikara know, they are similar in their plights — betrayed by settlers and seeking justice. The violence against the Arikara represented in the film brings much-needed attention to the modern exploitation and violence against Native American people. DiCaprio, in his Golden Globes acceptance speech, shared the award with Native American people, stating, “I want to share this award with all the First Nation’s people represented in this film and all the indigenous communities around the world. It is time we recognize your history and that we protect your indigenous lands from corporate interests.” The Revenant is, undoubtedly, hard to watch. This is not only because of its length which leaves your butt numb and glued to the plush theater chair, and not only because of the violence that makes hardened Tarantino fans cringe, but because of the emotional rollercoaster that Iñárritu directs onscreen. While DiCaprio barely speaks during the extent of this piece, he is able to project a genuinely desperate and grieving father.

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Sedona Film Festival

Flagstaff Film Noir Festival

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film festival will be hitting Flagstaff in 2016. The first annual Flagstaff Film Noir Festival will be held at the Flagstaff Mall at the Arts Collection location. The event is the first of its kind in Arizona and celebrates the dark and timeless genre. The event will feature 11 classic films — with golden age stars such as Frank Sinatra, Kirk Douglas and Paul Henreid and well-known, classic directors such as Fritz Lang and Lewis Milestone — and noted film scholar and a professor of film at Brooklyn College, Foster Hirsh. Hirsh will be a special guest introducing the films and giving important background information.

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his internationally recognized event in its 22nd year is a must-see for film buffs and creative media majors. This year there will be a reunion of actors in the hit movie American Graffiti, a tribute to the late dancing, singing and acting superstar Gene Kelly featuring his wife Patricia Ward Kelly and a debut of James Franco’s newest independent films. The event will begin with a benefit concert Feb. 20 and kicks off nine days of 160 films, shorts, documentaries and even Academy Award nominees. This festival is significantly more expensive than others on the list but it is an expansive and unique event in northern Arizona.

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or the literary-inclined, the Tucson Festival of Books is the place for you. With authors and book sales of all kinds, the festival of books offers an open environment and gathering place for the bookish. This year authors such as Diana Gabaldon, an NAU alumna, are featured along with children’s book authors such as Avi and poets such as Luis Alberto Urrea. The festival includes question and answer sessions and book signings with favorite authors. Food, drink and other goodies will be sold and given out as well. This event is a perfect occasion for aspiring writers and journalists, and the proceeds are donated to a good cause. The net proceeds will be donated to will go to literacy programs in southern Arizona.

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his annual Phoenix festival is in its 13th year and has transformed from a fairly-small local event to a nationally recognized, all-age extravaganza. This year the festival is featuring nationally and internationally renowned musical acts such as Beck, Porter Robinson, Animal Collective and Kid Cudi as well as local acts such as The Haymarket Squares and The Senators, some of which have performed in Flagstaff over the years. This mix of indie, rap, folk and electronic groups makes McDowell Mountain a diverse and remarkable event. Also McDowell Mountain is a charitable occasion. The festival is 100 percent non-profit and proceeds will be donated to the Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation and UMOM New Day Center.

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BY DILLON JIMENEZ

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n epic combination of the Black Keys and White Stripes with some heavy Queens of the Stone Age grunge to it, make up the sound that is The Sock Puppets. Their music is the type of music you listen to when skating or mountain biking — high energy, catchy and all rock ‘n’ roll. As hard as it is to find a good rock band, The Sock Puppets have our back. For a while, senior anthropology major and bassist Aaron Arellano-Haring, and senior advertising major and lead vocalist and guitarist Zak Henderson, were looking for a drummer to take their music to the streets. They had been jamming together since the start of college, but felt that jamming just was not where they wanted to stop. Junior environmental science major, Pete Herron, showed up in 2013 from Indiana. “I knew I didn’t want to stay out there, it just wasn’t my scene. I wanted to come out this way for a while but waited until I finished my first year in college back east,” Herron said. “It was right-place-right-time,” Henderson said. “We were looking everywhere for a drummer when Pete came into my work for a coffee, I noticed he had a drum key on his keychain and asked if he played. Shortly after that, he was already jamming with us.” The guys played as a three-piece band for about five shows with only a guitar, bass and drums, but felt something was missing. Photos by Dillon Jimenez “It took a couple shows for it to sink in. ABOVE: The band the Sock Puppets, is composed We just didn’t sound full as a band,” ArellanoHaring said. “We were missing something, and of (left to right), Pete Herron (drums), Zak Henderson (vocals, lead guitar), Aaron Arellanothat’s where Bob came in.” Senior history major Bob Waters joined the Haring (bass), and Bob Waters (guitar). They troop as the fourth man of the band for rhythm — all current and past students at NAU — are often heard playing shows at establishments in guitar. Waters said it was perfect timing to join. His downtown Flagstaff. RIGHT: Waters, Henderson old band, the Crocodile Brothers, were breaking and Arellano-Haring jam at Hops on Birch. Their up at the same time, so he was practicing with band, the Sock Puppets, have been playing music together since 2013. the Sock Puppets by the end of that same week. “Once Bob was in, I was stoked on our their music is something every player in the music,” Arellano-Haring said. “It was the first band enjoys, making shows a blast for the Sock time I felt like our band sounded perfect — it Puppets. was definitely the sound that we needed.” “We have a lot of awesome songs from The Sock Puppets have two favorite venues Johnny Cash to Black Sabbath to Led Zeppelin; where they enjoy playing: Hops on Birch and the anyone would be able to recognize half our set Flagstaff Brewery. list and sing along,” Arellano-Haring said. “[Flagstaff Brewery is] probably my favorite The Sock Puppets have great chemistry, not spot. So many people stop when walking by just on stage, but behind the scenes as well. With and half the people that stop, start dancing,” such a close-knit group, the question of what Arellano-Haring said. “It’s a really good feeling happens within practices and shows sparked to be able to get new people into our music.” some curiosity. “[Hops on Birch is] probably our most “We’re all friends so we push each other’s comfortable venue,” said Waters. “As friends, buttons sometimes at practice. There’s a good we’re all normally down there anyway so the staff amount of yelling involved, but it’s just in is always really stoked when we play.” the first hour when we’re learning new stuff,” Henderson continued to talk about how Arellano-Haring said.

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Lumberjacks drop final two of three game homestand

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he NAU women’s basketball team wrapped up its three-game home stand Jan. 16 at the Walkup Skydome against the Eastern Washington Eagles. After losing to Idaho Jan. 14, the Lumberjacks were looking to avoid losing their second game at home. The Eagles defeated the Lumberjacks 81–71, squashing the Jacks’ comeback effort. Eastern Washington shot 41 percent from the field while NAU only made 34.8 percent of their field goals. The Lumberjacks matched blows with the Eagles down the stretch after an abysmal first quarter. “Our intensity was just too low coming out from the get-go,” said junior point guard Rene Coggins Jan. 16. “I think that’s something that we saw against Idaho a little bit, and seeing it again today, that’s something we’re really going to have to work on; starting really strong.” After defeating Southern Utah 57–48 Jan. 9, the Lumberjacks dropped their matchup against Idaho Jan. 14, 72–51, due in large part to losing the rebound battle 51-33. Freshman center Alyssa Rader missed that game, but returned against Eastern Washington. Eastern Washington came out firing and started the game on a 17-4 run before the quarter was halfway over. During this stretch, they shot 70 percent from the field, and hit two out of four shots from three-point range. The Jacks only shot 33.3 percent and turned the ball over three times during that time frame. “We knew from the get-go it was going to be about defensive rebounding, and they came out and were on fire, hitting a couple big shots,” said head coach Sue Darling. “When they did miss shots, they got a few too many offensive rebounds, and so I thought that really hurt us in the first half.” After finishing the first quarter behind 25–14, the Jacks switched from a man-to-man to a threetwo zone defense during the second quarter before going back to their usual man-to-man defense in the second half. They were getting caught out of position in transition, and had to figure out a way to stop the bleeding, Darling said. Once their lethargic-looking first quarter was behind them, the Lumberjacks outscored the Eagles 57–56 the rest of the way. The lead was cut to as little as seven at several different points during the fourth quarter. NAU appeared to have all the momentum until a charging foul was called on freshman forward Kaliegh Paplow, giving her four fouls. She fouled out of the game minutes later. Eastern Washington was clutch at the free throw line during crunch time when NAU was forced to foul in order to stop the clock. “The second half was, I thought phenomenal,” Darling said. “And obviously we won the second half, but we have got to figure out how to come out and win the first half and second half, obviously.” Coggins and junior guard Taylor Leyva led the Lumberjacks in scoring with 17. Paplow added 16 points and Rader scored 10 to go along with her team-high 13 rebounds. Rader also recorded two crucial blocks on would-be lay-ups during the Lumberjacks’ comeback attempt. Eastern Washington improved to 11−6 on the season and remains undefeated at 5−0 sitting atop the Big Sky Conference with a share of first place. Senior guard Hayley Hodgins proved why she is one of the most feared competitors in the conference by reigning in 24 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and shooting a lights-out 15−16 from the free throw line. The Jacks will hit the road hoping to get their season on track as they will take on North Dakota Jan. 21. They will be looking to build on the stellar second half they played against Eastern Washington. “If we can just improve on the second half…The second half is the way we want to play,” Darling said. “I thought we played really, really smart basketball. I thought we played really hard together, and so we need to put 40 minutes together, and make it like that.” NAU finished off its longest home stand of the season shooting 33.7 percent from the field with a turnover ratio of 1.4 over three games.

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Lumberjack guard Rene Coggins, #1, shoots a basket against a failed block by Eastern Washington forward Alissa Sealby, #30, during a home game against Eastern Washington on Jan. 16 at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, Ariz. (Photo by Keely Damara)

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s the first track and field meet held at the Walkup Skydome in 2016 came to a close, junior anchor Isaiah Kennedy battled Grand Canyon senior anchor Josh Ralston to the finish line of the 4x400 meter relay. Kennedy beat out Ralston by a tenth of a second to give the Lumberjacks the last laugh. The NAU track and field program started off their six-week home stand hosting the Lumberjack Team Challenge Jan. 16 at the Walkup Skydome. The Lumberjacks hosted eight other colleges, including three teams from the Pac-12 conference. Thirty events were held, with the Lumberjacks participating in 21 events. Junior Brooke Andersen won the only individual title on the day for the Jacks in the women's weight throw with a throw of 18.47 meters. Senior DeShon Norris and juniors James Fisher, Kossi Tchenawou and Isaiah Kennedy gave NAU its second victory on the day in the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:16.05. “As a whole it was rough,” said head coach Eric Heins. “It’s the first meet of the year and you’re facing some Pac-12 competition and some really strong track and field programs. We got punched in the face a little bit but it couldn’t have ended better with that 4x400 with [Kennedy] holding off a great challenge from Grand Canyon.” Fisher, the reigning Big Sky indoor 200-meter dash champion, beat his title winning time from last season in the event with a time of 21.38 even though he lost the event to UCLA freshman Rai Benjamin by a tenth of a second. “I feel pretty good about [the meet],” Fisher said. “It was a good opener. I finished a lot better than what I opened with last season and that’s all we're trying to do. We are just trying to build on what we did last season.” The Big Sky Conference released its 2016 coaches’ preseason indoor track and field poll Jan. 15. The NAU men were projected to finish first in the Big Sky and the women were projected to finish second. “It’s nice appreciation shown by the other coaches to vote that way,” Heins said. “The men’s program lost a lot of guys from last season so we need to step up and replace all of those points.” NAU will not have to go on the road for a meet until Feb. 25 for the Big Sky Conference Indoor Championships in Bozeman, Mont. “It is nice when you get to sleep in your own bed and you get to the meet when you want to get to the meet instead of getting to a meet straight out of checking out of a hotel,” Heins said. “I think there are advantages to getting to sleep in your own room and being comfortable.” The Lumberjacks will be back on the track in the Walkup Skydome Jan. 22 for NAU Friday Night Duals at 3 p.m.

Sophomore sprinter James Fisher picks up the top qualifying mark in the men's 200m dash with a time of 21.45 at the Big Sky Championships Feb. 28, 2015. Fisher beat his BSC 200m time Jan. 16 at the Lumberjack Team Challenge with a time of 21.38. (Photo by Jasmine Coro)

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Loss of Martin makes back-to-back CIT Tournament appearances unlikely

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fter losing senior forward Jordyn Martin for the season due to injury, the NAU men’s basketball team has some tough sledding ahead of them with a 3-11 record if they want to make the CIT tournament once again. Here is a look at the opponents left on NAU’s Big Sky Conference (BSC) schedule for the rest of the season. Teams with stars next to their names signify home games held at the Walkup Skydome. Jan. 21: North Dakota* Overall record: 8-9 Conference record: 3-3 Leading scorer: junior guard Quinton Hooker; 18.6 points per game, 5.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists. Other notable players: freshman guard Geno Crandall; 10.4 points per game, 4.1 rebounds and 4 assists. 2015 rank in BSC: 10th Jan. 23: Northern Colorado* Overall record: 5-13 Conference record: 2-4 Leading scorer: junior guard Dallas Anglin; 17.9 points per game, 3.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists. Other notable players: junior guard Cameron Michael; 16.8 points per game, 6.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists. Junior guard Jordan Wilson; 14.2 points per game, 3.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists. 2015 rank in the BSC: 5th Jan. 28: Weber State, Feb. 20: Weber State* Overall record: 13-5 Conference record: 5-0 Leading scorer: senior center Joel Bolomboy; 18.2 points per game, 13.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists. Other notable players: junior guard Jeremy Senglin; 18.2 points per game, 3.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists. 2015 rank in BSC: 8th Jan. 30: Idaho State, Feb. 18: Idaho State* Overall record: 7-10 Conference record: 2-3 Leading scorer: junior guard Ethan Telfair; 17.8 points per game, 3.7 rebounds and 5.2 assists. Other notable players: sophomore guard Ali Faruq-Bey; 14.5 points per game, 2.4 rebounds and 1 assist. Freshman guard Geno Luzcando; 12.8 points per game, 4.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists. 2015 rank in the BSC: 11th

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Feb. 4: Eastern Washington* Overall record: 9-8 Conference record:

Leading scorer: senior guard Austin McBroom; 19.4 points per game, 2.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists. Other notable players: senior forward Venky Jois; 16.3 points per game, 8.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists. Junior forward Felix Von Hofe; 15.7 points per game, 3.5 rebounds and 1 assist. 2015 rank in the BSC: 1st

Feb. 6: Idaho* Overall record: 11-7 Conference record: 3-2 Leading scorer: sophomore guard Victor Sanders; 15.8 points per game, 3.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists. Other notable players: junior guard Perrion Callandret; 14.4 points per game, 4 rebounds and 2.1 assists. 2015 rank in the BSC: 7th

Feb. 11: Montana State Overall record: 7-11 Conference record: 2-4 Leading scorer: freshman guard Tyler Hall; 17.8 points per game, 5.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. Other notable players: senior guard Marcus Colbert; 16.3 points per game, 3 rebounds and 5.3 assists. 2015 rank in the BSC: 12th

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Feb. 13: Montana Overall record: 11-6 Conference record: 6-0 Leading scorer: senior forward Martin Breunig; 18.2 points per game 9.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists. Other notable players: junior guard Walter Wright; 11.5 points per game, 3.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists. 2015 rank in the BSC: 2nd

Feb. 27: Southern Utah* Overall record: 4-11 Conference record: 2-3 Leading scorer: senior guard Travon Langston; 13.1 points per game, 5.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists. Other notable players: junior guard Trey Kennedy; 12.1 points per game, 3.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists. 2015 rank in the BSC: 9th

Mar. 3: Portland State Overall record: 6-10 Conference record: 2-3 Leading scorer: senior forward Cameron Forte; 16.2 points per game, 8 rebounds and 1.9 assists. Other notable players: sophomore forward Isaiah Pineiro; 12.3 points per game, 6.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists. 2015 rank in the BSC: 6th

Mar. 5: Sacramento State Overall record: 8-8 Conference record: 1-4 Leading scorer: sophomore forward Justin Strings; 14 points per game, 6.5 rebounds and 1 assist. Other notable players: sophomore guard Marcus Graves; 13.4 points per game, 3.9 rebounds per game, 4.3 assists per game. 2015 rank in the BSC: 3rd

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BY ZACH ASHTON

ith the Big Sky Conference (BSC) schedule underway for the NAU women’s basketball team, the Lumberjacks have lost four out of their last five games to start off their conference schedule. Here is a look at the opponents left on NAU’s schedule for the rest of the season. Teams with stars next to their names signify home games held at the Walkup Skydome. Jan. 21: North Dakota Overall record: 6-11 Conference record: 2-4 Leading scorer: junior guard Makailah Dyer; 12.9 points per game, 3.2 assists and 3.9 rebounds. Other notable players: senior forward Mia Loyd; 11.6 points per game, 1.8 assists and 8.1 rebounds. 2015 rank in the BSC: 6th Jan. 23: Northern Colorado Overall record: 7-9 Conference record: 2-4 Leading scorer: sophomore guard Savannah Scott; 10.2 points per game, 2.4 assists and 4.4 rebounds. Other notable players: junior forward Kourteney Zadina; 9.9 points per game, 0.6 assists and 3.3 rebounds. 2015 rank in the BSC: 2nd Jan. 28: Weber State*, Feb. 20: Weber State Overall record: 12-4 Conference record: 4-1 Leading scorer: senior guard Regina Okoye; 16.9 points per game, 1.6 assists and 6.8 rebounds. Other notable players: junior guard Deeshyra Thomas; 10.8 points per game, 2.6 assists and 3.6 rebounds. 2015 rank in the BSC: 11th Jan. 30: Idaho State*, Feb. 18: Idaho State Overall record: 8-8 Conference record: 1-4 Leading scorer: junior guard Apiphany Woods; 13.8 points per game, 3.3 assists and 4.8 rebounds. Other notable players: senior forward Anna Policicchio; 12.4 points per game, 0.9 assists and 6.6 rebounds. 2015 rank in the BSC: 8th

Feb. 4: Eastern Washington Overall record: 11-6 Conference record: 5-0 Leading scorer: senior guard Hayley Hodgins; 19.8 points per game, 2.3 assists and 4.2 rebounds. Other notable players: sophomore forward Delaney Hodgins; 15.4 points per game, 2 assists and 6.9 rebounds. Junior forward Ashli Payne; 11.2 points per game, 1.4 assists and 8 rebounds. 2015 rank in the BSC: 4th

Feb. 13: Montana Overall record: 11-6 Conference record: 4-2 Leading scorer: junior forward Kayleigh Valley; 20 points per game, 1.3 assists and 6.9 rebounds. Other notable players: senior guard McCalle Feller; 18.1 points per game, 1.9 assists and 4 rebounds. 2015 rank in the BSC: 1st

Feb. 6: Idaho Overall record: 12-5 Conference record: 4-1 Leading scorer: sophomore forward Geraldine McCorkell; 13.9 points per game, 1 assist and 6.4 rebounds. Other notable players: senior guard Christina Salvatore; 11.5 points per game, 2.8 assists and 7 rebounds. 2015 rank in the BSC: 9th

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Leading scorer: senior forward Jasmine Hommes; 15.1 points per game, 1.4 assists and 5.2 rebounds. Other notable players: junior guard Peyton Ferris; 14.4 points per game, 1.3 assists and 6.1 rebounds. 2015 rank in the BSC: 7th

Feb. 27: Southern Utah Overall record: 3-13 Conference record: 0-5 Leading scorer: junior forward Jessica Richardson; 12.9 points per game, 1.1 assists and 8.1 rebounds. Other notable players: freshman guard Breanu Reid; 9.1 points per game, 2.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds. 2015 rank in the BSC: 10th

Mar. 2: Portland State* Overall record: 2-14 Conference record: 0-5 Leading scorer: freshman guard Michaela Kay; 9.9 points per game, 3.4 assists and 2.8 rebounds. Other notable players: sophomore guard Cici West; 8.2 points per game, 0.5 assists and 8.6 rebounds. 2015 rank in the BSC: 12th Mar. 4: Sacramento State Overall record: 6-10 Conference record: 3-2 Leading scorer: senior guard Adella Randle-El; 14.8 points per game, 2.3 assists and 4.5 rebounds. Other notable players: sophomore guard Maranne Johnson; 11.4 points per game, 2.6 assists and 4.1 rebounds. 2015 rank in the BSC: 3rd

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