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By Karolina Rivas

INTERNATIONAL TYPHOON LAN MAKES LANDFALL IN JAPAN On Monday, Typhoon Lan struck on the southern coast of Japan killing two people and injuring many others.

CNN reports that the storm brought forward dangerous winds up to 100 mph and threats of major flooding and mudslides. Police officials told CNN a resident of Fukuoka died when falling construction scaffolding struck him.

CNN’s meteorologist Matt Daniel labeled the typhoon as a Category 2 storm that has prompted thousands to evacuate their homes. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency reported that approximately 2.2 million homes were under advisory for evacuation.

According to CNN meteorologist Haley Brink, Typhoon Lan’s cloud field is larger than Japan causing heavy rainfall and violent winds.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PREPARES FOR MORE WILDFIRES Southern California is facing tripledigit temperatures that issued red flag warnings across the area.

According to forecasters, hot and gusty winds have created “critical fire weather conditions” that pose a threat to creating rapidly spreading wildfires.

The National Weather Service warned residents to be on the watch for fire weather stretching from San Diego to Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara counties up until Wednesday evening. Triple-digit weather on Monday and Tuesday could also break records in certain counties.

Firefighters are already facing the flames when a brush fire spread through 50 acres of land near Palm Springs on Monday. Cal Fire reports that more than 200 firefighters, three helicopters, and four air tankers worked together to contain the fire.

By Jacob Solis and Joey Lovato The U.S. has a nuclear waste problem.

There are 61 power plants operating 99 nuclear reactors across 30 states that, combined, have produced a little more than 76,000 metric tons of nuclear waste in the last 40 years, according to numbers from the Nuclear Energy Institute. That includes both low-level, which decays

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to background-radiation levels within 500 years, and high-level waste, which can sometimes retain lethal levels of radiation for thousands of years, like some isotopes of plutonium.

Right now, most of the waste nuclear power plants produce—about 20 metric tons per year—is stored on site in above-ground lowlevel waste facilities. When it comes to military waste, waste from the development

of nuclear weapons is stored in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico, more than 2,000 feet underground.

However, that facility will only be operational for another 18 years before it is permanently sealed off and the facility is closed.

But for decades after the U.S. entered into the atomic age, it searched high and low for somewhere to store its deadly, high-level waste.

Much of the most dangerous waste was stored in Hanford, Washington at the so-called “Hanford Site,” and by the end of the Cold War, more than 53 million gallons of high-level waste was being stored there.

However, the site is increasingly plagued by dangerous problems, like when part of a tunnel collapsed there in May of this year.

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An August 6, 2006 aerial photo shows coring activity to the south of Yucca Mountain’s crest. For decades, a nuclear waste repository has been a political football in both the state of Nevada and on Capitol Hill.

Kevin McReynolds—the graduate student a university police officer joked about shooting in September—released a statement Tuesday, Oct. 24, accusing the university of downplaying his situation and calling for more diversity and safety on campus.

McReynolds and a group of friends were pulled over during a routine traffic stop on Sunday, Sept. 24. After engaging in conversation, Officer Adam Wilson joked that he is “just going to shoot him if things go sideways,” referring to McReynolds.

The incident was captured on body camera footage by another UNR officer on the scene. An internal investigation was launched, and Wilson remains on administrative leave and has been removed from campus.

McReynolds says in his statement that he was contacted by Chief Diversity Officer Patricia Richard, Title IX Coordinator Denise Cordova and President Marc Johnson the Tuesday after the incident after trying to contact their offices the day of the incident.

“While I appreciated their kind words, their calls felt like carefully choreographed damage control,” McReynolds said. “Each call danced further and further from the unavoidable fact that a white police officer threatened the life of an unarmed black student. Each assured me that the language was incongruent with university values, but during the past year, I watched a Charlottesville white supremacist welcomed back to campus and saw swastikas painted in an art building. I believe that my incident was downplayed then treated as an inappropriate apparition because kind words are easier than the hard questions and hard choices the UNR administration needs to

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Bilingual emphasis Mayor plans to file drug lawsuit introduced at RSJ

LOCAL PARENTS URGE WASHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CHANGE LICE CODES

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The Washoe County School District Board of Trustees will discuss the current regulation of students infected with lice. Lice are parasites that attach to human hair and feed on the blood of their hosts.

Current WCSD procedures allow students to participate in regular school activities, ride the school bus, and travel on field trips whether they are treated for lice or not.

The RGJ spoke with Reno mom Sara Kopp who started a petition to change the current procedures in order to enforce a strict set of codes.

This comes after having to treat her daughter about 15 times during that last school year. Kopp claims that her daughter was infected by other students that had lice and were permitted to attend school.

According to the agenda created for the upcoming meeting, lice will be discussed but no action is set to take place.

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By Karolina Rivas The Reynolds School of Journalism is currently developing a new bilingual media track that will be offered to students next fall.

The program is being made in an effort to provide students with a new experience and opportunity to learn about the Spanish language and culture.

“What we hope is that students that are not just Latino themselves, but are interested in Latino issues or are thinking about how important this population is to the United States, will be drawn to either just taking a few classes or doing the whole specialization,” said Donica Mensing, associate dean of the RSJ. The RSJ projects the specialization will consist of six courses and follow an interdisciplinary system by partnering with the Spanish and anthropology departments. Students that

complete this track will have the Spanish language media specialization indicated on their diploma.

The specialization came as a result of Noticiero Movil, a student-run bilingual publication in Northern Nevada. Started by RSJ professor Vanessa Vancour, faculty began to notice the interest students took in the bilingual field.

“When we got the funding and found out that our students were interested, our media partners were interested and there’s a huge demand for this talent in the journalism industry, that’s when we kind of felt this was [...] something that we should offer our students,” Vancour said. “The students who have taken the class have expressed that they appreciate it because they are able to practice skills that they are not able to practice anywhere else.”

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In this file photo, Mayor Hillary Schieve speaks to an audience at Atlantic Avaiation for her 2017 State of the City address on Thursday, Jan. 26. Schieve plans to sue drug manufacturers over the current opiod epidemic.

By Joey Lovato With an average rate of 16.3 deaths per 100,000, the U.S. has seen an unprecedented rise in prescription opioid overdose-related deaths in recent years. Nevada is not immune from the epidemic, and is over 25 percent higher than the national average at 20.4 deaths per 100,00 residents. Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve now says she wants to do something about those rising numbers.

Schieve is planning to file a lawsuit against drug manufacturers that have yet to be named specifically. She told The Nevada Independent that she met with an attorney to look into a potential lawsuit.

Other Reno City Council members have yet to make any comment on a potential suit. The issue will most likely be brought up at the November city council meeting.

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UNR fellow in biology awarded $60,000 grant from L’Oréal

By Emily Fisher L’Oréal, a brand known worldwide for its makeup, hair and skin care products, is helping female scientists across the country advance their postdoctoral research, including one postdoctoral fellow in biology here at the University of Nevada, Reno, Felicity Muth.

On Tuesday, Oct. 10, L’Oréal USA announced the five recipients of the 2017 For Women in Science Fellow-

ship, a grant which awards $60,000 to female scientists. This is the fellowship program’s 14th year, and since its inception in 1998, has awarded 70 postdoctoral women scientists over $3.5 million in grants.

The fellowship is a part of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards program.

Recognizing and rewarding women scientists around the world, L’OréalUNESCO highlights the contributions of females to the advancement of

science, technology engineering and mathematics, or STEM fields, where women still remain underrepresented.

“The L’Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellowship was transformative in my research career and life,” said Dr. Pardis Sabeti, 2004 L’Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellow and professor at Harvard University and the Broad Institute. “The funding supported a study that led me to investigate deadly viruses circulating in Africa, and laid the groundwork

for my lab’s efforts during the Ebola epidemic. The focus of the fellowship and the generous support of L’Oréal also drove me to try to make an impact in the world.”

UNR’s Felicity Muth is now joining the ranks of high-achieving fellows that have been distinguished by L’Oréal. Muth, who received her Ph.D. in biology from the University of St. Andrews and a degree in zoology from the University of Edinburgh, was born and raised in London, England. She

now resides in Reno.

Muth’s research focuses on animal behavior and cognition, which is the study of how animals think, learn, and make decisions. With the $60,000 grant, Muth will hire a female research assistant and purchase key equipment, increasing the amount of research she is able to do. Felicity says she is passionate about being a

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Continued from page A1 But the issues at Hanford and those at some other sites around the country have done little to expedite the process for finding, approving and building a long-term high-level nuclear waste storage facility, a process that stretches back decades.

It was 1978 when the U.S. Department of Energy began researching possible candidates for a long-term storage site, and by 1982 had narrowed the list to just 10 sites across six states. In 1985, President Ronald Reagan narrowed the list again to just three sites: Hanford, Deaf Smith County, Texas, and Yucca Mountain.

About 90 miles north of Las Vegas, the planned mountain facility would hold 150 million pounds of high-level nuclear waste for over 10,000 years in tunnels deep underground. Those underground tunnels have been made more necessary by the fact that high-level radiation must be both cooled and shielded in order to be stored safely.

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Continued from page A1 mentor for women and girls in STEM fields, saying she herself benefited from having a female mentor.

In her most recent work, Muth has been conducting research to understand how commonly-used pesticides—neonicotinoids— are affecting bumblebees’ foraging and pollination behavior. Since bees are major pollinators of both wildflowers and crops, this question has implications for natural ecosystems and human food security, and for Muth, who has a love of the outdoors, her research is that much more important.

In the past, Muth has collaborated with the Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada and Nevada Bugs and Butterflies and plans to use some of her fellowship funding to organize outreach activities with these programs for young girls throughout the community.

Along with Muth, four other fellows are being awarded including Kellie Ann Jurado, a postdoctoral scientist in immunobiology at Yale University, Ritu Raman, a postdoctoral fellow in mechanical and biomedical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sydney

Finally, in 1987, Yucca was designated as the permanent storage facility by amendments to the Nuclear Waste Policies Act. Though in Nevada, some came up with a different name: “the Screw Nevada Bill.”

There are a couple reasons why most Nevada politicians—from governor-turned-senator Richard Bryan to longtime Senate powerhouse Harry Reid to current Gov. Brian Sandoval—have staunchly opposed the plan. First, it’s just plain unpopular among most Nevadans. A January poll from The Nevada Independent and The Mellman Group found 58 percent of Nevadans oppose Yucca, while just 33 percent favor it.

Second, it’s been difficult for proponents of the plan to shake the state’s accusation that shipping deadly nuclear waste to a state with no nuclear power plants of its own isn’t somehow foisting the problems of other states onto Nevada’s shoulders.

And third, Nevada has long argued that Yucca, contrary to the conclusion of the DOE, is not safe for long-term storage. The

state’s Commission on Nuclear Projects says that not only is it dangerous to ship the waste so close to Las Vegas (a metro area with more than 2 million residents), but also that Yucca straddles both a fault line and an aquifer and would be a prime candidate for disaster.

Thus, it was little surprise when, in 1998, the facility missed its planned opening date. After years of on-again, off-again fights in Congress, it was in 2009 when, after a nudge from then-senate majority leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nevada, President Obama’s Energy Secretary Steven Chu told the U.S. Senate that Yucca was no longer an option for the storage of nuclear waste.

Since then, even after billions of dollars were spent on researching the mountain and boring some of the facility’s exploratory tunnels, the Yucca Mountain project has been shuttered.

However, ever since President Donald J. Trump was elected late last year, there have been rumblings in Capitol Hill about reviving the stalled Yucca Mountain. Early

Schreppler, a postdoctoral fellow in physics at University of California, Berkeley and Molly Schumer, a postdoctoral fellow in genetics and evolutionary biology at Harvard Medical School.

On Thursday, Nov. 9, L’Oréal USA will be hosting an awards ceremony for the fellows emceed

by CBS This Morning co-host Norah O’Donnell at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C. There, Muth and the other fellows will have the opportunity to meet L’Oréal and other STEM leaders throughout the greater New York and Washington, D.C. communities.

“L’Oréal has a legacy of innovation that would not have been possible without the women who make up the majority of our scientific workforce.

Today, more than ever, we are proud to support our country’s most accomplished women scientists at a key moment in their careers, and to empower them to continue their groundbreaking work,” said Frédéric Rozé the President and CEO of L’Oréal USA. Emily Fisher can be reached at efisher@ sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @ NevadaSagebrush.

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Other lawsuits of similar accord have been filed in several cities and states such as Seattle, which is suing several pharmaceutical companies over pain pill marketing in the city.

New Mexico sued eight drug companies in September, holding them accountable for the rising opioid epidemic. Dayton, Ohio sued pharmaceutical companies, drug distributors

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this year, new funds for the project appeared in Trump’s initial budget proposal, prompting some in Nevada’s congressional delegation to turn to then-nominee for Energy Secretary Rick Perry for assurances.

At a town hall in April, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, who voted to confirm Perry as energy secretary, defended her vote by saying her seat on the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources would hold the Secretary to his promise not to reopen the shuttered facility.

“I did not agree with everything that Secretary Perry stands for, I can tell you that,” Cortez Masto said. “But there are things that have concerned me —and had the opportunity to talk to him specifically about—and one of my biggest concerns was Yucca Mountain and making sure we are doing everything we can to find allies who will continue to work with us to prevent that nuclear waste from coming into Nevada.”

Those hopes, however, have been continually dashed in the months since. In March, the now-

confirmed Perry toured the Yucca Mountain facility, prompting Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval to express his displeasure in a statement.

“Beyond the courtroom, I will continue to press the Trump Administration to re-assess its actions to resurrect this dormant project,” Sandoval said.

“A better solution began earlier this year, when the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, working with the consent of a host state, accepted for review a private sector application for a high-level waste storage site in Texas. In the wake of such developments, continuing to spend taxpayer money on Yucca Mountain is ill-advised.”

And in late April, when the debate appeared to be reaching Congress, Sandoval pushed back once again, saying that the state would “continue to oppose the storage of high-level nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain at every turn.”

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SENATE RECAP OCT. 18

By Madeline Purdue

REPORTS TEIXEIRA CONDEMNS SWASTIKA GRAFFITI President Noah Teixeira was not in attendance this week due to midterm conflicts but sent his report via letter for Speaker Hannah Jackson to read. In the letter, he condemned the recent tagging of the Church Fine Arts Building stairwell with swastikas. He called for UNR to review camera footage of the stairwell to find the person or people responsible. He also is working on planning more diversity events on campus.

BRADLEY ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR ELECT HER Chief of Staff Carissa Bradley asked the senators to reach out to possible student leaders to apply for ElectHer, a daylong conference that focuses on preparing women to run for leadership positions; however, both male and female students are welcome to apply. ElectHer is on Saturday, Nov. 18. Applications can be found at http://www. nevadaasun.com/elect-her/ and are due Monday, Nov. 6.

JACKSON AWARDS SENATOR OF THE WEEK Speaker Jackson started an award to recognize a senator each week for their accomplishments. She recognized Senator Justin Kuykendall from the College of Business. She said he hit the ground running as soon as he was elected, and has high standards for himself and the people he works with.

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Photo courtesy of Vanessa Vancour Jazmin Orozco, interviews a Reno community member for Noticiero Móvil. Noticiero Móvil is a bilingual publication in Northern Nevada offered to students as a part of the bilingual media track.

Once the program is fully underway, the RSJ will become the first undergraduate school in the country to offer a degree in bilingual media. However, they will not be the first to develop one. California State Northridge and Arizona State University have offered bilingual programs in the past, but the specialization track at the RSJ will be the first of its kind.

“I’m excited about the new Spanish track because ever since I was little I wanted to be a bilingual reporter,” said Stephanie Lamas, a student at the RSJ. “Growing up Mexican-American, I always compared Mexico’s media with American media and saw how different the Spanish media was in a negative way. My goal is to change the way Mexico’s media is and this track is making it possible to follow my

and doctors who they claim are responsible for addiction and overdose problems in the city.

There has been a wave of cases against companies that make, distribute and market painkillers in several other states like California, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Oklahoma and South Carolina.

Many of the suits allege that these companies target populations more susceptible to use and abuse such as veterans and seniors, do not fully explain the

dream.”

The program will have classes that will attract students with an emphasis in news or strategic communications.

Ezequiel Korin, assistant professor of Spanish Language Studies, will teach a class pertaining to marketing to Latino/a consumer’s starting this spring.

“I want to make sure that the program we’re building is very practical and we’re giving the students the experience that they really want,” Vancour said. “If anybody has ideas, I think it’s important for the students to weigh in, because we’re just developing the program, to let us know.”

QUALIFICATIONS FOR ASUN INTERNS CLARIFIED

Yenick died of an opioid overdose in 2015. His use of opioids was linked to the ring.

Attorney General Adam Laxalt started an initiative to have the state purchase pill incinerators, which would be an effective way to discard unused painkillers. The initiative would also fund programs to educate youths on opioid use.

The senate passed SB 85 that clarified the qualifications for incoming ASUN interns.

Originally, the position required the interns to be hired with and maintain a 2.75 university grade point average. However, this created confusion whether incoming freshmen who do not have a university GPA yet could become ASUN interns. It was clarified that “incoming freshman who do not currently have a University GPA in their first semester” did not have to meet this requirement to become an intern. They must maintain the set GPA after the end of the fall semester.

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risks involved with taking prescription painkillers and they play up the benefits that their drugs have on the patient.

Reno, too, has been hit by the opioid epidemic, and the use of prescription drugs in the city has been on the rise since 1999.

Last year, an opioid distribution ring was busted by federal authorities at the Jones West Ford car dealership in south Reno.

Sentencing for those involved will take place in November.

Former University of Nevada, Reno, football player Michael

Mia Kinel, Director of Programming, was censured by the senate for spending money without approval.

According to the censure, “$12,000 was spent without formal approval by the Department of Event Programming for the Biggest Little Festival” and “$10,000 was spent without formal approval by the Department of Event Programming for speaker Shaun King”. ASUN organizations that “receive funds from the activities and programs portions of student fees” must submit a budget request form when spending money on events.

Get to Know Your Senator: Anthony Martinez

By Madeline Purdue The Associated Students of the University of Nevada is the student government here at the university. They organize events and provide resources to help students succeed academically and professionally. The ASUN Senate, the legislative arm of the government organization, is composed of student representatives from each college that advocate on behalf of their peers for resources, funding and other things they want to see done on campus.

However, a low percentage of students know what ASUN is, what it does and who represents them. The Nevada Sagebrush aims to inform students who their senators are and what they are doing in ASUN to help them.

This is Get to Know Your Senator with Speaker Pro Tempore Anthony Martinez.

Anthony Martinez is a senator for the College of Liberal Arts. He is a sophomore studying political science and international affairs. He hopes to become a lawyer to fight for underrepresented communities.

Originally from Las Vegas, he came to UNR because of the university’s environment and school spirit.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Nevada Sagebrush: Why did you decide to join ASUN? Anthony Martinez: I saw that they had a huge voice and impact here. I figured Senate would be the best place to start. I saw that in high school when I worked for Governor Sandoval as the student member of the Nevada State Board of Education. I worked under Elaine Wynn, she was a brilliant leader, and I feel like in ASUN there are so many brilliant leaders.

NS: What do you do for ASUN? AM: I sit on the Budget and Finance Committee, the Oversight Committee and as speaker pro tempore, I am in charge of the legislative interns. I am not only trying to give them tools to be senators, but I want to give them tools to be service leaders on campus. I want to show them all of the departments of ASUN. I want to build students to not only want to be senators but also maybe club commissioners or programmers or directors possibly. I want them to be able to apply the internship towards other things outside ASUN. NS: What are your future goals within ASUN?

AM: I want to build a bond between the Residence Hall Association and ASUN. I am encouraging diversity and inclusion in the residence halls and encouraging hall leaders to be active within their communities and students off campus. They have events with good turn out, but it could be better.

I want to build that relationship since I haven’t seen that done in the past. I think it’s vital to have two of the largest student organizations work with each other and cooperate with one another.

NS: What is a fun fact about you?

AM: I was on the Ellen show once because my best friend asked me to prom because I am gay and he is straight. It was really fun. I think my favorite part was right after, Adam Levine was there and told us to have an amazing prom. That’s what made me realPhoto courtesy of Anthony Martinez ize that I have a voice to impact people who Anthony Martinez (middle) and his friend Jacob Lescenski (left) talk to Ellen DeGemay not realize their privilege. My friend neres on the Ellen Show on April 30, 2015. Martinez is the Speaker Pro Tempore of really inspired me that he opened up his the ASUN Senate. mind to realize that gay individuals are just ordinary people, and I realized that it can translate to people who are transgender, Contact Senator Martinez at speakerpro- Chambers on the third floor of the Joe who are bisexual, people of Latin descent. I tempore@asun.unr.edu or visit him during Crowley Student Union. realized I had a voice to do that and I want to his office hours on Thursdays and Fridays continue to do that because making people from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Madeline Purdue can be reached at realize that we’re all human is amazing.

The ASUN Senate meets every Wednes- mpurdue@sagebrush.unr and on twitter @ day at 5:30 p.m. in the Rita Laden Senate madelinepurdue.

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Guide to Planning Your

Spring Semester

By Emily Fisher It’s that time again—the postmidterm rush in the fall semester when students can be seen searching course catalogs in class instead of listening to the lecture, planning the upcoming spring semester.

For students, planning for next semester can be stressful. These are no longer the days of easy high school forms with one or two choices. It is now in the student’s hands to make sure they take the classes needed to graduate. It can be even more stressful if you’re working to graduate in four years.

Fortunately, the university provides multiple tools and resources to help students successfully plan and register for classes.

This is News You Can Use with a guide to planning your spring semester.

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS The first step to planning next semester’s classes is checking which requirements you still have to complete. In the academics section of MyNevada, there is a tab titled “My Academic Requirements” where you can view a list of requirements and courses you can take to satisfy them. This section

also shows students transfer credits and their progress toward completing both their major and minor degrees.

ADVISING CENTER Looking at your academic requirements can be overwhelming, so it helps to be able to have another set of eyes. If you have a declared major your specific program advisor can help keep you on track and suggest the next classes you should take. Advisors can help tell you when classes are offered and make sure you plan around conflicts before they derail plans.

If students are undeclared, have general core curriculum questions, or need extra academic advising of any kind head to the advising center on the fourth floor of the Pennington Student Achievement Center.

SCHEDULE PLANNER TOOL

The ‘My Planner’ tool found on the Student C e n t e r Dashboard of MyNevada is a great way to map out a general guide to graduation, but to plan out the specific details of your Spring 2018 semester, the Schedule Planner tool will become your best friend.

To use the tool, go to your student dashboard and click the link in the top left of the screen labeled “schedule planner.” Make sure your browser allows pop-up windows and the use of cookies. Once in the schedule planner, you can add courses you’d like to take in the spring. Having the courses in “My Planner” beforehand simplifies the process. Once the classes are inputted, you are able to schedule your week exactly to your liking. The program automati-

cally generates schedules, showing you which classes may conflict, and also allows you to schedule breaks, pick which days you want class, and more.

What’s better than a computer program doing all the hard work for you?

Registration begins for some students as early as Nov. 1. Make sure to check your Student Center Dashboard to see your registration time, and to make sure you don’t have any academic holds on your account. Happy planning!

Emily Fisher can be reached at efisher@sagerush.unr.edu and on Twitter @ NevadaSagebrush.

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Continued from page A1 make.”

McReynolds said he hoped to “play a positive role in the campus community moving forward.” He said the university is not making diversity a priority. In the statement, he said that President Johnson showed him diversity initiatives “as evidence of the university’s commitment to diversity.”

However, McReynolds said that is not enough. “...having a diverse campus does not mean having a safe campus.

More minorities on campus can’t change the fact that the last black UNR police officer retired two years ago. More black and brown professors won’t make a Jewish student unsee swastikas. Campus safe spaces don’t protect you from attending class with a potentially violent white supremacist. What will it take for UNR to turn its politically correct rhetoric into action?”

Assistant Vice President and Director of Police Services Adam Garcia released a statement after the video of the incident was posted by University Police Services four days after it occurred.

“I have seen the video and I find the language that was used to be disturbing, offensive and unacceptable,” Garcia said in the statement.

“I condemn this reprehensible language, and again, offer my sincerest apologies to the graduate student for what occurred. I am deeply concerned about the distress that was placed on the graduate student.”

McReynolds said a month after the incident, all he has is “empty promises”. “...I’m expected to return to campus like everything is normal,” said McReynolds. “Is it?”

BELOW IS MCREYNOLDS’ STATEMENT IN FULL: My name is Kevin McReynolds and I am an MBA student at the University of Nevada Reno. I am a small business owner. I am a student-athlete, a son, an avid weight lifter, and a mentor. I am also a 6’4”, 330 pound black man. At 1 a.m. on Sunday, September 24, I was reminded of the order in which my community sees me by Officer Adam Wilson who at a routine traffic stop laughingly told me “I’m just going to shoot him if this goes sideways because fuck that.” On the campus that I call home, my life was threatened by a police officer for being too big and too black. But I know I’m not alone. Evidenced by the university’s tepid response to my incident as well as many other

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Kevin McReynolds, second from right, and friends react as a UNR police officer jokes he is going to shoot McReynolds “if things go sideways” on Sunday, Oct. 24. The remarks put the officer on administrative leave and opened a Title IX investigation.

similar incidences, I feel there is a systemic racial inclusivity problem at UNR. I believe my experience shows that UNR is more concerned with the appearance of diversity than actually assuring the safety of minority students on campus.

I first reported the incident at 3 a.m. Sunday when I returned home for the evening. Later Sunday morning, my report was forwarded to Patricia Richard who is Chief Diversity Officer and was told that Equal Opportunity and Title IX Director Denise Cordova would reach out to me. When I did not hear back from her by Monday morning, I decided to be proactive and called Ms. Cordova’s office at 9:48 a.m. I was rebuffed by an assistant who promised I’d receive a call later that day, a call I never received. I then went to the police station to report the incident.

The assistant requested I leave the station, stated that no superior could meet with me, and that I could find a form online. Frustrated and disappointed, I resorted to calling the UNR police on duty phone and requested to speak with Commander Garcia or Assistant Commander Renwick whom I knew through my time on the UNR Football team. Assistant Commander Renwick called me back shortly after and out of courtesy, he scheduled a meeting with me for 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, a meeting where we learned the detail that changed everything: there was a dash-cam video.

By noon Tuesday my phone was ringing off the hook. I received carefully worded calls from Chief Diversity Officer Patricia Richard, Title IX Coordinator Denise Cordova, and even President Marc Johnson.

While I appreciated their kind words, their calls felt like carefully choreographed damage control. Each call danced further and further from

the unavoidable fact that a white police officer threatened the life of an unarmed black student. Each assured me that the language was incongruent with university values, but during the past year, I watched a Charlottesville white supremacist welcomed back to campus and saw swastikas painted in an art building. I believe that my incident was downplayed then treated as an inappropriate apparition because kind words are easier than the hard questions and hard choices the UNR administration needs to make.

I brought these concerns to President Johnson in a series of letters that spoke to my fears as a minority student and how I hoped to play a positive role in the campus community moving forward. He offered a number of campus and faculty diversity initiatives as evidence of the university’s commitment to diversity.

But having a diverse campus does not mean having a safe campus.

More minorities on campus can’t change the fact that the last black UNR police officer retired two years ago. More black and brown professors won’t make a Jewish student unsee swastikas. Campus safe spaces don’t protect you from attending class with a potentially violent white supremacist. What will it take for UNR to turn its politically correct rhetoric into action? Why won’t the university do more to ensure minority students feel safe on campus? Are minority students a priority at all?

It has now been a month since the incident and Officer Wilson remains on paid leave. And with a slew of empty apologies in hand, I’m expected to return to campus like everything is normal. Is it?

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

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PACK N THE EVENTS THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR THIS WEEK

By Joey Thyne

SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT: GET OUT DATE: Wednesday TIME: 7:30 p.m.

LOCATION: JCSU Movie

Theatre INFO: Join in a forum discussing one of the most provocative films of the year. “Get Out” is one of the films in the Joe’s four-part “Something to Talk About Series.” “Get Out” is a horror movie about a black boyfriend going to meet his white girlfriend’s parents upstate. It has an astonishing 99 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

ANNABELLE: CREATION

DATE: Thursday TIME: 6 p.m.

LOCATION: JCSU Movie

Theatre INFO: ‘Tis the season to get thoroughly spooked. You’re in luck: the Joe is showing one of the scariest movies of the year. “Annabelle: Creation” will also be shown Thursday night at 9 p.m. and Friday night at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Admission for students is FREE. Complimentary snacks and beverages will be provided.

OPEN MIC NIGHT DATE: Thursday TIME: 6 p.m.

LOCATION: Pennington 4th

Floor Lounge INFO: UNR’s University Writing Center is hosting its second annual open mic night. Anyone interested in performing should contact speakyourminduwc@gmail. com. They are looking for spoken word, music, comedy, etc. There will be cookies from Laughing Planet and coffee from Hub Roasters.

NEVADA DAY PARADE DATE: Saturday TIME: 10 a.m.

LOCATION: Carson City INFO: You hooligans

were too preoccupied in celebrating Halloween you forgot that next Tuesday is the birthday of our beautiful state of Nevada.

Just 40 minutes south of Reno, Carson City is hosting a wild Nevada day party all day. The parade starts at 10 a.m.

Who doesn’t love to wake up early and get candy thrown at you?

NO-BRAINER ALL ZOMBIE RUN DATE: Saturday TIME: 11 a.m.

LOCATION: Reno Arch INFO: The nice people at

Crawl Reno are hosting the No-Brainer All Zombie Run. Get your zombie makeup on and chase a healthy human through the streets of downtown Reno. Attractions include a zombie photo booth, a free beer after you finish your race, after-party, prizes, specials and dancing.

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

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2017

ZOMBIE CRAWL

By Joey Thyne We give up a lot of things as we grow older: putting out cookies for Santa Claus, leaving teeth under the pillow for the tooth fairy, having hopes and dreams, etc. One tradition we stubbornly cling onto, however, is dressing up and wandering around for Halloween. Of course, like everything we drag from childhood to adulthood, we made it alcohol-infused and hypersexualized.

Reno’s 10th annual Zombie Crawl took place on Saturday, Oct. 21. Patrons paid $5 for a green cup and the privilege to pay more money for drinks at participating locations. It’s just like trickor-treating except at every house you have to wait in a 30-minute line and instead of candy you get Pabst Blue Ribbon.

43 bars took part in the festivities and approximately 20,000 people showed up (22 of which were arrested). Some bars had gimmicks in order to attract more people: Cal Neva had karaoke, St. James Infirmary had a 90s dance party and several bars had costume contests. Drunk people really are very similar to zombies; they stumble around through the night, dead-eyed, but instead of pursuing human flesh they just want more Bacardi.

The crawl ran until six in the morning. I did not have the stamina to stay out that late, but I am amused by the thought of zombies with smeared makeup trying to convince other zombies to come home with them as the sun begins to peer over the Sierra Nevadas, then trudging to Mel’s after being rejected.

There was a wide range of effort people put into their costumes. Some people went all out: fake blood, colored contacts, ripped clothing, crazy hair, ghoulish makeup, etc.

It was fantastic to see people genuinely work hard on their costumes. Other people wore an eye patch. Some would call these people “lame.”

Who’s to say?

Me? Oh, I wore this awesome headband that makes it look like there’s an axe sticking out of my head. It’s really the perfect costume. It’s easy to put on. It’s a little spooky, but not

too spooky. You can walk up to people and proclaim, “I have a splitting headache!” That usually receives a polite chuckle. I also wore a very tasteful Halloweenthemed

sweater vest with pumpkins and ghosts stitched in.

All of this is courtesy of Junkee Clothing Exchange in Midtown.

I do come bearing bad news, though. I awoke Sunday morning devoid of my axe headband. I have nebulous recollections of it snapping and me discarding it on the ground of whatever bar I was at. RIP axe headband. You have served me well.

Sierra Taphouse wins for spookiest playlist, bumping the likes of “Somebody’s Watching Me” by Rockwell and “A Nightmare On My Street” by DJ Jazzy

Jeff & The Fresh Prince. Most

other bars’ playlists fell short of anything resembling spooky, resorting instead for a flimsy smattering of contemporary dancehall hits. One wonders how many times a person can physically hear “Bodak Yellow” by Cardi B before losing their mind.

This doesn’t really relate to anything, but 5 Star is the best bar in Reno and it’s not even up for discussion at this point.

Where else can you go to see people smoking cigarettes inside and dancing on stripper p o l e s while

DMX music videos play?

There was a moment as I sat in Imperial and people-watched from the deep recesses of my mind. Costumed drunkards were stacking an absurd amount of glasses, beer foam lingering at the bottom, on top of each other for no reason except their own amusement. Climactically, as a surprise to no one, the leaning tower of PBR toppled over and shattered. The group giggled and scampered off. It was a testament to the human

condition, our lust for arbitrary thrills and destruction. Or something. I don’t know. I was drunk. What do you want from me?

The biggest drawback to the Zombie Crawl is the long lines. As the university expands and Tesla draws workers and Schieve tries so desperately to make Reno feel more Californian, the world’s Biggest Little City becomes more inflated and cramped. It seemed symbolic that most people skipped the casino stops and started their crawl downtown.

The lines were so long, in fact, someone could have, oh, I don’t know, taken the leftover Black Velvet a friend left at his (or her) house during a staff Hall o w e e n party and pour it into a crumpled water bottle and drink it while waiting. But if that someone was so audacious and brilliant, then he (or she) could never admit it in a publication because it is illegal to drink publicly from open containers.

All in all, I truly believe the Zombie Crawl is a positive thing. People, including myself, get so excited for Halloween. People fundamentally love to be spooked. It’s cathartic to put on a mask, pretend to be someone else, let loose and galavant around with your friends through the nighttime. If events like Zombie Crawl allow people to get in touch with their inner child and take themselves less seriously, if only for a night, then God bless. Viva la Halloween. Viva la Zombie Crawl.

Joey Thyne can be reached at jthyne@sagebrush@unr.edu or on twitter @joey_thyne. Opinions expressed in The Nevada Sagebrush are solely those of the author and do not necessarily express the views of The Sagebrush or of its staff.

Artist on the rise: Marley Collins

By Alexis Scatena Through acoustic sounds and metaphorical language, 17-yearold indie-folk/rock artist Marley Collins reflects on the darkness in her life on her debut EP “Skeletons.”

“Skeletons,” released on Oct. 20, was a cathartic and therapeutic way for Collins to overcome the obstacles that she has faced throughout her high school career.

She explains how her collection of songs documents her growth as a person and as an artist in an honest way. “[The album] begins with me being very complicit to being treated badly,” Collins said. “But as time went on, I realized that I don’t have to take this. ‘Skeletons’ truly displays the change in my mindset.”

Collins started the process of writing the songs during her sophomore year of high school.

She was at the peak of her struggle with an eating disorder and was dealing with toxic relationships.

These dark situations inspired her to write “Homeland,” the first song of her album.

“I was in a really bad place,” Collins stated. “Throughout high school, I have been struggling with an eating disorder, so ‘Homeland’ was in the thick of it. I was having trouble with relationships and being treated poorly, so it was the

perfect storm. It was a way to release those feelings and cope with everything that was happening.”

“A place to rest when you’re not alive, empty streets and empty hearts, an echoing cry,” Collins sings in “Homeland.” Her pain is felt through a deep melody, a simple strum of the guitar, and heart-wrenching lyrics. Her lyrical writing can be compared to works of Hozier and Father John Misty, who Collins said has taught her how to express her feelings and hardships in a metaphorical way.

“Sometimes I will write music completely inspired by those artists to figure out how they are using their lyrics.”

Overall, it took Collins about a month to complete the recording of the EP. However, the songs have been in her blood for over two years. A few of the songs appear on her first record, “Homeland,” which was released earlier this year. Although it consists of a couple original songs related to her personal struggles, “Homeland” did not portray a focused message compared to “Skeletons.” For Collins, “Homeland” was an experiment. “Homeland was created just to put music out,” she explains. “I had a feeling of what I wanted to say throughout Skeleton.”

Collins developed a passion for singing at the age of 8. Inspired by her dad, she began playing guitar at age 10. As her interest in music

Photo courtesy of Ella Rubin

Marley Collins poses for the cover of “Skeletons” in front of a Ms. Pacman machine. Collins is an up-andcoming singer-songwriter from California.

expanded, she decided to bring her talent to the streets of her hometown, San Mateo, California.

“When I was 15, I busked downtown San Mateo,” Collins stated.

“I would just stand on the corner, put my guitar case out, and play for tips.”

She continued to perform at any place she could find. Beginning in March 2017, Collins performed at

multiple open mics throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, where she created a network of people who booked her for future shows.

Now, she is promoting her name and newly released music at multiple gigs and underground radio stations.

The young artist’s main goal is to become a renowned musician and travel out of state to build popular-

ity. Eventually, she wants to play in Reno at the artistic music venue known as the Holland Project.

After she graduates, she will be taking a gap year to pursue her music career and expose her talent to a greater audience.

Alexis Scatena can be reached at jthyne@sagebrush@unr.edu or on twitter @joey_thyne

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‘KIDZ BOP 36’ leaves much to be desired

KIDZ BOP 36 KIDZ BOP Kids

Pure Trash

By Joey Thyne For the past 16 years, KIDZ BOP has been releasing CDs of preteens covering hit songs.

Curators conveniently take out all the F-words, B-words, D-words, S-words, A-words, J-words, Q-words and whatever other words make people uncomfortable. That way parents can bump Drake in their Toyota Highlander without corrupting their children’s innocent minds.

On Oct. 13, KIDZ BOP released its 36th edition. If you ask me, they should have really called it quits after 19. More like KIDZ STOP, am I right? KIDZ BOP is performed by the KIDZ BOP Kids. First of all, why would you spell the first Kidz with a ‘z’ and then the second with an ‘s’?

Either commit to the bit or don’t do it at all. Jeez.

KIDZ BOP 36 features such bops as “Feels” by Calvin Harris, “Malibu” by Miley Cyrus and “Bad Liar” by Selena Gomez.

The instrumentals are cheap imitations of the original, like a cardboard cutout of Ellen DeGeneres at the mall. Most of the harmonies are very pitchy. That is when the singing isn’t blatantly autotuned. Wouldn’t you love to be the sound engineer to tell an 11 year old that their voice isn’t good enough without technological manipulation?

As KIDZ BOP 36 plods on, it insidiously loses focus and concision. It fails to justify its own existence. Even the KIDZ BOP Kids sound bored eventually.

They don’t even write the songs, the least they could do is put a little effort in it. What, do they have a Scholastic book fair they would rather be at? Jeez. If the KIDZ BOP Kids are to achieve the classic icon status they so

clearly clamor for, they need to lose the generic cutesy act and break out of their comfort zone. Experiment with time signatures. Try some jazz fusion improvisation. Really think outside the box.

What follows is a series of my favorite lyric alterations in order to make the songs more family friendly. On the original “I’m the One,” Lil Wayne raps “And when she on the molly she a zombie/ She think we Clyde and Bonnie/ But it’s more like Whitney, Bobby.” The KIDZ BOP Kids took it upon themselves to change the lyrics to “And when she hears this song she dances crazy/She thinks I’m like a party/But she’s really more a smarty.”

On the original “Congratulations,” Quavo raps “Young n----, young n----, graduation...

Super Bowl, call the hos/Get in the Rolls (skrr)/Top-floor lifestyle/Huncho and Post/ Malone/I gotta play on my phone/You know what I’m on/ Huncho Houdini is gone.” The KIDZ BOP Kids sing “Young Kidz, Young Kidz graduation/ Super bowl, call your friends/ Get in the rolls, (skrr)/Top Floor lifestyle/Livin the most/KIDZ BOP/I gotta play on my phone/ You know where I’m from/KIDZ BOP is getting it done.” I suppose they got the “Skrr” right.

“Juju on the Beat” came out on Aug. 11, 2016. That was like three KIDZ BOPs ago. Whatever.

On the KIDZ BOP version, they change the line “You know my hair nappy” to “You know my hair is crazy,” both gentrifying it and adding a ‘to be’ verb.

The KIDZ BOP Kids cover “Crying in the Club” by Camila Cabello. What clubs have you even been to? The Mickey Mouse Club? Get outta here.

These examples go to show

that pop music manufacturers take sex and drugs and make it palatable for kids to sing along.

At the same time, what’s the point of KIDZ BOP rerecording completely clean songs? What do these punks bring to the table? Isn’t Shawn Mendes’s version of “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” unbearable enough?

The only good thing KIDZ BOP 36 managed to do is introduce me to some songs I had never heard of before. I had heard neither “Sorry Not Sorry” by Demi Lovato or “2U”

by David Guetta despite each having over 200 million streams on Spotify. Could it be that I’m out of touch? No. Impossible.

The album ends with a live version of their cover “Let Me Love You” to remind their young impressionable listeners that the KIDZ BOP Kids are on tour in a city near you, so go beg your parents to buy tickets.

Pay top dollar to watch these puppets dance for Uncle Sam’s cyclical capitalism fever dream.

That is until their voices drop, they get acne, they are deemed not cute enough to perform anymore and must return to their day jobs, then they will be replaced with a fresh batch of nameless, faceless KIDZ BOP drones.

KIDZ BOP 36 is a sorry excuse for a compilation of children covering contemporary hit songs. It’s possibly the worst and most immature KIDZ BOP yet. If they keep up the poor work I’m going to stop buying their vinyls.

Joey Thyne can be reached at jthyne@sagebrush@ and on twitter @joey_thyne

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STAFF EDITORIAL

America needs a solution to its nuclear problem

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or decades, the U.S. government has tried and failed to open a long-term high-level nuclear waste storage facility in a nondescript mountain out in the desert north of Las Vegas. Those efforts have failed in large part because of resistance from Nevadans, and in many ways, this resistance is justified.

For one, it would seem that Eastern states are merely taking their problems and pushing them somewhere else. Nevada has no nuclear power plants of its own, and it seems dubious that we should shoulder responsibility of the waste.

More than that, most Nevadans just don’t want the waste in the first place. A poll from January found that 58 percent of the state opposed restarting the mothballed project. To ask the state’s politicians, especially those representing Las

Vegas, to support Yucca Mountain would be to ask for political suicide.

Thus, for the past couple of months, Nevada’s congressional delegation has been caught in a cycle of hemming and hawing as they try (so far in vain) to stop a House vote to jump start the licensing process with an injection of $120 million. That chunk of money is the first real attempt to address the country’s nuclear waste problem since Yucca was last shuttered back in 2009.

Back then, Nevadans, especially former Sen. Harry Reid, rejoiced in calling the effort dead. But if that were ever the case (and we can’t say that it ever really was), it’s certainly alive and well now, and it’s for a simple reason: the U.S. cannot realistically keep ignoring its nuclear waste problem without risking disaster.

These disputes are merely delaying the in-

evitable decision that must be made. The clock is ticking on the tens of thousands of tons of nuclear waste sitting in short-term facilities around the country. The waste must go somewhere, so why not the Nevada desert?

The possibility of an accident involving transportation of the nuclear waste is unnerving. Transporting anything over railways can be sketchy, but especially scary is the thought of deadly radioactive material heading at high speeds directly toward our state, endangering anyone in its path, from derailments to terrorist attacks.

But even though these concerns are valid and important, they do not negate the fact that the U.S. has a problem safely storing its most dangerous nuclear waste. Incidents like the ones that have plagued the sites at Hanford, Washington (where a tunnel holding high-level waste collapsed)

and at Savannah River, South Carolina (which is now among the most contaminated places in the world) will continue to happen if something, anything, is not done.

So we need to seriously entertain the fact that if it’s not Yucca, it has to be somewhere else. Doing nothing is clearly no longer an option.

There’s no easy answer to the debate over Yucca Mountain, and we won’t pretend like we’ve figured out the questions that continue to dominate the conversation. But we can’t continue to sit on our hands. Not when there’s more disaster waiting around the corner.

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

GOP tax plan: why hell has frozen over

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his week’s forecast calls for raining sausage, tornadoes of breadcrumbs, and toads arising from the ponds, with the lows in the mid-negative 50s. Why such a brazen prediction? This: I hope that the Trump administration and the Republican Congress are successful in their next legislative initiative. Tax reform is very much needed.

Every tax filer will spend 17 hours each year preparing tax returns, according to the American Action Forum. For a company, that number skyrockets to 275 hours. This exorbitant amount of time reduces the productivity of the American workforce and is better spent other ways building the economy. I agree with the concept House Speaker Paul Ryan has pitched, being able Patrick to fill out taxes on a postcard in Hardin under an hour.

Now, there is a lot for progressives to like with this newest plan. Some of the higher tax brackets are eliminated and replaced with three rates, 12 percent, 25 percent, and 33 percent. This will make it easier for people to calculate their tax bill, and retains higher rates for those with higher incomes. The standard deduction will double, which will greatly reduce every American's taxable income.

With a higher standard deduction, fewer people will need to itemize, saving them time and money.

While many deductions and credits would be exempted, there are some all-important deductions that would remain which would be beneficial to college students. In the GOP proposal, they committed themselves to preserve many popular tax incentives: “The framework retains tax benefits that encourage work, higher education and retirement security.”

This means that the tax credit college students receive for paying tuition should remain safe, as well as the deduction for paying off student loan interest.

If the GOP lives up to that promise, college students and graduates should come away from this tax reform with a smile on their face.

Now, there is something that needs to be changed.

The top rate should be raised instead of cut, I would say there should be a 45 percent tax rate for income over $1 million. People in the top tax bracket are more likely to save their money and place it in the bond or stock markets. It’s called the marginal propensity to save. Basically, once people make higher incomes, their inclination to spend and generate economic activity decreases. While there is an individual benefit to saving more, it does very little to generate economic activity. This is why trickle-down economics simply does not work when the people who already have money get more money: they save the money and don't spend it. If you want to use tax reform to generate economic activity, target the reform so only the middle class and poor would benefit. Their marginal propensity to save would be smaller and the money they would receive will be inserted back into the economy and fuel economic growth. I have tepid support for the GOP’s tax plan, but if they guarantee that the top 1 percent would not receive one red cent directly from the tax plan, then I would wholeheartedly support the plan. The top 1 percent is going to be doing just fine without massive tax cuts, so we shouldn’t give them the time of day in tax reform.

As I’ve stated before, I am in favor of abolishing the income tax altogether in favor of a nationwide sales tax. Sadly, the current political climate would not allow that to happen. Though, this tax reform push is our next greatest hope to achieve a smarter tax code that would generate revenues for both the public and private sectors. Yet, work still needs to be done. The Democrats should help Trump win this tax battle, but it will help them win the war of 2020, the next presidential election. Democrats need to be seen as a governing party, not a hysterical opposition party. They need to wrap their arms around tax reform, offer up changes, and try to get it passed. If tax reform passes, it will be undeniable that Trump and the GOP will see their approval ratings rise, but that's okay. If Democrats jump on board with tax reform, their approval ratings will rise too. Any polling bump the GOP sees will be canceled out by a Democratic bump. If everyone wins with tax reform, then no one loses. Democrats will still retain their generic ballot advantages and people will be better off financially.

Opinions expressed in The Nevada Sagebrush are solely those of the author and do not necessarily express the views of The Sagebursh or of its staff. Patrick Hardin is a Noted Idiot. He can be reached at pkchardin@ gmail.com and on Twitter @NevadaSagebrush

HOW TO KEEP MIDTOWN WEIRD

(BUT NOT TOO WEIRD)

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ocal businesses, politicians and upright citizens have been working diligently in recent months to keep Midtown weird. But it can’t be too weird because we still want visitors to feel comfortable in our quirky town.

Last week, local real estate heroes stole a deal to buy a bunch of Midtown businesses from some greedy, chain-loving Ryan out-of-towners.

Suppe Last month, the Soup of the righteous City Council kicked Day out all of the strippers and womanhating stripper-lovers from the area because they were stirring up crime.

Now, spitting on sidewalks will be outlawed because decent humans keep spit in their mouths.

All of these acts will surely keep Midtown weird but make sure it doesn’t get too weird, like Albuquerque. We want to be more like Portland and Austin, maybe EXACTLY like Portland and Austin if possible. Maybe one day we’ll have a television show about Midtown with Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein to replace our current cultural icon, Lieutenant Jim Dangle. We need rules so everyone keeps the weird (but not too weird) brand consistent.

Portland and Austin are super hip and diverse, so obviously I want Midtown to follow suit. Here are some of my own rules that Mayor Schieve and the rest of the hipster public servant nobility should consider in their efforts to keep Reno weird (but not too weird).

Looking like a vagrant is illegal unless you can prove you’ve been to Burning Man Cities generally prefer to not have vagrants walking the streets. It’s bad for the city’s image. If visitors see a few wayfarers wandering Midtown looking scruffy, they will automatically assume the whole town has gone to the dumps. We won’t be weird like Portland and Austin, we’ll just be yucky like Los Angeles.

On the other hand, nothing is better for a weird town’s image than people who look like vagrants, except they aren’t really homeless, they’re just Burners. They may look financially and hygienically challenged, but in reality, they can afford to dine at Midtown Eats regularly, and they often attend the steeply priced art festival every year in the Black Rock Desert. Nobody should be sleeping on benches unless it’s for an art piece.

We should really try to find the balance between the real homeless and the ones who only look homeless. Let’s make it illegal to look like a vagrant unless you can prove you’ve been to Burning Man. Let’s clean these streets up so that they're only ironically dirty. That’s how we’ll be more like Portland and Austin.

Businesses may not encourage vice unless it’s something cool like tattoos or marijuana In our current day and age, certain things that may be considered morally reprehensible to some are now morally acceptable to liberals. Who should decide which is which? Local politicians of course! The city council should decide which vices are allowable and which should be pushed out of Midtown for inducing crime.

Sex is a “no-go” for businesses because that’s not cool. If we want Midtown to be cool like Portland and Austin, we need to allow our citizens to participate in some of the cooler vices like low-risk drugs and body art. Marijuana and tattoos are cool because liberals like marijuana and tattoos and liberals are cool. If someone is opposed to these cooler vices, they must be conservative and conservatives belong in the suburbs.

Do Portland and Austin even have suburbs? I doubt it.

Your business cannot be a chain unless it’s a local chain Chains are for posers. Applebee’s?

That’s for middle-class families caught in the soul-sucking cycle of corporate America. Ross? Get that pretend high-class, consignment, Calvin Klein nonsense off my weird streets. Locally owned franchises?

That might be a bit of a gray area, but let’s get them out of here anyway because there’s some hotshot in

(Top) Photo by planningjargon, (Middle) Photo by Magalie L'Abbé, (Bottom) Photo by Steven Vance all via Flickr

Reno, Austin and Portland strive to be weird but not too weird. Austin and Portland have succeeded in maintaining an appropriate amount of weirdness thus far. Reno, on the other hand, must enforce new rules to ensure the town doesn’t become too weird.

Martha’s Vineyard taking the money out of our second-hand Patagonia pockets. Weird towns thrive on locally owned chains.

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Prosser, Wolf Pack look to end season on a high note

By Javier Hernandez

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Overall: D+ The bottom line for Nevada is that a 1-7 record is terrible. Losing to Idaho State, an FCS school is pathetic. Getting blown out

by Washington State and Fresno State doesn’t help team morale either.

This team should have only two goals for the remainder of the season; beat UNLV and continue to show that this team is making strides to be better in the future. Beating UNLV would end a rough season on a positive note, and also beating your arch-rival is always a good feeling.

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Senior Katie Prosser is greeted by her teammates during the Nevada Soccer team’s preseason matchup against Sacramento State on Aug. 20, 2017 in Reno, NV. Prosser has been a three year starter for the Wolf Pack.

obsessed with. I just liked seeing older girls that went off to play college soccer and from the outside it looked like so much fun and a really big accomplishment.”

As her opportunities slowly came about and colleges started knocking on her door, Prosser was looking to find a great personal fit that emulated the camaraderie of her travel club teams. During the recruiting period, the one team that stood out to her was the Wolf Pack.

“The first time I heard about Nevada and they were recruiting me, I was like ‘Ooh, Reno?’ but as soon as I came to visit, I fell in love with the campus,” Prosser said. “I remember going to the weight room while the whole team was lifting and when they were done, every single one of them came up to me and introduced themselves and was like ‘Hey it’s nice to meet you.

I hope that you come here.’ I think the number one overall thing was the team influenced me to come.”

Since stepping foot on campus, Prosser slowly began making an impact on the field. By her sophomore year, she had earned a starting spot in the defensive backfield and has not relinquished that spot.

However, reflecting back on her career, it has been the off-field team bonding memories that she will miss the most.

“I have a lot of fun on travel trips even though they can be neverending sometimes,” Prosser said.

“It’s fun traveling with the team and getting to spend every moment together and we just have a lot of funny memories on bus trips. I’m going to miss just playing soccer with them. It’s going to be hard to

Offense: B The offense had struggles in the first five games, averaging just 20 points per game.

Jay Norvell’s Air Raid has found its rhythm as of late, in the last three games scoring just under 40 points per game. The downside to the offense is the time of possession. The Air Raid had a ton of quick drives under five minutes, meaning the already struggling Nevada defense was on the field even longer.

Quarterbacks: C+

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Nevada senior Katie Prosser scans the field to make a defesive play in Nevada’s game against Colorado College on Oct. 1, 2017 at Mackay Stadium.

Prosser will pursue nursing school in the fall.

see them in the spring and everyone out here practicing and I won’t be here. Most people on the team are some of my best friends.”

While the season has presented some difficult times as far as earning victories, the culture of the team has been night and day in terms of how tight-knit this team is. With Prosser being the veteran leader of the team, she hopes that the team’s cohesiveness will translate to onfield success.

“It’s just really fun when we’re out there and we’re doing really well,” Prosser said. “It doesn’t get any better than that.”

As she begins to close a huge chapter in her life, Prosser will

begin her pursuit of a professional career as a nurse practitioner. She plans to graduate in the spring and is currently applying to nursing school for the fall. However, at the moment, all her focus is on today’s matchup against the Aggies and not letting the emotions of senior day get to her.

“It’s crazy,” Prosser said. “I feel like I’m ready for it but I know I’m not because it’s going to be really sad to have to go say goodbye to soccer but I just hope we do well so we can end on a really good note.”

Javier Hernandez can be reached @ bcruz.sagebrush.unr.edu and online @ SagebrushSports.

Smith, Congdon highlight NV Boxing debut

By Brandon Cruz

Again, recently the quarterback play has been sensational but those first five games are a blemish on the season. Ty Gangi should have started every game this season and the Kaymen Cureton experiment should never have happened. Cureton is a true freshman who panics as soon as the pocket starts collapsing, he is not ready to start yet. Gangi showed that he was a capable starter since he took over for the injured Tyler Stewart last season. Since Norvell has put Gangi back in the starting role against Fresno State, he has not disappointed.

It is impossible not to mention the quarterback position without mentioning whatever the hell happened with Alabama transfer David Cornwell. He didn’t win the starting job out of fall camp and he wasn’t even the backup. Then he plays one half, throws three interceptions, and leaves the team the next day. The only thing he seemed to do was cement Gangi as the starter.

Running Backs: AIn an Air Raid offense running the ball would be overlooked but the Pack backfield has been a pleasant surprise. They came into the season with the hefty task of replacing James Butler who transferred to Iowa in the summer. Led by Kelton Moore and Jaxson Kincaide, when healthy, the running game has been consistent enough to compliment the passing game. These guys should continue to grow and have productive futures at Nevada as they are both underclassmen.

Receivers: A-

The National Collegiate Boxing Association’s 2017-2018 season kicked off for the Nevada Wolf Pack on Oct. 19 in the Circus Circus Mandalay Ballrooms with two wins and three losses. While Dustin Congdon and Zack Smith took home the Ws for Nevada, every fight was contentious and one was arguably controversial.

After three months of preparation for their bouts against the Air Force Academy, Nevada boxing finally got to punch the cobwebs off, and see where their five-man team stood in comparison to the rest.

The receiving corps has gotten a lot of opportunity with this season’s inception of the Air Raid. The Wolf Pack seemed to have found their top three receivers with true freshman standout McLane Mannix, Wyatt Demps and Brendan O’Leary-Orange. Andrew Celis and Daiyan Henley have also been reliable fourth and fifth options for Ty Gangi this season.

Offensive Line: B+ The offensive line has been solid. The unit that goes by the nickname “The Union” continue to show their unity with their efficient pass blocking for Ty Gangi and run blocking for the speedy running backs. They have given up only 12 sacks this season, which isn’t outstanding but is pretty impressive for how many dropbacks happen each game.

Congdon V.S. Farqaleet The first fight of the night featured two southpaws clashing with Congdon squaring off against Air Force’s Osama Farqaleet at 132 pounds. Round one was a draw, but Farqaleet took the beginning stages of the round as he slipped a host of punches and came back with well-timed counter punches.

Congdon started to gather himself toward the end of the round as both fighters put one another on the ropes as the last few second ticked off the timer.

After the first round something clicked in Congdon’s head. The second round featured an onslaught of punches coming from Nevada’s fighter.

Farqaleet was on the run for a majority of the round. Finally Congdon landed a huge combo that stunned Farqaleet, landing four head shots and a body shot. Directly after this vicious combo Farqaleet got an eight-count from the ref and the Air Force corner called the fight. Congdon was victorious through TKO in the second round and even though he won before the third bell, it was not an easy fight for Congdon.

“He caught me by surprise because

Pack underwhelms this season

evada football lost again this past weekend, this time to the hands of Air Force. The Wolf Pack record now stands at 1-7 overall and 1-3 in the Mountain West. The seventh loss also means Nevada is officially out of contention to play in a bowl game this postseason. This seems like a perfect time to do some mid-season grades for the team, based on preseason expectations and in-game performance.

Editor’s note: This story was first published online on Sunday, October 22, 2017 prior to the Nevada vs. Utah State match.

The Nevada Wolf Pack soccer team will head into today’s game looking for their first conference victory against the Utah State Aggies. The team will have two games to try and secure a victory in Mountain West Conference play.

However, for senior defensive midfielder Katie Prosser, this game marks the final home game of her career and she wants her final performance at Mackay Stadium to be one for the books.

Prosser, who according to firstyear head coach Erin Otagaki is the team’s stabilizing force on the defensive end, has been impressed by her ability to motivate her teammates through her play.

“T leads by example on the field,” Otagaki said. “She plays with heart and gets her team energized by her tough tackles. She has been a steady force for us this year.”

Growing up, the Santa Rosa native took interest in a variety of sports, from basketball to volleyball to soccer. However, soccer was the one that took up the majority of her time.

“I had coaches that recruited me to play club soccer and I just wanted to try something a little bit harder,” Prosser said. “So once I played club soccer, I just loved my teams so much that it made me want to keep playing. I just love the team aspect of playing soccer.”

Beginning in the fourth grade, she started playing competitive club soccer and has since stuck to a very hectic schedulethat requires her to play or practice every single day.

“I started playing club soccer in the fourth grade and we would have three or four days of practice,” Prosser said. “Then we would play a lot of tournaments and games during the weekends. I definitely had to sacrifice a lot of my childhood like skipping birthday parties and family trips. I dedicated a lot of my life to soccer.”

One of the things that caught the young soccer player’s eye was the prospect of playing collegiately. Year after year, she would see her friends pursue their careers at various colleges across the nation. As she got older, this became something that she wanted to do.

“I just looked up to older players in club teams when I was in high school,” Prosser said. “Every young soccer player looks up to Mia Hamm and Abby Wombach and professional soccer players but there was no one I was super

SPORTS | A7

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Dustin Congdon lands a devastating straight on Air Force opponent Osama Farqaleet during their bout on Thursday, Oct. 19. Nevada boxing is one of the oldest sports on the campus of the University of Nevada Reno.

I wasn’t expecting a southpaw, none of us were,” Congdon said. “Us southpaws don’t expect southpaws. It’s like lefties, they’re not common. I wasn’t training for that until I stepped in the ring. Just kind of had to switch gears mentally.”

After Congdon’s loss in the semifinals last season, he looks like he gained a step during the offseason and is ready for any fighter the NCBA has to throw at him.

Maguin V.S. Chieves Nevada’s Dillon Maguin took on Sean Chieves at 142 pounds for Nevada’s second match of the contest. The fight went three rounds with neither fighter

truly gaining an edge. The first round appeared to go to Maguin as he was the main aggressor that round, landing a majority of his shots. Round two was a toss up, starting with an all out brawl in the middle of the ring. Round three went to Chieves as he had Maguin against the ropes at one point and was always walking Maguin down. Chieves went on to win the match through a split decision.

“I think most of the fight was caught in the first,” Maguin said. “He caught a good one in the second but I just need to be more aggressive.”

Maguin opens the season on a loss, but there is a great deal of boxing left to be had.

Strother V.S. Bseiso Returning Nevada fighter Nate Strother’s questionable loss against Air Force’s Naji Bseiso threw the entire Reno crowd for a whirl as boos rained down after Bseiso was announced as the winner.

New defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel implemented his 3-3-5 defense this season and it has been a struggle. For all the improvement the Pack offense has made throughout the season, the defense has been stagnant. It has not shown the ability to stop the run or the pass, and it shows where the offense has scored 42 points.

Darion Struggs can be reached @bcruz.sagebrush. unr.edu and online @SagebrushSports.

Brandon Cruz can be reached @ bcruz.sagebrush.unr.edu and online @SagebrushSports.

Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in The Nevada Sagebrush are solely those of the author and do not necessarily express the views of The Sagebrush or of its staff.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT WOMEN'S SOCCER On a day meant to commemorate the seniors for all their hardwork, Nevada fell hard to the Utah State Aggies, losing 4-0 in their final home contest of the season. The Aggies didn't give Nevada any time to be comfortable as six minutes into the game they had already put a goal up on the board.

The Aggies split their scoring between the two halves. The team has accumulated nine goals on 143 shots on the season. They've put together five assists on their nine goals. Nevada is 1-17 on the season, the teams last game is on Oct. 27 in Las Vegas, NV against UNLV.

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vs. Idaho State L 30-28

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vs. Hawaii W 35-21

THIS WEEK’S GAME vs Boise State Saturday, Nov. 4th at 4:00 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2017

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at San Diego State 7:30 p.m.

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Air Force shoots down pack bowl hopes

RIFLE

The No. 9 ranked Nevada rifle team suffered its first loss at the hands of No. 8 Ohio State. Ohio State is actually led by former Pack Rifle star Ryan Tanoue. Ohio State lost to Nevada roughly a week prior to them defeating Nevada. Both teams seem to have an advantage when they're at home.

It was an extremely close contest with Ohio State narrowly edging out Nevada 2327-2304. The top five Nevada individual air rifle scores this season came from Rachel Benesh, Mitchell Van Patten, Justin Nissen, Eli Larimer and Emily Capaul. The Pack travels to Colorado this Saturday to take on the Air Force Falcons.

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

GAME PREDICTIONS #2 Penn State vs. #6 Ohio State Spread: Ohio State -6.5 The Ohio State Buckeyes are coming off a bye week after an impressive showing against Nebraska two weeks ago. The Buckeyes are steadily improving each week. Following the early season loss to Oklahoma, they have improved in the two weakest aspects of their team: quarterback play and secondary defense. JT Barrett seems to have returned to his pre-injury form and is dissecting defenses with quick reads and pinpoint accuracy.

While Penn State has shown to be equally as dominant as the Buckeyes, I believe that Ohio State's defensive line, which is arguably the stingiest in the nation, matches up well against the Nitany Lions' greatest asset, running back and Heisman hopeful, Saquon Barkley.

Look for the Buckeyes to pull away late in the fourth after a tightly contested game throughout three quarters.

SCORE PREDICTION: #6 Ohio State - 28 #2 Penn State - 21 #16 Michigan State vs.

Northwestern Spread: Michigan State -1 The Vegas oddsmakers are essentially saying that this game is a trap game for Sparty as it looks forward to face Penn State the following week.

While the Spartans may have their offensive struggles, this defense looks to be one of their best defenses since that 2013 team. Look for Michigan State to ride their defense to victory here in a low scoring affair.

SCORE PREDICTION: #16 Michigan State - 14 Northwestern- 9 #12 Washington vs. UCLA Spread:Washington 17.5 The Huskies lost unexpectedly to Arizona State in their last outing. Coming off a bye, expect Chris Petersen to pour it on UCLA.

SCORE PREDICTION: #12 Washington - 56 UCLA - 21

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

By Darion Struggs Nevada lost in heartbreaking fashion this past Friday night. Air Force kicker Luke Strebel kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired to give the Falcons a 45-42 win over the now 1-7 Wolf Pack.

The competitive, highscoring affair was incredible to watch as neither team was able to grab a lead greater than eight points. The downside for the Wolf Pack was that they never led after losing the lead with 3:18 left in the second quarter.

The Pack offense continued their success from their game last week against Colorado State.

Quarterback Ty Gangi had

239 yards passing and two touchdowns with true freshman Daiyan Henley making a fantastic onehanded grab for one of them. Gangi also ran for a touchdown in the game.

Head coach Jay Norvell once again dug into his bag of tricks when Nevada scored on a double-pass touchdown as Ty Gangi threw a lateral to receiver Andrew Celis as Celis immediately connected with an open Wyatt Demps in the end zone. The running game was also solid as Kelton Moore had just over 100 yards for the game, while Jaxson Kincaide missed another game due to injury.

Unfortunately, the Nevada defense continued to struggle. The defense gave

up 550 rushing yards and three different Air Force players had over 100 yards each. They also gave up six touchdowns, all on the ground, from five different players. The defense did win the turnover battle as they intercepted Air Force quarterback Arion Worthman once and recovered a Worthman fumble. Senior linebacker Austin Paulhus and veteran defensive back Asani Rufus each tallied over 20 total tackles in the game.

The biggest difference in the game seemed to be time of possession. Nevada held the ball for just over 18 minutes while Air Force more than doubled that with over 41 minutes of possession. This was critical in the last minutes

of the game. Nevada started their last drive at the 18-yard line with 6:38 left in the game. They went down the field and scored a touchdown in just seven plays taking only two minutes and 57 seconds off the clock. Air Force then took the field licking their lips as they geared up for an all-or-nothing drive against a defense they had dominated all night. With just under four minutes to get into field goal range and win the game, the Falcons offense started from their own 25-yard line.

They executed their plan to perfection, as they ran the clock down to just four seconds before calling a timeout to set up Strebel’s game winner.

The loss once again

showed that the Pack’s deficiencies are on the defensive side of the ball. In the loss against then #18 ranked Washington State, they gave up just under 500 passing yards and now they give up over 500 yards on the ground.

This week Nevada has a bye, and they should use it to try and prepare the defense for the difficult matchup next Saturday against conference foe Boise State on Nov. 4. The Broncos go in as an overwhelming favorite as ESPN’s FPI gives them a 87.7 percent chance to defeat the Wolf Pack.

Darion Struggs can be reached @bcruz.sagebrush. unr.edu and online @SagebrushSports Andrea Wilkinson/Nevada Sagebrush

Pack defensive end Malik Reed attempts to swallow Air Force's running back in the back field. Nevada only has one win under its belt this season and the schedule only gets harder from here.