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TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2015
VOLUME 121, NUMBER 31
FAMILY REFUSES TO GIVE UP
LOCAL
FOREST SERVICE AND LOCAL
TRIBE TO BEGIN WILD HORSE
REMOVAL
Starting as soon as mid-July, the
United States Forest Service and the
Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone
Tribe plan to remove 2,000 horses
owned by the tribe from federal lands
located just south of the NevadaOregon border according to the Reno
Gazette-Journal.
The horses that graze on the land
have long been a source of frustration to the government, the tribe and
local ranchers.
The RGJ reports that a new environmental review has confirmed
that the summer roundup will have
no considerable environmental
consequences. During the operation, the Forest Service and tribe will
work with experts to ensure that
they avoid capturing wild mustangs.
Once the horses are collected, the
tribe will decide whether to auction
or keep them.
Wild horse advocates remain unconvinced. They foresee significant
environmental impacts, mistaken
capturing of mustangs and future
slaughtering for the auctioned animals.
According to the latest data from
the Bureau of Land Management,
over 23,000 wild horses currently
reside on Nevadas federal lands.
Photo courtesy of Metsihate Bertukan
NATIONAL
NEWLY RELEASED NSA
REPORT DETAILS LACK OF
SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM
SUCCESS
Following a lawsuit filed by the
New York Times under the Freedom
of Information Act, The Office of
the Director of National Intelligence
released a 2009 report that provides
new information about the National
Security Agencys Stellarwind program.
Released Friday, April 24, the
redacted report describes how Stellarwind allowed the NSA to wiretap
Americans international calls and
collect their phone and email data
without adhering to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
The report also notes that only a
few government officials outside of
the NSA were aware of the program
and goes on to suggest that Stellarwinds secrecy was to blame for its
ineffectiveness.
According to the report, the FBI
found that between 2001 and 2004,
only 1.2 percent of tips from Stellarwind proved useful in combatting terrorism, and between August 2004 and
January 2006, no leads from warrantless wiretapping were significant.
INTERNATIONAL
EARTHQUAKE HITS NEPAL,
KILLS THOUSANDS
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake
struck Nepal Saturday, April 25. As
of Monday, state officials say at least
4,000 were killed. It originated 48
miles north of the countrys capital,
Kathmandu, and tremors were felt
in Pakistan, Bangladesh and India.
Aftershocks included 6.6 and 6.7
magnitude earthquakes, according to the United States Geological
Survey.
The Guardian reports that the
earthquake also caused an avalanche
that struck the Mount Everest base
camp and killed at least 18 people,
including four Americans. Over 300
climbers and hundreds of Sherpas
were estimated to be on the mountain when the avalanche occurred.
The U.S. State Department has deployed a disaster response team and
authorized the immediate release of
$1 million in relief aid. According to
The Guardian, the United Kingdom,
Australia, China and India have also
promised assistance.
University of Nevada, Reno freshman Aden Hailu (right) and cousin Metsihate Bertukan (left) lounge on a bench during a trip to San Francisco. At the beginning of April, Hailu
checked into Saint Marys Regional Medical Center after experiencing abdominal pain. While having an exploratory operation, Hailu went into cardiac arrest which resulted in
swelling of the brain and doctors have lost hope in her recovery.
Student falls into inexplicable coma

By Maddison Cervantes
On April Fools Day, Metsihate Bertukan received a text message from
her 20-year-old cousin Aden Hailu, a
University of Nevada, Reno freshman,
saying that she had admitted herself
to Saint Marys Regional Medical
Center due to abdominal pain.
Bertukan originally assumed the
However, Hailu was not responding

to the IV fluids given to her, and her
vital signs had been inconsistent
since she was admitted. Doctors
then insisted that Hailu undergo
exploratory surgery to detect the
source of her illness.
Hailu, whom Bertukan described as
a presumably healthy girl, went into
cardiac arrest on the operating table.
Natives speak out against violence

By Roco Hernndez
Carol Williams has carried a deep
pain in her heart. When she was
young, The Native American Fallon
resident saw her mother, Julie Mae
Potts Williams, die because of domestic violence. After she was married,
Williams found herself in an abusive
relationship.
Since William saw her mother endure abuse at the hands of her father,
Williams assumed violent behavior
was common in families. Her former
husband was sometimes left Williams face purple and disfigured with
cuts. Today, Williams can look past
that and still feel beautiful.
Im a survivor of domestic
violence, emotional, physical, mental
and sexual, Williams said. I am OK.
In a Center for Disease Control
and Prevention study conducted in
2008, 39 percent of Native women
self-identified as victims of intimate
partner violence. The U.S. Department of Justice has found that Native
American womens attackers are
more likely to be white than Native
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POLITICS
Bills work
through the
By Jacob Solis and

Jose Olivares
The meeting of the Nevada legislature is, by its very definition, a kind
of rarity. Only coming together once
every other year for just over five
months, Nevadas legislative sessions
are not dissimilar to a shooting star
if you blink, you miss it.
Being so condensed, the legislative
session thus creates a more entertaining political experience than
that on Capitol Hill. As legislators
scramble to make policy, tensions
run high along marked partisan
divides as debating, politicking and
occasional skullduggery runs to the
max.
Even now, at press time, the legislative session has but 35 days left
in the session and hundreds of bills
to pass or kill. Below are some highlights, both of the bills themselves
(of which there are nearly 1,000) and
of the occasional political antics that
makes state politics infinitely more
fun than their national counterpart.
RESOURCES
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She is now suffering from severe brain

damage as a consequence of edema,
or brain swelling. According to Bertukan, the last word she and her family
have received from the doctors is that
Hailu is braindead.
Hailu has been attached to a ventilator since the surgery, she has been
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Twitter @TheSagebrush.
message was a joke, considering the

date. It was not until she received a
picture of Hailu sticking her tongue
out in a hospital bed that Bertukan
called her cousin to determine the
reason for her admittance.
Results from Hailus laboratory tests, such as a pelvic exam,
abdominal ultrasound and CAT
scans, seemed normal to the doctors.
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Lakota Harden delivers a keynote speech at the Stop Violence Against Women
event on Tuesday, April 21 held inside the Joe Crowley Student Union Theatre.
Harden focused her talk on the historical trauma the Native American community
has endured and speculates it is a cause for the emergence of domestic violence
committed against women.
SENATE BILL 2
As the law stands now, it is illegal for
the Department of Transportation to
establish speed limits above 75 miles
per hour. SB 2 aims to completely
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receiving medication to prevent seizure activity and medication to stabilize her blood
pressure and temperature as
needed.
Additionally, Hailus family has been informed by the
hospital that her insurance will
soon exhaust. As a result, Bertukan has created a GoFundMe
profile in order to raise money
for her cousins treatment.
Bertukan stated on the profile that according to Hailus
neurological diagnosis, she is
in a persistent vegetative state
and doctors have emphasized
to her family that there is no
chance of Hailu recovering
her higher functions such as
thought and action.
In a subtle way, we feel pressured to make a life-ending
decision but [Hailu] is only
20-years-old with no history of
illness or family illness, Bertukan said. This news not solely
deteriorated my entire family
but it is very difficult to make
a decision especially since the
cause of her primary illness
remains a mystery.
Bertukan stated that the only
way Saint Marys doctors can
explain Hailus condition is
by claiming that it is mystery.
Therefore, attempting to make
a life-ending decision with
very little knowledge currently
seems impossible for Bertukan
and the rest of Hailus family.
By sharing the link to the
GoFundMe account, Bertukan has been able to reach a
multitude of people, such as
UNR senior Ty Pimienta, who
found it necessary to continue sharing Hailus story
through social media.
As soon as I saw her face on
[Facebook] and her story, I felt
through my faith that I had to
share her story and have others
help her out as well, Pimienta
said. If it wasnt going to be me,
then who? Everyone deserves
to live a life full of joy and not
have to deal with something
like that.
Photo courtesy of Metsihate Bertukan
University of Nevada, Reno freshman Aden Hailu poses for a photo

during a trip to San Francisco. Hailus cousin, Metsihate Bertukan, has
created a GoFundMe account in order to raise donations for Hailus
recent hospitalization.
I go back to look at
our pictures together
and it makes me think
that life is so short and
unpredictable.
- Metsihate Bertukan
There have been a variety of
both anonymous and public
donations to Bertukans account, but the goal of $70,000
has not yet been reached.
Some who contributed to
the GoFundMe left words of
support along with their donation, such as Rana Abu-Elniaj.
I love you Aden, youll

always be my best friend,
Abu-Elniaj said. I know youre
strong enough to overcome
this. God bless you Aden.
Others who knew Hailu
personally, such as Isabelle
Langham and Nati Alemayehu
also commented with words of
comfort for Hailu and her family members during their time
of distress.
Bertukan is presently staying with her uncle, Hailus
father, in Reno to stay close to
her cousins side while Hailus
mother remains at home in
Las Vegas attending to three
younger children. According
to Bertukan, another challenge
the family has been facing is the
separation and lack of support.
Along with this, Bertukan
explained that attempting to
understand the many medical
jargons provided to the family
has been a difficult feature of
their situation.
Bertukan explained that
aside from the constant trials
each day has held for she and
her family, she still feels as
though she is dreaming. Hailu
had just returned from spending spring break with Bertukan
when she admitted herself to
Saint Marys.
I go back to look at our
pictures together and it makes
me think that life is so short
and unpredictable, Bertukan
said. One day she was walking
and then the next she is lying
in bed.
Hailu had just declared her
sociology major. The cousins
had continuously conversed
about Hailus enthusiasm for
her chosen career path. When
Bertukan asked her cousin
what she enjoyed about the
subject, Hailu said that she
likes to observe and understand people.
Being
that
the
family is struggling with acquiring
Hailus medical records from
the hospital or any additional
information as to how her
illness developed, the medical
bills are piling up. As of Monday, April 27, a total of $16,403
of $70,000 has been raised.
We believe that each day
holds a miracle and we cannot
give up on our Aden just in 18
days, Bertukan said.
Maddison Cervantes can be
reached at mcervantes@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@madcervantes.
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American and Alaska Natives.

Christine Braunworth, an
intern for the intertribal higher
education program for the
Center for Student Cultural
Diversity, hosted the event title
Stop Violence Against Women
at the University of Nevada,
Reno on Tuesday, April 21. The
event held in partnerships with
the Native American Student
Organization,
Inter-Tribal
Council of Nevada, the Pyramid
Lake Paiute Tribe and the Fallon
Pauite Shosone Tribe sought to
bring domestic violence issues
that exist in Native American
communities to light.
In her senior year at UNR,
Braunworth thought it especially important that the students and faculty were aware of
how domestic violence affects
peoples lives.
In recent years, there have
been significant strides in the
United States to protect Native
American women. President
Barack Obama signed the
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act in 2013. The act
gives tribal police officer s the
authority to arrest non-Native
people that commit acts of violence within the reservation, a
power they did not have before.
Indian Country has some of
the highest rates of domestic
abuse in America, Obama
said during the acts signing.
And one of the reasons is that
when Native American women
are abused on tribal lands by
an attacker who is not Native
American, the attacker is immune from prosecution by
tribal courts That ends. Tribal
governments have an inherent
right to protect their people,
and all women deserve the right
to live free from fear.
Ralph Burns has observed
that in his culture, women are
revered because they are givers
of life. Burns said that men
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Carol Williams shares her real-life experience in an abusive relationship with audience of Stop Violence
Against Women event on Tuesday, April 21 inside the Joe Crowley Student Union Theatre. Williams
identifies a survivor of physical, emotional and mental domestic violence.
were never taught to hurt to
their partners and wives. He has
heard some men believe violent
acts against women make them
manlier.
Burns grew up on stories
that condemned violence and
taught him to respect women.
He told the audience a story of
two friends; a skunk and a raccoon. On a fishing trip, the skunk
grew jealous of the raccoons fish
pile, which was significantly
greater than his own. In his rage,
the skunk kicked the raccoons
fish.
The act led to a fight. As a
result, the skunk fell into the fire.
The story condemns violence
even if a person feels its legitimized, because it can create
regrettable consequences.
Braunworth felt that it was
important for someone to talk
about Native American history
told through stories.
I think going back to culture, I
think it helps [find] your identity
and who you are, Braunworth
said.
Like
Burns,
Braunworth
refused to believe that violence
against women as a part of early
Native American culture.
I think that stems back to the
destruction of the original cultures and the way they were intended originally, Braunworth
said. Even deeper than that,
there is a lot of historical trauma
across the board.
The events keynote speaker,
Lakota Harden focused her talk
on the hardships that Native
American communities have
suffered throughout history.
Many wounds have been inflicted on her people through
government initiatives such as
Indian boarding schools. She
suspects that the trauma might
be a reason for the emergence
of violence now found within
reservations.
In her presentation, speaker
Clarice Charlie-Hubbard, the
director of the Family Violence
Program at the Inter-Tribal
Council of Nevada, dispelled
the notion that it is easy to leave
harmful situations. CharlieHubbard said that people often

believe that there are plenty
of resources and shelters for
women who are in abusive
relationship. When women stay,
people can be quick to assume
that it is because the victim
enjoys being mistreated and is
stupid.
Instead, Charlie-Hubbard informed the audience that often
times, women are compelled to
endure domestic violence for
reasons that include their kids,
fear, lack of financial independence and threats.
Braunworth hopes that everyone that attended realizes that
violence against Native American women is a problem that
still persists in todays society
and there is more that can be
done to help victims escape
these situations.
Roco Hernndez can be
reached at rhernandez@
sagebrush.unr.edu on Twitter
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PUBLIC COMMENT
Associated Students of the
University of Nevada President
Caden Fabbi discussed about his
progress in office thus far.
Fabbi explained that he and
ASUN Vice President Jessica
Salsman had been interviewing
potential members of the executive board throughout last week,
preparing for the appointments
of their elected officials.
Near the end of the meeting,
Fabbi presented and submitted
the current ASUN budget to the
senators. The budget was immediately referred to the Committee on
Budget and Finance.
Fabbi stated that he would also
present the senate with the budget
justifications including the necessary information and data for the
senators knowledge related to the
budget. The justifications were
presented on Monday, April 27.
As Fabbi announced he would
during the meeting, he met with
the Board of Regents on Friday,
April 24 to voice ASUNs positions on various bills based on
resolutions made in the previous
session. Fabbi stated that he
would also discuss other subjects
with the Board in which he found
necessary for ASUN to take a
stance on.
ASUN OFFICIALS
APPOINTMENTS
After Sen. Emeritus Raina
Benfords presentation on what
the senate can expect from her
if appointed to the office of Chief
of Staff, Sen. Thomas Green of
the College of Education voiced
concerns of a conflict of interest.
Benford and Fabbi are longtime friends and current roommates. As a result, some of the
senators were originally hesitant
about appointing Benford.
Green claimed that to ensure
ASUNs integrity, Benford should
not be assigned the position
due to how it could possibly be
perceived by constituents as a
conflict of interest.
Sen. Brandon Boone of the
College of Business argued that
while he did initially have concerns with Benfords office due
to her relationship with Fabbi,
after hearing her presentation,
he realized that she is the most
qualified individual on campus
and believes her to be right for
the position.
Newly-elected Attorney General Ryan Hood agreed with Boone,
along with Fabbi who voiced his
opinion on the matter. Fabbi
claimed that ASUNs integrity
would be further in question if he
were to hire someone unqualified, as as he believed the other
applicants to be.
Moreover, Fabbi stated that
regardless of whether or not he
had Benford as a roommate, she
would have been appointed.
Benford was appointed by the
Senate to the office of Chief of
Staff with a vote of 18-1.
THE OTHER APPOINTEES

INCLUDED:
Office of Director of Legislative
Affairs:
Marissa Crook
Office of Director of Blue Crew:
Drake Sacenti
Office of Chief Justice:
Kenneth Brooke
Office of Director of Clubs and
Organizations:
Ian Stewart
Office of Director of
Programming:
Tazia Statucki
Office of Attorney General:
Ryan Hood
Office of Director of Campus and
Public Relations:
Ryan Suppe
Maddison Cervantes can be
reached at mcervantes@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@madcervantes.
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Bills
after the bill was rejected.

I feel extremely relieved that
this bill is dead, but Im still a
little apprehensive about what
will happen next session if
these legislators are re-elected, Vitale said. Im just glad
that the right to bully trans kids
isnt written into law.
destroy that status quo and

prop a new oneone that has
an 80-mile-an-hour speed limit.
Practically speaking, SB 2
should be a boon for those
wishing to zoom as quickly as
possible from the greater Reno
area to the Las Vegas valley as
that extra 5 miles per hour add
up over a 7-hour-long journey.
Opponents of the bill have
mainly cited concerns with
safety. In a report presented
to the Senate Transportation
committee, the Center for Traffic Safety Research found that
road fatalities increased by 9.1
percent on rural roads and 4
percent on city highways when
speed limits were raised.
Despite the morbid statistics,
a slew of other, more positive
fact sheets swayed 16 of the
21 senators to vote in favor on
April 2 and send the bill on to
the Assembly, where it is currently sitting in committee.
ASSEMBLY BILL 408
ASSEMBLY BILL 253

AND ASSEMBLY BILL
266
Both bills, sponsored by

Assemblyman Lynn Stewart,
R-Henderson, and Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, R-Sparks,
respectively, seek to establish
some form of voter identification in Nevada, bringing the
national debate on voter ID
back to the Nevadan consciousness.
AB 253 was recently amended
to resemble a failed voter ID
law from the 2013 session that
aimed to set up electronic poll
books run by the Department
of Motor Vehicles. The 2013
effort failed largely due to hefty
financial burdens.
The other bill, AB 266, aims
to set in stone what identification someone could use if they
wanted to vote and requires the
DMV to issue identification at
no cost to any eligible voter.
Voter ID, in theory, would
tamp down on voter fraud and
further legitimize the election
process. However, opponents
of the idea claim voter ID laws
would be used to disenfranchise minority voters who
would be less likely to own the
proper IDs.
Moreover, little evidence
exists to support the idea of
widespread voter fraud. Even
so, many voters believe voter
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Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval kicks off the 78th legislative session with his State of the State address on Thursday, Jan. 15 in the Assembly Chambers.
Legislators have been working tenaciously to push their bills through the legislative process before the session adjourns in early June.
fraud is a serious problem,
with 48 percent of polled voters believing hundreds of votes
were fraudulent, according
to the Marquette Law School.
That public perception has
driven a nationwide push by
conservative lawmakers to
pass voter ID laws, and Nevada
is only the latest player in the
ongoing game.
However, each bill nearly
died in early April as they
were shuffled from committee to committee. They
were only kept alive through
exemptionsa legislative rule
that essentially removes a bill
from the rigorous schedule the
legislature adheres to.
ASSEMBLY BILL 375
Nevada students are now

free to choose restrooms that
correspond to their gender
identity. On Tuesday, April
21, Assembly Bill 375 was
defeated in the Nevada State
Assembly. AB 375, also called

the bathroom bully bill, if
passed, would have restricted
transgender students access
to restrooms and locker rooms
that correspond with their gender. It meant that transgender
students would have to use
facilities that are aligned with
their biological sex, instead
of their gender identity. The
bill would have only affected
public K-12 schools in Nevada.
There were many opponents
to the bill, including groups
such as the Human Rights
Campaign, the American Civil
Liberties Union of Nevada and
the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada. Laverne Cox,
an Emmy-nominated actress
of Orange is the New Black
recently visited the University of Nevada, Reno and also
expressed her opposition to
AB 375. According to Cox, the
bill and similar legislation are
discriminatory to transgender
people. Other opponents have

stated that the passing of this
bill would have violated Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, which condemns discrimination in public accommodations.
AB 375 was introduced by
Assemblywoman
Victoria
Dooling (R-Las Vegas) and
Sen. Scott Hammond (R-Las
Vegas). In a statement to the
legislature, Dooling quoted an
unnamed doctor who said the
bill was necessary because students could claim to be the opposite gender in order to gain
entrance into bathrooms and
locker rooms of the opposite
gender to stalk and sexually
abuse others. According to the
Reno Gazette-Journal, proponents of the bill claim that it is
not discriminatory.
A study produced by the Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles
School of Law, stated that 70
percent of transgender people

surveyed reported experiencing verbal harassment, assault, and being denied access
to public restrooms. Alex
Vitale, a UNR alumnus and
transgender community member, stated that the passing of
AB 375 could have elevated
negative treatment toward
transgender students. Vitale
was bullied in school while
growing up as a result of gender identity discrimination.
The bill failed by vote of 20
to 22 that demonstrated party
lines. Assembly members who
voted to pass AB 375 included
Michele Fiore, R-Las Vegas;
Randy Kirner, R-Reno; Jim
Wheeler R-Gardnerville; and
17 others. Representatives who
voted against AB 375 included
Olivia Diaz, D-Las Vegas;
Nelson Araujo, D-Las Vegas;
and 20 others, including five
Republican representatives.
Community activists rejoiced
As of now, the Bureau of Land

Management, a federal agency,
owns most of the land in
Nevada. That has traditionally
upset many rural Nevadans,
particularly ranchers, who
want to use this land for ranching or grazing but are halted by
government regulations.
The BLMs ownership of
Nevada land came to a head in
late 2014 when rancher Cliven
Bundy led an armed standoff
with federal officials. Bundy
had been grazing his cattle illegally, amassing over $1 million
in fines over the course of two
decades. Under threat of violence from militias in support
of Bundy, the BLM released
Bundys cattle back to him.
In an effort to address the
underlying causes of the
Bundy standoff, AB 408 would
essentially shift power from
the federal government to the
state, reversing the current
bureaucratic order so that the
BLM is no longer in charge.
However, the bill ultimately
amounts to little more than
political theater. In its review of
AB 408, the Legislative Counsel
Bureau found the measure to
be unconstitutional and was
skeptical the bill would hold
up in court based on existing
precedence.
AB 408 has also been the
source of a war of words
between legislators on the Assembly floor. On Tuesday, April
21, Assemblywoman Michele
Fiore, R-Las Vegas, the bills
primary sponsor and regular
source of legislative controversy, told fellow Republican
Assemblyman Chris Edwards
to sit your a-- down.
In short order, the entire
chamber erupted in outrage,
more or less derailing that
nights proceedings. Fiore later
apologized to the Assembly,
but refused to apologize to
Edwards.
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2015
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SESSION
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Ramiro Franco, a transfer student at the University of Nevada, Reno, poses for a portrait inside the DeLaMare
Science and Engineering Library on Monday, April 27. At 45 years old, Franco is determined to graduate with a
bachelors degree in criminal justice.
Transfer student:
I am going to school
to better myself
By Roco Hernndez
summersession.unr.edu

t@unr.edu
Ramiro Franco has always

had a passion for learning. The
45-year-old transfer student at
the University of Nevada, Reno
is on track to finish a second
semester. While going to school,
he juggles a full-time job at the
Grand Sierra Resort and his
home life as a husband and
father of three.
When he was young, Francos
family could not afford to let
him stay in school. Franco was
only in middle school when he
dropped out in order to get a job
to support his mother and two
sisters. As the oldest and only
male child, he felt it was his responsibility to provide for them.
He placed his education on hold.
Francos youngest sister,
Lucero Trujillo, remembers that
the jobs her brother worked
paid poorly. Franco was forced
to leave his home in Nayarit,
Mexico in order to provide his
family with a better life.
In the United States, Franco
started a family and became
a U.S. citizen. Despite his accomplishments, Franco still
felt incomplete without a full
education. The opportunity
finally presented itself eight
years ago when Franco was
able to relocate his family from
South Lake Tahoe, California to
Reno, Nevada. After securing
a job at the GSR, he decided it
was time to go to back to school
and learn English.
In 2011, Franco was able to
obtain a GED. He didnt stop
there. In 2013 Franco graduated
from Truckee Meadows Community College with an associate degree in criminal justice.
A lot people my age think
that its too late to go back to
school, that they cant learn
and that it just cant be done,
Franco said. Even though I am
45 years old, and I am learning
something new. I am going to
school to better myself.
With his busy life, Franco
feels that he can only handle
taking two classes per semester
in order to keep up with everything. Franco does his best to
start his assignments early to
give himself enough time to
complete them.
Jessie Porath, a current UNR
student and Francos coworker,

sees that Franco has to sacrifice
time with his family and change
his work schedule to accommodate his class and study
schedule.
He always wants to go and
get more educated, Porath
said. Its really motivating to
see him go through with all of
this even with a full-time work
schedule and his family at
home. He cares so much about
learning.
When hes on campus, Franco
enjoys studying, usually by himself, at the DeLaMare Library.
Sitting next to students that are
the same age or younger than
his kids, Franco does not feel
that he can fit into a group.
Sometimes, Franco hears
his classmates planning to get
together for study sessions, but
Franco does not feel he should
join since the age difference is
great. Because of his age and
his lifestyle, Franco feels that he
cannot relate well to his classmates. These situations make
Franco intentionally distance
himself from his peers.
[My classmates] are talking
about other things and I cannot
talk about the same things,
Franco said.
For somebody who did not
have a lot of schooling prior to
starting at UNR, Franco said
that it is also hard for him to
try to meet the demands and
standards that university-level
courses require. Even after being in school for 10 years,
Franco is still struggling to read
and write long assignments in
English. Math, however, is an
easy subject since numbers are
a universal language.
Instead of asking his children,
who are all fluent in English, for
help his daughter, 19, and his
son, 9, volunteer to help him.
Franco feels proud in these moments.
Going to school has been
worth it, Franco said. I definitely do not think that there
[is] anything more important
than education to progress in
life.
When he is at home, Franco
intentionally does his homework
near his son. His eldest son does
not like school and studying.
I am 45 years old and I am
doing homework, Franco said.

Hes 25 and hes not doing it.
School has also presented
problems for Franco at home.
His wife is against him continuing his education and the
couple often argues at the
beginning of each semester
because Francos wife does not
want him to go to school.
I believe in myself, I believe
in education and I believe that I
can make a difference, Franco
said. I might graduate when I
am 105 years old, I dont care.
I just want to prove myself and
prove [to] my kids that if I can
do it, that they can do it too and
that everything is possible.
Both his mother and son
admire Francos determination
to learn. Francos youngest son
says he wants to be just like father. His son dreams about one
day going to UNR and becoming a doctor.
His mother tells Franco that
it can be done and that shes
proud of him. She has told him
she does not want to die until
she sees him graduate.
At UNR, Franco is pursuing
a career in criminal justice. He
was inspired to do it after observing that there arent many
professionals that can speak
Spanish. Because Franco has
had the privilege to be where he
is today, he wants to give back
to the less fortune members of
his Latino community.
After he graduates, Franco
hopes to become a juvenile
probation officer to be able to
guide troubled youth and keep
them from trouble with the criminal justice system.
Trujillo describes her brother as
someone who has a lot of perseverance and has no doubt he will
achieve his goals.
I admire myself because I
never thought I would get as far as
I have not knowing how to speak
English or having only a basic
education, Franco said. I am
proud of myself and I think that I
trust in myself because I am very
stubborn. I think that even if it
takes 20 years, I am going to keep
studying if God allows me.
Roco Hernndez can be
reached at rhernandez@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@rociohdz19.
Arts & Entertainment

A5
SCHOOL
OF ROCK:
on the
prowl
THINGS TO WATCH
OUT FOR THIS WEEK
local teacher
releases new
album
with the world.

Though the upBrad McClellan has been teaching coming album is
English at Reno High School for the different from any
past 11 years. While he values forming work A Year From
close bonds with his students, there Monday has previousis something that they may not know ly produced, McClellan
feels that they have finally
new album. McClellans band, A Year created something that is
From Monday, is nothing new for the representative of the group.
much-loved teacher, but the educator
The band approached reand musician feels that they are finally cording the record systematically,
hitting their stride.
rehearsing the recording at Stevenss
McClellan was many things in his home studio in San Francisco, Califorearly life an athlete, student and nia. While there are only two members,
musician. While playing basketball at a the group incorporated a variety of
junior college in Utah, McClellan found different musical styles that required
his voice in music classes. According to them to turn to outside help. Friends
McClellan, it was a time in which he and local artists such as Chris Williams
wanted to get back into music after and Georgia Mowers were hired to
pushing it to the side in high school in bring tracks to life with trumpets and
favor of becoming an athlete. Always other sounds that the duo couldnt
deeply involved in music and its calm- produce alone. While there are only
ing qualities, music became an outlet two members, the album incorporates
for the collegiate athlete.
a variety of musical styles with the
I just loved the way I felt after sing- contribution of outside artists.
ing, and that was sort of the impetus
Both Stevens and McClellan find
[to start pursuing music] right there, working with each other to be incredibly
McClellan said.
productive. The two have been working
McClellan then made his way to together since 1991, when Stevens rethe University of Nevada, Reno. After sponded to an ad McClellan had placed
graduating from the university with a in an Austin, Texas newspaper.
degree in broadcast journalism in 1988,
Its a really interesting dynamic for me
McClellan moved to San Diego where because we come from two different kind
he began writing songs for jazzercise of places in terms of musical influences,
and workout videos. Four years of but our ideas work really well together,
jazzercise videos later, McClellan de- Stevens said. And weve known each
cided that it was time for a change. He other for so long now that we dont have
packed up his things, and made his way to beat around the bush. When an idea
back to Reno.
is bad, we can just call it out as bad and
McClellans highest ambition was move on, and thats really refreshing.
to start a band, and after resettling in
According to Stevens, the recording of
Reno he did just that in 1991. A Year the album was relatively seamless, even
From Mondays upcoming release, though it was also challenging for him
Yggdrasil, is the fifth release for the personally. Because this was the first
band. Since its inception, the band has time that Stevens was fully responsible
existed in many forms. From Austin, for guitar on any album, he was worried
Texas to San Francisco, California the about the process at first.
band has gone through many changes
I wasnt quite sure that I was up to the
in both location and membership.
standards, Stevens said. Tom Gordon,
Needless to say, McClellans life has the recording engineer is very demandbeen devoted to his music. According ing. He only accepts excellence in terms
to McClellan, music is
of performance. But coming out of it,
the primary way
I think it was really rewarding
in which he
because I think I reM c Cl e l l a n
interacts
ally played
B rad
By Alexa Solis
METAL AND MAGIC

SHOW!
Tuesday
6:30 p.m.
The Holland Project
s
r te
yo
Photo courtesy of
Brad McClellan
some
s t u f f
that
sounds
OK. I was happy with the
work I did.
Stevens and McClellan also come
from two very different points of
musical inspiration, but they
have managed to meld their differing musical influences and
create a pop and alternative
rock amalgamate, while also
incorporating elements of funk
in Yggdrasil. The album title
references the Norse legend of
the tree that bound together
heaven, earth, the underworld
and the nine other worlds, according to McClellan.
A tree is just a [really solid] thing,
McClellan said. Ive always tried
to find a balance of being spiritual
and being in this Earth. And I feel
like a tree is a really good example,
of having your roots down in the
earth, but also reaching upwards.
Choosing love instead of hate and
all those things. I just think a tree
is such a great symbol for that.
(From left to
right) Martin McClellan,
Brad McClellan, Jeff Laakso, Tom
Gordon and Will Stevens pose for a
photo during the recording of upcoming
album Yggdrasil. If interested in
receiving a text alert when the album
becomes available email Brad at
afymonday@gmail.com.
For one magical night

metal and a magician will
come together for a good
cause. The Holland Project
will be hosting a multitude
of heavy metal bands, and
magician Chris Lippincott will
be accompanying the performances with illusions and
magic tricks. Tickets are $5
and all of the proceeds will
be donated to the Committee
to Aid Abused Women.
MIRACLE MADNESS
KICKOFF BBQ
Thursday
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
The Joe
Gateway Plaza
Free food and philanthropy abound students will
be able to purchase tickets
to Miracle Madness as well
as indulge in some hot dogs
and hamburgers. Tickets are
$7 and offer access to a
student-run dance show that
Miracle Network.
TAKE BACK THE NIGHT
Alexa Solis can be reached

at alexasolis@sagebrush.
unr.edu and on Twitter
@thealexasolis.
Thursday
5 p.m.
The Mathewson-IGT
Knowledge Center
Lawn
Voices for Planned Parenthood will be hosting Take
Back the Night, an event
aimed at ending sexual
violence. The event will be
comprised of a rally featuring local poets, a survivor
speak-out, a march and
booths by local and campus
organizations. VOX will also
be providing pizza.
Ph
oto
co
By Alexa Solis
A.M.P.S. & BRUSHFIRE

RELEASE PARTY
Photo courtesy of Brad McClellan
Singer Georgia Mowers records a track as a guest artist for A Year From Mondays
upcoming album Yggdrasil. Though the band is only comprised of two members, the
band recruited local artists to supplement their sound.
Punk rockers Speedy Ortiz defeat sophomore slump

Massachusetts-based band Speedy
Ortiz released their anticipated second
album, Foil Deer on Sunday, April 21
with Carpark Records. Foil Deer recognizes Speedy Ortizs ability to effortlessly
combine upbeat punk with lackadaisical
pessimism. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Sadie Dupuis, guitarist
Devin McKnight, drummer Mike Falcone and bassist Darl Ferm. The talented
members have joined forces to create
Speedy Ortiz and lay the groundwork for
the bright future of both indie and punk.
After a minute of gradually intensifying music, Speedy Ortizs vocalist Dupuis opens the sophomore album with
a drawl on Good Neck. The minutelong song kicks off a twelve-track album
bursting at the seams from the combination of Dupuis lilting vocals and
uncompromising lyrics backed by raw
instrumentals. Got a lack of woe. Ive
known you not so very long, but watch
your back, because babys so good with
a blade, Dupuis sings on the opener.
6 p.m.
Fleischmann
Agricultural Quad
Wolf Pack Radio and
ALBUM REVIEW
By Caroline Ackerman
Friday
While the bands first album, Major

Arcana, and following EPs maintained
a quietly fresh and polite attitude, the
newest album has a falsely buoyant
pretense and provides an excellent
platform for Dupuis to share her unwillingness to back down. The albums
second song Raising the Skate leaves
Dupuis commanding, Im not bossy,
Im the boss. The lyrics are relentless, yet poetica true ode to Dupuis
background as a songwriting teacher
at a summer camp, where the idea for
Speedy Ortiz began with recordings on
her laptop.
Foil Deer is not to be mistaken as
easy listening. In classic punk fashion,
the album challenges societal groupthink and the push to conform. The
song Dot X gives way to this with
the harmonized lyrics: You know by
now, with all these drops of blood, it is
love moonballing bureaucrats. With
all this love, it is death. Get in the van
and take my hand. Were onto the next
life, smothered and fond, not redolent.
Scarred and its tiresome. Almost all
the lyrics throughout the album are

equally arcane, and with the addition of
complex musicality, Foil Deer absolutely requires a second listen.
Speedy Ortiz manages to balance out
the punk attitude of the album with
songs containing relatable lyrics for
everyone who has experienced adolescence and the awkward shift to adulthood on their latest album. Ginger
kicks off with a tale of squalid parties
and awkward wallflowers. The slower
songs dispersed throughout the album
have lyrics that tend to maintain this
sort of factual, melancholic attitude,
an attitude without regret and bitter
nostalgia, which is refreshing to find in
the indie genre.
Contrary to the The Graduates lyric,
which claims, I was the best at being
second place, the album is certainly not
a failure and defeats any possibility of
Speedy Ortiz having a sophomore flop.
Foil Deer is polished yet gives off a
necessary edgy vibe and contains lyrical
content and composure that only Speedy
Ortiz can pull off. Overall the bands soph-
Journal are teaming up to

night to the University of
Nevada, Reno. Local artists
Franc Friday and Bazooka
Zoo will be performing and
the latest edition of the
The event is free and open
to all students wanting to
participate.
Photo provided by pitchfork.com
SPEEDY ORTIZ
FOIL DEER
Release Date: April 7
Genre: Indie rock/punk
Grade:
omore effort is enjoyably high-octane,
and a complete success throughout.
Caroline Ackerman can be reached at
alexasolis@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Alexa Solis can be reached at

alexasolis@sagebrush.unr.edu
and on Twitter @thealexasolis.
Opinion
A6
Illustration by Leona Novio /Nevada Sagebrush
STAFF EDITORIAL
Change the arch to reflect new Reno
hen many people

think of Reno, one
of the first things
that come to mind
is the Reno arch.
The arch across Virginia Street
is one of the most photographed
landmarks in the City of Renos
history. The city and the monument have become inseparable,
but after a comment from
Mayor Hillary Schieve last
week about considering some
changes, a conversation gained
steam in the following days
about potential changes to the
sign. Although Schieve only
toyed with the idea of replacing
lightbulbs to revamp the arch,
the idea has caused many in the
community to propose their own
recommended changes and
it wouldnt be the first time the
arch has been changed.
Since the modern iteration of
the Reno arch was dedicated in

1987, the arch has become one
of the most iconic symbols in the
history of The Biggest Little City
in the World. However, there
have been a handful of significant changes over time. The first
Reno arch was constructed in
1926 featuring torches and later
implemented the Biggest Little
City slogan after a contest in
1929. A third version of the arch
still stands today across Center
Street and there was another
alteration in 1963.
With members of the
community becoming more
vocal about the possible new
direction of the arch, The
Nevada Sagebrush editorial
staff weighed on the options
for revisiting the arch. While
some represent the burgeoning
change in Renos culture, others
represent ideas that might exist
in a perfect world. Regardless of

how outlandish some ideas may
seem, they all serve to reimagine
the iconic symbol in a city thats
changing every day.
ROMAN ARCH
A true throwback, a completely
stone arch across Virginia Street
would demonstrate the power of
the new Reno. With daily gladiatorial combat along the villas,
Reno would be able to show that
its true power does not only lie
in the citys art scene, but also in
its brute strength. The new arch
would lay the first brick in the
foundation for Reno to become a
modern-day Sparta.
TACKY ARCH
As an article in the Las Vegas
Review-Journal stated this
weekend, the Biggest Little City
is bouncing back with little
reliance on gambling. Perhaps

revamping the arch in some new
ways might spur that change.
However, why not take pride
in our $2.99 steak dinners and
seedy convenience stores? Its
time to make an arch full of the
most garish neon colors one
could imagine. Cheap novelty
T-shirts will rain daily off the
new arch in dozens of fashions
from howling wolf chic to the
more exotic, literally a moose
standing in a river couture.
MODERN ARCH
This version of the arch would
contain reusable water stations
with liquids from Pyramid
Lake and hologram projectors
of famous Renoites from John
Mackay to Chris Ault. Additionally, the new arch would contain
an LED screen that showcases all
of what Reno has to offer. From
stunning views of Lake Tahoe to

MidTowns most delectable
though too expensive for college
students restaurants, this
screen would pull no punches in
the citys new era.
PAINTED ARCH
On a more practical note,
to reflect the citys continued
commitment to the arts, the new
arch would be a place for artists
around the region to paint their
works. Similar to the projects
along the walls of Circus Circus
Casino, the arch would contain a
wide array of works from across
the Sierras. However, the biggest
downside to this idea is the
constant upkeep the arch would
require to maintain its pristine
look.
As the multitude of ideas
start to grow in the minds of
the people, ultimately the best
strategy would be to carefully

plan out the idea of a new arch,
if that is even necessary. With a
$10 million surplus in the citys
budget, it might be better to
save the money and develop the
ideas over time. Theres nothing
wrong with saving it for a rainy
day fund. The city could also
look into revitalizing some of
the parks and other areas of the
city, especially downtown. Reno
city officials could also look into
paying off some of the deficit.
A new arch, if done correctly,
would bring new energy and
excitement to the region, but
if it is hastily put together then
the money used would be for
naught.
The Nevada Sagebrush editorial
staff can be reached at cboline@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
COFFEY BREAK
This is your campus to shape: maximize university opportunities
hroughout my high
school career, I was part
of the International
Baccalaureate program.
Emphasizing international
perspectives in education, IB
classes were
often
harder,
more
demanding
and more
workintensive
than
honors or
Daniel
Advanced
Coffey
Placement
classes.
However, along with the
enriching courses also came
the underlying pretention of
students who felt that, for some
reason, they were more deserving of praise and recognition for
their hard work than their peers.
To put it into perspective,
the tension in the room was
abundant on days when Ivy
League schools sent out their
acceptance letters days that
were rarely discussed openly
but always silently understood
among the group. While its true
that the IB classroom environment often pushed me to better
myself, it also created a vacuum
of judgment that led most of us
to believe that our self-worth
was determined by the universities we would ultimately attend.
University of California,
Berkeley. Duke. Brown. Yale.
Harvard. From Ivy Leagues
to highly regarded liberal arts
universities, it seemed like
majority of the students in my
Breanna Denney /Nevada Sagebrush
A student walks through the Quadrangle at the University of Nevada, Reno on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. The quad
serves as a selling point to a variety of students considering the university.
class would ultimately attend a
big-name school, welcoming the
debt that would ultimately be
accrued. For that reason, it was a
bit of a disappointment to know
that, despite my acceptance to
some of my top schools, I would
need to come to the University
of Nevada, Reno; in order to
save money for graduate
school, I was forced to choose
a university that would prevent
me from drowning in debt up to
my eyeballs.
I remember walking around
Nevadas campus, gaping at
the beautiful quad and old
buildings on my first day of
school. While I felt a great sense
of pride seeing how lovely Reno
could be, I also couldnt shake
the lingering sense of shame

from having to attend a state
school.
Nearly four years later, as I
sprint through the final stretch
of my last semester, I reflect on
that shame and laugh at how
trivial my concerns were. In four
years, I have been challenged
throughout my university
experience, both academically
and personally. The lessons
Ive learned have been rich and
the knowledge Ive gained has
been comprehensive. I may not
be brandishing the Ivy League
logos across my sweatshirt, but
these days, I take a sense of
pride in that fact. Im a member
of the Nevada Wolf Pack, and
that feels awesome.
Its easy to get caught up in

the belief that our university
isnt up to par Im sure you
feel it every time you have to
tell an out-of-state person that
Reno is not actually next to Las
Vegas. However, if you truly take
advantage of the resources on
this campus, there is no doubt
in my mind that you will receive
an education that rivals even the
most prestigious universities.
Our Tier 1 university did not
earn that status by remaining
stagnant; it earned that
recognition by offering research
opportunities, state-of-the-art
technology and an education
that prepares students for the
real world. In my four years, Ive
seen students win the Marshall
Scholarship, rank first in national

competitions (check out the
debate team and concrete
canoe) and go onto land their
dream jobs in nearly every major
city across the United States.
While all of these accomplishments offer the university a
great deal of pride, perhaps the
best part of Nevada is that we
do amazing things without the
underlying pretentious attitudes.
Our name recognition, and
sometimes lack thereof, pushes
students on this campus to
work harder to prove that our
university is truly something to
celebrate if you take advantage
of it in the right way.
The Honors Program offers
classes and specific mentorship
for students seeking national
and international fellowships and scholarships. Our
student government has been
recognized for its dedication to
civic engagement and provides
students the chance to advocate
for student issues at the Nevada
State Legislature. The University
Studies Abroad Consortium is
one of the premier study abroad
organizations across the country,
and it is hosted at our own
university.
You have the chance to make
the most of your time here if
you work to create your own
opportunities. Its important to
recognize that you can take pride
in your accomplishments on this
campus, but you have to take the
initiative to find opportunities.
Research the professors on
this campus to see if any are
conducting research in an
academic field you may find
interesting because there are

always chances to expand the
learning experience outside
of the classroom. If there isnt
a club on campus that you
feel should exist, then create it
because collaboration is the best
way to maximize your efforts.
Make use of the resources that
are given to you take for
example, The Pack Internship
Program, which offers paid
internships in a wide spectrum
of majors. You have the chance
to be great at Nevada, and if you
dont feel thats true, then youre
not looking hard enough.
Most importantly, this is your
campus to shape. So what if
youre not attending the school
you dreamed of your whole
life? Youre here now, and its
your responsibility to take
advantage of that. Our campus
community is malleable, so if
there is something missing, take
it upon yourself to create that
opportunity. Thats the beauty
of a Tier 1 university like ours;
were not bound by strict rules or
traditions because, as students,
we have the chance to create
them ourselves. Whether youre
a freshman or senior, this is your
one chance to get college right,
so stop feeling sorry for yourself
and acknowledge the beauty of
opportunity at our school. A little
bit of initiative will go a long way,
so stop waiting for something
different to happen you should
choose to be the difference.
Daniel Coffey studies journalism.
He can be reached at dcoffey@
@TheSagebrush.
Find clubs
to become
part of
campus life
hen I first came to this university, school was a necessary

evil. I was working a full-time
job with plenty of room for
growth. School was simply getting in the
way of that. I failed to see the benefit of
applying myself in
anything outside
of the classes I was
required to take. I
diligently enrolled
in 12 credits each
semester, slowly
chipping away
at my degree.
JamalEdeen I thought just
having a degree
Barghouti
would be enough
to set me apart. I
thought I was learning everything I needed
to know. I was wrong.
Many advised me to get involved on
campus. I dont see the point. Im busy.
I have a full-time job. My excuses were
endless. I saw myself as brilliant. I was sure
of myself, to the point of entitlement, until I
met Aida.
Aida was two years further along in our
program. We were both studying journalism,
both with a focus in strategic communications. She was a friend of my cousin, and
quickly became one of mine. She urged me
to get involved, explaining that it was an
invaluable asset to my college career and
my future professional career. Her constant
pressure to get involved compounded with
my growing fear of missing out led me to the
hypothetical doors of the Public Relations
Student Society of America, or PRSSA.
PRSSA is a network of over 11,000 students
who are interested in public relations. When
I joined, I didnt know what PR meant. There
were 10 active members in the Nevada
chapter of PRSSA when I came aboard in the
spring of 2014, but something had stirred
within me. After my first meeting, a LinkedIn
workshop, I was hooked. I became determined to squeeze every ounce of experience
from PRSSA.
After a semesters worth of PRSSA
activities, I felt willing and able to jump into
an internship. I had no former training,
as I was still drudging through my core
requirements. I knew it would be difficult
to balance a full-time job and a summer
internship, but I was determined. I applied
for an internship with the Nevada Museum
of Art, still unsure of what PR really was.
The communications director, Amanda
Horn, is a former PRSSA board member and
Reynolds School alumna. We connected
instantly through our affiliation with PRSSA
and our shared passion for public relations.
Amanda gave me a chance and hired me.
She became a mentor to me, and still is
today.
Through my internship, I learned things
which were never presented to me in class.
I developed social media plans, I received
hands-on experience, I helped to organize
and run events at the museum as well as
in the community. My internship allowed
me to apply knowledge I had learned from
PRSSA to real world situations. I became
hungry for more. I suddenly wanted to be
hyper-involved. In the fall of 2014, I was
asked to be on the executive board of PRSSA
Nevada.
When the fall semester began, PRSSA had
barely enough members to be considered
a club. However, I met some of the most
intelligent and influential people of my
life. The entire board was passionate. I was
the director of public relations, allowing
me to use my social media skills for the
benefit of the club. I felt connected to my
university, my community, and my future
profession. We, as a board, helped members
take advantage of every opportunity PRSSA
offers; networking, fundraising, professional mentors, professional development,
the national Bateman competition and
eventually a student-run firm called Wolf
Pack Relations. Last October, I attended the
Public Relations Student Society of Americas
national conference in Washington, D.C.
It was an inspiring weekend of speakers
from all over the country, experts in the PR
industry. One speaker quoted author Steven
Pressfield in his speech stating Start before
youre ready. The quote resonated with me.
I can still feel it ringing in my ears.
As the 2014-2015 school year comes to
a close, I reflect on my year with PRSSA. A
year ago, I was unsure of what PR meant
and just this month I was on a team of five
that received an honorable mention in the
Bateman competition. I would never spend
more than the time required for class on
campus, and now I find it difficult to leave
campus. PRSSA helped me create a dream
for myself to one day own a public relations
firm of my own. It then provided me with
the tools to start a student-run firm here
on campus, so that other students can be
inspired and energized. Our membership
has grown from 10 to 30 members, and it is
still growing.
Being involved on campus is more than
meeting people or packing your resume.
Being involved on campus is a chance to
receive experimental education, which is
otherwise unavailable. Being involved in
extracurricular activities, whether it pertains
to your major or just your hobby, can open
your eyes to your true potential. A potential
of leadership. A potential of understanding.
A potential for experience. Unlock your
potential, and start before youre ready.
JamalEdeen Barghouti studies journalism. He
can be reached at dcoffey@sagebrush.unr.edu
and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
OPINION A7
PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTIONS 2016
PROBLEM SOLVING
Create the
solutions
to your
greatest
problems
But above all, the number one reason you

should not vote for Hillary is because of her
support of wars abroad.
She is the only candidate running for president
who voted, as a senator, for the use of force in
Iraq that led to the toppling of a dictator, 4,486
Americans dead, $1.7 trillion spent and a power
vacuum which has led to the self proclaimed
Islamic State taking over territory and beheading
Americans, like journalist James Foley, for the
whole world to see.
Later as secretary of state, she advocated for
the toppling of the Libyan dictator Muammar
Gaddafi, who had renounced his support of
terrorism and given up his nuclear weapons. The
country was then thrown into a civil war where
terrorist organizations like Al-Qaida and the
Islamic State have built a stronghold in the midst
of all the chaos a few hundred miles away from
our European allies.
Clinton is right when she says, Everyday
Americans need a champion. But we as
Americans need a champion who will lead us
where we are going not where we have been.
So when election season comes around here in
Nevada look to the fresh faces of both parties to
lead our country into the third decade of the 21st
century; because the errors of the past need no
repeating.
ts not fair. It is the phrase that

has become societys personal
crutch. Three simple words that
hinder people from taking
ownership and responsibility for their
actions. The sentence used as justification for us to
fall apart. Often,
we examine our
experiences and
instantly resort
to pointing out
whats unfair.
To a certain
degree, Its
not fair is our
Shelby
comfort blanket.
Wilburn
Yes, in many
situations, things
are unfortunate and completely out of
our control. Circumstances arise and
life throws some pretty hard curve
balls. However, do you know what is
in our control? The way we approach
our adversity.
We need to stop wallowing in
sorrow and making excuses. You
lost your job? Does that mean you
should have a pity party for yourself?
No. Work on your resume and start
hunting for a new one. You did not get
accepted into a program. Should you
give up on your dream of being in the
field? No. Start exploring alternative
ideas and mapping out potential
paths.
If you want something, fight for
it. Do not become paralyzed by fear
or rejection. Success comes through
repeated mistakes. What is the worst
that could happen? You get denied?
Well at least you tried it. Sure, it might
take 10 attempts, maybe 100, but if its
your life dream: go for it! Keep striving
for it until you see results.
Instead of focusing on the problems, start discovering solutions.
Every new day is an opportunity to
transform our lives. Heartaches and
disappointment should not control
us. Personal pain should not break
our spirits.
View the challenges of your life as a
fitting. Figure out what works best
for you. The trial and error process is
natural, so embrace it. Friendships
and relationships might shift. Career
plans may take you in an entirely
different direction than you expected.
The best thing you can do is keep
moving forward and press toward the
finish line.
Avoid becoming lost in comparing
journeys with the people around you.
Instead of constantly over-analyzing
personal flaws, embrace them.
Instead of taking in the disappointment, take in the memories. Just
because things did not work in your
favor now does not mean it will never
happen.
Its about having optimism and being
content understanding that the
timing you have planned might just
not be what is right for you at this time.
Maybe grad school is not happening
right now, because an even greater is
opportunity is coming along.
Actions always have consequences,
but stop allowing them dictate your
life. Sure, there will be times where
you wonder why? There will be
times where you put in so much
effort, but there is no return. However,
be comforted in knowing that is
natural.
Everyone has an individual life
map. So, venture out and map
out uncharted territory. Find your
passion. Start doing what you want
to do, regardless of what people
think. The people who truly matter
will be there to support you through
the process. So go, be brave and stop
second-guessing yourself. Someday
when you achieve your dream, the
satisfaction of knowing you fought for
it will be invaluable.
We evolve every single day. Whether
or not you realize it, youre probably
not the same type of person you
were five years ago. Not even five
months ago. Stop beating yourself
up for regrets you may have about
the past. Supposed mistakes often
open doors of opportunity. Life isnt
fair. It is a balancing act of highs and
lows. Ironically, that is what makes
it beautiful. The challenges we face
allow us to appreciate our successes.
Rough times make great ones even
greater.
It is OK to acknowledge something
is not fair, but avoid resting in that
state of mind. Embrace obstacles,
learn lessons, keep your chin up and
blaze a trail toward the future. Challenges present the deepest learning
experiences and sometimes, the most
cherished memories. We might not
know what lies ahead, but at least we
have the power to choose what we
leave behind.
Austin Harney studies political science. He can

be reached at dcoffey@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Shelby Wilburn studies journalism. She

can be reached at dcoffey@sagebrush.
unr.edu on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
(CC): www.dailymotion.com
Clinton Cash, a book by Peter Schweizer that will be released on May 5, claims to have evidence that the Clinton Foundation
received money from foreign investors as a result of actions Hillary Clinton took as Secretary of State. After receiving a copy of
the book, The New York Times, Washington Post and Fox News have launched their own investigations.
Look to the future, not past: a

criticism of Hillary Clinton
hes a woman. Thats what she wants you

to remember in order for you to vote for
her.
The party that nominated our first
black president and will most likely nominate a
woman for the office of the presidency will make
gender a big issue, because
that is the only way Hillary
Clinton will win the White
House.
Supporters of Hillary
Clinton for president will
tout her announcement
video, in which she is not the
focus, finally appearing at
the ninety-second mark. But
Austin
look beyond the smokeHarney
screen of an announcement
video and you will see that
her record is more than enough of a reason to
not vote for her.
Hillary Clinton, besides relying on her name
to get her anywhere in her life, has had no major
accomplishments as either senator or secretary
of state. Lets examine her time as secretary of
state; she was the principal adviser on foreign
policy while one of our Ambassadors was killed,
something that has only happened seven times
in U.S. history. This mistake as Secretary of State
had dangerous consequences, which leaves
voters with the question of whether or not she
can make effective foreign policy decisions as
President. There are still on-going investigations
to see what could have been done on her part to
stop it.
Also, a new book coming out on May 5,
Clinton Cash, by Peter Schweizer, a former policy
advisor, claims that foreign entities who made
payments to Mr. and Mrs. Clintons Foundation
received favors from the Hillary Clinton led State
Department. Although the book has yet to come
out, various media outlets such as The New York
Times and The Washington Post are adding to the
growing evidence that Clinton used her position
as Secretary of State to secure foreign funds to the
Clinton Foundation.
During this tenure as well, she was one of the
biggest proponents of the illegal use of drones
against enemy combatants that has been known to
have a high rate of killing innocent civilians, even
killing an American and Italian aid worker in a
strike this past January.
BENGHAZI INFO
Islamic militants attack U.S.
diplomatic compound on Sept. 11, 2012
in Benghazi, Libya, killing U.S.
Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens
Hillary Clinton and State Department
are criticized in the following months for
ignoring requests for better protection
at the compound prior to the attack.
Investigations have been launched to
question if Clinton could have prevented
the attack.
On Deck
A8 | SPORTS
USA TODAY/ESPN POLL

1. LSU (30)
37-7
2. UCLA
31-9
3. Texas A&M
37-7
4. Louisville
34-10
5. TCU
34-8
6. Vanderbilt
33-12
7. Illinois
36-6-1
8. Florida
33-12
9. UC-Santa Barbara 31-10
10. Arizona State 28-12
11. Florida State
33-13
12. USC
30-12
13. Oklahoma State 29-14
14. Miami (FL)
31-13
15. Florida Atlantic 33-10
16. Dallas Baptist
32-9
17. Rice
29-16
18. Charleston
24-12
19. Iowa
30-11
20. Missouri State 30-10
21. Maryland
30-13
22. Houston
29-15
23. Virginia
27-17
24. Texas Tech
27-17
25. Ohio State
31-10
@SagebrushSports | nevadasagebrush.com TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2015
time to peaK
MWC Tourney looms as
Nevada hosts Saint Marys
NEVADA SCHEDULE
Date
Opponent
Result
Feb. 13 at Abilene Christian
W, 12-2
W, 9-6
W, 3-2
Feb. 17
W, 8-4
at Texas Tech
Feb. 20
vs. Fresno State W, 9-8 (10)
Feb. 21
vs. Fresno State
W, 12-7
Feb. 22
vs. Fresno State
W, 7-4
Feb. 24
at Stanford
L, 6-5
March 3
vs. UC Davis
W, 7-6
March 6
at UNLV
W, 5-4
March 7
at UNLV
L, 1-0
March 8
at UNLV
W, 8-5
March 10
at UC Davis
L, 10-4
Feb. 27
PROBABLE ROTATION
16, RHP, Corbin Burnes
Sophomore, 6-foot-3, 205
pounds; 6-4, 2.59 ERA, 11 APP,
10 GS, 73.0 INP, 72 SO, 22 BB
26, LHP, Johnny York
pounds; 5-4, 3.59 ERA, 11
APP, 11 GS, 62.2 INP, 58 SO,
23 BB
11, RHP, Cameron Neff
pounds; 1-2, 3.19 ERA, 10
APP, 5 GS, 40.1 INP, 37 SO,
12 BB
27, RHP, Jake Valdez
Junior, 6-foot-4, 215 pounds;
1-1, 4.66 ERA, 7 APP, 5 GS,
19.1 INP, 15 SO, 10 BB
By Stone Harper
Nevada continues its historic season. Winning two of three games against San Jose State
last weekend, the Wolf Pack improved its record
to 33-11, while also moving up in the Top-25
polls. Although most of the polls still have
Nevada unranked, the Wolf Pack is currently sitting at 24 in the Baseball America
poll. The team has also won seven of its last
nine games. With a big series still left in this
season. Nevada will host Saint Marys for a two
game midweek series looking to improve on an
already extraordinary season.
With this being the second-to-last home series
of the regular season, Nevada fans have one more
shot at helping the Wolf Pack tuneup for the conference championship, which will be hosted at
Peccole Park.
NEVADA
12, LHP, Christian Stolo
5-1, 3.11 ERA, 12 APP, 9 GS,
55.0 INP, 50 SO, 25 BB
23, RHP, Jason Deitrich
Senior, 6-foot-6, 185 pounds;
5-3, 3.68 ERA, 11 APP, 11 GS,
58.2 INP, 36 SO, 15 BB
33, RHP, Michael Fain
3-2, 7.04 ERA, 11 APP, 7 GS,
38.1 INP, 27 SO, 21 BB
15, LHP, Cameron Rowland
4-3, 4.47 ERA, 16 APP, 6 GS,
39.2 INP, 34 SO, 21 BB
PECCOLE PARK MAGIC
A part of Nevadas success this season is its ability to play at home. For the
year, Nevada has amassed a 19-3 record inside
the friendly parameters of Peccole Park. The 86
percent home winning percentage is one of the
highest in Divison-I this season. The Wolf Pack
more impressively already has one more home win
this season than it did all of last year.
This series is the second to last series that Nevada
will play in Reno so it is a good opportunity for fans
to get a final look at the Wolf Pack. If the Wolf Pack
crowd can show up in bunches and make the Saint
Marys players feel uncomfortable it will be
tough for the outmatched Gaels to have any
momentum which will make it that much
easier for Nevada to clinch another home
series and improve on its best season in a
long time.
POSSIBLE LINEUP
NEVADA
4, Cal Stevenson, CF, Fr
.370 AVG, 60 H, 44 R
21, Ryan Howell, 2B, Jr
NEVADA GETS A TASTE OF ITS

OWN MEDICINE
.353 AVG, 14 HR, 57 RBI
28, Austin Byler, RF, Sr
It is no secret that Nevada is an offensively minded team. Currently on the

season the Wolf Pack as a team IS hitting
.303, which is good enough for 18th in the
country. Led by senior Austin Byler and junior
Ryan Howell who both hit over 10 home runs
this season, the Wolf Pack can hit with the best
of them.
The Wolf Packs opponent has the same offensive
mentality. While the Gaels are only hitting .292 on
the year, it features nine players who are hitting
over .300. This includes Zach Kirtley who is hitting
.365 and Anthony Villa who is hitting .353 while
smashing four home runs and driving in 31 RBIs
,both of which are good enough for second on
the team.
Although Saint Marys is overmatched against a
nationally-ranked Nevada team, the one thing the
Gaels can do is hit. If Saint Marys is able to rough
up the Wolf Packs pitching, then Nevada could be
in for a lot of trouble in this series.
.331 AVG, 12 HR, 46 RBI
13, Trenton Brooks, RF, So

.342 AVG, 54 H, 81 TB
27, Kewby Meyer, LF, Sr

.344 AVG, 96 TB, 47 R
1, Bryce Greager, 3B, Jr

.333 AVG, 4 HR, 29 R
14, Jordan Pearce, DH, Fr

.276 AVG, 21 RBI, 37 TB
16, Ryan Teel, C, Sr

.333 AVG, 2 HR, 16 RBI
11, Kyle Hunt, SS, Sr

.239 AVG, 23 RBI, 29 R
15, A. Gonsolin, DH, Jr

.269 AVG, 36 H, 20 R
20, Connor Hornsby, LF, Jr

.331 AVG, 42 H, 48 TB
18, Zach Kirtley, 2B, Fr
Stone Harper can be reached at sharper@sagebrush.

unr.edu and on Twitter @StoneHarperNVSB.
.365 AVG, 28 R, 57 H
7,Anthony Villa, 3B, Jr

.353 AVG, 4 HR, 31RBI
32, C. Ferguson, 1B, Sr
March 13 vs. New Mexico
L, 3-1
W, 3-1
W, 9-2
March 17 at Sacramento State
W, 6-2
March 18
vs. Cincinnati
W, 5-3
March 19
vs. Cincinnati
W, 5-3
March 20
vs. Cincinnati
W, 11-10
March 21
vs. Cincinnati
W, 17-6
March 24 vs. Sacramento State
W, 5-0
March 27 at San Jose State
L, 5-4
W, 22-1
W, 4-2
March 30
L, 3-0
at Santa Clara
April 2
vs. UNLV
W, 10-9
April 3
vs. UNLV
W, 12-1
April 4
vs. UNLV
W, 6-2
April 6
vs. San Francisco
L, 8-3
April 7
at Reno Aces
L, 7-3
April 10
at Fresno State
W, 5-4
April 11
at Fresno State
L, 14-10
April 12
at Fresno State
L, 3-1
April 13
at San Francisco
W, 16-4
April 17
at San Diego State
W, 14-3
April 18
at San Diego State
W, 8-5
April 19
at San Diego State
W, 16-4
April 20
at San Diego
L, 9-8
April 24 vs. San Jose State
W, 12-0
W, 27-2
L, 6-4
May 1
at New Mexico
5 p.m.
May 2
at New Mexico
1 p.m.
May 3
at New Mexico
12 p.m.
May 8
at Creighton
4:30 p.m.
May 9
at Creighton
4:30 p.m.
May 10
at Creighton
10 a.m.
May 14
vs. Air Force
6 p.m.
May 15
vs. Air Force
6 p.m.
May 16
vs. Air Force
1 p.m.
MWC STANDINGS
Standings
Conference Overall
Nevada
18-6
33-11
San Diego State
16-8
29-16
New Mexico
13-8
24-19
Fresno State
11-10
21-23
Air Force
10-14
19-23
UNLV
6-15
19-23
San Jose State
4-17
11-33
.296 AVG, 47 H, 85 TB
29, Davis Strong, RF, Jr

.244 AVG, 19 H, 13 R
TALE OF THE TAPE
24, J. Thoreson, C, Fr
.304 AVG, 12 RBI, 21 H
*All statistics thru games 4/28/15
19, Joey Fiske, CF, Fr
Chris Overmyer/ Nevada Sagebrush
.216 AVG, 18 TB, 16 H
8, Austin Piscotty, SS, Fr

.138 AVG, 9 H, 7 R
Senior Kewby Meyer (27) tries to leg out a single against San Jose State on Sunday, April 16 at Peccole Park. Nevada was unable to
secure a series sweep losing to the Spartans 6-4.
MAKING THE CALL

STAFF PICKS
OPTIMIST SAYS: The Wolf Pack will take
not being able to pull off the sweep against
lowly San Jose State. Austin Byler and Ryan
Howell will hit two home runs a piece and
Peccole Park will be rocking after two wins.
OUTCOME: Nevada sweeps
IMPACT PLAYER
PESSIMIST SAYS: Nevada may come
out sloppy due to overlooking the Gaels.
However, the Wolf Pack will right the ship
and survive game one. Game two will be
a blowout with a more focused Wolf Pack
OUTCOME: Nevada sweeps
COLLIN FERGUSON
Nevada pitching has been a step behind the

offense all season and this week it will have to
baseman is batting .296 while leading the team
good hitting performance can change a game and
if Ferguson is able to have a game where he hits a
home run and drives in a few runs, the Gaels could
possibly pull off a major upset against a nationallyranked Nevada team.
Nevada
Category
SMC
OFFENSE
.313
Batting average
.296
8.18
Runs scored per game
10.09
.492
Slugging percentage
.387
.415
On-base percentage
.381
PITCHING
3.81
Earned run average
4.21
.262
Opposing batting average
.278
8.9
Hits allowed per game
9.3
FIELDING
.974
45
Fielding percentage
Errors
.969
51
@SagebrushSports | nevadasagebrush.com
SPORTS A9
feeling
Blue
Fralick outshines competition in

By Stone Harper
Mackay Stadium was the sight of
something Nevada fans havent seen
in over five months a football game
as the Blue squad was able to defeat
the Silver squad 40-26 in the annual
Silver and Blue scrimmage to end
spring football.
That was a good day, Wolf Pack
head coach Brian Polian said. We got
some good work done and had a little
bit of fun, we came out healthy. Im
pleased with it.
The main storyline coming into this
game was the ongoing quarterback
competition between junior Tyler
Stewart, redshirt sophomore Dante
Mayes and redshirt freshman Hunter
Fralick. With the man who these three
are looking to replace in attendance,
each member of the trio each got his
chance to impress.
In the end, Fralick emerged as the
most impressive while taking the
opening reps with the number one
offense. The Reno native completed
8-of-9 passes for 62 yards and displayed his mobility on a few read
option keepers.
I think as a unit today we did really
well, Fralick said. We got the ball
where it needed to go for the most
part, obviously there are plays that we
want to have back, but for the most

part we did well. Personally I did my
job, I did what I needed to do.
Stewart, the only man in the group
with starting experience ,completed
5-of-11 passes for 49 yards while
throwing an interception. Mayes
completed 3-of-4 passes for 36 yards.
With the quarterbacks getting
their feet wet, coach Polian emphasized the run, with the two-headed
monster that consists of senior Don
Jackson and sophomore James Butler
stealing the show. Jackson had six
carries for 21 yards while Butler carried the ball seven times for 70 yards
and a touchdown.
I think it went really well today,
Butler said. The offense had a strong
coming out and the defense played
really well, I felt like during the spring
we all got better.
Although the offense had its moments, the defense was really the star
of the game. The Blue team was constantly pressuring the quarterback and
making it almost impossible for the
running backs to pick up any big runs.
This defensive line is probably the
best in the conference, I am comfortable saying that, Fralick said. Working against them all spring and in the
summer it will really benefit us in the
fall when the lights come on and its
for real.
The defense was able to get sacks
from Patrick Choudja, Jordan Silva
and Lenny Jones. The team also got
interceptions from big defensive
tackles Rakeem Yates and Jake
Lacaden while always keeping the
offense on its toes.
Another factor of the game that
isnt usually mentioned is special
teams, but the Wolf Pack saw a good
performance from its kicker Brent
Zuzo. The junior, who struggled with
consistency last season, was able
to hit two field goals from 45 yards,
including one at the end of the game
with every member of the defensive
lining up to try and fake the kicker
out.
This was the fans first opportunity
to get a look at the 2015 Nevada Wolf
Pack. Nevada will open up its season
by taking on UC Davis on Sept. 3
inside the newly renovated Mackay
Stadium.
We were very vanilla on both sides
of the ball, Polian said. I think that
makes life a little better for them so
they can just go run around and have
a little bit of fun.
Stone Harper can be reached at
sharper@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @StoneHarperNVSB.
Photo courtesy of Nevada Athletics
Quarterback Hunter Fralick warms up before a spring practice earlier this month at Wolf Pack Park.
Fralick completed 8-of-9 passes for 62 yards while directing the first-team offense on Saturday.
A10 SPORTS
Not Elite
Most SEC, Pac-12, Big 12 and

ACC teams have that guy. Hes
the guy who will go in the first
or second round of the draft
this May. Hell pitch in Omaha
and then probably pitch in the
big leagues a few months later.
Nevada doesnt have that guy
with a 88-96 mile-per-hour
fastball and a nasty breaking
ball. Combined, Nevada
starters are 17-9 with a 4.36
ERA. Those arent bad numbers at all, but lets compare
them with another first-place
team, UCLA. The Bruins are in
first place in the Pac-12 with
a 31-9 (16-5 Pac-12) record,
which is pretty comparable
to Nevadas 33-11 (18-5 MW ).
UCLAs starting pitchers have a
combined record of 24-7 with
an ERA of 2.50. The Bruins
have arms that can throw once
a week and dominate, even in
a conference as competitive as
the Pac-12.
You might say all you need
to do to win is score more runs
than you allow, and Nevada
scores a boatload of runs. That
is true, but does the Wolf Pack
consistently score runs?
Offensively, Nevada is
stacked, except it lacks depth.
Stevenson, Howell, Byler,
Brooks, Meyer and Greager
have all been hot at times, and
when theyre all hot they put
up 20 runs per game. Howell
and Byler are Nevadas biggest
producers. Theyve each
started 44 out of 44 games, and
they are both among the best
in the nation with a bat.
But what happens when
they arent hot? What happens
when theres nobody on base
when Howell hits a home run?
Solo home runs dont win ball
games. The Wolf Pack needs
the bottom of the lineup to
produce. It cant rely on a few
guys to score all the runs, even
though that has worked for the
team so far this year. It wont
cut it in the playoffs.
Howell and Kyle Hunt are
first and third on the team
with the most errors. The
middle infield is supposed
to be your best defensively.
Bryce Greager, who often plays
third base for the Wolf Pack,
has the second most errors
on the team with eight. Errors
turn into runs, and Nevada
cant expect to not make
plays and be successful in the
postseason.
I commend coach Johnson
for the way he moves
players around defensively.

Howell doesnt even have a
real position. Hes listed as a
utility player on the roster,
yet he and Hunt turned a
highlight reel double play this
weekend. Johnson knows who
his best guys are and he puts
them where they can make the
biggest impact on the game
and do the least damage.
Nevada will most likely be a
No. 2 seed in the tournament.
That means they will have to
play a top 16 team in a regional
and will probably have to beat
them twice to advance. Nevada
doesnt have to be perfect
in the postseason, seeing as
the World Series champion
can lose up to four games
throughout the tournament
without being eliminated, but
they cant score 27 runs in one
game and then lose to a team
like San Jose State the very next
day. Johnsons team cant be an
embarrassment on any day
of the week if it expects to beat
teams like UCLA, Texas A&M
or LSU. Those teams will rip
Nevada apart if the Wolf Pack
shows up to play the way it did
on Sunday.
Ryan Suppe can be reached at
euribe@sagebrush.unr.edu and
on Twitter @SagebrushSports.
Chris Overmyer /Nevada Sagebrush
A Wolf Pack batter takes a swing with a runner on third base during a game on Sunday, April 26 at Peccole Park. Even
though Nevada beat San Jose State by a combined score of 39-2 in the first two games of the series, they still fell to
the Spartans by a count of 6-4.
Sellout
Coordinator of Involvement
and Promotions Derek Neff.
Indeed, the atmosphere at
the game was a far cry from
how the stadiums game days
looked last season.
Last year alone we only
averaged about 360 people a
game, so to get over 3,000 here
today is pretty awesome, Neff
said.
Even though the Pack did end
up taking the loss in the series
finale, the squad was still able
to take away some positives
from the game.
The atmosphere here was
amazing, you got the Wolf and
the Pack chants going and just
to see the seats filled for the
first time ever was awesome,
said first baseman Austin Byler.
Nevada falls to 33-11 on the
season but is still atop the
Photo courtesy of Nevada Athletics
Katherine Surin runs in the 400-meter dash in the Mountain West Indoor Championships last February in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. At the event, Surin placed fourth with a time of 55.38 seconds.
Blazing
This Surin gold standard had

humble beginnings. Katherine
is descended from Haitian immigrants who arrived in Montreal,
Canada in 1975. Her grandparents had to leave a 7-year-old
Bruny in Haiti with his two sisters
for a year before they could be
brought over. Her grandmother
was a dressmaker and her grandfather worked as a mechanic.
When Bruny won the gold
medal in 1996, Katherine was
a mere six-months old. From
then on, she would have the expectations of being an Olympic
gold metal winners daughter.
Katherines demeanor shows she
has what the elite athletes have,
which is the calm state of mind
while pressure stares her in the
face.
Being compared to my
dad all the time got annoying
sometimes, but I got used to it,
Katherine said. Others thought
that because I am the daughter of
an Olympian that I would just be
good at everything, but the pressure doesnt get to me.
Bruny knew Katherine and
her sister Kimberley, who plays
tennis at Penn State, would experience the burden of his success.
It was apparent that Katherine
inherited her fathers ability to
handle pressure.
Ive seen her gain some advantage [because of my name]
and Ive seen her get some
disadvantages as well, Bruny
said. She doesnt pay too much

attention to it and would just
move on. That was my attitude.
That cool persona has benefited her greatly on the track.
Coming out of high school, she
received offers from programs
around the country such as Oklahoma, Arkansas and UTEP. She
chose Nevada so that she could
compete right away. Katherines
family name raised the interest
of Nevada womens track head
coach Shantel Twiggs.
DNA doesnt lie, Twiggs said.
In track and field circles, you
know who Bruny Surin is. We
were interested immediately.
Katherines freshman season
has been a successful one. She
placed fourth in the 400-meter
at the indoor championships this
past March while setting a school
record of 54.36 seconds. Katherine is now aiming for a first round
appearance at nationals and then
being able to compete for one of
the 12 spots in the western division that compete in the NCAA
finals in Eugene, Oregon. Twiggs
attributes Katherines success to
her calm persona and her ability
to use that on the track.
She runs to win, but she runs
at a good even pace, Twiggs said.
Some runners start fast and lose
speed at the end, but not Katherine. Shes a patient athlete, and
you cant say that about a lot of
athletes.
The future is bright Katherine.
Her short-term goals are to make
the first round at nationals and
after this season to make Team
Canada. Her coach has high
expectations going into her next

three years at Nevada. Twiggs
believes Katherines ceiling is
limitless.
The sky is the limit for her,
Twiggs said. She could win
national championships and be
an All-American. We try to keep
it in the here and now, but all of
that is possible. She has a very
bright future.
Bruny also believes that Katherine can go as far as she wants
to go.
I believe that she can be one
of the tops in the world someday,
but she has to believe it, Bruny
said. Already she has surprised
me. She is still young and doesnt
have too much experience, but
her future is in her hands.
Katherine Surin will carry her
fathers name and accomplishments with her for the rest of her
life. The comparisons, pressure
and criticisms will never stop.
Every race, she is not only racing
her opponents, but her fathers
legacy. Her desire to make her
own name shows her competitive spirit.
I want to be good at what I do,
but I dont want to be compared
to him, Katherine said. I want
to make my own path.
That path already has a school
record and a potential birth at
nationals as a freshman. What
else may lie ahead of Katherine is
in her control. As her father said,
her future is in her hands.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached
at euribe@sagebrush.unr.edu and
on Twitter @SagebrushSports.
Mountain West standings with

a two-game lead over San Diego
State. Additionally, head coach
Jay Johnson pointed out that
freshman Jordan Pearce was
the player of the game as the
native of Oceanside, California
collected three hits and scored
one run. After last weeks slate
of games, the Wolf Pack has the
top three batters in terms of
RBIs in the MWC (Ryan Howell,
Byler and Trenton Brooks)
and Howell is the conferences
leader in home runs with 14.
The Wolf Pack will stay at
home for the first two games
this week when they take on a
22-20 Saint Marys team, and
then will head to New Mexico
for a weekend series with the
third-place Lobos.
Additionally, with the Mountain West Conference tournament being held in Reno
this year, the All-American
Byler feels as though fans will
Populate Peccole on a regu-
lar basis.
We got Air Force at the last
series of the year and the conference tournament here so I
expect everyone to come out for
that because those are going to
be some big games, Byler said.
Coach Johnson acknowledged that while the Nevada
fans are incredibly loyal and
supportive, his team needs to
keep up its end on the field
and has high expectations for
the rest of the year.
We need maximum effort
towards
preparation
and
execution and we need to take
it one day at a time, Johnson
said. We just need to keep
going after it, baseball is about
the team that plays the best
that day and thats been us
most of the year so were just
going to keep attacking that.
Chris Boline can be reached
at cboline@sagebrush.unr.edu
and on Twitter @CDBoline.
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WEEKLY TOP 5
MENS GOLF
things nevada needs

to work on for
summer football
Mountain West Championship,

Friday-Sunday, May 1-3, Tucson,
Arizona
THE SKINNY: Nevada will

travel to Arizona to compete
in the Mountain West
Championship tournament.
The Wolf Pack has had a
great season finishing in the
top 15 in every tournament
Nevada has participated in.
The team is led by its trio of
freshman Jooho Lee, Grant
Booth and Correy Eddings,
who were at one point the
top ranked freshman class in
the country.
Payton Jordan, Saturday, May 2,

Palo Alto, California
THE SKINNY: After a strong

showing at the Bulldog
Invitational last weekend,
Nevada is back on the road
as it travels to the Stanford
campus to compete at the
Payton Jordan. The one day
competition will bring teams
from all over the country
together in Palo Alto.
TENNIS
Chargui, who is a senior from

Tunisia, was named Mountain
West player of the year. Chargui
had a 19-13 overall record while
recording an impressive 7-2
record. Last weekend Chargui
was able to lead the Wolf Pack
to an improbable second place
finish in the MW conference
tournament knocking off
multiple ranked teams on its
way to the runner up finish.
Chargui ended his career in
dramatic fashion and made
huge strides for the Nevada
program.
RUNT OF THE LITTER

TYLER STEWART
FOOTBALL
Stewart is one of three men

looking to replace Cody Fajardo
at quarterback this season.
Many pundits believe Stewart
has the inside track to replace
the prolific quarterback. At
Nevadas spring game the
junior took a giant step back
completing only five of 11
passes for 49 yards while
also throwing an interception.
Stewart did not have any
control on his passes and was
outplayed by both Hunter
Fralick and Dante Mayes.
Nevada will only go as far as
its quarterback goes and if
Stewart is named the starter
he will have to step up his play
if Nevada has any chance of
making to a second straight
bowl appearance.
offense was vanilla for the

spring game. Unfortunately
through the summer, but whoever wins the

job must improve from this spring game or
Nevada is in a lot of trouble.
at San Jose State, FridaySunday, May 1-3
MOEZ CHARGUI
QUARTERBACK PLAY
or Dante Mayes were able to truly
WOMENS SOFTBALL
LEADER OF THE PACK
OFFENSIVE LINE
Besides Austin Corbett, this

offensive line is in shambles. It
showed at the Silver and Blue
game as the run game was not
able to get anything going and there were at
TRACK AND FIELD
THE SKINNY: Nevada will hit

the road for the final time this
season as it plays San Jose
State. On the season Nevada
has a 14-33 record which
includes a current four game
losing streak. This series will
be tough for the Wolf Pack
with the Spartans sitting
second in MWC standings.
Nevadas main struggle this
season has been pitching,
amassing a 5.34 ERA.
SECONDARY PLAY
be improved or teams will throw all over

Nevada.
File photo
Rebels Goodluck Okonoboh (11) attempts to posterize Nevadas AJ West (3) on January 27, 2015. The schools split the three
mens basketball points for the Governors Series with each taking 1.5 points. UNLV currently holds a 21-18 advantage.
Nevada needs upset win to

claim Governors Series
ince the Governors Series was

rolled out two years ago, the
head-to-head competition
against rival UNLV hasnt gone
too well for the Wolf Pack.
In 2012, the Rebels dominated
with a 37.5-10.5
victory. Last
year, UNLV
repeated as
champions with
a slightly more
competitive
30-18 win.
However, the
trophy will be a
Eric
dead heat this
Uribe
season. With
three events remaining, the Rebels hold a slim 21-18
edge. The final points will be decided
in mens golf, outdoor womens track
and field and Academic Progress
Rate scores.
The scenario for Wolf Pack to hoist
the trophy up is simple: win two
of the next three events. Of course,
thats easier said than done.
The first trio of points will be up for
grabs during the mens golf Mountain
West Championships on May 1-3.
Since the tournament, isnt a oneon-one affair, the school that places
higher will take the three points.
Going into the faceoff, the Rebels
have the clear-cut leg up. For one, the
team holds a No. 25 ranking nation-
ally. UNLV has finished in the top

five in seven of its 10 tournaments
this year. Moreover, the Rebels have
finished third or better on five occasions including two team wins.
Nevada cant say the same. During
the weekend at the Ping Cougar
Classic, the Wolf Pack finished eighth
out of 10 teams during its final MW
Championship tuneup.
Without question, money is on
UNLV to win the mens golf points.
It would be smart to parlay that
money to include the Rebels taking
the outdoor womens track and field
competition, too.
The proof is in the pudding: During
the womens indoor track and field
MW Championships on Feb. 26-28,
UNLV cruised to an easy three points.
The Rebels fourth-place finish
buried the Wolf Packs ninth-place
outing.
It would be a shock to no one if
the outcome is replicated during the
outdoor MW Championships in San
Diego, California on May 13-16.
Outside of record-breaking
performances from Nevada distance
runner Emily Myers, pole vaulter
Alison Powers and sprinter Katherine
Surin, wins have been few and far
between for the Wolf Pack. Last weekend during the Bulldog Invitational,
the team won a meager three events.
During the same meet, UNLV
registered 18 top-eight finishes.
Nevada needs to score an upset

win in one of the two competitions
to have any hope. However, as
the Wolf Pack mens tennis team
demonstrated this past weekend,
anything can happen during a
tournament.
The score-to-end-all-scores
comes in each sports APR scores.
APR measure teams academic success and progress based off players
eligibility, retention and graduation
measurements.
The points will be awarded based
on a sport-by-sport comparison of
APR scores. The school with the most
wins will notch the three points.
Nevada cant afford any ties
besides one: if the Wolf Pack win
two of the three remaining events,
the Governor Series will be knotted
up at 24 points apiece. In that case,
the Battle of the Fremont Cannon
football game serves as the ultimate
tiebreaker.
A 49-27 beatdown of the Rebels by
the Wolf Pack back on Nov. 29, 2014
gives Nevada that ever-important
advantage.
As much as ties are frowned upon
in sports, you cant help but root for
one in this scenario if youre a Wolf
Pack diehard.
Eric Uribe can be reached at euribe@
@Uribe_Eric.
RETURN GAME
the return game. Nevada was
COMPOSURE
many avoidable penalties that
they are refs he hired for this spring game.
File Photo
Former Nevada defensive back Markus Smith

chases a receiver into the end zone at the Rose
Bowl during a game in 2013. The much-maligned
secondary has struggled for years and is in desperate
need of stability heading into the 2015 season.
Sports
A12
casting a shadow
a legend
Surin
blazing
her own
path
a legacy
By Neil Patrick Healy

All athletes face some form
of pressure and expectation.
Whether it stems from the media, coaches, teammates or the
roar of the crowd, the pressure
can run rampant through an
athletes psyche like a disease.
The pressure facing Nevada
womens track athlete Katherine
Surin feels a little different. She
faces the pressure of a gold
standard Olympic gold to be
exact. Her father Bruny Surin
won an Olympic gold metal
in the 4x100 meter relay for
Canada in the 1996 Summer
Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
Katherine looks to achieve that
standard by making a name for
herself, and that name is already
in the Nevada record books.
See BLAZING Page A10
Photo courtesy of Katherine Surin
Freshman Katherine Surin lines up against her father and 1996 gold metal winner Bruny Surin on the track in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada last year. Katherine works to make a name for herself here at
the University of Nevada, Reno in an already famous track family.
#PopulatePeccole
Chris Overmyer/Nevada Sagebrush
Nevada fans view the action from the seats at Peccole Park on Sunday April 26. Even though the Wolf Pack lost to the Spartans 6-4, Peccole sold out for the first time in stadium history with 3,136 people.
Not-so-elite Pack will run

Nevada sets attendance
record in loss to Spartans into trouble in playoffs
By Chris Boline
For the last semester,
students
and
community
members had been encouraged to Populate Peccole
for last Sundays game against
San Jose State. Even though
the Nevada baseball team fell
to the Spartans, they did so in
front of a sold-out Peccole Park
crowd.
Before
a
record-setting
reported attendance of 3,136,
the Pack was unable to overcome a rough first inning that
saw starter Jason Deitrich give
up four earned runs. Nevada

was able to rally back by
scoring three runs in the fifth
inning to only go down by one
run. However, the Spartans
notched another run in the
sixth inning and never looked
back. The final score of 6-4 was
triple the offensive output that
San Jose State had put together
in the prior two games of the
series, but the bigger number
was the record-attendance at
Peccole Park.
While there were some
empty seats in the bleachers, the assembled crowd was
almost triple the teams average

attendance total of 1,112. In fact,
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval
was in attendance to watch to
the Wolf Pack take on the Spartans. The Populate Peccole
campaign was the brainchild of
the Nevada athletics marketing
team. Holly Aycock, the Assistant
Athletic Director of Marketing
and Promotions and Doug
Howe, the Assistant Director of
Marketing and Promotions both
agreed that this was a group
effort by the staff along with
See SELLOUT Page A10
n Sunday, Nevada
lost 6-4 to San Jose
State the same
team the Wolf Pack
beat by 25 runs the day before.
As I filmed for Wolf Pack TV, and
I carried
my camera
back to
storage
after the
game, a
Nevada
fan said to
me, I hope
you werent
Ryan
filming
Suppe
that
embarrassment.
At its best, Nevada averages
more runs per game than Brian
Polians offense scores, but how
can it manage just four runs
against the Spartans, who are in
last place in the Mountain West,
a sub-par baseball conference?
Nevada has many bad
losses two against San Jose
State, one to UC Davis, one to
San Francisco. Those blemishes
make me believe Nevada will
not make a run in the NCAA
Tournament this year.
Winning college baseball
games in the playoffs is about
consistency, depth and guts.
Nevada has plenty of guts. It is

probably one of the scrappiest
teams west of the Mississippi,
but it lacks consistency on the
mound, depth in the batters
box and confidence in the field.
All year, head coach Jay
Johnson has talked about depth
in his pitching staff. The Wolf
Pack has plenty of guys that can
come out of the bullpen and get
outs. I dont doubt that one bit,
but who is Nevadas dominant
Friday starter? Who is the guy
that can eat innings each outing
and give the bullpen a rest?
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