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Chapel plans may defy Constitution

By Ben Miller
Though the establishment of an interfaith chapel at the University of Nevada, Reno could violate the First Amendment, administrators agreed in principle Friday to begin looking for space for the project. Such projects have run into controversy in the past when they blurred the lines between church and state, said Allen Lichtenstein, general counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada. A multi-million dollar chapel at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. drew criticism when opponents said the institution was forcing one particular belief on all its cadets. It absolutely pushed one particular religious viewpoint, not only to the exclusion of others but to the point where cadets were persecuted if they didnt believe in that certain message, Lichtenstein said. Thats always a risk or a problem if government gets involved in religion. The prospective UNR chapel received international attention after the Associated Press picked up the story on Jan. 28, as well as various local news outlets. Though many details of the project remain unclear, interim university President Marc Johnson said he believes designating a permanent location for the project would open the door for intercultural understanding based on religion. Theres so much religious strife in the world, Johnson said. It would be nice to train ambassadors for peace rather than people who dont understand different religions here. So I think theres a good educational mission here. Johnson said administrators are considering designating a space in the empty Getchell
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Community and student religious leaders meet with interim university President Marc Johnson on Friday to discuss an interfaith chapel.

Reno could swing Nevada elections

By Jay Balagna
Now that the dust has settled from 2012s rst presidential caucus in the West, the nations eyes, ears and traveling reporters are turning their focus from Nevada toward the rest of the primary season and beyond. Come fall, however, students should expect that attention to return, with a repeat of 2008 when Washoe County was the swing county in a swing state and voter turnout meant everything. And with an important and predictably close senate race near the top of the ballot, voters can expect barrels of national money to pour into the state as candidates vie for their votes and attention. Neither party can claim (Nevada), Eric Herzik, a political science professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, said. Yeah, Obama won it in 2008, but before that (George W.) Bush won it twice, (Bill) Clinton won it twice and Bushs father (George H.W. Bush) won it. Voter registration tables spread along

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First place: Mitt Romney, 50 percent Second place: Newt Gingrich, 21.1 Third place: Ron Paul, 18.7 percent of

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percent of the vote, 6,956 votes

the vote, 6,175 votes Fourth place: Rick Santorum, 9.9 percent of the vote, 3,277 votes Source: NevadaGOP.org

major student walkways like Hilliard Plaza, and campus shutdowns for visits from then-candidate Barack Obama characterized the majority of the fall 2008 semester at UNR. That attention, coupled with what Herzik called a poorly run campaign from Republican opponent John McCain, delivered the campus, city, county and state to Obama.

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Flipside aims to draw larger crowds

By Ben Miller
After years of planning often sparsely attended events, the Flipside programming board has had enough. The event planners, who received more than $190,000 (20 percent) of the Associated Students of the University of Nevada budget this year, are looking past functions such as movie nights that drew only a handful of students. Working with data collected last year from event attendees, Director of Programming Huili Weinstock is planning projects he hopes will bring in large crowds of students. Although Weinstock didnt wish to announce specic events because of the possibility of contracts falling through, he did point to two with the potential to draw hundreds of students: A speech from Bill Nye the Science Guy and a music festival complete with national and local bands.

Nick Rattigan/Nevada Sagebrush American Idol seminalist Jackie Tohn plays an acoustic set at the Starbucks in the Joe Crowley Student Union on Jan. 24 as a a part of Flipside Productions Welcome Back Week.

eventy days later, the streak that captured the hearts of Nevada fans came to an inglorious end. The Wolf Pack mens basketball teams 16-game winning streak, which dated back to Nov. 26, 2011, saw the squad run through a pair of Pac-12 teams en route to its best start in school history in the Western Athletic Conference (8-0). Nevadas winning streak earned the team a spot in national headlines as it inched closer and closer to earning its rst national ranking

since 2007. The 16 wins in a row tied a 36-yearold program record for consecutive wins. But it all came to a startling end Saturday in a 72-68 home loss to Idaho. Disappointment lled the air as the team walked and felt the anguish of defeat for the rst time in months. Stunned faces occupied Lawlor Events Center as fans stared in disbelief. But nothing will scratch this teams name from the record books. Nothing will remove the fascination from this dream-like stretch. Read more about Nevadas magical run on B1.
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Weinstock said such events have the power to get students involved on campus. Student participation is a coveted goal of many at the University of Nevada, Reno, spurred on with former university President Milton Glicks sticky campus proposition that the institution should be a place where students go for more than class and studying. I think the main importance is building a college experience, he said. Flipside has found both success and failure as it has moved forward this year in trying to draw more students to its programs. A concert featuring hip-hop artist Macklemore at the beginning of the fall semester attracted about 1,500 students. Organizers had to turn away some 150 concert-goers so as not to violate re code, Director of ASUN Sandy Rodriguez said. However, an acoustic performance

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Talk about higher ed is cheap

By Jay Balagna and Stephen Ward

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ith the 2012 presidential campaign heating up, candidates platforms focus on ways to create jobs, x the economy and attack the nations swelling debt. One thing that receives little attention but is high on the list of most important issues in our campus community is higher education funding and affordability. Some might say that is because the still-large Republican gang of presidential hopefuls wants to keep

the focus on topics that have a chokehold on the publics attention, such as the low economy and high unemployment. Even President Barack Obamas Jan. 27 mention of his own programs focusing on higher education leaves much to be desired for Nevada students, both current and future. Dont get us wrong; more money for the Pell Grant program is great. Keeping research dollars away from spending freezes and spending cuts is great. But the problem facing universities in this country is fundamentally a budget-based one. Schools are forced to raise tuition

costs to make up for budget cuts from state governments coupled with rising costs. This problem rings especially true in Nevada. In the 2011-12 scal year, the school slashed $20.6 million from its budget and reduced teacher salaries and benets by about 5 percent just to stay aoat. A lastminute discovery of $274 million in 2011 basically saved higher education in the state. The Democrats solution to this problem? Tell states they need to take more responsibility for funding

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In a revision of the Associated Students of the University of Nevada Judicial Councils original decision, the justices reapportioned the undergraduate student Senate so that the College of Liberal Arts lost a seat and the Division of Health Sciences gained a seat. The nal decision came after ASUN President Casey Stiteler missed a deadline to submit reapportionment information to the Senate and the

Senate failed to reapportion itself before the upcoming elections candidate ling period opened. The legislators who represent the highest number of students are now those from the College of Engineering, who speak for 696 students each. The ones who represent the least are those in the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources, who represent 464.5 students each.
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Occupy Reno relocates to campus

By Stephen Ward
Members of the Occupy Reno student group rallied Thursday regarding issues ranging from corporate personhood to environmental misconduct across the northern end of campus. About 50 students and community members, several draped in camouage and with 99% patches stitched onto the arms of their jackets, participated in the protest outside the front entrance to the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center. Some wrote political messages on posters with markers. Others voiced irritation through a microphone placed on the stairs. Dont cut teachers, dont cut cops collect the taxes from the top! shouted one protester, whose words were received with generous approval from the crowd. Occupy Renos presence at the University of Nevada, Reno comes only weeks after the group was evicted from the Moana Pool and Park, where it conducted its business for the last three months. While the phrases written on signs and chalked on the ground might seem similar to many protests that erupt on college campuses, the Feb. 2 event served as an implicit message to the City of Reno and local policymakers that Occupy Renos recent withdrawal does not mean the group is dying out. Just because we dont have a physical occupation doesnt mean our numbers arent still growing, said student group member Joseph Holsworth, a 27-year-old English literature major who helped coordinate the event. Holsworth said the group now plans to conduct its general assembly meetings at UNR, saying the gatherings are important in

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keeping the group unied. Since we obviously werent the rst Occupy group, we took a page out of the national Occupy movement and meet once a week, he said. As Occupy Reno reorganizes its meeting times and locations, the explanation for the groups departure from the Moana Pool and Park is caught in a tug-ofwar between the city government and group members. Jaime Schroeder, senior management analyst for the City of Reno, is the person tasked with handling permit applications for the city. According to Schroeder, members of the Occupy Reno group was asked to leave the park after it did not request a new permit. The problem compounds with

the fee attached to the group occupying the park. Because of a miscommunication during the original permit request, the normal $35-per-day fee associated with holding an event at Moana Pool and Park was not applied to the group. If Occupy Reno were to continue occupying the park now, the cost would tally up to about $1,100 per month an unsustainable fee that the group sees as the citys way of pushing it out. The city met with individuals from Occupy Reno in an informal setting and made it very clear that they were going to be charging $35 a day and only give 30-day permits and basically made it costprohibitive for us, Occupy Reno facilitator David Gibson said. For now, the group plans to

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Protestors made signs, shouted and drew messages in chalk in front of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center during an Occupy Reno rally on Thursday.

continue holding rallies across the city despite losing its hub. Were still active and still doing stuff in the community to the

extent that we can, Gibson said.

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Debaters regain national success after three years

By Oanh Luc
Since 2009, the University of Nevada, Reno speech and debate program hasnt put a single team in a national tournament. But on Jan. 28, team members Jonathan McGuire and Somerset Bassett qualied for a national tournament, adding to a successful season despite a young lineup of debaters. Debate team coach Phil Sharp said the season has been exciting, especially since Nevada will head into the national tournament ranked in the top 20. Team member Cory Nims, an 18-year-old political science and economics major, said the number of freshmen on the team is helpful. I think this is a really unique year for us its a young team, but were also really successful, said Nims. In the rst semester, every debater got an award or trophy of some kind. About a dozen different institutions from all over the country compete, Nims said. Debaters receive topics 20 minutes before each of the six preliminary rounds, where they will prepare for debate in two-person teams against another school. Prior to the competition, the team will prepare extensively

Ive probably learned more from debate than I have any other class Ive ever taken in high school or college combined. Jonathan McGuire, debate team member
and as much as possible, Nims said. Their time is spent divided between researching, lectures and activities designed to familiarize the team with the process, said Sharp, who is in his fourth season coaching at UNR. We stay up on current events, we pre-write some of the positions that we think might come up, Nims said. Really, we just focus on the structure of debate and we kind of prepare as much as we can. Having experience with the debate team on your rsum is great, but also extends to other areas in life, Sharp said.

(Its) the best way to develop public speaking skills, critical thinking and listening, he said. More than anything, I think it makes you better at performing in your classes. You do your homework faster, you understand the concepts more easily ... It develops job skills and makes you more marketable once you exit college and you go out and look for a profession. McGuire said he hopes to use his experience on the team to prepare for law school. Ive probably learned more from debate than I have any other class Ive ever taken in high school or college com-

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bined, McGuire said. It makes your brain not only think faster, but also gives you greater ability to express your own ideas on a sheet of paper or respond more promptly in class It really does affect just about every situation I can think of.
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DEMOCRATIC HISPANIC CAUCUS PRESENTATION When: 2:30 p.m. Where: Frank and Joan Randall Rotunda in the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center Vice Chair of the Democratic National Hispanic Caucus Andres Ramirez will host a discussion on topics such as health care and the DREAM Act. For more information, contact the Young Democrats at UNRYoungDems@gmail. com. VISITING ARTIST LECTURE: KIEL JOHNSON When: 5:30 p.m. Where: Wells Fargo Auditorium in the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
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Members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity play beruit, or water pong, with prospective members during Wednesdays recruitment event at the SAE house. Greek leaders said spring recruitment classes are usually smaller than in the fall. Most sororities didnt recruit this semester for that reason. However, many chapters held events last week, such as Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternitys Steaks, Cigars, Guitars night, and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternitys outing to Wild Island for bowling and mini golf.

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EARTHQUAKE NEAR WELLS HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR UNRS PRESENCE OUTSIDE RENO
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake Wednesday in Wells claried a need for the Nevada Seismology Laboratory to expand to the Northeastern and Central parts of Nevada, Lab Director Graham Kent said in a statement. Because the lab has almost no monitoring stations in the area, Kent said it was difcult to tell if the temblor was an isolated event or an aftershock of a magnitude 6 earthquake in 2008 that left portions of the town devastated. As a result of that temblor, government buildings, including an elementary school, were closed. Some of the communitys oldest buildings remnants of Wells history as a 19th century railroad town are still shut down. The town experienced aftershocks for months, making residents nervous of any noise that sounded like an earthquake, University of Nevada, Reno student and former Wells resident Megan Zander said. The nearest instruments we have are over (120 miles) away in Utah, Kent said in the statement. We would obviously like to increase the instrumentation and capabilities in this region and throughout the state. The labs function is to monitor seismic activity in Nevada, according to the statement.

Los Angeles-based artist Kiel Johnson, whose sculptures and drawings aim to question concrete reality, will host a lecture. For more information, call the arts information line at 775784-4278.

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A group of students from Suffolk University in Boston took an alternative approach to learning leadership during winter break traveling to Florida and swimming with manatees. The group of 17 took to the waters of Crystal River on the states west coast to learn about the importance of remaining calm and working as a team, according to a Jan. 30 statement from the institution. Following the outing, the students attended an educational workshop at Disney World and then had some fun in the amusement park. The statement didnt elaborate on what exercises the students participated in during the two-day trip.

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burglary involving a Bluetooth, CDs, snowboard, boots, helmet, remote car and Oakley glasses at the William Peccole Park parking lot. Police responded to a report of fraud at 1651 N. Virginia St. Ofcers responded to a report of commercial burglary involving an iPhone, memory stick, wallet, cash and credit cards at the Life Science building.

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DISCOVER SCIENCE LECTURE SERIES When: 7-8:30 p.m. Where: Redeld Auditorium on the rst oor of the Davidson Mathematics and Science Center Host of the Discovery Channels Time Warp Jeff Lieberman will deliver a lecture titled Asking Why? The Nature of Curiosity. Lieberman will bring an artistic perspective to scientic discovery. For more information, call the College of Science at 775784-4591. SNOW SPORT MOVIES When: 9 p.m.-midnight Where: Ballrooms on the fourth oor of the Joe Crowley Student Union Matchstick Productions will screen Attack of La Nia: The Bitch is Back and Paint it GOLD. A rafe for snow sport items also will be held. For more information, contact Matchstick Productions at 970-349-0860.

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Police responded to a report of possession and use of drugs and paraphernalia at Nye Hall. Ofcers responded to a report of trespassing at the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center. Police responded to a report of destruction of property at the Sierra Street Parking Complex. Ofcers responded to a report of petit larceny involving a Kindle at the Dining Conference Center. Police arrested an individual for driving under the inuence at North Sierra Street and Artemesia Way. Ofcers cited two individuals for minor in possession and consumption at East Ninth and North Virginia streets and two for minor in possession and consumption and false identication at West 11th Street and Buena Vista Avenue.

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Workshops continue to lack in attendance

By Ben Miller
New Student Initiatives employee Perry Fittrer leaned arms folded against a desk in an empty, mid-sized room in the student union on Thursday. He spoke with a reporter the only person in the room aside from a photographer snapping pictures about the presentation he had hoped would give students a better idea about how to manage their time. He spoke vigorously about how helpful it could have been. Its actually got some videos and some little exercises, Fittrer said. So its kind of a shame that people didnt come. After several minutes waiting for somebody else to come in, he left. The workshop was scheduled at the same time as the annual Campus Rail Jam Tour, which drew a crowd of hundreds as they cheered on skiers and snowboarders riding down a massive, snow-covered setup in front of the Joe Crowley Student Union. But while the Rail Jam might have been responsible for the events lack of attendance, Fittrers lecture was part of a series of workshops called the Student Success Series that have drawn few students since it began in fall 2010. The series rst semester saw about 40 students total attend 19 sessions. Last semester, run at a marketing cost of about $100 from student fees, Fittrer said the average workshop drew between one and ve. Campus departments ranging from the Ofce of New Student Initiatives to the Counseling Center design and organize the sessions. There have been four such events so far this semester. The most highly attended, the rst, attracted six students. But Fittrer isnt giving up yet. He is instead looking to new advertising methods to get the message out to freshmen. He hopes to target students in the residence halls and in classes with a high rate of rst-year enrollment. Thats because he believes the series teaches valuable skills from successful studying to effective writing. Students who have come to the events generally said they found them useful, he said.

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Wednesday: The Ofce of New Student Initiatives will host a workshop on getting involved on campus from 4-5 p.m. in room 323 of the Joe Crowley Student Union. Thursday: The ofce will host a workshop on effective writing from 4-5 p.m. in room 323 of the Joe.

The events drove students to the advising center last year after the ofce put on a few workshops, Academic Advisor Brandis Bernard said. In fact, part of their success might have come from the small size of the group. We want to see more students because we want to reach out to more students, Bernard said. But the advantage of the smaller groups is that you can personalize it more and get to know them. The advising centers workshops were aimed at helping students get over confusion and anxiety upon their entry into the university setting, she said. Eighteen-year-old biochem-

Garrett Valenzuela/Nevada Sagebrush Room 323 in the Joe Crowley Student Union, where an event geared toward student success was supposed to be held, sat vacant after nobody showed up for the program on Thursday.

istry major Rama Raja, who was one of four students at a workshop on test-taking strategies Wednesday, said he learned new things from it. During a Powerpoint presentation, Fittrer told the group that true-false tests tend to have more true answers than false and that rst instincts are most often the correct answer on multiple choice quizzes.

The advising center has designed four workshops for the series since it began in 2010. Through those, it has reached about 11 students, Academic Adviser Dawn Aeschlimann said. But despite the low numbers, Aeschlimann sees a big future for the Student Success Series. She hopes the new marketing initiatives for the series will

help the useful aspects of those events reach more students even transform the way students approach their education. I think if we continue to do this the students will get used to it, she said. And itll just be a part of the culture of the university.
Ben Miller can be reached at bmiller@nevadasagebrush.com.

Entrepreneurship competition nds unique angle

By Ben Miller
Friday, a group of University of Nevada, Reno students will nd themselves competing for $50,000 to go into business with. But unlike most college-level business plan competitions, the Sontag Entrepreneurship Award Competition is adding a twist that coordinators hope will get the winners to follow through students can use the money to expand existing businesses. Kristen Kennedy, an administrator of the program, said it could spur students to become businesspeople as well as inject money and diversity into the Northern Nevada economy. The programs willingness to accept expansions will make it easier for projects to succeed, she said. Were looking for real businesses that are going to make revenue at some point, hopefully in the near future, she said. And I think that, being that the majority of our students that graduate stay in Nevada, I think theres kind of also the expectation that, yes, this will impact the state of Nevada. Kennedy has received about 18 entry forms so far, with ideas ranging from environmental consultation to specialty apparel for extreme sports. For some of the ideas, $50,000 might be more than enough to start a business with money left over to pay off student loans, she said. For others, students might need to go to investors for extra capital. In either case, the amount of the award is less than the actual help students will get. Kennedy said members of the community offered ofce space and tax guidance for the winners. The whole point of it is not to be an academic exercise, but to really start businesses, she said. If thats going to happen, then we cant just say, Heres $50,000, and good luck. We have to create some sort of support system for the winners. UNR alumnus and entrepreneur Rick Sontag, who donated $1 million to start the competition, said he hopes the program will differ from others in another way he wants the winners to follow through on their plans. So often when you make it just startups only, you just wind up with a bunch of pieces of paper that dont do anything, he said. Lea Aden Lueck, the director of Rice Universitys Rice Business Plan Competition, said her program and most others doesnt allow students to expand existing companies. Part of that is because of the mission of the department that hosts it and part comes from the desires of the competitions sponsors. Many of them are looking to capitalize on university research, she said. Besides wanting to make sure that students in the program are successful, Sontag said the competition is a reection of his history. He graduated from UNR in 1966 with a masters degree in physics, according to a university statement. He went on to earn an MBA from Harvard University and became a businessman only to be red three times. Sontag didnt nd success until he and his wife invested their life savings and $8 million in borrowed money into Unison Industries, an aviation technology company. He helped the company expand rapidly, reaching $200 million in sales revenue in 2002, another statement said. Sontag said he hopes to use the contest to impact young people for the better. The earlier you give it a shot, the more time you have to do it and the more likelihood it will work, he said. If I had to do it

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The Republicans sort of wrote off the student vote because, traditionally, students dont turn out in very large numbers, Herzik said. But they did turn out, and they turned out heavily for Obama. Like 2008, voter turnout will again be the name of the game in this presidential election. Thats especially true in Nevada, where voter turnout was 41st of 50 states

and Washington, D.C. in the 2008 elections. Pair that with the fact that turnout is usually very low in heavily Democratic Clark County and high in solidly Republican rural counties and the state is again up for grabs. Additionally, lackluster turnout projections for Obama, now an incumbent with potentially less momentum than in 2008, sound like a boost to Republicans. But they may not prove much advantage at all, Herzik added, if Republicans cant motivate voters for their own candidates.

Although it could be attributed to a variety of factors, one reason for the low turnout seen at this weekends Republican caucus could be an early lack of that motivation. Local political organizers and advocates are preparing to motivate that turnout, though. And they say that UNR, Washoe County and Nevada will all be as important and maybe more so as they were in 2008. Nate Helton, the president of the UNR Young Democrats, said political groups are already

organizing on campus. The Students Organizing for America, a branch of the Obama campaign, is already a recognized club on campus. Groups such as these will plan voter registration drives as the election nears, he said. In the last couple elections, it has come down to voter registration numbers in Washoe County, he said. Heltons Republican opponents are preparing as well. I think, after 2008, the Republicans realized you have to be able to win the young people

to win the election, Alex Chau, the president of the UNR College Republicans, said. In addition to predicting a strong grassroots drive like what Republicans saw in the McCain campaign, Chau said students should expect campus visits from important political gures. Orrin Johnson, a Nevada Republican activist and blogger, said that those visits will most likely be from presidential candidates and vice presidential nominees. Thats because

Nevada is not only important for the presidential election, but also for so-called coattail races like the Senate battle between Republican incumbent Dean Heller and Democratic Congresswoman Shelley Berkley. Theres going to be a lot of national money in Nevada for that Senate seat, Johnson said. (The Senate race) is really going to depend on how the presidential race goes.
Jay Balagna can be reached at jbalagna@nevadasagebrush.com.

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Library building for the chapel when it opens in several years. The building is in a long-term renovation process. Lichtenstein said the status of the project in regards to the Constitution depends on many variables ranging from how inclusive it is to whether it receives funding from the university. Ultimately, he said it might be safer for the group to seek an off-campus or nearcampus location. Rajan Zed, a Hindu leader in Reno and Director of Interfaith Relations for the Nevada Clergy Association, said the patrons of the chapel would most likely raise any necessary funding themselves and would seek to provide clergy to accommodate any request as well as open the room for secular purposes. President of the UNR chapter of the Womens Federation for

World Peace Sarah Canak, who rst proposed the idea, said she views the chapel less as an issue of separation of church and state and more of a concern about freedom of religious expression. True freedom would be encouraging everyone to express themselves, Canak said. Instead of saying Oh, well, were afraid that the state will not be able provide this for everyone, (so) were just not going to have it for anyone, we provide a space for people to do this. However, questions remain as to where the chapel will go. Director of the Joe Crowley Student Union Chuck Price said at a meeting with the Friends of the Interfaith Chapel on Friday that rooms in the union are in demand and are hard to set aside for consistent purposes. Canak said she would like having a permanent location in an existing space. However, she would support a new structure being built to house the chapel. It is also unclear how much

money the project will need. Johnson said at the meeting that he would consider hiring security for the chapel to ensure the safety of its patrons. Members of the group agreed that they would like to have at least chairs and a bookshelf in the chapel. They said they were unsure of whether they would decorate it with various religious symbols. If youve ever been to a chapel inside a hospital or airport, theres no religious insignia up on the walls because (they) really want to make sure its interfaith, Canak said. For now, Director of Diversity Initiatives Reginald Stewart said he will continue to meet with members of the group to discuss what their needs will be. That conversation will ultimately determine where the space is located and how it is run, he said.
Ben Miller can be reached at bmiller@nevadasagebrush.com.

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Garrett Valenzuela/Nevada Sagebrush Hundreds of students gathered Thursday in front of the Joe Crowley Student Union to watch the annual Campus Rail Jam.

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by American Idol seminalist Jackie Tohn in the Starbucks in the Joe Crowley Student Union on Jan. 24 saw an audience of about 25. Some students havent even heard of Flipside, or are unsure of what the group does. I dont know what Flipside is, said 19-year-old business major Jake Callahan. Ive never even heard of it. Sally Larson, a 24-year-old former student, said that during her time on campus she would go to events if she happened upon them, but would never go out of her way. Logistically, planning such large-scale events can be difficult. When Weinstock helped organize the Red, White and Boom music festival in 2005, he was one of more than 50 people working to make it happen. Flipside Productions has eight members, including Weinstock.

Hosting such large events is a move thats been a long time in the making for ASUN, Rodriguez said. When she began working at UNR in 1998, the events board was stretched thin over a high volume of small events. Beginning in about 2005, however, the undergraduate student governments focus began to change. It began to allocate more money to clubs and organizations, who could focus on planning smaller events themselves, Rodriguez said. This year, the clubs and organizations budget for ASUN is about equal to Flipsides budget. That freed Flipside to focus on larger programs with broader appeal. And while Rodriguez said the programmers might stumble sometimes when trying to tackle large-scale events, it will help to foster student culture as it should. I think (Weinstock is) pretty brave, she said. Theres going to be glitches. But until somebody lays the foundation, whos going to do it?
Ben Miller can be reached at bmiller@nevadasagebrush.com.

institutions, as Obama did in his State of the Union speech. Or threaten to hold federal funds hostage if tuition costs continue to rise, as he did in his January speech at the University of Michigan. The Republicans solution of pointing to the success of forprot schools is not much better. These institutions compete mainly with community colleges and not large, research-centric universities such as the University of Nevada, Reno. Here in Nevada, the state government doesnt have the kind of money to follow Obamas advice, nor his threats. The states economy is still bad and its unemployment rate is still the highest in the nation. Even if state ofcials wanted to restore the Nevada System of Higher Educations funding growth to pre-recession levels, it doesnt have the resources. We will be lucky to avoid fu-

ture cuts similar to the ones we have seen in the last few years. A hike in funding that has not been seen since the rst half of the last decade is impossible for the foreseeable future. A better option would be for presidential candidates as well as the current administration to stop issuing noncommittal platform points and start

nding ways to incentivize the funding of public institutions. Tax rebates for local companies that donate to universities or that employ a certain percentage of graduates would be a step in the right direction.
Jay Balagna and Stephen Ward can be reached at news@nevadasagebrush.com.

File photo/Nevada Sagebrush President Barack Obama campaigns in Reno before the 2008 election.

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STAFF EDITORIAL I RELIGIOUS RESTRAINT
niversity of Nevada, Reno officials agreed in principle to institute an interfaith prayer room on campus in a meeting Friday with various student religious leaders and area clergy. In the meeting, UNR interim President Marc Johnson said the interfaith prayer room was a good idea and would like the group who made the proposal to elaborate their possible needs so as to be better able to accommodate them. The group, led by Rajan Zed, the director of Interfaith Relations of the Nevada Clergy Association, originally called for an interfaith chapel to

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Interfaith room doesnt belong on campus

be built, but the room was decided upon as a short-term answer. The driving force behind this prayer room is to encourage crossreligion knowledge and tolerance, as well as to further the universitys status as a marketplace of ideas. While the motivating factors behind the room are noble, this idea should not go any further than the preliminary talks that are happening right now. This is unconstitutional. The First Amendment clearly states, Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

With the group seeking permission from officials who represent a public university to move forward with this interfaith room/chapel, the issue of separation of church and state is being violated. But while the Constitution is as subjective as any other centuries-old document, having an interfaith room/chapel is simply a bad idea because of the unwanted controversy it will bring. The Air Force Academy built a cadet chapel in the early 1960s, and it has brought about much dissension since, ranging from people of one religion trying to enforce their

religion on others to the vandalizing of an outdoor space dedicated primarily to cadets and staff who follow Pagan, Native American and Earth-based religious traditions. This would simply bring more problems than answers. To top it off, we foresee this interfaith prayer room idea backfiring tremendously. At Fridays meeting, no mention was made of the logistics behind the interfaith room/chapel, meaning no details were given as to how it would actually function and cultivate an atmosphere of sharing knowledge. Just because there are avenues

for people of different religions to pray in the same areas doesnt mean they will learn about one anothers traditions or denominations. What would be the motivating factor for them to spend time learning about other gods when theyre busy trying to hone their relationship with their own? UNR needs to move away from this idea quickly in order to avoid predictable, self-inflicted wounds. The separation of church and state is a policy worth protecting.
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EDITORIAL CARTOON

SHOOTIN THE S#%! WITH THE SAGEBRUSH

Entertaining s#%! the Sagebrush readership says

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Its just a constant headache.

SNARK ATTACK

Breaking up with friends is easy, highly necessary

veryone has that friend. You know, the one that needs to go. For me, its all my friends (save for my best friend, but for the sake of dramatics that doesnt count right now). A recent University of California, Los Angeles study suggested that having strained relationships in your life can make you sick literally by limiting your immune system. Its time to ditch those annoying, semi-racist, megalomaniacal, tacky, lying, self-centered friends. Your life depends on it, folks. Follow this guide to learn how to let em down hard. Really damn hard. Enjolie Esteve

Because of my extensive knowledge on all things existence and essence, I know that being alone in the world is the cross we must bear. Loneliness is the human condition. Im embracing it. Dont judge me. If Buddha could attain enlightenment through solitude, so can you. Get a pet if youre having trouble adjusting to being alone. Parrots are great conversationalists even better than friends because they tell you what you want to hear. Hamsters make for great listeners. Im contemplating whether I should drop the $7 to buy one, but I fear my heart has not healed from the loss of my beloved Butterscotch (R.I.P . 2002 to 2004). Maybe Ill settle for a sugar glider.

hat good would a news organization be if it didnt offer readers an outlet to say whats on their minds? At the Sagebrush, it helps us learn ways we could improve, lets us know what were doing right and, if nothing else, provides us with some pretty cheap laughs. Thats not to say criticism is humorous; your thoughts are important in letting us know where were lacking and what needs to change. What were referring to are the flagrant objections and reactions weve encountered throughout the years. Here are a few examples that we hold dear to our hearts: In 2009, one irritated reader created a blog dedicated to condemning Editor in Chief Juan Lpez (then-sports editor). To be fair, Lpez was critical of Nevadas lovechild Colin Kaepernick, but journalistic integrity must outweigh the fluff pieces many people would like to read. We all know he didnt get good until 2010-11, anyway. Last year, Managing Editor Stephen Ward wrote a satire piece that asked parents to inject their children with a serum in order to determine their sexual orientation. Although hes an asshole, we feel the death threats werent warranted. Besides, the church that sold the serum online made a killing after the article published. Sometimes the grievances show up in other intellectual arenas. Opinion Editor Enjolie

Esteve was dissed in the highly vaunted music forum Tupac Nation for a 2010 column about her grievances with mainstream hip-hop. Arts & Entertainment Editor Casey OLear received similar flak for her review of a Hollywood Undead album in 2011. The reception isnt an online exclusive; sometimes public comment seeps into our physical spheres. This happened to OLear when she visited the doctors office last Halloween. A woman was a fan of her work and kept praising it while she was dying of strep throat. What we treasure most, however, are the responses from our readers that offer support during the difficult times. While several examples come to mind, nothing beats the time when an older gentleman emailed Esteve and offered to adopt her in response to a column she wrote about her daddy issues. He told her that she could call his wife sissy to add incentive to the already generous offer. A close second would be the two emails Lpez recently received from an adored fan of the paper, who introduced himself as a mentor and father figure-type to former editor Juan Lpez. We cant tell you how thrilled he was to learn that boss man was still on staff. So please, dont hesitate to send us your thoughts. Who knows, you could be the next great punch line in the office.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS

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DONT FALL INTO THE WORK IT OUT TRAP

Once youve nally quit the said friend, youll feel invincible. You will delude yourself into believing your archenemy is miles away, incapable of forcing his or her way back into your now peachy life. Think again. While you lounge at home talking to your hamster and pondering enlightenment, a very pissed ex-friend is planning your demise or how to regain your glorious companionship. Theyll try to steal your glances in class. Dont give in. Only look if it is to side-eye their terrible outt. If you receive an email explaining he or she is sorry for the way things worked out, send a quick response explaining everything went according to plan. If they send you a seemingly cordial text asking how you are doing, ignore it. If you see the perpetrator walking your way, run. If they add you back on Facebook, block their ass. Victory.

PICK A NEUTRAL PLACE

Once you decide to release your inner Frdric Fekkai and cut all your dead-end cohorts, its time to pick the perfect spot to do the killing (soul-killing, that is). Pick a place that doesnt hold any good memories for you both. Otherwise, the ambiance would cloud your judgment and cause you to soften the verbal blow. For me, that means avoiding all Chilis locations. Be sure to choose a place thats not too quiet so onlookers wont hear the scene you are about to cause. Might I suggest Applebees or a mall foodcourt. Walmarts patio section works, too.

BRING THE PAIN

Psychologist Erika Holiday was featured in a recent New York Times article about breaking up with friends. She suggested that, Its not about putting the other person down, but telling them, You dont t into my life, youre not on same path as me. What does Holiday know? Shes been featured on Dr. Phil enough said. The goal is to tell it to your friend-turned-foe straight. Go by the attitude of Its not me, its you. Say they failed horribly as a friend. Let them know you didnt appreciate having to hear about how so many men supposedly fawned over them. Tell them how appreciative they should be that you actually sat through hours and hours of them talking about said men (who are probably imaginary) all while holding in your laughter. Dont forget to rub in how you remained loyal to them, even when they forgot you existed as soon as they landed that new piece. Hold it over their heads, then smack them with it. Inform them that their concealer-as-lipstick look isnt fooling anyone. Youre doing them a favor. Make sure to spew the venom in a swift and succinct manner to ensure the breakee cannot retort with a list of your aws. Smile when you come out on top. Repeat as necessary. Once you get started crushing souls, itll be difcult to stop.

ENGAGE IN CASUAL ENCOUNTERS

Since giving up on committed friendships, Ive been on the prowl for guiltless interactions with females girl talk. Since quitting the cronies, Ive noticed a spike in my knowledge of irrelevant topics. Politics, the NASDAQ, foreign affairs and other trivial stuff. I long for passionate discourse about imperative matters, such as who has the best hair cape on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, or how uninspired Jason Wus Target line is. Shopping has xed this problem. Surprisingly, shopping your feelings is way more effective than Suze Orman wants you to believe. Not only can it cause a rush of endorphins to momentarily wash away painful memories of your ex-friends, its also a great way to indulge in guiltless conversation with people no strings attached. Sephora and Macys are my go-to haunts as of late. Sales associates are paid to atter you and make small talk. Take advantage of it. I recently had an extensive conversation with a Sephora saleswoman about lipgloss and how endearing Ryan Goslings lazy eye is. We laughed and played a match of sarcasm volley like old friends, offering disingenuous compliments to each other, only in hopes of receiving one back. I walked out of the store with an overpriced glycolic acid moisturizer and the afterglow that comes along with a great conversation. I have no regrets, and you wont either.
Enjolie Esteve studies journalism and philosophy. She can reached at eesteve@nevadasagebrush.com.

Jessica Alley I cannot even count how many times I have heard students on campus tell me how easy it is to earn an education degree. I cant deny that there are some easy classes, but there are just as many easy/hard classes associated with my degree as almost every other degree you can earn at Nevada. Education majors may not always be cramming for midterms or nals, but we do have several projects throughout the semester that make up the bulk of our grade (and make us wish it was as easy as taking a test to pass our classes). We are required to spend approximately 6 hours a week in a REAL classroom teaching lessons that we have created OUTSIDE of the schedule that we have created when scheduling classes, which certainly isnt easy. To graduate, we have to take the Praxis Series tests, along with a portfolio and a semester of student teaching. Excuse me if I become heated when you make me feel that I have not worked just as hard for my degree as you have for yours. If teaching/education was so easy, everyone could and would do it..

Jourdan Douglas I agree with above: Education majors are denitely looked down upon compared to the majority of majors on campus. I think Education majors have a misrepresentation because the general school population doesnt see just how hard we work because our degree is directly related to a professional eld outside of UNR midterms and nals. Also a factor to consider are the professors teaching education courses. Our professors are educators rst (for the most part) who have essential knowledge about how to teach and how students learn. Whereas most professors in other majors are professionals in research rst without background of the learning process. This doesnt make education courses easier, just better taught than most. I personally see a value in all of the majors on campus and expect the same respect for my major.

Amanda Jones To be honest.....as an engineering major I cant help but look down on certain majors, especially when all my (insert major here) friends are out getting drunk everyday of the week while I am studying and working on school work. But, I also think it would be silly to over-complicate certain majors just to make them hard. If they are learning everything that is necessary to do their future job efciently and they enjoy what they are majoring in then cool for them.

EMBRACE SOLITUDE
When I tell people I plan to seek a life of solitude in place of their atrocious company, they say Im being overly dramatic. Or depressed. While I might have a air for histrionics, Im not depressed (thats not totally true), rather, Im an expert existentialist, meaning I took one course on it three years ago.

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OPINION

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Are bills similar to SOPA intrusive?

FROM THE LEFT | ANTI-PIRACY BILLS DISTRACT FROM REAL ISSUES
any people have probably heard about the proposed SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) bill in random conversation or while skimming through news channels. In short, the bill wouldve made it legal to censor sites with pirated Ben material. Clark The proposal was received with harsh reactions. For the most part, groups were either bitter opponents or rabid supporters. I personally had, and continue to have, very mixed feelings about the movement. I do not like piracy. Its just not acceptable. I love share-ware. Share-ware is a wonderful thing for college students, and I think the world needs more of it. Both of these methods wouldve been censored under SOPA. Furthermore, the bill had very few limitations; it wouldve not only targeted domain names and companies

that participate in piracy, but also Internet Service Providers through whom the piracy takes place. While perhaps punishing middlemen couldve had a positive effect on reducing illegal activities, this bill did not give ISPs the ability to prevent their services from being used maliciously. Essentially, SOPA was not an attempt to minimize piracy, but was rather an attempt to perform an exorcism upon the Internet to remove these piracy demons from the world, destroying anything necessary to do so. Including, as a result, the Internet. In the end, I believe this to have been a negative bill. Thats not to say I dont like the idea of limiting piracy. Companies and producers should be paid for their services. However, I believe in moderation. When looking at a possible solution to online piracy, we must ask ourselves, At what cost? After all, many Republicans seemed to consider the question a viable reason to shoot everything down in the House of Representatives. The cost of adopting the bill was simply too steep to justify its ratication, and its implications were too overbearing. This bill was a radical step

in the wrong direction for an overall good cause. I fear the repercussions that such legislation could cause. Could this lead to political censorship? Will legislation like this cause a realistic conservative or liberal bias in online media, something both sides of the aisle clearly fear? After all, both parties accuse the other of attempting to gain said bias. On another note, how much would it cost to enforce this? In these horric economic times, the government has no business worrying about Hollywood and its nancial well-being when what matters most is hurting far more: the people of the United States. This bill was too radical, too expensive and a complete distraction from the fact that middle class America needs help. Republicans especially Rep. Lamar Smith, who introduced the bill would do well to make note that Americas economic problems will not be upstaged by attempts to censor the Internet under the guise of anti-piracy legislation.
Ben Clark studies political science. He can be reached at opinion@nevadasagebrush.com.

FROM THE RIGHT | PIRACY SHOULDNT CONCERN GOVERNMENT

valuable to the United States, and SOPA wouldve helped keep Americas IP safe from foreign competitors. It is true, however, that IP can be protected by patents, copyrights and so forth, allowing those with high IP to protect themselves regardless if this act passed. SOPA would have limited the growth of the Internet while allowing government mandates on many other aspects of American lives. Taking into consideration that the U.S. debt is at an all-time high, the last thing America needs is another pricey act. SOPA is too expensive and too invasive. Individual liberties would be sacriced and the ingenuity of the Internet would vastly change if the bill were passed. The current top four GOP candidates were questioned on their views on SOPA, all agreeing that this act goes too far since the legislation would threaten innovation. The act would allow the government to block access to an entire Internet domain, which also threatens free speech. Sadly, human nature results in poor habitual activities for some, letting those who commit the crime of piracy get away clean. Something needs to be done to stop the crime of piracy, along with abusing the law, but not a proposal as extreme as SOPA, which could potentially have negative impacts on the growth of the Internet. President Barack Obama has avoided talking about the proposed act due to possible fear of losing loyal supporters. Many of his supporters are in the music, movie and TV industry, which would protect those involved if SOPA would pass. However, President Obama doesnt seem to be supportive of the act and has taken heat from those involved in the entertainment business. His vague stance on the issue has created some problems for his re-election campaign due to the complexity of this proposed legislation. The government is trying to control an issue that simply cant be controlled. The government is too large, trying to regulate too much of our lives. There needs to be a limit on the access the government has into our personal business, where a much more thoughtful way to handle Internet crime can be created. SOPA is too complicated and misleading to correctly x the problem at hand. Leave the government out of it and let us Americans embrace our freedom.
Jennifer Mabus studies engineering. She can be reached at opinion@nevadasagebrush.com.

s is commonplace in American politics, proposed bills often embolden party lines. Lately, however, Republicans and Democrats seem to have opposing views within their respective parties. This rang true for the proposed bill SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act). Lamar Smith, a Jennifer Republican, Mabus proposed this bill to the House of Representatives to increase the governments ability to ght against online piracy and copyright infringement. In addition to Democrats, some Republicans lashed out at the act. In the end, the bill didnt make it through the legislative process. Although Smiths proposed act seems understandable on paper, the page is lled with gray area. The proposals wording was misleading and wouldve limited personal freedom. One could even argue that SOPA violated the First Amendment because it wouldve censored freedom with unintended repercussions. Intellectual property is

CULTURAL STUDIES

SEX AND RELATIONSHIPS

Curb your perception of beauty Put the paper away, make it I rain with urine
f beauty is in the eye of the beholder, why does society feel the need to continually dene what is beautiful? In our society, its common for women (and some men) to use fake tanners in order to achieve a sun-kissed shade of bronze, or subject their bodies to harmful UV rays using Jaclyn tanning McBride beds. People wear braces for a perfect, straight smile and spend copious amounts of time in the bathroom applying makeup. Photo on A1 and above courtesy of DrJohnBullas/ Flickr Some even undergo various Columnist Jaclyn McBride cites Chinese foot-binding as an example of the diversity of global beauty. surgical procedures in their efforts to t someone elses actually lasted until the 20th century). idea of beauty. While the standard for persona is based off changing the way we Foot-binding would start with soaking beauty isnt universal as is proven by view beauty is Marilyn Manson. the individuals feet in a warm stew of different cultures such as the Mentawai In an interview conducted by journalist tribe and the Chinese we should change water, herbs and animal blood. The Paul Bromeld, Manson said, The song toenails were then cut and the four little our perspectives to eradicate any beauty Beautiful People is kind of a comment on toes were broken. These toes would be standard. the fascism of beauty in America and its folded underneath the womans foot. The Mentawains, who live off of the challenging that to say that I have a difBoth feet were then tightly wrapped in Western Coast of Sumatra in Indonesia, ferent idea of what could be beautiful, but bandages. will never be seen with a smile full of Ive always tried my best to be unappealIts easy to look at cultures and disregard ing and to make myself unattractive braces, and certainly would never wear a their customs as barbaric and ludicrous. retainer to bed every night. Instead, the While Mansons quote may be viewed If we were to view ourselves from their women submit to a traditional practice as a paradox, it is undeniable that he looking glass, would we see ourselves as known as teeth-ling. expresses his views through his appearludicrous? The process involves using a rock to ance. With the belief that many of our own hammer a knife into their teeth in order to Everyone, especially women, could learn carve them into sharp points. Although its beauty rituals are indeed foolish, I have something through Mansons example. formed a theory about our own perception optional in their tribe, many women still As a society, we should work toward of beauty: If every woman in the world undergo the practice because they believe caring less about appearances. Theres who could read were to dedicate as much its what makes them beautiful. something fundamentally beautiful about time to reading and the pursuit of knowlThe Mentawain women arent alone not caring whether youre attractive. edge as they do to beautifying themselves, in their quest to achieve beauty through the world would be much better. painful means. Chinese women used Jaclyn McBride studies English and digital media.She One unusual character whose whole to practice foot-binding (this practice can be reached at opinion@nevadasagebrush.com. go to school to get an education. I also attend school to meet random men to pee on, drink Starbucks, be popular and judge everyone because Im perfect. And, especially now that Im vegan, Im mega-perfect. If youre going to the University of Nevada, Reno to fit into a nice slice of society and be acceptable, I feel sorry for you. Whatever. Sure, go ahead and graduate in four years. Meet someone, fall in love. You know, all that made-for-TV magic thats shoved down your throat at an early age. People will think youre starting your life. Unfortunately, youll wake up one day from that coma of conformity with a hangover you cant shake probably with some ugly babies, too. (All babies are ugly, though.) Still, you shouldnt contribute to the epidemic. You can do better if you give Caitlin yourself a chance and learn to use your Thomas urine as a sexual weapon. Its never too late to turn shit around. Stir up your life in a hurricane of trouble; the after-storm is more poetic than any divorce or custody battle in your future. Burn that sorority sweatshirt. Flaunt your newfound rage and lust as if you adorned that super-tacky PINK sweatsuit all around campus. You got this. As I began to feel the friction of rebellion in my veins, I knew I had to stain it sexually. You know, make my mark. Im tired of men old enough to be my dad tying me up. My guidance counselor always told me I deserved much better in life. Now I know what she meant. I was ready to graduate with honors in my newly discovered glow of bad girl. I only had one more exam. Luckily I had unknowingly been studying for it since I was born. Usually, Ill intro my sexual partner with a few background clips of said familiarity. This hipster boy doesnt get a name. Why? Because he is nothing. Dont you get it? Hes my mistress, my servant. Hes not important enough to be labeled. Gagging him or tying him up just seems really elementary at this point. Im better than that. Giving someone a golden shower is the next level. Ive been peeing since I was zero. My body is ready. Also, confession: I suffer from minor penis envy whenever a guy ejaculates all over a girl. I want to know what it feels like. To make the hipster boy feel more at home, I made sure to down a few Pabst Blue Ribbons before he came over so my urine would seem familiar. Erotic. Transcendent. The act was premeditated. He didnt recognize the honor of this gesture because he is ungrateful and only cares about his vintage vinyl collection. One day hell wake up and realize what it meant; the chick that smelt like beer and peed on him? Well, she cared for five minutes. We started in the bedroom and I made him follow me to the shower. I told him I had a surprise for him and, if he was a good mistress, he was going to find out what it was. Once in the shower, I pushed his head down. I put my leg up. He froze. Deer in headlights. He knew what was about to happen. Our eyes locked. I saw humanity. I hesitated. Then I said, Screw it and pissed all over him. My urine ran down his body like the Oregon Trail. It was a waterfall of waste. Two realms of satisfaction sat in my stomach. First: the one where I felt like I ran a really long marathon and won. I was feeling like a queen bee, the allure of ownership. Wheres my golden medallion? Seems fitting. It was animalistic. It was wrong, and I loved it. Second: the sensation of release. I had to pee really bad. You may ask, Caitlin, how do you look someone in the face right after peeing on them? My answer is simple: I dont. Five seconds post-golden moment, I sighed, pulled up my pink panties and went into my bedroom to catch up on the new season of Portlandia.
Caitlin Thomas studies English and womens studies. She can be reached at opinion@nevadasagebrush.com.

MAJOR SUPERIORITY COMPLEX

All college majors are created equal

n my calculus class a few days ago, the entire class TA and all got stuck on a tricky problem. As we stared at the board hopelessly, one student exclaimed, Fuck it, Ill just pick up a uff major. After she said this, I couldnt help but ask myself, Why is this junior in biochem (or something) crapping on uff majors when she is in the same math class as a freshman journalism major? Telling people my major has often gotten me one of two responses: a look of Alex sympathy for my future Malone lled with deadlines, coffee and disappointment or an aggressively judgmental Why? But its not just me. The poor souls that selected English, art, theatre, music, etc. as their chosen education paths all have to endure suspicion of their intelligence. The perpetrators? For the most part, anyone in the colleges of science or engineering with a

blinding inferiority complex. Dont get me wrong science is difcult. I have major respect (see what I did there?) for students who are happy and enthusiastic about memorizing chemical equations or the respiratory system. What I dont have respect for is the idea that I have to rattle off my resume or my GPA for people to take me seriously. No major is better than another. One may statistically make more money or have a better employment rate, but thats not what people judge. What they say is, X major is way easier than Y. Its not about easy or difcult. What it comes down to is students comparing things that are fundamentally different. I dont pretend to understand what my engineering friends study, so why do some of them act as if what I study is inferior? If you hadnt noticed, quantum mechanics and visual communication are different. It takes Cs to get degrees, folks. There are dumb people everywhere, they dont just congregate in the College of Liberal Arts. I didnt choose my major because I failed my science classes in high school. Believe me,

sometimes Id rather go back to learning organic chemistry than spend hours writing and reporting on whatever mundane thing Im assigned. But science is not what Im passionate about, and Id rather pursue something I love than be on a pre-med track to make my parents happy. Just like Mufasa said to Simba, We are all connected in the great circle of life. Some majors just serve a different purpose than I, and my fellow uff majors, do. We simply have different passions and goals. Plus, some of you biology majors will come to love the journalism majors who publish and broadcast your research, so be nice. Put yourself in that English majors shoes and admire them for being willing to live on words and ramen for the rest of their lives and they wont judge you for studying how owers breathe. Have respect for all the creatures, from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope; whichever you may perceive yourself to be.
Alex Malone studies journalism and business. She can be reached at amalone@nevadasagebrush.com.

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Air releases powerful, ambient soundtrack

By Charlie Woodman
Air is a French electronica music duo that has been pumping out albums since 1995. Though the pair has produced a number of solid albums in that time, the best loved are Moon Safari and Talkie Walkie. Everything released after has been generally OK, but not great. The duos last album, Love 2, was released in 2009 and was particularly disappointing a boring sappy drone that carried on for the better part of an hour. Luckily, Le Voyage Dans La Lune (ofcially translated as A Trip to the Moon) is nothing like Love 2: It is bizarre, shifty-eyed, veers dramatically from ambiance to violence and creates a complex, multilayered experience. The album is a bit odd, and not for everyone, but those who work to appreciate it are going to fall in love. We should back up a bit. In 1902, French director Georges Mlis wrote and directed a silent lm based roughly on H.G. Wells The First Men in the Moon. Mlis lm, Le Voyage Dans La Lune, was one of the rst science ction lms. Praised for its amazing special effects, it is both childishly whimsical and incredibly creepy, like a sci- fairy tale as told by the Brothers Grimm. Now, 110 years after its initial release, a restored version of the lm is being re-released in select theaters, and Air (having done a fantastic job scoring The Virgin Suicides) was asked to provide a soundtrack for the once-silent lm. Thus, Air produced a soundtrack, appropriately named after the lm. But Le Voyage Dans La Lune isnt a traditional soundtrack: For starters, its twice the length of the lm. Secondly, it doesnt really need the lm. While it clearly draws inspiration from much of the imagery and themes of the movie, its still a powerful experience on its own. Right from the intro track,

Le Voyage Dans La Lune ... is bizarre, shifty-eyed ... and creates a complex, multilayered experience.

Astronomic Club, you know what sort of album this is marching drums, dramatic ares of synth and haunting, distorted voices give off a creepy vibe that sets the tone for the entire album. While its particularly interesting in that it plays off the lm well, it still pulls on those who havent seen the lm or never care to. It has a sort of mysterious, scary edge that draws the listener in. It isnt the sort of thing you could play on the radio, but it is an amazing experience, and one that works because the duo clearly tried hard to create one denitive vision for their album a lingering, ambient, echoey space that unies all the songs. This is the rare sort of album that you experience, a cohesive whole best listened through in one sitting. That doesnt mean that there

AIR LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE

Release Date: Feb. 6 Genre: Electronica, ambient Grade: A-

arent a few standout tracks; beyond the aforementioned Astronomic Club, theres the super-catchy, upbeat Parade, the buzzing electro-jazz exploration of Sonic Armada and the relaxed bell and bass-driven Cosmic Trip. Breaking up these songs are a few more ambient tracks, which might not have worked on another album, but here serve as excellent intermissions between the denser, more dramatic tracks. Its a rarity to nd a full album that doesnt have at least some ller, but every track in Le Voyage Dans La Lune has a place and a purpose and makes for a strong recording. In soundtracking Le Voyage Dans La Lune, Air has gone above and beyond the call of

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duty. Theyve perfectly captured the creepy atmosphere of the lm while expanding upon its themes of loneliness and uncertainty, and, perhaps more importantly, theyve created a soundtrack that doesnt need

the lm. It is more than strong enough to stand on its own. Its one fantastic voyage, is what Im saying.
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Apples iTunes U is the gotta-have app for college students. With a catalog of more than 500,000 free videos, lectures, and textbooks from schools such as Yale, Oxford and the University of California, Berkeley, the app is an endless depository of knowledge right at your fingertips. Besides, its more fulfilling than flinging birds at unsuspecting green monsters.

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LOCAL WORKSHOPS, PUBLICATIONS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES

By Casey OLear

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Whether it be for a short story, a collection of poems or Many writers agree that the interaction with people who have a full-edged novel, there are several groups on college similar career goals helps them focus on these eorts. campuses and in the local community to help writers perfect The writer will be hanging out with people who are unlike the their craft. people he or she spends most of his or her time with a concerned Both the University of Nevada, Reno and Truckee Meadows audience, Pahmeier said. If youre at the laundromat, and you Community College oer writers workshop classes and provide start talking about your poems, people will think youre a kook. on-campus opportunities for students to work on After working with other writers to perfect ones writing together. work, Nevada writers can seek out publication in Getting Tiany Moore, a 20-year-old English and journalism one of many local journals or magazines. At UNR, unvarnished student, said these types of workshops have helped student-run publications such as the Brushre and opinions about her improve her own writing and connect with other the recently established Montag accept submissions our work is vital to local writers. of all genres. At TMCC, The Meadow, a critically Its good to work with other people and get acclaimed literary journal, accepts submissions honing our skills as feedback from an outside perspective, she said. not only from current TMCC students but also from writers. Linda Some workshops have professional people who the community at large. Enos, president of the have been published who can provide tips from You have to start small and work your way up, Unnamed Writers a professional level. This can also help with Moore said. You have to go to local publications Group networking. Its probably the same in Nevada as it magazines and collections. You keep trying and is anywhere else it doesnt matter where you are submitting. By the time you get to a point where if you have connections. you can publish your work, youll have massive piles of rejection In addition to on-campus resources, there are some active letters. writers groups open to all members of the community. One of Open mic nights and other opportunities for writers to read these is the Unnamed Writers Group, which aims simply to help their work aloud give local artists an additional chance to writers write, according to group president Linda Enos. introduce audiences to their writing. Probably the single most important step a new writer can take Pahmeier said the increasing frequency of local readings is is to get into a critique group, she said. Its great that your indicative of the presence of literary arts in Nevada. She plans mom or best friend likes your stories. But getting unvarnished to attend three poetry readings in Reno and Carson City this opinions about our work is vital to honing our skills as writers. week, while years ago, there would be only three local literary Gailmarie Pahmeier is a literature lecturer at UNR and a events each year. published poet herself. She said such workshop groups provide I think that says a lot about how alive and well the literary crucial motivation to literary artists. arts are in Nevada, she said. Were not Boston, where you can The most important thing about being a member of one of these go to seven readings a night if you can ght the traic. But groups is that you have to write, she said. You cant just come maybe we dont want to be that, where you have to make those and sit. It forces you to make new work. You have to sit down choices as to who youre going to be able to support. and schedule time to make something out of nothing. Having that Casey OLear can be reached at colear@nevadasagebrush.com. obligation is the greatest incentive.

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Nevada breaks into record books

By Eric Lee Castillo
Its been a season seemingly decided by centimeters for the Nevada mens basketball team, as a 19-4 overall record and an 8-1 Western Athletic Conference ranking didnt come without commotion. The Wolf Packs historical 16-game winning streak that set an NCAA Division I program record was no exception, and when the epic run came to a close Saturday in a 72-68 loss to Idaho, the anxiety was palpable. If you squeak a win out I think theres sometimes a sense of (overcondence), but with a loss, they can see and understand why they lost and all the errors they made, Nevada head coach David Carter said. Its kind of like tightening the ship, so to speak, because we get everybody back on board and on the same page. I think its always good to get refocused, and thats one way to get it done. The humbling loss may come

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BURTONS NO. 1 NERVE WRECKER

Nevadas 53-52 home win It came down to a lucky

over Utah State.

shot I made, but it was denitely nerve wracking because it was a close game and they played hard. That was the most nerve wracking game for me this season, Burton said.

Win Streak was epic

ave you ever gone 70 days without doing something you shouldnt do? Perhaps drinking, biting your nails, texting your ex, eating fast food or practicing the art of selfpleasure? Many studies say that it takes 30 days to break a bad Juan habit, so in Lpez this 70-day span, you couldve knocked out two and been halfway into a third if you had stuck to the plan. Well, think about that 70-day span and apply it to this: it was the number of days the Nevada mens basketball team went without losing a game in its 16-game win streak. After a shocking (and I mean shocking, considering the Wolf Pack had beaten Idaho 73-55 on the road on Jan. 5) 72-68 loss to Idaho at home Saturday, Nevadas historical winning streak came to a bitter end. The run was magical, but it fell one short of setting the program record for most wins in a row. When the win streak left, so did the talks of a possible national ranking and the possibilities of going undefeated in Western Athletic Conference play. But also gone was the faith a lot of fans had in the team. Soon after the loss, many members of the Pack faithful proclaimed that the rest of the season would be a bust. As a result of this loss, people started clamoring that Nevada would possibly drop all the way down to a No. 3 seed for the WAC Tournament (March 8-10 in Las Vegas), leading to eventual doom for the team. Some argued that the team plays without a sense of urgency at home and a sloppy loss like this will happen again. Others speculated that the attendance for home games, which had been rising incredibly in recent weeks, would plummet again. Basically, a substantial portion of the masses had a the sky is falling! attitude after Saturdays game. Well, newsash: The sky is still holding strong. The Wolf Packs loss to Idaho was deserved. The Vandals played better and deserved the win. But none of that takes away from the monumental strides the Wolf Pack made during its 16-game run. During the streak, Nevadas margin of victory was 10.1 points per game. During the streak, point guard (and soon-to-be WAC Player of the Year) Deonte Burton averaged 16.9 points per game, shot 45.2 percent from three-point land, and had a 2.5:1 assist-to-turnover ratio. His backcourt mate Malik Story averaged 14.8 points per game and shot 45.8 percent on three-point buckets. During the streak, the Wolf Pack defeated Utah State at home and away in the regular season for the rst time in school history. But most importantly, during the streak, Nevada learned how to win. Basketball acionados know the fundamentals to winning are rebounding and good defense. In the 16-game span, the Wolf Pack out-rebounded its opponents 34.9 to 33, while shooting 47.3 percent

Garrett Valenzuela /Nevada Sagebrush Nevada point guard Deonte Burton was held to 41 percent shooting in the Wolf Packs 72-68 loss against Idaho.

as a good thing for the team, according to Carter. If this seasons tension were sliced in half, there would still be enough for a years worth of worry. The nerves this season started with Wolf Pack fans at the edge of their seats, watching from home as a 3-pointer by junior Nevada shooting guard Malik Story teetered on the brim against nowNo.14 University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the nal seconds of the game.

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East coast lacrosse becoming popular

By Michael Lingberg
What do you get when you combine the hitting of football and hockeys legality for one player to hack another player with a long stick? The sport of lacrosse comes to mind. During the Nevada mens lacrosse teams rst game of the season against the University of California, Davis on Saturday night, team member and senior Andrew Ertola experienced this physicality rsthand. He was running toward the opposing goal when a defender slashed in an upward motion toward his stick. He made contact and Ertola lost control of his stick, and while it spun around ve feet above his head, the ball slipped out. The crowd stared in awe at the play the physicality is why many people love the game. And its why the sport has gained an immense following at the University of Nevada, Reno. The Nevada mens lacrosse club has gradually become larger and more credible since its founding in 1999.

SPRING SCHEDULE
vs. Pacic, Feb. 4 at UC Merced, Mar. 3 vs. San Jose State, Mar. 10 vs. Utah State, Mar. 17 vs. UCLA, Mar. 25 vs. Humboldt State, Mar. 31 at Chico State, April 7 at Saint Mary's, April 22 at UC Santa Cruz, April 28 The West Coast Lacrosse

League playoffs start May 5. Four years ago there were 12 people in the club. Fast forward to this year and there is a full team with 30 members and an experienced coach. The growth of the group has enabled it to keep up with larger, more experienced clubs such as Saint Marys and the University of California, Davis. The team also has learned how to play the game the way its supposed to be played with grit and toughness. Now it enters a new season with a mind set on raising the bar.

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Lacrosse club captain keeps team from failure

By Michael Lingberg
Kris Berggren, the captain of the Nevada mens lacrosse club, has some large responsibilities. As the self-proclaimed backbone of the team, his efforts essentially keep the team in existence. Some of his numerous duties include taking care of the players on and off the eld, managing the clubs nances, dealing with the Associated Students of the University of Nevada and the Lombardi Recreation Center and being the kind of person everyone else can look up to. The captains day usually begins around 7:30 a.m. He takes a shower, eats breakfast and is ready to go to campus by 8:30 a.m. His day is taken up by four classes, including two engineering labs, and then the sport of lacrosse dominates the evening before he spends his time teaching the newer players the ner points of the game. These weekdays for him end at around midnight. Hes been with the team for four years. During his rst year, there were 12 people on the team. Now, they can boast a full squad (30) that has grown in quality and competitiveness. The reason why he likes lacrosse is simple. Its fun, said the senior mechanical engineering major with minors in math and business who hopes to graduate in spring 2013. Its exhilarating to play against other teams and you get to meet nationally recognized

Its fun. Its exhilarating to play against other teams and you get to meet nationally recognized players team captain Kris Berggren
players and shake their hand and meet them. Berggren is also in the process of getting certication that will let him referee high school lacrosse games on a weekly basis. He said that training would be easy because, as a player, he already knows the rules and aspects of the game. Its also a great opportunity because there arent a lot of lacrosse referees in the Reno area. Hes also had thoughts about playing professionally. But with professional lacrosse, the salaries arent exactly at the level of other major professional sports such as basketball, football and baseball. It has crossed my mind but I dont know if Ill have the time, especially with an engineering degree, going into a eld that requires 40-plus hours a week, to get involved in a pro sport that I would have to do year round, he said. Thats time and money out of my hands when Ive been going to school for ve years to get a degree in engineering. It

Garrett Valenzuela /Nevada Sagebrush The Nevada lacrosse team has a full team this year and is coached by Chris Tatro , who played professional lacrosse.

would be wasted on a pro sport time than anyone here, he said. would be up the eld without a that doesnt have huge salaries. Hes a great leader. stick. Berggrens job is difcult but Berggren has so much responsibility that head coach without the backbone of the Michael Lingberg can be reached Chris Tatro is worried about how team, the Nevada lacrosse club at mlingberg@nevadasagebrush. much he will have to do next year when Berggren leaves. But Berggren is training some new people to do the job hes always done. He has to deal with all the paperwork, jersey and glove orders, Tatro said. He has to ght with the school for light and eld space. Next year when he leaves Ill have a lot of stuff I need to do. Its going to be a lot. While his head coach is dreading the day Berggren leaves the team, other members of the team respect him. Senior Andrew Ertola wouldnt have anyone else as the captain of the club. Garrett Valenzuela /Nevada Sagebrush He just puts in more No. 19 Mark Friedlander looks on as his teammate attempts a goal Saturday vs. UC Davis.

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is the total number of points and total number of turnovers that Wolf Pack mens basketball senior center Dario Hunt had in two games last week. Hunt also had 16 rebounds, two steals, two blocks and three assists in the two games.

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ON TAP MENS BASKETBALL

at Hawaii 9 p.m. Thursday at San Jose State 8:05 p.m. Saturday

THE SKINNY: Nevadas 16-game win streak, which was second-longest in the nation to Murray States 22, ended Saturday at the hands of the Idaho Vandals, 72-68. The streak tied a school record going back to 1965 and also awarded the Wolf Pack with several votes in the AP Top 25 poll. Now that the pressure of extending the streak has disappeared, Nevada can focus on creating a new winning streak when it visits Honolulu to take on Hawaii on Thursday. The last time these two teams met, the Wolf Pack squeaked out a 77-74 win at Lawlor Events Center.

WOMENS BASKETBALL
vs. Fresno State 2 p.m. Saturday

THE SKINNY: The road was not kind to the Nevada womens basketball team. Despite getting senior Kayla Williams back after a four- game absence, the Wolf Pack still dropped two games against Louisiana Tech and New Mexico State. With the losses, Nevada is now 5-17 and 1-6 in the Western Athletic Conference. The good news is that the women have a three-game homestand beginning Saturday against Fresno State.

The annual Campus Rail Jam Tour was held Thursday in front of the Joe Crowley Student Union where snow and rails were brought in for Nevada students to show off their skills.
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Wolf Pack football defensive tackles coach Barry Sacks is a well-versed recruiter in California. File photo/Nevada Sagebrush

Rethink Nevada recruitment

he Wolf Pack was lucky to nd quarterback Colin Kaepernick more than ve years ago, and needs to do a better job hedging its recruiting bets. Nevada was the only school to offer the Turlock, Calif. native a scholarship because it was a gamble to sign a quarterback who had so much promise in baseball. Its redeeming for a recruiter Eric Lee when they nd Castillo such a hiddengem, especially for a smaller NCAA Division I program like Nevada, and football recruiting staff likely loses sleep over such matters. And while the athletic department will tell you all day that it took a risk on Kaepernick in 2007 because it believed in his ability, the economic and even social constraints of the program and university as a whole play a role in the Wolf Packs recruiting reach. On Wednesday, the Nevada football team signed just four athletes from states other than California (one from Florida, two from Texas and one from Nevada) on National Signing Day. So, this is a plea for diversication. California is no doubt a hot bed for recruiting, but since Nevada has plenty of Cali contacts in its back pocket, the Wolf Pack should exercise a new push to roam the country for a more diverse range of football experience.

WOMENS TENNIS
at Utah all day Friday at BYU all day Saturday at Weber State all day Sunday

THE SKINNY: The Nevada womens tennis team has had a long layoff since participating in the Beach Tennis Winter Invitational on Jan. 22 in Long Beach, Calif. It will be busy in Utah this weekend by visiting three teams in three days. Look for sophomore Michelle Okhremchuk to continue her unbeaten run in 2012.

WHOS HOT DARIO HUNT MENS BASKETBALL During Saturdays loss to Idaho, Hunt grabbed 11 rebounds and, in the process, moved into fth place on Nevadas career rebounding list with 899. WHOS NOT AMANDA JOHNSON WOMENS BASKETBALL In 33 minutes of game time, Amanda Johnson managed four points and two assists in a 70-50 loss against fellow Western Athletic Conference cellar-dweller New Mexico State on Saturday. If the Wolf Pack still has hopes of making the WAC tournament, it has to get better play from its senior point guard.

The fact that the Wolf Pack does have a lot of recruiting constraints (Nevada stays close to home in California for recruiting, No. 1: for its convenience (for both athlete and administration), No. 2: because relationships already established there make it easier, and No. 3: because of economic constraints) means the recruiting staff must be more creative and resourceful to accomplish its goals. Nevada looks to have tickled the idea of innovation in recruiting this season, and it should pay off (even if it is in a small portion). Defensive back Marques Newell from Florida was described as the future apex of the defensive secondary by Nevada head coach Chris Ault. Offensive lineman Abe Abdulkarim from Texas is the largest freshman recruit and the other recruit from Texas, Jarred Gipson, is the only player simply listed as an athlete on roster of new Nevada signees because he plays wide receiver, halfback, tight end, linebacker and returns kicks. The point is all the athletes recruited from outside of California look especially promising. Maybe the most promising of all is quarterback Hasaan Henderson out of Las Vegas who is the Wolf Packs top-rated recruit. ESPN. com recruiting gave Henderson a 78-out-of-100, which is the highest among freshmen Nevada signees. But other than these four athletes, the rest of the class of 22 was from California. The Wolf Pack cant afford to put all its eggs in one basket especially with the move the Mountain West Conference/Conference-USA next season.

TOP RECRUITS
No. 1: Quarterback

After a dramatic 53-52 win against Utah State on Thursday, the Nevada mens basketball team tied a school record for the longest win streak at 16. Sophomore Deonte Burton made a 3-point shot that the team called lucky to propel the Wolf Pack to a historical victory.

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210 pounds and the athleticism to compliment it. He has the physical tools and talent to play several positions. His best quality of all? He turned down the Rebels to be part of the Wolf Pack. No. 2: Athlete Jarred Gipson Hes a bulky offensive weapon at 6-feet, 220 pounds who can go over the middle comfortably as a receiver, make impact blocks as a tight end, run like a halfback and return kicks. Hes similar to former Nevada wide receiver Rishard Matthews. No. 3: Offensive lineman Abe Abdulkarim Hes the biggest player recruited by Nevada at 6-foot-6, 315 pounds and living proof of that saying from Texas. As one-of-two Nevada recruits from the biggest state in the Union (a territory Ault says he want to explore much more), Abdulkarim will t into the big-time reputation of Nevadas Union just ne.

He has good size 6-foot-5,

Hasaan Henderson

The University of Nevada, Reno was invaded by snowboarders, skiers and a massive heap of snow. Riders performed tricks on rails in front of students and there was even a dance-off to Teach Me How to Dougie.

STUDENTS GET TRICKY FOR CAMPUS RAIL JAM

The Nevada football program brings in 22 new recruits (if you include mid-year signees). The class was announced via social networks and a video of the press conference can be found at Nevadawolfpack.com. Six incoming freshman are three-star recruits, according to ESPN. The new class starts a new era for Nevada as it enters a new conference.

FOOTBALL BRINGS IN NEW RECRUITS

Nevadas soccer team has added 10 athletes to the roster for next season. The 10 new players are Kristi Cascio, Alyissa deRonde, Kelly Gould, Daisha Jones-Oglesby, Bria Outland, Kelsey Quintos, Lindsey Salcido, Erin Saxton, Bailey Torrez and Alix Williams.

SOCCER TEAM GETS NEW PLAYERS

Nevada needs to scour and scrutinize every corner of the country for football talent, not just the west coast.
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Emily Myers, Samantha Calhoun and Kerri Simmons will join Nevada next season. Calhoun and Simmons are transfers from Nicholls State University and freshman Myers set Arkansas state record in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 11:01.32.

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Football nds California junior college gems

By Eric Lee Castillo
Wolf Pack football signed ve junior college transfers Wednesday, and Nevada head coach Chris Ault expects them to perform immediately. Remember, California has the best (junior college) football in the country, Ault said. Four of the Wolf Packs ve junior college transfers are on the defensive side of the ball two defensive backs (Nigel Haikins and Markus Smith) and two defensive linemen (Cortez Woods and Shane Pennix). Aside from recent Nevada graduate wide receiver Rishard Matthews (recruited in 2010), junior college players havent had much impact at Nevada in recent years. But Ault believes defensive end Pennix and defensive tackle Woods are candidates to be impact players right away. This is a nice class, better than last year, Ault said. We have added a lot of skill and some people who will come right in and give us immediate help. sive coordinator Andy Buh. Westbrooks, who had 10 catches for 130 yards and four touchdowns in one game against Saddleback this fall, also had an offer from Colorado State and gave a verbal commitment to Bowling Green before signing with the Wolf Pack. Valley, Calif.): Pennix, who will be a junior in 2012, turned down offers from Boise State, Indiana, BYU and Texas Tech to sign with the Wolf Pack. Ault expects Pennix to come right in and compete for a starting role. He can really run, said Ault of the 6-foot-3, 240-pound defensive end. Were expecting him to enhance our pass rush with his excellent speed off the edge. Pennix received offers from Boise State, BYU, Indiana and Texas Tech, and he had offers from Arizona State and UCLA coming out of high school in 2010. We had the inside track on this guy, Ault said. Hes a guy that was well recruited.

CORTEZ WOODS
American River College (Roseville, Calif.): Woods, a defensive tackle, should also play a major role with the Wolf Pack this fall. He has the talent and attitude to be an outstanding defensive line-man, Ault said. The Woodcreek High School graduate (Roseville, Calif.) is 6-foot-3, 275 pounds. American River College went 21-1 in Woods two seasons, including an 11-0 season and a Capital City Bowl victory in 2011. Woods had 52 tackles, 18.5 tackles for a loss and 6.5 sacks this season in the 10-game regular season. Woods had offers from Brigham Young University and Miami (Fla.) among others.

NIGEL HAIKINS
Diablo Valley College (Berkeley, Calif.): Ault expects the 5-foot-10, 205-pound Haikins to challenge for a starting cornerback spot this year. We brought him in to compete and were anxious to see him do it, Ault said. Haikins, a junior this fall, graduated from Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord, Calif. He also had an offer from Illinois. The competition should be steep and erce, the Nevada Wolf Pack head coach said after announcing his 22-player football recruiting class on Wednesday at Legacy Hall. We already had a nice nucleus coming in but these players weve brought in today are going to make the competition for spots as good as weve seen around here in the last few years.
Eric Lee Castillo can be reached at ecastillo@nevadasagebrush.com.

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NIGEL WESTBROOKS
Palomar College (San Marcos, Calif.): Westbrooks is being counted on heavily in 2012 by the Wolf Pack. He is the top junior college wide receiver we went after, Ault said. He is the guy we anointed to take Rishard Matthews place. Were expecting big things from him this year. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Westbrooks caught 52 passes for 729 yards and 11 touchdowns this season at Palomar, the same school that produced former Wolf Pack linebacker and defen-

MARKUS SMITH
Riverside Junior College (Riverside, Calif.): Ault expects the 6-foot-1, 185-pound Smith to make an instant impact in the Wolf Pack secondary. Smith, a junior this fall, also had an offer from San Jose State. He will denitely compete this year, Ault said. Hes very well coached and were counting on him to make an impact along with all of the other guys to get something going we can be proud of.

SHANE PENNIX
Grossmont College (Spring

Track and eld returns with newfound swagger

By Kirk Jackson
The Nevada track and eld team sent La Tijera Avery, Nicole Williams and Deborah Amoah to represent the school in New York City at the New Balance Invitational on Saturday. The Wolf Pack sought to continue momentum built up from its prior performance at the University of Washington Invitational on Jan. 28, where Nevada placed rst and second in the high jump and second in the long jump. Every kid is putting on great performances and you cant ask for anything more, Wolf Pack track and eld head coach Shantel Twiggs said. (After Washington), we left the meet with a smile on our faces, feeling encouraged. At the New Balance Invitational, competing in the championship ight of the high jump, Avery cleared 1.80 meters and nished second in the high jump at Armory Track, setting a new personal best and posting the 12th highest mark in the country. Even after her great showing, Avery humbly acknowledged she still has a little ways to go. Theres always things to improve on for any athlete. I look forward to jumping higher, and with that I would just focus more, Avery said. My goals for this year are to jump for six feet, I believe thats 1.83 (meters). Finishing just behind Avery was Williams who nished third in the high jump, placing a mark of 1.70 meters. Williams did good, gaining her momentum, gaining condence, Twiggs said. Amoah also performed well, showcasing her versatility by competing in three events at the invitational. She participated in the championship long jump and triple jump, nishing 15th and 20th respectively. She also nished 19th in the preliminary round (college ight) of the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.97 seconds and posted a distance of 5.70 meters in the high jump and 12.02 meters in the triple jump. With the recent performances, the Wolf Pack is aiming to contend for a Western Athletic Conference title this season. Our goal is to win a conference championship indoors, assistant track and field coach Kirk Elias said. We are third right now, we are trying to catch up to Utah State and LA Tech, and we are going to find out over the next couple of weeks. With the Wolf Pack chasing two other WAC teams, Louisiana Tech and Utah State, the team has its work cut out for it. And even without having a home track to call their own, constantly travelling across the country and balancing schoolwork, the Wolf Pack is remaining resilient. We are on the road every weekend which can be very difcult, keeping the kids in the classroom is very important, Twiggs said. Major kudos goes out to their professors because they cant do it without their help. The team GPA goal is above a 3.0, several kids are above 3.8, but not many can keep that up with traveling every weekend. Its a very difficult balance, Twiggs said. We have our struggles but our kids step it up, we have great athletic training, and we have to be careful. We have to communicate with the athletes and the doctors and make sure things get taken care of. The core of the teams success is based not only on talent, but on communication, hard work ethic and the leadership of the coaches and players, according to coahces and players. The Wolf Pack is next scheduled to compete again next week, at the Husky Classic in Seattle, Wash. on Friday and Saturday.
Kirk Jackson can be reached at kjackson@nevadasagebrush.com.

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Marcus Sacchetti /Nevada Sagebrush The Wolf Pack mens basketball team has performed well under pressure so far this season, but Nevada was taken down a notch against Idaho as the Wolf Pack was unable to pull off a victory in the closing minutes of the game at Lawlor Events Center.

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(During those game-deciding plays) execution is key, focusing on what coach is saying, focusing on defensive assignments, thats when scouting and all the little things come into play because you cant make a mistake when theres a minute left, Story said. It can go either way so you have to box out every play, and know that every inch is important and everything youve learned comes down to the last 30 seconds. At the end, you get to see who wants it more and whose willing

to do the little things to get it. Just a little more touch on the shot, and the 71-67 loss to the Rebels could have been the beginning of the Wolf Packs winning streak. Instead, the winning ways would start at the next game against the University of Pacic, and Nevada has gone on to have six more games decided by four points or fewer (vs. Longwood, vs. University of Washington, vs. University of Hawaii, at Louisiana Tech, vs. Utah State and vs. Idaho). Its just kind of exciting being in those situations, knowing that you have a chance to win and that it can go either way, Story said. Weve been on both sides so its been good and bad, but you

dont really take it hard because if you can squeeze out victories, I think thats good when it comes down to post season because there arent a lot of blowouts in the post season. Nevada has been able to win all but two of its seven contests decided by four points or less. The teams games are coming down to the wire; the final shot in many cases. Sophomore Wolf Pack point guard Deonte Burton might be most familiar with these types of moments, as hes made arguably the two most important 3-point shots of the season that resulted in a 76-73 overtime win over Washington (Dec. 2) and a 53-52 win over Utah State

(Thursday), respectively. It ups the level denitely to take on a challenge like that, Burton said. The intensity is big because you can win or lose because of one shot, but you just have to have condence to step up and make the shot, and thats where players and champions are made. Burton found himself in a similar position against Hawaii, Utah State and Idaho, but he says although he fell short against Idaho, the high level of tension hasnt resulted in a mental collapse. Im not at all (mentally or physically tired), Burton said. Coach (Carter) talks about being mentally tough in practice every day, and I know I have to

stay mentally strong whether I miss or make them. The team said that instincts start to kick in signicantly during these amped-up moments, but Carter keeps his team prepared as much as possible by running them through hypothetical in-game circumstances every practice. Its a little bit of both (instincts and practice), you know, those moments from when you were a little kid are always playing out in your head when youre on the court, senior forward Dario Hunt said. In a game situation, its something you always have with you, but you also have to go back on what weve practiced so much because at the end of

the game thats when you need to focus on those fundamentals the most. Weve been able to get a lot of wins in tough situations like that because of the practice and our communication and the way we stick together. The team tries to avoid those all-or-nothing moments as much as possible, but Carter says its all a part of the parity of college basketball. The Wolf Pack will look to suppress that obstacle and expect the unexpected when it travels to face Hawaii on Thursday and San Jose State on Saturday.
Eric Lee Castillo can be reached at ecastillo@nevadasagebrush.com.

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THE NATURE OF THE GAME

In lacrosse a player is allowed to use his stick to hack at a players hands, arms or stick to jolt the ball free from another player. Shots to the body are penalized. As long as the player doesnt wind up and swing it like a baseball bat, the chop is perfectly legal. Senior club member Spencer Mason has been victim to these kinds of chops and hacks from other players so much that hes used to it. But that doesnt mean he doesnt bruise or get sore. I played football but I never

felt pain like that, said Mason, a former wide receiver in high school. Youll have bar bruises on your legs from going into the goal and people trying to hit you. Its a lot more brutal than people think. I have bruises on my arms that are black and blue. But I like the physicality. I like it because if you get angry you can take out a little bit of your anger in the game. You can get a few shots in here and there and let some steam off. The physical nature of the game doesnt come without problems, however. Team captain Kris Berggren remembered an incident during his rst year with the team when a player from Chico State had a panic attack and seized up inside the

goal. An ambulance had to be called and the game was delayed for an hour. The game nally nished around midnight.

LEADING THE CHARGE

Chris Tatro, who played professional lacrosse with the Rochester Knighthawks, is in his rst year coaching Nevada. Being a native of Rochester, New York, he grew up around lacrosse and has been playing as long as he can remember. When hes not coaching lacrosse, he can be found coaching the Spanish Springs High School football team. Even though the sport of football shares the physicality of lacrosse, Tatro said that lacrosse is stealing players

from other sports and there is a very simple explanation. The kids show up to play football and its a job, he said. They show up to play basketball or wrestle and its a job. With lacrosse they see it as not a job, but its actually fun. So the reason why kids are leaving football, basketball and all these big time sports is because theyre sick of having it be a job. There is too much pressure being put on them in the high school ranks. It has become way too serious. Mason was one of the many who were converted from other sports. During his junior year at Reno High School, he needed only one practice to convince

the lacrosse coach for him to join the team. His reason for converting was because he hurt his shoulder playing football. On the west coast, children are raised learning how to play sports such as baseball or basketball. But in the northeast where Tatro is from, lacrosse is everything On the east coast, no kid plays little league anymore, he said. Little league is dying because they all want to run around with sticks. They dont want to play little league. Back in my hometown (in Rochester) the little league folded because now theyre all playing lacrosse so theres hardly any baseball.

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LACROSSES ROOTS
Lacrosse is a sport that is centuries old. There are accounts of several Native American tribes, including the Iroquois, Huron and Algonquin, playing the game as far back as the 14th century. It was played under the name of baggataway and the playing elds could be up to a half-mile long. In modern times this hybrid sport is huge in the northeast. Schools such as Syracuse, Princeton and Johns Hopkins dominate the NCAA national championships. Since the championships began in 1971, these three universities have combined to win 26 of 41 titles. Nevadas lacrosse team plays in the Western Collegiate Lacrosse League. This league is composed of two divisions and there are a total of 14 schools that make up the league. The WCLL is a league that is governed by the Mens Collegiate Lacrosse Association. In all, there are 10 leagues across the nation that make up the MCLA. The Wolf Pack plays in the second division of the WCLL along with Saint Marys, Humboldt State, the University of the Pacic, San Jose State, University of California, Merced and University of California,Santa Cruz.

You have to realize that in two months the guys havent lost. As a coach, you always try to nd places to get them motivated, but a loss sometimes is good because it humbles them. mens basketball head coach David Carter
and holding opponents to 39.9 percent. This style of play is not going to go away after one loss. It was astounding how many people immediately forgot how good Nevada has been all season after Saturdays upset. The team still has one of the best records in the nation, tied for 17th overall in winning percentage. Additionally, it still holds a 1.5 game lead in the conference. If the teams earned anything during the magical run, it should be the respect and trust of its fans fans who shouldnt be so quick to jump off the edge of the bandwagon at the sight of the slightest bump in the road.
Juan Lpez can be reached at jlopez@nevadasagebrush.com.

Garrett Valenzuela /Nevada Sagebrush The Nevada mens lacrosse club senior Spencer Mason tries to get past a University of California, Davis defender on Saturday at John Sala Intramural Fields.

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BRIEFS BOXING NEVADA WINS FIVE
The Nevada boxing club saw ve boxers earn victories at the Vern Rockswald Memorial Collegiate Boxing Invitational at the Eldorado Hotel and Casino Friday night. Sophomore Taylor Yancey defeated Andrew Munoz of the U.S. Air Force Academy. Another member of the Wolf Pack, Jarred Santos, beat William Peterson, also of the Air Force Academy. Yancey said that having a year of experience under his belt made him feel more comfortable in the ring. Santos said that he needs to condition more so that he doesnt get tired in the second round. Conference and junior third baseman Erin Jones was selected to the 2012 Preseason All-WAC team.

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The Nevada softball team will begin its season Friday when it will compete in the Aggie Stampede in Davis, Calif. It will take on Boise State twice on Friday and Saturday, the University of California, Davis later on Saturday, and another two games on Sunday against Loyola Marymount and UC Davis. The Wolf Pack has been picked to nish fth this season in the Western Athletic

FOOTBALL AULT HIRES DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Head football coach Chris Ault announced Monday that defensive backs coach Mike Bradeson has been promoted to the defensive coordinator position. According to Ault, there will be three new hires on the offensive side of the ball. His goal is to expand the Pistol offense with the hire of an offensive coordinator who will also work with the quarterbacks. That will give him more time to focus on the defensive side of the ball. There was also subtraction among the changes. Running backs coach Casey Moore will not return next season.

Pack drops match to No. 33 Fresno State

By Eric Uribe
It was a tale of two games for the Nevada mens tennis team during this past weekends road trip. The Wolf Pack came from behind to overcome San Francisco 4-3 on Thursday. However, Nevada was toppled by No. 33 Fresno State 6-1 on Friday. The Wolf Packs split drops Nevada to 3-3 overall and 0-1 in Western Athletic Conference play. This team is headed in the right direction, said head coach Erik Burton. Were destined to do something much better than last season. The weekend began promising when the Wolf Pack scored three unanswered points to rally past the University of San Francisco. Nevada found themselves in an early hole, trailing 3-1. Despite the slow start, the squad maintained its composure. The tension wasnt extremely high for us, Burton said. We knew we were in the drivers seat. Nevadas comeback was sparked by senior Wessim Derbel. In the rst position, Derbel cruised to victory, winning in straight sets 6-2, 6-4. Derbel entered the match ranked No. 55 in the nation. Nevada senior Jordan Rozenfeld followed with a win to tie up the duel. In the game-clinching match, freshman Fernando Sunago surged past his opponent in straight sets. Sunago held down the fth singles spot, winning 7-6 (3), 6-2 to complete the come-from-behind victory. It could have been an easier game for us, Derbel said. But a win is a win, The following day saw a much different story for the Wolf Pack. Conference foe Fresno State came out on re by sweeping doubles play. The Bulldogs followed suit in singles play. Despite the loss, Richmond

RESULTS

This team is headed in the right direction. Were destined to do something better than last season. Nevada mens tennis head coach Erik Burton
felt his team showed a lot of poise and promise. Im looking forward to meeting Fresno State again, towards the end of the season. Hopefully, in the nals of the conference tournament, Burton said. (Fresno State) knows were coming after them. I think they know were a pretty solid team. Derbels streak of consecutive single victories - ve - was snapped at the hands of Remi Boutillier, who holds a No. 14 national ranking. Derbel fell in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. The lone bright spot for the Wolf Pack was Rozenfeld, who battled back and forth against Reid deLaubenfels, holding him off 7-6, 2-6, 10-8. Rozenfelds win capped off an undefeated weekend in singles play, going 2-0. (Rozenfeld) had a really good performance, Derbel said. He stepped up his game to another level and proved he can be elite, Following the game, many Fresno State players praised Nevadas performance. The Wolf Pack gave them a bigger ght than the No. 61 ranked Saint Marys, who Fresno State swept 7-0 earlier in the day. The weekend pointed out a gaping hole in the Wolf Packs squad, which is doubles play. In the two match ups, Nevada lost ve of its six doubles matches. We need to continue to work on nding a mix of the right partners . Its really tough to go down 1-0 every match, Burton said. Another pattern became clear for Nevada its inability to defeat top-ranked opponents. By falling to No. 33 Fresno State, two of the Wolf Packs three losses have come against top-ranked teams. Nevada also came up short against No. 56 New Mexico 4-3 earlier in the season. Inevitably, we need to continue to improve our consistency, stamina, conditioning, and continue to ght, Burton said. I guarantee you, eventually, were going to get over the top of those higher ranked programs. Nevada returns to action on Feb. 17 when it hits the road to square off against Brigham Young University . The match up will be different from this past weekend as the Wolf Pack will compete indoors. The change in environment presents a change in play. The courts are twice as fast, Burton said. You dont have the wind inside. You dont have a lot of the variables you have on the outside, BYU is ranked No. 52 in the nation. The Cougars will be another opportunity for Nevada to get over the hump against top-ranked opponents. One thing is certain: The Wolf Pack wont be without poise. Were actually gaining condence, Derbel said. Were getting conscious that were up there. Its obvious we can compete with the best,
Eric Uribe can be reached at sports@nevadasagebrush.com.

Mens Basketball
SATURDAY, FEB. 4
Team Nevada Idaho Nevada Czyz, O Hunt, D Evans Jr., J Burton, D Story, M Nyeko, P Elliot, D Fuetsch, K Finn, J Burris, J Panzer, K TOTALS Idaho Bandoumel, D Barone, K Tatum, L Madison, S Geiger, D Habeeb, M Hill, C Borton, M Kammerer, J Faines, W TOTALS 1 35 31 FGM-A 6-9 1-4 6-12 5-12 2-8 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-6 1-3 24-56 FGM-A 2-6 5-8 1-5 7-10 5-10 0-0 4-6 0-1 0-0 0-0 24-46 2 33 41 FTM-A 0-4 1-2 0-0 6-7 2-3 0-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 3-5 0-0 14-25 FTM-A 0-0 6-8 4-6 0-1 3-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 14-20 REB 9 11 3 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 38 REB 2 7 5 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 26 AST 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 AST 1 1 9 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 17 T 68 72 MIN 27 23 31 38 23 5 16 0 2 21 14 200 MIN 27 36 36 32 31 11 13 3 3 8 200 PTS 12 3 14 18 8 0 4 0 0 7 2 68 PTS 4 16 6 18 16 1 11 0 0 0 72

WOMENS BASKETBALL SAME OLD STRUGGLES

Even though senior forward Kayla Williams is back from surgery to remove a burst ovarian cyst, the Nevada womens basketball team continues to struggle this year. With another loss to New Mexico State, the Wolf Pack fell to 5-17 overall and 1-6 in Western Athletic Conference play. NMSU has now moved ahead of Nevada in the WAC standings and has left the Wolf Pack in the conference basement.

LACROSSE LOSS OPENS SEASON

The Nevada lacrosse team ofcially began its season with an 11-4 loss to UC Davis Saturday night in Reno. Sophomore midelder Seth Benson scored a goal along with three ground balls and sophomore goalie Nick Deraedt had 14 saves, good for a .560 save percentage.

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WAC MENS BASKETBALL STANDINGS

Nevada New Mexico State Hawaii Idaho 8-1 6-2 5-3 5-4

Utah State Louisiana Tech Fresno State San Jose State

4-5 3-5 3-6 0-8

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1. Kentucky (63) 2. Syracuse (2) 3. Ohio State 4. Missouri 5. North Carolina 6. Baylor 7. Kansas 8. Florida 9. Murray State 10. Duke 11. Michigan State 12. Georgetown 13. San Diego State 14. UNLV 15. Florida State 16. Saint Marys 17. Creighton 18. Marquette 19. Virginia 20. Mississippi State 21. Wisconsin 22. Michigan 23. Indiana 24. Louisville 25. Harvard
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES

23-1 23-1 20-3 21-2 20-3 21-2 18-5 19-4 23-0 19-4 18-5 18-4 20-3 21-4 16-6 22-2 21-3 19-5 18-4 18-5 18-6 17-7 18-6 18-5 20-2

Wolf Pack looks to recuperate after loss

Hawaii and San Jose State look for revenge over Nevada N
By Michael Lingberg
The 72-68 loss to the Vandals left a bad taste in every Nevada fans mouth, but theres a silver lining. The W Wolf Pack no longer has the enormous p pressure to extend the streak. All Nevad Nevada can do now is start a new streak and fo focus on getting into the AP Top 25 poll. It all begins Thursday when Nevada visits H Hawaii.

NEVADA SCHEDULE

Date
Nov. 8 Nov. 11 Nov. 14 Nov. 17 Nov. 20 Nov. 22 Nov. 25 Nov. 26 Dec. 2 Dec. 7 Dec. 10 Dec. 17 Dec. 22 Dec. 28 Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Jan. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 17 Jan. 21 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Thursday Saturday Feb. 18 Feb. 25 Mar. 1

Opponent
vs. Chico State vs. Missouri State at UNLV vs. Pacic vs. Longwood vs. BYU vs. Bradley vs. Washington at Arizona State at Montana vs. UC Riverside vs. Portland vs. Cedarville at Idaho at Utah State vs. San Jose State vs. Hawaii vs. Nebraska-Omaha vs. Fresno State at Louisiana Tech vs. Utah State vs. Idaho at Hawaii at San Jose State at Iona at Fresno State vs. New Mexico State

Result
W 77-60 L 68-46 L 71-67 W 78-54 W 80-78 L 76-50 W 64-59 W 76-73 W 69-61 W 70-64 W 71-47 W 78-60 W 71-61 W 73-55 W 78-71 W 81-57 W 77-74 W 81-69 W 74-61 W 65-63 W 53-52 L 72-68 9 p.m. 8:05 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m.

vs. Prairie View A&M W 60-47

Notre Dame 83, Iowa State 71, Southern Miss ss 51, Temple 41, Gonzaga 35, Wichita State 31, Long Beach State 6, New Mexico 5, Kansas State 3, Iona 2, Cleveland State 2, Vanderbilt t 2, Brigham Young 1, Miami (FL) 1

WARRIORS SEEK REDEMPTI REDEMPTION

The Wolf Pack esca escaped with a narrow 77-74 win in Reno the last time these two teams met. Led by b forward Olek Czyz (24 po points, 11 rebounds) and so sophomore Deonte D onte Burton (25 De (2 points, 8-8 8 8 free throws), Nevada 8picked up its 11th win in a row against H Hawaii in what players called a c memorable win. Members of the team have said that playing a team a second time during the season is much more difcult because each squad has seen each other oth before. This time around, the aro Wolf Pack front fro line will look to contain c both center Vander Joaquim and an forward Joston Thomas. Thom Joaquim scored 22 sc points with just 12 shots and grabbed g seven rebou rebounds while Thomas needed only 13 nee shots in 22 minutes to m score 21 points. poin Hawaii guard Zane Johnson Jo will also be a problem defensively b because of his range. He let loose 10 shots from beyond the arc in the previous meeting but made only three of them, so hell be looking to redeem redee himself. If Nevada is to leave le Honolulu victorious, it must shoot its free throws more like m the rst time these two teams met (18-of-22) and less like it did against Idaho (14-of-25) (14-of-25). A missed free throw can mean the difference sometimes, and it cost t the Wolf Pack a win against the Vanda Vandals.

PROBABLE STARTERS

at New Mexico State W 68-60

5, Forward, Joston Thomas s s; Junior, 6-foot-7, 235 pounds; 14.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg 31, Forward, Trevor Wiseman Sophomore, 6-foot-7, 210 pounds; 6.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg m 15, Center, Vander Joaquim Junior, 6-foot-10, 245 pounds; 14.1 ppg, 9.9 rpg 3, Guard, Zane Johnson Senior, 6-foot-6, 210 pounds; 15.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg 11, Guard, Jeremiah Ostrowski Senior, 5-foot-9, g 175 pounds; 2.9 ppg, 6.2 apg

HAWAII

Feb. 14 vs. Cal State Bakerseld

WAC STANDINGS

Standings Conference
Nevada Hawaii Idaho Utah State Louisiana Tech Fresno State San Jose State 8-1 5-3 5-4 4-5 3-5 3-6 0-8 New Mexico State 6-2

Overall
19-4 17-7 13-9 12-11 12-12 11-12 11-14 7-16

NEVADA
44, Forward, Dario Hunt ; Senior, 6-foot-8, 230 pounds; 9.4 ppg, 8.9 rpg 31, Forward, Olek Czyz Senior, 6-foot-7, 240 pounds; 11.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg 2, Guard, Jerry Evans Jr. Sophomore, 6-foot-8, 188 pounds; 6.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg 34, Guard, Malik Story Junior, 6-foot-5, 225 pounds; 14.4 ppg, 2.2 apg 24, Guard, Deonte Burton Sophomore, 6-foot-1, 185 pounds; 15.5 ppg, 4.4 apg
WEEKLY GLANCE

TALE OF THE TAPE

*National rankings in parentheses **All statistics through games 2/4/2012

Nevada
45.3 37.6 63.3 12.8 13.6 +6.5 69.7 40.6 +2.7 6.2 4.6 63.2 16.4 4,797 .826

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 Home attendance avg. Won-Lost Pct.

Hawaii
46.0 32.5 67.8 15.0 15.9 +2.4 74.5 40.8 +4.3 5.6 3.5 72.0 18.4 5,806 .591

Nevada looks to start a new streak

With the Wolf Pack so close to being ranked in the AP Top 25, getting back into the win column will be important. Especially after suffering a forgettable shooting game vs. Idaho from both the 3-point line and the free throw line. But Hawaii stands in the way of Nevadas next win streak. This will be the second time around for these two programs after the Wolf Pack defeated the Warriors e 77-74 in Reno on Jan. 14. The e shooting problems that have plagued Nevada recently will have to stop for a win.
THIS WEEKS GAME

SPARTANS YEARNING FOR A VICTORY

Nevada will also visit San Jose St State University on Saturday. The Wolf Pack romped to an 81-57 win over the Spartans in Reno on Jan. 12, and SJSU (7-16, 0-8 WAC) hasnt won in Western Athletic Conference play pl yet. In the rst meeting, SJSU didnt get very much v points and from any starter other than 16 poi Kinney. For ve rebounds from guard James K Jerry Evans the Wolf Pack, sophomore guard Je Jr. sank ve of his six shots from lo long-range and led the team in scoring with 19 points. If Nevada is to come away with a win, it simply worst must not underestimate the WACs w st team. It needs to come with the same intens intensity y it would for any other team, and treat it like every eve other game. If the Wolf Pack does that, then it has as a great victories. chance of coming out with two more vic ories.
Michael Lingberg can be reached at mli mlingberg@ gberg@ nevadasagebrush.com.

Nevada at Hawaii

When: Thursday at 9 p.m. Where: Honolulu T.V.: KAME

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Nevadas Malik Story had one of his worst games of the season Saturday in a 72-68 loss against Idaho, scoring eight points on 2-of-8 shooting.

MAKING THE CALL

STAFF PICKS
OPTIMIST SAYS: Nevada will bounce back nicely after the tough loss to Idaho. Deonte Burton will bust out of his recent shooting slump by making 10 of 13 shots and will dish out eight assists. The bench will contribute more than 10 points and Nevada will shoot a blistering 65 percent from the oor and run away from the Warriors. OUTCOME: Nevada wins 85-68 PESSIMIST SAYS: The Wolf Pack will be emotionally drained after the difcult loss to Idaho causing it to come out extremely at. Nevada bigs Dario Hunt and Olek Czyz will get into foul trouble guarding and play under 20 minutes. Deonte Burton will turn the ball over nine times and Nevadas hangover will continue in Hawaii. OUTCOME: Hawaii wins 70-59

DIFFERENCE MAKER ZANE JOHNSON

ing 6-foot-10, 245 pound The fact that Hawaii has a large front line featuring s leading scorer in guard center Vander Joaquim bodes well for the teams e helps Johnson camp Zane Johnson. Having a large body in the middle point shots. The 6-foot-6 out on the perimeter and shoot uncontested 3-point shooting guard averages close to 16 points per game and has connected on 67 bombs this season. Thats just over three per game. If the Wolf rior shooters, especially Pack is to win, it has to stay at home on the Warrior ring the amount of Johnson. However, that will be difcult considering ay away from double attention the fron tline needs. Nevada should stay s open on the outside teaming too much because that leaves shooters outside.

Courtesy of Hawaii Athletics