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AZ DREAMERS BY WILLIAM BROWN
D TOP: Arizona DREAMers in Action supporters, including the LGBTQA community, came out for the March 9 march outside of Flagstaff City Hall in the snowstorm. (Photo by Amanda Ray) BOTTOM: The Arizona DREAMers in Action rally for immigration reform and LGBTQA rights. (Photo by Patrick Amposta.) TOP RIGHT: Jonathan Montelongo, age 6, represents his mother, Laura Longoria. BOTTOM RIGHT: Alexandra Samarron, a Flagstaff resident and organizer of Arizona DREAMers in Action demonstration to promote immigration reform and support LGBTQA rights, led the crowd to chant, “No papers, no fear.”(Photos by Amanda Ray)
espite freezing temperatures and falling snow, dozens gathered at City Hall for a rally in support of Coming Out of the Shadows on March 9. Coming Out of the Shadows started in Chicago, Ill. in 2010 with undocumented youths proclaiming their status in public. Alexandra Samarron, a member of Arizona DREAMers in Action and one of the organizers of the rally, said her undocumented status prompted her involvement in immigration issues. see AZ DREAMERS page 7
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PoliceBeat March 10 At 12:17 a.m., staff at The Suites called the NAU Police Department (NAUPD) to request assistance in breaking up a large party that consisted of a number of underage subjects consuming alcohol. Responding NAUPD officers dispersed the party and cited seven subjects for underage consumption. At 2:58 p.m., a call was received reporting several subjects were observed smoking in a trash compactor adjacent to the Facilities building. Officers contacted the subjects and advised them they were trespassing and told them to leave the area. The subjects complied. March 9 At 6:27 p.m., NAUPD received a call reporting subjects hurling snowballs off the top level of the San Francisco Parking Garage. Responding officers were unable to make contact with the subjects, as the subjects had left the area prior to the arrival of officers. March 8 At 12:54 a.m., a call was received from McConnell Hall staff reporting one of their residents was concerned for her friend who had made suicidal threats. Officers responded to the scene and after questioning the subject put her in touch with an oncall counselor.
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Between 9:05 a.m. and 7:10 p.m., NAUPD received and responded to 23 calls for motorist assistance and non-injury accidents. All but one of these calls was related to the heavy snowfall received that day. Many were for vehicles stuck in the snow. At 10:13 p.m., and again at 10:33 p.m., NAUPD was called to Allen Hall to investigate snowballs being hurled at one of the room's windows. The resident of the room in question told officers the snowballs thrown at her window in retaliation for her earlier reporting individuals smoking too near the building entrance. The officers were unable to make contact with the suspects in question. That being the case, NAUPD enlisted University Safety Aides (USA) to conduct a stakeout of the area with no avail. A report was filed and given to the complainant for her information. March 7 At 2:33 p.m., a female student entered NAUPD to report a series of verbal assaults that she had received at various locations around campus. NAUPD cleared the case by referring it to the administration for handling. March 6 At 8:47 a.m., a call was received by NAUPD reporting a suspicious individual "interacting with students" in the
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vicinity of McConnell Drive and Knoles Drive. Responding officers contacted the subject and after a field interview asked him to leave the area, which he did. At 3:53 p.m., an anonymous tip was received by NAUPD regarding two male students who were known to frequently carry firearms. Efforts to locate the subjects were unsuccessful at that time but will continue. March 5 At 10:41 p.m., a call was received reporting someone sleeping outside of Cline Library. Officers initiated contact with the subject. After he was field interviewed, the subject was warned of trespassing and asked to leave the area. He complied. March 4 At 1:29 p.m., an officer on patrol observed two subjects in a heated argument outside the University Union. The officer resolved the matter after questioning by providing the subjects with an informational record of the incident.
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NAU Opera Production Mozart’s “Cosi fan tutte” [4 p.m./Ashurst Hall]
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MVD to move to Harkins lot
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three-party plan made up of Vintage Partners, the Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) and the City of Flagstaff have announced a change to the locations of Harkins Theatres and the MVD. Rumors of Harkins Theatres moving locations are causing a stir among some Flagstaff residents and NAU students. “I don’t have a problem with it as long as there’s never a period where we don’t have a movie theater,” said William Farrelly, a Flagstaff resident and self-professed movie buff. “That would just be dumb. There’s a shortage of things to do as it is.” Plans to move are due to the MVD setting sights on Harkins’ lot as a viable new location. The City of Flagstaff is attempting to reduce traffic on Milton Road, and Harkins hopes to have a larger theater. According to Harkins’ management, nothing is yet confirmed and any move would take at least three to five years. No changes are scheduled for the immediate future. “They’re going to continue to operate where they are as long as they want,” said Mike Treadwell, principal at Vintage Partners. Moving locations will give Harkins the opportunity for an update. “The main reason they’re moving is because their building is too small, frankly. Their building is an older building and because of the way it’s built, they can’t do the things they need to do because it’s just too small,” Treadwell said. Vintage Partners plans are in place to build a much larger state-of-
the-art theater. A definite location is not set, though Harkins at one point had considered moving to the lot behind the Flagstaff Mall. “It’s certainly up in the air because the location has to be something they like and the economics of the new location have to be acceptable to them,” Treadwell said. “If they move by the mall, it sucks,” said Shelby Luttrell, a freshman biology major. “It’s really far and I can’t walk there.” Vintage Partners plans to develop 93 acres of land it owns southwest of interstate 40 for commercial development, though it is not known whether this will be related to a new theater as no tenants have been disclosed. With MVD moving to Harkins’ current location on University Avenue, its prior lot on Milton Road will be open for development. Harkins has also expressed interest in a Milton Road location. “Why not a healthy medium?” Farrelly said. “That big patch of land across Walgreen’s on Fourth Street. Why not there?” It is unknown whether Harkins will close while the new location is being constructed, though if this does occur it would leave Flagstaff without a movie theater. When considering this possibility, Jeff Smith, a Flagstaff resident, said, “I feel that Harkins Theatres closing is very unfortunate considering it is our only movie theater and . . . we’ll have to resort to [pirating].” Harkins has not released dates of their move.
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NAU braces for sequester fallout BY WILLIAM BROWN
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ince President Barack Obama signed the automatic spending cuts into law — otherwise known as the sequester — there has been confusion about where money will be cut from, when it will be cut and what the effects will be. NAU President John Haeger said he thinks no one is certain of specific outcomes of the sequester, but shared what information he could. “There’s been a lot written about its impact on higher education in general and everybody in my mind is guessing right now,” Haeger said. “We do know a lot depends on the agencies, when they get their cut [and] what they do with that cut. So, there will be cuts to financial aid. We don’t think those will be severe for work-study programs and such; we think those can be handled.” Haeger expects NAU will find out how it will be impacted by the sequester by next month. According to information released by the White House, primary and secondary education in Arizona will be cut by nearly $18 million. Haeger said he expects NAU to take the smallest hit of these cuts among the state universities. “So if you spread that among the three universities, it’ll have a smaller impact. If you look at the other two, ASU would take 60 percent of that and another 20 to UA and we figure 20 percent of that number would be a good guess of what would happen at NAU . . . My guess is maybe three million.” Ken Garland, finance director for Flagstaff Unified School District, said Flagstaff schools are unlikely to be affected by cuts until fall. “Sequestration in the regular districts for now doesn’t have much effect on us at all because we had carry-forward in those funds that are affected,” Garland said. “So, it wouldn’t be until next year and maybe something will be resolved.”
Carry-forward is a method used to delay paying for losses to funds. Garland also said nearby reservation school systems, which are directly funded by the federal government, are already having to lay off teachers and planning school closures. Flagstaff City Councilmember Jeff Oravits, said he sees cuts as necessary, but thinks it needs to be decided at the local level. “Something I’ve done on council, which is unusual, is I’ve turned down a lot of grants,” Oravits said. “I’ve said many times that we’ve got to start a grassrootslevel [effort] to stop accepting all this federal money with strings attached.” Haeger said he expects if the university takes a hit from the sequester, it will likely be the research programs that are most affected. “If we take a financial hit as a university, it seems to me the cuts will likely impact the research mission more than anything else,” Haeger said. “Then what the university has to decide is the other monies that we have coming in, whether it’s from tuition or state, do we supplement that or do we just take it from the research side of the house.” Regardless of how the cuts affect NAU’s budget, Haeger said he plans on bringing more experienced people on staff. “What I see happening is we are going to go forward and hire additional tenure-track people this coming year,” Haeger said. “We think it’s important to both the teaching and research mission of the university. Those searches will start [and] I just released those positions the other day. One of the things you can’t do as a university and we didn’t do during the worst of the budget cuts from the state is you have to be very careful to maintain your core mission and so that’ll be the driving principle that we operate on as we get into this next uncertain budget environment.”
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ASNAU election results Name: Cody James Cooper
Name: Makenzie Mastrud Year: Junior Major: Psychology and social work Elected: President
Name: Shayla Woodhouse
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Major: Environmental engineering
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Elected: Vice President of Academic Affairs
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oting has been completed, the results have been tallied and the names of the winners have been announced. The executive officers and senate of ASNAU for the 2013 -2014 school year will soon begin their transition into office and are preparing for their inauguration in late April. According to the ASNAU Constitution, which took effect April 8 2003, “Any person enrolled as a student, paying tuition and registration fees at Northern Arizona University’s Flagstaff campus shall be a member of ASNAU. All members shall hold equal voting rights in ASNAU general and special elections, as applicable. With respect to other applicable qualifications, all members shall be eligible to hold office in ASNAU or in any of its subordinate faculties.” President-elect Makenzie Mastrud is a junior majoring in psychology and social work. She won with 65 percent of the vote: 936 out of 1,437 votes cast. Current president Sammy Smart told The Lumberjack the duties of the office require the president to advocate on behalf of students for more accessible and affordable education, oversee all activities that ASNAU plans for students and act as a liaison between students and the administration. The president is also the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of ASNAU, and holds veto power over the Senate. When asked what advice she has for the president-elect, Smart was firm in her answer. “Be passionate in all you do, and always remember you are working for the students of Northern Arizona University,” Smart said. “Makenzie, you are a strong and dynamic leader,
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I have no doubt that you will successfully fulfill your duties as ASNAU President.” Soon to assume the office of Vice President of Student Affairs (VPSA) is Cody James Cooper, a junior criminal justice major. Annsley Niemann is the current VPSA, whose current duties include overseeing all non-academic student-based programs and serving as the director of student legal aid. It is also the responsibility of the VPSA to present to the Senate any request for funding over $500. The VPSA serves as president in the absence of the president. Cooper ran unopposed. Vice President of Academic Affairs (VPAA) goes to Shayla Woodhouse, a junior environmental engineering major who ran unopposed. Upon her inauguration at the end of April, she will replace current VPAA Ryan Lee. The duties of the VPAA are to preside over the Senate. In the event of a tie in voting by the 12 senators, it is the VPAA who casts the deciding vote. Of the 12 Senators-elect, two are returning for a second term. They are Shannon Boruch, a sophmore with an undeclared major, and the top vote-getter Kelsey Smart, a sophomore speech-language pathology major. Along with the other 10 newly elected senators, they vied with four other candidates for office. Of the 12 senator-elects, the 12th, Jared Gorshe, a sophomore political science and criminal justice major, won his seat by one vote over Seleste Hamilton, a sophomore majoring in philosophy, politics and law. Among the responsibilities of senators is allocating of monies to qualified individuals, recognized clubs and organizations. These monies come from the $23 Fee charged to students each semester. They also represent all clubs and orga-
nizations associated with academic colleges or schools. This representation, according to the ASNAU bylaws, shall include contacting each club and organization at least twice per semester, as well as submitting follow-up reports to the Senate. Senator Boruch offered a more in-depth description of how the $23 fee is spent. “In short, we serve the students as best as we can. We do this by using the $23 fee, which goes to the concert, club headquarters, snowjack express, and extended library hours as well as to the students,” Boruch said. “We have nearly 350 clubs on campus now, and many of them have been recognized by ASNAU through the years. These clubs are able to come to us for funding, which can be used to either bring in a guest speaker or go to a competition or conference.” Also endowed by the ASNAU Constitution is a Judicial Branch. It consists of a Chief Justice, four Associate Justices and one clerk. The justices are appointed by the President and are confirmed by a two-thirds vote of the Senate. Their term of office is two years. The clerk is appointed by the Chief Justice and serves for one year. In response to questions from The Lumberjack, Chief Justice Joseph Gennarelli stated in his two years on the bench the court had not ruled on any issue. The last case that was ruled on, he believed, was four or five years ago, involving questionable campaign practices by certain individuals. “We also met last year to discuss impeaching a senator, but the senator in question resigned before an official vote took place,” Gennarelli said.
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Ralliers gather to support undocumented immigrant and gay communities from AZ DREAMERS page 1
“When I graduated high school, I realized how my immigration status was going to impact my life because I really wanted to go to college but I really didn’t have the means to go to a university,” Samarron said. “So, I started my education in a community college down in Tucson and I was able to get private scholarships because that’s all I’m able to get but what mainly made me be an organizer was that I realized not only me but other students who identify as undocumented were being oppressed by the education system [and the] immigration system.” In front of Flagstaff City Hall, not just undocumented people but homosexuals rallied in support of each other’s rights. On the Facebook page for the rally, it was described as “Undocumented Unafraid and Undocuqueer Unashamed Immigrants.” Arianne Burford, an instructor in the women’s and gender studies program, said she thought people needed to know that both groups face hatred and the threat of violence. “I think the most important thing is that there’s violence in the way queer people, undocumented people and queer undocumented people are seen and that people are dehumanized and treated as non-people, as aliens, as not deserving to exist, not deserving to live and not deserving to love,” Burford said. Nina Porter, a senior chemistry and secondary education major, said she has cared about immigrant rights since she was young and is glad for the chance to become involved at NAU. “I have the opportunity to get involved in activism to help secure the safety of those people I love and value,” Porter said. “I think that connects really obviously and clearly to me to also the queer movement, which I identify really strongly as a part of that as well. So, the unification of the two in the undocuqueer march seems like a really good place for me to be advocating for the safety and love of everyone.” While some at the rally were not associated with any organization, Arizona DREAMers in Action, People Respecting Individuals and Sexual Minorities (PRISM), Queer and Ally Action Research Team and other groups were represented. Anamaria Ortiz, a member of the Repeal Coalition and a local charter-school teacher, said she thinks it is important to hear from those affected most by immigration policies. “I think it’s real important to talk to people that are actually in the community that are affected and live this on a daily basis,” Ortiz said. “If you only listen to the political rhetoric, you’re not going to get the full story. So, it’s really important to find out for yourselves by people that are truly affected, that are undocumented, that are here and want to stay here; what the actual problems are and how the community’s being affected.” Ortiz also said while rallies of this nature carry the risk of arrest, she thought any such instance would not be justified. “There’s always the risk and there’s always the chance that arrests can happen,” Ortiz said. “Right now and right here we
Alexandra Samarron, a Flagstaff resident and organizer of Arizona DREAMers in Action march, leads the crowd to chant, “No papers, no fear” outside of Flagstaff City Hall on March 9. Those who marched in the snowstorm told hardship stories of their fight for their rights and for higher education in Arizona. (Photo by Amanda Ray)
are all doing what we have as our civil rights and there’s nothing that should be arrestable in this case and that is our civil right. I think if it were to come down to that we would have a system in place that we wouldn’t let that happen.” Highlighting Ortiz’s confidence, the original plan for March 9 was for the protestors to meet at City Hall and after rallying there, they planned to march to the jail on Sawmill Road and tell their stories of being undocumented. Samarron said one of her concerns with immigration policy is the fact that when parents of children who are citizens are deported, the children suffer. “Even though kids are U.S. citizens, they are still being impacted by their parents’ immigration status,” Samarron said. “I know that many of the members from our group, their partners were deported so their kids have to struggle with them.” Both Samarron’s concern and a demand posted on the Facebook site for the march show what concerns undocumented parents might have: End the expansion of detention centers and costly immigration enforcement policies,
which separate families and divide communities. Erica Aguilar, a Flagstaff resident and an undocumented member of Arizona DREAMers in Action, said Samarron’s concern was hers as well. “I have a son that was born here and I would like for the reform to follow along, follow through and I would actually like to stay here and be with my son.” Aguilar also said those who are undocumented deserve to be treated like anybody else. “We’re here and we’re not criminals,” Aguilar said. “We’re fighting for our rights like anybody else.” Samarron said the undocumented community is wellestablished here in Arizona and throughout the country and is proud of who they are. “We are here and we deserve to be in this country and we deserve to be treated, like I said, with respect and dignity and we are tired as a community,” Samarron said. “We are ready to go out, we’re not afraid anymore we’re ready to be out, be undocumented and be proud of our stories, be proud of the undocumented experience. Whatever is oppressing our community, we are going to fight; we’re going to fight until we are free in this country.”
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The Cardinal issue: football over students STAFF EDITORIAL
It seems a three-year deal was not enticing enough to keep the Arizona Cardinals in Flagstaff for their training camp this summer, and as NAU inches forward with contingency plans, they should keep a more important deal on their minds — the one with students. Although the Cardinals provided an economic boon to Flagstaff and NAU for the past 25 years, the “extraordinary” bid NAU president John Haeger offered was not enough to keep the red birds roosted at altitude. While fans await an official announcement, the new summer home of the losingest team in the NFC West (with a 5–11 record in 2012) will likely be in the boiling furnace of the Glendale — because charred poultry is best. The team brings an infusion of visitors to the city, but it is tourist season anyway. When the Cardinals were forced to temporarily move their summer training camp to Prescott in 2005 due to a virus outbreak at NAU, tourist-related sales remained steady with 2004 levels and did not drastically increase in 2006 with the return of the red birds. NAU has catered to the Cardinals and the City of Flagstaff long enough. The university already moved back the fall semester schedule to start on a Wednesday, with commencement also on a Wednesday. Finals schedule will also have to be adjusted if the schedule remains. If the cards fall into place and the team signs a 15-year deal as speculated with Glendale, the NAU and the City of Flagstaff will search for alternative uses of the university’s facilities, but instead of allowing the city to coerce them into branding themselves as an athletics-based institution, NAU needs to recognize the needs of their student population and invest in pursuits with a tangible impact. Haeger said if the Cardinals confirm the move down south, NAU will “immediately begin planning other uses for our facilities that assure both revenue for the community and support for our academic mission.” The school’s academic mission should not be an ancillary mention: it should be the central dogma of an institution of higher education. The campus should not take responsibility for stimulating Flagstaff’s economy. While the partnership between the Flagstaff City Council and the NAU administration is important, the relationship between students and their academic institution should carry more weight than local concerns. If the Cardinals decide to continue their summer migrations and keep their training camp in Flagstaff, NAU needs to evaluate this relationship — is it really worth it to keep a philandering team at the expense of students, even if it benefits the community in other ways? This scenario is unlikely, and the Cardinals will probably end up in Glendale, in the heart of their fan base. Having the team in Flagstaff has been more of a promotion tool for the “Summer Home of the Arizona Cardinals” than an asset to the university’s academic goals. Instead of marketing to athletic franchises and teams, the university should use the resources previously dedicated to the Cardinals to benefit the student population through improving its standing as a regional leader in disciplines such as forestry, environmental science and hotel restaurant management. Investing in such programs directly benefits students’ undergraduate experience instead of them just being able to brag they walked past a field on their campus that hosted an over-done quarterback position battle. Editor’s note: Copy Chief Maddie Friend wrote this editorial on behalf of the staff.
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Woodward controversy reveals media’s circus act
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tep right up, folks, the circus is in town! That’s right, the American media is back with a brand-new performance, sure to be an instant classic! After all, we all know by now the media has neither the ability nor the inclination to keep us informed; that’s not their job anymore. Their job is to keep us entertained, and they never disappoint. You know those performances that start out really boring? Well, this one started with the sequester. Boring accomplished. I would explain what the sequester is, but there’s a finite amount of caffeine in the world; if you don’t know, Google it. Anyway, Bob Woodward, one of the most famous living reporters, wrote an opinion piece about the sequester for The Washington Post, saying the sequester was conceived MILES SCHNEIDERMAN of and put into action by the Obama administration, and that Obama is now trying to change the deal he originally made. He’s mostly right, but that’s not what’s imporant. The following week, in an interview with Politico, Woodward claimed a senior White House official threatened him via email after the piece was published. Was the White House really intimidating journalists? Well, no. It didn’t take long for the truth to come out: the email in question was innocuous, no threat was made and Woodward responded to the email in a friendly manner, but that’s not what’s important, either. Woodward is best known for being one of the two men who uncovered the Watergate scandal and precipitated the downfall of President Richard Nixon. He’s a legend in investigative reporting; Robert Redford played him in a movie. Since then, Woodward has taken heat from the journalism community for his apparently unquestioning compliance with the second Bush administration and his involvement in the Valerie Plame affair. These days, the general consensus seems to be Woodward is a meticulous, accurate reporter
who doesn’t do a whole lot of critical thinking; he has access to all the right people, and he believes what they tell him. That’s not the important thing. The important thing is the media’s reaction to this controversy, on both sides of the partisan divide. It’s hilarious. After Woodward claimed he’d been threatened by the White House, the nation’s political right, who traditionally despise the liberal media and everyone associated with it, came rushing to Woodward’s defense, their hatred of the press set aside temporarily in favor of their undiluted loathing for the president. Meanwhile, over on the left, Woodward became an overnight pariah, because he had dared to blame the sequester on Obama. Everyone knows it was the Republicans’ fault, they whined. How dare this reporter criticize the President of All Things Just and Wise? A columnist on The Daily Kos, a supposedly progressive website that didn’t have a single bad word to say about Obama through the entire 2012 election cycle, wrote: “Now with recent events, I’m forced to wonder if maybe Carl Bernstein had been the brains of [Watergate], and Woodward just some random hack on the paper who had been assigned to work with him.” How vicious is that? When the left turns on you, they really turn on you, and the response, via Twitter, of infamously stupid and/or insane Fox News pundit Dana Perino illustrates the turn. “Somewhere in Moscow tonight, Vladimir Putin saw that Bob Woodward was sent a threatening message from the White House . . . and he smiled.” Wow. It’s a good thing the Cold War hasn’t ended yet, or Perino would sound like Joe McCarthy after a lobotomy. This isn’t the news anymore, folks. It’s a three-ring circus. I’d like to say the performance is one night only, but we’re not that lucky. It’s all day, every day, for the rest of our lives. Welcome to the American media. Enjoy the show.
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Editorial&Opinion Colorado school bans transgender 6-year-old from girls’ restroom
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oy Mathis, a six-year-old from Fountain, Colo. has identified himself as being a female. “I am a girl,” she told her parents starting at age 3. Mathis was born with male genitals but has identified as a girl as soon she was old enough to express herself. Mathis’s parents have taken her to a pediatrician and a psychologist who advised them “to let her live as who she was.” Through kindergarten, Mathis has not had any issues with classmates or faculty. However, in starting elementary school, Mathis has had to deal with discrimination concerning the school’s restrooms. In December of 2012, the school district changed its policies, and Mathis’s elementary-school principal issued an ultimatum in accordance with the district stating Mathis NATASHA could no longer enter the girls’ bathroom: she REEVES would have to use private bathrooms reserved for teachers or sick children — or enter the boys’ bathroom. Mathis’s parents pulled her out of school to be homeschooled for the child’s safety, and filed a complaint with the Colorado Division of Civil Rights. If the school district and the family cannot come to an agreement, the next step would be an appeal in the form of a lawsuit. This is a sensitive topic and while an individual has the right to choose their gender, the school also has every right to enforce their policies. A school should be a safe haven to all children. If parents of female children do not feel comfortable with a child whose body is male being in the restroom, then they have the right to address such an issue and provide reasonable compromises. If the parents of a transgender child don’t feel safe with their child entering a male restroom, then they also should have the opportunity to be protected and comfortable. The school did offer an alternative to Mathis, which is to enter private restrooms. “The district took into account not only Mathis, but other students in the building, their parents and the future impact a boy with male genitals using a girls’ bathroom would have as Mathis grew older,” said the school district’s attorney W. Kelly Dude. The school district and their attorney refuse to make any further comments to press or officials out of respect to parents. There is no shame in having special treatment in school. Children all over the country have special needs, whether it is having a free pass to the restroom because of a bladder condition, having a seeing eye dog because of vision problems, or having to use a private restroom. This action would not be singling Mathis out, but would simply provide the protection both she and others have requested. Allowing Mathis to go to a public school would give students the opportunity to learn about people’s differences and increase tolerance. However, there has to be an understanding that Mathis is unlike most children her age, and the circumstances call for certain accommodations. Mathis has claimed that she is a girl, but the parents of the school’s students can’t easily ignore that she does have male body parts. Ultimately, Mathis should not be allowed in a girls’ restroom especially as the child physically matures.
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Prescription drugs: the politics behind the pills
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rescription drugs as treatment to medical problems are viewed by many as SUVs are to driving — thoroughly tested, expensive and, most importantly, safe. However, the reality is over the past decade, indeed even longer, hundreds of these approved drugs have been pulled from the counters of pharmacies by the FDA in light of sometimes fatal side effects. The common prescriptions Epogen, Celebrex and Avandia are among the most famous of recent cases. The truth is, while many in the public wouldn’t like to compare pharmaceutical drugs with political campaign financing, tragically, money advertises quite loudly in terms of drug NICK marketing, not only for candidates runKINTOP ning for public office, too-often resulting in lethal consequences. To be fair, not all drug mishaps are directly caused by medical bribery, yet there are some instances (as in the case of Avandia), where egregious violations of medical practice and public trust have occurred. Over the past several years, pharmaceutical company funding for research into new types of drugs has increased at a rate nearly matching the now multi-billion dollar industry of political campaign financing, with popular pharmaceutical company Amgen spending nearly 20 billion dollars on research funding in 2007. Funding toward research that potentially holds the keys to fixing a host of physical and psychological problems that plague millions of people human body is money well-spent, according to common sense at least. The problem isn’t about how much money is given, but how that money is spent. Sadly, money given toward research in potentially life-saving drugs has been by pharmaceutical companies
(Johnson & Johnson being one) in several cases to fudge clinical trial reports, pay off medical researchers and even to lobby to Congress to make certain brands of drugs (such as the commonly described anti-Anemia drugs Epogen and Aranesp) more affordable to hospitals than competitor drugs. The consequences of these malpractices on the part of the drug companies and associated academics involved in drug research has resulted in the release of drugs which fail to leave out details like the increased 43 percent risk of heart failure when taking Avandia. What is truly remarkable about this train wreck is not how these skewed and sometimes fallacious research reports are undertaken, but by the truly admirable response of the larger medical community. After discovering some of these practices, The New England Journal of Health demanded the disclosure of preliminary trial results from pharmaceutical companies wishing to advertise their drug in the internationally read and consulted journal. Further, many medical practitioners are only half as likely to prescribe drugs that are the product of extensive, privately-funded research. Prescription drugs are a commonplace because people put their faith in doctors, who in turn put their faith in prescription drugs. People take what they’re told to and don’t know any better. They don’t know the politics behind their pill bottles. There are tens of thousands of lawsuits either pending or ongoing against various pharmaceutical companies, yet more action must be taken. With the increasing government influence on medical funding and the superior legal/practical protection of this in pharmaceutical companies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, this issue needs to enter into the awareness of the public sphere.
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The power of paws BY AMBER GEORGE
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ogs may be called man’s best friend, but to some they hold a higher title. There are hundreds of thousands of trained service dogs around the world who aid humans in everything from walking to alerting them of dangers and even fetching dropped items. It is hard to comprehend the extent these animals go to in order to assist their owners, and even more difficult for those people to imagine life without their canine companions. Jake Seff, a 12-year-old student at Sinagua Middle School, lives with diabetes. With the help of his service dog, Seff seldom worries about the struggles that come with the disease. “I saw a diabetic alert dog on TV and decided I wanted one; I bugged my parents for a year until they decided it was a good idea,” Seff said. “We did a lot of research and applied at Power Paws. I was accepted and within six months I was placed with my yellow lab named Quake.” Quake has lived with Seff and his family for about a year and has greatly impacted their lives. With approximately 75 percent accuracy, the dog alerts Seff if his blood sugar is too high or low. If Quake detects Seff ’s blood sugar is low, she will bow. If it is high, she will either nudge him or give him a high five. Senior lecturer at the School of Psychology at Queen’s Univer-
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sity, Deborah L. Wells, studied dog responses to type one diabetics. According to her results, many dogs can detect hypoglycemia, often without the use of visual cues and before the animals’ caregivers are aware of their own symptoms. A certain odor caused by hypoglycemia is what dogs detect. “Quake gives me more self-confidence and I feel a lot more secure with my diabetes,” Seff said. “She has helped me to raise awareness about diabetes and help to educate others.” Seff and Quake were united through Power Paws, an organization that trains service animals and matches them with owners who need them. The duo is hoping to appear as guest speakers at NAU this April, in order to reach out to the NAU support group for diabetes. Along with Power Paws, there are hundreds of programs that allow for volunteers to help train dogs for families or individuals who need them. Samantha Kappler, a junior criminal justice and electronic media and film major, is one of these volunteers. Kappler and her family volunteer at Guide Dogs for the Blind, an organization that provides seeing-eye dogs for people in the Western half of the United States. “Trying to figure out how [the dogs] work and what you need to do as a raiser to ensure that they make it into the guide dog program is actually a lot of fun,” Kappler said. “It’s very hard work, of course, but knowing that your efforts might someday help a person who can’t see is really satisfying.” Kappler and her family have been involved with the program for about two and a half years. The amount of dedication is immense, as the whole family must agree to the terms in order to be eligible for the program. “I guess you could say that helping to train the dogs has really opened my eyes to just how much these animals help people with vision problems. Sometimes I’ll even close my eyes just to see how a blind person might feel,” Kappler said. “It is an amazing thing to be able to trust your safety, and basically your life, to a dog.” Matthew Viergutz, a sophomore business and a criminal justice major, focuses more on training pit bulls as service dogs to not only give those in need an animal of assistance, but also to show pit bulls are not all bad in nature.
“My favorite part about doing this is when I am able to help individuals overcome their fear of violent dogs by letting those individuals pet and interact with my service pit,” Viergutz said. “By doing so, those individuals are able to start to understand that it’s not pit bulls that are to blame for being violent, but rather the fault of a few irresponsible owners who purposefully train their dogs to be violent and mean because of dog fighting.” Service animals and their volunteers are helping to change the way people live with disabilities. Not only are they acting as aware security, but they also stand as a life-long friend. Whether it is changing lives or saving them, these dogs are certainly showing
Left: Jake Seff, a sixth-grader at Sinagua Middle School, eats lunch in the cafeteria with his service dog Quake, a female yellow lab. Quake helps Seff maintain his blood sugar for his diabetes. When Seff has high blood sugar Quake will give him a high five and when it is low she will bow. Top: Seff gets a lick from Quake. Bottom: Quake and Seff stop by his locker to grab books for the next class (Photos by Sean Ryan)
Celiac’s disease on campus Illustration by Jessie Mansur
Students with gluten allergies make accomodations to eat on campus BY JUSTIN REGAN
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luten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley and is the base for most food products society consumes. Many people, however, are allergic to this protein and must live a gluten-free or gluten-intolerant lifestyle. Mari Cleven, a sophomore electronic media and film major, is one of these people. Cleven says gluten allergies come in varying degrees from a simple wheat allergy all the way up to Celiac disease, which is an autoimmune disease. Depending on the person and the sensitivity, gluten can hurt various systems in the body. Cleven is a Celiac; gluten affects her gastrointestinal tract and neurological system. “If I’ve had enough [gluten] where it’s really bad, I have had seizures before,” Cleven said. “I have had panic attacks before; [it] threw my whole system completely out of whack and it still does.” Cleven, a former national president of Teen Advocates with Gluten Sensitivities (TAGS), is a scholar of sorts on her disease. While awareness for Celiac has greatly improved in the past decade, Cleven claims there is still the bigger issue of people who are gluten intolerant or who should only be eating gluten-free meals and don’t know it. “One in every 133 Americans has Celiac disease; that’s like three million people nation-wide,” Cleven said. “Of those three million people, 95 percent of the time Celiac is undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Even bigger than that, I would say one in every 20 people has a gluten intolerance and they might not even know it.” Campus Dining, with the assistance of Campus Health Services, has taken steps to accommodate students with intolerances to gluten. According to Jo Cahill, dietitian and health educator for Campus Health Services, everything in the dining hall with gluten is labeled as such. There is also a gluten-free cooler that holds gluten-free bread, dressings and pastries. Another outlet is
the Simple Servings platform in the Hot Spot. “Simple Servings was specifically designed for students with food allergies and intolerances,” Cahill said. “The way it’s set up, it contains none of seven of the eight most common allergens.” As the name implies, Simple Servings is simple food such as rice, vegetables or chicken with few ingredients to keep the major allergens out. For those with Celiac disease, however, another issue is cross-contamination with utensils or other surfaces that come in contact with gluten. For people like Cleven, the contamination can lead to pretty severe side effects. “People think, ‘Oh, you can’t eat this piece of bread; we have gluten-free bread, so let’s put it in the toaster,’ and you’re done,” Cleven said. Now that she lives in Gillenwater, Cleven is off the school meal plan and cooks her own meals. However, when she did eat on campus, her allergies greatly restricted what she could ingest and cross-contamination was always an issue. “[People would say,] ‘Oh, you could go to Cobrizo’s and get a taco salad,’ but no, I really couldn’t,” Cleven said. “Even though they are wearing gloves, their gloves are touching the tortillas, the tortillas are touching the food; it all gets contaminated.” Campus Health Services is trying to combat this issue by providing separate training to dining staff on specific allergies. This training includes issues such as changing gloves, splatter risks, reading labels and never changing recipes. Students are also encouraged to help remind the staff of how to deal with these issues too. “We ask [the students] to ask the staff to change their gloves, just so they don’t forget,” Cahill said. Along with this, students are also encouraged to ask for a manager if they have any further questions about the food while in the dining areas. Still, Cleven finds it hard to see the training working out in the field. “Nobody is [trained],” Cleven said. “Every time I talk to somebody in the Union or the Dub they don’t even know what
gluten free means half the time.” Frustration for gluten-intolerant students is also directed at a lack of food options available on campus. “NAU says they have lots of different options,” said Shannon McClain, a sophomore exercise science major. “In all actuality, there is the Garden Toss and that’s open on the weekdays, so you’re screwed on the weekends.” McClain is not as sensitive as Cleven with her allergy, but is still affected if she ingests too much gluten. Despite the difficulties of eating on campus, gluten-sensitivity awareness in general is on the rise across the country. “Just going to the grocery store, I’ll see things that are gluten-free and they will have gluten-free sections,” McClain said. “It’s awesome that people understand and are trying to do something about it.” Michele Shaler has also seen gluten awareness gain attention over the last decade. Shaler is a general manager at Picazzo’s, a local Italian restaurant that claims to be 97 percent glutenfree. “For those items such as regular pizzas, which are not gluten free, we have a separate preparation area, a separate part of the oven, so we minimize cross-contamination,” Shaler said. Gluten-free options are also making an impact on the bigger food chains as well. Chili’s has a gluten-free menu, and gives their workers a crash course on Celiac disease and has measures in place to prevent cross-contamination. “We have buttons on our computers that make our cooks aware there are allergies and gloves need to be changed so we don’t cross-contaminate as far as allergies are concerned,” said Debra Cobb, a manager at Chili’s. While gluten allergies are gaining more attention in society, it is still a struggle for those who invest much of their health into what they eat. “The food I am putting into my body is the difference between a functioning Mari and a dying Mari,” Cleven said. For students with food allergies interested in gluten-free dining on campus, contact Jo Cahill at jo.cahill@nau.edu.
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Support at your service Health Services provides support for depression, grieving, anxiety and more
Genetically modified foods BY CHRISTIAN BOOZ
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orn — it seems pretty natural. Plant some seeds, nurture them and after some time you have corn. However, there is one step missing from the equation: for about 85 percent of United States, corn has a genetic modification. Genes from other plants, or even animals, are introduced to the corn seeds to make them more drought-resistant, pest-resistant and have increased yields. Corn is not the only culprit: a staggering 60 to 70 percent of all processed foods in our grocery stores have been genetically modified. Modifications can also go straight to the source, as animals can also be genetically modified by placing new genes in their DNA during development. The genes make the livestock healthier, taste better and grow faster. The animals may be healthier, but the environmental and human health risks have not completely been identified. Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are made to have better food quality and taste. In a taste test done by Santa Clara University, it was found people preferred genetically modified tomatoes. Genetically modified foods also do not need pesticides, keeping large amounts of chemicals out of natural waterways and aquifers. Genetically modified foods tend to make the growing process easier, less expensive, require fewer tools and use much less land space to get the same yield of food. GMOs are an interesting solution to food production in developing nations because of these reasons. In countries where fertile land is hard to come by, GMOs represent a solution: more food on less land. Due to this, GMOs can also be a factor in the end of world hunger. Done correctly, genetic modification can result in increased nutritional values. Rice has been modified to include more Vitamin A, lowering deficiency in developing countries where rice is the major source of food. Although there are many apparent benefits of genetic modification, the science is extremely new and therefore the possible health effects have not been tested completely at this time. There are many lingering questions and concerns from many in the environmental com-
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munity. Two major documented concerns are increased allergen rates and decreased antibiotic effectiveness. According to Brown University, genetic engineering can create new combinations of proteins not found in nature that cause new allergic reactions in humans. Organisms one may not be allergic to are sometimes combined with allergenic organisms and can cause extreme reactions. On top of that, some GMOs are outfitted with antibiotic genes which make them immune to certain illnesses and viruses. These antibiotic genes persist in your body, according to Iowa State University studies, and make actual antibiotics less effective. Another major risk of genetically modified farming is the possibility of gene transfer and cross-pollination between GMO and nonGMO organisms. Herbicide resistant genes may cross into wild weed populations and create superweeds that cannot be killed with herbicides. Genetically modified plants and animals run the risk of entering the ecosystem and becoming super-organisms which would out-compete their natural counterparts and force species into extinction. The ownership and production of genetically modified foods is a controversial topic. Monsanto Company owns about 90 percent of genetically modified crops around the world, but cross-pollination can cause many farmers to accidentally grow Monsanto’s crop. Due to copyright laws, Monsanto can sue these farmers for growing their genes, but the idea that one can own genes is another extremely controversial topic, seeing genetically modifying foods can be done in house and not by a federal regulatory committee. Currently, GMOs are seeing extreme growth in the United States while being shunned completely in the European Union. Solutions to the U.S. GMO dilemma include mandatory GMO labeling and federal oversight. Although GMOs represent solutions to world hunger and food production in developing countries, there needs to be more data and science showing the foods are truly safe before we, as a country, move forward.
BY MIRANDA SCOTT
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s a college student, living on campus and away from parents can be thrilling, but it can also be scary when it comes to dealing with serious life issues alone. Fortunately, students at NAU are provided with a multitude of services. More specifically, mental health services are available for students dealing with depression, anxiety, grief and other stress-related issues. These services give students support to deal with delicate matters and are here to assist those struggling and to help deal with the outcomes should issues progress. According to sciencedaily.com, more than 121 million people are affected by depression worldwide, making it an epidemic. Students are at risk for depression from school-related stressors, body image issues and substance abuse problems, and only two-thirds of students are willing to reach out for help and therefore are more likely to commit suicide than other adults. However, there are a myriad of services both on campus and online that can help students deal with their issues safely. “One of the most popular resources we have for students dealing with depression is the online training program, Kognito,” said Melissa Griffin, a campus health educator. “It’s a 30 minute tutorial on how to deal with someone
in your life who is affected by depression, and it walks you through different situations so that you are prepared for the reality of depression.” The Kognito program is only one of the Health Promotions online resources for dealing with depression. There is also ULifeline, which is a website that gives tips about how to control mental health diseases in college and exercises that act as preventative measures to falling into depression. A mental health checker is also on the site, and it can be taken by an individual to measure whether or not they are suffering from a mental health disease such as depression or anxiety. Helpful for those who may not recognize the signs in themselves, this test is accessible to students on the Health Promotions webpage as a link. Another resource for those seeking help is the counseling services provided at the Health and Learning Center. Available to students are a variety of counseling options, including single and couples counseling, as well as emergency counseling for those at risk of suicide, assault and other serious traumas. Students can also schedule counseling appointments just for the sake of talking — about any topic including grieving and obsessive compulsive disorder. The first counseling session is free, and there is co-pay charge after that. Trejon Dunkley, a fresh-
man theater major, said her experience with counseling helped her get to a better place, and “the therapists were really caring and so were the nurse practitioners.” Dunkley had a panic attack in one of her classes a couple weeks ago, so the professor referred her to counseling. “Getting an appointment was fast and easy, and I was able to talk to one within the hour,” Dunkley said. “We sat down and talked about some of the episodes I have been having lately. I felt really safe and I felt like they actually understood what I was going thru.” Dunkley scheduled a follow-up appointment while there and plans on making it a regular part of her schedule. Those suffering from stress-related issues and feel there is no one for them to reach out to should look no further than NAU’s on-campus and online resources. Counseling services is located in the Health Promotions office at the Health and Learning Center and both online services can be found on the NAU website. To schedule an appointment, call the counseling front desk at 928-5232261, or schedule personally at their office located at Fronske. If it is an emergency, contact during office hours, which are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Women’s basketball misses tournament for fourth-straight season
Senior forward Tyler Stephens-Jenkins prepares to shoot a free throw against Montana State on March 9. (Photo by Domenique Pennacchio) BY ELIZABETH SEARS
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he NAU women’s basketball team lost to the Montana State University (MSU) Bobcats 68–66 in its final game of the season at home on March 9, missing the Big Sky Conference (BSC) playoffs. “I am very proud of this team.
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I think we came from nowhere and turned ourselves into something,” said head coach Sue Darling. “This is the first time in a long time that we have been playing for something in March.” NAU senior guard Paige Haynes had a career-high 22 points
in her final game as a Lumberjack, and fellow senior guard Amy Patton had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. “I would say it is a little bittersweet, of course the outcome could have been in our favor,” Haynes said. “I was just trying to give it my all. I
knew this could have been our last game, so I just tried to give it my all.” Patton tied the NAU record for most 3-pointers made at 193, previously set by Kim Winkfield in 2007. “I tried to do my best; it was a lot of fun. I feel like if it was meant to be, it was meant to be. I guess it was not meant to be,” Patton said. “Hopefully people remember me for being a great player and a great person off the floor.” Senior forward Tyler StephensJenkins had eight points and nine rebounds. Sophomore forward Erikka Banks contributed seven points and seven rebounds off of the bench. The Lumberjacks out-rebounded the Bobcats 40–36, with 16 of the 40 coming on offense. “For us to out-rebound them especially on the offensive board, I thought that was awesome. I was very proud of the effort on the boards,” Darling said. The Lumberjacks shot 39.7 percent from the field and the Bobcats shot 43.5 percent. The Lumberjacks were 11-for-17 at the free-throw line, while the Bobcats were 8-for-10 at the line. The Lumberjacks led 35-32 at halftime. Down by nine points with 12 minutes left in the game, the Lumberjacks made a run, tying the game at 58, but came up short by the end. The Bobcats outscored the Lumberjacks 36-31 in the second half. “Obviously, we are totally bummed out. I thought we played a great game, I thought we played hard, we played together, just came
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up short at the end,” Darling said. “Basketball is a game of runs, they made a run, we made a run and they had the last one. The team that has the last run usually wins the game.” The Lumberjacks finished their season 7–13 in the BSC and 8–21 overall. “I couldn’t be more proud of my team, especially more proud of my seniors. They went out in style and left it all on the floor,” Darling said. “These seniors did a great job setting a standard for Lumberjack basketball.” see. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL column on page 21
Sophomore forward Erikka Banks drives to the basket while senior guard Paige Haynes looks on against Montana State on March 9. (Photo by Domenique Pennacchio)
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Lumberjacks head to conference tournament BY BRIAN GOSSET
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fter struggling to a 5–24 record this past season, the NAU men’s basketball team (11–20, 8–12 Big Sky Conference) was predicted to finish last in the conference during the 2012-13 preseason. The Lumberjacks received some help from their firstround tournament opponent, snagging the final spot on the final day of the BSC regular season and making the conference tournament for the first time since the 2010–11 season. The Lumberjacks limp into the tournament having lost three in a row and six of eight, with four of the eight games ending in overtime. “We kind of backed our way into it, but we are very excited and very proud. Now the job is to keep playing. We want to play longer than just Thursday; we want to extend it as long as we can,” said head coach Jack Murphy. NAU led at halftime on March 9 against the Montana Grizzlies, who already clinched the regular season title before the game, but the Grizzlies used a 17–5 run to open the second half. The game was tied at 46 with 6:36 remaining, but Montana finished the game on a 17–4 run to defeat NAU 63–50. Meanwhile, the Weber State Wildcats were locked into a battle with Eastern Washington before pulling away for the win. The Wildcats’ win gave NAU the postseason berth, as the only way the Jacks would have missed the tournament was if Eastern Washington pulled the upset combined with NAU’s loss. “It means a lot. Making the tournament was the number one goal,” said senior guard Gabe Rogers. “It feels good because everybody picked us last, so it really felt good to prove a lot of people wrong.” Had Eastern Washington won, the Sacramento State Hornets would have been in. NAU had the tiebreaker with the Hornets and kept an eye on them as they faced Montana State, six hours before NAU’s tip. “We were all gathered together watching it on Big Sky TV and we were on the edge of our seats; it was pretty close there for a while,” said senior guard Michael Dunn. “We just watched because we knew after
Montana State winning we would be a lot more loose and play more freely in our game against Montana.” In his first season as head coach, Murphy now leads the program to the tournament, looking to win its first conference tournament and make its first March Madness tournament since the 2006 season. The Lumberjacks have willed themselves behind their senior leadership, especially from Rogers, who was named to the All-Big Sky First Team and senior guards Stallon Saldivar and Michael Dunn. Saldivar was named as an All-Big Sky Honorable Mention. “It’s big for this athletic program. We worked hard and Coach Murphy, he’s done a lot to help change this program around,” Saldivar said. “It’ll be fun; it’s his first and a lot of the team’s first and for me, Gabe and Mike, it’s nice to be back.” Rogers, who is having one of the best scoring seasons in school history, leads the Lumberjacks with a conference-leading 18.1 points per game. Rogers has scored 10 or more in 16 straight games, and 22 or more in 15 of the 31 games this season. He is also making a conference-best three 3-pointers per game behind another conference-best 93 made 3-pointers. “The seniors, you can’t talk about them enough; DeWayne Russell, a freshman who we relied on all season long and Max Jacobsen and Gaellan Bewernick have been great. To make the tournament is satisfying for me and them, but that locker room, they’re not done,” Murphy said. The tournament will get under way on March 14 in Missoula, Mont. against second-seed Weber State (24–5, 18–2) “We have a tough Weber State team in Missoula; Junior forward Max Jacobsen pulls up for a shot on the March 2 we know what they’re all about. We played them two game against Weber State. The Lumberjacks lost both games to the very difficult games and I feel like we can compete Wildcats this season. (Photo by Amanda Ray) with anyone in this league,” Murphy said. If the Lumberjacks can pull off the win, they’ll have to face the top-seeded Montana Grizzlies on (Season series recap) March 15. “We’ll have to play [expletive] near perfect. We’ll he Wildcats (24–5, 18–2 BSC) 4.7, second-best. The Lumberjacks have to stop [Davion] Berry and [Scott] Bamforth; if swept the season series with also hold the third spot in steals per we can, to the best of our ability, we can play with anyNAU, with the most recent game with 7.1. Junior forward Max one in this conference,” Saldivar said. game on March 2 in Flagstaff. The Jacobsen, with 60 percent shooting, Lumberjacks were down most of the is third in the conference in the catfirst half, before using a 23–6 second- egory. Weber State junior forward half run to take the lead. NAU was up Davion Berry, also named to the first seven with 1:08 left, but Weber State team, is averaging 21 points per game came back to tie it and win in overtime, this season versus NAU, while averagMarch 15- Semifinals despite senior guard Gabe Rogers’ 25 ing 15.1 on the season, fourth-best in Highest Remaining Seed points. Back on Jan. 17 in Utah, Weber the BSC. Weber State currently holds vs. Second-Highest Seed State held Rogers to just 11 points, his the top spots in the nation in field goal Lowest Remaining Seed lowest total in the last 16 games. Rog- and 3-point field percentages at 50.8 vs. No. 1 Montana ers, named to the All-Conference First and 43 percent, respectively. They also March 16- Finals Team, is averaging 18 points per game are first in 13 of the 21 team categories in the two games against the Wildcats. in the BSC. The Wildcats have won the Big Sky Championship Game NAU is second in assists per game be- past 10 meetings between the two afhind senior guard Stallon Saldivar’s ter NAU swept the series in 2007–08.
Big Sky Conference Tournament Schedule March 14- Quarterfinals No. 1 Montana (23–6)- BYE
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No. 3 North Dakota (15–15) vs. No. 6 Southern Utah (11–19)
No. 4 Montana State (13–16) vs. No. 5 Northern Colorado (12–17)
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Patton ends NAU career
without playoff appearance Lumberjacks’ all-time leader in scoring and rebounding fails to reach milestone of team success
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total of 1,938: that is the number of points senior guard Amy Patton collected during her four years on the women’s basketball team. While this is an impressive number, she leaves NAU without any playoff appearances. Almost all athCOMMENTARY letes would agree winning a title is far more satisfying than setting records. In a sport like basketball, where you need your teammates to help you win, claiming a championship is the JASMYN ultimate accomplishWIMBISH ment. Four years ago, Patton came to the NAU as a true freshman and scored 539 points in her first season, earning Big Sky Freshman of the Year honors. She also came into a program that had made the postseason for 14 consecutive seasons, but that streak ended during Patton’s first year. Patton led the conference in scoring for the second time in her career, but her team finished eighth, just one place out of a playoff spot. How is it that with Patton’s scoring ability, NAU has failed to make a playoff appearance? Many factors come into play here, the first one being lack of supporting talent to help Patton. On the season, Patton made 190 shots on 463 attempts, while no one else on her team comes close to shooting the ball that many times. This might have something to say about the recruiting under previous coach Laurie Kelly. The only player who has come close to reaching the scoring prowess of Patton is junior guard Amanda Frost. She was plagued with a knee injury that kept her sidelined for the
first half of the season, but her return alleviated some of the pressure off Patton and created two solid scoring options for the Jacks. Even with both of those options, the team struggled to find wins on a consistent basis. The poor history of the women’s basketball program also hurts the team’s ability to record tournament apperances. The program has not recorded a winning season since 2007, which does not make NAU a target for star athletes. Even with the hiring of a new head coach, the Jacks still finished with a losing record. Hopefully, Sue Darling will be able to recruit the talent needed to help turn this program around and get back to the winning days of the early 2000s. Statistically speaking, when Patton scored 20 or more points in games this year, NAU lost more often. In the eight games that she has racked up more than 20 points, the Jacks lost six of those games. So, when everyone else on the team contributed offensively, they were more likely to win than just relying on Patton to score all of the points. Patton finally earned All-Big Sky Conference first team honors in her senior year after being named to the second team for her first three years. She is only the second player in program history to earn All-Big Sky honors in all four years of her career. As for her place among the school’s all-time greats, Patton finished with the records for career points, career rebounds, field goals made, field goals attempted, 3-pointers attempted and tied the record for 3-pointers made. She also finished second in steals, points per game and minutes played. On paper, Patton may be the best player the program has ever seen, but at least one trip to the playoffs would have cemented her legacy at NAU.
Estrada earns two more All-American honors at NCAA Indoor Championships
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one NAU distance runner redshirt senior Diego Estrada represented the Lumberjacks in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, single-handedly scoring 13 overall points over the course of March 8 and 9. The now nine-time All-American finished second in the men’s 5,000-meter run (13:30.24) on March 8 and claimed fourth in the men’s 3,000-meter (7:49.53) run on March 9 at Randal Tyson Track in Fayetteville, Ark. The finishes awarded Estrada 13 points, tying ASU for a 16th place team finish overall. “I was very happy just because even a month ago I didn’t even want to run those events, the 5K, the 3K,” Estrada said. “I was very pleased with how I came out with two of my highest finishes.” Six of the 2012 Olympian’s All-American honors have come from indoor track. After placing fourth in the men’s 5K in 2011 and fifth in 2012, his runner-up finish is the highest of his career in the event. Estrada’s time stands second-fastest in school history, behind his own 2011 performance and Big Sky Conference indoor record at 13:29.01. Estrada had been recovering from an injury earlier in the indoor season, and his performance gratified director of track and field and cross country Eric Heins. “Athletes getting injured is kind of an occupational hazard, so for him to go from where he was 10 to 12 weeks ago, probably not being able to run a 15-minute 5K, to running one of his fastest times ever at a championship race, one of the most important races of a year, really satisfying,” Heins said. “It was one of the first times he left a national championship saying, ‘You know I feel good about myself, I ran as hard as I could and I gave everything I had out there.’” The performance also sits as the Lumberjacks’
second-highest team finish, behind 2012 Olympian David McNeill’s eighth place overall finish in the 2010 Indoor Championships where he took the 5K title and came in as the 3K runner-up. One of the biggest differences from last year’s appearance at nationals to this year was Estrada’s mental preparation. Estrada knew he would be tired from the 5K race the night before. Despite this, Estrada’s 3K time is third on NAU’s all-time list and is his highest finish in the event at the national level. “He single-handedly finished us 16th in the country,” Heins said. “Right now based with how we finished in cross country at nationals, and how he finished at nationals, we’re probably sitting at fourth place in what’s called the John McDonnell Program of the Year Award.” The John McDonnell Program of the Year Award, the coveted Triple Crown of running, is named after U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Famer and former Arkansas head coach John McDonnell. Under McDonnell’s direction, the Razorbacks won a combined 40 National Championships, placing top 10 in cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field during 24 of his 36 seasons tenure. Five of McDonnell’s teams won the NCAA Triple Crown. “I think it’s got the team really excited because if we can manage a top 10 finish outdoors, that should put us in a up there to where we can finish top two in that Program of the Year Award,” Heins said. Estrada has one more shot at a national title with his final outdoor season. “I think we’ve been heading in the right direction, but I haven’t been hitting it too hard so it’s time to get training,” Estrada said. “I talked to Coach Heins and we’re motivated, and the goal is to win outdoor — a national title. We’re heading in the right direction, but we’re not ready yet.”
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A lead guitarist to perform at Museum Club Foo Fighters & Q with side project
BY TOM BLANTON & TRAVIS HOWE
The Lumberjack had the opportunity to call up Chris Shiflett, guitarist of Foo Fighters, to ask some questions about his side project, Chris Shiflett and the Dead Peasants. Chris Shiflett and the Dead Peasants will be performing March 23 in Flagstaff at the Museum Club. The event is 21 and over, and advance tickets are available for $15 at www.museumclub.com. The Lumberjack: What’s it like preparing to go on tour with the Dead Peasants? Chris Shiflett: It’s a little bit of a different thing than what I normally do. I actually just went today and picked up the van that we’re going to be driving to Austin in. We’ve got our last rehearsal tomorrow and then we’re going to pack it up and head out on Monday man, so I’m going to be behind the wheel for around 20 hours. We’ve got a bunch of shows lined up for the next week and a half. LJ: Do you guys have anything planned after this recent lineup of shows? CS: We do. We just made this record that we’re going to put out in a few months. It’s like all honky-tonk, old classic country kind of songs. We
did some Wynn Stuart and recorded some Buck Owens and stuff like that so that’s going to come out in a few months. We’ve got some shows lined up here and there. We’re going to play the Stagecoach Festival and some different things, but we’re still kind of putting it together. I think that we’re probably not going to be doing any Foo Fighters stuff for the rest of the year, it looks like. So I’m going to try and do as many Dead Peasants shows as we can squeeze into it. LJ: What’s the name of the new album you guys are putting out? CS: It’s called All Hat and No Cattle. LJ: You’ve rocked arenas all over the world; you’ve played Wembley, man. Do you look forward to playing smaller venues like the Museum Club? CS: I do. I love playing smaller venues. I love playing bars. I think most people that play in a band, you know, that’s pretty much where they started. I guess I started playing keg parties or whatever, and high school talent shows, crap like that, but I’ve played bars for so long that it feels comfortable. In a perverse way I’m totally excited to get in the van on Monday, I don’t know why. I’ve got this massive drive but it’s going to be kind of nice to get out on the road. It’s been
a long time since I’ve driven straight to Austin. LJ: How many people are in the Dead Peasants entourage; how many people are you packing in the van? CS: It’s not too bad. We’re actually bringing no road crew at all, so it’s just the five of us. Sometimes we have a pedal steel player, so in the best-case scenario there would be six of us, but he’s not able to make it for this run of shows, so we’re a five-piece. LJ: Do you guys have any pre-show rituals? CS: We haven’t done any shows for a while, so not really. Hopefully, we will develop some on this run of shows, but we’ll see. I’ll let you know when we make it to Flagstaff since that’s towards the end. LJ: I saw you a few nights ago onstage with John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival. How was it getting out there and shutting down Hollywood Boulevard for a rock show? CS: Unbelievable man; it was so much fun. It was such a trip, the big year blimp was flying above us and there were people for as far as you could see. It was crazy, man. You know, where we played was just a few blocks from where my first apartment was when I moved to L.A. when I was
18 years old. My buddy, Luke, who plays with me in the Dead Peasants, came down to Kimmel that night. We spent so much time in that area when we were younger and lived over there. To be playing that gig was just bizarre. Actually, where the Kimmel show is used to be this club like 20-something years ago that reminded me of an old band we played in, it all just kind of came full-circle. LJ: Having a career as a rock star, your job is to melt faces, you know? What advice could you give college kids who want a career as musicians? CS: I don’t know man. I think it’s like everything else. People always ask me that and I feel that the record industry has changed so dramatically over the years that I wouldn’t even really know what to tell somebody except to play music because you love it, and if you play it enough and you love it enough, you might get lucky. I don’t know, I don’t think that there’s any real strategy you can take to make it. I don’t even know what making it is anymore because nobody really sells records anymore, so I would say good luck, work hard! LJ: I feel like you’ve gotta know some people these days. CS: That never hurts. I think being successful in anything takes an insane
amount of hard work, you know? LJ: You were in the punk band No Use for a Name; you’re the lead guitarist for the Foo Fighters. Why did you form the Dead Peasants? When did you start the band? CS: I made a record in 2010, and when I made the record it was just me, my friend Lou and my friend Derek. When I got it done and put it out I wanted to play some shows but I didn’t have a band. So, I called up some old friends and put a little band together to go tour that summer. In that fall we started working on the new Foo Fighters record, Wasting Light, and did that all through the fall and then toured for the next few years so I’ve been busy with that. I’ve used the Dead Peasants as an outlet. I grew up playing rock and roll, punk rock and stuff like this, but I’ve wanted to live in this country genre and really immerse myself in it. LJ: I’m sure you know that the Museum Club is Hank Williams’ old stomping ground, right? CS: I did not know that. Is that for real? He played the Museum Club? No [expletive]! I did not know that. Well, I’m really looking forward to it now. Hopefully I won’t die in the back of a Cadillac on the way to the gig then.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis stun NAU
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis get the crowd going during their sold-out performance March 9 at the Fieldhouse. The Fieldhouse was packed with costumed students representing their hit single “Thrift Shop.” Despite the somewhat unconventional venue, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis put on a show full energy and charisma, crowd surfing and running around the stage. (Photo by Keenan Turner)
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BY LAURA THOMPSON
ands from all over the west coast rolled through Flagstaff to rock The Green Room on their way to the South By Southwest (SXSW) music festival in Austin, Texas. In true Flagstaff fashion, the snow fell and the beers flowed as 10 different bands played to the bundled up crowd. The Green Room’s two stages were alive with the ranging sounds of music from the different bands. Folk, reggae, blues and hip hop were all represented and the music went all night. Performances from Snake! Snake! Snakes! and The Wiley One were especially memorable. All the bands laid out their beats as the crowd came to play. The highlight of the show was the performances of both The Dustbowl Revival and decker. Both bands have an authentic American sound to them and each complemented each other’s energy. The Dustbowl Revival is a mash up of bluegrass, folk and big band swing. The band consists of 15 or 20 passing members and hails from Los Angeles. In their performance at The Green Room, their first time in Arizona, the band played with eight of its members. The core member and songwriter for the group, Zack Lupetin, was excited about the welcoming energy in Flagstaff. “People outside of L.A. are a little more appre-
ciative and little more friendly right off the bat. The great thing about L.A. is that there’s so many talented people there to make [expletive] happen but the problem is that everyone expects everything to be so great. People outside big cities usually have more of an open mind,” Lupetin said. The Dustbowl Revival was undoubtedly the most lively and interactive band to play The Green Room that night. Their mixture of bluegrass and big band had the whole room moving in old time swing. Their instruments, look, and sound take the audience back to the ‘30s and ‘40s when music was organic and whole. This band genuinely loves a good crowd and kept the audience involvement going. “There’s nothing better in life than playing to a great crowd of people who are singing along to your songs,” Lupetin said. For the band’s last song, Lupetin led the group offstage and into the crowd where he instructed the audience what to say in a call-and-respond session. The crowd went crazy and the band took to the floor to finish off using only the power of their voices and acoustics. The audience was no longer at a concert, but transported to a backyard party where the band are their close friends and the songs their prayers. Lupetin explained why he loves doing this during his performances. “It’s one of my favorite things…you get to know
The Dustbowl Revival's guitarist and vocalist Zach Lupetin performs at the SXSW kickoff show and decker.'s new album release party at the Green Room on March 9. (Photo by Jing Wang) 26 The Lumberjack | Jackcentral.com
the band and hear their sound in the flesh right in front of you. I definitely like participating in a theatrical way with an audience. I’m actually a playwright, so I try to have our show be more of a theatrical experience than just going from song A to song B,” Lupetin said. The show doubled as an album release party for Sedona band, decker.’s fourth album, Slider. It was Brandon Decker, the band’s namesake and singer/songwriter, who invited bands from all over the west to play this show. When decker. took the stage the crowd was winding down from the performance of The Dustbowl Revival. Decker. complemented the previous band’s sound with soulful folk songs. Although the tempo was much slower than that of The Dustbowl Revival, decker. brought its new album to life. Their performance breathed air into the lingering tracks of Slider. Dana Kamp, an international affairs and
Mandarin Chinese double major at UA and Flagstaff native, came up just to see decker. play. “For spring break I was originally going to go to SXSW in Austin because decker. is playing there and that didn’t work out. So my best friend and I both decided to come up to Flagstaff and it just happened to be the decker. album release show. It was really cool how it worked out,” Kamp said. Decker. has fans from all over Arizona and they were happy to make the trip to see them. “I came up here from Scottsdale to see decker. It’s my first time seeing them and they are lyrically incredible and they sound really tight,” James Peterson, a member of the audience, said. The Green Room buzzed with a show that fit Flagstaff perfectly. The energy was right and the music was the perfect cure for a cold,
Decker.'s vocalist and guitarist Brandon Decker performs their new album Slider on their release party at Green Room on March 9. (Photo by Jing Wang)
Arts&Entertainment Oz the Great and Powerful
SoundCheck Artist: They Might Be Giants Album: Nanobots Genre: Alternative Rock
BY ANASTASIA HARPER
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magine a group of musicians who don’t write music to inspire, don’t write to cry about a broken heart and definitely don’t write to be taken seriously. They Might Be Giants — remaining outside cliché — writes for a purpose unbeknown to anyone, really. Though their quirky lyrics may cause listeners slight confusion, humor-filled comparisons will drive them to hilarity. While They Might Be Giants enjoy poking fun, some social observation buried in the lyrics adds a stroke of dark humor to their songs. Staying true to the band’s screwball tendencies, their new album Nanobots pulls listeners into a slightly strange sphere of combustible heads, black ops, insect hospitals and infinitesimal robots. Nanobots’ 25 tracks encapsulate themes of isolation, but with a tone of casual wit and humor. Some tracks, such as “Decision Makers,” even perform well under the 20-second mark with broad declarations of “decision makers / deciding for me / decision makers /decide.” By incorporating the irrational with the ridiculous, They Might Be Giants pulls their listeners into yet another unknown realm of absurdity. “You’re On Fire” leads the album in with quick strums of electric guitar and steady drumming as vocalist/guitarist John Flansbergh begins singing, “Hi, I forgot your name / whatever / my point is / hi, your head’s on fire.” Reminiscent of Jet’s “Are You Gonna Be My Girl,” the song reflects the band’s familiarity with the college party scene. Whether driving or trying to rouse up a crowd, “You’re On Fire” could easily be heard blasting on any radio. Catering to their darker side, “Black Ops” sounds like a children’s
lullaby, if a children’s lullaby consisted of Communists or drones. Packed with euphemisms such as “dropping presents from the helicopter” or “a holiday for secret cops” the song pleasantly describes government interference and its consequences. “Black Ops” initially uses close to no instrumentation to create an alluringly soothing sound. Yet, as the song progresses, a clash of drums and a hard guitar solo makes the song more aggressive and shakes the listener from a trance. Acting as a biographical love song, “Tesla” glosses on the high and lowlights of Nikola Tesla with a blissful melody. Listeners can’t help but blush as Flansbergh croons “Tesla / brought the X-ray photo to the world / brought the AC / power to the world.” Combined with a continuous keyboard tap and modest bass line, the fanciful melody creates a mockingly hilarious concept for a love song. “Tesla” shows that They Might Be Giants didn’t lose their sense of humor in their last 15 albums. “Circular Karate Chop” digresses back to the underground PostPunk roots the band stemmed from in Brooklyn. With a wailing organ in the background and overwhelming guitar, the song could effortlessly become the theme song for a Nickelodeon cartoon. Though it does speak about They Might Be Giants’ ability to create comedic music, the album would survive without this track. Nanobots is everything one should expect from a band like They Might Be Giants. It is fun, it is comedic and it is certainly random. Despite the disorderliness of Nanobots, all the pieces somehow fall into place generating a thoroughly entertaining album.
Best Tracks: “You’re On Fire” and “Black Ops”
Directed by: Sam Raimi Starring: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams Running time: 130 minutes Rated: PG
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BY PAUL BEIMERS
ing dong, the wicked witch is dead. So went the cheer as the denizens of the land of Oz celebrated the end of two vile sisters’ magical mayhem, singlehandedly brought about by the innocent actions of a Dorothy Gale. The 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz found a simple Kansas girl and her dog in a world of Technicolor and feuding sorceresses as she made her way to the Emerald City and the titular magician from whom she needed help. Sam Raimi’s prequel, updated for a new generation with state-of-theart effects, attempts to explain what brought about Oz as we know it and how a country man was able to become its ruler despite his lack of any actual magic. While it certainly tries, Oz the Great and Powerful largely fails at truly capturing any of the enchantment that comes from its original source material. The story of the man Oz begins much in the same way as Dorothy’s does years later: in rural, black-andwhite Kansas. Oscar Diggs (James Franco) works as a magician and con
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iddled with gang violence and revenge ploys, Dead Man Down doesn’t stand out in the field of crime dramas or as a general action/thriller film. Victor (Colin Farrell) infiltrates the gang run by Alphonse (Terrence Howard) after the gang ordered the killing of his family. Changing his name to Victor, he becomes the boss’s right hand man. After witnessing Victor killing a man in his apartment, neighbor Beatrice (Noomi Rapace) solicits him to kill the man who hit her in a car accident leaving scars on her face.
man for a traveling circus, but strives to become something more. Shortly after a disastrous show in which he is heckled offstage, his womanizing antics result in an attack by the carnival strongman and a subsequent escape via hot air balloon. The hurried getaway turns stormy, however, when a twister sucks Diggs and his balloon into a vortex and then spits him out into the chromatic world of Oz. There he is promptly drawn into a complex war between witches Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), in the hopes victory, in the tangled feud, will leave him the new ruler of Oz and the recipient of the fame and glory for which he hungers. While primarily created through technical wizardry (à la Tim Burton’s recent Alice in Wonderland), the land of Oz is undeniably beautiful, popping with intense colors and wonderfully elaborate set designs. If anything, the film is certainly gorgeous and those looking for cinematic eye candy will find plenty. It’s when one peers beyond the visual confectionary when the prob-
lems start to emerge. The story is so thin that it functions poorly as both an origin story and a standalone tale, so rushed and overly simple that it adds nothing interesting to the mythology of Oz. Simultaneously, it is unable to escape the predictability that often comes with prequels and offers no real surprises or revelations. What’s left is a typical Disney-styled adventure, filled with horribly cheesy dialogue and forced, unearned messages about friendship and belief. The watery script isn’t helped by performances that are, while not terrible, unmemorable at best and badly miscast at worst. Franco’s Oz is unlikeable and awkward, and fails to truly capture the eminence and presence needed to really make a convincing wizard. Kunis, meanwhile, does the best with what she is given, but ultimately makes a shabby villainess who is more laughable than threatening. Oz the Great and Powerful is undoubtedly easy on the eyes, but ultimately shallow and forgettable. This return trip down the yellow brick road may not be anything too special, but it’s a harmless one.
Dead Man Down Through the events of the film, Victor and Beatrice end up growing close and falling in love. The story is extremely weak. The characters are one-dimentional, with some awkward interactions without a purpose between them. The lack of character development is a gaping hole in this otherwise average story. Darcy (Dominic Cooper) is a friend of Victor’s who is the most interesting character because of his wide range of emotion. Unfortunately, the friendship between the two is rather one-sided because of the lack of emotional connection on the part of Farrell. Victor treats Darcy as an annoyance rather
than a close friend whom he is about to betray. While trying to fit in both revenge plots and the forced relationship between Victor and Beatrice, the movie bit off more than it could chew for one story. With all of these elements combined, the film seemed to rush through them just to bring a conclusion, which was a rather hasty one at that. The action sequences were only so-so, with some flashy, albeit choppy shoot-out scenes. Overall, this film could have been a lot more. The plot taken at face value could have been salvaged into a stronger story.
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