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THE
NEWS in REVIEW
By Jacob Solis
INTERNATIONAL
U.S. levies new sanctions after
Iran reaches landmark in nuclear
deal
The Obama administration enacted new sanctions against 11 Iranian
companies and individuals Sunday,
just as many old U.S. sanctions on the
country were lifted after it completed
the first steps in implementing last
summers landmark nuclear deal.
Iran, whose nuclear disarmament
program is being monitored by the
International Atomic Energy Agency,
has removed two-thirds of its centrifuges and shipped 25,000 pounds
of uranium out of the country since
October, according to the White
House. President Barack Obama has
hailed Irans cooperation as a victory
for diplomacy.
Other events in the past few days,
including the quick return of 10 U.S.
sailors who strayed into Iranian waters and the release of five Americans
from an Iranian prison, have backed
up Obamas assertions and signaled
a historic thaw in relations between
the two countries. Under the leadership of political hardliners, Iran
has remained a staunch opponent
to American foreign policy in the
Middle East since its revolution in
1979.
However, despite its progress,
Iran remains a state sponsor of
terrorism and a violator of human
rights, so more progress on the diplomatic front is likely to be gradual,
evidenced at least in part by these
new sanctions.
NATIONAL
NUTS BOLTS
By Marcus Lavergne
See ACHIEVEMENT
page A4
Construction workers clean the sidewalks around the William N. Pennington Student Achievement
Center on Monday, Jan. 18. The SAC is the newest building on the University of Nevada, Renos campus
and is expected to open sometime this spring.
LOCAL
New school choice law on hold
after injunction
State savings accounts that
Nevada parents could use to pay
for private school for their children
are stuck on hold after a state court
granted an injunction to opponents
of the law, according to the Las Vegas
Review-Journal. The judge, District
Judge James Wilson, said that the
new law is likely unconstitutional
and granted the injunction after
the plaintiffs in the case were able
to [demonstrate] reasonable probability they would prevail at trial.
The law itself, Senate Bill 302,
could theoretically violate the state
constitution because it uses some
state money set aside for public
schools in order to pay private
school tuition. With the injunction,
however, more than 4,000 parents
have been left in administrative
limbo as they await further action
from the Nevada Supreme Court.
Jacob Solis can be reached at jsolis@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
BRUTALLY BEAUTIFUL
A year in review
for Nevada politics
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A NUMBERS GAME
The numbers paint a clear
picture.
The Department of Educations
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Education
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All Items
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, graph by Jacob Solis/Nevada Sagebrush
An easy way to visualize the yearly increase of college tuition is by comparing it to inflation, or the change in price of all items.
When looked at year-by-year, the increase in the cost of college has always been above the overall rate of inflation since 1982.
NEWS | A3
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By Jacob Solis
State politics, unlike its federal counterpart, is an often overlooked part
of any Americans daily life. This goes
doubly for young Americans (read: college students), who are less politically
active than any other demographic, according to the Census Bureau. But even
if Americans arent paying that much
attention, state governments are still
hammering away at all kinds of legislation that directly affects the daily grind.
Nevada is no exception, so without
further ado, heres the year in Nevada
politics.
Gov. Brian Sandoval delivers last years State of the State address inside the Assembly Chambers in Carson City on Thursday, 3Jan. 15, 2015. His address marked the
start of Nevadas 78th legislative session, a session that saw the passage of more than 500 bills.
that requires the Legislature to appropriate funds for public schools before
all other funds.
This new law would mean that extra
funds are siphoned away from that
initial pool for public schools, reducing
the amount that the Legislature had
previously deemed sufficient, and
thus would be unconstitutional.
The fight over Senate Bill 302 will
likely continue into the coming months
as it heads all the way to the Nevada
Supreme Court.
Jacob Solis can be reached at jsolis@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
Tuesday, January 19
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Arts&Entertainment
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PACK N
THE EVENTS
THINGS TO
WATCH OUT
FOR THIS WEEK
By Blake Nelson
SPOKEN VIEWS
YOUTH OPEN MIC
DATE: Wednesday
TIME: 7 p.m.
LOCATION: The Holland
Project
INFO: Go out and support
young, local poets that are
performing with all their
hearts. This is great way to
acquaint yourself with the
local art community and
venture into midtown if you
havent had the opportunity
to do that before.
THE WALK:
MOVIE NIGHT
DATE: Thursday
TIME: 6 p.m. 9 p.m.
LOCATION: Joe Crowley
TEDx UNIVERSITY
OF NEVADA
DATE: Saturday
TIME: 5:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Pioneer Center
of Performing Arts
INFO: Explore different
ideas and perspectives
with over 20 speakers. To
get an idea of what is to
be expected just search
TEDx, and youll find out
about thousands of topics
presented by a variety
of people. This version
of TEDx is likely to have
something that interests
you.
By Blake Nelson
The university hosted many exciting
events last year including concerts,
art exhibits and publications aimed
toward the arts.
Some of the most notable concerts
include the Reno Chamber Orchestra
series, Timeflies hosted by the Associated Students of the University of Nevada at the Reno Events Center and of
course Waka Flocka Flame also hosted
by ASUN at the Reno Events Center.
Nearly 5,000 students bought tickets
to the Waka Flocka Flame concert- the
best turnout of any university concert
yet. Due to this, the concert had to be
relocated to the Reno Events Center
from the Quad to accommodate all
the ticket holders. Thankfully, the
rapper did not disappoint, making the
concert one of the best received in the
universitys history, further showing
that ASUN is continuing to work for the
students of the university.
The university also hosted a variety
of art exhibitions across campus.
These included multiple exhibits
hosted by the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center all centered around the
culture and heritage of northern Nevada as well as exhibits in the Sheppard
Contemporary Gallery and the Church
Fine Arts building. Most notable is the
exhibit by the Special Collections in the
Knowledge Center. The exhibit, called
Whose Land Is It? The Dann Sisters
and the Western Shoshone Defense
Project, dealt with land rights of Western Shoshone Natives. Still relevant, the
exhibit is not only artful, but also has
historical significance in Nevada.
Last year was also a very important
one for the Brushfire Literary & Arts
Journal. The Brushfire released two
of its Loose Leaf zines, a collection of
archival submissions to the Brushfire
over the years, and hosted two open
mic nights. Two main journals were
also released last year by the Brushfire
with a wealth of submissions from artists on campus as well as artists from
the community. The journals releases
were each celebrated by open mic
nights as well as live music from
local acts, including Bazooka Zoo.
Throughout 2015 the university
has shown that it is growing
toward a much richer and
reputable art culture by offering
places for art to be presented.
DATE: Saturday
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Nightingale
Hall
INFO: Check out the Reno
DANTE
ELEPHANTE AND
CASINO HEARTS
CONCERT
DATE: Sunday
TIME: 8 p.m.
LOCATION: The Holland
Project
INFO: Branch out from
20
15
IN
RET
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SP
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RENO CHAMBER
ORCHESTRA
Chamber Orchestra at
least once throughout your
college career, if nothing
else to say that you did.
You can go this Saturday,
they are playing concertos
and symphonies. If you do,
you may actually enjoy the
concert led by Maestro
Theodore Kuchar.
A5
The year
has come
and gone,
as time
is wont
to do;
however,
it left
behind
great
successes
for the
University
of Nevada,
Reno,
and for
the arts in
general.
Movie Review
THE REVENANT
Release Date: Dec. 25
Genre: Drama, thriller
of shit, Gonzlez Irritu told
The Hollywood Reporter after
being confronted with some of
the complaints that the crew
raised about the shoot.
This statement highlights
what is essentially setting apart
the best directors of our time
from the worst. The unwillingness to compromise on a directors part seems to be the biggest
indicator for a movies success.
Think about 2014s Interstellar. Relatively few special effects
were used in the making of the
film due mostly to Christopher
Nolans distrust of computergenerated imaging.
Or last years largest blockbuster, Star Wars: The Force
Awakens. Due to the three
previous Star Wars films be-
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STAFF EDITORIAL
R.I.P
Alan
Rickman
1946-2016
Always.
The Choice
Issues
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College Affordability
Minimum Wage
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Glass-Steagall bank law
Health Care
Wall St. Bailout (TARP)
Iraq War Authorization
Foreign Interventions
Keystone XL Pipeline
2006 Border Fence law
Offshore Oil Drilling
Super-PAC Money
Trans-Pacific Partnership
Social Security Expansion
Sanders
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Tuition-free
$15/hour
Opposed
Reinstate
Single payer
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Opposed
Mostly opposed
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Clinton
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$12/hour
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ObamaCare
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$77,000,000+
Supported
Silent
cal Revolution!
Register Democratic & Attend your Precinct Caucus on February 20, 2016
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THEIR VOICES
ARE POWERFUL
Black
students at
UNR a small
but unified
community
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UPCOMING
MENS GAMES
WEEKLY TOP 5
SPACE ODDITY
REBEL REBEL
HEROES
vs.
UNLV
7 p.m.
1/23
vs. San
Diego State
8 p.m.
1/26
vs. Utah
State
6 p.m.
1/30
at Colorado
State
1 p.m.
2/06
CHINA GIRL
Nevada at Wyoming
By Jack Rieger
Im standing in line at Imperial Bar and Lounge in downtown Reno following Nevada basketballs 74-67 wire-to-wire loss
to Boise State. Its a standard winter night in Reno, meaning its
absolutely freezing and theres even a complementary wind gust
thats making me wonder why I didnt go to school in Southern
California. Out of the corner of my eye I see a couple of Nevada
basketball players walk to the front of the line, as theyre allowed to
bypass the numb mob of students whove been patiently freezing
to death. You would think this would make me angry, but it doesnt.
Nevada basketball is relevant again.
SDSU
5-0
12-6
Boise State
4-1
13-5
Fresno State
3-2
12-6
New Mexico
3-2
12-6
Utah State
3-3
11-6
Wyoming
3-3
10-9
UNLV
2-3
11-7
Nevada
2-3
10-7
Colorado State
2-3
10-8
Air Force
1-4
10-8
1-5
6-12
WOMENS BASKETBALL
AJ WEST
WOMENS TENNIS
TV: ESPNU
MENS BASKETBALL
CAMERON OLIVER
vs. Air
Force
7 p.m.
2/10
CHANGES
Changes represented
Bowies rotational
personality and identity (or
something like that). It was
the last song Bowie ever
performed live onstage. And
these children that you spit
on, as they try to change their
worlds, are immune to your
consultations, theyre quite
aware of what theyre going
through.
at
Wyoming
6 p.m.
1/20
A9
Forward Cameron Oliver dunks in a game against Alaska Fair Banks on Nov. 6. Oliver has been one of the most productive players this
season for Nevada.
VS
Neil Patrick
Healy
Jack
Rieger
A10 | SPORTS
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Dysfunctional UNLV
fires Rice midseason
Top 10
By Jack Rieger
Big-time recruits
Photo courtesy of Nevada Athletics
10
Overtime win
Streak is over
Photo courtesy of Nevada Athletics
Nevada middle/right side hitter Sam Willoughby (10) celebrates after a kill against
UNLV at Virginia Street Gym on Nov. 5,
2015. Nevada beat UNLV 3-1 and it was the
first win over the Rebels since 2005.
L e g i s l a t i v e
A f f a i r s
January 26th
February 16th
april 5th
may 1st
may 22nd
from
5:30 PM to
6:00 PM
1975-1991
During this 16-season stretch,
UNLV made the tournament 12
times, including four final-four
appearances and a national
championship in 1990. Unfortunately someone forgot to remind
Vegas this was 25 years ago and
Jerry Tarkanian isnt walking
through the door to restore the
program. UNLVs primary viewing audience is 40- to 65-year-old
die-hard fans who fell in love
with the national championship
Rebels and expect the modern
team to return to that form.
Cliff Findlay
Several publications have suggested that UNLVs largest donor,
Cliff Findlay, along with other
prominent donors threatened to
pull funding if UNLV didnt fire
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UP
Stock
with
FOR
THE
DOWN A
STOCK UP
BISHOP GORMAN AND RONNIE
STANLEY:
Whenever you utter the words Bishop
Gorman to a Las Vegas native, they look
visibly ill. Anyone who didnt attend Bishop
Gorman High School who grew up in Las
Vegas pretty much views the school as
the evil empire in Star Wars. Gormans
powerhouse sports programs promote
feelings of animosity, resentment, and
bitterness by beating down other schools
year by year. If you share these feelings of
hostility toward the Gaels, then you are
about to feel sick to your stomach.
Former Gorman standout Ronnie
Stanley has become the poster child for
why good Las Vegas athletes should play
for the Gaels. He will graduate from Notre
Dame with a degree in management
entrepreneurship, was a consensus AllAmerican at left tackle and is a projected
top-10 pick of the 2016 NFL draft. Have you
thrown up yet? Dont worry, it gets better.
Now Stanley has signed with Jay Zs Roc
Nation Sports. All-American, top NFL draft
pick and you get Jay Z to represent you?
Stanley is making Gorman look good.
STOCK DOWN
DERRICK WILLIAMS:
The New York Knicks forward was having
another day in the life of an NBA player. He
beat the Philadelphia 76ers, hit the club in
Manhattan and brought home two women
to his apartment around 7 a.m. Once
he woke up at 4 p.m., he found that the
two women had stolen his Louis Vuitton
backpack filled with $750,000 of jewelry.
One, he plays for the Knicks, so his
stock is automatically low. Two, his twoyear contract with the Knicks is worth $10
million, so $750,000 is a huge chunk of that
contract and now you let two groupies take
it from you. Three, I know that Williams
was having a fantastic night before that
because he was partying until 7 a.m. in
Manhattan. I can only imagine how terrible
he must have felt waking up hungover at 4
p.m. with a backpack of jewelry stolen. In
short, stop trusting groupies and get a safe.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at
neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@NP_Healy.
THE PROSECUTION
The prosecutions case against the
defendant is indeed a compelling one
that cannot be overlooked. Polian
enters the 2016 season with a losing
record of 18-20 and an 11-13 record
in Mountain West Conference play.
In his third season as head coach
of Nevada, he led a disappointing
6-6 regular season campaign that
included losses to Wyoming and
UNLV, two teams with a combined
five wins. The prosecution has made a
point to emphasize that two of those
five wins came against the defendant.
A third loss suffered by the defendant
took place on Nov. 21 in Logan,
Utah, where his team gave up 24
unanswered points and relinquished a
20-point lead in the early stages of the
third quarter.
The prosecution has shown little to
no faith in last seasons starting quarterback, Tyler Stewart, who only threw
for 2,065 yards, 15 touchdowns and
seven interceptions. The questions
surrounding the program outnumber
the answers, which is never a sure
sign of the stability one wants in
a functioning and competitive
program. The most damning evidence
presented against the defendant is the
Brian Polian stares off into the distance as he stands on the sidelines of Mackay
Stadium on Sept. 12 2015. Polian closed his third year as head football coach of
Nevada with a 28-23 win in the Arizona Bowl against Colorado State.
THE DEFENSE
The defense has countered with the
notion that putting the defendant on
the hot seat is a reflection of unrealistic expectations by the fan base, and
that it is unjust to put the defendant in
a position of coaching for his job due
to the program that he represents. The
THE DECISION
After all closing arguments have
been heard, I do not find sufficient
evidence to put the defendant on the
hot seat entering the 2016 season. The
case of the defense shows that the
defendant is under the employment
of a program that is not the opportune
place to achieve ample success
quickly. It is this courts belief that the
defendant will not be labeled on the
hot seat this offseason. However, the
arguments of the prosecution have
been duly noted. The surrounding
circumstances, along with the
reprehensible actions that took place
against Arizona, do show possible turmoil. I therefore say that the
defendant, Brian S. Polian, will have
the label of sitting on a warm seat
until further notice. If the results of
the 2016 season do not stay true to the
case of the defense then the evidence
will be presented once again, in which
time this court will reconvene.
*Hits gavel.*
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at
neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@NP_Healy.
#wherewillyougo
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ten
NEVADA SPORTS
MOMENTS OF
2015
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Nevada pitcher Trenton Brooks throws from the pitchers mound at Peccole Park during the 2014 season. Nevada won the
Mountain West Regular season title with a 41-15 overall record while posting a 22-7 mark in conference. It was the first Mountain West title in any sport.
Wolf Pack players pose with the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl trophy. Nevada
won the Arizona Bowl over Colorado State 28-23. It was their first bowl victory
since 2010.
Coaches and fighters of the Nevada boxing team pose with national team title trophy at the BB&T Center in Miami, Florida on
Sunday, April 12 2015. Nevada won the team trophy for the first time since 1993.
Austin Byler swings at a pitch at Peccole Park. Byler was selected in the 11th
round of the 2015 baseball draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Byler hit .298
with 15 home runs and 57 RBIs in 228 at bats with the Missoula Osprey in 2015.