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Sigma Phi Epsilon tables at club fair on Thursday Aug. 30. The policies placed on greek life organizations at the university are being seen as strict by members of Greek life organizations.
‘CONTROL HUNGRY’ University Greek life policies inhibits philanthropy success, causes divides amongst members By Olivia Ali Editor’s note: The member of the sorority wished to remain anonymous in fear of retaliation from both her chapter and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. In addition to keeping her identity private, her chapter will not be named. After the disaffiliation of fraternities in February and forming of the Independent Interfraternity Council on May 25, both fraternities and sororities on campus are feeling the divisions placed between them by Fraternity and Sorority Life. Five fraternities at the University of Nevada, Reno, became disaffiliated from the university after choosing not to comply
with university regulations. The regulations included a requirement for a live-in advisor at each fraternity house before 2020, and to turn in a comprehensive report detailing any incidents or conduct involving individual chapter members at the end of every semester. Four of the five unrecognized fraternities — Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Alpha, Zeta Psi and Theta Chi — came together in May to form the IIFC. Kappa Sigma remains unrecognized by the university and has not joined the IIFC. “As fraternities discussed the 2018 Relationship Agreement with UNR — a document that outlines the official expectations of the Greek organizations
and the university — we were concerned about one of the items that we felt would have a chilling effect on our ability to hold brothers accountable through our peer-to-peer process,” IIFC President Brennan Jordan said. “Unfortunately due to this issue, many organizations were unable to carry on operating as fraternities recognized by the university.” Due to the loss of recognition of the fraternities, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life has been adamant about not endorsing any of the unrecognized fraternities. “An ‘unrecognized’ fraternity or sorority is one who chooses not to seek University recognition and/or does not follow
University of Nevada, Reno policies and regulations or the requirements and policies of their respective governing council,” the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life writes on their website. “Unrecognized fraternities and sororities do not have any of the privileges that recognized organizations have earned. We do not encourage University students to join these organizations. In many cases, these organizations seem to operate like recognized organizations, but they are NOT affiliated with the University of Nevada, Reno. When organizations choose not to seek recognition from the University, they are no longer eligible for the same opportunities or resources that the cam-
pus provides to recognized organizations.” According to Jordan, the creation of the IIFC was a way for unity in a time of disarray. “The organizations soon realized the need to come together as a group in order to positively develop fraternity and community culture,” Jordan said. “The leaders of the national and local organizations came together to form the Independent Interfraternity Council in Spring 2018 with the purpose of promoting safety, integrity service and unity within our community.” In addition to losing recognition from the university for failure to
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comes under new leadership By Andrew Mendez The Wolf Pack Marching band “The Pride of the Sierra” has recently hired a new Associate Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands, Doctor Corey Pompey. Dr. Pompey came to the program in July 2018 with a vision to help the band grow and progress. The band is currently less than 200 students, but through recruitment, Dr. Pompey hopes to expand the program and increase its presence. “We [the marching band faculty] want to provide as much access as we possibly can,” said Pompey. “We want to perform at the highest level that we can, both visually and musically. And hopefully provide more scholarships for students. ” Pompey has implemented recruiting initiatives such as the Sierra Band Crusade and visitation to programs in order for the band to grow. In addition, he has arranged for the band to perform a show out of town in the coming months. Despite working with Pennsylvania State University, Pompey decided to come to Reno because he saw opportunity for growth at the university in the music department. “I was thrilled where I was, but I felt like it was time for a change,” Pompey said “Time to spread my wings. The thing that intrigued me about UNR is the fact we are
trying to go places. The music department is growing and to be a part of anything that is growing is exciting.” He also hopes in the future to have a large endowment to allow more students to pursue music and increase what can done in operational aspects during the marching band season. Drum Major Andrew Mendizabal explained that Pompey’s connection to the students has allowed the band to take practice seriously and understand different points of view. “He knows how to relate with us in terms of getting us to laugh and get in the groove of things,” said Mendizabal. “He has a lively personality and the connection is starting to build up” Derrick Nguyen, a sophomore sousaphone player, expressed that the level were the band is at is further than they were at the same time last year. “Dr. Pompey is very efficient in his way of teaching and likes to be thorough and detailed,” Nguyen said, “With his efficiency we are grinding a lot to get the show done. And over the course of the last two weeks we finished our pregame show and midtime show.” Pompey explained that he wants to be thorough and allow the band to sound as good as they can and march the best they can. “We’re trying to achieve
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A student works on her computer on Saturday Aug. 26. MyNevada 2.0 debuted in time for the fall 2018 semester as a way for a simpler online experience.
MyNevada 2.0 rolls out with new look By Olivia Ali As classes begin for the fall semester, students may realize that MyNevada has gotten an upgrade. After trying out a beta version earlier this year, the University of Nevada, Reno, rolled out a new version of MyNevada — MyNevada 2.0. MyNevada 2.0 is mobile-friendly, yet still uses the same PeopleSoft programming as the original MyNevada. The development of the updated MyNevada website
was in the works for approximately nine months according to Heather Turk of Registrar, Records, and Registrations. Turk was a member of the team responsible for developing MyNevada 2.0. The project was a partnership between the Office of Information Technology and Student Services. According to Turk, MyNevada 2.0 was the solution for a simpler and easier to use website for
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After a year of challenging diversity incidents, the University of Nevada, Reno, is making headway on the search for a new Chief Diversity Officer. The university has been in limbo in regard to diversity on campus after the sudden announcement that Chief Diversity Officer Patricia Richard would be stepping down this past May. However, the university is finally making progress on the search for a replacement after months of stagnant progression. The university was met with several challenging incidents on campus regarding diversity issues, including swastika graffiti and a student being involved in the Charlottesville rallies. After the academic year came to a close, the Office of the President released a letter regarding Richard’s resignation. According to Johnson, Richard’s resignation brought a call for a nationwide search
for someone to fill the role, although she would remain in the position until it is filled. “At the request of Patricia Richard, who is currently serving in a dual capacity role on campus, the University will move forward with a national search for a chief diversity officer,” President Johnson wrote in a statement. “The position will be full-time, dedicated to bringing elevated attention and energy to the breadth of issues and challenges we face. Patricia will remain in the current role until we have a new chief diversity officer in place.” Although over three months have passed since Richard announced her resignation, the search has yet to begin, according to Johnson. “During the summer I visited with — individually — about 30 people from different sections of the university to ask several questions,” Johnson
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and want to wear our favorite shirts to repreContinued from page A1 sent them.However we will get in trouble if we comply, the disaffiliated get caught being seen fraternities have not in one of their shirts. It been allowed to hold feels like FSL is control relationships with hungry in this situation recognized Greek life where they want to organizations like they dictate what we wear, once were able to. Ac- who we are friends with, cording to a member and etc. This makes of a sorority, the disaf- people resent the school filiation of fraternities and want to lash against has had a tremendous it. I know people who impact on the relation- want to transfer to other ship between sorority schools just because our chapters with both the fraternity and sorority fraternity chapters and life has changed to the the school. point where we feel “It feels as if the helpless without a voice school is trying to dic- against the school. This tate who the sororities is impacting our relainteract and spend their tionships. Our philantime with,” the sorority thropies. Our school.” member said. “However, In addition to regulait feels like we have no tions from the Office of say whatsoever. It’s also Fraternity and Sorority been taking the fun out Life dictating that sororof Greek life and now we ity members are not to only have old memories spend time with unrecto rely on. Sororities are ognized fraternities, the also not allowed to wear Office of FSL has also ordisaffiliated fraternity dered that unrecognized apparel. And let me tell fraternity members are you we all take pride in not to attend sorority wearing Greek letters philanthropy events and
vice versa. “They are not allowed to participate nor attend philanthropy events — and same goes for us — that sororities have for their chapter to raise money for their philanthropic organization,” the source said. “So this takes huge amounts of potential money away from these organizations because there are a significant number of chapters that have more than, let’s say, 50 members not being able to participate in these events regardless of how many times they have tried to negotiate with the head of fraternity and sorority life so they can give money and participate.” According to Jordan, the organizations of the IIFC are not allowed to donate money to sorority philanthropies due to the loss of recognition. “We have not received official communication from the university on this, but we have heard
the sororities were instructed by the university that they could not even accept donations made by our organizations to their philanthropies,” Jordan said. “We were not permitted to donate money to sorority philanthropies such as Saint Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Court Appointed Special Advocates which advocated for children and families or Service for Sight which is an organization focused on vision preservation and conservation.” The IIFC does not agree with these strict regulations according to Jordan and they “urge the university to reconsider their level of enforcement in this area” as they feel it is counterproductive. In addition to being directed on what members are allowed to wear and who is allowed to attend philanthropy events, the source said the university has been
managing social media interactions as well. “I know someone who is in another chapter that got in trouble for liking a Twitter post from the IIFC,” the source said. While divides between the unrecognized fraternities and sororities are strong now, Jordan does not feel as though the fraternities of the IIFC will remain permanently disaffiliated. “I don’t think this is permanent,” Jordan said. “We may stay disaffiliated during the end of my time at the university, but I don’t think it’s really long term. We’re hoping the university will reconsider some regulations they have placed so we can reaffiliate as being affiliated with the university does have great opportunities and resources.”
Olivia Ali can be reached at oali@sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter @OliviaNAli.
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said. “One was ‘what do you think the campus’ — in regard to diversity and inclusion and equity — key issues are that need to be addressed in the next five years?’. The second was ‘what are the key qualifications for the next administrator to guide equity and inclusion programs?’. With that information, I have drafted the case statement. The case statement being what is the situation related to inclusion and equity on this campus, as well as what the position will require. I am going to send this draft to everyone I spoke with this summer and get feedback to see if they agree that this case statement reflects the values that the new administrator should have. Then we will fine tune it and send it out for a national search for a new administrator to work with inclusion and equity issues — whatever those might be. According to Johnson, there were wide ranges of answers in the interviews but there seemed to be agreeance on the definition of diversity and what the administrator should be focusing on. “Some of the key findings were there is a broad acceptance that diversity has many dimensions,” Johnson said. “It is not just race or ethnicity. It is also ability, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, etc. While race is a key issue, there are many forms of difference. There was pretty uniform opinion that when we talk about inclusion and equity we’re talking about a whole range of differences. Another important characteristic that came out of the interviews was that the role of the administrator was not for the protection of minorities but for the exposure and education and building of respect for all people.” According to Johnson, the university hopes to fill the position by Jan. 1, 2019 in a nationwide search with the characteristics in mind from the numerous interviews with university students, faculty and staff.
Olivia Ali can be reached at oali@sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter @OliviaNAli.
Wage disparities in the U.S are a topic widely researched and discussed. The gender wage gap has often dominated headlines and social media, but it is not the only disparity to cause concern. Income inequality, or the gap between
AUG. 29 PUBLIC COMMENT CENTER FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT EXPANDS CAMPUS ESCORT Center For Student Engagement representatives Amy Koeckes and Helena Farrar attended the Senate meeting to share the expansion of the Campus Escort and Pack Transit services. Campus Escort has been expanded and now provides students with nightly shuttle routes as far north as North Mccarran Boulevard and as far south as East Ninth Street. According to Koeckes and Farrar, the nightly shuttle route features a hop-on hop-off shuttle for students following the normal Pack Transit route. Koeckes and Farrar addressed concerns regarding ADA compliance and disability accessibility. Farrar assured that when calls for a disabled student care in, that call would become the Campus Escort’s top priority. Koeckes and Farrar explained that the expansion to a night shuttle route would be beneficial in reducing the wait time for students using campus escort. Farrar estimated that the wait time could be cut down by as much as two minutes.
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“The Pride of the Sierra” performs their halftime show at the first home football game agsint Portanld State Univeristy on Friday Aug. 31. The marching band is now under the new direction of Corey Pompey.
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Continued from page A1 excellence,” Pompey said. “To do that you have to be fundamentally sound and you have to go in depth on concepts and make sure people really understand what they are doing. Why they are doing it. And how to do it.” Despite practices being rigorous, it allows Pompey to get more in depth in certain sections of the marching show and get things done right the first time, according to Nguyen. The dynamics in high school marching band are different from collegiate marching band,According to freshman Catherine Schofield. “College marching band is a lot faster paced,” said Schofield “You have to
learn a lot more music and a lot more drill in less time, but the bonds and connections you make with both your fellow players and professors is stronger because of how much pressure is put on you. ” Pompey started his musical career during middle school by joining a beginning band program . And through that passion it led him to pursue music education. “It’s just a part of me,” Pompey said. “I love music. I love everything about it. It’s just this feeling you get when you create or recreate at a high level it just feels really good and because of that I feel like I’ve found what I’m supposed to be doing.”
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New study looks at wage disparities between highest and lowest paid careers By Emily Fisher
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the rich and everyone else, has been growing significantly. At a national level income disparities have become so pronounced that America’s top 10 percent now makes an average of nine times more as the bottom 90 percent, according to inequality.org a website run by the Institute for Policy
studies. Concern over income inequality is not new. While the effect of disparity is debated, looking at the numbers provides an interesting glance at society both in the state of Nevada and nationally. A new study by Commercial Cafe looked at wage dispari-
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Representatives of Phi Gamma Delta attended the meeting to announce the establishment of their fraternity at the University of Nevada, Reno. Both representatives of Phi Gamma Delta, more commonly known as FIJI, were recent graduates who have taken on the responsibility of starting a chapter at the university. The representatives of Phi Gamma Delta shared their plans to table around campus and share their philanthropy with students of the university across the next seven weeks. The representatives also said they were looking to spread their mission with university students by taking potential new members on a retreat to Lake Tahoe. Phi Gamma Delta was founded on May 1, 1848 at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Phi Gamma Delta’s philanthropy partners include United Service Organizations and The Red Cross.
ACCESSIBLE FEMININE HYGIENE Speaker Pro-Tempore Savannah Hughes announced plans to move forward in providing free and affordable feminine hygiene at the university. Hughes said the plan is to bring feminine hygiene products across campus to all women’s bathrooms for university students, faculty and staff. Hughes announced that meetings would be opened to the entire government in the near future to help with the proceedings of the project. However, Hughes and several senators will be heading the development of the free and affordable feminine hygiene.
LEGISLATION S.B.R. PASSED TO ADD SPEAKER PRO-TEMPORE TO 86TH SESSION The Senate approved Senate Binding Resolution 86 to add the Speaker Pro-Tempore to the 86th session. The Resolution passed unanimously. Olivia Ali can be reached at oali@ sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @NevadaSagebrush.
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Undie Run rescheduled to welcome week removing all competition By Andrew Mendez More than 200 students stripped down and participated in the University of Nevada, Reno’s yearly Undie Run — an event dedicated to helping clothe the Reno homeless community. The ASUN-hosted event lasted a total of two hours and participants ran approximately one mile. All donations were donated to Shepherd’s Clothes Closet, a nonprofit organization dedicated to clothing the homeless community in Reno. The undie run became a yearly tradition at UNR in the early 2000’ and was usually hosted as a competition where teams competed to see who could donate the most clothing. Points were allocated based on the amount of clothing collected and donated by that team. The team with the highest amount of points was named the winner. Despite the competition aspect being removed, freshman Meya Cohn explained it was all about the college experience. “I came here to have a new experience with my friends, donate clothes
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Continued from page A2 Nevada was found to be the 31st most unequal state in terms of wages, ranking one higher than New York, the city that is often defined as having the most income inequality. In Nevada, the wage disparity rate is 93 percent. Anesthesiologists, the highest-paid group, make $250,920 more than gaming dealers. The latter earn only $18,000 a year. Alabama was found to have the worst wage disparity at state-level with a 94 percent gap between the highest-paid group and the lowest, with orthodontists making $289,740 and food preparation and service workers earning only $18,380 a year. In Florida, the second on the list, $269,130 separate oral and maxillofacial surgeons and ushers and crop sorters. Healthcare practitioners are the winners in today’s labor market, having the highest wages in all 50 states. The high education costs of these professions, a lower chance of
and to have fun in my first year of college,” said Cohn. “Everyone seems okay with themselves and everyone is accepting .” Students who participated in prior years were used to the event being held as a homecoming week tradition, but due to unknown reasons the event was moved to welcome week. With this year’s Undie Run not being competitive, upperclassmen felt the event was out of place and didn’t let students look forward to anything throughout the year. “It’s the first week of school,” said university student Rebekah Wright. “Everyone is just getting settled and used to the school and making friends. Also, there’s a lot of activities that happen during the first week of school already. I feel during Homecoming week everyone has some more friends and are more comfortable with it [the undie run]. If everything is pushed to Welcome week, there’s nothing to look forward to for Homecoming.”
Andrew Mendez can be reached at oali@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @NevadaSagebrush automation, institutional protection and the high cost of medical care in America are some of the main factors that make these professions the highest earning, according to Commercial Cafe’s study. An interesting disparity was found in the medical field, however. While medical doctors and some technical occupations in hospitals are among the highest-earning in the nation, their colleagues working in healthcare support are one of the lowestpaid professional categories, with an average salary of $31,310 a year. A home health aide worker in the New York metropolitan area, earning a mean annual wage of $24,240 makes 88 percent less than a petroleum engineer, but just 9 percent more than shampooers, the lowest paid workers in this area. The lowest paid workers are also the ones who see the least amount of wage growth in their career. According to the Economic Policy Institue, wages in the United States, after taking inflation into account, have been stagnating for more than three decades. Between 1979 and 2007,
Andrew Mendez/Nevada Sagebrush ASUN staff collect clothing donations from students at Undie Run on Tuesday Aug. 28. The Undie Run is a yearly event but has previously taken place during Homecoming Week.
Photo courtesy of CommercialCafe The graph is a represneation of wage differences in all sates, represnted by green being the lowest and red being the highest difference. Diffrences range from $219,980 to $271,360. paycheck income of the top 1 percent of U.S. earners exploded by over 256 percent. The bottom 90 percent of earners have seen little change in their average income, with just a 21
percent increase from 1979 to 2015.
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MyNevada Continued from page A1 students and faculty. “The product that supported MyNevada was a product made by PeopleSoft called Portal,” Turk said. “PeopleSoft Portal was made to integrate the student information system, the HR system and financial system. We are doing a large update to PeopleSoft over the next year. PeopleSoft Portal required a lot of technical maintenance and had to be kept in alignment with student information systems. There were two PeopleSoft products that were running but we only needed one.” According to Turk, the original MyNevada relied on a separate product to access the primary product. Turk explained that in order to open the original MyNevada, a separate web software must be used to open the primary software. Now, the “welcome” software has been eliminated for more ease and faster operation of the website. “The other one was just a way to get into that one. In addition to that, the Portal requires technical developers to maintain all of the content. With MyNevada 2.0, Student Services and enrollment has direct control of the content. So when we have a message for students, we can put it up there rather than the Portal developers. If we have to make changes, it is in our direct control, making it faster and easier. According to Turk, a secondary goal of the update was to create a platform that is mobile-friendly, letting students use it on their phones.
“We’re looking to update the Information Center to PeopleSoft in about a year,” Turk said. “Then the Information Center will completely be mobile friendly. Once that is updated, that experience will really change for the better of students. It will be a much smoother tool for students. ” According to Turk, backlash against the update was expected. However, she advises that the program is easier than it looks as first glance. “Some of the feedback we expected,” Turk said. “The core has not changed. The PeopleSoft and the information system has not changed. There are some challenge as it looks one way but as soon as you click on it looks different. Once students and faculty realize they can search for certain functions, it seems to open up a whole new world. If you are trying to find something within all of the tiles, it can seem challenging. However, if you type in ‘Change My Address’, for example, it will take you there immediately.” According to Turk, the new MyNevada 2.0 was not released until developers were sure it was user friendly. “We did a great amount of preparation before integrating this,” Turk said. “We did a lot of student focus groups, faculty and department focus groups, sat in the Knowledge Center and caught students to ask for feedback as they went through and more. All of the input we received was that it was still very usable.”
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“ENGAGING WITH ENGAGEMENT” LECTURE DATE: Tuesday TIME: 6:15 p.m. LOCATION: Wells
Fargo Auditorium of the Knowledge Center INFO: Author and disability studies expert Michael Bérubé will be giving a lecture about the ways engagement in universities is becoming more common and everchanging. This lecture will include the benefits of public engagement, as well as the disadvantages of public engagement that may apply to lesserknown areas of study.
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Theatre INFO: Anyone who likes feminism and heist movies will love Ocean’s 8. It includes some of the baddest women in film: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter and Mindy Kaling.
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By Carla Suggs Rap has not only become one of the most internationally recognized and imitated genres of music, but it’s also allowed countless black folk around the world to express pride in their culture, stories and emotions. That being said, rap still has an unfortunate tendency to be problematic when it comes to matters like homophobia and, of course, sexism. This patriarchal phenomenon has especially affected the way female rappers are treated in the hip-hop industry. They’re rarely taken as seriously as their male counterparts and, as a result, only a few female rappers at a time — such as Nicki Minaj or Cardi B — gain the kind of international popularity male rappers do. However, there are a number of other talented female rappers that just don’t get as much credit as they deserve. Not only that, but female rappers who project the same energy and put out
quality music are held at much higher standards than men. Although there are many female rappers who are active in the industry, they’re constantly pitted against each other for position as “Best Female Rapper”, despite the fact that this never happens to men. Rather than acknowledging a woman can be the best rapper, period, the word “female” always has to be tacked onto the front. Additionally, anytime another female rapper rises in the industry, rap fans push the idea that they’re “replacing” another woman as the best, or that there’s some inherent beef between them because, of course, no two women can be successful in rap at the same time. This sexist ideology has also influenced the way sex talk is received by fans when it comes from female rappers. While men are openly raunchy about their sex life — how often they have sex, the way they treat women during sex and how they prefer women to look — female rappers
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Rappers Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, Noname, Rico Nastyand Cupcakke. The rap industry seems to insist on rivalry between female rappers, while simultaneously holding them to higher standards and condemning them for expressing their sexuality.
are shamed when they do the same. On another level, some female artists are even praised for expressing sexuality based on the way they look, whereas others, who don’t fit the typical standards of American beauty, are criticized and hated on for doing so. One example of this can be seen in responses to Cupcakke, a female rapper who first went viral in 2015 with music videos for explicitly sexual songs like “Vagina” and “Deepthroat”. Cupcakke is certainly not shy about her sex life, and promotes sex positivity by being open about her love for the horitzonal tango. Yet Cupcakke has received an enormous amount of hate for her sex-filled music and videos. Earlier this year in March, Cupcakke even took to Twitter to call out YouTube for removing some of her music videos due to “nudity” and “sexual content”. “I kn the f**k y’all didn’t deleted deepthroat video off YouTube at 23 million views @YouTube,”
she tweeted. “PUT IT BACK UP NOW”. Even Jenna Marbles, a wellknown YouTuber, came to the defense of Cupcakke by claiming it was a double standard for YouTube to remove her content. “This is wrong, Cupcakke is important for real,” she said in response to Cupcakke’s tweet. “You took down Deepthroat etc. for nudity and sexual content, but Rihanna has many videos with nudity and you would never dare. This isn’t fair.” Unfortunately, these double standards extend back to earlier times in hip hop when female rappers like Queen Latifah and Missy Elliot were overlooked, despite their obvious talent, because of the way they looked. Although they’ve contributed to rap in many ways, they’re never given their due respect because they weren’t overly sexualized for the male gaze. It’s as if women in rap can never win no matter what they do — either they’re too sexy or not sexy enough. They’re
not good enough or they’re only the best “female” rapper. With all that being said, women in rap deserve better from fans and from the music industry in general. There are a number of incredibly talented but neglected female rappers who are currently taking the world of hip hop by storm. Do yourself a favor and check out the list below — who knows, you might just discover your new favorite rapper … period. Noname City Girls Megan thee Stallion Cupcakke Rico Nasty Saweetie Asian Doll Tierra Wack ABRA Junglepussy Kamaiyah Carla Suggs can be reached at csuggs@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @c_swayzy.
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ASUN has finally announced the headlining and guest performances for Biggest Little Festival, and it’s … certainly something. Headlining act will be Ella Mai, most likely performing her hit single “Boo’d Up”, with Elephante as the guest performer. Get your tickets for the event for $27 dollars at the Wolf Shop. Let’s get weird. Carla Suggs can be reached at csuggs@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @c_swayzy.
Lessons of love, abandonment in “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” By Carla Suggs As far as high school romcoms go, “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” doesn’t stray very far from the classic tropes we’re used to seeing. Yet the story is so beautifully told and the characters so easily loveable, it isn’t hard to overlook all the cheesy lines to enjoy the film. In fact, TABILB has a lot to offer in terms of its unique premise, strong female lead, supporting characters, diversity, recurring motifs and, of course, the gorgeous Noah Centineo. It’s no wonder that the film has gained so much popularity this month and has even received a 95 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Still, there are some ways in which TABILB has fallen short of being the “perfect” romcom, if such a thing even exists. Adapted from a book of the same name by Jenny Han, the film stars Lana Condor as Lara Jean, a 16-year-old girl who’s very close with her father and two sisters. Despite her avid love for romance in novels and in her own writings, LJ struggles with developing relationships with anyone outside of her family and sole best friend, Christine. Over the course of her life, LJ has written five letters to five different boys she’s loved in the past, one of which is her older sister Margot’s ex-boyfriend, Josh. Yet LJ’s life takes a dramatic turn when she discovers one day her letters have been
anonymously mailed to each of the boys she’s loved. This causes one boy in particular, Peter Kavinsky, to take notice of her in a special way. Peter proposes a plan to fake-date LJ to make his ex-girlfriend jealous, which LJ agrees to. This captivating story pulls in audiences and takes them on a journey that highlights the trials and tribulations of falling in love, missing someone who was once in your life, and learning to trust and open up. LJ and Peter — Noah Centineo — eventually become closer than they originally planned, bonding over past experiences that were sad and even traumatic for the two. Of course, it’d be remiss not to mention that this film features an Asian-American leading woman, during a summer of AsianAmerican prosperity in the film industry. If one hadn’t read the books before, they might assume there would be a reference at some point to her race. Yet throughout the film there was never a single word about her skin color or background, which was incredibly refreshing and just another step toward normalizing Asian-Americans as leading women and men. As a character, LJ is also a very complex person who’s easy to fall in love with and root for. She displays admirable qualities like smarts, creativity and empathy, which allows her to care for other character’s emotions above her own. This makes her
not only an admirable character, but a wonderful sister, daughter, friend and — fake — girlfriend. Even when she’s met with adversity or manipulation from other characters, she responds with kindness and respects others who don’t always respect her back. Some of the recurring motifs in this film like driving, abandonment and love letters, are deeply representational of struggles many of us face in real life. LJ struggles with driving herself and her younger sister to school everyday because of LJ’s lack of control on the road. This might be indicative of her inability to control her life and drive herself forward toward a progressive future with positive relationships. Another motif, abandonment, resurfaces during times when LJ and Peter reflect on parents who were absent in their life. LJ’s mother died when she was younger, whereas Peter’s father left the family just two years earlier in the film. LJ’s experiences with abandonment makes it easy to understand why she has such a hard time developing relationships, since she’s afraid that if she gets too close to anyone they’ll leave her the way her mother did. As for Peter, his inability to move on from his ex-girlfriend may be related to his abandonment issues with his father and his fear that he’s not good enough. Finally, the love letters that LJ writes might be representational
of how fantasies are often seen as “too good to be true”, yet all we need to make these fantasies come to life is to push our boundaries and step outside our comfort zones. While these elements of the film make it a wonderful summer rom-com, there are also some elements that could be better. For one, the acting isn’t always very believable. At times it’s even difficult to stay invested in the story because it’s just too obvious that the actors are trying so hard. Perhaps this can be attributed to the ways the film is trying to stay true to the dialogue in the book, yet it almost feels as if the actors were reading lines straight from the novel on-camera. Another off-putting element was Peter’s displays of manipulation during his fake relationship with LJ. While using her to get back at his ex, he occasionally pushes her to do things that she expresses discomfort in doing. During certain parts of the film he gaslights and invalidates LJ by making it about himself and his inability to let his go of his past relationship. By romanticizing these behaviors, the film might be showing young girls that it’s love and lead them to believe they should put their discomfort aside to make a boy happy. All in all, TABILB is deserving of the hype it’s received and may even go down as one of this summer’s best romantic flicks. Along with appreciating the life lessons we get from the film, we should
be wary of the negative side effects that come with romanticizing a manipulative relationship. Overall, the film deserves 3 out of 5 stars. Carla Suggs can be reached at csuggs@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @c_swayzy.
Movie Review ‘TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE’ Release Date: Aug. 17, 2018 Genre: Romantic Comedy Starring: Lana Condor, Noah Centineo
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Eminem desperate for comeback in “Kamikaze” Album: Kamikazi Artist:Eminem
By Carla Suggs Let’s be real — no one likes a bitter old diva. In the music industry, newer and more innovative sounds are constantly rising as a reflection of the changing culture we live in. Yet some artists have a hard time letting go of the past to embrace a more inclusive future. One of these artists is Eminem, who recently released a surprise album on Thursday, Aug. 30, called “Kamikaze”. Although Eminem is frequently regarded as one of the best rappers of all time, he’s been faced with a hefty amount of criticism for failure to stay relevant in today’s hiphop culture. After winning a Grammy in 2015 for Best Rap Album and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration song, Eminem released his ninth album in 2017 called “Revival.” Yet the album was mostly met with disappointment from fans and backlash from entertainment news sources, who felt the rapper was trying to imitate his old self to no avail. Pitchfork even called “Revival” a “late career album that does little for his legacy,” filled with “overwhelmingly bland hooks” and “cringe-worthy humor.” Now with the rapper’s new album, “Kamikaze”, it seems as though Eminem is more focused on condemning new rap than trying to improve his own. He imitates certain flows and beats that newer rappers use in an effort to mock them. Ironically, these songs have become the most popular so far on streaming sites like Apple Music and Spotify. One of those songs is “Ringer”, which addresses Eminem’s beef with today’s rap industry, ridicules the “syrup and lean” culture and disses mumble rappers like Lil Yachty. He discusses his frustration with music critics and imitates the “choppy flow” popularized by Migos, and the familiar “ooouuuu” popularized
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by Young Ma. At one point, Eminem compliments some of today’s rappers like Joyner Lucas, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole and Big Sean, but claims he’s better than anyone else currently performing rap. However, he acknowledges his diminishing popularity in hip-hop and attributes this to the high standards he’s held to by the public. Toward the end of “Ringer” he asks, “Has the court of public opinion reached a verdict?”, implying that it’s become popular to hate on and condemn him. This petty attitude is present throughout the rest of the album, although a couple of songs like “Nice Guy” and “Good Guy” are centered more around his relationships with women. For the most part, the album comes off as a giant “f-you” to young rappers and the way they’ve changed rap for the worse, according to Eminem. It also addresses a number of critics like Charlamagne tha God, who Eminem says only talks about him for “views” but that he’s too big and famous to take seriously. However, it’s obvious that Eminem is severely put-off by the negative comments about his recent music. Throughout the album he frequently talks about the good old days in hiphop, while making it seem as if new rap is headed toward a dead end. He mocks the flow and production value of new songs but imitates them on his album, even if it’s just to make fun of it. He includes voice messages between him and his manager Paul Rosenberg, in which the
two argue over whether he should be firing off against everyone who’s ever critiqued him. He claims he doesn’t “hate trap” or “wanna seem mad”, but goes off on tangents about mumble rappers and popular artists like Migos, Lil Wayne, Tyler the Creator and Drake. In the song “Lucky You” featuring Joyner Lucas, Eminem says, “They’re askin’ me ‘what the f*ck happened to hip hop’, I said I don’t have any answers.” Yet in another song called “Greatest”, he talks about his frustration with the standards he’s held to as an artist, saying, “You set a mark too high when platinum sales are looked at as a failure.” This is borderline contradictory, because if he’s still the great rapper he claims he is, he shouldn’t have to worry about staying relevant in hiphop today and competing with new artists. And if rap really is relying less on talent like he says it is, he should be doing better among audiences. It’s clear from these lyrics that he’s intimidated and worried about his position in rap. Putting aside the lyrics and contradictory production value, the songs just don’t sound that great. His obsession with fast rap, similar to the rapping on “Rap God”, is tired and overused, making it seem as though he’s relying too much on fast rap to be considered great. Overall, the album deserves a 1.5 out of 5 stars. Carla Suggs can be reached at csuggs40@gmail.com on Twitter @c_swayzy.
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Five entertaining shows students can learn from By Carla Suggs Our generation grew up watching fun, educational children’s shows like “Blues Clues”, “Bear in the Big Blue House”, “Sesame Street”, “The Magic School Bus” and more. These shows taught us how to maneuver around this terrifying floating orb in space we call Earth, while also informing us about ourselves and how to be good people. As a result, our generation has grown to love learning while we watch T.V., even when we do it to relax or unwind. We crave knowledge through mediums like documentaries and historical reenactments. We search for hidden meanings in shows and rewatch programs in hopes of catching something new that we didn’t see before. Now that we’re adults, we have much deeper questions about the world and about life. How did we get here? What happens to us when we die? What is our purpose in life between birth and death, and how can we achieve it? These are inquiries that are being explored every day by people all around the world. Yet these are also questions that are addressed in T.V. shows more fitting for adults — T.V. shows designed to teach us things we still don’t know about life on Earth. Here’s a list of five amazing shows (in no particular order) that are meant to expand our minds and educate us, while also being entertaining to watch:
5. THROUGH THE WORMHOLE Narrated by Morgan Freeman, “Through the Wormhole” examines deep existential topics that keep us up at night, and tackles any subject from philosophy to physics. It intertwines pop culture with science to create a fundamentally entertaining show that gets us thinking. The titles of each episode always includes a heavy question, such as “Is There a Creator?” and “Does Time Really Exist?”, so you always know
exactly what you’re getting into before you click play. And who doesn’t love the soothing, warm sound of Morgan Freeman talking about space and time? This show was practically made for existential college students who question their purpose in life everyday.
4. NETFLIX’S EXPLAINED While “Explained” only just premiered in May of this year, the show has already done wonders at teaching adults about things they wouldn’t normally care about or find interesting. Each episode tackles a certain social or cultural phenomenon, such as monogamy or the cannabis industry, and explains it in a way that’s both easy to understand and fun to watch. Not only that, but it features a new celebrity narrator every episode whose voice tends to fit topic very well. This show is a must-see for people who only want to dedicate 20 minutes at a time to learn about something deep and complex, like cryptocurrency.
jungles, oceans, etc. — and teaches us about the wildlife that live there. Witnessing the wondrous natural phenomena that makes our planet so unique is invigorating and hard to resist. Not only that, but David Attenborough is like the British Morgan Freeman in that his voice is incredibly soothing and pleasant to listen to.
1. BILL NYE SAVES THE WORLD Our favorite scientist Bill Nye returns to television with his show Bill Nye Saves the World, a follow-up to the kid’s show “Bill Nye the Science Guy”. In this series we get to explore other natural and scientific occurrences on Earth that we don’t really know much about, all from the comfort of a T.V. studio filled with fun demonstrations and experiments. Bill’s infectious enthusiasm is enough to make viewers feel like a kid again, which is probably why we love him so much.
3. COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY Neil DeGrasse Tyson is like a weird but loveable space wizard in “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey”, which takes us on a journey throughout space and time to uncover the most mysterious extraterrestrial phenomena known to man. In the show, we get to climb aboard Neil’s “ship of imagination” to travel across the universe along the “cosmic calendar” of time, with January 1 being the Big Bang explosion and December 31 being the dawn of mankind. The show is, oddly enough, produced by Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane, which makes complete sense once you watch the show.
2. PLANET EARTH Who wouldn’t want to learn about wildlife and animals? “Planet Earth” is a very wellmade BBC program that focuses on a different type of habitat each episode — caves, mountains,
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson witnesses a star explode on, “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey”. Some shows like “Cosmos” can be both fun and educational.
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UNR must keep philanthropies out of war on Greek life
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reek organizations across the country have faced intense scrutiny in the past decade over alcohol problems, drug abuse and hazing. Greek-letter organizations are constantly on edge because one incident could mean saying goodbye to their houses and charters. The University of Nevada, Reno, has not been exempt from these incidents. From Pi Beta Phi Women’s Fraternity being kicked off campus in 2012 because of hazing allegations, to the incident at Sigma Nu Fraternity which resulted in the death of freshman Ryan Abele — UNR has had its fair share of shameful Greek life incidents. This history has forced the Interfraternity Council at UNR to create new rules and contracts to tie up loose ends, and the office of Fraternity and Sorority Life is doing its best to ensure safety for everyone in these organizations. However, some fraternities refused to sign the contract and are now part of a disaffiliated fraternity organization. While The Nevada Sagebrush originally supported the university whipping Greek life into tip-top shape, it has gone too far and has started to impact philanthropic causes. Philanthropies — or charitable organizations — is one of the things Greek life is actually good for. Each fraternity and sorority has a charity or cause
it teams up with to raise money for and promote. At UNR, some of these organizations include supporting veterans, adopting animals, childhood cancer funding, Alzheimer’s research and more. Right now, the restrictions the university has set for disaffiliated fraternities are taking away money from these charitable causes for no reason other than to be petty. For most of Greek life, one of the main ways they raise money for their philanthropy is through inter-Greek relations and supporting each other. The university has made it nearly impossible for these disaffiliated fraternities to participate in charitable events by threatening to punish the affiliated organizations for their involvement — therefore taking away money from these causes. It’s one thing to restrict them from recruiting on campus, but to bar them from giving to charity — even as individuals not representing their Greek organization — is a whole other thing. This puts the university in a hypocritical position. It refuses to recognize the disaffiliated organizations but also wants to control them. It seems the university has two options. Option one is to continue to negotiate with the disaffiliated organizations to bring them back to the regulated Greek life system. This is unlikely as negotiations have happened before, which led to these organizations disaffiliating in the first place. It’s the university’s way or the highway.
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Disaffiliated fraternity members pose while handing out peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to the Reno homeless community on March 10, 2018. Theta Chi is one of five fraternities unrecognized by the university.
Option two is to completely ignore disaffiliated organizations, what they do and where they send their money. This leaves the university completely off the hook for the less pleasant things that happen in a frat house while also allowing philanthropies to prosper. Essentially, UNR can’t have
it both ways without damaging the experience of its college students. Its intentions were good in response to recent events, but it is time it reevaluates its rules and loosens the leash on Greek life. It needed to be reigned in, there is no denying it, but that has been accomplished.
Whatever the university’s Greek life policies are in the future, it needs to stop sacrificing innocent philanthropies for the sake of its war. The Editorial Board can be reached at mpurdue@sagebrush.unr.edu, and on Twitter @NevadaSagebrush.
Mollie Tibbetts’ controversial murder an unwarranted reminder of an unsafe world
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ollie Tibbetts was normal and average. She was the unassuming girl-next-door, a woman who was described by her boyfriend as being “kind, sweet, caring.” Mollie was dog sitting at her boyfriend’s house when she went out for a run on the night of July 18 — she was not seen alive again. Tibbetts was reported missing from her hometown of Brooklyn, Iowa, on July 19, after her family could not get ahold of her. Jacey Mollie was special. Gonzalez Anyone that saw her face plastered on a missing poster could see it. She looked like she was easy to love. “She really does not have a single enemy — everybody loves Mollie,” Alyssa King, a close friend, told PEOPLE magazine. When her fliers popped up on social media, you took an extra moment to look at the smiling face of a University of Iowa student who should have begun her sophomore year this fall. She was unnervingly beautiful — not in the way that calls for attention or recognition — the kind where you knew that this woman had a beautiful soul.
Mollie looked like the girl who could be anyone’s best friend. The person whose warm smile could comfort you on a bad day, someone you could tell your darkest secrets to. On July 18, a woman who didn’t want to be bothered, who was just trying to work out, was murdered by a man that followed her after she turned him down. He followed her, abducted her, murdered her and disposed of her body in a corn field in the county she grew up in. Mollie Tibbetts was brutally murdered because she refused a man’s advances. Traditionally, as young women, we are told to mind our manners. To be seen, not heard. In the past five years, that thought process has been thrown away and women are now told to be empowered — to take control of their world and to do what they please. In the era of #MeToo, we are told to speak up for what we believe in, to say no to unwanted advances, and stand strong as women. If there are so many people supporting women’s rights, why is it still so hard to stand up for ourselves? Mollie Tibbetts stood up for herself and was killed because of it. That’s why. A man, who she had never met, thought he was entitled to Tibbetts and her time. He wanted her and with his personal justification was allowed to have her. No matter how many times
Tibbetts declined his advances and threatened to call the cops, he still felt the need to stalk her and abduct her. Mollie Tibbetts’ murderer is an illegal immigrant, that is a fact. But this story has nothing to do with immigration and everything to do with the fact that a man felt he was entitled to this woman — so much so that he murdered her. No matter how many movements and award show speeches have the underlying message that women are to be cherished and valued, that message still won’t be received by some people. It’s 2018 and women are still being catcalled on the street. Women are being called derogatory names and words because they turn down a guy at the bar. We are the generation of women who check their back seat before they get in a car because we don’t know if someone is hiding trying to abduct us. We lock our cars the second we get into them and start driving before we even put our seatbelt on so we aren’t alone and in danger. We carry pepper spray, tasers and mace on our keychains like they’re a cute knick knack. As a woman you know not to pump gas alone, to go to the supermarket after 10 p.m., to make sure you tell everyone where you’re going and who you’re going with. You make sure your trusted friends have your FindMyFriends location so if you go missing, they have the last place you were.
But because of Mollie Tibbetts, we are reminded that no matter how cautious we are, or how safe we think our town is, these things happen. Violence against women has been an issue in society for a very long time. Recently, violence has become normalized in our society because it’s something heard of on a weekly basis. This isn’t an easy fix. This underlying idea that women are inferior to men is stapled together by hundreds of years of patriarchy. Women have been oppressed by men, society and themselves for too long. This change won’t happen if people aren’t willing to stand up for women. Everyone needs to do their part in making the world a better place for women. If you are a woman, stand up for other women. If you’re a man, call out other men who make women uncomfortable. Not all men are horrible, not all women are saints. But if you’re a human, make sure that the world is a better place for other humans. Be a friend to a woman. Be a friend to women everywhere, they deserve it and need it now more than ever. Opinions expressed in The Nevada Sagebrush are solely those of the author and do not necessarily express the views of The Sagebrush or of its staff. Jacey Gonzalez studies journalism. She can be reached at jaceygonzalez@unr.edu and on Twitter @NevadaSagebrush.
Tailgate timeout needs to come to end
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ootball season has officially begun at the University of Nevada, Reno. Our football team did their duty and brought home the first win of the season with a 72-19 victory over Portland State (Portland still isn’t a state). The only dark cloud over the weekend was the anniversary of the ban on alcoholic Jacey beverages in Gonzalez the student tailgating section. Alcohol at student tailgating has been outlawed by UNR Administration since fall 2015 and we haven’t been grounded like
this since high school. Hearts were broken and students are now forced to flock to The Wal, Archie’s and The U to get their tailgate on. Alcohol at tailgates, for students that are of age, shouldn’t be banned at the University of Nevada, Reno. When you think of college football, tailgating and its traditions are right behind it. When you have a team like Nevada’s, which hasn’t been stellar as of late, you need tailgating to bring some purpose to your life. And fitness tailgates do not count. Those are two words that should never be said in the same sentence. In a 2017 interview with This Is Reno, Morgan Zuziak described how fitness tailgates were a solid option compared to normal student tailgates. “The intent of the tailgates is
to provide an alternative to students other than participating in high-risk activities before the football games and to promote our newly-opened E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center,” said Zuziak. As much as we love the free food from fitness tailgates, some people just want the cliche college experience of playing Flip Cup in the parking lot before UNR beats UNLV.
Opinions expressed in The Nevada Sagebrush are solely those of the author and do not necessarily express the views of The Sagebrush or of its staff. Jacey Gonzalez studies journalism. She can be reached at jaceygonzalez@unr.edu and on Twitter @NevadaSagebrush.
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Flint forgotten amidst other crises
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n America, it seems like we hear of a tragedy every other week. Shootings, robberies, abductions — it’s easy to force yourself to become immune when you flip through the news. One thing that people shouldn’t be overlooking is the Flint water crisis. The water crisis began in 2014 when the state of Michigan switched Jacey Flint’s water Gonzalez source from Lake Huron to the Flint River. This saved the state some money but ultimately endangered Flint residents. After the first few weeks, the people of Flint realized there was something wrong with their water source. The Flint tap water was so horrible that General Motors had to stop using it in their factory because it was corroding engine material. It was later revealed by the EPA and Virginia Tech that The Flint River was contaminated with disease-causing bacteria, carcinogens and lead. This began a battle for Flint residents who demanded clean water from their state. When residents began to notice their drinking water wasn’t safe, there was public outcry. People wanted answers as to why they couldn’t drink their own tap water without becoming ill. In January of 2015, The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department gave Flint officials the option to go back to using Lake Huron as their water source. Flint officials declined stating it would cost them too much money in the long run. A few months later, after multiple tests and studies showed sky-high levels of lead, the Flint city council voted 7-1 to resort to the Detroit water system. The city council was overruled by emergency manager Jerry Ambrose. Ambrose called the council’s decision “incomprehensible.” Once again, the only people losing are Flint residents. Since 2014, there has been a well-documented war between Flint residents and the Michigan State Government. Billions have been spent trying to correct this wrong, but it’s three years later and not much has changed. Flint residents don’t trust their water and have every reason not to. It’s frustrating when there’s public outcry over random disasters, but the American people turn their backs on what’s happening in a state in their own country. When a soccer team from Thailand was trapped in a cave without food or water, everyone was at the edge of their seats to see if they would be rescued. Billionaire Elon Musk even decided to drop everything he was working on to fly to Thailand and create a childsized submarine to help rescue the children. The public support was incredible, but why can’t we generate this type of support for the people of Flint? Is water contamination not glamorous enough for the help of billionaires and moguls? It’s infuriating that there in an obvious injustice occurring on American soil, but Americans are fatigued toward every other disaster which dominates news cycles — they push this problem to the back of their mind. Flint deserves recognition. Flint deserves help. Not the type of help only from a sleazy congressional leader who’s more worried about the money it will cost. But the type of help where someone can actually recognize the improper treatment the people of Flint have suffered from. Flint’s water crisis is a perfect example of how elected officials in America only care about money and not about the people they represent. Don’t turn your back on Flint — your city could be next. Opinions expressed in The Nevada Sagebrush are solely those of the author and do not necessarily express the views of The Sagebrush or of its staff. Jacey Gonzalez studies journalism. She can be reached at jaceygonzalez@unr.edu and on Twitter @NevadaSagebrush.
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Nevada Football busts Mackay Stadium record with 72 points in win over Portland
9/22 AT TOLEDO
9/ 29 AT AIR FORCE
10/6 VS FRESNO STATE
10/13 VS BOISE STATE
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Daniel Brown returns an interception back for a touchdown against Portland State on Aug. 31. Nevada won its season opener and will play Vanderbilt next weel.
The next Nevada drive was the last time the Wolf Pack would make a major mistake on offense. Ty Gangi threw a ball off of his back foot down the middle of the field into the arms of the Vikings defense. Portland State could not take advantage of the good field position and the Wolf Pack regained possession. Nevada’s best drive of the game
came right after. Toa Taua opened the drive with an 18-yard run. Ty Gangi made two throws to bring the pack into the red zone. Freshman Devonte Lee capped off the 84-yard drive with a 19-yard rush into the endzone. Jay Norvell’s two freshman running backs proved why the air raid offense is not just about throwing the ball. The Viking offense responded
with a 75-yard pass from Alexander to Charlie Taumoepeau. Nevada countered as Gangi floated a ball in the endzone to McLane Mannix for their second touchdown connection of the night. After scoring, Mannix and left guard Anthony Palomares were both called for unsportsmanlike conduct penalties that forced Nevada to kick off from its
own 10-yard line. Portland State scored a field goal after being gifted great field position. The field goal was the last time the Vikings would put up any points. The Wolf Pack led at the end of the half with a 30-19
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Cam Oliver goes up for a dunk at Lawlor Events Center. Oliver recently signed a training camp deal with the Portland Trail Blazers.
The beginning of the Eric Musselman era at Nevada brought immediate success to a program that struggled to find any since moving to the Mountain West Conference in 2012. A major piece in that newfound prosperity was Cameron Oliver. Oliver was one of the most exciting players Nevada has ever seen. The 6-foot 8-inch forward dazzled with his high flying dunks and plenty of blocks on the defensive end. Since leaving Nevada, Oliver
has not reached his dream of playing full-time in the NBA but roadblocks have never stopped Oliver before. Oliver has gone through turmoil most players could not imagine. Oliver played high school ball at Grant High School in Sacramento. The first major obstacle Oliver faced was the torn ACL he suffered before the start of his junior year, and he was forced to miss the entire season. He came back stronger than ever his senior season, averaging a doubledouble with over 20 points and 10
rebounds a game. Coming out of high school, Oliver committed to Oregon State. Before the start of the season the Beavers fired head coach Craig Robinson, and Oliver followed suit, leaving the program soon after. Oliver returned home and spent the next year in limbo. He worked as a cashier trying to provide for his family and questioned whether basketball was still his calling. “I wasn’t even really focused on basketball at the time,” Oliver said when looking back on his
year away from basketball. That mindset changed after Oliver was recruited by Eric Musselman, who was entering his first year as head coach at Nevada. Oliver once again became serious about basketball after the “mentally challenging” year he just had. Oliver decided to join the Wolf Pack and was immediately an impact player. It was as if Oliver never took a year off of playing the game he loved. He averaged 13 points and nine rebounds and over two and a half blocks per game his freshman year. Oliver made the Mountain West All-Defensive team that year along with being placed on the third-team All-Mountain West squad. Nevada won the CBI tournament that year and solidified itself as a force to be reckoned with in the future. “Me and Lindsey [Drew] were probably the missing piece to the puzzle to get things started and having success,” Oliver said on why the team enjoyed instant success. “Myself, Lindsey Drew, Marqueze Coleman, AJ West, Tyron Criswell and DJ Fenner quickly all adjusted to the new culture of Coach Muss,” Oliver added. The second year for Cam Oliver — and Nevada — was even better. He averaged 16 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.6 blocks a game. He also raised his three-point field goal percentage six percent from his freshman year. Oliver was second-team All-Mountain West and won the Mountain West conference tournament. The Wolf Pack reached the NCAA tournament for the first time in a decade. Oliver’s journey with Nevada came to an end as the Wolf Pack lost in the round of 64 to Iowa State. Oliver’s two years were two of the best years any Nevada player has ever had. Oliver’s time at Nevada was the most successful
10/20 AT HAWAII
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Cameron Oliver's NBA dreams take unconventional route
By Darion Strugs
9/8 AT VANDERBILT
9/15 VS OREGON STATE
By Darion Strugs After losing its first five games last season, Nevada looked to start its season on a much better note this time around. Three minutes into the first football game of the season for the Nevada Wolf Pack, Jay Norvell’s team had already surrendered a touchdown to what was supposed to be a lowly Portland State team. The first drive for Nevada’s high powered offense was disappointing as the Pack turned the ball over on downs. The next Portland State drive stalled and the ensuing punt landed Nevada inside their own one-yard line. The questionable play calling led to the Wolf Pack giving up a safety. Trailing 9-0, Nevada needed something to kickstart an opening night comeback. The Wolf Pack’s sluggish start gave fans flashbacks to last season when Nevada played Idaho State — a school in the same conference as Portland State. In a game where Nevada was favored to win by almost five touchdowns, the Wolf Pack lost. At one point the Pack trailed the Bengals 30-7, but closed the gap to lose by just two points in a 30-28 final. Fans at Mackay Stadium got a brief moment of rejuvenation when Portland State quarterback Davis Alexander was intercepted by junior defensive back Daniel Brown and returned it for a touchdown. The excitement was quickly lost when Ramiz Ahmed’s PAT was blocked. Amhed redeemed himself drilling a 46-yard field goal to tie the game at end of the first quarter. Ahmed’s field goal seemed to be the kick in the butt the Wolf Pack needed. Nevada scored its first offensive touchdown when Ty Gangi connected with his favorite target from last year, McLane Mannix, on a 58-yard bomb. The touchdown gave Nevada its first lead of the game.
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part of his career. It wasn’t just Reno that noticed. Mock drafts from writers and analysts across the nation had Oliver penciled in as second-round draft pick in the 2017 NBA Draft — some even had Oliver going as early as the end of the first round. “I was at the point where I felt like I wasn’t good enough,” Oliver said on going undrafted on draft night. Oliver was once again forced to start from the bottom. “[Going undrafted] was one of the bigger chips on my shoulder. It took a big part of my soul away.” Oliver signed with the Houston Rockets during that summer but was released and later signed with the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League for the 2017-18 season. Oliver uses being undrafted as motivation for his way up to the NBA, “I have a mental hitlist of the 60 guys picked before me. That’s how I want to get better.” Oliver especially channels that energy when playing those picked before him in the G League. In the first 21 games of the season, Oliver averaged just under 12 points, and 6.7 rebounds in 23 minutes. Oliver was then traded to the Delaware 87ers. The 87ers — now the Delaware Blue Coats — gave Oliver similar playing time and Oliver finished the season averaging 10.8 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game. “This is where you find out who actually takes it serious and who doesn’t,” Oliver said on life in the G League. Oliver’s success in the G League did not come without barriers though. Having to leave his wife and son is not easy but the G League has helped Oliver mature as a man.
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10/27 VS SAN DIEGO STATE
11/10 VS COLORADO STATE
11/17 AT SAN JOSE STATE
11/ 24 AT UNLV
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A8 | SPORTS
Nevada Volleyball
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Wolf Pack win all three matches in tournament hosted at Northern Illinois University over the weekend
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Nevada Volleyball huddles together on Oct. 24, 2014. Nevada Volleyball plays in the Sacramento State tournament this weekend.
By Darion Strugs After a perfect 3-0 weekend at the Holiday Inn Express Invitational, Nevada Volleyball has now completed two of its four non-conference tournaments so far this season. The Pack is now 5-1 on the season, already half of their win total from last season. The toughest match of the weekend was the opener against Virginia. The Wolf Pack beat the Cavaliers in a full five sets. The first two sets were even as the teams were even at one set apiece. Nevada took command in the third set with a 25-8 victory. The fourth set was competitive but Nevada failed to win leaving the match down to a winner-take-all fifth set. Virginia was in full force trying to get its first win of the season, but the Wolf Pack proved to be too much for them as they never trailed during the fifth set. Jamila Minor — who was the Wolf Pack Student Athlete of the Week from Aug. 20 to Aug. 27 — continued her success as her 20 kills were instrumental in the win. The second match of the weekend for the Pack was against host school Northern Illinois. The Wolf Pack swept the Huskies in straight sets by the score of 25-20, 25-23, 25-22. Sophomore Kayla Afoa broke her personal best in kills with 18, her previous best of 16 kills coming in File Photo/Nevada Sagebrush the match hours earlier against Virginia. Peighton De Von winds up to hit the ball against San Francisco on Aug. 29, Afoa also led the Wolf Pack in digs with 2017. The Wolf Pack have won five of their first six matches this season. 17. Junior Dalyn Burns put up her second
consecutive 40-assist match in the win. Jamila Minor also recorded 14 kills and 12 digs in the match. The final match of the weekend was against Northern Kentucky and resulted in the Wolf Pack recording another sweep — 25-16, 25-22, 28-26. Once again, Afoa and Burns were influential in the victory. Afoa recorded her third consecutive double-double with 14 kills, 16 digs and two aces. Burns recorded 38 assists and 17 digs. The two earned All-Tournament team honors after having career weekends. Afoa’s performances were so impressive this weekend that she was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week. “We made huge strides embracing our identity,” fourth-year head coach Lee Nelson said of his Wolf Pack’s performances over the weekend. Like most coaches, he was not completely satisfied with just winning, stating that the team still has a lot to work on. The next three games of the 11-game road trip to open the season will be during the Sacramento State Tournament that takes place Sept. 7 and 8. Nevada’s first opponent will be host Sacramento State on Friday night, and Seattle University and UC Riverside the next day. Darion Strugs can be reached at mpurdue@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @ dstrugs.
Nevada Athletics announces clear bag policy for Mackay Stadium By Darion Strugs The Nevada athletics department has implemented a new clear bag policy for Mackay Stadium. The policy will be in effect for the Wolf Pack football team’s season opener against Portland State Friday, Aug. 31, at 6 p.m. Although the rule is new to Nevada, professional and collegiate sports stadiums and venues across the country have similar clear bag policies. The types of bag approved are clear plastic, vinyl or PVC tote bags and these bags can not exceed 12” x 6” x 12”. Clear one gallon plastic storage bags are also acceptable upon entry into the stadium. Large purses are prohibited but small purses 4.5” x 6.5” or smaller are acceptable. Other bags that are not allowed include backpacks, camera cases, tinted plastic bags, suitcases and other luggage, mesh
Darion Strugs can be reached at mpurdue@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @dstrugs.
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bags and any other bags larger than the approved 12“ x 6” x 12” limit. The new policy is meant to make the stadium safer for the fans and players. The policy should make for a more efficient security process as workers no longer need to stop and inspect every bag being brought into the stadium. Fans are still allowed to bring items such as small cameras, seat backs and blankets — whether they be carried separately or inside of the clear plastic bags. Diaper bags and other medical items will be accepted after being inspected and tagged by security. Official clear bags are available for purchase at Silver and Blue Outfitters for those needing to find a bag. Darion Strugs can be reached at mpurdue@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @dstrugs.
The second half was all Nevada. The opening drive of the half was just four plays and ended in Kelton Moore running into the endzone from nine yards out. The next drive was even quicker as Toa Taua shoveled a pass to a sprinting Jaxson Kincaide who blasted past the defense for a 73-yard touchdown. The Wolf Pack continued to embarrass Portland State, as Gangi connected with Mannix for a third time in the endzone. Gangi continued his big night as he ran the ball in from the five yard line on a quarterback keeper resulting in yet another touchdown. Gangi’s touchdown run made it six straight drives that ended in touchdowns for Nevada. Nevada’s good fortune ended after Ramiz Ahmed’s 40-yard field goal was blocked. With a 58-19 lead, Norvell left his first team offense going into the fourth quarter. Nevada continued to throw the football as the game was entering its fourth hour of play. Norvell finally sat Ty Gangi along with the rest of the starters with just over 10 minutes to go in the game — junior Christian Solano took over the offense. Gangi finished the night with 342 yards and all three of his touchdowns ending up in the hands of Mannix. Solano and the second stringers did not miss a beat. Going 83 yards in just two and a half minutes, the Pack scored again. With a 65-19 lead, Nevada had its highest scoring outing in the Jay Norvell era. The extraordinary night for Nevada did not end there. With under seven minutes to go, Portland State punted the ball once again and freshman wide receiver Romeo Doubs was back to receive the punt. Doubs ran up the sideline and cut across the field to the opposite sideline leaving everyone behind him. The 80-yard return was the final scoring play in the rout of the Vikings. In a Mackay Stadium record, Nevada won 72-19. In maybe the best overall outing for Nevada football in recent memory, Nevada still has issues to fix going into its game next week against Vanderbilt. The offense must try to avoid slow starts because the Wolf Pack defense is not as stout as Portland State made it look. Nevada’s secondary is constantly vulnerable to giving up big plays, and the offense is not going to score 72 points against any other team this year to bail them out. The kicking game also needs to be improved — getting blocked twice in one game is unacceptable at the collegiate level. The pros outweigh the cons, though. Nevada demolished a team in front of its home fans all without its top offensive lineman and one of their best receivers. Malik Reed recorded a sack playing in his new position, and Korey Rush — after wrongly being disqualified for a hit Sam Hammond made — also had a solid game. With a high-powered offense and a defense that has made early improvements from last season, Nevada looks ready to play a lower level SEC school.
Oliver impressed this past summer during the NBA Summer League. Oliver played for Delaware’s NBA Affiliate, the Philadelphia 76ers. Oliver was impressive with an average seven points, five rebounds, a block and a steal. The Summer League showed that Oliver could hold his own against the young talents he faces in the NBA. Oliver believes God has a plan for him and that if he didn’t he would not be going through the mental and physical hurdles to fulfill his dream of being in the NBA. Oliver’s journey will take its next step as Oliver signed a training camp deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Ken Lund/Flickr
The Nevada Wolf Pack huddle before a play at Mackay Stadium against BYU. The Wolf Pack opened the season against Portland State Friday, Aug. 31.
Darion Strugs can be reached at mpurdue@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @dstrugs.
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