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Campus escort vehicle crashes

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A campus escort vehicle was involved in an accident at College Parkway and Sierra Street Thursday night, an Associated Students of the University of Nevada coordinator said. Driver Chelsea Taylor and campus escort employee Alexandria Andes, both 20, were taken to Saint Marys Hospital after a car hit the right front end of the campus escort van at about 11 p.m., said Chris Partridge, ASUN interim program and service coordinator. The two University of Nevada, Reno students did not require medical attention, Partridge said. They were
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taken to the hospital for workers compensation reasons. Campus escort was not cited for the incident, Partridge said. The other driver was at fault and campus escort car insurance rates will not be affected, he said.
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ASUN passes rival-bashing bill

By Don Weinland
The Associated Students of the University of Nevada Senate passed a resolution Wednesday seeking to stir competition with University of Nevada, Las Vegas on the eve of Beat UNLV Week. The opening to the resolution reads: To reiterate the superiority of the University of Nevada, Reno over its redheaded stepchild-cousin, twice removed, UNLV (AKA Nevada Southern High School). The resolutions 20 clauses follow suit. One reads, Whereas we wish to remind the Rebels, Whos your Daddy? Another reads, Whereas the Rebel Yell is nothing more than the helpless sound of pain and defeat. Supporting senators said the resolution is a good way to reach out to the student body and create healthy competition between UNR and UNLV. Opposing senators said the resolution was immature and below the caliber of the student body senate. Sen. Mitch Bottoset drafted and sponsored the resolution. He said its a means of improv-
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The information technology department has received almost ten times as many piracy notices per week compared to last year, according to Steven Zink, vice president of IT.
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ing UNRs relationship with its southern counterpart. As long as they never cross the line of being truly insulting and mean-spirited, he said. Then I think it can only bolster our relationship with UNLV and the students of the University of Nevada. The resolution is a way to create a community among the students, Bottoset said. The rivalry with UNLV brings students and student government together, he said. During the senate meeting, Sen. Jonathan Moore said he had never experienced such unity in the ASUN as during the drafting of the resolution. Sen. Lea Moser said the resolution is a way of connecting with students.
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Illegal downloading spike worries IT

By Ben Miller
If youve ever downloaded something from a peer-to-peer le sharing site, you could be at risk of being sued by a major media company. The information technology department gets three or four e-mails from web-monitoring groups notifying the department of illegal downloads on the university internet connection every day since the semester began, said Steven Zink, vice president of IT at the University of Nevada, Reno. Thats compared to two or three notices per week last year. The increase could put students at risk of lawsuits by media companies for their illegal activity, Zink said. I think this is an alarming enough number to get (media companies) interested, he said. Zink attributes the increase in illegal downloading to the installation of Wi-Fi in most of the residence halls during the summer. The IT department does not have the technology to track down individual users for illegal downloading over Wi-Fi. He estimated the technology would cost about $100,000 a cost IT will try to avoid by educating students and possibly temporarily shutting off areas of internet access. The U.S. Copyright Group, a collection of law rms interested in copyright infringement litigation, has been involved in lawsuits against more than 14,000 people for illegal downloading on behalf of motion picture companies, according to Rebecca Jeschke, a spokesperson for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a civil liberties group that has
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Assembly candidates to discuss budget, higher education at UNR

By Ben Miller
Several state assembly candidates will answer questions about the state budget and higher education in front of students today in the Joe Crowley Student Union. The Associated Students of the University of Nevada and the Graduate Student Association conrmed 10 assembly candidates from Reno and Sparks districts to attend the forum. GSA President Matt Smith said he expects about 100 students to attend. He said ASUN and GSA will ask questions rst and students will be allowed to ask questions if time permits. Information on candidates stances from the event could be used in a voter guide to be released by either of the organizations. Smith said he hopes the forum will get the candidates to give solid, clearly-dened positions on issues in higher education, the budget and the future of the Millennium Scholarship. We could cut all of K-12 and higher education and still not meet the state budget shortfall, he said. I dont think a lot of students know how dire it is.
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Obama addresses shortfalls in nations schools

By Don Weinland
President Barack Obama took questions on higher education and healthcare during a conference call with collegiate student journalists Monday. Education spending dominated the discussion and Obama acknowledged the shortfalls facing higher education in America. Weve fallen behind, he said. In a single generation, Americas fallen from rst to 12 (in the world) in college graduation rates. While enrollment rates in
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President Barack Obama took questions about higher education and healthcare from college journalists around the nation Monday.
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The University of Nevada, Reno will endorse two students for the Rhodes Scholarship, a potential full ride to the University of Oxford for graduate studies. UNR has endorsed three students for the Rhodes Scholarship during the past six years, said Tamara Valentine, director of UNRs honors program. Valentine said none of the students were accepted for the nal interview process. Students Josh Gabel and Matt Polasko will receive the needed university endorsement to begin the application for the scholarship to the prestigious university in England. Applications, including eight letters of recommendation and institutional endorsement, are due by Oct. 4. The two applicants will know by Nov. 1 if they have been accepted for an interview on Nov. 19 and 20. Having two candidates in one year is a rarity at UNR, Valentine said. We typically dont have students every year because the process is so arduous and long, she said. Rhodes likes it that you send only those who can be competitive, so thats why they prefer institutional endorsement. Although a 4.0 GPA is not a written requirement for the scholarship, Valentine said she tells students its almost a necessity. The students will receive counsel from a number of the UNRs faculty, including university President Milton Glick, she said. The Rhodes scholarship is granted to 32 students per year worldwide. UNR has seen 18 students accepted since the beginning of the scholarship in 1902, Valentine said. Vinpin Gupta is coaching UNRs candidates. Gupta was a recipient of the Marshall Scholarship, a fund for Americans at United Kingdom Universities. Gupta, who has coached many students applying for United Kingdom scholarships, said the many stages of the Rhodes application process makes it difcult. Describing it as a gauntlet would be accurate, he said. Gupta said 10 percent of institutionally-endorsed applicants are accepted for an interview. Only one-third of interviewees get the scholarship. Josh Gabel, whos graduating in December with a dual degree in biology and psychology, said his pursuit of a graduate degree in medical anthropology led to his application. I realized I wanted to pursue a degree in medical anthropology and I realized the only place to get that degree was at Oxford, Gabel said. So then I started wondering how I could pay for it. The most challenging part of the process has been articulating in his personal statement exactly what he wants to do, Gabel said. Marketing himself to Oxford has also proved difcult, he said. Selling the whole idea about why Im worth it to Oxford has been tough, he said. It sounds kind of arrogant but I have to write this about myself. Gabel said the process in itself has been worthwhile because it has forced him to bring his academic future clearly into focus. He will be happy with his efforts whether he is accepted or not, he said. Its a kind of acceptance, he said. This is something that I wanted to try for, regardless of the time or the odds.
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The University Studies Abroad Consortium is sending an increasing number of business students to Shanghai, an emerging center for world business.
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Fast-growing economy sparks interest in Asian studies

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An increasing number of international business majors at the University of Nevada, Reno are choosing to study in Shanghai, Chinas economic hub, and an increasingly dominant player in Asian and international business. Gaming minors at the College of Business are also paying attention to one of the worlds elite gambling destinations: Macau, China. Elliott Parker, head of the economics department at UNR, said an increasing number of business students are interested in China because its the fastestgrowing economy in the world. Parker said many students in the international business program are studying chinese at UNR. He said there are graduates of the program currently doing business in China. China is second to Latin America in popularity among international business students, he said. Kelly Corrigan, the marketing and university relations director at University Studies Abroad Consortium, said the program that sends students to Shanghai is one the fastest-growing programs on campus. She said the consortium has 38 students in Shanghai this fall. The program in Shanghai includes classes in Chinese business practices and market principles, whereas the consortiums other China option in Chengdu focuses more on history and culture. The Shanghai program started in the fall of 2007. We try to advise students of business majors to go to Shanghai because of the level of business done there, Corrigan said. More business students are viewing the Chinese language as a valuable resource for business, Corrigan said. There are a lot of students looking for these critical languages, she said. Plus, theres the concept of BRIC for business majors. The acronym BRIC stands for the worlds four largest-emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India and China. Of the four, Chinas economy is by far the largest and the fastest growing. Nathaniel Hamer, a 21-yearold international business major, spent last school year in Shanghai with the USAC program. He said he chose Shanghai for the language and the business experience. He said he plans to do business of some sort in China in the future. Although his Chinese vocabulary is limited, Nathaniel said he can converse in Mandarin Chinese. The Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming, a division of the College of Business, sent nine students to Macau, China, in January to get a closer look at the worlds largest gaming industry. The trip, an accredited Wintermester course, will see another group of students in the former Portuguese colony in January 2011. Judy Cornelius, the associate director of the institute, said the three-week course includes eight days in Macau and classes on regulation, culture and the future of the gaming industry in Macau. The course costs $2,095 for undergraduates and $2,295 for graduate students, airfare not included. Paul Krist, a gaming and eco-
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Th The I Institute tit t of fG Gambling bli and Commercial Gaming will make its second trip to Macau, China, in the rst week of January 2011. The University Studies Abroad Consortium opened its second China program in Shanghai in 2007. The program is directed at business majors.
nomics dual minor, said the trip to Macau offered an in-depth look on a market in transition. All the American companies are operating in Macau, Krist said. It was an interesting opportunity to see how they do it over there. Krist said the course offered insight into the future direction of the gaming industry at home. It could be the future of gaming in Nevada because we need to start pulling in foreign gamers like Macau, he said.
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Black leaders draw area youth to education summit

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African-American high school students from all around the district came together Thursday as a part of the African-American Youth Leadership Summit, which was designed by the Center for Student Cultural Diversity to help them enroll and succeed in college. More than 200 students attended the event, held at the Joe Crowley Student Union, to explore post-secondary school options. The summit offered educational sessions about academic expectations and a campus tour, said David Gamble, the diversity and equity coordinator for Washoe County School District. (Theses students) are at a critical point in their careers, Gamble said. The district has a new strategic plan to foster and develop cultural diversity in the school district. Many African-American high school students are not achieving at the academic rates the district would like, Gamble said. We hope the summit motivates them, he said. Were trying to build their self-esteem by putting them among successful opportunities. The summit heard speeches from a variety of different speakers, including University of Nevada, Reno students and members of area charities or foundations. Courtney Bell, the executive director for the People First Foundation, spoke to the high school audience. The People First Foundation teaches and mentors students for college. Bell, who is recognized as a community leader for homeless children, said students need to see more examples of people overcoming difcult situations. I told them, If I can do it, so can you, said Bell, who was homeless from ages 9 to 14. Apply your-
Quentin Owens, admission and recruitment coordinator of the ofce of prospective students, speaks with Washoe County High School students about the steps it takes to get into college, during the a leadership summit on Thursday.
selves. Get somewhere in life. Bell said it was important to build a relationship with the students in order to successfully encourage them to go to college. We want them to know the door is open and that were willing to help, he said. We want them to be contributors. People who get to a certain level of success got to help someone else reach their dreams. Paul Mitchell, a UNR journalism professor, said the event was important to him as both an African-American and as an educator. He said he noticed that many students did not know about the college enrollment process. The kids have no real understanding how to go about pursuing their interests, he said. Mitchell said he believed that parents need to be educated about college enrollment and that they need to be involved in
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the process. He said he observed that many students didnt know who to talk to about their aspirations or how to jump-start their future careers. I think the summit was a good rst step, but it needs to have second or third steps too, Mitchell said. There need to be efforts to get kids to understand that its a serious process and they have to begin early. Students who attended the summit said they learned new information about various aspects of college. Kenny Crawford, a 16-yearold Reno High School student, said the summit has helped him look beyond his original plan of getting an associates degree. Crawford said he wants to attend UNR or Truckee Meadows Community College in order to acquire the knowhow to one day start a business. Crawford said he will soon apply for nancial aid because he has no reason not to. He said personal difculties in life are no reason not to get a college degree. Just because you have an excuse doesnt mean you can get out of it, he said. People have been in worse situations.
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Campus Students to drop pants for school spirit Events

By Coree J. Hogan
Wagner said the event is an important part of the universitys historical rivalry with UNLV. This is a great UNR tradition, he said. All freshmen should get the best UNR experience, and this is something every freshman should experience. This years event will resemble last years Moon-Off, which was held by Flipside Productions, Wagner said. The quad will be sectioned off with caution tape, he said. Participants will be tallied upon entering a single entrance. Wagner said the rst 50 students to enter will receive Moon-Off shorts and sunglasses. The Department of Traditions will provide snacks and drinks. Although UNLV will not retaliate against the posterior assault, they will hold their own spirit week, dubbed Scarlet and Gray Week, said Carly Shadid, UNLVs Campus Life Director. Starting in the mid 90s, the Moon-Off was originally intended to put the University of Nevada, Reno into the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest mass-mooning, said Christina Gunn, director of Flipside Productions. But student hindquarters went
THE BEAT UNLV MOON-OFF
If youre walking through the Quad tonight, chances are youll catch sight of a full moon or possibly 1,000 of them. The Associated Students of the University of Nevadas Department of Traditions, will host a Moon-Off, one of many Beat UNLV Week activities. Will Wagner, associate director of traditions estimated the event will see 1,000 students dropping their shorts, pants or skirts toward the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It will take place tonight from 11 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Th The M Moon-Off Off i is t tonight i ht f from 11 p.m. t to 12 12:30 30 a.m. at t th the Quad. Mooners will drop their pants toward UNLV. The rst 50 students to enter will receive free shorts and sunglasses. Snacks and drinks will be provided.
unrecorded due to the lack of a world record representative at the event. The Moon-Off was revived in 2008, during Mackay Week, and has now become a part of the spirit-driven Beat UNLV Week. Wagner said that although UNR is far from the world record of 2,000 mooners, hes optimistic about the events potential to expand in the future. The current record was set when 2,000 Australians exposed themselves for the arrival of President George W. Bush in 2007, he said.
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TUESDAY/28
Beat UNLV Blood Drive When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: The Joe Lawn Students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in this blood drive, which is a traditional event. This blood drive is not only a great way to help others in need of blood donations, it is also a way to engage in a little friendly competition with UNLV. Whichever school receives the most donations wins.
MUSICIANS RAISE MONEY FOR NATIONAL CHILDRENS CANCER FOUNDATION
THURSDAY/30
Clarinetist Mingzhe Wang When: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Where: Nightingale Concert Hall in the Church Fine Arts Building Come enjoy the musical stylings of master clarinetist, Mingzhe Wang, who is currently completing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Yale University. This is a free event. For more information, contact CJ Walters at 775784-4278 or arts365@unr. edu.
FRIDAY/1
Wolf Pack Bash When: 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Where: The Joe Ballroom Come celebrate and get amped up for Nevadas game against The University of Nevada, Las Vegas by attending this event, which is one of many being held during Beat UNLV Week. Three DJs from Amplied Entertainment will play hits all night long to get students hyped up for the game. Tickets range from $5 to $8. For more information e-mail ipsidecomm@asun.unr. edu.
Sebastian Elcano, a University of Nevada, Reno student and DJ know as Banyan, plays music Thursday in front of the Joe Crowley Student Union . Elcano and three other DJs played while pizza and sandwiches were sold to benet childrens cancer through the St. Baldricks foundation.
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SEPTEMBER 26
A suspect was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possessing tools for burglary at North Virginia and 11th streets. An ofcer responded to a report of a stolen bicycle at Nye Hall.
NEWS BRIEFS SLEEP CENTERS IN SPARKS, ELKO OFFER SLEEP DISORDER TREATMENT
University Health System, the University of Nevada, Renos clinical sleep disorder practice, has recently gone through a process of improving services and became accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, according to Aditya Bharagava, M.D., an internist who is board certied in sleep medicine. Bharagava, who serves as medical director at both of the programs SpectREM facilities in Sparks and Elko, said the treatment centers main goal is to help patients who are suffering from sleep disorders. Treatments are provided for disorders such as insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, narcolepsy, sleep apnea and nocturnal walking and talking. Bharagava said that of the 800 to 1,000 patients the two facilities treat annually, many are students. I get students who are in college who are not being able to manage because of the number of hours they have to put in to get their required credits, Bharagava said. Once patients are admitted for sleep treatment, they undergo multiple tests to identify the problem causing the disorder, including being evaluated by professionals during a full nights sleep. Bharagava suggests that students who are suffering from any symptoms of a sleep disorder go to UNRs Health Center to get a referral in order to be evaluated at his clinic.
SEPTEMBER 22
Police responded to a report of DOP at Nye Hall. An ofcer responded to a report of a stolen bicycle at Nye hall.
SIGMA PHI EPSILON BECOMES 100-MAN CHAPTER

The Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter of the University of Nevada, Reno fullled their goal of becoming a 100-man chapter this semester, according to UNR Sigma Phi Epsilon President Will Wagner. This is a large accomplishment for the fraternity because Sig Ep is very particular about members they choose to recruit in order to maintain their high standard, Wagner said. Sig Ep requires all rushes to have at least a 3.0 GPA and be involved in extracurricular activities and clubs on campus, Wagner said. Wagner said becoming a 100-man chapter will allow Sig Ep to make a bigger impact on campus and further service the Reno community.
SEPTEMBER 25
An ofcer responded to a report of destruction of property involving grafti at Mt. Charleston Street and Echo Avenue. A suspect was arrested and cited for being a minor in possession and consumption at Manzanita Hall. A suspect was cited for MIPC at Nye Hall.
SATURDAY/2
Nevada vs. UNLV at the Cantina When: 7 to 11 p.m. Where: Cantina del Lobo on the third oor in the Joe Crowley Student Union. Those who cant go to Las Vegas this weekend to see UNR vs. UNLV game can catch the telecast while enjoying delicious Mexican food.
SEPTEMBER 21
A suspect was arrested for grand larceny involving batteries at the Paul Laxalt Mineral Engineering Building.
SEPTEMBER 20
An ofcer responded to a report of a stolen bicycle at Scrugham Engineering/Mines. A suspect was arrested of battery at Nye Hall. Police responded to a report of petit larceny involving a wallet at North Virginia Street.
SEPTEMBER 24
A suspect was cited for MIPC at Lincoln Hall. A suspect was cited for MIPC at Mackay Court and College Drive.
SEPTEMBER 23
A suspect was cited for public intoxication at Nye Hall. A suspect was cited for public intoxication at Lawlor Events Center. An ofcer responded to a report of grand larceny involving at a bicycle at the William J. Raggio Building. Police responded to a report of petit larceny involving cash, debit/credit cards, and ID, insurance cards and jewelry at North Sierra and 10th streets. Police responded to a report of burglary of a vehicle including an iPod, radio, TV and sound devices at the Sierra Street Parking Complex.
WEATHER FORECAST
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SEPTEMBER 19
A suspect was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia at Sierra Hall. A suspect was arrested for possession of drugs at Virginia and 14th streets. A suspect was cited for MIPC at Nye Hall. A suspect was cited for possession of drugs at Nye Hall.
TUESDAY Sunny, gusty west winds as high as 20 mph
WEDNESDAY Sunny, light east winds
THURSDAY Sunny, light winds
FRIDAY Sunny, light winds
WEEKEND Mostly sunny
Morning campus temperature: Afternoon campus temperature:
SEPTEMBER 18
Police responded to a report of DOP at Virginia and 15th streets. An ofcer responded to a report of a stolen license plate in the West Stadium Parking Garage.
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Lows: 45-50 Highs: 80-85
UNR WEEKLY WEATHER DISCUSSION: A large area of high pressure will set up over the Truckee Meadows for the majority of the week. This will bring very hot and dry weather to the region. The high pressure will begin to move eastward by Thursday and an area of low pressure begins to move up from the Gulf of California. Cooler temperatures are expected with a slight chance of thunderstorms lasting through weekend.
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Indie movies attract few

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A handful of students watch Slumdog Millionaire Sept. 27 in the Joe Crowley Student Union theater. The showing was part of the Indievision movie series, which has drawn sparse audiences. By Riley Snyder
About $3,000 is being spent to run the Indievision lm festival for nine Sundays this semester, despite an attendance usually between 20 to 25 people. The lm festival, which began this year, plays both foreign and independent lms for a small group of students who continue to return. I recognize a few people who come in week after week, said Brian Ford, a building operator at the Joe Crowley Student Union. Jeffrey Goodnow, an 18-year old history major, has attended ve of the movies and said the lm festival could be better advertised. As of now (Indievision) is not really worth it, but if they got more people to show up, it would be more cost-effective, Goodnow said. Jeannette Smith, the program marketing coordinator at the Joe, said Indievision is economically sound. She said the nine lms chosen for viewing are not expensive. Its a cheaper movie series because (the movies shown) are older, less popular and not in theaters, Smith said. All of the lms were chosen by 22-year-old journalism major Sonya Smith. When picking lms, Smith said that many cinematic adaptations of literary works were preferred, like The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and Ladies in Lavender. We tried to equally pick movies that a lot of people know, like Pulp Fiction and other movies that arent in the American mainstream, she said. According to Jeannette Smith, the concept of the series came from a summer training program for student employees. She said that after taking suggestions for possible events for the next semester, an independent lm festival was high on the list. The Joe has an advertising campaign for the festival, which includes iers, weekly e-mails, social media and posters around campus, she said. Weekly e-mail with information on student union events are sent to students who have registered for them at The Joes website. They should be able to do a better job of making people aware, because there are some people who dont even know that there are movies on Sun-
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day, Ford said. Despite advertisements for free popcorn, none has been provided in the past three weeks. It is currently unclear if the event will continue next semester, Jeannette Smith said. But Sonya Smith said Indievision is denitely worth $3,000 in student funds. For one, (Independent lms) are actually interesting, she said. Its better for people to be interested in the movies theyre watching. General mainstream media is kind of bland. Jeannette Smith said there are currently no plans to increase advertising for the series.
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Students and faculty researchers are converting Renos wastewater into watts. A University of Nevada, Reno research team tested a system this month that turns a portion of the areas waste into renewable energy. The Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility, located on the Truckee River in Sparks, is hosting the research project that was developed at the university. The waste product, known as sludge, is the soluble byproduct produced when water is treated at the reclamation facility. The facility cleans an estimated 30 million gallons of water per day, out of which about 130 tons of sludge are produced, researchers said. Sludge disposal becomes a pretty signicant problem for every wastewater plant that I am aware of, said Chuck Coronella, an associate professor of chemical and metallurgical engineering and principal researcher of the project. Here in Reno, we just take it to the landll, but in urban areas like L.A. and San Francisco, it is actually a really big deal. They cant just take it to the landll because that would be way too expensive. The researchers hope to address several problems at once with the project. The projects goal is not only cleaning up the sludge that is routinely poured into the landll, but to use the waste material as a green fuel source, Coronella said. The sludge is dried through a process called a uidized bed, he said. The system uses a hot air distribution system to heat and dry the sludge through a bed of sand-like material. The dried sludge is then pushed into a separate holding tank where its collected and burned to create energy. On this scale, the system processes only 20 pounds of wet sludge per hour, of which about three pounds becomes dried fuel. Victor Vasquez, an associate professor in chemical and metallurgical engineering and
A group of students and faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno use a heating system to convert sludge, a byproduct of water treatment, to energy.
one of the projects researchers, said the project is aiming for a greater scale. Obviously the next step would be to go bigger, maybe a ton per hour, Vasquez said. The project has offered UNR students a chance to work hands-on with these new developments in green energy. Since the project began in 2007, the student body has been an integral part of the projects development, Coronella said. Now in its second stage, two UNR students are involved in the project. Chris Moore, an undergraduate research student, said the project has been a hands-on learning experience for him. He said getting the system running properly has been a great achievement for the team. The increasingly large scale of the project has been another success for the team, Vasquez said. The biggest achievement
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at this point is moving from a completely small lab scale, which was batch mode, to a semi-continuous process, which is bigger and actually works, Vasquez said. The next step is to go to a bigger scale and optimize the design. This project is a new step in green energy that is unique to UNR researchers. Though other places in the country are doing similar research, the system here is patented and already proved functional. Although UNR is not the only university conducting such research, the team is the first to patent the system and it operational, the researchers said. If the research can make the jump from small-scale to large-scale processing, they said, it could prove a vital step in cleaning landfills and providing green energy to cities.
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UNR to recognize harp major

By Katie Garner
The music department at the University of Nevada, Reno is recognizing its rst-ever harp major this semester. Starting this fall, the music department will accept music performance majors with an emphasis in harp. Kensal Murph, an 18-year-old who has played the harp for six years, will be the rst harp major. She said she decided to incorporate her passion into her college career. As long as I make music, I could care less what I do, Murph said. Murph said her goal is to make a name for herself as a player of Romantic-style music, her favorite genre to play. She has played about a dozen weddings as well as a few special events, she said. At the age of three, she saw her rst harp performance and knew immediately she was going to play the instrument, she said. The childhood dream grew into the deciding factor for the college she would attend. Murph decided on UNR when she met Marina Roznitovsky, who teaches the harp for the university. Roznitovsky, who has played the harp for 15 years and instructed for three, offers accredited harp lessons at UNR. A half-hour per week earns one semester credit, and an hour per week earns two credits. Her classes are offered to anyone with an interest in the instrument, including beginners with no musical experience. Roznitovsky said she takes great
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Kensal Murph, the University of Nevada, Renos rst music performance major with an emphasis in harp, plucks her instrument in a private studio at Church Fine Arts.
joy in teaching newcomers. Teaching beginners to read music is like teaching them another language, which I have a strong passion for, she said. Candace Gorman has been studying the harp at UNR for three weeks. She began with no prior musical experience. She was familiar with musical notes and symbols, but had no idea how to read sheet music, she said. Gorman said she expected a strict instructor due to the complexity of the instrument. She was pleasantly surprised with Roznitovskys patience and willingness to explain the harp in simplied terms, she said. Gorman and Murph agree that the most difficult part of playing the harp is practicing. As a beginner, Gorman is recommended to practice for an hour two or three times per week. Murph said she practices
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Casey Stiteler, ASUNs director of legislative affairs. The pledge says that the signer will oppose and vote against any and all efforts to decrease funding for higher education that may damage the institutional integrity of the (Nevada System of Higher Education) or limit access to students. Stiteler said only a few candidates have signed and returned the pledge. The guides release is tentative, but the pledge and forums like this at least help to make education an issue in the elections, Stiteler said. The guide would not endorse or disapprove of any candidates, but would only give information about candidates positions on higher education. Smith said the candidates at the forum will be some of the people students care about most in the November elections. State assembly races dont get a lot of attention in the media, but they really have the most effect on the state budget and higher education, he said. Anjeanette Damon, the moderator of the forum and a temporary journalism faculty
member, said that most candidates believe higher education should be kept accessible. The weight of the budget situation, however, could be enough to make them vote for large cuts to meet the projected $3 billion state decit. I think its going to be a lose-lose situation, she said. Decisions are going to be hard our economy has basically collapsed. Angie Taylor, a candidate for Assembly District 26, said she doesnt support more cuts to higher education, but that she believes the state government needs to both cut spending and increase revenue to meet the shortfall. Everybody needs to hurt a little so nobody hurts a lot, she said. The forum is free and doesnt require those attending to sign up or have tickets, Smith said. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the forum will start at 7 p.m. in Ballroom A on the fourth oor of The Joe. Another forum will be held Oct. 13 to discuss the future of the Millennium Scholarship with candidates for the NSHE board of regents and candidates for state treasurer.
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four hours per day, seven days per week. As a beginner, Gorman has yet to play in any concerts, but said she hopes to become condent enough to perform at the end of the semester. Murph has performed in more concerts than she can remember, one of which was in Luxembourg at the Chateau de Vianden.
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been active in many of the cases. Zink said college campuses tend to be a problem because security on them is very open, which leaves campuses vulnerable to several lawsuits at once. It runs in cycles theyve done 20 or 30 at one time at different universities, almost as a deterrent, he said.
addition, the university requires students to sign an agreement to stop downloading illegally on campus. If students repeat their offenses, they are sent to the dean of students, who assigns punishments like community service and paper-writing. The university still gets about ve notices per week.
Certainly copyright holders have the right to hold on to their work, and artists have the right to get paid for their work. The question is, Is (legal action) the best way to go about doing (that)? Rebecca Jeschke, spokesperson for the Electronic Frontier Foundation
sending out more notices, educating users about the dangers of copyright infringement and providing legal alternatives, said Liz Kennedy, a spokesperson for the RIAA. UNR has received 446 notices from the RIAA since the 2008 fall semester, she said. Thirty-eight have been sent this semester so far. Justin May, a 22-year-old health ecology major, said he used to download music illegally when he was in high school, but he stopped when he went to college because of increased tracking of illegal downloading and the development of legal alternatives like Netix and Pandora. Jeschke said the lawsuits by the U.S. Copyright Group represent the rst large movement toward lawsuits for downloading movies shes seen. The collective has been involved in cases for movies such as The Hurt Locker and Far Cry. Nevertheless, the idea of suing people for illegal downloading is justied, she said. Certainly copyright holders have the right to hold on to their work, and artists have the right to get paid for their work, she said. The question is, Is this the best way to go about doing (that)? Kristin Lovell, a 20-year-old dual major in secondary education in biology and math, said she doesnt agree with lawsuits for illegal downloading of music because artists already receive money from concerts and merchandise sales. Movie lawsuits are more justied because they dont have multiple sources of revenue, she said. May said the lawsuits are justied because people who download illegally are breaking the law. If I was them and they were stealing something from me, I could see it. I would probably sue them too, he said. Hoffman, the Motion Picture Association of America spokesperson, said illegal downloading hurts the lm industry, which employs more than two million people in America every year and pays more than $15 billion in taxes.
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IGNORANCE OF VIOLATIONS
Zink said some students are completely unaware that they were ever involved in copyright infringement. If theyve experimented around, their machine could have been taken over, he said. Situations like this can happen when users download certain les from illegal sites. The sites contain embedded programs that turn the computer into a distribution point for content. But Zink said some students dont realize that the material theyve downloaded was illegal either. Although many of the notices UNR receives are for movies or TV shows, Zink said they span a wide range of offenses that include music, pictures and logos. One faculty member was forced to take a logo for Southwest Airlines off a website, which was being used to illustrate cheap ways to y to exchange students, he said. The faculty member didnt know he or she was violating the law.
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The university is required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to make students wipe their computers of illegally downloaded les and software, Zink said. But the IT department cant track individual offenders yet, so they cant enforce that rule, he said. Buying expensive new technology to track students using Wi-Fi isnt something IT wants to do, Zink said. First, they will try to educate students about the consequences of illegal downloading. The IT department may also shut off problem areas of Wi-Fi temporarily to address the downloading, he said. Students at the University of Idaho, which is similar in enrollment size to UNR, have been approached by media companies in the past, said Chuck Lanham, senior director for enterprise computing support at Idaho. Wireless internet was installed in the universitys residence halls about three years ago and the Idaho IT department has the technology to track individual users, Lanham said. In
college are strong, the president said more than a third of college students do not earn a degree within six years. Half of minority enrollees do not graduate within six years, he said. To help students complete college, Obama said $60 billion in student loan money no longer goes to big banks for redistribution to students. Instead, the money goes directly to students via educational institutions. He called the process a simplication of student nancial aid. Obama said extended health care coverage will relieve students and the recently graduated from health insurance woes. The recently passed health care bill allows young adults to remain on their parents health care plan until age 26. When asked about the increasing price of tuition at public universities, the president attributed the problem
to waning state revenues. It has to do with the fact that state budgets are being so hard-pressed, he said. Obama said Barack his responsiObama bility lies in stimulating state economies via support to small business. The president signed the Small Business Jobs Act on Monday. The act, which will increase the availability of credit to small businesses, will bolster state revenues and help avoid further cuts to state education budgets. College students should remain vigilant of how their tuition dollar is being spent, he said. There should be a pie chart at universities that says, out of every dollar you spend, this is where your tuition is going, he said.
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UNLV. It also undermines the standard of professionalism the senate tries to set for itself, he said. We get upset when people say we dont work in a professional environment, he said. And then we go about doing things in a joking manner. Gerald Marczynski, vice president of student life services, warned against unsportsmanlike behavior at the senate meeting, but he said the resolution was unlikely to cause problems at Saturdays game.
IS LEGAL ACTION JUSTIFIED?

The lawsuits are unfair to defendants because they target many people at once, Jeschke said. People who have legitimate defenses have a lot harder time defending themselves in the way the U.S. Copyright Group has sued them, Jeschke said.
THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST ILLEGAL DOWNLOADING

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The resolution did not pass without opposition. Several amendments to the wording of the resolution were attempted, but not passed. Among other amendments, Sen. Mathew Neben moved to have the reference to UNLV as Nevada Southern High School removed. Neben also moved to have the resolution postponed indenitely. Both motions failed. Neben said he was opposed to focusing on the negative aspects of UNLV. He said focusing on the positive aspects of UNR would be more appropriate. I think theres better ways of demonstrating your school spirit, he said. Sen. Corey Jokerst said the resolution is demeaning to
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LIVING WITH EPILEPSY IS A HURDLE, NOT A ROADBLOCK
On Sept. 21, 11:13 a.m., Nyx wrote: My hubby has been living with this since he was 18, it didnt stop him from getting his college education or from working several jobs at once and it didnt stop him from nding love and getting married. To me someone with Ep is no different then someone with diabetes its something you have to learn to live with and you treat it on a day to day basis, but you dont let it get in the way of living.
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State leaders should commit to higher ed
hile every state political leader is quick to make higher education a priority, few have yet to commit to their claims. With Election Day fast approaching, candidates need to realize that students are going to take a stand for education. At Thursdays education forum, gubernatorial candidate Rory Reid announced his plan to fund the Millennium Scholarship, but he declined to sign a pledge aimed at keeping government leaders accountable for all their
promises about protecting higher education. Student leaders at Nevadas colleges crafted the Nevada Education Protection Pledge, which reads: I will oppose and vote against any and all efforts to decrease funding for higher education that may damage the institutional integrity of the NSHE or limit access to students. The Associated Students of the University of Nevada mailed and e-mailed a copy of the pledge to each state government candidate with available contact information, requesting
the document be signed and returned by Sept. 30. With only two days left before the requested return date, ASUN has only received a handful of signed commitments. Designed with the intent of pressing leaders to formally commit to protecting higher education in the coming budget cuts, the pledge is already bringing truth behind politicians promises into light. Nevadas politicians need to back their campaign vows with a sign that shows voters theyll come through. When it comes to education,
Nevada students arent asking for much. The pledge means tuition wont be raised so high that the average student cant afford school and that departments wont be cut beyond recognition (as was the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources). The fact that Reid called pledges gimmicks when asked whether he would sign the education pledge that more than 7,000 students have supported is daring, considering elections are around the corner.
It is time for candidates running for ofce to realize that students are tired of being lied to by politicians and having education detrimentally cut from the state budget. Students have already made a stand through protests, letters to their representatives and agreeing to bare the burden through extra fees it is now the time for leaders of the state to step up to their side of the challenge.
The Nevada Sagebrush can be reached at editor@nevadasagebrush.com.
THE TEA PARTY STANDS FOR TRUTH IN AMERICAN VALUES

On Sept. 21, 7:14 p.m. Eric Thronley wrote: Congratulations, you have surpassed the Nevada Sagebrushs long history of lessthen-stellar articles. I dont know where to start with this one.
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On Sept. 22, 10:12 a.m., Allen wrote: The democrats and the ruling class hate the Tea Party, because it gets in the way of their radical socialist agenda being implemented on America. The only way liberals can attack the Tea Partys is to call them names like crazy, insane or the like. Liberals can not articulate their own political position, and if they did the common people would reject the liberals oppressive ideology; more taxes, more regulations, more laws, less private property rights, more intrusions on person health decisions, what you eat, what you drink, etc., etc., etc.. On Sept. 22, 2:17 p.m. Rick wrote: Any government that supports the idea of robbing peter to pay paul will always have the support of paul. Thats why the liberals have so much power. On Sept. 23, 4:03 p.m., Grigory Lukin wrote: Tea-partiers get torn down by the media? Huh. I guess Fox News is no longer part of the media, and neither is Rush Limbaugh or any other conservative pundit. The Tea Party is a creation not of the common man, but of billionaire Koch brothers. Google them. Jefferson wrote a lot of crazy stuff, including but not limited to Jeffersons Bible and a treatise on inferiority of black people. Just because he was one of the Founders doesnt make him right in every respect. Besides, if you paid attention in your history class, youd know that the last time people tried to abolish the government, things got a little bloody. Maybe youve heard of it it was called the Civil War. Yes, our crazy, radical founders believed in the rights of men literally so. In the beginning, only white male property owners over the age of 25 had the right to vote. If we go back to the good old days, Becca, youd lose your right to vote and possibly own property. Wouldnt that be fun? And no, scally responsibility is denitely not the only goal of the Tea Party and its fat-cat puppeteers. Even if it were, that would mean that the Tea Partiers are either idiots or hypocrites, for they were all too silent during G.W.Bushs unprecedented spending that turned our budget surplus into decit. That spending wasnt done in order to save a shrinking economy, mind you but simply because they could. Unless every single Tea Partier (I abhor the use of the term Tea Bagger in a serious discussion) spent those eight years in a coma, theyre hypocrites, idiots, or both.
Remember what your words mean
t was my last class of the week, and I was enjoying it with my friends. We nished watching a video about gay stereotypes, the use of the word gay and how it shouldnt be used. Suddenly, a voice called from the back of the room. I dont agree with that message, a classmate said. This girl believed that the denition had changed. I shot back. Do you have any idea what youre talking about? The discourse only lasted a bit longer, but the professor moved on with the class, disregarding both arguments. It made me wonder if people actually had an idea of what it means when they say, Thats so gay. I understand the denition to some has changed to mean stupid or dumb and to some extent thats true, but that also means gay equates to stupid. For many who are homosexual, it is disrespectful and carries even more weight. That word delivers a slew of bad memories to any homosexual who has been verbally abused. I hate those names: Faggot, Queer, Gayboy, Homo. Each one of them carrying venom. When I was younger, they sucked what little happiness I Patrick managed to protect, and one day, it Connolly almost pushed me over the edge. It was dark. It was cold. All I saw were bursts of passing light. I could feel the hard wind freezing the bones in my face. I pushed down. A little faster. The wind blew harder. Warmth drained from my face. I pushed down further and braced myself for what was coming. I wasnt going to be a punching bag anymore. I wasnt going to listen to those names ever again. I thought, When Im gone, theyll all be sorry. I saw the ditch. I gripped the wheel. My knuckles turned ghostly white and made a hard left toward the edge of the road. I opened my eyes and found myself parked atop Windy Hill. My hands were shaking violently and I felt as though an anvil was lying across my chest. What had I been thinking? I had been upset before, but nothing like that. Why the hell had I almost driven my car off the side of the road, ending my short 18 years of life? It was those words. I started coming to terms with my sexuality at a very young age. Like most homosexuals, I always felt different. I never really wanted a girlfriend. I just wanted a companion. I found girls pretty but was never interested in them. I started looking at different parts of dirty movies when I discovered what porn was. Welcome to the mind of an adolescent homosexual male not a fun place to be. I came out in high school. But my being okay with my sexuality was not OK with others. I was followed down a hallway late after school, threatened with my life by a dark voice behind me, and ran as hard as I could to get away. While sts could harm me physically, it was the words that left scars. Physical force never led me to try to kill myself. The ostracizing effect of those words did. The words made me feel as I was never going to be accepted by anyone in my life or feel normal. So next time you call someone a fag or something gay, please remember this example. Theres more meaning to the words that casually escape your mouth.
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A woman should be in charge of her virginity

ou know a TV show is worth watching when even the dull, time-lling moments leave you deep in thought. The post-climatic and nal scene of Lie to Me had that very effect on me the other night. The main character was having a talk with his teenage daughter about sex. Go gure. He was pleased to hear that she and her boyfriend had not yet done the dirty, only to be told soon after that she had actually lost her virginity three boyfriends ago. Needless to say, this awkward Tarah interaction Bowser was both serious and slightly humorous in the way it played out. While the fathers reaction was priceless, I found it almost alarming at the same time. Something I had not thought about too much prior to seeing this scene is that in our society, as well as many other societies worldwide, there seems to be this hold or control over the
SEX AND ROMANCE
Patrick Connolly is the opinion editor of the Nevada Sagebrush. He studies journalism and French. He can be reached at pconnolly@nevadasagebrush.com.
virginity of our women. Not only are we not the masters of our virginity, but when we lose it, it has to be this monumental ordeal ridden with guilt and sometimes shame. But if we arent in charge of our virginity, who is? The answer to this question hits closer to home than you might think. It lies within the home. Our family has a rm grip on our virginity since the day we pop out of the womb as little girls. We are conditioned to think early in life that sex has some very negative consequences and needs to wait for love and marriage. Very rarely are we given the pleasure perspective, thus attributing feelings of fear and disgust toward the act of sex. In all reality, this emphasis on the negativity of sex could be the root of so many issues involving teenage rebellion and correlations to sexual promiscuity. Meaning many teens who are more informed on the positive along with negative consequences may be less inclined to experiment when they are not ready. In addition, I nd the double standard of treating a girl losing
her virginity as some sort of sacrilege, versus the mentality of boys will be boys to be very degrading to women. Women need to be empowered by owning their own virginity and doing with it what they wish. Because of this double standard, some may take this belief to extreme measures. Does the name Natalie Dylan ring a bell? Well shes the young woman who decided to sell her virginity to the highest bidder a few years back in order to pay for her schooling. I found a quote from Dennis Hoff (owner of the Bunny Ranch) in regards to the womans choice, which struck me as hilarious, but true in a sense. He said, Why lose it in the backseat of a Toyota when you can pay for your education? Im not saying I would sell myself, but I have to admit, I admire the girl for being bold and taking charge of her virginity. Im willing to bet lots of us had lousy rst times. And we didnt even make a dime!
Tarah Bowser studies psychology and plans to continue studying sex therapy. She can be reached at opinion@nevadasagebrush.com.
CAMPUSCHAT
What would be worse than losing to UNLV?
I would say getting a colonoscopy from Glenn Quaqmire. Getting eaten by a bear would probably be worse, but only by a little bit.
Gina Lee 20, psychology major Nick Crowl 24, social work major
Denitely having my car being eaten by a bear...again. Im serious..

Jordan Hill 19, nutrition major
There is absolutely nothing that would be worse than losing to UNLV.
Daniel Diebel 21, math major
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FROM THE LEFT
Americans want Dont Ask Dont Tell repealed

ont ask, dont tell is an unconstitutional policy. The 9th District Circuit Court for the Southern District of California made that very clear in its opinion released Sept. 12. The lawsuit, led by the Log Cabin Republicans (the largest institution for gay Republicans) lasted Jacob three weeks. Neely The trial included testimony from many servicemen and women discharged under DADT. They detailed how they had their private e-mails searched, were outed by friends and were investigated because of stereotypical behavior. However, the one thing they had in common was that they all loved serving their country, and will go back into service the minute they can. More than 14,000 men and women lost their jobs under DADT. It reinforces the stereotype that gay men and women are not t to perform the same tasks as their straight comrades and it segregates the military. They go through the same training, they work together
More information needed on Dont Ask Dont Tell

ecause the Defensive Authorization Act was stopped in the Senate on Tuesday does not mean that all the senators who voted no are against eliminating the Dont Ask Dont Tell policy. Before you call up your local senator to complain about their bigotry, think about the real reason why the act was rejected. Becca No, it Kitchen wasnt because Republicans hate homosexuals. Most of the senators voted no because of the Murphy Amendment. The Murphy Amendment, passed by the House of Representatives in May, calls for a repeal of the DADT policy after a study is completed by the U.S. Department of Defense. This study involves a survey of more than 400,000 military personnel to see their response to the repeal of the policy. After the study is finished, the defense secretary, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the president must decide whether the repeal would affect morale. Some politicians are trying
and they live together. They become a family and a welloiled machine over time. This policy creates divisions. It isolates many of our troops and perpetuates fear and stereotypes of a class of people that is as diverse as any other. I would heartily argue that gayness doesnt harm troop cohesion nearly as much as demonizing it does. DADT is that demonizing force. The American Psychiatric Association even testied before the House Armed Services Committee in June that according to their social and behavioral studies, there is nothing that makes an openly gay soldier inherently unt to serve or damage any sort of unit cohesion. When senators struck down this bill, it was immoral, wrong and prejudiced. They all had access to the court documents detailing how unconstitutional the policy was, they had all seen or heard testimony on how it was being inappropriately enforced, and they all knew that top military leaders, the current administration, the American Psychiatric Association, and the Pentagon, all support the repeal. But they wouldnt even bring it up for debate. It is an election year, so they took a stance that would energize their base, seemingly forgetting that in a 2008 Washington PostABC News poll, 75 percent of respondents
expressed support for the repeal, including more than half of their party (66 percent). They know Democrats will lose seats this November and that they wont need to vote on this again unless it is on their own terms. It was a terrible cop out. They isolated a group of Americans as unt to serve and effectively limited the future of thousands of people. This year, ve opinions have come out of the legal system that have sent the clear message that discrimination based on sexual orientation is wrong. Whether it be in marriage (Perry v. Schwarzenegger, Gill v. Ofce of Personnel Management, Massachusetts v. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services), the military (Log Cabin Republicans v. USA) or adoption (In re: Gill). On top of all this, the repeal was attached to a defensespending bill that would have allocated resources for new planes, soldier pay raises, new recruitment efforts, etc. Republicans are so hard-set on not ending an unconstitutional law that is clearly demeaning that they are willing to hold up the entire military to do it. Why does this sound wrong? Because it is.
Jacob Neely studies political science and Spanish. He can be reached at opinion@nevadasagebrush.com
to play Tuesdays vote as more hatefulness coming from the Grand Old Party of No. But the Democrats are presenting only half the issue. In fact, three members of their own party, including our very own Harry Reid, voted nay. The majority of the Republicans voted against the Defense Authorization Act because the Department of Defense has not completed its study yet, and they wanted to see the results in order to make an informed vote. Even top military officials in the Obama administration, who have spoken out in favor of the repeal, urged Congress to wait until the review was finished. But some members of Congress just cant allow anyone else to be in charge. DADT was a presidential mandate given by Bill Clinton to fulfill his campaign promise that anyone could serve in the military. In the past, homosexuals were targets of hate crimes within the military system, so DADT was an attempt at protection. The country has progressed and the majority of its citizens have become accepting of the lifestyle. Perhaps now its time for DADT to be repealed. I am a firm believer in separation of church and state. Despite any religious views I have on the subject, there is no denying the fact
the homosexuals in our country deserve equal rights. Even though religion tells us to condemn the lifestyle, government should be there to treat everyone as equals. Homosexuals should not be discharged for being gay, lesbian or bisexual, but neither should the subject be flaunted. Similarly, heterosexual military personnel should not flaunt their sexuality. Personal and sexual relationships have no place in the military. The military is here to protect. That is its job and while in service, it is imperative that peoples personal lives be ignored. Think of the military as a giant office. Most companies have a policy against interoffice relationships because more often than not, sexual relationships counteract professionalism. This repeal will be up for vote again, and we will most likely see a change in military policy. You might even see some conservatives voting for the repeal of DADT. Republicans just do not want to undermine other areas of government by casting a vote before all the research has been completed.
Becca Kitchen studies journalism and literature. She can be reached at opinion@nevadasagebrush.com
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SMALL TOWN GUY
Student government money should be spent on majority of students, not just a few
Growing up in a rural environment provides multitude of hidden treasures

ost of the time, when I introduce myself to people, I dont voluntarily tell them where Im from. When Im far away, and they ask, I tell them Im from Reno. Over the past few years Ive adopted it as my home, the place where Jay Im making Balagna myself into the person I want to be. When I get that question at school, though, I know I will have to tell them the truth Im from Winnemucca. You may be thinking to yourself that being from Winnemucca isnt such a bad thing, and a few months ago, I wouldve told you thats because you probably havent been there. I wouldve dropped whatever I was doing to hit you with a lengthy rant about how soul-crushingly boring The Mucc can be and how it is eight
he Associated Students of the University of Nevada wants to spend $6,000 on furniture for an ofce that will house a handful of ASUN ofcials, when they already have furniture that would t the space. Every semester we pay into ASUN, blindly hoping that our legislators who dont understand the value of a dollar will somehow gain the wisdom to operate a $1.8 million budget. S.B. 78-8 is a bill that would pay for furnishing what is now the club resource-room, and remodeling it into a Legislative Ofce. Renovation is clearly important. ASUN senators need more workspace. The current Senate workroom houses Nic more than Dunn 20 senators with just three computers. This change would also move the club resource room to a more prominent position in ASUN. But this expenditure is a bad idea for three reasons: we already have furniture that would t the space, the nancial cost is too high when some students cant even afford books and ASUN thinks they can freely spend student money on luxuries without caring about what students really think. This ofce benets only those who would use it, not the students as a whole. As Sen. Mitch Bottoset said during the Aug. 25 Senate meeting, I dont think anyone is disputing the need for the ofce. We are disputing whether we need to spend the money on furniture. Its hard to justify spending that much money on something we already have. Other students agree. Both Bottoset and Sen. Jonathan Moore conducted surveys of 100 students each. Out of the 200 surveyed, 199 opposed spending this money on fancy new office furniture. This may not be a
scientific poll, but you get the picture. Students want ASUN to stop spending money irresponsibly, but the student government is not getting the message. There are some who support the measure. Its a public image thing, Sen. Jesus Palma said. Just the feel that the ofce will have it needs a sense of professionalism. Palmas rationale is that since the Director of Legislative Affairs uses that ofce, Nevada lawmakers will see the ofce. Palma added that using current furniture would look awkward. As someone who works in media, I understand the importance of image. However, Palmas argument doesnt hold up, since the Presidents Conference room furnished very nicely is right down the hall. Options abound for professional atmospheres. We must also keep in mind that I am not suggesting using old, run down furniture. There are plenty of desks, chairs and tables within ASUN that arent being used and are only a couple years old. They exactly t the dimensions of the furniture some ASUN senators want to buy. Despite the optimistic views of some senators who believe that students use all the furniture all the time, much of it is unused during the majority of the school year. Using furniture we already have in the building will not take away from students. They arent using it. The current nancial crisis that our state is in only makes the proposed $6,000 expenditure more ridiculous and inappropriate. As Moore said in an e-mail interview: When we are in a budget crisis, the formalities and niceties of student government should come in second to the needs of the students as a whole The more we do for ourselves, the less relevant we become to the students. ASUN doesnt need to become any less relevant than it already is.
Nic Dunn is a broadcast journalism major. He can be reached at opinion@nevadasagebrush.com
square miles of Nevada you should avoid at almost any cost. There are plenty of things that would keep me from going back there forever. The fact that there is only one decent coffee shop, the most exciting thing happening on a weekend is probably a regional cribbage tournament, the strange smell (every town in rural Nevada has some weird smells try stopping in a few on your way to Vegas this weekend) and a few people from high school Id rather avoid are just a couple of reasons as to why. Despite that, Im starting to realize, though, that it wasnt such a bad place to grow up after all. Friday evening, as I drove home with my sister for a weekend visit with the parents, I found myself in awe at the watercolor-like bands of color streaking across the empty sky. I saw patches of old-growth sagebrush and remembered how Id take long walks through the desert near my house with my dog and a BB gun as a boy. Seeing those scraggly bushes fostered a love
I saw patches of old-growth sagebrush and remembered how Id take long walks through the desert near my house with my dog and a BB gun as a boy.
of shape and form Im only now learning to express. When we crossed into Humboldt County, the smooth asphalt of Interstate 80 turned into the potholed, uneven cement that the taxpayers there are too cheap to replace. At that moment, I thought Id want to turn around just like every other time Ive crossed it. But I didnt. Growing up in Winnemucca granted me experiences I wouldnt have had if my wish came true and Id lived in Reno or Las Vegas. How many Galena High graduates can say they killed a badger with a bow and arrow in fourth grade? How many kids from Palo Verde High School went to sleep with their window and front door open to let in a breeze? Nowadays I can look at stars in the city sky and picture the ones too dim to see. I can nd my way across empty land using the sun, not an iPhone. I meet new people and I want to learn their stories because Im from a town where I knew everybodys. I dont think my friends from Nevadas bigger cites have the same outlook on things as I do. They dont have the same love for crowds, the same longing for tall buildings and new places, because theyve had some of those things already. Growing up in such a secluded little town has given me a hunger for life Im grateful for. Even though Winnemucca still reminds me of a few parts of my life Id rather forget, Im starting to realize it made me the person I am. And maybe I shouldnt be embarrassed to tell people that. Jay Balagna studies art and journalism. He lived in Winemmuca from 1990-2008. He can be reached at jbalagna@nevadasagebrush.com.
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ALBUM REVIEW
Legend, The Roots collaborate on disappointing album

By Julian Rhodes
For the past 17 years, The Roots have toyed with the denition of hip-hop a dozen times over, blending funk, jazz and rock elements with socially conscious lyrics. Since his 2004 debut album, John Legend has won six Grammy Awards and has established his place as one of the greatest modern R&B artists. So when the two acts collaborate, one would expect nothing less than the single greatest funk-jazz-soul fusion the world has ever seen. Unfortunately, Wake Up! is miles away from its anticipated, rhythmic nirvana. Using Barack Obamas presidential campaign as a sort of muse, Legend began conceptualizing Wake Up! back in 2008. With 11 covers, Legend and The Roots chose politically charged and socially conscious songs from the 60s and 70s to exude the spirit of hope felt during the election. But that feeling of motivational hope has faded in the past two years. Much like this albums inspiration, many of the songs on the album feel dated and extraneous in relation to current events. The album begins with Hard Times, written by Curtis Mayeld and originally recorded for the 1971 album The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend. Channeling funky bass lines and Mayelds soulful words, Legend and The Roots do this timeless track justice, exuding the struggles of that era. The Roots vocalist, Black Thought, lends a verse, bringing the song up to date and adding a modern twist. Following Hard Times is Compared to What, riding the wake of the previous tracks wave of funk. This time covering a societal-questioning song by Les McCann and Eddie Harris, Legend builds from slow observations on the falsities of American culture up to belting the hook, Trying
JOHN LEGEND AND THE ROOTS WAKE UP!

Release Date: Sept. 21 Genre: R&B, Soul, Hip-hop Grade: C+
to make it real?/ Compared to what? The song also includes an eclectic, jazz-driven saxophone solo, further capturing the authenticity of the original track. The third song of the album, Wake Up! begins its downward spiral into tackiness. Wake
Up Everybody features female vocalist Melanie Fiona and rapper Common attempting a cover of the Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes classic call to action. Rather than giving the cover a modern spin, Legend and The Roots record a slow-paced doppelganger, barely making the song their own. Commons verse brings the track a little redemption, but ultimately sounds like a last minute addendum to an otherwise bland song. Our Generation, Hang On in There, I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free mimic this trend, failing to produce original renditions and instead come off
as We Are The World rejects. A few other tracks stand out, such as Donny Hathaways Little Ghetto Boy which features a grimey, ear-to-the-streets verse from Black Thought, and Humanity (Love the Way It Should Be) which exhibits a commendably brave shot at reggae from Legend and The Roots. Overall, however, Legend and The Roots fail to sound the social alarm with Wake Up! and will instead leave longtime fans drowsy, unsatised, and longing for much more.
Julian Rhodes can be reached at julianrhodes@nevadasagebrush.com.
Atmosphere drops beats at The Knit Saturday

By Kayla McCarson
Underground hip-hop fans spilled into The Knitting Factory Saturday night for the To All My Friends tour, featuring Atmosphere with opening bands Blueprint, Grieves, Budo and DJ Rare Groove. Once inside, the opening bands built the excitement for Atmosphere. Grieves and Budo, a hip-hop performing duo, got the crowd jumping with rhyming lyrics and a heavy guitar blare. Between acts, DJ Rare Groove entertained the crowd well with old-school hip-hop songs. The crowd chanted in unison to songs like Snoop Doggs Gin and Juice and Ol Dirty Bastards Shimmy Shimmy Ya. Blueprint told the crowd to raise their hands if they disliked their boss. His advice was simply, Go to work with your middle nger in the air. Soon, everyone was waving their middle ngers in rebellion during the next song before the end of the opening sets. As the lights dimmed, the only people visible on the stage were Atmospheres DJ Ant, guitarist Nate Collis and keyboardist Erick Anderson. The guitar echoed a blues vibe throughout the room as Collis sang the beginning of the song Trying to Find a Balance in an almost country-like twang. Lights suddenly illuminated the stage, and Slug was nally visible. The crowd roared with excitement. The band began its show playing songs from older albums. The crowd seemed pleased to hear God Loves Ugly, Shoulda Known, Pour Me Another and Sunshine. Other songs played were off Atmospheres newest album, which came out on Sept. 6. Slug emphasized throughout the show that we are a community watching the concert and that we are one. After what seemed like the last song, Atmosphere left the stage only to return shortly thereafter for an encore. Slug said that he didnt like the pretense of encores because they were deceitful to the crowd. Instead, he insisted everyone call this the bonus show before rapping four more songs. Whether Slug was shaking fans hands or asking for unity, it was apparent he wasnt there just to rap for himself. His personable attitude all night made it clear he was there for us.
Kayla McCarson can be reached at arts-entertainment@nevadasagebrush.com.
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audience in those publications, she said. Its important for all of those voices that I feel dont get heard on campus. Thomas aims to have her rst issue out during the fall semester, preferably in October. Sadykova
said The Hound will likely begin as a black-and-white newsletter, and will denitely be an ofcial magazine by the spring semester. In the meantime, The Hound staff is working to establish a website in order to generate interest in the publication.
Casey OLear can be reached at colear@nevadasagebrush.com.
their 17-year career span and went on to play crowd favorites such as Days Of Our Livez, 1st of the Month and Thuggish Ruggish Bone. The group also took about 10 minutes to pay respect to Biggie Smalls, Eazy-E and Tupac by inviting a slew of girls on stage to turn this motherfucker into a club and blasting a ton of hits from the rappers. As soon as Juicy started playing, everyone immediately raised their hands and began wholeheartedly reciting every one of Biggies lyrics. Crowd participation was at an all-time high when songs such as Crossroads, Foe the Love of $ and Notorious Thugs were performed. When Eazy-Es verse on Foe the Love of $ came up, the crowd didnt miss a beat and quickly lled in for him. The same went for Biggies verse on Notorious Thugs. They also got the crowd hyped up with their version of the N.W.A. classic, Fuck Tha Police. As the show was winding down, Bone Thugs played one of their classics, Weed Song,
and between swigs of liquor and hits of blunts, ordered the crowd to yell if they loved weed and put their lighters up. Instantaneously, the already smoke-lled room erupted with more smoke than a forest re could produce. It was hard to tell who was higher, Bone Thugs or the crowd. Bone Thugs made sure to play some material from their newest album, Uni5: The Worlds Enemy, such as, Meet Me in the Sky, which was greeted with loud roars from the crowd. Bone Thugs went out with guns blazing with the song Surrender, in which they soaked the crowd with water, undoubtedly extinguishing a few blunts in the process. Despite the crazy, sloppy drunks in the audience consisting of nasty, pasty white men who tried to grind on me and a morbidly-obese woman who threatened to beat up the photographer I was with, the show was amazing. I left the show feeling the same sentiments toward Bone Thugs that they repeatedly told the audience, I love you, motherfuckers! Enjolie Esteve can be reached at eesteve@nevadasagebrush.com.
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FILM REVIEW
Owls lack balance of humor, drama
TUESDAY/28
GUCCI MANE THE APPEAL: GEORGIAS MOST WANTED
Genre: Hip-Hop Description: This album is Guccis rst studio release since being released from jail in May. An array of producers, including J.U.S.T.I.C.E., Drumma Boy, The Neptunes, Jim Jonsin and Swizz Beatz. Guests on the album will include Ray J, Estelle, Nicki Minaj, Wyclef Jean, Bun B, Pill, Spank Rock and Swizz Beatz.
MARK RONSON AND THE BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL RECORD COLLECTION
Genre: R&B, Alternative Rock, Funk Description: Mark Ronsons third studio album is the rst time the producer is vocally featured on one of his records. Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse are a few of the several artists who contributed vocals to his previous album releases. DAngelo, Ghostface Killah, Boy George, Simon Le Bon and Wiley are all featured on Record Collection.
BAD RELIGION THE DISSENT OF MAN
The animated lm Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of GaHoole is based on the rst three books in Kathryn Laskys series, The Guardians of GaHoole. By Leanne Howard
If the Lord of the Rings trilogy had been condensed into a single, less-humorous lm and starred owls instead of hobbits, it would have closely resembled Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of GaHoole. Though visually stunning and studded with the voices of big-name stars, the lms PG rating for some sequences of scary action barely covers the violent scenes scattered throughout most of this childrens animated lm. The movie stars Jim Sturgess of Across the Universe fame as the voice of Soren, a young owl who falls out of his tree along with his brother, Kludd, while learning how to y. From that moment onward, Soren and Kludd encounter enemies in many shapes and sizes, and, more importantly, become their own enemies. The lms greatest strength lies in its visual effects. The owls are beautifully animated many different species are represented, down to the tiniest details of eye, beak and feather. Colorful landscapes make a gorgeous background to the owls ights. A particularly visually stimulating scene comes in the middle of the lm, at the Great Tree of GaHoole, where Soren et al are given lessons in navigation, battle skills and healing, all to the tune of To the Sky, the original song written for the lm by Owl City. Imagine a beautifullyanimated music video smack in the middle of the storyline somewhat entertaining, yet completely incongruous to the rest of lm. Based off a series of childrens books written by Kathryn Lasky, the lm is clearly intended for young audiences, yet it lacks humor to balance out the darkness of the story. Slow motion sequences reminiscent of The Matrix allow every detail of battle to be seen, and while such scenes are beautiful, the violence seems too intense for most of the target audience. There is little respite in lighter scenes the emotional themes of the lm are just as heavy as the physical ones. Also contributing their voices to the lm were Geoffrey Rush,
WARNER BROS. PICTURES
Genre: Punk Rock Description: The Dissent of Man is the 15th album released by the California punk rockers and is the groups rst release in three years. The entire album was produced by Joe Barresi, who has done production work for bands such as Queens of the Stone Age, L7 and Coheed and Cambria.
LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GAHOOLE
Release Date: Sept. 24 Director: Zack Snyder Starring: Jim Sturgess, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, and Emily Barclay Genre: Animation, Adventure, and Fantasy Rating: PG for some sequences of scary action. Grade: C
ABE VIGODA CRUSH
Genre: Punk Rock Description: This tropical punk rock band based in Los Angeles will debut a crisper sound with the release of their fourth LP, Crush.
Helen Mirren, Sam Neill, Hugo Weaving, Abby Cornish and Ryan Kwanten, to name a few. The loose ending of the lm indicates the studios possible hopes for a sequel. Although it offers an unconventional storyline and lots of eye-candy, Legend of the Guard-
ians is certainly not for the faint of heart. Despite parallels to other epic lms, it seems to have forgotten a key point those other lms were made for adults.
Leanne Howard can be reached at arts-entertainment@nevadasagebrush.com.
ALBUM REVIEW
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THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Starring: Andrew Gareld, Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake Description: This drama tells the story of Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of the social networking website, Facebook. The lm follows as Zuckerberg goes from being a Harvard undergrad to being the youngest billionaire in history. Genre: Drama Rating: PG-13
Nuclear indie group releases so-so third album

By Alexander Dietrick
Until now, Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos have been fairly consistent in their sound. A departure from the orchestral sound of their 2006 debut The Dust of Retreat, Buzzard takes on a harder, but much less distinctive sound infused with guitar and bass. The album opens with Birds, a winding song with a classic rhyme scheme full of lead vocalist Richard Edwards expected falsettos and some unexpected heavy guitar. From there, the album is unmemorable and unmoving until the fth track on the album, an obvious highlight called Will You Love Me Forever? Its not until this track that the new garage-rock sound is appreciated. Edwards asks Will You Love Me Forever? in spite of a hinted drug problem in lines like If I could roll up my money and smoke it I would and If I could pay off the doctor and get better I would. After that track, the album goes downhill. Next is an odd song called Tiny Vampire Robot. Edwards sings Tiny vampire robot, wanna get sucked dry? And I dont know how to tell you, its been on my mind. The lyrical and instrumental inconsistency of this album is its major downfall. Your Lower Back, the next track on Buzzard, is the oddest one yet. It starts with an awkwardly spoken word sample about sex, telling listeners, Sex is fun. Sex can even be great, but it can also make us risk everything. It can make us do things we wouldnt normally do. And it can even take us to the brink of madness. What follows is a folksy song about sex, with a humorous one liner, Your lower back haunts me every time I come. Although its entirely less awkward than the spoken word sample, this track seems misplaced on this album.
MARGOT AND THE NUCLEAR SO AND SOS BUZZARD

Release Date: Sept. 21 Genre: Indie Grade: D+
LET ME IN
Starring: Chloe Moretz, Kodi SmitMcPhee and Richard Jenkins Description: This remake of the 2008 Norwegian lm, Let the Right One In, tells the story of a young, lonely boy who befriends a girl who happens to be a vampire. Genre: Horror Rating: R
After four more songs with a nondescript sound, the album closes with I Do, an acoustic, lovey-dovey song about things getting sunny. As this album is all over the place, listeners can tell that Margot and Nuclear So and Sos are still trying to nd their place in the indie rock world. Fans of earlier works by the band might have a hard time getting into this album, but rst time listeners might enjoy the mix of garage-rock and folksy twang.
Alexander Dietrick can be reached at arts-entertainment@ nevadasgebrush.com.
The third studio album from indie group Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos, Buzzard, is the rst to feature the bands new lineup. The new additions include drummer Brian Deck, guitarist Ronnie Kwasman and keyboardist Cameron McGill.
MARIEL RECORDINGS
ROTTEN TOMATOES WEEKLY GRADES
METACRITIC WEEKLY GRADES
September 24 You Again = 12% Rotten Howl = 45% Rotten
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of GaHoole = 51% Rotten Buried = 87% Fresh
September 21 The Roots: Wake Up! = 68 Serj Tankian: Imperfect Harmonies = 66
Maximum Balloon: Maximum Balloon = 77 Maroon 5: Hands all Over = 63
source: rottentomatoes.com (rating system: 100-60% = fresh; 58-0% = rotten)
source: metacritic.com (rating system: 100-61 = high; 60-40 =medium; 39-0 = low)
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WEDNESDAY/29
MARTIN SEXTON AT THE KNITTING FACTORY Folk singer-songwriter Martin Sexton, who has won Boston Music Awards and Independent Music Awards, will perform several songs from his nine albums. The show is set to begin at 8 p.m. 211 N. Virginia St. Tickets range from $20-35.
FRIDAY/1
SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND AT THE KNITTING FACTORY This event will feature a mixture of songwriters and slam poets, including Reggie Ginn (San Francisco Songwriter), Eric Andersen (Reno Songwriter), Jonie Blinman (Reno Songwriter), Nicole Williams (Reno Slam Poet), Michelle Pappas (Reno Songwriter) and Athena McIntyre (Tahoe Songwriter). Those who cannot attend the show will be able to view it live on U-Stream at http://www.ustream.tv. The show is set to begin at 8 p.m. 211 N. Virginia St. Tickets are $6.
Acoustic Irish group, Lnasa, performed Thursday night at the Nightingale Concert Hall as the rst installment of the universitys Performing Arts Series.
Irish band kicks off performance series

By Leanne Howard
Beneath the first full moon of autumn, an auditorium full of people was transported to the rolling hills of Ireland without ever having to leave their seats. Last Thursday, the acoustic group Lnasa brought traditional Irish music as well as unique variations on Spanish and French songs to Nightingale Hall at the University of Nevada, Reno. Lnasa was the rst of many groups in this seasons Performing Arts Series, a string of performances at Nightingale Hall sponsored by the university and other state and federal organizations. The group is composed of ve members, four native Irishmen and a lone Englishman. Traditional Irish instruments: a ddle, a wooden ute (called a low whistle), a tin whistle, a uilleann pipes and a guitar, all made appearances on stage, in addition to the less-traditional stand-up bass, mandolin and even a steamer. Frontman Kevin Crawford brought the large vacuum-like instrument out in the middle of the performance and pretended to play it like bagpipes, much to the amusement of the audience and the rest of the band. Unstable might be the
PERFORMING ARTS
The next group to be featured in the Performing Arts Series is The Lost Fingers, hailing from Quebec, Canada. They will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 4 at Nightingale Hall in the Church Fine Arts Building.
word, commented ddler Sen Smyth in a lilting Irish accent, provoking even more laughter from the crowd. The banter that continued in that vein all evening was one of the authentically-Irish parts of Lnasas performance. Their name alone invokes Irish
mythology it is the name of a festival given in honor of the Irish god of music and the arts, Lugh. And, of course, their music, even songs originating in other countries, had a unique Irish flare that helped recreate the rolling hills and mists of the Emerald Isle. They started off the evening with a song written by Crawford himself, a fast-paced clan march called The Battle of Ballyorgan. The band progressed through reels and jigs, encouraging the crowd to clap along and scattering typically Irish anecdotes in between each trio of songs. Each individual member of the band
had written, or helped to write, at least one of the songs on the nights setlist. Highlights of the night included haunting solos by double bassist Trevor Hutchinson and piper Cillian Vallely, and a touching tribute to a late friend of the band called Absent Friends. Towards the end of the performance, Crawford jokingly said, Well never forget Reno. Smyth quickly and accurately responded, Theyll never forget you.
Leanne Howard can be reached at arts-entertainment@nevadasagebrush.com.
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COMEDIANS OF CHELSEA LATELY AT GRAND SIERRA RESORT AND CASINO AT THE GRAND THEATRE Several comedians that have been featured on the hit E! TV show, Chelsea Lately, will perform sets of their comedy prowess at this event. Performers will include the shows roundtable regulars, such as Loni Love, Guy Branum, Heather McDonald and Chris Franjola. The show is set to begin at 8 p.m. 2500 E. Second St. Tickets range from $25-45. VINA MORALES WITH THE BOYFRIENDS AT THE SILVER LEGACY Filipina actress, model and singer, Vina Morales, will perform alongside the British band, The Boyfriends. The show is set to begin at 7 p.m. 407 N. Virginia St. Tickets range from $48-88.
Students pioneer new university publication

By Casey OLear
Starting Fall 2010, a new student publication called The Hound will hit newsstands beside campus staples such as The Nevada Sagebrush and Insight Magazine. The Hound will be an alternative magazine targeting groups of students who feel as though they are not included in other campus publications. Topics covered in the magazine will focus on sexuality and politics. Stories lined up for the rst issue include an open letter to Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and a column from the perspective of a drag queen. The Hound is the brainchild of Caitlin Thomas, a 22-year-old English major, who devised the concept for the magazine during the past school year. The Associated Students of the University of Nevada will meet next week to discuss Thomas proposed budget of $20,000 per year. I was the sex columnist for the Sagebrush, she said. I just really enjoyed writing honestly and raw. I felt like it was one of the only spots in the paper that was really honest and alternative. It gave me a voice, and I got addicted to that voice. Thomas considered starting up a new student magazine in passing, but did not take the idea seriously until the past summer. All last semester, I irted with the idea Wouldnt it be awesome to have a magazine that was completely different? she said. I just put it in the back of my mind Thats not going to happen. Finally, over the summer, I went through a dark period. My birthday came around and I wasnt really doing anything. I decided that I was going to do something this year.
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I was going to change things and open peoples minds. The original concept for the publication was a newsletter that Thomas intended to publish and distribute herself called The Horehound, after the Dead Weather album of the same name. However, the idea eventually evolved into something that she felt the university could support, and she decided to pursue it. ASUN vice president Leissan Sadykova has been working with Thomas since the beginning of the fall semester to nalize her plans for The Hound. We have some awesome publications now, but it never hurts to add on, Sadykova said. As the school is growing, were going to get more diverse students. Sadykova referred to the University of California, Berkeley, which is home to more than 40 student publications during the school year. I just want more students to start their own publications, she said. It would be amazing to have 40 publications here. I think they arouse interest and make people feel more connected to the campus. If students started writing about their experiences more thats my goal. Thomas hopes that her new publication will highlight diversity on campus. While she said that The Hound contains elements of existing publications, it is its own entity. I dont see an alternative
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Krayzie Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony performs at the Knitting Factory on Thursday night.
Thugs generate high energy

By Enjolie Esteve
Hip-hop innovators and legends in their own right, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, performed a high energy (emphasis on the high) set on Thursday at The Knitting Factory in downtown Reno. While there were four opening acts lined up to warm up the crowd before Bone Thugs hit the stage, I only had the displeasure of hearing two of them perform. I had read some show reviews warning concertgoers about how awful Bone Thugs opening acts were and they werent kidding. They were terrible and reminiscent of participants in a high school talent show. After sitting through 45 minutes of subpar rapping and repetitive lyrics featuring the phrases, Booty, booty, and a laughable duo ignorantly rapping about the Bloods and Crips, Bone Thugs nally hit the stage around 10 p.m. By this point, the packed crowd was getting rowdy. Concertgoers must have begun selfmedicating with alcohol and other various substances just to be able to tolerate the hellish two-hour pre show, because by the time Bone Thugs nally hit the stage, the people by me were completely obliterated. The second the first few bars of the hit East 1999 started booming, the crowd went wild. As Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Wish Bone and Flesh-n-Bone took the stage with a burst of energy, it was clear that this was going to be an awesome show. Noticeably absent from the stage was Bizzy Bone, who decided against touring with the rest of the group. While his presence was missed and all of his sick verses were unfortunately cut from songs, the other four members denitely made sure to make up for his absence with added passion and enthusiasm. Bone Thugs did a great job spreading out all the hits from
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BANNING FREEDOM
Classics most frequently banned

The Color Purple by Alice Walker Why? Sexual references, race issues, language, violence, drugs, homosexuality
By Casey OLear
Around the nation every year, individuals and groups attempt to keep certain books that they nd objectionable out of public libraries and schools. For reasons like explicit language or sexual content, many books have been challenged or banned since the beginning of the 21st century, preventing citizens from being able to access honest stories. And, every year, others attempt to ght this restriction with an annual Banned Books Week, which celebrates the freedom to read and increases awareness about the dangers of censorship. Banned Books Week lasts from Sept. 25 to Oct. 2 this year. In honor of the occasion, the University of Nevada, Reno will host I Read Banned Books on at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center. The event is sponsored by the UNR Creative Writing Club and the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, and will feature 11 community leaders reading excerpts from their favorite banned books. The on-campus event aims to garner attention for several books that people have attempted to silence. Readers at the event range from UNR professors and local journalists to a reverend from the Unitarian Universalist Foundation of Northern Nevada and a Planned Parenthood employee. Banned Books Week is a vehicle to draw attention to the freedom we have here to read, said Deborah Caldwell-Stone, deputy director of the American Library Associations Ofce for Intellectual Freedom. It is unique in the world and very precious. Despite that, there is still censorship in some communities. ALA assists the communities in dealing with challenges to keep the material accessible to the public. Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie (D-Washoe County) plans to read an excerpt from Beloved by Toni Morrison, which was rst challenged in 1995 and
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read excerpts from their favorite banned books. 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Mathewson-IGT Kowledge Center Rotunda.
has since been challenged several times because of violent content, offensive language, sexual material and racial issues. Leslie said she has felt strongly about the issue of censorship in the United States after studying abroad in Spain under the dictator Francisco Franco in the 1970s. I lived in Spain under a dictator who tried to censor everything, so I know what that feels like, she said. We got newspapers with sections blacked out. My friends had their books covered with paper so that you couldnt see what they were reading you had to hide what you were reading. It was not a healthy society. One of the great things about this country is the freedom of the press and the freedom to read what you want to. In the United States, citizens are not subject to such rigorous censorship. ACLU public advocate Rebecca Gasca said that Banned Books Week is an important opportunity for the nation to acknowledge the freedom U.S. citizens have to freely read and write a right that many take for granted. We believe that people in the (United States) have the right to express themselves and learn about things they nd important, even things they may disagree with, she said. We live in a country where the First Amendment is one of the most celebrated and controversial rights that we have. Our position is that the public should not be limited in their search for ideas based on the view of the few who may disagree. Many of those involved in Banned Books Week said that censorship is detrimental to society. When people are allowed
Community leaders will
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Why? Racism, offensive language, unsuited to age group
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Why? Language, sexual references
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Why? Offensive language, sexual scenes, moral issues
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Why? Language, sexual references
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sen(t)-s r (transitive verb) to examine in order to supress or delete anything considered objectionable
t prevent others from freely to reading uncensored material, it r opposes fundamental freedoms o granted by a democratic government, according to the ACLU. I think we take our freedoms for granted, Leslie said. In a lot of countries where censorship is evident today, they limit what people can see on the Internet, discourage education and dissent. Its better to let people read what they want. The practice of banning books is harmful to society in that it prevents people from accessing important ideas about the world and thinking critically, according to the ALA. UNR English professor and Creative Writing Club faculty adviser Christopher Coake will read at I Read Banned Books from The Things They Carried by Tim OBrien, a novel about the Vietnam War that he said changed his life. I read it when I was 22 years old, and it changed me, he said. Its really inventive. It changed my thinking about warfare. I wouldnt be a writer if I didnt think books could change lives. We feel that as students and writers, we have a duty to promote openness in literature. One of the main goals of Banned Books Week is to deter literary censorship around the nation. The ALA believes that although most books may be considered offensive to someone, they should remain accessible to everyone to promote the free exchange of ideas throughout the country. History has shown that the impulse to censor has gone on for centuries, Caldwell-Stone said. I dont think we can change human nature. We want to develop tolerance. If there are books in the library that you disagree with, you can leave them there you dont have to read them. Every library should have something that offends everyone, or its not doing its job.
Casey OLear can be reached at colear@nevadasagebrush.com.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Most challenged books of 2009
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Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer Why? Sexually explicit, religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Why? Racism, offensive language, unsuited to age group
The Perks of Being a Wallower by Stephen Chbosky Why? Homosexuality, sexually explicit, anti-family, offensive language, religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group, drugs, suicide And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson Why? Homosexuality
TTYL; TTFN; L8R, G8R series by Lauren Myracle Why? Nudity, sexually explicit, offensive language, unsuited to age group, drugs
Source: American Library Association
Sports
FOOTBALL
By Lukas Eggen
The last time Nevadas football team was ranked, Harry Truman was President. Television was still a novelty for most Americans. Landing on the moon was still more than two decades away. The year was 1948 and 62 years later, the 4-0 Wolf Pack cracked the top-25 for the rst time since joining the Football Bowl Subdivision. For the rst time in program history, Nevada is ranked No. 25 in both the AP and ESPN/USA Today Top-25 Polls. This also marks the rst time the Western Athletic Conference has had two teams ranked since the 2005 season when Fresno State and Boise State were both ranked.
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Safety led Wolf Pack to Div. II playoffs

By Lukas Eggen
The past few seasons, Nevadas defense has received plenty of criticism. But when defensive back Tony Shaw played from 1980-83, the secondary was one of the Wolf Packs strengths. Shaw had one of the most prolic defensive careers in Nevada football history. Shaw recorded 17 interceptions during his career, tied for the fourth-highest total in program history. He had his best year in 1983 when he led the team with nine, tied for the most interceptions in a single season in program history. Shaw was named the Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Shaw also earned First Team-All-Big Sky honors and helped the Wolf Pack to a 9-5 record. The Wolf Pack held its opponents to 20 point or less eight times during the season as the team won ve of its last six games to record the Wolf Packs eighth-straight winning season. He was very intelligent, Ault said. He ran the secondary for us, telling people where they had to be. He was the captain of that secondary. Nevada qualied for the Div. I-AA playoffs, advancing to the seminals before losing to Southern Illinois 23-7. The trip ended a three-year absence for the Wolf Pack.
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*This is the second player prole of six, leading up to Nevadas Hall of Fame game on Oct. 30.
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Pack grinds out victory

Theres perception and theres reality, head coach Chris Ault said. The perception is once you crack the top-25 youre pretty good, but the reality is we have a long ways to go. Ault said he wont worry about the rankings until the end of the season, but players are excited for the opportunity of being Nevadas rst ranked team in more than 60 years. While its a sign of how far the program has come, it also means teams will be gunning for the Wolf Pack. Just having the little number, teams get a little more amped to play you, safety Doyle Miller said. I know I would if I was on
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Nevada running back Vai Taua fumbled in the rst quarter of the Wolf Packs 27-13 victory against Brigham Young University on Saturday.
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Legend broke the mold

By Emerson Marcus
Nevada athletics historian Dick Trachok headed to the post ofce Monday to mail a copy of the Reno-Gazette Journal to Stan Heath in Georgia. Heath was mentioned in the RGJs front-page story Monday as Nevadas quarterback when the Wolf Pack football team was last ranked in 1948. But before he could mail the letter, Trachok, Heaths former teammate at Nevada, received a phone call from Heaths wife that the former Nevada quarterback died Sunday the same day his alma mater cracked the top-25 rankings for the rst time since Stan Heath played Heath his nal game at Nevada. Heath was 83. When I played here, he was the guy I wanted to model myself after, said Nevada football head coach Chris Ault, who played quarterback at Nevada from 1965-1967. Heath Nevadas first AllAmerican and 1948 Heisman Trophy candidate battled throat cancer for several years at his home in Georgia and was recently diagnosed with pneumonia, Trachok said. He was a great man and a dear friend, Trachok said. Nevada is really losing one of its greatest today. Heath, the son of Major League Baseball player Mickey Heath, was born in Ohio in 1927. His father moved around the country playing rst base for such teams as the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds. I grew up everywhere, Heath said two weeks ago. Heath initially went to school at the University of Wisconsin, Madison but transferred to Nevada in 1947 when Iowa coach Joe Sheeketski became the head coach for the Wolf Pack. (Sheeketski) ran a very open system, Heath said. Thats why I went to Nevada. Nevadas innovative T-formation pass-rst offense broke the mold and embraced that same wild-west personality on the
Chase McMullen skates up a ramp to do a trick in mid-air, even with a broken bone on his left hand. He has been skating since he was in high school.
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Reno a haven for extreme sports

By Cory Thomas
University of Nevada, Reno digital media major Chase McMullen has broken both of his feet, dislocated his shoulder 14 times (doctors had to eventually reconstruct it), cracked his head open three times, broken both arms and was nearly neutered by a pole. Yet he keeps coming back to what caused him all of those injuries skateboarding. Its what you love and when you do it for such a long period of time, you get to a point where its like all you know, McMullen said. You get hurt and its just part of it, you have to man up. Today, sports like skateboarding are becoming much more mainstream than extreme.
EXTREME SPORTS
44 percent t of f parents t say their th i children dropped out of a sport because it made them unhappy. A study by the Sporting Goods Manufacturing Association said that seven million U.S. residents ages 6 and older tried snowboarding.
GEOGRAPHICAL
Because of its geographic features, extreme sports thrive at UNR and around the city of Reno. Geographically, its one of the greatest cities in the world because you can go
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RUGBY
Club team optimistic after alumni game

By Garrett Valenzuela
Ten years ago, the Nevada mens rugby team began holding an annual exhibition game against the sports alumni to raise money for scholarships. On Saturday, the event left both past and present players excited for the future of Nevada rugby. Its important for the clubs success to have good alumni support, Nevadas team captain Ahron Osheroff said. In his ve years with the team, Osheroff said he believes that rugby is taken more serious than in previous years. The alumni (watch) all of our games, Nevada anker Jeff Collyer said. The game today is
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Th The rugby b team t l lost t it its alumni game 43-31 Saturday. The event was used as a fundraiser to help provide scholarships. Rugby travels to play UNLV this weekend.
very important to our team becoming a pack. The alumni get to know the younger guys and help them out on the eld. The camaraderie strengthens during the event and gives the graduates a chance to play again, Collyer said. A physical game saw the
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THE SKINNY: Nevada is ranked as the 25th best team in the nation for the rst time since 1948 and the rst time since the Wolf Pack became a football bowl subdivision team. The Rebels will be looking for an upset with the winner bringing home the Fremont Cannon. Nevada is sixth in the nation in rushing with Colin Kaepernick and Vai Taua leading the way. Kaepernick is 13 rushing touchdowns away from owning the all-time record for rushing touchdowns for quarterbacks. UNLV will need to be better against the run than it has so far this season. It is ranked 75th in the nation against the run and is 66th in total defense. With a win, the Wolf Pack will be 5-0 for the rst time since 1991.
SOCCER
New Mexico State at La. Tech
7 p.m. Friday 12 p.m. Sunday
The Wolf Pack soccer team opens conference play at home on Friday against New Mexico State.
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THE SKINNY: The Wolf Pack opens conference play against New Mexico State at home where it is 3-1. Seniors Cristen Drummond and Jill Erickson should lead the team and provide much of the scoring. Marie Cove had her streak of consecutive shutouts end at four against UC Irvine. The Aggies are 6-2-2 on the season and have given up a total of six goals in 10 games.
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Nevadas volleyball team stands to benet from the Wolf Packs move to the Mountain West Conference. The MWC has sent at least two teams to the NCAA Tournament in each of the last three seasons.
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For the rst time since 1948, Nevada is ranked in the top 25 in both national polls. The Wolf Pack is 4-0 and will head to Las Vegas to take on UNLV in a battle for the Fremont Cannon. If Nevada wins, it will be 5-0 for the rst time since 1991 and it will be the rst time the Wolf Pack started 5-0 as a football bowl subdivision school. If Nevada beats UNLV, it will be the sixth straight year it kept the cannon.
Volleyball, soccer face very different outlooks in MWC

e all know Nevadas move to the Mountain West Conference was motivated by money. And everyone is talking about how the football program will benet from this move and how it could possibly help the conferences quest to gain an automatic Bowl Championship Series bowl game berth. But there are still two other fall sports teams. The volleyball and soccer teams will have new opponents to navigate, too. And their outlooks couldnt be any more different.
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San Jose State Fresno State
7 p.m. Thursday 7 p.m. Saturday
THE SKINNY: Nevada returns home to play its rst home conference game. In the road games, the Wolf Pack went 0-4 and lost every set but one in the matches. However, Nevada has a better home record at 5-1 compared to a 1-6 road record. It will look to seniors Kylie Harrington and Erin Garvey to lead the team out of the slump. Saturdays game is the Susan G. Komen Fight for the Cure night, in which, the Wolf Pack will be selling T-shirts to raise money for breast cancer awareness.
VOLLEYBALL
Lets face it: The Western Athletic ConferLukas Eggen ence is Hawaiis conference and Hawaiis alone. No other team even comes close to the Rainbow-Wahines dominance. And while the Wolf Pack enjoyed an impressive run earlier in the decade, New Mexico State is the only other team to gain a berth to the NCAA Tournament since 2006. Unless one of the other schools topples Hawaii and wins the conference tournament, they arent getting a postseason berth. This makes it difcult for a team to be competitive. Why should recruits go to Nevada when its clear the Wolf Pack hasnt been up to par to make it to a postseason tournament? The MWC, on the other hand, is much more competitive. Head coach Devin Scruggs said that the MWC is much more of a volleyball conference and it reminded her of when Nevada was in the Big West in that it is one of the premiere conferences in the nation. That is because the MWC sent three teams to the NCAA Tournament in 2009: Texas Christian University, Colorado State and New Mexico. The season before, Colorado State and Utah qualied and in 2007, Colorado State, Brigham Young University and the
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JAMES- MICHAEL JOHNSON FOOTBALL Junior linebacker Johnson played a big part in stopping Brigham Young University by leading the team in tackles with ten. He leads the team overall in tackles with 31. He also leads the team with 2.5 sacks. Last season, Johnson was sixth on the team in tackles and earned second team All-WAC honors.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas made it to the tournament. The MWC may not have Hawaii, but from top to bottom, the competition is better. That means it will bring a chance for the Wolf Packs quality of play to rise. Only CSU has made it each of the last three seasons, which shows that any team has a legitimate shot of earning a berth. This will improve recruiting. With a balanced playing eld where, on any given season, any team can make a run, players will be more inclined to join than if they think Hawaii will be the one team to go to every season. The new competition will also make it more appealing to fans. While volleyball will never be a top-billed sport, if there is truly a sense of excitement, more people will come. With better teams and a sense that Nevada isnt simply playing for second place, more students will see a reason to come out and see the games.
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Look into how the MWCs other fall sports have fared.
is the number of teams the WAC sent to the NCAA soccer Tournament in 2009 .
is the number of teams the MWC sent to the NCAA soccer tournament in 2009.
Nevada is on a four game losing streak and has only won one set in its last 13. All of the matches were on the road and the Wolf Pack is 1-7 overall away from home this season. Nevada returns home to play its second Western Athletic Conference game on Thursday, where it will face San Jose State. The Wolf Packs record at home is 5-1, the opposite of its road record.
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is the number of different teams the MWC has sent to the NCAA volleyball tournament since 2007.
tournament. The good news is that with the departure of the Cougars it should allow for all the teams to have a chance at winning the title. However, it does nothing to improve the conferences overall quality and its attempt to become a perennial source of an at-large berth. The WAC had four teams with records better than of .500. The MWC had five, but two of those teams were BYU and Utah. That leaves the conference with one fewer than the WAC. The Nevada soccer team is not a powerhouse, but what it needs is better competition, not another so-so conference. With what will probably be a one bid league, Nevada will likely have to win the tournament. The soccer team may actually be worse off than if it had stayed in the WAC. While all the talk has surrounded football, it may be the volleyball team that benefits most from Nevadas move to the MWC.
The Wolf Pack is back home on Friday where it will open WAC play against New Mexico State. Nevada is 5-4-2 on the season, but has a 3-1 home record. Goalie Marie Cove has four shutouts on the season and is allowing a goal a game when playing at Mackay Stadium. All but one of the Wolf Packs losses have been by one goal.
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While the WAC is a weak volleyball conference except Hawaii, it is an even worse soccer conference. Since 2005, the WAC has sent only one team to the NCAA Tournament the winner of the conferences automatic bid (Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii and Nevada) and no team made it out of the rst round. And Nevada, which has yet to have a winning season since 2006, will be hard pressed to nd a better situation in the MWC. It may be a cruel act of fate that the Nevada soccer team, which has had three coaches in four seasons, may gain the least from the changing of the conferences. Since 2005, the MWC sent more than one team to the NCAA tournament three times, including 2009 when Brigham Young University and San Diego State University qualied. However, BYU and Utah, which qualied twice since 2005, are both leaving the conference. That leaves SDSU and UNLV in 2005 and 2006 respectively, as the only teams to earn a berth to the
Nevada opens its season this Friday at Jacksonville State. It returns Dempster Christenson, who will be the Wolf Packs key player and leader. During the summer, he competed at the world shooting championships in Munich, Germany. Christensons best performance was in the 50m rie 3 position men junior team event, where he came in 10th place. Nevada nished last season on a four game winning streak with an overall record of 6-3. Nevada will face itself in its annual silver and blue meet this Saturday in the Lombardi pool. Sophomore Mengjiao Mi took rst place in three races in the Wolf Packs home opener against California. Freshman diver Grace Huang nished rst in two events as well. With the young talent for Nevada nishing strong in several races, the intersquad meet will show just how deep of a team Nevada has. The Wolf Pack will be looking to reclaim the conference title after losing it for the rst time in four seasons last year.
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VOLLEYBALL VOLLEYBALL The Wolf Pack has lost four straight road matches, winning just three set out of the 15 it played. Nevadas record dropped to 9-8 on the season. Its record on the road is 1-7 compared to its home record of 5-1. Hawaii beat the Wolf Pack 3-0 to open WAC play for Nevada.
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BY THE NUMBERS
GAMES THIS SEASON. THE OFFENSE IS AVERAGING 44.75 POINTS PER GAME. FIFTH IS THE PLACE FRESHMAN GOLFER JOYCE CHONG TOOK K IN THE WASHINGTON STATE COUGAR CUP IN HER SECOND COLLEGE TOURNAMENT OF HER CAREER. 109 IS THE NUMBER OF KILLS SENIOR KYLIE HARRINGTON HAS THIS SEASON, WHICH LEADS THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM. SHE ALSO LEADS THE TEAM WITH 53 ERRORS. .
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IS THE NUMBER OF YEARS IN A ROW THAT NEVADA HAS HELD THE FREMONT CANNON. .
TWENTY-FIVE IS NEVADAS RANK IN THE NATIONAL POLLS. IT IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1948 THAT NEVADA HAS BEEN N RANKED IN THE TOP 25. 12 IS THE NUMBER OF RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS COLIN KAEPERNICK NEEDS TO BE THE ALL-TIME E LEADER FOR QUARTERBACKS. THREE IS THE NUMBER OF FIRST PLACE FINISHES MENGJIAO MI HAD IN NEVADAS SEASON OPENING SWIM MEET AGAINST CALIFORNIA. 23 IS THE NUMBER OF TOUCHDOWNS THE WOLF PACK HAS IN FOUR R
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More to in-state rivalry than just football

By Lukas Eggen
The rivalry between the University of Nevada, Reno and Nevada Southern has existed as long as the two schools have. Saturday night at Sam Boyd Stadium, the No. 25 Wolf Pack and the unranked Rebels will continue their historic battle for the 36th time (Nevada leads series 20-15). After Nevada Southern became its own university, the resentment in Reno grew. Each time the schools meet, Nevada fans continue to refer to the Rebels as Nevada Southern.
THE FIGHT FOR FUNDING

In 1968, northern Nevadans mainly controlled the Board of Regents. Pressure from the south resulted in Nevada Southern becoming its own institution as long as students attended a semester up north rst. While Reno remained the main political force, controlling most of the Board of Regents and lawmakers in Carson City, Nevada Southern struggled to nd funding while Nevada ourished. That changed as Las Vegas began to boom in population. As Nevada Southerns political power grew and it gained more seats on the Board of Regents, the funding became more spread out.
ROOTS OF THE RIVALRY

When Nevada Southern was rst created in 1951, it was a branch of the University of Nevada. As talk began for the campus to become its own university, Nevada resisted the idea of funding a new university. The leadership, especially the alumni, opposed and fought the creation of (Nevada Southern), UNR professor and author Richard Davies said. In 1965, Nevada Southern managed to become its own school altogether and had its own curriculum.
Chris Ault stepped down to focus on being athletics director. Jeff Horton, an assistant under Ault, was handpicked to take over. After his rst season Horton vehemently stated, I bleed Silver and Blue, to show his commitment to Nevada. A couple weeks later, Horton was the head coach at Nevada Southern. Ault returned as coach, setting up a showdown in Las Vegas in 1994. Nine-thousand Nevada fans went down for the game, Davies said. We were so angry at Horton. We wanted revenge because he had betrayed us. The Rebels won the game 32-27, but the following year, Nevada avenged its loss, winning 55-32.
The Wolf Packs five-game win streak against Nevada Southern means most students havent experienced seeing the prized trophy painted red. We try not to think about that, Wolf Pack Associate Athletics Director Keith Hackett said.
NEW ERA
Much has changed in the rivalry since the mid 1990s. Hatred still exists, but the intensity from the era has cooled. But that doesnt mean those involved take the series lightly. The game is always circled as the biggest of the season. Its the game for the state of Nevada, former Wolf Pack head coach Dick Trachok said. You win that and youve got the best team in the state. It gives you bragging rights. Lukas Eggen can be reached at leggen@nevadasagebrush.com.
THE FREMONT CANNON

According to stories, the Fremont Cannon, made in 1970, is a replica of the cannon Captain John C. Fremont used from 1843-44 to explore Nevada, Davies said.
ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD

The series reached a boiling point in 1993 and 1994. Nevada head coach
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Set the mood for a beatdown

By Jay Balagna
If theres one thing we love here in Reno, its to sit back and think of how much better we are than those chumps down at Blackjack Dealer U. While Im sure every one of you could spend seven hours of your life in a car seat silently mocking our red-headed, soulless step-cousins, it might be a good plan to be social with the others in the car. Besides, what good is a road trip to watch an epic beatdown if youre not sharing it with friends? Try some of these games to not only keep you entertained and distracted from the homework you naively brought, but to get you in a Nevada Southern-bashing mood.
GUESS YOUR JOB The idea of this game is to make up an alternative future for yourself with one major change you went to the community college down south instead of the University of Nevada. Some good starter suggestions are meter maid if youre a criminal justice major, paperboy if youre a journalism major or bedpan cleaner if youre a nurse. Extra points go to the person best able to incorporate their surroundings into the game, i.e., McDonalds worker if youre in Tonopah if youre working on that business degree. Excuse me, McDonalds manager (I hear their business program is actually pretty good down there).
Nevada fans rush the eld after a 63-28 victory against Nevada Southern. If the Wolf Pack wins on Rebel turf this weekend, it will bring the cannon home for the sixth-straight year.
N-E-V-A-D-A you say, Nevada

Cheer like a Wolf Pack veteran
Nevadas Fight Song: Hail, Sturdy Men! Hail to our sturdy team, loyal and true, March, march on down that eld, O Silver and Blue. Well give a long cheer for Nevadas men, See them break through again. Fighting for our own U of N to victory! Hurrah, hurray, hurrah, hurray NEVAAAA-DA! Well give a long cheer for Nevadas team, See them break through again, Fighting for our own U of N to victory! N-E-V-A-D-A you say, NEVADA! U of Ns rendition of Nevada Southerns Fight Song (to be sung while that community college recites their chant) Stomp, stomp the Rebels into the ground today! Win with the Wolf Pack, the Silver and Blue. From mountains that surround you to far across the sea, Well win with the Wolf Pack of U of N. F-U-N-L-V FUNLV Go Fight Win. Well win with the Wolf Pack of U of N.
GRAD SCHOOL LOSER This one is for those about to graduate and not quite sure what to do afterwards. Warning: It is not for the faint of heart. Think up a bet for the weekend. Maybe you really are diehard sports fans and your bet will be about the game (the spread might be a more fair bet for this one). Or perhaps youre just caught up in the rivalry and are there to watch the beating and hate on some Rebels. It is for you that the bets can be the most fun. Out-drink a southerner, try to go nacho-for-yard with Colin Kaepernick whatever you do, be creative. The way this wastes time on the drive is by making the bets crazy, so pile things on until you have to start drawing a owchart. Now for the stakes, and this is where the faint of heart should move on to the next game. Upon completion of your epic weekend, tally-up the score. The loser has to go to the University of Never Leaving Vegas for grad school. Take up time on the trip back to help with the application. FIGHT NIGHT: SEEING RED EDITION This game is pretty simple. Find every red item in the car and punch its owner. The larger the item, the closer to the face your punches can be. Start at clothing, but feel free to start digging through luggage, rummaging in glove boxes and feeling around for underwear after your partner falls asleep. If your driver has a red car, sock him in the mouth before leaving Reno. You dont want to pull that one halfway through the trip only to nd out your friend is a poor sport and ready to leave you. Its a long walk from that creepy candy store in Beatty.
Jay Balagna will be ying to Las Vegas for the game, mostly because his best friend drives a red car and he is afraid of punching him and being left in Beatty. He can be reached at jbalagna@nevadasagebrush.com.
A Nevada student sports a popular FUNLV T-shirt at the annual rivalry game in 2008, the last time it was held in Las Vegas.
UNR code of conduct to be enforced at away game

By Kayla Johnson
The upcoming rivalry football game between the University of Nevada, Reno and Nevada Southern is sure to bring as much excitement as the match has in the past. To deter possible ghts and altercations, security for the game has been expanded from last years game. The UNR Police Department will also send down a contingent of ofcers to assist. Because the game is an instate rivalry, playing for the Fremont Cannon, you can imagine that fan rivalry is hyped up prior to the game, UNRPD Cmdr. Todd Renwick said.
CODE OF CONDUCT REGULATIONS

The following are excerpts of the UNR Student Code of Conduct that are relevant to a football game: Physical abuse, verbal
abuse, threats, intimidation, coercion and/or conduct that
threatens or endangers the health or safety of any person is prohibited Use, possession, manufacturing or distribution of marijuana, heroin, narcotics, or other controlled substances is prohibited Individuals who appear to be intoxicated will not be served alcohol Physical abuse, verbal abuse, threats, intimidation, coercion, and/or conduct that threatens or endangers the FILE PHOTO/NEVADASAGEBRUSH health or safety of any person Every person who know- University of Nevada, Reno Police Department Cmdr. Todd Renwick ingly sells, gives, or otherwise restrains a student at the 2008 Nevada-UNLV game in Las Vegas. furnishes an alcoholic beverage to any person under 21 or refusing to produce ones team fans, including verbal years of ageis guilty of a game ticket upon request by abuse, harassment, profanity, confrontations or threatening stadium personnel misdemeanor Fighting, taunting or behavior GAME DAY POLICIES Refusal to remove or turn engaging in any action that Patrons are subject to may harm, threaten or bring inside-out clothing deemed ejection/trespass from the discomfort to anyone in the offensive or obscene upon request stadium, revocation of ticket stadium is prohibited Use of foul, abusive or obprivileges and/or arrest for: Sitting in a seat other than scene language or gestures Kayla Johnson can be reached at Mistreatment of visiting kjohnson@nevadasagebrush.com. ones ticketed seat location
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Packs all-time rushing king hails from Vegas

By Emerson Marcus
Frank Hawkins was an un-pursued diamond in the Mojave Desert, playing football at Western High School in the mid 1970s. Several schools passed on the standout running back that led the Wildcats to a state championship in football and wrestling. People werent sure if I really wanted to play football, Hawkins said. But they sure regretted not recruiting me when I started playing. There was one man who wanted Hawkins a young, up-and-coming coach from Nevada Southern University. His name was Chris Ault. Ault, now in his 26th year as head coach with the Wolf Pack, coached as an assistant at Nevada Southern from 1973-1975. The community really knew a lot about him and I always respected him, Hawkins said. Ault started coaching for the Wolf Pack in 1976, and Hawkins graduated high school in 77 which made for perfect timing for the star to move north. Hawkins, or Hawk as Ault fondly remembers him, still stands as the Wolf Packs all-time leading rusher with 5,333 yards. Hawkins and Ault are the Wolf Packs only two College Football Hall of Fame members. But, if it werent for Aults early relationship and persistent recruiting, Hawkins may have worn Nevada Southern red. And today, Hawk works to make sure future Las Vegas high school football players follow his example. Hawkins, who played seven years with the Oakland Raiders and now works for the Community Development Programs Center of Nevada, speaks at Nevada football recruiting
Its about revenge. Its my favorite game of the year. They didnt recruit me and thats (Nevada Southerns) fault. Nevada linebacker Brandon Marshall
events in Las Vegas. Ive already attended three recruiting forums down here this year, Hawkins said. I, along with other former members of the Wolf Pack in the South, speak on behalf of the university to juniors and seniors in Las Vegas and we pitch to them why they should go to Nevada. Hawkins said alumni attend most of the forums, which take place at hotels and golf courses. Linebacker Brandon Marshall is one of ve current Nevada football players to also graduate from a Las Vegas high school. For Marshall, as it was for Hawkins, the rivalry game is more than a battle for the Fremont Cannon its a battle for pride. Its about revenge, said the junior who is 2-0 in his career against Nevada Southern. Its my favorite game of the year. They didnt recruit me and thats their fault. Marshall says he still talks to many of his high school friends about the rivalry. One of them Phillip Payne is a wide receiver for Nevada Southern. I still keep in touch with them, Marshall said. Most of my friends that dont play for Nevada Southern) think were going to win the game. While Ault regularly expresses his loathing of Nevada Southern whether its when he declines ketchup on his burger because of the condiments red coloring or when he bemoans a reporter wearing red in a press
BY THE NUMBERS
Many illustrious high school players from Las Vegas have played at Nevada.
5,333
are the yards former Nevada running back Frank Hawkins rushed for rst all-time at Nevada. Hawkins played high school football in Las Vegas.
5
is the number of players from Las Vegas currently on Nevadas roster.
conference Ault does acknowledge the souths important recruiting pool. You really cant underestimate the talent in the south, Ault said. Its part of the state and its vital that we are able to tap into it.
Emerson Marcus can be reached at emarcus@nevadasagebrush.com.
Former Nevada running back Frank Hawkins.
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Hauck hoping to command Rebels to a resurgence
The last time Nevada and Nevada Southern met, the Rebels tied with the Wolf Pack 28-28 at halftime. Nevada scored 35 unanswered points to win 63-28. By Juan Lpez
After suffering three losses to open the season (two against ranked opponents), Bobby Hauck picked up his rst win as the Rebels (1-3) head coach last weekend against New Mexico. Hauck, who is in his rst year as head coach at the Nevada Southern University, came to Sin City from the University of Montana. Hauck led the Grizzlies to a Big Sky Championship in each of his seven years with the team. Hauck took over a Rebel team that hasnt posted a winning record since 2000. In the nine years between Nevada Southerns last winning record and the time Hauck was announced as coach, the Rebels went 33-72 overall and 1751 in Mountain West Conference. Additionally, Nevada Southern has posted only two winning records in the last 21 years. Hauck, who is described by his players as a no-nonsense, great motivational speaker, has had a great impact on the defense in just four games this season. Bobby Last year, Nevada Hauck Southern was last in the MWC in defense, allowing 456.2 yards per game. This year, the Rebels are allowing almost 100 yards less per game (359 yards per game). with 100 yards on 35 carries. Clayton relies on two big-play wide receivers: Michael Johnson and Phillip Payne. Johnson (5-foot-8) is the faster of the two while Payne (6-foot-3) is a big threat inside the red zone. Johnson leads the team with 20 catches, 279 yards and three touchdowns. Payne has 15 grabs for 219 yards and two scores. No other player has more than four catches. While the Rebels have two playmakers at the wideout spot, they run the ball 58 percent of the time despite averaging only 3.2 yards per carry. Nevada Southern uses the running-back-by-committee system as four players have more than 20 carries. ing 161.2 rush yards ds per game, down from 220.6 last season. Some of this improvement ovement can be credited to defensive sive tackle Isaako Aaitui. The senior enior is a mammoth 6 feet 4, 315 pounds and takes up a lot of space in the middle le of the field. Middle linebacker er Ronnie Paulo is the he leader of the defense se and he is fourth on the he team this season with h 23 tackles. CornerbackWill Chanandler runs the secondary ary and is a playmaker. In just ust four games, hes already recorded ecorded three interceptions (one one returned for a touchdown) wn) and two fumble recoveries. s.
Juan Lpez can be reached ched at ush.com. jlopez@nevadasagebrush.com.
THE REBEL OFFENSE

Like the Wolf Pack offense, Nevada Southerns offense centers on a dual-threat quarterback. Senior Omar Clayton leads the team in passing with 534 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. He is also third on the team in rushing
Rebels linebacker Ronnie Paulo
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THE REBEL DEFENSE

The Rebels run defense has gotten better by about 60 yards from last year. Opponents are averag-
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LV to Reno: With hate

U.S. Highway 95s straightaway heading north toward Tonopah is foreign to most, but all too familiar to many Las Vegas-grown Nevada students. The road seems to rise into the sky as the hills near Henderson Park in Esmeralda County create a blip in the road almost exactly in between Nevadas biggest cities Reno and Las Vegas. Its the point of no return. Its the point Emerson where Nevada Marcus students said goodbye to the glitz and neon of Las Vegas and hello to the more authentic Western feel that Reno provides. When Nevada plays Nevada Southern on Saturday, the rivalry will mean a lot to Renoites. Its a rivalry about pride. It started in Las Vegas when the southern part of the state wanted a university for its growing population. They became the Rebels and thumbed their noses at the dismissive North. More than a half-century later, the rivalry has changed it means more to the north. Las Vegas transient population bred apathy in the masses toward anything traditional. Reno, not so much it holds the rivalry dear. But, even with Renos angst with the Rebels, no one has a stronger connection to this rivalry than the Las Vegasgrown Nevada students. Links to a Civil War-type storyline North versus South; blue versus red; brother and sister versus brother and sister are too obvious to ignore. Most Las Vegas-grown Nevada students experience it. They experience it the rst time they go home for Thanksgiving and reunite with high school friends. They cant understand why their high school friends know nothing about the Rebels football team, have never been to a fraternity party and dont understand the idea of playing Frisbee in the quad. But thats the way it is. Las Vegas high school graduates drive to class at Nevada Southern. Las Vegas high school graduates walk to class from the dorms at Nevada. Thats why Las Vegas-grown Nevada students take to the traditions as if they were lifelong Renoites. They take to it because its something to be proud of. They take to it because its not Las Vegas. And they despise Nevada Southern more than anyone.
Catch the city sights during your victory party

By Juan Lpez
UNDER-21 CROWD
OVER-21 CROWD
LAX NIGHTCLUB 3900 Las Vegas Blvd. 702-262-4529 This is one of the best nightclubs in Vegas, hands down. Located inside the Luxor, LAX frequently hosts celebrities and always has an upscale feel to it. Table and bottle service here is costly, but if youre looking to have a good time this weekend, dropping a few hundred bucks here wouldnt be a bad choice. BLUE MARTINI 6593 Las Vegas Blvd. 702-949-2853 The Blue Martini is a recently-opened bar inside Town Square. The feeling here is very classy, but not too uptight where you cant enjoy yourself and have a great night with your friends. Plus, there are numerous bars right next door (like Cadillac Ranch) so if this one doesnt cut it, you can easily walk to another one. OLIVE MEDITERRANEAN GRILL AND HOOKAH BAR 3850 E. Sunset Rd. #D,E 702-451-8805 The Olive used to be a small, unknown hookah lounge for people 18 years and older. It was really grimy, to be honest with you. But recently, it acquired the building next door and has transformed into a semi-club with a ridiculously fun atmosphere. The hookah smoke still fills the air and the dance floor is relatively small, but the numerous couches give you a comfortable feeling.
Adventuredome
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ALMAZA HOOKAH LOUNGE AND RESTAURANT 9890 S. Maryland Pkwy. Suites 17 & 18 702-450-1030 Almaza has a great atmosphere and provides things to do for everyone, whether you want to dance, drink, eat or smoke some good hookah. When nighttime falls, tables are cleared out from the middle of the restaurant and the classy place is transformed into a club with live music. GAMEWORKS 3785 Las Vegas Blvd. 702-432-4263 Under 21, over 21 youre never too old to get down and play in an arcade. Gameworks has all types of games, from racing to arcade-style to ones that win you lots of tickets! Plus, since this huge arcade is located on the Strip, it gives you a good chance to meet lots of fun people your age. ADVENTUREDOME 2880 Las Vegas Blvd. 702-734-0414 The Adventuredome (located inside of Circus Circus) has some pretty outdated arcade games, but the rollercoasters there have will never go out of style. Also, theres tons of carnival-style games where you can win a big ol teddy bear for your boo.
SHOPPING
TOWN SQUARE 6605 Las Vegas Blvd. The beauty of Town Square is that it feels upscale without really being upscale. The buildings are gorgeous, but the variety of stores makes it feel like a regular mall. Theres tons of food, clothing and movies at your ngertips. Premium Outlets 875 South Grand Central Pkwy. 702-474-7500 The Premium Outlets are an extremely large property near
downtown Vegas. Theres hundreds of stores to choose from, most of them being clothing shops. The prices here are very cheap compared to their counterparts in a mall. FASHION SHOW MALL 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. S. #2090 The Fashion Show Mall is located smack-dab in the middle of the strip and is one of the largest shopping plazas in the nation. Theres more than 250 stores to choose from, ranging from department stores to a car wash to postage service. If you want to nd some top-of-the-line designer clothes, come here.
Town Square
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SIGHTSEEING
WELCOME TO FABULOUS LAS VEGAS SIGN At the median of 5100 Las Vegas Blvd. When in Vegastake a picture with the Vegas sign. Its not much of a story to tell your friends and you probably wont be sober enough to remember it, but having a photo to print out and plaster on your bedroom wall is always cool. Plus,
more likely than not, there will be a newlywed couple there and you and your friends can ask to crash their wedding party. FREMONT STREET EXPERIENCE 425 Fremont St. # 250 This is souvenir/tourist central. The Fremont Street Experience has tons of street acts, souvenir shops and food joints. Its really fun to walk around for hours with a drink
in your hand and enjoy the people, surroundings, lights and sounds. UNLVS CAMPUS 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy. OK, theres not much to see here. The campus life is nonexistent. But hey, I gure if we attend the greatest college in Nevada, why not check out the lthy hell less-fortunate people have to endure for four-to-six years?
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Packs undefeated streak ends

By Mike Schembri
The Nevada soccer team (5-4-2) fell short in the University of California, Irvine Anteater Invitational this past weekend, tying once and losing once, in its nal out-of-conference matches. In a double-overtime scoreless tie with UC Riverside (1-7-2), Wolf Pack goalkeeper Marie Cove posted her fourth-straight shutout to make her the programs all-time leader with nine clean sheets. Cove kept the Wolf Pack in the rst game, saving all ve shots on goal. We are always looking for our goalkeeper to do the little things well, organize the box and make the saves that keep us in the game, Nevada head coach Missy Price said. Marie has been doing that and weve been having success. The tie ended the Wolf Packs season-long four-game win streak. Against the Highlanders, the Wolf Pack came out aggressively in the rst overtime. Freshman defender Danielle Green hit the crossbar on her third shot attempt of the game less than
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the opposite team.
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Nevada freshman Danielle Green scored her third goal of the season against UC Irvine. The Wolf Pack, however, lost the Marie game 4-2. Cove
The senior goalkeeper had her streak of four straight shutouts snapped against UC Irvine, which scored four goals.
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GETTING THE TOUGH WIN

It seemed like a recipe for disaster. Running back Vai Taua fumbled in the rst quarter. Quarterback Colin Kaepernick threw an interception in the fourth quarter which gave BYU one nal shot to get back into the game once more. But unlike past seasons, Nevada kept BYU at bay. We arent a great football team right now, Ault said. But what Ive seen every week is that weve gotten better and better and better. Playing in its rst road game, the offense failed to truly get into sync, scoring a season-low 27 points. The past two seasons, Nevada was 0-5 in games it scored fewer than 30 points. For many years weve heard the defense has let down the team, the defense needs to pick it up, the secondary is not doing good, defensive end Dontay Moch said. Its about time we start showing our true colors. After the offense scored 24 rst half points, it managed only a single eld goal in the second half and gained 174 yards. BYU went 3-for-9 on third downs in the second half and scored
a minute into the rst overtime period. Despite statistically dominating the overtime periods with three shots on goal and one corner kick, the Wolf Pack had to accept a tie. We wanted to make a statement and attempt to win the game early into overtime, Price said. But we fell short on that and several other opportunities. The difficult challenge for the Wolf Pack came on Sunday when it squared off with host UC Irvine (8-1-2). The Wolf Pack put itself in a two-goal deficit in the first half, ending the scoreless streak of 400-plus minutes posted by goalkeeper Marie Cove. Coming out of halftime, Green
put the Wolf Pack within one goal in the 48th minute, scoring her third goal of the season. Eight minutes later, senior midelder Jill Erickson also scored her third goal of the season to tie the game at 2-2. But the comeback fell short as the Wolf Pack gave up two more goals in a four-minute span midway through the second half to fall short to the Anteaters 4-2. Even though Nevada came away from the tournament winless, Price said that the 11 games so far have prepared her team for the future. We have faced many difcult opponents, been in a variety of game situations and have fought through adversity, Price
said. Every training session, road trip, home stand, win, loss, tie, or overtime everything has prepared us for the next challenge in front of us. The Wolf Pack will begin Western Athletic Conference play when it hosts the New Mexico State Aggies on Friday. New Mexico State record is 6-2-2. We will see many tough games from our WAC opponents, Price said. If we play our style and stay focused for 90 minutes, I know we will see some success in the coming weeks.
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a eld goal. And although Nevadas game was far from perfect, getting a win under these conditions helps get the team ready for the conference season. What was one of the most impressive stats was the defenses performance against BYUs offense on fourth downs. In a game where the teams combined for eight fourth down attempts, the defense held the Cougars to 1-for-4 on fourth down conversions. We just have to have the mind set that were not going to give anything up on fourth downs, Miller said. Overall, Ault said he continued to see the defense make strides, keeping BYU out of the end zone despite several drives deep into Nevadas territory. The Cougars had nine drives into Nevada territory but scored on just three of them. Our defense in the gold zone in the last two games have played well, Ault said. We are a long ways away from where we need to be but its a start. Were keeping them out of the end zone. Nevada will nish its nonconference season against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Heath
football eld that the region popularized on the Great Basin a century before. The Slingshot, as he was known in his playing days, led Nevada to an 18-4 record in two seasons (1947-48). He led Nevada to its rst-ever bowl win in the 1948 Salad Bowl against North Texas, 13-6. He set collegiate single season records in 1948 in passing yards (2,005), passing touchdowns (22) and average team-yards per game (221.3). Nevada moved to the No. 10 spot in the nation in 1948 behind Heaths quarterbacking and news spread across America of the Nevada quarterback breaking the mold. I can remember reading about him in the Des Moines Sunday Register, former Nevada President Joe Crowley said. I would read about the University of Nevada and their great quarterback. He was a wizard passer for his time. Heath was one of ve athletes nominated for the Heisman Tro-
phy in 1948. Southern Methodist University running back Doak Walker won the award. It was a really great honor, said Heath who nished fth with 113 votes. They didnt make as big a deal about it back then, but I was still happy to get mentioned. Nevada played in the 1949 Harbor Bowl that season, but lost 27-7 against Villanova. Id like to think things wouldve turned out differently (in the Harbor Bowl) if I hadnt had that injury, said Heath, who broke his ribs in the second quarter. It was a very tough way to end my stay at Nevada. I was very sorry to leave. Heath was picked in the rst round of the 1949 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers but only played one season. He went on to play ve seasons in the Canadian Football League, leading Calgary to two division titles. Heath became a cattle rancher in Nebraska after football. Heath is survived by his wife, Jeanette, daughters Heather Heath-Certo and Holly Heath; and stepsons Kenneth, Craig and Sid Allen.
Mens soccer wins home opener

By Cambria Roth
The University of Nevada , Reno mens club soccer team began in 2008 and has escalated into a major program for male soccer athletes. After earning two straight wins this weekend against the University of the Pacic and UC- Merced, the Wolf Pack improved its undefeated record to 2-0-1. The boys are really committed to playing as a team and I nd that is one of their top strengths this season, head coach Tim Kuhn said. Nevada beat Pacic 5-1 on Saturday. However, Pacic was did not have its full roster, as part of the team did not make the game due to a re that blocked Interstate-80. In the teams second game of the weekend, Nevada recorded a 3-0 shut out against the University of California, Merced. The Wolf Pack quickly took a 1-0 lead as Ary Taabodi scored within the
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N Nevada d Goalkeeper G lk Roman R Urbano earned his rst shutout of the season against UcMerced. Nevada scored 8 goals total in the two games it played in this weekend. Ary Taabodi scored the rst goal against UC-Merced for the Wolf Pack. Nevada plays the University of San Francisco Oct. 10.
rst twelve seconds of the game. Nevada would only build upon that lead. Goalkeeper Roman Urbano blocked several Merced attempts and served his rst shut out game of the season as goalie for Nevada. In the 12th minute, Erik Reynolds got a hold of the ball and had a clear shot of the goal for the score. To clench the win, 3-0, Reynolds served a head butt pass to Taabodi who kicked into the left
The mens soccer team is 2-0-1 winning two games this weekend.
side of the goal to score in the 49th minute. After its rst three games, the team said it is making it its mission to have their club recognized by students as a major competitor. They work to achieve a goal of high-level skill and competitiveness. We are rst place in our league and if we stay on top
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well be invited to the national tournament and that should get us recognition because our club has only been around for a little over a year, player Ricardo Ramirez said. The next game will be against San Francisco Oct. 10 at 5 p.m.
Cambria Roth can be reached at sports@nevadasagebrush.com.
Extreme
mountain biking, kayaking, snowboarding and rock climbing all in the same day if you want to, said the UNR director of campus recreations Jim Fitzsimmons. More events and clubs are being created to cater to the many UNR students interested in these sports. For example, UNR hosts Rail Jam every March. Here, a big ramp is set up out front of the Joe Crowley student union and packed with 25 tons of snow. Contestants start at the top of the ramp and ride the rails on snowboards or skis. There are also clubs on campus for specic extreme sports
such as the water ski club and the rock climbing club, which will start back up next semester. McMullen does not have a skate club yet but runs a website called Renoskateboarding.com where people can upload videos of tricks they perform.
INDIVIDUALITY
According to a study done by the Sporting Goods Manufacturing Association in 2004 of U.S. residents 6 years and older, more than 7 million had participated in snowboarding at least once, compared to 5.4 million who played tackle football. Yank Dicken, Ph.D., a psychologist at UNR said that more people are choosing extreme sports, in part because of the increased sense
of individuality and the lack of structure and freedom from organized sports. The opportunity to approach rock climbing any way he wishes is a big reason why Nevada student Leo Blundo prefers rock climbing to other sports he played, like baseball. With baseball theres not a lot of room to be your own person, Blundo said. In rock climbing, you choose your routes and the way you want to do it. McMullen said he was offered a scholarship to Nevada to play basketball and turned it down. I turned it down because all my friends skated, McMullen said. I like the way (skateboarding) is set up, its not necessarily do what youre told, and its basi-
cally have fun and do what you want. Wolf Pack soccer head coach and former team psychologist Missy Price said a reason kids gravitate to more extreme sports is the individual challenge. Within a team sport environment you play a role within a team and your trying to get better but in an individual sport you have that (feeling of), Its all on me, Price said. Many youths play organized sports in high school with very few making it to the next level. Fitzsimmons said that is where extreme sports come in because they provide an alternative for some students to continue playing some kind of sport. With snowboarding you can
just grab a board and go on an adventure. You can even go by yourself if you want, said Sebastian Areitio, a mining major.
ADRENALINE
While the individuality of the sports is a big factor, its also about the adrenaline rush. You go ying down a mountain (on a snowboard), zooming past trees and you know that if you wreck, its going to hurt, Areitio said. Blundo gets his rush when he is hanging high in the air, high above the ground from a rock, calling it exhilarating. Price said that the rush someone gets from these extreme sports is not that different from the rush someone gets when
playing an organized sport. However, McMullen sees a big distinction in the thrill you get from skating to basketball. You get a rush in an organized sport if you do something great, he said. In skateboarding, its almost like cliff jumping where its that instant rush, especially when you land that trick it just oods your whole body. All of these factors are why McMullen said extreme sports will continue to dominate the Reno area. I feel like the extremes sports was the leader before we started doing well at basketball and football, McMullen said.
Cory Thomas can be reached at cthomas@nevadasagebrush.com.
Rugby
University of Nevada, Reno alumni defeat the present team 43-31 after four 20-minute quarters at the John Sala Intramural Field. Prior to the game, the smiles and laughter of the players gave the indication that it would be a fun exhibition for the two teams. Once the game started, that feeling was lost. The rst period ended with Nevada leading 10-0 on two long runs to the goal. The alumni answered to begin the second period, cutting the decit to three. The Wolf Pack racked up a 31-14 lead early in the third quarter. The alumni responded JOHN CALLAHAN /NEVADA SAGEBRUSH with three unanswered scores Nevadas rugby team led 31-17 with 17 minutes remaining. The alumni to tie the game at 31 with 17 team rallied to defeat the rugby club 43-31 Saturday. minutes remaining. The alumni took the lead with seven minutes Assistant coach Tristan Mcel- UNR starting players competed, to go and won by a nal of 43-31. hany said the game was a sign of and they were able to hang tough This years team is small, quick progress made by the team. against the alumni. and has a lot of heart and good The starters who are returning The rugby team will travel to coaching, alumni captain Matt this year are really focused, he the UNLV this weekend. Mintier said. There are several said. There were many experialumni players helping coach and enced players on the alumni team Garrett Valenzuela can be reached the team will be tough this year. and for the rst period, when the at sports@nevadasagebrush.com.
Gameday
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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
THIS WEEKS GAME

at UNLV
Saturday TIME: 7 p.m.

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SEPT. 2
SEPT. 11
CSU W 51-6
SEPT. 17
California W 52-31
SEPT. 25
at BYU W 27-13
OCT. 9
OCT. 16
OCT. 30
NOV. 6
NOV. 13
NOV. 20
New Mexico State TIME: 1:05 p.m.
NOV. 26
Boise State TIME: 7:15 p.m.
DEC. 4
at La. Tech TIME: Noon
E. Washington W 49-24
San Jose State TIME: 7:30 p.m.
at Hawaii Utah State at Idaho at Fresno State TIME: 8:30 p.m. TIME: 1:05 p.m. TIME: 2 p.m. TIME: 7 p.m.
AP TOP 25
1. Alabama (57) 2. Ohio State (5) 3. Boise State (1) 4. Oregon 5. TCU 6. Nebraska 7. Florida 8. Oklahoma 9. Stanford 10. Auburn 11. Wisconsin 12. LSU 13. Utah 14. Arizona 15. Arkansas 16. Miami (FL) 17. Iowa 18. USC 19. South Carolina 20. Michigan 21. Texas 22. Penn State 23. North Carolina St. 24. Michigan State 25. Nevada 4-0 4-0 3-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 3-1 2-1 3-1 4-0 3-1 4-0 3-1 3-1 4-0 4-0 4-0
TALE OF THE TAPE
Showdown with in-state rivals looms

Nevada a looks to win 6 in a row versus UNLV
B Lukas By as Eggen
Nevada passed assed its rst road test of the sea season. easo son. n. Now w comes the rivalry va alry game ga ame aga against gai inst UNL UNLV. NLV. V. T The he h eR Rebels ebe eb el are els e coming off its ts rst rst t win of it i its s season, a 45-1 45-10 10 thrashing of f New Mexico. . The Wolf Pack will play in its second straight road game and nd hopes to keep the Fremont Cannon blue for a sixth season ason in a row.
*National ranking in parenthesis
Nevada
OFFENSE
Category
Rushing Passing Total Scoring DEFENSE Rushing Passing Pass Efciency Total Scoring Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Turnover Margin
UNLV
114.5 (95) 170 (96) 123.24 (78) 284.5 (110) 20.75 (95) 161.25(75) 197.75 (57) 123.06 (58) 359 (66) 29.75 (92) 29.97 (111) 8 (70) 18.89 (97) .75 (26)
286.25 (6) 242.75(41) 529 (4) 44.75 (5) 139 (57) 242.5 (89) 109.11 (26) 381.5 (84) 18.5 (38) 42.25 (9) 8.25 (67) 23 (47) .5 (33)
159.56 (20) Pass Efciency
SPECIAL TEAMS/MISC.
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES West Virginia 62, Florida State 51, Missouri 51, Air Force 32, Kansas State 27, Oklahoma State 24, Clemson 9, UCLA 9, Oregon State 7, Northwestern 4, Houston 3
EARLY SEASON ASON STRUGGLES

The last three hree seasons, it has been Nevada who was stumbling before efore playing UNLV. Last season, the Wolf Pack was as 0-3; the season before, 1-2. Each time, a victory ry against UNLV sparked a winning streak that allowed llowed Nevada to become bowl eligible. This year, ear, its the Rebels who are hoping for a similar result. UNLV is 1-3, picking up a victory against New Mexico, , who wa was s ranked 119th h out of 120 0 teams by Rivals. val a s. com. The win gave ave e rst-year head ad coach Bobby y Hauck his rst win of the season, losing n, after los sing his rst three combined e games by b a comb bined score of f 109-38, including But uding a 30-7 loss against Idaho. o. B Bu ut UNLVs pass game has been non-existent. as b bee een nn onn ex exis iste tent nt. t While Wh h quarterback Omar Clayton has yet to throw an interception touchdowns, n and and has four fou our to ouc uchd hdow owns ns, , he averages s 133 passing yards per game. And, in opponents not t named New Mexico, he has o only n y on nl one e touchdown. The bad news Rebels? ews for the h Rebel ls? Its ground game isnt doing much better. Running back Channing Trotter leads the team am in rushing, with 33 yards per game and one touchdown. chdown. The Rebels s 284.5 yards of total offense per game is a far cry from om Nevadas 529. If UNLV is to give Nevadas defense fense any trouble, it will come from wide receiver er Michael Johnson. Clayton hit it Johnson for three touchdowns against New nished w Mexico. Mexi Me xico co. Johnson Jo ohn hnso son so n ni nish shed ed t the he game with 138 yards on eight 38 yard ds o n ei igh ht catches. Against a Nevada offense, which has scored at least 49 fense, wh points in three ree of its s four games. Another area rea of concern co oncern is UNLVs offensive line. The units its it s already alr a lrea eady dy given g giv i en up 13 sacks on the season, or a little e more than three a game.
2010 LEADERS
Player
UNLV Category Avg./Game

33.5 69.8 6.5 .75
USA TODAY TOP 25

1. Alabama (57) 2. Ohio State (2) 3. Boise State 4. Oregon 5. TCU 6. Nebraska 7. Florida 8. Oklahoma 9. Wisconsin 10. LSU 11. Auburn 12. Utah 13. Stanford 14. Arizona 15. Arkansas 16. Texas 17. Miami (FL) 18. Iowa 19. Michigan 20. Penn State 21. Michigan State 22. South Carolina 23. Missouri 24. Oklahoma State 25. Nevada 4-0 4-0 3-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 3-1 3-1 2-1 3-1 4-0 3-1 4-0 3-1 4-0 3-0 4-0
Channing Trotter Rushing Michael Johnson Receiving Starr Fuimaono C. Randleman Tackles Tackles for loss
Player
Vai Taua R. Matthews JM Johnson JM Johnson
Nevada Category Avg./Game

Rushing Receiving Tackles Tackles for loss 113.2 63 7.75 .875
2010 WAC STANDINGS
Standings Conference
Fresno State Nevada Boise State Idaho Hawaii Louisiana Tech San Jose State Utah State 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
Overall
2-1 4-0 3-0 2-2 2-2 1-3 1-3 0-3 1-3
Others receiving votes: Florida State 84, North Carolina State 80, West Virginia 45, Air Force 22, Northwestern 21, Kansas State 17, Clemson 16, Houston 10, Mississippi State 7, Texas Tech 5, Virginia Tech 2, UCLA 1
New Mexico State 0-0
2010 SCHEDULE
THIS WEEKS GAME

Nevada at UNLV
RUNNERS DREAM
The good news for the Rebels? Its defense has held opponents ponen nts to 161 rush yards per game. The bad ad news? Its given up eight rushing touchdowns. chdowns. With quarterback Colin Kaepernick running back rni n ck a and nd r unni un n ng b ni bac ack ac k Vai Taua, both th averaging more than 110 rush yards ds per game and each having at least ve touchdowns, ast as t v et tou o ch ou chdowns, this could present for nt a nightmare fo f r th the he defense. Last t season, Luke Lippincott, Kaepernick and Mike rushed and M Mik ike e Ba Ball ll r rus ushe hed d fo for r at least 170 yards. yar a ds d. In 2008, Kaepernick aepe p rnick ra ran fo for r 24 240 0 yards and three hree touchdowns against the Rebe Rebels. b ls. This year could present nt more of the same. If the Rebels els want nt to to avoid avoi av od oi another big day on the run, nt th he r un, it will look to sen senior e ior linebacker Starr Fuimano. senior tied team no. The es sen enior is tie ied d for the te fo tea am lead in tackles and also forced so has one f orced d fu fumble on the season.
Date D t
Sept. 2 Sept. 11 Sept. 17 Sept. 25 Saturday Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Nov. 26 Dec. 4
O Opponent t
E. Washington Colorado State California at BYU at UNLV San Jose State at Hawaii Utah State at Idaho at Fresno State New Mexico State Boise State at Louisiana Tech
Ti Time
W 49-24 W 51-6 W 52-31 W 27-13 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 7:15 p.m. Noon
When: Saturday, 7 p.m. Where: Sam Boyd Stadium

(40,000; turf)
Radio: The Mtn. Season records: UNLV

1-2, Nevada 4-0
All-time series record:

Nevada is 20-15 all-time against UNLV.
The coaches: Head coach
Bobby Hauck is in his rst year at UNLV. He coached the University of Montana for seven years where he had an overall record of 80-17 and his record with UNLV is 1-3. Head coach Chris Ault is in his 26th season at Nevadas and has a 210-96-1 record.
Nevada quarterback k Colin Kaepernick
CASEY DUR DURKIN/ RKIN/ NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
MAKING THE CALL
STAFF PICKS
OPTIMIST SAYS: Nevada is coming off wins against California and BYU. UNLV is a pushover and the Wolf Pack racks up the points. Colin Kaepernick gets more than 250 yards passing, three touchdowns and 100 or more yards rushing. Vai Taua has huge running lanes to run through and rushes for 200 yards. The Nevada defense records multiple turnovers and the Rebels get run over by the Wolf Pack. OUTCOME: Nevada wins 63-10 PESSIMIST SAYS: The Wolf Pack continue to struggle when playing away from Mackay Stadium. UNLV keeps the game interesting, having success in the passing game. Rebel quarterback Omar Clayton passes for 300 yards and multiple touchdowns. Colin Kaepernick struggles to pass the ball and throws two interceptions. Nevada does just enough to keep the Fremont Cannon and get the win. OUTCOME: Nevada wins 35-32
DIFFERENCE MAKER WILL CHANDLER D

U UNLV is 1-3 on the season, but junior defensive back Will Chandler alre ready has two more tackles than he had all of last season. This is the rst y Chandler is getting a chance to be a starter. He leads the team in year in interceptions with three and has two fumble recoveries, which also leads t team. His rst career interception came against Wisconsin. Chandler the ra it 19 yards for a touchdown. Last season, Chandler had 12 tackles and ran n interceptions. As a high school senior, he was named to the Third-Team no A All-State squad. He also competed in track where he race in the 100m, 2 200m, 400m, 800m and several relay events. Kaepernick will need to k keep a close eye on Chandler to not give UNLV any free points by turning t ball over to him because he is a threat to score if he gets his hands on the the ball.
Rebels defensive backWill Chandler
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