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Beginning with the graduating class of 2008, NAU officials in the Office of Advancement will be looking toward new graduates to become donators for tomorrow’s seniors.
The Senior Class Gift officially began at the end of February. The aim of the project is to raise money for the Senior Legacy Scholarship to be awarded to a senior in fall 2008. The senior is decided upon by a group of three seniors and two juniors, who also…
Residents of Wilson Hall were evacuated this morning after a small fire caused minor damage. According to the a press release from the Flagstaff Fire Department, the fire started at 4:15 a.m. The fire was only in 1 room and the resident woke up to his smoke detector and quickly evacuated, escaping without any injuries. Other residents of Wilson were relocated to Sechrist, Riley and Allen halls for an hour as the fire department finished…
Full Story,Two speakers and many other politically active women attended “Women in Politics,” a lecture organized by the Commission on the Status of Women at NAU.
CSW’s mission on campus is to help provide an environment that allows for equal and full opportunity for women.
Harriet Young, chairwoman of the Coconino Democrat party, was the first speaker and discussed the ever-increasing role of women in politics.
“Slowly but surely you are beginning to see women become active in politics…
A college quarterback, a ‘ladies’ man,’ and an avid listener of Ludacris’ latest hip hop hits are not the descriptions most people picture when they think of the word ‘feminist.’
Byron Hurt, an anti-sexist activist, is a filmmaker who mentors young men, analyzes pop culture and facilitates workshops in an effort to spread sexual and gender violence prevention and education. Hurt visited Cline’s nearly-filled auditorium on Feb. 21 to lecture and present parts of his nationally-acclaimed…
On Thursday, Feb. 21 and Friday, Feb. 22, three representatives from Invisible Children Inc. arrived at NAU to talk about the tragedies going on in Uganda.
Invisible Children Inc., a non-profit organization based in San Diego, has 10 teams made up of “roadies,” each assigned to a specific area of the U.S. and aimed to spread awareness about the atrocities occuring in Africa.
Of the many issues plaguing Uganda, the abduction of sleeping children and forced enlistment…
About 25 NAU students traveled to the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 19 to mark the 21st Annual Student Lobby Day. The Arizona Students’ Association campaign “Brighten Arizona’s Future, Invest in Higher Education” coordinated the event.
ASA’s goals were to avoid university budget cuts, to increase financial aid and to pass textbook legislation that would make textbooks more affordable.
“It’s the day where students from across the state come together with one unified voice through ASA to the…
Federal legislation has recently passed that enables students to become better consumers when taking out private student loans.
The College Opportunity and Affordability Act, introduced on Feb. 6, was voted through the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 7 by a vote of 354-58. Much like past legislation, this bill aims to make college education affordable and accessible.
Unlike other bills, HR 4137 would create a “Consumer’s Bill Of Rights” and effectively change the way students and…
Michael Parenti, an award-winning and internationally acclaimed author and lecturer, visited NAU Feb. 12 to speak publicly about what he titled “Political Perception, Public Deception.”
His lecture was a critical dissection of the media, the government and the society we live in through academic analysis. Particularly, Parenti targeted the irresponsibility of the current administration and Americans’ gullibility to the media.
The event was sponsored in part by the Department of Sociology and Social Work and the Society…
Ben Henneke, president of the Clean Air Action Corporation (CAAC) and founder of The International Small Group and Tree Planting program (TIST), spoke to a crowd of 20-30 students and faculty members on Thursday, Feb. 7.
The presentation was organized by the NAU chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB), a group sharing many of the same goals with Henneke’s organization.
Henneke, who started out in the coal business and selling ethanol, founded the TIST program in 1999….
With the beginning of the spring 2008 semester, NAU marks its highest spring enrollment in the university’s history.
Spring 2008 enrollment totaled at 20,224 students at the Mountain Campus and other sites including NAU-Yuma and NAU-North Valley. This was nearly 6 percent higher than spring 2007’s 19,095 students, with 12,859 at the Flagstaff campus, and an additional 4,418 enrolled throughout the state.
In the interim of fall and spring semesters enrollment numbers usually decrease, but the spring…