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MPtfv ■ - September VoluiM 95, bane 4 OlMTTktUabojwk crowd attends bed races By LEAH SMITH The Lurabejjack F lag staffs th ird an n u al p arad e and bed race com p e titio n was a tte n d e d Saturday by an estim ated 7*000 peo p le, according to the Main S tre et Flagstaff F o u n d a tio n . Held on Aspen Avenue in front o f City Hall, th e race involved p a rticip atio n from 75 team s o f local businesses and o rg an izations. Many o f th e p a rticipants w ere NAU stu d en ts. Em ployees o f W algreens drug store claim ed the overall g ran d prize, an allexpense paid trip to H awaii in April 1998. In H awaii, th e five-m em ber team will re p re se n t Flagstaff as p a rt o f the 25th an n u al In te rn a tio n a l Bed Race co m p etitio n . Walgreens won th e grand prize trip based o n th eir accum ulation o f po in ts e arn ed from activities including fund raising, bed decorating and racing. “W algreens em ploys m ore than 300 people in Flagstaff, and it was n e at to m eet cow orkers today who I ’d never even seen b efo re," Toby Moran, W algreens team memb er, said. N one o f the team has ever visited Hawaii. Along with the grand prize, th ree tro p h ie s were aw arded for bed d ecoration. W eatherford H o te l/C h a rly ’s was awarded “best d eco rate d bed re p re se n tin g a business.” “Best th em e d e c o ra tio n ” was given to th e Village Baker. The Flagstaff Boy Scout Exp lo rer Post, sp o n so red by Inn Suites, was aw arded “funkiest d eco ratio n ." T he g rand prize ru n n e r-u p was a tie betw een the Flagstaff Fire D ep artm en t and Jack-in-the-Box. T he team sponsored by the Phoenix Suns won the bed race. Jo e’s Place restaurant and bar came in second. The point system, a newly-adopt- See Races, Page 3 Leah Smith/The Lumberjack Racing toward the finish line, NAU students represent the Plastic Surgeons of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff’s third annual Bed Race Competition on Aspen Avenue Saturday afternoon. The team progressed to the second heat, but lost when they dropped a basketball on the obstacle course. Special election results in By KIVA ALTAMIRANO The Lumbeijack In a special election Tuesday, / Flagstaff voters approved a bond for the expansion of the U nited*^ States Geological Survey. The bond allows the Flagstaff City Council to give the USGS $4,700,000 for construction of a new building. The cost includes the equipment used in the building in addition to any other necessary items for the governm ent and scientific research done at the USGS. Candace Owens, from the office of the recorder, said the land is leased from the city of Flagstaf f to the USGS. Any added construction has to be approved by the dty. Voters approved the bond issue 1,345 to 582. Owens said this would not raise taxes in any way. w ins ■ Acceptance rate: Reputation score: Retention rate: 1996 graduation rate: Percent of classes under 20 students: Percent of classes o f 50 or more students : SAT/ACT 25 to 75 percentile: Number of students that enrolled that graduated in the top 10% of tiuJr high school class: 84% 1.8 69% 39% 39% 11% 19-24 What was NALTs Score? I n f o r m a t i o n Tapping NAU ranks fourth tier once again Sechrist fight breaks out, more than 30 involved Voter apathy contributes to state’s woes By KIVA ALTAMIRANO “I am very anxious to learn the identities of those individuals who viscioush injured others," Bran del said. University President Oara M. Lovett also commented on the fight- “There has to be a war to discourage this kind of behavior," Lovett said. “I ’m really quite concerned with this." The fight is still under investigation. If anyone has information about the fight they can contact the NAU Police Department at 523-3611 an d /o r Student Life at 523-5181. "The only we can live safeh is if those who are responsible for assaulting others are identified and held responsible for their actions/ Brandel said. Police would not yet comment. The Lumberjack Since the resignation of form er governor Fife Symington, questions have b e en raised as to how an o th e r elected Arizona governor has left office befo re his term has ended. Symington was charged w ith seven teen c o u n ts of fraud and was convicted on seven o f those last Wednesday. . He resigned from office Friday. Several NAU students were asked if a sense of apathy could have been a reason for having a second governor resigning in the past 30 years. “I think Arizonans tend to put a Lot of faith in who they elect and they've been let down twice, but I d on’t think that should be a reason to stop voting/Jennifer Reichelt, ASNAU president, said. I t just means you need to become more aware and more informed so you can make better decisions when you vote." Reichelt said she doesn’t like to think the general population is apathetic towards politics, she said she believes people just don't believe their vote makes a difference. Scott Bates, junior graphic design major, said he believes his vote doesn ’t count. “I fee! that politics is something that doesn’t really effect me directly,” Bates, said. “3 think we’re too bag of a society, by-the time it trickles down to us it doesn ^ really make a differe n c e / Reichelt said this kind of attitude needs to change. f T d hate to say that students Or the population in general is apathetic-, I think a lot of times people don’t think that their one vote counts, so they’re not apt to get off the couch and come vote. But I think even more important than voting is being informed, especially with local issues," Reichelt said. See Symington, Page 2 SA daetxm at its best. RJACK • Campus Crime Report t d/ OpiiTKHi 10 tradition continues By THERESA MCGEE The Lumbeijack A 61-year-old NAU tradition continued this past weekend. T his y ear’s H om ecom ing celeb rations have been d e d ic ate d to Jo e and D ianne L ingerfelt. T he “tap p in g " w hich is a trad ition datin g back to 1936 took place Sunday evening. Each year a person (this year there are two) is chosen to be honored as H om ecom ing ded icatee. ■“It sta rte d with C hain Gang, they were th e sole g ro u p th at selected the d e d icate e. Now it has been exten d ed to o th e r stu d e n t groups,*' said Brian H arp, p resid en t o f Chain G ang. D ianne started w orking, at NAU in August, 1984. She accep ted a secretary po sitio n w ith th e Associated S tu d en ts o f NAU in 1985 and has w orked in the office ever since. H er c u rre n t title is O ffice Special-f ist Senior. T feel very priveledged to have met and to have been able to work with this woman. She’s remarkable and her dedication and compassion to the students and the campus are incredible/ ASNAU President Jennifer Reichelt said. In addition to her involvement in several other organizations, Dianne is in her By SAMANTHA DOYLE Amy EUis/Tke Lumberjack Chain Gang surprises Joe and Dianne Lingerfelt Sunday evening with the honor of being this year’s Homecoming dedicatees. second year as advisor to the New Student Organization. Joe began teaching mathematics at NAU in 3970. He recendy retired from NAU after 27 years as a full professor.’joe served as faculty senate chair in 1991-93. T h e ir devotion, commitment and dedications is what the award is all about,” Associate Dean Art Farmer said. The couple, was greeted at the door of Assistant Dean Cyndi Anderson's house where they thought they'were just attending a poduck. Both said they had no due they were chosen as this year’s Homecoming dedicatees. The Lumbeijack The results are in ! On ce again U.S. News and WoH Report ranked NAU in the fourth tier of the 288 best universities and colleges in the nation. JEach the -instim-dons by reputation, retention, predicted graduation, actual graduation rate, how large classes are, ACT/SAT scores, selectivity, how much alumni get paid and how many high school students in the top 10% of their graduating class chose a college. Executive director for the office of the president and director of public affairs, Jeanette Baker said even though NAU is in the fourth tier, people need to remember that it is the fourth tier of the nations best colleges. There are over 3,000 colleges in the nation and the ones on the list represent only 10% of those institutions. University President Clara M. Lovette said only 1400 institutions even get considered for ranking and being among the By The Lumberjack Staff NAU police officers broke up a fight involving more than thirty students and nonstudents early Friday m orning outside Sechrist Residence Hall. The incident was reported to hav e started at a local bar and then en d ed at Sechrist O ne student was reported as being hurt from a thrown rock. Rick Brandel, Dean of Students, said as of Wednesday morning, he has aware of three students who received physical injuries. "Me‘re still trying to son out who was there,* Brandel said. Noarrests have yet been made regarding the fight because it still has not been deter mined who caused the injuries. 288 means that we are very strong. Who is the number one university in the nation? Harvard University and Princeton University tied for first place. “ I think the ranking places a lot of weight on selectivity and how wealthy schools a r e / Baker said. NAU is a not very selective because we are a public institution and we are not particularly wealthy either, so those are some main reasons why we are in the last tier, Baker said. Harvard has an acceptance rate of 11 % and Princeton is 12% while NAU is at 84% acceptance rate according to U.S. News. Baker said she thinks that it would be helpful to rank public and private schools separately. “If you look at the first tier their are very few public universities on that tier/ Baker said. Lovette has a sim ilar opinion and said, “We are in the fourth tier because we d o n ’t have the resources that private colleges or the b e tte r endow ed public universities have." See Ranking, Page 3
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Item number | 1997_09_10_16 |
Creator | Northern Arizona University. Associated Students. |
Title | The Lumberjack, September 10, 1997. |
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Date | 1997-09-10 |
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Oral history transcripts | MPtfv ■ - September VoluiM 95, bane 4 OlMTTktUabojwk crowd attends bed races By LEAH SMITH The Lurabejjack F lag staffs th ird an n u al p arad e and bed race com p e titio n was a tte n d e d Saturday by an estim ated 7*000 peo p le, according to the Main S tre et Flagstaff F o u n d a tio n . Held on Aspen Avenue in front o f City Hall, th e race involved p a rticip atio n from 75 team s o f local businesses and o rg an izations. Many o f th e p a rticipants w ere NAU stu d en ts. Em ployees o f W algreens drug store claim ed the overall g ran d prize, an allexpense paid trip to H awaii in April 1998. In H awaii, th e five-m em ber team will re p re se n t Flagstaff as p a rt o f the 25th an n u al In te rn a tio n a l Bed Race co m p etitio n . Walgreens won th e grand prize trip based o n th eir accum ulation o f po in ts e arn ed from activities including fund raising, bed decorating and racing. “W algreens em ploys m ore than 300 people in Flagstaff, and it was n e at to m eet cow orkers today who I ’d never even seen b efo re," Toby Moran, W algreens team memb er, said. N one o f the team has ever visited Hawaii. Along with the grand prize, th ree tro p h ie s were aw arded for bed d ecoration. W eatherford H o te l/C h a rly ’s was awarded “best d eco rate d bed re p re se n tin g a business.” “Best th em e d e c o ra tio n ” was given to th e Village Baker. The Flagstaff Boy Scout Exp lo rer Post, sp o n so red by Inn Suites, was aw arded “funkiest d eco ratio n ." T he g rand prize ru n n e r-u p was a tie betw een the Flagstaff Fire D ep artm en t and Jack-in-the-Box. T he team sponsored by the Phoenix Suns won the bed race. Jo e’s Place restaurant and bar came in second. The point system, a newly-adopt- See Races, Page 3 Leah Smith/The Lumberjack Racing toward the finish line, NAU students represent the Plastic Surgeons of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff’s third annual Bed Race Competition on Aspen Avenue Saturday afternoon. The team progressed to the second heat, but lost when they dropped a basketball on the obstacle course. Special election results in By KIVA ALTAMIRANO The Lumbeijack In a special election Tuesday, / Flagstaff voters approved a bond for the expansion of the U nited*^ States Geological Survey. The bond allows the Flagstaff City Council to give the USGS $4,700,000 for construction of a new building. The cost includes the equipment used in the building in addition to any other necessary items for the governm ent and scientific research done at the USGS. Candace Owens, from the office of the recorder, said the land is leased from the city of Flagstaf f to the USGS. Any added construction has to be approved by the dty. Voters approved the bond issue 1,345 to 582. Owens said this would not raise taxes in any way. w ins ■ Acceptance rate: Reputation score: Retention rate: 1996 graduation rate: Percent of classes under 20 students: Percent of classes o f 50 or more students : SAT/ACT 25 to 75 percentile: Number of students that enrolled that graduated in the top 10% of tiuJr high school class: 84% 1.8 69% 39% 39% 11% 19-24 What was NALTs Score? I n f o r m a t i o n Tapping NAU ranks fourth tier once again Sechrist fight breaks out, more than 30 involved Voter apathy contributes to state’s woes By KIVA ALTAMIRANO “I am very anxious to learn the identities of those individuals who viscioush injured others," Bran del said. University President Oara M. Lovett also commented on the fight- “There has to be a war to discourage this kind of behavior," Lovett said. “I ’m really quite concerned with this." The fight is still under investigation. If anyone has information about the fight they can contact the NAU Police Department at 523-3611 an d /o r Student Life at 523-5181. "The only we can live safeh is if those who are responsible for assaulting others are identified and held responsible for their actions/ Brandel said. Police would not yet comment. The Lumberjack Since the resignation of form er governor Fife Symington, questions have b e en raised as to how an o th e r elected Arizona governor has left office befo re his term has ended. Symington was charged w ith seven teen c o u n ts of fraud and was convicted on seven o f those last Wednesday. . He resigned from office Friday. Several NAU students were asked if a sense of apathy could have been a reason for having a second governor resigning in the past 30 years. “I think Arizonans tend to put a Lot of faith in who they elect and they've been let down twice, but I d on’t think that should be a reason to stop voting/Jennifer Reichelt, ASNAU president, said. I t just means you need to become more aware and more informed so you can make better decisions when you vote." Reichelt said she doesn’t like to think the general population is apathetic towards politics, she said she believes people just don't believe their vote makes a difference. Scott Bates, junior graphic design major, said he believes his vote doesn ’t count. “I fee! that politics is something that doesn’t really effect me directly,” Bates, said. “3 think we’re too bag of a society, by-the time it trickles down to us it doesn ^ really make a differe n c e / Reichelt said this kind of attitude needs to change. f T d hate to say that students Or the population in general is apathetic-, I think a lot of times people don’t think that their one vote counts, so they’re not apt to get off the couch and come vote. But I think even more important than voting is being informed, especially with local issues," Reichelt said. See Symington, Page 2 SA daetxm at its best. RJACK • Campus Crime Report t d/ OpiiTKHi 10 tradition continues By THERESA MCGEE The Lumbeijack A 61-year-old NAU tradition continued this past weekend. T his y ear’s H om ecom ing celeb rations have been d e d ic ate d to Jo e and D ianne L ingerfelt. T he “tap p in g " w hich is a trad ition datin g back to 1936 took place Sunday evening. Each year a person (this year there are two) is chosen to be honored as H om ecom ing ded icatee. ■“It sta rte d with C hain Gang, they were th e sole g ro u p th at selected the d e d icate e. Now it has been exten d ed to o th e r stu d e n t groups,*' said Brian H arp, p resid en t o f Chain G ang. D ianne started w orking, at NAU in August, 1984. She accep ted a secretary po sitio n w ith th e Associated S tu d en ts o f NAU in 1985 and has w orked in the office ever since. H er c u rre n t title is O ffice Special-f ist Senior. T feel very priveledged to have met and to have been able to work with this woman. She’s remarkable and her dedication and compassion to the students and the campus are incredible/ ASNAU President Jennifer Reichelt said. In addition to her involvement in several other organizations, Dianne is in her By SAMANTHA DOYLE Amy EUis/Tke Lumberjack Chain Gang surprises Joe and Dianne Lingerfelt Sunday evening with the honor of being this year’s Homecoming dedicatees. second year as advisor to the New Student Organization. Joe began teaching mathematics at NAU in 3970. He recendy retired from NAU after 27 years as a full professor.’joe served as faculty senate chair in 1991-93. T h e ir devotion, commitment and dedications is what the award is all about,” Associate Dean Art Farmer said. The couple, was greeted at the door of Assistant Dean Cyndi Anderson's house where they thought they'were just attending a poduck. Both said they had no due they were chosen as this year’s Homecoming dedicatees. The Lumbeijack The results are in ! On ce again U.S. News and WoH Report ranked NAU in the fourth tier of the 288 best universities and colleges in the nation. JEach the -instim-dons by reputation, retention, predicted graduation, actual graduation rate, how large classes are, ACT/SAT scores, selectivity, how much alumni get paid and how many high school students in the top 10% of their graduating class chose a college. Executive director for the office of the president and director of public affairs, Jeanette Baker said even though NAU is in the fourth tier, people need to remember that it is the fourth tier of the nations best colleges. There are over 3,000 colleges in the nation and the ones on the list represent only 10% of those institutions. University President Clara M. Lovette said only 1400 institutions even get considered for ranking and being among the By The Lumberjack Staff NAU police officers broke up a fight involving more than thirty students and nonstudents early Friday m orning outside Sechrist Residence Hall. The incident was reported to hav e started at a local bar and then en d ed at Sechrist O ne student was reported as being hurt from a thrown rock. Rick Brandel, Dean of Students, said as of Wednesday morning, he has aware of three students who received physical injuries. "Me‘re still trying to son out who was there,* Brandel said. Noarrests have yet been made regarding the fight because it still has not been deter mined who caused the injuries. 288 means that we are very strong. Who is the number one university in the nation? Harvard University and Princeton University tied for first place. “ I think the ranking places a lot of weight on selectivity and how wealthy schools a r e / Baker said. NAU is a not very selective because we are a public institution and we are not particularly wealthy either, so those are some main reasons why we are in the last tier, Baker said. Harvard has an acceptance rate of 11 % and Princeton is 12% while NAU is at 84% acceptance rate according to U.S. News. Baker said she thinks that it would be helpful to rank public and private schools separately. “If you look at the first tier their are very few public universities on that tier/ Baker said. Lovette has a sim ilar opinion and said, “We are in the fourth tier because we d o n ’t have the resources that private colleges or the b e tte r endow ed public universities have." See Ranking, Page 3 |
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