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Upset college students

and citizens decried budget
reductions to higher education
Saturday to a panel of 13 state
legislators.
The gathering took place at a
town hall meeting at the cham-
bers of the Washoe County
Board of Commissioners. It
drew more than 600 people,
said Assemblywoman Debbie
Smith, D-Sparks, with every
seat lled and people crowd-
ing the edge of the room at the
beginning.
The legislators heard more
than 100 testimonies during
the five-hour meeting, many of
which were highly emotional.
A mother brought her child,
diagnosed with a mental dis-
ability, to the stand and begged
for legislators not to cut health
services. A clinically depressed
teenager told the panel he
would have committed suicide
had he not been placed in a
state work program. Boredom
made the depression worse,
he said.
He advocated for increased
taxes in lieu of higher education
cuts.
I have less than $1,000 in my
bank account, but I will give it all
to taxes to save education, the
teenager said.
The majority of the speakers
argued against Gov. Brian San-
dovals proposed cuts to higher
education and the Department
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8y Don Wen|and
A realistic percentage gure
for higher education cuts in Ne-
vada stands at 29 percent, state
educators said. This number is
almost twice what Gov. Brian
Sandoval announced in his State
of the State address last week.
Sandovals proposed 17.66
percent cut reects year-on-
year reductions, said Dan
Klaich, Nevada System of Higher
Education chancellor. But the
proposed $162 million to be cut
over a two-year period accounts
for 29.1 percent of the states
higher education budget. The
cuts could mean a 40 percent
year-on-year reduction from
the University of Nevada, Renos
budget by 2014.
It doesnt matter if you come
at it for the right or the left, you
still need to cut $162 million
from the budget, Klaich said.
Theres no dispute about the
number. Its just how you pres-
ent it.
Complicating the matter is
the combination of general
fund money and student fees
used in Sandovals number. The
proposal will cut general funds
provided by the state and should
not incorporate student fees,
Klaich said.
If the proposed cuts are ad-
opted by the Legislature, NSHE
must cut $91.5 million by scal
year 2012, according to Klaichs
presentation to the Legislature
on Thursday. An additional $70.9
million must be cut by scal year
2013.
Sandovals gure is a more
palpable interpretation of a
devastatingly unpopular cut,
Klaich said. The effects of the
potential cuts dwarf those of the
6.9 percent reduced from UNRs
budget in 2010.
Were not talking about a
small course correction here. he
said. What were talking about
is a complete change to the face
of education in Nevada.
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Three buildings on campus
were broken into during the
weekend in what may be a
prolonged series of connected
burglaries, a University of Ne-
vada, Reno police ofcer said.
The Ofce of Field Experi-
ences in the William J. Raggio
Building, the administrative of-
ces of the psychology depart-
ment in Mack Social Sciences
and the administrative ofces
of the Reynolds School of Jour-
nalism in the Ansari Business
Building were broken into, said
Adam Garcia, director of Uni-
versity Police Services. While
there were signs of forced entry
into the ofces themselves,
there were none for the build-
ings, and the exact time of each
event is unknown, he said.
Nothing was taken from the
Ofce of Field Experiences, said
director Mary Sedgwick. Journal-
ism Dean Jerry Ceppos said the
burglar or burglars took a check
made out to the journalism
school that theyve asked to be
canceled immediately. Ofcials
in the Psychology Department
declined to comment.
Three doors in the ofce were
splintered and warped by the
forced entry, she said. Ceppos
said the lock to the journalism
ofces door was pried off.
Garcia said the break-ins
may be linked because of the
methods used by the criminal
or criminals in carrying out
the acts. He said they may
be involved with a series of
similar events during the last
six months.
Sedgwick said this marks the
fourth time her ofce has been
broken into during the last six
years. The most recent burglary
happened about six weeks ago.
In that instance, more than $80
in cash was stolen.
Garcia said police services is
asking anyone who works on
campus to make sure all ofce
and building doors are locked
at night, and not to leave doors
propped open after hours.
Ben Miller can be reached at
bmiller@nevadasagebrush.com.
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So when I found out, it was automatic. I was
going to give him up. I cant keep him yet.
Megan Woods
I think it was always in my mind that I was
going to have an abortion if I got pregnant.
Caitlin Thomas
8y Don Wen|and
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ith an ultrasound transducer pressed
against her cold, gelled stomach,
Caitlin Thomas knew a grainy image
of the 9-week-old fetus had material-
ized on the monitor. She wanted to see it once
before a doctor removed it from her womb.
I was like, Can I see it? the 22-year-old asked
the nurse at West End Womens Medical Group on
Jan 20. She just looked at the ground, shrugged
her shoulders and turned it to me and said, Thats
him.
Ten hours after the abortion, during a suction-
aspiration procedure, Thomas lies upright in a
hotel-room bed as a plaid heating pad sticking out
above the sheets rests at her waist. Her lower abdo-
men cramps and at times she winces. She picks up
a white piece of paper from beside pain medication
and a receipt from the clinic. Its a dark gray image
of the fetus for which she asked the clinic staff.
I knew I wanted a copy and I knew I wanted to
think about it more and always have it, she said. I
think I talked to my therapist a few weeks ago and
she said, you know, maybe it wouldnt be so bad to
keep it in your closet, or just always have it.
Thomas, an English and womens studies major
at the University of Nevada, Reno, is among the 2
percent of UNR women who become pregnant
during their studies, according to the National
College Health Assessment conducted at UNR in
spring 2010.
At the campus Student Health Center, women
such as Thomas are given pregnancy tests and a bal-
anced variety of information on prenatal or abortion
care, said Enid Jennings, UNRs health educator.
You have to present all the options, she said.
Its their choice and we want to make sure they
have all the options and we want to make sure the
information isnt biased.
Planned Parenthood, a reproductive and child
health service, performed 1.18 million pregnancy
tests in 2007, according to the organizations annual
report. Planned Parenthood performed 305,310
abortions and gave 4,912 adoption referrals during
the same period. In Reno, 50 percent of women
who visit Planned Parenthood choose to raise their
child, said Alison Gaulden, a spokeswomen for
Renos Planned Parenthood Mar Monte. About 25
percent choose abortion while the remaining 25
percent give their child up for adoption.
Megan Woods chose adoption.
That mid-August morning came all too quickly,
she said. Woods and her mother snapped photos of
the pink, slumberous newborn before signing him
away to his adoptive parents.
I had him from midnight till noon the next day
in my room, said Woods, who was 21 when she
gave birth in 2008. Got to chill with him. Got to see
him and do the weird mom-baby stuff.
Woods, now 24, receives photos of her son twice
per year once on Christmas, once on his birth-
day. A bittersweet smile crosses her face as she ips
through a photo album. She has moved on since the
nine-month event that saw some of her darkest as
well as most uplifting hours. Recently, she seldom
looks at the pictures of the day her son was born.
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The Governor Guinn Millen-
nium Scholarship will remain
intact until 2016 if the state
Legislature approves Gov. Brian
Sandovals proposal to infuse
the troubled fund with $10
million, a state ofcial said.
But the scholarship could
face difficulties if legislators
dont recant a decision made
in the 2010 special session to
divert an estimated $5 million
away from the fund, said Reba
Coombs, executive director of
the scholarship.
The Legislature has raided
the scholarship fund for mon-
ey to balance the state budget
in the past, Coombs said.
According to a press release
from the Treasurers office,
the scholarships continuance
until 2016 relies on the Legis-
lature allowing all money that
would originally go into the
scholarship to remain.
Several senators have already
led bill drafts to change re-
quirements for the scholarship
to keep it aoat, she said.
More than 5,600 students at
the University of Nevada, Reno
receive Millennium Scholar-
ship funds, said UNR Scholar-
ship Coordinator Suzanne
Bach. Students could drop out
of school if the program was
cut.
Jillian Baker, a 19-year old
English writing major, said
that although she would sur-
vive without the Millennium
Scholarship, a number of stu-
dents would no longer be able
to attend the university.
I would have been upset
because it does help with
college, Baker said. And for
a lot of people its kind of the
make-or-break for them.
Even for seniors like 22-year-
old Amanda Wallace, the loss
of the scholarship would mean
seeing others suffer.
For me, I was pretty sure
that it would last, but for some
of my younger friends, its good
for them so they can rely on it a
little longer, Wallace said.
High school students are
apprehensive about the stabil-
ity of Millennium Scholarship
funds, said Linda Brady, who
works at the College and
Career Center at Reno High
School. Many students decide
to attend community colleges
like Truckee Meadows Com-
munity College because of
financial problems.
With the economy in
Nevada the way it is, more
students are having trouble
getting money to go to col-
lege, Brady said.
Riley Snyder and Ben Miller can
be reached at news@neva-
dasagebrush.com.
8y 1essca fryman
After having surgery to x an
ankle injury that took him out
of sports two years earlier, Nate
Janning couldnt wait to get back
in the game. But instead of bat-
tling for victories with his then-
Spanish Springs High School
teammates, Janning found
himself ghting for his life.
At 17, he put his typical teen-
age world on hold missing
out on basketball, track, soccer
and weeks of classes while
he endured six months of che-
motherapy and three months of
radiation.
The treatment came after
hearing an unexpected you
have cancer while visiting the
doctor for a persistent cough.
I just kind of went numb,
said Janning, who was diagnosed
with Hodgkins lymphoma. The
rst thing I told my parents was,
I didnt care what it was, just tell
me how to beat it.
Its that attitude that made his
doctors sure he would do just
that. Janning said his oncologist
told him the survival rate for
teenagers with the disease was
75 percent, but that his positive
mindset upped his chances.
His outlook coupled with
his ability to maintain good
grades also earned Janning
the American Cancer Societys
scholarship in 2007, 2008 and
2010. He is using the money to
complete his studies in crimi-
nal justice at the University
of Nevada, Reno. He hopes to
graduate in May.
The Cancer Survivor Scholar-
ship Program started in 2006 for
college-aged cancer survivors.
The up-to $10,000 award is
intended to give survivors
nancial help after a cancer
diagnosis, which comes with
endless medical bills.
The program chooses winners
from 12 states in ACSs Great West
Division. Since its inception, it
has awarded 234 scholarships,
totaling $585,000. Applications
for next years award are due
Feb. 25. Eligible candidates
can request an application by
calling 866-500-3272 or 1-800-
227-2345.
Going through a cancer
experience is a very hard time
in a lot of peoples lives both
nancially and emotionally,
said Lisa Bade, a spokeswoman
for ACS. The ACS developed
this program to take some of
that concern off the shoulders
of students.
For Janning, the scholarship
has kept him from requiring stu-
dent loans. He said his parents
established a college fund for
him that remained untouched
through his battle with cancer.
But with rising costs in tuition,
his savings werent enough to
pay for all of his education.
Without the ACS help, Id
denitely be in a load of debt,
said Janning, whose parents
are still paying off medical bills.
The money received has been
invaluable.
While Janning seldom reects
on the experience that led him
to being chosen for the scholar-
ship, his mother says she worries
plenty for the both of them.
One day has never gone by
that I havent thought about it,
his mother Jeannie said. It was
terrible, but you step one foot in
front of the other and keep walk-
ing until you reach the end.
Janning still has routine
check-ups to ensure a clean
bill of health, and has been in
remission for four years. If all
goes well for another year, hell
be deemed cancer free.
My attitude going into all this
was this is just another sporting
event, he said. I knew I had to
get through the pain to get the
gain.
Jessica Fryman can be reached at
jfryman@nevadasagebrush.com.
8y Canna Cruet
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Students working on campus
may have a bigger workload,
while students looking for
on-campus jobs may have a
harder time finding one amid
recession and increasing
enrollment, Career Services
faculty said.
Jane Bessette, director of
Career Services at the Univer-
sity of Nevada, Reno, said the
number of open jobs on the
campus employment website
Career Navigator has dropped
from about 500 at any given
point during the semester to
fewer than 200. She said the
recession is likely to blame.
The loss of open positions
could mean a more rigorous
work regimen, she said. The
changes could interfere with
the schedules of employees
who use downtime on the job
to do homework.
The Associated Students of
the University of Nevada is
one organization on campus
that has not suffered from a
budget shortfall because its
funding relies on the number
of students taking classes, said
Sandy Rodriguez, director of
ASUN.
The university is facing
a grim budget scenario, but
ASUNs $5 per credit fee is
contingent on credit hours
students take, she said.
ASUN employs more students
than any other organization on
campus, she said. ASUN As-
sociate Director of Marketing
Media Amy Koeckes said the
student government opened
new positions during the last
few years.
Jobs help students gather
work experience to put on
their rsums and increase the
likelihood of employment after
graduation, Bessette said.
Julie Mauer, assistant direc-
tor of Career Services, said
the overall lack of jobs and
UNRs increasing enrollment
has increased competition for
the jobs. Some positions on
campus have seen more than
80 applications, she said.
Ben Martinez, a 19-year-old
business major, said he has
been looking for a job since the
beginning of the fall semester.
He interviewed for three
on-campus jobs, but did not
receive one.
Those interviews resulted in
them saying Ill think about it,
he said. But the on-campus
jobs have called me back more
than the off-campus ones.
Martinez said when he
applied for a position at the
Research and Help Desk at the
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge
Center, employers told him he
was one of 50 applicants inter-
viewing for 50 positions.
The reason I havent been
hired is because I dont have
official job experience, but Im
still going to keep trying for
on-campus jobs, he said. I
really need the money, I like
the campus and it saves gas
money.
Amanda Evans, administra-
tive manager for IT at the
Knowledge Center, said the
library receives a high volume
of applicants whenever posi-
tions open up. She said the
Knowledge Center employs
about 200 student employees,
and conducts major hires when
semesters begin.
Gianna Cruet and Ben Miller can
be reached at news@nevadasage-
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a stolen bicycle at the Paul Lax-
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for minor in consump-
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Police responded to a
report of a stolen laptop
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Ofcers responded to a hit
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the Pennington Medical
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Representatives from the
University of Nevada, Reno
will speak Thursday at the an-
nual Directions conference, the
regions largest business and
economic forum.
UNR President Milton Glick
will give his talk at the Reno
Sparks Chamber of Commerce,
said university spokesperson
Jane Tors. Also speaking will be
Wolf Pack football head coach
Chris Ault and Bill Eadington,
director of UNRs Institute for
the Study of Gambling and
Commercial Gaming. Gov.
Brian Sandoval will also speak
at the conference.
The event starts at 6:45 a.m. at
the Grand Sierra Resort. Tickets
for full-time students are $40.
Tickets for the general public
are $90 in advance and $100 the
day of the event.
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ternational Center is looking
for volunteers to host dinners
for traveling professionals and
academics between February
and April, according to a release
from the program.
The rst to visit will be ve
journalism deans and professors
from Azerbaijan Feb. 20-23. Wa-
ter resource managers, judicial
representatives, entrepreneurs
and tourism ofcials will visit
from Feb. 19 through April 5.
Guests will travel from South
Africa, Ukraine, Pakistan and
various other countries in the
Middle East.
For more information, e-mail
nnic@unr.edu.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, a plan-
etarium director who helped
to declassify Pluto as a planet,
will lecture Wednesday at the
University of Nevada, Reno. He
will speak about how science
affects the average person.
Tyson, the director of Hayden
Planetarium in New York City,
is the second lecturer in the
College of Sciences Discover
Science lecture series.
Tyson will speak from 7-8:30
p.m. in the Redeld Auditorium
in the Davidson Mathematics
and Science Center.
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Undergraduate student body
president Charlie Jose will visit
Russia from March 8-15 to gather
ideas for the Associated Students
of the University of Nevada.
The Open World Leadership
Center of Congress chose Jose
along with 14 other American
students for the trip. He was
selected based on a recom-
mendation from Sen. Harry Reid
and because he was the only
candidate from this region.
While in Russia, he will spend
time touring Moscow and attend-
ing Supreme Court hearings. He
will also meet with young Rus-
sian leaders, American ambas-
sadors, members of Parliament
and Russian journalists.
The trip will also give Jose a
chance to think critically about
improving U.S.-Russian rela-
tions, he said. The students on
the trip will speak with Russian
leaders about the government
system and how to improve their
relationship with America.
Jose, a pre-medical and
mathematics major, said he will
seek to gain useful insight for his
future career.
Im hoping we get to meet
some foreign health advisors,
Jose said. It would be great to
learn about the health care sys-
tem from another country.
Robert Ostergard, a University
of Nevada, Reno associate pro-
fessor of political science, said
the trip represents the recovery
of hospitable relations between
the U.S. and Russia.
When you have direct contact
between peoples of states, you
are able to cut through the over-
arching political problems to get
at what the nature of people are
in these states, he said. And
what you typically nd is that
you have a lot more in common
than what separates you.
Although U.S.-Russian rela-
tions have strengthened since
the Cold War, Russias nuclear
arsenal still creates international
tension, he said.
There are certainly more
points of agreement in the post-
Cold War period, said Ostergard.
But (there are) a lot of lingering
problems in terms of democratic
development in Russia and in
terms of our overall strategic
relationship with the Russians.
The Open World Leadership
Center of Congress goal is to
be a resource for networking
leaders across the world, said
Chang Suh, a senior adviser for
the group. The group also brings
young leaders from other coun-
tries to the United States.
Brian Lester can be reached at
news@nevadasagebrush.com.
for a UNR vastly different from
the one students know today,
UNR President Milton Glick
said in a letter issued to faculty
Jan. 26.
Ive maintained in the past
that budget reductions, as dif-
cult as they were, did not do
irreparable damage to the core
strengths of our institution, he
said. Im afraid I cannot make
the same claim if we are faced
with another $60 million in
reductions this time around.
Coupled with the $44 million
cut from UNR in 2010, $59 mil-
lion in reductions between 2011
and 2013 present a disturbing
trend in the governments fund-
ing of higher education, UNR
Provost Marc Johnson said.
By 2014, UNRs budget could
see a year-on-year fund reduc-
tion of more than $100 million
or 40 percent as compared
to its 2009 budget, he said.
Complicating the proposed
reduction gures are smaller
cuts which affect higher educa-
tion institutions differently,
Johnson said. While a budget
cut and a ve percent salary re-
duction are consistent through-
out the states universities and
colleges, a vacancy savings cut
and a reduction in part-time
employee subsidies will vary
between schools.
Vacancy savings, about $2
million annually, are monies
saved when faculty leave their
position and no replacement is
hired. The savings, which vary
between schools, can be pro-
cured by the state if Sandovals
budget is accepted, Johnson
said. Sandovals budget would
also cut subsidies for part-time
faculty, a gure different at each
institution.
The discrepancies between
individual schools have left ad-
ministrations scratching their
heads, Johnson said.
Even the presidents of differ-
ent (schools) were wondering
why their cut was higher or
lower than others, he said.
School-to-school and year-
to-year calculations by UNR
accountants have yet to yield
Sandovals number, Johnson
said.
Ive never seen the 17 percent
number calculated by anyone
who is looking at the budget,
he said. It was a number in the
speech.
State Budget Director Andrew
Clinger did not return phone
calls to give comment.
Don Weinlandcan be reachedat
dweinland@nevadasagebrush.com.
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On-campus rental cars are
now available to University of
Nevada, Reno students. Parking
and Transportation Services
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Car Rental on Jan. 18.
Hertz is providing two rent-
able cars available to students
18 and older, said UNR Parking
and Transportation employee
Michelle Horton, who helped
bring the Hertz Connect pro-
gram to campus.
Hertz Connect, a multi-
national program, provides
rentable vehicles at an hourly
price to major cities and several
universities.
Pepperdine University in Los
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the Deputy Director of Public
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January 2008 but couldnt at-
tract drivers until the following
fall semester, Emrich said.
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interest, but we had our biggest
response when we implanted it
into the new student orienta-
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Horton said that while
promoting the program during
freshman orientation will attract
the most drivers, advertising
will start well before then.
As we continue into the
semester and summer, I think
(the program) will grow, Hor-
ton said.
Hailee Himple, a 20-year-old
criminal justice major, said she
would use the Hertz Connect
system to go buy groceries.
I dont have a car, and I feel
bad using my roommates all
the time, Himple said.
UNR will collect no fee from
the program, Horton said. Hertz
will pay for upkeep and repair
for the cars, deal with any acci-
dents and waive the registration
fee for students who register in
January and February.
Hertz Connect will also at-
tempt to attract students who
already own cars, Horton said.
Decreasing trafc on campus
is a priority for Parking and
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I dont feel attached any-
more, she said. On Mothers
Day, I fall apart. But there have
only been two since then. Im
getting on with my life.
The thought of being pregnant
in college terried Woods, who
graduated from UNR with a
degree in education in Decem-
ber 2010. Upon learning of her
pregnancy on Jan. 12, 2008, she
enrolled in online classes. The
pressures of college life were
daunting.
You have tests, she said. You
have 1,000 other things to worry
about. You cant drink. You cant
eat certain things Youre tired
all the time.
Constraints on time and
money can overwhelm pregnant
students, said Maire Burgess,
executive director at Adop-
tion Choices of Nevada. Of the
women who use the service, a
vast majority consider adoption
because of the costs of raising
a child, she said. Adoption
Choices largest demographic is
women aged 19 to 27.
Ninety-ve percent of its a
nancial thing, said Burgess,
who has worked in the adoption
eld in Washoe County for 20
years. Raising a child is more
expensive than many people
think. Id be out of business if
every parent had the nancial
wherewithal which would be
ne with me.
Women also choose abortion
because of the cost of raising
a child, Gaulden of Planned
Parenthood said. Low-income
women in their 20s are the larg-
est demographic to seek out the
service, she said.
In 2008, 59 percent of women
having abortions in the United
States were in their 20s, ac-
cording to statistics from the
Guttmacher Institute, an
organization for advancing re-
productive health. Among them,
69 percent were economically
disadvantaged while 56 percent
were unmarried and not living
with a signicant other.
If Thomas had chosen to raise
her child, she said she would not
continue with her schooling. A
stripper at Fantasy Girls, she said
life with a child would push her
toward longer work days and
away from her passions such as
poetry.
It would be working nights,
splitting time with the father,
said Thomas, who wrote a sex
column for the Nevada Sage-
brush in spring 2009. I dont
think thats a life for a child. It
would just be horribly suffocat-
ing for me. I like my alone time.
It would be waking up early.
Dropping it off at daycare. I see
myself grocery shopping a lot
No sleep. Not writing. Not doing
anything I want to do.
Anti-abortion protesters were
a disturbing sight outside West
End Womens Medical Group
on the morning she got the
abortion, Thomas said. Placards
reading abortion stops a beat-
ing heart lined a small gravel
lot near the clinics entrance.
But her convictions were rm.
Abortion was her only means of
staying at UNR and maintaining
her lifestyle, she said.
I think it was always in my
mind that I was going to have an
abortion if I got pregnant, she
said. A lot of women say its the
hardest decision youll ever have
to make. But I want to make it
clear that it was never a hard
decision for me because I always
knew what I wanted to do.
Many college-aged women
are not as resolute, said Steve
Wren, the executive director of
the faith-based Crisis Pregnancy
Center in Reno. Women aged
18 to 24 are the centers largest
demographic. Those who visit
the abortion-alternative center
are often indecisive and looking
to explore their options.
I would categorize them as
pretty confused, he said. Their
pregnancy is usually unplanned.
Theyre all over the map as far as
what they want to do.
The center offers parenting
classes, in which 18 mothers are
currently enrolled.
A pregnant students relation-
ship and nancial situation
often determine her attitude to-
ward continuing in school, said
Sue Wren, the center director.
But stigma toward pregnancy in
college contributes greatly to the
decisions students make regard-
ing an unplanned pregnancy.
There may be some stereo-
types about pregnancy during
this time, she said. Some
women think, if Im showing at
school, this is a bad thing.
Abortion might be something
she uses to keep in school. Abor-
tion might be something thats
on her mind.
For Woods, who teaches sixth
grade at Sierra Vista Elementary
School, abortion was never an
option. Although she never
imagined herself pregnant and
unmarried in college, her Chris-
tian afliation ruled out that
possibility long ago.
I could never do abortion
with my religious background,
she said. So when I found
out, it was automatic. I was go-
ing to give him up. I cant keep
him yet. I wanted him to have
a dad. I wanted him to have a
good family. There really wasnt
much consideration.
Woods unplanned pregnancy
accentuated a period of depres-
sion and instability. She said
she felt mistreated by men and
estranged from her friends. The
news came a week after breaking
off an engagement with her out-
of-state boyfriend.
I just hit rock bottom, she
said. And then I found out I
was pregnant It completely
crushed me. I was terried. It
was two weeks before my 21st
birthday, which totally sucked.
But by the time she delivered in
August, Woods said her life had
turned around. Her friends and
family rallied behind her, lifting
the gloom that plagued her even
before she became pregnant.
The rst three or four months,
I would cry every day, she said.
I didnt know what I was doing.
But by the time summer hit, I
was pretty big, and I was just
happy every day. I had the sup-
port of everybody I knew. All my
friends backed me up.
Although Woods described her
younger self as a Jesus freak
once vehemently opposed to
abortion, her pregnancy has
changed her outlook on the
procedure more commonly
chosen by women in unplanned
pregnancies.
I can really understand why
people would do it, she said.
Its hard. Its really hard to go
through pregnancy Im not as
opposed to (abortion) because
Ive been in those shoes.
Thats something I came
across while I was pregnant. I
was super closed minded before
and was condemning people.
And now I can understand.
Thomas, who aspires to be a
womens studies professor, said
her decision has given her in-
sight toward her career path. Her
pregnancy and abortion signies
a coming of age in which she has
taken control of her life.
I think its going to be one of
those pivotal moments in my
life, she said. Im starting to
look at things a little bit differ-
ently now. My biggest decision
two months ago was going to
Starbucks and not knowing what
to get.
Don Weinland can be reached at
dweinland@nevadasagebrush.com.
of Health and Human Services
and the 5 percent pay cut to
state employees.
Graduate Student Associa-
tion President Matt Smith said
students had a strong impact at
the meeting.
It was very clear throughout
how appreciative (the legisla-
tors) were to hear the student
voice, he said.
Brandon Bishop, Speaker of
the Associated Students of the
University of Nevadas Senate,
said more than 240 students
took shuttles to the meeting
provided by ASUN and GSA.
Several people asked for new
or increased taxes, ranging from
personal and corporate income
taxes to mining taxes in order
to avoid cuts to state services.
A smaller group argued against
tax increases.
Lora Mamsey, a 19-year-old
psychology major, attended be-
cause she was concerned with
the effects Sandovals proposed
29 percent cut to higher educa-
tion could have at UNR.
For (higher education ad-
ministrators) to increase tuition
and cut programs is ridiculous,
because theyve already done
that, Mamsey said. And I cant
afford to pay more.
Sen. Sheila Leslie, D-Washoe
County, said she believed the
vast majority of the people at
the meeting didnt approve of
Sandovals budget.
The theme came through
crystal clear that we dont have
a spending problem, we have a
revenue problem, she said.
The people who spoke against
cuts had interests ranging from
autism services to truancy poli-
cies in the public education sys-
tem. Bishop said the messages
were unied, despite asking for
different areas of the budget to
be spared from the governors
proposed cuts.
We all realize were getting
to the bottom, he said. There
have been ghts over pieces of
the pie (in previous hearings),
but there is no pie.
Ben Miller can be reached at
bmiller@nevadasagebrush.com.
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is words were cold.
Seriously, right
now?
What? I
responded.
We just had sex for goodness
sake. If this was the thanks I
got for rocking his world, he
could sure as hell kiss my ass
goodbye. Not literally.
I know you faked that
orgasm.
Shit.
Thats all I
could say.
The only
thing worse
than faking
an orgasm
is being
called out
on it. Oh,
and maybe
being hated
for it, too.
I agree that if the orgasm is
very poorly acted out, it may be
slightly offensive to the person
providing it. However, I am
damn good at acting. Lots of
women (and men) are.
If youve ever seen that scene
from When Harry Met Sally,
you know just how simple
faking an orgasm is.
But why fake an orgasm? Ill
tell you why we do it.
For one, we feel the need to
satisfy our partners. The feel-
ing of providing someone with
an orgasm is pretty awesome
and makes one feel they have
really gotten the job done.
We also want to make sure
we dont hurt our partners feel-
ings or make them feel decient
if we dont actually orgasm. We
fake to preserve our partners
self-condence in the sack.
But, be careful. Even if your
intentions are good, as were
mine, you can really screw
things up. Lets just say he never
called me again. Oh, and we are
no longer Facebook friends.
However, there are more
reasons to fake an orgasm.
Maybe the sex was an
absolute bore or you just
werent that into your partner.
Perhaps you were exhausted
and just not in the mood. We
have all experienced something
along these lines at least once.
A fake orgasm can speed
up the process, relieving us of
our unwanted or boring sex.
Sounds bad, I know.
So heres my question
should you ever fake an
orgasm? If so, when?
Up until my aforementioned
awkward situation, I had always
thought faking an orgasm was
a good solution to dysfunctions
in the bedroom. But after
thoroughly pissing that guy off,
I realized that maybe faking
does more harm than good.
In an ideal world, we would
orgasm every time we had sex.
We would even have multiple
orgasms. But lets be real
thats asking way too much.
So heres the thing if you
are not in the mood to have sex,
dont.
Rushing through the motions
only to end with some dramatic
fake orgasm does nothing for
you or your partner.
If you want to help your
partner boost their sexual
condence, teach them how to
make you orgasm.
Why fake something that
you can easily achieve through
some simple communication
and practice?
Just be sure to give your
partner specic instructions,
ensuring they please you to the
fullest extent.
On the other hand, if this is
an ONS (one-night stand) we
are talking about, it could go
either way, I suppose.
If you fake it, you may be
doing them an unknown favor.
If not, well, you wont see
them again, so who cares?
Tarah Bowser graduated in
December 2010. She is a research
assistant in the psychology lab
on campus.She can be reached at
opinion@nevadasagebrush.com.
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y head throbbed. My teeth were damn
near chattering from terror. My stomach
turned from nervousness as I felt the
chunks of the Ramen noodles I ate for din-
ner begin to rise in my throat. I felt like that freakishly
tall black guy walking to his impending death in The
Green Mile.
No, I wasnt walking to my death via the electric
chair. I was walking to the Silver
Legacy to see one of my favorite
comedians, Kathy Grifn, perform
a live set.
I was so nervous and basically
an emotional wreck because I was
conquering an irrational fear of
mine going to an event alone.
Pathetic, I know.
I used to be a very outgoing kid
until the time I was about 12 years
old, which was when I started go-
ing through my socially awkward
and ugly phase that I have yet to outgrow. Ever since
then, I have been a hot-ass mess the female version
of Michael Cera.
When out at events attended by crowds of people
such as parties or concerts, I normally rely on the sup-
port of my friends to help me through my nonsensical
anxieties and ll me in on the social cues Im normally
oblivious to. Without my friends acting as crutches for
me (sometimes literally, depending on how much Ive
had to drink), I ounder in my fear.
Although Ive missed out on the chance to see some
of my favorite bands perform live because of my fear
of attending an event alone, my obsession with Kathy
Grifn has been brewing since that same age of 12,
and I was not about to let a little thing called anxiety
get in the way of hearing one of my favorite entertain-
ers tell Oprah and Lindsay Lohan jokes live.
As soon as I entered the casino and saw the chaotic
crowd of people waiting in line to enter the theater,
I felt a wave of stress wash over me. I swear, in that
moment it felt as though every person was laughing
and staring at me for being the weird, creepy girl who
showed up to this show alone.
I quickly made a beeline for the bar in order to get
some of that liquid courage. Four drinks and nearly $30
later, I was having a great time, no longer feeling the
effects of my nerves.
And alas, any minute trace of nervousness was
completely obliterated when Grifn made her signa-
ture Whitney Houston crackhead joke. I felt like Joseph
Smith entering Utah I knew this comedy show was
the place I was meant to be at.
After leaving the show, I soon realized the whole
point of life is to relish every single moment, and
now I fully intend on taking advantage of every
concert or event I wish to go to, even if that means
venturing into this scary world filled with crazy/
trashy people alone to do so.
If you suffer from social anxiety like I do, I will pray
for you. But dont let it stop you from experiencing
the things you love in life, even if they are as trite as
going to comedy shows consisting of Oprah jokes. Stop
drowning in your fears and experience the world. I
know its so damn terrifying, but I promise its worth it.
As long as you have a Xanax or drink(s) in tow,
(maybe even both, depending on how many issues you
have) youll be ne.
Enjolie Esteve studies journalism and philosophy. She
can be reached at eesteve@nevadasagebrush.com.
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ear Gov. Brian Sandoval
and Nevada legislators,
The people of
Nevada are showing up and
taking a stand. The states
students have even come
together as a force thats ready
to do whatever is necessary to
support education.
Now its time to do your part.
As Nevada endures a budget
crisis, we want to be informed
and participate in the political
process as we did Saturday at
the state town hall meeting. But
thats nearly impossible without
accurate information and
communication.
Governor, your State of the
State address disseminated a
misleading proposal of how
education will be affected
in the coming biennium.
Moves like this leave us with
little condence that our state
leaders can take initiative and
properly handle the states
issues.
Instead of showing that our
leaders can band together
to solve the budget shortfall,
the misinformation started
a political spat about whose
numbers are right and who is
hiding what.
State leaders, the upcoming
legislative session cant be a
repeat of last years week-long
special session of closed-door
meetings and a governor who
wouldnt budge. We need
compromise.
Solving the state budget
crisis should be a nonpartisan
effort where both sides of the
aisle both give and take to
get the job done. That means
new taxes. That means cuts.
That means coming up with a
solution that no one will love
but everyone can live with.
Legislators, we are asking that
you consider the hours of testi-
mony you heard Saturday and
preserve as much of the states
services as possible. While every
state-funded agency can argue
for its cause, all departments
rely on the higher education
system to produce an educated
work force.
As you know, the Nevada
System of Higher Education
has already cut 6.9 percent of
its budget. It cannot survive if
another 29 percent is severed.
Our universities will face
irreparable damage, and we
students will face a dismal
outlook for our futures.
We ask that you give us
Nevadas future a ghting
chance.
Signed,
Concerned Nevada students
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reached at editor@nevadasage-
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A
week ago, President Barack
Obama made his mandatory
State of the Union address,
and watching the address
was one of the most painful things Ive
ever seen and
not because of who
was speaking. The
State of the Union
address becomes
more of a circus
every year and
last Tuesdays was
outright ridiculous.
It all started with
the outrageous
notion that
Republicans and
Democrats should
pick a buddy to
sit with, all in the name of unity and
bipartisanship.
Im all for Congress acting civil
because working together is how we
will make America strong again, but
putting on a fake face for an hour does
not fool the average American.
I will, however, offer President
Obama some praise. He was smart this
time around Obamas State of the
Union address kicked off his political
campaign for 2012.
Obama knows he only has two more
years to convince the Independents
to join his cause. If they dont, Obama
may be a one-term president.
Obama remains a liberal politician
and needs to decide what he wants
more, a second term or his legislation.
One thing is for certain, the president
will continue his spending agenda,
though he cleverly hid this plan
through terminology.
He wants America to invest in its
future. But we all know that invest is
just another word for spend.
In any business, its known that you
need to spend money to earn money.
But you have to spend wisely.
America has no money.
We cant keep on this path of spend-
ing what we dont have.
We need to rein in the spending, pay
back our debts and invest in our future.
America needs to reduce foreign aid,
eliminate wasteful domestic spending
and if we must invest,we need to
invest in our own resources.
I agree with the president that
we need to start using clean energy
sources, but not on the backs of already
established businesses like he wants to.
Next, our president asked us to
shape our own destiny. Then why, Mr.
President, are you trying to control our
entire existence?
Maybe Obama should review words
that George Washington wrote in his
rst State of the Union address.
Washington believed that every
valuable end of government is best
answered by the enlightened con-
dence of the people and by teaching
the people themselves to know and to
value their own rights; to discern and
provide against invasions of them.
I urge all Americans to start working
for themselves and not rely on the
government to solve all of the countrys
problems. Government ofcials are
humans too, and they do not possess
all of the answers.
You, however, possess all the answers
you need to live and succeed for yourself.
Becca Kitchen studies broadcast journal-
ism and literature. She can be reached at
opinion@nevadasagebrush.com.
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his year, I entered the holiday season with a sense of
panic. It wasnt because I could barely afford to buy my
own groceries, let alone gifts for other people. Nor was it
because I was concerned about gaining that seemingly
inevitable winter weight. My anxiety came from the very thing
that gives most college students a sense of security during the
holidays family.
To describe the past year as difcult for my family would be
a dramatic understatement. We have dealt
with losses that I never could have imagined.
Of these losses, the most difcult for me has
been my mom and little brother moving to
Los Angeles.
For my entire life, I have considered her my
primary support system. When she left, I felt
a large piece of my heart leave with her.
My mom and dad have been divorced since
I was a baby, but for as long as I remember,
they have had a friendly and loving relation-
ship. They made a silent agreement with one
another that getting along for the sake of
their children is more important than petty
arguments.
With this agreement, the love they once shared as a couple has
transferred into a relationship that many outsiders see as odd.
My dad is highly involved in all family activities, including
family vacations and Christmas dinners with my step dad. He
goes to all of my step and half-brothers soccer games and roots
for them as if they were his own sons.
I knew my family wasnt exactly picture-perfect, but we were
surprisingly functional.
Now, my moms move to Los Angeles was the beginning of her
separation from my step dad, whom I have always been very
close with.
Was there any way that my mom could make the same agree-
ment that she had with my dad?
With all of this in the back of my mind, I went into the holidays
thinking that my family was broken.
Christmas Eve dinner proved me wrong.
We all gathered for dinner, and it was just like any semi-traditional
Christmas Eve. My older brother relentlessly teased my two younger
brothers. My step dad prepared crab in the kitchen while my dad
contributed steak and my mom brought potatoes.
We were a family.
There is no doubt that my family is different now than it was
before, but we are not broken. I can still turn to any one of them
when I feel like my world is falling apart. I can rely on them just
as they can rely on me.
I have come to accept my family for what it is. This year has
forced us to come together and face disaster head on, no matter
how difcult it may seem or how painful the repercussions are.
My relationship with all of my family members has become
more honest. We have tested our own personal strength. And
I have grown as an individual by becoming my own support
system, rather than relying on my mom.
But most importantly, I have shattered my ridiculous
expectations of what a family should look like. A marriage
certificate, a shared household or anything else does not
define my family.
Katie Garner is an education major. She can be reached at opin-
ion@nevadasagebrush.com.
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he scientic method is marvelous.
Although this might seem obvious,
people dont see the method for
what it really is an opportunity
to make an obnoxious assumption and
have a 50 percent
chance of being right.
While checking my
Facebook News Feed
after an intensive
workout, I noticed a
chart my friend posted
of the typical hipster.
The chart took every
trite fashion associated
with the in-crowd and
assembled it into one
omega-hip tatted dude,
mounted on a xed-
gear bicycle.
I thought Id use some of my pragmatism
to humor the stereotypes. I told myself,
If hipsters are always frequenting coffee
shops, the spot with the most people
should have the best coffee.
So, I began a weekend-long venture to
test my hypothesis.
Before I go any further, I must prove my
prowess while specifying the qualications
I only use a French press and the nest
coffee beans to brew my coffee. I dont let
anyone look at the brand label or watch
me buy it for condentiality. Self-checkout
only. Im serious about this.
I set out with eight places on my agenda,
trying to conne my unprofessional
experiment to local shops only.
I decided to start at the Mecca of trendi-
ness, where every hipster visits on his or
her pilgrimage to gather esteem Whole
Foods Market.
The brew at the little shop in the front
of the market, Allegro Coffee, was a
little diluted for my taste. The barista was
informative, though, and his list of go-to
places paralleled mine.
With my list reinforced by a trendy
spokesperson, I journeyed down the itinerary.
Some spots were more fullling than others.
Java Jungle always delivers if youre hunt-
ing cool kids. I thought I met the guy who
posed for the picture used as my grading
rubric, but it was just his doppelganger.
Bibo Coffee Co. by the university had
more reclusive people. The coffee was
decent, too.
Other shops offered a cozier feel.
Purple Bean on Seventh Street was
decorated with eclectic dishes and had a
friendly staff, but was void of anyone to
match my criteria.
After a strenuous weekend of coffee and
baked goods, it turned out my hypothesis
that the hipster ock would reveal the best
coffee (which wouldve been Java Jungle, in
this case) was wrong.
The place with the winning cup of java
was The Hub Coffee Co. on Center and
Cheney streets. The shop is a gem buried in
the heart of downtown.
The co-owner, Joey Trujillo, said he takes
pride in offering his customers the best
grounds he can by throwing out beans that
are more than one week old.
As for the customers, they were all
inconspicuous. There wasnt an intentionally
ugly sweater or neoclassical tattoo in sight.
In closing, Id suggest always applying the
scientic method to the things you believe
in, or dont believe but want to test.
Even if youre wrong, it leads you to a
paradigm shift.
Or just keep testing until youre right.
Stephen Ward studies journalism and
English. He can be reached at sward@neva-
dasagebrush.com.
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personies nearly everything
I nd admirable in a woman,
and certainly everything I
nd admirable in a
rock star.
My interest
in Love and her
band Hole came
about in a strange
way. I had never
really paid much
attention to her
until I found
myself reading
Marilyn Mansons
autobiography,
The Long Hard
Road Out of Hell.
In the book, theres a small scene in
which Manson describes Love bursting
onto his tour bus and saying to the girls
onboard, You dont need to be on this
bus. You should get a keyboard and
start your own band. Then these guysll
be on your bus.
I found this scene so profoundly
inspirational that I swiftly picked
up Holes breakthrough album Live
Through This.
The record was released in 1994 and
is completely ahead of its time in terms
of feminist themes.
Asking for It brilliantly comments
on rape culture with lines like, Was she
asking for it? / Was she asking nice? / If
she was asking for it, / Did she ask you
twice?
Hole unfortunately falls into the cat-
egory of bands whose female musicians
are constantly considered good for
girls. In reality, Hole is a great band.
The songs are pleasing to the ear, the
lyrics are solid, the political com-
mentary is there and Loves personality
translates into great stage presence.
Its not just her musical talent that I
admire so much. Love is strong, brave
and sure of herself.
Its a good thing she is because,
for any woman to attempt to have a
successful career in rock n roll without
polishing up their image or changing
their personality, there will be plenty of
opposition.
Love has been treated horribly
throughout the years. Its not uncom-
mon for people to call her a bitch, a
whore, a hot mess or any number of
gender-specic insults. I have become
suspicious that everyone who hates
Love without a valid reason does so
because of some deep-rooted misogyny.
She has done some questionable
things over the years, of course. But
what rock star hasnt made some lapses
in judgment and publicly embarrassed
themselves at some point?
Love has had problems with drug
and alcohol abuse and has been open
about her sexuality. These are things
that are more or less expected of male
rock stars see Ozzy Osbourne and
Axl Rose yet she is somehow judged
more harshly.
Its almost as if she doesnt care about
the double standard were trying to
enforce over her.
Love has been accused of being a
bad mother.
John Lennon admitted to beating
his rst wife, Cynthia, and having a
completely distant relationship with
his son, Julian. Bob Marley had at least
11 children from different mothers,
and some are not even acknowledged
to this day.
These men are still considered
seminal geniuses despite the aws on
their records, and rightfully so. The
public is not so forgiving to women.
Its not even uncommon for people
to accuse Love of murdering her
husband, which offends me the most.
Kurt Cobain struggled with drug ad-
diction just like Love did. But because
she was the woman in the family, it was
expected that she take care of everyone
despite her personal problems.
When Cobain died, Love was
expected to care for their young
daughter by herself, overcome her
own addictions and cope with the
death of the love of her life, all in the
media spotlight and with Nirvana fans
accusing her of murder.
This is why Love is my hero. She is an
inspiration to feminism, a balls-to-the-
wall rock star and an altogether brave,
outspoken and intelligent woman.
We should all be so lucky.
Casey OLear studies English, journalism
and political science. She can be reached
at colear@nevadasagebrush.com.
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8y Stephane Se|f
It seems as though, in
recent years, Hollywood has
been frequently jumping on
the Devils bandwagon when
making exorcism-based horror
movies.
Films like The Exorcism of
Emily Rose, The Last Exor-
cism, Paranormal Activity 1
& 2, Devil, and two separate
prequels to the 1973 version
of The Exorcist, are a few
examples.
After many years of exploiting
the rite of exorcism in American
cinema, it is most certainly dif-
cult to make any lm about
demonic possession original
or entertaining beyond having
a few gotcha moments that
cause you to jump out of your
seat.
While The Rite has a great
actor like Sir Anthony Hopkins
(The Wolfman) on its roster
and boasts being inspired by
true events, it suffers from
its painfully boring lead actor
and its thoroughly predictable
plotline.
When the lm opens, Michael
Kovak (Colin O Donaghue,
making his feature lm debut)
works as a mortician in his fa-
thers funeral home. As a way to
escape the job he hates and the
strained relationship with his
father (Rutger Hauer, Batman
Begins), he decides to attend
seminary school.
Four years later, when he
is on the brink of graduating,
Michael realizes that he can-
not fulfill his future duties as a
priest because of an absence
of faith.
In an attempt to get Michael
to nish the program, one of
his teachers sends him to an
exorcism seminar in Vatican
City in hopes that seeing evil
rsthand will restore his faith in
God. It is when he meets Father
Lucas Trevent (Hopkins) while
in Rome that his faith is really
tested.
It does not take much thought
to gure out where this plot will
take you. If you are trying to
gure it out as you are reading
this, you are probably headed in
the right direction.
The Rite is not only about
how frightening demonic pos-
session is, but it is also about
Michaels search for faith and
the inevitable events that will
cause him to nd it.
Although the director, Mikael
Hfstrm, builds enough
suspense to keep audiences
interested, the pace is often
slow, which makes for some
dull scenes. But what makes this
movie especially disappointing
is the climax.
The audience has waited
through all of these under-
whelming scenes only to reach
the climax that carries on so
tediously that it will wish the
movie would have ended al-
ready.
However, Colin O Donaghues
performance as Michael is what
hurts the movie the most. He is
so stiff, dull and expressionless
throughout the lm that it is
almost impossible to relate to
or sympathize with how his
character is feeling at any given
moment.
Granted, his character is
meant to be a natural skeptic
and a generally unhappy per-
son, but his complete lack of
emotion gives the audience no
reason to care about his char-
acter or why he has no faith.
Maybe it is because he has no
soul? The audience will never
know.
The only saving grace for
this movie is Hopkins. His role
as a priest who becomes pos-
sessed by a demon is the most
interesting and original part of
the movie. A vast majority of
exorcism lms made recently
only involve possessed young
women, but Hopkins perfor-
mance does make for some
frightening moments, even as
an old man.
Despite having some intrigu-
ing themes and a solid perfor-
mance from Hopkins, The
Rite manages to do everything
wrong. In fact, it is utterly sin-
ful.
Stephanie Self can be reached at
arts-entertainment@neva-
dasagebrush.com.
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keIease Date: Jun. 28
Director: Michuel Hstrm
5tarring: Colin O'Donughue, Sir Anthony Hoplins und
Putger Huuer
6enre: Horror
kating: Puted PC-3 or disturbing themutic muteriul,
violence, rightening imuges und lunguuge including
sexuul reerences.
6rade: D
WARNERBROS./NEWLINECINEMA
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Hollywood's lutest exorcism-ocused horror lm.
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with seafood
restaurants
8y Casey C'lear
While people around the nation are cutting back on eating out, students at
the University of Nevada, Reno still manage to eat sushi on a regular basis. The
Japanese cuisine, known for incorporating raw sh and seaweed, has found an
unlikely home in Nevada.
Reno is sort of a diamond in the rough when it comes to sushi restaurants,
said Danny Jin, manager of Sushi Pier. Its kind of weird why its Reno. But youd
be surprised by how many people here love sushi.
Reno has more than 20 different sushi restaurants, most of which offer custom-
ers all-you-can-eat lunch and dinner specials for around $20. This dining option
is not available in most other sushi restaurants around the nation.
I spent a couple of weeks in Miami, said Ramon Barrera, the owner of Sushi
Club. One roll there a California roll that we sell for $5.95 was $18.95 for one
single roll. The way we sell sushi here is nothing.
Todd Iwamura is the general manager at Osaka Sushi Japanese Restaurant in
Sacramento. He said a few sushi restaurants in California offer all-you-can-eat
deals, but they are not as common as they are in Nevada.
I dont believe in abundance, he said. I believe in quality over quantity. You
do get more bang for your buck (in Reno). You get what you pay for. I cant argue
with that.
Iwamura said he occasionally travels to Reno and Lake Tahoe, but prefers sushi
back home in Sacramento.
The food in casinos is not that great, and I dont go to buffets, he said. I dont
know why, but it tastes different in Reno. Its not as buttery or melty in your mouth.
Its a different experience. In Sacramento, the sh tastes better.
Still, the all-you-can-eat sushi deals are an irresistible draw for college students
on a budget who enjoy the relaxed atmosphere created by the unlimited quanti-
ties of food.
I go to all-you-can-eat because its not too expensive, said Kelli Belmont, a
20-year-old biology major. I go to sushi as a special treat. I have a number of
friends who go pretty frequently because you can socialize and dont feel rushed
to eat and leave.
The appeal of all-you-can-eat menu options helps keep customers owing
regularly into local sushi restaurants.
Our prices are reasonable, Jin said. Theres a lot on the menu for all-you-can-
eat. We know that saving money is important in this economy.
Osu Kwon, a manager at Hiroba Sushi, said there are advantages and disadvan-
tages to a restaurant adopting the all-you-can-eat option. However, Kwon said
that the all-you-can-eat menu is working well for Hiroba Sushi.
Its hard to make a prot from all-you-can-eat, he said. Some restaurants
started and gave up, changing from all-you-can-eat to la carte. And, in other
cities, if you eat whatever you want, it would be double or three times more than
it costs in Reno.
Though Nevadas desert location seems an unusual haven for sushi restaurants,
its tradition of all-you-can-eat buffets and competitive pricing has lent itself well
to the growing dining phenomenon.
Casey OLear can be reached at colear@nevadasagebrush.com.
Visit our website to view u step-by-step uudio slideshow guide on how to
mule your own sushi rolls ut home, euturing one o the proessionul ches rom
Sushi Pier.
Checl out u Coogle Mup listing even more locutions o some o Peno's
numerous sushi restuurunts requented by University o Nevudu, Peno
students.
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Free Falling
Athletics plans new facilities
8y lukas ggen
The Wolf Pack athletics land-
scape might transform in the
near future. Though it is facing
tough economic times, Nevada
hopes to improve its athletic
facilities as soon as possible.
Nevada Associate Athlet-
ics Director Keith Hackett
recently held a meeting about
the athletic departments plans,
including new tennis courts and
a new soccer eld, among other
improvements.
First will be new outdoor
tennis courts, Hackett said.
The school received a donation
last year and Hackett said the
athletics department is ready to
take bids on the project in the
next couple of weeks. The plan
is to build eight outdoor courts
that will allow Nevadas mens
and womens tennis teams to
practice and host matches on
campus next season, instead of
at Lakeridge Tennis Center.
Based on future estimates,
Hackett plans to know a time-
table for the completion of the
project within the next three or
four weeks, but hoped to break
ground on the project this sum-
mer.
We had to do something
for them, Hackett said. Their
facility is in dreadful shape.
But in light of the schools
impending budget cuts, the
Womens basketball has lost its last three games
CASEYDURKIN/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
Ater un -2 sturt, the Nevudu women's busletbull teum is 4- und hus lost three gumes in u row. t is 2-4 in Western Athletic Conerence pluy.
8y lukas ggen
W
ith its conference
season about to begin
and an 11-2 record in
the bag, the Wolf Pack
womens basketball team looked to
future showdowns with Louisiana
Tech and Fresno State as its time to
show what it was made of.
Nevada secured wins against
multiple teams who made the NCAA
Tournament last season. Between
guard Tahnee Robinson and senior
forward Shavon Moore, Nevada had
two of the conferences top scorers,
combining to score 36.8 points per
game and an inside-outside game
that gave opponents ts.
Now, Nevada is hoping to forget
January as soon as it can. The Wolf
Pack has gone just 2-4 in Western
Athletic Conference play and sits in
sixth place (Nevadas game against
Hawaii Monday night nished
after publication). What many fans
expected to be a banner year for
the Wolf Pack has become a ght to
prove it can hang with the WACs top
teams.
1ANUAkY 8LU5
Heading into its last two games
with a 2-2 conference record, Ne-
vada looked to prove its worth in the
conference by taking on the WACs
top two teams: Louisiana Tech and
Fresno State.
But the Wolf Packs anticipated
showdowns with these two teams
turned into blowouts. The Wolf Pack
fell to the Lady Techsters 67-43 on
the road and lost to the Bulldogs
72-51 at home.
Nevada stands at just 2-4 in confer-
ence play and has lost three games in
a row.
Well, obviously right now theres
a lot of distance between us and
Fresno, head coach Jane Albright
said. We were picked third in the
conference and we got a hard week
after this game. Itll be hard to re-
group. Its disappointing.
While playing a two-game stretch
against the conferences top two
teams is never easy, its the way the
Wolf Pack lost that has caused con-
cern. Despite boasting the confer-
ences second-leading scorer overall
in Robinson (20.4 points per game)
and two of the top-10 rebounders per
game in Moore and forward Kayla
Williams, the Wolf Packs offense
has been anemic in its conference
games.
Robinson has been held to more
than four points below her season
average, as opponents are holding
her to 16 points per game.
Teams have put pressure on Ne-
vadas offense, often opting for the
Among the pluns or new
sports ucilities or the Wol
Pucl ure u new nuturul gruss
soccer eld, un indoor trucl
ucility und un expunded
swimming pool.
Nevudu hopes to complete
new tennis courts this yeur.
1he uthletic depurtment
hus $20 million in proects
let to complete.
8UlLDlN6 PLAN5
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Ralph Waldo Emerson once
said, With the past, I have
nothing to do; nor with the
future. I live now.
I halfway agree with this
legendary American essayist.
Yes, Mr. Emerson, it is true
that we
can do
nothing
with the
past.
But our
future
is all we
have
to look
forward
to.
Some-
how, that all relates to the
Wolf Pack mens basketball
teams season.
Nevada started 3-10 after a
loss on Dec. 27 to Portland. All
was lost.
The Wolf Packs core
of young players wasnt
performing, head coach
David Carters system wasnt
working and most were losing
faith that a turnaround was
on the horizon.
Then came Western Athletic
Conference play.
Nevada took a double dose
of Michaels Secret Stuff
(See Space Jam) and has
rampaged through the WAC
so far, posting a 5-3 league
mark after a four-game
winning streak.
The Wolf Pack has won
conference games by a
margin of about 10 points per
game and has proven to be as
legitimate as Pauly Ds hair is
hard (See Jersey Shore).
But all we can really say
about the teams season up to
this point is that it has been as
consistent as The Situations
taste in women (See Jersey
Shore again).
But enough with the TV
references.
Based on what weve seen,
here are my halfway-through-
WAC-play predictions on who
will be Nevadas go-to guys as
the regular season dwindles
and the pressure of the
postseason mounts.
MCST VAlUA8l PlAYR:
DARIC HUNT
Of all the picks, this ones
the no-brainer.
Hunt was expected to be
a leader before the season
started and has far exceeded
expectations.
His 13.7 points, 9.4
rebounds and 1.6 blocks per
game are all team-highs and
he has taken his offensive
game to another level.
Before, Hunt could be
counted on for a couple of
layups on offensive rebounds
every now and then. Now,
he is a reliable player with a
multitude of post moves and
a consistent jumper.
Should the junior forward
continue his above-average
play, he should be in the
running for WAC Player of the
Year.
See FUTUk Page B4
1uan
Lez
CASEYDURKIN/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
Nevudu's 1uhnee Pobinson is uveruging points per gume in conerence
pluy, our points less thun her seuson uveruge.
See 5TkU66L5 Page B4
Nevada draws Irvine
in BracketBusters
Staff Report
The Nevada mens basketball
team will host the University of
California, Irvine in the annual
ESPN BracketBusters at 2:05 p.m.
Feb. 19 at Lawlor Events Center.
The Wolf Pack is 5-2 all-time
in BracketBusters games, with a
5-0 record at home and an 0-2
mark on the road.
The Anteaters are 10-12 and
3-5 in the Big West Conference.
UC Irvine has dropped two
games in a row after winning its
previous three.
Other Western Athletic
Conference BracketBusters
matchups include Boise State
at the University of California,
Santa Barbara, Utah State at St.
Marys and Northern Colorado
at New Mexico State.
The sports desk can be reached
at sports@nevadasagebrush.com
MN'5 A5KTALL
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is the number o losses

the teum uccumuluted
in its six conerence
gumes.

is the number o
points Nevudu lost
to lresno Stute by
on Suturduy.

is the number o
buslets 1uhnee
Pobinson mude out o
7 shots uguinst lresno.
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DAkl0 HUNT
1he Nevudu men's busletbull
teum deeuted lresno Stute on
1hursduy 79-7 thunls to or-
wurd Durio Hunt. Hunt notched
u double-double, scoring 24 points und grub-
bing rebounds. He rucled up these points
despite ucing one o the Western Athletic
Conerence's best orwurds in Creg Smith.
Hunt ulso helped the Wol Pucl close out the
8ulldogs by hitting two big ree throws ut the
end o the gume.
D0NT 8UkT0N
1he reshmun point guurd hus
scored in double gures in Ne-
vudu's lust our gumes. Aguinst
lresno Stute, 8urton scored 7
points und hit severul big ree throws ut the
end o the gume to seul the victory or the
Wol Pucl. Nevudu's top reshmun recruit
cun continue to excel und put up similur stu-
tistics, it will help the Wol Pucl stuy on the
winning puth.
D80kAH AM0AH
Although the sophomore's murl
o 2.0 meters in the triple ump
event wus good or ust th
pluce, it set the third-best score
in Nevudu history. 1he ump wus ulso the
best in the Western Athletic Conerence this
seuson.
6lNA DCKAkD
1he senior runner hud the best
nish o the duy or the Wol
Pucl ut the Cherry und Silver
nvitutionul hosted by New Mex-
ico. She tool third in the 0-meter hurdles.
Lust seuson, Declurd set u school record in
the 0-meter hurdles with u time o 8.SS.

ANDkA K05TCKl
With two o the Wol Pucl's top
swimmers out (Mengiuo Mi und
Chuvisu 1huveesupsoonthorn)
Kostecli tool the opportunity
to stund out. She pluced rst in the 200- und
00-yurd reestyle events.
A
fter participating in
Saturdays Senior Bowl,
former Nevada quarter-
back Colin Kaepernick
turned a few heads. Sure, hell be a
work in progress, but Kaepernick
has a chance to make an impact in
the National Football League.
But where would he be most
effective?
A lot of teams
will be looking for
quarterbacks this
offseason. The
Minnesota Vikings
are looking to
replace Brett Favre
with anyone not
named Tarvaris
Jackson. The San
Francisco 49ers
appear ready to
turn the page on
Alex Smith. The Carolina Panthers
well, I wouldnt wish anyone the task
of having to play quarterback there.
So what team is the best t for
Kaepernick?
The Miami Dolphins.
Lets face it, the pistol offense,
as inventive as it is, is far from a
pro-style offense. If Kaepernick is
drafted to a team like the Vikings
or the 49ers, he will have a long
transition period.
So the question is: Can Kaeper-
nick adjust to a system in which he
goes under center and drops back to
pass most of the time?
Sure, going to a team like San
Francisco would undoubtedly
delight Wolf Pack fans. Its also true
that going to a team like Carolina or
Minnesota may provide Kaepernick
a chance to compete for a starting or
backup job, but Miami is the perfect
t.
The Dolphins use of the wildcat
offense provides the perfect transi-
tion for Kaepernick into the NFL.
Miami is a team that is willing
to use an offense that highlights
Kaepernick at his best. Get him
into an offensive scheme where he
is able to run and throw the ball.
Kaepernicks legs and speed are just
as essential to his game as his arm.
Im not saying Kaepernick couldnt
adapt to the more traditional
pro-style offenses. If Kaepernicks
accuracy stays high and he works on
reading defenses and getting rid of
the ball more quickly by tweaking
his throwing motion, he could turn
into a solid NFL quarterback.
However, a big part of what
makes Kaepernick such an
exciting player is what he can
create on the ground as well as
through the air. Its never quite
apparent whether hes about to
burn a defense with a 20-yard run
or a 20-yard pass and that is what
makes him so exciting.
But even if he goes to a team like
the Dolphins, theres no guarantee
he will succeed. How many dual-
threat quarterbacks have there been
that have failed to adjust to the NFL?
A system that can use Kaeper-
nicks running and throwing abilities
will allow him the best chance to
succeed in the NFL.
Consider this my plea to the
Dolphins.
Roll the dice on Kaepernick. Youll
get one of the nations best quar-
terbacks. And the Wolf Pack nation
will get a chance to see Kaepernick
shine in an offense thats not afraid
to have its quarterback run.
And thats something all Nevada
fans want to see.
Lukas Eggen can be reached at leg-
gen@nevadasagebrush.com.
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ut Utuh Stute 8 p.m. Wednesduy
vs. Sun Jose St. 7.30 p.m. Suturduy
TH SKINNY: With the Wol
Pucl riding u our-gume
winning streul, Nevudu uces
its toughest remuining test
- Utuh Stute. 1he Aggies
deeuted Nevudu eurlier this
seuson und ure undeeuted
in conerence pluy. 1he
Wol Pucl will lool to prove
thut it is u true contender
in the conerence uter
beuting 8oise Stute und New
Mexico Stute, both o which
were in second pluce in the
conerence stundings eurlier
in the yeur. lreshmun point
guurd Deonte 8urton will lool
to continue his strong pluy
und leud Nevudu to its biggest
win o the seuson.
W0MN'5 8A5KT8ALL
vs. Utuh Stute 7 p.m. 1hursduy
ut Sun Jose Stute 7 p.m. Suturduy
TH SKINNY: Ater two
blowout losses to Louisiunu
1ech und lresno Stute, the
women's busletbull teum will
try to show it's still one o the
top teums uguinst the Aggies
und the Spurtuns. 1he Wol
Pucl will seel revenge since
Utuh Stute deeuted Nevudu
eurlier this seuson. 1o do so,
guurd 1uhnee Pobinson und
orwurd Shuvon Moore must
pluy better thun they huve in
the lust ew gumes.
W0MN'5 TNNl5
ut Sucrumento Stute 18A lriduy
ut Arizonu 18A Suturduy
ut lresno Stute 18A Sunduy
TH SKINNY: Ater splitting
its rst two mutches o the
spring seuson, the Wol
Pucl hus three mutches this
weelend. Nevudu's mutch
uguinst lresno Stute will
be the teum's conerence
opener us the Wol Pucl
begins its murch to the
Western Athletic Conerence
Chumpionships.
TONYCONTINI/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
lreshmun point guurd Deonte 8urton scored 7
points which helped Nevudu beut lresno Stute
79-7 1hursduy. 1his is the ourth-struight
gume 8urton hus scored more thun 0 points.
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During its four-game win-
ning streak, the Nevada mens
basketball team has established
a balanced scoring attack. Four
of the teams starters during this
streak (and in the season over-
all) are averaging more than 10
points per game (forwards Olek
Czyz and Dario Hunt, along
with guards Deonte Burton and
Malik Story).
Together, these four players
average almost 60 points per
game, which accounts for more
than 66 percent of the teams to-
tal points in its last four games.
(The players) are starting to
show up every night now, and I
think everyone is coming along
and youre starting to see (the
results) on the court, Hunt
said.
In the Wolf Packs last game
against Fresno State, Hunt,
Burton and Story all scored in
double gures. Czyz wasnt far
behind with nine. However,
Hunt took center stage, scoring
24 points on 9-of-11 shooting
and grabbing 11 rebounds
despite playing against Greg
Smith, one of the best forwards
in the Western Athletic Confer-
ence.
I always want to come out
and have a good game, but I
know Greg (Smith) and he is a
really good player, Hunt said.
We go at it every time we play
and I knew I had to bring it with
someone like that.
Burton scored 17 points,
making it the fth-straight
game he scored more than 10
points. Burton also went 8-of-
11 from the free-throw line and
hit several big free throws at the
end of the game.
Story scored 13 points on
4-of-7 shooting despite only
making 1-of-4 three pointers.
He is averaging 12 points per
game during the Wolf Packs
four game winning streak.
While most of Nevadas
starters are playing better and
the team as a whole improved,
head coach David Carter said
he wants to see more players
contribute.
Against Fresno State, guard
Jordan Burris answered Carters
call. Burris scored nine points
and grabbed three rebounds in
19 minutes of play, which are
the most minutes he has played
in the Wolf Packs last 10 games.
Carter trusted Burris enough to
leave him in at the end of the
game.
I prefer to go with the hot
player and Burris was playing
well, Carter said.
The freshman was Nevadas
second-highest-rated recruit
this season. The number of
minutes he plays has decreased
during the teams last 10 games
because he hit a freshman wall,
which is when a player struggles
his freshman year, Carter said.
Burris said his performance
against the Bulldogs was a result
from long hours in the gym and
keeping his spirits up.
Its just staying positive and
working hard every day and
eventually things are going to
get better, Burris said.
Now that the Wolf Pack has
proved it can string together
wins, it will face another big
test this week when it travels
Wednesday to conference-
leading and No. 22 Utah State.
If the team can continue to
receive balanced scoring from
its starters and Nevadas bench,
the Wolf Pack could see its win-
ning streak extend to ve.
Cory Thomas can be reached at
cthomas@nevadasagebrush.com.
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Wolf Pack discovers its top scorers
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1he Wol Pucl received signicunt scoring rom our sturters uguinst lresno Stute, three o which scored more thun 0 points. Nevudu is S-3 in Western Athletic Conerence pluy.
Nevada continues to nd ways to win despite inexperience
Durio Hunt, Deonte
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The Nevada mens rugby
club won by a narrow margin,
22-20, in its season opener
Saturday over the nations No.
17 Division II rugby club, the
University of California, Santa
Cruz.
We started to implement
our coachs game plan, said
Erik Madsen, an electrical
engineering graduate student
and third-year anker. We had
trouble in a couple preseason
games, but we really started
to gure it out and work as a
team.
First-year head coach Nelo
Lui, former captain of the
Eagles USA National Sevens
team, saw his efforts come
to fruition on the pitch and
praised his team for its poise.
They commit, they play as
a team rather than individuals,
and they stick to what were
doing in practice for the game
plan that we wanted to run,
Lui said.
Second-year anker Ryan
Shemerhorn scored the rst
try of the match and Nevada
made the conversion to make
it 7-0. UCSC then scored 15
unanswered points, including
a three-point penalty kick, two
tries and a conversion to go up
15-7.
After another try by Mad-
sen, second-year anker Zack
Ramos scored the game-
changing try to make it 17-15.
To come back in the end
like that really showed we have
some heart, Ramos said.
Jerome Klima scored
Nevadas nal try to build
the lead 22-15, but the team
barely held on as UCSC scored
its last try in the nal seconds
of the match to make it 22-20.
A two-point conversion would
have forced overtime.
One Nevada fan suggested
that the UCSC kicker pulled a
Brotzman, (referring to Boise
State kicker Kyle Brotzman),
but Ramos said that windy
conditions had affected the
match from the get-go.
We should have beat them
by more, Lui said. Our de-
fense was not 100 percent of
what Ive seen, so we didnt get
what we really need.
Overall, Nevada will have
a lot to live up to this season
between the accredited expe-
riences of its new head coach
and its rich history as one of
the longest standing clubs on
the universitys campus (since
1898).
It takes a lot to psych us
up after winter break, and
our coach has been good at
getting us trained and ready to
work hard getting our minds
focused, said Club President
Dave Valez. Our coach was
instrumental in getting us
ready for this game.
Nevada now has a bye week
and will then head to face No.
15 San Jose State on Feb. 12.
We did good on offensive,
but If were going to travel to
San Jose and compete, our
weakness on defense will need
work, Lui said. We need to
meet the ballcarrier in the
middle rather than wait for
him to come to us.
Eric Castillo can be reached at
sports@nevadasagebrush.com
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Nevada
rugby
wins
opener
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Nevudu orwurd Durio Hunt recorded one o his best gumes o the seuson uguinst lresno Stute. He
posted u double-double with 24 points und rebounds.
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Nevada quarterback Colin
Kaepernick played in the Senior
Bowl on Saturday in an audition
for the NFL.
Kaepernick played on the
North team against the South,
losing 24-10. He completed
4-of-9 passes for 53 yards and
threw an interception.
While Kaepernick did not shine,
Florida States Christian Ponder
did. Ponder completed 7-of-13
passes for 132 yards and two
touchdowns.
Despite Kaepernicks below-
average performance, there is
a consensus he will be drafted.
However, experts are projecting
him to get picked anywhere
between the second and sixth
round.
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The Utah State mens bas-
ketball team is undefeated in
conference play at 9-0 and 20-2
on the season, but it got a scare
Friday in Hawaii.
The Aggies defeated the War-
riors 89-84 in double overtime.
Utah State guard Brian Green
scored a team-high 22 points on
7-of-13 shooting.
Hawaii guard Zane Johnson
scored a team high 25 points
and forward Bill Amis recorded
a double-double with 15 points
and 12 rebounds.
Utah State shot 45 percent
from the eld and the Warriors
shot 44 percent. The difference
came at the free throw line. The
Aggies shot 24-of-31 and Hawaii
shot 20-of-30. With the loss, the
Warriors fell to 3-6 in the Western
Athletic Conference.
The Aggies will host the Wolf
Pack on Wednesday.
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The Bulldogs beat the Broncos
70-60 Saturday after beating
Idaho 71-56 Thursday.
Louisiana Tech guard DeAndre
Brown led all players in scoring
with 19 on 8-of-17 shooting
against the Broncos. Bulldog
forward Olu Ashaolu recorded a
double-double, scoring 15 points
and grabbing 10 rebounds.
Against the Vandals, forward
Olu Ashaolu racked up one of his
best performances of the season.
He posted 24 points on 8-of-16
shooting and 18 rebounds.
Bulldog guard Kenyon Mc-
Neaill tallied 21 points.
Louisiana Tech improved to
2-7 in conference, but remains
at the bottom of the Western
Athletic Conference.
Boise State fell to 5-4 in WAC
play and sits at fourth, one game
behind Nevada in the conference
standings.
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In its nal regular-season
match of the season, the Wolf
Pack swimming and diving team
lost 124-80 to the University of
Seattle on Saturday.
Two of its top performers,
sophomores Chavisa Thavee-
supsoonthorn and Mengjiao Mi,
did not compete.
It opened up a spot for other
Nevada swimmers to perform
and make an impact. One athe-
lete who seized that opportunity
was freshman Andrea Kostecki.
She took rst place in the 100-
and 200-yard freestyle events.
She also helped the Wolf Pack
win rst place in the 200-yard
medley relay race.
Nevada will now prepare for
the WAC Championships in San
Antonio between Feb. 23 - 26.
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Senior runner Gina Deckard,
who set a Nevada record in the
60-meter hurdles with a time
of 8:55, took third in that same
event at the Cherry and Silver
match hosted by the University
of New Mexico.
Sophomore Deborah Amoah
also had a top-ve nish, taking
fth in the triple jump event.
Despite coming in fth place,
her mark of 12.06 meters is the
best in the WAC this season
and is third-best in Wolf Pack
history.
Nevadas next match is at the
Huskie Classic, hosted by the
University of Washington, on
Feb. 12.
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MATCH CANCLD
Because of bad weather in the
area, the Nevada mens tennis
match against Sacramento State
was canceled.
This was to be Nevadas third
match of the season. Its previ-
ous two matches came in a 4-3
win against UC Riverside and a
6-1 loss to Loyola Marymount.
The match against Sacramento
State will be rescheduled for a
date to be determined later.
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athletics departments rst
business is to get its nances in
order.
Our rst priority is to balance
the operating budget, Athletics
Director Cary Groth said. The
next priority is to make sure
that our facilities can provide
opportunities for our teams to
compete at this level.
After the tennis courts are
completed, the athletics depart-
ment will look to provide the
track and eld team an indoor
track facility that would allow
Nevada to host meets. The Wolf
Pack is unable to host meets at
its outdoor track at Mackay Sta-
dium due to violations of NCAA
regulations. Ofcials are also
planning a natural grass eld for
the soccer team to play on.
The athletics department has
about $20 million in projects left
it wants to accomplish. Among
the buildings planned are an
indoor practice facility for the
basketball teams, an expanded
swimming pool, a new facility
for the rie team and an indoor
practice facility for mens and
womens golf.
Hackett hopes these improve-
ments will help the athletics
department be competitive with
other schools in the Mountain
West Conference.
Though Nevada would like for
all the projects to be completed,
the availability and willingness
of donors to give money toward
a certain project plays a big a role
in which ones will be completed.
We prioritize based on need
and if we have the donorship to
get it done, which is almost the
bigger factor, Hackett said. If
you dont have money, you cant
do the project.
The athletics department
holds meetings at least twice
per year in order to discuss the
status and priority of projects.
According to Hackett, the school
has spent $20 million since 2005
on improvements to existing
and new facilities.
Lukas Eggen can be reached at
leggen@nevadasagebrush.com.
Complex
CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1
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While Hunt is the teams
most valuable asset, Burton
is the most important to the
teams success.
During the Wolf Packs
four-game winning streak,
the freshman point guard has
averaged 19.3 points and 4.5 as-
sists per game. Another reason
Burton will be a vital part of the
team In Nevadas 13 losses,
Burton is averaging 11.8 points
per game. In wins 16.3.
Simply put, when Burton is
playing with condence and his
shots are falling, theres few in
the WAC as exciting as him.
Look out for this shoo-in for
WAC Freshman of the Year.
PLAYk TD WATCH: DLK
CZYZ
As soon as this junior forward
came on board, he made his
impact felt.
In Nevadas rst three confer-
ence games, Czyz averaged
24.7 points and 5.7 rebounds
per game while shooting 72.2
percent from the eld. Czyz was
showing signs of being one of
the WACs best and still is.
At 13.4 points per game, hes
the teams third-leading scorer
and should only get better with
experience. I see some 30-point
explosions in this young mans
horizon.
The Nevada crowd better start
coming up with some clever
chants for his name.
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This one was difcult because
I can easily see guard Jordan
Burris getting more consistent
playing time and developing
into a playmaker for the Wolf
Pack in the coming seasons.
But for this season, Nyeko is
the way to go.
After playing just 32 total
minutes in the teams rst 16
games, the guard has chipped
in 17.4 minutes per game in
Nevadas last ve contests.
While he hasnt scored much,
his presence on the court as a
long defender and a rebounder
is immeasurable.
Nyeko is obviously showing
signs of improvement in
practice (as evidenced by
his increased playing time)
and should only continue to
progress.
Dont look for him to ll up
the stat sheet, but expect him to
do whatever it takes to win.
So there. Mr. Emerson, stick
that in your pipe and smoke it.
Juan Lpez can be reached at
jlopez@nevadasagebrush.com.
Future
CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1
full-court press and playing tight
man-to-man defense.
Against Fresno State, Robinson
and Moore, the Wolf Packs top
two scorers, were held to 5-of-25
from the eld as the Wolf Pack
failed to nd rhythm on offense.
Opposing defenses have also
prevented Nevada from sharing
the ball. In conference play, the
Wolf Pack ranks last in the con-
ference with an average of 9.7
assists per game.
Yet, while the teams offense
has sputtered as of late, players
refused to point to the full-court
press as the complete source of
their problems.
I believe in the beginning
it might have thrown us off a
little bit, Nevada guard Amanda
Johnson said. But we gured it
out.
Nevadas game against Fresno
State exposed several holes
the Wolf Pack must x going
forward.
Whether it was leaving shoot-
ers open for three-pointers or
giving Fresno State 16 free-throw
attempts in the second half,
Nevada has been haunted by a
variety of problems.
We have to do the little
things, guard Nicole Williams
said. But we gave it all we could.
We had effort. We had heart but
we came up short.
As the Wolf Pack looks to nd
answers, perhaps the solution
lies in the mental aspect of the
team, especially when compared
to teams like Fresno State.
(Fresno State) has so much
mental condence that we dont
have, Albright said. Theyve
won the league the past three
years and they have that con-
dence. We really have the oppo-
site where we kind of hesitate.
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Struggles have left Nevada at a
critical juncture. With nine games
remaining before the WAC Tour-
nament, Nevada trails rst-place
Louisiana Tech by four-and-a-half
games.
With its hope for a regular-
season conference title fading
fast, the Wolf Pack will likely have
to play for seeding in the confer-
ence tournament.
But the Wolf Packs road into the
WAC Tournament isnt getting any
easier. Nevada next hosts Utah
State, a team that already defeated
the Wolf Pack earlier this season.
Its going to be really hard
physically and mentally, Albright
said. Its hard to get beat at home
pretty badly.
Nevadas nal two games of
the regular season fail to provide
any relief a home game against
Louisiana Tech and on the road
against Fresno State. The games
could not only decide what seed
the Wolf Pack enters the WAC
Tournament, but whether Nevada
surges in with momentum or
stumbles in.
Though the Wolf Pack is looking
to return to its early season form,
which saw Nevada look like con-
tenders, Albright said she believed
the team would get back on track.
Well make due and well nd
a way, Albright said. If we can
come out of the week with three
wins, well be all right.
Lukas Eggen can be reached at
leggen@nevadasagebrush.com.
Struggles
CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1
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Ater u strong -2 sturt this seuson, the Nevudu women's busletbull teum hus gone ust 2-4 in Western Athletic Conerence pluy.
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Nevudu's trucl und eld teum is unuble to host meets ut its outdoor trucl ut Mucluy Studium due to violutions o NCAA regulutions.
Vote in un online poll
on who you thinl the Wol
Pucl's second-hul sturs will
be.
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P55lMl5T 5AY5: 1he Aggies prove
the Wol Pucl huve yet to reuch its level
und dominutes Nevudu in neurly every
cutegory. 8riun Creen ruins three-point
buclets und 8rudy Jurdine dominutes
the gluss. Nevudu's youth und
inexperience shows us it turns the bull
over more thun 20 times. lorwurd Durio
Hunt is orced to provide the scoring.
0UTC0M: Utuh Stute wins 82-
WoIf Pack to take on No.
22 Aggies in Logan
1he Wol Pucl is riding u
our-gume winning streul
but will uce one o its
toughest opponents o
the seuson in Utuh Stute.
1he Aggies ure 20-2 und
undeeuted in conerence
pluy ut 9-0. Nevudu ulreudy
uced Utuh Stute this seuson
ut home und lost 8-7.
While severul pluyers or
the Wol Pucl ure scoring in
double gures, it might not
be enough. 1he bench must
step up und provide vuluuble
minutes und Nevudu cunnot
uord to nish the gume lile
it did uguinst lresno Stute
becuuse the Aggies will tule
udvuntuge.
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33.7 (S) 3-Point Pct. 38 ()
9.S (S) lree 1hrow Pct. 72 (2)
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4.8 (S) 1urnovers 2 (2)
-. (8) Scoring Murgin +2.9 ()
70 (S) Scoring 72. (4)
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4.4 (8) Steuls 4.2 (9)
3. (3) 8locls 3.4 (S)
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Utuh Stute 9-0 20-2
New Mexico Stute -3 2-
Nevada 5-3 8-13
8oise Stute S-4 2-9
duho S-4 2-9
Huwuii 3- 2-9
lresno Stute 3- 8-2
Sun Jose Stute 2-7 0-0
Louisiunu 1ech 2-7 -2
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0PTlMl5T 5AY5: 1he much-improved
Nevudu teum is reudy or powerul Utuh
Stute. lreshmun point guurd Deonte
8urton tules better cure o the bull
und orwurd Durio Hunt dominutes in
rebounding. Nevudu orces the Aggies
to shoot umpers und get nothing inside.
1he Wol Pucl shoots better thun S0
percent us the Aggies go cold.
0UTC0M: Nevudu wins 80-7
Lust yeur's ull Western Athletic Conerence Newcomer o the Yeur is
continuing to stund out ut Utuh Stute und is u big reuson why the Aggies ure
in rst pluce und undeeuted in the WAC. Cuurd 8riun Creen's best busletbull
slill is his three-point shooting ubility. He set un Aggies record in three-point
percentuge lust yeur ut S0 percent. 1his seuson, he is still Utuh Stute's biggest
threut rom beyond the three-point line, shooting 47 percent und hus u teum
high o SS three pointers. Although Creen is not u sturter or the Aggies, he
still is second on the teum in scoring, uveruging .8 points per gume. 1he
Wol Pucl must contuin him rom beyond the three-point line und orce Creen
to tule contested shots.
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UTAH 5TAT
22, Forward, 8rady 1ardine
Junior, -oot-7, 220 pounds,
8.3 ppg, 7.9 rpg
42, Forward, Tai WesIey
Senior, -oot-7, 240 pounds,
4.3 ppg, 7.8 rpg
3, 6uard, 8rockeith Pane
Junior, -oot-, 9S pounds,
0.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg
24, 6uard, TyIer NewboId
Senior, -oot-S, 20
pounds, .9 ppg, 3. upg
5, 6uard, Pooh WiIIiams
Senior, -oot-4, 90
pounds, 9 ppg, .39S lC
percentuge
NVADA
44, Forward, Dario Hunt
Junior, -oot-8, 230 pounds,
3.7 ppg, 9.4 rpg
31, Forward, 0Iek Czyz
Junior, -oot-7, 240
pounds, 3.4 ppg, S.7 rpg
2, 6uard, 1erry vans
lreshmun, -oot-8, 88
pounds, 4. ppg, 3.8 rpg
34, 6uard, MaIik 5tory
Sophomore, -oot-S, 22S
pounds, 3.4 ppg, .7 upg
24, 6uard, Deonte 8urton
lreshmun, -oot-, 8S
pounds, 3.S ppg, 3.7 upg
*Conerence runlings in purenthesis
**All stutistics through gumes 2//20
WAC T0P 50 5TAT LADk5
Points. A. Oliver Sun Jose Stute 23. (4)
F6 %: D. Hunt Nevada 53.8 (43)
kebounds: D. Hunt Nevada 9.4 (35)
* Nutionul runling in purentheses
1. Ohio Stute (S) 22-0
2. Kunsus 20-
3. 1exus 8-3
4. Pittsburgh 20-2
5. Dule 9-2
6. Connecticut 7-3
7. Sun Diego Stute 2-
8. 8righum Young 20-2
9. Notre Dume 7-4
10. Kentucly -4
11. Purdue 8-4
12. Villunovu 7-4
13. Ceorgetown -S
14. Missouri 7-4
15. Louisville 7-4
16. 1exus A&M 7-3
17. Syrucuse 8-4
18. Minnesotu -S
18. Wisconsin S-S
20. Wushington S-S
21. Arizonu 8-4
22. Utuh Stute 20-2
23. Vunderbilt S-S
24. North Curolinu S-S
25. West Virginiu 4-
OTHkS kClVlNC VOTS
Xuvier 92, lloridu 80, llinois 49, lloridu Stute
43, Cincinnuti 3, Virginiu Commonweulth
24, Murquette 23, 1emple S, Duquesne S,
Penn Stute 4, Coustul Curolinu 8, UNLV 7,
Wichitu Stute , Suint Mury's , 1ennessee 4,
Northern owu 3, Clevelund Stute 3, 8elmont
3, Colorudo Stute 2, Nebruslu 2, Old Do-
minion , St. John's , Hurvurd , Wushington
Stute
MAKlN6 TH CALL
UTAHSTATEMEDIASERVICES
Utuh Stute Cuurd 8riun Creen
Conference-leading Aggies host upstart Wolf Pack
TONYCONTINI/NEVADASAGEGEBRUSH
Nevudu Cuurd Jerry Evuns
Nevudu ut Utuh Stute
When: Wednesduy, 8 p.m.
Where: Dee Clen Smith
Spectrum (holds 0, 270)
kadio: ESPN Pudio 30,
Sirius Sutellite Chunnel 2
T.V.: ESPN 2
THl5 WK'5 6AM
8y lukas ggen
The Wolf Pack mens basketball team appears
to be a Western Athletic Conference contender.
On a four-game winning streak, Nevada is
5-3 in conference play and in a virtual tie for
second place in the WAC.
With victories against New Mexico State
and Boise State on its record, it looks like the
Wolf Pack could make a deep run in the WAC
Tournament. But to establish itself as a threat
in the conference, Nevada must prove itself
against the WACs best Utah State.
The Wolf Pack travels to play nationally-
ranked19-2 Utah State, which already defeated
the Wolf Pack 81-67 on Jan. 8.
CLA55 0F TH WAC
It is clear that all roads to the WAC Tourna-
ment will run through the Aggies. Utah State
(9-0 in WAC) has won eight of its nine confer-
ence games by eight or more points.
Utah State is the antithesis of
Nevada. Aside from forward Dario Hunt,
Nevadas lineup consists of all new faces. Utah
State has one of the most experienced teams
in the conference. The Aggies returned six
players from last years squad and have
one of the most balanced scoring
attacks in the WAC.
Five Utah State players average
at least eight points per game,
and three average 10 or more
Tai Wesley (14.4), Brian Green
(11.8) and Brockeith Pane (10.9).
The reason for the Aggies success
in spreading the scoring around is because it is
one of the conferences best at sharing the ball.
Utah States 314 assists lead the conference
by almost 30 over second-place Idaho. Though
Tyler Newbold leads the team in assists with 65,
ve players have at least 36 assists and three
have at least 50.
With a team thats built on passing, Nevada
wont be able to concentrate on just one player.
This balance is the main reason the Aggies have
the conferences fourth-best scoring offense,
averaging 71.3 points per game. That is bad
news for the Wolf Pack, which lets opponents
score an average of 71.6 points per game, the
second-worst scoring defense in the WAC.
DFN5
Though Utah State puts up impressive of-
fensive numbers, the Aggies didnt get to be 9-0
in conference play by just scoring. Utah State
boasts the WACs top defense in points allowed,
holding opponents to 58 points per game.
In the teams rst meeting, the Wolf Pack
found some success offensively, scoring 67
points. Since then, Utah State has allowed
opponents to score more than 60 points just
once in its last six games. Meaning, the Wolf
Pack cannot afford to get into a high-scoring
affair with Utah State.
Forwards Brady Jardine and Tai Wesley
combine for more than 16 rebounds per
game. Though Utah State lacks the one
dominant rebounder in the middle, as a
team, the Aggies are one of the best.
With Utah States defense holding
opponents to less than 40 percent
shooting, the Aggies also make sure
opponents only get one shot. Utah
State out-rebounds its opponents by
more than nine per game, the top
rebounding margin in the confer-
ence.
The Wolf Pack will look to Hunt to
battle in the middle. The winner of
the rebound battle will likely be the
team that comes out on top.
Lukas Eggen can be reached at leg-
gen@nevadasagebrush.com.
Date 0onent kesuIt

Nov. 5eattIe Pacic L 84-81
Nov. 3 Montana W 81-66
Nov. S Pucic L 64-53
Nov. Pepperdine L 76-75
Nov. 22 Ceorge Wushington L 58-56
Nov. 23 8oston University L 66-57
Nov. 30 ut South Dulotu Stute L 82-65
Dec. 4 UNLV L 82-70
Dec. ut Houston L 64-61
Dec. 5an Francisco 5tate W 78-64
Dec. 7 Arizona 5tate L 78-75
Dec. 20 PortIand 5tate W 79-73
Dec. 22 ut Wushington L 90-60
Dec. 27 ut Portlund L 66-62
Dec. 3 Hawaii W 86-69
Jun. 3 ut lresno Stute L 80-74
Jun. 8 Utah 5tate L 81-67
Jun. 2 ut duho L 72-67
Jun. S ut 8oise Stute W 69-67
Jun. 20 New Mexico 5tate W 90-71
Jun. 22 Louisiana Tech W 66-58
Jun. 27 Fresno 5tate W 79-76
Wednesduy ut Utuh Stute 8 p.m.
Suturduy 5an 1ose 5tate 7.30 p.m.
leb. 2 ut Sun Jose Stute 7 p.m.
leb. 4 ut Huwuii 9 p.m.
leb. 9 UC lrvine 2.0S p.m.
leb. 24 ldaho 7.30 p.m.
leb. 2 8oise 5tate 7.30 p.m.
Mur. 3 ut Louisiunu 1ech p.m.
Mur. S ut New Mexico Stute p.m.