By JERI CHADWELL-SINGLEY
Last time you used a pay phone? asKeD at sierra taP hoUse, 253 W. First st. Ke vin L assen Electronics technician
When I had a pager. I don’t know. When did people have pagers? The ’90s. I don’t even recall the last time I saw [a pay phone].
Uriah vaLentine Engineering student
So the last time I used a pay phone, I was probably … 16. … Well, I’m 29 now so that’s like 13 years ago. 13 years ago. I used it at a Walgreens. … I was stranded at a Walgreens on my skateboard, and I called my mother to come pick me up.
Beth ParKer Sociology student
By JEff MItCHELL
Sit down, Coach Ault San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s own passive racism. His response and others like it are decision to sit during the national anthem in protest differently tooled but equally employed mechanisms of of police brutality and racism in the United States suppressing dissent by people of color. It suggests that has stirred local and national opinions over tactics, Kap, and others he speaks for, should only protest these patriotism and effectiveness. The Reno Gazetteissues in ways that are acceptable to the very people that Journal entered the fray by both fact-checking they are protesting. Kaepernick’s claim that cops receive less Police forces across the country are training than cosmetologists—they killing its citizens, an issue well docudo—and publishing an essay written mented by this newspaper, and those by Kap’s former University of citizens are disproportionately Nevada, Reno football coach and people of color. To suggest that For Kap to recognize this local hero Chris Ault. In it, Ault this issue is “a sword with two problem and take action makes the claim that “you never edges,” implies that somehow lead by sitting down,” and while the victims of police violence to bring awareness to it is agreeing prejudice exists, “the bring it on themselves. One something that Coach Ault and sword has two edges.” need only look at the data, the University of Nevada, It is interesting that Ault something I suspect Ault and would make this claim considerother critics of Kaepernick’s Reno should be proud of. ing his position as Kap’s former protest have not done, to know college coach. Putting aside the that policing tactics in America are fact that sitting has a long history racially biased. For Kap to recognize as a protest tactic of the civil rights this problem and take action to bring movement, and that there is a long line of awareness to it is something that Coach Ault famous black athletes who have used their achieved and the University of Nevada, Reno should be proud status as a platform to advocate for social justice issues, of. Ault should offer his support for his former athlete, Ault’s response cuts against the very mission of nurturand if he can’t do that, maybe he should take a page out ing student athletes. Kaepernick’s actions are those of Kaepernick’s playbook and sit down. Ω of a socially conscious, civically engaged university graduate, and that reflects positively on Ault as a coach. Jeff Mitchell is a former adjunct professor and double alumnus from the For Ault to criticize him publicly only speaks to his
I was 15, and I used to sneak to use the pay phone in front of the high school to call people when I was grounded. Because, of course, I wasn’t allowed to use the phone when I was grounded. But I had people to talk to. Yeah, I was allowed to go ride my bike around. DaLe Johnson Retiree
In Engand—three months ago. We went in for curiosity. We saw a pay phone booth on the corner. We go, “Really!?” … I mean, this thing—it rained so much, there was mold around it. … We threw in some money … and it worked. I mean, we couldn’t believe it. A pay phone! scot t Witsoe Brewery owner
It was last year—last July in Germany, Southern Germany, Bavaria. I did not have a plan for my phone to make phone calls. I had to make a phone call from a beach area to coordinate a few things with some family there. I had to use a pay phone. It was pretty fun, actually.
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