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SERIAL ACQUISITIONS PO BOX 6022 FLAGSTAFF AZ 86011-6022 T h e L u m b e r j a c k • _ a___ i ________ ■___ j . _______________ An Independent Student Publicat4i orwn. . ueit: __N__o__r_t_h__e__r__n__ _A__r__i_z_o_Un a University ^ A p ril 3 0 -A u g . 18, 2 0 0 3 D i v e r s i t y b e c o m i n g a r e q u i r e m e n t N1CKI ESCU DEWO T h e L u m b e r j a c k Incoming students have a new diversity requirement to consider when they choose their liberal studies classes. The 2004 fall freshmen will be required to take one three credit hour course in U.S. eth nic studies and at least one three credit-hour course on a non-western region of the world. The University Curriculum Committee voted in favor of the new amendment in April. Courses can be selected from within a student’s major or minor, liberal studies or electives. After the Liberal Studies Committee clarifies whether “non Western” coun tries will be changed to include western European countries, specific courses wilt be submitted and approved for the program. One NAU students thinks NAU needs classes that can broaden student horizons. “We have a whole bunch of ignorant and naive people on this campus, and it’s not their fault," said Adiam Tesfay, president of Black Student Union. “They’ve never been educated.” According to an Association of American Colleges and Universities sur vey, 62 percent of 543 accredited U.S. colleges and univer sities either have a diversity requirement in place or are in the process of developing one. One NAU student believes a diversity requirement would not necessarily cause students to be more cultural ly aware after college. “I think (it) all depends on the student’s motivation level,* said Rob Conley, sophomore mechanical engineering major. Other students believe the diversity requirement will benefit students, especially those who may not experi ence diversity outside of school. “A lot people come from different backgrounds and in order to understand diversity they may need to be taught, because some people don't learn it at home or from friends," said Amanda Chambers, freshman photography major “If they don’t learn it anywhere else, it should be taught at school." Tesfay agreed. “I do think it’s a great idea,” Tesfay said. “I think it’s very beneficial. I think a lot of See DIVERSITY, page 7 The Proposed Diversity Requirement is: Ethnic udies course •One Nonwestern culture class •The current proposal allows for student s to take these classes without increasing A ndrea Scheel/The Lum berjack DR. SKYLER LINDSLEY, Aubrie Vargas's radiologist, checks up on her progress since treatment. Coping with Cancer: Student conquers disease T E R R A COLE T h e L u m b e r j a c k Death did not scare her. life did. t When senior Aubrie Vargas underwent cancer treatment, she was not afraid of dying, she was afraid of living— living with the pain cancer caused. “I remember laying there and telling God, ‘if I’m going to live like this, then just take me,’" Vargas said. “1 don’t want to live suffering.” Two months after a car accident, Vargas began feeling back pains. After visiting a chiropractor for a few months, the doctor scheduled Vargas for a magnetic resonance imaging scan, or MR1. Vargas and her mother, Evelyn, remember watching the number of technicians in the room multiply to five. That was when they knew something was wrong. By the next day, Oct 17, 2002, Vargas was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer. “When 1 first heard the words lymphoma it was like I went into shock for a few minutes because all I could think of was death," said Evelyn. “You can never not equal cancer to death.” Vargas’s grandmother died of lymphoma cancer 15 years ago By the time she was diagnosed, Vargas’s pain was so severe she could not lie down. She slept sitting up, if she slept at all—all the while, still going to class at NAU. “She was in so much pain you could see it on her face, but she’d sit through class, not say a word, quiet as can be," said Carmel le Malkovich, a senior public relations major and lifelong friend of Vargas. Vargas had lost feeling in her legs and her stomach was .numb because of the cancerous tumor growing in her back, pushing her spinal cord to the left. Isaac Bunney, a December NAU graduate in health promotions, has known Vargas since the third grade. He said the diagnosis shocked him and Vargas’s entire hometown of Miami, Ariz. “She’s the healthiest girl you’ll ever meet,” Bunney said. “And when she first got-injured with her back, you were like ‘man, what’s going on, it’s not like her.”’ See STAR A TH LE TE , page 3 NAU students unable to earn degree in 4 years SA R AH THOM ASON * G O N Z A LE S T h e L u m b e r j a c k Many students come to college planning to finish in four years. But for many students at NAU this is not a possibility- Only 26 percent of NAU students are able to obtain their degree in four years, according to the Office of Planning and Institutional Research. One NAU student, Alyssa Jeffers, a junior microbiology major, is facing this problem now. “I will be going into my fourth year in the fall, but 1 still have one and a half years left before I will get my degree,” Jeffers said. While it will take Jeffers five to six years to graduate, the Office of Planning and Institutional Research has found the average time to graduate at NAU is 4.8 years, and some students need as long as 10 years to complete their undergraduate educa tion. Graduating in four years is becoming a problem for more and more students across the nation, said Eileen Mahoney, Director of Campus Advising. According to the ASU Institutional Analysis Center Web site, 25 percent of Sun Devil students graduate in four years. “Many students have to work to pay for school, have family issues or participate in a number of extracurricular activities," Mahoney said. “And all of these things can keep them fronj being able to graduate in four years.” See NAU, page 7 Student’s only limit lurks in the minds of others Outdoors enthusiast paves the m y for others in wheelchairs N A TH A N IE L LU E D E K E R S pecial to the L umberjack NAU has its share of tender-footed, soft-living students who prefer to experience the great outdoors through CBS’s “Survivor." . Senior Annemari Kate Romero is not one of them. *1 hear people with disabilities say they don’t want to go camping because it is too hard,” said the 22-year-old Romero, who ;s majoring in parks and recreation management with an emphasis in outdoor leadership. Romero, whose soft voice is contrast ed by her iron hard will, is in a wheel chaii. Actually, the term “wheelchair" is not fitting. Romero’s chair is equipped with off road tires that would put the average “Huffy” bike owner to shame. Romero said she had an internal head injury about six years ago that was sim ilar to a stroke because it was not caused by physical trauma. See DlAB ILITY, paqo 5 Despite cuts, distributed learning endures, grows JA C O B LO PEZ T h e L u m b e r j a c k . NAU distributed learning is beating the financial odds despite state budget woes. Although the program has lost $750,000 due to budget cuts since 2000, NAU Distributed Learning Service Dean Frederick Hurst said the program produces $22 million in revenue each yeai. NAU President john Haeger said $11 million remains in the distributed learning program while the rest funds various services and departments at the mountain campus. The state legislature allocates money to NAU according to the number of students enrolled. As a result, if NAU did not enroll the 6,000 state and worldwide students, the university would be in a “world of hurt" Haeger said. Hurst said distributed learn ing supplements the lack of mountain campus students with the extra revenue they produce. “In reality, if NAU did not have an increase in student enrollment off campus, along with the decrease on campus, we would’ve had more budget problems, resulting in less classes for example,” Hurst said. Hurst said off-campus students have three ways to take the distributed learning classes. The most popular method is through face-to-face classroom settings at the NAU sites, which span from Yuma to reservation sites such as Ganado, located near the New Mexico border. Sixty-one percent of the distributed learning students use this method. Another 25 percent take their courses on the Internet, and the final 14 percent take classes via interactive television, Hurst said. In order to make up for the budget deficit, DLS staff from across the state has accepted work split shifts and extra hours so the pro gram can remain within its budget, Neuman said. In addition, two managers were laid off. See DISTANCE, i 7 Brardon Oberhart/ The Lumberjack JU N IO R LAR ISSA SKINNER is currently completing a liberal arts degree through DLS in Thatcher. Ariz. See News, page 5 Lumberjack football players make it to the big time See Sports, page 13 Asia Blonde is music to Flagstaff's ears See Life, page 17 Inside O p / E d ................. IO 13 ..... 2 0 Yttlmitf I0<>. towh fspVTIflf tf)01 Th«- lmta)irk NAU Senior disables her disability s f i f j ' 4 7 r MENU n J r * I j LCiiS! ■ I I 9
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Oral history transcripts | SERIAL ACQUISITIONS PO BOX 6022 FLAGSTAFF AZ 86011-6022 T h e L u m b e r j a c k • _ a___ i ________ ■___ j . _______________ An Independent Student Publicat4i orwn. . ueit: __N__o__r_t_h__e__r__n__ _A__r__i_z_o_Un a University ^ A p ril 3 0 -A u g . 18, 2 0 0 3 D i v e r s i t y b e c o m i n g a r e q u i r e m e n t N1CKI ESCU DEWO T h e L u m b e r j a c k Incoming students have a new diversity requirement to consider when they choose their liberal studies classes. The 2004 fall freshmen will be required to take one three credit hour course in U.S. eth nic studies and at least one three credit-hour course on a non-western region of the world. The University Curriculum Committee voted in favor of the new amendment in April. Courses can be selected from within a student’s major or minor, liberal studies or electives. After the Liberal Studies Committee clarifies whether “non Western” coun tries will be changed to include western European countries, specific courses wilt be submitted and approved for the program. One NAU students thinks NAU needs classes that can broaden student horizons. “We have a whole bunch of ignorant and naive people on this campus, and it’s not their fault," said Adiam Tesfay, president of Black Student Union. “They’ve never been educated.” According to an Association of American Colleges and Universities sur vey, 62 percent of 543 accredited U.S. colleges and univer sities either have a diversity requirement in place or are in the process of developing one. One NAU student believes a diversity requirement would not necessarily cause students to be more cultural ly aware after college. “I think (it) all depends on the student’s motivation level,* said Rob Conley, sophomore mechanical engineering major. Other students believe the diversity requirement will benefit students, especially those who may not experi ence diversity outside of school. “A lot people come from different backgrounds and in order to understand diversity they may need to be taught, because some people don't learn it at home or from friends," said Amanda Chambers, freshman photography major “If they don’t learn it anywhere else, it should be taught at school." Tesfay agreed. “I do think it’s a great idea,” Tesfay said. “I think it’s very beneficial. I think a lot of See DIVERSITY, page 7 The Proposed Diversity Requirement is: Ethnic udies course •One Nonwestern culture class •The current proposal allows for student s to take these classes without increasing A ndrea Scheel/The Lum berjack DR. SKYLER LINDSLEY, Aubrie Vargas's radiologist, checks up on her progress since treatment. Coping with Cancer: Student conquers disease T E R R A COLE T h e L u m b e r j a c k Death did not scare her. life did. t When senior Aubrie Vargas underwent cancer treatment, she was not afraid of dying, she was afraid of living— living with the pain cancer caused. “I remember laying there and telling God, ‘if I’m going to live like this, then just take me,’" Vargas said. “1 don’t want to live suffering.” Two months after a car accident, Vargas began feeling back pains. After visiting a chiropractor for a few months, the doctor scheduled Vargas for a magnetic resonance imaging scan, or MR1. Vargas and her mother, Evelyn, remember watching the number of technicians in the room multiply to five. That was when they knew something was wrong. By the next day, Oct 17, 2002, Vargas was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer. “When 1 first heard the words lymphoma it was like I went into shock for a few minutes because all I could think of was death," said Evelyn. “You can never not equal cancer to death.” Vargas’s grandmother died of lymphoma cancer 15 years ago By the time she was diagnosed, Vargas’s pain was so severe she could not lie down. She slept sitting up, if she slept at all—all the while, still going to class at NAU. “She was in so much pain you could see it on her face, but she’d sit through class, not say a word, quiet as can be," said Carmel le Malkovich, a senior public relations major and lifelong friend of Vargas. Vargas had lost feeling in her legs and her stomach was .numb because of the cancerous tumor growing in her back, pushing her spinal cord to the left. Isaac Bunney, a December NAU graduate in health promotions, has known Vargas since the third grade. He said the diagnosis shocked him and Vargas’s entire hometown of Miami, Ariz. “She’s the healthiest girl you’ll ever meet,” Bunney said. “And when she first got-injured with her back, you were like ‘man, what’s going on, it’s not like her.”’ See STAR A TH LE TE , page 3 NAU students unable to earn degree in 4 years SA R AH THOM ASON * G O N Z A LE S T h e L u m b e r j a c k Many students come to college planning to finish in four years. But for many students at NAU this is not a possibility- Only 26 percent of NAU students are able to obtain their degree in four years, according to the Office of Planning and Institutional Research. One NAU student, Alyssa Jeffers, a junior microbiology major, is facing this problem now. “I will be going into my fourth year in the fall, but 1 still have one and a half years left before I will get my degree,” Jeffers said. While it will take Jeffers five to six years to graduate, the Office of Planning and Institutional Research has found the average time to graduate at NAU is 4.8 years, and some students need as long as 10 years to complete their undergraduate educa tion. Graduating in four years is becoming a problem for more and more students across the nation, said Eileen Mahoney, Director of Campus Advising. According to the ASU Institutional Analysis Center Web site, 25 percent of Sun Devil students graduate in four years. “Many students have to work to pay for school, have family issues or participate in a number of extracurricular activities," Mahoney said. “And all of these things can keep them fronj being able to graduate in four years.” See NAU, page 7 Student’s only limit lurks in the minds of others Outdoors enthusiast paves the m y for others in wheelchairs N A TH A N IE L LU E D E K E R S pecial to the L umberjack NAU has its share of tender-footed, soft-living students who prefer to experience the great outdoors through CBS’s “Survivor." . Senior Annemari Kate Romero is not one of them. *1 hear people with disabilities say they don’t want to go camping because it is too hard,” said the 22-year-old Romero, who ;s majoring in parks and recreation management with an emphasis in outdoor leadership. Romero, whose soft voice is contrast ed by her iron hard will, is in a wheel chaii. Actually, the term “wheelchair" is not fitting. Romero’s chair is equipped with off road tires that would put the average “Huffy” bike owner to shame. Romero said she had an internal head injury about six years ago that was sim ilar to a stroke because it was not caused by physical trauma. See DlAB ILITY, paqo 5 Despite cuts, distributed learning endures, grows JA C O B LO PEZ T h e L u m b e r j a c k . NAU distributed learning is beating the financial odds despite state budget woes. Although the program has lost $750,000 due to budget cuts since 2000, NAU Distributed Learning Service Dean Frederick Hurst said the program produces $22 million in revenue each yeai. NAU President john Haeger said $11 million remains in the distributed learning program while the rest funds various services and departments at the mountain campus. The state legislature allocates money to NAU according to the number of students enrolled. As a result, if NAU did not enroll the 6,000 state and worldwide students, the university would be in a “world of hurt" Haeger said. Hurst said distributed learn ing supplements the lack of mountain campus students with the extra revenue they produce. “In reality, if NAU did not have an increase in student enrollment off campus, along with the decrease on campus, we would’ve had more budget problems, resulting in less classes for example,” Hurst said. Hurst said off-campus students have three ways to take the distributed learning classes. The most popular method is through face-to-face classroom settings at the NAU sites, which span from Yuma to reservation sites such as Ganado, located near the New Mexico border. Sixty-one percent of the distributed learning students use this method. Another 25 percent take their courses on the Internet, and the final 14 percent take classes via interactive television, Hurst said. In order to make up for the budget deficit, DLS staff from across the state has accepted work split shifts and extra hours so the pro gram can remain within its budget, Neuman said. In addition, two managers were laid off. See DISTANCE, i 7 Brardon Oberhart/ The Lumberjack JU N IO R LAR ISSA SKINNER is currently completing a liberal arts degree through DLS in Thatcher. Ariz. See News, page 5 Lumberjack football players make it to the big time See Sports, page 13 Asia Blonde is music to Flagstaff's ears See Life, page 17 Inside O p / E d ................. IO 13 ..... 2 0 Yttlmitf I0<>. towh fspVTIflf tf)01 Th«- lmta)irk NAU Senior disables her disability s f i f j ' 4 7 r MENU n J r * I j LCiiS! ■ I I 9 |
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