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Holocaust survivor shares her story

DAISY JOHNSTON

Around 300 people gathered at the Chabad Jewish Community Center Sept. 15 in an emotional event where 94-year-old Esther Basch, a Holocaust survivor, talked about the power of forgiveness.

First, Rabbi Dovie Shapiro spoke, followed by Bjorn Krondorfer, regents’ professor and director of the MartinSpringer Institute. Nicknamed “the Honey Girl of Auschwitz,” Basch then took the podium.

Basch was 15 when the region of Czechoslovakia she lived in — which was once Hungary and is now Ukraine — was occupied by German forces in 1944. Months later, Basch and her parents were moved into a ghetto. In the ghetto, Basch said she remembers Christian neighbors throwing bread over a fence when guards were not looking.

Rachel Basch Turet is Basch’s daughter. She moderated the event and shared stories passed down to her from her mother. Basch Turet reminded the audience that aiding Jewish people at the time was a crime with severe punishment.

Basch said when she was loaded onto a train with about 100 other people, her mother had saved an egg to bake her a birthday cake. On Basch’s 16th birthday, she arrived at Auschwitz, and it was the last time she saw her parents.

“I cannot forget the horror they put me through, but I can forgive,” Basch said. “Because if I don’t forgive, if I hold that grudge, I only hurt myself.”

Dedication to the Jewish faith and sisterhood helped her to survive life in the concentration camps, Basch said. She regarded the girls she met in Auschwitz as sisters.

Basch followed one girl into another room, sneaking away from a different area where other girls were being counted by the angel of death, Josef Mengele. Following the other girl saved Basch from being part of Mengele’s experiments.

In 1945, Basch said she was sent on a death march to the Salswedel concentration camp to begin work at an ammunitions factory. Three days later, she was liberated by American soldiers.

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Parks and Recreation prevents development on Pumphouse County land

Pumphouse County Natural Area recently expanded to include an additional six acres of land near Pumphouse Wash in Kachina Village. Organized by the Coconino County Parks and Recreation department, this major development serves as another step toward protecting natural wetlands in Arizona from construction.

Located at 3305 Kachina Trail next to Raymond County Park, the Pumphouse County Natural Area is a collection of natural wetlands preserved by Coconino County. This includes the 38-acre Pumphouse Wash known for containing diverse trails and the newly enhanced 16-acre Harrenburg Wash site.

The largest subsection of the area is 66-acre Pumphouse Meadow, which holds the historic O’Neil Spring and an antique pumphouse the watershed is named after.

The wetlands within Pumphouse County also feed into the larger bodies of Oak Creek and Verde River. Because of the value of this land, Coconino County has been gradually building the Pumphouse County Natural Area through donations, purchases and grant funds since 2000, a trend which continued this year.

Cynthia Nemeth, the director of Parks and Recreation in Coconino County, is responsible for overseeing the county’s natural resources and recreational programs.

Multiple houses surround the Pumphouse County’s protected rare wildlife habitat. The new protected areas stretch more into the areas near houses, Sept. 16. Storey Welch | The Lumberjack

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Coconino County’s Parks and Recreation department expanded the Pumphouse County Natural Area borders by additional six acres for preservation

Now 94 years old, Esther Basch reflects on her experience with the Holocaust to educate locals about the power of forgiveness

Top: Esther Basch holds a photo of her and her husband as an audience member takes a picture, Sept. 15.

Bottom: Few seats are available as audience members fill the room to listen to Esther Basch’s story at the Chabad Jewish Community Center, Sept. 15. Octavia Freeland | The Lumberjack

FROM THE EDITOR

Once again it’s that time of the semester when being a news editor qualifies me to give some wisdom, maybe get a little sentimental and drop a few tips for the readers of The Lumberjack. So here’s my advice to you, and I need you to remember this carefully, “City council is like a box of chocolates.”

Guys I’m joking. That was a joke. Inside this brain there is more than just a robotic editing machine filled with briefs and policy. I also have feelings (and dabble in the comedic arts).

Last year I wrote something silly but honestly, I have no idea how many more letters from the editor I’ve got to do and I’m starting to worry there aren’t enough jokes left in the world!

So, I’m going to write about something I learned during my time at college and that is, you can’t change other people. This is going to be a tough one for some of us here at The Lumberjack to accept — you don’t become an editor because you hate control.

September 18, 2022. That’s something guaranteed to scare many of the editors who read our paper. But I think all of us would rather face bad grammar than we would a bad friend. With a keyboard and a smile, we can let our writers know, AP style prefers September to be abbreviated and the year 2022 is already implied.

Unfortunately, you can’t Sept. 18 the people in your life. If you feel so bold, you can make edits and suggestions, but you can’t change them to be the way you want. Simply said, if you’re not being treated right, don’t waste your time fixing things, just leave.

However, the consistency of human beings is also one of the most amazing things about them. Last semester, for example, one of my friends became a lot closer with a different group of people. Because I’m not always as confident as I’d like to be, I worried she wouldn’t want to be friends with me anymore. The first time she took me to meet her new friends, one of them said, “Oh, you’re the editor!”Might sound small to you, but even behind my computer now, I am getting teary eyed and embarrassed. Anyways, you get what I’m saying here? It’s not always a bad thing that you can’t change other people.

I don’t know what’s out there in the universe, I don’t really think anyone does. But what I do know is that you, as amazing as you may be, are only you and you can’t fix this one on your own. So throw those annoying people out for the universe to handle and take comfort knowing that the people who love you always will.

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Sept. 11

At 12:21 a.m., a student reported a loud party outside Wilson Hall. NAUPD contacted the students making the noise and advised them to lower their volume.

At 8:41 a.m., an officer reported being out with a non-student outside Wettaw Building. The non-student was booked into Coconino County Detention Facility for an active warrant.At7:59 p.m., a Cowden Hall community assistant (CA) called to report an unresponsive student. Flagstaff Fire Department (FFD) responded and the student was transported to Flagstaff Medical Center.

Sept. 12

At 2:54 p.m., a student called to report the theft of their scooter from the John Haeger Health and Learning Center. NAUPD responded and took a report.At4:54 p.m., a carbon monoxide detector was activated in South Village Apartments. NAUPD and FFD responded to check the air quality.

At 6:31 p.m., a student walked into the NAUPD lobby to report a fraud scheme. NAUPD responded and took a report.

At 11:13 p.m., an officer initiated a traffic stop at 1200 S Milton Road. Charges are pending the result of a blood test.

Sept. 13

At 12:48 p.m., an employee called to report the odor of gas in the Gateway Student Success Center. NAUPD responded and no odor was detected. FFD declared the area safe.

At 1:22 p.m., officers reported being out with a non-student at Hilltop Townhomes. The non-student was booked into Coconino County Detention Facility for tampering with evidence, possession of stolen property, possession of drug paraphernalia and criminal trespassing.

At 7:39 p.m., several students reported a skunk with a cup on its head

in the San Francisco Parking Garage. NAUPD responded and removed the cup.

Sept. 14

At 7:18 a.m., an employee called to report a suspicious circumstance outside University Union. NAUPD responded and a report was taken for a private property non-injury traffic collision.At4:38 p.m., a student called to report being bitten by an animal while on the urban trail near the practice fields. NAUPD responded and took a report.At6:20 p.m., an officer reported assisting FPD with an attempt to locate a weapons violation at the South Milton Road and West Riordan Road intersection.

Sept. 15

At 2:26 p.m., an employee called to report a vehicle with its engine running. NAUPD responded and the vehicle was no longer running.

At 8:07 p.m., an officer reported assisting a stuck Starship robot near Hilltop Townhomes.

Sept. 16

At 1:33 a.m., a resident reported a student missing from Calderon Learning Community. NAUPD responded and the subject was located in good health.

At 12:19 p.m., FPD requested assistance attempting to locate a theft suspect at 124 S San Francisco St. NAUPD responded but were unable to locate the suspect.

At 2:24 p.m., an officer reported finding a damaged door in Lot 3C. The building was checked and no other criminal activity was witnessed. A work order was placed.

Sept. 17

At 12 p.m., an officer reported finding three windows open at the the Geology building. The windows were secured.At4:06 p.m., a student called to report their roommate and the roommate’s girlfriend arguing at the Suites. NAUPD responded and found the parties were involved in horseplay.

Queen’s death sparks debate over her legacy

WILLIAM COMBS III

With the announcement of Queen Elizabeth II’s death Sept. 8, many NAU students are divided on her legacy and the implications of the monarchy as a whole.For junior Izzy Macpherson, the queen was a symbol of great power and inspiration for women across the world. Growing up in the United States with British family members, Macpherson’s reverence of the monarch has always been part of her life.

“She not only represents just this overall leader that everyone can look up to but also a woman in power that has done a lot of good,” Macpherson said. “She really was with the people, for the people and was this woman that really felt like a family member to everybody. As Brits, we all really hold this woman close to our Macphersonhearts.”said throughout her childhood, her mother would fly a Union Jack in support of her home country every Fourth of July — a playful rivalry with their neighbors.

Although she said she admired the late queen, Macpherson is unsure if the monarchy as a whole is a relevant institution in today’s world.

“In ways I think the monarchy is outdated, but I also feel like the way the royals carry themselves is not this totalitarian way of ruling over people,” Macpherson said. “They really do try to interact with the people of the United Kingdom and be those people that we can look up to and the family that a lot of people feel like they don’t have.”

The U.K. recently celebrated Queen Elizabeth II’s 70th year on the throne this past June at the Platinum Jubilee. The queen did not make an appearance over the course of the four-day celebration due to concerns over her health.

British foreign exchange student Ben Isaac said while the death was surprising, everyone knew this was coming.

“It was obviously shocking news,” Isaac said. “She was almost a person that couldn’t die. She has so much influence across the world, but I think this was almost expected at this point in her life.”

Isaac said he thinks the monarchy is

outdated but does provide a lot of good for the country in regard to revenue gained from tourism. His main concern when it comes to the monarchs is their use of government money funded by the Thepeople.royal family is awarded a Sovereign Grant every year which covers all their expenses except security. In 2022, the royal family was awarded roughly $100 million.

“They generate enough revenue from tourism alone to not have to tax people for a royal family that does not help us in any way, really,” Isaac said. “So I think that is a bit out of touch.”

Junior Cole Fitch said he thinks the idea of the monarchy is fundamentally flawed within modern society. As an American, Fitch said the royal family seems out of touch with the rest of society.“Ithink it’s very archaic in the society we have created where you can basically achieve anything you want to by just trying really hard,” Fitch said. “The fact that these people are able to gain power just by family ties is confusing — it doesn’t really make sense.”

Given the age of the late queen, Fitch said her death was not surprising to him. He, however, said he is indifferent to her passing.Asfor the installment of the new monarch, King Charles III, Fitch said from what he has seen of his treatment of staff as well as his age, the King seems out of touch and unqualified to hold such a role.

“I think King Charles is very sheltered, I don’t think he is a real person,” Fitch said. “I just do not think he has experienced enough to even call himself a human and walk among other people. So I feel that there is a disconnect based on how I have seen him interact with his workers or aides and his role doesn’t really make sense in today’s world.”

To see what more NAU students are saying about the late monarch, visit @thenaulumberjack on Instagram.

A woman wears a Queen Elizabeth II mask in Parliament Square at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebration, June 2. Megan Ford-Fyffe | The Lumberjack

PUMPHOUSE continued from FRONT

As such, she said she is excited to take on the project of expanding the natural area to help preserve important habitats and vegetation.

“I speak on behalf of our entire department when I say that we’re very proud to have led the charge of acquiring this property, adding onto the wetlands and being stewards of the region’s natural resources on behalf of the public,” Nemeth said. “We know our work is greatly appreciated, and we’re thrilled to be doing what we as a department are here to do.”

Nemeth said she initially heard rumors the acres of land were available in early April. With plans to purchase the land, after realizing it bordered Pumphouse Wash, Nemeth did research on real estate listings and worked with county leadership to hire a realtor. The Parks and Recreation team discussed acquiring the parcel with the previous owner and, after completing all necessary surveys and easement work, the plot was officially sold at the end of July.

“One of the things we are very excited about in this particular case is the opportunity to preserve what very well could have been developed into a gas station or small apartment building,” Nemeth said. “This would have had severe, negative effects on the ecosystem, so we’re glad we were able to prevent that from happening.”

The six-acre addition borders a Interstate 17 and is relatively flat, making it a prime spot for potential construction. With the possibility of development also meaning damage to the ecosystem, the Parks and Recreation office cited preventing environmental interference as a key reason why this purchase was made.

Additionally, the rare wetlands found within the new acres made them a valuable addition to the Pumphouse watershed collection. Jessica Simmons, the urban wildlife planner for Parks and Recreation, has said protection of wetlands like these in Arizona is crucial.

“This project is really important because it restores the wet meadow at this location,” Simmons said. “Wetlands comprise less than 1% of the land area in Arizona, but provide so many vital ecosystem services such as water filtration, flood control and wildlife habitats.”

In Arizona, wetlands are constantly being filled in and destroyed by development. Thus, preserving this space was instrumental to maintaining the many benefits wetlands provide. This includes an improvement in water quality, rain storage during floods and water flow during dry periods. The diverse flora and fauna also make wetlands valuable ecological research sites.

The extensive wildlife within the Pumphouse County Natural Area will also benefit from the additional space. With foliage and microorganisms in the area safe from development, the wide range of plants, insects, snakes, birds, rodents and amphibians residing within these wetlands are guaranteed to avoid displacement. As such, the ecosystem within the area will thrive under strict protection.

“I’m so excited to see this habitat restored here in Kachina Village, especially since it’s in the Oak Creek Watershed, which is such a unique and amazing area,” Simmons

Thesaid.additional acres provide ample space for local recreation. With multiple hiking trails and wildlife-observing spots scattered across the area, this purchase provides more scenery for visitors to enjoy.

“In protecting the Pumphouse Wash and through incremental purchases such as this one, we’re creating an amenity for the community,” Nemeth said. “We don’t imagine any large-scale recreational development, but we can very easily imagine a small-scale, quiet enjoyment of the wetlands, nature and wildlife by everyone that wants to.”Nemeth

said that the Parks and Recreation department is focused on the management of this new land by restoring the area’s ecological functions like plant growth and water flow. Teams are working to remove debris in the area from local beekeepers and abandoned buildings before adjusting the surrounding fencing for maximum protection.

While there are no current plans to purchase other wetlands, Nemeth said she is remaining vigilant for new opportunities to further wetland preservation.

To learn more about the Pumphouse County Natural Area and future land developments, visit the Coconino County Parks and Recreation website, Facebook and Instagram

A wetland bird swims through the spring-fed wetland in Pumphouse County, Sept. 16. Storey Welch | The Lumberjack

A floating walkway across the spring-fed wetland in Pumphouse County. Aquatic wildife of all sorts can be seen from sitting on the benches that float above the pond, Sept. 16. Storey Welch | The Lumberjack

The western honey bee perches on a flower sucking the nectar out. These bees collect pollen on their legs as they move from flower to flower in the Pumphouse County, Sept. 16. Storey Welch | The Lumberjack

An insect hides away in the grass along the walkways and trails of the Pumphouse County rare wildlife habitat, Sept. 16. Storey Welch | The Lumberjack

Jacks Care 24/7 supports mental health

On Aug. 1, Jacks Care 24/7 became an available mental health resource for students. The new service is available to students 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The partnership with My Student Support Program (My SSP) offers students services such as real-time chat support 24/7, health assessments, shortterm support with a counselor, around-the-clock crisis intervention and access to virtual fitness sessions.

Dr. Carl Dindo, director of NAU Counseling Services, explained the partnership with My SSP is more personalized to students.

“Ultimately, when we were working with My SSP to figure out how we can bring this to NAU, they said, ‘You should personalize this to your campus,’” Dindo said. “They work with over 30 or 40 different campuses around the country, and they said if you personalize it, people tend to have a better connection with it, and they’ll tend to utilize it more. So we came up with Jacks Care 24/7 as our own personal branding.”

Jacks Care 24/7 provides a way for students to get in contact with nearly 20,000 counselors in the U.S. and 34,000 counselors globally. In addition, a partnership with the Center for International Education (CIE) opened this service to students who are international or studying abroad. The app is available in nine primary languages that can be communicated over text, phone or video, and over 150 additional languages upon request.“Ifa student wants to bypass counseling or if they don’t want to come here, if they’d rather just from the comfort of their home engage over the app, they can do that,” Dindo said. “Just download the app, and they can start texting with a counselor right away.”

Utilizing chats, calls and conversations is free and confidential. Counseling Services and Jacks Care 24/7 are connected in an ongoing search to ensure students have streamlined and coordinated services whether they are at Flagstaff mountain campus or anywhere

else.Matthew Van Schoick, assistant director of counseling services, oversees the data collected from Jacks Care 24/7, which measures how students are using this resource.

“We already had 231 contact points since Aug. 1,” Van Schoick said. “It expands availability. We’re [counseling services] open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is 24

Morehours.”options for students to reach out at any time for help opens up more space for in-person sessions. Kristin Anderson, case management coordinator, estimated how much Jacks Care will help counselors.

“We’ve got 20 to 25 counselors, and there are 30,000 students that go to NAU,” Anderson said. “So just looking at national trends of how many college students are struggling with mental health, having some support for counseling services, I think is going to be amazing. In just the first three weeks, there’s no way we could’ve seen those 200 people that reached out to Jacks Care, so I’m really hopeful that it’ll save lives.”Mental Health America released its annual State of Mental Health in America Report, which ranks all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 15

mental health prevalence and access measures. Arizona ranked No. 48, reporting 70.1%, or 67,000, children as having a mental illness. Only 16.1% of the youths who have reported mental illness have received some form of Nationally,treatment.60.3% of youths report having an untreated mental illness, with only 27.2% receiving

care.“These last couple of years have been really hard for people,” Anderson said. “Between COVID the isolation of it all, the fear and the unknown that comes with some mental health things that are new.”

A study conducted by Boston University found that Indigenous college students were found to have the most significant increases in depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation and other mental health problems.

Moreover, white students’ non-suicidal selfinjury and symptoms of eating disorders significantly increased compared to other groups. However, in all categories — depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation and one or more mental health problems — increases were seen the most among non-white students.

“It’s nice to offer a program that we’ve never offered and now we can offer,” Van Schoick said. “I think that’s why we view it as a big success, just opening up so many more opportunities and modalities of contact.”

Counseling Services offers additional mental help to treat students living with mental illness, including ongoing individual, group and relationship counseling, as well as outreach, consultation and case management support to the NAU community.

A call to the front desk allows students to schedule same-day appointments in person, via Zoom or over the phone. In addition, services such as psychiatry, medical teams, nutrition and referral workers are offered at Campus Health Services, located in the John Haeger Health and Learning Center.

Download the MySSP app to get connected to Jacks Care 24/7 counseling services. In a crisis, dial 988 for The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or 911 to receive immediate attention.

Propositions 441 and 442 on Flagstaff’s 2022 general election ballot

Propositions 441 and 442 were proposed June 21 by Mayor Paul Deasy and Flagstaff City Council to be voted on in the November election. If passed, these propositions will permit bonds to fund infrastructure development projects and initiate rental and homeownership opportunities.

An information pamphlet for the general election stated these propositions are to ensure the Flagstaff Fire Department (FFD) has dependable equipment to respond to wildfire incidents quickly and safely, mitigate long-term flooding and provide clean water.Proposition 441 is the Wildlife, Flood and Water Infrastructure Bond.

“We currently have a large amount of infrastructure needs in Flagstaff,” Dara Marks Marino said in a letter sent to the city of Flagstaff. “These projects all address multiple community needs, including our basic needs for safety and health.”The pamphlet stated the FFD recognized four wildfire appliances that need to be replaced due to the age of units, repairs, ongoing costs and general outdated safety features.

FFD Chief Mark Gaillard said there are two wildfire engines and two water tenders over 20 years old that need to be replaced.

“These pieces of equipment have an out-of-service rate of about 35 percent,” Gaillard said. “More than a third of the time, they’re broken and in repair. For emergency service functions, that’s not a very high degree of reliability, so we are trying to improve that.”

Prop. 441 also calls for the improvement of the Spruce Wash stormwater drainage system. The Spruce Wash watershed was affected by the 2019 Museum Fire, which caused four flood occurrences in east Flagstaff during 2021. This exceeded the city’s stormwater system capacity, and it may be years before the watershed fully recovers.“Prop. 441 will … allow us to maintain our response to wildland fire incidents and also take water where water is limited and ensure those services are dependable and equipped with the latest technology,” Gaillard said.

Furthermore, if passed, it would provide new infrastructure for the Wildcat Hill plant. The plant was built to process solids in wastewater in Flagstaff. Although much of the plant’s equipment is still in operation, the plant has exceeded its lifespan.

“The last few years we have seen our community challenged with fires, floods and the testing of our wastewater infrastructure … Proposition 441 will provide desperately needed funding that helps to address all of these issues,” Tad

Moore and Jessica Garard of Northern Arizona Association of Realtors wrote in a letter to the city.

Prop. 442 is the rental and homeownership opportunities bond. In February, the city council ratified the 10Year Housing Plan to create funding for affordable housing in Flagstaff.

“Affordable housing is a nationwide problem but is felt more acutely in places like Flagstaff where the cost of living is high while wages are low, and demand for housing is high while availability is low,” Marino said.

Additionally, it will repurpose existing buildings into rental units. Funding will allow the city to work with private developers to redevelop existing buildings and spaces into rental opportunities for residents.

Prop. 442 promotes the use of funding to incentivize private developers to include affordable rental units in market-rate developments. This is expected to establish about 400-500 new affordable units.

This proposition will also work to expand the city’s Homeownership Assistance Program. The program will grant assistance with down payment and closing costs for eligible first-time homebuyers who make a purchase within the city limits.

Prop. 442 includes various initiatives to promote homeownership opportunities for residents.

Also mentioned in Prop. 442 is the redevelopment of city-owned housing to create additional rental units. There are opportunities to redevelop the current 265 units of low-income public housing to increase the number of rental units available in Flagstaff. The redevelopment is predicted to result in a minimum of 530 units, doubling the current number of units.

“Teachers, service workers, public servants and more are struggling to secure safe and stable housing,” Moore and Garard said in the letter. “Proposition 442 can help so many, while keeping the secondary property tax rate unchanged.”

A primary concern voiced by citizens is if either proposition will increase taxes. Flagstaff Bond stated the city is paying existing bonds, which allows room for new ones. As the old ones are being paid off, new bonds will fund projects within the present secondary property tax rate. In short, there will not be an increase in tax

Propsrates. 441 and 442 will be on the general election ballot on Nov. 8.

ILLUSTRATION BY SAM GLABERMAN

MCKAYLA HOLDER

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PROP. 441 WILL ... ALLOW US TO MAINTAIN OUR RESPONSE TO WILDLAND FIRE INCIDENTS”

– Mark Gaillard, FFD Chief

Two dead after officer-involvedseparateshootings

TESS BANDSTRA & JORJA HEINKEL

Aburglary on Highway 89 led to a fatal shooting involving local law enforcement and a 51-year-old man from Missouri. An FBI investigation is also underway regarding a fatal shooting in the Sunnyside neighborhood during an attempted arrest by United States Marshals.

Sept. 7: Man armed with screwdriver is shot and killed by police

According to FPD press releases, at 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, FPD received a call about a breakin at a gas station located on Highway 89. A second call followed, claiming there was a man with a knife threatening to stab people.

The window of the gas station was broken and the burglary alarm sounding. The suspect was allegedly robbing the store while the calls took place.

Following the break-in, the suspect proceeded to leave the gas station. The knife that was reported to the police was found to be a screwdriver.

At this time the FPD is not releasing the officers’ full names who were at the crime scene. Officer Patton arrived first to the scene at the intersection of North Cummings Street and Highway 89 to find Donald Henry, a 51-year-old man from Missouri, holding a screwdriver.Pattontried to speak with him, however Henry did not cooperate and made advances toward the officer. Patton continued to give commands, but allegedly Henry did not listen and got closer. Patton then drew his taser and Henry ran across the street.

Coconino County Sheriff’s department deputies McCabe and Harvey arrived to assist the officer at the scene after Henry ran across the street. According to a press release, Henry continued to be uncooperative as McCabe and Harvey gave commands as well. Henry attempted to run away again. The deputies chased after Henry until they surrounded him on all sides.

As these commands continued from the officer and deputies, Henry began to take strides toward Harvey. According to the Officer Involved Shooting media release, the deputy continuously told Henry to stop and gave him commands. Henry continued to close the distance between the two, which resulted in the

deputy shooting and killing Henry who was armed with a screwdriver. An officer used his taser at the same time he was shot. Henry was pronounced dead at the scene.Law enforcement instructed Henry to drop the screwdriver multiple times, FPD stated in a release.

Senior Ayden Fox saw the body when she was on her way to work.

“I drove by and saw black curtains covering the body and they didn’t fully surround the body with curtains,” Fox said. “From the legs down of the victim, he was visible. For it being a heavily traffic-filled area, I thought it would be handled better.”

After seeing the body, Fox researched what had happened.“Iama social work major and could tell the man was unstable and not too genuine of a threat,” Fox said.

Investigators closed off North Cummings Road and reduced Highway 89 to two lanes as they looked further into the shooting.

This shooting is being investigated by the Northern Arizona officer-involved shooting team. The police have released body camera footage of the fatal shooting.

FPD has policies in place for different crimes and situations like the one that occured on the morning of Sept. 7. Policy 300 focuses on non-compliance and the rights to an officer depending on the circumstance. This policy states, “Non-compliance may be due to a medical condition, mental, physical or hearing impairment, language barrier, drug interaction or emotional crisis.”

This policy may act as a guideline, according to FPD.Arizona’s Silent Witness program focuses on sending in tips for unsolved cases and ongoing investigations. If needed for this case, call 480-9486377 or submit a tip via the website or app. For anyone who submits a tip, it will remain anonymous and tips will be answered 24/7 through the workers of this program. The tips will be sent directly to the investigators on this case.

Sept. 14: Fatal shooting in Flagstaff involving U.S. Marshals sparks FBI investigation

A fatal shooting in the Sunnyside neighborhood occurred at 3:29 p.m. Sept. 14 during an attempted arrest involving the U.S. Marshals Office.

The suspect was later identified as 25-year-old Michael John De Ubl. De Ubl was pronounced dead at the scene on Izabel Street after U.S. Marshal deputies fired at the suspect when a handgun was produced. Life-saving measures were attempted and medics were called to the scene.

FPD was not involved in the operation but was on the scene to assist with street closures in the area between Sixth Avenue and the 2200 block of Izabel Street.While FPD said there is no ongoing threat to the public, the FBI’s Phoenix office is conducting an investigation into the incident.

Car lights streak by the VP Racing Fuels off of Highway 89, Sept. 18. After a Coconino County Sheriff’s department deputy shot Donald Henry at the VP Racing Fuels, Highway 89 was reduced to two lanes of traffic. Cummings Street was also closed off to investigate the incident. Jacob Handley | The Lumberjack

A sign for VP Racing Fuels seen from a sidewalk on the corner of Highway 89 and Cummings Street, Sept. 18. Jacob Handley | The Lumberjack

OPINION

Queen Elizabeth II: The face of colonization

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 8, the internet response has been very mixed.

Many expressed sympathy over the monarchy’s loss, while others proceeded to use it as an opportunity to make memes. Yet, I seldom saw people pointing out the Queen’s legacy of colonialism, oppression and slavery.

JESSIE MCCANN

OPINION EDITOR

When Americans think of the Queen, they often depict her life as a fairy tale. They admire her for being a female CEO of sorts, and although they may not want a monarchy of their own, they find excitement in seeing the royal family’s way of life.

Some find comfort in the fact that the Queen remained a constant in their lives. No matter ever-worsening climate change issues, or ceaseless global pandemics — the Queen was always there.

But what people neglect to acknowledge is that the monarch and the royal family as a whole have many unnerving skeletons in their closet. In reality, her reign was far from that of a Disney princess.UjuAnya, associate professor of second language acquisition at Carnegie Mellon University, shared her thoughts on the Queen’s death.

“If anyone expects me to express anything but disdain for the monarch who supervised a government that sponsored the genocide that massacred and displaced half my family and the consequences of which those alive today are still trying to overcome, you can keep wishing upon a star,” Anya tweeted

For those who may have forgotten, when the Queen took the throne in 1952, over a quarter of the world's population remained under British imperial rule. The denial of the royal family’s colonist crimes has persisted thus far, with much of Britain’s citizens overlooking their past since the decolonization of someWhilecountries.Britishdecolonization was meant to address the empire’s wrongdoings, this effort was overshadowed by the mass idolization of the Queen.

From being such a prominent figure in pop culture and being recognized as the longest-serving monarch, the Queen’s influence has halted the necessary discussion of how the colonial era still impacts the world today.

Yes, you could argue that Britain’s system of government is inherently flawed and that she is an easy target for being the face of an oppressive regime. But, this is not a view that descendants of colonized Black and Brown families can easily adopt.Idon’t think you can separate the individual from the institution when that individual has been a leading figure in terrorist attacks on Black and Brown people and then hid from the fact of the matter.

No matter your choice to mourn the Queen’s death, it is not within anyone’s right to judge how Black and Brown communities may feel, especially given the fact that the system which has normalized racial oppression is still very much intact.

People turning a blind eye to violent acts of racism is nothing new. Yet it is truly astounding how although the long-standing history of colonization is very much public information, it is not accounted for by virtually anyone in power.

The Queen’s death should serve as a striking reminder of the British Empire’s violent past and the generational trauma that is still suffered by millions every day. Remnants of colonialism plague many countries to this day, which will never be undone by the British Empire, let alone made attempts of reparation.

don't take skin care products at face value

A very consistent trend on social media is skin care; creators produce content about how to keep up with routines, what products are the best to use and what harmful chemicals to stay away from. Every year, though, the routines and products used on social media stack up, and then all of a sudden, people have 15 steps and take 30 minutes to wash their faces.

In reality, skin care is pretty simple if you don’t have acne-prone skin. Most dermatologists recommend a cleanser, moisturizer and sunscreen. Some might recommend a toner or nightly serum, but the gist is keeping products to a minimum to keep your skin healthy in the long run.

Exfoliating can often leave your skin dry and irritated; it is recommended to only do this 1-3 times a week. Using too many products at the same time can lead to redness, breakouts andItsensitivity.ishardto ignore the many celebrities showcasing their skin care brands as they hop on the Celebritiesbandwagon.endorsing their skin care brands as if it’s what they really use on a daily basis is hard for me to believe. Kylie Jenner is one example of a celebrity who heavily self-endorses her brand Kylie Cosmetics in makeup routine videos, which is just a means of maximizing her business profits.

Celebrity cosmetics, and any celebrityendorsed products for that matter, are not about being dermatologist approved, but about sustaining an image of perfection.

Many celebrities have resources, beauty teams and managers and rely heavily on their looks to make a living. Are we really supposed to believe that just because the celebrity made it, we’ll have similar skin to them if we use it?

I mean, the marketing tactic works so apparently the answer is yes. The Internet is making people so consumed with beauty and being all-natural that skin care is a booming industry. These companies are raking it in, accounting for 42% of the cosmetic industry and are projected to make $177 billion in revenue in 2025.

Social media heavily impacts the skin care industry as influencers promote products with skin care tutorials, photo advertisements and skin transformations. So much of skin care is marketed as necessary when it is not

at all. Again, most of the people promoting these skin care products have a beauty budget and make money from looking good. These are paid models posing with products for an advertisement, not with what they are actually using daily. Photos are edited to make skin clearer and promote the image of the brand, and not the reality of it.

The problem is worsened by the fact that TikTok’s algorithm on the For You page caters to what the user wants to see, as most apps’ algorithms do. If interest peaks more with natural skin care or celebrity-endorsed skin care, that is what will be shown to users more frequently.Theuse of social media in skin care marketing relies on the hope that people will see their favorite influencer using the product, buy it and continue buying it because it is being endorsed by a certain person.

How have people in the past taken care of their skin? By using minimal products that are naturally made. Most people check the ingredients going into products they use, but adding all of these extra steps like anti-aging creams, daily exfoliants, masks and peels is not necessary for a daily routine.

In fact, chemical peels should only be done by a trained professional, or there is a risk of damaging your skin.

A majority of dermatologists keep their skin care routines to a cleanser and sunscreen in the morning, sometimes adding extras depending on the state of their skin and if they need to do anything more to protect it. At night most dermatologists use a retinol serum or cream and a cleanser. Adding on extras goes for this as well: Only if your skin really needs it.

When professionals do not use a seven-step routine, I think it is safe to say that the general population does not need to either.

Buying into celebrity-branded skin care is basically falling for a scam. Research the products you want and find the one that fits your needs. Many dermatologists who have talked about their skin care routines mentioned drugstore brand products such as CeraVe. Using an absurd amount of products is not going to have the effects you want to have — on your skin or your bank account.

Save your skin and stick to a basic routine that fits your needs, and do not feed into the marketing scams covering your Instagram feed.

LISA HALL RAINEE

Consumers are not to blame for climate change

SAMANTHA LOGERWELL

Have you ever been told to take shorter showers or recycle more so that you can help save the planet and then wondered how it wasClimatehelping?change is a significant issue that is becoming a bigger part of our daily lives. The planet is warming because of greenhouse gases, and everywhere in the world is experiencing a freshwater shortage

The signs and advertisements seen everywhere are the product of big corporations guilt-tripping people into thinking they are the reason why climate change isn’t going away.

This greenwashing of companies and their ideals and products isn't going anywhere because it is so normalized in our society.

Greenwashing is when a company uses environmental buzzwords to try to come off as being good for the planet. For instance, when a company claims that a product is made with recycled material or that it's sustainable but gives no evidence to support that statement, that could be considered greenwashing. These types of phrases are not factchecked, so companies can say whatever they want about a product and face no consequences.

Marketing campaigns that state “take shorter showers to preserve water,” “use less paper towels to save the trees” and “recycle to stop pollution” are all examples of how we’re influenced to think the effects of climate change are because of us.

In reality, that is not true: Corporations feed us lies, saying if we are more environmentally cautious with our actions, then the world will be OK.

Corporations use more water than any one person, and of the water they use, two-thirds of it goes to producing ingredients for other corporations

In fact, Google opened a data center in Phoenix in 2019 which caused a massive water shortage because the office was using upwards of one million gallons of water a day.

However, each American uses about 82 gallons of water a day, on average.

Yet, the industry which uses the most water per capita is agriculture, using around 70% of freshwater, our most scarce

resource.Agriculture water use breaks down into several different sections, including watering crops used to feed livestock, which uses the most water, an alarming 2 quadrillion gallons of water per year are consumed by farms globally. The amount of water that goes toward bad livestock practices is alarming, and to make matters worse, that livestock then goes on to produce loads of carbon dioxide pollution to contribute to more greenhouse gases.

It is hypocritical to be receiving the blame from corporations when they are the reason we have these problems; they use the most water, emit the most amount of carbon dioxide and tell consumers it’s their fault.

When talking about greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, the average person also emits barely anything compared to corporations. Every person emits about tons of carbon dioxide per year

In contrast, there are hundreds of companies responsible for about 70% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions since 1988, such as ExxonMobil, Shell, BP and

Anothermore.essential issue relating to water shortages and climate change is pollution, which corporations also cause, then also blame the average American for.

The amount of pollution in the form of solid waste that is produced by various industries is significant. Each year, around 7.6 billion tons of industrial solid waste are produced and then disposed of, which is a concerning statistic.

These companies get away with this because no one is stopping them from doing so. There need to be stricter regulations on what big corporations can and can’t do concerning sustainability, pollution and climateRecyclingchange.is a huge scam that has plagued the United States for many years and has become quite normal for consumers to disregard.

Barely any of the objects you recycle actually end up being repurposed. Most of the recycled materials go to landfills with all the other trash since recycling is expensive for typical city government expenditures. As they have to budget so much for it, they often get lazy, and it’s easier to simply not recycle.Another factor for this additional waste is that not everything is recyclable. There are only certain types of plastic that can be recycled, and they have to be clean and in good condition. There are so many restrictions on what is actually recyclable, yet big corporations don’t have this many regulations to preserve the environment.

I hate when companies like Coca-Cola and

Google pretend to care about the environment and greenwash their products and campaigns because it is extremely harmful, and they are lying about their product.Asan example, Coca-Cola has been called out many times for greenwashing over claims that its plastic bottles are eco-friendly and are always recycled. While neither of those is true, there is no such thing as an eco-friendly plastic bottle.

These manipulative and harmful practices are damaging not only to the planet, but to other companies that are making strides in enforcing sustainable and ethical business practices. It paints a false image on those that might seem similar to the bigger companies that don’t actually care.

All of these companies do not receive consequences for their bad actions because they blame us, and the only step that can be taken is to be more knowledgeable on the topic and know that we consumers are not the problem.

In the end, these companies will still keep blaming us consumers, even when there's nothing we can do about it, but know that it is happening and don't fall victim to their guilt-tripping, greenwashing advertisements.

SURVIVOR continued from FRONT

For three months, Basch and the other women lived in the former German soldiers' living quarters, where she earned her nickname “the Honey Girl of Auschwitz” for taking a large jar of honey from town.

With a group of 59 other children, Basch said she illegally entered a kibbutz and, en route to Palestine, went to a Displaced Persons (DP) camp in Germany. The group was led by Basch’s soon-to-be husband, Joe.

Basch said she met Joe while she was waiting in line for food and was offered bacon. Following a kosher diet, Basch rejected the bacon serving — but Joe, standing further down in line, told her to get her serving and give it to him. When she was 17, the couple got married.

Holding a framed picture of her parents, Basch Turet described their wedding day in the DP camp.

“The American soldiers lent my father a coat,” Basch Turet said. “And for my mother, they took an army blanket and made a skirt out of it. They gave her an army jacket, and then they all chipped in their cigarette rations so mom could have a whiteBaschblouse.”Turetsaid her mother is known among their loved ones for her deep love of kids. Basch Turet surprised her mother in 2007 by making one of her wishes come true: Meeting an American veteran who liberated her concentration camp. With all the grandkids in town for the surprise, Basch Turet said it was difficult to pull her mother away long enough to tell her about the soldier.

“She was so enthralled with the kidlets, finally I said, ‘Ma!’ and she looked at me,” Basch Turet said. “And I said, 'Remember that soldier you were wishing to meet,' she said 'Yes,' I said, ‘He’s coming tomorrow.’ So being a good Jewish mother, the first words out of her mouth were, ‘There’s nothing to eat!’”

The veteran was then-89-year-old Max Lieber, who traveled to Phoenix from New Mexico to speak with Basch and her family. Lieber has since died, but his legacy has stayed with Basch, who said she will never forget the American soldiers.

Jeanne Zimmerman is a Jewish mother of three. Zimmerman said it was her first time hearing from a survivor of the Holocaust in person.

“When I went to religious school, they would show actual footage of Jews in the concentration camps, and we were little kids,” Zimmerman said. “To see all these walking skeletons was the stuff that nightmares are made from.”

The average age of a Holocaust survivor in 2022 is 85.5, according to The Times of Israel. Growing older in age, many Holocaust survivors are feeling the urgency in sharing their stories with younger generations. Zimmerman said to hear about the Holocaust from a real person was emotional and bittersweet.

“To hear that she’s able to forgive the people who wronged her and still have love in her heart, and still believe in God after everything, after the atrocities that were committed against her, was very enlightening for me as a Jewish person,” ZimmermanZimmermansaid.said she can’t believe there are people who deny the Holocaust when there is so much documentation of it.

For security, the Chabad Jewish Community Center requested a Flagstaff Police Department officer on duty. Officer Ryan Medley stood guard during the event.

“The world’s definitely in a weird place right now, so anytime a large group gets together like this, it’s good to have someone, at least as a deterrent,” Medley said.

No altercations ocurred at the community center that evening.

Medley said it was an honor to be at the event and hear from a Holocaust survivor in person for the first time.

Basch and her daughter said they continue to speak at different events, often at high schools, to ensure something like the Holocaust never happens again.

"When I didn’t have forgiveness, I was hurting my feelings daily,” Basch said. “But if I moved on, I could live my life happily.”

Top: Esther Basch, survivor of the Auschwitz Death Camp, holds public talks to tell her story, Sept. 15. Bottom Left: Molly Blank Jewish Community Center hosted “the Honey Girl of Auschwitz,” Holocaust survivor Esther Basch, Thursday evening, Sept. 15. Bottom Right: Jake Zimmerman receives a hug from Esther Basch after the event, Sept. 15. Octavia Freeland | The Lumberjack

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WHEN I DIDN'T HAVE FORGIVENESS, I WAS HURTING MY FEELINGS DAILY. BUT IF I MOVED ON, I COULD LIVE MY LIFE HAPPILY”

– Esther Basch

Power of books: How literacy skills change lives

MARIAN HERNANDEZ

Lacking basic reading and writing skills can be a tremendous disadvantage to individuals everywhere. Not only do literacy skills enhance a person’s life, but they also open the door to many opportunities.

Located in the University Union Fieldhouse, the Office of Inclusion (IMQ) aims to partake in thoughtful community engagement by creating a supportive, inclusive environment. One way the office gives back to the community is by promoting literacy.

On Sept. 15, the IMQ began its second annual Librito Book Drive. Running until Oct. 15 in celebration of Hispanic and Latine Heritage month, this drive is aimed toward helping younger students in the Flagstaff area enhance their literacy skills.In fall 2022 the IMQ held its first Librito Book Drive. Over 300 bilingual books donated throughout the month.

Vidal Mendoza, the assistant director of Hispanic and Latine Initiatives, said she is hopeful that the book drive will be an event hosted annually at NAU.

“We had such a great response from our NAU and Flagstaff community,” Mendoza said. “We were able to donate over 300 books to the Children's Library in the Flagstaff Family Food Center, and we were able to fill up their shelves.”

This year, the IMQ will be donating all of the books it receives throughout the month to Liminal Flagstaff. After months of renovation, this nonprofit volunteerrun cafe and community center reopened its doors on Sept. 18.

The IMQ works to partner with local organizations that share the same focus of creating a safe and supportive environment for the NAU and Flagstaff community. After the isolation of COVID-19, being able to finally come together as one has become a priority for the IMQ.

“Our community is very important to us, and any way we could possibly give back is honoring and celebrating our culture,” Mendoza said.

Due to the pandemic, many students who began school virtually had a difficult time learning new material through a screen. In turn, this disruption of education has resulted in loss of basic literacy skills among many children

This global disruption of education has caused millions of children across the world to miss out on essential academic learning material in a classroom. Although schools have fully reopened, many individuals believe current students need concentrated support to rebuild their skills.

Senior Ashleigh Brydges occasionally volunteers at Kinsey Elementary School, where she works with young students by helping them with their reading skills. Brydges works to strengthen literacy skills among children by reading multiple books alongside them.

“In the world, 1 in 4 children grow up not learning how to read, and it’s important for children to have literacy skills because it’s the foundation of life,”

Brydges said. “There are so many things you do in your everyday life that involve literacy that you might not even realize.”

According to Literacy Together, an organization that works to change lives and communities through the power of literacy, reading skills can improve an individual’s life in various ways.

Literacy skills create opportunities for people to develop skills which help them provide for themselves and their family. Effective literacy skills open the door to a wide range of employment and educational opportunities. This enhances a community’s economic growth by producing higher productivity at a local and globalReadinglevel. and writing skills also have their individual benefits. With adequate literacy skills, individuals can communicate more clearly. This makes it easier to form strong friendships and relationships, without which individuals are more likely to experience anxiety and loneliness.

It has also been proven that reading can strengthen your brain. By using MRI scans, researchers have confirmed that reading involves a complex network of signals and circuits in the brain.

Rebecca Bradder, a senior nursing major, said she believes basic literacy skills can also improve a person’s health by aiding them in their communication skills.

“If patients are able to easily speak and communicate with us about any of their health concerns, it makes it a lot easier to assess them in the best way,” Bradder said. “Being able to properly communicate with each other is a key component in this field and being able to read and write can strengthen that key.”

With basic communication skills sprouting from literacy skills, individuals are also able to communicate clearly with their medical professionals and become aware of any health concerns so they can be treated earlier.

Reading has also been proven to increase the wellness of an individual by preventing age-related cognitive decline and lower blood pressure and heart rate. Because of this, literacy skills can save lives

Books and reading have also been proven to reduce stress. Reading is inexpensive, making it an accessible hobby that can be picked up by anyone at any age.

“Growing up, books were my savior,” Mendoza said. “Ever since I could read, I was reading everything as a kid. I read books in Spanish and in English. Books have so much power. It’s like you get to travel and insert yourself into a whole different world.”Though

last year’s Librito Book Drive solely focused on bilingual books, this year the Office of Inclusion will be accepting donations of any books aimed toward young children.

IMQ will be hosting the Librito Book Drive from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. Individuals who are interested in making donations can drop off their books in Room 134 in the IMQ located in the University Union Fieldhouse.

The second annual book drive with the Office of Inclusion: Multicultural and LGBTQIA Student Services (IMQ) is the kickoff to a series of events for Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month, Sept. 15. The IMQ is seen advertising many events to be hosted by other departments and clubs in celebration of Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month. Victoria Medina | The Lumberjack

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Flagstaff CSA: Local food supporting local business

ZACH MARKEWICZ

On the edge of downtown Flagstaff sits a small house: The Flagstaff Community Supported Agriculture and Local Market (Flagstaff CSA). Lining the walls is an array of produce and other goods, all just a few steps from each other. However, this market offers something that others do not.

Community-supported agriculture is an agreement between local farmers and customers. The customer agrees to support the farmer, and in return, receives some of the farm’s produce. The team at Flagstaff CSA can think of at least 10 reasons why CSAs are Genevieveimportant.Perkins, manager and team member of Flagstaff CSA since 2017, said there are a lot of benefits of relying on a small farm.

“Oftentimes, soil is cared for," Perkins said. "Crops are rotated in smaller farms. [Smaller farms] really invest more into soil regeneration and soil health. They’re really probably able to create more food on a smaller amount of acres through more conscientious farming.”Ofthe 10 reasons to join Flagstaff CSA’s program displayed on the website, there are three main points:

1. Eating locally sourced food is healthier. Food loses much of its nutritional value over time, especially fruits and vegetables. The produce at Flagstaff CSA was harvested only 12-36 hours before finding its way onto shelves, while the produce at a conventional grocery store may have taken days or even weeks to reach shelves.

2. Local produce is said to taste better. Because the produce that comes from these local farms reaches Flagstaff CSA so soon after being harvested, the food at the local market is especially fresh and flavorful, according to the Flagstaff CSA website. A small farm can be more caring with its crops, which can translate to a fuller, sweeter flavor.

3. Participating in a CSA directly supports the

community. By helping local farmers, a customer can help ensure that local business is supported and strengthened. Because of the many environmental and regional benefits of sourcing food locally, the CSA's website said this can create a pleasant, altruistic feeling in customers.

Morning Glory Cafe is a local business that has partnered with Flagstaff CSA. Dennis Givens, a manager at Morning Glory, chooses to buy much of the cafe’s produce from the CSA.

“[Flagstaff CSA] is a good example of how grocery stores should be,” Givens said. “The local part, that’s the main thing for me. Like, we’re supporting Arizona farmers, we’re not using as many resources to get it here, it’s just the most efficient, I think.”

Customers can sign up to purchase products based on the season. Every one to two weeks, depending on the chosen package, the customer will receive seven to nine items handpicked by farmers according to what is in season.Thereare many variables that can make the nature of farming precarious. Unforeseeable weather patterns such as droughts and floods can impact a season’s crops, which can occasionally be a struggle, Perkins said. However, she said she believes the benefits outweigh the “Anotherstruggles.benefit to shopping here and being a CSA member is you learn how to eat seasonally … I think you appreciate it more,” Perkins said. “Let’s say you only ate local apples, then you’d be looking forward to the season apples are ready, and the taste of local apples is so good! … Everyone’s different, but I know there’s people that get a lot of joy out of eating seasonally.”

However, signing up for the CSA program is not the only way to participate.

There is also a small market that doesn’t require a membership. Vegetables, fruit, meat, honey, coffee and salsa are among products sold. Each product comes from local farms and is certified organic.

Shopping at the market helps local farms since over

80 cents of every dollar spent at the CSA market goes to the farmer that produced the food, which is nearly five times the national average

Miguel Sotelo, a Flagstaff local, has attended Flagstaff CSA regularly with his roommate. They go together when looking for specific ingredients and to support local food.

“[The market] was super enjoyable,” Sotelo said. “It’s always fun to be around locally produced food in a space that’s trying to provide and amplify [local food].”

The CSA was in business for around 20 years before it moved to the building that is now the local market. The idea began with a group of NAU students but quickly grew into a community collaboration. Perkins said that the execution was such a collaborative project that it would be impossible to point to any one person or group and call them founders.

Erika Nickels recently had her first experience at Flagstaff CSA. She said she chooses to support local food systems because the experience is more satisfying and it is important to know where your food comes

from.“I worked a job that was focused in agriculture for a long time,” Nickels said. “I was looking at pesticide records for really big growers and … it scared me.”

More than half of the fresh fruit and almost one-third of the vegetables in many commercial grocery stores are transported from foreign countries. Imported food can pose risks such as foodborne illness and worker exploitation, not to mention the carbon emissions involved in transporting food across seas.

Flagstaff CSA avoids these issues while simultaneously supporting the community by sourcing its food Perkinslocally.said she is proud of the work that she does at the market. She is grateful for the community's support that makes her work possible and said she hopes her business and those involved in the CSA can continue to grow.

Left: The Flagstaff Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), a market in downtown Flagstaff, is open from Monday through Sunday, Sept. 18.

Right: A stocked shelf inside the CSA in downtown Flagstaff, Sept. 18. Ethon Peddle | The Lumberjack

Top Left: The Flagstaff Community Supported Agriculture Market (CSA) is stocked full of fresh produce, such as garlic, Sept. 18. Middle Left: Shelves are stocked full of fresh produce in the CSA Market, Sept. 18. Top Right: Genevieve Perkins, manager of Flagstaff CSA, poses for a photo in her shop, Sept. 19.

Bottom: The outside of Flagstaff CSA in downtown Flagstaff, Sept. 18. Ethon Peddle | The Lumberjack

Illustrator Spotlight Alexis Beaman

Hello, fellow NAU Lumberjacks and fans of The Lumberjack! I’m an NAU freshman, and I’m studying Graphic Design. Although I may be new, I still plan on making my mark at this school. I’ve been drawing since I was little and have since then found my style, digitally. I love drawing people, and drawing characters from my favorite pieces of media. I’m always excited to try new brushes and learn more about my art programs. When I draw, I love to block out shapes with color and erase the colors to show the details. Colors aren’t always my strong suit, but I love trying out a new gradient. I’m always willing to learn new things and I am so excited to be a part of this team. I hope my work leaves a good impression!

Sunday at the coffee shop

HANNAH ELSMORE

I’m sitting in the coffee shop twiddling with my fingers as I await the next customer.

It’s rainy today, and I’ve made more hot lattes than I can count.

The wooden door creaks open, and the welcome bell sounds again.

“How are you today?” I ask the young woman, likely my age, as she approaches the register.

“It rained today, so I guess I’ve had a good day,” She replies.

I suppose she is right, The weather is nice. Today must be a good day.

She ordered a hot latte, probably the 50th customer to do so in the past two hours.

I steamed the milk and began pouring it into the espresso. The espresso and milk swirled together until they became one, And I was lucky enough to make a small flower design with the foam.

I handed her the latte, and she left.

And I awaited the next customer.

I went to grind some coffee beans to take home when my shift ended, and a customer made a comment to me about how quickly the rain was falling.

The song I had queued began to play, and I couldn’t help but smile.

The scent of fresh roasted coffee beans filled the air, and a slight breeze came in from the open garage door.

There are a million places I could have ended up on this Sunday morning, but I think I’m fine right where I am.

ILLUSTRATION BY BRITTANI POEPPEL

CULTURE

Hometown Spotlight: Boise, Idaho

First off, I need to get this out of the way. It’s Boy-cee, not Boy-ze. Now that I’ve done my due diligence in educating the non-locals, we can explore everything my beautiful “City of Trees” has to Boiseoffer.is a sprawling city that will make Phoenix locals reminiscent of home — though they may find it hard to adjust once it starts snowing sideways in the winter. Bosieans talking about home may talk about “Boise,” but mean any amount of suburbs such as Eagle, Nampa or Meridian.

A perfect summer day in Boise starts early in the morning, rising before the sun so you can see daybreak over the valley at the top of Table Rock Hill. Then mosey on over to Blue Sky Bagels, a shop which gives Biff’s a run for its money. Later in the day you’ll float down the Boise River in order to escape the midday heat. However, make no mistake — this is no lazy river. The innertube graveyard on the banks of the river warns all would-be river slackers. If floating the Boise River isn’t your speed, you can also enjoy one of the many reservoirs close to Boise such as Lucky Peak, Kathryn Albertson Whitewater Park or Black Canyon. Finally, take a trip downtown where you can revel in the nightlife and choose from a variety of food options.

A quick blurb about food: If you want something cheap and fast, look no further than Pie Hole on 8th Street — a wide variety of by-the-slice pizza and excessively graffitied walls — need I say more? If you want something a little higher end, I’d suggest walking to the Basque Block to enjoy Bardenay, which doubles as a restaurant and distillery. Finally — and don’t tell anyone else — my favorite eatery in all of Boise is a little empanada shop called Tango’s. Nothing compares to their crisp empanadas with ketchup and fries on the side.

For the outdoor enthusiast, Boise is your playground. Staying within the city limits, you have the Boise Foothills — 80,000 acres of arid lowland to bike, hike and explore. This massive outdoor area backs up into downtown Boise, so it’s an incredible way to get outdoors without driving too far.

If your heart is set on going outdoors, I suggest following the winding switchbacks of the Payette River to the lake town of McCall. McCall rests on the pristine waters of Payette Lake and is adjacent to Payette National Forest, a ponderosa pine forest to rival Coconino County’s namesake.

McCall has it all. During the winter, you can ski and snowboard at Brundage or Tamarack. During the summer, you can take a dip in the lake after a long day of hiking and climbing through dense ponderosa forest. In the offseason, you can revel in how empty the town is compared to the busy seasons.

I have fond memories of an impromptu backpacking trip to Snowslide Lake, a lake tucked high up in the mountains of Payette National Forest. The trail was surrounded by trees that stretched toward the sky. The gravel beneath our feet was loose and unforgiving. Still, the difficult hike was well worth the reward, as the crystal clear waters of Snowslide greeted us with the chill of fresh snowmelt.

Still waiting for a reason to take the drive up North? How does a four-day music festival with hundreds of bands scattered throughout all of downtown Boise sound?

Treefort is an annual music festival whose 2022

headliners included Kim Gordon, Goth Babe and Men I Trust — but it’s so much more than a music festival [I swear I’m not sponsored]. The entire city is set ablaze with live music, and all of the businesses downtown are covered in special murals. During Treefort week there are also several other “forts” for every kind of activity. Last year’s Treefort included “Skatefort,” “Filmfort,” “Dragfort” and too many more to list. Next year’s Treefort is March 22-26 and it’s the perfect excuse to come visit Boise.

Idaho isn’t all potatoes, and I hope my little guide to Boise has made that clear. If you’re feeling the itch to drive north to my “City of Trees,” why not make a little road trip out of it? There’s so many beautiful places to camp and see on the way to Idaho — Arches National Park and Bonneville Salt Flats, to name a couple — and your destination will be even better. Just make sure when you get to Boise, you remember how to pronounce it.

JACOB HANDLEY

The waters of Snowslide Lake right after the sun sets behind the mountains of Payette National Forest, July 1, 2021. Photo courtesy of Jacob Handley

Olivia Hinds looks at her phone while chewing on a piece of reed in a field in Eagle, Idaho, May 11, 2021.

Photo courtesy of Jacob Handley

Sophia Baldrey wakesurfs on Black Canyon Reservoir in Emmett, Idaho, June 5, 2021.

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A couple gets married on the waters of Payette Lake in McCall, Idaho, July 2.

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Greek Life rushes back to campus

As students return to campus, so does the excitement of a new school year.

During the first few weeks, students participate in welcome events on campus and get to know NAU and the student body. Some Lumberjacks are participating in the years-long tradition of finding their true belonging on campus.NAU’s fraternity rush concluded earlier this month, and NAU’s sorority recruitment concluded a week earlier. There are nine sorority chapters at NAU and 13 fraternity chapters, so Greek life hopefuls have a variety of choices when it comes to deciding where to call home. Rush week and sorority recruitment are vastly different, but both ceremonies seek the same thing: To give their potential members a safe and welcoming space.

Grace Akhbari, a senior and the president of the College Panhellenic Council, said she knows how important it is in her role to facilitate a space where students feel comfortable and at home.

“Our goal is to always make sure that girls feel seen and feel like they have a sense of community. A large part of my role is just being a friendly face and making sure people know they can come to me,” Akhbari said.

Josh Gibson, a member of Phi Sigma Kappa, explained the importance of brotherhood and community.

“When you’re a freshman, you don’t really know where anything is,” Gibson said. “You want the opportunity to meet people, get to know your surroundings and get to know your community. Having a friendly face that does that is what we want for our guys.”

Each sorority holds the same events, and recruitment features all nine chapters. In contrast, fraternities hold several welcome events specific to their chapter. These can include house tours, games and other activities where potential brothers can get to know each other and learn about the fraternities on campus. These events serve both as a way for students to get to know each other and a way for them to be introduced to Greek life.

This past week, Phi Sigma Kappa put on events such as a house tour, a haircut social and a formal dinner. Each fraternity plans its respective rush events, and potential members can be informed about the events through the fraternity’s social media and other avenues. Rush week is a social event that introduces potential members to fraternities by letting them integrate into the fraternity’s culture for a week.“We’ll have some of our guys go out and start recruiting, passing out flyers and inviting potential members to go out and just be sociable,” Gibson said. “If you end up being one of those guys that shows his face a lot, interacts with us and has good conversations with us, the brotherhood will come together and say, ‘Hey, I really like this guy.’”

The entire established fraternity comes together as a unit to decide which potential members they will accept. Then, once the fraternity has made its final decisions, they formally call the accepted members to notify them. They may also have an existing brother deliver an acceptance letter to the new members.

This school year was NAU sororities’ first year of holding recruitment in person since 2019. Sorority recruitment is a five-day process, and each day featured a specific event for potential new members. Each day of recruitment, participants decide which sororities they’re not interested in joining, and they see fewer chapters each day. Selection is a mutual process whereby the chapter can also decide they are uninterested in a candidate.

Kessiah Keller, a senior and member of Alpha Omicron Pi, explained there were many necessary adjustments made regarding the in person recruitment process.

“It was definitely chaotic, because a majority of the girls weren’t even there in person in 2019, most girls joined in 2020 over Zoom, so they had zero experience,” KellerAkhbarisaid. also noted that this year’s recruitment was a challenge.

“It was hard planning-wise, and most of the girls that were planning it hadn’t been through a regular recruitment since 2019,” Akhbari said. “But for as much fear as we had going into it, it went really well. It seems like the girls that got in had a good time during recruitment, and really found a place for them.”

In the excitement of the new school year, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, stressed or lost. Greek life can offer a sense of belonging and connection for students. It serves as a way for students to transition to college and campus, and it also gives them an outlet for meeting new people who likely share similar interests. Students can also work on their personal growth and skills when part of a fraternity or sorority.

A member of Sigma Pi fraternity diverts a Starship robot while a rush candidate for Sigma Pi sledgehammers a car in the background, Sept. 14. Sigma Pi hosted an event outside the University Union where students could destroy a parked car with sledgehammers and crowbars. Jacob Handley | The Lumberjack

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New Tri Delta member freshman Lindsay Moser smiles while holding a sign with her name on it on Bid Day at the south quad, Sept. 6. Taylor McCormick | The Lumberjack JackCentral.org

Coping through comfort and creativity

STELLA SPERIDON

NAU and the Flagstaff community’s newest art exhibit, “Things Not Seen: Art and Healing through Narratives of Hope, Grief, Loss and Struggles for Self-Acceptance” takes place this month at the Clara M. Lovett Museum in Old Main and the Beasley Gallery in the Performing and Fine Arts building as well as the Murdoch Center in the Southside neighborhood.

The exhibition features a wide variety of different art forms such as oil on canvas, chalk pastels, cold wax, etching and digital collage. Topics discussed throughout the exhibition include coping with loss, religious trauma, death and being a Debracaretaker.Edgerton, assistant professor in the School of Art, and her colleague, Ann Collier began the project in 2019. At the time, Collier was an associate professor and chair of the Department of Psychological Sciences. She approached Edgerton with a research project related to mental health and the visual arts.

In summer 2020, Collier reached out to Edgerton again about a new project surrounding suicide awareness. They secured a spot at the Beasley Gallery before artistic vision had separated them in fall 2020. This later became one of the galleries to feature the current exhibition. Edgerton continued the project, with the focus of suicide awareness and mental health, after Collier left NAU’s psychology department to join its employee assistance and wellness program.

“As a faculty member in the School of Art, it was important to not just see how viewers were responding to the artwork, but also how artists used their voices to convey personal narratives on these themes,” Edgerton said.

She said the approach was to make her students feel as if their assignment was shown and heard, as she knew this would be a difficult topic to tackle. Any student who felt triggered by this subject was allowed to opt out of the assignment if needed at any time.

Ty Miller, museum specialist and curator for the Lovett Art Museum, played an important role in the project as well.

“We had 101 student artists whose artworks we selected from,” Miller said. “Edgerton and I met several times and spent something like 10 or more hours adjusting artwork for the venue placement … In the end, the Clara M. Lovett Art Museum ended up with 32 student artists and 4 faculty mentors represented in ourSeniorspace.”Madeline Fyfee is one of the artists featured in the exhibition with their piece titled “I Fiori Della Notte.”

“The piece, if I remember correctly, took about six weeks total,” Fyfee said. “What I was most proud about was making everything look like it was melting or fading into or out of a center point.”

One music-based installation shown in both the Beasley Gallery and the Lovett Art Museum, “Where Words Cannot Go,” began in spring 2021. William Kinne, former associate director of the NAU Symphonic Band, reached out to Edgerton with music by composer Nicole Piunno.

The idea was to have Edgerton’s art students listen to the composition and

create paintings in response to how the music influenced them.

Kinne left NAU in summer 2021, but the two continued the collaboration. Kinne contacted the composer and received permission to use the music in the piece. Then, in his new position as assistant professor of music and director of bands at the University of Southern Maine, he was able to have his students learn and record the piece for Edgerton’s students. The music is played in the installation to give the viewers insight on the background behind each student’s piece.What distinguishes the Beasley Gallery from the Lovett Museum is the interactive experience within the space.

An installation titled, “How are you? Are you okay?” was inspired by Edgerton’s interaction with an Instagram friend named Emilie. She used her platform to ask the questions “How are you? Are you okay?” on her story. Edgerton described the answers as “honest and raw.”

Below a screen of Emilie’s responses are two journals and pens for people to share how they are doing anonymously. Edgerton also shares the message “You are not alone” on a piece of paper next to the journals.

Edgerton said her goal for the exhibition was for anybody struggling with any of these topics to feel they have somewhere to go to and relate to through these pieces.The exhibition is being shown at NAU from Sept. 15 to Nov. 22 at the Lovett Art Museum and from Sept. 8 until Oct. 31 at the Beasley Gallery. The Murdoch Center is also showing the exhibition throughout this month.

Trinity Lonetti’s “Pressure,” a painting of a woman on her phone laying in a field of flowers while a hand covered in vines pushes down on her abdomen, hangs in the foreground while Olive Caldwell’s “Taffy” sits in the background, Sept. 14. Lonetti’s work is an examination of the anxieties of the “Age of the Anthropocene,” a phrase Lonetti describes as representing the social, economic and environmental troubles the United States has faced since the rapid technological advancements of the Industrial Revolution. Both paintings are displayed at Clara M. Lovett Art Gallery in Old Main. Jacob Handley | The Lumberjack

A note left by a gallery viewer in the Beasley Gallery, Sept. 16. Jacob Handley | The Lumberjack

Top Left: Freshman Madison Glore reads the description beside the painting and comments how she felt like she was in the mind of the artist, Sept. 15. Top Right: Things Not Seen: Art and Healing through Narratives of Hope, Grief, Loss, and Struggles for Self-Acceptance Art Exhibition Thursday afternoon at Old Main, Sept.

15. Bottom Right: An observer walks through the Things Not Seen Art Exhibition Thursday afternoon at Old Main, Sept. 15. Octavia Freeland | The Lumberjack

Bottom Left: Megan Casper’s “Untitled” and Olivia Osburn’s “Dispersing” hang in the Beasley Art Gallery’s “Things Not Seen” exhibition, Sept. 16. A note in the foreground reads “I can relate so much to this artwork … Thank you to all artists!” Jacob Handley | The Lumberjack

As the Major League Baseball season comes to a close, and the tree leaves start to fall, that can only mean one thing. Yes, postseason baseball, of course, but also the MLB awards are going to be presented. This year, especially for the American League, it has been a two-horse race for the Most Valuable Player award.

Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees has had a career-defining season as his contract runs out at the end of this year. On the other hand, Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels has once again leaped ahead of the pack to try and retain his AL MVP award. Ohtani is an interesting player.

If you don’t know, Ohtani is the designated hitter for the Angels, but he also pitches. This makes him one of the most unique baseball players to ever exist. To be able to pitch every five days while also hitting every single day, even when he pitches, is something the world of baseball might never see again.

Ohtani is currently batting .268 with 34 home runs, 89 RBIs, a .357 on base percentage, a .534 slugging percentage and a .890 on base plus slugging percentage as of Sept. 21. Most of these hitting stats for Ohtani are a little lower than his MVP season from last year, but this year he has taken a huge leap in his pitching.Hispitching stats for this year are 13 wins and 8 losses, a 2.43 earned run average, 196 strikeouts, a 1.04 walks and hits per inning pitched and a total win above replacement coming in at 8.9, which is second only behind Judge by 0.6 and 1.3 points above the most likely winner of the NL MVP Paul Goldschmidt. Compared to Ohtani’s 2021 pitching stats, this year he has blown them out of the water.

Aaron Judge is currently the favorite to win the MVP award based on his season where he is hitting .316 with 60 home runs, 128 RBIs, a .419 OBP, a .698 SLG, a 1.117 OPS and 9.6 WAR. These hitting numbers are astronomical, and he has a chance to make history and win the Triple Crown

I am not saying that Judge should not win the MVP. I think he has a great chance to win and probably will, but when people say that Judge has already won the award, I cannot take them seriously.Idonot

want to hear the argument that Ohtani is not on a winning team, so Judge should win. This award is the most valuable player and, despite what people say, Ohtani is not only the most valuable hitter on his team but the most valuable pitcher as well. This AL MVP race is a lot closer than you think, and when people vote at the end of the season, I truly believe that they will agree with me.

The NAU Lumberjacks broke the record for most goals in a game in their dominant 11-0 home soccer win over Ottawa University on Sept. 1. With this commanding performance, the Lumberjacks claimed their first win of the season and moved to 1-4-2 on the NAUyear. dominated the game both on offense and defense. Offensively, the Lumberjacks took 33 shots, 20 of which were on goal. On the defensive side of the ball, NAU only allowed eight shots and five shots on goal. Sophomore goalkeeper Trinity Corcoran recorded four saves and allowed zero goals in 90 minutes, earning her second shutout of the season.

The Lumberjacks made their presence known quickly, with the first goal being scored after only four minutes. Junior forward Allison Veloz assisted junior midfielder Maddie Shafer with an excellent pass in front of the goal to start the game off 1-0.

Four minutes later, Shafer scored her second goal of the night off of a free kick. Shafer launched the ball into the top right corner of the goal from more than 10 yards past the 18-yard box to extend the Lumberjacks lead.

After only 40 more seconds of gameplay, NAU scored again. Veloz scored the first goal of her career off an assist from senior defender Abby Donathan.

A Veloz assist allowed junior forward Dai Williams to score her first goal of the night and her second on the season.

Twenty minutes into the game, senior defender Rylie Curran launched in a free kick. Freshman midfielder Avery Ott used her head to send the ball into the goal for her first score of the night and NAU’s fifth.

Four minutes later, junior forward Josie Novak scored her first goal off the bench and put NAU up 6-0 with 20 minutes left in the half.

In the 29th minute of the game, Shafer sent in a free kick and assisted Ott who scored her second goal of the night once again with her head to put NAU up 7-0.

The Lumberjacks capped off the first half with a record seven goals, which happened to only be two from the conference record.

Senior defender Jaylin Borden scored a header three minutes into the second half off another Shafer assist coming from the corner. Only one minute later, junior defender Grace Quinn set up a perfect pass to allow Williams to score her second goal of the night and tie the NAU record for the most goals in a match.

Just 30 seconds later, Veloz drove down the right side of the field and was able to score the record-setting 10th goal for the Lumberjacks.

In the 66th minute, Novak scored her second goal of the night and capped off NAU’s dominant night with an 11-0 win over Ottawa.

The Lumberjacks look to build upon their momentum next week as they travel to California. They face Loyola Marymount on Friday, Sept. 23 and the University of San Diego on Sunday, Sept. 25. demolishes Ottawa in record-filled game

Taylor Hazlett (15) takes a shot at goal during a nonconference NAU women’s soccer match vs Ottawa University at Max Spilsbury Field, Sept. 15. John Chaides | The Lumberjack

Stacy Chukwumezie to return this week against Idaho

BRENDEN MARTIN

NAU football redshirt senior wide receiver Stacy Chukwumezie will return from injury to make his season debut this Saturday against NAUIdaho.head coach Chris Ball confirmed Chukwumezie’s return during press availability Monday afternoon.

“Stacy is going to play this week,” Ball said at the end of his weekly press conference.Chukwumezie was NAU’s leading receiver through the first four games last season before suffering a season-ending knee injury in NAU’s overtime loss to Northern Colorado at Nottingham Field in Week 4. Chukwumezie ended his shortened season with 16 receptions for 213 receiving yards.

He broke out in last year’s opener against then-defending FCS champion Sam Houston State where he had 112 receiving yards and his only touchdown of the season, an 18-yard completion from former quarterback Cale Millen.

The loss of Chukwumezie left a hole in NAU’s passing game that was filled by then-redshirt freshman wide receiver Coleman Owen and thensophomore wide receiver Hendrix Johnson.

Owen led the Lumberjacks last season with 712 yards on 43 receptions and Johnson followed him with 495 yards on 27 receptions. Both receivers earned 2021 Big Sky All-Conference Honorable Mentions

Both Owen and Johnson each have games of over 100 receiving yards in 2022. Johnson brought in 101 yards in NAU’s road win against Sam Houston, 10-3, on Sept. 10 and Owen racked up 136 yards with two touchdowns in NAU’s last-minute 27-24 loss to No. 22 North Dakota last Saturday

Chukwumezie, who came to NAU in 2018, enters the 2022 season 21st on the NAU all-time receiving yards list with 1,510, one spot behind Johnson. He will be another option for sophomore quarterback RJ Martinez, who made his first career start the same game Chukwumezie suffered his injury.NAU (1-2, 0-0 Big Sky) will open its conference season Saturday, Sept. 24 at 1 p.m. MST against Idaho (1-2, 0-0 Big Sky) at Findlay Toyota Field inside the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome. Chukwumezie will make his return almost exactly one year after the injury he suffered against Northern Colorado on Sep. 25, 2021.

NAU XC posts steady performance at Coaching Tree Invitational

EVAN MCNELIA

NAU cross country traveled to Bloomington, Indiana on Friday for the Coaching Tree Invitational, hosted by the University of Indiana to commemorate head coach Ron Helmer, who is in his final season after more than 50 years of coaching.

The University of North Carolina took first and Georgetown University took second in both the men’s and women’s races. NAU placed third in the men’s race and eighth in the women’s race.

The tournament featured teams coached by either former assistants or runners of Helmer. NAU head coach Mike Smith was a student-athlete at Georgetown while Helmer served as director.

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NAU men’s cross country placed third out of the 10-school field, beating out the next closest school Miami (Ohio), by 28 points.

NAU runners took the top three spots in the race, holding the top three for most of the second half of the 8K.

Redshirt junior Theo Quax finished first with a time of 23:26.3, tying his time from the 2021 Florida State Invite Pre-Nationals which is also an 8K race. Junior Santiago Gomez-Prosser finished second with 23:34.7, and junior Kang Nyoak finished with 23:44.1.

However, North Carolina’s final two runners finished 13th and 18th giving North Carolina 53 points, Georgetown’s back two finished 15th and 22nd for a total of 58 points, and NAU’s back two finished 19th and 38th, placing the Lumberjacks in third with 60 points.

Gomez-Prosser’s previous 8K best was 24:16.6 at the 2021 Cowboy Jamboree, which is the next meet on the NAU schedule coming up Sept. 24. Nyoak also set a competition best, formerly having run the Florida State Invite Pre-Nationals 8K at 24:22.1.

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NAU women’s cross country placed eighth out of 12 teams in the women’s 6K race, gaining experience with some newer runners. North Carolina runners took first, fourth and seventh, Georgetown runners took second, third and fifth, and Columbia had a runner place sixth.

North Carolina placed first in the race, Georgetown placed second and host Indiana placed third.

Three of NAU’s sophomore runners were participating in just their second collegiate event after running in their first at the George Kyte Classic to open up the Nikitaseason.Moore took eighth in Bloomington with a 20:28.7, after opening the season with a fifth-place finish at the George Kyte Classic. Maggi Congdon followed up her eight-place finish at the George Kyte with a 19th-place finish at the Coaching Tree Invitational. Anna Fenske finished 30th with a 21:18.0.

Sophomore Skyler Wallace set a 6K competition best with a 22:06.4 finish. She placed 10th at the 2021 Silver State Collegiate Challenge with a time of 22:20.5.

NAU cross country is back in action next Saturday at the Cowboy Jamboree, hosted by Oklahoma State in Stillwater. Last year NAU men took first beating out Oklahoma State and Colorado by 22 points. Sophomore Nico Young placed fourth, senior Drew Bosley placed fifth and redshirt senior George Kusche placed 13th in that race. The women did not compete in 2021.

Kang Nyoak (left), Santiago Gomez-Prosser (center) and Theo Quax running in the Coaching Tree Invitational, Sept. 16. Justin Casterline | NAU Athletics

Stacy Chukwumezie majors in Criminology and Criminal Justice. While being a wide receiver for NAU, he has been able to earn the Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award three times, April 22. Jonah Graham| NAU Athletics

Coming off a much-needed win against Sam Houston State, the NAU Lum berjacks welcomed the No. 22 North Dakota Fighting Hawks in the first game at the newly branded Findlay Toyota Field at the J. Lawrence Walk up Skydome on Sept. 17. The last match between the two had NAU coming out on top 31-16 in the Skydome.

One of NAU’s longest standing traditions, the Running of the Freshmen, went off without a hitch this year. The biggest freshman class in NAU history all got a chance to sprint, jog or cartwheel down the field as the band played the fight song. Running up the rear was the swim team, decked out in full swim attire, goggles and all.

The Lumberjacks started the game with possession and moved right down the field. Sophomore running back Kevin Daniels was a major part of that, tallying 29 yards on the first drive alone, he finished with a season-high 54 yards before leaving with an injury at the half.

After that early jump, which got the Lumberjacks to the North Dakota 13yard line, the offensive line gave up two sacks. This put sophomore quarterback RJ Martinez and NAU all the way back to the 26-yard line, where they missed the ensuing field goal.

“We need to run the ball better, we need to be able to run it well and stop the run if we want to be a championship team,” head coach Chris Ball said.

North Dakota wasn’t nearly as successful on their first drive, as the NAU defense forced a sack on the first two plays of the drive for a loss of six yards. On

the third down that followed, the Fighting Hawks committed a false start, which led to a three and out punt for North Dakota.

The second drive for the Lumberjacks continued the momentum they had begun to get on the first, but this time, things were a bit more successful. On the first play of that drive, Martinez threw the football to redshirt sophomore wide receiver Coleman Owen who picked up 30 yards on the play.

A few plays later, Martinez evaded the pursuing defensive line and scramble for 10 yards. It was this play that set the Lumberjacks up for the first touchdown of the game. It was Daniels who escaped tackles en route to his first touchdown on the day, and a 52-yard rushing quarter, nearly matching his season total so far.

North Dakota started off their second drive of the quarter with a fumble, not only on the kick return, but on the first snap from scrimmage right after. The fumble cost the Fighting Hawks 22 yards, but they were able to recover and march right down the field. The Lumberjacks nearly intercepted some errant passes from junior quarterback Tommy Schuster, but the catches were dropped.

At the end of the first quarter, the Fighting Hawks were left in field goal range, which they converted at the beginning of the second. With 14:57 remaining in the second quarter, the Lumberjacks led 7-3.

After an NAU three and out, the Fighting Hawks got the ball right back. This was not without a cost, as the Lumberjack defense forced a 14-yard tackle for a loss. North Dakota answered this quickly, however — sophomore running back Tyler Hoosman rattled off a 39-yard rush and got North Dakota right into the redzone. NAU was up to the challenge, holding the Hawks to only a field goal.

The Lumberjacks would only have the 7-6 lead for so long, though, because

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Sophomore running back Kevin Daniels celebrates after a touchdown in the first quarter at the Findlay Toyota Field at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, Sept. 17. Jacob Handley | The Lumberjack

Junior wide receiver Hendrix Johnson (10) scrambles away from the North Dakota defense at the Findlay Toyota Field at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, Sept. 17. Jacob Handley | The Lumberjack

Sophomore wide receiver Coleman Owen catches a touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback RJ Martinez in the fourth quarter at the Findlay Toyota Field, Sept. 17. Ethon Peddle | The Lumberjack

on their next possession, Martinez threw a pick-6 right to the Fighting Hawk defense. The pass was intercepted by senior defensive back CJ Siegel, who took the ball back 50 yards for the touchdown. The extra point was good to give North Dakota a 13-7 lead.

Coming off of the interception, Martinez’s next pass was no disappointment. This 52-yard bomb to Owen set the Lumberjacks up for success. However, NAU squandered its redzone chances, and missed another field goal. The score remained at 13-7 with North Dakota and their wave of momentum on deck.

The momentum seemed to leave the Fighting Hawks as their next possession was mulled with various penalties and generally solid defense by the Lumberjacks. This drive was punctuated by a 48-yard field goal that was blocked by sophomore defensive lineman Sheldon Newton.

This was a huge momentum shifter for the Lumberjacks, who had about two minutes to drive downfield and get a score on the board. They used their timeouts wisely and manage the clock extremely well. One of the biggest plays of this drive was a 29-yard catch by redshirt junior wide receiver Jamal Glaspie, who made it out of bounds at the end. Martinez capped the drive with a beautiful throw over Owen’s shoulder to put NAU back up, 14-13 after the extra point.

Owen was one of the half’s stars, hauling in four of his seven targets for 97 yards, a season high, to go along with the touchdown catch.

The first drive of the third quarter showcased the action that encompassed the entire quarter. North Dakota couldn’t get anything going in this quarter, and as a result, it went three and out.

The NAU offensive line gave Martinez little time to throw, forcing him out of the pocket. The run game was not only something that Martinez was able to do — both teams turned almost exclusively to the run game.

This made for some trench football, and the game clock slowly went down at the end of every play. Fifth-year senior linebacker Devon Krzanowski from North Dakota was injured as result of the hard-hitting in the run game.

The Lumberjacks turned back to the air game after this, and were able to drive down the field, helped by a few timely catches from Glaspie.

This set NAU up within field goal range, with the fourth quarter looming. At the beginning of the next quarter, the Lumberjack offense halted, and were forced to go for the field goal. Redshirt sophomore kicker Collin Robbins made the 42-yarder, putting NAU up 17-13.

North Dakota converted a fourth down on their next drive, but was stopped shortly after three straight incomplete passes. This is where the NAU defense peaked during the game, and after that, fell apart completely.

“We gotta look at it, see what happened, I think it’s probably just assignments there,”Ball said.

The very next possession for the Fighting Hawks resulted in a touchdown after a methodical drive down field. The play that gave them a 20-17 lead was an interesting one. Junior wide receiver Bo Belquist appeared to be dragged down, but he sprung up and hurdled over another defender to get into the endzone.

NAU was able to fight back rather soon after the touchdown, fighting their way through a masterful two-minute drill to get the lead with under 90 seconds to play. It was again Owen who caught the touchdown, putting the Lumberjacks up 24-20.“RJ,he checked the line, you know, did a great job of trusting me and put the ball where I could make a play on it,” Owen said.

North Dakota was not done yet, as they used trick plays and flea flickers to easily score on the lax Lumberjack defense.

The flea flicker was the downfall of the Lumberjack defense, which was gashed for a 28-yard heave to sophomore wide receiver Jack Wright to put the score at 27-24.This ended up being the final score, because the NAU offense faltered on the last possession and only made it to about the 50-yard line.

“We competed, there were some great performances out there tonight, but you know we gotta play as a team,” Ball said. “Everything that happened today is very fixable, not a lack of talent, not a lack of want to, but a lack of execution.”

North Dakota has now won four consecutive games against Big Sky schools. Ball is now 13-2 when leading after the third quarter.

Next for the Fighting Hawks is a matchup against Southern Illinois in Carbondale, Illinois on Saturday, Sept. 24. NAU is at home again against Idaho for the Hall of Fame game, also on Saturday, Sept. 24. Both games will be streaming on ESPN+ and start at 1 p.m. MST.

The defensive line of NAU clashes with the offensive line of the University of North Dakota in the fourth quarter at the Findlay Toyota Field, Sept. 17. Ethon Peddle | The Lumberjack

Redshirt senior defensive back Alonzo Davis runs to try and interrupt a one-point field goal after an interception by North Dakota lead to a touchdown in the second quarter, Sept. 17. Jacob Handley| The Lumberjack