
Local students, volunteers rally to pass 28th amendment
http://northernarizonanews.com/blog/2012/01/23/local-students-volunteers-rally-to-pass-28th-amendment/- NAU to open graduate program in Phoenix
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"Rapid Route" makes campus transportation a breeze
http://northernarizonanews.com/blog/2012/01/17/rapid-route-makes-campus-transportation-a-breeze/
1899 Bar & Grill featured in Sunset magazine
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Featured Stories
Project Connect brings social services together, seeks volunteers
Despite the wide variety of social services and non-profit agencies scattered around Northern Arizona, some people may have a hard time finding the help they need. On Jan. 28, over 50 of those organizations will come together at Killip Elementary School so people in need of various services can learn about and get in contact with the wide variety of organizations. This event is known as Project Connect. “Project Connect is a one day service event where we get as many of the service … [Read More...]
Lack of snowfall forces cancellations to NAU courses
Due to lack of snowfall, NAU cancelled their annual snowboarding and skiing classes, held at the Arizona Snowbowl, for the semester. Phone calls to the resort have been alerting callers of limited slope availability. David Smith, director of sales and marketing, said the cancellations will be detrimental to those who work at the resort. "It will have an impact [because] we do receive some revenue from the class," Smith said. "It also impacts those that want to take the class [and] the … [Read More...]

NAU to open graduate program in Phoenix
NAU is responding to the need for more health professionals in Arizona by creating a graduate program for physician assistants in downtown Phoenix. Starting this fall, the Health Sciences Education building will be open in the Phoenix Biomedical Complex and will be admitting 25 NAU graduate students into the first class for the Physician Assistant (PA) program. Richard Dehn, founding chair of the program, said the program was formed in response to a need determined by the Arizona Board of … [Read More...]

“Rapid Route” makes campus transportation a breeze
With the completion of the Transportation Spine this past semester, NAU Parking and Shuttle Services chose to eliminate the bus route along the northern portion of Knoles Dr. However, due to the enormous volume of students in need of faster transportation between north and south campus, the department revived public transportation along the road launched a new three-stop “Rapid Route” this week. Erin Stam, the director of NAU Parking and Shuttle Services, said after re-evaluating the … [Read More...]
Opinion
A Mediterranean cruise to the grave
When the Titanic sunk in 1912, it had the most catastrophic civilian death toll in the history of luxury cruises at the time. Exactly a century later, the Costa Concordia ran aground just off the … [Read More...]
Ethnic studies essential to K-12 schools
By Amanda Horner “Diversity is what makes the world so great!” is a mantra preached in classrooms everywhere since kindergarten, promoting the understanding and enjoyment of others and their … [Read More...]
Gosar loves the sound of heavy-metal
Republican Paul Gosar is currently the House Representative for Arizona's 1st congressional district, and represents Arizona in the House Natural Resources Committee. As a responsible fiscal … [Read More...]
Life

Jurassic Campus
The ground we walk to class on is the same land that all species of dinosaurs once grazed in, hunted on, fought over and lived in. Research professor in the geology department David Gillette and his team excavated, studied and researched a single dinosaur for 15 years; scraping up every piece of evidence the species [...]
The Naked Truth: A Lesson in Lube
By Angela McCoy
“After a recent trip to Fascinations, I found myself totally confused over all the different lubes out there. They had an entire wall packed with all different kinds and flavors and everything. What’s the safest to use and would girls in college even need lube?”
Well, first of all, lube is short for lubricant. [...]
Sports

Ice Jacks trump top-5 opponent at home
The No. 8 ranked NAU Ice Jacks came out on top against the No. 5 University of Denver (DU) Pioneers at the Jay Lively Ice Arena. The Ice Jacks found a way to get the job done both nights in front of … [Read More...]
Men’s basketball loses intensity in second half, drops game to Idaho State
On the 25th anniversary of the 3-pointer being implemented, NAU celebrated in proper fashion by sinking 10-of-22 threes in its 78–62 loss to Idaho State University (ISU) in Pocatello, … [Read More...]

Poor shooting spoils potential upset for women’s basketball
Even its best defensive performance of the season could not counter a floundering offense as the NAU women’s basketball team fell to Idaho State University (ISU), 49–44, Saturday at Rolle … [Read More...]
Arts & Entertainment

SoundCheck: Cloud Nothings’ Attack on Memory
Riding the lo-fi, surf rock wave that hit the U.S. last year, Cloud Nothings has held their own among popular names such as Wavves, Best Coast and Beach Fossils. With their fourth album due at the end … [Read More...]
How to not listen to music: Republicans ain’t got no soul
Everyone loves hip hop right? In some form or fashion, even the whitest kid cannot deny a well-crafted beat. Wait, politicians hate rap music because it warps our silly putty brains. But I cannot … [Read More...]

Life is a Cabaret
Center stage, a door opens. From behind it snakes a hand, which begins to motion seductively with one finger and beckons to the audience. The door opens fully and a lone figure saunters out, dressed … [Read More...]

