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Andrea Wilkinson/Nevada Sagebrush The Nevada Historic Building as it stands on Monday, Dec. 3. The University of Nevada, Reno, proposed trading the Nelson Building with the Nevada Historic Society in the Board of Regents meeting on Friday, Nov. 30.

Board of Regents approves proposal to trade Nelson Building

By Olivia Ali At the Board of Regents meeting in Las Vegas, the University of Nevada, Reno, proposed the trade of the Nevada Historical Building, along with a few other parcels of land and a cash payment. In return, the Nevada Historical Society will get the Nelson Building, located at 401 West Second Street.

“The University of Nevada, Reno is seeking Board of Regents approval to sell/trade real property located at 401 West Second Street Reno, NV (known as the Nelson Building), to Nevada State Lands in exchange for the Nevada Historical

Building located on UNR Main Campus, a portion of APN# 003-361-55, and a cash payment, and to allow the Chancellor or Designee to sign all necessary sale or trade related documents,” said the Board of Regents Briefing Paper.

The Board of Regents approved the proposal for the trade, allowing the university to obtain the Nevada Historical Building, 2.68 acres of land owned by Nevada State Lands and a cash payment of $773,625. The cash payment, along with the cost of the building and the lands equaled the appraised value of the Nelson Building of $4.5

million.

“UNR will occupy the Historic Society Building, the Historic Society will move to the Nelson Building downtown which gives them plenty of growth space and we’ll get a couple parcels of land that are really on our campus but have never been transferred over from the State of Nevada,” said Director of Real Estate Troy Miller.

“And the difference — there was a little bit more value that the Nelson Building — will be made up in cash by the Historic Society.”

According to the Briefing Paper, the Board of Regents’ approval of the sale of the Nelson Building on West Second

Street is not the last step before the transaction can be concluded. To be approved, the Interim Finance Committee and the State of Nevada Board of Examiners must approve as well. The IFC approval is expected in February 2019 and the Board of Examiners will be presented the proposal on Tuesday, Dec. 11.

The Nelson Building is mostly empty and is not in use, meaning the university will move out the remainder of the items in that building for the Nevada Historical Society to move in, according to Miller. Once the Nevada Historical Society is moved out of the Nevada Historical Building on the northern end of the

campus, the university will use the cash payment to renovate the building into offices.

Miller foresees the switching of occupancies taking a full year.

“The whole transition will probably take all of 2019,” Miller said. “ I don’t foresee that happening before the end of the year.”

The parcels are located on the north end of campus. The first is at the corner of Enterprise Road and Evans Avenue. The second runs along North McCarran directly north of the School of Medicine.

The Nevada Historical Society plans to use the Nelson Building to

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RHA hosts town hall to increase discussion about recent events

By Olivia Ali In light of recent events in both the residence halls and on campus, the Residence Hall Association hosted a town hall to encourage discussion about various topics.

The town hall hosted by RHA and the Associated Students of the University of Nevada allowed students to come share concerns regarding the state of the residence halls. The goal of the event was to address things on campus and in the residence halls, as well as to take action and make a stance.

University student and resident of Peavine Hall Gretchen Berg felt the town hall was an effective way to discuss solutions to problems happening in the residence halls.

“I thought the town hall was amazing and really important,” Berg said. “It was more of a discussion than anything, but I feel like it helped bounce around a

couple really good ideas. I’m not sure how directly it will effect change, but it felt good to talk about it as a community and brainstorm possible solutions.”

Anti-semitism, racism and prejudice, ADA accessibility and sexual assault on campus were the primary agenda items.

Attendees were broken into smaller groups to create a more intimate setting for a conversation.

Anti-semitism was focused on during the town hall due to a swastika that was carved into the wall of Peavine Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 30. Due to the vandalism, a hate crime investigation was opened.

Attendees of the town hall said that people felt unsafe after this vandalism. One group called for transparency between the residence halls and residents as they are unsure if anything has been done or plans to

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Basketball still unbeaten after challenging week Taylor Johnson/Nevada Sagebrush Students discuss housing insecurity on Monday, Nov. 26 in the Great Room of the Joe Crowley Student Union. ASUN hosted the Affordable Housing Teach-In to educate students on the housing crisis.

Housing insecurity event spurs conversations on campus

By Taylor Johnson As Reno falls among one of the cities with the highest homelessness rates in the country, University of Nevada, Reno, is working to educate students on the housing crisis.

Nevada Student Power, Silver State Fair Housing Council,

Eddy House, Acting in Community Together in Organizing Northern Nevada and the Associated Students at the University of Nevada legislative affairs hosted an “Affordable Housing Teach-In” — an event aimed to discuss the impact of housing

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Ponderosa Village taken off market, Board of Regents agenda

By Andrew Mendez The proposal of selling graduate student housing complex Ponderosa Village was pulled from the Nevada System of Higher Board of Regents meeting agenda after the owners decided to pull the property off the market a week prior to the Thursday, Nov. 29 meeting.

After opening in 2014,

Ponderosa Village has been owned by a private company, but as of Friday, Aug. 31, the University of Nevada, Reno, received notice the property was on the market due to an agreement made with Balfour Beatty public limited company in 2013.

After the complex went onto the market, the university had

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work and they had a building on campus Continued from page A1 that they had a 99year lease on but they expand their were outgrowing that organization. building,” Miller said.

“The Historic The 22,860 square Society needed foot building owned by to grow, so they the Nevada Historical contacted us to tell Society was given on us that they needed a Land Lease by the a place to grow and Board of Regents. The we had a building for Land Lease was to sale downtown that be 99 years long and they thought might was to expire in 2066.

The lease detailed that the university’s grounds department would upkeep the land around the building. Signed in 1967, the lease stated the Nevada Historical Society would pay the university one dollar a year to maintain this lease.

The proposed trade with the Nevada Historical Society is

not the first attempt to remove the Nelson Building from university ownership.

According to the Reno Gazette-Journal, the university had a deal in 2016 to sell the Nelson Building to the Don J Clark Group for $7 million.

The Don J Clark Group planned to create a 17 acre “West 2nd District”

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2018 in downtown Reno, with the location of the Nelson Building accounting for 1.6 acres of it. However, the deal fell through in 2017 and the university kept the group’s $700,000 deposit.

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be done to increase safety. Another group pointed out that although security cameras are in the front of the dorms, there aren’t many in the halls near residents’ rooms.

Students were asked to come up with precautions the residence halls could take to prevent hate crimes on campus. Among these were increased surveillance cameras, increased security, more education about other cultures and stricter discipline for hate crimes.

To increase education on different cultures, ASUN is planning a diversity and inclusion event to take place in April 2019. Some shared concerns that students may not attend the event as they may feel they don’t come from a diverse background.

ASUN Senator Mika Alvarez encouraged people to attend the event, as well as push others to go who may feel as though they are not of a diverse background.

In light of ongoing investigations regarding accessibility on campus, student discussed the state of accessibility on campus in their small groups. Many groups shared personal experiences regarding poor accessibility on campus, such as a student advising their father not to come to campus due to a disability that would make it hard for him to get around.

Groups also used their time to point out that although the Pennington Student Achievement Center was only two years old, the ramp outside is too steep to be considered ADA accessible. In addition, students brought up ADA accessibility for the visually-impaired, such as making Powerpoints with black text on a white background to help those with color-blindness.

Students shared that they felt ADA accessibility should be a necessity rather than an expense. They also called for maps with accessible routes on campus, updated building construction to meet compliance and further education about resources. Students were concerned that most accessible entrances were in the back of buildings.

Lastly, the town hall addressed sexual assault and harassment.

Concerns included fear of walking around on campus due to worries of assault, sexual harassment and catcalling. Students called for the stop of normalization of these events. In addition, students were frustrated with a lack of an administrative response.

Students also voiced wishes for there to be more “Girls On Guard” classes at the E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center, as there is only one class offered weekly. Attendees also voiced concerns with the Title IX office, as they felt the current investigation process the Office of EOTIX uses is insufficient.

All groups voiced the importance of taking a proactive stance against racism, lack of ADA accessibility and sexual harassment and assault.

Olivia Ali can be reached at oali@ sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter @ NevadaSagebrush.

SENATE RECAP NOV. 28 PUBLIC COMMENT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DIRECTOR GIVES OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH AWARDS Scott Mensing, director for the Office of Undergraduate Research, presented to the Senate an overview of how many undergraduate research awards are given and how the awards are broken down.

The Associated Students of the University of Nevada currently contribute $35,000 a year to help fund and support research conducted through the Office of Undergraduate Research with $25,000 given to the Nevada Undergraduate Research Award and $10,000 is given to international research.

According to Mensing, for the 2019 spring semester there were 85 applicants and the office is looking at awarding 32 applicants.

Mensing added research proposals have mainly come from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics disciplines because they are research oriented. Mensing said he hopes to have more applications based on research in humanities and the arts to fully represent the disciplines offered at the university.

The Office of Undergraduate Research further offers the Pack Research Experience Program which is geared to first and second year students as well as students who are first generation students.

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Ponderosa Village sign sits at the entrance to the graduate housing complex on Monday, April 20, 2015. Ponderosa Village was on sale up to a week before the NSHE Board of Regents meeting onThursday, Nov. 29.

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the opportunity to purchase Ponderosa Village — a graduate student, faculty and professional staff housing apartment complex — located on the northeast corner of campus. The university was planning to purchase Ponderosa Village for $23.8 million if the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents Board of Regents approved the purchase during their public meeting.

Ponderosa Village houses approximately 230 graduate students each year and is owned by Balfour Beatty PLC. Due to an agreement made with Balfour Beatty back in March 2013, the moment Balfour Beatty chose to sell the property, the university would have the opportunity to make the first offer of purchase.

“As a result of this Sale of Interest Notice, the Landlord has sixty (60) days from receipt of this letter to provide Tenant with notice of its acceptance, rejection or counteroffer to acquire the Offered Interest based on the Valuation Range,” Balfour Beatty wrote to the NSHE Board of Regents on Aug. 31. “Any efforts the University can make to respond sooner than the sixty day deadline would be appreciated as we believe this will enable the process to be run as expeditiously as possible and will ensure that we are able to fully engage with highly qualified buyers.”

According to the NSHE Briefing Papers from the NSHE Board of Regents Nov. 29-30 meeting, Balfour

Beatty had provided notice to sell and is expected to make a decision no later than Monday, Dec. 31. However, since Balfour Beatty decided not to sell, they will be able to keep it due to leasing rights, according to university Director of Real Estate Troy Miller.

“It was pulled from the agenda as the Ponderosa Village Owner decided to retain the property,” Miller said.

“Nothing is to change at this time, all to stay the same as it is today.”

The briefing further showed an appraisal from Johnson Perkins Griffin Real Estate Appraisal and Consultants that Ponderosa Village is worth $24 million although university officials told the Board of Regents they would pay no more than $23.8 million. The appraisal was based off location, occupancy rates and maintenance.

If the university was to purchase Ponderosa at their proposed price, there would be a 6 percent return on investment based of the 2018-2019 actual rent and expected maintenance expenses. The return on investment was expected to be $1.428 million yearly.

Since 2014, occupancy rates have not dropped below 95 percent and NSHE was expected to use the financial principal “certificates of participation” to finance the purchase over the span of 30 years. According to Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, certificates of participation is a type of financing where an investor purchases a share of the lease revenues.

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ASUN President Hannah Jackson addressed the senate and informed them of the open senate seats per each college on campus.

President Jackson announced that due to an increase in enrollment of students there will be an increase in senators from 22 to 25.

According to President Jackson and Attorney General Omar Moore, the Orvis School of Nursing will not be represented because administrative nursing is not an independent school and is receiving representation under College of Health Sciences.

CABNR was awarded two representatives, as was the College of Education. The College of Business was awarded four representatives. The College of Engineering as well as the College of Science and CHS were awarded three representatives. RSJ, DHS and the interdisciplinary college were awarded one representative each. The College of Liberal Arts was awarded the most representatives with five.

Representative awardment was based off the size of the college.

LEGISLATION SENATE VOTES TO UPDATE UNIVERSITY INVESTMENT POLICIES Legislation presented by Senator Zachary Green, Senator Cory Rogaczewski and Director of Sustainability Sierra Jickling proposed to update policies regarding university investment so that further investments do not have connections to fossil fuel companies.

According to Jickling, the legislation is based upon divestment campaigns done across other universities. The resolution states that “5.2 percent of the total Endowment Fund and 2.4 percent of the total Operating Fund have exposure to fossil fuels” and Reno is the fastest warming city in the United States by 1.39 degrees Fahrenheit per decade.

Jickling said the university must not continue to invest in companies that have direct connections to fossil fuels, but instead transition to investing in renewable energy.

Parliamentarian Nikolas Burton said he felt this resolution could wait and the Senate should be more focused on issues relating to tuition, sexual assault and infrastructure on campus. Senator Troy Clemons responded saying the Senate should set an example for students and vote to pass this resolution.

Senator Hayden Grant said from a financial perspective he seemed concerned that divesting would potentially harm the university funds and negatively impact students.

Director Jickling and Senator Rogaczewski responded saying if the university is to divest there are models done by the University of Oregon — who is fully divesting from investments related to fossil fuels — that the university can look to.

Director Jickling added the resolution is not asking for immediate divestment, but instead reform policies related to investment.

The resolution passed with a unanimous vote.

Andrew Mendez can be reached at andrewmendez@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @NevadaSagebrush.

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insecurity in Reno — at the Joe Crowley Student Union on Tuesday, Nov. 26.

Nevada Student Power introduced the event and discussed the housing crisis.

The speaker explained that 67 percent of average households cannot afford to buy a home in Washoe County and described that Reno had the fourth highest rent increase in the country last year. He cited the rising homelessness problem in the area. Around 22 homeless neighbors in Washoe County died in 2016 while there were 27 deaths in 2017.

Eddy House Director Michele Gehr, spoke about youth homelessness and the Eddy House program. Eddy House is a daytime shelter opened to people ages 18 to 24. Opening in 2015, Eddy House now serves about 1,000 adults.

They provide food, clothing, housing, programs and a safe space for the homeless.

Some programs they provide include meditation, martial arts and Medicaid workshops.

Homeless teens and homeless adults should not mix due to predation, according to Gehr.

Eddy House is making plans to expand in order to help more people.

ASUN Director of Legislative Affairs Katie Worrall spoke about the university expansion. The university plans to create a university district by 2025 by using mixed-use development, according to Worrall. The university hopes to arrange a new residence hall, student apartments, a parking garage and commercial buildings. The university wants to divide the district into different precincts.

The southernmost area that will be named the “gateway” will hold commercial, parking and housing. There are 12 historical homes in the gateway precinct. These homes will need to be removed when the university expands in that area.

With the university expansion, more people will be displaced out of their homes and it is unclear if the student apartments will be at an affordable rate.

“Students need more affordable housing,” Worrall said.

“Everyone in our community

needs improved housing security.”

Participants of the event were urged to share their opinions and concerns on the housing issues in the Reno area.

“Right now in my current living situation in Sparks, I pay $1,240 a month for a one bed one bath,” said university student Tyler Parry. “It’s corporate so I don’t know who my landlord is. It’s not affordable by any stretch for a student.

It is necessary for the university to expand. We have 22,000 students already and getting more and more. We need more mixed-use housing, build more dorm style apartment, keep old houses for studios and one-bedroom rooms, add more street lighting. It gets scary sometimes.”

Other students spoke about the fear of “greed” from the university.

“The university teeters between greed and growth,” said Wendy Wiglesworth, a representative from ACTIONN. “You can’t complain about a problem you create.”

ACTIONN is a faith-based social justice movement aimed at helping the local community, especially those impacted by poverty and injustice.

SSFHC is a non-profit agency advocating for equal access to housing in Reno and Las Vegas.

SSFHC provides information regarding fair housing rights, discrimination, investigations and referrals to Nevadan housing owners and renters.

Nevada Student Power offered two temporary solutions to the housing issue. The first solution they proposed was the establishment of an Affordable Housing Trust Fund, which will hopefully shift housing funding from the annual budget allocation to public revenue.

The second solution they recommended was the establishment of a Supplemental Government Services Fee. SGSF is a progressive tax on vehicle registration that guarantees funds in annual revenue Nevada Student Power urges students to contact Washoe County legislation to pass Affordable Housing Trust Fund and the SGSF through email or Twitter.

Taylor Johnson can be reached at oali@sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter @NevadaSagebrush.

Escrito por Taylor Johnson Traducción en Español: Andrew Mendez Editor’s Note: The Nevada Sagebrush is expanding its resources to provide coverage on university news to Spanish language speakers. We hope to reach all communities represented on campus, and this is the first installment of that mission.

Nota del Editor: El Nevada Sagebrush se está expandiendo sus recursos para proveer cobertura de noticias universitarias para la comunidad que habla Español. Deseamos dar cobertura a todo las comunidades representadas en la universidad, y esto es la primera instalación de este mission.

La Asociación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Nevada desea empezar un programa para ofrecer tampones y otros productos de higiene femenina para estudiantes. El programa comenzará en Primavera 2019, proporcionando a las estudiantes estos productos de manera gratuita.

La programa se llevará a cabo en colaboración con un compañía que tiene experiencia en iniciativas de higiene menstrual.

ASUN tiene planeado proveer los fondos iniciales para comprar diez dispensadores de los

productos de higiene femenina.

Cualquier persona que necesite un tampón o almohadillas menstruales tendrá su cobro cubierto.

La principal consejera de ASUN, Kate Grosebeck y la vocera pro-tempore Savannah Hughes estiman que una alto número de estudiantes van a usar el programa. Sin embargo, no hay estimados concretos hasta que la programa no se encuentre funcionando por tres meses en la universidad.

“Cuando hayamos concluido el programa, trabajaremos con la administración de la universidad, la Junta de Regentes, y el Departamento de las Comodidades para desplazar hacia la Universidad el pago de la operación cotidiana,” dijo la consejera Grosebeck. “A partir de allí, esperamos que la programa sea adoptado en toda la universidad.”

De acuerdo a ASUN, 54 por ciento de estudiantes se identifican como mujer y menstrúan; sin embargo, no todos los estudiantes tienen acceso a los productos necesarios.

“Yo pienso que la cosa más obvia para ayudar es dar acceso a tampones y almohadillas menstruales,” dijo Groesbeck. “Toda quien tiene el periódo sabe el estrés de no tener productos [de higiene femenina], especialmente cuando están en la escuela o el trabajo. Hay tantos factores que estresan a los estudiantes universitarios y el tratar de buscar

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un tampón no debería ser uno de esos. Pero este movimiento es algo más grande de suplir tampones; es para combatir la desigualdad a la que se enfrenta parte del estudiantado.”

ASUN se ha reunido con diversas entidades y también con el centro de salud universitaria y el Wolf Shop para tratar de encontrar soluciones e ideas para el programa.

Steve Dubey, el director del Wolf Shop, recientemente bajó los precios de productos de higiene femenina que se venden en los Wolf Shops en toda la universidad.

“El papel toilet es gratis,” dijo Hughes, la vocera pro-tempore de ASUN. “El jabón de baño es gratis. Las toallas de papel son gratis. No es justo que las estudiantes que menstrúan no sean equipadas con los productos necesarios para su higiene personal.”

Por ahora, no hay un marco legal para iniciativas de higiene menstrual, pero ASUN va a alocar fondos para el programa.

“Una vez que el programa empiece, pedimos el apoyo de los lectores,” Goresbeck dijo. “Por favor solamente tomen lo que necesiten. Como gobernadores en [ASUN], estamos tratando de satisfacer las necesidades de nuestros estudiantes. Esto será más difícil si los estudiantes abusan del programa. Algunas personas nos han dicho, por me-

ses, que los estudiantes planean abusar del programa, ayuden a demostrar que están equivocados y sólo tomen lo que les sea necesario.”

Con un alto porcentaje de mujeres en cargos de poder en el gobierno estudiantil en comparación con años anteriores, ASUN cree que no hay mejor momento para implementar un proyecto de este naturaleza. En total, casi un 60 por ciento de los cargos en ASUN se encuentran ocupados por mujeres.

“Con un gobierno que está lleno de mujeres fuertes e individuales con pasión para mejorar la igualdad de género, este es el momento perfecto para implementar un programa como éste,” Hughes said.

La iniciativa de ASUN para proveer almohadillas menstruales y tampones gratis viene después de un movimiento que afectó a todo el estado de Nevada.

Durante las elecciones de mitad de período de 2018, los residentes de Nevada votaron para rectificar el Sales and Use Tax Act de 1955 y así eximir de impuestos a las ventas y almacenamiento de productos de higiene femenina.

Andrew Mendez puede ser contactado por andrewmendez@ sagebrush.unr.edu o en Twitter @ NevadaSagebrush. Traducción revisado por Ezequiel Korin. Puede ser contactado por ekorin@unr.edu

UNRPD announces reported assault near campus

By Olivia Ali University Police Services announced via email in the early hours of Saturday, Dec. 1 an assault was reported to have happened around 10:00 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30, in the parking lot east of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center.

According to the victim, she was returning to her vehicle in the metered lot behind the Knowledge Center. After entering her vehicle, she was accosted by the suspect but was able to

free herself and leave the area.

According to the announcement, the man was a white male between 20 and 30 years of age, had a raspy voice, an average build, wore a dark colored sweatshirt, smelled of cigarettes and stood around six feet tall. He may have injured his right hand.

University Police Services declined to comment on the situation to the Nevada Sagebrush, as the investigation is ongoing.

“Right now, all we are commenting on is asking anyone with information to call police,”

said Assistant Director Todd Renwick. “The case is still under investigation.”

University Police Services are reminding students to stay safe around campus, particularly at night.

“Make personal safety your number one priority,” University Police Services said in an email announcement.

“Awareness, Avoidance and Risk Reduction is the best way to avoid becoming a victim.”

Other than awareness, University Police Services advises

carrying a noise maker, keeping music volume low if using headphones or using campus resources, such as Campus Escort or the Safe Pack Safety app.

Campus Escort can be reached at (775)-742-6808.

Any information on the suspect should contact 911 or the University Police Services at 775-334-COPS. Olivia Ali can be reached at oali@ sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter @ OliviaNAli.

Campus organizations discuss sexual misconduct on campus

By Taylor Johnson

The Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX, NevadaCares and New Student Initiatives hosted an event on Wednesday, Nov. 28, to help support sexual assault victims on campus and give survivors a platform to speak.

The event, “Spill the Tea”, began with a panel of sexual assault survivors made up of five female students.

Here, they told the story of their assault and healing process.

“I was raped second semester freshman year,” said Mika Alvarez, NevadaCares PACKtivist and ASUN Senator. ”I was in complete denial. I think when you diminish rape into a clear straight box, you lose the ability to realize what has fully happened to you. Healing is not linear. I’m still trying to heal. It’s like a ping pong that you sometimes lose.”

After survivors shared their stories, Daniel Fred of NevadaCares hosted the event and shared support services offered on campus and ways to report incidents.

Lauren Reid of University Police Services explained the steps to report a sexual misconduct issue. Campus police offers two self-defense classes, Rape Aggression Defense and Girls on Guard. RAD is a 12-hour education and physical strategy course to protect women from being sexually assaulted. A student will be required to attend all 12-hours to complete the course. Girls on Guard is a two to

four-hour risk awareness and physical defense course, which is able to be customized to a group. If a student is under the age of 18, a guardian will need to sign a permission slip in order to attend the courses.

“One of my passions is to help students who have faced sexual assault,” Reid said.

A member from Crisis Call Center: Victim’s Advocate spoke about how the program works to help survivors.

Victim’s Advocate is available for adults who have experienced sexual assault, domestic abuse, stalking and harassment. They allow students to speak about their assault with confidentiality. The student will need to sign a form and contract explaining to the advocate what they are looking for. One program Victim Advocate’s offer is a free and confidential support group.

Maria Doucettperry, the Director of Title IX, shared resources with students. The Office of EOTIX allows sexual assault survivors on campus to have an escort so they can move freely from their classes, ensures the victim will not have their assaulter in the same class or club, allows students to move residence halls to avoid their perpetrator, gives students academic support services and helps restrict the aggressor to online courses. The Office of EOTIX can not expel anyone because they do not have the power of suspension or expulsion, according to Doucettperry.

Kimberly Woods shared resources

offered by the Office of Student Conduct for sexual assault victims. When a student reports sexual misconduct, the Assistant Dean will determine if there was a violation in the Student Code of Conduct, according to Woods. The OSC will then report the incident to EOTIX in order to launch an investigation. The Office of EOTIX is required to report their findings to the OSC. If there is a potential violation in Title IX’s investigation, the Assistant Dean will send the accused student a “Notice of Investigation”.

The accused student has 10 working days to schedule a conference with the Assistant Dean.

A representative from Counseling Services explained how they allow individual counseling, which emphasizes daily functions and academics. A counselor will have referral options to cater to a student’s psychological needs. There are specialized counselors with different training and experiences such as eating disorders, military veterans, international students, studentathletes, LGBTQIA+ students and students who come from different ethnics, socio-economic or cultural backgrounds. Group therapy is an option to give support to each other.

If a student has urgent psychological needs, they may go to Urgent Care hours, Monday through Friday.

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PACK N THE EVENTS THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR THIS WEEK

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UNR PUZZLE HUNT DATE: Wednesday, Dec. 4 — Thursday, Dec. 13 TIME: All day LOCATION: Around campus INFO: UNR has created a self-guided puzzle hunt for all to participate in, which acts as a quest to locate various information in relation to the school. People can expect to find out an abundance of facts about the university in this fun activity!

COFFEE HOUSE SERIES: KATE BARNETTE DATE: Wednesday TIME: 6 p.m. ­— 8 p.m.

LOCATION: The Joe, Nevada Lounge INFO: As part of the Coffee House Series, Kate Barnette will be performing in the Nevada Lounge at The Joe. Barnette is a small-town singer and songwriter, who covers music by soulful artists like Amy Winehouse and Stevie Wonder. Free coffee and treats will also be available for attendees!

CENTER FOR BASQUE STUDIES LECTURE SERIES 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 is titled “Politics, Aesthetics and Technologies of the Self in Sakha Blessing Poems” by Jenanne Ferguson.

“COLETTE” SHOWING AT THE JOE DATE: Thursday and Friday TIME: 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.

LOCATION: Theater in The Joe INFO: “After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as “Willy”, SidonieGabrielle Colette is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Soon after, Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite for him. She pens a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation.

After its success, Colette and Willy become the talk of Paris and their adventures inspire additional Claudine novels. Colette’s fight over creative ownership and gender roles drives her to overcome societal constraints, revolutionizing literature, fashion and sexual expression.”

UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES COFFE & COOKIES DATE: Sunday TIME: 7:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Church Fine Arts, Nightingale Hall INFO: The Music Department’s annual Composer’s Concert will be this Sunday, featuring the best original works by acoustic and electric musicians. All pieces have been composed by students.

How Stephen Hillenburg, ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ impacted our generation Harry van Dijk/Flickr

Stephen Hillenburg, creator of the beloved children’s animated series ‘Spongebob Squarepants,’ passed away from ALS on November 26. His contributions to children’s television and popular culture have been celebrated amongst fans all around the world.

By Rylee Jackson With today’s fast-paced way of consuming media, there are few things that capture people’s attention for an extended period of time, but “SpongeBob SquarePants” has been an exception to that trend.

In the wake of creator Stephen Hillenburg’s passing, fans have reflected on the impact that the world of Bikini Bottom has had on their childhoods.

Premiering on Nickelodeon in May 1999 and continuing today, the show has been recognized as the highest-rated series to ever air on the network. The phenomenon also expanded its television platform with two movies — 2004’s “The Spongebob SquarePants Movie” and 2015’s “The

SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water” — as well as a Broadway musical.

All accolades aside, the incredibly unique characters are what gives the show its true magic.

Inspired by his interest in marine life, Hillenburg fashioned the world of Bikini Bottom into an array of humor and imagination. Viewers fell in love with the enthusiasm of Spongebob, the stupidity of Patrick Star, the grumpiness of Squidward and plenty more of these adored characters and their endless adventures.

Part of the reason the show has remained relevant is due to the emergence of today’s internet language. Kids who grew up watching this series are now creating memes

from the show no one can get away from. More than any other franchise, there are plethoras of reaction memes ranging from the winded Spongebob to the evil Patrick picture that have been proven as comedy gold.

Talk to anyone who is a fan of “SpongeBob” and it is almost guaranteed they can recite parts of their favorite episodes by heart. The episode where SpongeBob and Patrick sell chocolate, Spongebob proclaiming, “I’m ugly and I’m proud,” DoodleBob, the entire “Campfire Song Song” and hundreds of others are moments that will be forever ingrained into our brains.

Among all of Hillenburg’s generation of defining moments, fans

can agree that the episode entitled “Band Geeks” encompasses all of what makes SpongeBob so infectious. The episode combines unforgettable lines with musical moments that have become a staple of the show’s programming. In the episode, Squidward put together a band of Bikini Bottom citizens to perform at the Bubble Bowl halftime show in order to impress his rival, Squilliam Fancyson. There are so many problems during rehearsal that cause Squidward to eventually quit, thus making SpongeBob the leader.

The band ends up giving a riveting performance to the rock ballad “Sweet Victory,” which has turned into one of the most iconic scenes in the

show’s history.

As a tribute to Hillenburg’s groundbreaking work, fans of the show have created a Change.org petition in order to have “Sweet Victory” played at the Super Bowl. Considering that SpongeBob and the band performed this at the Bubble Bowl, it sounds like the ultimate opportunity to honor the show and Hillenburg’s legacy. The petition currently has over 200,000 signatures and is still gaining more attention from the internet. “ S p o n g e B o b SquarePants” has meant so much more to fans than a reaction gif and Twitter memes. As silly as the show is, it has represented a nostalgia that is unparalleled and will live on forever. Like a lot of

realms of entertainment, the show has been an oasis of escape for those who have enjoyed it and has surely brightened many days. What sets this show apart from others is not only its longevity, but its cleverness and the oddly incredible universe it has provided all of us with.

On behalf of those who fell in love with the masterpiece that is “SpongeBob SquarePants,” we all want to thank Stephen Hillenburg for the smiles and laughs he gave and continues to give to millions of children and adults around the world.

Rylee Jackson can be reached at csuggs@ nevadasagebrush.unr. edu, or on Twitter @ NevadaSagebrush.

Earl Sweatshirt creates sonic masterpiece with “Some Rap Songs”

By Carla Suggs The young Thebe Neruda Kgositsile, a.k.a. Earl Sweatshirt, that Odd Future fans first became familiar with in 2010 is no more. With the release of his latest album, “Some Rap Songs”, on Friday, Nov. 30, Earl has made it known that he’s grown substantially both as an artist and individual. The hypnotic, melancholy sounds of each track take listeners on a journey filled with tribulations Earl has overcome and pain he has yet to face.

“Some Rap Songs” plays out as a sample-heavy collection of hard-to-find 1960s and ‘70s soul music, with some electronic, funk and jazz samples sprinkled throughout as well.

Not only that, but the album also contains audio excerpts from works of art central to black American culture, like the Blaxploitation film “Black Dynamite” and an educational album about ebonics called “The Dialect of Black Americans”. “Some Rap Songs” is only 25 minutes from start to finish, with 15 songs in total.

Some of Earl’s biggest inspirations in music are plainly evident with the production value and lyricism of this new album as well.

One of those inspirations, J Dilla, worked as a rapper and hip-hop producer, and relied heavily on samples to inspire his eclectic works of music, much like Earl. Another of his inspirations, Madvillain, is a hip-hop duo consisting

of rapper MF DOOM and producer Madlib. Their debut 2004 album, “Madvillainy”, has been referenced by Earl as an album that influenced his generation the same way Wu-Tang Clan’s “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)” album influenced ‘90s rappers.

MF DOOM’s precise lyricism is akin to Earl’s flow in “Some Rap Songs”, and Madlib’s production and sampling are also similar to Earl’s.

The opening track on “Some Rap Songs”, “Shattered Dreams”, is sampled from a song of the same name by The Endeavors from 1969. It also features an excerpt from a speech by the well-known author James Baldwin, called “The Artist’s Struggle for Integrity”, given in 1962. In this monologue, Baldwin challenges the relationship between words and their contextual meanings, as well as the integrity of working as an artist. Earl’s inclusion of this monologue in his opening track could be attributed to his struggle to find integrity in his own work as an artist, or the carefulness with which Earl chooses his words throughout the album.

“Shattered Dreams” also introduces listeners to some of the overarching themes that continue throughout the album, like depression and family. This track’s sad and slow transitions set the tone for the rest of the album, which essentially follows the same style.

Other tracks, like “Cold

Summers”, “Ontheway!”, “The Bends” and “Veins” are also sampled from 1970s soul and funk songs of long-forgotten artists, like Mighty Flames, Soul Superiors, Linda Clifford and Billy Jones. The reverberations and impassioned sounds of these soul artists give the album a more emotional feel that supports Earl’s emotional lyrics, as he describes his struggles with family, addiction and mental illness.

Another song from Earl’s album, “Riot”, samples jazz musician Hugh Masekela’s 1969 song of the same name. Earl Sweatshirt fans might also note that Masekela, a South African artist, was one of Earl’s father’s closest friends.

Given that Earl’s father recently passed in January 2018, this song could be seen as an homage to him. Earl also addresses his strained relationship with his father, Keorapetse Kgositsile, in multiple other tracks throughout “Some Rap Songs”, like “Shattered Dreams”, “Red Water”, “The Mint” “December 24”, “Azucar”, “Peanut” and “Playing Possum”, the last of which even features an audio sampling of his father reading one of his poems.

One of the most popular tracks on the album so far is “NOWHERE2GO”, which can be read as “No Where 2 Go” or “Now Where to Go” by listeners. The song incorporates themes of depression, family, drug abuse, religion and friendship. Earl references

multiple friends who have helped him throughout his life and drug addiction issues, and says, “I still give thanks to the most high”. Earl, who identifies as a Buddhist, still places a large importance on a “universal being” being present in everything, despite the fact that there is no one god in Buddhism.

Overall, Earl Sweatshirt’s

album is a sonic masterpiece that combines personal experience, creative production through sampling and complex lyrics to help tell his story. The album is well deserving of a 4 out of 5.

Carla Suggs can be reached at csuggs@nevadasagebrush. unr.edu, or on Twitter @c_ swayzy..

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Reynolds School of Journalism hosts documentary film festival

LAUNCH PARTY Saturday, Dec. 8th

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The Reynolds School of Journalism on a snowy afternoon. RSJ’s documentary-making class, taught

by Kari Barber, will be hosting a film festival to show their finished student films in the Wells Fargo Auditorium at the Knowledge Center on Friday, Dec. 14, at 6:30 p.m.

By Carla Suggs On Friday, Dec. 14, the Reynolds School of Journalism’s documentary-making class will be presenting their films for public viewing at the Wells Fargo Auditorium in the Knowledge Center. Taught by Kari Barber, the class consists of five student groups creating documentaries between 15 and 25 minutes.

One film, “Más Que Pan”, focuses on a man named Fausto who owns a Guatemalan bakery in Reno. Having once been a successful baker in Guatemala, two of Fausto’s sons were murdered and the rest of his family was forced to escape to the United States. “Más Que Pan” focuses on Fausto and his family’s story, as well as the connection between food and culture.

One of the group members, Bailey MeCey, commented on his experience working on the film for Kari’s class.

“It’s been a real delight having an option to work on a large production and getting to use advanced equipment,” he said. “I’m really proud of the work we’ve done to share the story of Fausto, and his hardships and triumphs over

his life.”

Another film, “La Reyna”, follows a Mexican-American drag queen named Jorgie Silvia, who goes by the stage name Ariana Dulce. The documentary also dives into the dynamic between Silvia’s work and home life, which can be complicated since, in Mexican culture, drag is not openly acknowledged by those not in the gay community.

A third documentary, titled “Goodbye Chinatown”, explores a Chinatown in Reno that developed on the crossroads of Virginia and First streets in the late 1800s and early 1900s. In 1908, Reno’s Chinatown was burned down and destroyed by Renoites who despised the growing Chinese presence in town. Despite this demolition, some parts of the now-ancient Chinatown still remain.

Documentary student and member of the “Goodbye Chinatown” group, Paolo Zialcita, also comments on his time creating the documentary over fall semester.

“Our experience making it was difficult because we were building a documentary based on events 50 to 100 years ago,” he said. “That’s not even considering the fact that these

events have essentially been erased from history books.

We’re hoping that our documentary will teach people something they didn’t know about their city.”

The final documentary, “The Anarchists’ Picnic”, is centered on an anarchist group in Reno called Food Not Bombs, which hosts weekly potlucks with the homeless in Fisherman Park. The film dives into local government action against homelessness, criticizing where they lack mobilization and where Food Not Bombs steps in.

Students spent the first part of the semester filming and following their subjects, and the second part of the semester putting their documentaries together. Each group has put in hours and hours of work to make their final products presentable to both their subjects and the general public.

Folks interested in attending the film festival should arrive at the Wells Fargo Auditorium in the Knowledge Center by 6:00 when doors open. The festival will begin at 6:30 p.m.

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1PM -11:45PM Admission $5.00

*FREE ADMISSION IF bring your own computer Also presenting Fall Frags The event is a LAN event for people who want to come play games within UNR. These games include but are not limited to CSGO, Rainbow 6 Siege, and Overwatch.

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Safety on campus should be primary concern for administration, students

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he University Police Services sent out an alert in the early hours of Saturday, Dec. 10, to alert the campus of an assault and attempted grabbing of a female student after she finished studying at the library.

She was grabbed in the parking lot near her car and managed to get away from the attacker.

UNRPD is now searching for the man and encourages the public to come forward with any information they have regarding the man or the attack.

University students took to social media to express their shock this could happen on our campus. Despite living in a “safety bubble”, as UNRPD calls it, in comparison to the surrounding areas, the university is still subject to these types of events occurring on campus.

The university says student

safety is a top priority, but we beg to differ as we have seen them fail to protect students this year and in previous years.

Yes, UNRPD has received grants to address safety concerns — such as pedestrian and bicycle transportation — but safety is more than just physical well-being.

Safety is not just about not being kidnapped on campus during late hours, but also addresses how safe students feel on campus, and if they could potentially be harmed by the university’s response to these events — or lack thereof.

In the last two years, university property has been vandalized by swastikas being painted or carved into walls.

One of these events was addressed as a hate crime, but the most recent vandalism wasn’t because it didn’t target a specific person or group of people. Since swastikas were

the symbol of Nazi Germany, which committed the Holocaust, we think the message was pretty clear about groups the action was supposed to intimidate and threaten.

In addition, sexual assault has been a hot topic on campus this semester — especially after a document belonging to the Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter at the university was found to contain songs depicting rape and violence — and the university is now investigating to determine the punishment for TKE. However, it should have never gotten to this point. The university claims that they do not oversee the documents Greek life distributes during initiation and therefore did not know about the document.

This is a soft excuse and the continuation of these traditions perpetuates rape culture on campus.

Another issue prevalent this

semester is the accessibility of campus. In a recent housing event, disabled students came forward with their frustrations in regard to the difficulty of getting around. The university’s stance when it comes to accessibility is that some buildings are old and they are improving accessibility depending on priority and traffic numbers.

However, students said the wheel-chair ramp at the Pennington Student Achievement Center is too steep, and the building is only two years old.

When the university fails to address these issues when they come to their attention, they send the message that the groups affected do not matter and do not belong on campus — thus their safety is compromised.

However, safety is not just on the administration to handle — the students have to say something as well. Each of

these issues came to light after the situation escalated unnecessarily. Students need to be proactive in their protection and address issues with the administration as soon as they pop up instead of waiting until it escalates into an explosion.

At the town hall the Associated Students of the University of Nevada hosted this semester, students came forward to share their range of experiences and issues on campus and asked the student government and administrators do better in response to these issues.

This request is valid as the university clearly hasn’t done enough to ensure protection to some of these students, but students also haven’t gotten involved. ASUN’s meetings are open to the public and happen every week at the same time and location, yet students hardly show up to inform their representatives of the

All holidays deserve resepect

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he last three months of the year can get chaotic. There are so many holidays that it’s hard to keep track of them all unless they’re clearly written in your Passion Planner.

We have the people who think Halloween was Satan’s Jacey gift to Gonzalez mankind, those who rely on Thanksgiving and its delicious food to distract them from their plummeting GPA and the people who start playing Christmas music on the first of November.

Everyone goes crazy and thinks that the holiday they support the most is arguably the best. There are arguments that can be made for and against most holidays, but no matter how you feel about the holiday season, please respect other people’s holidays.

Every holiday is important, and every holiday deserves respect.

We are raised as children to treat people with the respect that we want to receive. We are taught to listen and understand. But when the holidays come around, people get Santa crazy and start to think that a jolly old man in a red suit is the second coming of Christ.

December is a tricky month. Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali and Kwanza all

team up to viciously attack the month of December with presents, cards and festivities.

In America, our school districts give us a winter break to celebrate Christmas and New Years without worrying about school.

But where does that leave students who celebrate other holidays? Of course, by law, any religious holiday can be considered an excused absence, but what example does that set for small children who don’t celebrate Christmas. Their holidays are important enough to have an excused absence, but not important enough for their own holiday break.

We are “one nation under God” but at the same time, the First Amendment protects all religious freedoms. The United States doesn’t have a universal religion. Therefore, there’s no reason that the majority should get two to four weeks off of school just because their religious holidays are important.

Most movies that hit the Hallmark channel during December are geared towards Christmas. Each movie is a stereotypical romantic comedy where two people Photo via U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Flickr fall in love and magically Parents sit with their children and listen as Santa reads a Christmas story on Dec. 11, 2013. connect on Christmas Eve. Christmas isn’t the only winter holiday, and everyone’s holidays should have equal respect.

But there’s little to no representation of other holidays.

The focus of American holi- It’s as easy as saying “Happy it would be great for you to Nevada Sagebrush are solely day celebration has always Holidays” when you don’t keep the sentiment year- those of the author and do not revolved around Christmas, know someone’s religions, round, we’ll settle for your necessarily express the views which leaves out so many or when you know which four weeks of kindness which of The Sagebrush or of its staff. other people and the holidays holidays someone celebrates, means being self-aware of Jacey Gonzalez studies jourthey celebrate. acknowledge their holiday. the other holidays happening nalism and can be reached You can celebrate your faIf you want to be unnerv- around you. at jaceygonzalez@sagebrush. vorite holidays while respect- ingly nice because of the holiunr.edu and on Twitter @ ing the holidays of others. day season, go for it. While Opinions expressed in The NevadaSagebrush.

Growing old is inevitable, enjoy it

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hen I called my father to congratulate him on his 50th birthday, he replied with distress that when he was a child, he wished he never live past 50. After 50, life is an arduous pitfall.

My father’s idea of aging was just as intimidating and depressing as dying, for aging was a vicious gift of extended b u r d e n brimming with ailm e n t s , impairments Sara and limitaGallego tions.

And if my father is anything like my reader’s parents, this monologue is not surprising.

Fortunately, studies on the aging brain lend hope escap-

ing an otherwise inescapable fate known as old age.

The brain ages just as the skin wrinkles and the vision blurs. One ability the brain loses is its executive function – its effectiveness to plan, manage, control and execute orders. Primary cognitive disorders like dementia type two, Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia and alcohol-related impairments are associated with the loss of functioning neurons.

According to the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, secondary cognitive disorders such as squalor, self-neglect and hoarding behaviors arise from severe deterioration of the brain’s frontal lobe. One study published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychology concluded that the subjects with greater cognitive disorders due to executive dysfunction lacked

mental flexibility and had difficulties establishing order and imposing structure on situations.

I finally understood what my father feared. He was terrified of losing his autonomy, his identity. Aging seems to wipe the brain’s whiteboard, leaving miniscule traces of who the person used to be.

Perhaps my father was not overreacting, and aging is an imminent burden to anyone that reaches 65 and older. Fortunately, scientists have found that the brain is capable of compensating for this inevitable disadvantage.

One theory, explained

by Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, suggests that older brains will try to recruit more neurons from nearby networks in order to plan and manage tasks, a process called cognitive reserve. The neural network can expand into other areas that were not

previously used for that purpose. These compensatory mechanisms allow cognitive preservation among the elderly, even though it decreases the efficiency of the person’s performance.

My father is nearing his sixties and has finally abandoned his dismay about getting older. Along the way, he discovered that his brain could also adapt to his growing age by just using more of it. He has decided to retire to the countryside where he intends to harvest lemons and raise chickens.

Less radical alternatives include playing brain games that help us exercise the frontal lobe. According to a randomized controlled trial called PLoS One, these types of activities stimulate and exercise the frontal cortex as well as further improve attention and visuospatial abilities. Aging does not have

to be a cruel joke, but an opportunity to expand the brain’s potential. As we witness more of our older population dye their hair naturally to a silver hue, I think we need to assure them that old age is not the debt they pay for living. If our brains can adapt to this journey through life, so can our ideas of what aging means. My father is determined to learn how to become a farmer. To me, old age is not a disease waitingto-happen; it’s life opening another door.

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. Sara Gallego studies community health sciences and communications and can be reached at jaceygonzalez@ sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @NevadaSagebrush.

issues they face. Students also do not take advantage of the times university administration schedules to meet with students about issues such as Pizza with the President.

The university — student and administrative leaders — cannot address these issues if they do not know they exist.

When the students speak up, the administration listens.

Students need to get more involved and vocal about their challenges, and bring their concerns during all times, not just when the issues escalate into more.

It is on every single person on this campus to keep our university safe, and we all need to do more to make our university a better place.

The Editorial Board can be reached at mpurdue@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @NevadaSagebrush.

The Over Under on Christmas music

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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.

The holiday season is here and while spirits are merry and bright, there’s always annoying parts about the holidays. Long lines at every store, the stress of buying presents and balancing your checkbook or trying to get along with your in-laws during holiday dinner can be unbearable. But nothing compares to the unbearable pain of listening to Jacey Christmas music.

Gonzalez Christmas music is the equivalent of nails on a chalkboard. Every fall, Christmas music invades the airways of almost every radio station wherever you live. Some stations start playing Christmas music as soon as October, while others start as soon as Thanksgiving is over. Getting in your car and trying to find a radio station that isn’t playing Christmas music is almost impossible. It’s too early to be blasting “Jingle Bells” through every car speaker and through department store.

Christmas music is the tenth circle of Dante’s Inferno, simply because there are 12 Christmas songs that are constantly re-recorded by different artists. These songs never change, they’re the same lyrics year after year. Plus, the more they get recorded by new artists, the more they lose the charm of what they once were. No one is writing new Christmas music and if they do, the songs aren’t what people end up listening to over Christmas.

Christmas songs are just bad. They have no beat, no sustenance and there can only be so many songs about one single holiday. If Christmas songs want longevity they need to be more original but able to stand on their own. But that means that the public has to support these songs like they support Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole’s renditions of their holiday favorites.

When I turn on the radio in winter, it’s because I want to relax and hear something that I can drive home to, not to hear “Deck the Halls” and its nine different copies on repeat. Christmas music shouldn’t be shoved down everyone’s throats and stations that blast “Santa Baby” on repeat should opt for pure silence.

Christmas music is overrated and not even Michael Buble could save this one.

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.

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Jordan Caroline goes all in for his final season at Nevada

By Isaiah Burrows Nevada forward Jordan Caroline wants another taste of the NCAA tournament. Caroline announced his return to the Wolf Pack for his senior season on May 26, pulling his name out of the 2018 NBA Draft after a pre-draft workout with the Los Angeles Lakers on May 21.

Future career aspirations aside, Caroline is rested and prepared for another shot on college basketball’s grandest stage.

“I’m excited, getting to the dance is never an easy thing and that’s one goal we accomplished,” he said. “Now that we’ve been there we want to improve upon last season and we can’t overlook anyone.”

Caroline was a major component of Nevada’s second NCAA tournament appearance in 10 years. The 6’7” wing averaged 17.7 points and led the team with 8.7 rebounds per game. Caroline was a primary facilitator offensively as well, he was ran through the high-post in several half-court sets.

Caroline couldn’t care less about his impressive stats as long as the outcome of the game ends in the Wolf Pack’s favor.

“Winning takes care of everything for me,” he said. “I don’t pay too close attention to what my numbers are as long as we come away with the win by the end of it, that’s all that matters to me.”

Despite his size, Caroline’s defensive versatility was on full display last season.

He showcased his athleticism to defend

shooting guards out on the perimeter and used his size and strength to battle for rebounds and second-chance opportunities down low with centers and forwards.

The athletic bloodlines run deep in the Caroline family tree. Jordan is directly related to two Illinois football legends. His father, Simeon Rice, was an All-American defensive end for the University of Illinois and accumulated 122 sacks over his 12-year NFL career.

He also won Super Bowl XXXVII with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003.

Caroline’s grandfather, J.C. Caroline, was a College Football Hall of Fame running back for Illinois. He led the nation in rushing in 1953 and played 10 seasons as a defensive back with the Chicago Bears from 1956-65.

Born and raised in Champaign, Illinois, Jordan Caroline credits his bluecollar mentality on the court to both of them, especially his grandfather.

“I just try to use the same mindset my grandpa had during his playing days and go hard every single day,” he said.

“It’s a physical game and I try to make my presence felt every time I step out on the court.”

Caroline played football and basketball growing up, but he never felt the pressure of putting on a helmet and shoulder pads full-time to please his elders. Instead, Caroline focused more time in the gym than out on the field.

“They didn’t really care which sport I played,” he said. “Both of them just

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Jordan Caroline goes up for a dunk against Pacific on Friday, Nov. 9 at Lawlor Events Center. Caroline is averaging a double double through eight games this season.

loved watching me play growing up so there was never really any added pressure to play one or the other and that

Lindsey Drew cleared for practice; hindered by new injury

By Matt Hanifan

The Nevada basketball program received a dose of the classic good news, bad news in regard to senior point guard Lindsey Drew. On Thursday, Nov. 29, it was announced by head coach Eric Musselman that Drew was cleared for full practice. Drew has been limited in practice as he recovers from his ruptured achilles.

While his achilles may be fully healed, the bad news comes as it was also announced that Drew would not be able to practice right away due to a separate injury. Drew recently injured his hip which is keeping him off the court.

The Wolf Pack have 23 games remaining in the regular season. Musselman said before the season that the decision on whether Drew will play or redshirt this season will come in January or February. Drew has the possibility of adding depth this year to an already talented roster or being a veteran leader on next year’s squad.

Nevada wide receiver McLane Mannix and safety Nephi Sewell are the two most recent players who will leave the football program at the University of Nevada, Reno. They follow tight end Trevion Armstrong, who announced he was transferring on Nov. 14.

Mannix, the sophomore receiver, has not indicated whether he will transfer or not. He will be leaving due to personal reasons, he announced Sunday night via Twitter.

Coming out of high school, the 5’9” receiver received offers from Vanderbilt, Air Force and Army. Mannix originally committed to Vanderbilt, but decommitted and joined Nevada on signing day.

Mannix has appeared in each of the 24 games since joining Nevada.

Mannix was selected to the Freshman AllAmerican Team by the Football Writers Association of America, hauling in 57 receptions and 778 yards with six touchdowns last season.

Among freshmen, Mannix was second in touchdowns, fifth in re-

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Nevada accepts Arizona Bowl bid

By Darion Strugs For the first time under head coach Jay Norvell, Nevada football became bowl eligible after a 7-5 regular season. The Wolf Pack will face off against the Arkansas State Red Wolves in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 29. The Red Wolves finished the season 8-4, going 5-3 in the Sun Belt Conference.

Nevada was one of seven Mountain West Conference schools who reached the six-win requirement

for bowl eligibility this season.

Only one school — Wyoming — is not going bowling after not receiving any bids after a 6-6 season.

This is Nevada’s first bowl game since 2015, when they played Colorado State in the Arizona Bowl. The Pack won 28-23 in Brian Polian’s lone bowl victory at Nevada.

The Wolf Pack and the Red Wolves have one common opponent this season — Nevada’s arch rival UNLV. Nevada blew a 23-0 lead against the Rebels losing by a

final score of 34-29. Arkansas State defeated the Rebels 27-20 in a late September matchup.

This is the Wolf Pack’s 14th bowl appearance since joining the FBS in 1991, going 4-9 in the previous 13 games. It’s also Nevada’s fourth bowl game since becoming a member of the Mountain West and went 1-2 in the three prior bowl games.

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McLane Mannix runs across the endzone after scoing a touchdown against Oregon State on Saturday, Sept. 15. Mannix caught 107 passes in two seasons for the Pack before announcing his decision to leave the team.

ceiving yards and fourth in touchdowns.

Mannix caught 50 receptions for 875 yards and a team-leading seven touchdowns this season.

Coach Jay Norvell told Nevada Sports Net Monday night that sophomore Nephi Sewell has not reported for the bowl preparation practices, and is expected to transfer this coming offseason.

Sewell was the first

player to verbally commit under Jay Norvell, picking Nevada over Washington State, Weber State and Southern Utah. Sewell reportedly told Norvell that he was “homesick,” wanting to play closer to home. His brother, Gabriel plans on staying with the team next season for his senior year.

A two-year starter at safety, the 5’11” sophomore started in eight of the eleven games last

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season, recording 58 total tackles and has 4.5 tackles for loss. So far this season, Sewell has recorded 53 tackles with six tackles for loss.

Neither will play in Nevada’s bowl game against Arkansas State, which will be on Dec. 29 at 10:15 a.m.

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Lindsey Drew prepares to go up for a layup in a game against Fresno State last season on Jan. 31. Drew was cleared for full contact practice on Thursday.

helped me improve as a player.”

Caroline played his first two high school seasons at Champaign Central,

but he earned a couple of pieces of hardware playing with NBA star Ben Simmons and Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell at Montverde Academy in Florida for his last two. The trio won back-to-back national titles in 2012 and 2013.

During that time, Caroline received offers from Cincinnati and Xavier, but not the University of Illinois. He chose not to play at either and instead stayed instate to play at Southern Illinois. He decided to transfer to Nevada after one season at Southern Illinois. Although he never received a scholarship offer from his hometown school, Caroline has found a new home in the Biggest Little City.

“It’s a lot of fun playing here,” he said.

“Coach Musselman and the rest of the guys here have built a great program and I’m ready to give it all I have for them.”

Caroline is off to a scorching start this season. He’s averaging a double-double with 18.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. Caroline’s game-high 24 points and 11 rebounds in a 73-61 victory over USC marked his sixth double-double of the season and 33rd of his career, placing him fourth all-time in school history.

Caroline and the Nevada Wolf Pack will look to make three-straight appearances in the NCAA tournament.

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RECENT MEN’S GAMES LAST GAME’S SCORE

73 - 61

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Loyola Chicago

USC

Arizona State

W 79-65

W 73-61

12/7 9:00 p.m.

Grand Canyon

South Dakota State

12/9 2:30 p.m.

12/15 6:00 p.m.

NEVADA STILL UNBEATEN AFTER CHALLENGING WEEK

Wolf pack win each of first two true road games by double digits

Nevada 34 39 73 USC 35 26 61 AP TOP 25

1. Gonzaga 2. Kansas 3. Duke 4.Virginia 5. Michigan

8-0 6-0 7-1 7-0 8-0

6. Nevada 7. Tennessee 8. Auburn 9. Kentucky 10. Michigan State

8-0 6-1 6-1 7-1 6-2

11. Florida State 12. Wisconsin 13. Texas Tech 14. North Carolina 15. Virginia Tech

6-1 7-1 7-0 6-2 6-1

16. Kansas State 17. Buffalo 18. Iowa 19. Ohio State 20. Arizona State

6-1 7-0 6-1 7-1 7-0

21. Villanova 22. Mississippi St. 23. Maryland 24. Nebraska 25. Furman

6-2 6-1 7-1 7-1 8-0

NEVADA ROSTER

#6 NEVADA (8-0, 0-0 MWC) STARTERS

10, guard, Caleb Martin Senior, 6-foot-7 19.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg 11, guard, Cody Martin Senior, 6-foot-7 9.9 ppg, 6.25 apg 0, forward, Tre’Shawn Thurman Senior, 6-foot-8, 9.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg 24, forward, Jordan Caroline Senior, 6-foot-7 18.5 ppg , 10.0 rpg 15, center, Trey Porter

Senior, 6-foot-11 7.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg BENCH 22, guard, Jazz Johnson Junior, 5-foot-10 12.3 ppg, 56.8 3pt % 21, center, Jordan Brown Junior, 6-foot-9 5.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg 5, guard, Nisre Zouzoua Junior, 6-foot-4 2.1 ppg, 1.1 apg 2, guard, Corey Henson Freshman, 6-foot-2 3.7 ppg , 33.3 3pt %

VS LOYOLA CHICAGO

VS USC

Nevada traveled to Chicago on Tuesday for a Sweet Sixteen rematch with Loyola Chicago, the school responsible for eliminating the Wolf Pack from the NCAA Tournament during the Sweet 16 a season ago. The Pack used this as motivation as they decisively won the matchup, 79-65.

The Martin twins led the team with a combined 41 points each making more than 60 percent of their field goals.

The twins were also effective in the passing game as Caleb finished with five assists and Cody finished with seven.

Jordan Caroline continued to build on his impressive senior season, going 60 percent from the field and recorded one basket from beyond the arc. Caroline finished with 15 points shooting only three free throws.

The Nevada defense was the real difference maker in this battle. Nevada’s defense held the Loyola offense to a 43 field goal percentage and forced 12 turnovers. Tre’Shawn Thurman led the team with eight defensive rebounds.

Trey Porter followed closely behind with six of his own, adding four offensive rebounds, for a total of 10. Porter added 14 points finishing with his first doubledouble of the season.

Despite the overall dominant performance by Nevada, Loyola’s junior guard Marques Townes kept the Ramblers in fighting spirit throughout the match.

Townes was the top scorer of the night, scoring 24 points in his 37 minutes on the court. He proved to be versatile, providing Loyola with points from the paint and from the beyond the arc. In addition, Townes was exceptional from the three-point line, scoring on three of his four attempts.

The game started with the Wolf Pack going on a 14-4 run in the first five minutes of play, the stretch was highlighted by two Caleb Martin three-point jumpers.

Seven and a half minutes in Loyola cut the deficit to 10 — the smallest of the night — after Bruno Skokna’s free throw made it a 20-10 game.

Following the free throw, Nevada settled back into their groove and sparked an 18-8 stretch that was capped off with a three-point shot from Cody Martin, pushing Nevada’s lead to 38-18.

The 20-point advantage was the Pack’s largest lead of the night.

The final score of the first half came off a Porter layup — rebounding the ball after Caleb Martin missed a jumper.

Porter’s score kept Nevada in command as they entered the half up 44-28.

The second half saw Nevada and Loyola going shot for shot with each other but Nevada kept their cushion.

Loyola started to nip at the heels of Nevada, going on a 12-6 run with just over two minutes left in the game, shrinking the Wolf Pack’s lead to 11 points.

This was Loyola’s last push, as head coach Eric Musselman and his team only allowed five more points from the Ramblers the rest of the game.

The fifth-ranked Nevada men’s basketball team faced their most difficult test yet this season in a 73-61 victory over USC Saturday.

The Trojans’ 35-34 lead marked the Pack’s first halftime deficit this season, but crucial second-half adjustments on both ends of the floor kept Nevada’s record a spotless 8-0. The Wolf Pack outscored the Trojans 39-26 in the second half, including four three-pointers and nine free throws to grab a double-digit lead. They’ve won all eight games by 12 points or more this season.

Jordan Caroline led all scorers with 24 points and added a team-high 11 rebounds for his sixth double-double this season. He also passed Luke Babbitt for 15th on the Nevada all-time scoring list with 1,631 points in his collegiate career.

Tre’Shawn Thurman’s 14 points and nine rebounds kept Nevada’s offense afloat for much of the first half. He’s recorded a season-high nine rebounds three times this season.

The Martin twins combined for 20 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds on 8-19 shooting from the field. Despite their offensive struggles, both players served as distributors in the open court.

The Trojan’s 2-3 zone defense gave Nevada headaches from the perimeter, but the inside forces of Caroline and Thurman kept the game at a headlock during the early stages of the game.

USC’s Nick Rakocevic put on a clinic in the paint as well. The 6’11” forward used his size to take advantage of a shorter Caroline in the post. Combine that with the outside shooting of Jordan Usher and Nevada was down a seasonhigh seven points, 33-26 with under five left in the first half. The Pack clawed their way back with consecutive threes from Caroline and Thurman. Thurman’s alley-oop slam just before the buzzer trimmed their deficit to one point.

Nevada’s 13-2 run to start the second half swung the lead back in their favor.

Head coach Eric Musselman’s substitution of guard Jazz Johnson poked holes in the Trojan’s zone. Johnson buried two threes to put the Pack up by doubledigits with under 14 minutes remaining.

Defensively, Musselman switched senior Trey Porter onto Rakocevic.

Porter’s length and athleticism bothered Rakocevic down low and kept him in check for the rest of the game.

Rakocevic tallied just eight points in the second half. The Trojans were held to 43 percent shooting in the second half.

The Pack returned to their familiar scoring ways in the waning minutes, slamming down dunks in transition and adding points from the stripe. They put the game away with another six points in the final two minutes.

The Wolf Pack will return to Los Angeles to face a different Pac-12 opponent Arizona State on Friday, Dec. 7. Both schools will put their unbeaten records on the line as the Sun Devils are a perfect 7-0 to start the season.

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By Darion Strugs The University of Nevada, Reno, announced that their student athletes are graduating at a rate of 77 percent. Last year the rate was at its highest at 81 percent, but Nevada has increased gradually since the inital report came out in 2005 — when the Wolf Pack graduated 62 percent of its student athletes.

In the 14 years of the report, Nevada’s graduation rate has risen nine times.

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Standings Conference Overall

Nevada

0-0

8-0

Utah State

0-0

7-1

New Mexico

0-0

4-1

Fresno State

0-0

5-2

SDSU

0-0

5-2

UNLV

0-0

4-3

Colorado State

0-0

4-4

Air Force

0-0

3-5

Boise State

0-0

2-5

Wyoming

0-0

2-6

San Jose State

0-0

1-6

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Opponent

Result

Nov. 16

Little Rock

87-59

Nov. 19 California Baptist

90-55

Nov. 22

Tulsa

96-86

Nov. 24

UMass

110-87

Nov. 29 @ Loyola Chicago Dec. 1

@ USC

Dec. 7

Arizona State

Dec. 9

Grand Canyon

79-65 73-61

Dec. 15 South Dakota St Dec. 22

Akrom

Dec. 29

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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

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# 6 Nevada V.S. #20 Arizona State When: Friday, Dec. 7 Where: Staples Center Los Angeles, Calif.

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Caleb Martin pulls up for a three pointer against Arkansas Little Rock on Friday, Nov. 16, at Lawlor Events Center. The Wolf Pack will face undefeated Arizona State on Friday, Dec. 7 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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Caroline wins MW Player of the Week

By Darion Strugs Senior forward Jordan Caroline was announced as the Mountain West’s Player of the Week for the second time this season.

In games against Loyola Chicago and USC, Caroline averaged 19.5 points and 8.5 rebounds. Caroline has six double doubles in eight games this season.

Caroline also passed Luke Babbitt for 15th on the all-time Nevada scoring list during the game against USC. Darion Strugs can be reached at dstrugs@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @dstrugs.

GAME PREDICTIONS #6 Nevada vs # 20 Arizona State In a matchup of two undefeateds, the Wolf Pack face off againsthe Sun Devils. For a second consecutive season, Nevada starts 8-0. Their first loss came against a ranked opponent last season against Texas Tech.

This will be the second Pac-12 opponent Nevada faces in Los Angeles in a week. The Pack beat USC 73-61 at Gentile Arena. The Sun Devils are the lone unbeaten team in the Pac-12, who seems to be back on track after a down year last season.

The Wolf Pack’s offense and veteran experience should be what carries them to victory.

77-70 NEVADA

#6 Nevada vs Grand Canyon University Last season Nevada faced off against Grand Canyon in an exhibition match. The Wolf Pack won the matchup 81-72 at Lawlor Events Center. That was the first game, though unoffical, for the Martin Twins at Nevada.

With more experience under their belt the Wolf Pack should demolish Grand Canyon in Arizona.

88-71 NEVADA