Nevada Sagebrush Archives 09/09/08

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 VOLUME CXV NUMBER 4 SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SINCE 1893
www.nevadasagebrush.com First copy free, additional copies 50 each

DANGEROUS FILM
Read how Nic Cages newest
action lm completely
reeks. Page A13
VOTING FOR PALIN
Choice trumps gender for
Krystal Bick. Page A8
LIPPINCOTT OUT
Nevadas running back is out
for the season. Page B1
INDEX
INSIDE
WEEKLY UPDATE.............................................A3
CLASSIFIEDS.............................................................. A7
PERSPECTIVES ...................................................... A8
ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT ..........A14
SPORTS .................................................................................... B1
GAME DAY..................................................................... B8
By Clint Demeritt
Though University of Nevada, Reno has become the accepted moniker of
this fair university, most of its students are unaware of the controversy sur-
rounding the , Reno and the venom it still carries.
In the late sixties, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas was a satellite campus
of UNR known as Nevada Southern University. Its students werent happy
about it, former history professor James Hulse said.
Las Vegas was experiencing a booming economy but resented Northern
Nevada for holding all of the political power. UNLV students hated that they
were required to spend a semester up north to complete their degrees and
clamored for revolution. The student newspaper called for a strike and the
student body adopted a rebel to embody their wish for freedom.
So at a 1968 Board of Regents meeting, ofcials gave Vegas its own inde-
pendent university, complete with the name its known as today. To avoid
confusion, the board tacked on the Reno to UNRs name.
UNR students and staff were outraged, former UNR President Joe Crowley said.
The northern campus was denied the title University of Nevada, although the rst
college in a state is traditionally granted the states name without a city following.
The decision was made without UNR ofcials present or the campus consent.
To this day, many alumni refuse to call the school by its ofcial name, instead
of calling it by its original title, University of Nevada.
Clint Demeritt can be reached at cdemeritt@nevadasagebrush.com.
18 DAYS
UNTIL NEVADA
@ UNLV
Comma
wars
SCOTTBARNETT/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
UNR students talk at The Little Waldorf before the football game Saturday. While the Little Wal and other bars near campus draw capacity, no vendor is slated for the student union.
Vendors are reluctant to move into the sports grill concept on the third oor of the Joe Crowley Student
Union because university ofcials wont allow alcohol sales on campus.
By Jessica Fryman
The taste of turkey, roast beef
and provolone cheese with
sourdough bread from Port
of Subs is becoming stale for
21-year-old Lee Hampton. The
University of Nevada, Reno
senior eats the number 18
meal on the second oor of the
Joe Crowley Student Union at
least twice a week. While taking
summer classes, he said he ate
it every day.
Its a bit disappointing,
Hampton said about having
few choices in the union. Id
like some variety.
Although other restaurants
were expected to open last spring,
the sandwich shop is still the sole
dining option in The Joe.
Villa Italia, a pizza eatery,
was re-set to open early this
semester, but probably wont
open on the second oor until
November. An Asian food and
sushi concept should open on
the second level next semester
if approved by the Board of Re-
gents in October, Chuck Price,
director of the student union,
said. A third location remains
vacant and without plans for
construction. After at least
two proposals fell through, the
university is discussing options
with three possible vendors to
ll the sports grill concept on
the third oor of The Joe.
I share the frustration with
students and faculty, Price
said. But this vacancy rate is
not unusual.
NO ALCOHOL RULE SLOWS
SPORTS GRILL OPENING
The sports grill concept
was rst expected to open last
spring, but probably wont until
spring 2009. The university has
had two vendors drop out right
before sealing the deal, due to
economic concerns, Price said.
For the sports grill, the con-
cept were looking for is we do
By Jessica Estepa
University ofcials are look-
ing to make an additional $16.7
million in budget cuts for next
year. Provost Marc Johnson said
he contacted the college deans
Friday and Monday, asking them
to look for programs that can be
cut and ways to save money in
their individual schools.
No one wants to cut pro-
grams, but its got to be done,
Johnson said.
At last weeks town hall meet-
ing, University President Milton
Glick explained how the Univer-
sity of Nevada, Reno runs on a
$550 million budget.
But while the number seems
high, Glick pointed out that
more than half of the money
is given to the school through
grants and private donations
money designated to specic
programs in the university.
That leaves the university
with $220 million of state dol-
lars for general operating
costs, ranging from faculty
salaries to program funding.
So far, the university has cut
$14.4 million through buyouts
and notices of nonrenewal
contracts issued in June.
Jessica Estepa can be reached at
jestepa@nevadasagebrush.com
By Jessica Fryman
The University of Nevada,
Reno Police Department plans
to launch a text message alert
system later this month. The
system will be used as an extra
notication tool for emergency
situations, UNRPD Com-
mander Todd Renwick said.
Faculty, students and their
parents can signup for the
messages at unr.edu/alerts
once registration becomes
available. Renwick said he
encourages people to check
the site to stay updated about
sign-up information.
The text message system
will not replace other notica-
tions, like e-mail, but will add
another layer of communica-
tion in the case of emergencies
or campus closure, Renwick
said.
A few days after the Virginia
Tech shooting in 2007, an in-
dividual threatened about
shooting on the UNR campus
and UNRPD cancelled classes.
BREAKDOWN OF
BUDGET:
[ UNR: $144,146,988
[ School of Medicine: $36,
333, 039
[ Intercollegiate Athlet-
ics: $7,054,213
[ Statewide: $8,892,041
[ Agricultural Experiment
Station: $9,686,428
[ Cooperative Extension:
$9,976,270
[ Business Center
North Human Resources:
$2,681,831
[ State Health Lab:
$2,129,397
$16 mil still needs to go
TOTAL BUDGET FOR
UNR: $220,900,207
What needs to be cut from
each division if ofcials cut
14.12 percent from each
budget:
UNR: $20,353,555
School of Medicine:
$5,130,225
Intercollegiate Athletics:
$996, 055
Statewide: $1,255,556
Agricultural Experiment
Station: $1,367,724
Cooperative Extension
Service: $1,408,649
BCN: $378,675
State Health Lab:
$300,671
Total reductions already
made:
UNR: $10,350,128
School of Medicine:
$1,952,452
Intercollegiate Athletics:
$288,326
Statewide: $448,377
Agricultural Experiment
Station: $415,917
Cooperative Extension
Service: $648,173
BCN: $214, 423
State Health Lab: $86,715
BUDGET CUTS
By Jessica Fryman
The student government
senate broke the Nevada Open
Meeting Law in its second meet-
ing of the year last week for not
posting the agenda properly.
The law requires the As-
sociated Students of the
University of Nevada to post
meeting agendas in its ofce
and three other physical
on-campus locations. When
Getchell Library closed, the
senate lost one of its posting
locations and did not post the
agenda elsewhere before its
Wednesday meeting.
Speaker of the Senate
Priscilla Acosta said she knew
she didnt post the agenda in
enough locations, but held the
meeting anyway because the
senate was not considering
any legislation. Instead, Pro-
vost Marc Johnson addressed
the senators and other ASUN
ofcers gave their weekly
reports.
If there was a pressing matter
Text alert
system in
the works
ASUN violates
meeting law
See SAFETY Page A6
See ASUN Page A6 See RESTAURANTS Page A6
See A6 for an update of Las Vegas travel
prices for the UNLV football game.
Why are rooms still empty at The Joe?
news
www.nevadasagebrush.com
A2 SEPTEMBER 9, 2008
In last weeks issue, a
headline on A1 was incor-
rect. The state attorney
generals ofce is investi-
gating possible child por-
nography on a university
computer.
If you nd a factual error
in The Nevada Sagebrush,
please notify the editor at
editor@nevadasagebrush.
com.
VOLUME CXV ISSUE 4
Student voice of the University of
Nevada, Reno since 1893.
CONTACT US:
Ofce: (775) 784-4033
Fax: (775) 784-1955
Mail Stop 058 Reno, NV 89557
The Nevada Sagebrush is a newspaper
operated by and for the students of the
University of Nevada, Reno. The contents
of this newspaper do not necessarily reect
those opinions of the university or its
students. It is published by the students of
the University of Nevada, Reno and printed
by the Sierra Nevada Media Group.
The Nevada Sagebrush and its staff are
accredited members of the Nevada Press
Association and Associated Collegiate Press.
Photographers subscribe to the National
Press Photographers Association code of
ethics. Designers are members of the Society
for News Design.

ADVERTISING: For information about
display advertising and rates, please call
ASUN Advertising at (775) 784-7773 or
e-mail advertisingmgr@asun.unr.edu.
Classied advertising is available beginning
at $7. Contact the ofce at (775) 784-4033
or classieds manager at classieds@
nevadasagebrush.com. Classieds are due
Fridays at noon to the The Joe.
SUBSCRIPTION: The Nevada Sagebrush
offers a yearly subscription service for $40
a year. Call The Nevada Sagebrush ofce for
more information.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Must include
a phone number and/or e-mail address.
Letters should be relevant to student life or
major campus issues and no longer than 200
words. Letters can be submitted via e-mail
at letters@nevadasagebrush.com. Letters
are due via e-mail or mail by noon Saturday
before publication.
editor@nevadasagebrush.com
Editor in chief Nick Coltrain
Public Editor Mike Higdon
mikeman@nevadasagebrush.com
News Editor Jessica Fryman
jfryman@nevadasagebrush.com
A&E Editor Julian Rhodes
julianrhodes@nevadasagebrush.com
Assistant A&E Editor Now Hiring
Sports Editor Emerson Marcus
emarcus@nevadasagebrush.com
Managing Editor Jessica Estepa
jestepa@nevadasagebrush.com
Assistant News Editor Now Hiring
Writers, photographers and staffers:
Perspective Editor Krystal Bick
kbick@nevadasagebrush.com
Design Editor Emily Stott
ejstott@nevadasagebrush.com
Assistant Design Editor Now Hiring
Copy Editor Megan Doerr
mdoerr@nevadasagebrush.com
Copy Editor Ally Patton
apatton@nevadasagebrush.com
Copy Editor Nicole Obritsch
roxborrow@nevadasagebrush.com
Copy Editor Robyn Oxborrow
nobritsch@nevadasagebrush.com
Multimedia Editor Amy Beck
abeck@nevadasagebrush.com
Illustrator Jett Chapman
jchapman@nevadasagebrush.com
Wed Editor Chelsea Otakan
cotakan@nevadasagebrush.com
Clint Demeritt, Jay Balagna, Colleen Hagen,
Memo Sanchez, Geoff Zahler, Anne Payton,
Nic Dunn, Brian Ault, Karah Lucas, Devin
Sizemore, Tara Verderosa, Casey Durkin,
Rachel Sydon, Chris Gabriel, Garrett Estrada,
Casey OLear, Cameron Tripp, Homayoun
Zaryouni, Alex Alexiades, Becca Ewart, Jamie
Siedle, Amber Ristinen, Billy Jesberg,
Daniel Clark, Kim Dix, Van Pham, Troy
Micheau, Jay Brissenden
Advertising Manager Brooke Barlowe
advertisingmgr@asun.unr.edu
Business Manager Amy Zeller
azeller@nevadasagebrush.com
Photo Editor Scott Barnett
sbarnett@nevadasagebrush.com
New Media Editor Now Hiring
CORRECTIONS
Assistant Sports Editor Juan Lpez
jlopez@nevadasagebrush.com
FACES OF NEVADA
Unveiling the Packs mascot
By Jessica Fryman
Inside the suits, they feel in-
vincible. Alphie and Wole, the
universitys mascot and his little
brother, can dance, irt with
girls and play tricks on fans, and
no one knows their identity.
You feel like the Incredible
Hulk, Alphie said. You cant
get hurt in that costume, I think,
and no one knows who you are if
you mess up.
Hiding behind the wolf head
has helped his pride and health
a few times in his mascot career.
During his only back ip at-
tempt, he landed on his head. At
another game, a student carry-
ing Alphie tripped, inging the
mascot into the marching band.
Wole has needed the ano-
nymity too. At a basketball game
last year, the cheerleaders lifted
him during a stunt and he plum-
meted to the court, face rst.
Its mysterious, Wole said.
You can do stupid things and
people dont know who you are.
Its kind of like being a super
hero without the powers.
Although the secrecy can
be rewarding, it comes with a
price.
The wolf heads leave little
breathing room and the air is
thick and hot inside the cos-
tumes. Sweat drenches the
mascots. And although its tiring,
they push through the fatigue
to keep the crowd entertained,
they said. Their drive doesnt go
unnoticed.
Any time people see the mas-
cot, everyone gets pumped,
said 25-year-old Krissymal
Cagney said, who sported an I
love Alphie T-shirt at Saturdays
football game. Everyones all
about him and Wole.
To keep the fans excited, the
duo performs skits, such as
ghting with the other teams
mascot. They plan it out with the
opponents mascot beforehand,
but often rely on improvisation,
Wole said.
Once while taking a picture
with the female Lobos mascot
from New Mexico University,
Alphie gave the mascot a kiss
and smacked her butt.
They prepare for more than
just skits. The two hit the gym
about ve days a week, two of
which they lift weights. They
run on an inclined treadmill
and need to run a quarter-mile
without stopping to keep their
endurance high.
Then once youre in the
costume, its a piece of cake,
Alphie said.
Despite their training, its still
tough. Sometimes the mascots
will pretend to fall down so they
can take an extra break, Wole
said.
At times, the falls arent
planned. Peripheral vision is
lost in the costumes, making it
difcult to see certain things
especially little kids. Wole said
hes tripped over a few children
on the job.
But they keep their chins up
and run with it. They are train-
ing two understudies to keep
the tradition going and to teach
them the way of the mascot.
You gotta represent the
school well and have fun with
it, Wole said. Its all about
crowd interaction.
Jessica Fryman can be reached at
jfryman@nevadasagebrush.com
DEVINSIZEMORE/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
Wole, the mascots little brother, does push-ups and gets the fans cheering during Nevadas 35-19 loss to Texas Tech Saturday night.
By Jay Balagna
Canoes sliced the glassy
surface of the Sparks Marina
Sunday as award-winning pad-
dlers rowed the boats through
the water during practice.
The paddlers, members of the
University of Nevada, Renos
Concrete Canoe Team recently
began training to compete in
the National Concrete Canoe
Championships.
The team, made up of students
from various engineering elds,
will train rowers and prepare a
verbal presentation, a written
report and a visual display and
build a concrete canoe for the
competition. Last year, the team
took rst place and they said they
plan on taking the title again.
UNR will host the Mid-Pacic
Regional Concrete Canoe com-
petition Apr. 17 and 18, giving
the team a home eld advantage
toward a step in winning the
2009 national competition in
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
The concrete canoe team
started paddling practice, but
will wait to start building this
years canoe until the new rules
are released.
Each year a new set of
rules comes out in terms of
the dimensions and materials
allowed, Professor David Sand-
ers, the faculty advisor for the
team, said.
The canoes arent made of
Ready-Mix, so building takes
time.
Normal concrete weighs
about 145 pounds per cubic
foot, whereas the mixes used
in the canoes are all less dense
than water, Sanders said. Even
if the entire canoe was ooded,
it would still oat because the
concrete is so light.
Carbon ber net and thin steel
cables are also used to reinforce
the boat.
Id say once the building
starts, we spend about 10-12
hours a week on it, but right
before we poured the concrete
last year I remember working
on it for 76 hours in four days,
team member Mark Cukrov, a
civil engineering major, said.
At the competition, the team
is graded on ve separate
sections: a ve-minute-long
verbal presentation followed by
a seven-minute question-and-
answer session, a written report
detailing the construction pro-
cess and materials used, a visual
display showing the construc-
tion of the canoe, the quality of
the canoe itself and of course its
performance in the races.
Its our goal this year to win
the paddling, as well as the over-
all, team member Jeff Weagel, a
The ve races include: mens
sprint, womens sprint, mens
endurance, womens endurance
and co-ed sprint. The sprints are
200 meters and the endurance
races are 600 meters.
UNR has been competing in
concrete canoe competitions
since 1979, but there was a
seven-year hiatus beginning
in 1998. In 2005, the team was
revived but had to start from
scratch. Despite the inexperi-
ence, in only the second year of
the teams resurgence UNR had
already placed sixth in the nation
in 2006. In 2007, the team edged
its way into third place followed
by a national championship in
2008, the teams fourth year of
existence.
I was fortunate enough to be
there when the team became
national champions last year,
Sanders said, I couldnt be more
proud of them.
Jay Balagna can be reached at
editor@nevadasagebrush.com.
Alphie and Wole said they
love being in costume, espe-
cially when they:
irt with girls who have
boyfriends
play tricks on intoxicated fans
make silly faces inside the
mask while taking pictures
support under-recognized
sports
FAVORITE THINGS
Floating along like concrete
Members of the American So-
ciety of Civil Engineers can join
the concrete canoe team. For
more information, visit www.
nevadacanoe.com or e-mail
the team at nevadacanoe@
gmail.com.
JOIN THE TEAM
CLINTDEMERITT/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
Civil engineering majors Daniel Bell, 21, Nathan Purves, 23, Katie
Bowden, 20, and Katie Ezell, 20, take a warm-up lap in their
concrete canoe around the Sparks Marina.
By Tara Verderosa
A new Web service is offering
to help keep track of people
by logging their schedules
and alerting family members
if they arent where they are
supposed to be.
At SafeCheckIn.com, sub-
scribers can document any
outing online to ensure that
they arrive home safely. Reno
native Jeff Ardnt, 51, said he
hopes that his Web site will
serve as the next layer of
security for college students
and adults.
I came up with the idea on
a chairlift, Ardnt said. I was
thinking and I realized that if I
fall off, no one will nd me until
spring. I live alone and I never
tell anyone where Im going.
Thinking about it I realized
that there are a lot of people in
similar situations.
Since its launch in January,
the Web site has acquired over
1,000 subscribers.
For $8.99 a month, members
create an online profile at
SafeCheckIn.com, describing
their physical appearance
and list emergency contact
numbers.
Members record their
scheduled activities such as
hiking, snowboarding, dates,
late study sessions and parties
with an expected return time.
If the user has not checked
back online by the specified
return time, SafeCheckIn.
com will attempt to reach the
person.
If no one is reached after 30
minutes, the Web site organiz-
ers call the people on the emer-
gency contacts list and release
information about the users
event and disappearance.
In case you dont return
home, someone is paying at-
tention, someone will notice,
Ardnt said. We want to make
sure someone is always noti-
fied and taking action.
While many students said
they find the program useful,
some admit that they would
not use the program.
SafeCheckIn.com costs
money, so I am not so sure
about the service just yet,
Samuel Owens, a 21-year-old
It does sound like a good tool
though. I think this site would
be benecial to UNR students
to make them aware of how to
protect themselves, whether
they are with people or not.
Liz Growe, an 18-year-old
business major disagrees.
If I was ever to go some-
where there was not a lot
of people I would probably
use it, but I think it is mostly
for people who do not have
friends or family nearby.
Ardnt said he hopes that the
sense of privacy his Web site
offers will bring popularity to
the program.
While both students and
parents can be ensured of the
users safety, the details of an
event are confidential unless
the member does not return
home by the specified time.
Parents want to know that if
something is ever wrong they
will be notified, Ardnt said.
This way we can address
both concerns. Students get
privacy and parents get peace
of mind. Sure, we all have cell
phones and GPS, but they all
have shortcomings.
Tara Verderosa can be reached at
Web check-in offers a
scheduled safety net
By Devin Sizemore
Juniors Michael Cox and
Nolan Warner often nd them-
selves deep into their video
game trance when they nally
feel the need for food at 2 a.m.
Cox and Warner said they
enjoy playing video games
so much that they created
the Super Smash Brothers
Association at the University
of Nevada, Reno. The duo will
recruit members at the up-
coming club fair from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Sept. 17 at Hilliard
Plaza.
We started the club because
the gaming scene in Reno is
growing and we felt like we
should be a part of that, Cox
said.
Cox and Warner are not alone
when it comes to students
pursuing their passion. In fact,
there are 208 other recognized
clubs on campus, said Jason
Entsminger, director of clubs
and organizations. The club fair
gives students a place to nd
what 50 of those clubs have to
offer, he said.
We had a table at the club fair
last fall, but this year I think we
will set up a TV and a Wii and
play video games, Cox said.
Our club isnt about handing
out iers. We are about gaming
and we want to nd the people
that have the same passion.
The College Brewers of Ne-
vada will hand out breathalyzers
and alcohol abuse information
while explaining what their club
is about, club president Charlie
Johnson said. The Peace Lovers
will be blanketing instead of
tabling, showing their laid-back
personality.
Gracie Geremia, former
president of Circle K, said the
club fair is helpful.
You cant tell what Circle K
is about by seeing the name
online, she said. You may
think its about a store or about
racing, when it is really about
community service. The club
fair is a place for students to
nd out who is in which club
and what each club is about.
When attending the club
fair, there are some things
to take into consideration,
Entsminger said. Students
should decide how much time
they can devote, their interests
and the number of clubs that
they want to join.
Devin Sizemore can be reached
at editor@nevadasagebrush.com.
Clubs to
recruit
next week
SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 www.nevadasagebrush.com
A3
Weekly Update
NEWS BRIEFS
UNR CAMPUS WEEKLY WEATHER DISCUSSION: The week will start out cooler as a weak trough impacts the
area. Temperatures will gradually warm throughout the week into the weekend, accompanied by light east-to-
northeast winds. Forecast condence is high through the weekend.
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY WEEKEND
Partly cloudy,
south winds
5-10 mph
Cooler, light
north wind
Clear, light
east wind
Warm, light
east winds
Normal temps,
variable light
winds
POLICE BLOTTER
WEATHER FORECAST
SEPTEMBER 3
A trafc stop on North
Virginia Street resulted in
the arrest of the driver for
possession of metham-
phetamine, possession
of a hypodermic device
and possession of forged
currency. A passenger in the
vehicle was also arrested
for possession of metham-
phetamine and possession
of a concealed weapon.
A university student
reported an incident of
possible stalking at the Joe
Crowley Student Union.
An abandoned vehicle was
towed from the north lot.
SEPTEMBER 2
A male subject
reported his vehicle was
broken into and prop-
erty was stolen from
inside while parked in
the Canada Hall lot.
A university student
reported a possible
attempted larceny from
behind a residence on
University Terrace.
SEPTEMBER 1
A male subject reported
nding vehicle damage
after parking in the Sierra
Street Parking Complex.
Ofcers responded to a
report of males throwing
eggs at a sorority house
on University Terrace.
Ofcers were unable to
locate the subjects.
Ofcers responded to
a report of a prowler
outside a sorority house
on West Ninth Street
and searched the area
with negative results.
A male subject was ar-
rested on Haskell Street for
two outstanding warrants.
Sessions to offer
Microsoft career and
internship information
Two information sessions for
internships at Microsoft Licensing
will be held Wednesday. One will be
from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m and the other
from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Both will be held
in Room 408A of the Ansari Business
Building.
Students will be able to speak
with representatives from Microsoft
about internship programs, career
opportunities and the internship
recruitment process for the spring
semester.
For more information, contact
Jane Bessette at 784-4912.
Lost Boys of Sudan
discussion, movie and
exhibit open at UNR
A showing of The Lost Boys of Su-
dan followed by an open discussion
with Daniel Mabior, one of the Lost
Boys featured in the documentary
will take place in the Joe Crowley
Student Union Wednesday.
There will be a reception at 6 p.m.
in the ballroom on the fourth oor,
which will include the Smithsonian
photograph exhibit, Sudan: the Land
and the People.
The movie and the open discussion
will be at 7 p.m. in the theater on the
third oor.
Light refreshments will be served.
Carina Black at 784-7515.
Speaker to teach
professional online
presence to students
University professor Judy Strauss
will host a presentation on creating
and maintaining a professional online
presence.
All students, especially graduat-
ing seniors, are welcome to attend
at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Room 107
of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge
Center.
The event will feature topics
such as using e-mail addresses that
exhibit professionalism, eliminating
elements of social networking pages
that might deter potential employ-
ers and how to create an online
portfolio.
Theres an increasing awareness
of the negative aspects of social net-
working sites, but this class isnt just
about the negatives, Strauss said.
Its also about how to build an online
presence showing professionalism
and expertise.
Free hybrid vehicle
maintenance class
available Saturday
The American Automobile Asso-
ciation and the Joe Crowley Student
Union will offer a training session on
the proper driving and maintenance
of hybrid vehicles.
The event will be held at 10 a.m.
Saturday in The Joe.
The event is free and open to all uni-
versity students, but pre-registration is
required at www.AAA.com/greenlight.
Jeanette Smith at 784-6505.
Business week events
feature food, seminars
and presentations
The College of Business is hosting
its annual Business Week through
Saturday.
The events range from a Business
Student Council Welcome Back Bar-
becue to a seminar that will feature
information about starting your own
business.
Other presentations will include
topics about software giants Interna-
tional Game Technology and Enter-
prise Resource Planning.
All students, alumni and members
of the business community are invited
to attend.
A full schedule of events and ad-
ditional information can be found
at www.unr.edu/features/08-09/
business-week/.
Honors program to
host workshop for
fellowship applicants
The Honors Program will host a
Fellowship Writing Workshop at 3 p.m.
Monday in the Manzanita Lake Room.
Students planning on applying for
a Fulbright or other fellowship are
strongly encouraged to attend.
If possible, students should bring
a draft of their Curriculum Vitae and
Proposed Program of Study to the
workshop.
For more information contact Becky
Amezquita at 784-1455.
9 a.m. Campus
temperature:
3 p.m. Campus
temperature:
Forecast condence
level*:
65 62 61 64
80 79 80 84
Lows: 51-56
Highs: 85-90
*Forecast confidence is based on the ensemble forecast model solution spread: green is high confidence and red is low confidence in a good forecast verification
Forecast prepared by the
Reno-Lake Tahoe student
chapter of the American
Meteorological Society.
For more information visit
their website at http://www.
ametsoc.org/chapters/
renotahoe/

CARPOOL
Parking and Transportation Services
works with alternetrides.com to cre-
ate carpooling groups for university
students.
AlterNetRides is a Web site where
people can post ads and communicate
to form carpool groups. People can
browse through the listings to nd a
group that works for them or start their
own.
The service is free for students, faculty
and staff.
So far this fall the service helped
make eight carpooling groups, Michelle
Horton, the universitys Alternative
Transportation and Special Events
Manager, said.
PREMIUM PARKING FOR CAR-
POOLERS
Carpool permits require two or more
people and cost the same as parking
permits.
The passes for the Brian J. Whalen
Parking Complex and the West Stadium
Parking Complex are $375 per year and
green zone permits are $205 per year,
Horton said.
Sixty-five carpool-only parking
spots are located throughout the
designated parking areas, next to the
University of Nevada, Reno shuttle
stops.
One parking pass is issued per car-
pool group. For days the group cannot
carpool together, each member can
use one of ve daily parking passes
individually.
Every member of a carpool group
also receives a non-carpool parking
pass for their zone every Friday, she
said.
Carpool permits can be purchased
from Parking and Transportation
Services in the Parking Services
building.
RIDE THE BUS
Parking and Transportation Services
also offers a Wolf Pass exclusively for
University of Nevada, Reno students,
faculty and staff.
The pass allows unlimited rides on all
Reno city busses, which travel all across
town.
The pass costs $85 for nine months.
A pass for Carson City commuters
costs $150. A one-month pass for un-
limited rides in the Reno area costs
$71 for the general public, Horton
said.
Wolf Passes can be purchased
from Parking and Transportation
Services.
FORM A VANPOOL
Vanpools are bigger versions of car-
pools, which use vans provided through
the university to share rides, Horton
said.
The university has no vanpools
because not enough people signed up.
Only seven people are needed to sign
up for a vanpool.
A vanpool of nine would cost each
vanpooler about $80 a month, she
said.
Those interested in the program
should contact Horton at 775-784-
4654.
-Wheeler Cowperthwaite,
Gas prices and parking permits make a
daily drive expensive. Other methods of
transportation, like buses and car pools, can ease
the burden of commuting to campus.
Fill the extra seats to
save on parking permits
The Parking and Transportation Servcies sells a variety of bus passes to t students
needs. The bus stops throughout Reno and the University of Nevada, Reno campus.
The Brian J. Whalen Parking Complex, West Stadium Parking Complex and green zones have 65 carpool only spots.
THE GUIDE
For an updated list of last
weeks blotter, visit

NEVADASAGEBRUSH.COM
ONLINE
JOIN THE STAFF
Are you a good writer?
Do you want to know
what goes on around
campus? Do you want to
meet interesting people?
Do you want to see your
name appear in the
newspaper every week?
Do you want to jump start
your journalism career?
If you are interested in
working on our Web site or
new media team, contact
Web Editor Chelsea
Otakan at cotakan@
nevadasagebrush.com.
working with new ways
of communication,
contact Public Editor Mike
Higdon at mikeman@
photography, contact
Multimedia Editor
Amy Beck at abeck@
nevadasagberush.com.
design, photography
or multimedia, visuals
meetings are at 6:30 p.m.
Sundays in the Sagebrush
ofce.
News section meetings
are at 7 p.m. Thursdays in
the Sagebrush office.
Sports section meetings
are at 5 p.m. Sundays in
the Sagebrush office.
Arts & Entertainment
section meetings are at
8 p.m. Mondays at Port
of Subs on the second
floor of the Joe Crowley
Student Union.
The Nevada Sagebrush
ofce is in Room 329 on
the third oor of The Joe.
Contact Editor in chief
Nick Coltrain at editor@
P tl l d P tl l d tl l
news
2
1
1
news SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 A5
news
Safety
CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1
The department went to classes
and the residence halls to give the
warning, but Renwick said a text
message alert would have reached
more people more quickly.
Steven Zink, vice president
of information technology,
said the new system will cost
UNRPD about $12,000 a year to
maintain.
Renwick said those who sign
up for the text message system
are responsible for changing
their phone number when nec-
essary. He said the university
plans on advertising sign-ups at
freshmen orientation, registra-
tion events and online.
Although several students
said they would sign up for the
system, some said they were
concerned about receiving
spam messages.
I would sign up for it as long as
I never got anything besides real
emergency text messages, Lucas
Baxter, a 22-year-old junior, said.
I would want to know if some-
thing serious is going on.
University ofcials said they
signed a contract with the
notication product, so contact
information would not be
distributed or used for anything
other than alert messages.
Zink said his department is still
working to build the database,
which should be ready soon.
Its pretty effective,
Zink said. The
biggest problem, of
course, is human
error.
Zink said about 500 higher
education institutions use the
system, but many have prob-
lems getting people to sign up.
At Louisiana State University
last year, only 10 percent of the
population was notied about
an on-campus double murder
through a text message, al-
though 50 percent signed up for
the alert, Zink said.
When the database sent
students a conrmation link
after they registered, 40 percent
didnt verify it, causing the dis-
crepancy, he said.
Zink said the university plans
to advertise the sign-ups and
verication aspect in order to
combat that problem at UNR.
Hope Townswell, an 18-year-
old freshman, doesnt have text
messaging on her cell phone
because her parents wont al-
low it, she said, but she thinks
the program is a good idea for
the university as most students
text.
Other than students failing to
sign up for the alerts, Zink and
Renwick said they dont foresee
any problems with the notica-
tion system.
It just adds another com-
ponent to the overall planning
for emergency situations and
being prepared, Renwick said.
Its just having another output
to notify the community.
In another attempt to
improve campus safety, 25
emergency blue light phones
were installed on campus.
Students can press the emer-
gency button to place a call to
police dispatch.
jfryman@nevadasagebrush.com.
ASUN
or an issue we had to vote on, I
would have cancelled the meet-
ing, Acosta said. I knew it was
going to be an issue.
Acosta spoke to the
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge
Center staff Friday about
creating a posting location for
ASUN documents. ASUN will
now post agendas on the rst
oor of the center, she said.
Yvonne Pea, associate
director of student activities,
said Monday that she was un-
aware the law had been broken
until The Nevada Sagebrush
brought it to her attention.
She said not having business
on the agenda is no excuse to
break the law.
I am putting faith into the
speaker that it will not happen
again, Pea said.
Hotels
$49 for a room in Amer-
icas Best Value Inn-Lake-
mead, 4.5 miles from Sam
Boyd Stadium and 12.2 miles
from McCarran International
Airport.
$77 for a room in the
Hawthorne Inn & Suites Las
Vegas/Henderson, 5.5 miles
from the stadium and 14
miles from the airport.
Sahara, 10.8 miles from the
stadium and 10.2 miles from
the airport.
$82 for a room in the Circus
Circus, 11.5 miles from the
the airport.
Hampton Inn & Suites-
Henderson, 3.7 miles from the
the airport.
Green Valley Courtyard by
Marriott, 4.6 miles from the
the airport.
Flipside bus
63 tickets left
Applications for the bus
trip can be picked up at the
Associated Students of the
University of Nevada front
desk on the third oor of the
Joe Crowley Student Union
for $75.
Included in the price are the
bus fare, ticket to the game, a
T-shirt and a hotel room.
Flights
$202 for a Southwest Air-
lines round-trip ticket.
$240 for a United Airlines
round-trip ticket.
$500 for an American Air-
lines round-trip ticket.
UNLV TRAVELING UPDATE
Restaurants
not want alcohol sold there, said
Jerry Marczynski, vice president
of student services. Thats been
a stumbling block on signing
these vendors because they said
they cant make enough prot to
be there without alcohol.
The universitys goal is to cre-
ate a place where all students
can socialize comfortably, rather
than fostering an environment
for only students 21 and older.
A billiards area, televisions and
video games are in the works for
the grill too, Price said.
Price said the university is
only negotiating with compa-
nies that have the same vision
of a non-alcoholic sports grill.
With that in mind, the sports
grill is still just a concept.
David Holmes, vice president
and director of operations at Na-
tional Restaurant Consultants,
Inc., said area competition is a
big factor in restaurants decid-
ing to add new locations.
If I were a college student
and could get a decent meal in a
sports grill atmosphere on cam-
pus, but could go two blocks off
campus and have a beer in the
same atmosphere, I would go
off campus, Holmes said.
Stephen Ward, 19, and other
students agreed.
People are going to drink
regardless, he said.
There are more than 10 bars
within a two-mile radius of
campus, giving students several
off-campus spots to buy alcohol.
In the past, students con-
tinued buying alcohol from
those off-campus locations
when the university sold beer
on campus.
UNR opened a pub, called
The Cellar, in the basement of
the Jot Travis Student Union
in the 1980s, but it closed after
only a year of business because
it wasnt making enough money,
said Garry Rubinstein, coordi-
nator of the substance abuse
treatment program.
He said the pub was highly
regulated and students drank
at other locations instead. Stu-
dents werent able to get rowdy
and underage drinking was
strictly monitored, he said.
With fewer regulations, off-
campus venues make a large
chunk of their prot on alcohol.
At Fritzs Bar & Grill on Virginia
Street and College Drive, alcohol
sales make up 45 percent of total
business, owner Derek Morg
said. Twenty-ve percent of
sales are from alcohol at Pub N
Sub on Ralston and 10th streets,
owner Steven Mathers said.
But theres a ip side too.
I guarantee I probably dont
get a lot of business because I
serve alcohol, Morg said. A lot of
dorm kids probably dont come
in here because they think theyre
not allowed because its a bar.
Morg said he thinks a non-
alcoholic sports grill could
survive on campus, but it would
just cater to a different crowd
than his business.
I can understand why the
university doesnt involve them-
selves with alcohol because its a
liability, he said. I think there
should be more bars on Virginia
Street, but they dont need any
on campus.
For some universities, on-
campus alcohol sales are rooted
in the history and tradition of
the school.
The University of Wisconsin-
Madison started selling beer on
campus in 1933 and has been
ever since, Marc Kennedy, a
spokesman for the university
said.
Kennedy said beer sales in
the student union are highly
regulated by scanners for fake
IDs and security.
The enforcement is pretty strin-
gent, he said. Its very effective.
Kennedy said the union has
a collegiate atmosphere where
students and professors can
meet or attend events while
casually drinking.
For UNR, alcohol in the
student union is probably not
in the future, according to the
universitys vision.
We need to serve the students
and so many of our students are
under 21, Price said.
SECOND FLOOR FOOD
COURT SET FOR COMPLE-
TION
Villa Italia, a restaurant in
many Las Vegas Station casinos,
is slated to open later this se-
mester in a spot on the second
oor, Price said.
Price said he hopes to have the
Asian food and sushi concept
considered by the Board of Re-
gents at their October meeting.
He said the regents have yet to
turn down a request.
Although the process seems
slow, officials said a lot of
analysis goes into choosing
vendors.
From the time that the agree-
ment is made, depending on
codes and accessibility, it usually
takes six to nine months to get
the restaurant open, Holmes, a
national restaurant consultant,
said. It takes about two to three
months to negotiate the deal.
Theres just so many variables
in there, its hard to pin down a
date.
The university sent interest
forms about starting locations
in The Joe to companies three
years ago. About 35 businesses
replied and about 17 started
formal proposals, he said.
The university evaluated the
companies, in order to choose
which would best suit students
in terms of product, customer
service and price. The Board of
Regents make the nal decisions
about which vendors get a spot
in the union. A major priority
was variety, so some interested
companies were turned away.
For example, four sandwich
shops vied for the Port of Subs
spot.
From left, students Mikeala Rice, PJ Etcheverry and Josh Morrow
order sandwiches at the Port of Subs in the Joe Crowley Student Union
Thursday. The sandwich shop is the only restaurant in the union.
classifieds SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 A7
Sparks Town House, 2 BR, 1.5 BA, 1 car garage 1080 SF, wood
laminate oors, wood burning F/P, private patio $124,000.
Call Eric, 830-8424, Liberty Realty.
FOR SALE
1 Mo. Free! New Apt-Homes Gated, Heart of Downtown
Util/Cable Paid, from $875. Washer/Dryers, Elevators,
Garage Parking Studios, 1BR, 2 BR
786-5038 www.colonialgardencourt.com
FOR RENT
Ross Manor Apartments Live Downtown in the Arts District
and by the Truckee River! Furnished apts and rooms from $430
per month. Rent includes FREE utilities, TV w/FREE Cable,
Laundry on site. Quiet building, great for the serious student.
On the FREE Sierra Spirit bus line, to UNR and back!
118 West St. Reno (775)323-3044.
FOR RENT
NW Reno Condo, 3BR, 2 BA, 2 car garage 1314 SF end unit.
Private patio, A/C. Upgraded kitchen cabinets, $199,000.
Call Eric, 830-8424, Liberty Realty.
FOR SALE
T-shirts, Sweatshirts, Caps, Sports Uniforms, Etc. For your
parties,games, groups, and clubs. Best quality and fastest
services since 1981. 10% Discount with UNR student or staff
ID. Your choice of silkscreen printing or embroidery.
Complete in-house art and design department. Call Custom
Caps, Shirts, Etc. 356-5353 UNR Alumn.
SERVICES
Tutor Aides Needed
Total Tutoring is starting an after school homework help
program for students in grades 1st thru 12th. Tutor aides will
assist the main tutor. Two days per week, the program will
have a math focus; the other two days a language arts focus.
Strong academic background preferred. Competitive wages.
Will need to be ngerprinted by WCSD. Call 747-4246.
HELP WANTED
Quality Tutors Needed
Total Tutoring is starting an after school homework help
program for students in grades 1st thru 12th.
Two days per week, the program will have a math focus, the
other two days a language arts focus. Teaching and/or
tutoring experience is a must. Competitive wages.
Will need to be ngerprinted by WCSD. Call 747-4246.
Total Tutoring is a Nevada based company.
HELP WANTED
Looking for Chinese Tutor. Goal is to travel thru China
and converse w/ friend in Chongqing. Two hours per week
@ $20 per hour. Call Mike 342-3466.
HELP WANTED
HELP ELECT OBAMA!
Grassroots Campaigns is currently hiring eld staff
to work with MoveOn.org Political Action registering voters
across the country. Positions available immediately!
Call (773) 680-7717. Ask for Nick.
OPPORTUNITIES
Spacious 1 bedroom 1 bath condo on a quiet corner near
Meadowood Mall. A/C, new carpet and laminate oors.
Washer/dryer facilities are just a couple feet away from the unit.
Large walk in closet with plenty of storage space and a fenced
patio with more storage that offers a lot of privacy.
$625/month with a $550 deposit. Discounts for signing
6 month and 1 year leases. Please contact Cameron at
775-843-6155 for more details.
FOR RENT
Perspectives
EDITORIAL CARTOON
To discuss a better solution, go to board.nevadasagebrush.com.
Student input vital during budget talks
STAFF EDITORIAL I BUDGET DISCUSSIONS
Palin fails at
upholding any
feminist ideals
BICKS PICK
What do you think should go in the empty room on the third oor of the Joe Crowley Student Union?
CAMPUSCHAT
MOTHERS ADVICE
Key to time management
lies in making agenda lists
T
odays column is being
written on my laptop
as I sit in the front
seat of my car waiting
for my 9-year-old daughter
to complete her rst day of
school. Ive got the mouse
up on the console and the
computer tilted on one knee
over the steering wheel.
Laugh if you must, but this
is how I juggle most of my life.
The to-do list is three pages
long this
week. I still
need to buy
my books. My
nancial aid
nally came
in to pay for
my classes,
but I havent
received my
reimburse-
ment yet. This
means no
books for me
quite yet. Homework was due
this morning and fortunately it
didnt require reading a chapter.
I sometimes wonder if I have
gone absolutely insane thinking
I can juggle it all. The kids, the
house, my business, my new
book and my educationwhat
a crazy idiot am I? And yet, this is
par for my life. I dont seem to feel
complete if I dont have 151 irons
in the re. Well, maybe only 150.
So what does my week look
like? Work project needs to be
out the door by Thursday. I
have classes on Tuesday and
Thursday, but I already missed
Tuesdays class. Papers are due on
Wednesday night, which I think
I can get done. Theres a football
game for my son on Friday night,
and trip to Portland on Saturday
for my sons exhibition game. I
invited family to that one so I can
kill two birds with one stone and
dont have to run across town
to see them. Theres swim team
practices at least four nights
this week for my daughter, an
ice cream social at the parish
center, a budget meeting for the
organization I volunteer with
and to top it off our dog is due to
deliver puppies at any time. Shell
probably have them on Saturday
while we are out of town, of
course, in the backseat of the car.
I want you to understand
that Im not complaining. This
is just my life. On top of the
craziness there is still grocery
shopping, house cleaning,
mowing the lawn and all the
other mundane tasks associ-
ated with running a household.
How do I think I can do it?
Lists, lists and more lists. They
need to teach a class in college
about making lists. According
to a South Park episode its
just something little girls do,
but there really is an art to it.
Colored pens are essential. Do
you sparkle with that? Sunshine!
Despite my crazy agenda,
Im really excited to be in
school again. Its that time I
get to be someone other than
mom. Being a mom is great,
but sometimes its fun to be
something else, just for a while.
The idea that I can soak up
knowledge for no other reason
than because I want to is very
liberating. I study new informa-
tion for work all the time,
upgrade my technological skills
to keep pace with my peers,
organize people and analyze
data, but thats all what I do,
not who I am. The graduate
program at UNR has presented
me with the opportunity to
meld what I do with who I am.
What could be better than that?
So, if I can keep the lists
coming, keep the kids focused
and prevent the dog from getting
pregnant again, Ive basically got
it made.
And I did manage to work on
my tan this week. Yes, life is good.
Anne Payton is a columnist for
The Nevada Sagebrush. She can
be reached at editor@neva-
dasagebrush.com
O
K, so I dont burn my bras. Theres something
about watching expensive Victorias Secret
lace go up in ames that makes me nau-
seous and instinctively reach for the nearest
re extinguisher.
You wont nd me protesting at a Miss Nevada pageant,
either. If women really want to parade around in high
heels with bathing suit wedgies and Vaseline on their
teeth then they can be my guest.
But will I vote for Sen. John McCain just because he
has a woman, Sarah Palin, as his running mate?
The answer again is no. And it doesnt make me a
bad feminist either.
After the Arizona senator chose the Alaska governor
as his vice presidential running mate, Ill admit I was
not at all surprised. Not only was
it a strategic move, trying to entice
disenfranchised Hillary Clinton
supporters to cross party lines, but
Palin also has high approval ratings in
her governing state.
A mom, a wife and a seemingly
well-put-together politician with
some strong beliefs behind her, right?
My feminist heartstrings should be
singing right now. After countless
years of womens rights protests
behind us, we now have the potential
of putting a woman where she has
never been before the White House without the title
of First Lady.
What bothers me about Gov. Palin, though, stems
from this undercutting feeling that she boasts a
feminist platform but votes no differently from that of
any other conservative man.
Specically, Im referring to her pro-life stance.
Palin opposes abortions, even in instances of rape
and incest, promoting instead adoption options for
soon-to-be mothers with unwanted pregnancies.
Palin also opposes sex education provided in public
schooling, pushing for abstinence-only messages.
While I understand unwanted pregnancies occur
among women who have received sex education as
well as among those who have not, the idea of denying
that information in the rst place and later making
the option of abortion illegal is backward thinking.
We would only be reverting to what women before us
fought against the inability to choose for ourselves.
If I choose to vote a certain way, I can.
If I choose to dress a certain way, I damn well will.
And if I need to make that tough decision as to what
to do with my body and my life, I want just that my
decision, not a male-dominated Congress decision with
Palin telling me, If my daughter can do it, so can you.
Palin claims to be a feminist and in some ways, I can
see why she can be applauded. If a woman in our day
and age can formulate stances such as hers based on
religious and personal views regardless of accepted
pro-choice feminist doctrines, then perhaps were past
the need for strong feminist gures.
But in my opinion, were not past it. Women are still
paid 77 percent of what men are paid and the global-
ization of labor exploits primarily female workers.
One of Palins big campaign issues is to increase the
equal hiring of both men and women in the workplace.
Kudos. An open door. But we cant forget the fact that
she still wants to close another door based on a religious
belief that should be mine and yours to agree with or not.
Krystal Bick is a columnist for The Nevada Sagebrush.
She can be reached at kbick@nevadasagebrush.com
W
e were stunned at
how few students
went to the budget-
crunch town hall
this week.
Then we learned it wasnt
meant for students.
The announcement
was instead sent solely
over the faculty list-serv,
said Jane Tors, university
spokeswoman. Students
werent even an afterthought,
despite the obvious show of
interest during the summer
discussion of the Pride of the
Sierra.
Students deserved an
invitation to this talk and it is
a shame the university didnt
extend one.
Not to say the faculty didnt
deserve that courtesy they
will doubtlessly feel the
impacts of university cuts,
potentially for the rest of their
careers.
But the cuts will also impact
thousands of students their
stays at the university and
potentially the rest of their
lives.
How many students without
an apparent career path would
like to decry losing the Career
Development Center? How
many students would like to
give suggestions on tightening
the universitys belt to make
sure an important function
isnt squeezed out?
We are a very large, and very
vocal, base that needs to be
appeased and consulted before
any decision impacting us is
made. And we need to be there
from the beginning.
To x this, the university
needs to hold another open
forum and this time formally
invite students to it. Faculty
can come too. So can staff.
Include everyone. But make
sure to include students.
This isnt just to make sure our
opinions our heard, but also to
make sure we know exactly what
is happening and to avoid any
confusion about what is at stake
in these budget cuts.
As people who pay to attend
this university, students should
have the right to know the
details of a $30 million budget
cut and give their input on
what should or should not be
part of it.
Right below this editorial,
The Nevada Sagebrushs formal
invites students to discuss the
best ways for the university
to get through this crunch
on our forums at board.
nevadasagebrush.com. On the
front page, we also published
a breakdown of the budget so
you can attack the issue as an
informed body.
As proof of our desire to par-
ticipate in this university-wide
discussion, we will publish
some of these responses in
every print edition of The
Nevada Sagebrush until the
discussion dies or a solution is
reached.
We deserve, and will have, a
forum to discuss these issues.
And it wont just be at Pizza
with the President.
I think that a
Pizza Hut buffet
should go in that
room upstairs.
Ranna Nash
27, educational
psychology
Basically any
general restau-
rant will do.
Nicholas Saini
19, biochemistry
I think a sit-
down restaurant
would be really
nice. Just some-
where where we
can get some
good food and
not too horribly
junkie.
Diana Cazares
20, pyschology
I think Qdoba
should go in
there because
its a great place
to eat and a lot of
college students
like to eat there.
I go there almost
every day.
Richie Phillips
21, communications
Krystal
Bick
Anne
Payton
WEB
NOTES
STORY: GREEKS RUSH
TO RECRUIT MEMBERS
On Sept. 2, 9:27 a.m., anti-
SN wrote:
That picture of the Sigma Nu,
fratastic, idiots should shame
the rest of the Greek com-
munity for turning a blind eye
towards excessive chauvin-
ism, needless tribalism, and
precarious hazing. If this is
what they are doing in front
of a camera, during rush then
I am afraid for their pledges
behind closed doors!
STAFF EDITORIAL:
ASUN: DROP THE
EVENTS AND HELP
STUDENTS
On Sept. 2, 9:19 a.m., Tim
wrote:
Though I agree with this point
100% the opinion should have
alluded to how ASUN gets
their money, that is does not
come from the university bud-
get, that is comes straight from
tuition and how ASUN have re-
ceived a budget increase from
FY 07/08 to this FY 08/09.
On Sept. 4, 8:07 p.m., Gold-
enturtle wrote:
As I read this I wonder how
many Nevada Sagebrush
Scholarships are out there.
The Tutoring Centers deci-
sion to charge, as well as the
amount, was nalized, if I
remember correctly, less than
a few weeks before the se-
mester started. ASUN, which
includes the author of this
editorial, can not see into the
future and step in where the
University has to make tough
decisions. Heres an idea, how
bout some of that advertising
money from the Sagebrush be
donated to a student in need
to show the Senate how to
lead the way?
By the way staff editor, why is
there no mention, in your jour-
nal, about the University loos-
ing the Career Development
Center, or any of the other
programs that had to be cut?
And are you suggesting that
we the students should start
paying for the services that
the University decides to jet-
tison of due to lack of funding?
Hmm, not all students use the
Tutoring Center but all should
pay for the 10 percent that
does. Makes sense to me. Why
dont you, Staff Editor, author
the legislation and submit it
to the Senate. Oh and please
include some documentation
that would demonstrate the
support of students in using
their money to benet the 10
percent. Let me guess, that
isnt your job so you would
never do such a thing. Hey, the
Sagebrush is a journal and I bet
the wonderful folks there could
do a public opinion article
on this. Or is it just easier to sit
back and critique.
Now without meaning any insult
or disrespect to anyone, I do not
believe our student government
should be providing academic
welfare to the students. They
say studying on an empty stom-
ach leads to poor academic per-
formance. I suppose the Senate
should offer ASUN food stamps
to the students that cant afford
the meal plans. After all stu-
dents need to eat.
COLUMN: OBAMA
AND MCCAINS
WITHDRAWAL PLANS
FROM IRAQ LACK
MIDDLE GROUND
On Sept. 3, 1:47 p.m.,
Thompson wrote:
What is your plan based on aside
from a random number genera-
tor? 2011? Why? Obama is an
idiot and McCain is senile. Iraq
will become a theocracy as soon
as we leave. Were better off with
the Iranians as friends than the
Iraqis. The Persians are much
more well-educated, friendlier,
and generally a more beautiful
and peaceful people. Theyve
embraced the modern era in a
way that Iraq will not.
Financial Aide Ofce
perspectives SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 A9
AFRICAN CAUSE
As African children fall through the
cracks, what are we doing to help?
F
or almost a year, Tabu Odhiek kept
asking to go back to school. After
years on the streets, this 12-year-old
African boy decided hed had
enough. He wanted to come home. Isolated
from his family, Tabu had spent the last
ve years living in poverty on the streets.
Originally from the
Republic of Uganda,
Tabu left his home in
the Natamula slums in
search of a better life.
When he was only
six years old, his father
died of AIDS, leaving
the family destitute.
Not much later, his
sister also passed away.
As his mother became
ill, and his older
brother failed to cope
with family struggles
and soon became an alcoholic, Tabu found
himself alone.
Desperate, then 6-year-old Tabu turned
to the streets. Each day he spent hours
begging for food and money to provide for
him and his ailing mother.
In the streets of the slums, Tabu met a
fellow street boy who offered him a way
out. Promising to return to his mother,
Tabu joined the street boy and left for
Kenya to find jobs on farms grazing
cattle. They traveled for miles, on foot
and by cargo trains, until they eventually
crossed the Kenya-Uganda border. Their
journey landed them 40 miles east of the
border in the streets of Bungoma, where
Tabu has been surviving for the past five
years.
On these streets Tabu met George
Wesonga, head coordinator for non-
profit organization Mothers on a Mission
International (M.O.M.I.), dedicated to
rescuing children from the street life. For
almost a year, Tabu continuously asked
George to take him back to his mother
and home.
As the month of August came to a close,
the necessary funds had nally been raised
to bring Tabu home.
Together with volunteer M.O.M.I. eld
workers, Tabu returned to Uganda. As the
bus arrived in his hometown, an old friend
recognized Tabu and ran towards him
shouting, Tabu! Tabu! Where have you
been? Your mother died and we buried her
on Monday.
At the news of his mothers death, Tabu
almost collapsed. He had come too late.
M.O.M.I. director Lynn Whitlock laments
on this situation: If we had the money
sooner, we could have had him home
before his mom died and at least he could
have said goodbye. I am in tears and feel
sick to my stomach over the urgency of this
mission. So many boys are falling through
the cracks.
As college students, we want to take on a
global perspective. We want to care about
the world. We often do care about the
world. But what are we doing to care for the
world? In what ways do our actions reect
we are caring for the world? As the carefree
college students who many of us are, we
can become pretty self-centered at times.
We go to school to educate ourselves, stores
and restaurants to feed ourselves, malls
to spend money on ourselves and parties
to entertain ourselves. We do so much to
benet ourselves. But what are we doing to
benet other people?
This is collegea time when we are
free to do as we wish. What will you
choose to do? Who will you choose to
help? I urge you to go beyond yourself
and pay attention to the injustices in this
world.
I urge you to act on the issues that youre
passionate about, instead of just talking
about them.
Dont procrastinate. Act now.
Ally Patton is a columnist for The Nevada
Sagebrush. She can be reached at apatton@
nevadasagebrush.com
Ally
Patton
POLITICAL OPINION
T
hank you for the opportunity to speak here tonight.
Whether you are a Democrat, a Republican, an
Independent or a Green Party member like myself, this
November is destined to be one for the ages. Not only are
we seeing the rst African-American presidential nominee for the
Democrats, but also the second female vice presidential nominee
from a major party on the Republican ticket.
While, I dont need to state this again and
neither does anyone else need to either, it is
still truly an amazing sight to behold.
You and I both know that I will never vote
for your candidate, Sen. John McCain, but I
want to take out the notion of partisanship
for a little bit tonight and speak to you simply
as human beings. As your candidate likes
to say on many occasions on the campaign
trail, its time for some straight talk. And the
straight talk I plan to bring you is that for
over 20 years the Republican Party has slowly
been rotting away from the inside out.
This is the party that once believed in
states rights and the rights of the individual,
but now values the rights of telecommunication companies over
the rights of the common man.
This is the party that fought in Congress after the Civil War to
extend voting rights to black men, but now has a candidate who
put tens of thousands of black people on voter caging lists in
2000.
This is the party that embraced women suffragists in this
country in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but has waited
a little over a century to put a female on the ticket. As far as Im
concerned, the old party doesnt exist anymore.
That party died when the Southern strategy became the end
all and be all for political success. It died when trumpeting a fake
liberal bias in the mainstream media took priority over honest
plans to x this country. It died as neo-conservatives and those
who succeed every four years generated the partisan divide
we see today. The great grandfather of the Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln, once said, Those who deny freedom to others
deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, cannot long
retain it. I shudder to think what Lincoln would say of a party
that supports the detention of individuals at Guantanamo Bay for
years on end without charge or proper trial?
Lincoln also said Public sentiment is everything. With public
sentiment, nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed. I
wonder what Abe would say when dissenting groups are raided,
arrested and a 17-year-old peace protester is beaten and pepper
sprayed by Minnesota police outside of the Republic National
Convention?
These are questions that I cant thoroughly answer for you.
They are yours and yours alone to either think about or discard as
liberal rantings.
All I can hope for is to be heard and understood by you all. This
incarnation of the Republican Party cant survive for very long if
partisanship and demonizing of the left are the only things it can
deliver.
Thank you for your time and God bless!
Brian Ault is a columnist for The Nevada Sagebrush. He can be
reached at editor@nevadasagebrush.com.
Brian
Ault
SEX AND MORE
Condoms: tried and true if cared for
S
ex is for procreation.
The more sex people have, the more
children they are likely to produce and
the larger the population will grow.
This was probably the theory when people
rst discovered that their bellies grew and
a kid came tearing out
nine months after they
had sex. But people most
likely have sex for the fun
of it because lets face it,
it is fun.
Sex is the ultimate
act of intimacy and for
many, its the ultimate
conquest. However,
the glory of becoming
intimate with someone
or getting another
notch on your belt can
be soured by mysteri-
ous spots you-know-where or a period that
seems to have gone missing.
Before you think about getting it on,
think about putting one on.
Condoms are the most commonly used
contraceptive and easy to attain at the
University of Nevada, Reno. Dont be shy to
take some when you see them at the health
center or at various events on campus. Its
much better than using the one youve been
saving in your wallet since prom night.
Condoms should be kept in a cool, dry
place, like your bathroom drawer, your sex
shrine or anywhere except your pocket or
wallet for a long period of time. Exposure to
heat can weaken the condom.
There comes a time in every college
womans life when a new guy waltzes on
through. He wines and dines you (or swipes
you in at the D.C.) and you fall in lust and
give it all to him. After he leaves your dorm
the next morning, you walk over to the trash
can to adjust things so your roommate
doesnt have to look at the nastiness in there.
And there it is a broken, used condom.
Panic sets in. Calls are frantically made and
you wonder what to do.
If youre with a non-exclusive partner
whose sexual history youre unsure of, you
should get tested for sexually transmitted
diseases.
If pregnancy is your worry, which it should
be (taking care of babies and studying for
Core Humanities dont mix), you have the
option of taking Plan B. Plan B is a pill that
stops fertilization of an egg or prevents a
fertilized egg from attaching to the uterus
lining. You can get Plan B at Planned Parent-
hood, from your doctor or at the pharmacy.
The pill has to be taken within 72 hours of
unprotected sex. Plan B will cost you about
$50, which is expensive but cheaper than
hospital bills and baby clothes.
For women, it is a good idea to consider tak-
ing birth control pills if you have sex regularly.
Theyre 99 percent effective if taken regularly
Protection is the most important part
of having a safe, satisfying love life.
Take these steps to protect yourself and
others.
Karah Lucas is a columnist for The Nevada
Sagebrush. She can be reached at editor@
Karah
Lucas
ELECTION THOUGHTS
Students falsely fear Palin and creationism teachings
A
s of late, the stir created by
John McCains nomination
of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as
his running mate has been
overwhelming. This nomination was
initially surprising because Palin was
virtually unknown to the general
public.
Since the announcement, politicians
and the media have been digging
into Palins record. There have been
accusations of inexperience and abuse
of power, just to name a few. Also,
the pregnancy of Palins unmarried
17-year-old daughter has been an
especially incendiary issue.
But I want to address something
specic that has come up. Fellow col-
lege students have raised the issue with
me that Sarah Palin is a creationist.
This essentially means that she
supports teaching the Christian
theory on the origin of mankind
alongside evolution in schools.
Friends have expressed to me their
dislike of this position and cited it
as a reason to find Palin objection-
able. Simply put, however, they are
grasping at straws.
Palins position on creationism was
rst made public during a debate
when she was asked about creationism
versus evolution. She replied, simply
saying that we should teach both.
And this is what has all the college kids
riled up.
First of all, whether or not you
are a religious person should have
no bearing whatsoever on how you
feel about this issue. This is about
conveying theories. And we must
remember that evolution is only a
theory, but is still being taught in
schools as solid fact.
Why can we teach one theory but not
another? Why not teach all perspec-
tives and possibilities for mankinds
origin? Many people say that we cant
just teach the Christian perspective
because it would prejudicially rule out
other religious theories.
The solution is simple: teach aspects
of all the major creation stories.
A child should not go through
school only having
been taught the
theory of evolu-
tion when there
are many other
widely accepted
theories.
Another
criticism I hear is
that religion isnt
science, and therefore has no place
next to evolution. Creationist theories
can easily be classied into philoso-
phy or history classes, thus eliminat-
ing the religion-science debate. That
being said, there are scientists who
subscribe to evolution, but believe it
was guided by an intelligent designer.
This basically takes the very same
ideas and principles behind evolution
and just adds a supreme being with an
overall objective.
Now if we take a theory that says
a higher power created mankind
through evolution it blurs the lines
between science and religion. Many
have called this theory intelligent
design, or creation science. At this
point whether it belongs in a science
or philosophy class has yet to be
decided. I think it would be fine in
either.
The central point to all this is that
there seems to be a tremendous fear, or
at least aversion to, religion in school.
What are we afraid of? If we are simply
teaching theories, there can be no
harm.
I encourage you to read the play
Inherit the Wind. It tells the
story of a small-town high school
teacher in the 1920s who goes on
trial for teaching Darwins theory of
evolution. The small town is heavily
religious and has an intense disdain
for evolution.
What I see now is the exact same
mentality, but with a complete
reversal of positions.
Our society today is so fixated
on science and evolution, and so
concerned with being politi-
cally correct that it fights teaching a
philosophical tradition that has been
part of our culture for hundreds of
years.
As a society, as a school and as
individuals, we should never be afraid
of information.
The fears and anxieties toward
creationism, specically that of
Palins position, are ungrounded. The
evolution-only advocates have nothing
to worry about.
Besides, Palin will have plenty of
issues much bigger than creationism
on her plate.
Nic Dunn is a columnist for The Nevada
Sagebrush. He can be reached at editor@
nevadasagebrush.com
Nic
Dunn
As a society, as a school and as individuals,
we should never be afraid of information.
What I would
have said at
the Republican
Convention
Oh mighty Glick 5000,
school funds are
running dangerously
low.
What about my great
merchandising ideas?
The Glick 5000 action
gures? T-shirts? Beer
coozies?!?
No dice, sir.
Optimus Prime has
the market corned.
Curse him! Then we have one nal option:
shameless corporate sponsorship.
Yeah, now Im
always hungry.
THE UNR OF THE FUTURE, TOMORROW!*
Drawn by:
Kurt Hirsch
Written by:
Clint Demeritt
Created by:
David Worthington and Mike Geraghty
Special thanks to:
James Harrison
* Offer only valid until 2022.
Does this place
seem different?
Glick 5000
Glick 5000
arts & entertainment
FILM REVIEW
Emerald
Audiophile
All business and no pleasure
MOVIEWEB.COMH
Doug (Scott) guffaws in an awkward manner while next to his arch-nemesis Richard (OReilly) while on a crowded city bus.
THE PROMOTION
Release Date: Sept. 2
Director:
Steve Conrad
Starring:
Seann William Scott, John
C. Reilly and Jenna Fischer
Genre:
Comedy
Rating:
R for language including
sexual references and drug
use.
Grade:
D
As we waited for our sand-
wiches, I sipped on the 20
Below Hot Chocolate ($3.50), a
rich and frosty drink so ambro-
sial it should be on the dessert
menu.
My more health conscious
sister ordered an iced green tea
($1.75) as we chatted about the
seemingly schizophrenic interi-
orin a restaurant named after
a mythical city from the Wizard
of Oz is a Tuscan-inspired inte-
rior decked with quotes from
Ghandi and Peter Pan.
Owner Kevin Zeener, 24, said
the delicate decor came from
his mothers taste. Emerald City
Caf has been in the Zeener
family for 13 years.
Kevin recently took over from
his parents and plans to update
the interior with earth-toned
colors, a wi- bar and a wall
scribbled with conversation
starters to give people a place
they can spend an afternoon.
He also added a discount with
university student ID of 15
percent off food, 10 percent off
drinks.
I really want to make this a
place for people to come and
hang out and not feel rushed in
any way, Zeener said.
Zeener said he is striving for
a Seattle-meets-Reno theme.
Though wi- is up, the rest of
the updates will begin in Octo-
ber.
Just minutes after we ordered,
our sandwiches arrived. My Mt.
Rainier was full of thick slices of
turkey, rolled and placed atop a
bed of mixed greens. The savory
layer of herbed cream cheese
was a perfect compliment to
the tangy cranberries.
Katys Margaux was a unique
union of tastes: the spiciness
of the curry and sweetness of
the Texas toast combined with
the competing tenderness of
the chicken and crunchiness
of the almonds for an amazing
sandwich.
The sandwiches were so big
and tasty-looking they inspired
the table next to us to ask about
them. They also inspired me to
ask for a to-go box, defeated by
the enormity of the sandwich.
The good news: For the rst
time, I actually looked forward
to eating leftovers for dinner.
Colleen Hagen can be reached
at editor@nevadasagebrush.com
By Jay Brissenden
The Promotion tries its
damnedest to be more intelligent
and witty than the previous work-
place duel movie Employee of
the Month, but somehow man-
ages to be worse.
In The Promotion, Seann
William Scott (Mr. Woodcock)
plays Doug Stauber, a quiet
and dedicated assistant store
manager at Donaldsons grocery
market. Day after day, Doug deals
with disgruntled customers and
slacker employees. When the
store decides to open a new store
on the other side of town, Doug
is told by current manager (Fred
Armisen, Saturday Night Live)
that he is a shoo-in for the job.
That is, until Richard Welhner
(John C. Reilly, Step Brothers),
an assistant manager from a sister
store in Canada, transfers in. Now
the two must prove to the board
of directors why only one of them
deserves the salary.
When a lm with B-list actors
receives a limited release in
theaters, it means that the studio
had such little faith in the lm
that they released it in only a
few theaters to try and minimize
nancial losses.
Coming off a great role in Step
Brothers, Reilly looked to be this
lms saving grace. While he does
come off more appealing than
Scott, his attempt simply fails.
Most of the blame falls on
director Steven Conrad. Known
for writing The Pursuit of Hap-
pyness, Conrad obviously had a
hard time moving from drama to
comedy. Instead of making the
characters attempts at belittling
each other amusing, he uses
dramatic music and awkward
situations to make the audience
feel sorry for the two.
As for special features, this DVD
is as lacking as the lms plot. For
those of you who love to listen to
stuck-up Hollywood producers
and witty directors, the lm offers
a feature length audio commen-
tary. Add in a few deleted scenes
that thankfully didnt make it into
the movie and that is all this rental
has to offer.
With little more than a social
commentary on the downfalls
of moving up a corporate ladder,
The Promotion deserves noth-
ing more than a pink slip.
Jay Brissenden can be reached at
jbrissenden@nevadasagebrush.
com.
bands started off in the same
places a touring van full of
smelly dudes (and ladies) who are
just trying to make enough gas
money to get to the next town.
And its the adventurousness of
audiences in cities that keep the
little bands (who may someday
be big ones) going and hopefully
coming back.
Some have said that this is a
place where dreams come to die.
Others have said that the upside
to living in a place like this is
that you get to start up what you
dont have. Some have done so
within the arts and music com-
munity here and its happening
all the time as inquisitive college
students, it only seems natural to
do a little investigation to get the
good dirt. And just as this city has,
to get anywhere good from where
we are now, we have to start small
and build up.
For starters, try these:
Locals Over Vert and the Farley
Overdose will be playing a free
show at The Red Rock Bar (sorry,
not all-ages!), 241 South Sierra
Street on Thursday, September
11 at 9:30 p.m. This is Over Verts
Gagging + Swallowing tour kick
off show. Theyll be heading out
to the West Coast for their recent
release, a rollicking seven tracks
(including a Vae Victis cover),
recorded earlier this year by Steve
Albini. This should be a fun time
and what could you lose if its free
other than a few teeth? Over Vert
singer Morgan Travis is a bull in a
china shop so dont stand in front
if you dont want to move.
Local arts and music initiative
the Holland Project has teamed
up with various musicians for
an auction and exhibition of
photographic work. Although
this event isnt a concert, theres
little argument about the ico-
nography of music whether its
Mick Rocks unforgettable shots
of Bowie and Debbie Harry, or
the immediate nostalgia culled by
cherished album covers, there are
visual aesthetics that aide music.
The event boasts an impressive
roster with the likes of Pearl Jam,
Sonic Youth, Death Cab for Cutie,
The Postal Service and more. The
event takes place Saturday, Sep-
tember 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
at the Holland Headquarters, 30
Cheney Ave.
Van Pham can be reached at edi-
tor@nevadasagebrush.com.
InsideReno
Calendar
TUESDAY/9
Nas with Jay Electronica
and DJ Green Lantern at
New Oasis
Promoting his recent-re-
leased untitled album after
an excessively long con-
troversy over the rst draft
of the album title, Nas will
perform for fans in Sparks
this week.
2100 Victorian Ave.
Sparks, NV
Show at 8:30 p.m.
Tickets are $35.

FRIDAY/12
KC and the Sunshine Band
in the Grande Exposition
Hall of the Silver Legacy
The funk, R&B and disco
act KC and the Sunshine
Band rock the Silver Legacy
this Friday with hits such
as Thats the Way (I Like
It), (Shake, Shake, Shake)
Shake Your Booty and Get
Down Tonight.
407 N. Virginia St.
Reno, NV 89501
Show starts at 9 p.m.
Tickets run from $35 to $55.
All ages
Stone Temple Pilots at the
Grand Sierra Resort
The rock band Stone Temple
Pilots embark on their rst
tour together in eight years.
With six #1 singles and
fteen top-10 singles, the
Grammy-winning band has
been a dominant force in
rock music since their start
in 1992.
2500 E. Second St.
Reno, NV 89595
Show starts at 8:30 p.m.
Tickets are $75.
All ages
Nelly & the St. Lunatics
Summer Jam 2008, A Fam-
ily Production Event at Law-
lor Events Center
Hip-hop giant Nelly plays
Lawlor on Friday with open-
ing acts David Banner, Mur-
phy Lee, Down a.k.a. Kilo,
and Keak Da Sneak.
1500 N. Virginia St.
Reno, NV 89501
Tickets run from $24 to
$108.
All ages
SUNDAY/14
The Easycore Tour featur-
ing A New Found Glory, A
Day To Remember, Four
Year Strong and Crime in
Stereo at New Oasis
Pop-Punk act A New Found
Glory headlines a national
tour running across the
country in Sept. and Oct. be-
fore heading to Great Britain
in Nov. Opening acts include
similar acts from the Florida
and New York music scenes:
A Day To Remember, Four
Year Strong and Crime in
Stereo.
2100 Victorian Ave.
Sparks, NV 89431
Tickets are $15 in advance
and $18 at the door.
All ages
World Champ air-jams on West Street
DANNYCLARK/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
World Champion Air Guitarist Hot Lixx Hulahan melts faces and busts guts with a riveting performance mid-evening this past Friday night at the West Street Urban Market.
By Casey OLear
On Friday, the Holland
Projects downtown West Street
Market drew many curious
spectators to watch the re-
cently crowned Air Guitar World
Champion, Hot Lixx Hulahan,
demonstrate his skills amongst
other musical acts.
Hulahan, who took the stage
following Bay Area folk singer
Sonny Smith, greeted the audi-
ence like an old pro complete
with fringed armbands and
asked, Is everyone ready for
this display of ridicularity?
For his rst number, Hulahan
called up audience members
to play the air drums and air
bass in his air band. Together,
they performed an air guitar-
themed song that Hulahan
had written for these kinds of
performances.
I wrote that to have some-
thing to interact with the audi-
ence and bring participation,
he said. With this kind of thing,
theres a big disconnect. Im
not the musician Im just an
interpreter and I want to share
my interpretation with others.
Hulahan captivated the au-
dience during his two-song set
by showing off the talents that
made him a world champion:
stage presence, head-banging
and coordination with the
accompanying music. Since
he first heard about the com-
petition hosted by the United
States Air Guitar Association
in 2006, the San Francisco
native has won the title of U.S.
Air Guitar Champion twice
and gone on to participate in
the worldwide competition in
Oulu, Finland.
People kept sending me e-
mails, as if it was something Id
be interested in, he said. So, I
said, Alright, Ill enter. I didnt
know what to expect, or the ef-
fort that people put into it. And
then I won, and thats how it all
began.
This August, he defeated
two-time world champion Ochi
Yosuke of Japan to bring home
the prestigious award.
To do this, youve got to be
ridiculous and appreciate a
ridiculous opportunity when it
arises, he said.
Next week, the Holland Proj-
ect will host its nal evening of
downtown activities, which will
include an air guitar tournament
open to all participants with the
goal of sending a Reno competi-
tor to take part in the next U.S.
Air Guitar Championships.
Hulahan offered his seasoned
advice to potential air guitarists:
Lose any and all sense of shame
and humility.
Casey OLear can be reached at
AUDIOPHILE
Music fans must
take a stand
By Van Pham
As the University of Nevada,
Reno and the city at large begin
to scale up its efforts to t into
big-city britches, what with
its fresh-faced buildings and
chic, urban high-rise condos, it
seems that it drags behind it a
mindset that has yet to change
in many ways.
In the realm of arts and mu-
sic, the only consistent trend
seems to be inconsistency.
Heres where Renos concert-
going crowd reveals its inability
to ll out those metropolitan
pants exposing instead the
tiny, spindly legs upon which
the concert scene in Reno
stands.
The campus and its com-
munity of young folk have their
share of opinions when it comes
to their choices for concerts
the most frequent being that
there arent enough, typically
coupled with the complaint
that there arent enough bigger
acts. But what seems to happen
is that the blame is shifted away
from the audiences and toward
entities like the promoters, col-
lege programmers and even the
bands themselves.
The diversity of concerts and
other arts in places like the Bay
Area can denitely be attrib-
uted to the sheer population
and other factors like location,
but that simply cant be the only
option for good shows. Insight
magazine listing San Francisco
shows alongside local ones is a
sign of bad things.
While it is the job of local
promoters to snag good shows
and get the word out, its also
our job as concertgoers to take
responsibility by actively seek-
ing out shows and by taking
a chance to check out bands
that we may have never heard
of for a couple of bucks (or in
some cases,
for free).
The thing
that seems
to sting
the Reno
scene for
good un-
derground,
indie or
even major
c o n c e r t s
seems to
be the audiences inability to
experiment with and support
a sustainable, diverse concert
calendar. This is not to say that
people should have to endure
shows with insufferable bands,
but there is little excuse for
those who self-proclaim an
obsession for music of all sorts
and a passion for live music to
avoid smaller shows at local
venues not on the beaten path.
Its just that even though there
arent many major things hap-
pening all at once in this city,
there is something. Sometimes
its small and you have to dig
a little, but often the nds are
gems.
No one should only be going
to concerts that cost $20 and
up. Even outside of venues like
Club Underground and New
Oasis, there is a burgeoning
scene of DIY scenesters who
have seen their options, were
dissatised and instead of
relegating themselves to the
occasional Reno-San Francisco
trek, have made shows of their
own in tiny basements and a
round-robin of local spaces. Its
easy to forget that your favorite
RESTAURANT REVIEW
If gems were
sandwiches
By Colleen Hagen
Mahatma Ghandis words
adorn the back wall of Emer-
ald City Caf: We must be the
change we want to see in the
world. If the change you want
to see is a caf lunch different
from the myriad of others
around Reno, then Emerald
City Caf is your answer.
I nd that the true test of a
caf is its turkey sandwich.
Around Reno there are dozens
of places to get one. Most of
them are unremarkable, sell-
ing $8 dishes of deli cuts and
mayonnaise you could have
made at home.
So when my sister and I sat
down for lunch, I quickly set-
tled on the cafs most popular
dish, the Mt. Rainier ($8.15), a
sandwich of mesquite smoked
turkey breast, herbed cream
cheese, lettuce, onion and
cranberry sauce.
My sister, Katy, ordered what
the menu claims is Oprahs
favorite sandwich, the Mar-
gaux Big O. The sandwichs
descriptionpoached chicken
breast mixed with curry, dark
mustard, almonds, shredded
carrots and tomatoesstruck
me as an odd combination of
avors. I couldnt wait to taste it.
See AUDIOPHILE Page A10
EMERALD CITY CAF
3594 W. Plumb Ln.
Reno, NV 89509
775-322-1525
HOURS:
Monday through Friday
from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3
p.m.
Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
TRY IT YOURSELF
See EMERALD Page A10
Van
Pham
SCOTTBARNETT/ NEVADASAGEBRUSH
Shawn Johnson, the 2008 Olympic womens balance beam gold
medalist and individual all-around silver medalist, performed
alongside Nastia Liukin and several other members of the U.S.
Olympic gymnastics team at the Lawlor Events Center as part of
the 2008 Tour of Gymnastics Superstars Sunday.
U.S. GYMNASTIC TEAM
WOWS RENO CROWD AT
LAWLOR EVENTS CENTER
Check out the new Ne-
vada Sagebrush forums
where you can discuss cur-
rent and upcoming lms,
concerts, albums and more
with the Sagebrush staff
themselves. Make your
voice heard and we will
listen!
NEVADASAGEBRUSH.
COM
A&E FORUMS
advertisements
UPCOMING
RELEASES
SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 A13
Vibe
TUESDAY/27
GYM CLASS HEROES
THE QUILT
Genre:
Hip-Hop, Rock
Description:
For the fourth Gym Class
Heroes album, the band
incorporates collaborations
with artists such as Hall &
Oates, Busta Rhymes, and
others. The albums title
represents the patchwork
quality of the musical genres
brought together by the
band.
METALLICA
DEATH MAGNETIC
Genre:
Metal, Rock
Description:
Metal legends Metallica
return to their trademark
sound of aggressive speed-
metal with their ninth studio
album, Death Magnetic.
The album boasts lengthy
tracks, heavy riffs, and wild
solos, all of which are likely
to please longtime fans.
JOAN BAEZ
DAY AFTER TOMORROW
Genre:
Folk, Blues
Description:
Joan Baez revisits her usual
style of angry, earnest pro-
test music with Day After
Tomorrow, her 24th studio
release. Baez conquers dif-
cult subject matter, such as
the Iraq War, all while main-
taining a steadily smooth
blues sound.
THE FORBIDDEN KING-
DOM - DVD RELEASE
Starring:
Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Mi-
chael Angarano
Description:
An American teenager trav-
els through time in order to
free the imprisoned warrior,
Monkey King, in ancient
China.
Genre:
Action, Adventure
Rating:
PG-13
BABY MAMA - DVD
RELEASE
Starring:
Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and
Greg Kinnear
Description:
A single businesswoman
enlists a surrogate mother
when she discovers that she
cannot get pregnant, only
to nd that the womans ec-
centricities are more than
she bargained for.
Genre:
Comedy
Rating:
PG-13
FRIDAY/12
BURN AFTER READING
Starring:
Brad Pitt, George Clooney
and John Malkovich
Description:
In the latest from the Coen
brothers, a disk of classied
CIA information ends up in
the hands of the employees
at a gym, leading to a series
of chaotic events as the CIA
attempts to recover the disk.
Genre:
Comedy, Crime
Rating:
R
RIGHTEOUS KILL
Starring:
Robert De Niro, Al Pacino
and 50 Cent
Description:
Two decorated detectives in
New York City on the trail of
a serial killer notice similari-
ties between these murders
and those in a case they
believed to have been solved
years ago.
Genre:
Crime, Drama
Rating:
R
Bad hair and a worse lm
MOVIEWEB.COM
Joe (Nicolas Cage) is an assasin with one more kill left before he can retire with his deaf, mute girlfriend.
Tears plague
new moms CD
FILM REVIEW ALBUM REVIEW
By Jay Brissenden
While many critics have had
fun bashing Nicolas Cages poorly
grown mullet, I am going to stay
away from wit for now and just
stay that his hair might just be
the most entertaining part of
Bangkok Dangerous. In other
words, this lm would easily put
the most devoted C-SPAN viewer
to sleep (welcome back wit).
Based on the 1999 Chinese
lm of the same name, Bangkok
Dangerous revolves around a
professional hit man named Joe
(Cage, National Treasure: Book
of Secrets). Joe has come to the
end of his career and only has
four hits in Bangkok before he can
retire. Once in Bangkok, Joe hires
a con man named Kong (Shahkrit
Yamnarm, Valentine) to help
him carry out certain discreet du-
ties. Soon after his missions begin,
Joe nds it harder and harder
to follow the hit man code and
quickly turns into the problem,
not the solution.
In a lm this bad and lifeless,
its the simple thoughts that pass
the time.
Simple thought No. 1: It seems
the Pang Brothers (directors) for-
got to hire a lighting crew. For the
most of the lm, the screen is so
dark, it is hard to tell the difference
between Cage and his on-screen
Asian love interest, Fon (Charlie
Yeung, Ashes of Time Redux). Or
maybe it was just the similarities
in hairstyle. Its hard to say.
Simple thought No. 2: Cage talks
more off-screen, through narra-
tion, than he does on-screen. For
stretches of ve to 10 minutes,
not one word is spoken from any
character. To make sure of the
silence, the screenplay has Fon as
a deaf, mute girl.
Simple thought No. 3: If not
realized earlier, the movies main
characters are named after Hol-
lywoods most famous gorillas,
Mighty Joe Young and King
Kong.
Beyond those three simple
things lies only bad acting and
uninspiring action.
It recently occurred to me that
Cages acting career has led the
exact opposite life of a ne wine. It
started out so unique and appeal-
ing, everyone wanted a taste of it,
but now it is so sour that not even
the gullible want a part.
There is one scene in par-
ticular that stands to prove
this case more than any other.
While on a date with Fon,
she helps Joe, who is very
antisocial due to the nature of
his work, feed an elephant. In
doing so, their hands touch for
the first time. Instead of act-
ing generally pleased or happy
about this, Cage gets a look on
his face like he just blew his
load too early.
With Bangkok Dangerous be-
ing marketed as a thrilling action
ick, one would at least expect
some exciting and original action
sequences. This of course is not
the case. Other than multiple
shoot-outs and a boat chase, the
only other scene worth mention-
ing is when Cage wrestles with an
Asian gangster with a live hand
grenade. Cage not only leaves the
ght unharmed he maneuvers
the gangster to be on top of the
grenade when it explodes. But,
as this movie shows us, its not a
grenade that will blow you in two.
Its the fall to the oor. In the shot
when the grenade goes off the
man is seen in ying backwards
in one piece. The next time we
see the gangster, he and three
quarters intestines are the only
parts shown.
According to the fourth rule of
the hit man code in the lm, one
should always know when to
get out. In the case of Bangkok
Dangerous, one should know to
never go in.
Jay Brissenden can be reached at
jbrissenden@nevadasagebrush.
com.
Cage reaches new low with Bangkok
ALBUM REVIEW
By Van Pham
For those who have been
drooling over a new release
from the Juno soundtracks
principal crooner Kimya
Dawson, please bear in mind
that she has gone for a differ-
ent drooling demographic this
time.
In her latest release, Al-
phabutt, Dawson exchanges
her simplistic, anti-folk music
for more pep and instrumen-
tation that resembles some-
thing of a car wreck on Sesame
Street.
Her other K Records releases
like Remember That I Love
You and Hidden Vagenda
are more emotive, somber
and coy, and the Juno
soundtrack placed Dawson
in a prime position to trans-
form from a moldy peach
to a megastar. That makes
the Alphabutt effort all the
more disappointing, and its
as obnoxious and plain as it
sounds a juvenile retort, a
play on words that reveals a
certain penchant for building
blocks and buttocks.
That being said, it must be
made clear that the album is
deliberately for children and
more precisely, hers (one
Miss Panda Delilah was born
to Dawson and her husband,
fellow Antsy Pants band
member Angelo Spencer, in
2006). This is made obvious
in the song I Love You Sweet
Baby, in which Dawson is
joined in the chorus by her
husband to continually coo
the songs title.
Dawson employs a number
of different sounds to compli-
ment rudimentary lyrics that
address all the issues affecting
toddlers today, including but
not limited to toilet training,
animals sounds, doggies and, as
the album title and cover would
suggest, the alphabet but with
more atulence.
Through 15 tracks, a lis-
tener will nd an arsenal of toy
pianos, vibraphones, choirs
of children, unintelligible
baby squeals and a treasury of
Fisher-Price See N Says while
Dawson so gracefully teases
in songs like the aptly named
Pee-pee in the Potty: Pee-
pee in the potty/starts as milk
from mommy/then that goes
through your body.
It can be said, however, that
her staccato, quick-breath,
lyrical, sing-talk delivery lends
itself well to these songs, which
taken at face value for what
theyre meant to be, certainly
do their job. The songs are
short, sweet and for the most
part, silly sing-alongs for the
kiddies about potties and wig-
glin teeth.
The culmination of the al-
bum sits cozily with the track
Little Panda Bear, a tugging
tune about her daughter.
Riled up by a little kazoo solo,
Dawson hits perhaps her
most sincere moments in this
album with lyrics like: You
are my little panda bear, little
panda bear/ I love you/Yes I
do/And all the funny things
you do. Truly undeveloped
lines, but little is more simple
or honest than a mothers care
for her child.
There is a small smattering of
songs that could appeal to those
who rst became enamored
with Dawson for her Juno
work. This is mostly apparent in
the albums closer, Sunbeams
and Some Beans, which is
imbued with all the touches of
the side of Dawson that makes
up Antsy Pants.
Rather than pee and poop,
Dawson wants to talk poverty
and food sharing much like
her cute-punk counterparts
in Plan-It-X Records, who
released Antsy Pants album.
But like most of their releases,
the idealism is present but
terse, ending what would
otherwise be an uncompli-
cated childrens album with
a political statement that
doesnt have the correct sting
that good critical songs tend
to do.
At its highs, the album is
worth its weight in clumsy
charm and crooked smiles, but
unless youve got a youngster
to impress or youre a die-hard
completist, Dawsons potty
mouth can be ushed from the
record.
Van Pham can be reached at
BANGKOK DANGEROUS
Director:
The Pang Brothers
Starring:
Nicholas Cage, Shahkrit Yam-
narm
Genre:
Crime, action, thriller
Rating:
R for violence, language and
some sexuality.
Grade:
D
KIMYA DAWSON
ALPHABUTT
Genre:
Anti-folk, indie
Grade:
D+
CHAD VANGAALEN
SOFT AIRPLANE
Genre:
Alternative
Grade:
A
By Troy Micheau
Chad VanGaalen is something
of a magician. He is an artist
who draws from the traditional
methods of song craft and then
transforms these methods into
something mystical while ef-
fortlessly hiding the strings.
Over a number of CD-Rs
and two full-length records,
VanGaalen has ltered his
reclusive ruminations on love,
death and ghostly creatures
through a menagerie of home-
made instruments to explore a
dimension of lo- pop that is
surreal yet familiar and entirely
his own.
His newest record, Soft
Airplane, presents those ele-
ments with more condence
and coherence than his previ-
ous efforts making this his most
dynamic and breathtaking
album.
Opener Willow Tree exem-
plies VanGaalens incredible
ability to extract a wide range of
ideas from a minimal set of lyr-
ics, structure and harmony. The
song begins with a playful banjo
clearing the way for VanGaalens
falsetto. His voice calls to mind
Neil Young on a midnight A.M.
radio show, awash in reverb
and reminiscence. Like Young,
it isnt the sound of VanGaalens
voice that is most penetrating; it
is the gentle tension that ows
through every breath.
When I am dead/ That is
when I will be free, he croons
with a disarming combina-
tion of hope and despair. You
can take my body/ Put it on a
boat/ Light it on re/ You can
use the gasoline, he continues
in what could be the albums
most jubilant chorus despite
the melancholy content. What
truly sells the song is not the
juxtaposition of light and dark
but the complete lack of cyni-
cism. There is fear in his voice,
but there is no irony.
This combination of honesty
and attention to gray areas de-
livered in an emotionally diverse
yet unied package make Soft
Airplane an extremely reward-
ing album. His vengeful spirits
and underground societies are
all part of the same story, and
Vangaalen reads them with
the conviction of Tom Waits.
He brings them to life by giv-
ing them a complex sense of
humanity. They have his humor,
sadness, joy, anger and desola-
tion; each emotion brewing
with a reserved but powerful
exhilaration and each nding
release in the subtleties of his
desperate voice.
VanGaalen portrays them
all at once or individually as
needed. He is funny, nostalgic
and miserable by the river in
TMNT Mask, and terrify-
ing when he calmly coos Ill
find you and Ill kill you, in
Molten Light. Its easy to get
caught up in the drama of this
record, to feel like you are part
of the show. And when you do
walk away, it lingers on like a
dream you cant remember but
has been stuck in your gut for
days.
Troy Micheau can be reached at
Soft Airplane rocks hard
Anything Butt mature
MARCRIMMER/FLESHEYERECORDS
Chad VanGaalen relaxes, betraying the tension that lls his songs.
A14
SEPTEMBER 9, 2008
Arts&Entertainment
By Julian Rhodes
Whether your voice shakes,
your palms sweat or you just
dont know where to start, there
are plenty of obstacles students
face when their occupation also
includes the title of artist.
Jerelle Manse is one of these
students. Manse is a freshman
that nds joy participating in the
schools marching band, he said.
But Manse also takes his love for
music beyond the football eld.
Manse, who has been playing
guitar since the eighth grade,
said he has just recently begun
writing original music.
I started to win over a girl,
Manse said while laughing.
That didnt work out, but I
learned some things.
Starting in February of this year,
Manse said he decided to expand
his creativity. Manse said he soon
found that songwriting was a great
way to clear ones head. Shortly
after writing his rst few songs, he
started doing shows at open mic
venues in his hometown of Fallon.
Manse said he has progressed
since then, now doing stints at
various open mic nights around
Reno. He said that while the
venues are larger and nicer, theres
a new factor that poses a challenge
for the freshman.
Its a lot more scary and a lot
more nerve-wrecking, Manse
said. When you dont know
anyone in the audience, it can
get intense.
One man trying to
help students, and
people in general,
push past this fact
is Todd South, the
founder of the Reno
Music Project.
This project was born out of
the desire to produce original
music out of our neck of the
woods, he said.
South said that even though
there are plenty of venues that
do open mic nights and host
local bands, private businesses
willing to do this come and go.
He said that the idea behind the
project is not to produce a prot,
but to create a movement for
original music that will survive.
The idea is music for musics
sake, South said. Thats why
our open mic is hosted out of
Maytan Music Center. Their
venue is all about the music, not
for a caf or a bar.
The Maytan Music Center
hosts both open mic events and
live music events every Friday
and Saturday. South said this
puts a focus on the artists per-
forming, rather than allowing for
the environment to interfere.
South, who has had 25 years of
experience in the music industry,
said that the best way to get
your art out to the public is to
collaborate with other artists. By
helping other musicians promote
concerts and albums, your art
becomes connected, he said.
If you make announcements
about your art or music, you may
not get recognition, South said.
But if you get a two-way con-
versation going, youll become a
part of the community.
Sharing similar ideals and
advice, Ashley Hennefer, editor
of the Brushre Literary Arts
Journal, said that it is
benecial to team up with
other artists and people in
general.
Getting to
know art and
English profes-
sors can really
help you nd
showcases and venues
geared towards students, Hen-
nefer said. Even working with
your family can help spread the
word. Ive gotten a lot of people
to check out my artwork through
them.
Hennefer said that creativity
should not end with your art. Com-
ing up with creative ways to pro-
mote your art is just as important,
Hennefer said. She said that things
like zines, or small yers, showcas-
ing your work are easy ways to get
the word out. Also, using resources
like blogs and MySpace.com are
essential, she said.
I do a lot of creative writing
and I started by purchasing a
domain, Hennefer said. It
looks professional and is easy for
showcasing your work.
Hennefer also said that it helps
to just send your art into any
publication or venue.
You never know when some-
one will be looking for a student
artist, she said.
The Brushre Literary Arts
Journal is a student publication
at the University of Nevada,
Reno that allows students to
showcase their work by enter-
ing it to the publication. Over
the years, the publication has
grown so much that it attracts
entries from across the nation,
but grants exclusive recognition
to UNR students. The nal entry
date for the upcoming edition of
the Brushre is Oct. 3.
Aside from the Brushre and
Maytan Music Center, there are
multiple other venues around
town that can be accessed by
students. The Reno Music Proj-
ect has compiled a list of venues
with open mics and local band
open jams.
One of these sites is local caf
Java Jungle, where they host
poetry readings, solo musicians,
comedy acts and magic shows.
Matt Polley, an employee at Java
Jungle, said that the venue allows
people to express themselves the
way they want.
Weve been doing the open
mic nights for over seven years,
Polley said. Over half of the
performers are students.
If you are looking for a place to
read poetry, Polley said that Java
Jungle is a laid-back venue for
students of any age to perform.
He said that they try and make
it as comfortable as possible for
the artists.
As for Manse, he said he is go-
ing to continue going to as many
open mic nights as possible.
If I could go to one open mic a
night, I would, Manse said. The
way I see it, if you have a song,
you should sing it.
Julian Rhodes can be reached at
julianrhodes@nevadasagebrush.
com.
John Hardwick, a UNR graduate research student in Public Health, takes the stage during an open mic night at Maytan Music Center for his
rst public performance ever last Friday night. There are many such venues for students to showcase their talents in the Reno area.
Taking it to the streets
A guide to getting your art out to the public
Todd South is the founder
of the Reno Music Project,
a local movement aimed at
promoting original music.
He runs an open mic night
Friday nights at the Maytan
Music Center.
Will Hoffknecht ventured
out from Fernley to share
some original material,
taking a break from his job
at Amazon.com.
SCOTTBARNETT
/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
For more informa-
tion on the Reno Music
Project, go to renomu-
sicproject.com. For more
information on the Brush-
re Literary Journal, visit
unrbrushre.com. And to
discuss this story, visit the
new Nevada Sagebrush
forums at nevadasage-
brush.com.
ONLINE
Sports
SECTION B TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2008
By Emerson Marcus
Devastated.
That was the word coach
Chris Ault used to describe his
feelings Saturday after losing
running back Luke Lippincott
for the rest of the season.
Its a huge blow, Ault said.
Lippincott left in the second
quarter of Saturdays 35-19 loss
to Texas Tech after suffering
an anterior cruciate ligament
injury, located on the top part
of the knee.
The senior running back
had eight carries for 36 yards
before he left for the locker
room on Saturday.
Lippincott, who has been
pegged the teams leader by
many of his teammates, led
the Western Athletic Confer-
ence last season with 1,420
rushing yards.
He was also named to the
2008 Doak Walker Award Watch
List, which is given to the best
running back in the nation.
Luke is my boy, Nevada
safety Uche Anyanwu said.
He exemplifies everything it
means to be a Nevada back.
Ault said Nevada would ap-
peal to the NCAA to give the
fifth-year senior one more
year of eligibility.
You bet we are going to pe-
tition, Ault said. Id be very
disappointed if we didnt get
the sixth year. Everybody else
in the country gets players
back (in these situations).
The NCAA is lenient in allow-
ing a sixth-year of eligibility to
players who have suffered se-
rious injuries, but it might not
be as lenient in Lippincotts
case because he has already
played in the first two games
of this season.
Lippincott will have surgery
on the ACL as soon as his me-
dial collateral ligament heals,
which should be within the
next three weeks, Ault said.
The MCL is located below
the ACL, deeper in the knee.
We have a lot of depth at
the (running back) position,
Ault said. Somebody is going
to have to step up. (Our game
plan) is not going to change.
Our offense is our offense.
A committee of running
backs headed by the Wolf
Packs 2008 leading rusher
sophomore Vai Taua, junior
Brandon Fragger and fresh-
man Lampford Mark will
replace Lippincott.
We cant have a drop off
(this season), said Taua,
who walked off the team last
season because of personal
reasons. The sophomore was
reinstated back on the team
before the end of the 2007
season. We have to pick up
the best we can.
Fragger was labeled the
backup to Lippincott at the
beginning of the season, but
will look to contribute evenly
with two other backs the rest
of the season.
Mark redshirted last season,
but was Most Valuable Player
his senior year at Buchanan
High School in Clovis, Calif.
Mark, Taua and Fragger
should fit well into Aults
Pistol offense system.
Since coming back to coach-
ing in 2004, Ault has had three
backs rush for more than
1,000 yards in a season (B.J.
Mitchell, Robert Hubbard and
Lippincott).
Nevada has also averaged
2,311 rushing yards per year
as a team since the 2004 sea-
son.
Aults Pistol offense, which
has the quarterback in a shot-
gun formation with a running
back immediately behind,
works well as a north/south
running game while also keep-
ing the quarterback off the
offensive line.
Nevada running backs aver-
aged 40 carries per game last
season.
Nevadas heavy reliance
on its running game puts a
lot of pressure on Nevadas
three young backs to replace
the senior leadership of Lip-
pincott.
Im excited, Taua said.
We just have to work on our
focus.
Emerson Marcus can be reached at
Lippincott out for season
AMYBECK/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
Nevada running back Luke Lippincott sits near the sideline during Saturdays 39-15 loss to Texas Tech. Lippincott suffered an ACL injury that will
he have surgery on later this month.
By Emerson Marcus
The Western Athletic Con-
ference reached an agreement
Wednesday with the networks
of ESPN that would grant
increased exposure to the
mid-major conference.
The WACs success has
been tremendous and well
documented, ESPN Senior
Vice President Burk Magnus
said. We recognized the need
to reward them.
The agreement will not only
give more exposure to WAC
football and mens basketball,
but also womens basketball,
volleyball and softball.
The contract, which is a
seven-year extension through
the spring of 2017, includes
300 televised regular-season
games and 45 WAC champion-
ship games.
This truly shows that the
WAC has established itself as
one of the premier conferences
in the country, WAC Commis-
sioner Karl Benson said.
ESPN and the WAC have not
settled on the nances of the
agreement.
Its an extension, Benson
said. Im not comfortable dis-
cussing the nancial aspect,
which is condential.
I will say it is a signicant -
nancial increase. The old deal
was worth $900,000 per year.
Magnus attributed the WACs
back-to-back Bowl Champi-
onship Series qualiers (Boise
State and Hawaii) and Fresno
States 2008 College World Se-
ries championship as reasons
why the WAC deserved to be
rewarded.
We are very excited at the
prospect of this announce-
ment and the potential this
agreement will hold for our
company, Magnus said.
ESPN will double the mini-
mum amount of televised foot-
ball games from eight to 16, but
that number could be as high
as 20 games, Benson said.
WAC mens basketball
received the highest boost
ESPN,
WAC
reach
TV deal
By Garrett Estrada
Nevada womens volleyball
can hang with the big dogs.
With three close games against
UCLA, the Wolf Pack found that
they could stay tough against
a historic program. While the
night still ended in a loss, the
team walked away with a posi-
tive outlook on the season.
We put a ght in every game,
and I think this shows that
we can compete against high
caliber teams, Nevada coach
Devin Scruggs said.
The Friday night game
marked the start of the Nevada
Tournament, which was held
in the Virginia State Gym. The
small tournament included
UCLA, Nevada and Seattle Uni-
versity, and lasted until Sunday
afternoon. Sixth-ranked Bruins
took top honors after going
undefeated across the three-day
schedule. The Wolf Pack took
second in the tournament.
Backed by veteran coach
Andy Banachowski, UCLA re-
ally had the advantage coming
into the competition. Spanning
the previous forty-one seasons,
Banachowski has never had a
losing season, six of which won
national championships. The
team itself has ve starting se-
niors and a 6-foot-6 freshman,
which gave them a clear height
and experience advantage over
the smaller, younger teams.
With the memory of a nal
four appearance two years ago so
fresh in the minds of the Bruins, it
was expected that Nevada would
be blown out; what they got was
a surprising ght that could have
gotten away from them with a
couple of key errors.
In front of a packed gym,
Nevada fought hard with a few
players really stepping up to
the pressure. Allison Hernandez
led the offensive push, posting
double digits in kills at the net
as well as nine digs. Nicole Link
also stepped up, recording 15
digs and two assists. Kylie Har-
rington and Lindsay Baldwin
kept the Wolf Pack alive by kill-
From front to back: Sonnie Sei, Lindsey Baldwin, Kylie Harrington and
Allison Hernandez. Nevada lines up for a serve Friday against UCLA.
Pack takes second in home tourney
Nevada still
winless in 08
By Chris Gabriel
The Nevada womens soccer
team fell to Portland State Sun-
day 2-1, which was the fourth
loss of the season for Nevada.
I think it was more of a mental
breakdown than physical, Ne-
vada defender Patrice Godwin
said. We have the talent; we
just have to put the mental drive
into our play to see results.
The Wolf Packs defense began
the game very strong and car-
ried that momentum well into
the second half. It didnt allow a
goal until nearly 70 minutes into
the game and outshot Portland
State by a total of 21-8. Portland
State scored its rst goal at
69:29. It notched its second only
12 minutes later at 81:13.
The offense did not produce
too much excitement through-
out the game with the exception
of the last four minutes. At 85:19,
Nevada forward/midelder Cris-
ten Drummond scored Nevadas
only goal, which was assisted by
forward Samantha Miller.
Im very excited (about the
goal), Drummond said. We
were down by two points, but
the score doesnt reect how
good of a team we really are.
After Drummond scored with
less than ve minutes to play in
the game, the offense came alive
as it recorded one shot on goal
and were hustling and showing
the Nevada fans how much they
wanted the game.
We need to bring that same
motivation next game (vs. Min-
nesota), Drummond said. We
have the talent and the heart
to do it. I think we just need to
notch a few victories up there
and well be good.
Coming into this game, Nevada
had lost its rst three games by a
combined score of 10-1. Nevada
tied San Francisco 0-0 on Friday.
I think for the Minnesota
game, we as coaches need to
challenge the players and try
and bring out the best they
have because I know they have
the talent, Nevada head coach
Jaime Frias said. Right now I
think theyre suffering from a
lack of passion and motivation.
We need to educate and teach
them to be successful.
This win for Portland State
marked its rst win on the sea-
son. It improved to 1-5-0. Ne-
vada falls to 0-4-1. Nevadas next
test is back at Mackay Stadium
Sept. 12 at 5 p.m. against Big Ten
powerhouse Minnesota, which
will feature a winless Nevada
team playing an undefeated
Minnesota team (4-0).
Chris Gabriel can be reached at
Senior Defender Patrice Godwin pushes the ball up eld during
Nevadas 2-1 loss to Portland State Sunday at Mackay Stadium.
See ESPN Page B5
See VOLLEYBALL Page B5
SOCCER
Nevadas offensive team captain will have surgery within the next month
Luke is my boy, Nevada safety Uche Anyanwu
said. He exemplies everything it means to be a
Nevada back.
Career Stats: 25 GP, 13
GS, 267 carries, 1,876 rush-
ing yards, 24 touchdowns,
34 receptions, 330 receiving
yards, 3 receiving touch-
downs.
2007 Stats: 13 GP, 13 GS,
1,420 rushing yards, 15 touch-
downs, 26 receptions, 295
receiving yards, 3 receiving
touchdowns.
Accomplishments: Led the
Western Athletic Conference
in rushing yards last season.
Named to the Doak Walker
Award Watch List for 2008
season. The award is given to
the best running back in the
nation.
Named Nevada's offensive
captain along with center
Dominic Green.
LIPPINCOTT AT NEVADA
BY THE NUMBERS
N
evada executed its
game plan.
The Wolf Pack beat
Texas Tech on total yards
(488 to 421), controlled the game
clock (35:54 to 23:13) and show-
cased a defensive backfield that
exceeded all expectations.
So what went wrong?
Nevada was horrible in the red
zone, only converting on three
field goals in
five trips inside
Techs 20-yard
line. That will kill
any team that is
trying to beat the
No. 12-ranked
school in the
nation, but even
with Nevadas
ineptitude in the
red zone and a
Colin Kaepernick
fumble at the
one-yard line, the Wolf Pack still
had a chance, until one crucial
call.
With 6:40 left in the third
quarter and Nevada trailing
14-12 coach Chris Ault elected
to onside kick with senior Brett
Jaekle. The onside kick, which
only went eight-and-a-half yards,
handed Texas Tech a short field
and a perfect opportunity to take
back the momentumwhich it
did. The Red Raiders marched
39 yards and scored on a 13-yard
pass play to wide receiver Eric
Morris.
Texas Techs passing offense,
which averaged 475 yards per
game last year, had 115 yards
before the onside kick. Nevada
may not have been racking up the
sacks, but the defense was hitting
quarterback Graham Harrell and
the secondary was playing solid
coverage.
Why wouldnt you kick the ball
deep and give your defense a
chance? The Wolf Pack allowed
only one touchdown up to that
point. With the exception of an
82-yard punt return, Nevada was
winning the game.
Ault said he went for the onside
kick because Texas Techs special
teams play 15 yards back of the
opposing team on kickoffs. If Tech
is exploitable on kickoffs then
exploit it in the first half, but not
down by two points in the middle
of the third quarter. Not with the
momentum and 25,000 Nevada
fans, who actually stayed past
halftime. Not in one of the most
important games in the programs
history.
Ault also said Nevada had prac-
ticed the kick all week in anticipa-
tion of catching Tech off guard.
Are you serious? The Bay of Pigs
was executed better than Jaekles
kick. Nevadas senior kicked the
ball so soft and slow even he was
able to outrun the ball, which
didnt even meet the minimum 10
yards a kickoff must travel before
the kicking team can recover the
ball.
I think Ault said it best when
he described the kick as pathetic.
But then again, Ault cant blame
Jaekle, because the only thing
more pathetic than the kick was
Aults play call.
RUNNING GAME WILL SURVIVE
Nevada running back Luke
Lippincotts season-ending injury
wont hurt the Wolf Pack as much
as some people think.
Lippincott led the Western
Athletic Conference last season
with 1,420 yards rushing, but he is
one of many great backs in Aults
rush first Pistol offense. Nevada
has finished top-25 in the nation
in rushing yards three years in a
row. Lippincott only became the
feature back for the Wolf Pack last
season.
Nevada will always have a
consistent rush game in the Pistol
system and things wont change
too much with Vai Taua and
Brandon Fragger. One of Nevadas
strengths coming into the 2008
season was its depth in the offen-
sive backfield.
Also, maybe the loss of Lippin-
cott will force Kaepernick to actu-
ally look downfield more often.
Marko Mitchell was consistently
open deep Saturday, but the Wolf
Pack only converted on one deep
pass to Nevadas talented receiver
who needs to get the damn ball
more often.
Emerson Marcus is the sports editor
of The Nevada Sagebrush. He can be
reached at emarcus@nevadasage-
brush.com
Inside Scoop
SEPTEMBER 9, 2008

B2
MARKO MITCHELL
FOOTBALL
The senior wide receiver racked
up nine catches for 147 yards
and a touchdown against Texas
Tech which put him at just
about an even pace with Tech
standout wide receiver Michael
Crabtree, who recorded seven
catches for 158 yards and a
touchdown. Unlike Crabtree,
Mitchell is seldom brought up in
best receivers in the country
conversations but his stats
match up well with just about
any receiver out there. In 2007,
Mitchell recorded 1,129 yards
and eight touchdowns and was
among the nations leaders with
a 21.3-yards-per-catch average.
Football
at Missouri Saturday 9:30 a.m.
THE SKINNY: Nevada comes
off a tough loss to Texas Tech
in which they statistically
dominated the 12th-ranked
Red Raiders. It doesnt get
easier for the Wolf Pack as
they travel to Columbia, MO to
take on its second straight Big
12 opponent. The 6th-ranked
Tigers have scored 52 points
in each of their rst two games
with Heisman hopeful Chase
Daniel at the helm.
Soccer
Minnesota Friday 5 p.m.
THE SKINNY: The Wolf Pack
are winless in ve games but
are showing steady signs of
development. Against San
Francisco on Friday, Nevada
battled the Dons to a double-
overtime 0-0 tie. The Wolf
Pack scored their second goal
of the season against Portland
State on Sunday in a 2-1 loss.
Head coach Jaime Frias is
still looking for his rst win at
Nevada.
Volleyball
Missouri Friday 7p.m.
UCDavis Saturday 12p.m.
PepperdineSaturday 7p.m.
THE SKINNY: The Wolf Pack
won their second match of
the season against Seattle
on Sunday, three games to
one. Fatigue may play a factor
this weekend as Nevada will
play its rst doubleheader
since last season when
they beat Hofstra and lost
to Washington State in the
second match.
Womens Golf
Northwest Inland Cup* Monday-
Tuesday time TBA
* at Pullman, Washington
THE SKINNY: Nevada returns
ve players off of last years
team that nished seventh
in the Western Athletic
Conference Championships.
Nevada quarterback Colin Kaepernick looks to
evade Texas Tech free safety Darcel McBath in
Saturdays 35-19 Red Raider victory. Texas Tech is
the highest ranked team to play at Mackay Stadium.
AROUND THE WAC
Aults onside kick call more than
pathetic, it cost Pack the game
2
ARE THE GOALS NEVADA SENIOR MIRANDA MONTEJO NEEDS TO CLAIM SOLE POSSESSION OF FIRST ON NEVADAS ALL-TIME LIST.
SIX IS THE RANKING OF THE MISSOURI FOOTBALL TEAM. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TEAM FROM THE BIG 12 NEVADA HAS PLAYED
IN A ROW. 21 ARE THE NUMBER OF SHOTS THE NEVADA SOCCER TEAM TOOK AGAINST PORTLAND STATE ON SUNDAY. THE WOLF
PACK LOST THE GAME 2-1. FIFTEEN ARE THE NUMBER OF KILLS SOPHOMORE BLOCKER LINDSAY BALDWIN HAD AGAINST SEATTLE
ON SUNDAY. THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS 2-3 ON THE SEASON. 224 ARE THE RUSHING YARDS THAT NEVADA TOTALED AGAINST 12TH-
RANKED TEXAS TECH SATURDAY. QUARTERBACK COLIN KAEPERNICK LED THE TEAM WITH 92 YARDS. ONE ARE THE GAMES THE NEVADA SOCCER
TEAM HAS NOT WON THIS SEASON. THE WOLF PACK BATTLED SAN FRANCISCO TO A O-O DOUBLE-OVERTIME TIE FRIDAY. 5,000 ARE THE METERS
THE NEVADA CROSS COUNTRY TEAM WILL RUN ON SATURDAYS MEET AT SACRAMENTO. THE WOLF PACK TOOK FIRST IN ITS FIRST MEET OF THE YEAR.
NEVADA
SOCCER
The Wolf Pack is still winless
on the season at 0-4-1. Nevada
has been outscored 12-2 by
teams with a combined record
of 13-12-2. Granted, other
than 1-5 Portland State, the
competition has been pretty
stiff but the excuses for this
team have gone far enough.
We tried to credit the woes
of this team to multi-sport
athlete Sarah Hunt but its
obvious that the problems run
much deeper.
ON TAP
WHOS HOT
WHOS NOT
Emerson
Marcus
WEEKLY TOP 5
Pack football teams
ranked opponents
in last four years
#12 TEXAS TECH 9/6/08
The Red Raiders came into Mackay
Stadium and showed that their de-
fense can be just as dominating as
their offense, limiting the explosive
Nevada offense to just 19 points. The Wolf Pack
led Tech in nearly every category but when it came
down to it, the size, speed and strength of this Big
12 powerhouse proved to be too much for Nevada.
Texas Tech played horrible on offense and still put
up 35 points.
#12 BOISE STATE
11/25/06
The Broncos rolled into Mackay
Stadium with and undefeated
record and left the same way after
a resounding 38-7 win over the Wolf Pack. Ne-
vadas lone touchdown came on defensive back
Nick Hawthrones 45-yard interception return for
a touchdown. Boise State went on to earn a bid in
the Fiesta Bowl where it upset favored Oklahoma
43-42 and ofcially put the Western Athletic
Conference football program on the national
radar.
#13 HAWAII 11/16/07
The Warriors came into Nevada with
a situation similar to that of Boise
States the previous year. Hawaii also
beat the Wolf Pack, but not without
a ght. Hawaii needed a 45-yard eld goal with
11.7 seconds left to refrain from being upset by the
ambitious Wolf Pack. Nevada running back Luke
Lippincott put the Wolf Pack up 26 -25 with a rush-
ing touchdown with 8:27 left in the game before
Hawaiis eld goal ended the scoring at 28-26.
#16 FRESNO STATE
11/25/05
One of the biggest upsets in
school history and the lone one
win on this list earned the Wolf
Pack a share of the WAC title and
snapped the Bulldogs 12-game WAC winning
streak. Nevada running back Robert Hubbard
rushed for 146 yards and three touchdowns to
lead the 38-35 upset.
AT #20 NEBRASKA
9/1/07
The Cornhuskers racked up 413
rushing yards in a 52-10 route over
Nevada. The Wolf Pack managed
only 185 yards of offense and was
outmatched from the get-go. Nevadas lone trip to
the endzone came off of an interception return for
a touchdown by defensive back Jonathon Amaya.
1
3
4
2
5
THE UNDERDOG
DEVIN SIZEMORE
/NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
AMYBECKNEVADASAGEBRUSH
Nevada coach Chris Ault yells at the referee during Saturdays game against Texas Tech at Mackay Stadium.
T.
D
LF
LE
H-
R
RS
R.
zone came off of an interception retur
down by defensive back Jonathon Am
DEVIN I SIZE
/NEVADA SAGEB
sports SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 B3
Grrcr lx urrrsr.
Dc.r.r lrcr. r rrrc.r lscnrc
.:. : M...1.o : o:.v :./.., or v:+2 o+:v2:
psyd.georgeo.edu
+....1..1 /, |. +....o t,.|c!c..o! +c..o.c
t.. : :i,Po|.c c 22.2.2
ooc. +.22:
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Become u heuIth cure rofesslonuI
Campuses in Oakland,
San Mateo, San Francisco
& Sacramento
Ccnicci Scmuc| Mcrriii Cc||cgc
ic |ccrn cccui cur !cgrcc prcgrcms.
Nursing
Occupciicnc| 1|crcp
P|sicc| 1|crcp
P|sicicn Assisicni
Pc!iciric Mc!icinc
Premler HeuIth Sclences Lducutlon
800.607.6377
www.samucImcrritt.cdu
Come see us at our booth
at the Professlonal &
Craduate 5chool Falr
sports
B4 SEPTEMBER 9, 2008
Nevada safety Uche Anyanwu intercepts a pass in the rst quarter of the Wolf Packs 35-19 loss Saturday to Texas Tech. Anyanwu was a key
player on a Nevada defense that held the highly tauted Red Raider offense in check for most of the game.
By Juan Lpez
Nevadas tough 35-19 loss
Saturday wasnt made any easier
after the team took a look at the
box score sheet. At the end of
the game, and especially after
the rst three quarters, the Wolf
Pack dominated statistically in
nearly every category.
After the third quarter,
Nevada had 371 total yards to
Texas Techs 230. It racked up
193 rushing yards to just 49 for
the Red Raiders. Nevada had the
ball for 30:16 to Techs 14:44, and
they had held the vaunted pass-
ing game of the Red Raiders to
just 181 yards. Despite all of this,
the Wolf Pack entered the fourth
quarter trailing 21-12.
In the fourth quarter Texas
Tech evened out the stats a little
bit, nishing with 421 yards to
Nevadas 488. Despite being in
the drivers seat statistically from
start to nish, the Wolf Pack
lacked in the category that
mattered most: the win/loss
department.
Of course we should have
won, said senior defensive
back Uche Anyanwu. Theres
no doubt in my mind we should
have won.
The rest of the team echoed
Anyanwus thought.
We should have had the win
tonight, easily, said sophomore
quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
RED ZONE MISCUES
Much of Nevadas heartache
can be attributed to the of-
fenses play in the red zone.
The Wolf Pack converted only
three-out-of-five times in the
red zone, scoring no touch-
downs.
Momentum shifted with
9:37 left in the third quarter
when Nevada quarterback
Colin Kaepernick apparently
rammed his way into Texas
Techs end zone for the go-
ahead touchdown. Up 15-14,
the Wolf Pack was contemplat-
ing whether or
Pack wins stats, loses game
By Terry Walsh
The University of Nevada,
Reno announced earlier this
month that it would honor
former Wolf Pack player Marion
Motley throughout the 2008
season.
Our goal is to raise aware-
ness among people in northern
Nevada, the students and faculty
here at the university and any-
one who is unaware of Marion
Motleys accomplishments, As-
sociate Athletics Director Keith
Hackett said. He was a tremen-
dous person and representative
of the University of Nevada.
In 1946, Motley, along with Bill
Willis, Kenny Washington and
Woody Strode became the rst
African-Americans to break the
color line in professional football.
This season marks the 40th
anniversary of Motley being
inducted into the Pro Football
Hall of Fame. Nevada will com-
memorate Motley throughout
the season by placing his image
on the scoreboard at Mackay
Stadium, releasing a series of
feature articles about him on
the athletic website, honoring
his accomplishments during
the Nov. 22 home game against
Boise State and placing him
on the cover of the game day
program against the Broncos.
Even though Motley will be
remembered mostly for help-
ing to break the color barrier
in professional football, his on
eld accomplishments have
him regarded not only as one of
the greatest Wolf Pack football
players of all time, but rather
as one of the best to have ever
played the game.
Part of it was sheer deter-
mination and part of it was
that Motley was a naturally big
man, said Paul Mitchell, who
is a member of the committee
working to commemorate
Motley and is the Recruitment
and Retention Coordinator for
the Reynolds School of Journal-
ism. When one person hit him
it wasnt enough to bring him
down. Size and determination
were what drove him.
In 1994, the National Football
League named Motley to the
75th Anniversary All-Time Team.
Also, Sports Illustrateds Paul
Zimmerman referred to Motley
as the greatest player of all time.
Motley played for Nevada
from 1940-42. Described as
one of the most outstanding
players in the country, Illus-
trated Football Annual placed
Motley on its All-American
Checklist where he was labeled
a 22-carat back. After Motleys
three stellar years at Nevada, he
joined the Navy and was placed
at the Great Lakes Naval Station.
Motley played for the stations
football team under coach Paul
Brown. In 1945, Brown became
the coach of the Cleveland
Browns of the newly formed All-
American Football League. One
year later, Brown invited Motley
to try out for the team.
Motley not only made the
team, but he dominated in the
league. In his professional ca-
reer with the Browns (1946-54)
and the Pittsburgh Steelers
(1955), Motley rushed for 4,720
yards and nearly six yards per
carry on his way to becoming
the career-rushing leader of
the AAFL. When the Browns
were absorbed into the NFL in
1950, Motley led the league in
rushing and was selected to the
rst-ever Pro Bowl.
The 6-foot-1, 240-pound
Motley undoubtedly had a
Nevada celebrates
Motelys career
NEVADAMEDIASERVICES
Former Nevada football player Marion Motley helped break the color
barrier in pro football. Nevada will commemorate him in 2008.
By Lucas Eggan
When facing UCLA on Friday,
the Wolf Pack (2-3) played a
team containing ve seniors on
the roster. Nevada had one.
We are a youthful team, Ne-
vada coach Devin Scruggs said.
Although Nevada lost 3-0
to UCLA, but won Sunday
3-1, Nevada was in every set
Friday and had chances to come
away with victories in all three.
However, after a mistake-lled
rst set that had UCLA com-
mit seven unforced errors, the
Bruins relied on their seniors to
settle the team down. They only
committed ve errors the rest of
the match, a tribute to the senior
leadership that UCLA coach
Andy Banachowski realizes is at
the core of their success.
The seniors help establish
routines, explain things to the
younger players and help to
keep them in line, coach Bana-
chowski said.
Nevadas lack of experience
showed up again on Sunday
when they committed numer-
ous errors that kept the match
competitive.
STRUGGLES AGAINST
PAC-10
With the loss to UCLA,
Scruggs fell to 3-15 against the
Pac-10, which includes a 2005
loss at the hands of the Bruins.
Although this might be a cause
for concern for some, consider
this: Besides the sixth-ranked
Bruins, the Pac-10 also contains
perennial powers like the third-
ranked Stanford, fth-ranked
California, seventh-ranked
USC, ninth-ranked Washington
and 13th-ranked Oregon. That
equals a very tough Pac-10
conference.
YATES
Brittni Yates, a redshirt fresh-
man, is already making her pres-
ence felt on the court. Coming
off a tournament at Notre Dame,
where she recorded at least one
block and one kill each match,
she continued her solid play over
the weekend. Her four kills on
Friday and three kills and a block
on Sunday were a big part of the
Wolf Packs success, and helped
them beat Seattle three sets to
one on Sunday. In her rst ve
matches, she has recorded a kill
and a block in four of them.
UNFORCED ERRORS
A big problem that Nevada
will have to address is the er-
rors that seemed to plague it
and its opponents throughout
the weekend. Its 10 service
errors, although fewer than
UCLA, killed any momentum
that Nevada had been gaining.
We made stupid errors,
Scruggs said.
Nevada was not alone, how-
ever, with the mistakes. UCLA
made seven errors on serve in
the rst set.
We were in a different envi-
ronment, our players were tenta-
tive, coach Banachowski said.
Also, Seattle committed eight
service errors and 27 kill errors.
Despite winning three sets to one,
Nevada committed 10 service
errors and 35 kill errors, which
helped keep Seattle in the match.
INJURY TROUBLE
Perhaps the biggest loss of
the weekend was the injury to
Jorgan Staker. She suffered an
ankle injury during the second
set against UCLA. Although the
injury is not considered to be
serious, her status for this week-
ends invitational is unclear.
She was walking around and
putting weight on it, Scruggs
said. But thats a long ways
off of running and jumping off
of it.
Stakers injury is considered
day-to-day, and Scruggs is
unsure whether or not she will
play this weekend. Her loss
would be huge for Nevada.
Staker has averaged 1.43 kills
and .78 blocks per game and
was an early leader for the Wolf
Pack this year.
Lucas Eggan can be reached at
By Rachel Sydon
Nevada coach Jaime Frias
added another loss to his Ne-
vada record against Portland
State. The Wolf Pack, who lost
Sunday 2-1, has gone 0-4-1 this
season in its disappointing start
to the 2008 season.
The transition between
coaches has been a bit of a
struggle for the Nevada team,
but Frias seems undaunted.
This is the second program
Ive worked to rebuild, Frias
said. The last team started with
maybe six wins the rst season,
and kept improving. Its an
adjustment, but we have until
October to see results, when the
league games begin.
Frias strategy to get the team
on track has remained relatively
simple.
Weve been working to chal-
lenge the girls to hold them-
selves to higher standards and
nd motivation from within,
he said. There was a lack of
that motivation this game.
NEVADAS STRUGGLING
OFFENSE
Sophomore Cristen Drum-
mond scored Nevadas single
goal in the Wolf Packs 2-1 loss
Sunday against Portland State.
I was very excited when I
scored, Drummond said. But
the score doesnt reect how we
played. We played much better
than the score shows.
Drummond had a very
strong game with four shots,
two shots on goal and count-
less defensive plays. She led
the team on offense through-
out the game.
Nevadas offense struggled
throughout the game. The
ladies will need to step it up
against Minnesota on Friday.
The Golden Gophers are unde-
feated at 4-0 this season.
We need to work the ball
around more and open up,
Drummond said. Bring the
momentum we had after the
goal, from the start.
Annabelle Allen had ve
shots, three on goal, and Sa-
mantha Miller had two shots.
GODWIN SHOWING UP
STRONG ON DEFENSE
Defender Patrice Godwin had
a very strong game against Port-
land State. She led the defense
with strong plays, including an
offensive run toward the Port-
land State goal.
I love playing defense in a
forward position, Godwin said,
Its really awesome, but pretty
dangerous.
Godwin worked really hard
Right side hitter Jorgan Staker walks off the court Friday against
UCLA after she suffered an ankle injury, which is considered day-
to-day. Staker isnt expected to play in this weekends tournament.
Nevada competes with best of PAC-1O
Nevada coach Jaime Frias looks
on Sunday as his team loses its
fourth game of the season.
Soccer coach
to rebuild
See MOTLEY Page B5 See FOOTBALL Page B6
See SOCCER Page B5
VOLLEYBALL
ESPN
CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1
from the previous contract.
The new contract, which goes
into effect in 2010, the year the
previous contract expires, will
guarantee that every WAC mens
basketball team gets at least
one televised game on ESPN,
ESPN2, ESPNU or ABC and the
conference gets a minimum of
14 televised games on the ESPN
networks, which more than qua-
druples the previous minimum.
The contract also guarantees that
ESPN will televise the WAC mens
basketball championship game,
including at least one quarter-
nal and one seminal game.
This contract will nally
get WAC mens basketball the
attention it deserves, Benson
said. It has been one of the
most underexposed confer-
ences in the country.
The womens sports deal
guarantees six regular season
events this year (volleyball,
softball, basketball), seven next
year and eight in 2010. The WAC
championships for volleyball
and basketball will also be aired
on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU.
ESPN has contracts with
every Division I conference
except for the Mountain West,
which has its own network.
Emerson Marcus can be reached at
Volleyball
ing the ball six times and each
scoring on a block.
We all played our hardest,
and after playing them we can
play anyone, Baldwin said.
The best example of how
close the two teams really were
came in the middle of the third
set. The two teams rallied back
and forth, often times having
the Bruins spike the ball only
to have the Wolf Pack make
another amazing save.
The crowd was on its feet for
a duration that couldve been a
full minute if anyone was brave
enough to take their eyes off the
court. The drama ended with a
monstrous kill by Nevada that
stunned the UCLA team and
the next point, which Nevada
won on a blocked kill. The
momentum and energy inside
the gymnasium was strong and
forced UCLA to take a timeout to
try and regain its form. However,
all the morale dropped after the
main game-breaker of the night:
Service errors stopped the Wolf
Pack dead in its tracks.
Such was the noticeable
trend of the game. Nevada
would ght to gain momen-
tum only to be halted time and
again by self-induced errors.
We are a really young team
and we made a lot of stupid
errors, Scruggs said.
Still, spirits are high after
this Sundays win 3-1 against
Seattle University in the closing
game of the tournament. The
Wolf Pack had three players
who had double digits in kills
and scored on nine blocks. The
girls will try and take that en-
ergy to this weekends opening
game of the AT&T Invitational
against Missouri.
Garrett Estrada can be reached
at editor@nevadasagebrush.
com
Soccer
to boost the defenses morale
after Portland scored.
We had a mental breakdown,
Godwin said. The middle wasnt
winning seconds, which put a
lot of pressure on us.
HUNT IMPROVING AS
GOALIE
Goalkeeper Sarah Hunt was
once again on the starting ros-
ter against Portland State this
Sunday. Hunt followed her
rst career shutout, against
University of San Francisco,
with a strong game at home
against Portland State.
Hunt had ve saves with
two goals scored. She has been
improving this season and has
started all ve games after only
starting two games last season.
Hunt came in the game with 18
saves in four games, up from
her 10 saves in four games last
season.
Rachel Sydon can be reached at
Motley
large target on his back in the
predominantly Caucasian AAFL
and NFL. Motley used his erce
running style and enormous
frame to punish defenders and
repeatedly break tackles.
Motley played his last profes-
sional season with the Pittsburgh
Steelers in 1955. He was inducted
into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
13 years later in his hometown of
Canton, Ohio, becoming only
the second African-American to
accomplish that feat.
Terry Walsh can be reached at
By Nick Saccomanno
Midfielder Jessica Thomp-
son made an aggressive play
for the ball last week during
practice, and in the process
planted her teammate and
friend Miranda Montejo
firmly on the Mackay Stadium
turf.
We walk on the field and
its like good job, good battle
in there, I was just feisty
we walk off the field best
friends, Thompson said.
Thompson and Montejo
are seniors on the Wolf Pack
womens team searching for
consistency under new coach
Jaime Frias, who recognizes
the talent of both women.
Were very proud of their
accomplishments and they
are very talented individuals,
especially on the attacking
side of things, he said.
AMYBECK/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
Senior midelder Jessica Thompson dribbles the ball downeld last
season.
Soccer duo leads Pack
See FRIENDS Page B7
Thompson and Montejo truly are
leading a record setting friendship
RESULTS
SEND US YOUR SCORES
Football
Soccer
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 T
Texas Tech 7 7 7 14 35
Nevada 3 6 3 7 19
Texas Tech Nevada
Rushing Rushing
No. Gain TD No. Gain TD
Batch 6 47 0 Kaepernick 17 92 0
Woods 7 45 2 Taua 11 63 0
Morris 2 19 1 Fragger 10 44 0
Passing Passing
Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD
Harrell 46-19-2 297 1 Kaepernick 35-24-1 264 1
Receiving Receiving
No. Yds TD No. Yds TD
Crabtree 7 158 1 Mitchell 9 147 1
Swindall 3 54 0 Wellington 7 62 0
Lewis 3 46 0 Fragger 4 32 0
Morris 2 8 0 McCoy 2 9 0
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Team G1 G2 G3 G4 T
Seattle 19 25 23 21 - 1
Nevada 25 20 25 25 - 3
Seattle Nevada
K Set Dig BA K Set Dig BA
Graff 4 1 1 4 Hernandez 10 0 14 1
Richards 10 0 2 2 Sei 2 41 3 3
Keller 3 0 1 5 Harrington 12 0 8 0
Mellies 1 31 16 1 Baldwin 15 1 0 5
Dill 10 0 5 2 Kelly 0 1 4 0
Powell 9 0 1 4 Yates 3 0 1 1
Augustavo 0 0 3 0 Garvey 9 0 0 2
Deleissegues 0 0 4 0 Vance 2 0 0 0
Koutsky 0 1 3 0 Daum 0 0 0 0
Link 0 4 12 0
Santiago 0 5 3 0
Aune 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 33 36 18 53 52 45 12
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Team 1 2 T
Portland State 0 2 - 2
Nevada 0 1 - 1
Portland State Nevada
Sh SOG G A Saves Sh SOG G A Saves
Lewis 0 0 0 0 7 Hunt 0 0 0 0 5
Hinton 1 1 0 0 0 Smith 0 0 0 0 0
Robertson 1 1 1 0 0 Miller 2 0 0 1 0
Geiger 1 0 0 0 0 Godwin 0 0 0 0 0
Mashburn 0 0 0 0 0 McEachern 0 0 0 0 0
Hurt 0 0 0 0 0 Allen 5 3 0 0 0
Parsons 0 0 0 0 0 Gilson 0 0 0 0 0
Enneking 1 1 1 0 0 Noe 0 0 0 0 0
Wollmann 1 1 0 0 0 Thompson 1 0 0 0 0
Bearde 0 0 0 0 0 Drummond 4 2 1 0 0
Ross 1 1 0 0 0 Montejo 1 1 0 0 0
Authier 0 0 0 0 0 Voss 0 0 0 0 0
Ellison 0 0 0 0 0 Sacks 1 0 0 0 0
Meszaros 0 0 0 0 0 Zmirak 1 0 0 0 0
Renard 1 1 0 0 0 Mann 4 1 0 0 0
Howie 0 0 0 0 0 Ratnavira 2 1 0 0 0
Leale 1 1 0 1 0
Totals 8 7 2 1 7 21 8 1 1 5
SOCCER
TEAM SCHEDULE
UC Santa Barbara Aug. 22 L 4-0
at UNLV Friday Aug. 29 L 5-1
at UNLV against Pacic Aug. 31 L 1-0
at San Francisco Sept. 5 T 0-0
Portland State Sept. 7 L 2-1
Minnesota Friday 5:00p.m.
at UW- Green Bay Sept. 19 7:00 p.m.
at Wisconsin Sept. 21 11:00 a.m.
UC Davis Sept. 28 1:00 p.m.
at Sacramento State Oct. 2 1:00 p.m.
St. Marys Oct. 5 1:00 p.m.
Hawaii Oct. 10 7:00 p.m.
San Jose State Oct. 12 1:00 p.m.
at Utah State Oct. 17 3:00 p.m.
at Louisiana Tech Oct. 19 12:30 p.m.
Idaho Oct. 24 7:00 p.m.
Boise State Oct. 26 1:00 p.m.
at Fresno State Nov. 2 2:00 p.m.
WAC Tournament Quarternals Nov. 6
WAC Tournament Seminals Nov. 7
WAC Tournament Final Nov. 9
VOLLEYBALL
TEAM SCHEDULE
at Notre Dame against Valparaiso Aug.29 L 3-0
at Notre Dame Aug. 30 L 3-1
at Notre Dame against IPFWAug. 31 W 3-0
UCLA Sept. 5 L 3-0
Seattle Sept. 7 W 3-1
Missouri Friday 7:00 p.m.
UC Davis Saturda y 12:00 p.m.
Pepperdine Saturday 7:00 p.m.
at Louisiana Tech Sept. 18 7:00 p.m.
at New Mexico State Sept. 20 7:00 p.m.
San Jose State Sept. 25 7:00 p.m.
at Utah State Sept.27 7:00 p.m.
at UNLV Sept. 28 5:00 p.m.
Idaho Oct. 2 7:00 p.m.
Boise State Oct. 4 7:00 p.m.
Sacramento State Oct. 7 7:00 p.m.
at Fresno State Oct. 11 2:00 p.m.
Fresno State Oct. 16 7:00 p.m.
Hawaii Oct. 18 7:00p.m.
Louisiana Tech Oct. 23 7:00 p.m.
Utah State Oct. 25 7:00 p.m.
at Hawaii Oct. 31 7:00 p.m.
New Mexico State Nov. 6 7:00 p.m.
at San Jose State Nov. 8 2:00 p.m.
at Idaho Nov. 13 7:00 p.m.
at Boise State Nov. 15 7:00 p.m.
at Hawaii for WAC Tournament Nov. 20-22
at Pacic against Utah Nov. 28 5:00 p.m.
at Pacic aginst Pacic or Portland Nov. 29
FOOTBALL
TEAM SCHEDULE
Grambling State Aug. 30 W 49-13
Texas Tech Sept. 6 L 35-19.
at Missouri Saturday 9:30 a.m.
at UNLV Sept. 27 7:00 p.m.
at Idaho Oct. 4 2:00 p.m.
New Mexico State Oct.11 1:05 p.m.
Utah State Oct. 18 1:05 p.m.
at Hawaii Oct. 25 9:05 p.m.
at Fresno State Nov. 7 6:00 p.m.
San Jose State Nov. 15 1:05 p.m.
Boise State Nov. 22 1:05 p.m.
at Louisiana Tech Nov. 29 11:30 a.m.
2008 WAC STANDINGS
Team Conference Standings Overall
Boise State 0-0 1-0
Fresno State 0-0 1-0
Nevada 0-0 1-1
Hawaii 0-0 1-1
Idaho 0-0 1-1
Louisiana Tech 0-0 1-1
San Jose State 0-0 1-1
New Mexico State 0-0 0-0
Utah State 0-0 0-2
BRIEFS
ATHLETICS
Nevada inducts group
into Hall of Fame
Former Nevada stars Andy
Dominique, James Cannida,
Tiffany Neumeier Breeden,
former baseball and football
coach Bill Ireland and the 1956
national championship rifle
team will be inducted into the
University of Nevada Athletics
Hall of Fame in October.
Dominique, a current assis-
tant hitting coach for the Wolf
Pack softball team, played
for the Nevada baseball team
from 1994-97. One of the
most decorated players in
Wolf Pack history, Dominique
still appears in nearly every
single-season and career list
in the Nevada recordbooks. As
a senior, Dominique earned
All-American honors and
was named the Most Valuable
Player of the Big West Confer-
ence. He played most of his
professional career in the
minor leagues but broke into
the majors in 2004 as a first
baseman and catcher for the
World Champion Boston Red
Sox.
Cannida played for the
Nevada football team from
1994-97 and was a two-time Big
West Conference honoree as a
defensive lineman. He started
all but four games and missed
only one contest in his four-
year career. He was drafted
in the sixth round of the 1998
National Football League draft
by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
where he went on to play ve
seasons before playing one
season with the Indianapolis
Colts.
Breeden played for the
Nevada volleyball team
from 1994-97 and is the Wolf
Packs career leader with
1,779 kills. She ranks third
in school history with 1,243
career digs and holds three
of the top-10 single-season
marks for kills and attacks.
Breeden also ranks in the
top-15 for single-game kills,
attacks and digs.
Ireland, a 1952 graduate of
the University of Nevada, Reno,
was the Wolf Packs head base-
ball coach from 1961-67. After
his time at Nevada, Ireland
went on to the University of
Nevada, Las Vegas where be-
came the schools rst football
coach. He went on to become
UNLVs athletics director from
1973-80 and is credited with
making the Fremont Cannon
the symbol of the UNR-UNLV
rivalry. Ireland was inducted
into the UNLV Athletics Hall of
Fame in 1987 and passed away
in September of 2007.
The 1956 Nevada rifle team,
coached by Sgt. Joel Cantrell,
won the first national cham-
pionship in Wolf Pack history
and is set to become only the
second team inducted into
the Nevada Athletics Hall
of Fame. Nevada netted the
National Intercollegiate Rifle
Championship in March, set-
ting a national record with
1,443 points out of a possible
1,500.
The group will be inducted
into Nevadas Hall of Fame
on Friday, Oct. 17 at a dinner
in the Silver Baron Room at
the Silver Legacy Hotel and
Casino in Reno. They will also
be honored at halftime of the
Homecoming/ Hall of Fame
game against Utah State on
Saturday, Oct. 18 at Mackay
Stadium.
BASEBALL
Four pack pros go
deep Wednesday
Four Nevada alumni hit
home runs Wednesday in
Major League Baseball. Ryan
Church, an outfielder for the
New York Mets, Kevin Kouz-
manoff, a third baseman for
San Diego, Chris Dickerson
an outfielder for Cincinnati
and Joe Inglett, an infielder
for Toronto, all went yard on
Wednesday.
Churchs shot was a grand
slam that lead the Mets to
victory, Kouzmanoff s dinger
was his 20th of the season,
Dickersons round tripper
was a monster shot over the
left-center field wall and In-
gletts four-bagger gave the
Blue Jays a lead they eventu-
ally surrendered.
2008 WAC STATISTICAL
LEADERS
Category Name School Statistic
Rushing Ryan Mathews Fresno State 163
yds/game
Receiving Titus Young Boise State 142
yds/game
Tackles Derrell Acrey Boise State 14
Tackles/game
Total Offense Kaepernick Nevada 264.5
yds/game
SWIMMING AND DIVING
WAC champs
honored at halftime
The Nevada swimming &
diving team was honored
Saturday at halftime of the
Wolf Packs football game
against Texas Tech. The team,
coached by Mike Richmond,
was presented with their
2007-08 trophy for winning
their second Western Athletic
Conference Championship
in a row.
The crowd of over 24,000
at Mackay Stadium acknowl-
edged the Lady Wolf Packs
accomplishments with a
standing ovation.
TENNIS
Nevada players get
national ranking
Nevada senior Caroline
Bailly and junior Maria Miz-
yuk have earned preseason
rankings by the Intercol-
legiate Tennis Association.
The ITA ranked Mizyuk and
Bailly the No. 26 pair in the
nation. In singles, Mizyuk is
ranked No. 58 while Bailly is
ranked No. 91.
The ITA selected the
top-125 singles in the na-
tion and the top-50 doubles
teams. At the end of the
NCAA Championships last
year, Mizyuk was ranked No.
81 while Bailly was No. 119.
As a pair, the duo ranked No.
41 in the nation.
On the mens side, Nevada
junior Laurent Garcin was
ranked No. 94 in the nation.
Las season, Garcin broke the
school record for most wins
in a season with 27.
CROSS COUNTRY
Pack travels to
Sacramento
The Nevada cross country
team will travel to Sacra-
mento, Calif. Saturday to
compete in the Sacramento
State Hornet Jamboree.
The 5000-meter race will
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
Team G1 G2 G3 T
UCLA 25 25 25 - 3
Nevada 19 22 18 - 0
UCLA Nevada
K Set Dig BA K Set Dig BA
Spicer 5 31 4 4 Hernandez 11 1 9 3
Daley 8 1 6 2 Sei 0 25 6 0
McGraw 7 0 2 1 Harrington 6 1 6 3
Camp 2 0 0 3 Baldwin 6 0 0 3
Gil 8 0 2 6 Kelly 0 0 3 0
Piggott 5 0 1 1 Yates 4 0 0 3
Gera 0 1 3 0 Garvey 2 0 3 0
Mills 2 0 1 3 Daum 0 0 0 0
Machado, Jade 0 1 2 0 Link 0 2 15 0
Fine 0 1 7 0 Staker 1 0 0 0
Machado, Jazmin 0 0 2 0
Totals 37 35 30 20 30 29 42 12
2008 NEVADA
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Category Name Statistic
Rushing Vai Taua 83
yrds/game
Receiving Marko Mitchell 98
yrds/game
Tackles Joshua Mauga 6.5
tackles/game
Total Offense Colin Kaepernick 264.5
yrds/game
be the Wolf Packs second
event of the year. In their
season opener, Nevada
took first overall as they
placed five runners in the
top seven. Senior Christa
Avena finished second and
was named cross country
Western Athletic Confer-
ence Female Athlete of the
Week for her efforts.
TENNIS
Packs 2008
schedule released
Nevada mens tennis coach
Chad Stoloff announced his
teams 2008-09 schedule Fri-
day. The Wolf Pack will open
the season on Sept. 25 at the
Baylor Invitational in Waco,
Texas and will then travel to
Fresno, Calif. Oct. 3 for the
Bulldog Classic.
The Wolf Pack will play
seven matches at home,
its first on March 1 against
Sonoma State, including a
stretch of six straight home
games where they take on
three conference opponents.
Nevada returns nine players
off of last years team that
compiled a 7-14 record.
WAC BASKETBALL
Legendary UTEP
coach dies
Don Haskins, who is best
remembered for coaching
the 1966 national champi-
onship basketball team died
Sunday. He was 78 years
old.
Haskins coached the
University of Texas-El Pasos
all-black team to a national
championship in 1966 where
they beat the University
of Kentucky, which was an
all-white team coached by
Adolph Rupp. Rupp didnt
believe in recruiting black
players before he lost to the
all-black team.
Haskins was survived by his
wife Mary and three sons; Brent
David and Steve. His fourth
son, Mark, died in 1994.
agate
B6 SEPTEMBER 9, 2008
Football
not to go for two, but the of-
ficials reviewed the play and
determined that Kaepernick
fumbled the ball before reach-
ing the end zone, which was
recovered by Texas Tech for a
touchback.
I thought I dropped the ball
getting up, Kaepernick said of
his fumble.
Nevada head coach Chris Ault
knows the team must nish its
drives positively if it wants to
compete with sixth-ranked
Missouri next week.
We were in the goal zone
eight times, we had two
missed field goals, one lost
fumble in the endzone and
one interception, Ault said.
We have to score when were
in the endzone.
DEFENSIVE SECONDARY
Coming into Saturdays game
the consensus was that Texas
Techs passing offense would
be too much for Nevadas shaky
secondary.
Take away the 82-yard,
catch-and-run touchdown
Tech quarterback Graham
Harrell threw to Michael
Crabtree and the Wolf Pack
secondary played excep-
tional. Aside from the long
bomb, Nevada did not give
up a touchdown and allowed
only 215 passing yards to an
offense that put up 536 pass-
ing yards last week. The Wolf
Pack also intercepted two of
Harrells passes.
We can stop them and stop
them and stop them, but the
only thing the fans and the me-
dia see is the big play, senior
defensive back Uche Anyanwu
said. We just got to make the
big plays.
The Wolf Packs secondary
will be put to the test again
next week against another
spread offense in the Missouri
Tigers.
KICKING GAME MISCUES
Coach Chris Ault left little to
the imagination when nding
one aspect of his team to credit
for this loss.
Im extremely disappointed
in our kicking game, Ault said.
If theres a difference in this
game, its the kick return and
the onside kick.
The kick return Ault
referred to was an 86-yard
punt return for a touchdown
by Texas Tech receiver Eric
Morris. On the play, Nevada
senior Brian Fludd had a
chance to tackle Morris im-
mediately but was blocked
in the back by a Texas Tech
player. The play drew no call
from the officials and the
touchdown stood.
Ault also criticized place
kicker Brett Jaekle for a poor
onside kick.
It only went eight-and-a-
half yards, Ault said. We cant
have that.
The surprise onside kick
came with Texas Tech nursing
a 14-12 lead with 6:40 left in
the third quarter and momen-
tum on Nevadas side. The
kick was recovered by Tech
on Nevadas 39-yard line. The
Red Raiders went on to score
a touchdown on that drive to
go up 21-12, and never looked
back.
Juan Lpez can be reached at
jlopez@nevadasagebrush.com
Volleyball
2008 NATIONAL
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Category Name School Statistic
Rushing Shun White Navy 238
yds/game
Receiving Dennis Pitta BYU 180.5
yds/game
Tackles Kyle McCarthy Notre Dame 14
Tackles/game
Total Offense Case Keenum Houston 426
yds/game
Friends
Thompson owns the all-time
record for assists at Nevada with
15 and shares two additional
offensive records.
Montejo is the all-time
leader in points at Nevada
with 44, and if she scores two
goals this season she will have
19 for her career, giving her
the record in that category as
well.
All great duos have some push
and some pull, some ying and
some yang, and Thompson and
Montejo are no different.
Thompson prefers to lead
on the field with quiet confi-
dence.
Montejo on the other hand
is not against a little vocal
encouragement every now and
again.
I might be a leader by ex-
ample but Miranda is the one
who will yell and pick me up;
everyone has their own role,
Thompson said.
The women work well to-
gether because they have the
same understanding of the
concept of leadership.
They dont assume that one
person has all the answers;
they work as a team, each
providing their brand of lead-
ership.
Thompson and Montejo are
have played an enormous part
of the transformation from a
program without much of a
tradition to a Western Athletic
Conference champion and
NCAA Tournament partici-
pant in 2006.
I didnt have any
expectations when I
came herehaving
your name in the
books gives you
incentive, it gives
you something to
work for. I want to
get those two goals,
Montejo said.
Soccer is a big part of
their lives, but Montejo and
Thompson cherish their ac-
complishments on the field
even more because of the
bond of friendship they share
off the field.
We came in as a team, we
changed things as a team and
were leaving as best friends,
Montejo said about Thomp-
son.
Montejo and Thompson
have an unmistakable respect
for each other as athletes, but
their respect for each other as
human beings is inspirationally
optimistic.
On and off the field, I
know she is going to have my
back, Thompson said about
Montejo.
That kind of trust in one
another is what allows this
duo to work so well together
on the field, the belief that
the other person is going to
do her job regardless of the
situation.
Nick Saccomanno can be
reached at editor@nevadasage-
brush.com
*National ranking in parenthesis
Nevada Category Missouri
OFFENSE
325.0 (5) Rushing 241.0 (19)
233.5 (52) Passing 329.5 (12)
120.20 (73) Pass Efciency 160.49 (24)
558.5 (6) Total 570.5 (4)
34.0 (42) Scoring 52.0 (7)
DEFENSE
64.5 (16) Rushing 82.5 (30)
261.0 (92) Passing 350.5 (115)
101.95 (39) Pass Efciency 127.74 (80)
325.5 (56) Total 433.0 (98)
24.0 (69) Scoring 22.5 (62)
SPECIAL TEAMS/MISC.
24.75 (115) Net Punting 36.38 (40)
0.0 (108) Punt Returns 11.67 (43)
6.0 (101) Sacks Allowed 2.0 (28)
-0.50 (74) Turnover Margin 1.0 (25)
MAKING THE CALL
B8
SEPTEMBER 2, 2008
Gameday
Tigers will look to
spread Pack defense
Nevada will face highest ranked opponent this season Saturday
STAFF PICKS
PESSIMIST SAYS: Nevada still has the
Texas Tech loss in the back of its mind
and comes to Missouri unfocused.
The loss of senior running back and
team captain Luke Lippincott is too
much for the Wolf Pack to overcome.
Nevadas secondary shows its true
colors and gets lit up by Chase Daniels
while, on the other side, Colin Kaep-
ernick has a rough game, constantly
pressured by the Tigers defense.
OUTCOME: Missouri wins 59-21.
1. USC (33) 1-0
2. Georgia (23) 2-0
3. Oklahoma (2) 2-0
4. Florida (4) 2-0
5. Ohio State (1) 2-0
6. Missouri (1) 2-0
7. LSU (1) 1-0
8. Texas 2-0
9. Auburn 2-0
10. Wisconsin 2-0
11. Alabama 2-0
12. Texas Tech 2-0
13. Kansas 2-0
14. East Carolina 2-0
15. Arizona State 2-0
16. Oregon 2-0
17. Penn State 2-0
18. Brigham Young 2-0
19. South Florida 2-0
20. Wake Forest 2-0
21. Fresno State 1-0
22. Utah 2-0
23. California 2-0
24. Illinois 1-1
25. West Virginia 1-1
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
UCLA 150, Clemson 73, Florida State 50,
Boise State 22, Tennessee 15, Georgia
Tech 14, Oklahoma State 11, Vanderbilt
7, TCU 6, Kentucky 6, Virginia Tech 4,
Tul sa 3, South Carol i na 2, Ari zona 2,
Connecticut 1, North Carolina 1, Rice 1.
AP TOP 25 TALE OF THE TAPE
2008 LEADERS
Missouri
Player Category Avg.
D. Washington Rushing 98.5
C. Coffman Receiving 84.0
S. Weatherspoon Tackles 8.0
S. Sulak Tackles for loss 2.5
Nevada
Player Category Avg.
V. Taua Rushing 83.0
M. Mitchell Receiving 98.0
J. Mauga Tackles 6.5
D. Moch Tackles for loss 1.5
2008 WAC STANDINGS
Standings Conference Overall
Boise State 0-0 1-0
Fresno State 0-0 1-0
Nevada 0-0 1-1
Hawaii 0-0 1-1
Idaho 0-0 1-1
Louisiana Tech 0-0 1-1
San Jose State 0-0 1-1
New Mexico State 0-0 0-0
Utah State 0-0 0-2
Date Opponent Time/Result
Aug. 30 Illinois W 52-42
Sept. 6 Southeast Missouri State W 52-3
Saturday Nevada 9:30 a.m.
Sept. 20 Buffalo 11 a.m.
Oct. 4 at Nebraska TBA
Oct. 11 Oklahoma State TBA
Oct. 18 at Texas TBA
Oct. 25 Colorado TBA
Nov. 1 at Baylor TBA
Nov. 8 Kansas State TBA
Nov. 15 at Iowa State TBA
Nov. 29 Kansas 12 p.m.
MISSOURIS SCHEDULE
DIFFERENCE MAKER JEREMY MACLIN
OPTIMIST SAYS: Nevada rebounds
off of last weeks close loss to Texas
Tech and pulls off the upset. It brings
the same game plan to Missouri,
but score touchdowns instead of
eld goals while in the red zone.
The defense plays aggressive and
forces Chase Daniel into multiple
interceptions. Colin Kaepernick has a
monster game and makes his case for
early Heisman consideration.
OUTCOME: Nevada wins 38-34.
A case could be made that Mizzou receiver Jeremy Maclin was the top fresh-
man in the nation last year. Yes, Texas Tech receiver Michael Crabtree had a
monster season, but Maclins all-around numbers justify his consideration
for top freshman. The redshirt freshman tallied 2,776 all-purpose yards, a
NCAA Division I-A freshman record. He was the only player in the nation to
score touchdowns via receiving, rushing, punt return and kickoff return and
was chosen as a consensus All-American. Maclin will be all over the eld on
Saturday and the Tigers will nd a way to get the ball in his hands, so limiting
his touches is out of the question but limiting his production is not. Nevada
must securely tackle this guy because if they take chances and let him run
loose, hell rack up tons of yards after contact. Maclin is set to start after in-
juring his ankle in the fourth quarter of the teams opener against Illinois.
SATURDAY
at Missouri
9:30 a.m.
SEPT. 6
Texas Tech
L 35-19
AUG. 30
Grambling State
W 49-13
SEPT. 27
at UNLV
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
NOV. 7
at Fresno St.
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
NOV. 22
Boise St.
TIME: 1:05 p.m.
OCT. 18
Utah St.
TIME: 1:05 p.m.
OCT. 4
at Idaho
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
0CT. 11
New Mexico St.
TIME: 1:05 p.m.
OCT. 25
at Hawaii
TIME: 9:05 p.m.
NOV. 15
San Jose St.
TIME: 1:05 p.m.
NOV. 29
at La. Tech
TIME: 11:30 a.m.
1. USC (34) 1-0
2. Georgia (18) 2-0
3. Oklahoma (3) 2-0
4. Florida (3) 2-0
5. Ohio State (1) 2-0
6. Missouri 2-0
7. LSU (2) 1-0
8. Texas 2-0
9. Auburn 2-0
10. Wisconsin 2-0
11. Kansas 2-0
12. Texas Tech 2-0
13. Arizona State 2-0
14. Oregon 2-0
15. Brigham Young 2-0
16. Alabama 2-0
17. Penn State 2-0
18. South Florida 2-0
19. Wake Forest 2-0
20. East Carolina 2-0
21. Fresno State 1-0
22. Utah 2-0
23. Clemson 1-1
24. West Virginia 1-1
25. California 2-0
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Illinois 124, UCLA 86, Florida State 50, Ken-
tucky 28, Boise State 22, Tennessee 21, TCU
18, Nebraska 16, Georgia Tech 15, Arizona
11, Virginia Tech 11, Vanderbilt 8, Oklahoma
State 7, Iowa 4, Colorado 3, Notre Dame 3,
Tulsa 2, Connecticut 2, Bowling Green 1,
South Carolina 1, Northwestern 1.
USA TODAY TOP 25
Nevada at Missouri
When: Saturday, 9:30 a.m.
Where: Faurot Field
(68,349; Natural Grass)
Radio: ESPN Radio 630 AM
DirecTV, Fox Sports PPV
All-time series record:
This will be the rst ever
meeting between these two
teams.
The coaches: Head coach
Gary Pinkel is 51-37 in his
eighth year at Missouri.
Nevada coach Chris Ault is in
his 24th season as Nevadas
coach and has a 192-86-1
record.
THIS WEEKS GAME
MISSOURI
MEDIASERVICES
SCOTTBARNETT
/ NEVADASAGEBRUSH
JONATHONAMAYA, DETRON LEWIS,
UCHEANYANWU
By Emerson Marcus
Coach Chris Ault said he has never
felt more comfortable in his defensive
backeld than he did after Saturdays
35-19 loss to Texas Tech. Nevada
held the Red Raiders
to 297 yards passing,
which was 178 yards
less than Texas Tech
averaged per game last
season (475).
The Wolf Pack proved it could
compete with a dominant spread
offense, but the team has one
week to prove it can do it again.
Missouris offense, led by senior
quarterback Chase Daniel, has
already scored 104 points in its
rst two games of the season. Its
going to be another battle against
a high-scoring, no-huddle, spread
offense of the Big-12.
MORE SPREAD OFFENSE
This weeks lm session and scout team
for Nevada will be similar to last weeks. The
Tigers do a lot of the same things Texas Tech
does.
Missouris offense is a little more run-
oriented than Texas Tech, but it still passes
the ball a lot in the spread formation. The
Tigers averaged 45 pass attempts per
game last year with 41 rushing attempts,
which is much more balanced than the
Red Raiders 3-1 pass-to-run ratio.
The Tigers main problem is replacing last
years team leading rusher Tony Temple, who
ran for 1,039 yards. Sophomore Derrick Wash-
ington and senior Jimmy Jackson have picked
up the pace this season with 307 combined
rushing yards.
The Tigers also like to spread the offensive
linemen further apart than most teams do:
three-and-a-half feet apart. This opens up run-
ning lanes for the backs and the quarterbacks as
well as passing lanes for Daniel. It also makes it dif-
cult for Nevadas defensive lineman to get around
the Tigers offensive line and attack the quarterback.
Like the Red Raiders, the Tigers also run the
no-huddle. Saturdays game was good practice for
the Wolf Pack. Nevadas athletic defenders had no
problem combating the no-huddle for the rst three
quarters. The Wolf Pack will have to play a full 60
minutes Saturday against the Tigers.
BUILD ON SUCCESSES
Nevada outplayed Texas Tech on offense and defense Saturday, but couldnt get the win. The Wolf Pack has
to bring the same intensity and ability it brought last weekend. It was amazing to see Uche Anyanwu mag-
netize toward the ball; Antoine Thompsons draping of receivers and Dontay Mochs speed on the defensive
lines outside was also promising. These guys and others proved the Wolf Packs defense is not only improved,
but also capable of banging with the big boys.
The offense proved that it could move the ball down eld, but it has to score. The Wolf Pack could only grab
three eld goals in ve trips inside Texas Techs 20-yard line. Nevada needs to produce in the red zone and try
the deep ball more for the quick score.
TIME TO GO DEEP
Marko Mitchell showcased the ability to get open on deep routes and make big plays Saturday. With 10:30
left in the fourth quarter, quarterback Colin Kaepernick spotted Mitchell on a deep route near the south
sideline. Mitchell grabbed the ball to complete a 48-yard touchdown play: Nevadas longest play of the game.
Kaepernick has to be able to spot Mitchell more often for deep plays, especially against the Tigers this week-
end. If the Wolf Pack is to upset the No. 6 Tigers, it will need some quick scores along with the long drives it
had Saturday.
at Iowa State TBA
Kansas 12 p.m.
top fresh-
ee had a
eration
ards, a
nation to
urn and
e eld on
o limiting
Nevada
im run
after in- MISSOURI

Nevada Sagebrush Archives 09/09/08

Hochgeladen von

Dokumentinformationen

Originalbeschreibung:

Copyright

Verfügbare Formate

Dieses Dokument teilen

Dokument teilen oder einbetten

Freigabeoptionen

Stufen Sie dieses Dokument als nützlich ein?

Sind diese Inhalte unangemessen?

Copyright:

Verfügbare Formate

Nevada Sagebrush Archives 09/09/08

Hochgeladen von

Copyright:

Verfügbare Formate

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 VOLUME CXV NUMBER 4 SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SINCE 1893

www.nevadasagebrush.com First copy free, additional copies 50 each

Das könnte Ihnen auch gefallen