CONGRATS, GRADS! See B Section SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SINCE 1893 THENEVADA S AGEBRUSH FIRSTC OPYFR EE,A DDITIONALC OPIES50 C ENTSEA CH TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2016 VOLUME12 2,IS SUE32 NEWS in REVIEW Reno’s LGBTQ+ community unites By Marcus Lavergne Our Center aims to congregate, find resources and get coun- queer community can feel safe to openly Alabama, transgender people could INTERNATIONAL seling for about eight years. That short be themselves, congregate and engage in face up to six months in jail for using a support and empower era came to an end this past Friday dur- different activities. restroom based on their gender due to a South Koreans ready Zika-proof ing the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Our There’s a prominent disconnect in the new ordinance approved by the Oxford uniforms for upcoming Olympics By Marcus Lavergne Center, northern Nevada’s only LGTBQ+ area and throughout the nation between City Council. The mysterious Zika virus and its community center. the gender-expansive community and Perhaps most notably, nearly 1 million connection to microcephaly in ba- In Reno, Nevada, there’s a haunting Reno-ites celebrated the grand open- those who identify as cisgender. That people have signed an American Fam- bies and Guillain-Barré syndrome number of homeless youth residing in ing Saturday afternoon with live music, divide can be seen in the national con- ily Association online petition, which in adults have shaken things up in areas downtown and throughout the a food truck, a bounce house and tours troversy surrounding several pieces of started last Wednesday. The organiza- Brazil, and South Korean athletes city. Nearly half of those children iden- of the new facility. Brooke Maylath, the state legislation that could potentially tion’s goal is to start a large-scale boycott are taking measures to prevent tify somewhere on the diverse LGBTQ+ president and an advocate with TAG, impact both groups. of Target, which said it would allow contracting the virus. spectrum, according to information came in full support of Reno’s newest North Carolina’s Legislature recently transgender visitors to use the restrooms The country’s Olympic partici- from the Transgender Allies Group. addition. passed a law requiring people in the that best align with that person’s gender. pants will wear uniforms that have Reno hasn’t had a public place for For Maylath, Our Center is a safe place state to use bathrooms based on the sex to ability to protect them from mos- members of the LGBTQ+ community to where members of the genderqueer and they were assigned at birth. In Oxford, See LGBTQ+ page A3 quitoes that may carry the disease. The outerwear will be infused with a repellen t that should keep the insects away, and athletes will don long pants and blazers outside of competition. Event kits, the ac- tual competition clothing, will not be infused. The 2016 Summer Olympics are less than 100 days away, and South Korea’s efforts underscore just how dangerous Zika may be. Accordin g to the BBC, doctors in Brazil suspect the virus could be linked to even more neurological disorders, which could affect up to a fifth of all the babies within the country’s infected pregnant women. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised pregnant women to stay away from areas where the disease may be prevalent, which includes much of Latin America. NATIONAL Teacher “sickout” causes closure of nearly all Detroit schools The Detroit Federation of Teach- ers called for the “sick day” of more than 4,000 teachers after the Detroit Public Schools’ transition manager disclosed that the district wouldn’t be able to pay teachers this summer without fundin g from the sta te. More than 1,500 teachers ended up participating Monday, causing the closure of 94 of the district’s 97 schools and forcing more than 45,000 students to miss classes. Some teachers who live paycheck to paycheck and opt to have their Even as the sky remained unflinch- Photo Courtesy of the White House President Barack Obama takes questions pay spread out over a 12-month pe- ingly gray as rain pattered against the from student reporters on Thursday, April riod have expressed their need for windows of the James S. Brady brief- 30, inside the James S. Brady Press Briefing pay after June 30, the day funding is ing room, 50 student reporters from UPHILL Room. Obama made an appearance as part set to stop. around the country lobbed question of White House Reporter Day, an event that A lack of money will also prevent after question at Press Secretary Josh brought student journalists from around the classes and special needs programs Earnest. The students came to the country to the White House to hear from se- over the summer. room that day as part of White House nior advisors on a range of issues affecting Republican Gov. Rick Snyder told College Reporter Day, a new event from college students today. ABC News he hopes lawmake rs, BATTLE the Obama administration aimed at who are consid ering a $720 millio n bringing student journalists into the apathy. But more than the event itself, restructuring plan, will make moves national fold. But with all eyes on Ear- the administration used the time to before the end of the school year. nest, a familiar face emerged from the push new programs from the Depart- back of the room. ment of Education and the Consumer While White House tackles It just so happened to be President Finance Protection Bureau aimed at LOCAL Barack Obama himself. tackling mounting student loan debt student loans, cost still grows Striding to the podium, Obama came — a debt that’s growing faster than ever. Clark County looks to ease to the room that day to talk shop on ev- teacher shortage with veteran By Jacob Solis erything from higher education to voter See LOANS page A2 help Clark County School District is facing a shortage of around 2,000 teachers. They’re hoping to fill some of those positions through ASUN senate Laughing Planet CEO talks shop on new location an accelerated teacher training program for military veterans and Staff Report their spouses. signs off on District officials say anyone Editor’s note: The Nevada Sagebrush who will finis h a militar y commit- sat down with Laughing Planet CEO ment by January 2017 and have a new budget Franz Spielvogel to talk about his his- bachelor’s degree in any subject tory with Reno, the university and the can apply for the expedited, state- Staff Report chain’s new location on Virginia Street, approved program. just across the street from the University Although the teacher shortage is The Associated Students of the Uni- of Nevada, Reno’s residence halls. This being worked on, the district is still versity of Nevada senate gave the OK interview has been edited for length and in need of 400 employees to place last Wednesday to a brand new budget clarity. in support positions, including bus for a brand new fiscal year. ASUN is the The Nevada Sagebrush: Tell us driving and substitute teaching. steward of an estimated $3 million gar- about yourself and what you do as CEO nered from student fees and profit from of Laughing Planet. the Nevada Wolf Shop, itself owned and Franz Spielvogel: I am originally operated by ASUN. from La Paz, Bolivia, where I was born Those millions are spread out across and raised. I went to the American dozens of different departments, pro- Cooperative School in La Paz. I came grams and staffers, funding everything to Reno to go to college. I worked at a from the Campus Escort service to couple of great restaurants and cafes Breanna Denney/Nevada Sagebrush Marcus Lavergne can be reached concerts and events. while going to school. One is still in Laughing Planet’s Tenth Street location as it appeared on Monday, May 2. It is at [email protected] the second location to come to Reno after the Oregon-based chain started its and on Twitter @ mlavergne21. See ASUN page A2 See Q&A page A3 Reno roots in MidTown. THE PASSIONS OF JOE A6 #1893TILINFINITY A8 PACK GOING PRO A12 A2 | NEWS @TheSagebrush | nevadasagebrush.com TUESDAY,MAY 3,2 01 6 THENEVADA S AGEBRUSH received a raise since the price ASUN of tuition is still slowly climbing. IMMORTALIZING A Student voice of the University of Continued from page A1 More funds were also allocated Nevada, Reno, since 1893. for a new 22nd senator, added af- Though the senate had a few ter a ballot measure last session. Volume 122 • Issue 32 questions here and there and a few All this is purely temporary, as UNR POWERHOUSE clerical errors to fix, the budget the budget will have to change passed through the senate cham- two more times before the fall se- Editor-in-Chief • Terrance Bynum bers with relative ease. What ques- mester — once in June, when the [email protected] tions the senate did have, however, leftover monies from the current Managing Editor • Jordan Russell pertained to a sizable increase in fiscal year roll over, and again in [email protected] the programming budget. August when extra revenue from News Editor • Jacob Solis The Department of Program- student fees, itself buoyed by [email protected] ming, in charge of everything increasing admissions, starts to Asst. News Editor • Marcus L avergne from concerts to the various spirit come in. [email protected] weeks on campus, is receiving an It’s at that point that ASUN Sports Editor • Neil Patrick Healy additional $13,000 in the quest for expects to release what it calls the [email protected] bigger headliners at this fall’s Big- “simplified budget,” a series of Asst.