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don’t think I have to say the internet is important to most young people today. It’s how we get our entertainment, talk to our friends and, more conveniently, receive our news. Instead of trudging down a snow-packed driveway or having to wake up early to pick up a stack of newspapers, the news is delivered to people silently and effortlessly to various mobile devices. How easy is that, right? Despite the access we have to news, many people will scroll past that CNN tweet or ignore the news app on their phone. “I’m too busy” or “The news is too depressing” are just some common reasons many young people do not read the news. But the internet is vast and diverse, and some people use it to stay current on controversial news. Young people are living in a period when riots, activism and protests are a regular part of life. I am lucky I get to live in a time when I can be so passionate about my own struggles, and to advocate for the injustices of my fellow peers — I am able to make a change in this big world. ARIEL The internet, especially social media, plays a significant role in that. We are CIANFARANO always virtually in tune. We can either go searching for news, or the news can find WEB CHIEF us. There’s always something happening, something to report on and something to see on social media. Jackcentral.org is The Lumberjack’s online publication. We are also on major social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, just in case we have readers where social media is largely how they get their news. We post online regularly so our readership can always be informed on what is happening on campus or around Flagstaff. We try our best to stay on top of breaking news and equip NAU students and the larger Flagstaff community with the knowledge that will help them throughout the day. The news is always moving, shifting and changing, and I think that the internet is the perfect representation of that. Things that are online don’t stay the same for long periods of time. Even if our words on paper go away, jackcentral.org makes The Lumberjack immortal.
“I loved it, absolutely loved it. the pirate king! i just wanted to take him home with me.” - sandi duncan, flagstaff resident and audience member, 2017
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NAU theater presents a 125-year-old play about a young pirate’s story. The play ran at Ardrey Auditorium from Oct. 12 to Oct. 15. Michaela Leikam | The Lumberjack
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Oct. 9 At 9:32 p.m., an RA in Pine Ridge Village called to report the odor of marijuana. NAUPD responded and criminally deferred three students for the use of marijuana. Another student was criminally deferred for use of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The assault and disturbingthe-peace charges occurred off campus at FMC.
At 11:31 p.m., NAUPD received a supervisory alarm from Campus Heights. NAUPD responded and searched the area. The alarm was caused by smoke from marijuana use, and the student was deferred for possession and use of marijuana. Oct. 12 At 1:12 a.m., NAUPD initiated a traffic stop near Gabaldon Hall. The student was cited for a stop sign violation, no insurance and no driver’s license. The vehicle was impounded for 30 days.
At 10:50 p.m., staff in Reilly Hall called to report the odor of marijuana. NAUPD responded and deferred one student for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The police deferred the second student for At 9:55 p.m., seven use of marijuana. NAUPD officers assisted FPD with an officer-involved Oct. 10 shooting at the Hunting Drive At 12:18 a.m., NAUPD Walmart with the incident and received a supervisory alarm follow-up investigation. A man from the South Village who shot at police was shot Apartments. NAUPD and killed by FPD. responded and searched the area. The alarm was caused by At 11:09 p.m., a staff a resident vaping. The student member in Sechrist Hall called was informed of the campus to report an unconscious smoking policies. student. NAUPD, FFD and Guardian Medical Transport At 8:21 a.m., a staff responded. The student member from the HLC called was transported to FMC to report a student who was for treatment. The student sexually assaulted. NAUPD was deferred for minor in responded and took an consumption of alcohol informational report. (MIC). At 2:37 p.m., a nonstudent called to report an animal stuck underneath the hood of their truck in parking lot 49. NAUPD and the Arizona Game and Fish Department responded. The animal was located, removed from the vehicle and brought to a shelter. Oct. 11 At 11:36 a.m., a student called to report being stuck on the third floor of Sechrist Hall in the elevator. FFD and NAUPD responded, and the subject was safely removed from the elevator. Facility Services was notified.
Oct. 14 At 12:02 a.m., a staff member in McConnell Hall called to report a student with alcohol and marijuana in their dorm room. NAUPD responded and the student was cited and released for possession of drug paraphernalia, an MIC, possession of spirituous liquor and fireworks. The student also faced three NAU policy violations for possession of a large knife, BB gun and the firecrackers. At 5:53 p.m., an RA in Sechrist Hall called to report an intoxicated subject outside of that location. NAUPD, FFD and GMT responded. One student was transported to FMC, and two students were deferred for MICs.
Oct. 15 At 12:27 a.m., a staff member in Reilly Hall reported finding marijuana in a dorm room. NAUPD responded and two students were deferred for an MIC, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and use of marijuana. Another two students were deferred for an Oct. 13 MIC, and one student was At 5:09 p.m., an RA deferred for an MIC and use of in Tinsley Hall called to marijuana. report the odor of marijuana. NAUPD responded, and one At 1:50 p.m., an officer student was cited and released initiated a traffic stop near lot for possession of marijuana 7A. The student was initially and drug paraphernalia. cited for driving left of center. The student was also cited and At 7:17 p.m., a staff released for an MIC and false member at the University reporting to law enforcement. Union called to report an intoxicated non-student on At 8:07 p.m., an RA in campus. NAUPD responded McConnell Hall called to and arrested the non-student report damage to multiple for aggravated assault, door placards and an exit sign. disturbing the peace, littering NAUPD responded and took and disrupting an educational a report. Facility Services was institution. The non-student notified. was booked into Coconino County Detention Center.
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Too many projects, too few workers Jessie Russell
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onstruction workers are in high demand as housing projects are on the rise, which is a sign of Flagstaff’s growth. These skilled trade workers demand a higher pay than Flagstaff provides in comparison to other locations. Flagstaff’s engineer Rick Barrett said there is a shortage of construction workers. “Flagstaff has always had a worker shortage compared to Phoenix and [Las] Vegas,” said Barrett. “The cost of living is lower in Phoenix and [Las] Vegas. Salary is higher.” One way Flagstaff worked to fix the lowwage problem was approving a local minimum wage ordinance that took effect July 1. This law, the Initiative for a Living Wage, raised the minimum wage in Flagstaff to $10.50 per hour. The minimum wage will increase yearly by a dollar. Then, in January 2021, the minimum wage will increase to $15. Also, construction workers need to go through training to gain required skill sets, which can take years. All construction labor jobs require on-the-job training under an experienced worker or two to four years of apprenticeship. Then they receive specialized training in a particular field and continue to expand their skill set for different jobs. “A lot of jobs require high skill,” Barrett said. That is why contractor companies in Flagstaff are creating programs to encourage people to go through apprenticeships and training to become construction workers. Some local contracting companies, like the Affordable Housing Coalition (AHC), allow local Coconino Community College students to observe construction sites for practical experience. “When people like me retire, there needs to be people behind us,” AHC construction manager Greg Pishkur said. “In 2050, we’re still going to need things built one stick at a time, and we’re going to need people who know how to do that.” This construction worker shortage is not regional to Flagstaff. Other states, like Colorado, experience shortages of workers and encourages individuals to learn construction to improve the situation. According to Forbes, this worker shortage is part of a construction cycle that will eventually
A construction worker welds the structural supports of a stairwell in the Honors College Living and Learning Community, Sept. 10. The residence hall is currently under construction at the corner of Knoles and University drives and is expected to be completed by fall 2018. Michaela Leikam | The Lumberjack
be met by a lowered demand for construction workers. Yet, the Mid-Atlantic, Texas and Louisiana areas will continue to be affected by the labor shortage even after the decrease in demand for construction workers. The demand for jobs has risen in the United States dramatically since the Great Recession of 2009. During the beginning of the Obama administration in January 2009, there were 2,767 job openings, and by the end of the administration in 2016, there were 5,713 job openings, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Job openings grew by 51.6 percent over this period of time. As of the most recent job openings and labor turnover summary report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for July 2017, there were
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6,140 non-farm job openings in the U.S. The job outlook for construction workers is set to grow 13 percent – a vast 180,100 worker – from 2014 to 2024. As of 2014 there are 1,386,400 construction jobs in the U.S. As previously observed with Hurricane Katrina, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have also created a high demand for construction workers to aid the rebuilding effort in the Gulf Coast region. “We experienced major worker shortages because of what we’re experiencing with Hurricane Harvey and [Irma],” Barrett said. Beyond the worker shortage, there has also been a significant increase in demand for construction materials across the nation. Raw building materials like concrete, petroleum and
PVC products are in high demand. This demand is not being met. “Construction materials are very expensive. There’s been a spike in demand,” Barrett said. The price of framing lumber for construction has also increased. The National Association of Home Builders tracks the price of framing lumber by accounting for the three biggest sources of lumber in the U.S. A report in October 2016 said the composite price of lumber was $358. As of early October 2017, the composite price of lumber was $440. That’s an 18.6 percent increase in roughly a year. Even with this high demand for construction materials and workers, Flagstaff Continued on page 6
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continues to attract contractors wanting to further develop Flagstaff, creating more jobs. The city’s development planners review projects proposed by contractors and approve them if they meet city zoning codes and plans. According to the Flagstaff Development Status Report for September, Flagstaff currently has 19 projects under construction. It also has eight site plans approved and several under review for future construction. Two of the approved eight site plans are for apartments, two for restaurants, one for unspecified residential purposes, one for office space, one for a library and one is for commercial retail. “There are several projects in stages of approval that will expand Flagstaff,” said Flagstaff planning development manager Tiffany Antol. This frequent construction has a cost, however. Transportation is delayed as traffic worsens, and the noise bothers individuals around the construction, especially when there is no definite completion date for the construction. Not everyone in the community welcomes this. When asked about the disruption that active construction creates, Antol countered with the benefits of expansion. “It’s a necessary evil that’s required,” Antol said. “It’s meant to be short term and [the expansion] a benefit to the community.” Flagstaff housing manager Justyna Costa also foresees future development in the city. “We’ve had a lot of student-housing development, and the projects that are coming on board now are more family housing and multihousing that are in plans for development,” said Costa. Costa referred to the future development of Timber Sky by Vintage Partners. The housing community values an outdoor environment and “is the first international Dark Skies housing community in the world,” according to Vintage Partners’ website. “The city of Flagstaff is obviously limited in terms of our land because we are in what we call land locks because of the trees,” Costa said. “But there’s obviously still room for Flagstaff to grow, and as of right now on a personal level, I don’t see there being a lull in that. We’re definitely building.” Flagstaff competes with Phoenix and other cities to provide higher wages to attract more labor including construction workers who are in high demand. Material shortages and continuous expansion of Flagstaff add to the difficulties, but there seems to be no future break in the construction. How residents respond to this varies throughout the city.
The Schultz Fire was started by an unattended campfire in June 2010. File Photo | The Lumberjack
Planning to mitigate disasters Jessie Russell
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s recent hurricanes and massive wildfires in California have created a greater awareness of future natural disasters, many wonder how safe Flagstaff is from these natural disasters. Although hurricanes do not pose a threat to the city, Flagstaff has experienced floods, wildfires, blizzards and even tornadoes. Flagstaff and Coconino County sit amidst the largest Ponderosa Pine forest in North America, the Coconino National Forest. This creates the potential for forest fires, which can lead to floods due to the uprooting of grasses and activation of hydrophobic seeds. “When we have a large wildfire in an ecosystem that’s not evolutionarily adapted for that large, high-severity, catastrophic or uncharacteristic fire, we often see the soils exhibit a characteristic called ,” said forestry professor Andrew Sánchez Meador. “When they get superheated, their actual chemical properties change, which makes them repel water. Then,
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when you have a large post-wildfire rainstorm, the rain may come all at once over a brief period of time. Like in our monsoons in the beginning of July, that rain comes down with a lot of force. It’s an intense event.” The displaced soil can no longer hold back water and can lead to mudslides. Sánchez Meador suggested some possible engineering solutions to problems related to flooding. One method is creating wattles, which are mesh tubes full of straw placed along susceptible slopes. These wattles slow down water flow, helping to keep soil in place. Another method is creating small dams that also slow down the flow of water, causing the soil to settle at the bottom of ponds and stabilizing that soil. Another method is to fill in washed-away vegetation and seeds with new seeds covered with something like straw. This can help keep the new seeds stay in place and allow new vegetation to grow and can help slow down water during floods or heavy rains immediately following a fire. According to The Ecological Restoration
Institute at NAU, the 2010 Schultz Fire burned over 15,000 acres of forest north of Flagstaff, costing between $137 million and $143 million to fight the fire and mitigate post-fire flooding damage. A 12-year-old girl drowned in post-fire flooding. Many homes were flooded during the next monsoon season as thick sludge entered homes. The following year, in 2011, the Wallow Fire burned 538,000 acres and cost $109 million. In addition to wildfires and floods, Flagstaff commonly feels the threat of potential blizzards and even experienced several tornadoes in the past. In 2015, Flagstaff had nine feet of snow during its biggest snowstorm in history. According to CNN, eight tornadoes passed through Coconino County, damaging over 100 homes and injuring seven people in 2010. One might wonder why fires are such a threat over the past century when forests have been around for thousands of years without such extreme fires. In a natural ecosystem, fires are designed to burn forests frequently in
NEWS order to keep the forests from getting too dense. Due to wild land mismanagement and nearly a century of fire suppression, forests are not the same as they once were. Forests have become overgrown with young trees closer together, as opposed to larger, old-growth trees spread apart. “Probably every three to 10 years, the entire landscape would have burned in frequent, lowseverity fires. The problem is, now we have a denser forest with less grass and needles, and we have way more trees. So, that frequent, lowseverity fire has now been replaced by infrequent, high-severity fire,” Sánchez Meador said. Sánchez Meador explained a three-fold method to prevent forest fires. “If we thin the forest, if we protect our property and we educate the public so they understand the risks, we can reduce the overall amount of high-severity fires,” Sánchez Meador said. Even with these methods of prevention, two problems lie within preparing for natural disasters. One is an evolutionary trait in humans, described in research as “risk perception.” In this case, humans perceive risk with an ability to ignore disasters they cannot necessarily prepare for as a method of reducing stress. “Humans have a great capacity for ignoring things they can’t control. It’s evolutionary, so we don’t worry ourselves into early death. We are also pretty unable to understand disasters of great magnitude until we experience them first hand, and then our memories fade over time,” said NAU construction management professor Tom Rogers. The other problem of preventing these natural disasters mainly lie in the lack of money and resources to fund prevention methods. When observing the homes that can withstand floods and destructions, one must consider the high price of constructing these homes. If every home were made to withstand natural disasters, the price of construction would be unaffordable. People must find a balance between paying the government for prevention methods and educating the populace on ways they can help prevent natural disasters through careful management of their land. “When you look at how much money goes into suppressing wildfires, and you look at how much money goes into treating in order to prevent wildfires, it’s a losing game. We’re never going to have enough money to suppress all the fires,” Sánchez Meador said. “Money is finite. People’s time is finite, and we’re just not there. We’re trying, and Flagstaff is much further along than many other places in the country, but we haven’t done it everywhere.” Rogers had another outlook on the situation.
“All governments respond to their citizens in some form or another. One thing you can do is remind your elected politicians that if we are the richest and greatest nation on the planet we should also be the best prepared,” Rogers said. Many in Flagstaff are aware of the dangerous position the city is in as the community works to protect against natural disasters. Flagstaff was the first city in the United States to pass a bond, the Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project, to fund wildfire prevention methods and protect Flagstaff water sources from being burned. The bond, passed in 2012, funded $10 million and had a 73.6 percent approval rate in 26 precincts, an overwhelmingly high percentage that points toward the progressive outlook of Flagstaff citizens. “In the late ’80s, people saw what was happening, and Flagstaff’s community and managers responded faster than a lot of cities in the West, and by the early-to-mid 2000s, we had already treated tens of thousands of acres around Flagstaff to make our city safer,” Sánchez Meador said. “Have they treated everything? No, because there’s not an infinite amount of money, but Flagstaff has made some really good progress. It’s often held up as an example for a lot of mountain towns in the West as to how you can treat and protect your city.”
Top: Sandbags sit along the road to contain flooding sludge on the east side of Flagstaff during monsoon season, Sept. 24, 2010, following the Schultz Fire. Bottom: A toppled speed-limit sign rests on a pile of debris caused by flood waters in a community east of Flagstaff Sept. 24, 2010. Alexis Ward | The Lumberjack
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OPINION-EDITORIAL
It’s not just TV, it’s HB-Oh no ELIZABETH WENDLER
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roblematic media is nothing new. Controversy is rife in the entertainment industry as it always has been, but how consumers react to it are a-changin’. It has become increasingly common in the United States for the horrid past of an influential entertainer to come to light in a shattering way. From the unresolved sexual abuse accusations levied against Bill Cosby, and now Harvey Weinstein, to the most recent backlash against Jason Momoa’s 2011 rape joke, one has to wonder how long it will be before their favorite artist or actor turns out to be a terrible person. Actors aren’t the only ones in the hot seat. Entire TV shows, movies, video games and more can be subject to both over-thetop ridicule and blind reverence. During a time when so many people either live on one extreme or the other, it’s difficult to know how to feel when something is deemed “wrong” or “discriminatory.” Nothing and no one is safe from criticism. Most, if not all, creative works are offered up to be consumed — and judged — by the viewer. It stands to reason, then, that one can consume media that may be disturbing, racist or sexist without participating in the culture it reflects and perpetuates. To truly appreciate a work of art, it must first be deconstructed and analyzed from a critical point of view. Not everyone is a bona fide critic with a degree
in film studies, but most people can recognize troubling content people feel empowered to give their input to creators, who may or when they see it. may not choose to listen. For the sake of time and energy, I’ll use HBO’s Game of While ads can be pulled, movies boycotted and actors Thrones as an example. shunned, some movies, shows and artists seem to be here to Game of Thrones is, arguably, a masterpiece. Everything stay no matter how many people rally against them. What’s a from the carefully woven plot to the set design proclaimed the Marvel-loving girl to do when her favorite superhero has wildly show’s imminent success from episode one. Yet, something about misogynistic attitudes or when her favorite assassin is pegged as the show leaves my stomach in knots. Could it be the rampant a progressive character, yet still winds up being the damsel in fetishization of violence and sexual assault that so many find distress at the end of the day? unsettling? Perhaps it’s that the female characters of the novel the The answer lies in the individual. show is based on, A Song of Ice and Fire, are underage but, No one can tell anyone else how to thankfully, portrayed by adults. consume their media. Game of Thrones isn’t the only work with headWhat everyone can do, however, is scratching, stomach-churning content. With most any pay attention to it. What about this scene film, show or song, there is a clear dilemma each viewer makes myself or others so uncomfortable? must face when hitting play. A question that remains Why does this artist keep getting work unanswered. even though they’ve been accused time and Enjoying problematic media does not make someone time again of abuse? Why are we so quick a jerk. Denying a form of media is problematic simply to forgive the misdeeds of famous people because they like a particular artist, producer or work simply because we are fans of their work? itself does. As consumers of media, we are What some might call pointless complaining, under no obligation to critique what others call exercising their right to good content. The we see. I, however, would urge the evercall for better media through activism and consuming masses to do just that. Illustration By Colton Starley criticism has created an environment where Don’t just watch TV — question it.
Health care is a right, not a privilege MARIA ANGULO
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have been living in the United States for three years now. I had always heard about how the health care system in the U.S. is, but I have never really experienced it until now. As a teenager, insurance and health care never interested me because I did not understand what it meant or its importance until I needed it. My whole life, I always had insurance. As a 22 year old, I never really paid attention to the cost of going to the doctor, medicines or the hospital. The first time I was sick here in the U.S., I went to the hospital as I regularly do back home in Mexico because I suffer from very strong stomachaches. In the past, my parents were always with me and they took care of the bill. When I went to the emergency room after I almost fainted, I saw the bill, which was $900 just for a 30-minute appointment. I was literally there for half an hour, and the cost was more than my apartment’s rent. Thankfully, I didn’t have to pay that much. My insurance covered most of it. I only had to pay $50 out of pocket, which doesn’t sound so bad after the difference of amount. That was the first time I really saw how expensive going to a doctor is. At first, $50 doesn’t seem like much if you don’t have other
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bills to pay, but it can become inconvenient because, sometimes, you may need more than just 30 minutes in the ER. I have been in Flagstaff for more than 10 months, and I hadn’t been sick until now. I was so horribly sick that I didn’t go to school the entire week. The worst thing was that I couldn’t go to the doctor. Back home in Mexico, I have insurance, and, as an international student here in the U.S., there is an obligation to pay for insurance here. The thing is, I had a few problems with my fees and tuition, so my scholarship hadn’t gone through. After almost a month and a half of school, the insurance is still unpaid. So, basically, I don’t have insurance. So, for me, going to the doctor is now out of the question. Yes, I still have my other insurance, but it’s for emergencies. You never know when you are going to break a leg. I felt so bad I considered driving five hours down to Mexico just to see a doctor because I knew I could see someone there and not go into debt.
And it’s not just me. Many students prefer to just stay home and suck it up than go to a doctor because health care is so expensive. I have seen my roommate endure the worst flu, headache and fever, yet she prefers to just stay in bed and hope it will go away. Students medicate themselves with over-the-counter medicines, teas and whatever they think can help just so they don’t have to go to a doctor. Almost everyone has entered their symptoms into Google at some point and self-diagnose themselves just to avoid going to the real one. The internet has almost every answer, so why spend money going to the hospital? Why is going to the doctor so expensive? It’s horrible that we prefer to stay sick than go to see someone because money is a problem. If you ever need to go to the doctor, check out the Poore Medical Clinic, a free clinic for people with low income and uninsured individuals in Coconino County. There are two locations in Flagstaff. For more information, visit pooremedicalclinic.org. Health care is now a privilege when it should be a right.
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OPINION-EDITORIAL
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Blood donations needed year-round LIA MARTINEZ
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ith the tragedy in Las Vegas, the need for blood has become more pressing on the minds of United States citizens. Thousands lined up at blood donation centers, waiting to give blood to help the victims. Some waited in line for hours. These kind of events show how much people do care about each other and want to help. So, let me start by saying thank you to everyone who donated blood, money and necessities to help the victims. Tragedies draw out people who want to help in any way they can, which is amazing. There have been so many donations in Las Vegas that they don’t know if they can hold it all, seeing as blood shelf-life is only for three to four weeks. Newsweek reported that, “After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, over-eager Americans donated 500,000 units of blood — 200,000 of those units were thrown away. Once this waste was made public, regular donations began to dwindle, according to an article published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.” With so many people donating now, the question I pose is: Will they continue to donate? There is still a great need for blood even when national tragedies aren’t happening. The Washington Post reported that blood is needed
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somewhere in the U.S. every two seconds. I think it is amazing that people who can donate blood reacted to the need and are getting out there and making sure they help in some way. There is always a need for blood. I hope that this recent devastation will move people to not only give blood when something awful happens but also when they can make time throughout the year. The Washington Post reported that when there isn’t a violent tragedy the amount of eligible people who donate year-round are less than 10 percent, which isn’t a lot compared to how much people need blood. It takes approximately 24 hours for blood to be processed, so that’s about how long some of the victims of the Las Vegas shooting had to wait before they would have been able to get the blood that was donated right after the attack. I’m not trying to say it wasn’t amazing for all of these people to take the time to donate blood — to donate life. I’m just saying it would be helpful if people could donate as much as they could whenever they could throughout the year. If people donated year ‘round, then people who were affected in these situations would be able replenish the blood the nation needs sooner. Try to donate blood throughout the year. It can help save a life at any time.
hat do University of California, Davis (UC Davis), Dartmouth and Pomona College all have in common that NAU is lacking? Sexual-health vending machines. Yep, you read that right. Recently, UC Davis introduced vending machines on their campus that sell items such as condoms, emergency contraceptives and even feminine hygiene products. While it took a multitude of student petitions to get it started, they reigned successful in the spring of this year. According to The Sacramento Bee, a UC Davis student named Parteek Singh worked relentlessly for two years in order to implement these vending machines on campus. “I think these are just basic resources that students need on campuses,” said Singh. “Most college students are sexually active … and these resources should be provided to them.” Currently, Singh is working with students from other universities to provide these sexual health vending machines. Who knows, maybe NAU will be next. The placement of UC Davis’ vending machine was in the the Activities and Recreation Center, which would be the equivalent to our Health and Learning Center. If NAU were to provide these vending machines, this would be the ideal location. Another location would be in the lobbies of any on-campus housing. This would make it accessible to a wide array of people 24 hours a day. There are very few 24hour pharmacies in the Flagstaff area, so this vending machine would be extremely convenient for students. It’s needless to say there is a stigma around buying contraception or emergency contraceptives. A sex-positive, contraceptive vending machine would allow students to feel comfortable while purchasing their necessities. Alex Samuels, the head activist at Pomona College, shared his friends’ experiences of buying emergency contraceptive with Refinery29. “She mentioned how she had basically been shamed at the student health center for seeking out Plan B,” said Samuels.
“They asked her a lot of probing questions and had treated her with a lot of disdain. And she felt the vending machine would have solved all of that.” It is unnecessary and irrational to shun someone based on their sexual decisions, let alone their purchases. In a SurveyMonkey poll of 700 students, approximately 39 percent of college students said they were virgins. That leaves the majority either currently sexually active or previously sexually active. This large percentage should definitely change the way society views sexual health. The important question here is whether or not these machines will be as useful as perceived. The short answer: yes. Not only will they be used frequently, but they can also bring in profit to the school. Although the primary purpose of these vendors would be to provide items such as Plan B and condoms, supplying other goods like feminine hygiene products and over-thecounter medicines would also be beneficial. Illnesses can come unexpectedly. So, rather than being left unprepared, students can turn to the vending machines for help. Of course, there are more factors behind this concept that may stop their introduction to campus. One of which is the financial means to begin this movement. Once these are supplied, the money will essentially replace itself with the popularity of the machines. So, NAU, what do you think? Sexualhealth vending machines: coming soon?
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The Asylum Restaurant is located in the famous Jerome Grand Hotel where hauntings are often reported, Oct. 14. Shannon Cowan | The Lumberjack
Death keeps the history of Jerome alive Kayla Rutledge and Connor Whitt
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hat is now the remnants of a once booming and innovative gold-mining city, Jerome is one of the most paranormal destinations in Arizona. One should not be fooled by the town’s spooky appeal. Sitting on the side of a mountain, the town can offer ghost stories, Western character and more. At its peak, Jerome was home to 15,000 people, but today has approximately 400 residents. Despite the low population, the town has become a hot spot for tourism and people who seek out a thrilling adventure. Kenneth Cooper, a Jerome resident and owner of Ghost Town Tours, thinks the town has a unique commitment to
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history. He noted it is important to preserve the pieces of Jerome that make it so unique, like its history of gold mining. After hitchhiking his way to Jerome in 1989, Cooper fell in love with the small town, but he never expected how eerie Jerome would be. Cooper has said he’s experienced the presence of the ghosts Jerome is reportedly known for and is not afraid for his safety when experiencing paranormal activity. “One of my real awakenings that helped me realize weird stuff happens here, was at the park late at night with just a couple friends. On a still summer night, all of the sudden the swing set started moving by itself with no wind. All of the sudden, full motion, just started swinging by itself as if somebody was in it,” said Cooper. “A ghost is nothing more than a piece of the past that’s still present. [Ghosts] work in mysterious ways. They keep
those that respect them safe and look out for us.” Aside from finding enjoyment in the ghostly character of the town, Cooper has an incredibly strong appreciation for how close the community is. “[Residents of Jerome] are sacrificing a lot to be here,” Cooper said. “[Ghosts] act in their own best interest, and they want the best neighbors.” Charlie DeBrito, a tourist from Florida, traveled to Jerome. On his first day in Jerome, with his camera around his neck, DeBrito was prepared for whatever he may see. “I’m most excited for the scenery and the history. It used to be a boom town here, and now it’s just not a boom town. But, I came back because of its history,” said Debrito. Whether or not the desire to see ghosts is one of the reasons
FEATURES to visit, one poplar stop is the Jerome Grand Hotel. At the peak of one of the mountains in town, one building stands alone — the Jerome Grand Hotel. The massive yellow structure with maroon curtains was once a hospital but was transformed into a hotel in 1994. Before the building attained its current hotel status, it was where many gold miners were treated. Many miners, however, died in the process of working in the pits, and others died in the confines of what is now the Jerome Grand Hotel. Emilee Due, front desk manager at the hotel, said miner’s souls were lost on the way to the afterlife, and they now roam the halls of the hotel. “[The building] opened in 1927 as the only hospital in the Verde Valley,” said Due. “[Guests today] will hear noises in the hallways or get pictures of orbs on their cameras. Things might move around, or people might feel things or hear things.” Hotel bartender Charlie Garrett has been working at the hotel for seven years, but he has not yet come across the presence of ghosts. “Roughly 10,000 people have died in this building, but thankfully I haven’t come across any of their spirits yet,” said Garrett. Predominantly a gold-mining town in the past, reported incidents of paranormal activity have involved gold miners. Working in the pits, the men were known to be some of the toughest people in the West. Conditions were rough, and each day working in the mines could be their last. In the past, while men commonly worked mining gold, some women made a living in a different way. Prostitution was ubiquitous in the past, and a license was all that was required for a woman to work in prostitution. The industry was profitable, but for Marie Juanita, aka Sammie Dean, profit came at a high price. Found dead in her room July 7, 1931, the cause of Juanita’s death was deemed to murder by strangulations. Juanita’s murder remains unsolved, and police gave up the search for her killer. Juanita, however, has not given up her search. Her soul has been reported to linger around the town in search of resolution to her unsolved murder. “It is my belief, living here, that you are put on this planet for a reason. And, if you are taken off this planet before your reason for being here has been fulfilled, the likelihood of you hanging around is going to be pretty great,” said Jay Kinsella, former Mayor of the town and general manager of the Jerome Historical Society. When Kinsella was mayor, he lived in the house where Juanita was found murdered. He experienced several paranormal occurrences in the home. Kinsella’s children saw ghostly figures around the house. One figure was a tall man dressed in a well-fitting suit and top hat, whom is believed to be the ghost of Juanita’s killer. Notably, the room she was murdered in is a hub for paranormal activity. “You can tell the presence. When you go into that room, and you’re the only soul in that room, you are not the only soul in that room,” Kinsella said. Though Jerome may be a small town tucked away by a mountainside, the history and reported presence of ghosts helps bring continued appreciation to the town. Residents of Jerome have a true passion for bringing people close to the antiquity the town has to offer. Death is what keeps its history alive.
Top: Jerome resident Kenneth Cooper is the owner of Jerome’s only locally owned and operated tour company, Oct. 14. Bottom: At the Old Jerome Cemetery, Oct. 14, Peter Pergola and other former Jerome residents are buried. Pergola, who died in 1904, was a native of Italy and a member of the Jerome Lodge No. 10 Knights of Columbus. Shannon Cowan | The Lumberjack
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Traveling by train: A trip through history Zara Glidden
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n a chilly Flagstaff weeknight, as the Amtrak Southwest Chief train came within sight of the Amtrak depot, dozens of people were lined up outside. Passengers clutched lumpy assortments of luggage and extra outerwear as they restlessly shifted their weight and pulled jackets tighter. They watched the train materialize and heave to a stop in front of the brick station. Most people were quiet and looked as if they had already been dozing, although, low grumbling could be heard between a few. The train was late that night. The scheduled arrival time was 9 p.m., and it was nearing midnight. Starting out in Chicago, this westbound train’s schedule was second in priority to freight trains, also known as good trains, and the engineer could not always make up the time. The passengers filed from the cold into the brightly lit, bland-looking car, and the train took off on the 11-hour journey toward Los Angeles. In an era when trains are often talked about with romantic nostalgia, the depot in Flagstaff offers daily reminders that this form of transportation is still alive and hard at work. For passengers on the Amtrak line, they are part of a practical reality. Betsy Aurnou, a ranger at Grand Canyon National Park, takes the train at least once a year to visit family in southern California. Aurnou dislikes highway driving and tolerates Amtrak’s routine lateness in exchange for the ease and comfort she experiences when traveling by train. “It’s just a really easy, inexpensive, hasslefree way of traveling,” said Aurnou. “It’s also just fun, kind of sweet and old-fashioned. More historic than getting in my Prius.” For passengers like Aurnou, the train is a practical solution to what can be an inconvenience or an expense of driving or flying. Although long-distance rail travel is less time efficient than other transportation modes, the price tag and carbon footprint is significantly lower than cars or planes. John Stigmon, President and CEO of the Economic Collaborative of Northern Arizona, brings cognizance to how necessary trains can be for Flagstaff. He noted that more than 20,000 passengers arrived at and departed from Flagstaff in 2016. Stigmon also estimated that most travelers are tourists that come to visit national parks in the region.
Patrons in Flagstaff wait to board the westbound Amtrak train, Oct. 12. Josie Weiland | The Lumberjack
Long-distance train passengers are a minority of travelers in the United States, and this year, it has been rumored that the Amtrak station could close, which has brought the topic of public transportation to the forefront of political conversations. During the spring and summer, Amtrak became a news item following White House budget proposals, which would have slashed funding to Amtrak and eliminated long-distance stops in 220 American towns, including Flagstaff. Before Congress rejected these cuts in September, more than 24 train towns held rallies to protest the potential loss. The conversation generated by these events was a relevant one: Within a modern-day context, what do trains mean culturally and economically to Flagstaff and towns like it? Flagstaff was settled in 1876, and the railroad followed almost immediately with its first tracks being laid in 1881. During the town’s early years, Flagstaff depended on the railroad and developed around it. Trains were used
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for travel and moving cattle, which provided opportunity for growth and expansion. Tom Zoellner, a professor at Chapman University and author of Train, considers Flagstaff to be Arizona’s premier railroad town. “In no other town in Arizona are you going to see motels that advertise themselves as having no train noise,” said Zoellner. Zoellner also noted that Flagstaff’s physical shape was determined by the railway. Route 66 parallels the old tracks of the Atchison and Topeka, Kansas and Santa Fe, New Mexico railway. The bulk of historic downtown was built during the peak of the railroad’s influence and is lined up along them. The Babbitt brothers, who operated a ranch and trading post and unofficially ran the town for more than a generation, used the railway to ship their livestock eastward. The railroad’s heyday is not necessarily in the past, and 80-100 freight trains still roll through Flagstaff each day, carrying 4 percent of U.S. domestic gross product said Stigmon.
The purpose and meaning of trains, however, is different. The railroad serves several local companies and employs about 1,000 train operators out of Winslow, Arizona. “The trains that come through here have a large impact on our country, but a smaller one on Flagstaff,” said Stigmon. Since long-distance rail travel has become uncommon, and trains in general have less direct impact on small towns, this can lead people to wonder what the value or need for trains is. Zoellner believes there is no reason to be worried about an end to passenger trains. “Every year, during Republican presidencies, it’s political theater for the president to look like a budget hawk by threatening to cut Amtrak. This has been happening since the ‘80s,” Zoellner said. Though it’s unlikely that long-distance railways will see much expansion in America’s near future as they have in countries like Japan, China, Germany, France and Spain, cutting them entirely would impact a needed service. “Congress never lets it happen, and Amtrak goes limping along in a state of mediocrity like it always has,” Zoellner said. Trains now have less direct economic impact on Flagstaff. It is Zoellner’s belief that the money trains do or do not generate is beside the point. He noted that it is essential for passenger trains in particular to remain present at some level in this country. “Long-distance Amtrak routes will forever lose money,” Zoellner said. “But government performs all kinds of functions that don’t ‘make money.’ No federal government anywhere in the world makes any money on their trains.” Comparing train services to libraries, schools and fire departments, Zoellner described passenger trains as “part of the furniture of a great society.” It can be difficult to predict the role trains will hold in the future for Flagstaff and the nation. Passengers a century ago may not have expected that their trip could be delayed by freight trains with right-of-way. Today, drastic changes and reversals could be on the horizon for trains. For now, Aurnou and other passengers have the option to travel cross-country from Flagstaff, and to be modern participants in a historic venture. Whatever the reasons might be for passengers to travel by train, the history is always a part of the journey and can offer a nostalgic experience and a look into America’s past.
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Trauma, murder and ‘Pure Land’ Scott Buffon Editor’s Note: The author of this article is a former student of Annette McGivney and copy edited the book Pure Land before its release.
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any people come from around the world and wait for a chance to stand on the sandy ledge of the Grand Canyon. And, after hours of travel, finally standing on that ledge hundreds of feet above the river below, the Grand Canyon means something different to everyone. Some come on buses for fresh Instagram content. Others come to feel small and attempt to wrap their minds around the canyon’s size. The people of the Havasupai tribe know the canyon as the location of their reservation and the spring from where all life originated. People living on the Havasupai reservation find their fates closely tied to the canyon and the Havasupai Falls, famous for images of their deep blue hue. Unlike the Havasupai, Tomomi Hanamure, an avid traveler from Japan, never knew her fate would become linked so deeply to the Havasupai reservation. On May 8, 2006, she was murdered and halfway buried in a pool above the falls. After reading the book Pure Land, a story written about this brutal murder, it seems that Annette McGivney, author and NAU journalism professor, was fated to tell this story. By the end of the book, it becomes clear that McGivney is the only one who could ever tell it with the same context and veracity. As a journalist, McGivney traveled around the United States and across the Pacific Ocean to find every fact that she could about Hanamure. McGivney spoke with Hanamure’s family and scoured her family history and diary to understand the slain woman as best she could. With this same ferocity for truth, McGivney searched for the story of Hanamure’s murderer, the murderer’s family and the now-intertwined histories surrounding the two. But there is a third story that becomes essential to the book, and that is the story of the truth-seeking narrator. McGivney tells the story of her life as she knows it and then guides the reader through the realizations and battles she faces while processing the traumas and histories in her own life. It is through these traumas that McGivney allows the audience to view the story of the woman taken from this world and the story of the Havasupai man who murdered her, Randy Wescogame. It is through this lens that makes it so this story could never be told by anyone else. “As … I flew toward the rising sun, I felt an unfamiliar calm,” wrote McGivney. “It was like I had willingly stepped into a boat and was being carried by the river’s current. Beneath all my superficial worries, there was a sense, deep down, that I was somehow following my destiny. Other forces were in control now. Tomomi’s journey had become my journey.” McGivney crafted a true-crime narrative tingling with the flavor of life that only comes from memoir. By the end of the recently published book, I was overwhelmed with emotions and couldn’t
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stop myself from crying. Hanamure was a woman from the East who fell in love with the West. Torn between her love for the vastness of the West and the love for her family in Japan, she traveled to the U.S. as often as she could but was unable to make it her home. On her trips, she found and adopted her dog Blue, fell in love with a man named Michael and meditated on both the light and dark spots of U.S. history. While history can be a great draw for tourists, traumatic histories often turn people away. Not Tomomi. She spent one of her New Year’s Days searching for the Wounded Knee national landmark on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota. When she found it, she simply stood above the plaque and freed her spirit. “Tomomi felt the gravity of this dark hole in the Earth. The chaos and the fury of the murders. She knew it deep in her heart, as if she remembered it from experience,” McGivney mused with the help of Hanamure’s diary. “Maybe in another life, she thought, she had been here, witnessing the horror.” One part of the Southwest that stuck with Hanamure was the Grand Canyon. Some people are drawn to the canyon as a sort of spiritual talisman, where, while hiking to find the end of a trail, also find out more about themselves. Tomomi was one of these people, and that is something she and McGivney have in common. McGivney fully realized their similarity when she traveled to Japan to track down the truth and spirit of Hanamure’s life. To do this, she spoke with Hanamure’s father, family and friends. “As it turned out, I was in Japan not just to get information, but also to give it. I was an ambassador for women who hiked alone in wild places. In this way, Tomomi and I were sisters,” McGivney wrote. It is down in the canyon, where both women hiked alone, that McGivney’s reporting allowed her to better understand Wescogame. From a violent, law-breaking murderer, he turned into a man with a story that can be understood. It started with the story of his family and the Havasupai people, and ended with McGivney sitting in prison across from the man who took the light that was Book cover courtesy of Annette McGivney Tomomi’s life. McGivney made no apologies for the actions of the past but rather contextualized the past to help understand the present. By the end of the book, I not only knew more about the complex history between Native Americans, the U.S. and Japan, but I also knew more about myself. While I haven’t traveled to the Grand Canyon since reading Pure Land, I can’t imagine I would ever be able to see it in the same light. And if you ask me, I think that’s a good thing. Friday Oct. 20 McGivney has planned a book release and fundraiser at Bright Side Bookshop in downtown Flagstaff, 18 N. San Francisco St. The event is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. with live music and food. McGivney has partnered with non-profit groups Grand Canyon Youth and NAU’s Family Violence Institute to form the Healing Lands Project.
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Flagstaff’s Parking Dilemma Rylee Halla
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ree-parking signs are now a thing of the past and were removed throughout the Flagstaff community as the payto-park system is put in place. Kiosks line the downtown blocks and neighborhoods as the community progresses with the new permit system. With the two-month grace period of the new parking permit recently implemented, residents and employees are slowly adapting. “We had a soft start to the system so that people could get accustomed,” said Flagstaff interim parking manager Karl Eberhard. The system covers the entirety of downtown and expands into residential areas and the Southside neighborhood. From Cherry to Franklin avenues and Humphreys to Elden streets, more than 100 parking meters line the sidewalks covering hundreds of parking spaces. With the new system visitors register their license plates with the kiosks while paying so that they are charged for the time they are in town, not the space they are using. The mobile app Whoosh! offers patrons the ability to pay with their phones as well as pay for more time. The app charges a 35 cent service fee per transaction. The cost to park downtown is now $1 per hour Monday through Sundays with varying hours and free parking on holidays acknowledged by the city, according to parkflag.org. The kiosks only accept credit and debit card payments. Violation of the parking policy now results in a $35 fine and $70 for the second violation within the first year. The pressing issue of parking in and around downtown, Southside and NAU has grown significantly as the university and city populations increase. Complaints from local residents and visitors about the inability to find parking have led to the installment of parking meters, the creation of designated parking lots for downtown employees and the addition of special permits for neighborhood residents. “Parking is a limited resource, so [we’re] managing this limited resource,” Eberhard said. Employees have the option of buying a parking permit for $45 a month. These permits allow parking in the designated lots located on Verde and Sitgreaves streets as well as smaller lots around the area. Discounted permits for $35 per month are available to those who carpool. There are an estimated 300 permits available. For employees who don’t want to purchase the permit, the city is providing free bus passes for the MoutainLink system. “We’re pretty much on our own here. A lot of us have just bought the parking pass,” said Jill Sans, an artist at Burly Fish Tattoo and Piercing. “It’s cheaper than paying with the meters.” Burly Fish Tattoo and Piercing, The Lumberyard and Macy’s European Coffeehouse surround a parking lot dedicated to customers. Complaints directed toward downtown employees and college students taking up the parking spaces and leaving their
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Pay-by-plate parking signs are the newest addition to streets like Butler Avenue in Flagstaff’s Southside neighborhood, Oct. 12. Yuanchen Bao | The Lumberjack
cars in the lot all day have forced employees to park elsewhere to avoid the metering system. “I bought a permit to the lot a few blocks down. It’s not as convenient, but if it brings in more business then I can’t complain,” Sans said. As for travelers visiting the downtown shops, many agree that the meter system will not stop them from bringing their business. “It’s a dollar,” said visitor Leah Simmons from Gilbert. “I come up to visit a lot, and if paying a dollar will actually allow me to find a parking spot downtown, then I’m all for it. It makes more sense that the people parked here are here to shop.” Some shop owners are able to accommodate for customers who pay to park, offering to cover the cost of parking in return for their business or giving out vouchers for free parking the next time they come. Further away from downtown, residential communities are still on the fence about the metering system. With half of the available parking spaces within neighborhoods reserved for residents, the city has promised to accommodate locals by allowing them street-side parking. One on-street parking permit will be given to each household free of charge. A second residential permit is an additional $250 per year, and each additional permit
increases by $150. While many neighborhoods downtown have adapted the new permit system, communities on the outskirts of the permit limits are not as affected by student traffic. Junior interior design major Haley Olsen lives in the Southside neighborhood and explained that she and her neighbors opted out of the permit system. “[The city] just patrols around the neighborhood sometimes to make sure the same cars park there,” said Olsen. “We’ve never had a problem with parking at home, even though we live so close to campus.” Kate Dickerson, junior sociology and art major, works at The Mayor and explains that the change in parking systems doesn’t affect the flow of customers. “Many people live within the community and just walk here,” said Dickerson. “We also have a parking lot that some people and employees like to use, so parking isn’t really ever a problem.” The system is expected to bring in $1 million per year of revenue with the cost of operation at around $700,000. Profits of the system are planned go toward building more parking spaces in the future.
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Let ’em fight
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he 2017-2018 NHL hockey season is in full swing, and it’s shaping up to be a great year. Even the league’s newest expansion team, the Las Vegas Golden Knights, started the season 4-1 in their first five games and are a surprise team. So far, there have already been more than 20 fights that have taken place in the league and there haven’t been any serious injuries as a result. Let’s face it though, concussions in contact sports are a problem. A recent study by the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed that nearly 88 percent of all donated brains of deceased football players had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative MATTHEW brain disease found in those with a history STRISSEL of repetitive brain trauma. This brings up PRINT CHIEF the age-old debate about whether or not to allow fighting in the NHL. Contrary to popular belief, fighting in hockey is no longer a free-for-all. If two players engage in fisticuffs, other players on the ice are required to stay out of it and skate back to their respective benches. If another player does intervene in the fight, called the “third man in,” they not only get fined by the league, but they also get a game-misconduct penalty and are thrown out of the game. Hockey players are more aware of the situation than people give them credit for. There is a time and a place to engage in a fight in hockey. If a team is down by one or two goals, players use fighting to build momentum for their team. It actually doesn’t matter if they win or lose the fight, the energy they give their team is massively increased, and that often results in a goal. Players will also fight to make a statement to the other team. If their best player is being targeted, as is a standard style of play, an enforcer will fight just to let the other team know that if they are going to go after their best player, it won’t go ignored. Fighting has been a part of the NHL since its emergence more than 100 years ago and for good reason. There is a difference between hockey and other contact sports such as football. In hockey, every single player on the ice holds in their hand something that can be used as a weapon. When tensions flare, aggression is high, and players are not thinking straight. Having that stick their hands could turn into a dangerous situation. This is why fighting is allowed. I would rather see two people use their fists to strike their opponent in the face than use two pieces of composite metal. Fighting in hockey actually creates less injuries and concussions than there would be if it were banned from the league. I say, let ’em fight.
Josh Nolan, photographed at Jay Lively Activity Center Oct. 11, played one game for the NAU Division II IceJacks in the 2016-2017 American Collegiate Hockey Association National Championships. Wyatt Rutt | The Lumberjack
Josh Nolan: A force on and off the ice Joey Postiglione
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or IceJacks sophomore goalie Josh Nolan, there is no spot he would rather be in than the blue paint in front of the net on the ice. Rather than scoring himself, Nolan takes more pride in shutting down an opponent’s chance of scoring. “There’s just something about it,” said Nolan. “I found it more fun to try and stop the puck than to score a goal. It is hard to explain, I just fell in love with it.”
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Nolan’s parents told him that the first time they put him in skates he was only 3 years old. At age 4, Nolan was already playing hockey and aspired to be just like his dad. “My dad is a goalie. I remember being young and watching him play, and I thought it was the coolest thing,” Nolan said. “I wanted to try it because I wanted to be like him, and I ended up sticking with it.” Throughout his childhood, in Scottsdale, Arizona, Nolan played on AAA youth hockey teams such as the Junior Coyotes and
SPORTS the Bobcats. His best memory of those years is when he earned a chance to play in a national league with some of the best hockey players in the country. Nolan said that as a freshman in high school he was able to play on a national youth hockey level and was given a chance to compete against future NHL players like Calgary Flames left wing Matthews Tkachuk. Nolan remembers netting a big save against Tkachuk, which was a big moment for him. Despite his success at a young age playing hockey, Nolan said he felt burnt out by the sport he had once enjoyed. Hockey started to feel like a chore rather than being fun, and his commitment was starting to fade. Playing collegiate hockey was in the rear-view mirror of Nolan’s plans. “After my last game, which was with the Bobcats, I told myself I was done, and I think I ended up not skating for a year,” Nolan said. Not concerned with looking for a big college to play hockey for, Nolan had options when it came to choosing a place for his higher education. Then, on a visit to see his brother and sister who both attended NAU, Nolan knew exactly where he wanted to go. “I remember visiting them, and I just fell in love with Flagstaff. And it is nice because it is two hours away from home. So, I am still away, but I’m just a short drive away,” Nolan said. It was by fate one day that Nolan decided to go for a skate in his gear down at Arcadia Ice Arena in the valley. It was during that skate that Nolan ran into IceJacks goalie Jaxson Gosnell. Nolan knew Gosnell through leagues they played in throughout their childhood. “[Gosnell] actually didn’t realize I went to NAU, but he was the one who convinced me to try out and see what happens, see if I like it again,” Nolan said. “He’s the reason. If I hadn’t gone on that skate, I probably wouldn’t be playing. I fell in love with it again.” Despite his years of experience, Nolan was still nervous about how tryouts for the IceJacks would go. In fact, he was anxious about making the Division II team up until the roster came out. “I didn’t have any expectations going in, I just wanted to have fun, but it was a little nerve wracking, especially because I hadn’t gone through the tryout process in a while,” Nolan said. “I had a feeling I did pretty well, but I was nervous until they posted the roster. ” Nolan’s fears subsided after he made the team. A memorable moment for Nolan during his time with the IceJacks was his recent shutout 10-0 against ASU Maroon this season. “As a goalie, one of the best feelings is a shutout … playing against ASU too made it nice, it was also one of our first games of the season so it was nice to be back,” Nolan said. For IceJacks Division II head coach Travis Johanson, his favorite memory of Nolan is when Nolan got his first career win in a game played at Prescott Valley Event Center last season. “Both the goalies are great guys,” said Johanson. “He’s a leader off the ice. He is our club president and does a lot off the ice.” In his role as club president, Nolan handles most of the club’s communication with the university, which mainly includes getting the team institutional excuses or when the team needs to reserve a room on campus to watch game footage. Nolan accepted the role of club president to be a more well-
rounded person. “I wanted to step up and take it because I truly care and thought it would be a good experience for me to have,” Nolan said. “Also, at the time, no one had stepped up to do it, so I figured I would do it. I wanted that life experience.” Right now, Nolan said his plans are to attend medical school. He is an exercise science major who aspires one day to be an orthopedic surgeon, with a specific emphasis. “Playing hockey definitely help pushed me into the medical field. I want to work with athletes,” Nolan said. “I grew up around doctors and injuries and that helped me with my interest in what I wanted to do.” Goalies can be a superstitious bunch. Pelle Lindbegh of the Philadelphia Flyers wore the same unwashed orange shirt during his games for five years, and possibly the weirdest ritual was Glenn Hall of the Chicago Blackhawks who would throw up before each game. Nolan used to have extreme traditions similar to the NHL greats but has toned it back to just putting on his pads the same way and warming up the same way for each game. “Growing up I had a lot of superstitions, I wouldn’t wash my shirt, and there’s one where I would hit my stick in a certain way,” Nolan said. “When I first started up back here, I got away from those because it was a lot to worry about and I just wanted to play.” Nolan has won the three games he’s played this season and, so far, the stats back up him and fellow goalie Gosnell as formidable forces between the pipes for the IceJacks.
Top: Sophomore goalie Josh Nolan has won 11 games and lost two in his career with the NAU Division II IceJacks. Nolan has also recorded five shutouts in his career, Oct. 11. Bottom: Nolan prepares to block a shot during practice at Jay Lively Activity Center, Oct. 11. Wyatt Rutt | The Lumberjack
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AU women’s soccer senior forward Adrian Nixt registered her first career hat trick in the Lumberjacks’ 4-0 win over Idaho State University Oct. 15. It was the first hat trick for NAU since 2008 when Cee Cee Ordorfer did it last. A soccer hat trick is when a player scores three goals in a single game. Nixt’s hat trick for NAU put them in the lead early in the game. Nixt scored goals in the 2nd minute and 8th minute of the first half. She also made a goal in the 47th minute in the second half. Junior Mei-Te Coco assisted Nixt’s first goal of the day in the 2nd minute, and junior Ari Gonzalez assisted Nixt’s last goal of the game in the 47th minute. Nixt is one of four NAU players to score a hat trick and it’s the fifth hat trick for the program all-time. NAU has been inconsistent so far this season with their overall record at 9-8 and 4-4 in conference play as of Oct. 19. With the season nearing an end, Nixt said her and the rest of the squad are determined to find their focus. “We talked a lot about finding our identity,
individually and as a team,” said Nixt. “So, I think us telling what we want, and who we want to be really inspired us to go out there and play hard.” On Oct. 13, NAU suffered their third loss in a row against Weber State. The loss was emotional for Nixt. NAU head coach Andre Luciano said Nixt is starting to reach her peak just at the right time for the team now that she is healthy after battling injuries early in the season. “She puts a lot of pressure on herself, and the reality is, that she is just now getting back to where she was before her injury,” said Luciano. “She had a whole summer, most of preseason and the first couple weeks of the season off from training, and she is just starting to get her stride again. When Adrian is on, she is unbelievably effective.” Nixt’s and other seniors play their last home game Oct. 20 against Southern Utah. Nixt said the that even though she is excited to see what the team is able to do next year, it is a bittersweet game. “It’s sad because soccer is our lives, and it’s hard to see our lives without it,” Nixt said. “But I’m excited to see what this whole team has next year and to finish off the season.”
Top: Nixt celebrates with her teammates after scoring a goal in the first three minutes of the game at Max Spilsbury field, Oct. 15. Bottom Left: Junior midfielder Mei-Te Coco (left) congratulates senior forward Adrian Nixt (right) after Nixt scored her second goal of the game against Idaho State, Oct. 15. Bottom Right: NAU shut out Idaho State 4-0 at home, Oct. 15. Victoria Kaschl | The Lumberjack
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