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TOP: After the Oct. 5 scrimmage, Suns forward Channing Frye signs autographs for a young Suns fan. Once the scrimmage ended, the team did a 30-minute autograph signing for their fans at the Walkup Skydome. BELOW: Suns Head Coach Jeff Hornacek talks to the media about the team following the scrimmage. (Photos by AJ Jeske)
Suns reconnect with community following nine-year absence
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BY MAX COHEN
he Phoenix Suns training camp has returned to the city of Flagstaff from Sept. 30 to Oct. 5. This is the first time since 2004 Flagstaff has held this distinction. “We were obviously humbled and excited and welcome them with open arms,” said NAU vice president for Intercollegiate Athletics, Lisa Campos. “We have a tradition and a history with the Phoenix Suns, so to have them back on campus is just great exposure, not only for Flagstaff, but for the university.” According to Campos, NAU was an ideal location for athletes to train due to the high altitude and the facilities. Numerous world-class athletes, includ-
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he Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently fined the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) $136,000 for neglecting water safety standards on the Hopi reservation. The BIA was fined specifically for allowing the arsenic levels in the drinking water, which is supplied by their facility in Keams Canyon, to exceed safe standards and not properly monitoring or arsenic and other compounds. The fine is in addition to an order issued to the BIA in 2011, after which the BIA spent nearly $1 million installing an arsenic treatment system. Howard Shanker, a lawyer who often works with Native American tribes and specializes in water issues, said he is pleased by the EPA’s action. “I think it’s good that the EPA is holding the BIA accountable to be providing clean drinking water for Hopi,” Shanker said. “It’s nice that the BIA can’t get away with violating drinking water standards just because it’s a federal agency.” Lionel Puhuyesva, director of water resources for the Hopi reservation, said he thinks the action the EPA has taken gives the tribe an edge for the future. “I believe that [the fine] put us at more of a level where people can see that this is a serious issue and there are penalties for not being in compliance with it,” Puhuyesva said. Arsenic is naturally occurring, but less than ten micrograms per liter is allowed in drinking water. Long-
ing Olympic swimmers, cyclists and runners, have been drawn to Flagstaff for this very reason. “There has been quite a long history in Flagstaff of elite athletes coming up to our elevation to do training and incorporate that high-altitude training into their regimens,” said Joanne Hudson, public relations specialist with the City of Flagstaff Convention and Visitors Bureau. “Athletes just find that coming to Flagstaff, where you have the elevation and you have people who live here and are experts on training here to work with, is just a great benefit for them.” The support of the fans and the local community may have helped be a service to the team, which looks to surpass last season’s record of 25-57. “Whether it’s the Olympians [or] whether it’s
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[a] professional team, such as the Phoenix Suns, the northern Arizona and Flagstaff community really embraces all this diversity that we were able to offer to folks to come train,” Campos said. The Suns have a long history of training at the Mountain Campus. The first training camp hosted by the city of Flagstaff took place in 1986. This was the training camp where Jeff Hornacek, the current head coach for the Phoenix Suns, and assistant coaches Kenny Gattison and Mark West trained when they were members of the NAU team. Campos started talks a few months ago to bring the Suns back to Flagstaff. “We have a lot of contacts, mutual contacts besee SUNS page 9
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Oct. 6 At 6:55 a.m., staff at Reilly Hall reported a resident had fallen out of her bed and cut her head. Northern Arizona University Police Department (NAUPD), Flagstaff Fire Department (FFD) and Guardian Medical Transportation (GMT) responded and transported the student to Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC) for treatment. At 12:34 a.m., staff at Sechrist Hall reported a subject refusing to leave a student’s room. NAUPD officers dispatched and asked the subject to leave after a trespassing warning. The subject was later arrested for loitering. At 6:08 p.m., staff at Pine Ridge Village reported an odor of marijuana. An officer dispatched and the subjects were deferred to Student Life for possession. At 10:05 p.m., a fire alarm was activated at Sechrist Hall. NAUPD and FFD responded and found that the alarm was caused by burnt food. Oct. 5 At 1:08 a.m., staff at Sechrist Hall reported an extremely intoxicated subject. NAUPD, FFD and GMT responded. One student was transported to Flagstaff Medical Center for treatment and cited for underage consumption. At 1:50 a.m., an officer reported four individuals on the fourth floor of the San Francisco Parking
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Structure. One subject was deferred to Student Life for possession of marijuana. At 2:35 a.m., a resident at Mountain View reported a man had threatened him with a knife. Three officers were dispatched, but the subject was gone on arrival. At 1:00 p.m., NAUPD received a report of an individual with a possible ankle fracture at the South Recreation Fields. An officer, FFD and GMT responded and the subject was transported to FMC for treatment. Oct. 4 At 2:06 p.m., an officer reported he found marijuana in his patrol vehicle. It is unknown when it was left in the vehicle. At 4:15 p.m., staff at University Union reported a suspicious person in the field house. Two officers responded and the subject agreed to leave campus. Oct. 3 At 6:32 a.m., staff at Facilities Management Annex reported graffiti on a bus shelter behind the annex. An officer dispatched to investigate. The case was closed after all leads were exhausted. At 2:43 p.m., an officer initiated a bicycle stop on Knoles Drive at Cline Library. A University Bicycle citation was issued for a stop sign violation.
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s we enter day 10 of the government shutdown, assuming it does not re-
Oct. 2 solve before this hits newsstands, more programs and facilities will gradAt 9:25 a.m., an ually begin to close. The U.S. Forest Service has now closed all campofficer stopped a subject at Franklin St. and Lone Tree grounds in Flagstaff, with the gates locked until spring. For students, this may not St. be a concern. It would depend on if you actually have an interest in an outdoor The individual was arrested on an active lifestyle. warrant with Coconino County Sherriff ’s Office. However, the city of Flagstaff will now begin to lose some of its tourism rev-
enue with the surrounding area’s lengthy closures. For the first week, hotels and
At 10:57 p.m., a student reported several individuals restaurants may have seen a greater flow of customers as people changed their disturbing the peace near travel plans at the last minute. With the shutdown now more than a week long, South Village Apartments. most people simply will not plan on heading to town. An officer arrived and the subjects complied when With a possibly calmer city, the students of NAU can now enjoy the coming asked to leave.
snowfall. For freshmen, this may be your first experience with winter weather. It
Oct. 1 might seem exciting at first, but be prepared to walk to class in a blizzard while At 7:03 a.m., staff at Drury Inn reported a slipping all over the place. Even if you fall on the iced-over walkways, do not worwoman sleeping in the ry. It has happened to everyone. lobby restroom. Two officers responded Enjoy this week’s paper. and the intoxicated subject was arrested for secondThank you for reading, degree trespassing. At 6:11 p.m., staff at the Health and Learning Center reported a student with a dislocated shoulder. NAUPD, FFD and GMT responded, but the subject refused transport. Sept. 30 At 3:52 a.m., an officer contacted an individual while conducting a patrol of Lot 3. The underage subject was cited and released for minor consumption and warned of trespassing. At 4:24 p.m., NAUPD received a report of a persistent magazine salesman approaching students at Tinsley Hall. The subject was warned of trespassing and escorted off campus.
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Flagstaff city council elections moved to next fall under legislative bill
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BY AMY OWINGS
lagstaff City Council candidate elections will be moved to fall 2014 to comply with a new state law aimed at increasing voter turnout and saving money. The Arizona Legislature passed a bill in 2012 that included a new statute saying city council candidate elections must be held in the fall of even-numbered years, just like state and federal elections. The statute is intended to save money and increase voter turnout for local elections by tying them to elections in which people show up for in greater numbers. Supporters of the law think if more individuals are already in the mindset of voting for state and federal elections, they will be more apt to focus on council elections as
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However, the cities of Phoenix and Tucson challenged the statute in court under the accusation it violated the ability of charter cities to make their own decisions regarding elections. The cities won the case in the Pima County Superior Court, but the state of Arizona is currently appealing the decision. A decision on the appeal could be too late to revert next year’s elections back to the springtime. For this reason, Flagstaff City Council is going to move elections to the fall in accordance with the statute rather than wait for another court decision. Flagstaff ’s mayor, along with certain members of the City Council, said they were against the statute and felt the city should have the power to schedule elections.
“While I appreciate the intent of the state law to encourage higher voter turnout,” said Council Member Jeff Oravits, “I believe that local governments should be deciding when to hold their elections. This should be a local decision.” Other council members made connections to national issues of power between the federal government and the states. “It is rather ironic that our state legislature, which is notorious for claiming that the federal government should not interfere with state matters, saw fit in 2012 to pass a law that dictates when cities, including those that have a charter, must hold their candidate elections,” said Council Member Celia Barotz. Mayor Jerry Nabours stated he also prefers the current system
of having council elections in the spring. “I prefer the spring so that people can focus on the city issues and candidates without all the distractions of other state and federal issues, candidates and relentless advertising,” Nabours said. The movement to the fall means the candidate general election will now take place on Nov. 4, giving an extension to the terms of some council members. “My term will be extended by six months, along with the terms of the mayor and Council Members Woodson and Overton,” said Barotz. “We will now all be up for re-election in November 2014 [rather than May 2014].” The law only applies to candidate races and therefore, does
not affect elections on ballot issues. There may or may not be ballot elections in the spring of 2014. There is currently one ballot issue that could be voted on in the spring, which is a public vote on the regional plan. The regional plan is a developmental and preservation guide for the city, which is updated every 10 years. “Right now, the public vote on the regional plan is the only issue that is being considered for a May election,” Nabours said. “If that is the only issue, it may be postponed until November.” If Phoenix and Tucson win the appeal, elections may be moved back to the spring. For now, though, the voters will decide who is in Washington and Phoenix at the same time as who is in the Council Chambers on Aspen.
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Random Rab [9 p.m./ The Green Room] FRIDAY, OCT. 11 Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival [All Day/The Orpheum] NAU Theatre presents: On New Beginnings [7:30 p.m./The Studio Theatre] DJ Vadim with Dub Squad [9 p.m./The Green Room] SATURDAY, OCT. 12 Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival [All Day/The Orpheum]
The Payback [9 p.m./Charly’s Pub] The Magic Beans [10 p.m./The Green Room] SUNDAY, OCT. 13 Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival [All Day/The Orpheum] Karaoke Night [8 p.m. /The Green Room] MONDAY, OCT. 14 NAU Wind Symphony [ 3 p.m./Ardrey Auditorium]
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CORRECTIONS - In the Oct. 3 issue of The Lumberjack, Associate Sports Editor Vincent Peña’s last name was spelled incorrectly. The Lumberjack regrets this error. - The Lumberjack also regrets the misspelling of President John Haeger’s last name on the front page.
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Local favorite shuts its doors BY GARY COLLINS
After 50 years in business, El Charro closed its puerta this year. The head of the business, Gilbert Montoya, and the head of the family that ran it, is no longer around to tell us the story of the venerable Mexican cowboy. Montoya died in 2012. If the head cannot tell the story, hear it from the heart. Gilbert Montoya’s son-in-law, Frank Chavez, ran the business for Montoya the two years before it was sold. “My father-in-law took it over from his uncle. His uncle handed it down and his name was Dan Castillo,” Chavez said. “It used to be The Spanish Inn at first. His uncle changed the name to El Charro.” When Castillo died, his wife Clarita took over El Charro. Montoya’s wife of 50 years, Carlotta Montoya, remembers going to help their aunt. “He and I went in there and we helped Auntie Clarita a lot. The little old lady was a feisty little thing, I mean for as old as she was,” Montoya said. Carlotta had misgivings, though, about the commitment. “I didn’t really want him to take the restaurant, because he was working for the city. He worked from HOPI front page
-term exposure to arsenic can cause skin damage, circulatory problems and increased cancer risks. Puhuyesva also said he thinks a lot of problems arose when drinking water safety standards were changed some years ago. “Ever since the maximum contaminant level got lowered in 2006, it put not just the Hopi tribe but a lot of other places on and off reservation out of compliance,” Puhuyesva said. The Keams Canyon station supplies approximately 1,000 people in 400 to 600 homes. Leroy Shingoitewa, chairman of the Hopi tribal council on the
there for 10 years. Auntie talked to him and he came to me one day and he says, ‘Carlotta, do you want to help me? Auntie wants us to take over the restaurant,’” Montoya said. “And then you know, with six kids, aye, ya, yay, it was kind of hard,” Montoya said. Those children turned out to be part of El Charro’s success. “They all helped at the restaurant. My girls were the waitresses. My sons, not so much little Gilbert, but my oldest, my oldest son Christopher [helped]. He helped his dad a lot. He was there for his father,” Montoya said. “[He] helped him manage the restaurant because Gilbert got sick there for a while from his heart.” Those children were also the life of El Charro. “There’s a lot of good memories there. The family grew up there,” Chavez said. “All the kids would come there after school to do their homework . . . A lot of good memories are going to be lost.” Gilbert Montoya began working for his uncle as a young boy. “He worked for his uncle when he was twelve years old. He was their dishwasher there. Eventually, I guess, his uncle taught him how to cook,” Carlotta said.
Hopi reservation, said even with Keams Canyon repaired, reservation residents are still at risk. Shingoitewa said students can only rely on clean water at their schools, not in their village homes. “When they are home, they are back on the system, the water system in the community,” Shingoitewa said. Both Shanker and Puhuyesva agree economics are at the root of the problem, not just in the Keams Canyon BIA facility, but on a larger scale. Shanker said small federal facilities and tribal-run utilities have problems larger companies do not because of less ratepayers.
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“His passion was just cooking. He had the biggest heart. I mean anybody who would go in there and wanted a burrito or something, he would just give it to them. You know, ‘Sit down, get out of the cold.’” Chavez said. “You know he was the most generous man I had ever met.” Carlotta also spoke of Jorge, a man who had been with them for 20 years. “He was just one of those men who came into work. He was illegal; an illegal young man. You know, in those days nobody checked you for anything or anything,” Montoya said. “He’s like my son, my adopted son.” When Montoya passed away last year and the restaurant had to be sold, Carlotta thought of Jorge. “It hurt my heart when I closed the restaurant because I said, ‘Where are you going to go?’” Carlotta said. “You know, it’s like taking another part of me from my heart,” Montoya said. “I remember Gilbert and I; we worked. I mean, we worked that place with all our heart and our soul, you know? I just give thanks to God that it fed us and kept us well dressed.” El Charro closed this year. A place built by family has created El Charro shut down in September after 50 years of memories of a lifetime. It has passed serving local families. The cafe, located on San Francisco on, yet endures. Street, will now be the home of a new restaurant. (Photo by
“It really comes down to a question of money,” Shanker said. “Oftentimes when you have these big water companies, these water systems are self-funding because you’re charging people a water bill every month. But when you only have 100 or 300 people on your system, it doesn’t generate enough income to pay personnel or to pay upkeep or ensure compliance.” Puhuyesva said it costs a great deal to make sure not just federal facilities but all facilities are in compliance with drinking water safety standards. “This problem isn’t just with BIA, it is with other facilities out here. We are trying to remedy
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those situations as well, but just like everything else in Indian country, economics plays a big factor in everything that goes on out here. It’s one of those things that is hard for Indian populations to come back into compliance when such orders are issued.” The issue of arsenic contamination is more widespread, affecting approximately 4,000 people on the reservation. Shanker said he thinks drinking water standards need to be taken seriously, not just for what they check for now but what they will check for in the future. “Clearly, water supply systems need to strictly adhere to and strictly comply with drinking
water standards, the maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) that are set by the U.S. EPA,” Shanker said. “I think the only real downside is they need to create MCLs for additional pollutants, because of all our industrial and personal uses and stuff seeping into the aquifers, there’s a lot of stuff showing up in our drinking water now, even after it’s treated, that is not tested for.” Shingoitewa said personal responsibility of addressing the problem lies with him. “If I ignore the problem, I say, ‘ There isn’t an arsenic issue,’” Shingoitewa said. “We have to be aware of our health issues.”
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tween the Phoenix Suns and NAU. There’s actually some [NAU] alum that work for the Phoenix Suns. So, we started conversations a couple months ago and said, ‘How can we figure how to make this work?’ We’ve done it before in the past and we put a proposal together and they accepted it, and they’re here,” Campos said. The presence of the Suns in Flagstaff may have benefited not only the team, but the city as well. Having the team and staff here resulted in a week of steady business, Hudson explained. The public scrimmage that took place on Oct. 5 was also expected to entice visitors and fans to come from out of town. “Any time you have a professional sports organization hosting an event in your area, it’s a great attraction for fans and visitors,” Hudson said. Organizers hoped to have numerous out-of-town visitors watch the scrimmage and then remain for the weekend to enjoy other Flagstaff activities. The true economic impact will not be known until LEFT: Guard Eric Bledsoe falls back from guard Ish Smith while taking a shot. The Suns scrimmage was a part of their spring training at Northern ArNovember when the reports are izona University in the Walkup Skydome Oct. 5. (Photo by Zach Youngberg) RIGHT: Multiple children gather around the Phoenix Suns Gorilla for a quick autograph. (Photo by AJ Jeske) released.
Need-based assistance services face funding cuts
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BY CALEB SAFT
omeless shelters in the Flagstaff area have fewer resources than ever while heading into some of the busiest months of the year. Debbie Wallace, administrative director at the local Sonshine Ministries, said a drop in private donations is making it harder to help the Flagstaff homeless population. “All our funding is private,” Wallace said. “We don’t get any government funding. It’s all by donations [from] individuals, businesses, churches.” Economic circumstances are making it harder to support a Flagstaff homeless population, which according to Wallace has tripled in the last three years. Other community and volunteer organizations, such as the
grassroots relocation service Inn Transitions, have also felt the burden of a decrease in donations. Inn Transitions is a local Flagstaff service that provides temporary housing to individuals and families — often the homeless who are facing economic hardship. Lynette Dybee, executive director of Inn Transitions, said most of those she has assisted are “on a limited social security income of less than $1,000 a month.” Dybee compared the situation to that of a polar bear. “The economy has really caused people to uproot and try to find the next iceberg to land on,” Dybee said. “They’re great swimmers, but the pieces of ice they rely on are becoming farther and farther and fewer between, so they’re drowning or running out of energy before they can find a good safe
place.” Wallace said the needs of these individuals fluctuate through the year. “Summer is usually our busiest time here at the men’s shelter, because people who make homeless a lifestyle come up from Phoenix because it’s really hot,” Wallace said. “Our extremes would be around the holidays — the dead of winter when the weather is really bad,” Dybee said. Most need-based assistance services in Flagstaff receive no government funding and, while donations sometimes come from businesses, they are almost exclusively from private sources. The smallest community-based organizations are often the hardest hit. Dybee applied for community foundation funding earlier in the year, but stated the funding she applied for was
not due to come through until October. Due to large numbers of injured or disabled persons leaving hospitals and needing assistance, Dybee and others have been trying to tap into local funding from the Flagstaff Medical Center. “Apparently, there was just a barrage of applications and the funding went to stronger organizations,” Dybee said. “Most of my phone calls right now are coming from the hospital. A lot of people come to Flagstaff and if they get injured to the extent that they cannot maneuver very well and then are compromised enough that they end up at the emergency room. A lot of people have called. Social workers have called from the hospital looking for a place to discharge these folks.” Whether they are just pass-
ing through, seeking a permanent home or injured to the point where they can no longer work, most of these people did not intend to be in such a situation. “Ninety percent of our people do not choose to be homeless,” Wallace said. “There are some people, and not just here, that choose homeless for one reason or another. Those who are homeless can be so for any number of reasons, it can be from mental illness, it can be addiction, it can be the economy. They lose their job, lose one paycheck and they’ve lost their house.” With their funding dried up and requests for assistance up to record levels, these small community service organizations are weathering tough economic times, trying to keep those who cannot support themselves afloat long enough to reach the next iceberg of support.
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Snowbowl to open in November Snow certain regardless of weather
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his winter will see a long ski season and the introduction of new promotions at Arizona Snowbowl Ski Resort. November will begin the first ski season in history Snowbowl can guarantee a ski season. Beginning the day after Thanksgiving, the resort will open for at least four months — regardless of whether there is snow in the forecast. This ability comes from the snowmaking technology the resort has implemented. This technology allows snow to be manufactured as long as night-time temperatures and humidity are below a certain level. “Snowbowl has one of the best climates for snow-making, with cold temperatures and low humidity,” said Snowbowl General Manager J.R. Murray. “Without it, we don’t know when we are going to open or how long we are going to stay open.” According to the Arizona Snowbowl website, the process of snow-making includes sending water through a machine called a “snowgun,” in which the water is broken into small particles by compressed air. Once the particles leave the machine, they freeze in the cold outside air and fall to the ground as snow. The snow used for snow-making comes from treated wastewater, a practice that has created controversy in the past. When snow-making started this past December, environmentalists, Native Americans and others protested. Environmentalists were worried the water contained impurities that are unsafe for human contact. Certain Native American groups, like the Hopis, also believe the San Francisco Peaks are sacred and did not want them tainted with the manufactured snow. However, Snowbowl won multiple court cases over the issue of the reclaimed wastewater and is therefore proceeding with snow-making. The manufactured snow usually is used to form a base layer of two to three feet of on the trails, at which point it is covered by natural snowfall. The snow-making process helps the snow last longer, which results in a longer season. The amount of natural snowfall Snowbowl will receive this winter is unclear. “This winter we’re in El Niño Neutral,” said Flagstaff meteorologist Lee Born. “In El
Niño Neutral, the ocean waters are average and that means there’s equal chances of below average, average and above average precipitation. So, every amount of [snowfall] is just as likely. People around town are feeling like it’s going to be a wet winter, because we just came out of a wet summer . . . but summer and winter are completely uncorrelated.” This season, Snowbowl is also partnering with other ski resorts in a promotion called the “Powder Alliance.” Any season pass that is purchased through Snowbowl also can be used at 11 other ski resorts, for a maximum of three days at each. This includes resorts in Colorado and California, along with other resorts across the western region. Bonnie Stevens, a public relations consultant, added that many NAU students could find jobs at Snowbowl. “There are many jobs for college students, mostly day shifts that can work around class schedules,” Stevens said. “These include jobs in areas such as retail, equipment rental . . . the children’s learn to ski program . . . and snow plowing.”
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Flagstaff meterologists predict an El Niño winter. The Snowbowl season will begin in November with the help of snow-making machinery. (Photo by Holly Mandarich)
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Government shutdown results in limited impact at NAU
The National Park Service office in the Applied Research and Development Building on NAU’s campus shuts its doors due to the government shutdown. (Photo by Holly Mandarich)
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s the shutdown of the federal government entered its second week, the impact on NAU remained slight. While national parks like Walnut Canyon and the Grand Canyon are not open for the time being and federal offices such as the National Park Service located on campus are closed. NAU director of Public Affairs Thomas Bauer noted that at the present time “no NAU offices will be closed.” Presently, both sides on the national level have been unable to resolve the differences that divide them. With the country approaching its debt ceiling limit on Oct. 17, uncertainty prevails as to what course the economy will take. If the shutdown is protracted, its effects on NAU may grow. “If it drags on, it could impact federal funding agencies for research and grants, federal financial aid and veteran’s benefits. Veterans who are already in the pipeline will not be impacted,” Bauer said. One area of the university that has been affected already, though minimally, is NAUsponsored research projects. According to Wilma Ennenga, the director of the Office of Grant and Contract Services, three projects had to suspend operations. “I have been informed one of them formally, as is required by the Office of Management and Budgets (OMB) regulations on this. Two of them I have learned about anecdotally after the fact. As I said, in one case some people were going to go down to Tucson this weekend to a USGS (United States Geological Survey) facility and they aren’t going to do that now,” Ennenga said. The impact could have been worse but coincidence played a large part in limiting the impact. “It could have been more extensive, if we
had had people at the national labs . . . and we do have people at the national labs occasionally. They just aren’t there right now. We do have projects that have heavy federal involvement and would fit the guidelines where they should be suspended, but it is just not right now when the federal input is required, “ Ennenga said. As it is, Ennenga has had to furlough oneand-a half full-time equivalent positions. One of these individuals was employed for 40 hours per week and the other for 20. Ennenga did raise the concern these furloughed employees may not receive the benefit of retroactive pay once the shutdown is over. The House of Representatives voted Oct. 5 to approve back pay for furloughed government employees. Though President Barack Obama has indicated he will sign the legislation, the bill has not come to a vote in the Senate. Whether it is eventually signed into law or not, it will not affect NAU’s furloughed staff members. To receive retroactive pay, non-federal workers who are furloughed would have to be the beneficiaries of separate legislation. “We would have to, for that to happen. I don’t expect that to happen; we would have to have a federal-wide authorization to do that,” Ennenga said. The issue of back pay and other effects of the shutdown do not take into account the amount of work performed by university officials in preparation of contingencies related to this event. Ennenga herself performed an additional 30 hours of work, not to mention the work her staff put in. This extra work, though not as extensive as Ennenga’s, is university-wide. “NAU is monitoring the status of discussions [in Washington] closely and will be evaluating impacts on an ongoing basis,” Bauer said.
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Editorial&Opinion Arizona’s National Park employees feeling effects of gov. shutdown
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STAFF EDITORIAL
ith a check and balance system in place between the legislative and executive branches of the United States Government, disagreements are to be expected. Different views and beliefs remain the foundation of the stars and stripes, symbolizing the lack of right or wrong in political beliefs, no matter how ludicrous some might subjectively seem. America’s political system was formulated to thrive on compromise between differing beliefs, a notion that seems to have escaped both parties at the U.S. Capitol and White House. The country’s citizens sent members of both parties to Washington to keep the democratically-fueled machine oiled and rust-free. Unfortunately, both parties cracked under the pressure of leading their 314 million countrymen to further star-spangled prosperity. In Arizona, the dark shadow cast by the government shutdown reached the rickety plateau of Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP). According to the Arizona Daily Sun, 2,200 employees remain stranded in the park without food or the money to acquire any. Granted, more than two-thirds of those stuck are privately employed concessionaire workers, but their current lack of work still remains a direct result of the shutdown. Among other federally funded programs deemed non-essential by Washington, the current closure of national parks alone has left around 20,000 federal employees out of work throughout the nation. Mind you, that number excludes others who work in the park for varying services. Likewise, around 60 employees at the Flagstaff Area National Monuments (FANM) will be furloughed during Washington’s puerile standoff. Accordingly, tree-huggers hoping to attend Wupatki, Sunset Crater and Walnut Canyon National Monuments will be told to kick rocks elsewhere. Even the newly appointed director of Park Services at the three properties acknowledged the possibility of his own temporary ousting. With impacts from the shutdown reaching so close to NAU, it would seem logical the university itself might also feel a slight tremor from Capitol Hill. Thankfully, director of the NAU Office of Public Affairs Tom Bauer told the Arizona Daily Sun any “short term impact [for NAU] will be minimal.” If only GNCP and FANM employees could say the same about their own turf. The dismal circumstances currently surrounding the country still leave room for do-gooders to make their presence felt. U2’s front man would nod approvingly knowing the misfortune cast upon stranded GCNP hasn’t deterred the rest of the nation’s sense of American camaraderie. While Washington remains preoccupied with their political belief-war, the good folks at St. Mary’s Food Bank are shipping in 600 boxes of food to the stranded park workers. As a spokesperson for the organization pointed out, workers in GCNP “count on that paycheck to get them through the week, so missing out on even one has a big impact.” This is why the 2,200 workers are stuck in the park — they have no money for transportation. The shutdown seems to be far from the forefront of Washington’s mind. Everyday citizens have taken to looking after those bearing the brunt of this failure to communicate, while the circus remains pitched deep on Capitol Hill. Each party is dead set on getting its agenda recognized, but both have so far refused to consider the others. Neither side has been willing to lose face and give in, but the stakes are getting too high. Until Congress gets off its collective ass and addresses what has become the elephant on the Hill, no economic reinvigoration will ripple out of America’s capital. Editor’s note: Opinion Editor Tom Blanton wrote this article on behalf of the staff.
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Political Cartoon by Brian Regan
Israel denies nuclear non-proliferation treaty with Iran
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hen the new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani asked Israel to sign the nuclear nonproliferation treaty in the Middle East at the last United Nations general assembly, he may as well have been asking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to show whether he was wearing underwear. Luckily for Netanyahu, he didn’t have to sign the paper that would’ve enacted a nuclear-free zone. Israel, along with India, Pakistan and North Korea, maintains a state of nuclear ambiguity in the UN, which is something like a fake mustache they can put onto missiles to make politicians look the other way. While it might be nice having nuclear LEVI STALLINGS weapons in a world that could blow itself up whenever it felt like it, Israel’s refusal to agree to the treaty was a missed opportunity to take a serious step in creating peace for the Middle East. The Israeli Nuclear Capabilities measure would have required Israel to stop making nuclear weapons, disarm its existing ones and allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to audit its nuclear facilities, but Israel, along with 50 other countries, voted against Rouhani’s proposal. In spite of overwhelming evidence of having nukes of its own, Israel thinks further investigations into Iran’s nuclear program are necessary, even though there has been no direct evidence from past IAEA inspections to suggest Iran is building weapons of mass destruction. As usual, the U.S. sided with Israel. But instead of vocally voting against Rouhani’s request, the U.S. should’ve used this opportunity to awkwardly reach back out to Iran, our past lover who we only just started talking to again for the first time in 34 years. We haven’t been on speaking terms with Iran since 1979, when the CIA-supported Shah was overthrown by the Iranian people. After working with the U.S. and England for almost three decades, Shah Pahlavi was replaced by an Islamist Republic. That, among other things, ended the long-standing deal allowing British interests to claim 85 percent of Iran’s oil profits. But about two dozen
nuclear power plants built through cooperation with the Ford administration remained in Iran, sparking global controversy over whether the new Iranian government might use its nuclear program to enrich uranium to weapons-grade levels. Iran has always denied these allegations, and a September 2004 fatwa issued by past-theocratic Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini made it clear that “the production, stockpiling and use of nuclear weapons are forbidden under Islam.” Despite this, the Israeli government still thinks the Iranians may want to use nuclear weapons against them, even if they’ve been playing thermonuclear chicken with the world since they first built one in the late ‘60s — allegedly. Given its ambiguous status in the UN, Israel doesn’t have to admit if it has nuclear weapons, yet still imposes restrictions on Iran’s nuclear energy program like they want to have their yellowcake and eat it too. While there is no end in sight to the debate over whether Iran actually wants to build nukes, it is believed Israel currently owns somewhere between 75 and 400, with many of them likely pointed in the direction of Iran. Pakistan, Iran’s closest ally, is believed to possess between 90 and 110 nukes, and is likely one of Israel’s main deterrents from taking a more active role in disrupting the lives of the Iranian people more than they already have. The cost of Pakistan’s protection is a share in the looming threat of nuclear war, but Rouhani is doing more to prevent an apocalypse than any other leader in the region. “The world has waited too long for nuclear disarmament,” said Rouhani after the measure was voted down, and added that disarmament “should be implemented in a comprehensive and non-discriminatory manner.” Rouhani is now encouraging all countries to represent themselves at a future conference on eliminating weapons from the Middle East. If the U.S. can use the recent thaw in relations with Iran to negotiate any future agreements, it may still be possible to create Rouhani’s nuclear-free zone — but America probably won’t want to give up its own nukes anytime soon.
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Montgomery’s Roe v. Wade petition a waste of time
ecently, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review its historic Roe v. Wade decision. Apparently, Montgomery needs a lesson in constitutional law. This past April, Gov. Jan Brewer signed HB 2036, the Mother’s Health and Safety Act. The problem: HB 2036 was glaringly unconstitutional. In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruled a woman’s decision to have an abortion is a legal right to privacy under the 14th Amendment’s due process clause. It also allows states to make laws that regulate abortions after the fetus is viable — approximately 24 weeks into pregnancy. Among other restrictions, HB 2036 would have effectively banned non-emergency abortions after 20 weeks. Rightfully so, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit ALLIE WEINTRAUB against the statute on behalf of several Arizona OBGYNs, and in May, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ultimately found HB 2036 unconstitutional and inherently at odds with the precedent set in Roe v. Wade. In a perfect world, the Court of Appeal’s decision would have resolved the issue and the article would end here. In a perfect world, however, Montgomery would not be attorney general nor file a useless petition asking the Supreme Court to change the Roe v. Wade ruling. Fortunately, the Court will likely recognize the appeal’s invalidity on constitutional grounds and reject it. However, Montgomery’s petition is still irresponsible. Costs expended to fight the state’s legal battles will come straight from taxpayers’ wallets. Because banning abortions after 20 weeks has already been found unconstitutional, this battle cannot be won and therefore is a waste of resources and money — even for constituents who may have supported HB 2036. Both the original law and Montgomery’s petition attempt to limit a woman’s right to an abortion under the guise of “emerging science” purporting fetuses can feel pain at 20 weeks into the pregnancy — a claim that has proven to be largely unfounded. According to an article by The Associated Press, researchers from the University of California — San Francisco said the data they reviewed from numerous medical studies prove fetuses are biologically “incapable of feeling pain until around the seventh month of pregnancy.” Late-term abortions are rare; most women who have abortions do so well before seven months into pregnancy. Ninety-eight percent of abortions occur before 21 weeks or about 5 months, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HB 2036 also lists a number of possible “long-term and short-term physical and psychological complications” of having an abortion including cardiac arrest, organ damage, depression and even death. As with any medical procedure, some risks are involved, but HB 2036 exaggerates the effects, given that only one percent of women who have an abortion will experience any type of medical complication due to the procedure. In fact, giving birth causes more deaths than having an abortion. In 2008, the American Psychological Association Task Force on Mental Health and Abortion, through researching and compiling numerous empirical studies, concluded there to be no trend linking having an abortion with adverse psychological effects. Truthfully, it is unlikely Montgomery’s appeal originates from any kind of real concern for women or their unborn fetuses. Perhaps his petition is nothing more than a statement formulated to cater to anti-abortion interest groups in hopes of garnering funds for his next campaign;,a plea to conservative voters to further his political career. In any case, both HB 2036 and Montgomery’s subsequent appeal to the Supreme Court seek to involve the government in a highly personal decision that should ultimately remain between a woman and her doctor.
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An open letter to our supposed representatives
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ear Congress, How are you folks doing? I know it’s been a pretty rough time for you right now, what with the government shutdown and the impending refrain of the debt ceiling debate and the fact that nearly everyone in the country thinks you ought to be fired, if not outright shot. I mean, it’s really not looking good on that score. A 10 percent approval rating? Ten percent? Public opinion hasn’t been this united on how much Congress sucks since . . . ever, actually. To be sure, the government shutdown has a lot to do with that, since the whole MILES SCHNEIDERMAN stupid mess makes it look like you couldn’t agree on which anniversary edition of Star Wars to pop into the DVD player. I mean, Congress really has one primary job as dictated by the Constitution, and that job is to pass a budget and fund the government. When you can’t even do that much, it’s hard to blame people for pulling out the pitchforks. Of course, one thing you have been able to do is pass the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which some call Obamacare — and which is now starting to go into effect, regardless of the shutdown. Getting Obamacare into law was a real struggle, but you made it happen. Even the Supreme Court said it was constitutional. After that fight ended, you’d think even the extreme wing of the Republican party would move on to other battles, particularly because Obamacare was modeled after an old healthcare plan that was hatched by the right-wing Heritage Foundation think tank. The Republicans should have been happy with this, or at least accepted it when the nation’s highest court gave it the green light. Instead, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives tried to repeal or defund Obamacare 42 times, eventually tying their irrational demands to the budget bill in an attempt to get their way by sheer intimidation. The Democrat-controlled Senate and Obama, totally over this whole Republican obstructionism thing, replied the issue was no longer under discussion, and they would not
allow themselves to be politically blackmailed. The result, of course, was the shutdown. There are a lot of different people in your ranks being blamed for this, Congress, but for the most part, they’re just blaming you as a whole. Hey, don’t worry about it. Everything is going to be okay. I mean, none of you are about to lose your jobs or anything. Most of you are a lock to get re-elected no matter what the approval numbers are; it’s easy when you can redraw the maps of your districts so you only have to represent people who already agree with you. Hell, you’re even getting paid during the government shutdown, while 800,000 federal workers are being forced to take an unpaid leave of absence. Good thing your paycheck comes out of mandatory federal spending instead of discretionary spending, huh? As you probably know, discretionary spending is where national parks and monuments get their funding, along with education programs like Head Start and aid programs like Meals on Wheels. None of that “nonessential” stuff is working right now. You know what’s not funded by discretionary spending? Obamacare! That’s right, Obamacare is mostly funded by a new tax and other mechanisms that fall in the realm of mandatory spending. That means Congressional Republicans shut down a decent portion of the federal government over a law that will not be at all affected by said shutdown. There’s an accomplishment you can be proud of. Anyway, just wanted to make sure you were keeping that collective chin up. Remember, the key to victory is not cooperation or compromise, but to wail incoherently at the other guys like a petulant toddler. After all, you have no reason to actually represent the people of this country; almost all of you are getting re-elected no matter how poorly you do your jobs. Ten percent, schmen percent; until Americans finally wise up and realize that the system they’ve been taught to believe in their entire lives is flawed down to its core, they’ll keep letting you screw them over. Fortunately for you, they watch way too much TV to be going through enlightenment any time soon. Is this a great country or what? Love, Miles
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BY GLENN GARNER
rends come and go more frequently than the NAU Rapid Ride bus. While some trends of men’s fashion, such as popped collars and trucker hats, should have never made it to fruition, more sporadic events in men’s fashion can change society’s entire perspective. Specifically, the femininity of men’s fashion has made numerous appearances in the past, but has returned for a reboot with this generation. Recently, Marc Jacobs released his highly anticipated line of beauty products. Along with all of the usual women’s makeup essentials, he also announced three unisex items: a brow mousse, a lip balm and a concealer. Having worn a lace dress to the 2012 Met Gala, Jacobs is no stranger to gender bending. He also encourages unisex use of his line’s eyeliner and nail polish. Men’s nail polish has actually been quite popular with celebrities like Johnny Depp and Seal. Brands like Man Glaze and Alpha Nail have capitalized on this growing fad as well. This summer, meggings (men’s leggings) became an unexpected alternative to skinny jeans. Lenny Kravitz, Justin Bieber and Russel Brand have made quite a statement in their own meggings. These are just a few of the feminine trends taking over this male-dominated industry. Through past seasons, we’ve seen various other moments pop up within men’s fashion. It seems each summer, the standard length for men’s shorts shrinks an inch. Skinny jeans have broken out of the hipster scene and become borderline mainstream. Recently, some men like Hugh Jackman and Ryan Gosling have fashionably sported tote bags as an answer to the man purse. Grant Woolhead, fashion editor for Out Magazine, sees these trends as the latest in a long history of gender-bending fashion. “I think men’s fashion trends tend to be generally cyclical with certain pioneers along the way,” Woolhead said. Pop culture icons like David Bowie, Boy George and Annie Lennox blazed the trail for androgyny in American fashion. During the ‘70s, America saw the beginning of the punk and glam rock scenes, which normalized makeup and flamboyant attire for men. Through the Reagan era of the ‘80s, fashion took a masculine shift, even for the women who
sported big hair and shoulder pads. Some saw this as an attempt to shift the power towards women in the corporate world. All that’s clear is that Nancy wore the (high-waisted) pants in the White House. Just flipping through Vogue, it’s clear that women don’t need to wear tight clothing or expose every inch of skin to be stylish. The May issue of Vogue even showcased a history of androgyny in women’s fashion and featured Casey Legler, the first woman to be signed to the men’s division of Ford Models. “Our perceptions of what is considered feminine is largely dictated to us by the media,” Woolhead said. Although conventionally, meggings and male polish may not fit most people’s perception of masculinity, it could help to question how other societies define masculinity. For instance, the pleated skirts worn by cheerleaders and schoolgirls are essentially the same design as a kilt. For centuries, the kilt has been considered a very masculine garment amongst Scottish clans. It is also safe to assume that Roman Catholics do not perceive Pope Francis’s gown as feminine. Throughout the decades, European fashion has set the standards for American fashion. Although we aren’t quite as avant-garde or revolutionary with trends, we try to take a page from Europeans when it comes to pushing certain boundaries. Icons like Bowie and Billy Idol, who come from England, made waves throughout America with their own form of sex appeal, from their high cheekbones to their tight pants. With the gender binary shifting through our society, some consider these trends to be a movement. Justin Livingston, freelance writer and founder of the fashion blog, Scoutsixteen. com, sees a growing market base for unisex apparel. With some of today’s men looking to icons like Bowie for trend-spirations, it’s no surprise they have become more adventurous with their style. “I’m hoping that as gender-neutral fashion becomes more mainstream, we’ll see society slowly release pre-conceived notions of gender roles or self-obligations,” Livingston said. Although Livingston is based out of Manhattan, members of smaller communities, just like our own, are exploring these trends as well. Kerry Yamauchi, a junior marketing major,
Kerry Yamauchi sports a fur coat and “meggings” to his Monday classes. Yamauchi states that he pushes the boundaries of fashion’s gender rules often. (Photo by Glenn Garner) also represents the modern community of femininely fashionable men. Using his wardrobe, he constantly pushes the boundaries of his own unique style. “I don’t want there to be any sort of barriers with what is for men and what is for women,” Yamauchi said. During his daily life, Yamauchi frequently sports some of today’s feminine trends, including meggings. While Yamauchi represents a more fashion-forward type of man, not all of this generation’s men have the same taste in style. Galen Geislinger, a sophomore math major, describes himself as a jeans and t-shirt type. He does not find himself quite as experimental with his wardrobe, but Geislinger admires those who wear what they want, not what is expected. “I wear mostly what guys are expected to wear,” Geislinger said. “If there wasn’t a norm already established for what to wear, I would probably be much more adventurous.” Melissa Hutt, a senior photojournalism
and documentary studies major, finds herself to be attracted more to masculine trends on men. However, she does not solely attribute this to society’s perception of masculinity. “I think overly tight clothing tends to look unfitted and un-kempt,” Hutt said, “It looks like the man is trying too hard to show off something that isn’t his best attribute.” With the end of summer in Flagstaff, tank tops and cargo shorts are making way for oversized sweaters and ski pants. Through the south, oxford shirts tucked into Levi’s are the norm. In bigger cities, men’s fashion is driven much more by popular culture. Just like popular culture, fashion will never be finished, so it is normal to wonder what will come next for the androgyny of fashion. Meggings and male polish may just be the beginning of the end for our society’s gender binary. One can only imagine the day when everything is unisex. Now that we no longer live in a ‘50s version of separated sexes, it’s completely acceptable to alter the hem between feminine and masculine.
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Disc on a Mission CarpetBag Brigade
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n Oct. 5, Flagstaff ’s Disc Golf Club (FDGC) put on its annual “Disc on a Mission” charity event at McPherson Park to help raise money for the homeless. During the event, FDGC put on a disk golf tournament for any attendees to partake in, as well as hosted a family barbeque and raffle. All proceeds from the event went to Sonshine Ministries, an organization that focuses on helping guide those in need to a better life. Sonshine has been serving the community for more than 55 years by providing shelter, food and guidance for whoever may need it.
TOP: Daniel Olesky (left) and David Gaulden (center) watch as Stan Johnson (right) tosses his disc toward the basket. BOTTOM: Randall Ball (left) receives his player card from Stan Johnson (right) at the Disk on a Mission charity event. The event took place on Oct. 5 at McPherson Park. (Photos by Holly Mandarich)
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TOP: Helen Goodrum (left), Christopher Mankowski (center) and Gina Shorten (right) with the members of CarpetBag Brigade of San Francisco perform a dance on stilts in front of the Native American Cultural Center on Oct. 2. BOTTOM: Sarah Keeney (left), from the CarpetBag Brigade, and Camila Sanchez (right), from Nemcatacoa Teatro, perform with each other in front of the Native American Cultural Center. Both groups have performed in Flagstaff five times. (Photos by Courtney Martin)
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et up, go to class, go home — that is an Australian university in a nutshell. While Australian universities have plenty of great professors and programs, the social side of university life simply does not compare to that of NAU or United States colleges in general. The whole atmosphere is different here — socially, that is — and not because there is little to no air up here. In the U.S., going to college is a much bigger deal. Many people look forward to it for their whole lives; so when they finally get here, it is NICK safe to say they are somewhat JUNGFER pumped up. I should also mention the freedom of being away from one’s parents results in borderline hyperactive levels of excitement. All of this combined creates an incredible on-campus atmosphere. In Australia, most people go to a university in their hometown. While some universities have a few social events, for the most part, people go to class and go home. College becomes more of a chore, something to get done and out of the way rather than a place to have fun as well as study. Compare that with the U.S. mentality of, “We’re finally here; this is one of the best times of our lives; and by god, we’re going to enjoy it.” There’s also a strong element of school spirit and pride here we simply do not have back home. People all over campus proudly wear NAU across their chest. They cheer their college teams on at sporting events. They are just happy to be a Lumberjack. I also noticed people still strongly associate
themselves with their college, even after graduating — often for the rest of their lives. They still support the sport teams, come back to visit and sometimes contribute towards the college in various ways. In Australia, you pretty much graduate and move on. While Australian universities have student clubs, they do not measure up to what is offered here. There are nowhere near as many, and not many people join them. Clubs and organizations are a much less central cog of university life in Australia. Perhaps it should be though; it might actually generate some social activity on-campus for once. The quantity and quality of facilities does not compare either. Here, there are endless places to do things with friends. There are places to eat, hang out, study, work out, play sports — most of which have a strong social aspect. In Australia, you might make friends with someone in class, but you tend to see them too rarely to get to know them very well, and there are not many other ways to meet people. Here, there are on-campus parties, sororities, fraternities, proper clubs and all kinds of places to hang out — not to mention how easy it is getting to know the people that live near you. There are so many more opportunities and it is a much more social place in general. After class you might, for example, head to the gym, then get something to eat, go to a club meeting and hang out with friends back at your room. After class at my university in Australia, you might . . . sit on the grass for a while? I’m not even sure. All in all, I guess it is not hard to see why so many Aussies want to come to the U.S. for the college experience.
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nless you have been in a coma for the past few years, you have probably noticed the continuous trend of celebrities coming out of the closet. Considering that in our society heteronormativity is the mainstream, this growing phenomenon is a huge step for the equal rights movement. Although coming out to my family was hard enough, I cannot quite imagine the fear of having to write a press release for the occasion. Many celebrities, as well as their publicists, find this move difficult, whether it is the negative publicity or the resulting possibility of not being considered for potenGLENN tial jobs. GARNER I learned this firsthand while being an intern for Out Magazine. Although Cynthia Nixon has long been out of the closet, her publicist would not permit us to use photos of her from Sex and the City. She argued Nixon was not out at the time; therefore, these photos should not be used with any story about her as a lesbian. Although I strongly believe everyone should be able to figure out who they are on their own time and not be pressured to come out of the closet, some argue that it is all a part of a celebrity’s job to make their life public. Jodie Foster strongly disagreed during her very vague coming-out speech at this year’s Golden Globes. “But now, apparently, I’m told that every celebrity is expected to honor the details of their private life with a press conference, a fragrance and a primetime reality show,” Foster comically said to the audience. “If you had been a public figure from the time that you were a toddler, if you’d have to fight for a life that felt real and honest and normal against all odds, then, maybe then, you too might value privacy above all else.” During her speech, she admitted to coming out years ago to the people closest in her life. Although fans may not have personal significance in a celebrity’s life, it is the fans who are responsible for the fame of people like Jim Parsons, Neil Patrick Harris and Zachary Quinto. Often, their fans need a little hope to know there is nothing wrong with being gay and there are amazing people to look up to who are also gay or
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lesbian or however one may identify. It is suspected some celebrities take advantage of this fan base, cashing in on the publicity of their coming out. Last summer, many believed Anderson Cooper came out of the closet as a ploy to raise his ratings. Recently, Michelle Rodriguez came out, conveniently just before her film, Machete Kills, comes out. Regardless of the reason, the numerous coming-out stories of celebrities, like Wentworth Miller and Jane Lynch, have become a source of empowerment for other celebrities and their fans. As a young gay kid, particularly one in the closet, knowing there are numerous successful people within the queer community can create a vast amount of courage. Being able to look up to someone who has been through what you are going through can make all the difference. I remember being a closeted gay teenager in Jackson, Miss., and having nobody to confide in about what I was going through. Some of the most comforting and reassuring moments were when I was listening to “Little Boy Blue” by Eric Himan, a gay folk singer. The lyrics felt as though he was singing only to me. “They don’t understand you/But I do,” Himan sang. Although he had numerous performances around the country, they were always held at bars, and I was still underage. When I finally turned 21, I got to see him perform live and even talk to him before the show. I told him how much “Little Boy Blue” meant to me and he dedicated the song to me that night. It was such an empowering moment knowing that this time he really was singing to me. The moments like these are why coming out makes all the difference. Seeing celebrities come out on the cover of magazines and make “It Gets Better” videos shows how big this community is. It shows teenagers in Jackson, Miss., that being gay doesn’t mean being a failure or unhappy. In a recent talk show appearance, Lance Bass admitted to knowing “tons” of closeted celebrities. Hopefully they do not stay there for long. Although employers in most states can fire someone because of their sexual orientation, I think it is safe to say people in the entertainment industry are safe as long as they have fans like us.
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Women’s volleyball sweeps weekend matches BY RICHIE TRUNZO AND JASMYN WIMBISH
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he NAU women’s volleyball team won in great fashion with a 3–0 sweep (25–17, 25–10, 25–19) against Eastern Washington University (EWU) on Oct. 5, to complete an undefeated week at home. In the first set, the teams started off even. NAU and EWU went point for point through the first half of the set, then NAU was able to pull away and win the set by eight points. “I thought that we were in better positions in the court and used our eyes better to see what was coming,” said head coach Ken Murphy. “Once we got into that rhythm, our defense played really well.” The Lumberjacks were able to dominate the second set, never giving the Eagles a chance, holding
Junior opposite hitter Sydney Kemper (left) and junior middle blocker Taylor Stephens (right) go up to block against the Eagles on Oct. 5. The Lumberjacks defeated the Eagles to bring their record to 11-4. (Photo by Evan Jon Paniagua)
them to a negative hitting percentage in the second set. The third set was the closest of the three. The Eagles rallied and were able to take small leads in the beginning of the set. The two teams went point for point through the greater part of the set; both teams were fighting hard and created game-changing plays. It wasn’t until late in the third set that NAU was able to completely pull away from EWU and take the third set, along with the entire match. “We were comfortable with how we were playing and were not playing to the best of our ability,” said junior opposite hitter Sydney Kemper. “We realized that we play better than this, we were not playing at our level, we were playing down.” Kemper had a big night for the Lumberjacks, leading the team with nine kills. Junior middle blocker Taylor Stephens had six kills, one solo block and seven assisted blocks. Senior libero Lexie Schroeder led the team defensively with eight digs. “The key factor tonight was definitely our focus. The other team was making a lot of subs in and out all night and that can be kind of distracting,” Stephens said. “We just used our eyes and talked about what we saw on the other side, our communication and focus helped us out a lot.” On the night of Oct. 3, NAU swept top-seeded Big sky Conference (BSC) opponent Portland State University (PSU) (25–22, 25–23, 26–24). A block by Stephens and Kemper sealed the deal for the Lumberjacks after trailing by five points earlier in the third set. Kemper recorded a double-
double on the night with 14 kills and 11 digs, while sophomore outside hitter Janae Vander Ploeg tacked on nine kills to help the Lumberjacks outlast the Vikings. The Vikings had more kills than the Lumberjacks in the first two sets and tied in the third; yet, the Lumberjacks were able to force enough errors to win all three sets. “I was so impressed,” Murphy said. “The entire time we were under control and we just knew what we were trying to do out there. Even in the last two sets we were a little behind late in the game, but nobody panicked and we kept fighting.” The Lumberjacks were in control for a majority of the first set, but the Vikings fought back to get within one point at 21–20. The Lumberjacks then went on a three-point run and after a hitting error committed by the Vikings, the Lumberjacks took a 1–0 set lead. Going into the second set, the Lumberjacks played from behind until they went on a four-point run to gain the lead 24–22 after a block by sophomore middle blocker Payton Bock. Another hitting error by the Vikings gave the Lumberjacks the set win. “We all played as a team and were working hard and controlling the game for once, and that was huge,” Schroeder said. The third set started out much like the first two, with NAU coming from behind, trailing 13–18. Chipping away at the lead slowly but surely worked for the Lumberjacks as they got within two points at 20–22, which caused the Vikings to call a timeout. Immediately after the timeout, PSU was able to get two points away from forcing a fourth
Sophomore outside hitter Janae Vander Ploeg spikes the ball past the block of the Portland State University Vikings during the game on Oct. 3. (Photo by Andi Sanchez)
set, but the point after favored NAU after a kill by Stephens. A stifling block by Kemper and Stephens brought the Lumberjacks within one point and forced another Vikings timeout. This time it was Vander Ploeg with the kill on the outside that evened the game at 23 apiece. PSU committed a crucial hitting error that gave NAU the lead and cap the end of a five-point run for the Lumberjacks. “When we get down and when we get frazzled is when things start to go wrong,” Kemper said. “So we all just tell each other, ‘Hey, we got it. Relax,’ and then it just comes together.” After a missed serve by junior setter Erin Truett, the game was level again at 24, but Kemper answered back with another kill to give the Lumberjacks the lead. On their second attempt at match point,
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Kemper and Stephens finished the game with a block to give NAU the sweep of the No. 1 ranked team in the BSC and end PSU’s undefeated conference record. After this week, NAU stands tied for second in BSC play with a record of 5–1, and 11–4 overall on the 2013 season. Next week the Lumberjacks are back on the road to face both Montana State University (MSU) and the University of Montana (UM). The team has struggled on the road, but they believe they can keep the confidence going from this week to pull out some wins next week. “Going on the road is going to be the challenge with that, we need to make sure that we minimize distractions, it’s going to be a big test for us,” Murphy said. NAU faces MSU on Oct. 11 and UM on Oct. 12.
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Sports NAU offense sputters in blowout loss
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or the first time in school history, the No. 19 NAU Lumberjacks had an opportunity to upset two top-10 teams in consecutive weeks, but came up well short in their 36–7 loss to No. 7 Montana State University (MSU) on Oct. 5. Following the huge upset win against the COMMENTARY University of Montana (UM) Grizzlies, the Lumberjacks seemed to finally be clicking on offense, in spite of offensive line troubles and injuries at the wide receiver position. VINCENT However, in this past PEÑA weekend’s contest with the Bobcats, the offense was ineffective and unable to score a touchdown in a game for the third time this year. To make matters worse, the offense punted 11 times, which was exactly how many times it got a first down. NAU was 3-of-15 on third down conversions, and is dead last in the Big Sky Conference (BSC) in that category on the season. Sophomore quarterback Kyren Poe completed more passes than he has all season, but also attempted more passes than he has, going 24-of-44 with only 168 yards passing and no touchdowns. While he did not throw an interception, he did lose a fumble and only averaged 3.8 yards per pass attempt, which is even lower than his season average of 5.1. On the season, he has a completion percentage of 58.9 percent, and has thrown five interceptions compared to just two touchdowns. MSU stymied senior running back Zach Bauman, as it has for his entire collegiate career. Bauman’s 26-yard performance on only nine carries was his worst of the season. In his career against MSU, Bauman has rushed for 71, 37 and 26 yards on 47 combined carries, giving him an average of 2.8 yards per carry and 44.7 yards per game against the Bobcats in his career. Interestingly enough, Bauman’s career numbers against MSU are polar opposite of his career stats against the other Montana school NAU played last week. Against UM, Bauman rushed for 127, 148, 253 and 118 yards respectively, giving him an average of 161.5 yards per game, which is his best average versus any single team in his career at NAU. Poe actually led the team in rushing with 39 yards on six carries, but it’s never a good thing when the quarterback is the leading rusher and only has 39 yards, especially against a defense as good as MSU’s. The Bobcats entered the game leading the BSC in both opponent’s pass efficiency and interceptions.
As it has been all season, NAU was able to stay competitive through most of the game thanks to its defense, which once again found the end zone on a 37-yard interception return for a touchdown by senior linebacker Austin Hasquet. Hasquet also recorded eight tackles to go along with the pick-six. Some members of the Lumberjack secondary also came up big against the Bobcats. Senior cornerback Lucky Dozier tied for the team lead in tackles with senior cornerback Anders Battle. Battle also added two pass breakups and a forced fumble to go along with his tackles. The Lumberjacks held the Bobcats to 363 yards of total offense, and were able to hold MSU to field goals on three drives in the first half, giving NAU a fighting chance. Unfortunately for the defense, the offense was never able to get things going, and MSU was able to wear down NAU’s defense in the third quarter with two touchdowns. The Lumberjack defense held the Bobcats’ All-American senior quarterback DeNarius McGhee to only 87 passing yards on 7-of-18 passing, with one touchdown. NAU also kept the dual-threat quarterback from beating them with his feet, as it only allowed 36 yards on eight carries, although he did score on one of those carries in the third quarter. NAU left MSU still leading the BSC in total defense and pass defense. In spite of the loss, the Lumberjacks remain ranked for the sixth straight week, as they dropped to No. 19 in the Sports Network Poll and No. 21 in the Football Championship Subdivision Coaches Poll. The loss drops NAU to 3–2 on the season, with a BSC record of 1–1. On Oct. 12, NAU will match up against Sacramento State University (SSU). The Hornets are 3–3 on the season and currently undefeated in BSC play after wins against Weber State University and the University of Northern Colorado. The Lumberjacks will look to make it two in a row against the Hornets after defeating them 27–26 back in 2011. Another interesting note about the upcoming game: Bauman rushed for 246 yards in NAU’s last meeting with SSU, which is his second best single-game performance in his career. In order for the Lumberjacks to be anywhere near efficient on offense, they have to start with Bauman. He is the team’s leading rusher, but he is also vital to the passing game. His 20 receptions are second-most on the team, and his 139 receiving yards good for fourth on the team.
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SUNS FINISH TRAINING CAMP WITH INTERSQUAD SCRIMMAGE
TOP: The 5th Quarter Fan Fest was busy as could be after the Suns’ scrimmage Oct. 5. Fans were given the opportunity to learn how to dance with the Phoenix Suns Dancers and get autographs from their favorite player. RIGHT: Center Miles Plumlee faces off against fellow center Marcin Gortat in the tip-off to start off the game. The Suns finished off their training camp at NAU with a scrimmage in the Walkup Skydome Oct. 5. (Photos by Zach Youngberg)
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BY ALLI JENNEY
n their first trip back to Flagstaff since 2004, the Phoenix Suns concluded their training camp with an intrasquad scrimmage at the Walkup Skydome on Oct. 5. The event was open to the community and included a 5th Quarter Fan Fest after the game. “It was a great turn out. I think that’s what the guys wanted,” said first-year head coach Jeff Hornacek. “They didn’t know what to expect. I think they’re happy with the turnout.” Adorned in black or white jerseys, the Suns team split to face each other for four ten-minute quarters. Though some players would eventually switch teams after the third
quarter, the starting lines began as follows: guards Eric Bledsoe and Shannon Brown, forwards Channing Frye and Marcus Morris and center Miles Plumlee for the Black team; guards Goran Dragic and Archie Goodwin, forwards P.J. Tucker and Markieff Morris and center Marcin Gortat for the White team. “I thought the guys tried to execute the offense and pushed it and they want to push maybe a little bit more, but they played well together,” Hornacek said. “We’ll watch it again on tape and look over some of the highlights, but I think the guys had fun today.” The Black team maintained the momentum throughout the game, never losing control of the lead after the game was tied at 8–8 in the
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beginning of the first quarter. After each ten-minute quarter, the score resulted in the Black team’s favor: 33–21, 48–40, 61–54, 74–71. “Defensively, we could be better. The one team, when they got down early after that first quarter, they played really good defense the second quarter and got right back in the game,” Hornacek said. “Our guys are going to realize that it’s defense. That’s going to help us win this year.” While participating as a member of the White team, Frye had the chance to tie the game at 74 apiece with 3.3 seconds left, but missed the 3-point attempt, resulting in a 74–71 Black team victory. The crowd-favored Frye, who finished the afternoon with 11
points and five rebounds in 24 minutes of play, Bledsoe excelled in his debut as a Sun, like Frye, participating on both teams and for 24 minutes, contributing 13 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, one block and three steals. As with Bledsoe, Plumlee and forward Gerald Green also had breakthrough performances in their Suns debut. Plumlee played for 25 minutes, acquiring statistics across the board, with 17 points, an assist, a steal and leading the team with nine rebounds. Green shot 6-for-9 from the 3-point line, finishing the game with 20 points, a rebound and an assist in 21 minutes of play. Hornacek monitored both teams during the game and looks ahead to what the 2013–14 season
has in store, hoping the time spent training at altitude will transfer over. “It went pretty well for the running tonight. I’m hoping to have the attitude we’ve had at practice and the game on Monday, that they’re just flying up and down the courts and [think], ‘Hey, we’re not even winded,’” Hornacek said. After the game, the athletes and coaches opened the court to the fans and spent a half an hour autographing memorabilia and taking photographs. The Suns began preseason play hosting the Maccabi Haifa Basketball Club in the US Airways Center in Phoenix on Oct. 7. The Suns defeated the defending Israeli League champions 130–89.
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Soccer splits pair of Big Sky Conference weekend home games
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BY TATUM ROCHIN
he NAU women’s soccer team (6–3–3, 2–1 BSC) started off its weekend with a 2–1 win over the Idaho State University (ISU) Bengals on Oct. 4, but fell short against the Weber State University (WSU) Wildcats on Oct. 6 and failed to capture a pair of victories. The Lumberjacks hosted both Big Sky Conference (BSC) games, but were unable to make the first goal in either match up. “We have to stop playing from behind,”
Senior goalkeeper Lauren Weaver dives for the ball on Oct. 6 during the game against the Weber State University Wildcats. (Photo by Evan Jon Paniagua)
said head coach Andre Luciano. “We’ve done that five games in a row and we need to start getting in front of the game now.” In the 32nd minute of play against WSU, junior midfielder Abbey Kennedy went unassisted to get the first goal of the game for the Wildcats. Senior goalkeeper Lauren Weaver kept WSU scoreless for the rest of the half. Sophomore defender Emily Wadell was able to score for the Lumberjacks seventeen minutes into the second half, tying the game at 1–1. Six minutes later, sophomore midfielder Chansi Crompton was able to get the ball past Weaver, giving WSU a 2–1 advantage. Good possession from the Wildcats, combined with a fall in energy level from the Lumberjacks, led to Crompton’s goal being the final one of the day. “I thought in the first half we disrupted their flow of play, but then we backed off of them and that’s when we got into trouble,” Luciano said. “We also have to do a better job at managing our emotions. It’s conference and every game is a battle for everyone.” During their first game of the weekend,
the Lumberjacks trailed 1–0 after a goal by the Bengals’ junior forward Amanda Ellsworth in the 28th minute of play. With only two minutes left in the first half, sophomore forward Haley Wingender responded with a goal to tie the game. Weaver kept ISU scoreless during the second half, which allowed sophomore midfielder Cierra Gamble to score the winning goal in the 88th minute off of a pass from Wingender. “It was a tough game physically,” Gamble said. “We just had to go in and put all our heart into it and it ended up working out for us.” NAU also pressured ISU’s defense by putting up 15 shots, with seven of those being on goal. “I thought our possession up top was fantastic,” Luciano said. “I thought our frontrunners were great at combining with each other and I’m really proud of our back line.” Despite its first conference loss last weekend, the team is looking to move forward and stay steadfast throughout the rest of the
Sophomore forward Haley Wingender takes a shot on goal against the Idaho State University Bengals on Oct. 4. (Photo by Courtney Martin)
season. “As a team it’s just important to stay focused on the end goal,” Wadell said. “There’s still six games left in conference and we’re going to keep fighting.” NAU continues its season next weekend with two away matches against the Sacramento State University Hornets on Oct. 11 and the Portland State University Vikings on Oct. 13.
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NAU men's and women's basketball teams show off skills Exhibition provides first look at Lumberjacks’ multitude of newcomers
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Senior forward Max Jacobsen takes a shot in the men’s 3-point competition. Jacobsen won the shootout on Oct. 5. (Photo by AJ Jeske)
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BY CODY BASHORE
he lone seniors on the respective teams, Amanda Frost and Max Jacobsen, stood as the premier shooters after winning their team’s 3-point shootouts, but it was Frost who came out on top during NAU basketball’s Morning Madness on Oct. 5. Frost caught fire in the overall final, scoring 12 points to Jacobsen’s seven. The former pitted Frost, who has taken 49 percent of her shots and hit 34 percent of them from 3-point range at NAU, against the 6-foot-8-inch Jacobsen. “I was excited because the men always talk mess and everything, so you know once we beat them it feels good to be like, ‘Yeah, in your face’,” Frost said. “It was cold in here, so I was like, ‘I’m probably going to just mess up. I’m going to look stupid in front of all these people.’ But once I just shot the ball, then it just came naturally.” While Frost worried about how cold the Walkup Skydome was, the NAU men had just finished a two-and-a-half hour practice prior to the competition. How
Jacobsen, who has taken and missed one 3-point attempt in his two years at NAU, ended up in the competition was simple. “Coach [Jack Murphy] actually asked who wanted to do the 3-point shootout and I immediately raised my hand,” Jacobsen said. “I’ve been working on my 3-point game. I came out with the victory over the men, so I’ll take it.” Though he has not shot from outside much in his Lumberjack career thus far, Jacobsen warned future opponents he will not be afraid to attempt some this season. “If people are going to leave me open, I’m definitely going to be shooting that thing. So they better not leave me open,” Jacobsen said. The day was not over for Frost, who judged the men’s dunk contest along with her two fellow returners to the women’s team, juniors Raven Anderson and Erikka Banks. Junior transfer Quinton Upshur, sophomore DeWayne Russell and freshmen Chris Miller and Travis Meeker drew the opportunity to show off their dunking ability. After one round, Russell, listed
liberally at 5-feet-11-inches, and Meeker remained. Meeker’s final round dunk scored a nine from Frost, Anderson and Banks while Russell was given a seven. The freshman forward said coming into the competition he was worried about Upshur and Miller, his roommate, potentially beating him. “I was hoping I was going to win,” Meeker said. “I was kind of nervous at first but once it kept going, I could see myself winning.” Also taking place during Morning Madness was a skills competition pairing one player from each the men’s and women’s team. With 30 seconds to score as many points as possible from the field and different locations assigned different values, sophomore Jordyn Martin and freshman Bisera Peshkova defeated Anderson and junior Len Springs in the final. The men’s team opens its home slate in an exhibition against Arizona Christian on Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the Rolle Activity Center. The women will begin their regular season Nov. 10 against the University of Hawaii at 3 p.m. in the Walkup Skydome.
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DIII ICEJACKS SpliT WEEKEND SERIES WITH ASU
Tempe trip results in split for DII IceJacks
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he NAU Division III IceJacks split the weekend series with instate rivals ASU with a win on Oct. 4 and a loss on Oct. 5. The IceJacks pulled out a 3–1 win on Friday, but fell 5–1 on Saturday, with the loss leaving a bad taste in the mouth of the players and coaches. “[On Friday] we were first to the puck and winning battles. We played 60 minutes but, tonight, we didn’t do any of that,” said head coach Kris Walsh. NAU had opportunities to score early in Saturday’s game with senior forward Greg Hughes being denied a breakaway goal by ASU junior goalie David Aman. Three minutes later, ASU freshman forward Soloman Mabry opened up the scoring with 16:05 remaining in the first period by putting what looked to be a loose puck in front of the goal into the back of the net. ASU scored two more goals before the first period came to an end. However, NAU scored on a power play to keep things interesting heading into the first intermission. Junior forward Chas Scott opened up the scoring for NAU after beating Aman on the power play, which was his second goal in as many nights. “My goal the first night felt significant because we won, but we lost tonight, so my goal was pretty much useless,” Scott said. “I would have loved to see us win rather than me score.” The IceJacks came out in the second period determined to score but were thwarted by Aman, who made a number of acrobatic saves to deny the IceJacks any chance at pulling closer to the Sun Devils. As the game went on, the rivalry between these two teams began to show with a number of hard hits and a number of what looked to be uncalled fouls. “I would say there’s definitely a rivalry,” Scott said. “There’s a little bit of fun behind it and there’s just some bad blood between players. ASU and NAU have been a rivalry for quite a while.”
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ASU ended the scoring in the third period Saturday with 1:45 left when sophomore forward Bruce Riviera capitalized on a late ASU power play making the score 5–1, which would end up being the final. “You never want to lose to your in-state rival, let alone at your own home, and they really embarrassed us tonight,” Walsh said. Although it will not show on the scoreboard, the game could have easily gotten more out of hand if it were not for senior goalie Chris Snowden-Santi. ASU brought pressure during the game on Friday, but it is how they responded to that pressure which made the difference in the loss on Saturday. “They brought the pressure all night, just like they did on Friday; but Friday, we handled it a lot better and we returned that pressure and ended up with a win,” Snowden-Santi said. “I think that was our big thing tonight, not bringing the heat to match their intensity.” The loss on Saturday seemed to somewhat overshadow the win on Friday, leaving Walsh left to decide how to prepare for their next game with an off weekend coming up. “It’s back to the drawing board for sure, back to the basics,” Walsh said. “We did a lot of the little things wrong tonight and that caused the turmoil that ended the way it ended.” The IceJacks now sit 2–2 on the 2013–14 season, splitting their first two series against New Mexico and ASU, which is not really where they want to be at this point in the season. “We want to be 4–0. We want to go undefeated so going 2–2 is not okay for us and we want to do better,” Snowden-Santi said. “We want to go undefeated if we can from here on out and push the win column. We want to be 25–2 come the end of the season.” The DIII IceJacks will look to get back into the win column once again on Oct. 19 against the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) at Jay Lively Activity Center in Flagstaff.
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he NAU Division II IceJacks traveled to Oceanside Arena in Tempe on Oct. 4–5 to face in-state rivals the ASU Sundevils. NAU won the first game of the two-game series 6–5, but ASU bounced back with a 4–2 victory for the split. NAU came out flat on Oct. 5. They were able to get going and looked good in the third period, but could not overcome being outworked for the first two periods. Freshman forward Ben Russell, who scored a team-high three goals during the weekend, notched the first goal for the IceJacks; but that was one of the only positives for NAU through the first two frames. “Just giving it 110 percent every shift,” Russell said about his personal success. “Doing my job, digging the puck out (of the corners), trying to win every one-on-one battle, then dishing the puck to my players, trusting they’re going to dish it right back so I can bag them (goals).” ASU had several great looks in the first period that did not cost NAU, but ASU scored three unanswered goals through the end of the second period. “We had a good third period,” said head coach Travis Johanson. “We never gave up, but we have to play the full sixty minutes.” Junior forward Connor Sperry was able to beat ASU senior goaltender Kyle Dietriech early in the third period, but ASU tallied the insurance goal less than four minutes later. Three quick passes around the NAU net made it too easy for ASU sophomore forward Justin Butler. Butler was able to tap the puck in after the great passing drew the NAU defense and goalie out of position. The night of Oct. 4 was much different for the IceJacks. They were able to control the puck more, controlling the flow of the game. The contest was tight, with three lead changes through the game. It was tied late until Russell was able to score the game-winner on the power play with 5:42 left in the game. Freshman forward Dylan Blankenship fired a slapshot from the point that Russell was able to redirect home. Although ASU had several chances in the last minute, senior goalie James Korte and the IceJacks were able to preserve the victory. “We got six goals on them [on Oct. 4] and it was strictly from hard work,” said senior captain Dillon Butenhoff. “We outworked them for four periods, but [on Oct. 5] they outworked us for two periods and it was enough.” Despite splitting the series, the IceJacks saw some improvement on special teams. Three goals came on the power play and the NAU penalty kill only gave up one goal. It was a good sign, but NAU would be better off staying disciplined. Through the first five games of the year, NAU has already taken 82 penalty minutes. “We need to stop taking penalties and that’ll help our penalty kill,” Butenhoff said. “We just got to tighten up.” NAU will be working on passing in practice this week. If a few passes had been on the tape, NAU could have had several more scoring chances. They also will be working on being mentally prepared for their next games. “We’re going to have a couple team meetings this week to get the boys ready,” Butenhoff said. “I think it all came down to game preparation.” NAU will be back on the ice on Oct. 11–12 to play California State University-Fullerton at the Jay Lively Activity Center.
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Costume fashion show kicks off First Friday at the Green Room
LEFT: Stephanie Beamis shows off her costume during Tommy’s Costumes Runway Preview at the Green Room on Oct. 4. Tommy’s Runway Preview showcased his best designs for 2013. RIGHT: Ashley Kahus smiles after the runway show. Tommy’s Costumes opened its doors in 2012. (Photos by Christina Flores)
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BY JILL GULOTTA
alloween came a few weeks early at the Green Room on Oct. 4 with Tommy’s Costumes First Friday Runway Preview. Extravagant costumes hit the catwalk at the popular bar to kick off October’s First Friday Art Walk. A masked Renaissance man, Crip, walked the runway and a flapper girl danced the Charleston. There were a variety of costumes on display, including one-of-a-kind ensembles, like the male unicorn and the faun, a half-man half-goat mythical creature. All of the models kept the attention of the audience, adding a small dose of acting to their runway struts. The music was loud and fast paced, adding to the fun atmosphere of the night. This may not have been the type of fash-
ion show Anna Wintour would take a front row seat to, but the crowd gathered around the small platform runway and cheered on the models. Tommy Elias, the mastermind behind the show and owner of Tommy’s Costumes, recently opened his studio on south-side Beaver Street a few months ago. Although a his business is new to Flagstaff, Elias is not new to creating custom costumes. He received his degree in theatre design from NAU nearly a decade ago and has recently returned to town to further his business. Halloween for Elias is like Christmas for Santa — he works year-round for themed parties and special events that require costumes. He works closely with his clients to create a design he is both proud to call his own and the
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customer is proud to wear. Junior speech pathology major Yohamy Gaona attended the costume preview. “It’s not the typical costumes you see everywhere, like the devil or the fairy. The girls’ [costumes] weren’t slutty,” Gaona said. AVEDA Red 115, a local beauty salon, did the hair and makeup for the show. Their work enhanced the costumes — bringing the Middle East with the belly dancers and the 1920s with the flapper girls on stage. Surprisingly, there were only a handful of students at the preview. Karla Peach, a junior business major, enjoyed the variety of costumes. “It was interesting. I liked the half-naked guys with the tails,” Peach said. Jen Reynolds, a senior math major, was
also in attendance, mostly for inspiration. “I still have no idea what to wear for Halloween,” Reynolds said. “I thought maybe I’d come down to get some ideas . . . I could see myself wearing the faun one.” Although the majority of the store’s business is custom orders, a large variety of costumes are available to rent. The rented options have the same intricacy and attention to detail as the custom outfits. Elias plans to make the First Friday Runway Preview an annual event, showcasing his latest creations at the Green Room during October’s First Friday Art Walk. For this Halloween season, Tommy’s Costumes is open for business at 2 South Beaver St., Suite 240.
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NAU’s own professor Mac Groves presents On New Beginnings S
BY PAUL BEIMERS
ometimes, small scale plays can contain the biggest of stories. As the waning summer slips into the chill of Flagstaff fall, the NAU theatre program prepares to open the year’s production season with its staging of On New Beginnings — a tale of community and renewal, which promises an intimate and emotional experience. Written and directed by theatre professor Mac Groves, this tale is one of community and renewal. Set in modern-day Oklahoma, it follows the interactions of six women involved in the New Beginnings Baptist Church Literary Guild and Book Study as they meet weekly to intermingle while tackling their own respective issues. Each has her fair share of personal demons and seemingly unconquerable dilemmas, and each will find solace only by opening up her fellow group members and allowing them to shoulder some of the burden.
Groves’ first play, On New Beginnings was written in 2011 during a sabbatical in his childhood town of Fort Towson, Okla. — a place that proved an enormous influence for his work. “The town of Swink within the play is based directly on the town that Groves grew up in,” explains assistant director Jackson Ramler, a junior and theatre performance major. “These characters are people that he knew. Their stories are stories that he heard while living there.” Those stories prove a challenge to place in the proper context. Marissa Molloy, a senior theatre design technology major who is the sound designer for the production, mentions the difficulties in capturing the southern aura so infused in the characters. “I analyze the play and find the music and sounds that fit its world and flesh it out,” Molloy said. “Groves wrote this story from a specific location, about a specific group of women,
so I needed to find something that was clearly different from life here, yet was still relatable.” Striking such a balance, as Molloy clarifies, means doing one’s best to avoid clichés. “It was tough to stay out of genres like bluegrass and focus on capturing that certain country sound that Groves is so familiar with,” Molloy said. The characters, too, are crafted to avoid any potential stereotype and are the true strength of the story. “I’m still working on putting together my character, figuring out who she is. She has such a dichotomous personality,” said senior and theatre performance major Katie Gardea, who plays Edna “Tootsie” Mosley. “This is a story about women who have known one another their entire lives, yet only now finally realize that they will be there for one another through anything; that they will stand by each other, through thick and thin.” That sense of discovery is what makes this
small tale of small lives so powerful. “One of the characters says it best: ‘There is nothing more important than finding out who you are and becoming it,’” Ramler said. “That’s what these women are doing.” Indeed they are. Something seemingly so small in the great scheme of things, when portrayed so earnestly, is worth a great deal more than one might first think. It is, if anything, a privilege to get a glimpse. On New Beginnings will premiere on Oct. 11 in the Studio Theatre at 7:30 p.m., with subsequent showings scheduled for Oct. 12, 16, 17, 18 and 19 at the same time, and two (on Oct. 13 and 20) at 2 p.m. Tickets are $14 for the general public, $12 for seniors and NAU staff and $8 for children and NAU students. They can be purchased from the Central Ticket Office in the University Union, by calling 928-523-5661 or 888-520-7214, or by visiting http://nau.edu/cto.
LEFT: Deborah Fennal, played by Alexandra Rigby, and Dorothy “Dot” Tillman, played by Chelsea Hightower, greet a character with gossip in the preview of On New Beginnings. The show begins Oct. 11 and ends Oct. 20 in the Ardrey Auditorium. RIGHT: Billie Lorrance, played by Jenna Worden, beats up Dorothy “Dot” Tillman after learning that she has been sleeping with Billie’s husband in the preview of On New Beginnings. (Photos by Kelsey Metoxen)
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Polka in the park: Oktoberfest 2013 BY MITCH KULLOS
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ctober brings many notable events like Tequila Sunrise, Homecoming and Halloween. However, in the German calendar, only one October event continues to reign supreme — Oktoberfest. The event started at 11 a.m. at Wheeler Park with a series of bands and contests. Brats, knotwursts, polish sausages and kielbasas were served by Satchmos among other independent grillers. While the strong wind was chilling, beer and the numerous heaters sufficiently guarded against the cold. The traditional German beverages of choice were supplied largely by New Belgium, Newcastle and Paulaner with various flavors. The major flavors were, as expected, Oktoberfest by Paulaner, as well as Pumpkick by New Belgium. However, Strongbow ciders as well as Newcastle’s sweet and dry red Werewolf were also
major buys. Yet while the beer gardens and food stands were often plagued with long lines, the musical guests and events that sounded through the park alleviated the long wait. Event volunteers Lauren Stuart, a senior biology major at NAU, and Sydney Leliefeld, a sophomore biomedical engineering major, both gave their opinions of this year’s Oktoberfest and compared it to past Oktoberfest they have worked. “Warmer,” said Stuart and Leliefeld unanimously comparing last year to this year’s festival. “I’m enjoying this one more and it’s pretty crowded actually. I don’t remember it being this crowded last year . . . and there’s a stein hold contest this year,” Stuart said. Musical guests, like the bluesy Buzzard Brothers and the slow Bavarian brass of Polka Katzen, were both mainstays of the festival. Many winners received prizes from sponsors of Oktoberfest for contests such as the
stein hold, as well as a yodeling contest and, of course, a costume contest. This year’s costume contest winners, Lindsey Cottwit, a senior biomedical major from Mesa, and Jason Olson, an NAU alum and Minnesota native, were the picturesque examples of traditional Bavarian garb. “This is our first Oktoberfest here,” Olson said. “I expected more lederhosen. It’s definitely more fairlike. The one I went to last week was smaller but didn’t have the live bands like this one. [It was] lots of fun though.” The festivities were whipped into a frenzy when Polka Katzen took to the stage. Couples began dancing, including the costume contest winning couple who, not surprisingly, also knew how to dance the polka. For those less interested in the brass bellowing of the polka, and even less comfortable with dancing, the beer gardens awaited. Yet as the lines grew long and drunken mumblings about
empty beer grew, the only consolation was that 20 percent of those profits go towards a smaller stand just beyond that same line. The Flagstaff Alpine Ski and Snowboard team has given back to the Flagstaff community and youth with scholarships, for those without the means to afford the sport, and teaching. This Oktoberfest, the Flagstaff Alpine Ski and Snowboard team receives 20 percent of all alcohol profits. Lynda Fleischer, the program director for the team, explained the team’s relationship to the festival and what the donated funds will do for the program. “Well, we’re really honored to be a part of this event; it’s really great to be the beneficiary of it. Some of the proceeds are going to go directly to this team,” Fleischer stated. “One of the girls in charge of this event, Jenifer Grogan, and her mom Debbie are actually past members of the
team so they have a kind of kindred connection with the team. Plus, they really believe in youth sports and that’s what we provide.” Concerning the use of the funds, Fleischer had many plans for this upcoming year in conjunction with the change already happening on the mountain. “There are several things that we will earmark this money for. One of the things we are passionate about is providing scholarships for athletes who aren’t able to afford the sport,” Fleischer said. The connection to youth sports, especially winter sports in Flagstaff, has always been a strong one for the community. The many individuals impatiently waiting in line for a cup of craft beer, being subjected to raucous polka music, may or may not have known that their commitment to beer and brats may help some lucky child gain newfound passion in the next ski season.
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KIP MOORE keeps flagstaff up all night
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BY DOMINICK WASHBURN
ountry music artist Kip Moore traveled to Flagstaff on Oct. 5 to perform at Prochnow Auditorium and was greeted by enthusiastic fans. Those in attendance got an incredible show as well as a oncein‑a‑lifetime experience. After opener Russell Dickerson’s performance warmed up the crowd, Moore then kept the fire burning from start to finish with songs from his current album and quite a few he and his band are working on for their upcoming project. Moore had a solid opening with “Beer Money” and continued with other musical highlights that included a new song called “Backseat” as well as two unnamed songs, one of which he told the crowd they were the first to hear. As if the new music was not enough to please the crowd, when performing “Hey Pretty Girl,” Moore paused at the end and made a promise to sign an autograph for everyone in attendance to thank them for coming. Moore ended his night at The Lumberyard, and then he and his band rode off to his home town of Tifton, Ga. They will rest there for the week before beginning the next leg of their tour in Durant, Okla. on Oct. 10.
ABOVE: Opener Russell Dickerson warms up the crowd before Kip Moore takes the stage. LEFT: Kip Moore and his band members perform at Prochnow Auditorium. TOP LEFT: Kip Moore tunes his guitar before his next song. TOP RIGHT: Kip Moore sings his song “Reckless (Still Growin’ Up)” off his album Up All Night. (Photos by Dominick Washburn)
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Audible Leftovers A&E Critique Corner Soundcheck — Pure Heroine by Lorde
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t is not every day that one has the ability to say they have a professional studio debut recorded and released at the age of sixteen. However, that is precisely what New Zealand artist Ella Yelich-O’Connor — better known by her stage name Lorde — has now done. Despite her youth, Lorde proves effortlessly that age is no excuse for mediocrity. As the follow-up to her introductory EP The Love Club (perhaps best recognized for its lead single “Royals”), Pure Heroine is an astonishingly mature and sophisticated piece of work for someone so young. At only 10 tracks, it is a tight and cohesive bit of song craft — no filler, no excess. Every song skips along with remarkable ease, displaying a lyrical mastery and sense of style that rivals the efforts of many older, more experienced contemporaries. Admittedly, the album’s coherence does border on the repetitive, with every track displaying the same basic traits: mellow and layered vocals, low-key production, the singular combination of steady beats and muted
synthesizers. Yet, Lorde manages to give every one of her creations personality and singularity, striking a balance between consistency and diversity that sometimes blurs together, but is never entirely lost. “Ribs” and “White Teeth Teens” are particular standouts — the former a haunting and melancholy musing on the fears of adulthood and the latter a rollicking Baroque ditty that speaks of teen egotism and cliques. While her frequent talk of disillusionment and regret proves interesting and smartly realized, it all nonetheless retains an air of superficiality and forced knowing. She is, after all, only sixteen. Just how knowledgeable can she be about these subjects she speaks about so eloquently? While her declaratives against partying and opulence are to be appreciated in this time of vapid pop and banal boasts, it seems almost vain of her to protest the pursuits of adolescents when she is herself still very much one. Still, Pure Heroine is an all-around delight and an excellent introduction for a young woman with such obvious potential and talent.
Soundcheck — Days Are Gone by HAIM
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BY JULIE ANDERSON
outed as one of the most anticipated album releases in alternative music this year, Days Are Gone by the all-girl group HAIM does not disappoint. HAIM (pronounced to rhyme with the word time) is made up of three sisters who have been garnering buzz since starting on the music festival circuit for the past year and a half. While their sound is often compared to the vintage stylings of Fleetwood Mac, this comparison is not quite as obvious to those unfamiliar of the ‘70s rock band. Besides, HAIM’s sound is deserving of a much more relevant reference than that. The band originates from southern California; this aspect alone is evident in the overall mood of HAIM’s music. A sunny sound can be heard clearly on the lead single, “The Wire.” If anything, HAIM’s songs sound more like they were produced in the ‘80s than in any other decade, but updated in a way that the
music does not sound stale. “Falling” sounds delightfully classic, almost sounding like a cover of another artist’s work. This is also true for “Days Are Gone.” Ethereal and folky are two of the best words to describe the vibe HAIM gives off. “Honey & I” displays this perfectly and may be the one song on Days Are Gone that totally embodies the band. Another credit towards HAIM is that each of the members is well-versed in more than one instrument, often subbing in for each other both live and on the recorded versions of their music. HAIM’s musicianship is best showcased on the re-released track “Don’t Save Me,” which was originally issued as a single back in 2012. In a way, “Don’t Save Me” could be said to be the definition of HAIM to an unfamiliar listener; perhaps even their calling card song in a way. Regardless, HAIM is certainly an up-andcoming band on the verge of breaking into the Top 40, but is comfortable now with a healthy, loyal fan base.
New Album Releases for October Courtesy of www.metacritic.com
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Korn - Paradigm Shift
Fall Out Boy - Pax•Am Days
AFI - Burials
Bad Religion - Christmas Songs
Cage the Elephant - Melophobia
Paul McCartney - New
Best Coast - Fade Away
Body Parts - Fire Dream
Miley Cyrus - Bangerz
Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt
DJ Rashad - Double Cup
Bottomless Pit - Shade Perennial
Panic At The Disco - Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!
A$AP Mob - TBA
Drop Electric - Waking Up To The Fire
Kelly Clarkson - Wrapped In Red
Sleigh Bells - Bitter Rivals A Loss for Words - Before It Caves
Eye Candy - A Tell All Ludacris - Wildewoman
Katy Perry - Prism
Minor Alps - Get There The Swellers - The Light Under Closed Doors
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