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Life: Culture of protests, p 12
Issue 8, VOL 99 Oct. 20 - Oct. 26, 2011
Cultural hub The new native American cultural Center opens
For students, a new place to study, learn BY Aurelia Acquati
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Bill Gowey listens as the opening ceremony begins. The ceremony celebrating the opening of the Center was held in the Field House. (Photos by Holly Mandarich)
NAU student dies in Anaheim car accident BY Mark saunders
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argaret Conway, known to many as Maggie May, a junior secondary English education major, passed away Oct. 13 in Anaheim, Calif. after being hit by a vehicle while bicycling home from work. Conway, 21, graduated from Catalina High School in Tuscon in 2009 before coming to NAU. She was a member of NAU’s Honors Program and the Delta Delta Delta sorority. She was in Anaheim as part of the Disney Professional Internship program. The Anaheim Police Department (APD) said Conway was riding home from Disneyland Resort early Thursday morning when she was struck from behind by a 43-yearold woman driving a white Ford Expedition. She was taken to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead, see STUDENT page 3
little over a year after the ceremony in which university and tribal officials broke ground on the project, the Native American Cultural Center (NACC) opened its doors to the public this past Friday. NAU President John Haeger said the three-year project has been a 20year dream for many, and to see it finished is a proud moment for NAU and the community of northern Arizona. Haeger said the center serves two main purposes for the university and the surrounding area. “From the very beginning of this project, it had two fundamental purposes in mind,” Haeger said. “The first was to be a place for Native American students, faculty and staff: for
Speakers stand in front of the Native
see OPENING page 7 American Cultural Center to cut the ribbon.
“Occupy” movements spread in Arizona Students, teachers speak at Flag protest Thousands rally in Phoenix, 45 arrested BY William Brown
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BY Delainey Noe
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ccupy Flagstaff held its third event on Oct. 15 — a date many similar movements across the country, including the one in Phoenix, chose as a day to act in unison. Casey Allman, a prospective NAU transfer student, said he is angry about what he sees as unfair taxes. “It’s just wrong that the one percent of the country is already doing so much better than we are [as] struggling college students,” Allman said. “I’ve taken out loans. I’m working multiple jobs just to pay for my education. Yet they pay lower taxes than I do in certain cases, and I just think that’s really wrong.” Jon Bannon, an instructor at Flagstaff High School and
hat began in New York as Occupy Wall Street has spread across the nation, including the state of Arizona. Thousands of people gathered at Cesar Chavez Plaza in downtown Phoenix as a part of the Occupy Wall Street movement this past Saturday. Protesters rallied and held signs with slogans such as,“No billionaire left behind” and “Stop corporate war against we the people.” The movement traveled from the plaza to a local park, where at least 45 protesters were arrested for trespassing after it closed. A press release from Occupy Phoenix said they want
see FLAGSTAFF page 5
see PHOENIX page 5
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