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By Jacob Solis

INTERNATIONAL
Western Europe opens
borders as migration crisis
deepens
Germany, France and now the
U.K. have opened their borders to a
flood of migrants entering Europe.
This comes in response to last
weeks debacle in Hungary, which
saw hundreds of migrants, most
fleeing a war-torn Syria, trapped
waiting for trains in Budapest.
The migrant crisis has intensified
over the last few months as death
tolls continue to rise. Two weeks ago,
more than 200 migrants drowned off
the Libyan coast as the shoddy boat
carrying them to Italy capsized. The
same week, more than 80 migrants
suffocated in the back of a truck in
Hungary.
The crisis has created a divide in
a Europe that appears increasingly
strained by the ordeal. On Saturday,
Austria stood in solidarity with
Germany and pledged to open its
borders to a limited number of
migrants. That Sunday, however,
Austria reneged on the deal.
We have helped more than
12,000 people in an acute situation,
said Austrian chancellor Werner
Faymann, according to Reuters.
Now we have to move step by step
away from emergency measures
towards normality, in conformity
with the law and dignity.
German
Chancellor
Angela
Merkel has led the charge among
European leaders, promising asylum to 800,000 migrants this year.
French President Francois Hollande
and U.K. Prime Minister David
Cameron have together promised
asylum to over 40,000 Syrians.

NATIONAL
Jailed Kentucky clerk
appeals contempt of court
ruling
Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk
who was jailed after denying marriage licenses to couples in Rowan
County, appealed the decision that
put her behind bars on Monday,
Sept. 7.
Following the Supreme Courts
gay-marriage ruling in June, Davis
refused to give out any marriage licenses to couples gay or otherwise.
Stating that it was a heaven or
hell decision, Davis locked herself
away in her office while a growing
group of protesters gathered outside.
Finally, Davis was found guilty of
contempt of court on Thursday after she had ignored court orders to
issue marriage licenses. Davis will
stay in jail until either her appeal
reverses the district court decision,
which is unlikely, or she decides to
begin granting marriage licenses.
In the meantime, Davis deputies have begun to issue marriage
licenses in her absence.

LOCAL
Burning Man comes to a
close, courts controversy
With the Burning Man festivals
official close on Monday, some
70,000 attendees took to the roads
to make the journey home. This
years festival was one of the largest since its inception in 1986, but
some Burners left early due to the
high winds that rocked the Black
Rock Desert all week.
Even so, the festival was not
without its own controversy.
Burning Man has come under
scrutiny as allegations arose that
Burning Man is too racially homogenous. According to a report
by The Guardian, 87 percent of
Burners were white and only 1.3
percent were black.
In response, Burning Man
founder Larry Harvey said, Well,
I dont think black people like to
camp.
Jacob Solis can be reached at jsolis@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.

FALLING WITH STYLE

VOLUME 122, ISSUE 3

drought.

UNR ranked
third on list
of droughtendangered
schools
By Jacob Solis

For the fourth year in

a row, the City of Reno

and Washoe County
as a whole have been

gripped by drought.

Steadily, rainfall levels

across

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United

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to

fall,

California,

Washington and Nevada into a historic dry

spell that has wreaked

havoc across the especially populous state

of California. However,
just last Wednesday,
the

University

of

Nevada, Reno, placed

third on a list of the

most drought-endan-

gered universities in
the nation.

See DROUGHT page A2

New BlueLight app makes its way to UNR

By Marcus Lavergne

A major focal point for college and

university officials has always been
student safety. Recently, College Factual,
a branch of the big-data analysis site Media Factual, deemed the University of
Nevada, Reno, to be a safer than average
campus. But even on a relatively safe
campus, a new app is helping students
to handle unexpected emergency situations.
This past summer, the U.S. Department of Education conducted a survey of
1,000 students nationwide that showed

students feel relatively safe on campuses

due to technology. The survey included
data on the specific things students were
doing to make themselves feel safer in
public.
It showed that 80 percent of students
who participated in the survey sent a
home safe text to a friend or family
member, 70 percent let someone know
where and how long they would be
before heading out, 61 percent called
someone while walking alone at night,
and 52 percent texted someone in advance before going out alone.
With the research conducted and

information collected, the creators of

BlueLight have put together an app
that they are calling students personal
safety companion. The app is said to
combine multiple features based on
the techniques that students are using
to keep themselves safe. These features
include location sharing, a request help
function and quicker connectivity to
emergency services than dialing 911.
BlueLights network is connected to
100 campuses across the country and
has just recently come to UNR. Ceci Marshall, a marketing manager for BlueLight,
wrote that student demand brought the

app to UNR, and this year students will

have an easier time getting assistance
on campus. She noted that rather than
having to connect with a generic 911
call center, students calling through the
BlueLight app on campus will be able to
connect to a campus security dispatcher
who will know their exact location.
Lauren Wilbanks is the director of
communications for BlueLight and has
voiced concerns involving the long period of time that passes before a person
is actually connected to 911 dispatch.

See BLUELIGHT page A3

UNRs new Innevation Center

set to open later this month
Staff Report
The University of Nevada, Reno,
is set to take another progressive
step in the world of technological
advancement. The university plans
to open its new Innevation Center on
Sept. 22. The building, which houses
the Nevada Advanced Autonomous
Systems Innovation Center and the
Nevada Industry Excellence, has been
remodeled and improved to serve
the purpose of expanding UNRs
technological influence to students,
businesses, researchers and curious
individuals across the world.
The 25,000-square-foot building
will boast conference rooms, a large
space for invention, building and de-

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velopment, rooms for collaborating

with mentors, entrepreneurs and experts, and some of the most advanced
tools for crafting, which include 3-D
printers, welders, and power equipment and computers, among other
devices.
Those who joined together to make
the Innevation Center a reality also
pride themselves on the fact that
their partner, Switch, a high-tech,
privately-owned company and data
center based out of Las Vegas, has
invested $500,000 into it, making it
their second major investment in
northern Nevada.
The Innevation Center, Powered

Henry MacDiarmid/Nevada Sagebrush

See INNOVATION page A3

The Innevation Center undergoes final renovations on Monday, Sept. 7. The center will
include spaces for collaboration in addition to various tools, such as 3-D printers.

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water supplies and can keep the water flowing in
both dry and wet years. The U.S. Drought Monitor
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guidance from local water systems as to
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the University of Nevada Senate
barely made quorum this week
as seven of the 22 senators were
absent at the meetings start. Two
senators, Sen. Amanda Cuevas
and Sen. Larissa Gloutak, arrived
late while the other five, Sen.
Casey Connolly, Sen. Sadie Fienberg, Sen. Kelsey Hannah, Sen.
Makayla Ragnone and Sen. Colin
Wilhelm, remained absent for the
duration.
In an email to The Nevada
Sagebrush, Speaker of the Senate Nick Andrew confirmed that
four of those senators told him
in advance they would skip the
meeting in favor of Panhellenic
recruitment events.
However, during the meeting
on Aug. 26, Andrew made it clear
that any absence on Sept. 2 for
recruitment would be unexcused.
His reasoning for the decision was
simple.
We would be sending the
signal to our constituents, the vast
majority of whom arent involved
in Greek life, that Greek life is
more important than our jobs as
senators, Andrew said.
Censure points will be handed
out at the Sept. 9 oversight
committee meeting. The five
senators in question have not yet
responded to comment requests
made by The Nevada Sagebrush.

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The list, compiled by John Egan of the

private lawn-care firm LawnStarter, used
data from The National Drought Monitor.
The Drought Monitor, run by the University
of Nebraska, Lincoln, compiles a number of
different indices to create a comprehensive
map of drought levels across the country.
According to the Drought Monitor, Reno has
been in severe drought since 2012 and exceptional drought, the worst kind of drought,
since September of last year.
Its just another reminder that water is a
precious resource, and any campus thats in
an extreme drought needs to be on high alert
of water use, Egan said in an interview with
the San Diego Union-Tribune.
The list also took into account factors such
as the size of a campus, enrollment numbers
and the severity of drought. UNR, as of last
year, had some 20,000 students spread across
255 acres. These numbers are more modest
than some of the other schools that made the
list, like UCLA, which has over 43,000 enrolled
students on a campus spanning 419 acres.
Egan also said that his purpose in creating
the list was not necessarily to say that these
schools were not conserving water, but to
raise awareness about the droughts widespread nature.
Though in Reno, business remains as usual,
unlike neighboring California. The nations
most populous state has seen numerous wells
and aquifers dry up in the past year in spite of
increasing water restrictions restrictions
that have yet to be seen in Nevada.
The Truckee Meadows Water Authority
explains in a report to its board of directors
that water in the region has alway been
dependent on how large or small rainfall and
the snowpack are in any given year. The issue,
however, lies in the fact that Renos climate is
classified as high desert and receives an average rainfall of less than 7.5 inches per year.
As a result, the city stays put in what TMWA
calls perpetual drought.
Luckily, Reno is one of the only cities in
Nevada with a river running through it the
Truckee. Combined with groundwater reserves, the Truckee River provides most of the
water for Truckee Meadows, Spanish Springs
and Lemmon Valley. This makes it especially
serious that the annual snowfall, and thus
the Truckee River flow, is at its lowest point in
years.
As of March, when the TMWA report was
published, the snowpack was at 34 percent
of the average in the Truckee River Basin and
only 16 percent of the average in the Tahoe
Basin.
With the three primary snowpackproducing months passed, the chances for
any meaningful improvement are diminishing, the report said. There is statistically
no chance of pulling out an average-type
snowpack year by April 1. As such, the 2015
water supply outlook for the region is not
promising.
The report goes on to note that this years
dry spell, compounded with lower-thanaverage rainfall in both 2013 and 2014, has
made for the driest three consecutive water
years since 1902.
In light of such data, TMWA has asked its
customers to reduce water consumption voluntarily by 10 percent. Thus far, the program
has saved 1.25 billion gallons of water, more
than three-quarters of its 1.6 billion-gallon
goal. The 1.6 billion gallons saved would go
into reserves that would be used next year
in the event of a worsening drought and so
far, TMWA has been able to meet the citys
demand for water.
The City of Reno has also adopted measures to address the drought. On Aug. 12, the
City Council approved a proposal that would
create three levels of drought awareness in
the city.
What were considering is setting in
place of a system of say, a drought watch, a
drought warning, and a drought emergency.
So we have some sort of graduated way to
communicate what it is were doing about
the drought, said David Bobzien, Reno City
Council member at large, in an interview with
KTVN News.
The plan is a precaution, however, and
would only be implemented if the drought
worsens. For the time being, the exceptional
drought gripping the West has yet to tighten
its hold on Washoe County.

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Sources: John Egan of LawnStarter; University of Nebraska, Lincolns National Drought Mitigation Center

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The Senate voted unanimously

to fast-track a bill that would appropriate $27,350 to fund changes
to the ASUN website. The bill
provides for money to be spent on
fixing features and infrastructure.
The website was previously
remodeled last semester in a deal
ASUN made with The Abbi Agency,
a local public relations firm. The
Abbi Agency, which was paid over
$22,000 to make the website in
April of last year, contracted the
job out to Boost Creative, a local
marketing agency.
ASUNs new website was officially launched at the end of January
but was by and large incomplete.
Many features, from student government bios to passed legislation,
were missing at launch. Moreover,
certain aspects of the website,
like senator application forms,
could not be changed because the
features were embedded into the
sites code.
The redesign will be handled
by KPS3, a Reno-based marketing
firm. KPS3 has produced the University of Nevada, Renos current
website as well as the old ASUN
website. KPS3 had offered ASUN
a bid of around $50,000 when the
question of a website redesign first
arose in 2013, but the firm was
passed over for the less expensive
Abbi Agency.
However, when the problems
with the website became apparent,
campus IT found itself without the
means to fix it, and The Abbi Agency
began quoting ASUN thousands of
dollars for small tweaks, according
to ASUN president Caden Fabbi.
Jacob Solis can be reached at
jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @TheSagebrush.

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Innovation
Continued from page A1

by Switch is the full name of the site located in

downtown Reno. This was not the original name
of the site, but Mridul Gautam, vice president
for research and innovation at UNR, believes
that together the university and its partners
have taken the no out of innovation.
Nevada cannot continue to depend on tourism and casinos, Gautam said. It is imperative
that UNR, with its wealth of brilliant minds,
does everything it can to help grow this region
and create that environment where new ideas
will flourish.
Gautam and his partner Heidi Gansert, the executive director of external affairs, have worked
to develop the means to help UNR students and
faculty shine on a state, national and international level. Gautam says one of the largest goals
for the Innevation Center is to help companies
move in and hire capable people who want to
do creative things and have those employees
stay and enrich the region.

They want to make sure companies and individuals also have good mentoring, networking
and capital available to them in order to help
them make their ideas come to fruition. According to Gautam, the Innevation Center provides
a platform for a person to turn an idea into
something tangible.
Gautam has also taken it upon himself to do
what he can to help place and keep the national
and international spotlights on UNR.
In academics and in the university system, I
want UNR to be amongst the best in the nation,
Gautam said. Here, we have students that do
so much more beyond submitting homework.
They can take their ideas and put them to use
and create value.
The centers faculty welcomes all guests to its
inauguration and opening ceremony on Sept.
22.
For more information on the Innevation
Center, Powered by Switch, head to unr.edu/
research-and-innovation.
The news desk can be reached at jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.

BlueLight
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She expects that students will have a much

easier time getting emergency assistance
through the app.
When you call 911 from your cellphone, its
significantly worse than calling from your landline, Wilbanks said. They may not actually
know where you are. Its kind of insane when
you think about how far cellular and mobile
communications have gone and the fact that
911 cant figure out who you are and might go to
the wrong place.
Since it has been in the Android and iOS app
stores since the end of 2014 and start of 2015,
respectively, the general public can also use
it. Contrary to this, Wilbanks believes that, for
now, student safety is the best area of focus for
the app. She says that the app can be much
more impactful in campus life.
She considers the largest challenge is that
people do not completely understand what
goes on during emergency calls. She believes
that students have to know a bit more about
how the system works so that they can better
protect themselves in emergency situations.
I dont think theres enough awareness out
there, Wilbanks said. Some people assume
that 911 is magic, that theyre just going to know
where you are. So I think there is a pretty strong
divorce between students perception of what
911 can do and what they can do in an emergency and what really happens.
Wilbanks has great hopes for the future of
BlueLight and the future of safety on campuses
and among the general public.
The goals for the long run would basically
be that we are synonymous with safety and security, Wilbanks said. That would be to have

Photo courtesy of BlueLight

an integration with multiple cities, multiple 911

systems.
Through the BlueLight system, Wilbanks
thinks that a badly needed digital fix can come
to an emergency system that was built for a
land-lined world.
Marcus Lavergne can be reached at
mlavergne@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@mlavergne21.

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PACK N THIS WEEK IN FASHION:

THE EVENTS
THINGS TO WATCH
OUT FOR THIS WEEK
By ALEXA SOLIS

GREAT RENO AIR

BALLOON RACES

TRANSITION
FROM SUMMER TO FALL

DATE: Friday-Saturday
TIME: 5 a.m. 9 a.m.
LOCATION: Rancho
San Rafael Park
INFO: Its freezing;
huddled around
friends and hot
chocolate, spectators
peer through the dark
to see hot air balloons
drifting like lanterns
in the stillness before
dawn. This is the
scene of dawn patrol
at the iconic Great
Reno Air Balloon
Races, which is touted
as the worlds largest
free air balloon event.
There will be shuttles
available for students
in need of transportation to and from the
event between 5 a.m.
and 9 a.m.

ARGENTA CONCERT
SERIES: AMERICAN
ALLURE WITH
ARGENTA TRIO
DATE: Friday
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Church
Fine Arts, Nightingale
Hall
INFO: As the Argenta
Concert Series opens
its fifth season, the
University of Nevada,
Renos Argenta Trio
will be performing a
series of pieces honoring composers that
spent a significant
portion of their lives in
the United States even
though it was not their
native land. Tickets
are $5 for students
with a valid ID and
$25 for the general
public. They can be
purchased at the box
office in Church Fine
Arts.

JAPANESE SUMMER
FESTIVAL
DATE: Sunday
TIME: 12 p.m. 4 p.m.
LOCATION:
Mathewson-IGT
Knowledge Center
Lawn
INFO: Join the Sierra
Nevada Japanese Language School as they
celebrate Japanese
culture. Attendees of
the festival can taste
traditional cuisine,
purchase souvenirs
and take a gander at
martial arts demonstrations.

Alexa Solis can be reached

at alexasolis@sagebrush.
unr.edu and on Twitter
@thealexasolis.

By Farameitha Chaerani

et aside those passports and swimsuits and

break out your planners and highlighters,
because whether youre ready for it or not, our
lazy days lounging by the water are over. Now its
time to get back on that school grind in style, of course.
Lately, the campus has been a mix of excited freshmen in
short-shorts, sleepy super seniors in grungy, long-sleeved
tops and everything in between.
Although its still technically summer, autumn is just
around the corner. Its never too early to start sprucing up your
fall ensemble and begin transitioning from brightly colored
blouses and tank tops to dark and neutral plaid button-ups.
Nothing says autumn is upon us quite like a classy dark
button-up and some dark denim. Nino Pinneri, a senior at
the University of Nevada, Reno, is the perfect example of
transitional fall fashion with his sleek leather boots and fitted
black denim pants topped with a dark red plaid button-up.
Dont forget the details when planning your outfits. Wearing tops and pants that are properly fitted will flatter your
form and can make a huge difference to your outfit. While
guys like to get ready quickly in the morning, taking just a few
extra minutes to pick out a nice button-up and well-fitted
pants will go a long way with your outfit.
Instead of taking the easy route and throwing on a sports
jersey and sweatpants, give this look a try this season. Opt
for a pair of short leather boots instead of Nikes or switch
your sweatpants for a nice pair of dark denim jeans. Glance
through some GQ magazines for inspiration.
Plaid is a fall staple; it can be dressed up or dressed down
depending on your preference. For the girls going for a
transitioning into fall look that will keep you cool when its
hot out but still has that warm autumn vibe to it, add a plaid
or any dark-colored button-up blouse over a crop top or
bandeau and only button it up halfway. Then go for a pair of
high-waisted shorts and thigh-high socks with a nice pair of
ankle boots. Think Cher Horowitz from Clueless meets Effy
Stonem from Skins when picking out an autumn-esque
outfit.
Since summer isnt quite over yet, and the temperatures
are still quite high during the middle of the day, sundresses
and sandals are a great way to keep cool when its warm.
Light cardigans and jackets are also a great way to layer up
when fall starts to kick in. If youre not ready to give up summer yet, fear not! You can still rock sundresses for at least a
few more weeks.
Holly Conanse and Kristel Suanes, both juniors, pull off
these neutral-colored classic sundresses and simple sandals
effortlessly. When wearing a sundress, always keep in mind
leather backpacks match the best with any kind of dress,
from high-low dresses that were trending in the spring and
summer months to the simple sundresses that have taken
hold until summers end. Leather backpacks will tie your
look together, so make sure that the backpack you choose
matches the style of the dress youre wearing.
The great thing about transitioning from summer to fall
is how comfortable and versatile you can dress. From floral
dresses and sandals to thigh-high socks and boots, its easy
to be creative with your look and find something that works
for you. Happy fall semester!

THE DOS AND DONTS OF FALL FASHION

Donts: Absolutely no bright colors in
the fall; keep those colors for your workout
wardrobe. Remember that as it gets colder
so do the colors you have to wear. The
darker, the better this season!
Dos: Theres no such thing as too
much black and thigh-high socks. Add
plaid and the colors burgundy, burnt
orange, navy and camel to your shopping
list, because theyre a must-have for any
fall wardrobe.

Farameitha Chaerani can be reached at alexasolis@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.

Photos By Farameitha Chaerani/Nevada Sagebrush

Art and music departments explore sound as art

By Marcus Lavergne
When the words sound and
art are combined, the imagination tends to drift toward many
different ideas of the concepts
behind the collaboration. Sound
Art: New Only in Name is a free
upcoming four-week event
happening in the University of
Nevada, Renos Jot Travis Building.
The gallery is open to the
public and combines sound
with several mediums of art
including videography, photography, painting, sculpting and
more. Contrary to its name, the
exhibits are meant to widen the
view of what sound means to the
worlds of art and music while
also integrating the perspectives
of researchers and scholars from
areas like environmentalism,
psychology, and digital technology as well as exploring sound
art as a relatively new medium
in the realm of art.
Dr. Brett Van Hoesen, an associate professor of art history, and
Dr. Jean-Paul Perrote, a lecturer
of music theory and composition, are the co-curators for
Sound Art: New Only in Name.
In their dual curator statement,
Hoesen and Perrote expressed
their wish for the event to create
a dialogue across disciplines.
Hoesen said that sound is a
medium that can offer universal
insight across a multitude of
subjects.
Its an interdisciplinary investigation of this term sound-art
and what it implies, Hoesen
said. The next point is to think
more about sound, noise and

music, and to present a variety

of different types of work in the
gallery that embody those different discourses.
The exhibition will be located
in UNRs Jot Travis gallery. Three
separate areas of gallery space
will incorporate large, elaborate
exhibits. Hoesen explains that
one gallery will explore the
North Carolina marshland and
the ecological changes that have
impacted it in the past few years.
Its a [way] to give visitors a
sort of sense of what that kind
of medium is capable of doing,
Hoesen said.
Hoesen says that sound art
has the potential to transport a
person to many different places,
but many of those who have
contributed to the event are also
conducting research in their
own areas of study. She believes
that the concept of sound art
does not have to fit in a small
box.
[The theme] is more along
the lines of how we engage with
sound, what we learn from it,
what kind of histories it triggers,
ways in which sound and visual
work together, Hoesen said.
Hoesen calls auditory learning the perfect phrase to describe the experience she hopes
people will get from exploring
the exhibition.
It might be a link to specific
memory or a specific place,
Hoesen said. There are all sorts
of ways in which we use sound
in a biological sense, but there
is also a way that it engages
more fully psychologically and
aesthetically.
Hoesen says that the ultimate

WHEN AND WHERE

The reception for the exhibit will be on Thursday, Sept.
10, at 5 p.m. in Student Galleries South. It will run through
Oct. 9 and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
goal of the event is not to tell
people what sound art is but
to open up the discussion and
show how vast the subject is.

She hopes that Sound Art: New

Only in Name will draw as many
people as possible.
No one in the room will have

the same background, Hoesen

said. But, thats our goal, to
reinforce a discussion that can
connect people from many different places and perspectives.
Marcus Lavergne can be reached
at mlavergne@sagebrush.unr.edu
and on Twitter @mlavergne21.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

STAFF EDITORIAL

Empathy transcends borders

n Sept. 2, 3-year-old Aylan

Kurdi boarded a small boat
outside Bodrum, Turkey with
his parents and 5-year-old
brother. Dressed in a bright red T-shirt
and shorts, shoes velcroed to his tiny
feet, he was prepared for the journey that
would help him and his family escape
from their home of Kobani, Syria, to Kos,
Greece. But Aylan never saw the Grecian
shore. Before the sanctuary of Europe
became anything more than his familys
distant hope for a future free from the
horrors of civil war, their boat capsized
in the Mediterranean Sea. Aylan, his
brother and his mother drowned.
They were just three of thousands to
meet the same horrific fate. According
to the Missing Migrants Project, a
data collection arm of the International Organization for Migration, 2,701
people have died attempting to cross the
Mediterranean between Jan. 1 and Sept.

3, 2015. The images of Aylans lifeless

body washed ashore on a Turkish beach
have since become the international
symbol of the crisis facing thousands
more migrants and refugees seeking
asylum in Europe.
When individuals are confronted with
these images images that disturb with
their raw portrayal of human suffering
their first instinct is to look away, to
turn the page of the newspaper or scroll
past it on a social media feed. While this
instinct is strong, it must be overcome.
The stories and photographs of those
embroiled in the conflicts and struggles
unknown to many in the developed
Western world are more than news
items; they are searing reminders of
humanitys linked fate and should be
treated as no less. Though many are
inclined to adopt an isolationist mentality, electively separating themselves from
the hardships faced by others, the reality

is that everyone, regardless of place or

circumstance, is part of a world that is
more connected than ever before.
The increasing globalization of
society is evident in the mass sharing of
information, culture and goods across
geographic boundaries. We cannot
claim that being citizens of a particular
country separates us from those who
reside elsewhere when we consume
goods manufactured overseas and rely
on the Internet for many of our daily
tasks. As members of a now global
community, it is our responsibility to
remain informed of what goes on in
the world around us, regardless of how
unpleasant it may be.
When we ignore the suffering brought
on by civil war, extreme poverty and
human rights abuses, we ignore the
countless individuals that such suffering affects. To brush aside their struggle
in the name of preserving personal

Acknowledge hard truths

about global struggles

comfort is to deny them value as human

beings; to otherize those in desperate
need of aid is to lose touch with our own
humanity.
If we allow ourselves to succumb to
these phenomena, we lose the opportunity to make an impact on the world
we are very much a part of. Cultivating
empathy is the necessary first step in
addressing the pressing need for action
on behalf of those with few allies. The
public outcry in response to Aylan
Kurdis death is but one example of
action spurred by empathy.
Both leaders and citizens around
the world were stirred to express their
outrage over the fact that European
nations were not doing enough to help
migrant families circumvent perilous
journeys like the one that claimed a
little boys life. This further pressured
national leaders such as British Prime
Minister David Cameron to declare that

they would do more to address what has

become the largest refugee crisis since
World War II.
The refugee crisis is only one of
many pressing issues our world
currently faces issues that will never
be addressed until we commit to make
ourselves aware of them. Whether or
not we are able to immediately help
solve the worlds problems is irrelevant
to the question of whether we can
make a difference. Meaningful progress
rarely begins with a single, dramatic act;
it begins with a series of small steps.
Being aware is the first of these small
steps, taking us away from the apathy
that makes us part of the problem and
toward the action that will help us be
part of the solution.
The Nevada Sagebrush editorial staff can
be reached at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.
edu and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.

What happens online doesnt always stay online

ife is short, have

an affair. This
is the slogan
for everyones
favorite scummy infidelity site,
Ashley Madison.
If you have been living under
a rock the last two months then
you might be wondering what
the hell Ashley
Madison even
is. Sounds like
the name of
some blonde
who peaked
in high school
if you ask me.
Sorry to disappoint folks,
Ali
but Ashley
Schultz
Madison is an
Schultz Happens online dating
site with a sick
twist it caters to individuals
who are looking to be unfaithful
to their spouses.
Ashley Madisons website
boasts having over 40 million
anonymous members and
claims they are the worlds
leading married dating service
for discreet encounters. Oh
how ironic, Miss Madison.
In recent months, Ashley
Madison received a serious
bitch-slap. Hackers broke
into the site and released
the information (including
names, email and location) of
over 37 million members. Not
so discreet anymore are you
Ashley?
These exposed members
deserved every little bit of
embarrassment that came their
way. I think we can all agree
using a website to keep one
foot in your marriage is pretty
low and I take my hat off to the
hackers for exposing millions of
slimy betrayals.
But what astonishes me above
all, is the absolute laziness
our generation displays. The
amount of those spouses
who probably use the site just
because of how accessible it
is is just pathetic. A certain
percentage of these people may
not even engage in affairs if they
did not receive the opportunity

Illustration by Leona Novio/Nevada Sagebrush

to initiate it via internet.

This scandal displays an obvious generational shift. People
rely so heavily on technology.
This sense of convenience facilitates infidelities on a whole new
level. Now people do not even
need face to face contact in
order to initiate an affair. They
can hide behind a computer
screen, which makes having an
affair so much easier.
Many people may reconsider
having an affair if it meant they
had to leave their house in order
to carry on with their actions.
But when infidelity can be
arranged from the comfort of
your own home, without fear of

rejection or public shame, its no

wonder that affairs skyrocket.
This alone probably makes
affairs skyrocket.
Even societies elitists took
part in this horrible trend.
Among the exposed were
celebrities, big-time CEOs and
even the molester 19 Kids and
Counting Duggar star. Some
people look for forgiveness by
prayer or moral mending; you,
Josh Duggar, on the other hand
have outdone yourself. After
repenting for your multiple
molestation charges, let me
know how many mistresses it
takes to find absolution, buddy.
Business tycoons such as

Sony entertainment chairman

Michael Lynton and Sony
pictures chairwoman Amy
Pascal both had their emails
exposed. The sheer mess even
cost Pascal her job. They are not
alone, many more of Americas
millionaires emails were also
found on the list.
However, of all the exposed,
the biggest loser of them all is
ex-CEO of the company, Noel
Biderman. Noel Biderman,
The King of Infidelity himself,
resigned in the dawn of the
scandal. No one likes a quitter,
Noel. Bidermans emails were
among the many leaked, despite
efforts to ensure the public the

married father of two children

never felt the need to cheat on
his wife. Are you really shocked
Mrs. Biderman?
Above all, this is just beyond
unfortunate to me that we are at
that point where our technology
is actively promoting moral
wrongdoings such as marital
affairs. I commend the hackers
for exposing these people.
I think what we can take away
from this specific instance is
pretty blatant. We live in a time
where the answers to most all
our problems are just a mere
Google search away. Technology
is such a powerful resource and
it can be both a blessing and

a curse. Just because things

such as Ashley Madison are so
easily accessible does not mean
we should take advantage of
these opportunities for moral
wrongdoings.
Our generation has a
special responsibility in this
technologically-advanced age
to distinguish how we should
and should not use technology.
We must use the opportune
resources around us for the
positive.
Ali Schutlz studies journalism.
She can be reached at alexandraschultz@sagebrush.unr.edu and
on Twitter @AliSchultzzz.

Use colleges opportunities to break out of your comfort zone

ake a look around you. Really,

take a look. You are in college,
you are attending an awesome
university pursuing an education that will eventually further you in
all of your future endeavors no matter
what they may be. This an opportunity to earn something that roughly
70 percent of Americans have not had
the opportunity nor
ability to attain in an
environment that
could not be more
perfectly suited for
you to do so. The
time you spend here
is invaluable and
the potential for
self improvement
Lauren
is immeasurable.
Gray
My advice is to all of
you is this: take full
advantage of being here and absolutely
live the eff out of your life! Here are a few
tips to help you do just that.

STUDY ABROAD
As university students, we are so
fortunate to have programs on campus
that facilitate our opportunities to travel

while learning. This is hands down one

of the best ways to expand your horizons
and do something that is absolutely
spectacular. Become more culturally
diverse, learn a new language and understand just how great our world is. You
can see some amazing sights and have
some amazing experiences that will last
you a lifetime. Traveling and living in
a foreign country is indescribable and
even though I have yet to embark on this
venture myself, I am absolutely planning
on going trans-atlantic because of how
incredible an opportunity it is.

BREAK HEARTS, AND HAVE

YOURS BROKEN TOO
For most of us, this is the first time we
are able to decide for ourselves how to
navigate relationships (at least without
the threat of mom looming over our
cell phones). This is the time to experience the wide range of emotions and
lessons that come with adult romantic
relationships. Let yourself be vulnerable
and have a truly intimate moment
with someone. Fall in love ridiculously
hard, and to be less cliche about the
whole experience, learn your limits.
Start figuring out what you actually

want in a partner. Learn just how much

your own heart can hurt or how much
you can give. Learn how to walk away
from situations that are unhealthy and
successfully communicate through
conflicts. Experience what its like to
hurt someone, and learn how to avoid
doing that. Learn what it is like to truly,
honestly, be alone. Value that time. All
of the heartache and heart throbs that
come with these experiences are a part
of the joys of living, so do that, enjoy
every awful, beautiful second of it.

DO SOMETHING A 1003% OUT

OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE
Are you an awful singer? Awesome,
go to a Saturday night karaoke contest
and sing a really awful Madonna song
in front of a bunch of strangers. Want
to get into shape but afraid of everyone
watching you at Lombardi? Screw them,
go to the Crossfit classes and be the
loudest Crossfitter ever. If youre really
bad at math, take an intermediate math
class and strengthen your skills. This life
isnt always about being comfortable,
so dont be! Take chances and force
yourself to do things you never thought
you would ever do, because you might

find it was absolutely worth it in the

end. Whether the outcome be that
you acquired a new skill while gaining
new-found confidence in your abilities,
or you proved to everyone (but most
importantly yourself) that you arent
afraid to fail at something, I promise that
you will look back and smile at your own
bravery.

GET HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT

You, me, us we are all adults now
and that means its time to put the big
kid pants on and acknowledge when
we arent doing well. The university
has a number of resources for students
covering everything from tutoring to
mental health services. If you need help
in a class go to the tutoring center. If you
have time management issues, relationship issues, if youre just stressed, or
have problems much more significant
than that, please, take care of yourself.
Go to the counseling center or reach out
to services or individuals who can get
you the help you need, no matter how
big or small. You deserve it. Part of living
life to the fullest is taking care of yourself
and you have all of the means to do so
here.

DO EVERYTHING
Football games, basketball games,
carnivals, clubs, movies at the Joe,
pancake night (and D-Hop), running
of the wolves, etcetera go do all of
those things! Once you graduate, these
events stop happening so dont be too
cool for the giant bouncy castles on
Duck Day. Try not to sleep in next year
like I did when everyone goes to paint
the N. Have an absolute blast with
your friends cheering in the stands at
one of our many sporting events. This is
the last super fun and easy stop before
the real world begins. Dont miss out
on being young and enjoying your time
here at the university. Seriously. Have
ALL OF the fun and create memories
that will last you a lifetime.
I hope all of you have or will do at
least MOST of the things on my list.
Like I said, we are all here to better
ourselves so take risks, take advantage
of opportunity, and become the
wonderful, beautiful people you are all
meant to be.
Lauren gray studies journalism. She can
be reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu
and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.

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OPINION | A7

Studying
abroad is a
waste of time

Illustration by Lenoa Novio/Nevada Sagebrush

EM(BALD)ENED MEN
Ditch the toupees and embrace male-pattern
baldness; theres more to life than hair

y brothers, the time has come

to bury your insecurities,
squash your dreams of thick,
curly locks and accept your
fate of male-pattern baldness.
You may still be growing taller, but your
hair is not getting any longer. You can curse
the gods and your moms dads hair genes.
However, at some point you will realize
that youve not been
cursed but blessed with
a wonderful gift. Costs
of shampoo, combs and
haircuts aside, you join
the ranks of some of the
greatest men in history.
Winston Churchill,
the Dalai Lama, Marc
Johnson, Larry David,
Ryan
Patrick Stewart and, of
Suppe
course, Tim Howard.
These figures conjure
adjectives like authoritative, respected,
powerful and bald.
Why are these bald men so great?

Because they dont have to worry about

their hair. When they wake up in the
morning, they say to themselves things like
Im bald, but Im beautiful, or You cant
judge a man by his scalp.
Instead of wasting time on grooming
they can focus their efforts on stopping
Hitler from taking over the world, creating
brilliantly funny sitcoms and keeping the
United States in the World Cup when they
are obviously overmatched against better
European teams. That could be you. It will
be you.
If you dont believe me, think about some
of the men you know who cant accept their
baldness: Wayne Rooney, Woody Allen and
Donald Trump. These men are consumed
by aesthetics. Comb-overs and hair pieces
wont save them. Trying to cover it up only
makes your baldness more obvious.
Rooney is no longer known for his soccer
skills, but instead his familiarity with hairgrowing products. Trump will absolutely
not have my vote in 2016 because a man
with such extreme hair insecurities should

not hold the most powerful office in the

world. His plan to fight baldness is as good
as his plan to fight ISIS.
It wont be easy. Accepting baldness is like
when Batman flies the atomic bomb over
the water in The Dark Knight Rises. Just
when you think Bruce Wayne has met his
end, you realize he fixed the autopilot. You
too have an autopilot. Turn it on and let you
hormones do their thing. You cant stop it.
You dont have to go down with the ship.
There are more important things in life
than hair. Theres world peace, Seinfeld
and the University of Nevada, Reno to
worry about.
For those of you, like me, who still have
a few years of hair left, I have some advice.
Take as many pictures of yourself as you
can to show your future kids that you used
to be good looking. Dont try to grow your
hair out as one last hoorah, it looks terrible.
Start working on an amazing hat collection
now. Tell yourself that receding hairlines
look distinguished. Be proud and let your
head shine loud. And remember that youre
in good company.
Ryan Suppe studies journalism. He can be
reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and
on Twitter @salsuppe.

he most frustrating thing about people who study

abroad is that they romanticize another countrys
culture and lifestyle. Most people come back
bragging about how much they learned about other
cultures.Others claim, while away, they made their best
friends. They believe they have found the meaning of life
discovering themselves while abroad. If youre one of these
people, youre probably going to be miserable and suck for the
rest of your life. If not, you rock.
Have you ever stopped to think about why
life overseas was so much better than life
in America? When you were in Europe, you
had an awesome time because you were on
a paid vacation. You spent however much
money on an experience that was given to
you on a silver platter.
You probably had a nice place to stay,
didnt need to work a job, took one or two
classes, and you traveled and partied all the
Sunny
time.
Mok
There were no worries. No worries about
food, bills, medical problems, family
problems or relationship problems at all for that matter. How
can life be so tough overseas when there were almost no
worries in the world?
You come back to America, complaining about how much
better life was overseas, when in actuality some of these
countries might be terrible places to live in. Spain has an
unemployment rate of 22.7 percent; Greece, 25.8 percent; Italy,
12.6 percent. Think about that for a second. Life probably
sucks for a lot of the people living in these countries.
How can you claim that you learned so much about yourself
and that countrys culture when you failed to realize that the
people around you were not on your vacation? That these
people are still working, dealing with the exact same problems
(if not worse) you are probably dealing with at home? The fact
that you did not realize this shows that you learned nothing
about the world, and some would even say you ended up
more selfish than ever.
In addition, you say that you made your best friends
overseas. Theyre probably all other students and not even
locals, which makes them no different than your friends at
home. How can you claim to have made the best friends of
your life when you only talked to other people that spoke
English? What did you truly learn from your friends? Nothing.
Nothing at all. You probably all just sat in a circle and jerked
each other off while taking selfies with the Eiffel Tower.
The worst part about this study abroad fad is that these
travelers claim that they found themselves overseas that
they learned the true meaning of life.
This is absolute horseshit.
You did not find yourself overseas, nor did you find the
meaning of your life. Youre simply avoiding your problems.
Running away to another country will not fix the issues that
plague you when you are at home. Running away from your
problems in general will not help you. Going overseas will not
solve that problem. You do not solve your problems by leaving
them somewhere. You solve them by looking at them straight
in the eye and addressing the issue. This is what makes you a
better, stronger person.
The identity crisis that you are facing in your mid-20s and
that urge for you to see and experience new things in the
world are things everyone faces. Most people have no idea
what theyre doing in life, and thats 100 percent OK. Just do
not mistake a lack of goals for a lack of identity, because you
are who you are. You are made up of your successes, problems,
emotions and everything in between. You already know
yourself; you just have to figure out how to apply what you
know and where to apply it.
Be honest with yourself when you think the States are such
a miserable time. If youre one of those people who thinks
that the grass is always greener on the other side, sit down
and reevaluate your priorities, and instead of running away
from that grass, learn how to care for it. Learn how to water
it. If youre not one of these people, good for you. This doesnt
apply to you at all.
Sunny Mok studies economics. He can be reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu or on Twitter @sunnymok.

Black Lives Matter

is the driving force
necessary for change

n Aug. 26, a banner

was posted outside
of the Unitarian
Universalist Church
of Northern Nevada with the
phrase Black Lives Matter. A
day after the sign was put up,
the banner had been defaced
with the word white spraypainted over
the word
black.
With this
church being
not even 10
miles from
campus and
with the Black
Lives Matter
Amy
movement
Serrano
having been
around
for more than two years, this
act of vandalism and what it
says about where we are as a
community and as a country is
beyond terrifying.
When I first decided that I
wanted to write about this, I
was advised to tread lightly due
to the recent attacks on police
officers throughout the country.
I realize that when discussing
Black Lives Matter, its not only
impossible, but also reckless
to skip around the tension
between the black community
and the police force. Ignoring
that tension displays an
ignorance that is partly to blame

for this countrys seeming

incapability of moving forward
in this matter.
Knowing how I regard police
is important in understanding
why I feel the way I do about
Black Lives Matter. I was born
and raised in Chicago with a
state trooper for a dad. Through
my dad and his friends, I
have been exposed to police
officers at their best. Through
my environment, I have been
exposed to police officers at
their worst.
I first learned what a power
trip looked like when I saw
former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burges face on the
news when he was convicted
of running a torture ring that
involved over 100 black men.
I was around 16 when I heard
this, and after that it just seemed
careless to disregard what was
happening around me locally,
nationally and internationally.
Through my upbringing, Ive
learned to respect the cops
that follow their oath of service
and protection, but have been
nothing but disgusted by those
who abuse their positions. Im
sure many people hold a similar
position on the matter, just as
Im sure that there are people
that feel differently.
This isnt about whos right
and whos wrong, though. This
is about systematic racism

Breanna Denney/Nevada Sagebrush

Chenay Arberry addresses a crowd of protesters gathered on the steps of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014.
The protest, called the Die-in, was organized by the Reno Justice Coalition to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

that is occurring both locally

and nationally and needs to be
acknowledged and acted upon.
Whether its through a national
story about how cops are using
unnecessary and excessive force
or through a local story about
someone who vandalized a
sign at a church, a conversation
needs to happen.
At this moment in time, I
believe that the Black Lives
Matter campaign is among
one of the most necessary and
effective movements in the

fight for equality in the United

States. It opens up a discussion
that is long overdue about how
the black community, as well as
other minorities, are treated in
America.one
I see a lot of people on social
media arguing that the hashtag
all lives matter should be the
movement that leads America
to racial equality. While the
sentiment all lives matter is
absolutely true, the fact of the
matter is that no one said that
all lives mattered until someone

said that black lives mattered.

Using the all lives matter
hashtag encourages people
to disregard the human rights
violations that are occurring
throughout the country and
draws attention away from
one of the groups of people
that this country has arguably
traumatized the most.
Black Lives Matter is a
movement that everyone who
supports racial equality should
back up. It doesnt encourage
black supremacy; Black Lives

Matter encourages Black equality. Someone who tags the word

white over the word black in
a Black Lives Matter banner, on
the other hand, either thinks the
white race is superior or just has
a serious misunderstanding of
the problem.
Either way, something needs
to change.
Amy Serrano studies journalism.
She can be reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.

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THIS WEEKS GAME

vs. Arizona
Saturday, Sept. 12, at 4 p.m.

@SagebrushSports | nevadasagebrush.com

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vs. UC Davis

vs. Arizona

W
31-17

4 p.m.
9/12

AP TOP 25
1. Ohio State (61)
2. TCU
3. Alabama
4. Baylor
5. Michigan State
6. Auburn
7. Oregon
8. USC
9. Georgia
10. Florida State
11. Notre Dame
12. Clemson
13. UCLA
14. LSU
15. Arizona State
16. Georgia Tech
17. Ole Miss
18. Arkansas
19. Oklahoma
20. Wisconsin
21. Stanford
22. Arizona
23. Boise State
24. Missouri
25. Tennessee

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OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES

Mississippi State 100, Texas A&M 61, Oklahoma State 46, Virginia Tech 42, Utah 36,
Penn State 20, Louisville 12, Cincinnati 8,
Nebraska 6, Kansas State 5, Florida 4, NC
State 4, Texas 3, BYU 2, Northern Illinois 2,
Michigan 2, California 1, Western Kentucky 1

USA TODAY
1. Ohio State (62)
2. TCU (1)
3. Alabama (1)
4. Baylor
5. Oregon
6. Michign State
7. Auburn
8. Florida State
9. Georgia
10. USC
11. Notre Dame
12. Clemson
13. LSU
14. UCLA
15. Ole Miss
16. Arizona State
17. Georgia Tech
18. Wisconsin
19. Oklahoma
20. Arkansas
21. Stanford
22. Arizona
23. Missouri
24. Boise State
25. Tennessee

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OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES

Mississippi State 164, Texas A&M 149, Oklahoma State 89, Virginia Tech 70, Utah 40,
Kansas State 37, Louisville 27, Nebraska 27,
Minnesota 25, Penn State 20, South Carolina
18, Miami(Fla.) 16, Texas 8, Illinois 7, Duke 6,
Air Force 5, Louisiana Tech 5, Marshall 4

THIS WEEKS GAME

Nevada vs. Arizona
When: Saturday, Sept. 12,
4 p.m.
Where: Mackay Stadium,
Reno, Nevada
(33,391 field turf)

at Texas
A&M
9 a.m.
9/19

at Buffalo

vs. UNLV

TBA
9/26

4 p.m.
10/03

vs. New
Mexico
4 p.m.
10/10

at Wyoming

vs. Hawaii

TBA
10/17

1 p.m.
10/24

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

at Fresno
State
7:30 p.m.
11/05

vs. San Jose

State
1 p.m.
11/14

pack beats aggies

Nevada wins season opener over UC Davis

2014seasonrecords:Nevada
(7-6 overall, 4-4 MWC),
Arizona (10-4 overall, 7-2
Pac-12)
Nevada goes up against an
Arizona squad that went
10-4 in 2014 and reached a
BCS bowl game (Fiesta Bowl
vs. Boise State) for the first
time since 1993. The Arizona
offense is led by redshirt
sophomore quarterback
Anu Solomon, who went to
Bishop Gorman High School
in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Solomon threw for just
under 3,800 passing yards
and 28 touchdowns.

TBA
11/21

at San Diego
State
TBA
11/28

TALE OF THE TAPE

Nevada

Category

Arizona

OFFENSE
232

Rushing

163

163

Passing

229

130.4

Pass Efficiency

151.2

395

Total Offense

392

Scoring

42

31

DEFENSE

By Jack Rieger

89

Rushing

193

STEWART IMPRESSES

238

Passing

332

With four minutes left in Nevadas season opener against UC Davis, starting quarterback Tyler Stewart was on the sideline watching backup quarterback Hunter Fralick direct the Nevada offense.
By that point, Nevada was leading UC Davis 31-10, thanks in large
part to an impressive performance by Stewart, who was making his
second career start. Stewart and Fralick competed throughout fall
camp to win the starting job and head coach Brian Polians decision
was validated on Thursday, as Stewart displayed the composure
and consistency you would expect out of a four-year senior.
Stewart finished the game 13 for 20 with 163 yards passing and
one touchdown through the air as well as a rushing touchdown,
but that stat line doesnt represent his effect on the score (31-17).
Stewart displayed accuracy and arm strength throughout the game
as well as an ability to get out of the pocket and run the ball. He was
on-time with most of his throws and had command of the offense.
Coach Polian also took notice of Stewarts performance.
I was very pleased with the way Tyler Stewart played,
Polian said. I thought he took care of the football and
made good decisions in the run game. I thought he
passed it efficiently. We dropped one or two balls on him.
[Stewart] probably only had one bad throw all night.
Stewarts performance culminated in the fourth quarter when he ran for a 16-yard touchdown and made a UC
Davis defender look foolish with a juke move in space.
Running back Don Jackson spoke excitedly about
Stewarts touchdown run after the game.
Oh my God. I cant wait until we get into the film
room because that is gonna be hilarious to see
what I did, Jackson said. I looked like a 13-yearold girl who had just seen NSYNC or something
like that. That was a move I couldnt make today.
That was wonderful.

327

Total Offense

525

17

Scoring

32

Interceptions

SPECIAL TEAMS/MISC.
45

Net Punting

40.2

Punt Returns

10.5

Kickoff Return Average

19.5

Turnover Margin

+1

RETURNING LEADERS

Arizona
Player

Category

Avg./Game

Anu Solomon

Passing yds

292

Nick Wilson

Rushing yds

106

Cayleb Jones

Receiving yds

78

Tackles

12

Scooby Wright III

Scooby Wright III Tackles for loss

Nevada
Player

RUNNING GAME FLASHES

Don Jackson was pretty wonderful himself. Jackson
finished the game with 127 yards and two touchdowns
on just 13 rushes, including a highlight reel touchdown in
the second quarter when he stiff-armed a defender to the
ground on his way to the right pylon. Jackson entered the
season as one of the most important components to Nevadas
success, and he delivered on Thursday.
One of the reasons for Jacksons success was the Nevada offensive line, which was labeled as a weakness heading into the
season. The Union led a 232-yard rushing attack on 39 attempts
and protected Stewart most of the night with a clean pocket.

Category

Avg./Game

Tyler Stewart

Passing yds

246

Don Jackson

Rushing yds

4.4

Jerico Richardson Receiving yds

Jordan Dobrich
Ian Seau

11.7

Tackles

85

Tackles for loss

10.5

2014 MOUNTAIN STANDINGS

Standings

Conference

Overall

SECONDARY YOUTH

Boise State

7-1

Another unit that was labeled as a potential crutch to

Nevadas success was the defensive secondary, one of the
youngest groups in the country. The secondary allowed
the opposing quarterback to complete 32 passes for 238
yards, most of which was from short throws out of the
backfield. Nevada had an especially difficult time defending screens, which is something their next opponent, the
University of Arizona, executes well.
If Nevada expects to compete with Arizona for four
quarters, their secondary will have to contain the highly
flammable Arizona offense, led by redshirt sophomore
quarterback Anu Solomon.

Colorado State

6-2

10-3

Utah State

6-2

10-4

Air Force

5-3

10-3

New Mexico

2-6

4-8

Wyoming

2-6

4-8

12-2

2014 WEST STANDINGS

Standings

INJURY NEWS
Although Thursdays game was viewed as a successful
opener, the Wolf Pack received some unfortunate news
when they learned that starting wide receiver Brayden Sanchez tore his ACL and will miss this season. Sanchez caught
two passes for 38 yards on Thursday.

WHATS NEXT?

TV: CBSSN

at Utah State

Nevada faces the 22nd-ranked Arizona Wildcats at

Mackay Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 4 p.m. Arizona
beat the University of Texas-San Antonio in their opener
last week but lost All-American linebacker Scooby Wright
III to a torn meniscus. Nevada is just 4-17 against Pac-12
teams since 1992 and has only beaten Arizona once in five
tries. If Nevada can find a way to beat Arizona, it will be
the first victory over a ranked opponent since Boise State
in 2010.

Conference

Overall

Fresno State

5-3

6-8

San Diego State

5-3

7-6

Nevada

4-4

7-6

Hawaii

3-5

4-9

San Jose State

2-6

3-9

UNLV

1-7

2-11

ARIZONA SCHEDULE
Date

Jack Rieger can be reached at jrieger@sagebrush.

unr.edu and on Twitter @JackRieger.

Henry MacDiarmid/Nevada Sagebrush

QuarterbackTylerStewartreceivestheplayfromthesidelinesduringThursdaysgameagainstUCDavis.Stewartwent13-20for163yards
as well as both a rushing and passing touchdown. Stewart came into the 2015 season with just one collegiate start.

Opponent

Time

Sept. 3

UTSA

7:00 PM

Sept. 12

at Nevada

4:00 PM

Sept. 19

Northern Arizona

8:00 PM

Sept. 26

UCLA

TBD

Oct. 3

at Stanford

TBD

Oct. 10

Oregon State

TBD

Oct. 17

at Colorado

TBD

Oct. 24

Washington State

TBD

Oct. 31

at Washington

TBD

Nov. 7

at USC

TBD

Nov. 14

Utah

TBD

Nevada enters as a 10.5-point underdog against Arizona. Fair or foul?

Neil Patrick
Healy

Im going fair here. Nevada goes up against the 15thranked passing offense in 2014 and they bring back all
their big weapons. Sophomore quarterback Anu Solomon
is already putting up Madden-like numbers this season by
going 22-for-36 for 229 yards and four touchdowns with
zero interceptions. Nevadas young secondary goes up
against wide receivers Johnny Jackson and Cayleb Jones,
who both have big play ability. Arizona will cover, but not by
much.

VS
THE WEEKLY DEBATE

Jack
Rieger

Since gambling addiction runs in my family, I feel very

qualified to answer this question. Eat the points. These two
have played each other two out of the last three years, with
Nevada losing by one point in 2012 and seven last year. Also,
Arizona unconvincingly eked out a win last week against a
team that won just four games in 2014. Lastly, All-American
linebacker Scooby Wright wont be playing due to a torn
meniscus. Go ahead and throw a benjamin on the Pack, and
if they lose you can email our editor, Terrance Bynum.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

DICKS
PICKS
Chris Blake sets your
fantasy lineup for week one
STUD:
Golden Tate: With wide receiver Calvin
Johnson hurt for most of the second half last
year, Tate became a favorite target of Detroit
Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford.
Tate reached career highs in targets (142),
receptions (99) and yards
(1,331). With the Chargers
secondary watching
Johnson, I look for Tate to
sneak behind the defense
a couple of times.
Prediction: 4 grabs, 120
yards, 1 TD

Chris Dick
Blake

DUD:

Jamaal Charles: Yes,

I know, you cant just
Dicks Picks
bench arguably the best
all-around fantasy player
this year. Even with a subpar performance
Charles will likely score more than your
backup running backs. However, if any
defense can slow this guy down, its the
revamped Houston Texans. With defensive
tackle Vince Wilfork and inside linebacker
Brian Cushing plugging the middle and
defensive ends J.J. Watt and Jadeveon
Clowney manning the outside, they will
look to contain the speedy Charles. While
he may still do damage in the pass-catching
department, I think the Texans do just
enough to keep him contained.
Prediction: 15 carries, 47 yards, 4 catches,
33 yards, 0 TD

GOT GUTS?
Jameis Winston: There is nothing more
unpredictable than determining how a
Heisman-winning quarterback will perform
in the NFL. However, it takes defenses a
few games to figure out how to stop these
freak athletes. Winston opens up his NFL
career at home versus fellow rookie Marcus
Mariota and the Tennessee Titans, who are
projected to have one of the worst defenses
in the league. With weapons like Mike Evans
and Vincent Jackson to throw to, I look for
Winston to have a memorable debut against
the Titans.
Prediction: 22-37 (59%) passing, 310
yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 4 rushes, 28 yards, 1 TD
Chris Blake can be reached at neal@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@SagebrushSports.

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SPORTS | A9

DBs

Continued from page A10

so the DBs better grow up in a hurry.

Arizonas quarterback Anu Solomon is poised for another big year. In
the season opener against Texas San
Antonio, Solomon went 22-for-36
for 226 yards and four touchdowns
with zero interceptions. Styles make
fights and the styles of these two
teams do not bode well for Nevada.
The fate of the Arizona game, and
the season, rests on the shoulders
of the secondary. If they can take
their coachs advice and grow into
themselves then the hype around
Nevadas defense will be legitimate.
If they dont the secondarys trouble
will be business as usual.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at
neil@sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter
@NeilTheJuiceMan.

Breanna Denney/Nevada Sagebrush

Nevadas defense makes the tackle against UC Davis on Thursday, Sept 3 at Mackay Stadium. The defense goes up
against the Arizona Wildcats and will have to stop their high-powered offense.

Preview

Continued from page A10

STATS TO WATCH FOR

This is a tie between time of possession
and turnovers. Arizona played the Texas
San Antonio Roadrunners last Thursday
and avoided the upset in Tucson with a
34-24 win. The main reason for the close
game is because the Roadrunners time
of possession was 35:09 compared to the
Wildcats 24:51. Going back to last seasons
matchup between Arizona and Nevada, the
Pack also held the advantage in time of possession with 35:48 compared to Arizonas
24:12. Nevada played it close, but lost 35-28.
Turnovers were the nail in the coffin
for the Roadrunners. Texas San Antonio
outplayed Arizona in almost every category
including rushing yards (193 to 163), passing yards (332 to 229) and in time of possession, but turnovers doomed the Roadrunners. Arizona scored two touchdowns
on defense with one off an opening drive
pick-six and the other off a fumble return
in the third quarter. The Pack cant afford to
lose the turnover battle if they wish to pull
the upset.

THE BIGGEST QUESTION

Will Nevadas young secondary be able to
hang with the high-tempo spread offense
of the Wildcats? Despite the scare against
the Roadrunners, quarterback Anu Solomon looked like his usual self. The sophomore went 22-for-36 for 226 yards and four
touchdowns with zero interceptions.
Before the game against UC Davis,
the starting secondary had combined
for five career starts (junior cornerback
Elijah Mitchell with three and sophomore
free safety Kendall Johnson with two).
Despite handling the Aggies for most of

the game, UC Davis had success throwing

the ball against the Pack secondary. Aggie
quarterback Ben Scott went 32-for-47 for
238-yards and one touchdown. UC Davis
had success in the passing game because
they completed short, high percentage
passes. If an FCS team can exploit the secondarys weaknesses, then it may be a long
afternoon against the Wildcats.

BEST-CASE SCENARIO
The Nevada front seven has its comingout party against the Wildcats and makes
it harder for Solomon to pick apart the
inexperienced secondary. On the offensive
side of the ball, Don Jackson and James
Butler run the ball effectively and keep junior quarterback Tyler Stewart in favorable
down-to-distance situations and avoid
turnovers.

WORST-CASE SCENARIO
The high-octane offense of the Wildcats
is just too much for the Nevada secondary
and Anu Solomon continues to make his
case as an elite quarterback. The Nevada
offense has trouble running the ball just
like in the 2014 matchup (108 total yards
and 2.7 YPC) and Nevada loses a close
game despite Stewart having a good game
through the air.

PREDICTION
Combine the best- and worst-case scenarios. Nevadas front seven plays a good
game, but the secondary gets exposed
late in the game. The Nevada offense will
take advantage of a defense missing its AllAmerican, but wont be able to go scorefor-score and will fall to 1-1.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at
neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@NeilTheJuiceMan.

INCASE YOU MISSED IT

SOCCER

Nevada womens soccer suffered

two 1-0 overtime losses in the St.
Marys Tournament over the wee
s. kend. Game one last Thursday
resulted in a UC Irvine goal in
the 102-minute in double overtime while game two on Sunday
ended in St. Marys scoring the
winning goal 37 seconds into the
first overtime period. Nevada (03-1) looks for their first win this
Friday when they travel to UC
Davis to take on the Aggie

VOLLEYBALL

senior EmKay Myers finishing first with an overall time

of 14:35. The Pack finished 40
points ahead of second place
UNLV and had six runners finish
in the top 10. Caitlin DevittPayne (14:49) finished second,
Marissa Suan (15:14) finished
fifth, Erika Root (15:15) finished
sixth, Anna Preciado (15:15)
finished seventh and Meagan
Wood (15:22) finished eighth.
Nevadas Next race is on Sept.
19 when they travel to Seattle for
the Sundodger Invitational.

Nevada womens volleyball

dropped two out of three games
in the Portland Tournament last
weekend. The Pack lost to Portland 3-1 and Portland State 3-0
before picking up their second
win of the season against UC
Riverside 3-2. The bright spot
over the weekend is sophomore
outside hitter Madison Foley,
who broke her career high in kills
twice in Portland. Foley notched
21 kills against Portland and 23
kills against UC Riverside. Nevada
makes their home debut this
Friday against Weber State when
they host the Wolf Pack Classic.

MENS BASKETBALL

CROSS COUNTRY

Neil Patrick Healy can be

reached at neil@sagebrush.
unr.edu and on Twitter
@NeilTheJuiceMan.

Nevada womens cross country

took first place in the Nevada
Twilight Classic last Friday with

Eric Musselman was busy

working his recruiting magic
last Thursday when he landed
the verbal commitment of 2017
three-star prospect Trevon
Abdullah. Abdullah is a 6-foot5, 210-pound small forward
from Las Vegas and is the first
commitment of the 2017 class.
Abdullah averaged 12 points
and nine rebounds during his
sophomore year while playing
at Desert Pines High School and
holds offers from Fresno State,
Colorado State and Utah State
among others.

Sports

@SagebrushSports | nevadasagebrush.com

A10

Defensive
backs: Its
time to
grow up

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Breanna Denney/Nevada Sagebrush

Nevada junior quarterback Tyler Stewart runs

the ball out of bounds during the game against
UC Davis on Sept. 3 at Mackay Stadium. Stewart
used both his feet and his arm in the 31-17 victory over the Aggies.

By Neil Patrick Healy

Round up the usual suspects,
because there are still questions surrounding the Nevada
secondary. Unfortunately for
head coach Brian Polian, there
isnt much time to figure out the
solution because Nevada hosts
the 22-ranked Arizona Wildcats
and their lethal passing attack
this Saturday. If the Wolf Pack
hopes to pull the upset, the defensive backs need to step up.
As most Wolf Pack fans
know, having concerns in the
secondary is far from unfamiliar territory. Last season
Nevada was ranked 114 in
pass defense and gave up 271
yards-per-game. Since 2004
(as far as ESPN keeps track),
Nevada has ranked in the top
50 in pass defense only twice
(49 in 2004 and 42 in 2006) and
has finished below the top 100
five times (101 in 2005, 120 in
2008 and 2009, 112 in 2010
and 114 in 2014.) Yes, passing
defense stats can be skewed.
For example, last season New
Mexico State was ranked fifth in
the nation in passing defense,
but ranked 127 in rush defense
(second last in front of good
ol UNLV) and finished with a
dreadful 2-10 record. Stats can
be skewed, but they cant be
skewed consistently and Nevada has consistently struggled
in defending the pass.
The secondary came into this
season with four new starters
including two redshirt freshmen. According to Polian, their
debut against UC Davis was
promising, but also inconclusive.
Those
young
defensive
backs didnt get tested [against
UC Davis], Polian said. I cant
remember many throws down
the field. The last two-minute
drive they dumped the pass to
the tailback about six times in a
row on the check-down. I dont
know if that was by design or if
our guys were doing a good job
covering down the field. I wont
know how well the young DBs
played until we look at the tape,
but certainly there was nothing
glaring.
Due to the high-completion
passes being thrown, the
defensive backs were able to
put their tackling abilities on
display.
I thought they tackled
pretty well, Polian said. I cant
remember anytime anyone
whiffed and they came up and
threw their bodies around, so
there were some encouraging
things.
Redshirt freshman Asauni
Rufus in particular stood out.
Rufus led all tacklers in the
game with 12 and seven solo
tackles, but this secondary is
making a huge jump in weight
class. Arizonas style of play will
spread the ball through the air
and challenge Nevada down the
field.
Its going to be different next
week, Polian said. Were basically playing basketball on grass,

WOLF
PACK
strikes back
Pack preview:
Nevada an
underdog
against Arizona
By Neil Patrick Healy

Week #1

See DBS page A9

ow many of you are picking Nevada

to win against Arizona? Not many
of you, huh? OK then, how many of
you think the game will be close?
Yeah, I didnt think so. Yes, Nevada goes up
against a team that won 10 games last season
and won the deep Pac-12 South with then
first-year quarterback Anu Solomon throwing
for 3,793 yards with 28 touchdowns and nine
interceptions. The Wildcats also return sophomore running back Nick Wilson (1,375 yards and
16 touchdowns in 2014) and junior wide receiver
Cayleb Jones (78 catches, 1,103 yards and 10
touchdowns in 2014) to add to their steamroller
offense. Beating the Wildcats will be extremely
difficult, but dont think its impossible.

LEADING THE PACK

Nevada ran the ball well last week against
UC Davis, and senior running back Don Jackson is a major reason why. Out of Nevadas 232
rushing yards, Jackson had 124 on 13 carries
and two touchdowns with a staggering 9.5 YPC
average. What makes Jacksons outing more
impressive is that he didnt play the entire
fourth quarter. With Arizonas All-American
linebacker Scooby Wright III (awesome name
I know) missing the game after undergoing
knee surgery, Nevada will be able to run
Jackson early and often against the Wildcats
weakened front seven.

See PREVIEW page A9

Pack Pros
in
the

The Nevada Sagebrush takes a look at former Wolf Pack players in the NFL

By Ryan Suppe
Its week one of the NFL
season, which means rosters
are finalized. Teams have slowly
trimmed their rosters from 90, so
they could meet the requirement
of 53. For some Nevada alumni
this didnt matter much, but for
others it could cut their NFL
careers short for now.
Virgil Green and Colin Kaepernick have solidified their spots in
the NFL as everyday players, but
that doesnt mean it will stay that
way forever.
Green hasnt been a consistent
success and hasnt been a regular
starter since he was drafted
in the seventh round in 2011.
Hes been praised mostly for his

versatility (he can basically play

any position on offense except
quarterback), but his receiving
and blocking have been shaky
so he split time at tight end.
Things are looking up for him,
however. He recently signed a
three-year $8.4 million contract
with the Broncos, and the team
got rid of his main competition
at tight end, Julius Thomas. The
Broncos have proven they have
faith in him and have invested
in his future. Look for Green on
SportsCenter catching TDs from
Peyton Manning and consider
taking him in your fantasy draft.
Kaepernick is a different story.
Hes already seen the spotlight
and has been considered a star,
but his stock has decreased re-

cently. The Washington Post said

he could be headed down the
same path as Robert Griffin III,
meaning the 49ers want him to
be more of a pocket passer and
thats not where he makes his
money. Kaepernick was second
in the NFL last season in rushing
yards for a quarterback behind
Seattles Russell Wilson. When
Washington tried to change Griffins mojo, it led him straight to
the bench. For now, Kaepernicks
future is questionable, but his
future is a lot better than some
other former Wolf Pack players.
Quarterback Cody Fajardo,
linebacker Brock Hekking and
offensive lineman Chris Barker
did not make the final roster of
their teams. Dont fret though;

Ben Hays/Denver Broncos

Nevada alumnus Virgil Green takes the ball up field during a game
last season for the Denver Broncos at Mile High Stadium. Green is
poised to be the starting tight end in Denver this season.

they arent ready to hang up the

mouth guards and girdles yet.
Theres still hope for them.
Fajardo, one of the most successful quarterbacks in Nevada

history, was waived by the Oakland Raiders after being signed

as an undrafted free agent. The
good news is the Raiders are
starting the season with just two

quarterbacks on their 53-man

roster and could potentially
bring back recently released
Cody Fajardo to the practice
squad, according to USA Today.
Hekking signed with the San
Diego Chargers this summer, but
his season was cut short because
of a foot injury. On Monday, he
tweeted a picture of his X-ray,
post-surgery, with two screws in
his foot. The caption read, See
yall next season!
Barker signed as an undrafted
free agent in 2013, but was
released by the Patriots for the
second year in a row. He should
remain on the practice squad.
While some Nevada alumni are
prospering in the pros and others are just unlucky (what kind of
team only has two quarterbacks
on their roster?!), the important
things to remember are we went
13-1 in 2010 and the 2015 team is
currently undefeated.
Ryan Suppe can be reached at
neil@sagebrush.unr.edu or on
Twitter @salsuppe.