The Lumberjack, November 9, 2006.

              Nov. 9-15, 2 0 0 6
T h e L u m b e r j a c k
An Independent Student Publication at Northern Arizona University
Eco-conference brings
education to the wild
G ree k life
harboring
old test
copies
ALEX SCHUBERT
T he L umberjack
Some fraternities and so­rorities
at NAU have created
test files, filing cabinets full
of past semesters’ notes,
syllabi and graded exams,
covering nearly all majors
in NAU’s curriculum. The
university has no policies
against systems such as
this, however students and
professors disagree on the
ethics of holding exclusive
and organized systems of
course documentation.
“If they are in possession
of old tests and assignments
that were handed back,
it’s not illegal," said Laura
Huenneke, dean of the Col­lege
of Engineering and
Mathematical Sciences.
See FR AT, page 4
Police chase
ends on N A U ’s
North Campus
KATELYN SEABUBY
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Saturday afternoon
around 3 p.m., the NAU Po­lice
Department, Flagstaff
Police Department ana Co­conino
County Sheriff’s ♦
Office responded to a call to
search for a suspect on cam
pus wanted for assaulting a
Coconino County sheriff's
deputy.
David Turner, 32, of Gal­lup,
N.M., assaulted deputy
Freddy Galicia and ran
through North Camnus to
avoid Deing caught'oy au­thorities.
See CHASE. page 5
New ASNAU VP shoe-in for sudden vacancy
BEK NORRIS
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It is going to be an easy
slide into the ASNAU vice
president of academic affairs
seat for Joshua Rodgers, se­nior
exercise science major
and senator representing the
College of Engineering and
Natural Sciences, who is run­ning
uncontested for the po­sition.
Former vice president ]us-tin
Wilcox resigned abruptly
from the position in Septem­ber.
Rodgers took over as inter­im
vice president after Wil­cox’s
resignation, acting as
chairperson for senate meet­ings
and casting tie breaking
votes when needed.
With no opposition, he
will soon hold the position
until the end of this year.
There are no term limits
for ASNAU positions.
Rodgers said his experi
ence on the senate will nelp
him ensure senators are do­ing
their jobs and represent­ing
the student population.
“I know what the job of
a senator is," Rogers said. “I
know what they have to do
and what some of the com­mon
problems are. I learned
from those problems and I
can help them learn too.”
Rodgers was in his second
year as an ASNAU senator
when Wilcox handed in his
resignation.
See ASNAU, page 2
NAU-Yuma names president
CAITL1N HOYACK
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Nearly three weeks after
being designated a regional
branch, the NAU-Yuma cam­pus
has taken another step
forward in developing a com­munity-
based education sys­tem
: the hiring of an associate
vice president and campus
executive officer, devoted to
the growth of the school and
surrounding community.
Krista Rodin, who cur­rently
serves as vice provost
for University Outreach at
the University of Connecti­cut,
has been chosen by NAU
President John D. Haeger to
fill the position based on her
wide range of experience in
many areas.
“As a former professor,
dean and university admin
istrator, Krista brings a broad
base of experience to her new
role,” Haeger said in a press
release.
See YUMA, page 2
Petty crime not pretty in Flag
ALEX SCHUBERT
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Broken car windows, stolen
bicycles and books. Backpacks
disappearing from the library
or a wallet taken out of a stu
dent’s back pocket. Something
makes larceny, more common­ly
known as petty theft, in
Flagstaff exponentially greater
than the national average.
According to the 2005 An­nual
Report published by the
Flagstaff Police Department,
occurrences of petty theft in
Flagstaff during 2004 was 164
percent greater than the na
tional average.
Last year. Flagstaff police
received 3,581 reports of lar
ceny. Petty theft accounted for
77 percent of all crimes report­ed
in Flagstaff last year. There
have been more than 2,500 re­ports
this year up to the end of
September. Last year, shoplift
ing accounted for the major
ity of petty theft reported to
Flagstaff police at 28 percent.
Theft from inside a vehicle ac
counted for 23 percent of all
theft types during 2005; 817
cases were reported to Flag
staff police in which $416, 750
worth of property was stolen
alone.
Compared with the rest of
Arizona, Flagstaff’s larceny
crime average was still signifi
cantly more frequent by about
85 percent.
Sgt. Tom Boughner of the
Flagstaff Police Department
said various factors common
in Flagstaff contribute to the
high rates.
“I think the transient nature
of Flagstaff as a regional cen­ter
helps contribute because
many shoppers leave things
in the bed of trucks, items in
yards and so forth," Boughner
said. “Drug abuse leads to a
high property crime rate."
See CRIME, paqe 2
OLIV IA SCHUBERT
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The 2006 “Conserving and
Restoring Frequent Fire Land­scapes
of the West: Linking
Science, Collaboration and
Practice" conference not only
made connections between
scientific theory and practice,
but linked individuals in­volved
in forest restoration.
The conference, held Oct.
24-26 at the DuBois Center,
drew nearly 200 individuals
consisting of students from
13 universities, including
NAU, Colorado State, UA, Or
Sfjon State, UCLA and the
niversity of Washington.
It also saw land managers
from around the Southwest,
employees of the Bureau of
Land Management and other
professionals. .
Sea ECO. pa*e 3
NAU AND CCC have had reports of many vehicles on and off their campuses being bro­ken
into in recent months.
Dems tighten
grasp over GOP
in elections
MATTHEW DELONG,
BEN NORRIS AND
CURTIS CARTIER
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On the State Front
The Democratic tsunami
that washed out Congressio
nal Republicans across the
country Tuesday largely failed
to breach the borders of Arizo­na,
as most incumbents in the
state sailed easily to re-elec­tion.
In Congressional District t,
which includes Flagstaff and
much of rural Arizona, Rep.
Rick Renzi won easily, defeat
ing Ellen Simon by 10 percent­age
points. The race was char­acterized
by negative ads from
both sides, including a Renzi ad
that attempted to link Simon,
a former chapter president of
the American Civil Liberties
Union, to that group's defense
of the North American Man-
Boy Love Association.
Simon returned the favor
with ads accusing Renzi of be
ing one of the most corrupt
members of Congress.
In Congressional District 5,
which includes the northeast­ern
suburbs of Phoenix, Dem.
Harry Mitchell unseated J.D.
Hayrworth, following another
vicious negative campaign
that drew national attention.
In a recent editorial. The
Arizona Republic referred to
Hayworth as “a bully” and “an
angry demagogue who has
shamelessly and divisively
exploited the immigration is­sue."
In the state’s lone Senate
race, Sen. Jon Kyi decisively de­feated
Democratic challenger
Jim Pederson, with 52 per
cent of the vote to Peder­son’s
4 4 percent.
Gov. Janet Napolitano
trounced her Republican
opponent, conservative ac
tivist Len Munsil, by 28 per
centage points. Munsil had
been the driving force be
hind the Center for Arizona
Policy, which authored the
controversial Proposition
107, or the Protect Marriage
Arizona Act.
Democratic Attorney
General Terry Goddard and
Republican Secretary of
State Jan Brewer both hand­ily
won reelection by dou
ble digit margins.
Proposition roo passed,
denying the possibility of
bail to illegal immigrants
charged with serious felo­nies.
Proposition 103 passed,
making English the official
language of the state of Ari­zona.
Proposition 105 was re­jected.
The measure would
have preserved 43.000 acres
of state trust lands.
Proposition 106 was re­jected.
It would have pre­served
694,000 acres of state
trust lands.
Proposition 107 was re
jected.
See ELECTION, paqe 4
Emma Bunkley/The
Lumberjack
(RIGHT) GAIL KENNE­DY
of Sedona anxiously
awaits election night
returns.
N AU charitable efforts band with The United Way
KATELYN SEABURY
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Along with pumpkins and
leaves, fall marks the begin­ning
of NAU’s United Way
pledge drive. Last year, NAU
donated more than $70,000,
falling short $10,000 of their
$80,000 goal. This year the uni
versity hopes to raise around
$70,000.
“I would love to see NAU
raise $75,000,” said President
John D. Haeger.
Carla Andrews-0 hara, di­rector
of marketing at NAU, is
currently serving as campus
chairperson for The United
Way pledge drive. She has pre­viously
worked as a volunteer
for The United Way for three
years in Miami. She said the
best part about her position is
being part of something that
is so important to the commu­nity.
“UW not only helps those
in need through a number of
programs, it also provides re­sources
to organizations like
the Flagstaff YMCA, Literacy
Volunteers and Girl Scouts,”
Andrews-Ohara said. “United
Way’s themes of learning, em
powering and caring Iran sc end
a number of initiatives.
See CHARITY, page 3