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FACULTY MEMBERS QUESTION UNIVERSITY DEDICATION TO DIVERSITY, INCLUSION

HURRICANE IRMA STRENGTHENS TO A CATEGORY FOUR STORM

By Karolina Rivas

Hurricane Irma has reached a category 4 storm causing Florida and Puerto Rico to declare a state of emergency. CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller reports that the storm first formed in the far eastern Atlantic, near the Cape Verde Islands, before making its way across the Atlantic.

A category 4 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale means that the storm can reach winds of 130-156 miles per hour with “catastrophic” outcomes.

The Miami-based hurricane center reports that if Hurricane Irma strikes it may result in uprooted trees, downed power lines, water and electricity outages, and significant property damage causing uninhabitable conditions.

Puerto Rico has activated the National Guard despite its current economic hardship.

“Despite the economic challenges Puerto Rico is facing, the approved budget has $15 million for the emergency fund,” Governor Ricardo Rosselló said in a statement.

Officials warn that Irma could also reach Georgia, the Carolinas,

On Wednesday, Aug. 30, the former Assistant to the Director of the Latino Research Center, Iris West, distributed a four-page resignation letter outlining the issues of diversity at the University of Nevada, Reno, and encounters with particular administrative personnel. The letter included a number of direct accusations, claiming President Marc Johnson has made “tone-deaf” personnel decisions and that the administration has marginalized voices of color in favor of white women.

The Latino Research Center first opened its doors about ten years ago. Since then, the LRC has published multiple research journals, advised students and organized outreach programs in the Reno community. However, West feels that the LRC has been underfunded and underappreciated for years.

“The fact that the LRC is now hanging by a thread, without funding, staff, or support to keep programs running is a testament to little to no respect Latinos on campus receive,” West states in her letter.

Prior to West’s resignation, the LRC functioned on a staff of four people, two of which were recipients of the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program. However, due to budget cuts, the Fulbright recipients were asked to leave, thus cutting the staff down to two.

West’s salary is paid half by the College of Liberal Arts and the other half by the College of Science. According to UNR’s State Appropriated Budget for the 2017 to the 2018 year, the LRC receives approximately $11,000 from the state in addition to grants and community donations that are fundraised from the staff of

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two people. However, about $4,500 from the state is a stipend for LRC Director Dr. Emma Sepúlveda. Only $6,175 in operating funds is meant to last an entire year.

The LRC is not the only facility on campus that deals with issues in funding. The Center, Every Student, Every Story, faces a budget that prompted former director Blane Harding to leave the Center.

“What she [West] said in the letter is that these places aren’t really financially supported and they’re not,” said Harding. “They’re not given the type of funding they need for a campus that’s 39 percent diverse. There’s only limited amount of things we can do with the money that we had.”

Due to low funds, diversity-focused facilities often find themselves raising their own money to organize events promoting inclusion on campus.

“For the past five years I’ve gone out to football games and worked with Athletics to install season ticket holders seats and to go out to game day and do game day rentals,” said Jody Lykes, Student Development Coordinator for the Center. “The revenues are a partnership with Athletics and juvenile services, national organization IMGCD and I was the middle man, to raise money to do all the programming for the black culture cooperative on campus.”

While diversity among students gradually increases, the university has yet to provide more diverse coursework. Perhaps more concerning to those within the university’s diversity efforts is that the ratio of minority students to minority faculty is not equal. It’s a fact leaving some to questions the university’s priority on diversity and inclusion.

Los Angeles is facing one of the largest brushfires in LA history. According to the Los Angeles See LRC page A2 Times, the La Tuna Canyon fire covers over 5,900 acres in mountains north of downtown.

Karolina Rivas/Nevada Sagebrush The fire has destroyed three A sign hangs above the Joe Crowley Student Union on Monday, Sept. 4. Signs like this have been put up around campus promoting diversity and inclusion. homes, closed a stretch of the 210 Freeway, hospitalized firefighters for dehydrations, and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate.

L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti has declared the La Tuna fire a local emergency. Gov. Jerry Brown also issued an emergency proclamaBy Madeline Purdue were earning the spotlight across the tion for Los Angeles County on country. They announced their plans Sunday.

In response to the appearance of a for these t-shirts at the special ASUN Firefighters are currently dealUniversity of Nevada, Reno student at Senate meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 23, ing with an additional 18 wildfires a white supremacist rally in Charlottes- where members of the community were across California.

ASUN invents t-shirt campaign to bring positive light to UNR

LOCAL MAN DIES AT BURNING MAN AFTER RUNNING INTO FLAMES Aaron Joel Mitchell, 41, ran into the burning structure at Burning Man Saturday night. He was pronounced dead Sunday morning.

According to the Reno Gazette Journal, it is unclear whether Mitchell was running directly into the fire or ran towards the structure and fell when guards tried to stop him. Officials say that Mitchell broke through two levels of security guards before running into the flames. Fire personnel attempted to pull him out but falling portions of the burning structure caused rescuers to wait until it was safe to pull him from the flames.

Authorities say that it is not known whether Mitchell was intoxicated, but a toxicology test is still pending.

Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen said in a Sunday night statement that Mitchell was born and raised in McAlester, Oklahoma but has lived in Switzerland with his wife.

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ville, Virginia, the Associated Students of the University of Nevada released the “I am the real Nevada” campaign.

ASUN bought 5,000 shirts with the campaign slogan on them to hand out to members of the university at activities during Welcome Week. They encouraged people with the shirts to post on social media and write “I am...” statements followed by #IAmNevada.

“We purchased the shirts to make a statement that we as individuals are Nevada, not one face,” said ASUN President Noah Teixeira. “We wanted to separate the narrative of hateful speech and put it on the students on our campus that have inspiring stories.”

Members of ASUN came up with the campaign at their yearly retreat right as Charlottesville and Peter Cvjetanovic, the UNR student photographed at the protests that later turned violent,

invited to speak their thoughts and feelings about the events of Charlottesville.

Since then, ASUN has given out 4,500 shirts and has received praise not only from students but from the university administration, members of the community and student leaders from other schools across the country.

“We have been getting emails from Bailey MeCey/Nevada Sagebrush past ASUN officer, Regent [Jason] An ad for pedestrian safety as it lies on Monday, Sept. 4 on the corner of Evans and Geddes, people in the legislature and Enterprise. ePEDemic.org aims to gain attention from pedestrians before they cross different alumni that would like one of the street distracted. the shirts,” said ASUN Speaker Hannah Jackson. “People text me and comment on my Facebook saying they want to be part of the campaign.”

Teixeira gives university students credit for making the campaign

By Kevin Bass distracted is just as dangerous” and the ePEDemic.org logo.

See SHIRT page A2 Have you ever been walking around The campaign’s goal is to remind campus and suddenly seen an alligator? pedestrians of the dangers they face If you haven’t, be on the lookout be- crossing the street, especially if they are cause ePEDemic.org, a pedestrian safety paying attention to something other organization, has placed images such than the road. as alligators and building drop-offs on Nevada is one of the worst states when the ground in front of crosswalks near it comes to pedestrian fatalities. The the Joe Crowley Student Union, around number of pedestrians killed on Nevada Wingfield Park in observance of Intercampus and into Midtown. roads has risen each year since 2010, national Overdose Awareness Day. The images are designed to grab and in 2016, 80 pedestrians were killed, Participants at the march decorated pedestrians’ attention before they cross the road. Each image is accompanied See OVERDOSE page A3 by the campaign slogan “Walking while See PEDESTRIAN page A2

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“You got a discrepancy between 39 percent diverse students and roughly 20 percent diverse faculty,” said Harding.

“We don’t even teach Chicano studies. They didn’t teach African American history, it was on the books but it’s still there. Part of it was that students weren’t seeing themselves in the curriculum.”

According to a study conducted by the Center for American Progress, research finds that the disparity between minority students and minority professors can contribute to low graduation rates among many minority groups.

The CAP reports that minority students make up more than 40 percent of the national public school population, while only 17 percent of the country’s professors are minorities.

“Teachers of color serve as role models for students, giving them a clear and concrete sense of what diversity in education [...] looks like,” the report’s authors write. “A recent review [...] shows that students of color do better on a variety of academic outcomes if they’re taught by teachers of color.”

West expressed her disapproval of the use of cultural facilities on campus being used for good optics even while being continually “I refuse to be used as a prop that allows the College of Liberal Arts and the current university administration to pretend they care for diversity and inclusion [...] I have experienced nothing but exclusion and disrespect for many years,” West wrote.

When West refers to exclusion, she’s speaking specifically of when the College of Liberal Arts created the Hispanic Serving Institution committee. The HSI committee was formed to work toward making UNR an HSI campus. To be an HSI campus,

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compared to 41 pedestrians in 2010.

In 2014, the most recent year for which data was available, Nevada ranked fourth highest in the country in pedestrian fatalities per 100,000 people.

Out of every thousand, 2.47 Nevadans died on the road.

From January through June of 2015, that number was up 20 percent from the same time period in 2014.

In response to these rising numbers, the Nevada Legislature unanimously passed Senate Bill 410 on April 24, making it a felony for drivers to kill or seriously injure a pedestrian or bicyclist, resulting in one to six years in prison and a fine from $2,000 to $5,000.

According to ePEDemic. org, crossing improperly, not being visible, failing to yield the right of way and darting into the roadway are the most common contributors to pedestrian fatalities. The website also urges pedestrians to make eye contact with oncoming drivers and avoid distractions such as headphones or cell phones.

In addition to focusing on the road, the website says it is also important to obey all signs and signals. Two thirds of pedestrian fatalities occur where there is not a crosswalk.

UNR must reach a population of students that are at least 25 percent Hispanic —the university is currently at 19 percent.

Dr. Sepúlveda asked the university to allow her to lead the committee that appointed Debra Moddelmog, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Dr. Veronica Zepeda, Director of Graduate Student Services as co-chairs of the HSI committee.

“I have asked President [Marc] Johnson over the years to let me lead the effort, as a Director of the Latino Research Center, to make UNR an HSI,” Dr. Sepúlveda said. “He never allowed me to do that.”

Moddelmog was first asked to be the sole chair of the committee but refused to chair unless a person of Latino culture cochaired alongside her.

“I was asked right after I got here if I would serve as chair and I said, ‘No I will not be chair, I think a Latina or Latino should be chair of that committee’ so then I became co-chair with Veronica Zepeda,” Moddelmog said. “I agreed to that role because I felt that it would be helpful to have somebody in upper administration advocating for the HSI, but I also recognized the sort of politics of a white woman being in that position so I made sure I said I won’t serve on this committee unless Emma is on the committee.”

The university’s Chief Diversity Officer, Patricia Richard, also faced criticism in West’s letter. Richard, who was brought on as Chief Diversity Officer last year, is also President Johnson’s Chief of Staff.

Richard’s qualifications to be Chief Diversity Officer have been criticised due to her lack of experience in diversity work.

Richard holds a bachelors degree in music and a masters degree in communication.

In her resignation letter, West said Richard’s appointment to the position shows the university’s lack of dedication to diversity. Others share a similar The university gives similar guidelines when it comes to crossing the street. They also encourage drivers to observe the speed limit, be attentive to pedestrians leaving the curb and not to drive distracted.

Pedestrians aren’t the only travelers that need to be focused while on the road. In Nevada, drivers must be 3 feet away from any bicyclists on the road. The university requires that bicyclists around campus must abide by the 15-mph speed limit and maintain a 3-foot distance from pedestrians.

Skateboards, scooters and skates are not permitted on streets designated for motorized vehicles, in parking lots, in garages or on parking ramps on campus. University policies require that skaters must abide by the campus speed limit, the no-textingand-skating rule and the pedestrian-right-of-way rule.

The ePEDemic campaign is run by Zero Fatalities Nevada, which aims to eliminate all vehicle related deaths in the state. Zero Fatalities Nevada runs campaigns to stop at red lights, focus while driving, buckle seatbelts, eliminate drunk driving, as well as a campaign for safely riding bicycles.

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“She has no knowledge of the issues that she is going to fight for us,” Dr. Sepúlveda said.

“That is just offensive to me personally as a woman of color on this campus that [...] a white woman with a masters [...] in a subject that doesn’t have anything to do with diversity.”

The Nevada Sagebrush reached out to Richard for comment but received no response.

WHAT’S NEXT? Since West’s resignation, the future of the LRC remains unclear.

Darrell Lockhart, Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, was appointed as acting director of the LRC while Dr. Sepúlveda is on sick leave. However, due to West’s resignation, Moddelmog claims that the original plans for acting director are in the process of being restructured.

West mentions Lockhart in her resignation letter and described previously working with him as “difficult”.

“As my direct supervisor in the past, he was never supportive or demonstrated any interest or respect for my opinions and ideas,” West wrote in her letter.

“In fact, I was forced to work two jobs taking care of the needs of his department and the LRC at the same time for the same three digit paycheck.”

Lockhart responded to these claims made by West by indicating that he could not comment on any kind of personal matter with an employee.

Although it is uncertain how long the LRC will remain closed, the College of Liberal Arts will be searching for new faculty to occupy positions in diversityfocused areas to be created this upcoming year.

“In collaboration with faculty in other departments across campus, we are developing a variety of interdisciplinary majors and minors focused in

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 different areas of gender, race and identity, which we hope will be available to all UNR students in the next year or two,” Moddelmog said.

The university has received backlash since a student was identified as a participant at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville that turned violent.

The Associated Students of the Universtiy of Nevada president, Noah Teixeira, said the attention has forced the university to focus on how they handle diversity.

“It shined a light on something that has been going on for a while,” said Teixeira. “I know the university is going to give more. It takes a while to get these things done.”

In her resignation letter, West questioned why a white supremacist would feel comfortable going to school at UNR and said the university’s efforts toward diversity were a “marketing strategy.”

President Johnson has not provided a statement regarding West’s resignation letter and did not respond to The Nevada Sagebrush’s request for comment.

“I think it’s time for the leadership of this university to change, I really do. I think that’s what the power of student should be forwarded to that effort,” Dr. Sepúlveda said. “We need to really start pressing for the rights we fully deserve. The students are the ones that have to make the decisions. You don’t work for President Johnson, President Johnson works for you and for the rest of the state of Nevada.”

Teixeira agrees that students have the power to bring about change at the university.

“We as students need to change the culture on campus,” said Teixeira.

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successful.

“I think this is honestly something students can get behind,” said Teixeira. “The students took it and made their own thing with it.”

ASUN has ordered more tshirts and plans to sell them for $10 each. They will be available online and in the Wolf Shop within the next week so that members of the community can buy them as well.

The proceeds from the t-shirts will go towards ASUN’s diversity and inclusion initiatives.

The university has been facing backlash since Cvjetanovic was identified by the Twitter account “Yes You’re Racist” after being photographed by Getty Images,

which provides photos to news organizations throughout the country.

Students have made their feelings known. Some said they were ashamed to go to UNR and others felt like they weren’t safe on campus. New students did not know what kind of school they were coming into.

“When I heard about Charlottesville and the UNR student, I will have to admit I was a little discouraged and a little taken aback that this type of thing hit so close to home,” said freshman Kaitlynn Heckman.

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Precious Gbenjo ‘best for diversity’ on UNR campus

By Madeline Purdue

Oluwafemifola “Precious” Gbenjo is the Director of Diversity and Inclusion for the Associated Students of the University of Nevada. She is in her senior year and hopes to eventually travel to third-world countries to provide medical care.

Gbenjo was born in Nigeria, where her parents were born and raised, and came to the United States in 2000 when she and her family received a lottery visa. They were able to move anywhere in the U.S., and her parents chose Reno. She’s lived here ever since.

Even though she was born in Nigeria, she considers Reno to be her home.

Gbenjo became the Director of Diversity and Inclusion this year after working as a programmer for ASUN. During last year’s Unity Week, she saw people turn out to the events that normally didn’t come to the other events ASUN put on.

She saw the need for these people to have their own events.

“I figured that I would be the best to step into that role and kind of take that on as my job.

Her job is to focus on under-repre-

sented groups on campus and to cater to their needs. She admits it can be difficult because her department umbrellas a wide range of people, but she is up to the challenge.

“Diversity is a very broad topic so I to the best of my ability want to capture all those elements of the campus because that’s what makes us diverse and that’s what makes us beautiful and that’s what makes us Nevada,” Gbenjo said.

The Department of Diversity and Inclusion was created by former ASUN President Brandon Boone last year, but while under his administration, it only had one officer to fufill the needs of students that it was created for. Current ASUN President Noah Teixeira made the decision to hire a staff for the department and thinks Gbenjo is the best person to run it.

“I trust that Precious is the best for diversity and inclusion on this campus, especially within ASUN,” said Teixeira.

Gbenjo has many goals as the director.

“My goals with this position is to really make the Department of Diversity and Inclusion known around campus,” said Gbenjo. “I want people to know the

university and ASUN are making efforts to really, truly be diverse and inclusive to all peoples. My goal is really to improve the presence of diversity on this campus, to retain diverse members of the community and to enhance their college experience and to give them events you wouldn’t normally see normally on campus.”

She encourages people to speak to her about different ways her department can help them.

“I want people to feel safe coming to the Department of Diversity,” said Gbenjo. “I want us to be able to put on events and activities that cater to those needs. I want to listen to students.”

Gbenjo is studying psychology with a minor in chemistry. She particularly enjoys classes on multi-cultural psychology, which provides insight into countries outside the U.S. Her goal is to become a doctor and travel the world providing medical services to the under-developed countries she is learning about now.

She said the university has helped her toward achieving her goals by providing diverse classes and advisors that help guide her.

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PUBLIC COMMENT PRESIDENT JOHNSON SPEAKS TO SENATE President Marc Johnson welcomed the senate at the beginning of the new semester and announced a few things happening on campus. He announced the construction on campus around Great Basin Hall and the Fine Arts Building will be finished starting Fall 2018. He also announced that the 4 percent increase in student fees this year will continue to go towards hiring new faculty and funding undergraduate research, as they have done for the last two years and will do so again next year.

President Johnson also addressed the events of Charlottesville and the question of diversity on campus. He said the university is trying to hire more diverse faculty members and is working on developing a diversity training.

Vice President of Student Services, Shannon Ellis, is working on an 800 phone number where students can call to report hate speech or other hateful activities.

Ellis said it should be working soon. President Johnson encouraged students to contact the Title IX office or Police Services if they feel they are being targeted.

Sandra Rodriguez, Director of the ASUN Center for Student Engagement also spoke to the senate and encouraged them to make the change they wanted at the university and not to rely on the administration.

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Members of ASUN hand out t-shirts that read “I am the real Nevada” at the club fair on Thursday, Aug. 31. The campaign was created to highlight student’s stories on campus.

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SENATE RECAP

A week after a special senate meeting was held for students to share their reactions to Charlottesville, the senate passed a resolution in response, which will be sent to university administration for viewing.

The resolution gives quantitative and qualitative data about who spoke and what was mentioned during the public comment section of the meeting.

More than 50 students spoke on topics such as hate speech, the need for diversity programs and the university’s response to Peter Cvjetanovic participating at the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville.

The resolution will be sent to President Johnson and Shannon Ellis so they have a record of what students want from the university.

Speaker Hannah Jackson said the resolution was only the beginning of what the senate hopes to do. She said it was a formal documentation of a call to action and wanted everyone to know what the students thought.

APPOINTMENTS RAQUALL APPROVED AS CLUB COMMISSIONER ASUN Director of Clubs and Organizations, Jared Desamero, nominated Keenan Raquell to the position of club commissioner of the sports and recreation coalition. His nomination was approved by the senate. The position was vacated last week by Andrew John Legaspi Cruz, who had to resign from his position for health reasons.

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From left to right, Hannah Jackson, Austin Lensch and Precious Gbenjo hold a Pride flag with the ASUN logo on it at Northern Nevada Pride on Saturday, July 22. Gbenjo looks to accomodate all diverse students in her position as Director of Diversity and Inclusion for ASUN.

As the director of Diversity and Inclusion, she wants people to keep an open mind when it comes to issues that affect diverse groups of people.

“I know that certain issues may not affect everybody as much as they would some, but to just to be open about how a group may feel when things like Charlottesville happen and things like the acts of

hatred,” said Gbenjo.

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How to join a fraternity, sorority on campus

By Emily Fisher and Brandon Cruz

The University of Nevada’s Fraternity and Sorority Life, a community of 32 Greek organizations, seeks to promote a unified community of integrity, character, and cultural diversity on campus.

They promote values like scholarship, service, unity, leadership development and experience.

Many students are interested in joining Greek life, but may not know where to get started.

During the first few weeks of the new school year, some of the Greek organizations participate in a formal recruitment process. The Interfraternity Council, the Multicultural Greek Council, and the Panhellenic Council, more commonly known as sororities, all recruit new members in different ways during the fall and spring semesters. The PHC is more

Sororities For the Panhellenic council, primary recruitment is in the Fall. This year, recruitment officially starts on Monday, Sept. 11.

How to get involved Women who want to join a sorority first need to fill out an online application that asks them general questions about their academic and personal life. The only requirement is to maintain a 2.75 GPA, and freshman entering college are required to have a 3.0 from high school.

Once the application is accepted, women begin the formal process of recruitment.

Recruitment orientation is on Monday, Sept.

11, at the Joe Crowley Student Union. At orientation women who have signed up for recruitment will be receiving all the necessary information to move forward into the week, an information booklet and be placed in their recruitment groups with a designated counselor.

How it works “Recruitment is a mutual selection process, meaning that women rank the chapters they visited at the end of each night. Every woman

commonly associated with the traditional, week-long recruitment events.

Informational events have already been taking place all around campus: from GO Fest to Cookouts in front of the student union, there has been no shortage of information or excitement. The process of recruitment can still seem daunting.

This is News You Can Use with a guide to recruitment.

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going through recruitment has a schedule specific to her — every experience is unique!” said Emilia Kinel, the Vice President of Membership for the Panhellenic council.

Recruitment week is divided into three different nights with a different theme: sisterhood, philanthropy, and preference. Sisterhood is the first round, and this is an opportunity for each woman going through recruitment to become acquainted with each chapter. Philanthropy night comes next, and focuses on the philanthropic aspects of each chapter, as well as the values they uphold. Preference night is meant to be very special for the women going through recruitment, giving all a chance to experience the more emotional side of joining a sorority, as well as getting a glimpse into the traditions and rituals of the chapters they have been invited back to.

Bid Day After a busy three days of recruitment is Bid Day, where women who have been selected officially join the sorority.

“Bid day is when women are able to celebrate the start of their new journey with their new sisters!” said Kinel.

With the first week of classes coming to a close, students are beginning to settle into the daily life of a college student, starving, both for food and extracurricular activities to get into. There are numerous ways to get involved on campus, one of which is joining a fraternity. Try not to have any angst or worries about joining a fraternity, getting into the membership intake process for most is pretty straight forward.

There are two separate councils to look at when attempting to join a fraternity: the Multicultural Greek Council and the Interfraternity Council.

The Multicultural Greek Council is where there are smaller tight knit brotherhoods, usually with a cultural preference, however none of these chapters is exclusive to only one group of people.

The Interfraternity Council generally has larger chapters, who usually have a chapter house of some sorts.

The Interfraternity Council does not have anymore council-wide recruitment events to attend, but that is not a problem because there are still ways to get into contact with them. The best way to still get into contact with the Interfraternity Council is via the Nevada fraternity and sorority life website. Here they have a registration form for potential new members to fill out so they can further disseminate information about chapters’ individual recruitment events.

After registering there are still a couple of ways

to actively attempt to get in contact with the fraternities within IFC. Some chapters will more than likely be tabling the next couple of weeks in the Joe Gateway Plaza or Hilliard Plaza, which is an opportune time to meet some brothers of these organizations. If tabling doesn’t pan out, attempt to find their members around campus wearing their organization’s letters and ask them personally about their recruitment events. If all else fails, head to the Fraternity and Sorority Life office located next to Manzanita Lake.

The Multicultural Greek Council is a lot like the Interfraternity Council as far as autonomy over recruitment. MGC does have one council wide recruitment event Monday, Sept. 4, at 12 p.m. on the KC Lawn. All fraternities and sororities in MGC should be there tabling and cooking food for potential new members and the Nevada community. Following MGC’s last council -ide event, just as IFC, the fraternities that create the MGC coalition should be tabling for the next two weeks to further garner interest into their organizations. MGC members will also be wearing their individual letters around campus and are more than willing to speak with any potential new members about chapter specific recruiting events. But again, if all else fails, the Fraternity and Sorority Life office is a useful resource in further inquiring about certain chapters’ recruitment events.

“Fraternity and Sorority Life is a community, a family, a support system, and a home all made up of brothers and sisters from different organizations. Although we wear different Greek letters across our chest, all of our founders had a similar goal: to create a home for college students who could impact the world,” said Alicia Cauthen the Panhellenic president.

Emily Fisher can be reached at efisher@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @NevadaSagebrush. Brandon Cruz can be reached at bcruz@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @brandon_cruz23.

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Family members of people who have suffered from overdoses stick foam flowers and hearts with the names and stories of their loved ones in the ground at Wingfield Park on Thursday, Aug. 31. International Overdose Awareness Day aims to raise global awareness of overdose deaths.

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foam hearts and flowers with the name and story of their loved ones. At the end of the march, there was a moment of silence in honor of everyone who has suffered from an overdose.

“There’s hope that people don’t have to die from an overdose,” said Jennifer DeLettSnyder, Executive Director of Join Together Northern Nevada, an anti-drug use coalition. “There are drugs like naloxone that can reverse an opioid overdose, and there’s community support. We want people to realize addiction affects all of us, and we need to help those who are struggling.”

International Overdose Awareness Day aims to raise global awareness about the impact of drug overdoses and educate on preventable deaths caused by overdose. The day originated in Australia in 2001 with the efforts of The Salvation Army and the Community and Health Development Program at the City of Port Phillip (Melbourne, Australia).

Since then, there have been hundreds of events around the world.

The organizations involved include JTNN, Bristlecone

Family Resources, Northern Nevada Hopes, ACCEPT, Washoe County Health District, Washoe County Human Services Agency, Westcare and several family members who have lost loved ones.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that drug overdoses are now the leading cause of accidental death, ahead of motor vehicle accidents and gun violence. It found 52,404 Americans died in 2015 from a drug overdose, a 75 percent increase from the 29,813 overdose deaths in 2005. In America, 143 people fatally overdose on drugs every day, and 91 overdoses a day are caused by opioids, both prescription, such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, and heroin.

The International Overdose Awareness Day website advises people to learn to recognize the signs of an overdose, which can vary from drug to drug.

A person suffering from an opioid overdose may have these symptoms: lose color in their face, become limp, fingernails and lips may turn blue, appear to be in a deep sleep, have abnormal breathing and/or have a slow heartbeat.

Naloxone is the only antidote to an opioid overdose, and it can be obtained from a pharmacist without a pre-

scription. It is recommended

by JTNN that anyone taking an opioid for medical or recreational reasons carry a dose of naloxone with them.

A person with alcohol poisoning may be severely confused and disoriented, vomiting, seizing and breathing irregularly. Their body temperature may decrease rapidly and they could become unconscious. Someone overdosing on alcohol should receive CPR until a medical professional arrives.

Overdosing on a stimulant, such as methamphetamine and cocaine may cause a person to become overheated, experience chest pain, have difficulty breathing or rigid muscles. Someone overdosing on a stimulant should try to cool their body temperature and receive medical attention immediately.

The university provides alcohol and drug prevention and treatment services for students. Contact the Office of Student Conduct at (775) 7844388 or the Nevada Recovery and Prevention Community at (775) 784-6224 for more information on what services are available.

Jessie Schirrick can be reached at mpurdue@sagebrush. unr.edu and on Twitter @ NevadaSagebrush.

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PACK N THE EVENTS THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR THIS WEEK

By Joey Thyne

COFFEE HOUSE SERIES DATE: Wednesday TIME: 6:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Blind Onion INFO: Calling all

musicians, poets and comedians. UNR’s coffee house series will give you the opportunity to have your voice heard. Special guests the Revolutionists (a jazz/hip hop/R&B duo) are joining along.

Complimentary coffee and snacks will be provided.

WONDER WOMAN DATE: Thursday TIME: 6 p.m.

LOCATION: Joe Crowley

Student Union Theatre INFO: Still yet to see the only DC movie in the past five years that isn’t god awful? Are you a millenial feminist who wants to see a strong woman role model beat up Germans? Come see Wonder Woman in the Joe FOR FREE!

RENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL DATE: Thursday TIME: 10 a.m.

LOCATION: Galaxy Sparks

IMAX Luxury INFO: The Reno-Tahoe

International Film Festival received over 500 submissions from around the world. All weekend long, films will be shown and panels will be hosted.

Most tickets cost $10.

Don’t miss out.

GREAT RENO BALLOON RACE DATE: Friday

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1. UNR students dance to EDM duo Snakehips.

2. BLF attendees commemorate A$AP Ferg’s fellow A$AP Mob member, A$AP Yams.

3. Students pose for a picture in front of the “Before I Die...” wall.

4. Alternative rock band The Mowgli’s perform at BLF 2017.

By Joey Thyne The second annual Biggest Little Festival, hosted by the Associated Students of the University of Nevada, took place on Saturday, Sept. 2. The headliners were A$AP Ferg, Snakehips and The Mowgli’s. Phoebe Ryan and Coast Modern also performed.

The performances on the main stage represented a wide array of genres: Coast Modern brought indie pop, Phoebe Ryan brought electro-pop, The Mowgli’s brought alternative rock, Snakehips brought EDM and A$AP Ferg brought hip-hop.

“Last year the lineup was extremely EDM heavy,” said ASUN director of Programming Mia Kinel. “When getting into this position I vowed to myself I would bring new things to this campus. Alternative has not been a genre that this campus has seen. So my two strongest headliners were A$AP Ferg and Snakehips because they were of the EDM and rap genre, then The Mowgli’s, Phoebe Ryan and Coast Modern are new genres that we haven’t had in concert yet. So I thought the festival setting would be the best way to introduce the student population.”

Tickets cost $25 ahead of time and $50 the day of.

ASUN sold around 4,400-4,500 tickets, about 2,000 less than last year. BLF’s budget was $210,000, but ASUN ended up coming under budget, spending roughly $200,000. How much each artist cost is yet to be disclosed, but total artist expenses came to approximately $103,000.

“ We have a tax-based budget,” said assistant director of budget and finance in the ASUN department of programming Paul Feng. “Every credit that a student takes, students pay $5 to [ASUN]. Then with our whole budget, the president allocates the money to all the branches and departments of ASUN.” ASUN did not make a profit off of ticket sales, but that was expected.

The BLF grounds stretched over the UNR intramural field and the adjacent parking lot. Two stages stood on opposite ends: the main stage and the ASUN stage.

Four local artists performed on the ASUN stage: Treazy, Such is Life, Apollo and the Dead Beat, all UNR students. ASUN accepted submissions online and chose their favorites.

Other attractions included food trucks, vendors, a rock wall, an inflatable obstacle course, a slide, corn hole and a “Before I die...” wall. Food trucks included Jus, Stix & Strips, Nom Eats, Lazy Sundae and Bam!Dog. Vendors included Reno as F---, Rawbry and Tahoe Nevada Love.

A few changes were made from last year. For example, ASUN applied a more scrutinous vetting process in picking their performers.

“YG’s performance last year obviously was not up to our standards,” Kinel said. “What we expected wasn’t

what we received. We asked him to come perform on this campus, and not to shout chants and rile up the audience. So this year when choosing our artists we did more research into reviews of our performances.”

Another change from last year was that nonstudents were not allowed into BLF 2017.

“Last year we did community [sales],” Feng said. “With those ticket sales we saw that a lot of the community members were the ones causing a ruckus. There were a couple MIC’s from community members, so this year we kept it strictly to students.”

The Mowgli’s came on stage at 6:00 p.m., as more and more students began to trickle onto the field. It was immediately apparent that they were there to have a good time.

“College shows are some of my favorite,” said Mowgli’s guitarist/vocalist Colin Dieden. “Everyone is just excited to be alive because they’re 22 or whatever and life rules. Always high energy and happy to be there with us.”

When asked of his opinion of Reno, Dieden commented, “We’ve played a few shows in Reno. I’m down with it, I end up losing less money than I do in Vegas for whatever reason.”

The Mowgli’s danced around onstage as they breezed through songs like “I’m Good” and “Summertime.” They casually chatted with the audience, discussing such topics as Burning Man and outer space, tossing out water bottles and fidget spinners.

“We’ve never wanted to be a band that was too cool for anyone or a band that people listened to just to be cool,” Dieden said. “That was a discussion that was happening the day this band started.”

Snakehips took the stage at 7:30. As daylight faded, the British EDM duo delivered skull-rattling bass drops. They played killer throwback remixes like “Work It” by Missy Elliot, “Drop It Like It’s Hot” by Snoop Dogg and “Crank That” by Soulja Boy. They also played remixes to newer hits like “DNA.” by Kendrick Lamar and “No Problem” by Chance the Rapper. All the while, they sprinkled in original songs like “Don’t Leave” and “Right Now.” A$AP Ferg was about half an hour tardy, but once he came out, his aggressive trap sound was explosive.

The beginning of his set was mostly songs off of his new mixtape “Still Striving,” including singles “Plain Jane” and “Nasty (Who Dat).” The show lagged a little bit in the middle. Ferg performed an a capella verse, which was heartfelt, but the crowd seemed lukewarm toward it. Then he brought out a guest no one was familiar with to perform three songs. Also, Ferg mispronounced “Nevada” on several occasions.

However, he ended on a high note, playing classic bangers “Work,” “Shabba” and “New Level.”

“Having Snakehips and A$AP Ferg come satisfies students with an eclectic taste like me,” UNR senior Megan McKeon said. “It was awesome.”

As BLF 2017 ended, hip-hop heads, EDM junkies and indie darlings exited in harmony, leaving behind crumpled paper cups and taking fond memories, stumbling past wary police officers.

Joey Thyne can be reached at jthyne@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @joey_thyne.

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City BBQ has won Best in the West Best Sauce in 2004 and 2009. The ribs are tender, chewy and smoked to perfection. While the ribs are simplistic, the sauce is complex and comes in waves of flavor. First, when the sauce hits the tongue, there is a burst of tanginess. After chewing on the meat, the flavor transitions from sour to sweet. I may have to drive down to Carson City soon for a platter of ribs.

Rafael Park INFO: Despite what a certain J.P. Prewitt would have you believe, the Reno balloon races are indeed great. Aside from the spectacle of the balloons, the pajama party and bedhead competition are a real hoot. Admission is free, and it lasts all weekend.

RASTA JOE’S BBQ These ribs were the only ones I had that deviated from the standard rib recipe. Joe “Rasta Joe” Alexander perfected his recipe after five trips to the Caribbean.

He dry rubs his ribs in local Jamaican spices and flavorings then slathers them in a sauce made with Jamaican rum. Last year, they took home the Best in the West’s highest honor. These were by far the best tasting and looking rib I had at the cook off. I even stole an extra container of sauce to bring home.

NEVADA VS. TOLEDO FITNESS TAILGATE DATE: Saturday TIME: 1 p.m.

LOCATION: Gateway Plaza INFO: I always assumed that tailgating only pertained to blacking out on PBR. Apparently this isn’t the case. The Center is hosting a tailgate before the Wolf Pack’s football game on saturday, There will be lawn games, a DJ and barbecue. I will see you there.

Joey Thyne can be reached jthyne@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @joey_thyne

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The Nugget’s “Best in the West” Rib Cook-Off took place over labor day weekend.

By Paolo Zialcita The 29th annual Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off concluded on Labor Day. Rib vendors from all over the world congregated in Sparks to compete for the prestigious Best Ribs Award. This year I attended the event for the first time. I’m no ribs expert, but here are my top 5 ribs.

CHICAGO BBQ COMPANY Chicago BBQ is one of the most successful vendors in this competition’s history, and you can definitely see why. These ribs fall off the bone as soon as they are picked up as all ribs should. The sauce is just a simple BBQ sauce, but it’s noticeably better than sauces you would find on a shelf at Winco. Chicago BBQ Company has mastered the quintessential

rib, which is why they have found so much success in competitions.

BJ’S BARBECUE The first thing you notice while in line for BJ’s is the six painter’s buckets full of sauce. Despite my desire to try the ‘bourbon’ and ‘honey jack’ sauces, I tried their ‘regular’ sauce to stay consistent with other ribs. I was expecting the typical thick, brown sauce.

The sauce ended up looking and tasting like sweet-and-sour sauce. The ribs themselves were not mind blowing, but the sauce made up for it. Luckily for Northern Nevadan rib lovers, BJ’s is based in Sparks and is open for business every day.

CARSON CITY BBQ Another Nevada representative, another master of sauce. Carson

Despite this being only their third time at the Best in the West Cook Off, the Texas Lightning team is far from inexperienced.

Grillmaster Nikki Hagerty has been competing in Sparks for years as part of her father’s company, Chicago BBQ Company.

These ribs tear easily and come slathered in thick, flavorful sauce.

While Texas Lightning is the novice of the competition, I foresee some success coming their way in the near future.

Paolo Zialcita can be reached at jthyne@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @joey_thyne.

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“Please shake me from my lovesick patient dream,” James Murphy implores on the opening track of the new LCD Soundsystem album “american dream.”

For those unaware, LCD Soundsystem is kind of a big deal. They are a rock band led by James Murphy, and throughout the 2000’s they released groundbreaking electro-indie albums.

But when the world needed them most, they vanished. They “broke up” in 2011, only to “reunite” four years later. In all that time, James Murphy still hasn’t brushed his hair. Some accuse them of performing this drama in order to bump up ticket sales. Who’s to say. Regardless, new LCD Soundsystem music merits excitement.

In common LCD Soundsystem fashion, the music on “american dream” builds around tinkering drum beats and wonky synths. Whether or not the kitsch is ironic or not has never been clear, and that’s part of the magic. At times the music becomes very simple, but also very visceral and moving. This basic approach reminds the listener why music is worth falling in love with.

If nothing else, “american dream” wins the award for worst album artwork for the year.

The cover looks like something I would have made in Journalism 108. This sort of stuff brings up the question which has plagued LCD Soundsystem fans since the beginning: is this all a big joke? How self-aware is Murphy? What is sincere and what is sarcastic? Why go out of your way to lower case all of the album titles aside from irritating college students writing album reviews? I digress.

The songs are mostly upbeat and catchy, but only one of the songs is under five minutes, making radio play difficult. Rounding out each side of the album, “how do you sleep” and “black screen” are each nine minutes. These are both epic journeys.

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LCD Soundsystem wears their influences on their sleeve. With a swelling anthemic quality, “call the police” is reminiscent of “Heroes”-era David Bowie. As on every album, there are a handful of songs on which they do their best Talking Heads impression. This time around, “other voices” and “change yr mind” stick out.

These songs have a distinct groove, but Murphy is at his best when he is at his most sentimental. Songs like “oh baby” will make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

The themes of “american dream” hinge on its title track, which tells the story of a righteous party, where the “revolution” was, “that would set you free from those bourgeoisie,” when in reality all you did was “took acid and looked in the mirror.” Murphy reflects on getting older, saying “In the morning everything’s clearer/ when the sunlight exposes your age.” He then reassures “But that’s okay.” He seems to view the process of aging not as a loss, but as a new kind of freedom. “Find the place where you can be boring,” he encourages. He departs with the amorous attachment to late night debauchery, singing “At least instead of sleeping here, you’d prefer your own bed, come on.”

A title like “american dream” will certainly inspire expectations of diatribes against certain parties who shall remain nameless. However, little to no political commentary is apparent.

Not only does the album’s sound have a dreamy quality, the album is full of allusions to “dreaming” and “waking up.” Dreaming refers to a disassociation with reality. In order to get back in touch with a more accurate perception of truth (i.e., wake up), we must relinquish the romantic myth of ourselves. The dreaming is cozy, but one must let it go in order to reach the self-realization Murphy seeks.

Although “american dream” may not bring anything new to the table sonically, it is still always good to hear from LCD Soundsystem.

With so much panic and urgency in the world, Murphy’s blissfully disoriented point of view is refreshing.

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By Ryan Suppe and Joey Thyne

INTERNATIONAL TRUMP RESCINDS BORDER WALL PROMISE AFTER SEEING “COEXIST” BUMPER STICKER President Donald J. Trump has ceased all plans to build the wall separating Mexico and the United States. Despite being one of the pillars of his campaign, the president has apparently reversed his position after seeing the popular “COEXIST” bumper sticker.

At his latest press conference, Trump stated, “No, it’s crazy because at first you think it just says ‘Coexist,’ but it actually incorporates several symbols from cultures all over the world. Like the ‘x’ is the Star of David and the ‘o’ is a peace sign. It’s a trip, man. It makes you think, if those symbols can coexist on a bumper sticker, why can’t humans coexist on this planet?”

He saw the bumper sticker on a 2004 Honda Civic outside of a Dunkin Donuts in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Several sources have reported he also plans to end the travel ban and transgender military ban, commenting that Muslims and the transgender community, “Seem pretty chill.”

Trump was last seen boarding Air Force One wearing a puka shell necklace and Chacos headed for the Black Rock desert.

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n Wednesday, Aug. 30, a resignation letter from the Assistant to the Director of the Latino Research Center, Iris West, circulated on social media. The letter stressed, in particular, university administration’s mishandling of diversity issues on campus.

Diversity is a key issue on our campus as the university still heals from a student being identified as a participant in a white supremacist protest in Charlottesville. Students feared for their safety and called for the student to be expelled or at least fired from his position at the university. President Marc Johnson announced the university had no legal basis to do either.

Now the university administration faces another problem when it comes to diversity— their lack of commitment to the issue has been exposed.

According to the letter, diverse organizations are given minimal funding and can’t pay their employees a livable wage. The LRC receives just over $6,000 for an entire year. The Center, Every Student, Every Story, has a smaller operating budget than ASUN does just for its diversity initiatives.

“The fact that the LRC is now hanging by a

thread, without funding, staff, or support to keep programs running is a testament to little to no respect Latinos on campus receive,” West wrote in her resignation letter.

The university cannot continue to underfund these centers. At a predominately white university, people from every other race need a place where they feel they belong. The university also needs to hire a more diverse staff. These students deserve to be taught by professors that look like them, because when they are, they are more likely to succeed.

The university also needs to conduct an honest search for a qualified Chief Diversity Officer.

Patricia Richard currently holds that position and doubles as President Johnson’s Chief of Staff. She took on the role as Chief Diversity Officer after the position was vacated two years ago. She was supposed to be the temporary replacement until the university could find someone else. Two years later, she’s still in charge despite having no experience in the field. She holds degrees in music and communications.

Furthermore, a university official told the Nevada Sagebrush that after they brought up

concerns about Richard’s qualifications to the administration, they were told to never question her again or their job would be at risk.

The university needs to show now more than ever that they are dedicated to diversity and inclusion. Threatening jobs and under-funding the resources of the people and places diverse students go to feel part of a community does not show the university “recognizes and embraces the critical importance of diversity” as our mission statement says.

We can no longer continue to sweep these issues under the rug. The hate speech and acts on campus need to stop and the university truly needs to dedicate resources to creating a campus culture where diversity is actually valued. They can no longer just talk about diversity, they need to do something about it. And if they won’t, the students of the University of Nevada, Reno, need to create that culture on campus and stand up to the administration. This is our campus, we need to make it what we want it to be.

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

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NATIONAL GOLDENVOICE ANNOUNCES “FILLER FEST: THE FESTIVAL FOR THE REST OF US” After years of bulking up the middle of festival lineups with mediocrity, filler bands will finally headline their own festival. Goldenvoice announced this week that they will host the inaugural “Filler Fest: the Festival for the Rest of Us” next August in Stockton, Calif.

“We’ve always felt like the cantaloupe and honeydew of bands, playing at 3p.m. and filling out schedules so people will buy more tickets,” said Julien Ehrlich of Whitney. “Now people won’t leave our set early to find shade or vegan fried cauliflower wings because we’re the main attraction.”

Headliners include Whitney, Phantogram, Real Estate, Capital Cities, Atlas Genius, Run the Jewels, Mac Demarco, The Lemon Twigs, Chicano Batman and Beach Fossils.

Festival organizers at Goldenvoice promised the band names would all be the same size on the festival poster and better looking bands would not be given priority for set times.

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UNR ANNOUNCES THEY WILL NOT BAN TIKI TORCHES After use at the Charlottesville white supremacy rally, tiki torches have become a symbol of hatred and bigotry. After calls for them to be banned on UNR campus, president Marc Johnson has clarified that tiki torches will be allowed to stay.

“We have all been witness to lame barbeques where tiki torches provide poor ambiance and vague cultural appropriation. Tiki torches have a corrosive effect on almost every social gathering.

Whenever you pour the kerosene, some inevitably gets on your hands. Then you try to rub it on your jeans but it won’t come off. Then even if you wash your hands, your skin is still oily.

“Don’t even get me started on the tiki torches that are supposed to prevent mosquitos. The smell is straight trash and it doesn’t even keep mosquitos away. So you just end up putting on bug spray anyway. But, after spending our budget for the school year on A$AP Ferg, we need to use tiki torches to light our classrooms.”

Johnson failed to address other aspects allowed on campus which contribute to lame barbeques: badminton, lukewarm deviled eggs, Redd’s apple ale, that guy’s friend who brought his acoustic guitar and above ground swimming pools.

Ryan Suppe and Joey Thyne study astrology. They can be reached at ryansuppe15@gmail.com and on Twitter @salsuppe and @Joey_Thyne.

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President Trump is briefed during a hurricane response update in Corpus Christi, Texas on Aug. 29. Trump told Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, "We won't say

congratulations. We don't want to do that. We don't want to congratulate. We'll congratulate each other when it's all finished."

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am going to do something very revolutionary and unheard of, I’m going to criticize the President of the United States on a very important topic. Not tax policy, or his tax returns, or his numerous infidelities, or trade policy, views on the separation of powers, Cabinet appointees, race relations, his hair, his expanding waistline, health care, congressional relations, vacation habits, or his ice cream obsession.

This important topic is word choice.

President Trump Patrick seems to be obHardin sessed with two words: "congratulations" and "winning." His obsession with that last word far exceeds Charlie Sheen, and that’s saying something.

One could say he’s winning with using winning. I can understand why Trump would love those two words, they’re simple and have positive connotations. Though, it boggles my mind why he seems to use those words at the wrong times.

A very recent example is during the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey.

He said when speaking to Governor of Texas Greg Abbott, that "We won't say congratulations. We don't want to do that. We don't want to congratulate.

We'll congratulate each other when it's all finished." No congratulations are needed, Mr. President, a thank-you is needed when the city has been rebuilt, and people are back in their homes.

Another example of misuse of "congratulations" came during the 2016 presidential campaign following the senseless massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla. He tweeted: “Appreciate the congrats for being right on radical Islamic terrorism, I don't want congrats, I want toughness & vigilance. We must be smart!” This bothers me especially since the first part is very obviously a lie. I refuse to believe someone came up to him and said: “Congratulations Mr. Trump, 50 people have died and you were right!”

If someone actually did that, please tell me so that I can go vomit in response.

According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of the root word "congratulate" is “to express vicarious pleasure to (a person) on the occasion of success or good fortune.” Hurricanes causing billions of dollars in damages, killing many people and flooding a major metropolitan area isn’t an event that should be congratulated, even the

relief and evacuation efforts are not considered “good fortune.” The largest hate crime in American history, the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11, and a senseless slaughter is not a “success,” even if your proposed policy might have played a role in its prevention. For the record, none of Trump’s policies or his Muslim ban would have prevented the Pulse nightclub massacre because the shooter was a U.S. citizen.

Winning, as defined by MerriamWebster: “something won...by success in a game or competition.” Trump famously proclaimed on many occasions that the United States would “do so much winning, that the American people will get tired of it.” Well, someone should explain that you cannot “win” in policy. The country is not a sporting match.

I understand full well why politicians would use sporting metaphors, most people (i.e., not me) understand them, and they conjure feelings of excitement and adrenaline. Though, Trump takes it too far.

To President Trump, you can win a basketball game. You can win the Super Bowl. You can win a game of Monopoly. And, to the extreme surprise and anguish of tens of millions of people, you can win an election. Why?

Because those things end. There’s a definite and definitive conclusion where one party has more points, assets, votes, or territory than any other party and there is simply no more continuation of the game or match.

You cannot “win” an economy, you cannot “win” a trade deal, you cannot “win” social equality.

Why not? Because economies and countries continue on in perpetuity, they seemingly never end. When a crisis or a problem is solved, another one arises. The country never ends, so there is never time for a victory celebration. If you continue to obsess over winning, this country will fall further behind in confronting the next great challenge.

A leader is judged by how well they tackle the issues that confront them, and how well they connect with their people. President Trump isn’t doing any of that well. His obsession over congratulations and winning only provides a distraction from the true job he was elected to do: solving problems.

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his weekend, America celebrated its annual seasonlong event of smashing our heads together for sport. Millions of people watched gleefully as gigantic and very fast humans ran full speed, head first into each other wearing hard plastic helmets.

I’ll admit to being one of the delighted spectators, but as I watched, I wondered what God thinks when he looks down and sees the way we treat our brains. The guy created the most beautiful piece of Ryan organic machinery Suppe the world has ever Soup of the seen. He blessed us Day with the ability to be self-aware and to think about the future. We’re the only animals that can think about thinking about thinking about thinking for a solid five minutes. The human brain engineered water treatment plants, democratic government, skyscrapers,

organized religion, iPhones and whatever happens at Burning Man (which is somehow a mixture of the former examples, I think).

Every time Labor Day comes around, how do we show our appreciation for such a beautiful gift? We do whip-its at back-to-school house parties, and we play football.

Simple logic would tell us that neither of these things are good ideas.

Whip-its are bad for obvious reasons, but the negative effects of football as we know it seems to be less obvious.

Frankly, both destroy your brains.

Large bodies of matter that travel at high velocities should generally be avoided. Examples include trains, automobiles, planes, bullets discharged from guns and other machinery meant for the sole purpose of going fast without barriers to block it. Yet, we encourage our kids to eat excessive amounts of protein and lift weights at gymnasiums until they’re giants, and then we run them into each other as fast as they can go.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not bodyshaming athletes. I respect their bodies more than I respect the Statue

of David. An NFL running back’s physique is a work of art. And, I went to the gym once, so I know what it’s like to exercise. But people aren’t works of art, and they aren’t machines.

Football commentators describe running backs as “built low to the ground” and linebackers as “tackling machines.” Moms say football is a real man’s game. Dads agree that football players have to be tough. They rarely say things like “that guy’s brain probably bounced around like a ping pong ball after that hit” or “that tackle might’ve toed the line of assault with a deadly weapon, all things considered.”

One football commentator did finally break the mold. Ed Cunningham, a regular college football commentator, announced last week that he resigned his distinguished position at ESPN over concerns for the safety of players.

He told The New York Times that he could no longer be a cheerleader in a game that was killing its participants.

He’s right, football players have died as a direct result of the game. Scientists have found that regular hits to the head like those experienced in football can cause chronic traumatic encepha-

lopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease. Symptoms of CTE include confusion, memory loss, depression and dementia. Over 100 former NFL players’ brains were studied postmortem and scientists diagnosed 99 percent of them with CTE. The science is clear and undisputable, so I won’t harp on it too much.

Rules have changed to reflect scientific findings. Tacklers are penalized for hitting with their heads, and helmets are becoming safer. Some states are banning the game for young kids. The science and rule changes are easy to point to but harder to pin down is the hard-hitting culture surrounding the game and how that can be changed.

How do we change the crowds’ “oooooo” following a hard hit to a grimace? How do we value protecting our minds over being tough? Why do players bang their heads together when they celebrate? Haven’t they had enough of that? You definitely can’t change how fun it is to use the hit stick in Madden, but you can understand the difference between the fragility of pixels on a screen and a real human head.

Cunningham’s act of protest was a positive step, but even after the many articles, public service announcements and movies about the dangers of football, not much about the public’s idea of the sport has changed.

The benefits of playing professional sports are hard to argue against. The best players right now make over $20 million per year. And, sports provide an opportunity for kids to succeed who might be limited elsewhere. Defenders of the game will continue to cite its positive effects like hard-work, camaraderie and personal achievement.

But, most young players won’t make it to the NFL, and there are other sports that have the same positive outcomes without so much knocking around of the brain.

Most people agree that the sport isn’t safe. All that’s left is to either stop playing or find a way to make it safer.

Liberal cucks like me talking about it all the time doesn’t seem to be helping, but it’s worth a shot.

Ryan Suppe studies philosophy. He can be reached at rsuppe@sagebrush.unr. edu and on Twitter @salsuppe

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Nevada targets first win against Toledo

By Javier Hernandez This Saturday, the Nevada Wolf Pack returns to Mackay Stadium for their home opener against a talented Toledo Rockets team.

Jay Norvell and the Wolf Pack turned in a promising performance against the heavily favored Northwestern Wildcats last Saturday.

While Nevada was a 24.5 point underdog, they took it to their opponent up to the final minutes of the game. With around five minutes left in the contest, the visitors were up by a field goal.

Eventually, the Wildcats wore down the Wolf Pack, handing them their first loss of the season. However, the major takeaway is that Nevada played well on both sides of the ball. There were a lot of questions answered in last Saturday’s game including its run defense, linebacker play, rushing attack, and of course the quarterback battle.

On the flip side, while the Toledo Rockets lost arguably two of their largest weapons from last season in running back Kareem Hunt and tight end Michael Roberts to the NFL, last Thursday they proved that they are still just as explosive this season, if not more.

Led by veteran quarterback Logan Woodside, the Rockets showcased their high octane offense by overwhelming their opponent, the Elon Phoenix with a bevy of scores. After some early game rust, Toledo blasted past their opponent by a score of 47-13.

OFFENSE This matchup projects to be an “offense is your best defense” type of game. Nevada will have its hands full on defense with the Rockets offense. Thus, the Wolf Pack will have to keep pace for them to stay in this game.

Ty Gangi and company showed flashes of great offense in last

week’s bout. Particularly, they showed the big play ability that seemed to be nonexistent in previous Brian Polian offenses. True freshman wide receiver Mclane Mannix, who caught a couple of bombs for 76 yards brings a lot of speed to complement the size of Wyatt Demps and Brendan O’Leary Orange.

Jaxson Kincaide and Kelton Moore, who combined for 126 yards on 20 carries will be the key to opening up the passing lanes for Gangi. The Union has paved some gaping holes in the Northwestern front all game and should be able to duplicate that performance in this game.

One of the things that played into the late game breakdown was the inability to stay on the field. Northwestern had the edge in time of possession 39-21. While the defense played well for the majority of the game, this is too large a time disparity to expect out of any defense. Norvell wants a high volume of plays out of its offense. If they can control the tempo, they should be able to limit the opportunities of the opposing offense.

DEFENSE Logan Woodside is the best quarterback that nobody talks about.

He is incredibly accurate and led the NCAA in passing touchdowns last season. He has a ton of weapons in big bodied wide receivers Diontae Johnson and Cody Thompson. Johnson, who returned a 99-yard kickoff for a touchdown last week, has big-time speed and reliable hands.

Nevada’s secondary did relatively well last week against Northwestern’s receivers. Against Woodside and his receivers, they will have their hands full.

Shakif Seymour and Art Thompkins are Toledo’s version of Kincaide and Moore. They garnered 201 yards on 26 carries against Elon. However, Nevada showed to have a stout run defense last

week and should match up well.

While the Wolf Pack struggled when they stretched the defense laterally, this may have been more due to the quality of runner that they faced in Justin Jackson. Linebacker Austin Paulhus, who led the Wolf Pack in tackles with 15, should help shore up the run defense against Toledo.

PREDICTION Toledo racked up 553 total yards last week. They will score on this Wolf Pack defense. However, Nevada should be able to limit the run game well enough to force Woodside to beat them through the air.

If they can make the Rocket offense one dimensional, they will have a greater chance at slowing them down.

Despite being the road team, the rockets are projected as 9.5 point favorites. Toledo has been 8-1 against the spread in their previous nine non-conference games. They are one of the premier teams in the Mid-American Conference. With an experienced quarterback and a ton of weapons on offense for Toledo contrasted to a Wolf Pack offense that is still trying to find its groove, it is tough to bet against the Rockets.

However, Nevada has shown enough flashes in its previous game to warrant serious respect. Norvell wants to put on a show in his home debut. In a small sample size, he has shown that he can motivate his players well enough to buy into his philosophy. He should be able to whip up a defensive game plan that can mitigate the Toledo offensive attack.

35-31 Toledo.

Javier Hernandez can be reached at bcruz@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @Sagebrushsports.

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In this Sept. 17 file photo, Nevada Football celebrates in its end zone following a 38-14 win against Buffalo. The Jay Norvell Era at the University of Nevada is in full swing, with a competitive loss to Northwestern just a few days ago, the Pack looks to take a victory at home against MAC favorite Toledo.

Pack Volleyball wins at home, struggles at Gonzaga Invitational

DEADLINE: september 15, 2017

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Nevada Volleyball sophomore Ayla Fresenius rises up for a serve in Nevada’s 3-1 win against San Francisco. Lee Nelson and his team will travel to Honolulu, HI on Sept. 7 to compete in the Outrigger Resorts Volleyball Challenge.

By Javier Hernandez and Brandon Cruz After splitting the first two games of the season on the road, the Nevada Volleyball team (2-4, 0-0 MWC) returned home to host the San Francisco Dons last Tuesday before heading to Spokane, Washington to play three games in the Gonzaga Invitational over the weekend. The team graduated five key contributors including All-Conference Team honoree Madison Morrell and All-Conference Honorable Mention honoree, Lyndsey Anderson.

This year, under third-year head coach Lee Nelson the team has been led by veterans Madison Foley, Shayla Hoeft, and Ayla Fresenius. An influx of freshmen led by Kayla Afoa and Sam Hayward have been depended on to fill in for the departures over the off-season.

VS. SAN FRANCISCO In the season opener, Nevada went on the road to play San Francisco. The Dons were able to defeat the Wolf Pack in straight sets. While each set was competitive, Nevada was unable to overcome the offensive firepower of their opponent. San Francisco was able to score more kills (43 to 39) and assists (37 to 33) while

averaging a higher hitting percentage (24.9% to 19%). In Tuesday’s matchup, the Wolf Pack was able to avenge their season-opening loss by defeating the Dons three sets to one (25-19, 27-25, 23-25, 25-21).

This time around, the Wolf Pack turned the tables on the Dons by winning in the kills and assist department. Nevada scored 15 more kills and assisted 13 more times than their opponent.

A key 7-1 run in the first set gave the Wolf Pack a commanding 17-9 lead which allowed for them to run away with the opening set.

The second set was tightly contested. Tied at 25 apiece, the Wolf Pack capitalized on a Hayward kill and an attack error by their opponent to eke out set point.

While the Wolf Pack dropped the third set, they were able to close out their opponents in a back and forth fourth set by running off a decisive 6-2 run to close out the game.

Hoeft (15 kills), Foley (11 kills), and Fresenius (10 kills) led the balanced attack on offense. On defense, Afoa dug out a match-high 24 balls.

Pack fell to the Arizona State Sun Devils. Despite winning the first set by a score of 25-23, Nevada was unable to ride the momentum in the following sets.

The Sun Devils tied the match following a 25-23 second set wherein they closed it out with a 3-1 run. They followed that set up by handily taking the third set 17-25.

Down two sets to one, Nevada played the fourth set close with the score tied at 17.

However, Arizona State proved to be too much as they closed out the match on an 8-2 run, erasing any comeback attempt by Nevada.

Peighton De Von led the Wolf Pack in kills with 18. Hoeft and Foley also scored double digit kills with 12 and 11 respectively.

VS. PORTLAND STATE Following Nevada’s loss to Arizona State, the Pack looked to redeem itself against a competitive Vikings team.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT CROSS COUNTRY The Wolf Pack cross country squad traveled only a few miles off campus to host the Nature’s Bakery Nevada Twilight Classic on Sept. 1, 2017.

Nevada swept Saint Mary’s College out of Moraga, Calif. and the Highlanders from UC Riverside. The team was led by Lindsey Adams, Hiley Dobbs and Stefanie Ortega, who are all sophomores.

Both Dobbs and Ortega placed themselves fifth in Nevada XC history with their finish in the 4000m. Nevada will head back to the course on Sept. 16 when they head to Seattle, Wash. for the Sundodger Invitational.

MEN’S GOLF The men’s golf team travels up to Madison, WI. for the Badger Invitational this week. The Wolf Pack is looking to build off of last season as they finished 6th in the Mountain West. With 70 percent of their roster being upperclassmen, including the return of Grant Booth who finished with a conference record of 58-10 last season, expect a more experienced, matured Pack program to do better this season.

Henry Travland can be reached at bcruz@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @SagebrushSports.

GAME PREDICTIONS #12 AUBURN AT #5 CLEMSON Clemson’s QB Kelly Bryant showed no flaws as he replaces Deshaun Watson, now in the NFL. Last week Bryant threw for 125 yards and one touchdown, as well as running for 72 yards, leading his team to a 56-3 victory over Kent State.

SCORE PREDICTION: Auburn 27 Clemson 38

#15 GEORGIA AT NOTRE DAME Notre Dame’s offense was on fire last week with a 49-16 win over Temple. The spread is currently even on this game however, so don’t count out Georgia. The Bulldogs come into the week ranked 15th.

Expect their defense to play tough.

SCORE PREDICTION: Georgia 21 Notre Dame 24

#2 OHIO STATE AT #7 OKLAHOMA Both teams come into this matchup highly ranked, and have their eyes set on the National Championship.

Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield is a Heisman candidate looking to shred through defenses all over the country. On the other side, JT Barrett threw for over 300 yards and 3 touchdowns.

SCORE PREDICTION:

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Wolf Pack Falls Short Nevada at Northwestern Recap

By Brandon Cruz The Nevada Wolf Pack football team traveled to Evanston, Illinois this past Saturday taking on the Northwestern Wildcats in the debut of the Jay Norvell era. For a game that ESPN had Northwestern at a 95.4-win percentage from the beginning, Nevada showed off its grit in a 31-20 loss.

The first quarter featured a feeling out process for both team’s offenses. The first possession was handled by Northwestern, Nevada forced a three-and-out. The Pack got the ball via punt but couldn’t muster up a single yard of offense and punted the ball back to the Wildcats. Once the Wildcats received the ball their offense stalled again, actually losing three yards on three plays, but Northwestern’s special teams play came into effect at the perfect time. After receiving the punt, Pack player Kaleb Possum managed to get to the Nevada 43 before fumbling the ball and giving Northwestern another possession.

With momentum swinging in the Wildcats’ favor, the opportune time to score a touchdown presented itself. Northwestern capped off its five-play, 43-yard drive with a 33-yard touchdown from Wildcat QB Clayton Thorson to Macan Wilson.

However, Northwestern’s lead lasted longer than a piece of meat in a wolf den, as Nevada came right back with a score of its own. With Pack running back Jaxson Kincaid ripping off a huge 31-yard run to put Nevada 11 yards from pay dirt, Nevada QB Ty Gangi tossed a touchdown pass to Wyatt Demps to knot the game up at seven with 5:31 left in the first.

Both teams failed to put any more points on the board in the first quarter keeping the game at seven all heading into quarter two. The first five minutes of the second featured an eight-play drive that stalled out for the Wolf Pack, followed by a three-andout from its Northwestern foe. After the Wildcats’ punt, Nevada made quick work of Northwestern’s defense, charging 51-yards in just 55 seconds, with Gangi completing a pass to McLane Mannix for a 41-yard TD. The Wildcats’ next possession looked fairly promising until a fumble forced by Pack defensive back Asauni Rufus stunted the Wildcats’ momentum and they finally stalled out after a seven-minute, 14-play drive.

The Pack used this to its advantage as it made its way down the field with some heavy contribution coming from Gangi via air, as Mannix, Fossum and Brandon Scott made some big plays to help get Nevada a field goal to close out the half. The pack was up 17-7 going into the second half.

The Wildcats adjusted well going in the second half, as Nevada played well on the offensive side of the ball, but couldn’t find the end zone. The Wildcats put together a strong two and half minute drive to bring the score to 17-10 with 12 minutes left in the third. The Wildcats then forced Nevada to punt, following up its previous score with a 70-yard touchdown drive, capped off by a catch by Wildcat Riley Lees, tying the game at 17.

Just when it looked as if Nevada was going to punch the ball in for its first points of the second half, Pack QB Gangi threw a costly interception just two yards from the Northwestern end zone. Even with this unfortunate turn of events, the Pack defense took the ball back just three plays later on an interception by Elijah Moody to set Nevada up with picture-perfect field position at the Wildcat’s 17-yard line. Even with just 17 yards to go, Nevada failed to convert this drive into a touchdown, settling for a 33-yard field goal from place kicker Spencer Petit.

The Wildcats’ next drive featured them one-upping Nevada with a 75-yard touchdown drive, finished off with a one-yard run

by Wildcat QB Thorson. The score was now 24-20 Northwestern with 5:28 left in the fourth quarter. Nevada’s next drive would be paramount to its success in this game. With the game hanging in the balance, a questionable call to put third string QB, Griffin Dahn in for a QB sneak which lead to a failed fourth-and-one conversion. Thorson and the Wildcats put together mirror-like drives, as the Wildcats drove another 47 yards down the field with the drive ending in another one yard TD run by Thorson, leaving just 52 seconds left on the clock.

Nevada opened the Norvell era up with a loss to a heavily favorited team in the Northwestern Wildcats. While a loss is still a loss, Pack fans do have something to be excited about, as Nevada competed with a team, that on paper, outmatched them in every category. The pack takes on Toledo this Saturday in Mackay Stadium at 4 p.m., looking to redeem a former Pack team that lost to the Rockets back in 1997.

Brandon Cruz can be reached at bcruz@sagebrush.unr.edu or on twitter @Brandon_Cruz23

Ohio State 45 Oklahoma 35

BOISE STATE AT #24 WASHINGTON STATE Luke Falk is one of the top projected quarterbacks taken in the NFL Draft. Don’t expect him to slow down this week as Wazzu hosts the Broncos.

Score Prediction: #24 Washington State 38 Boise State 21 Henry Travland can be reached at bcruz@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @SagebrushSports.

ANDRERA WILKINSON/NEVADA SAGEBRUSH In this Oct. 8, 2016 file photo Pack defensive end Malik Reed rushes the quarter back in a win against the Fresno State Bulldogs. Nevada’s offense was outgained by 167 yards in its loss to Northwestern this past Saturday.