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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2011
SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SINCE 1893
VOLUME CXVII NUMBER 21
FILE PHOTO /NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
A student rides a miniature horse last year during a student groups

first Abolish ASUN Fair. The club will host a second fair today.
Group decries
ASUN with fair
By Ben Miller
A student organization will
host a carnival on campus
today promoting the abolition
of student government at the
University of Nevada, Reno.
The group, UNR Students for
Liberty, hosted a similar festival
last year. The Abolish ASUN
Carnival is a smaller event this
year so the group can focus on
reaching as many students as
possible, said John Russel, cofounder of the club.
We are illustrating the ineffectiveness of government as
a whole, and use (the student
government) simply as a tool
to drive this point home,
ABOLISH ASUN FAIR

UNR Students
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Liberty
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will host their second Abolish ASUN Carnival at 9 a.m.
today in Hilliard Plaza.
The group will have
400 large pizzas and two
miniature horses.
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY TONY CONTINI /NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
Russel said.
The process the group went
through to get the event approved by Facilities Operations
and the Associated Students
of the University of Nevada
illustrated the ineffectiveness
See ABOLISH Page A5
Students at the Downunder Caf walk past one of the University of Nevada, Renos 362 security cameras.
Campus increases cameras

By Don Weinland
Greek survey
exposes tension
By Ben Miller
A committee of students and
university administrators held
its first meeting Wednesday to
discuss the results of last Octobers Greek Assessment Survey.
The assessment, conducted
by a consultation firm, suggested several changes related to the
Greek communitys leadership,
alcohol policy and relationship
with university administration.
Among the proposals are
ending alcohol sales at sporting
events, creating new university
staff positions and reforming
the universitys relationship
agreement with Greek chapters.
The
universitys
policy
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allowing alcohol to be sold at
sporting events, but nowhere
else on campus creates a
double standard for the Greek
community, the assessment
said. This, as well as over-
See GREEK Page A5
Truck flips near dorm

By Don Weinland
A white Dodge Ram rolled
over onto its top after striking
construction fencing Sunday
night at a University of Nevada,
Reno construction site on North
Virginia Street.
The driver, 20-year-old Bryce
Weiss, was wanted for alledgedly taping an 83-year-old relative
to a chair and stealing his wallet
and truck at knifepoint at about
6:30 p.m. Sunday, a Reno Police
Department press release said.
Police and firemen responded
to the call at 11:41 p.m., Capt.
Jon Johnson of Engine No. 4

said. The driver was taken into
custody and transported to Renown Medical Center, he said.
Weiss was treated for injuries
and booked into Washoe County Jail on charges including
burglary with a deadly weapon,
kidnapping and grand larceny
auto, the police report said.
The truck crushed a stone
light fixture and about 15 feet of
temporary fencing for a dormitory construction site on the
UNR campus. North Virginia
he University of Nevada, Reno

Police Department will install
32 surveillance cameras in the
Sierra Street Parking Complex
during the next three weeks. Tentative
plans are in motion to equip the West
Stadium and Brian J. Whalen parking
complexes with cameras as well.
As universities across the country add
security technology, questions arise
regarding the effectiveness of surveillance, as well the universitys liability in
providing it.
While violent events on campuses
across the country provide motivation
for increasing surveillance, UNR policy
guards against the misuse of security
cameras.
Policy, however, is not always carried
through. A committee required to regulate the use of surveillance was never
appointed, administrators said.
The latest camera installation in the
Sierra Street garage will be completed
during the following three weeks, said
project manager Scott Brown. UNRs
Facilities Services has laid conduit for
camera installations and are awaiting
the arrival of the technology. The security
upgrade comes at a cost of $162,866.
Most universitys 362 cameras are at
building entryways, said Adam Garcia,
director of the University of Nevada,
Reno Police Department. Cameras are
generally monitored passively, but the
UNRPD conducts live monitoring on
occasion, he said.
The UNRPD and Facilities Services approved the new camera locations after a
walkthrough with security consultants,
Brown said. No formal presentation for
installation plans was made, he said.
But UNR policy requires that a Committee on Video Surveillance approve
each new camera installation and
report to the university president. UNR
administrators and student government
officials question whether such a committee was ever appointed.
Time constraints prevented the
university from getting the required
Were making sure these cameras arent being used to monitor

people out of some sort of vendetta. Sgt. Allan Baron, Texas
A&M University Police Department
CAMPUS CAMERAS
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There are 362 cameras on th
the
University of Nevada, Reno campus.

The UNR Police Department will
install 32 cameras in the Sierra Street
Parking Complex during the next three
weeks.
Plans to install cameras in UNRs two
other garages are tentative but underway.
members of the committee together,

said Ron Zurek, vice president for
administration and finance.
It never existed, Zurek said We
spent a lot of time writing up a plan for
(the committee), but it never formed.
Membership on the committee should
include the vice president for administration and finance, a representative
from housing services, and a senator
from both undergraduate and graduate student governments, according
to UNRs administrative manual. The
director of the UNRPD should sit on the
committee as a non-voting member, the
manual states.
Committees that monitor camera use
on campus guarantee proper camera
placement and guard against surveillance abuse, said Texas A&M University
Sgt. Allan Baron.
Since a student carrying a replica rifle
resulted in a campus lockdown Oct. 28,
2010, A&M has formed an Audio-Visual
Surveillance Technology Committee to
assure that cameras are placed correctly
and technology is up-to-date, Baron
said. The committee will also protect
students and faculty against misuse.
Were making sure these cameras
arent being used to monitor people out
of some sort of vendetta, he said.
The scare at A&M came one month
after 19-year-old student Colton Tooley

fired an assault rifle on the University
of Texas at Austin campus. Other than
Tooley, who fatally shot himself in a
university library, no one was injured in
the Sept. 28 incident.
National incidents have left UNR
administrators considering how to best
avoid violence on campus, said Chuck
Clement, director for student conduct
at UNRs Residential Life, Housing and
Food Services.
The shooting at Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University in April
2007 left 32 dead and sparked security
concerns for UNR residence-hall safety,
he said.
Before he went anywhere else on
campus, he shot two people in the
residence halls, Clement said of Virginia
Tech gunman Cho Seung-hui. He shot a
(resident assistant). That strikes close to
home.
Cameras are welcome at UNR, students said. Jed Williams, a 19-year-old
biology major, said he would like to see
more cameras on campus.
Theyre here for our safety, Williams
said. People might complain about
them but when something happens,
they say, I wish there was a security
See CAMERAS Page A5
See CRASH Page A2
HEALTH
Medical students could leave Nevada for better programs

By Riley Snyder
A recent report ranking Nevada
last in overall childrens health
care will challenge students who
aspire to become pediatricians.
Commonwealth Fund, which
compiled data from the past five
years, said Nevada ranked near
the bottom of national rankings
in categories like the percentage
of insured children and the percent of children with oral health
problems.
For University of Nevada,
Reno students who want to
become medical professionals, staying in state is difficult
because of the lack of residency
programs. UNR student Tiffany
Leonard, who plans on becoming a pediatrician, said she
would have to go out of state to
find residencies.
I know for any specialty its
difficult to get a residency in
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Mens basketball: Watch highlights of Saturdays game against
the University of California, Irvine.
Abolish ASUN Fair: Watch a video of the $4,000 anti-government event.
Newscast: Watch The Sagebrushs broadcast of this weeks news.
Nevada, she said.

Nevadas low standing is because of many factors, including
a lack of professional medical
staff and a high number of
uninsured children, said John
Packham, director of Health
Policy Research at UNR.
Sometimes, a lawmaker
will call me, and ask, Where to
start? Packham said. And I say,
All of the above.
The low rankings are primarily
because of inadequate funding

for programs that improve child
health care, said Edward Schor,
the vice president of the Commonwealth Fund who helped
assemble the report. Many of
the states with low ranking in
the report do not have programs
that make child health care more
available, Schor said.
UNRs Child and Family
See CHILD Page A5
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Early Head Start Health Coordinator Doreen Begley puts a bandage on

the leg of Danitcia Pena after an immuization shot.
POP PHILOSOPHY
I GOT IT FROM THE TOWN
BASEBALLS BACK
See why studying too

much philosophy ruins the
experience of enjoying your
favorite art. Page A6
Find out what the Midtown

arts district has in store to
improve the local economy.
Page A10
Find out why the baseball team

could unseat Fresno State as
the conference champions this
season. Page B1
INDEX
WEEKLY UPDATE .............................................A3
CLASSIFIEDS ..............................................................A5
OPINION .............................................................................A6
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ..... A10
SPORTS .................................................................................... B1
AGATE ...................................................................................... B4
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VOLUME CXVII ISSUE 21

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Bill proposes campus smoking ban

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Smoking could be banned on

college campuses in Nevada if
the Legislature votes to approve
a proposed law this session.
The Nevada System of Higher
Education, University of Nevada,
Reno and Associated Students of
the University of Nevada have
not taken sides on the issue yet.
UNR students, smokers and
nonsmokers alike, seem widely
opposed to a smoking ban.
If the bill passes, Nevada
schools would join 466 other
colleges nationwide that are
smoke-free. About 250 campuses
are completely tobacco-free,
and do not allow any tobacco
products on school property.
Assemblyman Paul Aizley, DLas Vegas, who is sponsoring the
bill, said people shouldnt have
to inhale secondhand smoke all
throughout campus.
I have two goals, he said.
One is to have the nonsmoker
be able to walk without inhaling
smoke and the other is possibly
to have kids try to start quitting.
Aizley and health officials
agree that the harmful effects of
smoking and secondhand smoke
make supporting the bill easy.
This is certainly an opportunity to convey the importance
of avoiding tobacco to our
students, said Jennifer Hadayia,
public health program manager
for the Washoe County Health
Assemblyman Paul Aizley is sponsoring a bill that would ban smoking on college campuses in Nevada.
District who will be lobbying
in support of the bill. There is
still no safe level of secondhand
smoke exposure.
While the bill draft, A.B. 128,
does not currently provide for a
designated smoking area, Aizley
said he would be willing to hear
more about that option and possibly amend the bill.
Ricky McCabe, a 22-year-old

speech communications major,
said designated areas would
make the bill easier to swallow. He said he attended Biola
University, where smoking was
prohibited and called it unfair.
But there, students signed
acknowledgement of the rule
before enrolling, which was a
decent compromise, he said.

I dont think they should
ban it because its a college and
grown people go here, he said.
Everyone deserves freedom
and thats just taking some of
that away.
Jessica Fryman can be reached at
jfryman@nevadasagebrush.com.
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and universities in the United

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Campus part-time workers face insurance cut

By Ben Miller
A proposal from Gov. Brian
Sandoval to reduce part-time
employee insurance payments
mistakenly called for about
$400,000 more to be cut from
the University of Nevada, Reno
than intended, university administrators said.
The governors office recommended the university slash
benefit subsidies for employees
working between 20 and 29
hours per week, said Bruce
Shively, associate vice president of Planning, Budget and

Analysis. But it didnt take into
consideration employees who
work under multiple departments, said Dane Apalategui,
senior budget officer.
The university subsidizes all
of part-time employees health
insurance if they work more
than 20 hours a week, according
to Shively. Sandovals proposal
would cut subsidies to 60 percent.
The governors offices mis-
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A Dodge Ram ran into construction fencing at about 11 p.m. Sunday

night.
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residence hall at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Bryce Weiss, the driver of the vehicle, was uncooperative
with police and was booked into Washoe County Jail.
Crash
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Street was closed while firemen cleared the scene.

The relative that Weiss allegedly taped to a chair called the
police after escaping from a
closet he had been left in, the
police report said.
The relative did not require
medical attention and no
other injuries were reported in
the accident, the report said.
Jalen Dixon, a 19-year-old
biology major, heard the
single-car accident from his
third-floor room in the White
Pine Residence Hall. He said

he thought a car had hit the
building.
The noise was so loud I
thought it was in my room,
he said.
Dixon said he watched
Weiss pull himself from the
truck that had overturned on
the sidewalk beside Canada
Residence Hall.
Police drew their weapon
upon arrival, Dixon said.
Weiss was uncooperative and
refused to lay on the ground
when instructed, he said.
Don Weinland can be reached at
dweinland@nevadasagebrush.com.
calculation led to 112 more

employees being counted than
should have been, Apalategui
said. The Planning, Budget and
Analysis office will ask the Chancellors Office in the Nevada
System of Higher Education to
seek a correction in the Legislature, but such a correction isnt
guaranteed, he said.
If the Legislature doesnt
reduce it, several departments
will have to find other ways to
reduce their budgets.
UNR President Milton Glick
said he doesnt support benefit

cuts for any employee on campus. He said one of his goals in
the legislative session is to protect employee health benefits
from reductions.
The proposal could affect the
universitys ability to hire parttime employees, Glick said.
The university employs 47 such
workers in seven departments,
Apalategui said.
Ben Miller can be reached at
bmiller@nevadasagebrush.com.
PART-TIME WORKERS
Workers affected are
those employed under
the School of Medicine,
the Nevada Agricultural
Experiment Station,
Cooperative Extension
Service, Business Center
North, Statewide Programs
and university faculty.
The change would hit
about 47 people, said
university administrators.
Weekly Update
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ASUN CANDIDATES CAMPAIGN MATERIALS DAMAGED TWICE IN TWO YEARS
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
A3
Campus
Events
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calendar
WEDNESDAY/16
SMALL TALK, BIG IDEAS
When: 7-8:30 p.m.
Where: Wells Fargo Auditorium, Mathewson-IGT
Knowledge Center

art professor Joseph DeLappe will discuss art and
activism.
For more information, contact Angela Bakker at 775784-4636.
THURSDAY/17
FINANCIAL WELLNESS
When: 9-10 a.m.
Where: Glazner Training
Room, Artemisia Building
TONY CONTINI/ NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
A broken campaign sign lies propped up against a lamppost outside the Joe Crowley Student Union on Sunday. Casey Stiteler, a candidate for Associated Students of the
University of Nevada President, discovered the sign broken Saturday. One of Stitelers campaign signs was vandalized with spray paint in last years ASUN elections. Stiteler said
the sign may have been broken on accident by people walking or biking over it while the sign was laying down. Several footprints and bicycle tire tracks are visible on the board.
NEWS BRIEFS
POLICE BLOTTER
FEBRUARY 13
Police arrested a suspect
for an outstanding warrant at East Stadium Way
and Evans Avenue.
FEBRUARY 12
Police arrested a suspect for
an outstanding warrant at East
Ninth Street and Evans Avenue.
Officers responded to a report
of a minor in possession and
consumption and public intoxication at Edmund J. Cain Hall.
FEBRUARY 10
Officers responded to a report
of grand larceny at the Joe
Crowley Student Union.
Police responded to a
report of petit larceny of

two textbooks at the Joe
COMMITTEE TO SEEK
STUDENT INPUT FOR
SELECTION OF WRITING
CENTER DIRECTOR
Officers responded to a
report of grand larceny of
a mountain bike at the Joe
A committee to select a
new director for the Writing
Center will host its first of three
candidate presentations at
11:45 a.m. today, said Brandon
Bishop, speaker of the Associated Students of the University
of Nevada Senate.
The committee is asking
students to attend the meetings
because student fees provide
funding for the center, he said.
The first meeting is in the ASUN
offices on the third floor of the
Joe Crowley Student Union.
Students will have the opportunity to ask questions, provide
feedback and meet the candi-
Police responded to a report of

petit larceny of two textbooks
at Fleischmann Agriculture.
FEBRUARY 9
Officers responded to a
report of destruction of
property of a car at the Sierra
Street Parking Complex.
Officers arrested a suspect for
an outstanding warrant at the
Ansari Business Building.
dates for the position, Bishop

said. Two more meetings will be
held at 11:45 a.m. Feb. 25 and
March 1in the ASUN offices.
ASUN APPROVES
FUNDING FOR CAMPUS
ESCORT DISABILITY VAN
The Associated Students of
the University of Nevada Senate
passed a bill Wednesday to appropriate more than $2,000 to
renovate a disability-accessible
van for the Campus Escort
Service.
The bill, SB 78-43, used the
money for the purchase and
installation of a fold-up seat in
the vehicle. The new seat will
create more room, according
to a support document ASUN
President Charlie Jose submit-
High
temperature:
Low
temperature:
RENO POLICE CRACK

DOWN ON GRAFFITI
The Reno Police Department
is asking for community support in stopping graffiti vandalism, according to a department
press release.
The Secret Witness program
is offering rewards to people
with information about graffiti.
To report a crime, call Secret
Witness at 775-322-4900.
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
WEEKEND
Southwest winds
30-40 mph
Chance of
snow showers
Chance of
snow showers
Chance of snow
showers
Partly cloudy
51
34
37
22
35
20
40
22
Lows: 20-25
UNR WEEKLY WEATHER DISCUSSION: A high wind warning for gusts up to 40 mph is in effect for Tuesday. Watch for
side winds, especially when driving on Highway 395. Wednesday will see a winter storm watch with a cold front bringing a chance of snow. Chances of snow showers will decline as we move into the weekend.
Touring artist Red Priest,

named after Antonio Vivaldi,
will perform baroque classical pieces.
For more information, contact CJ Walters at 775-7844278. For more information
about Red Priest, go online to
redpriest.com.
ALPINE
MEADOWS
SIERRA-ATTAHOE
Boreal: Present a college ID

Fridays for 9 a.m.-9 p.m. for
$15 ski/ride tickets. Valid all
year long.
BOREAL
HEAVENLY
Mt. Rose: Those with a college ID can buy a full-day lift

ticket for $35 Wednesdays.
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84
60
MOUNT ROSE
Highs: 40-45
RED PRIEST
When: 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Where: Nightingale Concert
Hall, Church Fine Arts
RESORT SPECIALS
POWDER REPORT
WEATHER FORECAST
Forecast prepared by
the Reno-Lake Tahoe
student chapter of the
American Meteorological
Society. For more
information visit their
Web site at http://www.
ametsoc.org/chapters/
renotahoe/
ted to the senate.

The van can only accommodate two people and is used
much less than the services
other vans, the document said.
The vehicle also makes longer
drives per escort.
The senate passed the bill
unanimously.
Representatives from The

Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company will speak
about budgeting, credit and
financial planning.
For more information, contact Sherry Olson at 775784-6163. For a full list of
Financial Wellness Week
events, go online to calendar.
unr.edu.
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NORTHSTAR
DISCUSSION: High winds will persists into the

middle of the week with gusts up to 110 mph.
Cold temperatures and precipitation will sweep
through the region Wednesday and may continue until the weekend. Areas above 7,000 feet
could see two to four feet of snowfall.
Sierra-at-Tahoe: Purchase a
three-day ski and ride ticket
pack for $153 with no weekend or holiday blackout dates.
Northstar: Get a lift ticket and
equipment rental package
online at http://northstarattahoe.com for $113-$456 for
ages 13-22 or $125-$504 for
ages 23-64.
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RESIDENCE HALL CONSTRUCTION
Senator proposes
alternative to
textbook stores
By Brian Lester
Associated Students of the
University of Nevada Sen.
Jonathan Moore proposed a bill
Wednesday that would start a
campus book swap, a service
required by ASUN law.
The bill would appropriate
$75 to start a book swap website, providing students with an
alternative to textbooks sold in
bookstores, often at prices students said they find too high.
Moore ran for senator last
spring on the platform of getting lower textbook prices for
students. It wasnt until he got
into office that he realized that
the university requires a book
swap by law.
Title 21 chapter 21-01 is
titled the ASUN Textbook Swap
and I said, Wow, this is all taken
care of for me, Moore said.
But then I realized it wasnt
taken care of because it didnt
exist.
With potential tuition increases on the horizon, students
said they are looking for the best
deal they can get on textbooks.
I think (books) are too expensive, said Nathan Alba, a
mechanical engineering major.
I try to go through Chegg, but
I think it takes too long to get
here.
Moore spent the past year
looking for someone to create
and format the website. The
book swap website will be
based on other websites allowing students to buy and sell one
anothers books.
You never know who youre
dealing with when you go online to try and buy textbooks,
Moore said. But with this
website, it will be just for the
University of Nevada and its
going to allow us to deal with
other students.
While the book swap may
provide cheaper textbooks for
students, it may take business
CAMPUS BOOK SWAP

ASUN is
i required
i d to
t provide
id
funding for a book swap,
according to ASUN bylaws.
$75 is being requested to
fund a website for the swap.
(The book swap) could

decrease the amount
of used textbooks
we would have for
sale to the students,
thus impacting used
textbooks sales
and affecting the
bookstores bottom
line profits. Marie
Stewart, manager of the
Associated Students
of the University of
Nevada Bookstore
from the ASUN bookstore.
The bookstore tries to make
an overall profit of 3 to 5 percent
on used textbook sales, or between $350,000 and $500,000,
said Marie Stewart, manager of
the ASUN bookstore. A textbook
swap could reduce the stores
profits.
(The book swap) could decrease the amount of used textbooks we would have for sale
to the students, thus impacting
use textbook sales and affecting
the bookstores bottom line
profits, she said.
The senate sent the bill to
the Committee on Budget and
Finance on Wednesday.
Brian Lester can be reached at
news@nevadasagebrush.com.
Construction for the Living Learning Community Residential Hall is disturbing students in Canada Hall.
Early construction irks students

By Riley Snyder
students who live in Canada
Hall have a new alarm clock
this semester construction
beginning at 7 a.m. on a new
dormitory.
For residents like 20-year-old
Kevin Montoya, the beeping
from construction equipment
early in the morning is a regular
irritation.
My room is on the second
floor, and built so the construction is right out my window,
Montoya said. Its annoying as
hell.
The construction company
initially wanted to start at 5 a.m.,
but the time was pushed back
for students, said Jerome Maese,
associate director for Residential
Life, Housing and Food Services.
The 7 a.m. construction time

is good for students with early
classes, and students are notorious for sleeping in, Maese said.
We could start at noon and
(there would) still be complaints, he said.
There has been only one official complaint to Residential
Life, Housing and Food Services
since construction began Jan.
18, Maese said.
While students may understand the necessity of the construction time, they still arent
happy with the early waking
time, said 21-year-old geology
major Caitlin Johnson.
You dont want to wake up at
seven in the morning if you dont
have to, Johnson said.
Katie Brossard, a 19-yearold special education major
who lives in a room by the
construction site, said she will

not return to Canada Hall next
semester because of the daily
disturbances.
I might think about it beforehand, she said. But its a
definite no if they are going to
be doing this all school year.
Residential Life, Housing and
Food Services sent students an
e-mail notice about the project
during winter break. The department also hosted a town hall to
explain the construction of the
new residence hall on Jan. 17,
Maese said.
Students whose rooms are not
close to the construction site
have an easier time adjusting to
the early noise, 19-year-old vocal performance major Melissa
Marsh said.
Its kind of annoying in the
morning, but you get used to it,
DISTURBANCES
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Many residents
id t off C
Canada
d
Hall report being awoken
every week day at 7 a.m.
because of the construction
of the Living Learning
Community Residential Hall.
If you are a Canada
resident, and you hear
construction starting before
7 a.m., contact either the
Canada front desk or the
Residential Life, Housing, and
Food Services.
she said.
The Living Learning Community Residential Hall will be
completed by Fall 2012.
Riley Snyder can be reached at
rsnyder@nevadasagebrush.com.
news
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FEBRUARY 15, 2011 A5
Multiple Greek
houses have recently
received punitive
measures for conduct
Pi Beta Phi sorority was put on interim suspension Nov. 10 for an

alcohol-related incident at the Sigma Nu fraternity house. Police
charged several for being minors in possession and consumption.
regulation of the chapters, has

created a tension between students in the Greek community
and university administrators,
according to the report.
Kyle Brice, president of the
Interfraternity Council, said
he hopes the report will mean
a better relationship between
chapters and the university.
Many Greek students feel the
university watches their behavior too closely.
Its probably the biggest
complaint Greeks have overregulation, having to watch our
backs and watch our steps,
Brice said.
Abolish
of government, Russel said. He

and Nathan Roysden, the groups
president, were told they had
not received approval from the
Student Event Advisory Board to
hold the event in Hilliard Plaza
with about five animals present.
John Pratt, scheduling coordinator for the Joe Crowley
Student Union, said the group
was told the board would have
to research the matter further
Child
daycare programs both on

and off campus. Enrollment is
limited, however, and waiting
for a spot to open up could take
up to two years, said Michelle
Saunders, assistant director of
the CFRC.
The number of student parents who enroll their children
in the CFRCs Early Head Start
program has increased in the
past few years, said EHS project
coordinator Jane Hogue. About
180 children are currently
enrolled in the program, but if
money is cut from EHS, about
85 of the children would no
longer receive assistance, she
said.
There really are no other options for families that (want) the
level of care that we (provide),
Hogue said.
The state government does
not take an active role in
providing information about
insurance programs that improve child health care, Packham said. Nevada has twice as
many uninsured children as the
national average, according to
the report.
One of the things that is kind
of a disgrace with the state of
Nevada is that we dont allocate
any outreach dollars to get people enrolled in the program,
Packham said. Why dont we
see billboards over Reno and
Las Vegas with a number to dial?
You see it for other government
programs.
The Nevada Department of
Health and Human Services
offers two major federal health
coverage programs to residents,
Medicaid and the Childrens
Health Insurance Program
(CHIP), which is known as Nevada Check Up in state.
The enrollment in NCU, which
is only available to children 100
to 200 percent below the federal
poverty line, has decreased from
28,896 to 21,188 since February
of 2008, according to data from
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, the universitys oldest male Greek

house, was put on suspension in 2009 when a 19-year-old female
reported being sexually assaulted at its house.
The university issued suspensions to the Pi Beta Phi sorority

and Sigma Nu fraternity in Fall
2010 for an incident related to
underage drinking at the Sigma
Nu fraternity house. Cameron
Belt, former IFC president, said
the universitys intervention in
that incident illustrated how
university administrators intervene before allowing chapters
to deal with their own members
behavior.
The report suggested the
university ease regulation on
chapters. Associate Vice President of Student Life Services
Gerald Marczynski said many
of the chapters arent ready for
such a move.
If we had some organizations
that had a history of keeping
themselves accountable we
might explore that option, he
said. But with the history of
some of the organizations, I
dont think its an appropriate
time to consider that.
The report also recommended
changing the universitys relationship agreement, a document
Greek chapters must sign to be
recognized as official chapters
by the university, from a series
of requirements to a statement
of shared values.
Part of the relationship agreement is that local chapters must
observe the rules set by their national or international organizations, Marczynski said. Several
organizations whose national
and international counterparts
have banned alcohol have been
caught hosting parties with

drinking.
Greek Life Advisor Jeanine
Menolascino said certain parts
of the relationship agreement
must be maintained, such as
punitive measures dealt to
chapters in response to alcohol
being served to minors.
Our regulations are pretty
standard nation-wide, Menolascino said.
The committees first meeting
was largely introductory, Marczynski said. The group will meet
throughout the semester with
a goal of completing a strategic
plan for altering Greek life by the
summer, he said.
before they were approved.

ASUN Director Sandra Rodriguez became concerned when
she saw advertisements for the
event in Hilliard Plaza and sent
an e-mail to the group informing them that they didnt have
permission for that location.
Pratt was concerned the
miniature horses the group
plans to use at the event would
stain the grass with urine and
feces and could break sprinkler
heads in the plaza. The Students
for Liberty didnt use enough
plastic covering on the ground
last year to prevent such things

from happening, he said.
Rodriguez suggested the group
hold their event in a parking lot
in front of the Joe instead. The
group would have needed to pay
$15 per parking spot a move
Russel said would have killed
the event.
It was just ASUN trying to
stop this event with every trick
in the book, he said.
Rodriguez said shes happy to
see the fair take place, but that
the groups premature actions
contributed to the events hectic
last-minute planning. The confusion wasnt related to a desire

to stop the event from happening, she said.
I think for the university, it
was all about not hurting the
grounds, Rodriguez said.
The group is approved for two
miniature horses, heating lamps
and about 400 large pizzas in
Hilliard Plaza, Russel said. The
group will collect signatures for
a petition to abolish ASUN.
the NDHHS website. The Childrens Defense Fund reported

the population of children living
in extreme poverty increased
from 41,019 to 50,548 during the
same time period.
While the number of children
enrolled in federal insurance
programs may have decreased,
the strain on Nevada hospitals
has not, said Bill Welch, the
president and CEO of the Nevada Hospital Association.
Of the 33 mainly private hospitals in NHA, 20 of them have a
negative operating margin, due
to 69 percent of patients admitted having either no insurance
or being only partially covered
by
government
programs,
Welch said.
Because hospitals are facing
budget problems, programs
that increase the quality of child
health care may have to be cut,
Welch said.
One action NDHHS is taking
to improve child health care is
to encourage medical students
to stay in state after completing
their residencies, said Nevada
State Health Officer Tracey
Green. Green said the department is moving in support of
in state residency programs,
as many medical students opt
to take residencies out of state,
and then not return to Nevada.
The pediatricians we have
here are knowledgeable, we just
dont have enough of them,
said UNR student Scott Wallace, who plans on becoming a
pediatrician.
In his State of the State Address
on Jan. 24, Gov. Brian Sandoval
said he will improve health care
by expanding Medicaid and
preserving a large amount of
the Department of Health and
Human Services budget. However, there is no overnight fix to
reverse Nevadas child health
care woes, Welch said.
Were gradually getting there,
but it is a slow and painful process, he said.
Riley Snyder can be reached at
rsnyder@nevadasagebrush.com.
Cameras
camera.
UNRPD installs camera systems on all new UNR buildings,
Garcia said. Older building are
less equipped, although Garica
declined to say which because
of security reasons.
Only two of UNRs eight
residence halls, Nye and Argenta
halls, have surveillance cameras,
Clement said. There are tentative plans to add more cameras,
he said.
Amanpreet Johal, a 22-yearold Community Health Science
major, said she didnt know the
university used surveillance
technology.
Johal said she has heard of
incidence happening in UNRs
parking garages and that more
cameras are needed.
Students and faculty have
grown accustomed to surveillance as it has become prevalent
in society, said Steven Zink,
UNRs vice president for technology. The risk of identity theft

Sigma Nu fraternity was put on interim suspension for the same

incident as Pi Beta Phi. The event was held at the Greek organizations house.
OBSERVATIONS
Leaders in the Greek com
community use some leadership
development opportunities,
but ignore many others.
The Panhellenic, Interfraternity and Multicultural
Greek councils support each
other in events and philanthropic efforts.
Many Greek members also
participate in other clubs and
organizations on campus.
Members express a desire
to hold themselves accountable, but often do not.
Many Greek Life students
exhibit a mistrust of university administrators.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The universitys relationrelation
ship agreement with the
Greek chapters should be
changed from a list of requirements to a statement of
shared values.
A multidisciplinary Hazing
Education Team should be
formed to reward a relatively
low level of hazing among
chapters and educate the
community about how to spot
hazing.
The universitys judicial
process should be made more
clear with a rubric for dealing
sanctions to chapters and an
appeals process.

is more concerning than the

capturing of ones image, he
said.
Many students are very open
about putting their images up
on Facebook, Zink said. People
are less concerned about video
of themselves than they are
about personal information.
Kyle Moore, a 19-year-old
theater major, said being in an
environment without cameras
can be disconcerting for his demographic.
My generation has grown
accustomed to it, Moore said.
Its almost expected. If you walk
into a building and (cameras)
arent there, you wonder, What
if something should happen.
Concerns about university
responsibility outweigh privacy
issues, Zink said As security
technology becomes cheaper
and smarter, universities obligations to provide thorough
protection become greater.
Once the technology is available and people know about
it when something happens,
theres a liability issue, he said.
Video surveillance in the
A student rides a mechanical bull at last years Abolish ASUN Fair

held by the UNR Students for Liberty club.
United States has expanded

during the past 10 years despite
a lack of evidence pointing to its
effectiveness, said David Lyon,
director of the Surveillance Studies Centre at Queens University
in Ontario, Canada.
Although systematic data
hasnt been conducted on surveillance at universities, Lyon
said security cameras in general
are seldom used correctly and
drain funds that could be more
appropriately used.
(Cameras) tend to be installed
and operated by persons with
little knowledge, which means
they are often a complete waste
of time and money, he said.
The 362 security camera at
UNR cost between $500-$1,000
per camera, Zurek said. The
cost includes a camera, a DVR
recorder and power supply.
A culture of fear and obsession
with security accompanies the
increasing permeation of surveillance in society, Lyon said.
David Lyon is the author of
several books on the topic, including Electronic Eye: the Rise
of Surveillance Society.
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Some campuses in the United
States have remained camerafree. The State University of New
York, Geneseo has not followed
the post-Sept. 11 trend of installing security cameras on college
campuses, said Robert Bonfiglio,
the universitys vice president
for student and campus life.
Budget shortfalls in New York,
as well as a low campus crime
rate, contribute to keeping cameras off the campus, Bonfiglio
said. But the effectiveness of
video surveillance, or the lack
thereof, is also a major factor.
Since most research shows
that these cameras do not deter
crime, if we were to hire additional staff, it would not be to
monitor cameras but to be out
and about on campus, he said.
Don Weinland can be reached at
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A6
LETTER
TO THE
EDITOR
Feb. 12, by email:
I was disappointed to read
the editorial, Students should
welcome higher tuition. I quote,
Students shouldnt be responsible for drastic tuition increases,
but Nevada schools are cheap in
comparison to others, and a little
extra cost wont hurt.
Roughly 30 percent of
Nevadas undergraduates receive
Pell grants: their expected family
contribution to financing college
is $5,273 or less, and theyre
considered low-income. An
undergraduates fees for two
semesters (30 credits) at Nevada are at minimum $5,560.50,
not including books, additional
course fees, transportation, rent,
utilities, insurance, or food. The
minimum that same student
living on campus would pay is
$13,849.50 (graduate students
already pay 46% more per credit
than undergraduates).
For those working multiple
jobs to pay for school, especially
low-income students, that little
extra cost does hurt, and often
is enough to force them to drop
out, lowering our graduation
rates, and making it unlikely they
will ever return.
Our tuition and fees are below
the median for Western states,
but most of our neighbors
contribute more taxes to support
education than us, and also
dedicate more money to needand merit-based grants and
scholarships (http://www.wiche.
edu/publications/year). The
pricetag doesnt illustrate the
true cost of college in Nevada,
and balancing the state budget
on our backs is unacceptable.
Many are already denied
higher education in Nevada
because of their socioeconomic
status. It wont be the bad
apples that are hurt, but those
barely hanging on to their dream
of a better life.
Sincerely,
Matt Smith
President of Graduate Student
Association
WEB
NOTES
STORY: STAFF
EDITORIAL: STUDENTS
SHOULD WELCOME
HIGHER TUITION
FACED WITH A CHOICE:
On Feb. 10, 12:23 p.m., Toni
Morrison wrote:
Hopefully higher tuition rates
will dissuade many would-be
journalism majors from applying.
STORY: OPINION:
OPINION: QUALITY OF
COFFEE NOT RELATED
TO AMOUNT OF
HIPSTER PATRONAGE
On Feb. 10, 5:33 p.m., Nate
wrote:
Glad i could parallel your list
the hub is def one of my personal favorites though you
should come back to WFM
when we are brewing blind dog
vs allegro. The allegro coffee is
pretty bland but our blind dog
coffee is amazing, but especially the Nevada Black.
STORY: OPINION: DO
LOTS OF RESEARCH TO
PURCHASE PERFECT SEX
TOY FOR YOU, PARTNER
On Feb. 2, 2:54 p.m., Nick
wrote:
We have an online sex toy
shop, and I am always looking
for articles to tweet. This is a
very nice write-up. If you dont
want to BUY in the shops, you
can use them to learn, and
then go to the Internet with
more confidence about what
you are looking for and what
you will get.
nevadasagebrush.com
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
STAFF EDITORIAL I CAMPUS SECURITY
UNR needs to follow surveillance policies
ore security cameras should have

been installed in
campus parking
garages years ago.
administrators were talking
about adding cameras on
campus even before a woman
was raped in the Brian J.
Whalen Parking Complex in
2007. Security cameras in the
garage may have helped capture her attacker, James Biela,
before he went on to sexually
assault two other women and
kill Brianna Denison.
Are security cameras a

useful tool in safety, crime
prevention and conviction?
Yes. But regardless of the
benefits, added surveillance
is still a controversial issue in
terms of privacy that should
be discussed through the
proper channels before being
decided.
The universitys administrative handbook states that
a committee should be
appointed to decide the
provisions of added security.
However, that committee does
not exist.
SNARK ATTACK
The committee, whose

purpose is to review video
surveillance policies, is a
necessary step in the process
of adding extra security on
campus. The group would
provide varying perspectives
about whether security
cameras should be installed
and where and how they
would be monitored.
The group could suggest
that cameras be installed at
every entrance to buildings,
however, which would
increase safety and security.
More importantly, however, is
the committees responsibility

to ensure security equipment
is not abused. For example,
the committee would ensure
policy is followed so cameras are not installed in dorm
hallways and classrooms as
such would be an unnecessary
invasion of privacy.
Completely disregarding
the protocol to form and use
this committee allows for the
possibility that surveillance
equipment begins to encroach
on personal privacy of
students and faculty.
While the installation of
surveillance cameras in
campus parking garages
should continue as planned,
the protocol needs to be
followed.
There are always two sides
to every issue, and both
deserve to be considered.
Concerns about student
privacy should not be ignored
but, on the contrary, addressed when discussing the
safety benefits of surveillance.
The Nevada Sagebrush can be
reached at editor@nevadasagebrush.com.
EDITORIAL CARTOON
Being broke
leads to
bloodshed
rowing up in a family consisting mainly of

insensitive assholes taught me to be emotionally independent from a very young age.
However, that has never been the case when
it comes to money.
Ive always been financially dependent on my dad,
something I never fully realized until last week when he
called me, begging frantically for almost $2,000.
Like most college students, Im
broke as hell. Seeing as I work at a
newspaper, Im not making a lot of
paper Im not Dunder Mifflin.
Obviously, I couldnt help my
father out with his financial strain.
My dad raised me as a single
parent from the time I was 8 years
old. He has always been the one to
financially support me, so a part
of me felt so awful that I couldnt
Enjolie
reciprocate his generosity.
Esteve
The other part of me felt so terrified about the whole situation because it brought me
to the realization that I will now have to be completely
financially independent.
I blame college for my delusions of financial independence.
Its easy to trick yourself into thinking you are
independent when you are living away from home and
purchasing groceries and paying for a few bills with the
measly money you make at that part-time job.
Its not until you think about all the extras your
parents foot the bill for that reality sets in youre
pretty damn dependent on your parents.
Because of this wake-up call, paired with the fact that
I have two bills due next week, I realized I needed to
come up with some quick ways to make money.
My friend and I spent hours discussing various
get-rich-quick schemes, including prostitution,
drug-dealing, selling blood plasma and even selling our
panties on Craigslist.
Im not morally opposed to prostitution or dealing
however, potentially contracting H.I.V., going to prison
or getting shot up like 50 Cent during a drug deal are
not currently on my to-do list.
As far as selling my panties goes, finding a chubby
chaser with a fetish for used drawers in Reno seems far
too time consuming .... and Im not that desperate for
money to lose my dignity too.
Despite my irrational case of hemophobia (fear of
blood), I settled on selling my plasma because it offered
the quickest way to get money with the lowest risks.
Plus, its the option that doesnt run the risk of jail
time. I dont have the funds to pay for bail, after all.
Six hours, five run-ins with Ashy Larry look-alikes, and
about 700 milliliters of plasma later, I had $30 in my pocket.
I held back vomit during the entire donation process
and relied on the distraction of my iPod to avoid fainting, making sure to listen to Biggie Smalls Ten Crack
Commandments on repeat, just in case I needed a
back-up plan to this whole donating plasma gig.
Im ashamed that it took my father asking me for
money to realize that I need to be more financially
independent Im almost 21 for Christs sake. I suppose
we all need wake-up calls in life at some point or another.
I plan to continue selling my plasma until summer
break, when I can get a full-time job. Hopefully, it will
help make ends meet.
If not, I do have the Ten Crack Commandments
memorized...just kidding!
Enjolie Esteve studies journalism and philosophy. She

can be reached at eesteve@nevadasagebrush.com.
JETT CHAPMAN/NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
See what happened after that smoking ban passed?
PHILOSOPHICAL PERIL
Philosophical knowledge may

lead to over analyzing TV, films
ou know you are

strange the minute
you find yourself
commenting on a film
with a question like, I wonder
if that character is meant to
symbolize utilitarianism?
It was
during
the movie
2012 that
I realized
my
philosophy
classes had
bled into
my life.
They
Thomas
turned
Levine
simple TV
shows like
South Park into a philosophical text with ideas explored,
including ethics, epistemology,
metaphysics and political
theory.
For those wondering
why they should care, first
remember that most TV and
film writers are educated in
the liberal arts and have a wide
background in philosophy.
Core humanities classes have
several philosophical texts, including Plato, Boethius, Locke,
Hobbes and Rousseau. This
means ideas that what one can
find in core humanities can
also be found in modern films.
For instance, in The Dark
Knight, the idea that humans

will act in their groups interest
over all others in the boat
scene can be seen as the
Socratic idea that people will
always do what they see as
good, and not choose what
they see as evil.
Even reality shows such as
The Biggest Loser, American
Idol and Jersey Shore have
philosophical implications.
The idea of catharsis
invented by Aristotle explains
how watching someone else
lose weight, fail at singing and
party can help viewers let out
emotions associated with that
such as anger, depression and
shyness, etc.
It also deals with the ethical
problem of whether reality
shows are doing the right thing
and not intervening while
cameras are rolling, such as in
Teen Mom, when one of the
mothers abused her boyfriend
in front of her child.
Whether this is acceptable is
an ethical problem that society
struggles with today.
Almost every product of the
media today can be related
to philosophy, but the most
important thing is what the
viewer thinks while watching it.
When watching a show,
almost everyone thinks about
why the character is doing
what theyre doing, why it
is important, or if what they

saw was the funniest thing
ever. Those things also tie into
philosophy.
The emotions that we feel
have to come from somewhere
and how passions play in
with the thought process
are involved in all kinds of
philosophy.
Aesthetic philosophy, the
idea of what makes something
beautiful or something a work
of art, has several theories
such as the surrealist view of
art, that deal with how society
should view art and why a
copy of the Mona Lisa with a
mustache drawn on it is art.
While some argue that art
is good only by how good the
technical craft is, others argue
that it has to share a specific
emotion with the viewer to be
considered good.
When the entire room is
avidly watching American
Idol in hopes that their favorite
contestant wins, the audience
could be used to support a
specific aesthetic theory.
Thinking about a show
can help you enjoy it more,
or make you like me, and
drive you all philosophical.
Thomas Levine studies journalism and philosophy. He can be
reached at tlevine@nevadasagebrush.com.
CAMPUSCHAT
Do you support the installation of more security cameras on campus? Why or why not?
I say as long as
( the cameras
are) beneficial,
do it.
Darius Kendrick
19, journalism
My biggest
thing is cost
because its
going to cost us
and its going to
stop (crime).
Antwon Sheffey
19, psychology
I think it would
be a good thing
because it would
be faster to tell
who did (the
crime).
Danielle Fogarty
18, anthropology
Kristina Ross
31, justice
management
I think it is a
good idea in
the sense that
people get
mugged, raped
what not, and
at least this
will help keep
students safer.
opinion
nevadasagebrush.com
FEBRUARY 15, 2011 A7
Columnist Estefania Cervantes does not like that Reno is such a small town, however, that is one aspect of The Biggest Little City columnist Casey OLear loves.
RENO: THE PROS AND CONS OF THE BIGGEST LITTLE CITY

PRO-RENO| RENOS HISTORY, CULTURE ENRICHES LIVES OF RESIDENTS
have lived in Reno for a

couple of decades now. In
all this time, Ive interacted
with many people who
hate this town and it really
bums me out.
Being
from Reno
is unlike
being from
anywhere
else. It has a
unique atmosphere,
interesting
history
and a rich
culture. Its
Casey
also a pretty
OLear
unusual
place.
First of all, the state of
Nevada is awfully interesting.
It is known around the world
for a mystique that is 2 percent
Wild West appeal, 29 percent
rampant gambling and all the
rest because of legal prostitution and brothels.
The landscape surrounding
Reno is very Wild West. There
is so much open land in Nevada
that it takes forever to get to
any big cities, but it will be an
attractive and peaceful drive as
long as you dont cross into any
other states.
The desert and mountains
Reno is adorable in comparison to the Las Vegas

strip or skyscrapers in Seattle.
surrounding Reno are beautiful.
The land looks so much like
the surface of another planet
that it has been used as such in
various science fiction movies.
Because of its natural elements,
Reno attracts a lot of outdoorsy
folks namely those who
enjoy skiing, snowboarding and
Renos proximity to Lake Tahoe
and nearby ski resorts.
While this is a cool upside to
living in Reno, it doesnt matter
much to me because I prefer
Renos more urban elements.
Growing up in The Biggest
Little City was a bit odd, but
mostly amazing. When I was a
child, I would ride in taxis that
held advertisements for The
Mustang Ranch and local strip
clubs without batting an eye.
When I was in elementary school, I played a perfect
game at Fascination, a game
formerly at Circus Circus, and
got to select any prize I wanted.
I ended up traipsing down
Virginia Street proudly carrying
a stuffed bear bigger than I was.
Really how many children
around the nation can say they
had experiences like that?
Of course, this seedy gam-
bling culture exists in Las Vegas

too, but Reno is comfortably
smaller and more diverse.
Returning to Reno after visiting an actual big city is always
fun because the tiny cluster
of casinos that comprises
downtown Reno is adorable in
comparison to the Las Vegas
strip or skyscrapers in Seattle.
Reno also has a fascinating
history.
Legend has it, divorcees
would kiss the pillars of the
courthouse and toss their
wedding rings into the Truckee
River after being granted a
separation from their spouses.
This taboo practice helped
Reno go down in history.
The Woody Guthrie song
Philadelphia Lawyer opens
with the line, Way out in Reno,
Nevada / Where romance
blooms and fades.
Really, I could go on forever
about the many aspects of Reno
history, culture and folklore
that make it an amazing and
unique place.
Casey OLear studies journalism
and English. She can be reached
at colear@nevadasagebrush.com.
ANTI-RENO| RENOS SMALL TOWN STATUS HAMPERS FLOURISHMENT
ome love Reno, some

hate Reno, and others
just plain want out
of this town that
pretends to be a city. Though
it is a good place to start off
and go to
college, it is
definitely
no place to
explore
you have
it figured
in two
seconds.
Coming
to this
town from
Estefania
Mexico
Cervantes
City about
10 years
ago, I sensed that everything
was far apart. It made me feel
uncomfortable to see so much
empty space.
Now, as a young adult, I realize
that I was right. Nothing much
has changed except where I live,
and neither of those places is
city-like.
By this point in my life, I
expected there to be some major
changes, but sadly, there have
only been a few.
The so-called Downtown
Makeover is taking way too
long (but at least now we have a
city-like bus station, right?).
I know Reno is not going to provide me what I need

from life or my career. The people most suitable to
live here are elders they dont get bored easily
and lead rather uneventful lives.
Reno always has something
new emerging, but as changes
come, other things go and so
instead of expansion, the city
stays the same.
But I understand that longing
for a more-evolved Reno
depends on what kind of person
you are the conventional type
or the hungry-for-excitement
type.
The latter wants to get out of
here, and I fall into that category.
We want something more,
filled with enthusiasm and joy of
living.
On my first visits to real cities
like Washington, D.C. and San
Francisco, I remember savoring
the diversity metropolises like
that provide. The excitement in
the midst of chaos and traffic
was thrilling.
It was quite refreshing, but
once I went outside the borders
of Reno, I realized that I had
forgotten all about this town that
I had lived in since I was 10 years
old.
And when I came back, it
just seemed that much more
deserted.
But I do see why some
Renoites love this small town.
It does have the hot air balloon
races, Hot August Nights, Rib
Cook-Off good to attend once,
maybe twice, but every year they
become a little less fun and more
monotonous.
I know Reno is not going to
provide me what I need from life
or my career.
The job market is too small
and activity options are greatly
limited.
Honestly, the people who are
most suitable to live here are the
elders they dont get bored
easily and lead rather uneventful
lives.
Maybe when Im an old,
wrinkly woman, I might just
come back here to slow down
and retire.
Reno may be the littlest city
in the world, but it sure isnt the
biggest little city in the world.
Estefania Cervantes studies art.
She can be reached at opinion@
nevadasagebrush.com.
FROM THE RIGHT: OFF-TRACK SPENDING
Obama wastes resources investing in high-speed trains
arack Obama will soon

present his 2011 budget
to Congress. In his State
of the Union address,
President
Obama
announced
that citizens
needed to
focus their
attention
on the
infrastructure in the
country.
His specific
Becca
example
Kitchen
was Amtrak.
This
week, our Conductor in

Chief will ask his engineers to
approve a six-year, $53 billion
dollar construction plan for an
international high-speed train
network.
Amtrak is one of Joe Bidens
favorite things. He is living
out his childhood fantasy of
working on the railroad.
But no one seems to care if
Obama wastes our money on a
program that loses billions of
taxpayer dollars every year to
keep Biden happy.
Even if Amtrak spent $7
billion on track upgrades, it
would reduce the travel time
between Washington and New
York by only 25 minutes.

High-speed trains will carry
us around almost as fast as cars
but with more inconvenience.
Cars can go anywhere.
Trains are stuck to their rails.
They will never get us to our
destinations as quickly as a car
or plane can.
Plus, there is the whole
issue of acquiring land from
the more urbanized parts of
the country. Just building the
service alone will cost about
$10 billion dollars.
Its not Christmas. No one
wants a train under their tree.
In fact, the only time a train
is fun nowadays is if it has the
words wine or Santa in

front of it. Or if it is carrying
young wizards to Hogwarts.
Trains wont replace cars.
They cant go anywhere in the
big cities, and for those who
live in the more rural areas, no
one is going to sit around and
wait for a scheduled train to
take them ten miles when they
can just drive and be there in
15 minutes.
Investing in trains will just
take us back to the good ol 19th
century.
Heck, why dont we just
invest in covered wagons so
we can go anywhere we want?
They are environmentally
No one seems to care if President Obama wastes

our money on a program that loses billions of
taxpayer dollars every year to keep Biden happy.
friendly. Plus, we can spend
six glorious months spending
quality time with our families
and catching cholera.
Oh, and dont forget the
delicious travel meal consisting
of human flesh with a hint of
frostbite.
Wagons seem like a much
better waste of our surplus of
money. Just think of how easy
it will be for al-Qaida to attack
us.
Now, they wont need to

attend that pesky flight school.
All terrorists need is some
alcohol, a few horses and some
slinging guns.
Thank you, Conductor
Obama, you are really leading
us down the right track.
Becca Kitchen studies broadcast
journalism and literature. She
can be reached at opinion@
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arts and entertainment
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ALBUM REVIEW
Cut Copy brings electropop back to 80s roots

By Stephanie Self
Cut Copys ability to make a
new wave sound more contemporary and bring it into the 21st
century has made the Australian
electropop outfit charming
on past albums. Cut Copy has
always sounded like a more
modern Duran Duran and a
more danceable Depeche Mode,
but these new wave pioneers
influence is even more noticeable on the groups third effort,
Zonoscope.
It would normally be fitting
to describe Cut Copys genre of
music as dance-rock tinged with
synthesizers, keyboards and the
occasional sampling. There was
usually a guitar or actual drummer present on many tracks,
giving it that rock sensibility. On
Zonoscope, however, this rock
sensibility is lost entirely.
The drummer is replaced by a
drum machine on many of the
tracks and the guitar is only used
Eagle
interesting and tense moments

in the film.
The film falters in its pace,
with its 1:54 running time feeling much longer. Theres a lot of
on a few of them. This is not

necessarily a bad thing.
Many of the songs adopt the
introduction of a DJ remix that
teases the listener, which takes
the evolution of their songs to
a new level. By relying on their
new wave and 80s roots, they
gain more stability in their
sound and seem more cohesive
as a group.
The negative part of this
change is that there are several moments where Cut Copy
sounds so similar to Duran Duran and Depeche Mode that it is
difficult to even tell the difference
between the three. Particularly
on the albums first single, Take
Me Over, they come so close to
sounding like their musical role
models that the dreaded words
tribute band come to mind
when listening. That may seem
like a harsh knock at Cut Copy,
but it does not make the majority of their album terrible. In fact,
the majority of it is great.
Their sophomore album, In

Ghost Colours, was full of pop
hooks and memorable, catchy
songs worthy of being played at
any dance party.
Zonoscope represents some
growth for the group. Even
though the songs are as danceable as ever especially since
taking so many cues from their
idols the tone is more serious,
but not somber. It shows that
the band took its music more
seriously, but not to the point of
changing what their music represents, which, more often than
not, is having a good time.
The highlight of Zonoscope
is the last track, Sun God, a
15-minute epic that could possibly sum up the entire album.
This song opens with the keyboards and hooks we have come
to know them for, repeating the
lyric, Are you gonna give me
your love? until it evolves into
a beat that has you dancing (or
at least bobbing your head).
dialogue that really bogged the

film down.
Although I enjoyed Tatums
performance, the film never fully
explores his character. I never got
the sense he was a tortured man,
looking to escape the shadows
that his father caused.
Still, I did like this movie. It
was nice to see an epic war film

not rely heavily on computergenerated imagery. Instead,
there are real actors walking
through real environments and
ignoring the path of doing most
of everything in front of a green
screen. Call me old-fashioned,
but, its nice to know that every
CUT COPY
ZONOSCOPE
Release Date:
Feb. 8
Genre:
Electronic/Pop
Grade:
B
Then it evolves again, dragging
the beat, and teasing your tapping toes like a good dance beat
should.
Cut Copy may have taken its
love of 80s new wave a bit too
far on Zonoscope, but it was
not entirely detrimental to the
album as a whole or to the bands
reputation.
Bottom line: If you already like
Cut Copy, chances are you will
enjoy this album, even if you
have never heard Duran Duran.
Stephanie Self can be reached
at arts-entertainment@nevadasagebrush.com.
soldier and most backgrounds

were natural.
The fights are swift and use the
shaky cam in an attempt to add
realism. I am generally against
the shaky cam technique, but
the fight scenes were good
enough to do its job. Where this
movie shines is when the storys
MODULAR RECORDS
Zonoscope is the third studio album from Australian electropop

group Cut Copy.
twist comes into play. The twist

changes the dynamics of the
film and definitely keeps you
hooked.
The story is interesting, the
acting is decent and some fight
scenes appease action fans.
I came into The Eagle ready
for a stinker. Tatum is one of my
least favorite actors, but the film

turned out to be a fun, mostly
exciting adventure film. This isnt
the next 300, but it doesnt try
to be. The Eagle is a film that,
despite its flaws, entertains.
Lukas Eggen can be reached at
leggen@nevadasagebrush.com.
Midtown
This area is all local businesses, Cutler said. There

are no shopping centers with
chain stores. There has been
a movement for people to buy
local and support independent
businesses.
Midtown merchants and
local artists are encouraged to
get involved in the Midtown
Nights Artwalk or Midtown
Arts Project by contacting
the organizers through their
website.
Schneider said the support
of local businesses helps
everyone in the Reno community.
I dont have a corporate
office that I have to send
money to, she said. My
money stays here, and I create local jobs. I want to try to
make it in style to support local businesses. I want people
to be embarrassed if theyre
caught at a big box store and
proud to support local businesses.
The ultimate goals of the
Midtown Arts Project are to
improve that portion of the
community, stimulate the
local economy and support
local businesses.
The Midtown Arts Project is
working with the City of Reno
to develop a phased plan for
redevelopment of the Midtown
area. The project is divided
into three phases, including
research and development of
the artwalk event, implementation of the districts physical
features and development of
the area by adding more galleries, businesses and urban
living buildings in order to attract more clientele. The plan
is detailed on the Midtown
Arts Project website and is
updated as progress is made
with the City of Reno.
We want to improve the
community and prove that
its not just full of smut shops
and tattoo parlors, Schneider said. Tourists get off
their airplanes, drive down
Plumb Lane to go to their
hotels, and its the ugliest
street in America. We want
to recruit small businesses
with diversity and charm to
improve the quality of life
here.
Some changes they hope
to see include expansion of
sidewalks and an emphasis
on green energy for further
redevelopments.
They asked for our input
on ways to improve the
area, Pedersen said. One
of the ideas was a green option putting in sculptures
that spin and generate free
energy for the area, giving
it a modern feel. We use the
event as a catalyst to improve
the area. We want to do something different that helps the
community. We want Reno
to thrive in a raw, artistic and
entertainment way.
Casey OLear can be reached at
colear@nevadasagebrush.com.
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THURSDAY/17
CHROMEO AT THE
KNITTING FACTORY
Canadian electro-funk
duo Chromeo will perform
tunes from last years
release, Business Casual,
in addition to previous hits
at The Knitting Factory. The
show is set to begin at 8 p.m.
Tickets range from $22-50.
211 N. Virginia St.
Reno
FRIDAY/18
Channing Tatum stars as a Roman centurion in the film adaptation of the 1954 historical adventure novel, The Eagle of the Ninth, by Rosemary Sutcliff.
FOCUS FEATURES
Eagle almost soars above typical action flicks

By Lukas Eggen
Although its no Lord of the
Rings, The Eagle, starring
Channing Tatum (G.I. Joe) and
Jamie Bell (Jumper) is a surprisingly solid throwback to the epic
adventure films of yesteryear.
The film tells of Marcus Aquila, whose father led Romes
battle standard into Northern
Britain. The soldiers were never
seen again, losing Romes prized

eagle in the process. Of course,
everyone knows whats coming.
Aquila wants to restore honor to
his family name and sets out on
a search for it.
Accompanied by his slave
(Bell), this is where the film
far exceeded my expectations.
The films success or failure
depended on the relationship
between Bell and Tatum. And,
though Tatum is sorely miscast,

his understated performance
is a breath of fresh air in a film
crammed with characters always
shouting some macho speeches
at the top of their lungs. The interplay between Tatum and Bell
offers an intriguing relationship
between the two with the uneasy
truce between them making for
THE EAGLE
Release Date: Feb. 11

Director: Kevin Macdonald
Starring: Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Tahar Rahim and Mark
Strong
Genre: Action
Rating: PG-13 for battle sequences and some disturbing
images.
Grade: B-
See EAGLE Page A8
BOOK REVIEW
AS ARTIFACTS WITH
A SIGHT FOR SORE
EYES, FULL COUNT, OUR
DEVICES, THANK ME
LATER AND DRESSED IN
WHITE AT THE KNITTING
FACTORY
Various local hardcore
groups will perform before
headlining group As
Artifacts, a hardcore group
based out of the Bay Area.
The show is set to begin at 7
p.m. Tickets are $8.
211 N. Virginia St.
Reno
SATURDAY/19
COBRA SKULLS WITH

FINAL SUMMATION,
DEADLY GALLOWS, BEER
CAN AND MELVIN MAKES
MACHINE GUNS AT THE
ALLEY
Local punk rock group
Cobra Skulls will perform
with several local opening
acts including the Deadly
Gallows and Melvin Makes
Machine Guns. The show
is set to begin at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $8.
906 Victorian Ave.
Sparks
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TUESDAY/15
PJ HARVEY
LET ENGLAND SHAKE
ANGELA SPIRES/NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
Gailmarie Pahmeier signs her new book, Shake It and It Snows.
English professor brings

book about female lives
By Angela Spires
Gailmarie Pahmeier, a University of Nevada, Reno faculty
member in the English Department for 25 years, promoted and
signed her chapbook Shake It
and It Snows in Washington,
D.C. earlier this month.
The event was part of the Association of Writing and Writing
Programs Conference that ran
from Feb. 2 to 5.
Her chapbook was released
last year and was inspired by
the late poet and mentor to
Pahmeier, Jim Whitehead.
I love his work, and a couple
of his lines got stuck in my
head, Pahmeier said. They are
at the beginning of the book and
set the tone for it.
There are 12 poems in the
collection. All of the poems have
the word home in the title.
The overall theme of the book is
womens lives at different stages.
There are poems about love,
loss, family and a wide variety
of relationships, even those with
animals.
Pahmeiers language is flawless
in telling these womens stories,
and the details she adds into the
pieces lay out the scene perfectly
GAILMARIE PAHMEIER
SHAKE IT AND IT SNOWS
Release Date:
March 1
Genre:
Poetry
Pages:
20
Grade:
A
in the readers mind. Each poem

stands alone in having its own
voice and narrator, but are unified in the telling of the different
chapters of peoples lives.
Overall, the work is enthralling
and each poem was engaging
until the last word.
Pahmeier considers herself
somewhat of an anthology poet.
Her work has been published in
New Poets of the America West,
Literary Nevada, Line Drives:
100 Contemporary Baseball
Poems and Sweeping Beauty:
Contemporary Women Poets
Do Housework. Autumn House
Press will publish her work in an
anthology to be released next
month.
Angela Spires can be reached at
arts-entertainment@nevadasagebrush.com.
Genre:
Experimental Rock,
Alternative
Description:
English singer-songwriter PJ
Harvey will release her eighth
studio album, Let England
Shake. It is her first fulllength release since 2007s
White Chalk.
BRIGHT EYES
THE PEOPLES KEY
Genre:
Indie Rock
Description:
The Peoples Key is the
eighth studio album from
indie group Bright Eyes,
and will be released on
Bright Eyes frontman Conor
Obersts 31st birthday. The
album features a variety
of collaborations with
different artists, such as
Carla Azar of Autolux, and
makes many references to
Rastafarianism.
FRIDAY/18
I AM NUMBER FOUR
Starring:
Alex Pettyfer, Timothy
Olyphant and Dianna Agron
Description:
A fugitive on the run is
forced to change his identity
after three people linked
to him are killed, leaving
him in a fight for his life. His
lifestyle change opens new
doors for him, including
finding his first love.
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Rating: PG-13
Arts&Entertainment
A10
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
nevadasagebrush.com
Take
a walk
on the
wild
side
PHOTOS BY TONY CONTINI /NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
Street art and murals can be found around the buildings in the Midtown arts district. The area centered around South Virginia Street features a rich arts culture and many local businesses, such as the coffee shop, The Hub.
Local business, art thrives in Midtown district

By Casey OLear
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uried in an unlikely place south on Virginia Street, just

past the tattoo parlors, liquor shops and Wild Orchid Gentlemens Club is a burgeoning district of local businesses and
art culture dubbed the Midtown district.
The Midtown district is an area of Virginia Street stretching from Liberty Avenue to Plumb Lane that includes many local shops, art-related
businesses and the residences of young local artists. In 2009, two Reno
residents created the Midtown Arts Project a project that has used
events such as the Midtown Artwalk to give exposure to the area and
hopes to eventually transform it into a full-fledged art district. The
next artwalk is Feb. 24.
Two years ago, we noticed that there were a lot of unique, independent businesses in this area in Reno, said Midtown Arts Project
co-founder Michael Cutler. It was already an arts district by nature.
We decided it needed branding. We thought, Its already full of art. Lets
expose it.
Cutler, now a 29-year-old business administration major at the University of Nevada, Reno, joined forces with Aaron Pedersen, a lifelong
Renoite, to organize the Midtown Arts Project because they found the
neighborhood intriguing.
The biggest difference between this and most other areas in Reno
is that most of Midtown used to be residential houses that have been
converted into businesses, he said. There are little historic houses
built in the 1910s to 1940s with really unique architecture. People who
live in this area are typically younger in their 20s and 30s. Theres a
culture in this area that is not present in South Reno or the Riverwalk
area.
Cutler runs a volunteer program at the university with international
students, connecting them with host families and providing them with
practical work experience. He felt the Midtown Arts Project was a good
opportunity to involve international students in the planning of an
event, so he created an internship opportunity for students to work on
the project.
A lot of college students are dissatisfied with the lack of things for
young people to do in Reno, Cutler said.
From there, the students began with research. After looking into arts
districts and artwalks in other areas around the nation, they devised a
plan they thought would work in Reno.
We didnt know what we were doing, but we ended up doing everything right, Pedersen said.
The group of students contacted businesses in the Midtown Merchants Association as well as local artists to organize the first Midtown
Nights Artwalk in October 2009.
Jessica Schneider owns Junkee Clothing Exchange, where the Midtown Nights Artwalk kicks off, and is the president of the Midtown
Merchants Association.
It has been awesome, Schneider said. For the first one, I was saying, Dont depend on this. Dont get too excited. I was being a Debbie
Downer. But hundreds of people showed up.
Pedersen said about 300 people showed up for the first artwalk,
and it involved 18 local businesses and 35 artists. The second event
doubled in size. The group attributes a lot of the artwalks success
to the fact that its a free, all-ages event. They are now preparing
for the third artwalk during the final week of February. This walk is
winter-themed and businesses will serve free hot chocolate to all
attendees.
Im not ready to charge, Schneider said. Were in the middle of
a depression.
Though the event is free, those involved hope that such events will
help stimulate the local economy.
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Cheney Avenue. The district
reaches back to Holcomb
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The Isles Teashop
809 S. Center St.
Sup Restaurant
719 S. Virginia St.
Art Dogs & Grace
218 Vassar St.
Maytan Music Center
777 S. Center St.
Pickled Tink Boutique &
Studio
39 E. Taylor St.
Aces Tattoo
681 S. Virginia St.
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805 S. Virginia St.
The Holland Project
Headquarters
30 Cheney St.
Junkee Clothing
Exchange
960 S. Virginia St.
Body Health Joy Spirit
massage therapy
712 S. Center St.
Roses The Art of the
Sandwich
725 S. Center St.
Sports
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2011
Taking the next step
JUAN LPEZ /NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
The Wolf Pack baseball team was picked to finish third in the Western Athletic Conference behind Fresno State and Hawaii.
Nevada hopes experience leads the team

By Lukas Eggen
evadas baseball team is looking for a

different ending to its never-ending
story. In four of the last five seasons,
Fresno State has taken the Western
Athletic Conference regular-season title, including 2008 when the Bulldogs won the College
World Series.
However, led by a core of returning players,
the Wolf Pack is looking to show the conference
last season, in which the team went 14-9-1 in
WAC play, wasnt just a one-year wonder it
was the start of something special.
PITCHING/OUTFIELD
Nevadas pitching staff poses one of the teams
biggest questions. Though its earned run average of 5.21 ranked second in the WAC behind
Hawaii, the Wolf Pack lost pitchers Jesse Rasner,
who had an earned run average of 3.43, Tyler
Graham, who led Nevada with 10 saves, and
Chris Garcia, who had six wins.
With injuries to pitchers Brock Stassi and
Jeremy Cole that will keep both players out of
the teams first series against

nst the
University of California, Irvine,
ine,
Nevada will have to search
ch
quickly for answers.
While the team may be
without two of its top starters, Nevada sees it as an
opportunity to build depth
and to get a look at some off
the teams younger pitchers.
s.
Itll put a lot of pressure
ure
on the team and might putt us
in a hole early, head coach Gary
Powers said. But down the
e road,
itll make us a better team. Guys who
have less experience are going to get experience
and itll open the door for someone else to step
up and become a significant member of the
pitching staff.
Its clear the development of Nevadas young
pitchers will be key this season.
Among the pitchers, pitching coach Pat Flury
said junior transfer Tim Culligan and junior Matt
Gardner are likely to make an impact.
Culligan is expected to help fill the hole
Baseball
Special
Section
FOOTBALL
Mastro leaves for UCLA

By Juan Lpez
Taking a higher-paying job

with more national visibility
and more chances for expansion should have been an easy
move.
What hesitation would it take
to leave a mid-major university
for one in a metropolis like Los
Angeles, which regularly recruits some of the nations best
football players?
But Jim Mastro struggled to
make the easy choice.
The former Nevada running

backs coach deliberated greatly
before finally accepting a spot
as the tight ends and fullbacks
coach at the University of California, Los Angeles last week.
Mastro, who first came to Nevada in 2000, said talking to Wolf
Pack football head coach Chris
Ault about possibly accepting
this job was extremely difficult.
He said that while working
for the Wolf Pack, he was working for the best head coach in
America.
Graham
left and be a big part
Grah
of Nevadas bullpen. Gardner,
a Reno native who attended
the College of Southern
Nevada for the past two
seasons, is trying to work
his way into the rotation.
Backing up Nevadas
pitchers will be a defense
that had the WACs thirdhighest fielding percentage
and the fewest errors.
a
Still, questions loom for the
St
Pack. With shortstop Kevin
Wolf P
Rodland
gone, the question is who will
Rodlan
nd go
replace him. Powers said Brian Barnett (who
played in the outfield last season) will spend the
first part of the season playing second base in
order to give younger players time to adjust to
the college game.
The question will be how long Nevadas
younger players need to get up to speed, allowing
Barnett to return to his more familiar position in
the outfield.
HITTING THE ROAD

F
Former Wolf
W lf Pack
P k running
i
backs coach Jim Mastro took
the running game coordinator job at UCLA.
Mastro helped Nevada
to the nations third-highest
rushing attack in 2010.
When I walked into Aults office, I was really, really nervous,
See MASTRO Page B4
INSIDE
R
Read
d about
b t three
th off the
th Wolf
W lf Packs
P k top
t
players this season: Brian Barnett, Brock
Stassi and Tom Jameson. Also, read about
why baseball players have superstitions and
what Nevada players superstitions are.
SEE PAGES B6-B7
HITTING
While Nevadas pitchers will work to prove
their worth, the Wolf Pack should have no shortage of bats. Although Nevada lost Rodland, first
baseman Shaun Kort and outfielder Westley
Moss, who combined for 191 hits, the Wolf Pack
still has a potent lineup.
Led by Stassi (designated hitter) and Barnett,
the Wolf Pack returns four players who hit at
least .300 in 2010 Nick Melino, Stassi, Barnett
and Joe Kohan.
We lost Kort, Rodland and Moss, they were
the big three that we lost, but weve had guys
See BASEBALL Page B6
Volleyball ushers in new coach

By Lukas Eggen
Head coach Ruth Lawanson
said she didnt imagine taking
over
Nevadas
volleyball program like this.
After a strong
start in which
the Wolf Pack
won two home
tournaments
last
season,
struggles set in
Ruth
once conference
Lawanson
season began.
The end result was Nevadas
third-straight exit in the first

round of the Western Athletic
Conference Tournament.
We didnt maintain our
focus, Lawanson said. We had
a mental drop-off and thats
something that weve talked
about. We just werent able to
finish it.
The
tumultuous
finish
caused Nevada Athletics Director Cary Groth to make a
change at the head coach position. Lawanson, who joined
Nevada as an assistant last
season, was named interim
head coach for the 2011 sea-
son after 14-year head coach

Devin Scruggs was removed
from the position.
Lawanson was the head coach
at Angelo State, a Division II
school, for three seasons. She
also has experience as an assistant coach at Fresno State
and the United States Air Force
Academy.
She is respected by the players, Groth said. She has been a
head coach before and experience making the types of decisions we need her to make.
See LAWANSON Page B4
Springs best Wolf Pack coaches, athletes about as clear as Grammy Awards
As if overhearing the Grammy
Awards on TV
Sunday night
while at work
wasnt enough,
my Twitter
and Facebook
pages were
jammed with
updates on the
three-and-ahalf-hour long
debacle.
Juan
Reading
Lpez
things like,
OMG Lady Gaga is crazyyyy
and Why is Eminem always so

angry in his songs? CHEER
UP! made me want to run into
a wall blindly as hard as I could.
Was this overload of news really
necessary for a show that does
nothing but allow the best of the
best to toot their own horn?
But I gradually relaxed from
my wanting-to-crush-my-skull
phase and related the Grammys
to something I could bear
sports. Los Angeles Clippers
forward Blake Griffin would
win Best New Artist. Song of the
Year would go to the Green Bay
Packers for their special run to

the Super Bowl. Then I got to
thinking about the Wolf Pack.
Who would take home what?
Since there are about 783
Grammy Award categories,
every Nevada athlete could win
a Sports Grammy twice.
If this were the fall season, the
projected Sports Grammy winners would be obvious: Colin
Kaepernick would be favored
to win the Grammy Legend
Award, football head coach
Chris Ault would be a shoo-in
for the Lifetime Achievement
Award, and womens basketball

guard Tahnee Robinson would
be in the lead for Record of the
Year (because her senior year
promised to be one of the best
in team history).
But the spring season isnt so
clear. With basketball heating
up and the baseball and softball
kicking off, here are a few of
my predicted winners for the
first annual Wolf Pack Sports
Grammys.
BEST NEW ARTIST

Softball: Karley Hopkins
rise as she gains experience.

The freshman second baseman is a long shot for this award
with other athletes sure to
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
receive more publicity, but her
Mens basketball: Head coach
production early on this season
David Carter
has turned some heads.
Four months ago, if you
In Nevadas first five games,
wouldve told me the Nevada
Hopkins went 7-for-16 with five
mens basketball team would be
doubles and recorded a hit in
in the running for a first-round
four of the teams five games.
bye in the Western Athletic ConWith proven senior hitters like ference Tournament, I wouldve
Danielle Patrick (shortstop) and told you, the song otherwise
Britton Murdock (outfielder)
known as Forget You
sure to get in a groove at some
But somehow, some way,
point this season, expect Hopkins production to continue to See AWARDS Page B4
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WEEKLY TOP 5...
ON TAP
MENS BASKETBALL
vs. UC Irvine 2:05 p.m. Saturday
THE SKINNY: After picking

up a sweep of San Jose
State, the Wolf Pack kept
pace with New Mexico State
in the race for the second
seed in the Western Athletic
Conference. Nevada gets a
break from conference play
when it hosts the University
of California, Irvine. The Wolf
Pack is looking to continue
the momentum it had after
picking up its second road
win of the season. Malik Story
will be looking for a repeat
performance of his second
game against San Jose State.
Story scored a career-high
29 points and had six assists
and four rebounds against the
Spartans.
WOMENS BASKETBALL
at Idaho 6 p.m. Thursday
at Boise State 6 p.m. Saturday
Nevada shortstop Danielle Patrick is one of

three seniors on the Wolf Pack softball team
this season. In 2010, Patrick hit seven home
runs and batted in 30 runs.
THE SKINNY: Nevada will hit

the road after picking up two
home wins against San Jose
State and Hawaii. The Wolf
Packs tour of Idaho begins
with the Vandals, who are tied
with Nevada in the standings,
followed by Boise State, which
is tied for last. The Wolf Pack
is in the thick of the race for
the third seed and a pair of
victories would go a long way
in separating the Wolf Pack
from the lower teams in the
conference.
WEEKLY TOP 5
Softball players
at UC Irvine 6:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m.

Saturday, 11:30 a.m. Sunday
WHOS HOT
MALIK STORY
MENS BASKETBALL
Malik Story helped pick up the
slack against the Spartans,
scoring 29 points as Nevada
defeated San Jose State
84-76 in overtime. Story also
added six assists.
WHOS NOT
BAILEY BREWER
SOFTBALL
The freshman pitchers
first start didnt quite go as
planned. Facing Indiana,
Brewer gave up nine hits and
eight earned runs as the Wolf
Pack fell 10-2 in five innings.
Though Brewer recorded 11
strikeouts, she gave up three
walks as Nevada dropped four
of five games.
DANIELLE PATRICK
BRITTON MURDOCK
KARLEY HOPKINS
BAILEY BREWER
With the departure of Katie

Holverson, pitcher Mallary
Darby has become Nevadas ace.
Through five games this season,
Darby leads the team in earned run average
(3.91) and strikeouts (14) and is tied for the
fewest walks given up. With two freshmen
pitchers joining the Wolf Pack, Darby is the
leader of Nevadas pitching staff and will play
a large role in how well Nevada does this year.
BASEBALL
THE SKINNY: Nevadas

baseball team kicks its season
off against the University of
California, Irvine. However,
the Wolf Pack will be without
pitchers Brock Stassi and
Jeremy Cole in the rotation
as both are recovering from
injuries, leaving the Wolf
Packs weekend rotation in
doubt. Despite this, Nevada
will be looking for a repeat
of last season, when Nevada
took two of three from the
Anteaters at home.
MALLARY DARBY
Running backs coach Jim Mastro helped Nevada to the nations third-highest rushing attack in 2010.
Mastros decision to go to
UCLA is one he may regret
hen former Nevada

running backs coach
Jim Mastro announced
he was leaving to be
the running game coordinator at
the University of
California, Los
Angeles, the usual
comments came
out.
Hes making
more money, how
can you blame
him? Why should
he stay at Nevada?
People said he had
to leave.
Lukas
Heres why those
Eggen
people are wrong
Mastro is joining a coaching staff
that is at a crucial stretch. While
head coach Rick Neuheisel helped
lead the Bruins to a 7-6 record in
his second season, UCLA had its
second-straight eighth-place finish
in the Pac-10 Conference.
The Bruins have made changes
to its coaching staff. That means
Neuheisel could be in the hot seat.
And, if Neuheisel gets fired, the
coaching staff is more than likely
going down with him.

Nevadas coaching situation is
rock solid. With head coach Chris
Ault at the helm, there probably
wont be a coaching change until he
decides to retire. Though that may
be a deterrent to career advancement, it has far more job security.
Also, the question becomes who is
more valuable to running the pistol
offense? UCLA tried, but struggled
to run the pistol in 2010. Nevada has
perennially had one of the nations
top offenses. But who is more
important in running the Pistol
successfully? Mastro or Ault?
Im not trying to say Mastro isnt
a great coach. He was, among other
achievements, the running back
coach who helped the Wolf Pack to
the nations third-highest rushing
attack in 2010.
But, lets not forget that Nevadas
offense had to do with a number of
factors. The most major being that
Ault created the pistol offense. Ault
knows how the pistol offense should
operate and what types of players fit
into the system. He knows the little
details that separate Nevadas pistol
offense from the rest of the nation.
Mastro is moving to a program

that is new to using the pistol. And,
theres no guarantee that UCLA will
stick with it if it continues to fail.
Mastro will realize he doesnt have
the players needed to run the pistol
to its optimal production.
Meanwhile, Nevada will be riding
the wave of its 13-1 season. More
than ever, players will know about
the Wolf Pack. The team will have its
best chance of recruiting players in
the next couple of seasons.
I know UCLA is more glamorous.
I know Mastro will make more
money. I know the Bruins offered
him everything Nevada couldnt.
But, as the phrase goes, be careful
what you wish for. It seems like
Mastro couldnt pass the job up.
Yet, he is going all-in on a shaky
coaching situation. If anything,
hes leaving to a program that is
desperate to be competitive in its
conference.
Mastro should enjoy his new job.
But, five years down the road, well
see who is in a better position.
Lukas Eggen can be reached at leggen@nevadasagebrush.com.
With 11 newcomers on this seasons team, senior shortstop

Danielle Patrick will be looked
to as a leader on and off the
field. Patrick, one of three seniors on the
team, is one of the Wolf Packs go-to bats.
She was tied for the team lead in home runs
with seven and second on the team in runsbatted-in with 30 last year.
Like Patrick, senior outfielder

Britton Murdock will be called
on to help lead the Wolf Pack.
Murdock led Nevada in 2010
with 34 RBI and was tied for the team high
in stolen bases with four. Murdock also had
seven home runs and was third on the team
in hits with 36.
Though Nevada dropped four
of its first five games, freshman
second baseman Karley Hopkins
provided the Wolf Pack with
some hope. Hopkins leads the team in batting
average, hitting .438 during Nevadas opening games. She also leads the team in hits
(seven) and doubles (five).
The freshman pitcher has some

big shoes to fill, following Katie
Holverson. Brewer will be Nevadas No. 2 starter and her success or failure could dictate how far the Wolf
Pack goes this season.
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Nevada picks up key conference road win

By Lukas Eggen
It took seven games before
Nevada won its first road game
against Boise State on Jan. 15.
The Wolf Packs second road
win against the San Jose State
Spartans, a team it had faced just
a week prior, showed the Wolf
Pack was no longer the team that
opponents could count on as a
home victory.
Instead, the Wolf Pack is proving to be a contender in the
Western Athletic Conference
this season.
After an 84-76 overtime
win against San Jose State on
Saturday, Nevada improved to
10-14 overall and 7-4 in conference play as of Monday evening
(Nevadas game against Hawaii
finished after The Nevada Sagebrushs Monday night deadline).
Every road trip, I think theyve
gotten better, head coach David
Carter said. They understand
the sense of urgency and understand that teams play a lot better
at home. Theyve grown a lot.
But the Wolf Packs victory
could have more of an impact
than simply giving Nevada its
second road win of the season.
The win meant the Wolf Pack
kept pace with New Mexico
State, who is in second place in
the conference. The Aggies are
8-4 in conference play, but Nevada defeated New Mexico State
in the teams first meeting.
With four conference games
remaining, earning the second
seed means Nevada would have
a bye in the first and second
rounds of the WAC Tournament
and means the Wolf Pack would
avoid first-place Utah State until
the championship game.
The stage could be set for a late
season showdown, as Nevada
plays at New Mexico State in the
Wolf Packs final regular season
game March 5 in a game that
could decide which team gets
the bye.
The seasons coming to a
close and the tournament is
coming up, forward Dario Hunt
said. We want to put ourselves
in the best position possible.
Nevadas road trip, which
finished with a game at Hawaii
TONY CONTINI/NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
After starting its season 3-10 during its non-conference season, Nevada is third in the Western Athletic Conference standings, behind Utah State and New Mexico State.
on Monday night, had major
implications for the Wolf Pack.
Though Nevada would still be
in the hunt for the second seed if
it lost to Hawaii, a win would allow the team to be in a position
few thought possible early in the
season.
This road trip doesnt mean
you cant get second (place),
Carter said. But if you do well,
you put yourself in a position
where you can control your own
destiny.
Getting the second seed would

be a big contrast to early in the
season when Nevada was 3-10
heading into conference play
and winless on the road.
Since then, the Wolf Packs
offense has come alive. In four
of its last six games, Nevada has
scored at least 79 points.
The Wolf Pack has also seen
its defense improve, holding opponents to fewer than 70 points
in three of its last six games.
Its at that point where were
CASEY DURKIN /NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
Nevada forward Kayla Williams was one of three players to score in double figures against Hawaii.
Pack hopes homestand

sparks teams turnaround
By Kyle Wise
After starting conference play
3-5, the Nevada womens basketball team was in flux. Halfway through its Western Athletic
Conference schedule and the
Wolf Pack looked like a team
who would crawl its way into
the conference tournament.
Fast forward two weeks and
the team has won three-straight
games to boost itself to fourth
place in the WAC.
The Wolf Pack womens basketball team defeated Hawaii
69-42 Saturday night, improving
Nevada to above .500 in conference play for the first time since
early January. Nevada, which
had previously defeated Hawaii
75-62 Jan. 31, clinched the
sweep of the Rainbow Wahine.
The Wolf Pack improved to
17-7 overall, and 6-5 in WAC
play. Nevada maintained control of the game the entire night
in its wire-to-wire victory.
Its one of the better games
we played, head coach Jane
Albright said. Our defense has
really turned the corner.
Nevada dominated virtually
every aspect of the game, outscoring the Wahine 32-23 in the
first half and 37-19 in the second

half while holding Hawaii to 23.3
percent shooting.
The Wolf Pack gave up just
five field goals in the second
half while three Nevada players scored double digit points
(senior guard Tahnee Robinson,
senior forward Shavon Moore
and junior forward Kayla Williams).
Moore, who had 11 points and
seven rebounds, said the team
is making strides after starting
conference play 3-5.
I feel like weve changed a little bit of how we interacted with
each other, she said. Its good
to feel back on track again.
Robinson, who led the Wolf
Pack in scoring with 24 points
while adding eight rebounds,
said she feels confident about
the teams next two games
(Idaho and Boise State), both of
which are on the road.
We are ready to go on the
road, Robinson said. Everyone
has recommitted themselves.
Nevada has five games left
before the WAC Tournament.
Its last two games are against
Louisiana Tech at home and
against Fresno State on the
road the top two teams in the
BACK ON TRACK
N
Nevada
d picked
i k d up a pair
i off
victories against Hawaii and
San Jose State.
The Wolf Pack is in fourth
place in the Western Athletic
Conference standings.
conference. The Wolf Pack lost
to both teams, falling to the Lady
Techsters 67-43 Jan. 22 and the
Bulldogs 72-51 Jan. 29. However,
Albright is not concerned about
the two-game stretch.
Weve got three more games
to prepare us (for Louisiana Tech
and Fresno State), Albright
said. We are better at using
the weapons we have and we
are better than when we played
them last time.
Though Nevada struggled
against Louisiana Tech and
Fresno State, Albright said she
still considers the Wolf Pack one
of the top teams in the WAC.
This is the team I want to
take, she said. I would still
take this team over any team in
the league.
Kyle Wise can be reached at
sports@nevadasagebrush.com.
kind of playing like veterans,

freshman guard Deonte Burton
said. At the end of the day, its
still basketball so we just go out
there and focus.
While it may have taken some
time, Nevada is seeing its players
come together and begin to play
as a unit.
Id say (the biggest difference)
is just comfort and playing with
each other so many games now
that we know where each other
is going to be and how they are
going to play, Hunt said. Its

the comfort level that you dont
have at the start of the season.
Nevada returns home to host
the University of California,
Irvine at 2:05 p.m. Saturday in
ESPNs BracketBusters game,
which begins a three game
homestand. The Wolf Packs
next conference game is Feb. 24,
when it hosts Idaho.
STRETCH RUN
N
Nevada
d has
h won six
i off it
its
last seven games and is 7-4 in
conference play.
The Wolf Pack trails Utah
State and New Mexico State
(8-4) in the WAC standings.
Nevada plays at New
Mexico State in its final
regular-season game March 5.
The Wolf Pack has four
conference games remaining.
agate
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RESULTS
Mens Basketball
Womens Basketball
THURSDAY, FEB. 10
Team
San Jose State
Nevada
1
24
26
2
12
39
T
36
65
Team
Hawaii
Nevada
San Jose State

Sumler, S
Plavljanin, S
Johnson, L
Hall, M
Johnson, B
Williams, M
Newton, AJ
Broaden, M
Woods, N
FGM-A
3-7
3-10
0-1
1-5
2-9
0-1
4-13
1-7
0-1
FTM-A
0-0
0-0
0-1
2-2
2-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
REB
4
1
0
2
5
0
2
5
1
AST
1
0
3
1
1
0
1
1
0
MIN
37
28
17
20
31
9
24
22
12
PTS
6
6
0
4
8
0
10
2
0
TOTALS
14-54
4-14
20
200
36
Nevada
Robinson, T
Williams, N
Johnson, A
Moore, S
Williams, K
Cherry, M
Sharp, D
Jones, H
Kevorken, K
Hammond, M
Wideman, A
Smith, A
FGM-A
9-16
3-5
0-4
2-5
2-3
2-3
0-2
0-0
0-1
1-3
0-0
0-0
FTM-A
3-4
1-2
1-2
3-4
3-6
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
4-4
2-2
0-0
REB
2
6
2
12
4
2
0
0
4
1
2
1
AST
0
1
6
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
TOTALS
21-42
17-24
36
11
2010-11 WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

STATISTICAL LEADERS
Category
Points per game
Rebounds per game
SATURDAY, FEB. 12
SATURDAY, FEB.12
Name
Adrienne Johnson
Kamilah Jackson
School
La Tech
Hawaii
MIN
31
26
31
28
23
14
3
3
16
13
6
6
200
PTS
26
7
1
7
7
5
0
0
0
10
2
0
65
Statistic
22.1
11.8
Team
Nevada
San Jose State
1
23
32
2
19
37
T
42
69
Hawaii
Haydel, S
Jackson, K
Kuehu, S
Kanekoa, K
Patterson, A
Tinnin, M
Arbuckle, B
Mingo, C
Bungaite, J
Dew, R
Ayabe, M
Gaddis, C
FGM-A
1-8
2-5
4-9
2-9
0-5
3-6
1-4
0-0
1-6
0-0
0-7
0-1
FTM-A
2-2
1-6
0-0
1-2
0-0
4-4
0-0
1-2
0-0
0-0
2-2
0-0
REB
3
3
4
2
5
2
6
0
3
3
1
0
AST
1
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
TOTALS
14-60
11-18
32
200
42
Nevada
Robinson, T
Williams, N
Johnson, A
Moore, S
Williams, K
Cherry, M
Sharp, D
Ward, J
Kevorken, K
Gough, C
Hammond, M
Wideman, A
Smith, A
FGM-A
9-21
1-4
0-1
2-11
4-7
1-3
0-2
0-2
1-1
1-2
1-3
1-1
0-0
FTM-A
3-3
3-4
0-0
7-9
4-5
1-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-2
4-5
REB
8
6
1
7
11
3
1
0
1
0
3
1
1
AST
2
1
4
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
MIN
34
20
35
31
29
13
5
1
8
1
12
5
6
PTS
24
5
0
11
12
3
0
0
2
3
2
0
4
TOTALS
21-58
23-30
43
11
200
66
MIN
28
19
24
30
14
15
19
2
14
8
21
6
PTS
4
5
8
7
0
11
2
1
2
0
2
0
1
27
32
2
45
40
Nevada
Czyz, O
Hunt, D
Evans, J
Burton, D
Story, M
Nyeko, P
Elliott, D
Finn, J
Burris, J
Conner, D
Panzer, K
FGM-A
4-9
1-3
3-9
3-9
11-21
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-2
4-9
0-0
FTM-A
6-9
4-6
6-6
1-1
4-5
0-0
2-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
2-2
TOTALS
26-63
San Jose State

Carter, W
Ballard, M
Shamburger, K
Oliver, A
Graham, J
Douglas, C
Henson, J
Ton, G
FGM-A
2-4
3-5
4-7
10-20
4-21
1-3
0-0
0-1
TOTALS
24-61
7-25
FTM-A
4-4
2-2
5-7
7-7
4-7
0-0
0-0
0-0
22-27
OT
12
4
T
84
76
REB
5
13
5
4
4
0
3
0
1
1
0
AST
1
0
0
3
6
0
0
0
0
1
0
MIN
34
38
28
28
43
8
11
1
8
19
7
PTS
15
6
12
8
29
0
2
0
0
10
2
36
11
225
84
REB
5
5
4
3
8
2
0
1
AST
1
0
0
4
6
1
0
2
MIN
32
36
32
37
43
23
9
13
PTS
8
8
14
30
13
3
0
0
28
14
225
76
2010-11 WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

STATISTICAL LEADERS
Category
Points per game
Rebounds per game
Name
Adrian Oliver
Dario Hunt
School
SJSU
Nevada
Statistic
24.0
10.0
Mastro
CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1
Mastro said in a teleconference

Thursday afternoon. Ive been
his right-hand man for 11 years
and I told him I was taking this
job. He told me, You take this
job. Its time to go. You have to
go.
Mastro became the second
coach in as many seasons to
leave the Wolf Pack for a school
in a power conference (former
offensive coordinator Chris
Klenakis moved to the University of Arkansas after coaching at
Nevada for nine years).
Under Mastros watch, Nevada
produced nine 1,000-yard rushers, led the Western Athletic Conference in rushing in five seasons
and has perennially been one of
the nations top rushing teams.
But all of these accolades
played a major role in why he
decided to leave, Mastro said.
Theres really nothing left for
me to do (at Nevada), Mastro
said.
Nevada will enter next season
having lost more than 75 percent
of its rushing yardage from last
season (largely due to the losses
of quarterback Colin Kaepernick
and running back Vai Taua),
without two of its starting offensive linemen from last year
and without its running backs
coach.
Ault said Mastros presence
in the running game will be
missed, but with spring drills beginning March 24, his team has
little time to dwell over Mastros
departure.
The head coach did not
specify whether a search for a
Nevada running back Vai Taua had two straight 1,000 yard seasons under the direction of running backs coach Jim Mastro.
new running backs coach will
commence, but he said Mastro
should have a great influence on
the UCLA run game.
Im excited for Jim, Ault
said in a press release. I have
watched him grow into the best
running backs coach Ive had.
He was a major contributor, on
and off the field for our program.

Jim is a great hire for UCLA.
Theres no question he will
bring accountability to the offensive side of the ball, especially
the run game.
UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel said he wanted Mastro on his
staff because of his expertise in
commanding a running attack

and his extreme knowledge of
the pistol offense, which UCLA
implemented last year.
The Bruins often ran the pistol
last season, in which they rushed
for 175.6 yards per game en route
to a 7-6 season and an eighth
place finish in the Pac-10.
Were going to use a lot of the

stuff within the pistol that has
been successful, Neuheisel said.
(The pistol offense is) going to
be a portion of our offense, but
not be the end-all, be-all.
Juan Lpez can be reached at
jlopez@nevadasagebrush.com.
RUNNING WILD
UCLA Bruins
B i head
h d coach
h
Rick Neuheisel said the
Bruins pursued Mastro
because of his knowledge of
the pistol offense.
UCLA went 7-6 in 2010.
Lawanson
Awards
Though it may not have been

under the circumstances she
imagined, Lawanson is more
than ready to take charge.
Its an opportunity that I appreciate, said Lawanson, who
has only coached at Nevada for
one season. The best thing I
want for these players is to help
them reach their potential and
for us to be able to compete
hard.
Lawanson wanted to make
sure assistant coach Nate Hallett would stay on staff in order
to keep continuity within the
coaching positions.
Had Hallett decided not to
stay on staff, Lawanson said she
likely would have pursued a job
elsewhere instead of taking the
position at Nevada.
That was the big thing
that I was concerned about,
Lawanson said. So that we
could maintain continuity and
there wouldnt be a whole lot of
change for the players.
And while the volleyball
season wont begin until the
fall, Lawanson said the team is
hard at work preparing for the
upcoming season.
Theyve got to believe that
they can do it, Lawanson said.
Theyre doing a good job at
working hard and are ready for
the challenge.
Having the spring semester
by the grace of the sports gods

themselves, Nevada is inching
closer to locking up the
conferences second seed
and youre loony if you think
Carter isnt the reason why.
His patience has paid off and
I expect the team to make the
WAC Tournament title game.
GRAMMY LEGEND
AWARD
to give advice when Lawanson

needs a second opinion on anything to do with volleyball.
We all realized that we want
whats best for the program, Lawanson said. Were all working
towards the same thing. She basically built this program so she
wants to see us succeed because
that is part of her legacy.
Baseball: Brock Stassi

Slowly but surely, this senior
has become one of the best
overall players in program
history. What other players
can dominate a team on the
mound one day, come back the
next and go 4-for-4 at the plate?
Stassi, who rotates between
starting pitcher and designated hitter, won the WAC
Pitcher of the Year last season
while hitting .364 and batting
in 42 runs. With his production sure to rise again, the
legacy he leaves on Nevada
baseball should be enormous.
But until this Sports
Grammys fantasy of mine
comes to fruition, expect me
to diligently spend my time
breaking down why Lady Gaga
needs marijuana to enhance
her lyrical genius not.


Nevada suffered its third-straight losing season in 2010, prompting Athletics Director Cary Groth to fire Devin Scruggs and name Ruth
Lawanson as interim head coach.
to work with players allows Lawanson and the team to become
familiar with each other
something she said is imperative
for a new coach to accomplish in
order to be successful.
Being able to be here for the
spring was significant, Lawanson said. Because whoever
would have taken this job would
have been behind the eight ball
had they not taken this job at
this particular time. Were just
fortunate to go here and keep

things going.
As Lawanson prepares for her
first season as head coach of the
Wolf Pack, she said the team is
close to being competitive in the
conference.
She said Nevadas system
would stay the same as it has
been in the past, but will place
an emphasis on the details to get
the team performing to its fullest
potential.
One of the things were looking to do is be better at the little

things, Lawanson said. We are
going to make sure no one is
going to out work us and always
hustle.
While Scruggs may be out as
coach, Lawanson said there is
an open-door policy between
the two.
Lawanson said her relationship with Scruggs isnt strained
and that she is more than happy
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WORKING OVERTIME
BY THE NUMBERS
BY THE NUMBERS
An inside look at Stassis

numbers behind the plate.
An inside look at Stassis

numbers on the mound.
is the number of home

runs Stassi hit during the
2010 season.
is the number of wins

Stassi had last year to
lead Nevada.
.364
3.43
was Stassis batting average last season, the thirdhighest on the team.
is the earned run average

Stassi gave up in 2010,
tied for the team-low.
64
78.2
is the number of hits

Stassi had last year, the
third-highest total for the
Wolf Pack.
is the number of innings

pitched Stassi had for the
Wolf Pack
PHOTOS BY JUAN LPEZ /NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
Nevada pitcher/designated hitter Brock Stassi.
Stassi continues familys baseball history

By Lukas Eggen
Some names immediately
make fans think of a sport. For
the Mannings, its football. For
Jordan, its basketball. While
people may not recognize the
name Stassi, its history and connection to baseball outshines
many others.
Nevada senior pitcher and
designated hitter Brock Stassi is
one of five baseball players in
his immediate family who have
several accolades, which include
gold medals, and pitcher of the
year awards and player of the
year awards.
We were born into baseball,
Brocks younger brother Max
Stassi said. Ever since I was
little, I remember playing and its
been a part of my life since the
day I was born.
Stassis father, Jim Stassi,
played at Nevada from 1980-81,
where he was named conference
player of the year and has been
coaching baseball for 25 years.
Stassis two younger brothers,
Max and Jake, are also successful. Max is in the Oakland
Athletics organization and won

two gold medals with the USAs
Youth National Baseball Team,
while Jake is a freshman pitcher
at Long Beach State University.
But Stassis family history in
baseball extends far beyond his
siblings. Stassis grandfather
played catcher at the Triple-A
level, his great uncle played
baseball in the Sacramento
Valley League and great-great
grandfather, Sam Stassi Sr.,
played with the San Francisco
Seals. Stassis great-great uncle,
Myril Hoag, was a teammate of
Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig for
the New York Yankees.
Its awesome having a baseball family, Brock Stassi said.
I can even call my mom and
talk about my at-bats or my
pitching. She thinks she knows a
little more than she does, but its
awesome to be able to sit around
and talk baseball.
BROTHERY LOVE
Growing up, the three brothers
formed a bond. They all played
under their father in high school,
giving Jim Stassi the chance
to see his children progress as

baseball players.
Its kind of unique, to be honest with you, Jim said. With
my kids coming through my
program, my youngest graduated this past year, it allowed us
to do a lot of things together as
a family.
That included the familys
first non-baseball-related family
vacation.
It was nice having a little
getaway without having to go to
baseball, Jim said.
Max said the three brothers
always support each other and
never felt like they were competing against one another.
We can all relate to baseball
and we all know where were
coming from, Stassi said. I
talked to Max almost every day
last year. He worries a lot about
the little things and I always try
and keep him grounded. Its nice
to be able to do that. Jakes pretty
independent so hes fine on
his own, but I talk to him every
couple of days.
For Jim Stassi, getting the
chance to see one of his sons
don the Silver and Blue after him

had special significance.
It was kind of surreal to be
honest with you, Stassi said. I
found it hard to believe that one
of my kids was already in college,
let alone playing in the Division
I level at the school I played for.
That was special.
MAKING HIS OWN MARK

Given his family history, its
perhaps not surprising that Stassi
is one of the leaders on Nevadas
baseball team this season.
But it wasnt always this way.
Stassi had a pedestrian freshman
campaign for the Wolf Pack.
My freshman year, we had a
lot of older guys who were good
hitters, so there wasnt a need
for me, Stassi said. But I wasnt
going to let that get me down. I
went out that summer and hit.
Then, I had to come back in
the fall and prove to them that I
could hit up here. And the rest is
history after that.
Stassi returned with a vengeance last year. He quickly
turned into the teams ace, leading the team in wins (seven),
Its awesome having a baseball family. I can even

call my mom and talk about my at-bats or my
pitching...its awesome to be able to sit around and
talk baseball. Nevada senior Brock Stassi
strikeouts (67) and tying for the
team-low in earned run average
(3.43) en route to winning the
Western Athletic Conferences
Pitcher of the Year award.
Brock, he brings that kind
of stability, pitching coach Pat
Flury said. Its huge, especially
since theyve been through the
fires and the tough situations so
they can handle themselves.
But his effects went far beyond
the mound. After not having a
single chance to hit his freshman year, Stassi was Nevadas
designated hitter last season. He
hit .364 and tied for second on
the team in home runs (nine).
He was also second in hits (64)
and runs batted in (42).
This year, after solidifying
himself as one of the WACs best
players, Stassi is still finding
room for improvement.
I worked with coach Flury to
get my mechanics cleaned up

and I worked with coach Powers
and coach (Buddy) Goldsmith
on the hitting aspect of it, Stassi
said. I think its all coming together so hopefully I can take it
to the next level.
Although Stassi is coming off a
big year, Powers said its important for him not to put too much
pressure on himself.
I dont want him to put pressure on himself and think he has
to duplicate the numbers hes
had in the past, Powers said. Its
a new year and opponents are
going to attack him differently.
Though he has a target on his
back, with Nevada looking to unseat Fresno State as conference
champions, Stassi will likely be
leading the charge.
Jameson looks
to shine in 2011
By James DeHaven
Nevada pitcher Tom Jameson is
superstitious. From taking Advil
before every game to walking
behind second base before each
inning, Jamesons activities would
seem odd to non-baseball fans.
I always crack a joke to myself
before the start of a game, said
Jameson, who was second on
the team in wins last year. It
keeps me loose. Then I clean
up the (pitching slab) on the
mound. I have to do it right foot
first, then left, and I got to do it
every time.
Though his superstitions are
part of his routine, Jamesons rise
to become part of Nevadas rotation is the effect of something
much more tangible practice.
Some people have the natural
ability but not the commitment,
Toms older brother Greig Jameson said. Tom has the natural
ability and he works his butt off.
That makes a huge difference.
Jamesons work ethic and the
perspective he draws from his
family has translated into onfield results, as evidenced by the
season turned in by the only true
freshman in Nevadas starting
rotation last season.
Jameson finished the season as
one of the Wolf Packs top pitchers, going 6-1 with two saves,
Baseball
step up, Stassi said. A couple

of freshmen and (outfielder)
Anthony Rosa should see a lot of
time this year.
Though
Nevadas
lineup,
which scored 452 runs last
season, should have no shortage
of offense, Powers said it was
important that players dont try
to do too much by themselves.
I dont want anyone to put
30 strikeouts and a 3.84 earned

run average, thanks in large part
to his ability to put past games
behind him.
Tom had a tremendous
conference season and ended
the season as well as he possibly
could have, head coach Gary
Powers said. Hes going to take
on a big role early this year. Were
looking for him to be consistent
from start to finish and give us
the same effort every day like he
did the end of last year.
Western Athletic Conference
Pitcher of the Year Brock Stassi
echoed Powers praise.
Toms going to be a workhorse
for us this year, Stassi said. Hes
going to log a lot of innings
He could have been up for WAC
Freshman of the Year.
Now, Jameson is looking to
improve on a 2010 season in
which he was named to both the
WAC All-Tournament team and
the Louisville Slugger Freshmen
All-American team by adding
another pitch to his arsenal.
My best pitch is my fastball,
Jameson said. It runs up around
88-90 miles per hour. But I
recently developed a slider thats
pretty dirty.
For the now-sophomore, getting a chance to contribute as a
freshman seemed almost unreal.
As a lifelong Wolf Pack fan, receiv-
extra pressure on themselves to

think that they have to do far
more than anybody else, he
said. Thats not going to be fair
and (they are) not going to be
capable of doing that.
THE COMPETITION
As teams from the WAC prepare to begin their seasons, one
club stands as the team to beat
Fresno State.
The Bulldogs are the class of
the conference, going 38-25 last
season. Fresno States lineup fea-
Nevada pitcher Tom Jameson was the only true freshman in the Wolf Packs rotation last season.
ing the opportunity to play for

Nevada was always his dream.
My dad graduated from here
and hes still got some records
hereso when he gets to come
out and watch me every single
day, thats one thing that sold
me, Jameson said.
But, neither Jameson nor his
father are worried about build-
ing a family legacy.

I retired from teaching just to
watch him play, Rich Jameson
said. My wife and I are happy to
be able to do that, to be able to
go and see him every game.
With Jameson showing some
potential, it was important for
Rich Jameson to let Tom make
his own decisions about what to
do after college.
Hes doing real well in school,
but its absolutely up to him as to
where he goes from here, Rich
said. Ive seen some scouts out
there putting the gun on him.
So, well have to see how he does
over the next couple of years
and then talk about him getting
drafted. Hes very realistiche
knows that the minor leagues

can be a tough life.
But only one year into his college experience, Jameson said
his present focus is on helping
the team develop in whichever
way he can.
tures 2010 WAC Player of the Year

Jordan Ribera, who was named a
Preseason All-American by the
National Collegiate Baseball
Writers Association, Louisville
Sluggers and the College Baseball Lineup.
Fresno State returns many position players from last season. In
addition to Ribera, who hit .343
and had 27 home runs in 2010,
right fielder Dusty Robinson
should be ready to improve his
numbers from last season, when
he hit .306 with 16 home runs.
Fresnos the team to beat,

Nevada pitcher Tom Jameson
said. But I feel this years teams
got a good shot.
Fresno States biggest strength
may be its pitching staff.
The Bulldogs had an ERA of
6.05 in 2010 and return four of
its starting pitchers from last
season.
But, its not just Fresno State
that Nevada has to worry about.
Hawaii, which won the WAC
Tournament last season, was
picked to finish second.
However, several questions

surround the Warriors heading
into the season.
Hawaii lost two starting
pitchers in Josh Slaats and Sam
Spangler. Yet, the Warriors return
Kolten Wong, who hit .365 with
seven home runs last year.
The strength of Hawaii last
season was its pitching and the
teams ability to replace its lost
starters will determine whether
Hawaii can repeat or if last year
was a one-hit wonder.
Despite the level of competi-
tion Nevada is facing, after a

third-place finish last season, the
team has one goal on its mind.
Our expectation is to go to
(the NCAA) Regionals, Jameson
said. Being picked sixth last
year gave us some motivation,
but being picked third this year
really doesnt mean anything.
We know what were going to do.
Weve set a goal and we know
were going to accomplish it.
James DeHaven can be reached

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HUNTING FOR A HIT

Barnett sits at heart
of Wolf Pack lineup
By Juan Lpez
Brian Barnett is never startled
or uneasy.
Rarely does he get too excited
or too down about a play.
His demeanor on the baseball
field is always calm just like
when he hunts.
Thanks to his father, Mike,
Barnett has hunted his whole
life and said its his favorite
hobby. It allows him to control
his emotions and remain calm
in tight situations something
regularly required of him in a
baseball game.
Brian is just really peaceful,
former Wolf Pack teammate
Shaun Kort said. Hunting helps
him in the fact that it teaches
him to stay relaxed. He doesnt
talk very much and just works
extremely hard.
Barnetts hard work resulted
in one of the best overall individual seasons in Wolf Pack
baseball history. The outfielder
hit .348, hit 18 home runs (tied
for fourth-most all-time in
single-season Nevada history)
and drove in 71 runs all this
as a first-year transfer from
Western Nevada College.
Im trying not to say this arrogantly, but yeah, I did expect
myself to perform well, the
senior said. Looking back at
what Ive done in the past, I
dont like to settle for anything
less and I always want to be the
best I can.
After a mediocre start, Barnett
said he started to get comfortable in the Nevada system at the
beginning of Western Athletic
Conference play last year. From
the start of conference play
(April 9, 2010) until May 21,
2010 (a span of 26 games), Barnett was scorching at the plate,
hitting .452 with 39 runs batted
in. He improved his batting
average from .303 to .380 during
the span.
Brian is just really peaceful. Hunting helps him

in the fact that it teaches him to stay relaxed. He
doesnt talk very much and just works extremely
hard. former Nevada baseball player Shaun Kort
BY THE NUMBERS
Brian Barnett is looking to improve from his first season at Nevada.
.452
was Barnetts average from

April 9-May 21, 2010 a
span of 26 games.
18
is the number of home runs

Barnett hit last season,
fourth-most in school history.
Nevada baseball head coach
Gary Powers said Barnetts
newness to the WAC may have
played a role in his success,
because pitchers didnt know he
was such a good hitter. But that
will not be the case this year.
Hes got a tough season to follow because he had such a great
year, the 29th-year head coach
said. He needs to not put a lot
of pressure on himself to outperform last years numbers.
Barnett said putting last
season in the back of his mind
is key to succeeding this year.
Not only does he want to forget
to successes he had, but he also
wants to forget the downfalls.
Barnett led the team with 64
strikeouts.
Pitchers around the conference are going to know me
better now, so I think Ill get less
pitches to hit, he said. Im just
going to need to be more selective in what pitches I swing at.
He will also have to adjust to
64
is the number of times

Barnett struck out last
season, a team-high.
78
is the number of hits Barnett

posted last season, a teamhigh.
playing at a new position. After
mostly starting as an outfielder
last year, Barnett is expected
to play second base early this
season.
With a young infield, Powers
decided to give Barnett the
second baseman job.
We have two young kids
and its really kind of unfair to
try to get them ready to play so
quickly, Powers said. What we
want to do is put him there until
the young guys get experience
on what this is all about until
we can get (Barnett) back to
where he belongs, which is in
the outfield.
But Barnett isnt worried
about the position change. After
all, that would go against his
hunter mentality.
Nothing is going to phase
him, Kort said. Hes able to adapt
to change and take it in stride.

In his debut with the Wolf Pack last season, outfielder Brian Barnett led the team with 18 home runs and 71
runs batted in. He will continue to hit in the meat of the lineup this year.
NCAA BAT CHANGES
New bats may

lead to fewer hits
By Juan Lpez
Nevada pitcher Tim Culligan said his main superstition is never washing his baseball cap.
Funky game leads to funkier superstitions

By Juan Lpez
When Brock Stassi pitches, he
always sits in the same spot on
the bench between innings
by himself, right by the water
cooler.
Outfielder Nick Melino isnt
as big of a loner as Stassi he
just drowns his eyes in Gatorade
until they burn.
As for pitcher Tim Culligan,
hes not big on washing his hat
actually, hes never washed
any of his baseball caps since he
started playing.
But why do these Nevada
baseball players and many
baseball players, for that matter
act in such strange ways?
Baseball is such a funky
game that you almost have to
be superstitious, second baseman Joe Kohan said. Its hard
to get good results in this game
and when you do, you think its
because youre doing something
else right. You make your mind
think that because youre doing
something, its helping you out,

but in reality, it probably has no
effect on you at all. But you dont
want to jeopardize your success
by not doing it.
Superstitions have been a part
of sports since the first baseball
was laced up. But nowhere are
they more prominent than in
baseball, senior Brian Barnett
said.
Barnett, who said he doesnt
hesitate to go a week without
shaving or skipping a haircut if
he is on a hot streak, said he
prefers to look at baseball players weird actions as routines.
When youre in a routine, it
makes you feel comfortable, he
said. Its a feeling of confidence
and comfort. Thats the biggest
thing in this game, is you always
want to be comfortable because
its a game of failure.
But routines and superstitions
can go too far, Melino said.
If a player has something
he does before every at-bat or
before he hits the field, it can
Baseball is such a funky game that you almost have

to be superstitious. Nevada second baseman Joe
Kohan
be challenging to remember to
perform every singe ritual, he
added.
I try to avoid doing too much
because you can mentally screw
yourself and forget to do something, Melino said. Say you
have a superstition in the dugout
and you forget to do it before you
get up to the plate. Then youre
like, Oh no, I forgot. Then is the
at-bat over with? Thats why I try
not to do those things and put
too much thought into it.
Melino, who, as a freshman,
would rinse his eyes with Gatorade before games to make them
burn so they would tear up and
clear up, also said that superstitions are better viewed as routines because they encourage
repetitive actions.
Repeating your same actions
and being consistent in your everyday approach is key to keeping

a positive mindset, he said.
Even the old ball coach has a
few routines.
Nevada baseball head coach
Gary Powers said its not uncommon for him to drive the same
way to the ballpark if his team is
on a winning streak.
I just think this game is so
hard to play and when you have
a good day, you want to try to
remember what you did that
led up to that and how you went
about it, he said. You think
youre going to give yourself the
same opportunity to succeed
the next day if you do what you
did yesterday.
After countless scary sights

that involved injuries due to
baseballs flying off a bat and
hitting fielders, the NCAA decided to make a change.
At the end of last season, the
NCAA imposed new regulations
on bats in order to reduce the
trampoline effect they have
on baseballs.
Where in the past the common noise after striking a ball
was a loud ping, the new
sound will have more of thud
to it.
(The NCAA) made the adjustments to the bat where the ball
doesnt have a trampoline effect
like it used to, Nevada baseball
head coach Gary Powers said.
Some of those composite bats,
the more you used them, the
hotter they got and the more
of a rebounding action that
you got off of it. They needed
to change (the bats) because of
the danger issues.
Powers said the new bats will
have a thicker wall and will not
give as much as the old bats.
While Powers said the change
in bat technology was needed
to reduce the on-field injuries,
he added that the change in
play will be seen immediately.
Its going to have huge ef-
fects, said the 29th-year head

coach. Even in batting practice,
theres very few balls hit out of
the ballpark now. Who it affects
the most are the (players) who
are maybe smaller, less-able
guys that the aluminum bat actually helped be better hitters.
Good hitters will still be good
hitters and guys with legitimate
power will still be able to hit
home runs they just wont be
able to hit as many.
Last season, there were four
teams in the Western Athletic
Conference who hit better than
.300, with New Mexico State
leading the way at .349. All
seven teams hit better than
.280. Meanwhile, the lowest
earned run average in the WAC
was 5.05 (Hawaii).
Powers said this offensive
production is likely to decline
and games will change to being
more oriented around pitching
and defense.
You wont be able to afford
walking people and you wont
be able to make errors, he said.
The bat changes are going to
affect offenses a lot, but if you
throw strikes and play defense,
youre always going to be in the
game.
2010 TEAM STATISTICS (RETURNING PLAYERS)

Hitting
N. Melino
B. Stassi
J. Kohan
B. Barnett
G. Yrigoyen
W. Sing Chow
C. Escobar
J. Rowe
M. Turay
Avg.
.388
.364
.354
.348
.296
.250
.221
.200
.189
R
41
45
18
52
24
6
15
6
17
H
59
64
34
78
45
11
15
2
18
HR
7
9
1
18
3
0
5
1
1
RBI
35
42
9
71
30
8
14
4
13
BB
16
25
12
18
16
5
7
4
17
Pitching
B. Stassi
T. Jameson
J. Cole
W-L
7-4
6-1
4-3
ERA
3.43
3.84
4.95
App-GS
13-12
15-9
17-10
H
71
74
77
K
67
30
30
BB
25
18
18
Court Report
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FEBRUARY 15, 2011
AP TOP 25
1. Kansas (22)
2. Ohio State (14)
3. Texas (23)
4. Pittsburgh (6)
5. Duke
6. San Diego State
7. Brigham Young
8. Notre Dame
9. Georgetown
10. Wisconsin
11. Purdue
12. Arizona
13. Connecticut
14. Florida
15. Villanova
16. Louisville
17. Syracuse
18. Vanderbilt
18. North Carolina
20. Missouri
21. Texas A & M
22. Kentucky
23. Temple
24. Xavier
25. Utah State
24-2
24-1
22-3
23-2
23-2
25-1
24-2
21-4
20-5
19-5
20-5
21-4
19-5
20-5
19-6
19-6
20-6
18-6
18-6
19-6
19-5
17-7
19-5
18-6
23-3
NEVADA SCHEDULE
Wolf Pack readies

for BracketBusters
UC IRVINE
32, Forward, Pavol Losonsky
Senior, 6-foot-9, 235
pounds; 6.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg
34, Forward, Eric Wise
Junior, 6-foot-6, 240
21, Guard, Daman Starring
Sophomore, 6-foot-3, 190
10, Guard, Patrick Rembert
Senior, 6-foot, 188 pounds;
12.6 ppg, .390 FG percentage
1, Guard, Darren Moore
Senior, 6-foot-3, 190
pounds; 17.3 ppg, .502 FG
percentage
NEVADA
44, Forward, Dario Hunt
Junior, 6-foot-8, 230 pounds;
13.2 ppg, 10.0 rpg
31, Forward, Olek Czyz
Junior, 6-foot-7, 240
2, Guard, Jerry Evans
Freshman, 6-foot-8, 188
34, Guard, Malik Story
Sophomore, 6-foot-5, 225
pounds; 13.9 ppg, 2.0 apg
24, Guard, Deonte Burton
Freshman, 6-foot-1, 185
pounds; 12.8 ppg, 3.6 apg
WEEKLY GLANCE
Nevada competes in
BracketBusters
The Wolf Pack gets a short

break from conference
play when it hosts the
University of California,
Irvine on Saturday. The
BracketBusters game
provides Nevada a chance
to get national exposure.
However, the game wont
hold as much luster as in the
past because if either team
is to make it into the NCAA
Tournament, they will have
to win their respective
conference tournaments.
Still, it provides the team a
chance to prepare itself for
the stretch run as Nevada
competes for the No. 2 seed
in the conference.
Result
Nov. 6
Seattle Pacific
L 84-81
Nov. 13
Montana
W 81-66
Nov. 15
Pacific
L 64-53
Nov. 16
Pepperdine
L 76-75
Nov. 22
George Washington
L 58-56
Nov. 23
Boston University
L 66-57
L 82-65
Dec. 4
UNLV
L 82-70
Dec. 6
at Houston
L 64-61
Dec. 11
San Francisco State
W 78-64
Dec. 17
Arizona State
L 78-75
Dec. 20
Portland State
W 79-73
Dec. 22
at Washington
L 90-60
Dec. 27
at Portland
L 66-62
Dec. 31
Hawaii
W 86-69
Jan. 3
at Fresno State
L 80-74
Jan. 8
Utah State
L 81-67
Jan. 12
at Idaho
L 72-67
Jan. 15
at Boise State
W 69-67
Jan. 20
New Mexico State
W 90-71
Jan. 22
Louisiana Tech
W 66-58
Jan. 27
Fresno State
W 79-76
Feb. 2
at Utah State
L 67-45
SCORING SPREE
Feb. 5
San Jose St.
W 89-69
UC Irvine would probably

bly like to forget its last three
weeks. Since defeating Long
ong Beach State 86-76 on Jan. 22,
the Anteaters have lost five of their last six games.
If UC Irvine defeats Nevada,
vada, chances are it wont be in
a defensive game since the
he Anteaters average 76 points
per game.
Its clear that to win games,
mes, UC Irvines offense
must run smoothly, and the
he Anteaters offense runs
through Darren Moore. Moore presents defenses
with a difficult challenge. The guard is the teams best
all-around player and leads
ds the team in scoring (17.3
points per game), is second
nd on the team in rebounds
per game (6.2), first in steals
eals (52) and third in assists
(45).
But the Anteaters attack
ck doesnt stop with Moore.
Eric Wise and Patrick Rembert
mbert both average at least
12.6 points per game and Mike Wilder averages 9.8
points per game.
The quartet of players makes playing defense difficult
as UC Irvine has scored 80
0 or more points nine times this
season, including 107 points
ints in a one-point loss to the
University of California, Davis on Jan. 29. While Nevadas
main focus must be on stopping
opping Moore, it cant forget
about the rest of the Anteaters
aters starters as each is capable
of making opposing defenses
nses pay.
Perhaps the way to stop
p the Anteaters offense is to force
them to take three-pointers.
ers. As a team, UC Irvine shoots
35 percent from beyond the arc, but no player aside from
guard Derrick Strings shoots
oots better than 40 percent.
Take away the inside shot
hot and UC Irvines offense could
become a lot less effective
e than it has been in the past.
But Nevadas interior defense
ense must prevent UC Irvine from
driving and scoring points
ts in the paint.
Feb. 12
By
y Lukas Eggen
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
PROBABLE STARTERS
Opponent
Nov. 30 at South Dakota State
Struggling UC Irvine looks to get back on track
West Virginia 58, Saint Marys 52, Coastal

Carolina 32, UCLA 32, George Mason 28, St.
Johns 26, Washington 23, Alabama 13, Florida State 11, Marquette 6, Baylor 5, Belmont 5,
Colorado State 5, Minnesota 4, UNLV 3
Date
The Wolf Pack dispatched

ed San Jose State for the second time
in a week. Now, Nevada and
nd New Mexico State are neck and
neck in the race for the Western Athletic Conferences second
seed. The Wolf Pack is looking
oking to make a lasting impression
in ESPNs BracketBusters game against the University of
California, Irvine. Nevada
a has been historically good at
home in the BracketBusters,
ers, but UC Irvine is looking to
get its season back on track.
ck.
at San Jose St. W 84-76 (OT)
Feb. 14
at Hawaii
9 p.m.
Saturday
UC Irvine
2:05 p.m.
Feb. 24
Idaho
7:30 p.m.
Feb. 26
Boise State
7:30 p.m.
Mar. 3
at Louisiana Tech
6 p.m.
Mar. 5
at New Mexico State
6 p.m.
WAC STANDINGS
Standings Conference
Utah State
Overall
12-1
23-3
New Mexico State 8-4
14-12
Nevada
7-4
10-14
Boise State
7-6
14-11
Idaho
7-6
14-11
Fresno State
5-8
11-14
Hawaii
4-7
13-10
San Jose State
3-9
11-12
Louisiana Tech
2-10
11-15
TALE OF THE TAPE

*Conference rankings in parentheses
**All statistics through games 2/14/2011
WHAT DEFENSE?
As effective as UC Irvines
es offense has been, its
defense has struggled. The
he Anteaters give up 74.7
points per game and have
e allowed 80 or more points
in four of their last five games
ames (all losses). With
Nevadas offense clicking,, scoring 79 or more points
in four of its last six games,
es, Irvine will likely be in for
a tough time on defense.
On the road, the Anteaters
ters give up 76.1 points per
game and are 4-9 in road games. The Wolf Pack,
meanwhile, hasnt lost a home game since Jan. 8,
when it fell to Utah State. And, after coming from
behind and defeating San
n Jose State on the road
in overtime on Saturday, the Wolf Pack is riding
its second winning streak
k of the season and has
won six of its last seven games.
ames.
With forward Dario Hunt
nt giving Nevada an
inside presence, Moore and
nd Wise, the teams
leading rebounders, will have to find a way to
keep Hunt at bay.
Now, with Nevada finding
ing its stride and
gunning for a bye in the WAC Tournament, the
Anteaters must find a way
y to slow down the
Wolf Pack.
Nevada
Category
42.6 (6)
Field Goal Pct.
42.7 (7)
33.0 (6)
3-Point Pct.
35.7 (4)
70.5 (5)
Free Throw Pct.
73.7 (2)
OFFENSE
UC Irvine
11.4 (7)
Assists
12.1 (7)
14.5 (8)
Turnovers
13.6 (3)
-1.1 (8)
Scoring Margin
+.8(3)
70.3 (5)
Scoring
76.0 (1)
DEFENSE
41.8 (4)
Field Goal Pct.
42.9 (4)
+2.0 (4)
Rebound Margin
-2.7 (8)
4.3 (9)
Steals
6.9 (2)
3.9 (1)
Blocks
1.9 (7)
71.5 (8)
Scoring
75.2 (9)
MISCELLANEOUS
21.0
31.9 (5)
Lukas Eggen can be reached

ed at leggen@
Personal Fouls
3-Point FG Pct Def.
.416
THIS WEEKS GAME
22.2
32.0 (3)
Won-Lost Pct.
.423
WAC TOP 50 STAT LEADERS
UC Irvine vs. Nevada
Points: A. Oliver San Jose State
When: 2:05 p.m. Saturday

Where: Lawlor Events
Rebounds: D. Hunt Nevada

* National ranking in parentheses
Center
Radio: ESPN Radio 94.5

T.V.: N/A
TONY CONTINI/ NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
Nevada forward Dario Hunt
MAKING THE CALL
STAFF PICKS
DIFFERENCE MAKER PATRICK REMBERT
OPTIMIST SAYS: UC Irvine struggles to

stop opponents from scoring. With four
Wolf Pack players averaging at least
12.8 points per game, the Anteaters are
unable to stop Nevada. The Wolf Pack
gets on a roll early and has its biggest
offensive output of the season. UC
Irvine cant match Nevadas offense and
the Wolf Pack pulls away.
PESSIMIST SAYS: UC Irvines offense

plays one of its best games of the
season. The Anteaters defense does
just enough to disrupt the Wolf Packs
flow on offense and Nevada fails to find
any rhythm throughout the game. Guard
Darren Moore dominates the game as
the Wolf Pack suffers its first home loss
since Jan. 8.
OUTCOME: Nevada wins 93-71
OUTCOME: UC Irvine wins 76-65
With guard Darren Moore and forward Kyle Wise likely attracting most of
the attention, UC Irvine guard Patrick Rembert could have a very big game.
ind
Rembert is third on the team in scoring, averaging 12.6 points per game behind
Moore and Wise, but that doesnt make him any less dangerous. If Nevada keys
w
in on Moore, the task will fall to Rembert to help carry the offense. Rembert wi
willll
ree
likely find open looks against the Wolf Pack, as Nevada tries to contain all three
of the Anteaters main scoring options. If he can hit some of those shots, it will
force the Wolf Pack into a very tough spot.
UCI ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
UC Irvine guard Patrick Rembert
23.8 (4)
10.0 (22)

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