{"id":64963,"date":"2021-12-17T08:13:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T15:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=64963"},"modified":"2022-01-04T10:02:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T17:02:27","slug":"10-most-read-stories-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/10-most-read-stories-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 most read stories of Fall 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Fall 2021 semester was a big one for NAU\u2014it was the first semester with President Jos\u00e9 Luis Cruz Rivera at the head, the first one fully back in person in two years (including the first in-person commencement in two years), a fifth cross country national championship and dozens of opportunities for Lumberjacks to make a difference in their industries and communities, both here in Flagstaff and beyond. It was also the introduction of <em>The NAU Review<\/em>, a revamped newsletter to better enlighten and inform the NAU community, wherever you may be.<\/p>\n<p>As the year ends, here\u2019s a list of our 10 most read stories this semester.<\/p>\n<h3>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/whos-to-blame-for-covid-19\/\">Who\u2019s to blame for COVID-19?<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-63543\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-02-at-8.57.50-AM-1024x580.png\" alt=\"Coronavirus\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-02-at-8.57.50-AM-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-02-at-8.57.50-AM-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-02-at-8.57.50-AM-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-02-at-8.57.50-AM.png 1516w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/humans-of-flagstaff-cruz-rivera\/\">Humans of Flagstaff: President Cruz Rivera<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-63342 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/0402_Cruz_Portraits_20210520-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"President Cruz Rivera\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/08\/0402_Cruz_Portraits_20210520-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/08\/0402_Cruz_Portraits_20210520-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/08\/0402_Cruz_Portraits_20210520-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/08\/0402_Cruz_Portraits_20210520-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/08\/0402_Cruz_Portraits_20210520-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/ruddell-5-commodities\/\">Worried about the supply chain? Here are the 5 commodities that will be hardest to find<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-64965\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/wesley-tingey-DBu9IrkuPFM-unsplash-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"empty shelves\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/12\/wesley-tingey-DBu9IrkuPFM-unsplash-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/12\/wesley-tingey-DBu9IrkuPFM-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/12\/wesley-tingey-DBu9IrkuPFM-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/12\/wesley-tingey-DBu9IrkuPFM-unsplash.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/humans-of-flagstaff-jack-reid\/\">Humans of Flagstaff: Jack Reid<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-63644\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-07-at-12.00.53-PM-1024x676.png\" alt=\"Jack Reid driving a car\" width=\"640\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-07-at-12.00.53-PM-1024x676.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-07-at-12.00.53-PM-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-07-at-12.00.53-PM-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-07-at-12.00.53-PM.png 1033w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/arizona-teacher-residency\/\">A new avenue for teacher prep<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-64970\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/coe-student-teacher-reads-to-children-1379x1536-1-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"Teacher reading to students\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/12\/coe-student-teacher-reads-to-children-1379x1536-1-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/12\/coe-student-teacher-reads-to-children-1379x1536-1-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/12\/coe-student-teacher-reads-to-children-1379x1536-1-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/12\/coe-student-teacher-reads-to-children-1379x1536-1.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>6. <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/homecoming-dedicatee-2021\/\">Homecoming heritage: Groundskeeping manager named 2021 dedicatee<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-63983\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/web-Padilla-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Ralph Padilla and Michelle Gardner\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/09\/web-Padilla-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/09\/web-Padilla-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/09\/web-Padilla-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/09\/web-Padilla.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>7. <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/dia-de-los-muertos\/\">How D\u00eda de los Muertos celebrates the living and the dead<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-64967\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1.jpg\" alt=\"Painted skull masks\" width=\"640\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/12\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1.jpg 843w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/12\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/12\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1-768x551.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>8. <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/health-care-in-all-languages\/\">Health care in all languages<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-64148\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Rebeca-Flores-Lopez-2-1024x615.jpeg\" alt=\"Rebeca Flores Lopez in Mexico\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/10\/Rebeca-Flores-Lopez-2-1024x615.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/10\/Rebeca-Flores-Lopez-2-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/10\/Rebeca-Flores-Lopez-2-768x461.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/10\/Rebeca-Flores-Lopez-2.jpeg 1136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>9. <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/active-asteroids\/\">Who wants to be an astronomer?<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-64968\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/277A3662-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Night sky\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/12\/277A3662-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/12\/277A3662-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/12\/277A3662-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/12\/277A3662.jpg 1102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>10. <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/stacc-report\/\">When resources are sacred, what happens when they\u2019re gone?<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-63704\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/STACC-image.png\" alt=\"mountains and lake\" width=\"640\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/09\/STACC-image.png 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/09\/STACC-image-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do you know of news happening in your department? Email story ideas to <a href=\"mailto:inside@nau.edu\">inside@nau.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Want more 2021 memories? Check out NAU&#8217;s most-liked Instagram photos and follow NAU on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nauflagstaff\/\">@nauflagstaff<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CYKcZVaP1Yx\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-65025 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-04-at-9.58.27-AM.png\" alt=\"Most liked Instagram photos\" width=\"1100\" height=\"751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-04-at-9.58.27-AM.png 1100w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-04-at-9.58.27-AM-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-04-at-9.58.27-AM-1024x699.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-04-at-9.58.27-AM-768x524.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/10-most-read-stories-2021\/\">The Fall 2021 semester was a big one for NAU\u2014it was the first semester with President Jos\u00e9 Luis Cruz Rivera at the head, the first one fully back in person in two years (including the first in-person commencement in two years), a fifth cross country national championship and dozens of opportunities for Lumberjacks to make&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":64984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-community"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}