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Bustling business New chains, such as Chipolte and Panda Express, have come to Flag in the past few months. What is driving this rapid expansion in a down economy?
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Random roomates, p 12
Issue 2, VOL 99 Sept. 8 - Sept. 14, 2011
U.S. Rep. Gosar featured at Tea Party town hall meet BY William Brown
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partisan air has settled over the country’s political mood, but on Saturday people gathered at a town hall meeting at the Flagstaff Woodlands Radisson to listen — and speak to — Arizona conservatives, including U.S. Representative (R-AZ-01) Paul Gosar. The “Feet to the Fire Taxpayer Town Hall” series, GOSAR sponsored by the Arizona branch of Americans for Prosperity (AFP), came to Flagstaff after a recent
appearance in Sedona. The AFP is planning even more town hall meetings and open forums in the coming months to discuss the economic state of the nation. The Arizona AFP Director, Tom Jenney, said the main purpose of the meeting was to inform people of the economic trouble the country is in. “What we are trying to achieve is to get the congressman and to get taxpayers and Tea Partiers see TOWN HALL page 7
Farmers market their wares
Growers, residents sprout By Trevor Gould
Employees at Chipolte serve food to a line of customers. Chipolte, a Mexican food restaurant that opened at the start of summer, is just one of many new chains. (Photo by Andrew Conte) BY william brown
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t a time when jobs are difficult to find and unemployment is high, businesses are still coming to Flagstaff. Walmart opened a new outlet at 2601 E. Huntington Dr. this past year, and a new Subway Café just opened at 1500 E. Cedar Ave. Five Guys Burgers and Fries, a chain which started in Virginia, is also coming to town and is slated to open later this year in the Green Tree Shopping Plaza adjacent to campus. John Stig-
open for business • Chipotle • Panda Express • Subway Cafe (Expansion to Milton Subway) • Walmart (Huntington Dr.) • Little Caesar’s
coming soon
• Five Guys • Renovated McDonalds (Milton)
mon, economic development manager for the city of Flagstaff, said the city is attractive to retailers due to the growth of the city and NAU. “The market is growing,” Stigmon said. “The market grows in population by about 2 percent a year, consistent over the last 30 years. With the recession, it’s begun to slow down. Our market is much more stable than other Arizona markets . . . and then, the university has been growing. So, not only has our base population been growing, but the university
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very Wednesday afternoon and Sunday morning, the Flagstaff City Hall parking lot undergoes a dramatic transformation. Instead of cars, the asphalt lot is full of tents and booths, each one displaying an abundance of local wares. Vendors carry crates and boxes teeming with fresh local produce, propping them up on tables to ensure they are right in people’s line of sight. Customers flock to the parking lot, perusing the wide variety of fruits and vegetables while interacting with the local farming community. This scene is the Flagstaff Community Market (FCM), a weekly event that enables residents to interact and purchase fresh produce from a host of local growers. see MARKET page 22
see BUSINESS page 5
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PoliceBeat Sept. 3 At 11:24 a.m., a subject came in to the NAUPD office to report the theft of his passport on a subway train in New York City. The incident occurred on Aug. 31 at an unknown time. Officers were dispatched, and the subject was referred to the New York Police Department and his consulate. No report was taken.
Sept. 4 At 1:27 a.m., a resident of Reilly Hall called to report a male subject who had entered the female restroom. Officers were dispatched, and one subject was cited for minor consumption of alcohol. At 3:42 a.m., a subject called the office to report two residents were physically fighting in their residence hall room at McConnell Hall. Officers were dispatched, and one subject was relocated to Allen Hall for the night. No charges have been pressed at this time. At 12:15 p.m., the staff at Cline Library called to report a
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male and a female in a physical confrontation. Officers were dispatched, and the Flagstaff Police Department assisted. A male subject was booked in the Coconino Country Sheriff ’s Office jail for disorderly conduct, domestic violence and assault. The Chinese consulate was notified. At 3:32 p.m., the staff at the Health and Learning Center called to report a group of juveniles skateboarding on the stairs at the main entrance. Officers were dispatched. The subjects were gone upon arrival. At 5:28 p.m., officers reported being advised of a male subject who appeared to be trying to hide and possibly break into buildings in parking lot 11. The subject was contacted, and officers were informed that he was part of a NAU club and was participating in a club activity.
Sept. 5 At 12:49 a.m., a passerby called to report a male subject doing pushups in the middle of see POLICE page 3
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Black Bill Park Meeting
Monday, Sept. 12
International Folk Dancing [6:30 p.m./ Thorpe Park Adult Center] Flagstaff Song Circle [7:30 p.m. /Zane Grey Ballroom (Weatherford Hotel)]
[7 p.m./East Valley Baptist Church]
Native American Music Concert [8 p.m./Taala Hooghan]
Wine Tasting Event [6 p.m./ Wine Loft]
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Friday, Sept. 9 Grand Canyon Music Festival [5:30 p.m. /Shrine of Ages]
Movies on the Square [6 p.m./Heritage Square] NAMI Support Group [6 p.m./St. Pius Center)
Performance of Hello Dolly
(Friday@ 7:30 po.m. –Sinagua High School auditorium) Come experience the timeless musical classic that has captivated audiences for generations. (Saturday @3 p.m.–Walkup skydome) Watch the Lumberjack football team kick axe against the Fort Lewis Skyhawks.
Performance of “Hello Dolly” [7:30 p.m./ Sinagua High School Auditorium]
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NAU vs. Fort Lewis
Sunday, Sept. 11 Downtown Farmer’s Market [8 a.m. /Flagstaff City Hall Parking]
Walk A Mile In Our Shoes [9:30 a.m./Coconino County Fairground]
Super Sunday Karoake [9 p.m./ The Green Room] Ages 21 and up
Music in the Museum [1:30 p.m./Sedona Heritage Museum]
Latino Night [9 p.m./Museum Club] Ages 21 and up
Karaoke with Ricky Bill [8 p.m./Monte Vista Lounge]
Tuesday, Sept. 13 Wall Draw Show [10 a.m./Beasley Gallery] Peaks Women’s Business Network [11:30 a.m./Radisson Woodlands] NAU Film Series [7 p.m./Cline Library] Two-Step Tuesdays [8 p.m./Green Room]
Wednesday, Sept. 14 African American Council Meeting [5:30 p.m./County Administrative Meeting] Banned Book Film Series [6 p.m./East Flag Community Library] Ladies ‘80s [ 8 p.m./ Green Room] Ages 21 and up
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the road on Knoles by Gabaldon Hall. An officer was dispatched. The subject could not be located. At 4:37 a.m., dispatch received a notification that the Sechrist Hall elevator was malfunctioning, stranding three students inside. The Flagstaff Fire Department and Residence Hall staff were dispatched. The occupants were released, and a repair order was put in. At 12:39 p.m., an employee called to report a dog was in an Eastburn Education building hallway.
Officers were dispatched, and the owner of the dog was informed about the new campus pet policy. At 5:33 p.m., officers reported being out with two subjects in the parking garage. Both subjects were warned about skateboarding in the garage. At 5:42 p.m., the Residence Hall Director for Reilly Hall called to report that a vehicle was parked in his designated parking spot. An officer was dispatched, and contact was made with the vehicle’s owner, who moved her car.
At 5:49 p.m., a subject called to report a large group of students were throwing water balloons at people. Officers were dispatched. Moderate rain caused the students to disperse from the area and take shelter. No further action was taken. At 8:17 p.m., the staff at Sechrist Hall called to report an unknown subject threw a smoke bomb into a resident’s room. Officers were dispatched. The subjects could not be located. Everything was fine, and the hall staff is handling the situation.
NEWS BRIEFS — From the AP Wire • NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s governor says the state’s official Sept. 11 Memorial Flag will be raised at the Capitol in Albany and at the World Trade Center site in New York City for the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. • TUCSON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords attended two dinner gatherings in Tucson over the weekend, including one to thank the medical workers who treated her after she was shot Jan. 8. • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court says same-sex partners of Arizona government workers are entitled to the same health care benefits provided to opposite-sex couples. • PHOENIX (AP) — A statewide task force targeting drunk drivers over the Labor Day weekend led to 617 arrests. Source: The Associated Press
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InTheNews “We have two major goals: jobs and wealth creation,” Bowen said. “Everything we do is repopulation has been growing and those are all ally driven towards creating jobs. You will find that our organization’s particular focus is not new customers.” Stigmon also said the city has not been on retail. And not that it’s not a very imporseeking out businesses and that for the most tant segment, by the way. Our focus is more part, businesses have been taking the initiative on start-up of the high-tech companies, using the intellectual property that comes from the to come to Flagstaff “We don’t do a lot of direct retail attrac- university, from TGen [Translational Genomtion,” Stigmon said. “We don’t go out and chase ics] North, based in Flagstaff and from other people down. When anybody comes to us and private research entities in town . . . We’re actusays, ‘We want to understand the Flagstaff ally looking for a wide range of jobs. We want marketplace,’ we’re in a position to explain it very high-tech, high-end, high-paying jobs like those created by our business incubator, to them. So, we provide a NACET.” service.” Bowen said that While Stigmon When someone though ECoNA does not does not often seek out mainly focus on retail, retail chains actively, like one of these big incoming retail chains that does not mean do provide the wealth corporate entities other organizations in and jobs that ECoNA Flagstaff are not workcomes into town, does focus on. ing to attract employers. “When people from Joe Galli, vice president they’re bringing in a the outside bring their of Government Affairs money and spend it with competitor, and it for the Flagstaff Chamus, it does create jobs,” ber of Commerce, said Bowen said. “But it also certainly puts pressure his office does work with creates wealth, meaning chains to bring them on existing small profits are made, more here. money is brought into “For instance, Chibusinesses the region [and] taxes potle, Panda Express are paid on those trans— those guys,” Galli actions. Those increases — Rich Bowen said. “On the front end, in taxes allow the city we’ve been active in tryto improve the public ing to help their folks in the valley and elsewhere from the corporate infrastructure. Roads, schools, waste water end find a location that’s suitable for them and plants [lets us] invest in economic developthen we sort of pass them off to the property ment, invest in business incubators which all owner or whatever entity might own the prop- create this upward spiral which allows more erty where they want to be . . . we try to stay as economic growth, which allows you to bring in actively engaged as possible and keep track of more taxes and wealth. So, you can see why we want those retail outfits in town.” what new interests want to come to town.” Despite some of the gains for Flagstaff, Despite the appeal that Flagstaff has, Galli said difficulties with regulation have driven Bowen said the influx of new corporations can be a mixed blessing for small businesses. some large chains away. “When someone like one of these big cor“We like to say Flagstaff is a regional shopporate entities comes into town, they’re bringping hub,” Galli said. “We had a bit of an issue when Super Walmart ran into the ‘big box ing in a competitor, and it certainly puts presordinance,’ for instance. We think they prob- sure on our existing small businesses,” Bowen ably would have been here sooner, but instead said. “But, at the same time it also brings peothey went and completed projects in Winslow ple in who bring additional money and addiand in Page. Some [large retailers] won’t come tional opportunities to shops. Sometimes, it because the ‘big box ordinance’ sort of scared can be a two-edged sword, in the sense that it brings wealth on one hand but it can also bring them away.” Rich Bowen, an associate vice president competitive pressures on other existing small here at NAU, is on loan to the city as the head businesses.” Bowen said that in his view, Flagstaff has of the Economic Collaborative on Northern weathered the economic downturn better than Arizona (ECoNA). Bowen said that while Flagother comparable communities due to the fact staff ’s retail draw is not unimportant, ECoNA focuses on corporations and improving eco- that the city’s tourism market and job growth have remained strong. nomic conditions — particularly jobs. from BUSINESS page 1
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Home, garden exhibit displays new ways to go green
We can’t solve this problem until each and every one of us looks at us as the problem.
While the Sustainable Home and Garden Tour will bring new city gardening ideas to homeowners, NAU’s Students for Sustainable Living and Urban Gardening (SSLUG) have an urban garden of their own on campus. These red and green peppers can be found in the garden. (Photos by Daniel Daw)
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he annual Flagstaff Home and Garden tour begins this Saturday as a part of the National Tour of American Solar Energy Society of National Events. It will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The tour starts at Willow Bend Environmental Education Center, where they will be giving out maps for the self-guided tour. There will be a number of booths and tours going on at Willow Bend to inform the community of actions they can take in their home to start a sustainable lifestyle. The Director of Willow Bend Environmental Education Center, Sapna Sopori, said they have been one of the hosts of this tour ever since she started working at the education center five years ago. Sopori said it is a great way to get in touch with what the community is doing. “It is a really nice community grassroots kind of tour,” Sopori said. One of the only sustainable public buildings in town available for the community to tour is the Willow Bend Environmental Education Center. Sopori said the center has a variety of different ways they model sustainable living in today’s world. “We are one of the only public models of sustainable building where the sole purpose of the building is for education, and when people come here, they are going to start here, they are going to get information on [a] passive solar, straw-bale nature center,” Sopori said. “We have a grid-tied photovoltaic system, rainwater harvesting, xeric landscaping with native plants and a native crop garden, composting, cold frame, and even [an] alternatively fueled car that we use to travel to and from schools when we teach. It is just a nice little model of sustainable building and sustainable living.” Amanda Acheson, Sustainable Building Program Manager for Coconino County, has been in
charge of arranging this year’s Sustainable Home and Garden Tour. Acheson said that this is a wonderful way to see and learn about the different ways homes can be sustainable. “It is an excellent opportunity to learn and see systems in person . . . [including] rain water harvesting systems, grey water systems as well as Solar PV, electronic systems, solar thermal hot water systems,” Acheson said. The self-guided tour around Flagstaff has been getting more involved every year and Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Transportation has provided free bussing for the event. Acheson said that along with having the homeowners at every location to answer any questions, there will be experts attending as well. “At each location not only is the home owner going to be there but there are going to be experts. So again, it is just a great way for people to see what sustainable building is and ask people and get answers right there in person,” Acheson said. NAU students have been involved in bringing the tour together; NAU Students for Sustainable Living and Urban Gardening will be a part of the tour along with local schools and community gardens. Acheson said that it is a great way for students to experience sustainable living in their own community. “Instead of just hearing about sustainability in the classroom or reading about it in books or watching movies, you can go and see what our community is doing and learn about it first hand and often times maybe see if there is an internship opportunity,” Acheson said. Sidney Michl, an environmental science major, said that she will be attending the event this Saturday and hopes the event informs students how important it is to have sustainable gardening. “I think it is a good way to spread the word about gardening and to get others involved in it,” Michl said.
We are all the problem. — Rep. Paul Gosar
Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) answers audience questions during the town hall meeting. (Photo by Daniel Daw) from TOWN HALL page 1
focused on the fact that this country is going bankrupt,” Jenney said. Jenney also said that the AFP has an idea of how bankruptcy can be avoided. “The solution to our long-term bankruptcy problem in America is to reform our entitlement system,” Jenney said. “[When] people are paying in more to self-funded accounts so that . . . when they become sick or when they become old and need to draw on retirement benefits or health benefits, we’re going to have a much bigger base to draw upon.” Katherine Lara, a resident of Williams, said that one thing that concerned her was government subsidies on wind energy projects planned near Highway 64. Lara feels that the subsidies of such projects gives the government too much control over them. “There’s a thing called a Section 1603 grant that [says] these wind energy companies can obtain a 30 percent subsidy on their project through this grant,” Lara said. “That’s if they buy wind turbine equipment, then they get their subsidy — 30 percent — back. Then the state also provides a 10 percent subsidy, so now you have 40 percent of your project subsidized.” Gosar spoke to the town hall meeting on many topics, including financial waste in government, political infighting in Washington and the need for change in approaches to problems. Gosar said he knew the government was dysfunctional when he was elected, and he believes the only way to start fixing things is for every individual to start accepting blame for the current troubles. “There’s some problems here,” Gosar said.
“We can’t solve this problem until each and every one of us looks at us as the problem. We are all the problem. This isn’t a Democratic problem; not a Republican problem; not an independent problem. It’s an American problem.” Despite what he identifies as the bad shape of the economy and politics in America, Gosar said he wished to emphasize things are not hopeless. “I can tell you that as messed up as we are, a balanced budget may be our only salvation,” Gosar said. “We have to have some common sense for this problem. Now, a lot of people say there’s no chance. I disagree. I do believe that we’re going to get one out of the [U.S.] House [of Representatives]. I can probably guarantee that.” Gosar said the political atmosphere in Washington is not the way it should be. “I must remind you, I’m the first of ten kids,” Gosar said. “There are five Democrats, there are four Republicans and there is one independent [in my family]. My brother ran in the last election cycle as a Democrat for the governor of Wyoming. I know what bipartisanship is, and it is not what I see back in [Washington] D.C.” Addressing those interested in the state of the local community, Gosar said the issue of what he sees as mismanagement of funds at the federal level has affected Flagstaff in profound — and expensive — ways. “One of the questions we’ve asked about is administrative costs,” Gosar said. “I’ll give you a quick example. We’ve got the Rio de Flag flood project, this canal project. Flagstaff was given $3 million. Out of those $3 million, they got to use $1 million. The administrative costs for the government Corp of Engineers was 66 percent. They took $2 million.”
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Local businesses must adapt to survive in Flagstaff Staff Editorial
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his summer, Flagstaff made room for a Chipotle Mexican Grill and a Panda Express. Now, the popular burger joint Five Guys Burgers and Fries is coming to town, as well as one of the first Subway Cafes, which is Subway’s attempt at expanding its stores. Some people are scared that all of the new corporate businesses will run all of the local businesses out of town. However, the fact is that these national companies, which have proven their ability to thrive, will benefit the Flagstaff economy as a whole even if it makes the jobs of local businesses a little bit harder. Yes, shopping local is a great way to support the community, but let’s face it — it can be expensive. People who live in Flagstaff permanently don’t usually have the time or money to go eat out at a local restaurant every night or shop at the Farmer’s Market every weekend. And no, just because it sells “whole food,” New Frontiers Marketplace is not a local business. Meanwhile, corporate businesses are great at bringing jobs, revenue and people into the city. Not that they are doing Flagstaff a favor by “gracing us with their presence,” but they are not the evil dictators some people portray them to be. Flagstaff is a growing city, with a university that is continually increasing its yearly enrollment. Corporate businesses are attracted to the city because the university brings new people every year, and because it is
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rare to find a city in these economic times that is still growing. Whether locals like it or not, they are living in a place that is changing. It’s not wrong to want to hold onto the small town charm, but it is going to be impossible to hold onto the mentality that petite and secretive is good if small town businesses want to survive. It would be naive of any business owner to think they would never have to compete against big business. Before starting a company, it is com-
mon sense for any good businessman to assess their market and prepare for heavy competition. If they can’t do that, as harsh as it sounds, maybe they don’t deserve to be in business. However, if local businesses are as good as they say they are, they can find a way to keep their small town feel while enhancing their efficiency, making local shopping and eating the better option. Luckily for some local businesses up here, more ecocentric people are vouching for people to
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shop local, saying it is healthier and better for the economy. But while locals are rooting for these businesses, if the shop owners don’t step up their game, they will lose the support purely because of their lack of convenience. Though corporations can be bullies, they are really playing by the rules of capitalism. It is survival of the fittest, and if one business can’t stay afloat in competition with another, it’s usually their own fault for not adapting or marketing.
It’s not that local businesses shouldn’t have a chance at survival; they are a very important part of any economy and give people a sense of place rather than making them feel like just another customer. But rather than complaining about being located next to the new Chipotle, they just need to adjust their niche to appeal to a wider audience, just as their corporate neighbors did. They need to look at these corporations and figure out what makes them successful, not necessarily in an attempt to configure their business model to look more corporate, but to find what advantages a small local business has over a large, well-known business, so they can heavily market it. The fact is, there is no crystal ball that sees what everyone who comes to Flagstaff wants to eat, and there are plenty of tourists and residents to go around. Some tourists may want to pick up something quick and familiar while on their way to the Grand Canyon, while others want to find that small hole-inthe-wall restaurant full of Flagstaff ’s local charm. No local business can ever change the truth that familiar food and businesses add comfort to travelers. But if a local business can make their restaurant appear friendly, safe, and inviting inside and out, then they have a very fair chance at staying in the competition. Word of mouth and the internet are the keys to marketing a local business, and if they can’t seem to get their brand out there, then it is their fault for failing — not corporate America’s.
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Negative political climate exacerbates crisis
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Democrats or Republicans is a lazy way to target a concrete political figure for an overwhelming national issue. Our nation’s economy will not survive many more years if politicians continue with their stubborn, uncompromising and uncooperative behavior with one another. According to the Americans for Tax Reform, the Taxpayer Protection Pledge — which many Republicans are signing — binds the politician “to oppose any and all tax increases” regardless of any particular scenarios which require such changes in legislation. This type of behavior is absurd and unacceptable; politicians need flexibility to do a good job in office. An equally destructive pledge would be for Democrats to promise they will not cut funding for any governmentsponsored program, agency, or organization. Sometimes Republicans will need to raise taxes temporarily; other times Democrats will need to sacrifice some Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and other benefits. Currently, the nation’s most promising opportunity for progressive change rests on the 12-member
“supercommittee,” comprised of congress members equally balanced from the Democratic and Republican parties. The panel is charged with finding means and measures to reduce the federal deficit by $1.5 trillion by 2012. Their proposal, which Congress must approve by Dec. 23, is expected by the end of November. If the supercommittee fails to provide an acceptable proposal or meet the deadline, $1.2 trillion in spending cuts will be automatically triggered, drawn equally from domestic spending and defense. The destructive political and economic non-pliancy that led us to where we are today could be significantly reduced by this selected panel. “To be a true negotiator, you have to say, ‘I’m willing to put my ego and my Kool-Aid aside and go to the negotiating table and try to reach out a deal with folks who I don’t totally agree with,’” said Rep. Xavier Becerra, a Democrat from Los Angeles. Today’s consequences for yesterday’s decisions are inescapable, but with responsible deficit-reducing legislation our economy may begin to see improvement — though such expectations will not be met for many years.
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t started in 2007 with a YouTube video that now has nearly six million views. In it, a college student from the University of Florida asks Sen. John Kerry a question. Officers remove him — forcibly. He cries for help. His fellow students laugh. The officers wrestle him to the ground and he gives a plea that has become an iconic internet meme: “Don’t taze me, bro!” John He cries as he is Westover tazed, and finally, other students get upset. After that, videos began pouring onto the internet of various incidents of police brutality. It is a phenomenon that has always existed, but the advent of the internet has enabled citizens to shine a light on it like never before. Then police started fighting back.
Videos of brutal arrests and unjust behavior became videos of officers instructing people to stop filming them, turning the brutality toward the people behind the camera. Hundreds of videos depict everything from officers screaming at cameramen to seizing or damaging the camera. In one video, a police officer hits and arrests a cameraman from a local news outfit who happened to be filming while the officer was misbehaving. Then it got worse. Several state legislatures passed laws making it illegal to film officers on duty. Now these citizens with cameras, who were holding police officers accountable, were no longer good citizens, but criminals. There is hope, however. In August, a Boston lawyer sued the city of Boston for arresting him for filming police officers — and won. A federal appeals court ruled in his favor, saying that police could not claim “quali-
fied immunity” in cases in which they had arrested those who were filming them. The ruling cited cases that had involved news reporters, but went on to say that the nature of news and technology have evolved so much that there was no reason those laws should not apply towards a private citizen. “Such developments,” said the decision, “make clear why the newsgathering protections of the First Amendment cannot turn on professional credentials or status [alone].” Private citizens should not have to be afraid of the people charged with protecting them. Police officers should not be able to be comfortable, either, with abusing their power. Any time someone is arrested for recording the police it is a blow to the civil rights of every citizen, not just the person being arrested. Police officers should know they are being scrutinized as much as any other potential law-breaker.
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ell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor Liberty to purchase power.” This quote from Benjamin Franklin has been consistently paraphrased as a warning to citizens not give up their freedoms for protection. This became even more relevant late last month, when Bay Area Rapid Transit system (BART) shut down mobile phone service in several stations in and around San Francisco, stating “overall information about the planned protest led BART to conclude that the planned action constituted a serious and imminent threat to the safety of BART passengers and personnel and the safe operation of the BART system.” Regardless of what potential concerns existed, free speech has clearly suffered a blow below the belt and the implications of this case need Amanda to be evaluated. horner What would cause BART to act in such an Orwellian manner, in such a blatant violation of free speech and assembly? Rumors of a protest had only begun to come together, and not without legitimate reason. On July 11th, people had gathered at the BART Civic Center in San Francisco to protest the shooting of a homeless man, Charles Hill, by a BART transit policeman. Another protest was being planned for August 11th. According to BART officials, safety of all the passengers and BART employees had been compromised on the trains at the time of the July 11th protest, and they feared further protests would be worse. Despite this concern, the notion of “innocent until proven guilty” was clearly not being practiced. Instead, they used preemptive measures to control the public, affecting everyone in the local area before any action had taken place. This occurrence has been compared to Hosni Mubarak’s shutting down of mobile services in Egypt. The similarities are frightening. To violate free speech in such a way is directly opposed to what Americans should be in full support of — a right to peacefully express injustices as needed. Even a minor transgression against those rights easily leads one to images of a Big Brother-type society. When people commit crimes, you can punish them, but not until then. It is a clear abuse of power to control the population in this way. The incident points toward evidence of incompetency of the BART transit police to deal with a protest and handle the issue that the citizens demanded reasonable justification for. The claim is not that cellphone signal is some sort of inherent civil liberty. Certainly due to the protests there was a need for extra security. However, the fact that such control is going on in our backyard should be a wakeup call to Americans everywhere. If it was an effective method of control once, what is to stop it from happening again and again? Freedom of speech being taken away cannot be brushed off in silence. The abuse of power must be brought to the attention of some sort of higher authority. It would be a travesty to allow free speech and assembly rights to be snuffed out even before they begin. This is why Ben Franklin’s statement regarding choosing freedom rather than security is so applicable here. The claim that BART was protecting the safety of commuters is a rash claim; nobody had even assembled yet and their right to free speech was already being violated. A Freedom of Information act request has been filed by two security researchers — a good start to bringing real attention to this critical matter.
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in the wandering mind of the other roommate; their stature, hairstyle, and features were fabricated only to be broken the moment the door opened. Of course, the ever-important aspects of personality and interests would remain in the dark until guards dropped. Two strangers — living together in a ten by ten room for nine months. Seems risky, doesn’t it? It wasn’t. It was the norm Nowadays, the entire process has been transformed by the immediate relief of seeing the potential roomie’s face almost instantaneously through Facebook. Not only has the large see RANDOM page 13
Bromance Robert Norton and Jake Montchal were friends before they moved in together. The two now share a room with a futon and a big screen TV for gaming.
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envelope been replaced by the inbox notification, but the entire roommate relationship now lacks the certain thrill of meeting somebody new. “If you get a random roommate [via Facebook] you can check them out and judge them to see whether you will get along,” said Alex Johnson, a freshman marketing major. “It’s comforting knowing what your roommate will be like, to make sure they aren’t a freak and [won’t] be smoking meth or something.” Two common routes can be taken in today’s instant communication age when deciding who to live with. Returning students and primary resident hall dwellers take advantage of them, as does the mirage of incoming freshmen. For instance, Johnson and her roommate originally checked the random roommate button on the residence hall application, but after meeting at orientation, they requested to be roommates with each other because of mutual interests and personalities. Like Johnson, making a request via interweb is a safe bet and just one available option. The guaranteed satisfaction of rooming with a friend scenario is another. “I didn’t even know he was going here,” said Robert Norton, a business economics major,
about his best friend Jake Montchal, an exercise science major.“I think it was government class; I just sort of walked up to him and told him I was going to be at NAU and asked if he’d room with me,” Montchal said. The two now share a room, beds bunked, with a futon and big screen TV for gaming. They also share friends and lives. The last option, barring friends and orientation acquaintances, is the most classic option: roommate entropy. “It helped that I could look at her [Facebook] page and see what she looked like. I think I would have been really scared not being able to see her, and talk to her before getting here,” said freshman Kylie Sulter, a speech pathology major, about her random roommate. “Although, [technology] can ruin a lot of freshman situations.” In their cases, knowing their roommate (or at least seeing profile pictures) provided comfort in an already stressful transition into college. But as a result of technology, are completely blind roommate meetings a thing of the past, and could unforeseen friendships not exist in effect? Technology provides us with an abundance of resources to find the “perfect” roommate. It brings up an increasingly relevant question, though. How are human relationships changing because of the online personalities people create for themselves? In the past when the Internet con-
sisted of nothing but letters and envelopes the fate of one’s roommate was already decided, and now it isn’t. Take it as a challenge to ask the generations before — a favorite professor, parents, a boss — what their friendships (or lack thereof) were with their college roommates. One can never know what kind of future a relationship can have when two strangers who would normally stay strangers are forced into each others lives. The outcome could be a mixture of perfectly contrasted personalities, and potential walls between groups of peers broken through with what started as a random bond. As technology is in our hands, on our laps, across our screens, and everywhere else we turn, it seeps into every crack of our lives. Into school choices, friend relationships — and roommate decisions. No one can deny the fact that technology has taken a certain ambiguous feeling out of the roommate experience, yet one thing is for certain: the roommate gamble will forever be an equation, P no matter what path you choose What do you think? Visit NORTHERNARIZONANEWS.COM and share your thoughts with us. What are your roommate experiences like? Do you have any serendipitous roommate stories?
Life HOw random is Nau? Unfortunately it’s extremely difficult to track the number of students who choose random roommates as opposed to rooming with friends (believe us — we tried) but we do have a good idea of how your name gets tossed around the digital sorting hat of NAU’s residence database. For those students who choose to control their fate, most have their requests filled without a problem. But the university is switching to a new database that may make the best of both worlds. The new database provided by StarRez, a student housing software firm, has a unique take on melding technology and serendipity. “Students are provided a screen name and create a profile based on six or seven characteristics such as sleeping and study habits,” Alicia Voytek from Residence Life explains. That way, students can browse possible roommates by compatibility in crucial areas to better ensure a happy dorm room.
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ello NAU students! For those of you who are just tuning in, I’m Bry and with me this week is Angela McCoy, our very own SET director. We’re sure that this week’s question has crossed everyone’s mind at some point so grab some friends, a lazy boy couch and get ready for this week’s question: “Is it okay to have sex in my dorm room while my roommate is asleep?” -Frisky Bunkmate First things first, F.B. — you need to speak with your roommate on how comfortable they are with sex in general. If they cringe, cover their ears, and start quoting Bible verses, then I would say it’s probably not a great idea to mess up the sheets while they’re asleep in the room. However, if they’re more comfortable talking about it, then slowly ease the topic into conversation. Key word is ease: try to avoid being overlydescriptive and obscene. Those images will last in your roommate’s head long after you go into gratuitous detail about what position your ‘lovah’ prefers and why you need to rearrange the furniture to accommodate. Keep it simple, vague and conscientious. Lay down ground rules for what can and cannot happen in the room when you’re both there, asleep or not. You don’t need your mate walking in on you, any more than they want to interrupt your time between the sheets. It’s almost as bad as seeing anything below Jack Nicholson’s beltline — it’s just something you don’t want to do … ever. Which is why it is an incredibly good idea to give your roommate fair warning — these words will become your best friend and save your roommate from fainting at the sight of your naked bodies pressed against one another. We’re not saying you need to mark the dates on your calendar when you can snag some alone time, but if things begin to get
hot and heavy with your lover while your roomie is out, a simple warning text to them is a much better alternative to explaining why all the peanut butter is gone. If that doesn’t work, a coat hanger, a hair scrunchy, or even the stand-by “do not disturb sign” serve as a great warning before you and your significant other start the fun and games. That way, your roommate and that extremely sociable RA on your floor (who would just love for you to attend their ice cream social) will know to think twice before interrupting. If your roommate is more of an inside cat and prefers the comforts and luxury of a ten square foot dorm room, you might find yourself with fewer and fewer opportunities to break out that do not disturb coat hanger. The best thing to do in this situation is be honest. If your excuses for securing some alone time with your honey start to range from “naked baking” (we don’t even have an oven!) to “I can’t hold my farts any longer” you may want to sprinkle a dose of honesty on your relationship cake. Honesty, as always, really is the best policy — and not just because it rhymes. Ask and you shall receive. Overall, you just need to have boundaries and consideration for what goes on in the room you two share, but don’t be afraid to ask. A relationship with a roommate is not unlike what you share with your significant other — both require attention and respect. You never know, they might be wondering if they too can put on some R. Kelley and do a little bump and grind. Plus, if you and your roommate can come to an agreement instead of getting caught in the act, we’re almost 95.5 percent positive that your relationship will be a hell of a lot better. With communication your relationship with your bunkmate will not only be awkward free, but will give each of you the comfortability to be open when you want to mess up your sheets. I hope this helps, F.B., and remember, communication is key so don’t be afraid to speak up — because like we said before — they could be wondering the same thing. There you have it, roomies and lovers. We hope you can all learn to get along and don’t forget to submit your questions to set.nau@gmail.com or visit the SET Facebook page. See you next week.
Branching Out By Emma Changose in South Africa
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t took me 20 minutes to get from the airport to my new dorm. During the short car ride I went from the restlessness of a major city to the slum and shacks of a township. I saw ostrich farmers and cow farmers. There were vineyards stretched out for miles with emerald green mountains scattered decoratively on the horizon. I passed a lady walking barefoot down the road carrying a mattress on her head. My driver (driving on the left side of the road) kept going on and on about “lekker” this and “lekker” that, though I couldn’t quite understand him through his thick dialect. I had never swallowed this much culture shock before, but as soon as I got off the plane and stepped onto the African soil, I was drowning in it. Soon it hit me that studying abroad in Stellenbosch, South Africa was going to be a wild, bumpy
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adventure. I was excited. I knew that I was going to experience life through a whole new lens, one that few can relate to. I’ve always been attracted to the diverse African continent, where the culture changes every fifteen yards. But I’m not here to explore District 9 or detective the streets in search of human meat; I am here for other reasons. Studying journalism and photography is a dream realized in South Africa. With such a colorful country, there are so many stories to tell, photos to take and experiences to share. And when it comes to my anthropology minor, I couldn’t ask for a better place. With 11 nationally recognized languages and a plethora of different cultures and villages scattered around the country, South Africa is an anthropologist’s dream destination. My main reason for studying abroad, however, is that I want to see the world before it disappears. I want to go on a safari before lions and elephants are extinct, travel in the bush before it is covered in tar and
Smiles Abroad Lumberjack correspondent Emma Changose enjoys some quality time with South African school children. (Photo provided by Emma Changose)
highway markings. I want to understand what it’s like to live in a third world country. I want to experience the world. And I want to share my experience with you, my dearest readers. I’ve been in Stellenbosch for over a month now. I’m learning some Afrikaans words and now understand that “lekker” means “cool”. I’m getting used to how the
locals drive; left-side driving is nothing. The hard part was learning that South African’s don’t always stop for stop signs. And even though at first the ostriches surprised me, I now know they are nothing to worry about. It’s those sheisty baboons! But now that I’ve begun to learn a whole new world, I finally know that I know nothing and that more is sure to come.
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Football opens season with loss to Wildcats
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ABOVE: Junior setter Kelli Dallmann jump serves during the Fiesta Bowl Tournament on Sept. 2. (Photo by Sarah Hamilton) BELOW: The Jacks are fired up in Saturday’s match against the UNM Lobos. (Photo by Austin Heppler)
or the fourth time in five years, Lumberjacks volleyball won the Fiesta Bowl Volleyball Tournament. This year they defeated San Jose State University on Sept. 2nd and Hampton University and the University of New Mexico (UNM) the next day. The championship match of the 2011 Fiesta Bowl Volleyball Tournament consisted of the Lumberjacks (6–0) battling the Lobos of UNM (4–2) in five set match, which included eight lead changes and 22 tie scores. The match had NAU fans yelling and screaming every time the Jacks scored or had a big block. “It feels great to win the Fiesta Bowl, especially after such a hard game tonight,” said senior outside hitter Kobi Christensen. Christensen, who ended the match with 23 kills, was named the tournament MVP and was awarded the Big Sky Conference Player of the Week for this week. Freshman middle blocker Sydney Kemper scored 10 kills and seven block assists, and junior setter Kelli Dallmann accumulated 52 assists. Both were named to the all-tournament team. The Lumberjacks won the match with set scores of 25–17, 27–25, 17–25, 22–25 and 15–13. The ladies accumulated 60 kills throughout the match with Christensen leading the team with 23 kills, followed by 10 kills each for both Kemper and junior outside hitter Jen Wilson. Dallmann led the Jacks with 52 assists throughout the opening match. With the tournament championship on see VOLLEYBALL page 18
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Junior quarterback Cary Grossart drops back during warmups on Saturday night’s game in Tucson. (Photos courtesy of Gordon Bates/Arizona Daily Wildcat) Brett Murdock
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uch is the way of the first weekend of college football season: a plethora of games pitting small schools against power programs. These contests often result in blowouts favoring the big program, and the season opener for the NAU football team was no different. Despite playing a strong opening half, the Lumberjacks could not do enough in the final 30 minutes to throw off the Wildcats. They lost by a score of 41–10 in front of 57, 761 fans at Arizona Stadium in Tucson. "I think we learned a lot today," said head coach Jerome Souers. "I think we learned what we are capable of doing."
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Cross country finishes in top three
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AU men’s and women’s cross country teams enjoyed great weather as they ran to second and third place team finishes, respectively, at the George Kyte Invitational over the weekend at Buffalo Park. “Training has been going good,” said Eric Heins, track and field and cross country coach. “When we look back and compare the times that we raced today versus last year, I think we will be pretty pleased with what we did.” The George Kyte Invitational was the first and only home meet for the Lumberjacks, and it was also the first meet of their season, of which Heins was well aware. Most notably not running for the Lumberjacks were seniors Andrew Bleus and Diego Estrada, both fall 2010 NCAA Cross Country Championships participants. “I held some of our top runners out, just in terms of training purposes and preparing for the end of the year,” Heins said. “This is kind of like the NFL preseason for us. Yeah, we have a competition, but our main competition is the Big Sky, the regionals and the national championships. Everything we do is trying to get ready for those meets.” The women’s team ran first for the Lumberjacks, bringing 10 athletes to participate. Lumberjacks junior Rochelle Kanuho and freshman Lauren Justus finished in the top
10, six and 10 respectively. Kanuho ran the 5000 meters in 17 minutes, 48 seconds, averaging a 5:43 mile. Justus completed the 5k just 23 seconds later with an average mile time of 5:51. “The last two miles, I think I kept it under control,” Kanuho said. “I’m pretty happy with my finish. It’s not a big meet, so I wasn’t too worried about it.” The men’s team brought seven members to run the 8000 metre race and placed four runners in the top ten. Junior Tim Freriks finished second with an average mile of 5:13 and completed the race in 25:55, just 17 seconds behind first place finisher ASU junior Darius Terry. Sophomore Bahlbi Gebreyohanns finished fourth for the Jacks with an overall time of 26:22 and an average mile pace of 5:18. Senior Matt Coloe and freshman Caleb Hoover finished sixth and seventh, respectively. “It’s the beginning of the cross country season,” Freriks said. “We’re just building the foundation for our season, so a low key race like this is perfect to see where we’re at.” The Lumberjacks return to action Sept. 16 for the Dave Murray Invitational in Tucson. “I don’t think it’s really much of a secret for our team that we really want to be back on the podium,” Freriks said. “Individually, I just want to do as much as I can to help out that team goal.”
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our minutes and 24 seconds left to go in the first half. NAU with possession, after forcing an Arizona punt, down 14–3. Junior quarterback Cary Grossart, starting his first game since high school, is at the helm. Four minutes and nine plays later, Grossart fires a strike to senior receiver Khalil Paden in the end zone, moving the Jacks four points closer. They go into halftime at 14–10 and spark some life into what had been a jittery offense. That singular drive proved why head football coach Jerome Souers elected to go with the junior as the starting quarterback, which was not without question during a tiring and brutal offseason. Grossart, along with senior Chasen Stangel and freshman Chase Cartwright, was embroiled in a drawn-out, competitive battle to be named the top guy. Each signal caller had their fair share of opportunities to work with the first-team offense. “It was competitive,” said Grossart. “We definitely pushed each other but we’re also friends off the field. Ultimately, by pushing each other like that, we all became better players. Our relationship has stayed the same through that battle.” As the offseason progressed, however, Grossart started to get more reps with that unit, which he felt gave him an advantage that eventually earned him the good news. “It was a long process but I was patient,” he said. “I had an idea [because] I was getting most of the first-team reps through training camp. It was fun for me and I was just excited for the chance.” His head coach also saw his growing maturity, leadership and dedication
as the main reasons for why Grossart was named the starter this season. “He’s very consistent and diligent about his daily work ethic,” said Souers. “The way he works with his teammates, he’s a guy that’s encouraging, positive and uplifting — the kind of guy that makes everyone else better.” Souers also noted the time it took for him to announce the California native as the top quarterback, but that he was waiting to see more than just his attitude. “You want to see your starter be knowledgeable about the system, knowledgeable about not just his job, but everybody else’s job on the field,” said the 14-year head coach. “You also want to see how well he conducts himself on the field, off the field, [and] his relationship with the coaches.” As far as on-the-field talents go, Grossart feels that he has something that allows him to stand out from the other quarterbacks on the roster and maybe in the Big Sky Conference: his playmaking ability. “When things break down and the defense throws some different looks at you, being able to keep the chains moving and make plays — whether it’s with my feet or finding someone downfield, I’d say that’s what kind of sets me apart from some other quarterbacks,” Grossart said. Some of that ability was evident in the season opener against UA when Grossart’s offensive line could not hold down a powerful and fast defensive line, forcing him to scramble around. But the communication major does not mind doing that because he feels that’s the best part of his game. “I’m definitely a dual-threat guy,”
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said Grossart. “In the run game this year, with Zach [Bauman] and I back there, it gives the defense a different look they’ve got to worry about with two guys.” Grossart credits somebody else in his life for being a major influence on how he handles his position: His father Kyle played quarterback for Oregon State and even had a couple of stints in the NFL. “To have somebody that’s been there before and to just have a calming voice is huge,” Grossart said. “Not a lot of people have that in their life and I’ve learned a lot from him.” To some people, playing quarterback is a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week job, with no life outside of football. According to teammates, Grossart is definitely not that way. “We hang out all the time,” said senior tight end Brian Riley. “He’s awesome. A very personable guy who’s always there for you. He’s just a good friend.” Of course, that doesn’t give Grossart the excuse to slack off when it matters. “I’ve known Cary since he’s been here,” said Riley. “I was here on his recruiting trip. He’s a leader by nature. When he’s in the huddle, he’s very vocal, he gets us going and he gets us up to the line quick. We respect him a lot.” And with that camaraderie comes the ability to be the face of the team that, according to his coach, Grossart needs to be both on and off the field. “There’s a lot of mutual respect,” Souers said. “They’ve worked hard together, that first group particulary. I think the amount of time they’ve had in a shared investment makes them more important to each other.”
the line, both teams battled back and forth for each point with no clear-cut favorite throughout the set. The Lumberjacks were able to gain a slight lead after UNM called a timeout, scoring the final two points and blocking all of the Lobos’ shots, which ended the match 15–13 after an intense set that had the crowd standing and cheering for the Lumberjacks. “The crowd helps us 100 percent,” Christensen said. “We play so much better when we’re excited and we’re pumped up and [the crowd] cheers every point.” Before the Jacks made it to the championship game they played the Lady Pirates from Hampton University (1–5). NAU used better movement and shot placement throughout the straight set victory (25–10, 25–20, 25–16) to continue their undefeated streak. Hampton did make the second set close, losing by five. While the Lumberjacks played a little sloppy, NAU turned it back on in the third and final set to earn the victory. “We do everything well,” said head coach Craig Choate. “We have developed an absolute defensive will to never let the ball drop, and that was what made the difference tonight.” On the opening night of the Fiesta Bowl Volleyball Tournament and NAU volleyball’s home opener, the Lumberjacks won in convincing fashion over the San Jose State Spartans (SJSU) (1–3) with three straight set scores of 25–13, 25–19 and 25–21. The first set of the match the Lumberjacks came out with intensity, focus and great energy that was apparent from the first serve. The Lumberjacks started the match by scoring eight of the first nine points, forcing SJSU into calling a timeout. Even after the timeout, the Jacks never let up during the first set, and Dallmann recorded one of her five aces on the first serve coming out of the timeout. After a dominating performance by NAU in the first set, SJSU tried to shift the momentum. From the start of the second set, the Spartans showed their fighting spirit by battling hard for every ball and improving their team communication. With the score 8–4 NAU, the Spartans fought back, managing to tie the game at 10–10. Christensen made a great defensive play to dig a hard kill-attempt by Spartan junior right setter Krista Miller, which led to the go-ahead point by the Lumberjacks. “They kind of pushed back at us a little bit harder,” Christensen said. “So we kind of let back a bit but we came back strong enough to finish off the match.” After a 10-minute break, both sides were ready for the third set. The break seemed to give the Spartans a boost of energy; they looked determined not to lose the match in straight sets. Some communication breakdowns and errors by NAU allowed the Spartans to take a 12–10 lead, forcing coach Choate into calling a timeout. Coming out of the timeout, the Lumberjacks returned to their first set form and scored two straight points, with Christensen earning another one of her 13 kills off of a Dallmann assist. Improved communication, smart plays and great team defense led to their close 25–21 victory in the third set, which secured the match victory in three straight sets. The dominating victory was especially sweet for coach Choate, who coached at San Jose State for fourteen years before coming to Northern Arizona. “The truth is, I really wanted to get this match,” Choate said. “There’s no way around it so, it was fun.”
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the concept . . . and every time we seemed to go, they seemed very busy and popular.” Yogurt-U currently offers patrons 10 different frozen yogurt choices, along with a bevy of topping options including sour gummy worms, fresh cut strawberries and Oreo bits. Jen said that while she is reluctant to reveal the details of Yogurt-U’s frozen yogurt distributor, she believes their yogurt is one of the highest quality products on the market. “That’s sort of our secret, not something we really disclose,” Vallecorsa said. “We did a lot of research when we were trying to figure out what type of product we wanted to use. We have gotten lots and lots of compliments about the creaminess and actual flavor, so we feel we did a pretty good job on our selection.” When compared alongside ice cream and gelato, frozen yogurt is significantly healthier for the human body due to the inherent live and active bacterial cultures residing within it. These see YOGURT-U page 22
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hough it’s spawned from recent success of documentary-esque horror films, Apollo 18 fails to entertain — much like that instructional video in your intro to biological theory class. Not only does it lack an engaging plot, but there is no attempt at cinematic creativity or innovation whatsoever. While watching a film, audiences reasonably expect some entertainment, but despite a few minutes of tension, this one bored me to sleep. The idea behind Apollo 18 is based off of conspiracy theories that NASA once launched a secret mission to the moon, claiming to do so in order to spy on their Russian counterparts after the Cold War. The film itself is given the effect of being shot with older equipment, making it feel like real lost footage from the ’70s. The problem with this “lost ’70s footage” is that it does nothing other than create a wall between the audience and the char-
acters so that it’s harder to relate to them. Not only did Apollo 18 completely flop plot wise, but the outdated, headacheinducing quality only made it that much harder to watch. The three astronauts that are selected for the mission are Mission Commander Nathan Walker (Lloyd Owen), Captain Ben Anderson (Warren Christie) and their trusty third crewman John Grey (Ryan Robbins), who is orbiting around in a space shuttle. The conflict that the cosmonauts face when they reach their moon landing is unclear and just frightening enough for the audience to sit back and worry, “Did I really remember to shut off the oven before leaving?” When the threat is finally introduced — more than halfway through the movie — my reaction was an indifferent shift in my chair. The rest of the film consists of walking in circles, running in circles, and not much else. Any horror film worth watching is defined by its entertainment value (even
the worst of them) because of an inspired or, at the very least, interesting monster. In this case, though, it seems as if no innovative thought was put into what antagonist would be threatening the characters. Even after the monster is introduced, it only manages to induce mild injuries upon the spacemen, rendering it no more threatening then your neighbor’s chihuahua. The issues that plague Apollo 18 include disconnection among the three characters, unoriginality all around and an asinine attempt at an adversary. An audience can hardly feel bad for the characters when the most serious injuries they sustain are stomach wounds and bloodshot eyes. I was hoping for the worst by the end of it all, and even as a fan of horrible horror I had a hard time laughing at this one. You know a movie is a disappointment when you find yourself looking away from the enormous movie screen in front of you because there is something else in the dark theater that’s more intriguing.
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il Wayne’s much-anticipated fourth installment in his Carter series, Tha Carter IV, may not be what Wayne fans are looking for in an album set to top his previous work, Tha Carter III. In a couple of tracks, Lil Wayne displays a softer side that I have personally never heard in his previous albums. In the song “How to Love,” Lil Wayne caringly sings about a girl who never learned how to open up and let love into her life. Wayne’s collaboration with Bruno Mars also illustrates a deeper side of him with the lyrics, “I see your soul through your window pain. I see the scars that remain,” which tells the audience that Wayne is not as strong, or as rough, as he might seem. Most of the beats in the songs seem monotonous which makes much of Tha Carter IV sound like one overly long song with the same repetitive use of instrumentation and jive, and only slight variations to distinguish each single. However, Wayne stays true to his old ways with tracks that are easy to listen to and that keep up with the club criteria. The best track by far is Wayne’s single “6 Foot 7 Foot,” a sizzling track that puts Wayne back on the top of his game. With a popping beat and flowing lyrics, this song makes up for the slack left behind by most of the other tracks. All in all, Tha Carter IV is not Wayne’s best work, with only a few gems here and there, but it is definitely worth listening to a few times over. Best Tracks: “How to Love,” “6 Foot 7 Foot”
Artist: Wilco Album: The Whole Love Genre: Rock
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fter a three year absence from her Louisiana lake house, Tulane student Sara (Sara Paxton) returns with six friends to find that the lake she once knew has changed for the worse — it’s now infested with sharks. Shark Night 3D, like most other thriller movies, has the audience on their toes waiting for each character to meet their bloody fate. However, Shark Night’s PG-13 rating ensures the graphic violence is kept to a minimum, disappointing those who were anticipating buckets of gore. On the way to Sara’s secluded lake house outside of a small fishing town, the lead and her friends encounter Sara’s exboyfriend Dennis (Chris Carmack) and
his not-so-friendly sidekick Red (Joshua Leonard). Red roughs up the gang and sets off an uneasy tension between the two groups. Once on the island, Sara encounters Sheriff Sabin (Donal Logue), a local law enforcement officer who is friendly but not that helpful. The sharks in Shark Night 3D are vicious CGI creatures, but they do not stack up to the scare quality of past Hollywood sharks such as the titular monster in Jaws. The antagonists are identified in the film after a wakeboarding accident, which kicks off a race to help the injured Malik (Sinqua Walls) survive while the other six characters struggle for their own lives. Despite the fact that the characters in the film go to a prominent university, they are still clueless enough to still get in the shark-infested
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water, where they are obviously not able to out-swim or out-maneuver the ruthless sharks. Like most horror movies, the fastpaced music and underwater shots are a dead give-away to preceding events. The deaths of the students are not shocking, mainly because the PG-13 rating limits any noteworthy bloodshed. The love subplot does not give Shark Night 3D any additional emotional depth whatsoever; it only adds to the predictability of the scheme and characters of the film. The idea of love gone wrong assists in the film’s plot structure, but is almost immediately identifiable. The 3D effects do not add anything extra to film, except for the occasional shark-out-of-water scenes that do little to frighten the audience.
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he Whole Love is an album that is blatantly aware of itself. Then again, so is Wilco. The somewhat unclassifiable heavy-hitters’ new endeavor since Wilco (The Album) is (almost) perfect — and it knows it. Listening through The Whole Love you can almost hear Jeff Tweedy and company smiling from self-satisfaction and all you can do is smile along with them. Enter the beauty of The Whole Love. An album that knows exactly what it is and what it isn’t. It is not an attempt to appease fans, even though that’s exactly what it has done even before its release. It is better than any other Wilco album. From the opener, “Art of Almost” — a bass guided, transient jam — to the sentimental “Dawned on Me”, Tweedy flexes his lyrical and vocal singularity with smug ease. The not so subtle backbone of the album, though, is bassist John Stirrat, whose rhythm drives many of the musical highlights like the subtle beauty on “Black Moon” and the grungy “I might”. The Whole Love isn’t the type of album to recreate a genre or define a generation — it is simply guilt-free, beautiful music that everyone might as well hear. Best Tracks: “Dawned on Me,” “Art of Almost”
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The FCM was created by local community leader Art Babbit and his wife Heather roughly 11 years ago. Babbitt said since the days of its inception, the FCM has experienced a rapid increase in popularity over the years. “We started it in order to support and expand the number of small, independently owned and operated farms in our region,” Babbitt said. “We wanted to provide a local alternative to industrialized and corporatecontrolled food production. In addition, markets are a great place for consumers to meet and interact with farmers and producers who work incredibly hard to put food on our tables.” The majority of FCM vendors utilize organic and sustainable methods and techniques in their growing processes. However, few are officially certified as USDA Organic, mostly due to the steep price required for such a distinction. Several growers are certified as “Naturally Grown,” an alternative certification method that is less expensive.
A premier example is Whipstone Farms, a 6-acre farm located in Paulden, Ariz. that sells a wide range of vegetables, herbs and cut flowers at every FCM. Shanti Rade, one of the owners of Whipstone Farms, said she is dedicated to growing produce without the help of artificial chemicals. “Our produce is naturally grown,” Rade said. “We don’t use any synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. We can’t call it ‘organic,’ as we are not certified, but all of our practices are basically the same. We have a great diversity of crops which allows for crop rotation. We use row covers and beneficial insects to guard against pests. We also try to educate our customers that at times an imperfection in the produce is better than the chemical alternative.” Same goes for Chino Valley Farms, a family-run 11-acre farm that specializes in growing fruits, vegetables and flowers using sustainable methods. Mike O’Connor-Masse of China Valley Farms said they too utilize organic growing methods for all their produce. “For all our field produc-
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forms of healthy bacteria are also found in normal yogurt and help boost immune systems and benefit the digestive tract. All of Yogurt-U’s yogurts consist of real liquid frozen yogurt mix that ensures all the healthy bacteria is still present in the final product. Having lived in Flagstaff for over a decade, the Vallecorsa family is well aware of the chill that winter brings upon this region. While it is only natural to question if business would suffer in the colder months, Jan said she isn’t unduly concerned. “Per capita, the state that serves the most frozen ice cream/yogurt is Michigan, and their winter is far more severe than ours, much more gray than ours,” Vallecorsa said. “So if we’re anything like Michiganders, I think we’ll be safe. I know it gets cold, but I think that just because it is cold people won’t stop eating yogurt and ice cream for dessert.” Jen said so far business has been great and that she is happy to see Yogurt-U attracting people from all aspects of the community. “The whole concept is that it appeals to all
tion, we follow the same practices as certified organic folks,” Mike said. “The Flagstaff customers are great. The sense of community and environment is strong here. They appreciate buying fresh and local and readily accept new or different vegetables.” Kacie Beagan, a teacher at Flagstaff’s BASIS charter school, said she makes a point of visiting the Flagstaff Farmer’s Market every Sunday before breakfast. “My favorite thing about the farmer’s market is the originality and authenticity of the products sold accompanied by a genuine entrepreneurial spirit,” Beagan said. “The vendors at the market are very friendly and cordial, many offering free samples of their products. They seem very happy to advertise their products while having a good time.” The FCM occurs every Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Wednesday markets are currently scheduled to end on Sept. 14th with Sunday markets to run until Oct. 9th. For more info, visit flagstaffmarket.com.
ages,” Vallecorsa said. “We have little tiny kids that come in and want to do it themselves, and we have senior citizens, young families, and everybody, lots of students too. So it seems it is appealing to everyone in Flagstaff right now.” Shannon Dillon-Cassidy, a senior sociology major, said she makes a point of stopping by Yogurt-U virtually every day. “I have been back in Flagstaff since the 24th and there have only been two days that I haven’t gone,” Dillon-Cassidy said. “I like it because I feel like it is relatively healthy and really cheap, plus it is a fun social thing to do.” Jen said the local population is adjusting nicely to the notion of self-serve frozen yogurt. “People are just loving the whole do-it-yourself concept,” Vallecorsa said. “Nobody has to tell you how much Snickers you have to put on, or how many M&M’s you can put on . . . you do it yourself. That way we don’t get any complaints about people not liking what they’re eating because they made it themselves.” For more information concerning Yogurt-U, visit frozenyogurtu.com.
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