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rom The Lumberjack staff, our hearts go out to those affected by the tragedy of Oct. 9. While the details still may not be clear of what happened, NAU lost a member of its student body. My thoughts are with Colin’s parents as they have to begin a life without their son. The shooting garnered much attention, resulting in media outlets flooding campus from Phoenix and beyond. The Lumberjack was part of those outlets, as we headed to the 6 a.m. press conference where President Cheng addressed the media and the students who wanted to learn more details. I’m very proud of our staff and the coverage we were able to produce in such a difficult time for our campus. Follow us on social media: However, not all of the student media outlets had the twitter: @JACKcentral facebook: TheNAULumberjack opportunity to cover these events. NAZ Today, the broadcast news program that we share office space with, was censored by NAU’s Office of Public Affairs and not allowed to broadcast MITCHELL anything about the shooting out of “concern for the students.” FORBES CO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF While the university was within its bounds to do this, that does not make it right. In this issue The Lumberjack covers this story along with our other coverage of the events of Oct. 9. Finally, I urge all students and faculty alike to remember all of the parties Candles lay on the ground of the Historic North Quad at a vigil to honor involved in this tragic event are human. I’m not here to make a judgment call Colin Brough Oct. 9. See more coverage of the vigil on page 16. (Photo by as to who was right or wrong, but please remember that everyone, including Raven Larson) the suspected shooter, is human. There is still much to come out about what happened Oct. 9 and I encourage you to keep an open mind.

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PoliceBeat Oct. 5 At 8:36 p.m., a student was dropping off a friend when an unknown subject tried to enter the car. The student drove off before the car could be entered. One NAUPD officer responded to the scene but subject was gone upon arrival. Oct. 6 At 8:41 a.m., Mountain Line staff delivered video footage of skateboarders holding on to the moving bus. There was no mention as to whether the skateboarders were found.

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assistance for someone who had recently fainted. The subject was feeling ill and hit their head. The subject was transported by the FFD, GMT and an NAUPD officer to the FMC. Oct. 7 At 8:34 a.m., a nonstudent was found to be sleeping in the basement of Taylor Hall by a custodian. The NAUPD officers on call interviewed the subject. The subject left the scene shortly after.

At 10:29 a.m., a subject reported that someone was having a seizure. The Flagstaff Fire Department (FFD), Guardian Medical Transport (GMT) and one NAUPD officer responded to the scene. The subject was transported to the Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC).

At 9:06 a.m., shuttle services called to report on a subject carrying a firearm holstered to their hip. No contact was made as the subject was gone on arrival. At 4:54 the shuttle services reported seeing the same subject again. The subject was contacted and it was discovered that the firearm was a BBgun. The subject was educated on NAU firearm policy and warned of trespassing.

At 11:42 a.m., a student reported a suspicious voicemail on the phone. The student was referred to the Flagstaff Police Department.

At 2:40 p.m., staff from ROTC reported that a student had been sexually assaulted. The investigation is open and ongoing.

At 12:45 p.m., the front desk of Gabaldon called to report finding a stray traffic cone. It was identified as belonging to NAUPD and returned to the department.

Oct. 8 At 2:01 p.m., staff of McConnell hall reported the odor of marijuana coming from a resident’s room. Residents were not present, but a nonresident was in the room. The subject denied all use of marijuana and was escorted from the building.

At 7:55 p.m., several people became disorderly at an event. They were told to leave the premises. One subject became belligerent and was escorted out by an NAUPD officer. At 10:53 p.m., a resident called to request

Oct. 9 At 12:35 a.m., two students were deferred for alcohol consumption as minors in front of Sechrist Hall.

At 12:33 p.m., a Student Life staff member reported receiving a threatening email. The investigation is open and pending. At 4:10 p.m., a firearm cartridge was found at Franklin and Fountaine. The item was taken to the department for destruction. Oct. 10 At 1:32 p.m., a student called to report that their roommate had a firearm. Two NAUPD officers responded, and the roommate explained that it was in his vehicle. The subject was advised to keep it there. At 5:47 p.m., a passerby reported a subject throwing items from the top floor of the San Francisco Parking Garage. Two NAUPD officers responded and talked with the four subjects there; one was deferred for possession of drug paraphernalia. At 11:46 p.m., multiple students were deferred for minor in consumption of alcohol (MIC) after a complaint from a neighboring resident. Oct. 11 At 12:17 a.m., three NAUPD officers responded to a fight that had been reported by staff members at Gabaldon Hall. The subjects were intoxicated and all but one fled the scene. The one who remained was given a criminal deferral for MIC. At 11:21 p.m., one NAUPD officer responded to a report of marijuana odor. It turned out to be a passing skunk in the area.

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ear Readers, I am so sorry. This tragedy is something I could have never imagined: to see so many of you suffering has left me hollow. While I believe the people following our story need to see the emotional side of the student perspective and I take my job as a student journalist very seriously, I know that publicizing your pain has been difficult. Flagstaff to me is a place filled with friendship, character and beauty. While I would never have wished for these events to have unfolded, they demonstrated just why I hold this community so close to my heart. The friendships on our campus were more evident and powerful than I have ever witnessed. The character of individuals both near and far resulted in a landslide of love, support and hope. And while the beauty I speak of has always referred to our forested region, it now refers to something so much more powerful than that could ever be. I found this beauty in the candlelight vigil Oct. 9. So I thank you all for reminding me how blessed I am to call Flagstaff home. While it may be true that our incident is not entirely similar to other school

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shootings I believe it is just as important. During the press conference held the morning of Oct. 9, I heard updated medical reports muffled by the agonizing sounds of those hurting for their friends. The candlelight vigil brought my peers to their knees and tears to their eyes. And behind closed doors, my friends’ voices shook as they confided in and comforted their friends. It is my hope that through this togetherness we can finally acknowledge the deeper issues that face our peers; the same issues that lead people to inflict pain on themselves or others. It is my hope that by acknowledging the suffering facing our peers we will be able to better educate our community. It is not too late. As Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” To witness that light and love supplied by all of you has been an honor. And I am begging you to not let the impact of this tragedy fade, taking that light and love with it.

extent of it. It is a shame that it has to happen so close to home for it to start feeling real. It is a shame that it is even happening in the first place. I then realized that I was angry because of how the presidential candidates will use this, and the following shooting at Texas Southern University that happened later that day, as talking points in their campaign speeches. The fact that news anchors will curl their hair and whiten their teeth before spending a minute discussing the timeless lives of the victims. And how the National Rifle Association will continue to argue that it is not the guns, it is the people. There will always be people to argue what drives people to use guns, but the fact of the matter is that 74 school shootings have happened in the last 18 months. That is one school shooting per week, and 74 too many. I do not think any further explanation is needed. So for now, we mourn. Emma Helfrich, OpEd writer

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earest Readers, These past few days have been exhausting for all of us. Here at The Lumberjack, we have lost so much of our mental, physical and emotional strength. Many times I have wondered where my limit is and when I will find it, as things just seem to be going too fast. But when I see our peers, our readers — when I see you — stand strong and united against this tragedy, I am empowered. We as a community, both in and out of Greek Life, are showing there is strength within our weakness. We are showing the world day after day how powerful NAUStrong really is. The news section’s assistant editor, Amy Owings, woke up with the first set of NAU Alerts and attended the first 6 a.m. press conference, Oct. 9. I attended Steven Jones’ first court hearing at 1 p.m., and received help from news writer Brianna Fields when covering Greek Life’s candlelight vigil for Colin Brough that night. Since then it’s been all hands on deck, and it will continue to be until we feel we have found the truth of this story and presented it to you. While at the candlelight vigil, I saw massive video cameras on tripods and seemingly insensitive interviews from journalists who probably would not have

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was asleep when it happened. But I knew something was wrong the second I woke up because I noticed I had missed at least a dozen calls and texts from family members and loved ones. Shortly after, I received the mass email from NAU president Rita Cheng informing everyone about what had happened in the early morning of Oct. 9. I had not met any of the four victims, but I immediately felt angry. I was not necessarily angry at anyone in particular, not even the suspect: I just felt undeniably mad about something. I had to pass by the location where the shooting had happened three different times that day. Each time I did so, the news station vans and yellow tape added a whole new level of eeriness and discomfort to the feeling of dread that already blanketed the campus. As a country, we hear about these tragedies on the news all of the time. Most of us partake in a sympathetic pause, maybe a prayer, and that is the

been here if this shooting had happened a few feet off campus. But that is not The Lumberjack. We have covered each event with the same confusion felt by every student and faculty member on campus. We are biased. We are conflicted. But at the end of all our coverage, when all of the state and national journalists have left, we will still be here for you. When it doesn’t feel right to talk about this anymore, we will still be listening. And every week when we leave the newsroom with a completed issue on file, we walk onto this campus: facing you. And we will never forget that. While I feel that the magnitude of this story and its impact should intimidate me, it does not. I trust in the quality of our writers, editors and advisors to cover this without the conflict that litters our hearts. So all I ask is for your trust, and to stay tuned. This issue is for you. We have plenty more content that we are investigating to give you a more complete idea of what led to the tragedy Oct. 9. Stay strong, Jacks, The Lumberjack needs you. Scott Buffon, news editor

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Editorial&Opinion Reasons for comfort

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othing has hurt us as much as the news of a shooting on our campus, resulting in the injury of Nicholas Piring, Nicholas Prato and Kyle Zientek, and the death of Colin Brough. I was not aware of the events until my parents woke me up at 6 a.m. Like many others, I received calls and messages throughout the day from friends and family worried if I was all right. At times like these, it can seem impossible to live as we once did. It can feel as if we are no longer safe, and many have truly lost a vital part of their lives. This tragedy has brought to our minds in an unshakable way so much reality. From now on, we will not be able to see a shooting occur somewhere across the nation and feel detached. We have lived through that, been directly affected by it. Many of us have lost a close friend and all of us have DALTON lost that feeling that tells us, “It won’t happen here. It DAVIDSON can’t happen to me.” The Catholic However, that change in mentality is not bad. No consolation is worth the life of a friend, nor the permanent loss of freedom for any young man due to his own horrible act of violence. If we are to look at the positive side though — and we must when faced with such tragedy, or we may be overcome with grief and fear — we can now better understand how short life is. None of us should assume that we will survive to a ripe 100 years old. We should not fear dying at any moment, but we should understand that it is possible. We should live in preparation for such a tragedy because we will leave this life with so much more, leave our loved ones with so much more of us, and if we do live to 100, then we live 100 years of intentional search for joy. Hopefully, realizing the shortness of life will increase spirituality. The faithful belong in church like birds belong in the sky. They need prayer like birds need wind beneath their wings. They cannot survive away from their faith any more than artists can survive away from their art. There are tragedies everywhere, and this shooting has hurt many of us at a very deep and direct level. However, there are also many blessings that we should be grateful for. For some of us, there are many wonderful opportunities from higher learning, excellent career potential and connections with powerful and helpful people all around us. We can be grateful for our passions, such as sports and the arts. We can be grateful for our friends and family, especially if they were caring enough to check on us when danger and despair clouded around. We should be grateful for our Flagstaff home with beautiful weather, gorgeous trees — especially while the leaves change color — and kind strangers who always brighten our days. We must mourn the passing of Colin Brough. I hope we can all pray for him and his family, for the injured and their families and even for the shooter — for his change of heart and mercy from those he hurt physically and emotionally, including his own family. This should not become a time to feel hatred because forgiveness, not revenge and evil wishes, is the way to healing. The justice system must be trusted to do its job. Let us take time to do our own part in this tragedy: we must rebuild, forgive, comfort those in most need and change our lives in response. We cannot live the same. We must live with more love in our hearts for all. We must live more joyfully in honor of the joy with which our lost brother lived during his life. We cannot forget, but we must live.

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Stuff happens?

fter last week’s tragic shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, Jeb Bush inarticulately summarized it as “stuff happens.” As pathetic as that statement sounds, terrible events do occur in the world, and this week that truth came to NAU. For those living through these horrifying events, just saying “stuff happens” is not OK. The aftermath of such tragic events always leads to blame being targeted at two concepts: guns and mental health. Obviously, no sane person would decide to kill fellow human beings, especially at a place of learning, and no one, sane or otherwise, could commit horrific acts if KEVIN MORROW there were no guns. Shooting events over the past decade Editor Emeritus have spawned stricter demands for gun control: bans on assault weapons, high capacity magazines, handguns and stricter background checks. These are very rational reactions, but each contains significant flaws. Assault weapons are used in less than 2 percent of crimes, according to the New York Times. Handguns are the true merchants of death in the mass-shooting world, making 80 percent of such crimes according to the Department of Justice. Cities like Washington D.C. and Chicago, both with high levels of gun violence, naturally tried to ban handguns. Stricter background checks often center around “the gun show loophole,” but again the statistics contradict the popularly held assumptions. The same DOJ report found that less than 2 percent of firearms used in crimes were bought at flea markets or gun shows. The issue is that in the United States, owning a firearm is a fundamental right, a right not found in other developed countries that have fewer deaths attributed to firearms. More gun control sounds very comforting in the wake of a shooting tragedy, but the available policies are unlikely to actually make anyone safer, which should be the goal.

For those who are appalled by Americans’ continued right to own guns in the face of all these tragedies, there is a solution. One-way tickets from Phoenix to Sydney, Australia — where they have few guns, fewer gun violence and those adorable kangaroos — can be had for about $700. If more gun control cannot solve all the horrific problems facing the U.S., the answer must be mental health. Since the U.S. began the shutdown of mental institutions in the early ‘60s, the mentally ill have more often wound up homeless or in prison. It is very easy to shift blame for mass shooting events to marginalized groups, then continue to offer no solutions. However, if the U.S. threw money at this problem, it could cure all the crazy people and the mass shootings would stop, and we could still keep our guns. Right? No. The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) informs us that the mentally ill are more likely to be the victims of gun violence than the perpetrators. The AJPH even says, “less than 5 percent of gun violence is committed by someone with a diagnosed mental illness.” However, John Oliver said, “there is nothing like a mass shooting to suddenly spark political interest in mental health.” Crime, including gun violence, has decreased in the U.S. over the last few decades, and schools are still safe places; for many they are safer than home. Mass shootings are rare occurrences even as they gain more public attention. Neither gun ownership rates nor mental health have fundamentally changed in recent years. So if we are seeing a rise in mass shootings there must be some other root cause and therefore, we must continue our search for the solution to prevent more of these terrible tragedies. We cannot just say “stuff happens” and abandon the search for solutions for these tragedies. But we must also recognize that no matter what laws or policies are created to try and make our lives safer, stuff will always happen.

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New world perspective

t sometimes feels as if the only coverage on the news revolves around the Middle East: the violent problems plaguing the region and the four million refugees who have been displaced from the conflicts in Syria and other countries. Listening to the unemotional coverage of these crises makes it difficult to relate to the victims or to what they deal with daily. The news does not cover the families that are being torn apart or the factors that aid in their decision to leave their home country. It is hard to come to terms with the fact that these are real people whose lives are being thrown into upheaval because they do not want to live in a war-plagued country. However, one online source gives these refugees a chance to share their stories. The photojournalism RACHEL blog, Humans of New York (HONY), offers a platform DEXTER The Feminist to refugees to let the world know what exactly they are experiencing on a personal level. This source of news has become a huge opportunity for many around the world to connect with those they likely would never have known in an emotional, empathetic way. This connection and empathy is changing society for the better. HONY began in 2010, when Brandon Stanton set out to photograph 10,000 New Yorkers and plot their photos on a map. As his project grew, so did his mission. Stanton soon began collecting and sharing stories of people from all races, classes and backgrounds. These photos and stories are now what make up his blog. On social media, HONY now has over eight million followers getting a glimpse into the world of complete strangers. Since its beginning, HONY has not been exclusive to New York. Stanton has traveled all over the world, documenting global residents’ daily lives. In his most recent project, the Refugee Series, he documents about 25 refugees and their stories. Each experience is different, but they are all similarly heartbreaking. When reading what these people have experienced, it is difficult not to feel for them. Many refugees have had to leave family members behind; some have been captured and tortured. Others have had sons, daughters, brothers and sisters kidnapped in exchange for hefty sums of money, most of the time not knowing if they would see them alive again. One story that was shared on Facebook described a man’s experience when he was taking his son to a doctor in Baghdad. He and his family were taken, but only he and his wife were released. After his son was taken, he said, “For days I walked around Baghdad like a crazy man. I could not sleep. I walked from early in the morning to late at night. I thought maybe I’d recognize the car if I saw it again.” Eventually he was able to scrounge enough money to pay the ransom and his son was returned. In another post, one man said, “I lived in Mosul for five months under ISIS. I tried to avoid trouble but one of my neighbors reported me for shaving my beard.” They came to his house in the night, then publicly whipped him the next day. Stories like these are the reason many people today feel remorse for what these refugees have been through. Watching and reading news reports, it has become increasingly challenging to hear and connect to the stories and misfortunes of these refugees. But with HONY, that has completely changed. Now, their personal hardships are being shared and the audience is able to put themselves in their shoes.

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Raise boys and girls the same

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BY EMMA HELFRICH

ll parents have specific ways they intend to raise their offspring. However, from the moment human beings enter this world, they are brought up around varying amounts of societal and familial expectations whether they realize it or not. These expectations include things like what clothes children are supposed to wear, what movies they are supposed to like or what they should want to be when they grow up. Raising a child in this kind of environment is detrimental to the person that they will eventually become. Childhood should not come with stigmas. These years are when boys and girls enter as blank slates and allow their surroundings to impact their development simply because they do not know better yet. Because of this, if a boy is raised under the impression that his father will be disappointed in him for wanting to pursue musical theatre, he might avoid discovering something that could make him genuinely happy. Due to a household’s predisposed status quo, little boys are more often than not expected to reach for Tonka trucks in the toy aisle instead of Barbie. They are told they should start playing football in fourth grade. They are told that they must make the money, marry and start having kids in order to carry on the family name. The same applies for females. Countless little girls are brought up imposed with the idea that they are supposed to dress up as princesses, wear makeup and marry a man to bear his children while he goes off every morning to make the money that provides for the family. They are expected to always be ladylike, polite and partake in the minimum of nearly anything that they do from the moment they can to the moment they cannot. These outside pressures often end up leading to the child repressing the thoughts and feelings that make up who

they are as a person in fear of their family’s and society’s harsh opinions. Kids have been disowned for coming out as gay or transgendered, have been judged by their families for doing what they love and have been mistreated by other authority figures in their lives for not conforming to the world’s restrictive gender-specific molds. Gendered upbringings may have been acceptable (if not required) to survive in the 1800s and all years preceding it, but it is 2015. Women are allowed to own land, gay marriage is legal and men dance in ballets all without the looming possibility of being stoned to death. These actions, among several others, have become socially acceptable and perfectly okay. So, why is it that there are still parents who reprimand their sons for dressing up like Cinderella, and send their daughters to timeout for wanting to wear the blue shirt instead of the pink one? The power that a mother and father have over that child’s mental, physical, emotional and intellectual growth is all encompassing, and should not be taken for granted. Raising a child is not an excuse for a parent to create a clone of themselves. It is a chance to introduce every wonderful and awful thing the world has to offer to their own flesh and blood, and to guide them through their experiences with thoughtfulness and understanding. Parents should introduce children to things they may enjoy, but do not force those things upon them. They should simply teach them to be kind people, and be there for them as they figure out and learn from the rest of their life experiences. Childhood is a fleeting thing; the most should be made of it regardless of one’s gender.

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BY MARISSA WHITE

hen given the words blacksmith, potters wheels or candle making, many might think of the pioneering days. But one might also think of modern-day Flagstaff. The Flagstaff Heritage Festival offered a day full of informative and unique demonstrations of pioneer skills and trades that were common and crucial in Flagstaff 's founding years. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 10, members of the community gathered at the Pioneer Museum to watch demonstrations such as wood burning, bee keeping and soap making — all of which were regular practices during Flagstaff ’s founding years. For nearly 20 years, the Arizona Historical Society (AHS) has presented this event. This festival got its start when the museum wanted to introduce a more hands-on approach to educating the community about the time era they focus on: 1880 to 1940. “What we like to do here at the Pioneer Museum through this festival is show people how useful the past can be to present-day problems,” said AHS member Bill Peterson. “We wanted to bring old-time crafts and skills back into modern society and show people how they can still be relevant.” Using the rope-making demonstration in crafting a jump rope to create the opportunity to exercise more was just one of the many ways this festival used old trades to address new problems.

April Barrese has a table set up for visitors to create a mini personal perfume made with all natural ingredients, Oct. 10. Barrese started creating these beautiful scented perfumes about a year and a half ago, and started her business just six months ago.

Despite having a focus on older and unique trades, finding individuals who still practice these arts was fairly simple. The variety amongst the Flagstaff community was helpful, as well as locating artists on the website Etsy. Many artists who were asked to demonstrate in the festival were surprised and pleased to find out that there is still an interest in their specific craft. While the crafting might be interesting to watch, members of the museum are hoping that people will see how these trades can become more than just a hobby, but a way of life. This festival was advertised as being sustainable, and fulfilled this descriptor in more ways than one. “We’re hoping to teach others that there is more than one way to be sustainable. Having the ability to teach people how to make a small difference in regards to recycling or reusing, even if it is just making their own soap at home, is what we are about,” Peterson said. Reducing, reusing and recycling were emphasized at this festival, but sustainability also took on an unexpected meaning as well. “Living in such a ‘disposable’ society, I think people are becoming more aware of what this entails. There is an upcoming movement towards more homemade, quality products,” said event organizer Andrea Greene. “Many people are unaware of how yarn or even a pot is made, objects which are so useful. Not only are the objects themselves beautiful, but so is the process of making them. We want people of all ages and generations to recognize the beauty in this craftsmanship, to help sustain these kinds of arts and crafts well into the future.” By showcasing a community that is putting a new twist on an old craft, Greene hopes people will understand that not everything made with older techniques has to be a family heirloom or even fragile for that matter. They can be very practical and applicable in today’s world. Each artisan had a different, but equally unique, trade that they demonstrated. Many of these artists practice their trade on a regular basis and have their own business that corresponds with their craft. April Barrese from Bonefeathers Perfume was at the festival sharing with others what the process of making perfume entails. “I practice perfume making based on modern French principles and techniques, which involve starting with what are called base notes that last the longest on the perfume strip or skin and progressing to heart and top notes,” Barrese said. “Instead of synthetic molecules, however, I use natural materials, distilled from plants and resins sourced from

Robbin Robinson demonstrates how to shear a sheep for a small group of people at the Heritage Festival on Oct. 10. Robinson has to shear each sheep every nine months because the wool on the sheep gets to be too long. (Photo by Paige Stier)

around the world. I also distill a few local ingredients myself in my studio.” This was Barrese’s first time at the Flagstaff Heritage Festival, although she has been making perfume for six years. She fully supports what this festival stands for in allowing members of the community to become more aware of natural approaches to everyday issues. “I have noticed an emerging awareness of the artisan movement in general; people seem to want more authentic experiences. For natural perfume, this is also very true as people are more conscientious about what they use on their bodies,” Barrese said. “The sense of smell is the least understood of the senses. An aroma can take us many places without us ever having to leave our bedroom, from grandma's kitchen to the woods, all by smelling the contents in a bottle.” Although this festival comes around once a year, members of The Pioneer Museum hope that its unique lessons and taught skills will be ones which the Flagstaff community will use indefinitely.

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Lowell Observatory commemorates the discovery of the seventh planet: Uranus

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BY KATIE SAWYER

his past week Lowell Observatory celebrated the seventh planet of our solar system, Uranus. Uranus is currently at its opposition — where the earth, sun and Uranus all align. This only happens around once a year, and is the best time to study the planets, as they become the closest to Earth. Naturally, many Flagstaff locals came out to Lowell to celebrate this event, and to learn about the seemingly mysterious gas planet. It was discovered in 1781 by William Herschel, who originally named it The Georgium Sidis. This was not well received, however, as it referred to the English monarch of that time, King George III. Thus began the long journey to find our seventh planet’s current name, which some still find to be problematic. Many names were suggested, from Herschel to Neptune — as the currently named Neptune had not been discovered yet — but eventually the world seemed to settle on the Greek god of the sky, Uranus. Uranus is the only planet in our solar system to be named after a Greek god, as all others are named after Roman gods. Today, most scientists pronounce the planet’s name as “YUR-IN-US,” to avoid any similarities to other less appealing words. This was just one of the many things that Lowell educators taught visitors about Uranus, as well as all other wonders of the universe. Junior environmental science major Emery Littlefield is a peer educator in Lowell’s public program, and was out educating the public using a telescope focused on a double cluster of stars inside the constellation of Perseus. “I wanted to be an astronaut when I was a kid. I got interested in things having to do with the universe,”

Littlefield said. “I viewed Venus through Lowell’s Clark telescope when I was six years old and have wanted to come work at Lowell ever since.” Littlefield owns his own eight-inch diameter telescope, but gave it to his little brother to continue stargazing when he went to college. When asked how he thinks that having a special week celebrating Uranus is helpful to the public, Littlefield explained that Lowell is a good way for the public to better understand the complicated science of astronomy. “A lot of the time, science is explained in complicated and hard terms that aren’t always easily understood by the public. So it’s important to have people like me in between the public and the astronomers to really show what else is out there, and that it’s not really so inaccessible for people,” Littlefield said. For Littlefield, the best part of Uranus’s discovery was that it directly linked scientists to the discovery of Pluto. Herschel discovered Uranus through a telescope by charting where Uranus appeared in the night sky and realizing that it orbited the sun. Had this technique never been invented, Pluto would never have been found. “Based on Hershel’s idea, we actually built a telescope at Lowell that takes pictures of the night sky and were able to eventually find Pluto,” Littlefield said. Discoveries of this magnitude are incredibly rare, and without the help of Uranus, chances are Pluto would have been unknown for quite some time. “I really love the fact that we don’t know a lot about space, and even the things that we do know are kind of guesses,” Littlefield said. “We can only see about 4 percent of the universe, and dark matter or dark energy makes

up the other 96 percent of what we’re not actually able to view.” For sophomore environmental sustainability major Miguel Chavez, it was the idea of the unknown that struck him the most. “I have a fascination with the universe, I just came to learn more about Uranus,” Chavez said. “There could be so much more to our planets than what we know now, and we are continually going more in depth into Uranus and planets in general.” Most park visitors just came to learn more about Uranus and planets at large, in a way that is easy to understand, and even thrilling. Lowell made sure to include events for all ages, including a show full of science experiments explaining how different planets’ gasses react together. “It’s fun to sit and look into the skies and actually know what I’m looking at, which is what we came to Lowell to learn about,” said Scottsdale resident Steven Cramer. Littlefield stressed that the most important aspect of learning about the universe and other planets that he wants the public to understand is that our world is one in a million. Littlefield feels that there should be a high emphasis placed on the importance of the Earth. “It is important to take a moment and see how small we are here on Earth,” Littlefield said. He expressed how the best thing people can do to show their care for this planet is to do whatever they can to protect it. Littlefield feels that he can contribute to this by informing others about the science behind astronomy.

People gather around a telescope waiting to get a glimpse of Uranus, Oct. 10. People were able to view Uranus at Lowell Observatory during the week-long event. (Photo by Justice Walton)

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Finding an appreciation for the American education system

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BY CAITLIN KANTERS

tudying abroad brings a lot of changes to your daily schedule. You have to get used to all sorts of new academic rules, testing methods and more. In Europe we have higher education institutions divided among polytechnic schools and universities and secondary vocational education, which is considered lower-level education in the Netherlands. Whether or not you are accepted to higher levels to further your education depends on your previous education level in high school. In addition, education is almost free in the Netherlands. The statutory tuition for all institutions, except for exceptional private schools, is set at €1,951, about $2,200. In addition, those in higher education receive a monthly student stipend for four years of $115 if you live at home with your parents, or $308 if you live on your own. We also receive a public transportation card, which makes it possible to travel free of charge throughout the country via train or bus. However, the government has changed this system recently. Now, new students can loan the $115 or $308 a month, instead of receiving it as a gift, as I did. When the government was starting to make this change, protests arose all over the country because of the fact that many believed “education was not supposed to be for the wealthy again.” Then you come to a place like Flagstaff, where tuition is $22,300 a year, plus additional fees. On the other hand, there are no such things as scholarships in the Netherlands. The only funding you receive is if you want to go abroad, but of course, but not if you want to go to the United States, only if you stay in Europe.

In comparison to my home university, the final exam at the end of the semester does not count as much over here as in Europe. As soon as you become a freshman at higher education institutions in the Netherlands, they consider you to be responsible for your own future. That means you do not have to show up to any of the classes, homework doesn’t exist anymore and after six or seven weeks, the end of the first block, you get an exam of a 600-page book which counts for 100 percent of your grade. You can decide for yourself to start reading at the beginning of the block or decide to leave it until the last minute, with a great risk of failing. Also, the curriculum for the first two years is mostly determined before and you can’t choose classes outside of that curriculum. After the first two years, you can choose a direction or specialization you want to focus on inside of your field of study. It’s not possible to attend university without a major. Normally, you choose a study direction first and then choose which university fits best. That’s probably the reason many students fall out after a year, because they don’t like their major and transfer to another university to do another major. Sometimes students fall out after their second “first year” and transfer again to start their third major. But it’s not possible to be a psychology major and then attend a documentary class as well just for fun. So when I found that NAU allows that, I wanted to enroll for as many classes as I could and I felt so free in my choices. Personally, I believe that it is a good development that there are so many quizzes, papers and exams throughout the semester because it saves me a lot of stress at the end of the semester. I appreciate these new changes I am able to experience.

The True Life with Nick Santicola: NAU Freshmen RA Edition

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BY JACEY BAUMLER

enior hotel and restaurant management major Nick Santicola is a third-year resident assistant (RA) for the sixth-floor north side of Sechrist Hall. “Get comfortable with the uncomfortable,” Sanicola said. The job description of an RA requires a lot hard work, as they dedicate their year to helping freshmen assimilate into NAU culture. Santicola found inspiration to become an RA because he felt that building relationships and making connections with students is something that would highly affect their collegiate experience. However, being a freshmen RA also comes with several challenges. Santicola stressed the difficulty in learning how to maintain both a friendly and firm relationship with residents. Ultimately, Santicola focues on being mentally and physically present, letting his residents know that he cares. Santicola has started and ended his college experience in Sechrist Hall; he began as a freshman and continued on as an RA to his current year as a senior. “I loved my guys last year to death, they had me laughing every day,” Santicola said. “I think I enjoyed last year so much because I felt like I grew to be a more confident RA.” The standard RA job description includes working at

the desk six hours a week, being on call for 12 hours during weekdays and 24 hours on weekends. It also requires assisting students on the spot as problems arise. RAs also participate in community building through hall-led programs and planning social events. Santicola works as a senior resident assistant (SRA), which means he spends 12 hours at the desk, advises other RAs working at the desk and executes payroll. Santicola finds much appreciation in seeing how much his residents grow from the day they move in to their last day in the hall. He even keeps in contact with several residents once they have left. “I find it so rewarding to watch them progress through their college years,” Santicola said. “I am so honored and blessed to be able to be apart of that.” When Santicola applied to be an RA he hoped to expand his horizons and grow as an individual. In high school, he was very introverted, which created him to push himself and get out of his comfort zone when beginning college. Santicola feels that he has been so much more connected to campus because of his involvement as an RA. “I think our department does really well in making sure that people who apply for the position feel comfortable,” Santicola said. “Which made the application process so much more enjoyable

for me.” As an RA, Santicola has seen it all: alcohol poisoning, drug violations, facility issues, domestic abuse. For Santicola, the scariest part about being an RA was never knowing what might happen and how he would need to react; however, now that he has gained experience, he welcomes the challenge and the spontaneity required by his job. “Even though I have seen many things, people have this mindset that Sechrist is this crazy hall, but in reality we’re not,” Santicola said. “Our goal is to take down that mentality because Sechrist is a welcoming and vibrant community.” He stressed that amidst the craziness, his focus continues to remain on building relationships with students. Santicola feels that it is important to put the violations behind and be there for them. “Being an RA has been one of the best decisions of my life,” Santicola said. Throughout his years at NAU, Santicola starts each fall with goals to build trust with residents by getting to know them from the very start. He does this by intially learning their names within the first week, showing them their importance as individuals is of high value. Reflecting upon his experience, Santicola wholeheartedly encourages anyone who is interested in becoming an RA to go for it.

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Campus shooting kills one Jones accused of murder student, wounds three

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BY AMY OWINGS

shooting in the parking lot of Mountain View Hall in the early hours of Oct. 9 killed NAU student Colin Brough and wounded three other students. Alleged shooter and NAU freshman Steven Jones is now being charged with first-degree murder and three accounts of aggravated assault. Colin Brough was a freshman business major at NAU and a member of the fraternity Delta Chi. Wounded victims Nicholas Prato, Kyle Zientek and Nicholas Piring, members of Delta Chi, were taken to Flagstaff Medical Center immediately following the incident. Prato and Piring have been released, while Zientek remains in the hospital. Jones was a pledge for the fraternity Sigma Chi, which has temporarily suspended its chapter on the NAU campus in response to the incident, according to 12 News. The shooting occurred at around 1:20 a.m. after a group of students got into a heated altercation. Jones, who was part of the fight, claimed he was punched in the face and then chased, at which point he ran to his car and pulled out a .40 caliber gun. He yelled that he had a gun, and when two of his pursuers turned toward him he started shooting. None of the other students were armed at the time of the incident, and it is unclear whether drugs or alcohol were involved. As soon as the shots were fired, witnesses called 911 and NAUPD arrived on the scene. Jones was taken into custody and cooperated with officials. The reason for the fight remains unknown, and although Jones said he was acting in self-defense, the county prosecutor has charged him with murder on the claim that he had the opportunity to reflect on his actions. An NAU Alert was received by registered students and faculty at 2:52 a.m., which read in part, “Situation stabilized and shooter in custody. Details to follow.” Two earlier messages were sent out, one of which warned students to stay in place, but due to an error, only 700 numbers received these messages. One person who did receive these earlier messages was the Mountain View residence hall director, who then used the public address system to warn residents to remain in their rooms. Fowler said the main alert at 2:52 a.m. was put out simply to be informative. “In the situation here, it was stabilized right away by the officers … so they put the alert out as a precautionary measure, not necessarily as one that the students actively had to protect themselves,” Fowler said during a press conference on the same day as the incident. Fowler also spoke about the university’s gun laws. “The Arizona Board of Regents prohibits students, prohibits anyone from carrying guns on campus,” Fowler said. “The Arizona law allows you to have a gun in your car or in a locked compartment on campus, but that’s where it has to stay, you cannot carry it around campus.” NAU President Rita Cheng addressed the myriad students and media filling the room at the Oct. 9 press conference. “Our thoughts are with the victims and their families and the entire Lumberjack family,” Cheng said. “I’m grateful for the collaborative work of our law enforcement officials on campus and in the city of Flagstaff for investigating this isolated and unprecedented incident. We are sensitive to the tragedy and we are asking the faculty to be sensitive to the needs of our students and their families.” NAU held a public gathering on Oct. 13 in which students and faculty joined together to walk from the South Quad to the Historic North Quad, where a brief program was then held with speeches from President Cheng, Flagstaff mayor Jerry Nabours, and other members of NAU and the community.

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BY SCOTT BUFFON

teven Jones, the gunman accused of the Oct. 9 shooting at Mountain View, appeared in court the same day to hear the charges set against him: one count of first-degree homicide and three counts of aggravated assault. On Oct. 14, NAUPD filed a formal complaint to change Jones’ charge to second-degree miurder and add three more assault charges, two for each surviving victim. NAUPD was not available for comment as of noon Oct. 14. A live video and audio feed was played of Jones from the Coconino County Detention Facility. Jones sat in a black jumpsuit and was on the verge of tears. Mugshot courtesy of NAUPD According to the prosecuting attorney, the charge is being listed as murder in the first degree despite the suddenness of the shooting. Prosecutor Ammon Barker, with the Coconino County Attorney's Office, said after the verbal altercation turned physical, Jones went to his car to grab his .40 caliber handgun. After obtaining the handgun, he returned and began shooting. No other students were armed with weapons. "[Jones] had sufficient opportunity to reflect on what he was doing, that is why he is being charged with first-degree murder in this case," Barker said. The private attorney defending Jones asked that he be released to his parents until his next court date, but the prosecutor denied the request and set his bail at $2 million cash. The next court date is Oct. 19 at 8:30 a.m.

But what are Arizona’s gun laws?

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BY TAYLOR HAYNES

ecause of the shooting on NAU’s campus Oct. 9, Arizona’s laws about guns on university campuses have received attention from media outlets, politicians, parents and students. Steven Jones, an 18-year-old freshman at NAU, shot and killed another student, Colin Brough, and injured Nicholas Prato, Kyle Zientek and Nicholas Piring. Reports from the university and law enforcement officials state that Jones retrieved a handgun from his car during an altercation between himself and another group of students. While Jones’ possession of the handgun was legal, he violated the campus rules as soon as the weapon was taken out of his vehicle. The State Legislature has not made a law restricting the usage of guns on college campuses, instead leaving it to the Arizona Board of Regents to decide. Their laws can be found on NAU’s website under the “Weapon Policies” section, which quotes the Arizona Board of Regents Policy 5-308. According to the policy, the possession of a weapon is not permitted unless: “the person is transporting or storing a lawfully possessed firearm within a motor vehicle. If the vehicle is

unattended, the firearm must be either within a locked compartment or within a locked vehicle.” It also mentions the firearm must be stored out of plain sight. A person is also able to carry a weapon if they are law enforcement, or have written authorization from university officials for “academic or other legitimate university business.” Chris Anderson of NAUPD explained the University’s rules regarding firearms. “You cannot have any guns on campus, unless they’re locked and out of sight in your vehicle,” Anderson said. “According to Arizona gun laws, 18-year-olds can own handguns, but they cannot purchase them.” Arizona consistently ranks high in ratings of states friendly to owning and carrying guns. According to the permitless carry law, passed in July 2010, “anyone who can legally own/possess a firearm and is 21 or older can carry it concealed without any type of permit/license.” Whether the shooting on Friday will alter the gun control laws on NAU’s campus is unknown. However, this shooting has entered a greater conversation about how to keep students safe on university campuses in Arizona and the rest of the country.

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NAU Walks in Solidarity

(Photo by J. Daniel Hud)

(Photo by J. Daniel Hud)

LEFT: A river of students, faculty and community members, numbering nearly 2000 strong, marches toward Old Main Oct. 13. Many students joined the walk from classrooms while others stood by to observe. TOP RIGHT: (From left) Flagstaff Mayor Jerry Nabours, NAU President Rita Cheng and NAU Police Chief Greg Fowler leading the march through campus. BOTTOM RIGHT: Nicholas Piring (left) and Nicholas Prato walk together near the end of the Solidarity Walk. After, the Shrine of the Ages choir performed and speakers addressed the crowd. (Photo by Nick Humphries)

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Greek vigil draws hundreds of mourning students to Historic North Quad I

LEFT: A student cries at the vigil Oct. 9. (Photo by Zac Velarde) ABOVE: Candles light up the Historic North Quad during the vigil. (Photo by Jasmine Coro) NEAR RIGHT: Nicholas Prato, one of the surviving victims, is embraced during the vigil. (Photo by Jasmine Coro) FAR RIGHT: Students lay candles down in front of photos of Colin Brough, the student that was killed Oct. 9. (Photo by Raven Larson)

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BY SCOTT BUFFON AND BRIANNA FIELDS

n the wake of the shooting that rocked NAU Oct. 9, Greek Life came out in a show of support to honor the murdered student Colin Brough. North Quad was packed with countless students, faculty and community members standing in quiet support of Delta Chi, the fraternity that lost a brother and is in danger of losing another. Latest reports state that Kyle Zientek is still in the hospital while Nicholas Piring and Nicholas Prato have been released from Flagstaff Medical Center. The attendees, dressed in all black, stood around photos of Colin Brough and posters saying “In NAU We Trust” and “NAU Strong.” At the start of the vigil, the candles were lit from perimeter to center. Students helped each other by sharing the fire from wick to wick. Troy Campbell, Residence Hall Director for Mountain View staff, spoke without script to watchful students. “We are NAU strong and we will prove it in the coming weeks. It’s going to be difficult, it’s going to be a long road ahead,” Campbell said. “We need to stick with each other. I believe we can do this. I know we can do this.” Greek Life is governed through three branches: the United Greek Council, College Panhellenic Council and Interfraternity Council. The presidents of each council expressed their support of Delta Chi. Misha Cothran, president of the College Panhellenic Council, spoke on behalf of eight of the campus sororities that she represents. “The people in the quad tonight are a testament to what makes NAU so special,” Cothran said. “We will not let this heartbreak and pain define our community.” Delta Chi is a part of the Interfraternity Council, whose president is Francisco Palop. He focused on the importance of strong community relationships. “Our strength was tested and our faith in each other was questioned. We are one family at 7,000 feet,” Palop said. “Together we are strong. Together we will get through this.” After the speeches, the community stood in silence for four minutes without interruption. The men of Delta Chi broke the silence by singing “The Bond of Delta Chi” to their supporters. Afterward, supporters stood in silence for three more minutes before people from the crowd approached the front to place their candles below the picture of Brough. Ali Buchta, president of the Associated Students of Northern Arizona University, spoke at the vigil, and also made it a point to let students know that their doors are always open. “The silence after all the speakers were done really spoke volumes, at least to myself and the members of Delta Chi,” Buchta said. “I think tonight showed how the NAU community really is supportive of each other across the board.” Delta Chi President Chris Schmidt thanked all of the people who supported them in their time of mourning. “To Colin Brough, I know you are watching right now,” Schmidt said. “We will never forget you. Rest in peace, my brother.”

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NAU Alerts: Why you didn’t get the first texts

NAZ Today’s coverage of shooting pulled from air

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BY SCOTT BUFFON AND MITCHELL FORBES

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he shooting that occurred Oct. 9 in the parking lot of Mountain View Hall left many students wondering about the efficacy of the NAU Alert system. The NAU Alert system is a campus-wide information system that sends out text alerts to registered numbers in cases of emergencies and weather-related closures. It’s been used in the past to report incidents such as campus power outages and nearby wildfires. There are currently 16,175 users signed up for these alerts; since the shooting on Friday about 1,000 new numbers have registered, according to NAU Director of Public Affairs Cindy Brown. “Anyone who has an NAU email address system … can enroll three total numbers for NAU Alerts,” Brown said. NAU police chief Greg Fowler initially reported during a press conference Oct. 9 that an NAU Alert had been sent out directly following the shooting to warn students to stay in place, and then was followed up by more messages regarding the location of the incident and the stabilization of the situation, once the suspect was taken into custody. However, NAU officials later realized that the original messages were only sent out to about 700 people and failed to reach the rest of the registered numbers. “Due to human error, the initial text alerts went to 700 individuals, including the [Mountain View] residence hall director. That residence hall director reacted immediately … activating the public address system to notify the entire hall within minutes to stay inside their rooms and lock their doors,” said a statement on the NAU website regarding the shooting. “Initial messages were distributed by the dispatcher, who also was managing a dynamic, developing situation which included fielding multiple, simultaneous 911 calls and communicating with the officers responding to and arriving on the scene.” Brown said that the error in sending the messages occurred because not all of the boxes were checked on the alert program’s dashboard. “There are a number of boxes on the left-hand side of the dashboard, and one of them was not checked but seventeen of them were,” Brown said. “It’s just a matter of, when you’re in a situation, you make sure you check all the boxes that you need to. It’s something that we’re going to be looking at to make sure we’re using it properly and getting everything out to the audience that it needs to get to as quickly as we can.” A resident of Mountain View, who wished to remain anonymous due to her sorority’s rule that they avoid speaking to the media, said that they heard the announcement over the public address system at about 1:30 a.m. but didn’t receive the NAU Alert until about 3 a.m. “[The alerts] are usually pretty helpful. I think this was just a unique situation, they didn’t know what was going on yet,” the resident said. “If it were to happen again I would want more alerts rather than hearing about it through social media, and updates on what’s going on.” The NAU Alert system has operated successfully in the recent past, as exemplified in the Sept. 9 case of a man wielding a knife outside of Gabaldon Hall. The series of alerts that followed this incident updated students with the suspect’s possible location and description and eventually led to his discovery and arrest.

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ews outlets from across the state flooded NAU’s campus Oct. 9 to cover the fatal shooting that occurred early that morning. NAZ Today, NAU’s broadcast news program, was at the 6 a.m. press conference Oct. 9, but that night, would-be viewers found a soccer game instead of the newscast. NAZ Today was created after the sole TV news station left northern Arizona several years ago. In response, NAU created the student-produced program that airs five nights a week. Cynthia Brown, associate director of the NAU Office of Public Affairs, confirmed that it was her office that did not allow NAZ Today’s show to go to air. Brown cited concern for students, speaking via phone Oct. 13. According to Brown, “the piece they had done was not appropriate for that night.” However, NAZ Today staff confirmed that Public Affairs had no access to the broadcast. Xavier Rangel is a junior journalism student and NAZ Today’s news director. He was at the press conference early Oct. 9 and worked to cover the shooting throughout the day. “You would think that [NAU] would trust us,” Rangel said. “Just because they have the right [to pull the show], doesn’t make it right.” NAZ Today is a program produced by the School of Communication. The university-owned NAU-TV operates the channel that NAZ Today is broadcast on. NAU-TV has the final say on whether content is broadcast or not. School of Communication director Norm Medoff would not comment on the university’s decision to prevent NAZ Today’s broadcast. The school is within the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS). SBS Dean Karen Pugliesi also would not comment on the issue. The Lumberjack, while also a student media outlet, was not censored by Public Affairs. Mary Tolan, an associate professor of journalism in the School of Communication, cited the First Amendment structure that is built into the wall outside of the School of Communication building. “[NAZ Today] is not an entity to make NAU look good,” Tolan said. “It’s a place for students to learn how to report news.” Despite not being permitted to broadcast Oct. 9, Rangel said NAZ Today still produced content for its website. NAZ Today continued regular programming Oct. 12.

Colin Brough’s father responds to the loss of his son

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AU junior finance major Colin Brough was shot and killed in the early morning of Oct. 9 outside of Mountain View Hall. Four other students were involved in the tragedy. Colin was from Castle Rock, Colo., about 30 miles south of downtown Denver. He loved to play lacrosse and wanted to be successful so he could help other people, said his cousin, Ryan Jernegan of Woodbury, N.J. He was a member of the campus fraternity Delta Chi.

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Colin also worked as a lifeguard at a Flagstaff recreation center. “He was the happiest person that you probably would ever meet,” Jernegan said. He worked as a cashier at the Puma outlet store in Castle Rock during the summer after graduating high school. Manager Chauncey Musser remembered him as an outgoing employee with a seemingly bottomless supply of energy. In an interview done by NAZ Today Oct.

13, Doug Brough, Colin’s father, touched on gun legislation, decrying the current state of gun control. “We’ve had an unbelievable amount of people reach out to us, from Colin’s past, from our past,” Brough’s father said. “Everywhere in the country, not only Flagstaff, we have to do something to protect our kids.” The legislation Brough’s father is working on is called “Colin’s Law,” which would ban guns within 21 miles of a university campus or high school. He will be meeting with Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick sometime

next week. “I’m going to do whatever I can to help, even though I’m not a Democrat, I don’t even know if I’m a Republican anymore,” Doug said. “[I’m going to] help President Obama with his 23-point program he came out with today, to keep guns away from people who shouldn’t have them.” Colin’s funeral services will be held Oct. 16, in Annapolis, Md., where his family is from.

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Sex Fest expands the dialogue to inform students about sex

LEFT: Senior nursing students Kelsie Howden and Gabrielle Hooper play lip cup Oct.7 during Sex Fest at the Du Bois Center. BOTTOM RIGHT: Junior nursing student Simone Green hands out goodie bags containing condoms and informative reading materials on how to prevent STI’s to freshmen. TOP RIGHT: Free lube was handed out to all students at Sex Fest to help promote safe sex. (Photos by Thomas Miner)

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BY MADELINE KRETCHMAN

he annual Sex Fest on Oct. 7 was packed with NAU students eager to learn about issues revolving around sex and relationships in a relaxed and fun setting. Sex Fest happens every year to create an environment for people to become more aware of ways to maintain a healthy sex life. The event focused on creating a healthy communicative relationship with your partner, ways of preventing infections or diseases and much more. Each booth was dedicated to the different matters consistently at hand: birth control, consent and sexual assault, STIs and relationships and communication. Each section had games such as flip cup, bingo, wheel of fortune and jeopardy with an educational spin on them. Northland Family Help Center was at Sex Fest to use their expertise for educational purposes. The center provides a women’s shelter, youth shelter, counseling services and

educational training to prevent sexual violence and promoting healthy relationships. Sierra Jones, a community educator from the center, explained how consent and communication relate. “A lot of times when there’s a lack of communication between people in relationships, it can lead to nonconsensual activities, and in order to make sure every time is consensual you have to have open communication,” Jones said. The birth control booths had more tactics than just handing out free condoms. The demonstrators suggested the benefits of using birth contraceptives and explained the different forms of birth contraceptives most suitable for different people. Correlated with the birth control booths, there were STI booths that pointed out that the risk of contracting STIs can be reduced by using condoms. Students were informed of the available STI screenings on campus. The Health and Learning Center was also holding

a free STI screening for students on this same day. Students were able to conduct dialogues with the staff at the relationship and communication booths to identify what aspects of a relationship might be unhealthy or healthy. People were able to learn how to recognize the unhealthy habits of a relationship and distinguish between healthy and unhealthy relationships. Sex Fest touched on “10 Things Men Can Do To Prevent Gender Violence,” which attempted to break the stereotype of men being the perpetrators and tried to turn them into empowered bystanders. It encouraged men to be allies with women for equality, to deter all types of abuse, sexism or exploitation and to speak out against homophobia regardless of their personal orientation. The Northern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault (NACASA) conducts forensic sexual assault exams in order to collect evidence for potential prosecution, with victim consent.

Jen Runge with NACASA stated, “80 percent of our caseload comes from ages 30 and younger,” keeping in mind that is only the number of people who choose to come forward. “We have survivors that come from 20 years ago and it’s still a healing process over many years. So it’s great they can come forward at any point,” Runge said. Freshman biochemistry major Hannah Meenan took a lot of information away from this event. “There’s a lot of stuff you think you know but it turns out you’re misinformed. Sex Fest exposes you to the accurate information,” Meenan said. “Also there were a lot of resources I didn’t know about, not only on campus but all over town.” Organizations such as the Northland Family Help Center, NACASA, Be Smart About Drinking and even security systems on campus like NAUPD and Blue Emergency Phone are all available to help students seek assistance and education.

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Heated ASNAU debate results in new Diversity Chair position

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BY CESAR AGUILAR

SNAU has voted to create a diversity position within the senate after a long discussion and many testimonies from student diversity groups. During their Oct. 1 meeting, ASNAU Senators Gabriella Nunnally and Stefan Rosic introduced the new position: director of diversity. Their goal was to bring diversity into ASNAU, but it turned into a long dispute as the senate attempted to determine a definition for diversity. When Nunnally and Rosic introduced the idea of creating the director of diversity, Senator Lauren L’Ecuyer asked them to provide their definition of diversity. “Anyone who is not the dominant hegemonic white male position in society,” Nunnally said. With these words the room became quiet and tension filled the air. Senator Marc Moore-Sharp said “an elephant was in the room.” Because the position was proposed as a paid staff position, L’Ecuyer was concerned that it would appear to favor one group of students over another. “Our funding and what we do goes to the whole student population. Our bylaws state that you can’t allow a club or funding to go to anyone specifically,” L’Ecuyer said. Senator Stella Carr clarified that the purpose of the position was not to favor or discredit any one group of students. “The positions aren’t meant to victimize or segregate anyone,” Carr said. “Those who don’t necessarily address

themselves as an under-representated population can still be working with that, so I don’t think it’s going to be signifying that its going to be giving money to any group. They would be working to get all students to participate. We need to make sure all students have a voice within our organization on campus.” While some members of ASNAU voiced their support for the position due to its backing by ABOR and NAU President Rita Cheng, other members were concerned by how the senate would pay for it. Rosic also brought up the fact that he had invited senators to attend a “safe­zone training,” where senators could be taught about diversity, but he was the only one to show up. When the topic got heated, the senate motioned to close the session to exclude the audience from the conversation. ASNAU’s next meeting took place on Oct. 5. During this meeting various diversity groups including PRISM, Associated Students for Women’s Issues, Black Student Union, Gamma Alpha Omega, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan and United Diversity Council attended to show their support for the position of director of diversity. PRISM President Cassandra Bizon felt that PRISM members were missing out on campus experiences because of their lack of inclusion in ASNAU. “We should be reflected with our student government,” Bizon said. “I wouldn’t invite our members to go somewhere we are not invited.” Gamma Alpha Omega President Vanessa Billegas also

gave a testimony on why diversity needs to be included within ASNAU. “Many of [the senate] may not believe we are part of a sorority,” Billegas said. “My sisters don’t feel comfortable even coming tonight. I’ve heard people say, ‘Is Gamma Alpha Omega even a sorority?’ and I’ve heard that from senators. If you want to get more connected to the students, give them [a diversity position].” Senator Alyssa Anderson expressed her sadness that students do not feel comfortable at ASNAU events. “It breaks my heart to see that students don’t feel comfortable coming to ASNAU events, let alone ASNAU senate meetings,” Anderson said. Senators then addressed adding religion to diversity, which led to another long discussion. After an hour and a half, ASNAU President Butcha made an executive order to move to a hidden ballot vote. Junior business major Jonathan Yamasaki, who was in the audience, asked the senate to clarify the definition of an executive order. Butcha and Parliamentarian Parker Schrandt stated that the definition was in the Bylaws of ASNAU Article II. However, the bylaws only discuss the powers and jobs of the president and never mention an executive order. After the hidden ballot vote, the final vote ended in four nays, nine yays and one abstention. After this vote the audience broke out into applause, joy evident in their faces. ASNAU will now start the hiring process for this position.

Paleoclimatologist Jay Curt Stager presents on climate change

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BY ADRIAN SKABELUND

he long­ -term effects of climate change could turn the Arctic into northern California, according to ecologist, paleoclimatologist and science journalist Jay Curt Stager, who presented on Oct. 5 in Prochnow Auditorium. Stager, who is a professor at Paul Smith’s College in upstate New York, kicked off the 13th Biennial Conference of Science and Management on the Colorado Plateau and Southwest Region with his presentation on climate change. Stager was introduced by NAU President Rita Cheng and director of the School of Forestry Jim Allen. The School of Forestry was one of the primary sponsors of the event. “We invited Dr. Stager to speak tonight partly due to his scientific reputation, but as much as anything, it’s because of his reputation in translating science in ways that the general public can appreciate and understand,” Allen said. In his talk Stager focused on climate change, but not in a way that most people are accustomed to hearing about it. As a paleoclimatologist,

Stager is far more interested in the long­-term effects of climate change than in the short­term effects. Stager actually started his career as a climate skeptic, as he felt it was unclear whether humanity was truly causing the Earth to heat up or if we were simply coming out of a generally cooler period of time. Stager’s skepticism, however, soon disappeared. “I think it’s important to let people know how we know that [these changes are] due to us, and that it basically boils down to simple bookkeeping,” Stager said. “There are really only three things that can change the temperature of the whole planet: one of them is the sun, the second are volcanoes and the third is the heat­ trapping gases from fossil fuels.” Stager said that just by factoring in volcanoes and the sun, the temperature of the earth should, in fact, be going down. Human-­ caused CO2 emissions are therefore viewed as the catalyst for climate change. What Stager is truly interested in is what these trends mean for the planet tens of thousands of years from now. Using models of

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projected climate change and similar conditions from history, scientists can peer 50,000 years into the future and see a world very different from our own. These models show two noticeably different futures: one in which the use of fossil fuels is reduced drastically in the short term and one in which the use of such fuels continues until they eventually run out. In the first model, the earth will change drastically, but in the second, the changes to the planet would be enormous. “Several million years after the end of the dinosaurs, there was a natural runaway hot house on the planet [which was] pretty much on scale with what we could set into motion ourselves,” Stager said. “In this case, temperatures were on average 20 degrees Fahrenheit warmer and they basically de­iced the planet ... the whole Arctic Circle was covered in deciduous redwood forests.” For Stager, this possible distant future represents the outcome of the worst­ -case scenario for the planet. “We’re talking half a million years to clean up the excess [CO2], if we burn it all in the next

couple of centuries. That’s the choice we’ll be making in the next few decades,” Stager said. “What [most people are] paying attention to is just the opening page of the full story.” Stager claimed he is not an optimist, but he is hopeful that things will change. “This generation coming up now — high school­age, college­age, young folks — are the first generation of what is almost like a new way of being human, with incredible power and I think the energy, enthusiasm and smarts to change the world and make it a better place. Now is the time to do it.” Lara Schmit, director of communications at the Merriam­-Powell Center for Environmental Research and the primary organizer of the event, was pleased with the turnout, especially the presence of so many students in the crowd. “This is for a conference so it’s a pretty specific topic. We were glad to see so many non-scientists — several hundred — and that’s exactly what we wanted,” said Schmit. Stager’s presentation attracted about 450 people, including students, scientists and members of the public.

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DII IceJacks notch first win of the season Lucas Lomax takes an Arizona player to the boards Oct. 10 at Jay Lively Activity Center. The IceJacks defeated the Wildcats 1–0 after losing 8–2 to Arizona the previous season (Photo by Erin Twarogal).

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BY BRIAN WADE

ith the game winding down and the scored tied at zero, both teams were looking for a breakthough. In the middle of the third period, the IceJacks finally

delivered. NAU beat Arizona 1–0 Oct. 10, bringing a five-game losing streak to an end. “We were just focusing on defense first tonight,” said senior forward Kirby Carlson. “We wanted to make sure pucks got out of our zone. We relied on our defense getting stops and creating opportunities we knew would be there.” In the net for the IceJacks was freshman goalkeeper Jackson Gosnell, who received his first start of the season

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against a talented Wildcats team. The Wildcats starting line came out firing in the first period, pushing the puck onto the IceJacks’ side of the rink for a majority of the period. The IceJacks regrouped following a scoreless opening period, and began utilizing their defensive play to transition into scoring opportunities on the other end. Both teams did not capitalize on power-play opportunities as the game wound down. In the third period, The IceJacks forced a Wildcats’ turnover that led to a quick offensive transition. Senior forward Benoit Cote-Cousineau led a streaking Carlson for the two on one top shelf score.

“We floor checked real well most of the night,” Carlson said. “But on that play, we forced a turnover in the neutral zone and [Benoit] found me streaking down the wing. I just found a hole late and just got lucky enough to connect upstairs.” The goal came with less than 10 minutes left in the final period. Gosnell received the start after sophomore goalkeeper Seth Kollman played the previous night Oct. 9 in Tempe against Arizona State. “I just thought the entire defense played unreal,” Gosnell said. “We managed to score when we needed to. Overall, I felt that we played very well.” The IceJacks will play their next match at home against the Sun Devils Oct. 16. The puck drops at 8:30 p.m.

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Bock sets alltime NAU block record against Montana State A

BY CATELYN PRESTON

s the NAU women’s volleyball team led in the first set 10–9, senior middle Peyton Bock was sitting on the cusp of history, one block away from setting a new career block record at NAU. Then, she put herself in the record books with a block, putting the Lumberjacks up 11–9. The Lumberjacks played two matches in Montana during their most recent road trip. Their first match was in Missoula, Mont., against the University of Montana and their second match was in Bozeman, Mont., against Montana State. The Lumberjacks have played 12 out of their last 13 matches away from the Rolle Activity Center. Before their last home match against Idaho Oct. 1, the team had not played at NAU since their match against Loyola Marymount Sept. 5. “It’s such a hard stretch,” said head coach Ken Murphy. “To finish strong, play well and just kind of take care of things we thought we were supposed to this last weekend, I think it was really big for our momentum going forward.” The Lumberjacks defeated the Montana State Bobcats Oct. 10 at Shroyer Gym in straight sets (25–20, 25–23, 25–20). Bock led the Lumberjacks’ defense with 10 blocks. She ended the game with 482 career blocks, a new NAU career block record. Lisa Wylie previously held the record with 473 blocks, which she set during her time at NAU between 1989-1992. “This accomplishment really means a lot to me,” Bock said. “These past two years, I’ve really dedicated myself to work on my blocking skills and to become a better blocker.” Senior outside hitter Janae Vander Ploeg led the Lumberjacks offense with 13 kills. Junior outside hitter Loni Kreun and senior middle Natalee Godfrey each had eight kills for the Bobcats. In the first set, both teams stayed neck-and-neck until NAU went on a 12-2 run to gain a comfortable lead at 18–11. Montana State fought back but was only allowed to come within four before NAU finished the set 25–20. In the second set, the Lumberjacks found themselves behind early at 9–6. After a block by junior outside hitter Lauren Jacobsen, NAU was able to grab its first lead of the set 14–13. “I think my team’s blocking had a lot to do with our wins this weekend,” Bock said. “When we get a stuff block or nice touch, it’s an energy booster for everyone on the court.” Both teams continued to fight and the Lumberjacks called a timeout with the game close at 23–22. Immediately after the timeout, Vander Ploeg had two kills to close out the set. The Lumberjacks were behind once again at 9–6 to open up the third set. But they went on a 6-0 run to regain the lead at 12–9. Montana State fought NAU, bringing the score back to 21–20. The Lumberjacks were able to stay composed going on a 5-0 run to finish the set.

Senior middle blocker Payton Bock attempts a block against Portland State University Sept 25, 2014 at the Rolle Activity Center. (Photo by Nick Humphries).

The Lumberjacks defeated the Montana Grizzlies Oct. 8 at the West Auxiliary Gym in straight sets as well (25–18, 25–20, 26–24). Vander Ploeg led the Lumberjacks with 15 kills. For the Grizzlies, senior outside hitter Hannah Sackett chipped in 21 kills. The Grizzlies grabbed their first lead of the match in the final set at 5–4. NAU held its biggest lead in the set at 22–20 before the Grizzlies fired back with four straight points to grab a 24–22 lead. But the Lumberjacks were able to stay composed and grab the next three points before Vander Ploeg finished the match with an ace. The Lumberjacks are now 15-4 after not dropping a set during their trip to Montana. They will play their next match against Weber State Oct. 15 at the Rolle Activity Center.

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Sports Lumberjacks bounce back against North Dakota after overtime loss

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BY MATTHEW KIEWIET & EDUARDO GARCIA

he NAU women’s soccer team hosted a pair of conference matchups Oct. 9 and Oct. 11 at Lumberjack Stadium. NAU played an early match against North Dakota Oct. 11 and won 2–0, putting the pressure on the North Dakota defense throughout the game. Almost the entire match was spent on North Dakota’s half of the field, with 11 of NAU’s 19 shots being on goal. Senior forward Haley Wingender led the Lumberjacks, scoring one goal. The other goal came courtesy of an own goal by North Dakota. “We were very composed and calm,” said head coach Andre Luciano. “I felt like this was the first time we have absolutely controlled the game from beginning to end for 90 minutes.” Senior forward Haley Wingender scored her eighth goal of the season by tapping in her own rebound in the 22nd minute of the game. “I saw Ashlynn opening up to pass the ball in the box and I tried to control it, but I couldn’t so it bounced up,” Wingender said. “Then the goalkeeper tried to make a save, and I followed it so I was able to get the goal.” The second goal of the afternoon came courtesy of an own goal by North Dakota in the 79th minute. NAU’s constant pressure on Swenson led to the North Dakota defense imploding. “Sometimes you create your own luck,” Luciano said. “I thought [sophomore midfielder] Meg O’Brien put a great amount of pressure on their keeper. The ball bounced back, and, you know, an own goal [happened].” Junior goalkeeper Natalie Gilbertson played the whole game after missing the past few games. She recorded two saves as well as a couple of heads-up plays in the first half that prevented the North Dakota offense from getting anything going. The Lumberjacks played against the Northern Colorado Bears Oct. 9 at Lumberjack Stadium. The Jacks fell to the Bears in overtime 2–1, after tying the game with seconds left in regulation. Sophomore defensive midfielder Missy Kettelkamp buried the game-tying goal with just two seconds left on the clock. Kettelkamp kicked the ball into the right corner of the net from about 10-yards out. The game ended abruptly for the Lumberjacks, with junior midfielder Sydney Schroeder

Senior defender Emily Wadell attempts a header after a corner kick Oct. 11 at Lumberjack Stadium. (Photo by Zheng Liu)

sneaking the ball past the legs of sophomore goalkeeper Meghan Dickmann just a few minutes into overtime. The Lumberjacks will hit the road for their next match against the Eastern Washington Eagles Oct. 16. The Eagles are currently in first place in the Big Sky Conference standings.

Lumberjacks falls to UC Davis on the road after being tied at halftime

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Senior tight end R.J. Rickert prepares to fight off a defender after a reception against New Mexico Highlands at the Walkup Skydome Sept. 12. (Photo by Sara Krug)

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BY HAYDEN KNUDSEN

s the Lumberjacks entered halftime tied on the road, they could not imagine what was in store for them over the next 30 minutes of the game. The NAU football team played against the UC Davis Aggies Oct. 11 at Aggie Stadium. The Lumberjacks lost to the Aggies 38–24, “We have to have both sides of the ball working at the same time to win in this conference and it has to be for four quarters,” said head coach Jerome Souers. “We just couldn’t do that [today].” Freshman quarterback Case Cookus completed 20-of-33 pass attempts for 265 yards and three touchdowns. Senior tight end RJ Rickert had six receptions for 71 yards and two touchdowns. In the middle of the first quarter, after eight plays and 69 yards, Cookus capped off the first scoring drive of the game with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Rickert. With the Lumberjacks up 7–0, the Aggies put up 14 points on the scoreboard before the first quarter ended. With the Aggies leading 17–10 near the end of the second quarter, the Lumberjacks drove down the

field and executed the two-minute drill to perfection. Cookus found sophomore receiver Emmanuel Butler for a 23-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 17 all with 12 seconds left in the half. But, in the second half, the Aggies scored 21 unanswered points to grab a 38–17 lead by the end of the fourth quarter. Junior running back Manusamoa Luuga put the final nail in the coffin with a 1-yard touchdown run at the end of the fourth quarter. “You have to credit our opponent,” Souers said. “They came out and played very inspired tonight. They played great on defense and mixed up their looks.” The Aggies finished the game with 497 offensive yards and 27 first downs. The Lumberjacks only had 19 first downs. “We didn’t do a good job of positioning ourselves by losing on the road to UC Davis,” Souers said. “We’ve got a lot of things we need to repair.” The Lumberjacks are now 3-3 on the season. The Jacks will take this next week off before facing the Weber State Wildcats Oct. 24 for Homecoming Weekend.

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BY DARRION EDWARDS

ommunity members of northern Arizona will have the opportunity to enjoy great food and entertainment while connecting with each other at this year’s first ever Jack’s Day Off. Pepsi Amphitheater located at Fort Tuthill Park is presenting a day for students, faculty members, fans and alumni of NAU to have fun and enjoy a day of celebration. During this year’s bye week for the NAU football team, the community of northern Arizona can enjoy fun games such as cornhole and Frisbee golf Oct. 17 11 a.m - 4 p.m. Entertainment will also include live music from the bands “Kung Fu Grip” from Phoenix along with local Flagstaff band “Bucket.” The live music paired with a series of competitions and favorite tailgate games will provide a positive environment that will connect the community as a whole. The event came to be with help from members of Great Circle Radio, R Entertainment North and FleurCom Group and is sponsored by Findlay Toyota and Big O Tires to help connect the community, as well as provide fun and entertainment for fans while NAU football takes a week off. “We really want students and fans to come out,” said member of FleurCom Group Brittany Hughes. Director of sales and marketing of Jack’s Day Off Clay McCauslin, an NAU alum and Flagstaff resident for 20 years, would like to see fans of the community show support. “We’re looking for anybody who wants to come out and support NAU and have a good time,” McCauslin said. “It’s a celebration of anything NAU for students, alumni, supporters and anyone not afraid to have a good time.” Not only will the event provide a way to connect the community as a whole, the event will hopefully become a tradition for NAU in the future and positively impact the community as a whole. “I’m an alum so anything we can do to get NAU connected to the community is a plus,” McCauslin said. Physical therapy graduate student Lauren Provencio believes the event will provide a greater connection between members of the university and members of the community. “I think sporting events are a pretty great way for people to come together, but it’s pretty cool that we are coming together simply because we are proud to be a Lumberjack,” Provencio said. “I think that’s a very empowering idea.” The importance of community events is felt throughout all the members of Flagstaff. Events such as football games and tailgating allow for students, alumni and Flagstaff members to come together and bond as one. Jack’s Day Off provides yet another event for the members of northern Arizona to strengthen that connection and create a stronger bond between each other. “I think it’s a great way for people to come together and share something that everyone has a commonality with,” Provencio said. Students can enjoy the event with free admission with student ID along with $5 parking. The live music combined with the food available to the attendees and will provide a positive and fun environment for all who attend.

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Starting off the season with Shakespeare S BY KARI SCOTT

eparated twins, flirtation, family drama and some humor thrown in: purely Shakespearean. NAU’s Theatre Department will be putting on a performance of William Shakespeare’s A Comedy of Errors Oct. 16 - Oct. 25 in the Clifford E. White Theater, located in the Performing Arts Building. A Comedy of Errors is the story of two sets of longlost twins’ adventures to find their other halves. The events that follow are as comical and complicated as one could expect. “The play is a little confusing with the characters and such,” said senior theater major Danielle Mancini. “But you get the hang of it and you lose yourself laughing. It’s super physical, wild and fun.” Shakespeare’s plays have a reputation for being confusing, misunderstood and lost in translation in modern culture. For a number of actors performing in the play, it is their first full Shakespearean performance. However, these actors also seem to find A Comedy of Errors to be both a freeing experience and a challenge for them. “Most of this show wasn’t written for the actors, it is all just suggestion,” said junior theater and English major Nicholas Hodge. “A lot of rehearsal was just making things up and asking the director if it was funny. I’m playing Antipholus of Ephesus. It’s a different role than I have had: he’s not that nice of a guy and I usually play the nice guy. It has been challenging.” Other actors expanded on this sense of freedom and of challenge. “I am playing Balthasar and I really love this role because it gives me the freedom to explore and have fun,” said junior theater major Ethan Hoover. “Shakespeare is

like a different language. [The play] is beautiful, but it is hard.” There is one actor who found performing in a Shakespearean play to be quite easy. Junior biology major James Kishan Batcheldor is minoring in theater and has never been a part of a Shakespeare production before. “I think it is easier than doing a straight play. It is easier to memorize,” Batcheldor said. All shows put on by NAU’s Theatre Department are student casted and crewed. Students must take part in these shows as part of their grades. Audiences can experience an honest show with student actors trying their hardest to produce a good show. The NAU Theatre Department also prides itself on great storytelling. It often features a mix of classics and adaptations throughout the theater season. This season includes A Comedy of Errors, Quilters, Water by the Spoonful and To Kill a Mockingbird. A Comedy of Errors and To Kill a Mockingbird will be held at the Clifford E. White Theater, and the two other plays will be performed in the Studio Theater. Tickets for these individual shows can be purchased at the Central Ticketing Office or a season pass can also be purchased. Those involved with A Comedy of Errors want the audience to come out and have a fun time and enjoy a good show. The cast wants the audience to have as good a time as the actors are having while performing on stage. “I just hope people laugh, that’s all the show is, just come to laugh and have fun. You don’t really have to think,” Hodge said. Hoover agreed with Hodge and added, “This is the kind of show where you just come on a Saturday night to have a good time.” The show should be rather funny — it is a comedy after all.

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BY COLLEEN SIKORA

he wide gallery at the Coconino Center for the Arts draws the senses to the various works of art around the room. The sound of a fire burning in a video projected on the south wall fills the ears. Coupled with the giant log installation in the middle of the room and 19 ceramic helmets seeming to walk their way up the west wall, the senses can’t take in all the unique pieces at once. Shawn Skabelund walks through the gallery like he owns it, and as the curator for the Fires of Change exhibit he ought to know the space well. Skabelund talks with a sense of fatherly pride as he shares the hard work of the 11 artists who were selected for the show. The exhibit opened Sept. 5 and will be on display through Oct. 31. “I had the feeling that I could push these artists outside of their comfort zone, that they would try things that they normally don’t do in their studio,” Skabelund said. The goal of the exhibit is to help people understand how much fire ecology has changed the environment of the southwest. The 11 different artists were all taken out on educational trips to various fire sites in Arizona. Exploring the sites with scientists, they had a chance to learn about different fires in the state. The end result was that it gave the artists the time and patience needed to become inspired, allowing science to come through in their art. What makes this exhibit unique is the blending of art and science. “That’s the beauty of art — it has the ability to transform society,” Skabelund said. The application process asked artists to write an essay on how they thought their work pertained to the project. The artists who stood out were juried on their previous work and what they could bring to the table. One of the artists chosen for the exhibit, Julie Comnick, is from Prescott. In June 2013, the Yarnell Fire near Prescott claimed the lives of 19 firefighters. “Fire had really taken on a local significance here in Prescott after losing the Granite Mountain Fire Hotshots,” Comnick said. Comnick spent extra time outside of the project boot camps visiting different fire sites in search of charcoal.

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ABOVE: An installation by local artist, Bryan David Griffith in the Fires of Change exhibit at the Coconino Center for the Arts Sept. 15. RIGHT: Ceramic installation Nineteen by Katharina Roth, an NAU alumna. (Photos by Colleen Sikora)

“It seemed like a natural application to take what we’re surrounded with and use that as the drawing medium,” Comnick said. Comnick created several charcoal drawings representing the different fires of the Southwest, using the charcoal from the individual fires themselves. “In the studio creating the drawings it was really challenging figuring out how to use the charcoal, because it’s really big and cumbersome and had all these different qualities,” Comnick said. A wall of the gallery is filled with all of the drawings lined up, each with a piece of the charcoal below them, all different shapes and size. The rough charcoal was an obstacle Comnick mulled over how to use properly. “It ends up being the process of art making. You’re spending time with the image, making and thinking about it and trying to create something. On one hand there’s enough there to interpret it and identify what the imagery is, while letting the nature of the charcoal kind of dictate the end result,” Comnick said. Comnick’s passion as a teacher at Prescott College came through in sharing what she found unique about the Fires of Change exhibit. “What I really value about the Fires of Change exhibit is this idea that it’s taking the science of fire ecology and making it more accessible to the general public,” Comnick said. Artist Katharina Roth is a recent NAU graduate and also part of Fires of Change. “I was really looking for something that would grab me at my soul,” Roth said of the excursions to different fire locations. A reality of the potentially devastating consequences

of wildfires is the lives lost fighting them, a tale known to Arizona after losing the 19 Granite Mountain Fire Hot Shots. “What had really grabbed me were the hotshots who died in the Yarnell Fire,” Roth said. Roth spent the past year working to make 19 wood-fired ceramic helmets in honor of the firefighters who lost their lives that June day. “When I decided to work on the helmets, I didn’t know what the reception was going to be because it’s a touchy subject. I knew it was a difficult topic, but I wanted to create something that was respectful, that honored them and I wanted to create something that would include hope and new life,” Roth said. “I think when we hear a number, it doesn’t really hit home. But if we see the number, like 19 helmets, it’s not just a number. I think it hits home much more.” Roth took a deep exhale as she reflected on what she hopes those who come to visit Fires of Change now through October walk away with after viewing the helmets. “Peace — I think, peace and acceptance and hope and that life goes on,” Roth said. The Fires of Change exhibit is on display now through Oct. 31 at the Coconino Center for the Arts. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m to 5 p.m. Admission is free.

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Musician Mike Edel en route to Flagstaff

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Album Review: Selena Gomez Revival

BY MAKENNA LEPOWSKY

ebuting his new album India, Seattle, indie-folk musician Mike Edel is en route on his American tour, soon to make an appearance in town Oct. 15 at the Orpheum Theater. With his western Canadian tour under wraps, Edel packs his 2009 Chevy Express full with bass amps and instruments to hit the open road. Commencing the next chapter to his musical journey, Edel leaves the familiarity of home in Canada to begin a tour that will launch his new album into the states. Based out of Victoria, Canada, Edel is 29 years old with a passion for music that burns just as bold as it did the day he discovered his love for music. After releasing his new album in Canada back in spring, it’s now time for Americans to be whisked away by tender poetic lyrics and emotion-evoking melodies off of this album. With profound meaning behind every art form, there is more than what simply meets the eye. India, Seattle has a deeper connotation to Edel than just a simple name for a new album. “The album name is personal to me,” Edel said. “ It represents a certain person and a certain relationship.” Who and what relationship, one may wonder. What can be known is that unsurpassable works of art stem from the deep emotional and meaningful moments that make up a person’s life. Discovering his passion for music at a young age, Edel begun playing drums in a church band and from there went on to drum in a Blink-182 cover band. “Music is something you kind of just want to do,” Edel said. “Once you start it is something you want to do more and more.” And so he did. Edel has a wide musical range — he plays the drums, acoustic, electric and bass guitar, piano and the banjo. Edel has also begun producing. Having been on tour for as long as three years, the diehard desire to share music Edel has is apparent. “With live music, when you play or got to a show, everyone is there because they want to feel something,” Edel said. “Shows become a grand stage for people to experience something together.” Edel will make his musical appearance performing in Flagstaff, at The Orpheum Theater Oct. 15 at 8 p.m., along with another performance by local band Towr’s, a band whose members are dear friends to Edel.

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Flagstaff is not foreign surroundings to Edel, it is somewhat of familiar territory. Over the past summer, Edel participated in a Young Life Camp in Williams, Ariz., playing music for campers. Passing through Flagstaff making friends along the way, Edel is eager to return back to the majestic mountain town. With 15 to 20 shows making up his American tour, Edel tends to touch every town with his indie-folk and a pinch of a bluegrass style added in. Musician and drummer Dave Cortez will also be a part of the tour. Edel is eager to be in the good company of a familiar face. “He’s a good guy to be around,” Edel said. “He is also one of my best friends.” His jam-packed Chevy Express marks the beginning of his tour. Edels’ car will not only be his source of transportation, but his workspace and sleeping quarters for the thrilling, anticipated tour months ahead. Although always honored and excited with the opportunity to perform his music, touring does come with its downside. Despite that Edel looks forward to the long road ahead, getting by with a little help from his friends.

BY ARIEL CIANFARANO

elena Gomez’s new album Revival dropped Oct. 9 and made waves in the music industry. This album is the first one under a new label, Interscope and Polydor, and also the very first time Gomez is breaking out of her Disney Channel shell. I was skeptical about this album because of Gomez’s previous albums, which were usually adorned with sickly sweet pop sounds and generic lyrics that are constantly played on the radio. However, I was very surprised after listening through the album. Gomez seems to have found her voice. Her songs are more about confidence and have themes about love, heartbreak and self-empowerment. Her album takes a turn from formulated pop to something sultrier and has some elements of EDM. Gomez’s new sound is something that I enjoy and find almost addicting to listen to. The very first song goes along with the theme of being reborn, correlating with the album title. With a little monologue beginning, Gomez opens her album with a song that conveys her new attitude towards herself and how she has changed from who she was in the past. Lyrics like “the chains around me are finally breaking” and “what shattered through me like a rifle was a revival” illustrate how Gomez has been going through a metamorphosis. “Revival” sets the tone for the album while at the same time having a contagious beat and lyrics. The third song of the album, “Hands to Myself,” has that sultry element and is very sassy. The beat along with the lyrics makes it a great song to get ready to for a night out. Gomez says towards the end of the song, “can’t keep my hands to myself/I mean I could but why would I want to,” which is a perfect representation of her confidence in this album. Gomez’s most popular single off this album is “Good for You.” Although it has been played many times, the song still holds its appeal. In a collaboration with A$AP Rocky, “Good For You” becomes a song that adds dimension to Gomez’s album by incorporating rap and hip-hop elements to the song. Not only are Gomez’s songs extremely good, her singing abilities have improved also. The quality of her voice is stronger and slightly breathy. This album definitely showcases her as an improved vocalist with music that goes well with her voice. I am happy with Revival and I can’t stop listening to it. It has a well-balanced mix of fast and slow songs. It is an album that can be listened to anywhere — with or without friends, in a car or in a room getting ready or even just doing homework.

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