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INTERNATIONAL SYRIAN BOMB SUSPECT DETAINED IN GERMANY Three Syrian men apprehended a bomb suspect on Monday, Oct. 10, in Germany.

The men told authorities they recognized the suspect from online wanted posters. They tied him up in their apartment and alerted the police immediately after recognizing the suspect.

Jaber al-Bakr, a Syrian native, was suspected of plotting an attack in Germany after local police found explosives hidden in his apartment on Saturday. al-Bakr escaped his apartment before police arrived.

Authorities confirmed the explosives were similar to the ones used in the recent Paris bombings. The explosives were destroyed on site by the bomb squad because they were deemed too dangerous to transport.

Authorities had been searching for al-Bakr two days before the civilians apprehended him.

There is no evidence that al-Bakr is linked to the Islamic State, but authorities think it is likely.

“The behavior and actions of the suspect currently speak for an IS context,” Police Chief Joerg Michaelis told the Associated Press. al-Bakr came to Germany last year along with 890,000 other Syrian refugees. The identities of the three men who apprehended al-Bakr have not been released for security reasons.

Getting off Mr. Trump’s Wild Ride Trump allies dwindle in Nevada, nationwide as Election Day draws near

By Rachel Spacek After a full week of damaging headlines, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s mispronunciation of “Nevada” seems to be the least of his problems. Friday, The Washington Post released a conversation in 2005 between Access Hollywood and Trump that shows the candidate bragging about kissing and groping women. Since the release of the conversation, a number of Republican leaders, including Nevada Republicans Cresent Hardy and Joe Heck, have denounced Trump.

Throughout Nevada, Republicans are renouncing their support and endorsements of Trump. Gov. Brian Sandoval and Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison said Trump’s behavior was “repulsive and unacceptable,” while congressman and Senate candidate Joe Heck pulled his own endorsement of Trump on Saturday, Oct. 8. It was a nationwide trend that saw dozens of Republicans in tight races pulling support or openly criticizing the nominee.

Trump posted a 90-second video on social media in which he apologized for his comments. In the video, Trump told his supporters and viewers he is not a perfect person and that the comments from the 2005 video do not reflect who he is.

After briefly apologizing for the comments, Trump immediately went on the defense, saying, “I’ve said some foolish things, but there’s a big difference between the words and actions of other people. Bill Clinton has actually abused women, and Hillary Clinton has actually abused women, and Hillary has bullied, attacked, shamed and intimidated her victims.”

NATIONAL HURRICANE MATTHEW LEAVES US, TROPICAL STORM NICOLE MOVES IN Forecasters are currently keeping watch on Tropical Storm Nicole days after Hurricane Matthew ripped through the southeastern coast of the U.S. and the Caribbean.

The storm is about 900 miles east of Miami and is expected to evolve into a Category 2 storm by the end of the week. It could reach up to 100-mph winds by the time it hits Bermuda.

“Swells associated with Nicole and Post-Tropical Cyclone Matthew should increase on Bermuda during the next couple of days,” the National Hurricane Center told USA Today.

“These swells will create dangerous surf conditions and rip currents.”

Hurricane Matthew is now considered a “post-tropical cyclone” moving away from the U.S. Matthew killed 10 people and caused severe flooding in the states it passed through. It also killed over 1,000 people in Haiti.

The National Hurricane Center also believes the tropical storm will not make landfall in the U.S. but could affect weather on the southeastern coast.

LOCAL ONE DEAD AFTER SPARKS HOUSE FIRE Firefighters responded to a house fire in Sparks on the morning of Monday, Oct. 10. After taming the fire, they discovered one person had died.

Authorities have not identified the body found in the aftermath of the fire.

Neighbors confirmed the fire engulfed the house and burned for a while. The fire took two ladder trucks and 26 firefighters to subdue.

“I came out, and his house was literally an inferno,” Erika Reza, a neighbor of the couple, said to the Reno Gazette-Journal.

Reza has told the RGJ that an elderly couple lived in the house.

“They, at one point, from my understanding, tried to make an interior attack, but had to pull their people back,” Police Lt. Pete Krall told the RGJ. The couple has resided in the house for over 10 years. The woman has been in the hospital, and the man was staying at the house alone. It is not confirmed whether the body is the man.

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

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In this Oct. 29 file photo, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks to a crowd during a rally in Sparks. Trump has come under fire in recent days for lewd remarks he made during a taping of ‘Access Hollywood’ in 2005.

Garner visits, registers new student voters

By Madeline Purdue Jennifer Garner was at the University of Nevada, Reno, on Monday to endorse Hillary Clinton for president and to encourage and register students to vote.

Garner was welcomed by a crowd of about 40 students on the plaza in front of the Joe Crowley Student Union, though more students gathered as she spoke.

Garner joked with the crowd about the number of people asking students to register to vote on campus, but also stressed the importance of voting.

“We do have a say, it does matter,” Garner said.

“Use your say. It’s your responsibility.”

Garner asked the crowd to make sure their friends and family were registered to vote and go to the polls. She also encouraged them to vote early to avoid lines and crowds on Election Day. Garner also threw down her support for several of Clinton’s policies including college affordability, minimum wage and universal preschool for all children.

“I am excited and proud to be standing up for her,” Garner said.

Garner’s visit comes a month before Election Day and close to the end of voter registration. The deadline to register to vote in person is Tuesday, Oct. 11 and Oct. 18, online.

Waleed Bassia, a sophomore nursing major, passed the event while on campus and decided to stick around to see what it was about.

“This election is a really good representation of the polarization and issues of our country,” Bassia said. “They’re trivial and childish. [The candidates are] not focusing on real issues. At this point, it seems like a popularity race.”

Bassia also expressed his frustrations about the candidates not discussing Syria issues in depth during the debates. Despite these frustrations, Bassia believes that Clinton has a better chance at becoming the president than Donald Trump.

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Playa art travels to Reno

By Rachel Spacek The end of August in the Biggest Little City can be marked by the large amount of cars traveling through the city with dusty bicycles hitched to the rear and an obscure art sculpture peeking out of the trunk. Reno is a gateway city through which Burners travel to get to the Playa, but in recent years the Burning Man culture has not left the city as the event passed. Burning Man art and artists have chosen to make Reno their permanent homes.

Reno City Council approved a proposal last week to turn the empty lots of two demolished downtown motels into a temporary art park.

Last year, a group of artists and business owners created the Gateway Project to bring art from Burning Man to Reno. The Gateway Project is a coalition of nonprofits, artists and businesses dedicated to raising funds to bring public sculptures from the Playa to Northern Nevada. The group is leading the project.

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Former dorm, Lincoln Hall reopens as offices after months of renovations

By William Yepez Lincoln Hall, a 120-year-old all-male dormitory at the University of Nevada, Ren,o has undergone structural-design changes that began last December.

The newly restored hall has been reopened to the public as a space for faculty offices.

Lincoln Hall, named for Abraham Lincoln, was originally built in 1896 and served as the first allmale dormitory at UNR. The dormitory is one of 13 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places on campus and before its closure was the oldest continuously operating residency hall in the Western United States.

UNR currently enrolls over 21,000 students and is planning to expand the number of faculty. The renovation and restoration provides much-needed office space for the growing university.

The old dormitory was closed in May 2015 due to safety concerns following more than a century of use.

The $8.5 million project to restore the hall

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The project, called The Playa Art Park will include seven sculptures created by five different Burning Man artists.

“Burning Man is only two hours away from Reno, so since 2008 we have been bringing the art of Burning Man to Reno to share our culture with the city of Reno,” said Maria Partridge, an Artist Advocate for Burning Man. “The idea that burners spend a lot of money in Reno on their way out to the playa has made Reno a gateway city. We felt it was important to continue bringing sculptures from Burning Man to downtown Reno to share our culture.”

Last year, the project brought the sculpture titled, “Pentamonium” by Gary Gunderson to the front of the Lear Theater in downtown Reno. “Pentamonium” was a piece originally at the 2015 Burning Man.

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President Marc Johnson speaks at UNR’s historic Lincoln Hall on Thursday, Oct. 6. The building was reopened after being renovated and converted into office space.

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The Associated Students of the University of Nevada’s Department of Legislative Affairs kicks off Rock the Vote week beginning Monday. Rock the Vote is a weeklong event with activities aimed at registering students to vote and signing up students for TurboVote, a service that provides reminders and information about the upcoming election. The week will include music, speakers and food from local food trucks.

At least five protestors were hit by a pickup truck Monday evening while protesting in downtown Reno. One woman was hospitalized, according to witnesses.

The protestors were part of a larger group advocating against the observance of Columbus Day under the Reno Arch. The incident occurred before 7 p.m. Monday.

According to witnesses, the group stopped under the Reno Arch on their way up Virginia Street when two men in a white Dodge pickup truck stopped in the crosswalk. Witnesses said the driver revved the engine three times and threatened to run the group over.

The driver proceeded to ram through the crowd before the car sped down Virginia Street and made a right turn onto Second Street.

A witness said he saw the elder woman who was later hospitalized fall under the car after she was hit.

Several protestors jumped onto the hood of the pickup truck and grabbed the side doors in an effort to stop the pickup truck from speeding through downtown.

“This is a hate crime,” Quanah Brightman told the Reno Gazette Journal. “It’s still brutal to see this kind of racism in America. That man deserves life (in prison) for what he did.”

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“This is a hate crime, It’s still brutal to see this kind of racism in America. That man deserves life [in prison] for what he did.”

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Jennifer Garner speaks to a crowd of students outside the Joe Crowley Student Union on Monday, Oct. 10. Garner came to the university to help register voters before the deadline on Tuesday.

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presidential debate Sunday night where they discussed their differing policies on the humanitarian crisis in Syria. Clinton said she would back the rebel forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State and the Assad regime. Trump said he would only put resources into fighting IS because the crisis in Syria can’t be helped.

Garner’s speech was organized by the Young Democrats of America and Students for Hillary to mobilize college students to to head to their polling stations.

“Celebrities have an interesting point of view on cultural problems, and I want to see why she endorses Hillary,” said Cheyenne Theis, a senior business management major at UNR.

Quanah Brightman United Native Americans Inc. was part of the group that was run down protesting at the Reno Arch.

The driver and passenger in the pickup truck were described by protestors as “chubby” and in their 20s.

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began in December. The project followed a strict schedule and was completed on time.

The reopening ceremony took place Thursday, Oct. 6, in front of the renovated hall. The ceremony was led by Dean of Liberal Arts Debra Moddelmog. President Marc Johnson, Reno City Councilman David Bobzien, past residents of Lincoln Hall and members of the community were also present.

The reopening ceremony highlighted the university’s goal to stay in touch with and honor its history while striving to be one of the top schools in the country.

Johnson explained the importance of maintaining the history of the building while meeting the need for restoration and transformation.

Some major improvements to the buildings include air conditioning, along with updating the building to be fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Other changes include structural-design

upgrades and the addition of both male and female bathrooms.

“It’s gratifying to see the plan coming to fruition,” Johnson said.

John Walsh, Facility Services project manager, explained the need for the restoration was to keep the people in the building and those around it safe during an earthquake.

Before the refitting, during a large enough earthquake it would have been possible for the floor and ceilings to separate, causing the building to collapse.

“The historic value was worth the money,” Walsh said.

In addition to upgrading and adapting the building to meet needs of the growing student body, the university has kept the history of the building intact. The windows, the arch and the chimney have been reinforced and are part of the “Eclectic” architecture style that the university was originally modeled after. Inside the building, a tabletop is mounted on the wall that has the names of prior residents carved into it, paying homage to the history of the residency hall.

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Theis is an undecided voter. She was originally a Bernie Sanders supporter during the primary races. She said after watching the debates she thinks Clinton has better points, is more experienced in politics and has better government relations.

The most recent poll in Nevada by the Las Vegas Review-Journal has Clinton beating Trump by one point. The poll was taken prior to the debate and does not reflect voter opinion after Sunday night’s town hall debate.

“This definitely seems like the most intense election we’ve had,” said Hayley Canfield, a senior human development and family studies major. “There’s so much hate. It didn’t seem to be like this before.”

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

tings need to take place is to protect the Nevada economy. Graham Kent, director of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, emphasized the importance of “economic resiliency” for Nevada. Kent concluded that updating these buildings not only saves lives but also helps the Reno economy. If buildings are unable to withstand earthquakes and collapse, the cost of the cleanup and the loss of the inventory inside could be immense. A proactive approach to these issues could prevent these costly consequences later on. He encourages Reno businesses to look into seismic retrofitting to protect their investments.

This project is not the last of the restorations being done at the university. Lincoln Hall was the first project to be finished, but other buildings, the Manzanita dormitory and the Palmer building among them, are part of the $26 million renovation plan.

“This is the first step of many, possibly thousands,” Kent said.

William Yepez can be reached at rspacek@ sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.

The 84th ASUN Session started off its meeting Wednesday with the resignation of Grace Miller, the assistant director of legislative affairs. In her letter to Director Veronica Charles, Miller said she did not think she could continue to service the department with her busy schedule. Miller said she did not want the Department of Legislative Affairs to suffer from her lack of availability to work on projects and to dedicate time to the department.

The Department of Legislative Affairs quickly submitted the nomination of Kyle Sharp to be the new assistant director of legislative affairs. Sharp currently serves as projects director in the Department of Legislative Affairs. Sharp knows the ins and outs of the department, Charles said, and she trusts that he would be able to take her place if she was unable to make a meeting.

In his speech, Sharp mentioned the ASUN interns and his desire to work with them by helping them develop the skills necessary for transitioning into the positions under which they are interning. Sharp sees the development of interns as a way to help the department grow stronger each semester.

Sharp laid out his plan to give the interns their own event to work on. He will oversee the event, but the interns will be in charge of all aspects of the event so that the final project would be their own.

Sharp also plans to oversee the department and be sure they are prepared to pass legislation that positively impacts the University of Nevada, Reno, and its students.

“I am going to make sure that everyone working under me in the department is doing their part, and I am going to be there if they need help. I want to make sure the department continues in the right direction,” Sharp said.

As projects director, Sharp started the Wolf Pack Smart Talks campaign to educate students on current events.

The senate was impressed with Sharp’s experience and impact in the department.

In a unanimous vote, Sharp was appointed to the position of assistant director of legislative affairs.

Rachel Spacek can be reached at rspacek@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.

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Refugee families find new homes in Reno

By Samuel Crabtree In wake of the recent surge of refugees fleeing tumultuous countries and entering resettlement programs, many communities are starting to host those escaping the violence and civil unrest of home, and Reno has just become one of those communities.

There are four refugee families currently being resettled in Reno from Syria and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

These countries have become inhospitable due to war and political strife. Each of the families was selected and brought to the city within the last two months by the Northern Nevada International Center, a nonprofit organization that helps with hosting international students and visitors as well as helps with public

diplomacy at the University of Nevada, Reno, and in the community.

The Syrian refugee crisis is the result of those fleeing from the Islamic State and its constant bombings and violence. This sudden increase and threat have brought the refugee program under much scrutiny over the last few years, with fear of terrorism and questions of international safety becoming a major political conversation. This, when combined with the rising number of displaced people, an estimated 75 million worldwide, has put the program under an unprecedented amount of stress. Many cities and towns that were not part of the resettlement program before have opened their doors to help the displaced. The NNIC submitted an application to the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

in November and just received approval a few weeks ago.

The process is not a simple one — each refugee must go through multiple years of testing for terrorist motivations and contagious disease. One of Reno’s refugee families has been in transit for 16 years.

Those who are approved have their files sent out to programs like the NNIC across the country, and the programs pick the families they feel their community can best serve.

When they reach Reno, refugees are sponsored by various charitable organizations, such as churches and businesses, that help furnish homes and get the families used to their new surroundings. Two families have already started this process, and Dr. Carina Black, executive director of the NNIC and professor of political

science at UNR, is positive about their progress thus far.

“They’re still in the very beginning of acculturating,” Black said. “But the kids are in school and the parents are in ESL classes. They’re getting all of their things in order so they can start a normal life.”

There has been some backlash to the city’s welcome of refugees. At a town hall meeting last month, some Reno citizens questioned whether funds could be put to better use in a more local way, specifically the homeless population.

Black disagrees with this idea, citing the small amount of funds that goes into the resettlement process and disagreeing with the idea that helping one takes away from the other.

“There are 65 million people in the world who need help, and we’re helping

just about a hundred thousand. It’s a drop in the bucket,” Black said. “But it’s a sign of goodwill on behalf of the United States, a sign of leadership in terms of global engagement. We aim to be a leader in politics, economics, military power, but by being a leader in positive global engagement this will go a long way to do good for the world.”

Over the next year much of Reno will be watching to see how these families adjust to their new homes, and if all goes well these four will not be the last. For more information, or if you’d like to donate time or goods to the NNIC, please go to www.unr.edu/nnic/resettlement.

Samuel Crabtree can be reached at rspacek@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.

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Despite the candidate’s apology, Nevada Republican party leaders continued to issue statements denouncing Trump due to his lewd comments about women. However, Nevada voters are focused on Trump’s business experience and believe he will bring economic prosperity to the state and country.

“There is not one thing portrayed by Donald Trump that I disagree with,” said Cameron Cody, a freshman at the University of Nevada, Reno. “Obviously we need to strengthen business domestically, and removing restrictions from businesses will help us do that. Immigration is a big part of why America is economically in a wasteland right now, so we obviously need to have stronger immigration policies. There is truly nothing that Donald Trump stands for that is disagreeable or that is not fact.”

Trump is known and admired by his supporters for his unpredictability and for not being a traditional politician, while his opponent, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is seen by voters as a conventional “establishment” politician.

“Trump is not a politician and he has made mistakes, but he certainly will be the best thing for this country,” said Terry Pahler, a Trump supporter, at the rally in Reno. “Hillary, on the other hand, I do not know and I am very concerned about it on a very high level.”

While Republicans across the nation withdraw their support for Trump, the Republican National Committee Chairman, Reince Priebus called an emergency conference call with members.

“I want to make it very clear that the RNC is in full coordination with the Trump campaign, and we have a great relationship with them,” Priebus said.

The statement and conference call came after House Speaker Paul Ryan announced he would no longer defend or campaign with Trump.

During Trump’s rally in Reno, he addressed his traditional campaign topics of taxes, international trade, immigration reform and Obamacare.

“The first thing we’re going to do is repeal and replace Obamacare,” Trump said.

The candidate proceeded to talk about his opponent’s strong support for the Affordable Care Act, despite comments made from former President Bill Clinton calling the program “the craziest thing in the world,” a statement Clinton has taken back.

Trump moved on to another hot topic, border patrol, to which the audience responded with a chant of “build the wall.”

The most recent poll in Nevada, taken Sept. 27 by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, shows Clinton one point ahead of Trump, but a Suffolk poll from two days later put Clinton’s lead at six points.

The poll data was released before the tape with Trump’s obscene comments about women and before Nevada Republicans withdrew their support for the candidate.

In a rally in Las Vegas, Nevada Republican candidate for Senate Joe Heck told the crowd he could not look past the behavior of Trump and could not vote for him or Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton for president.

The highly anticipated second presidential debate between Clinton and Trump aired Sunday, Oct. 9. The former secretary of state had a solid performance with a long list of new and old accusations against her opponent. Trump came into the debate with very little new information aside from arguing about his opponent’s controversial speeches released by WikiLeaks on Friday, Oct. 7.

As the Trump campaign went on the defense about its candidate’s

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A sculpture built for last summer’s Burning Man, titled “Electric Renaissance” was built by Bodo Julicher, Keith Muscutt, Andrzej and Jakub Sztur. The group recieved the Honorarium Grant, a Burning Man art grant, to build “Electric Renaissance.”

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A young Trump supporter holds up a Trump/Pence sign at the Reno Convention Center on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Over a thousand people attended the Trump rally in Reno.

comments about women, the Clinton campaign briefly had to answer concerns about speeches given by Hillary Clinton to major Wall Street banks including Goldman Sachs. The speeches released by WikiLeaks add to the theme that was highly present in the Democratic primary when Clinton was accused of being pro-Wall Street and a typical establishment candidate.

The Clinton campaign did not confirm the authenticity of the leaks.

When discussing Clinton’s emails and WikiLeaks speeches, Trump was strictly on attack mode. However, when discussing policy, Trump continued to find himself at odds with those in his party. When asked about whether he backs the use of military force against the Assad regime in Syria, he said he disagreed with his running mate, Gov. Mike Pence’s, view to use military force in Syria if necessary.

Pence responded to the comments Monday by saying he and Trump are “shoulder to shoulder” on Syria and the question was taken out of context.

Trump supporters are also strong Pence supporters and would like to see the two stand together despite Trump’s lack of experience in politics.

“Trump is not a politician, but Pence is very grounded and is very diametrically opposed to Trump’s personality, and I think what Trump might lack in let’s say governmental day-to-day expertise, he is going to know who to surround himself by,” Pahler said.

The election is only a month away and Trump has a lot of ground to make up in order to catch up to Clinton.

With so many Nevada Republicans withdrawing support from Trump, the real-estate mogul’s future in the state is perhaps as unclear as ever.

Rachel Spacek can be reached at rspacek@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.

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Another way to connect with Burning Man culture, aside from visiting the Playa, is to attend the Burning Man Decompression, an event each year that welcomes Burners and community members to celebrate the end of the Burning Man season.

This year’s Reno Decompression consisted of fire dancing, music, an auction and local art cars.

“Burning man is such a touching event that sometimes people get depressed after it is over and the Decompression helps them get back into their community and back into their lives,” said Dale Weber, the Regional Contact for Reno Burning Man and a board member of Reno Burners, LLC. Cities across the U.S. host decompressions, but what separates the Reno Decompression from others is its role as a fundraiser for Burning Man and the Reno community. According to Weber, the cost of a ticket to the Reno Decompression was $20 this year and 100 percent of the proceeds from ticket sales go back into the community.

The proceeds go toward grants for civic art projects, Burning Man art and a Reno charity. In the past, Decompression has donated to the Boys and Girls club of Reno.

“We have such a vibrant Burner community in Reno, Burning Man is a year-round event here. The Burning Man headquarters in San Francisco are jealous of our community because we have so many projects and groups that are focused on Burning Man and making it a yearround community-based event,” Weber said.

Burning Man draws over 70,000 people each year to Black Rock Desert in Northern Nevada for a celebration of art and culture.

“Burning Man has brought a lot of artists coming through Reno on their way to the event and has given people a chance to see another side of Reno,” Partridge said. “A lot of

people are moving here from the Bay Area, a lot of young artists are moving here and opening up artist collectives because it is more economical to live here and to rent work space.”

Last year, the Gateway Project in partnership with ARTECH, a 501(c)(3) art nonprofit, launched a fundraiser to raise $30,000 to support the Playa Art Park before they proposed the idea to the Reno City Council.

The city of Reno will pay an additional $500 toward the insurance policy for liability along with the selfinsured liability policy of $1 million to cover the art display.

The Playa Art Park will take over the empty lots left by the demolition of the former Golden West Motor Lodge and the Heart o’ Town Motel. The park will remain on the lot for six to 12 months.

“Instead of being an empty lot, the

lot will contain an art park that will be a shining star in our community,” Weber said.

The project will include a mural by Joe C. Rock, a sculpture of two blue steel butterflies titled “Imago” by Kirsten Berg, “Electric Dandelions” and four other sculptures from past Burning Man events.

“The empty lot will now be a temporary art park, so instead of being a blight area, we’re filling it with art that means a lot to the city and to Burning Man,” Partridge said.

The grand opening of the Playa Art Park is scheduled for Nov. 10 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Virginia Street will be closed to vehicles, but filled with art cars, vendors, fire spinners and music.

Rachel Spacek can be reached at rspacek@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.

Liquid PXL/The Gateway Project Sculptures titled “Electric Dandelions” created by Liquid PXL are 23 to 27 feet tall. The sculptures release fireworks at night and are equipped with a sound-reactive controller, controlled via iPad.

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PACK N THE EVENTS THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR THIS WEEK

By Blake Nelson

NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY DATE: Tuesday TIME: 5 p.m.

LOCATION: Church Fine

Arts, Sheppard Gallery INFO: The LGBTQIA+ community is fighting harder than ever, and National Coming Out Day is one of the ways it is making itself heard.

Whether you have come out, you're supporting someone who is coming out or you want to come out, this is a time for solidarity. Come out and enjoy some light refreshments.

BEACH FOSSILS CONCERT DATE: Tuesday TIME: 8:30 p.m.

LOCATION: The Holland

Project INFO: The indie beach babes Beach Fossils are coming to our very own Holland Project. Beach Fossils are known to crush it live, so don't miss out. Joining them are LA rockers Slow Hollows and our very own lo-fi jammers Video World.

STRANGER SHOW OPENING RECEPTION DATE: Friday TIME: 6 p.m.

LOCATION: The Holland

Project INFO: Celebrate new local artists at the seventh annual Stranger Show.

This event is a meeting of seasoned and fresh, bringing young artists from Procter Hug High together with older artists from the community to create a collaborative piece of art. Come for the art, stay for the hangs.

UNR SMASH BROS. TOURNAMENT DATE: Friday TIME: 7 p.m.

LOCATION: Joe Crowley

Student Union, CSU Room 402 INFO: Do you have that competitive side that you just can't curb until you completely destroy someone at some kind of game? Get to the Joe to play Smash Bros. and wreck the competition.

Admission is $7 and proceeds go to a nearby youth robotics team.

'ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW' DATE: Saturday TIME: 11 p.m.

LOCATION: Greater

Nevada Field INFO: It's October and we all want more freakiness out of our Halloween month, so get down to the Greater Nevada Field to see "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" with shadow cast The Bawdy Caste. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is a cultural phenomenon that you have to see. It's free too.

Blake Nelson can be reached at bnelson@nevadasagebrush. unr.edu or on Twitter @b_e_nelson.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2016

Elspeth Summers returns to her passion

After a hiatus, Summers releases her 'Round & Round'

By Blake Nelson It’s been a year since Elspeth Summers bowed out from being a professional musician, but now she's returned with a new self-produced album, “Round & Round.”

The album spans 10 songs and a variety of themes, ranging from the personal to the spiritual.

Summers' music communicates themes of environmental issues, spirituality and self-love, all through the genre of folk.

“I’m adamant about environmental activism and protecting Mother Earth," Summers said. “I feel like I’m here for a reason because I know that we’re at a critical point in human history. We’re at a pinnacle where we can save our planet or not.”

Originally from Gardnerville, Nevada, a small town south of Carson City, Summers was raised in and around the greater Tahoe area by her parents.

“My parents were definitely very — they’re hippies to put it bluntly,” Summers said. “We went camping a lot during the summer, and I spent a lot of my childhood out in nature.”

At age 15, Summers found an old guitar at her house and from there became inspired to create music. While going to high school, Summers was in a folk band called “The Botanicals,” all the while honing her skills.

Dabbling in other instruments like the banjo, ukulele, mandolin and bass, Summers eventually branched out into her own band, simply known as Elspeth Summers. “[Playing in a band] was definitely music bootcamp for me,” Summers said.

Summers moved to Reno after high school to be with her bandmates and follow her dreams of professionally pursuing music, something that would actually cause her to stop playing music.

Summers went on to tour the West Coast, playing throughout California, Oregon and much of Nevada. Summers would perform in almost any venue and for a variety of events, including the occasional wedding.

Exerting a large amount of her energy on music and performing, Summers eventually fatigued. The stress of constant touring and the disillusionment that goes along with it took their toll on her.

Summers took a

break from music when she was 21.

“It got to where I had so many people telling me who I should be that I lost sight of who I am,” Summers said.

Summers used the year off to step back and evaluate her life. She used her dismal experience as a touring musician to learn and grow both as a person and as a musician. Now she looks back on it as an experience she feels made her stronger.

Summers came back to music more confident and set out to record an album, but she soon realized that recording an album in a studio is expensive. Not to be deterred, with help from her partner James Coleman II, she decided to self-produce her album.

“It was mine and Elspeth's first time trying to record anything independently without a budget,” Coleman said. “So we used the bare-bones tools we had, which were GarageBand, an audio recorder that I use for my video projects and that's about it.”

What was initially supposed to be a minimalist album with just Summers and guitar, the album would gain contributions from an array of musicians from

across the globe through connections and Summers reaching out. Musical contributions include cellists, violinists and vocalists.

“Round & Round” was released on Sept. 9 of this year. The album has all of Summers’ traditional themes of environmentalism but with the additional theme of redemption — knowing that one can grow from mistakes.

“The message was about coming from the dark depths up into self-love,” Summers said. “You have to honor your shadow and your light.”

At this point Summers doesn’t have any plans to perform regularly again, but she does plan on having a short tour through Canada next summer and to release music videos to accompany her music.

“I’m just focusing on making more music and getting better,” Summers said. “That’s my main goal — to not do everything, but expand and grow and get better.”

Blake Nelson can be reached at bnelson@sagebrush. unr.edu or on Twitter @b_e_nelson.

Photos Courtesy of Elspeth Summers

Top left: Elspeth Summers plays guitar in the Wolf Pack Radio studio on Sept. 20, 2015. Summers performed an acoustic set as part of Wolf Pack Radio's Live in the 775.

Top right: Summers reclines in her front yard on Oct. 26, 2016. Summers also dabbles in modeling in her free time.

Bottom right: Summers poses at Lake Tahoe on Sept. 1, 2015. The photo is another instance of her modeling.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2016

Bon Iver devolves into experimental maximalism

Band gets weird in ‘22, A Million’

By Joey Thyne Folk music is a soft bed in which artists often grow too comfortable. In the recent folk revival, all a band needs is a banjo and a coal-mining outfit in order to be dubbed “real” music.

Bon Iver has always been on the cutting edge of indie music. In the past the band has pushed the envelope of folk, but on “22, A Million” Bon Iver walks away from it entirely.

Recent collaborations with Kanye West and James Blake undoubtedly contributed to the band’s experimentation, and die-hard fans may be upset at the transformation.

The sound is a quiet maximalism. Here the band is embracing everything: sampled drum tracks, string arrangements, pitch-corrected vocals, saxophone solos, noodling synths and more weird sound effects.

Sometimes these elements come together to create something heavenly; other times they become congested and confused. This self-indulgence is further exemplified with the scatter-brained album cover art and the erratically titled songs.

An ever-changing palette makes the music enigmatic. It is veined with such intricate nuance that it is at times overwhelming to listen to. It has a fragile glitchiness, feeling like it could collapse at any second.

This is either exhilarating or

exhausting, depending on who you ask.

“22 (OVER S∞∞N),” the first song, is the best on the album.

It softly builds, allowing the listener to slip into the madness without realizing.

“10 d E A T h b R E a s T,” the second song, is the worst on the album. The muffled drums and discordant singing are nothing but grating.

“33 ‘GOD’” is the most accessible song on the album. Warm piano centers the track as Justin Vernon implores the listener to “stay for tea.”

“29 #Strafford APTS” is gorgeous. A guitar is tenderly fingerpicked under several layers of vocal distortion singing a lovely melody. It is an example of the transcendent atmosphere that can be achieved by combining folk and understated electronica.

“8 (circle)” is a rich hymn.

Throughout most of the band’s music, Vernon insists on singing everything falsetto. Whenever he sings in his natural register, such as on this track, it is refreshing and sounds fantastic.

“715 - CREEKS,” “21 M♢♢OON WATER” and “___45___” all seem like gratuitous detours.

This would be all right if the album had more content, but “22, A Million” is brief at only 34 minutes. These songs stick out and waste space.

Bon Iver would like this to be its “Kid A” — genre-defining, expectation-subverting and groundbreaking. However, it is not nearly as realized. There

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are moments on “22, A Million” that feel more like doodles in a notebook than fully fleshed-out ideas.

The thing that made Bon Iver so special in the first place was the intimacy between the music and the listener. Unfortunately, somewhere in the midst of warbled vocoder and shrill woodwinds, that rare connection was lost.

All things considered, Bon Iver’s willingness to take chances is commendable. Even if the results are hit-or-miss, “22, A Million” is one of the most unique mainstream releases of the year.

Joey Thyne can be reached at bnelson@sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter @b_e_nelson.

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Nevada vs. Wyoming

‘22, A MILLION’ Bon Iver

Release Date: Sept. 30 Genre: Alternative

NWCCU Accreditation Review, Oct. 17-19, 2016

You’re invited to a students-only forum, co-hosted by ASUN and GSA. This is a time for you to meet with the reviewers to discuss and answer questions about your student experience at the University.

Monday, Oct. 17 2:30-3:30 p.m., JCSU Theater

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Nevada Question 1 is a must-pass A merica has a gun problem. It’s not a question anymore. There have been more than 43,000 incidents of gun violence this year alone, according to the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive. In the last ten months alone, 11,000 have died from those incidents of gun violence.

This is not an issue that can be brushed aside any longer. Solving gun violence must be a central issue to the upcoming election, and here in Nevada we have the opportunity to make progress toward that goal in the form of ballot Question 1.

The exact text of the question is as follows: “Shall Chapter 202 of the Nevada Revised Statutes be amended to prohibit, except in certain circumstances, a person from selling or transferring a firearm to another person unless a federally-licensed dealer first conducts a federal background check on the potential buyer or transferee?”

Let’s break that down a bit.

First, Chapter 202 of the Nevada Revised Statutes is just the section of the NRS that deals with “crimes against public health and safety,” and includes laws ranging from the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act (which banned smoking in public indoor spaces in 2006) to the regulation of weapons in the state.

Second, Question 1 addresses the so-called “gun show loophole.” This loophole allows guns to be bought and sold at gun shows without a federal background check. While most gun owners are perfectly law-abiding trustworthy, the absence of a background check removes the safety net that could catch those who intend to do harm.

By closing the loophole, Question 1 removes the uncertainty and re-applies the background-check safety net to where it should have been all along. However, there is still more to be done when it comes to ending the epidemic of mass shootings in America.

An analysis from The New York Times found

that the firearms used to perpetrate some of the most high-profile shootings in recent history — including the San Bernardino and Orlando shootings — were overwhelmingly purchased legally.

In this vein, opponents of the measure claim that it will do nothing to stop the illegal acquisition of guns by criminals. The NRA cites a stat from the Department of Justice that claims 77 percent of criminals in state prisons for gun-related crimes obtained those guns through means other than gun shows or online stores.

But just because most guns aren’t obtained through gun shows doesn’t mean the gun show loophole shouldn’t be closed. Just because it won’t solve America’s gun problem in full doesn’t mean that we should abandon trying to solve it at all.

Opponents also argue that it’s a government overreach that will turn everyday gun owners into criminals if they try and lend their

weapons to a friend or family member. These characterizations are misleading, false and do nothing but ignore what Question 1 is trying to fix.

Under the measure, police officers, security guards, active duty military and federal agents are exempt. Family members are exempt.

Those selling antique firearms or trustees or executors of estates are exempt. There are also exemptions built in for temporary gun trades.

If you’re at a firing range, shooting competition, or even hunting, you’re exempt.

At the end of the day, we must try something. Even with the CDC’s ban on gun-related research, there are plenty of studies that show states with more guns are more dangerous.

Any dent in the number of illegal guns in Nevada is crucial to the public well being.

Question 1 must be passed.

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

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women. I know this man and so many like him. I wish I didn’t, yet I do, and I have for a long time.”

You see, when Mr. Trump was forced to respond to these vulgar comments he apologized and deemed his remarks “locker-room banter.”

He is using the same excuse our society is so used to using. When saying things like “boys will be boys” and “locker-room banter,” you stop holding men accountable for their actions and begin to normalize sexual aggression in our society.

Like journalist Harper, I too know a Donald Trump. He’s my first boyfriend that tried to pressure me into having sex when I wasn’t ready. He’s my middle school teacher that rubbed my lower back without my consent. He’s my softball coach that made one too many remarks that crossed the line. He’s the same construction worker that catcalls me every day when I walk to my car from class. He’s my old manager who used his position of power to harass me.

These words aren’t foreign to any of us.

So yes, of course I don’t want a misogynistic maniac like Donald Trump to be president. I can’t imagine growing up and having a daughter in this world where a man that openly makes such chauvinist comments is the leader of the free world. But more importantly, we need to stop making excuses for the men in our lives.

No more “locker-room banter.” No more “he can’t help himself.” No more “boys will be boys.”

nce upon a time I was a woman obsessed with Bernie Sanders. I had a Bernie Sanders poster in my window, and I had stickers and buttons galore. I went and spoke for him at my local caucus and was thrilled to move on to caucus for him at the district level.

I could go on and on about why I felt such single-minded devotion to this grandfather-like character, but the reality is that my devotion is in the past. As bitter as Bernie’s loss felt, I’m faced with a much larger issue, an issue that overshadows any of my previous feelings: What the hell is going on, America?

Ignoring the fact that we let a real-life, bird-speaking, elderly Disney Princess slip through our fingers, why is there an orange-flavored megalomaniac standing across from the person Dominique who I used to view as the enemy?

Kent When did this change from a race between real people to a choice of whether we should give nuclear bombs to a candidate with a controversial past or to a racist, sexist bully of a candidate with no impulse control?

I feel like I came out from the hole I’d buried myself in to mourn the passing of my 2016 Bernie Sanders for president dreams and found people calmly weighing the pros and cons of choosing between Mrs. Not Always Honest and Mr. Absolutely Insane.

Am I missing something?

When Hillary Clinton beat my beloved Bernie Sanders, at least there was no fear she would try to grope the first female foreign leader she came across as president. At least there was no need to worry whether she would make a hasty decision and start a war to prove the size of her hands. At least this was a real person whose main claim to presidential responsibility was more than a reality TV show and a few failed businesses.

How does a tax evader, bully and known sexual assaulter still have a 40 percent approval rating, according to Quinnipiac University? Why do I still hear “At least he isn’t Clinton” when only one candidate in this race is known for going on air and making fun of people for their weight, their gender, their disabilities and countless other things that make a convenient target for his ridicule?

As much as I would have loved to be led by a dapper, kindly older gentleman, I would hate even more to be led by Hitler reincarnated with a permanent head cold.

I watched the presidential debate this Sunday in a state of permanent WTF?, an emotional state that was developed specifically for situations like the 2016 presidential race. At one point, with all of Trump’s constant interruptions and snide comments, he began to resemble a 12-year-old boy mumbling insults under his breath and crying that Mommy didn’t give him as much time with his toys as someone else.

Did I fall asleep and wake up in some alternate universe where pettiness, meanness and overall creepiness make for a good president? Did the apocalypse occur while I was taking an afternoon nap?

I don’t know about anyone else, but after the tape released last week, I’m getting ready to join the other crazies and start stocking an underground bunker full of cans of food and Donald Trump repellent.

Are my fellow Berners as freaked out as I am right now? I sure hope so, because there’s a real chance we’ll have a president who thinks adequate “locker-room” talk includes plans for sexual assault.

We’ll have a president who seems actually incapable of answering the questions given to him at debates.

We’ll have a president who thinks the best measure of a woman’s worth is a single number between one and 10.

What’s a Berner to do? Run screaming to a voting booth and ensure America doesn’t turn into a dictatorship led by a Cheetos puff whose foreign policy experience and knowledge of the country in general stem from the locations of his more profitable business ventures.

It’s time to pack away our Bernie stickers and bid a tearful farewell to the presidential love affair that couldn’t be. It’s time to let go of our summer fling, fellow Berners, because winter is coming and November’s not looking pretty.

Ali Schutz studies journalism. She can be reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.

Dominique Kent studies English. She can be reached at dkent@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.

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On Wednesday, Oct. 5 Trump supporters gather at his rally in Reno, NV. Amongst the crowd of supporters stand adolescents who hold up Trump Pence signs.

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oys will be boys.”

“It’s just a phase.”

“He just can’t help himself.”

“It’s just locker-room talk.”

On Oct. 7, yet another lewd video of hopeful presidential nominee Donald Trump was leaked.

This video captured Trump making sexually aggressive comments toward women.

“You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful - I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet.

Just kiss. I don’t even wait.” “And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything.” He added: “Grab them by the p****. You can do anything.”

As expected, immediate uproar has followed in response to the videos. Our Facebook timelines are rife with angry responses for Trump. Our Twitter feeds are crawling with combative reacAli tions. Politicians are revoking Schultz their endorsements and many Schultz Happens supporters are swiftly jumping ship.

America is outraged over Mr. Trump’s derogatory comments that blatantly describe sexual assault. The public is astonished. The media is appalled. But not many are addressing the direct issue. We all know a Donald Trump. These words aren’t foreign to any of us women, nor men.

In the wake of Trump’s comments being released, I spent a lot of time reflecting. I thought about my childhood and lessons I was taught

by my parents. I recall from a young age that I was always indirectly being taught how “not to get raped” without even really realizing it. I was always encouraged to dress modestly, because that would be the “lady-like” thing to do. I mean, in high school I wasn’t even allowed to wear spaghetti straps, because God forbid my male classmates get distracted by my shoulders. I was encouraged to not “drink too much” at parties based on an inherent fear that someone might put something in my drink. And when I was dropped off at college, one of my mom’s biggest worries would be that I would go out alone without using the buddy system.

I thought about these lessons and remembered that all my closest girlfriends were taught similar practices by their parents. But one thing I don’t recall is the boys around me being taught how “not to rape” or the importance of consent. And this made me think that maybe Trump isn’t so different from the men we all know.

I believe Washington Post journalist Shaun Harper said it best: “I know Donald Trump.

Though we have never met, I know him well. At several moments throughout the campaign, I have felt that something about Trump was disturbingly familiar, but I couldn’t quite pinpoint it. After seeing the video of this presidential candidate and married man talking about kissing women, grabbing their vaginas and using his celebrity to get them to do whatever he wants, I now fully recognize the guy I have known since I was a teenage boy. The Trump on that video is a sexist, misogynistic, womanizing cheater who degrades and sometimes sexually assaults

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Even NASA has dropped a golden record

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lmost 40 years ago a team of people sat down together to create humanity’s greatest mixtape, a mixtape that is currently floating more than 12 billion miles away from Earth. It’s called the Golden Record and is meant for intelligent extraterrestrial life. That’s right … aliens.

In May 1972 NASA’s Voyager Mission was officially approved. This mission launched two robotic probes, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, to explore and study the outer solar system, including planets like Jupiter and Saturn, and now interstellar space.

These spacecrafts have been sending new data back to Earth since their launch in 1977 and are expected to continue doing so Emily until 2025, when there Fisher will no longer be sufficient energy to power the instruments aboard each vessel.

That won’t be the end for the Voyagers though, because they are not just carrying all of these data-collecting instruments.

They’re carrying the whole of humanity with them.

That’s where the Golden Record comes in. A project led by Carl Sagan of Cornell University and a team of people he recruited, the Golden Record was meant to be a time-capsule of humanity. It was meant to be something that, if found, would “communicate a story of our world to extraterrestrials,” according to NASA. As you can imagine, trying to sum up all of humanity in one record is a daunting task. Over the course of almost a year, Sagan and his team worked to assemble a collection of sounds, music, greetings and pictures.

The records, which are a slightly fancier version of the vinyl classics we all know today, encased in a protective aluminum jacket and plated with gold, contain over 115 images, 90 minutes of music from around the globe and a variety of natural Earth sounds like the chirping of birds and the crashing of waves.

There are also greetings spoken in over 55 languages and printed messages from former U.S. President Carter and U.N. Secretary General Waldheim.

Each record is attached to the Voyagers with a cartridge, needle and symbolic instructions that would tell intelligent life how to play the record and learn about the vast diversity of life on Earth.

Jimmy Carter put it best when he said, “This is a present from a small, distant world, a token of our sounds, our science, our images, our music, our thoughts and our feelings. We are attempting to survive our time so we may live into yours.”

So why am I bringing all of this up now?

Well, as I was on my way to campus last Friday afternoon, listening to NPR as almost all journalism geeks do, I heard about these records for the first time on a program called “Science Friday.”

Not only did I learn about these original time capsules of humanity, but I also heard about a recent campaign by the show to “remake” the records. After a group of panelists sifted through listener suggestions and added their own picks, a final playlist for the new Golden Record was made.

Martin Luther King’s famous “I have a dream speech,” a sound bite of a 4-yearold being tickled, “Good Vibrations” by the Beach Boys, pictures of humans riding bikes and even the entire server of Google are a few of the selections.

As I scrolled through the list, there was a sinking feeling in my stomach. There was something really wrong with the list and the original record from 1977 too.

Where were all of the bad things about humanity?

If in some part of this universe there are other intelligent beings, shouldn’t they know the lousy parts of our culture and life on Earth too?

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The world has a bad habit of not acknowledging the negative aspects of life on Earth. There are murders, war, discrimination, disasters, bullying and attacks. The corrupt parts of humanity make up more of our world than we are all willing to admit.

We aren’t accurately depicting what it means to be human if we only include things like the sound of a kiss or a famous Beethoven symphony on our Golden Record. By only highlighting the glittering gold aspects of humanity, we are losing a tremendous part of what actually makes us human.

It’s about time we start addressing the dull, black parts of our world too, because ignoring them or keeping them locked away in a box with no key will not make them go away.

And while we’re at it, maybe we can try to fix more of them. That way if a miracle happens and aliens do find our record and decide to take a trip to our little planet, they will find a world better than the one they learned about, and not worse.

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Emily Fisher studies journalism. She can be reached at efisher@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.

In 1972, NASA sent a Golden Record into space. This Golden record was an attempt to make connection with extraterrestrials.

NASA will be collecting data using the records until 2025.

Photo courtesy of NASA

In May 1972 NASA sent up Golden Records into outerspace. These records, which serve as a capsule for humanity, are meant to communicate with extraterrestrials.

Manage your stress in the midst of midterms

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e have all had that day where no matter what we do, we are constantly fretting about that bad grade. No matter what we do, the expectation to do better looms overhead.

We tend to get inside our heads and constantly continue to question ourselves. We can all agree this just stresses us out more. I know I often wonder if I’m up to the challenge or if I’m doing well enough in my classes. What will others think of me?

Emily What if all my hard Fox work won’t pay off?

With midterms coming up, it’s important to address

the issue of anxiety and what you can do to maintain your sanity.

The goal is to manage your stress, not just deal with it, which is why it’s good to start with the what-notto-do’s of stress relief. The most pertinent threat is alcohol consumption because of its severe effects on your health. Do not just look for a distraction at the bottom of a beer bottle — it has damaging effects on your study habits and avoids the issue instead of confronting it. It can also lead to binge drinking if it occurs often enough.

Another way not to handle being stressed is to stress yourself beyond the point of no return. It doesn’t help resolve the issue of what you are worried about, and it can lead to headaches and panic attacks.

Often this excessive worrying can also cause you to lash out, which

hurts other people. Applying copious amounts of pressure on yourself is also something that avoids the issue and most likely hurts those who are trying to help you.

Lastly, while stress eating sounds appealing, it is not healthy and will probably make you feel worse off later.

Most of these things actually avoid the problem, which is different than focusing on something else until you’re ready to re-confront the stressor. The first step in stress relief is to take a breath, no matter how corny that sounds. Taking a step back from the situation helps you to settle down and obtain a clear head. Then you can do something that lets you take a break from the pressure you are feeling.

Some of my personal favorites are listening to music, doing yoga,

working out, reading, petting a puppy, meditating, taking a nap, working on something else, talking it out, coloring and making a healthy snack. Every one of these operates in a different way to help you escape from whatever is worrying you so much. Working on something else is the main idea behind de-stressing, because it helps distract you from whatever is causing your anxiety until you can focus on it again. Yoga stretches and relaxes, while working out or going for a run releases built-up tension and residual stress.

Petting animals (especially puppies) has been proven to help reduce stress and anxiety and even make you happier, according to animal expert Arden Moore. Taking a nap, resting or meditating clears your mind and lets your brain relax and get some sleep.

Coloring, drawing or writing helps to

get your feelings out in their respective ways while also relaxing you.

Once you have calmed down and feel relieved, then you can make a plan of attack and execute it. Setting up your next move helps you feel in control, refocuses you on your task or emotions and solves problems.

Whether it’s midterms or just plain old stress, there’s a multitude of ways to help you de-stress and stay that way. Keeping your mind healthy is just as important as finishing writing those last 500 words of your English paper. Now when midterm week arrives, you will have an arsenal of stress-relief tactics to help you ace your tests without killing yourself over them.

Emily Fox studies neuroscience. She can be reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.

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Rice, Muss form powerful duo

By Jack Rieger PART I In late February of this year, Dave Rice sat quietly in Lawlor Events Center and watched a Nevada basketball shootaround. Just one month earlier, he had been fired as the head coach at UNLV — a program he won a national championship with as a player, then went on to coach for 15 years as both an assistant and head coach. Rice was let go in the middle of the season, an unorthodox, cold move in the world of college basketball.

Rice is the third-winningest head coach in UNLV’s history, amassing a 98-54 record. He led UNLV to two NCAA tournament appearances in the four full seasons he coached and recruited a top-25 class in every year except his first. But 16 games into the 2015-2016 season, UNLV was 9-7 overall and 0-3 in conference. Athletic Director Tina Kunzer-Murphy met with Rice a day after UNLV’s third conference loss and the two mutually agreed Rice would resign as coach, although the consensus opinion among Las Vegas media was that Rice was forced out.

“It was difficult for me, for our family and certainly for the program,” Rice said.

“I’m proud of the time I spent at UNLV. Some of my best friends in the world were guys that I’ve played with at UNLV or that I’ve coached with. It’s a special place for [my family].”

Rice is too respectful and gracious to speak badly about his former employer, but the truth is UNLV — a program Rice has given so much to since he was 21 years old — harshly dumped him in the middle of a season in an attempt to satisfy angry boosters and divert attention from a dysfunctional decision-making leadership group.

UNLV solidified its chaotic reputation following Rice’s firing, as the program cycled through four different coaches in the span of 100 days. Todd Simon, Rice’s replacemnt, was hired by Southern Utah at the end of the season. UNLV then inked Chris Beard to a five-year deal, but 19 days later Beard fled UNLV for Texas Tech. The Rebels settled on a contract with Marvin Menzies shortly after Beard skipped town, concluding the most dysfunctional and embarrassing month in program history.

PART II After Rice was fired from his alma mater in January, he was able to watch his son Travis play high school basketball for Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas. Gorman, a powerhouse program coached

by Rice’s brother Grant, was playing in the state championship tournament in Reno on Feb. 25. Nevada head coach Eric Musselman invited Rice to watch a shootaround at Lawlor the day before his son’s game. After the shoot-around, the two

men spoke at length about their lives as basketball coaches.

“We talked about recruiting and building programs and his experiences in basketball and my experience in basketball,” Rice said. “I told him how confident I was that he was building a really strong program at Nevada and I thought they were going to be really good in the coming years.”

What Rice didn’t know at the time was that Musselman would eventually ask him to be an assistant coach on his staff.

“Over the course of the next couple months, we just stayed in touch through direct message,” Rice said. “When there was an opening on his staff, he reached out to me and we had a really good conversation and it absolutely felt right.

I have a lot of respect and confidence in him and obviously there was an opportunity for me, so it just worked out that way.”

Rice was hired as a Nevada assistant coach on April 25, 107 days after being fired by the in-state rival. As an experienced and respected coach, Rice had opportunities to work as a head coach for other programs, but was so impressed with Musselman that he chose Nevada.

“There were other opportunities that I looked at, but I felt very good about the direction of coach Musselman’s program,” Rice said. “It gave me an opportunity to come in and learn from a very good basketball coach and be a part of something that I think is very, very special.”

While UNLV basketball has been characterized by chaotic coaching moves and disastrous management decisions, Nevada has evolved into a Mountain West power since Musselman took over the program last March. Musselman has recruited talented players like first-team Mountain West forward Cameron Oliver and convinced transfer stars like Jordan Caroline and Marcus Marshall to sacrifice minutes for a winning program. His latest use of witchcraft was persuading Rice — one of the most experienced assistant coaches in college basketball — to come to a program that hasn’t been to the NCAA tournament since 2007.

“Last year we didn’t have a guy that had head coaching experience,” Musselman said. “I mean, he’s coached more Division I games than I have.”

Rice’s hiring is the single most important move Musselman has made since coming to Nevada. The Wolf Pack now has one of the most experienced coaching duos in the entire country; the aggregate of their coaching resumes looks like a basketball encyclopedia. But the greatest tangible impact Rice will have is on recruiting. At UNLV, Rice was known as a masterful recruiter, convincing the likes of Anthony Bennett (first overall pick), Patrick McCaw (Golden State Warriors) and Stephen Zimmerman (Orlando

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Former UNLV head coach Dave Rice observes his old team at the Thomas and Mack during his final season. Rice was hired as a Nevada assistant coach after being fired by UNLV in January of 2016.

Magic) to play for him. And remember, his brother is the head coach at Bishop Gorman — a high school that acts more like an NBA assembly line than an academic institution. Rice’s ability to recruit coupled with Musselman’s ability to maximize player potential make Nevada a tournament-bubble team this year.

PART III Anyone who’s ever spent time with Rice on or off the basketball court knows about his personality. He’s not the typical fiery basketball coach who yells at players like a drill sergeant.

“He’s a steady, calm voice,” Musselman said.

Rice has a sterling reputation as a coach and a person, and especially as an effective listener. He wants to understand what motivates players and cares about their lives off the court.

“The first thing he says every time I see him is not ‘are you ready for practice,’ it’s always ‘how are you doing?’” said senior guard DJ Fenner. “How is your family, how are your grades? He wants to know about you before he talks about basketball. That’s my favorite thing about him.”

Fenner has been at Nevada for four years; he’s seen two different head coaches and countless assistant coaches

who utilize different ways of coaching players. But he really appreciates Rice’s interest in his personal life.

“It means a lot because so many people get caught up in the game when there’s so many more intangibles and other aspects to it,” Fenner said. “A lot of the time a player is affected just as much by things off the court as on the court, so it’s really awesome that he’s like that.”

The pairing of Rice and Musselman looks more like a marriage from a family sitcom than a coaching duo. Musselman is extremely intense, relentlessly pacing around the court and shouting instructions. Rice is almost the exact opposite.

He prefers to listen to coaches and players have constructive conversation at meetings or practices before contributing his carefully thought-out response.

The personality combo seems to be working through the first few months.

“We’re a good match together for sure,” Musselman said. “Any time you can get someone that’s kind of an opposite personality of you it’s an added benefit. He’s a guy we’re going to rely on. Players are going to rely on him for advice through good times and tough times, and I think he’s a steady influence.”

Fenner has already recognized Rice’s natural tendency to reach his players.

“He gives great advice,” Fenner said.

“For me personally, he’ll tell me I play best when I’m happiest and when I’m having fun out there. He’ll let me know he’s thinking about me or he wants me to do well, or he’ll give me positive encouragement.”

This is what Rice does better than anything else, and it’s what almost all of his former players will attest to. He is a skillful communicator and understands how to influence the emotional aspect of an athlete. It’s no coincidence that one of Rice’s favorite coaches is Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon, who’s also known for his Yoda-like ability to relax his players. Rice’s emotional intelligence combined with Musselman’s coaching ability is the perfect leadership duo for a team of 18- to 22-year-old college students.

When Dave Rice sat alone in Lawlor Events Center eight months ago — still feeling the raw emotion of being fired from his alma mater — he did what he does best: he quietly observed and analyzed an improving basketball team.

And he liked what he saw.

Jack Rieger can be reached on Twitter @ JackRieger or by email at jrieger@sagebrush.unr.edu.

Sessions donates to basketball practice facility

By Javier Hernandez At the height of Nevada basketball, the Wolf Pack went to three straight NCAA tournaments highlighted by a Sweet 16 appearance in 2004. At the time, for a mid-major program to have its own exclusive practice facility was a luxury. In today’s day and age, facilities have become a necessity in order to stay competitive with the major powers of college athletics. For a long time the construction of a practice facility has been a priority for the Nevada basketball program; however, due to a hefty donation by Wolf Pack alumnus Ramon Sessions, in combination with private booster support, the Wolf Pack can now obtain this necessity.

This Tuesday Athletic Director Doug Knuth officially announced the plans for the Ramon Sessions Basketball Performance Center. The Performance center will primarily serve as a dedicated facility for both the men’s and women’s basketball programs, providing year-round court space for both. It will include two full-size courts with eight hoops, a new scoreboard, a new multisport strength and conditioning center and gym, and training tables. It will also include new locker rooms for both basketball programs as well as locker rooms for sports that do not currently have any.

Former Nevada basketball standout point guard Ramon Sessions donated $1 million toward the $2.5 million privately funded project. According to Knuth, this is the largest private gift a former student athlete has ever donated. In 2015, Sessions and Knuth were in advanced discussions of completing his donation.

Sessions, who has stayed involved in the Reno community, hosting yearly youth basketball camps for the past decade, wanted to make sure he had the support of the community before committing to his donation.

This summer the rest of the $1.5 million was raised by private donors, reciprocating Sessions’ goodwill.

“For me, giving back to the University of Nevada means a lot,” Sessions said.

“I’m blessed to give back to my second

home. I’m excited about it. I know the coaches are excited about it. And once this gets going, I know the community will be excited about it.”

Head Trainer Matt Eck, who has been with the program since the Trent Johnson era, believes this facility will be a game-changer.

“For coaches to showcase these pieces is a huge piece to our growth as an athletic department and as a member of the Mountain West and where we stand in the Mountain West compared to our counterparts,” Eck said. “Regarding having the best facilities in the Mountain West, we will be the most efficient in utilizing the resources that we have.”

In today’s college-athletics environment, it is critical to have around-theclock access to facilities and staff. Eck believes this project will afford them that necessity. With the new facility, the various sports at UNR will have another building they can utilize for their training needs so that teams won’t have to struggle over scheduling matters.

“From 5:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. it’s pretty well-slammed. We have to space everything we do out and try to accommodate our teams as much as we can with as many eyes and as many coaches as we can,” Eck said. “Our facilities have outgrown the needs and demands of our teams over the past 15 years. Now we don’t have to stress over scheduling.”

Both coach Musselman and coach Albright were ecstatic about the announcement of the new Performance Center.

“To have a top-flight program we need what’s coming,” Musselman said. “This is humongous.”

The men’s team has had to practice in three locations in three days — including at the local Boys & Girls Club and Reno High School — due to renovations to the scoreboard at Lawlor Events Center. He believes this facility will not only benefit them in day-to-day operations but will also be beneficial in recruiting.

“There’s no reason now why we cannot recruit with the top programs in the country,” Musselman said. “There’s no excuses. We have what we need.”

On the other hand, Albright has been vocal about the need to increase the amount of hoops during practices.

Lawlor currently has two regulation-size hoops and recently added a third hoop for practice purposes.

“On practice day, the majority of the time we have had two baskets, and it’s just hard,” Albright said.

With the completion of the new facility, she believes this will “change the scope of what we will do here.”

This facility has been a collaborative effort by the community and is a culmination of planning and opportunity.

Preliminary plans from a decade ago estimated the facility to cost around $15 to $20 million. However, due to the opening of the E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center next fall, space has been freed up at the Lombardi Recreation Center. Instead of having to build a standalone facility, the new plan allows them to make use of this vacant space, thus drastically decreasing the cost of the project because no new infrastructure needs to be built. In conjunction with Sessions’ initiative, this new projected cost has allowed for donors to commit to a more feasible goal.

Tuesday was a victory for Nevada basketball. As it prepares for another season coming off the heels of a CBI championship, the team will no longer need to bounce around for practice. For them, the Ramon Sessions Basketball Performance Center will satisfy the facility needs of the program for the foreseeable future.

For Knuth, the completion of the project allows him to cross it off his never-ending to-do list.

“There’s a lot of things to do here.

There’s a lot of things to check off the list. Like I said before, the momentum is here. People are excited about where we’re going and the direction that we’re going,” Knuth said. “We have great people involved. And so that’s the thing that gets people excited. So when you bring a new project, and you say, ‘Here’s the next thing we want to get done,’ people are saying yes. People are getting excited. We have more projects coming.

There’s no shortage of that. And frankly,

Photo courtesy of Gary Dineen/NBAE Washington Wizards and Nevada alum point guard Ramon Sessions (7) takes the ball upcourt at BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI, on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. Sessions scored 23 points while going 8-for-12 shooting in a Wizards 118-113 win over the Bucks.

it doesn’t matter where you are.

“It doesn’t matter what school or university or team you’re from. There’s always something that you’re trying to improve. And that’s just the competitiveness of athletics. And we’re playing

catch-up in a lot of ways, but we’re gonna get there.”

Javier Hernandez can be reached at 0neil2sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @SagebrushSports.

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WOMEN’S SOCCER The Nevada women’s soccer team faced the New Mexico Lobos last Friday. The Lobos won the matchup 2-0, dropping the Wolf Pack to 4-8-0, 1-4-0 in the Mountain West Conference. Nevada goalkeeper Kelsey Quintos had 10 saves on the day, but Nevada was unable to connect on any of its 12 shots on goal. On the other hand, the Lobos’ Jessie Hix was able to score at the 39:02 mark and Claire Lynch extended the lead-off of a PK at the 66:37 mark.

SWIMMING AND DIVING The Nevada swimming and diving team finished third at the Chick-fil-A Invitational this past weekend. Nevada scored 664 points on the day behind Boise State and San Diego State, who scored 1,002 and 825.5 points, respectively. Kate Hofmeyer, who swam 2:02.98 in the 200-yard backstroke, placed second. Sita Kusserow also took second in her heat with a time of 2:04.73. The 400yard freestyle relay team of Jaeger Turner, Riley Hilbrandt, Kusserow and Rebecca Murray placed third with a time of 3:50.32. The women’s swim and dive team is back in action on Oct. 15 against UNLV. GOLF The Nevada men’s golf team finished second at the Nick Watney Invitational this past week. The team scored 3-over in the tournament, finishing two strokes behind first place. Nevada scored a season low 3-under 281 in its final game to tie Saint Mary’s for second place. Grant Booth was Nevada’s top individual performer, tied for third overall finishing at 3-under 213.

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Blame for Wolf Pack’s offensive woes does not rest with QB

Editor’s note: Neil Patrick Healy, the sports editor for the Nevada Sagebrush, writes this column every week to speak his mind. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.

The 21st century can be summed up in one phrase: instant gratification. With advancements in the internet, cellphones, computers and social media, the average consumer wants their problem fixed promptly. Your package will take two weeks to be shipped to your house? Pay a little extra and get Amazon’s same-day shipping. Don’t want to wait until the 11 o’clock news? Head to Twitter for news coverage on any issue all over the world. Whatever it is, we want it and we want it now. It’s no different in sports.

When the season isn’t going as planned, people want rapid change, and Nevada football is experiencing relentless waves of criticism lapping upon its shores. With the Wolf Pack sitting at 3-3 and the team not showing signs of improvement from a season ago, the first knee-jerk reaction is to fire the head coach. The next step down from firing the coach is replacing the quarterback.

Other than “fire Brian Polian,” the most common criticism surrounding Nevada right now is the perceived lack of production from senior quarterback Tyler Stewart. Many fans are clambering for a change under center with the false hope that someone like Ty Gangi will erase the offensive woes that have plagued Nevada through six weeks, but that’s simply ridiculous.

After a 38-17 dismantling at the hands of Hawaii two weeks ago, Polian was asked by Reno Gazette-Journal reporter Chris Murray if he would evaluate the quarterback position, and Polian went on a tirade as he voiced his frustration.

“Why would you go after the quarterback?”

Polian said. “Do you think he played poorly? I get this question after every game. ‘Are you going to evaluate the quarterback?’ He was running for his life. The quarterback played fine.

He didn’t turn the ball over. He played fine. The quarterback didn’t give up 8.6 yards per carry or whatever ungodly number we gave up. I’m tired of people asking about the quarterback.

The quarterback played fine.

“We’ve got to block people for him,” Polian continued. “He competed his tail off. We’ve got to stop the run. That’s what we’ve got to do.

The quarterback is fine. The question is getting monotonous, and I don’t think it’s reasonable to ask it.”

NATIONAL PREDICTIONS OHIO STATE VS. WISCONSIN The “silver bullets” defense of Ohio State has terrorized opponent’s offenses in all of Ohio State’s first five games this season. The group of young potential stars has blossomed earlier than anyone imagined and has led Ohio State to a top-five ranking early in the season. Ohio State will be looking to attack the struggling Wisconsin offense, which has only been averaging 26 points per game on the season and has averaged less than 150 yards per game when compared to the thriving Ohio State offense. Ohio State will find ways to create holes for emerging star Mike Weber and veteran Curtis Samuel. Final score: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 13

UNLV VS. HAWAII

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Nevada quarterback Tyler Stewart (15) shuffles his feet and sets to throw the ball down field against Frenso State on October 7 at Mackay Stadium. Stewart threw for two scores and ran for one more against the Bulldogs.

Polian is showing the signs of a coach under fire, but he also makes some good points. Of all of Nevada’s issues, Stewart is pretty far down the list. Still, the outcry rages on. There are three problems in wishing for a quarterback change:

The memories of Jeff Rowe, Colin Kaepernick and Cody Fajardo still hover over the program, and fans just subconsciously think the quarterback has to be an NFL-caliber guy when that stretch from 2005-2014 was arguably the best era in program history.

STEWART ISN’T THAT BAD

OPTIONS BEHIND STEWART AREN’T BETTER

His stats don’t jump out at you, but they also show improvement from a season ago.

At the halfway mark of last season, Stewart completed 58 percent of his passes while throwing for 1,041 yards and eight touchdowns while adding three more scores on the ground. Through six games this year, Stewart is around the same in the touchdowns (eight passing and two running) while increasing his completion percentage (65 percent) and lowing his turnover rate (only one interception and zero fumbles).

Based on how the coaching staff has used him thus far, Stewart is doing everything asked of a classic game manager. He is completing his passes, he makes the right audible at the line of scrimmage and he doesn’t turn the ball over. He doesn’t force the ball down field and cost the offense drives, and the coaches haven’t asked him to.

The reason some Nevada fans are begging for a quarterback change is because they are afflicted with a combination of instant gratification syndrome and remembering the last decade of quarterback play for the Wolf Pack.

Can we all agree that Ty Gangi isn’t anything more than a gimmick? Gangi has been plugged into the offense from time to time throughout the season to add the mobility aspect that Stewart is lacking, but thinking he can fix the offensive problems is wishful thinking.

HIS TEAM LET HIM DOWN Nevada’s poor start rests at the feet of many people, but Stewart isn’t one of them. In two of Nevada’s worst losses of the season, the offensive line gave up a combined nine sacks and 510 yards rushing. The starting offensive line is anchored by two former walk-ons and is once again lacking sufficient depth to withstand injuries.

Is Stewart going to be Kap or Fajardo? No, and he isn’t ever going to be, but he gives the Wolf Pack the best chance to win. Is that a reflection on him or on those around him?

Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @NP_Healy.

The Rebels have struggled their way to a 2-4 record this season while the Rainbow Warriors kept a positive 3-2 record against San Jose State on Saturday. While Hawaii has done well so far in conference play, 2-0 in its first two games, it has struggled on defense, allowing nearly 39 points per game and almost 480 yards per game.

The Rebels have also allowed an average of 30 points and 408 yards per game on the season. UNLV will face a rowdy and expecting crowd but will still be able to pull off the upset and make its way toward achieving a positive record. Final score: UNLV 27, Hawaii 16

TENNESSEE VS. ALABAMA Tennessee is coming off a loss to Texas A&M on Saturday that dropped the team out of the top-10.

Alabama held firm at number one in the country after a 49-30 defeat over Arkansas. The Alabama defense is as strong as ever as legendary coach Nick Saban has led his team to a perfect 6-0 record.

The Volunteers dropped to 5-1 but have followed the lead of senior quarterback Joshua Dobbs to an impressive start on the year while averaging 34 points per game. Final score: Alabama 38, Tennessee 30.

Kirk Gellercan be reached at neil@ sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @SagebrushSports.

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Demps’ three TD scores lifts Pack over Fresno

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By Neil Patrick Healy Quinsey Sablan/Nevada Sagebrush

Nevada starting safety Asauni Rufus bolts up field to make a play against Fresno State Saturday, Oct. 7, at Mackay Stadium. Rufus finished his freshman season with over 100 tackles and has 45 tackles and three forced fumbles this year.

WEEKLY TOP 5 Best MLB pitchers

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MADISON BUMGARNER Bumgardner is debatably the greatest postseason pitcher in the illustrious and celebrated history of baseball. Bum made his mark in the 2014 World Series when he won games one, four and then closed game seven with five dominant innings.

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MAX SCHERZER Like Kluber, Scherzer didn’t develop until later in his career, but his stuff is electric. His fastball touches 97 and his slider fools hitters with sharp sinking movement. On a side note, Scherzer has heterochromia iridium, which means he has two different-colored eyes.

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CHRIS SALE Sale is one of the most intimidating players on this list at 6-foot-6. His lanky frame allows Sale to whip in his pitches from a sidearm angle that is impossible to hit for left-handed batters. Sale has an overpowering 94-mph fastball and a “take a seat” slider that keeps hitters off balance.

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CLAYTON KERSHAW

Kershaw’s biggest know is that he doesn’t perform well enough in the postseason, but the lefty is a six-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young winner and won the MVP in 2014. His career 2.37 ERA is 23rd all time, thanks to his nasty curveball coupled with a deceptive fastball.

Nevada’s defense, which has been under fire over the course of the season, was faced with the burden of keeping Fresno State out of the end zone to save the game.

The Bulldogs had a first and goal at the 4-yard line down 27-22 with less than a minute left in the game. Three plays later, the Bulldogs were faced with a fourth-and-4. Quarterback Chason Virgil rolled to his left and tossed the ball to KeeSean Johnson, but the pass sailed too far left and fell incomplete. Nevada won 27-22 and narrowly avoided implosion.

Despite the win, mistakes and missed opportunities piled up against the Wolf Pack and helped Fresno State go on a 16-to-six run in the second half to cut the lead to five. After scoring 21 points in the first half, the offense was held to six points in the entire second half, which continues the season trend of the offense shutting down in the second half of games. In its six games thus far, Nevada averages a meager 7.3 points per game in the latter half of games.

The other side of the ball was not immune to mistakes either. Nevada’s defense has let its opponents rush for over 200 yards in five of its six games this season after letting Fresno State rush for 255 yards (the lone opponent the Pack held under 200 yards was Purdue).

Probably the most troubling trend for Nevada is kicker Brent Zuzo’s troubles on special teams.

Entering the season 45-of-50 on field goals inside 50 yards, Zuzo has missed 4-of-8 and has missed two inside the 30-yard line this season after missing a 24-yard field goal along with an extra point. Head coach Brian Polian said he and the coaches would evaluate him and see if they need to make a change.

“It’s not acceptable to miss [one] short field goal and a PAT because that game would have looked completely different,” Polian said.

Polian also took the opportunity to defend Nevada quarterback Tyler Stewart after the game and praised him for running the offense effectively.

“I know people like to pile on our quarterback,” Polian said. “Our quarterback did an unbelievable job at the line of scrimmage tonight.

He checked us into the right runs away from the pressure a lot tonight.

While his numbers might not be great, I thought Tyler did an outstanding job managing the game.”

The bright spots for Nevada were running back James Butler and wide receiver Wyatt Demps. Demps hauled in nine catches for 124 yards and three touchdowns and became the first player with three touchdown receptions in a game since Aaron Bradley in 2011.

“Three of our top seven wide receivers were down and we knew that Jerico [Richardson], [Demps], Andrew Celis and Ahki Muhammad were going to have to grind it out tonight,” Polian said. “For [Demps] to play the way he did is a testament to him.”

Butler continued his success on the ground by rushing for 175 yards and averaged 4.7 yards per carry. On the season, Butler has amassed 728 yards on 5.3 yards per rush.

STAT OF THE GAME: Fresno State lost two fumbles in the first half, with one leading to a touchdown. One fumble was three plays after Nevada missed a field goal inside the 25-yard line.

UP NEXT: Nevada travels to San Jose State (1-5, 0-2).

Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @NP_Healy.

COREY KLUBER Kershaw’s biggest know is that he doesn’t perform well enough in the postseason, but the lefty is a six-time all-star, three-time Cy Young winner and won the MVP in 2014. His career 2.37 ERA is 23rd all time, thanks to his nasty curve ball coupled with a deceptive fastball.

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Nevada’s Wyatt Demps (19) tries to haul in a pass from quarterback Tyler Stewart. Demps finished with three touchdown catches against Fresno State in a 27-22 Wolf Pack win.

GAME PREDICTION: NEVADA AT. SAN JOSE STATE

Neil Patrick Healy

SJSU is riding a four-game losing streak and has a 1-5 record. The offensive line has given up the most sacks in the nation and has been dominated by Iowa State and Tulsa along with a home loss to Hawaii. That said, I’m picking them to beat Nevada. Why? Quarterback Kenny Potter. He can keep plays alive with his feet and gain some yards on the ground.

Nevada’s front seven has struggled to get pressure on the quarterback and Potter will take advantage.

Jack Rieger

The Wolf Pack got a much-needed win against Fresno State this past Saturday. Nevada is in the midst of the easy part of the schedule, with games against SJSU, Wyoming and New Mexico. A season that’s been full of dissapointment has a chance to take a turn thanks to the mediocrity that is Mountain West football. I think Nevada rides the wave from Fresno and easily beats a really sorry Spartans team. Expect a heavy dose of James Butler and the run game.

Brandon Cruz

While Nevada did get a win at home against Fresno State, the score was far closer than it should have been. With that being said, San Jose State is not much better than Fresno State.

I’m giving the game to Nevada for one particular reason: the Spartans have allowed 17 rushing touchdowns! This bodes well for a Nevada offense that features a game manager in Tyler Stewart and a heavy rushing attack by runing back James Butler. Final score Nevada 24, SJSU 17.