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INSIDEOpinion: Tree removal from north quad, p 10Sports: Pep rally, p 18A&E: Kingdom of DJs, p 23

Issue 1, VOL 99 Sept. 1 - Sept. 7, 2011

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Dog days may not be over, but soon a new push by university officials will

crack down on pet owners who bring unleashed pets on to cam-pus grounds or inside campus buildings.

The new policy, which came into effect this past Thursday, ac-

tually amends a more restrictive rule found in the NAU Office of Student Life’s Rules and Regula-tions list.

“University policy prohibits pets of any kind on campus,” the clause said. “Exceptions to this regulation include those students who demonstrate a documented need for a service animal.”

Although the building has been open to students since before the start of the semester, university officials held

a grand opening for the new Health and Learning Center on Monday — culminating a four-year period of funding and construction.

The event, held in front of the new building, includ-ed speeches, a ribbon-cutting ceremony and guided tours of the facility.

President John Haeger said the opening of the new cen-

HLC opens after four years of planning, fees

Three members of the design team respon-sible for the new Health and Learning Center, prior to the grand opening. (Photo by Daniel Daw)

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nAU will Allow petS on CAmpUS. BUt they’re not UnleAShing ownerS from dUtieS.

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Franceska Sena, a sophomore geology-paleontology student, and her father J. Alonso try to control their German Shepherd, Thor. (Photo by Daniel Daw)

life: Bike tips, p 15

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Thursday, sepT. 1

Kids Squared Children’s Events [10 a.m./Heritage Square]

Articles of Consideration Art Exhibition by Elaine Dilligham [10:30 a.m./Coconino Center for the Arts]

Performance by Jean Grae[9 p.m./The Orpheum Theater]

Bonkerz Comedy Night with Kathleen Dunbar [7:30 p.m./ Pepsi Ampitheatre]

Friday, sepT. 2

First Friday Recycling Tour [3 p.m. /Flagstaff Recycling Center]

Movies on the Square [6 p.m./Heritage Square]

First Friday Artwalk[6 p.m./Downtown Flagstaff)

Performance of “Hello Dolly”[7:30 p.m./ Sinagua High School Auditorium]

saTurday, sepT. 3

Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music Contra Dance [7:30 p.m./NAU Ashurst Hall]

Art in the Park[9 a.m./Wheeler Park]

Summer Concert Series[4 p.m./Heritage Square]

Coconino County Fair[10 a.m./Fort Tuthill County Hill]

Performance by LoCura [5:30 p.m./ Flagstaff Arboretum]

sunday, sepT. 4

Downtown Farmer’s Market[8 a.m. /Flagstaff City Hall Parking]

Food Not Bombs [12 p.m./Wheeler Park]

Percival Lowell Music Series[5 p.m./ Lowell Observatory]

Latino Night [9 p.m./Museum Club]Ages 21 and up

Monday, sepT. 5

Drop-In Sand Volleyball [11 a.m./Granny’s Closet]

Moonlight Madness Street Festival [12 p.m./Uptown Sedona]

Flagstaff Song Circle [7:30 p.m. /Zane Grey Ballroom (Weatherford Hotel)]

Wine Tasting Event [6 p.m./ Wine Loft]

Tuesday, sepT. 6

Wall Draw Show [10 a.m./Beasley Gallery]

Premier of “These Amazing Shadows” [4 p.m./ Harkins Sedona Six Theatres]

NAU Film Series [7 p.m./Cline Library]

Two-Step Tuesdays[8 p.m./Green Room]

Wednesday, sepT. 7

High Country Horse Lovers [12 p.m./Golden Dragon]

Flagstaff Singles [5:30 p.m./Little America] Ages 18 and up

Performance by Cold War Kids [ 8 p.m./ Orpheum Theater]

Ladies ‘80s [ 8 p.m./ Green Room] Ages 21 and up

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Aug. 24

At 2:10 p.m., campus police received priority information that roofers at Gabaldon Hall threw pieces of roof onto a car parked out in the service drive.

An officer was dispatched; there was no damage, no report was taken and the roofers were spoken to regarding safety.

Aug. 25

At 10:09 p.m., a student called to request a welfare check on a friend who had been gone to the Flagstaff Mall at 3 p.m. and had not been heard from since.

An officer was dispatched and while en route the student called back to report that their friend had returned and was fine. No police action was needed.

Aug. 26

At 7:58 a.m., a driver for the City of Flagstaff called to report when picking up a large trash bin at Building 41 that he had struck side of the building with the dumpster.

Officers were dispatched and no report was taken as the building is scheduled for demolition.

At 2:46 p.m., staff at Cline Li-

brary called to report an intoxicat-ed male subject at the library in an argument with some other patrons who were reportedly waiting for the subject outside the library.

Officers were dispatched and the subject was located in Lot 13. The subject claimed to have been assaulted by three unknown sub-jects but did not wish to pursue charges.

Aug. 27

At 12:17 a.m., officers report-ed being out with several subjects at Payton Way and Russ Way.

Five subjects were cited and released for minor consumption and one subject was cited and re-leased for being a minor in posses-sion of alcohol.

At 12:58 a.m., an officer was directed to a room in Reilly Hall for a possible drug offense. One subject was cited and released for possession of drug paraphernalia.

At 2:23 a.m., a passerby called to report an intoxicated subject yelling while walking near San Francisco and McConnell.

Officers were dispatched and two subjects were cited and released for minor with liquor in

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body and minor consumption.

At 12:52 p.m., the operator at the South Plant called to report that the fence around the construction project had been pulled open.

Officers were dispatched; no one was found in the construction area, and the fence was closed.

At 1:50 p.m., staff at Sechrist Hall called to report an intoxicated male subject disturbed a campus tour group in front of the residence hall. Officers were dispatched, the subject was positively identified, warned of trespass and told to leave campus.

Aug. 28

At 12:06 a.m., an officer reported contact-ing several subjects by the Centennial building.

One subject was transported to Flagstaff Medical Center. A citation is to be served for a minor with liquor in body.

At 12:17 p.m., a student called and re-ported that his laptop and money had been stolen from his room in McConnell Hall. The burglary occurred between Aug. 27 at 2 p.m. and Aug. 28 12:17 p.m.

An officer was dispatched and the case was closed with all leads exhausted.

Aug. 29

At 5:07 p.m., a resident of McConnell Hall called to report her roommate’s parents were harassing her over Facebook.

An officer was dispatched and the resident was given information on how to obtain an in-junction.

At 9:49 p.m., a resident of McKay Village called to report that another resident, possibly under the influence of drugs, was banging on her door.

Officers were dispatched and a resident was booked at CDCSO jail for disorderly con-duct. The Counseling Center advised the stu-dent arrestee might need contact.

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In case you missed it this summer... on NorthernArizonaNews.com•NAUplans to renovatenorthcampusquadnearOldMain

metwithprotests,leadsPres.Haegertoscheduleforum.•City,countyanduniversityofficialspresideovertheofficial

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•TheArboretumatFlagstaffhostsawinetastingevening,ti-tled“WildflowersandWine.”LocalmusicianJoeRieckper-formedattheevent.

•TheNAUmen’sbasketballteamwillfacetheBrighamYoungUniversity(BYU)inPrescottValleyonNov.30.Thisisonlythesecondtimethesetwoschoolshavefacedeachother—NAUwonthe1946game.

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While students were taking time away from school, construction work-ers at NAU were busy this summer

cleaning up the campus and completing mul-tiple long-term projects.

Main construction projects include the completion of the transit spine, opening the new Health and Learning Center, starting the green-ing of the north quad as well as construction on new residence halls, and almost finishing the Native American Cultural Center and renovat-ing the Skydome.

David Hook, senior project manager for NAU Capital Assets and Services, said he is pleased with the timeliness of the construction this summer.

“I think [the construction] went pretty much as planned,” Hook said. “There were a few things that we were rushing to get done near the end, but I don’t suppose that’s very unusual.”

NORTH QUAD RENOVATIONS

North campus has gone through many transitions since the school’s start in 1899, and now it is going through yet another makeover to clear out unhealthy trees and to bring the area up to proper fire codes. The plan also clears out McMullen Circle, eliminating cars in the quad.

However, the project did not get by without criticism from the public, which had concerns about the loss of many old trees on campus. To respond, NAU and the developers held two pub-lic forums in June which allowed people to voice their opinions on the matter.

“We held a couple of public forums and

then held a series of tours where we received input,” Hook said. “Taking that input and then working in some modifications to our design — as a result of the public input we received — maybe pushed the project back about two weeks.”

The project is expected to be complete by mid-October.

WALKUP SKYDOME

Football season is starting up, and this year NAU’s team gets to play in the newly renovated Walkup Skydome.

While the original plan was to just bring the Skydome up to date on fire codes and handi-cap accessibility requirements, NAU decided to fully renovate the interior of the 34-year-old structure. Some updates were applied to the training rooms, laundry and equipment rooms, seating, and the installation of a new press box.

Dave Brown, the director of the Skydome, said he is happy with the improvements.

“It was in bad need of a facelift and the reno-vation was certainly important to it,” Brown said.

The grand reopening is the evening of Sept. 9, only one day before the first home football game.

However, both the NAU team and the Ari-zona Cardinals have been practicing inside.

While football and track and field are stay-ing in the Dome, the NAU basketball team will remain in the Rolle Activity Center this season.

“For this next year they’re planning on play-ing basketball in the Rolle Activity Center, until everything kind of works through the Dome, and seeing just exactly [what] other things we might be doing in there during the basketball season,” Brown said.

A summer of change for campusBY MARIA DIcOSOLA


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1. At the Transit Spine, students line up to board at the NAU Bookstore stop. 2. The Native American Cultural Center, which is set to be completed in October. 3. The Walkup Skydome, which is set to open Sept. 9. 4. Reno-vations to the north quad, which will include a new fire lane.

Photos by Daniel Daw & Andrew Conte

3 4NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER

In the old spot of the counseling center stands the Native American Cultural Center, which is still in progress and planned to be a place for all stu-dents to study while supporting the Native Ameri-can population on campus.

“Our vision for this center is making it a place for education,” said Catherine Talakte, director of Native American Services.

Inside the NACC is a small computer lab, a student work area, a large gathering hall, various rooms to reserve, a large patio, an amphitheater, and a Native American Students office, which is avail-able to any student — not just Native Americans.

Talakte said the center was fully funded through donations.

“It goes back to NAU’s strategic plan. One of the strategic goals is commitment to Native Ameri-cans,” Talakte said. “There is a longstanding rela-tionship with the university and tribal nations.”

“We’re the first in Arizona to have a Cultural Center, and one of the very few in North America to have a Native American Cultural Center,” Tal-akte said.

The NACC is also fulfilling NAU’s require-ment to reduce their carbon footprint. The center received a LEED Silver rating.

While the center is meant to educate people about Native American tribes, culture and lan-guage specific to the Southwest, Talakte empha-sized that their services are not limited to Native American students.

“It’s a place where we really want students to feel welcome,” Talakte said. “We want to help in-crease recruitment and retention not only of Native American students, but all students here at NAU.”

The Grand Opening Celebration will be held on Oct. 14 at the site.

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For more on the construction of the Health and Learning Center, see our front-page story

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However, this bylaw was typically over-looked by university officials and campus po-lice, prompting a second look at the general prohibition.

Jennus Burton, vice president for finance and administration at NAU, said the new rules will now allow pets on campus so long as they are watched after.

“If you bring a pet on campus, they are not allowed to go into buildings unless they are as-sist animals for the blind,” Burton said. “And if they are not, they are not allowed to go into the buildings if they are on campus. They are re-quired to be on leashes, and the individual who brings the pet on campus is also responsible for cleaning up after them.”

For the NAU Police Department, the issue with the previous set of rules regarding pets was that owners still brought dogs to campus, ignoring the prohibition. And, to compound the problem, they would often leave dogs tied up alone — or worse, free to run and roam. Of-ficer Joe Tritschler said he has had to deal with many cases of abandoned pets on grounds.

“(A couple) I’ve personally responded to were outside a couple of dorms, where people who live off campus were coming

on campus and their dogs were tied up,” Tritschler said. “One was a tree, the other was a bike rack. We frequently get phone calls when animals are left in cars in parking lots, and that doesn’t apply when there is an animal in the vehicle.”

Tritschler emphasizes the new policy is not a law, but said it still behooves residents to take care of their pets. Both the city of Flagstaff and Coconino County have leash laws.

“Our avenue is education,” Tritschler said. “It is not a law — it is simply a policy, and we want people to feel safe on campus. Obviously, there are health concerns — being in northern Arizona with the amount of wildlife around — and we don’t want anyone subjected to any type of injury or illness because of a loose animal. We want to do is make people aware of it, and voluntary compliance is what we are after.”

All NAUPD is attempting to do, Tritschler said, is make sure pet owners do what they are supposed to do out of courtesy and out of a concern for safety.

“This one is pretty simple,” Tritschler said. “I don’t think [it’s] a huge shift from the norm that responsible pet owners try to follow: simple rules to be safe and [make sure] other people around them are safe. So that’s what the campus is encouraging.”

Kyle Haire, a senior hotel and restau-rant man-a g e m e n t major, with his dog, Gunther, out-side of the HLC. (Photo by Daniel Daw)

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ter is an important day for the university and marks a new standard in the construction of buildings on campus.

“This is a significant milestone for NAU,” Haeger said. “Not only is this the largest facility that we have built, but it is clearly the most complex in terms of its programming.”

The center is four stories tall, is near the soc-cer fields and replaces the previously-existing Lum-berjack Stadium. Its 272,000 square feet interior contains classrooms, athletic areas and offices for several different departments.

Haeger said Mortenson Construction’s work on the Health and Learning Center was impressive, both in that the building cost less than projected and was finished ahead of schedule.

“One thing I’d like to point out about this proj-ect is they delivered the building ahead of schedule and under budget,” Haeger said.

Bob McLendon, vice-chair of the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) said the new center will not only help NAU stay ahead of the architectural curve amongst the three state universities, but also the world.

“It’s my philosophy, and the philosophy of the Board of Regents, that Arizona should not take a backseat to anybody,” McLendon said. “And I’m gonna tell you folks that were responsible for build-ing this project, this is not a first-class project — this is a world-class project.”

So far, many returning and new students seem pleased with the results of their investment in the ‘Heath and Wellness’ fee, charged to students of the mountain campus for the past four years.

Austin Hasquet, a freshman biomedical sci-ence major, said he was pleased with the new center

after a workout there.“I think it’s top-of-the-line,” Hasquet said. “I’m

from Phoenix, and the gym I went to is pretty nice, and this is just as nice. It’s definitely on par.”

R. J. Rickert, a freshman business major, said the new facility was far better than the old gym.

“It’s just better than the last one,” Rickert said. “All the equipment is newer, it’s all nice. They keep this one really clean.”

Amongst those who addressed the group of faculty, students and community members present at the opening were ABOR Regent Ernest Calde-ron — a graduate of NAU — and Associated Stu-dents of NAU President Blaise Caudill.

Haeger said that despite hard times economi-cally, NAU’s efforts to expand the campus actually aids the community at large.

“People have often said to us, ‘How can you possibly be doing building at a time in which the economy is in recession?’,” Haeger said. “We knew that in NAU and the city of Flagstaff, the projects that you currently see underway are helping this community sustain itself through a very, very dif-ficult recession.”

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The completed Health and Learning Center stands at four stories and includes the campus’s first escalator (below). (Photos by Daniel Daw)

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Editorial&Opinion

In June, a small group of peo-ple gathered on north campus in front of Old Main. Their

mission was a simple one: raise awareness about the removal of trees in McMullen Circle, the quad between Old Main and Prochnow Auditorium. Several of the trees had been marked with an ominous red dot, and accord-ing to administrators responding to the concern of students and others, the trees had to be re-moved in accordance with NAU’s 2010 Master Plan — a slightly foreboding name for what is es-sentially a renovation project for the campus.

Part of that Master Plan is a complete overhaul of the his-toric north quad. This involves extending the pedway, which will occur immediately, remov-ing Taylor and Bury halls, which won’t take place for several years, changing emergency access to the quad and, of course, remov-ing any tree deemed ill enough or that stands in the way of the con-struction.

While the 2010 Master Plan is freely available online, the only reference to tree removal is a single vague line that does not even seem to suggest real remov-al: “The precinct study recom-mended a tree preservation plan, including pruning and mainte-nance with an integrated strategy for planting future generations of

trees within the quad landscape.”The university does have

reasonable motive for the tree removal. Since a fire at Arizona State University in November of 2007, the Arizona Board of Re-gents decided that all three state universities needed better fire safety plans. This prompted the addition of a $9 million stairwell in the Science Laboratory that was brought the building up to code. Part of the Master Plan for

the quad dictates that it must pro-vide easy access to buildings for emergency personel in the area in case of a fire or other crisis. Many of the trees marked for removal were in the way of construction plans for this emergency access. These plans were designed to accomadate large emergency ve-hicles like fire trucks, according to the administration.

In a public forum held July 5, President Haeger made clear that

the area needs to strike a balance between the needs of the people at the university now and retain-ing historic value, and according to the administration, no one uses the quad right now.

This public forum, and a second one held July 6, were the extent of the administration’s at-tempts to get input from the com-munity. This happened at a time where little to no students were on campus, and the attendance of

the forum was almost completely comprised of faculty, univer-sity employees, and community members.

The lack of communication from the university to the stu-dents is worthy of concern. The truth is there are many students who use the quad as a place to re-lax and study. Forestry students often examine the trees there and use them as examples in their projects. In a university setting, a place where one can find brief respite from an overloaded aca-demic schedule or various other pressures is treasured. And yet, no substantive efforts were taken on the part of the administration to look for the opinion of the stu-dent body at large.

Ultimately, the attachment to the north quad is one that is more sentimental than practi-cal, but it is still curious why the administration opted not to get the opinion of the student body in renovations that are meant to improve the overall NAU experi-ence, much like they did with the new Health and Learning Center several years ago.

While the issue of the reno-vations and tree removal may seem trivial to some, it does raise questions as to how connected the administration is to the stu-dent population, and without that connection, it may be difficult for them to successfully create an en-vironment in which students can truly thrive.

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Editorial&Opinion

Any time environmentalism threatens to present itself in any significant form (you

know, beyond the cute leaves that companies stamp on their ‘greener’ products) I get the urge to duck and run. The thing is, I’m actually inter-

ested in the green movement, but I can’t commit to giving my life an overhaul. Be-ing told over and over again to do something when it’s just not go-ing to happen gets fatiguing, and then

annoying.So when I had to read NAU’s cur-

rent summer reading pick to prepare for my tutoring gig, I almost groaned out loud. The book is called No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process (by Colin Beaven). It’s a mouthful, it’s got ‘guilty’ in the title; clearly, I thought, it’s going to be 300 pages lecturing me about how I need to change my lifestyle to ben-efit the planet.

It wasn’t. But it helped me to realize

that these changes don’t need to be made all at once — and what’s more, they’re ac-tually pretty easy to do if you take them in stride.

For instance, there’s the dilemma between killing trees by drying one’s hands on paper towels versus using fossil fuels with the hand dryer. The answer? I can cut out a piece of cloth from one of those shirts I never wear and carry it around in case I need to dry my hands. (Or wipe them off on my jeans, but sometimes I’m self-conscious about that.) It’s super easy and doesn’t cost me anything other than a little backpack space. Honestly, if brown paper towels and hand dryers ceased existing, would anybody really miss them?

There can even be a monetary in-centive to these little changes. Lots of green blogs have recipes for homemade cosmetics and household cleaners made out of ingredients that are cheap, usable for multiple purposes (like the super-versatile baking soda), and free of mys-terious, unpronounceable and unnatural chemicals that may or may not induce cancer. Instead of spending $10 on shampoo and conditioner every month, I’ve begun washing my hair with baking soda and rinsing with heavily diluted ap-

ple cider vinegar. It’s easy to do, it leaves my hair feeling super soft, and I’m saving some money and cutting down on plas-tic packaging to boot.

To be honest, being 100 percent environmentally friendly is hard. You and I both know we’re going to have to do more than stop using paper towels if we’re going to reach sustainability. But it’s a start, and a pretty simple start.

Once you take that first step, you can give yourself time to master it, and then take another. It’ll get easier each time. The achievements will boost your self-esteem, and probably even pique the curiosity of some of the people around you. Besides, what have you got to lose that you’ll really, really miss? Dispos-ability and convenience are nice, but they aren’t fundamental to living a rich, fulfilling life.

So if you’re like me — interested in environmentalism but not in entirely deconstructing your lifestyle just yet — just challenge yourself to master one or two things every month. For inspiration, you can visit noimpactproject.org, like I did, or look into an environmental or-ganization on campus. Pretty soon, you may even stop cringing at anything with ‘green’ in the title.

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Parking on campus has been a hassle for years, and current changes taking place at NAU

are only adding to students’ frustra-tion. Over the summer, construction on the new Health and Learning Cen-ter, Walkup Skydome, Native Ameri-

can Cultural Center, and two new residence halls consumed the campus. The new resi-dence halls address an issue that arose dur-ing the 2010-11 school year, when so many students were enrolled

that many rooms sized for only two residents were altered to accommo-date a third.

The renovations, while providing a solution for student discomfort, also cre-ate a new issue of inconvenience. One of the new residence halls, for example, is being constructed on south campus

near Pine Ridge Village and the du Bois Center. The site was previously a large South Commuter lot that provided parking access for students with classes on south campus. Many uninformed students purchased the expensive South Commuter parking permit with the in-tent of parking close to their classrooms and will now have to park in one of the farther South Commuter lots. Though new parking garages are also included in these renovations, construction will not be complete until August 2012 and will require a separate permit.

In addition to new halls and garag-es, the new Mountain Line has also been constructed as a route to connect NAU campus with the downtown and Wood-lands Village areas. An email sent to students in June explained that students who did not purchase a parking permit for the fall semester would be charged a $30 transit fee. The fee is required, even if a student never uses the new line that

runs along the east side of campus. This area was previously filled with parking spots for vehicles with R3 parking per-mits, which were already inadequate in accommodating the five residence halls (Sechrist, Aspen Crossing, Allen, McDonald and Gillenwater) employing those lots.

Parking Services has never been popular with students. During the sum-mer, students on campus were often un-able to get close enough to their summer dorm rooms to move in and out, trans-port groceries, and feel safe and com-fortable. With as few students as were on campus then, it is only to be expected that the fully-filled campus will cause even more issues. This is yet another example of how the decision makers at NAU seem to care only for fancy “im-provements” to the campus’ appearance and not for the happiness of those who should be the university’s main concern: the students.

Campus parking the worst it has been

I live here in Flagstaff, in District 1. Paul Gosar, a dentist when he isn’t a politician, is my Congressman. Here’s a story about how he failed me.

On July 26, shortly after President Obama appealed to citizens to try to convince their representatives to be reasonable in their negotiations with him over the debt, I wrote Gosar an email. Not nearly as personal as a handwritten letter, true, but I didn’t think I needed to go all out.

My email was short and to the point: I just wanted to know why, when the country was in such dire straits, were the House Republicans taking up the debt fight? How come there was no recognition that they had some-thing to do with causing the problem during the Bush years? While I had my own opinions, I decided that the first time I contacted my representative I would try and remain neutral so that I would not be putting him on the defensive without getting some explanation.

I’m not naïve, and every American citizen with even an ounce of rea-son knows exactly why the Republicans brought the country to near ruin the way they did by threatening to force us to default on the debt: politics. They thought that if they could manipulate a crisis and make Obama look terrible they would have enough political capital to roll right back into the White House. That plan failed. Instead, the Republicans, with Boehner as their face, looked like fanatics. They also managed to humiliate Obama, be-cause given a true chance to affect some change by standing up to them, he caved and gave them, in Boehner’s words, “98 percent of what [I] wanted.”

In answer to my email, I ended up with only a canned response. The prewritten letter thanked me for sharing my thoughts on raising the debt limit. He appreciated hearing from me, the letter assured, on this “funda-mentally and critically important issue to the future of our country.”

I could go on, but the point is either some intern or an automatic filter skimmed my email and found the right key words to send me the response. It was unhelpful, and more than a little annoying. So I took the next step.

When I tried to call his office the next day, the phone just rang and rang.

And then where else to turn, but Facebook? If you dig back through the literary gold from Mr. Gosar’s supporters on his fan page (one no-table quote: “And I say with the Illeagle ? Illeagle stuff Obmam has pulled IMPEACH HIM!!!!”) and his own cognitive dissonance (arguing that Obama is violating the Constitution by ... doing anything, really, while calling on him to “take whatever actions we can to put pressure on the [Syrian] regime to either change or be changed”) you can find some se-rious extremists. You can also find some postings from me and others asking him to see reason — followed by his posts completely ignoring the pleas.

On the verge of giving up, I went back to my email and typed a short response to the automated response: “Mr. Gosar,” it said. “I understand the necessity of your canned response. You’re busy, and you’re undoubt-edly getting a high amount of emails, but I am disappointed none of my concerns were addressed. This was the first time I have contacted a rep-resentative. The lack of response has not and will not dissuade me from trying again.” And it won’t.

But I will remember, when I see Gosar’s name on the ballot come next cycle, his failure to interact with his constituency in any meaningful way. And hopefully others will too.

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1. Always keep an adequate amount of

air in your tires. Most 26 inch tires require 30-

40 PSI, while most road bike tires (700c or 27

inch) use up to 100 PSI.

2. Make sure the drivetrain is always clean.

Pay special attention to the chain, because it

will carry dirt to the cassette and derailleurs.

3. Lube and grease all cables for the

brakes and shifters. They should move freely

and smoothly with little resistance. Triflow is a

popular catch all lubricant. (Be sure to check

out NorthernArizonaNews.com for a complete

tutorial on how to lube cables and chains)

4. Periodically make sure all nuts and bolts

are tight. Bikes have a lot of moving parts and

things tend to wiggle loose.

5. A chain is not forever. As time goes on,

the links in your chain will stretch and wear

out the teeth on the cassette affecting shift-

ing substantially. If you ride daily, replace your

chain every year.

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There’s a reason why a high percentage of people in the world use bicycles as their principle mode of transportation: walking is slow and cars are far too ex-pensive. Because being in college can feel like living in a third world country at times, bicycles are one of the most popular modes of transportation for students at NAU and Indian businessmen alike. As great as bikes can be, they do break down, and often in the most in-convenient of times and places. That’s why it’s a great idea to get yourself acquainted with the inner workings of your two-wheeled chariot to keep it maintained and running smoothly.

“I like to look at bikes like I look at another hu-man being,” says Bryce Wright, owner of AZ Bikes, just north of campus. “If you aren’t nice to someone they won’t be nice to you.” When it comes to maintaining your bike, follow the golden rule: keep your bike show-ered and well groomed about as often as you shower and groom yourself — or as often as a typical male col-lege student does: on a need-to basis. No more, no less.

When cleaning your bike, pay particular attention to the drivetrain (chain, derailleurs, cassette, etc.). These parts of your bike are essential to moving the bike and go through the most wear and tear. Over time, dirt and grime can accumulate on your chain and make shifting impossible and reduce the overall performance of your rig. A simple household cleaner (Clorox Greenworks performs great and is extremely inexpensive) and a rag or a sock that’s lost his other half are all you need.

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freshman tips

Ah, freshmen. Welcome to college. While you walked into Reilly, Sechrist, Wilson or any of the other Fresh-man Connections dorms, you may have felt the up-perclassmen were looking at you funny or maybe even snickering. In all honesty, we probably were, just a little. But in an effort to make your first year of college awe-some and to help you avoid further snickering, here are some sound tips for all you map-toting, lanyard-wear-ing novices to take into consideration during your new journey. (Don’t fret, we’ve all worn lanyards.)

1. Febreze is your new best friend. You’ll forget the Denny’s take out box there for two days. The smell will linger for weeks. 2. Keep your room locked if no one is there. Depending on where you live, anywhere from 500 to 800 people could have access to your room, your laptop, your iPod, and all the other good stuff. 3. Your roommates could turn into your besties. It’s okay if they don’t, but remember they have access to your toothbrush. 4. Dorm courtesy is huge. Turn-ing the bass and volume on your sound system to the max ensures multi-floor hatred. Everybody knows who you are. 5. You don’t have to only hang out with people you knew in high school or people you met in ori-entation. Chances are, you’ll prob-ably never talk to them again. There are thousands of people here; don’t limit yourself to a se-lect few. 6. Homie-hopping is never a good thing, ladies. But it is ex-ponentially worse when done in a fraternity or the hockey house. It is the quickest way to ensure a bad reputation. Yes, unfortunately, this kind of drama still happens in college. 7. Parties are an essential part of college, and it is important to know how to hold your beer, so to speak. Yes, there is such a thing as party etiquette. There is no social law requiring you to drink all the alcohol within your field of vision.

Go to NorthernArizonaNews.com for more tips and advice on navi-gating the freshman world.

a rag or a sock that’s lost his other half are all you need.

Equally important as having a clean bike is having plenty of air pressure in your tires. This seems like a no-brainer but proper air pressure is often neglected. “If your bike hasn’t moved for a week, you’ve probably lost ten percent of the air in your tires,” Bryce explains. The amount of air your tire needs is usually printed on the side wall of your tire, but for most bikes with fatter tires thirty to forty PSI (pounds per square inch) is perfect. A tire should feel rock hard when fully inflated and not offer any resistance when riding.

If your steel horse should start to lose its gumption and the two of you aren’t quite getting along, Bryce advises, “Take it to your counselor.” A skilled bike mechanic will be able to fix anything on your bike in less time and more efficiently than most people could. It’s worth the money. “The last thing you want is a snowball effect. Take care of little problems early and they won’t get out of control.”

A smooth running bicycle is hardly the end of the road, though. It’s extremely important to practice safe and responsible cycling habits, espe-cially around campus. “We just want everyone to be safe,” said Officer Joe Tritschsler of the NAU Police Department. “Our main goal is to see vol-untary compliance with all regulations and traffic signs from cyclists.”

Riding around campus can be confusing, congested and often times terrifying. “The most common infractions we see are failure to obey stop signs and one-way streets.” Yes, bicyclists are re-quired to obey stop signs just like any other vehicle

– motorized or not. At the same time, NAUPD understands that most people are new to Flagstaff and aren’t sure how to ride around a busy college campus. “Our first measure is education. We will cite repeat offenders, but we’re not out to write tickets.”

Tritschler said the number one thing cyclists can do to avoid tickets and collisions is to always remain aware of your surroundings. “Listening to music is popular, but if you could just remove one earbud, it is much safer for everyone around you,” Tritschler said. Sacrificing your post-class beats may sound like a tough price to pay, but it only takes one collision to ruin a lifetime of bicycling heaven.

Lastly, always be sure to lock your bike when it is not in use. “On average, we deal with about 130 reported cases of bike theft each year,” Tritschler said. In almost all of these cases, the bikes were in fact locked to a rack. The problem lies in the quality of the lock, Tritschler said. “We see three thousand dollars bikes locked up with a five dollar cable lock from K-mart. Rigid “U” locks are by far the preferred method of bike retention. Even thick cable locks can falter to a small pair of pipe cutters in mere seconds.

Even still, riding around campus and Flag-staff is one of the simple joys of life at NAU.

“We always try to make bicycling on campus a priority,” Tritschler says. “The more people we have on bikes, the better off we are.”

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1. Bike lanes are your best friends. Avoid

using the shoulder of the road whenever possi-

ble. Yes, pedestrians have a wonderful habit of

walking in these lanes, especially on the wrong

side, but they are still the safest place to ride.

Just use caution around the shoebies.

2. Always signal turns. Common practice

is left arm out for a left turn, and bent towards

the sky for right turn, but simply pointing to the

direction you want to go is adequate as well.

Check behind you before you turn, regardless

of which direction you’re heading

3. Do NOT, under any circumstances, ride

on the wrong side of the road, lane or sidewalk.

Bikes hurt when they run into stuff whether it

be a pedestrian, a Hummer or another bike.

This is just silly. Don’t do it!

4. Make sure, if you even remotely think you

will be riding at night, to have at least one light

source on your bike. This isn’t just smart, it’s the

law. It’s a good idea to have a taillight attached

to your bike (semi-permanently so it can’t be

stolen) and to also have a headlight or head-

lamp. Seeing and being seen is a great idea.

Rules of the road

1. For a lot of people department store bikes

will suffice; however, avoid bikes with dual sus-

pension from these sources. There is absolutely

no engineering that goes into their design and

they end up sucking much needed energy from

your legs with every pedal stroke.

2. When it comes to getting between class-

es and around town, nothing beats a road bike.

They are efficient, comfortable and versatile.

However, sizing is very important. There should

be a slight bend in your legs at the bottom of

your pedal stroke and your reach to the handle-

bars should be comfortable. If anything feels

awkward at all, consult a mechanic.

3. Used bikes can be a great bargain but do

your research. Most mechanics will look them

over for you before your purchase to avoid lem-

ons. 4. Consider what you will be using the bike

for. A mountain bike or cruiser with 26 inch tires

will be a great grocery hauler but isn’t as efficient

on the road. Road bikes have a slight learning

curve to become comfortable on. Many compa-

nies make hybrid bikes that do both well and are

generally inexpensive.

5. Gears, single or fixed? 24 speed bikes are

great for climbing hills, but they have more parts

that can break down. Single speed bikes are

lighter but you will work for every pedal stroke.

Fixed gear bikes (bikes with no freewheel and

typically no brakes) take a lot of patience and

technique to get comfortable on.

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Editor’s Note: This column is written in conjunction with NAU’s Student Education Team (SET). SET is a highly trained student or-ganzation that promotes healthy sexuality and healthy relationships.

It has been four months and 25 days since the last issue of The Naked Truth. I know what you’re thinking — it’s been way too

long since we had the nail biting, toe clench-ing advice you have all come to love. For you new readers, I’m Bry and with me this first week is Student Education Team (SET) Ad-ministrative Aide Desirae, a public health ma-jor. We are back and ready to kick this year off with a bang, metaphorically speaking. So let’s get to this week’s question, which we’re sure anyone can relate to.

“This summer has been one of the best. Not only did I meet an amazing girl, whom I spend all my time with but I’m happier than I’ve ever been. There’s just one problem: I’m heading back to school soon and I’m not sure what to do about this freshly kindled relation-ship, nor am I sure if she wants this to con-tinue as much as I do! Am I in a summer fling or something more worthwhile?” – Summer Romeo

Dear S.R. — Before you blow a blood ves-sel, take a few deep breaths and calm down: The people of SET and I are here to help you. You are not alone in your romantic summer festivities. Many people get mixed up in “sum-mer flings,” those relationships in which ev-erything seems to be simply perfect and the two of you seem to be in sync with your feel-ings like a needle on a record. But everything is always Jack & Rose until Jack is sinking like a log 2,000 feet under the Atlantic.Talk about long distance!

Listen Summer, a long distance relation-ship will only be successful if the two of you trust one another. What’s most important in any relationship, whether it is new or you have been together for a few years, is to remember

communication is key. You can make things work, if that is what both people want. It’s also something that is bound to come up (she’ll want to know as much as you do) so you might as well get the talking started. Don’t worry about sounding needy; just do your best to hold onto that connection you had when you left. It can be light conversation since the re-lationship is fresh and new — just make sure you get everything out that you want to.

It might be a good idea to write down the advantages of staying with her and the disad-vantages so that you can pinpoint what might be an issue and what can also bring you two closer. As some say, “absence can make the heart grow fonder.” However, for some cou-ples it can also be a breaking point.

Resist the temptation to feel like she’s the ‘one.’ College is where a lot of married couples met, but you also have your whole life ahead of you. At this point in your life, neither one of know who you are or who you will be. Find yourself first, then find the person who fits you best. If that happens to be her, we are happy for you. If not, the road to relationship nirvana awaits you.

With that, you need to make sure you are clear with your wants for this shiny new relationship. There is nothing worse than being with someone who doesn’t meet your needs. It will only wear on you more as time progresses, and the initial spark fades if you don’t address these issues before they turn into fights.

But who’s to say you won’t meet someone special at NAU? It’ll be a headache for a while, but in the end — whether it be pain or hap-piness — you will remember it was all well worth it. Hang in there, S.R., and never forget to use your words. They go farther than you’d think!

Well lovebirds, we hope your summer flings ended well or blossomed into long and fulfilling relationships. Either way we’d sure love to hear from you. Don’t hesitate to con-tact us via the SET facebook page or shoot us an email at [email protected].

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SportShortsVolleyball• Friday, Sept. 2 vs. San Jose State, 7 p.m. @ Rolle

Cross Country• George Kyte Invita-tional. Saturday, Sept. 3, 1 :30 p.m. @ Buffalo Park

Football• Saturday, Sept. 3, 7 p.m. @ Arizona Stadium

Log on to NorthernArizonaNews for updates on the NAU TriJacks and a season preview of the soccer team.

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welcomeBACK JACKS

Despite the concern of rain ruining the night’s events, the NAU True Blue Pep Rally went off without a hitch.

The lighthearted affair started with Mitch Strohman, “The Voice of the Lumberjacks,” emceeing the event. After Strohman got the crowd ready, the NAU Pep Band and the cheer and dance teams performed.

After the performance, Strohman introduced Flagstaff May-or Sara Presler. Presler told the crowd that women’s basketball was her favorite sport at NAU, “but, but, but, but, but, I promise to be at as many football games as I can.”

Following the mayor, NAU President John Haeger took to the microphone and reiterated what Mayor Presler had said as well as encouraging everyone to check out the new Health and Learn-ing Center, Lumberjack Stadium and the renovated Skydome.

BY TRAVIS GUY

FAR LEFT: The NAU dance squad fires up the Heritage Square crowd. ABOVE: The NAU drum-line performs at the pep rally. BELOW: Members of the NAU pep band and dance team take in the night’s festivities. (Photos by Austin Heppler)see WELCOME page 21

Lumberjacks football will be going down the hill to Tucson to face the always tough UA

Wildcats this weekend after spend-ing the offseason growing as a team.

The Lumberjacks spent the sum-mer getting ready for the season. Coach Jerome Souers likes what he has seen and is pleased that there have been no major injuries to the team over the summer.

“I think we bring a good football team into 2011,” Souers said. “The guys have worked very hard in the offseason, particularly in the summer, and I think we’re gonna have a really good team.”

During the NAU True Blue Pep Rally, Souers announced that junior quarterback Cary Grossart would be the starter for the Lumberjacks 2011-2012 season. Grossart did not see too much action during the 2010-2011 season, but he did complete three of four passes, ac-cumulating 58 yards.

“It feels great,” said Grossart. “I’m really excited. I’m confident about my-self and our offense. We’re going to be an exciting team to watch.”

NAU returns 11 starters from last season, including All-Big Sky second team sophomore running back Zach Bauman and All-Big Sky first team se-nior defensive lineman Isaac Bond.

“Those guys [the returning start-ers] had a really good chemistry over the summer,” said offensive coordinator Brian Lindgren.

During last season, Bauman re-corded 1,367 all-purpose yards (1,059 rushing and 308 receiving) in 237 plays. He scored 16 touchdowns throughout the season while recording only the 14th 1,000 plus yard season in school history. Anchoring the offensive line will be ju-nior offensive lineman Trey Gilleo and senior offensive tackle Alex Mott. Senior wide receivers Mike Czyz and Austin Shanks will be running down the field looking for a Grossart pass. Czyz and Shanks combined for 91 receptions for 944 yards with five touchdowns.

The defense will be led by return-ing starters Bond and senior linebacker Scott McKeever. Joining them are ju-nior defensive lineman Dan Pela and junior safety Taylor Julio. Bond record-

ed 32 tackles, 15 unassisted, and was ranked No. 4 in the Big Sky for sacks per game. McKeever ended last season ranked third for tackles at NAU with 52 tackles, and 5.5 sacks last season. Julio had 38 tackles and two intercep-tions last season and will attempt to fill the shoes of Jacksonville Jaguars safety and NAU alum Matt Estrada, and Pela recorded 27 tackles, which resulted in 15 yards lost.

“We’re looking forward to the season; we had a good summer prac-tice,” said defensive coordinator Andy Thompson. “We have a lot of new fac-es, 18 new guys on defense . . . overall it’s been a good group; they’re trying to come together as a defense so we can have a good season.”

Special teams returns senior lead-ership with kicker Matt Myers and punter Drew Zamora. Myers, a 2011 nominee of the Fred Mitchell Award, averaged 1.27 field goals per game while connecting on 14–18 in field goal at-tempts. Myers scored 76 points and

was 94 percent when going for the extra point. Zamora had 48 punts for 2,025 yards, averaging 42.2 yards per punt. He ranked third in the Big Sky and 12th in the nation in punting average.

The Jacks will also have help from 17 incoming freshmen. This year’s class includes quarterback Kyren Poe, wide receiver Alex Holmes, offensive lineman Jake Abbott and linebacker Tevin Ray. Poe led Chandler Hamilton High School to two state championships in 2009 and 2010, and was part of the team for their 2008 state championship. He completed 65 percent of his passes for 2,133 yards and 17 touchdowns. Holmes recorded 37 receptions for 717 yards with 11 touchdowns. Abbott and Ray played to-gether at Centennial High School on the offensive line, and helped their team win three regional championships.

“We got some good players,” Gros-sart said. “Hopefully we can play well, bring it all together this week at practice, come out and we will be ready to go on Saturday.”


SportsReportNAU football to face the UA Wildcats in season opener Saturday

The Lumberjacks sTaT box• Lumberjacks football will be returning 11 starters.• NAU football rushed for 1,516 yards last season and had 245 receptions that to-taled 2,556 yards.• The defense recorded 75,172 total tackles during the 2010 season.• Special teams kicked for

2,325 yards.• 20 Lumberjacks were named to All-Big Sky teams after the 2010 season.• The 2011 freshman and transfers for football have accumulated nine regional championships and 10 state championships.• Two transfers and one freshman have been recog-nized by scout.com.•The Lumberjacks are 162-146-1 against this seasons opponents.

ABOVE: The offensive line practices blocking in preparation for the

season opener against the UA. RIGHT: Freshman quarterback Chase

Cartwright sets up to throw during practice. (Photos by Sarah Hamilton)

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On the morning of Au-gust 24, NAU and the athletics department

were devastated by the loss transfer student Jovana Vasic, only 20 years old.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Vasic family,” said Athletics Direc-tor Jim Fallis via nauathletics.com. “The Lumberjack fam-ily is shaken by the loss of a young life. What should be a very exciting time with the

new school year starting next week is very sad today. Coach Bruno and our whole

program are devastated. We were looking forward to her joining our program.”

Vasic and her father, Mi-lan Vasic, were en route to Flagstaff from St. Petersburg, Florida, when an 18-wheeler crossed over to their lane and collided with their car on the I-40 in Wheeler County in Texas. Vasic’s father is still in the hospital.

Vasic had accepted a

scholarship to play tennis for the Lumberjacks over the summer after being ranked 25th by the National Junior College Athletic Association. Vasic was transferring from St. Petersburg College, where she played No. 1 and No. 2 singles.

“She was going to change the face of NAU tennis,” said NAU Director of Tennis Kim Bruno to nauatheltics.com. “She was a really special per-son who other people wanted to play next to and be next to

all the time. She was the most competitive player I have ever seen. I felt privileged that she chose us and chose to come to school here. Our program is thinking and praying for the Vasic family while dealing with the loss of Jovana within our team.”

Thoughts and prayers go out to the Vasic family and hope of a speedy recovery for Vasic’s father.

The university has made counseling available to mem-bers of the tennis program.

Tragic accident costs NAU tennis transfer her lifeBY TRAVIS GUY

St. Peters-burg College transfer stu-dent Jovana Vasic passed away in a car accident on August 24th. 2011

NAU women’s volleyball opened their season by going 3–0 and winning

the Wolverine Invitational at Utah Valley University this past week-end in Orem, Utah.

“It felt awesome opening [the season] undefeated,” said junior Anna Gott. “After the first week-end, we were the only team [in the Big Sky] to be undefeated.”

The Lumberjacks beat the tournament host Wolverines 3–1 in the final match of the tourna-ment to sweep the Wolverine In-vitational. The Jacks dropped the first set of the match 24–26. The ladies followed that set by winning the next three sets 26–24, 25–22, 27–25. Junior Jen Wilson led the team with 17 kills while Gott had 18 digs throughout the match and was named the top defensive play-er of the tournament. Junior Kelli Dallmann earned the Wolverine Invitational MVP by having a dou-ble-double during the match with 53 assists and 16 digs. Junior Lexi

Sullivan and senior Katie Bailey, along with Gott and Dallmann, were named to the all-tournament team.

“Everyone worked really hard and we didn’t give up,” Dallmann said. “We want a winning season and we’re ready for it.”

Before the Lumberjacks beat the Wolverines and won the tour-nament, they faced the Redbirds of Illinois State University. The Redbirds put up a fight, forcing 5 sets, but the Jacks ended on top by defeating Illinois State 3–2. Senior Kobi Christensen scored 22 kills and 14 digs throughout the match to help NAU defeat the Redbirds.

“It was really impressive, I thought, that the ladies just kept fighting because they were down two zip,” NAU women’s volleyball coach Craig Choate said.

The Lumberjacks started the tournament with a 3–0 win over the California State University of Bakersfield Roadrunners. Junior Lexi Sullivan had 14 kills and a .393 hit percentage to help propel the Lady Jacks to the first win of their season.

“We were like everybody in the nation; the first game against Bakersfield it was kind of sloppy on both sides,” Choate said. “Ev-erybody’s nervous for the first one. You have to get it behind you.”

Lumberjacks volleyball begins season undefeatedBY TRAVIS GUY

Junior setter Kelli Dallmann goes up for a block. Dallmann averaged 10 assists in 95 sets last season and had 20 or more in every match. (Photo by Sarah Hamilton)

“I think it’s going to be great this year,” President Haeger said. “Because of the two new stadiums, they are state of the art, so we are expecting a good season . . . I think it’s all going to play out the way we figured. ”

Once the president had finished, “The Voice Of The Lumberjacks” in-troduced NAU football coach Jerome Souers and the Lumberjacks football team. Souers said how excited and confident he was about this upcom-ing season, and how well the summer practices had been going

“We just completed camp, and it feels good to get through it without any major injuries,” Souers said. “It was a nice turnout tonight at the rally. There was a lot of people here and I think we bring a good football team in to 2011.”

Coach Souers then announced the quarterback for the 2011 season, junior Cary Grossart.

“I’m really excited about the year,” Grossart said. “We have a great group of guys; [we are] just looking for your guys’ support. It’s going to be an excit-ing year.”

The football team ended with an a cappella rendition of the NAU fight song, followed by the band, cheer and dance teams, and the crowd perform-ing the song to conclude the festivities.

Mayor Presler put it best when she told the crowd, “Come on out, sup-port the team, support the university. We have a great town and relationship [with the college] and I’m proud to be an NAU alumni.”

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The

Kingdom ofDJs

c o m e s A l i v e

On Friday nights, the seemingly quiet Flagstaff downtown

comes alive with the sound of electronic music emanating from The Green Room. These rhythmic beats are produced by Electric Kingdom (EK,) a group of local DJs.

EK consists of electronica DJs Emmett White, Nate Cain, Steven Elston and Johnny Swoope. They joined forces on June 3, 2009 to cre-ate and bring this new world of flash-ing lights, photographers and pump-ing tones to the Flagstaff music scene. While many local DJs may fall to the wayside because of competition be-tween themselves, EK has sustained prominence for the past two years.

Elston said the members of EK work and help each other perform to the best of their abilities — without making it a constant race to be the best in the city — while still holding a se-ries of lasting events.

“There is this attitude that hits some DJs that makes them [newer DJs] think that they need to be ultra serious, or be better than other DJs,” Elston said. “It’s really upsetting to see [be]cause our team of DJs in EK all help each other in every way. We all come from different backgrounds and accept each other for our personal art forms and never try to one-up anyone else in this town. We have our own special nights in Flagstaff that are un-like anything else, and that is why it is

TOP lEfT: DJs White and Elston mix beats. BOTTOm lEfT: Swoope Djs as White MCs at The Green Room at an Electric King-dom event with flashing lights in the background. ABOvE: Flash-ing glow-in-the-dark lights help create a greater atmosphere and party vibe at electronic performances. (Photo by Alyssa Burkett) see KINGDOm page 26

Ignorance truly is bliss, especially in the case of Our Idiot Brother. On the surface, it’s an almost heartwarming

story about a family coming together through the endearing naiveté of a sib-ling. Unfortunately, the film features a predictable plot and a surprising lack of humor despite its comedic leads (Paul Rudd, Zooey Deschanel and Steve Coogan, among others).

Brother is the story of Ned (Rudd), a biodynamic farmer recently released from prison for selling mari-juana to an on-duty police officer. Af-ter making parole, Ned finds that his girlfriend has moved on and has taken his home and his beloved dog, Willie Nelson. His three sisters, Natalie (De-schanel), Miranda (Elizabeth Banks) and Liz (Emily Mortimer) are forced to take Ned in despite personal prob-lems. Though he means well, Ned’s

childish ways cause chaos in the lives of his siblings.

As interesting as it is to examine Rudd’s role as a man-child, the film’s stagnant plot and redundant themes make Ned’s character and the entire movie passé.

Despite being a far more successful film than its trailer might have indicated, Brother is still full of flaws, much like Ned. However heartwarming it may seem, the film lacks intelligence and depth.


Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, co-written by Guillermo Del Toro, is beautifully eerie and

plot heavy, but it falls short as a hor-ror film. Instead of being frightening, it is frustrating. Dark carries much of Del Toro’s signature dark fantastical style, but was set up as a film meant to startle the audience. It fails to do so.

Dark begins with a few minutes of sitting in a foreboding basement, witnessing the pure insanity of an ob-viously disturbed artist desperate to save his son, and being introduced to the demons that took his child away. Abruptly, the setting switches to con-temporary times in which a self-in-volved couple, architect Alex Hurst (Guy Pearce) and his new girlfriend, Kim (Katie Holmes) are introduced to a third addition to their house-hold, Alex’s daughter Sally (Bailee Madison). Sally is overly curious, ne-glected and really wants to go home. She forces the child in you to jump at the thought of creatures living under your bed.

Almost immediately after moving in with her father and Kim, Sally wan-ders around alone until she stumbles

across the basement in the back of the house, which is covered by shrubbery and sealed up from inside the house: the first warning sign. The basement turns out to be (big surprise) the base-ment that you saw in the opening scene. Even after the groundskeeper, who has an obvious history with the mansion, repeatedly warns the little girl of the basement, claiming that it is “unsafe for children,” Sally returns alone, curious about the voice whis-pering her name from the hole in the wall. How could something so threat-ening entice a little girl to explore more thoroughly?

Once the object of fear is intro-duced, a lot of the apprehension that was initially brought on is replaced by the frustration that comes with the characters doing everything they should not. The role of the antagonist for a good portion of the film seem more like efforts to provoke rather than terrorize the little girl, which makes ev-ery cry for help look like a cry for at-tention. Regardless, for some bizarre reason the creatures decide to first go after a burly older man, even though Sally is obviously their number one target from the very beginning.

The movie feels like it is leading

up to something epic, but there is nev-er a satisfying conclusion about why the creatures live in the mansion and why (why, why, why?) did it take so long for the couple to get the little girl out of the house or for the adversary to get to the little girl. Kim was at least borderline aware of each clue pointing towards the direction of the threat, but made almost no effort to help the situ-ation, aside from an empty promise to get the little girl out of the house. Not even Sally’s several unexplained attacks or the freaky drawings in her room (which just happened to mimic an artist’s work Kim saw on a trip to the library) pushed the couple to act.

Conclusively, the film was a fail-ure. It was a great concept that fell short and could not find consistency or stability. Even Del Toro’s formdi-able filmmaking skills were unable to salvage this film from mere medioc-rity. While the creatures were inven-tive, they were hardly threatening. Not only were they rodent-sized and probably about as easy to exterminate, but they could not stand bright lights. A demon can only have so many vul-nerabilities before it is considered an animal. All of this considered, don’t be afraid of Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.

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Hate has managed to maintain Hawthorne Height’s alternative sound, which many were worried would be lost following the death of guitarist and vocalist Casey Calvert in November 2007. Unfortunately, the first track, “There was a Kid Pt. 1,” started this album off terribly due to its mundane sound and lack of inventive lyrics. The song was meant to be meaningful and deep, but with phrases like “ There was a kid who was failing all his classes. He never had a friend. He never knew he needed glasses,” I had a hard time relating to or even feeling bad for this kid. These insultingly childish lyrics thoroughly demonstrate how Hawthorne Heights’ songwriting abilities have not improved since their last album: they simply took this album to a new level of juvenile angst. “Oceans” is the most enjoyable song on the album because of its interest-ing lyrics that ring true of their superior earlier albums. Its catchy beats provide a moment of blissful respite from the rest of Hate.

Hate was doomed from the very beginning due to infantile song-writing and a crippling lack of originality.

Best Tracks: “Oceans”

Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers

Album: I’m With You

Genre: Alternative Rock

Artist: Hawthorne Heights

Album: Hate

Genre: Rock change stars

By tom BlaNtoN

By DelaINey Noe

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark is a wild ride through drug addiction.

Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce, and Bailee Madison.Running time: 99 minutes. Rated R.

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Since 1983, The Red Hot Chili Peppers (the Pepps) have been jammin’ through the decades with more flair than Jennifer Aniston in Office Space. But it’s been no easy road for the

band, what with overdose deaths, heroin addictions and more gui-tarist switch outs than candy in a child’s Mickey Mouse Pez dis-penser. However, after their 1999 album Californication, it’s only expected that these Los Angeles-bred rockers introduce another solid jam disc into their discography.

Their latest album, I’m With You (IWY), involves gnarly bass lines from Flea (obviously), beat-to-beat melodies from singer An-thony Kiedis, and a groovin’ guitar from the newly added guitarist, Josh Klinghoffer. IWY also entails the band’s first record since the second departure of former guitarist John Frusciante in 2009. One of the first things I noticed after getting through the album’s single, “The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie,” was that Klinghoffer’s gui-tar was almost too blended into the music to a point that it was one of the last things I heard. Frusciante’s style of guitar playing was more in-your-face and epitomized the Pepp’s sound, at least for me. Klinghoffer seems to have left the three other members the burden of keeping the songs catchy and together, aside from some notice-able additions, like at the end of “Hooray, Goodbye.” Regardless, the album is solid, and Kiedis didn’t disappoint with melodies (though some of his lyrics are another story). If you’re a Pepps fan, or even if you’re not, I’d recommend giving IWY a go to see what these rock legends have dished out this time.

Best tracks: “Brendan’s Death Song,” “Did I Let You Know”

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Arts&Entertainmentthe longest running dance night of its kind in Flagstaff.”

Co-founders White and Swoope started the ensemble in order to bring together DJs and other artists in a symphony of electronica for locals to enjoy.

“Electric Kingdom started because my partner Acidisco [Swoope] and I wanted a place to be able to play electronic music regularly in Flagstaff because parties like that [where electronic music wasn’t normally played] didn’t exist before it,” White said. “We linked with all the key players pretty quickly, be-ing some artists, DJs and photographers with mutual respect, and now it’s two years old with a wide participation and following.”

Electric Kingdom participates in First Friday Art Walks, where visitors can enjoy the ambience of various artwork and the various features at the Electric Kingdom show.

“First Friday is a wild time to throw a multi-media party be-cause it’s the beginning of the month: a new start. The art walk gets people interacting and juiced up for a sweet time with friends,” White said. “Live art, ambient light performance, photoboothing, people dressing up, roaming photogs (amateur and professional), an incredibly diverse selection of electronic music from talented and energetic DJs, heady videos and lights; people really get into the vibe. It’s a fantastic time to be out.”

The group has branched out from only hosting First Friday events to a more expansive set of shows with its concert series Electric Kingdom Presents. White and the group wants local elec-tronic fans to be able to see their favorite artists without driving long hours to see them.

“EK Presents is a way for us to utilize the momentum in Flag-staff to increase interaction with the international electronic music scene,” White said. “Flag has great energy and lots to give, but gets mostly overlooked by touring artists because it’s not a developed market. Without getting too business-y about it, we want to bring in artists and performers we are excited about, because we have the capacity and support to do it. Why should we have to drive to Phoenix or LA to see an artist when we have the means to bring them here? Shows in Flag are more fun and inclusive, anyway.”

Elston said the performances still have the feeling of the old times.

“Our nights grow greater each month, but the formula for fun stays the same,” Elston said

The melting pot of music that is Electric Kingdom is what keeps shows interesting, and Elston said it is his favorite aspect of the job.

“My favorite part of Electric Kingdom is just being able to rage with some of my favorite people,” Elston said. “I keep meeting new people that I have never met, and they end up being the nic-est friends in the world. All the DJs, performers, and artists come from VERY different backgrounds and styles and all our patrons get a good chance to get what they need out of our night, so we see all types of people. But crazy enough, everyone gets along and the night keeps growing.”

Looking towards the future, White said he sees the group traveling and developing a clothing line of their own.

“We are looking at taking the show on the road, doing things down south,” White said. “That stuff is in the boiler for now. Hope-fully, a whole clothing line; well, t-shirts really. There is a wealth of great art that would make great wearable items.”

The DJs of EK, along with a variety of other electronic enthu-siasts, can be found at The Green Room, located at 15 N. Agassiz St. each Friday night.

This weekend, over 70 artists will be setting up booths in historic Wheeler Park to present their

passion to the community at the 19th annual Art in the Park exhibition, where local and Southwestern craftspeople will present one-of-a-kind works of art.

While patrons peruse the artwork, they will be able to listen to live perfor-mances by local musicians such as Bri-an DeMarco, Adam Fry and Matt Hall. Director of Art in the Park Stuart Wolf said many residents enjoy the free music while lounging in the park.

“It’s like going to a free concert for three days,” Wolf said. “People just come to the event and spend most of the day there enjoying the grassy lawn and free music.”

Other activities include a petting zoo and bouncy houses for children, along with several food and beverage vendors.

Wolf said he always makes a point of ensuring the event is laid out well and easy to navigate.

“I try to keep the size of it man-ageable from the standpoint of the customers,” Wolf said. “Some of these art shows are so big if you visit them in other cities. You’re not even sure if you’ve seen the whole show and older folks have trouble getting around the whole thing, so a small intimate little event in Wheeler Park stays within the confines of the facility.”

Wolf, who has a booth of his own, is one to do everything himself, and is trying to keep an equilibrium between running the event and making art for it.

“It’s mostly me [organizing the event.] I have a small group of folks that help me, but mostly I do it all,” Wolf said. “It’s a lot of work but I’m a bit of a control freak, so I [handle most of the respon-sibilities so I] know things are getting done right. It’s the balance of making art and producing the show that’s the hard-est part.”

Wolf said the event has been go-ing on for 19 consecutive years and is a place where people can appreciate their surroundings.

“It’s the 19th year so it’s pretty well established,” Wolf said. “It’s the last sum-mer weekend . . . the crowd will be full of people who are going to come to this

party and have a good time.”While Wolf was not closely involved

with Art in the Park’s inception 19 years ago, he began working there and eventu-ally ended up taking over.

“I didn’t actually start this event,” Wolf said. “It was started by some friends of mine 19 years ago. About 15 years ago, I was asked to be their partner. After a few years they had moved on to other things and I have been running it alone ever since.”

Though Wolf is not classically trained to be an artist, he has taken to a

motto that has made him into the artist he is today.

“My formal education is in geology and geophysics, but I have explored the arts my whole life and have studied un-der and been inspired by many talented artists,” Wolf said. “You can teach some-one the skills to become a better artist, but the spark of artistic expression is a gift from birth and lives within us all.”

Adrienne Dienno, a local Flagstaff artisan and six year veteran of Art in the Park, said she enjoys creating jewelry through the simplistic artistic approach of metalsmithing.

“I make jewelry,” Dienno said. “My main focus is on metalsmithing. I enjoy the complicated simplicity of the type of metalsmithing I do called married met-als. The technique itself is very complex and time consuming, but the end result is a relatively simple with clean lines.”

In the beginning of her career, Di-enno said she was moved to make jew-

elry based on her heritage, though lately she has been incorporating the outdoors and a vintage look to her creations.

“When I first started making jew-elry, I pulled all my inspiration from my cultural background [in India],” Dienno said. “So I looked at a lot of my grand-mother’s jewelry and artwork. Lately, I’ve been really inspired by nature, but also by vintage fashion. I look at pictures and wander around antique stores, and spend time outside collecting leaves and looking at the simple beauty that nature has to offer.”

“Art in the Park is a laid-back, fun event with a lot of high quality art,” Dienno said. “It’s a great place for friends and family to come and spend time getting to know their lo-cal art community while enjoying live music and delicious food.”

Joni Pevarnik, an NAU alumna from Williams, said that making pottery is what drives her days and is thankful to have studied at NAU.

“The process of making pots gets me up in the morning,” Pevar-nik said. “I am blessed to have stud-ied ceramics at NAU.”

Pevarnik said the Flagstaff art community is talented and em-braced by the city.

“We have an amazing variety of artists and so many of them are re-

ally good at it,” Pevarnik said. “Flagstaff is a great community and they really do support the arts.”

Pavernik believes Art in the Park is a good way for local artists to present their works to the community and Wolf plays the most important role in provid-ing fun and food for everyone.

“Art in the Park is a locally support-ed event run by local artists,” Pevarnik said. “Stuart Wolf has been providing an opportunity for artists in the com-munity to show and sell their work. He makes it fun, too, [because] you can sit in the shade with your friends, listen to music, see some belly dancing and sip on a lemonade — a perfect ending for the summer.”

Art in Park will be open on Satur-day and Sunday between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Monday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. To obtain more information concern-ing the event, visit flagstaffartinthepark.com.

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music. -Stuart Wolf

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