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VOLUME CXV NUMBER 20
RTC cuts change routes

By Jessica Fryman
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Sierra Spirit will eliminate one of its three buses and part of its route March 1.
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SPEAK UP ABOUT RTC RIDE

What: Open houses Why: To discuss solutions for the 10 percent proposed cuts to RTC Ride and the 25 percent proposed cut to RTC When: 8 to 10 a.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday at RTC Citicenter, South Building and 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Friday at the RTC Centennial Plaza in Sparks What: Public hearing Why: RTC will discuss suggestions from the open houses and accept public comment on the proposed RTC Ride reductions. The commission might decide where to make some or all of the cuts, which could go into effect in May. When: No earlier than 9:05 a.m. Feb. 12, RTC ofces, 2050 Villanova Drive
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The blue line is the Sierra Spirit route as of March 1.
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Backpack in tow, Nirali Budhecha shufes to her rst bus stop at Virginia Street and Plumb Lane before 8 a.m. each school day. The 18-year-old computer engineering major climbs onto the Route 1 bus and takes RTC Ride to the hub on Center and Third streets, where she tries to catch the route 7 bus in time. If Route 7, which runs every 30 minutes, isnt going to arrive soon, Budhecha walks another block to a Sierra Spirit bus stop, so she can get to the University of Nevada, Reno . When she needs to go to the Truckee Meadows Community College for her other classes, she rides Sierra Spirit from a stop near UNR to Route 15. Budhecha used to take a single route to TMCC, but it was eliminated last year when RTC cut its budget. It sucks, said Budhecha, who doesnt yet have a drivers license. It takes a lot more time than it used to. Im spending more time just in transportation. Budhechas journey could possibly become even more complicated if a proposed 25 percent budget cut to RTC is implemented next week. The decit comes after sales tax declined and voters failed to pass a one-eighth percent sales tax increase in a 2008 ballot initiative. RTC is considering a 10 percent cut to RTC Ride and other services, which would be effective in May if passed. The commission is still sorting through where other cuts will have to be made to make up the total 25 percent cut proposal. A 2.5 percent cut made in 2008 to the free bus service Sierra Spirit will eliminate one of its three buses and shorten the route at its southern end March 1. RTC is trying to preserve services and low rates as much as possible because there arent any low-cost alternative transportation services available and the majority of our ridership is truly dependent on public transportation, RTC
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State to decide budget

By Jessica Estepa
Lawmakers said to expect solutions for Nevadas $2 billion-plus shortfall to come during the next four-month period. Monday marked the beginning of the state legislatures 2009 session. They will meet in Carson City for the next 120 days to address the shortfall and other problems such as the housing crisis and the rising unemployment rate. Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley, D-Las Vegas, said legislators will begin the process Tuesday by combing through the budget to decide what we can cut, what we can reform and what we must save. Lawmakers have set a March 30 deadline for specic solutions to the shortfall, much sooner than in past sessions, she said. Bills from legislators and committees that will address the budget are set to be introduced mid-March, according to the legislatures session calendar. Buckley said Gov. Jim Gibbons proposed budget, which cuts 36 percent from many state agency budgets and nearly 50 percent from the University of Nevada, Renos, is far from nal. We will prepare to enact a balanced and fair budget, she said. Besides deciding what will be cut and reformed, legislators will also look at bills that create a forced savings account for the state and set short-term and long-term spending priorities. No new taxes are on the table yet, but Buckley said that may change. Amid opening ceremonies that included bagpipes and family introductions, the mood was somber for lawmakers who will spend the session searching for solutions to the various crises Nevada is facing. Thousands of Nevadans have lost their homes and jobs in the recent economic downturn. Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, D-Las Vegas, emphasized how the session will decide Nevadas future. It is not enough to simply recognize the challenges, Horsford said. The people of Nevada are looking to us to solve them as well. Assembly Minority Leader Heidi Gansert, R-Reno, said the Republican legislators would not support measures that they disagreed with but were willing to work together in a constructive manner. We Republicans are ready to support sensible legislation, she said. On many decisions in the ensuing 75th session, I can assure you, the nal tally will be something other than 28-14...We want to be at the table, not only on the sidelines. This session will mark the rst time since Republican Gov. Gibbons took ofce in 2007 that Democrats have controlled both the senate and assembly.
Jessica Estepa can be reached at jestepa@nevadasagebrush.com.
ASUN ELECTIONS
Candidate les charge

By Jay Balagna
A judicial council charge was filed Jan. 28, more than two months before election day, questioning the legitimacy of the upcoming student election. Last years election was mired with 13 elections code violations. This years charge accuses the Associated Students of the University of Nevada of operating under an amended version of the elections code that ASUN President Eli Reilly never signed into law. Reilly said he did not sign the bill because the senate secretaries never presented it to him. The judicial council has not scheduled a hearing for the case. As a candidate, I want to be elected under legitimate circumstances, said Tim Taycher, an ASUN Senate candidate for the College of Liberal Arts and the student who filed the charge. I dont think anyone is doing anything malicious here. Sen. Gracie Geremia, who is running for re-election, said the secretary problems that have plagued the 76th ASUN senate are to blame. I dont think it was necessarily the fault of the elections commission, Geremia said. It was the fact that we didnt even have a senate secretary. We still dont have an official one. Reilly also said he is not worried about an illegitimate election. The charge alleges the filing dates for the election were set using the unsigned amended elections code, not the old one. Sen. Charlie Jose said he
Congress could add money to Pell Grant

By Tara Verderosa
An extra $15.6 billion could go to the federal Pell Grant Program if the U.S. Senate approves a bill passed by the House of Representatives last week. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 also adds $490 million to university work study programs. Both increases could be in place by the 2009-10 school year. This is great news, Counselor Coordinator Ellen Houston, said. The Pell Grant used to pay a lot more, but it hasnt kept up with ination and the increases in tuition. Given the economy we are seeing more students with nances who have changed. More are needing assistance to stay in school. The increase, which was implemented to encourage higher education during the economic crisis, is expected to
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hopes the problems will be sorted out so the elections commission can use the amended rules. I think we fixed most of the problems there were with the last election, he said. Sean Driscoll, the chair of the elections commission, declined to comment until ASUN Attorney General Lindsey Sanford submitted an official opinion on the matter. Sanford was unavailable for comment.
Jay Balagna can be reached at jbalagna@nevadasagebrush.com.
ates with a Pell Grant rose from 20.6 percent to 34.5 percent between 1977 and 2006.
support close to 6 million lowincome students. By increasing the maximum Pell Grant by $500 to a maximum total of $5,350. I got a Pell Grant this year and it was really helpful, Mercedes Letender, an 18-year-old undecided major, said. Im hoping that with the increase I will receive more money next year. The work-study program increase will also provide more oncampus jobs for students during a time where employment is difcult to obtain, Houston said.
Tara Verderosa can be reached at tverderosa@nevadasagebrush.com.
ONLINE THIS WEEK AT NEVADASAGEBRUSH.COM

Put the cuts in context and look up the salaries of every employee at UNR. Live blog and video highlights of the Nevada mens basketball teams game against New Mexico State.
ANAL SEX
Sex Columnist Michael Higdon delves into the art of safe and enjoyable anal sex. Page A8
WEB COMICS
The three-panel art is booming as artists take advantage of the freedom of the Internet. Page A14
SOFTBALL
The Nevada softball team is ranked in the pre-season polls and are hoping for another NCAA bid . Page B8
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Regents to discuss budget, food venues

By Jessica Fryman
The Board of Regents will discuss a variety of topics at its meeting this week, including budget cuts, the Fire Science Academy debt and new food venues in the Joe Crowley Student Union. The board will meet Thursday and Friday at the College of Southern Nevada, Charleston Campus in Las Vegas. First on the agenda is the Nevada System of Higher Education biennial budget a discussion the regents postponed at their past two meetings. The board was holding off on budget discussions until Gov. Jim Gibbons issued a formal propsal, regents said at past meetings. The regents will compare the governors requested budget to the one of the board and consider the legislatures input from Mondays session, according to the meetings agenda. The institutions presidents will participate in discussions about budget contingency plans and suggestions for boosting revenue. Its going to be a real challenge, but were looking forward to being part of the solution, Regent James Dean Leavitt said. The regents will also consider drafting various proposals for the 2009 Legislative session. Glick will also present a progress report, updating regents about plans to consolidate the $27 million debt on the Fire Science Academy in Carlin, Nev. We have a plan to partner with the stakeholders, Glick said. Then, the governor has proposed using that facility for a National Guard facility, which would be a good help. Glick said he thinks the Fire Science Academy could co-exist with a National Guard facility, so clients of the academy would not suffer. UNR students are paying $6.50 per credit toward the debt a gure UNR administrators said they arent happy with. Were not happy about students having to pay on this every year, Glick said. Were going to try and nd ways to lower the debt. The Board of Regents are also slated to discuss the approval of two more food venues in the Joe Crowley Student Union, Glick said. The regents approved Panda Express contract at its December meeting, and the restaurant is supposed to open by the end of this semester. The investment commitee will consider whether to lease retail space to Role Model, LLC in The Joe, as well. The regents could transfer the Dental Residency Program from UNR to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and might add a Bachelor of Science in General Business to UNR.
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When: Feb. 5-6 Where: College of Southern Nevada, Charleston Campus in Las Vegas The Board of Regents will discuss: The Nevada System of Higher Education 2009-11 budget The board and institution presidents will discuss contingency plans for the budget shortfall and the board will make suggestions for boosting revenue and cutting funds. A plan to pay off the $27 million debt of the Fire Science Academy UNR President Milton Glick will present a progress report and recommendation for the future of the Fire Science Academy. The board might make suggestions including closing the academy, nding a partner or requesting state funds. The possibility of adding a new major, Bachelor of Science in General Business The approval of two new food venues in the Joe Crowley Student Union The possibility of transferring the Dental Residency Program from UNR to UNLV UNR students Jenna Hayes and Eryn McKinley receiving the 2009 Regents Scholars awards
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Wendy Calvin, a member of the Mars Exploration Rover Mission, has been with the project from the beginning. Calvin, also a UNR associate professor, shares her research experiences with her classes.
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Prof. gives students rst-hand Mars info

By Kathleen Phelan
Associate professor Wendy Calvin channeled her love for geophysics into a new outlet when she joined NASAs Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Mission team more than ve years ago. In 2002, I wrote a proposal to NASA answering their call for participating scientists who could work with mission operations, Calvin said. Out of the 20 scientists accepted, I was one of two women. Calvins involvement with the Mars rovers began when the two rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, rst landed on the planets surface in January 2004. Since then, Calvin has remote planned and computer programmed as NASAs Science Operations Working Group chair and Science Theme Group lead for mineralogy. In her capacity as a participating scientist, Calvins remote planning consists of directing operations from her home base in Reno. Computer programming is a daily job since technicians constantly rewrite programs in order for the rovers to function each day. Barbara Cohen, a NASA participating scientist and Marshall Space Flight Center planetary scientist, said that Calvin has inspired her as both a scientist and role model. Cohen rst met Calvin when she was a Ph.D. student working under Calvin, who has guided her ever since, leading her to follow in her mentors career path. Dr. Calvin is good at taking different points of view into account, Cohen said. She makes decisions and prioritizes, making sure things continue to operate, which is crucial to the mission. On top of her work with NASA, Calvin also maintained her role as a geophysics professor and juggled her MER duties with teaching responsibilities. This was especially difcult given that the team works on Mars time, which slips about 40 minutes behind Earths schedule each day, meaning that her shifts were at odd times of the day or night. Calvins years of pulling double duty are helping her better teach her students. The University Rover Challenge, (in which) science and engineering students build a rover for national competition, is one way we bring the Mars experience down to earth, Calvin said. I also bring the new discoveries we make into the classes I teach, particularly a class on the solar system that I teach every other year. She has the most up-to-date knowledge on the mission from every angle, giving Calvin the opportunity to inform students on new developments with the rovers. Perhaps the most signicant nding is proof that water once existed on Mars. Samples of hematite and blueberries found in layered sediment both help conrm the hypothesis that water existed early in the planets history. A past student of Calvins, Laura Garchar, said that Calvins work gives her opportunities that students at other universities may not have to study planets in depth. I help her analyze data from Opportunity, including thermal emissions measurements, Garchar, a geological and engineering major, said. She
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I also bring the new discoveries we make into the classes I teach, particularly a class on the solar system that I teach every other year.
has both scientic knowledge and knowledge of how to communicate. Shes very intelligent and I denitely look up to her. These findings help Calvin look toward the future both for herself and for science. Calvin considers the mission accomplished already, but said that the mission will continue for as long as the rovers keep driving. In the near future, the rovers are headed toward some nearby volcanic vents and the Endeavor Crater. Since the rovers move at about 100 meters per hour, it could take a year for them each to reach their targets. Calvin conducts research with NASA outside this particular mission and works on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, just two more duties in what she hopes will be a long career with NASA. Im able to work from afar which is great, she said. It is my hope that I can work with NASA indenitely. I love what I do.
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UNR students Jenna Hayes and Eryn McKinley will receive the 2009 Regents Scholars awards and could approve nominations for UNR faculty members Eric Wang and Elliott Parker to receive various awards, according to the student and academic affairs committee agenda.
Jessica Fryman can be reached at jfryman@nevadasagebrush.com.
CORRECTIONS
In "Inauguration day in D.C. overwhelms, brings feelings of hope for one student" of Jan. 27's issue, Roshaun Dauphine is standing in front of the capitol building. ASUN Sen. Charlie Jose should have been named in last weeks editorial. The Nevada Sagebrush xes mistakes. If you nd an error, e-mail editor@nevadasagebrush.com.
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Campus Speakers to discuss Nevada in national politics Events

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By Marysa Falk
Former Republican campaign strategist Sig Rogich and former U.S. Senator Richard Bryan, D-Nev., will speak at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 in the Joe Crowley Student Union Theatre. The event will teach students about state and national politics, and is part of the second annual Jim Joyce Endowment in Political Communications. Jerry Ceppos, dean of the Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism, said he hopes students who attend the event gain a better understanding of Nevadas role in the national political scene. Todd Felts, a University of Nevada, Reno journalism professor, said this past presidential election changed the scope of political communications forever. Back in the 90s when I was press secretary for a governor, we didnt have to worry about the internet or blogs, Felts said. Today, on the other hand, good political campaigns address both the traditional media as well as the new media. Felts said he wants students to attend the event because both of the speakers bring experience in of politics and can provide great lessons in how managing communications plays a great role in our democratic process. Two of the most interesting political gures in Nevada will be talking about the most interesting presidential campaign of our time, Ceppos said. Rogich is a former editor of The Nevada Sagebrush and spent two years working in the White House under former Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. Bryan served as governor of Nevada from 1983-1989. Rogich and Bryans speech will also serve to honor Joyces contributions to the UNR journalism school. Joyce and Bryan served together on Las Vegas High Schools newspaper, The Desert Breeze, in 1950. They both attended UNR, where Joyce became president of the Alpha Tao Omega fraternity and managed Bryans campaign for ASUN president. Ceppos said Joyces most tangible contribution to the university was securing $2 million from the
JIM JOYCE ENDOWMENT

What: Former Republican campaign strategist Sig Rogich and former U.S. Senator Richard Bryan, D-Nev., will speak about Nevadas role in national politics When: 7 p.m. Feb. 10 Where: Joe Crowley Student Union Theater
state legislature to build Nevadas only accredited journalism school. The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation offered a matching grant for $2.5 million to build the school, however, the Board of Regents did not consider the project a high priority and refused to ask the legislature for funding to match
the grant. Though the administration could not go over the Regents heads and lobby the legislature, Ceppos said. Jim could. In 1990, the university honored Joyce with the Presidential Medal and in 1992 a conference room in the school was named in his honor. He was also posthumously awarded the Distinguished Nevadan citation following his death on March 2, 1993. A lot of politicians, state leaders, etc. all know Jim Joyce and really believed in him and what he did for our state as well as our school, Ceppos said.
Marysa Falk can be reached at news@nevadasagebrush.com.
WEDNESDAY/4
University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC) Passport Fair When: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: USAC Central Ofce, room 5 of the Virginia Street Gym USAC members will be available to help students complete paperwork for a U.S. passport and take passport photos for free. U.S. passport agents will be at the fair to accept completed applications. For more information, contact Laurie Morris at 775-682-5879.
STUDENTS DONATE BLOOD IN WEEK-LONG DRIVE
Why you should give a watt-hour?
When: Noon to 1 p.m. Where: Room 442 of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center The Knowledge Centers recycling committee will host an event teaching students how to save energy and lower their personal power bills. The event will feature demonstrations and tips on how to make choices in everyday life that will be better for the environment. For more information, contact Diana Chamberlain at 775-682-5656.
THURSDAY/5
Engineering and Science Career Fair
When: 2 to 7 p.m. Where: The Joe Crowley Student Union Ballroom The Society of Women Engineers and the College of Engineering will host a career fair from 2 to 5 p.m. Social networking opportunities are available from 5 to 7 p.m.
FRIDAY/6
Caleb Cook, 21, a chemical engineering major at the university, donates blood on the fourth oor of the Joe Crowley Student Union on Monday morning. Cook has been donating blood since he has been able to and says that everyone who can should donate. The drive is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday.
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Ethic Bytes: Organ Donation

When: 10 to 11 a.m. Where: Room 104 of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
POLICE BLOTTER
FEBRUARY 1
An ofcer responded to a report of a suicidal 19-yearold female at Argenta Hall. An 18-year-old male was cited at Lincoln Hall for minor in possession and consumption of alcohol and possession of false identication. An 18-year-old female was cited at Argenta Hall for MIPC. Ofcers responded to a stolen wallet and cash totaling a $117 at the Mackay Science building.
NEWS BRIEFS RESLIFE ACCEPTS RA, CA APPS FOR 2009-10 SCHOOL YEAR
The Department of Residential Life, Housing and Food Services is looking for students interested in live-in leadership positions for the 2009-10 academic year. Applications and additional information are available at the Residential Life, Housing and Food Services Web site at www.reslife.unr.edu. Applications are due Feb. 13. Chosen resident assistants and community assistants will receive a free room and a meal plan for the 2009-10 school year. Members will sell brownies, cookies and other snacks for $2. All proceeds will go to Eye in the Dark, which focuses on feeding starving families in Reno. discuss the theme for the upcoming Gay Prom 2009.
To RSVP for Ethic Bytes, a discussion forum, contact Ginger Fenwick at gfenwick@unr.edu or call 327-2308.
JANUARY 27
A 22-year-old male was cited at 11th and Sierra streets for failure to yield to pedestrians. A 25-year-old female was cited at 10th and Virginia streets for failure to yield to pedestrians. An ofcer responded to a report of a stolen bicycle of $900 value on campus. An ofcer responded to a report of a dented car at Lawlor Events Center. An ofcer responded to a report of a stolen mountain bike of $2500 value at the Joe Crowley Student Union.
UNR SEEKS NOMINEES FOR EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AWARDS

The University of Nevada, Reno Staff Employees Council is accepting nominations for the 2009 Classified Employee of the Year award. The award recognizes classified employees who have done exceptional work at the university for more than five years. Faculty, staff and students can make nominations. Additional information and the nomination form are available online at www.unr. edu/sec/Forms.htm. The deadline for nominations is March 31. For more information, contact Marie Tully at mtully@ casat.org.
MONDAY/9
International Movie Night
When: 7 to 9 p.m. Where: The Joe Crowley Student Union Theater The USAC Alumni Club will host an international movie night featuring lAuberge Espangnole (The Spanish Apartment). The lm showcases a student studying abroad in Spain, and the experiences and challenges of visiting another country. The lm is in French with English subtitles and is rated R. Admission and popcorn are free. For more information, contact Dominique Nelson at 775-682-8411.
QSU LOOKS FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR, PLANS GAY PROM

The Queer Student Union is looking for a director of advertising and public relations. Any students interested in running for the position must contact QSU immediately and attend the Thursday meeting, where candidates will deliver speeches. Meeting times and locations are confidential, so e-mail Jerome Manke at unrqsu.president@gmail.com for more information. The meeting will also
JANUARY 31
A 32-year-old male was arrested at North Virginia Street and McCarran Blvd. for driving under the inuence of alcohol and careless driving.
JANUARY 30
Ofcers responded to a report of grafti at the Joe Crowley Student Union.
EYE IN THE DARK TO HOST BAKE SALES, SUPPORT HOMELESS

Eye in the Dark will host a bake sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday in Hilliard Plaza.
WEATHER FORECAST
Forecast prepared by the Reno-Lake Tahoe student chapter of the American Meteorological Society. For more information, visit their Web site at http://www. ametsoc.org/chapters/ renotahoe/
POWDER REPORT
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Mostly cloudy, light rain showers, breezy early FRIDAY WEEKEND
RESORT SPECIALS SIERRA-ATTAHOE

Northstar-at-Tahoe: Rent your equipment and buy your ticket at northstartahoe.com/info/ski/lessonsrentals/equipment-rental for $109. Sierra-at-Tahoe: Visit sierraattahoe.com/info/winter/ hot_deals to download a coupon for a 2-for-1 demo rental. Boreal: Get pipe or park lessons for $30 for the rest of the season. Lift ticket and rental equipment not included. Bring a valid college ID on Fridays for a $20 lift ticket.
ALPINE MEADOWS
Sunny, light S wind 3-5 mph
Increasing high clouds, S wind 4-6 mph
Mostly cloudy, light snow showers
Clearing, light NE winds 4-7 mph
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BOREAL
Morning campus temperature: Afternoon campus temperature: Valley forecast condence level*:
32 58
31 54
34 47
30 41
Lows: 22-28 Highs: 44-48
MOUNT ROSE
50 23
HEAVENLY
23 38
NORTHSTAR
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*Forecast confidence is based on the ensemble forecast model solution spread: Green is high confidence and red is low confidence in a good forecast verification.
UNR WEEKLY WEATHER DISCUSSION: The week will begin with sunny skies and light winds. A weak system will begin to approach the area by the middle of the week leading to increasing clouds and a chance of rain showers by Thursday. Friday will be cooler with a chance of snow showers. Skies will clear over the weekend with some gradual warming.
DISCUSSION: A brief period of strong winds, 30-40 mph, will impact the peaks and bring 0-2 inches of snow on Thursday and 3-5 inches of snow Friday. Skies clear out by the weekend with gradual warming.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
Students build a well in Cameroon

By Marysa Falk
Marcy Kamerath spent months worrying about the dangers of entering a Third World country. But her fear turned into a humbling and welcoming experience when she visited Cameroon to complete a service project. Kamerath, three other University of Nevada, Reno students Dave Rios, Annie Lassaline and Bryan Little and faculty member Cathy Fitzgerald, traveled to the African nation to build a water well for the citizens drinking, hygiene and irrigation needs. The students are all members of the university student organization Student Association of International Water Issues (SAIWI), mostly made of undergraduate hydrology majors and graduate students. The group works to increase an understanding of global issues among university students. Members also dedicate time and knowledge to educate and help others who are dealing with poor water resources. The project started when Kamerath and Lasseline met Farmer Tantoh, a Cameroon native, while researching in Lake Tahoe in summer 2007. Tantohs ideas and concerns for his country made SAIWI members decide to go to Cameroon to help with the water issues. He is an incredibly progressive thinker for living in a Third World country, Kamerath said. Its amazing that he has brought issues like watershed protection to the forefront. The group left Dec. 29 and traveled 21 hours to Cameroon, near Nigeria and Chad. They arrived in the capital city of Yaound and traveled for three days to Nkambe. While driving to each city, their vans driver sped through the night without headlights, bringing out Kameraths paranoia.
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Contact: Annie Lassaline, Co-President at alassaline@sbcglobal.net or visit www.saiwi.org.
UNRPD to teach defense

By Gabrielle Irvin
Students can learn how to effectively defend themselves by taking free defense classes on campus next week. Rape Aggression Defense classes, a four-day course, will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 9, 12, 17, and 19. The 12-hour program is free and will be held at the University of Nevada, Reno Police Department station. Attendance to all four classes is mandatory for those enrolled. UNR police department ofcers Todd Renwick, Eric James, Jon Martinez and Kari Ramos of the Nevada Coalition for Violence against Women will teach the classes. Since 1996, the university has offered Rape Aggression Defense classes on campus to encourage risk awareness, strategy and self-defense against various types of assault. Renwick said RAD classes were brought to UNR because the police department felt it was important to educate students on defense concepts, risk awareness and common sense. The rst class consists of a lecture on awareness and the three others teach self-defense. We will be teaching ways to break free from certain grips, how to use your sts and kick and vulnerable locations to be aware of, Renwick said. Safety should be the number one priority. Dont let your guard down; these crimes are opportunity crimes. Be aware and dont leave any opportunity open to become a victim. The department offers the classes about four to six times a year, even though there is only about a 30 to 40 percent attendance rate. Renwick said there was a 70 to 80 percent attendance rate after Brianna Denison was kidnapped. After the Denison case, 18-year-old Leanne Howard said she believed the class was worthwhile. She learned how to get out of a hold, how to utilize her condence and be aware of her surroundings. I thought taking a class was worth it, Howard, an English and French major, said. I feel that overall I would know how to react in a dangerous situation.
Gabrielle Irvin can be reached at news@nevadasagebrush.com.
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it helps on the gas mileage. The driver was driving so fast because the students were being escorted in one of the colonels private vans and this allowed them through police check points. I thought we were going to die, Kamerath said. But when we got to Nkambe, the citizens made us feel very safe. When they arrived, the equipment to build the well hadnt yet arrived. The group wanted to do as much for the community as possible, so they built a three-bin composting system in the meantime. The system turns over ground compost so it can get nutrients back into the soil. They built the system near the community garden, the same site as the well, to make the garden flourish. They also reached out to the community, educating them on the basics of water hygiene. We were supposed to just tell 10 people and they would 10 tell people, Kamerath said about the education process. But more people started requesting these classes and we ended up teaching over 250 people. When the group wasnt working in the elds during the 104-degree weather, they jogged, played Frisbee or went to the nearby town for a cold soda. Once the equipment arrived, the SAIWI group and members of the community started the building of the well, a ve-day project. After throwing water pipe in and out of the ground, the workers were covered in mud from head to toe and blisters ran up and down their ngers. It was incident free, Kamerath said. The only thing that was wrong was the late equipment. Once the well was nished, members of the community,
From left, Annie Lassaline, Awoh Vitales, Bryan Little, Cathy Fitzgerald, Marcy Kamerath and Kevin Nforba drop PVC pipe down the drilled borehole to the wall of the well.
including the royal leader and community leaders came out to the site for a celebration. Everyone stood around the well as SAIWI members, Tantoh and community leaders took turns pumping the fresh water. They were so appreciative of what we did for them, Rios, a 29-year-old graduate student, said. The group was also invited out to the royal leaders palace. Kamerath said the group was honored to attend the royal leaders palace but jokingly feared they may have offended him. He had glasses set to drink the beer but we didnt think they were for us, Kamerath said, So instead we drank from the whole bottle and it may have come off a little greedy. The project opened the eyes of all the members about the struggles and unique experiences in Cameroon. They learned the country is full of potential, but finances keep the citizens from pursuing education and opportunities to get out of the country. Cameroon is full of a lot of talented, smart kids that probably wont get to come to the U.S., Rios said. It seems a shame that theres so much talent trapped in this country because its not reasonable to travel.
COURTESTY PHOTO OF SAIWI
I was on the edge of my seat for three hours, Kamerath, a 25-year-old graduate student, said. We were very scared thinking we would be robbed when the van stopped.
The group learned that the reason the headlights were turned off is because Cameroon drivers believe
Cameroon natives drink and wash with the water from the newly completed well that SAIWI constructed.
Kamerath said she admires the Cameroonians able bodies and their ability to make do with the small amount of resources available. I saw a man carry a chain saw on his head, she said. They use their physical strength and work with what they have, thats part of the humbling experience. SAIWI raised nearly
COURTESTY PHOTO OF SAIWI
$10,000 for the trip by hosting their primary fundraiser the African Dinner. UNRs Academy for the Environment also donated a grant to the clubs project. Since 2001, SAIWI has completed projects in nine different countries such as Haiti, Kenya and Bolivia.
Marysa Falk can be reached at news@nevadasagebrush.com.
SELF DEFENSE CLASS

Wh 6 p.m. on Feb. When: F b 9, 9 12, 12 17 and 19 Where: UNRPD Cost: Free RSVP: E-mail Debbie@unr. edu or call 775-682-5723 by Thursday.
Fulbright scholar teaches Arabic language, culture at UNR

By Aaron Benedetti
The University of Nevada, Reno and the Northern Nevada International Center brought a new face to the university teaching staff. Siham El Farchi, a Fulbright Exchange Scholar from Morocco, now teaches levels 1, 2, and 4 of the Arabic language. Enrollment is still open, but the classes are not accredited. Natasha Majewski, educational outreach coordinator for the NNIC, said the program provides an avenue for area residents to become acquainted with Arabic language and culture. Its for students and community members who want to learn about Arabic, she said. Some want to read the Quran, some want to read poetry, some want to travel to the Middle East. Were trying to be a connector. The Arabic program has existed at UNR since 2007. Other Fulbright exchange scholars and instructors procient in Arabic previously taught the course. El Farchi started teaching last semester. Majewski said the program originated when some NNIC staff members realized that Reno lacked a real outlet for Arabic culture. Levels 1, 2 and 4 have two, six and ve students enrolled, respectively. Peter Hunt, 45, took three semesters of Arabic with the NNIC program and is enrolled in level 4. He said he hopes to become skilled enough in Arabic to teach English in Abu Dhabi, Jordan or Morocco. Its one thing to take Spanish, he said. There are plenty of Spanish-speaking communities in Reno. With Arabic, its a little more difficult to find people who are fluent enough to work with you outside of class. Vanessa Van Horn, 29, is enrolled in level 2. She said she is interested in Arabic and interreligious dialogue and hopes to travel to Africa or the Middle East in the future. Ive wanted to learn Arabic for years now, Van Horn said. I lived in (Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama) for four years. Its incredible to learn another language and be know about Arabic, when you compare Nevada to other places, El Farchi said. Its a Arabic language classes are little bit challenging when you taught by Siham El Farchi. Jan. 26Apr. 24, open enrollment dont know how people will react to it. Despite her concerns, El Level 1: TR 5:307 p.m. Farchi said the community feels Level 2: MW 5:307 p.m. warm and welcoming, and she Level 4: MW 45:15 p.m. said she enjoys teaching. Where: EJCH 220C My approach is the audioCost: $375 plus cost of textvisual/audio-lingual method, books she said, noting that this is a Contact: Educational Outcommon language-teaching reach at 775-784-7517 ext. method. Were trying to be 225 for more information more academic, using a multifaceted approach. immersed in its culture. El Farchi said she is a lucky Both Hunt and Van Horn said person to have been accepted they enjoy their classes with El to teach at UNR through the Farchi. NNIC. Its nice to have the Fulbrights Its a great opportunity, she here, Hunt said. They give said. rsthand knowledge about the Majewski and El Farchi language and culture. recommend the program for El Farchi, who was chosen anyone interested in the Arabic by UNR to teach on the Ful- language or the Middle East in bright, said she applied to the general, though Majewski said Fulbright program because it she thinks the business comincorporates both cultural and munity can greatly benet from language-related elements. the opportunities prociency in However, El Farchi said she Arabic provides. was scared at first to teach in Nevada. Aaron Benedetti can be reached I think people here dont at news@nevadasagebrush.com.
LEARN ARABIC
Siham El Farchi, a Fulbright Exchange Scholar from Morocco, teaches her level 1 Arabic class to UNR students at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Reduce peak hour frequency on Route 1, 13 and 16 on weekdays Reduce peak hour frequency on Route 1, 5 and 13 on Saturday Reduce midday frequency on Route 1, 6, 9, 13 and 16 on weekdays Reduce midday frequency on Route 1, 5, 11, 15 and 21 on Saturday Drop midday service on Route 2s, 3CC and 57 on weekdays Drop midday service on Route 25 and 57 on Saturday
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RTC RIDE CHANGES TO BE CONSIDERED AND POSSIBLY ADOPTED FEB. 12

Drop midday service on Route 4, 13 and 57 on Sunday Discontinue service on 14A and 19 on weekdays Discontinue service on Route 2S on Saturday and Sunday Discontinue service on 3CC, 14A and 19 on Saturday Drop last trip on Route 3CC on weekdays Drop last trip on Route 5 on Saturday Drop 1 peak trip, cut evening, but run late on weekday nights on Route 18
RTC ACCESS CHANGES TO BE CONSIDERED AND POSSIBLY ADOPTED FEB. 12

RTC Access, a door-to-door service for people with disabilities, is facing a possible fare increase from $1.75 to $4. The commission hopes to encourage people to instead use the RTC Ride program and reduce ridership access by 25 percent.
percent of that coming from sales tax. Last year, the service provided 9,056,500 rides, collecting $7,318,000 in fares at various prices, depending on what pass riders buy. Increasing fares for the Ride Service hasnt been considered as a top priority solution because the rates are already as high as other systems in other places that only offer a bus service, Hanson said. Liberty Street up to Second Street. For Budhecha, the Sierra Spirit changes wont affect her schedule. She hops onto the yellow bus on Third Street and said shes relieved it will still stop every 10 minutes. If they changed it, I would have to get to number 7 earlier and wait even longer for that instead, she said. Right now, (Sierra Spirit) is perfect timing. Ill only have to wake up a bit earlier, thats better than using my car, 18-year-old Bryan Alvarez, who rides Sierra Spirit twice a day to help the environment, said. Alvarez, whose apartment is on First Street and Arlington Avenue, said he doesnt mind walking an extra block to the bus stop. RTC said it hopes the Sierra Spirit cut backs will be fairly minimal to the community. We get a lot of ridership on the Sierra Spirit, Hanson said. Its oriented toward the university and those stops wont change. Ian Concilun, an 18-year-old English and psychology double major, said its not a huge inconvenience to walk further to the bus stop in downtown Reno when some of those are cut. For some who use both RTC Ride and Sierra Spirit, the impacts are harsher. If theyre making changes, its going to hurt a lot of people, Budhecha said as she waited at a Sierra Spirit bus stop after getting off Route 1 at the hub. It will be freakin hard.
Elaina Colvin-Devos, an 18-year-old biology major, rides the Sierra Spirit downtown every few weeks.
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RTC RIDE
The commission cut 9 percent from the RTC ride budget last year and is considering another 10 percent cut in 2009, a service 465 University of Nevada, Reno students and faculty bought passes for last year. The cuts mean some re-routing, but most of the impact will be felt with less frequent bus stops. The 10 percent were cutting is the single biggest cut weve ever done on Ride, Hanson said. We might have to cut further in August. Were trying not to cut back on areas we are serving. Instead, buses
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spokesman Roger Hanson said. Budhecha moved to the United States from India about four years ago and hasnt had time to take her drivers test between school and work. Her only form of transportation is the bus system a service she calls helpful but difcult to navigate. If more cuts are implemented, she could end up waiting even longer, which means waking up earlier and spending more time in transit just to make it to school.
will become more crowded. RTC Ride buses that used to stop every 15 minutes might only come every half-hour, and half-hour waits could turn into hour-long ones, RTC spokeswoman Felicia Archer said. RTC invites the Reno community to attend open houses this week and a public hearing Feb. 12 and give alternative input suggestions to the board. The commission will take ideas including how to boost revenue and where to make changes. RTC Ride operates on a $27, 929,000 budget with about 70
SIERRA SPIRIT
As of March 1, UNR students and Reno residents who use the Sierra Spirit bus stops south of Second Street will have to walk at least a block further to catch the bus. To keep the bus running every 10 minutes, the bus will shorten its route and eliminate the stops from the Nevada Museum of Art on
ASUN conduct commitee to hear 4 cases

By Jay Balagna
CONDUCT MEETING
The student government conduct committee will hear four cases Friday of possible misconduct for excessive attendances. The four senators will defend their senate and committe meeting absences while the commitee decides whether to enforce consequences. The commitee was scheduled to hear 13 cases Jan. 30, but postponed four and excused the other eight without issuing punishment. Sen. Lee Masseys hearing was scheduled in er-
When: 5:30 p.m. Feb. 9 Where: Presidents Conference Room on the third oor of the Joe Crowley Student Union What: The committee will hear four more cases of senators absences Who: Sens. Nicholas Blevins, Kyle Hill, Amanda Kesjeral and Jessica Purney
ror and cancelled. The senators whose cases will be held are: Nicholas Blevins, Kyle Hill,
Amanda Kesjeral and Jessica Purney. The committee delayed their cases because Blevins and Purney were absent from the hearings and the other three senators disputed the accuracy of the attendance records. Before hearing any cases last week, the committee decided to assign a point system to the absences based on fairness. Absences were excused for illness or family obligations with 24-hour notice, with exceptions for emergencies. The rst committee meeting of each semester was also excused in cases of
conicting schedules. Unexcused absences to senate meetings were assigned two points and unexcused absences to committee meetings were assigned one point. Any senator with four points would have been issued a censure, which is a written reprimand. If the same point system is used on Friday, only Hill and Massey face a possible censure. I think it went really well, said Senate Speaker Priscilla Acosta about last weeks hearing. I thought the point system was very fair.
The committee also discussed clearing up confusion over the process with an amendment to the senate rules. Sen. Erich Beyer, a member of the conduct committee and the chair of the government operations committee, said his committee would draft a resolution to that effect. I denitely think it needs to be cleared up for the future, Sen. Gracie Geremia, chair of the conduct committee, said.
Jay Balagna can be reached at jbalagna@ nevadasagebrush.com.
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FEBRUARY 3, 2009
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

PROFESSORS OR PRISON GUARDS?
Stephen H. Frye, M.D. wrote: At a time when Nevada is running more than a billion dollar budget shortfall the Governor is recommending a devastating 36% cut in higher education and the state is contemplating opening yet another useless prison. Nevada usually rates in the bottom ve states in almost all its social indicators. But in one area it ranks fourth highest; our prison guard pay. Prison guards with a high school degree or a GED earn more than $50,000 a year plus overtime to guard primarily non-violent pot smokers and drug offenders. We pay our teachers with a college degree $31,000 to $33,000 annually to start and only $39,000 to $40,000 at Step 8 after several years experience. Our university professors with a minimum Ph.D. start as an Assistant Professor at $47,277, much less than a prison guard, and they dont get overtime. If we reduced our prison guards salary to the average of the bottom ve states, as Nevada pays most others, their salary would be less than $30,000 annually. Nationally one-third of prisoners are dead by age 45 and two-thirds are re-arrested within three years. As exfelons cannot get much other work, prisons just expand the drug-dealing network. Therefore, prisons and guards accomplish nothing constructive for non-violent drug offenders. Teachers and professors actually accomplish something very important. Nevada already rates worst in the nation in higher education according to a report released by the National Center of Public Policy and Higher Education. Out of ve categories, Nevada earned 3 Fs, one D and one C, the only state to score three Fs. Our university system is already grossly underfunded as we are in the bottom two states in per capita higher education funding. Theres actually a very favorable nancial and societal trade-off of professors for guards. We can keep almost one and one-half professors for every prison guard we terminate if we also reduce the salary of the remaining guards. Now with a huge budget crisis and a massive decit, the legislature has to decide what to cut. Do we set these DingDong munching, pizza-eating pot smokers loose on the street from our grossly overcrowded, useless and deadly prisons or do we further reduce our already shortage of teachers and professors? Our War on Drugs has 70 years of failure and kills far more people than drugs. Prison also kills many more people than drugs. If we cant keep a million illegal immigrants out of the country annually and cant even keep drugs out of our prisons, we can never win this grossly failed drug war. We can make a large dent in our budget decit by releasing non-violent drug offenders, closing a prison or two, terminating many guards and preserving whats left of our already grossly underfunded system of higher education. Stephen H. Frye is the author of the book We Really Lost This War! Twenty-ve Reasons to Legalize Drugs.
STAFF EDITORIAL I STUDENT ACTIVISM
Fight against budget cuts must continue

tudents, you have started on the right foot to fight this atrocious budget proposal from our governor. Protests, letter writing and education about the budget will be key to keeping our universitys doors open. But we cannot dismiss the fight after only the first round. The Nevada Legislature has 120 days to debate, amend and pass a budget. For perspective, that could mean we could be off for summer by the time the budget is finalized. In between, there
are holidays, spring break, midterms, finals and plenty of other reasons to stop paying attention. It is vital that we continue looking at what our elected leaders are doing. Whether you agree, disagree or think there are uninvestigated options to fix this budget, keep writing letters to the legislature. The protests were influential and garnered good media attention keep them up. But they also open us up to attacks that students arent informed or constructive. So
be involved in the process. When class and work allow, go down to the legislature and watch the proceedings. Talk to the reporters there and talk to your representatives. If you cant make it to Carson City, write letters to the editor to the states news outlets and to your representatives. Dont let your voice be lost in the din of political fights and early re-election campaigns. We are important constituents to these people but,
more importantly, we are constituents who have been making noise. Now is not the time to let up. The same goes for the student leaders of this campus. The boulder now has forward momentum. Harness it and keep organizing and informing other students, like you did with the various town hall meetings and protests. A multitude of voices will be heard clearer than any single letter will. Keep moving in the right direction. Keep the multitude
from solely decrying budget cuts just to decry budget cuts and instead guide them toward a more constructive conversation. Most importantly, everyone needs to keep up the good fight. Dont let the boulder slip or the organization crumble. Harness the power of this university and its students, as well as the other students from campuses across the state of Nevada, to force the state leaders to save higher education from its place on death row.
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EDITORIAL CARTOON
Super Bowl bets surprise

lright, so Im not much of a gambling woman. My handful of experiences includes the honorary spin of the Wheel of Fortune game when I turned 21 because, of course, youre not ofcially an adult in Nevada until you do. And the other time, I happened to stumble upon a machine that already had credit on it, $14 worth actually. Needless to say, I was richer after that, courtesy of someone who no doubt was busy ipping through the When the Fun Stops brochures for gambling addictions. So for the casual gambler, my record is far from exemplary, dismal in fact. But in all rights, I think it makes me more of a humble gambler. By that I mean I dont get my hopes up. This is where Super Bowl XLIII comes in. Due to much coaxing and a peaking curiosity, I was talked into placing a bet by my boyfriend. After listening to his Fantasy Football league talk all last semester (him: Wake me up at midnight, I have to draft my whole team over again!), I gured one bet on the last game of the season seemed tting. And, of course, if I won by any means, it would be worth good shut up rights. Sunday afternoon, we headed down to the Siena Hotel and Spa and went straight for the sports book in the back. Smoke lled the crowded, Krystal testosterone-oozing backroom Bick corner as people bustled to wait in line, parlay cards in hand. A wall of TVs blared ahead, one man sitting and watching the screens, head tilted back and mouth gaping open at ease in his natural bookie habitat, watching a woman do crunches on an infomercial. We made our way past him and grabbed our parlay cards. I had $5 and I was ready to use it at will. First bubble to ll in: Steelers or Cardinals? Easy. I like underdogs, even if the spread is huge. Second bubble: Total game points scored over or under 46.5? Eh, eenie, meenie, minie under! And so on and so on, until I had 11 different categories and a 1-in-2,000 chance of winning $8,000. OK, play it cool, I told myself as I handed over my card to the bookie, his eyes surveying my risky, unlikely and probably uninformed picks. Voila! Just like that, my bet was placed. Call it a rush of excitement or just delusion, but I felt good. For a little bit anyway. During the game, I found I was not only rooting for a whole team, but now I was yelling at the screen for mundane things. The potato chips went ying when Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner made an even amount of passing yards (I bet on an odd amount). My margarita spilled more times than I would like to admit when points were scored in the rst half (I needed more points in the second half). And when Steelers linebacker, James Harrison, a man that easily weighs 240 lbs., lumbered down the eld for a 100-yard touchdown on an interception and thereby messed up my longest touchdown of the game bet, well, I think my pizza went to the begging dog. All messes aside though, Id have to say, it was at the very least, the highest my blood pressure has been during a Super Bowl game, which for $5, I guess was an affordable adrenaline rush. Besides, even though I didnt win money for a Mexican villa vacation, it was still more entertaining than those commercials.
Krystal Bick can be reached at kbick@nevadasagebrush. com.
The battle starts for most alleged ASUN election violations.
AFRICAN CAUSE
Child Soldier Prevention Act delivers needed justice

ast week hundreds of University of Nevada, Reno students rallied together, writing letters and participating in protests against Governor Jim Gibbons proposed budget cuts. How dare they violate our rights as tuitionpaying university students. After all, this is our education, our money and our futures. But across the globe there are children whose rights have also been violated, and to an atrocious degree. Anyone who has seen Edward Zwicks Blood Diamond has borne witness to the thousands of Ally children forcPatton ibly recruited and armed against their will to partake in wars. Sierra Leone, the African nation featured in the aforementioned lm, is not alone in having a history of child soldiers. The international community has long been aware of the quarter million child soldiers currently ghting in at least 15 countries and territories. These include Afghanistan, Burma
(Myanmar), Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, India, Iraq, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Philippines, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand and Uganda. But, nally, the world has been stirred to action. On Jan. 26, the International Criminal Court began the trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, former leader of the Union of Congolese Patriots militia, for enlisting and conscripting children under the age of 15 as soldiers and using them to participate actively in combat. The Human Rights Watch stated this trial marks an important stage in efforts to establish responsibility for the use of children in military operations. While justice is served overseas, United States citizens have also sought to end this massacre of innocence. In particular, college students have consistently worked for change, seeking to bring awareness of child soldiers to the national level. Even on the UNR campus, this is evident through past events like Invisible Childrens Displace Me at the Manzanita Bowl and various lm showings like Lost Boys of Sudan and Black is for Sunday in the Joe Crowley Student Union
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Nonprot organization
World Vision has drafted a letter, ready to be sent to your senators, that is available at http://www.worldvision.org/ content.nsf/learn/globalissues-child-soldiers.
theater. After years of campaigning, our political leaders cannot ignore this international crisis any longer. The U.S. Congress has passed the Child Soldier Prevention Act. As part of a larger bill, this act urges nations to disarm, demobilize and rehabilitate children who are currently enlisted in government armies or militias. In addition, this act will prevent U.S. military assistance and tax-dollar nancing for countries that inuence young boys and girls to engage in armed conict as soldiers. Write a letter to your congressional leaders to thank them for taking this step toward peace in the lives of thousands of children worldwide. Speak up for those who cannot speak up for themselves.
Ally Patton can be reached at apatton@nevadasagebrush.com.
CAMPUSCHAT
What difference do you think protesting makes?
Denitely getting together in a big group and showing them that youre there for a purpose, I think thats great. Personally, I believe protesting isnt going to solve much. Its ultimately what gets done behind chamber doors.
I think protesting is an important part of furthering any cause, although I do think that working in other ways is as, or more, important.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Submit your own letters to the editor. Send all letters to Editor in chief Nick Coltrain at editor@nevadasagebrush.com.
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Michael Eppert 19, history
It shows that we care about all the changes that potentially could be going on at the university.
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THE SEXIST
CHILE CON CLINTON
Chilean bus system terries, thrills

n my second night driving too recklessly. And though in Santiago, Chile I all buses are fairly modern most managed to get lost of the time, I can discern a faint for two hours, break scraping under the honks and my one and only camera lens, beeps of Chilean trafc. and almost get shot by two cops. The bus system offers an That night, after a few drinks entertaining cast of characters: with my friends, I realized I had the bandage and knickknack no clue how to return home. salesman, the ice cream vendor First, I jumped on a random and my favorite, the wandering bus that turned out to be going minstrel. These musicians in the wrong direction, setting support themselves on the tips me back a half hour. Later, while they get on the bus, thus the running to beat a trafc light, government permits them to I tripped and ride for free. Better that than to broke the start pickpocketing. camera lens in These minstrels belt out tune my bag. And after tune while displaying when I asked superhuman feats of balance. two cops for How they dont have hundreds directions, I of cracked-skulled, guitarswear I saw clutching corpses piled up at one of them every bus stop I do not know. reach for his Once I heard two teenagers gun, considerplaying guitar and singing songs ing whether to by The Beatles. But they failed to Clint shoot me for get my spare change because they Demeritt butchering his couldnt get through my favorite, language so When I Saw Her Face. Another badly. time a man accompanied the Kill A week later, I found out I Bill soundtrack with a pan ute was only a mile away from my and a straw with holes cut in it. house. The bus system can be scary, CLINT DEMERITT /NEVADA SAGEBRUSH A Chilean man entertains fellow bus riders on their commutes with but the subway metro system Getting around in Santiago some guitar playing. Often, musicians on the buses in Chile receive is just as intimidating. Though can be a daunting task. For my tips from other riders and ride the bus for free. careless soul to get anywhere, safe, all metro occupants keep theres an immense web of their possessions in front of buses, footwork and subway travel to be done. Each mode of them, hawkishly on guard against pickpockets. These guys have transportation has its own set of dangerous pitfalls. skills. Once I returned home to discover my iPod had been replaced, The bus system is surprisingly efcient, but only because the Indiana-Jones style, with a bag of sand. Even though I had been drivers break the laws of the road, common courtesy and physics listening to my music the whole way there. simultaneously. Most passengers hold on for dear life with a Try as I might, Ive had my wallet stolen three times. However, worried look on their faces as the bus bounces and swings wildly the generosity of the Chilean people extends to their thieves. Every through trafc. If you ever catch the movie Speed on Telemundo, time my wallet is stolen it is replaced by a coupon for10 percent off you will get an idea of what I am talking about. a new one. But I think it is for their benet rather than mine. I heard once that about 70 percent of all Santiago bus drivers are ex-professional racers who have been banned from the sport for Clint Demeritt can be reached at cdemeritt@nevadasagebrush.com.
The art of anal sex explained from the male perspective

t the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas, I talked to MILF pornstar Nina Hartley. She has worked in the industry since 1984, written several books, lmed how-to movies and is a registered nurse. In particular, we talked about the magic or well-planned act of anal sex. Since Ive only had anal sex twice and have unfortunately never been on the receiving end, I talked to some gay men who requested to have their names changed to reect on Hartleys tips.
POOP REGULARLY.
Hartley and the gays said shower, soap and water keep you cleaner than enemas or douches. These can damage your bodys regular cleansing. Non-alcoholic, non-scented baby wipes also work wonders for on-the-spot sex. Mike You try to eat non-colon clogging food Higdon beforehand and I hear ber is really good for your diet, Lupe, one of the gay men, wrote in an e-mail. Sadly, I eat bad food, therefore, I avoid being the one getting [screwed].
MEMO ON YOUR HEALTH
Catching some Zs leads to success

ealistically, it can be difcult to get the recommended eight hours of sleep per night, lets not kid ourselves. And if youre an active person, you may require more. When our lives are inundated with deadlines, parties, late night debauchery and an ongoing barrage of exams and quizzes sometimes all in the same day most of us would be happy with six or seven hours. Whether or not you are getting enough sleep, you ought to know its effects Memo on your mind and body Sanchez and the benets of a full nights rest. Meet the circadian cycle, the 24-hourprocess by which were wired to function both physiologically and biochemically. Sleep is an important part of this process. Most living things function on similar cycles, usually guided by the onset of day and night.
We humans, like most animals, rely on this downtime called sleep for routine maintenance, body repair and detoxication. While snoozing, our bodies are hard at work repairing bone and muscle tissue, rebuilding energy stores, strengthening our immune system and storing everything we learned throughout the day in our brains. The benets of shut eye cant be understated. Study after study has shown the detrimental effects of sleep deprivation on our minds and bodies, inevitably leading to mood swings, poor grades, weight gain and compromised cognitive and academic performance. Think of your body as a NASCAR stock car and sleep as your bodys pit stop. Without changing our tires, refueling and giving our pit crew time to tweak our cars into tip-top shape, winning the Daytona 500 is out of the question. Here are some guidelines to go by in order to increase the quality and quantity of your sleep. Limit the activities on your mattress. You need to train your brain to associate your bed with sleep. That means no homework, no TV and no eating; sleep and sex only.
You shouldnt eat food or exercise three hours prior to sleep. Eating before bed is like fueling up in the nal lap of the race, you probably dont need a full tank to nish that last lap, so dont do it. Both these activities signal your body to be awake and alert, which is what you want to avoid if youre looking to catch some Zs. Relax mentally before hitting the sack. You cant roar into your pit stop at 200 miles per hour, you have to slow down to the pit lane speed before settling in. Plus, you might run over your pit crew, and that wouldnt be cool. Wind down with some light reading or cleaning. Make sleep a priority. In order to rip through the race track that is your day-today life at top speed, habitual maintenance of your car needs to be carried out. Manage your time better, nish your studying earlier and do what it takes to get your shut-eye. So fellow racers, as we bolt into spring like a bat out of hell, sleep more and live healthier.
Memo Sanchez can be reached at perspectives@nevavdasagebrush.com.
Ultimate Guide to Anal Hartley said society teaches Sex for Women by Tristan us that our butts are sacred Taormino and Ultimate places not meant for touching Guide to Anal Sex for Men by so we clamp them shut. Bill Brent. But mens butts seem built for anal sex with sensitive ONLINE nerves and an explosive prostate gland. Its important For an extended interview to remember that being and column about anal sex, penetrated doesnt make you check out Mike Higdons blog gay liking men makes you at SEXIST.MIKEHIGDON. gay. So shave your crack and COM give it a whirl. How do you make peace with your outbox? Hartley suggested relaxing your anus for extended periods of time to reduce sudden clamping. Also, talk through the idea with your partner and do the necessary reading. Yes, we are somewhat led to believe that anal sex can be dirty and weird, though it is often never directly addressed as a youth, York wrote in an e-mail. So, being gay, I was more concerned about the lifestyle of being gay before I was ever concerned about the actual act of having anal sex. Once I came to accept that I was gay, anal sex was a very natural thing.
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Ive tried to (receive) anal sex, but its hardly worked out, Lupe wrote. I am too much of a wuss to handle the initial pain. Hartley said butts must be coaxed and seduced every time. This means you cant shove prosthetic arms, dongs and old-fashioned penises into someones butthole whenever you want. In porn, hours of coaxing, lubing and relaxing are cut out to make anal sex look like a form of greeting. Mentally its just like sex between a man and a woman, York wrote. You get horny, you have sex. Though its a million times easier for gay men to read whether or not his partner wants to have sex or not. With women it is a guessing game.
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Thats a rule Ive learned over time. If you want anal sex and your partner is the least bit willing, its worth waiting for him or her. The gays agree, anal sex is better than vaginal because of the size and texture. Im a huge fan of the vagina, but its denitely a unique experience. Dont rush the tight end or someone will end up hurt and never want to try it again. Oh yeah and Hartley said dont do it drunk.
Mike Higdon can be reached at mikeman@nevadasagebrush.com.
POLITICAL THOUGHTS
Reckless nancial bailouts end up in the wrong hands

ongress and President Barack Obama are tirelessly working to save the economy. They would have us believe that the $819 billion stimulus bill will solve the problem or at least begin to ease the burden. But judging on the past successes of federal bailouts, this promise seems rather far-fetched. We have had everything from stimulus packages to corporate bailouts and the price tag is inching ever closer to two trillion dollars. With Obama, its inching higher. We cant sit by and do absolutely nothing to help the economy. Action is needed. But simply throwing trillions of dollars at a problem is the worst way
to go about solving the issue. The blame for our heavy price tag cant be placed on simply one individual or administration. Both former President Bush and current President Obama share the blame. Not to mention former Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson. The most grievous of the government failures is the $700 billion nancial bailout. Hailed as a noble act of saving our countrys nancial institutions that create the bedrock for scal and economic vibrancy, the bailout passed and the money was quickly sent out. And then we waited. With so many wise people spending such large sums of money, positive effects were bound to be felt soon, or so
we thought. But our federal government failed. There was no oversight into where the money would have to go. It is irresponsible to hand money over to corporate executives who need it because they enacted bad Nic business practices. Dunn These executives did not use the money to facilitate potentially lucrative practices. Many of them waited and kept the
money because they were still worried. The federal government needs to have heavy oversight over every dollar sent to any corporation in a bailout and refuse to give billions to companies who enacted bad business practices. Since its the governments money, and in turn the taxpayers money, we cant simply let these companies spend it as they see t. Every business that wants a bailout needs to re any executives who led to their downward spiral and get new leadership if they want to receive federal funding. Currently our state is facing a massive budget crisis. We are all aware of the proposed budget cuts that will drastically affect our university.
During his campaign, President Obama promised vigorous support of education and stimulation of job markets. If Obama is to live up to his pledge to prioritize education and infrastructure, then a more prudent use of bailout funds would be to siphon a portion of the money to states like Nevada who truly need it. It is time for Obama and his new administration to put their priorities where they should be not large and very awed corporations but instead the institutions which will lay the groundwork for a better future.
Nic Dunn can be reached at perspectives@nevadasagebrush.com.
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ists growing, the precedent is already set. Driscoll created his Web site only about six months ago and quickly formed a staunch fan base by posting the comic on other Web sites. After the initial explosion of visitors, he put a shop up and started offering signed copies of his strips, a business model based on Achewoods success. Im pretty much allergic to advertising in general and I hate to see it on anything, he said. I like my Web site to be its own thing. Being able to somewhat control your nancial desinity is another perk, Something Positive creator Randy Milholland said. Milholland makes enough off merchandise, advertising and reader donations to survive. In the past, he has also sold original artwork and challenged his readers to a put up or shut up donation drive. Milholland said his intent was less pressure to post updates, but in a few weeks the donations let him quit his day job. He didnt like the donationsonly model but merchandise and ad sales eventually helped him become a fulltime comic strip artist. His site, somethingpositive.net, features five independent comics. But his freedom to spread out to other projects and try new storylines has its own problems, he said. I can do whatever the hell I want, Milholland said. But that also has its own drawbacks of there is no one there to say, you probably shouldnt do this. I can do a storyline about a characters miscarriage. I can do a storyline about a characters suicide. And years later, I can do a ashback going back to the night of that characters death. Hes also tackled other deaths, sexuality and Alzheimers, along with more funny-on-its-face gags, like ugliness and a boneless cat. The almost-daily updates draw up to about 160,000 visitors each day, he said. Its a readership thats grown with the seven years of the comics existence. The characters have also grown in that time relationships formed, people moved, dramas wrapped up. The Web-only feature of free archives helps complex comics maintain a reader base, Tyrrell said. If readers want to explore the strip more, they can just click through and let the stories grab them, he said.
Nick Coltrain can be reached at ncoltrain@nevadasagebrush. com.
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respectively) tubing down the mountain. But while Clark and Driscoll tend toward the surreal, other oft-cited comics have a more literary focus. Dinosaur Comics by Ryan North is day-after-day of the same clip art panels involving a tyrannosaurus rex and a utahraptor. But superb and slightly absurd writing on metaphysics of alternate realities and ethics of stomping houses over and over again separates it from the rest. Another popular comic, Achewood by Chris Onstad, reaches far back into literary lingo and uses simple visual cues to create a deep, diverse cast. The variety of comics reaches further than only surreal or literary as well. A few quick Google searches and you can nd strips about things like Victorian-era alternate histories, simple roommate chaos all the way to perennial print strip Gareld, only without Gareld. For Driscoll, he hopes to turn his unique take on humanowl-bear relations and its 80,000 daily hits into enough money to make Daisy Owl his full-time job. With the number of successful Web comic art-
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Alston, after handing out well-arranged packets full of examples of installation art, told the workshop attendees that he didnt want to take control; instead, he wanted everyone to work together and make decisions unanimously whenever possible. Im sure its going to be hard because people have ideas of their own and I dont know the other people as well, Leon said. Hopefully all of us end up being open-minded and we can agree or compromise on how to combine our ideas. Because everyone in the group had different ideas about how to reshape the Holland Headquarters with installation art, they decided
to each put two theme ideas in a hat and draw randomly. Alston selected three ideas for everyone to integrate into the project: bodies, mirrors and winter. I think of [the theme] as open-ended, said Leon. I think we can come up with something that we can all agree upon. I think its going to be a challenge, but I think we can combine ideas in some sort of harmony. For the meeting on Feb. 5, attendees have been asked to bring any raw materials broken mirrors, fabric, cardboard, etc. to the Holland Project Headquarters, located at 30 Cheney Ave. Lasting from 4 to 6 p.m., the workshop will revolve around trying to build pieces of installation art that will creatively portray the three themes. All are welcome. RSVP
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What: Free Installation Art Workshops When: Every Thursday from Jan. 29 - Feb. 19 4 - 6 p.m. Where: Holland Project Headquarters 30 Cheney Ave. Reno Why: Learn from experts how to create and display installation art locally. RSVP to hollandprojectevents@gmail.com
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Leanne Howard can be reached at arts-entertainment@nevadasagebrush.com.
The Last Vegas will be opening for Mtley Cre on their Saints of Los Angeles tour at the Reno Events Center on Wednesday.
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what I want to do. I dont want to work a job; I want to rock out. Its like a crazy dream come true. It just shows that if you work really hard at something, you can achieve your dream.
For The Last Vegas, that dream is to revive the kind of rock n roll that theyas well as Mtley Creknow and love. We play good, classic rock n rollmusic that you can drive a fast car and make out with your girlfriend to, Arling said. Especially now, when the economy is rough and people are losing their jobs, a show gives them some relief for one or two hours. Youre not thinking about your problems, youre just consumed by the music. Its a powerful thing. This rock n roll mantra relates to the bands image as a whole, as expressed by their name. Its the last party, the last original sin, Arling said. Its what Vegas is aboutpeople go there to get away from reality and leave their problems and worries at home. Its something weve always stuck to. Trends come and go, but rock n roll
is here to stay. Mtley Cre is passing the torch to us like Ozzy [Osbourne] did for them. Its our time to take the torch and run with it. The Last Vegas looks forward to being able to reach more people with their music while on the Saints of Los Angeles Tour, and certainly hopes to breathe new life into rock n roll. Fans are hungry for good rock music and good times, Arling said. Seeing us is like seeing a new version of those classic bands. There havent been bands like that in 10 years, and kids eat it up. Theyre seeing a real rock n roll band thats young and new for the rst time. Were going to roll into your town ready to rock. Its going to be great.
Casey OLear can be reached at colear@nevadasagebrush.com.
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FILM REVIEW
Neeson takes revenge to new extremes
UPCOMING RELEASES
TUESDAY/3
THE FRAY THE FRAY
Genre: Alternative Rock Description: This is the Denver-based bands second studio album. After their hit debut album, How to Save a Life, they return with 10 new tracks including the hit single You Found Me. iTunes buyers will also get eight bonus tracks and the making-of videos.
YOUNG DUBLINERS SAINTS AND SINNERS
Genre: Irish Rock Description: This is the Irish rock groups fourth studio album since their debut in a small Irish pub in Santa Monica, Calif. 20 years ago. They blend traditional rock sounds with their Celtic background to create the unique sound heard in their new single Saints and Sinners.
ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO - DVD RELEASE
In Taken, Liam Neeson stars as an ex-government operative who has less than four days to nd his kidnapped daughter, who has been taken on her rst day of vacation in Paris. By Jay Brissenden
In a month where mall cops and unborn spirits are bombarding theaters, its refreshing to find a film like Taken that not only entertains, but packs an emotional punch as well. Written by famous French screenwriter Luc Besson (The Transporter series) and directed by Pierre Morel (District B13), Taken is based on the question of how far you would go to get a kidnapped loved one back. Liam Neeson (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian) stars as ex-spy and devoted father Bryan Mills. Shortly after Mills daughter Kim (Maggie Grace, The Jane Austin Book Club) arrives in Paris on vacation, she is kidnapped while on the phone with her father. Knowing that there is a 96-hour window for nding a kidnapped person, Mills decides to take matters into his own hands and travels to Paris to hunt down his daughters captors. It is rare when a lms tag line can perfectly summarize a lm, but Takens line of I will look for you, I will nd you, and I will kill you is without a doubt the quintessential idea of this no-holds-barred action extravaganza. Mixing together all the Bond, Bourne, and XXX lms of the past, Taken exemplies the theme of having a well-trained, highly lethal action hero take no names and kick some butt. What makes the lm unique though is the emotional aspect that Besson creates with Neesons desperate father character. In the Bourne movies you have a deranged, globe-trotting amnesia patient searching for his identity. While it may have been fun to watch Matt Damons shenanigans as Jason Bourne, it was almost impos-
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TAKEN
Release Date: Jan. 30 Director: Pierre Morel Starring: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen and Maggie Grace Genre: Action, Thriller Rating: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing thematic material, sexual content, some drug references and language. Grade: B+
sible to relate to his character. This simple yet powerful theme of desperation allows audiences to sympathize and truly root for Mills as he goes around lethally karate-chopping necks and maliciously electrocuting small French men.
As the menacing elderly parent, Neeson controls the screen. Known for his subtle and reserved roles, Neeson explores new territories by really letting go in this lm. By keeping his cool demeanor, but adding combat moves that Jackie Chan would be impressed with, he creates one of the most intimidating ctional characters of the past decade. The coarse dialogue written for Neeson also adds an unexpected liveliness to the lm. One example comes when Neeson says to kidnapper strapped to an electric chair, You either give me what I need or this switch will stay on until they turn the power off for lack of payment on the bill. Fifteen minutes into the movie, though, it becomes painfully clear that this lm is dedicated to the growth of Neesons character and the rest of the cast is merely there to ll time.
By portraying the daughter Kim as a spoiled 2-year-old trapped in the body of a hot teenager, Grace gives the worst performance of her career. It is so appalling that it is sometimes hard to understand why Neeson is trying to save her in the rst place. Famke Janssen doesnt make matters better in her role as the uptight and spoiled ex-wife/ mother who is now married to a millionaire. Her in-yourface pompous attitude toward Neeson creates even more sympathy for the already overwhelmed father. Though it may be the gazillionth action film of this decade, Taken reassures us that the genre can still be extremely entertaining when done right.
Jay Brissenden can be reached at jbrissenden@nevadasagebrush. com.
Starring: Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Jason Mewes and Traci Lords Description: Down on their luck and short on cash, roommates Zack and Miri have hit rock-bottom. After learning about the protability of creating adult videos, the two friends decide to create their own porno. Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance Rating: R
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PUSH
Starring: Josh Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle and Djimon Hounsou Description: Hiding from plain sight are a special group of people with telekinetic and clairvoyant abilities. Constantly on the run from a secretive government agency, a small group of rogue psychics must use all of their powers to survive. Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller Rating: PG-13
ALBUM REVIEW
Bringing style and class to nightclub dance music

By Julian Rhodes
With their newest album, Franz Ferdinand nds their music in the unique position of sounding something like the Rock The Casbahs of old and the Lollipops of our generation. Care of Glasglow, Scotland, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand is a 45-minute dancetil-dawn revelation. The rst single on Tonight, Ulysses exemplies the nightclub, dance rock vibe of the bands third studio album. Space age synths zoom back and forth across the chorus, accompanied by a funky bass line and electric playfulness. Lead singer Alex Kapranos nearly whispers his lines between each hook as if they were sweet nothings, seducing the listener with a suave lyricism. The party continues with No You Girls, with Kapranos crooning, Kiss me/ Flick your cigarette and then kiss me. These sorts of demands continue, as Kapranos nearly begs for some loving before reaching a climactic chorus, announcing No you girls never know/ You girls never know/ How you make a boy feel! A funk-driven bass backs Kapranos once again, as a very twangy guitar provides the basic repetitive riff, taking a step away from the synths of Ulysses.
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FRANZ FERDINAND TONIGHT: FRANZ FERDINAND

Release Date: Jan. 27 Genre: Alternative/Dance Rock Grade: A
Franz Ferdinand guitarist Nick McCarthy breaks out the twangy guitar and pop-driven riffs on the newest dance-rock album from the Scottish band.
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Send Him Away still has a dance quality about it but at a much slower tempo. This track is almost sensual, almost demanding partners to grind to the pseudo-reggae feel of the song. Some of the most notable instruments used in this song are the drums, which Paul Thomson lays on perfectly. Fun guitars and bass lines are used throughout this album, but Thomsons drums on this particular track are superb. Not quite overpowering, Thomson lays the groundwork for this dance song with steadiness, but surprises randomly with little solos and nishes strong with a bombardment of snares and cymbals. Bite Hard is the rst song on the album that is not much of a dance track. Instead, the song begins slowly with Kapranos singing softly over a simple piano, almost like a private Billy Joel impersonation. But that does not last long, as
the song launches into hard guitars, heavy drums and an anthem-like chorus over an Animals-like riff. Returning to the dance vibe, Lucid Dreams opens like a Beatles track with accentheavy singing over a semi-psychedelic buzzing. Then a short drum spasm kicks the song into overdrive with booming electro-synths. A definite Euro-pop/electronica inspiration resonates throughout this song, giving the feeling of a futuristic bar band in some sort of sci-fi epic. Katherine Kiss Me rounds out the album with a complete left turn from the otherwise full dance album. Dual guitars acoustically accompany Kapranos voice as he hums and chants his woes, lyrically remixing No You Girls by directing all his requests to Katherine. A sweet piano interjects momentarily to further the sensitivity of this romantic track. Tonight takes the best parts of Franz Ferdinands past hits and transforms them into a full album, turning the band into a Depeche Mode-U2 hybrid. Hopefully, this is a sign of a promising future for this Scottish rock band.
Julian Rhodes can be reached at jrhodes@nevadasagebrush. com.
Starring: Steve Martin, John Cleese, Jean Reno and Andy Garcia Description: In the sequel to the 2006 lmd, Martin returns as the somewhat clueless French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau. When many countries national treasures go missing, Clouseau must team up with the worlds top investigators to catch the thief. Genre: Comedy, Family, Adventure Rating: PG
HES JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU
Starring: Ben Afeck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Scarlett Johansson and Ginnifer Goodwin Description: Set in Baltimore, this quirky romantic comedy takes a look at the lives of multiple young adults as they try to navigate themselves through many different relationships. The relationships range from a middle-aged couple planning the rest of their lives to a pair of young lovers who cannot take a hint. Genre: Romance, Comedy Rating: PG-13
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Holland Project hosts art workshops

By Leanne Howard
Britt Curtis of the Holland Project and Tony Alston, a local installation artist, are hosting an Installation Art Workshop that will take place over four consecutive Thursdays from Jan. 29 Feb. 19. The goal of this free workshop is to educate people on contemporary installation art and to allow them to transform the Holland Project Headquarters with their creations, which will be put on display for the public at an opening night at the end of the workshop. The event is open to all who are interested in learning about or creating installation art. Many aspiring artists who wanted to try something new attended the first meeting. Ive been doing some art for quite a while and Ive been thinking seriously about having my own exhibition, Isidoro Leon, a 27-year-old student at TMCC, said. I thought this could be a way of getting some experience about doing some installation work.
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WEDNESDAY/4
Mtley Cre with Hinder, Theory of a Deadman and The Last Vegas at Reno Events Center Legendary glam metal group Mtley Cre returns to their hard-hitting musical style on the Saints of Los Angeles tour. 300 N. Center St. Reno Show starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets range from $29.50-$95. El Papa Chango at Amendment 21 Grill & Sports Bar San Francisco-based DJ El Papa Chango will host 21 Bumpstreet with latinavored breaks and hip-hop music. 425 S. Virginia St. Reno Show starts at 8:30 p.m.
THURSDAY/5
Local artists Tony Alston and Britt Curtis explain installation art techniques to pupils at the Holland Project Headquarters on Thursday.
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Thai restaurant serves up flavorful tradition

By Melinda Chemor
The old, pink building is not much to look at, but the food at Bangkok Cuisine is worth the venture in. The parking is difcult and the alley is dark, but the smell of the food lures you inside. When you walk toward the entrance, the enticing smell of meat and spices greet your nose. The restaurant is ornately decorated with trinkets. The cashier desk displays their famous homemade peanut sauce for sale by the jar. The costumed hostess is quick to seat us. The conversation, laughter, sizzling food and plates clattering hide the fact that the restaurant does not play music. The menu is not too intimidating. There are traditional Thai dishes, but the detailed descriptions allow you to order with condence. For an appetizer, the golden baskets ($11) sounded a little intimidating since they mention fried tofu but it was actually very good. The tofu was accompanied by mushrooms, baby corn, peas and carrot mix inside a soft, aky pastry shell with a side of their famous peanut sauce. The peanut sauce looked a little daunting, but a
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Bangkok Cuisine 55 Mt. Rose St. (Across from Platos Closet). Reno, NV Hours: Mon.-Sat.: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun.: 4 p.m.-10 p.m. Grade: Asmall taste was all I needed to completely drizzle my golden basket in peanut sauce. For the vegans out there, the Bangkok Cuisine is very accommodating and advertises on the front of their menu that they will specially prepare their dishes for vegans. Vegetarians will enjoy the veggie pud thai ($9) which also included fried tofu that was surprisingly delicious. The dish also comes with stir fried noodles, egg, ground peanuts and garden veggies to make a deliciously sweet dish served in a large platter decorated with a slice of red bell pepper. The portions are big and served family style. For the meat lovers out there, the beef bamboo shoots ($8) are also good, the beef is stir fried and served with bamboo shoots, mushrooms and scallions. It was not as avorful as the veg-
First Thursday with The Touques at Nevada Museum of Art KTHX and Great Basin Brewery host this event, which will offer live music from The Touques and a wine bar sponsored by Vintage Wine Shop and Tasting Bar. 160 W. Liberty St. Reno Event starts at 5 p.m. Tickets are $10, $8 for students and seniors, $4 for children and free for museum members.
FRIDAY/6
Eagles of Death Metal with The Living Things at The New Oasis Garage rockers Eagles of Death Metal will perform with punk rock and Western swing group The Living Things. 2100 Victorian Ave. Sparks Show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $16 in advance, $18 at the door. Keyser Soze at Amendment 21 Grill & Sports Bar Local reggae/ska/soul group Keyser Soze will host a celebration in honor of Bob Marleys birthday at the bar and grill. 425 S. Virginia St. Reno Show starts at 10 p.m. No cover charge.
Bangkok Cuisine serves up traditional Thai dishes, which range on a spiciness scale from 1 to 10.
gie pud thai, but it is nothing a little peanut sauce cant x. The dish was colorful with the reds of the bell peppers, the green of the scallions and the yellow of the bamboo shoots. All dishes come with a side of rice and you can mix and match your tables orders onto your plate thanks to the family style serving. The spiciness ranges from 1 (mild) to 10 (above native Thai hot). For a daring dessert there are the traditional deep fried bananas. These served with ice cream ($5) may not seem appealing, but one bite and you will be hooked. The slightly greasy, crunchy outside is complimented with the soft, gooey
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banana inside. The experience is heaven in your mouth. For the less adventurous they also offer plain old vanilla ice cream ($5) but dont judge a dish without trying it.
Melinda Chemor can be reached at arts-entertainment@nevadasagebrush.com.
Friday night, 11 local hard rock/screamo bands convened in the ballrooms of the Joe Crowley Student Union to present Taste of Reno, a play on Rockstar Energy Drinks Taste of Chaos tour, in order to raise funds for the Nu Alpha Kappa fraternity. Fraternity pledges organized the event, which included local bands Dorcia, Wayward, The Waiting Ends, Weston Buck, Drastic Measures, AllDayDrive, Passed Judgement, Arlamae, She has a Fashion Vice, Beyond The Pit and All We Fear. Akin to the Taste of Chaos concerts, two stages were set up at the front of the ballroom so that smooth transitions could be made between sets. As the evening went on, audience members led in and lled up the space in front of each stage. Its been fun having as big of a turn out as there is, Passed Judgement guitarist Kyle Daters said. The idea started out with only seven bands, and then everyone started asking around until there were 11. If we havent played with them, weve been to their shows. Everyones cool.
Local hardcore bands thrill audience The Last Vegas aims to revive rock n roll
By Casey OLear
During their set, She has a Fashion Vice singer Nate Garrison projected his energy all over the stage, climbing on top of the speakers and encouraging the audience to participate. Its really hot, he said backstage, after helping the band haul all of their equipment off the stage in order to make room for the next band to set up. I went and puked right after our set. Thats really gross, but thats what happens. She has a Fashion Vice drummer Andrew Sherbondy was able to sympathize. I went to puke, and there was blood and piss all over the toilet seat, he interjected. It just made me want to puke more. Sherbondy then showed off his hands and drum set, both of which were splattered with blood. He always hits it so hard that he breaks his knuckles open and spills blood all over, Garrison explained. Some bands will half-ass their shows, but these people paid $12 to get in here. We give it all weve got. Its everybody out there that makes us do what we do. Although coordinating a show with such a large number of bands had rough moments, the Taste of Reno went well overall. Theres a lot of drama in the band scene, Garrison said.But in the end, we all give each other a hug. Were like a big girlfriend. Were from Reno, and we love it here. From the looks of the eager crowd, it was obvious that many people enjoyed the gathering of local bands and hoped for more opportunities in the future. Maybe this will inspire other frats to do this kind of thing, Daters said. Every band thats here is playing to raise money for the frat. I think its a cool idea. Were happy to play. The bands are already beginning to formulate ideas for future shows together, taking cues from Taste of Chaos veterans. Weve been saying that we wish we could push the stages together and do a cover, like My Chemical Romance and The Used did Under Pressure, Daters said. Until then, music fans were pleased to be able to see so much local talent sharing the stage.
Casey OLear can be reached at colear@nevadasagebrush.com.
SATURDAY/7
LMFAO at Grand Sierra Resort The Pearl Champagne lounge within the Grand Sierra Resort will play host to electro/hip-hop/club artists LMFAO. 2500 E. Second St. Reno Show starts at 10 p.m. Tickets are $15.
By Casey OLear
Wednesday, The Last Vegas will open for Mtley Cre at the Reno Events Center, only the second stop on their tour performing with the legendary glam metal band. Not long ago, The Last Vegas was playing in clubs in their hometown of Chicago. When the opportunity arose to enter the Make Rock History contest hosted by Guitar Center, the band jumped at the opportunity to open for Mtley Creone of their biggest influenceson their Saints of Los Angeles Tour. When they were chosen out of the thousands of applicants in a final round at the famous Whiskeya-Go-Go in Los Angeles, the band was thrilled. They flew us out to LA and we played a show with Mtley Cre sitting in the balcony, The Last Vegas drummer Nate Arling said. They all picked us, and [Mtley Cre lead singer] Vince Neil announced onstage that wed won. We pretty much freaked out and then we partied until the sun
came up. Along with the opening slot on the tour, the prizes they scored with their contest win included $20,000 worth of equipment from Gibson Guitar, $25,000 cash and a record deal with Eleven Seven, the record label owned and run by Mtley Cre bassist Nikki Sixx. Immediately after the contest ended, The Last Vegas set to work, playing a show with Mtley Cre at the arenasized Hollywood Palladium and recording music for their new album. Were out here recording with Nikki Sixx, Arling said. Its very gratifying and cool to actually meet these people and become friends with them. Ive been playing in bands since I was a kid, rehearsing in my moms basement. When I got [Guns N Roses debut album] Appetite for Destruction, it was like something you cant describe. I looked at them and thought, thats
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Artists exploit the Webs freedom in creating their own comics
GARY TYRELLS FAVORITE WEB COMICS
heres only so much one can do with a newspaper comic strip. There are only three panels or so, a daily regular and an audience that may or may not have read the previous parts of the storyline. So its no wonder that Gareld really likes lasagna, Sarge always beats up Beetle Bailey and Marmaduke got on the couch again. The artists probably dont have the time, or the audience have the memory, for anything more complex. Enter the Web. It has changed the way the normal comic strip can be looked at. Its a place with a limitless canvas, as comic expert and author Scott McCloud has termed it. It also gives access to easy-to-use archives, allowing long, complex dramas to unfold a few panels at a time. Oh, and theres the whole anyone-cando-it part. Imagine that you were an absolutely brilliant creator of comic stories, say, 20 years ago just not comics that featured capes and superpowers, or the newspaper syndicates havent decided youre the one person theyre picking up that year, Gary Tyrrell, a prominent blogger on Web comics, said in an e-mail. Your only real choice would be to print up as good a representation of your work as would be possible at Kinkos, staple it into some
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Today? said blogger Gary Tyrrell. Scan that puppy, put it up on a Web site, drop some links to people whose work you like. The only bar to recognition is the quality of your work.
kind of booklet, and hope to hell you could sell enough of them to justify the copier costs. Today? Scan that puppy, put it up on a Web site, drop some links to people whose work you like. The only bar to recognition is the quality of your work. Its a philosophy that has led to an explosion of Web comics talkaboutcomics. com puts the total at around 18,000 just on Web sites dedicated to hosting comics. Other artists host their own sites, furthering the other side of the Webs benets absolute freedom. Its pure in a way because you dont have to appeal to the kind of people and the kind of demographics that you would in a regular newspaper, said Ben Driscoll, creator of digg.com favorite Daisy Owl. He added that syndication isnt even an aim for him. Thats really not what I want at all. I cant make the strip at the size I want, I cant make obscure references if I want, I cant use dirty language if I want. One example is a 3,000-pixel-long Daisy Owl strip with just two of the main characters sledding down a hill. After publication, two other artists drew their own versions, both with their own unique twists. Anthony Clark, who runs nedroid.com, drew a half bear, half potato and its bird friend (named Beartato and Reginald,
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Achewood (achewood.com) Its essentially a novel, starring cats, otters, bears, robots and junkie squirrels, with far more inventive cusses than have ever existed and a gift for individual language and voice that makes any reasonable person read with jaw agape. It takes a very long time to get into, due to the depths of the characters which are revealed slowly by their actions rather than by exposition. There is a very real chance that creator Chris Onstad will be remembered in future centuries as a storyteller as important as Dickens, Twain or Faulkner. Anders Loves Maria (anderslovesmaria.reneengstrom.com) Always intended to be a nite story, rather than ongoing; lots of different art styles, a real sense of character and personality in whats ultimately a relationship story between very screwed up people, all of whom manage to be both sympathetic and completely enraging at the same time. Also features a very matter-of-fact approach to sex and sexuality. Kate Beaton (katebeaton.com) Not a strip, a series of distinct comics from the creator of the same name. Distinct loose, scribbly style, usually focusing on some aspect or character from history, or on Beatons conversations with her 10year-old self. Always hilarious. Dinosaur Comics (qwantz.com) A three-character play told in small snippets, and T-rex and his friends ponder the Grand Questions of the Universe, like What is the Deal with Shakespeare?, Will the Future Think Im Evil for Eating a Lot
of Friggin Animals?, and Is There Anything Better than Stomping on this Little House? Also: Why Are Raccoons and Octopuses So Creepy? The Adventures of Dr McNinja (drmcninja.com) There is no part of the image that just formed in your mind that is not awesome. A full page three times a week, each of which both advances the story and is complete and satisfying by itself. Irregular Webomic (irregularwebcomic.net) (Irregular Webcomic) weaves nearly 20 intersecting story lines via LEGO gures, and regularly features both the worst puns and the most enlightening essays on aspects of science to be found on the web. Starslip (starslip.com) Imagine Battlestar Galactica/Star Trek/Star Wars crossed with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Space pirates, aliens, intrigue, art criticism, sci- McGufns and a little bit of heartbreak and pathos. And its HILARIOUS. Templar, AZ (webcomicsnation.com/ spike/Templar/series.php) A wildly inventive little drama about a town in Arizona thats not quite the Arizona that we know. Incredible art, awesomely deep story, so many ideas just kicking around creator Spikes head, that we can only pray she gets them all out for us to share. But then again, ask me tomorrow and Ill have a different list.
Leading by example
Leaders usually come in two distinct categories ies one of them being the Ra, Ra leader who cheerleads with h vocal energy. But not everyone possesses that energy. Some leaders eaders go to work before anyone else, leave after anyone else, train harder than anyone else and, in return, motivate teammates es to work to their full potential, while saying little. These people e lead by example.
By Emerson Marcus
Ryan Kotey has already won two National Collegiate Boxing Association championships, but when head coach Mike Martino appointed him team captain at the beginning of the 2008-09 season, Kotey was worried. Im not a real loud guy, Kotey said. Im not really an energetic leader. In the past, Kotey sat in the shadows of other national champions, who were older and more experienced. He also knew being the team captain meant he would be responsible for his teammates, not just himself. But since the appointment, Kotey has answered the call, leading his team his way. I lead by example, he said. Kotey led the Nevada boxing team Friday in its 2009 home opener at the Eldorado Hotel Casino. Nevada won six out of 10 bouts Friday. Boxers from the Air Force Academy, UNLV, California, Santa Clara and UC Davis were present for the ght. Kotey led by example at the Eldorado as a quiet team captain. His ability to lead by example is what makes him perfect for our young team this year, Martino said. Before his bout, Kotey secluded himself to the warm up area outside the showroom, exercising with jump ropes and cerebral concentration. He wanted to be alone to focus on his competition. Individuality is an aspect of boxing Kotey didnt have when he was a linebacker playing at Placer High School in Auburn, Calif. I love individual sports because you dont have to worry about anyone but yourself, he said. Team sports are good, but it all comes down to personal training (in individual sports). All eyes are on you. While playing high school football, one of Koteys teammates told him about boxing, so he tried it out. He started boxing at a local gym within a mile of his house his junior year, establishing a style that he still uses today. Koteys style is one of patience. He is an excellent counter-puncher who bides his time in the ring, while taking advantage of his opponents mistakes. Its more important for me to not get hit and look for the opening, and land big shots rather than trying to score individual points here and there, and look for big shots. Once I have them a little off balanced, I look for big shots, Kotey said. Thats what he did Friday night. Midway through the second round, Kotey landed a right hand that sent Santa Claras Luis Sierra spiraling awkwardly into the ropes. Kotey had waited for the right moment to attack, and that was it. He moved toward his opponent, landing a devastating combination that put Kotey in an aggressor role. I saw him get a little wavy in his legs and the killer instinct came in, Kotey said. As soon as I saw him get off-balanced I just stepped in and went for the knockout. Kotey went on to win the bout in a third-round referee stoppage that was not without controversy. I wanted to pistol whip the ref, Sierra said. I wasnt hurt. I know he was winning the ght, but you got to give me the opportunity to nish if I wasnt hurt. After the ght, Kotey acknowledged ged that his opponent was wobbling ng and the referees decision was as justied. For Kotey, the bout started the home me portion of his season off right. ht. But it wasnt the beginning of his journey urney to a third straight championship ship that started last April. After winning the 156-pound weight eight class championship last year, ar, Kotey only took two weeks off before fore getting back to training. Training is also a cerebral enjoyment ent for the quiet leader.
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Pack takes 7th straight Caddyshack eases pain

By Juan Lpez
Jane Albrights had enough. Nevadas womens basketball coach lashed out at the city of Reno after her teams 61-50 victory over San Jose State. Albright was looking ahead to the Wolf Packs game this Friday against second-place Fresno State. Its our home oor, she said. Its a big game. We should have 5,000 people here, and if we dont, theres something wrong with this town. Ill just tell them at out. Im going to put it all on the city of Reno because these kids are playing their guts out. The students need to be here, everybody needs to be here to help us win that big game and if theyre not here, we just might not play. Albright might have been kidding about that we just might not play comment, but her feelings are understood. Nevada is 7-0 in the Western Athletic Conference, its best conference start yet, and leads the Western Athletic Conference over Fresno State by one-and-ahalf games. Yet, the attendance for the teams home games is second-to-last in the WAC, averaging 647 fans a game. Only Utah State averages a smaller crowd per game (602). Fan attendance is a varying thing, but the Wolf Packs play The Wolf Packs 72-61 loss at Utah State was tough, but there are some positives the team can take from the game. Nevada is still very much in the race for the Western Athletic Conference Emerson regular season Marcus championship while some of its players inspired with their play Thursday. The Wolf Pack just needs to take a step back and take a lesson from the Zen master Ty Webb, Chevy Cases character in Caddyshack. Webb was the cool rebel millionaire from the 1970s classic. His inspiring quotes will go a long way in easing the pains of the Wolf Pack and its fans. Here are three reasons he would emphasize why the Wolf Pack and its faithful will be OK the rest of the season. philosopher Basho once wrote a ute with no hole is not a ute, and a doughnut with no hole is a Danish. Nanananananananana. I believe he also said the Wolf Pack without a solid leader at the guard position is a not a pack. And Armon Johnson without the ball equals an upset Mark Fox. On Thursday, Johnson was slashing opponents with the ball while leading his teammates on the court, shooting
ARMON JOHNSON
You know, the great Zen
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Nevada pulls VCU in BracketBusters

Staff Report
The Nevada mens basketball team announced Monday that it will host Virginia Commonwealth University Feb. 20 in the ESPNU BracketBusters. Were certainly excited to be a part of the ESPNU BracketBusters again, and were excited about playing on the nations premier television network, Nevada mens basketball head coach Mark Fox said. We are playing a very good VCU team, a team that understands winning. This game marks the sixth appearance the Wolf Pack has made in the BracketBusters. The Rams, from the Colonial Athletic Association, are 16-6 this season with a 9-2 conference mark. The Rams were 24-8 last season en route to a second consecutive CAA regular-season championship and earned a bid to the National Invitational Tournament. As part of the BracketBusters agreement, Nevada will travel to Richmond, Va. to play VCU next season. The BracketBusters was created in 2003 in conjunction with the Western Athletic Conference, ESPN and many other top college basketball conferences to pit potential NCAA tournament hopefuls against each other. Nevada is 4-0 at home all-time in BracketBusters. The Wolf Packs only defeat in a BracketBusters came last season when it fell 74-49 at Southern Illinois.
Nevada womens basketball player Cherlanda Franklin defends during the Wolf Packs 77-45 win Friday against Boise State.
is not. Nevada went undefeated (7-0) in the month of January, beating opponents by an aver-
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age of 13.6 points per game. The perfect month was the rst ever
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Mens Basketball
Louisiana Tech 7:05 p.m. Thursday New Mexico State 5:05 p.m. Saturday
SILK
AROUND THE WAC
THE SKINNY: The Wolf Pack is ailing from a tough road loss Jan. 29 against Utah State, but home cooking is on the way. Nevada returns to Lawlor Events Center for a double dip and a chance to pull closer to rst-place Utah State in the Western Athletic Conference standings. The Wolf Pack should be able to handle the Bulldogs, but look out for New Mexico State. Nevada cant afford to fall further behind in the standings or it may fail to win the Western Athletic Conference regular season championship for the rst time in six years.
Womens Basketball
Fresno State 7 p.m. Friday Utah State 2 p.m. Sunday
THE SKINNY: Still undefeated in conference play at 7-0, Nevada will look to continue its streak. But Fresno State, last seasons WAC representative in the NCAA tournament, will be a huge test for the conferences rst place team.
Nevada diver Candice Minette dives in a meet earlier this season against Idaho at Lombardi Pool.
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Softball
Nevada drops meet to Spartans

SWIMMING AND DIVING
The Wolf Pack swimming and diving team may not be the favorite to win the Western Athletic Conference championships later this month when they travel to San Antonio, Texas. Nevada lost to San Jose State 170.5-129.5 Saturday at San Jose, Calif.. The loss marked the second time this season the Wolf Pack has lost to the Spartans. Nevada also lost to San Jose State 127-115, Oct. 11 at Las Cruces, N.M. For the Wolf Pack, Candice Minette took the 1-meter dive and Courtney Eads won the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:14.96. But that wasnt good enough to beat the streaking Spartans. San Jose State is 15-1 this season and is a serious threat to ending the Wolf Packs quest for a three-peat as WAC champions.
*CSU Bakerseld 10:30 a.m. Friday *Northwestern 3:30 p.m. Friday *Arizona 11:30 a.m. Saturday *Wichita State 5:30 p.m. Saturday *Kansas 9 a.m. Sunday *in Tempe, Ariz.
THE SKINNY: The Nevada softball team opens its season as a top-25 team in every major poll on the road in the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz. The Wolf Pack upset No. 1 Arizona in this tournament last year, but teams will be looking to upset Nevada this season.
Womens Track and Field
United Heritage Invitational in Boise, Idaho Friday and Saturday
THE SKINNY: The Wolf Pack will look to improve its record in Boise this weekend. Nevada has two matches left after the Heritage Invitational before it heads back to Boise for the Western Athletic Conference championships Feb. 26, 27 and 28.
Nevada forwards Marissa Hammond, left, and Cherlanda Franklin, right, and guard Dellena Criner battle a trio of San Jose State players for a rebound during the Wolf Packs 61-50 win Sunday. The Wolf Pack outrebounded the Spartans 41-36.
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WHOS HOT
DARIO HUNT MENS BASKETBALL Dont look now, but Wolf Pack big man Dario Hunt just tied Nick Fazekas all-time Nevada block record for a freshman. Hunt blocked a career-high six shots Saturday against Idaho, which gave him 44 on the season and a share of a new record. Hunt hasnt supplied the Wolf Pack with much of an offensive presence, but he is providing solid defense underneath and thats his primary job.
Missing a Super Bowl kickoff goes against my code of ethics

an Jose States not on my good side right now. Sunday afternoon while everyone was sitting at home watching Super Bowl XLIII and making predictions, I was sitting on press row at the Nevada vs. San Jose State womens basketball game. First of all, let me clarify that I was not mad that I missed the Super Bowl due to a womens basketball game. I love womens sports. Im mad that I had to miss the big game, period. I became a football fan in the 1999-00 season. That year, the Juan St. Louis Rams Lpez battled the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV. Since then, the Titans have been my favorite team and since then I have never missed a Super Bowl kickoff. The Super Bowl has become a part of me. Even though my team has yet to reach the pinnacle since 2000, I still love watching two teams leave it all on the line for the Lombardi Trophy. And yet here I was, sitting at Lawlor Events Center watching the Wolf Pack battle the Spartans. When I looked down at my phone and saw that it was 3:45
WOMENS BASKETBALL
Pack set for tilt of WACs best

If the Nevada womens basketball teams 32-point win Friday against 2008 WAC regular season champion Boise State was a statement, a win this Friday against Fresno State would all but seal the Wolf Packs championship fate in 2008-09. The Bulldogs, currently in second place, are a game and a half behind the Wolf Pack. They shared the regular season WAC championship last season with Boise State and actually won the conference tournament, serving as the sole WAC representative in the 2008 NCAA womens basketball tournament. The Bulldogs are the most prolic scoring team in the conference this season with 71.8 points per game, which should make for an interesting match up against Nevadas second ranked WAC scoring defense (60 ppg). Also, Nevadas historic winning streak is on the line. The Wolf Pack has won seven in a row which is two games behind the school record nine set by the 1999-200 team.
WHOS NOT
BRANDI JONES WOMENS BASKETBALL The Wolf Pack has been hot for a while now but Brandi Jones has been cold as ice. During Nevadas seven-game winning streak, Jones has shot 35.4 percent from the eld and is averaging only 8.7 points per game. Jones needs to live up to her preseason second-team all-Western Athletic Conference selection if the Wolf Pack hopes to make a serious run at its rst-ever NCAA tournament berth.
p.m., I realized that I had missed the kickoff. For this, I blame one singular entity: San Jose State. Before the game, some fellow reporters and I had a little chitchat with Nevadas Associate Athletics Director Keith Hackett. We jokingly asked Hackett why the game time wasnt moved up so we wouldnt miss the Super Bowl. He said that Nevada went to the WAC and asked them to move up tip-off, but the WAC said they couldnt do it because San Jose State would be unable to get to Reno at an earlier time than the slated 2 p.m. Basically, the Spartans could not travel here the night before because they did not have the sufficient funds to pay for a hotel. So the 2 p.m. start time was due to a money issue. When I heard it was a money thing, my feelings of hate eased up, but I thought about it and its time for me to be selfish. Im always looking out for other people. Its me time. San Jose State, you owe me a Super Bowl kickoff.
LYNDALE BURLESON SHOULD BE RIDING THE BENCH

Im all for giving guys an opportunity to shine. Since he came to Nevada, Lyndale Burleson has done nothing but put in work to try
and improve his game. Before this year, he had only started five games for the Wolf Pack. This year, hes started all 20 games for Nevada and is averaging 24.9 minutes per contest. Hes been given a chance to play, but has stunk it up. Ill be the last person to criticize a guy who goes out and gives it his all every night, but Burlesons stats make me want to throw up. Hes shooting 32.5 percent from the field, 31.6 percent from the 3-point line and is averaging 3.8 points per game. Hes only gotten to the free-throw line 13 times this year. I know scoring is not his forte, but for a guy getting that much playing time he should be able to do a little more. I dont know about you guys, but Im tired of watching Burleson pull up from beyond the arc, throw up an air ball and look at his hands like the ball slipped or something. Its time for Nevada coach Mark Fox to stop kidding himself. If he really wants to win, Fox needs to start Brandon Fields and send Burleson back to the bench. Put the team before the individual.
Juan Lpez can be reached at jlopez@ nevadasagebrush.com.
MENS BASKETBALL
Aggies survive 60-foot buzzer beater against Fresno State

Fresno States Sylvester Seay nailed a 60-foot heave Saturday, sending the Bulldogs battle with Utah State to overtime. The Aggies won in overtime, though, 83-77. With 0.6 seconds on the clock in regulation, Fresno State inbounded the ball to Seay who shot a prayer for the tie. Utah State would score the rst ve points in overtime, but the Bulldogs came back to tie the game at 77-77. After a Tyler Newbold 3-pointer, Utah State would grab a lead it didnt relinquish. With the win, the Aggies extended their record to 21-1, 9-0 in the WAC, which is the best start to a season in school history. he win came two days after Utah State beat The the Wolf Pack 72-61 in Logan, Utah.
BY THE NUMBERS
LF PACK BASKETBALL TEAM AVERAGES THIS SEASON (FIRST IN THE WAC). THEY PLAY NEVADA SATURDAY. FIVE WERE THE POINTS IDAHO LED THE WOLF MENS BASKETBALL TEAM BY WITH 4:42 LEFT IN SATURDAYS GAME. NEVADA CAME BACK TO BEAT THE VANDALS 69-65. 13 ARE THE WINS NEVADA WOMENS BASKETBALL HEAD COACH JANE ALBRIGHT HAS, WHICH MAKES HER THE WINNINGEST FIRST-YEAR WOMENS BASKETBALL COACH IN SCHOOL HISTORY.
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WAS ARIZONAS SOFTBALL RANKING LAST YEAR WHEN THE NEVADA SOFTBALL TEAM BEAT THEM.
THIRTY-TWO ARE THE POINTS THE WOLF PACK WOMENS BASKETBALL TEAM BEAT BOISE STATE BY FRIDAY. NEVADA IS S 7-0 IN
CONFERENCE PLAY .410 IS THE WOLF PACK MENS BASKETBALL TEAMS DEFENSIVE SHOOTING PERCENTAGE, FIRST IN THE WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE. SEVENTEEN ARE THE DAYS BEFORE THE WOLF PACK BASEBALL TEAM STARTS THE 2009 SEASON O STATE ON THE ROAD AGAINST THE GONZAGA BULLDOGS FEB. 20 . 77.3 ARE THE POINTS PER GAME THE NEW MEXICO
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Pack blows out Broncos without coach

By Lukas Eggen
The Wolf Pack beat Boise State Friday 77-45 in its largest margin of victory this season despite the absence of head coach Jane Albright, who was in North Carolina attending the funeral of former North Carolina State coach Kay Yow. It wasnt easy to step in and try and be Albright, Nevada assistant coach Ron Stewart said. It was a tough two days, but we played team basketball and they stepped in to get a big home win. Although the players knew they would miss Albrights presence on the sideline, guard Dellena Criner knew that it would be important to play hard in the absence of her coach. Knowing that our coach was gone, we just had to focus and play our hearts out, Criner said. Albright was very happy with the way the team came together while she was gone. Theyre such warriors, she said. They work every day. They ght. They love each other. They care about each other.
NEVADA KEY STATS

The Wolf Pack has won
seven consecutive games, its longest winning streak since the 1999-00 season when it won nine in a row. With its wins this past week against Boise State and San Jose State, Nevada moved to 7-0 in conference play, its best ever start to the conference season.
MAKING HISTORY WITH BIG WIN

With its wins against San Jose State and Boise State, the Wolf Pack has started 7-0 in conference play for the rst time in program history. The win streak also marks the second-longest winning streak in program history (nine games in 1999-2000). The Wolf Pack also nished the month of January without a loss, a feat that Albright calls unbelievable. Despite this success, players and coaches know that there is still a lot of work for them to do. There are still a couple of teams that we havent seen yet, Stewart said. So we have a long ways to go. Criner knows that the season is still young. We have a lot of games ahead of us, she said. But it feels amazing to be making history.
conference loss of the year. The Spartans led for most of the rst half before Nevada took a 23-22 lead into the locker room. We were flat, we just couldnt pull it out in the first half, forward Cherlanda Franklin said. Hammonds seven points and five rebounds in the first half kept the Wolf Pack in the game. Im just looking to do whatever I can to help my team, Hammond said. One thing I always try to do even if Im not scoring and not rebounding, is try and go out and play hard. I just do whatever I can do to help my team out, even if its just giving someone a high-five after they hit a free throw to make them feel a little bit better about themselves. Albright recognized Hammonds performance. (Hammond) had the only hot offensive hand for our team tonight, she said. Hammond played a major role in propelling the Wolf Pack to a 7-0 conference record.
PACKS WINNINGEST FIRST-YEAR COACH

With Nevadas 61-50 win Sunday over San Jose State, Albright became the winningest first-year coach in the programs history. Albright surpassed Julie Hickey, who notched 12 wins during the 1982-83 season. Albright is now 13-7 at the helm of the Wolf Pack and has led Nevada to its best conference start yet.
Lukas Eggen can be reached at sports@nevadasagebrush.com.
HAMMOND SHINES IN UGLY GAME

Dellena Criner goes for a layup Friday in the Wolf Pack 77-45 win against Boise State. That victory and another against San Jose State Sunday moved the Wolf Packs winning streak to seven games as it looks forward to its battle Friday against Fresno State.
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For much of the rst half, it looked like the Wolf Pack was on its way to suffering its rst
Nevada loses to rival Spartans in dual meet

By Chris Gabriel
The Nevada swimming and diving team failed to pull out the victory Saturday in its final dual meet of the season. The Wolf Pack fell to the San Jose State Spartans 170.5 to 129.5. San Jose State has a history of giving Nevada a big challenge. San Jose (State) is, by far, our hardest road team all year, Nevada head coach Mike Richmond said. They play extremely aggressive and tough. The San Jose swimmers had high-tech swimming suits. At one point, San Jose was ranked number three in the nation. Nevada was led by senior Courtney Eads performance in the 1,000-yard freestyle. She recorded a personal best time of 10:14.96. Courtney did very, very well this weekend, Richmond said. It was definitely her best time this season so far. The San Jose State swimmers were extremely aggressive, but Eads counteracted that with aggressive swimming of her own. Swimmer Margaret Doolittle and diver Candice Minette also shined for the Wolf Pack. Doolittle won the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:04.58 while Minette won the one and three-meter dives. Minette was named the Western Athletic Conference Diving Athlete of the Week for Jan. 26- Feb. 1 for her efforts. The award marks the third time this season Minette has been named Athlete of the Week. After this weekends loss, Nevada fell to 6-3 in the dual portion of the season while San Jose State improved to 15-1. The Wolf Pack will next compete in the WAC Championship. Were just now starting to hit our stride, Richmond said. Washington State was a good turning point for us. I think weve been in a good position so far and I am optimistic about our chances. Since Nevada lost to Washington State on Nov. 1, it beat both UC Davis and Idaho before losing to the Spartans on Saturday. The girls are pretty levelheaded and their confidence is high, Richmond said. Were ready for the WAC Championship when the time comes. Well be even more prepared when we get the high-tech suits on. The WAC Championship takes place February 25-28 in San Antonio, Texas. The Wolf Pack has won backto-back WAC championships. It joined the conference in 2000.
Chris Gabriel can be reached at sports@nevadasagebrush.com.
Nevada swimmer Courtney Eads competes in a dual match earlier this season. The Wolf Pack has won back-to-back Western Athletic Conference championships, but its loss to San Jose State Saturday may mean its successful run is about to come to an end.
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Boxing Showdown
Jan. 30th, 2009
Eldorado Hotel/Casino Showroom
Fight No. 1 130-pound 130 0-po weight class: cla ass: Santa San nta C Claras Brandon Bra ando o Dahl defeated defeat ted D Dean Chuva of Ai o Air Force in a decision. dec Fight No. 2 Fig 190 190-pound weight we eigh class: Californias Califo orni Art Avetisyan Avetisy yan d defeated John Priest Pri iest o of UNLV in a decision. decision. Fight No No. o. 3 132-pound 132-pou nd w weight class: Californias Californi ias D David Rosene eld d defeated Rodolfo Z Zorr Zorrilla of Nevada i in a retirement.
Fight No. 6 190-pound weight class: Nevadas Stefan Michaelson defeated Brett Milnarich of Santa Clara in a decision. Fight No. 7 156-pound weight class: UNLVs Mickey Frasier defeated Brett Burgard of Nevada in a retirement. Fight No. 8 156-pound weight class: Nevadas Jeremy Catalano defeated Masoud Nafey of UC Davis in a referee stoppage. Fight No. 9 150-pound weight class: Nevadas Nate Weeden defeated Mike Dunn of Air Force in a decision.
Fight No. 11 139-pound weight gh ht class: Nevadas Sai Badveli dv veli defeated R. Starr rr of Air Force in a decision. io on. Fight No. 12 165-pound weight class: Nevadas Jacob Munson Decker r defeated Austin n Almand of Air Force or rce in a referee stoppage. e. Fight No. 13 156-pound weight gh ht class: Nevadas Ryan Ko Kotey otey defeated Luis Sierra ier rra of Santa Clara in a re referee eferee stoppage. Fight No. 14 185-pound weight gh ht class: Air Forces Boyce ce e Loomis defeated d Kenny Dyer-Redner dn ner of Nevada in a ref referee feree stoppage.
Jeremy Catalano
Fight No No. o. 4 135-pound 135-pou nd w weight class: Air Force Forces es D David Simon defeated d Luk Luke Tiano of Nevada i in a decision. Fight No No. o. 5 147-pound 147-pou nd w weight class: Santa Cla Claras aras Patrick Welde defeated de efeat David Keegan o of Ca California in a decision. decision .
Fight No. 10 185-pound weight class: Air Forces Lucas Gagliardi defeated James Fight No. 15 Gardner of Nevada in a Heavyweight: decision. Air Forces Cory Tintzman defeated ate ed Nyal Bedong of UNLV V in a referee stoppage. e.
Masoud Nafey
Catalano is future of Nevada boxing team

By Garrett Estrada
The future of the Nevada boxing program made an exciting debut Friday night in front of a large crowd. True freshman Jeremy Catalano led the Wolf Packs new ghters, providing one of the most impressive performances of the night. Catalano, a graduate of Spanish Springs High School, faced off against the tough Masoud Nafey of UC Davis in his rst collegiate career bout. Despite lacking experience and enough conditioning, the freshman came out of the corner in the rst round as the aggressor, setting the pace for the rest of the ght. By the middle of the second round, Catalano had Nafey running from him, scared of the vicious combinations that the Nevada ghter was throwing. The referee called the ght in the third round, making Catalanos rst career ght a victory referee stoppage. The humble ghter confessed that he was intimidated by his opponent at the beginning of the ght. He was stocky with a lot of muscle, Catalano said. He had his condence return once the ght began, assuring his belief that he could ght on the collegiate level. The biggest help was staying calm, Catalano said after the ght, still trying to catch his breath. I was more technical. It was just the best feeling to know that I was dominating the ght. The ght drew some of the biggest cheers from the large audience, which included friends and family members of Catalano. (The environment was) complete bliss, he said. Not everything went perfectly for the young ghter, who said that he was tired and needs to condition better before going into his next ght. He said he needed to run more and spend more time preparing. Nevada coach Mike Martino was very happy for the success of Catalano, speaking highly of his work ethic and love for the sport. He did really well, Martino said. It will take a while for him to mature, but he will be a future champion for us.
BADVELI
Catalano was not the only young ghter to leave the ring victorious, as Sai Badveli took down R. Starr of Air Force Academy, in one of the closest matches of the night. Going toe-to-toe with the Air Force cadet, Badveli out punched Starr in the rst two rounds. However, in the third, Starr rallied back, knocking down Badveli with a blow to the head. The late comeback made the match close, but Badveli won the decision with his strong performance in the opening rounds. After the ght, Badveli mentioned how exhausted he was going into the third round, causing him to walk into the punch that brought him to the oor.
My corner just told me to keep up the jab and dont act tired, Badveli said, speaking of how he survived the nal round. No one can beat the Academy guys in conditioning. The junior, who was born in India, said that some of the other rookie ghters might have been mismatched against the Air Force boxers, but for the rst three ghts, you dont really know what you are doing.
DECKER
Finishing the nights strong youth performances, secondyear ghter Jacob Munson Decker had an impressive win over Austin Almand of Air Force. Decker mentioned his training as one of the key factors to
his success on Friday. With the intensity and violence of this sport, its really on us to do the training, Decker said. We train just as hard as any of the other teams on campus. Thomas Gennero, former Nevada boxer and two-time champion, has high hopes for the young ghters and the future of the program. Four or ve guys got to taste what its liked to get punched in the mouth, to go three rounds, Gennero said. Im going to go in the gym with them and work with them. There is potential for this team to do really well for the next three to four years.
Garrett Estrada can be reached at sports@nevadasagebrush.com.
Headliner to redshirt in 2009 2008 runner-up falls early in return

By Emerson Marcus
Nevada junior boxer Francisco Torres will redshirt the 2009 season in order to come back and ght for the Wolf Pack next year. Torres suffered an emergency appendectomy last month and was told by doctors that ghting this season could cause him to bleed internally. It made me realize how much Im going to miss boxing, Torres said. Not being here and not having the gloves on; walking around and having people shake my hands asking, Hey, what happened? It makes me realize how many people really appreciate this program. Torres also missed the National Collegiate Boxing Association championships last season because of a broken nose. Torres won his regional bout in 2008 and was scheduled to ght on Nevadas 165-pound weight class card in the NCBA championships, but he was told to sit out because his nose became infected. I broke my nose and it started swelling up, Torres said of last seasons injury. I was going to man up, but the coaches noticed that my nose was swelling up so they took me to the doctors. We had to take care of it. Torres said he feels bitter about the injuries, but he isnt going to let that get in the way of coming back next year as a team leader for the Wolf Pack. He is our teams vocal leader, Nevada boxing coach Mike Martino said. Its fortunate we have boxers who can replace him in his weight class, but we are going to miss his leadership. Nevada boxer Jacob Munson Decker will replace Torres in
By Emerson Marcus
Kenny Dyer-Redners punches were missing and his defense was poor in his rst home ght since committing back to the Nevada boxing team this season. After the bout, Dyer-Redner said his heart wasnt in the ght. I just didnt feel the same passion that I usually do, he said. Dyer-Redner lost to Air Forces Boyce Loomis Friday in a 185-pound weight class ght, but not without landing a few solid punches. He broke the other guys nose, Nevada coach Mike Martino said. (Dyer-Redner) will be back. Im not too worried about him. Dyer-Redners biggest mistake came when he let his defense down in the second round. Air Force Academys team captain took advantage and stuck a streaking right hook into DyerRedners face, forcing him to fall to his knees. With little hesitation, the referee stopped the ght.
Its a challenge, Dyer-Redner said. Thats why we ght: to challenge ourselves. Thats the mentality. Ill be back. Nevada lost four of its 10 bouts Friday at the Eldorado, but none were more highlight-
ing than Dyer-Redners. Last year, he was the runnerup at the National Collegiate Boxing Association championships in Reno in the 175-pound
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Francisco Torres
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Nevada boxer Kenny Dyer-Redner sits in the ring after being knocked down by Boyce Loomis of the Air Force Academy.
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FEBRUARY 3, 2009 B5
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29
Team Utah State Nevada 1 30 34 2 42 27
T 72 61 REB 6 4 4 5 4 0 5 1 0 33 REB 7 4 4 2 1 3 4 0 3 5 35 AST 2 2 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 13 AST 1 2 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 12 MIN 34 33 20 37 38 21 11 3 3 200 MIN 34 28 15 24 34 22 17 4 8 14 200 PTS 22 7 2 14 8 15 1 3 0 72 PTS 17 3 3 3 18 11 2 0 0 4 61
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31
Team Idaho Nevada 1 32 33 2 33 36
Mens Basketball
T 65 69 REB 6 3 7 2 4 5 2 1 33 REB 2 10 12 7 5 2 0 1 2 2 44 AST 8 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 14 AST 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 MIN 38 22 29 34 17 31 26 3 200 MIN 33 29 31 35 18 22 14 13 2 3 200 FGM-A 6-11 0-3 4-11 3-9 4-9 2-6 4-7 0-3 23-59 FGM-A 1-6 9-16 3-4 3-11 1-4 1-6 5-8 0-2 0-0 1-1 24-58 FTM-A 6-7 0-0 0-0 5-10 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 12-19 FTM-A 0-0 5-5 1-2 4-5 3-4 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-2 0-0 16-22 Category Name School Statistic Points Jahmar Young NMSU 18.3 /game PTS 9.6 19 Rebounds Wendell McKines NMSU /game 0 Mac Hopson Idaho 6 8 Assists /game 11 Dario Hunt Nevada 2.1 8 Blocks /game 6 13 2008 NEVADA 0 65 PTS 2 24 8 10 5 3 15 0 0 2 69
2008 WAC STATISTICAL LEADERS
2008 NATIONAL STATISTICAL LEADERS
Utah State Wesley, T Wilkinson, G Williams, P Quayle, J Newbold, T Williams, S Jardine, B Myaer, J Formisano, M TOTALS Nevada Babbitt, L Cooke, M Hunt, D Burleson, L Johnson, A Fields, B Shaw, J Kraemer, R Phillips, R Phillips, A TOTALS
FGM-A 8-12 2-6 0-4 3-9 3-6 4-8 0-3 1-1 0-1 21-50 FGM-A 6-15 1-5 1-2 1-3 7-16 4-9 1-3 0-0 0-0 2-5 23-58
FTM-A 6-8 3-4 2-2 7-8 1-2 4-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 24-30 FTM-A 2-2 1-2 1-2 0-0 3-4 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 8-17
Idaho Hopson, M Simmons, T Wiley, B Watson, K Jefferson, M De Souza, L Morris, T Augusto, L TOTALS Nevada Burleson, L Babbitt, L Cooke, M Johnson, A Hunt, D Fields, B Shaw, J Kraemer, R Phillips, R Phillips, A TOTALS
Category Name School Statistic Points Stephen Curry Davidson 29 /game Rebounds Blake Grifn Oklahoma 14.1 /game Assists Brock Young East Carolina 8 /game Blocks Jarvis Varnado Mississippi St. 4.7 /game
2008 WAC STANDINGS
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Category Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Name Luke Babbitt Babbitt Armon Johnson Dario Hunt
Statistic 16 /game 7.7 /game 4.2 /game 2.1 /game
Team Conference Standings Overall Utah State 9-0 21-1 Nevada 6-2 13-8 Boise State 5-3 15-6 New Mexico State 5-4 11-11 Idaho 4-4 10-11 San Jose State 4-5 10-10 Hawaii 2-7 10-11 Louisiana Tech 2-7 8-14 Fresno State 1-6 9-13
SCORES FROM JAN. 29

Thursday
Game Idaho (W) vs. Boise State Utah State (W) vs. Nevada Hawaii (W) vs. Louisiana Tech NMSU (W) vs. San Jose State Score 63-59 72-61 54-53 89-81
SCORES FROM JAN. 31

Saturday
Game Score San Jose State (W) vs. Louisiana Tech 53-51 Utah State (W) vs. Fresno State 83-77 Nevada (W) vs. Idaho 69-65 New Mexico State (W) vs. Hawaii 82-72
Womens Basketball
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30
Team Boise State Nevada 1 25 39 2 20 38 T 45 77 REB 0 4 2 4 3 2 7 5 1 8 3 38 REB 2 1 6 9 3 0 1 1 0 2 8 0 3 2 40 AST 0 1 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 2 0 12 AST 3 3 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 19 MIN 17 17 28 17 22 30 20 19 5 15 10 200 MIN 22 27 27 26 15 6 10 9 8 11 18 4 10 7 200 PTS 6 0 7 0 2 3 5 12 0 6 4 45 PTS 11 14 20 9 2 0 7 2 0 4 2 0 0 6 77
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Team San Jose State Nevada 1 22 23
2 28 38
T 50 61 REB 6 2 3 5 2 4 1 2 3 36 REB 7 1 1 7 8 0 4 1 0 6 3 0 2 41 AST 2 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 10 AST 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 8 MIN 27 32 37 28 17 27 5 17 10 200 MIN 26 28 29 32 22 5 6 5 14 18 8 2 5 200
Boise State Pilcher, H VanBrocklin, C Galassi, J Moore, B Bos, J Malone, J Rima, M Stotler, M Gross, S Sanders, A Kepilino, R TOTALS Nevada Jones, B Ward, J Criner, D Franklin, C Moore, S Henry, B Cherry, M Woodard, B Williams, N Johnson, A Hammond, M Gross, J Lombardi, M Williams, K TOTALS
FGM-A 2-7 0-3 2-6 0-2 1-2 1-8 2-6 4-9 0-2 2-6 2-4 16-55 FGM-A 3-7 4-9 6-10 4-8 1-1 0-1 3-5 1-4 0-0 2-3 0-2 0-0 0-1 3-5 27-56
FTM-A 2-2 0-0 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-5 0-0 2-2 0-0 11-15 FTM-A 4-5 2-2 6-8 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 15-25
San Jose State Brown, A Sumler, S White, N Ridge, S Hamilton, D Shavers, C Broaden, M Calcagno, C Malicevic, Z TOTALS Nevada Jones, B Ward, J Criner, D Franklin, C Moore, S Cherry, M Woodard, B Williams, N Johnson, A Hammond, M Gross, J Lombardi, M Williams, K TOTALS
FGM-A 2-6 3-7 5-11 3-9 4-7 3-9 0-0 0-1 1-1 21-51 FGM-A 2-9 2-4 3-13 4-11 1-5 1-2 0-3 0-0 0-1 3-4 0-0 1-1 0-1 17-54
FTM-A 0-0 2-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-6 FTM-A 0-0 4-4 6-9 3-6 7-10 0-0 1-2 0-3 0-0 4-5 1-2 0-0 0-0 26-41
Category Name School Statistic Points Shanavia Dowdell La. Tech 15.2 /game PTS Rebounds Yinka Olorunnife Idaho 10.7 4 /game 8 Assists Dellena Criner Nevada 4.4 14 /game 6 Blocks Nicole Johnson Utah State 2 8 /game 8 0 0 2 2008 NEVADA 50 PTS 4 8 12 11 9 3 1 0 0 10 1 2 0 61
2008 WAC STATISTICAL LEADERS
2008 NATIONAL STATISTICAL LEADERS
Category Name School Statistic Points Dawn Evans James Madison 24.9 /game Rebounds Judie Lomax Columbia 13.9 /game Assists Shalee Lehning Kansas State 8.2 /game Blocks Loella Tomlinson St. Marys 5.6 /game
2008 WAC STANDINGS
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Category Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Name Dellena Criner
Statistic 15 /game Cherlanda Franklin 7.3 /game Criner 4.5 /game Franklin 0.9 /game
Team Conference Standings Overall Nevada 7-0 13-7 Fresno State 6-2 15-6 Idaho 5-2 8-10 Boise State 4-3 11-10 Louisiana Tech 4-3 11-10 Utah State 4-5 10-12 New Mexico State 2-5 6-15 Hawaii 1-7 4-17 San Jose State 1-7 2-19
SCORES FROM JAN. 30

Friday
Game Nevada (W) vs. Boise State Fresno State (W) vs. San Jose State Louisiana Tech (W) vs.NMSU Hawaii (W) vs.Utah State Score 77-45 73-44 77-51 63-61
SCORES FROM FEB. 1

Sunday
Game Fresno State (W) vs. Utah State Nevada (W) vs. San Jose State Idaho (W) vs. Hawaii Score 68-59 61-50 66-50
PAST RESULTS
Opponent Date Result W 64-49 L 67-53 L 81-63 L 66-53 W 99-91 W 71-63 W 85-82 L 59-37 L 62-47 W 67-53 W 52-47 L 62-59 L 59-51 W 64-57 W 61-56 W 56-49 W 69-59 W 66-52 W 77-45 W 61-50
REMAINING REGULAR SEASON GAMES

Opponent Fresno State Utah State New Mexico State Louisiana Tech Idaho Boise State Fresno State Idaho Hawaii Date Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 20 Feb. 22 Feb. 27 March 4 March 7 Tip-off 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 6:05 p.m. 12 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. Location Nevada Nevada Las Cruces, N.M. Ruston, La. Nevada Boise, Idaho Fresno, Calif. Moscow, Idaho Nevada
BRIEFS
E. Washington Nov. 14 at California Nov. 16 BYU Nov. 18 at UNLV Nov. 21 St. Marys Nov. 23 Northern Iowa Nov. 28 Louisville Nov. 29 at UCSB Dec. 4 at UCLA Dec. 7 at Santa Clara Dec. 18 UC Riverside Dec. 21 at Hampton Dec. 29 at Montana Dec. 30 La. Tech Jan. 8 NMSU Jan. 10 at Utah State Jan. 14 at Hawaii Jan. 17 at SJSU Jan. 25 Boise State Jan. 30 San Jose State Feb. 1
SOCCER
Wolf Pack to hold open tryouts

The Nevada soccer team will hold tryouts for current Nevada students Feb. 17-19 at Mackay Stadium. Those interested in trying out must be full-time students (12 credits) and must attend a mandatory meeting that will be held at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 9 in the AT&T Auditorium in Legacy Hall. The tryouts will be held from 2 - 3:30 p.m. at Mackay Stadium. The Wolf Pack finished the 2008 season at 3-13-3 under the direction of first-year head coach Jaime Frias. For questions or further information, contact assistant coach Missy Price at 775-682-6934.
MENS GOLF
Nevada in 10th after short rst day

The Nevada mens golf team is in 10th place partway through the second round of the Arizona Intercollegiate, held Feb. 2-3 at the Arizona National Golf Club in Tucson, Ariz. The action was suspended due to darkness late Monday with most players having three holes left to play. Sophomore Scott Smith is leading Nevada. Smith is tied for sixth individually with a twounder par through 11 holes. Junior Jared Becher is tied for 11th individually after shooting a one-over par through 15 holes. Pepperdine is leading the 17-team tournament at two-under par and holds a two-stroke advantage over Tennessee. Play will resume at 8 a.m. Tuesday with the third and nal round to follow immediately.
WAC GAMES THIS WEEK

Friday
Idaho at Louisiana Tech San Jose State at Hawaii Boise State at New Mexico State Fresno State at Nevada Time 12 p.m. 4 p.m. 6:05 p.m. 7 p.m. Score 12 p.m. 2 p.m. 4:05 p.m. 7 p.m.
Sunday
Boise State at Louisiana Tech Utah State at Nevada Idaho at New Mexico State Fresno State at San Jose State
WOMENS BASKETBALL
Pack moves up Pack it With Pink game

The Nevada womens basketball team moved its Pack it With Pink game against Idaho to Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at Lawlor Events Center. The game was originally slated for Feb. 20 at 7 p.m., but the mens basketball team will be playing its BracketBusters on that day. The Wolf Pack will, once again, be wearing its pink uniforms and any fans who wear pink will receive free admission to the game. Nevada is hosting its Pack it With Pink night to raise money for the Kay Yow Womens Basketball Coaches Association Cancer Fund. Wolf Pack cheerleaders will also be selling raffle tickets with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the fund. Yow was the coach at North Carolina State from 1975-2009. She passed away from breast cancer on Jan. 24, after being diagnosed in 1987.
WOMENS TENNIS
Pack picks up rst win of season

The University of Nevada womens tennis team picked up its rst win of the season, defeating Pacic 4-3 at the Hal Nelson Tennis Courts in Stockton, Calif. Sophomore Aodhnait Lombard defeated Olga Gumenyuk 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 to seal the win for Nevada. Junior Maria Mizyuk made her rst singles appearance of the season with a 7-6, 6-2 victory over Clara Schuhmacher. Nevada will return to action Feb. 14 when it will travel to battle No. 58 Sacramento State. Feb. 15, the Wolf Pack will also battle No. 59 Saint Marys in Moraga, Calif.
Saint Marys in the seventh annual ESPNU BracketBusters on Feb. 21. The exact time for tip-off will be announced Feb. 9. The Aggies are 3-0 all time in BracketBusters. Utah State defeated Northwestern State 66-63 at home during the 2005-06 season, won at Oral Roberts 71-65 during the 2006-07 and blew out UC Santa Barbara 72-59 at home last year. Saint Marys is 18-3 on the season and in third place in the West Coast Conference with a 5-2 league record. The Gaels are undefeated at home this year (8-0) and return eight letterwinners from last years team that went 25-7 and finished in second place in the WCC with a 12-2 league mark. The meeting will be the sixth ever between the two schools, with Utah State owning a 4-1 all-time advantage. Utah State also finally cracked the polls. The Aggies are ranked 25th in the Associated Press Poll and 22nd in the ESPN/ USA Today Coaches Poll. Utah State is 21-1 and has won 16 games in a row, the longest current winning streak in the nation.
Broncos to play in BracketBusters

Boise State, the third and nal Western Athletic Conference team selected to play in the ESPNU BracketBusters, will battle Portland State Feb. 21. Boise State is in third place in the WAC with a overall record of 15-6 and a conference record of 5-3. Portand State is 15-7 and is 6-3 in the Big Sky Conference this year. Portland State will play at Boise State next year, as part of the BracketBusters agreement. Tip-off for this game will be announced Feb. 9. ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN360.com will combine to televise the 13-game, 26-team event on Feb. 20-21.
MENS BASKETBALL
BracketBusters game announced
Utah State will travel to Moraga, Calif. to battle
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in the history of the program. It feels amazing to be playing and making history as were playing and having fun, guard Dellena Criner said. The unblemished month was also the rst-ever in Albrights storied career. Theyve been the perfect team, Albright said. We went through the whole month of January and didnt lose. In my entire life, I have never had a team go (undefeated) in a month in any conference. Find somebody that went through the month of January (undefeated). Its unbelievable what this teams done. The scary thing for the other teams in the WAC is that Nevada has yet to play to its full potential. Sunday against San Jose State, Nevada shot 31.5 percent from the oor, turned the ball over 14 times and made only one 3-point shot. Oh, and Criner, Nevadas leading scorer, started 0-for-8 from the eld. And the Wolf Pack still won by 11 points.
The Wolf Pack womens basketball team won its seventh-straight game Sunday, which is two games away from a school record.
We were just at the whole entire game and that always just comes from within, forward Cherlanda Franklin said. But a wins a win. No matter how ugly it is, we did get the W. Franklins feelings echo her coaches opinions. Winning ugly is still winning, no matter what anybody says, Albright said. I told them, my mother used to tell us, Alls well that ends well.
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Its been well for the Wolf Pack all season. Nevada has raised the bar for its program in just about every area. But guard Johnna Ward said the team is not getting too far ahead of itself. Its not like were the best team ever, she said. Were just playing each game and we just happen to win a lot.
Juan Lpez can be reached at jlopez@nevadasagebrush.com.
Nevada boxer Ryan Kotey has two championships as a junior, and is hungry for a third straight championship win this season in the 156-pound weight class as the Wolf Packs team captain in 2009.
Caddyshack
7-for-16 from the oor with 18 points. He was the entire package. But it wasnt just his performance while the clock was running that was impressive. Johnson was giving high ves to his teammates after big plays and choosing to bow out of ghts when Aggie players pushed him around. On one play, Johnson was shoved by Utah State forward Tai Wesley. After the shove, Johnson ew back but he didnt retaliate or let his intense emotions get the best of him. The referee gave Wesley a technical foul for his childish act, which further justied Johnsons cool response. It must have been a moment of satisfaction for Fox, whos had to watch Johnson react immaturely at times this season, and last.
AGGIES NOT SO GOOD

The mens basketball team has never taken advice from
me, but this is something they should pay close attention to. Next time they play Utah State, Feb. 28 at Lawlor Events Center, they should remember there is a force in the universe that makes things happen and all they have to do is get in touch with it. They have to stop thinking, let things happen, and be the ball. After all, the Wolf Pack had a 34-30 lead at half time and if it wasnt for a eight minute shooting draught in the second half, Nevada would have won. The Wolf Pack simply couldnt penetrate the Aggies zone defense. If the Wolf Pack would have stepped back and taken a deep breath to be the ball, then maybe those shots would have fallen, eliminating the effectiveness of the Aggie zone. Either way, Utah State isnt that good. The Aggies really havent played a solid opponent all year and its Western Athletic Conference games have included some inauspicious nail biters, especially Saturdays game against Fresno State that went to overtime on a 60-foot jump shot.
Nevada needs to relax and realize it can beat Judge Smails, I mean Utah State because, after all, the Aggies are a tremendous slouch.
Kotey
SCHEDULE MATTERS
The Wolf Pack, with nine games on the schedule, needs to see its future, be its future make! Make its future. There is still plenty of time for the Wolf Pack to make up ground on the Aggies. This isnt Russia, is this Russia? It isnt Russia, I didnt think so. This is America. Where the best team always comes out on top. The Wolf Pack is the best team, and if it can get back on the winning track this week at home, it will slowly make up ground on the Aggies. Dont worry Wolf Pack fans. There is still hope. Two games in the loss column is not bad. Utah State still has to play in Reno.
Emerson Marcus can be reached at emarcus@nevadasagebrush.com.
He spends an average of three hours each day working out and sparring at Nevadas team gym. Kotey also runs three miles each day to stay in shape, ensuring he doesnt get tired late in matches. Its intense, he said. Its very fast-paced. Koteys conditioning abilities were put to the test his freshman season. In 2007, teammate Francisco Torres beat Kotey in a box-off for the 156-pound weight class
spot. After the loss, Kotey gained the extra nine pounds to move up in class, but that didnt stop the then inexperienced boxer from winning a championship. Last season, Kotey returned to the 156-pound weight class after Torres suffered a broken nose. Kotey won again, giving him championships in two different weight classes. Kotey will remain in the 156-pound weight class this season as he seeks a third-straight championship. To stay in peak shape, Kotey has also worked diligently with teammate and sparring partner
Jacob Munson Decker. We beat each other up every day, Kotey said. We really push each other. For Kotey, 2009 will be the season to not only prove he can win another championship and be a solid team leader its also a chance for him to prove he is better than he has been in the past, something extremely important for him. Each year I try to come back faster, better and stronger than the year before, he said. I think Ive done that.
Dyer-Redner
weight class. The championship bout came down to the last round after Dyer-Redner split the rst two rounds with Navys Mike Steadman. In the nal round, though, Steadman and Dyer-Redner exchanged blows until Nevadas boxer absorbed a few solid hits in the nal 20 seconds, giving Steadman the win. I thought I had that ght, Dyer-Redner said. Losses like
that are tough. They make you question whether you are really as good as you think you are. Dyer-Redner, as a 185-pound weight class ghter, beat Loomis Feb. 1, 2008 in their only other meeting. He beat him before, so I dont really understand what happened tonight, Martino said. Dyer-Redner will remain in the 185-pound weight class to rematch Loomis in the regionals this April. Loomis, the Air Force boxing team captain, won the 185-pound regional belt last season but didnt ght in the
NCBA championships because he got sick. For Dyer-Redner, the ght wasnt supposed to happen. He thought he had fought his nal bout last season in the championships because he was scheduled to graduate last fall, but he decided to stay an extra semester after taking a smaller load last semester. Its kind of bittersweet that Im back, he said. I am denitely happy to be back and still ghting, though.
Torres
the 165-pound weight class this year. Decker showcased a strong performance Friday, ending his ght in a second round referee stoppage against Air Forces Austin Almand. Torres, who beat two-time
Nevada boxing champion Ryan Kotey for the 165-pound weight class slot in 2007, said he would look to lose weight in order to help out the team. Torres said he would comeback in the 147-pound weight class in 2010. Nevada is weak at the 147-pound weight class position and didnt play a boxer in the slot at Fridays 15-bout
event. Im going to try and do whats best for the team, Torres said. If I can drop, (Kotey) stay at 156 and (Decker) at 165 then we will have a solid squad for the nationals (next season).
Key losses
Hes very knowledgeable about the game, catcher Noelle Micka said. Just by talking to us and helping us understand where he came from, it really helped us with our mental game.
Bias, whose batting average jumped from .305 to .320 from 07 to 08, credited Dominique for her improvement. He was able to teach us the mental approach to the game, she said. A lot of us took hitting for granted and didnt look into the deeper picture of what you have to think about every at-bat
and how you have to prepare each day and how much practice it takes to be a great hitter. Dominique is no longer ofcially with the program, but still works individually with a few of the Wolf Pack players.
Juan Lpez can be reached at jlopez@nevadasagebrush.com.
Court Report
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AP TOP 25
1. Connecticut (64) 2. Oklahoma (5) 3. North Carolina (3) 4. Duke 5. Louisville 6. Pittsburgh 7. Wake Forest 8. Marquette 9. Xavier 10. Clemson 11. Butler 12. Purdue 13. Michigan State 14. Memphis 15. UCLA 16. Texas 17. Villanova 18. Gonzaga 19. Minnesota 20. Syracuse 21. Kansas 22. Washington 23. Illinois 24. Arizona State 25. Utah State
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Dayton 95, Davidson 85, Missouri 39, Penn State 37, LSU 36, West Virginia 33, South Carolina 33, UNLV 29, Florida 24, Providence 14, USC 8, Notre Dame 7, Siena 4, Kansas State 4, Northeastern 3, Ohio State 3, Kentucky 2, Arizona 2, Florida State 1, Northern Iowa 1, Virginia Military 1.
20-1 21-1 19-2 19-2 17-3 19-2 17-2 19-2 19-2 18-2 19-1 17-4 17-4 18-3 17-4 16-4 18-3 16-4 18-3 17-5 17-4 16-5 18-4 16-5 21-1
Pack, NMSU to battle once again

Nevada will host surging Aggies on Saturday
By Emerson Marcus
Nevada and New Mexico States basketball programs have created some heated moments in past years. The match ups often possess important Western Athletic Conference standing implications, along with good old-fashioned rabble rousing from both camps. Remember when Nevada fans came to Lawlor Events Center two years ago with pizza boxes to taunt New Mexico State after guard Tyrone Nelson was removed from the team for robbing a pizza delivery boy? And who can forget the Wolf Packs early exit to the WAC tournament last season at the hands of Aggie stars Herb Pope and Justin Hawkins, who combined for 41 points to end Nevadas four-year streak of attending the NCAA tournament? But both Pope and Hawkins are gone this season, altering the Aggie lineup and changing the scope of the rivalry. However, the rivalry remains strong. Just ask New Mexico State players if they want revenge for their 79-71 overtime loss at home to the Wolf Pack on Jan. 8. That game will be fresh on the minds of both teams on Saturday but the Wolf Pack will come out victorious again if it can focus on two key factors.
NEVADA SCHEDULE
Date
Nov. 15 Nov. 18 Nov. 22 Nov. 26 Nov. 29 Dec. 2 Dec. 6 Dec. 9 Dec. 14 Dec. 17 Dec. 20 Dec. 27 Dec. 31 Jan. 3 Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Jan. 15 Jan. 17 Jan. 22 Jan. 29 Jan. 31 Feb. 5 Feb. 7 Feb. 12 Feb. 14 Feb. 26 Feb. 28 Mar. 5 Mar. 7
Opponent
at Montana State at San Diego Oregon State Pacic at Portland at Colorado State UNLV Sonoma State Southern Illinois Arkansas-Pine Bluff at California Idaho State North Carolina Idaho at New Mexico State at Louisiana Tech Boise State Fresno State Hawaii at Utah State at Idaho Louisiana Tech New Mexico State at San Jose State at Hawaii at Fresno State Utah State San Jose State at Boise State
Result
W 72-63 L 65-51 W 79-71 L 67-59 L 63-61 W 82-76 L 64-57 W 95-39 W 62-48 W 87-58 L 75-66 W 68-63 L 84-61 L 78-73 W 79-71 W 67-64 W 77-63 W 65-60 W 74-63 L 72-61 W 69-65 7:05 p.m. 5:05 p.m. 7 p.m. 9:05 p.m. TBA 7 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 8:15 p.m.
PROBABLE STARTERS
NEW MEXICO STATE

32, Center, Hamidu Rahman Sophomore, 7-foot, 240 pounds; 7 ppg, 5 rpg 31, Forward, Wendell McKines Sophomore, 6-foot-6, 224 pounds; 12.4 ppg, 9.6 rpg 1, Guard, Jahmar Young Sophomore, 6-foot-4, 160 pounds; 18.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg 22, Guard, Jonathan Gibson Junior, 6-foot-2, 180 pounds; 14 ppg, 1.4 spg 13, Guard, Hernst Laroche Freshman, 6-foot-1, 170 pounds; 4.9 ppg, 4.2 apg
Feb. 21 Virginia Commonwealth
WAC STANDINGS
GUARDING THE AGGIE SHOOTER

New Mexico State guard Jahmar Young is playing better than Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Homes in the corner of the end zone. Young was named the WAC Player of the Week after he averaged 28.5 points per game and shot 72.7 percent from the oor in two games against San Jose State and Hawaii last week. Young is a very talented sophomore who averaged 10.8 ppg last season. He has the talent to be a conference Most Valuable Player some year and maybe play at the next level, but he needs to get bigger. He is only 160 pounds, standing 6-foot-4. Youngs thin frame averages 34 minutes per game and is often forced to carry too much of the Aggie offensive load. The Wolf Pack needs to take the Aggie shooter out of his rhythm by hitting him early and often. On Jan. 8, the Wolf Pack used that game plan against Young and he suffered for it. Against Nevada, Young shot 3-for-16 from the oor with eight points. He was also on the court for 43 of the games 45 minutes. Can Nevada repeat its defensive performance against Young? A physical showing from Nevadas guards will be necessary. But if that doesnt happen, Young could continue his hot shooting, handing the Wolf Pack its third conference loss of the season.
Standings Conference
Utah State Nevada Boise State Idaho San Jose State Hawaii Louisiana Tech Fresno State 9-0 6-2 5-3 4-4 4-5 2-7 2-7 1-6
Overall
21-1 13-8 15-6 11-11 10-11 10-10 10-11 8-14 9-13
New Mexico State 5-4
NEVADA
5, Forward, Luke Babbitt Freshman, 6-foot-9, 225 pounds; 16 ppg, 7.7 rpg 15, Forward, Malik Cooke Sophomore, 6-foot-6, 205 pounds; 9.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg 44, Forward, Dario Hunt Junior, 6-foot-8, 230 pounds; 3.7 rpg, 2.1 bpg 1, Guard, Lyndale Burleson Senior, 6-foot-3, 190 pounds; 3.8 ppg, 1.1 spg 23, Guard, Armon Johnson Sophomore, 6-foot-3, 195 pounds; 14.5 ppg, 4.2 apg
TALE OF THE TAPE

*All statistics through games 2/3/2009
Nevada
41.4 27.8 72.6 11.4 12.2 +4.4 69.8 41.0 37.8 7.5 5.0 65.3 19.1 35.1 61.9
(13-8, 6-2)
Category
OFFENSE Field Goal Pct. 3-Point Pct. Free Throw Pct. Assists Turnovers Scoring Margin Scoring DEFENSE Field Goal Pct. Rebounds Steals Blocks Scoring MISCELLANEOUS Personal Fouls Def. 3-Point FG Pct Won-Lost Pct.
(11-11, 5-4) 46.3 40.6 70.8 14.5 13.4 +2.9 77.3 42.6 35.1 7.0 4.0 74.5 18.6 31.9 50.0
NMSU
WEEKLY GLANCE Pack looks for season sweep of Aggies

Last season, Nevada defeated New Mexico State twice in the regular season before falling to the Aggies in the second round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament. The Wolf Pack will once again look for the sweep of the Aggies (Nevada defeated New Mexico State 79-71 Jan. 8). In the teams three meetings last year, Nevada guard Brandon Fields averaged 20 points per game. Look for the surging Fields to get extended playing time against New Mexico State and continue to torch the Aggies.
Juan Lpez
BABBITT, JOHNSON LATE-GAME SHOOTING

Shooting draughts have plagued the Wolf Pack down the stretch in 2008-09. The Utah State game was a perfect example. To stop these draughts, Nevada needs to get solid performances from its go-to guys Luke Babbitt and Armon Johnson. Against the Aggies on Jan. 8, Babbitt and Johnson shined down the stretch. They combined to shoot 15-for-35 from the eld, but it was their combined 12 points in overtime that won the game. Johnson and Babbitt outscored the Aggies in the nal ve minute period. If Nevada is to beat New Mexico State and other teams in the WAC, it needs to be able to rely on the shooting of Babbitt and Johnson late in games because it hasnt been able to rely on anyone else in those situations all season.
Emerson Marcus can be reached at emarcus@ nevadasagebrush.com
WAC TOP 50 STAT LEADERS

Rebounds: W. McKines NMSU 9.6 (24) Assists: M. Hopson Idaho 6.0 (17) D. ONeil Fresno State 5.5 (33) A. Thomas Boise State 5.4 (37) D. Hunt Nevada 2.1 (43)
THIS WEEKS GAME

NMSU at Nevada
When: Saturday, 5:05 p.m. Where: Lawlor Events

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MAKING THE CALL
STAFF PICKS
OPTIMIST SAYS: Nevada battled Utah State last week and came up on the short end. But the Wolf Pack proved its a legitimate threat to take the Western Athletic Conference crown. New Mexico State is just another bump in the road for Nevada as it once again sets its sights on rst place in the conference. Theres no more losing at home for the Wolf Pack. OUTCOME: Nevada wins 75-64. PESSIMIST SAYS: The Aggies have won two conference games in a row and are starting to hit their stride. New Mexico State brings the Western Athletic Conferences highest-scoring offense and most potent scorer in guard Jahmar Young. Nevada wont be able to keep up with the up-and-down pace the Aggies will bring. OUTCOME: NMSU wins 85-72.
DIFFERENCE MAKER JAHMAR YOUNG

Nevada knows all about Jahmar Young. In two regular-season meetings last year, the then-freshman torched Nevada for 18.5 points per game on a combined 17-of-31 shooting. This year has been nothing but the same for Young. He leads the Western Athletic Conference in scoring (18.3 points per game) and 3-point shooting percentage (45.5). Hes only 160 lbs., but hes not afraid to draw contact. Young is second in the WAC only to Utah States Gary Wilkinson in free-throws attempted. Young will likely see a myriad of Nevada defenders, which is what it will take to try and slow down this prolic scorer. Jahmar Young
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softball preview
Packs dominant rook F

or those who thought Luke Babbitt was the only talented freshman coming to Nevada this year, think again. Meet Mallary Darby. Darby, a Spanish Springs High School graduate, was named the Nevada Softball Player of the Year in 2007 and 2008. As if the two Player of the Year awards werent enough, Darby also holds state high school records in wins (85), complete-game shutouts (76), consecutive shutout innings (71), no-hitters (14) and strikeouts (996). But that was high school this is college. The games much quicker and every little thing counts, Darby said. The conditioning aspect, being mentally prepared: It was a big shock, but I think Im doing a good job of adjusting. In high school you could get away with some things, but you cant blink in college. Well, Darby has yet to shut an eye. So much so that shes already earned the respect of the upperclassmen. So, what impresses junior pitcher Katie Holverson about Darby? Everything, Holverson said. For a freshman, I feel shes ready. Shes more ready than most other freshman pitchers. I feel shes going to do great every time she goes out and pitches. Holversons not the only one thats in awe of the freshman. On any given day when shes throwing, her talent level is impressive to anyone, Nevada coach Matt Meuchel said. Her maturity and preparation at this point, everything shes doing right now is impressing me. Darby will be asked to contribute to the Wolf Pack right away. Other than Holverson, no one on Nevadas roster has pitched in Division I softball. But Darby is eager for the opportunity to shine right away. A lot of people would walk into this situation intimidated by it, but Im really excited for it, she said. Darbys anticipation for the season is well-understood. After all, she gets to play with her best friend. I live with Britton Murdock (Nevada outelder), she said. Ive been friends with her for a long time. It makes it a lot easier on me having her here. Playing alongside her will be fun. Murdock was also one of the main reasons Darby chose to come to the Wolf Pack. I chose Nevada because its home and I get to play with Britton Murdock, Darby said. My familys here and they have a chance to come watch me play. Darby had her mind made up early of where she wanted to go. I committed here as a sophomore so I didnt really keep in contact with any other schools, she said. (Nevada) was where I wanted to go. Now, Darby gets to continue her career just as she started it in front of her family and friends. But dont get it twisted. Darby knows shes stepping onto a much bigger stage than shes ever been on. But she also knows who her motivating factor is. I feel some pressure because being a local in Reno and its not a very big town, she said. Theres a little bit of pressure there, but I dont do this for anyone else but myself.
Parity in WAC good for all teams

The Western Athletic Conference put itself on the national stage last season, sending four teams to the NCAA tournament. This year promises to be no different. The WAC had a banner year last year with four teams in the NCAA tournament and really each program for program is better on paper this year, Nevada softball coach Matt Meuchel said. I anticipate being a four-bid league again, maybe even a ve-bid league at this point. Fresno State, who had the best overall record last year at 54-13 and nished second in the WAC at 14-3, was picked by the WAC coaches to win the conference in this years preseason poll. The Bulldogs return 12 letterwinners from last years team. Nevada, who won the conference last year with a WAC record of 16-2, was picked to nish second behind the Bulldogs. Fresno State is led by 24th-year head coach Margie Wright. Its kind of hard to feel disrespected when it comes to Fresno. Meuchel said. They have such great tradition. Theyre the only NCAA program to play in every NCAA tournament in college softball. Hawaii nished third in the WAC last year and was picked to nish third this season. The Rainbow Wahine return 15 letterwinners and also have the WACs Preseason Player of the Year in Clare Warwick. Warwick has started 167 straight games for Hawaii and batted .320 last year. Louisiana Tech was picked to nish fourth in the WAC after winning the WAC tournament last season. The Lady Techsters return 15 players off of last years team that earned an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament. New Mexico State went 26-36 overall last season and 7-11 in conference play. The Aggies return 14 players and had two players named to the Preseason All-WAC team in outelder Kristi Randall and utility player Stacey Lien. San Jose State nished 5-13 in the WAC last year and returns 10 players. Spartans catcher Brittany McConnell was named to the Preseason All-WAC team. Utah State nished last in the WAC last season with a conference record of 2-15. The Aggies return 12 players from last season. The newest addition to the WAC, Boise State, was picked to come in last. This is the Broncos rst year having a softball program. Fresno State (No. 14) and Nevada (No. 23) were both ranked in the USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division I Top 25 Preseason Poll, while both Hawaii and Louisiana Tech received votes. Meuchel said the parity in the conference will help the Wolf Pack as well as the rest of the conference. The WAC has respect as a conference that it hasnt had in quite a bit of time and I would say is probably looked at as the premier mid-major league in the country, Meuchel said. Were excited about how competitive (the WAC) is on a daily basis. The better our conference is, the more likely we are to be prepared in the postseason to position ourselves to win a national championship.
Mallary Darby holds many Nevada high school records.
BY THE NUMBERS
14
are the no-hitters Darby threw while at Spanish Springs High School.
996
are the strikeouts Darby accumulated in her four years of high school.
19
are the most strikeouts Darby has recorded in a single game. There are only 21 possible outs for each team in a softball game.
2008 WAC STANDINGS

Team Conference Nevada 16-2 Fresno State 14-3 Hawaii 10-7 Louisiana Tech 7-10 New Mexico State 7-11 San Jose State 5-13 Utah State 2-15 Overall 44-18 54-13 40-21 37-29 26-36 26-35 14-34
Hitting still a strength

Hitting over .300 in softball is a feat to be marveled. It takes consistency, preparation and focus. So what can explain an entire team batting a staggering .311? We were taught last year to swing at the pitch that we wanted, catcher Noelle Micka said. If it wasnt the pitch that we wanted or the pitch we were looking for, we werent going to swing. Micka was Nevadas main culprit last season. The thenfreshman catcher led the Western Athletic Conference in batting average (.399), hits (83) and doubles (18). She was named a National Fastpitch Coaches Association secondteam All-American for her video-game-type numbers. But her past success is just that: a thing of the past. Thats one of the big things we preach, just not getting complacent with last year, Nevada coach Matt Meuchel said. Having a great freshman year, you can fall into the trap of thinking its a guarantee to happen again. (Mickas) continuing to work harder every day and making sure that shes doing the things she needs to do to be an All-American again, so I dont see any complacency in her game. Not far behind Micka was third baseman Sam Bias. Bias started all 62 games, batted .320 and knocked in 37 runs. Bias said her preparation made stepping into the batters box the easy part. I try not to think too much when Im in the box because I over analyze things, she said. I know that Im prepared so I dont really have to think that much when Im up there. Bias, along with the rest of the Wolf Pack, might have to continue its torrid hitting this season if it hopes to top last seasons success, especially because of its inexperience at the pitching position. Other than pitcher Katie Holverson, who threw 207.1 innings last year, no other player on the Wolf Pack roster has pitched an inning at the Division I level. Meuchel said having an offense that can tear the cover off the ball would aid the development of his young hurlers. It relieves a lot of pressure off our staff because we are inexperienced, he said. Weve got three pitchers that have never thrown any innings at the Division I level. All of them are more than capable of stepping in and dominating right off the block so were not worried about that, its just the experience factor thats questionable at this point. Nevada had six players bat over .300 last season and with five of them returning, it might be another long season for pitchers taking on this modern-day Murderers Row.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR

FEB. 7 VS. ARIZONA
The Wolf Pack will battle the Wildcats at the Kajikawa Classic at Tempe, Ariz. Last season, Nevada pulled off the biggest upset in program history, defeating then-No. 1 Arizona 1-0.
Rotation a question for Pack
FEB. 20 VS. FLORIDA

Nevada will have a crack
at another No. 1-ranked team this year. The Wolf Pack will battle the Gators at the Cathedral City Classic at Palm Springs, Calif. Florida was picked No. 1 in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Preseason Poll.
FEB. 24 VS. SAC STATE

This date marks the rst
game fans have a chance to see Nevada play. The Wolf Pack will host the Hornets for a double-header. The game will be the rst of 20 home games Nevada will play, the most in program history.
APRIL 17-18 VS. FSU

The Wolf Pack will travel to Fresno State for a trio of games. The matchup is late in the season so these games might decide the winner of the Western Athletic Conference crown. Fresno State was picked to win the WAC.
he good news: Katie Holversons back. The stupendous sophomore went 22-6 last year with a 2.26 earned run average, 21 complete games and 219 strikeouts. The bad news: No other pitcher on Nevadas roster has thrown an inning of Division I softball. Holverson must be feeling the heat right now then, right? I dont feel any added pressure, she said. The teams behind me 100 percent. Mallary (Darby) is going to do great on the mound along with Brittany (Puzey) and Jessica (Haight). The pitching unit as a whole will attempt to ll the void left by Jordan McPherson, who graduated last year. McPherson pitched 149.1 innings last year and notched 15 wins while sporting a 2.62 ERA. Not only was (McPherson) very talented and up to this point had our most decorated pitching career at the University of Nevada, Reno, its one of those things where its hard to replace any senior along the way, Meuchel said. We know that Darbys going to be a good replacement along the way. Holversons a year older and a year more mature so we know shell be able to provide even more innings than she did last year. It hurts not having Jordan, but I think were just as talented on the mound this year as we were last year. The Wolf Packs two other options this year, Haight, a junior, and Puzey, a senior, have completely different pitching rsums from one another. Haight, a McQueen graduate, transferred to Nevada this year after playing one year at Feather River College in Qunicy, Calif. In high school, Haight was named Gatorade Freshman of the Year in 2002 and Player of the Year in 04 and 05. Puzey, proclaimed by Meuchel as the most decorated offensive player to play at Nevada, has never pitched an inning with the Wolf Pack. Puzey and Haight, theyre really preparing themselves well to do the things they need to do along the way when we need them to step in, Meuchel said. The pitching rotation is yet to be set, but Meuchel has already decided who his top two guns will be this year. Certainly with the experience Holverson has, shes considered our ace and then after that, Darby has pretty much settled herself into out No. 2 position, he said. As far as the 3,4 goes, were looking to kind of settle that as we go along.
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Former Nevada outelder Vanessa Briones
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Nevada will start this season without four of its biggest contributors from last season. It starts at the top. Former coach Michelle Gardner took the head coaching job at Indiana University this summer. Last season, she was named the Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Wolf Pack to a 44-18 record. During her tenure at Nevada,
Pack embarks on new season without key members

Gardner guided Nevada to its rst conference title. Gardner was the rst head coach of the Wolf Pack after the University of Nevada decided to bring back the softball program after a 14-year hiatus. Another loss from last season is that of Jordan McPherson. McPherson, a rst-team All-WAC member last season, was nothing short of spectacular during her time in Wolf Pack blue. She holds just about every Nevada career pitching record including wins (65), innings pitched (795.2), shutouts (17) and strikeouts (598) among others. My rst two years, she really showed me how the college level was played, Nevada pitcher Katie Holverson said. She had a huge impact on me. Shes going to be missed, but we have other girls ready to step up. The Wolf Pack will also be missing a key batter in last years lineup. Vanessa Briones, last seasons WAC Player of the Year, is gone. Briones, despite only starting 30 of the teams 62 games last year, hit .330 with ve home runs and 19 runs batted in. She was a big contributor, third baseman Sam Bias said. She showed us she was here to play and here to hit. Shes going to be missed
this year, but we also have a lot of talent coming in this year to help us out. The Wolf Packs biggest loss may actually be one fans might not have heard much of last year. Andy Dominique, a volunteer assistant coach last year, helped Nevada go from batting .268 in 2007 to .311 in 2008.
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Follow the process of the Nevada legislature

From Gibbons State of the State to the legislature and back to Gibbons desk, many steps go into making Nevadas budget
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The Nevada Constitution forbids an unbalanced budget, forcing the governor to either propose tax increases or cuts to state agencies.
The governor presents a functional executive budget representing the governors priorities, available money and advisement by budget analysts. The presentation deadline is 14 days prior to the legislative session. After the Legislative Counsel Bureau, the Fiscal Analysis Division spends those 14 days analyzing the executive budget to give an overview to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, and to the Senate Finance Committee.
The committees chairmen appoint committee members to various joint subcommittees, which have members of both houses on their committees.
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Heads of state agencies, such as the Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Jim Rogers, make budget presentations to the joint subcommittees.
The subcommittees relay their budget recommendations to the two main monetary committees. The committees generally approve the recommendations, though they can also alter or deny them, or create a completely new budget.
The committees also propose any changes to the tax structure.
If the committee tax proposal goes to the oor of the legislature, it must then pass with two-thirds majority. It also takes a two-thirds majority to override a veto by the governor.
Final budget cut numbers may still be months off

By Nick Coltrain
ords like dismantling and draconian have been thrown around nonstop since Gov. Jim Gibbons proposed his executive budget and its 49 percent cut to the University of Nevada, Reno last month. Protestors have rallied around the capitol building and more than a hundred letters have been sent to legislators about the proposal, which
cuts $427 million total from state higher education. Whispers of might as well shut the university have floated through the halls. But the final cuts to the university wont likely be known until March 30, when Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley said the legislature will have definite solutions for the budget in place. Meanwhile, the university will keep cutting, officials said. At the last tally, the university had only cut about 8 percent
of its budget. The Board of Regents had told the university to prepare for 14 percent cuts, or $31 million, over the summer. Reaching that number meant cutting the Math and Writing centers, the marching band, the Career Development Center, the Ofce of Greek Life and charging for the Tutoring Center. Numerous temporary faculty members have been cut as well. Getting to 14 gets rid of all the fat of this organization, Bruce Shively, the head of
UNRs budget, said. Going beyond that will create real problems for this university. Throughout the process, UNR President Milton Glick has been staunch about preserving academics as much as possible. But there are still worries that even the legislatures budget will cut UNR to the bone. Some administrators fear using numbers higher than 14 percent because they worry the legislature will think those are numbers UNR can handle. Shively and Glick said any-
thing more than 14 percent could create long-standing problems for the university. The university hasnt begun to look past 20 percent, which officials say will hamstring the university. As we move to 20 percent we do considerable damage to our long-term success, Glick said. The process leaves UNR, its students and its faculty in a brief limbo. Democratic leaders have told media outlets across the state that they wont
let Gibbons cuts to higher education go through. That leaves some administrators afraid to speculate about the size of the biggest cut UNR could handle. Legislators could think thats the cut the university is prepared for, they say. But no one will know the ultimate result until the final budget is passed at an unspecified time later this year.
Nick Coltrain can be reached at editor@nevadasagebrush.com.
Possible solutions, but no decisions as legislative session starts

By Jessica Fryman
With a proposed 36 percent budget cut to the Nevada System of Higher Education, legislators will be looking for solutions to the crisis during the next 120 days, the legislators said. The Board of Regents and University of Nevada, Reno administration said theyve been discussing ways to minimize the cuts impacts since Gov. Jim Gibbons proposed the dismantling numbers. I dont think theres anything were not considering, Regent James Dean Leavitt said. Its the legislature that has to make the decision of what kind of state we have. The legislature, which started its session Monday, will decide among a variety of suggestions from community members and regents, including increasing taxes or putting counties in charge of the community colleges. At the Jan. 27 rally in front of the Nevada State Legislature, David Bobzien, assemblyman for District 24 which includes much of the UNR community, said legislators would be looking for alternatives to the cuts but didnt cite specics. Other legislators said they couldnt name specic alternatives before decisions were ofcially made or until the discussions came up during the legislative session. Budget discussions start in committee meetings on Tuesday. While state legislators try to solve the state decit, UNR ofcials discuss how to cope with cuts to the university. Frankly, I dont think there is a solution to a 49 percent budget cut, UNR President Milton Glick said. I dont think theres a way to do that and continue to serve the students of the state. UNR administrators and regents said they have discussed a possible 10 to 15 percent tuition increase in the next year. He said the regents would have to balance an increase while not driving out students. Elliott Parker, chair-elect of the Faculty Senate, wrote in an e-mail that he fears large cuts will drive some faculty away. Large tuition increases will do the same for students, he wrote. If we dramatically raise tuition, we will lose students. That means we could shrink the university. Since we would have so few students to teach, but it would be cost reductions, not tuition revenues, that covered the gap, he wrote. I, like others, compete in a national marketplace, and I am sure I would land on my feet elsewhere. But in the 16 years I have been here, I have come to love this place. I dont want to leave it and I dont want our best faculty to leave either. Glick said UNR departments are working to boost revenues to help bear some of the burden. Weve seen some creativity, Glick said. The Sierra Minerals Commission put a $2 surcharge on every mining claim to help the mining engineering department, Glick said. The surcharge will generate $400,000 per year, cutting UNRs cost per mining engineering student in half and freeing up that money for something else. There arent a lot of departments that can do that, but that was a good example from the mining community, he said. Provost Marc Johnson said the university asked faculty to nd more effective ways of teaching involving larger class sizes. He said UNR will lose some part-time instructors if class sizes increase. Community members and legislators have written several letters to NSHE Chancellor Jim Rogers, which he posted in a Jan. 28 memo to outline ideas for solutions but decisions are ultimately up to the Nevada State Legislature. Nevada State Assemblyman Ty Cobb supports the 6 percent cut in state employee salaries because most people would be more willing to have a pay cut than no job at all as the unemployment rate increases in Nevada, he wrote in his letter to Rogers. They would also appreciate not having their pay further reduced by higher taxes, Cobb added. Assemblyman Don Gustavson wrote that all Republican Assembly members have agreed to take the same pay cut as other state employees and encourages his Democrat colleagues and senators to do the same. Increasing taxes is a solution that many Nevadans have voiced in various forums, including letters to Rogers, legislators and comments on Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckleys Web site. Rogers said he thinks a broadbased business tax would be functional. Some have suggested moving the governance of community colleges to the control of the counties as it is in California and Arizona. Counties would be in charge of both funding and advising the community colleges, Rogers said.
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I think that has some real merit, Rogers said about the idea that would take two to four years to implement. Bart Patterson, chief counsel for NSHE, said the change in governance would require an amendment to the Nevada Constitution, so county commissions could have a governance and advisory role over higher education. The constitutional amendment would require approval, in two consecutive legislative sessions and voter approval or a voter approval on an initiative in two consecutive elections. I havent really put (the ideas) in order of preference, Rogers said. Maybe a combination of all of those.
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Wolf Pack fans help bring in the bulk of the athletics department budget, as about $16.5 million comes from ticket sales and donors. The other $7 million comes from the state budget. Gov. Jim Gibbons proposed to cut that portion by 0.8 percent. UNR athletics programs are preparing for a 10 percent cut to help lessen the overall blow to the schools budget.
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Athletics revenue saves department from harsh impacts of state budget shortfall
A look at the Wolf Pack Athletics budget...
BY THE NUMBERS
By Jay Balagna
Even in the face of a 49 percent budget cut to the University of Nevada, Reno, students will still have one thing to look forward to next year: Wolf Pack sports. The vast majority of the athletic departments funds do not come from state money, athletic directors said. Gov. Jim Gibbons budget proposal includes a 0.8 percent cut to Nevada athletics. University President Milton Glick said he would want athletics to take their fair share of cuts, something it does not do under the governors proposal. UNRs athletic department gets slightly more than $7 million of its more than $23.5 million budget from
percent of state funding is what Gov. Jim Gibbons proposed to cut from the Wolf Pack Athletics budget in his State of the State Address.
0.8 7
million is about how much the athletics department budget totals, which includes donations and revenue from ticket sales.
23.5
million is about how much the athletics department receives from state funding.
dollars is about how much the athletics department was requested to cut.
50,000
the state of Nevada. The cuts proposed would amount to only slightly more than $50,000. John Dunn, the associate athletic director for business, said coaches have been told to prepare their programs for 10 percent cuts, just in case that number rises. I think we can do it (without cutting programs), he said. Even the smaller sports. Some athletes from smaller sports are still uneasy about their futures, though. Were all denitely worried, Kim Medina, a sophomore member of the swim team, said. Cutting off 10 percent, it would be horrible. State cuts wont have the same effect on athletics as they do the
rest of the university because the majority of athletic funding comes from private donors, and donations have remained constant despite the economic downturn, Athletic Director Cary Groth said. Donors have remained pretty faithful, Dunn said. Groth said she agreed athletics should take its fair share of cuts facing the Nevada System of Higher Education, but pointed out one key difference. We are OK with taking cuts because we have the ability to generate revenue, she said. We can go to bowl games and make money, and thats something the English department and the College of Business cant do. In fact, its something the
athletic department does well, Dunn said. We always nish in the black, with combinations of ticket sales and donations, he said. Were always able to meet our needs. Groth said the schools budget woes wont have much impact on attracting and retaining talent to the departments teams. I really dont worry about recruiting, Groth said. Schools cant use that against Nevada because everyone is going through this.
Nevada Sagebrush reporter Emerson Marcus contributed to this story. Jay Balagna can be reached at jbalagna@nevadasagebrush. com.
Possible tuition increase could drive non-residents out of state

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If UNR implements a 15 percent tuition increase, out-of-state tuition will be almost double the in-state tuition at other schools. Universities Alaska universities California universities Hawaii universities Avg. in-state tuition $1,500 $3,199 $2,300 UNR out-of-state program WUE Good Neighbor no scholarships UNR out-of-state tuition $2,400 $3,300 $7,850 Tuition increased by 15 percent $2,760 $3,808 $8,102
By Tara Verderosa
With the University of Nevada, Reno staring down a potential tuition increase in the next year, many students from out of state said they would consider transferring to a different university if increases were implemented. Fewer outof-state students could mean having a less diverse economy, less money for the state and a weaker social perspective, Brad Schiller, an economics professor, said. The main reason I am here is because it is cheaper than Berkeley and UC Davis, Lindsey Doolitte, an 18-year-old California resident, said. If the tuition goes up, I will definitely think about transferring. Of the 12,789 undergraduate students at UNR, 18 percent come from outside Nevada.
The majority of these students come from California (55 percent) but many also come from Alaska (6 percent) and Hawaii (4 percent), according to Arthur Chenin, a researcher for UNR Institutional Analysis. Both the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) and the Good Neighbor discount offer reduced tuition prices for students from select counties and states who have high grade point averages. However, while 65 percent of out-of-state students receive scholarships, UNRs out-of-state tuition is still more expensive than the average in-state tuition at universities in Alaska and Hawaii. If the proposed 15 percent hikes are implemented, UNRs out-of-state tuition will be close to double many other universities in-state tuition, deterring out-of-state
students from choosing UNR. Californias tuition rates tend to be a little higher, but those students do not have to pay for room and board if they are living at home, Jane Nichols, the vice chancellor for academic and student affairs, said. Californian Chelsea Taylor, an 18-year-old journalism major, said she might consider attending college in California if tuition increased. I like our school, but tuition is still a major impact, she said. I cant imagine anyone thinking about coming to Nevada when its much cheaper to go to school in your own state, Nichols said. We are going to price ourselves out of the market and we wont have students left to use programs like WUE. I came here because the
tuition is really cheap and because of WUE, Jordan Macrander, a 21-year-old Alaska resident, said. Im not paying much more than in-state tuition (in my home state). It depends on if my credits transfer, but if tuition goes up I might leave. If students from out of state do not come to UNR, both the state of Nevada and the universitys budget will suffer, Schiller said. Out-of-state tuition is a huge source of revenue for the state, he said. I was flabbergasted by the number of students on the Millennium Scholarship who really arent paying anything. That out-ofstate money is a godsend to Nevadas economy. Elliot Parker, another economics professor, agreed. They pay tuition and fees
much higher than in-state students which contributes a lot to the budget, Parker said. id. For each dollar we earn in tuition, the state brings in as well. Losing out-of-state students nts would also cost students the he experience to meet others ers with different social perspecectives and lifestyles. If students nts didnt travel, they would only nly know others who have had the he same experiences. Having these students here ere is positive in all respects, s, Schiller said. They bring ng a different experience and nd knowledge and offer a new soocial perspective. The more the he merrier. No matter how you ou look at it, they are a positive ve contribution.
Tara Verderosa can be reached at m. tverderosa@nevadasagebrush.com.
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Analyst examines UNR, nds places to trim

By Tara Verderosa
t looks like Bruce Shively lives out of his ofce. Spreadsheets are scattered across his desk, a budget-balancing book is ipped open and a can of AMP Energy lies in the middle of his paperwork. Working 12-hour shifts, six to seven days a week, living in his ofce isnt too far off. Shively, the associate vice president for planning and budget analysis, develops recommendations on how to best spend the University of Nevada, Renos state funded money. His decisions include which programs should be cut, which will have their funds reduced and what will remain untouched. The president has established a set of guidelines, and basically what he said was we want to protect the core mission of the institution, Shively said. His denition of the core mission is the instruction function for both undergraduate and graduate (programs). He wants to make sure that those programs remain intact. With these guidelines in mind, Shivelys assesses campus programs and decides which are spending too much money on nonacademic projects. An example would be the $400,000 shifted from the mining and engineering program to the UNR general fund, Shively said. The program, which is twice as expensive as the next highest in the budget, agreed to earn $400,000 from private funds and give their state grant back to the university. Other state funded programs that are undergoing scrutiny are The Child and Family Resource Center, The Northern Nevada Writing Program and the Gerontology Program. The provost (Marc Johnson) has taken a very aggressive stance on nonacademic units, centers, institutes, academics, those types of things. Especially those with any kind of state money in it,
Bruce Shively, UNR associate vice president for planning and budget analysis, decides which campus programs spend too much money on nonacademic projects.
Shively said. In order to get his job done, Shively works 12 hours per day, six to seven days a week. The rst thing on his agenda each morning is to check his e-mail for messages from UNR President Milton Glick, whom he works closely with. I think Bruce is a terric asset to the university, Glick said. He understands the budget process and is an extraordinarily helpful partner. Through the rest of the day Shively analyzes programs and writes up budget plans, so the president and provost can approve them. We are planning for a 14.12 percent budget cut at this point, Shively said. I think we can get there but not without pain. We can avoid the most serious impacts but certainly not all of them. Until the legislature makes a final decision, these are the only cuts being planned because they are the most likely, Shively said. Impacts that will be effective as of next semester include an approximate 5 to 15 percent tuition increase, the cutting of nonacademic programs and a handful of job non-renewals across campus. Considering a 49 percent budget cut is difcult, but its ultimately unlikely to happen judging by the legislatures negative attitude towards it, Shively said. That amount of reduction would seriously impair the institution, change us forever or at
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least for the foreseeable future, he said. It would clearly result in us having to make deep reductions in our academic program. The comment (the legislature) made was that they do not want to participate in dismantling higher education.
NSHE detail man scouts for solutions

By Tara Verderosa
evada is at a crossroads and the path taken will determine its future, Dan Klaich, the executive vice chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education, said. The road we are taking will set us back years and years, and we wont recover for years and years, he said, referring to proposed cuts to higher education. Since Gov. Jim Gibbons proposed a 36 percent budget cut from the NSHE, Klaich has worked to convince Nevada legislators to reject the plan. By appearing in front of the legislature, outlining the negative impact of the cuts and rebutting false claims (the idea that student fees will compensate for the cuts), Klaich said he has never seen such a positive reception for higher education. Every day, Klaich begins working before he gets to the ofce. By 5:30 a.m. he has already checked his e-mails from home and by 8 a.m. he arrives at work. Most days are scheduled with meetings and budget analysis, but on average, one third to one half of his time is spent
on the phone with legislators. Ultimately, it is an on-call 24/7 job, Klaich said. Its fairly time consuming, but its a great job because we are doing the right thing for the right reason for the right product, he said. As an alternative solution to the budget cuts, Klaichs ofce is working with legislators to support additional sources of revenue, according to Jane Nichols, the vice chancellor for academic and student affairs. The budget is a disaster, Klaich said. Its bad for the state of Nevada. I think its bad for business. I think its bad for education, bad for families and the future. I am condent that the legislature will not accept recommendations in the executive budget. Klaichs colleagues said they think he has been doing a great job heading in the right direction. Dan is a very effective and focused vice chancellor, Nichols said. He keeps us busy getting things done and is a pleasure to work with. He is committed to doing everything he can. Chancellor Jim Rogers said he doesnt know if Klaich will take over as chancellor or interim chancellor when Rogers leaves NSHE in June,
Dan Klaich, the NSHE Vice Chancellor, spends his days outlining the negative impact of budget cuts to legislators and looking for solutions.
but said Klaich is good at his job. Hes a numbers guy. He understands the budget down to the nickel, he said. Dan is the best detail man Ive ever seen. Even after the budget crisis is resolved, Klaich urged students not to take anything for granted, to stay involved and to continuously write to their legislators. Watch the way the folks in the legislature handle this budget cri-
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sis and vote accordingly, he said.

State budget director weighs in on the options

By Tara Verderosa
fter months of deliberation, Andrew Clinger, the state budget director released part of the proposed solution to the states $2.3 billion shortfall cutting the Nevada System of Higher Education budget by 36 percent. His proposal has recieved bad reception since its release two weeks ago. Clingers ofce has not w returned any phone calls from the Sagebrush since it was released. The Chancellors ofce has provided many solutions over the last two months. The problem is Mr. Clinger and his boss dont like any of them, higher education Chancellor Jim Rogers wrote in a Jan. 28 memo, about a week after the governors proposal. Clinger said three weeks
ago that he spent nearly all of his time between September and December going through budget scenarios, meeting with different agencies and trying to balance money after Nevada was hit with the decit. People need to understand this is the worst scal crisis the state has seen in over 30 years, Clinger said in a December interview. We havent seen revenue declines like these in years, most likely since the Great Depression. His main responsibility is deciding which agencies can afford a cut in funding in order to help make up the states shortfall. Since the budget, which was presented Jan. 15, became a part of Clingers agenda, he worked 12 to 14 hours a day, six to seven days each week. If the legislature approves the plan,
it will take effect July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010. Clingers job is to consider cuts in critical services such as K-12 education, medical care, welfare, prison, public safety and higher education. In the proposal, higher education received a 36 percent cut. We have to gure out what is important but also balance the business communitys interest, Clinger said. We are looking to make reductions where its going to have the least impact. No one wants to see something like larger classroom sizes or more inmates on the streets. The funding that goes toward education is projected beforehand, Deputy Superintendent Jim Wells said. Money from sales taxes and the state budget are combined to fill that quota
in one way or another. He is an incredible director, Assistant to Director Lee-Ann Easton said. He really rolls his sleeves up and gets in there. He has really earned the respect of his staff. Along with being the state budget director, Clinger is also the director of the Department of Administration which holds him liable for the states motor pool, purchasing division, internal audit, training section and buildings. In the last three months Ive spent 100 percent of my time dealing with budget issues, Clinger said. Its been so busy I havent really even gotten to working in my other sections yet.
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Reilly shifts plans

By Jay Balagna
he couch in Eli Reillys office has seen its share of late-night power naps. A blue blanket hides the student body presidents imprint in the leather. One arm shows the signs of caving in under the weight of his head. Ive never seen anyone who works harder than Eli, Erin Meyer, an Associated Students of the University of Nevada senator, said. He really cares about everything hes doing; hes not just here for him. Reilly arrives on campus every day at about 9 a.m., a couple of hours before his classes start. Theyre long days, Reilly said. Long days that have gotten even longer since Gov. Jim Gibbons presented his proposal for the states 2009-11 budget, which included staggering cuts to higher education. Meetings fill Reillys days, not to mention classes, and he is often working in his office late into the night. I dont think anyone in ASUN has gotten much sleep lately, Reilly said. The 21-year-old history major didnt set out to lead the student body through this budget crisis, though. In fact, his goals were much more local when he ran for president with a campaign that focused heavily on increasing campus
Associated Students of the University of Nevada President Eli Reilly speaks to hundreds of students and other community members during a rally against the proposed budget cuts Jan. 27 in Carson City in front of the Nevada State Legislature. Reilly spends his days representing students in budget discussions with UNR administration and state legislators.
tradition and programming. As I worked my way through ASUN, I saw what a lot of the problems were and said, Id like to start fixing some of this stuff, Reilly said. The budget crisis has shifted Reillys focus away from ASUNs internal workings and toward lobbying state legislators to reject. Gibbons proposal and restore the universitys funding. Reilly said he started planning his response to the proposal in the car on the way home from Gibbons State of the State address. You could tell by the look on Elis face that he was worried, that things werent good, ASUN Sen. Charlie Jose said about a meeting he and other senate leaders had with Reilly after the proposal was announced. Reillys plan to fight against the proposed cuts focuses on lobbying legislators and an extensive public relations campaign to show what the proposal would do to Nevadas future. The plan also focuses on persuading students to protest the budget cuts. As part of that focus, Reilly and his staff planned a rally in Carson City, drawing more than 400 students, community members and state leaders including Assemblyman David Bobzien (D-Reno). Its funny, because even just
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a few years ago, I dont think I would have been mature enough to be doing these things, to network with these kind of people, Reilly said. But now, if I even hesitate, Im failing at the job students have entrusted to me.
Shy senator transforms into outspoken leader for peers

By Jay Balagna
itting around the Associated Students of the University of Nevada Senate table a few months ago, Sen. Charlie Jose rarely spoke up for himself. But since Gov. Jim Gibbons proposal to cut 49 percent of the universitys funding, Jose now speaks for thousands of students. Jose, a 19-year-old liberal arts senator, organizes student resistance to the proposed cuts and meets regularly with state legislators and the universitys deans to brainstorm solutions. It was denitely intimidating when I rst started meeting with people that powerful, Jose said. But eventually you start to realize that theyre just trying to nd whats best for their constituents, just like you are. ASUN senators are required to attend weekly senate meetings and serve on two committees, each of which also have weekly meetings. Jose does even more. I think just going the extra mile is a senators job, Jose said from the small ofce he shares with the 20 other student senators. Weekold iers advertising letter writing and protests with Joses contact information litter the ofce. He helped organize next weeks
Educating Nevadas Future program, which allows students to have breakfast with legislators and learn about the legislative process. He also helped plan a letter writing campaign to help students write to their legislators. The letter writing campaign brought more than 100 students together, giving them a chance to write letters to legislators protesting the budget cuts. It went great, ASUN Senate Speaker Priscilla Acosta said after the event. Gracie (Geremia) and Charlie did a great job organizing it and getting everybody out here. Geremia, a senator who works closely with Jose on extra projects, said she enjoys his initiative. Working with Charlie is amazing, Geremia said. He doesnt just say things, he goes out and does them. Hes great with details and hands-on projects. Jose, described by many senators as quiet, recently stepped into this more active role. I kind of waited around in the senate for something to happen, Jose said. But eventually I realized that we as leaders needed to step up and take charge of what was happening.
Charlie Jose, a student senator for liberal arts, goes the extra mile. Instead of just going to his weekly meetings, Jose organizes student events, like writing letters to legislators and a trip where students can meet their legislators to discuss proposed budget cuts.
UNR alum lobbies Nevada legislators for fewer cuts in higher ed

By Tara Verderosa
ob Dickens has been an active member of the University of Nevada, Reno since before most of its current students were born. Dickens, the director of governmental relations at UNR, graduated from the university with his masters degree in 1973 and has since been an advocate for many of its causes. Since 1997, Dickens lobbied for funds to build the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center and helped bring the William J. Raggio Building to campus. With UNR now facing a proposed 49 percent budget cut, Dickens is standing strongly behind the Nevada System of Higher Education more than ever before. I would agree with the students that these budget cuts are unacceptable, Dickens said. If these recommendations are im-
plemented it will decimate higher education. Dickens, who teaches political science at UNR, has been a lobbyist for NSHE Bob Dickens for more than 20 years. On a regular day, Dickens attends legislative sessions, participates in policy and budget meetings and is responsible for representing the universitys interests with information and research. His main job is to persuade legislators to act in the best interest of the university. He does this through presentations and by explaining the impact of the budget propositions. We are letting them (legislators) know what the implications are, Dickens said. Right now they are listening very closely. They are nding the recommen-
dations unpalatable. As a strong advocate for higher education, Dickens said his work life has become a part of his personal life as well. Its difcult to quantify it in hours, Dickens said. On average, he spends 12 hours nearly every day of the week working to make sure Nevadas higher education budget isnt cut in half. Because his job is so demanding, he often goes months without seeing his family. When the legislative sessions begin I get this tunnel vision and really focus on whats going on around me, Dickens said. Although he sacrices a lot of his personal life, he said it is worth the outcome. He is an effective lobbyist, Jim Richardson, a lobbyist for the Nevada Faculty Alliance, said. Hes been around a long time. He knows tons of people and understands the budgeting system.
We are lucky to have him. Eric Herzik, head of the Political Science department, agreed. Sometimes he gets too much credit but many times he gets no credit at all, Herzik said. His work is sometimes invisible although UNR benets greatly. Hes a good lobbyist. By standing behind the Nevada
System of Higher Education, Dickens said he hopes that students will become just as active in protesting the budget et cuts. Its a critical time for students to be involved, Dickens said. They have to o sustain involvement with the legislature. egislature. We have great leadership ership on campus and the key is to follow
ASUN and our leaders.

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UNR cuts math and writing centers. Rogers opts out of NSHE, decides not to renew his contract when it expires in June 2009. Associated Students of the University of Nevada President Eli Reilly holds a town hall meeting.
NSHE Chancellor Jim Rogers says more money will help bring Nevadas rankings up from being 49th in the nation for the number of citizens enrolled in college. Gov. Jim Gibbons asks state agencies to prepare for a 5 percent budget cut for 2008-09. Rogers said NSHE wont plan for cuts, despite the governors request.
10.2007 09.2008 10.2008
CHANGING TIMES
Gibbons changes his request to an 8 percent cut.
11.2007
Chancellor Jim Rogers listens to regents discuss his annual evaluation during a Board of Regents meeting at TMCC in 2007.
Gibbons decides to request a 4.5 percent budget cut.
12.2007
02.2008
UNR considers cutting French and German programs and agriculture programs. UNR cuts Ofce of Greek Life. Board of Regents decide to postpone a discussion about the budget until they receive more details from Gibbons. Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley holds a town hall meeting to discuss solutions with the community. ASUN creates an advisory budget cut committee.
Pi Beta Phi pledges pose for a picture during Bid Day 2008. Greek Life joined ASUN after its ofce was cut.
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12.2008
Regents redirect $3.2 million to the University of Nevada, Reno out of iNtegrate, an information systems program, so the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center can open on time in August 2008.
Despite initial concerns, the MathewsonIGT Knowledge Center opened on time in August 2008.
Board of Regents approve a 5 percent tuition hike starting fall 2009 to help with costs of ination and possible budget cuts.
04.2008
Rogers writes his rst of 47 memos abot the cuts.
05.2008
UNR holds a town hall meeting to inform students and faculty of budget situation. ASUN passes a resolution against tuition increases. University of Nevada, Las Vegas students rally against increases at the regents meeting in Las Vegas. Nevada State Legislature holds special session. Board of Regents meet via video conference after postponing their budget discussion twice.
UNLV students rally against tuition increases at a Dec. 9 Board of Regents meeting .
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01.2009
The state asks for a 14 percent cut to the NSHE budget. UNR cuts $9.5 million, including the Career Development Center and marching band.
06.2008
A tuba player performs at a tailgate Sept. 6. The band raised enough money to keep playing for another year.
Tutoring center starts charging for services.
08.2008
Greek Life joins ASUN. Marching band raises money to play for another year. Gibbons proposes to cut 36 percent of NSHE and 49 percent of UNR for the 2009-11 biennium. Rogers gives the State of Education address, asking the public to take responsibility for education. Thousands of students down south and undreds of nothern students protest cuts.
More than 350 people rallied in support of education at the Nevada State Legislature on Jan. 27.
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