The Lumberjack
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Reporting on local news in Northern Arizona since 1914.
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Reporting on local news in Northern Arizona since 1914.
Have questions or story ideas? Email us at lumberjack@nau.edu.
The NAU women’s volleyball team did not lose a single set in the Lumberjack Classic, beating the University of California, San Diego; Texas Tech University; and Southern Utah University from Sept. 11-13.
✍️ Nicholas Chance
📸 Tegan Kelley, Yanissa Romo, Caiden Snyder, Murphy Esler & Grace Herzig
✍️ Nicholas Chance
📸 Tegan Kelley, Yanissa Romo, Caiden Snyder, Murphy Esler & Grace Herzig
Lumberjacks go undefeated in Lumberjack Classic
The NAU women’s volleyball team did not lose a single set in the Lumberjack Classic, beating the University of California, San Diego; Texas Tech University; and Southern Utah University from
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September 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The NAU women’s volleyball team did not lose a single set in the Lumberjack Classic, beating the University of California, San Diego; Texas Tech University; and Southern Utah University from Sept. 11-13.
✍️ Nicholas Chance
📸 Tegan Kelley, Yanissa Romo, Caiden Snyder, Murphy Esler & Grace Herzig
✍️ Nicholas Chance
📸 Tegan Kelley, Yanissa Romo, Caiden Snyder, Murphy Esler & Grace Herzig
NAUPD spent the week responding to welfare checks and reports of harassment.
✍️ Katie Tsoukatos
✍️ Katie Tsoukatos
Police Beat Sept. 8-14: Medical assistance and traffic stops
NAUPD spent the week responding to welfare checks and reports of harassment.
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September 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
NAUPD spent the week responding to welfare checks and reports of harassment.
✍️ Katie Tsoukatos
✍️ Katie Tsoukatos
Open Doors: Art in Action hosted its newest art exhibit, “Quilts of Change: Threads of Justice,” displaying quilts from across Latin America and the United States. The artworks address issues of political violence, human rights and social justice.
✍️ Katie Tsoukatos
📸 Sierra Schafer & James Arnold
✍️ Katie Tsoukatos
📸 Sierra Schafer & James Arnold
Stitching the fabric of resistance
Open Doors: Art in Action hosted its newest art exhibit, “Quilts of Change: Threads of Justice,” displaying quilts from across Latin America and the United States. The artworks address issues
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September 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Open Doors: Art in Action hosted its newest art exhibit, “Quilts of Change: Threads of Justice,” displaying quilts from across Latin America and the United States. The artworks address issues of political violence, human rights and social justice.
✍️ Katie Tsoukatos
📸 Sierra Schafer & James Arnold
✍️ Katie Tsoukatos
📸 Sierra Schafer & James Arnold
OPINION: In the digital age, self-knowledge is more algorithm than introspection. Surveillance capitalism thrives off tracking users’ interests and using that information to push more content, programming an identity along the way.
✍️ Molly Hunter
🎨 Haleigh Williams
✍️ Molly Hunter
🎨 Haleigh Williams
Who are you without the internet?
OPINION: In the digital age, self-knowledge is more algorithm than introspection. Surveillance capitalism thrives off tracking users’ interests and using that information to push more content, program...
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September 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
OPINION: In the digital age, self-knowledge is more algorithm than introspection. Surveillance capitalism thrives off tracking users’ interests and using that information to push more content, programming an identity along the way.
✍️ Molly Hunter
🎨 Haleigh Williams
✍️ Molly Hunter
🎨 Haleigh Williams
The Lumberjacks tested the reigning Big 12 Conference champion Sun Devils both offensively and defensively on Saturday, but they could not come away with the win against their in-state rival.
✍️ Austin Williams
📸 Sierra Schafer
✍️ Austin Williams
📸 Sierra Schafer
NAU falls to ASU 38-19 in season kickoff
The Lumberjacks tested the reigning Big 12 Conference champion Sun Devils both offensively and defensively on Saturday, but they could not come away with the win against their in-state rival.
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September 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The Lumberjacks tested the reigning Big 12 Conference champion Sun Devils both offensively and defensively on Saturday, but they could not come away with the win against their in-state rival.
✍️ Austin Williams
📸 Sierra Schafer
✍️ Austin Williams
📸 Sierra Schafer
A sting operation conducted by the North Star Task Force saw the arrest of 28 Flagstaff locals for human trafficking and child exploitation-related crimes, including former NAU professor Dave Zorn.
✍️ Darby Walker
✍️ Darby Walker
Flagstaff broadcaster faces hearing for sexual exploitation charges
A sting operation conducted by the North Star Task Force saw the arrest of 28 Flagstaff locals for human trafficking and child exploitation-related crimes, including former NAU professor Dave Zorn.
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September 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
A sting operation conducted by the North Star Task Force saw the arrest of 28 Flagstaff locals for human trafficking and child exploitation-related crimes, including former NAU professor Dave Zorn.
✍️ Darby Walker
✍️ Darby Walker
OPINION: American Eagle’s “Great Jeans” campaign reinforces outdated beauty standards and marginalizes people of color at a time when the U.S. needs inclusivity most. It’s time for brands to forget cliches and celebrate individuality, not conformity.
✍️ Katie Tsoukatos
🎨 Vivien Volkov
✍️ Katie Tsoukatos
🎨 Vivien Volkov
Advertising deserves better than whitewashed campaigns
OPINION: American Eagle’s “Great Jeans” campaign reinforces outdated beauty standards and marginalizes people of color at a time when the U.S. needs inclusivity most. It’s time for brands to forget
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September 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
OPINION: American Eagle’s “Great Jeans” campaign reinforces outdated beauty standards and marginalizes people of color at a time when the U.S. needs inclusivity most. It’s time for brands to forget cliches and celebrate individuality, not conformity.
✍️ Katie Tsoukatos
🎨 Vivien Volkov
✍️ Katie Tsoukatos
🎨 Vivien Volkov
Over the summer, NAUPD responded to reports of DUIs, sexual assault and burglary across campus.
✍️ Emilia Mena Garcia
✍️ Emilia Mena Garcia
Police Beat: Summer wrap-up
Over the summer, NAUPD responded to reports of DUIs, sexual assault and burglary across campus.
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September 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Over the summer, NAUPD responded to reports of DUIs, sexual assault and burglary across campus.
✍️ Emilia Mena Garcia
✍️ Emilia Mena Garcia
NAU cross country finished on top of the leader boards coming in first place in both the men’s and women’s races in the George Kyte Classic on Aug. 30, the only home meet of the season.
✍️ Nicholas Chance
📸 Grace Herzig & Jesenia Mackey-Tarang
✍️ Nicholas Chance
📸 Grace Herzig & Jesenia Mackey-Tarang
Lumberjacks dominate the George Kyte Classic
NAU cross country finished on top of the leader boards coming in first place in both the men’s and women’s races in the George Kyte Classic on Aug. 30, the
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September 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM
NAU cross country finished on top of the leader boards coming in first place in both the men’s and women’s races in the George Kyte Classic on Aug. 30, the only home meet of the season.
✍️ Nicholas Chance
📸 Grace Herzig & Jesenia Mackey-Tarang
✍️ Nicholas Chance
📸 Grace Herzig & Jesenia Mackey-Tarang
With only an emergency injunction standing in the way of the Oak Flat Campground transferring to private ownership, members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe bring attention to the legal appeals intended to protect their sacred land.
✍️ Darby Walker
📸 Courtesy of Apache Stronghold
✍️ Darby Walker
📸 Courtesy of Apache Stronghold
San Carlos Apache resistance to Resolution Copper
With only an emergency injunction standing in the way of the Oak Flat Campground transferring to private ownership, members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe bring attention to the legal
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September 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
With only an emergency injunction standing in the way of the Oak Flat Campground transferring to private ownership, members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe bring attention to the legal appeals intended to protect their sacred land.
✍️ Darby Walker
📸 Courtesy of Apache Stronghold
✍️ Darby Walker
📸 Courtesy of Apache Stronghold
Monday morningNAUPD responded to a report of an armed individual in Cline Library. After evacuating the building, local authorities cleared the report as a hoax.
✍️ @journalismwithej.bsky.social & @saracwilliams.bsky.social
📸 @becktoms.bsky.social
✍️ @journalismwithej.bsky.social & @saracwilliams.bsky.social
📸 @becktoms.bsky.social
Cline Library evacuated after hoax report
Monday morningNAUPD responded to a report of an armed individual in Cline Library. After evacuating the building, local authorities cleared the report as a hoax.
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August 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Monday morningNAUPD responded to a report of an armed individual in Cline Library. After evacuating the building, local authorities cleared the report as a hoax.
✍️ @journalismwithej.bsky.social & @saracwilliams.bsky.social
📸 @becktoms.bsky.social
✍️ @journalismwithej.bsky.social & @saracwilliams.bsky.social
📸 @becktoms.bsky.social
The Lumberjack’s latest magazine, the politics of belonging, is out now in newsstands around Flagstaff! Go grab yourself a copy and enjoy the read.
May 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The Lumberjack’s latest magazine, the politics of belonging, is out now in newsstands around Flagstaff! Go grab yourself a copy and enjoy the read.
A long-awaited wildlife overpass is set to break ground next month, aiming to reduce animal collisions and reconnect habitats along Arizona’s deadliest highways for animals.
|Via Ethan Fuller
#flagstaff #construction #I-17 #wildlifeoverpass
|Via Ethan Fuller
#flagstaff #construction #I-17 #wildlifeoverpass
I-17 wildlife overpass to begin construction near Flagstaff
A long-awaited wildlife overpass is set to break ground next month, aiming to reduce animal collisions and reconnect habitats along Arizona’s deadliest highways for animals.
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May 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A long-awaited wildlife overpass is set to break ground next month, aiming to reduce animal collisions and reconnect habitats along Arizona’s deadliest highways for animals.
|Via Ethan Fuller
#flagstaff #construction #I-17 #wildlifeoverpass
|Via Ethan Fuller
#flagstaff #construction #I-17 #wildlifeoverpass
Julien Baker & Torres, two indie singer-songwriters, collaborated on “Send A Prayer My Way,” a nostalgic Americana country album that utilizes themes and sounds of modern country music in a basic way.
|Via Matt Dreher
|Via Matt Dreher
Julien Baker & Torres play it safe in “Send A Prayer My Way”
Julien Baker & Torres, two indie singer-songwriters, collaborated on “Send A Prayer My Way,” a nostalgic Americana country album that utilizes themes and sounds of modern country music in a
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April 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Julien Baker & Torres, two indie singer-songwriters, collaborated on “Send A Prayer My Way,” a nostalgic Americana country album that utilizes themes and sounds of modern country music in a basic way.
|Via Matt Dreher
|Via Matt Dreher
OPINION: Defunding “Sesame Street” is the beginning of the end for children’s entertainment. The progressive and inclusive nature of the program made a long-lasting impact, making it a target for fascists.
|Via Marcel Herving
|Via Marcel Herving
Fascists fear puppets teaching kindness
OPINION: Defunding “Sesame Street” is the beginning of the end for children’s entertainment. The progressive and inclusive nature of the program made a long-lasting impact, making it a target for
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April 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
OPINION: Defunding “Sesame Street” is the beginning of the end for children’s entertainment. The progressive and inclusive nature of the program made a long-lasting impact, making it a target for fascists.
|Via Marcel Herving
|Via Marcel Herving
Transitioning into womanhood looks different for young Diné girls. They endure a life altering development by going through kinaaldá, a Diné ceremony, after experiencing their first menstruation cycle.
|Via Alicia Robinson
|Via Alicia Robinson
Finding the self: Young Diné girls’ road to womanhood
Transitioning into womanhood looks different for young Diné girls. They endure a life altering development by going through kinaaldá, a Diné ceremony, after experiencing their first menstruation cycle...
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April 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Transitioning into womanhood looks different for young Diné girls. They endure a life altering development by going through kinaaldá, a Diné ceremony, after experiencing their first menstruation cycle.
|Via Alicia Robinson
|Via Alicia Robinson
OPINION: The psychology industry holds a history of being oppressive, but allowing therapy appointments through telehealth is crucial to the accessibility of resources to all individuals and dismantling the stigma behind mental health.
|Via Marcel Herving
|Via Marcel Herving
Ditch the couch, hop on Zoom!
OPINION: The psychology industry holds a history of being oppressive, but allowing therapy appointments through telehealth is crucial to the accessibility of resources to all individuals and dismantli...
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April 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
OPINION: The psychology industry holds a history of being oppressive, but allowing therapy appointments through telehealth is crucial to the accessibility of resources to all individuals and dismantling the stigma behind mental health.
|Via Marcel Herving
|Via Marcel Herving
NAUPD assisted with welfare checks and responded to suspicious and criminal activity this week.
|Via Rachel Vazquez
#news #nau #naupd #flagstaff
|Via Rachel Vazquez
#news #nau #naupd #flagstaff
Police Beat April 14-20: Medical assistance and suspicious activity
NAUPD assisted with welfare checks and responded to suspicious and criminal activity this week.
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April 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
NAUPD assisted with welfare checks and responded to suspicious and criminal activity this week.
|Via Rachel Vazquez
#news #nau #naupd #flagstaff
|Via Rachel Vazquez
#news #nau #naupd #flagstaff
Mother Road Brewing Company’s second Building Community Awards honored local organizations across Flagstaff. High Country Humane won $1,000, while four runners-up each received $500 for causes like food security and violence prevention.
|Via Katie Tsoukatos
#flagstaff #motherroadbrewing #news
|Via Katie Tsoukatos
#flagstaff #motherroadbrewing #news
Mother Road Brewing Company hosts Building Community Awards
Mother Road Brewing Company’s second Building Community Awards honored local organizations across Flagstaff. High Country Humane won $1,000, while four runners-up each received $500 for causes like fo...
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April 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Mother Road Brewing Company’s second Building Community Awards honored local organizations across Flagstaff. High Country Humane won $1,000, while four runners-up each received $500 for causes like food security and violence prevention.
|Via Katie Tsoukatos
#flagstaff #motherroadbrewing #news
|Via Katie Tsoukatos
#flagstaff #motherroadbrewing #news
OPINION: The convenience of online therapy has caused a decline in in-person sessions, allowing patients to miss out on the importance of personal connection and physical cues. By complicating the process of therapy it becomes less approachable.
|Via Brooklyn Grizzell
#opinion #flagstaff
|Via Brooklyn Grizzell
#opinion #flagstaff
I don’t want to facetime my therapist.
OPINION: The convenience of online therapy has caused a decline in in-person sessions, allowing patients to miss out on the importance of personal connection and physical cues. By complicating the
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April 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
OPINION: The convenience of online therapy has caused a decline in in-person sessions, allowing patients to miss out on the importance of personal connection and physical cues. By complicating the process of therapy it becomes less approachable.
|Via Brooklyn Grizzell
#opinion #flagstaff
|Via Brooklyn Grizzell
#opinion #flagstaff
Flagstaff is holding water-saving awareness events this month, organized by the Water Conservation Program, to educate residents on reducing their water usage and help maintain the city’s record of the lowest use per capita in Arizona.
|Via Darby Walker
#flagstaff #waterconservation #arizonanews
|Via Darby Walker
#flagstaff #waterconservation #arizonanews
Water Conservation Program provides free water-saving makeovers
Flagstaff is holding water-saving awareness events this month, organized by the Water Conservation Program, to educate residents on reducing their water usage and help maintain the city’s record of the
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April 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Flagstaff is holding water-saving awareness events this month, organized by the Water Conservation Program, to educate residents on reducing their water usage and help maintain the city’s record of the lowest use per capita in Arizona.
|Via Darby Walker
#flagstaff #waterconservation #arizonanews
|Via Darby Walker
#flagstaff #waterconservation #arizonanews
Lumberjack women’s tennis wins their 12th straight match to finish the regular season undefeated at home. They go into the Big Sky conference finals as the No. 1 seed.
|Via Conner Olson
|Via Conner Olson
NAU Women’s Tennis picks apart Weber State 7-0 on senior day
Lumberjack women’s tennis wins their 12th straight match to finish the regular season undefeated at home. They go into the Big Sky conference finals as the No. 1 seed.
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April 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Lumberjack women’s tennis wins their 12th straight match to finish the regular season undefeated at home. They go into the Big Sky conference finals as the No. 1 seed.
|Via Conner Olson
|Via Conner Olson
OPINION: The end of the world is closer today than it was yesterday – but don’t panic. It’s not all doom and gloom; there is a lesson in resilience hidden somewhere in the history of the apocalypse myth.
|Via Molly Hunter
|Via Molly Hunter
The world is always ending
OPINION: The end of the world is closer today than it was yesterday – but don’t panic. It’s not all doom and gloom; there is a lesson in resilience hidden
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April 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
OPINION: The end of the world is closer today than it was yesterday – but don’t panic. It’s not all doom and gloom; there is a lesson in resilience hidden somewhere in the history of the apocalypse myth.
|Via Molly Hunter
|Via Molly Hunter
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes visited Flagstaff for a town hall on April 15 at the Coconino Center for the Arts to hear from residents and update them on federal lawsuits against the Trump administration.
|Via @tayjadephotography.bsky.social
|Via @tayjadephotography.bsky.social
Kris Mayes addresses constituent concerns in Flagstaff town hall
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes visited Flagstaff for a town hall on April 15 at the Coconino Center for the Arts to hear from residents and update them on federal
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April 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes visited Flagstaff for a town hall on April 15 at the Coconino Center for the Arts to hear from residents and update them on federal lawsuits against the Trump administration.
|Via @tayjadephotography.bsky.social
|Via @tayjadephotography.bsky.social
He wasn’t my dad, yet he filled all the dad roles for me. He taught me to ride a bike, but never got to watch me learn to drive. Now I’m learning, just like Tata always wanted.
|Via Emilia Mena Garcia
|Via Emilia Mena Garcia
The road I never took
He wasn’t my dad, yet he filled all the dad roles for me. He taught me to ride a bike, but never got to watch me learn to drive. Now
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April 19, 2025 at 2:19 AM
He wasn’t my dad, yet he filled all the dad roles for me. He taught me to ride a bike, but never got to watch me learn to drive. Now I’m learning, just like Tata always wanted.
|Via Emilia Mena Garcia
|Via Emilia Mena Garcia