Issuu

NEVADA SAGEBRUSH SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SINCE 1893

THE

TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2018

FIRST COPY FREE, ADDITIONAL COPIES $1.00 EACH EACH

NEWS in REVIEW By Karolina Rivas

INTERNATIONAL VAN CRASHES INTO CROWD IN GERMANY Two people have died after a van crashed into a crowd of people outside a popular bar in Muenster, Germany, on Saturday. The death toll rose to three after officials reported that the driver of the van shot himself inside the vehicle. Twenty others were injured. According to ABC News, witnesses recalled watching people running away and screaming from the city square after the crash. Moreover, they said that police were quick to cordon off the area as ambulances rushed to the site. Officials have also reported that there is no indication of an Islamic extremist motive but are not ruling it out completely until the investigation is completed. According to the regional interior minister, the individual acted alone and appeared to face mental health problems.

VOLUME 124, ISSUE 28

University student contracted measles from Bay Area By Karolina Rivas

The Washoe County Health District confirmed Thursday the University of Nevada, Reno, student diagnosed with the measles was vaccinated for the virus and had a booster. “With the vaccine it is 90 percent effective, with two doses 97 percent,” Spokesman Phil Ulibarri said to the Reno Gazette-Journal. “But that means there is a 3 percent chance.” The WCHD announced Wednesday, April 4, they had confirmed the student had the virus, but indicated the student does not

pose a threat to the safety of the community. They are advising those who are not vaccinated to do so immediately. “We want to get this message out because people who may have been exposed have a limited window for a prophylactic,” Ulibarri said. According to the California Department of Public Health, the student has been connected to a measles outbreak in the Bay Area. “In the current outbreak, there are six confirmed cases and one suspect case

among California residents. There are no other known measles outbreaks in California at this time,” a spokesman from the health department, Jorge De La Cruz, told the RGJ. There are a total of six cases from the Bay Area. Five of the six cases are in Santa Clara County, involving individuals who were not vaccinated, the Santa Clara County Department of Health reports. The sixth case is located in Alameda County. “All cases are linked to an unvaccinated traveler who was exposed in Europe and developed measles after returning to the

‘THE TIMES, THEY ARE A CHANGIN’

NATIONAL ONE DEAD IN TRUMP TOWER FIRE A blaze broke out on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in New York on Saturday. One resident, Todd Brassner, 67, was pulled from the flames and died later at the hospital. “We don’t know the cause of the fire yet,” FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said in an interview with ABC News. “Units went up with the Secret Service afterwards to check the president’s residence. Some smoke reached the rest of the building, whether it’s in the apartment, I don’t know right now. But the floors above the fire of course as they usually do will have some amount of smoke.” Nigro said that the residential floors did not have sprinklers. Moreover, President Trump was not in the building at the time. “Fire at Trump Tower is out. Very confined (well built building),” Trump tweeted. “Firemen (and women) did a great job. THANK YOU!”

LOCAL GOV. SANDOVAL ON TRUMP’S BORDER PLAN Spokeswoman for Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, Mary-Sarah Kinner, told the Associated Press in an email on Friday that the Trump administration has not contacted him regarding President Trump’s proposal to send around 4,000 National Guards to the Mexico border. Kinner told the Associated Press that Gov. Sandoval believes that the proposal would not be “an appropriate use” of the Nevada National Guard. President Trump’s proposal includes deploying thousands of National Guard troops to the U.S.Mexico border in order to help battle immigration and drug trafficking while the wall is being built. According to the Hill, Arizona and Texas have announced that they are on board with the proposal. Karolina Rivas can be reached at karolinar@ sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @karolinarrivas.

Kerry, Reid talk student protestors, climate change at UNR event Jacob Solis/Nevada Sagebrush

Former Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a joint discussion with former Sen. Harry Reid on Tuesday, April 3 at the Joe Crowley Student Union. Kerry spoke about his time in office, dealing with North Korea and more.

By Ryan Suppe In a discussion with former Nevada Senator Harry Reid at the University of Nevada, Reno, on Tuesday, April 3, former Secretary of State John Kerry defended students’ right to political action and recommended voters focus on climate change in the coming midterm elections. Speaking to an audience of 850 students, professors, politicians and other community members at the Joe Crowley Student Union, Kerry referenced Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A Changin’” and said younger generations have always had the power to

enact change. He said that change is happening now, referring to young protesters who are demanding gun control legislation in the wake of the Parkland school shooting. “Shame on any adult who has the gall to challenge young people’s veracity or bonafides,” Kerry said. “They have a right to stand up after their classmates are slaughtered in a classroom.” Reid, who was a senator from Nevada for 30 years and senate majority leader for eight years, applauded Kerry for being a young advocate for change in his own life after serving in the Vietnam War

and later speaking out against the war. Reid also said he and Kerry believe in the Second Amendment, but voters should shift their attention to issues like climate change before the coming midterm elections. “Our existence depends on our doing something about focusing on climate change,” Reid said. “Not only for our children, our grandchildren, but the very existence of our planet.” A lifelong Democrat, Kerry served as a senator from Massachusetts for nearly three decades before being named secretary of state under President Barack Obama in 2013.

At the State Department, he was instrumental in the Iran nuclear deal and a fervent advocate of the Paris Climate Agreement, both of which have been frequent targets of President Donald Trump. Kerry was Reid’s guest at the inaugural Harry Reid Public Engagement Lecture, a planned biannual series hosted by UNR and the Office of the President. The topic of the discussion was “Bipartisanship and Public Service.” The discussion, moderated by Associate Professor of History Hugh Shapiro, spanned

See REID page A2

UNR puts parcels of Main Station Farm up for sale By Madeline Purdue The University of Nevada, Reno, has put 104 acres of land up for sale for a minimum bid of $20 million. The Main Station Farm sits between Mill Street and McCarran Boulevard. “Proceeds from the sale will be used for capital improvement projects to benefit students, research and community outreach,” said a university press release. “The more than 700 remaining acres will be preserved and protected for long-term agriculture research and education.” The 104 acres is approximately

16 percent of the land’s total acreage. The land was annexed in the City of Reno in 2011, and has belonged to the university since 2013. The university said it has self-funded renovation projects by liquidating some assets for higher value goals as it pursues its goal to be a Carnegie Research University. The classification means that UNR would be one of the top universities in the country for research activity. Only 10 states in the country do not have an R-1 institution,

See FARM page A2

Andrea Wilkinson/Nevada Sagebrush

Cattle graze at the Main Station Farm on Sunday, April 8. UNR is selling part of the land to liquidate assets to fund research at the university.

San Francisco Bay Area,” the Alameda Public Health Department posted on their website. The student visited several locations within Washoe County over an approximate time frame of six days in which they were deemed infectious. Besides the university, the student visited a ski resort, a grocery store and a restaurant. “Measles is a highly contagious viral disease,” Washoe County District Health

See MEASLES page A2

UNLV president announces new job after ouster By Karolina Rivas In a three-page letter distributed to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas community, on Tuesday, April 3, UNLV President Len Jessup announced that he will be accepting the position of president at Claremont Graduate University in California. This announcement comes after a series of reports from the media claiming that Jessup was being pushed out of his position at UNLV early last month. Jessup deemed these reports as “misleading,” but announced he had plans to leave the position in the near future. Due to his departure from the university, a $14 million donation was rescinded. The donation was originally granted by the Engelstad Family Foundation to UNLV’s medical education building. A trustee of the foundation, Kris Engelstad McGarry, said the donation was a compromise with the condition that Jessup and Barbara Atkinson, the founding dean of the medical school, would keep their positions at the university. “Part of our proposed commitment to them was predicated on the fact that leadership did not change,” trustee of the foundation, Engelstad McGarry, said in an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal.” We are completely dedicated to the scholarships we have in place for the undergraduate and medical school students, but we don’t trust the stewardship of the board of regents to handle our money, sadly.” The donation and conditions of its terms brought Jessup’s ethics into question as described by a lawyer from the Nevada System of Higher Education. “The MOU, as detailed above, specifically confers a significant financial benefit on Dr. Jessup by conditioning the gift on his continued employment with UNLV through December 31, 2022,” the memo obtained by the Nevada Independent reads. “Dr. Jessup’s execution of the MOU, in view of his patent conflict of interest, is made even more egregious given its timing.” In Jessup’s resignation letter, the university president details the difficult relationship between the university and board of regents. “Events over the last several months have clearly signaled that the Regents and the Chancellor have decided upon a vision and implemented a management structure for UNLV that is inconsistent with what I believe is in the best interests of UNLV,” the resignation letter reads. “I have expressed my disagreement consistently, and have, unfortunately, been met by personal and professional attacks by the Chancellor and some Regents, unfounded and unjustified opinions, and media ‘leaks’ that appear to be calculated to damage not only me, but UNLV and the UNLV Foundation….,” Jessup further detailed the ultimatum he was given by Chancellor Thom Reilly and Regent Chair Kevin Page on March 16. Jessup claims that he was given the choice to either resign or be fired. “ […] there are several significant factual inaccuracies in President Jessup’s statement that do not accurately reflect the events that occurred over the past few months,” Page said in an interview with Las Vegas TV station KSNV. Jessup says that he will stay at UNLV until commencement ceremonies in May before beginning his new position on July 1. Karolina Rivas can be reached at karolinar@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @karolinarrivas.

NEVADA SAGEBRUSH

THE

Student voice of the University of Nevada, Reno, since 1893.

Volume 124 • Issue 28 Editor-in-Chief • Jacob Solis jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu

News Editor • Madeline Purdue mpurdue@sagebrush.unr.edu

Asst. News Editor • Karolina Rivas mpurdue@sagebrush.unr.edu

Sports Editor • Brandon Cruz bcruz@sagebrush.unr.edu

Asst. Sports Editor • Javier Hernandez bcruz@sagebrush.unr.edu

Opinion Editor • Ryan Suppe rsuppe@sagebrush.unr.edu

A&E Editor • Joey Thyne jthyne@sagebrush.unr.edu

Design Editor • Nicole Skarlatos nskarlatos@sagebrush.unr.edu

Photo Editor • Andrea Wilkinson awilkinson@sagebrush.unr.edu

Copy Editor • Robert Roth jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu

Copy Editor • Clay Temme jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu

Multimedia Editor • Bailey MeCey bmecey@sagebrush.unr.edu

Web Manager • Willis Allstead wallstead@asun.unr.edu

Illustrator • Zak Brady jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu

Social Media Manager • Jessie Schirrick jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu

Distribution • Zacary Brown jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu

Staff Writer • Emily Fisher efisher@sagebrush.unr.edu

Media Adviser • Nichole Collins nmcollins@unr.edu

CONTRIBUTING STAFFERS Olivia Ali, Austin Daly, Will Keys, Jazmin Orozco. Darion Strugs

DISCLAIMER The Nevada Sagebrush is a newspaper operated by and for the students of the University of Nevada, Reno. The contents of this newspaper do not necessarily reflect those opinions of the university or its students. It is published by the students of the University of Nevada, Reno, and printed by the Sierra Nevada Media Group.

ADVERTISING For information about display advertising and rates, please call the Advertising Department at 775-784-7773 or email adnevadasales@gmail.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters can be submitted via email at jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu

CORRECTIONS On Feb. 27, The Nevada Sagebrush misprinted a cutline that stated President Marc Johnson was a mural of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife.

SOCIAL MEDIA The Nevada Sagebrush @NevadaSagebrush @SagebrushSports Nevada Sagebrush nvsagebrush nevadasagebrush.com

TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2018

@NevadaSagebrush | nevadasagebrush.com

A2 | NEWS

Farm

Reid

Continued from page A1 including Nevada, and there are some surrounding states — like Arizona — with two or more. “We are planning to liquidate these assets to provide funds to renovate critical research lab spaces to be more competitive for research grants,” President Marc Johnson said. “Use of the land for teaching, research and operations by the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources will continue on the remainder of the land.” The university received backlash from community members about their commitment to agriculture studies when they announced they were planning on selling the land. However, the university said they still plan to recruit agriculture students and give them access to necessary resources. “We will continue to serve the agriculture-related needs of students, researchers and faculty across a number of disciplines and to provide educational opportunities to community and service organizations,” Johnson said. UNR has more than 12,000 acres of land in Nevada dedicated to agriculture studies. This land houses resources such as cattle, greenhouses, alternative fuel sources, an experimental vineyard and more. CABNR, once known as only the College of Agriculture, was one of the first schools on the university’s campus. It has expanded to include nutrition, veterinary science, biochemistry and more programs. “As stewards of university assets, it is imperative that we maximize these resources to serve our state through our mission of learning, discovery and engagement. We must use our assets to provide a quality education to students in all colleges and to serve our growing enrollment while keeping pace with business and industry to help build a strong and economically-relevant workforce,” Johnson said. In 2013, Nevada ranked third in the nation for the largest amount of agricultural land — approximately 3,500 acres. According to the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development, the state’s agriculture industry generates around half a billion dollars annually, with an additional $100 million in exports. The industry provides nearly 1,000 jobs in the state. To find out more about the university’s agricultural program, visit www.unr.edu/cabnr.

Continued from page A1 various other topics from voter registration to gerrymandering, campaign finance and globalization. Their remarks, especially about respecting students’ right to protest, struck a chord with UNR students like senior Kirsten Oleson, an international affairs major. “I loved it,” Oleson said. “The fact that they even addressed [bipartisanship] right now is very important. Addressing it to call upon students to take action was an important step.” Courtney Tobin and Grace Warner, freshman business majors, were two of the many students sitting in on the event for class credit, but they took away more than just an attendance grade. “[Kerry and Reid] talked a lot about young people getting more involved and being the future and having more responsibility,” Warner said. “It inspired me a lot to get more involved with politics and reaching out and standing up for what’s right,” Tobin added. Before the discussion, UNR President Marc Johnson said he hoped the lecture series would add to the student experience at the university. “To be able to expose our students to national and international leaders really expands the horizons and the perspec-

tives that our students get to experience,” he said. Johnson met with Reid in Las Vegas to decide on the first lecturer for the new series, and Kerry was invited because of his “tremendous policy impact but also a world impact having been secretary of state for four years.” “We’re going to bring a speaker of this caliber to cam-

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

SENATE RECAP APRIL 4 By Madeline Purdue

PUBLIC COMMENT UNR EXPECTS TO HIT 25,000 UNDERGRADUATES BY 2025 Melisa Choroszy, associate vice president, Enrollment Services & Commencement, Registration, reported to the Senate about projected registration at the university. Choroszy said the university expects to hit 25,000 students by 2025. She also said there is a slowdown in university enrollment country-wide because of a decrease in the size of high school classes.

LEGISLATION SENATE CREATES DEPARTMENT OF CAMPUS WELLNESS AND THE SUSTAINABILITY

Jacob Solis/Nevada Sagebrush

UNR associate professor Hugh Shaprio (left) listens to former Sen. Harry Reid at a speaking event on Tuesday, April 3. The event was the first of a planned speaker series at UNR named after Reid.

Measles Continued from page A1

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

pus every other year and allow the students to hear first-hand from people who’ve had years and years of experience on the world scene,” Johnson said. A speaker for the next event in 2020 has not yet been decided.

small number of cases are capable of quickly producing epidemics, that’s why it is important for people to take appropriate precautions to protect the health and safety of the community. Symptoms include fever, runny nose, cough and rash. Although measles is usually considered a childhood disease, it can be contracted at any age.” An announcement from the university was also sent to students Wednesday afternoon. The statement advises students to schedule an appointment with the Student Health Center to receive the MMR vaccine if they have not already. Faculty and staff were encouraged to reach out to their healthcare provider for an immunization. “Per University policy, students who are not immunized are not permitted on campus due to the health risk, unless they receive immunizations or until they are allowed to return by the health authority,” the statement reads. The university told the RGJ there are approximately 300 students with waivers for the

required MMR vaccine — 200 for religious or medical reasons and 100 online-based students. According to the Center for Disease Control, measles was eliminated from the Americas in 2002, and eventually completely eliminated in 2016. Symptoms of the virus include coughing, sore throat, red eyes, running nose and fever that is usually followed by a rash that spreads all over the body. According to the Washoe County Health District, the measles virus is easily transmitted by direct contact with infectious droplets or by airborne spread when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes. When the measles virus is airborne or transmitted to objects, the droplets have a survival time of two hours or less. Furthermore, the Washoe County Health District says that anyone who has visited the areas listed below may be prone to being exposed to the virus and should call their office at 775-328-2447 to determine their risk for measles. Those at a higher risk include pregnant women, infants younger than 12 months and people with severely compromised immune systems.

Photo via CDC/Public Domain

This 3D render shows a measles virus particle. The University of Nevada, Reno and Washoe County Health District recently confirmed a UNR student has been infected by the measles, the first such case in years.

MEASLES EXPOSURE SITES: Tuesday, March 27th UNR Campus: Ansari Business Building, 9am – 12pm. UNR Campus: Fleischmann Agriculture Building, 1:30pm – 4:45pm. UNR Campus: Jot Travis Building, 3pm – 6:15pm. UNR Campus: MathewsonIGT Knowledge Center, 5pm – 8pm. Wednesday, March 28th UNR Campus: William Raggio Building, 1pm – 4pm. UNR Campus: William N. Pennington Student Achievement Center Building, 2:30pm – 5:45pm. UNR Campus: Frandsen Humanities Building, 4pm – 7:15pm UNR Campus: Admissions Building, 2pm – 4:20pm. UNR Campus: MathewsonIGT Knowledge Center, 5pm – 8pm. Thursday, March 29th UNR Campus: Ansari Business Building, 9am – 12pm. UNR Campus: Fleischmann Agriculture Building, 1:30pm – 4:45pm. UNR Campus: Jot Travis Building, 3pm – 6:15pm. Saturday, March 31st CVS Minute Clinic, 680 North McCarran Blvd, Sparks, NV 89431, 3pm – 6pm. Renown Urgent Care – Vista, 910 Vista Blvd, Sparks, NV 89434, 4pm – 7pm. Squaw Valley Ski Resort, Funitel restroom, 12:30pm – 2:40pm. Raising Cane’s, 2175 N. Virginia St., Reno, NV 89503, 2:30pm – 5pm. Sunday, April 1st Walmart at the intersection of Mae Anne and McCarran, 5260 W 7th St, Reno, NV 89523, 4pm – 7pm. Monday, April 2nd UNR Student Health Center, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557, 9am – 1pm. Karolina Rivas can be reached at karolinar@sagebrush.unr. edu and on Twitter @karolinarrivas.

Sen. Nicole Flangas proposed legislation to the Senate that moved to combine the duties of the Director of Sustainability and the Director of Campus Wellness into one department. Currently, the directors are separate positions, but the bill says they hold the same responsibilities and aims. The bill creates a new department with one director and two assistant directors to complete the duties labeled for the department in the Statutes of the Associated Students. The department would not be created until fiscal year 2019. The bill passed.

PUBLIC AND CAMPUS RELATIONS BECOMES DIRECTOR-ONLY DEPARTMENT

The Committee on Government Operations proposed legislation to decrease the employment of the Department of Public and Campus Relations to just the director position. Currently, no one else but the director works for the department, and this change to the SAS would reflect their actual responsibilities. Duties such as K-12 outreach and Pack Friendly Businesses would be moved to different departments under ASUN. The bill passed.

ELECTIONS RESPONSIBILITIES MOVED TO THE CENTER FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

The Elections Commission was dissolved under ASUN and the responsibilities were moved to the Center for Student Engagement. Currently, the Elections Chair is appointed by the ASUN president, but the bill says this could create bias in the process. The bill aims to move the position to a paid, student position under the CSE in order to avoid that bias. It would be the responsibility of this person to advertise year-round how to get involved in ASUN. The bill passed.

SENATE OFFICE HOUR REQUIREMENT REVISED

The Committee on Government Operations also proposed a bill that would get rid of office hours for the ASUN senators and replace them with outreach hours. Currently, senators are required to host office hours every week where constituents can come express their concerns. According to the bill, this method is ineffective because the senators’ office is behind a locked door. They want to replace office hours with outreach hours where senators go out onto the campus and talk to their constituents, which has proven more effective. They can also use this time to write legislation. The bill passed. Madeline Purdue can be reached at mpurdue@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @madelinepurdue.

How to Protect Your Online Data By Ryan Suppe Following Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal, where data from almost 90 million Facebook users was compromised, and Google’s ongoing battle in Europe over antitrust issues, users on the web are starting to worry who’s playing around with their data and how much of their private information is available to advertisers. The big three internet companies that store your data for various purposes actually make it pretty easy to see what they’re tracking. This week’s “News You Can Use”: how to find out what

technology giants — Facebook, Google and Amazon — know about me.

FACEBOOK If you want to know what kind of data Facebook is keeping on your file, there are just a few easy steps to download it. Go to your home page, click on the settings tab from the drop down arrow on your toolbar. In your “General Account Settings” there is a blue hyperlink that reads “Download a copy of your Facebook user data.” Click that link, select “Start My Archive,” enter your password and wait for an email with all of the

status updates you’ve ever posted and embarrassing videos you shot with your friends in middle school. You can also see the way Facebook categorizes your demographics, interests and political affiliations for targeted advertising. This is the information Cambridge Analytica was after. Just go to your settings again and click the “Ads” tab in the left-hand column. This will show your ad preferences, advertisers you’ve interacted with and your advertising categories.

GOOGLE Google is where everything starts for many internet users. Have a homework question?

Start with Google. Looking for somewhere to eat? Google it. Find a strange growth on your skin and want to know whether you should worry? Google will tell you. Google knows your darkest secrets. It answers the questions you wouldn’t ask anyone else. It knows how often you search for Kardashian news and how much you paid for that authentic 49ers jersey despite the cheaper option Google recommended for you. If you want to see exactly what Google remembers about you, go to Google Takeout, select which Google products you want to include in your archive (why not go for all of them to be safe) and select

“Next.” Then tell Google how you want your archive delivered. It can be an email or it can go straight to your Google Drive.

AMAZON While Facebook knows who you talk to and Google knows what you think about, Amazon knows what you buy, and that can be the most revealing of the three, especially for potential advertisers. It’s easy to find out how well Amazon knows your shopping habits just by paying attention to the products they recommend to you. But, if you need to see if they remember everything you’ve bought (they do) there’s a way to see that.

Go to your account settings on the Amazon website. Look under the “Ordering and shopping preferences” section and click “Download order reports.” This will bring up a search tool where you can find your orders by date. Amazon also keeps all of your Alexa voice recordings if you have one of those, and they organize your advertising preferences just like Facebook. Those can be managed and deleted on the Alexa app and on your Amazon account. Ryan Suppe can be reached at rsuppe@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @salsuppe.

ASUN holds 10 Days Of Health to promote wellness

File Photo/Nevada Sagebrush

The E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center as it stands on Feb. 21, 2017. ASUN hosted 10 Days of Health to promote health services on campus.

By Olivia Ali With so many college students falling to mental illness, sexual assault, poor physical health or STDs, ASUN is holding 10 Days Of Health to promote overall wellness. From April 2 to April 13, ASUN will be holding 10 events with focuses on mental, physical and sexual health. The events aim to raise awareness about various aspects of health. The 10 Days of Health are “10 days dedicated to one of our most important assets: our health!” ASUN wrote on Twitter. “Events will be focused on multiple categories, including mental, emotional, physical, and sexual health.” “This campaign is something this campus really needs,” student Sarah Kimrey said. “We always talk about the physical aspects of health, but the fact that this campaign puts a strong focus on sexual and mental health as well is extremely necessary.” To kick off the campaign, ASUN provided free healthy alternatives to some of our favorite meals at the Good For You BBQ, such as chicken burgers and fresh fruit. Another event to promote physical wellness is Pack Bounces Back on April 10 in front of the Knowledge Center at 11 a.m. Students are encouraged to come bounce in inflatables to get some exercise. Mental health is a major portion of ASUN’s campaign. According to the National Alliance of Mental Illness, one in four college students has a diagnosable mental illness. On April 2, ASUN hosted former NHL player Clint Malarchuk to speak about his battle with suicide attempts. According to ASUN, playing with puppies and practicing yoga are both ways to de-stress and care for your mental health. To promote mental health awareness, students are invited to do yoga with puppies at Puppy Yoga in the KC Rotunda from 11-1 on April 11.

NEWS | A3

@NevadaSagebrush | nevadasagebrush.com

Along with mental health awareness, ASUN aimed to help break stigmas surrounding mental illnesses. To do so, ASUN held Stop The Stigma on Monday, April 9, in front of the Joe. Tabling took place to address the topics of drug, alcohol and gambling addiction and break the stigma surrounding these topics that are commonly seen as taboo. 10 Days of Health falls at an appropriate time as a portion of the events surround sexual health, and April has been named National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. According to a study by the Department of Justice, as many as one in four college women are victims of sexual assault. To increase awareness, ASUN held It’s On Us on April 3. Tabling in front of the Joe was to help decrease the stigma around sexual assault. In addition to bringing awareness to sexual assault, ASUN held multiple events to promote sexual health and safety. Meet The Sex-Perts on April 4 allowed students to discuss various topics regarding sexual health with therapists and professionals. Let’s Talk About Safe Sex on April 5 provided free HIV testing to students to be proactive about safe sex. A conversation was also held to give students information on how to practice safe sex. ASUN’s goal was to increase overall health and awareness within the university campus and community. To accomplish this, students were encouraged to post on social media with the hashtag #10DaysOfHealth for Spread the Vibes on April 6. For a healthier community, students are invited to make cards for sick children in the Reno community at Cards For Kids on April 11 in the KC lobby. According to ASUN, this is to raise the spirits of sick children in the community and increase the overall health in Reno.

Olivia Ali can be reached at mpurdue@sagebrush. unr.edu and on Twitter @NevadaSagebrush

Commemoration concert held on 50th anniversary of MLK Assassination By Austin Daly To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, The University of Nevada, Reno, hosted a concert in the Nightingale Concert Hall called “Songs of Love and Justice: Reverberations of 1968” on Thursday, April 4. The event was organized by UNR Assistant Professor of Voice and Opera, Albert R. Lee. The event focused on the five-year time period where major political figures were assassinated, such as MLK, Malcolm X and Robert F. Kennedy, and honed in on how the problems the community faced and the lessons individuals learned could also apply to modern-day America. “The takeaway of this show is to shed light on this moment in our country’s history and tie that in with the present situation,” Lee said. “And to help people recognize that this is not a new moment, that we’ve been here before, and now we’re here again. And hopefully we’ll recognize some of the mistakes we made 50 years ago in that fight, and now be able to fight a little bit differently, and fight a little more effectively.” The concert ran three video clips throughout the show, including Ossie Davis’ eulogy for Malcolm X, MLK’s “I Have Been to the Mountaintop” speech and Robert F. Kennedy’s speech delivered the night MLK was assassinated. “I’m always looking for opportunities to vent music in a way that people can get the

fuller story,” Lee said. “And the music may not offer that as clearly in the way that a video does. I wasn’t sure that the text of the first piece would be as clear on its own, and so to have the voice of Ossie Davis speaking this eulogy sort of gave just a fuller understanding of what that eulogy was.” Lee was also the tenor singer for the event and performed the first piece with violinist David France, an old friend of his from the University of Connecticut. “Having a few days to make music again with him after all these years was really special,” Lee said. “And for it to be a particular work that had so much resonance with both of us, you just can’t put a price tag on that.” This was the first time in recent years that a concert has been put on in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. day at UNR. “In my case, I hadn’t been born yet,” said William L. Lake Jr., the conductor for the last piece. “And doing this kinda allows me to empathize with those times, the people, King, his message, and not only what it feels like to be American, but specifically an African American during that time.” Lee says that he most likely will not do this exact concert again in future years but is “pretty certain” he will work on concerts that share a similar message. Austin Daly can be reached at karolinar@ sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @ NevadaSagebrush.

Austin Daly/Nevada Sagebrush

Albert Lee sings “Songs of Love and Justice: Reverberations of 1968” on Thursday, April 4. The performance was held in rememberance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

FRESHBAKIN.COM

TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2018

SPRING 2018

UPCOMING SHOWS

CAMP NEVADA S’more Time with Family The University of Nevada, Reno April 20th - 22nd, 2018 Join the University of Nevada, Reno for a fun-filled weekend with your family. Enjoy time with your family and friends, while discovering the great things about our campus. Check out the tentative schedule and sign up at

3/8 3/25

SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS

THE SAINT

MOON HOOCH

THE SAINT

WITH THE ACCIDENTALS

3/25 3/31

ACID DAD

THE LOVING CUP

BLEEP BLOOP

THE BLUEBIRD

+ WOOLYMAMMOTH 3/31 4/4

MOTHERSHIP TO RENO

1UP

FIVE ALARM FUNK

THE SAINT

+ REDFIELD CLIPPER 4/7 4/20

TOKIMONSTA

1UP

THE GREEN PARTY

1UP

FT. BILLY KENNY + SKIITOUR

4/25

OPIUO

THE BLUEBIRD

4/30

LESS THAN JAKE

CARGO (21+)

http://www.nevadaasun.com/family-weekend/

+ FACE TO FACE 5/3

ZAYTOVEN “TRAP HOLIZAY”

CARGO (18+)

TOUR BEATS ANTIQUE

CARGO (18+)

5/12

STYLUST BEATS

1UP

5/24

THE GLITCH MOB

CARGO

ALL SHOWS 21+ UNLESS NOTED

5/12

SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS

MARCH 8TH • THE SAINT

A4 | A&E

PACK N THE EVENTS THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR THIS WEEK By Joey Thyne

PEACE CORPS INFORMATION MEETING DATE: Tuesday TIME: 5 p.m. LOCATION: JCSU INFO: Are you a college

student with no plans after graduation, job prospects or direction in life? No worries! Join the Peace Corps to find a purpose in life. At least you can go to the meeting to get your parents off your back. There will also be an information table on Wednesday at 11 a.m. and an information session about public health opportunities on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

GABRIELA GARCIA MEDINA DATE: Wednesday TIME: 6 p.m. LOCATION: Nevada Lounge INFO: International spoken

word artist and awardwinning poet Gabriela Garcia Medina is performing at UNR. Her works have taken her to South Africa, Cuba, Brazil, Switzerland as well as throughout the United States. Oh yeah? You think you’re better than me? Well guess what, I visited Truckee during spring break. Complimentary donuts and coffee will be provided. This event is FREE for students.

PORTUGAL.THEMAN DATE: Wednesday TIME: 8 p.m. LOCATION: GSR

INFO: I know you listened to them before they sold out, and that just makes you the most interesting person on the entire planet. And the only reason you’re going is because you hope they play the old stuff, because, in your modest opinion, it’s so much better. And you’ll only dance and sing along to “Feel It Still” ironically. Cherry Glazerr will open. Tickets cost $32.50. Doors open at 7 p.m.

THE COMMUTER DATE: Thursday TIME: 6 p.m. LOCATION: JCSU Theatre INFO: I remember the first

time I saw the original “Taken,” I found Liam Neeson to be too old to be believable as an action star. That was a decade ago. Now, Liam Neeson is back as an action star in “The Commuter.” Anyway, come see “The Commuter” at the Joe. This event is FREE to students. Snacks and beverages will be provided.

TURNING POINTS DATE: Thursday TIME: 7:30 p.m. LOCATION: Redfield

Theatre INFO: “Turning Points - A Night in Musical Theatre” features a collection of contemporary musical characters facing their own realities. The website says some content is not suitable for all ages, so I will not be attending as my parents have yet to let me watch PG-13 movies. Students can get in for $5 with a university ID. Joey Thyne can be reached joeythyne@gmail.com and on Twitter @joey_thyne

TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2018

@NevadaSagebrush | nevadasagebrush.com

Winter Wondergrass Falling into the Tahoe music festival trap By Jazmin Orozco As a busy student balancing a part-time job and homework on the weekends, it can be really challenging to make time for anything else during the Friday to Sunday recess. But, this weekend wasWinterWondergrass’ 4th annual festival at Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe, so I decided to make a night of it. WinterWondergrass is a bluegrass and acoustic roots music festival that features national, regional and local artists. Beside the music, the festival offers beer tastings and local food and merch. According to the WinterWondergrass site, tickets for the festival have sold out for the past three years. However, the producers, Bonfire Entertainment, say they don’t plan on expanding the site in order to keep the experience intimate and focused on quality over quantity. Pulling into the parking lot of the ski resort, I saw exactly what you could expect from a bluegrass festival in Tahoe — funky ski suits, Patagonia jackets, beanies of all kinds and the Burning Man culture styled over winter clothing. My first impression as I hopped out of my car to join our friends was refreshing — I hadn’t been up to SquawValley since last summer at least, and I had forgotten how truly beautiful the place is. I’d been up to the ski resort in the past for hiking, the Wanderlust festival andWinterWondergrass last year, but I was still dazed by the backdrop of the mountains, snow, and the tall pines. After a bit of mingling and cuddling against the cold in the parking lot, people started rushing back to the stage to see the headliners for the festival, The Devil Makes Three. The Santa Cruz group’s Wikipedia page describes them as an Americana band that blends bluegrass, old time, country, folk, blues, jazz and ragtime music. After listening to their live show, I would have to say the latter rings true. However, the group’s lead singer directly stated that they pride themselves as a band that doesn’t fit into a specific label or genre, because they like to keep their style fluid and ambiguous. The live show itself was definitely worth the the last-minute trip from Reno. The crowd was true to Tahoe style and remained balanced between the energetic folks and the mellow, chilled-out ones. The Devil Makes Three played over a two hour set full of their fluid style of music, full of

Jazmin Orozco/Nevada Sagebrush.

Winter Wondergrass is a folk and bluegrass festival which takes place in Squaw Valley April 5-8.

Jazmin Orozco/Nevada Sagebrush.

The Devil Makes Three performs at Winter Wondergrass music festival.

great banjo, bass, violin, drums and vocals. As someone who had never listened to them before, I was sincerely impressed with their performance. The Devil Makes Three, and any artist that plays on the WinterWondergrass stage, have location playing in their favor, though. As I mentioned before, Squaw is undeniably a prime spot, but if you toss in live music, colorful lights, beers and wine, and Tahoe’s hippie culture, it’s difficult to be disappointed. While I enjoyed dancing to

the band’s music, the most notable moments of my night consisted of noticing the surrounding elements that played a silent, but critical, role to everyone’s good time. The lights from the stage lit up the snow that was falling onto the crowd and it brought a contrasting sense of stillness to the loud performance. At times, the wind would blow the smell of the pine trees into the crowd, too, ushering me back from thoughts of responsibilities and into a reminder of where I was at that

present moment. There was still a lingering taste of tequila on my tongue and I could feel the beat of the bass thumping through the crowd. It was then and there that I realized how important it is to have experiences that reinforce your sense of presence and general well-being. WinterWondergrass’ founder, Scott Stoughton, originally from Vail, Colorado, was featured on TahoeTopia’s website in an article on the festival, expressing the overall sense of culture.

“There is really nowhere on Earth like Squaw Valley, a space where we are instantly reminded of our place in time and within Mother Nature,” Stoughton said. “The entire WinterWondergrass team humbly appreciates the opportunity to light up the existing magic, layering in waves of natural and authentic melodies and inspiring the gathering of the community. It always feels like coming home.” While I’m typically one to be skeptical of the “good vibes only” culture, I definitely fell into its trap last night. I’m sure it presented me with the same tempting escape that any music festival presents to any of its festival-goers — an escape that begs you to release all of the bullet points on your to-do list and anything else that takes your attention away from what’s happening right in front of you. I’m also not one to go to many music festivals — the only reason I attended this past weekend’s, or last year’s and Wanderlust, is because I have good friends who are willing to slip me their festival bracelets or jump over fences with me. But, WinterWondergrass feels like a well-kept secret amid others like Coachella or EDC, making it more authentic, maybe. I think it may be for this same reason that the performance felt like a sincere, mutually beneficial exchange between the audience and the band, whereas bigger festivals may be prone for a greater disconnect. Regardless, as the performers played, I sat there amazed, thinking about how everything that I was listening to was created from scratch by people who simply knew what they were doing and had failed enough times to make something worth sharing. WinterWondergrass may not share in the size or national popularity that SnowGlobe has amassed in the past eight years, but it also has a few years to catch up, and its chances are looking promising. “I’m gonna send this song out to everybody who’s doing what they want to do, especially all you musicians and artists out there,” The Devil Makes Three lead singer, Pete Bernhard, said in encouragement before playing their last song for the night. Jazmin Orozco can be reached at joeythyne@gmail.com and on Twitter @joey_thyne.

Cardi B is here to stay By Joey Thyne Could there be a one-hit wonder in the age of the internet? As soon as you get done listening to the smash single, the next song is already playing on YouTube autoplay or the Spotify queue. Also, artists can connect with fans directly on social media, so they’re no longer a sum of their work, they’re a personality, a brand. In a simpler time, you would buy an isolated single and listen to it until your ears bled. Last year, “Bodak Yellow” by Cardi B gained monstrous success and took on a life of its own. It was the banger of 2017, perhaps of all time. A few decades ago, Cardi B would be destined to the same fate as A-ha, Vanilla Ice and Dexys Midnight Runners. In the year 2032, she would perform at the Reno Rib Cook Off and people would say, “Oh yeah, I remember her.” The record executive overlords turned Cardi B into a whole franchise. Rappers these days become superhero cinematic universes with gluttonous installments. Cardi B’s journey follows a tale as old as time itself: stripper turned reality TV star turned famous rapper. She is one of the most polarizing figures in pop culture. Cardi B, born Belcalis Almanzar, is no longer an artist or a person, but a conversation point, an idea to tweet praises or criticisms about. After mixtapes Gangsta Bitch Volumes 1 and 2, she finally released her debut album. “Invasion of Privacy” decides whether she can sustain as an artist. It’s curious the artwork beckons to the 90s, because the album sounds like Cardi forgot that era ever existed. The beats revert to early 2010s-style theatrics and the lyrics contain peak-Lil Wayne punchlines (“You

a pussy and rat/You like Tom and Jerry”) without the flow variety. Cardi draws many comparisons to Nicki Minaj, but I don’t see many similarities beside them both being women. Nicki’s voice, hair, nails and entire Barbie complex comes off as disingenuous. For better or worse, Cardi is vehemently herself. “Real bitch, only thing fake about me is the boobs,” she raps on “Get Up 10.” She reminds the listener several times she got her teeth fixed. She’s revealed the facade of fame as superficial, but it’s not a condemnation, it’s a celebration. Many hold up Cardi as a feminist monolith. When Pitchfork named “Bodak Yellow” the number one song of 2017, they called the song “an unignorable antithesis to a political landscape built around xenophobia, racism, and sexism.” I don’t think that’s her interest, and I don’t think it’s fair to pigeonhole her as a social justice warrior just because she is a woman of color. On “Bickenhead,” she raps “Lawyer is a jew, he gonn’ chew up all the charges.” On “Best Life,” she raps “#CardiBIsSoProblematic is the hashtag/I can’t believe they want to see me lose that bad.” The most empowering thing about Cardi B is that she does what male rappers have gotten away with for so long. Cardi is confidence incarnate. On “Drip,” she describes herself as “Lookin like a right swipe on Tinder.” She makes music to scream along to on a drunken car ride home when the Lyft driver offers you the aux. “Pussy so good I say my own name during sex,” she proclaims on “I Do.” She represents the version of you without doubt or guilt or uncertainty or anxiety or self awareness. She got SZA, the woman who made the most

heartbreaking, vulnerable album of 2017 whereon she sang “I get so lonely, I forget what I’m worth”, to sing “Left a n---a on read ‘cause I felt like it” on “Invasion of Privacy.” That’s the Cardi effect. It’s exhilarating. Her music is the hip-hop equivalent of an Eddie Murphy standup special: pure bravado with zero introspection. Even on songs like “Be Careful” and “Thru Your Phone,” tracks about unfaithful significant others, she comes off as defensive and vindictive. “Ring” with R&B sensation Kehlani falls in a long line of songs about unrequited love through missed telephone calls, including “Telephone Line” by Electric Light Orchestra and “Nobody Home” by Pink Floyd. However, similar to “Hello” by Adele or “Hotline Bling” by Drake, it may be outdated in the age of iMessage. In Scorcese’s greatest films, (“Goodfellas,” specifically) any scene could be a closer. Cardi has so many dope one-liners on this album, any of them could be a hook. “I’m a gangsta in a dress, I’m a bully in the bed/Only time that I’m a lady’s when I lay these hoes to rest/The coupe is roofless, but I get top in it/I’m provocative, it’s my prerogative/80K just to know what time is it/Cardi rockin’ it, go buy stock in it.” I mean come on. It doesn’t get better than that. “Best Life” with Chance the Rapper has a fun, bouncy vibe, and will almost certainly battle Drake’s “Nice for What” for song of the summer 2018. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Cardi B on her impending child with Offset. It proved prophetic when she rapped “Make him give your ass a child” on “Bickenhead.” Also, after hearing “Drip,” I would like to petition for Cardi to replace Takeoff as the third Migo. You can catch

Cardi B opening for Bruno Mars on tour. That’s right, the woman who raps, “These ho’s ain’t what they say they are/And they pussy stank they catfishing” will perform in front of amphitheaters full of 8th graders and their moms. Joey Thyne can be reached at joeythyne@ gmail.com on Twitter @joey_thyne

Album Review INVASION OF PRIVACY Release Date: April 6 Genre: Rap Artist: Cardi B

TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2018

John Krasinski shuts up in ‘A Quiet Place’ By Will Keys

Woody Allen, Richard Linklater and Aaron Sorkin are all masters of dialogue. They create characters that speak their mind, talk circles around one another and often move the plot along with their words as opposed to their actions. While good dialogue is a staple in many movies, it’s just as difficult, if not more so, to craft a story through visuals and non-verbals. “A Quiet Place” does just that. The Big Tuna, a.k.a. Jim Halpert, a.k.a. John Krasinski, starred, directed and co-wrote “A Quiet Place,” the story of a family in upstate New York living in complete silence a little over a year after a race of vicious predators began using their hypersensitive auditory capabilities to hunt down the people of Earth. Here’s the good: Krasinski, in his directorial debut, establishes an atmosphere of solitude and paranoia bordering on despair. Like the characters in the movie, you’re holding your breath and taking extra care to watch out for any false step that might make a sound. It’s another post-apocalyptic setting, almost like Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road,” that proves that when life is stripped down to its most basic form — survival — family is the only thing worth going on for. Technically, the movie does just about everything well. The sound design, which feels rather crucial in a movie like this, is top notch. You can hear the pitter-patter of every shoeless footstep and

A&E | A5

@NevadaSagebrush | nevadasagebrush.com

the faintest whisper from close distance. It’s not just necessary, it is the movie, and without it “A Quiet Place” just wouldn’t work. The not-as-good: “A Quiet Place” lacks mystery. In the first 10 or so minutes of the movie, we’re shown the reason this family has gone silent. It’s not to say that the early reveal kills the tension for the rest of the movie, it doesn’t, but I couldn’t help but wonder what the remainder of the movie would have been like if the audience was left to spin their wheels and try to figure out what it was that reduced them to their quiet state. It’s a little bit of a trade off — on one hand we know what the stakes are, but on the other hand the terror of not knowing is often worse than the monster itself. Additionally, there are a couple of other holes in “A Quiet Place” that are caused more by the writing than the directing. For some baffling reason, the mother of the family (played by Krasinski’s real-life spouse Emily Blunt) is pregnant. Obviously pregnancy isn’t always intentional, but it seems a little short-sighted to add a little human noise machine into the mix when any sound that registers above maybe 20 decibels could get the whole family killed. The ending, too, is somewhat derivative of alien movies like “Signs” or “War of the Worlds.” Again, it’s not something egregious enough to undermine the whole movie, but the tone of the last 10 minutes doesn’t quite match the previous 80. All that said, “A Quiet Place” is an engaging way to spend an hour and a half on a Friday night (although it might end up

being a better watch at home on Blu-Ray where the audience isn’t louder than the actual movie). Krasinski has proven himself a more than capable director within the genre, and while he probably won’t be up for any major awards like fellow actors-turned-directors Jordan Peele and Greta Gerwig, Tuna has definitely earned another go-round behind the camera. So if you’re in the mood for a riveting, albeit imperfect, horror movie, shut up and go see “A Quiet Place.”

WHERE

FRESH & FAST MEET ®

Will Keys can be reached at joeythyne@gmail.com and on Twitter @willkeys6.

WE DELIVER! Movie Review A QUIET PLACE Release Date: April 6 Genre: Horror/Thriller

VISIT JIMMYJOHNS.COM TO FIND A LOCATION NEAR YOU

NEVADA SYSTEM OF H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N

-PRESENTS-

Franchesca Ramsey Franchesca Ramsey is a social justice advocate, comedian, actress, writer, video blogger, sought-after speaker, and the host of the award-winning MTV web series Decoded. She has been featured on NPR, Anderson LIVE,CNN, the BBC, and in the New York Times.

thursday april 12th

7:00 - 8:30 p.m. JCSU Ballrooms, the Joe f /nevadaASUN

@nevadaASUN

Sponsered by: NSHE Diversity Summit

NevadaASUN.com

OFFICE OF THE

PRESIDENT

“This is Nevada”

@nevadaASUN

Mobile App

TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2018

@NevadaSagebrush | nevadasagebrush.com

A6 STAFF EDITORIAL

When Your Idea's Not Your Idea: The Wonderful World of Intellectual Property

ast week, lovers of 80s nostalgia were shocked when allegations of plagiarism appeared against 'Stranger Things' creators and producers the Duffer brothers. Charlie Kessler, creator of "Montauk," a 2012 short film similar in tone and concept to "Stranger Things," filed suit against the pair. Kessler says after pitching an extended version of Montauk to the Duffer brothers in 2014, and subsequently hearing nothing back, he was shocked when "Stranger Things" debuted two years later, according to TMZ. The controversy has fizzled some in the days since as the Duffers released emails from November 2010 — two whole years before "Montauk's" premiere — that lay out what appears to be the basic outline of "Stranger Things." But the episode, paired with a similar lawsuit against "Shape of Water" director Guillermo del Toro from February, provide some food for thought: when is an idea your idea? Well, the law is pretty clear on this. Copyright infringement (which is what we're talking about when we discuss issues of the ownership of ideas) is more straightforward than it might seem, and in this case the crux of the "Stranger Things" controversy is this: did the Duffer brothers take Kessler's intellectual property and claim it as their own? From what seems to be available of the case, including the most recent emails released by TMZ, the answer seems to be no (though we do not constitute a court of law, and the jury is literally still out on this one). However, this whole debacle begs a deeper question: when, in the world of art, does inspiration become theft? "Stranger Things" and "Shape of Water" are certainly not the first creative works to be labeled thieves (see: decades of controversy over "The Lion King's" many similarities to the Japanese "Kimba

the White Lion"), and they won't be the last. Art must build on itself. This isn't to say that originality is dead, but most art — especially commercial art like TV or movies, produced solely to turn a profit — is inherently derivative for this reason. As Disney CEO Michael Eisner once said: "We have no obligation to make history. We have no obligation to make art. We have no obligation to make a statement. To make money is our only objective." So it should come as no surprise that, if we assume the Duffer brothers didn't have an original idea, that Kesslers didn't really either. Montauk is driven by the so-called "Montauk Project," a conspiracy theory-turned-book that detailed government experiments, aliens and time-travel that all culminated in the 1980s. In all honesty, the topic is ripe for re-imagining, and it's not hard to believe that two people (or in this case three) could come up with the same idea at roughly the same time. Add into this equation the fact that the last five years have seen American nostalgia for the 80s hit overdrive, and it's surprising that there aren't somehow more stories in a similar vein. At the end of the day, Hawkins, Indiana, is derivative of so much that came before it that it's difficult to say it's particularly original in any sense of the word. From the heavy undertones of Stephen King in the setting, to simple tropes like "cop with a past" or "government conspiracy goes wrong," "Stranger Things" is painfully, purposefully, not "new." So, as this controversy does (or does not) drag on, look behind the simple similarities between one piece of work and another. To say that two movies focus on a similar plot is to ignore why those plots are similar in the first place, as well as ignores the fact that the only reason this is coming up at all is money. One party feels entitled to their own creativity, and therefore also to the fruits of that creativity.

Photo by Harmony Gerber via Flickr

The Duffer brothers, creators of 'Stranger Things,' at the Emmy television awards in 2017. The brothers are currently defending the show as their intellectual property after a recent claim of theft.

And that's fine, and by all means should be encouraged. But when auteurs insist on their own originality, be they Kessler or the Duffer brothers, so too should they be honest with themselves and

Nevada must start thinking about water solutions

ver spring break, I drove from Reno to Las Vegas and back. If you’ve done the drive before, you know there’s not much to look at, so you can either distract yourself with the radio (I can’t because my speakers are broken) or think deeply about the very few things you do see. The landscape is barren. The towns in between Nevada’s two largest cities are quaint, and I’m sure the people there are very nice, but let’s Ryan just say the towns Suppe are easy to pass Soup of the through. Day What to think about on such a long drive (seven hours for normal people and eight hours for slower drivers like me)? My mind turned to fresh water for obvious reasons. On the way to Las Vegas, I took U.S. Highway 95, which runs straight down the diagonal part of the state from high desert to low desert. On the way back, I needed a change of scenery, so I took the 95 to Beatty and made a left turn toward California, opting for U.S. Route 395 north through Bishop. It added some time to my already snail's-pace drive, but I got to see the Sierra Nevada and all its rivers, creeks, lakes and Subaru hatchbacks. Among questions like “If fish end up in lakes and rivers come from snowmelt, where do the fish start?” I also asked myself “What are all of these communities going to do when the water runs out?” Cape Town, South Africa, is the first major city with an impending water crisis. They’ve postponed their “Day Zero” (the day they run out of water) for now while the government figures out new sources of water. They seem to have made a successful recovery, but it makes you wonder which city might be next. The Truckee Meadows does not have a water problem. We get plenty of fresh water from the Sierra and the Truckee River. If you need proof, walk down to the river right now. However, our neighbors to the south might be in trouble soon, and they’re looking for options. The Colorado River Basin has been in a drought for most of my lifetime. One look at the bathtub ring around Lake Mead would tell you water is scarce in the mighty Colorado, which is fed by snowmelt in the Rocky Mountains. The Southern Nevada Water Authority has done an excellent job shaming people into switching from

their audience. The Editorial Board can be reached at jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu, and on Twitter @NevadaSagebrush.

Protect our furry friends: Let's stop dog fighting

Photo by Mariordo (Mario Roberto Duran Ortiz) via Wikimedia Commons

The Hoover Dam on the border of Nevada and Arizona. The dam created Lake Mead, Southern Nevada's biggest water supply. The white rock surrounding the water shows how much of the lake has receded.

grass lawns to desert landscaping over the years (except for the golf courses; they can use as much water as they want if they keep the tourists coming). But their water conservation propaganda efforts might not be enough if the drought continues. Those in the north, literally swimming in fresh water (you can’t or shouldn’t do that in Lake Mead), might think Southern Nevada can deal with their own water problems, but one of the south’s solutions to their impending water shortage might be a system that takes water from the north all the way downhill to Las Vegas to quench their evergrowing suburbia. This system might look something like the California Aqueduct, a man-made river that moves fresh

water from the Western Sierra to Los Angeles. Without this Romanesque water transplant system, L.A. would be dry as a bone. Nevada’s might look more like a pipeline than a concrete, above-ground river, but it’s the same idea. Building a river that long might sound expensive and it would be, but it’s cheaper than another option: a desalination plant on the coast of either California or Mexico. It’s possible to take water from the ocean and turn it into fresh water, then pump it uphill to Southern Nevada. It sounds crazy, right? Yes, it is crazy, and that’s why it’s expensive. We can’t tell Las Vegas’ 2.2 million residents to pack up and move somewhere wetter. And we know water might not be an issue now, but it certainly will be in the future. Prob-

ably the best move for Las Vegas at the moment is to curb development. Stop building track homes on the outskirts of town and you can save water. The question for the north will be whether to share water. And the question for the whole state will be how we can pay for some of these water solutions. These are questions that will have to be answered in the coming decades.

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

f you have a pet, you know what it’s like to want the world for them. To make sure that they are safe and happy no matter what. In some instances, you even feel that desire spread to all animals, wanting all animals to have a good home and a happy life. Dog fighting is everything to be despised. It goes against the primary basis of owning a pet, which is to give them love and happiness. Fighting gives them anger and hatred, against other dogs and humans. After being fought, these dogs don’t feel safe anywhere, because all they have ever known is people beating them and dogs biting them. They grow up to fight and die, trying to win another day of life, no matter how terrible that life is. There are two types of dog fighting, street-based and organized. With street Emily fighting, it’s more of a spur-of-theFox moment fight, something where two people bet that their dog could beat the other. While these fights are still cruel and just as dangerous as organized fighting, they are less common and much easier to break apart. Organized fighting is much more common, and the main source of the horrific tales that are found in the media. With this kind of dog fighting, the owners buy and breed dogs specifically to pit them against each other. Their teeth are filed, and ears and tails chopped to make them fiercer looking. They are kept in disgusting conditions, packed against many other dogs and kept on a short chain throughout their life. They are treated like dirt: malnourished, dirty, and beat until their bones break. These dogs are then thrown into the ring with another dog, where they often fight to the death. People place bets on and throw things at the dogs so that they are angrier and more willing to fight, resulting in the dog’s death or severe injury. When the dogs are no longer useful to the crime unit, they are then either killed or abandoned. This is no way for any animal, let alone a dog to live. This is also where some of the stigmas against pitbulls and Rottweilers come from; they are some of the most common breeds thrown against each other. One of the common signs that dog fighting is taking place is multiple dogs chained up in a yard, usually bully breeds such as those mentioned above. Some other signs of dog fighting are dogs with multiple scars or missing ears and tails, evidence of a fighting ring and beating tools, and makeshift dog houses such as old barrels or chicken coops. This past Sunday, April 8, was National Dogfighting Awareness Day, and in honor of all the dogs out there who are having to suffer through something as horrible as dogfighting, I wanted to bring awareness to this issue. Hug your furry friend tighter, then reach out to help others in need. Dog fighting is something worth fighting against because those dogs can’t help themselves. They need you to look out for them, to love them, and to protect them. They are crying for help, and it is our job to reach out in their time in need. Finally, dog fighting is highly illegal. Any information you have on dog fighting should be reported to the police, and then to the ASPCA. You could earn up to $5,000 in reward money for any information about organized dogfighting that will lead to a conviction. For more information on how to help stop dogfighting and for what you can do in your community, visit the ASPCA website, or contact your local law enforcement to report possible dog fighting communities.

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. Emily Fox studies neuroscience. She can be reached at rsuppe@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @TheNevadaSagebrush.

Sports

TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2018

SPORTS | A7

@SagebrushSports | nevadasagebrush.com

Bazley makes jump to G-League

Andrea Wilkinson/Nevada Sagebrush

JaKarr Sampson eviscerates the rim on a huge dunk for the Reno Big Horns, on Nov. 10, 2017 against the Austin Spurs. Bazley is the first high school to G-league player in history.

By Javier Hernandez Last week, Darius Bazley, the five-star recruit once committed to Syracuse published a Players’ Tribune article that discussed his decision to forgo college to be the first player to make the jump from high school to the G-League. His decision has been a topic of polarizing discussion in the sports world. The issue of college amateurism, in particular, the lack of compensation and inability to profit off

one’s likeness has been hotly debated for decades. Prior to 1971, the NBA disallowed the signing of any player who had not finished four years of college. That changed following a Supreme Court ruling that overturned that requirement. A player was permitted to forgo college if he could demonstrate “hardship.” That led to the ABA drafting Moses Malone, who then went on to become one of the all-time greats. There were others who came after Malone. There were a lot of success-

ful players that were drafted: Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James. There were also a number of highschoolers who weren’t drafted and went on to have great careers, with the most notable one being Shawn Kemp. However, it has been a common convention that most prep players had neither the physical nor mental maturity to be successful in the NBA. That is why in 2005, the players union adopted an age limit of 19 and required players to be one year

Pack Basketball future hangs in balance

removed from high school in order to enter the NBA Draft, encouraging players to take the one-and-done path in college. While the temporary solution for lottery projected athletes has been to use the platform as a one year showcase in hopes of being drafted, Bazley decided to take a different path. In his words, “my GPS is set to the same destination as every other top recruit in the nation, I just picked a different route.” There have been players that have foregone the college route to play overseas before returning for the NBA like Emmanuel Mudiay. Others, like Thon Maker, stayed in “prep schools” and used that as a loophole to circumvent going to college. While the G-League is one of the options that has remained available since its formation in 2001, it has been widely avoided by draft hopefuls. On the surface, it may be a logical choice for one to consider the GLeague as a viable place to improve as it is meant to be a developmental league. In addition, the ability to make money, albeit a measly $26,000 annually, can be enticing for a high schooler. Add to that the chance to play against fringe NBA-level competition, and it may appear to be a viable option for players to ultimately reach the NBA. Bazley’s decision to turn to the G-league boils down to three things: money, exposure for being a potential trailblazer (no pun intended), and NBA-level player development. However, these three things are facades. The average G-League athlete earns $26,000. During his time in the Gleague, after taxes, Bazley would take home around $20,000. Then, because he would be out of his parents’ home, he would have to account for rent, food and other expenses. While he may be able to legally generate income through endorsements, those are usually tied to publicity. G-League games are played in empty small gyms and are seldom streamed

on YouTube. Though, because of his profile as the first high-profile high school player to play in the GLeague, his games will garner more attention. But will it be enough for the big-name companies to sign him to endorsements? In his plan to play in the G-League for one year, it’ll be highly unlikely for that to happen. However, it will be likely that Bazley will be given a Deandre Ayton-sized cash advance by some shady loan shark who will expect to receive a return on investment once he receives his NBA contract. It’ll be a huge risk if he takes any loans at this age, given that he would be fully banking on the money he would earn as a professional basketball player to pay back the loans. On the note of player development, Bazley has cited that his main motivation to play in the G-League is “to learn NBA schemes, adopt an NBA practice schedule and generally be in an environment where the main focus of everyone I’m around is competing at an NBA level.” While 38 percent of NBA players have played in the G-League at some point in their career, the G-League has never been a place for actual player development for budding players. It has been mostly used as a second chance for players who have flamed out of the league, looking for one final shot at making an NBA roster. Yes, there have been players that have made careers out of capitalizing off their time in the G-League like Spencer Dinwiddie and Jeremy Lin.

u u

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

Joining the sagebrush Joining theis just sagebrush is just one click away. one click away. You know you want to. You know you want to.

Chef Carnahan/Nevada Sagebrush

Lindsey Drew, Josh Hal, Jordan Caroline and Cody Martin huddle up during thei game against Boise State on Jan. 20, 2018. Nevada could lose its top three scorers from last season to the NBA draft.

By Brandon Cruz As many fans already know, three of Nevada’s powerhouse players Caleb Martin, Cody Martin and Jordan Caroline have declared for the NBA Draft without an agent. Since neither the twins nor Caroline chose to be represented by an agent, all three have the ability to come back and return to Nevada for their senior seasons if they choose not to go into the draft by the NBA’s withdrawal date on June 11. Before the Martin twins and Caroline declared for the draft ESPN put out a “Way too early AP Top 25 Poll” with Nevada ranked in the top 10. Now it’s quite obvious that Caroline and the Martin’s played a key role in Nevada’s high rank going into the ’18-’19 NCAA basketball season. If none of them decide to come back to Nevada, the Wolf Pack would be losing its top three scorers. Caleb accounted for 680 points, Caroline for 655 and Cody for 504. It won’t be easy for Nevada to find players with that type of scoring power from any recruit fresh out of high school but even transfers Tre’shawn Thurman, Corey Henson, Nisré Zouzoua

and Jazz Johnson will have a tough time emulating these kinds of numbers in their first eligible season with the Pack. Obviously, points are important to any basketball team. Leading scorers are revered and looked toward in clutch moments when a basket is needed the most. While points play a key role in wins, so do rebounds. Limiting opposing teams second-chance points and getting extra shots up on offensive rebounds is just as necessary to a team’s ability to win basketball games. With the possible permanent exit of Caroline and the Martin twins, Nevada would be losing its three most prolific rebounders last season. Caroline led the team with 319, Cody was about 100 rebounds back with 225 and Caleb was third on the list with 194. Size has always been an issue for Nevada. The Pack doesn’t use centers, relying heavily on its forwards to get their hands dirty and fight hard in the paint. This has proven to be relatively successful, but if we look back at Nevada’s first game of the NCAA tournament against the Longhorns they were dominated in the paint by freshman Mohamed Bamba until he

was fouled out late in the second half. Nevada’s best upgrades as far as size go come with K.J. Hymes 6-foot-11 and Vince Lee 6-foot-9 who are incoming freshmen, but they’ll still need to get used to the game speed of college games. Now the biggest question that remains is, how likely is it that they retract their NBA draft bid and come back for their final season at Nevada? In my eyes, Caleb is already gone. Many drafts have him going late in the first round and I just don’t think he’ll turn that kind of offer down. Cody and Caroline are far more likely to return for a second season with Nevada. While both of these players also put up impressive numbers this season and were key in Nevada’s deep NCAA tournament run, their offensive production didn’t compare to Caleb’s. Cody would most likely get picked up mid second round and Caroline would go late second or early third. I believe they’ll come back for another season at Nevada to strengthen their draft stock for the ’18-’19 NBA draft. Brandon Cruz can be reached at bcruz@sagebrush.unr and on Twitter @SagebrushSports.

The best part? We like volunteers and Thesometimes best part? Wewe’ll like volunteers even feedand yousometimes pizza. If you’re journalism just want to we’ll evenfun, feedlove you pizza. If you’reor fun, love learnor a just newwant media skill, email us at journalism to learn a new media skill, email us atjsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu.

Writers Writers Photographers Photographers Audio/Video Multimedia Designers Designers

- ,

@NevadaSagebrush

The Nevada Sagebrush

/ 5 @nvsagebrush

The Nevada Sagebrush

On Deck

TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2018

@NevadaSagebrush | nevadasagebrush.com

RECENT MEN’S GAMES

3-6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

SJSU

1 0 0 3

0 0 4 0 2 0

0 0

L 2-3

L 7-8

W 10-9

TOP 25 COLLEGE BASEBALL

28-6 23-5 24-9 25-6 27-6

6. Texas Tech 7. East Carolina 8. Kentucky 9. Oregon State 10. Indiana

26-7 24-7 22-10 24-6 22-6

11. Clemson 12. Florida State 13. Southern Miss 14. Duke 15. Vanderbilt

25-7 24-9 22-9 27-6 19-13

16. Oklahoma 17. UCLA 18. Georgia 19. Missouri State 20. Wichita State

23-11 19-8 23-9 22-7 22-7

21. North Carolina 22. Texas A&M 23. LSU 24. Coastal Carolina 25. Louisianna Tech

21-11 23-9 20-13 23-11 24-10

After dropping back-to-back heartbreakers against top 10 ranked Oregon State, the Wolf Pack baseball team traveled to California to take on the San Jose State Spartans. Below is a game-by-game recap of the series. At SJSU (April 7, 2018) The Mountain West Conference-leading Wolf Pack fell early to the Spartans after a furious five run bottom of the first inning. The Wolf Pack answered in the second inning to cut the deficit to three off of a two-RBI single by Weston Hatten. The Wolf Pack followed it up with another couple of runs in the third off a Mike Echavia homerun and an RBI single by Dillian Shrum. Shrum continued to be the spark that the Wolf Pack needed in

this highscoring a f f a i r. Down a run in the seventh inning, Shrum hit a huge RBI double to tie the game. He finished the game with five hits and five RBIs en route to a 10-9 Wolf Pack victory.