Volleyball Hosts Fiesta Bowl Tournament at Rolle Activity Center
NAU Athletics - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 9:00pm
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Northern Arizona volleyball hosts the 18th Annual Fiesta Bowl Volleyball Tournament at the Rolle Activity Center on Friday, September 3 and Saturday, September 4. The tournament features three-first time entrees: Maryland Eastern Shore, Rider, and Texas A&M Corpus Christi.
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Sound Check: Devo’s Something for Everybody
Jack Central - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 12:00am

I have kind of come to miss Devo over the past 19 years, and I don’t think I’m alone. They’ve been around scoring and contributing original songs to movies, releasing a non-album single and going on hiatus from 1991 to 1996. They’ve re-released some of their harder-to-find hits, and even worked with Disney to re-record some songs featuring child vocalists.

But now, after those sullen 19 years, Devo has released their next studio album, the aptly titled Something For Everybody, which was originally supposed to be released in fall 2009, but…
Q&A: Brothers Gow talk upcoming show Local band to bring musical infusion to Orpheum on Friday
Jack Central - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 12:00am

Arizona-based experimental rock group Brothers Gow can often be found frequenting various venues in downtown Flagstaff. The group has played multiple summer tours, including several gigs in Texas, which included a show in the South by Southwest Music Festival. Brothers Gow will be playing tomorrow at the Orpheum Theater to celebrate their three-year anniversary as a band.

The Lumberjack was able sit down with band members Alex Bastine (keyboards and vocals), Kyle Merrill (guitar, vocals and trumpet), Rene Rivas (drums, turntables and ambiance), Carson Church (bass guitar and vocals) and…
Welcome Week ushers new semester
Jack Central - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 12:00am

The days leading to the start of the fall semester would not be the same without good food, entertainment and rocking music.

NAU’s annual Welcome Week provided incoming students with a plethora of activities and social gatherings sponsored by various university organizations and clubs.

Welcome Week kicked off on Aug. 26 with the Residence Hall Association’s Welcome Back BBQ. Located in the central quad, the barbeque allowed students to mingle with one another while enjoying barbeque favorites like burgers and hot dogs.

The following day, students were running around frantically…
On The Shelf: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Jack Central - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 12:00am

This summer, Brian Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World hit theaters in the form of a quirky major motion picture starring Michael Cera. To help promote the release of the film, a game based on the series hit the Playstation Network and the Xbox Live Marketplace in the form of Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game, a classic arcade beat-‘em-up with great multiplayer experience.

The game follows Scott Pilgrim on his quest to beat his new girlfriend Ramona’s seven evil ex-boyfriends. Each level is set…
At The Movies: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is awesome
Jack Central - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 12:00am

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is the kind of movie that probably doesn’t have an audience yet. Or maybe the audience is too busy illegally downloading movies online. Whatever the case may be, people just aren’t turning out to see Scott Pilgrim.

This, my friends, is a damn shame. Because Scott Pilgrim is awesome.

The premise is awesome. Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) is our 22-year-old Canadian hero who plays bass guitar in a band called Sex Bob-Omb and dates Knives Chau (Ellen Wong), a 17-year-old Chinese girl who goes to…
ABOR: Making textbooks cheaper
Jack Central - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 7:23pm

By Regent Luann, Arizona Board of Regents

As students begin the new academic year, many are hoping to minimize the amount they spend on course materials. Textbook costs are often overlooked when considering the overall cost of higher education. Over the past several years, however, their rising cost has become an issue of great concern for a variety of university constituents, especially students.

Responding to this concern, the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) appointed a task force, which included representatives from the Arizona Students Association (ASA), to evaluate the escalating…
Mosque controversy boils over
Jack Central - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 7:12pm

Since May, I have been suffering from an eternal headache whenever reading a website or turning on the television, because when I do so, I realize America is in poor shape. America has always had its problems; we’ve routinely turned our backs on our principles and foundations. Lately, though, it seems as if we’ve allowed ourselves to be beaten. On September 11, 2001, we were attacked by extremists whose goal wasa to scare us.

We went to war — not once, but twice — to retaliate, but the truth…
Men's Cross Country Lands at No. 3 in USTFCCCA Preseason Poll
NAU Athletics - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 9:00pm
NEW ORLEANS, La. - With the cross country season set to begin this weekend, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) put out its first polls of the 2010 season. The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks found themselves tied at No. 3 with the University of Oregon in the men's national poll, as well as first in the Mountain Region. The women's team landed at No. 7 in the region to begin the season.