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is the number of members in the Students for Barack Obama club
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Lackluster attention set to reverse after New Hampshire

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is the number of friends on Barack Obamas MySpace is the number of members in the Ron Paul Pack club
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Ron Paul A student-sponsored rally held at the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Mitt Romney A Conservative Leadership Conference at John Ascuagas Nugget.
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Barack Obama A townhall meeting at the Grand Sierra Resort.
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Joe Biden and Bill Richardson At the Opportunity 08 Forum at UNR.
xpect the 11 days between New Hampshires Jan. 8 primary and Nevadas Jan. 19 caucus to make the difference in Nevadas political climate, political experts said. Iowas Jan. 3 caucus and New Hampshire will no longer distract presidential candidates, leaving Nevada and South Carolina, which has a Jan. 19 Republican primary, to split the limelight, they said. This could potentially be a huge January for Nevada, said Kenneth Fernandez, a political science professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The Democratic candidates especially may take interest in Nevada if New Hampshire and Iowa races come close, said Fernandez and Eric Herzik, a University of Nevada, Reno political science professor. If (Democratic hopefuls Sen. Barack) Obama or (John) Edwards slow down the Hillary (Clinton) express, then Nevada will get a very large amount of media attention, Herzik said. But so far, Nevada has received little attention compared to other early primary and caucus states with historical and geographic
is the number of friends on Ron Pauls MySpace
95,332 26
is the number of members in the Students for Hillary club
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is the number of friends on Hillary Clintons MySpace is the number of members in the Students for John Edwards club
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is the number of friends on John Edwards MySpace is the number of ASUN clubs for Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani fans
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Paul and Obama clubs break trends in their national support

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Barack Obamas 200 versus Hillary Clintons 26. Ron Pauls 62 versus Rudy Giulianis zero. These numbers, representing members of ofcial University of Nevada, Reno student clubs, fall out of line with national polls, where Clinton is ahead of Obama by nearly 20 percent and Giuliani is ahead of Mike Huckabee by about 8 percent.
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Club organizers said candidate diversity is also a reason students are attracted to the nonleading candidates. Young Democrats president Rachel Miller said Obama draws students because he is a politically and racially diverse candidate. She said she has met people who said they would not support Democratic candidate John Edwards because he is the typical presidential candidate wealthy and white. UNR political science professor Eric Herzik said Clinton is a diverse
candidate too, but her ties to previous administration dismay students from supporting her. Students tend to distrust Washington, D.C., and are looking for a completely new face, Herzik said. In Obamas case, his lack of political experience compared to the other candidates is actually helping him gain support, he said. While Paul might not be racially diverse, he is taking a new angle on
is the number of friends on Mitt Romneys MySpace
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is the number of friends on Rudy Giulianis MySpace
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A potential $32.7 million cut to the University of Nevada, Renos operating budget could come as soon as Jan. 1, Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Jim Rogers said in a letter to Gov. Jim Gibbons Monday. Rogers met with Gibbons last week to discuss the potential statewide cuts, which are currently estimated to be about $285 million. NSHE would absorb about $102 million of the cut as of Monday, Rogers said. The potential BREAKING IT DOWN cuts would come because of low Gov. Jim Gibbons gures for tax and request for an 8 percent gaming revenue. budget cut would mean The initial cut fewer classes, the ring Gibbons asked of part-time faculty and for was 5 percent graduate students, and on Oct. 15, but he the construction of the upped the cut to Davidson Math and Sci8 percent Nov. 20. ence Building being put K-12 and public off. safety programs are excluded from the cut. Rogers said last BY THE NUMBERS week that Gibbons understood why the system would is the potential budget cut be hurt by the cut for UNR and would take that into account when making his nal decision. But according is the potential budget cut to Rogers letter, for the Nevada System of Gibbons staff Higher Education said Thursday he would decide on the cuts with or without (NSHEs) input. is the potential budget cut The spigot for the state of Nevada would be turned off January 1, 2008, Rogers said in his letter. According to a memo Rogers sent out Friday, UNR would have fewer classes and fewer faculty. Graduate assistants would be red for the spring semester and the Davidson Math and Science Centers construction would have to be put off. University ofcials said they will spend winter break preparing for the potential cut. Each of the colleges and departments would lose money from their operating budgets, university ofcials said. Steven Rock, faculty senate chair, said the faculty will decide how to deal with the potential cut at their Wednesday meeting. At this point, the faculty senate hasnt discussed it yet, Rock said. There is no clear plan at this point. We need to see what the impacts are going to be. Rock said the departments will cut from budgets in a way that would have the least effect on students. UNR President Milton Glick said he anticipates a decision from the governor by early January, which should allow the university to adjust to the cuts before the spring semester starts. While he will prepare for the cuts, Glick said he hopes Gibbons will look to other sources before cutting from higher education. Regent Ron Knecht made a proposal that suggests the governor rst take from the states Rainy Day Fund, which currently has more than $270 million in it. The state puts about $36 million into the fund each year. Also in the plan, Knecht suggests using money from the $170 million Capital Improvement Program, which is used for projects like roadwork. These measures would help reduce the acrossthe-board cuts to about 1 or 2 percent, Knecht said. Knecht said he thinks all programs need to take the cut, and the sooner the governor makes his decision, the sooner the system can prepare for it. Knecht said he believes the system needs to take the cut because of the potential budget shortfall that could come over the next few months. $285 million is optimistic, he said. Ive spoken to some colleagues who believe that the shortfall could end up being $400 million. The programs who dont take cuts now would have to take cuts later, if it came down to it. Though Rogers letter indicated that Gibbons would make his decision by Jan. 1, Associated Students of the University of Nevada ofcials began planning a campaign against the cuts Monday. At the public affairs committee meeting, senators drafted a bill that says ASUN and the student body do not support the cuts and encourage the governor to nd alternatives to cutting higher education budgets. The senate will vote on the bill at Wednesdays meeting. ASUN President Sarah Ragsdale held an additional meeting Monday, where eight students discussed how they could protest the budget cuts.
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Jerry Ceppos said although he spent decades living in San Jose, he and his family already feel at home in Reno. After seven months of searching for a dean, the Reynolds School of Journalism appointed Ceppos to the position Friday, University of Nevada, Reno President Milton Glick said. The decision came nearly a year after journalism
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dean Cole Campbell died in a car accident. The race originally had more than 50 applicants, said Bill Sparkman, chair of the search committee. The search was narrowed to two nalists after a series of interviews and application reviews form the search committee, Sparkman said. Ceppos was the only candidate left after Tom Hodson of Ohio University withdrew his name from the race. After Hodson withdrew, Glick could have continued the search, but decided to hire Ceppos. Glick said he hired Ceppos because he received a large amount of support from the search com-
mittee and the journalism faculty members. Sparkman said Ceppos past experience made him a desirable candidate for the job. Before coming to Reno, Ceppos served as the executive editor for the newspaper the San Jose Mercury. During the time he served as editor, the paper improved from a regional daily newspaper to being the paper of record for San Jose, Glick said. Ceppos also was the vice president of Knight Ridder Inc., a company which owned over 30 newspapers nationwide. Glick said he hired Ceppos not only because of his experience in journalism, but also because of his experience in education.
Ceppos has served as chair of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communications. He currently teaches media diversity and ethics at San Jose University. William Briggs, director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, at San Jose University, said he is happy to see Ceppos expanded his career, and feels he is extremely qualied to become a dean. While Ceppos has received a great deal of support from the majority of UNR staff, journalism professor Jake Highton has spoken openly about his dislike of Ceppos because of his involvement with San Jose Mercury staff writer Gary
Webb. When Ceppos was the editor of the Mercury, he published a series written by Webb called The Dark Alliance, a series linking the CIA and drug use. The stories received a lot of ak from The Washington Post and L.A. Times. Originally, Ceppos defended Webb, but later relocated him to a samller news bureau. Highton stated on his blog that the incident is an item for the Journalistic Hall of Shame. Highton said he doesnt believe Ceppos is qualied to teach a media ethics course. Ceppos said the issue came up in the interview, but said the incident took place over 10 years ago, and is no longer relevant.
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Mike Pietrzak, a 20-year-old general studies major at University of Nevada, Reno, died from brain injuries after he fell down a ight of stairs Sept. 29 in an off-campus house. More than 400 people attended a memorial for Pietrzak at the Alpha Tau Omega house that weekend. Pietrzak had been drinking before and during the Nevada-UNLV football game Sept. 29 before going to an off-campus house. Ofcials said they did not know if alcohol was the cause of Pietrzaks fall.
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A University of Nevada, Reno professor was stabbed to death in August. Judy Calder, a 64-year-old human development and family studies professor, went missing Aug. 18. Police found her body Aug. 29, 40 miles north of Wells, Nev. The College of Health and Human Sciences plans to create a scholarship in Calders memory. Suspect Mohamed Kalam Kamaludeen, also known as Rickey Barge, was arrested in Mexico City Sept. 4. Authorities are working on extraditing Kamaludeen to the United States.
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The Nevada System of Higher Education may lose about $102 million after Gov. Jim Gibbons requested state programs cut 8 percent from their budgets to make up for a predicted revenue shortfall. The University of Nevada, Reno would have to cut $32.7 million, university ofcials said. The university would have to cut about $16 million from the spring semester budget, and an additional $16 million from the 2008-2009 budget. The cut would mean fewer class sections, fewer part-time faculty and no graduate assistants next semester.
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A University of Nevada, Reno employee reported losing a portable ash drive late October containing the names and Social Security numbers of about 16,000 current and former students. The ash drive also held the GPAs and SAT/ACT test scores of incoming freshmen during the fall semesters from 2001 to 2007. In another incident about a month later, student government director Sandy Rodriguez gave a campus club information on how much guest lecturers were paid. Included in the packets were the W-9s for two lecturers and the Socials of four of them.
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3 DIE IN SHOOTING
A shooting at a party Oct. 28 left three dead, including former Tau Kappa Epsilon president Derek Jensen,23. Charles Kelly, 21, of Truckee, Calif., and Nathan Viljoen, 23, of Fallon, Nev., also died at the scene of the shooting, according to the Reno Police Department. Samisoni Taukitoku, 19, is charged with fatally shooting the victims. Saili Manu, also 19, is charged with coercion and assault with a deadly weapon. The preliminary hearing for the suspects is scheduled for Jan. 23.
TUITION INCREASES
The Nevada System of Higher Education Tuition and Fees Committee proposed a tuition hike that would equal about 10 percent by fall 2010. Also proposed was the plateau system, where students would pay the same amount if they were taking between 12 and 18 credits. The Board of Regents will vote on the proposals in February 2008.
UNR GRAD STUDENT DIES IN AFGHANISTAN
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Steven Thomas Stefani, 28, was killed by a roadside explosion in Afghanistan while helping with the countrys reconstruction. Stefani was studying agriculture and animal sciences at the University of Nevada, Reno and would have nished his thesis this month.
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ated Students of the University of Nevada, the Graduate After six years of plans and construction, the Joe Crowley Student Student Association and the Center for Cultural Diversity are also in the Union opened Nov. 5, with grand opening ceremonies Nov. 15 and 16. building. Plans for The Joe began in 2002, The $63 million project has four oors with new venues for food and when student government ofcials started talking about it at a retreat. retail. New ofces for the Associ-
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campaigning that attracts a younger generation, said Bryan Bedera, Republican Youth Majority state chairman. Paul tends to attract a younger audience in his campaign because of his strong Internet use, Bedera said. Paul has raised more money online than any other candidate, according to a press release from the Ron Paul campaign. As of Nov. 5, Paul raised $4 million online.
When he came to campus Nov. 20, Paul said there is a relation between his support from college students and Internet support. He said he networked through Facebook and MySpace. Paul has such large support from students and his success relies on them, Bedera said. His success is hinging on whether the students come out to the polls, Bedera said. Herzik said students are also attracted to Paul because he is against big government and the government is not very popular
among college students right now. Ron Paul is a completely different type of candidate and that is both his strength and his weakness, Herzik said. Unlike Paul, Giuliani has a very traditional way of campaigning, Bedera said. Giuliani is not focusing on students because students historically have low voting turnouts, said Giuliani spokesman Jarrod Agen. Students are not likely to vote for Giuliani because they believe he resembles the Bush administration, an administration the majority of students are trying to
break from, Bedera said. Spokespeople for the top candidates, each saying their candidate has the highest support in Iowa, said students are likely to support the candidates who represent change. Several students said the issue they most want to see change in is the war in Iraq, an issue each candidate takes a slightly different stance on. The headlines are the same, but the details are different, Herzik said. Obama calls for a steady withdrawal of troops. This attracts students who want a practical
solution to end the war, said Maryssa Falk, president of Students for Barack Obama. Pauls plan is to not only withdraw all troops in Iraq immediately if he is elected, but also to withdraw troops from other countries like Afghanistan and South Korea. Jeff Frazee, national youth coordinator for Ron Pauls campaign, said students against the war are drawn to Paul because he would end the war in Iraq sooner than his competitors. He would also end military conicts in other countries.
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DECEMBER 11, 2007 ALPINE MEADOWS SIERRA-ATTAHOE BOREAL MOUNT ROSE HEAVENLY NORTHSTAR WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
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A Jacksons employee was cited for two counts of selling alcohol to minors. At Argenta Hall, a university student was arrested for minor is possession/consumption of alcohol and using false identication to obtain liquor. A male subject was arrested for MIPC of alcohol and resisting a public police ofcer.
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UPDATES: Boreal will host the Snowbomb Sick and Twisted Dec. 15. It is a local competition for skiers and snowboarders, where people can win cash prices and rafes. To compete, people will need to pay a $10 registration fee and buy a lift ticket for entry. Mt. Rose is closed until Thursday.
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With Nevada being one of the rst states to hold a caucus, citizens will get a better stake in determining who the presidential nominees will be. What Nevada is doing is so important, said political science professor Randall Lloyd. This is a tremendous opportunity to make an impact on a nominee. Right now parties are turned against themselves as candidates look to win the nominations, but once the nominees are gured, they will turn their guns towards the other parties, Lloyd said.
The Republican party favors a small role of government, supporting issues like privatized health care. Candidates tend to lower taxes, as well as pro-life and a strong military. Republicans tend to be in opposition of gay marriage, too. Mayor of New York City proposed 12 commitments to the American people ranging from tax cuts to energy independence to restricting immigration. He is very liberal for many Republicans. He supports restricted abortions and he opposes gay marriage. Hes going to have a tough time convincing social conservatives to vote for him, said Lloyd. The Democratic party aims for a larger role of government, supporting welfare, universal health care, and pulling out of Iraq. Democrats generally focus on environmental issues and are prochoice. Currently a senator from Delaware, Biden sits on the U.S. Senates Foreign Relations Committee. He has outlined a withdrawl plan for Iraq, and says his biggest priorities besides Iraq are health care and education. He has a universal health care proposal and believes in advocating for higher education.
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DECEMBER 6
A university police vehicle was struck by another vehicle in the Nye Hall parking lot. Reno Police Department completed the accident report. A university student was arrested for an outstanding warrant at 1600 N. Virginia St.
DEMOCRAT
The University of Nevada, Reno will observe Prep Day Wednesday. The purpose of Prep Day is to allow students to study for nal exams during the break between the end of classes and exams, said Jerry Marczynski, associate vice president for student life services. No classes will take place Wednesday, but the university and the Joe Crowley Student Union will remain open, Marczynski said. Finals will start Thrusday and end Dec. 20. Marczynski said the university will remain open throughout winter break, but will be closed on Dec. 25 for Christmas. Classes for the spring semester will begin Jan. 22.
Dont go to class Wednesday
DECEMBER 5
A traffic stop at McCarran and North Virginia Street resulted in the arrest of the driver for operating a vehicle with a suspended drivers license and three outstanding warrants. Officers observed graffiti painted on a cement pillar in the West Stadium Parking Complex.
Rudy Giuliani
Mike Huckabee
Former governor of Arkansas and is also the author of several books and an ordained Baptist minister. Huckabee supports a nine-point strategy plan for immigration, pro-life and does not believe in a universal health care system. He also wants to eliminate federal income and payroll taxes. He does not believe in withdrawal form Iraq.
Hillary Clinton
Senator from New York who proposes to end the war in Iraq and develop universal health care. Clinton proposes to create new jobs for middleclass Americans and aims to make college more affordable. Clinton has gained popularity and is a front- runner in the primary election. However, her major aw is her unfavorable ratings; many people dislike her said political science professor Dr. Eric Herzik. Currently a U.S. Senator from Connecticut. Dodd wants a one-year withdrawal timetable for the war in Iraq, and has an energy plan to combat global warming. Instead of a draft, he believes people should participate in national service. He has worked to a bipartisan benchmark for health care.
DECEMBER 4
A university employee reported the theft of a projector from the 4-H Cooperative Extension on Evans Avenue.
DECEMBER 3
A university student reported theft of a backpack from the storage area outside the DownUnder Caf. A university student reported losing his passport and visa in the area of the Ansari Business building. A university employee reported finding suspicious materials in the bathroom of the Thompson building. The items were turned over to police. Officers responded to a report of drug use in White Pine Hall. Several drug related items were seized by police at the scene. A university student reported fraudulent use of personal information for the purpose of fraudulent credit activity.
Duncan Hunter
Currently represents California in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is pro-life, against gay marriage, believes in tax reform and less taxes. He also wants health care reform which would allow consumers to make their own health care decisions and purchases. He does not think amnesty is the answer to illegal immigration.
The Multicultural Greek Council is selling homemade pasta meals on Wednesday as a fundraiser from noon to 3 p.m. in Joe Crowley Student Union rooms 323 and 324. The meals will be cooked by sororities Lambda Phi Xi, Kappa Delta Chi and Delta Sigma Theta, and fraternites Lambda Psi Rho, Kappa Alpha Psi and Nu Alpha Kappa. The purpose of the pasta is to encourage students to break away from eating the normal Red Bull and candy to study for exams, Multicultural Greek Council President Alison Tanzer said. The meals are selling for $5 a bowl, Tanzer said. She said buyers will have a choice of six different types of pasta and sauce.
Multicultural Greeks sell homemade pasta for fundraiser
Chris Dodd
John McCain
Currently a senator from Arizona, McCain ran for president in 2000, but was defeated by George W. Bush in the Republican nomination. As a Vietnam veteran, he holds appeal with veterans, but is known as a maverick among voters because of his positions on issues. He is pro-life, a free trade advocate, opposes socialized health care and supports welfare reform. He also believes that we must not fail in Iraq. Ran for president for the Libertarian Party in 1988 and represents Texas in the House of Representatives. He is a conservative Republican, supporting a non-interventionist foreign policy, pro-life and adamantly promises never to raise taxes. He is the only Republican that outright opposes the war.
John Edwards
Was a one- term senator for North Carolina and ran as John Kerrys vice president in 2004. He advocates withdrawing troops completely from Iraq, ending poverty and developing a universal health care system. With many supporters at rst, Edwards has fallen a little behind in the primary race thus far. Hes one of the few that will raise unpopular issues, said Herzik. But hes just not connecting with people, particularly with Democrats. A former Democratic senator from Alaska, Gravel is widely known for his efforts to end the draft after the Vietnam War. Gravel believes that there should be an immediate withdrawal of all troops in Iraq and thinks global warming should be more of a national issue. He thinks there should be a fair tax which would eliminate the IRS and income tax and replace it with a national sales tax.
The downtown ice skating rink, Rink on the River reopened Friday, a day earlier than planned, Reno spokesman Chris Good said. Good said the rink was able to open earlier than planned because the cold weather allowed the ice to freeze faster. The rink will remain open for normal business hours until Feb. 24, Good said. Rink on the River is open seven days a week. Business hours are: - Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. -Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. -Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. -Friday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. -Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Rink on the River reopens after repairs to ice chiller
Ron Paul
Mike Gravel
Former Massachusetts governor aims to keep Americans safe at home and abroad, raise the bar on education and combat nuclear terrorism. Romneys religious faith of Mormonism will not help him outside of the West , according to Dr. Herzik. He has been accused on being inconsistent with his standings on issues.
Mitt Romney Dennis Kucinich
Currently represents Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives. Kucinich is the only Democratic candidate running who voted against authorizing the war in Iraq. He also wants a universal, singlepayer health care system and wants to end the United States participation in NAFTA and the WTO.
At last weeks student meeting, Thomas Lean, the universitys assistant director of facilities operations, said the quad will be closed starting this week. He said the quad will be roped off until sometime in April to allow for irrigation and growth during the winter. There are seven other lawn areas on campus to hold student activities, Lean said.
Quad closes for irrigation and growth
NOVEMBER 30
A university student reported battery by a former boyfriend at Lombardi Recreation Center.
Currently represents Colorado in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is known for his stance against illegal immigration. Supporters say he represents the strict enforcement of current immigration laws. Tancredo is also pro-life and opposes the current income tax system.
Tom Tancredo Barack Obama
A senator from Illinois who emphasizes ending the war in Iraq and implementing a universal health care system. Obama aims to end poverty and improve the school system. Obama has not served a full term yet and his lack of political experience could hurt his campaign.
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Was a Republican senator from Tennessee from 1994 to 2002. He believes in staying in Iraq and developing a larger military, budget and tax reform. He does not think socialized health care is the answer, but feels that the current process should be streamlined.
Fred Thompson Bill Richardson
Currently the governor of New Mexico, Richardson is known for his belief in afrmative action and his advocacy for helping illegal immigrants. He opposes the dont ask, dont tell policy. While he initially supported the war in Iraq, he has called for the withdrawal of troops by the end of 2007.
United Blood Services is holding a blood drive at Jimmy Johns Dec. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at all three Reno locations. The donations will take place in UBS buses in Jimmy Johns parking lot, UBS donor representative Joshua Brackett said. Participants will receive a free Jimmy Johns sandwich and a UBS T-shirt. Donors must be at least 17 years old, and will be asked to show photo identication.
United Blood Services to host drive at Jimmy Johns
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Craig M. Klugman speaks about the ethics of human-cyborg relations in the Joe Crowley Student Union Theater last Tuesday. Professor Klugman is assistant professor of bioethics at the School of Public Health and chair of the program in Health Care Ethics.
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The cyborgs of today

Nevada Speaker Series brings lecture on humans and science
Todd DeMeza
Staff Writer
Cyborgs exist among us. They could be family members or fellow classmates. What makes people cyborgs is the mechanical or electronic devices that help them lead a normal life. The question Craig Klugman asked last week is what we are going to do as a society when these devices surpass normal human performance. Klugman, assistant professor in the School of Public Health, was the last speaker for the Nevada Speaker Series this fall. His presentation, Is Resistance Futile: the Ethics of HumanCyborg Relations, dealt with the issues of using mechanical devices in conjunction with the human body. Klugman pointed out that some confuse cyborgs with robots and androids. Robots are machines that perform programmed tasks. Androids are robots that look like and mimic humans. Cyborgs are people with devices that automatically perform functions.
If you went outside and it was cold, you would put on a jacket. If you were a cyborg, your body would heat up, professor Craig M. Klugman said.
The idea of the cyborg was developed in 1960 by two researchers, Manfred Clynes and Nathan Kline, when thinking about long distance space travel. They believed that in order for people to survive in space, they would need machines that would automatically keep them alive, Klugman said. It was the rst time an idea was created by science before science ction, Klugman said. Klugman separated cyborgs into categories: cyborg A, B and C. The Cyborg A is somebody who relates to a machine outside their body, like wearing eye glasses to correct vision. Cyborg B is somebody who uses an internal device, like a person with an articial valve, knee replacement or cochlear implant. Cyborg C is where bioethics
comes in, Klugman said. They are people who use machine parts to enhance human function. Klugman brought up two people who are C cyborgs. Kevin Warwick had a Radio Frequency Identity chip implanted in his body. The RFID chip would make the doors of his house unlock and open, the lights inside adjust to his liking, and even start his car. He felt that his body expanded, Klugman said. He felt closer to machines than he did to humans. Oscar Pistorius qualified for the 2007 South African Olympic team, Klugman said. In the running events he was the second fastest person to qualify. He had no lower legs. There was controversy over the specialized prosthetics he used for running. Other runners complained that these were more efficient than real legs and that his lack of lower legs reduced fatigue. While the International Olympic Committee allowed him to run, its sanctioning body, the International Association of Athletic Federations, banned the use of any mechanical devices that enhanced performance. It is the rst time in athletics that a device enhanced performance, Klugman said.
Above left: Olusegun Akinwale, 28. Above right: Dominic Lopez, 24. Bottom left: Janelle Henkle, 21. Bottom right: Dove Zugarramurdi, 61. They walked in Saturdays commencement excercise.
PHOTOS BY DANIEL CLARK /NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
Grads look to future

Rebecca Chase
OLUSEGUN AKINWALE, 28, MASTERS IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Olusegun Akinwale never thought his father taking a business trip would change his life. Akinwales father took his family from their home in Nigeria on a business trip to Reno 10 years ago. Akinwale said he fell in love with diversity in the United States and in Reno during the trip. After he got a job, Akinwale decided to make Reno home and enrolled in classes at the University of Nevada, Reno. Akinwale said he enjoyed his experience at UNR and especially loved people from different ethnic backgrounds in the classroom. It helps with education to listen to different views on issues when issues are brought up in class, Akinwale said. He graduated with a masters degree in computer engineering at age 28. Akinwale said he is now going to do continental work developing software for international game technology. He is the rst from his family to graduate with a masters degree. I feel so happy, he said, Im glad I accomplished something.
C. DOVE ZUGARRAMURDI, 61, BACHELORS IN BIOLOGY

C. Dove Zugarramurdi serves as
a reminder that age is no barrier when it comes to accomplishing goals. Zugarramurdi graduated with a bachelors at age 61, making her the oldest graduate this semester. Zugarramurdi said she had dreamed of becoming a doctor for as long as she could remember. Her plans were put on hold after high school when she got married and started a family. She said her family came rst, and wanted to wait until her children were taken care of before she continued her education. After her kids graduated college, she enrolled in the university as a biology major. She was 56 years old. Zugarramurdi said her age did not make college any more difcult. Were all in the same boat, she said. Zugarramurdi said all students, no mater how old they are, face the same hardships. We all have the same assignments due, and we all have late night caffeine runs, she said. Zugarramurdi, who said she felt no discrimination from students and professors because of her age, said the most difcult part of returning to school was catching up with the younger students knowledge of technology. Zugarramurdi plans on continuing her education by attending medical school in Portland, Ore. Im glad I am an inspiration, Zugarramurdi said.
JANELLE HENKLE, 21, BACHELORS IN NURSING.
When Jenelle Henkle was 12 years old, most of her friends were playing with dolls while she was dreaming of attending nursing school. Henkle said she knew from a young age she wanted to be a nurse. She said her mother was a nurse and she saw the one-onone patient nurse interaction and wanted to follow in her mothers lead. Henkle graduated with a 4.0 GPA this semester with a bachelor of science in nursing. Henkle was awarded the senior scholar award and the Directors Award for her accomplishments. Henkle was able to graduate in three and a half years and be an active member of the universitys cheerleading squad. She plans on being a nurse in Oregon. Henkle said she would encourage students to stay motivated and read all required material for classes.
DOMINIC LOPEZ, 24, BACHELORS IN THEATRE
Dominic Lopez is the first in his immediate family to graduate college, and the second in his entire family. Lopez graduated at age 24, receiving his bachelors in theater. Lopez studied theater and writing while attending the University of Nevada, Reno and said he plans on continuing his acting career in Oregon working in Shakespearean festivals.
Budget
Sen. Carmen Gilbert said ASUN will approach higher education advocates and former ASUN ofcials over winter break to get them to contact the governor. When classes start in the spring semester, ASUN will hold a postcard-writing campaign. Inkblot will print postcards that students can sign to show they do not support the cuts, Gilbert said. Those postcards will then be delivered to Gibbons in Carson City. They will also consider holding rallies and demonstrations, Gilbert said. Gilbert said that though the governor may make his decision by Jan. 1, she still thinks students can make a difference. Its unfortunate that we didnt get started earlier, but we also need to show we care, she said.
Students need to know that it (budget) affects everything here, said Loper, a 21-year-old international business major. The faculty, the staff, the students, the classes everything and everyone.
It would be much worse if we just didnt say anything. Karissa Loper, a student ambassador who attended Ragsdales meeting, said she didnt hear about the budget cuts until she saw a MySpace bulletin and was not aware of how the cuts would affect the system. Students need to know that it affects everything here, said Loper, a 21-year-old international business major. The faculty, the staff, the students, the classes everything and everyone. Also on Monday, the Republican Youth Majority, the College Republicans and the College Libertarians gathered in front of the Joe Crowley Student Union and around campus to chalk their stance on the budget cuts. But unlike the meeting earlier Monday, these students said they support the cuts. Every other program in the state is taking a cut, so we as a university and as a system also need to take a cut too, said Bryan Bedera, state chairman of the Republican Youth Majority. Bedera estimated that about 40 students would help chalk Monday night, including one message in front of The Joe Students support the governors cuts. Bedera said he believed the cuts are not as drastic as others are making it out to be.
NEWS
DECEMBER 11, 2007 A5
FLIPSIDE
ASUN ups cash for events

Circle K brings holiday joy to children

Jennifer Luna
Staff Writer
Pizza, face painting, bounce houses, Jingle Bell Rock and Santa Claus highlighted the Sixth Annual Childrens Holiday Part at the Boys and Girls Club Saturday. Community volunteers and Circle K members said they worked at the party to help make some childrens holiday a little brighter. Theyve had a smile on their faces all day, said Peter Stockwell, an education major and Circle K member. The 40 volunteers set up the event and played and interacted with the children all afternoon. Stockwell enjoyed playing basketball with some of the older kids. Its fun to give the kids an opportunity they dont normally have, Stockwell said. ence major. We like to see kids have a good time. Everything for the party was donated, from Round Tables pizza and Claim Jumpers desserts, to the DJ and clowns. The Boys and Girls Club provides the facility, decorations and bounce houses each year. The children also waited their turn to take a Polaroid picture on Santas lap. Dolls, toy cars and Pirates of the Caribbean gurines left smiles on painted faces, as each child received a special gift. Event organizer Valerie Rios said this is her sixth year putting on the event. Rios is a University of Nevada, Reno graduate and came up with the idea with other social work classmates in 2001. Our goal is that every kid has fun, smiles, and each gets a gift from Santa, Rios said. The Holiday Party is neither
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Contact Gracie Geremia at graciegeremia@hotmail.com Meetings are every Wednesday in room 320 of the Joe Crowley Student Union at 7 p.m. The cost is $36 to become an ofcial member.
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Flipside Programming will have an additional $17,500 to spend for events next semester after the student senate unanimously approved the proposal. Its going to benet students tremendously, said Eli Reilly, Associated Students of the University of Nevada director of programming. The money will be spent on the spring movie series, three Howl at the Moon events and a 24-hour study hall. The bill requires Flipside to spend the extra money by Feb. 15, or it will go back into ASUNs budget. Reilly also has to submit a nancial report to the budget and nance committee every three weeks until the end of the scal year.
Sophomore political science major and Circle K president Gracie Geremia helps out during the Sixth Annual Childrens Holiday Party at the Boys and Girls Club. Circle K sent ve volunteers to the event.
The 40 children, ages 2 to 18, arrived at the Boys and Girls Club wearing their holiday best and spent the afternoon eating food, playing with other kids and receiving gifts.
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Circle K president Gracie Geremia laughed as she watched children run full speed to the bounce houses. We like to work with kids, said Geremia, a political sci-
sponsored by a business nor promoted by the media. It is an event put on by one woman to ensure a fun and safe holiday for children that might not have one otherwise. Its about the kids, Rios said. Its completely about the kids. Rios said many volunteers and donors come back each year, continuing their support and participation. I just pull together all my resources, Rios said. Rios said she also hopes that the children get time to play and to be kids, forgetting troubles at home.
Climate
BY THE NUMBERS
ASUN Flipside requested more money to add to its $119,000 budget.
was the amount Flipside originally requested in September.
$30,000
was the amount Flipside received from the ASUN Senate.
$17,500
In September, Reilly requested $30,000 for Flipside from the senate because of projected costs for future events, said Sen. Sean McDonald. The request was denied because senators thought it was premature. McDonald said when Reilly went back to the budget and nance committee in November with a lower request and more reasoning, the committee felt much more comfortable giving them money. Reillys Nov. 30 presentation to the budget and nance committee brought attention to the fact that Flipside is working with the same amount of money as it did last year, but has more events and more student participation this year. Reilly said the special events division of Flipside going over budget was another reason for needing more money. Reilly also said that without additional funding, money would have to shift from other areas of programming, causing fewer speakers and concerts.
advantages. According to The Washington Post, candidates have hosted 188 Nevada events compared to 379 in South Carolina. Iowa drew 1,823 events and New Hampshire 942, according to the Post. We were hoping to get more but youre always hoping for more, said Bryan Bedera, state chairman of the RepublicanYouth Majority. Im a bit surprised the Republican candidates havent focused more on Nevada. Republican poll-leaders Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee have only visited Clark County. Giuliani spent two days there, and Huckabee spent one. Fernandez and Herzik said they expected Nevada to have more attention, but not that of traditional early caucus and primary states. Nevada doesnt have any precedent on caucus turnout and its a physically large state with centralized populations, Herzik said. There was an expectation that Nevadans would rub elbows with candidates like in New Hampshire, Herzik said. (The early caucus) didnt live up to the hype. It did probably boost the interest. The professors and representatives from the Nevada Democratic and Republican parties said attention increased exponentially compared with previous years. Nevada was completely ignored before 2007, Hans Gullickson, caucus director for the Nevada Republican Party, said. (The candidates) wouldnt even be here if it wasnt for the early caucus. Rachel Miller, president of UNR Young Democrats, said she expected more presence from the candidates at UNR not necessarily the candidates themselves,
but more clubs. University students in Iowa regularly divide into candidatecentered clubs, said Tim Hagle, a University of Iowa political science professor. Those clubs tend to involve people not normally involved in politics, he said.
Students for George W. Bush was just huge, Hagle said. It dwarfed any other group on campus, including the College Republicans.
This semester marked the rst time in recent history it happened at UNR, and the Democratic candidate clubs dominated. The Obama support club drew about 200 members. Clubs for Clinton and Edwards also earned student government recognition. But on the Republican side, only the Ron Paul Pack formed and was recognized. J.A. Buchanan, a UNR College Republican, said clubs for Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson also exist but dont have the required 10 members for student government recognition. Buchanan and Bedera, leaders in the two UNR Republican clubs, said in November that more candidate clubs would spring up. Bedera said apathy knocked those plans down. Buchanan chalked it up to Northern Nevada politics where the party matters more than the candidates. They both hope for more student support as the semester closes. Buchanan and Heidi Smith, chairwoman of the Washoe County Republicans, said many college students have pledged to sign up to help with the caucus process during January. Buchanan and Bedera agreed
that the caucus will likely draw few students Bedera said he expects abysmal participation from UNR students. Miller sounded more optimistic because of the number of student clubs for Democratic candidates. She said the party is also trying to move some precinct meetings into the Joe Crowley Student Union. Kirsten Searer, Nevada Democratic spokeswoman, said she expects about 7 percent of registered Democrats to caucus, which requires them to rally for a candidate. She said Iowa drew about 7 percent its rst year and has only increased to about 10 percent participation since then. Herzik sided with Buchanan and Bedera. He said he doesnt expect the caucus to draw more participation from students than the general election. Are people willing to give up their Saturday to engage in political discussion? Herzik asked. Most people arent willing to participate in any political discussion. Hell, most people wont participate in a primary election.
KUCINICH COMES TO RENO

Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich speaks to several hundred people at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center Saturday. Kucinich, a congressman from Ohio, told the crowd he supported ending the war in Iraq, creating government programs to battle climate change and impeaching President Bush. The latest Reno Gazette-Journal poll placed Kuncich in last place for the Democratic nomination.
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Were going to be able to do everything planned, as best we can because it is (now) properly funded, said Eli Reilly, Associated Students of the University of Nevada director of programming. This encompasses everything students want to do.
Flipside plans to have at least one large-scale concert, a basketball trip to Fresno and more community service events, like Habitat for Humanity and the Ronald McDonald House Dinner. Another big event for next semester will be Mackay Week, which will mark the 100th anniversary of John Mackays donation to the university, Reilly said. The Mackay School of Mines alumni and other donors gave more than $180,000 toward Mackay Week, which will celebrate the Mackay family and host several programming events. Everything kind of worked out in the end, Reilly said.
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Perspectives
DECEMBER 11, 2007
A7
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor,
STAFF EDITORIAL I BUDGET WOES
Your recent article on the Jena Six raises some questions. While it is probably true that the six black kids didnt intend to kill the white kid, and even if they did it would be awfully hard to prove, how does it follow that they should escape prosecution for assault, as ANSWER is demanding? If the shoe were on the other foot, and six white had done the same thing to a black, would ANSWER be demanding their release? Or would that be a hate crime? Seems to me that ANSWER has some answering to do. Bill Hamma
Gibbons should reconsider budget cuts
ur university could be in serious trouble. In about a month, Gov. Jim Gibbons will potentially decide if Nevadas higher education should endure an 8 percent budget cut. That budget cut would mean a $32.7 million cut to the University of Nevada, Reno. Gibbons, elected as a socalled education governor, has said that these budget cuts pose only short term problems for state agencies affected by the cuts. But in reality, an 8 percent cut could single-handedly
push UNR the states agship university into Tier IV status (the lowest ranking according to the U.S. News and World Report) and indenitely tarnish the schools national and international reputation. UNR would have to offer fewer classes, cut jobs for graduate assistants and part-time faculty, hold off on buying new library books and put construction of the Davidson Math and Science building on hiatus. All of that strain on the university means professors would have less time
to produce research a primary function of a landgrant institution. And without its research, UNR begins to resemble an oversized community college rather than a major university. When Gibbons announced the budget cuts Oct. 15, he was doing what he thought a prudent leader should do in light of a signicant tax revenue shortfall by calling on state agencies to prepare for the worst. Nevadas governor is mandated by the states constitution to balance the budget, which means cutting
budgets or nding other funds when times are bad. But an 8 percent cut is not the answer. Gibbons must nd other funds to quell what could be one of the most devastating blows to higher education in recent memory. The state has a Rainy Day Fund that contains nearly $270 million and is used when the economy turns sour. Its been done before in 2003 under then-Gov. Kenny Guinn. And it can be done again. Gibbons must also consider nding other sources
of revenue to help stabilize the states budget for the long run. Perhaps a higher casino tax is in order. As governor, Ill make it my top priority to make our schools better, he said in a 2006 TV spot while running for governor. He lived up to that promise sort of. He exempted K-12 education from the budget cuts but left higher education high and dry. The future of Nevadas higher education depends on Gibbons decision next month. Lets make sure he lives up to his promise.
WEB NOTES
STORY: COACH ON THE BLOCK? NOT YET. On Dec. 6, 3:50 p.m., Fire Ault wrote: Good for the wolfpack? This team has talent. They should have never gone 6-6. NEVER!!! To not call timeout with 50 seconds left in the Hawaii game just to try to ice the kicker was an absolute joke. Either way, he misses we win, but if we makes, we would atleast like a chance to win the game. That was not a HOF coaching move right there. If Ault was such a good coach, how come other big schools havent come nocking on the door? Hes old school and way too predictable! On Dec. 5, 12:44 p.m., Joe wrote: Ault is joke. I love how people want to compare him to the only other Hall of Fame coaches that are still active...Joe Patterno and Bobby Bowden, too bad Ault is by no means the same caliber of coach as those two men are, and yes his statistics arent half bad, but then again look at who he has coached against compared to Joe Pa and Bowden. He was a good coach years ago, but now he is just predictable, which shows in the second half of almost every football game. Its time for him to move on, but the Athletic Director wont ask him to go and Ault wont step down on his own accord. The credit for the successes of the season should go to the players...they did their job, too bad Ault, as well as Wilson, failed to do theirs. Im happy for the team to get another chance to put the pads on in New Mexico, the players deserve it... the coaches are another story. On Dec. 4, 3:04 p.m., Toby wrote: Love him or hate him, Chris Ault will not go anywhere until the people who attended UNR during his playing era are no longer major benefactors to this University. I will not take away anything that he has done in his 23 years of coaching, but he has ridden on the coat tails of his peers for long enough. Now, you cant just go and re the man, after all he does his job fairly well, but the Athletic Director should start looking around and putting people out there to look for a decent replacement that has room to grow. Anytime you watch the Wolf Pack play on TV all you hear is Chris Ault, Hall of Fame coach..., too bad he never moved up in the football world to a Big Ten or SEC team, that would validate his worth here a lot more. Instead we will get to watch The Little General walk up and down the sidelines for more years to come. In short, start looking around California JCs or other coaches such as Offensive or Defensive coordinators from the bigger schools for a prospective replacement. Just a thought.
C. WORLD
EDITORIAL CARTOON
Secret society has pointless DrUMBeat
f fourth grade taught me anything, it taught me that the word secret means the word cool. Secret handshakes are cool. Secret crushes are cool. Even my secret bedwetting habit, for the mere fact that it was secret, was a cool bedwetting habit. At least thats what my parents told me. Our university has a secret yet not-so-cool society called Cofn and Keys. In 1916, some enterprising young chaps decided that our university was riddled with cliques and campus groups, so they created C&K for the purposes of existing for the betterment of UNR and promoting the common good. Of course, C&Ks promoting the common good is a subjective phrase when its 91-year-old history is riddled with racism and personal smears. In 1924, C&K had connections with the Ku Klux Klan and the burning of a crucix in the middle of the university quad. Later years saw C&K newsletters that used puerile language like CoUNTry, Vaginra St. for Virginia Street and ANUS for the Associated Students of the University of Nevada. The newsletters also called Arabian exchange students camel jockeys and insulted Jordan C. women, the disabled and gays. Butler Today, C&K continues to publish newsletters twice a semester with adorable pseudonyms like Peepers, ALF and Flamenco. They also appear at university events wearing suits and spooky American president masks. All of this is done to perpetuate C&Ks delusion that they actually better the university. Although the members of C&K are Greeks and ASUN ofcials, they dont use their super secret powers to improve our university. They have the sts to KO campus problems and the power to bring change with Flipside, the Student Alumni Association and the Interfraternity Council. Yet problems in their realm are left unsolved. As C&K prepares for Wednesdays Dead Day newsletter, the budget for higher education is about to be cut, the student government is riddled with pettiness and ASUN secretaries care more about cute boys than competent meeting minutes. Instead of treating their newsletters as tools of persuasion, C&K uses them to bash university ofcials, Nevada Sagebrush writers and ASUN. While todays newsletters lack the bigoted vitriol of their past, they still dont serve the function of promoting the common good. Besides, suggestions for subpoenaing the Director of Legal Services and ridiculing Sen. Sean McDonald is my job, not C&Ks. So where are C&Ks contributions? Are the contributions so secret that we cant even see them? They shouldnt be fooling themselves. Instead of existing for the betterment of UNR, C&K only exists today because secret societies, even pointless ones, are intriguing. Their newsletters serve only to stroke their sophomoric scepters behind the cowardice of anonymity. Courageous men publish freakishly handsome photos of themselves alongside their insults. Thats what I do. So Im calling to you, oh omnipotent C&K, to bring change to our university. Practice what you preach. Until we powerless students see some contributions, youre still mocking fodder. How does Coughin and Sneeze sound?
Where will you be on Jan. 19?
A DIFFERENT LOOK
American food difcult to swallow for the Japanese

ive months have passed since I came to Reno as a transfer student from a Japanese university. Because this was the rst time in my life that Id left Japan, this transition was extremely shocking to me, especially with American food. While I was taking summer classes, I lived in Argenta Hall and had an opportunity to eat whatever American food I wanted in the Downunder Cafe. It was my rst time eating American food, and I thought it tasted amazing. But what surprised me Gaku was the lineup Ishimaru of food. Many kinds of food were very oily like fried chicken and pizza, which were offered every day. And most of the drinks were juice, which, with my Japanese taste, had too much sugar.
Also, when other Japanese students and I had a reception party, there were cakes that were exactly like sugar. I crunched on the sugar and tried to nish my piece of cake, but my mouth started to hurt. I nally gave up, leaving half my cake uneaten. Other Japanese students did, too. In Japan, food tastes completely different. The Japanese like rice and miso soup rather than oily or sweet foods. Even though the Japanese, including me, recently have gotten used to American foods like hamburgers and fries, they are not part of a normal Japanese diet. The Japanese like cakes, too, but nonsweet cakes are very popular in Japan because they are healthier. The Japanese have the longest life expectancy in the world. According to the World Health Organization, a Japanese male is expected to live to be 79 years old, while a Japanese female is expected to have a lifespan of 86 years, compared to the American males 75 years and American females 80 years. I think the Japanese live
longer because of better medical technology and our health care system. But I think the biggest reason is due to our diet, especially with sushi. Why do Americans continue eating bad foods when they are harmful to their health? I have a theory that Americans pursue immediate happiness rather than lasting happiness. I admit that American food tastes great, but its harmful in the long run for our bodies. Nevertheless, in America, people eat unhealthy foods because they make them feel happy immediately. The Japanese, on the other hand, are willing to restrain themselves for a healthy future. For example, drinking chlorophyll juices every day is common in Japan, even though they dont taste good. Food is strongly connected to peoples lives. It reects not only peoples tastes about food but also what makes them happy. I think if Americans start eating like the Japanese, they would become healthier and, whats even better, happier. Not a bad deal, right?
CAMPUSCHAT
Whats your biggest regret in your time at the University of Nevada, Reno?
I like to try and forget about those. Not learning the alma mater before I had to sing it. Not writing for the Sagebrush, because now I dont have clips and stuff for my rsum.
Rebecca Babicz 22, journalism Xiaowei Hu 24, mechanical engineering
My schedule was kind of tight, so I didnt have a lot of time to have fun.
Chris English 23, philosophy
Alexander Lang 22, science and mathematics
PERSPECTIVES
GREEK LIFE
tudents and parents often ask me why its important to graduate in four years. Its a good question and there are several reasons why I think its important to truly be a full-time student (15 or more credits per semester) and why its best to complete a degree, if possible, within four years. Some students tell me that they are not in a hurry and its not unreasonable to ask Whats the rush? Whats the hurry to get done in four years? The length of time it takes to earn your Milton Glick bachelors guest degree columnist matters. No one should be deterred from seeking a college degree no matter how long the process takes. But when there is a choice, being a full-time student taking 15-18 credits is the ideal. We know that the longer a student takes to complete a degree, the less likely it is that he or she will graduate at all. After six years, there are sharply diminishing returns. The problem is not that it takes some students 10 years to graduatethe problem is too many never graduate. Only about half of our 2001 freshman class graduated within six years. That means that only half of our students reached their goal. We can and must do better. I believe students are full partners in the educational process. You will get out of it what you put into it. If you try to skate by with minimum input, the value of your degree when you leave will reect your efforts. Attending part-time makes it harder for you to be engaged, and engagement is key to learning. You will lose sight of the goal. You will fail to do the things that are predictors of success: use services on campus (tutoring, advising, etc.), study in groups, work directly with faculty, and participate in extracurricular activities. Its harder to be personally invested in the outcome when your attention is only partially
Why graduation Methods for capturing your Helen rates should matter to students S
directed at your goal. Failing to graduate (or graduate within four to ve years) also comes at a cost. With a college degree you can earn an average of a $1 million more over your lifetime than your peers without a degree. Students who try to earn while they learn may not necessarily come out ahead nancially. Its tempting to try to do both, but you should weigh the short-term nancial gain against the long-term benets of a degree. Studies show that working over 20 hours per week makes it signicantly more difcult to be a fully engaged student. College is often your rst job and your ability to earn a degree in the typical four-year timeframe is an indication to your future employers that you can nish what you start and be successful in the pursuit of your goals. I urge you to get the most out of your college experience: work on a research project with a faculty member, study abroad, take a leadership role in a club, or apply for an internship. These experiences may prove to be more valuable in your career than a low-paying job that forces you to juggle school and work. This requires some sacrice but I can assure that it will be worth it. I believe that Nevada should strive to be among the top states in educational attainment. Our quality of life the health, prosperity, and well-being of our community depends on it. This is why creating a culture of completion is a top priority for usand we need you to be partners in changing the culture. I want to know what we can do to improve the educational experience for all of our students. I urge you to share your stories and ideas for increasing student success. I want to know the good and bad: if there are things that have helped or hindered you, I hope you will share your experiences. From the day you enter our doors we want you to have your sights set on graduating four years later. We want you to achieve your goal because your success is our success.
Milton Glick is president of the University of Nevada, Reno.
ports, camaraderie, leadership opportunities and the ever-so-invaluable social and professional networking. Ah yes, the benets of joining a Greek house. But lets not kid ourselves: One of the top reasons that motivates a man to become a Greek is the Greek women. But hold it, pledge. The path to a sorority girls heart is a journey full of treacherous obstacles, enduring socials and altruistic philanthropies. You are the Spartan warrior outside the gates of Troy, and there is an army of sorority women standing between you and your Helen. Plus, the women have undoubtedly dealt with Spartans like you before. First off, know what youre up against. You will seldom nd Greek women alone. They travel in packs. They walk together, sit together and go to parties together. They also dress alike, talk similar and wear their hair
the same. Things you will need: some leather loins, a six-pack (your abs, genius), disproportionately large pectoral muscles, a shield (a trash can cover will do) and a well-rehearsed battle cry. Soon enough you will hear of her plans to go to a party, which means its time to gear up for combat. Before you head to the Memo party, you need Sanchez to oil yourself up. This is essential your body must be as shiny as Milton Glicks noggin. Coconut oil is preferable, but if you cant nd any coconuts, buy one of those pizzas from the Overlook and rub it all over your body. Now that your muscles are glistening, put on your leather undies, grab your shield and
head out to the battleeld. Upon arriving to the party, you need to kick down the front door and scream at the top of your lungs. And this is not just any scream. You need to shriek a battle cry through the house that will strike fear into the bravest of adversaries. The music will die with the screeching sound of a record player. While everyone is dumbfounded by the simultaneous crashing of the front door, the gleam of your pecs and the sheer thunder coming from your pie hole, youll have time to locate your princess. Helen of Troy will be guarded by a battalion of her sisters, clad in armor decorated with various bright and sparkly Greek letters. Their shields will look like dark handbags at their sides with similar symbols. Shell also have one other high-hoped hoplite at her side, trying to win her over. But worry not, warrior.
He will prove to be foolishly unprepared. At this time, you grab your shield and smash through the phalanx of her sisters, to which one or more persons cry, This is blasphemy! and This is madness! You pause, make eye contact with Helen, look at the fellow beside her, and howl, This is SPARTA! Then you swiftly kick the other warrior standing beside her in the chest, sending him through a window or into a bottomless pit, leaving you alone with your Helen. Shell be so impressed by your valor in battle shell instantly agree to going on a date with you, and you will have earned it, pledge. You will have earned it. So may the spoils of victory treat you well, my friend, and I wish you luck on the remainder of your journey. But be forewarned, the easy part is over. Now you actually have to talk to her.
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Little cars turn university into I-80
alking to class has gotten quite dangerous these days. It has nothing to do with passionate Democrats or Republicans bombarding me to convince me of their righteousness or the screeching Christian dude in front of the library telling me that Im destined for hell. Instead, the university has graced us with little cars for maintenance employees to drive. Oh joy. Seemingly harmless, right? Wrong. As Im minding my business and heading to class, I find that I have to check both directions on walkways. Why? Its not like this is South Virginia Street or the Sierra Street crosswalk where students have been hit before. This is a university campus. Not Interstate 80. I have no problem if these vehicles are needed. Heaven knows I hate walking across
campus sometimes, but exercise seems to be the only thing to keep the nasty binge drinking weight off. But wheres the Krystal fire? Is there Bick really a need to drive so fast past me you practically make me drop all of my books? This is not Gone in 60 Seconds and Id like to keep it that way. Angelina Jolie with dreadlocks scares me. Students, many of them fresh out of high school and many more about to enter the real world, would like to enjoy their youth. Walking on campus should be a time for playing Frisbee, eating lunch with friends on the quad and, dare I say, stalking the occasional cute freshman not a high-speed
chase scene from Bourne Identity Id like to live to see my 23rd birthday or at least who wins the 2008 presidential election. There should be a speed limit enforced, no higher than 15 MPH. And probably some of those signs that say Slow Children at Play for good measure, because if not for anything else, it would make me smile every time Id pass them. Admit it: Im sure some of you readers would smile, too. As for the drivers of these cars, its high time for an ofcial drivers test. Knowledge of trafc laws, yielding to the right of way (i.e. to me, the pedestrian!) and yes, even some parallel parking should be demonstrated. If these laws are violated, student bike cops could issue tickets. I call dibs on lieutenant. Collected revenue from these trafc tickets could then offset the possible 10 percent tuition
increases. And with the way Ive seen some of these guys driving as if theyre eeing from hit-and-run scenes, we could probably afford to bring in a Mrs. Fields Cookies shop to the new student union. That way, I can walk safely to class and enjoy a cookie without living in high-speed fear. Its a win-win situation with a sprinkle of chocolate chips. Oh? On-campus trafc laws and bike cops seem too far-fetched for the old Nevada campus? Well, Ive always found that if you cant beat them, join them. Expect to see me on my Segway soon. Its a smoother and slower ride to class so I can sip my soy milk hazelnut chai tea while safely avoiding you pedestrians. Im thinking about an appropriate bumper sticker. Segway all the way, perhaps?
Krystal Bick is a columnist for the Nevada Sagebrush. She can be reached at
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STORY: POSSIBLE BUDGET CUT COULD HURT UNR On Dec. 5, 11:20 A.m.,motk wrote: The quality of our university is already pretty bad I think, because there is already not enough class every semester. if more class will be cancelled for this budget cut, there is no way the tuition can go up, (in fact the tuition should go down to meet the quality of the education that we are getting.)! CARTOON: CONSTITUTIONAL TURMOIL BOILS OVER On Dec. 5, 8:59 p.m., Eli wrote: I am glad to see the word Hadouken used in the Sagebrush. I think it should be used more frequently. COLUMN: ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT BRINGS EXOTIC NEW FLAVORS TO RENO On Dec. 5, 9:24 p.m., Marissa Kraus wrote: I agree with you wholeheartedly. Ive had previous dining experience in an Ethiopian restaurant in Detroit called the Blue Nile, and since we moved here Ive missed this wonderful, ethnic food. My husband and I enjoyed our dinner at Zagol. It was a Monday night, and they didnt serve lentil dish. I miss that Blue Nile restaurant, therefore, Zagol lls the craving gap.
Bring legitimacy back to Oval Ofce

f you listen carefully, you can hear the bellowing roar of laughter from our allies toward our president as we count 405 more days till he bids a fond farewell to the Oval Ofce and to the joy of the people (depending on whos elected after him, anyway). Good times to dream on, good times. Why do we have to wait until then? Why, after the National Intelligence Estimate reported that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program, do we have to groan through sound bytes of the president saying that Iran may restart it again? Why cant we do what many people nationwide have been thinking for years now? Why dont we impeach George W. Bush? Im not talking about impeachment in the context the press has talked about before. The illegality of the war
in Iraq, lying to the American people about weapons of mass destruction, illegally spying on American citizens without a court order, being complicit in the ring of eight United States attorneys earlier this year all of these are solid reasons to go after impeachment in my book. But theres Brian another reason Ault why impeachment is a good idea: legitimacy of the ofce. Take his press conference last Tuesday on the aforementioned Iran NIE. He said to NBCs David Gregory that he was actually briefed on the report this past week.
Yet National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley refuted the statement in his own press conference that day, saying he briefed Bush about it back in August. Itd be dismissible if this were an isolated incident for him .Alas, it more resembles Bushs record on education or effective environmental policy: none of the above. Then theres the endless line of mental gaffes and stupid quotes that have been sprinkled all over these nearly seven years that have fallen off the calendar. After a few years, its funny in the way Ronald Reagan and the jelly beans were long ago. People think what the general public thought, Well, hell only be in ofce for one term. Whats the harm? After four, ve years of these quotes, though, doesnt the humor kind of seep out
from the situation and you start thinking, How is this man still in ofce? This problem of legitimacy is viewable from the international community in how they view the U.S. during Bushs administration. For the past four years, weve been viewed by majorities in Europe as the worlds bullies. We were rated by European and Muslim countries in a survey from Pew last year as the biggest threat to world. All of this stems from policies enacted under the Bush Doctrine, which hurts any good we try to accomplish for years to come. And here we are left behind, trying to pick up the pieces of our own destruction. Were trying to come in with little more prestige and legitimacy than we had eight years ago. Can we impeach him now?
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Best and worst of TV and music

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Dexter Dexter is police blood expert who moonlights as a serial killer who kills serial killers. This season, the suspense and dark humor continues as the police are hot on Dexters trail. Ugly Betty Even though Ugly Betty contains as many twists as a bad soap opera, it features funny characters and great jokes. Eureka A quirky show about an average-Joe sheriff who polices a town full of super geniuses in constant threat of their own scientic wonders backring. 30 Rock The show written by Tina Fey about the backstage happenings of a show eerily resembling Saturday Night Live has continued to provide great jokes. Flight of the Conchords This show about a New Zealand folk duo trying to make it big in New York City features plenty of dry British humor and quotable one-liners. Battlestar Galactica The Sci-Fi remake has kept the drama and tension alive as the Amy Winehouse- Back to Black This Brit chicks hit Rehab was all over airwaves at the beginning of the summer. Now shes up for six Grammy nominations. Beirut The Flying Club Cup Beirut, an Old World-inspired indie rock band has followed up its debut album with even more success. The Flying Club Cup features the same Eastern European horns and strings but uses them to better effect. The Shins- Wincing the Night Away The Shins keep up the whimsical acoustic rhythms and lilting vocals that got them featured in show that functions on reafrming stereotypes. I Love New York: Season 2 I Love New York takes the most annoying character of an utterly moronic show, Flavor or Love, and gives her a spin-off. If that wasnt bad enough, this is the second time around. A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila In this spin off The Bachelor, a humans escape the evil Cylons in search for Earth. South Park Though the humor may be a little crass, the political and social commentary are still right on the mark. The Big Bang Theory A sitcom with two genius geeks who befriend their new, super-hot neighbor. This show thrives on eccentric characters and smart humor. Heroes Although the creator got a little carried away, the show still featured great plot twists and an interesting new villain. 2004s Garden State. Modest Mouse- We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank Modest Mouse continues to be great with another catchy hit and an amusing music video. Feist- The Reminder The Broken Social Scene bandmember had a No. 8 hit on Billboards Hot 100, and is included on almost every music critics favorite list. Andrew Bird- Armchairs Apocrypha Bird is known for his intelligent lyrics and haunting violin melody. His excellence continues with this new CD, which is both hopeful and catchy. MySpace celebrity, best known for her work in magazines like Penthouse and Maxim pits men against women, exploiting bisexuality in an annoying way. Kid Nation In what can only be described as televised Lord of the Flies, CBS offers 40 annoying brats in a New Mexico ghost town without the satisfaction of them killing each other.
BEST MUSIC
Kanye West- Graduation Though 50 Cent never quit music, Kanye came out with more records sold and the better album. Radiohead- In Rainbows Radiohead may have formed in 1986, but the band has never been more relevant. The band released its CD online only for users to set the price. Even aside from its forward-thinking format, the CD is another great listen. Spoon- Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Spoons two earlier CDs gained the band indie cred. Its new toe-tapping bass lines and tongue-twisting vocals never worked so well.
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The OC Although the series started out well, over-the-top plot twists killed the humor and interesting storylines. The Real Housewives of Orange County This show marries the idea of soap operas about bored, whiny, rich people with reality shows about anything under the sun, birthing an unholy, annoying TV
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Britney Spears- Blackout Spears mess of a personal life transcended into the recording studio. Even though producers obviously did their best, the former pop princess sounds like a robot. Rilo Kiley- Under the Blacklight Though Rilo Kileys lead singer released an incredible solo album,
her return to her band marked one of the biggest letdowns of the year. Coheed and Cambria- No World For Tomorrow This release saw the continuation of Coheed and Cambrias multirelease concept album fall into the trap of boring, predictable pop-rock. The Hives- The Black And White Album The Hives have completely sold out
with their latest album that sounds over-commercialized and annoying. Soulja Boy souljaboytellem.com From the depths of the social networking cesspool, MySpace, comes the musical horror known as Soulja Boy. His annoying Crank That (Soulja Boy) will get stuck in your head until you want to use a drill to dig it out.
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Holland Project hosts jump-off

Double-dutch street battle raises money for organization
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Mrs. Coulter, played by Nicole Kidman, in a scene opposite Lyra Belacqua, played by newcomer Dakota Blue Richards in The Golden Compass.
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headsthe Dust hunters, the Magisterium, a shadowy force that wants to quash rumors of Dust, and a mysterious kid-stealing entity called Gobblers. Its hard not to draw parallels between The Golden Compass and Lord of the Rings. Both of the lms main characters are young, unprepared and in both cases, seemingly pre-destined for the role. The jump from page to screen was just a lot bigger for a child than a hobbit. Though the plot is well-paced and the actors are cast pitch-perfect, the lm has aws that prevent it from being massively successful. A lot of the beauty and wonder of the books is lost in the overstylization of the lm. Though its beautiful, New Line exes its CGI muscles a little too often. The movie gets cluttered with overly ornate zeppelins and a swirling scene every time Lyra reads her truth-telling golden compass. Though the movie keeps the complexity of its larger-than-life characters, it attens some of the issues the book raises. The controversy and in-ghting of the witches, the Magisterium (which is called The Church in the book) and everyone else in the novel is dulled a little, focusing only on what comes in direct contact with Lyra. It may work for the rst movie, but itll become a bigger problem for the sequels. Still, the lmmakers did a good job opting for quality over precociousness and camp. For a movie mostly seen through a childs viewpoint and featuring talking animals, it never truly falls into the cute category. The darkness of the upcoming installments will be a believable shift. The ending poses one nal problem. The movie not only lobbed off a signicant part of the book, but ended without a
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AlthoughThe Golden Compass has the same attention to accuracy and detail that Lord of the Rings did, the newest fantasy trilogy from New Line Cinemas fails to ensnare audiences as effectively. The Golden Compass centers on orphan Lyra Belacqua. When her only surviving relative, her Uncle Asriel (Daniel Craig, The Invasion) visits and mentions Dust, a form of conscious particles. Curious, Lyra becomes muddled in the middle of big forces that are starting to butt
Release Date: Dec. 7 Director: Chris Weitz Starring: Dakota Blue Richards, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Sam Elliott, Ian McKellen, Freddie Highmore Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller Rating: PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence Grade: B
rm resolution. Readers of the book will be disappointed and newcomers cant be blamed for losing interest in the two-year wait for the second installment.
Teams will jump as fast as they can for the Golden Ropes at The Holland Projects second annual Double-Dutch Street Battle Thursday to raise money for the organization. The event will be Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the corner of Keystone Avenue and Plumas Street. The Holland Project is based on the Seattle music and arts center, The Vera Project, that uses volunteers to bring music and art to youth in the community, said Van Pham, Holland Project volunteer coordinator. She said Hollands doubledutch event includes five teams of high school students, high school graduates and students from the University of Nevada, Reno. Pham said all are competing with six-minute routines to raise money for the Holland Project and claim the golden spray-painted jump ropes from last years winner, The Tight Ropes. This event is part of a larger event, The California Avenue Holiday Stroll, said Heather Fuss, Holland Project program director. The entertainment is up and down the whole street. Before and after the event well have an open jump rope session. Omar Pierce, a 22-year-old fine arts major, said some teams have been practicing since last years competition, while some are just now learning how to double-dutch for the fundraiser.
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The Holland Projects second annual doubledutch competition and fundraiser will take place Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the corner of Keystone Avenue and Plumas Street.
Brushre lights way into new era for publication

Literary magazine celebrates 60th release with digital addition
Hailee Vance
Staff Writer
I think art is a very necessary thing to life. Creativity gives us a break from all the other things going on in our lives, Hennefer said. Not all the people attending the party were published in the Brushre. Many people came to get out and enjoy the art. Im a literature major, so I was interested to see what my colleagues are producing, junior Aschley Humphreys said. A huge part of the party was the digital aspect of the journal, which will come out as a DVD in the spring inside the Brushre. Some of the pieces from the digital component will be put online, but Bridegum said there is no set date on when they will be posted. I think having a new digital component to the Brushre is an excellent idea, Humphreys said. It will bring more dimensions to the art by adding the interviews. And by adding the lms, music and animation they can encompass more forms of art than just what they can print. Bridegum said the Brushre also hopes to put up an interactive edition of the magazine online, but that is still in the thinking stages.
The Brushre hosted a bash to usher in its 60th edition along with a new era for the publication Friday night in the Joe Crowley Student Union Great Room. The Brushre held the party in part to honor its contributors but also to celebrate this years addition of a digital portion to the student literary and art journal. The new component will feature short lms, original music, animation and interviews with the artists. I hope this party gets people excited about the new things we are doing, editor Kelly Bridegum said. We also do these parties to honor the people we publish. At the party Friday, a local singer, Susan Botich, played acoustic guitar in front of a replace while people talked and read copies of the new edition. A coffee table displayed current and past editions of the Brushre, this years bright pink cover contrasting with the less colorful editions of years past. In the adjoining room, original short lms played. This year, the Brushre published 70 student artists. Seven of them read their pieces in front of the attendees at the party. Sophomore Ashley Hennefer, who performed at the party, said she believes the Brushre inspires creativity at the university.
p Susan Botich performs at the Brushre distributing party Friday. The Brushre is a literary arts journal lled with all forms of art. q The cover of the 2007 Brushre literary arts journal.
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Copies of the Brushre are available at the Church Fine Arts Building, Frandsen Humanities, Reynolds School of Journalism, Ansari Business Building, Getchell Library and The Joe Crowley Student Union.
I think having a new digital component to the Brushre is an excellent idea. It will bring more dimensions to the art by adding the interviews, said junior Aschley Humphreys.
Weve been trying to practice for a couple of weeks, said Pierce, a member of The Quantum Leapers. Right now its been tricky with finals. Besides the double-dutch routines, there will be live DJs, a bike raffle and hot apple cider. Renos womens derby team, The Battle Born Derby Demons, will put on a halftime show. Participants said they hope the community will not only be entertained, but also donate to The Holland Project, which is the only way Holland stays afloat. The Holland Project hopes to surpass the turnout from last years battle, which drew a crowd of 300 and raised $6,000. Fuss said the revenue Holland makes at the event will go toward painting and renovating a new building, which they will be promoting with the battle, and funding programming and efforts for various art exhibits, workshops and volunteer programs. The Holland Project opened its doors as a music venue last April with a space on Keystone Avenue, but was shut down due to noise complaints. Hollands new location on Cheney Street will be home to art shows, a large donated library and various workshops, said Fuss. We will be open to the public come January, Fuss said. People are welcome to stop by in the afternoon to check out the library.
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Bioshock Xbox 360 After your plane crashed in the middle of the sea, you nd a hidden underwater utopia where something has gone horribly wrong. Bioshock does a great job setting up a creepy atmosphere in an aesthetically-pleasing, art deco style. The psychic powers, called plasmids, give the player many different ways to approach the game and defeat enemies. Mass Effect Xbox 360 Another great role-playing game from Bioware, the makers of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. The game features great, RPG gameplay with an awesome sci- storyline. Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat Xbox 360, Playstation 3 Call of Duty 4 takes the series out of World War IIs battleelds and into the alleyways of urban combat. The game introduces a fun online multiplayer mode with role-playing game elements, along with a great indepth single-player campaign and great cinematics. Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass Nintendo DS Zelda disappears on the deck of a ghost ship and its Links job to sail the seas with the greedy and lazy Captain Linebeck to track
her down. This game involves everything Zelda fans love about the franchise: the weapons, puzzles and combat, but with on-the-go fun. The Orange Box Playstation 3, Xbox 360 The Orange Box is not just one great game, its three: Half-life 2, Portals and Team Fortress 2. Half-Life 2 is a great shooter with an intriguing storyline. Portals is a mind-bending shooting-puzzle game and Team Fortress 2 is a polished, online multiplayer game. Guitar Hero III Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii Guitar Hero III continues the fast-paced fun of the franchise with an epic song list, new multiplayer modes, grueling boss battles and a wireless controller. Metroid 3: Corruption Wii Metroid is one of Nintendos greatest series. Metroid 3 continues the extensive weapon collection and exploration the franchise is known for while finally proving that first person shooters can work on the Wii. Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Nintendo DS Though the game is a little childish, and there are more Pokemon than you can count, the game offers everything a good DS game should: simple gameplay, hours of fun and online multiplayer battles.
chicks. The script was written by Seth Rogen, who plays an incompetent cop in the ick. The Darjeeling Limited Wes Anderson continues taking his pitch-perfect signature movies up a notch with messed-up characters, strange situations and whimsical settings. Ratatouille A rat who can cook teams up with a chef who has trouble Ratatouille mastering it. The rat, Rmy, is voiced by comedian Patton Oscalled Little Dieter Needs to Fly. walt. This Pixar ick got almost 300 across-the-board approval from This movie, based off a comic critics. book based off a movie based on Hot Fuzz the Battle of Thermopylae, broke Following up 2004s Shaun of onto the scene with groundthe Dead, writers Simon Pegg breaking graphics and a mix of and Edgar Wright returned with live action and computer generanother hybrid of spoof and hom- ated imagery. It cemented the age, this time switching zombies comic book adaptations place for action. Somewhere in the in movies and set the stage for middle, though, it becomes a CGI-followers like Beowulf. pretty sweet action ick. Enchanted Rescue Dawn A fairy tale princess gets transFor his role as a pilot shot down ported to real-life New York folduring the Vietnam War, Chrislowed by her dashing prince and tian Bale lost 55 pounds in this an evil witch. Though the movie adaptation of a documentary is set for a younger audience,
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When paired together, however, their former goodness backres and conglomerates into one unfunny mess. Good Luck Chuck Once upon a time, Dane Cook had a wildly popular standup routine. Then, the evil seductress of Hollywood lms led him down the path of making bad romantic comedies with leading ladies who cant act their way out of a paper bag.
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but since it comes with a Wiimote, worth $40, you are only wasting $10 on the game. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men PC, Xbox 360, Playstation 3 Although Kane & Lynch offers a good story and bad-ass feel, the game could have been good if developers spent more time on it. Kane & Lynch is half-baked and has made up for that fact with an over-the-top advertising budget.
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Starring: Khalid Abdalla, Atossa Leoni, Shaun Toub Description: An Afghani man living in California goes back to his homeland and is haunted by a choice he made as a child. Drama
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Killswitch Engage and Lamb of God with DevilDriver and Soilwork At the Grand Sierra Resort 2500 E. Second Street From Killswitch Engage to Soilwork, the show promises to be a hardcore and trash metal extravaganza. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $39.50.
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Sequels, adaptations, disasters and triumphs. 2007 has seen trilogies collapse under their own weight while newcomers have risen to greatness. Here are the best and worst in movies, music, TV and video games.
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MOVIES Grindhouse No Country for Old Men This unique, double feaThis modern western ture gore-fest brought movie marked the return of back not just the horrorthe Coen brothers critical lled B- icks of the 70s, approval. This adaptation but the feel of going to see of a Cormac McCarthy those movies. The backnovel follows the afterto-back features directed math of a man who stumby Robert Rodriguez and bles upon the corpses left Quentin Tarantino had onafter a drug deal gone bad. purpose scratch marks, Knocked Up missing reels and fake Its hard to make a movie trailers. with stoner and fart jokes Superbad that critics love, but Judd No one can make awkward Apatow did it. Knocked guys funny like producer Up put Judd Apatow back Judd Apatow. He produced in the writer/director/prothis lm about high schoolducer chair for the rst ers out to score booze and time since 2005s 40 Year Old Virgin. See BEST MOVIES Page A11 Knocked up u VIDEO GAMES Halo 3 Super Mario Galaxy Xbox 360 Wii After Master Chief plumSuper Mario has made mets to the Earth from his triumphant return to outer space, he dusts himthe consoles. Once again, self off, grabs a gun and Mario rockets around the starts kicking Covenant universe to save the kidass. Although the singlenapped Princess Peach. player game is a little Not only does this game short, the online multiplayoffer great platforming ac- er will keep gamers busy. tion, but it takes advantage With a ton of customizaof everything the Wiimote tion, great maps, awesome offers without being gimmultiplayer modes and an micky. There are a total of almost perfectly balanced 120 stars to collect, which weapons array, Halo 3 will give hardcore gamers a set the bar for what future good challenge, while only shooter games should 60 stars will be needed for offer players. casual gamers to beat the game. See BEST GAMES Page A11
2100 Victorian Ave. in Sparks Shiny Toy Guns is a synth pop band that rst won critical acclaim for their album We Are Pilots. Much like The Killers, Shiny Toy Guns is best known for its song Le Disko. Doors at 7 p.m. Tickets are $18.
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MOVIES Pirates of the Caribbean 3 August Rush While the rst movie made Freddie Highmore may be pirates the coolest thing one of the best 15-year-old since sliced bread, this one actors around, but even he makes them look like the couldnt save this movie moldy bread in the back of from its sickly sappiness, the cupboard. The series cheesy dialogue and ridic- closer should have been ulous premise. Orphans, just as awesome as the in real life playing music rst but the lmmakers wont bring your parents seemed to have run out of back together. good ideas and mashed Spider-man 3 up too many bad ones This third installment took instead. the series from a good Wild Hogs comic book adventure with Tim Allen, John Travolta, its few cheesy moments Ray Liotta, Martin Lawerto the joke of the summer. ence and William H. Macy Instead of epic closer, have all made careers by this lm gets tagged more expertly acting lead roles. often with Emo Spidey. See WORST MOVIES Page A11
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2007
SECTION B
MENS BASKETBALL
Nevadas Armon Johnson drives to the basket during Saturdays 82-76 win against Montana State at Lawlor Events Center. Johnson had 11 points and helped the Pack improve its season record to 3-4.
Nevada breaks 3-game streak

Scott Oxarart
Sports Editor
After losing its last three games, the Wolf Pack mens basketball team did everything it had to in beating Montana State, 82-76 Saturday. The Wolf Pack showed strength rebounding and scoring late in the game but also showed similar characteristics that made up the losing streak like defensive lapses and turnovers.
Weve improved as a team this week, but were still not consistent enough to be where I want us to be, Nevada coach Mark Fox said. We played better periods of basketball than we have in the past.
A HYPNOTIC POWER
Psychology background helps Nevada running back
THOMAS RANSON | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
uke Lippincott sits in the lm room, eyes closed, and visualizes the attack. His muscle memory takes over as he repeatedly concentrates on the play, carving the precise reaction time into his brain. Days later, out on the football eld, he practices taking the handoff, breaks tackles and crosses the goal line. But that isnt enough. He revisits the lm room constantly and breaks
PHOTOS BY DAVID CALVERT /NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
The Wolf Pack was efcient on offense, having four players reach double-gure point totals with Marcelus Kemp leading the way with 23 points. Nevada shot a consistent 51 percent from the oor (26 of 51) shooting 50 percent in the rst half and 52 percent in the second. Nevada out-rebounded Montana State 32-30 and forced 17 Bobcat turnovers. After a Montana State turnover with about eight minutes left in the rst half, Armon Johnson dribbled up-court for the fast break. The freshman went straight to the basket drawing in defenders before he passed it out to a wide open Kemp, who hit the 3-pointer to give Nevada a 29-19 lead. I was just trying to stay in the offense and not do too much, Kemp said. I just took what the offense gave me and things just opened up for me. As the Wolf Pack started to nd a groove in the rst half, some of the inexperience started to show. Montana State went on a 174 run from the end of the rst half to ve minutes into the second. Sophomore JaVale McGee made a layup on Nevadas rst possession of the second half and ended a four-minute scoring drought with a dunk on an assist from Ray Kraemer. We just kind of stuck with what weve been doing and we were getting what we wanted, Montana State coach Brad Huse said. We had an opportunity with the lead and we made the plays we had to make.
down his last game and prepares for the next the same way. Lippincotts psychological approach to the game has made him a better running back at Nevada. The hypnosis-related activity didnt begin with football. We needed a catcher on our little league team and I was afraid to catch. I didnt want to catch, Lippincott said. The balls were coming at me fast, and my dad (Brian) just sat me down and said I just want you to imagine that youre behind home
plate. You have all your gear on and youre protected. The ball comes in and you catch it and youre perfectly ne. Lippincott ranks rst in the Western Athletic Conference and 20th in the country in rushing, averaging 115 yards per game. He said the hypnotism isnt like the stereotype seen on TV. It wasnt like follow the shiny object, Lippincott said. My dad just kind of talked me through it with a calm voice and thats how he hypnoSee LUKE Page B6
are the games Luke Lippincott has rushed for 100 yards or more this season
are the career-high rushing yards he tallied against Utah State
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are the total rushing yards this season for Lippincott as he averages 5.4 a carry
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NEVADA 23, CHICO STATE 21
Rugby team ghts the weather, Chico State

Assistant Sports Editor
Blades of articial grass turned into icy knives in Nevadas rugby win Friday against rival Chico State. It felt like we were playing on glass, hooker Greg John said. Nevada won 23-22 in a game that had more bloody knees than points. The Wildcats led the whole game, but with 4:40 left Nevada took its rst lead. Chico State fought the bitter conditions to get back into Nevada territory, but every time it did the Pack would just punt the ball away. We just kept trying to kick the ball whenever were on our side of the eld, coach Bruce Anderson said. We want to do our best
Emerson Marcus
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to get the ball out of our territory. Field position is very important in rugby. Chico State scored four tries (the equivelant to American footballs touchdown, worth ve points) but only converted the points after (worth two points) on 1 of 4 attempts. Nevada scored three tries, converting on 1 of 3 kicks. The Wolf Pack had the edge on penalty kicks, though. Nevadas Chad Gielow converted on two penalty kicks for a total of six points. (We need) condence to improve as the season continues into March, Anderson said. It is a mixed side with new players and players with experience, and we are condent that we will do well this year. The side is yet to click as a team and that
is what we are working on and at the same time, eliminating mistakes. Chico States tries were all on breakaways. Nevada will have to work on this by improving its tackling, coach Anderson said. The close match epitomized the rivalry between the two schools. Its kind of like the Yankees and the Red Sox, John said. Nobody here likes Chico. Dirty hits are expected. Stepping on heads with your cleats is part of the game. The rivalry usually stops when the clock expires. After the game the two teams settled their disputes by having a few drinks at Fritzs Bar. Nevadas next game is at Stanford, Jan. 12.
Nevada rugby player Carl Zmaila runs down the eld during Friday nights rugby game against Chico State at the John A. Sala Intramural Field.
Inside Scoop
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DECEMBER 11, 2007
ON TAP
FOOTBALL
New Mexico, 12:30 p.m. Dec. 22 @ Albuquerque, N.M. New Mexico Bowl
THE TRUTH
WEEKLY TOP 5
THE SKINNY: After earning its sixth win of the season, Nevada travels to New Mexico for its third straight bowl game. The Pack won the Hawaii Bowl two years ago, but lost to Miami in the Humanitarian Bowl last year in Boise, Idaho. Nevada looks to end the season above .500 after losing several games by less than a touchdown.
MENS BASKETBALL
San Diego, Wednesday 7:05 p.m. Central Florida, Sunday 7:05 p.m. Colorado State, Wednesday 7:05 p.m. Northern Iowa, Saturday 11:05 a.m. @ Cedar Falls, Iowa
DAVID CALVERT/NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
THE SKINNY: The four-game homestand continues when Nevada takes on San Diego just before nals start on Thursday. The Pack looks to climb back to .500 after beating Montana State over the weekend. Nevada (3-4) faces San Diego, UCF and CSU before traveling on the road to face Northern Iowa. Nevada beat NIU last year in the ESPN BracketBuster game at Lawlor Events Center.
Miami quarterback Kirby Freeman looks to pass in the 2006 MPC Computers Bowl. Miami beat the Wolf Pack 21-20 in Boise, Idaho.
The most recent Pack bowl games
WOMENS BASKETBALL
Cal State Fullerton, Sunday 2 p.m.
Nevada quarterback Jeff Rowe was intercepted on his last pass to interrupt the Wolf Packs comeback attempt in a 21-20 loss. Rowe hit Marko Mitchell for the Packs only touchdown as Brett Jaekle kicked four eld goals.
1 2 3 4 5
2006 MPC COMPUTERS BOWL
THE SKINNY: After a twogame road trip to the Los Angeles area, the Wolf Pack returns home for one game this week. UC Irvine snapped Nevadas three-game winning streak last week after the Pack won the John Ascuaga Nugget Classic against Idaho State. Nevada will be off for almost two weeks until it faces UNLV at home on Dec. 28.
Galena High star and Nevada recruit Luke Babbitt (right) dribbles against Duke recruit and Reno High forward Olek Czyz in a game Tuesday at Reno High. Babbit is a ve-star recruit and arguably the best recruit in program history.
WHOS HOT
COURTNEY EADS NEVADA SWIMMING The Wolf Pack junior won all ve swimming events she competed in individually in the split against Idaho. Eads won the 200-yard freestyle twice, 200-yard backstroke, 200-yard individual medley and 1,650-yard freestyle. She was also the anchoring leg in the 800-yard freestyle in which the Wolf Pack dominated.
Babbitt shows why he is the best recruit in Nevada history

ast Tuesday featured one of Nevadas most anticipated prep basketball games in recent memory. In a matchup between the last two Nevada 4A champions, fans packed Reno Highs gym to watch an experienced, athletic Huskies squad take on defending champ Galena High. The Galena fans sitting around me seemed pretty excited when the Grizzlies held on for a 73-69 win. I didnt care. At all. Garrett I actually had to Hylton Google the score because I couldnt remember. In my mind the score read Nevada 34, Duke 4. I havent cared about high school sports since spending my sophomore year as a subpar varsity golfer for the mighty Wells Leopards, so I wasnt there to watch Reno or Galena. I showed up to watch Galenas Luke Babbitt, aka the future of Wolf Pack basketball, go heads up with Reno forward and Blue Devils
Central Florida kicker Matt Prater missed possibly the biggest extra point of his life. Nevada players stormed the eld as Nevada won 49-48 in overtime to lock a 9-3 season. B.J. Mitchell rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns and Robert Hubbard rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns.
2005 SHERATON HAWAII BOWL
WHATS NOT
SCORING WOES LOUISIANA TECH ESPN wasnt too fond of the Bulldogs mens basketball team when it lost 86-31 to Texas Tech. The Red Raiders went on a 46-3 run midway in the rst half as the Bulldogs did not score for 19 minutes and also had 19 turnovers. ESPN did a segment comparing the scoring drought with baseball, hockey and NBA basketball.
commit Olek Czyz. Babbitt, a 6-foot-8 power forward, is easily the highest prole recruit in Wolf Pack history. Hes a likely McDonalds All-American and ESPNs No. 16 prospect for 2008. After originally committing to Ohio State, Babbitt chose over the summer to stay close to home and play in the house that Fazekas built. He could be for Nevada what Chuck Norris is for Mike Huckabees presidential campaign. Czyz, on the other hand, is an ber-athletic power forward with ridiculous leaping ability who ranks as the states second best non-prep school prospect. He pulled a David Padgett, a Reno High grad who played at Kansas before transferring to Louisville, and went the high-major road without giving the Wolf Pack much of a sniff. The Wolf Pack may never approach Dukes basketball legacy, but Babbitt dominated the battle of the super prospects. Czyz couldnt beat him to the rim, and instead settled for shooting 3-pointers. Czyz shot 1 of 14 for the game and nished with four points. He made his rst eld goal in the fourth quarter with the Huskies trailing by 20. Babbitt didnt have a great
shooting night either, but he still scored 34 points and grabbed nine rebounds. More importantly, Babbitt showed hes going to be as good as the hype surrounding him. Babbitt handles the ball very well, hes a great passer and his hands are reminiscent of Fazekas. The knock on Babbitt has been that hes not a great athlete, but he was able to completely contain Czyz. The Huskies made the game close with a late run, but Babbitts one-on-one battle was over in the rst quarter. Babbitt was humble about the personal matchup after the game, preferring instead to talk about the Grizzlies team effort while pulling in a younger teammate to share the credit. Grizzlies coach Tom Mauers words were equally humble, but the smile on his face said much more. Babbitt showed decisively why hes the best prospect in Nevada, even though he chose not to go the high-major route. That will have many Wolf Pack fans smiling for years to come.
Garrett Hylton is the senior editor. He can be reached at ghylton@nevadasagebrush.com
Nevada linebacker Mike Crawford intercepted a pass with less than a minute left to secure an 18-15 win against Ball State. This marked the rst bowl win in 50 years as quarterback John Dutton passed for 224 yards and a touchdown. Chris Lemon rushed for 96 yards and the defense held Ball State to 218 total yards.
1996 LAS VEGAS BOWL
Alex Van Dyke, one Nevadas greatest receivers, caught 14 passes for 176 yards and Ken Minor rushed for three touchdowns but Nevada lost in overtime to Toledo, 40-37. Toledos Wasean Tait rushed for four touchdowns including a two-yard score in overtime after Nevada managed just a eld goal in the previous possession. After being down 28-3, quarterback Chris Vargas brought the Wolf Pack back but it wasnt enough as Bowling Green beat Nevada, 35-34. Vargas threw for 283 yards, completing 24 of 40 passes. Nevada scored four unanswered touchdowns and took the lead with a 19-yard eld goal, 34-28. Nevada had to punt with 1:45 remaining in the game and Steve Lester fumbled the snap and didnt get the punt off. Bowling Green converted a fouth and goal with a touchdown to win the game.
1995 LAS VEGAS BOWL
1992 LAS VEGAS BOWL
BY THE NUMBERS ARE THE GAMES THE N E VA D A FO OT B A L L TEAM LO ST BY EIGHT POINTS OR LESS.
ENS SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM FROM IDAHO IN THE PACKS WIN ON SATURDAY AFTER IT LOST BY 15 ON FRIDAY. 16 ARE THE DAYS UNTIL THE MENS BASKETBALL TEAM TAKES ON THE NATIONAL TITLE-CONTENDING NORTH CAROLINA TARHEELS IN CHAPEL HILL.
FIFTEEN ARE THE POINTS WOMENS BASKETBALL PLAYER SHAVON MOORE SCORED FOR IN A CAREERHIGH GAME AGAINST UC RIVERSIDE SUNDAY. 1,023 ARE THE DRIVING MILES FROM RENO TO ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO FOR THE WOLF PACKS GAME AGAINST THE LOBOS. SEVENTEEN ARE THE CONSECUTIVE GAMES THAT GUARD MARCELUS KEMP HAS SCORED IN DOUBLE FIGURES. 3 ARE THE WINS WOMENS BASKETBALL COACH KIM GERVASONI NEEDS TO REACH 50. THIRTY-EIGHT ARE THE POINTS SEPARATING THE WOM-
SPORTS
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WAC RESULTS
Football
FINAL STATISTICS
OFFENSIVE Rushing
Lippincott, L Kaepernick, C Fragger, B No. 257 93 92 Gain 1413 670 347 TD 15 6 2 TD 19 10
MENS BASKETBALL CONT.

Nevada Fields, B Johnson, A Lagrone, M Kemp, M McGee, J Johnson, D Cooke, M Kraemer, R Ellis, D Lynch, C TOTALS Montana State Taylor, C Durham, C Zamora, A Davis, M Mbunga, D Hennessy, J Friesen, P Howard, B Johnson, B TOTALS MIN 38 29 16 28 25 26 15 9 13 1 200 MIN 34 25 10 29 32 15 17 26 12 200 FGM-A 3-6 3-8 0-2 8-14 4-7 3-6 0-1 2-3 3-4 0-0 26-51 FGM-A 8-15 4-8 1-3 4-8 4-11 0-4 2-4 5-8 2-4 30-65 FTM-A 2-2 5-6 4-4 4-4 2-4 5-6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 23-28 FTM-A 4-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-2 5-10 REB 0 4 2 6 6 8 2 0 2 0 2 32 REB 2 0 2 7 10 1 0 2 1 5 30 AST 5 2 1 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 18 AST 1 5 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 16 PTS 9 11 4 23 11 11 1 5 7 0 82 PTS 23 10 2 8 8 0 5 14 6 76
SWIMMING AND DIVING CONT.

8 Stratton, Staci -- Doolittle, Margaret -- McDonald, Michelle -- Hartsock, Kasey -- Smith, Stephanie -- Shields, Sarah 100 Yard Freestyle Name 1 Wainwright, Nonie 2 Peterson, Sara 3 Reese, Bobbie Lee 4 Kolva, Katie 5 Stone, Amanda 6 Huppert, JayDee 7 Kellogg, Mallory 8 Fritcher, Julianne -- McDonald, Michelle -- Smith, Stephanie -- Hartsock, Kasey 200 Yard Backstroke Name 1 Eads, Courtney 2 Humphrey, Anna 3 Quirke, Adriana 4 Tour, Jeanette 5 Hogan, Kacie 6 Watson, Amanda 7 Sutton, Breeana 8 Mariani, Kayla -- Whiteside, Kaitlyn 200 Yard Breaststroke Name 1 Miller, JoJo 2 Halwas-Morgan, Summer 3 Schuh, Nicole 4 Jagusch, Elizabeth 5 Stratton, Jodi 6 Shields, Sarah 7 Hemmingsen, Jessica 8 Heauser, Colleen 500 Yard Freestyle Name 1 OBrien, Alyson 2 Lee, Paige 3 Hanson, Cortnee 4 Skidmore, Mary 5 Moore, Miranda 6 Maddock, Danielle 7 Armstrong, Alyson 8 Caines, Amanda 100 Yard Buttery Name 1 Doolittle, Margaret 2 Kabesh, Kim 3 Schmidt, Michaela 4 Kellogg, Mallory 5 Hogan, Kacie 6 Neff, Samantha 7 Loftus, Briana 8 Nerbovig, Amanda -- Medina, Kim 200 Yard IM Name 1 Eads, Courtney 2 Halwas-Morgan, Summer 3 Miller, JoJo 4 Watson, Amanda 5 Stratton, Jodi 6 Kubancik, Katherine 7 Neff, Samantha 8 Heauser, Colleen Vandals Wolf Pack Wolf Pack Wolf Pack Wolf Pack Wolf Pack 25.70 X24.59 X25.89 X25.92 X26.42 X26.75
DEFENSIVE Tackles
Butler, E Jackson, J Mauga, J
No. 87 80 71
Solo 47 41 29 Loss 58 26
Passing
Att-Cmp-Int Yds Kaepernick, C 120-216-3 2038 Graziano, N 68-134-5 1119
Sacks
Fuhr, N Basped, K
No. 6 4
Receiving
Mitchell, M Sammons, K McCoy, M Lippincott, L
No. 47 36 30 26
Yds 1033 659 598 295
TD 8 4 4 3
Interceptions
Butler, E Amaya, J Clifton, M Samples, M
No. 3 1 1 1
Yds 18 80 3 2
TD 1 1
School Wolf Pack Vandals Wolf Pack Vandals Vandals Wolf Pack Vandals Wolf Pack Wolf Pack Wolf Pack Wolf Pack
Time 53.49 53.59 54.39 54.47 55.10 55.23 55.61 57.59 X55.93 X56.02 X56.60
Womens Basketball
SUNDAY, DEC. 9
Team Nevada (6-3) UC Riverside (2-6) Nevada Franklin, C Lombardi, M Fitzgerald, B Price, M Criner, D Henry, B Ward, J Sitton, A Williams, N Gross, J Moore, S TOTALS UC Riverside Friend, R Nkele, K Lott, T Gbewonyo, S Foster, C Morris, A Waddell, B Cox, A TOTALS 1 35 31 MIN 14 13 17 30 30 22 20 6 4 18 26 200 MIN 37 38 19 35 26 3 21 21 200 2 27 21 FGM-A 1-3 1-1 1-1 4-10 2-4 2-3 0-5 0-2 1-3 3-5 6-9 21-46 FGM-A 3-6 7-19 2-3 3-11 2-3 0-0 0-5 3-7 20-54 FTM-A 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-2 9-14 1-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-3 3-4 17-29 FTM-A 0-0 5-6 0-0 3-5 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 10-15 62 52 REB 1 2 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 10 1 31 REB 6 8 2 4 8 0 3 3 3 37 AST 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 AST 4 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 12 PTS 2 3 3 11 14 5 0 0 2 7 15 62 PTS 6 19 4 10 5 0 0 8 52
NEVADA STATISTICAL LEADERS

Category Points Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Name Marcelus Kemp Brandon Fields JaVale McGee JaVale McGee Armon Johnson Marcelus Kemp
SCORES FROM THE

WEEK OF DEC. 4-DEC.9
Tuesday, Dec. 4
Game NMSU (W) vs. New Mexico Score 71-62 Score 65-49 72-48 93-61 60-40 85-80 86-31
Statistic 19.1 4.1 7 3 1 1
School Wolf Pack Vandals Vandals Wolf Pack Vandals Vandals Wolf Pack Wolf Pack Wolf Pack
Time 2:06.13 2:07.78 2:08.37 2:09.83 2:10.16 2:11.44 2:13.24 2:15.94 X2:20.16
Wednesday, Dec. 5
WAC STATISTICAL LEADERS

Category Name
Points Jaycee Carroll Utah State Assists Kevin Bell Fresno State Rebounds Nelson; Larry Boise State Blocks JaVale McGee Nevada Steals Anthony Thomas Boise State
School Statistic
20.1 6.11 8.3 3 2.44
Game Idaho (L) vs. Central Arkansas Utah State (L) vs. Utah Boise State (W) vs. Idaho State San Jose State (L) vs. San Diego Fresno State (W) vs. CS Monterey Bay Louisiana Tech (L) vs. Texas Tech
Saturday, Dec. 8
School Vandals Wolf Pack Vandals Vandals Vandals Wolf Pack Wolf Pack Wolf Pack
Time 2:24.13 2:24.43 2:24.61 2:28.20 2:2869 2:32.13 2:32.38 2:45.67
WAC STANDINGS
Team Conference Standings Overall Boise State 0-0 6-3 Fresno State 0-0 5-4 Utah State 0-0 6-5 San Jose State 0-0 3-3 Hawaii 0-0 3-4 Nevada 0-0 3-4 New Mexico State 0-0 4-7 Idaho 0-0 2-6 Louisiana Tech 0-0 1-5
Game Fresno State (L) vs. UNLV Boise State (L) vs. Loyola Marymount Utah State (W) vs. CS Bakers eld San Jose State (L) vs. Santa Clara Nevada (W) vs. Montana State NMSU (L) vs. UTEP
Score 84-71 76-74 88-66 73-63 82-76 79-78
Sunday, Dec. 9
Game Idaho (W) vs. Eastern Washington Hawaii (W) vs. Long Beach State
Score 58-49 61-57
School Vandals Vandals Vandals Vandals Wolf Pack Wolf Pack Wolf Pack Wolf Pack
Time 5:12.49 5:12.83 5:13.51 5:17.09 5:19.05 5:23.58 5:24.41 5:29.59
FRIDAY, DEC. 7
Team Nevada UC Irivine (4-4) Nevada Fitzgerald, B Price, M Criner, D Franklin, C Lombardi, M Henry, B Feest, C Ward, J Sitton, A Gross, J Moore, S Keys, S TOTALS UC Irvine Forry, M Duda, S Ishizaki, K Maessen, R Cocharan, K Mai, A Barnes, K Tull, H Johnson, K Zdenek, C TOTALS 1 38 30 MIN 37 31 33 27 13 16 3 9 4 3 12 12 200 MIN 29 29 11 22 36 9 6 9 30 19 200 2 36 47 FGM-A 5-9 9-18 6-16 2-3 2-4 0-6 0-3 3-4 1-1 0-0 1-3 1-5 30-72 FGM-A 3-7 7-12 0-2 1-5 7-12 0-1 1-2 1-1 5-7 6-9 31-58 FTM-A 0-0 0-1 5-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 7-11 FTM-A 0-0 2-3 0-0 1-2 5-8 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-2 1-1 12-18 74 77 REB 5 2 2 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 5 34 REB 3 11 1 2 11 1 3 1 0 5 5 43 AST 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 AST 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 10 PTS 11 19 20 4 4 0 0 8 2 0 4 2 74 PTS 9 16 0 3 19 0 4 2 11 13 77
Swimming-Diving
Team Nevada Idaho 123.5 138.5
School Wolf Pack Wolf Pack Wolf Pack Vandals Vandals Wolf Pack Vandals Vandals Wolf Pack
Time 57.32 57.50 57.98 1:00.72 1:01.70 1:01.72 1:02.19 1:02.55 X1:02.05
Friday , Dec. 7
200 Yard Medley Relay Time 1 University of Idaho A 1:47.27 1) Hogan, Kacie 2) Jagusch, Elizabeth 3) Humphrey, Anna 4) OBrien, Alyson 2 University of Nevada A 1:47.42 1) Tour, Jeanette 2) Doolittle, Margaret 3) Schmidt, Michaela 4) Wainwright, Nonie 3 University of Nevada B 1:49.19 1) Fritcher, Julianne 2) Shields, Sarah 3) Eads, Courtney 4) Huppert, JayDee 4 University of Nevada C 1:51.16 1) Mariani, Kayla 2) Reese, Bobbie Lee 3) Kabesh, Kim 4) Maddock, Danielle 5 University of Idaho B 1:51.40 1) Stratton, Staci 2) Miller, JoJo 3) Kellogg, Mallory 4) Kolva, Katie 6 University of Nevada D 1:55.96 1) Sutton, Breeana 2) Halwas-Morgan, Summer 3) Medina, Kim 4) Hemmingsen, Jessica -- University of Nevada E X1:56.86 1) Whiteside, Kaitlyn 2) Heauser, Colleen 3) Neff, Samantha 4) Hartsock, Kasey 1000 Yard Freestyle 1 Lee, Paige 2 Hanson, Cortnee 3 Skidmore, Mary 4 Nerbovig, Amanda 5 Moore, Miranda 6 Armstrong, Alyson 7 Caines, Amanda 200 Yard Freestyle Name 1 Eads, Courtney 2 OBrien, Alyson 3 Peterson, Sara 4 Maddock, Danielle 5 Watson, Amanda 6 Kolva, Katie 7 McDonald, Michelle 100 Yard Backstroke Name 1 Humphrey, Anna 2 Quirke, Adriana 3 Tour, Jeanette 4 Hogan, Kacie 5 Mariani, Kayla 6 Fritcher, Julianne 7 Whiteside, Kaitlyn 8 Stratton, Staci -- Sutton, Breeana 100 Yard Breaststroke Name 1 Jagusch, Elizabeth 2 Miller, JoJo 3 Reese, Bobbie Lee 4 Schuh, Nicole 4 Halwas-Morgan, Summer 6 Stratton, Jodi 7 Heauser, Colleen -- Medina, Kim 200 Yard Buttery Name 1 Kabesh, Kim 2 Lee, Paige 3 Kubancik, Katherine 4 Neff, Samantha 5 Kellogg, Mallory 6 Loftus, Briana 7 Caines, Amanda 50 Yard Freestyle Name 1 Schmidt, Michaela 2 Wainwright, Nonie 3 Peterson, Sara 4 Hemmingsen, Jessica 5 Huppert, JayDee 6 Stone, Amanda 7 Quirke, Adriana School Time Vandals 10:37.09 Vandals 10:39.13 Vandals 10:47.12 Vandals 10:47.74 Wolf Pack 10:56.00 Wolf Pack 11:03.39 Wolf Pack 11:10.75 School Wolf Pack Vandals Vandals Wolf Pack Vandals Vandals Wolf Pack School Vandals Vandals Wolf Pack Vandals Wolf Pack Wolf Pack Wolf Pack Vandals Wolf Pack School Vandals Vandals Wolf Pack Vandals Wolf Pack Vandals Wolf Pack Wolf Pack School Wolf Pack Vandals Vandals Wolf Pack Vandals Vandals Wolf Pack School Wolf Pack Wolf Pack Vandals Wolf Pack Wolf Pack Vandals Vandals Time 1:52.78 1:53.34 1:55.38 1:57.68 1:57.97 1:59.57 1:59.59 Time 58.70 59.03 59.20 59.79 1:01.50 1:01.61 1:01.78 1:03.74 X1:01.23 Time 1:05.13 1:06.80 1:07.98 1:10.01 1:10.01 1:10.03 1:16.90 X1:14.76 Time 2:04.23 2:09.33 2:12.94 2:13.57 2:14.38 2:18.31 2:18.99 Time 24.57 24.64 24.95 25.09 25.22 25.32 25.54
School Wolf Pack Wolf Pack Vandals Vandals Vandals Vandals Wolf Pack Wolf Pack
Time 2:07.75 2:10.33 2:14.63 2:15.46 2:16.16 2:16.75 2:20.04 2:27.34
400 Yard Freestyle Relay Time 1 University of Nevada B 3:33.06 1) Kabesh, Kim 2) Hemmingsen, Jessica 3) Maddock, Danielle 4) Doolittle, Margaret 2 University of Idaho A 3:33.18 1) Humphrey, Anna 2) Quirke, Adriana 3) Peterson, Sara 4) OBrien, Alyson 3 University of Nevada A 3:34.89 1) Wainwright, Nonie 2) Huppert, JayDee 3) Schmidt, Michaela 4) Reese, Bobbie Lee 4 University of Idaho B 3:38.90 1) Kolva, Katie 2) Stone, Amanda 3) Stratton, Staci 4) Jagusch, Elizabeth 5 University of Nevada C 3:48.57 1) Mariani, Kayla 2) McDonald, Michelle 3) Fritcher, Julianne 4) Hartsock, Kasey 6 University of Nevada D 4:07.54 1) Whiteside, Kaitlyn 2) Tour, Jeanette 3) Sutton, Breeana 4) Medina, Kim
WAC STATISTICAL LEADERS

Category Points Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals
SCORES FROM THE

WEEK OF DEC. 5-DEC.9
Wednesday, Dec. 5
Game New Mexico State (W) vs. BYU Louisiana Tech (W) vs. Alabama Idaho (L) vs. Eastern Washington Fresno State (L) vs. Loyola Marymount Score 54-52 61-60 65-53 81-75
Name School Number Wilson, T Fresno St. 19.3 Imaku, B San Jose St. 4.67 Smith, T Hawaii 10.3 Smith, T Hawaii 2 Hicks, A San Jose St. 2.8
CLUB AND INTRAMURAL RESULTS
WAC STANDINGS
Team Conference Standings Overall New Mexico State 0-0 6-2 Boise State 0-0 6-3 Nevada 0-0 6-3 Louisiana Tech 0-0 4-3 Hawaii 0-0 3-3 Utah State 0-0 2-5 Fresno State 0-0 1-6 San Jose State 0-0 1-8 Idaho 0-0 0-9
Thursday , Dec. 6 Friday, Dec. 7
Game San Jose State (L) vs. CS Bakers eld Game Fresno State (W) vs. Long Beach State Nevada (L) vs. UC Irivine Boise State (W) vs. Washington
Score 89-66 Score 66-55 77-74 88-66 Score 62-52 64-57 65-51 81-54
Volleyball
WEEK 5
Monday Coed Dec. 3 David and Friends (1) vs. Aces (2) Block it Meaw (0) vs. Sets on the Beach (2) FG (1) vs. Samobys (2) Fraternity Dec. 4 TKE (W) vs. Pi Kap (forfeit) ATO (0) vs. Lambda Chi (2) Phi Delt (0) vs. Sig Ep (2) Sigma Nu (2) vs. SAE (2) Wednesday Womens Dec. 5 Awesome Possums (2) vs. Sigma Kappa (0) Pi Beta Phi (2) vs. Free Agents (0) Theta (2) vs. Silver Snakes(1) Tri Delta (2) vs. Delta Gamma (1) Wednesday Coed Dec. 5 Rising Sun (2) vs. Ghost Busters (0) Jaws Of Cerberus (Forfeit) vs. Team Whitcomb (W) Sig Ep (2) vs. M.U.F.F. (0) Thursday Womens Dec. 6 Rising Sun (2) vs. Team Bowman (0) Grrrr (W) vs. Pregnant with Emotion (Forfeit) Hott Shots (W) vs. Something Amazing (forfeit) Thursday Mens Dec. 6 Swingers (Forfeit) vs. NSA (Forfeit) 6-Pack Inc. (2) vs. Rising Sun (0) Thursday Coed 11/29 Kinky Sets (2) vs. Poopstains (0) MSIs (2) vs. TRIO Allstars (0) BLP (W) vs. Free Agents (For-
Saturday, Dec. 8
NEVADA STATISTICAL LEADERS

Category Points Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Name Dellena Criner Dellena Criner Shavon Moore Brandi Fitzgerald Mikaila Price
Statistic 17.1 2.33 4.1 1 2.77
Game Nevada (W) vs. UC Riverside NMSU (L) vs. UTEP Utah State (W) vs. Northern Arizona Idaho (L) vs. Portland State
Sun, Dec. 9
Game Score Louisiana Tech (L) vs .Southern Miss 67-62 San Jose State (L) vs. San Francisco 74-51 Boise State (W) vs. Washington State 71-64
Mens Basketball
1 33 39 2 43 43 76 82
SATURDAY DEC. 8
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Team Montana State Nevada
Gameday
B4
DECEMBER 11, 2007
SATURDAY
at Nebraska L 52-10
SEPT. 8
SEPT. 15
SEPT. 29
UNLV W 27-20
OCT. 6
Fresno St. L 49-41
OCT. 14
at Boise St L 69-67
OCT. 20
at Utah St. W 31-28
OCT. 27
Idaho W 37-21
NOV. 2
at New Mexico St. W 40-38
NOV. 16
Hawaii L 28-26
NOV. 24
at San Jose St. L 27-24
DEC. 1
La. Tech W 49-10
at Northwestern Nicholls St. L 36-31 W 52-17
AP TOP 25
1. Ohio State (50) 2. LSU (11) 3. Oklahoma (1) 4. Georgia (1) 5. Virginia Tech (1) 6. USC 7. Missouri 8. Kansas 9. Florida 10. Hawaii (1) 11. West Virginia 12. Arizona State 13. Illinois 14. Boston College 15. Clemson 16. Tennessee 17. Texas 18. Wisconsin 19. Brigham Young 20. Cincinnati 21. Virginia 22. Auburn 23. South Florida 24. Boise State 25. Arkansas
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Texas Tech 137, UCF 35, Connecticut 31, Oregon State 30, Oregon 30, Michigan 26, Air Force 17, Kentucky 13, Wake Forest 1, Penn State 1
TALE OF THE TAPE
Wolf Pack looks to salvage its season

New Mexico stands in the way of a potential winning record
Colby Balkenbush
Staff Writer
After nishing the season at 6-6 overall and 4-4 in conference play, Nevada will take on New Mexico (8-4, 5-3) in the New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 22. The teams have some remarkable similarities. Both have played two of the same opponents: New Mexico State and UNLV. Like Nevada, New Mexico beat both teams, but by a larger margin than the Wolf Pack. The Lobos beat New Mexico State 44-34 and crushed UNLV 27-6, while Nevada beat New Mexico State 40-38 and UNLV 27-20, winning both games on last minute touchdowns. Both Nevada and New Mexico have a fairly balanced attack. Each runs the ball frequently and with success and also has a fairly potent air attack. However, Nevada will be playing on the Lobos home turf and will be facing the 23rd best defense in the nation. Heres what the Wolf Pack needs to do if it wants to end a mostly disappointing season on a high note.
*National ranking in parenthesis
Nevada
225.83 (11) 263.08 (35) 151 (9) 488.92 (7) 36.25 (18) 172.58 (79) 231.33 (67) 403.92 (71) 32.92 (97) 31.80 (108) 7.15 (88) 21.60 (57) -.33 (83)
Category
OFFENSE Rushing Passing Pass Efciency Total Scoring DEFENSE Rushing Passing Total Scoring Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Turnover Margin
New Mexico
131.08 (84) 226.33(57) 122.39 (74) 357.42 (84) 24.83 (78) 126.67 (31) 202.42 (22) 117.10 (37) 329.08 (23) 20.58 (25) 37.93 (12) 7.16 (87) 20.91 (72) .08 (47t)
134.48 (87) Pass Efciency
SPECIAL TEAMS/MISC.
LEADERS
USA TODAY TOP 25

1. Ohio State (46) 2. LSU (11) 3. Oklahoma (2) 4. Georgia 5. Virginia Tech 6. USC 7. Missouri 8. Kansas 9. West Virginia 10. Hawaii (1) 11. Arizona State 12. Florida 13. Illinois 14. Boston College 15. Wisconsin 16. Clemson 17. Texas 18. Tennessee 19. Brigham Young 20. Virginia 21. Auburn 22. Boise State 23. Cincinnati 24. Arkansas 25. South Florida
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Texas Tech 52, UCF 51, Penn State 23, Connecticut 23, Oregon State 23, Michigan 22, Air Force 20, Oregon 9, Utah 6, Wake Forest 4, Michigan State 3, Houston 3, Tulsa 1
New Mexico Player Category

Rodney Ferguson Rushing Marcus Smith Ian Clark Receiving Tackles
Avg.
98.08 7.17 6.42 1.25
Tyler Donaldson Tackles for loss
THE RETURN OF MAUGA

Junior Joshua Mauga, arguably Nevadas top defensive player, will return for the Wolf Packs game against New Mexico. Mauga went out with a knee ligament strain in Nevadas game against Utah State on Oct. 20 and hasnt played since. But despite missing the last ve games, the 6-foot2-inch, 245-pound linebacker still has the third most tackles for Nevada with 71. Mauga has the potential to give a big boost to Nevadas defense, but the question is if he will be in good condition after sitting on the sideline for half the season. He started practicing with the team last Friday and will have the next two weeks to try to regain his former shape. If he turns out to be fully recovered, he could help shut down New Mexicos running game.
Nevada Player
Category
Avg.
115 86.08 8.7 1.25
Luke Lippincott Rushing Marko Mitchell Receiving Ezra Butler Ezra Butler Tackles Tackles for loss
WAC STANDINGS
Standings Conference
Hawaii Boise State Fresno State Nevada San Jose State Louisiana Tech Utah State Idaho 8-0 7-1 6-2 4-4 4-4 4-4 2-6 0-8
Overall
12-0 10-2 8-4 6-6 5-7 5-7 2-10 4-9 1-11
GET RID OF THE BALL QUICKLY

New Mexico has a very fast and aggressive blitzing defense and is going to constantly threaten Colin Kaepernick if he stays in the pocket too long. Instead of looking for the long ball, as the Wolf Pack frequently does, it needs to send its receivers on more short routes so Kaepernick can quickly dump the ball when pressured. Kaepernick has been very good this season when he gets time, but when hes pressured, balls start ying over receivers heads and the offense stalls. The Lobos know Kaepernick is relatively inexperienced and are going to try to hassle him all game.
New Mexico State 1-7
NEW MEXICO SCHEDULE
THE DEC. 22 GAME

Nevada at New Mexico
Date
Dec. 22 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 25 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24
Opponent Time/Result
Nevada at UTEP New Mexico State at Arizona Sacramento State BYU at Wyoming at San Diego State Air Force at TCU Colorado State at Utah UNLV 12:30 p.m. W 10-6 W 44-34 L 29-27 W 58-0 L 24-21 L 20-3 L 20-17 W 34-31 W 37-0 W 26-23 W 28-10 W 27-6
When: Dec. 22, 12:30 p.m. Where: University Stadium

(38,634; FieldTurf)
RIDE LIPPINCOTT TO VICTORY

Relative to most of the teams Nevada has faced this season, New Mexico is very solid all-around defensively. But if theres a weakness, its the Lobos run defense, which is ranked 31st in the nation. Its good, but lower than its 22nd ranked pass defense. Nevadas Luke Lippincott is averaging 115 yards per game and was recently selected to the All-WAC rst team. He, not Kaepernick, is Nevadas premier weapon and it needs to treat him like it. All too often the Wolf Pack has run into trouble this season when it started ignoring its running game and relying on Kaepernick for rst downs. Frequent runs by Lippincott should wear down the quick New Mexico defense and take some pressure off Kaepernick.
Radio: ESPN Radio 630 T.V.: ESPN Season records: New
Mexico 8-4, Nevada 6-6
All-time series record:
Saturdays game will mark the rst meeting in program history for Nevada and Nebraska. Rocky Long is 60-61 in his 10th year at New Mexico. Nevada coach Chris Ault is in his 23rd season as Nevadas coach and has a 191-84-1 record.
The coaches: Head coach
Brett Jaekle
DAVID CALVERT/ NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
MAKING THE CALL
STAFF PICKS
OPTIMIST SAYS: Luke Lippincott and Colin Kaepernick will have their best games and New Mexicos defense will be overwhelmed as the Wolf Pack will win this bowl game. A healthy Josh Mauga will help the defense perform like it did in the 49-10 win against Louisiana Tech in the last game. The season will not be considered a failure because a bowl game is what you play for. OUTCOME: Nevada wins 35-17 PESSIMIST SAYS: New Mexico comes in as one of the hottest teams from the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos will look to get back on track with this years bowl game where they lost to San Jose State last season in the inaugural New Mexico Bowl. New Mexico plays well at home and will add to its vegame winning streak with a win over Nevada. OUTCOME: New Mexico wins 30-28
GARY STEPIC/NEW MEXICO
DIFFERENCE MAKER RODNEY FERGUSON

The 6-foot, 229-pound Ferguson is the key to New Mexicos running game and has had a great year. Ferguson nished the regular season with 1,177 yards and 14 touchdowns and is averaging 98.1 yards rushing per game. He is also a receiving threat, catching 18 balls this season for 264 yards. Ferguson was named to the All-Mountain West Conference rst team for the second straight year.
Court Report
B5
DECEMBER 11, 2007
AP TOP 25
1. North Carolina (48) 2. Memphis (19) 3. Kansas (2) 4. Texas (2) 5. Georgetown (1) 6. Duke 7. Washington State 8. UCLA 9. Michigan State 10. Marquette 11. Pittsburgh 12. Tennessee 13. Indiana 14. Texas A&M 15. Clemson 16. Oregon 17. Xavier 18. Butler 19. Gonzaga 20. Vanderbilt 21. Arizona 22. Louisville 23. Villanova 24. Saint Marys 25. Brigham Young 8-0 7-0 9-0 9-0 7-0 9-0 9-0 8-1 8-1 6-1 9-0 8-1 8-1 8-1 8-0 7-1 7-1 8-1 8-2 9-0 6-2 5-2 7-1 7-0 7-2
NEVADA SCHEDULE
Central Florida caps two-game series

The Knights beat Nevada this season on Nov. 11
Garrett Hylton
Senior Editor
The next two weeks could be the most crucial of the season for the Nevada mens basketball team from a developmental standpoint. The Wolf Pack has been crippled by mistakes and inconsistencies so far this season while playing mostly on the road with an inexperienced lineup. Saturdays 82-76 win against Montana State marked the beginning of four straight games at home, which should give the Wolf Pack more practice time and a chance to settle into a rhythm before taking off for Northern Iowa and North Carolina later this month. The Wolf Pack plays San Diego on Wednesday and Central Florida on Saturday. The biggest game is against the Knights, who beat the Wolf Pack 63-60 in the rst game of the season. Now the Wolf Pack has a chance to return the favor.
Date
Nov. 11 Nov. 13 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Nov. 28 Dec. 1 Dec. 8 Dec. 12 Dec. 16 Dec. 19 Dec. 22 Dec. 27 Dec. 31 Jan. 5 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. 7 Feb. 9 Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Feb. 28 Mar. 1 Mar. 8
Opponent
at Central Florida at UC Irvine Santa Clara at UNLV California at Pacic Montana State San Diego Central Florida Colorado State at Northern Iowa at North Carolina Cal State Stanislaus Utah State at San Jose State at Hawaii Idaho Boise State at New Mexico State at Louisiana Tech Fresno State at Utah State San Jose State Hawaii at Boise State at Idaho Bracket Busters New Mexico State Louisiana Tech at Fresno State
Result
L 63-60 W 77-68 W 67-54 L 79-67 L 74-68 L 70-66 W 82-76. 7:05 p.m. 5:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 11 a.m. 4 p.m. 3:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7 p.m. 4:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 6 p.m. 5 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 6 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 3 p.m. 6 p.m. 7:05 p.m. TBA 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7 p.m.
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES Miami (FL) 133, USC 118, Arkansas 88, West Virginia 70, Stanford 61, Rhode Island 41, Dayton 36, Florida 24, Boston College 15, Wisconsin 14, Mississippi 10, California 9, Creighton 5, North Carolina State 2, Virginia 2, Sam Houston State 1, Holy Cross 1, Davidson 1.
PROBABLE STARTERS
CENTRAL FLORIDA
21, Center, Stanley Billings Senior, 6-foot-11, 240pounds; 5.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg 13, Forward, Kenrick Zondervan Junior, 6-foot-9, 250pounds; 7.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg 1, Guard, Jermaine Taylor Junior, 6-foot-4, 205pounds; 17.6 ppg, 5.0 rpg 3, Guard, Dave Noel Senior, 6-foot-3, 205pounds; 11.6 ppg, 6.5 rpg 4, Guard, Mike ODonnell Senior, 6-foot, 180-pounds; 12.3 ppg, 3.2 apg
BOARD WORK
Despite having a signicant size advantage, the Wolf Pack lost the rebounding war 40-39 in its rst game against the Knights. That might not seem so bad, but the Knights killed the Wolf Pack by grabbing 19 offensive rebounds in that game. The Wolf Pack has given up a lot of easy second chance baskets this season, which has hurt its ability to put teams away. Moving Matt LaGrone into the starting lineup should help. LaGrone is feisty on the glass, and the move might also motivate former starter Demarshay Johnson. Johnson put in a solid effort of 11 points and eight rebounds against the Bobcats in his rst game coming off the bench. The guards will also have to be ready to board up because the Knights backcourt is solid in the rebounding department.
WAC STANDINGS
Standings Conference
Boise State Fresno State Utah State San Jose State Nevada Hawaii Idaho Louisiana Tech 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Overall
6-3 5-4 6-5 3-3 3-4 3-4 4-7 2-6 1-5
NEVADA
34, Forward, JaVale McGee Sophomore, 7-foot, 237pounds; 13.7 ppg, 3 bpg 4, Forward, Demarshay Johnson Senior, 6-foot-9, 220pounds; 7.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg 21, Guard, Marcelus Kemp Senior, 6-foot-5, 210pounds; 19.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg 00, Guard, Brandon Fields Sophomore, 6-foot-4, 185 pounds; 11.6 ppg, .444 3point percent 3, Guard, Armon Johnson Freshman, 6-foot-3, 190pounds; 10.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg
New Mexico State 0-0
MULTIPLE SCORERS
Guard Marcelus Kemp is best when hes taking shots in the rhythm of the offense, but the Wolf Pack struggles when he forces shots through the double teams hes seeing every game. As a result, the Wolf Packs secondary scorers need to produce in order to create space for Kemp. Kemp scored an efcient 23 points against the Bobcats Saturday, largely because guard Armon Johnson, guard Brandon Fields and center JaVale McGee scored 11 points a piece and forced the Bobcats to worry about everyone on the oor.
TALE OF THE TAPE
Nevada
.457 .322 .702 13.3 15.5 +0.5 69.6 .436 +2.4 5.0 5.8 69.1 18.2 .322 .428
Category
OFFENSE Field Goal Pct. 3-Point Pct. Free Throw Pct. Assists Turnovers Scoring Margin Scoring DEFENSE Field Goal Pct. Rebound Margin Steals Blocks Scoring MISCELLANEOUS Personal Fouls 3-Point FG Pct Won-Lost Pct.
C. Florida
.451 .354 .669 16.3 14.8 +3.5 70.5 .409 +0.1 7.0 4.5 67.0 18.6 .354 .500
DEFEND PERIMETER LAST WEEKS ACTION Kempmoves into elite status

Opposing teams are making more than 40 percent of their 3-pointers against the Wolf Pack. Some of the problem comes from defensive lapses, and some of the issue is opposing players just making tough shots. But along with the offensive rebounding, teams are using outside shooting to hang around. With defenders like McGee and Johnson inside, the Wolf Pack would be well served to tighten up outside and make teams nish in the paint. This will be especially important against the Knights, who shoot the ball extremely well outside. The Knights have ve regulars shooting 34 percent or better from outside, including leading scorers Jermaine Taylor (17.6 ppg) and Mike ODonnell (12.3). The Wolf Pack has much better size, athleticism and pure talent, but the Knights can stay close if theyre allowed time to shoot from the outside.
Marcelus Kemp moved into third on Nevadas all-time 3-point list Saturday against Montana State. The guard nailed his 171 3-pointer and only trails Terrance Green (1999-2003) and Jerry Hogan (19901994) on Nevadas all-time list. Green leads all Nevada 3-point shooters with 209. Kemp can break that record if he stays healthy and continues to get open shots as he did Saturday. The senior is shooting 14 of 46 from the 3-point line this season.
Emerson Marcus
WAC SCORING LEADERS

J. Carroll M. Kemp Brandon Fields
AMY BECK/ NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
Utah State Nevada Boise State
20.1 19.1 18.7
R. Larry
MAKING THE CALL
STAFF PICKS
OPTIMIST: The Wolf Pack played Central Florida earlier this season when it opened a new arena as the emotions were high. Now, Nevada is playing better and improving. Demarshay Johnson is played well off the bench against Montana State and four players had double-digit point totals. The Wolf Pack will beat San Diego on Wednesday and the Knights on Saturday. OUTCOME: Nevada wins 68-62 PESSIMIST: The Wolf Pack is nowhere near as good as it can be and will lose to Central Florida for the second time Saturday. The Knights leading scorer, Jermaine Taylor, had an off night and they still beat Nevada so when Tayor goes off, it should be a blowout. The Central Florida defense will take the fans out of the game and the Wolf Pack wont be able to respond late. OUTCOME: Central Florida wins 58-56
DIFFERENCE MAKER JERMAINE TAYLOR SG

The 6-foot-4 Taylor really struggled in the Knights rst game against the Wolf Pack in going three of 15 from the eld. If the guard gets going on Saturday, the Wolf Pack could be in trouble. Taylor leads the Knights in scoring at more than 17 points per game. He can really score from outside, but hes even better taking smaller defenders inside and creating easy opportunities or getting to the foul line. He also rebounds well for a guard with an average of more than ve per game. He grabbed eight in the rst game, including six offensive rebounds.
UCF
B6 DECEMBER 11, 2007
SPORTS
MENS BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
Kemps late second half surge propels Pack

Transfer scores rst points, free throw shooting improves
Scott Oxarart
Sports Editor
Streak
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Nevada guard Marcelus Kemp showed Saturday why he is one of the most explosive scorers in the conference when his team needed it. After going scoreless in the rst 15 minutes, Kemp reeled off nine points in four minutes helping the Wolf Pack beat Montana State, 82-76 at Lawlor Events Center. I tried not to do too much, Kemp said. I just took what the defense gave me. Kemp ended the scoring snide with a 3-pointer from the wing with 4:20 left in the game, giving the Wolf Pack a 67-62 lead. Kemp faked the shot, looked to drive inside before stepping back and hit the shot fading away. The senior nished with 23 points on eight of 14 shooting.
FINALLY SCORED
Nevada sophomore transfer Ray Kraemer scored his first points for the Wolf Pack on Saturday. The transfer hit a 3-pointer with 14:58 left in the second half when Brandon Fields hit him on the wing. He scored ve points in the game. He also made a lay-up.
Nevadas perimeter defense struggled a little bit when some of Montana States big men were oating outside and hitting shots. McGee had to guard the key and when the forwards were taking shots, he could get over quick enough. The Bobcats Bobby Howard made 4 of 6 shots and guard Carlos Taylor made 3 of 5 from behind the arc. The team made 11 of 18, 3-point shots. But when Montana State took the lead 45-43 with 16:44 left in the game, the Wolf Pack broke through its inexperience factor and nished the game well. Kemp didnt score the rst 15 minutes of the second half but threw down nine points in the nal four minutes. Nevada made 11 of its last 12 free throws, which eliminated any chance of an upset by the Bobcats. Despite Taylors 23 points for Montana State, Brandon Fields did a nice job defending down the stretch making it hard for Taylor to score. Taylor went off in the rst half for 16 points, but got most of his points in the second half off free throws and points after rebounds. I know hes a good player, a good shooter, Fields said of Taylor. I knew I had to get my hand up and contain his shot. Now that the three-game losing streak is over, the first since the 2000-01 season, the Wolf Pack is gaining confidence.
VALUABLE MINUTES
David Ellis didnt play much Saturday, but did enough to help the team. The senior scored seven points, all in the rst half, in 13 minutes of play. David Ellis played very well for us in the first half, Nevada coach Mark Fox said.
Nevada forward Demarshay Johnson dunks during a 82-76 win against Montana State on Saturday. Johnson has struggled at the line but has been better lately as he made 5 of 6 free throws against Montana State. His shot percentage went up 10 points after the game.
This team, as young as we are and as thin as our depth situation is, tonight everyone contributed in their own way and David was a big part of that. I was very proud of what David gave us. Ellis hit one 3-pointer. He almost had two, but his foot was on the line. 50 percent of his free throws (7 of 14) entering Saturdays game. After making ve of six, his average jumped up 10 points (12-20). I have to make my free
AMY BECK/NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
HOPE FOR FREE THROW WOES

Demarshay Johnson made
throws, he said. Five of six is denitely good for me. The Wolf Pack shot 82 percent from the line (23 for 28). Matt LaGrone had the best night at the line, making all four of his shots.
We just played a lot harder tonight and stayed in our offense, Kemp said. I think everyone is getting more comfortable with our sets and our team defense is getting better.
BRIEFS
FOOTBALL
Baseball player named to watchlist

Shaun Kort, a sophomore rst baseman for the Nevada baseball team, was named to the 2008 Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award Pre-season Wallace Watch. The Wallace Award is presented to the nations top collegiate baseball player in conjunction with the College Baseball Hall of Fames annual induction festivities. The awards banquet will be held July 3 in the United Spirit Arena at Texas Tech University. Kort was named Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year last season and won the conference batting title with a .392 average. Other awards include: second-team All-WAC rst baseman, Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-America Baseball Team, Rivals.com Freshmen AllAmerica squad and Pingbaseball. com second-team Freshmen All-America team. Kort led the Pack in slugging percentage (.586), on base percentage (.461), runs scored (44), hits (87), runs batted in (50), doubles (17), triples (4), total bases (130), at bats (222), total plate appearances (257) and walks (28).
freestyle. Doolittle won the 50yard breaststroke and 50-yard buttery. Summer Halwas-Morgan won the 400-yard IM, and Jeanette Tour won the 50-yard backstroke. Michaela Schmidt took second in the 50-yard freestyle and won the same event on Friday. Kim Kabesh won the 50-yard backstroke Saturday and the 200-yard buttery Friday. Danielle Maddock and Kayla Mariani each took third in the 200-yard freestyle and 50-yard buttery, respectively. Schmidt, Bobbie Lee Reese, Kabesh and Eads won the 800yard freestyle relay, in 7:41.37.
WAC FOOTBALL
Brennan nishes third for Heisman
Nevada running back Luke Lippincott rushes against Idaho earlier this season in a 37-21 win at Mackay Stadium. Lippincott rushed for two touchdowns in the game. Lippincott uses his fathers psychology background to help him visualize during lm sessions. He led the WAC in rushing.
Luke
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tized me. I used those techniques to calm me down and help me visualize what to do in a game. His father used visualization to enhance his sons sports performance, helping him become a dynamic force on the ground. Lippincott and his two siblings were the guinea pigs of their fathers experiment for his doctorate dissertation. Of all three of them, he was the most hypnotizable, said Brian, the director of the psychology department at John F. Kennedy University. I practiced with my own kids when Luke was 7 or 8. I found out that he really responded. Brian said the hypnosis involved his son imagining running the ball correctly and then doing the motions while his body rotates between relaxation and intensity for 10 seconds at a time. The technique, progressive
muscle relaxation, is generally used for people with anxiety. The key thing in football is to relax at a moderate level, Brian said. Sometimes, people get too pumped up. You have to get that happy medium to be aggressive and not make those mistakes. With a 6-6 record and a berth to the New Mexico Bowl, the Wolf Pack offense has depended on Lippincotts running attack coupled with quarterback Colin Kaepernick dicing the opponents defense. No matter who Nevada faces, Luke said the visualization process remains the same. Its more of me visualizing myself, said Luke, a psychology major. When I watch lm, and I get tackled, I visualize myself breaking that tackle and making a move on the guy to further the run. The Palma High (Salinas, Calif.) grad admits he didnt start adapting this method until he started playing for Nevada. He noticed a difference after his rst season and watched lm, during
the time he spent injured on the sidelines. I really didnt watch much lm, and my dad helped me with the technique of watching myself do it and then closing my eyes and visualizing me breaking the tackles, Luke said of his rst season. I injured myself my rst year playing here, so I just sat and watched a lot of tape and visualized practice. Since then, the rising back has improved immensely and still has one year of eligibility after this season. Nevada coach Chris Ault said the pistol offense presents a strong, consistent running game, which has helped Luke this year after he switched from safety two years ago. He was in the right system, Ault said when Luke switched to running back. Our offense has always been an offense that our running backs have had. If they run the ball and run hard, theyre going to gain a lot of yardage. Lukes father enjoys his son applying the techniques this year.
He loves it and he was always happy that I was following in his footsteps by being a psychology major, Luke said. Hes denitely proud of me. Its almost like a dream come true for Brian watching his son succeed using his fathers methods. It really does make me proud. As a dad, I pinch myself, Brian said. To me, hes still my little boy. Several players have been drawn by Lukes methods. He hopes more of the team will adapt the visualization and hypnotism technique to become better and more-focused. A couple of them ask some questions about it, he said. Theyre kind of intrigued by it. Its starting to gain more interest in players and I think next year more people will be doing it. With the Pack bowling in two weeks against the Lobos, Luke will get one more chance to dazzle another defense, all thanks to his dad.
SWIM AND DIVE
Swimming team splits with Idaho

The Nevada swimming and diving team defeated Idaho, 112-74, Saturday after losing to the Vandals on Friday in Moscow, Idaho. The Vandals won the rst event on Saturday, but the Pack scored victories in the next nine events to take the win. Nevada improved to 3-3 in duals and does not compete again until early January during its winter training trip to Hawaii. After winning three events on Friday, Courtney Eads won twice on Saturday. Eads won the 1,650-yard freestyle in a time of 17 minutes, 12.84 seconds. She also won the 200yard freestyle. Nonie Wainwright and Margaret Doolittle each won two events. Wainwright won the 100yard freestyle for the second day in a row and won the 50-yard
Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan nished third in the 2007 Heisman Memorial Trophy race as the most outstanding college football player in the country at the Nokia Theater in Times Square. Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was selected as the 73rd winner and became the rst underclassmen to win the award. Tebow edged out Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, 1,957 to 1,703 and took 462 rst place votes. Brennan placed third with 632 points and 54 rst-place votes. Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel was fourth with 425 points. Brennan ranks in many NCAA rankings, including the career record-holder with 131 touchdown passes. His 14,024 yards is also the third-most ever.
WAC BASKETBALL
WAC teams signed to play in Alaska
The Western Athletic Conference signed a ve-year agreement with the Alaska Anchorage Athletic Department for the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout. Under the ve-year deal, the WAC will send one mens team each year to the prestigious college basketball tournament, beginning with the 31st annual Shootout in 2008. The 2008 Shootout will be played Nov. 26-29 at Anchorages Sullivan Arena.
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DECEMBER 7, 2007 B7
B8 DECEMBER 11, 2007
SPORTS
What if?
What if you could go back to change a game? For Nevada sports, these games easily could have had different outcomes
By Scott Oxarart Sports Editor
Nevadas sports teams have not dominated like some did last season. The soccer team didnt repeat as conference champions, the football team went 6-6 and the volleyball team is not in the NCAA Tournament. Even the mens basketball team is struggling at 3-4. The what if Top 5 brings out the games that the Nevada teams might have won if there was a little adjustment in strategy or execution.
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to No. 18 New Mexico State in straight sets earlier this season and was one game away from doing the same on Oct. 18. The Wolf Pack showed strength coming back to tie the game with two 31-29 wins. However, Nevada couldnt close out the fth game and complete the rally and lost. New Mexico State ended up making the NCAA Tournament. What if the Wolf Pack didnt have two attack errors or a setting error when it had matchpoint up 14-10?
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The Wolf Pack football team gave the undefeated No. 13ranked Warriors a denite scare in Reno Nov. 19. Nevada battled Hawaii into the fourth quarter and Warriors kicker Dan Kelly hit a 45-yard eld goal to win it. What if Nevada coach Chris Ault had not let time go off the clock to take a timeout and gave Kaepernick more than ve seconds to get in eld goal range?
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California 74, Nevada 68 The Wolf Pack was within three points with two minutes left after Marcelus Kemp hit a 3-pointer to make it 67-64. However, the Wolf Pack missed four 3-pointers after that, including two from Kemp as Nevada lost its rst home game of the season. What if Kemp made those 3pointers and the Wolf Pack got a few stops down the stretch? New Mexico State 3, Nevada The volleyball team had lost
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Fresno State 1, Nevada 0 (WAC Tournament) The Nevada soccer team had six shots on goal in the game, but couldnt get one in the net. Fresno State had seven shots, but Nevadas defense forced Fresno State to take the shots far away from the goal. Nevada could not repeat entries into NCAA Tournament. What if Fresno States Nicole Guiterrez had not kicked in the game-winning goal with a minute left in regulation or if Terri Patraw was still coach? Hawaii 28, Nevada 26
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Boise State 69, Nevada 67 The Wolf Pack football teams 6-6 season had many people thinking about what the season could have been with ve of its losses coming by eight points or less. However, against one of the ercest rivals in the conference, Nevada broke through with the most combination of points ever in a Football Bowl Subdivision. The four-overtime thriller was one of the most exciting games of the season. What if quarterback Colin Kaepernick not been tackled on his way to the endzone for the 2-point conversion or if Brett Jaekles PAT wasnt blocked in the fourth quarter?

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2007

VOLUME CXIV NUMBER 16

Dennis Kucinich A townhall meeting at RenoSparks Convention Center..

is the number of members in the Students for Barack Obama club

Lackluster attention set to reverse after New Hampshire

UNR prepares for cuts

Ron Paul A student-sponsored rally held at the University of Nevada, Reno.

John Edwards A townhall meeting at Hug High School..

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Barack Obama A townhall meeting at the Grand Sierra Resort.

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Joe Biden and Bill Richardson At the Opportunity 08 Forum at UNR.

is the number of friends on Ron Pauls MySpace

is the number of members in the Students for Hillary club

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See CLIMATE Page A5

Paul and Obama clubs break trends in their national support

is the number of friends on Mitt Romneys MySpace

See CANDIDATES Page A2

is the number of friends on Rudy Giulianis MySpace

LINING UP TO LEAVE UNR

$32.7 million $102 million

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See BUDGETS Page A4

A2 DECEMBER 11, 2007

Student voice of the University of Nevada, Reno since 1893.

VOLUME CXV ISSUE 16

Glick appoints new journalism dean

Managing Editor Nick Coltrain

Senior Editor Garrett Hylton

News Editor Jessica Estepa

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Features Editor Clint Demeritt

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TROUBLE WITH SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS

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THE JOE OPENS

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