Author Archive: Maddie Friend
Opinion: Rules of the road not just for motorists
By Maddie Friend (Editorial cartoon by Brian Regan) With as little as twenty minutes between some classes and overcrowded shuttle busses, many students make the...
Bluegrass sentiment spread through Pickin’ in the Pines
by Maddie Friend Dave Giroux, a former resident of Vermont, tears up the dancefloor because, ” I’m on Medicare, and I gotta dance.” (Photo by...
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,...
Across the border: a new take on spring break
Yoselin Galvez Duran smiles from behind a pudding-filled face. Her toddler white tank top is smeared with with chocolate snacks, sand streaks and stucco globs....
Political philandering for the cure
The Susan G. Komen Foundation has come down with a case of toddler-itis frequently found in political arenas, employing the juvenile sentiment of “takesies-backsies”...
Badjacks denigrate dance to soft-core porn
I ask my boyfriend not to watch porn. However, he couldn’t really help it when an event I took him to was full of gyrating hips, bursting corsets and stripping...
QuickFlick: Footloose
3 Stars Out of 5 Stars The story is the same, the characters are identical and the dancing is still rocking — but the current release of Footloose falls short...
Restaurant Review: Hiro’s Sushi
Claiming to serve “the freshest and finest sushi and Japanese cuisine,” Hiro’s Sushi and Japanese Restaurant has been voted “Best of Flagstaff” by readers...
Tucson-based Jack reflects on shooting
“In any place that you are from, you never thought it would be your city. The shooting hit hard for everyone,” said Samantha Gordon, a junior athletic training...
Flagstaff scene welcomes new Cab Comics store
Holy comic books, Batman: Flagstaff is home to a brand-new comic book store. Cab Comics, a newcomer to the graphic novel scene, is the brainchild of owner Cory Bushnell...



