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California wildfires reach complete containment By Olivia Ali Cal Fire announced on Sunday, Nov. 25, the destructive Camp Fire was 100 percent contained — taking over 150,000 acres and 85 lives in the process, making it the deadliest wildfire in California history. The fire started on Thursday, Nov. 8, and quickly spread to over 100,000 acres by Nov. 10. Although the acreage of the fire was only the 15th largest in state history, according to Cal Fire’s Top 20 Largest California Wildfires, the large amount of buildings and structures burned made it the most destructive in state history. Nearly 14,000 residences, 514 commercial buildings and 4,265 others were destroyed in the burn. Along with the more than 80 people found
dead in the fire, the Camp Fire also left many people unaccounted for. On Saturday night, the Butte County Sheriff’s Office reported that 249 people were still unable to be located. This number is down from over 1,000 only days prior. Although the Camp Fire is now at full containment, weather obstacles pushed back finding remains and missing people. Two days of showers assisted dousing the blaze and putting out remaining hot spots. However, Cal Fire will survey the area to be sure the fire is completely out. While heavy rains may have put the majority of the fire out, it also caused finding remains to be difficult. University of Nevada, Reno, student Catherine Schofield felt the effects of the Camp Fire firsthand
after losing her home in Paradise, California. “This fire wasn’t a normal wildfire that happened in or around our area,” Schofield said. “My town is surrounded by a lot of wildlands and those have burned before, but this fire was going to come through the town. From the moment I realized that at 10:30 in the morning, I didn’t leave my computer until 5:00 or 6:00 at night because I wanted to keep track on what was happening.” Schofield’s parents were evacuated from their home on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 8. As of Saturday, Nov. 10, Schofield realized her home was gone. “My house was lost,” Schofield said. “We saw a video on Saturday [Nov. 10] — not by anyone that we knew — that showed a
shot of my street and my house was gone. But later we did get confirmation that the house was gone from the official Cal Fire website.” Schofield’s experience with the Camp Fire in Northern California was not the only fire that took place this month. Beginning just hours after the Camp Fire on Thursday, Nov. 8, the Woolsey Fire in Los Angeles County and Ventura County wiped out almost 100,000 acres. In addition to the acreage burned, 1,500 structures were destroyed and another 341 were damaged, according to Cal Fire. Three civilians died and three firefighters were injured while trying to stop the blazes. As thousands of structures and residences went up in flames, the air quality across the
state depleted. By Friday, Nov. 16, California air quality was rated worst in the world, according to air quality monitoring network Purple Air. Chico, Oroville and Sacramento were among the worst cities in the state, with ratings in Chico reaching a 365 in the hazardous range by the morning of Thursday, Nov. 15. As this is the second major fire outbreak in California in the last four months, many people are asking why this keeps happening. Dubbed the “new normal” by California State Senate Pro Tempore Toni Atk in an email, the massive fires Californians have come to see on a yearly basis has people wondering why this keeps happening year after year.
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ASUN works to make feminine hygiene products affordable By Taylor Johnson The Associated Students of the University of Nevada hopes to begin a pilot program to supply tampons and menstruation pads free of charge in select bathrooms on campus by spring 2019. The pilot program will be in collaboration with an external company with experience in menstrual initiative programs. ASUN plans to use funds to buy 10 dispensers that will provide the menstrual products. Anyone who needs a tampon or a pad on campus will be able to have one free of charge with the dispensers. ASUN Chief Justice Kate Groesbeck and Speaker ProTempore Savannah Hughes predict a high number of students will use the program. However, they cannot be sure until data is received from the three-month pilot program.
“Once we have concluded the program we will work with university administration, the Board of Regents and the Department of Facilities to transition the cost and day to day operation over to them,” said Chief Justice Groesbeck. “From there, the program would hopefully be expanded campus-wide.” According to ASUN, 54 percent of the university’s students identify as female and therefore menstruate, yet not all students are equipped with the supplies for menstruation. “I think the most obvious help is the access to tampons and pads,” Groesbeck said. “Everyone that menstruates knows the stress caused by not having the products you need, especially when you’re at school or work. There are so many stressors that college
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Meltdown costs Nevada football Freemont Cannon Photo courtesy of Jeanmarie Walsh Senator election signs from the 2018 election lay on the ground in Pine Haven on Wednesday, Nov. 7. The signs were were picked up as soon as they wee brought to ASUN’s attention.
ASUN campaign signs dumped on U.S. Forest Service land By Andrew Mendez Reno resident Jeanmarie Walsh found signs from the 2018 Associated Students of the University of Nevada Senate elections dumped in a lot on the south end of Pinehaven Road — which is located on United States Forest Service land — on Wednesday, Nov. 7.
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Walsh posted on Facebook on the same day calling out ASUN and the Senators for not properly disposing of the signs. The post asked for the signs to be cleaned up and called for the disposers of the signs to be held responsible.
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A survey conducted by a strategic communications class concluded students at the University of Nevada, Reno, are unaware of who the Dean of Students is and what the Office of Student Services offers. To inform university
students about the functions of the Dean of Students and Office of Student Services, Dean of Students Kimberly Thomas is hosting “Meet Me” on Wednesday, Nov. 28, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the first floor of the Pennington Student Achievement Center to
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The Los Angeles Times conducted a study to understand why these fires seem to be getting worse. Their findings found that fires in the fall are the most fatal, historically. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, 15 of the 20 deadliest wildfires happened between October and December. Aside from the time of
year these fires occur, a wet winter coming after a dry summer may be to blame for the blazes that don’t seem to stop. Before the 2018 fire season, the 2017 fire season was the most destructive. The winter of 2016-17 set records for high amounts of precipitation, and the following summer of 2017 was the hottest summer on record. The precipitation aided more vegetation to grow and the hot summer allowed blazes to keep burning vegetation
without much give. In addition to the large amount of vegetation acting as tinder, the winds played a major role in the spreading of the fires, according to the Los Angeles Times. As cool wind picks up in the Nevada deserts, they become hot and dry and can fan flames quickly from one area to another, causing more acreage to be burned in its path. In response to the increasingly worse fire seasons from year to year, California
governor Jerry Brown has tried to take preventative measures. The outgoing governor has allotted up to $1 billion to work to prevent and to prepare for wildfires. If university students have been impacted by the wildfires, they are advised to utilize campus resources if necessary. These include the Office of the Dean of Students for help with referrals to other resources, the Student Health Center, Admissions and Records to discuss enrollment and
Counseling Services for emotional support. “The University of Nevada, Reno community stands with students being impacted by the California wildfires,” the university wrote on Facebook. “If you or someone you know is affected, there is help available. University students are encouraged to reach out to campus resources.” Olivia Ali can be reached at oali@sagebrush.unr. edu and on Twitter @ OliviaNAli.
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Continued from page A1 students face, and worrying about finding tampons shouldn’t be one of them. But in my mind, this movement is about something bigger than free tampons; it’s about combating the inequality that our students face. ASUN has met with multiple facilities, as well as the Student Health Center and the Wolf Shop to help come up with solutions and ideas for the upcoming pilot program. Steve Dubey, the director of the Wolf Shop, recently cut prices on menstruation products sold in shops around campus. “Toilet paper is free. Hand soap is free. Paper towels are free,” said ASUN Speaker Pro Tempore Savannah Hughes. “It is unfair that individuals who menstruate are not equipped with all of the necessary supplies they need in the bathroom.” Currently, legislation is not in place for the menstrual hygienic initiative but ASUN is allocating funds for the pilot program. “When this program does launch, we ask for your support,” Groesbeck said. “Please only take what is necessary. As student government officers, we are trying to meet a need on our campus. This will become harder to do if students abuse the pilot program. People have been telling us for months that students would abuse it, so please help us prove them wrong by only taking what you need.” ASUN feels there is no better time than now to implement a project of this nature, due to the high percentage of women holding ASUN offices compared to previous years. Nearly 60 percent of ASUN offices are held by women. “With a student government that is currently saturated with strong women and individuals who are passionate about furthering the equality of women and minorities, this is the perfect time to implement this,” Hughes said. ASUN’s initiatives to bring free pads and tampons to campus comes after statewide actions. During the 2018 midterm elections, Nevada residents voted to amend the Sales and Use Tax Act of 1955 to exempt a tax on the sale and storage of feminine hygiene products. Taylor Johnson can be reached at oali@sagebrush. unr.edu or on Twitter @ NevadaSagebrush.
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Senator Claudia Feil’s campain sign from the 2018 ASUN Senate elections lies in U.S. Forest Service land on Wednesday, Nov. 7. The signs were found in Pine Haven after having been removed from Senator Hayden Grant’s home.
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The signs found belonged to ASUN Senators Claudia Feil, Dillon Wilcox and Hayden Grant. The Facebook post has since then received 6 shares and 16 reactions. Comments from the post asked for permission to share and make the issue public. “To the UNR students responsible for disposing of campaign signs, the U.S. Forest Service land at the end of Pine Haven is not a dump,” Walsh posted. “This is a disgrace and sign of pure laziness. Please pass this around until this mess is cleaned up by the future of our community! Please hold your peers responsible for their poor decisions.” Walsh said she posted the incident on Facebook to make sure proper action was taken to remove the signs. “I was just amazed someone would just take those signs and dump them there on U.S. Forest Service Land,” Walsh said. “I thought it was the best way to get the picture out there and for someone to say ‘so and so was supposed to get rid of those signs properly, and they dumped them.’” Mimi Krohn, who lives just down the street of the disposal site commented on the post. “This is right up my streetPICK IT UP,” Krohn wrote. Walsh added no one from the University of Nevada, Reno, has contacted her on the issue. According to Sen. Grant, the signs were being held at his home in the event an individual would like to reuse them if they are running for reelection and in the past, the house has been used to store signs.
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According to Sen.Grant, Sen. Feil, Sen. Wilcox and himself are unsure of how the signs got there and do not know who moved the signs. “We didn’t have intentions in throwing them in the trash,” Senator Grant said. “We have intentions of just keeping them there behind the house. We kept them there in case someone wanted to use them for future use.” Senator Grant said he was shocked reading the post and was unaware of what occurred until ASUN President Hannah Jackson informed him of the incident. President Jackson contacted the three Senators and informed them of what Walsh had posted. “I was really amazed,” Grant said. “I felt bad because we [Sen. Feil, Sen. Grant and Sen. Wilcox] were really unaware that those [signs] were dumped. We wanted to make sure they were picked up as soon as possible.” After reading the post Sen. Grant said he wanted to clarify that the signs were not intentionally dumped there. “It [the Facebook post] did make it sound like we did it,” Grant said. “All three of us wanted to make sure people understood we would never want to do something like that. We wanted to clear things up and make sure people knew what happened even though we aren’t really sure what happened.” Since the incident, Sen. Feil, Sen. Grant and Sen. Wilcox sent out a statement apologizing and thanking the individuals that brought the issue to their attention. “On behalf of ASUN, we sincerely apologize for the election signs that were dumped on the land at the end of Pine Haven,”
the statement said. “Unfortunately, we were unaware that the signs were removed from their original location. Once we heard about this incident, all the signs were immediately picked up and taken from the location where they were disposed. We apologize to those who had to find them and to those in charge of the land area. Thank you to those who immediately brought it to our attention so we could make things right.” Currently, the ASUN Election Code states individuals running are responsible for removing their signs from campus after elections are over but do not state how to dispose of the signs. “As far as the ASUN Statutes, there is no regulation on how a sign should be ‘disposed’ of,” ASUN Election Chair Daniel Little said. “To clarify neither the Statutes nor Election Code do not determine the ‘disposal’ of candidate signs. Rather, the Statutes detail that there is a required ‘clean up’ of the signs from campus, but does not define how to, or if to, ‘dispose’ of the signs.” The way the signs were disposed of, according to Little, is currently a violation due to improper disposal and the Judicial Council is then responsible for deciding further action taken. Since the incident, President Jackson made a statement apologizing to the community. “We were unaware that the signs were removed from their original location,” President Jackson said. “The signs were immediately picked up once this came to our attention.” Andrew Mendez can be reached at andrewmendez@sagebrush. unr.edu and on Twitter @ NevadaSagebrush.
SENATE RECAP NOV. 14 PUBLIC COMMENT ASSISTANT CHIEF TOM RENWICK ADDRESSES CRIME STATISTICS ON CAMPUS Police Services Assistant Chief Tom Renwick presented the Associated Students of the University of Nevada statistics on crime affecting campus. In addition, he provided statistical evidence to show where the University of Nevada, Reno, stands in terms of safety according to the 2018 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. Renwick said violent crime is low on campus but property crimes are the most prevalent on campus. Renwick said most thefts have been surrounding bikes. He added the increase in theft of bikes is due to students not properly locking their bikes. Senators then proceeded to ask if the Swastika carved in Peavine Hall was classified as a hate crime. Renwick said a hate crime has to target a group, nationality, race or religion, but the carving of the Swastika is not necessarily classified as a hate crime. Senator Amaya and Senator Feil then addressed Renwick saying the graffiti of swastikas in the Church Fine Arts was classified as a hate crime. Senators voiced confusion on the difference between the two
REPORTS PRESIDENT JACKSON ADDRESSES TOWN HALL ASUN President Hannah Jackson addressed the Senate in regard to the Town Hall that took place on Wednesday, Nov. 7, where students led a discussion on events related to hate and discrimination on campus. President Jackson said she will be meeting with the Senate this week to discuss the issues brought up by students and to clarify the issues in order to work fast to address them properly. President Jackson added she will also be meeting with Title IX and Dean of Students Kimberly Thomas to discuss students’ concerns. On Monday, Nov. 26, ASUN will be hosting another town hall with the Residence Hall Association to discuss issues in the residence halls. The town hall will be held in Great Basin Hall and is open to the public.
SENATOR APRIL WILDAY RESIGNS FROM THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS Former ASUN Senator April Wilday sent a statement to the Senate and announced she is resigning from being a senator for the College of Liberal Arts. Due to chronic mental and physical conditions, Wilday said she was not able to fulfill her duties as a senator and has since registered with the Disability Resource Center.
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Continued from page A3 increase her presence on campus, meet students and teach. “This event is centered on inclusion and the belief, ‘There’s enough shine to go around,’ according to Dean Kimberly Thomas,” wrote Ana Poulsen, a university student in the advanced strategic communications class and Thomas’ publicist, in a press release. “It will give students an opportunity to meet and interact with the Dean while enjoying free food provided by food service donors on campus. Free stickers and buttons will be handed out and information about the Student Services Division will be provided.” The purpose of holding the event is to inform students of the role of the Dean of Students and Office of Student Services, including what they can help students with. “The Dean wants to reach students who aren’t normally engaged,” Poulsen wrote in a statement. “With recent Greek life controversies and student
conduct issues, we want students across the board to know that Dean Thomas is their ally and her role is dedicated to helping students succeed.” The strategic communication class conducted a survey to better understand how much of the student population is informed about the Dean of Students and the services their office provides. Overall, students did not know her role on campus. Of 92 surveyed, only 4 percent were knowledgeable on the services offered by the Dean of Students office. 81.33 percent did not know any of the services offered and 14.67 percent answered that they “somewhat” knew the offered services. Most students surveyed felt neutral about the Dean of Students, with 72.22 percent answering three on a scale of one to five, one being negative and five being positive. 4.17 percent chose a two, 6.94 percent chose a five and 16.67 chose a four on the scale. No student surveyed selected a one — the most negative ranking. The Dean of Students and Office of Student Services supervises the
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@NevadaSagebrush | nevadasagebrush.com following offices: New Student Initiatives, the Career Studio, the Office of Student Conduct, Student Persistence Research and Fraternity and Sorority Life. “The University of Nevada Reno’s Dean of Students, Kim Thomas, is a resource to all students on campus,” Poulsen said. “She provides a variety of services to all university students including, but not limited to, new student initiatives, employment opportunities and counseling services.” In addition to supervising various offices, Thomas assists in both personal and academic student success. “The Dean of Students Office assists students with matters that impact student success,” Poulsen wrote in the press release. “The staff supports students dealing with academic and personal challenges in order to help students persist, belong, meet personal goals and graduate.”
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UNR receives $270,000 grant for victim services program By Quinton Mills
In an effort to help crime victims, University Police Services has been awarded a grant under the 2018 Law Enforcement-Based Direct Victim Services and TA Program. The U.S. Department of Justice awarded Police Services the three-year $274,725 grant to create a victim service position at the university to aid victims of crime. The newly allocated funding will benefit The University of Nevada, Reno, Truckee Meadows Community College, the Desert Research Institute and Western Nevada College. Assistant Director of the University Police Services, Todd Renwick, explained that the grant will directly benefit crime victims and help them receive assistance. “Every day we miss an opportunity to show victims of crime more attention,” Renwick said. “This is a way to help close that gap.” The new grant will offer services across a broad spectrum of crime, and is not specific to any one group. It includes faculty, staff, students and visitors of the university, according to Renwick. “These services would be for
a victim of any crime, not just interpersonal violence such as domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, etc. This position will be able to follow-up with and reach out to all of our victims that we have cases with to ensure they don’t need any additional resources,” said Renwick. Police Services wants to create a solid foundation for members of the community. The funding is aiming to create a more direct form of communication within the university. Renwick explained that this position was created to make sure that the university community knows exactly what resources are available to them and where to get help. There will be an advocate to assist the victim and provide a multitude of different services, specific to each different case. “All victims of any crime will have the ability to have an advocate assist them for off campus resources if needed, under a comfortable relationship,” Renwick said. “The advocate will work for them. For on campus resources, the advocate will work with other areas on campus.” The university has many other services and programs available, but Renwick anticipates that the new funding will
accommodate the established programs and vice versa. “The goal is to have this position integrate and become knowledgeable with all existing programs so they can support each other,” said Renwick. Adam Garcia, University Police Services assistant vice president and director, also told NevadaToday that the grant would be an enhancement of existing services. “The intent of the grant is not to replace any of the valuable services currently in place at the university or within our community,” Garcia said. Programs and services like this are effective in supporting the community, but they are obsolete if the community is unaware of them. There are many services made available by the university, but many people are uninformed about the aid. “The university does a great job at making sure these resources are available to our campus, but we need to make sure our community knows about them,” said Renwick. For more information on Police Services, go to unr.edu/ police. Quinton Mills can be reached at oali@sagebrush.unr.edu or
University finds new options to move historic homes after organization backs out By Olivia Ali
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After months of discussion over the fate of the historic homes in the Gateway District at the south end of the University of Nevada, Reno, the process of moving the homes has come to a halt once again. The Faculty Senate met on Thursday, Nov. 15 to discuss various agenda items regarding the university — one of which being the Gateway houses. “We’ve worked hard for the last couple of years to identify options for moving these homes,” said Provost Kevin Carman to the Faculty Senate. “As you probably know, we had an RFP [request for proposal] go out earlier this year to identify individuals or organizations who would be willing to move those houses to a new location.” There are 12 homes in question to be relocated, according to Carman. Six of the 12 homes have eligibility to qualify for historical significance. Two of the six historic homes have plans to be moved by individuals. “That process is underway and they have identified locations and are preparing the sites,” Carman said. “We expect those to be moved by, hopefully, the end of this calendar year.” To move the other houses, the university entered a contract with Common Ground, a realty company affiliated with the festival Burning Man. However, the company withdrew from the contract on Friday, Oct. 26. “We had a contract with them to move the other 10 houses,” Carman said. “They recently notified us that they were wanting to back out of the contract of the plan to move the houses. We notified them that this is a contract and we very much hope that they will fulfill it because they were a bit of a last resort.” After more back and forth on the relocation of the houses
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HAVE A DEGREE, NOT IN TEACHING? File photo/Nevada Sagebrush A house in Reno’s Gateway District as it stands on Monday, Dec. 11. The discussion to move the houses has risen again after an organization backed out of a contract to move them.
between Common Ground and the university, Common Ground agreed to schedule a phone call to discuss options. “My understanding — I just learned today — is that they have to come back to us and are going to continue discussions and the earliest we could arrange a phone call is after Thanksgiving,” Carman said. “My understanding is that this phone call is forthcoming. But our goal is to continue to work and try to find an individual or organization who is willing to move the houses.” However, if the relocation with Common Ground or another organization does not get arranged in the coming months, demolition of the homes will be the next step as it is necessary that the land is cleared before plans for expansion can be made. “But to be transparent, we need to have those houses removed in order to be able to make plans for the new business
complex so while we are working with Common Ground we are initiating the process of getting approval for demolition if there are no other options available,” Carman said. The business complex is planning to be built in the Northeast corner of the lot on Ninth Street and North Center Street where Jimmy John’s is currently located. Jimmy John’s is looking to relocate as well, according to Carman. If demolition is the route taken, there are options for preserving historically significant pieces of the homes. “If we do need to go through the demolition phase, there is an indication that there are organizations interested in salvaging part of the historical components of the homes,” Carman said. Olivia Ali can be reached at oali@sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter @NevadaSagebrush.
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PACK N THE EVENTS THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR THIS WEEK By Carla Suggs
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ HERITAGE MONTH FILM SERIES: “RHYMES FOR YOUNG GHOULS” DATE: Tuesday TIME: 8 p.m. LOCATION: Theater in The Joe INFO: In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Heritage Month, The Joe will be showing “Rhymes for Young Ghouls” in the theater. Set in 1976, the film follows the life of a young Native American teenager named Aila. Aila manages to avoid residential schooling by hustling with her uncle to pay off a sadistic Indian agent, who steals children away from their families and forces them into a school known for rape and abuse.
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DATE: Thursday TIME: 4:30 p.m. — 5:30 p.m. LOCATION: Knowledge Center, room 305N INFO: This Thursday and next Thursday, Dec. 6, the Center for Basque Studies in the Knowledge Center will be providing lectures based on research conducted by the center’s librarian, Basque scholars and anthropologists of UNR. These lectures will cover a variety of Basque-related subjects. The upcoming presentation with Andrea García González is titled “Contested Reconciliation in the Basque Country: A Feminist Approach”.
“WHITE BOY RICK” SHOWING AT THE JOE DATE: Thursday and Friday TIME: 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. LOCATION: Theater in The Joe INFO: “Set in 1980s Detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the War on Drugs, ‘White Boy Rick’ is based on the moving true story of a blue-collar father and his teenage son, Rick Wershe, who became an undercover police informant and later a drug dealer, before he was abandoned by his handlers and sentenced to life in prison.”
NEVADA CHAMBER OPERA FALL PRESENTATION DATE: Friday and Saturday TIME: 7:30 p.m. LOCATION: Church Fine Arts, Nightingale Concert Hall INFO: This weekend, students in the music program will be performing excerpts from opera, operetta and musical theater at the Nevada Chamber Opera Fall Presentation. Tickets are $5 for students with an I.D., and $20 for the general public.
UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES COFFE & COOKIES DATE: Monday TIME: 8 p.m. — 10 p.m. LOCATION: Knowledge Center Atrium, Second Floor INFO: This upcoming Monday, staff from the library, writing and tutoring centers will be available for consultations with students who need academic help. Students can enjoy free coffee and sweets while working on assignments, research and various other projects with staff members.
Student performers at UNR’s Fall Dance Festival on Saturday, Nov. 17. The night was full of heartbreaking portrayals of mental illness, female suppression and violence.
By Andrew Mendez The University of Nevada, Reno’s Department of Theatre and Dance Performance showcased the Fall Dance Festival from Thursday, Nov. 15 till Saturday, Nov. 17. Dancers tackled themes related to mental illness, materialism and and violence during their spectacular performances in Redfield Proscenium Theatre at the Church Fine Arts. The festival included 11 dances choreographed by students and faculty, ranging in styles from modern, social, ballet and interpretive dance. Six dancers kicked off the festival by performing a ballet, with three of
them dressed in blue and three dressed in black. The dancers split the stage and seemed to almost battle with each other as music played in the background. The audience’s eyes were glued to the stages the dancers perfmored “Vigore di Vivaldi”. Dance major Noelle Ruggieri composed and perfmored her own piece “8.5 X 11, Uncoated, 75g/ m^2”. She wore a dress made of paper, and would periodically pull out paper planes from her costume to throw across the stage. Each time a plane was pulled from her dress, Ruggieri would intimately and playfully engage with them, and at times she even looked
at the ground away from the audience to to interact with the makeshift props. There was no music accompanying this piece, allowing the audience to hear the crinkling of paper as Ruggieri danced about whimsically. As her performance unfolded (no pun intended), the audience gradually discovered the theme of her piece was the difficulty of letting things go. Ruggieri best expressed this theme when, at one point, she was about to throw a plane and hesitated to do so. At the end of her performance, Ruggieri went around to pick up each paper plane and stuck them back in her dress. The show continued
with “Rx”, choreographed by student Breanna Gambini. The performance brought to light issues of mental illness and how voices can play with an individual’s head. During this piece, audience members were aware of a dancer in the corner of the stage, shaking her hand next to her head aggressively as if she were in pain. Subtlety dancers began walking across the stage and the main dancer joined in, shaking her hands periodically. As the piece progressed, her hand continued to shake more and more until she began bouncing off to other dancers, signaling a call for help. However, she was denied help from the
other dancers and seemed to lose hope, before collapsing altogether. Once she collapsed, other dancers huddled towards her and gave her a hug despite rejecting her moments before. The audience was drawn in with jumps from person to person and the light reflecting on the main dancer. The show continued by highlighting a performance centered around femininity, and how society has placed certain stigmas on how a woman should look and act. For this portion, dancers were dressed as 1960s housewives with audio playing in the background, which described a traditional view
of women’s role in society. In an attempt to show the other side of the story, rock music began playing as dancers performed acted like demons by screeching, crawling and biting. Despite the festival starting out with a ballet performance, dancers and choreographers took it upon themselves to highlight issues seen in everyday society. The night was filled with both beautiful shows of dance and heartbreaking portrayals of an ugly reality.
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Mariah Carey experiments with new sounds, stays true to style on “Caution” By Rylee Jackson Quintessentially one of the greatest vocalists and songwriters popular music has ever witnessed, Mariah Carey’s influence has been prevalent in every new crop of artists since her debut in 1990. There aren’t many artists who can say they have an unparalleled vocal range and 18 number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 — more than any other solo artist in history. With that being said, any time Carey releases a project, people will be listening. It has been four years since Carey’s last release, “Me. I Am Mariah...The Elusive Chanteuse”, which was reminiscent of her past collaborations with producer Jermaine Dupri. More than any other album in her illustrious discography, “Caution” brings about a more venturesome side of her artistry. Along with legends Dupri and Timbaland, current hitmakers like Nineteen85, Blood Orange and Skrillex all help Carey create a sound that reflects the current state of R&B without losing the essence of her trademark style. “Caution” takes a step back from the soaring vocal showcase shown in some of her biggest hits and evokes a more sleek, sensual tone that creates a gloomy vibe. Even the title is more straightforward and bolder than her previous lengthy album titles, such as “The Emancipation of Mimi and Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel”, which
is a testament to where she is going musically. Penning some of the most romantic, breezy songs in her past such as “Underneath the Stars”, and infectious pop jams such as “Heartbreaker”, hardcore fans also know that Carey has a compelling sense of humor. Introducing this era with “GTFO” showcases a sassy-yet-savage side of Mariah that hasn’t been seen since the 2009 diss track “Obsessed”. “GTFO” shows that Carey is not here to play around and perfectly sets the tone for the moody atmosphere that this project launches. The title track radiates a certain sense of confidence that directly correlates to the crafty and sharp sound Carey continues on the rest of the album. Lines such as: “Proceed with caution, don’t be dishonest/I need you closer to love me harder” portrays her sly demeanor and creates the essence of a spylike character. She sounds naturally cool without trying too hard, which is difficult to achieve. Sampling Lil’ Kim’s “Crush On You,” one of the most recognizable tracks in hip-hop, “A No No” opens the door for Mariah to experiment with more jabs at people who have wronged her while taking on an effortless flow. Carey taps into the fun personality her fans cherish while singing: “Off with your head, now slither out the out the door/ Snakes in the grass, it’s time to cut the lawn/Ed Scissorhands, AKA I cut you off.”
One of the highlights of “Caution” involves the entrancing mid-tempo “The Distance” featuring Ty Dolla $ign. With Skrillex and Carey teaming up for the first time, it seemed like an odd match due to Skrillex’s EDM background and Carey’s R&B roots. Celebrating the success of a love story, “The Distance” denounces all of those previous trepidations and ends up beautifully displaying Mariah’s gift of storytelling in a simple, yet effective way. An achievement that the general public often overlooks is how Carey truly popularized the fusion of hip-hop and pop music. Starting with 1995’s Bad Boy remix of “Fantasy” featuring Ol’ Dirty Bastard, she is no stranger to collaborating with hip-hop artists. Carey continues displaying her evident appreciation for the genre with “Giving Me Life” featuring Slick Rick and “Stay Long Love You” featuring Gunna. Both tracks hold onto the tradition of Carey sharing the spotlight with other artists without diminishing her own. On top of all of the love songs and clever diss tracks, at the core, the vulnerability Carey displays in many of her introspective tracks is where fans connect with her the most. Some of her most personal tracks have been the closer of other albums, like “Daydream’s” “Looking In” and “Butterfly’s” “Outside” for instance. “Portrait” is a melancholy ballad that
discusses bottling up your truth. The heavy lyrics include: “Somewhat desensitized/Still the same hopeful child/Haunted by those severed ties.” This haunting song is an honest reflection of Carey’s own troubles and creates an opportunity for her to relate to listeners, which is what she does best. Through all of the ups and downs of her career, no one can deny Carey’s strength and persistence is admirable.
At this point, it is not about topping what she did in the earlier stages of her career commercially. It is about evolving as an artist and continuing to create timeless music, which is all you could ask for a once-in-a-lifetime artist like Mariah Carey. Rylee Jackson can be reached at csuggs@nevadasagebrush. unr.edu, or on Twitter @ NevadaSagebrush.
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Nevada Glee Club presents stage production of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
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Poster for the Nevada Glee Club’s production of “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”, which will be performed in The Joe on Saturday, Dec. 1, and Sunday, Dec. 2. The production stars a wannabevillain named Dr. Horrible, who battles between joining a league of evil villains and pursuing a the girl of his dreams.
By Charis Nixon When UNR students Brandon Harnish and Nick Hansen were looking for a new challenge for the Nevada Glee Club, they had the idea to arrange and produce a full musical. They decided to pick a piece that would fit a small cast and budget, and one they were already familiar with. With the addition of sophomore theatre major Sienna Scamman, these students make up the directing team for the Glee Club’s upcoming production of “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”, which opens this Saturday. The show, based on a web series starring Neil Patrick Harris, follows a wannabe supervillain named Billy, a.k.a. “Dr. Horrible”. The main character finds himself torn between following his dream of joining the “Evil League of Evil”, and pursuing his crush, a regular girl named Penny. In both his supervillain life and his personal life, he is thwarted time and again by his nemesis, a superhero named Captain Hammer. Since this show originated as a web series rather than a stage production, the directing team made some changes to translate it more effectively to the stage. “The original Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog is an online series of shorts. Each act was kind of its own encapsulated thing,” said Hansen, “That doesn’t translate perfectly to stage … so we’ve made some movement and storytelling quirks that just make it possible to be a stage show.” These additions are not the only
original element to the show. Harnish, the show’s musical director, arranged all of the music himself. “It’s about half an hour’s worth of music, but I’ve spent give or take 80 hours putting it all together,” Harnish said. Unlike other plays on campus, this show is completely studentrun and independent of the theatre department. Neither Harnish nor Hansen are theatre majors; Harnish is a graduating senior with a major in discrete mathematics and operations research, while Hansen is a junior majoring in English and secondary education. “The only thing we really have in common is that we like Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and we like to sing,” said Hansen, “We’re not all there because we’re studying theatre, we’re there because we like theatre.” The cast features Alexis Pedote as Sally, Marshall Jones as Captain Hammer and Isaac Goyette as Dr. Horrible. Amongst the cast, and even amongst the three leads, there are varying levels of musical theatre experience. According to Hansen, Pedote has “lots of theatre experience”, while Jones and Goyette have some musical experience but no direct theatre experience. However, though the leading man is not experienced, Hansen said he has a natural gift. “He came with a skill set and a wonderful talent and an eye for this, and you can tell he’s already passionate about this musical from the start,” said Hansen, “I really hope he continues to do theatre of some kind after this project
because he’s just wonderful to watch.” Producing an entire show with few resources provides some unique challenges. With a small cast, it is important for everyone to know what they are doing at any given moment to keep the show flowing smoothly. “We have only a dozen people, but dozens and dozens of prop placements, scene changes and song cues. Perhaps the biggest challenge as a director is getting everyone to know their personal assignments both as actors and as stagehands,” said Harnish. “The first and foremost challenge for me personally has been time. Time is the first hurdle to get over with any project you’re doing with college students,” said Hansen, “But again, every week they come, and they work much faster than I expect them to, and everyone does a phenomenal job.” Although finding time can be a challenge, Harnish said everyone in the cast has been fully committed. “The most rewarding aspect of the show is the camaraderie. Everyone involved loves this show, and you know because of how everyone wants to tell the story,” said Harnish. Performances are at the JCSU theatre on Dec. 1 and 2, with shows at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. each day. Tickets are $5 at the door.
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First Amendment crucial for student media
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he College Media Association announced Monday, Nov. 26, it has censured the University of North Alabama after an investigation revealed the university had fired the student media adviser in retaliation to an article the student newspaper, the Flor-Ala, published in September. The censure “signals the association’s strongest possible condemnation of a university as being hostile toward the First Amendment,” according to the CMA. The Nevada Sagebrush stands with the Flor-Ala, the CMA and other news organizations in condemning the University of North Alabama for their blatant disregard of the
First Amendment, and hopes the university will reconsider their actions. The Flor-Ala’s adviser, Scott Morris, was removed two weeks after the article was published and one week after a meeting between the administration, Morris and the editors of the paper to discuss the qualms the university had with the story. Firing the newspaper’s adviser as a punishment to the newspaper for their article is a serious abuse of power over the press and sets a dangerous precedent for how universities can respond to student media. UNA is a public university and thus has different obligations to the First Amendment than private universities, one
being they can’t control what is published in the student newspaper. If UNA’s administration is not held accountable for their retaliation, this action could be replicated across the country. This would also make it harder for student media to find qualified advisers when advisers work in fear of their job being eliminated as soon as administration doesn’t like an article. Student media nationally already faces publication pressure from administrations and sometimes rely on the university for its existence. This would add another stressor and limit the First Amendment rights student journalists have. Student media is important to the ecosystem of a college
campus — these publications report on things affecting the university and bring information about campus to light that would go otherwise unknown. Student journalists are tasked with not only being students that are affected by what occurs on their campus, but have to be professional enough to report on it as well. More often than not, student journalists receive backlash from other students and university administration because the stories they write aren’t always flattering to the student body or administration. But every week at most universities, student journalists are in their newsrooms working to produce a paper for their institution.
Student media is an integral part of any college experience, and the censorship of it needs to end. If we don’t speak out now, there will come a point where college newspapers are controlled and curated by administration instead of representing the student body as a whole. Any threat to one student media organization is a threat to us all. This is why student media leaders teamed up earlier this year to create #SaveStudentNewsrooms — a day of action to highlight the issues student publications face and raise money to keep them afloat. Student publications must stand together in times like these, not just on #SaveStudentNewsrooms
Pedialyte, the unappreciated savior
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ou’re hungover. Dry heaving into a porcelain toilet, questioning every drink you had the night before. But this isn’t your first hangover. You’re prepared this time, so you crawl to your fridge and pull out the pink liquid of the gods – Pedialyte. Pedialyte is the most underrated Jacey electrolyte Gonzalez replacement. Overshadowed by our constant love for sugar-filled Gatorade and Powerade, memories from our failed high school sports days, Pedialyte is the hangover hero we’ve always needed. Most people overlook Pedialyte. They don’t want to be found in the baby section of their local Wal-Mart trying to buy a magical kiddie drink that will hopefully make them feel better. There used to be an associated shame with chugging pink juice that is usually given to toddlers. In 2015, Pedialyte started targeting an older audience, most of who shamefully use their kids’ Pedialyte when they’ve had too much to drink the night before. Their Twitter bio even reads, “Not just for kids, adults can use Pedialyte too.” Pedialyte’s Twitter feed is a constant cycle of pictures of Pedialyte bottles next to various beers, or in the hands of a
30-year-old mother chugging on the floor of her kitchen late at night. Healthwise, more people should be taking advantage of Pedialyte because it can help most common hangover symptoms. “Both glucose and fructose contained in Pedialyte can help both children and adults reabsorb water along with depleted electrolytes, and thus aid in rehydration. It may also offer benefit to those who have experienced symptoms of a hangover associated with vomiting and dehydration, since it may help aid in replacement of needed fluid and important electrolytes,” said Dr. Robert Glatter, a physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. Pedialyte has been marketed toward drinking age adults and it’s about time it gets the recognition it deserves. No one needs to chase their liquor with sugary sodas when we can chase it with electrolytes instead. If you’re one of those blessed people who claim to have never experienced a hangover, we know you’re lying and you’re not impressing anyone. Pedialyte consumption is nothing to be ashamed of and has so many great uses. Around week six of every semester, the strangest stomach virus gets passed from person to person around most college campuses. Not everyone can stop vomiting in their dorm room long enough to make it to the student health center, and others have no idea where the student health center even is. Go to your local convenience store, pay the inflated seven dollars for the smallest
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to give those somewhere warm to stay. However, there are only 50 beds provided. While this is a great direction for the city to start at, we still have a lot of improvement to do. The City of Reno has so many homeless people, with a rapidly growing rate. Just last year, “an estimated 40 to 45 people filled the [temporary shelter],” according to the Reno Gazette-Journal. This year, volunteers expect about 50 to 70 people to stay. If they expect more than 50 people to show up with only 50 beds available, what will they do with the ones who won’t have a place to stay? Will they have to turn them away? There needs to be more help. I believe it’s important to give back all year around, but when it starts getting colder and holidays start approaching, it becomes even more crucial to provide for those in need or help in any way. All around the area, there are soup kitchens, clothes drives and more that everyone can jump in on. There are so many places one can go to donate money or help in some tiny way. Just know that one pair of socks can make someone’s cold winter night just a bit warmer, and one plate of food can give a starving person a meal. Every bit counts. That $5 you were going to use toward your second Starbucks of the day could instead go towards
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Pedialyte US advertises their electrolyte replacement on Twitter on Sept. 1. Since 2015, the company has targeted adult consumers to buy their products to relieve their dehydration from sickness and excessive drinking.
bottle of Pedialyte and start chugging. If you’ve experienced heartbreak, you know that there is inevitably a point where you cry so much you’re physically dehydrated from how many tears you’ve produced. Now, not only is your heart broken, but you’re also dealing with the horrible symptoms of dehydration that can range anywhere from a headache, to nausea and dizziness. Walk to the
fridge, grab a straw and start replenishing your body with electrolytes. There’s no shame in the Pedialyte game. When a liquid has so many uses, costs on average five dollars and can make you feel better, there’s no reason why you should be afraid of walking straight into the baby food section and stocking up. Pedialyte is heavily underrated and if you’re not using Pedialyte in your life, you
should transfer to UNLV where your three brain cells will be of some use in their student body. Opinions expressed in The Nevada Sagebrush are solely those of the author and do not necessarily express the views of The Sagebrush or of its staff. Jacey Gonzalez studies journalism and can be reached at jaceygonzalez@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @NevadaSagebrush.
Be mindful of others this holiday season t’s officially the holiday season! But in a time where everyone is thankful and giving, what have you done to make your contribution? I’m not talking about buying gifts for your family and friends or hosting Thanksgiving dinner, but about giving to those less fortunate than us. Those who don’t have a place to call home or a table full of food surrounded by loved ones to eat at. As one of the top ranked cities for homelessness in the Lauren country, it’s Turner no surprise that when walking the streets of Downtown Reno, you may come across hundreds of homeless people. Our streets are filled with people not having shelter, food or anyone to share the holidays with. So as a city, we need to ask ourselves what we can do to help the cause? The truth is none of us want to spend the holidays alone and fighting for our lives, so why should they spend theirs that way? The City of Reno has opened a temporary homeless shelter for the winter months of the year
day, to show support for the affected newsroom as well as ensure we will not face these issues in the future.
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Volunteers sort food to give to the homeless community at the Daily Bread Food Bank on Thanksgiving Day 2014. People should be self-aware and kind throughout the entire year, not just during the holiday season.
helping someone in need. It’s the time to give back, so start giving back. Your holidays will only be better knowing you did a kind gesture in your heart.
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. Lau-
ren Turner studies journalism and english and can be reached at jaceygonzalez@sagebrush. unr.edu and on Twitter @ NevadaSagebrush.
ach week, The Nevada Sagebrush staff decides on a topic that is either overrated or underrated. Our opinion section then writes this column about the outcome. For suggestions for The Over/Under, tweet them to us @NevadaSagebrush. From the tyrannical reign of Jeff Bezos came one of the most convenient and rewarding services to ever exist, Amazon Prime. Jacey Most collegeGonzalez aged people remember trying Amazon Prime for a six-month free trial they received when they signed up with their university email address. This was a godsend because as most University of Nevada students know, trying to order anything online and having it sent to the dorms is the equivalent of the ninth level of hell. We were able to order anything on Amazon, even stupid dorm decorations we used for maybe two weeks, and it would be at our door in two business days. A lot of people cancelled their subscription after the trial was over. But keeping your Amazon Prime membership is not only the best long term investment your little college self can make, but can save your butt in some desperate times. If you procrastinate in every aspect of your life, like most of America, you probably forget to buy birthday presents now and then. Amazon Prime saves you because even if you forget until the week of, you can still find exactly what you want online and have it delivered within two days. Amazon Prime falls into the list of things you’re grateful you have, but don’t remember you have. The same category as your parent’s Costco and Sam’s Club membership. One of those things that you don’t necessarily use every week, but when you really need to get something, you’re lucky you have it. It’s almost impractical to buy every single thing on Amazon, but if that’s your choice, more power to you. You have so many different products to choose from that you can get anything from your basic necessities to a specific color shirt you can’t find in stores. No matter what you need, Amazon probably has it. Amazon Prime is underrated. Expedited shipping genuinely changes the online shopping game, and more people should take advantage of it. Opinions expressed in The Nevada Sagebrush are solely those of the author and do not necessarily express the views of The Sagebrush or of its staff. Jacey Gonzalez is a student at the University of Nevada and studies journalism. She can be reached at jaceygonzalez@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @ NevadaSagebrush.
Sports TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2018
Meltdown in Las Vegas costs Wolf Pack third-straight Fremont Cannon victory
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The Nevada football offensive line squares off against the UNLV defensive line in a game on Saturday, Nov. 25, at Mackay Stadium. The Wolf Pack failed to win a third straight game against the Rebels this Saturday, Nov. 24, at Sam Boyd Stadium.
By Darion Strugs The battle for the Fremont Cannon started out perfect for the Nevada Wolf Pack. After forcing UNLV to punt on the opening possession, Nevada quickly marched 79 yards down the field capped off McLane Mannix touchdown catch. The Pack then scored two more unanswered touchdowns and pushed their lead up to 20-0 — kicker Ramiz Ahmed missed the extra point attempt after the third touchdown. The following Rebels possession ended prematurely after a Max Gilliam fumble that was recovered by Nephi Sewell at UNLV’s 18-yard line. The Wolf Pack only
gained six yards and settled for a field goal. With a 23-0 lead early in the second quarter, Nevada was rolling on all cylinders. UNLV responded (quickly) with their first score thanks to a 38-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Armani Rodgers to Lexington Thomas. Gangi threw his first of three interceptions on a deep ball on the following Nevada drive. Once again UNLV scored going 72 yards in just over two and a half minutes. The Rebels narrowed the Wolf Pack lead to nine with 9:47 remaining in the first half. Needing to regain the momentum punted on each of their next two possessions. Both punter Quinton
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Conaway’s punts hurt the Wolf Pack in the field position game as the Rebels started at their own 43-yard line and the Nevada 48-yard line. The latter drive ended with the Rebels finding pay dirt for the third time of the night. The 23-21 score was the closest margin was in the first half. Nevada closed the half with a 13-play drive that once again end an Ahmed field goal. The Pack ended the half with a 26-21 lead. The third quarter was relatively quiet, as there was only one score during period. The Rebels took their first lead of the night after Rogers completed a pass to an open Noah Bean in the corner of the endzone.
The Wolf Pack reclaimed the lead after a 10-play, four minute and thirty nine second drive was finished with Ahmed’s third field goal of the night. After forcing UNLV to punt, Nevada’s next drive was abruptly ended after another Ty Gangi pick, just outside of the redzone. The turnover proved costly as the Rebels went 73 yards in 12 plays finished by a touchdown on three-yard run for Rogers. Up 34-29, the Rebels attempted a two-point conversion to bring their lead to seven. Rogers designed quarterback run was snuffed out by the defense and UNLV had to put the game in the hands of their defense. With just over two minutes remaining, the Wolf Pack had one last chance to win the game and give Jay Norvell, Ty Gangi and the rest of the Nevada squad a chance to pull off a comeback after blowing a 23-point lead. Gangi threw his third and final interception of the night, sealing Nevada’s fate. Gangi’s inaccuracy, the offense’s inconsistency led to the end of the Wolf Pack’s four-game winning streak and their two-game winning streak against the Rebels. Nevada finishes the regular season 7-5 overall and 5-3 in the Mountain West Conference. Their conference record is tied for second with Hawai’i in the west division. The 7-5 record is Nevada’s best since the 2014 season. Nevada still has one more game to play this season, as they clinched a bowl berth for the first time in three years. Darion Strugs can be reached at dstrugs@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @dstrugs.
Battle Brush
Importance of UNLV, Fremont Cannon, bowl games By Matt Hanifan and Ryan Freeberg MATT: BEATING UNLV IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN A BOWL GAME It’s a tough call, but taking home the Fremont Cannon — the largest and most expensive award in college football — is more rewarding than winning a bowl game. Nevada’s won 11 out of the last 14 matchups between the two teams — with all three losses coming in the last six years. What took place on Saturday night was absolutely inexcusable. Blowing a 20-point first quarter lead to UNLV? The largest choke in the history of the rivalry. Unacceptable. Regardless of what happened over the course of the season, the biggest game of the season — and every season — has been UNLV. Norvell had these guys rolling this year superseding expectations of what this season would look like, but Saturday night wasn’t one of those times. Nevada’s rush defense, which allowed 126.9 yards per game coming into the game, surrendered 226 rushing yards on the evening. That’s the second highest mark on the season, with Toledo’s 230 total rushing yards came higher. Nevada’s 23-16 victory last season tasted so sweet in so many ways, partly because it took away bowl eligibility from UNLV, despite Nevada going 3-9 on the season. Finishing the season 5-0 in the final five games would feel so much better, going into bowl season. At least there’s time to get one more victory, but it’s bittersweet.
RYAN FREEBERG: NEVADA FOOTBALL IS FINE, ENJOY THE COUCH UNLV The loss of the Fremont Cannon stings, but not as bad as sitting home for bowl season. Despite a gut-wrenching loss at the hands of UNLV, Nevada will enjoy a bowl appearance while the Rebels will change into their sweatpants and settle in for the long offseason again.
Nevada may have lost this battle but still leads the war currently leading the all-time series 26-18. Nevada football is bowl eligible for the first time under head coach Jay Norvell since joining the team in 2017— also the first bowl-eligible season since 2015. Norvell has guided this team to a respectable seven-win season, highlighted with big wins over Hawai’i and Colorado State. Nevada finishes the season with the 21st ranked passing attack in the nation and the 33rd rushing defense. This after the team only won three games in the previous year with the 119th ranked defense. Overreacting to a single loss is never good — regardless of who it is against. Nevada fans still have a lot to be thankful for this season, including that the Pack is about the get a payday to cap off their season. Just for appearing in a bowl game, money is granted to the university — something that UNLV could really use. Quarterback Ty Gangi helped to lead this team, as he finished his season with over 3,000 passing yards — placing him at 17th in the nation. His strong play helps to lay the foundation of a young offensive core with players such as McLane Mannix, Toa Taua and Devonte Lee. With a theoretical win in the upcoming bowl game, this would be the highest win total for Nevada since Colin Kaepernick left following the 2010 season. UNLV hasn’t been able to win seven games since 2013. It’s time to settle down as a fan base. Of course, losing to UNLV isn’t the desired outcome but having a winning season is better in the long run. A winning team — and season — will bring more accolades and trophies to Nevada. So let UNLV have this win, consider it a consolation prize for a terrible season.
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11. North Carolina 12.Kansas State 13. Virginia Tech 14. Iowa 24-7 15. Florida State
6-1 6-0 5-0 5-0 5-1
16. Ohio State 17. Mississippi St. 18. Oregon 19. Purdue 20. Texas Tech
6-0 5-1 4-1 5-1 6-0
21. Buffalo 22. Wisconsin 23. Villanova 24. Maryland 25. Mississippi St.
5-0 5-1 5-2 6-0 4-1
By Darion Strugs After playing their first four games of the season at home, the Nevada Wolf Pack hit the road for a two-game tournament to Las Vegas for the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational. Nevada opened the tournament with a game against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Both teams were 4-0 entering the matchup. Nevada started out hot as a Jordan Caroline layup put the Wolf Pack up 15 seconds into the game, then hitting a three-pointer to expand the lead to five. Nevada didn’t relinquish the lead for the entirety of the game. The Wolf Pack allowed 51 second half points from the Golden Hurricane. It was the most the Pack has given up in a single half all season and the only time they have been outscored in a half. Although Nevada led the entire game, there were still issues for the sixth-ranked team in the nation. Caleb Martin struggled, shooting 4-16 overall and 3-13 from beyond the arc. He made up for it at the free throw line going a perfect 10-10, while Caroline shot 12-17 from the charity stripe. Tulsa shot 53.7 percent from the floor, and just under 78 percent from the free throw line. While putting up 96 points, Nevada shot only 43.9 percent from the floor. The Wolf Pack shot 15 more free throws than the Golden Hurricane, and made 14 of those 15. After the victory against Tulsa, the Wolf Pack awaited the winner of UMass and Southern Illinois. In game two of the weekend, the Wolf Pack faced off against the UMass Minutemen. The early knockings of the
10, guard, Caleb Martin Senior, 6-foot-7 21.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg 11, guard, Cody Martin Senior, 6-foot-7 8.5 ppg, 6.0 apg 0, forward, Tre’Shawn Thurman Senior, 6-foot-8, 10.2 ppg, 6.2 rpg 24, forward, Jordan Caroline Senior, 6-foot-7 18.2 ppg , 10.5 rpg 15, center, Trey Porter
Senior, 6-foot-11 6.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg
Loyala Chicago (4-2, 0-0 MVC) 13, guard, Cluster Clayton Freshman, 6-foot-11 14.8 ppg, 2.8 apg 25, center, Cameron Krutwig Junior, 6-foot-9 13.2 ppg, 7.3 rpg 5, guard, Marques Townes Junior, 6-foot-4 13.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg 1, guard, Lucas Williamson Freshman, 6-foot-2 10.3 ppg , 7.5 rpg
0-0
6-0
Utah State
0-0
5-1
UNLV
0-0
4-1
New Mexico
0-0
3-1
Colorado State
0-0
4-2
Fresno State
0-0
3-2
San Diego State 0-0
3-2
Boise State
0-0
2-3
Air Force
0-0
2-4
Wyoming
0-0
2-4
San Jose State
0-0
1-5
Date
Opponent
Result
Nov. 16
Little Rock
87-59 90-55
Nov. 22
Tulsa
96-86
Nov. 24
UMass
110-87
Nov. 29 @ Loyola Chicago
game were a back-and-forth affair. The Wolf Pack took a 21-20 lead after a Cody Martin layup and never looked back. The remainder of the first half was filled with scoring from both sides. The Wolf Pack scored took a 56-49 lead into halftime. The 49 points given up by Nevada was the most given up in the first half this season. Nevada exploded in the second half scoring for 54 points while only giving 38. 110 points is the most the Pack have scored since December 2015. Even though the Pack scored their most points against a Division I school since Eric Musselman’s arrival, Nevada only had 12 assists. Caleb Martin finished with a team-high 29 points, shooting 60 percent from both the field and three-point range. Jordan Caroline captured his fourth consecutive double-double of the season after a 16 point, 10 rebound performance. Freshman Jordan Brown only played four minutes, the lowest since the opening night game against BYU. Despite having their worst defensive performances of the season, the Wolf Pack won and added another trophy to their collection thanks to their offensive efforts. Caleb Martin was named MVP of the Tournament while Jordan Caroline and Tre’Shawn Thurman joined him on the all-tournament team. Caroline averaged a double-double for the tournament and Thurman bagged a career-high 22 points in the UMass game and a SportsCenter Top 10 play in the game prior. On the bench the Wolf Pack looked to be missing a few players as freshmen Jalen Townsell, Vincent Lee and K.J. Hymes did not make the trip to Vegas. This can be seen as a sign that Eric Musselman plans to have the three players redshirt this season. The Wolf Pack play Loyola Chicago Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Gentile Arena in a 2018 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 rematch.
Dec. 1
@ USC
Dec. 7
Arizona State
Dec. 9
Grand Canyon
Dec. 15 South Dakota St Dec. 22
Akrom
Dec. 29
@ Utah
Jan. 2
Utah State
jan. 5
@ New Mexico
Jan. 9
San Jose State
Jan. 12
@ Fresno State
Jan. 15
@ Boise State
Jan. 19
Air Force
Jan. 23
Colorado State
Jan. 29
@ UNLV
Feb. 2
Boise State
Feb. 7
@ Colorado State
Feb. 14
New Mexico
Feb. 17
@ Wyoming
Feb. 21 @ San Diego State Feb. 25
Fresno State
Feb. 28
UNLV
Mar. 3
@ Utah State
Mar. 5
@ Air Force
Mar. 9
San Diego State
Mar. 13-16 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
NEXT GAME
# 5 Nevada V.S. Loyola Chicago When: Tuesday, Nov. 27
Darion Strugs can be reached at dstrugs@sagebrush.unr.e and on Twitter @dstrugs.
Where: Gentile Arena Chicago, Ill.
“Moving on
30, forward, Aher Uguak
Senior, 6-foot-7 13.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Andrea Wilkinson/Nevada Sagebrush
Jazz Johnson pulls up for a shot in a win against Arkansas Little Rock on Friday, Nov. 16 at Lawlor Events Center. Johnson was named the Wolf Pack Student-Athlete of the Week on Monday after Nevada’s wins against Tulsa and UMass.
to the 5th spot! Highest ranking in program history! @AP_Top25 ” - @NevadaHoops
Nevada women’s basketball grab first win after 0-2 start to season After an 0-2 start, the Wolf Pack women’s basketball got their season back on the right track with a 76-67 road victory over Long Beach State. Sunday’s win marked the 20th career win for head coach Amanda Levins at Nevada. An even mix of freshman and veterans stuffed the stat sheet to help seal the win for Nevada. Junior Camariah King tallied a season-high 20 points on 4-12 shooting
Nevada
Nov. 19 California Baptist
#5 NEVADA (6-0, 0-0 MWC)
By Isaiah Burrows
Standings Conference Overall
NEVADA’S 2018-2019 SCHEDULE
PROJECTED STARTERS
Darion Strugs can be reached at dstrugs@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @dstrugs.
MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS
behind the arc. Senior Jade Redmon also added a seasonhigh 18 points. Freshmen Essence Booker and Da’Ja Hamilton combined for 23 points as well. Nevada led after every quarter and ultimately won with free throw battle. A total of 54 fouls were called leading to 74 free throws in the game. The Wolf Pack nailed 30 of their 37 foul shots for an 81.1 percent mark on the game while the 49ers connected on just 48.6 percent of theirs in the same amount of
attempts. The Pack scored a seasonhigh 23 points in the fourth capped-off by an 11-0 run with under eight minutes to play that kept the game in their favor. The Wolf Pack next play against UCDavis Saturday, Dec. 1, in the Lady Griz Classic in Montana. Isaiah Burrows can be reached at dstrugs@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @SagebrushSportss.
GAME PREDICTIONS
#5 Nevada vs Loyola #5 Nevada vs USC In the highly-anticipated Sweet 16 rematch from the 2018 NCAA Tournament, the Nevada Wolf Pack look for revenge against the Cinderella team of the tournament Loyola Chicago. The Wolf Pack come in winning six straight, scoring 90 points in each of the last three games — including 110 points in their last game. The Nevada defense struggled in their last two games, but most likely due to fatigue of playing games on back-to-back days. Expect the Pack to get back to their defensive form after having three days off.
USC will be the Wolf Pack’s fourth consecutive game away from Lawlor Events Center. This should be the Nevada’s toughest matchup so far this season. If Nevada wins convincingly against Loyola, they should be able to rest their starters going into this game. Nevada’s defense will be the key to their success as the Trojans are avergaing 84.7 points per game while Nevada only allows 69.7 points per game. Nevada’s current margin of victory is just over 22 points a game while USC’s is 12.
85-68 NEVADA
79-70 NEVADA