Students signed up for the Navajo Nation Study Service Term were informed on Monday that they are no longer going to Arizona. Instead, they will be spending May Term locally, with most of their time at Camp Friedenswald in Michigan, focusing on the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and the Miami Tribe. This abrupt change comes after a fire at Diné College on April 14, where the group was going to fulfill the study portion of their SST experience. The fire caused significant damage to their Student Union Building, and there is an ongoing investigation into the cause. Last week, AZ...

By Mackenzie P. Miller • April 27, 2025 • News

A black pickup truck pulled up to the group’s first campsite, signifying the arrival of elected Apache leader and extreme distance runner Wendsler Nosie. He’s spearheading the fight for the Apache people to retain their land from Resolution Copper, a mining company that seeks to mine the copper-rich land located within 15 miles of Oak Flat, Arizona. The man’s appearance was no small feat— Nosie has been shot at on multiple occasions, and he is frequently tracked. “He told us that night that he was going to leave tomorrow morning, and we’re like, oh, okay,” said Arleth Martinez, sophomore biochemistry...

By Phil Witmer-Rich • September 8, 2022 • Features