Katy Schleef
Retired UNR curriculum specialist
Right now, I’m struggling to have any hope. It depends on the day; it comes and goes. A lot of it depends on what I’ve read that day. If it’s a bad indicator of potentially dire things that may happen, that’s (harmful) to my hope, personally. And if I read something bright, it may give me a glimmer of hope. I’m hoping to help with the current housing situation here in Reno and find a role for me to help.
John Hadder
Director of Great Basin Resource Watch
You kind of have to have hope to keep living. There are a lot of good people out there, and I work with some of them. Eventually, we will rise out of the turmoil that we have today. I hope that we can protect the rights of individuals, especially the disproportionately affected, and also protect the environment despite what the incoming administration is planning to do.
Chris Smoot
Student
Yes, I have hope. I think that life without it would be a moot point. People without hope tend to lean toward depressive narcissism. The human spirit is indomitable. People who ignore the essence of persistence are hard to be around. I hope to pass my classes, as I have 24 credit hours, and that’s a lot of information to take in.
Cadie Peters
Student
I do have hope, and I find my hope through Jesus. He is a constant in my life, and no matter what is happening in the world, I can find hope through him. My family lost our house in a fire, and I was hopeless, and that was the catalyst for me to be saved. I’m hoping to get into grad school. I’m majoring in psychology among other things.
Michael Villanueva
Warehouse lead
I do have hope. My faith gives me hope, and I’m surrounded by my family and co-workers. I haven’t felt hopeless in any way with all the stuff going on in the world today. I’ve been steady. I’m hoping to improve myself and grow in my knowledge. The hope is to do good for a lot of people and help others in the new year.