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POW-WOW BY GEOFFREY KIE
there are 22 Native American tribes in Arizona, and a majority of them are located in the northern Arizona region, but other indigenous people travel far and wide to share their culture through what is called a pow-wow. Songs and dances have a great significance in what they represent in different Native American culture along with elaborate outfits and instrumental music. Although this is nothing new to Flagstaff, students of NAU had the opportunity to see such festivities for themselves. see POW WOW page 18
Abdullah Alghamdi, a freshman civil engineering major from Saudi Arabia gathers with other international students for a group picture after marching through campus in the Parade of Nations on April 1 to kick off the start of International Week. Alghamdi said he appreciated the opportunity to cary his nation’s flag. (Photo by Sean Ryan)
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BY MITCH KULLOS
tarting April 1, NAU’s Center for International Education (CIE) declared a week of celebration for the international students of NAU. The weeklong festival started April 1 and will continue until April 7. The celebration seeks to not only encourage the understanding of world cultures but also encourage the importance international students have on NAU and the community. Dylan Rust, program director for the CIE, was buzz-
ing with excitement about the many events happening throughout the week and the chief values the week instilled in the student body regarding the multicultural cultural campus students are fortunate enough to have. “International Week is an annual event that we have on campus to celebrate international diversity and culture that we have on this campus represented by our students,” Rust said. see INTERNATIONAL page 5
Allenroy Baquin competes in the NAU Contest Pow Wow located in the field house March 31. Allenroy is a Jicarilla Apache from Albuquerque, N.M. (Photo by Holly Mandarich)
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PoliceBeat March 25 At 3:57 p.m., a fight between two females was reported. The incident occurred outside the SAC Family residence on Huffer Lane. It was discovered upon investigation the female combatants were sisters. One of the sisters was booked into the Coconino County Juvenile Detention Facility for domestic violence and disorderly conduct. The other sister was cited and released on the same charges. March 26 At 8:46 p.m., staff at the University Union called to report a transient was panhandling in a threatening manner. Responding officers made contact with the subject in Lot 10. He was warned of the consequences of trespassing and asked to leave the campus. He complied. It is unknown at this time if the subject is the same in both instances. March 27 At 9:29 p.m., staff at Drury Inn called to report a subject attempting to enter the rooms of their guests. NAUPD officers confronted the subject. It was soon learned that the subject had a valid warrant for their arrest. The subject was taken to Coconino County Detention Facility (CCDF) for booking. March 28 At 1:34 p.m. calls were received by NAUPD reporting that an intoxi-
CommunitySpot BY GARY COLLINS
cated subject was behaving in a “creepy” manner in the vicinity of the Program in Intensive English building. The subject was contacted and given a field interview. The subject, who refused to give his name, was warned of the consequences of trespassing on the campus. He was asked to leave and he complied with the officers’ request. At 9:50 p.m., staff at Sechrist Hall called to report a student had injured her head during an icebreaker interactive game. The Flagstaff Fire Department (FFD), Guardian Medical Transport (GMT), and NAUPD responded to the scene. GMT transported to the Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC) for treatment. March 29 At 3:06 a.m., a call to NAUPD revealed a stray dog was on the loose. Attempts to locate the canine were unsuccessful, as it had apparently fled the area. March 30 At 4:32 a.m., a resident of Sechrist Hall called in to report that a male subject had come into her room and had fallen asleep on her floor. Responding officers woke the subject. It was discovered that he was intoxicated. He was cited and released for minor in consumption of alcohol and given an escort to his residence. At 11:57 a.m., the female resident from the above incident called
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in to report that the male subject had returned to her room looking for his jacket. He also expressed a desire to apologize for the night’s disturbance. He was removed from Sechrist and given a reminder not to contact the female resident again. At 11:37 p.m., a female called NAUPD to reported her boyfriend had assaulted her. Officers arrested the suspect and booked him into CCDF. March 31 At 9 a.m., a resident of Reilly Hall called to report she had been fighting with her boyfriend. She further stated when she tried to call the NAUPD, her boyfriend prevented her. She stated he allegedly assaulted her. According to the Flagstaff Police Department (FPD) the fight began at Wal-Mart. It then resumed at the offcampus residence of the male suspect. After this, the female requested to be taken to her residence at Reilly Hall. The male suspect, who had “an active denial of access for all residence halls,” repeatedly entered and left the dorm. After his last entrance the alleged assault occurred.
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Events Calendar Calendar Events International Idol [7 p.m./ du Bois Center]
THURSDAY, APRIL 4 Passport Day [9 a.m./ Center for Intl. Education]
NAU Opera Presents “Mozart’s cosi fan tutte” [7:30 p.m./Ardrey Memorial Auditorium] SATURDAY, APRIL 6
Greek Blood Drive [Noon/ Mountain View Hall] BSU Fashion Show [6:30 p.m./ du Bois Center]
Movie Night: “The Big Lebowski” [8 p.m./Orpheum Theater]
The Motet [8 p.m./ The Green Rooml]
Jelly Jam w/ Spafford [9 p.m./The Green Room]
FRIDAY, APRIL 5 International Festival [3 p.m./ du Bois Center] First Friday Art Walk [6 p.m./Downtown Flagstaff] Fume Bros— CD release show [7:30 p.m./Orpheum Theater]
Delta Blues Band [9 p.m./Altitudes Bar & Grill] SUNDAY, APRIL 7 Immigration Awareness Art Show [All day/ Riles Building]
MONDAY, APRIL 8 Immigration Awareness Week Film Series “Crossing Arizona” [1 p.m./Liberal Arts Building] Better World Film Series “Trashed” [7 p.m./Gardner Auditorium] Immigration Awareness Week Art Show Reception [4:30 p.m./Riles Building] TUESDAY, APRIL 9 PIE Evening Program Session II 5 p.m./Program in Internsive English Gym WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 Natural Deodorant [4 p.m./SBS Building]
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International week celebrates culture and understanding
Craig McArthur, junior construction management major, marches in the Parade of Nations to kick off the celebration of International week. Craig is from Scotland. (Photo by Holly Mandarich) from INTERNATIONAL page 1
The week was filled with events that sought to expand the limited, American view of the world and replace it with the idea of a global community. April 1, the first day of the weeklong celebration, started with two global education symposiums in the W.A. Franke College of Business. The Global Learning Symposium was one event that aided in global awareness and understanding. The symposium contained a number of presentations by NAU students including exchange students regarding pressing international topics. Genghan Lu, or his American name, Harrison, who is a foreign exchange student, gave a presentation regarding China’s Internet policies and the amount of freedom based on their political ideas. Lu summarized his research saying, “My research has tried to decide what is within the Chinese firewall.” Lu then continued to discuss the Chinese versions of many tech giants in the United States like Google, Facebook, Youtube and many others. The reason this is crucial to understand what types of freedoms are allowed within the Chinese web is because China can often be restricting when implementing Internet policies. “We connect with each other inside the country but not outside,” Lu said. This unique insight into the Chinese government from a national is something made possible by international exchange programs. It is these programs that offer cultural exploration either through study abroad programs or being able to communicate and learn from those with different heritages that are crucial to an overall learning experience. Yet while the pursuit of cultural understanding is im-
portant to become a well-rounded, learned individual, there is also the practical notion of a developing world economy. Sean Milton, International Student/Scholar Adviser for NAU, discussed the positive aspects of having foreign exchange students on campus. “As most people know, we’re looking at a global economy. The more exposure we have as Americans to any other cultures or countries will be helpful. I personally find it interesting, and most NAU students find it interesting to interact with foreign exchange students who might have a different perspective in class, different perspectives in the residence Halls, and of anything else that is going on,” Milton said. The diverse background that many international students come from sufficiently adds to the already stimulating classroom discussion because many of the points of view are decisively not American. The international festival that concludes the weekday events for International Week is especially central because it gives international students a chance to display qualities from their home countries or cultures. “Well, right now we have 35 displays and their country orientated, and the people who display their country or culture are displaying whatever aspects they want to share. The audience of the festival is largely the kids who come in from the afterschool programs from the Flagstaff schools,” Milton said. The many who have met, talked with or befriended international students know the benefits to both their total worldview as well as the connectivity that comes with strong international friendships. International Week reminds students, from kindergarten to college and beyond, the importance of thinking beyond borders in a growing global world.
Kelello Thamae marches in the Parade of Nations to kick off the celebration of International Week. Thamae is from South Africa and is in the graduate Teaching English as a Second Language program. (Photo by Holly Mandarich)
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Expansion of Hot Spot and Union makes progress
Kurt Haston, a junior parks and recreation management major, skates past construction outside of the University Union on April 2. In regard to the Fiscal Year 2014 budget increase, NAU designed architectural plans that compliment the growing number of students. The expansion of the Hot Spot and the Union is expected to cost an estimated $5 million and is funded through auxiliary sources. The project layout is designed specifically to add more dining space for students. The expansion is expected to seat up to 750 students, approximately 300 more students than current availability. The plan outlines the construction of a second floor over a portion of the Hot Spot for additional seating. Construction outside the Union began in January; the major renovations and expansion of the Hot Spot will be completed prior to school resuming in August. “We are planning this project so that it will have no impact on the customer of the Hot Spot,” said Agnes Drogi, director of planning, designing and construction. (Photo By Sean Ryan)
NAU rejects Cardinals’ proposal BY ABIGAIL O’BRIEN
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he Arizona Cardinals had spent their summers in Flagstaff for the past 25 years and are now expected to be relocating to Glendale. On March 25, NAU president John Haeger rejected a proposal made by the Cardinals. The proposal included a one-year hosting contract for the team’s summer training camp as opposed to the previously proposed three-year contract. “The Cardinals approached us with a one-year deal and we said no; there is no longer an offer on the table,” said director of NAU
public affairs Tom Bauer. “It is not in the best interest of the university to just do one year. We wanted at least a multi three-year contract, at least. Doing one year would just put the university’s plans on hold.” The Cardinals had several stipulations to renewing the contract, including upgrading the NAU athletic facilites and pushing back the academic school year to accommodate for weather and allow for longer housing in residence halls. The Cardinals training camp at NAU gave the city of Flagstaff a summer revenue increase, and the camp generated an estimated $10 million for the city. The impact of their retirement here may affect local business
this summer, but NAU administration expects to regain that money in the future. Arrays of groups and camps have already shown interest in spending their summers at NAU. “2013 summer will be slim as far as getting groups and teams here, but I think in the long run, yes, we are going to have a lot of people here,” Bauer said. “We already have received interest from different types of camps, and different types of uses for our facilities in 2014. It will bring in people — bring in kids and their parents and they spend money. We do think we will be getting some of that money back, maybe not this year but certainly hoping for next year.”
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23 Fee vote delayed until next academic year
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BY MILES SCHNEIDERMAN
AU students will have to wait until at least fall before voting on how the student government spends their money. The 23 Fee, which students pay each semester as a funding mechanism for ASNAU, was scheduled to come under review this month, with a student vote being held on what exactly the funds are to be used for. However, ASNAU President Sammy Smart has confirmed a vote will be delayed until sometime in the next academic year. The allocation of money from the 23 Fee was most recently voted on in spring 2009. In addition to granting funding for club events and student organizations, the fee is used to provide scholarships, host events such as tailgates and Equality Week and keep the Cline Library open until two a.m. It is also used to fund more controversial projects, including the SnowJack Express, which provides students with transportation to Snowbowl and the annual ASNAU concert, which has drawn a considerable amount of negative attention in recent years. The ASNAU executive team believed the time had come to vote on the 23 Fee once more, which is why they initially pushed for such a vote to take place sometime in April. The vote has been delayed so ASNAU can coordinate with other on-campus institutions to determine new ballot options for students to choose from. The executives hope the vote will take place early in the fall 2013 semester. For ASNAU Senator Adam Fox, holding another vote four years after the prior one is only one small step. “We’re assuming that each year we can approve money for the same things, and while that might be the case, I am all for the students voting on each year,” Fox said. “It’s their money; it’s coming out of their tuition and fees and if the 23 Fee is approved then all students have to pay for it, regardless
of whether they voted for it or not.” The discussion over the 23 Fee comes days before the latest ASNAU concert, scheduled to take place on April 12. The process of and selection of the artist has proven to be controversial. Originally, Kid Cudi had been the top vote-getter in the fall student poll with The Fray coming in second. However, since an agreement could not be reached with Kid Cudi, ASNAU asked students a second time early this year. In the second poll, Wiz Khalifa received the most votes (1,267). “I think if there’s been any controversial aspect of the 23 Fee over the last few years, it’s been the concert,” Fox said. “For one, it’s been decided that each year a lot of money will be allocated to that budget line, so we can bring in a good performer, a high-name one. The problem with that is, I think the last three performers . . . have received a considerable amount of backlash.” NAU students vote each year on which artist is brought to campus, selecting from a list of options compiled by ASNAU. Ke$ha was selected in 2010, and her opening act, rapper Dirt Nasty, drew protesters who didn’t think his lyrics were appropriate for a college setting. Some students saw the performance as being so offensive it warranted a complete restructuring of the student government system to better represent the largest number of people on campus. Two years later, the All-American Rejects were brought to NAU as the students’ second choice and questions arose as to if this had actually been the top selection of the students. This led not only to complaints about students not getting what they wanted, but also a series of hostile online attacks on the All-American Rejects. This past fall, ASNAU chief of staff Makenzie Mastrud, who was responsible for choosing the selection of potential artists, defended the process as a democratic indication of student preference. Mastrud is currently the ASNAU president-
elect and will assume office next semester. Despite Mastrud’s assurances the concert vote reflects student desires, there are many on campus who don’t agree. Luke Contreras, a senior physics major, is graduating in May without ever having attended the free concert. “I’d probably go if they ever brought someone I wanted to see,” Contreras said. Political science senior Skyler Clary expressed similar disinterest in the selection. “I read all the nominees for the last two concerts, and they all sucked,” Clary said. “There was nothing, no one who was nominated that I would want to see. As I understand it, all of the people who were nominated were really expensive, which seems like a kind of senseless waste of my money.” Contreras and Clary are part of a large segment of the student body that chooses not to vote in the concert selection. According to ASNAU, only 6,451 people participated in the concert vote this year, perhaps a quarter of NAU’s student population of more than 24,000. This year’s concert features Wiz Khalifa, another rapper whose lyrics have been seen as questionable because they include frequent references to recreational drug use. At least one of Khalifa’s songs also appears to endorse driving while intoxicated. “The concerts that we’ve been having? They’re not advancing the true academic purpose of NAU, nor does it advance equality or diversity,” Fox said. “I think with the amount of money that’s allocated to that line, which this year was $140,000, I personally feel that money would have been better served elsewhere.” NAU students may or may not agree, but it’s going to be some time before they’re able to formally express their opinion either way.
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BY GARY COLLINS
he ASNAU 23 Fee Spring Concert begins at 7:30 p.m., April 12 in the Skydome. Opening for hiphop artist Wiz Khalifa is Rockie Fresh. Kid Cudi had been the top vote getter (2,605 votes) in the fall student poll, with The Fray coming in second. However, since an agreement could not be reached with Kid Cudi, ASNAU asked students to vote again. In this second poll, Wiz Khalifa received the most votes (1,267), with The Fray once again coming in second. Tony Buchta, ASNAU special events coordinator, explained the opening artist, Rockie Fresh, was chosen by Wiz Khalifa and his agent.
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“It’s someone their agent requested . . . That’s usually what happened in past years when we’ve had openers. They [the artist and their agents] are the ones usually who request the openers,” Buchta said. Tickets, which are free only to NAU Mountain Campus students, will become available on April 7. Students who wish to score a floor seat can begin lining up at the Central Ticket Office (CTO) in the Union at 10 a.m. on that day. Aside from the opportunity to grab one of the 1,500 floor seats for the concert, there will be games and prizes for those students willing to line up and wait the 12 hours for the CTO to open. It was hoped one of the prizes would be an opportunity for some lucky students to have a meet and greet with Wiz Khalifa. That hope is growing slim. “That’s something we’ve been working on, but I don’t
think it’s going to happen,” Buchta said. “It’s really up to the artist, the agent and their management; if they want to have fans back there,” said ASNAU Chief of Staff and current President-elect of the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Makenzie Mastrud. “But we’re working on other incentives that we think will be just as awesome.” Those wishing to attend the concert, but who are not willing to wait in line on Sunday, can pick up their ticket during regular business hours during the week by bringing their school ID to the CTO. There is only one ticket allowed per student. The gate of the Skydome will open at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 12 and the concert will start at 7:30 p.m.
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Editorial&Opinion
Sexual assault awareness event promotes unity among students
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lthough spring usually signals pastel clothing and bright hues, the NAU campus may be lacking this vibrancy on April 4. In support of Sexual Assault Awareness month, NAU Health Professions is hosting a campus-wide event called My Little Black Dress Does Not Mean Yes. The event encourages people of all genders to wear black attire on campus to raise awareness about sexual assault. As national fervor about rape reaches a fever pitch with the passage of the Violence Against Women Act, crucial judicial cases in Steubenville, Ohio and support activism across college campuses, the steps NAU is taking to provide material, support and advocacy information to students demonstrates the university’s commitment to providing a safe and healthful learning environment. According to the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network, nearly one in four college students is a sexual assault survivor. Reporting rates for sexual assaults through the nation and college campuses remain low at 54 percent, and advocacy events help create a supportive campus environment for survivors to come forward. As NAU students join advocacy events such as those happening through April, the support network for sexual assault survivors — including women, men and transgenders — increases. Creating a supportive campus environment is important to fostering productive conversations and eradicating myths about sexual assault and rape. One such myth My Little Black Dress Does Not Mean Yes targets is the ignorant belief that if women dress in a sexually provocative manner, they were “asking for it.” In a progressive society and especially on college campuses, women should feel comfortable dressing in any manner they please without fearing assault. Because rape is about power and not about the actual sex act, these events bring cognizance to these falsities. Through the month of April, members of the Flagstaff and NAU community will have many more opportunities to increase their knowledge on sexual assault, show support and learn how to support survivors. Annual events such as Take Back The Night allow people in the community to stand with survivors, and educational programming through Flagstaff and NAU provide various other resources. Events such as this encourage survivors that they are able to come forth with their story and find necessary resources. Because rape is such a deeply personal attack, many survivors feel uncomfortable sharing their experiences. As NAU continues to develop an understanding culture, we hope more and more survivors from all circumstances feel confident to seek support. While many campus initiatives are controversial and create division between students, My Little Black Dress Does Not Mean Yes is something all students, no matter their diverse background, should rally around. By challenging patriarchal, sexist and false paradigms on campus, students can create a culture of change. For campus resources on sexual assault, students can visit http://nau. edu/Health-Services/Health-Promotions/Violence-Prevention/SexualAssault/. Editor’s note: Copy Chief Maddie Friend wrote this article on behalf of the staff.
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Political Cartoon by Brian Regan
Banking reform in the U.S. failing in big way
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he Senate managed to find bipartisan support against powerful corporations on March 22— not that this agreement will produce any results. The newest draft of the Senate budget resolution will include a proposed halt to Federal subsidies for behemoth financial institutions. This means banks that have been politically privileged for their size, deemed “too big to fail,” might soon have to pay similar interest rates as smaller banks forcing them to cede an iota of control back to their diminutive competitors. In an age where megabanks shrug off any endeavor at meaningful regulation like a louse on their mink coat, this latest attempt is as unanimous as it is feeble. Our JAMES government has gone to great lengths to GINGERICH foster an unhealthy relationship with big business, and this bond will not dissipate even now that it is unpopular to support policies that favor their friends. Legislation has already failed to bring culpability, whether legal or financial, to Wall Street while none of the goals of the Occupy movement were truly accomplished. Dull, broken and shapeless, the fight to bring equality of opportunity to our banking market is going nowhere quickly. Since the 1980s, our fiscal policy has given obtrusive advantages to businesses that have already cornered the market. Our laws, or lack thereof, have ensured banks large enough to be deemed “too big to fail” never have to worry about going bankrupt, competing with smaller banks or behaving responsibly enough so as to not cause another financial collapse. The unscrupulous trading that resulted set the stage for the financial crisis we are just now beginning to recover from. The Dodd-Frank Act made clear Congress was a tad bit peeved with the how the current state of the economy had affected their approval ratings. Like the bills that preceded it, Dodd-Frank has done little to wrangle the excesses of Wall Street, a fact readily acknowledged by the
co-signer of this current act, David Vitters. Only a snake oil salesman suggests one useless tonic over another. This current move, the Brown-Vitter Act, will not have any transformative change. If the budget resolution manages to emerge from its billionth configuration with the act in place, it still must pass the Congress as a part of a budget, a harder task than it should be these days. Even if the subsidies were to end, the “too big to fail” policy would still be firmly in place and the ten largest banks would still have an unfair stranglehold on their respective market. Moreover, this new act would not add legal penalties. Just weeks before the Brown-Vitter vote, Attorney General Eric Holder testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee that “some of these institutions have become too large,” and that this has “an inhibiting impact on [the Justice Department’s] ability” to prosecute criminal behavior among elite bankers. Essentially, these brokers engaging in felonious actions cannot be stopped by the man most able to do so. Apparently, these bankers and the businesses they work for are too important to the economy to work within the confines of the law. After the largest economic collapse since the Great Depression, this is the best they can offer? The international movement that was Occupy spawned only these flawed and frail gestures? The push for an open and responsible banking industry will fail precisely because of legislation like Brown-Vitter. Without these mockeries of response to create the illusion of momentum perhaps the people would have stayed in the streets and demanded real progress. Congress has shown they have the mentality of a drug addict. They will admit they have a problem and they know they need help but they will return to the bankroll time and again. Until they kick the habit, the people down on Wall Street will have more than enough to go around.
Editorial&Opinion UCCS gives degrading advice on rape to its students
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omen have a tough life. Worrying about whether the new red lipstick you bought makes your teeth look yellow or stressing over which bodycon skirt to wear Friday night can really vex you. Humor and first-world problems aside, many women sincerely worry about their safety. The thought of getting attacked may not be one a female wants to think about, but it’s the reality she has to face. Some may think they know the dangers of an attack from watching episodes of Law & Order: SVU, but it’s important for women to continue to learn ways of protecting themselves. It’s offensive to say the least to hear the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs (UCCS) recently urged their female students to urinate and vomit on themselves when being attacked as a form of defense. NAPUA According to a survey done by the U.S. Bureau KALANI of Justice, about 89,000 rapes are annually reported in the U.S. According to a survey done by the National College Health Risk Behavior, one in four women in college today will be a survivor of rape. On Feb. 18, UCCS’ Department of Public Safety updated their website advisory, recommending attack safety advice. A list of 10 quick tips was uploaded, in which number seven reads: “Vomiting or urinating may also convince the attacker to leave you alone.” Yes, because, for starters, all women everywhere are innately talented at vomiting and urinating on command. This suggestion is disgusting and undermines the threat women encounter in an attack. Putting aside the offensive nature of this comment and assessing the actual advice, it’s hard to believe bodily fluids will stop an attack by a mentally unstable person who initially and fervently intended to cause harm. By giving the advice to vomit and urinate themselves in dim hopes of deviating their attacker, UCCS is offending not only their student female population but also females everywhere. Aside from the most lewd offer of advice, the list also tells women to “tell your attacker that you have a disease or are menstruating.” Chew this over while I go research different sexually transmitted diseases to store in the in-case-I-am-raped part of my brain. Advising women to try and convince a rapist they have a disease is kind of like advising children to try and convince a pedophile they’re really mature for their age. The chance a rapist, who intends to physically and sexually assault a woman, will back off because of a sexual disease or menstruating cycle is highly doubtful — and thinking it’s not is offensive. Another tip offered in this list urges women to “be realistic about your ability to protect yourself,” which basically sounds a lot like, “Don’t try your hardest to protect your right to safety; if the dude is bigger or stronger than you, you’re probably really screwed.” Nowhere in this list does it provide women with tips on ways to subdue or hinder a physically larger attacker. Nowhere in this list does it provide steps on how to prevent being in a situation where an attack could occur. These are realistic actions all women can pick up — they just need to chance to learn. Uploading pathetic security advice to a university’s safety website is a shame and UCCS should be embarrassed. The university has since released an apology and took down the tips that were supposedly published in 2006 as a “last resort” form of defense. In reality, the list shouldn’t have been put up in the first place; rape is a sensitive topic today and was just as sensitive a topic seven years ago. The proactive steps of rape and attack prevention need to be more carefully dealt with.
Political Cartoon by Brian Regan
Prison reform and immigration reform go hand in hand
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he prison system in the U.S. for the past 40 years has seen an increasing trend and embrace of privatization, and it’s about time the states get over it. While not out of sync with general trends towards privatization in the capitalism-free market oriented U.S., this increased privatization of our prison system has led to much discussion about the possibility of corrupt prison and judicial practices that favor putting more people behind bars at the expense of a more common sense approach that doesn’t make profit a priority. This past week, New Hampshire took steps to reverse this trend by making it illegal for the state’s executive branch to privatize their state prison system. Approaches such as this should be adopted across the board. Prison privatization isn’t a probCLARK MINDOCK lem where some lucky suits are making a quick buck with little consequence, but rather a huge parasite to our progress as a country that bleeds into other important issues we are struggling with — like immigration reform. Privatization of anything goes hand in hand with profits. The corporations that come to own the prison systems in our country look to make the most money in the cheapest possible way. This emphasis on prison profits has led to an increase in petty crime and small drug arrests and incarcerations. The more individuals locked up for small crimes, the more the owners of private prisons profit. This is especially clear in states where three strikes rules and mandatory minimum sentencing are strong. In a lengthy exposé on the three strikes laws in California, Rolling Stone reported there is currently a man serving a life sentence in a California prison after committing his third crime of stealing a pair of plain white socks. The initial argument in favor of prison privatization was not necessarily greedy. Rather, prisons were seen as obvious new and available frontiers for the private marketplace to take over. This country has benefitted from a robust private sector, and it isn’t inherently selfish or insane to think that the private model — which can potentially drive down prices while increasing quality through
competition — could improve prisons. The incarceration rate is embarrassingly high in the U.S. compared to other countries. American prisons hold nearly one-quarter of the world’s prison population according to the New York Times. Released inmates have a very high probability of ending up back behind bars as well: nearly four in 10 prisoners released find their way back within three years. Prison conditions are not notably better or safer these days, and all of this while we’re spending increasingly more on the system (up to more than $52 billion a year by 2011, according to USA Today). For every prisoner in a private prison, someone is making money from them (in California, it can cost up to $50,000 a year to care for and keep someone locked up). The nature of man is to cling to cash cows, so it should be expected those profitting from this would cling to those ideas. In October 2010, amid the outrage over Arizona’s SB1070, NPR came out with an interesting connection between Arizona’s immigration policy and Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), a large prison corporation. The reporters found, by combing through campaign finance documents, that CCA lobbyists had been quietly working to support legislation that would make it easier to incarcerate more people, and therefore make more money. SB1070, as you will recall, is such a bill. According to the report, Sen. Russell Pearce met with a clandestine and influential group that included some 50 members of CCA before bringing SB1070 to the senate floor. This connection is alarming. It shows the real possibility of private prisons shaping the political spectrum in ways seemingly not related to incarceration, like immigration reform. The prisonindustrial complex is a powerful one, and one that seemingly helped to paint Arizona to the rest of the states the way the U.S. seems to be painted in Europe (at least to a wary, American traveler who may be concerned about Europeans being aware of any number of social deficiencies in our country). New Hampshire should be saluted for what they’re doing with this reform, as well as the state’s abolishment of the “stand your ground” law the same week.
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he guilty were convicted, the sentence was passed and CNN’s Poppy Harlow was in Steubenville, Ohio on March 17 to report on the trial of accused rapists Trent Mays and Ma’lik Richmond. As the delinquents’ verdict came down, Harlow, anchor Candy Crowley and CNN Legal Contributor Paul Callan discussed the consequences of the incident in Steubenville. It was a touching reflection on the grief we feel when a young person’s life is destroyed in an instant, all that potential of their once-promising future, wasted. In Callan’s words, “We’ve seen here a courtroom drenched in tears and tragedy.” The only problem is these CNN reporters and analysts weren’t mourning for the rape vicMILES SCHNEIDERMAN tim, but for the rapists. Mays and Richmond, a pair of high school football players in Steubenville, were arrested in August 2012 for raping a 16-year-old girl at a party while she was intoxicated and unconscious. The case made national headlines when a 12-minute video and an Instagram photo documenting the assault were released online; both went viral. The two teenage perpetrators were tried in juvenile court. Richmond got a year in detention for sexual assault; Mays got two years because of an additional charge that he had taken and distributed a picture of the underage victim. They were also required to register as juvenile sex offenders. “It was incredibly emotional, incredibly difficult, even for an outsider like me, to watch what happened, as these two young men, that had such promising futures — star football players, very good students — literally watched as they believed their life fell apart,” Harlow said. In other words, according to Harlow, the real tragedy in this case is that a couple of really good kids are watching their whole lives go down the drain, all because they just “happened to rape somebody.” Harlow went on to empha-
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size alcohol was a factor in the case, implying the boys’ actions were somehow excusable because they were drunk, or because the girl was drunk. Then Harlow sent the audience back to the courtroom for the apologies of the two boys to the victim and her family. Mays’ apology sounded forced, while Richmond broke down in hysterical tears. He was also quoted as saying “My life is over. No one is going to want me now.” I’d have liked to see him look the girl he raped straight in the eye while he spoke, but Harlow and the rest of the CNN crew treated the apology like a stirring scene of redemption. Harlow even got a little misty-eyed toward the end of her report, probably because she was now telling us about Richmond’s father, who told his son he loved him for the first time in the courtroom that day. What a tear-jerker. After Harlow was done trying bravely to keep her composure, Crowley and Callan discussed the lasting effects of the two boys having to register as sex offenders. “That will haunt them for the rest of their lives,” Callan said. “Employers, when looking up their background, will see that they’re registered sex offenders. When they move into a new neighborhood and somebody goes on the Internet, where these things are posted, neighbors will know that they’re a registered sex offender. It’s really something that will have a lasting impact.” Yes, the life of a convicted sex offender is truly difficult. Give me a break. This is CNN, covering a rape trial by showering sympathy on the criminals, while the victim is barely mentioned. It’s sick. It’s indicative of some serious, unresolved problems in our culture, most notably the fact women are still second-class and rapists are given special treatment when they also happen to be athletes. Crowley, Harlow and Callan should resign in disgrace for this immoral mockery of journalism. As for Mays and Richmond, they deserve castration, not sympathy.
ver the past several decades, NASA has strived to inspire the youth of America by opening their eyes to not just space exploration but the scientific world as a whole. With a wide array of methods for educating the public on the most recent scientific breakthroughs, the agency has been successful in their mission to captivate audiences across the nation. Unfortunately, petty political games are now halting what NASA has diligently worked to accomplish. As a direct result of the ongoing sequester, NASA has announced they must suspend many of their public outreach programs because of a lack of funding. As we have progressed as a nation, it has become increasingly clear space exploration COLTON should be an integral part of our nation. WithDARGER out adequate public outreach programs to educate the public — specifically the youth of the country — it’s inevitable younger generations will grow up as ignorant to the necessity a strong space program as our current Congress members. While it’s obvious there must be significant budget cuts to reduce the federal deficit, the money should not be taken from an already underfunded space program. As of 2012, NASA’s budget was approximately $17.8 billon. With the new budget cuts brought on by the sequester, the new budget for the agency will be about $16.9 billion. While this may seem like an unsubstantial change, consider that the space agency is already severely underfunded. For the sake of comparison, the U.S. military’s budget is roughly $700 billion and Medicare spending is also several hundred billion dollars a year. Not only does this show that reducing NASA’s budget is illogical, but will also lead to devastating cuts in the program. In order for the U.S. to maintain its status as a beacon of innovation and scientific knowledge, Congress must reanalyze their priorities and realize the space agency cannot afford these crippling budget cuts. While the agency has reported they will be able to maintain social networking programs, many of their other public outreach activities will be drastically impacted. This includes educational programs for American students. Without these crucial programs, NASA’s ability to demonstrate the importance of space exploration and scientific progress to kids across the nation will be seriously jeopardized. It’s reasonable to conclude this loss of interaction between the agency and students will lead to a population that is ignorant to the importance of the space agency. Through the years, NASA has gone from the agency that first put a man on the moon to an agency that must buy seats on other countries’ shuttles. It’s obvious in order to maintain the status so many people dedicated their lives to achieving, American politicians must end their campaign to drain the agency of its already minimal funding. Congress needs to realize the significant damage they are inflicting on the space agency before devastating consequences begin to manifest.
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DJ Gahbor brings the beats NAU alumnus blows up DJ scene BY CHRISTIAN BOOZ
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ehind the turntables, mixers, laptop and array of lights stands the man responsible for a good night: the DJ. Making sure parties ebb and flow as they should while keeping everyone on their feet is an extremely difficult task. Hours upon hours of finding music, understanding how to mix it into a continuous style with no random breaks or stops and feeding off the crowd all go into DJing. Flagstaff hosts a wide arrangement of DJs who play anything from hiphop and EDM to top 40 hits to entertain the downtown crowd. One such Flagstaff DJ and NAU alumnus who is rising through the downtown scene is DJ Gahbor. Gahbor Wohner, a native of Budapest, Hungary, graduated from NAU in 2010 with a degree in business management and marketing. When he and his family emigrated from Hungary to California, they did not know any English and worked hard for everything they had. “My parents worked so hard for me when we came to the United States,” Gahbor said. “I do what I do so I can pay them back for all they did.”
Gahbor got into DJing at age 20 after playing for the Lumberjack basketball team for one season. “I really started to get into music after that season; I went to study in Germany and my buddy gave me a very simple DJing program when I was visiting my family in Hungary,” Gahbor said about his DJ roots. As he practiced his craft, more equipment was added: mixers, songs for his library and various computer programs needed to DJ effectively. Gahbor landed his first DJ gig through a friend and professional DJ of 15 years, Jay Green. Gahbor’s first show — in front of 60 students at a very large house party — was a major learning experience in his rise. “My set started with a completely full dance floor and I came out with this super hard song, not understanding the build-up needed when DJing quite yet,” Gahbor said. “At the end there were only two, but it was really a learning experience for me.” Gahbor is now rocking shows at almost every bar in Flagstaff including Collin’s, Monsoon and The Green Room, doing such with
LEFT: The pumped-up crowd danced around the stage of the Green Room’s event, “Daft Punk vs. Justice” on Mar 29. RIGHT: DJ Gahbor jams out to the music while he DJs and creates beats to entertain the audience. (Photos by Jing Wang)
his own particular style. With the small, college town nature of the city, Flagstaff has a great environment for up-and-coming DJs. Less fierce competition between DJs and more open spots for gigs allow Gahbor to practice his passion and perfect his style. “My style is high energy — whatever I play, you are going to dance to; I want you to be sweating by the end of the show,” Gahbor explained. According to Gahbor, DJing is about showing people music they know in a different way. DJs spend about one to two minutes playing each song and find creative and inventive ways to mix songs together, whether by scratching, mixing or fading various songs into one another. Gahbor uses this knowledge to feel out the crowd. He never has the songs exactly picked out in his head when he performs his sets; he looks through his very organized, 10,000-song library and plays what the crowd wants to hear. His education at NAU helped him understand organization and what goes into being a DJ in regard to marketing.
“If you’re not organized and you do not know what you have, you aren’t going to do well,” Gahbor said. The business marketing and management degree he earned taught him valuable skills he hopes will keep his DJ career going and take him toward Los Angeles. “I really want to get into remixing and producing, because I already know how to do them. I just don’t have the time,” Gahbor said about his plans. He currently works a full-time job as a store manager for Pac Sun but wants to make DJing his career. As for original songs, they are in the works. “I’m working on a lot of remixes and edits right now with originals hopefully in the future. I just need more time,” he explained. Gahbor is a talented DJ with a high-energy sound. There is nothing but growth in skills and increased popularity on the way for this NAU alumnus. Be sure to catch one of his sets at any one of the popular bars downtown.
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Pow-wow in the p nes Native Americans United Club brings festival to NAU
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The Native Americans United Club (NAUC) invited the whole community to watch the vivid colors, immense drum beats and quick feet that took place in the Fieldhouse on March 30 and 31. Families and friends came from all corners to dance and sing at the pow-wow. Colors of all sorts with intricate patterns were the norm as dancers of all ages walked around. The sounds of a jingle dress are seldom heard on campus, but it gave the whole environment a different kind of charisma. The pow-wow was also home to some vendors who sold earrings, bracelets and other types of Native American regalia. The entire Fieldhouse was filled with people of all ages, entranced by the compelling performance. Several departments, such as the Office of the President, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, English Department, Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe and more, sponsored the event. Supporters came from all over Flagstaff and Native Americans for Community Action were present to promote their Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative (MSPI), as both are major issues in a number of Native American communities. “It’s a way to involve all Native American traditions or beliefs into one area [and] just to have everyone come out and watch some of these dances because they all have different meanings behind them,” said Sean Begay, NAUC president. NAUC had some difficulty with logistics in the beginning, but with the help of their pow wow MC Rick Yazzie, the club has become more organized. Yazzie has been involved in the pow-wow circuit for a few decades and knows exactly what it takes to put on a successful event. “Way back in the early ‘60s and ‘70s, there was a pow-wow every year in Flagstaff,” Yazzie said. “Everyone from the reservations would come out with a wagon train, but one thing I see is that it’s cultural. We let everyone know that we are still here, still dancing and still having a good time, Native American-
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style. My duty as an MC is to keep the crowd informed and I must have the knowledge to elaborate on what kind of dances there are. I just keep the pow-wow rolling. I grew up with pow-wow, so I was dancing in the early ‘60s; I have been dancing for about 50 years.” With so much experience in the realm of being a pow-wow MC, Yazzie has been one of the major players in making this event come into fruition. Yazzie helps with organizing and guiding the Native Americans United Club so they can learn and know what to expect for the future. Yazzie has been an MC for more than 10 years, and often speaks in fluent Navajo at events as a reflection of the community. Elders come from great distances to support the dancers and singers and many of the elders only speak Navajo. Songs are understood and it gives an individual a feeling of pride in their identity. The Native Americans for Community Action (NACA) is another pow-wow sponsor. Members of the organization believe pow-wows encourage pride in being Native American. “[MSPI] is funded through Indian Health Services,” said Brandy Judson of NACA. “The purpose of this program is to provide direct therapy for clients who may be exercising suicidal thoughts. The other is to increase protective factors in the community. One of the ways to do that is to increase a cultural connection. Pow-wows bring people together and increase connection not just with culture, but with family community increases a sense of belonging; that’s why we want to be involved. Youth having these positive [events] happening around them increase that sense of connection and shows them it’s a good thing to be proud of your culture and be proud of who you are.” The celebration entertained crowds and reinforced the Native American culture. It was a great cultural experience for those new to pow-wows and it brought back a feeling of home for those who have danced or sang for years.
Howling-good films: Wild and Scenic Film Festival visits Flagstaff and benefits local wolf recovery project
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t is dark and there are pretty pictures of wolves adorning tables lined up around the claustrophobic walls of the Orpheum Theater’s interior. A film is starting, crackling as the video player comes to life. Some women are walking around wearing wolf ears and brown wool dresses, carrying clipboards. Posters are taped on the walls urging people to “Save the Wolves.” The clock hits 7:30 p.m. and the first documentary starts, focusing on whales and saving the planet; the Wild and Scenic Film Festival has officially begun. On March 29, a large crowd gathered at the Orpheum Theatre to take part in the film festival. A nationwide festival, the Wild and Scenic has been traveling from California to Nevada to Arizona for the better part of this year, according to the group’s website, which receives over 110 film entries every year. The films focus on improving the conditions of the world we live in through powerful change enacted by adventurous individuals ready to work toward a better tomorrow. Many of the films take place in mountainous landscapes and are primarily interested in the effects human interference and climate change have on the animal and ecological life forces in nature. “The Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project hosts the Wild and Scenic Film Festival tour in Flagstaff each year to raise awareness for the Mexican gray wolf and as a fundraiser to help support our work on behalf of wolves. Our intention with hosting the film festival is to help people learn about the issues facing Mexican wolves, be motivated to care for them and strive to see them be recovered in the wild,” said Emily Nelson, Project Director of the Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project. The Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project is an activist group focused on repopulating the area surrounding the Grand Canyon area. Mexican gray wolves were previously eradicated from the area because of dramatic environmental shifts.
Nelson said the project works to integrate humans into the wolves’ habitat so they can learn more about the species and understand why they are currently endangered. “By creating meaningful opportunities for the public to learn about wolves, experience their habitat first-hand, interact with land managers and engage in public decision-making, we are making positive grassroots change to achieve improved and sustainable habitat conditions for wildlife, specifically wolves,” Nelson explained. “Our goals are to compel leadership within the Grand Canyon National Park, surrounding land management agencies and the regional community to help lead the way for the return of Mexican gray wolves . . . to a suitable portion of their historic range in Arizona and southern Utah.” Many who attend the event also felt passionately about this cause. Andrew Mann, a junior forestry major, attended with Barbara Sugarman, also a junior forestry major. Mann said he came for the topic of environmental awareness and because Sugarman, who had a more personal reason for attending, convinced him to. “Well, I actually worked for the wolf recovery project the summer after my freshman year at NAU,” Sugerman said. “I just find it really interesting that they advocate public education and I think they have really good science behind their philosophies as to why the Mexican gray wolf would be beneficial to the Grand Canyon area.” The sales made from the ticket prices will fund the recovery project and be used to promote further education and activism for the Mexican gray wolf repopulation cause. The Wild and Scenic Film Festival is year-round and comes to Flagstaff annually. For more information about the Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project or the Wild and Scenic Film Festival, visit their websites.
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TOP: Vintage sign-in sheets from previous tea parties were on display at the tea party. BOTTOM: A Morton Hall resident prepares her tea during this year’s annual Campbell Hall Tea on March 28. (Photos by Napua Kalani)
n a campus constantly evolving, a few old traditions still remain within the nooks and crannies of the older areas of NAU. One tradition in particular is held in the all-female dorm of Campbell Hall. The women who live there host an elegant tea party every semester in the narrow parlor-type room of the hall for professors. Emily Zarr, a junior biology major, has been living in Campbell for three years. She chairs the committee for the tea party tradition and sports a green dress as she arranges an ornate set of tea cups for the crowd to come. For Zarr, what makes this tea party stand out is how the female students invite professors and other faculty to partake in the food and drink. Through this festivity, they can connect with their professors on a more personal level. “It’s really an interesting change from the formality of talking to your professors in the classroom or in their office,” Zarr said. “I’ve heard discussions of everything from rock climbing to politics.” Scott Antes has been an anthropology professor at NAU for 20 years and went to his first Campbell Hall Faculty Tea 10 years ago. He drinks tea every day and enjoys the chance to do so with others. “It’s an honor. I really feel privileged that my students would invite me to things like this,” Antes said. “It gives us a chance to talk to other faculty we wouldn’t normally speak with.” While Antes first attended a decade ago, Linda Stamer, a lecturer in the musical education department, attended for the first time this year. Just like the students, Stamer also appreciates being able to converse with others and take some of the stress off. “I don’t normally get the chance to visit with our students as much as I would like and to learn more
about them,” Stamer said. “I just think that is really cool to sit back and relax.” The parlor where the tea is held contains shelves that hold dozens of scrapbooks. These scrapbooks act as a historical archive of sorts for Campbell Hall, and Zarr uses them as guide to determine how long the faculty tea has been an event on campus. The oldest record of the tea party she has is a sign-in sheet from 1970, but the scrapbooks go back into the ‘60s and farther. “It’s really, really amazing going through the old scrapbooks and just the things that you find in there,” Zarr said. “There are clippings from when somebody was getting married or engaged, anytime a hall was mentioned or a member of the community was mentioned. It’s amazing going back and looking through all of this.” Every year, a committee creates a scrapbook. For Amelia Ayers, a senior instrumental music education major, factors such as the books and committees help to distinguish Campbell as a more involved hall than others on campus. “If you sign the living agreement, you’re basically agreeing to be on one of the committees,” Ayers said. “That’s really cool, too, because it feels like it gives us more responsibility when we have more of an influence of what happens in the hall.” If Zarr’s calculations are correct, the tea party has been happening for a little more than 40 years. This would quite possibly make it one of the oldest traditions on campus and for Amy Ruebsamen, a senior anthropology major, a part of the fun. “It’s just really neat to be able to continue that tradition and actually continue a tradition because we are losing a lot of them,” Ruebsamen said. Campbell Hall is an honors dorm located on north campus. Visit the front desk or go on the NAU website if interested in living there or getting involved.
ABOVE: Senior biology major Emily Zarr and fellow Campbell Hall residents entertain guests with stories of Campbell Hall’s history at the annual Faculty Tea in Campbell Hall on March 28. (Photos by Napua Kalani)
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NAU CLUB LACROSSE FALLS TO ARIZONA BY EDUARDO GARCIA
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he NAU men’s Division II lacrosse team hosted, in-state rival Division I University of Arizona. Early in the game, it seemed as if the elevation would get to the Wildcats, but they adapted and started playing strong and getting into their zone. They began to overpower the Lumberjacks and stopped NAU’s two-game winning streak as they defeated them 18–2. Despite the loss, the performance turned out better for the Lumberjacks than the first time the schools played on Feb. 2. The first match was held in Tucson, home of the Wildcats, and they walked all over the Lumberjacks and defeated them 21–0. Following the first game when they allowed 21 goals, the Lumberjacks had to focus more defensively, rather than offensively, putting their efforts on the scoring side of the ball. The only two goals came from junior midfielder Hayden Heigel. The team’s leading scorers, freshman Davis Pataky and senior Jake Mastro, couldn’t find the net the entire game and ended scoreless. During the game, Pataky had his nose slashed and blood gushed out as a result of a penalty committed by one of the Wildcat defenders. Trainers did wonders and were able to stop the blood so Pataky could continue playing; after the game, Pataky was rushed to the local hospital to receive stitches. Junior defenseman Conor Hawblitzel was key in the defensive line and helped stop the Wildcats from scoring 21 goals again. “It’s never fun playing a team that is a division higher with a 50–60 guy roster, but I think we improved and faced off well compared to last time,” Hawblitzel said. “We still have some stuff to work on as we dropped too many passes. There is always room for improvement.” Coach Nick Adler said he is optimistic for the conference matches and believes they have a great chance, of taking the two wins this weekend. “With practice every day and sticking to our fundamentals on the weekend, we should be fine for the doubleheader,” Adler said. The Lumberjacks stand at 2–1 overall for the 2012–2013 season, and have yet to play a conference game. They head into conference play this weekend, where they face off against Occidental College and Marymount College at the South Field Recreation Complex on April 6.
NAU’s Hayden Heigel works to run past the UA’s Nolan Baker during the March 30 match at the South Campus Recreation Complex. The Division II Lumberjacks lost to the Division I Wildcats 18–2. (Photo by Courtney Martin)
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Women’s tennis runs win streak to seven E
BY CODY BASHORE
xtending their winning streak to seven-straight matches overall, the NAU women’s tennis team took control of the second spot in the Big Sky Conference (BSC) with weekend 6–1 victories against Eastern Washington University (EWU) and Idaho State University (ISU). In a non-conference match against the University of TexasPan American April 1, NAU cruised to a 7–0 victory. The win capped off a trio of matches for the Lumberjacks. Against the Bengals, the Lumberjacks (13–8, 5–1 BSC) swept all three doubles points, 8–2, on March 30. With sophomore Hannah Stone sick and sitting out the match against Idaho State, junior Tatum Rochin paired with sophomore Johanna Vang at the No. 1 spot. “I found out [I was playing] this morning when we were on our way to the match,” Rochin said. “I usually don’t practice with Johanna so it was a little unsettling at first, but we warmed up together and got a little practice in.” Rochin’s doubles victory, coupled with her singles victory later in the day, kept her undefeated in a Lumberjack uniform, now holding a 7–0 singles record and a 3–0 doubles record. “It feels really good, obviously at [7–0],” Rochin said. “It feels good to know I can step in when the team needs me. Director of tennis Kim Bruno said Rochin’s impact when called upon to play is what the team has needed. “You’re not going to have a whole season of being able to play six girls the whole time, so for her to come in and be undefeated at this point just speaks volumes of what the girl is ready to do for us and what she has the ability to do for us,” Bruno said. “She has filled a bigger role than we thought this year. Especially in our conference matches when we need her the most, she has been a rock for us.” Other wins came from seniors Ghizelene Doballah and Nicole Perez, who moved to 9–9 for the year at the No. 2 spot. Seniors Malia Wahinepio and Alice Pacaut posted a win at the No. 3 doubles spot for the 13th time in their past 14 matches. Wahinepio and Pacaut’s overall record of 14–3 comes after never playing a match together in previous seasons. Neither woman has totaled a higher win total with the same partner in their NAU careers. “Coach made me play with pretty much everyone on the team just to get a feel, and then Alice and I finally clicked,” Wahinepio said. “I think we are both just great at the net. Once both of us are at the net, you can’t really break through us.” With a 1–0 lead heading into singles play, NAU lost the first singles result before cruising to victory. Vang dropped her match at the No. 2 spot 6–2, 7–5 a few minutes before Wahinepio swept her match at the 6–2, 6–3 at the No. 3 spot. With her win, Wahinepio moved to 4–1 at the No. 3 spot this season and 4–1 in the BSC this year. “Yeah, Johanna didn’t play her best match, but that is why she has six other teammates,” Bruno said. “For putting together without Hannah [Stone] in the lineup and Tatum [Rochin] stepping in
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Junior Tatum Rochin had eyes on the ball in the March 30 game against Idaho State held at the Continental Country Club. The Lumberjacks crushed the Bengals 6-1 for their fifth conference win of the season and moved into second place in the conference. (Photo by Amanda Ray)
at the No. 1 doubles, the energy that they had up there just filtered through the rest of us.” At the No. 5 spot, Perez improved to 14–6 overall this season and 6–0 in conference with her straight set 6–4, 6–0 victory which clinched the victory for NAU. The 14 wins broke her career-high for wins in season. Rochin swept her match at the No. 6 position 6–2, 6–3. Lastly, Pacaut won in straight sets at the No. 4 spot 7–6 (7–2), 6–1. The win pushed Pacaut’s season record to 13–7 overall and 4–1 at the No. 4 position. Vang’s loss was only the third point the Lumberjacks had failed to earn in their past 49 chances. On March 29, the Lumberjacks nearly swept the EWU Eagles
in a marathon day, but only managed a 6–1 victory. After sweeping the trio of doubles matches to earn the point, rain began to fall at Continental Country Club forcing play to move to Coconino High School. NAU won three of the first four singles points in straight sets to clinch the match. A lack of lights forced the final two matches to return to the country club. Pacaut at the No. 5 spot was forced into a third set tiebreaker, but prevailed 10–5. The only other Lumberjacks forced to a third set was Stone at the No. 1 spot where she fell 10–1. “Not having a facility, we are used to adapting. We are used to turning around, driving up the mountain at two, three or four in the morning having to get up and play the next day,” Bruno said. “So I think our girls are tougher than most because of that.”
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Spring opens with offensive questions F BY CODY BASHORE
ollowing its most successful record since the 2003 season, the NAU football team opened its spring practice schedule on March 26 by slowly working back into their routine. “It has been fun to get the guys out on the field again and working on the fundamentals,” said head coach Jerome Souers, whose team finished the year 8–3, but missed the playoffs for the ninth straight season. “We’ve had a good offseason in the weight room and we are way ahead of where we were last year, particularly on defense.” One of the primary returners to the practice field for the Lumberjacks has been juniorto-be, quarterback Chase Cartwright. After filling in for the graduating Cary Grossart at the upset of University of NevadaLas Vegas in September, Cartwright hurt his knee scrambling in NAU’s home opener against Fort Lewis and missed the remainder of the season. “It feels great; it’s a blessing just to be back out on the field. I really hit rehab hard the last six months,” said Cartwright, who completed 47 percent of his passes 461 yards. “My functional went well about a week and a half ago and they cleared me to do some things.” While he has returned to the field to throw to receivers and work on the timing of his dropbacks, Cartwright has yet to take snaps with the first-team offense when facing off against the team’s defense. “The team drills are up in the air; that is up to my surgeon, my main doctor, my head athletic trainer here,” Cartwright said. “They are going to decide that. That’s not in my hands; I just do what I can with what I can.” Even when he does return to full participation in practice, Cartwright is not guaranteed to be the Lumberjacks’ starting quarterback. Between Cartwright, Jordan Perry and Kyren Poe, only Cartwright has started a game under center for NAU. Perry only attempted 11 passes with 96 yards as a freshman this past season, while Poe spent time at wide receiver and caught one pass. However, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Rich Scangarello said the competition remains open among the three quarterbacks. “We have not named a starter,” Scangarello said. “The reality is there are three guys that are going to get an equal opportunity to com-
Quarterback Chase Cartwright has his knee wrapped by athletic trainer Megan Marbach during the March 30 spring practice. Cartwright injured his left knee seconds before halftime on Sept. 15 against Fort Lewis. (Photo by Keenan Turner)
pete, and he did some good things. But we also saw some good things out of the young guys so we are excited about them all.” Whoever does win the quarterback job will still have the luxury of leaning on junior running back Zach Bauman. As he heads into his senior year, Bauman already sits second alltime on the school’s career rushing yards list. With Cartwright still on the sidelines for full-team drills, the Lumberjack offense has had some trouble early on in practice against a defense returning most of its core. In the secondary, juniors Lucky Dozier and Anders Battle earned All-Big Sky first team defense honors. Junior Tim Wilkinson earned All-Big Sky second team honors at defensive tackle. Five other Lumberjacks earned All-Big Sky honorable mention at their positions: Junior defensive tackle Marc Thompson, sophomore cornerback Mike Dosen, junior
linebacker Ryan Reardon, sophomore linebacker Austin Hasquet and junior safety Blair Wishom. “Between the offense and defense, our defense is ahead of our offense,” Souers said. “We are a senior-laden unit on that side and they are showing . . . promise.” Another help to the Lumberjacks according to Souers is the coaching staff nearly returning in full. The only new coach is Tim Plough, who took over coaching the wide receivers. Plough, the former play caller, co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Big Sky rival University of California-Davis, will still maintain some sense of stability despite being news. He played under and coached with Scangarello at University of CaliforniaDavis. “Coach Plough knows the Big Sky Conference, played for Coach Scangarello [and]
coached with Coach Scangarello,” Souers said. “There is a history together and with that comes synergy and a level of trust, communication that sometimes you don’t have when you have two guys that are new to working together.” Scangarello said Plough was the logical target to fill the wide receivers coaching vacancy, especially with the UC-Davis program in transition this offseason. “Without question, I have known Tim for almost a decade now. I have seen him as a player and he was my graduate assistant,” Scangarello said. “I have watched his career and mentored him and he has a gift. He is a very talented coach, so it was a natural fit to bring him in here.” The Lumberjacks will continue holding three practices a week for the next four weeks, culminating in the spring game at Lumberjack Stadium on April 27.
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Men remain winless in Big Sky
Left: Senior Patrick Schimmelbauer returns a volley against Idaho State. Right: NAU junior Dominic Bermudez returns a volley against Idaho State. The Lumberjacks failed to win their match on March 30 at Continental Country Club, losing 4–3. (Photo by Jeff Bucher)
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espite dropping another pair of Big Sky Conference (BSC) matches to Eastern Washington University (EWU) and Idaho State University (ISU), No. 1 senior singles player Patrick Schimmelbauer dominated for the Lumberjacks. “I am actually a little surprised about myself. I played really well today compared to the last few matches,” Schimmelbauer said after his match against ISU. “So I am very satisfied and hopefully I can keep it up for the rest of the season.” Schimmelbauer won both of his doubles matches this weekend with junior Dominic Bermudez and improved to 8–1, winning their past seven consecutive matches.
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“We are playing pretty well lately . . . and it is good chemistry. I enjoy playing with [Bermudez],” Schimmelbauer said. Schimmelbauer split his singles matches, falling to EWU sophomore Joseph Cohen defeated 6–3, 6–4. He did, however, dominate against ISU freshman Christian Marian 6–2, 6–0. Bermudez won both of his singles matches at the No. 3 singles spot, defeating EWU freshman Tomas Aranguiz 6–3, 6–0 and ISU sophomore Krzysztof Stempien 6–2, 6–4. Senior Robert Martin had a successful weekend at the No. 4 singles spot, but lost both doubles matches with sophomore Trevor Unger. Martin defeated EWU senior Kyle Koetje 6–3, 6–2 and ISU senior Nate Gross 4–6, 7–6 (7–5), 1–0 (10–5.) Martin won his fourth con-
secutive match and has a team-best of nine wins this season. “I just kept telling myself to be aggressive no matter what and handle the first high altitude pretty well. I am very happy with my singles,” Martin said after his match against EWU. This was not enough for the Lumberjacks as they lost 5–2 against EWU on March 28 and 4–3 against BSC conference leader ISU on March 30. The Lumberjacks are still winless in conference, but have lost four out of their five BSC matches by just one point. “In singles, Pat [Schimmelbauer], Dom [Bermudez] and Rob [Martin] all played outstanding,” said assistant coach Joseph Heckley after the match against ISU. “They fought for every point and that is what it takes to win. We just need to get everything else on board.”
Senior Shaun Waters, sophomore Kester Black and junior Alan Barrios all lost their single matches against ISU in straight sets. “I thought we played really well. I give a lot of credit to Idaho State, they played really tough. We are there; we just have to put the pieces together,” Heckley said. The Lumberjacks are now 3–15 overall and 0–5 in BSC matches. The Lumberjacks will play their last road matches of the season against Montana State University and University of Montana on April 6 and 7. “The guys have to toughen up a little bit. We are not going to give up. We just got to play a little bit bigger at those games,” said director of tennis Kim Bruno. “We got to recognize those opportunities; I don’t know if we fully understand when those are.”
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Despite technical difficulties,
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Phillip Phillips performs his lastest album The World from the Side of the Moon during his NAU debut concert at Prochnow Auditorium on March 28. (Photo by Jing Wang)
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BY DANIEL DAW
rochnow was filled to the rafters for American Idol winner Phillip Phillips as he graced the NAU and Flagstaff communities with his blend of country, rock and pop. The concert opened up with a five-piece, alternative-meets-country band Churchill, out of Denver. Churchill was brimming with more instruments than most alternative bands with their guitar, keyboard, mandolin, bass, drums and two vocalists. Their sound was heart-pumping, moving the anxious crowd to practically burst with energy. While having what seemed to be a longer set than most opening acts, they did not waste a single minute of it. With a good mix of instrumental and vocals, the band was very strong. Their set culminated with vocalist and guitarist Tim Bruns exiting the stage to sing down the aisle inches away from the audience and ending up standing on the empty seats behind a standing crowd. After an energizing set from Churchill, headliner Phillip Phillips took to the stage opening with “Drive Me.” It was here one problem with the show
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became abundantly clear: the acoustics in Prochnow Auditorium made it very difficult to hear the music as it was supposed to sound like. What was supposed to sound like two guitars, a bass, a keyboard, a saxophone and drums sounded like a wall of sound that did not allow the audience to pick out the subtleties between instruments. The only time the audience would get a distinctive, individual sound was during the solos from the guitars, saxophone or keyboards. Compared to the polished versions in recordings, there is a vast difference when unable to hear all of the instruments that actually do work well together. This was less noticeable during the mostly acoustic set of the opening act but with the electricity of Phillips’ set, it was a major detriment. Surprisingly, early in the concert, Phillips broke away from original material to perform a cover of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” Unsurprisingly, this version did not hold up to the original. While there were interesting musical moments, Phillips’ vocals are not at all in the same caliber as Jackson’s. Overall, there were too many cover songs in the concert, including finishing off with Phil Collins’ “In The Air Tonight” as an encore. It would have been nice for
Phillip Phillips performs while entertaining the crowd with a mix of originals and cover songs. (Photo by Jing Wang) the group to focus more on his original material rather than covers of more well-known songs. If you could get past the acoustics of the venue, there were some nice moments in the concert musically, with impressive solos from guitarist Errol Cooney and saxophone player Randy Gist. The strongest songs in the set were his single “Home” and “Get Up Get Down” off of his debut album, The World from the Side of the Moon. The crowd was excited the whole way through, shouting cheers of joy with one particular fan holding up a decently sized stuffed dolphin. Some would say the audience was more excited to be there than Phillips and the rest of the group, seeming only to interact with the crowd in-between songs. Unfortunately, Phillips commonly had his back to the audience during the instrumental segments of the songs. Considering these factors, the crowd — for the most part — was excited and their good time was really the point of the concert. By that standard, the show was mostly a success. With this initial tour as a headliner, it will be interesting to see what becomes of Phillips in future performances.
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NAU Opera
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BY DANIEL DAW
tale of love, the naivete of young people and humor will be brought to life courtesy of the NAU Opera on April 5, 6 and 7. Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte, Così Fan Tutte begins with two young soldiers, Ferrando and Guglielmo, speaking to one another about how their partners, Dorabella and Fiordiligi, respectively, would never be unfaithful to them. This catches the attention of an older philosopher, Don Alphonso, who ends up making a wager for the two young men. Ferrando and Guglielmo are to say they are sent off to war and disguise themselves in order to court the other man’s partner. Nando Schellen, director of the production and the opera theater program, said this is a production great for college-aged performers and the story is an important one for young people to know. “Così Fan Tutte has a second title, School for Lovers, and the fantastic aspect is that we all get a lesson in love, in love relationships. The opera is very much often considered a farce, a comic farce, and everybody who looks at it that way is wrong — completely wrong. It is a comedy. Young people get to be confronted with a love relationship and guide and almost nurtured by an older man and an older woman. This love relationship — we learn from it and so I find it one of the best pieces that Mozart has ever written,” Schellen said. Opera has its challenges for students. With most dialogue being sung instead of spoken, the performers have to be able to sing in this style, while acting and taking stage placement into consideration. There is also the language factor. Having a rich tradition in Europe, most pieces are sung in French, German, Italian and other languages. People have to know the story in English and sing in a language many students are not fluent in. “Opera is typically not in English. It has a very long tradition in Europe and so we study French, we study German and we study Italian,” said Andrew Surrena, a second-year graduate student in vocal performance who will be playing Ferrando. “It’s a lot of singing in other languages and one of the challenges for Americans is you’re kind of learning the opera twice, once in the language and the English translations so that you know what you’re saying. Putting it all together is challenging and fun and I enjoy the challenge.” This production of Così Fan Tutte will be set in the 1920s and has a Great Gatsby theme to it. With this opera being a revolutionary story — considering its treatment of women and the female characters — some like Schellen consider this to be the first feminist opera. According to Surrena, the time period fits with what happens in the story. “I think the 1920s are a great time because it’s a big time in women’s history and for women’s rights; they’re pushing for the women’s votes,” Surrena said. “It kind of fits in the 1920s because you have the foolish young men, you have the females that are trying to get more respect and so it’s an interesting comparison. To compare that to the 1920s, when there is a big feminist movement, I think it works really well.”
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TOP: Kyle Homewood and Duncan Spore lay on the stage as Catherine Thornsley, Justin Anderson, Rebecca Zaner and Kathy Watson stand over them during rehearsals of the opera Così fan tutte. The opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is presented in Italian with English subtitles and will open April 4 at 9:30 a.m. at the Ardrey Auditorium. BOTTOM: Catherine Thornsley and Kathy Watson perform during rehearsals of the opera Così fan tutte. (Photos by Crystal Milner) According to Maggie Bowland, a second-year graduate student who will play the main soprano Fiordiligi, the time period fits with essential plot points that were in the original production. “With World War I just ending in the time period, the whole reality of military duty and action is very prominent during this time and so it makes a ton of sense for the boys to leave and do their military duty. Being in this time
period, it’s relatable in that way and it’s fun because the costumes are different,” Boland said. Così Fan Tutte will have performances open to the public April 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m. and April 7 at 2 p.m. in Ardrey Auditorium. There will be a 45-minute pre-performance lecture before each show and tickets can be purchased at the Central Ticket Office, $22 for adults and $6 for NAU students with ID.
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PRISM hosts semi-annual drag show BY CALEB MCCLURE
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embers of People Respecting Individuals and Sexual Minorities (PRISM) are putting on lipstick and strapping on high heels for their semi-annual drag show. For $8, students and locals alike can watch PRISM’s best strut their stuff at the Orpheum April 4 at 8 p.m. Drag is a celebration of individualism within the queer culture. Queer men and women get to ask themselves who they would be if they were a member of the opposite sex. The performers create an alter ego who usually embodies a hyperfeminine woman or a hyper-masculine man. For the president of PRISM, Tony Pena, this is a sexy, headstrong Latina named Mariposa Guadalupe Smith. “Mostly [Mariposa’s] personality is very dry. She has a dry sense of humor. She’s very quick witting and she’s obviously a sexy Latina,” Pena said. A drag show is not just a big gathering of men parading around in woman’s make-up and clothing; there is a lot of preparation to put on a show like this. The group has spent more than $200 on their costumes and cosmetics and has spent countless hours choreographing and rehearsing their parts, which consist mostly of lip-synching and dancing. PRISM has been putting on their drag show since 2005, which has grown exponentially in its eight years of existence. “We started at a small café with a couple of performers and now we’re in the biggest venue Flagstaff has to offer,” said
Jonathan C. Hart, social chair of PRISM and director of the show. Drag has been a long-standing aspect of gay culture. It is a phenomenon once considered taboo in mainstream culture, but with the persistence of the gay rights movement and a more open youth culture, has gradually started to become more accepted. “It’s been really big because what it does is it symbolizes living outside the normality,” Pena said. It is not PRISM’s intention to make the event a political statement. However, the performers are free to speak their minds on stage, and with the recent debates on gay rights the audience is likely to hear passionate civil rights rhetoric. “I’m going to try and get a Ph.D in communication studies. What I do is study sexuality and gender and try to use that, the theory and my knowledge within my drag art form so I try to really do educational drag. Some people call me terrorist drag because it’s really trying to offset the binary,” said Christian Kolesar (stage name Candy Lipinski), graduate adviser for PRISM. The gender binary is the term given to the two male and female gender norms prevalent in western society, which is detrimental to those who do not feel as though they fit perfectly into either gender. LGBTQ rights have recently been a prevalent topic and the show will come with an outcry for activism by the performers.
“I definitely think that this one is going to have way more activist rhetoric involved. [We’re] trying to promote people to try and volunteer or to call their senators,” Pena said. As well as fighting for the rights of LGBTQ people, they are also focused on giving back to the community that has supported them for eight years. They will be giving tickets at a reduced price for anyone who brings canned goods to donate to the Northern Arizona Food Bank. “It has really gone beyond being just a PRISM drag show or an NAU drag show it really is a Flagstaff event now, and I just think it’s important that we show our support to other groups around the city,” Hart said. Pena is in his senior year at NAU and many of the headliners will be leaving as well. “Performing my last show is definitely going to be sad because not only are these my girlfriends but my co-performers and are kind of like my sisters — that’s what we call each other because we’re a family,” Pena said. The senior veterans are determined to make their final show one to remember, wanting to leave a lasting stamp on the Flagstaff and LGBTQ community. “It’s like a capstone for a drag troupe so I think you’re going to get excellence, you’re going to get showmanship and you’re going to get mind-blowing weirdness,” Pena said. The doors will open at the Orpheum at 7 p.m., April 4, and starts at 8 p.m.. Tickets are $8 or $7 with a canned food donation.
Poet coalition seeks to promote artistic expression BY ANASTASIA HARPER
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t started as a group of friends with a common interest in poetry. Experiencing a creative block, the members hoped they could start a string of inspiration for their poetry by collaborating with one another. Soon, the small group of talented artists evolved into a cause that would spread creative expression through the Flagstaff community. Necessary Poetry began in December 2012 for members of Flagstaff’s poetry slam to publish and showcase the works — both written and illustrated — to Flagstaff’s local community. After the inspiration from a bumper sticker proclaiming, “Poetry is Necessary,” local slam poets took the message to heart and gathered to create a local work of art as well as spread the word about Flagstaff’s slam poetry scene. All well-seasoned veterans of Flagstaff poetry slams, members like Megan Kensington have worked to make Necessary Poetry more than just a group of poets. “What we’re hoping to do is just encourage positive expres-
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sion through writing. We’d really like to work with younger kids,” Kensington said. “I would like to specifically do writing workshops with kids who are maybe in a facility or going to alternative schools, because I think that the slam and doing this type of thing really gives people a sense of community.” One of the group’s biggest projects includes an anthology called Holy Spoken Word. Inspired from a poem written by two of its members, the anthology reveals the group’s passion for artistic expression and points out the poeticism of life. By using the work they have collaborated on, the group hopes to sell enough copies to become a fully functioning organization driving a creative force into the community. “We need a vague amount to make those first copies to give back to people. That way we can invest in ourselves to continue publishing them, to continue selling them and to be able to fund writing workshops,” said senior art education major John Quinonez. “Eventually, we want to be a full-fledged, non-profit publishing company.”
The combination of experience and their individual perspectives is the essence of Necessary Poetry, and it is what makes the group a unique entity. “I wanted to be a part of Necessary Poetry because I think there are a lot of really talented writers and artists here in Flagstaff,” said senior philosophy and art education major Jackson Morris. “I wanted to be a member of the coalition of all of those people who I admire. It’s exciting for me to get to work with so many fun, inspiring people and it motivates me to improve my own poetry.” For the members of Necessary Poetry, poetry is seen in everything they do, and they want others to see the same. “I kind of see the entire world as poetry. You can find the poetic angle to everything, if you really look at it,” Kensington said. “You can take some of the harshest, most intense experiences and pull something beautiful from it. I think that the ability to do that is as necessary as food or shelter or water.” For more information, visit necessarypublishing.com.
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Artist: Wavves Album: Afraid Of Heights Genre: Lo-fi alternative
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BY MYKEL VERNON-SEMBACH
avves has quite the timing for putting out killer summer anthems and has certainly grown up past the wellworn surf pop of 2012, blossoming into a new realm. Cleaning up his post-production and keeping his unkempt vocals goes to show Nathan Williams is more than capable of keeping up in 2013 with Afraid Of Heights. The opening track, “Sail To The Sun,” eases in, dreamy and melodic, a jarring unfamiliar beginning to those who know Wavves’s distorted guitars and sharp drums. Wavves comes rushing in almost a minute into the song, utilizing a distinctive, Strokes-like bass with a shallow guitar. While they may be coherent, his lyrical content crisscrosses one another in a tangled heap; one minute it’s about getting high, another it’s about death, then it’s about love and then back to getting high again. Despite his disorganization, “Sail To The Sun” is a soft transition that presents an even greater feeling of despair on Wavves’s next track, “Demon To Lean On.” The acoustic guitar that sets the pace is soothing compared to the lyrics Wavves sings concerning suicide and depression. “Demon To Lean On” refrains from abstract emo existentialism and keeps his sadness within reality, only referencing his pain in the line, “holding a gun to my head so send me an angel/or bury me deeply instead.” Although dramatic, Wavves keeps his feelings from extremes and even his music hints that, despite the hurt, there’s hope. “Mystic” succeeds as a nostalgic track to his punk roots from King Of The Beach and mellows out for
“Lunge Forward,” giving the listener a recovery period before they return to the mosh pit. “Lunge Forward” showcases Wavves’s shift in influence: from garage punks of the ‘80s into the alternative rockers of the ‘90s. The guitar adapts to a cleaner sound and unyielding rhythm while Wavves’s vocals take on a melody of their own, rather than sticking within one or two notes of the harmony; come on, this ain’t no barbershop quartet. Afraid Of Heights a rollercoaster of emotions, dipping in and out of sadness before coming up for air in “Afraid Of Heights.” Wavves’ title track, “Afraid Of Heights,” is the comedown to his carefree tracks, such as “I Wanna Meet Dave Grohl” on the EP Life Sux. “Afraid Of Heights” is a grenade to the self-esteem, giving the song a more addictive feeling rather than catchy (although, it’s hard to deny it’s catchy when you’re singing along to “I’ll always be on my own.”) Midway into the album, Wavves reverts to their old sound in “Gimme a Knife,” certainly a great embodiment of the youthful approach to disaster. This track is a great symphony of confusion when Williams sings, “I loved you Jesus/ you rape the world/I feel defeated/ let’s all go surf.” Wavves closes out with a lullaby of sorts in “I Can’t Dream,” as though the events of a single day occurred in only 14-tracks and Williams contemplates the day in a drowsy state between asleep and awake. While listeners may not be able to sing along with it quite as easily as other upcoming summer tunes, it is great for those lazy summer days lacking any adventurous plans.
Best Tracks: “Lunge Forward,” “Afraid Of Heights” and “Gimme A Knife”
Directed by: Andrew Niccol Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Jake Abel, Max Irons, Diane Kruger Running time: 125 minutes Rated: PG-13
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BY PAUL BEIMERS
heories abound on how life as we know it will one day end, but it is doubtful The Host will make it to the list of apocalyptic predictions anytime soon. Hollywood’s exploitation of diamond-faceted bloodsuckers has at last come to its end, but it hasn’t quite finished with the woman behind it. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Stephanie Meyer has returned to the big screen with another inter-species romance of exceedingly awkward proportions. The good news is this time around is much, much better than anything the Twilight saga attempted. The bad news is this improvement doesn’t make The Host any less silly. It is the future, though the year is unknown, and Earth has been taken over by a race of extraterrestrial life known simply as Souls. Though a peaceful race, they can only live by inhabiting the bodies of other species, suppressing the consciousness of the host organism in the process. As a result, the arrival of the Souls has resulted in the ending of wars, violence and environmental damage, but has also led
to the near eradication of mankind in mind, though not in body. Our heroine is Melanie Stryder (Saoirse Ronan) who is captured in the process of escaping to the safety of a human resistance with her younger brother (Chandler Canterbury) and lover Jared Howe (Max Irons). Taken over by the being known as Wanderer (Ronan in a double role), however, does not destroy her mind as it should. Though no longer in control, she is able to communicate with Wanderer and convince her to escape the Soul named Seeker (Diane Kruger) so eager to root out the pockets of defiance left in the world. The pair manages to find the humans, but must contend with distrust and outright hostility from friends and family alike. In the process, the two wrestle with conflicted feelings, which result from Melanie’s continued love for Jared and Wanderer’s growing interest in fellow rebel Ian (Jake Abel). Unsurprisingly, the relationships central to The Host’s story are messy at best, underdeveloped and lacking real chemistry, making it difficult to truly invest in or care about the characters. The Souls, meanwhile, have little impact as the antagonists. Their “hard
love” for the human race, involving a desire to help them by taking control, prevents them from exuding any real sense of menace. Meanwhile, their obsession with white clothing, Spartan architecture and reflective surfaces is too reminiscent of numerous other science-fiction pieces to be interesting. It all adds up to a plot where nothing much actually happens and an ending that goes out with a whimper rather than a bang. The resolution is at once too neat yet not neat enough, conveniently wrapping up some storylines while leaving others too open to feel conclusive. Everything else is a complicated bit of romantic tension falling flat. Still, the film is not without its merits. The camerawork and staging is clean and easy on the eyes, while the use of CGI is kept restrained and realistic. Despite its lack of action, the story moves briskly thanks to the drama of the characters that manage to be entertaining despite their lack of proper development. Though unexciting and halfbaked, The Host is harmless enough and likely to win over anyone eager for a dose of sentimental melodrama.
QuickFlick Spring Breakers BY KATHLEEN KOMOS
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ere we have the spring breaker in its natural habitat. The female is often spotted by her colorful bikini, lack of pants and never without a beer. These creatures are seen in Florida around the same time every year; it’s here they try to gather as much male attention as possible by being flashy, loud and perpetually intoxicated. Spring Breakers can almost be watched as a documentary that details the crazy things people do on spring break. It is as if the entire week is separate from reality, anything you do
during this week has no consequences in the “real world.” However, just as spring break is supposed to be a break from the norm, it is relatively easy to lose yourself in the story and ignore moral consequences of the four main girls’ actions. Drug-induced trips, colorful film and repeated lines in voice-over move the story into a world where “spring break is forever.” Faith (Selena Gomez) plays the goody two-shoes girl of the Spring Breakers group, who leaves Florida when things become weird and is never heard from again. After Faith’s departure, Brit (Ashley Benson), Candy (Vanessa Hudgens)
and Cotty (Rachel Korine) go hardcore with Floridian drug dealer, Alien (James Franco), and have a jolly time threatening gangsters and other Florida vacationers. In the end, if you’re looking for a movie with laughs, a crazy ending and girls plundering through life without any true consequences, then this isn’t a bad way to spend 90 minutes. The story was interesting enough to keep people hooked and was complemented by its pretty cinematography — even if this included showing far too many women’s breasts. What happens on spring break stays on spring break, right?
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