Taelyn Pauley

2 months ago | nevadasagebrush.com | Alejandro Cruz |Taelyn Pauley

Dear friends,I miss my mom. I miss the light that she would bring into every room. I miss the way she would hum to herself as she swept. I miss the sound of her laugh and the way that she’d always find a reason to smile. But my mom isn’t here anymore. Mom brought me here when I was a baby. Back when my cheeks were full and the hair on my head was the closest thing she had to silk. It’s not like she knew exactly what she was doing.

2 months ago | nevadasagebrush.com | Alejandro Cruz |Taelyn Pauley

Dear Friends,It is raining today. I am sitting by a window in the library, watching the people come and go. My eyes are strained and my hands have gone cold. Four weeks ago, America welcomed a new administration. A campaign founded on the expulsion of my people. While I am trying to come to peace with my new reality, I have grown tired of being hunted in the process. Much like prey, you have declared open season on us migrants in hopes that our death will satiate your hunger for order.

Nov 5, 2024 | nevadasagebrush.com | Derek Raridon |Taelyn Pauley

By Taelyn PauleyYour vote matters!For many students, this is the first Presidential election they are eligible to vote in. According to students at the University of Nevada, Reno, the voting process has been an overwhelmingly positive experience. Gray Rich, a freshman at the university, voted for the first time at the Joe Crowley Student Union. “The people who were working the booth were super helpful,” Rich said. “They told you exactly what to do, it was very quick, very easy.