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ASNAU impeaches vice president of student advocacy

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Brooklyn Clayton, ASNAU’s vice president of student advocacy, was impeached on April 16 during a senate meeting at the University Union after an ASNAU senator accused her of misconduct and

Trump holds political rally in Phoenix before midterms

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Thousands gathered at the Dream City Church in Phoenix for a “Build the Red Wall” rally, hosted by Turning Point USA with a speech by President Donald Trump. The event

Seeing the big picture: One scientist’s journey to becoming a mountain-town dean

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An Indiana native, psychologist and student advocate, Dean of Students Megan Gavin went from a life of biological sciences to one managing key NAU student resources.

Students back activism club president during NAU violation case

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Over 50 students participated in an emergency sit-in on April 14 in protest of the Students for a Democratic Society president’s hearing for potentially violating NAU’s code of conduct.

Flagstaff City Council rejects ordinance restricting ICE operations

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City council members voted against turning a city directive regulating the use of public property into an ordinance on April 7. Residents’ requests to prohibit ICE from using city property

The U.S. government is memeing the Iran war

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OPINION: The 2026 Iran war is being packaged as entertainment through memes and gaming aesthetics, desensitizing young Americans and making state‑sanctioned violence feel normal, funny and morally justified.

The hidden politics behind gossip

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OPINION: To gossip with others is more radical than people think. Gossiping offers a healthy release for the frustrations people experience in their lives but if done right, can offer

Mexican existentialism rethinks sustainability at NAU

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OPINION: Sustainability at NAU is framed as an individual responsibility, even as institutions determine the conditions for action. Agency is structurally limited, and individual responsibility alone is insufficient to produce

NAU students host ‘T-Boy Throwdown’ on campus

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NAU’s transgender student population and its allies wrestled with one another at the Union Pedway during a “T-Boy Throwdown” event, creating a communal space for students of diverse gender identities

Students debate conservative activist during ‘Prove Me Wrong’ event

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Students gathered at the University Union Amphitheater on March 30 to debate and engage in discussions with conservative activist Chloe Cole during her “Prove Me Wrong” event, where she spoke

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