Sasha Solomonov - March 12th, 2008
On March 5 a fire broke out on the third floor of Wilson Hall at approximately 4:15 a.m.
Five fire safety trucks were sent onto the scene with nearly 20 firefighters working to extinguish the flames and remove the smoke.
Captain Mark Johnson of the Flagstaff Fire Department said the units gave a standard response to the assignment, one that was called into the 911 center.
“When we got on the scene, evacuation was already in progress,” Johnson…
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Alex Mudd - March 12th, 2008
The four challengers running against current Flagstaff mayor Joe Donaldson met at Gardner Auditorium in the W.A. Franke College of Business on March 4 to debate about issues relating to NAU students.
Candidates Sara Presler-Hoefle, Stephen Knutson, Rick Krug and David Schlosser participated in the debate. Donaldson was invited but declined, citing a previous engagement.
Sara Presler-Hoefle has lived in rural Arizona and Flagstaff all of her life. At age 28, she is the youngest of the…
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Chris Coplan - March 12th, 2008
Despite being a long-standing project, NAU’s offer to faculty, students, and staff to boost student recruiting and retention with grant money from the school has only recently come into notice, in a time where budget cuts are a hot topic.
The President’s Undergraduate Student Recruitment and Retention Grants began in the academic school year of 2003-2004. Margot Saltonstall, an assessment coordinator with enrollment management and student affairs, said the school allocates $25,000 to be disbursed…
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Robert Otsubo - March 12th, 2008
With summer quickly approaching, prices for gasoline are reaching record highs.
According to AAA Oil Price Information Services, on Monday the average price for a gallon of gas across the nation was $3.16, just below the record $3.18 set last May. San Francisco saw the highest national average last week at $3.58.
With gas prices reaching record highs, students are rethinking traveling plans for the vacation season.
“It sucks for us traveling,” said Andy Spurlock, a sophomore chemistry…
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Robert Otsubo - March 10th, 2008
ASNAU’s executive debate was held on March 5 in the Cline Auditorium. Presidential candidates Chris Mundon, Dereck Omo and Colt Fulk voiced their opinions during seven rounds of questions. Current ASNAU president Tom Wahl conducted the debate.
The opening question asked candidates to voice their opinions on what they felt was the most pressing issue for students at NAU.
While both Omo and Fulk addressed the possible tuition hike, Mundon spoke about the recent hate crimes seen…
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Alex T. Mudd - March 6th, 2008
Congressional hopeful Howard Shanker visited NAU on Feb. 26 to appear on KJACK’s Big Mouth Talking and to answer some questions from The Lumberjack. The local Democrat is one of the numerous candidates running for Arizona Congressional District 1.
Q: How effective are Coconino County’s renewable energy programs and what potential do they have in the future?
A: We’re about 10 years behind where we should be. We have not provided the correct incentives, and we have…
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Sasha Solomonov - March 6th, 2008
Last month’s homophobic death treats to two students on campus mobilized PRISM into creating a program that educates students about diversity.
Project DATE, Diversity and Ally Team for Education, is a spawn of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender group’s earlier program. While Project DATE incorporates LGBT issues, it focuses on education about all minority groups.
Chris Duarte, a junior sociology and criminal justice major and president of PRISM, presented the proposal for Project DATE along with…
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Katie Clark - March 6th, 2008
Four pro-life protesters were arrested on Feb. 16 by the Flagstaff police for illegally picketing in front of the residence of a Planned Parenthood employee.
Jean Patchin, a neighbor and witness to the event, called the police once she heard the very loud group down the street from her own home and noticed a license plate number on one of the protestor’s cars. Patchin said one of the four picketers parked on half the street and…
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Robert Otsubo - March 6th, 2008
As ASNAU elections approach on March 11, candidates are busily campaigning for their respective offices.
Officially there are five candidates for ASNAU President, one for Vice President of Academic Affairs, two for Vice President of Student Affairs and four running for senate seats.
In order to run for office a student must have a 2.5 GPA, complete three semesters at NAU and collect 250 student signatures along with ID numbers. Office terms run from April to April…
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Katie Clark - March 6th, 2008
NAU is now home to one of the three greenest buildings around the world, with the Applied Research and Development building located on North Campus just receiving a platinum ranking.
The two other greenest buildings are located in Wisconsin with the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center and St. Louis’ Alberici Corp. headquarters.
Other Americans are finding green building desirable. A survey by the Natural Resources Defense Council said nine of 10 Americans want their local government to cease…
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