College Times - October 2019

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Harry Potter Escape Room

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11 Apps

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Bizarro facts

Oktoberfest

Get out the lederhosen

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Venezia Pizza

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STUDENT LIFE

11 APPS

YOU NEED TO HAVE MADELEINE WILLIAMSON • COLLEGE TIMES

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hat’s one thing that all college students carry? No matter what school they go to, where they live or what their majors are, all students depend on their cellphone to help them survive. The mobile device provides hundreds of thousands of uses. That said, it is important to know how to get the most benefits out of a phone. This list includes the top 11 apps college students absolutely need to take full advantage of their mobile devices.

#11 • JOBS

One of the biggest worries of college students is not having enough money.

With such busy lives, it’s hard to find flexible ways to earn an income. Even students who go to schools with great on-campus job opportunities can have trouble finding a reliable job. Jobs is an easy-to-use app that allows one to browse countless jobs in the area with just the touch of a finger. The app allows job searchers to easily send resumes, email employers and more. Don’t be afraid to make money, get this app now.

#10 • VENMO

Carrying change is a thing of the past. With Venmo, paying someone back is easier than counting to three. Never worry about dealing with coins or an overstuffed wallet again. Just link payment methods and transfer away.

to favorite songs when Spotify will let anyone listen for free? That’s right: Listen to free music at any time with the Spotify app. Spotify has all genres and even allows users to create their own playlists. Get creative, start listening and don’t forget to enjoy those long sessions of beautifully personal free music.

#2 •TWITTER

All media platforms are great, but nothing spreads information like Twitter.

Stay in the loop with trends, news and more by downloading the Twitter app immediately. Never feel left out of a conversation again. Stay involved in community life and for heaven’s sake, know what’s going on. Show some participation and get tweeting. Who knows, you might go viral.

#1 • ASU/UA/NAU MOBILE APPS

It doesn’t matter what college or how many apps are already on any phone, the specialized college app is the biggest game changer a phone user can have.

From class schedules to events happening on campus, ASU, NAU and the UA apps are like having an extra brain at all times. These apps are literally designed for college students and many require a username and password so that they are specialized to fit students’ personal interests and needs. Don’t be a dummy, get one honey. CT

#9 • UBER

Don’t have a car? Have to go far? The Uber app will bring a car to any location. Call a car with the touch of a finger. Buckle up and get ready for that road trip you’ve always wanted.

#8 • GOOGLE MAPS

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It’s scary to be lost, but what’s even scarier is being lost without a map.

Stay safe and make sure to always know the area by downloading the Google Maps app. Learn about the campus and what surrounds it including yummy restaurants, groovy coffee spots, shopping and entertainment.

#7 • 1 PASSWORD

Short-term memory loss won’t be a problem anymore thanks to this genius app. 1 Password is designed to store all passwords in an organized and secure system that’s easy to use. No more writing passwords down, resetting forgotten ones or searching phone notes for that complicated number combination. So, say bye to attempting to recall old passwords and hi to a new and glorious age of never having to reset a password again.

#6 • YOUTUBE

Need to figure something out but don’t know how? YouTube is the place to go. Learn how to do anything from the endless stream of how-to videos contained in this easy to access app. Learn how to do the Woah, dress for your first football game, or even save the turtles. The possibilities are endless.

#5 • POSTMATES/UBEREATS/DOORDASH

Laziness is just part of college life. Be prepared by having a food delivery app on hand. Why walk across campus for a cheeseburger when it can be delivered straight to the dorm? A food delivery app is a must-have to help save time and energy needed to study hard and get those A’s. Plus, a late-night study snack is never a bad idea.

#4 • TICKETMASTER

Ticketmaster is essential for quick access to event tickets of all kinds. This ticket app is required for all sports fans, movie lovers, festival dwellers, art admirers and people who just want to have fun. The best part is Ticketmaster has a 100% verified ticket guarantee, meaning no scams or rip-offs. It’s simple, it’s quick, and is the best place to buy tickets before any upcoming event.

#3 • SPOTIFY

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GET OUT THE LEDERHOSEN!

OKTOBERFEST CELEBRATES WITH SIX EXCLUSIVE NEW BEERS APRIL MORGANROTH • COLLEGE TIMES

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ervus! Enjoy live music, eccentric dancing, vibrant food and plenty of exclusive new brews next month when the Four Peaks Oktoberfest returns to Tempe Town Lake for its 47th annual fundraiser. This year, don’t forget to grab your athletic shoes to participate in a 10K braut run, wiener dog race or volleyball and soccer tournaments.

The Bavarian-themed free festival, sponsored by Four Peaks Brewing Company, kicks off 5 p.m. Friday, October 11, and runs through Sunday, October 13.

City of Tempe and Oktoberfest event organizer Bobbi Jones says this year the festival will host local and international food favorites, dance stages, contests, sports programs, an expanded Browns amusement carnival for children and most importantly over 25 varieties of specially crafted beers—including the new “Friendship Beer”.

Be sure to get there before 6:45 p.m. Friday to nab your spot along the traditional horse-drawn carriage parade route

on Mill Avenue, starting at Eighth Street and ending at the Oktoberfest entrance in Tempe Town Lake. Stick around because the “Tapping of the Keg,” signifying festival-goers can commence in drinking, promptly follows the parade and ends with the crowning of the 2019 Oktoberfest queen and king.

This spirited fundraiser sends Tempe high school students to one of the 11 Tempe sister cities in 11 countries every year in the hopes of promoting multiculturalism. Likewise, it brings 32 high school students and teachers from one of these international cities to live in Tempe for five weeks every year. Those cities include Agra City, India; Beaulieu sur Mer, France; Carlo, Ireland; Cuenca, Ecuador; Cuzco, Peru; Lower Hutt, New Zealand; Regensburg, Germany; Skopje, Macedonia; Timbuktu, Mali; Trollhattan, Sweden and Zhenjiang, China.

“Oans, zwoa, drei, g’suffa!” Get ready to enjoy six new exclusive Oktoberfest

Weltenburger brews— Weltenburger Anno 1050, a golden yellow märzen bier; Weltenburger Barock Dunkel, a bottom-fermented dark bier, Weltenburger HefeWeisbier Hell, a hefeweizen; Weltenburger Pils, a German pilsner; Weltenburger Barock Hell, a helles lager and Weltenburger Asam Bock, a doppelbock.

Oktoberfest started as a citywide celebration on October 12, 1810, in Munich, Germany, honoring Crown Prince Ludwig’s wedding to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen.

He later became King Ludwig I. Since then the event has carried into a lasting festival celebrating the uniqueness of Bavaria as a whole.

Now it’s celebrated worldwide in cities all over the globe with many of the original traditional festivities.

“Prost!” Event organizers would like to remind attendees to avoid overdoing it (“die bierleichen”), to drink responsibly and if necessary utilize one of the many ride-share companies lined up in a designated pick-up zone.

Grab some dirndl and lederhosen, enjoy free polka all weekend long and head to Kinderfest with the wee ones between stopping at the various beer gardens. “Pfiat di” as you enjoy your time this Oktoberfest. CT

You can buy VIP tickets, check out entertainment lineups and much more at http:/ fourpeaksoktoberfest.com.

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Servus: an informal Bavarian greeting when meeting fellow revelers before engaging in Oktoberfest festivities.

Oans, zwoa, drei, g’suffa: the Bavarian drinking call, translates as “one, two, three, drink.”

Prost: means “cheers.” die bierleichen: affectionate German name given to those who have overdone Oktoberfest literally translates to “beer corpses”. dirndl and lederhosen: traditional Oktoberfest clothing. Dirndl is a peasant pinafore dress for women. Lederhosen are leather trousers for me.

Pfiat di: classic Bavarian goodbye—shortened version of “may God protect you.”

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HOMETOWN MATCHUP

VENEZIA’S AND ASU TEAM TO IMPRESS STUDENTS ONE (OVERSIZED) SLICE AT A TIME CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI • COLLEGE TIMES

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SU students and fans can get their Venezia’s fix at sporting events throughout the year as the two have forged a partnership The pizzeria’s giant pepperoni and cheese pizza slices will be available for $9 at all football games at Sun Devil Stadium, baseball games at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, softball games at Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium and volleyball matches and gymnastics competitions at Wells Fargo Arena, as well as other events.

“As an Arizona State University alum, with a restaurant just a few minutes from campus, it is especially meaningful to be able to show our support for ASU with this partnership,” says Domenick Montanile, who opened the first Venezia’s Pizzeria in Tempe 21 years ago.

“It’s very important to us to show our support for our local sports teams. We look forward to a continued partnership with ASU and our community.”

Venezia’s will be the only pizza vendor at these ASU sporting events and receive ingame signage, mentions and activations, as well as inclusion in select ASU emails, social media posts and coupon books.

“My father-in-law is in the Sun Devil Club,” Montanile says. “I noticed they had a pizza place last year from out of state. I felt it would be great for ASU to have something local. We went through quite a few meetings. In the end, they felt it was a good fit.”

ASU fans should follow Venezia’s Pizzeria and ASU Athletics’ social media accounts for special Sun Devil discounts throughout the year.

“We want to introduce ASU fans across the Valley to Venezia’s who maybe are not close to Tempe or familiar with the first location,” says Sun Devil Sponsorships General Manager Brett Wallerstedt.

“The 20-inch party pizzas will be sold by the slice. There are brand-new pizza conveyor ovens that were part of the renovation to the stadium. It’s going to be about the same size as the personal size 8-inch pizza.”

Wallerstedt was familiar with Venezia’s prior to the partnership.

“I’ve been a fan of Southern and Mill original location. I’ve been frequenting this establishment for 15 years.

“We thought they would make a great partner because there are five locations here in the Valley. There’s a marketing value in promoting his establishment. For us, about the fan experience and having those unique food offerings.”

Venezia’s Pizzeria is a local, family-owned New York-style pizzeria with five locations in Phoenix, Tempe, Gilbert and Northeast Mesa.

Venezia’s serves authentic Italian food; from classics like pizza, pasta, calzones, wings and sandwiches, to new and innovative menu items like Zero Crust Pizza Bowls and cauliflower crust pizza, to award-winning gluten-free menu items.

Other ASU partners include Someburros, which is owned by the Vasquez family. Tim Vasquez, who took over operations from Venezia’s Pizzeria in Tempe 6 ECOLLEGETIMES.COM | OCTOBER 2019

his parents, played baseball at ASU and was drafted by the MLB. “That’s another tie-in with alums who have deep ASU ties,” he says.

Portillo’s is serving a limited offering of its sandwiches; the owner/operator of ChickFil-A at Mill Avenue and University as well as

Domenick Montanile, shown here with wife, Jaime, opened the first Venezia’s Pizzeria in Tempe 21 years ago.

Riverview in Mesa is offering goodies. Kona Ice is serving refreshments and Dutch Bros. is bringing its mobile trailer to the stadium.

Baked Bear will keep fans cool with ice cream sandwiches. Another partner, Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers, is owned by ASU Alum, Barrett Rinzler and Square One Concepts.

“It’s about how do we enhance our offerings,” Wallerstedt says. “With the stadium renovation, we have improved concourses, concessions and restrooms. It’s important for ASU Athletics to expand what we were doing from a food and beverage standpoint, with cooperation and collaboration with (facilities managers) Sodexo. It’s been a good evolution over the last couple years.” CT Info: venezias.com or thesundevils.com

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THE ASU WEST POW WOW EDUCATES ON NATIVE TRADITIONS LAURA LATZKO • COLLEGE TIMES

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ow wows have different meanings and purposes. Sometimes, the social gatherings are private and only open to community members.

Other pow wows, however, bring together members of different tribes and help to expose non-Native people to different traditions.

In its 19th year, ASU West’s Native American Heritage Festival and Veterans Day Weekend Traditional Pow Wow is a multicultural celebration open to people of different backgrounds.

The event will take place this year on Saturday, November 9, at ASU West’s Fletcher Library Lawn.

The event is organized and sponsored by Arizona State University’s Native American Events Committee and Office of Government and Community Engagement.

The festival and pow wow will offer dance and music performances, a frybread truck and other food options, children’s activities, grand entry ceremonies at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., a visit from mascot Sparky and art demos and vendors.

Bobbi Magdaleno, executive director for the Office of Government and Community Engagement, said during the last 19 years, the event has grown and incorporated news elements, such as art demonstrations.

A student organization on campus helped to start the pow wow as a social gathering and a fundraiser.

Magdaleno says each year, the

event draws over 2,000 people throughout the day.

She says although it has grown, the event has maintained a traditional, hometown-like atmosphere.

“You will see families and individuals come and set up canopies and put out their lawn chairs and just relax to the sights and the sounds of the day,” Magdaleno says.

Magdaleno says the event has helped to build community amongst Native American students, staff and faculty at ASU and educate others on campus and in the larger community.

“Our purpose and role is to embrace our cultures and provide the opportunities to connect and engage the community,” Magdaleno says.

Jacob Meders, an assistant professor for the School of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies, says the pow wow provides a space for people in the West Valley to celebrate Native American culture and heritage.

A member of the Mechoopda Indian Tribe, Meders says the ASU West pow wow offers a different experience than the larger ASU pow wow in Tempe.

“It’s not meant to be a really big pow wow, like the Tempe campus pow wow… We pride ourselves on being more of an intimate pow wow,” Meders says.

The pow wow takes place on Veterans Day weekend and will celebrate those who have served.

During the grand entry ceremony at 7 p.m., veterans will be recognized for their contributions.

“We find it really important to honor veterans. It’s a big part of who we are as indigenous people. In our communities, they are warriors and should be honored,” Meders says.

During the event, dancers will perform different styles of traditional dance, including Jingle Dress, Gourd, Grass and Hoop dances. They will be accompanied by drummers and singers.

The arena director/emcee will provide further insight into the meaning behind and history of the music and dance styles, as well as the regalia worn by the performers.

Meders says the pow wow is a time that non-Native students and community members can “come be with us, come learn from us, let us share who we are” and have the “opportunity to learn what’s really not in the classroom.”

Throughout the day, between four and six artists will demonstrate their crafts. Some of these artists are members of local tribes such as the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community or Tohono O’odham Nation.

Through November 21, ASU West will showcase artwork focused on social justice and indigenous issues in its ArtSpace West gallery as part of the two-man exhibition “Indigenous Resistance: The Art of Protest.”

ASU West’s Native American Heritage Festival and Veterans Day Weekend Traditional Pow Wow showcases different styles of Native American dance.

The exhibit features work by mixed-media artist Remy and Meders, a screen printer who owns Warbird Press. Meders will also do live screen-printing demos at the event.

The gallery will be open from 1 to 5 p.m.

The festival’s and pow wow’s vendor area will have a mixture of crafters selling their work and nonprofits and student organizations sharing information about what they do.

Attendees can learn more about veteran and Native American organizations.

An ASU team will demonstrate lacrosse, a sport with origins in Native American communities.

The event is free to the general public. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets, as limited seating is available. CT

Native American Heritage Festival and Veterans Day Weekend Traditional Pow Wow 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, November 9 Fletcher Library Lawn, ASU West, 4701 W. Thunderbird Road, Glendale Free admission asuevents.asu.edu/ west/2019powwow

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SUCCESS BLAZING A PATH

ELIZABETH MURPHY BURNS MAKES HER MARK IN MUSIC AND ASU CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI • COLLEGE TIMES

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lizabeth Murphy Burns’ family has been in the media business since 1890, when her grandfather, John T. Murphy, acquired a newspaper in Superior, Wisconsin.

Still, she contends, most students don’t know the namesake behind the Morgan Murphy Media/Elizabeth Murphy Burns and Richard Burns Theater at the ASU Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

“We wanted that name on it so the kids would say, ‘What the hell is Morgan Murphy Media?’” she says with a laugh.

“There are smaller venues in the United States that are good and reputable, and you can learn from, and a star is not born only by going from Phoenix to New York to Los Angeles. I like the fact that they will have to ask, ‘Who is this small company?’”

The technologically advanced classroom holds 141 students and was dubbed the Morgan Murphy Media/ Elizabeth Murphy Burns and Richard Burns Theater in 2017.

Her father, Morgan Murphy, who took the company into the broadcast age by helping to build the first FM radio station in northern Minnesota.

The couple contributed a seven-figure gift in support of the school.

With three high-definition broadcast cameras, full audio and visual integration and a control room, the Elizabeth Murphy Burns and Richard Burns Theater is one of the most technologically advanced learning spaces. All first-year Cronkite students take their first class, the Principles and History of Journalism, in the theater.

“The Cronkite School is the best journalism school in the country, without a doubt,” says Murphy Burns, who goes by “Liz.” “The school does such wonderful work. It’s just so amazing what the students do here.

It’s a remarkable place.

“We’re here to celebrate the family,” she said. “This is a family company. It’s always been a family company, and it will continue to be a family company.”

Family affair Morgan Murphy Media has been family owned and operated since 1890, when her grandfather, John T. Murphy, started the Evening Telegram Co. in Superior, Wisconsin.

Headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, Morgan Murphy Media it boasted TV and radio stations, a print magazine, websites, apps and a digital marketing agency across its seven locations—Spokane, Washington/ Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (television and radio); Madison, Wisconsin; Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, Washington; La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Joplin, Missouri/ Pittsburg, Kansas; Victoria, Texas; and Platteville, Wisconsin/Dubuque, Iowa.

“We’re looking at a station as we speak,” she says. “I’m a great believer in small-market television. It’s going to be around for a long time, mainly because I think like small-town newspapers.

Some of the larger newspapers have kind of disappeared into the woodwork. The small market weekly newspapers are doing just fine thank you very much.”

The torch was eventually based down to Murphy Burns and her brother, John B. Murphy in 1982. John B. and Liz joined the family business at young ages, just as their father and grandfather had done before them.

John B. focused on the print side of the business, which was eventually sold in 2003. Liz focused her attention on the broadcast side and became the first woman to serve on the CBS affiliates board in 1981.

Murphy Burns considers herself lucky to be in the business for this long.

“I’ve been blessed to be around a whole lot of very smart, capable men who decided I wasn’t a threat to them,” she says.

“At a time in the mid ’70s and ’80s when there weren’t too many women around, they embraced the whole situation and the whole idea. We all had a good time together. I learned a lot. They learned a lot. I was very blessed.”

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The secret to her success was she “didn’t try to be a guy.”

“I didn’t stay up and play poker and smoke cigars,” she says. “I was just me.

There were the occasional passes and rebuffed, but nothing like it is today.

We were all so bloody innocent. I never felt threatened, overpowered or powerless. They were my cohorts and my friends, and we got along just fine.

“I think we’re in a real strange time

right now. I wonder what on Earth are girls in their 20s are thinking about going into a man’s bedroom in a hotel room. Hello? Didn’t your mothers never teach you anything?”

Musical ambitions Murphy Burns’ longtime dream

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Liz Burns feels blessed to have been in the media business for most of her life.

BLAZING continued from pg. 8 was to be a “great Broadway star,” but “Barbra Streisand beat me to it,” she says with a laugh.

She studied theater at the University of Arizona’s fine arts school.

“I realized what I liked was the business of show business,” she says.

Her first job was at KGUN in Tucson as a production secretary, land then traveled to San Diego for the same job for a station there. She married and divorced twice and drifted.

“I called my mother the day my dad died and said, ‘What would you think if I came to work for the company?’” she recalls. “She said, ‘It’s about time.’

That was 1977.”

Her stepson, Brian Burns, runs the day-to-day operations, while Murphy Burns keeps her finger on the pulse.

“He’s doing very well,” she says.

“He’s the one bullish on getting new stations, but he’s also 40. He knows all about the digital things and the social media. I’m too old to completely grasp it. He’s doing very, very well and is loving it. That’s exciting to have that stage of it going so well.”

Murphy Burns is using her show business knowledge to promote the career of Cave Creek country artist Ryan Sims. The two “met” when she hired his former band, EastonAshe,

SUCCESS for a party at Tavern Americana on Hayden and Thompson Peak Parkway.

In reality, the two knew each other for years.

“I’d seen EastonAshe at Harold’s over the years. I was standing in the foyer and the lead singer (Sims) was sort of nodding at me. I turned around to see what cute little chick was behind me. There wasn’t one.

“After that, he said, ‘You don’t remember me, do you? I used to bus your tables at Harold’s. Then we became lunch pals. We just thoroughly enjoyed each other.”

After Sims broke up with his girlfriend, she encouraged him to record an album in Nashville. After finding moderate success with his album “My Side of the Story,” he’s wrapping up his third full-length effort with new management.

“There isn’t a bigger entrepreneur in the North Valley than Liz Burns,” Sims says.

“Liz has made it possible for me to follow my dreams unimpeded. She did that without me asking for it out of the goodness of her heart. She’s famous for philanthropy. She’s put more people through college than most scholarship funds. Those people don’t even know it was her who did it.

“Liz is the kindest human being I’ve ever met. I can say this with 100% certainty, you will never meet someone kinder. She’s an angel. Not only that, she’s my best friend.”

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BROTHERS FIND PEACE IN SERVING A MIX OF DISHES AT GADZOOKS BRIANNA MOORE • COLLEGE TIMES

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oing into business with family members can be a nightmare. For Aaron and Jared Pool, however, their family business is a dream come true.

“It’s good working together,” says Aaron, who co-owns Gadzooks Enchiladas and Soup with Jared.

“You always hear the horror stories.

Everyone says, ‘Don’t work with family’ or ‘Don’t work with friends.’

In a friendship, people can burn out easily. When you have family, you know they’re all in.”

Recently, the brothers opened a third Gadzooks location on University Drive and Wilson Street. The others are at Seventh Street and Osborn Road in Phoenix, and 40th Street and Camelback Road in Arcadia.

“We inherently trust each other,” Jared says. “If he’s here having to deal with something, I trust him and vice versa. If we were really young and didn’t know who we are, it’d be harder. But we experienced other relationships, personal and business, and came together at a time where we could really grow together and take on challenges without making it personal.”

Aaron, the mastermind behind Gadzooks, graduated from W.P. Carey School of Business at ASU in 2009.

During his freshman year, he made the decision to be a restaurateur.

“I knew I wanted to open a restaurant, but I wasn’t sure what kind,” Aaron says. “It wasn’t until that first winter break in Lake Tahoe, and our mom made chicken enchiladas for the 12 of us that were up there. Sitting at that table, when I was 18, I was like ‘That’s what it is.’”

Enjoying his mom’s homemade enchiladas on a family vacation sparked an “a-ha!” moment for Aaron.

For the next three and a half years at ASU, Aaron developed his business plan for his casual, fast-service enchilada restaurant.

After graduating, Aaron had a hard time finding a bank to finance his dream. In the meantime, he honed his recipes in his parents’ kitchen, taking his mother’s specialties and blending them with his own.

In 2013, with the help of his brother, Aaron opened the first Gadzooks in Phoenix. The second location in Arcadia came four years later in 2017.

Tempe was next.

“We always knew we wanted to be in Tempe somewhere,” Aaron says.

“We were presented this space two years ago and it just made sense for us.

We wanted to be just off-campus, but close enough to the university so that we can get students.”

The Pool brothers have seen plenty of success since 2013. Jared says the secret of their success is their attention

to detail.

“We want to make sure that every customer experiences exactly the same flavor profile,” Jared says. “Aaron and I are super observant. If we make mistakes or watch others make mistakes, we try to learn from those and try to be really attentive to it.

Being very detail oriented helps a lot.”

The Pool brothers take pride in providing customers with an eccentric eating experience.

At Gadzooks, guests are invited to “choose it,” “fill it,” “cover it,” “add it,” “salsa it,” “top it,” “dress it” and “combine it.”

The main dishes are enchiladas, street tacos, chopped salad, Linda’s homemade tortilla soup, spicy potato corn chowder, head honcho’s nachos, stuffed poblano or griddled breakfast hash.

Next up, diners can choose from roasted tomatillo chicken, green chile pork shoulder, modelo-braised bison ($9.25), smashed jack potato, sautéed spinach mushroom, braised short ribs, chihuahua cheese, asadero cheese or sweet and spicy cornbread, all of which are $8.25, unless otherwise noted.

Take the dish and cover it with red, green or “Christmas” sauce, and asadero cheese and chihuahua cheese.

Goat cheese (75 cents), griddled-fried over-easy egg ($1.25) or hand-smashed guacamole ($1.65) can be added.

Salsa—Uncle Rico’s pico; salsa verde; toasted arbol roja and blended habanero lava—scratch-made crema, crumbled cotija cheese, honey vinaigrette slaw and pickled onion are extras. Salads can be dressed with jalapeno ranch, Gadzooks buttermilk, threechile vinaigrette or honey vinaigrette.

“We value choice and we like to give people options,” Jared says. “You get this eclectic blend of flavoring that just gives you lots of options to be unique and different. That’s why people love Gadzooks because they can make what they want, and no dish is the same.”” CT

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PHOTOS • GADZOOKS

Jared, left, and Aaron Pool say they inherently trust each other regarding their business Gadzooks Enchiladas and Soup.

Try topping enchiladas with a fried egg at Gadzooks.

Street tacos are a few of the options at Gadzooks.

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SCOTT GRUWELL

MARK WITTHAR

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ver considered a career that puts you literally in the driver’s seat?

“The automotive industry offers countless career opportunities in such fields as manufacturing, technology, sales, marketing, operations or customer service,” says Mark Witthar of Sanderson Ford.

Founded in 1955, the dealership is Ford Motor Co.’s most-awarded dealer for customer satisfaction.

Below, Witthar and fellow local leaders in the industry share how they got their start: My father worked at the Ford plant in Kansas City, so the company has been a part of my life since childhood.

I worked for Ford one summer while attending Northwest Missouri State University, where I obtained a degree in marketing. After graduation I was hired by Ford Motor Co., where I spent 30 years, relocated 10 times and retired in late 2015. David Kimmerle, owner of Sanderson Ford, had been someone I had worked with for years and when he asked if I’d consider joining the Sanderson team as general manager. I gladly came on board!

Mark Witthar General Manager, Sanderson Ford There was never a doubt in my mind that I would go into the family business. My grandfather opened Courtesy Chevrolet at 12th Street and Camelback in 1955. My dad also worked there. After I graduated from the University of Arizona in 1996, I got his start in the auto industry straight away. Twenty-three years later, and today a partner, I’ve helped grow Courtesy Automotive Group to five locations around the Southwest with more than 600 employees. While my passion for the auto industry runs in my blood, it’s a lucrative great career path for anyone that enjoys working with people and leading teams.

Scott Gruwell Partner, Courtesy Automotive Group My father owned an auto repair

facility in Tucson. I spent most of my time at the shop when not in school. I would eventually start working for another repair center, where I earned a spot in management—get this—while still in junior high. That eventually moved me up to Phoenix, where I would open several other locations before opening my own venture in 1973. I sold that in 1995, and then redirected my energy to the retail side of the business with my daughter and her husband.

Together, our family has built the business to eight locations, adding other services along the way.

Howard J. Fleischmann Sr. Partner, Community Tire Pros and Auto Repair

CHRIS GARMAN

HOWARD J. FLEISCHMANN SR.

I was inspired to go into the industry to continue my family’s tradition in the auto repair business.

Joe Wilhelm opened the family’s first automotive repair shop in 1928 in Peoria. My grandfather bought the business in 1979, and we now serve nine locations across the Valley. I’m an Arizona native and graduated from ASU with a bachelor’s degree in global business and marketing, and master’s degree in business administration.

I spent the early days of my career working for Pitney Bowes and a small architecture firm before I came to work at Wilhelm in 2000.

Chris Garman President, Wilhelm Automotive I started in the industry working at my father-in-law’s garage with no interest in fixing vehicles, but quickly got hooked. I threw myself at training opportunities, ultimately believing in what I was doing. I ignored the haters, opened my first automotive service garage in 1995 with a passion for fixing cars and helping people, always embracing the failures and taking every opportunity to grow.

Frank Leutz Chief Operating Officer, Desert Car Care of Chandler

My dad opened Whitey’s in 1965, and it was originally a shop and gas station. We had several gas stations around town—eventually my dad opened the existing location in 1992.

I was in the Army from 1990-1992 and when I got out, I started working with him right away. I can relate to people and talk to people because I grew up in the family gas station—and that makes it easier for me in this role. I transitioned from a role as a mechanic into a management position. I worked for stint at a few dealerships as well. I am a mutt/hybrid of the industry— we run things so differently— and I think that’s OK.

FRANK LEUTZ

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TIME TO REBUILD

GCU VOLLEYBALL IS INCHING CLOSER TO COACH TIM NOLLAN’S GOAL GRIFFIN FABITS • COLLEGE TIMES

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im Nollan didn’t mince words when addressing last year’s Grand Canyon University women’s volleyball season.

“We definitely didn’t have the season we wanted,” Nollan says postpractice. “There’s no question about it.”

And frankly, it’s hard to argue with that. The Lopes commenced their 2018 campaign with four wins in their first five matches before injuries derailed the rest of their fall. They stumbled to an 11-18 finish en route to their third consecutive losing season.

“We had a season-ending injury in the first week, before we even played a match,” Nollan remembers. “It was someone who we had kind of penciled in as someone who was going to be a big, big contributor.”

Nollan, entering his fourth season at the helm of the Lopes, is eager to part ways with the sour taste the 2018 season left him with. It’s all but a distant memory now—a mere learning experience.

And along with entering this season with a healthy roster of 16, he feels GCU is on the doorstep of winning 20-plus games this year. It’s a feat the program hasn’t seen since the fall of 2014.

“We have the ability to score points better now. We have more pieces, and the pieces we have, have developed.

We’ve brought in more and more and more. We have more arms, more offensive threats.”

A chunk of that development comes via Nollan’s impressive background as an established recruiter. Before GCU, he spent nine years at his alma mater University of Southern California— Nollan graduated from USC in 2000— with the women’s volleyball program, five of them as an associate head coach. He was the team’s recruiting coordinator, and the Trojans routinely boasted some of the top recruiting classes in the nation.

His 2010 recruiting class at USC, per GCULopes.com, was listed as the top-ranked class in the country by PrepVolleyball.com. He garnered top-two classes in several years that followed. The Trojans are the owners of a storied background, rich with NCAA tournament appearances and conference titles.

It’s what makes this 2019 season so fascinating. The Lopes’ highly touted skipper has had his fingerprints on the program for nearly four years now, and the results are slowly trickling in.

The first handful of seasons a college coaching staff endures are often murky, given the efforts to implement a new system with players

they didn’t recruit.

But now, Nollan’s Lopes are soon to erupt.

“We’re real close,” he says. “I want to win 20 games this year. I think we can. Some things have to break our way, but I think we’re setting ourselves up to do that.”

Nollan spoke with great delight about the overall makeup of his roster.

It’s brimming with the offensive depth

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The Lopes opened their 2019 regular season with a first-place finish at the Hampton Inn & Suites Northern Colorado Classic, winning its three matches.

it’s lacked in recent years, which subsequently allows them to work at a different pace this year.

“They know how to create opportunities to be successful,” he says. “They don’t have to wait for the other team to make a mistake. That’s a big difference that we can feel.

We’ve seen it in the practice gym, the scrimmage we had. They understand how to win and create and force those opportunities, as opposed to hoping the other team gives them those opportunities.”

The 2019 squad returns 12 players, including some of its top contributors from last year. Among them is co-

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captain and junior libero Teagan DeFalco.

DeFalco, who led the Lopes last season with 523 digs, was named to the 2019 Preseason All-WAC Team by coaches in the conference.

Her third season at GCU has already offered a refreshing change of pace, a glimpse of optimism that’s been lost on the program since her arrival in 2017. “(Last year) was tough,” she says.

“As a really young team, we didn’t really have much leadership, we didn’t really have much direction. Now this year, we have way more leadership.

We have a direction. We just are motivation to be better than last year.

It’s not fun losing, and nobody wants to lose.

“This year, we’re very, very determined, and that’s different from last year.”

Four years ago, when Nollan was still at USC, he was targeted by GCU officials as a top candidate to fill the volleyball program’s head coaching vacancy. He was invited to campus by the university’s president, Brian Mueller. Though content with the gig he had in Southern California, he obliged, taking Mueller up on the offer

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VOLLEYBALL continued from pg. 14 to take a look around campus. No harm in at least going down there, he surmised.

But once he arrived inside the gates at GCU he was “completely floored.”

He loved USC. He was happy there, living nearby to family and coaching for his alma mater. But he was also aware of the once-in-a-career opportunity that was now sitting in his lap.

“When I came here, half the stuff wasn’t here. It was parking lots, construction zones. President Mueller sat down with a campus map and said, ‘This is what it is today, this is the fiveyear plan, this is the 10-year plan.’

“He walked me through it. His parting sentence to me was, ‘To take this job and be successful at it, you have to be a forward thinker, not a backward thinker. You can’t look back and go, oh, well, we had all these All-Americans. No. That’s not what this job is. This job is, look at how great this future can be. Look at this campus. Look at the state of Arizona volleyball. Look at the draw. Phoenix is a destination city. Look at all these things—the student support. What can you build with that?’”

He was wowed. It was a no-brainer to shake Mueller’s hand, accept the job and begin rebuilding GCU’s program.

He was officially named the program’s seventh head coach on January 9, 2016.

Nollan’s done exactly that— rebuild—in his first trio of years. In year one, the fall 2016, he won six games. The next year was eight, the following was 11. Slowly but surely, Nollan is working to turn a stone and reintroduce the Lopes to winning volleyball again.

Told that, from 2009-14, GCU racked up four 20-win seasons, Nollan’s eyes lit up. Just how close are they to that threshold?

“Real close.”

The Lopes opened up the 2019 regular season in promising fashion, winning the Hampton Inn & Suites Northern Colorado Classic with a 3-0 record. Nollan’s 2019 quest to getting GCU on the map as a “nationally ranked” program began just how they anticipated.

The sample-size is small, sure.

But the consensus among the Lopes suggests Grand Canyon University is soon to be housing a premier volleyball program once more. CT

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BC15 viewers know Nick Ciletti as an Emmy award-winning journalist and anchorman.

Every once in a while, though, the University of Miami grad lets it slip that he’s a music aficionado, mentioning everyone from current chart toppers to the Spice Girls on air.

His background is just as impressive as his pop-culture knowledge. Ciletti double majored in broadcast journalism and Spanish, spending a semester abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

In 2017, Ciletti was sent to Florida to cover Hurricane Irma. That same year, Nick traveled to Houston to report on how Arizona first responders helped save lives during Hurricane Harvey.

He also won an Emmy for breaking news for his coverage on a dragon boat that capsized on Tempe Town Lake, carrying more than a dozen special needs athletes.

The father of a French bulldog named Larry, Ciletti is a cancer survivor who loves to give back. He’s volunteered at Phoenix Children’s Hospital since April 2016 and has participated in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life for nine years.

TOP SIX FAVORITE SONGS My songs are in no particular order!

“Livin’ on a Prayer” Bon Jovi Who doesn’t love Bon Jovi?! This is a classic ’80s song that’s bound to get you up and dancing or at least singing along.

“I Wanna Dance with Somebody” Whitney Houston I love any Whitney song, but especially this one. She was such a talent. Her voice was unlike anyone else’s. What a talent! My friends know

this is my song and I’ll refuse to leave the dance floor if it’s on.

“When Loves Takes Over” David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland This song came out right around the time I graduated college, so it always takes me back to that time period. It’s also very “dance-y,” so it will get you up and moving. And I love the lyrics, too. “It’s complicated. It always is.

That’s just the way it goes. Feels like I waited so longs for this. I wonder if it shows.”

“Do You Think About Me?” Carrie Underwood This is a really sweet, simple love song, sort of reflecting back on an old love. They do really sweet things that couples do, especially at the beginning.

My favorite lyric from the song is, “We ran in when the thunder came.

You told me sugar melts in the rain.”

I thought that would be a great line to use on someone—provided they haven’t heard the song yet!

“Todo Cambió” Camila This is just a really beautiful love song entirely in Spanish. Camila is a very talented Mexican band.

When I studied abroad in Argentina in 2008, a classmate of mine from Mexico introduced me to the song and instantly I fell in love with the lyrics. It always takes me back to those carefree days on the streets of Buenos Aires. The song means, “Everything Changed” and I really do think there are those people we meet and they just change our entire lives.

“The Climb” Miley Cyrus They played this song during my

first “Survivors’ Lap” with the Relay for Life.

It’s one of the American Cancer Society’s signature events. At the beginning of every relay, they have all cancer survivors line up and a do a lap to kick off PHOTO • ABC15 the event. The A Carrie Underwood fan, Nick Ciletti of ABC15 is known for his first one I did music knowledge. was in Yuma in 2010 and it really was a magical WHAT ARTIST WOULD experience. There are tons of people PROVIDE THE SOUNDTRACK cheering you on, yelling for you, clapping for you—it’s in that moment FOR THE MOVIE ABOUT you realize you’re not alone. As a YOUR LIFE? cancer survivor, it almost brings tears I think I’d give that honor to Carrie to your eyes!

Underwood. She’s got the best range.

PREFERRED WAY OF LISTENING AND WHY? I’m a pretty straight-forward kind of guy. I listen to music on my iPhone while I work out or while I hike.

Although recently, I did join the 21st century and I bought those Bluetooth headphones. Much to my surprise, they don’t fall out of my ears!

DESERT ISLAND ALBUM The album I could listen to on a deserted island would be Shania Twain’s “Come on Over.” It’s one of those albums where every song could have been a single and it also reminds me a lot of my childhood. It was my very first album.

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She can be sweet, romantic, cuddly— and at the same time, she can “take a Louisville Slugger to both headlights” and come after you if you cross her! I got to interview her on a red carpet a few years ago and she was really nice and down to earth.

GO-TO GUILTY PLEASURE TRACK OR CLASSIC KARAOKE TUNE? This is a good one! If I was “forced” to do karaoke right now, I’d probably sing “Shallow” by Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga—and totally butcher it in the process! It was really simple, yet really catchy. I love the parts where Gaga lets it rip and puts all her emotion on display. Now that is singing. CT

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ared Lupin’s interest in cooking cucumber, gochujang mayo, green was piqued in the kitchen with his onions and sesame seeds. grandparents when he was a child.

Lupin, 38, was born in Torrance, “My dad traveled for work when we California, but lived in Prescott until moved to Prescott, so I lived with my he was 18. A former graffiti artist, grandparents,” he says. “They cooked Lupin enlisted in the Army following from scratch, so I started helping 9/11, joining the Army’s Culinary them and it was easy for me to see the Arts Program. He attended Woo relationship with food.”

Song Culinary Academy in Daejeon, Now he’s sharing that relationship South Korea, where he found his true with Char’d Brisket Dogs + Burgers passion in the art of cooking. as its new executive chef. With him He prefers using natural colors and he brought a new menu featuring textures as much as possible as well as affordable items that college students incorporating flavors in a modern way. can quickly grab on their way to class.

He is known for launching Umami “We were so impressed by Chef Ramen and as the executive chef of Lupin’s modern approach to food that Republic Ramen. He was featured on we had to partner with him,” says the Travel Channel for his kangaroo Michael Zimmerman, co-CEO of Wade burger and crocodile pot stickers Foster Hospitality Group. featured at the Down Under Wine Bar. Char’d seeks to highlight ASU Lupin also earned a spot on Eater’s students’ cultures and blend them with list of 14 hottest ramen shops in the traditional American comfort food. country. Lupin slipped away from “There’s a predominant middle east ramen and joined Char’d to work with and Asian culture dynamic here at a younger demographic.

“The youth really understands food ASU and I wanted to give it some flare to the American comfort food, so they a little bit more now than a lot of older people,” Lupin says. “So, it’s been a can try it,” Lupin says. “We wanted to have fun culturally.” really cool outlet to do that merger For customers who are looking for with comfort food from the United States, from the Midwest, the West a brisket burger, the new menu offers the Maui Wowie ($8.50)—fried Spam and the East and merge it together with this world fusion. with cheese, caramelized pineapple, grilled onions, sidewalk egg, gochujang mayo and eel sauce.

Lupin’s favorite is the Hatch’d Char’d Brisket Dogs + Burgers avocado burger ($6.75)—with cheese, 1015 S. Rural Road, Suite 106, avocado, lettuce, jalapeno pico and Tempe hatch green chili crema. chardrestaurant.com, 480.361.9960 The brisket dogs bring an interesting combination of cultures.

The middle feast ($6.95) is served with curry hummus, chopped onions, tomatoes, shaved cucumber, tzatziki, falafel crumble and parsley.

The Kagogi features beef bulgogi, kimchi kraut, shaved The Kagogi hot dog features beef bulgogi, kimchi kraut, shaved

“This is a great chance to show people their kind of food with a little twist or give them something that maybe they didn’t have the opportunity to have elsewhere.”

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TEMPE’S HARRY POTTER ESCAPE ROOM IS WORTH THE TRIP MADELEINE WILLIAMSON • COLLEGE TIMES

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’m a Harry Potter fan as much as the next person, having read all the books.

So, embarking on Alcatraz Escape Games’ Wizard Hysteria Harry Potterthemed escape room was a must.

(The theme is actually one of three — The Row, Zombie Panic and Wizard Hysteria.) I collected five of my closest friends and we did our best.

First, the rules: no cellphones and all valuables must be placed in a locker.

We had 60 minutes to escape and a TV screen with a visible timer let us know how much time we had left. Items in the room with red dots indicate they’re decorations and shouldn’t be manhandled. Everything else was fair game. Lastly, if we needed any help or clues, we just had to ask as manager Corrie Jones was supervising us through cameras.

I could hear the screams of terror coming from within as we continued our walk down the hallway to the Wizard Hysteria room. Jones swung the door open, we piled in and she

Perplexing Potter potions

wished us luck.

The 45-minute journey had moments of pure amazement, utter confusion, jaw-dropping surprises and gleeful celebrations. The room truly made me feel like I was in the world of Harry Potter. The Hogwartsthemed decorations and mystical lighting screamed Harry Potter. The ceiling resembled a scene from one of the films, with floating candles and a fantastically light starry night sky.

The clues were wrapped in Harry Potter references. My friends and I were delighted to recognize Harry Potter creatures, which really made the environment seem lifelike.

A quick tip: split into groups to save as much time as possible. I learned that teamwork and strategy are by far the two most effective game changers when it comes to escaping the room in time. Jones says to “touch everything and think out loud” to figure out clues based on others’ thought processes.

Marketing Coordinator Lea Zibeth says to visit with a large group because

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each room is timed and the more brains you have working on a puzzle, the faster it can be solved. “Look at everything, even if you don’t think it would mean anything,” she says. “A

major key is communication.”

Wizard Hysteria has photo ops at the end with props like wizard wands, Harry Potter glasses and wizard robes.

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