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Potential Counseling
Services fee increase
By Maddison
Cervantes
Since 2007, Counseling
Services at University of
Nevada, Reno have possessed a staff to student
ratio of approximately
1:2,143. The ratio is a result
of the $35 Counseling Services fee, which does not
allow the center to function at current staff levels,
according to Director at
Counseling Services Cindy
Marczynski. Counseling
Services has proposed a
$15 increase in their general fee (from $35 to $50)
which will assist in providing additional clinical
staff, and help to make the
services more accessible
to students.
The final outcome of
the proposal will be determined this week.
The money produced
by the increase would be
approximately $500,000,
and if passed, the fee will
be paid by all students
enrolled in over six credits
at the university.
[Counseling Services]
are hoping to add additional prevention and
outreach services as well
as we move into the new
Pennington
Student
Achievement
Center,
which will provide the
space we need to add
staff, Marczynski said.
The resolution for the
proposed fee increase was
presented by Sens. Anthony Ramirez and Catie
McCrillis, who are in favor
of the increase.
McCrillis stated that if
passed, the fee will go to
hiring two more professional staff members,
along with supporting
the Services in implementing the second
psychologist
doctoral
program in the state.
Not everyone will use
it but for those who need
it its important, McCrillis said. For that student
struggling who cant see
the light at the end of
the tunnel, here is a free
service to help them.
Although Sen. Thomas
Green
agreed
with
Ramirez and McCrillis that the universitys
Counseling Services is
an important asset to the
university, he disagreed
that the increase in fees
for the center is necessary.
Green explained that the
proposed increase of $15
would equate to roughly
43 percent of the current
fee students are currently
asked to pay.
After raising tuition
over the summer, which I
voted in favor for, I did not
feel this increase justified
what the students on this
campus want, Green
said. With the increase
of roughly 6,000 new students this semester, these
services are already receiving more money than they
had initially anticipated.
Green is skeptical about
whether or not the Board
of Regents will approve
the proposal, regardless of
the senates decision.
Despite Greens argument, Ramirez found the
increase to be essential for
the future of Counseling

Services. He stated that
over the past few years,
Counseling Services has
been forced to break into
their reserves in order
to continue operating.
Therefore, Ramirez believes that the price raise is
necessary.
I myself have used this
resource when I was going
through some hard times
in my life, Ramirez said.
I think its important that
the university offers an
easy-to-access resource
like the Counseling Services for students to use
on campus.
With the fee increase,
Ramirez said that Counseling Services resources will
become easier to access.
Sen. Ryan Hood, also
in favor of the proposal,
added that the increase is
approaching at a crucial
time
for
Counseling
Services. He stated that
Counseling Services are
at risk of losing their recognition due to the lack of
necessary funding to support the necessary staff
for the growing student
population.
I want to see the university continue to grow,
develop and prosper,
Hood said. A university
that cannot provide for its
students mental health
needs cannot do so.
Providing mental health
services helps to create a
safe environment for the
entire university.
Some students at the
university, including those
who have not used Counseling Services to their full
capacity, are in favor of the
fee increase.
Sophomore Tino Ragone
believes that if the increase
provides what has been
said, the proposal should
be passed.
If better services for
students that possess mental problems due to high
stress or whatever it may
be are provided, I dont
see the problem in a slight
price raise, Ragone said.
Marczynski
agreed
with
Ragone,
stating
that Counseling Services
provide a key resource in
assisting students who
present behavioral or
emotional concerns to
others. If these concerns
are expressed daily and
as they arise, Marczynski
said that it is more likely to
prevent more significant
behavioral disruptions or
danger to the community
later on.
The Board of Regents
will decide on the fee
proposition during a twoday meeting on Dec. 4-5.
In many ways, our fee
acts as an insurance policy
for students, Marczynski
said. They often assume
they wont ever use it or
need it, but when they
do, it is really important
to keep it readily available
without further charge.
That way, cost is never a
barrier to getting someone
in.
Maddison Cervantes can
be reached at mcervantes@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @madcervantes.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2014
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Aurora Sain, a graduating senior at the University of Nevada, Reno, poses for a portrait with a copy of the Reno Gazette-Journal on Monday, Dec. 1. Sain interned for
the RGJ this past summer.
By Jennifer Marbley
Graduating senior Aurora Sain
spent 22 years of her life in Sacramento, CA before she decided to
pursue her dream of becoming a
journalist. Prior to moving to Nevada
in the fall to pursue her goals in
higher education at the University
of Nevada, Reno, Sain said that she
never thought that she would excel
in academia.
Her thoughts about her academic
ability were tied to her struggles in an
abusive relationship she had for over
five years with her drug-dealing boyfriend. According to Sain, he lowered
her self-esteem by telling her that she
was stupid and would not succeed at
her goals. He also discouraged her
from leaving Sacramento.
Sain said that she was ready for
the promise of a new beginning
that a university could offer her.
After attending American River
College in Sacramento, where she
never took more than three credits
per semester, Sain said that she was
ready to challenge herself and begin
a new direction in life. Advice from a
friend encouraged Sain to reconsider
attending a university.
My co-worker, Peter Kelly, told me
that I should apply at UNR because
thats where he was going in the fall,
Sain said. I had never even heard of
the school.
Sain said that Kelly encouraged
her to believe in herself and attributes her success in college to him.
According to Sain, he pulled her out
of two months of deep depression
from the break-up. Although she
had doubts about being accepted
into a university that demanded
more focus than her community
college, Sain decided to apply to
UNR.
She received her acceptance letter
in the mail two days before the final
cutoff date to being accepted to
UNR. In the fall 2012, Sain packed
her bags to move to Reno where she

had no family or friends. A chance
at a writing career motivated her
to leave everything shed known
and take a leap into a new world of
academics.
The first time she stepped onto
the university campus, she immediately felt at home. Sain said that
she went on a small tour with her
mother and other new students.
It just felt right, Sain said. I fell
in love with the [Reynolds School of
Journalism]. It felt like this is where
I should be.
Sains determination to graduate
from the Reynolds School of Journalism helped to propel her through
the financial difficulties of moving
to a new town. According to Sain,
she used student loans, financial aid
and paid out of pocket to cover her
tuition payments.
According to Sain, she always
knew that she wanted to be a journalist, because she loved to write
and follow current events happening
in the world. An internship with the
Reno Gazette-Journal solidified her
love for the profession. According to
Sain, getting to work with a professional news outlet was one of the
most exciting things that had ever
happened to her.
I found out that I love the fastpaced newspaper lifestyle, Sain
said. I left [the RGJ] feeling accomplished every day.
Her decision to move to Reno to
pursue a dream has made Sain more
open to adventure and possibility,
despite her previously abusive relationship.
When I first moved to Reno I
would drive back to Sacramento
every weekend because I was
homesick, Sain said. Now I love it
here and I would rather stay in Reno
than go to California.
Sain said that she feels both nervous and relieved about graduating
in fall 2014. While she has been
Photo courtesy of Aurora Sain
Seniors Aurora Sain (right) and Amanda Ketchledge (left) report for the Reno
Gazette-Journal during a Tesla announcement at the University of Nevada, Reno
on Thursday, Sept. 4. Reporting was one aspect of Sains internship with the RGJ,
which helped her develop as a journalist.
eager to begin a new chapter in
her life, she said that the thought of
graduation can also be overwhelming.
Angie Cavalari has been friends
with Sain since they met in fifthgrade summer school, and believes
in Sains ability to overcome roadblocks. Cavalari said that Sain has
always been known to carve her
own path rather than accept what
fate has handed her.
She has overcome and conquered
so much in her life, Cavalari said.
Graduating is just another one of
her stepping stones and she is on

the path of true greatness. Its been
wonderful to watch her grow, rise,
fall and turn into the lady she has
become today.
After graduating in December,
Sain hopes to find a job as a reporter
for a newspaper, find time to travel
across the country and become a
White House correspondent with the
skills she learned at UNR.
Jennifer Marbley can be reached at
jmarbley@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @MissMarbley.
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Alpha Omicron Pi supports the Race for the Cure on Oct. 25 by decorating their international headquarters in Brentwood,
Tennessee. AOIIs Reno chapter will begin their recruitment and colonization process during the beginning of the spring 2015
semester.
Panhellenic Council approves new sorority

By Daniel Coffey
University of Nevada, Reno junior
Jessica Salsman is about to make
a decision that could potentially
change her college life forever. She is
not moving to a new state or transferring to a different school she is
choosing to join a group of women
at the university who will colonize
the newest addition to Fraternity
and Sorority Life: Alpha Omicron Pi
womens fraternity.
I still have a year and a half to
make something of my college
experience, Salsman said. I know
there are a bunch of girls who havent
found their homes on campus yet
and this is our chance.
Salsman is one of many students
excited by the announcement of a
new sorority to be established on
UNRs campus at the beginning of
the spring 2015 semester. She reflected the sentiment that a new sorority
could represent an opportunity for
something different on campus.
Founded nationally in 1897 at
Barnard College, AOII will be joining
the universitys Panhellenic Council,
which is currently composed of
four chapters: Delta Gamma, Delta
Life, the influx of interested people

represents bigger challenges for the
existing chapters.
New member classes were much
smaller when I went through the
process myself, said Mary-Kate
Reilly, a senior member of Delta
Delta Delta. Im excited that more
girls are getting involved, but it
means chapters have to start taking
classes of nearly 100. While there
can be a lot of positives to that kind
of growth, it can definitely be harder
to manage so many people I think
a new sorority will help alleviate the
strain of higher numbers.
The large class sizes were a significant factor when the Panhellenic
Council moved forward in voting to
bring a new chapter. After receiving
approval, the office of Fraternity and
Sorority Life began the process of
finding a chapter to fit the campus
culture.
Coordinator of Fraternity and Sorority Life Dennis Campbell put out a
bulletin that was sent to all National
Panhellenic Sororities. From there,
sororities applied for consideration
until an extension committee chose
three options: Delta Zeta, Alpha
Delta Pi and Alpha Omicron Pi. Each
I know there are a bunch of

girls who havent found their
homes on campus yet and
this is our chance.
- Jessica Salsman
Delta Delta, Kappa Alpha Theta and
Sigma Kappa. The council has been
discussing bringing a new sorority
to campus since fall 2011, but the
decision in spring 2014 marks the
first time the council has voted in
favor of adding a new sorority since
the addition of Sigma Kappa in 2006.
Members of the universitys Fraternity and Sorority Life saw a dire need
for a new sorority as the community
continued to expand. Fall 2014 recruitment had more interested women than any year in the universitys
history, with more than 500 women
signing up for the weeklong process.
Despite the recruitment success by
the office of Fraternity and Sorority
chapter was invited to campus to

give presentations to the council,
which ultimately voted to bring
Alpha Omicron Pi.
Choosing a sorority to be established on any campus is a mutual
selection process in which chapters
and campuses evaluate the alignment of their core values and
cultures. A major consideration for
a national Panhellenic organization
is the size and overall need of a new
chapter to a campus Fraternity and
Sorority Life. Representatives from
AOIIs national organization were
first informed about UNRs need for
a new chapter by the National Panhellenic Conference.
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A specific campus has to have a

need for a new organization to join
their campus community, a lot of
times revolving around numbers,
said Mary Kate Sweeney, the Assistant Director of Extension on AOIIs
full-time staff. When the existing
groups on campus become too large,
outgrow their facilities and campus
spaces, the Fraternity and Sorority
community compiles a large report
of statistical data that is given to
National Panhellenic Conference
(NPC), who then distributes an NPC
Bulletin which includes every campus that is opening for Panhellenic
Extension.
AOII, which derives many of its
values from a strong belief in lifelong
friendship, felt that UNR could serve
as a good location for long-lasting
and meaningful expansion. A major
component of the organizations
confidence is its strong alumnae
base, which has been revered by
Sweeney as one of the most eager
and excited groups in the country.
However, the success of the chapter will be strongly contingent upon
the dedication of its new members.
AOII hopes to build a foundation
on campus that will last for years
to come but can only do so if the
members take initiative on and off
campus.
AOII strives to assimilate into the
community from day one by being
active participants in campus activities, being leaders inside and outside
of the classroom and pushing the
status quo by offering a new option
to female students who are interested in Greek Life, Sweeney said.
AOII hopes to recruit women that
will share their vision of building a
different kind of sorority. They stress
the fact that by joining a chapter in
its inception on a campus, these
women will play a role in forming its
identity. Women like Salsman seem
to align with this belief.
I have lots of friends in other
sororities, but at this point, I dont
actually see myself in one of them,
Salsman said. Id much rather join a
new sorority where its image is yet to
be set because it means I can be part
of creating a legacy.
Daniel Coffey can be reached at
dcoffey@unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
A Resolution in Support of Gender Inclusive

Restrooms the Associated Students of the
University of Nevada Senate resolution 82-111
is being considered by the university administration for implemention across campus.
The senate resolution was passed by ASUN
during a senate meeting on Wednesday, Nov.
19.
Several proposed changes will allocate six
single-stalled family restrooms to become
gender-inclusive restrooms if accepted by university administration. The ASUN resolution
would allow any student to access the facility,
regardless of their gender identity.
Resolution 82-111 targets six restrooms
located in the Joe Crowley Student Union, the
Jot Travis Building and the Mathewson-IGT
Knowledge Center. The goal is to have a genderinclusive restroom in all buildings on campus
in the future. The restrooms signs would be
changed from family restrooms to genderinclusive
restrooms.
The changes
proposed
by
ASUN can affect transgender
students
who are forced
to pick between
using male and
female
restrooms. Dozens
of University of
Nevada, Reno
students
attended
the
meeting
to
voice their support the resolution. Students
at the ASUN
Senate meeting
expressed the
intimidation
some students
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Raina Benford on Wednesday, Nov. 19.
Benford
of They are examples of genderthe
Division inclusive bathroom signs.
of
Health
Sciences
was
inspired to create a change on campus regarding gender-inclusive restrooms while visiting
Oregon State University where they are already
provided. She said that she would be proud
to see UNR join other progressive schools by
including gender-neutral bathrooms in buildings on campus.
The resolution is important because it
positively affects so many people and not just
those at Nevada now, but students years from
now, Benford said.
The legislation will be sent to UNR President
Marc Johnson, Provost Kevin Carman and Vice
President of Student Services Dr. Shannon
Ellis for further review before it can be implemented on campus.
Jennifer Marbley can be reached at jmarbley@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @MissMar-
NEWS A3
Project teaches its participants to simplify their lives

By Rocio Hernandez
Kara Gacovino, a University of
Nevada, Reno senior, wore a different pair of pants for the first time
in three weeks on Thanksgiving.
Gacovino was one of over 142
people that joined the 21 Day
Project hosted by the InterVarsity
Christian Fellowship, Reno club
based at the University of Nevada,
Reno. The project challenged people to limit themselves to 21 items
of clothing to live with for three
weeks. The 21 Day Project, which
began on Nov. 6, aimed to simplify
the lives of its participants and
make room for spirituality.
Its hoped that after this project
everybody that participated in it
will be able to reevaluate [their]
own lifestyles, maybe [theyll]
think about how [they] want to
live after the three weeks, Gacovino said.
Those who participated in the
project did so for a variety of reasons. According to club member
Mallory Morgan, she felt that she
needed to join the challenge to
de-clutter some aspects of her
busy lifestyle and create space for
her to be more in touch with God.
Its really easy to get distracted
by the little everyday things in
life and our lives get cluttered up
without even meaning to, Morgan said. Its been a good experience that has helped shift my life
and my perspective and taught
me to take things as they come
instead of getting super paranoid
or worried about the little stresses
of school and things like that.
Gacovino also saw the 21 Day
Project as an opportunity to open
herself up to issues such as poverty and social injustice.
Youve probably heard and
said so many times, Oh, Im just
a poor college student, I cant afford this or I cant spend money
on this, but we are still some of
the richest people in the world,
Gacovino said. We see people
who are richer than us, of course,
in our country but when you look
around most of the world, even in
places here, in our own backyard,
youll see people that maybe only
have 21 articles of clothing or
less.
Initially, Morgan entered the
challenge nervous and unsure of
what to expect. The first hurdle
Morgan had to get through was her
weakness for shoes. According to
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her roommate, Lina Wolf, Morgan

must own between 15 and 20 pairs
of shoes. Wolf witnessed how difficult it was for Morgan to reduce a
full closet to 21 articles of clothing.
[Morgan] was stressing pretty
hardcore because she is a bit of a
clothes freak, Wolf said. She was
having issues deciding what to
pick out and her biggest struggle
was in the shoes.
Morgan said that the project
forced her to prioritize, which is
something that she feels that she
has recently skimmed over. She
limited herself to two pairs since
each shoe counted as one item.
When she progressed further
into the challenge, Morgan said
that a wardrobe of only 21 items
became manageable.
This realization has shown me
that I do have a lot of stuff, more
than I probably need, Morgan
said. Aside from that, its also
shown me just how much God has
blessed me throughout my life
and as [his] follower, its my job to
bless others with [his] blessings.
Im definitely going to think about
that the next time I shop and the
next time I go to clean out my
closet and drawers.
Another part of the 21 Day Project was the Free Garage Sale on
Thursday, Nov. 20. The event was
inspired by a passage in the Bible
that told the story of a man challenged by Jesus to surrender all of
his possessions in order to inherit
eternal life. Club members were
asked to find items that, despite
having value, were inessential,

to further eliminate materialistic
elements in their lives for spiritual
growth. Items that were given up
included a television, iPods, sets
of magic cards and books. These
items were then displayed on a
table outside of the Joe Crowley
Student Union and given away to
students that stopped by.
Gacovino said that the Free
Garage Sale had the greatest
impression on people observing
the project. According to Gacovino, many of the individuals that
stopped by the table and took
something couldnt believe that
club members were giving away
items in good condition.
God definitely blessed people
through it, both the people who
gave and the people who received, Gacovino said. Someone
gave away a guitar and the person
who brought it home got a little
emotional about it. It was just so
unbelievable to him. It was unbelievable to me.
Although the project has been
over for five days, Morgan said
that she would look for other ways
that she can continue to simplify
her life.
I want to spend less on eating
out and such and be more intentional about spending money on
things and causes that actually
matter, Morgan said.
Rocio Hernandez can be reached

at rhernandez@sagebrush.unr.
edu and on Twitter @rociohdz09.
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University of Nevada, Reno senior Mallory Morgan showcases the possible outfits she could wear during the
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Renos 21 Day Project outside of her apartment on Sunday, Nov. 16. The project
challenged individuals to live with 21 articles of clothing for the three weeks leading up to Thanksgiving.
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BEAT UNLV WEEK
Low student turnout weakens Wolf Pack tradition

By Rocio Hernandez
A fire could be seen in an open lot north of the William
Peccole Park Monday, Nov. 24. Surrounding the flames
was a pack of wolves gathered underneath the light of the
moon for the beginning of the annual Beat UNLV Week.
Approximately 250 Wolf Pack fans came together to
participate in the traditional Moon Off event, at which
students pull down their pants facing the south and pay
their respects to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Because of the chilly temperature, Dalton Mack, the Associated Students of the University of Nevada programmer in charge of the week, said that a bonfire was added
to the event to increase student turnout.
I think it has a lot of potential to grow bigger and bigger in the coming years, if thats something that the next
years programming board wants to do, Mack said.
Unlike past years, Beat UNLV Week was cut down to
three days as the rivalry game took place during the
week of Thanksgiving. According to Mack, the ASUN
programming board made the conscious decision to
limit Beat UNLV Week to three days because the football
game against Fresno State took place the week prior. As
a result, Mack said that some aspects of Beat UNLV Week
were skipped or combined into a single event, such as the
Bonfire and Moon Off.
The holiday weekend also meant that there would
be fewer students on campus. The Pep Rally, held on
Tuesday, Nov. 25 inside the Joe Crowley Student Union
ballroom, had a significantly smaller student turnout
than ASUN programmers had anticipated.
The 30-minute event began with performances from
the University of Nevada Marching Band and ended
with a presentation by ASUN programmer Ron Delos
Santos that dealt with the history of the rivalry between
the Nevadan universities and explained the importance
of the Fremont Cannon. Students that made it to the pep
rally walked out of the ballroom with full Little Caesar
pizza boxes leftover, as ASUN order enough food for 150
students, more than the number that attended.
It ended up being really short just because of attendance, no one came to that event to begin with, Mack
said. It was just really dead so that kind of sucked.
UNR senior Robie Aker attends Beat UNLV Week
events to see his fellow Wolf Pack fans and learn about
the history of the rivalry and help fuel it. In previous
years, Aker said that the weeklong events were better
planned and had a great student body attendance. Although he understands that the lower numbers are likely
due to the holiday weekend, he didnt feel it measured
up to past Beat UNLV Weeks.
It should have been a two-week thing since Fresno was
red too, Aker said. So no, it didnt have the same effects.
Something that Mack said that he would like to see
improved for future Beat UNLV Week events would be
different styles of marketing to attract more students.
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OPEN MIC
Students band together in the name of art

By Pamela Hong
Five minutes before the start of

performances, the crowd bustled
with excited chatter. The air filled
with the smell of popcorn, and
the sounds of the room resonated
with anxious performers lastminute run-throughs.
The Brushfire Literary & Arts
Journal hosted The Open Mic in
the Matthewson-IGT Knowledge
Centers rotunda on Tuesday,
Nov. 24. Students from around
the university milled about
the room as some prepared to
perform, and others settled in to
watch. The event showcased the
musical, poetic and performing
art talent scattered throughout
the campus.
The performers injected their
personal flair into the diverse acts
with both original compositions
and renditions of other artists
works through literature, music
and comedy. Edgar Garcia, director of The Open Mic, rushed
about the room as he finished
getting everything in order.
According to Garcia, the event
is an artistic outlet for the student
body, particularly those new to
the university. A veteran attendee
of open mics, Garcias love for
them led him to bring one to the
university.
As Garcia took one final glance
at his surroundings, he sat
among the audience members,
and a hushed quiet fell over the
rotunda. With a blue Ovation
guitar and harmonica slung
around his neck, guitarist Frankie
Frankie Robert (guitar) and Robert Monroy (bongos) play a song during The Brushfire Literary & Arts Journals
The Open Mic, event on Monday, Nov. 24. The musical duo was just one of the 16 acts that performed at the
event.
Robert and bongo player Robert
Monroy took the stage. The duo
then launched into For Heavens
Sake, Roberts original folk song.
University of Nevada, Reno
freshman Jace Winkelman, a
performer at the event, saw the
open mic as an opportunity to
express himself and promote his
new band Urban Roots by singing
three original compositions accompanied by his guitar.
Applause after every performance echoed throughout the
rotunda, and audience members
laughed and joked between acts.

But as each act came up to perform, the din died down, and all
eyes were on the performer.
Emotions were palpable in
many of the performances
throughout the night. Singers
Becky Akpan and Dedra Tufon
sang R&B classics a cappella. The
audience snapped as they kept
the rhythm of the songs, as Akpans interpretation of R.Kellys, I
Believe I Can Fly came to a close,
the room erupted into applause.
According to Tufon, music
is one of her main sources for

emotional well-being and communicating to the world around
her.
Music was not the only outlet
of expression for performers at
the event. University sophomore
Hunter Rand lightened the
rooms spirits by performing
original stand-up material about
his love life and stereotypical
Asian mother.
Poets
were
interspersed
between the musicians. Matt
Denney recited the first poem
of the night: an original piece

titled Two that depicted how
humans were born to find their
soul mates. Gabriella Murata
delivered her poem Things Im
Not Ready To Put Away Yet, an
analogy of messy clothes on the
floor and the lost love that still
occupies her mind.
I saw the flier two weeks ago
Murata said, speaking of her
decision to open up to an audience and showcase her work. I
promised myself that I was not
going to miss the next event to
share my poetry.
Matthew Karr shared three
poems, one of which was a
two-lined recitation of the city
of Reno, and Garcia took a time
slot on the performers list to
read an original piece about
his interpretation of his friends
struggles. Sean Bassney, affiliated with Brushfire, shared his
pun-filled Pit Poem that commented on social values.
As the show came to a finale,
nothing but good energy and
satisfied smiles emanated from
the audience members and all
the performers.
The Open Mic was eye opening, not only to the amount of
talent that exists at Nevada, but
also the breadth of [the talent],
said Mallory Connolly, UNR
freshman and attendee. I will
definitely be coming to the next
one.
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THINGS TO WATCH
OUT FOR THIS WEEK
By Alexa Solis
ARGENTA CONCERT
SERIES: WINTER
DREAMS WITH
ARGENTA TRIO
Friday
7:30 p.m.
Church Fine Arts,
Nightingale Concert
Hall
The University of Nevada,
Renos Argenta Trio will be
performing the sounds of winter through a variety of classical pieces. The performance
will include Anton Arenskys
Piano Trio No. 2 and the
contemporary Space Jump
by Fazil Say. With Arenskys
lush romanticism and Says
erratic composition, the works
are meant to juxtapose
each other while also being
complementary. Tickets are
$5 with a valid student ID
and $25 for general admission. They can be purchased
at the ticket window located
next to Nightingale Concert
Hall.
TYLER THE CREATOR

Thursday
8 p.m.
By Alexa Solis
The Knitting Factory
Hot cocoa, chilly weather, shopping and heaps of traffic December has begun and
with it comes a bevy of highly anticipated films just in time for the holiday season. There
are no shortage of options to choose from when it comes time to make your way to the
movies. Here is a preview of some of the most anticipated December releases.
Most commonly known

for his part in the hip hop
collective
Odd
Future,
rapper Tyler the Creator
has made a career out of
being controversial and his
shows are known for their
high intensity and occasionally twisted and intimidating
atmospheres. Tickets can be
purchased at the door and
online at re.knittingfactory.
com for $29.50.
ANNIE
DEC. 19
BIG EYES
DEC. 25
MUSICAL
The latest remake of the

original broadway musical
Annie is a 21st century spin
on what is considered by
many to be a holiday classic.
Starring Quvenzhan Wallis,
Jamie Foxx and Cameron
Diaz, the film follows the orphan Annie (Wallis) and Will
Stacks (Foxx). Stacks, the
updated version of Daddy
Warbucks, is an aspiring New
York politician that takes
in Annie as a thinly-veiled
campaign move. As Stacks
parades himself around as
Annies caretaker, he ends up
learning something about
life and its many ups and
downs through the fiercely
independent Annie.
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INHERENT VICE
DEC. 12
DRAMA
DEC. 12
Paul Thomas Andersons

film adaptation of Inherent
Vice Thomas Pynchons psychedelic 60s novel. The film
has an all-star cast featuring
Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin
and Reese Witherspoon. The
movie maintains the gritty glam
of Los Angeles, as private eye
Doc Sportello (Phoenix) sets
out to stop the shenanigans of
his ex-old ladys billionaire
boyfriends wife. The plot is as
convoluted as it sounds, though
the film adaptation promises to
be a bold romp through time.
Wintermester
EXODUS: GODS
AND KINGS
DRAMA
With the Christmas season

underway, there is another
biblical adaptation coming
to the big screen. Director
Ridley Scott leads Christian
Bale, Sigourney Weaver, Joel
Edgarton and John Turturro as
they tell the tale of Moses and
his flight from Egypt. Scotts
adaptation chronicles Moses
rise against Ramses and the
plagues that fell upon Egypt. If
action-packed, disaster-filled
tales of triumph are your cup
of tea, then this is definitely a
must-see.
THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE

OF THE FIVE ARMIES
DEC. 17
FANTASY
The third and final installment of The Hobbit trilogy

has been a long time coming
for fans of the Lord of the
Rings trilogy. With Saurons
army of Orcs heading for the
Lonely Mountain, the Elves,
Dwarves and Men are faced
with a gruesome battle ahead.
They have two options unite
or die. The Hobbit: The Battle
of the Five Armies is director
Peter Jacksons last chance
to bring action and life to a
project that gained criticism
for being overlong and tedious.
DRAMA
Paintings of big-eyed children

swept the nation in the 1950s.
Tim Burtons upcoming film
Big Eyes tells the story of
Margaret Keane (Amy Adams),
the woman behind those
paintings and her struggle to
get out from under the thumb
of her oppressive husband
Walter Keane (Cristoph Waltz).
The shy Keane is forced to find
her voice when her husband
convinces the world that he is
the genius behind the entrancing big-eyed paintings. The film
has generated Oscar buzz, and
its Christmas Day release date
is perfect for anyone looking for
something to do on the holiday.
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THE NUTCRACKER
Saturday
7 p.m.
Grand Sierra Resort
and Casino
Under the direction of Bruce
Steivel, Bay Pointe Ballet
Company will perform The
Nutcracker. The holiday classic is centered around the tale
of a young girl named Clara
and her journey to the Land
of the Sweets with the help of
an enchanted nutcracker. Tickets start at $29 and can be
purchased online at reservations.grandsierraresort.com.
Alexa Solis can be reached at
Opinion
A6
Tara Park /Nevada Sagebrush
Wolf Pack fans cheer on the football team at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, Nov. 29. The game marked the Wolf Packs 24th victory over the Runnin Rebels in the past 40 years.
STAFF EDITORIAL
Be the fan you

would want to
see in the stands
he Fremont Cannon
is back in Reno and
for Wolf Pack fans
everywhere, things
are once again right in the
world.
After a resounding 49-27
Nevada victory over archrival
UNLV this past Saturday, it
would seem that Nevada
football has accomplished
one of its biggest goals of the
season. However, what was
somewhat lost amid the silver
and blue-garbed supporters
that rushed the Sam Boyd
Stadium field was that, in
the larger picture, the victory
was not the final piece of a
strong season for the football
team, but a stepping stone in
the right direction. The game
against the Rebels should
represent the standard that
both fans and players ought
to be held to.
We are not downplaying
the importance of winning
the Fremont Cannon, but
fans should have expected
their team to come out with
enough venom and anger
from the Fresno State loss to
blast a dreadful 2-10 UNLV
team to pieces. Even though
the Pack was down three at
halftime, many fans were
beginning to feel nervous
about the final outcome.
However, 35 second-half
points from Nevada confirmed the victory so many
fans were hoping to see.
Yet, with sporadic attendance throughout the
season, it is not certain
that many fans would
have known that Nevada
overcame a much larger
deficit at halftime (18 points)
to BYU on the road earlier
this year. At halftime of a
significant number of games
this year, fans left for the
exits whether the Pack was
winning or losing. This is
highly troubling because it
does signify that some fans
show up just to tailgate and
not stay to support the actual
reason for the occasion.
Almost outnumbering
the scarlet UNLV fans in Las
Vegas, Nevada supporters
should have shown this kind
of support during all significant games this season.
Fans should have higher
standards for themselves
and the teams that they are
cheering for. After all, the
Wolf Pack could have used its
fans against Fresno State two
weeks ago, but many left at
halftime in a game that could
have been Nevadas ticket
to the Mountain West title
game.
Nonetheless, Nevada
fans will have the chance to
prove themselves, as there
is plenty to look forward
to past the UNLV game for
the remainder of the years
athletic calendar.
A significant part about
the win is that Nevada is now
ahead of its interstate rival
(7.5-4.5) in the third annual
Governors series, which pits
the Rebels against the Wolf
Packs student-athletes in a
competition across all sports
and academics. Overshadowed sports across campus

have also been doing well
the rifle team is nationally
ranked, the swimming and
diving squad is undefeated
and womens basketball is
starting to turn its season
around. The Rebels have won
the Governors Cup the last
two years, but the Pack has a
good chance to make it close
in the third installment of
the series.
Sitting at 7-5, the football
season is also not even close
to being over. According to
ESPNs bowl projections,
Nevada is slated to play in
the Famous Idaho Potato
Bowl later this month. This
would be Brian Polians first
bowl game as head coach of
the Wolf Pack and it would
give Nevada a chance to
win its first bowl game since
Colin Kaepernick was on
campus. If these projections
are correct, the game would
be played in Boise, Idaho,
which is seven hours away
from Reno. While that might
be perceived as a long trek,
this has not prevented Boise
State fans from attending
games at Mackay Stadium.
Each year, Bronco fans
show up by the hundreds
to support their team from
beginning to end and this is
effectively the gold standard
for Mountain West fan
support.
Finally, if more fans start
showing up, the athletes
themselves will invariably
be held to a higher standard
because of the higher stakes.
Wolf Pack fans need to buy
into the program in order for
it to succeed, it is as simple
as that. Getting more wins
on the field also means that
more school pride will be
instilled on campus.
In many ways the athletic department is the front
porch of the university because it is what many see on
television, as opposed to the
campus itself. Additionally,
if it is known that its teams
supporters are apathetic,
then it will hurt the schools
public perception more than
many fans think. Finally,
with an increased emphasis
on winning the academic
component of the Governors
Series scoring scale,
student-athletes will be
pushed harder to do better
in the classroom, which is
the essential purpose of a
university.
Fans can hold on to the
glory days of the 2010
football team or the Nick
Fazekas-era of mens basketball, and that is fine for those
that were there. However,
for the ones that are here
now (students and athletes
alike), they have a chance to
witness and make their own
history, which is something
that is truly special.
The Nevada Sagebrush editorial staff can be reached at
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COFFEY BREAK
Full moons and BBQs: put the

life back in #BeatUNLV Week
he sun has set on another

rivalry game between the
University of Nevada and
that college down south,
and I am proud to say that the
Fremont Cannon has returned
home.
Wolf Pack
fans slept
soundly on
Saturday
night knowing that
their fearless
leader, Cody
Fajardo, had
Daniel
led the Pack
Coffey
to victory
and showed
the Runnin Rebels what colors
the cannon should truly be: silver
and blue.
However, as I drove sleepily
back to Reno the following day,
I was struck by the lingering
question, what happened to
Beat UNLV Week? Sure, Pack
fans showed their support at Sam
Boyd Stadium when they needed
to, but what happened to all of
the traditions leading up to the
game?
It seems that a lack of planning
and promotion contributed to
what could arguably be considered the worst Beat UNLV Week
of all time.
Over my past four years at this
university, I have experienced
several amazing traditions that
often made me proud to be a
member of the Wolf Pack. It was
a point of pride to discuss the
annual Moon Off with friends
from home, telling them about
our student body dropping pants

as a unified screw you to UNLV.
I reveled in the memory of
waiting all night in a massive line
wrapping around Lombardi Recreation Center waiting to receive
my coveted Nevada-UNLV game
day ticket a tradition that was
quickly killed off by the ease of
student tickets being added to the
Wolf Card.
The traditions surrounding the
UNLV game were some of my
absolute favorites because they
represented the quintessential
idea of what I imagined a college
athletic rivalry to look like.
There was something strangely
therapeutic about smashing a car
with UNLV painted on it in front
of the Joe Crowley Student Union.
The traditions were spirited and
full of Pack Pride. They rallied
the crowd, leaving people talking
about the game days in advance
ready to show off how much they
cared about the Pack.
The clear lack of enthusiasm
felt this year compared to previous ones seemed to stem from a
few significant factors. First, and
potentially most importantly,
the Beat UNLV Week festivities
fell during Thanksgiving this
year, so students had to deal
with truncated celebration. That
was out of the hands of event
organizers, so it would be hard to
blame them for that.
That said, students didnt seem
to care as much this year because
they didnt understand the
tradition behind the events. The
Moon Off has been happening
since before I was a freshman,
and it has always drawn people

from different parts of campus to
the universitys quad. The Moon
Off was something special that I
had never heard about at another
campus, and it felt even cooler
knowing that I was partaking in
something that was part of our
history.
For that reason, I was a bit
confused this year when the
Moon Off was moved to a different location and combined with
a bonfire, making it feel like a bit
of an afterthought. The lack of a
clear starting time for the Moon
Off also made it seem unimportant or maybe there was a
starting time? I just dont know
for sure, which actually brings
me to my next major qualm with
the festivities: the lack of visible
promotion for any of the events.
Did you know there was a Beat
UNLV BBQ in front of the Joe?
Neither did I, but that might
be because there were only 22
people invited on Facebook.
Granted, it is difficult to bring
people to a BBQ the day before
Thanksgiving, but that should
mean the events are promoted
more strongly, as opposed to
simply being thrown to the
wayside.
Personally, I would rather see
my social media feeds blow up
with promotions than regret
the last Moon Off of my college
career. As a graduating senior, it
feels a bit like I was cheated out
of a proper Beat UNLV Week,
largely because I didnt realize it
was happening. You might blame
that on me, but I am much more
involved on campus today than

I ever was as a freshman, and I
didnt miss a single event during
freshman year.
Beat UNLV Week should have
been planned far enough in
advance to hold events the week
before Thanksgiving. It may have
been a little early for the excitement, but at least the younger
students could have experienced
the week in the same way I did
when I was a freshman.
Dont get me wrong; I have
much respect for the people
responsible for programming
major events on our campus. It is
difficult to please all students all
of the time, but there seemed to
be some major oversight for Beat
UNLV Week. After the massive
success of events such as Diplo
and the Homecoming Parade, it
is disappointing that our rivalry
week my favorite week in years
passed flopped so hard.
Beat UNLV Week is an opportunity to mobilize student support,
which is a problem that athletics
seems to have struggled with
all semester. This should be the
universitys most well-planned
week all year because it seems to
be the week people really start to
care the most. Nothing can excite
people like a good old fashion
rivalry. Moving forward, it is
critical to keep the traditions alive
that have always amped students
up for a Wolf Pack victory.
Daniel Coffey studies journalism. He can be reached at
dcoffey@unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
Traversing the globe on a college budget
ts been said that traveling is

the only thing you can buy
that makes you richer. For
college students looking to
travel on a budget, this is good
news. The holiday season is a
perfect time
to travel, not
only to see
family, but
to experience new
places.
For
ThanksgivJennifer ing break,
my
Marbley boyfriend
Matt and
I had an exciting time visiting
Texas and Louisiana. Our break
included enjoying the traditional
holiday festivities around the
dinner table with his family, but
we were also able to fit in a trip
to New Orleans during our brief
holiday break.
I learned a few tips and tricks
along the way of how to travel
smartly on a college budget while
still getting a full experience of
new cities. Students looking to
travel on a budget can find the
perfect opportunity to explore
new places during the holiday
season by following simple
traveling tips.
MINDSET
Traveling cheaply may not
always be luxurious, but having
new experiences will last a
lifetime. Instead of buying touristy
trinkets to remind you of your trip,

spend that money to gain experience such as going to museums to
learn about history or discovering
a local music scene. Take pictures
and be fully present. Write down
events in a journal. Share the trip
with someone you love and spend
the money you would have on
shot glasses and postcards on
acquiring more memories.
LODGING
I used a lodging website called
Airbnb to rent a bedroom in a
house near the French Quarter in
New Orleans. The website allows
users to rent rooms or entire
apartments and houses from
hosts instead of renting a hotel
room. Users can read reviews
from previous guests, view photos
of the property and get detailed
descriptions of the location. This
is often more cost-effective than a
hotel room.
Airbnb had a number of perks
besides being friendly to those on
a college budget. Matt and I had
access to a fully-stocked kitchen,
which we were free to use at any
time. Felina, our host, had a shelf
in her refrigerator stocked with
food solely for guests as well as
a complimentary coffee maker
for our use. We were allowed to
use the washer and dryer free of
charge and she offered us bikes
to get around the French Quarter
and see the local attractions.
The bathroom was also stocked
with any toiletries we could have
possibly forgotten.
That being said, you get what

you pay for. People looking to
find a cheap place to stay while
traveling and using Airbnb
should thoroughly conduct price
comparisons and carefully read
the reviews that previous guests
have left on the hosts profile.
Also review comments on the
neighborhood that you will be
staying at to avoid unsafe areas.
Other budget-friendly lodging
options for students include
finding friends and family
members who may stay in the
area you are traveling to. If all else
fails, try price matching hotels at
sites such as Priceline.com to find
the best deals on hotel rooms.
TRANSPORTATION
During my Thanksgiving
break, I traveled by plane, trolley,
bus and cab between Texas and
Louisiana. The Greyhound bus
provided me with time to work
on school assignments that dont
go away just because youre on
break.
Greyhound is a great option
for student traveling. While being
stuck in a crammed, slow-moving
bus for hours may not sound like
the most luxurious way to spend
a holiday vacation, it may have
hidden benefits. Not only can you
do long-distance traveling for a
few dollars, but it also gives you
downtime.
It takes an incredible amount
of determination to sit down and
write that 15-page research paper
or read that core humanities
textbook with the distractions

of a new city. However, a long
Greyhound bus ride is the perfect
time to do schoolwork with
the assistance of a good pair of
earplugs or headphones.
FOOD
Food can be one of the most
difficult things to budget for
while traveling. A places food is
an integral part of what makes
it unique, and trying new foods
and restaurants is essential to
experiencing its culture.
Its important to decide on a
few restaurants or special foods
youd like to eat. For me, it was
beignets, a French donut covered
in powdered sugar, at the world
famous Cafe Du Monde in New
Orleans. I also wanted to try the
shrimp poboy sandwiches and
jambalaya at other restaurants in
town.
After narrowing down the food
and restaurants, look at their
online menus to check prices,
while adding a few dollars for tips
to factor into your budget.
You can splurge on pricey
dinners or expensive foods if you
budget your meals. If you have
inexpensive meals for breakfast
and lunch, you can compensate
with nicer dinners. Or, in my
case, you can rent a place with a
kitchen so that you can cook your
own food for extra savings.
Jennifer Marbley can be reached at
jmarbley@sagebrush.unr.edu and
on Twitter @MissMarbley.
OPINION A7
SENIORS 2014
Never forget
the magic of
the holidays Youre more than qualified to
make
your
dreams
happen
T
he turkey and
stuffing have barely
had the chance to
digest before the
eggnog lattes are already
claiming their territory. The
holiday
season
is officially
here,
and
with it
comes a
multiMaddison tude of
festive
Cervantes spirits.
Parents
are scrounging for the best
holiday deals, storeowners
are attempting every tactic
in the book to bring in as
much profit as the season
will allow and children are
on their toes awaiting the
one feature of Christmas
that is so easily forgotten
by the older generations:
good old St. Nick.
Considering the variety
of beliefs in our society,
the holidays are celebrated
both with and without
Santa Claus. If he is
included, we must keep
in mind that Santa is
incapable of leaving that
lasting Christmas spirit in
the hearts of many with
his efforts alone. Our
decorations, storytelling
and holiday traditions are
essential to bring him back
to life every year.
I vividly remember the
indestructible desire for a
magic carpet, along with
the evolution of my doubts
for Santa, all acquired
during my eighth year.
Being a skeptical child, I
required proof as answers
to my questions. I was
not going to receive these
answers from my parents
and, although I would appreciate this in the future,
it did not quite satisfy me
at the time.
I took my desire for
a magical feature in a
Disney movie and my
uncertainties toward
Santa and secretly plotted
a foolproof method of to
reveal the truth, or so I
thought.
Taking my time in
creating a quite lengthy
list, stating my requests
from Santa, I came to the
conclusion that if he could
throw together a magic
carpet in the first place, he
must be the real deal. This
was my first tactic.
At the end of my
list, I demanded a
specific picture of one of
Santas infamous elves;
something only the man
himself could obtain.
Little 8-year-old me was
committed to the idea that
if I received a picture of an
elf on Christmas morning, I would possess the
evidence of the century.
Leaving my request on the
table next to the cookies
and milk on Christmas
Eve, I went to bed feeling
like a genius.
A few of my mothers
handy computer skills
later, I woke up to a
picture of an elf printed
on decorated computer
paper, and a detailed letter
explaining that Santas
workshop was fresh out of
magic carpets.
It made for a couple
extra years of hope, but
eventually my siblings and
I came clean. Santa would
always remain in our
hearts, but wed moved on.
I always considered
myself particularly lucky,
being that my mother,
father and older brother
(after a few years) devoted
the month of December
to making the Christmas
season seem as authentic
as possible for my sister
and I.
Whether it was my
brother being forced outside at midnight to shake a
bracelet full of jingle bells
near my bedroom window,
my father enjoying a few
cookies and carrots for
the reindeer before bed
or my mother printing
off a picture of an elf, the
simple idea of the North
Pole and Santas Workshop
had been ingrained in
my mind. I am grateful
for this, along with the
understanding of why it
is highly important for
us as the next generation
to continue with these
traditions.
It has become apparent
to me that although an
impression of the Christmas spirit may have been
established by my family,
it will be my responsibility
to nurture it in the future.
This is a lesson that many
should indulge in.
The holiday magic is not
exclusively for children,
and many of us have
allowed this way of
thinking to become a
habitual part of growing
up, along with permitting
gifts as the only valuable
aspect of Christmas.
Just because Santa has
been slightly discounted
from our minds does not
necessarily mean that the
beauty behind the holiday
has been dissolved.
Let us always remember
that dreamlike feeling of
awaking on Christmas
morning, regardless of
specific family customs.
Dispersing this festive
image to others is an easy
tactic to keep the holiday
spirit alive.
The lasting impressions
of Christmas memories
and traditions have a tendency to disregard any and
all Christmas presents in
the long run. Fortunately,
new memories can always
be made, and the holiday
season is the perfect time
to do so.
Maddison Cervantes can
be reached at mcervantes@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @madcervantes.
here comes a time in

every college students
life where they must
accept that their whole
life is about to change. They
must realize that they have
responsibilities
and have
to enter
the real
world. Its
a terrifying
time, really.
One day
youre in
Heather college
Janssen wishing
that you
could be
out because you despise your
core humanities class, and
the next youre one week away
from graduation with nothing
actually planned for your life.
Sure, maybe you have grad
school or a job lined up, but
sometimes you just dont. Thats
where I am, and its a tough
place to be. But know that when
you get to that weird stage of
limbo, you arent alone. Life
simply becomes one big what
if? and at any given moment
you could be packing your
bags to move to Chicago, San
Francisco, or maybe even back
home.
Suddenly, life is an adventure
waiting to happen and you have
to become that responsible
adult youve been dreading
since the day you began your
senior year. So, if there are
some pieces of advice I can give
to anyone entering their last
year or semester, its to embrace
the little amount of time you
have left to be completely
irresponsible and embrace the
potential of the future.
What I mean is, go out on
a Wednesday and have a few
drinks if you want to. Just dont
do it if you have a dance class
in the morning, I can assure
you its not a grand time. When
you want to take a spontaneous
road trip to procrastinate your
homework some, go do it. As
long as you still manage to get
your homework turned in by
the deadline, youre OK.
Go to brunch with your best
friends, get that greasy fast
food meal after a night out if
you really want it, or spend an
entire day watching a marathon
of Parks and Recreation or
American Horror Story just
because you can. You can
probably still get away with
not washing your clothes for
two weeks, so long as you have
underwear.
Take that afternoon nap if you
want it and make some Kraft
macaroni and cheese or Top
Ramen for dinner. Some things
just arent quite socially acceptable after college, and, well,
even if you still do them (maybe
I will), you just might not have
the time when you become a
real grown up. Take it all in
stride while you still can!
So, to the graduating classes
of the University of Nevada to
come, remember that the little
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things matter. You may not

notice how important those
little things are until you begin
to watch the countdown to
graduation dwindle down to
zero, or maybe youll take them
granted as a whole. Either or,
just know that we, the fall class
of 2014, know the struggle and
we too have felt the fear of real
life inching close.
Be that irresponsible college
student who is still allowed
to drink out of red Solo cups
while you still can and, when
youre fully ready, Ill see you
on the other side, in the real
world. As for the future, when

you get there, dont be afraid
to be afraid. Chances are,
you may not get a job in your
chosen career field for the first
few months out of college, but
eventually some employer out
there will see the qualities and
skills you carry and hire you on.
Apply to that one job youre
not sure if you are fully qualified for; it could eventually pay
off and become your next challenge. The future of your life is
in your hands and Im positive
youre more than qualified to
make your dreams happen. The
University of Nevada breeds

nothing but success so I know
when I do make it, Ill be more
than proud and grateful to be
able to call myself an alumna of
this tier-one university. Remain
the optimistic and strong
individuals that I know this
university raises. Best of luck
to you all future alumni and
remember to continue to make
Nevada proud!
Heather Janssen studies journalism. She can be reached at
dcoffey@unr.edu or on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
LATINO VOICES
America must find a new solution to immigration reform
ow to fix the broken

immigration system
is something that
presidents have tried
to solve since the beginning
of the 20th century. With the
passing of
the United
States
Immigration Act in
1924, The
National
Origins
Quota was
impleSelena
mented to
Torres
regulate
the
amount of people entering
the United States per nation.
This was the first racially
motivated immigration policy
and was later upheld with the
McCarran-Walter Act of 1952.
Presidents from both parties
have made steps in creating
an immigration policy. In
1986, The Immigration

Reform and Control Act
passed by Congress and was
signed into law by former
President Reagan. The act
granted amnesty to over 2
million unauthorized immigrants. However, the IRCA
and other amnesty programs
that followed it were only
temporary fixes to the broken
system that continues to fail
hopeful immigrants today.
Weary of the consequences
of not having a path to
citizenship for undocumented
immigrants, President Obama
passed an executive order to
create Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals. DACA
provided a special visa to
immigrants who were brought
to the United States before
the age of 16 who were no
older than 31 at the time of the
executive order. Though this
visa did not give immigrants
lawful status, it did give them
the ability to legally study and

work in the United States.
About one year after the president signed the executive order
for DACA, the Senate received
bipartisan support and passed
immigration reform; the House
has yet to vote on immigration
legislation.
With increasing pressure
from the Democratic Party,
President Obama has finally
acted by passing an executive
order on Nov. 20, which is
expected to affect approximately 5 million people. The
presidents order will extend
DACA by removing the cap on
age for DACA applicants, and
adjusting the date of entry for
applicants. The Executive Order also creates special visas
for unauthorized immigrants
that are the parent, spouse
or child of a permanent
resident or citizen, and places
unauthorized immigrants
without a criminal record on
lower priority than those with

a criminal record.
The president has made
great steps towards fixing
our immigration system in
an effort of keeping families
together. Ironically, these
efforts are strongly opposed
by the Republican Party
which prides itself in family
values. Immigration is not a
Latino issue, nor is it an issue
for our congressmen. This is
an American issue and the
consequences of continuing
a congressional gridlock and
preventing immigration reform
affects the entire nation.
Every time a parent is
separated from their child due
to deportation, they become
an economic and social
liability to our nation. Taking
away the personhood of an
immigrant makes a young
child separated from their
family simply a number. It is
easy to see that such people
will make fewer contributions

to this nation than they could
with the support of family.
When you add their personhood into the equation it is
easy to see how having American citizens and permanent
residents being put in to the
foster care system, or simply
declaring their independence
in the middle of their high
school education, makes them
less likely to graduate, even
less likely to go to college,
and more likely to rely on
social services. By separating
families we create an entire
generation of financially
struggling immigrant children
who are forced to overcome
many barriers to receive an
education.
So many unauthorized immigrants live in the shadows
making less then minimum
wage often taken advantage of
by employers. Some of these
unauthorized immigrants will
be allowed to work legally

under the presidents new
provisions, but many wont.
The Executive Order is only
a temporary fix to this system.
We need Comprehensive
Immigration Reform. CIR
is a package immigration
policy that would legalize the
unauthorized immigrants
already in the United States,
create a stronger border, and
would reform the current
visa system that has not been
reformed since the McCarranWalters Act of 1952.
Congress needs to pass a
bill of some kind. The president has set the foundation
for a CIR discussion, and it is
the duty of Congress to act for
the American people.
Selena Torres studies English and Spanish. She can be
reached at dcoffey@unr.edu
and on Twitter at @TheSagebrush.
A8 CLASS OF 2014
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE,
BIOTECHONLOGY AND
NATURAL RESOURCES
William Payne, Dean

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Biochemistry and Molecular

Biology
August 2014
Anh T. Ta
Chiamaka C. Uba
Tian Yu
December 2014
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Jorge Granados
Mert Keskintepe
Haviv Kobany
Patrick Harold Krause
Swinky Prashar
Jessica Ruxton
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Maryann Jo Swain
Ecohydrology
December 2014
Theresa F. Benedetti
Helaine M. Berris
Environmental Science
December 2014
Ramit Ibne Ali
Sean P. Balliet
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Dionne Essie
Matthew G. Fanfelle
Cayla Harvey
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Jackson James Miller
Casey D. Prostinak
Andrew M. Rores
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International Business
December 2014
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Charles E. Berry III
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Taylor Rae Hamlin
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Miguel Torres
Wildlife Ecology and

Conservation
August 2014
Mei Hiyane
December 2014
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Cerena J. Brewen
Lindsey M. Briare
Jamie E. Chambers
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Brian Hall
James Edward Justice
Kali Casey Mann
Tyler Alan Nall
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James Benjamin Simmons
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
VETERINARY SCIENCE
August 2014
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December 2014
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Kristin Nicole Polzin
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Gregory Mosier, Dean

BACHELOR OF ARTS
Economics
August 2014
Matthew J. Frauenfeld
December 2014
Brandon Paul Nied
Kyle Shulz
Tyler R. Terry
Allison Lynne Whealton
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
Accounting
August 2014
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Joshua W. Doyle
Tyler Kunio Nation
Cheyanne Marie Ranson
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Martin Allen Williams
December 2014
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James Arthur Bergstrom
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Finance
August 2014
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Candidates presented by the dean of each school and college

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August 2014
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Shaoqiu Jin
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December 2014
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Alexander Yates
Management
August 2014
Jamie Christine Angotti
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Trevor Charles Hallam
Lauren Nicole Lawley
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Samantha Jo Tolin
December 2014
Jacob Dean Albright
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Daniel Alan Berner
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August 2014
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December 2014
John V. Acquafresca
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A.J. De La Cruz Cabuang
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Kelsey Leanne Dory
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Andrew James Hunter
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Gregory A. Pane
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Breanna M. Reinhardt
Ryan Geoffrey Roberts
Brooke E. Rockefeller
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French
August 2014
Courtney Piikea Judd
Lindsay Yvonne Toste
December 2014
Rebecca Martin Hebert
Mitzia Heras
Cari Lynn Holmes
Nanci C. Todd
History
December 2014
Wohamar Outlaw Anni
Amanda J. Buell
Serene Genevieve Dow
Rourke Paul Flanagan
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Cameron Matthew Hansen
Scott Richard Kaplan
Carlos Ivan Lopez
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Anne-Elizabeth W. Northan
Morgan Brittany Sparks
Allondra Marie Thibault
Eric Thomas Wilkinson
August 2014
Melisa M. Romero
December 2014
William C. Arndt
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Marcus J. Page
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Rachel Tecza
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August 2014
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December 2014
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Brian Adam Kump
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Forest Management and

Ecology
Nutrition
ALL CANDIDATES
FOR GRADUATION
August 2014
David James Ponte
Information Systems
December 2014
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General Business
August 2014
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December 2014
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August 2014
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Madeline Paige Wiesner
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Kenneth Coll, Dean

BACHELOR OF ARTS
IN EDUCATION
Secondary Education
December 2014
Ryan Matthew Bugg
Trevor Phelps Galvin
Armando Gonzalez
Sevim Karabulut
Noelle M. Laffoon
Rebecca A. Nemeth
Samantha J. Pfistere
Kim Phung Pham
Nathaniel Phelps
Alysse Marie Ploussard
Tucker Shaun Smedes
William Earl Stephenson III
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Human Development and

Family Studies
August 2014
RaiYana Cha-Nai Anderson
Jaynie Michelle Klages
Jessica Marie Perez
Tracey Flores Rodriguez
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Elaina K. Vlassopoulos
December 2014
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EDUCATION
Elementary Education
December 2014
Christina Moreno Visconti
Elementary Education/
Special Education
December 2014
Kelly H. Mattson
Integrated Elementary
Teaching
August 2014
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December 2014
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Secondary Education
August 2014
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December 2014
Levi W. Grabow
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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Manos Maragakis, Dean

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
August 2014
Jeremiah B. Reyes
December 2014
James A. Chapman
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL

ENGINEERING
August 2014
Anthony Theodore Platt
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December 2014
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Ye Yuan
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER
SCIENCE
August 2014
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
August 2014
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December 2014
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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
August 2014
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December 2014
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ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
August 2014
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December 2014
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
August 2014
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December 2014
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DIVISION OF HEALTH
SCIENCES
Thomas Schwenk, Dean

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Community Health Sciences

August 2014
Claudia Agbor-Bessem
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December 2014
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Speech Pathology
August 2014
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December 2014
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
December 2014
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Alejandrina Diaz
Krystal Raye Dorman
Jordan D. Forman
Jessie Gray
Esteban A. Guitron-Navarro
Maria D. Gutierrez-Garcia
Erik Michael Hart
Allison Grace Henie
Nicole R. Henry
Stacey Marie Hill
Michael Justin Hixon
Kelly L. Shannon Hoonhout
Michael William Hyslop
Andrea Marie Iori-Tone
Daniel Ward Johnson
Suzanne M. Jones
Megan Christine Keenan
Karli E. Kridler
Kevin Alexander Lemus
Kellene Danielle Lewis
Michael A. Magno
Jeanette Leonora McGinley
Marisa Joy Merritt
Brittney I. Meyer
Stacey Catherine Mieding
Terra Janel Moser
Elizabeth Kate Mott
Stacia Jean Nightingale
Cassandra Elizabeth Parr
Lindsay M. Parton
Kaylie Marie Paschall
Erin Pieratt
Esmeralda Juanita Ramirez
Kimberly A. Rivas
Yolanda, Nicole Romo
Hilary E. Rosette
Angelina Katherine Ruppert
Chelsey Ann Spaeth
Emily Elizabeth Stone
Jaime Marie Swain
Sherry Todd-Boyer
Laura Leighann Townsend
Kristen J. Whitmore
Amanda Lorraine Woo
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK
December 2014
Stacy I. Alaribe
DONALD W. REYNOLDS
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
Alan G. Stavitsky, Dean

BACHELOR OF ARTS
Journalism
August 2014
Shaun P. Burgess
Jayme Curtis
Brian Figueroa
Lauren Elizabeth Hagen
Joshua Mccain Little
Matthew Dylan McDaniel
Melissa R. McMorran
Jaclyn Kathleen Silva
Lucas Matthew Sprenkel
Lindsay Yvonne Toste
Jacob R. Ward
December 2014
Morgan Adamski
Tee-Azha Amberre Akin
Zachary H. Alexander
Tori Reann Bonzell
Jordann Brinkley Bowler
Alexandria Christine Cannito
Alma B. Cartagena
Michael Elliott Champagne
Michaella L. Elicegui
Aaron Joseph Ewert
Christina M. Fausone
Michael Dylan Flanagan
Pierina Gervassi-Nassi
Tovah E. Goodman
Paige Nicole Gore
Nigel Kweku Haikins-Appiah
Stephanie Hansen
Zachary A. Harris
Kaitlin Marie Haugen
Esgar Hernandez-Rodriguez
Cari Lynn Holmes
Heather Ann Janssen
Niesha Z. Jones
Julian Hunter Matisse
Kayla LaRae McCarson
Andrew James Mundell
Afton R. Neufel
Rachel Olbur
Jordan Michael Ornellas
Crystal Anne Powell
Christina Elaine Romeo
Aurora Michel Sain
Riley J. Snyder
Daniel Stevan Vezmar
Brooke Ellen Williams
International Affairs
August 2014
Courtney Piikea Judd
Hanako Miyajima
December 2014
Haley Elizabeth Johnson
Marian Michael Lakey
Daniel Lauren Liebsack
Cristen Ruggieri
Julian Sanchez Master
Allison Lynne Whealton
Steven C. Woodhams
Music
August 2014
Serena Ann Waters
December 2014
Carlton E. Green
Laura Janca
Jesse Lane Kilburn
Nicholas R. Potter
Daniel J. Ruben
John Shipley
Tyler R. Terry
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Philosophy
BACHELOR OF ARTS
August 2014
Jake M. Carey
Tyler Warren Newton
Heather Hardy, Dean
Anthropology
August 2014
Michelle Rector
Sarah Jean Walters
December 2014
Jacob D. Bailin
Samuel Dacre Bolster
Gregor A. Michael Brown
Kimberly Renee Butler
Christina P. Carver
Erin L. Coleman
Travis Steven Davidek
Brittany Dybdahl
Trevor Michael Stocke
Nicholas Michael Teipner
Eric John Terzich
Leiren Jessie Theroux
Annie O. Trent
Art
August 2014
Andrew Leon Ardans
Danielle R. Cooke
Stefphon A. Jefferson
Cameron Scott Mathews
Kerri McCrosky
Marie Elizbeth Neville
Chantell J. Peck
Nozomi Yanai
December 2014
Sydney Michelle Aubert
Morgan Rae Bartelheim
Erin Leigh Bilanow
Lyndsey M. Chicago
Josh L. Elliott
Brianne R. Isa
William L. Johnson
Megan M. Kay
Lacey Melissa Salo
Samantha R. Sorensen
Shalynn Marie Swails
Max Scott Tokunaga
Lisa Anne Yoshii
Art (Art History)

August 2014
Heather Ann Hanson
December 2014
Cheyenne Adele Brown
Vivian Carolina Zavataro
Zara Danielle Wetterling
Communication Studies
August 2014
Haley Rubyann Bissell
Deandre Marquise Boughton
Jayme Curtis
Elizabeth Rose Esau
Cody Dean Freeman
Anthony Rafael Martinez
Katlynn Rose Novak
Cody J. Rea
Tamitha E. Romanick
Kylie Marina Sesto
Devon Elizabeth White
December 2014
Brittney Lynn Beck
Melissa Elizabeth Beninsig
Bailey R. Brewer
Erin Elizabeth Burger
Blake Candreva
Roberto Alexander Cruz
Leila M. Cryer
Daniel James DeCarlo
Charles Keith Garrett
Kelsey Nicole Johnson
Brian Tyler Knoll
Ashley Rose Mellies
Catherine M. Morgan
Allisa R. Robertson
Philip Robert Sacks
Rachael A. Solano
English
August 2014
Hannah P. Behmaram
Jake M. Carey
Megan L. Church
Kristen F. Clark
Shelby Anne Christine Corneil
Kendra Danielle Fleming
Candice Alexa Hughes
Alexandria Elizabeth McNaughton
Libby Leann-Marie Rheault
December 2014
Maurice D. Barrientos
Stuart A. Connelly
Alexandria Gabrielle Coronel
Devin Lee Genovese
Annie J. Gunter
Joshua Zachariah Haskins
Mitzia Heras
Blanca E. Nuno
Taylor Kristine Poole
Emma Blanche Shaffer
Kendall Suzanne Stone
December 2014
Dustin Iles Avera
Sean M. Bassney
Josh L. Elliott
Benjamin Bryce Griffith
Natalie Marie Larson
Political Science
August 2014
Drew Braden Canavero
Joshua David De Los Santos
Stephanie Lauren Ferguson
Alexandria J. Roberts
December 2014
Jared Joaquin Aranda
Gregor A. Michael Brown
Keith Donald Delamarter
Devan James Doan
Serene Genevieve Dow
Elaina Marie Drakulich
Morgan Hamilton Fisher
Ian Michael Fluellen
Charles Hanselman
Christian G. Jensen
Haley Elizabeth Johnson
Matthew Dennis Patte
Carrie Ann Sattler
Riley J. Snyder
Jacob Daniel Stewart
Haley R. Summers
Carolyn Marie Turner
Matthew Wiegand
Troy Cory Wilson
Psychology
August 2014
Roberta Denise Anderson
Vanessa Cruz
Elizabeth Rose Esau
Linsey R. Glass
Amy Frances Hanna
Kelsey Cameron Laughton
Shawn Gregory Littlefield
Nicole Marie McCray
Kerri McCrosky
Jason Ryan McGill
Daniel J. Moore
Leilani Rena Nelson
Sarah Marie OHerlihy
Chelsea Jane Pitts
Ryan P. Polka
Michelle Rector
Travis Scott Seidenstricker
Courtney A. Smith
Linda Gail Tyner
Michael D. Ziegler
December 2014
Joshua Alcala
Maurice D. Barrientos
Melissa Elizabeth Beninsig
Brittany Ann Best
Bridgette Dee Boswell
Brittany N. Brace
Tatum Dawn Brydges
Jessica Denise Burgoon
Kenneth John Burleigh
Kimberly Renee Butler
Albert H. Chin
Daniel James DeCarlo
Heather Dixon
Alyssa Catherine Fajayan
William J. Fontes
Andy M. Garcia
Blanca Y. Garcia-Quiroz
Gina Roberta Gimenez
Carin Gomes
Serina A. Gonzalez
Annie J. Gunter
Randyldeo Bautista Gutual
Genoveva Hernandez-Romero
Shauna Elizabeth Hovanec
Justin Randall Jones
Hailey Danielle King
Ian Thomas Koenes
Hanna Elizabeth Kokovai
Kayla Marie Le Vine
Gina Lee
Brian Matthew Leetch
Shanee Aneshia Martin
Jessica Lynn McCarron
Diane Melrose
Joanna Mercado
Leah N. Mullen
Dana Marie Nelson
Afton R. Neufeld
Leif Erik Nielsen
Breanna Elise Norvell
Amma O. Osei-Boakye
Taniyah N. Roach
Melissa Lauryne Sellers
Meghan Marie Selvage
Marisa Sievers
Caitlen Mae Smith
Gabrielle M. Smith
Victoria Renee Smith
Kyleigh Renee Stewart
Jennifer Joyce Stouffer
Gordon A. Strande
Joshua Isaac Thornton

Angelica Cheri Tollefsrud
Brandon Jameson Umphrey
Jennica Nichole Valdez
Amber Dawn Westbrook
Karen-Nicole Williamson
Scott Bradley Witt
Joseph M. Woods
Sociology
August 2014
Grace K. Anxo
Chelsea Jane Pitts
December 2014
Devon Frances Barnard
Tatum Dawn Brydges
Jessica Denise Burgoon
John Walter Ghilarducci
Gina Roberta Gimenez
Nathan Christopher Holland
Carrie Ann Sattler
Lisa M. Taylor
Amber Dawn Westbrook
Joseph M. Woods
Spanish
August 2014
Stephanie Lauren Ferguson
Dannae K. Ryman
December 2014
Joseph D. Abittan
Jocelyn Kathryn Allen
Kelsey A. Conklin
Gladys Crespin
Shelby E. Ella Grauberger
Rebecca Martin Hebert
Antonia Marquez-Aguilar
Cory Scott Munson
Victoria Rose Palmer
Jennica Nichole Valdez
Eric Thomas Wilkinson
Speech Communication
August 2014
Amy Frances Hanna
Theatre
August 2014
Edward J. Hennings II
Michael P. Kari
Chantell J. Peck
December 2014
Miles Edward Anderson
Haley J. Forsyth
Elizabeth Anne Lamphere
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CRIMINAL
JUSTICE
August 2014
Brittanie P.H. Blackard
Matthew J. Frauenfeld
December 2014
Edwin Manuel Arce-Salgado
John B. Atkinson
Brittany N. Brace
Heather Campbell
Tyler Jason Campos
Anish Chawla
Blaine Mitchell Clements
Austyn Douglas Critz
David Nicholas Deal
Eric Allan Dejesus
Paige R. DeRogatis
Francis Edward Solis Flores
Charisse C. Foster
Tenisha E. Foster
David Michael Ganschow
Mikayla Alexis Ginsburg
Maria Crystal Gomez
Uriel Gonzalez
Angel Aladel Guillen
Bryce Robert Jennings
Abel Harold Johnson
Laura K. Joncas
Jordan Dominique Jones
Juliandra L. Jones
Storm Kayleen Kelly
Gabriel Alexander Lee
Gina Lee
Callie Lee Lindemann
Christopher Lopez
Bjorn Mabulay
Anna Winona Florita Maguin
Robert G. McIver
Whitney McKirahan
Jennifer Gabrielle Mecum
GaBrieala Lorine Mitchell
Luke Daniel OReilly
Nicholas James Ornellas
Gustavo Padilla Vasquez
Jessica Parra-Estrada
Christopher Joseph Petralia
Jaime Jorge Pineda
Jason R. Preus
Adrian Rivera
Spencer C. Roberts
Wesley D. Rodrigue
Rosa M. Rodriguez-Romero
Wesley Tanner Sarchett
Mike Anthony Savage
Wendy Loader Schiller
Daniel Solache
Dean Russell Sorensen
Tess Elizabeth Stacy
Christopher James Stocker
Stefany Melania Taylor
Terina Nusha Towns
Sharae Rose Townsend
Joe Barry Trail
Erik C. Trolson
Monique Kathryn Warneke
Eric Brad Wolfe
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Art
December 2014
Robert Owens
Jessica Louise White
BACHELOR OF MUSIC
Applied Music
December 2014
Quinton J. Bunk
Shu-Ting Lin
Music Education
December 2014
Justin P. Howe
William R. Marsh
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Interior Design
August 2014
Madison Elizabeth Block
Edith Vanessa Valencia
December 2014
Christine Marie Routhier
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Jeffrey Thompson, Dean

BACHELOR OF ARTS
Geography
December 2014
Kevin Andrew Bond
Jean-Paul Torres
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Biology
August 2014
Vivian Alondra Bolanos
Kristofer R. Canonigo
Adriana M. Charles
Tess Sina Choi
Candace Christine Gorman
Danielle Bianca Green
Alex Carter Hargrove
Navdeep Kaur

Kyle Walter Larimer
Matthew R. Lisenby
Sarah A. Padilla
Whitney M. Saarem
Taylor Ryan Seghesio
Jonathan Lee Smith
December 2014
Michael K. Affinito
Imara Ahmad
Katherine Rose Anderson
Sara Eliza Anderson
Charles E. Berry III
William J. Brown
Troy William Burton
Vanessa Laura Butler
Steven Antongiovanni Carlson
Nadia Castellanos
Jamie E. Chambers
Albert H. Chin
Benazir Chowdhury
Caitlin Rose Cosens
Laurie Ann Dargert
Brianna Jenaye Davis
Curtis John Duncan
Alexa Jane Garol
Luke Clifford Gentner
Barbara Rachel Gonzalez
Rachel M. Grinstead
Jessica Elizabeth Heitt
Patrick Richard-Zachary Hurbain
Lovnit Kaur
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE,
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND
NATURAL RESOURCES
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE/MASTER
OF SCIENCE
Biotechnology
August 2014
Jackson E. Gratwohl
December 2014
Kaitlin V. Basallo
Arielle L. Demarco
Rachael A. Loban
Environmental Science and

Health
August 2014
Brooke Nicole Mejica
Natural Resource and

Environmental Science
August 2014
Marcus Earl Blum
December 2014
Brianne Boan
Brian Thomas Nickisch
Shannon L. Swim
Nutrition
August 2014
Jamie M. Bunkers
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY
December 2014
Equilla Ashley-Renee Clark
Christopher Andrew Friederich
Peng Gao
Xuan Li
Shaojie Wu
Mi Yoo
MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
August 2014
Travis Anderson
Gary Daniel Brooks
Brook Elizabeth Joiner
Erica S. Myers
Andrea Tibaduiza
December 2014
Lowell W. Archer
Stephen Robert Berei
Kent Kaleomanaikaika Bergantz
Matthew A. Boyce
Alfred Anthony Castaldo
Jeffrey J. Chamberlin
Erica Chavez
Brian Edward Classen
Paula Marie Dahl
Jonathan M. Dethmers
Kathryn Alise Dethmers
Kari Lyn Estrada
Christopher David Finley
Shaurav Garg
Stephanie R. Ginter
Nicole Marie Gonzales
Ryan T. Heit
James Joseph Henderson
Robert A. Kirtley
Paul J. Klein
GRADUATE SCHOOL
David Zeh, Dean
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
August 2014
Mahmoud Ahmed
Seyed Mohammad Zia Alavi
Alyson Mae Andreasen
Amirsaman Arabali
Thomas A. Avino
Steven C. Bale
David A.M. Brackett
Reena Chawla
Jaskaran Singh Khela

Aaron N. Kim
Cassie Joan Kolesar
Kieran Fredrick Kubac
Ria Lynn Laskowski-Sinnett
Chunmei Li
Kimberley Michele Mayes
Casey Shaw Mock
Teddianne Michelle Murray
Erika Nieto
Bryce A. Old
Melissa Osorio
Erik Mitchell Roberson
Kyle Deshun Roberts
Nathan Joseph Ross
Michelle Eileen Rupert
Katelan Lane Scherer
Jeffrey L. Schuerman
Elizabeth Rose Sims
Connor Michael Talbott
Nicholas Troy Taylor
Chelsea C. Truax
Vilija Urbanaviciute
Catherine E. Vukelich
Christopher L. WallaceCarrete
Emil Angel Yankov
Chemistry
December 2014
Jake Colby Cruson
Jessica D. Loomis
Laura F. Lord
Cory B. Podnar
Rajesh Raghunathan
Michael Wynne Rashmir
Randy James Reynolds
Holly Kristin Ryman
Michael Curtis Seibert
Errol Smith
Leah Sakui Smith
Jasmine R. Stanley
Brandon M. Stewart
Eric R. Swenson
Lea Erin Tauchen
Scott R.E. Thompson
Amy Nicole Weaver
Jennifer Weible
Clarissa Ann Westergard
Joshua R. Wiltse
Vivekananthan Yatheepan
Antonios Zarafonitis
EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
August 2014
Jared M. Andrus
Daniel Richard Audette
Clark Robert Burton
Phillip Todd Butler
Sonal Chablani
Supriya Amber Dunham
Joshua D. Hancock
Neva A. Heaston
Jeffrey Brian Hill
Lori Ann Kajkowski
Tracy Denise Larkin-Thomason
Sean E. Nichols
Brandy L. Nielsen
Denis Phares
Jon Michael Pishion
Matthew Ream
Jason W. Shelton
Gil Steidle
Jeffrey William Tenenbaum
Robert Michael Testi
Maya Weinhart
December 2014
Justin L. Byrne
Brandi Anne Russell
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Economics
December 2014
Bharman Gulati
Finance
August 2014
Junko Nishida
December 2014
Kyle Brandon Burchert
Renjie Cai
Bing Che
Huibin Hu
Lais Ogata
Aleksandra Anna Szwabo
Mengjie Wang
Christina C. Wolf
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
August 2014
Dervis Mahmutcehajic
December 2014
Joseph Covington
Michael Joseph Curtis
Kuok Kong Cheng

Mehdi Farasat
Christina Garrison-Diehn
Heman Gharibnejad
Mahmoud Ghofrani
Brittany Johnson
Carey J. Johnson
Zachary C. Johnson
Awanthi Kalahe Hewage
Evan Keffeler
Jocelyn Pineda Lanorio
Sandra Yuvett LaRoche
Haohan Li
Joshua Medjuck
CLASS OF 2014 A9
Tyler S. Schultz
Physics
Geography
August 2014
Kyle Wilson Bulock
Albert Logan Wohletz
August 2014
Eric Bohn
Mathematics
December 2014
Kyle Thomas Bell
Arianna N. Castillo
Chase Brandon Hartzell
David Anthony Karr
Sydney E. Wooten
August 2014
Elliot D. Koontz
CHEMISTRY
December 2014
Mark C. Neuffer
Steven J. Ponte
December 2014
Andrae S. Bandoo
Janelle J. Blankenburg
Wendy D. Gold
Glenn Aaronn Harper
David Michael Hutchinson
Matthew A. Jeanos
Mathew Scott McCulley
Leandro Javier Quispe Pajuelo
Molecular Microbiology
and Immunology
December 2014
Mert Keskintepe
Environmental Chemistry
December 2014
Jennifer A. Laird
Professional Chemistry
December 2014
Benjamin Arthur Guberman
Boris K. Zhang
GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
August 2014
Dimitri Alexander Siotas
December 2014
David Todd Edgington
Benjamin L. McDonald
Daniel William Newton
Erik John Novak
Andrew J. Pikero
Jonathan Brian Ward
Joseph Michael Winkler
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GEOLOGY
August 2014
Abijah Elley Reppond
Jared James Helget
Jeffrey A. Hill
Alexandra Sara Moreno
Dimitri Alexander Siotas
December 2014
Adam John Ekizian
Richard Spencer Kern
Nicholas R. Potter
GEOPHYSICS
December 2014
Matthew Thomas Folsom
Dustin Naphan
Brian Nelson Page
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MINING
ENGINEERING
August 2014
Keith J. Johnson
December 2014
Sebastian Areitio
Cameron Phillip Baker
David Riley Byrnes
William K. Denham
Jay L. DeWald
Evan R. Fellhauer
Zachary Stephen Immonen
Trevor Ora Jones
Zachary F. Ward
INTERDISCIPLINARY BACHELOR OF
GENERAL STUDIES
August 2014
Calbeth Chika Alaribe
Bryce Edward Barger
Necho Richard Beard
Deonte D. Burton
Kelli Lee Casey
Jerry Evans
Kelly Rene Geraty
Kody Gorden
Correen Beverly Hedlund
Wes Wayne Hoskins
Andrick Corey Jackson
Johanna M. Johnson
Elizabeth Leilani Kettner
Alifeleti S. Lavulo
MASTERS DEGREES
Kile M. Porter
Jack Doran Merrill
William C. Kurt
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Special Education
MASTER OF ARTS
August 2014
Viviana Gonzalez
Ashley Nicole Hopper
Ewelina J. Olszewska
Computer Science and

Engineering
Counseling and Educational

Psychology
August 2014
Ariana Rose Prusa
December 2014
Michael Graham
Molly W. Ivans
Educational Leadership
August 2014
Grecia Anaya-Arevalo
December 2014
Shane C. Carter
Nate Christian Dolan
Richard George Henderson
Kety L. Luna
Carolina Martinez
Britton M. Murdock
Marc Cameron Powell
Maribel Ramirez
Nyleen Smith
Literacy Studies
December 2014
Linnea Louise Wolters
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Educational Leadership
August 2014
Gilbert G. Lenz
Nicholas Anthony Nemsgern
December 2014
Cynthia Elaine Anderson
Dubb A. Mapp
Ariana Patmas
Stephen Roger Rice
Tiffany B. Young
December 2014
Lenore Beatrice Espinoza
Kathleen Gallagher Barnes
Jennifer L. Ghisletta
Joshua Deloyse Newman
Ann L. Percival
Literacy Studies
December 2014
Catherine Anne Phillips
Shawna J. Claiborne
Amanda Stark
Adriana Joy Oates
Secondary Education
August 2014
Johnna L. Campbell
Charise Fallon
Brendan Tighe ONeal
Jesse Ray Pence
Rachel Ann Siekerman
December 2014
Michelle Rose Abad
December 2014
Stephanie C.Y.Y. Chan
Kristine Liane Currier
Katie Estrada
Shannan Amber Haley
Jennifer Robin Linney
Roberta Roxanne McCullough
Courtney A. Parry
Jamie A. Perrigue
Danielle Rumph Verlanic
MASTER OF SCIENCE
August 2014
Pamela Lee Henning
Maxine Weiss
Equity and Diversity in

Education
December 2014
Johnell M. Cropper
Kellie Jean Pop
Equity and Diversity in

Educational Settings
August 2014
Patricia A. Fleming
Human Development and

Family Studies
August 2014
Jencie Marie LeJeune
Oshrat Orenstein
Britney Renee Rauh
December 2014
Jennifer Megan Gianola
Caitlynn Elizabeth Hansen
Elizabeth C. Randolph-Greene
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Civil and Environmental

Engineering
August 2014
Brian Akito Nakashoji
December 2014
Brett M. Allen
Philip Russell Benedetti
Benjamin M. Faeth
John Paul Hulett
Rukesh Maharjan
Dimitra P. Maragakis
Mark A. Mettler, Roshan Suwal
Computer Science
August 2014
August 2014
Halim Cagri Ates
Devyani Tanna
December 2014
Touqeer Ahmad
Vamsi Krishna Raju Alluri
Mahmudur R. Khan
Sandeep Mathew
Electrical Engineering
August 2014
Robert C. Terhune
December 2014
Brian D. Harmer
Materials Science and

Engineering
August 2014
Huiru Xu
Mechanical Engineering
August 2014
Roberto V. Bejarano
Christopher J. Dudley
Farshad Meshkati
Johnson J. Wong.
December 2014
Syed N. Ahsan
Marissa A. Tsugawa
Lingyue Zheng
DIVISION OF HEALTH
SCIENCES
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
August 2014
June L. Hunter
December 2014
Piera Elsie Mburia
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Cellular and Molecular

Biology
December 2014
Hannah Nicole Jordan
Kazuma Murakami
Katherine Grace Claudia Weller
Speech Pathology and

Audiology
August 2014
Justine M. Filipovich
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
August 2014
Derek Scott Drake
December 2014
Denise Aleta Angst
Tami Jean Beckett
Jennifer Lynn James
REYNOLDS SCHOOL OF
JOURNALISM
MASTER OF ARTS
Journalism
December 2014
Jonathan Barragan
Jeri N. Chadwell
Cody Montgomery Johnson
Gretchen Manske
Jerad E. Pettaway
Tim Prentiss
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

MASTER OF ARTS
Anthropology
December 2014
Raimundo J. Alcalde-Sorolla
Traevis L. Field
Erin E. Frias
Diana L. Malarchik
Sarah Rice
Laura Kathleen Sechrist
Ian D. Springer
Lukas Wade Trout
Katee R. Withee
Criminal Justice
Pam M. Van Ry
Joseph D. Wieser
Susan L. Williams
December 2014
Narayan Adhikari
Mehmet Burak Akgun

Austin Anderson
Ilias Apostolopoulos
Tania Arriaga-Azcarate
Dharshini D. Balasubramaniyan
Korry L. Barnes
Keith Nathan McLaurin II

Paul Young Min
Katheryn Geneva Moses
Michael Christopher Perez
Brittany Nicole Roeschen
Chrystina Tapia
Cordarius M. Taylor
Victoria Manacap Torres-Macias
Ryan Edward Uhlmeyer
Lindsey Christine Walters
Nigel B. Westbrooks
Jocelyn Lane Zarubi
December 2014
Joanna Alexandra Aitken
Jonathan Armen
Jill K. Barrett
Cheree Angelina Boteler
Jon Lloyd Bowe
Tara Ashley Bowlby
Michael Lee Bradshaw
Brice Anthony Crook
Melissa Naudean Cruz
Kori Leann Disarufino
Emily M. Eoff
Kim Sun Fern
Marlyn Fuentes
Maurice Harvey
Broderick Adrianus Hekking
Kevin Grant Hockett
Be Thi Huynh
Alexander Wilhelm Knaak
Ryan M. Krueger
Samantha Caitlin Kuzemchak
Patrick Mitchell Lahlum
Tessa Ululau Leaea
Beth Bovee Lucas
David Joe Mascareas
Takashi John Maser
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Neuroscience
August 2014
Molly M. Barrow
Emma Lee Rogers
Nicole Patrice Whited
December 2014
Catherine M. Drews
Megan Elizabeth Ellis
Jorge Granados
Sierra C. Kelly
Daniel Patrick Lide
Andrew D. Millette
Max K. Wynne
Marisela Pallares
Kathryn Mary Roose
William Bailey Thompson
Geography
Sociology
August 2014
Jonathon J. Donald
Jacob L. Kastner
December 2014
Benjamin P. Gibson
Jason A. King
December 2014
Andrew Paul Vitale
MASTER OF ARTS FOR TEACHING

OF HISTORY
Geology
December 2014
Harriet I. Brady
MASTER OF JUDICIAL STUDIES
August 2014
Gary Linn Clingman
Gerald Kent Crow
December 2014
Ross Ladart
Jerry Wayne Looney
MASTER OF JUSTICE MANAGEMENT
August 2014
Colin Michael Flaherty
Hans Bowler Jessup
December 2014
David Baker
Deborah Michelle Bowden
Robert Anthony Bringolf
Tilisha Tionette Martin
Candi Michelle Hayes
Keith David McKeehan
Jennifer Christine Turner
Elizabeth Walsh
MASTER OF MUSIC
August 2014
Kenjo Skuli Agustsson
Timothy F. Cramer
Connor P. Newman
Benjamin M. Parrish
Katie May Wickham
December 2014
Dylan J. Baldwin
Kaitlyn Michelle Barber
Corina Forson
Erica L. Helton
Sergey A. Konyshev
Joshua Michael Smith
Geophysics
December 2014
Yang Zhang
Hydrogeology
August 2014
Joseph Reginald Sapin
Hydrology
August 2014
Alecia Amelia Brantley
Christine L. Hedge
December 2014
Shelby E. Forsythe
Matthew M. Le Claire
December 2014
Virginia F. Bowman
December 2014
Daniel L. Stucky
Karly Beth Wagner
Foreign Language and

Literature
MASTER OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
Mathematics
December 2014
Fabiola Farias-Sanchez
Ana Luisa Gallegos Escamilla
Andrea N. Linardi De Minten
Public Administration and

Policy
August 2014
Anthony D. LaFleur
Yucui Liu
History
December 2014
David C. Harrell
December 2014
Leandra Cartwright
Carlos Perez
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
December 2014
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AP TOP 25
*As of Monday
1. Kentucky (62)
2. Wisconsin (3)
3. Arizona
4. Duke
5. Louisville
6. Texas
7. Virginia
8. Witchita State
9. Gonzaga
10. Villanova
11. Kansas
12. North Carolina
13. San Diego State
14. Ohio State
15. Miami (FL)
16. West Virginia
17. Michigan
18. Arkansas
19. Michigan State
20. Iowa State
21. Maryland
22. Oklahoma
23. Butler
24. Illinois
25. Utah
7-0
7-0
6-0
7-0
5-0
6-0
7-0
4-0
6-0
6-0
5-1
5-1
5-1
5-0
7-0
7-0
5-1
6-0
5-2
3-1
7-0
4-2
5-1
6-0
5-1
bear essentials
Nevada looks to stop losing streak
with two games this week.
By Stone Harper
Nevadas 2014 season was looking grim after
the loss of Deonte Burton, arguably one of
the greatest players in Wolf Pack history.
The team also lost Jerry Evans and Cole
Huff, who were second and third on
the Pack last year in scoring. The
Wolf Pack proved everyone wrong
by winning its first two games
against Cal Poly and Adams
State. However, Nevada has
hit a rough patch, losing its
last four games, including
three in the Paradise Jam
in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Northern Iowa 83, Connecticut 76,

Oklahoma St 69, Providence 56, Virginia Commonwealth 52, Syracuse 49,
Florida 40, Georgetown 30, Creighton
29, Washington 17, NC State 12, Wyoming 10, California 8, Seton Hall 5, St.
Johns 5, Nebraska 4, Baylor 3, UCLA
3, Ole Miss 2, Old Dominion 2, TCU 2,
NEVADA TRAVELS
TO LONG BEACH
STATE
PROBABLE STARTERS
CALIFORNIA
Nevada will be traveling to Long

Beach to take on the 49ers. Long
Beach State is led in backcourt by senior
guard Mike Caffey. The guard is a two-time
first-team all-Big West Conference performer,
and is currently leading the team in scoring with
18.9 points per game.
Caffey is also versatile as he is leading the team
in assists with 4.1, and is third on the team in
rebounds with 4.1, despite only being 6-feet tall.
The most impressive part of Caffeys game is how
efficiently he shoots the ball; he is currently shooting 53.1 percent from the field and a remarkable
47.6 percent from three-point land.
Long Beach State also has a terrific player in
the frontcourt in forward David Samuels. The
6-foot-8 senior is a bruiser, averaging a team-high
5.6 rebounds despite being relatively small for a
forward. Samuels is also a viable scoring option,
averaging 8.8 points, which is third on the team.
Samuels will be a force down in the paint and will
need to be accounted for.
14, forward, Christian

Behrens
RS junior, 6-foot-8, 226
pounds; 6.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg
45, forward, David Kravish
Senior, 6-foot-10, 260
23, guard, Jabari Bird
Sophomore, 6-foot-6, 198
24, guard, Jordan Matthews
3, guard, Tyrone Wallace
Junior, 6-foot-5, 200
NEVADA
5, forward, Kaleb Rodriguez
3, forward, AJ West
15, guard, DJ Fenner
23, guard, Michael Perez
1, guard, Marqueze Coleman
pounds; 10.7 ppg, 2.0 apg
NEVADA RETURNS TO LAWLOR

AGAINST CAL
Nevada will host the Golden Bears of California

on Sunday looking to get out of its cold streak. The
Golden Bears are led in the back court by junior
Tyrone Williams.
Williams is a behemoth point guard who is a
playmaker in every aspect of the Bears attack.
He is currently the teams leading scorer at 17.2
points per game. More impressively, he is the
teams leading rebounder with 8.2 a game.
Guard Marqueze Coleman will have to step up
on both sides of the ball, guarding Williams and
assuring that he is not a threat on the offensive
side of the ball. He will also have to step up when
it comes to rebounds, making sure that Williams
does not get offensive rebounds that will lead
to second-chance points and also defensive
rebounds so he can not start the fast break and
get easy transition points.
Cal also has a beast in the front court in forward
David Kravish. The senior was the teams leading
returning scorer from last season and is currently
averaging 12.2 points per game which is good
enough for third best on the team. He is also a low
post presence who, at 6-foot-10, will be especially
difficult to deal with because no Nevada player
matches his height.
If Nevada expects to win this game it will have
to do one thing very well: play picture-perfect
offense. The Wolf Pack is currently averaging 59.4
points per game and is being outscored by 3.8
points. California is averaging a whopping 74.7
points per game and is shooting 47 percent from
the field. The Pack will have to shoot well from the
field in order to win the game.
WEEKLY GLANCE
Nevada hits road to take
on Long Beach State.
After starting off the season

2-0, the Wolf Pack have lost
four straight including three
losses at the Paradise Jam.
The Wolf Pack are lead by
head coach David Carter who
is 91-75 as the head coach at
Nevada. California is led by
first-year head coach Cuonzo
Martin. This is Martins third
head coaching job after playing
professionally in Europe. At
Missouri State Martin had an
overall record of 61-41, winning
one conference championship.
Martin also coached for three
seasons at Tennessee where
he had a record of 63-41.
Overall he is 129-83 as a coach.
Stone Harper can be reached at sharper@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @StoneHarperNVSB.
Date
Nevada vs. California
Opponent
Result
Nov. 15
Cal Poly
W, 65-49
Nov. 17
Adams State
W ,69-64
Nov. 21
Seton Hall
L, 68-60
Nov. 22
Clemson
L, 59-50
Nov. 24
Weber State
L, 59-56
Nov. 29
at Nebraska-Omaha
L, 78-54
Dec. 3
at Long Beach State
7 p.m.
Dec. 7
California
1 p.m.
Dec. 13
Cal State Fullerton
7 p.m.
Dec. 18
at Pacific
7 p.m.
Dec. 22
Marshall000
7 p.m.
Dec. 28
Northwest Christian
3 p.m.
Jan. 3
Air Force
3 p.m.
Jan. 7
at UNLV
8 a.m.
Jan. 10
Fresno State
3 p.m.
Jan. 14
at Colorado State
6 p.m.
Jan. 20
Utah State
7 p.m.
Jan. 24
at Fresno State
4 p.m.
Jan. 27
UNLV
3 p.m.
Jan. 31
at Wyoming
3 p.m.
Feb. 4
San Diego State
7 p.m.
Feb. 7
at San Jose State
3 p.m.
Feb. 10
at Utah State
6 p.m.
Feb. 14
New Mexico
7 p.m.
Feb. 17
Wyoming
7 p.m.
Feb. 21
at Boise State
12 p.m.
Feb. 25
at Air Force
6 p.m.
Feb. 28
San Jose State
3 p.m.
Mar. 4
Colorado State
7 p.m.
Mar. 7
at San Diego State
7 p.m.
MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS
Standings Conference
Overall
Boise State
0-0
4-2
New Mexico
0-0
3-3
Utah State
0-0
3-2
San Diego State
0-0
5-1
Colorado State
0-0
6-0
Wyoming
0-0
6-0
Fresno State
0-0
1-6
UNLV
0-0
4-1
Air Force
0-0
3-3
Nevada
0-0
2-4
San Jose State
0-0
1-6
TALE OF THE TAPE

*All statistics through games 11/30/2014
Nevada
Category
California
37.9
OFFENSE
Field goal pct.
47.3
29.5
3-point pct.
39.4
66.9
Free throw pct.
62.3
8.2
Assists
16.7
14.2
Turnovers
10.2
-3.8
Scoring margin
+15.5
59.0
Scoring
74.7
39.5
Field goal pct.
35.5
+5.5
Rebound margin
+6.2
5.5
Steals
4.7
4.7
Blocks
5.5
62.8
Scoring
59.2
DEFENSE
MISCELLANEOUS
20.0
Personal fouls
20.3
4,996
Home attendance avg.
5,956
Won-lost pct.
83.3
33.3
THIS WEEKS GAME
CALIFORNIA LAST FIVE GAMES
When: Sunday, 1:00 p.m.

Where: Reno, Nevada.
Lawlor Events Center
(holds 11,536)
Radio: ESPN Radio 94.5

T.V.: CBS Sports
NEVADAS 2013-2014 SCHEDULE
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Tyron Criswell takes a field goal against Adams State on Friday, Nov. 18 at Lawlor Events Center. The Wolf Pack held on to win 69-64.
Nov. 16
Kennesaw State
W, 93-59
Nov. 20
Syracuse
W, 73-59
Nov. 21
Texas
Nov. 26
Cal Poly
W, 72-52
Nov. 30
at. Fresno State
W, 64-57
L, 71-55
MAKING THE CALL
OPTIMIST SAYS
PESSIMIST SAYS
DIFFERENCE MAKER
Nevada has the advantage of playing in front of its home

fans. This will elevate Nevadas play as it will be trying to get
an upset win for its faithful fans. AJ West will play hard in
the paint and contest shots on the defensive side of the ball.
Nevada will also shoot well from three, which is something
the team has struggled to do, but is capable of doing. In the
end, Marqueze Coleman will hit a buzzer beater and Nevada
fans will storm the court for the second time in the week.
Nevada is not a quality team. They have lost four straight

games, including a 24-point beating at the hands of NebraskaOmaha. California, on the other hand, is a high-caliber team
with only one loss on the season to the No. 7 Texas. Nevada
does not score nearly enough points to keep up with the
Golden Bears. Nevada will be outclassed on both ends of the
floor and this game will be over by halftime.
Any time you take on a point guard as talented as Wallace,

its going to be a challenge, but when you are as bad as
Nevada is on defense, then things might get especially
ugly. Wallace is a big and physical guard, he is 6-foot-5 and
averages over eight rebounds a game. He is also a deadly
scorer who is averaging a team-leading 17 points a game.
Nevada will need to step it up on the defensive side of the ball
and play tight press defense on Wallace if it expects to win
the game.
OUTCOME: Nevada beats Cal 61-60
OUTCOME: California wins 82-58
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Each week The Nevada Sagebrush will take a look at former Wolf Pack players in the National Football
League. The week thirteen edition features three players that played under a national television spotlight
this past week and another that could be thrust into the limelight by blocking for one of the most polarizing
players in the NFL.
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1. BRANDON M.MARSHALL
3. Joel Bitonio
After suffering a concussion last week

against the Miami Dolphins, Marshalls
status was in question for a Sunday Night
Football showdown with archrival Kansas
City Chiefs. However, in a game that featured four former Nevada players starting
between both teams, Marshall left no doubt
about which Wolf Pack alumni is leaving the
biggest dent in the NFL.
Marshall tallied six tackles to boost his
yearly total to a team-high 100 tackles 54
more than the next Broncos player. Moreover, Marshall made his presence felt in the
fourth quarter, first by deflecting a pass on a
two-point conversion then by a third-down
sack to force a Kansas City punt. The sack
was the second of Marshalls career. Coincidentally, his first-ever sack came against the
Chiefs earlier this season, too.
The biggest test of Bitonios young career might

have been blocking against the Buffalo Bills elite
defensive line, specifically against defensive
tackle Kyle Williams. The Browns came up short,
being stymied 26-10 by Buffalo, but Bitonio had
an admirable performance.
While Williams came up with a sack of newlyinserted Cleveland quarterback Johnny Manziel
late in the game, the sack didnt come off of Bitonio himself. With Manziel possibly taking over
the starting role next week, Bitonio will be tasked
with keeping the prized first-round pick with his
stallion-like playing style upright.
Linebacker, Denver Broncos
2. VIRGIL GREEN
Tight end, denver broncos
With star tight end Julius Thomas sidelined

for a second consecutive week, Green started
again and netted one catch for 10 yards in
a 29-16 win over Kansas City. While Greens
statline against the Chiefs or his 20 career
catches, for that matter doesnt jump off of
the page, Green does the bulk of his damage
as a blocker. Greens blocking has been a big
part of the Broncos rejuvenated run game
that has chewed up 415 yards the past two
weeks behind third-string running back C.J.
Anderson.
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HONORABLE MENTION
Colin Kaepernick
Quarterback, San Francisco 49ers

With a national TV audience on Thanksgiving
night glued to their screens for a NFC Conference Championship rematch, Kaepernick
had one of the worst games in his career en
route to a 19-3 loss for San Francisco to the
Seattle Seahawks. Kaepernick was 16-of-29 for
a measly 121 yards and a pair of interceptions
to Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman a
deja vu of last years NFC title game. Seattle has
proven to be Kaepernicks kryptonite with three
of the quarterbacks four career multi-interception games coming against the Seahawks. Even
San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh
would shy away from calling Kaepernick
great with a capital G against Seattle.that the
scrappy defensive back isnt one to back down
from a challenge.
Eric Uribe can be reached at euribe@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @Uribe_Eric.
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Nevada hosted three other
teams in the Nugget Classic at
Lawlor Events Center. In the first
game of the tournament Nevada
defeated University of Portland
84-59. Sophomore Iman Lathan
was the high scorer of the game
with 21 points; she also led the
team in assists with seven. Senior
Mimi Mungedi had 16 points
and eight rebounds. Sophomore
guard Ashlee Jones chipped in
nine points including three, three
pointers. With the win the Wolf
Pack improved its record to 2-3
including a 2-0 record at home.
In the championship of the Nugget Classic Nevada was defeated
by Ole Miss 77-66. The Wolf Packs
leading scorer was Mungedi who
had 15 points and she also contributed nine rebounds. The reigning
Mountain West conference player
of the year protected the rim with
five blocks. Senior Emily Burns
had 13 points to go along with nine
rebounds and a steal. The second
place finish lowered Nevadas
record to 2-4 and the loss was the
Wolf Packs first at home.
Mungedi and Lathan were both
named to the Nugget Classic
All-Tournament team. Mungedi
averaged 15.5 points per game
and 8.5 rebounds and four blocks
during the tournament. Lathan
averaged 15 points per game and
4.5 rebounds per game.
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euribe@sagebrush.unr.edu and
on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
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Nevada senior Mimi Mungedi (55) lays up a basket against Portland on

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both marks rank 309th in the

country.
Heres the kicker, there are 345 teams
in the nation. Nevadas offense is better
than a mere 36 other teams across the
National Collegiate Athletic Association. Gulp.
After a promising two wins at home
to start the season (while averaging
67 points a game), the Wolf Pack is on
a four-game losing skid and seems to
already be at a crossroads.
Nevada trekked more than 3,500-plus
miles to the Virgin Islands to compete
in the eight-team Paradise Jam tournament before Thanksgiving, and was the
lone team to leave the island without a
win, finishing dead last.
It followed that confidence-sucking
outing with a collapse against NebraskaOmaha. Now, the Wolf Pack wraps up its
road trip tomorrow against Long Beach
State (4-4). Is it too early to call this
game a must-win?
I know, its December and a nonconference game. Nonetheless, Nevada
needs a spark before the season
continues to snowball and this needs
to start with the offense.
The Wolf Pack have shown it can
hold its own on the defensive end,
containing opponents to a respectable
62 points a game. However, I cant
help but be doom and gloom with the
scoring.
After an entire offseason and years of
playing basketball, Nevada players are who
they are as shooters and evidently, not
very good ones. Its field goal percentage
wont drastically hike up, especially as its
schedule ramps up.
The Wolf Packs points will have to come
from the free-throw line. What the team
lacks in shooters, it makes up for in athletic
slashers (Im looking your way, Marqueze
Coleman and D.J. Fenner). It needs to get
to the charity stripe often and improve its
current 67 percent free-throw percentage.
Nevada will also have to limit its
turnovers. With such an anemic offense,
it cant be giving up easy buckets off its
own miscues. Turnovers have proven to be
Colemans big bugaboo this season with a
team-high of 20.
Luckily for the Wolf Pack basketball team,
its struggles have been overshadowed by
the football team. But with football season
almost in the books, the spotlight will
soon burn brightly on the basketball team,
which has been a lightning rod for criticism
the last several seasons.
Nevada needs to breathe life into its
offense and it starts against Long Beach
State tomorrow.
Right when I got it, I went to go

celebrate with Keem [Yates] because
I knew he was down in the dumps
about what happened, Jones said.
At halftime he told me to go make a
play for him and after I got it, I came
back and celebrated with him [on
the sideline.]
After the pick six by Jones, the
Pack never looked back. Nevada
went on to outscore UNLV 35-10 in
the second half. Fajardo, who had
been battling a swollen knee leading
up to the game, finished with four
combined touchdowns to put him
over 100 total in his career (he now
has 101 during his time at Nevada).
However, it was not just the quarterback doing it all by himself on
Saturday. Three Wolf Pack runners
eclipsed the century mark in rushing
yards against UNLV. Fajardo (143),
junior Don Jackson (132) and freshman James Butler (116) were the first
Nevada trio to go over 100 yards in a
single game since 2010.
Fajardo admitted that the victory
was a team effort and also the defining moment of this years senior class.
The underclassmen played really well for us seniors and we had a
team meeting on Sunday and all the
seniors asked the underclassmen
to give us all they had because this
was a big game for us, Fajardo said.
This is the biggest win of my career,
hands down.
After the game, Polian gave his
condolences to Rebels head coach
Bobby Hauck, who resigned from his
head coaching position yesterday.
Hauck, who had two years left on
his contract, will receive a one-time
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New era
immediately to find Lawansons

replacement.
Ruths credentials from her playing career are impeccable and she is
a genuine and good person, Knuth
said in a press release. Unfortunately this did not translate to the
level of performance we want for our
volleyball program. We thank her for
the unwavering commitment to our
student-athletes.
We have dedicated, hard-working
and talented young women in
the program. A new direction will
provide them an opportunity to
achieve academically, athletically
and socially.
Eric Uribe can be reached at euribe@

nevadasagebrush.unr.edu. and on Twitter @Uribe_Eric.
Marcus Lavergne /Nevada Sagebrush
Wide receiver Jerico Richardson (84) gets tackled into the end zone by UNLV defensive back Peni Vea (42) on Saturday, Nov. 29 at
Sam Boy Stadium. The touchdown put the Wolf Pack ahead Nevada never trailed again.
payment of $400,000 to buy out the
remainder of his contract.
Nonetheless, Polian acknowledged
that while it was a huge victory, he
has his sights set on a bigger prize.
This game is bigger than us, to
win it is a really big deal and Im
glad I dont have to go to church and
have people say, Why is the cannon

red?, Polian said. But you know
what I would like to do is go to a
bowl and win an eighth [game].
The following day, members of the
Nevada football team painted the
scarlet cannon a dark shade of silver
and blue in front of the Joe Crowley
Student Union to signify that the

Pack will take ownership of the
Fremont Cannon until next years
meeting, at least.
The game was also the last for Wolf

Pack seniors Tessa Leaea, Donna
Greeley and Kinsey Minter.
Fifth-year middle blocker Leaea
will leave, but not without putting a
dent in Nevadas record books. Leaea
is one of 11 players in program history to record over 1,000 career kills
and finishes in the top-five all-time
in career blocks (452) and points
(1412.5).
Every single person on the team
right now, they all bring something
to the table, Leaea said. I have
an individual relationship with all
of them. Not everyone can say that
about their teams.
Leaea is pursuing a pro career and
will find out Thursday if she made a
team in Montenegro.
Also saying goodbye to the pro-
gram is right side hitter Greenly, who

notched the deciding point against
the Spartans with a kill to give the
Wolf Pack a 25-15 win in the first set.
Greeleys Nevada volleyball career
began on the universitys club team.
She was given the opportunity to walk
onto the collegiate team last year and
has now played for two seasons.
Its something Ive always wanted,
its really rewarding, Greeley said.
To not only walk onto the team but
actually play was incredible.
Outside hitter Minter boded
farewell to the team as well. Minter
transferred to the school from
Glendale Community College in the
spring of 2013. However, Minter is
also a high jumper for Nevada track
and field team, leaving a chapter in
her Wolf Pack career.
It hasnt hit me yet that Im not

going to get the [volleyball] team text
messages, Minter said. Im going
to miss the closeness off the court,
but I plan on bringing some of the
values from the volleyball team to
track and hopefully establish some
good things.
Lawanson announced to the team
she would not be returning next
season following the win and was
unavailable for comment.
We could always wish for the season to be better, theres always room
to grow, Minter said. But Im proud
of where we came from and the hard
work that went into this season.
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ON TAP
WEEKLY TOP 5
WOMENS
BASKETBALL
Things to look forward

to in december
vs. Pacific, Tuesday, Dec. 2, at

6:30 p.m.
at. Grand Canyon, Sunday, Dec.
7, at 1 p.m.
THE SKINNY: The Wolf Pack

will host Pacific on Tuesday
as a part of a one-game home
stand. The Wolf Pack then treks
to Phoenix to take on Grand
Canyon. The Wolf Pack has
been paced this year by Terilyn
Moe, who is currently averaging
a team-leading 16 points per
game and earlier this season
recorded Nevadas first-ever
triple-double. Senior center
Mimi Mungedi, has been the
teams rim protector. Last years
Mountain West Defensive
Payer of the Year is averaging
13 points, 8 rebounds and 2.6
blocks per game this season.
with are the R+L Carrier bowl, The Royal

Purple Las Vegas Bowl, The Famous Idaho
Potato Bowl and the Gildan New Mexico Bowl.
2
3
at Long Beach State,

Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m.
vs. Cal, Sunday, Dec. 7, at 1 p.m.
4
5
Nevada fans wave a Battle Born Nevada flag during the Wolf Packs clash against UNLV for the Fremont Cannon on Nov. 29.
Columnist Chris Boline has suggestions for fans thinking of rushing the field.
BASKETBALL
In a tough season for the Wolf

Pack, everyone struggled in
the loss to Nebraska-Omaha.
Fenner, however, had been
playing well going into that
game, but produced a onepoint performance against the
Mavericks. Fenner also shot
1-of-6 from the field, including
going 0-of-5 from the threepoint line. Fenner, who is one of
the Wolf Packs most versatile
players, will have to step it up
if Nevada expects to get out of
the rut it is currently in.
SENIOR CLASS AWARD

was one of 10 football players
nominated for the Senior Class
award. Voting ends on Dec. 15.
WINTER AIRGUN
CHAMPIONSHIP
participate during the Winter
tournament for two months.
feel the rush
FOOTBALL
DJ FENNER
THE NEW ORLEANS

SHOOTOUT
Breanna Denney/Nevada Sagebrush
CODY FAJARDO
RUNT OF THE LITTER
Anyone who is a fan of Nevada
Orleans Shootout from December

20-21 against Oregon State and Toledo.
LEADER OF THE PACK
In his last regular season

game as a member of the
Wolf Pack, Fajardo put on a
show against UNLV. He threw
for three touchdowns and
rushed for a team-high 146
yards and a touchdown in the
49-27 victory to bring the
Cannon back to Reno. Also
in a classy display, Fajardo
subbed himself out of the
game in the fourth quarter
with the ball at the five-yard
line so back up quarterback
Devin Combs could score a
touchdown. Fajardo will get
to play in one more game this
year when Nevada plays in
its bowl game.
MENS BASKETBALL HAS

FOUR HOME GAMES
four home games in December. They play

Marshall, Cal, Cal State Fullerton and
Northwest Christian.
MENS
BASKETBALL
THE SKINNY: Nevada will face

two California squads this week
as it first travels to Long Beach
State to take on the 49ers. The
Wolf Pack will then head home
to take on California on Sunday.
Nevada had a promising start to
the season, with wins in its first
two contests, but have since
struggled, losing its last four
games. Nevada is led by point
guard Marqueze Coleman, who
is leading the team in scoring at
10.8 points per game, and junior
forward AJ Access Denied
West is averaging a near
double-double with 10.2 points
and 9.2 rebounds per game.
NEVADAS BOWL BERTH

Nevada was victorious on
Saturday against UNLV to secure
its seventh win of the season and
almost guaranteeing them a bowl
Sagebrush guide to storming the field
n sports, there are a handful of

very sacred things: fight songs,
mascot dance-offs, dollar beers
and of course, rushing the field.
Nevadas win over UNLV on Saturday
was just the latest example in the Wolf
Packs history of fans running onto
the field. In the
words of legendary New York
Giants linebacker
Lawrence Taylor,
fans rushed
the Sam Boyd
Stadium turf
like a pack of
crazed dogs
Chris
and to win the
Boline
Fremont Cannon
back, it was well
deserved. However, in recent years, Nevada fans have a somewhat checkered
history of over-storming the field or
court and this is deeply troubling to
this columnist. The old phrase act like
you have been there comes to mind
when thinking of rushing the court and
even though it is a special occasion,
they are that much more significant
when they happen when the stakes are
at their highest.
So here are my rules for when and
when not to storm the field:
1) BEATING YOUR RIVAL (UNLV)

At first, I was on the fence about
Pack fans running on the field after

the victory, but winning the cannon
back combined with students making
a human N at the UNLV 50-yard
line is pretty close to priceless. This
occasion is amplified if the game
is close, but if it is a blowout then
you can just have the scoreboard be
enough embarrassment for the other
team.
2) BEATING A RANKED TEAM

AT HOME
This is basically in a tie with beating
your rival at home. Obviously being
a huge underdog and beating an
upsetting a superior team is basically
the central crux for storming the field
and is a no-brainer for future games.
However, this should not be confused
with beating a team with a winning
record when you have a losing one,
unless it goes along with rule one or
three.
3) BREAKING A LONG LOSING

STREAK
When I say LONG losing streak,
Im talking about a streak that is just
demoralizing a fan base and has
spanned for more than one season
and extended into the next. These
should be used sparingly for obvious
reasons
The following are times when you
should NOT storm the field/court:
4) DO NOT STORM ON A TEAM

WITH A LOSING RECORD
No matter how crazy the game
was, there is no excuse for storming
the field on a team with a losing
record. The Wyoming game from two
years ago is the perfect example of
when storming the field goes wrong.
While Nevada came back to get the
win, half of the fans stormed the field
while another stayed in the stands
to create an awkward and awful
Twilight Zone storming situation.
5) DO NOT RUN THE COURT

AGAINST SMALL SCHOOL
TEAMS
I dont care if this team won the
national championship at whatever
level they play at; there is no reason
for fans of a Division I team to take
the field on a victory over them. Even
if Deonte Burton did make a great
buzzer-beater, we just ended up
looking like fools storming against a
smaller school.
Also, if you are on the other side
of getting stormed on, then just
remember to be respectful to the
opposing fans; there is always next
year to make it that much more
special.
Chris Boline can be reached at
cboline@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @CDBoline.
Blake Miller/ Nevada Sagebrush
Guard TyronCriswell (2) gets a putback against

Adams State on Friday, Nov. 17 at Lawlor Events
Center. Criswell who is a transfer from Omaha,
Nebraska has averaged six points per game this year.
Sports
A14
NEVADA 49, UNLV 27

By Chris Boline
Nevadas victory over archrival
UNLV last Saturday evening was
defined by both tenacity and grit.
The 40th meeting between the
Wolf Pack and the Rebels for the Fremont Cannon looked to be another
wash out after Nevada fell behind
early. However, the Wolf Pack turned
on the afterburners in the second
half by reeling off 28 unanswered
points to smash the Rebels and
in turn, bring the Cannon back to
Reno. With the victory, Nevada will
finish the regular season with a 7-5
(4-4 MW ) record and now hold a 2416 series advantage over UNLV.
Although UNLV came into the
contest as nearly double-digit
underdogs, the Rebels pass attack
and Nevadas defensive miscues
gave UNLV some early momentum.
Junior quarterback Blake Decker
tore up the Wolf Pack defense in the
first half by notching two touchdown throws and giving the Rebels
a 10-point lead halfway through the
second quarter.
Keyed up by the emotion of the
game, the Nevada defensive front
didnt do itself any favors early.
Junior defensive lineman Rykeem
Yates was ejected from the game for
a flagrant foul on a UNLV offensive
lineman and aside from an interception from senior Charles Garrett, the
Pack was tagged with six penalties in
the first half.
Nonetheless, Nevada fought back
and was able to draw within three
points before halftime thanks to an
18-yard touchdown pass from Cody
Fajardo to Richy Turner with 1:31
left in the half. Even though Fajardo
threw an early interception, he still
had a message for his teammates at
halftime.
We had been down before and
we got a big score right before half
so we had some of the momentum
swing [our way], Fajardo said. We
knew we had the ball coming into
the second half and so we to come
out and score so that we could
ahead.
Nevada did come down and score
a touchdown on the first possession of the second half and after a
UNLV field goal, the Pack scored
28 unanswered points. The pivotal
turning point during that swing was
a 32-yard interception return for
a touchdown by junior defensive
lineman Lenny Jones to put Nevada
ahead by 15.
According to Jones, he predicted that he would score last
week against Fresno State, but came
12 yards short of the end zone. He
again predicted that he would score
against the Rebels and the native of
San Leandro, California was correct
this time. Thanks to a key block from
fellow defensive lineman Dupree
Roberts-Jordan, Jones racked up six
for Nevada.
After the play was over, Jones
went to the sideline to celebrate the
moment with a teammate that was
unable to be on the field with him
during the score.
back
on top
See CANNON Page A12
Nevada linebacker Bryan Lane Jr. (25) pummels on top of UNLV wide receiver Devonte Boyd (83) on Saturday, Nov. 29 to win the Fremont Cannon at Sam Boyd Stadium. The Wolf Pack cruised to a 49-27 victory.
Lawanson out as coach

By Tara Park
An era in the Wolf Packs
volleyball program came to a
close last Tuesday, Nov. 25 as
the team sent off three seniors
and head coach Ruth Lawanson
with a 3-0 win against San Jose
State.
The day after the victory,
Nevada athletic director Doug
Knuth announced Lawanson
will not return as the programs
head coach, but will remain
with the department in an administrative role.
Lawanson helped guide Nevada to a 8-20 (5-13 Mountain
West) record this season the
best mark in her four years at
the helm of a team. The Wolf
Pack failed to qualify for the
Mountain West Tournament
and finished ninth in the
conference. Lawanson career
record finished at 21-94.
The firing was the first of
Knuths during his tenure at
Nevada. Knuth announced a
national search would begin
See NEW ERA Page A12
Nevada offense
needs rejuvenation
Nevada head coach Ruth Lawanson (right) hugs senior Tessa Leaea (left) before facing San Jose State on Nov.
25 at Virginia Street Gym. It was the last game at Nevada for both.
ts only been six games,

but the Wolf Pack
basketball teams offense
has been bad. Historically
bad.
Exhibit A: Against NebraskaOmaha on
Saturday,
Nov. 29,
Nevada
raced out
to a 32-31
first-half
lead on the
road. Then
its offense
Eric
reared its
Uribe
ugly head.
After
intermission, the Wolf Pack
mustered an abysmal 22
points. It shot 6-of-23 (26
percent) from the field. At
one point, Nevada went five
minutes and 50 seconds
without a made field goal.
It was 10-of-17 (59 percent)
from the charity stripe and
turned the ball over 12 times.
This all the while surrender-
ing 47 points in a 78-54 loss.

The most surprising part? The
Mavericks entered the matchup
with an atrocious defense that
was giving up 85 points and 49
percent shooting per game to
its opponents.
It was an embarrassing
loss, really, said Nevada
head coach David Carter in a
postgame interview with the
Reno Gazette-Journal. I didnt
think we competed. I didnt
think we executed our plan.
Embarrassment might
be an understatement. The
24-point margin of defeat is
the Wolf Packs biggest since
losing by 26 points to Boise
State back in Feb. 27, 2013.
Nevadas second-half offensive woes against NebraskaOmaha symbolized the story of
its short season so far.
The Wolf Pack is averaging
59 points a game, while
shooting a hair under 38
percent from field-goal range
See OFFENSE Page A12

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