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VOLUME CXIV NUMBER 1
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Here we go again
Break brings ASUN change

Jessica Estepa
News Editor
ROCKY HORROR
Lipstick and cross-dressers. A de owered virgin. Rocky Horror tainted Lawlor with that and more. Page A12
MUSIC HAIKUS
Missing break music? Meat Puppets and more came out. Haiku teaches you. Page A10
A busy summer brought the student government a bigger budget, new budgeting methods for clubs and organizations, an emphasis on tradition and a new constitution. Sandy Rodriguez, director of the Associated Students of the University of Nevada, said to expect this to be a year of transition. The change wont be just physically because of our move to the Joe Crowley Student Union, but also ideologically as the new constitution takes effect, Rodriguez said. Itll make for some chaos and tension, but its time for change.
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p Students near the Jot Travis Student Union during the rst day of school Monday. t Japanese International students Dan Shao, left, and Eungkyung Kang, search for their classes early Monday morning. q The lawn in front of the Fitzgerald Student Services Building at sunset at the end of the rst day of school.
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ISSUE FORUMS Presidential hopefuls Joe Biden and Bill Richardson spoke at the Opportunity 08 forum Wednesday. Page A5
Vice President of Programming Eli Reilly said to expect a new emphasis on tradition this year from the Flipside Programming board. From Welcome Week and Homecoming Week to the newly introduced Nevada Speaker Series and late night programming, Reilly said he wants to continue old traditions and create new ones. We need to establish this culture on campus, where students want to get involved in a club or attend an event because thats what you do when you go to college, he said.
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS FUNDING
SYLLABUS READING
Learn how to see what professors have in store for their classes with the syllabi using this weeks guide. Page A3
SPORTS
NEBRASKA AWAITS
The football team will travel to Lincoln, Neb., to take on the Huskers Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Page B1
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Over the summer, the funding formulas for clubs and organizations were revamped, said Vice President for Clubs and Organizations Maria Urbina. The formulas will make it easier to get money and ensure that funding doesnt run out before the end of the school year. The new formulas create three tiers of funding, Urbina said. The silver, blue and white tiers each have different maximum amounts that groups can request. If applying for the silver tier, groups would not have a maximum amount but would need to present a detailed budget on how they plan to spend the money. In the blue tier, groups
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PACIFIC BLANKS PACK

The Wolf Pack volleyball team was shutout, 3-0, but said it gained valuable experience. Page B 1
Board of Regents plan for future

Admission standards increased from 2.75 GPA to 3.0 to improve freshman retention
Assistant News Editor
The governing body over Nevada colleges raised admission standards for next years high school graduates in the decision they say will help new freshmen succeed. Incoming freshmen in the year 2008 will need a 3.0 GPA instead of the 2.75 requirement in past years, the Board of Regents decided Aug. 16. The discussion started with a report by Jane Nichols, vice chancellor of academic and student affairs, on the effect of the 2006 standards hike that raised the required GPA from 2.5 to 2.75 at Nevada universities. Nichols reported a 14.4 percent decline in enrollment at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, but only a 2.6 percent decline at UNR after the GPA increase. Nichols said in 2002 the regents approved the two admissions hikes, to 2.75 in 2006 and 3.0 in 2010. After the regents discussed the results of the Nichols report, they decided to move the second
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PERSPECTIVES
ROGERS, STEP DOWN
Jim Rogers, head of all the Nevada colleges, is unt for the post in light of juvenile, manipulative acts . Page A7
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WEEKLY UPDATE ........................................... A3 CLASSIFIEDS ............................................................ A6 PERSPECTIVES ......................................................A7 MUSIC ................................................................................ A10 A&E ............................................................................................ A12 SPORTS ................................................................................... B1 INSIDE SCOOP .......................................................B3 GAMEDAY...................................................................... B6
GPA raise to 2008 and increased the allowed number of special admissions. Howard Rosenberg, vice chair of the Board of Regents, said the increased requirements are not to keep students out of college but to make sure they are able to succeed. The board is trying to help students, not hurt them, Rosenberg said. If we take them in and fail them, what good is that? If we do that it makes me no better than a bum on the street taking your money. From a 2002 study, Ellis said new students with a high school GPA below 2.75 nished their rst UNR semester at an average GPA of 1.85. Only about half stayed for their sophomore year, she said. By comparison, those who graduated high school with a GPA above 3.0 earned on average a 3.57 GPA at UNR and 81 percent stayed beyond their rst year, she said. Rosenberg said students who
Glick presents plan to up four-year graduation rates

At the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents meeting Aug. 17, University of Nevada, Reno President Milton Glick outlined his goals for the coming year, including increased credit loads, helping students graduate in four years and making UNR a sticky campus. One of President Glicks main focuses was increasing the average class load of students from 12 credits to more than 15 credits. Research shows if students take more credit hours they have higher grades and retention, Glick said. And an increase in credit hours increases success because students are engaged and they discipline themselves. Sarah Ragsdale, Associated Students of the University of
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Rogers holds out on UNR donation

Jessica Estepa
News Editor
University of Nevada, Reno ofcials looking to raise money to build the math and science building were set back by $3 million when Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Jim Rogers abruptly ended talks on Aug. 17 about donating to the campus. Rogers decision stemmed from a formal evaluation that Regent Ron Knecht wrote in June, which challenged the chancellors integrity. Knecht said Rogers, whose job falls under the regents supervision, was micromanaging the higher education system, had conicts of interests in his work and was bullying other ofcials. Rogers said he and his family are absolutely outraged about the review. My wife and I are very generous when it comes to donating to different systems, he said.
Jim Rogers
Because of a performance review from Regent Ron Knecht, Rogers decided to not donate $3 million to the UNR.
But we are not going to give to a system where one of the regents calls me dishonest. He told Knecht about his decision at the Aug. 17 Board of Regents meeting. Knecht said Rogers told him privately between formal sessions. The money would have gone into building the $50 million math and science building. Bruce Shively, assistant vice president for planning, budget and analysis at UNR, said the project will receive $32 million
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Officers responded to a call of a suicidal subject on the I-80 overpass near the University of Nevada, Reno. The subject was not found at the scene and was later located at Juniper Hall. A university student was transported to St. Marys Hospital for evaluation and treatment. A university student was cited for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia in Lincoln Hall.
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Workers plan to finish the flooring on all four floors, along with the wood paneling on the walls this week. The Sierra Wall, a piece of art that goes through all the floors, will also be worked on. They will finish building the stage in the theater and the shelving in the new bookstore.
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An intoxicated student was cited for minor in possession/consumption of alcohol after reportedly house hopping on Artemesia Way. An intoxicated male was arrested for DUI, exceeding the posted speed limit and driving a vehicle with no drivers license or proof of insurance. An intoxicated passenger in the vehicle was taken into civil protective custody on the corner of 10th and Ralston streets.
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The DC Store now features express kiosks where students can order their own food. The kiosks offer students one stop for ordering and paying for meals. Its faster, said Ashley Scott, an 18-year-old undecided major. You dont have to wait in line. You can come here and swipe and get on with your day.
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An intoxicated student was arrested for minor in possession/consumption of alcohol after reportedly house hopping near corner of Artemesia Way and North Virginia Street. An intoxicated student was arrested for minor in possession/consumption of alcohol in the Jot Travis Student Union.
AUGUST 23
Ofcers responded to a call saying that three females and one male student were intoxicated in Argenta Hall. The students were given verbal warnings about underage drinking and possession of false identication. Ofcers responded to a two-vehicle accident at North Virginia and 16th streets. One driver was cited for failure to yield right of way while making a turn. A university student reported an incident of suspicious circumstance regarding possible misuse of a department computer at the Savitt Medical Library. A trafc accident occurred between two state vehicles on the bottom oor of the Whalen Parking Garage. No injuries were reported. Officers responded to a reported disturbance at the Sigma Nu fraternity house on Ralston Street.
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Eleven days after her disappearance, there are still no leads on the missing University of Nevada, Reno professor Judy Calder. Calder, 64, was reported missing by her husband Aug. 19. Her last contact with her family was on Aug. 18. Calders 2000 Lexus L300 sport utility vehicle was found Aug. 19 on Evans Avenue by Reno police, following a tip that a dark-skinned male was seen driving a similar vehicle near Fifth Street and Evans Avenue. Calder is reported to have been taking medication for diabetes and high blood pressure. Calder was staying at the Nugget since Aug. 17. Calder is 5 feet 5 inches tall and 145 pounds with brown eyes and red hair. Police ask anyone who has seen Calder or her vehicle since Aug. 17 or anyone with any information about the case to call the Sparks police department hotline at 331-5546 or Secret Witness at 322-4900.
No leads on missing UNR professor
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NEWS
Project a hit with faculty

Heather Lara
University of Nevada, Reno ofcials hopes to make the Summer Scholars program a new tradition for all incoming freshmen, featuring different books each year. Freshmen were asked to read Sweet Promised Land by Robert Laxalt, a former journalism professor, before school started and then participate in discussion groups at the new student orientation. Some students see it as a mysterious, pointless thing they need to do, said Aaron Santesso, a discussion group leader and English professor. Some are surprised on how much they got out of it, and some are thrilled by the experience. In regards to continuing the tradition, the length of the book, costs and reading capabilities are issues the administration needs to think about, Santesso said. Another of Santessos concerns was that students would feel overwhelmed with having to read a book during the summer,
adding more burden to their todo list over the break. Students shouldnt see it as something they have to do, Santesso said. Steve Rock, faculty senate chair, said Sweet Promised Land provided an opportunity for students to look at their college education not just as classes, and the new reading program would send students the message that they are a part of a larger educational campus. During an hour-long discussion, students had the opportunity to talk about their thoughts on the book and how it applied to their lives today. I didnt know what to expect, said JD Klippenstein, an 18-yearold anthropology major. Santesso moved the book discussion more toward how the students will develop their identity over the coming years. The book was written by someone wondering where their identity comes from, he said. By using excerpts from the novel, Santesso tried to impress that the students also grow.
The university is where you gure out who you are and who you are going to become, he said. Some of the discussion leaders had a hard time getting students to become involved with the discussions, but Santesso was optimistic when it came to the students wanting to learn. Teach with the best possible results in mind, not the worst, Santesso said. Klippenstein thought highly of the discussion groups because students got to interact with actual faculty and lessen their nervousness about school starting. He described it as a mock class that would help the students know what to expect. Faculty thought the Summer Scholars program would help the students become more involved with campus and a good way to make connections on campus, where students can meet people outside their major and have contact with the faculty. The students may make lifelong friends and meet people they would never talk to normally, said Mary Dugan, chair of the program.
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can request a maximum of $1,500 that will be used for travel expenses. The white tier will have maximum amount of $800, which can be used for the overall running of a club, from T-shirts to food at booths. Clubs and organizations will have to come to the clubs and organizations board with a proposal by certain dates, Urbina said.
NEW CONSTITUTION
The constitution, written over the past year and approved by University of Nevada, Reno students in the March ASUN election, was approved at the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents Aug. 17. Before the regents approved it, the new constitution had a clause removed because UNRs
legal counsel had concern over impeachment causes. Ofcers could be impeached for malfeasance, failure to discharge the powers and duties of ofce, or other offenses. Other offenses was removed from the clause because it allowed for ex post facto. A person could accuse someone of committing an illegal act after its been done and call for their impeachment, which is unconstitutional. ASUN president Sarah Ragsdale removed the words, allowing for legal counsel to approve the document and be placed on the Board of Regents agenda. Since it was approved, the ASUN rules and actions committee has started going through the bylaws and statutes, which govern the internal workings of ASUN, said Greg Green, speaker of the student senate. Each bylaw and statute need to be constitutional, he said.
Its a race to get that done, Green said.
BUDGET
Also approved at the regents meeting was a $0.50 increase to how much money ASUN receives per paid credit hour. After a budget cut from the Nevada state legislature in May, the ASUN operating budget for the 2007-2008 school year was $882,000. The increase adds $150,000 to the budget. The increased budget will allow for ASUN to provide increased stafng and provide more student services, including the return of the Safe Ride program, said Chris Trillo, ASUN executive vice president. Trillo said that the funds were divided throughout the organization during the scal board allocations meeting Aug. 21. The nal budget is up for approval at the Wednesday senate meeting.
Glick
Nevada president, agreed that full-time students need to increase their class loads. If youre going to be a full-time student, be a full-time student, Ragsdale said. Glick and Ragsdale pressed that students who are involved with campus life will tend to do better in their studies. Its about balance, Ragsdale said. She said she hopes students will embrace the challenge of taking an extra class and wanting to be on campus more, whether it was through joining a club or getting an on-campus job. Campus shouldnt be a place where you sleep, but a place where you live, Ragsdale said, quoting Glick. Referring to Glicks sticky campus, Ragsdale said being involved helps create a connection with students and helps them feel a part of the community. Students would be more motivated to get their degree if they
are in clubs and organizations, Ragsdale said. Glick agreed that another key component to college success lies in engagement. Using a football season analogy, Glick and Ragsdale said football players get higher grades during the fall semester when football season is in because they are constantly engaged than they do in the spring semester. Alhough tuition fees are rising in 2008 and again in 2009, administration thinks students should think twice before having two jobs a real job and college. For full-time students, they would be better served to pay for a full-time load and take as many credit hours as they can handle, Glick said. Regent Jason Geddes agreed with Glick that credit blocks, where students pay for 15 credits but can take additional classes without paying for them, would be more benecial to the students in the end. Students will come out of school will less debt. Geddes said.0 The administration recom-
mends to students that college be their career and to utilize college loans to help pay for college.
Invest in your future, said Shannon Ellis, vice president of student services. Get a loan to pay for school rather than work. It is a better investment not to take a job. Take out a loan, go to school then pay off the loan with your higher salary.
President Glick also approached the Board of Regents about the graduation rate. We are right where we should be, Ellis said. We have a 50 percent graduation rate for six years which is normal for a land-grant university. Ellis said 50 percent of students are graduating in six years, but Glick expressed an interest in encouraging this years class to graduate in four years. We want you to have a great experience and graduate in a timely manner, Ellis said.
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do not meet the admissions standards should attend a community college and transfer to a university. Ellis said studies show students who do that have a much better chance of graduating UNR with good grades.
Shannon Ellis, vice president for student services at UNR, said special admission is made for students who do not meet the GPA or testing requirements but have special talents in athletics, music or art, or students who have had to overcome great obstacles in their life. The new policy increases special admittance to 15 percent of base
acceptance instead of 10 percent of base enrollment like previous years. The number of accepted students is always larger than the number who enroll, Ellis said. She said last year UNR made 302 invitations but only twothirds of those students accepted. Ellis said the new policy allows UNR to be more exible when admitting students.
Rogers
from the state and $18 million from private fundraising by the university. Until the remaining portion of the $18 million is raised by the university, construction on the building cannot begin, Shively said. UNR President Milton Glick said Rogers was not obliged to donate money to the university
or to NSHE. It just means were still looking for $3 million, Glick said. Howard Rosenberg, a regent and UNR art professor, said Rogers actions are inexcusable but he agreed with Glicks assessment. Well manage without his money, Rosenberg said. Its not going to affect us. He said he didnt understand why Rogers was only taking money away from UNR and not the University of Nevada, Las
Vegas. If hes angry, why go after UNR? he said. What connection does Knecht have to UNR? It doesnt make sense. Shively said John Carothers, UNR vice president of development and alumni relations, had raised a considerable amount of the $18 million for the math and science building, though he did not know how much had been raised. Carothers could not be reached for comment Monday.
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Democrats come out to issue forums

Jessica Estepa
News Editor
Billed as presidential candidate forums for economic and education policy, the Opportunuty 08 issue forums on Aug. 20 and 22 lacked participation from major candidates in both parties that made some question Nevadas importance. Only Democratic presidential hopefuls Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico and Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware ranked No. 4 and No. 5 respectively in the latest MSNBC Democratic poll showed at the forums, which were held in the Silver and Blue Room at the Lawlor Events Center. No Republican candidates spoke at the forums, which the Brookings Institue and UNR started working on in late June. Candidates were extended invitations to the event in July. Biden and Richardson both spoke on education, touching on the No Child Left Behind Act and higher education before answering questions from the audience. Both said participating in the forum was their way of reaching out to Nevadan voters. Its an important state, but the other candidates would rather sit on the ball rather than come out here and rally people, Biden said. Im going to go after it. Richardson said there was no excuse for his opponents to not show up. They should have been here, he said. But University of Nevada, Reno political science department chair Eric Herzik said it was unrealistic to expect all the top candidates to participate, especially on short notice. Herzik said the purpose of the forums had been misadvertised, saying the forums were about the issues, not the candidates. These were issue forums, not
candidate forums, Herzik said. No, it wasnt Clinton and Obama, but the fact that any candidate came out shows Nevada matters. Nobodys to blame for people not showing up. Jane Tors, UNR executive director of public relations, said she believed the forums were good for the universitys image. For events that were planned so quickly and that didnt occur during the school year, we had a good turnout, Tors said. About 120 people came out Aug. 20 and 300 on Wednesday. Herzik said that future events are a possibility because of Nevadas early caucus.
For events that were planned so quickly and that didnt occur during the school year, we had a good turnout, said Jane Tors, University of Nevada, Reno executive director of public relations.
This could be the beginning of more events in the coming months, Herzik said. It was unfortunate that more candidates couldnt show up, but limited time constraints and short notices largely dictated who came out and who didnt. Herzik said its important to look at how UNR stepped up for the event. Its our job as a university and institution to provide this service, he said, pointing out that national and local experts participated in the issue panels and the events brought out about 300 audience members and a number of student volunteers. We did what were supposed to do, and of that we can be proud of.
p Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., talks to the press after discussing education policy at the Opportunity 08 issue forum.
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t Biden speaks to the audience in the Silver and Blue Room at the Lawlor Events Center. Biden was one of two presidential hopefuls that spoke at the forum. The top poll leaders in both political parties were noshows to the event.
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Love him or not, Rogers unt for Regents

eople call Chancellor Jim Rogers many things. Impatient. Mercurial. Thin skinned. And because of those descriptions, people should call Rogers unt to lead the Board of Regents. An outraged Rogers ended talks with University of Nevada, Reno President Milton Glick Aug. 17 about donating $3 million of his familys money to fund construction for the math and science building. He also said they would never donate to any
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Nevada college ever again. Now UNR is still millions of dollars short of funding the campuss next major project and the integrity of the Board of Regents has been taken down yet another notch because of the chancellors behavior. Rogers decision comes after Regent Ron Knecht questioned the chancellors integrity in a June 22 evaluation. This isnt personal, Knecht said. What he has done is illogical and immature. Despite what he has said, I never called him a crook. And Knecht is right. Rogers
is playing too many roles as chancellor. He is a major philanthropist to the institutions. He is a public employee. And he is also a major political donor who often uses his donations against regents who are critical of him by donating to their opponents. Keep in mind that the regents should be Rogers bosses the oversight in the states publicly funded higher education. But the regents have drowned in Rogers deep pockets, giving us 13 useless elected ofcials. If any regent criticizes Rogers, he throws a t or donates to the opponents in the next election.
He gave $20,000 to Knechts opponent last election. Earlier this year Rogers submitted his now-infamous resignation that simply read I quit, after a regent criticized him. He quietly took his job back a day later and the matter was forgotten. And lets not forget the Las Vegas-based consultation group that recommended the regents and the chancellor essentially go through group counseling. Rogers is a tremendous fundraiser and has funneled millions of dollars into Nevadas universities. And it is, after all,
his money, and the system should be gracious for all that he has given. But that does not make him the best candidate to be chancellor. Some people would say Rogers has brought a welcomed leadership style to the system. But his inability to take criticism and build constructive relationships with the regents is hurting the integrity of the states higher education system. What we need is someone we can call a consensus builder not a crybaby.
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un! Flee! Panic, because we are all doomed, DOOMED! For years, I have been studying signs from pop culture, ancient prophecies, the weather and politics, and they all have been pointing to one thing. Now, after deciphering the message ABITXTOST sent to me in my alphabet soup, I have come to a conclusion: The world is ending soon. The oncoming apocalypse has been staring us in the face for decades. Even the rock band R.E.M. has said its the end of the world as we know it, and apparently they feel fine. It is kind of like in Shakespeare: when something bad is going to happen, water turns to blood, the sky turns red and horses start eating each other. That is the same thing that has been happening to us, but on a cultural level. The world has just stopped making sense; people like Paris Hilton are famous based on no merit of their own, more people vote for American Idol than president, and Clint theres that margarine that tastes Demeritt like butter but isnt. Any just God would have wiped us out long ago. Imagine it: the sun goes out, meteors falling from the sky, oceans boiling, ice caps melting, nuclear missiles exploding, earthquakes, zombies, UFOs, flying monkeys, a clone army of Dick Cheneys wielding shotguns all at the same time. This is just one of the horrific possibilities, if were lucky. Most doomsday prophets are pretty vague about their predictions. Evangelical Christians who keep harping on and on about the second coming say they think the world will most definitely end in the next thousand years. And there are the Mayans, who think they are so cool with their perfect calendar that didnt need a leap year. They predicted the world would end in 2012. But getting bitch-slapped by the Spanish really hurt their credibility. Well I wont be pussyfooting around the issue, staying vague like that bitch-ass prophet Nostradamus. I am willing to tell people the apocalypse is coming next week. We might have a few months, tops. I have even been considering a deadly 5-day forecast. Brimstone showers on Wednesday, -100C nuclear winter on Thursday and ideal beach weather on Friday just before the sun expands and cooks Earth. However bleak the future is, my columns should help you make the most of your meaningless postapocalyptic state. I will tell you about the many colorful (and painful) ways you could die during or after Armageddon. I will also disprove doomsday myths like that stupid global warming thing. I will give some investment tips to help people diversify their portfolios for when the markets collapse and currency becomes useless; I heard dog meat will make a killing. And I will discuss the effects of nuclear winter on fashion and nightlife.
Second tier status.
BRIGHT SIDE
Things to look forward to in the upcoming semester
ell, college has officially started and the semester is full of new possibilities. The thought of epic parties, fresh faces, new classes and the possibility to make everlasting memories has me happy like a little child before Christmas. Now, I hear a lot of people define college as a time in an individuals life when Sean they learn Love what they need to know to survive in the outside world. I call bullshit on this one. Yeah, it is a time when we learn, but I believe mostly what we learn is what we are capable of. Even as a fifth-year senior, I am still amazing myself. Regardless of whether we are good or bad students, we are going to do things we have never done
before. What this semester holds has yet to be found, but I encourage all of you to be optimistic about everything that happens to you during your years here at the University. There are going to be times when it sucks, guaranteed, but like my man Sir Isaac Newton proved: for every action, something else is going to happen. What is beautiful about the bad is that it makes you appreciate the good. Yeah, you puked after that last shot of alcohol, but the way I look at it is your body did not want you to choke on that vomit later dying alone and filthy. Sorry, a bit graphic, but like I said, to understand the bad is to see the good in it. I would love to come to each issue with some good thoughts that make people happy. There are many things that happen each day you can look at and feel happy you experienced them. Sometimes you have to go in search for these moments, but luckily
we are all in the environment perfect for that. Each day is a gift, you only live once and making the most out of each day could never be more important for students in college. Here is an idea. If you like your professors, tell them. You will feel good for doing it and they will be happy to receive the praise. If you absolutely hate your professors, ace their tests and show them you can take whatever they can dish. Humans are magnificent creatures and we are capable of some incredible things. The key to this is being in the mindset to appreciate it. So be optimistic and make this first week memorable. Oh yeah, I also forgot all you pessimists out there - I got you covered. Check out a song Trapped In by Division of Laura Lee. It will keep you in your mindset. Do not worry, either, for as long as my articles keep coming I will have something in them for you.
CAMPUSCHAT
What would you wear to burning man?
A loin cloth. Im going to burning man and plan on wearing nothing but a smile.
Melissa Test Sr, Photography Gillian Bos Sr, Chemistry
A bikini and a lighter necklace.
Im tie-dying a bunch of fabric and tying it on as a two piece outt.

Stace Alonzo Sr, Psychology
Sam Forrester Sr, Health Ecology
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PERSPECTIVES
SEX AND MORE
DC dates and Nye Hall: the freshman dating scene
ello to all of my new and old readers, and welcome to college! Welcome back to all of those brave souls who are returning, and welcome freshmen, to a whole new world of learning, friendships, dating, love and sex. My name is Karah, and my job this semester is to look into the deeper issues of relationships both romantic and sexual; relate some experiences to you Karah and provide useful Lucas knowledge about the topics that I decide you should care about and will learn from. Though I am currently in my
fourth year, I remember the experiences of a UNR freshman very well. Heres how it may go for you. You will meet someone at a party, both of you holding a red plastic cup of beer and reveling in the fact that you are a college student (drinking beer) and your social status has just moved up a notch from high school student. The two of you will engage in conversation and most likely connect on some deep and meaningful levels (Wow, I cant believe that Superbad is your favorite movie, too! I mean I have no doubt that it will go down as the most classic teen movie of our time. You have a great rack, by the way, do you need another drink? Perhaps more alcohol in this one?). With these connections pulling you together, you will no doubt
exchange phone numbers and plans will be made. Most of these first plans will involve a DC date. These Downunder Caf dates are very romantic. Guys, swipe the ladies in, get a private table for two and try the salad. Chicks dig dudes who are into salad. He will tell you that youre definitely the hottest girl hes seen today, since 2 p.m. anyway, ask if youre considering joining any sororities because he heard that Pi Phi chicks really know how to get it done, and possibly ask if youd be interested in a tour of each others dorm rooms. Ladies, you dont have to do the dorm tour on the rst date. That dorm will still be there on your third DC date. As tempting as the phrase, Arent you wondering what the boys rooms in Nye Hall look like?
You have a great rack, by the way, do you need another drink? Perhaps more alcohol in this one?
is, you dont have to give in. If the thought of not seeing that room is more unbearable than the thought of going back to your room and listening to more of your new roommates music, go and see it by all means. Make sure that you know, however, that if you sit, lie or do any sort of acrobatic tricks on to his bed, youll be asking for it. Having a girl in, on, under or around his bed is seen as fair game in a college mans mind. Holding off can be key in the ways of love, and if thats what youre looking for, just keep reading. If what you might be looking for starts with an S and rhymes with hex, Id recommend you to keep reading as well. This all will be explained more in depth in my later columns. If you absolutely cannot wait until then, just know that there are free condoms at the student health center just like the ones that you pay for at any convenience store. Until next time, have a great rst week of college. Be safe, both sexually and otherwise. Happy hunting!
Karah Lucas is the sex and relationship columnist for The Nevada Sagebrush. She can be reached at editor@nevadasagebrush.com.
DEEP THOUGHTS
A college survival guide

walked into Wal-Mart to shop for school supplies the other day and left with a sh. Im not sure how it happened. Every time I go there, I leave with random things. For example, last year, on a midnight excursion for more booze, I left alcoholfree but the proud owner of a pound of beef jerky and a Kidz Bop CD. True story. Anyway, here I am, on the rst day of class trying to take notes with a sh (his name is Linus Rose) and wondering why I havent managed to graduate yet. For those of you who are Therese dreading this semester as Vradenburg much as I am, here are some survival tips. Stay away from the swans. Dont be fooled by the gentle appearance of the Manzanita Lake inhabitants. Dont attempt to pet them. Theyve killed for less. Pretend to be blind. You wont have to write papers, read or take notes. Plus, if you come to class drunk, no one will get mad at you if you stumble into a few things. As for you freshman boys, if youre lucky, pretending to be blind just may be the thing that will nally, FINALLY let you nd out what boobs feel like. Avoid the Christian protestors. They think theyre part angel or something. Personally, I think theyre all hypocrites. One time as I was walking past, one of them asked me if I was a fornicator and willing to face my sin. I politely informed it that when trying to get some, propositioning a complete stranger was not the best way to go about it. Dont forget to register your bike. Thats right. For all of you students who are too poor to buy a parking permit and have resorted to biking to class, you now have to
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register those as well. Dont worry- its free ... for now. Its $5 a ticket if you dont, but parking ofcials dont really have any way to enforce it that I can see. I have a hunch that the biketicketing idea was created to give our campus bike cops something to do. (Go, Ofcer Smith, and chase down your kind!) Dont forget to register your feet. At the rate our campus is going, those will be the next things that we will get ticketed for. We do not want to park them in zones that we havent paid for. (Sorry, miss, but the green permits are for hedge areas only. Please remove your left foot from the sidewalk immediately.) Learn your way around campus. The better you know campus, the easier it will be to devise alternate, complicated routes to avoid every campaign candidate, band member, club president, bar promoter, eerily artistic escaped preschooler, etc., that will be attempting to shove neon pieces of tree at you as you walk past. Trust me, theyll be there. All the time. Study at home. The library isnt a place to get anything done. Its a meat market, full of a bunch of gossiping idiots reading their textbooks upside down and misspelling comments to each other on MySpace. If youre lonely and lookin for love, though, grab a chair... Well, there you go, some helpful suggestions to get you through this upcoming semester. The best way to get through any semester, however, is simply just to hallucinate. Pretend that youre anywhere else but good ol UNR, or just pretend that your fish is actually just a pencil.
A new year, a new Nevada Sagebrush D

ear reader, On behalf of The Nevada Sagebrush, Id like to welcome you to another year at the University of Nevada, Reno. Things are just starting to heat up for the semester. Football begins this weekend, classes are now in full swing and campus life is stirring once again. As for The Nevada Sagebrush, our staffers have been working on this newspaper since they left for their internships and summer jobs last May. As a result, I hope that you notice some new features in The Nevada Sagebrush this year. Michael Higdon, our design editor, spent his summer improving the look of the newspaper by incorporating new fonts and applying design styles that will complement our new Web site. We hope that you Brian enjoy the newspapers more Duggan conversational and modern appearance. Another major addition to The Nevada Sagebrush is our revamped Web site designed by Web editor Colin Loretz, who details his work in his Web Guru column in this section. Please take advantage of the Web sites new interactive features such as podcasts, blogs, and photo galleries. More importantly, take advantage of the ability to comment on content posted on the
Web site. We no longer want to just talk to you we want you to talk back and engage us in a conversation. Send us comments. Write us a letter to the editor. Come down to our ofce and pitch a story or blog idea. Just engage this newspaper. Our reporters, photographers and columnists can only cover so much of this university. And if our readers tell us what is important or help us cover some unknown facet of student life, we can make this university a better one. Also, if you nd any mistakes, please let us know. This newspaper is both a campus watchdog and learning environment for aspiring journalists. In the spirit of all this change, our newsroom will also move into the Joe Crowley Student Union next semester. We will miss the character of our current ofce, but our new home is just too appealing. Plus theres a Starbucks in the new union. As the news media continue to undergo a radical transformation from a daily newspaper into a 24-hour Web product that goes beyond traditional newspaper storytelling, we are more than happy to run with those changes. We hope you are, too. Good luck this year.
Brian Duggan is the Editor in chief of The Nevada Sagebrush and can be reached at editor@nevadasagebrush.com. Send Letters to the editor to letters@nevadasagebrush.com.
Therese Vradenburg is a columnist for The Nevada Sagebrush. She can be reached at editor@nevadasagebrush.com.
WEB GURU
The Nevada Sagebrush adopts social, visual media
s the saying goes, People are afraid of change. Unfortunately for those people, change is inevitable. A good way to measure change is through technology, and the human race seems to be doing well in that department as new inventions and solutions pop up daily to meet our needs. If technology, an obvious form of change, caters to our needs, then how can it be feared? Simply enough, Colin people just do Loretz not like to learn new things. This is very common in the workplace. The employees learn a system and they repeat that system day in and day out. They become accustomed to those repeated actions and thus become resistant to change. In the newspaper industry, there are many that believe the Internet will not only change, but completely replace print newspapers. Now it is hard to imagine that one day, newspapers like this one could cease to exist. The reasoning behind their worrying makes perfect sense. The Internet allows news to spread quickly at a very low cost compared to printing and distributing hundreds of thousands of typeset pieces of paper. While the cost for publishing Web content is relatively inexpensive, I do not agree that it will replace print journalism. New methods of distribution and diverse media formats provide the opportunity to
strengthen the newspaper as a whole. The Nevada Sagebrush is not fighting the change. We are using this opportunity to innovate. We are using the latest tools and most popular technologies to experiment in areas such as social media and visual journalism. We have created a new Web site that focuses on using social and visual journalism as well as traditional writing to provide a more immersive experience. What does that mean for you? The days of just reading the newspaper are over. We dont want to talk at you - we want to have a conversation, so we encourage you to participate by providing comments on stories you like, dislike or wish to discuss with the community. We look forward to exploring these new areas. Social media and user-generated content really caught on last year. I cant go to the grocery store without hearing bits of conversation that sound like Did you see that video of the cat playing a piano on YouTube? or I talked to this girl on MySpace yesterday ... If you find something cool, you naturally want to share it with your friends. Visual journalism is also important because sometimes seeing a set of photos will tell the story better than five hundred words ever could. Audio podcasts, photo galleries, video, a Facebook application and more are all in store as we kick off yet another year at The Nevada Sagebrush. I invite you to join us at www. nevadasagebrush.com.
Colin Loretz is the web editor for The Nevada Sagebrush. He can be reached at cloretz@nevadasagebrush.com.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
AUGUST 28, 2007 A9
Throw preconceived notions in the re

Larry Harvey set fire to an 8-foot crudely built wooden man as 20 people watched on San Franciscos Baker Beach in honor of the Summer Solstice. That event in 1986 would be known as the first Burning Man. Twenty years later nearly 40,000 people gathered in the Black Rock Desert to do the same thing to a 40-foot man standing on a 32-foot tall Art-Deco Pavilion. Burning Man continues its tradition of pyromania with this years art theme of the Green Man. The Green Man theme pays tribute to the unknown artist of cave paintings, while focusing on the events environmental impact and emphasizing a need for man to work with nature instead of conquering it. Caleb Parker, who has been attending Burning Man for four years, said the rst time he went he was awed by the huge art structures, which usually cost
BURNING MAN
Clint Demeritt
Bikes parked near Center Camp on the playa during the 2006 Burning Man Arts and Culture Festival in Black Rock City outside Gerlach, Nev. Last years theme was Fear and Hope. This years theme is Green Man.
thousands of dollars and hundreds of man-hours to build only to be burned down in a week. He said the rst time people go into Burning Man the experience can be overwhelming. It looked like someone took all the neon in Vegas, took it to the desert and strapped it to everyone, Parker, a 26-year-old mechanical engineering major, said. Although Burning Man has been drawing thousands of burners to the area informally known as the playa, Parker said the event is not what most people think. My rst preconceived notion was that it was some big hippy love fest, Parker said. However, the Burning Man Web site says the idea that it is a gathering of hippies, anarchists and pagans is just myth. Instead the Web site describes Burning Man as an art festival that stresses radical self-expression, radical inclusion and radical self-reliance. On the playa people are expected to take care of themselves com-
pletely, but Chelsea Wesnousky, a 22-year-old college graduate who has been to Burning Man for four years, said burners dont have to completely rely on themselves. Wesnousky said she often gives food and water to other people. The most interesting thing is balancing radical self-reliance and balancing that between that sharing and a sense of community, said Wesnousky. Adam Goreian, who has been going to Burning Man since 2003, said the best part of the festival is how accepting and laid-back people are. The only rule is there are no rules. Letting your hair down doesnt even cover it, Goreian said. Whether its your rst time or your fth, everyone is familiar. Parker said that Burning Man is hard to explain in words but most people who go there make a return trip each year if able. Be prepared to get your mind blown, said Parker. You have to see it, it is too hard to explain. You have to experience it.
Rocky
humped. Rocky Horror is an entirely different plane: Planet Transsexual in the Transylvania Galaxy, to be precise. This specic Rocky Horror troupe did what they called a Virgin Sundae, where they picked out virgins from the audience and made them get on their knees. Their mouths were then lled with whipped cream with a cherry placed on top. The Bawdy Caste then took their cherries by eating the cherries out with their mouths.
With this much excitement before the show even started, everyone knew this was going to be a wonderful night. For those of you who dont know the plot, itd take more than a single review to explain it all, but its a cult movie that encourages audience participation. As the giant lips sang the opening song Science Fiction Double Feature, two women in beyondskimpy clothing danced seductively as the Bawdy Caste walked onstage. Soon the movie started and the excitement elevated. As the rst scene in the movie, the wedding scene, began audience members threw rice. Not
only rice was thrown throughout the movie, things from toilet paper to toast were as well. As you looked down at the oor, you could only feel bad for the custodial staffthe audience was sitting up to their necks in the mess. The movie itself was entertaining, though the Bawdy Caste was out of sync with the movie most of the time, which was a tad saddening. The night was lled with ying toiletry and food, cross dressers and little-to-nothing dressers, and, in the end, a great sense of enjoyment that you were able to be part of such an amazing event.
Virgin
red-blooded 19-year-old that, despite natural urges, tries not to be too much of a pervert. So, in my moments of holy God shes hot I may have leered at a few men dressed in lingerie. And that continued for about 45 minutes. Order eventually returned to my libido and I peeled myself away from the eye candy. I needed to gure out this virgin thing, so I asked the costume contest winner. Thanks to my V, I could look forward to being squirted with
water, dry-humped and being hit with rice. There was also the possibility of having a wig and cum thrown at me. But all in good family fun I was assured. And considering he looked better in lingerie than many of the women, I took his advice and wandered off to talk to more people about being a virgin. One nice gentleman told me the rice and the water would be the best part. Then I asked about the dry-humping. I lost my cherry at that point. No soft music and no candles. Only Phil and his sparkling leotard. He leapt on me like a lion on a small, virgin gazelle. He straddled me and his tongue
swirled on the side of my face. He let me up to the laughter and stares from other people. Sweat streaked my V. No matter. I knew I was no longer a virgin. And I was ready for more. My innocence was gone and I wandered to another crowd. The next two girls and two guys said I was the best dry-hump of the night. Another group of virgin girls also gave me a good humping. And it was glorious. I felt attuned to these people in a way I didnt think possible walking in. And I shall return next year with only this warning: man in tiny green thong, be prepared. Your lack of clothes shall be matched and beaten.
Music
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AUGUST 28, 2007
MEAT PUPPETS RISE TO YOUR KNEES

Release date: July 17 Genre: Rock
Reviews in HAIKU
Catch up on the summer music you missed with Japanese poetry
WEEKLY UPDATE
TUESDAY/28
After seven years Puppets have a new album. It is glorious.
SPOON GA GA GA GA GA
Release date: July 10 Genre: Indie rock The album is weird But thats known from the title But it rocks the house.
Genre: Acoustic, hippy-rock Description: Ninth studio release will most likely be in the same vein as his other mellow albums. Just imagine his new album is actually by Jack Johnson, you wont be able to tell the difference.
BEN HARPER LIFELINE
BAD RELIGION NEW MAPS OF HELL
Release date: July 9 Genre: Punk
They sold out punk rock The Epitaph label sucks Nothing but a joke.
PAUL MCCARTNEY MEMORY ALMOST FULL

Release date: June 5 Genre: Rock
He used to smoke pot Now he just plays happy pop And splits from peg-leg.
GOGOL BORDELLO SUPER TARANTA

Release date: July 10 Genre: Gypsy Rock
MAROON 5 IT WONT BE SOON BEFORE LONG
Release date: May 22 Genre: Pop rock
Funny gypsy rock Their craziness still abounds But in a good way.
They have a pop sound Adam has angelic voice Hes really cute, too.
INTERPOL OUR LOVE TO ADMIRE

Release date: July 10 Genre: Indie Rock
New York pretty boys Third album rocks the casbah. Album sounds polished.
COMMON FINDING FOREVER

Release date: July 31 Genre: Rap
BON JOVI LOST HIGHWAY
Release date: June 19 Genre: Country rock
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RILO KILEY UNDER THE BLACKLIGHT
Release date: Aug. 21 Genre: Indie Rock Former child stars Rock your indie knickers off Who would have thunk it? Release date: July 10 Genre: Alternative
Genre: Indie rap Description: His fth full-length release. Hes proven to be one of the driving forces in underground rap. Hopefully, his newest album will live up to the expectations that the previous releases have garnered.
AESOP ROCK NONE SHALL PASS
Genre: Indie/electronic Description: The rst two albums by VHS or Beta proved to be akin to other bands such as The Faint and Electric Six. The new album is probably just going to be more of the same but still worth a listen.
VHS OR BETA BRING ON THE COMETS
WEDNESDAY/29
Director: Robert Ben Garant Stars: Christopher Walken, George Lopez, Dan Fogler Genre: Comedy Description: A former ping-pong champ is brought in by the government to inltrate a high-stakes underworld tournament and bring down the organizer, a feared crime boss.
BALLS OF FURY
The god of great rap Put Chicago on the map Rhymes ow like water.
Pretty boy puts out New country album for you Keep living on prayer.
SUM 41 UNDERCLASS HERO

Release date: July 24 Genre: Pop-punk
Sum 41 makes Red-headed stepson of punk, Just like wife Avril.
Victorian Square in Sparks. All food booths will be open from 11 a.m.9 p.m., WednesdaySunday and from 11 a.m.5 p.m. on Monday. Also check out music on six different stages. Admission and concerts are free. For more information: www.nuggetribcookoff.com
BEST IN THE WEST NUGGET RIB COOK-OFF
Release date: May 29 Genre: R&B Pees on little girls Album slow as usual But who gives a crap?
R. KELLY DOUBLE UP
BAD BRAINS BUILD A NATION
Release date: June 26 Genre: Hardcore punk Legendary group The rst black hardcore punk band Plays well despite age.
2nd Annual World Rib Eating Championship 6 p.m. Main Stage Aug. 29 SolJibe 7 p.m. Main Stage Description: Catch this funky, acoustic rock group hailing right from Reno, Nevada.
Sept. 2 Loverboy 7:00 p.m. Main Stage Description: This Canadian pop band is known for their 1981 hit Working for the Weekend.
FRIDAY/31
THE WHITE STRIPES ICKY THUMP

Release date: June 19 Genre: Indie rock
Emily Katseanes and Nick Haas, A&E Editor and Assistant A&E Editor
PHOTOS BY MICHAEL HIGDON /NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS ZEITGEIST
Pasty Jack and Meg Invisible band member Same sound, different name.
The Pumpkins are back But theyre missing two members At least it beats Zwan.
DEATH SENTENCE Director: James Wan Stars: Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlun, Kelly Preston, John Goodman Genre: Action Description: After his family members suffer at the hands of gang members, a father (Kevin Bacon) sets out on a mission to kill each thug involved with the crime.
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Arts&Entertainment
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AUGUST 28, 2007
Sluts and Virgins

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, cheap and easy
Assistant A&E Editor
hey started out at Wingeld Park, but their followers overran the grounds. Then the Hilton/Grand Sierra could not house them any longer. For the ninth year, they picked Lawlor Events Center. The Rocky Horror Picture Show had found a home at last. Nearly 3,000 people lled the arena, most of whom had thrown common decency out the window in exchange for skimpy clothing and makeup. But the bra and garter outt wasnt solely for the female members of the audience. One man was wearing a green thong with a green glowstick used as a cockring and a trucker hat. As the thousands of people led in there was a comedian on stage doing a poor job of entertaining the crowd before the show actually began. The back of the stage was bedecked with a giant screen, which the movie would play on as the actors pantomimed the movie on the stage. Before the movie began, there was a costume contest, which was won by a man dressed up as good-girl Janet. Immediately following that was a Time Warp dance lesson. For those who had never been to Rocky Horror, or for those who had forgotten how, the lessons were there to teach the audience the most famous part of the movie. As 8 p.m. rolled around, the actors, a troupe from San Francisco called The Bawdy Caste, came out and did what they do at every Rocky Horror showing: single out the virgins. In Rocky Horror speak, a virgin is someone who has never been to see Rocky Horror in a live performance. At a showing, if youre a Rocky virgin, you not only get a big V on your forehead, you get harassed. It may be something as simple as being mocked, or as invasive as being dry-
Two The Rocky Horror Picture Show virgins, Amanda Polasky, 19, and Heather Dugan, 22, sit in front of the stage as whipped cream is poured into their mouths. Then a cherry is placed on the whipped cream as Bawdy Caste member, Kenny Woldhagen, playing Eddie, ate the cherries out of their mouths.
PHOTOS BY MICHAEL HIGDON /NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
SHOW ESSENTIALS
ing the marriage scene in the beginning Newspaper: used to cover your head from the simulated rain of squirt guns Candles, Flashlights, Lighters: used during the song Over at the Frankenstein place (be careful of ames, you are wearing a paper hat, after all) Noise Makers: used in unison with the Transylvanians after the creation speech Confetti: thrown at the same time the Transylvanians throw, after the Charles Atlas song Toilet Paper: thrown in the air when Dr. Scott comes into the scene and Brad exclaims, Great Scott! Toast: thrown in the air when Dr. Scott proposes a toast Party Hat: used during the dinner table scene when Frank puts on a party hat Playing Cards: immediately shower the theater in playing cards during the song Im Going Home at the line Cards for sorrow, cards for pain.
Rice: used dur-
Nick Haas
No candles, no soft music, a virgins rst Horror

aturday night I became a lthy slut. Men, women, it didnt matter. They licked my face like dogs and ground their hips against me like they were crushing pepper. I dont know why. Was it the microphone? My animal magnetism? Or the big red V on my forehead? Probably the middle one, but Im not a scientist. Im also no longer a Rocky Horror virgin. While I never saw the movie growing up, much less had rice thrown at me, a few years in Las Vegas will instill at least an idea of the experience. I knew about the dry humping, the toast and the dressing up. I couldnt tell you what the movie was about or why the audience does anything. And I still cant. I can, however, tell you the live Rocky Horror Picture Show was awesome and not just because I was dry humped by the nubile and nearly naked. Only mostly. But it didnt start out that way for at least the rst hour my libido didnt know what to do. Please understand that Im a
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dium with a lot of people, senior cornerback Paul Pratt said. We cant worry about the crowd and all the red. We at Nevada, we dont like red anyways. Memorial Stadium is one of the Cathedrals of College Football, according to The Sporting News and has sold out 282 straight games, an NCAA record. The streak dates back to 1962. The game day atmosphere in Memorial Stadium rivals the atmosphere of an NFL game with the amount of noise, said Nicholls State coach Jay Thomas, whose team played Nebraska last year (56-7 loss). Their fans really root for their team. It was really loud. Loud to the point that at times you couldnt hear yourself think. The Huskers are 248-34 during the streak and have only lost 11 times at home the last 19 seasons (116 wins). In order to prepare for the noise, 23-year Nevada coach Chris Ault went technological. Since only 500 or so fans show up to scrimmages, which is only about 1/170th of what the team will hear in Lincoln, the Wolf Pack turned to a compact disc. Just like last season, during Wolf Pack practices two speaker boxes
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sit on stands that project crowd noise. The noise is annoying to nearly everyone at Wolf Pack Park and even drew complaints from players with the Reno Silver Sox, who play about 500 feet away at Peccole Park. Some of the players admit that it is distracting and annoying, but they can relate to playing at such a loud venue. I think it gives us an idea of how its going to be like, senior running back Luke Lippincott said. But for me personally, I dont like it very much. I dont know how much its going to help. Its good for us to get that noise in
Ault: Graziano to start at Nebraska

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Nevada coach Chris Ault said late Monday that sophomore Nick Graziano will start at quarterback for the teams season opener against Nebraska Saturday. Graziano, who was the third starter last year behind seniors Jeff Rowe and Travis Moore, beat out redshirt freshman Colin Kaepernick for the job and will make his debut against one of the toughest defenses the team will play all season. Both of the quarterbacks looked very good in fall camp, Ault said in a statement. Graz
Have you ever heard 80,000 fans cheering at a football game? Have you ever seen 80,000 fans wearing a color combination of red and white? Thats what the Nevada football team is going to see this Saturday when it takes on Nebraska, the biggest stadium the team has ever played in. The Wolf Pack players have never played in front of such a large crowd, which is sometimes called the third biggest city in the state on game days. Its going to be a big-time sta-
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has earned the starting job but Kap is going to play as well. Luke Collis is listed as the third-string quarterback. Graziano will replace Rowe, who started three years at Nevada and was drafted in the fth round to the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2007 NFL Draft. Graziano was one of the most hyped quarterbacks in recent years and has impressed the coaching staff with his maturity and strong arm. The 6-foot-1, 220-pound Graziano saw limited action last season. He completed nine of 17 passes for 92 yards and a touchdown.
PACIFIC 3, NEVADA 0
Nevadas Lyndale Burleson shoots a lay-up against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 18.
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While the Nevada Volleyball team certainly doesnt enjoy losing, especially on its home court where it was 11-3 last season, the mood after Fridays season opening 3-0 loss to Pacic was surprisingly upbeat. Losing on our home court is upsetting, senior Karly Sipherd said. But I see a lot of positive things happening. One of those things is an increase in team unity, something senior Teal Ericson says was lacking last season (15-15). I feel like were more cohesive (this year), Ericson said. Last year I felt like the older girls and the younger girls were more separated. I think this year everyones gelled a little more. That change has been born of necessity, as three underclassmen were in the starting line up against Pacic on Friday. Also, because of an injury to junior Allison Hernandez, players such as Sipherd who usually plays in the middle, were forced to try out other positions. Nevada coach Devin Scruggs said while this switching of positions may have hurt the team against Pacic, it should pay dividends in the long run. I was disappointed with the loss, but I was pleased with the team unity, she said. The kids were doing the team thing by playing two positions that were not theirs. Scruggs said shes also excited about the play of the two freshmen, Lindsay Baldwin and Nicole Link, even though they had some slipups. Baldwin had nine kills for the third highest total on the team and Link, who is playing the libero position, had a team-high 11 digs. I think they did a good job, Scruggs said. There were some freshman mistakes out there and some freshman jitters. I think that the more theyre on the court, theyre just going to get better and better. Ericson agreed, saying the two freshmen will learn to cope with the game-time pressure. In practice theyre just outstanding, Lindsay (Baldwin) and Nicole (Link) especially, Ericson said. They just need
t Nicole Link watches the ball during Friday nights game against Pacic University at the Virginia Street Gym. Senior Teal Ericson spikes the ball during Friday nights game.
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Junior point guard Lyndale Burleson is ineligible for the fall 2007 semester, leaving the Nevada mens basketball team with a signicant void in its backcourt. We are disappointed, Nevada coach Mark Fox said in a statement. This is a unit (credit) issue and not grade-point average. We will work together to get Lyndale back in December. The fall semester ends on Dec. 21, meaning that Burleson theoretically could return to the court for the Wolf Packs Dec. 22 game against Northern Iowa and all of the conference season. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound Burleson served as the backup to second-team All-WAC point guard Ramon Sessions last season. Burleson appeared in 33 games, including two starts, and averaged 1.7 points and 2.2 assists in 15 minutes per game. As the only returning player to log signicant minutes at the point last season, Burleson would have gured prominently in the battle for the Wolf Packs starting job this season. Freshman Armon Johnson could get a shot at the starting job in Burlesons absence, as could sophomore Brandon Fields, a shooting guard who played limited minutes at point guard last season. The only other candidates would be All-WAC guard/forward Marcelus Kemp, who has excelled as a scorer on the wing over the last two seasons, senior Curry Lynch, who has played little during his time at Nevada, and sophomore transfer Ray Kraemer, who is known more for his work as a shooting guard than as a ball handler.
Over the last three years, the Nevada soccer team has gone from being unheard of to a team that takes changes with great ease. Since coach Terri Patraw took over in 2004, the Wolf Pack has gained national attention through its recruiting classes, vast improvement and recordbreaking seasons. As the Wolf Pack heads into the 2007 season, it is looking for nothing less than what they have already achieved in the past two years. However, they will be working toward those goals missing two keynote players from the 2006 season. Junior defender Randee Robinson and junior goalkeeper Caitlin Holmes made the decision to leave the team, sports information director Kristen Saibini said. Randee was a fantastic student-athlete for the program, Patraw said. Im not a big fan of her decision and she knows that, but she made the decision that she thought was best for her. Holmes left for personal reasons, Saibini said. She did, however, leave on good terms with the coaching staff and was told that she would be allowed back at any time. With a roster that contains six freshmen, building team chemistry has been a large part of the training. And, according to Patraw, it is going very well so far.
We depend on the freshmen every year to upgrade the play in the program after losing the senior class, Patraw said. All of our freshmen have been better than we expected.
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The team was chosen in the coachs poll to win the Western Athletic Conference Tournament for the second year in a row. Last year they were chosen to nish fourth. We took it as a big honor and compliment, but at the same time it puts a big target on our back, Patraw said. The Wolf Pack will open its season at home on Friday where it will play Oregon at 7 p.m. And while starting out the season out at home will be a huge benet, maximum effort will be a must heading into the game against what Patraw considers to be one of the highest-level Division 1 teams. Last year on the road, the Wolf Pack beat the Ducks 2-1. They were the best team we
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@ Nebraska Saturday 12:30 p.m.
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FOOTBALL
THE SKINNY: This will be the biggest stadium that Nevada has ever played in with a capacity of about 81,000. The game will be televised regionally on ABC and can be heard on ESPN Radio 630 AM.
Oregon Friday 7 p.m. Portland State Sunday 2 p.m.
SOCCER
THE SKINNY: The Wolf Pack beat Oregon 2-1 on the road last season, so expect the Ducks to try to return the favor. The Ducks were ranked fth in the Pac-10.
*Pepperdine Friday 5 p.m. *Arizona Saturday 12 p.m. *Lipscomb Saturday 5 p.m. at Pepperdine Tournament in Malibu, Calif.
VOLLEYBALL
Quarterback Nick Graziano will have plenty of opportunities to be on TV after Nevada reached a three-year deal with MY 21 KAME-TV.
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THE SKINNY: After dropping the season opener in three games to Pacic on Aug. 24, the Wolf Pack will head to California for the Pepperdine Tournament looking to turn around the beginning of the season.
Nevada reaches 3-year deal with MY 21 KAME-TV
CROSS COUNTRY
Nevada Twilight Classic @ Rancho San Rafael Friday 7 p.m.
Ezra Butler makes a sack in Nevadas game against Utah State on November 11. Butler was suspended one game for an unspecied reason. The one-game suspension is effective for Saturdays game against Nebraska.
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THE SKINNY: This will be Nevadas rst race of the season. The Wolf Pack earned a seventh place ranking in the 2007 NCAA Mountain Region Cross Country preseason poll. Nevada welcomes ve new freshmen and has rst team All-WAC members Charlotte Schnbeck and Amanda Moreno returning.
With Butler out at Nebraska, matchup even more lopsided
The Wolf Pack Sports Network reached a three-year deal with MY 21 KAME-TV to televise Nevada football and basketball games starting with the 2007-08 season. The deal will televise 12 football, mens basketball and womens basketball games this season starting with the football teams games at Utah State on Oct. 20 and at San Jose State on Nov. 24. With the two games on KAME-TV, the Wolf Pack football team will have all of its road games broadcasted in Northern Nevada. The broadcast schedule for mens and womens basketball games will be announced later this fall.
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WHOS HOT
JEFF ROWE FOOTBALL The former Wolf Pack quarterback signed a fouryear deal with the Cincinnati Bengals worth $1.7 million. He looks like he will be the third quarterback on the depth chart. In two preseason games he has thrown for 103 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions.
WHOS NOT
RANDEE ROBINSON SOCCER The would-have-been junior defender left the team without providing any reason to the coaching staff. Coach Terri Patraw said she is not a fan of Robinsons decision and Robinson knows it. However, she also said Robinson was a great student athlete for the program.
ou could almost feel the impact after the announcement that senior All-WAC linebacker Ezra Butler was suspended for Nevadas season opener against Nebraska. It was like a cheap shot to the stomach the pain incapacitates for several minutes. Nevada fans had a hint of hope that somehow the Wolf Pack could upset the Huskers, but realistically they wanted the game to be close. Now that faith is in jeopardy. Arguably Nevadas best player, Butler, who led team with 71 tackles, 17.5 for loss last season, is out at a time when his team needs him the most. Nevada was to take advantage of the suspension of Nebraskas top wide Scott receiver Maurice Oxarart Purify, who was found guilty of assault, disturbing the peace and hindering arrest after involvement in a bar ght on May 5. He also was found guilty of driving under the inuence on June 8. Purify, who was placed on probation for one year and ned $1,250, will likely play in the NFL next year and is considered one of the better receiver prospects. Now both teams have lost impact players. Nevada needed all the help it could get as the Huskers are ranked No. 20 in the preseason Associated Press Poll and were picked to nish second in the Big 12 North this
season by the media. Butler was suspended for an unspecied violation of team rules. There are rumors about what Butler did, but since neither he nor the coaches are providing an explanation, the truth may never come out. Im working on it. He apologized to fans, coaches and teammates, but declined to further discuss the issue or the circumstances. Purify said he was given a third chance. In a Sporting News article he was thankful to be suspended for just one game in and thought it could have been three games. That certainly gave Nevada an advantage and brought the playing terms a little closer to being equal. Now, Nebraska ultimately has the upper hand with its ferocious defense and superb athletic ability on offense. Nevada still has weapons at linebacker with seniors Jeremy Engstrom and Kevin Porter, along with junior Josh Mauga, but losing the athleticism and talent of Butler hurts. With Purify out, Nevada was in line to use its best weapon run defense to swarm the running backs and hopefully hold Nebraska to fewer than 35 points. Without the Huskers top receiver, it essentially limited its downeld attacks, which Nevada struggled to contain last season. Purifys absence didnt make Nevada the favorite but it did give Nevada hope. Purify will be a large part of the Huskers offense this season and he could be worth as much as Caleb Spencer and Robert Hubbard combined last season for Nevada.
He averaged 18.5 yards per catch last season and of his 34 catches, 29 of them were for rst downs. Did you watch the MPC Computers Bowl last season? Miami (Fla.), the 21-20 winner over Nevada, threw for 278 yards passing in the game with 52 and 74-yard touchdown passes. The Hurricanes downeld plays were a big key to the win. Purify would have likely provided that kind of exciting action. Nevada struggled with big plays last year and one of Aults goals this season is to reduce big plays on defense. Butler provided a spark on defense last year with seven-and-a-half sacks for a combined loss of 58 yards. He made offenses adjust to him because of his speed to attack the quarterback and ability to run with a tight end. He was around the ball a lot, rounding up two fumbles and forcing one. Nevada will still benet from Purify being out and will try to keep it close. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Purify tallied 630 yards and seven touchdowns in limited play last season. He was named to the second team All-Big 12 last season. Nevadas chances of winning were never strong, but if it happened, it would be a bigger miracle than the upset win against No. 16 Fresno State (38-35) in 2005.
Scott Oxarart is the Sports Editor at The Nevada Sagebrush. He can be reached at soxarart@nevadasagebrush.com.
Nevada gets top-10 ranking in Mountain Region
The Nevada cross country team earned a No. 7 ranking in the 2007 preseason poll in the Mountain Region. It is the rst ever top-10 ranking for the Wolf Pack. The Wolf Pack will begin its season at the Nevada Twilight Classic on Friday at 7 p.m. at Rancho San Rafael Park. Colorado is the No. 1-ranked team out of the 15 schools that make up the Mountain Region.
SOFTBALL
Wolf Pack to hold tryouts on Sept. 11 at Hixson Park
The Wolf Pack softball team will hold tryouts on Sept. 11 at 1:30 p.m. at the Christina M. Hixson Softball Park. Those interested in attending the tryouts must contact Nevada coach Michelle Gardner this week to ll out paperwork and be cleared through compliance and the Nevada training room. Coach Gardners ofce number is 6826926.
TRACK AND FIELD
T.J. Carter hired as new throw assistant for Nevada
The Nevada womens track and eld team will have a new assistant coach this season. T.J. Carter was named to the position after spending the last four seasons at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Wash., where he coached nine All-Americans at the Division II level. Carter will be the Wolf Packs throw coach along with overseeing all of Nevadas eld events.
BY THE NUMBERS
AGAINST PAC-10 TEAMS. NEVADA WILL BEGIN ITS SEASON AT HOME AGAINST OREGON. ONE IS THE NUMBER OF GAMES NEVADAS EZRA BUTLER WAS SUSPENDED FOR BREAKING AN UNSPECIFIED TEAM RULE. HE WILL PLAY AT NORTHWESTERN. 5 IS THE PLACE NEVADA WAS VOTED TO FINISH IN THE WAC VOLLEYBALL COACHES POLL. HAWAII WAS PICKED TO WIN THE WAC TITLE, WHICH WOULD BE ITS 12TH CONSECUTIVE TITLE.
IS THE STARTS QUARTERBACK NICK GRAZIANO HAS IN HIS TWO
YEARS AT NEVADA.
TWO ARE THE NEVADA WOMENS SOCCER PLAYERS THAT WERE NAMED TO THE ALL-WAC PRESEASON TEAM : JESSICA WILCOX AND SAMANTHA MILLER. 3 ARE THE DAYS LEFT UNTIL THE WOLF PACK PLAYS THE NO. 20-RANKED NEBRASKA HUSKERS. NEVADA IS 0-3 IN SEASON OPENERS SINCE 2004. FORTY-FOUR ARE THE KILLS THE NEVADA VOLLEYBALL TEAM HAD IN ITS 3-0 LOSS TO PACIFIC. THE TIGERS RACKED UP 54 KILLS IN THE MATCH. .500 IS THE WOLF PACK WOMENS SOCCER TEAMS ALL-TIME RECORD
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The team will play in front of about 80,000 fans at Nebraskas Memorial Stadium, the largest venue the Wolf Pack has ever played
HERE ARE THE FIVE PREVIOUS BIGGEST STADIUMS BY CAPACITY:
1 2 3 4 5
Wisconsin 1993 Camp Randall Stadium ......................................... 77,745 Result .................................................................. 35-17 loss
USC 1929 Los Angeles Coliseum ......................................... 76,000 Result ...................................................................66-0 loss Washington 2003 Husky Stadium ......................................................72,500 Result .................................................................. 28-17 win Washington State 2002 Qwest Field ........................................................... 72,000 Result .....................................................................31-7 loss Rice 2003 Rice Stadium ......................................................... 70,000 Result .................................................................52-42 loss
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jeff Rowe, a three-year starter at Nevada, looks for an open receiver during a recent practice in Cincinnati. Rowe was a fth-round draft pick by the Bengals in April and was a second team All-WAC quarterback as a junior for the Wolf Pack.
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our heads. I think as a team and as a university, Nebraskas one of the biggest teams weve ever played. To date, Nevadas away game against Wisconsin on Sept. 4, 1993, was the largest stadium theyve played in. The 76,129-seat stadium proved harmful to Nevada, as it lost 35-17. The Wolf Pack went 7-4 that season (4-2 in the Big West Conference, third place) under Jeff Horton, his only season at Nevada before leaving for UNLV. Wisconsin won the Big Ten that year with a 10-1-1 record.
Since 2000, WAC teams are 0-6 at Nebraska, being outscored 242-53. The Huskers beat San Jose State (49-13) in 2000, TCU (21-7) and Rice (48-3) in 2001, Utah State in 2002 (44-13) and 2003 (31-7) and Louisiana Tech (4910) last season. Its going to be a tough game, noseguard Matt Hines said. It will be even tougher without the starting outside linebacker Ezra Butler, who was suspended for the opening game for violating an unspecied team rule. Nebraska was picked to nish second in the Big 12 North in the media poll, and Nevada was picked to nish fourth in the WAC media poll.
Wolf Pack players going pro

Nevada sent players to NBA, NFL and MLB
Staff Report
There was a lot going on in Wolf Pack sports over the summer between the NBA Draft, NFL training camp and Major League Baseball. Nevada had two players chosen in the NBA draft, former Nevada quarterback Jeff Rowe signed with the Cincinnati Bengals, and three baseball players were taken in the MLB draft. Of the three basketball players that entered the draft, two were chosen. Nick Fazekas was the 34th overall pick by the Dallas Mavericks and Ramon Sessions was the 56th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. Marcelus Kemp pulled his name out of the draft before the underclassman deadline. He will return to the Wolf Pack for his nal year of eligibility. Fazekas ended a four-year career at Nevada where he set the career scoring record with 2,464 points and was the second-leading rebounder with 1,254 boards. He also left as the winningest player, with Kyle Shiloh, in Nevada basketball history with a record of 106-27. Sessions had a year of eligibility left but decided to forgo his senior season. The junior led the team in assists for the third consecutive season and had a career total of 478 assists, which ranks second all-time at Nevada. Former Wolf Pack quarterback Jeff Rowe was taken in the fth round by the Bengals, signing a four-year deal worth $1.7 million. He has appeared in two preseason games and has thrown for 103 yards and one touchdown. Rowe could be the third quarterback on the Bengals depth chart behind starter Carson Palmer and Doug Johnson. Rowe was a three-year starter for the Wolf Pack and amassed 7,862 career passing yards, which ranks fth all-time at Nevada. The Nevada baseball team had three players chosen in the MLB Draft, all being picked by the Seattle Mariners. Ryan Rodriguez was taken in the 17th round, but after talking to the Mariners decided not to play professionally. Rodriguez said that he didnt feel the desire to keep playing and wanted to come back to school and finish his degree. Rodriguez played four seasons for the Wolf Pack and holds the school record in wins (32), innings pitched (398.2) and strikeouts (331). Matt Renfree was taken in the 24th round and signed to play with AZL Mariners, the Mariners rookie league team. He holds a 2.57 ERA with 31 strikeouts in 35 innings. The third Nevada player taken was Rod Scurry, in the 31st round. He wasnt able to agree to a deal with the Mariners by the Aug. 15 deadline and decided to come back to school for his nal year.
is the round Jeff Rowe was picked in the NFL Draft. He is set to earn $1.7 million.
is the pick Nevadas Nick Fazekas was selected in the NBA Draft.
34 55 3
were the number of players selected before Nevadas Ramon Sessions.
were the Nevada players taken by the Seattle Mariners. (Ryan Rodriguez, Matt Renfree, Rod Scurry).
Nevadas Samantha Miller, a 2007 All-WAC preseason selection, goes for a ball against a Fresno State defender last season.
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Ericson said. They just need to come out of their shell a little bit. The crowd kind of spooked them. Baldwin said she was denitely a bit jumpy during the game, but was just glad for the opportunity to play. It was nerve-racking, she said. You dont really know what to expect until you get out there.
She said the coaches have been working extensively with her on hitting and blocking and she hopes to perform better in the next match. Despite these encouraging signs, Scruggs, Ericson and Sipherd each agreed that there are three areas where the team really needs improvement: blocking, hitting and accuracy. In game one Nevada had zero blocks to Pacics ve and hit .105 compared to the Tigers accurate .417. Nevada lost that game 30-19.
We just gave them too many areas to put the ball away, Sipherd said. Even Nevadas traditional highpowered scorers had trouble, with Ericson and Sipherd getting a combined attack percentage of just .091. Last season Teal Ericson played outside hitter and this season she has seen time on the back row. In the past, Scruggs has used players in the back row that sneak up into the middle for kill attempts. Also of concern was the way the team folded under pressure
in games two and three. In both games Nevada had a 28-27 lead over the Tigers but failed to nish out the game, giving up three straight points to lose 30-28 both times. Notwithstanding these glaring problems, the teams outlook on the season remains positive. The good thing is it was our errors, Sipherd said. We were doing it to ourselves, and thats always xable. The Wolf Pack was picked to nish fth by the Western Athletic Conference coaches.
played last year in the regular season, Patraw said. If we can pull out the win as we did last year, it will be a great start to our season. The Wolf Pack had mixed results without the two so far this season. Earlier in August, Nevada held two preseason scrimmages against Chico State and Cal State Stanislaus where it went 1-1 losing to Chico 1-0 and beating Cal State Stanislaus. Patraw described the rst match-up as unfair due to the fact that because of different rules between Division I and Division II schools, Chico had
been training for 14 days versus the two days that the Wolf Pack had been training. The team had also just nished a tness test 36 hours earlier. Regardless, Patraw said, the team made some mistakes and were still trying to get to know each other on and off the field. However, the scrimmage against Cal State Stanislaus showed that Nevada learned from the mistakes that they had made in the rst game. With ve freshmen starting, they worked their way to a 3-0 victory. The entire mind-set was better, Patraw said. The girls knew each other more on and off the eld. Coming into the rst game, they were still learning names.
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AP TOP 25
1. USC (62) 0-0 2. LSU (2) 0-0 3. West Virginia (1) 0-0 4. Texas 0-0 5. Michigan 0-0 6. Florida 0-0 7. Wisconsin 0-0 8. Oklahoma 0-0 9. Virginia Tech 0-0 10. Louisville 0-0 11. Ohio State 0-0 12. California 0-0 13. Georgia 0-0 14. UCLA 0-0 15. Tennessee 0-0 16. Rutgers 0-0 17. Penn State 0-0 18. Auburn 0-0 19. Florida State 0-0 20. Nebraska 0-0 21. Arkansas 0-0 22. TCU 0-0 23. Hawaii 0-0 24. Boise State 0-0 25. Texas A&M 0-0
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Missouri 128, Georgia Tech 94, Boston College 75, Oregon 73, South Carolina 69, Miami (FL) 68, Alabama 66, Oregon State 42, Wake Forest 40, South Florida 28, Arizona State 17, Brigham Young 14, Southern Miss 12.
TALE OF THE TAPE (LAST YEAR)
Nevadas challenge: Keep up with Huskers
-National ranking in parenthesis
Nevada
170.15 (24) 187.38 (74) 138.21 (36) 357.54 (46) 30.08 (20) 128.54 (52) 196.92 (52) 121.29 (48) 325.46 (48) 19.15 (30) 32.30 (103) 13.59 (9) 23.73 (14) .92 (7)
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Nebraska
170.50 (23) 244.07 (23) 151.04 (13) 414.57 (14) 30.57 (17) 116.57 (37) 215.29 (79) 117.36 (35) 331.86 (56) 18.29 (24) 37.16 (24) 8.17 (69) 17.43 (112) .00 (58t)
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RETURNIING LEADERS
USA TODAY TOP 25

1. USC (45) 0-0 2. LSU (4) 0-0 3. Florida (9) 0-0 4. Texas 0-0 5. Michigan (2) 0-0 6. West Virginia 0-0 7. Wisconsin 0-0 8. Oklahoma 0-0 9. Virginia Tech 0-0 10. Ohio State 0-0 11. Louisville 0-0 12. California 0-0 13. Georgia 0-0 14. Auburn 0-0 15. Tennessee 0-0 16. Rutgers 0-0 17. UCLA 0-0 18. Penn State 0-0 19. Nebraska 0-0 20. Arkansas 0-0 21. Florida State 0-0 22. TCU 0-0 23. Boise State 0-0 24. Hawaii 0-0 25. Texas A&M 0-0
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Boston College 150, Georgia Tech 150, Miami (FL) 91, Notre Dame 90, South Carolina 90, Wake Forest 71, Missouri 58, Oregon State 52, Brigham Young 47, Clemson 30, Oregon 30, South Florida 26, Texas Tech 20, Alabama 16, Oklahoma State 15, Southern Miss 14, Iowa 12, Kansas State 8, Memphis 5, Houston 4, Arizona 1, Duke 1, Kentucky 1, Washington State 1.
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52.00 45.00 N.A. 53.79
Maurice Purify* Receiving Marlon Lucky Total Offense
Nevada running back Luke Lippincott runs during a game last season. Lippincott was second on the team in rushing with 456 yards last season and will compete with Brandon Fragger for the starting job against Nebraska.
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38.00 37.92 N.A. 38.00
Luke Lippincott Rushing Marko Mitchell Receiving N.A. Pass Efciency Luke Lippincott Total Offense
Chris Aults Toughest schedule begins against the No. 20 ranked team in nation
Scott Oxarart
Sports Editor
Despite having a No. 1-ranked volleyball team and the home of the College World Series, Nebraska is often referred to as a football state. With ve national championships and a .705 win percentage (803-324-40), its easy to see why. Nevadas season opener against No. 20 Nebraska marks the second straight season the Wolf Pack has played a ranked opponent in nonconference (No. 25 Arizona State, 52-21 loss). Nevada coach Chris Ault called the 2007 schedule his toughest ever (22 seasons) and highlighting that difculty is the Huskers. Nebraska has one of the best home records, going 248-34 the last 19 seasons, giving Nevada an unforeseen challenge. Upsetting Nebraska will be a brutal task, but if the miracle is pulled off, these aspects must take place. Nevada, which named a starting quarterback Monday night, will be in a difcult position protecting the ball with sophomore Nick Graziano. Ault said that both he and redshirt freshman Colin Kaepernick will likely play. These two havent played at this level, but have taken plenty of snaps in practice to be comfortable with the Pistol offense, in which the quarterback lines up three yards behind center. The offense will revolve around the quarterback and so will the turnovers. If Nevada plans to make it a game, they have to control the ball. touchdowns and nine picks before breaking his thumb and losing the starting job to current quarterback Rudy Carpenter. If Nevada cannot stop the run, this could bring the safeties in leaving the defense vulnerable for long yardage throws downfield.
WAC STANDINGS (COACHS POLL)
Standings Conference
Hawaii Boise State Nevada Fresno State San Jose State Louisiana Tech Utah State Idaho 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Overall
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
SPECIAL PLAYS
Nebraska has been successful making offenses uncomfortable with constant pressure and pure athleticism. Nevada needs any break it can get, and special teams could be that break. Nevada nished last season ninth in the nation in punt return yards (13.59 per attempt) and 13th in kickoff returns (23.73), despite racking up superior numbers against the WACs poorest teams (Utah State, Idaho, Louisiana Tech). The Wolf Pack has dual returner Dwayne Sanders back, as well as freshman Brian Flood, who runs a 4.3 40-yard dash. Nevada will have better opportunities to score if its eld position is in Nebraska territory and will relieve the offense entirely if it can get in the end zone.
New Mexico State 0-0
THIS WEEKS GAME

Nevada at Nebraska
STOP THE RUN

Nevada will be without senior linebacker, last seasons leading tackler (71), Ezra Butler. His athleticism spread out the defense and helped the Wolf Pack hold opponents to 128.5 yards per game last season, second in the Western Athletic Conference. Ault didnt go into specics about his game plan against Nebraska, but did mention how critical it was to stop the run. His hope is that if the linebacker core of Kevin Porter, Jeremy Engstrom and Joshua Mauga, among others, can contain the run, it will force quarterback Sam Keller to throw. Keller, who transferred from Arizona State two seasons ago, hasnt thrown a pass since 2005 but did throw for 2,165 yards, 20
NEBRASKA SCHEDULE
Date
Saturday Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 23
Opponent Time/Result
Nevada at Wake Forest USC Ball State Iowa State at Missouri Oklahoma State Texas A&M at Texas at Kansas Kansas State Colorado 2:30 p.m. 11 a.m. 7 p.m. TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 11 a.m.
When: Saturday, 12:30 p.m. Where: Memorial Stadium

(81, 076; FieldTurf)
Radio: ESPN Radio 630,
Sirius Satellite Channel 126
T.V.: ABC (Regional) Season records: Nebraska

0-0, Nevada 0-0
TURNOVER MARGIN
Nevada led the nation in turnover margin (+15) last season heading into its second-to-last game against Boise State. It ended up seventh in the nation. Nevada was 8-3 when it was No. 1, and a lot of the success was due to Nevadas ability to keep the ball. This year will be more difcult.
All-time series record:
Saturdays game will mark the rst meeting in program history for Nevada and Nebraska. Bill Callahan is 22-15 in his fourth year at Nebraska. Nevada coach Chris Ault is in his 23rd season as Nevadas coach and has a 185-78-1 record.
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*Suspended for Nevada game (DUI)
MAKING THE CALL
STAFF PICKS
THE PESSIMIST SAYS: The Wolf Pack will get annihilated, it will be held to fewer than 100 yards. It doesnt matter which quarterback is in there for Nevada, Nick Graziano or Colin Kaepernick. Nebraska has too much depth on defense and in front of 85,000 strong Nevada will get three rst downs and Graziano will throw four picks before Kaepernick comes in (hell throw two). OUTCOME: Nebraska wins 62-3 THE OPTIMIST SAYS: The Wolf Pack will be hurting without linebacker Ezra Butler, but even with him Nevada doesnt have a good chance of winning. Nebraska will overwhelm the Wolf Pack with suffocating blitzes and total athleticism. However, the Huskers have to play USC next week, so they will take it easy in the fourth quarter to prevent injuries and give Nevada time to score. OUTCOME: Nebraska wins 35-27
CHRIS VANKAT/ DAILY NEBRASKAN
DIFFERENCE MAKER QB SAM KELLER

Last year then Arizona State quarterback Sam Keller was told he would be the opening game starter. Less than 24 hours later, coach Dirk Koetter changed his mind and went with Rudy Carpenter resulting in Keller to transferring to Nebraska. Keller was scheduled to start against Nevada Sept. 7; now he will get his chance Saturday. Keller was one of the best quarterback prospects on the West Coast out of Danville, Calif., and threw for 2,165 yards and 20 touchdowns. However, his broken thumb ultimately gave Carpenter a shot and led to Kellers transfer last August. Keller is one of the most touted transfer quarterbacks in the nation and would like to prove that Koetter made the wrong decision. At 6-foot-4, 230 pounds, Nevada is the rst opponent he looks to torch.

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VOLUME CXIV NUMBER 1

Break brings ASUN change

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