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Student disappears near UNR

19-year-old last seen Sunday a block from campus
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Jessica Fryman

Police are searching for a missing 19-year-old college student, who was last seen at 4 a.m. Sunday at a friends house on Mackay Court and College Drive, the Reno Police Department said. Brianna Denison, a psychology student at Santa Barbara City College in Santa Barbara, Calif., was sleeping on the couch at a friends house at 1395 Mackay Court when she went missing.

Police said the glass front door, directly in front of the couch where she slept, was unlocked. Denison, a Reno native and Reno High School graduate, was possibly wearing light blue or pink sweat pants and a white tank top. She has long dark brown hair and blue eyes and is approximately 5 feet tall and 98 pounds, police said. Denison was in Reno for winter break and attended the SWAT 72 college snowboarding event held at Squaw Valley resort hours before her disappearance,

police said. People can call 775-334-2115 or 775-745-3521 if they have any information on the disappearance. Police told the Reno-Gazette Journal Denison also went to a rap concert and had been at the Sands Hotel and Casino. Denisons friends reported her missing Sunday morning. On Monday, Commander Ron Holladay of RPD said there was a small, silver dollar-size reddish stain on Denisons pillow. Police

Denison, a psychology student at Santa Barbara City College, is a Reno High graduate.
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had not conrmed Monday if the stain was blood. Police said they have no information to indicate Denison was

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Overall youth turnout low at Nev. caucuses

Candidates favored at UNR fail to rally majority support
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One year for one hour. The caucuses have come and gone, leaving in their trails student clubs, untold candidate iers and perhaps the most political attention in Nevada history. The party nods ultimately went to Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and Republican Mitt Romney. However, Nevadas 25 Democratic and 31 Republican delegates arent bound to any candidate. The delegates made no promises to support a specic candidate in the county or state caucuses, which will be held in the coming months. Theoretically, Romney could lose the majority of Republican delegates despite winning the presidential preference polls. Same with the

Students may have to pay more starting next fall. The Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center may not open until next year. Professors wont receive merit pay for the next six months. But University of Nevada, Reno President Milton Glick said these steps taken because of Gov. Jim Gibbons request for 4.5 percent budget cuts across the state would help the university become a better institution. We can now move forward, Glick said. It strategically positions us for the future because we had to reassess how this university runs. Glick said despite the reductions, students would have more class accessibility. No class sections were cut as a result of the shortfall. The university reduced its two-year budget for the 20072008 and 2008-2009 school years by about $18 million because of Gibbons budget cuts. The Board of Regents approved the budget plan at a special meeting held Jan. 8 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The Nevada System of Higher Education made a total reduction of about $57.6 million for the eight institutions in the system. Discussions of budget cuts began last October to deal with low tax and gaming revenue gures, with possible 5 and 8 percent cuts proposed before Gibbons settled on 4.5 percent

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Democrats. Theory aside, if more youth caucused then Obama would have likely claimed initial victory, said Eric Herzik, a University of Nevada, Reno political science professor. At UNR, Obama supporters dwarfed those from other camps. Obama actively reached out to youth more so than other Democrats. He is the only state-winning candidate from either party to visit UNR. The youth vote didnt materialize, said Herzik, a Republican and self-described cynic when it comes to youth voting. He needed a bigger, better youth turnout. CNN reported that Obama reigned in 59 percent of Democratic caucus-goers between ages

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is the percent of youth votes for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill

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is the percent of total votes for Romney

is the percent of youth votes for Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y.

Provost search narrows down to four candidates

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PROVOST CANDIDATES
Welsh is the provost at Adelphi University. Johnson is the dean of College of Agricultural Sciences at Colorado State University.
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announced he would be leaving the university to work as a senior fellow with the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. The open forums, whose time and location will be announced at a later date, provide an opportunity for students to get to know the candidates and participate in the university, Read said. All students are welcome to attend

University ofcials will decide on a new provost this semester after the search committee narrowed the candidate pool down from 200 to four. The four candidates Ahmed T. Abdelal, Marsha G. Welsh, Marc A. Johnson and Suzanne Trager Ortega will host individual open forums with both faculty and students, and meet personally with University of Nevada, Reno President Milton Glick. The position will be offered sometime this semester, after the search committee makes a recommendation to Glick, said Marsha Read, chair of the search committee. The job of the provost is to bring faculty and students together, work with the administration

Ortega is the vice provost and graduate dean at the University of Washington.
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the forums. Read said the search committee is looking for a candidate with a strong background in education and somebody who has either served as a vice provost or dean of a university. Previously, Abdelal was the provost of Northeastern University. Welsh had been the senior vice president of academic affairs and provost of Adelphi University.

Abdelal was previously the provost of Northeastern University.

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ofce and act as the president when the president is unavailable, Read said. The (provosts) mission is to bring students to the university and graduate students from the university, Read said. The position is currently held by interim provost Janet Vreeland. Vreeland was appointed to the position in May 2007, when former provost John Frederick

Ahmed T. Abdelal
Johnson served as dean of the college of agricultural sciences at Colorado State University. Ortega was the vice provost and graduate dean of Washington University. President Glick said although he is looking for a candidate with a large experience in education, he will look at each individual separately and take their interaction with staff and faculty into account.

Last month a University of Nevada, Reno student was kidnapped and sexually assaulted after she was attacked on the 1400 block of N. Virginia Street Saturday morning about 3 a.m., university police said in a statement. The student was attacked from behind, choked until she was unconscious and then taken to an unknown location where she was sexually assaulted. No new information has been released as of Monday. The suspect is described as a heavyset white male about 30 to 40 years old. He has some facial hair and was wearing a Raiders T-shirt. The suspects vehicle is a dark, single cab truck with cloth seats and an after-market CD player with blue and red lights. It is described as an older truck. The victim stated that her keys to her vehicle and residence were taken and that subject may have been prowling in the area days prior to this happening, police said. People who have information on the case can contact the Reno Police Department at 775-334-2115.

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Caleche Manos drove from her talent practice to a pharmacy while she was being interviewed at 11 p.m. Wednesday. She still had to pack her ve evening gowns, six cocktail dresses, 10 casual outts and thousands of dollars worth of jewelry among other things before her 7 a.m. ight to the Miss America competition in Las Vegas the next day. Manos, who is Miss Nevada 2007, started competing in beauty pageants when she was 17, but she is just now getting it, especially walking on the runway. The 23-year-old interior design and communications major tried six times to be crowned Miss Silver State and three to win her current title.

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Vote for Caleche Manos once a day, every day until Jan. 26. The contestant with the most votes will be the 16th nalist for Miss America. Click on Contestants, then click on Nevada and Vote for Caleche at www.tlc.com/missamerica Watch Manos ght for the Miss America crown: When: Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. Where: TLC, channel 53
the swimsuit portion of the competition. She also attends talent rehearsals and walking practice. Manos said she spends a lot of time designing and choosing her wardrobe pieces. You breathe this when you are at this level of competition, she said. You dont realize how much attention you have to pay to detail until youre in it. She said she hopes to bring home the crown and become the rst Miss America from Nevada. Manos has a 100 percent chance at winning Miss America, said Caydi Cole, Manos roommate and Miss Nevada 2006. She walks into a room and it just lights up, said Carina Whitcomb, a junior at UNR and Miss Reno Sparks 2005. Her presence on stage will help her; you cant take your eye off of her. Manos, who is currently in Las Vegas preparing for the preliminaries of Miss America, said the competition rules are extremely strict and she has been unable to get on the computer and rarely can use her phone. The rehearsals are really, really long, she said Monday when she only had two minutes to talk. If Manos wins Miss America, which starts Jan. 22 in Las Vegas, she will be more visible on the red carpet and have a celebrity status, Manos said. Most importantly, the winner of the competition will have more limelight for her platform as she travels 20,000 miles a month while living out of two suitcases, she said. Manos has been a spokesperson for Mothers Against Drunk Driving since her older brother and only sibling was killed in an alcohol-related car crash ve years ago. She said she wants to continue raising awareness to students and teenagers about the dangers of drinking and driving. Her participation in pageants not only allows her to educate others, but it has also helped pay for 3/4 of her own education, she said. Through the Miss America organization, Manos and the other

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My story is one of perseverance. Rejection is the hardest thing to deal with. It can do a number on a persons self-esteem, Caleche Manos said.
After spending 65 hours a week training last semester, the full-time senior at the University of Nevada, Reno said she is now ready for the Miss America competition. Manos works out two or three times a day and constantly watches her diet for

Miss Nevada 2007Caleche Menos will participate in this years Miss America pageant starting this week. The 23-year-old interior design and communications major graduates this semester.
contestants also lmed Miss America: Reality Check which is broadcast on TLC. Its been the most exciting thing, she said about the mansion, makeovers and meeting the other girls. Although she hasnt had time for anything except Miss America training, Manos said she isnt only a pageant girl. She grew up in South Lake Tahoe and woke up at 4 a.m. to plow snow for her stepfather. She also trains and rides horses, is uent in sign language, skis and is a competitive

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gure skater. She was really down to earth, she was fun and she was quirky, Cole said about her rst impressions of Manos. Shes very honest and denitely speaks what comes to her mind, but she keeps me laughing. For now, jokes will have to wait as Manos begins her most important competition yet. Ive worked long and hard, she said. Its denitely been a test of character. Ive surprised myself on how strongly I have been persevering.

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Fraternity faces hazing investigation

Alpha Tau Omega on suspension from recruitment and fundraisers
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Campus fraternity Alpha Tau Omega is currently under investigation for suspension of hazing, said Sally Morgan, director of student conduct. Morgan said the investigation began after a complaint the department received dealing with hazing. The complaint was led at the end of the fall semester and the investigation started shortly after, Morgan said. Cairn Lindloff, coordinator of leadership and Greek Life programs, said she could not comment on the investigation.

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Former ATO President Christian Reviglio also would not comment. Morgan said investigations normally take a few weeks, but winter break interfered with the process. The investigation is expected to end within the rst few weeks of the spring semester. During the investigation process, ATO will be on suspension, meaning they are not allowed to participate in any Greek Life affairs, said Wynn Smiley, chief executive ofcer for the national ATO organization. No recruitment, no fundraising, no participation, Smiley said. Morgan said the hazing

mentioned in the complaint was around the time of, but not limited to, rush events last semester. Morgan said hazing is a direct violation of an agreement held between the university and any campus organization, and is not tolerated by the university. Punishment facing ATO is suspension of recruitment, and a possibility of losing its charter, Morgan said. Cody Wagner, president of the universitys InterFraternity Council, said the issue is too serious for IFC to handle, but he would support closing the chapter if the allegations are as serious as they seem. We wouldnt feel bad about closing the chapter, Morgan said We cant send the message out that this behavior is okay.

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Ofcials approve credit coverage

Government money to protect owners of lost Socials
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physical or brutal treatment, including whipping, beating, branding, forced calisthenics, exposure to the elements or forced consumption of food, liquor, drugs or other substances.

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Senate bill would make newspaper independent ASUN rereport bills

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The Nevada Sagebrush may become independent of the student government if the senate approves a resolution Wednesday. The legislation, which student Sen. Taylor Anderson worked on over winter break, will allow the newspaper to control its own budget and editor selection. Its been a long time coming, said Brian Duggan, editor in chief of the newspaper. Theres been a lot of talk about Sagebrush independence for years. The Sagebrushs budget will depend on advertising revenue the newspaper makes throughout the year, Duggan said. Advertising sales will be done through the Associated Students of the University of Nevadas advertising department. The editor in chief will control the budget, and the ASUN senate will no longer approve changes to the budget. Also, selection of the newspapers editor in chief each year will be done by the staff, Duggan said. Previously, student senators that sat on ASUNs publication board would choose the new editor each May. The staff plans to keep the process as public as possible, Duggan said. Anyone who wants to run for the position will be able to apply. Duggan said the staff will create more detailed procedures for how the selection will work. Anderson said he worked with Duggan and Speaker of the Senate Greg Green on the bill over break while the ASUN interim committee was working on creating the publications board, which used to control the ASUN publications the Sagebrush, the Artemisia, Wolf Pack Radio and the Brushre. Anderson said he feels the bill gives the editor more control over the paper and takes ASUN out of the picture. It takes out the conict of interest with the governments involvement with the newspaper, Anderson said. Amy Koeckes, publications adviser, said its the rst step for the Sagebrush to operate as an independent newspaper without any control from within the university. For now, theres still an entire business side where the Sagebrush will still work with the advertising department, said Koeckes, who has worked with the publication since 2001. Its going to take 20 to 30 years and lots of little steps to get to a point where it doesnt have to deal with the university at all. Green said ASUNs new constitution allowed for the Sagebrush to become independent because it wasnt included in the bill. Im glad to see this nally come to fruition, he said.

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The student government interim committee met Monday to reconsider and re-report six pieces of legislation because the committee violated the Nevada Open Meeting Law when it met over winter break. Associated Students of the University of Nevada Sen. Jeremiah Todd, chair of the committee, posted the committees meeting agendas online, but failed to physically post them around campus, as the law requires. This was his rst time as chair of any committee, but he said he was aware of the law. The interim committee was established in December to allow senators to work during winter break, Sen. Sean McDonald said. The interim committee works on legislation from other committees during school breaks. It absolutely benets students because it allows the students representatives to keep on top of things, he said. Todd started the meeting Monday by thanking the other senators for meeting on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national holiday, because of his mistake. Sorry about the agendas, I just totally spaced it, he said. McDonald proposed a unanimous consent to re-report the leg-

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islation that had been void by the law violation. The four senators and Speaker of the Senate Greg Green, who were in attendance, approved the motion. It allowed the Senate to consider the reports of legislation regarding: creating a Department of Homecoming apportionment of the senate creating a Diversity Week a seal for the senate The Nevada Sagebrush operations. The vote also allows the committee to reconsider the Textbook Accessibility bill. We wasted a whole week, Sen. Taylor Anderson said. Now, at least four of us on the (interim) committee have to get together on a national holiday to basically clean up. Work was delayed because McDonald noticed the violation before the Jan. 16 and 18 meetings, which as a result had to be canceled. However, the committee discussed the legislation that should have been covered last week at its Monday meeting, Todd said. We had a successful break, Todd said. We got a lot done. The senators said because they held a meeting Monday to x the mistake, it will not affect students. We noticed the error and were able to take care of it right away, McDonald said.

The money to protect the owners of four mistakenly released Social Security numbers is coming from the general student government account, student president Sarah Ragsdale said. It cost about $100 per person to protect the people, who visited the campus on speaking tours. The account it came from is generally used for office supplies and other needs that arent department specific, said Ragsdale, who signed off on the expenditure. I dont know where else the money could come from, (but) thats not to say we just blindly do it, Ragsdale said. Were not talking about a large expense here, though it is an expense nonetheless. Sandy Rodriguez, director of the Associated Students of the University of Nevada, took fault for the numbers being released to the College Republicans last November. She said she would have paid for the protection out of pocket. Theres no doubt that I felt obligated, Rodriguez said. I made a mistake. Rodriguez said she wasnt sure if she could legally pay for the protection because it is ultimately the institutions, not the individuals, responsibility to pay. She said the offered package is better than that the university offered for the 16,000 current and former students whose private information was on a ash drive lost last semester. The protection for the four includes daily credit checks from the three credit monitoring agencies. The protection offered to students only updates them for major credit changes discovered by one credit agency. I really felt it was just precautionary, Ragsdale said.

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POLICE BLOTTER
JAN. 13
University of Nevada, Reno police ofcers checked on a female subject parked in the System Administration Building lot at Enterprise Road and Evans Aveune. The female was transported to Renown Hospital for treatment of staph infection and Hepatitis C.

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JAN. 12
A trafc stop resulted in the arrest of the driver for driving under the inuence of drugs and possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, driving on a revoked license and exceeding the posted speed limit.

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JAN. 11
A university employee reported the theft of a eece jacket from the Jot Travis Building. Ofcers stopped to question a group of people in the Manzanita Bowl. A female subject was arrested for minor in possession and consumption of alcohol and three counts of battery on a police ofcer. A second female was arrested for MIPC, obstructing and resisting an ofcer. A third female was also arrested for MIPC, obstructing and resisting an ofcer. A trafc stop resulted in the arrest of the driver for DUI and making a right turn from the left lane. A passenger in the vehicle was arrested for an outstanding warrant.

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JAN. 10
A university student was arrested for DUI.

THE TRUTH EDITOR IN CHIEF

The editor of the newspaper spends most of his week in the ofce, so to compensate, the editor has his own ofce now, complete with a coat rack. Sweet. The editor is in charge of every aspect of the newspaper, which includes writing stories, managing the papers budget or even driving to the printer in Carson City if a delivery person is sick.

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JAN. 9
Ofcers responded to the Fleischmann Agriculture Building on a report of damaged laboratory samples.

EDITORS DESK

JAN. 6
An intoxicated male was taken into civil protective custody.

JAN. 4
A trafc stop resulted in the arrest of the driver for DUI. The driver was also charged with operating a vehicle with a suspended drivers license and failure to obey a stop sign.

It may be gnarled and burnt in some spots, but it represents one of the oldest traditions at UNR. Every editor since 1937 has signed the desk drawer.

NEWS SECTION KITCHEN AND LIBRARY

One of the few remaining pieces of the old ofce. Used for thinking, small meetings and generally holding peoples junk.

SPORTS, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT AND PERSPECTIVES SECTIONS

We previously had a small kitchen complete with sink and refrigerator. Now we have a microwave sitting atop a bookshelf.

JAN. 3
A male subject was taken into civil protective custody.

The Nevada Sagebrush used to be tucked away in a corner of campus few ever traveled to. Now its located on the third oor of the Joe Crowley Student Union by the ASUN ofces. You can e-mail editor@nevadasagebrush.com or call 775-784-6969 if you want to work for us.
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CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

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MARGUERITE PETERSEN ATHLETIC ACADEMIC CENTER

Workers will nish pouring the front stairs and sidewalks.

Workers will nish the rst oor by installing carpet and electrical appliances. They will nish the handrails and stairs for the atrium.

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Sailu Manu pleaded guilty to two counts of assault with a deadly weapon at a Halloween party shooting Wednesday, court ofcials said. The 19-year-old may serve probation or a maximum of six years in prison on each count. Patrick Flannigan, the district judge who is dealing with the case, said he set Manus sentencing for August. Manu, brother of Nevada football player Charles Manu, crashed a Halloween party last October with Samisone Taukitoku. Taukitoku allegedly shot and killed Derek Jensen, a 23-year-old UNR student; Charles

Suspect pleads guilty to Halloween assault

Coogan Kelly, 21, of Truckee; and former UNR student Nathan Viljoen, 23, of Fallon. Taukitoku was indicted by the Washoe Grand Jury earlier this month. Taukitoku faces three counts of open murder and four counts of assault with a deadly weapon.

Welcome Back Week, hosted by Flipside Programming, will kick off the semester this week, Director of Programming Eli Reilly said. The events include the Krispy Kreme Welcome Back Breakfast and Ice Skating on the River, both on Tuesday and the 80s Sadies Dance Friday.

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Democrats rally for votes in Reno

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Early caucus draws presidential hopefuls the week before Jan. 19

TOP LEFT

Associated Students of the University of Nevada President Sarah Ragsdale laughs during a rally for Presidental hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in the Virginia Street Gym Friday, which was the last day for candidates to campaign before the Nevada caucuses on Saturday.

TOP RIGHT

Presidential hopeful Rep. Dennis Kucinichs wife Elizabeth Kucinich speaks during a reside chat on Friday in The Joe. The event featured a short speech by Mrs. Kucinich followed by an extensive question and answer period. The Kucinich campaign has received press over the controversy regarding Kucinich, D-Ohio, being excluded from a recent presidential debate.

TO LEFT

Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., talks to Associated Students of the University of Nevada Director Sandy Rodriguez after a discussion on the economy held Wednesday at Cathexes Architecture Studio in Reno. The presidential hopeful listened to eight panelists, including Rodriguez, tell their stories and ask questions relating to her campaign platforms.

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Obama speaks during a rally in the Virginia Street Gym Friday. About 2,000 people attended the rally. It was the rst visit to UNR by a Democratic presidential hopeful.

BOTTOM RIGHT

Presidential hopeful John Edwards addresses a crowd in the Silver State Pavilion at the Grand Sierra Resort Wednesday. Edwards asked attendees to caucus for him on Saturday and spoke about issues including health care, minimum wage and higher education.

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Students push the caucus

Youths volunteer as delegates and run their precincts

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Precinct Captain Timothy Taycher, 20, groups together the Barack Obama supporters during the Nevada democratic caucus Saturday in the Joe Crowley Student Union. Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney won the Nevada caucuses.

ocratic caucus in the Joe Crowley Student Union Saturday.

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Noreen Burrino and Jacob Camp help during the Nevada Democratic caucus on Saturday, January 19, 2008 inside The Joe. Senator Barack Obama took one more delegate than Senator Clinton.

Health ecology major Danae Oar signs in to her precinct before the Nevada Republican caucus on Saturday at McQueen High School.

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Senior Cody Wagner, 22, stands in the Barack Obama group during the Nevada dem-

Precinct captain, and Speaker of the ASUN senate Greg Green briefs his precinct on caucus procedure during the Nevada Republican caucus on Saturday at McQueen High School.
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in December. Weve actually freed up some classes because of the reductions weve made, he said. Were trying to protect student progress and success. The plan includes a $5 surcharge per class credit starting next fall, which will be in addition to the about 10 percent tuition increase. The univer-

sitys plan states that the added revenue from the new fee would be about $1.5 million. The surcharge would be added on only for the 2008-2009 school year. Sarah Ragsdale, Associated Students of the University of Nevada president, said she supported the surcharge because it meant class sections wouldnt be cut. Because of winter break, Ragsdale and other ASUN ofcials havent discussed the issue with students. Greg Green, ASUN speaker of the senate, said the senate will

vote on a resolution that supports the creation of a student fee Wednesday. Glick will make a presentation about the budget shortfall to the senate. One project that may be put on hold is the Knowledge Center, which was originally set to open this coming August. In the budget reduction plan, the new center would instead open in July 2009 because there would be no money to hire a staff for the building. According to the budget plan, this would save the university

about $2 million. But the Board of Regents will request to take $10 million out of the iNtegrate technology project at the states interim nance committee meeting Jan. 24. If approved, NSHE would use the funds to soften the impact of the budget cuts. UNR would receive about $3 million, which would be used to open the Knowledge Center on time. The original request at the regents meeting was to use the money to make sure students

would not have to pay an extra fee, but Glick said because the students support the fee, he feels it is in the students best interest to make sure the Knowledge Center opens in August. Steven Zink, UNRs vice president for information technology and dean of libraries, said for now the administration plans on opening the building in August and will continue construction. We cant stop working on the building because that would cause major delays, even if it does

open in 2009, Zink said. UNRs faculty decided to suspend their merit pay for six months, which would save the university about $1 million. According to the plan, the faculty senate recommended the reduction. No one from the faculty senate could be reached for comment as of Monday. Other repercussions of the cuts include limiting administration spending, less library acquisitions and reducing spending on the universitys applied research initiative.

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ages 18 and 29. But that demographic only made up 13 percent of participants statewide. Only 5 percent of Nevada youth caucused for either side, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. Herzik said youth might not have participated for a number of reasons the caucus would mean losing part of Saturday, the university wasnt in session, apathy. While no numbers exist on college student participation, some were impressed by turnout. Wolf Pack sweatshirts lled the Democratic precincts at UNR. Several students, Republican and Democrat, became delegates for their candidates. Some even ran their precincts caucus. I think right now the participation by young people is just staggering, said Sandy Rodriguez, director of the Associated Students of Nevada and member in the Washoe County Democratic Party. Rodriguez said about a third of student government members involved themselves with a cam-

paign. Several senators worked with the Obama campaign or the student club. Speaker of the Senate Greg Green, a supporter of Republican Sen. John McCain, was voted a delegate. Other students said they caucused out of a sense of duty. We have to vote, Mike Carter, a 22-year-old political science major said. We feel obligated. While the overall youth turnout was half that of those older than 30, participation in the caucus overwhelmed many organizers. Several precincts, Democrat and Republican, ran out of ballots or didnt have enough room. Some students said the overall experience was negative, though they would do it again. It was absolutely disorganized and probably one of the worst election experiences Ive had so far, said Bryan Bedera, chairman of the state Republican Youth Majority, of his Reed High School precinct. Rachel Miller, president of the UNR Young Democrats, said she ranted to her boyfriend after the caucus. She said her precinct captain at Sparks Middle School needed to count heads four times and ghts for undecided

participants turned to deceit. Im a little disenfranchised by the whole process because it got kind of crazy, she said. Brittany Brown, a 21-year-old history major, said she got swept up in the political excitement the week before turning out. The three major Democrats spoke in Reno twice each. Former President Clinton also stumped for his wife, Hillary Clinton. The wife of Rep. Dennis Kucinich, DOhio, took questions from a small crowd in the Joe Crowley Student Union. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, visited the downtown Pegs Gloried Ham and Eggs Jan. 14. During that time, Miller introduced Edwards before a speech. Rodriguez even sat next to Clinton while participating in a Reno economic forum. Its probably the most intimidated Ive ever been, Rodriguez said. Part of it was probably that I sat next to probably one of the most powerful senators in the United States. Part of it was just all the cameras that were staring. Rodriguez said interacting with the senator shed a more positive light on her, even though Rodriguez ended up supporting Obama in the caucus.

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in any kind of dispute before her disappearance. Lt. Robert McDonald told the RGJ Denison left behind her two pairs of shoes, purse, cell phone and skirt outt. Holladay said there is a person of interest in the case, but no one has been identified as a suspect as of Monday. The person of interest is the driver of a light brown Chevrolet or GMC suburban who drove a friend of Denisons to the house where Denison went missing, Lt. Robert McDonald said. The friend approached the man at the Sands Hotel and Casino, but the driver did not go into the home. The driver is described as a white male, possibly of Latin descent and about 45 years old. Denison was text messaging her boyfriend who lives in Oregon before her disappearance, police said. Holladay said her boyfriend has not been identied as a suspect because he was not in the area as far as police know. A teddy bear she was given to use as another pillow is missing

from the house as well, police said. The bear is brown with white coloring and has multicolored balloons on the belly and is approximately 24 tall, police said. Police have conducted an extensive door-to-door search of the University of Nevada, Reno and foothills areas. Helicopters and dogs have also been used in the search. The police have reported a nationwide broadcast, but said they have no information pointing to any other cities. So far, all of the search efforts have been unsuccessful, according to police. Anabel Andrade, a 22-year-old UNR health ecology major, can see the house where Denison went missing from her kitchen window. She said she got home at 3 a.m. Sunday and didnt hear anything afterward. If there was any way she could get in touch with her mother, brother or grandparents, she would, Lauren Denison, Briannas aunt, said Monday. This is an incredible person that would not be not contacting us. Colorado University student Ashley Stern started a Facebook group called FIND BRI Monday

to alert students that Denison was missing. The group includes a news report about Denisons disappearance. Stern, also a Reno native, said she started the group after Denisons mother called and asked her to. Id do anything for Bri, Stern said. This is terrible, crazy, surreal. I cant believe its happening to one of my friends. Denisons case is the third police case in the last three months involving a woman near UNR. On Dec. 15, a University of Nevada, Reno student was kidnapped and sexually assaulted after being attacked on the 1400 block of N. Virginia St. around 3 a.m. Police said that although they are still investigating both cases, there is nothing to indicate similarities so far. A female student was pulled between two cars on the 1500 block of N. Sierra St. at about 6 p.m. Nov. 13. Her attacker attempted to sexually assault her, but kicked her in the head and ed after she screamed.
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STORY: REGENTS APPROVE PLANS TO DEAL WITH BUDGET CUT On Jan. 12, 4:28 p.m., stewart adronovish wrote: Keep the faith. The fed is cutting the rates again at the end of January. Sounds like they nally are getting the severity of the econonmy. Hopefully that will spur all sectors in the right direction. Expect 2008 to be a year of positive but slow movement. 2009 will be a much more robust year. On Jan. 11, 1:08 p.m., mp3 wrote: The library closing is a major bummer. I bet it slows the nal stages of the union too. On Jan. 11, 12:36 p.m., st wrote: The library delay is a major headache. Gotta do what you gotta do I guess. STORY: STUDENT KIDNAPPED, SEXUALLY ASSAULTED On Dec. 21, 3:20 p.m., Ray wrote: Lock the sick bast**** up and throw away the key. On Dec. 21, 3:21 p.m., sarah wrote: Campus is too close to the sketchy downtown people. They need to patrol that area better. On Dec. 22, 10:51 p.m., Victor wrote: This guy is not sick. Wanting to do sexual things with members of the opposite sex is not abnormal. I know the concept is unacceptable to many people, but from an animal perspective, sexual coercion is not abnormal either. Anyone who doubts this should read A natural history of rape: biological bases of sexual coercion by Randy Thornhill and Craig T. Palmer. It is available through the UNR library in print as well as online. Its call number is HV6558 .T48 2000. As the authors point out, this does not justify rape, but applying evolutionary principles to social problems would go a long way to understanding and perhaps preventing them. Sadly, people are not willing to do whatever it takes to achieve a goal like eliminating rape. However, we can at least do things to limit the probability of these things happening. Why did the UNR feminist group Women Without Borders sponsor a coat drive for homeless people in Reno? Why would a bunch of women of sexually reproducing age want to encourage homeless people, many of whom are mentally ill, to feel at home in Reno? Look it up under Nevada News University organizations host coat drive for homeless 11/26/2007. Also, the victim in this case should have been more cautious. Several weeks ago there were multiple emails sent out about an attempted sexual assault in the same area around the same time. Was she completely unaware of this? On Jan. 11, 7:55 p.m., jordan wrote: I am more concerned with the welfare of the woman. I hope she is ok and back in school next semester. Society really needs a reality check on what it means to be a quality human being. On Jan. 13, 10:26 a.m., leftfoot wrote: I share the interest in a follow up to this sad story. Wishing a full and speedy recovery from a terrible ordeal. Do not let this animal take your present and future from you. Stay strong my friend and you will conquer this.

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A new era begins for Nevada Sagebrush

ast semester marked the end of an era for The Nevada Sagebrush. We moved out of our Sierra Street offices and are now located on the third floor of the Joe Crowley Student Union, complete with new iMacs, up-to-date software and a printer that works. It smells nice, its warm and it doesnt have asbestos. But a new ofce isnt the only change going on at this newspaper. This Wednesday, the student senate will vote on a bill that will be the rst step toward independence for The

Nevada Sagebrush. The Nevada Sagebrush Act of 2008 essentially ends student government oversight for this newspaper. This immediately means those who work at the newspaper will select its editor at the end of the school year not a publications board lled by student senators. It also means the Associated Students of the University of Nevada will no longer publish The Nevada Sagebrush. We will still fall under ASUNs accounting office, but now a student government official will no

longer play a part in our financial matters. Our budget is what we make in advertising, which has been the case in recent years with the exception of a number of requests for funds to pay for major trips and technology. The most recent subsidy we received from ASUN was the funds to purchase the equipment for our new office, and we thank the student senate for approving the money to bring our newsroom to life. But what does all of this ultimately mean? This bill,

which passed unanimously in interim committee, is the rst step toward true independence. Any potential for conict of interest in the editor selection process would be gone by having the newspaper choose its own leader. The process for choosing an editor would remain a public one so that any student can apply. The difference is now that the people asking the questions and making the selection would be the people who know this place the best. Its time for a change,

especially as ASUN adapts to its new constitution and we adapt to a new ofce. The Nevada Sagebrush has come a long way since it was moved into the Sierra Street ofces more than a decade ago. Its grown in budget, staff and quality. And now its time to take it to the next step.

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Im doubting democracy after caucus

efore 2008 I thought caucuses had something to do with testicles. But after Nevada became an early state for the presidential primaries, for months I heard only about caucuses and how Nevada played an important role in deciding the next American president. Campaigns and voter-turnout efforts inundated our state with information on Saturdays caucus, correcting me on my mistake. Nevertheless, I wasnt sure what to expect when I entered my precincts caucus at 11 a.m. in a Wooster High School gym. With all the hype surrounding the caucus, I thought attendees would be dressed as their favorite candidates like nerds at Star Wars midnight theatrical openings. Instead of wearing John Edwards masks and Hillary Clinton devil horns, most of my precinct attendees had oxygen tanks and canes. So much for political excitement and youthfulness. With the average age of the precinct attendees being 87 years old, our caucus looked like Wednesday night bingo. I took a seat in the Obama section wearing a Thirsty for Change? sticker. I supported Obama because I support change. No matter what kind of change it is, I like it. A Jordan C. change in party control? Awesome! Butler A change in tax structures? Great! Changing the White House to purple, the Congress into yes-men and the presidency into philosopher kings? Hey, its a change, so sure! The caucus started at noon. We sat around for half an hour while our precinct captain counted heads nine separate times with nine different results. Every time a person spoke, whether it was the drunk geezer next to me or the Soulja Boy dancing 18-year-old, the captain would lose count and scream at us in frustration. And then a viability number was calculated somehow and the Edwards supporters were told to realign with a new candidate. Clinton and Obama supporters rushed to them, surrounding them and yelling out arguments why Clinton was a robot, Obama was a terrorist and so on. But most of the Edwards supporters didnt understand why they couldnt support Edwards anymore, so they protested and refused to realign with another candidate. Finally, around 1 p.m., some people volunteered to be delegates at next months Washoe County Democratic Convention without a clue of what delegates do. I was about to be a delegate until I found that Id have to pay $20 to attend the convention. Twenty dollars? Id rather spend that money on something more productive like a textbook or beer. Although hype and education translated into record turnouts for both Nevada caucuses, our state needs to scrap the confusing caucus system for something else. A straight-vote primary would be more organized to conduct and easier to understand for voters. Even though the Nevada caucuses have happened, I guarantee people still think it has something to do with male genitalia. Actually, Im thirsty for change. Lets scrap the primary system and replace it with a system where only the smartest Americans decide who controls the country. Sorry, Clinton supporters, youd have no say. Neither would you, Republicans. Philosophers are tired of you people messing up the country.

Try back in November.

UNIVERSITY OPINION

Buying iPhone more trouble than its worth

hen I was seven years old, all I wanted for Christmas were

pogs. Thats right, pogs. They were round, 50 cent piece-sized playing cards that you stacked on top of each other and tried to knock down your opponents stack and thereby win their pogs. I wanted a lot of pogs. More pogs meant more friends and more friends meant more status. I was seven, give me a break. Then, when I was 10 years old, I wanted a Tamagotchi digital pet for Christmas. It Krystal ate, it slept, Bick pooped all over that tiny digital screen. Some parent in Japan probably created it as an early tool advocating for abstinence, but I loved it. So I had to have more. More Tamagotchis meant more

friends and more friends meant more status. I was 10, shoot me. Finally, 11 years older and wiser, I wanted an iPhone for Christmas. A phone, MP3 player and, dare I say, MySpace at my ngertips, all in one device? Someone pinch me, please. Next stop, the Apple store. Now, anyone whos ever been inside this technology haven knows theres a certain etiquette to shopping here. First, the blackly-dressed, yuppie-esque sales associate who strangely looks like the Apple guy from the commercials knows an unsettling amount of information about Macintoshes. Listen to him, but dont join alliances with him. Underneath his perfected messy bed head, I imagine hes strategizing the war between Mac and PC people. Secondly, when Mac boy is taking you to the iPhone display, dont get distracted by the kids area where the round, plush seats are. Mac boy will roll his eyes at you. I think his keepers underfeed him here, so come prepared with some

high-sugar snacks just in case. When youre checking out and read Genius Bar above the cash registers, dont joke about it. No, they cannot serve you a Makers Mark on the rocks. I already asked. And they wont think its funny, either. This is a Genius Bar, whatever that means. Finally, though, youll realize that youre an idiot. All along, while Mac boy is rolling his eyes at you and denying you alcohol, youll read the ne print and see that an average monthly bill for an iPhone is $70 on top of the arm, leg and future unborn child youre paying up front. So I tell Mac boy its been real but no thanks. If a new iPhone means more friends and that somehow gets me more status, Id be a person with more friends, more status and some very empty pockets. He can roll his eyes and pity my PC ways all he wants, but I know he too at one time had some pogs and a Tamagotchi. So were not that different after all, Mac boy. Ill toast you some whiskey to that.

CAMPUSCHAT
What did you think about the Nevada caucuses?
My precinct was very disorganized but we got through it.
Amanda Kesjaral 18, nursing Schuyler Roberson 19, international business

There was a ght at mine. This Hillary person started cleaning up this Obama person. Someone got hit in the face.

I really didnt know what a caucus was until this year.

I thought it was fun, but it was pretty disorganized and took a lot of time.
Theresa Trice 18, nutritional science

Bobby Burns 19, nursing

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POLITICAL OPINION

John McCain is Republican Partys only real conservative

s another election approaches I nd myself trying to nd a viable, real conservative to support. Before the Nevada caucus, I closely studied the remaining candidates. Considering the candidates under a conservative lens, looking at the strength of their convictions and studying leadership styles, this Republican eld doesnt seem to offer a whole lot. Do any of these candidates really have strong conservative ideals? Would any one of them be a good leader and do they really believe in what they say? Former governor Mitt Romney has changed his Shane opinion on abortion at least three times in the Steinbauer past decade impressive for a 60-year-old man revealing a lack of faith in his politically-held convictions. Rudolph Giuliani, beyond being the 9/11 candidate, lacks substantive foreign policy experience and has a tendency to surround himself with yes-men (sound familiar?).

Mike Huckabee, despite a pretty conservative platform, has a War on Terror policy that could see the United States facing down nation after nation in an effort to destroy Islamo-fascism. I dont want to see the United States in a perpetual state of war or near war for the next 50 years. Every candidate fails in one way or another, except for one. John McCain, the last candidate I consider a viable option, is the best. Key to his platform are his conservative stances on taxes, health care, ethics, abortion, immigration and border security, Iraq and his foreign policy experience. Looking at his track record, his experience and his commitment to his ideals, McCain is the most qualied candidate in the eld. More important than his strong conservative platform and experience are his distinguishing traits when compared to the other front runners. No. 1 on my list is what the U.S. does about Iraq. Only McCain has a good plan for stabilizing the country without trying to create a mini-America in the Middle East (like Huckabee). Posturing and rhetoric are not McCains style. Thats unlike his fellow candidates

Giuliani and Romney who like to talk about the importance of a stable Iraq, but offer no comprehensive plan. Quips and clever comments only go so far. Running against such paltry competition, its hard to believe McCain isnt considered the de facto leader. Something about the man doesnt resonate with voters. Thats unfortunate, because he does offer a consistent, conservative platform to ght Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama with. Unlike 2000 and 2004, the Democrats are going to field a strong candidate. Very unlike 2000 and 2004 the Republicans cannot afford to have an inexperienced, poor leader like Giuliani. Worse still would be the flip-flopper scenario surely to emerge from a Romney candidacy. Except for McCain, is there really anyone with a feasible platform that stands a chance against Clinton or Obama? Yet candidates like Mike Huckabee, Ron Paul, Romney and Giuliani still get substantial support. Zero is the chance I give the Republicans winning the presidency without John McCain as their presidential nominee.

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STORY: NEVADA LOSES TO NEW MEXICO, 23-0 On Jan. 11, 1:10 p.m., mp3 wrote: Back to the drawing board this spring. Tough game gents. On Jan. 11, 1:21 p.m., jeff wrote: They will be back. It was a rebuilding year with two young and exciting quarterbacks. Next years schedule will be tough though. On Jan. 11, 7:59 p.m., jordan wrote: This was a frustrating game to be certain. Next year may be make or break year for Ault and staff. Time to get some fan energy in the stadium. COLUMN: SECRET SOCIETYS DRUMBEAT IS POINTLESS On Dec. 11, 12:50 p.m., Powerless Student wrote: It is well known that the only thing C&K does is put out humorous at best newsletters a few times a semester. In my humble opinion I believe C&K lost all power they once had over the course of the past few years. They have no student leadership to inuence others ideas. Instead they just call people out for doing things that they couldnt get elected to. But whatever, they still provide more entertainment than the Sagebrush. On Dec. 17, 11:53 p.m., Eli wrote: First off, I am not in Cofn and Keys. However, I do believe in most of the things they stand for. Cofn and Keys is one of the oldest institutions here at our beloved University. True, their quality of writing has declined a bit lately, but Cofn and Keys represents the betterment of this University facilitated by its own students. The Spring 2007 Last Chance Edition has some of the most poignant writings that should

serve as a wake up call to EVERYONE. In the article, People Who Annoy You, it discusses the scandals and all the nonsense situations that surrounded ASUN last year but the most poignant part of the article is this: Love this wonderful University and add something to it. The constitution doesnt matter. Interim nance doesnt matter. The pleasure of accomplishing a seless act is immeasurable, so nd your place to make your mark and do it. This is a spirit that should be embraced by every single solitary student on this campus. We should all strive for this ideal. Sure the newsletters are rife with swearing (I know the concept of college students using curse words is preposterous). The newsletters arent put out so Greek leaders and ASUN ofcials can sit around and gauge how well they are doing. The newsletters are for the common students who dont have the desire (or care) to sift through senate orations or internal politics; they are there to provide common students a glimpse into a world that has become so convo-

luted with minutiae that even the ofcials themselves often have difculty understanding. As I said, their writing quality has decreased somewhat this semester, but dont discount the organization as a whole (or their 91 year history) because of a semester of bad writing. But thats just my opinion. On Jan. 11, 2:00 p.m., Not Happy wrote: The only thing C&K does is give people like Chris Driscol an outlet to bag on people because he wasent elected and sarah was. I second everything this article said. Chris and Eli need to get off their high horses and relieze their lame attepmt to be funny isnt getting well recieved. As far as pointed out what is going on at this university. in their last edition they mentioned the best places to take a dumphow is that helping. Why do C&K care who the new soriety president is, or what steven caloiaro is accomplishing now. These issues are passe and old.and C&K hold grudges that dont matter.

nown simply as the stacks, lower levels one, two and three of Getchell Library are where most of the books are contained. The long row of cubical style desks on lower level one enjoys a title of the same name to many students on campus. These spaces provide an oasis of quiet and seclusion, no windows to gaze out and no possibilities for eye contact with others. There is only you, a desk and volumes of knowledge at your side. Unfortunately, the stacks days are numbered as Getchell will be closing when the Knowledge Center opens next year. The Centers MARS system will become in control of the volumes of wisdom Ive grown so attached to over the semesters in the stacks. Enjoy it before the Martian takes them all away. Hopefully this article will serve as a public service announcement of sorts for those who may be gracing the stacks with their presence for the rst time as New Year resolutions of good grades weigh on our minds and new semester hopes are still high. Tyson This underground lair is anything but Waldron a social hotspot. Cell phone addicts and group study enthusiasts are advised to keep a clear distance. As you select a seat, every effort should be made to avoid unnecessarily setting off an unlit aisles motion sensor. These light disturbances can be as distracting as breaking our sacred silence down there. We stackers are sensitive creatures. Also, much like not selecting a urinal directly beside another man in the bathroom, selecting a seat in the stacks thats at least one desk away from the nearest person is standard protocol. Now at your seat, its important to realize that there are many frequent veterans of the stacks. Most have become accustomed to sitting in their same spot. You may receive a daunting stare from a passerby and this should be recognized as such. After a period of studying, your mind may be in need of a break. Luckily, there is resident entertainment. Reminiscent of many public bathroom stalls, the majority of desks contain scores of mostly ignorant, oftentimes racial and always vulgar sketches and inscriptions to distract yourself before refocusing your mind back on your studies. Has it been the silence alone that has drawn me here since my days in the dorms? Its doubtful. Silence can be found in many pockets of campus, many of them much more picturesque than the stacks. The DeLaMare Library in the Mackay School of Mines is a prime example of a much classier location where a pin can be heard dropping most of the time. Perhaps what draws me here is the density of its location. Rows and rows of endless knowledge I cannot even begin to grasp. Maybe its the bright orange carpet straight out of the 70s that brings me back time and time again. So when you come down here to do some preemptive early semester cramming, just remember to sit down, shut up, and enjoy the silence alongside endless rows

SEX AND MORE

Legal prostitution has special presence in Nevada

adies and gentlemen, be proud, be embarrassed, be disgusted, be aroused, but know that you are living in one of only two states in the country that maintains legalized brothels. As a Nevadan, especially if youre from Las Vegas, you may have encountered wondering, wide-eyed people asking you, Do you ever see hookers walking down the Karah street? The answer Lucas is most likely, Yes, I have seen hookers walking down the street at least they looked like

hookers to me! While there are many prostitutes who walk the streets to do their business (or maybe theyre just tourists walking back to their hotels from clubs whore mistaken as prostitutes), this is not legal in Nevada. Prostitutes must work at licensed brothels. Brothels are only legal in counties of less than 400,000 citizens, so Clark and Washoe counties are not eligible, but anyone whos made the drive from Las Vegas to Reno knows there are plenty to be enjoyed along the way. And if youre anything like me, youve counted them, paid close attention and kept an eye out for any glimpses of the local harlots. So besides bought sex, what goes

on in these brothels? What kinds of standards are maintained in the world of legalized prostitution? To run a brothel, fees must be paid ranging from $200 per year in Lander County all the way to $100,000 per year in Storey County. Prostitutes must be at least 21-years-old (or 18 in Storey and Lyon counties) and must be checked weekly for STDs. Condoms are mandatory at all brothels and prostitutes are tested monthly for HIV. Since mandatory HIV tests began in 1986, no prostitute from a brothel has ever tested positive for HIV. Thats good for the customer and the brothel because according to Nevada state law, brothels are held liable if any of their customers

become HIV positive. Brothels dont typically have set prices, but the cheapest youll nd is about $100 per half hour. Once a customer enters a brothel, the prostitutes introduce themselves and the customer chooses which one he wants, much like buying a car or a brand of toilet cleaner. Before he gets into her panties, the lady and gentleman negotiate the price they will pay and then they get on with it. The prostitute usually keeps half of the money she receives and the rest goes to the brothel. So if were the only ones in the country who do this, what does it say about us? Are we open-minded, backwards and immoral, or just out of our minds?

If anything, we denitely like to keep our traditions alive. Brothels have been a part of this state since the eighteenth century and from the looks of it, theyre not going away anytime soon. Maybe this makes women feel a little excluded, not having the privilege to pay for sex and all. But fear not, ladies, right as we speak madam Heidi Fleiss is saving up to create a Stud Farm, a place for women to get a massage, a pedicure and a shag. Maybe Fleiss is as crazy as the rest of them or maybe shes using Nevadas laws to switch things up and start objectifying and selling men. So we all get a piece of the pie, right? Rock on with the traditions, Nevada.

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However, music isnt the only media turning to streaming content. TV networks have been making solid prots from ads tied to streaming video and sales of their shows through iTunes, said Kurt Scherf, vice president and principle analyst for marking research company Parks Associates. He said the networks have been getting online revenue without cannibalizing their primetime viewers. As of now, the big winners appear to be the television networks, Scherf said. But the movie industry has yet to master Internet distribution, he said. Scherf said his company estimates Internet movie services have only generated $99 million in 2007 compared to the $33 billion made in 2006 from box ofces and DVDs. He said streaming movies have suffered because PCs have small screens, poor audio and are uncomfortable to watch for long periods. Scherf said companies like Apple, Netix and Blockbuster are trying to gure out ways to stream their movies directly to TV sets. Apple already announced owners of the Apple TV device, which used to require a computer, can now stream movies directly to their TVs. Although TV companies are making money from the Internet, Scherf said music companies have been playing a zero-sum game by trading in-store sales for Internet revenue. The Internet has taken power

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away from the record companies and allows artists to bypass the record companies altogether said Joshua Boltuch, co-founder of a music and social networking site Amie Street. One band that wrestled control from record companies is Radiohead, who sold its newest album, In Rainbows, directly to fans on their Web site. Boltuch said it is too early to herald the end of record labels. Only Radiohead could do what Radiohead did, most bands dont have the millions of fans to make that work, Boltuch said. The hype of the death of the music labels was overblown. Boltuch said the biggest advantage of the Internet is it allows access to any artist anyone would want. That created another problem. He said the internet provides

almost too many musicians to listen to, making it hard for music fans to nd new music. There is more choice than you can possibly imagine, Boltuch said. The new winners will be the people who can lter that, whoever can come up with the tools to navigate the Innite choices on the internet. Boltuch said Amie Street tries to solve this problem by letting users recommend songs to other users, producing a weekly newsletter with popular music and using a price system that raises the price of songs the more popular they are. Calkins said MP3s are good for the average listener but hardcore music collectors will still go to stores and buy a CD or vinyl because of their superior sound quality.

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lm new episodes without any staff writers. All of the talk shows are in real jeopardy, said Howard Rosenberg, University of Nevada, Reno professor and television critic. They wont be able to get guest to cross the picket lines to appear on their programs. NBC chose not to televise the 2008 Golden Globes because of the strike. Instead, the network showed an hour-long press conference where the names of

the winners were read. The cancellation of the Golden Globes reportedly cost NBC $20 million in lost advertising and publicity. Despite being solely a musicbased feature, the Grammys are also feeling the pressure. Organizers from the Grammys asked the Writers Guild for a waiver, allowing the union workers to work at the awards show. So far, the request for that waiver has been denied. This leaves Grammy artists who are also actors, like Justin Timberlake and Beyonce, torn between performing at the awards show or supporting the Writers Guild and not attending,

reported CBS News. The situation is really bad, Rosenberg said. Even after the strike ends, feelings have been irreparably hurt. So much of the business depends upon personal relations and those, in many cases, have been destroyed. The lm industry has not been heavily affected by the strike. The 2008 lm schedule is expected to move forward without any lms being cut. Several actors like Eva Longoria Parker, who has a lm coming out next month despite being laid off of Desperate Housewives, is in support of the strike.

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Reno with a native

Clint Demeritt
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THURSDAY/24

ome people nd a getaway to a tropical beach nice, relaxing vacation, but for us burners dyeing our hair a crazy color and running around the desert in a pirate costume is a dream vacation. Luckily, Burning Man tickets have just gone on sale. I bring you this information as a part of the new direction the A&E section is going in. Along with the new year, a new A&E editor has Clint taken the Demeritt reigns of the papers most fun section and earth shattering changes are bound to follow. First and most notably, we have shuffled our pages around and given them hyper-cool post modern new names. Our Vibe page will provide you with movies or CD reviews so you can see if movies like Cloverfield or 27 Dresses are worth your precious time. Who knows, we might even be able to throw in a TV review and a few video game reviews. The other new edition to our section is our local page dubbed Inside Reno. Every week we will find all the cool happenings in Reno and feature the best bars, restaurants, shops and anything else that comes to mind. This weekly feature is called the City Guide, and along with a physical paper component, we will be debuting an online city guide database, where students can find the perfect restaurant to stratify any craving in any price range.

The Holland Project planned rock shows, double-Dutch competitions and silk-screen workshops, but for the last few months Holland heads have gone without a place to call home. The Holland Project is a youth center group that organizes music shows, activities, workshops and art shows. The project found new digs at 30 Cheney St., across Maytan Music Center. Last year the project was forced to leave its Keystone Avenue location after a noise dispute and fire code violations. Curtis said it was hard to keep the community going after it lost the project central headquarters.

Sex Rock Suitcase The Underground 555 E. 4th Street Rock band Sex Rock Suitcase performs at the Open Mic/ Open Table Jam. Free. 21+

FRIDAY/25
Job For A Cowboy, The Red Chord, Skeletonwitch The Underground Job For a Cowboy is a death metal band from Glendale, Ariz. playing Reno on their world tour. Tickets are $15.00 Doors open at 8 p.m. All Ages The English Beat MontBleu Resort at Stateline, Nev. The 80s ska band reunites to perform favorites from previous albums. Tickets are $25.00 Doors open at 8 p.m. All Ages Life, Love, Lust: Michael Sarich Nevada Museum of Art 160 West Liberty Street An art exhibit by University of Nevada, Reno professor Michael Sarich, who explores his personal native and national icons. Premiere: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Museum Price: $8

It was really hard to keep stuff happening, Brittany Curtis said, director of The Holland Project. Its nice to have ownership of our own space.
Although The Holland Project has found a place to call home, Curtis said the Cheney Street location is only temporary, until they find another warehouse where they can put on shows. She said she doesnt know how long it will take the project to find another warehouse since it is hard for the project to find a place that is zoned so they will not bother any neighbors and is up to fire code. The Project moved into its new space at the beginning of the month, but had to cancel it grand opening on Jan. 4 due to snowstorms. She said they will hold another grand opening another time. Curtis said the project heard about the locations from the owner of the Grey Space art gallery next door to them. Although the space isnt big enough to host any huge rock DANIEL CLARK /NEVADA SAGEBRUSH shows, which is the main focus Director of the Holland Project Brittany Curtis reads one of the books in the Holland Projects library inside of The Holland Project, it is big their new headquarters on Saturday. The new location will allow for workshops and gallery shows. enough to house the projects library, a few couches, benches, Curtis said the headquarters events like a showing of punk old journalism and French dual chairs, and artwork. will be open everyday from rock documentary American major. I like the clean white walls, noon to 6 p.m. She said anyone Hardcore Sunday. Its a really big deal for us to said Brett Rodela, a 24-year- could come to read, do homeThe most important thing get our faces out there and show old geography major and self work, hang out or participate in about the new building is that that we are operating, Pham described Holland cheerleader. the art show and workshops the now people have a physical said. We denitely try to keep It has a good atmosphere and a project is planning, like the zine place to tie to the Holland Proj- people aware of what we are good place to hang out. workshop held Saturday and ect, said Van Pham, a 22-year- doing.

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Short Hair, People Noise, No Age, Liars The Underground Renos Short Hair plays a thrash-rock show. Tickets are $12 and $15 Doors open 9 p.m. 21+ Terry Fator At Grand Sierra Resort and Casino Terry Fator is the winner of NBCs Americans Got Talent! 2007. His act includes ventriloquism and impersonations. Tickets are $38.50 and $49.50. Doors open at 8 p.m. Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten Nevada Museum of Art 160 West Liberty Street A lm about the lasting effects of Clash front man, Joe Strummer, on music, peoples lives and the world. Museum Student Price: $8 1 :30 p.m.

BURNING MAN
Where to buy tickets: www.Burningman.com Went on sale: Jan. 16 Prices: $250-$295 (depending on when they sell out)

And every week right next to my ugly mug will be my column. Being a Reno native, I have done almost everything there is to do in this little berg. So I will provide insights into the town I have spent 20 years exploring while searching for new experiences. With this column I hope to take the section into scary new places, and one of those places is Burning Man. Though most people think Burning Man is some kind of hippie love fest, it is actually the ultimate destination for freedom and self-expression where conventional rules and inhabitations are evaporated by the hot desert sun. It makes Spring Break in Cabo look like a Mormon convention, and the amount of neon and electronics make Vegas look like a quaint Amish village. Though Burning Man is a long time away, it is never too early to check out art from Black Rock City. The Nevada Museum of Art is displaying a lotus type sculpture. Though crazier exhibits exist at Burning Man, the NMA gives a great early taste.

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Hello! What can I get ya? Rudy Madina, owner of Michaels Deli, greets every customer with that line and a smile. Named for the Catholic saint and the youngest Madina son, Michaels Deli, located on Virginia Street just south of California Avenue, brings a little piece of the Big Apple to a small corner of Nevada. The restaurant offers New York-inspired soups, salads and sandwiches for a collegefriendly budget. The atmosphere at Michaels is warm and welcoming. Walk up to the front counter and order a gourmet apple chicken salad with caramelized walnuts or a chicken breast panini. Grab a drink, sit at one of the plastic-covered tables and wait for your dish to come out. Everything comes out piping-hot and tasting fresh. Our sandwiches are big so you get full pretty fast, said Madinas 17 year-old son, David. You can get two sandwiches for under $10, eat one and save the other one the next day. The restaurants walls are

Michaels Deli brings slice of The Big Apple

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MICHAELS DELI
Address and Add d phone h 628 S. Virginia Street Reno, NV 89501 Phone: 775-322-2343 Fax: 775-322-2343 Hours: Monday Friday: 6:30am6:00pm Saturday: 9:00am- 3:00pm Closed Sundays Delivery is available. Vegetarian options are available.
the surrounding businesses in downtown Reno and high schools during their lunch breaks. Our regulars are great, David said. They are super friendly and you get to know them pretty good. The Madinas invite everyone into their restaurant as if it was their own home. With their kindness and dedication to quality service and food, it is not a wonder why they are one of the more popular eateries in northern Reno. I love eating there, said Tina Barr, a University of Nevada, Reno senior. The food is just good.

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FAUX NARDS SANDWICH Faux nards are meat-free meatballs sauted with a mix of brightly colored vegetables. It is smothered in marinara sauce and topped with two types of cheese before being stuffed in a crunchy bun. There is nothing fake about it. Price: $6.50 Pneumatic Diner 501 W. 1st Street Reno, NV 89503 775-786-8888

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Workers in Michaels Deli prepare sandwiches for customers. The deli is a family restaurant specializing in soups salads and paninis.
decked out with baseball memorabilia: a signed Ken Griffey Jr. poster shows love to the Reds while a framed Nolan Ryan photo illustrates his righthanded pitching method while he played for the Mets. A cooler lled with a variety beers and sodas sits against the wall with a Tweety bird cookie jar resting on top while red ceiling fans keep the small room cool.

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Rudy Madina opened up the deli three years ago. My father always worked in some sort of deli environment and he always wanted to open his own, David said. A deli that served New York kind of stuff seemed like a good idea. The entire Madina family works in the deli, keeping everything family-orientated. They get a lot of regulars, mostly people from

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SAW IV- DVD RELEASE
Starring: Scott Patterson, Tobin Bell Description: Although hes dead, Jigsaw is playing his deadly games with supposedly innocent people. Special Features: Directors Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Saw IV music video by X-Japan Genre: Horror, Thriller Rated: R VIRAL MARKETING
Promoting a product via word of mouth instead of the normal billboards and TV spots. Often uses clues to drive early adopters into a frenzy of searches in the digital and physical world. As Bob Felten, an advertising professor, put it: its marketing by word of mouse. Some cases of viral marketing 1999 The Blair Witch Project: posters and other ads promoted it as a documentary. Producers pushed the campaign so much that IMDB.com listed the actors as missing, presumed dead. The $22,000 movie pulled in $248 million worldwide. 2002 The Ring: unmarked videotapes were left in concert parking lots across the West Coast. The tapes played the disturbing lm which, according to The Ring, would lead to the viewers death in seven days. The $48 million movie pulled in $249 million worldwide. 2005 The Ring Two: producers took the deathcall a step further. People could enter friends into a sneak preview contest. At the beginning of the sneak peek, the death video would play. Seconds later, the viewer would get a phone call with a creepy voice whispering Seven days While the budget wasnt released, the movie made $161 million worldwide. 2008 The Dark Knight: The sequel to Batman Begins forced die-hard fans to venture outdoors in Web-rooted scavenger hunts, ultimately revealing the re-imagined Joker. The movie comes out this summer.

NATASHA BEDINGFIELD

Album: Pocketful of Sunshine Genre: Pop, Rock Bedingeld continues her brand of zzy pop rock with her new album.

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NO MORE HEROES
System: Nintendo Wii Genre: Action/adventure An anime enthusiast, Travis Touchdown, wins a beam Katana in an online action and uses it to start a career as a professional killer and nds he has to ght his way to the top of a famous assassin organization.

Clovereld characters must ee New York as a mysterious giant monster attacks the city.

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HOW SHE MOVE
Starring: Rutina Wesley, Tre Armstrong Description: After leaving her private dance school, a young woman joins a street dance team. Genre: Drama, Performance Rated: PG-13

Clovereld fails to live up to hype

Jay Brissenden
Staff Writer
York City. Now on the run from an the battery never seems to go unknown beast, the group ghts down, but the fact that the camera takes more hits through the chaos to than Muhammad nd an escape from CLOVERFIELD Release Date: Ali ever did and still the city they love. never breaks. Going into Clo- Jan. 18 As the helpless vereld is like going Director: military tirelessly to the neighbors Matt Reeves and inefciently haunted house. Un- Starring: attacks the giant suspected thrills and Michael Stahlcreature, the viewers monsters are to be David, Mike Vogel, are left with only expected upon enter- Odette Yustman, ing, but once the short Lizzy Caplan, Jessica short glimpses of the action. Instead, the journey is through, Lucas, T. J. Miller camera frantically most wonder why Genre: follows the clichd they waited in line so Action, Sci-Fi, survivors in peril. long for something Thriller The lm offers that unexceptional. little back story and The lms main Rating: the expected plot focus is to make the PG-13 for violence, twist. The actors do audience feel as if terror and disturbwhat they can to they were with the ing images bring life to the story, main characters liv- Grade: Cbut ultimately fail to ing the nightmare. bring any originality. While the shaky Although a constant somber camera adds to the realistic effect, it is ultimately the lms downfall. tone persists throughout the The most obvious aw is not that lm, Hud stands out by adding the occasional joke. One of his better lines comes when he says, Wouldnt it suck if there were aming hobos down here? while the group walks through a pitch-black, rat-infested subway canal. Officially, Cloverfield is considered an Action/Horror, but fails to live up to the second half of its title. The movie does have the occasional jump out of your seat moments, but overall, it worked better as a thriller. The monster is unnerving at times, but the audience rarely gets the chance to see enough of the horric special effects creation to be truly terried. With an abrupt cliff-hanger ending, Clovereld ends in a whimper instead of a roar. While this lm may not satisfy, there is hope that another story with another group could add a better perspective of the Clovereld world.

Out of the many loose ends Clovereld leaves open, the biggest question that arises is why was the lm not as clever as its marketing? When May 22 begins, the only thing on Lilys, Huds and Jasons minds is the upcoming surprise good-bye party for their brother and friend Rob. Once night falls, the booze starts owing, a handheld camera is rolling and the only thing that seems to be wrong is Robs attitude towards longtime friend Beth. After a not-so-private argument between the two, the partys cheer slowly fades to gossip, which is quickly replaced by an overwhelming panic caused by a seemingly sudden, thunderous earthquake. From there, the party quickly dissipates and Rob and company nd themselves in the middle of a crumbling New

RAMBO

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz Description: Not to be confused with the rst Rambo movie. Rambo is back, and in his latest movie he sets out to save missionaries from the Burmese army. Genre: Action, Adventure Rated: R

UNTRACEABLE

Starring: Diane Lane, Colin Hanks Description: An Internet serial killer who dispatches his victims through a Web site, targets a detective who is trying to nd him. Genre: Thriller, Drama Rated: R

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Magnetic attracts good sound

Brad Nelson
Staff Writer
soundscapes of Loveless, album. Both the aforementioned though. On Distortion, hes 69 Love Songs and 2004s i also laid a template more concerned with for Merritts songs, the bringing his own knack MAGNETIC latter featuring only for melody to the FIELDS whose titles table. This is seen in the DISTORTION songs began with the letter perfect, Beach BoysRelease Date: i. reminiscent pop of Regardless of these Drive On, Driver and Jan. 15 imposed concepts, California Girls. He Genre: Merritts songwriting also crafts a noisy brand Rock hasnt changed much of instrumental surf Grade: over the years. Take rock on album opener B+ away the loud guitars Three-Way, and even manages a Christmas song that and Distortions songs are is warm and fuzzy in both sound entirely interchangeable with and execution in Mr. Mistletoe. any of Merritts past projects. There are some missteps in The homogenous feel of Magthe songwriting, though. For an netic Fields discography makes album that begins with a good certain portions of Distortion deal of energy, the placement seem little more than a noisy of Xavier Says at track four retread. It feels like Merritts slows the pace of the album to made this album more than once a grinding halt. The songs bor- already. Despite this, Distortion is ing and listless melody doesnt still an enjoyable listen. The help. Thankfully, the album picks melodies, as with most Magnetic right up again with centerpiece Fields albums, are undeniably Please Stop Dancing, which, in catchy, and the distorted aesMerritts typical lovelorn fashion, thetic the album bows to at least pleads for the memory of a past makes them sound interesting, even if theyre not anything new lover to disappear. This isnt Merritts rst concept for the band.

27 Dresses engages audience with wedding day comedy and cynicism

Jocelynn de Luna
Staff Writer
27 Dresses shines through a rain cloud of predictable, tear-jerking chick ick scenes, showering moviegoers with the classic romantic comedy routine that audiences will simply fall in love with. Katherine Heigl plays Jane, the eternal bridesmaid. Throughout the movie, her smile is a permanent xture on face even though her eyes show her sadness as she watches her self-centered fashion model little sister, Tess (Malin Akerman), snatch her boss George (Edward Burns), the love of Janes life, right from under her nose. To top it off, Tess expects Jane to help her with the wedding arrangements. Jane has never said No! to anyone before. At least not until she met cynical wedding reporter Kevin (James Marsden), who basically tells wedding-happy Jane that weddings are enslavement rights over men that are just prettied up with some lace, a couple of bouquets and an astronomically expensive bill all wrapped up in a bow. It is the perfect setup to a love-hate relationship. Heigl and Marsden are the perfect couple with solid acting skills that propel the movie forward. The chemistry between the two is playful, almost on the edge of silliness, yet with an underlining of sweetness. They could denitely win cutest couple in any yearbook. Although very predictable in every way, the movie has a certain quality to it that stirs the heart. The jokes are perfectly timed. The best jokes come from the smart aleck Kevin, who has an endless supply of recycled marriage clichs. Its not only the jokes that are funny, but also several situations Jane nds herself in. One such situation takes place in a bathroom with the bride on the toilet relieving herself as Jane holds up the brides dress the things bridesmaids have to suffer through. The movies title 27 Dresses comes from the number of bridesmaid dresses Jane has accumulated from the 27 weddings she has organized, making her the living example of the saying Always a

27 DRESSES

The Magnetic Fields Distortion, as its title suggests, is an album swamped in guitar feedback. Beneath the layers, though, the record proves to be a fun pop album, if not particularly remarkable. Lead singer and songwriter Stephin Merrit has crafted several albums worth of sad, catchy indie rock, including 1999s 69 Love Songs, an album that used up three discs living up to its title. With Distortion, Merritt takes his traditional approach and his unusual bass voice and buries it under multi-tracked guitar fuzz and amplier noise. The sound of the record deeply mirrors such British shoegaze classics as the Jesus and Mary Chains Psychocandy and My Bloody Valentines Loveless, which implemented these same techniques in the mid-80s and early-90s, respectively. Merritt is not concerned with the quick and dirty punk of Psychocandy or the lush

Release Date: Jan. 18 Director: Anne Fletcher Starring: Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Malin Akerman, Ed Burns, Melora Hardin, Judy Greer Genre: Comedy, Romance Rating: PG-13 for language, some innuendo and sexuality Grade: B+

bridesmaid, never a bride. Each dress that she wears to a wedding is some satirical version of how society depicts the typical bridesmaid dresses. Lets not forget about the romantic side of this chick ick. Who can resist a guy with killer eyes and a smile that will break hearts even though everything that comes out of his mouth grates on your nerves? Jane sure cant. There are tear-worthy confessions that are born out of unrequited love, revenge, anger and a nervous attempt at saying I love you. Weddings, sexy men in tuxes and speeches of love are all formulas to a happy ending.

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Future of digital ENTERTAINMENT

We have much better way than burning music CDs for our cars, said Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc. Most of us have iPods in our cars. What about installing software? We can wirelessly do that too. We dont think users are going to miss [CDs].

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Writers guild strike endangers prime time, award shows

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Andrea Tyrell

Although fans of Greys Anatomy and The Ofce are suffering withdrawals from their favorite shows hiatus, the Writers Guild will soon be negotiating to bring the material back to primetime television. According to the union, the Writers Guild will start negotiating with individual production

companies in the near future for a solution, but the dates are still up in the air. The guild is meeting with producers with an informal contract, said Peter Nelson, television writer and volunteer at the Writers Guild, West. Once we work out the basics, well move on to a more formal one. We hope to make progress very soon. With the $100,000 the industry is losing each week, an agree-

The situation is really bad, Howard Rosenberg said. Even after the strike ends, feelings have been irreparably hurt. So much of the business depends upon personal relations and those, in many cases, have been destroyed.
ment will have to soon arise or this years fall season will suffer, losing viewers and being permanently canceled. Striking for the past ten weeks, guild members are asking for more money for writers work sold on DVD and network Web sites. The strike is costing the lm and television industry $1 billion dollars in lost wages and cut production costs. Despite the strike, several television shows have been in full swing. While some shows completely stopped production, television series like FXs The Shield and Showtimes Dexter have completed lming their full seasons, due partially to lming the majority of their season be-

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ver since Napster planted the rst seeds of consuming media over the Internet, the days of going to music stores with long lines, overly-friendly sales clerks and annoying children are numbered. Now getting music, movies and TV over the Internet is easy and can be gotten without the chance of jail time. David Calkins, owner of local music store Discology, said a lot of his customers have archived their entire music collections onto their computer and then dumped their CDs. Calkins said when it comes to music formatting it all comes down to age. No one under 25 shops here, Calkins said. Chances are if you are under 25, you never even owned a CD. Even though Calkins may be exaggerating, the signs in the CDs sales decline can be seen. Apple left out the CD/DVD drive of its newest laptop citing users are able to get all of their media through iTunes. Calkins said the record companies are moving towards streaming music over the Internet. The industry has turned to music producer Rick Rubin, who worked with musicians like the Beastie Boys and Johnny Cash, to save the industry by creating a service where users pay a monthly fee for access to a huge library of songs, much like Rhapsody, reported New York Times Magazine.

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Documents add to Patraw case

University motion reveals salary issues, police documents
Scott Oxarart
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Former Nevada soccer coach Terri Patraw was upset that she was getting paid less than the Nevada softball coach, prompting a resignation and eventual termination last August, court documents revealed. The court documents also went into more detail about an alledged relationship Patraw had with former assistant mens basketball coach Dedrique Taylor. Patraw, who was red Aug. 28, is suing the University of Nevada, Reno saying she was red in retaliation for alleging NCAA violations for other Nevada programs. She wants compensation and her job back. Patraw started sending text messages and e-mails to Director of Athletics Cary Groth and Associate Athletic Director Cindy Fox In March 2007 after the Board of Regents gave softball coach Michelle Gardner a ve-year, $72,000 per year contract. Patraw was making about $52,000 per year. The least successful coach in the dept gets a 5 yr extension and a raise larger than mine, Patraw said in a text message to Fox, court documents showed. She has had one winning season in 5 years! Why is it that everyone respects me and the job I have done but u (Fox) and cary? The documents showed that salary issues werent the only reason she threatened to resign. Taylor, who is a assistant coach

an, the Nevada mens basketball team is playing ugly right now. First the Pack plays uninspired against Idaho, then Boise State comes into Lawlor Events Center and shoots its way to a 15-point win. The Wolf Pack hadnt been pasted at home like that since before coach Mark Fox started destroying clipboards and throwing blazers (it was actually 2002 against Southern Methodist). Looking at the fans who hung around Garrett to the end of Hylton Saturdays game, youd think Boise State coach Greg Graham had kicked a puppy at halfcourt and then burnt a No. 22 jersey. But heres the thing, the Packs regular season doesnt make a damn bit of difference. Zip. None. Fox could start me at point guard and lose every game for the rest of the season and nothing would change (except everybody would quickly learn that Ive got no handle with my right hand). The Packs only chance at getting to its fth straight NCAA Tournament is by winning the WAC Tournament in March. And with Boise State, the Pack, Fresno State and both Aggies all pretty much even, it doesnt even particularly matter which side of the bracket they end up on. Its going to be tough no matter what. Fox understands this. So while hell never be happy with losing, he also knows that winning takes a backseat to gradual improvement (although at some point the two have to start going hand in hand). His team is taking some hard bumps as they navigate through the schedule, but some of the struggles are needed to get this team to meet its ridiculous potential. With so many young players playing key roles, you had to know it was going to take some time, and some regressions, for everybody to nd their roles. Regular season wins just dont matter like they have in the past. The last three seasons the Wolf Pack needed to rack up wins to compensate for a potential postseason ub. This years season comes down to three days in March, and theres no room for error this time. For perspective, take a look at the 2002-2003 squad. That team struggled early in the season, then gradually turned into a juggernaut as the season progressed. That team, as talented as it was, had to win the WAC Tournament to get into the NCAA Tournament. They did, and wound up in the Sweet 16. This team is still capable of doing the exact same thing. So I know watching the Pack right now might be a little painful, so criticize and worry all you want. If the team plays like it did this weekend for much longer, your concern will be warranted. But be patient, Fox is too good of a coach to let that happen. Remember that what you see now is only a buildup to the only three games that really matter this season. As long as the Wolf Pack is ready for that, all the struggles will fall away. Heading to Lawlor might actually be pretty good practice for whats to come. The Pack might look ugly, but the WAC Tournament will be an all-out war.

at Arizona State, led a complaint in June 2006 against Patraw and said he didnt want any further contact from her, a UNR police document said. The police document says that Patraw was in a relationship with Coach Taylor at the same time he had a girlfriend. Patraw said she didnt engage in any stalking behavior, the

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Nevada swimmer Kim Kabesh swims in the 200-yard backstroke Thursday against New Mexico State at Lombardi Recreational Pool. Kabesh is one of the WACs top swimmers.

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Dedication to her sport has propelled Kim Kabesh in her successful transition to Reno

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Kim Kabesh is looking to take down Wolf Pack records.

In the WAC tournament she placed second in the 100 and 200-yard in both the 100-yard buttery (55.40) and buttery. She won WAC Fresh- 200-yard buttery (2:00.52). Her 200-yard man of the Year in time was good enough for second best in 2005-2006 and placed 22 school history. The only Nevada swimmer at the 2006 U.S. Nationals she trails is Limin Liu (1:52.93), set in 2000. I want that record bad, Kabesh said. in the 100-yard buttery. Its all about her Shes (Liu) one of my idols. She came by to EMERSON MARCUS | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR toughness, coach Mike talk to us one time. I was so excited to see or Nevada swimmer Kim Kabesh, Richmond said. When it gets down to her. Liu was the silver medalist in the 100-meit is rare if anything comes before the last 25 percent of a race, Ill put her up ter buttery at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. against anybody. family and swimming. The junior is ranked among the top Cana- She also competed in the 2000 Olympics in Years of dedication, through daily early morning swim practices, led to records dian swimmers, but will probably focus on Sydney, Australia. Liu was a NCAA champion and a future shot at the Olympic Games, her NCAA career before making an Olympic in 1999 and 2000. Kabesh is fth in school history in the 100making her one of the top swimmers in the push in 2012, Richmond said. Kabesh led Nevada to its rst WAC champi- yard buttery. She is less than four behind Western Athletic Conference. Since joining the Wolf Pack Kabesh has onship in school history last season. Nevada legitimized herself as a dominating force joined the WAC in 2000. See KABESH Page B3

are the top-6 nishes Kabesh has in two years in the WAC Championships.

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is the place Kabesh earned in the U.S. Nationals 100-meter relay in 2006.

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are the seconds it took Kabesh to swim the 100-yard buttery, second in Nevada history.

Steroid case enters gray area

New drug test results confusing to Commision in case against Gilbert
Assistant Sports Editor
Former Nevada boxer Joey Gilbert is expected to appear before the Nevada State Athletic Commission next month to see if he will be suspended for steroid use. New information on the boxers B sample drug re-test has overturned some previous allegations, diverting much of the NSACs argument in the case. Gilberts re-test, performed by the University of Utahs Head of Toxicology, returned negative for

Budget cuts hit athletics

$600,000 to be cut from the department, less coaches to go on the road to recruit
Scott Oxarart
Sports Editor
Nevada football recruiting coordinator Jim Mastro has never had a big budget to bring in talent. He doesnt y on his California visits, he rents the cheapest compact cars and even sleeps on his sisters couch when hes nearby. But now, Mastro has to cut even more. With state colleges asked to cut $58 million as handed down by Gov. Jim Gibbons, part of the near $600,000 cut from the athletics department will affect

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methamphetamine and included a lessened presence of steroids in the boxer. The tie goes to the ghter, NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer said, concerning the methamphetamine test. The methamphetamine charge was dropped on Dec. 14, but the presence of steroids will still be used against Gilbert when he appears before the NSAC. Gilbert, after his ght with Charles Howe Sept. 21, was charged with having six banned substances in his body: stanozolol metabolite (a steroid),

methamphetamine, amphetamine, nordiazepam, oxazepam and temazepam. Gilbert admitted to using the latter three sedatives and amphetamine, for his Attention Decit Disorder, but has denied using the steroids and methamphetamine. I was happy to drop the meth test, Kizer said. There is still a steroid allegation and the boxer has admitted to using the other four drugs. We have to remember that these are still just allegations, though. Gilbert has admitted to using Valium and Adderall but doesnt understand where the steroids came from. Gilbert has also admitted to taking more than 70

recruitment, the budget plan said. We really have to pinch our pennies, said Mastro, who is also the teams running backs coach. You cant control the uncontrollable and we have to use our money wisely. Football recruiting will take the biggest hit because the team has to recruit the most players of any sport on campus. For example, the football team inked 19 players in last years recruiting class. Mastro will try to visit each player and his parents. Some players will commit over

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AROUND THE WAC

THE SKINNY: Nevada will look to regroup after its rst WAC loss of the season Saturday. The Wolf Pack is still off to its best start since 2000 but will have to continue without freshman forward Shavon Moore who suffered a seasonending knee injury in the Jan. 12 win against Hawaii. Moore is ranked fourth in Nevada in eld goal percentage (.563) and third in rebounds per game (4.1). Nevada will play Louisiana Tech Thursday for the rst time this season.
@New Mexico State Thursday 6 p.m. @Louisiana Tech Saturday 5 p.m.

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THE SKINNY: The Wolf Pack hopes to improve its road record. Nevada is 3-5 on the road this season.

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@USC Friday and Saturday

Nevada point guard Dellena Criner won the WAC player of the week award twice over break. She has three awards on the season.

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THE SKINNY: The diving team will head to Los Angeles, Calif., this weekend to compete in the USC Diving Invitational. The Pack will head to USC with a head of steam after its strong performance Sunday at UC Davis. Candace Minnette won both the 1-meter and 3-meter dive. The 1-meter event was dominated by the Pack who owned the top four performances. Minnette, Chelsea Sawyer, Trisha Wesner and Heather Ramirez placed one through four in the event.

WEEKLY TOP 5

The Nevada WAC players of the week over break

Nevada running back Luke Lippincott will be the catalyst on a powerful offense for the team next season. Lippincott, a rst team all-WAC running back, will only lose one offensive lineman next year and should have tons of con dence.
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University of Texas-El Paso Sunday

THE SKINNY: Nevada has dominated its rivalry against UTEP. The Wolf Pack has beaten the Miners seven times this season. The Pack has won ve matches in a row and hopes to continue that trend Sunday. Its last loss was Oct. 27 at Jacksonville State. The match against UTEP is Nevadas last before the NCAA Qualier on Feb. 16.

Forget last season, you can look forward to the future

he Nevada football team ended its season at New Mexico and played like it did all season inconsistently. Despite not allowing a touchdown in the nal three quarters and blocking two eld goals against a team without its best running back, it was the Nevada offense that took the Wolf Pack down in a 23-0 loss to New Mexico in the New Mexico Bowl. Summing up one of the most ridiculous and unpredictable seasons, next season has a lot of promise.

WHOS HOT
NEVADA SWIM TEAM The swim team won 11 of 16 events Saturday, extending its win streak to four meets. Courtney Eads won every event she competed in while Kim Kabesh and Margaret Doolittle won two events each. Nevadas 175-125 win was accomplished with 23 top-three nishes. The meet was Nevadas last of the regular season.

AN EVEN BETTER OFFENSE

Charles Manu is the only offensive lineman lost and senior running back Luke Lippincott, the Western Athletic Conferences top rusher last season, has got to love that. A healthy Dominic Scott Green snapping Oxarart with Mike Gallett and Greg Hall on each side of him will make the line one of the best in the WAC. Green will be snapping to one of the better young quarterbacks in the West. Wait, which one? Nolin Graziapernick? How the hell do you make that decision? You got one of the best accurate arms the team has seen since Mike Maxwell in Nick Graziano, who hurt his foot against Fresno State. Then you got Colin Kaepernick, who

went beyond everyones expectations as a reliever with a rocket arm and stunning elusiveness. Nevada coach Chris Ault has his toughest quarterback decision in his third stint as coach. Marko Mitchell had his best season for Nevada posting 1,033 yards, 47 catches and eight touchdowns. 2008 will be his season to show if hes an NFL prospect. His 6-foot-4 frame is ideal. Well see if his speed and hands are enough. Mike McCoy will be back for one more year and with Kyle Sammons gone, that leaves playing time open for several young players.

THE D
The Nevada Sagebrush, and other media outlets, had its comment sections at the end of Web stories lled with people urging defensive coordinator Ken Wilson, or coach Chris Ault, to step down. Web names such as Fire Ault and Ault Must Go were leading the charge. While no one stepped down, former Oregon State cornerbacks coach Nigel Burton will take over as defensive coordinator. A change on the defense was needed, but fans will look forward to his recruiting. Rivals.com ranked him one of the best recruiters in the Pac-10. The Wolf Pack loses its best linebacker in Ezra Butler, but with the loss of one prospect enters a new pro prospect and Fallon native Josh Mauga. Mauga, who injured his knee Oct.

20 against Utah State, led the team in tackles for the rst half of the season. He doesnt miss tackles and hes the kind of kid, attitude-wise, that you want on your sideline. Perhaps a quick replacement at linebacker is Dontay Moch. Moch, 6-foot-1, 220 pounds, won a 200-meter state track title in high school and has had two years to get stronger. Expect this guy to do some good things. Secondary problems have been around the past two years. Despite playing better as the season progressed, seniors Paul Pratt and DeVon Walker were torched downfield in nearly every game. The future is bright for Jon Amaya and Uche Anyanwu. Both have ideal size and speed to snatch more interceptions and bring relief for the long ball. Kevin Basped will lead the team in sacks next season.

Basketball is all about streaks, and from Dec. 10-16. Brandon Fields was streaking. The sophomore from Arlington, Texas reached his career high in points against San Diego, 17, to only out do himself the next game against Central Florida with 22. The back-to-back performances were good enough to name him conference player of the week. The junior from Upland, Calif., won the conference player of the week award, Jan. 14-20, for the second time this season. Eads competed in six events in last week last weeks swim meet, winning each one.

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The junior point-guard won her third player of the week honor this season for Jan. 14-20 and should be looked at as the leading candidate for player of the year. Her 33point performance at Boise State was a career high. Criner averaged 31 points per game and 5 rebounds per game.

DELLENA CRINER

SPECIAL TEAMS
I want to see Brian Fludd. I want to see this supposed 4.3 speed. I want the crowd at Mackay Stadium to get anxious on punt returns and kick offs. Is it about time we go out and recruit a punter? Zack Whited graduated. Hopefully they can nd someone who is better than 92nd in the nation.
Scott Oxarart is the Sports Editor of the Nevada Sagebrush. He can be reached at soxarart@nevadasagebrush.com

WHOS NOT
LOUISIANA TECH WOMENS BASKETBALL The Lady Techsters are in jeopardy of not nishing in the top two of the WAC for the rst time this millennium. La. Tech is fth in the WAC with a 9-10 record overall. Its season includes a ve-game losing streak and a 23-point loss to Fresno State earlier this month. La. Tech visits Nevada on Thursday.

The diver from Glendale, Ariz. won player of the week, Jan. 7-13. Minnette led the Pack to its 191104 victory Jan. 12 at Boise State. She won both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives. She led the way in the Packs sweep of the top for spots in both events.

CANDICE MINNETTE

This isnt a typo, Criner had a good break. Criner also won conference player of the week award for Dec. 24-30. She averaged 20 points per game and helped the Pack outscore its opponents 150-107.

DELLENA CRINER

BY THE NUMBERS

PER GAME. THE SOPHOMORE AVERAGES 3.2 PER GAME, BEST IN THE WAC. ONE IS THE RANK OF WOLF PACK POINT GUARD UARD DELLENA CRINER FOR POINTS PER GAME IN THE WAC. THE JUNIOR AVERAGES 18.1 PER CONTEST. 78 ARE THE DAYS SINCE THE RIFLE TEAMS LAST MEET, A WIN OVER AIR FORCE. THE TEAM COMPETES SUNDAY AGAINST UTEP BEFORE GOING TO THE NCAA QUALIFIER.

ARE THE HOME LOSSES THE MENS BASKETBALL TEAM HAS THIS SEASON. IT HAD SIX THE PAST FOUR UR YEARS .
SEVEN ARE THE GAMES, OUT OF NINE, THE WOMENS BASKETBALL TEAM HAS WON. THE TEAM HAS ONE LOSS AT HOME. 6-3, 6-2 WAS THE SCORE NEVADAS MARIA MIZYUK HAD WHEN SHE BEAT THE NO. 10-RANKED NKED SINGLES PLAYER IN THE NATION. THIRTY ARE THE DAYS UNTIL THE SWIM AND DIVING TEAM TRY TO REPEAT AS WAC CHAMPS IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, FEB. 20. 1O IS THE NATIONAL RANK FOR JAVALE MCGEE IN N BLOCKS

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Joey Gilbert, a former Nevada boxing champion, gets his gloves laced up by trainer Greg Rice last year in his gym in Reno.

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Freshman lling into role

Hug High grad scored at least 20 points in his last two games
Garrett Hylton
Senior Editor
After spending the rst half of the season adjusting to Division-I basketball, Nevada freshman point guard Armon Johnson is starting to show the form that enabled him to break the Nevada high school career scoring record last season. Johnson, from Renos Hug High, is averaging more than 12 points, four assists and three turnovers per game this season, but hes emerged as a serious offensive weapon since going off for 23 against North Carolina in December. Johnson is averaging almost 17 points over his last six games, shooting more than 60 percent from the eld and 45 percent from 3-point range. He scored 23 points and grabbed six rebounds in the Wolf Packs 69-61 win against Idaho on Thursday, then dropped in 20 points and dished out six assists in Saturdays 95-80 loss to Boise State.

Nevadas Armon Johnson guards Boise States Paul Noonan during Saturdays 95-80 loss to the Broncos at Lawlor Events Center.

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Hes starting to get more comfortable on offense. If you look at the last few games, his scoring numbers are up. Hes understanding how we play and making progress, Nevada coach Mark Fox said.
PAYBACK
Last season the Wolf Pack buried opponents with an offense that scored from every position.

On Saturday against the Broncos, Fox and Co. got a little taste of what that must have been like. The Broncos made 13 of their 22 3-pointers in the game and made more than 54 percent of its shots from the eld. All ve Broncos starters scored in double gures, led by Tyler Tiedeman with 27 points. Aside from the outside shooting, the Broncos also outrebounded the Wolf Pack 38-21 and got 28 points combined from starting forwards Matt Nelson and Reggie Larry. Theyve got a great offensive team, Fox said. They have the No. 1 eld goal percentage team in the country. Theyre a team much like us last season in that they can score at every position. Its a difcult matchup to defend them. It was the Wolf Packs rst double-digit home loss since Southern Methodist won by 14 in 2002.

FOUL OUT FUN

Like several other student

sections around the country, Nevadas fans chant left and right in step with opposing players as they walk off the oor after fouling out. The crowd then yells sit down when a player nally grabs a chair on the bench. The chant started last season, and fans at Lawlor have been abusing opposing players ever since. In Nevadas two games last week, the opposing players had a little fun for themselves. In Saturdays loss to Boise State, Broncos guard Larry Thomas fouled out near the end of the game and shufed his feet walking off the oor to throw off the crowds cadence. In Thursdays win against Idaho, Vandals forward Darin Nagle faked stepping as he walked off the oor. The crowd was still following his moves after a timeout. He faked sitting down to throw off the cadence, which drew laughter and applause from the Lawlor crowd.

over-the-counter supplements throughout his boxing career. Steroid tests are not positive or negative based on certain levels present in an athletes body, but instead on whether the athlete has any of three metabolites in his body. Gilberts first drug test, which became public on Oct. 2, possessed two of three metabolites, enough to be considered a positive steroid test. The original test would have been sufficient in proving Gilbert used steroids before the event, if it werent for the most recent B sample test which only had one metabolite. They test for three different metabolites, Kizer said. Its (steroids) different from drugs like marijuana which are measured by certain levels. The pre and post-ght A test came back positive for two, but the B test came back with one. One is still evidence of usage, but hell (Gilberts attorney) argue something different. Quest Diagnostics, which conducted Gilberts A test, only considers a test positive if it reaches the two metabolite level. His B sample, conducted in Utah, fell short of a positive test by Quests standards. Quest is considered the NSACs leader in steroid testing protocol. Im not a scientist, Kizer said. Its up to the commission to interpret the data. Gilbert and his attorney Mark Schopper disagree with Kizers handling of the case. The commission has been completely professional, Schopper said. The executive director is another matter. Gilbert and Schopper mainly

disagree with Kizers handling of protocol: released information of Gilberts medical records before waiting for the return of the re-test. The NSAC doesnt have a definitive protocol and leaves Quest in charge of every sample.

Every sports organization in America ... has protocols. The Nevada Athletic Commission is the only organization that I can nd that doesnt have protocols in place, attorney Mark Schopper said.

The escalating war of words between Team Gilbert and Kizer has seen a lot of media attention in a case that seems to have endless twists and turns. I just said that test was positive, Kizer said. Thats what I did. My goal is we do more tests and nobody comes back positive, but that cant happen. Concerning steroids, we need to remain vigilante as a commission. The 31-year-old Gilbert was 16-1 with 12 knockouts and received national attention on NBCs The Contender. Gilbert held the WBO middleweight title belt, but was stripped of it Dec. 18 because of his ongoing temporary suspension. The NSAC is seeking a ne of up to $25,000; at least a one-year suspension of Gilberts boxing license and an overturn decision of his knockout win against Charles Howe.

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seconds behind Lius rst place mark. Swimming isnt all about breaking records for Kabesh she also likes to have fun. Immediately after a team practice last semester, Kabesh gave high ves to teammates and played air guitar to arena rock on the loud speaker. We like to joke around, said Kabesh, whos a health ecology major. Its always a fun time with the girls. Nevada wasnt always a fun place for Kabesh. Moving to Reno from Canada was a tough transition. It was scary at rst, she said. I didnt know anybody. I really missed home. I really missed my parents. As an only child I was able to develop a close relationship with my mom and dad. Kabesh missed Canada and the fun she used to have on her

grandparents farm. She grew up in Sherwood Park, Canada before coming to Nevada. Her parents have since moved to Alberta, Canada where they now live on the same farm where Kabesh visited her grandparents. She always loved visiting her grandparents, Brenda Kabesh, Kims mom, said. I bet she could still show you a card trick that her Grandpa taught her when she was just 11 years old. Kabeshs independence led to dedication from a young age. Since she was 11, Kabesh would go to eight swim practices each week: five afternoon practices and three morning practices. Morning practice was at six. She always spent a lot of time in the pool, her mom said. Kims friends would come by and ask if she wanted to go out and have fun. She would have to say no because her practices were so early in the morning. It was never hard waking her up, though. Shes always been dedicated to swimming. Kabeshs swimming lifestyle forced

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Kim Kabesh swims the 200-yard backstroke during Thursdays meet at Lombardi Recreation Center. Kabesh nished third in the event.
her to spend much of her time with her parents and grandparents. She was an only child and was always around adults, her mom said. Thats where she got her independence from. Through independence and dedication, Kabesh has transitioned well in Reno.

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Her stellar collegiate career was padded Sunday with two rst-place nishes in both the 100-and 200-yard Buttery. Kabesh has two more meets to improve on her buttery time before competing in the WAC Championships in San Antonio, Texas.

document said, and that Taylor threatened her in a phone conversation on May 22, 2006. Some of the NCAA violations Patraw is alleging involve Taylor, with Patraw saying Taylor was afraid she would disclose Terri the violations to Patraw the university, the report said. The alleged violations were not revealed. Patraw said in an e-mail to Groth that she fell on a sword for the department and that she did everything she could to find a balance between defending myself and protecting our mens basketball program. In the end I received money,

but I will never get back what he took from me. The e-mail doesnt say who Patraw was talking about or why she received money. Patraw said that she prayed that Groth had never been physically or emotionally raped. A hearing for the whistleblower complaint is scheduled for Jan. 29. Groth said in a statement that Patraw was red due to philosophical differences. Patraw gave her letter of resignation but rescinded it hours after submission, she said. Documents show that Groth offered Patraw $62,000 per year, but she declined. After Patraws rescinded resignation, Groth held a meeting with Patraw and told her she was terminated. After the lawsuit came out, Groth told The Nevada Sagebrush last semester that she did not re Patraw for the reasons listed in the lawsuit.

SPORTS BRIEFS

FOOTBALL

Wolf Pack hires new D-coordinator

Nevada shook up its defensive coaching staff Wednesday, hiring Oregon States corner backs coach Nigel Burton to defensive coordinator and Colorado States defensive backs coach James Ward. Ken Wilson, Nevadas 2007 defensive coordinator, will serve as coach Chris Aults associate head coach. He will focus on coaching inside linebackers. Burton, 31, coached the past ve seasons for the Beavers. He was a 3-time All-Academic safety for the Washington Huskies before graduating in 1999. Ward, before coaching at Colorado State, was named assistant coach of the year at Idaho State when it won the 2003 Big Sky

Conference Championship. He will coach defensive backs. The shake up of defensive coaches may have been a response to last seasons defensive performance. Nevada ranked 97 nationally in total defense, allowing 32.2 points per game. The Wolf Pack also ranked 77 in pass defense and 74 in rush defense.

SOCCER

Jaime Frias hired as new soccer coach

Jaime Frias got to meet his players for the rst time yesterday after being named head womens soccer coach Jan.14. Frias coached the last three seasons at Stephen F. Austin and was named Southland Conference coach of the year in 2005. His combined record as a head coach is 36-17-3.

His success on the eld directly correlates with his success off the eld. Frias had top-25 ranked recruiting classes in 2006 and 2007, for the Central Region, according to Soccer Buzz. It also ranked his 2007 recruiting class rst in the Southland Conference. He takes over the reigns from Terri Patraw, who is suing to get her job back. Court documents from UNR said that it needed a new coach right away because the lawsuit could go on for a year, including into the upcoming season.

her near-perfect shooting at home against Idaho and at Boise State. Criner shot 8-of-10 from the eld, 10-of-10 from the free throw line and 3-of-4 beyond the arc in her 29-point performance against Idaho. The Wolf Pack beat the Vandals 70-54. Criner added a career-high 33 points at Boise State, but Nevada still lost 82-74. Criner leads the conference in scoring with 18.8 points per game and only needs 16 points for 1,000 on her career. Nevada is home Thursday against Louisiana Tech. Tip-off is 6 p.m.

WOMENS BASKETBALL

Criner named WAC Nevada picked to player of the week nish third in WAC
Dellena Criner was named Western Athletic Conference player of the week, Jan 14-20, after Nevada was ranked third in the Western Athletic Conference pre-season baseball rankings,

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voted by the conferences seven head coaches. Fresno State ranked rst and Louisiana Tech ranked second. Head coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team. The coaches also voted on the pre-season All-WAC team. Nevada had four players on the 16-player team: 1B, Shaun Kort; DH, Terry Walsh; Utility, Matt Bowman; and RP, Mario Rivera. Fresno State had seven players, making it the only team that outnumbered the Pack. Nevada opens the 2008 season, Feb 22, at home against UC Irvine. The Pack is scheduled for two four-game series against Fresno State: Mar 28-30 at Fresno and April 25-28 at home. Hawaii, San Jose State, Sacramento State and New Mexico State rounded out the rest of the conference.

SWIMMING

Wolf Pack closes out regular season

Nevada nished its swim season Sunday with a 175-125 win at UC Davis. The win improved the Packs record to 6-4 in duel play. Nevada won 11 of 16 events and nished top three in 23 events. The Wolf Pack also won its meet Thursday at New Mexico State, 186-111. Courtney Eads led Nevada through the week, winning three events in each meet. She won 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard buttery and 200-yard breaststroke at home against New Mexico State. Her meet at UC Davis was more distance-focused. Eads, who was named WAC swimmer of the week this week, won the 1,000-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle and 400-yard individual medley.

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1 42 46 FGM-A 6-13 3-7 8-11 4-9 5-9 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-1 3-3 31-57 FGM-A 6-13 7-11 5-8 6-18 4-8 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-4 29-66 2 53 34 FTM-A 4-7 2-4 4-6 0-0 1-1 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 20-28 FTM-A 4-9 1-1 0-0 4-9 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 13-16 REB 3 4 2 6 10 1 1 0 2 2 7 38 REB 2 2 2 3 6 0 3 0 1 5 5 29 95 80 AST 3 8 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 3 23 AST 0 6 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 15 MIN 30 36 30 29 32 10 5 9 5 14 200 MIN 32 30 23 35 25 13 10 3 10 19 200 PTS 16 10 27 10 18 3 0 2 3 6 95 PTS 16 20 10 23 9 0 2 0 0 0 80

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Nevada 1 Fitzgerald, B 11 Price, M 21 Sitton, A 22 Criner, D 25 Franklin, C 00 Henry, B 2 Cherry, M 3 Feest, C 04 Harrison, J 10 Ward, J 24 Williams, N 31 Gross, J 32 Lombardi, M 34 Keys, S TOTALS Idaho 1 Otero, C 15 Olorunnife, Y 22 Curtis, A 23 Dennehy, S 34 Madison, K 10 Bakondy, C 11 Koppen, L 20 Doran, E 21 Wells, H 25 Kloke, R 32 Simon-West, L 42 Riedel, T 44 Schlotthauer, K TOTALS FGM-A 5-12 2-5 0-1 8-10 2-3 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-6 0-0 3-5 2-3 1-4 26-53 FGM-A 1-3 2-7 1-2 3-7 10-13 1-3 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-3 0-1 0-1 1-3 200 FTM-A 4-7 2-2 0-0 10-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0 13-18 FTM-A 0-0 4-5 0-0 5-6 2-4 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 31-58 REB 4 2 0 3 7 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 4 5 28 REB 0 9 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 12-18 AST 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 12 AST 3 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 43 MIN 31 10 12 32 30 10 1 3 1 23 2 16 18 11 200 MIN 21 31 22 30 30 19 11 2 7 6 3 6 12 10 PTS 16 6 0 29 4 2 0 3 0 3 0 6 5 2 76 PTS 2 8 2 11 22 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 77

SWIMMING AND DIVING CONT.

9 Janice Leung 10 Cari Cunningham 11 Samantha Neff 12 Kayla Mariani 50-Yard Freestyle Name 1 Nonie Wainwright 2 Amanda Holman 3 Michaela Schmidt 4 Ashley Cayford 5 Sheeva Ghanbari 6 Erinn Deters 7 Aubrey Panis 8 Samantha Capozzo 9 Danielle Maddock 10 Kasey Hartsock 11 Lisa Bender 12 Carolynne Charvoz 13 Kaitlyn Whiteside 14 Julianne Fritcher 100-Yard Freestyle Name 1 Jill Olson 2 Melanie Covert 3 Emily Medved 4 Erinn Deters 5 JayDee Huppert 6 Michaela Schmidt 7 Shannon Simonds 8 Jessica Hemmingsen 9 Nonie Wainwright 10 Stephanie Smith 11 Jessica Ferguson 12 Kasey Hartsock 200-Yard Backstroke Name 1 Jeanette Tour 2 Anju Shimura 3 Jennifer Ginsberg 4 Kim Kabesh 5 Linda Hermann 6 Kayla Mariani 7 Samantha Lougee 8 Kaitlyn Whiteside 9 Aubrey Panis 10 Breeana Sutton 11 Julianne Fritcher 200-Yard Breaststroke Name 1 Margaret Doolittle 2 Heidi Kucera 3 Ashley Cayford 4 Cari Cunningham 5 Kendall Bohn 6 Sarah Shields 7 Jessica Lee 8 Bergen Beck 9 Julie Peri 10 Kim Medina 11 Samantha Neff 12 Emilie Schnarr 13 Colleen Heauser 500-Yard Freestyle Name 1 Courtney Eads 2 Bobbie Lee Reese 3 Miranda Moore 4 Danielle Maddock 5 Summer Morgan 6 Kathryn Jovino 7 Ellen Barton 8 Ashtyn Douglas 9 Amanda Caines 10 Lauren Forbes 100-Yard Buttery Name 1 Kim Kabesh 2 Jen Sims 3 Margaret Doolittle 4 Mary Struempf 5 Rebecca Koch 6 Karla Holman 7 Samantha Capozzo 8 Janice Leung 9 Kim Medina 10 Kayla Mariani 11 Sheeva Ghanbari 12 Alyson Armstrong 400-Yard IM Name 1 Courtney Eads 2 Heidi Kucera 3 Linda Hermann 4 Summer Morgan 5 Karla Holman 6 Bergen Beck 7 Alyson Armstrong 8 Cari Cunningham 9 Samantha Neff 10 Breeana Sutton 11 Emilie Schnarr 12 Stefanie Hawkins 13 Colleen Heauser JR UC Davis Tritons-SI Nevada Nevada Year School Nevada FR UC Davis Nevada SR UC Davis JR UC Davis Tritons-SI Tritons-SI FR UC Davis Nevada Nevada FR UC Davis JR UC Davis Nevada Nevada Year School SR UC Davis SR UC Davis JR UC Davis Tritons-SI Nevada Nevada Tritons-SI Nevada Nevada Nevada Tritons-SI Nevada Year School Nevada Tritons-SI SR UC Davis Nevada FR UC Davis Nevada FR UC Davis Nevada Tritons-SI Nevada Nevada Year School Nevada SO UC Davis SR UC Davis Tritons-SI Tritons-SI Nevada SR UC Davis SR UC Davis FR UC Davis Nevada Nevada Tritons-SI Nevada Year School Nevada Nevada Nevada Nevada Nevada SO UC Davis FR UC Davis Tritons-SI Nevada Tritons-SI Year School Nevada Tritons-SI Nevada JR UC Davis FR UC Davis Tritons-SI FR UC Davis JR UC Davis Nevada Nevada JR UC Davis Nevada Year School Nevada SO UC Davis FR UC Davis Nevada Tritons-SI SR UC Davis Nevada Tritons-SI Nevada Nevada Tritons-SI Tritons-SI Nevada 2:16.15 2:16.18 2:16.75 2:24.53 Finals 24.44 24.54 24.78 24.87 24.88 24.97 25.11 25.36 25.45 25.48 25.61 25.93 25.94 25.98 Finals 53.03 53.18 53.94 54.22 54.37 54.61 55.04 55.23 55.48 55.50 55.76 56.51 Finals 2:05.96 2:07.04 2:09.75 2:10.51 2:12.51 2:13.36 2:13.78 2:14.05 2:14.47 2:15.88 2:18.23 Finals 2:19.19 2:19.38 2:23.05 2:29.10 2:29.13 2:29.53 2:31.47 2:32.94 2:35.26 2:36.44 2:38.15 2:38.30 2:47.89 Finals 4:59.98 5:11.10 5:11.75 5:14.38 5:15.40 5:17.56 5:21.03 5:21.19 5:25.01 5:31.84 Finals 57.69 58.68 58.80 59.18 59.28 59.96 1:00.78 1:00.95 1:00.98 1:02.08 1:02.36 1:03.25 Finals 4:27.74 4:31.79 4:32.32 4:35.17 4:43.21 4:49.92 4:51.84 4:55.68 4:59.52 5:00.73 5:04.16 5:06.51 5:13.78

SATURDAY, JAN. 19

Team Boise State Nevada

Boise State 11 Thomas, A 15 Bauscher, M 20 Tiedeman, T 22 Nelson, M 24 Larry, R 00 Greene, J 12 Garner, A 25 Noonan, P 43 Sanchez, M 50 Cunningham, K

TOTALS

Nevada 0 Fields, B 3 Johnson, A 4 Johnson, D 21 Kemp, M 34 McGee, J 1 Burleson, L 13 Lagrone, M 15 Cooke, M 20 Kraemer, R 25 Ellis, D

TOTALS

THURSDAY, JAN. 17
Team Idaho Nevada Idaho 01 Johnson, C 12 Crowell, M 22 Hall, M 32 Brooks, J 50 Agusto, L 23 Brown, B 24 Nagle, D 25 Simmons, T 54 Kale, M TOTALS Nevada 0 Fields, B 3 Johnson, A 4 Johnson, D 21 Kemp, M 34 McGee, J 1 Burleson, L 13 Lagrone, M 15 Cooke, M 20 Kraemer, R 25 Ellis, D TOTALS 1 42 46 FGM-A 3-5 6-12 0-2 8-16 1-4 4-7 1-5 0-1 0-1 23+53 FGM-A 5-9 6-10 1-4 7-13 3-5 0-3 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 22-47 2 53 34 FTM-A 0-0 2-2 0-0 4-9 0-2 0-1 2-4 1-2 1-2 10-22 FTM-A 3-4 10-12 0-2 3-4 7-11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 23-33 REB 1 5 0 4 5 2 4 0 1 6 28 REB 6 6 11 4 4 1 3 1 1 1 3 41 95 80 AST 2 3 1 4 0 1 2 1 0 14 AST 1 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 11 MIN 23 39 18 31 19 23 24 9 14 200 MIN 33 32 25 34 31 12 9 8 8 8 200 PTS 8 16 0 20 2 8 5 1 1 61 PTS 13 23 2 18 13 0 0 0 0 0 69

WAC STANDINGS

Team Conference Standings Overall Fresno State 4-0 9-8 New Mexico State 3-1 13-4 Nevada 3-1 12-5 Boise State 3-2 11-6 Louisiana Tech 2-2 8-9 Utah State 2-3 6-11 Hawaii 1-3 7-10 Idaho 1-4 2-15 San Jose State 0-3 1-15

SCORES FROM THE

WEEK OF JAN. 17 -19
Thursday, Jan. 17
Game Fresno State (W) vs. Hawaii Boise State (W) vs. Utah State Nevada (W) vs. Idaho Score 74-54 85-77 76-53 Score 82-74 70-64 (OT) 57-50 70-54

WAC STATISTICAL LEADERS

Category Name
Points Dellena Criner Nevada Rebounds Tanya Smith Hawaii Assists Brittany Imaku San Jose State Steals Danyelle Snelgro Utah State Blocks Tanya Smith Hawaii

School Statistic
18.1 11.2 4.38 2.53 1.71

Saturday, Jan. 19

Game Boise State (W) vs. Nevada Idaho (W) vs. Utah State Louisiana Tech (W) vs. NMSU Hawaii (W) vs. San Jose State

Swimming-Diving
200-Yard Medley Relay School Finals 1 UC Davis A 1:48.37 1) Jennifer Ginsberg SR 2) Ashley Cayford SR 3) Mary Struempf JR 4) Amanda Holman FR 2 UC Davis B 1:49.51 1) Melanie Covert SR 2) Heidi Kucera SO 3) Samantha Capozzo FR 4) Emily Medved JR 3 UC San Diego Tritons-SI A 1:49.74 1) Anju Shimura 2) Kendall Bohn 3) Karla Holman 4) Erinn Deters 4 Nevada B 1:51.09 1) Julianne Fritcher 2) Jessica Hemmingsen 3) Kim Kabesh 4) JayDee Huppert 5 UC San Diego Tritons-SI B 1:52.26 1) Tori Edmiston 2) Jessica Ferguson 3) Jen Sims 4) Ashtyn Douglas 6 UC Davis D 1:52.50 1) Rebecca Koch FR 2) Lisa Bender FR 3) Sheeva Ghanbari JR 4) Julie Peri FR 7 UC Davis C 1:53.42 1) Samantha Lougee FR 2) Jessica Lee SR 3) Janice Leung JR 4) Amber Bonds JR -- Nevada A 1:48.91 1) Jeanette Tour 2) Margaret Doolittle 3) Michaela Schmidt 4) Nonie Wainwright 1000-Yard Freestyle Name 1 Courtney Eads 2 Miranda Moore 3 Kathryn Jovino 4 Shannon Simonds 5 Stephanie Smith 6 Ellen Barton 7 Stefanie Hawkins 200-Yard Freestyle Name 1 Linda Hermann 2 Bobbie Lee Reese 3 Anju Shimura 4 Danielle Maddock 5 Jill Olson 6 Emily Medved 7 Michelle McDonald 8 Amber Bonds 9 Ashtyn Douglas 10 Amanda Caines 11 JayDee Huppert 12 Lauren Forbes 13 Alyson Armstrong 100-Yard Backstroke Name 1 Melanie Covert 2 Jennifer Ginsberg 3 Jeanette Tour 4 Kaitlyn Whiteside 5 Aubrey Panis 6 Breeana Sutton 7 Julianne Fritcher 8 Samantha Lougee 9 Tori Edmiston 100-Yard Breaststroke Name 1 Margaret Doolittle 2 Ashley Cayford 3 Bobbie Lee Reese 4 Kendall Bohn 5 Sarah Shields 6 Jessica Lee 7 Jessica Hemmingsen 8 Jessica Ferguson 9 Julie Peri 10 Lisa Bender 11 Carolynne Charvoz 12 Emilie Schnarr 13 Colleen Heauser 200-Yard Buttery Name 1 Kim Kabesh 2 Jen Sims 3 Marichi Gandionco 4 Mary Struempf 5 Karla Holman 6 Kim Medina 7 Rebecca Koch 8 Amanda Caines Year School Nevada Nevada SO UC Davis Tritons-SI Nevada FR UC Davis Tritons-SI Year School FR UC Davis Nevada Tritons-SI Nevada SR UC Davis JR UC Davis Nevada JR UC Davis Tritons-SI Nevada Nevada Tritons-SI Nevada Year School SR UC Davis SR UC Davis Nevada Nevada Tritons-SI Nevada Nevada FR UC Davis Tritons-SI Year School Nevada SR UC Davis Nevada Tritons-SI Nevada SR UC Davis Nevada Tritons-SI FR UC Davis FR UC Davis JR UC Davis Tritons-SI Nevada Year School Nevada Tritons-SI Nevada JR UC Davis Tritons-SI Nevada FR UC Davis Nevada Finals 10:19.42 10:40.45 10:42.94 10:46.46 10:55.63 10:56.32 11:42.02 Finals 1:54.83 1:55.61 1:56.02 1:56.11 1:56.64 1:57.34 1:58.10 1:59.08 2:02.23 2:02.95 2:03.48 2:03.59 2:04.00 Finals 58.98 59.50 1:00.93 1:01.23 1:01.62 1:01.78 1:01.92 1:02.16 1:03.44 Finals 1:04.15 1:05.54 1:06.79 1:07.04 1:07.84 1:08.91 1:09.53 1:10.66 1:11.46 1:11.70 1:14.42 1:17.13 1:17.64 Finals 2:03.61 2:07.25 2:09.57 2:11.12 2:11.16 2:11.87 2:13.85 2:15.48

NEVADA STATISTICAL LEADERS

Name Marcelus Kemp Armon Johnson JaVale McGee JaVale McGee JaVale McGee

Category Points Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals

Statistic 19.5 3 8.2 3.12 1

WAC STATISTICAL LEADERS

Category Name
Points Jaycee Carroll Rebounds Reggie Larry Assists Kris Clark Steals Jordan Brooks Blocks JaVale McGee

School Statistic
21.6 9.1 6.42 2.24 3.12

Utah State Boise State Utah State Idaho Nevada

SCORES FROM JAN. 17-19

Thursday, Jan. 17
Game San Jose State (W) vs. NMSU Nevada (W) vs. Idaho Score 71-62 69-61 Score 79-64 63-54 95-80 75-62

WAC STANDINGS

Saturday, Jan. 19

Game Utah State (W) vs. Idaho NMSU (W) vs. Louisiana Tech Boise State (W) vs. Nevada Hawaii (W) vs. Fresno State

Team Conference Standings Overall Utah State 4-0 14-5 New Mexico State 4-1 10-10 Boise State 4-2 13-5 Hawaii 3-2 7-10 Nevada 2-2 10-7 San Jose State 2-3 9-8 Fresno State 2-3 9-10 Idaho 1-5 4-13 Louisiana Tech 0-4 3-13

Womens Basketball
SUNDAY, DEC. 9
Team Nevada Boise State Nevada 25 Franklin, C 32 Lombardi, M 1 Fitzgerald, B 11 Price, M 22 Criner, D 00 Henry, B 3 Feest, C 10 Ward, J 24 Williams, N 31 Gross, J 34 Keys, S TOTALS Boise State 02 Lee, J 20 Galassi, J 43 Stewart, A 12 Harris, T 15 Thompson, J 13 Malone, J 21 Rima, M 22 Moore, B 32 Moeller, S 42 Walker, J TOTALS 1 31 31 FGM-A 1-6 0-1 2-4 1-8 10-17 2-4 0-1 3-9 0-1 4-11 0-0 23-62 FGM-A 5-11 3-6 4-5 5-9 2-8 3-6 0-0 1-4 1-1 0-3 24-53 2 43 51 FTM-A 2-2 0-1 2-3 2-2 10-13 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-2 2-2 0-0 22-27 FTM-A 8-10 7-8 4-6 2-6 2-2 3-4 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 28-38 REB 5 3 1 3 7 6 0 1 0 8 0 5 39 REB 8 3 7 5 3 2 0 1 0 5 1 35 74 82 AST 3 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 AST 1 3 2 3 1 1 0 5 0 0 16 MIN 40 18 11 22 38 20 2 19 5 23 2 200 MIN 37 34 28 25 17 16 4 21 8 10 200 PTS 4 0 6 5 33 4 0 10 2 10 0 74 PTS 20 13 12 13 6 12 0 2 4 0 82

400-Yard Freestyle Relay School Finals 1 UC Davis A 3:33.40 1) Jennifer Ginsberg SR 2) Melanie Covert SR 3) Jill Olson SR 4) Linda Hermann FR 2 Nevada A 3:35.21 1) Jessica Hemmingsen 2) Bobbie Lee Reese 3) Nonie Wainwright 4) Michaela Schmidt 3 UC San Diego Tritons-SI A 3:35.87 1) Aubrey Panis 2) Erinn Deters 3) Shannon Simonds 4) Anju Shimura 4 Nevada B 3:39.44 1) JayDee Huppert 2) Danielle Maddock 3) Kayla Mariani 4) Courtney Eads 5 UC Davis B 3:39.83 1) Emily Medved JR 2) Samantha Capozzo FR 3) Lisa Bender FR 4) Amber Bonds JR 6 UC San Diego Tritons-SI B 3:45.20 1) Ashtyn Douglas 2) Jen Sims 3) Jessica Ferguson 4) Lauren Forbes 3-meter Diving Name 1 Candice Minette 2 Chelsea Sawyer 3 Jamie Flynn 4 Heather Ramirez 5 Krysta Chaldekas 6 Trisha Wesner 7 Kendra Hughes 8 Jennifer Lappe 9 Amanda Mason 10 Danielle Niculescu 1-meter Diving Name 1 Candice Minette 2 Chelsea Sawyer 3 Trisha Wesner 4 Heather Ramirez 5 Krysta Chaldekas 6 Jamie Flynn 7 Danielle Niculescu 8 Nicole Stasio 9 Jennifer Lappe Year School Nevada Nevada FR UC Davis Nevada SR UC Davis Nevada JR UC Davis Tritons-SI Tritons-SI Tritons-SI Year School Nevada Nevada Nevada Nevada SR UC Davis FR UC Davis Tritons-SI Tritons-SI Tritons-SI Finals 361.55 318.20 293.55 285.80 273.10 249.65 233.40 232.15 229.75 212.45 Finals 324.55 288.70 282.40 280.80 260.70 251.15 238.00 235.80 235.35

THURSDAY, JAN. 17
Team Nevada Idaho 1 39 28 2 37 25 76 53

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SPORTS
completed his eighth season at Nevada. I know where we can cut and where we can save. Nevada Director of Athletics Cary Groth said that other programs will cut back, but the majority of the money saved will come from her decision. She said that staff traveling to postseason events will decrease. Groth said that a lot of money was spent last season sending staff to the Western Athletic Conference basketball tournament in Las Cruces, N.M., and to New Orleans for the rst and second round of the NCAA Tournament. She said that fewer people will go to the WAC Tournament this year. Other cuts in the department include raises. The plan says it will defer faculty merit for six months, which is expected to save $22,000. The other area of saving is to increase fund raising. Groth said that no new fund raisers have been implemented yet. The savings there are expected to reach $230,000. Our big issue was to not take away anything from the student athletes, Groth said.

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ENDING THE GAME ON A HIGH NOTE

the phone, he said. The cost of sending coaches to evaluate and sign players can really add up, he said. As a result Mastro said that there will be less travel from the coaches and he wont send anyone to Arizona for players. Nevada had 11 players from Arizona on last years roster. Weve already got a plan in place, said Mastro, who just

Hi-Lite Burton ends the game on a slam dunk with streamers coming down from the rafters at Lawlor Events Center Monday. For a photo gallery of the game, go to www.nevadasagebrush.com.

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AP TOP 25
1. Memphis (49) 2. Kansas (23) 3. Tennessee 4. Duke 5. North Carolina 6. Washington State 7. Indiana 8. UCLA 9. Georgetown 10. Michigan State 11. Wisconsin 12. Texas 13. Pittsburgh 14. Vanderbilt 15. Butler 16. Dayton 17. Mississippi 18. Villanova 18. Texas A&M 20. Stanford 21. Marquette 22. Drake 23. Xavier 24. Arizona State 25. Baylor
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Saint Marys 144, Clemson 136, Kansas State 120, West Virginia 90, Florida 49, Massachusetts 47, Gonzaga 32, USC 26, Rhode Island 17, Miami (FL) 15, Louisville 7, Cincinnati 5, South Alabama 5, Oklahoma 4, New Mexico 3, Mississippi State 2, Akron 2, Cleveland State 1, Creighton 1, Maryland 1.

17-0 18-0 16-1 15-1 18-1 16-1 16-1 16-2 14-2 16-2 15-2 14-3 15-3 17-2 17-2 14-2 15-2 13-3 15-3 15-3 13-4 16-1 15-4 14-3 15-2

Athleticism set to be showcased

Nevada looks for revenge after WAC Tourney loss
Garrett Hylton
Senior Editor
Nevada and New Mexico State are very similar. From a talent standpoint, they are the two best teams in the Western Athletic Conference. More importantly, however, both teams have struggled to nd continuity this season despite tremendous talent. Both teams are athletic and dangerous on the boards, but turn the ball over too much and struggle with shot selection. Quite simply, whoever takes care of the ball best will win the game. If the Wolf Pack plays well, it will have an opportunity to get back in the race for the WAC championship.

NEVADA SCHEDULE

Date
Nov. 11 Nov. 13 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Nov. 28 Dec. 1 Dec. 8 Dec. 12 Dec. 16 Dec. 19 Dec. 22 Dec. 27 Dec. 31 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. 7 Feb. 9 Feb. 11 Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Feb. 28 Mar. 1 Mar. 8

Opponent
at Central Florida at UC Irvine Santa Clara at UNLV California at Pacic Montana State San Diego Central Florida Colorado State at Northern Iowa at North Carolina at San Jose State at Hawaii Idaho Boise State at New Mexico State at Louisiana Tech Fresno State at Utah State San Jose State Hawaii Utah State at Boise State at Idaho Bracket Busters New Mexico State Louisiana Tech at Fresno State

Result
L 63-60 W 77-68 W 67-54 L 79-67 L 74-68 L 70-66 W 82-76 W 76-62 W 86-74 W 74-66 W 55-52 L 107-70 L 62-60 W 77-59 W 69-61 L 95-80 6 p.m. 5 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 6 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 3 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 6 p.m. 7:05 p.m. TBA 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7 p.m.

Cal State Stanislaus W 104-75

FINDING A RHYTHM
At times, like the rst half against Boise State on Saturday night, the Wolf Packs offense is explosive and dangerous. Other times, like the second half against the Broncos, the Wolf Pack struggles to create high percentage shots. This has been particularly problematic on the road this season, where the Wolf Pack is just 3-5. Much of the problems come from the Packs youth, but its getting to the point in the season when that cant be an excuse anymore. Nevada coach Mark Fox said after Saturdays loss that his team depends too much on emotion and energy and not enough on execution. The Wolf Packs assist-to-turnovers ratio this season (less than one) bares out Foxs point. The Wolf Pack has to be patient and move the ball to create for teammates rather than depending so much on one-onone moves.

PROBABLE STARTERS

NEW MEXICO STATE

44, Center, Martin Iti Senior, 7-foot, 240 pounds; 6.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg 21, Forward, Justin Hawkins Senior, 6-foot-7, 205 pounds; 17.6 ppg, 7.8 rpg 24, Guard, Jahmar Young Freshman, 6-foot-4, 160 pounds; 11.4 ppg, 1.7 rpg 1, Guard, Fred Peete Senior, 6-foot-4, 200 pounds; 12 ppg, 3.2 apg 3, Guard, Jonathan Gibson Sophomore, 6-foot-2, 180 pounds; 12.5 ppg, .465 FG percentage

WAC STANDINGS

Standings Conference
Utah State Boise State Hawaii Nevada San Jose State Fresno State Idaho Louisiana Tech 4-0 4-2 3-2 2-2 2-3 2-3 1-5 0-4 New Mexico State 4-1

Overall
14-5 10-10 13-5 7-10 10-7 9-8 9-10 4-13 3-13

MORE FROM MCGEE

Nevada forward Demarshay Johnson appears to have nally worn off the rust from sitting out all of last season. Unfortunately, Johnsons resurgence has coincided with a bit of a lull from McGee. The 7-foot sophomore was dominant against North Carolina and UC Stanislaus, but he hasnt done a whole lot since. While he possesses skills and athleticism that make him nearly impossible to defend in the post, hes had a tendency to disappear recently. Johnson and McGee make as athletic a post pair as there is in the West, but the Aggies have a good pair down low in Martin Iti and Hatila Passos as well. Factor in the inside presence of small forwards Justin Hawkins and the recently eligible Herb Pope, and the Wolf Pack needs a big game from its big guys.

NEVADA
34, Forward, JaVale McGee Sophomore, 7-foot, 237 pounds; 12.7 ppg, 8.2 rpg 4, Forward, Demarshay Johnson Senior, 6-foot-9, 220 pounds; 7.3 ppg, 4.8 ppg 21, Guard, Marcelus Kemp Senior, 6-foot-5, 210 pounds; 19.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg 0, Guard, Brandon Fields Sophomore, 6-foot-4, 185 pounds; 11.9 ppg, .2.7 apg 3, Guard, Armon Johnson Freshman, 6-foot-3, 190 pounds; 12.2 ppg, .477 FG percentage

TALE OF THE TAPE

*National rankings in parenthesis **All statistics thru games 1/21/2008

Nevada
46.4 32.5 70.5 13.0 15.6 +3.6 72.4 41.4 +5.1 5.2 6.6 68.8 17.2 32.5 .622

Category
OFFENSE Field Goal Pct. 3-Point Pct. Free Throw Pct. Assists Turnovers Scoring Margin Scoring DEFENSE Field Goal Pct. Rebound Margin Steals Blocks Scoring MISCELLANEOUS Personal Fouls 3-Point FG Pct Won-Lost Pct.

NMSU
46.7 34.2 62.9 13.4 16.5 +3.7 75.8 46.7 +6.5 5.2 3.3 72.1 19.8 34.2 .435

D UP HAWKINS
In 6-foot-7 Justin Hawkins, the Aggies have something most teams in the WAC lack a true small forward. Hawkins is a terror when slashing to the rim and crashing the boards, which sets up open shots outside. In Nevadas loss in Las Cruces last season, he couldnt be contained. Hawkins, though, has had a similar season as Marcelus Kemp. The assignment probably falls to Kemp, and its imperative that he deny Hawkins dribble penetration and force him to take outside jump shots.

WEEKLY GLANCE W lf Pack Wolf P k to t take t k on last l t place Louisiana Tech

If theres one gimme road win in the WAC, it has to be at Louisiana Tech where the Bulldogs have been atrocious this season. The Wolf Pack would still be well-served to keep its focus and take the game seriously. The Bulldogs almost shocked New Mexico State in Las Cruces last week, and the Wolf Pack has to make sure that Justin Gibson doesnt get in a rhythm from long distance. And while the Wolf Pack is superior from a talent standpoint, it lost a similar game at San Jose State a couple weeks ago.
Garrett Hylton

WAC TOP 50 STAT LEADERS

Points: J. Carroll Utah State 21.6 (12) 66.9 (6) 9.1 (35 t) FG %: M. Nelson Boise State JaVale McGee
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Rebounds: R. Larry Boise State * Nationall ranking in parentheses

MAKING THE CALL

STAFF PICKS
OPTIMIST SAYS: The Wolf Pack is playing like an NCAA caliber team at times and if it can come together, it has the athleticism and talent to beat the Aggies. Mark Fox will get JaVale McGee the ball more and cause New Mexico State center Martin Iti to get into foul trouble. McGee will get a double-double and the Pack will have condence going into the WAC Tournament with the win. OUTCOME: Nevada wins 81-74 PESSIMIST SAYS: Im sick of people saying that this team resembles the 2004 Sweet Sixteen team. Nevada will not have the consistency or the experience to go into the Pan Am Center and beat the Aggies, despite its bad record. Justin Hawkins will get his points inside forcing JaVale McGee into foul trouble and Marcelus Kemp will play well, but not enough to carry the team. OUTCOME: NMSU wins 88-75

DIFFERENCE MAKER JUSTIN HAWKINS

Justin Hawkins is the epitome of New Mexico States program a super athletic slasher that excels at just about everything. With his size and athleticism, Hawkins is best in the paint either rebounding or nishing around the rim. Deadly in transition, he handles well enough to take his man to the rim and hes also skilled at posting up or cutting for a pass. Hawkins has also improved his outside shooting to the point where teams have to respect his outside shooting, although he has a tendency to settle for jump shots.
WAC PHOTO

New Mexico State forward Justin Hawkins leads the team in scoring with 17.6 per game.