
Sonora Mud Turtles of Montezuma Well
http://northernarizonanews.com/blog/2012/05/15/sonora-mud-turtles-of-montezuma-well/
A Writer's Journey
http://northernarizonanews.com/blog/2012/05/10/a-writers-journey/
William Eaton
http://northernarizonanews.com/blog/2012/05/08/william-eaton/
Willow Bend
http://northernarizonanews.com/blog/2012/05/03/willow-bend/
Featured Stories

Health campaign aims to make students ‘health nuts’
They are everywhere. Plastered to tack boards, flashing on televisions, slipped into napkin holders and floating around on fliers; and they have students talking. NAU Health Promotions decided to use a cartoon squirrel to revamp the social norms campaign this year, which aims to spread awareness regarding healthier habits in unhealthy behaviors. Many advertisements address drug and alcohol use, sex and exercise. Stacie Leach, a graduate assistant from Health Promotions, said the previous … [Read More...]
A letter from NAU President Haeger to this year’s graduating class
Editor's note: This letter was written by NAU President John Haeger to the spring 2012 university graduates. Dear graduating students, After years of hard work your time has arrived, and I hope that each of you can take a few moments to appreciate what you have accomplished. Whatever your plans — to enter the workforce, to seek more education or professional training — this is an exciting time to be a new graduate of Northern Arizona University. I know the faculty and staff of NAU … [Read More...]
Variety of standard flag bearers to represent their schools at graduation
As is tradition at NAU graduation ceremonies, students will file in ranks into the commencement ceremony and at their head will be the standard bearers, students selected to represent all the schools within their college. Emily Linck, graduating with a master’s degree in education and special education, was chosen as the standard bearer for the graduate College of Education. Her hard work is what she believes led to her special position in the graduation ceremony. “I consider it an … [Read More...]
Top five NAU majors include education, HRM
On May 11, 2,796 undergraduate students and 901 graduate students will graduate. Each will walk away with their prized diploma and the responsibility of entering the career field of their choice. The top five most common degrees earned by undergraduate students this semester are elementary education, biology, hotel and restaurant management, nursing and criminology and criminal justice. Elementary Education Karen Pugliesi, vice provost for Academic Affairs, attributes elementary … [Read More...]
Opinion
Short Takes: nerd jokes and riddles
As Copy Chief, I expend most of my efforts on the behind-the-scenes portion of this publication. However, as a special treat for our final issue this semester, I am gracing you with some of my … [Read More...]
Liberal arts degrees undervalued
Liberal arts degrees have long had a rap of being a kind of luxury, add to this stereotype financial difficulties for the schools and employment obstacles for students, and the arts enter into severe … [Read More...]
Adding enrollment cap would increase retention rates
It is no secret to NAU students the school’s retention rates are dismal, to say the least. With numbers hovering around 70 percent of freshman students returning for their sophomore year, there is a … [Read More...]
Life

The Grand Slam
This year’s Flagstaff National Poetry Slam team has been chosen. On Sunday, the year’s most experienced and respected slam poets competed at Sundara for a chance to go to the national competition being held in Charlotte, N.C. Some of the team members are veterans while others are new to the community, but all four poets [...]

Gabapalooza provides stress relief before finals
As summer rolls around, it comes the time for another Gabapalooza. Held on the central quad between Aspen Crossing and Wilson Hall, Gabapalooza ran from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. this past Saturday. Playfully named after the well-known music festival Lollapalooza, Gabaldon Hall throws an end-of-the-year bash to inspire fun for all NAU students.
“It’s an [...]
Sports

Current and former track and field runners going across the pond
They might not have been running for the NAU track team, but four standout current and former athletes represented the blue and gold at the Payton Jordan Invitational and two earned bids to the 2012 … [Read More...]

Lumberjack distance program recruits to continue program dominance
The NAU distance running program has established itself as an honor to be a part of over the past decade. With ardent camaraderie between strong, knowledgeable coaches and ambitious athletes, the … [Read More...]

Ice Jacks get “new” head coach with the younger Johanson taking over
The Division II NAU Ice Jacks began planning for a winning season after this past season ended when they were eliminated from the American Collegiate Hockey Association’s (ACHA) National Playoff … [Read More...]
Arts & Entertainment
Phoenix alt-rock band 1967 set to rock downtown Flagstaff
This Saturday, up-and-coming alternative rock band 1967 will be taking the stage at Club 111 in downtown Flagstaff. They are rock enthusiasts pioneering their own chorus-driven sound, infusing their … [Read More...]
Local & international dance brought to Flagstaff
Bringing together local and international dance and film is the Flagstaff Performance Art and Film Festival (FPAFF), an event involving 11 different dance troupes from all over northern Arizona. … [Read More...]
The Raven Nevermore indeed
By Jayson Burns 1.5/5 stars In 1849, poet Edgar Allen Poe was found wandering the streets of Baltimore in a state of delirium, muttering the name Reynolds and wearing clothes that weren’t his. … [Read More...]


