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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 week’s 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 asy-lum 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.

Jailed Kentucky clerk appeals contempt of court ruling

Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who was jailed after denying mar-riage licenses to couples in Rowan County, appealed the decision that put her behind bars on Monday, Sept. 7.

Following the Supreme Court’s gay-marriage ruling in June, Davis refused to give out any marriage li-censes 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 out-side.

Finally, Davis was found guilty of contempt of court on Thursday af-ter 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’ depu-ties have begun to issue marriage licenses in her absence.

Burning Man comes to a close, courts controversy

With the Burning Man festival’s official close on Monday, some 70,000 attendees took to the roads to make the journey home. This year’s festival was one of the larg-est 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 ho-mogenous. 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 don’t think black people like to camp.”

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 Me-dia 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 situa-tions.

This past summer, the U.S. Depart-ment 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 ad-vance 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.

BlueLight’s network is connected to 100 campuses across the country and has just recently come to UNR. Ceci Mar-shall, 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 pe-riod of time that passes before a person is actually connected to 911 dispatch.

Henry MacDiarmid/Nevada SagebrushThe 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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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 UNR’s 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-

velopment, rooms for collaborating with mentors, entrepreneurs and ex-perts, and some of the most advanced tools for crafting, which include 3-D printers, welders, and power equip-ment 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.

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For the fourth year in

a row, the City of Reno

and Washoe County

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gripped by drought.

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In defiance of speaker, four senators skip meeting in favor of Greek recruitment

The Associated Students of the University of Nevada Senate barely made quorum this week as seven of the 22 senators were absent at the meeting’s start. Two senators, Sen. Amanda Cuevas and Sen. Larissa Gloutak, arrived late while the other five, Sen. Casey Connolly, Sen. Sadie Fien-berg, 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 Sen-ate 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 aren’t 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.

ASUN approves fund to remake ASUN website

The Senate voted unanimously to fast-track a bill that would ap-propriate $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.

ASUN’s new website was official-ly launched at the end of January but was by and large incomplete. Many features, from student gov-ernment 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 site’s code.

The redesign will be handled by KPS3, a Reno-based marketing firm. KPS3 has produced the Uni-versity of Nevada, Reno’s 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.


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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 ex-ceptional drought, the worst kind of drought, since September of last year.

“It’s just another reminder that water is a precious resource, and any campus that’s 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 drought’s wide-spread nature.

Though in Reno, business remains as usual, unlike neighboring California. The nation’s 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 Reno’s climate is classified as “high desert” and receives an av-erage 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 re-serves, 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 snowpack-producing months passed, the chances for any meaningful improvement are diminish-ing,” 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 year’s dry spell, compounded with lower-than-average 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 vol-untarily 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 city’s demand for water.

The City of Reno has also adopted mea-sures 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 we’re 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 we’re 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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She expects that students will have a much easier time getting emergency assistance through the app.

“When you call 911 from your cellphone, it’s significantly worse than calling from your land-line,” Wilbanks said. “They may not actually know where you are. It’s kind of insane when you think about how far cellular and mobile communications have gone and the fact that 911 can’t 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 don’t think there’s enough awareness out there,” Wilbanks said. “Some people assume that 911 is magic, that they’re 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 emer-gency 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 se-curity,” Wilbanks said. “That would be to have

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 [email protected] and on Twitter @mlavergne21.

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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 tour-ism 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 ex-ecutive director of external affairs, have worked to develop the means to help UNR students and faculty shine on a state, national and interna-tional 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 indi-viduals also have good mentoring, networking and capital available to them in order to help them make their ideas come to fruition. Accord-ing 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 center’s 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.

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By Marcus Lavergne

When the words “sound” and “art” are combined, the imagina-tion 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, Reno’s Jot Travis Build-ing.

The gallery is open to the public and combines sound with several mediums of art including videography, photog-raphy, 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 technol-ogy as well as exploring sound art as a relatively new medium in the realm of art.

Dr. Brett Van Hoesen, an asso-ciate professor of art history, and Dr. Jean-Paul Perrote, a lecturer of music theory and composi-tion, 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.

“It’s an interdisciplinary inves-tigation 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 differ-ent discourses.”

The exhibition will be located in UNR’s 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.

“It’s 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 learn-ing” the perfect phrase to de-scribe 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

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, that’s our goal, to reinforce a discussion that can connect people from many dif-ferent places and perspectives.

Marcus Lavergne can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter @mlavergne21.

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THE EVENTS

By ALEXA SOLIS

DATE: Friday-Saturday

TIME: 5 a.m. – 9 a.m.

LOCATION: Rancho San Rafael Park

INFO: It’s 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 world’s largest free air balloon event. There will be shuttles available for students in need of transporta-tion to and from the event between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m.

GREAT RENO AIR BALLOON RACES

THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR THIS WEEK

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, Reno’s Argenta Trio will be performing a series of pieces honor-ing 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 o!ce in Church Fine Arts.

ARGENTA CONCERT SERIES: “AMERICAN

ALLURE” WITH ARGENTA TRIO

DATE: Sunday

TIME: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.

LOCATION: Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center Lawn

INFO: Join the Sierra Nevada Japanese Lan-guage School as they celebrate Japanese culture. Attendees of the festival can taste traditional cuisine, purchase souvenirs and take a gander at martial arts demon-strations.

JAPANESE SUMMER FESTIVAL

Alexa Solis can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter @thealexasolis.

S et aside those passports and swimsuits and break out your planners and highlighters, because whether you’re ready for it or not, our lazy days lounging by the water are over. Now it’s

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 it’s still technically summer, autumn is just around the corner. It’s 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.

Don’t forget the details when planning your outfits. Wear-ing 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 it’s 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 isn’t 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 it’s warm. Light cardigans and jackets are also a great way to layer up when fall starts to kick in. If you’re not ready to give up sum-

mer 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 summer’s end. Leather backpacks will tie your look together, so make sure that the backpack you choose

matches the style of the dress you’re 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, it’s easy to be creative with your look and find something that works

for you. Happy fall semester!

Farameitha Chaerani can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.

XThe 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.

WHEN AND WHERE

Art and music departments explore sound as art

By Farameitha Chaerani

Photos By Farameitha Chaerani/Nevada Sagebrush

XDon’ts: 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!

XDo’s: There’s 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 they’re a must-have for any fall wardrobe.

THE DO’S AND DON’TS OF FALL FASHION

TRANSITIONFROM SUMMER TO FALL

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O 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 family’s 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 Interna-tional Organization for Migration, 2,701 people have died attempting to cross the Mediterranean between Jan. 1 and Sept.

3, 2015. The images of Aylan’s 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 humanity’s linked fate and should be treated as no less. Though many are inclined to adopt an isolationist mental-ity, 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 suffer-ing affects. To brush aside their struggle in the name of preserving personal

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 oppor-tunity 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 Kurdi’s 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 boy’s 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 world’s 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 [email protected] and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.

“L ife is short, have an affair.” This is the slogan for everyone’s

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 disap-point folks, but Ashley Madison is an online dating site with a sick

twist — it caters to individuals who are looking to be unfaithful to their spouses.

Ashley Madison’s website boasts having over 40 million anonymous members and claims they are the “world’s 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

to initiate it via internet. This scandal displays an obvi-

ous generational shift. People rely so heavily on technology. This sense of convenience facili-tates 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, it’s 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 America’s 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. Biderman’s 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 [email protected] and on Twitter @AliSchultzzz.

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What happens online doesn’t always stay online

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Acknowledge hard truths about global struggles

T ake a look around you. Really, take a look. You are in college, you are attending an awesome university pursuing an educa-

tion that will eventually further you in all of your future endeavors no matter what they may be. This an opportu-nity 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 is immeasurable. 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 ABROADAs 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 un-derstand 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 experi-ence 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 it’s 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 you’re really bad at math, take an intermediate math class and strengthen your skills. This life isn’t always about being comfortable, so don’t 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 aren’t afraid to fail at something, I promise that you will look back and smile at your own bravery.

GET HELP WHEN YOU NEED ITYou, me, us … we are all adults now

and that means it’s time to put the big kid pants on and acknowledge when we aren’t 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, relation-ship issues, if you’re 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 EVERYTHINGFootball 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 don’t 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. Don’t 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 [email protected] and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.

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T he most frustrating thing about people who study abroad is that they romanticize another country’s 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 you’re one of these people, you’re 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, didn’t need to work a job, took one or two classes, and you traveled and partied all the time.

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 country’s 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. They’re 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. You’re 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 they’re doing in life, and that’s 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 you’re 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 you’re not one of these people, good for you. This doesn’t apply to you at all.

Sunny Mok studies economics. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter @sunnymok.

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M 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 mom’s dad’s hair genes. However, at some point you will realize

that you’ve 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, Patrick Stewart and, of course, Tim Howard. These figures conjure

adjectives like authoritative, respected, powerful and bald.

Why are these bald men so great?

Because they don’t have to worry about their hair. When they wake up in the morning, they say to themselves things like “I’m bald, but I’m beautiful,” or “You can’t 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 don’t believe me, think about some of the men you know who can’t accept their baldness: Wayne Rooney, Woody Allen and Donald Trump. These men are consumed by aesthetics. Comb-overs and hair pieces won’t 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 hair-growing 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 won’t 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 can’t stop it. You don’t have to go down with the ship. There are more important things in life than hair. There’s 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. Don’t 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 you’re in good company.

Ryan Suppe studies journalism. He can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter @salsuppe.

Ditch the toupees and embrace male-pattern baldness; there’s more to life than hair

EM(BALD)ENED MEN

O 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” spray-

painted over the word “black.”

With this church being not even 10 miles from campus and with the Black Lives Matter movement 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, it’s 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 country’s 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 Com-mander Jon Burge’s 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, I’ve 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. I’m sure many people hold a similar position on the matter, just as I’m sure that there are people that feel differently.

This isn’t about who’s right and who’s wrong, though. This is about systematic racism

that is occurring both locally and nationally and needs to be acknowledged and acted upon. Whether it’s 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 doesn’t encourage black supremacy; Black Lives

Matter encourages Black equal-ity. 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 [email protected] and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.

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Breanna Denney/Nevada SagebrushChenay 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.

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Nevada vs. Arizona

When: Saturday, Sept. 12, 4 p.m.

Where: Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nevada (33,391 field turf)

TV: CBSSN

2014 season records: 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 o!ense 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.

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OTHERS’ RECEIVING VOTESMississippi State 100, Texas A&M 61, Okla-homa 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

1. Ohio State (62)2. TCU (1)3. Alabama (1)4. Baylor5. Oregon6. Michign State7. Auburn8. Florida State 9. Georgia 10. USC11. Notre Dame 12. Clemson13. LSU14. UCLA15. Ole Miss16. Arizona State17. Georgia Tech18. Wisconsin19. Oklahoma20. Arkansas21. Stanford 22. Arizona23. Missouri 24. Boise State25. TennesseeOTHERS’ RECEIVING VOTESMississippi State 164, Texas A&M 149, Okla-homa 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

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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 won’t 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.

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I’m going fair here. Nevada goes up against the 15th-ranked 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. Nevada’s 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.

Henry MacDiarmid/Nevada SagebrushQuarterback Tyler Stewart receives the play from the sidelines during Thursday’s game against UC Davis. Stewart went 13-20 for 163 yards as well as both a rushing and passing touchdown. Stewart came into the 2015 season with just one collegiate start.

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

By Jack Rieger

STEWART IMPRESSESWith four minutes left in Nevada’s season opener against UC Da-

vis, starting quarterback Tyler Stewart was on the sideline watch-ing 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 Polian’s 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 doesn’t 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 Stewart’s 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.”

Stewart’s performance culminated in the fourth quar-ter 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 Stewart’s touchdown run after the game.

“Oh my God. I can’t 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-year-old girl who had just seen NSYNC or something like that. That was a move I couldn’t make today. That was wonderful.”

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 Nevada’s success, and he delivered on Thursday.

One of the reasons for Jackson’s success was the Nevada of-fensive 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.

SECONDARY YOUTHAnother unit that was labeled as a potential crutch to

Nevada’s 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 defend-ing 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.

INJURY NEWSAlthough Thursday’s game was viewed as a successful

opener, the Wolf Pack received some unfortunate news when they learned that starting wide receiver Brayden San-chez tore his ACL and will miss this season. Sanchez caught two passes for 38 yards on Thursday.

WHAT’S NEXT?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.

Jack Rieger can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter @JackRieger.

STATS TO WATCH FORThis 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 season’s matchup between Arizona and Nevada, the Pack also held the advantage in time of pos-session with 35:48 compared to Arizona’s 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), pass-ing yards (332 to 229) and in time of pos-session, but turnovers doomed the Road-runners. 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 can’t afford to lose the turnover battle if they wish to pull the upset.

THE BIGGEST QUESTIONWill Nevada’s young secondary be able to

hang with the high-tempo spread offense of the Wildcats? Despite the scare against the Roadrunners, quarterback Anu Solo-mon looked like his usual self. The sopho-more 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 sec-ondary’s weaknesses, then it may be a long afternoon against the Wildcats.

BEST-CASE SCENARIOThe Nevada front seven has its coming-

out 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 ju-nior 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.

PREDICTIONCombine the best- and worst-case sce-

narios. Nevada’s 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 All-American, but won’t be able to go score-for-score and will fall to 1-1.

Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter @NeilTheJuiceMan.

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

DUD:Jamaal Charles: Yes,

I know, you can’t just 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, it’s 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 [email protected] and on Twitter @SagebrushSports.

so the DBs better grow up in a hurry.” Arizona’s quarterback Anu Solo-

mon 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 coach’s advice and grow into themselves then the hype around Nevada’s defense will be legitimate. If they don’t the secondary’s trouble will be business as usual.

Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter @NeilTheJuiceMan.

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Breanna Denney/Nevada SagebrushNevada’s 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 o!ense.

Â INCASE YOU MISSED ITSOCCERNevada women’s soccer suffered two 1-0 overtime losses in the St. Mary’s Tournament over the wee s. kend. Game one last Thursday resulted in a UC Irvine goal in the 102-minute in double over-time while game two on Sunday ended in St. Mary’s scoring the winning goal 37 seconds into the first overtime period. Nevada (0-3-1) looks for their first win this Friday when they travel to UC Davis to take on the Aggie

VOLLEYBALLNevada women’s volleyball dropped two out of three games in the Portland Tournament last weekend. The Pack lost to Port-land 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.

CROSS COUNTRYNevada women’s cross country took first place in the Nevada Twilight Classic last Friday with

senior EmKay Myers finish-ing 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 Devitt-Payne (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. Nevada’s Next race is on Sept. 19 when they travel to Seattle for the Sundodger Invitational.

MEN’S BASKETBALLEric 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-foot-5, 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.

Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter @NeilTheJuiceMan.

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By Ryan Suppe

It’s 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 didn’t matter much, but for others it could cut their NFL careers short for now.

Virgil Green and Colin Kaeper-nick have solidified their spots in the NFL as everyday players, but that doesn’t mean it will stay that way forever.

Green hasn’t been a consistent success and hasn’t been a regular starter since he was drafted in the seventh round in 2011. He’s 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. He’s 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 that’s not where he makes his money. Kaepernick was second in the NFL last season in rushing yards for a quarterback behind Seattle’s Russell Wilson. When Washington tried to change Grif-fin’s mojo, it led him straight to the bench. For now, Kaepernick’s 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. Don’t fret though;

they aren’t ready to hang up the mouth guards and girdles yet. There’s still hope for them.

Fajardo, one of the most suc-cessful quarterbacks in Nevada

history, was waived by the Oak-land 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 oth-ers 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 [email protected] or on Twitter @salsuppe.

Ben Hays/Denver BroncosNevada 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.

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Round up the usual suspects, because there are still ques-tions surrounding the Nevada secondary. Unfortunately for head coach Brian Polian, there isn’t 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 de-fensive backs need to step up.

As most Wolf Pack fans know, having concerns in the secondary is far from unfa-miliar 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 can’t be skewed consistently and Ne-vada has consistently struggled in defending the pass.

The secondary came into this season with four new starters including two redshirt fresh-men. According to Polian, their debut against UC Davis was promising, but also inconclu-sive.

“Those young defensive backs didn’t get tested [against UC Davis],” Polian said. “I can’t 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 don’t know if that was by design or if our guys were doing a good job covering down the field. I won’t 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 can’t 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. Arizona’s style of play will spread the ball through the air and challenge Nevada down the field.

“It’s going to be different next week,” Polian said. “We’re basi-cally playing basketball on grass,

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H 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 didn’t 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 sopho-more 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 don’t think it’s impossible.

LEADING THE PACKNevada ran the ball well last week against

UC Davis, and senior running back Don Jack-son is a major reason why. Out of Nevada’s 232 rushing yards, Jackson had 124 on 13 carries and two touchdowns with a staggering 9.5 YPC average. What makes Jackson’s outing more impressive is that he didn’t play the entire fourth quarter. With Arizona’s 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.

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Breanna Denney/Nevada SagebrushNevada 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 vic-tory over the Aggies.

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