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NEWS in REVIEW INTERNATIONAL BOMB KILLS 11 IN RUSSIA An explosion on the St. Petersburg metro on Monday, April 3, killed eleven people and injured over a dozen more. The incident is being investigated by authorities as a terrorist attack, although no one has claimed responsibility for the explosion.

The train was traveling under a tunnel around 2:30 p.m. when the bomb exploded. The metro system has been shut down until further notice.

Russia’s Anti-Terrorism Committee was alerted to the location of a second bomb at a different station and defused it before it exploded. The nature of the bombs has not been released.

The Russian Investigative Committee said the train conductor is responsible for saving a number of lives because he continued on to the next station after the explosion.

The committee said this allowed the survivors to escape and emergency responders to tend to the injured, according to CNN. The committee will continue to investigate the explosions and update the number of people that were killed and injured during the attack.

Nevada legislators aim to eliminate taxes on femine hygeine products

By Rachel Spacek A national movement to challenge gender inequities in United States law has taken the Nevada Legislature by storm as two freshman legislators introduced bills challenging gender inequalities in state sales tax.

Senate Bill 415, sponsored by Sen. Yvanna Cancela, D-Las Vegas, and Sen. Joyce Woodhouse, D-Las Vegas, asks voters to abolish the sales and use tax on tampons, sanitary napkins and other feminine hygiene products.

“We have the honor of saying that we have more women serving in our legislature than anywhere else in the country, 40 percent of our legislature is female and I think it’s tremendous and it is only fitting that Nevada tackles gender inequality in the application of our sales tax,” Cancela said.

Products considered necessities are exempt from sales tax in the state. These products include many groceries and prescription drugs.

Feminine hygiene products are subject to Nevada’s 6.85 percent sales tax. In

NATIONAL REMAINS OF ARIZONA GIRL FOUND AFTER 5 YEARS

LOCAL FORMER TRUCKEE COACH DIES IN CRASH A former Truckee High School football coach was killed in a headon collision Saturday, April 1, outside of Sierraville.

Coach Robert Shaffer died at the scene. His wife and son suffered minor injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol.

David Slaughter was driving his F250 southbound when his truck crossed into the northbound lane and collided with Shaffer’s Toyota Corolla, reported the Reno-Gazette Journal.

Slaughter was flown to Renown Regional Medical Center for injuries sustained during the crash.

“Coach Shaffer was a pillar of our small community,” authorities said in a statement on the CHP Facebook page. “He was the head coach who led the fabled Truckee Wolverines to a 4-peat state championship...

Please keep the Shaffer family in your thoughts and prayers.”

Shaffer coached the Wolverines to nine state titles between 1995 and 2013. He retired with a record of 170-32.

Madeline Purdue can be reached at mpurdue@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @madelinepurdue.

Senior debater brings home trophy

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By Madeline Purdue

The remains of a young girl have been found five years after she went missing, authorities in Tucson announced Friday.

“This is not the ending that any of us hoped for but it is also not the ending of the case,” said Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus, according to CNN. Isabel Celis was 6-years-old when she went missing from her home in April 2012. She was last seen by her family when she went to bed around 11 p.m. on Friday night. When her father went to wake her up at 8 a.m. the next morning, she was not there.

Police have not released the name of any suspects or made any arrests in connection to the case. They have followed over 2,200 leads.

The remains were found in a rural part of Pima County, Arizona. Police did not say what led them to the scene. They sent the remains to a lab in Virginia where DNA testing confirmed they belonged to Isabel Celis.

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By Rachel Spacek After years of dreaming of the moment she might get a standing ovation after a debate competition, Grace Miller finally received one after winning the James “Al” Johnson Top Speaker award after placing first at the National Parliamentary Debate Association National Championship tournament in Colorado Springs, Colorado from March 23 to 26.

“It’s something that everyone dreams about,” Miller said. “The whole auditorium gives a standing ovation to the top speaker.

When I first started debating in the Junior college and I was giving standing ovations to everyone, I remember thinking I want to be there one day. As you debate, you realize that there are so many different factors that come into it, so I never thought that would happen, but that was really cool because I worked really hard.”

Miller is a senior at the University of Nevada, Reno majoring in Political Science and Philosophy with a minor in Economic Policy.

Clark County, the sales tax is around 8.15 percent after taking the additional county taxes into account.

In the Assembly, Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui, D- Las Vegas, sponsored Assembly Bill 402, which asks voters to eliminate sales and use tax on feminine hygiene products and on diapers.

AB 402 is scheduled to be heard Thursday in the Assembly Committee on Taxation.

Both bills are aimed at eliminating the “pink tax,” a term that refers to the additional cost women pay for specific services and products.

Last Thursday, the Senate Committee on Revenue and Economic Development heard the introduction of SB 415 and testimony in favor and against the bill.

During the hearing, Cancela cited a study that said on average, women pay 7 percent more for products marketed toward women such as personal care items or clothing than products similar for men.

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Controversial immigration bill dies in legislature

By Rachel Spacek Senate Bill 223, a bill that would put in place certain restrictions on local law enforcement with regard to immigration enforcement, was killed last Tuesday, March 28.

State Senator Yvanna Cancela, DLas Vegas, who introduced the bill last month, said in a statement, “SB 223 is not moving forward. The reality is, what was a moderate bill to protect local law enforcement from doing federal immigration work and would have been amended to codify policy on not asking for immigration status into state law, became inundated with misinformation and politicized with fear.”

Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford, D- Las Vegas, moved the legislation off the agenda last Friday, March 24.

He said it was not yet ready for a hearing, despite statements from both Cancela and Sen. Tick Segerblom, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, that indicated they thought the bill was ready to be heard.

“Of course I’m disappointed,” Cancela said in a statement. “I worked hard to try and find a good compromise. Law enforcement did a tremendous job at being transparent with data and sharing ideas. I believe our state’s officers truly have the interest of protecting Nevada as their guiding principle.”

Ford also expressed disappointment in a statement of his own, saying his stems from the fact that lawmakers could not, “come up with a solution that accomplishes the goals of providing a greater degree of protection to the immigrant community and protecting local law enforcement’s relationship with that community.”

Cancela said she does not plan on giving up on working with local law enforcement on the issue of immigration.

“Going forward, I’m not giving up,” Cancela said. “As elected officials, I believe we have a responsibility to be the loudest voice for those who often can’t speak for themselves. I’m continuing to work with stakeholders and will do everything I can to fight for our immigrant families – whether it’s in Carson City, at protests, citizenship fairs, now more than ever we must stand strong.”

A bill in the Assembly, AB 357, that has language identical to Cancela’s original SB 223, sponsored by Assemblyman Chris Brooks, D- Las Vegas, may also be killed, according to Brooks.

“During my time working on AB 357 and watching the diligent efforts of Senator Cancela work on her bill,

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Mascots reveal identities, exprience as end of year nears

Photo courtesy of Billy McGarvey

From left to right: Dennis Green, cheer coach Kim Anastassatos, Billy McGarvey and mascot coach Mark Ubando at the basketball senior night on Saturday, March 4.

Green and McGarvey have dedicated years to being UNR’s mascots.

By Madeline Purdue On Saturday, March 4, the identities of Alfie and Wolfie Jr. were revealed at Lawlor Events Center during senior night at the last basketball game of the season.

William “Billy” McGarvey has been Alfie for the last two and a half years and Dennis Green has been Wolfie Jr. for three years. Together, they have been instrumental in representing the university at events and competitions, rallying crowds at sporting events and bringing school spirit wherever they go. Now that their identities are no longer a secret, they are able to express what their time as mascots have meant to them.

QUESTION: WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A MASCOT FOR A UNIVERSITY?

Billy McGarvey: It’s awesome to be able to either fire up a crowd or go out and interact with people in the community.

Dennis Green: It’s like being an instant celebrity. While in reality, it is all blood, sweat, and cheers! The most rewarding part about being a mascot is that you get to serve as a face for the Nevada Athletic Culture and being given See MASCOTS page A3

Newsome puts spotlight on diversity at university series

By Jake Barnes

The University of Nevada, Reno’s diversity summit series continued on Thursday, March

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30, with a presentation from Bree Newsome, an activist and supporter of diversity.

Newsome is best known as the protester who scaled a South

Carolina flagpole and removed the Confederate flag in June of 2015. She did this as a response to the state’s unwillingness to remove the flag from its capital.

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“The meaning of the Confederate flag was never lost on me,” said an impassioned Newsome.

In her talk, Newsome frequently mentioned the massa-

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Cancela used the example of women paying more for a pink bicycle that is marketed towards women than for a blue bicycle targeted towards men.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration classifies tampons as a Class II medical device.

The FDA defines a Class II medical device as “an instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, implant, in vitro reagent,

or other similar or related article, including a component part, or accessory.”

Elisa Cafferata from Nevada Advocates for Planned Parenthood Affiliates testified in favor of the bill on Thursday and brought with her a package of pads and a package of Peeps candy.

She said it was unfair that the pack of pads was taxed at her purchase and the pack of Peeps was not.

“Historically, male dominated legislatures have decided what is exempted from taxation,

it’s only been recently that across the country, woman legislators have stood up and said we buy tampons and sanitary napkins, not because we want to but because we have to and we should look at the sales tax of those items,” Cancela said.

Cancela said that currently eight states have exempted feminine hygiene products from state sales tax and 20 additional states are considering legislation that would do so.

Patricia Slotnick, a registered nurse in Northern

Nevada, said she worked on a nurse advice line where she received calls from many underserved, poor residents.

She said she would often receive calls from women who told her they often had to decide between buying tampons for the month or buying food or medicine.

Slotnick said the current sales tax on feminine hygiene products taxes women exclusively and is unfair.

“It may not seem like a few pennies saved in taxes would make much of a difference, but

TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2017 when you consider the statistics that the average woman menstruates from the ages of 12 to 50 and may use as many as 16,000 tampons during that time, those pennies add up to many dollars,” Slotnick said.

The Senate committee heard no opposition to the bill in its hearing last Thursday and made no movement on the legislation.

Rachel Spacek can be reached at rspacek@ sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @ NevadaSagebrush.

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Debate partners Grace Miller and Daniel Armbrust pose at the National Parliamentary Debate Association National Championship tournament in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Both Armbrust and Miller placed in the top ten at the debate tournament.

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Miller transferred to UNR after attending Santa Rosa Junior College in Santa Rosa, California. Miller said the UNR debate team was well known on the regional circuit and the debate team was the reason she decided to attend UNR. “Once I started debating I just got kind of hooked on debate and never stopped and I changed everything in my path to do debate,” Miller said. “It was something that was just kind of natural to me and I am a very competitive person so I like that there is a winner and a loser and I like that there was something for me to get better at and something that I had never done before.”

Miller placed first in the NPDA Championship tournament out of 282 participants.

The tournament contains eight preliminary rounds where each debate team of two individuals receives either an overall win or loss. Each individual debator is given a score by a judge on their performance, the score is from 1 to 30. Miller’s top score made her

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summer of 2015. One of the victims was former South Carolina Sen. Clementa Pinckney.

“As long as I live, I will never forget the night of the Charleston Massacre,” Newsome said.

While Newsome recognizes this event as a spark for the movement to remove the Confederate flag at the state capitol, she also said the debate had been raging on for many years.

Roof was sentenced to be executed January of this year.

After the Charleston Massacre, Newsome and other local organizers launched a grassroots

only the second UNR student in the 24-year history of the team to win the Top Speaker award.

Miller’s partner, Daniel Armbrust, finished close behind her in eighth place.

Miller said the reason she stayed in debate this year was because of Armbrust, who she said helped her see the fun and goofy side of debate.

The UNR debate team has historically done well on the national circuit, Miller said.

“We’ve been good for a while,” Miller said.

“We’ve had at least one or two partnerships doing really well on the national circuit, the past two years have been really good, we’ve had two solid partnerships, four debaters who are constantly doing well. We always have really strong Junior debaters.”

In addition to being known for their success, Miller said the team is also known for being a really tight knit group.

“We are very close,” Miller said. “We hang out outside of debate. I think that is where a lot of our competitive success comes in is that we’re so close outside of debate that we can mesh well, we know each other’s personalities and we all love each other. It is more than just debate for us, it is a family.”

movement to remove the Confederate flag. This was a response to community outrage over the flag’s presence at full mast outside the state capitol during the funeral of Pinckney.

Newsome and her group of activists wasted little time in removing the Confederate flag after Pinckney’s funeral. Mere days after the funeral, they enacted their plan for what is now a part of American history.

Soon after Newsome climbed the flagpole, two police officers were at the base of the pole.

According to Newsome, the officers’ advisor told them to taser her while she was still on the flagpole. Newsome said the only reason she was not tased was

In addition to winning the Top Speaker award, Miller said she gained valuable skills and life lessons through debate and attributes her academic achievements in school to being in debate.

“I wasn’t very good at school in high school and then in college I kind of turned it around and a lot of that has come from debate teaching me how to be efficient, how to be effective, and how to communicate really well,” Miller said. “All of the skills it has given me on learning and being able to apply everything I learn has helped me to become a better student and to realize that law school is something that is obtainable for me. Debate showed me that there was something in my life that clicked with me and it gave me the skills to take that further.”

Miller plans to take a gap year after she graduates to coach a college debate team.

After taking the Law School Admissions Test, Miller hopes to attend a top law school and then work on civil rights and domestic violence cases for a non-profit organization.

Rachel Spacek can be reached at rspacek@ sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @ NevadaSagebrush.

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ASUN senator censured, first of session

By Rachel Spacek Senator of the Associated Students of the University of Nevada Brennan Jordan of the Division of Health Sciences was censured last week. His censure marks the first time this semester a Senator has been censured.

Censure is a formal scolding of a public official. In ASUN, if a senator loses five points they can be recommended for a censure by the Committee on Oversight.

A senator can lose two points after six unexcused absences from their office hours, one point for having an unexcused absence from a Senate Committee meeting, a point for three unexcused tardies in a Committee meeting and two points for three unexcused tardies from a general senate meeting.

ASUN appointed officials can also be censured if they fail to complete their report before the senate.

After an ASUN elected or appointed official accumulates a loss of five points, the Committee on Oversight conducts a hearing in which the official is given the opportunity to present oral or written testimony either defending or admitting to their absences.

A senator’s first censure includes a recommendation that the senator releases a public statement or apology to the Nevada Sagebrush.

Brennan’s censure marks the first this senate session, contrary to years in the past where oftentimes more than one senator or public official was censured.

Below is Brennan’s formal censure apology.

Students of the University of Nevada, Reno, When I was elected as senator for the Division of Health Sciences, I received a mandate to carry out my office to its greatest extent; However, over the course of my term I have made enough errors for it to be determined I have not done just that.

Most of the errors fall largely to a lack of communication which is one of the cornerstones of holding public office. I realize my errors and have nobody to blame except myself.

To every student I represent in the Division of Health Sciences and to the student body at large: I am deeply sorry for my abuse of office and lack of communication. Be assured that for the remainder of my term I will do nothing to undermine the job which all of you graciously gave me last March.

Sincerely, Brennan Jordan Senator, Division of Health Sciences Rachel Spacek can be reached at rspacek@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @NevadaSagebrush.

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Billy McGarvey, center, as Alphie, poses with mascots from other schools at the 2016 Mascot Stampede in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, in December 2016. Alphie took first place in the competition.

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given that honor is something I would never be able to express in words because you just become so immersed in everything Nevada.

Q: WAS IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP YOUR IDENTITY A SECRET AMONG YOUR PEERS AND THE COMMUNITY? HOW DID IT FEEL WHEN YOU WERE ABLE TO REVEAL WHO YOU WERE?

BM: Keeping my identity a secret was kind of

out of my hands. I never went out of my way to tell anyone but word spreads regardless. When I was finally revealed, I felt a lot of appreciation from the crowd and was just thankful for the whole experience over the past few years.

DG: For me, it was almost never a secret. Ev-

eryone knew, though it was a surreal feeling being revealed to the public at the senior game, mostly because it was amazing to see that people actually appreciated all the hard work that Billy and I contributed to the program.

Q: AS A MASCOT, WHAT DO YOU FEEL IS YOUR MAIN IMPORTANCE TO THE UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY?

BM: I think my main importance has been to

brighten people’s days. I love going to athletics and community events and being able to interact with so many different people and put a smile on their face for a while.

DG: I think that the main importance is being

able to serve your community in a fun and engag-

Q: WHAT AWARDS AND/OR CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE YOU MADE TO THE UNIVERSITY AS THE MASCOT?

BM: I was the Champion of the 2016 Mascot Stampede competition in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

DG: I was the Champion of the 2015 mascot stampede.

Q: IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT THE READERS TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?

BM: Through being a mascot I have been fortunate enough to go to a bowl game at the Superdome in New Orleans, the football game at Notre Dame and the NCAA tournament for march madness.

DG: I just want to thank my Coaches Kim and Mark for making me a champion, my partner in crime Billy McGarvey for making the last three years an unforgettable experience, and lastly the students because they make every game worth it!

If you would like to request an appearance by any of the University of Nevada, Reno, mascots, please visit the Nevada Athletics website. If you would like to become a Nevada mascot, you must be a part of the Nevada Wolf Pack Spirit Program.

Madeline Purdue can be reached at mpurdue@ sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @madelinepurdue.

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The Nevada Legislative Building as it stands in Carson City, Nevada, on Monday April 3. State Sen. Yvanna Cancela announced last week that her controversial immigration bill would not continue through the Nevada Legislature this session.

Immigration it became clear that stakeholders could not reach a consensus on how to proceed, despite honest efforts from everyone at the table,” Brooks said in a statement. “While this has been a difficult decision, I believe it would be irresponsible to continue pushing my bill forward in its current form without having a clear path to passage and agreement from all stakeholders.”

These conversations about immigration in Carson City came after President Donald J. Trump released several related executive orders early in his presidency. One, in January, stated, “jurisdictions that fail to comply with the applicable Federal law do not receive Federal funds, except as mandated by law,” while the other loosened the criteria ICE uses to prioritize deportations.

Worries over a clash with the Trump Administration increased again last month when U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions echoed Trump’s position, saying the Justice Department would work to “claw-back” around $4 billion in federal grant money that

goes to fund over 100 “sanctuary” jurisdictions.

In an Assembly hearing last week for AB 357, Tom Robinson, Deputy Chief at the Reno Police Department, said the police department is already not allowed to stop a person merely based on suspicion that they are in the U.S. illegally, but does work with Federal law enforcement agencies like U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when interests align.

Chuck Callaway from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department echoed Robinson’s words, saying that the department does not perform immigration duties in the field and only cooperates with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement through their 287 (g) program.

The 287 (g) program notifies ICE when a person is a priority for deportation.

Supporters of SB 223 said the practice of the legislation would be to codify into law the rule that police cannot ask for a person’s immigration status at the point of contact.

“Senate Bill 223 is common sense and in many ways a practice that law enforcement already follows,” said the Progressive Leadership

Alliance of Nevada in a statement. “Codifying it into law ensures that a renegade sheriff can’t change the tactics and ensnare law-abiding Nevadans into a cruel and complicated immigration system.”

Senate Minority Leader Michael Roberson, R- Las Vegas, has been a vocal critic of SB 223 from the beginning and said last week that the bill’s death was a “victory for Nevadans and for keeping our communities safe.”

“I made the defeat of the sanctuary state bills my top priority and neither bill even received a legislative hearing,” Roberson said. “However, despite today’s news, I will remain vigilant and will fight against any effort to resurrect this legislation before the end of the session.”

Roberson encouraged concerned citizens to help kill AB 357, saying it would “provide sanctuary to criminal aliens and threaten the safety of our families and the well-being of our communities.”

Rachel Spacek can be reached at rspacek@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @NevadaSagebrush.

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By Joey Thyne

COFFEE, CONDOMS, AND CONSENT DATE: Wednesday TIME: 11 a.m.

LOCATION: Gateway Plaza INFO: What’s better than

coffee? That’s right! Free coffee. What’s better than free coffee? That’s right! Safe and healthy sex practices. Enjoy the warm weather and sip on a free cup of joe while learning about consensual sex.

If anyone has questions email Carissa Bradley at carissabradley1@gmail. com

A DOG'S PURPOSE DATE: Thursday TIME: 6 p.m.

LOCATION: JCSU INFO: Every animal lover

needs to check this out.

This touching story about a dog’s reincarnation into four separate bodies will make you want to FaceTime your dog.It stars Dennis Quaid, Britt Robertson and Josh Gad. Admittance is free to students and complimentary snacks and beverages will be provided.

CASINO NIGHT DATE: Thursday TIME: 7 p.m.

LOCATION: Ballroom C INFO: This night is not

only for students to enjoy popcorn, cotton candy, drinks and games, but also to educate on the dangers of gambling.

This event is sponsored by the Multicultural Greek Council. Tickets cost $5 and are available to the door. If anyone has any questions email Nicole Arenovsku at mgc. activities@gmail.com.

STOMPIN' WITH THE PACK DATE: Saturday TIME: 6 p.m.

LOCATION: Glick Ballroom INFO: Various organizations

on campus will perform their step-dance routines.

It is sponsored by the Multicultural Greek Council, and tickets are available for purchase from individual Multicultural Greek Council members. If anyone has questions email Damian Van at dvan@nevada.unr. edu.

BLACK AND PURPLE BALL DATE: Sunday TIME: 6 p.m.

LOCATION: Glick Ballroom INFO: Dress up in your

snazziest formal outfit, get a date and come out to the Black and Purple Ball. This fancy night with be full of food and dancing. Tickets are $10. Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society.

This event is sponsored by Colleges against Cancer.

Joey Thyne can be reached at jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter @joey_thyne

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1.) Ryan Moe performs as audience members wave their lights. 2.) UNR students enjoy the concert.

By Joey Thyne ASUN’s 2017 Spring Concert took place on Wednesday, March 29, at the Reno Ballroom. Despite being on a Wednesday night off campus, there was a substantial student turnout.

DJs Slushii, Vanic and Ryan Moe headlined. EDM was the main focus, compared to last year’s spring concert's country music theme.

"EDM concerts are always a fun time with upbeat music and lets be honest, most people go to concerts to dance," said ASUN Director of Programming Cassandra Hurdle.

"I think that both the music and the culture is a huge hit with students our age right now. Plus it is such a diverse genre, there is something for everyone."

There were 2,400 students in attendance, which had a lot to do with the fact that the concert was free.

“We have a revenue line in ASUN...this year it was $150,000, so we have to make sure we make that much

money,” said ASUN Assistant Director of Programming Bryan Leard. “Luckily with Biggest Little Festival we darn near made the whole thing...So when we got to the financial process we realized, wait a second, we don’t need to make students pay for this, it would be awesome if we could do a free concert.”

Planning for the ASUN Spring Concert began in December, but serious conversations with artists and booking agencies did not come about until mid to late January.

The original plan was to hold the event at the Reno Events Center, but ASUN found they could rent the Reno Ballroom for approximately $16,000 less.

Because of interfering events in the ASUN schedule, including spring break, Family Weekend and Unity Week, as well as conflicts on the part of the venue, the concert was put on a Wednesday.

“Ideally we would have liked to have it on a Friday or Saturday, but it didn’t work

out,” Leard said.

The entire concert cost $70,000. Slushii was $20,000, Vanic was $12,500 and Ryan Moe was $700, among other expenses.

Reno native Ryan Moe started the show out strong.

He got the crowd warmed up with upbeat and melodic styles. His crew danced around the stage and provided a lot of great energy.

He gracefully weaved in and out of his own material and remixes of popular songs.

“It was amazing,” Moe said.

“I'm so thankful and humbled to have been a part of it. The production was awesome and all of the acts threw down killer sets.”

More and more people filtered in as Vanic took the stage.

Everyone jumped along to his more aggressive, dubstep-influenced EDM. The audience was becoming increasingly rowdy as the night progressed and he incorporated a lot of cool lights and visuals.

The pinnacle of intensity

came with the main attraction: Slushii. Everyone went wild as the DJ contributed the most satisfying bass drops of the night. He even put on a couple of throwback jams to make sure the crowd was still with him (they were). He interacted with the spectators and seemed to have a lot of fun himself.

"I believe the show went very well," Hurdle said.

"From a behind the scenes point of view, there were very few incidents and the concert basically ran itself. I've heard a lot of positive feedback from students who attended and from the artists who performed. I'd call it a success."

It seemed to be thoroughly enjoyed by the students in attendance.

“I really liked how it was in the ballroom, I had a lot of space but not too much,” said UNR junior Jasmine Brown.

“The DJs were great.” She was, however, left wanting more as she added, “I wish it ended a little later."

The sound system, which

has had troubles in the past at school-sponsored events, held up surprisingly well.

The bass was chest-rattling and left me hard of hearing.

The production, provided by Moon Lighting & Sound, was excellent. Foam tubes filled with lights were handed out for students to wave around during sets, which had a really cool effect.

For one night, UNR got to revel in the contained chaos of EDM, with eye glitter and American flag bandannas as far as the eye could see.

Despite my being a jaded curmudgeon, I couldn’t help bobbing my head to the beat.

Rave culture has crawled out of the seedy underbelly of society to be embraced by the mainstream, enchanting audiences with visceral appeal and a spectacle caught somewhere between MDMA euphoria and Cartoon Network.

Joey Thyne can be reached at jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter @joey_thyne

BEYOND WONDERLAND review

By Will Compton

Over spring break on a nice warm Tuesday, my best friend Joseph Brooke and I decided to take a last-minute trip to Beyond Wonderland, an EDM music festival in San Bernardino. Beyond, which I had been hearing about for some time now, took place on Friday, March 24 and Saturday, March 25. With nothing else better to do, Joe and I packed our bags and took the seven-hour road trip down to SoCal to experience one of the most interesting and energetic weekends of our lives.

Beyond Wonderland blew us away, from its amazing attractions and performers to its well-created stages. Through the 48 hours we spent there, we came back with a whole new mindset about music festivals. This is our official review of Beyond Wonderland: the festival that will make you fall in love with electronic music.

First, let’s talk about what Beyond Wonderland is. Beyond is a music festival put on by Insomniac Events, the biggest EDM festival coordination corporation in the world. Usually held in SoCal every year, Beyond Wonderland is widely-known for its use of intrinsic and exotic stages, such as the Upside Down House, Queen’s Domain, BassHouse and its variety of performers and acrobats located all around the festival grounds. It is also celebrated for its annually changing themes.

This year’s was “Under the Sea,” where performers, designs and light shows were curated around the idea of the ocean.

Beyond is also well-known for its variety of showcasing the extremely popular, the old legends and new on-the-spot-producers.

This year’s lineup featured artists such as Audien, Alison Wonderland, Illenium, Hardwell, NGHTMRE, Snails, Yellow Claw, Bro Safari and Diplo.

Now, Beyond is considered one of Insomniac’s “space filler” festivals, which means it fills in the dead space between festival dates so EDM lovers always have the next rave to look forward to. That way they’re not going months at a time without having a concert to go to. Now that you have an idea of SoCal’s most entertaining music festival, let’s dive into our Beyond Wonderland 2017 full review.

GETTING TO THE GROUNDS & SECURITY: Beyond was held at the National Orange

Show Events Center, a giant outside space of concrete used for multiple events held all year throughout California. It’s placed right in the center of San Bernardino, but getting there is a bitch and a half. If you didn’t pay for VIP parking, you’re going to walk about a solid half mile or so if you get lucky. Cops have streets blocked and fenced off so that California traffic you love just got amped up. The festival went from 5 p.m.– to 2 a.m., so I recommend getting there a little early if you want to be there the full time. If not, you’re going to be asking for a ride, no question. Yet, a tip for all you festival travelers: Uber is independently owned, so they set their own prices. Taxis are owned by the government, so they have a set wage per quarter mile, and it cannot change. So a $60 Uber ride is a $20 Taxi ride. Remember that for the next time you need a ride, it could save you a fortune.

As you walk into the festival, you hit a giant tent for will call and ticket pick up on your left. There are about 8-10 windows open, and the process flew by. They were very quick and professional with their ticket handling, and I heard very few complaints. Walk past the ticketing booth to another side of a fence and there are the entry gates to the festival. There, multiple lines of bag check and ticket scanning were occurring. Security was very either/ or relating to their politeness. You could have a nice lady, letting you bring in your chapstick and Vicks into the festival, but the next line over, someone was having their camelback dumped out and thrown away right in front of them for having broken seals on containers. You never really knew what you were going to get, but they did take their job seriously. Unless you were media or worked for the festival, you received hard copy tickets, not the wristbands that are currently in right now.

Security also lined all the corners and entrances of the festival, with over 200 guards on post. So long story short, sneaking people in was borderline impossible.

INSIDE THE FESTIVAL "Interesting" is the best way to describe the layout and creation of Beyond Wonderland. As soon as you walk in, you are greeted by performers in exotic costumes,giving you a welcome to their exotic world. They walked all around the festival and never got out of character.

From asking to take photo to following them to play games, they were one of the highlights of this festival. On your right was the infinity pond, where a giant grand water fountain spewed with color changing seahorses surrounding it. Colored trees lined the pond, with grass below for people to relax. The trees were decorated with color changing orbs and spikes, decorated to look almost like something from Candy Land. Beautiful statues were all around the festival as well, including a mechanical squid that operated all on its own solely through the sun. Shops and huts were placed strategically, available to give out beer, water, fresh fruit, greasy food, rave gear and even places to meditate and express emotions. If you wanted a little taste of home, you could even stop by the food truck corner, where local food trucks were giving out delicious food of all types. All around the grounds there was easy-to-access bathrooms, so waiting in line was never a problem. The layout was beautiful and well-done. The only flaw was a very crucial one: water stations. With only one area designated for stations, about 20 pump stations lined up next to each other dispensed out clean water, lines built up dramatically after each performance. Getting water took a little while, but vendors sold it by the bottle for those who hate to wait. All the grounds workers for Insomniac were very professional, sweet, and knowledgeable about everything in the festival. If you had questions, they weren’t hard to find and usually always had answers for Joseph and me.

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home of the bass heads. With borderlineblinding light shows, power acts like Snails, Trollphase & Phiso performed, so there was never a quiet moment. Next up was the Cheshire Cove. Located next to the Infinity Pond, this stage was set up like a captain’s ship, with house music spinning throughout the entire festival.

This stage was amazingly designed, and perfect for people who wanted to vibe at a low-key pace during the festival.

Tucked in the back of the festival was The Aquarium. This stage was all about the show, the acts and set up. With extremely vibey performers such as Kry Wolf and Rezz, the pace always stayed chill and low in the Aquarium, and always was a great place to socialize and listen to great music.

If you enjoy Flume, you would’ve been there. Finally, across from the aquarium was the Upside Down House. Sponsored consistently at Insomniac Events by Red Bull, this stage is literally how it sounds.

A house turned upside down with three windows open for possible slots for DJ’s to perform. Exciting performers such as Aazar and Two Fresh & Redlight always keep upside down house moving and grooving with its trap or progressive house sounds.

Upside Down House has always been a popular stage at Insomniac; It was very cool to see it still thriving.

RE-CAP Beyond Wonderland is one of the best music festivals I have yet to attend. Not because of the performances or the lack of money I had spent (By the way, it is a very cheap music festival to do with friends, I highly recommend for a fun trip), it was the true atmosphere of festivals you felt there. There was no negativity around you; everyone was there for the same purpose and that was to enjoy their time away.

Everyone you met had a different smile and a different story, but all were there for the same purpose. You have to be a person who enjoys EDM and music festivals to truly enjoy Beyond Wonderland. But, if you do, it is truly one of the happiest and best 48 hours you will ever have. I highly recommend you make Beyond Wonderland a consideration next Spring Break, it is absolutely worth it.

I was actually very impressed with Beyond Wonderland’s lineup. They were able to appeal to the new lovers of EDM as well as the old. Old legends like Diplo, Hardwell, Bro Safari and Yellow Claw made their performances heard loud and clear, while new hot artists, like Illenium, NGHTMRE, Alison Wonderland and Rezz took over. Beyond had five different stages set up all throughout the festival, all located under massive tents to protect from possible weather. The first was the Queen’s Domain, set up to be the main stage. There, giant light shows and effects were the themes and it truly carried the most power during the festival. Right be- Joey Thyne can be reached at jsolis@sagehind was the Outer Realm, which was the brush.unr.edu or on Twitter @joey_thyne

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In memoriam: Club Penguin

By Joey Lovato As the final moments crept closer and closer everyone on the server gathered at the snow forts to say their last goodbyes. Moments before midnight all of the penguins were there saying, “Goodbye my friends,” “thank you everyone,” “waddle on,” or simply the heart emoji. Then they stopped typing, there were a few seconds of silence as all the penguins stood there, some dancing, some strumming a guitar, some petting their puffles and then a simple message appears on screen; “The connection has been lost.

Thank you for playing Club Penguin. Waddle on!”

After more than 11 years across 380 servers in six countries with more than 200 million user accounts, Club Penguin has shut down. The announcement came in late January, stating that the Club Penguin team at Disney was going to be shuttering the long-beloved game to focus on the next iteration of the Club Penguin universe, an app called “Club Penguin Island”.

To the dismay of millennials everywhere, the long-time game that many grew up on has come to an end.

“I used to go to the pizzeria to break up relationships in between little children, now how am I supposed to keep the kids safe?” said UNR sophomore and Club Penguin enthusiast Neha Mayes. “It feels like a part of my childhood has been taken away. I will miss sled racing with my friends.”

Club Penguin (for those few, sorry souls that don’t already know) was a browser-based game where players interacted with other people online as virtual penguins who could roam around a wintery map. This arctic wonderland was comprised of ski slopes, a town and penguins’ very own igloos that players could grow and decorate as they saw fit.

Club Penguin was always considered a childfriendly multiplayer game, which encouraged community and cooperation. In the earlier days of the internet, kids would populate these

games’ servers to feel like they had a place they belonged, where everyone was friendly and they could escape the troubles of everyday life. Many players gained valuable typing skills from playing games such as these. In the earlier days of the internet, kids would populate these games’ servers to feel like they had a place they belonged, where everyone was friendly and they could escape the troubles of everyday life.

Club Penguin Island, the new app that is replacing the browser version of the game, was released on iTunes and the Google Play store on March 29 and boasts the ability to, “Do something new every day like hitting the stage, enjoying pizza, or joining a party!” I guess they only meant for the game to last three days though, since those are pretty much the only things you can do. Club Penguin Island currently sits at a two-star rating on the app store.

While the many people who read this have long since outgrown Club Penguin, it led a generation of gamers into more hardcore games like Runescape and World of Warcraft. Even if you have never considered yourself a gamer, if you are around the age of 20 the chances that you played, or know someone who played Club Penguin, is high (even if you don’t want to admit it).

In 2007 the property sold to Disney for $700 million and grew until early 2016, where it then began to see a decline in users. The Club Penguin property has many other ways for fans of the series to enjoy the world from books, Nintendo DS games and even a Christmas special that aired on Disney Channel UK in 2014.

I’ll leave you with the message that is presented to anyone who tries to go to the Club Penguin website now, “Thank you for making Club Penguin so incredibly inspiring. Waddle on, everyone!”

Joey Thyne can be reached at jsolis@sagebrush.unr. edu or on Twitter @joey_thyne

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No taxation on menstruation: repeal ‘pink tax’

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hether it’s groceries, toys or clothing, women are still paying more for gender-specific products than men.

A 2015 study from the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs compared price differences on nearly 800 products from more than 90 brands marketed to different genders, and found that products marketed to women and girls cost 7 percent more than comparable products for men and boys.

This study, among other similar revelations of gender inequality in American social institutions, has sparked a national movement to address the additional expenses women pay for gendered products.

The Nevada Legislature joined 20 other states in repealing the so-called “pink tax” after Sen. Yvanna Cancela and Sen. Joyce Woodhouse introduced SB 415 and Assemblywoman

Sandra Jauregui introduced AB 402, both of which would eliminate sales and use tax on feminine hygiene products.

Currently, products considered necessities are exempt from sales tax in Nevada, but feminine products such as tampons and sanitary napkins are not included. SB 415 and AB 402 would correct that.

There is no reason why women should have to pay this absurd tax on items that they cannot go without. Taxes exist for a lot of reasons, but perhaps most importantly in this case, they exist to deter undesirable behavior — think cigarette or soda taxes. In this social perspective, it just doesn’t make sense to tax a necessity rather than a luxury.

“Historically, male dominated legislatures have decided what is exempted from taxation, it’s only been recently that across the country, women legislators have stood up and said we buy tampons and sanitary napkins, not because we want to but

because we have to and we should look at the sales tax of those items,” Cancela said last Thursday before the Senate Committee on Revenue and Economic Development.

It’s equivalent to taxing water for the sole reason that people can’t fight back with their wallets. At the end of the day, they still need the water.

Moreover, the “pink tax,” because it’s a sales tax, disproportionately affects poor women. They don’t need these products any less than their richer counterparts, and yet it is harder for them to get their hands on pads or tampons because they also need to decide if they need food or rent for the week.

Ultimately, the archaic notion that women have to be taxed just because they’re women must be repealed.

The editorial board can be reached at jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @NevadaSagebrush.

An unsettling disturbance in the force...

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long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I sat scrolling casually through my Disney-filled Twitter feed when I noticed a disturbance in the force.

There was outrage, questioning and blame, everyone was talking about the same thing: Disneyland would be charging a separate ticket fee of $95 for the long-awaited Star Wars Land during its first few months open in 2019.

As a die-hard Disney fan who already cries a little bit when I look at the steep price of park admissions, I wanted to add my opinion to all the griping going on but needed to read the information from the source.

I found the article, published on MiceChat, a popular website for fellow Disnerds, and sure enough there it was.

“From Memorial Day to Labor Day, Star Wars Land will open to guests only with a separate Emily ticket for the ‘event’ priced at Fisher $95 per day.”

I kept reading, glancing through pictures of the current construction progress and various sneak peeks into what the park is going to look like when I got to the end.

And read this: “April Fools! The part about Star Wars Land being a separate ticket event for the first summer is a prank.”

Now, if I had the space, this would be a pretty good story to demonstrate the dangers of how quickly fake news can become real news when people don’t check their sources carefully before sharing on social media, but I’ll get into that another time.

What I found myself wondering was (1) Why did they post an April fool’s joke a day early? and (2) Why wasn’t I laughing and saying “oh, they got me good!”

I realized I wasn’t laughing because this is totally something that Disney would actually do. Many people in the comments of the article agreed with me. Recently there have been many special “ticketed events” in the park. There’s always been the “Mickeys Not So Scary Halloween Party”, and there was the “Tower of Terror 13th Hour” event last December. Most recently Disneyland welcomed back the classic Main Street Electrical Parade with a special premier event. These events all claim exclusive perks to those who buy the extra tickets. People who have annual passes must purchase the extra tickets too.

After all of these similar events, it wouldn’t surprise me if Disney decided to do a ticketed en-

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trance to the new Star Wars themed land. Not only would it generate some extra revenue, but it would control crowds. Also, some may argue that just the fact that Disney can do this (so many people are totally willing to fork over any amount of money to see their Star Wars dreams become reality) means

that they will do it.

I really hope that this isn’t the case. While I’m not blind to the business value and potential pros of a move like this, here’s why I don’t agree: “A word may be said in regard to the concept and conduct of Disneyland’s operational tone.

Las Vegans should celebrate first NFL team

By Ryan Suppe

part is that Las Vegans love sports, and after years of settling for mediocre semi-professional teams, we have not one, but two teams playing at the highest level. Don’t get me wrong, I had season tickets to the Thunder, the Wranglers and the Stars/51’s, but watching Jackie Moon types meander through the ECHL season and lose to the Alaska Aces in the Pacific Division championship series at the Orleans Arena can get old after a while.

The Raiders aren’t for tourists. They’re for locals.

They’re going to be like the Lakers of the NFL with shades of “Gucci Row” at Jerry Tarkanian’s Runnin’ Rebel games. Celebrities will sit courtside and diehard fans will fill the cheap seats. I’m not saying locals will instantly become die-hard Raider fans (hopefully all the Cowboys fans in Vegas will change their minds), but Las Vegans love their sports and will buy in to whoever is playing pro football in their town. If you rushed the court every time UNLV beat BYU in the Mountain West tournament during the Lon Kruger era, you’ll know what I’m talking about.

Raider haters say this deal is an irresponsible use of taxpayer money. They say money should be going to public education rather than fancy stadiums and sports teams, considering Nevada ranks last in public education nationally. According to Norman Chad of The Washington Post, “if we had as many educationologists and knowledgeniks in this nation as we do bracketologists and draftniks, the United States would be far and away the most cultivated, enlightened and literate republic on the face of this flat Earth.”

They make valid points, but I’m not going to let public education get in the way of my love sports.

This Las Vegas Raiders thing has gotten very political. It’s all “taxpayers don’t want to pay for this” and “an NFL owner shouldn’t have a haircut like that.” In my opinion, as a 22-year Las Vegas native and sports fan, the Raiders moving to Las Vegas is a successful deal, decades in the making, that should be celebrated.

Finally, Bishop Gorman won’t be the most talented and most high profile football team in Southern Nevada. Finally, UNLV football will move out of that silver, horseshoe-shaped turd of a stadium. Finally, locals will have something to be proud of other than strippers, gambling, the Hoover Dam and the Blue Man Group. And FINALLY, after hoping and praying for my entire life, FINALLY Las Vegas will have a real professional sports team (I’m still not convinced the Golden Knights are affiliated with the NHL, so the Raiders feel like the first).

Defenders of this deal say it’s a good move because the team will bring more visitors to Las Vegas and construction on the $1.9 billion stadium will create jobs for locals. This is all true.

A state-of-the-art stadium will bring Super Bowls, Final Fours and international soccer. Las Vegas is already an attractive destination for sporting events like the Mountain West, PAC-12 and West Coast Conference tournaments, NASCAR, boxing and UFC. The Las Vegas Bowl continues to draw big crowds every year (especially if BYU or Utah is playing). The Las Vegas economy runs on visitors, and now the “Entertainment Capital of the World,” America’s sexiest city will be home to America’s sexiest team playing America’s sexiest sport. The Raiders were meant for Las Vegas.

But, the best part about this deal isn’t the tourism Ryan Suppe studies philosophy. He can be reached or the jobs or the possibility of strippers and bottle at ryansuppe15@gmail.com and on Twitter @ service in the suites at Raiders Stadium. The best salsuppe.

Although various sections will have the fun and flavor of a carnival or amusement park, there will be none of the ‘pitches,’ game wheels, sharp practices, and devices designed to milk the visitor’s pocketbook.”

This is a quote from the man himself, Walt Disney. His vision for Disneyland never was to get rich fast, and that’s why the park was so successful. It wasn’t about money, it was about creating a world within our world where parents and kids could have fun together, enjoying each other’s company and exploring things they never thought possible. It was about creating a place that could mold and change with the times, that would continue to bring magic to people for as long as there were people to bring magic to.

The addition of Star Wars Land will make an already great park even greater. As the Star Wars fan base continues to grow every day, this will be the first space they can really be immersed in a detailed, incredibly well-thought out replica of the world they love so much.

The crowds are going to be horrid the first couple of months, probably even the first couple years, and I won’t be surprised if there is a Fast Pass ticket system in place that sells out 30 minutes into park opening like Radiator Springs Racers a few years back. Even if the special cost was implemented, once it expires, the crowds will be just as crazy. There would also be an extra cost Disney will incur to build make-shift gates, and hire people to act as security guards crushing people’s Star Wars dreams when they can’t get in because they couldn’t spare $95 more.

True fans can deal with crowds; it’s part of the experience. And Disney will make plenty of extra revenue when more people purchase tickets to Disneyland just for Star Wars, or indulge themselves in the endless amounts of limited time merchandise and themed food Disney does so well.

While there’s no changing the inevitable rising cost of entry into Disneyland (as Rumpelstiltskin always says, magic comes at a price!) I really believe Disney shouldn’t consider turning Star Wars Land into another gated park inside the one they already have. Let’s hope they continue to keep the spirit of the great Walt Disney alive and let all people experience the galaxy far, far away without stabbing a lightsaber through their wallets.

Emily Fisher studies journalism. She can be reached at ryansuppe15@gmail.com and on Twitter @ NevadaSagebrush.

Raiders move is a raw deal for Las Vegas

By Jacob Solis Last week, it became official: The Oakland Raiders are coming to Vegas. A 31-1 vote from NFL owners last Monday sealed the deal in a month’s long saga that has captivated the state since the waning days of 2016. Even so, it’s a deal that likely won’t work out in the long-term, and here’s why: First and foremost, Nevada is funneling an obscene amount of public money — $750 million — into the proposed $1.9 billion stadium plan, and it’s money that’s really best spent elsewhere. Proponents of the new deal will note that the money isn’t coming from Nevada taxpayers, but instead from a new, higher hotel room tax.

Theoretically, they say, it’s not Nevadans footing the bill, but tourists.

This misses the point.

When the Nevada legislature voted to approve that funding last October, they proved they were willing to raise taxes. If those tax increases were in the cards this whole time, why wasn’t that money spent on something that could better use the attention? The state’s K-12 system continues to languish near the bottom of education lists despite large-scale attempts at reform in 2015.

That’s to say nothing of a proposed increase in higher education funding that evaporated after a budget hole hundreds-of-millions wide opened up just prior to this year’s legislative session.

More than that, this massive influx in public money is coming at a time when it’s less clear than ever that stadiums actually provide the economic benefits their proponent’s claim. In 2015, Stanford Professor Emeritus Roger Noll found no significant benefit to local economies who invested in stadium deals, and any large

influx in jobs would be mostly temporary and construction-related.

And just because the state is ponying up threequarters of a billion dollars to lure the Raiders to Nevada does not mean that the Raiders will be here to stay. They’re a team that’s already moved twice in the last 35 years, and if such a move were to happen again, it could easily leave Las Vegas with a shiny new stadium and no one to play in it.

This is to say nothing of the fact that when the Raiders finally arrive in either the 2018 or 2019 season (depending on how amenable the city of Oakland is to another two seasons in the Coliseum), they will arrive in the most bloated sports market Las Vegas — which is already only the 40th largest TV market in the nation — has ever seen. Not only will the Raiders have to peddle season tickets to stay afloat long-term, but so will the fledgeling Golden Knights hockey team and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas football team. What happens if and when the market becomes oversaturated?

And what happens if the Raiders success on the field dries up? For the first time in more than a decade, the Raiders have shown real competence as a football team, and this has no doubt driven at least some of the excitement around the move. But football is cyclical, and this success will eventually come to an end.

What happens then, when there is no long-term fan base invested in the team willing to pay for season after season of disappointment?

This move can only end badly.

Jacob Solis studies journalism. He can be reached at jsolis @sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @ NevadaSagebrush.

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Nelson looks to bring Pack to greater heights

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Nevada Women’s Volleyball coach Lee Nelson analyzes the game plan before speaking to his team during a timeout in their matchup against the Utah State Aggies in Reno on Sept. 22, 2016. Lee Nelson looks to build on last year’s 19-11 record, with returning seniors Madison Foley and Nicole Burda leading the way.

By Will Compton A well-lit office overflows with papers and sketched out play designs.

The faded formations and assignments are forever sketched into pieces of paper and drawing boards. Pictures of teammates, coaches and rosters line his desk, and the silver and blue wolf is prominently displayed in the front.

Lee Nelson, the head coach for the women’s volleyball team at the University of Nevada, Reno, is preparing for possibly his greatest season yet as head coach. With star returners, as well as some fresh new faces, Nelson understands what is at stake in the future. So, he rubs his hands over his face, grabs his clipboard and whistle and heads to volleyball practice. He knows his team has a shot to take the Mountain West and return to being the number one team in the conference. Best of all, he will be the one to lead them there, and this is his story.

Lee Nelson, a Southern California native, found his love for volleyball in the 1980s when he played in high school in Santa Barbara. Finding his groove as a middle blocker, Nelson quickly began to grow and became a two-time varsity starter before his graduation in 1985. Right after his high school years, Nelson continued to grind on the hardwood and stayed

home to play volleyball for UCSB. The young star continued to shine and was even offered a slot at the USA Men’s National Volleyball Team tryouts in 1986-1989. After his collegiate years passed, Nelson went abroad and played in Finland and the Netherlands for a couple years. Yet, a time came where the playing faded and Nelson found an empty gap in his life he desperately needed a way to fill.

“I really had no idea what to do after that. I didn’t really know what my plan was, or where I was going at that time,” Nelson said. “So eventually, I found myself back in the love I had always been, and that was volleyball.”

Volleyball came back into Nelson’s life through coaching. Nelson took his skills to Fresno State in 2008, where he was an assistant coach for their volleyball team. After one year with the Bulldogs, Nelson decided to go home and began coaching for the UCSB Men’s volleyball team as the associate head coach. During this time, Nelson also contributed to the women’s team as an unpaid assistant coach. During his time there, Nelson helped lead UCSB to some of its best seasons in history, as well as to the NCAA Championship Match for the first time in years. Grabbing national attention for his amazing coaching skills, Nelson was soon picked up by the University of Miami in 2012,

where he was an assistant coach there for three years. Under his guidance, the Hurricanes made three straight NCAA tournament appearances, the school’s longest record.

“Miami was an amazing school.

I learned a lot of things there, and made a lot of memories,” the Santa Barbara native said. “But it wasn’t what I wanted, and that’s what brought me to Nevada.”

Doug Knuth, Nevada’s Athletic Director, found Nelson and asked him to come coach the Wolf Pack as their Head Coach. Nelson packed his bags, cleaned up his office and flew to the Biggest Little City in 2015, where he claimed the title of head coach at the University of Nevada, Reno.

“It was a chaotic transition to Nevada,” Nelson said. “I had to get a whole staff together, begin to recruit players, come up with plans, ideas and a whole new life. There were times where it was pretty overwhelming, no question.”

Nelson gathered his troops and took to his first season with Nevada in 2015. During that first season, Nelson led Nevada to its most successful campaign since 2010. Nevada went 13-17 overall and finished with a 12-18 overall record and a 7-11 conference mark for a seventh place finish in the Mountain West. The seven conference

Pack Men’s tennis: shaken, not stirred

By Brandon Cruz McArthur Tennis Center in Reno was teeming with tennis players this past weekend as the Wolf Pack Men’s Tennis team won just one of their three match-ups. Nevada defeated Air Force in their first conference game 4-1 on March 31, fell to Northern Arizona 4-2 during their game on April 1 and lost their second conference game against the New Mexico Lobos 4-1 on April 2.

Pack Men’s Tennis began to play way back in September during the UC Davis Invitational, but wins and losses didn’t begin to count until Jan. 18, when Nevada took on UC Riverside. During the doubles portion of the competition, the Wolf Pack did not put their best foot forward. Only one of the three Nevada doubles teams won that day, making the singles portion of the match-up that much more crucial. The only pair that came away with a win that day was the duo of Augustin Delahodde and Julien Evrard. After the doubles competition, the Pack came out with some extra fire, only losing one of their six singles matches, leading to UC Riverside’s demise.

The Pack then moved on to face off against UC Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, California, where they made mince meat of their opponents. The Wolf Pack did not lose a single match that day, notching a perfect 7-0 victory. But, just as Nevada appeared to be poised for a monumental season, a slump quickly struck the team. From Feb. 11 to March 10, the team went on a 5-game losing streak.

“We can look for excuses all the time, that would be an escape,” said head coach Sylvain Marloux

Following their five-game skid, the Pack rallied to defeat Northern Colorado in Sacramento, California, during the Golden State Invitational on March 11. A win streak did not come from this win as the very next day they were defeated by New Mexico State. Nevada then went on a five-game home stand where they were victorious in three of the five match-ups.

NEVADA VS AIR FORCE The Pack started off the match strong with their play in the doubles segment. The first pair to finish was the duo comprised of Kotsya Nesterenko and Mile Cilic, who defeated their Air Force opponents 6-3. The next doubles match that finished went in favor of Air Force and the final doubles pair consisting of Robert Margitfalvi and Peter O’Donovan shot down the Air Force Falcons 7-5. Following the doubles portion, the players took a much-needed break, so they could be at full strength going into singles play. The Pack took care of business in the singles portion of the game as well, as Julien Evrard, Cilic and O’Donovan put the final nail in the coffin of the Air Force Falcons.

u u Brandon Cruz can be reached at bcruz@sagebrush. unr.edu and on Twitter @Sagebrushsports.

victories and seventh place finish in ing their star players coming back and the Mountain West were both program ready to step up, Nelson believes this bests since joining the league in 2012. year Nevada is going to be the team to “When you first start coaching, you beat. always think you’re doing the right “We’ve found new stars, and we thing and that your choice is the best,” have girls who are coming back to Nelson said. “Looking back on my first leave their mark. It’s truly going to be season, I really think we all grew as a exciting to watch this young squad team and I as a coach. I learned a lot play with each other. There is so much of things, and I made sure I used it to chemistry, I really believe this is going grow.” to be an exciting year.”

Nelson took his own advice to heart With a new team on the roster, Neland came back in 2016 to lead Nevada son plans to lead his team to take the to its first winning season in over a Mountain West Conference this year, decade. Hitting a 13-game win streak, as well as take down top defenders Nevada took down top contenders such as Boise State and Colorado State like Wyoming. The Wolf Pack finished University, one of the best volleyball up the season with 19 wins, the most teams on the West Coast. He also since 2002. The Pack also went 10-8 plans to bring his team to a shot at the in conference play, their first winning NCAA Tournament, where he believes record since 2007. Nevada also had five Nevada will begin to take its ranks back seniors graduate, and three of them as one of the best teams in the nation. get into the all-time record books at Nevada will have its first pregame Nevada. matches in early August in a San Fran“There really was so much chemistry cisco Tournament, and then will host between all of us during that season. It its first home game in early September, made me anxious for the next season as dates have yet to be released. to start.” u Being down by five star players, Nelson realized it was time to start u recruiting for the 2017 season. With his roster open for new players, Nelson has recruited a brand new team, and Will Compton can be reached at bcruz@ they’re young. With more than half the sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @Sageteam being underrclassmen, and hav- brushsports.

Wolf Pack Baseball loses three out of four at Hawaii

By Javier Hernandez The University of Nevada baseball wrapped up their four-game non-conference series against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors this past Sunday.

The Rainbow Warriors were coming off of a fourgame sweep of the San Jose State Spartans. On the other hand, the Wolf Pack split their last four games, winning two out of three games against Air Force and dropping one against the San Francisco Dons. The Wolf Pack won one game and dropped the other three to the Rainbow Warriors.

GAME 1 (THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017) Nevada was able to gain an early 4-0 lead against the Rainbow Warriors through the middle of the fourth inning. However, Hawaii batted in six runs in the bottom of the inning, four in the fifth inning, and two in the sixth. Nevada’s starting pitcher, Trevor Chapie (1-4), was pulled out of the game after 3.1 innings, allowing six runs, five of which were earned.

Three Wolf Pack infielders had two hits apiece in first baseman Jordan Pearce (2-for-3, RBI), second baseman Keaton Smith (2-for-4, run), and third baseman Jaylon McLaughlin (2-for-4, RBI, run).

pitches. However, the Rainbow Warriors’ starter Dominic DeMiero matched Nowaczewski’s pitching performance, throwing an equally impressive seven innings.

The Wolf Pack was able to score on an RBI double by Cole Krzmarzick and an RBI single by Keaton Smith to give them the early 2-1 advantage.

Hawaii reliever Dylan Thomas replaced DeMiero and threw three shutout innings to earn the win. Like in the first game, the Wolf Pack had the early lead, boasting a 2-1 lead through seven innings. However, they were not able to hang on as the Rainbow Warriors were able to capitalize on a Dustin Demeter triple to bring home a runner. Later on in the inning, a bases loaded walk scored another run to take the lead.

Pearce (2-for-5), Smith (2-for-4, and Dillian Schrum (2-for-4) all had two hits apiece for the Wolf Pack.

GAME 3 (SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2017) In the penultimate game of the series, the Nevada Baseball team bounced back to get their only victory of the series. After being tied with the Rainbow Warriors through seven innings, the Wolf Pack ran off seven straight runs to seal the victory.

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GAME 2 (FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2017) In the second game of the series, the Wolf Pack lost a tough-fought battle against the Rainbow Warriors by a score of 3-2.

Nevada starting pitcher Mark Nowaczewski (1-4) had an impressive outing, only allowing three runs in a career-high 7.2 innings on 127

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Knuth hires Levens to lead Lady Wolf Pack

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Nevada guard Chanelle Brennan pulls up for a shot in Nevada’s Women’s basketball game in its win against San Jose State on Feb. 10, 2011. With Jane Albright’s retirement, Nevada has hired a new head coach in Amanda Levens.

By Kevin Bass The Nevada women’s basketball team has a new coach: Amanda Levens. The former Arizona State associate head coach fills the job opening left by former coach Jane Albright’s retirement in early March.

In her five years at Arizona State, Levens coached seven All-Pac 12 players and was a part of over 100 wins, including four 20-win seasons, a Pac-12 regular season championship, and four straight NCAA tournament appearances, including a sweet 16 run.

“We will miss her but are incredibly excited for this opportunity she’s been given,” said Arizona State head coach Charli Turner Thorne. “We know she will do an amazing job. Amanda is a great coach and a great person. The student-

athletes, university and community are going to love having her as a leader.”

Before her time at Arizona State, Levens was the head coach at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. Hired while just 29 years old, Levens helped to guide the team in a transition to the division one level. Despite the uptick in competition, Levens still improved her team, taking the team from five wins in the 2008-2009 season to 18 in the 20112012 season.

Levens was also named Ohio Valley Conference coach of the year after finishing third in the conference despite the preseason polls predicting an eighth-place finish.

Before coaching, Levens had a success-filled career as a player. In two years at Old Dominion University, she

was a part of two sweet 16 runs in the NCAA tournament. After transferring to Arizona State for her final two years, she was twice named to the all-Pac-10 team and was named an AP honorable mention All-American before being inducted into the ASU hall of fame in 2012.

Levens has connections to Nevada as well. In addition to earning her master’s in higher education administration from the university in 2007, she served as an assistant coach to former Wolf Pack head coach Kim Gervasoni for five seasons. In her time on Gervasoni’s staff, she was involved in recruiting 2005-2006 Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year Brandi Fitzgerald, a junior college All-American, and four members of the WAC All-Freshman team.

“We are thrilled to have Coach Levens

return to Nevada to lead our women’s their freshman to senior year. Nevada basketball program,” said Wolf Pack ath- is getting an amazing basketball coach letic director Doug Knuth. with an incredible basketball mind who While Levens was at Nevada she can see the game before it’s happening.” helped 16 student-athletes earn AllLevens is extremely happy to return WAC academic honors. The team made to Reno, saying, “I am absolutely thrilled its first-ever postseason tournament, for the opportunity to be back at Nevada. appearing in the National Invitational Having gotten my coaching start here it Tournament in 2007. has always been a special place to me.”

“Amanda is like family to me and I am beyond thrilled for her, the university u and the women’s basketball program,” u Gervasoni said. “I have a lot of love for Amanda and she is the perfect fit to lead this program. She is a great person who is extremely loyal, funny, kind and who relates well with her players. Some Kevin Bass can be reached at basskevinb@ of her best attributes are her player de- gmail.com and on Twitter @Sagebrushsvelopment skills. You won’t believe the ports. improvement her players will have from

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STUDENT LIVING Student living apartments can be the right or wrong place for you

By Madeline Purdue There are currently three student living apartments around the University of Nevada, Reno, with even more going up. They make the lease process easy and the search for living quick, which is useful when students have

reports, tests and others stressors in their life.

While as freshman these places seem like the best choice ever because they are escapes from the dorms, they quickly become annoying places to actually live. Before signing a lease at one of the many student living options, consider these pros and cons.

All-included amenities

Close to campus There is no doubt that living close to campus is a priority for most students. It’s much easier to be able to walk to classes than having to deal with parking. It is also easier to rush home for a bite to eat, a nap or to grab something you forgot quickly when you live so close. You still feel connected to the campus and the activities while not actually living on campus.

You get your own space

These student living apartments offer a lot of amenities to their residents that are included in their rent. Most of these places have a pool to chill at when it’s warm and a gym that’s close to home to work out at. They also have computer rooms and study areas for students to do their homework in. The rent also covers costs like Wi-Fi, water and maintenance issues. The only thing residents pay for other than rent is the electricity bill.

The biggest seller in these places is that you get your own space. You have your own bedroom, bathroom and closet for just you. There is no sharing of any of that, which is a dream after coming out of the dorms where you share everything. You can sleep as late as you want without your roommate’s alarm for class waking you up. You can shower for however long you please. You don’t have to put your seasonal clothes in storage to make room in the closet for other people. There’s no one harassing you on how dirty or disorganized it is.

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Loud people on all sides of you

The walls in the apartments are all paper thin. You can hear your roommates in the other room doing things unless you have a TV or radio on. This is particularly annoying when they are sick or have a new significant other. You hear people making food in the kitchen like you’re actually in there. The worst is when there are parties next to or above you. Student living apartments are notorious for their parties and they get loud and rowdy. There is music, footsteps and shenanigans all night long. At first it’s okay because you understand, college is fun and they’re just having a good time, but just wait until you’re sick and your neighbors have a party until 4 a.m.

Cleaning common areas Cleaning common areas is what tears friendships apart in the student apartments. Whether it’s taking out the trash, doing the dishes or cleaning out the refrigerator, you and your roommates will get in a fight about this at least once during the year. It is also very frustrating because no matter what you do to keep the place clean, it turns into a mess by the next day, especially with five people in one place.

Madeline Purdue can be reached at mpurdue@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @madelinepurdue.

The price does not equal what you get

As a resident, you pay a lot of money for where you live, and I mean a lot. The price tag is essentially because you are so close to campus because it’s certainly not because of what you get. Most of the furniture and appliances are low quality and can break with the wrong amount of pressure. The dryer takes a questionable amount of time to dry your clothes and the fridge door handles break off easily. Also, the Wi-Fi at some of these places is definitely not the quality you want when doing homework or watching Netflix. I could go on about the horror stories I’ve heard and experienced, but ultimately, you don’t get what you pay for.

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Left: A student living apartment as it stands on Monday, April 3. Right: A dorm room as it stands on Monday, April 3.

When looking for housing, the dorms and apartments each have their pros and cons

By Bailey MeCey When it comes to the college living situation, the two best options you will find are living in the dorms or an off-campus apartment. Each of them have their pros and cons, so we will dive deep into each and see which is right for you.

Proximity to campus: If you are looking to be close to campus both apartment and dorms provide that, but the closest by far is the dorms.

Right across from the music department, they give the best ability to sleep in until ten minutes before class starts and still make it on time. However, newer apartments are under construction across from Lawlor Events Center that will give the dorms a run for their money.

Cost:

The apartments provide a lot, but it comes at a cost. Compared to the dorms, you will be paying an extra $1000 depending on which dorm you choose. However if one were to stay at the Living Learning Community, you would be saving a pretty penny at the apartments. The dorm lease goes through the school year, but the apartments you will have to pay for the full year including summer. If you would rather not have worry about if you paid rent while you are sipping a mojito, the dorms may be more your speed.

Amenities:

The apartments have a lot more going for it with the amenities. You will get a full kitchen, so no more having to cook all your meals in a tiny

microwave. Even with this, instead of having to run down the hall to the bathroom you get a single or double bathroom right next to your room. This does come with a price, as you will have to pay extra for utilities like electricity and water. The dorms included all this, so go nuts on the power outlets while you can.

Privacy:

Everyone needs a quiet moment to breath so they do not go crazy, and the apartments provide that and more. You get your own room where you can escape the madness to.

When you start sharing a room it starts out well, but over the course of the year you partially want to strangle them.

You also do not have to be self conscious about yourself, and make the room into the person you

are. If at the dorms you felt awkward displaying your collection of erotic Waluigi figures, the single rooms at the apartments welcome them with open arms.

In conclusion: While the dorms provide a nice package, the apartments have a lot more going for them, especially as you move through your academic career. Whether it is having a 10-page term paper due the next day or eating a whole pizza while watching It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, the apartments make it easy to focus on whatever the task is at hand.

Bailey MeCey can be reached at bmecey@ sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @bmecey.

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ne of the most monumental experiences of college is having to live with other people, which can either be enlightening or traumatic (or both). It can be difficult trying to reconcile rules and boundaries with other people who have been living

a specific way for the first 18 years of their lives. There will invariably be some growing pains. But, in order to make you feel better about any awkward interactions you have had with your roommates, I have curated a list of reader-submitted roommate horror stories.

“One day my roommate Katie texts the group saying, ‘Hey is it ok with you guys if my dad stays in the house for a couple nights?’ And so her dad stays in our house without her, just by himself.”

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“I was hanging out with one of my roommates and a friend, with one of my other roommates in the next room. I went to the bathroom, washed my hands and saw him watching something on his iPad through the crack in the door. When I looked closer I saw he was watching a video of a cam girl in a skimpy school girl outfit with the door open! I motion for my roommate and friend to come see, when the cam girl takes off her top and starts dancing. We all returned to our room and silently scream-laughed into our pillows.”

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“So this one time I go to sleep at like 11:30 p.m., and my roommate Matt is in the kitchen making dinner. I wake up at like 3 in the morning to the horrible smell of burning food. I try to go back to sleep but it smells so bad. I go out into the kitchen into a cloud of smoke to see black chicken on the stove. I turn it off and go back to sleep. It smells really bad. The next morning he texts the group saying, ‘wtf is that smell’. And I say it was your chicken, asshole.”

“One time my roommate vomited all over our bathroom, which was shared between six women, and left it there for three days though we repeatedly begged her to clean it up.”

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If you live in the dorms or share a house/apartment with some friends, just try to be courteous and communicate. Take heed from these stories: if you’re going to vomit all over the bathroom clean it up, keep your sex toys in an undisclosed location, express your emotions and don’t take petty revenge, and close the door when you are surfing the darker recesses of the internet.

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LIVING How to deal with soulcrushing loneliness when living by yourself

By Ryan Suppe

Living with other people is tough. I’m of the opinion that humans aren’t meant to live so close together because humans, in general, hate each other. That’s why I choose to live alone.

Flying solo can get lonely if you don’t take the proper steps to keep yourself occupied. The odds tell us that living alone inevitably leads to Internet trolling or cannibalism or both, but it doesn’t have to be that way. From my musty, dark, singlebedroom dungeon to yours, here are some tips for living alone.

you’re interested. On second thought, don’t get a cat. They’re the worst.

KEEP IT CLEAN

The worst part about having roommates is the nagging about keeping stuff clean. Things can get really filthy really quickly when you finally live alone and don’t have someone to keep you honest about hygiene. It’s easy to rationalize living in filth when it’s your own filth. It’s not bothering anyone, right?

There are only so many movies and shows on Wrong. God is watching, and cleanliness is next to Netflix. Once you’ve exhausted all your streaming godliness. options (including Sharknado and all Disney Junior Make yourself a cleaning schedule. Have at least shows), it’s time to try a different medium like one day a week when you clean and do laundry, so DVDs, books and records. those clothes and dish mountains don’t pile up.

If you ever manage to lure a visitor into your Also, don’t eat in your bed. Forget to throw away lonely cave, a vast entertainment collection will an Uncrustable and you feed ants for a day. Make a A pet is an obvious deterrent for loneliness. Pets make you seem sophisticated and cultured. Also, habit of leaving food out, and ants will never leave are always there for you, even when you’re at your a trip to Recycled Records to browse their used you alone. Kind of like my stupid cat. worst (mostly because you feed them), and they DVDs and records is a great way to kill time and don’t get mad when you don’t do the dishes or play keep your mind off the possibility of dying alone. music too loudly.

Cats are the most low maintenance pets, especialAll kidding aside, you should probably find some ly if you’re the sole caretaker. Sometimes they can friends. Or, at least go to a place where other humake you even lonelier with their distant personaliLiving alone means eating alone.

Breaking bread mans are gathering socially every once in a while. ties and smug looks, but talking to them is better with a friend is fulfilling, but other people are annoyFind a place you like, and look friendly every than talking to yourself or your house plants. I ing and picky eaters.

You should take advantage of time you go there. Sometimes just a smile from a recommend getting an older cat – as close to death only having one person’s tastes to satisfy.

Stop orderbartender (because they know you’re a good tipper) as you possibly can – because you probably don’t ing Jimmy John’s and Pizza Hut, and buy a cookcan make all the difference during an extra lonely want to make a 20-year roommate commitment. book.

It’s not like you don’t have time!

Time for you week. And try not to talk about your cat with Cats over three years old are free at the humane is an endless stream of your own dark thoughts about strangers every time you go there. society. Or, if you want a 13-year-old, deaf cat ways to kill your screaming cat without going to jail. named Veggie Burger, you can have mine. She screams constantly, she hates her life for no reason and she makes my life hell. PLEASE email me if Ryan Suppe studies philosophy. He can be reached at ryansup-

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RENT PRICES AT ALL TIME HIGH

By Rachel Spacek

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A for rent sign sits in the yard of a rental property in Reno, Nevada. Rental prices in Reno continue to rise as more students arrive at the University and need housing.

Rental prices in Reno are the highest they have ever been in the history of the city.

According to the Nevada Housing Division, the cost of rent has increased 10 percent over the last year and is expected only to continue to rise from there.

The median cost of rent in Reno and Sparks is over $1,000 and a builders’ update forecast expects that price to increase by 4 percent before the end of 2017.

In an interview with News 4 and Fox 11, CJ Manthe from the Nevada Housing Division attributed the increase in rent to the lack of available apartments in Reno. He said Northern Nevada does not have enough inventory to keep up with the high and increasing demand for an apartment in the area. The lack of supply forces prices to increase.

In addition to the lack of inventory, Manthe said the

wages in Northern Nevada are not keeping up with rental rates.

According to The Heritage Foundation, wages have grown a little faster than the price of goods in the United States, however, in Northern Nevada and across tthe nation, wages are increasing for high-income earners at about 20 percent, but are increasing little for lowincome earners at about 3 percent.

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Consumer Credit Panel / Equifax, the majority of debt for young people stems from car payments and loan debt that deters them from buying houses right away.

Many students at the University of Nevada, Reno are watching with wide eyes as the rental prices for off-campus student housing rapidly increases.

“I like how attending college is so encouraged to the point where they’re saying ‘go to college or you won’t end up happy,’ but

then when it comes to paying rent, they talk down to students for creating a greater demand and raising the prices instead of the greedy landlords who will do whatever they can to get more money out of students,” said Daniel Molina, a sophomore at UNR. Costs of off-campus student apartments have increased significantly since 2015. Today, it costs from $714 to $749 to rent a two-bedroom apartment at The Republic, a student apartment complex only a mile away from the center of campus. Students who have renewed their apartments since last year say that their rent was raised almost $200 in some cases.

“The sad thing is that students don’t have a choice but to pay these high rents because we have to live close to campus and usually have to have furnished places,” said Kenzie Reed, a sophomore at UNR. “These places know they can get a lot of money from students who are pretty much forced to

pay for it.”

The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Reno rose to $749 from last February to January, a 12.3 percent increase.

Manthe said before the 2008 housing crisis in the U.S., the rate of residents in Northern Nevada who owned a home was 66 percent.

In a report by the apartment search company Abodo, Reno ranked top three in the U.S. cities that saw the largest rent increases from January 2016 to February 2016.

Reno ranked third after Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Orlando, Florida.

Manthe said new housing construction projects in Northern Nevada should increase supply, give people more options and help counteract the increasing rental rates.

Rachel Spacek can be reached at rspacek@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @NevadaSagebrush.