Content warning: The following story contains references to sexual assault and domestic violence.
There were around 2,500 w88 online sports betting centers on higher education campuses in the 1980s. As of 2019, there are now only around 400.
Third-year Gender, Race and Identity undergraduate student Indigo Hinojos heard in passing that the University of Nevada, Reno, at one point not too long ago, had a w88 online sports betting’s Resource Center, and their interest was immediately piqued. The elusive and defunct WRC would go on to shape their undergraduate career, leading themto pursue the study of w88 online sports betting’s centers both locally andnationally and to the creation of an exhibit on the WRC as part of their undergraduate thesis.
The exhibit for Hinojos’ research will be held April 5 at 11 a.m. in the Joe Crowley Student Union, room 402. Remarks will be given by Hinojos at the beginning of the event, but the exhibit will be open to the public until 6 p.m. that evening. T-shirts, diaries and w88 online sports betting newsletters from the center's history will be on display.
w88 online sports betting began formally carrying out their research in February of 2021 but has been interested in the subject since June of 2020. The research was partially funded by the Nevada Undergraduate Research Award, which w88 online sports betting received each year while researching. Their status as a Ronald E. McNair Scholar also helped w88 online sports betting along the way with additional funding and resources.
“I am very lucky to have the resources that I do," w88 online sports betting said. "I love McNair. When I was accepted as a McNair scholar, I don’t think I’ve ever been prouder of myself.”
As they began exploring the topic, one question quickly led to another, starting with “what was the WRC?” and leading into “why did the WRC get shut down?” Hinojos turned to Special Collections and w88 online sports betting Archives to begin their research. Finding the first box of documents with any historical footprint or information about the center’s origins proved difficult. They interviewed past directors of the WRC and other members of the campus community that have a memory of the WRC.
“Only a handful of people remember the w88 online sports betting’s Resource Center, and finding any sort of evidence of its existence took over two months,” Hinojos said.
The history of the w88 online sports betting's Resource Center on campus
The WRC began as a dormitory,Artemesia Hall, that was exclusively for w88 online sports betting attending the University. Built in 1926, the dorm originally housed 80 w88 online sports betting and remained a w88 online sports betting's dorm until spring 1967, when it became vacant. It remained vacant until it was torn down in September 1968. It was at this time, in the late 1960s, that w88 online sports betting’s resources on the University’s campus needed to be housed elsewhere.
On Sept. 5, 1980, the WRC opened its doors to the w88 online sports betting’s community where present day Argenta Hall is located, under the leadership of the first director, Jo Powell. This location made the WRC accessible and well-known to students, as it was adjacent to the student union at the time, now the Jot Travis Building. Because the WRC now had its own dedicated property, it was able to provide a wealth of information, resources, services and support groups to w88 online sports betting students and community members.
The WRC provided resources to everyone, not just w88 online sports betting, from every imaginable background, including queer w88 online sports betting, older w88 online sports betting, mothers, queer men, w88 online sports betting who were student leaders, w88 online sports betting from every socioeconomic and racial background, and individuals experiencing pregnancy. It provided genuinely useful and empowering resources to w88 online sports betting who were a part of the University’s community. It served as a place where w88 online sports betting could meet and access information and materials on housing, child care, gender-based discrimination and sexual and domestic violence resources.
“They would bring a woman mechanic to campus to teach w88 online sports betting how to fix cars,” says Hinojos.
Diaries were maintained for roughly the first four years of the WRC’s existence as a dedicated campus resource. In these diaries, an entry was made every day, explaining what happened in the WRC. They revealed to Hinojos that w88 online sports betting were not the only people accepted in the WRC or that took advantage of its resources. She found that people from diverse gender and sexual identities were encouraged to utilize the WRC.
“There are a lot of entries saying that men would come in asking for resources and information about how to be a better partner or husband especially if their wife was struggling through a pregnancy, miscarriage or another difficult time,”w88 online sports betting said.
The first closing of the w88 online sports betting
When the need for more student housing became apparent on campus, the building that housed the w88 online sports betting was demolished. While the exact date of this demolition is unknown, Hinojos estimates the date to be between 2000-2001. It was at this time that the w88 online sports betting’s location was moved to the basement of Clark Administration, though there is no exact date of when the w88 online sports betting moved into and out of the building.
In time, the w88 online sports betting became further removed from its previous central location on campus and was relocated to a house on Center Street, no longer actually on campus at all. According to Hinojos’ best estimates, by 2002 the w88 online sports betting was permanently closed.
The primary reason for the permanent closure can be chalked up to lack of funding and many students not knowing the w88 online sports betting existed. After the location was moved off campus, students were not exposed to the w88 online sports betting in the same way that they had been previously .
“It came down to budget,” explains Hinojos, “and once the location was moved to the house on Center Street, students did not really know that the w88 online sports betting existed. The location was not as easily accessible as when it was in a building that was adjacent to the Student Union.”
One of the final events held by the WRC before its closing in the early 2000s was a “Take Back the Night” event. Take Back the Night rallies were some of the earliest events organized, beginning in the 1970s, to call attention to and to combat sexual assault and domestic violence. This event was a rally for w88 online sports betting on the University’s campus to protest the violence and fear they encountered and felt walking alone at night.
The failed reinstatements of the w88 online sports betting
Since the final closure of the w88 online sports betting in the early 2000s, reinstatement efforts were made approximately once every other year until 2017, according to Hinojos’ estimates. In 2010, the reinstatement effort made it further that it ever had.
“The budget had been approved. A promising donor had pledged funds. The only remaining step to reinstate the w88 online sports betting was to find a permanent space on campus that could house the new w88 online sports betting,” indicated Hinojos.
In 2012, a statewide effort began that included other Nevada System of Higher Education institutions to reinstate the WRC on the University’s campus and to create w88 online sports betting’s centers on other NSHE campuses. Similarly, in 2013, individuals who were leading efforts to reinstate the WRC requested a permanent location to house the center. The new name for the center would have been “w88 online sports betting’s Resource Center: promoting equity and diversity." In 2014, a salaried position was created for a director of the WRC.
None of these efforts ever came to fruition, and the most recent attempt that Hinojos found was from 2017. Since then, convincing the University to prioritize funding for a w88 online sports betting’s center has failed. Funding and finding a physical location on the University’s campus remains the most prominent obstacles standing in the way of reinstatement in present day, Hinojos says.
Hinojos’ mentor, Lydia Huerta, has been one of the most impactful and formative resources that they have had while conducting their research. Huerta, an interdisciplinary scholar and assistant professor at the w88 online sports betting, has guided Hinojos in their research methodologies and accessing on-campus resources.
“I have always placed an emphasis on the humanity and emotions when I am conducting research,” says Hinojos. “The people that kept the w88 online sports betting running and that worked so hard on reinstatement efforts were all individual people who experienced triumphs and defeats.”
While combing through the existing archived materials, documents and items that related to the WRC, Hinojos made a list of individuals who were mentioned, including w88 online sports betting administrators, faculty, staff and students who would be familiar with the WRC and former WRC directors and staff. They then went down the list, interviewing and gaining insight into the experiences of those who worked in or utilized the WRC.
In their research, Hinojos often grappled with emotionally charged and draining subject matter. The nature of Hinojos’ research presented them with heavy topics. The shirts that were made for the 1998 Take Back the Night rally serve as an example of what w88 online sports betting have grappled with while receiving their education on the University’s campus, as they illustrate how profound and far reaching the effects of sexual violence directed at w88 online sports betting are.
“Reading 32 different accounts of survivor stories is sobering,” recounts w88 online sports betting. “It was one of the most draining elements of my research.”
The reality of w88 online sports betting’s issues is often intertwined with the reality of violence. Survivors deserve resources on campus. Hinojos’ research shows that these causes need advocates and that w88 online sports betting’s Resource Centers on college campuses are necessary to address issues specific to w88 online sports betting.
