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VOLUME 125, ISSUE 01
California wildfires leave lasting effects for university students • California fire breaks state records twice in 8 months
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• Mendocino Fire burns over 400,000 acres • Carr Fire ranks 7th worst fire in California history
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By Olivia Ali The University of Nevada, Reno, may be nearly 200 miles and over three hours away from Redding, California, but that doesn’t mean the effects of these fires are not felt on campus. Aside from the poor air quality in Reno due to blanketed smoke over the Truckee Meadows, the students of the university who originate from Northern California are seeing the effects first hand. Catherine Schofield, a univeristy freshman of Paradise, California says the fires caused herself and those around to be inconvenienced daily. Although the flames never reached Schofield’s hometown of Paradise, the health warnings were the most difficult part she said. “It was more of an inconvenience than anything because it would be so smoky you just couldn’t go outside,” Schofield said. “The sun would be orange and the skies would be hazy and smoky.” The thick smoke reached even further than just California and Nevada. “In early August, I went up to Crater Lake, Oregon, and it was so smoky you couldn’t even see the lake,” Schofield said. “It was so hazy from the smoke from the
California fires.” According to Schofield, the thick blankets of smoke surrounding her home were not just one fire or another. “The Carr Fire was the closest, but it wasn’t just one or another,” Schofield said. “One fire would end and one fire would start. It was an ongoing chain of fire after fire.” Luckily for Schofield, her family was not required to relocate. However, according to Schofield, she saw many of her friends with family from Redding that have had to leave their homes in fear of fire taking them over. “They would have family members have to come down and live with them,” Schofield said. The Carr Fire took Northern California by storm, demolishing nearly 230,000 acres to date. The Carr Fire came in 7 on the rankings for the worst fires in modern California history. The Mendocino Complex fire also broke records this year by surpassing the Thomas Fire when it burned over 420,000 acres. The wildfires are displacing families, burning homes and destroying thousands of structures. The Carr Fire took down 1,079 residential structures, 22 commercial structures and 503 others, according to Cal Fire. The
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A wildfire burns on April 24, 2009. Wildfires in California are affecting university students and displacing families.
Mendocino Complex Fire made up of the Ranch and River fire has collectively burned 157 residential structures and 123 others. Although the Carr Fire was the in the top 10 most devastating fires in California history, Schofield recalls the Humboldt Fire as the most catastrophic to
her family. “In 2008, there was the Humboldt Fire and I did get evacuated during that one,” Schofield said. “That was probably the closest call since I’ve been alive.” Understanding that a portion
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LimeBike takes
Reno by storm
Nevada Football hopes for bowl bid
By Madeline Purdue Students and faculty returning to the University of Nevada, Reno, for the fall semester might notice something different and greener than when they left for summer break — LimeBikes. The green bikes have been placed on campus and around Reno as part of an internationallygrowing bikeshare program. LimeBike’s mission is to bring bikes and scooters to cities across the world not only to help people get around, but also reduce harmful emissions from automobiles. The dockless, bikeshare program started in San Mateo, California, and has expanded to nearly 80 cities in the U.S. — including Reno and South Lake Tahoe—and six cities in Europe.
A thousand LimeBikes were introduced to the Reno-Tahoe area in May. Since then, bikes have been found in precarious places — such as atop the Virginia Street Bridge — but were also used by 21,000 people and rode 35,000 miles in the first month. “This community has taken to Lime like no other, logging more miles in its first month than significantly larger cities,” said a LimeBike blog post. The blog post also stated LimeBike intends to introduce its electric scooters and bikes to the Reno area. The scooters have already been introduced in South Lake Tahoe. However, the scooters have caused some
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A FlixBus in Europe on May 18, 2015. FlixBus extended business to the Reno area in August, giving California students an opportunity to travel home at an affordable price.
FlixBus introduces new routes from Reno to California By Olivia Ali After years of unreliable bus transportation to and from Reno, a solution may have been found. FlixBus expanded their operation to the city earlier this month
and has just announced routes to Sacramento, Southern California and the Bay Area. FlixBus — a European company that expanded to the United States in May of this year — is
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Construction continues as university expands By Andrew Mendez As students return to classes at the University of Nevada, Reno, some visible changes will be taking place in the Joe Crowley Student Union, Church Fine Arts and Manzanita Hall. Keva Juice will no longer be occupying the station on the south end of the first floor of the JCSU as Starbucks will be taking over the space as the original Starbucks location is
under renovation in order to enhance customer service. Keva Juice has since been moved away from campus to Las Brisas Pavilion, according to Keva Juice’s website. “The new Starbucks will be completely different in restaurant design, customer service and in products offered,” JCSU director Chuck Price said. According to Price, the new design of Starbucks will allow
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