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SHOOTING REPORTED NEAR UNR CAMPUS News Desk Police responded to reports of a shooting at the intersection of University Terrace and West Street near the University of Nevada, Reno, campus. It is currently unclear who the shooter or shooters are, or if anyone was injured. Police are encouraging people to avoid the area if possible. According to KOLO
8, the victim of the shooting crashed their car in an attempt to get away. News 4 also reported a car in a nearby alleyway fired shots from the passenger side and struck another vehicle four times. News 2 added both the victims and suspects car crashed and the victims involved fled on foot. Students living in nearby houses con-
firm these reports. Delaney Jacobson heard gunshots around 7:30 p.m. “I knew it was gunshots straight away, but my roommate said it was fireworks because it was so fast,” Jacobson said. “...I counted at least 23 shots in about three to four rounds. About 8 or 7 in each round. It lasted about one to two minutes. I didn’t call, a neighbor did
so I don’t have police information...I was sitting doing homework and I heard it next to my window. It was so loud. I ran out into my living room and locked the door and shut all of my windows.” Zac Edelen lives in a house on West Street that backs up to the alley where the shooting took place and said the shots came in two spurts from a car, potentially a Volvo.
Edelen confirmed bullets hit parked cars in the alley and the suspect fled the scene immediately in a car. The suspect’s car may have been found on Taylor Street in Midtown, according to a report heard over the Campus Escort scanner. The identity of the car is still under investigation. Both University Police Services and
Reno Police Department non-emergency lines said there is not outstanding threat and police are assessing the situation. The police also reported no injuries and no suspect description. No further details were given.
The News Desk can be reached at mpurdue@sagebrush.unr. edu and on Twitter @ NevadaSagebrush.
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Photo courtesy of Trevor Lewis The quad as it stands on Wednesday, Dec. 5. The University of Nevada, Reno, kept campus open despite students’ calls on social media to close campus and cancel classes due to safety.
University decides to keep campus open despite weather conditions
By Taylor Johnson The University of Nevada, Reno, opened its campus on Wednesday, Dec. 5, despite receiving approximately four inches of snow the previous night, which caused issues for commuters. On Tuesday night, the university sent out a message announcing the university will close at 9:00 p.m. due to weather. Classes were to convene on Wednesday, according to the email. “It took me 4 hours to get home last night,” wrote Miska Reid, a student at the university, over Facebook. “What should have been
a one hour drive took me FOUR HOURS. I ended up driving in the worst of the ice and snow. Luckily, I bought a Subaru a couple months back otherwise I don’t know if I would have made it over USA Parkway. It had been snowing on campus since 4 p.m. and you decided to close campus at 9 p.m., what for? So instead of being able to wait out the traffic and road closures on the 80 on campus, I had to wait on the 80 in my car for three hours. The people who make these decisions really need to think of the commuters. None of these decisions adversely affects the freshman because most all of them
live on campus, this only affects the commuters who more often than not tend to have husbands, kids, and other responsibilities besides partying. Shame on you, UNR.” The Reno’s Police Department urged drivers to stay off the roads Dec. 4, unless there was an emergency. Police officers were able to respond around 8:00 p.m. to injury-related accidents. On Tuesday, the Department of Public Safety and Nevada Highway Patrol Northern Command West reported seven vehicle incidents, which possibly caused traffic delays in the Reno area. “We are seeing chain controls on just about every
highway this morning,” NHP tweeted on Dec. 5. “The roads have turned to ice and traction is significantly reduced. Stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary. The Reno GazetteJournal reported the Reno area received one to three inches of snow in the foothills, five to six inches in the mountains and eight to nine inches on the mountain peaks on Monday, Dec. 3. “I get that it is easy for kids that live on campus or near campus to get to class during the snow, but have you considered the kids that have to commute to school and also kids that have disabilities,”
Austin Croft, a student at the university commented on Facebook. “Kids that have disabilities are going to have the hardest time getting to classes today and could be a liability for injuries on campus.” Due to the weather conditions, black ice began to form on the roads. Black ice is a transparent layer of ice found on roads and pavement. Black ice is hard to see because it blends into the roadways and is hazardous because a vehicle can lose traction, causing traffic incidents. “Dear UNR, I woke up at 5:30 a.m. and left
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President addresses TKE, anti-semitism By Olivia Ali In light of recent events, the Office of the President hosted an event to increase transparency between administration and students. “Pizza with the President” was held at Blind Onion Pizza and Wings on Monday, Dec. 3, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Students were able to ask their questions and voice their concerns with university president Marc Johnson. Issues of concern raised by students included swastika carvings in Peavine Hall, the Tau Kappa Epsilon investigation and racism on campus. Johnson stressed the importance of reporting incidents of sexual assault and racism to the
Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX. “Anytime you would see a swastika, anytime you would hear a racial slur anytime you would hear of glorification of sexual assault or things of that nature, I hope you do report it to Title IX. The Title IX number is on the front of nearly every syllabus,” Johnson said. “Please report these issues.” Johnson addressed the mass email notification sent out on the early morning of Saturday, Dec. 1. The email warned students of a sexual assault that had taken place behind the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center around 10:00 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30.
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Comebacks keep basketball undefeated UNR decide mantener clases en session a pesar de condiciones climáticas Escrito por Taylor Johnson Photo courtesy of Valari Esposito Students sit in Lawlor Events Center on Saturday, Dec. 8. The University of Nevada, Reno, handed out over 1,000 degrees at the winter commencement ceremony.
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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 one of the first installments 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 una de las instalaciónes de este mission.
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