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Police: Character assassination a sport

By Jessica Fryman
The most recent case of character assassination is fueling the investigations of a University of Nevada, Reno Police Department officers alleged police dog abuse, UNRPD Director Adam Garcia said. Ofcer Scott Taylor is under investigation for allegedly abusing his police dog and for misconduct with citizens. During the past 16 months, UNRPD has also made headlines through votes of no condence against the departments leaders and lawsuits of personnel battles. Some of the issues that have come up over the past 16 months have made character assassination a sport, Garcia said. Evidence of that is how the complaints are made usually through a third party or through the media in order to ensure maximum embarrassment to the employee and the department. University officials said they received a third-party complaint from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Jan. 29. It alleged that Taylor abused Niko, his German Shepard trained for narcotics patrol. After taking the dog immediately to a veterinarian, initial reports showed that there was no overt sign of abuse or trauma, Jane Tors, a University of Nevada, Reno spokeswoman, said. Taylor remained working until several citizens complained of his conduct in separate situations. Taylor was placed on paid administrative leave a few days after the PETA letter, Garcia said. The attorney generals office is investigating both the alleged misconduct while dealing with citizens and dog abuse, he said. He was not put on leave for the dog abuse allegations because the complaint was vague and the dog was placed in safe care, Garcia said. He does deny ever abusing the dog, Taylors lawyer, Michael Langton said. He told me he loves the dog. Ron Cuzze, president of the Nevada State Law Enforcement Ofcers Association, said he received notication of alleged
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Call to impeach Reilly surfaces

By Jay Balagna
Federal cash to hit Nevada

By Jessica Fryman
After President Barack Obama signs the national economic stimulus bill some time this week, Nevada could receive about $1.5 billion, enough to help the states $2.3 billion decit. About $387 million is reserved for education. But in order to receive the money, the governor must fund education in the 2009-11 biennium to the full 2006 scal year levels, according to a Nevada System of Higher Education analysis of the federal bill. Last month, Gov. Jim Gibbons proposed a 36 percent state funding cut to the NSHE and a 14 percent cut to K-12 education. The discretionary stipulations would require the state to spend $276 million more on higher education than what the governor proposed for the 2009-11 biennium. There are some waiver provisions available in the economic stimulus package, but it would not completely relieve the state of its responsibilities to fund education, according to NSHEs analysis released by Chancellor Jim Rogers Feb. 13. The Secretary of Education will be responsible for the implementation and interpretation of the bill, and in our view the intent of the legislation is clear that the state has a responsibility to maintain education spending levels before qualifying for federal funds, the analysis said. If the state can meet the stipulations, Nevada will likely receive about $1.5 billion, but most of that money must be used for a number of programs, including Medicaid. If the state receives the money, the bill requires the state to reserve about $387 million for the governors discretion. Of that money, $317 million goes to K-12 and higher education. It also requires that the other $70 million be used for state services, which could include education, the analysis said. Although Congress approval of this stimulus bill, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, was highly anticipated as necessary legislation to help the state, many local economic professors said it could drastically hurt Nevada in the future because the money will only last until 2011. For now, if the state funds higher education to its 2006 levels and receives a portion of the federal money, higher education will have 100 percent funding, Rogers said at a Board of Regents meeting in early February when the stimulus bill was
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The governor has to fund higher education for the 2009-11 biennium at the same level it was funded in 2006. That means paying $276 million more than the governor proposed last month. The governor has to fund K-12 education for the 2009-11 biennium at the same level it was funded in 2006.
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million dollars is discretionary money, which comes from the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund.
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Gibbons defends higher education cuts in podcast address

By Jessica Fryman
Gov. Jim Gibbons criticized the Nevada System of Higher Education in a podcast Wednesday, saying its leaders show a lack of cooperation, making it difcult for the state to move forward with the budget cut process. He also said: He supports a tuition increase. The institutions should seek more independence from state funding. There are misconceptions about his proposed budget cuts to higher education. Board of Regents Chair Gov. Jim Michael Wixom Gibbons is writing a response to the governor, which should be released later this week, Dan Klaich, the Boards executive vice chancellor, said. In response to Gibbons claims that NSHE does not want to talk to government ofcials and wont provide specics on its budget, many ofcials said they want to stop bickering and start thinking of solutions. Regent Ron Knecht made a similar statement about the systems overt non-cooperation at the Las Vegas Board of Regents meeting Feb. 6, less than a week before the governors address. Instead of a lot of posturing in response to last months news, lets focus on the task going forward based on todays reality and on taking care of the day-to-day business of this board, the NSHE and our institutions, Knecht said at the meeting. In response to Gibbons address less than a week ago, University of Nevada, Reno President Milton Glick said he thinks NSHE has
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been cooperative in the budget process thus far. The Nevada System hasnt done exactly what hes asked, but theyre not uncooperative,
Student senators found a resolution calling for the impeachment of Eli Reilly, the student body president, in their mailboxes Friday. The resolution does not list an author or senate sponsor. The resolution alleges that Reilly failed to appoint a full elections commission in a timely manner, did not submit an amendment to the student constitution passed last year to the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents and failed to appoint representatives to all university committees. Although the 105-line resolution says it Eli Reilly was submitted to the Associated Students of the University of Nevada Senate Committee on Conduct and Appointments, as of Sunday the committees chair, Sen. Gracie Geremia, said she had not recieved it. Reilly denies the allegations and said the resolution did not provide sufficient evidence to back its claims. He said he first heard about the resolution when Geremia asked for his thoughts on it. If a senator decides to sponsor the resolution and submit it to the conduct committee, the committee will discuss the resolution. If it were to pass through the committee, the senate would then have to vote to pass it before an impeachment trial would begin. During an impeachment trial, the senate serves as the jury with the chief justice of the judicial council serving as the judge. I think someone outside the senate is just hoping a senator will pick it up and sponsor it, Geremia said. I think its political to be terribly honest, Reilly, who is running for reelection, said. Many senators, including Sen. Lee Massey, said they agree with Reilly. If someone were serious about it and not just wanting to stir up negative publicity against Mr. Reilly, they would have put their name on it, Massey said. With nobody taking credit for it, its obviously a publicity stunt.
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Engineering college names new dean

By Jay Balagna
The College of Engineering made interim Dean Emmanuel Maragakis permanent Friday. He replaced Dean Ted Batchman, who retired last year. The position was opened up to a national search and narrowed down to three candidates, university Provost Marc Johnson said. Maragakis was already working as the interim dean for the college during the search and was chosen as dean because of his teaching experience and the 25 years hes worked at the University of Nevada, Reno, Johnson said. Maragakis served as chairman of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering for 14 years until he was named interim dean in May 2008. He also conducts research on the responses of buildings and bridges to earthquakes. Sometimes were fortunate enough to have the best candidate right here on campus already, Johnson said. Maragakis said he will focus on more than just budget cuts while serving as dean. Of course were worried about budget cuts, he said. But we need to keep an optimistic attitude. We owe it to our students to keep making sure they get the best engineering education possible. Maragakis goal as dean is to bring more national and international attention to the Emmanuel school. He said Maragakis he will network with leaders of other institutions and bring student achievements into the spotlight to accomplish his goal. Recognition like that can help us to get more grants and more talent to the school, Maragakis said. Maragakis beat out candidates from the Desert Research Institute and California Polytechnic State University in the nal round of the search.
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Masters program faces test in 2011

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The University of Nevada, Renos School of Community Health Sciences is going through the process to accredit its Masters in Public Health by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). While all of UNRs programs are already accredited, additional CEPH accreditation will boost students job opportunities, Dana Loomis, the director of the School of Community Health Sciences, said. The school was placed under the Division of Health Sciences after that schools reorganization in 2007. If the accreditation process goes smoothly, the program will be accredited by CEPH by spring 2011, Loomis said. In order to apply for certication the school must have had its rst class of graduates. Once the school had its rst MPH graduating class since the reorganization, 2008s students, it immediately applied for CEPH certication. In order to receive accreditation, the CEPH looks at a variety of different factors including the schools mission statement, curriculum, faculty and student standards. The process takes approximately two years to complete, Laura King, executive director of the Council on Education for Public Health, said.
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Although our grads today are successful in the job market, (accreditation) will allow students to compete regionally and nationally, Loomis said. Right now we are more local. No employer in Nevada requires CEPH certication but other employers do, especially federal jobs. If you want to be in the U.S. Public Health Service, you need another form of accreditation. Being accredited by the CEPH will also attract more out-of-state students and bring students to a more national level, Loomis said. The program has about 40 students enrolled. Students who joined within the last year are expected to receive the CEPH accreditation with graduation. Students who graduate before the accreditation will have the opportunity to take a Public Health Certication Exam. While passing this exam is not equivalent to the CEPH accreditation, it is another form of professional credential, Loomis said. Its important that students understand we are going through the process in a very regular way, King said. Theres not a problem with the university or any of its programs. UNR is just another applicant going through the process who was only eligible after the 2008 graduating class.
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Charlene Gey, a 20-year-old communications major, paints on several mediums and makes designs out of Perler beads to sell to others.
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Dorm room doubles for art studio, store

By Marysa Falk
Charlene Gey reached into her purse and pulled out two tiles she reclaimed from a garbage pile. When she started her project with the trashed tiles, she had put too much paint on one of the tiles, so she smashed them together. In the end, the design looked like a winter wonderland with images of wind blowing over tall snow covered trees. Most of my greatest ideas have been from mistakes, Gey, a 20-year-old communications major, said. Gey, an artist and entrepreneur, paints on paper and recovered tile and constructs different designs from Perler beads, plastic beads that melt together when ironed. Geys dorm room in Sierra Hall doubles as her art studio and she leaves her door open for neighbors who stop by to look at her work hanging on the walls. Prospective buyers can look at everything she is selling on her MySpace and Facebook accounts. None of her pieces are greater than ve inches and she has never sold any piece for more than $10. Im just having fun with it, she said. If people like these I want them to be able to buy them because I understand they try to save their money for things that are important. She also sells some of her paintings at La Bussola, an art and gift shop on West First Street, and will sell her abstract painted tiles soon. La Bussola allows artists to advertise their work. Its a great way for artists who want to start selling but dont really know how, Gey said. Gey plans to donate dozens of Perler bead gay pride and Human Rights Campaign ags to the Queer Student Union and the Human Rights Campaign. QSU intends to sell the Perler beads at an upcoming tabling event to raise money for their Gay Prom in April. Geys newest project with Perler beads was inspired by her fascination with retro Nintendo games the characters are pixilated which transfers easily in Perler beads. She creates the projects by moving one bead at a time to form the picture and then ironing the beads together with wax paper on each side. Other than Nintendo characters, her designs include cassette tapes, popsicles and gay pride ags. Gey gets at least one project completed before she goes to bed even if it means being up until 2 a.m. At the end of the day, she said her art relaxes her from the pressures of school and extracurricular activities. When I sit down and do this, its all about me and focusing on one bead at a time, Gey said, Its soothing and when Im done I look at it and smile. She has been into arts and crafts her whole life. Gey said her love and skill in art developed when she was given craft projects as a young girl. A lot of people do that as kids as well, but of course you grow up and they give up creativity which is a sad thing, Gey said. I was stubborn enough to hold onto it so Im trying to polish it into something more rened. Gina Lee, Geys girlfriend, said Gey spends her time serving as vice-president for QSU when shes not making art. Most of her time is art, art, art, Lee, an 18-year-old psychology major, said. It pretty much keeps her sane. Lee said Gey does so many arts and crafts projects that quality time for the two is sitting down and doing them together. She does so much art it makes me want to do it more, Lee said. So we sit around and have art days where we forget to eat sometimes. Gey turns to her art to fund her books and little things on the side. She saves money to invest in new craft projects by trading her older clothes for different ones once a month from the Really, Really, Free Market on Arlington and Island avenues. It supplements what I have to purchase, Gey said. Im using this to weasel out of the workforce for now. Gey expects to graduate by 2011 but may change her major in the process. She hopes that a public relations or marketing degree will give her the opportunity to use her creative abilities as a career.
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Art of Living Club to host international seminar Campus

By Aaron Benedetti
The Art of Living Club at the University of Nevada, Reno offers students and community members creative ways to manage and reduce their stress levels. The club offers drop-in yoga classes regularly and plans special seminars and programs such as the Youth Empowerment Seminar (YES!+), which teaches stress relief and life skills. The course is geared toward college students, Adam Fluke, the club president, said. UNR will host YES!+, an international seminar, Mar. 26-30. The main aspects of the program include yoga, improving memory and focus, developing better social and leadership skills, and increasing condence. The Art of Living Club stems from the Art of Living Foundation, an international, nonprot organization founded by humanitarian and spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in 1982. The
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What: Youth Empowerment Seminar (YES!+) stress relief courses When: Mar. 2630 Where: UNR, specic location TBA Cost: $250 for students, $350 for nonstudents (scholarships available) Attendance at all sessions is mandatory. Register online at secure.artoiving.org Contact: 775-786-4245 or reno@us.artoiving.org.
FREE YOGA CLASSES

What: Drop-in yoga classes sponsored by the Art of Living Club When: 7 p.m. Mondays Where: Room 324 of the Joe Crowley Student Union Cost: Free, donations accepted Contact: Adam Fluke at 775-230-0128 or uke.a@gmail.com.
foundation supports a number of programs worldwide aimed at promoting individual uplift and community improvement. Fluke said the foundation is planning several humanitarian outreach programs this summer, including a reforestation effort in Haiti. Alison Pratte founded the club when she was an undergraduate at UNR about six years ago, after volunteering for the Art of Living Foundation. Pratte said she decided to work as adviser to help the club continue its work where she left off. The idea is that we must nd inner peace before we can reach
world peace, Pratte said. I wanted to bring that same philosophy to Reno. We try to build a strong and more peaceful community. Jayne Archer, a 23-year-old business and marketing major, served as president of the club until last semester, when she resigned because she expects to graduate in May. She recommends Art of Living programs, specically the YES!+ program, for all students and community members. When youre (doing yoga) you feel completely relaxed, like a re hose has sprayed away all your worries, Archer said. It really benets students. Fluke said he rst joined the Art of Living Club because a friend recommended it to him, and stayed because the club helped him cope with his own personal problems. It was like a friends make their friends take Art of Living classes thing, Fluke said. The Art of Living Foundation
also organizes international humanitarian and community projects. Earlier this year, Alex Miller, a junior majoring in jazz and improvisational music, visited India for 18 days to attend a youth empowerment program. It was very powerful, Miller said. It made me see myself in a new context, with a new people and a new world. The Art of Living Club won the Associated Students of the University of Nevadas Club of the Year award for the 200708 school year. Fluke recommends Art of Living Club programs for all who are interested in them. Anybody should do it, Fluke said. Those who need to do it are those people who need help understanding themselvesThe Art of Living Foundation provides the possibility for helping with that.
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Events
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Knowledge Center Workshops When: Noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Where: @ One in the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center The Mathewson-IGT Knowledge center will offer free workshops to students about how to write papers and use the library effectively. Workshop topics include primary sources, behind the scenes in special collections, mining for teaching resources with Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching, Endnote Web, free tools for managing your research, thesis research and writing and creating effective poster presentations. For more information, contact Ann Medaille at amedaille@ unr.edu. Sex, Sex, Baby When: 6 to 8 p.m. Where: The Great Room on fourth oor of the Joe Crowley Student Union Healthy Eating and Living and the Sexual Health Awareness Group are hosting a forum about sexual health. Questions asked will be read anonymously and discussed among students. Free HIV testing will also be available. For more information, contact falkm@unr.nevada.edu.
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Distinguished Speaker Series: Athena Brown When: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Where: Room 423 of the Joe Crowley Student Union Athena Brown, the Superintendent for the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs for the Western Nevada Agency will speak at the University of Nevada, Reno Thursday. Jessica Reynolds, an 18-year-old math major, is presented with her singing Valentine by Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, a music fraternity on campus. It was very sweet and I loved it, Reynolds said. I should have expected it because its something my boyfriend would do. The Valentines cost $15 for 15 minutes and proceeds were donated to the Washoe County School District and the Sinfonia Educational Foundation, which uses the money to promote music programs for schools. Check www.nevadasagebrush.com for a video of the singing telegrams.
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To RSVP to the event, e-mail Angi Brasil at abrasil@unr.edu. Space is limited.
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FEBRUARY 12
A 47-year-old male was arrested for driving with a revoked drivers license and without insurance at Beech Street and Highland Avenue.
NEWS BRIEFS RPD NABS SUSPECTS IN SEVEN NEAR-CAMPUS BURGLARIES

The Reno Police Department arrested two people on Thursday believed responsible for about seven burglaries west of the university. Teddy R. Ferris and Launie Merritt were arrested after police said they watched the two break into and burglarize a house on Wesley Drive, near the Kings Row and Keystone Avenue intersection, according to a RPD release. Police said the two walked through the neighborhood and knocked on doors until they found a vacant home. Ferris then allegedly broke in through a back window and let Merritt in, police said in the release. The two allegedly left with bags of stolen goods after about an hour, police said. They were arrested without incident.
FRIDAY/20
APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR ASUN ELECTIONS COMMISSION POSITIONS
Applications are open for seats on the Associated Students of the University of Nevada Elections Commission. The positions open are ballot coordinator, poll coordinator and publicity coordinator. The position of ballot coordinator includes designing the ASUN ballot and ensuring the correct counting of votes. The position of poll coordinator includes setting up and taking down polls and training poll workers. The position of publicity coordinator includes advertising ASUN elections to the student body. For more information, or to apply for one of these positions, contact Elections Commissioner Sean Driscoll at sdriscol@unr.nevada.edu.
FEBRUARY 11
A 39-year-old male was arrested in Carson City for an outstanding warrant from the University of Nevada, Reno Police Department.
APPS DUE IN MARCH FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM

Applications for the Nevada Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Undergraduate Research Opportunity program are due March 2. The program consists of a 10-week, full-time mentored summer research project and a $4,500 scholarship. Students are not allowed to take any other classes or work during the summer if chosen. For more information or to get the application, visit www. unr.edu/inbre/undergrad.
PRESIDENT OBAMA AWARDS UNR STUDENT FOR VOLUNTEER WORK

Caitlyn Alvidrez, a 22yearold journalism major, was awarded the Presidential Vo l u n t e e r i s m Service Award. She also received a Civil Pa r t i c i p a t i o n Award and a personal letter from President Barack Obama. Alvidrez volunCaitlyn teered 150 hours Alvidrez at the Obama campaign organizing events, making calls and registering voters.
America the Beautiful: Is America Obsessed with Beauty? When: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Where: Theater on the third oor of the Joe Crowley Student Union The Center for Hope of the Sierras, Montecatini and the University of Nevada, Reno Student Health Center is hosting a viewing of the awardwinning documentary America the Beautiful: Is America Obsessed with Beauty? The showing will be followed by a panel discussion with Darryl Roberts, the producer, and a panel of eating disorder experts. To RSVP, contact Maria Dias at medias@crchealth.com or 775-828-4949, ext. 103.
FEBRUARY 10
A commercial burglary was reported in Edmund J. Cain Hall. Nothing was reported stolen. A commercial burglary was reported in the Virginia Street Gym. Nothing was reported stolen.
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RESORT SPECIALS SIERRA-ATTAHOE

Sierra-at-Tahoe: Young adults (ages 13 through 22) can buy a one-day rental and ticket for $79. This package is available online at www.sierraattahoe.com and can be redeemed Monday through Friday. Alpine Meadows: Bring another ski resorts season pass to the specials window and receive a $25 lift ticket valid Tuesday through Thursday until Feb. 28.
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Juicy Campus shuts down

By Tara Verderosa
Since the infamous gossip site Juicy Campus shut down, many students have said the University of Nevada, Reno has been better off without the drama. The Web site shut down Feb. 5 because of lack of revenue, the sites founder Matt Ivester wrote in a press release. Juicy Campus exponential growth outpaced our ability to muster the resources needed to survive this economic downturn and as a result we are closing down the site, Ivester stated. While there are parts of Juicy Campus that none of us will miss the mean-spirited posts and personal attacks it has also been a place for the fun, lighthearted gossip of college life. I hope that is how it is remembered. Ivester has not returned phone calls since the Web site shut down. The less drama we create on this campus the better, Cody Wagner, who led the antiJuicy Campus movement last semester, said. It encouraged untruthfulness and gossip. Now personal comments can be made to people instead of anonymously on the internet. Wagner created a Stop Juicy Campus Facebook group in November, which has since attracted more than 200 members. Juicy Campus was littered with comments about members of Greek Life at UNR. Although the Web site catered to college students, many said they were glad the Web site was shut down. Its a good thing its closed for the people who were focused on it, Kristen Glaze, the Panhellenic Council president, said. But as far as Greek life, we had more important things to do. It was kind of a joke to us that we paid no mind to.
Free text services answer questions

By Kathleen Phelan
Text message services, like ChaCha and Knowledge Generation Bureau, provide quick and easy access to the answer to any question in 160 characters or less. Students can have answers from anywhere in the United States by text messaging their questions to either ChaCha or kgb. Trained employees provide answers within a minute and accompany the answer with a citation to ensure accuracy. The services are free aside from regular texting charges. Customers phone numbers remain concealed from telemarketers. Amy Wolfcale, chief communications ofcer for kgb, said the text message service marks a shift in American technology, as it tries to keep up with users who are often on-the-go and pressed for time. Kgb has pioneered the provision of a broad range of information beyond traditional services, Wolfcale said. Every year we serve more than 100 million consumers. ChaCha, which launched at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, relies on its 55,000 employees to answer questions quickly and accurately. Matthew Marberry, an 18-yearold nursing major at the College of Southern Nevada, worked for the service last semester. I worked for ChaCha for two months and I would get questions about anything and everything, from chemistry to sexuality, Marberry said. If you want to kill time, its an easy job because you can just sit on the computer and answer questions instead of having to go out in the cold to work. In two months, I made about $200. Yahoo Mobile and Google Mobile also launched similar services to keep up with the burgeoning industry. Most questions asked tend to be trivial, querying about Adam Sandlers age or seeking song lyrics, but the services are also a resource for students looking for help with homework. Kgb has answered almost one billion questions globally, Wolfcale said. College students tend to be heavy texters, and one impact that we think is very positive may be that kgb is bringing the powerful combination of technology and human search available to (almost) anyone. University of Nevada, Reno student Chad Langille, a 19-yearold chemical engineering major, said that he has used ChaCha before, but not necessarily to learn something new. I thought the only benet to ChaCha was that it allowed me to pull pranks on the employees, Langille said. One (prank question) was, I have a dead body in a garbage bag and need a location to hide it. Any ideas? He replied by
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dge Generation Bureau at 542542 or ChaCha at 242242. Answers only cost as much as a regular text message. Questions of any kind will be answered, as long as they are appropriate. Those interested in working for one of these services can go to www.kgb.com or www.chacha.com for more information.
telling me that he had sent my IP address to the police. The new companies said they hope that the services will grow more popular as people become aware of what they have to offer. We are dedicated to bringing people the information they need, Wolfcale said. We think of kgb as (a true) mobile nd.
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economics professor. When the government borrows money, it is paid for in one of two ways, both of which are negative, he said. It means the government and individuals are battling for loans, causing higher interest rates. Or it could lead to printing more money, which means ination, UNR economic professors agreed. Pingle and UNR ecomonics professor Thomas Cargill said they doubt the bill will even work as efciently as government leaders hope. History and economic theory show us you dont spend your way out of recessions, Cargill said. Its a myth. Cargill said the stimulus package could likely just prolong the recession as the New Deal did during the Great Depression. The stimulus is supposed to give Nevada workers a temporary tax reduction up to $800, according to Sen. Harry Reids spokesman Jon Summers. But Pingle said saving rates are up and Nevadans might not spend the extra money like the government expects. Government leaders have called this the worst economic time since the Great Depression, scaring the public into saving more money. When the public doesnt spend money, businesses cant make payroll and people get laid off, making it a self-fullling prophecy, Pingle said. If people are nervous enough about the future that they have become more saving-oriented, it could dilute the impact of the stimulus, he said. And the claim that the country is in its worst recession simply isnt true according to unemployment numbers and other data. In January 2009, the country had a 7.6 percent unemployment rate. In 1982, the national unemployment rate was 10.8 percent. Last summer, when gas prices more than doubled, there was no indication of a recession, Pingle said. The fact that our economy was able to absorb those huge increases means that we have something relatively sound, he said. I dont think weve endured enough hardship to warrant this big of a stimulus. Cargill said hes an optimist and thinks the economy would turn around without massive government spending as it has in the past. While NSHE ofcials continue to sort through how the stimulus bill will help the economic downturn and higher education decit, they said they wont lose sight of the long-term issues.
Jessica Fryman can be reached at jfryman@nevadasagebrush.com.
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still in its preliminary stages. But regardless of how much the stimulus brings for this biennium, ofcials stress that it is only a two-year plan, so the bill wont solve the states economy. Typically, you dont use onetime money to try and solve a long-term problem, said Dan Klaich, NSHE executive vice chancellor. It will come back to haunt you in two more years. Most of the states money comes from taxes on tourism and gambling revenue, so when the economy falters, Nevadas tax revenue shrinks more than other states. The two-year stimulus money doesnt change the revenue stream for the state, meaning if tourism is still down when the stimulus runs out, Nevada will face a decit again. The stimulus package, in the short term, could really help Nevada a lot, Dan Burns, the governors spokesman, said. In the long term, we still have a lot of obstacles. UNR economists say the shortterm impacts of the bill might not be worth the negativity it could bring in the future. Federal borrowing will increase the countrys dependence on credit, increasing interest rates, said Mark Pingle, a UNR
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Garcia calls libelous. UNRPD Ofcer David Osowski said he received a copy of a Jan. 15 letter from Cuzze, detailing the complaints to Hafen. Osowski said he often receives letters from Cuzze, so he can give the information to other association members, but Cuzze said he didnt expect Osowski to give this letter to anyone. Garcia did not receive the Jan. 15 letter of complaints, Cuzze and Garcia said. Garcia said he assumes Osowski, who gave a vote of no condence against Garcia in 2008, made the allegations. Although Cuzze said Osowski did not make the complaints, Cuzzes initial letter to Hafen states: My most immediate concern is for the well-being of the K-9. If this situation does exist, and I have no reason not to believe Ofcer Osowski, the K-9 needs to be taken into protective custody as soon as possible. Cuzze said Garcia knew about
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abuse around Jan. 14. He told the Department of Public Safety and then the attorney generals ofce per Public Safety Director Jerry Hafens request, but Cuzze did not notify UNRPD. Why would I notify them? Cuzze asked. The chief is the culprit. The ofcers are the culprits. They had them hiding shit for years. I want them done away with. They have been screwing over your university for years. Cuzze would not provide specifics. In the past, Cuzze advocated for no-condence votes against Garcia. If hes more specic, Id be glad to talk about them if I can, Garcia said in response. Garcia said hes not surprised by Cuzzes remarks because hes had issues with other police organizations as well. In 2007, a judge dismissed Cuzzes appeal that the University of Nevada, Las Vegas defamed him while he was under investigation for various allegations. When Cuzze was a UNLV ofcer, it was alleged that he and three other ofcers used force on students and violated department policies, according to the law brief. Now most recently wrapped up in the investigation of dog abuse at UNR, Cuzze has claimed UNRPD leadership knew about the abuse and did nothing statements
Why would I notify them? Ron Cuzze, president of the Nevada State Law Enforcement Officers Association, asked. The chief is the culprit. The officers are the culprits. They had them hiding shit for years. I want them done away with. They have been screwing over your university for years.
the alleged abuse because he heard UNRPD ofcers told him of it. He said he has no other evidence that Garcia knew about the alleged abuse. Over the last 18-19 months, ofcers kept telling the chief, but nally they just got tired of it, Cuzze said. Garcia adamantly denies that claim. Ive never witnessed any behavior that the dog was abused, Garcia said. I am a life-long pet owner. I have two dogs that are considered part of my family. They sleep with me. The ashes of my 16-year companion sit on my nightstand. I would never knowingly stand by to let any animal be hurt or abused. If the complainant knew that the dog was being abused for 18 months, then Garcia said he questions why the person waited so long to come forward. I think the motive of the people who are making these complaints is clear, Garcia said. Since the allegations, Tors said the attorney generals ofce started investigating possible misconduct to determine whether it will be a criminal case. The attorney generals ofce wouldnt comment on whether their investigation was criminal or administrative. The university is conducting a separate, internal investigation, Ron Zurek, vice president of administration and nance, said in a Feb. 12 letter to Cuzze. Cuzze said he refuses to provide witness statements to the university because its against the law. Cuzze said he has three statements from both ofcers and civilians, and the attorney generals ofce has eight witnesses. In an internal, administrative investigation, ofcers can be compelled to comment, but have Fifth Amendment rights to remain silent in a criminal case. If an ofcer claims protection under the Garrity Law, statements made in
an administrative interview cant be used in a criminal investigation. Garcia said hes also disappointed that the community has denied a police ofcer the same right that criminals are afforded every day as assumptions that the allegations are true are reected in heinous death threats to Taylor and his family. I know there are people here who are disgruntled employees, but for the most part the majority of the people that work in this department do not deserve this, Garcia said. Its pathetic, shameful and embarrassing that a community or person or persons would see t to condemn an entire department or entire university on false allegations. Although the allegations reect negatively on both the department and university, UNR President Milton Glick said the university will be able to move past it no matter the outcome. If the allegations of dog abuse are true, Garcia said he would support the ofcers punishment. If the claims are false, he said the department would move on. I dont think anything will change, Garcia said. The good, professional men and women who work here will move beyond these character assassinations and continue to serve the community.
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Glick said. They are doing what they can in an uncertain time. The regents are within reason because laying out specics of possible cuts damages staff morale and leaves little room to discuss the facts with students, Glick said. We believe we make better decisions by extensive
dialogue, Glick said. So its a much slower, different process than other state agencies. But I think we get better results. In his address, Gibbons said enhancements to tuition would be necessary, as he is unwilling to cut deeper into other government programs. Gibbons said higher education can raise revenue where as public safety, K-12 education, and health and human services cannot.
Glick and Provost Marc Johnson agree that modest tuition increases are necessary, but said its important to balance the increase so it does not drive out students who cant afford higher costs. Gibbons also said higher education should pursue more independence from general tax dollars by seeking business or corporate donations or alumni donations, athletic revenue, federal grants and tuition ad-
justments. NSHE ofcials agree that institutions should develop solutions to the decit in funding what Glick calls a combination of tuition increases and staff reductions. Glick said more help from the state is also necessary. Gibbons also explained that he proposes a 36 percent cut to state funding of higher education, not higher numbers as some people have stated. The cuts are to the state funded
portion of the budget which is usually about 77 percent of NSHEs total funding. The cuts will not affect other sources of revenue, Gibbons claried. I thought he made a few points, Knecht said. I guess weve got our people advocating on behalf of the system and hes explaining why his budget is as constrained as it is.
Michael Cabrera, the ASUN vice president and a presidential candidate running against Reilly, said he was not involved in the resolution and did not think its appearance would help his campaign. This isnt a campus where people are interested in that kind of negative campaigning, Cabrera said. I dont want people to think I wrote this. While he said he did not think the resolution would help Cabreras campaign, Reilly said he did believe its apperance would hurt his own. I think any negative attention like this is bad, he said. It may be political, but it will still hurt me. Someone out there is trying to anonymously say Im not doing my job. Parts of the resolution appear vague in describing misconduct, Reilly said. The part about the failure to appoint people to university committees, I honestly cant think of what thats supposed to mean, he said. And the constitutional amendment it refers to was passed before I was even president. The amendment the resolution refers to was passed through the 75th session of the ASUN Senate in April 2007, during former president Sarah Ragsdales term and nearly 11 months before Reilly was elected president. Many senators expressed doubt that any senator would sponsor the resolution. For something that divisive right now, with all thats going on? Itd never pass, Sen. Taylor Anderson said.
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FEBRUARY 17, 2009
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RESPONSE TO PROFESSORS OR PRISON GUARDS
Gene Columbus, President of Nevada Corrections Association wrote: I want to respond to a Perspective article to the editor dated February 3, 2009. The article was written by Stephen H. Frye titled Professors or Prison Guards. I was astonished by the personal attacks on the men and women of public safety that serve Nevada. To disrespect the Correctional Peace Ofcers of this state was an uncalled for gesture. Obviously Doctor Frye has no clue about this issue, and his remarks were meant for a certain audience. The Correctional Peace Ofcers of this state have the utmost respect for educators and agree that they are underpaid and under appreciated. They also understand that Doctor Fryes opinions on Correctional Ofcers do not represent all that work his profession. I would like to invite Doctor Frye on a tour of several state prisons so he can get a better understanding of the important public safety responsibilities entrusted on the men and women that work behind the fence lines of the states prisons. Grow up Doctor Frye. You owe the Correctional Peace Ofcers of this state an apology. We are all in this budget battle together, however, I believe some are dealing with the crisis better than others.
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The truth behind Gibbons video podcast
hetoric. Dangerous, deceptive rhetoric pours from Gov. Jim Gibbons when he defends forsaking higher education for the next biennium. He lled Wednesdays video podcast with half-truths and arguments that reeked of vindictiveness toward higher education chancellor, advocate and jester Jim Rogers for his refusal to bow to Gibbons call for cuts to all state agencies. Both sides of the ongoing political budget battle are toeing absurdity, but some truths and clarications to Gibbons
address need to emerge. First: While Rogers did refuse to propose a smaller budget to the governor, the Board of Regents instructed all the state higher education institutions to cut 14 percent from their budgets in preparation for the looming cuts. By all accounts, Gibbons proposed $427 million cut to state higher education blindsided the regents. Second: Gibbons said Nevada pays more per college student than any other state thats not true. Nevada is No. 30 in amount of tax dollars spent per student, according
to an analysis by University of Nevada, Reno economics professor Elliott Parker. Nevada, which has one of the smallest state general funds according to Parker, does spend a higher percentage of the state general fund on higher education, however. Third: Gibbons said tuition enhancements (doublespeak for increases) will help save the university. At $5,240 for 12 undergraduate credits, tuition would need to double for the 12,000 undergrads before UNRs budget decit came close to closing. Fourth: Gibbons said
he needs cooperation to identify where spending can be reduced. He has shown no desire to target specific areas to cut. He suggests broad cuts to the core of the university while leaving UNR athletics largely untouched and even proposing a modest increase to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas athletics department. Fifth: Gibbons preaches independence among the state universities. But Nevada already has several independent universities, such as DeVry and the University of Phoenix, operating within its boarders.
Why are more needed when a state university is supposed to cater to its population? A state university will always need some state support to keep tuition low which will lead to a more educated population and direct the universities toward working solely to benefit the state. Gibbons wasted his time with this podcast. He cannot defend dismantling higher education as an economic necessity, especially when its his job as a leader to rise above personal battles and preserve the future of the state .
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Gov. Gibbons: Lady Gaga made me do it

arson City At a press conference today at the Nevada State Legislature building, Gov. Jim Gibbons defended his most recent video podcast on his Web site in which he explained his reasoning behind his budget cut proposals to higher education. In his primary argument, Gibbons cited a song by pop artist Lady Gaga as his main inuence. With Gibbons was soon to be rst ex-lady of Nevada, Dawn Gibbons. Dawn was unavailable for comment, seen texting while Gibbons delivered his address. I really dont understand why everyone is so upset over this, Gibbons said, in regards to the proposed 36 percent state funding cut to the states higher education system. We give you guys (higher education) enough anyway. Weve got to cut that cord and fast! When prompted for his explanation of the budget breakdown, Gibbons smiled and nudged a nearby aide. I heard a song on the radio and it just made so much sense for the times that we are in, Gibbons said, holding up his hand to calm the now uneasy crowd. Poker Face by international pop star, Lady Gaga. Its really catchy with some realistic undertones. Gibbons went on to defend his statement, bringing up the songs Krystal careless nature when it comes to Bick money but how it somehow pays off when Lady Gaga sings Cause Im blufn with my mufn/Im not lying Im just stunnin, and then later Check this hand cause Im marvelous. Shes singing about Nevada, dont you get it? Gibbons said. I mean, its about gambling for starters. Thats a red ag right there and secondly, young people like her and its those same young people at the universities that will eventually realize that Gov. Gibbons is their buddy and that I know best. When asked about his tuition enhancements that he brought up in his podcast, Gibbons stated that it was his creative license to call tuition increases whatever he pleased. Look, I asked myself What would Lady Gaga do? Gibbons said. And shes a hip lady so I gured I should make astronomical tuition increases sound, well, hip. Lady Gaga was unavailable for comment as she did not return The Nevada Sagebrushs phone calls by press time. Gibbons then prompted a staff hand to play said song, as he broke into dance mouthing the lyrics: P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face, urging the audience to sing along. Although a bit shocked, political analyst, Stacy Fergie, who was present at todays conference, said she felt condent Gibbons is following a well-dened trend. Music has become a bigger thing in politics these days, Fergie said. I mean, just look at what it did for President Barack Obama. Music means power. You have to give the people something to dance to. Outside the press conference area, a group of protesters from the University of Nevada, Reno lined the sidewalk, all holding up signs at passing cars. I love this song! Amanda Curtis, a sociology major, said. So I guess when he argues it that way, I totally see where hes coming from. Although, I think I would have picked a Britney Spears song. That would scream comeback. In his closing remarks, Gibbons said he will be posting more podcasts, hopefully with more music involvement. Look for me and Kayne West, Gibbons said. Maybe Rihanna later? To watch Gibbons podcast, visit http://gov.state. nv.us/podcasts.htm.
Krystal Bick can be reached at kbick@nevadasagebrush.com.
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BUDGET CUTS
Mehmet Bilgi, MS Ph. D. student at UNR wrote: Dear ofcial of University of Nevada, Reno, I am one of the many students that are fortunate enough to take a German class this semester. I would like to assure you that this class is one of the few classes that I have taken in UNR that is very well prepared and dense. I am happy that I am involved in such an enlightening activity. My kind wish is that you do not cancel German classes in forthcoming semesters since the language classes are the backbone of educational activities that enthusiastically promote diversity and acknowledgment about different cultures. I hope that we can get through this tough time of economical crisis without having to lay off any of the education staff especially the ones from German language division.
Band-Aids: xing Nevadas budget problems since 1864.
MEMO ON YOUR HEALTH
Clearing the reputation of high fructose corn syrup

sst, hey you. Yeah, you. Im going to let you in on a little secret. Despite what you may have heard, high fructose corn syrup, HFCS for short, is not the sole culprit for obesity in America and not nearly as bad for you as you might think. Scientists have never deemed HFCS detrimental to your health. Its chemical structure is nearly identical to every other caloric sweetener in use today -usually a combination of sucrose, fructose, or glucose all deemed safe by food safety experts. Before HFCS Memo came around, Sanchez sucrose from sugar cane was the main ingredient in all things sweet. However, the problem with sucrose at the time was that largescale production was limited to tropical climates where stable governments and consistent weather were in short supply. HFCS was a cheaper, longerlasting and readily available alternative that revolutionized the American diet following its
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STORY: A SIGN OF THE TIMES: BUDGET SHORTFALL

On Feb. 11, at 1:16 a.m., Brandon wrote: The sign is very clever, yes, but I nd Mr. Burns comment even more interesting. We all know that saving some money is not going to solve a 47% state funding cut, or even make a dent in that loss. That brain power would be much better served searching for new revenue sources and communicating that to the state legislature, the body that now has the responsibility of saving our institution from Gov. Gibbons horrendous cuts.
wide scale introduction into the food industry in the late 1960s. So whats all the hype about? A number of studies in recent years have pointed the nger at widespread use of HFCS in our food as a factor in the rise of obesity and it has received more than its fair share of media attention. Overnight, HFCS went from being a subtle omnipresent ingredient in things we eat to the prime focal point and scapegoat of the American obesity epidemic. Nowadays, youll nd that health-conscious folks avoid HFCS like its the reincarnation of the bubonic plague, as if one can of HFCS sweetened soda will mean the difference between a healthy, t lifestyle and a lifelong damnation to a quagmire of elevated cholesterol, soaring triglyceride levels, high blood pressure and certain social ostracism. But you see, the truth about HFCS is that a caloric sweetener by any other name will make you just as fat. Sure, cheaper sweeteners allow manufacturers to make larger portions for the same price if they had used sucrose or honey, but this doesnt mean HFCS is the perpetrator.
That would make as much sense as admonishing Amazon. com for selling your physics textbook for half the price you paid at the ASUN Bookstore. Ultimately the product is the same, the effect is identical, and from a business standpoint it makes a lot of sense to go with the option that is less expensive. Surely we frugal Saversshopping collegegoers can understand that. In the end, however, its our decision to buy the books we buy and to eat the foods we eat, HFCS or not. It seems as if we as a society were so eager to place the blame somewhere else besides ourselves for our expanding waistlines. We lost sight of what we may be missing in our lives that we seem to be compensating with all of this food. We cant just simply blame a food ingredient for our poor lifestyle choices as Americans. Instead, we need to pick ourselves up off the ground, wipe the dirt off our big butts, and get ourselves moving toward healthier and more fruitful lifestyles.
Memo Sanchez can be reached at perspectives@nevadasagebrush. com.
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Sezmu. Its real tiny. What I think was really cool about it ... is that they change their menu all the time and they let you Michael Koch sample other 22, environmental studies and geography dishes.
The Dish. They do awesome desserts and everything is homemade.

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Sp. Its good food, small and locally owned.
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THE SEXIST
CHILE CON CLINTON
Ode to mayo: Typical Chilean foods Strengthen and limber up for sex N
o matter where a traveler goes there is one important cultural element he has to participate in: food. Exploring Chilean cuisine has been an adventure not because it is so different but because it is almost the same. In the words of Pulp Fiction protagonist Vincent Vega, They got the same shit over there that they got here, but its just its just there its a little different. So far I have been able to identify three staples of the Chilean diet: avocado (called palta), tomatoes and mayonnaise. My housemother doesnt serve me mayo with my meals but almost every single meal comes with a side of palta and tomatoes. I have heard horror stories told by fellow American students of mayo being slathered on most every meal: mixed in rice, on salads, tubs of it being mixed with corn and other veggies. But when these three components are mixed they really sing. Its called Italiano, not because Italians enjoy these elements but because it includes the colors of their ag. There is another condiment mixture called completo, which I have Clint yet to try. According to Demeritt south-american-travel. info, it consists of mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, tomato, mashed palta, chucrut (sauerkraut) and aj (a somewhat spicy chilli paste). Chileans love to put this mixture on sliced pork or beef sandwiches, but especially on hot dogs. Yes, you can get a hot dog with mashed palta, tomatoes and a big ol ribbon of mayo to top it all off. Though it can make American diners queasy to hear about the concoction (it did for me), Italiano is actually very tasty, especially with hot dogs. And nothing can be more satisfying in the midst of an all night pisco binge than a churrasco (thinly sliced beefsteak) sandwich Italiano. What is pisco you ask? Well, only the most popular type of alcohol in the country. It is a brandy distilled from grapes and most commonly served in as a pisco sour. A pisco sour is pisco with lemon and lime juice,
f you are like me, youve grown soggy over these college years with beer and pizza, and constantly tell everyone how buff you were in high school. And if youre like me and you like vigorous sex, youve been in the middle of someone and your chest started to hurt and your muscles burned. After a visit to the hospital to nd out, no, youre not having a heart attack, you thought it might be a good idea to exercise. Where do you start? Gym memberships are expensive and all those machines, smelly men and scrawny women look intimidating. Well, for those of you who have a gym membership and for those of you destined to stay at home, here are two core exercises you can do that should get your sex muscles back into shape.
THE SQUAT
A traditional Chilean hot dog combination is served with mashed avocado, tomatoes and a ribbon of mayonnaise, called the Italiano in honor of the Italian ag colors. Fanta, a carbonated juice drink, is typically enjoyed with most meals. A deli worker prepares a hot dog meal, making sure to load up on plenty of mayonnaise, a popular condiment in Chile.
sugar and sometimes egg whites (which will give it a nice foamy head). Other popular piscos are piscola (pisco and coke) and a mango sour (pisco and mango juice). Though Pisco is a fun drink and Chile has excellent wines, I mostly stick with Chilean beers. The most popular Chilean brands are Escudo and Cristal. Both are extremely cheap and a bit more bitter than the American piss-water that we drink. Other brands include Heineken, Brahma and Becker. Another fun drink you can get is a FanSchop. Fan is short for Fanta, an orange soda they love down here, and Schop, which is whatever is on tap. Though it sounds weird, it is the best way to beat the hot Chilean sun. Chilean food can feel a little out there, but it is basically the same fair we have in the United States. Now if you excuse me I am going to see if I can get myself a royal with cheese (what Vega claims to be a quarterpounder in Europe), but only if it comes with palta.
Clint Demeritt can be reached at cdemeritt@nevadasagebrush.com.
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The squat is a primary movement, meaning it trains large groups of muscles: calves, hamstrings, thighs, butt, lower back, and some abs and upper back. Squating is good for you women who enjoy towering over your men, for men who like to thrust vigorously and, of course, overall lower body stamina, exibility and strength. As an added bonus itll make your butt look fabulous. There are several different types of squats. I suggest looking them up online or asking a trainer, or burly friend, for help as it can be dangerous if you try to add a bunch of weight on Michael your rst try and do it wrong. But the basics are Higdon essential, and you can do these at home or in a gym. Grab a bar (35, 45 or 55 pounds depending on the length and girth) or broom handle (1, 2 or 3 pounds), hold it to your shoulder blades and sit down ONLINE on an imaginary chair. The most important part of For specic information this exercise is to keep your about free-weight exerback as straight as possible cises and myth-busting about without leaning forward working out for women (and and to bend your legs at a men), visit stumptuous.com. 90-degree angle or more each time. Theres a lot of technique and balance involved, and if its hard the rst time, sit on an imaginary chair with your back up against a wall to get used to the awkwardness. Do this until youre tired every day and increase reps or weight as needed.
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On the opposite end of the squat is the all mighty bench press. This is another core exercise that trains triceps, chest, some biceps, forearms wings and upper back. Bench pressing is much easier. Simply lie on the bench, push the bar up, stabilize it to the center of your chest, slowly let it drop to your chest and press up. At home, pushups will do the same trick. Apply roommates, textbooks and more reps as needed. This exercise is good for you men who like to tower over your women, carry them across thresholds and, of course, for upper body stamina and exibility. A regular regimen of cardio, such as riding a bicycle, using one of the machines, quickly climbing up stairs on campus or chasing the campus busses up a hill for 15 minutes a day helps a lot. Doing these primary exercises should prepare you for less tiring sex or make it easier to haul an ex-girlfriends box of crap out the door faster.
Michael Higdon can be reached at mikeman@nevadasagebrush.com.
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STORY: SENATE TO VOTE ON CENSURE
On Feb. 13, at 9:59 a.m., Gracie Geremia wrote: For the benefit of everybody, I encourage you to attend the Senate meeting on February 18th at 5:30 p.m. in the Senate Chambers. During my report on Conduct and Appointments, I will be providing a presentation on the timeline and process that was taken when calculating absences and sending senators to the conduct hearing. Please come and feel free to ask any questions or provide comments and/or concerns, as I will happily yield the floor to you.
broad.com for reviews, helpful tips, as well as suggested study abroad programs given the tough economy. Many programs are light on the wallet, which is especially helpful at a time like now. On Feb. 11, at 10:54 a.m., John Russell wrote: Due to the fact that other countries central banks are slashing their interest rates to keep there exports competitive, exchange rates are favorable to travel abroad because the dollar is comparatively DEFLATED to other currencies, not inated. If anything, it is the INFLATION of other currencies and relatively stagation of lending of our central bank contributing to the favorable situation. But dont hold your breath, it probably wont last long: The biggest threat facing the American economy right now is rarely even discussed. It is the massive buildup of paper bank reserves in the last quarter of 2008. This was Bushs doing. He ordered the Fed to print like mad. Fortunately for us, the banks are still holding on to these reserves. When they start lending again, the result could be hyperination of Confederate-dollar proportions. http:/ /mises.org/story/3331
POLITICAL THOUGHTS
Obama has yet to live up to Lincoln
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e are not even a full month into Barack Obamas presidency and already there are some citing apparent similarities between our new president and Abraham Lincoln. Obama has mirrored Lincoln in some ways, including his historic train ride to Washington D.C. that traced the same stops made by Lincoln to his inauguration in 1861and the fact that Obama was sworn in using the same Bible Lincoln used. It has been widely known that Obama considered Lincoln a personal hero, even a mentor. But aside from quaint Nic supercial similarities, Dunn the two men are tremendously different. Any claim otherwise is simply a result of misguided admiration for a man who has done virtually nothing, yet receives praises right and left. Let us rst examine what Obama has done in his rst month in ofce. He was elected on the premise of changing the culture in Washington, of bridging political divides and creating a new ideology of bipartisanship. Initially, there were two ways for Obama to prove his campaign rhetoric: Choosing bipartisan cabinet nominations and allowing
the economic stimulus bill to be bipartisan. We have seen both of these collapse around Obama. The most prominent of these cases was former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle, who was nominated for Health and Human Services Secretary. The South Dakota Democrat withdrew his nomination because of failure to pay taxes. And recently Republican U.S. Senator Judd Gregg withdrew his nomination for Commerce Secretary, citing irresolvable conicts between himself and Obama. Apparently the ideological issues separating this senator and our president were too great to maintain bipartisanship. The second goal was to create a bill that would aid in recovering the economy, and it was intended to gain support from both the right and the left in Congress. This second goal failed even more dramatically, with only three Republicans voting for the bill in the Senate. Obama has made comments suggesting that those who voted against the bill did so because they were practicing politics as usual. Obama is challenging the legitimacy of their votes, but apparently it didnt occur to him that some of them truly disagree with the bill or at least aspects of it.
We must not follow politics as usual. We still must honor and respect the opinions and beliefs of both sides.
The GOP drafted a long list of items they felt were unt to be in an economic recovery bill. Despite these failures of his goals, he receives praise. There were such high expectations for Obama that the hope generated by his campaign has translated into articial approval. I think it is far too early to pass judgment on him at this point. The man has not done much yet, so we cant be sitting here comparing him to historical heroes, like Lincoln. Give it time, Obama very well may achieve great things in his presidency. But to give such lofty praise and historical comparisons now is not only premature but downright ridiculous. Obama is not another Lincoln. Let historians judge that, but let them do it when there is something there to base their judgments on. You dont call the outcome of a football game two minutes into the rst quarter. In the meantime, we should take Obamas advice. We must not follow politics as usual. We still must honor and respect the opinions and beliefs of both sides. In the game of national politics, a little patience is required.
Nic Dunn can be reached at perspectives@ nevadasagebrush.com.
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Film Critics weigh in, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association hosts the Golden Globes. Just shy of 100 members, the Foreign Press is comprised of critics from 55 countries across the globe. The Golden Globes are more fun than anything else, Holabird said. While it may be the only show besides the Oscars shown on broadcast TV, she said the Globes dont have the history of integrity that the Oscars do. The Foreign Press tend to favor and vote for certain actors, directors or movies instead of voting on the actual performances or lms themselves, she said. Holabird also said that sometimes the actors acceptance speeches at the Globes inuence Oscar voters by showing the voters how the person they voted for acts in real life. The best example comes from two years ago when Eddie Murphy was considered the front runner for Best Supporting Actor in Dreamgirls. Murphy won the Globe, but ultimately lost the Oscar, which many people believe was because of his egotistical Globes speech that caused voters to want to award a more humble nominee, Holabird said. the guilds give Oscar forecasters the best idea of who are the award front runners, Hartman said. This year Slumdog Millionaire has unanimously been called the Best Picture front runner because it swept at the guilds, winning at the Producers, Directors, Writers and Screen Actors Guild awards. Last year, No Country for Old Men also won at all of the above guilds and went on to win Best Picture at the Oscars.
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Oscar Road
Predictions
Two of the rst critic societies to announce their winners in early December are the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the New York Film Critics Circle. Containing some of the most well-recognized critics in the U.S., these two groups are recently two of the worst predictors for who will win Best Picture and best for the top acting categories. This year the L.A. Critics awarded Wall-E their Best Picture prize while the New York Critics honored Milk. Nevadas critic association, the Las Vegas Film Critics Society, releases their choices for the years best in the middle of December. Including Hartman and Holabird, the Las Vegas Critics were the only group out of the 23 to award Frost/Nixon a Best Picture prize. The results skew every time you get a group of critics together, Holabird said. The culmination of the countrys top critics opinions and the seasons rst big award show happens when the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) hold the Critics Choice Awards (CCA) in early January. Composed of 199 lm critics from the U.S. and Canada, the BFCA is the largest lm critic organization in America according to the BFCAs ofcial Web site. Both Holabird and Hartman said that the CCA is probably the best predictors of the Oscars aside from the industry guild awards. This year Slumdog Millionaire was awarded Best Picture, while Sean Penn took the top acting prize for Milk and Meryl Streep for Doubt and Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married tied for Best Actress.
END OF THE ROAD

Even though the Academys ballot deadline is Feb. 17, many Oscar predictors make their picks earlier by using results from the above awards. Unlike the guild awards, where members only vote in one category, all 5,810 Academy members vote in every category. Bolstering the most honored group mix of lm industry professionals in the world, the Academys unequaled legacy is formed within its 15 department branches. Like the guilds, the Academy branches represent every aspect of Hollywood, from the actors to the cinematographers. This ever-changing and ever-growing mix of opinions has year in and year out proved that no category is ever 100 percent locked up. Recent examples include Crash beating guild favorite Brokeback Mountain for Best Picture in 2005 and Marion Cotillard for beating critics favorite Julie Christie for Best Actress last year. Even if Slumdog looks locked to win the gold this Sunday, the Academys 81-year history shows viewers that this fairy tale lm doesnt ofcially have its happy ending until Oscar says so.
Jay Brissenden can be reached at jbrissenden@nevadasagebrush.com.
Kate Winslet for The Reader Who will win: Kate Winslet She might have won most of her awards for her part in The Reader in the supporting category, but the Academy shows its love for the performance by promoting her to the more prestigious lead actress category. Who should win: Kate Winslet (But not for The Reader) Sure, she played a very subdued and effective Nazi in The Reader, but nothing can compare to her multi-layered and haunting role in Revolutionary Road. So if she wins, Im taking it as a win for both of her revolutionary roles this past year.
Unless the Academy continues to show its bias to comic-book movies, Ledger is probably an even bigger lock to win than Slumdog considering he has already gathered a whopping 26 awards over the past three months. Who should win: Heath Ledger Theres no debate that The Dark Knights greatness relied heavily on Ledgers once-ina-lifetime turn as The Joker, which has already gone down as one of the greatest screen performances of all time.
worked in a Woody Allen lm in the past have grabbed the Oscar. Who should win: Penelope Cruz Her devil-channeling transformation as an obsessed and bi-curious ex-wife made a somewhat dull Woody Allen lm into an extremely humorous and awkward affair. While the other actresses may have given solid performances, none elevated their lms quite like Cruz.
UPSET OF THE NIGHT

Best Original Song: Down to Earth from Wall-E will trump the two Slumdog Millionaire songs (O Saya and Jai Ho). If there is one award Slumdog should win, its for its vibrant closing song, Jai Ho. However, the Academy has historically snubbed films with multiple song nominations because the voters are split between the songs, allowing a single-song nominee to win.
Jay Brissenden can be reached at jbrissenden@nevadasagebrush. com.
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Nominees: Amy Adams for Doubt, Penelope Cruz for Vicky Christina Barcelona, Viola Davis for Doubt, Taraji P. Henson for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler Who will win: Penelope Cruz This is unquestionably the hardest race to call, but Im going with Cruz for the win because she has been snubbed multiple times in the past by the Academy and now seems to be her time. Also, many actresses that have
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Nominees: Josh Brolin for Milk, Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder, Phillip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt, Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight, Michael Shannon for Revolutionary Road Who will win: Heath Ledger
THE GUILD AWARDS

Finally, before the world turns to the Academy of Motion Pictures of Arts and Sciences (a.k.a the Oscars) for nal judgment, Hollywood looks to its industrys guilds. The guilds are groups of industry professionals dedicated to awarding the best in a single eld/category. Guilds range from the 400-member Cinema Audio Society to the 120,000-member Screen Actors Guild. The guilds play a big role in determining the Oscars since many of the guild members are Academy voters, Hartman said. Starting in late January and ending the day before the Oscars,
THE GOLDEN GLOBES

A few days after the Broadcast
Kabab
The kitchen at Naan and Kabab is busy with waitresses rushing in and out with plates of kabobs, cooks expertly laying skewers on the 17 burner stove and the owner, Chef Maurice Afraimi, running back and forth from the dining room to the kitchen making sure his restaurant is running smoothly. He comes out to check on his diners and is open to suggestions. A meal at Naan and Kabab is not complete without a serving of baklava ($2.50) which comes in two pieces. Naan and Kabab is Renos only Middle Eastern restaurant and offers a tasty cultural alternative to the boring chain restaurant cuisine.
Melinda Chemor can be reached at arts-entertainment@nevadasagebrush.com.
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FILM REVIEW
By Casey OLear
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
Newest Friday sacrices plot for carnage

The original Friday the 13th lm, released in 1980, was one of the key players in the horror genres transition from disturbing psychological horror classics like Rosemarys Baby to gory slasher movies like todays Saw franchise. Therefore, as a retelling of the original story, the newest Friday the 13th had some high expectations to live up to, and I have to say that it did an OK job. The movie opens up with an incredibly brief explanation of the entire his-mother-wasactually-the-killer-but-shegot-decapitated plotline. This essentially has little to nothing to do with the actual action that takes place during the lm, but it serves as a brief introduction to the forthcoming murders. The audience then meets a group of young friends who are hiking through the wilderness near the abandoned Camp Crystal Lake in search of marijuana plants that are rumored to grow there in multitudes. Admittedly, this is already straying a bit from the original plot. However, in true horror movie fashion, the friends quickly split up on individual quests for drugs, sex or just to wander through the forest in the middle of the night in an area where several murders have taken place. In no time, masked killer Jason Voorhees (Derek Mears, The Hills Have Eyes II) has made short work of the task at hand by killing each of the teenagers in varying degrees of horribleness (the most interesting of which is a girl roasted over a re while trapped in her sleeping bag). The story then jumps ahead six weeks to follow Clay Miller
UPCOMING RELEASES
TUESDAY/17
MORRISSEY YEARS OF REFUSAL
Genre: Alternative Rock Description: This is the Brits ninth solo album after separting from the The Smiths. Morrissey himself calls the album his strongest work to date. Included in the 12 new tracks is the hit single Im Throwing My Arms Around Paris.
THURSDAY COMMON EXISTENCE
Genre: Post-hardcore Description: Common Existence marks the fth studio album for the New Jersey band. New singles include Resuscitation of a Dead Man and Friends in the Armed Forces.
CHANGELING - DVD RELEASE
Jason Vorhees (Derek Mears) stalks his next victim in New Line Pictures and Warner Brothers horror lm Friday the 13th.
(Jared Padalecki, House of Wax) as he searches for his missing sister Whitney (Amanda Righetti, Role Models), who was among the first group of friends. He eventually teams up with Jenna (Danielle Panabaker, Sky High), who is conveniently vacationing with her own group of sex-crazed, hard-partying friends near the lake. Far more violence, nudity and drinking beer out of a shoe ensue. Padalecki and Panabaker give the best performances in the lm, aside from the legitimately amusing comic relief provided by Aaron Yoo and Arlen Escarpeta as a couple of friends who fall victim to Jason. All other characters seem to blend together into one blond teenage stereotype before they are picked off one by one. Although the lm certainly delivers the expected doses of naked women, pot smoking jokes and gratuitous blood ow, its aws lie in leaving many obvious questions unanswered. For example, why is the actual day of Friday the 13th never mentioned? Or how did Jason manage to build and maintain such an intricate underground lair, complete with electricity and secret entrances? This rendition of Friday the 13th is not a masterpiece, by any means. Many of the moments intended to instill fear in the audiences hearts only inspired laughter. But, nonetheless, it is hard to deny that it was just a bit entertaining.
Casey OLear can be reached at colear@nevadasagebrush.com.
WARNER BROTHERS
FRIDAY THE 13TH
Release Date: Feb. 13 Director: Kevin Lima Starring: Jared Padalecki and Danielle Panabaker Genre: Horror Rating: R for strong bloody violence, some graphic sexual content, language and drug material. Grade: C
Starring: Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich and Jeffrey Donovan Description: When single mother Christine Collins son goes missing, she works tirelessly with the Las Angeles Police Department and a local minister to nd her boy. Months after the boys disappearance, the LAPD say they have found her boy. It doesnt take Collins long though to realize that the boy they found is not her son. Now, Christine and the minister must work together to uncover the corruption inside the LAPD. Genre: Drama, Mystery Rating: R
TELEVISIONARY
ALBUM REVIEW
Foxs Dollhouse a SNL vets album incredi-rocks work in progress

ts been ve years with no new shows from sci- producer genius Joss Whedon. Then there was Dollhouse, and with it an immediate rampage of Internet rumors that FOX is wrestling Whedon for creative control and that the Chelsea show faces Otakan immediate cancellation. Ah yes. All is right in the world of television again. Dollhouse premiered Friday, to the relief of fans who feared it would never nd the small screen. The series follows a character codenamed Echo, Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum Eliza Dushku, a doll imprinted with a different personality for each engagement shes hired for. When Echo is not active in an engagement, she lives in a secret facility called the dollhouse with other dolls. Between imprints, dolls are childlike, innocent and docile. They remember nothing from their engagements. That is until Echo starts having ashbacks of events supposedly wiped from her memory. After a rich mans daughter is kidnapped, Echo is assigned to facilitate the classic ransom-for-child exchange. Imprinted with the personality of a woman who apparently does this kind of thing for a living, Echo stands face-toface with the kidnappers, only to nd discover one of them is a dark gure from her imprinted personalitys past. Im a die-hard Whedon
HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE - DVD RELEASE

Starring: Simon Pegg, Megan Fox, Kirsten Dunst and Jeff Bridges Description: Based on Toby Youngs memoir of the same name, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People is based around one British writers struggle to adapt to the high-class New York lifestyle when he gets a job at an upscale magazine. Genre: Comedy, Romance Rating: R
THE LONELY ISLAND INCREDIBAD

Release Date: Feb. 10 Genre: Alternative Hip-Hop Grade: B
fan, but the pilot was kind of disappointing. The episode was good but had a bit too much action and not enough narrative for my taste. It began with a completely useless motorcycle race scene in which Echo and some guy, who hired her to have sex and dance with him for his birthday, weave in and out of trafc through a busy metropolitan area. At one point, she falls off her bike and skids 10 yards across the pavement, only to take off her helmet and resume the race. Smart. I would have much preferred to see more of the dollhouse, the other dolls and the ruggedly handsome FBI agent Paul Ballard (Tahmoh Penikett, Battlestar Galactica), who is obsessed with revealing the dollhouse as an extensive human trafcking operation. In short, I expected something more introductory of Whedon, along the lines of the 2-hour Firey pilot in which each character was given the chance to connect with the audience. Instead I got The Train Job, where narrative and character introduction take the back seat to action and boring one-episode archvillains. While Dollhouse didnt light up my screen like I hoped, Im not worried. Most of Whedons work takes time and investment in order to really enjoy, and once engrossed, theres no turning back. I just hope FOX gives Dollhouse the time to develop the magic that made Buffy and Firey so special. Im still enthusiastic about the show, but it hasnt bumped Battlestar Galactica out of my favorite-show-currentlyrunning top spot.
Chelsea Otakan can be reached at cotakan@nevadasagebrush. com.
Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone and Andy Samberg are The Lonely Island.
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
By Tara Verderosa
If you listen to songs and then mindlessly scrawl lyrics across your English notebook, you may want to reconsider when listening to The Lonely Islands debut CD Incredibad. While this album is a refreshing combination of music and laughter, their perverse rhymes may be something youll want to keep to yourself. Incredibad is a compilation of tracks that mocks pop culture. While the album is certainly not heartfelt or emotionally charged, if you can appreciate lyrics for wit and at face-value, these may be your guys. Junior high school buddies Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone came together in 2001 to create The Lonely Island. Since then, their music videos, which appeared on Saturday Night Live, have gone viral across the internet. In
addition, the album contains a number of cameos from famous names including T-Pain, Jack Black, Norah Jones, Natalie Portman and Justin Timberlake. Easily, the most hilarious (and equally perverse) song is Incredibad. The track begins recollecting the trios friendship in middle school. The song shifts when they begin discussing an alien landing in their backyard. In a bizarre twist, the alien persuades the three confused boys to have an orgy with him. The track alters between vocals and discussion that eventually evolves into the trios decision to climax together. Overall, the song is nothing short of rotten and perverse, but even with only a minute sense of humor it is hysterical. Who Said Were Wack? is a simplistic rhyme track that mocks the idea of getting revenge on smack-talkers. In an
industry where every other song raps about bustin caps and throwin down, The Lonely Island takes an overused concept and plays with it in a new and fun way. While at rst listen the song seems ordinary and garage-made, their cleverness is ultimately hard to ignore. The album also includes the hits that brought them to fame including Jizz in My Pants, Dick In a Box and Lazy Sunday. Jizz in My Pants, driven by club-mix beats and hysterical raps, encompasses the essence of the album. If their lyrics didnt stimulate such laughter, they would probably be taken much more seriously. The trio sings, I jizz right in my pants every time youre next to me, and when were holding hands its like having sex to me, bringing the song to a satisfying climax. Incredibad also includes their career launching hit, Dick in a Box. Featuring a mustacheclad Justin Timberlake, the group explains that there are better gifts for women than diamonds and fancy cars. One, cut a hole in the box. Two, put your junk in that box. Three, make her open the boxand thats the way to do it, Timberlake sings. As their rst major hit, Lazy Sunday, they journey to watch The Chronicles of Narnia in theaters. On their way they buy cupcakes, debate over Web maps and sneak snacks into the theater. Their playful banter throughout the track brings on a bout of nostalgia to anyone whos ever been 13 years old. Assuming the idea of innovation and personality is still alive,Incredibad should be well received by comics and music-buffs alike.
FRIDAY/20
FIRED UP
Starring: Eric Olsen, Nicholas DAgosto and Sarah Roemer Description: Dreading the idea of going to their summer football camp, the two most popular high school football players decide to travel with their schools cheerleading group to the girls summer training camp. Genre: Comedy Rating: PG-13
TYLER PERRYS MADEA GOES TO JAIL
Starring: Tyler Perry, Derek Luke and Viola Davis Description: Tyler Perry returns for the fourth time as rambunctious Grandma Madea in his seventh feature lm. After a high-speed car chase lands Madea in jail, she meets a multitude of different people who help her view her world in a new way. While incarcerated, Madeas family, the Browns rally together to do all they can to get the radical grandma out quickly. Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama Rating: PG-13
REVIVING THE CLASSICS
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FEBRUARY 17, 2009
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Local band set Calendar to release album

FRIDAY/20
By Leanne Howard
Buster Blue, a local sevenperson band, plans to release its rst CD, This Beard Grows for Freedom, at a show in Reno Feb. 20. With tracks that include unconventional instruments such as banjo, accordion, glockenspiel and chains, the album only begins to reect the sound of the eclectic group. Each song ows together, but each song is very different, Jason Ricketts, a vocalist and pianist in addition to glockenspiel- and accordion-playing said. I think [the album] does a good job of catching all our different sides. The rst act at the release party will be a magician named Yu Sekine. I was a little skeptical about him, Ricketts said, but then I saw some of his stuff on YouTube, and hes an incredibly talented guy. The Xenophobes, a threeperson psychobilly band from Gardnerville, will be the second act, playing before Buster Blue at the show. We want it to be like a party, not just like a normal show, Ricketts said. The band began working on the album last February, but nished recording in July. Until now, they have been waiting for the album to be mastered by Dam Roads Records, a small indie label in Seattle. [The record label] really helped us out, Ricketts said, but pretty much this whole album was selfproduced with some money that we made from shows, and from selling t-shirts and stuff. The band is already talking about its next album. We just wrote down all of our original songs on a piece of paper, Ricketts said, and we had 12 songs, not including the eight on the rst album, so we have that and probably a half dozen more in the works. The bands biggest question about the next album is how to go about recording it. For This
CD RELEASE PARTY
The release party for Buster Blues album, This Beard Grows for Freedom will be held at The Studio on 4th at 432 E. Fourth St. It is open to all ages with a $5 cover charge at the door.
Beard, each instrument was recorded individually, but for the next album, the band might try to record all the instruments at once. For this album we did instrument by instrument, track by track, Ricketts said, so for the next one were thinking about doing more of a live recording, but it will take a lot of hard practice to make sure we can all play the songs perfectly. We should start really working on that in the next couple months. The bands members, Ricketts included, are happy to nally be able to release the album that has been so long in coming. Im glad that its over, he said. We nished recording you know in July, so weve just had to sit there and wait for all the postproduction stuff. But now that its over, we wouldnt have wanted it to come out earlier if its going to sound any less than it does. Were happy with the results, and looking back, it wasnt as bad as it sometimes seemed. All seven members of the bandRicketts, Andrew Morton, Bryan Jones, Brendon Lund, Rachael McElhiney, Junior Loughmiller and Jay Escamilloseem to agree that recording has been a learning endeavor. It was a good experience, Ricketts said. I think the next one will be smoother, but well also be learning some new things and trying some new things out. Were always trying to learn new instruments and get better at ones we already know.
Leanne Howard can be reached at arts-entertainment@nevadasagebrush.com.
She Has a Fashion Vice with Mozart Season, Arlamae and The Waiting Ends at The Warehouse Reno-native hardcore band She Has a Fashion Vice will perform at the party in celebration of its recent CD release with several local opening acts. This will be the nal event held at The Warehouse before it is closed indenitely due to licensing problems. 3579 Highway 50 East #209 Carson City Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8. Sex Rock Suitcase at Amendment 21 As a part of their ongoing Friday Night Concert Series, local bar and grill Amendment 21 will present a performance by eccentric local band Sex Rock Suitcase for an audience of those 21 and older. 425 S. Virginia St. Reno Show starts at 10 p.m. No cover charge. Soda Stereo Tribute Show at The Underground Local Latin/reggae/rock groups Gusano and Drinking with Clowns will present a tribute to Soda Stereo for an audience of those 21 and older. 555 E. Fourth St. Reno Show starts at 10 p.m. Tickets are $10.
Nevada harp professor Marina Roznitovsky plays at the Classical Revolution at Se7en Teahouse and Bar on 148 West Street on Sunday, February 15. Almost every Monday night at 7 p.m. classical musicians gather at Se7ens 100 North Arlington location to celebrate classical music together. New classical musicians are welcome to join in.
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SATURDAY/21
One Block Radius, Blueberry Love Machine and Metaphysical at Tonic Lounge Forever Music will present this show featuring alternative hip-hop and indie artists One Block Radius with local opening acts Blueberry Love Machine and Metaphysical, who will perform their own alternative hip-hop music, at the local bar for an audience of those 21 and older. 231 W. Second St. Reno Show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10. Little City Kings Drag Show at The Underground The Little City Kings will present a belated Valentines Day drag show and meet-and-greet for an audience of those 18 and older, followed by an after-party with a bar for those 21 and older. 555 E. Fourth St. Reno Show starts at 11 p.m. Tickets are $5.
UNR alums plan to add two awfuls to Fritzs vacancy

By Melinda Chemor
The building that used to house the popular Fritz bar is currently sitting empty after Fritzs closure last semester. While Fritz served up delicious burgers and fries, it did not come close to the Awful Awful, a Reno tradition that will be served at the new restaurant to occupy the space, The Wolf Den. The Awful Awful burger is now coming close to campus. The proud owners of The Wolf Den also own The Nugget, a small casino and restaurant that is famous for slinging the Awful Awful, a burger that got its name for being awful big and awful delicious. Nugget founders Jim Kelly, Matt Grey and Dick Graves brought the Awful Awful burger to Reno from the East Coast. It was a simple double-patty burger that was rened by the current owners Rick Heaney, Sig Rogich, Alex Kanwetz and George Buddy. The Nugget clientele is mostly university students, inspiring their desire to move closer to campus. We want to join the university family and work side by side with them, Kanwetz said. We want to be adopted into the university family. The Wolf Den hopes to center
COMING SOON
The Wolf Den Hours: Sunday-Wednesday 10 a.m. to midnight. Thursday-Saturday 9 to 2 a.m.
Opening Fall Semester 2009
on college life, as the owners have a history with the campus. Heaney and Rogich were part of the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Rogich was also the editor of The Nevada Sagebrush. Buddy played football for the university for four years. The partners share the campus spirit and hope to keep
the friendly sibling rivalry with University of Nevada, Las Vegas by hosting tailgating and game watching parties. The Wolf Den hopes to not just be a hangout for one crowd, as the dcor will show. The walls will be decorated with all aspects of college lifefrom music to sports. The restaurant will undergo major renovations to seat people in a comfortable environment. There will be a large bar in the center of the dining area. The Wolf Den will be much larger than Fritz. Fritz closed when its owner faced medical issues. The owners of The Wolf Den hope to include
fundraising for his expenses as part of their future activities. The Wolf Den will also be open to being a go-to place for student clubs. They want to be very open to the campus and plan to do barbeques. The owners hope to be actively involved in the university life and not just run a building across from the university campus. The prices will be college student friendly, but the quality will reect the legacy of the Awful Awful, the owners said.
Melinda Chemor can be reached at arts-entertainment@nevadasagebrush.com.
RESTAURANT REVIEW
Mediterranean feast at Naan and Kabab

By Melinda Chemor
The dining room of Naan and Kabab has a feeling of stepping into a cozy, cultural side of Reno. The bright, colorful building decorated in blues and yellows invites customers into a cozy little corner of South Virginia Street. The dining area is small and intimate and the table settings are decorative. The tables offer a new spice the red-colored and lemony Sumakin addition to the plain salt and pepper shakers. The menu offers humus (chickpea dip), falafel (small ground bean patties) and other Middle Eastern cuisine. The platters carry on the colorful theme. The veggie combination appetizer ($7.50) is a good deal with green dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), humus, a light sprinkling of red sumak, a piece of falafel with tahini (sesame seed oil) sauce and a serving of
TRY IT YOURSELF
Naan and Kabab 2740 S. Virginia St. Reno Hours: Monday-Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Read a menu online at www.naanandkabab.com.
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Carson City Symphony at Bob Boldrick Theater The symphony orchestra will perform pieces from classical artists such as Felix Mendelssohn, J.P. Meder and Robert Schumann at the Carson City Community Center. 851 E. William St. Carson City Show starts at 4 p.m. Tickets are $15, $12 for seniors and students, and free for ages 16 and younger.
baba ghanoush (roasted eggplant, garlic and tahini sauce). While the rest of the appetizers were good, the eggplant left something to be desired. The triangularly-cut Naan bread is served with all meals makes an excellent dipper for the appetizers. One of the tastier dishes is the kabobs, especially the koobedeh. The koobedeh ($6.95) is fun to say, and is made up of 90 percent beef and 10 percent lamb. Many might be intimidated by the lamb, but the taste is subtle
A gyros plate is one of 13 entrees offered at Naan and Kabab located at 2740 S. Virginia Street in Reno. Naan and Kabab held its grand opening on Valentines Day.
and can only be described as premium hamburger meat. An alternative to the kabobs are the gyros ($9.50), which are make-it-yourself sandwiches. The plate contains stir-fried beef lightly covered in tahini and served with a light balsamic vinegar salad with a side of uffy basmati rice. The clients at Naan and Kabab were of various age groups, even though students had a say in the dcor. The restaurant
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was designed by the University of Nevada, Reno design class and the colors chosen reflect a modern Mediterranean appeal.
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THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

(13 OSCAR NOMINATIONS) Directed by: David Fincher Starring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Taraji P . Henson Description: Based on the short novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Button is set around a man who is born with all the characteristics of an 80-year-old and progressively grows younger. This nearly three-hour epic shows that its important to live life to it fullest, no matter which way we are going. Fun Fact: Tom Cruise and John Travolta were at one point set to star as Benjamin Button, while Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard, nominated for Best Director for Frost/ Nixon this year, were asked to direct the lm.
ROAD TO THE OSCARS

BEST PICTURE NOMINATIONS
By Jay Brissenden
Every year at the end of February, dozens of 13 inch tall, 8 pound golden men named Oscar are given out to Hollywoods elite. While Oscar may be considered the most prestigious lm award by many, he is far from the only award. Oscar wraps up three straight months of awards parties, where hundreds of shiny blunt statuettes of different pedigrees are handed out. Hollywoods self-love fest kicks off in early December when the National Board of Review (NBR) hands out the rst awards of the year. Comprised of knowledgeable lm buffs, academics, young lm professionals and students in the New York metropolitan area, according to the NBRs ofcial Web site, the Board gives award-trackers their rst glimpse of how the season may play out. This year, Slumdog Millionaire won the groups best picture award and has since gone on to claim dozens of other similar awards. Awards esh out something we can all agree on, Reno Gazette-Journal Arts Editor Forrest Hartman said. While Hartman said that all awards play a role in the Oscar race, it isnt until the critic awards start that Oscar predictors start to get a good idea of the years front runners.
FROST/NIXON
(5 Oscar nominations)
Directed by: Ron Howard Starring: Frank Langella and Michael Sheen Description: Adapted from the Tony award-winning play, Frost/Nixon gives viewers a behind the scenes look at how David Frost acquired the interview with the recently resigned president and the thrilling look at how Frost was able to crack Richard Nixons political shell. Fun Fact: During the entire shooting of the lm, on-and off-camera, Langella stayed in character as Nixon and insisted that everyone call him Mr. President.
THE CRITIC AWARDS

The critic awards are given out by the countrys most recognized critic societies/associations. Film review aggregate Web site Rottentomatoes.com shows that 23 active critic groups exist nationwide. With so many choices, critics do a good job of narrowing the eld down and perking up interest, KUNR 88.7 FM lm critic Robin Holabird said. The critic awards are the lm industrys playoffs.
A.M.P.A.S.
MILK
Directed by: Gus Van Sant Starring: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, James Franco and Emile Hirsch Description: Set in the 70s, Milk depicts Harvey Milks rise to power as a politician and his struggle and ultimate victory in becoming the rst openly gay man ever elected to a public ofce. Van Sants uninching poetic look at one of recent historys most inspiring political gures has been called an instant classic by many of todays top critics. Fun Fact: One of Penns friends actually believed Penn was gay in real life after seeing Milk until Penn told him otherwise.
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Final answer: Slumdog
THE READER
Directed by: Stephen Daldry Starring: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes and David Kross Description: In post-WWII Germany, a 15-year-old boy has a brief affair with a much older woman who was at one time involved in the Nazi movement. Years after the affair ended, the boy, while in law school, rediscovers the woman on trial for war-crimes, which alters both of their lives forever. Fun Fact: The lming took a break for David Kross to turn 18 so the love scenes could be lmed.
008 is nally coming to a close for Hollywood this Sunday night. Personally, I found more wrong with movies last year than I did right. That aside, the Oscar lineup rocked. Even if Slumdog isnt my favorite lm of the year (Frost/Nixon and The Dark Knight were), Ill be OK with it taking the big prize, which it seems locked to. Using the science of studying the awards before the Oscars, I have come up with my thoughts on surere wins and the nominees that look to get the golden shaft.
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of the Best Director prizes for the lms direction. Who should win: Boyle While Boyles work on Slumdog may not be my favorite of the year, it is hard to deny his incredible passion for lmmaking, which he displays through the blazing visuals and overall stunning production.
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Directed by: Danny Boyle Starring: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto and Anil Kapoor Description: This sweeping modernday fairy tale tells the story of Jamal Maliks quest to nd the girl he loves by going on Indias version of the hit TV show Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Told through ashbacks, Slumdog recreates Maliks tumultuous childhood and how his life experiences helped him answer the shows nearly impossible questions. Fun Fact: The current exchange rate for 20,000,000 Rupees, the grand prize on Who Wants to be a Millionaire in the movie, is $411,600 USD.
Nominees: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/ Nixon, Milk, The Reader, Slumdog Millionaire Who will win: Slumdog Millionaire Slumdog has won almost every single pre-Oscar award possible including sweeping all of the guild awards. Not even No Country for Old Men did that. Who should win: Milk While it might not add much new to the biopic genre, Milk is a year-dening lm that not only inspires, but features one of the best ensemble performances of the year.
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BEST PICTURE
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Nominees: Richard Jenkins for The Visitor, Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon, Sean Penn for Milk, Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler Who will win: Sean Penn While Penn has split most Best Actor prizes with Rourke over the past few months, Academy members will probably nd it easier to vote for Penns grateful demeanor vs. Rourkes Id like to thank my dogs attitude. Who should win: Sean Penn or Frank Langella Rourke might have had the comeback performance of the year, but both Penn and Langella were able to completely dissolve into their characters and give equally moving and stunning award-worthy performances.
BEST DIRECTOR
Nominees: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire, Stephen Daldry for The Reader, David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon, Gus Van Sant for Milk Who will win: Boyle Along with Slumdog winning almost all of the Best Picture awards, Boyle has picked up most
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Nominees: Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married, Angelina Jolie for Changeling, Melissa Leo for Frozen River, Meryl Streep for Doubt,
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BEST ACTING FRONT RUNNERS

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THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
WARNER BROTHERS
THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
ACTOR: SEAN PENN
ACTRESS: KATE WINSLET
SUPPOTING: HEATH LEDGER
SUPPORTING: PENELOPE CRUZ
Sports
By Emerson Marcus
The Nevada softball team displayed a powerful offense and a fearsome pitching duo in winning four of ve games this weekend at the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas. The tournament also included a 9-0 win against rival University of Nevada, Las Vegas. We have two dominant pitchers that are going to get some national recognition, Nevada softball coach Matt Meuchel said. Wolf Pack pitchers Katie Holver-
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son (junior) and Mallary Darby (freshman) shined, allowing four earned runs in 30 innings. Holverson, who was named Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week on Monday for the week of Feb. 9-15, pitched brilliantly in her 17 innings and zero earned run performance, base into the outeld, allowing but she still took the only loss two runs to score. of the wweekend, 3-2 Saturday Even with the loss, I was against Louisville. very pleased with the statement The Wolf Pack (7-2) lost on the girls made, Meuchel said. a third inning run-down error They came back and shut down when catcher Noelle Micka sent an errant throw with runners on See SOFTBALL Page B5
BREAKING IT DOWN
No. 18 Nevada (7-2) won
four of its five games in Las Vegas this weekend, including a 9-0 win Sunday against rival UNLV. Nevada pitcher Katie Holverson was named Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week for her performce in Las Vegas.
Fox haters unite

n mens college basketball Web sites and message boards around the country, a common theme has always been to bash your teams head coach, and for Nevada fans this year, Mark Fox hasnt been an exception. But before you discredit the Emerson countless Marcus wellthought-out and extremely articulate voices of unmarried, unemployed 40-and-over guys splattering whatever comes to their mind online, you should truly consider some of the reasons why they bash Fox. First off, his experienced team lled with freshman and sophomores should be playing much better than it is. After all, losing the majority of its scoring production from last year and the most dominant big man in school history is no excuse for Nevada oundering in second place in the Western Athletic Conference. But dont take my word for it, just look at the numbers from last weekends road trip at San Jose State and Hawaii. If it werent for an unexpected performance from Joey Shaw and a superman effort from Armon Johnson, the Wolf Pack would have lost both of its games. Granted, a lot of the credit should go to the coaching staffs ability to nd a way to shoot over the Spartans zone defense and adjust to the Warriors tenacious man-to-man play, but we cant give them too much credit remember, we hate them. Besides, coaching isnt everything in college basketball. Recruiting players and setting up a program focused toward success might be the most important element to a dominant collegiate team. What exactly has Foxs regime done? Of 347 Division I schools, 25 ranked above Nevadas recruiting class last year in Rivals.coms recruitment rankings, which means the Wolf Pack isnt exactly recruiting up to its full potential. Of course, Rivals.com ranked Nevadas recruiting class the best mid-major class in the country even better than usually dominant mid-major Gonzaga but who cares if youre the best mid-major. Thats like being the best brand of coffee ice cream, and no one likes coffee ice cream. However, the biggest reason Fox haters are justied is attributed to his inability to win this years regular season WAC crown. Nevada isnt mathematically eliminated yet the Wolf Pack is three-and-a-half games out of rst place with four WAC games left in the season but its chances of winning out and Utah States chances of losing out is less likely than Slumdog Millionaire actress Freida Pinto replying to my Lets have dinner sometime call. Come on, Fox: Losing the regular season WAC crown is
Nevada seniors ght with adversity

By Emerson Marcus
The importance of school and athletics dissipated for Nevada diver Candice Minette when her mother died of a massive stroke last September. After spending the summer at home in Glendale, Ariz. and competing on a club swim team, Minette returned to Reno for her senior year of college. Minette hadnt even attended her rst class when she heard her mother died. After Minette missed the rst week of school and two weeks of diving practice, her coach began to worry she would quit school. She would cry a lot, 13th-year Nevada swimming and diving coach Jian Li You said. At some point, it was also hard for me to deal with because I was not in her shoes. I was really worried about her quitting school. Li You was only worried because of how much she cared for Minette. Im very close to her personally, Li You said. I said, You can treat me like a mom, if you want. I said, Whatever it is, I will be here for you. Li You couldnt help but feel a sense of responsibility to care for her senior player, guiding her through the pain. Minette would often go home before practice ended or nd safe haven in Li Yous ofce as the pair talked through the tough times. (Li You) had her father die when she was at a young age, so I think she could relate to me on the subject, Minette said. While moments crying with Li You were helpful in easing the pain, it wasnt the main enabler of solace later in the school year that was found in diving. When Minette got back to the sport, she worked harder than ever to prove she would be able to conquer her biggest obstacle in the pool by winning the Western Athletic Conference championships in the 1-meter dive. Minette placed second in the dive last season, but feels condent in winning it next week in the WAC championships in San Antonio, Texas. Last semester was really tough, but this semester is different, You said. She is very tough. Minette used that toughness and pain to focus on her diving career, winning three
Nevada forward Dario Hunt has eclipsed the Nevada freshman block record while giving Pack fans a glimpse of a positive future in 2009.
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Youthful Hunt lls Packs void

By Emerson Marcus
Whether Dario Hunt expected it or not, the pieces forcing him to play early and often have fallen into place. But he is OK with that. I think Ive done alright so far, Hunt said. Pretty well defensively, but I still have work to do on the offensive side. The 6-foot-8 freshman was probably better suited as a back-up in 2008-09. But after JaVale McGee the Wolf Packs leading big man in 2008 left for the NBA draft, Hunt knew his responsibility would increase. I wasnt too concerned about whether he was staying or not, Hunt said. When he left I knew I was going to get more playing time. Hunt has thrived with that playing time, impressing his coaches and giving Nevada fans a taste of future success. This weekend, Hunt started at center, helping Nevada grab two wins on the road at San Jose State (80-68) Thursday and Hawaii (47-46) Saturday. Hunt has started all but four games this season as the Wolf Packs leader underneath the basket. In nearly 20 minutes per game, Hunt has shot 50 percent from the eld with 3.6 points per game and 4.7 rebounds per game. Dario has done a real good job, Nevada mens basketball head coach Mark Fox said. Weve thrown him into the re this year and he has responded. For Nevada, Hunts numbers on the offensive end arent nearly as important as his defensive numbers. On defense, Hunt has led the Wolf Pack in the low post while showcasing one of the most impressive blocking performances by a freshman in school history. Two weeks ago, Hunt passed Nick Fazekas freshman block record of 44. Hunt has
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Nevada senior diver Candice Minette prepares to dive.
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Mens Basketball
Virginia Commonwealth 6 p.m. Friday
SILK
AROUND THE WAC
THE SKINNY: The Wolf Pack is coming off a pair of impressive road wins against San Jose State and Hawaii and will look to keep rolling in Fridays BracketBusters game against Virginia Commonwealth. The Rams are in rst place in the Colonial Athletic Association and will pose a tough threat to the Wolf Pack, which has dropped two straight at home.
Womens Basketball
Idaho 7 p.m. Thursday at Boise State 1 p.m. Sunday
THE SKINNY: Nevada has now dropped four in a row and is in a three-way tie for third in the Western Athletic Conference with Boise State and Louisiana Tech. The Wolf Pack (13-11, 7-4 in WAC) will have a chance to make up signicant ground this week. It hosts second-place Idaho Thursday and will try to separate itself from Boise State Sunday.
Utah State lost Saturday to Boise State 66-56, snapping its 19-game winning streak. It was the Aggies rst loss in 62 days.
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Softball
at UC Davis 2 p.m. Tuesday * Florida 1 p.m. Friday * Ohio State 5:30 p.m. Friday * Oklahoma 1 p.m. Saturday * Maryland 8 p.m. Saturday * UC Santa Barbara 12 p.m. Sunday *Cathedral City Classic at Palm Springs, Calif.
Aggies 19-game streak snapped

MENS BASKETBALL
Utah States magical run is over. After putting together a 19-game winning streak from Dec. 13 to Feb. 12, the Aggies returned to Earth with a 66-56 loss at Boise State Saturday. In the loss, Utah State shot a season-low 36.5 percent from the eld and committed 19 turnovers. The Aggies also had their 16-game regularseason Western Athletic Conference winning streak (dating back to Feb. 28, 2008) snapped. Luckily for Utah State (24-2, 12-1 in WAC), it still owns a commanding three-and-a-half game lead over second-place Nevada (8-4 in WAC). If the Aggies win one more conference game, it will wrap up the WAC regular-season title for the second year in a row.
THE SKINNY: The No. 18 Wolf Pack moved its record to 7-2 overall with a 4-1 stretch last week. Nevada pitcher Katie Holverson was named the Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week for Feb. 9-15. The junior did not yield an earned run in 17 innings of work.
Baseball
Gonzaga 3 p.m. Friday Missouri 7 p.m. Friday Gonzaga 7 p.m. Saturday Missouri 10 a.m. Sunday *Phoenix Tournament at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix
THE SKINNY: Nevada will open its 2009 season with four games this week.
Nevada guard Lyndale Burleson dribbles in front of a New Mexico State defender during the teams Feb. 7 meeting. Burleson has only shot 13 free throws this year and hasnt attempted a free throw in 13 games.
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Skiing
Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association Regional Championships Thursday- Saturday *at Reno (Mt. Rose) and Truckee, Calif. (Auburn Ski Club)
THE SKINNY: The Wolf Pack will host the RMISA and NCAA West Regional this week.
Crazy stat: 307 minutes since Burlesons last free-throw shot
WOMENS BASKETBALL
Vandals win third straight, continue climbing WAC ranks

Idaho is proving itself to be a real contender for the WAC crown this season. The Vandals blasted San Jose State 64-41 Sunday to move into sole possession of second place in the WAC with an 8-3 conference mark. Idaho has won ve of its last six games since starting conference play 3-2. The Vandals are looking up at rst-place Fresno State who sits at the top of the WAC with a 9-3 conference record. The good news for the Vandals is that they swept the Bulldogs this year. Idaho beat Fresno State 55-52 Jan. 10 and 59-47 Feb. 13. The Vandals will look to keep rolling this week with games at Nevada (Thursday) and at Utah State (Sunday).
WHOS HOT
MALLARY DARBY SOFTBALL It was only a matter of time before Darby got rolling. The freshman has a 3-0 record and struck out a career-high 15 batters Friday against Southern Utah in a 4-2 win. Her 15 Ks were the most ever in a seven-inning game for the Wolf Pack. She actually took a no-hitter into the sixth inning. Darbys already struck out 38 in just 26.2 innings this year and has seemed to have found her groove.
WHOS NOT
NEVADA WOMENS BASKETBALL After starting 7-0 in Western Athletic Conference play and riding its high horse for while, the Wolf Pack has lost four games in a row and is now in a tie for third in the conference. Especially disappointing was senior guard Dellena Criner. Criner scored only 11 points combined in Nevadas two games this past week. The Wolf Pack needs to right the ship soon because the WAC tourney is on the horizon.
ts a good thing Nevada guard Lyndale Burleson works on his free-throw shooting in practice because hes not getting them in games. This guy hasnt shot a free throw since Teddy Roosevelt was in ofce and gas cost a nickel. OK, maybe it wasnt that long ago, but hear me out for a second. Burleson is 8-for-13 from the charity stripe this season and has been that way for nearly two months. He last attempted a free throw Dec. 27 when the Wolf Pack defeated Idaho State 68-63. That game he went 2-for-4 from the stripe. Since then, Juan Burleson has gone Lpez 307 game-time minutes without getting a free-throw attempt. Thats more than ve hours. You could probably power walk a 26-mile marathon or drive to Las Vegas (If you really oored it) in ve hours. To be the only senior on the team and to have only shot 13 free throws this season is more ludicrous than Ludacris. And it cant get no more ludicrous than that. Burlesons not known at all for his offensive arsenal but this is ridiculous. Theres another guy on the team
thats taken 13 free-throw shots this year. His name: Ahyaro Phillips. Thats right. Burleson has shot as many free throws in 621 minutes that Phillips has shot in 141. Another little tid bit: Wolf Pack guard Armon Johnson went 9-for-12 from the line in a Dec. 20 game against California. In just 33 minutes, Johnson shot almost as many free throws as Burleson has attempted all year. Burleson needs to be more aggressive on the offensive end, get to the line and get this monkey off his back.
out on a note like that. The good news for the Wolf Pack is that it has time to recover. Nevada has ve regular season games left, but four of them are against three of the top teams in the WAC (Fresno State, Idaho and Boise State). Nevada will have to battle its way out of this one, but its been doing that all season.
LIPPINCOTT SAGA CONTINUES

Dr. Jean Perry, Nevadas special assistant to the president for athletics said she was hopeful to have an answer by the end of the month regarding Nevadas request for a sixth year of eligibility for Luke Lippincott. Is it just me, or does it seem like Lippincotts been at the University of Nevada, Reno since the Reagan administration? No, seriously though, Lippincott is a great competitor and a good player. Hes been training hard to get back into summer camp healthy and ready to give it another go. But isnt it time to give other guys a chance to shine? If Lippincott comes back, the Wolf Pack will have seven running backs on its roster. Crowded to say the least. If hes granted a sixth year, then more power to him, but in my very humble opinion, I think its time for Lippincott to hang em up and let other guys get in their 15 minutes of fame.
Juan Lpez can be reached at jlopez@ nevadasagebrush.com.
SOFTBALL
Wahine continue to struggle

With its 8-0 loss to UC Davis Sunday, Hawaii moved to 2-8 this season. Its a slow start for a team that received votes in many of this years preseason softball polls and was nationally ranked as high as No. 16 last year. After defeating Oklahoma 8-5 in its rst game of the season, the Rainbow Wahine have dropped seven of its last eight games including a 14-0 loss to Oklahoma two days after beating them. Hawaii has been outscored 61-31 this year.
NEVADA WOMEN IN TAILSPIN

The Nevada womens basketball team lost its fourth straight conference game Sunday to Louisiana Tech. The loss moved Nevada to 7-4 in the Western Athletic Conference and into a tie for third place. Oh how the mighty have fallen. Up until Feb. 6, the Wolf Pack had occupied the No. 1 spot in the WAC. Well, now Nevadas fallen to the middle of the pack. Its really sad for me to see because this season is eerily reminiscent of last year. In 2007-08, Nevada started 9-3 in WAC play before losing its last four conference games and then losing in the rst round of the WAC tournament. Im right there with you. I hope they can avoid a repeat of last season because it would suck to see this great group of seniors go
BASEBALL
Dogs picked to win WAC

Fresno State was chosen by the seven WAC coaches as the preseason favorite to win the conference. The Bulldogs won the WAC regular-season title and tournament title last season en route to winning a national title at the College World Series.
BY THE NUMBERS
HAWAII WHEN NEVADA GUARD ARMON JOHNSON HIT A GAME-WINNING JUMPER. THE WOLF PACK WON 47-46. THIRD IS THE PLACE THE NEVADA BASEBALL TEAM WAS PICKED TO FINISH IN THE CONFERENCE BY THE COACHES. THE WOLF PACK OPENS ITS SEASON THIS WEEKEND. .423 IS NEVADA OUTFIELDER BRITTON MURDOCKS BATTING AVERAGE THIS YEAR. SHE IS 11-FOR-26 AT THE PLATE THIS YEAR AND HAS HIT SAFELY IN EIGHT OF THE WOLF PACKS NINE GAMES.
ARE THE POINTS THE NEVADA MENS BASKETBALL TEAM TRAILED BY AGAINST HAWAII SATURDAY WITH 2:45 LEFT.
THIRD IS THE PLACE OF THE NEVADA WOMENS BASKETBALL TEAM IN THE WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE. THE WOLF PACK HAS
DROPPED FOUR STRAIGHT WAC GAMES. 1.19 IS THE EARNED RUN AVERAGE OF NEVADA SOFTBALL PITCHER KATIE HOLVERSON. SHES ALLOWED FIVE EARNED RUNS IN 29.1 INNINGS PITCHED. EIGHTEEN WERE THE POINTS THE NEVADA WOMENS BASKETBALL TEAM LOST TO LOUISIANA TECH BY SUNDAY (77-59), ITS MOST LOPSIDED WAC LOSS OF THE YEAR. 7.6 WERE THE SECONDS LEFT IN NEVADAS GAME AGAINST
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Young Pack boxing team continues to excel

By Garrett Estrada
Nevada boxers stole the show Friday night, nabbing four wins and three close losses at the Eldorado Hotel Casino Showroom. But the most gruesome ght of the night belonged to Wolf Pack boxer Luke Tiano. The 138-pound ghter squared off against David Roseneld of the University of California-Berkeley. The ght became the closest and by far the bloodiest bout of the night. Throughout the three-round bout, the two ghters traded hard shots to the face, both of which were bloodied by the second round. The referee stepped in three times, giving Tiano a standing eight count. Late in the third, the referee put a hold on the ght to have the medic check out each boxer, since both ghters had abandoned defense entirely. Despite the spirited effort, the judges gave the ght to Roseneld. Tiano and Nevada boxing coach Mike Martino thought that the ght was Tianos. He didnt hurt me or anything, Tiano said. But I understand, my punches just werent hard enough. Tiano was sick the entire week of training, which he admitted hurt his preparations for the ght. Martino also mentioned Tianos nose, which caused the blood spill in the ght, as being a problem that the coaching staff was trying to work on because doing a better job of stopping the blood ow would have helped Tiano. Even with the loss, Martino has high hopes for Tiano. He doesnt leave anything on the oor, Martino said. He is just a wonderful representative of the program. Another young boxer that has been getting some name recognition was Jeremy Catalano, who had another powerful performance against rival UNLV Robert Martinez. After a slow start in round one,
Nevada boxer Luke Tiano works through a bloody nose in his decision loss to University of California-Berkeley ghter David Roseneld. Nevada took four of seven ghts at the event at the Eldorado Hotel Casino Showroom.
Catalano came out swinging in the second. In the rst minute of the round, Catalano connected with a powerful right hand to the face of Martinez, ending the ght in a knockout. Catalano, who has dominated in his rst two ghts, says his success comes from his hard work in the gym. Unfortunately for the Wolf Pack, Catalano will be ineligible for regionals since he attends Truckee Meadows Community College. Catalanos father assured the press after the bout that he will be transferring to University of Nevada, Reno next semester. Nevadas team captain Ryan Kotey nished the night with a spectacular ght against Armys Scott Ginther. Ginther held a clear height and reach advantage over Kotey, but that didnt stop the Nevada boxer who constantly pressed his opponent to the ropes while acting as the aggressor in the ght. In the middle of the third bout, Kotey connected with a combination that almost sent Ginther to the oor, bringing the crowd to their feet. The decision went to Kotey, who spoke about his strategy after the bout. I had to stay low, going under his block with my punches, Kotey said. Kotey had the least amount of pre-ght time out of anyone due
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to Nate Weedens rst round TKO of Santa Claras Patrick Welde. The bout only lasted 35 seconds before Weeden ended it with powerful shot to the face. Nate didnt give me any time to warm up, Kotey said, smiling.
Garrett Estrada can be reached at sports@nevadasagebrush.
Lasorda bleeds Dodger, Pack blue
The Nevada womens rugby team battled Stanford, the 2008 National Champion, on Monday, losing 52-5 in its season home opener at the John Sala Intramural Field.
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Baseball Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda, who has won two Major League Baseball World Series as a manager, came to Reno last week to speak to the Wolf Pack baseball team and fans. By Juan Lpez
Who better to share his words of wisdom with the Nevada baseball team than the ambassador of baseball himself Tommy Lasorda. Lasorda was the keynote speaker for the 25th annual Bobby Dolan Baseball Dinner Wednesday at the Silver Legacy Resort and Casino. Lasorda was also the inaugural speaker when the dinner began back in 1985. Looking to get on the Wolf Packs good side from the get-go, Lasorda started off by complimenting Nevada on its looks. I dont see that long hair, he said. I dont see those earrings. I dont see those beards. You look like my team. You look like ballplayers, thats the main thing. Lasorda, who managed the Los Angeles Dodgers for 20 years (1976-96), spoke mostly about the approach they should take to playing the game. Theres three types of players: No. 1 is the one who makes it happen, Lasorda said. No. 2 is the one who watches it happen. No. 3 is the one who wonders what is happening. Youll be able to be the one who makes it happen if you play for the name on the front of the shirt and not for the back of the shirt. When you play for the name on the back of your shirt, now youve become an individualist and individualism doesnt win championships. When you play for the name on the front of your shirt, you got a good chance at winning a lot of games. He also shared a tale of when he rst started managing the Dodgers. At the time, Lasorda took over for Hall of Fame man-
Nevada battles champs

By Juan Lpez
Its not often that a 47-point defeat leaves the losing team with a smile on its face at the end of the game, but the Nevada womens rugby team did just that. Nevada fell to Stanford, the nations defending national champion, 52-5 Monday at the John Sala Intramural Field. But the Nevada players walked away with their heads held high. I thought we played amazing, Nevada yhalf Michelle Bick said. We went in with high expectations because Stanford is nationally ranked. Theyve been national champs in years past. We went in trying to win, but we denitely played well against their level of athletes and their speed. I was really happy with the way my girls played today. Bick, a senior, scored Nevadas only try of the game with 31:23 left in the second half in the midst of a light snowfall. The try made the score 33-5 in favor of Stanford, but Nevada was ecstatic just to have gotten on the board. We were so high, Bick said. Weve never scored against Stanford, too. It was amazing, absolutely amazing. Stanford closed the game scoring 19 unanswered points, but the nal score did not truly tell what the game was like. The two teams remained scoreless with 8:08 passed in the rst 40-minute half and Stanford led just 12-0 with 16:20 left in the rst half. Bick said playing Stanford was a good learning experience for the team. We learned a lot of good rugby from them today, she said. We played tough the whole game and well denitely get better just from playing them. Bick added that competing against nationally ranked teams like Stanford will do nothing but make Nevada better. It puts us against really tough competition, she said. Last year we actually almost dropped down to Division II. Dropping down to that level of competition might be worse for us than playing at a higher level because that makes us better athletes. While Nevada is trying to improve, it still faces the handicap of not being an ofcial NCAArecognized sport, like Stanford. A lot of people dont know what goes on behind the scenes as far as raising money goes, Bick said. We have anything from bake sales anything really to raise money because were not paid to come out here. We still put away three days a week, two hours a day just to come practice and come out here and not get paid for it. (Stanfords) doing the same thing, but theyre getting paid for it. Its hard, but we love it.
Juan Lpez can be reached at jlopez@nevadasagebrush.com.
ager Walter Alston. When I was a manager with the Dodgers, Vin Scully interviewed me, Lasorda said. In his own way, he said to me, You are replacing a man whos been here for 23 years. You are replacing a future Hall of Famer. You are replacing one of the greatest managers in the history of baseball. Dont you feel that theres going to be a lot of pressure on you? And I didnt even hesitate. I said, Im worried about the guy whos going to have to replace me. The point he was trying to preach is that the players should be condent in their abilities. He also told the players to say a little prayer to God prior to a game to reinforce their selfassurance. From now on, I want you to
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Haters
unacceptable. I dont care if Utah State has years of college basketball experience in its starting lineup compared to Nevada only having one senior on its entire team. Nevada was good enough to beat Utah State earlier this year, but Foxs inability to coach the
Wolf Pack into shooting more consistently down the stretch killed the Pack. It was entirely his fault, obviously. Sure, hes won three conference Coach of the Year awards and now ranks second on the schools all-time win list (Fox has a 117-40 career record with only Glenn Lawlors, the guy who Nevadas basketball arena is named after, record of 201-159 ahead of him), but that still doesnt give him the right to be
acknowledged as a good coach. Forget about the accolades Fox is horrible. Let the voices of the uneducated pinheads reign! After all, its not like theyre just typing to simply read their own words on a college basketball message board. They are part of the marketplace of ideas in the growing Internet media, and nothing is more sacred than that.
Emerson Marcus can be reached at emarcus@nevadasagebrush.com.
ness and pain to focus on her diving career, winning three WAC Diver of the Week awards this season an even more amazing accomplishment considering her diving experience before college. Minette didnt start diving until she was 16 years old, and she barely had half a scholarship when she rst came to Nevada. She was sort of a walk on, Li You said. She was kind of a beginner coming to me. Thats why Im very happy to see her improving so much. For Minette, diving was her ticket to college, even though that ticket wasnt always a solid bet.
I was really sloppy when I rst came here, she said. Coincidently, one of the most important people in bringing Minette to Nevada was San Diego State head diving coach Jim Wynne. He told me on my visit there that wherever I went, I would know that that was the right place it would just feel right, Minette said. When I came here I knew this was the right place. The move eventually paid off. After coming to Nevada, she oundered in the teams main rotation, but the hard work eventually came to fruition last year. The 5-foot-2 diver nished in the top eight in three different diving disciplines at the WAC championships and went on to place second at the NCAA Zone
E Championships, qualifying for the NCAA championships in Columbus, Ohio. It was so exciting, I wasnt expecting it at all, she said. Minettes senior year gives her a chance to push closer to graduation, nish her collegiate career strong and honor her mom in the best way. I told her, You know what? Your mom would love to see you graduate. Your mom loved to see you diving well. Your mom would be so happy to see how you are doing, Li You said. Shes a tough girl. She is a senior now and she will try for U.S. Nationals. I have a lot of condence in her.
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Mens Basketball
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12
Team San Jose State Nevada 1 23 42 2 45 38 T 68 80 REB 6 1 4 2 2 3 0 2 3 1 28 REB 3 4 6 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 3 30 AST 2 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 9 AST 4 3 2 3 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 23 MIN 30 15 29 38 35 18 1 5 17 12 200 MIN 24 28 25 23 33 21 25 2 5 3 11 200 PTS 7 0 15 6 17 5 0 2 9 7 68 PTS 13 17 6 2 13 4 23 0 0 0 2 80
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14
Team Hawaii Nevada 1 27 24 2 19 23
T 46 47 REB 3 1 5 5 6 3 1 0 8 35 REB 0 7 4 3 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 30 AST 4 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 12 AST 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 MIN 37 35 22 35 20 9 9 5 28 200 MIN 22 36 30 35 30 21 14 1 1 3 7 200 PTS 3 5 4 10 8 6 0 0 10 46 PTS 0 12 3 25 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 47
2008 WAC STATISTICAL LEADERS
San Jose State Pierce, T Peterson, M Webster, C Graham, J Owens, R Wright, D Oliver, L Thomas, D Oakes, C Williams, J TOTALS Nevada Babbitt, L Cooke, M Hunt, D Burleson, L Johnson, A Fields, B Shaw, J Giles, L Kraemer, R Phillips, R Phillips, A TOTALS
FGM-A 2-12 0-1 6-14 2-8 5-9 2-4 0-0 1-2 2-3 3-4 23-57 FGM-A 6-9 8-9 3-5 1-3 4-7 1-5 9-13 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 33-53
FTM-A 3-6 0-0 3-5 2-4 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 5-6 0-0 16-25 FTM-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-5 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-7
Hawaii Nitoto, K Thompson, H Campbell, P Flemings, R Adams, B Balocka, P Parghalava, L Mayen, A Amis, B TOTALS Nevada Burleson, L Babbitt, L Cooke, M Johnson, A Hunt, D Fields, B Shaw, J Giles, L Kraemer, R Phillips, R Phillips, A TOTALS
FGM-A 1-6 1-6 2-2 3-10 3-5 1-4 0-3 0-1 5-10 16-47 FGM-A 0-3 6-14 1-3 8-15 0-5 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 16-45
FTM-A 1-2 3-4 0-1 4-6 2-4 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 14-24 FTM-A 0-0 0-1 0-0 8-9 2-2 2-2 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 14-18
Category Name School Statistic Points Jahmar Young NMSU 18.3 /game Rebounds Wendell McKines NMSU 9.7 /game Assists Mac Hopson Idaho 5.6 /game Blocks Dario Hunt Nevada 2.3 /game
2008 NATIONAL STATISTICAL LEADERS
Category Name School Statistic Points Stephen Curry Davidson 29 /game Rebounds Blake Grifn Oklahoma 14.2 /game Assists Brock Young East Carolina 7.9 /game Blocks Jarvis Varnado Mississippi St. 4.9 /game
2008 NEVADA STATISTICAL LEADERS

Category Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Name Luke Babbitt Babbitt Armon Johnson Dario Hunt
2008 WAC STANDINGS
Statistic 16.2 /game 7.4 /game 4.1 /game 2.3 /game
Team Conference Standings Overall Utah State 12-1 24-2 Nevada 8-4 15-10 Boise State 7-4 17-7 New Mexico State 7-5 13-12 Idaho 5-6 11-13 Hawaii 4-8 12-12 San Jose State 4-8 10-13 Louisiana Tech 4-8 10-15 Fresno State 2-9 10-16
SCORES FROM FEB. 12

Thursday
Game Nevada (W) vs. San Jose State Louisiana Tech (W) vs. Fresno State Utah State (W) vs. Idaho Score 80-68 55-42 62-53
SCORES FROM FEB. 14

Saturday
Game Score Boise State (W) vs. Utah State 66-56 New Mexico State (W) vs. Fresno State 79-71 Idaho (W) vs. San Jose State 74-66 Nevada (W) vs. Hawaii 47-46
Womens Basketball
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Team New Mexico State Nevada 1 20 33 2 34 18 T 54 51 REB 3 6 3 5 2 1 1 0 13 37 REB 3 6 9 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 5 41 AST 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 10 AST 1 2 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 MIN 21 26 24 31 31 7 27 4 29 200 MIN 26 21 30 35 35 6 4 2 5 7 2 11 16 200 PTS 2 2 7 20 2 2 17 0 4 54 PTS 4 0 8 14 4 6 0 2 0 1 0 2 10 51
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Team Louisiana Tech Nevada 1 36 23
2 41 36
T 77 59 REB 3 2 7 6 9 0 4 3 0 3 2 43 REB 5 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 2 3 27 AST 5 5 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 21 AST 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 13 MIN 21 17 33 23 34 3 23 7 1 16 22 200 MIN 25 29 31 28 12 9 5 6 11 9 22 3 5 5 200
New Mexico State Sanchez, E Wampler, T Corbett, T Spence, M Walton, T Palmer, B Soto, K Rosendaal, K Holt, N TOTALS Nevada Franklin, C Moore, S Jones, B Ward, J Criner, D Cherry, M Woodard, B Williams, N Johnson, A Hammond, M Gross, J Lombardi, M Williams, K TOTALS
FGM-A 1-3 0-1 1-10 6-10 1-7 0-1 5-9 0-1 1-5 15-47 FGM-A 2-8 0-4 3-11 6-16 1-5 2-4 0-2 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-2 5-9 21-63
FTM-A 0-0 2-4 4-4 7-8 0-0 0-0 6-7 0-0 2-2 21-25 FTM-A 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-3 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 7-11
Louisiana Tech Stewart, S Pringle, T Jones, W Johnson, A Dowdell, S Mulford, S Thomas, B Young, K Sword, D Wysinger, T Bendolph, J 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 0-0 3-3 7-12 5-9 8-14 1-1 3-5 0-1 0-0 1-3 3-8 31-56 FGM-A 4-7 4-13 2-7 3-9 2-2 1-1 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-1 4-7 0-2 0-1 0-0 22-55
FTM-A 2-2 0-0 0-1 4-5 4-5 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-4 0-2 11-23 FTM-A 0-0 1-2 3-4 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-15
Category Name School Statistic Points Shanavia Dowdell La. Tech 15.5 /game PTS Rebounds Yinka Olorunnife Idaho 11.0 2 /game 7 Assists Criner Nevada 4.3 16 /game 14 Blocks Niki Holt New Mexico State 2.3 20 /game 2 7 1 2008 NEVADA 0 2 STATISTICAL LEADERS Name Statistic 6 Category Points Dellena Criner 14.8 /game 77 Rebounds Cherlanda Franklin 6.8 /game PTS Criner 4.3 10 Assists /game 12 Franklin 1.4 7 Blocks /game 6 4 4 5 SCORES FROM FEB. 13 0 Friday Score 2 Game 58-53 0 Boise State (W) vs. San Jose State 9 New Mexico State (W) vs. Nevada 54-51 68-56 0 Louisiana Tech (W) vs. Hawaii 59-47 0 Idaho (W) vs. Fresno State 0 59
2008 WAC STATISTICAL LEADERS
2008 NATIONAL STATISTICAL LEADERS
Category Name School Statistic Points Dawn Evans James Madison 25.0 /game Rebounds Judie Lomax Columbia 13.9 /game Assists Whitney Boddie Auburn 8.3 /game Blocks Loella Tomlinson St. Marys 5.6 /game
2008 WAC STANDINGS
Team Conference Standings Overall Fresno State 9-3 18-7 Idaho 8-3 11-11 Nevada 7-4 13-11 Boise State 7-4 14-11 Louisiana Tech 7-4 14-11 Utah State 5-5 11-12 New Mexico State 4-7 8-17 Hawaii 2-9 5-19 San Jose State 1-11 2-23
SCORES FROM FEB. 15

Sunday
Game Fresno State (W) vs. Boise State Idaho (W) vs. San Jose State Louisiana Tech (W) vs. Nevada New Mexico State (W) vs. Hawaii Score 70-58 64-41 77-59 69-57
Softball
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14
Team Portland State No. 18 Nevada 123 000 403 456 200 202 R 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 R 2 0 1 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 11 IP 3.0 1.0 1.1 0.2 IP 6.0 R 2 11 RBI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 RBI 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 11 R 2 2 2 0 R 2 BB 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 BB 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 ER 2 1 2 0 ER 2 H 5 10 SO 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 7 SO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 BB 2 1 3 0 BB 2 E 1 0 LOB 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 LOB 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 7 SO 7 0 2 1 SO 7
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Team UNLV No. 18 Nevada 123 000 032 45 00 04 R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 9 IP 4.1 0.2 IP 5
R 0 9 RBI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RBI 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 3 0 9 R 8 1 R 0 BB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 BB 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 ER 5 1 ER 0
H 2 9 SO 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 SO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BB 2 2 BB 2
E 1 0 LOB 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 LOB 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 SO 0 0 SO 4
Portland State Wiser, A ss Rauch, J 2b Slayton, J 1b Scoggins, B c Heide, J cf Skinner, D 3b Wilson, J rf Wilson, K ph Diede, B lf Campos, B dh TOTALS Nevada Micka, N c Nims, A ph/cf Silagyi, K 2b Puzey, B lf Murdock, B rf Starr, K 1b Bias, S 3b Beach, M dh Hunt, S cf Stith, K c Patrick, D ss Mahone, K ph TOTALS Portland State Rogers, T (L, 1-1) Suhr, K ONeil, C Latham, N Nevada Darby, M (W, 3-0)
AB 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 23 AB 3 0 3 3 4 2 3 2 2 1 3 1 27
H 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 H 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 10 H 5 3 2 0 H 5
UNLV AB De La Torre, A rf 2 Bolinger, B cf 2 Nichols, M lf 2 Fearn, K 1b 2 Holland, A 2b 2 Hull, J ss 2 Briones, L c 2 Fata, E 3b 2 Farley, C dh 1 TOTALS 17 Nevada Micka, N c Silagyi, K 2b Puzey, B lf Murdock, B rf Starr, K 1b Bias, S 3b Beach, M dh Wiley, K pr Hunt, S cf Patrick, D ss TOTALS AB 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 0 3 3 23
H 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 H 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 9 H 8 1 H 2
UNLV OConnor, J (L, 2-1) Bregante, S Nevada Holverson, K (W, 4-2)
BRIEFS
WOMENS TENNIS
Pack falls, De Vrye keeps rolling

The Nevada womens tennis team fell 6-1 to No. 43 Sacramento State Saturday at the Spare Time Indoor Tennis Center in Gold River, Calif. Sophomore Florence De Vrye was a bright spot for the Wolf Pack. She defeated Sacramento States Aileen Tsan 6-4, 7-6. With the win, De Vrye remained undefeated in singles dual play. Unfortunately for Nevada, she was the only winner for the Wolf Pack on Saturday. Nevadas arranged match Sunday against No. 61 St.
Marys College was canceled due to bad weather. The Wolf Pack will return to action Feb. 28 where it will battle No. 42 BYU in Provo, Utah. Nevada will also face No. 50 University of Utah in Salt Lake City the following day.
SKIING
Nevada to host championships

The Nevada skiing team will host the 2009 Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association Championships and NCAA West Regional Feb. 19-21 at Mt. Rose and the Auburn Ski Club in Truckee, Calif. The alpine events will be
held at Mt. Rose while the Nordic events will be run at the Auburn Ski Club. Nevada will be joined at the championships by the University of Colorado and the University of Denver among others. The championships are set to get underway Thursday at Mt. Rose with the mens and womens slaloms. The mens slalom is slated for a 9 a.m. start while the womens is set for 10:15 a.m. The RMISA Championships and NCAA West Regional will conclude Saturday with the freestyle Nordic races at the Auburn Ski Club. The mens freestyle 15k will start at 9 a.m. with the womens 10K freestyle scheduled for a 10:30 a.m.
start. Admission and parking for the RMISA Championships and NCAA West Regional are free.
Ski team to show movie at JCSU

The Nevada skiing team will be on hand at a showing of CLAIM, The Greatest Ski MovieEver 8 p.m. Tuesday night at the theater on the third oor of the Joe Crowley Student Union. Fans will have a chance to meet and greet the team in addition to buying tickets for a rafe that includes prizes such as ski passes to Mt. Rose. Rafe tickets are $1.
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FEBRUARY 17, 2009 B5
Pack off to hot start

By Emerson Marcus
A mixture of inexperience and close losses plagued the Wolf Pack mens tennis team in 2008 but that hasnt happened in 2009. Theyre fearless out there and theyre going after it, Nevada tennis head coach Chad Stoloff said. Theyre playing to win instead of hoping to win or playing not to lose. The Wolf Pack took that mentality to Riverside, Calif. this weekend, sweeping its weekend matches against the Ponoma-Pitzer on Saturday and the University of California Riverside on Sunday. Nevada took six-of-seven points in its team match against UC Riverside while sweeping seven against Pomona-Pitzer, improving its overall record to 3-1, which vastly contrasts to last years record when Nevada didnt win its third match of the season until its 14th match of the year. This year we are all juniors, Nevada tennis player Laurent Garcin said. We all feel closer to the end. Everybody is more excited to play. Garcin improved to 7-4 in the young season when he defeated Gorjan Kovacevic of UC Riverside 6-0, 6-2. Freshman Wessim Derbel, making the jump to the No. 2 spot in the singles rotation, has also excelled this season. He defeated Felix Macherez 6-2, 6-2 Sunday to become 4-0 since joining the team. Junior Alex Daruty also shined, moving to 5-4 this season with his defeat of John Park 6-1, 6-3 for the No. 3 spot. We are really paying attention to detail and it shows, Stoloff said. We are setting the tone on the court. We are attacking much more than last year and assuming the aggressor role. Even with its success in singles, Nevada struggled in doubles. The Wolf Pack loss of the doubles team point was its only blemish on its near-perfect performance Sunday.
Hunt
blocked 14 more shots and sits at 58 for the season 38 blocks behind the all-time single season record held by Nevadas Edgar Jones who had 96 in 1977-78. While Jones was a senior when he set his record, Hunt is just a freshman with three more chances in his career of breaking the single-season block record. (Blocking) feels good, said Hunt, who ranks ninth in the nation in block percentage. Block percentage is estimated by the percentage of two-point eld goals blocked by a certain player while on the court. (Blocking) can lead to big mo-
mentum changers, it can lead to easy scores on the other end. But he isnt just the freshman block king at Nevada Hunt is the Western Athletic Conference block king, leading the WAC in blocks per game (2.3). For Hunt, defense has always been a strong point, ever since his dad taught him basketball when he was a kid. That success progressed to high school at Charis Prep School in Goldsboro, N.C., where he was named team Most Valuable Player as a senior in the only year he spent at the school. As a child, Hunt was raised by two parents in the Air Force, so moving became a common experience he didnt dread, but actually enjoyed. It was a cool experience,
Hunt said. You get to see a lot of stuff that a lot of people dont get to see. Hunt was also a team captain at Pine Creek High School in Colorado Springs, Colo. as a sophomore and junior. In Colorado, Hunt was an all-state player his junior year, leading his team in points, rebounds and blocks. While Hunt didnt stay at one high school for four years, he is looking forward to nally staying put in Nevada and leading the Wolf Pack in the future. I just want to keep on improving everyday, he said. And come back every year and get to the tournament and make something happen.
Softball
Nevada tennis player Laurent Garcin serves at Lake Ridge Tennis Club last year. Garcin is leading a revamped team that has won more matches in four dual meets than it did in its rst 14 meets last year.
For Nevada, the team can look forward to coming to Reno to compete in its rst home match of the season March 1 at the Lake Ridge Tennis Club against Sonoma State after a successful road trip. While the teams success is quite contrasting from last season, its hot start comes as no surprise to Stoloff. I think it started during the middle of the season last year when we began competing more, Stoloff said. We were playing close matches and getting better.
DANIEL CLARK/NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
The Wolf Pack didnt lose any of its players from last years team that started its regular season 3-13 before winning its nal four matches. The Wolf Pack has won seven of its last eight regular season matches dating back to the 2008 season. There are physical aspects attributed to the success, but mentally the guys are bringing the right approach, Stoloff said.
Louisville the rest of the way. They really recovered from the play nicely. For Holverson, the error enabled her second loss of the year, but she wasnt looking to point fingers. We win as a team and we lose as a team, Holverson said. Its just one of those games. But the Wolf Pack would recover the following day, grabbing an impressive 9-0 win against UNLV which moved Holverson into second place on Nevadas all-time win list with 34 wins. Darby also added 13 innings during the weekend series, allowing four earned runs and striking out 22 batters. Mallary will continue to have breakout weekends,
Meuchel said. She just has to work on closing out ball games. As for the Wolf Packs bats, Nevada scored 39 runs in five games, hitting a .300 batting clip as a team. While the strong batting display was a team effort, Nevada second baseman Kym Silagyi might have made the most noise on the weekend. Silagyi moved into first place on Nevadas all-time hit list Sunday when she went 1-for-3 at the plate with two runs. Silagyi, who has amassed 181 hits in her career, passed Brittany Lorenzen who had 179 hits from 2003-06. Its a great accomplishment, Meuchel said. Just seeing how much her game has improved since her freshman year is amazing. While the rest of the lineup has flourished, usual Nevada stalwart with the bat Brit-
tany Puzey has continued to struggle. Puzey is batting a .208 clip this season, but her coach isnt too worried. She is hitting the ball right at people even though she is having good at-bats, Meuchel said. She is still walking and working the counts. She cant get too worried because the hits will come. While she may have struggled at the plate, Puzey scored three runs on the weekend and moved into second place in Nevadas all-time runs scored list with 96. Other than its win against the Rebels and its loss to Louisville, Nevada beat University of Utah (13-0) and Southern Utah (4-2) Friday, as well as Portland State (11-2) Saturday.
Lasorda
come to the ballpark and say, Dear God, please let the game be on the line for me tonight, he said. But it wasnt all business with Lasorda. He went on to tell of when he was with the Dodgers and a pitcher on the opposing
team intentionally hit one of his players. I was running as fast as I could to get that pitcher, he said. And all of a sudden, boom! I thought I had hit a truck and it was the umpire, Lee Wire. The guy weighed about 280, 300 lbs. He said, Where are you going? I said, I guess Im not going anywhere. After joking and preaching to
the players for about 20 minutes, like all great orators, he closed on a joke. In 2009, I will probably speak to a million people, he said. And if you guys dont win, Im going to tell a million people how lousy you are, so go get em.
Juan Lpez can be reached at jlopez@nevadasagebrush.com
Court Report
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FEBRUARY 17, 2009
AP TOP 25
1. Connecticut (66) 2. Oklahoma (4) 3. North Carolina (2) 4. Pittsburgh 5. Memphis 6. Michigan State 7. Louisville 8. Wake Forest 9. Duke 10. Marquette 11. Missouri 12. Villanova 13. Clemson 14. Arizona State 15. Kansas 16. Xavier 17. Gonzaga 18. Illinois 18. Purdue 20. UCLA 21. Butler 22. Washington 23. LSU 24. Syracuse 25. Dayton
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Texas 83, Utah State 72, Ohio State 45, Arizona 38, California 34, Utah 34, West Virginia 26, Florida State 18, Davidson 15, South Carolina 10, Minnesota 6, Boston College 5, Kentucky 5, Miami (FL) 2, Wisconsin 2, Tennessee 2, Robert Morris 1, Brigham Young 1.
24-2 25-1 23-2 24-2 22-3 20-4 19-5 19-4 20-5 21-4 22-4 20-5 20-4 20-5 20-5 21-4 19-5 21-5 19-6 19-6 22-3 19-6 21-4 19-7 23-3
Pack searches for home win vs. Rams

Nevada is 4-0 all-time in home BracketBusters
By Emerson Marcus
The Wolf Pack left Nevada fans asking, Why not here? after the team won back-to-back road games last week, following back-to-back home losses the week before. While the home losses were by a combined ve points and could have easily gone for wins, Nevada still has to prove it can also win at home. After all, the Western Athletic Conference tournament Nevadas only chance of qualifying for the NCAA tournament is in Reno. Nevadas next test, a BracketBusters matchup with a Virginia Commonwealth University team that is just as tough as it is unfamiliar. The Wolf Pack has never played the Colonial Athletic Association team from Richmond, Va. While Fridays game means nothing in the WAC standings, it means everything in the Wolf Packs ability to protect its home court against a legitimate NCAA tournament team.
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 Friday 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 Virginia Commonwealth 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 L 78-75 L 62-60 W 80-68 W 47-46 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 8:15 p.m.
DROPPED FROM RANKINGS

Utah State 21, Ohio State 24, Florida State 25.
PROBABLE STARTERS
VCU
1, Forward, Larry Sanders Sophomore, 6-foot-10, 220 pounds; 10.8 ppg, 7.7 rpg 11, Forward, Kirill Pishcalnikov Junior, 6-foot-8, 248 pounds; 5.4 ppg, 5 rpg 3, Guard, Eric Maynor Senior, 6-foot-3, 175 pounds; 22.6 ppg, 6 apg 12, Guard, Joey Rodriguez Sophomore, 5-foot-10, 170 pounds; 9.9 ppg, 2 spg 20, Guard, Bradford Burgess Freshman, 6-foot-5, 207 pounds; 7.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg
RAMS WILL PRESSURE NEVADA

VCU (18-8, 11-4 in CAA) is known for its stiing defense along the perimeter: Last season the Rams led the nation in defensive 3-point percentage (.269) and actually forced opponents to miss 28 straight 3-point shots at one point during the season. But the loss of senior guard Jamal Shuler has left the Rams with a different scheme. VCU doesnt just pressure along the perimeter it pressures up and down the court. Expect the Rams to implement a strong pressure defense enabled by the return of guards Brandon Rozzell (knee injury) and T.J. Gwynne (toe injury). Gwynne sat out 14 games this season after his injury, but he is healthy and a proven threat to force steals while Rozzell is third on the team in steals (26).
WAC STANDINGS
Standings Conference
Utah State Nevada Boise State Idaho Hawaii San Jose State Louisiana Tech Fresno State 12-1 8-4 7-4 5-6 4-8 4-8 4-8 2-9
Overall
24-2 15-10 17-7 13-12 11-13 12-12 10-13 10-15 10-16
NEVADA
5, Forward, Luke Babbitt Freshman, 6-foot-9, 225 pounds; 16.2 ppg, 7.4 rpg 15, Forward, Malik Cooke Sophomore, 6-foot-6, 205 pounds; 9.2 ppg, 6.2 rpg 44, Forward, Dario Hunt Junior, 6-foot-8, 230 pounds; 4.7 rpg, 2.3 bpg 1, Guard, Lyndale Burleson Senior, 6-foot-3, 190 pounds; 3.4 ppg, 1.2 spg 23, Guard, Armon Johnson Sophomore, 6-foot-3, 195 pounds; 15.2 ppg, 4.1 apg
New Mexico State 7-5
PACK NEEDS TO SHARE THE BALL

While Nevada guard Armon Johnson dominated offensively against Hawaii on Saturday (25 points, including the game-winning shot), but he still needs to help the Wolf Pack work on a better half-court game. Against Hawaii, Johnson had zero assists and the Wolf Pack ranked second to last in the WAC in assists per game (11.92) only had four assists en route to its lowest point total of the season (47). Luckily for the Wolf Pack its defense stepped up and only allowed 46 points.
TALE OF THE TAPE

*All statistics through games 2/17/2009
Nevada
42.3 29.1 72.4 11.9 12.4 +4.0 69.1 41.4 37.2 7.1 5.2 65.0 18.9 35.3 60.0
(15-10, 8-4)
Category
OFFENSE Field Goal Pct. 3-Point Pct. Free Throw Pct. Assists Turnovers Scoring Margin Scoring DEFENSE Field Goal Pct. Rebounds Steals Blocks Scoring
(18-8, 11-4) 46.0 36.5 71.1 14.0 13.0 +7.3 72.9 41.0 33.9 81 4.8 65.6 19.6 35.4 69.2
VCU
WEEKLY GLANCE Pack looks to keep rolling against rst-place Rams
Nevada and Virginia Commonwealth will meet for the rst time ever Friday, but there will be big stakes at hand. The Rams are in rst place in the Colonial Athletic Association with an 11-4 conference mark while Nevada stands in second in the Western Athletic Conference with an 8-4 record in WAC play. A win for either of these teams would look good on their respective rsums for the NCAA tournament. But a loss for either would be devastating. Theres little secret to why these games are called BracketBusters.
Juan Lpez
ROAD WARRIORS MUST WIN AT HOME

After Nevadas home loss to New Mexico State Feb. 7, Luke Babbitt touched on the pressure that comes with winning in front of a home crowd. Maybe hes on to something. In WAC games, Nevada is 5-1 on the road but it is 3-3 at home. The Wolf Packs only loss on the road in conference play came Jan. 29 against Utah State (Nevada led at halftime 34-30). The Wolf Packs dominating teams of the past won games at home and protected its home court but those were experienced teams. This years team, with only one senior on the squad and four starters who are either freshmen or sophomores, has struggled to protect its home court. Nevada needs to gure out why the pressure has affected it at home, especially with the WAC tournament coming up in less than a month.
MISCELLANEOUS Personal Fouls Def. 3-Point FG Pct. Won-Lost Pct.
WAC TOP 50 STAT LEADERS

Rebounds: W. McKines NMSU Assists: Blocks: M. Hopson D. Hunt Idaho 9.7 (22) 5.6 (27)
THIS WEEKS GAME

Virginia Commonwealth at Nevada
Nevada 2.3 (T-28)
When: Friday, 6 p.m. Where: Lawlor Events

Center
* National ranking in parentheses
Radio: ESPN Radio 630 T.V.: ESPNU

MAKING THE CALL
DEVIN SIZEMORE/NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
Armon Johnson
STAFF PICKS
OPTIMIST SAYS: Nevada picked up a pair of nice road wins last week (San Jose State and Hawaii) and now returns for some home cooking. The Wolf Pack is undefeated all-time in home BracketBusters (4-0) and will enter the match with a ton of condence. Armon Johnson will continue his great play and lead Nevada to victory. OUTCOME: Nevada wins 78-69. PESSIMIST SAYS: The bad news: the Wolf Packs coming home. Nevada is 8-6 at home while posting a 7-4 record on the road. The Wolf Pack is a different team in front of its home crowd. The Rams will come in, claim Lawlor Events Center as its home and run all over the Jekyll and Hyde Wolf Pack. Another disappointing weekend for Nevada. OUTCOME: VCU wins 68-65.
DIFFERENCE MAKER ERIC MAYNOR

een The numbers Rams guard Eric Maynor has put up this year have been d staggering. He ranks 12th in the nation at 22.6 points per game and e. comes in at 19th in the nation in assists per game with six per game. Hes one of only two players in the country to rank in the top 20 in both ints categories North Dakota States Ben Woodside ranks 13th in points (22.5) and 13th in assists (6.3). Last year, Maynor was named the -making Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year. He is a quick, play-making guard who will most likely give Nevada ts Friday. The Wolf Pack must try Busters. and contain him or it will come up on the wrong end of the BracketBusters.
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FEBRUARY 17, 2009 C1
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DINING IN C2 GOING OUT C3 DATE NIGHT ETHNIC FOOD C5 C6
C2 FEBRUARY 17, 2009
Dining in
ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH MARINARA SAUCE
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Quick and simple recipes

PARMESAN GARLIC CHICKEN
Herbs & spices

Spices can dene a dish. These kitchen staples are multipurpose and add a certain something to whatever they end up in. Remember, its also subjective, so experiment with amounts of spice and the type of food you put it in. BASIL
This is a highly fragrant herb with dozens of varieties, such as sweet or lemon basil. Add to stir-fries, Italian sauces and sauted vegetables. Add near the end of the cooking process to retain the herbs avor.
1/2 cup butter 4 garlic cloves, chopped 3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese Melt the butter and add the chopped garlic in a bowl. Lay the chicken breasts in a single layer in a baking dish. Cover them with grated Parmesan cheese and pat it down a bit, then pour the butter and garlic on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until done.
2 cups uncooked angel hair pasta cup chopped onion 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley 2 teaspoons basil teaspoon salt 1 clove garlic, minced 3 cups diced tomatoes, undrained 2 teaspoons sugar teaspoon oregano teaspoon pepper Fill pot with water, enough to cover the pasta. Bring to rapid boil and add pasta. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring frequently, for 3 to 4 minutes. Drain. Sauce: Saut onion and garlic in the oil until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients. Add to cooked pasta.
From cheapcooking.com
SUGAR SNAP PEAS WITH MINT
From WinCo Foods
2 teaspoons olive oil pound sugar snap peas, trimmed 3 green onions, chopped 1 garlic clove, chopped 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon chopped mint Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add peas, onions and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Stir-fry for 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in mint.
LEMON GARLIC TILAPIA
BAY LEAVES
These have a sharp, bitter taste. Theyre useful in spaghetti sauces, soups, stews and chili. If using whole leaves, remove them before serving, as the actual leaves can be excessively bitter and hard to chew.
4 tilapia llets 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice uice 1 tablespoon butter, melted d 1 teaspoon dried parsley akes kes Pepper to taste 1 garlic clove, minced Preheat oven to 375 degrees. s. Spray with non-stick cooking ng spray. Rinse tilapia llets and nd pat dry with a paper towel. el. Put tilapia in dish, pour on lemon juice and drizzle with ith butter. Sprinkle with garlic, rlic, parsley and pepper. Bake for or 30 minutes or until sh akes and is easily pulled apart with a fork. rk.
OREGANO
This herbs pungent taste gives pizza sauce its characteristic avor. Its good with egg-, tomatoand cheese-based foods, as well as many meat dishes. Saut with vegetables, along with garlic and olive oil.
From allrecipes.com
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Lemon garlic tilapia
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GARLIC POWDER
This is a year-round version of the garlic bulbs. It has a taste of hot pungency with slight background sweetness. Add to sauces, soups, vegetables and meats for a hint of its trademark avor.
ROSEMARY
This herb has a pinelike fragrance and avor balanced by a rich pungency. Fresh rosemary is more avorful than dried. Its good for chicken and lamb dishes, as well as tomato sauces.
RED PEPPER
This is a pungent, hot spice with a strong bite. Add to bland foods for an extra kick, though use sparingly until you understand its potency.
Bay leaf, oregano and red pepper information from culinarycafe.com Basil, garlic powder and rosemary information from whfoods.com
Nick Coltrain, ncoltrain@ nevadasagebrush.com.
Going out
Happy hour around Reno
Do you often nd yourself broke after late-night downtown excursions? Tired of the same old trip to the Little Waldorf Saloon or the Breakaway? Free yourself from the same old routine. Most bars have drink specials and happy hours that your wallet will appreciate. Here are ve of the best promotions, happy hours and overall Nevada college bars that you didnt think existed outside the Break or the Wal.
Imperials happy hours last from 5 to 7 p.m., resuming from 10 p.m. to midnight. Drink specials include $3 well drinks and $2 Bud Light or Coors Light deals. Thursday specials include $1 Miller High Life bottles and $4 Long Island Iced Teas from 9 p.m. to close while pool tables are free at that time. As for food deals, you can stop by Wednesday from 5 p.m. to close for 25 cent wings.
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Good eats near UNR

J.J.S PIE COMPANY 555 W. FIFTH ST. 775-786-5555
Located: About 1.5 miles southwest of campus Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday Atmosphere: Casual, similar to a small sports bar, video games and pinball machines around the restaurant. Menu Overview: About $23 for a 16-inch specialty pizza, $19 for a 16-inch cheese pizza, about $6 for a sub sandwich. Recommendation: J.J.s Special with pepperoni, salami, sausage, mushrooms, tomatoes, onions and bell peppers - 16-inch pizza for $24.81.
PUB N SUB 1000 RALSTON ST. 775-322-8540

Drinking at Pub N Sub is a lot like going to Cheers for University of Nevada, Reno students. Founded by a former Sigma Alpha Epsilon member, Pub N Sub has created a trademark Wolf Pack feel with food better than the Little Waldorf and drink specials that are just as good. Happy hour is 5 to 6 p.m. every day with micro-brew pitchers for $10 and $3 glasses. But Pub N Subs best deal is Thursday night $2 pitchers from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Pabst and Miller High Life). Dont forget Wednesday nights $3 Blue Moon glass special: Make sure to get it with the orange. However, their Monday and Friday night half-off pizza deal might be the most tempting. ng. Pub N Subs pizza isnt just any pizza its among g the best in Reno. We make our food from m scratch, Pub N Sub manager Sarah Fleight said.
ARCHIES BAR AND GRILL 2195 N. VIRGINIA ST. 775-322-9595

Located just past the Wal and before McCarran Boulevard, Archies makes for the easy after-class excursion with plenty of deals. Happy hours last from 4 to 6 p.m. with half-off domestic drafts while daily specials demand a pen and pencil, or a strong memory: Come Sunday for $3.50 Bloody Marys; Monday for $3.50 Margaritas; Tuesday for $3 Fat Tires; Wednesday for $3 Blue Moons and Hefeweizen; and Thursday for $3 pints of beer. Nevada students and faculty also get two-for-one deals on cheeseburgers with their student IDs any time of the week. Good deals and easy access for students and faculty make Archies a pristine spot to ll up and enjoy a cold brew.
BETOS MEXICAN FOOD 575 W. FIFTH ST. 775-324-0632

Located: About 1.5 miles southwest of campus Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day Atmosphere: Pungent smell of Mexican food, traditional Mexican decorations, casual, smaller venue with about 10 tables. Menu Overview: $6 for most of the combination plates which come with beans and rice. Some of the many combo options are: three enchiladas, three tacos, and one enchilada and one tostada. Recommendation: Wet burrito, which comes with a sauce and cheese topping, for $5.
Emerson Marcus, emarcus@nevadasagebrush.com
SIERRA TAP HOUSE 253 W. FIRST ST. 775-322-7678

While the deals arent as cheap as some places, Sierra Tap House provides the best environment ment for Nevada students. Tucked away by the Truckee uckee River, the Sierra Tap House se has some of the tastiest house brews with the most authentic tavern feel. Happy hours last from 4 to 6 p.m. every day with $1 off everything ything in the bar, but you can also stop top by for $4, 23-ounce Bloody Marys on Saturday and Sunday. If that sounds unds good, you can also get $2 Sierra ra Nevada deals on Mondays. Also, dont forget trivia night every Tuesday starting at 9 p.m. Come with your friends and test out your trivia knowledge for a chance to win free beer. Its like Jeopardy, except cept youre drunk with your friends.
MI RANCHITO 500 DENSLOWE DR. 775-337-8411

Located: About 1.6 miles east of campus Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day Atmosphere: Small, casual venue with traditional Mexican decorations, including paintings by famous Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Menu Overview: About $5 for a burrito, about $7 for various combination plates. Recommendation: Burrito with two tacos for $6.50.
PHO 777 102 E. SECOND ST. 775-323-7777

Located: About 1.5 miles south of campus Hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day Atmosphere: Small, crowded venue with traditional Asian decorations and wooden chopsticks on every table. Menu Overview: About $6 for various soups or Vietnamese noodle dishes which have a chewy texture. Recommendation: Shrimp and pork noodle bowl for $5.50.
AMENDMENT 21 425 S. VIRGINIA ST. 775-786-0808

If you cant make the Nevada evada mens basketball game because tickets are sold out not that that will happen this year go to Amendment ment 21 for its $2 Bud Light and Miller r Light Draft game time promotion. Amendment 21 also has a daily happy hour from 3 to 7 p.m. all day Sundays with Bud Light and Pabst st on tap for $2 a glass. Well drinks are e $3 during happy hours. You can also o get house wines and premium beers for $4. Pizza is half-off 7 to 10 p.m. m. Tuesday nights.
CHINA DINER 275 WEST ST. 775-786-3636

Located: About 1.5 miles south of campus Hours: 11 to 3 a.m. every day Atmosphere: Small, quiet venue with glass windows or mirrors on all walls. Menu Overview: $6.95 for combination plates of two a la carte items and rice or chow mein. Some a la carte items include beef broccoli, lemon chicken, sesame chicken, sweet and sour pork and vegetable delight. Recommendation: Any of the combination plates for $6.95.
IMPERIAL BAR AND LOUNGE UNGE E. 150 N. ARLINGTON AVE. 775-324-6399

When Ryan Gold set out to create the Imperial Bar and Lounge ounge in March of 2007, he wanted to create a college atmosphere downtown wntown separate from the tourist scene. cene. He succeeded. The Imperial is a classy college bar (not always an oxymoron). on).
Jessica Fryman, jfryman@nevadasagebrush.com
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Date night
MAIN COURSE
When it comes to serving food, certain ingredients in a meal can create a more rened feel than an average dinner. Here are a few recipes that are easy to make for a fancy dinner: Creating Creat ting the right ambience will elevate ele evat any stay-at-home date. If you u have ha one, throw a cloth cover over your second-hand table and use a simple fold to a prop up u a napkin. An inexpensive bouquet of inex i owers, owe ers, trimmed and set in even n a make-shift vase will of sophistication add a layer la meal. to the e me Medium Med dium lighting or a cheap candle can also enhance taper can mood. For music, some the m mood quiet j jazz is a plus. Dont own creating a John Colany? T Try c station trane st tatio on Pandora.com.
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A fancy nightin made easy

While fanc fancy cy d dinners at home take a bit more effo effort than nuking some mac and cheese then plopping che down in f front of the TV, it doesnt have to ta take hours of preparation. ake h
Date food pointers

OK, so it nally happened. That cute guy/girl youve been eyeing in your capstone class nally cut the games and dropped the You like food? Yeah, me too, lets go grab something to eat line. Your outt is perfect, emergency conversation llers are prepared and then, while at dinner, it hits you: What food could ruin this date?
POTENT-SMELLING FOODS/SEASONING
This includes garlic, excessive onions and certain kinds of sh, which all include an aftermath of breath stinkage. Understandably, it may be difcult to avoid some of these foods, depending on the chosen cuisine. In that case, bring gum and mints for backup, keeping in mind, though, that some foods just arent worth risking the rst kiss for. Garlic is just too potent of a smell, Trevor Richardson, a journalism major, said. Its difcult to mask.
AMBIENCE AMBIEN NCE
Stuffed Chicken Breasts (four servings)

Ingredients: 12-ounce jar of marinated artichokes 1 cup of Fontina cheese, grated cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, coarsely chopped 1 tablespoon dried basil 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 2 tablespoons olive oil Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix artichokes, cheese, tomatoes and basil in a bowl. Working with one chicken breast at a time, cut one two-inch long slit horizontally into one side of the chicken breast. Move knife back and forth inside the slit to form a pocket. Divide one cup of the mixture among the chicken breasts, ll the breasts and press the edges to seal. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add chicken and cook for two minutes. Turn the chicken over and transfer skillet to oven. Bake until cooked thoroughly, for about 10 minutes.
DIFFICULT-TO-DIGEST FOOD
This will vary from person to person, but most often includes really spicy foods like Mexican or Indian, deep-fried food like fries and calamari, or raw food like sushi. All of these have the potential to ruin or shorten a date, either with uncontrollable gas, an upset stomach or just the overall feeling of lethargy from too heavy of a meal. Generally, a good rule of thumb is to keep in mind your personal limitations when it comes to food. If you know the sight of raw sh makes you queasy, dont try to impress your date by going with the ow and agreeing to sushi. Food and drink allergies are also important to keep in mind. Make sure that if you happen to order something for your date, run it by them rst. That peanut curry sauce might be death waiting to happen. If youre the one with the allergy, dont disregard it because you think you can get away with it just this once. I avoid alcohol because Im allergic to wine, Lindsay Bates, a history major, said. Its an allergy to sulte and it causes difculty breathing, lung and chest pain for up to a week.
APPETIZER APPET TIZE

Multiple Multi iple courses will add experience. A to the dining di quick s salad of tossed-together vegetables vegetab bles will get the dinner started on a lighter note. To get some bruschetta. fancy, try try so
Bruschetta Brusc chet with tomato and basil

6-7 p plum lum tomatoes garlic, minced 2 cloves clov ves g 1 tablespoon extra virgin ta ables olive oi oil il 1 tea teaspoon spoo balsamic vinegar 6-8 fresh basil leaves, fre chopped (or 3-4 tablespoons of chop o ped ( dried basil) basil b 1 baguette or similar bread ba ague loaf cup oil cu up olive o Parboil the tomatoes for Par one on minute by placing them in boiling water th removed from the re burner. Skin, deseed bu and d destem the tomatoes. Preheat the oven to 450 Preh P degrees. degre ees. While preheating, chop the tomatoes. Mix the tomatoes, tomat toes garlic, extra virgin olive oi oil and vinegar. Add basil, il an salt and pepp pepper to taste. p Cut the diagonally in e baguette ba slices about ab bout a half-inch thick. Coat the bottom in olive oil t with a pastry brush or just by pa dipping dipp ping in a bowl. Put on a tray t ay and tr a into the oven for ve or six or until the si ix minutes, m bread d turns tur golden brown. Serve Serv ve the th bread olive oil side up with wit th a spoonful of the tomato mix m on o top or on the side.
FOODS THAT STICK IN YOUR TEETH

Typically the most common and hardest to avoid is the classic (insert green food item here) that gets stuck in your teeth. While there is no common cure for this date food ailment, its always a good idea to be conscious of the color and texture of the food youre eating. For example, pesto, broccoli and any kind of dark seasoning like thyme or rosemary has a way of lodging itself between teeth and because of the darker, more striking color, its more obvious to your date, or anyone for that matter. Vegetables are the worst, Ann Malloy, a journalism major, said. You inevitably always get the greens stuck in your teeth. Its not a terrible idea to bring oss out on a date. If sneaking off to the bathroom after every bite isnt an option, try to avoid foods that force you to bite with your front teeth, i.e. pizza or burgers. That way, if food gets stuck, its further back in your mouth and hopefully out of sight. The same applies to drinks, namely red and some blush wines as they turn mouths, lips and teeth red. Again, this may be hard to avoid, especially if your date splurges for a bottle of wine, but dont be surprised when you both look like vampires afterward.
Spinach fettuccine
Fettuccine Alfredo (four servings)

1 pound fettuccine pasta (regular or spinach) stick butter 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup heavy cream 1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated cup Romano cheese, grated 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped Bring a pot of water to a boil, then salt the water and add pasta. Cook for about seven to nine minutes. Strain and rinse the pasta with cold water. Melt the butter over medium heat in a large pan. Add the garlic and cook for three minutes. Add the pasta to the pan. Pour cream and cheese over the pasta and toss to completely cover the pasta. Cook for two to three minutes. Add the parsley. Reduce the heat to low. Let the pasta stand for ve minutes until the sauce thickens. Toss pasta with sauce just before serving. Try serving the fettuccine and chicken with a side salad of your favorite veggies with a light dressing. Bruschetta recipe from elise.com. Other recipes from TasteSpotting.com.
MESSY FOOD MEANS MESSY CLOTHES

This includes primarily anything fried French fries, onion rings, mozzarella sticks, chicken wings, ribs with barbecue sauce as you typically use your hands and thereby increase the chance of getting grease on yourself. However, this can also include foods with heavy sauces like Italian pastas and Thai food, which after much slurping and twirling, somehow ends up on your shirt. Pizza is hard for me to eat, Lisa Badalich, a speech pathology and audiology major, said. The sauce and the cheese get everywhere and then you look ridiculous trying to get it all in your mouth.
Casey OLear, colear@nevadasagebrush.com
Krystal Bick, kbick@nevadasagebrush.com
RESTAURANT REVIEWS
Atmosphere surpasses budget in ne dining at two local restaurants

JOHNNYS RISTORANTE ITALIANO
If youre looking for a fancy dinner to take a date to, Johnnys Ristorante Italiano on West Fourth Street is a delicious, if a mildly expensive, option. The restaurant is decorated with a high-class feel, with formally dressed service and a full bar. At Johnnys, every entre comes with either soup or house salad, with the option to upgrade to a Caesar salad for a few dollars. When the salads came out, I started to think I was in for a treat. I had the house salad, and it came with a crumbled cheese dressing. My girlfriend opted for the Caesar salad and was just as impressed as I was. Even with the restaurant full, the food arrived promptly. We opted for selections from the cheaper pasta section of the menu. She had the manicotti ($15), and I had seafood lasagna ($20). Just like the salads, the entres were delicious. The food was well portioned we didnt have leftovers, but we werent hungry afterwards either. Well, I wasnt hungry. My chocoholic girlfriend was, of course, ready for dessert. We decided to split a Cannoli ($6). It came garnished in cocoa powder, which I promptly choked on and spent the next five minutes coughing. I missed most of the dessert, but was assured it was delicious. The whole meal came to about $60 with tip for the salads, entres, shared dessert and water.
Jay Balagna, jbalagna@ nevadasagebrush.com
19 KITCHEN BAR
With perhaps the most gorgeous view of Lake Tahoe offered of any area restaurant, 19 Kitchen Bar will make a date, if you can afford it. Its almost the way ne dining should be other patrons are spaced far enough away not to intrude, the foods presentation matches its taste and the sunset view over Tahoe blows the competition away. The only draw backs would be the food not meeting a college students
expectations for $40-or-so per entre (meaning a taste better than possible) and the vacation-casual dress typical of a tourist town that could be a downer to couples who dress up for the fancier dinner. The entres consist of whats considered the best: lobster, let mingon, sea bass and the like. Its not a Chilis menu in terms of number, but the variety can t any taste. The service is designed around the meal being the focus of the evening, so multiple courses are the way to go, despite any arguments from your wallet. The courses come without a wait or a rush, and the servers dont pester. But, following the inverse rule of portions-toprice, the food must be savored to reach that Zen.
TRY IT YOURSELF
Johnnys Ristorante Italiano 4245 W. Fourth St. 775-747-4511 (reservations recommended). 19 Kitchen Bar Harveys Lake Tahoe casino Hwy 50 at Stateline Rd, Stateline, Nev. 775-586-6777 (reservations recommended)
When spending close to $150 at the end of the dinner though, the meal must be made into an event. Enjoy the atmosphere, the view and the company to make the drain on your savings account worth it.
Nick Coltrain, ncoltrain@ nevadasagebrush.com
Ethnic food
MIDDLE EASTERN MEALS
Tabouli is an easy-to-make Lebanese salad featuring parsley, tomatoes, onions and couscous-like burghul. For nding the latter, try Shaban Mart, the only Middle Eastern market in Reno. Its about the size of a 7-Eleven. It sells boxes of falafel, a ground bean patty, jars of tahini, a sesame paste and pita bread. It also sells spices unique to the culture. Grab some burghul to get started with the salad.
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Reno sushi guide

For all-you-can-eat sushi, most students swear by Sushi Pier II because its the only sushi place theyve tried. But it is not the only high-quality, affordable place in Reno. Here are some of Renos best, affordable, quality all-youcan-eat spots.
Global cooking at a local level

With a plethora of ethnic restaurants in Reno, the temptation of new foods can be as strong as the low bank balance brought on by constantly dining out. But theres hope for exploration: The city features Middle Eastern, Asian, Mexican and Russian stores. And with that variety, why not try making some yourself?
Melinda Chemor, arts-entertainment@nevadasagebrush.com
RICKSHAW SUSHI 4944 S. VIRGINIA ST.

Great service, creative rolls and always-fresh nigiri make Rickshaw Sushi one of the best sushi experiences in Reno. With a lively Asian bistro atmosphere, Rickshaw is a great choice for both lunch and dinner. Alongside the already extensive sushi menu, Rickshaw offers different special dinner rolls every week and a large selection of Asian dinner platters.
ASIAN FOOD
The International Market is the go-to place for Asian ingredients, though the owners plan to have African, Latin American and IndoEuropean foods soon. The staff is highly knowledgeable. The store offers a variety of Asian spices and sauces. To make the next dish, fried asparagus with sausage, grab a jar of nampala or sh sauce. The leftover sauce can also substitute for salt to add avor to most dishes.
All-You-Can-Eat Prices
Lunch: $13.95 Dinner: $18.95
Recommendations:
Tempura Roll Salmon Nigiri Red Snapper Nigiri
Tabouli
Ingredients: 1 bunch of Italian parsley, diced 1 large tomato, diced 1 small onion, diced 2 full tablespoons of mint, diced 2 tablespoons of ne burghul cup lemon juice cup extra virgin olive oil Salt & pepper Directions: Wash burghul and drain. In a mixing bowl, add together burghul, olive oil and lemon juice. Next add the diced onion, parsley and mint. Add the tomatoes on top and salt and pepper to avor. Mix well and enjoy.
WOO CHON 5085 S. MCCARRAN BLVD.

For the best rolls in Reno, Woo Chon is denitely the place to go. It has a great selection of tempura and raw rolls, as well as some that are in between, like the Crunch Roll, a fresh roll coated with tempura crumbs. Their nigiri is often hit-and-miss, depending on the day and the cut. If youre not too particular about your nigiri, go to Woo Chons for attentive service, friendly sushi chefs and great rolls.
Fried asparagus with sausage

Ingredients: 16 cocktail sausages 1 cup asparagus, cut into 2 halves 1 teaspoon garlic salt 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 teaspoon nampala (sh sauce) Directions: Cut up the sausages and soak the asparagus in cold water for 10 minutes. Next heat the vegetable oil in a large frying pan. Add the sausages and cook for two minutes. Stir-fry the asparagus and cook them for two minutes. Then sprinkle with garlic salt and nampala. Spoon onto a plate and enjoy!
Lunch: $14.95 Dinner: $19.95
Recommendations:
Woo Chon Roll Reno Roll
SHABAN MART (775) 747-6700 1325 W. Seventh St.
SUSHI PIER 1 1290 E. PLUMB LN.

While its sister, Sushi Pier II, gets more recognition, Sushi Pier I surpasses its sequel establishment in both quality and service, if not in size. The menu is the same, but Sushi Pier I has a higher caliber of sh and the attentiveness of the staff is superior.
ITALIAN FOOD
Spaghetti and meatballs may seem pretty mundane, but this Italian-born recipe can be improved with a few simple spices from Bella Italia, Renos own Italian store. Bella Italia proudly boasts authentic Italian groceries. To mix it up a bit, this recipe adds pine nuts for an Italian twist.
INTERNATIONAL MARKET (775) 825-5258 95 E. Grove St.
Lunch: $14.95 Dinner: $19.95
MEXICAN FOOD
King Ranch Market is a one-stop shop for Mexican spices. It sells fresh produce, meat and tortillas that blow away the typical supermarket fare. Spanish is the primary language spoken at the market but a little patience yields a bilingual worker to assist you. For your own Mexican meal, make sh tacos and pick up some white ranchero cheese.
Recommendations:
Sushi Pier Roll Marilyn Monroll
Italian-style meatballs
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds ground beef 2 eggs 1 garlic clove, minced 1/2 onion, sliced 1 cup pine nuts Parsley, diced Parmesan cheese, grated Salt and pepper Spaghetti sauce Directions: Mix ingredients well, roll lightly into balls. Heat olive oil in pan. Brown meatballs on all sides. Then boil up some spaghetti, add sauce and enjoy!
PLACE TO AVOID
Yen Ching 565 W. Moana Ln.
One visit to Yen Ching sushi bar was enough. The rolls were boring and made with lower quality sh. One piece of nigiri tasted sour, too sour to just be the vinegar. The allyou-can-eat comes with bland dim sum, but it denitely doesnt make it worth your while. A sushi lovers warning: Stay away from Yen Ching.
Fish tacos
Ingredients: Any kind of sh for a quick x, substitute tuna Salsa Ranchero queso fresco cheese Hard shell taco Directions: Cook the sh in a pan and add salsa. Cook for about two minutes and add in sliced ranchero cheese. Let it melt and then pile it onto a hard shell taco. Enjoy.
Lunch: $12.95 Dinner: $17.95
Chelsea Otakan, cotakan@nevadasagebrush.com
BELLA ITALIA (775) 292-0926 3595 Airway Dr., Ste. 406
KING RANCH MARKET (775) 786-8788 1500 S. Wells Ave.
SUSHI TERMS
clump of vinegar or sweet rice. Roll: Raw or cooked sh usually rolled in rice, seaweed or soy paper. Appetizers: Traditional sushi appetizers are miso soup, gyoza (dumplings), edamame (lightly salted soy beans), Japanese-style salad and tempura (vegetables lightly fried in special batter).
Nigiri: Classic sushi. A slice of raw sh that sits on top of a
RUSSIAN FOOD
The Moscow Deli adds Russian avor to the mix. The deli serves trademark borscht that is ready to serve e along with lunch meats like veal bologna. The store features goods s labeled in Russian, such as peach juice, wild berry preserves, halva a and black Russian tea.
Borscht
Ingredients: 1 cup carrots, grated 1 cup celery, diced 2 cups beets, grated 2 medium onions, nely chopped 6-1/2 cups cold water Salt and Pepper 3 tablespoons butter 1 cup cabbage, shredded 1/2 cup mushrooms, canned or dried d 2 cups tomato soup 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 tablespoons our Directions: In water add carrots, celery, beets and one chopped onion. Add salt and pepper and simmer for a half hour. Fry the remaining chopped opped onion in butter until transparent. Add cabbage and mushrooms. Simmer about ve minutes nutes and add mixture to the borscht. Cook the vegetables until tender. Stir in the tomato soup and d lemon juice. Dissolve the our in 1/4-cup cold water er and add to the borscht. Bring to a rapid boil and remove e from heat.
Borscht
MOSCOW MARKET AND DELI (775) 329-2633 465 E. Plumb Ln.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2009

VOLUME CXV NUMBER 22

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