By Stephen Ward

Students could face a 26

percent increase in tuition over
the next two years, according
to a Nevada System of Higher
Education proposal to help
mitigate potential budget cuts.
Higher education leaders
submitted the four-point plan
to the Nevada Legislature
on Friday, which included
proposals to reduce operating
budgets and, in return, receive
more money from the states
general fund.
NSHE Chancellor Dan Klaich
considered the proposal as a
way for institutions to share
the states financial burden
reasonably, he said.
(The proposal) is a com-
bination of all the testimony
weve heard so far, Klaich said.
Were not asking for one
group (of Nevadans) to bear all
the cuts.
After listening to speakers
advocate higher education
throughout the day, Assembly
members were left in a political
stalemate. Republicans in the
Legislature remained support-
ive of Gov. Sandovals budget
proposal for higher education,
despite the efforts of education
proponents to lessen the cuts.
Among the members of the
Legislature that rejected the gov-
ernors recommended budget
was Assemblyman Paul Aizley.
The cuts are way too big,
Aizley said. Were losing
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name
leader
By Jessica Fryman
An interim president for the
University of Nevada, Reno
will likely be appointed May
6, at the next scheduled meet-
ing of the Nevada System of
Higher Educations Board of
Regents, university adminis-
trators said.
Chancellor Dan Klaich is
meeting with UNR faculty
and students this week to hear
what the community would
like to see in an interim leader,
he said.
He said he hopes to have a
nomination ready for the May
6 meeting.
I have some thoughts
based on whats going on at
the campus but this is really a
listening session, he said.
Provost Marc Johnson has
been acting president since
President Milton Glick died of
a massive stroke last Saturday.
It is part of Johnsons regular
duties as provost to handle
the presidents business if the
president is unavailable.
Johnson said he was able
to carry out the critical
events scheduled on both his
calendar and the presidents,
including attending budget
hearings at the Legislature on
Friday.
We kept most of the major
appointments that were criti-
cal for the president as well as
the ones that were critical for
academic operations, but we
had to cancel a few things as
well, Johnson said. But there
are some things that can afford
to be postponed.
Johnson said he had to
postpone some meetings to
receive and discuss regular
reports with some deans and
faculty.
I think its very important
for the public, the regents and
the faculty and the students to
know that there is a standard
The Nevada System of
Higher Educations Board
of Regents have scheduled
a meeting for May 6.
Part of their business
will likely be appointing an
interim president for the
University of Nevada, Reno.
A time and place have
yet to be announced.
Th N d S t f
REGENT MEETING
See GLICK Page A5
NSHE suggests 26 percent tuition hike
Bill could require
arrestee DNA swab
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Dan Klaich, right, chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher
Education, speaks Friday at the Nevada Legislature.
BRIANNA DENISON
See BUDGET Page A5
By Don Weinland
A bill that proponents say
could have prevented the
murder of Brianna Denison is
making headway in the Nevada
Legislature.
Known as Bris Law in Nevada
and Katies Law in the 24 states
that have adopted it, Assembly
Bill 522 is named after Brianna
Denison, who James Biela raped
and murdered in 2008. If passed,
it would require police to take
DNA samples upon felony ar-
rest. Current law requires that
ofcers take samples upon
felony conviction.
The bill passed 10 to 3 in the
Judiciary Committee on April
15. Biela was sentenced to death
in June 2010, two years after he
murdered Denison.
Advocates of the bill said it
would help catch repeat sex
offenders like Biela and could
have prevented Denisons mur-
der. Those opposed to it said it
See DENISON Page A5
If passed, the bill would
require DNA sampling of all
people arrested on felony
charges.
Felon arrestees would be
required to cover the cost.
If d th bill ld
ASSEMBLY BILL 522
A plan submitted Friday
proposes a 26 percent
tuition increase, a reduction
in NSHEs operating budget,
and more funds appropriated
from the states general fund
over the next biennium.
A l b itt dF id
EDUCATION PLAN
Married in college
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Marriage counselors in the Reno area see a large number of students who are married or engaged. These students face nancial and emotional challenges.
Students nd hardship in matrimony
By Riley Snyder
I
f Jessica Carter werent engaged, she
wouldnt live in Nevada. She would attend
Texas Christian University. She would be in
a sorority. She would be an honors student.
But she wouldnt be as happy.
To come up to Nevada was a big risk, said
Carter, a 21-year-old marketing major. I think
that was denitely the point where I said that my
relationship with (my ance) is more important
than these things.
Carter transferred to the University of Nevada,
Reno to be with her boyfriend in 2009. They
became engaged in August and set their wedding
date for June 4. While shes glad to be getting
married, the life of an engaged college student
is demanding, Carter said. Her engagement has
added even more planning onto her life as a col-
lege student, she said. As a result, she has forgone
involvement in many campus groups, traded in
her job for an internship and struggled with
group projects in classes.
I feel like I always have so many appointments,
and so many meetings, and so many items that I
need to take care of, whether it be for school or
my internship or the wedding or hanging out
with people, Carter said. If I didnt have my
to-do list, I would forget, and thered just be no
structure.
The situation Carter and her ance, Trey
Harper, face is becoming more difcult as a
sagging economy puts more nancial stress on
Nevadas married couples, said Jaye Jenkins,
coordinator of the Downing Counseling Clinic
at UNR. For some married student couples, the
stress eventually leads to divorce. For others,
empathy between partners can sustain couples
through tough times.
Students may get married in college for a
number of reasons, including family traditions
and religion, Jenkins said. But college marriages
can mean extra stress, nancial hardship and
delayed plans, according to relationship profes-
sionals and UNR students.
STUDENT LIFE
Unlike other students, engaged or married
students have more responsibility when it comes
to planning, Carter said.
When people want to hang out, I kind of have
to go through and say, OK, Im free this hour on
this date. Does this work for you? she said.
The balancing act between school and wed-
ding planning means passing up involvement in
the American Marketing Association and Student
Ambassadors, as well as holding a job, she said.
She said she has been able to take up an intern-
ship with an online wedding marketing company
because it helps her plan for her own wedding.
I wish I could still be working this semester, I
wish I could still be involved way more on cam-
pus, Carter said. There are a few classes that
Ive wanted to take, that involve a lot of outside-
of-class work and weekend trips and traveling,
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By Kayla Johnson and
Gianna Cruet
Elimination of the degree-
granting philosophy program
would mean fewer classes
offered for various degrees, a
smaller emphasis on humani-
ties education and ring four
tenured faculty, said university
students and professors.
If the Nevada Legislature
passes more than $26 million
in cuts to the University of
Nevada, Reno, administrators
will consider removing philoso-
phy degrees and upper-level
philosophy classes, according
to the universitys budget reduc-
tion plan released April 4.
Thomas Nickles, a UNR
philosophy professor, said
philosophy is a staple of any
humanities education.
Philosophy is interdisciplin-
ary and has intellectual skills
you can apply to other subject
matters, Nickles said. Its not
focused on a particular product
or service area.
The loss of upper-division
philosophy courses hurts the
campus atmosphere, he said.
Paulo Capone, a 21-year-old
philosophy major, said it would
be a mistake for the university
to close humanities programs.
Taking away humanities
departments is not the direction
Nevada needs to go in, Capone
said. I feel like the social impact
to any philosophy department
in Nevada will be detrimental.
Janet Blanke, a 21-year-old
criminal justice major, said she
agrees with the importance of
higher-level philosophy courses,
some of which she is required
to take for her major.
You wouldnt understand
where law comes from or (be
able to) interpret it as well
(without philosophy), Blanke
said. Ethics classes are im-
portant for any major. It would
probably be problematic if we
lost an ethical theory class.
But the elimination is far
from certain, said Deborah
Achtenberg, chair of the phi-
losophy department. Since
administrators suggested the
departments reorganization,
philosophy faculty remain
hopeful it will avoid any reduc-
tions, she said. Nevertheless,
philosophy students have set
up a Facebook page from which
they can spread news about
budget cuts.
The second round of cuts, in
which the philosophy depart-
ment is included, would only
happen if the university receives
the worst case budget number
in June, UNR Provost Marc
Johnson said. The changes in
the department would happen
in the fall 2012 semester.
If we have a bad budget, well
have to put our ideas under
proposals, Johnson said.
The philosophy department
would continue to exist, but
all degree programs would be
eliminated and the philosophy
faculty would be reduced from
seven to three, according to
the philosophy departments
website. All faculty would
remain through June 30, 2012,
and remaining faculty would
teach lower-division philosophy
courses, the website said.
Because administrators
havent asked the department to
enter into the curricular review
process yet, Achtenburg said
the department is condent the
program will continue.
Philosophy Club member
Danielle Davis said the depart-
ment is unsure of its future.
If we had real knowledge
(about the budget situation),
itd be way easier (to handle),
Davis, a 20-year-old philosophy
major, said. I am eight classes
away from completing my phi-
losophy major. I cant take eight
400-level philosophy classes in
two semesters.
Kayla Johnson and Gianna
Cruet can be reached at news@
nevadasagebrush.com.
By Ben Miller
A representative of Alpha Tau
Omega fraternity is meeting
with University of Nevada, Reno
leaders this week to begin the
groups re-establishment after
administrators found it guilty of
hazing in 2008.
Administrators ended the chap-
ters recognition after they found
its members guilty of depriving
pledges of sleep, forcing them
to eat raw chicken and branding
symbols into their buttocks, said
Sally Morgan, director of the of-
ce of student conduct, in 2008.
Shannon Ellis, vice president
of student services, said UNR
is giving ATO a second chance
primarily because they agreed to
not allow previous members in.
The procedure is standard
practice for Greek organizations
returning to a campus that
banned them, said Ellis, who has
worked as a Greek adviser at two
other universities. But ATO will
be the only fraternity to return
to UNR after losing recognition
in at least the last decade, said
Gerald Marczynski, associate vice
president of student life services.
Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity will not
be allowed to return after a pledge
died from drowning in Manzanita
Lake in 2002, he said.
Ellis said old members can
hamper a returning chapters
ability to bring its values in line
with the national organization.
If we want you to come back,
we want you to come back with
the right attitude, she said.
The new group will be consid-
ered a colony of the fraternity
for 12 to 18 months, giving them
time to establish a presence with
the Greek community on campus,
Marczynski said.
Bobby Grangier, the national
ATO representative, said the
colony acts as a chapter in
training, participating in
almost all of a normal chapters
activities. The group will recruit
members, participate in Greek
community activities and engage
in philanthropy efforts, but will
not have a house for at least two
years and wont participate in
fraternity rituals. Grangier said
ATO will recruit its rst class this
fall semester.
Sigma Kappa, which leases the
previous ATO house, will remain
in the residence, Grangier said.
During the colony process,
Grangier hopes the fraternity will
be able to move past the reputa-
tion its earlier members set.
Ben Miller can be reached at
bmiller@nevadasagebrush.com.
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COST OF CUTTING
Extension cuts
would harm rurals
Philosophy tied to campus
By Ben Miller
Eight years ago, Amara McDer-
metts mother walked into her
room to nd a stash of metham-
phetamines under her mattress.
She called the police to have the
Winnemucca seventh-grader
arrested, beginning a cycle that
would have her in and out of
Leighton Hall, the citys juvenile
detention facility, for two-and-
a-half years. During this time,
McDermett would be arrested
for crimes ranging from violence
against her mother to stealing
and crashing her mothers truck.
Today, McDermett is em-
ployed. She lives in an upscale
apartment complex in west Reno
and maintains a good relation-
ship with her mother.
But if it werent for the Uni-
versity of Nevada Cooperative
Extension program, or UNCE,
McDermett, 24, might not have
those things, she said. Per the
terms of her probation, she was
required to go through UNCEs
Project Making a Group and Indi-
vidual Commitment, or MAGIC.
She said the program, which
teaches skills such as communi-
cation and conict management
to juvenile delinquents, turned
her life around.
In my eyes, I probably would
have been an adult offender,
she said.
UNCE efforts such as Project
MAGIC are spread throughout
the state. But more than 100 such
programs will face elimination
or funding and staff reductions
if the Nevada Legislature passes
Gov. Brian Sandovals budget, said
Marilyn Smith, director of Project
MAGIC. Administrators proposed
a 72 percent or $5.5 million
cut to UNCE on March 7 as a
method of slashing the budget if
the Legislature passes it.
UNR Provost Marc Johnson
said the proposal doesnt call for
the elimination of UNCE because
administrators want to leave the
infrastructure in order to rein-
state programs in the future.
UNCE addresses problems in
six areas: natural resources, chil-
dren and families, health and nu-
trition, community development
and agriculture and horticulture,
a UNCE statement said.
These would otherwise be
unaddressed, said Jim Sloan,
a UNCE spokesman. The loss
would hit rural Nevadans such
the hardest because they have
even fewer services, Sloan said.
McDermett said she saw many
of her classmates beginning to
use drugs in high school after she
graduated from Project MAGIC.
In rural towns like Winnemucca,
young men and women have few
activities to participate in, and
turn to drugs in the absence of
participation, she said.
Especially with Project MAGIC
and all the other programs they
have for youth and family ser-
vices, (the reductions) will damn
all the rural areas in Nevada,
McDermett said.
Ben Miller can be reached at
bmiller@nevadasagebrush.com.
I am eight classes away from completing my
philosophy major. I cant take eight 400-level
philosophy classes in two semesters. Danielle
Davis, philosophy major
Philosophy students have
set up a Facebook page to
rally people against the
elimination of their degree.
Search for Save
Philosophy at UNR on
Facebook to nd the page.
Phil h t d t h
STUDENT ACTIVISM
Editors Note: These are stories in a series that takes an in-depth look at programs or positions on the chopping block at the University of Nevada, Reno. Look for
the Cost of Cutting label in the Sagebrush each week to learn more about each entity at risk for closure or severe reductions during the states budget shortfall.
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Weekly Update
Campus
Events
STUDENTS, STATE FIGURES REMEMBER LATE UNR PRESIDENT MILTON GLICK
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calendar
WEDNESDAY/27
MECHANICAL BULL AND
ROOT BEER FLOATS
When: 2-4 p.m.
Where: The Gateway Plaza
in front of the Joe Crowley
Student Union
The Associated Students of
the University of Nevada will
provide free root beer oats
and a mechanical bull as a
part of Mackay Week.
For more information,
contact Jeremy Comba at
traditions2@asun.unr.edu.
THE ROLE OF LATINOS IN
THE MILITARY
When: 5:30-8 p.m.
Where: Theater on the third
oor of the Joe Crowley
Student Union
Vietnam veteran Charley
Trujillo will discuss his
experiences in war and
show his movie, Soldados:
Chicanos in Viet Nam. Food
and refreshments will be
provided. This is a free event.
For more information,
contact Rocio Garcia at 775-
682-6499.
THURSDAY/28
PICNIC DAY
When: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Where: Jot Travis lawn
The Associated Students of
the University of Nevada will
provide free barbecue and a
mining demonstration as a
part of Mackay Week.
For more information,
contact Jeremy Comba at
traditions2@asun.unr.edu.
Flipside Programmers,
Clubs & Organizations Commissioners and
Unity Commissioners
Applications are due to
President@ASUN.unr.edu
or to the ASUN front desk
TO GET
By 5PM
April 28th
ASUN
WANTS YOU
INVOLVED
Tradition Programmers,
applications are online at
asun.unr.edu
for more i nfor mati on pl ease
vi si t asun.unr.edu or contact
Speaker Broad at speaker@asun.unr.edu
2 Open Senate Seats
for the
Col l ege of Col l ege of Agr i cul t ur e,
Bi ot echnol ogy and Nat ur al Resour ces
Requi r ement s:
2. 75 cumul at i ve GPA
Enr ol l ed i n 7 Under gr aduat e Cr edi t s
Be i n t he Col l ege of CABNR
WEATHER FORECAST
High
temperature:
Low
temperature:
44 48 46 41
29 32 29 26
Highs: 43-50
Low: 30
Forecast prepared by
the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric
Administration. For more
information visit their
website at http://www.
weather.gov
Partly cloudy,
winds 5-10 mph
Partly cloudy,
winds up to 30
mph
Partly cloudy,
chance of snow
showers
UNR WEEKLY WEATHER DISCUSSION: Temperatures and wind speeds will crescendo Wednesday with the arrival of a
high-pressure system in the Truckee Meadows region. A cold front will cause temperatures to decrease after Thursday
and will bring a chance of snow showers with it.
Partly cloudy,
chance of snow
showers
Partly cloudy
135
ALPINE
MEADOWS
Closed
SIERRA-AT-
TAHOE
275
BOREAL
101
MOUNT ROSE
Closed
HEAVENLY
Closed
NORTHSTAR
POWDER REPORT
DISCUSSION: Wind gusts between 10 and 30
mph will persist until Wednesday night in the
Sierra Mountains. Calmer winds will continue
through Thursday as temperatures begin to
fall. Cloud cover could bring snow showers
Thursday night and Friday morning.
Sierra-at-Tahoe: Purchase
a three-day lift ticket for any
three days of the season for
$153.
Boreal: Sign up for an iRide
card, buy two all-day lift tickets
and receive a third day free.
Mt. Rose: Bring in a valid
college ID card to purchase an
all-day lift ticket for $35 any
Wednesday.
Northstar: Bring in a free
voucher from a Northstar
partner shop to get a
$61 lift ticket. For a list of
partner shops, go to www.
northstarattahoe.com.
RESORT SPECIALS
APRIL 24
Police responded to a trafc
accident at the Brian J.
Whalen Parking Complex.
Ofcers responded to a report
of a hit and run incident
involving a destruction
of property of a fence at
8301 Clean Water Way.
Police arrested an individual
for an outstanding warrant
at 401 West Second St.
Ofcers cited an individual
for being a minor in posses-
sion and consumption at
West Ninth and North Sierra
streets and cited three and
arrested one more for being
minors in possession and
consumption at North Sierra
and West 11th streets.
Police cited an individual
for being a minor in con-
sumption at The Strand
and West 11th Street.
APRIL 23
Ofcers arrested three
individuals for being minors in
possession and consumption
at 355 Raffetto Drive and
arrested another individual for
being a minor in consumption
at Sierra Residence Hall.
Police issued an arrest
to an individual for a
parole and probation hold
violation at East Ninth and
North Virginia streets.
POLICE BLOTTER NEWS BRIEFS
CONCRETE CANOE TEAM
QUALIFIES FOR SIXTH
NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
IN A ROW
The University of Nevada,
Reno concrete canoe team beat
the University of California,
Berkeley and San Jose State
University on April 16 to win
a regional competition and
qualify for its sixth national
competition in a row, according
to a university statement.
The team of engineering
students placed rst in three
categories among eight univer-
sities in the Mid-Pacic regional
competition, the statement
said. The group had to build a
canoe while adhering to a 76-
page book of rules and regula-
tions for the competition.
The UNR concrete canoe
team has placed in the top-10
in the national competition
every year since 2006, accord-
ing to the statement.
The students will compete in
the national tournament from
June 16-18 at the University of
Evansville in Evansville, Ind.,
according to the American
Society of Civil Engineers
website.
STUDENT GROUP HOSTS
EXERCISE IS MEDICINE
WEEK
The University of Nevada,
Reno Public Health Coalition
will host several events aimed
at promoting tness and ex-
ercise on campus this week in
honor of Exercise is Medicine
week, according to a university
statement.
Gov. Brian Sandoval declared
the last week of April to be Ex-
ercise is Medicine Week after
the American College of Sports
Medicine issued a challenge to
institutions of higher education
in the United States to increase
exercise levels during the week,
the statement said.
The Public Health Coali-
tion, a student group, will
host events such as a CrossFit
workout, wheelchair basketball
and a game of capture the ag
throughout the week, according
to the groups blog. Participants
will be able to enter a rafe
ticket at each event to win a
free year-long pass to Lombardi
Recreation Center.
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Eli Reilly, former president of the Associated Students of the University of Nevada, speaks Thursday at a memorial of late University of Nevada, Reno President Milton Glick. The
event drew people such as Gov. Brian Sandoval, U.S. Rep. Dean Heller and former UNR President Joe Crowley.
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Stiteler proposes
$100,000 in
budget increases
ASUN
By Riley Snyder
The Associated Students of the
University of Nevada will spend
about $100,000 more next year
than it did last year if the Senate
passes President Casey Stitelers
proposed budget.
One of the largest increases
in the budget is the creation of
the Milton D. Glick Academic
Initiatives, which funds items
such as the food pantry, ASUN
Bookstore scholarships and an
emergency tuition fund. The
initiative, which will receive
more than $80,000, is funded
mostly through slashing the
contingency fund and decreas-
ing the fringe accounts of many
ASUN departments.
Other than an overall budget
increase, the proposed budget
is similar to last years budget.
Stiteler said it is difcult to
accurately track the revenue
stream because of changing
enrollment numbers.
We budget very conser-
vatively, because we have to
budget for the whole year,
Stiteler said.
The increase in funds is
mainly from summer student
fees, said Amy Koeckes, As-
sociate Director of Marketing
and Media. This is the second
year ASUN has collected these
funds, as the Extended Studies
program previously collected
and distributed the fees, she
said.
Stiteler collaborated with
former Budget and Finance
chairman Mathew Neben when
creating the budget, which he
said was helpful because of
Nebens knowledge and experi-
ence with the budget.
(Neben) has such an under-
standing of the budget process,
and more importantly, he really
understands the philosophy,
Stiteler said.
One decrease in funds will be
from the Elections Commission,
which would lose $1,500 previ-
ously dedicated to hiring poll
workers. Because elections are
mainly online, and only a hand-
ful of students voted with paper
ballots during the last ASUN
election, the positions will no
longer be needed, Stiteler said.
Campus Escort will receive
an increase of $10,000 to their
operating budget. Because of
rising gas prices, the program
is projected to give a record
number of rides next year.
Departments in ASUN did
not receive much additional
funding in this proposal, as am-
bitious departments didnt pay
attention to their budgets last
year and had to constantly ask
the senate for appropriations,
Stiteler said.
The $1.7 million budget will
likely pass through the ASUN
Senate Committee on Budget
and Finance, Speaker of the
Senate Joseph Broad said. If the
budget passes through commit-
tee quickly, it could end up on
the agenda for the May 4 senate
meeting, Stiteler said.
Riley Snyder can be reached at
rsnyder@nevadasagebrush.com.
The undergraduate
student president submitted
a budget that would increase
the student governments
spending by $100,000 from
last year.
The budget includes the
creation of the Milton D.
Glick Academic Initiatives.
Th d d t
BUDGET PROPOSAL
To see the full
undergraduate student
government budget, go
online.
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Leilani Quiring, a 7-year-old homeless girl, poses Thursday in front of a portrait of herself. The picture was displayed as part of an exhibition of
photography of homeless individuals and their poetry made in collaboration with students and faculty from the University of Nevada, Reno.
Homeless display art at UNR
Faculty and students help shelter residents nd voices
By Libby Bakke
For eight weeks, a silent and
often overlooked community
found their voice with pens, pa-
per and a little guidance from
University of Nevada, Reno
professors and students.
Expressions of Homelessness,
a project led by UNR students
and faculty members, taught
residents at the Volunteers of
America shelter on Record Street
to express themselves via poetry.
The results have been amazing,
said Alex Ellison, AmeriCorps
VISTA Volunteer Coordinator.
In the end, what (the partici-
pants) created I mean, it was
so beautiful, Ellison said. It
was just honesty.
Art and poetry from the
project is on display until May
6 in the DeLaMare Library in
the Mackay Mines building, as
is UNR students photography.
Nevada Humanities, UNRs
Honors Program, AmeriCorps
VISTA and Nevada Volunteers
partnered with the university to
put on the project.
Poetry has led the home-
less participants to reect on
concepts such as wandering
and home. During an activity,
one young participant named
Jordon revealed his fears of
loneliness, hatred and being un-
loved, Ellison said. The project
seeks to give underprivileged
populations an equal opportu-
nity to be educated and express
themselves, said Melissa Kelley,
the 18-year-old UNR student
who co-founded Expressions of
Homelessness.
The project has not only been
a learning experience for the
shelter residents. The instruc-
tors have also developed a new
understanding of the homeless
population, Ellison said.
This really broke those ste-
reotypes for me, Ellison said.
I think it did that for every-
body involved. These are real
people. They have families, they
have to cook dinner, they have
jobs and they have something
to say.
Arielle Murphy, a 23-year-old
photography and art history
major, photographed the proj-
ect. The destitute circumstances
experienced by many of the
participants gave Murphy a
better understanding of what it
means to be homeless, she said.
Murphys photos are on display
in the DeLaMare Library.
David Fenimore, a UNR
English professor, strummed
his guitar to the lyrics of a group
of homeless participants. The
instruction in poetry writing has
been valuable for the disadvan-
taged population, he said.
If this kind of expression suits
them, theyll have something
more powerful to offer the
world, Fenimore said.
Although Ellison said she
hopes the program will continue
in the future, the conclusion to
the rst eight-week session was
bittersweet.
Its hard now, she said. It
ended, and most of these people
left the shelter I spent eight
weeks with them. I got close to
them, and its hard now, to not
know where they are.
Libby Bakke can be reached at
news@nevadasagebrush.com.
What: Art and poetry
from students, faculty and
homeless citizens
When: 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
Monday-Thursday, 7:30
a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, 1-10 p.m.
Saturday, open until May 6
Where: DeLaMare Library,
Mackay Mines building
Wh t A t d t
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that I havent been able to take
advantage of because Im out
of town so much planning the
wedding.
Despite the difculties that
come with planning a wedding,
she said she and her ance
are ready for the commitment
because theyve been dating for
ve years. The couples two-year
absence from each other before
Carter moved to Reno proved
their relationship could with-
stand stress, she said.
It was really difcult, but I
think it was really good because
it really strengthened our
relationship, Carter said. You
know how they say, Absence
makes the heart grow fonder? I
denitely think thats true.
Jenkins said other students
may have various reasons for
getting married in college. Some
may feel a pressure to cohabitate
as a way to share money be-
tween the couple, while others
may have family traditions
involving early marriage, she
said. Marriage can be benecial
to students, as they can support
each other nancially and emo-
tionally, she said.
While Carter deals with the
majority of the wedding plan-
ning, her ance deals with a
different task nding a place
to live after the wedding. With
the pair getting married in about
six weeks, Harper wants to get
a residence for the couple, who
now live in separate residences,
to move into before they nalize
their commitment.
In order to make their rela-
tionship work, Harper has made
his share of sacrices. Hes put
off applying for the University of
Nevada School of Medicine for a
year so he could focus on nding
a job to support the couples new
life together.
For the most part, Carter is
secure in the experiences shes
given up to plan a wedding.
For me, I feel like Im having
a wonderful college experience,
Carter said. Am I missing out on
some partying and social events?
Sure, but thats not something
Im really interested in.
MATURITY
For some student couples, a
lack of preparedness for a long-
term relationship causes marital
problems. In hindsight, Jason
King realizes many of the prob-
lems in his four-year marriage
stemmed from the couples im-
maturity. King, who was 18 when
he got married, said he and his
girlfriend werent prepared for
such a serious commitment.
She seemed to live a very
loose lifestyle, or at least viewed
relationships as being loose,
said King, a 30-year-old sociol-
ogy major. I think one of the
problems is that she saw the
freedom that her friends had,
and kind of yearned for it, even
though she was married.
Cornelius Sheehan, a psycho-
therapist in Reno, said many of
the UNR and Truckee Meadows
Community College students he
counsels come to him because
they dont communicate well
with each other. More mature
couples are better able to un-
derstand each others points of
view because they have a longer
history together, he said.
Couples who have been mar-
ried for longer periods of time
tend to empathize with the
others perspective on a situa-
tion and can thus interpret their
actions in a more positive way,
Sheehan said.
But for some student couples
such as King and his wife, marital
problems extend beyond com-
munication issues.
King said he and his wife
werent prepared for the nancial
hardship that came during their
marriage. Kings job in construc-
tion didnt pay enough for the
couple to be able to afford their
own residence, so they moved in
with his wifes mother in a small
apartment for the rst year of
their marriage. His relationship
with his wife became even more
tense when he was laid off and
nancial trouble began to plague
the family.
The rocky relationship even-
tually led to a divorce in 2002,
leaving King to himself. The
depression of the failed marriage
pushed him to heavy drinking
and a string of unsteady jobs.
Many young couples experi-
ence challenges similar to Kings
because they dont take time to
fully consider the obligations
and difculties that come with
marriage, said Bradford Wilcox,
director of the National Marriage
Project.
One of the challenges facing
collegiate couples is that they
may be madly in love with each
other, and may not have the
perspective that they need to
make an informed choice about
marriage, he said.
Today, King is the father of a
5-year-old son and lives with the
boys mother. Having a child has
prepared him for a more serious
relationship than his rst mar-
riage.
I feel that I am a much better
person, a much stronger person,
much more mature, because of
being a father, because of a short
time when I was raising my son
by myself, King said. And that
has had a great impact on me
wanting to succeed, not only for
myself but for my son as well.
But King isnt ready to tackle
another marriage. He and his
girlfriend have no plans to get
engaged.
FAITH
Some students overcome
the obstacles of engagement
and marriage with the shared
values and experiences found in
religion, Sheehan said.
Sarah Grifn looks to her
Christian upbringing for guid-
ance in all of her life decisions,
including the one to become
engaged last April, she said.
Its been my whole life. It just
denes me. If I didnt have it, I
wouldnt be where I am today,
said Grifn, a 21-year-old nutri-
tional dietetics major.
Grifn attends Living Stones
Church, where church leaders
counseled her on issues like
nances, faith, sex and future
family planning, said Pastor
Bobby Grossi of Living Stones.
Faith in Jesus gives us the
ability to struggle well, so when
we go through times of anxiety,
whether it be nals or whether
its issues in the marriage, God
gives us the ability to struggle
well through those things,
Grossi said.
Younger couples have a 14
percent less chance of divorce if
they have a religious afliation,
according to a 2010 report by
The National Marriage Project.
Younger couples usually have a
higher divorce rate than older
couples, so having spiritual men-
torship can help prevent marital
stress, Wilcox said.
If people are getting married
in their college years, it is a
challenge in terms of maturity,
he said. I think theyre not as
likely to succeed unless they are
in a religious community.
Religion also acts as a buffer
against conict, Harper said.
While he and Carter argued often
over petty matters during their
less-religious high school days,
they use their faith to ignore
trivial issues today, Harper said.
I think its a big source of unity
for us, a kind of conict resolu-
tion for decision making, its kind
of central to our relationship
just in daily life and our goals of
what we want to do together as a
couple, he said.
Along with Harpers presence
in Reno, the areas religious com-
munity attracted Carter to UNR.
From there, the couple knew
their relationship was a serious
one.
Had I not been dating Trey,
I probably would have gured
out how to stick it out at TCU,
Carter said. I think that when
I decided to transfer. Thats kind
of when Trey and I knew that
our relationship was leading to
marriage.
Nevada Sagebrush reporter Ben
Miller contributed to this report.
Riley Snyder can be reached at
rsnyder@nevadasagebrush.com.
Marriage
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For me, I feel like Im having a wonderful college experience. Am I missing out on
some partying and social events? Sure, but thats not what Im really interested in.
Jessica Carter, 21-year-old engaged student at the University of Nevada, Reno
business because we dont
have a good system of higher
education. States that dont
make strict cuts are not doing as
poorly as those who are making
the cuts.
The Senate and Assembly
separately reviewed Gov. San-
dovals proposed $162 million
cut to higher education, as
well as two NSHE strategies
for implementing the cuts.
Joining Klaich at the legisla-
ture was University of Nevada,
Reno Provost Marc Johnson,
Chancellors Business Round-
table members and Philip Sa-
tre, chairman of International
Game Technology.
Satre focused on the business
communitys tie to education,
saying cuts would disable the
states competitiveness and
thwart its ability to recover
after the nancial crisis calms.
Recognize that youve been
elected to use your intellect,
Satre, who said he has con-
tributed more than $1 million
of his own money to Nevada
schools, said to the Senate.
Not everyone who spoke
Friday was there to criticize
the governors budget; San-
dovals Chief of Staff Heidi
Gansert and State Budget
Director Andrew Clinger sat
with poised demeanors as
Senate members stormed the
duo with questions.
One aspect of the governors
proposal that received atten-
tion was the diversion of 9 cents
for every dollar of property tax
revenue to higher education.
When asked about the
diversion, Gansert said the
governor was looking at the
tax revenue models of the 2001
Legislature.
Despite conicting opinions
about the outlook of educa-
tions looming budget, some
state ofcials were vocal about
their support of higher educa-
tion. John Oceguera, Speaker
of the Assembly, alluded to
the repercussions of cutting
education before beginning
the groups meeting.
Stephen Ward can be reached at
sward@nevadasagebrush.com.
violates the Fourth Amend-
ment, the constitutional right
against unlawful search and
seizure.
If this law had been in place,
its possible Brianna Denison
could be alive, said Jayann
Sepich, the mother of rape and
murder victim Katie Sepich.
Because Biela was previously
arrested on felony charges and
raped a University of Nevada,
Reno student in a campus
parking garage, its possible
he would have been detained
before murdering Denison,
Sepich said.
Gabriel Avilla murdered
Sepichs daughter Katie in 2003
in New Mexico, the rst state to
adopt the law.
But the constitutionality of the
bill is in question in Nevada and
other states that have adopted
it.
Orrin Johnson, Washoe Coun-
tys deputy public defender,
testied against the bill April
13, saying DNA sampling before
conviction or without a warrant
is unconstitutional.
The Fourth Amendment
prohibits unlawful search and
seizure, something the bill
would violate, Johnson said.
Ninth Circuit courts across the
country are debating the laws
constitutionality with mixed
results, he said.
Have (felon arrestees) had
sufcient due process to justify
a DNA search? Johnson said.
And thats where the courts
have been split.
If the bill is passed but
later declared unconstitutional,
people convicted on DNA
evidence could be released if
other evidence is insufcient,
Johnson said.
Sepich said DNA sampling
isnt as invasive as some people
think it is.
I believe people dont under-
stand how (DNA sampling) really
works, Sepich said. Peoples
fears are unjustied. Its actu-
ally less invasive than taking a
ngerprint.
While potential employers
can access ngerprint databases
for background checks, law
enforcement can access DNA
information only when search-
ing for a criminal match, Sepich
said.
Similar bills have been pro-
posed this year in 21 of the 26
states that havent adopted it.
Sepich testied in support of the
bill April 13 in the Nevada Leg-
islature. She has also testied in
Connecticut and Rhode Island,
among other states.
UNR Police Department Chief
Adam Garcia said he supports
taking DNA samples from felon
arrestees. Building such a DNA
database would offer faster and
increased protection to UNR
students, he said.
Arrestees already give up
several rights upon detainment,
Garcia said. Taking a DNA
sample is not far removed from
the procedure that is already in
place, he said.
When youre arrested, you
give up ngerprints, Garcia
said. You give up photographs.
The amount of money the bill
could save the state is also up for
debate.
Lauren Denison, Briannas
aunt and spokeswoman for the
Denison family, said Bris Law
would save counties time and
money when investigating cases
in which DNA databases were
available.
Sepich said the state of New
Mexico spent more than $200,000
and three-and-a-half years in-
vestigating her daughters case.
If Avillas DNA had been taken
during an earlier felony arrest,
that time and money could have
been saved, she said.
But a DNA database of felony
arrestees will cost counties and
the state money, Johnson said.
The bill stipulates that arrestees
pay the cost of DNA sampling.
Because many people arrested
on felony charges are indigent
and unable to front the dues,
taxpayers will end up paying for
the DNA processing.
Its going to suck money out of
the general fund, Johnson said.
Its going to divert resources,
which takes away from programs
like rehabilitation.
Don Weinland can be reached at
dweinland@nevadasagebrush.com.
set of authorities for succes-
sion so that there is not a gap
in leadership during times of
crisis like this, Johnson said.
Nothing gets closed, nothing
gets disrupted, et cetera.
Although business was able
to move forward this week,
Klaich said it was not neces-
sarily easy.
The week last week was
one of the worst weeks of my
professional life. Period, said
Klaich, who worked closely
with Glick for several years.
Its very tough for me to say it
was a good week or a normal
week. It was an awful week. We
did what we had to do.
Jessica Fryman can be reached at
jfryman@nevadasagebrush.com.
Glick
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Lauren Denison, left, Brianna Denisons aunt, speaks April 13 at the annual Victims Rights Week Candlelight Vigil. Bridgette Zunino-Denison, Brianna Denisons mother, right,
also spoke.
Denison
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University should not tolerate hazing
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My inept
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left me jobless
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T
rue to its intent, the J.
Crew advertisement
showing the companys
creative director paint-
ing her 5-year-old sons toenails
caught my
attention.
I was
horried.
The childs
mother was
subjecting
him to an
activity I
associate
with a
different
gender,
making my social anxiety shoot
through the roof.
My concern subsided once
I accessed the Internet and
found polarized reactions in
harmony with my own. It helps
to know youre not the only
person overreacting about
something insignicant.
Luminaries from across the
country contributed to the
discussion. I favored psychia-
trist Keith Ablows FoxNews.
com Health column, saying,
This is a dramatic example
of the way that our culture is
being encouraged to abandon
all trappings of gender identity.
I couldnt have said it better
myself. If I cant rely on a toler-
ant cultures advertisements
to ensnare my future childs
gender orientation at an early
age, Im just going to have to
push up my sleeves and do it
myself.
Once I realized this, I had to
nd a way to make sure this
sadism never reached my door-
step. In an act of desperation, I
googled How can I prevent my
child from being homosexual?,
since thats what the matter
boils down to. Luckily, I
discovered theres already a vast
network of concerned parents
and guardians dedicated to
tackling this very issue.
My moment of solace came
when I found bible.ca, a Bible
website that offered vaccines
to prevent homosexuality.
Although the site was rife with
grammatical errors and a
layout that seemed to predate
Angelre, I knew wielding a
straight-turning elixir would be
better than raising a son with
painted toenails.
Unfortunately, the vaccine
was a metaphor. The site told
me to spend time with my
future child and to hug, kiss,
cuddle and show him or her
affection. I immediately wrote
it off as liberal conspiracy.
Just as I was falling back into
the tenebrous realm of dejec-
tion, I returned to my search
and Hail Mary clicked on the
rst choice. To my surprise, the
answers I was looking for were
there the whole time.
Landover Baptist Church is
the Anderson Silva of ghters
trying to trounce the childhood
identity epidemic. The churchs
site, landoverbaptist.org, comes
at the issue with full force.
The opening paragraph of
the page assures me there are
precautionary measures I can
take to ensure my child will
never become intoxicated with
mommys perfume and wont
become a prancing homo. No
need to tiptoe around the issue,
Landover.
The group offered sugges-
tions such as: dont allow a boy
to sit on a toilet, make the boy
eat everything on his plate,
make a boy wear socks unless
swimming, dont allow a boy to
watch cartoons, etc.
The list was targeted strictly
to boys, so Im assuming the
group is either working on
its list for girls or has already
discovered a cure for female
homosexuality that Ive yet to
stumble upon.
Now that Ive spent the
afternoon researching preven-
tative actions, Im condent my
future child will not have to go
through the trouble of selecting
his or her gender identity.
After all, manipulating my
childs perspective beats having
to second-guess my own.
Stephen Ward studies journalism
and English. He can be reached at
sward@nevadasagebrush.com.
I
am so poor I can barely afford to pay attention,
which probably explains why my Attention Decit
Hyperactivity Disorder is so extreme. My favorite
professor even cracks jokes in class about my
self-proclaimed pauperism. Its heart-wrenching.
The Myfundsislow disease is rapidly eating away at
what is left of my soul, and the
only cure is a job. Too bad Walmart
wont even hire me due to my
inability to pass those annoying
online personality tests.
Think of a company with
seemingly low employee standards
and Ive probably applied to it.
Ive applied to Macys twice a
year for the past ve years, and am
always left with a depressing email
saying I am not qualied.
You mean to tell me the 57-year-
old woman with Ru Paul-like makeup who works at
Clinique and advises me to pair bright blue eye shadow
with red lipstick is qualied? Fool, please.
I was even turned down at a maid service for a cheap
motel whos vacancy mainly consists of the scabes
that infest the beds. But the biggest dagger in my heart
came when Walmart turned me down.
One of the main reasons I decided to attend college
was to avoid having to work at places like Walmart. If I
cant nd a job in the journalism eld after graduation
(which is highly likely given my limited talents), I at
least want a job that will let me join a workers union.
Ive been told Im too ugly to work in retail, which
would be understandable if I applied to work at a Diane
von Furstenberg boutique, but this is Walmart were
talking about, people. There are decrepit folks covered
in liver spots who work there as greeters. Im sure my
less-than-good looks should sufce.
I have a large background in customer service and
retail, so I know lack of work experience isnt the issue.
Much of the strife in my life stems from my social
ineptness and less than ideal personality, and that is no
different when it comes to job-hunting.
The personality tests ask questions to guage whether
you are a right t for the job, i.e. whether you are an
extrovert or not apparently I have to Enjoy hanging
out with large crowds to be a fry cook.
Ive tried everything to pass these personality tests,
including having my outgoing friends take the tests for
me. I even found a cheat sheet for these tests online
consisting of the ideal answers employers look for, and
I still couldnt pass! I hate my life.
To make matters worse, Im awful at networking, so
getting jobs via connections is out of the question.
Seeing as I have nobody to Godfather me into any
vocations, and my personality is apparently worse than
those ex-convicts who work at truck stops, I am left
with just my rsum to get me noticed by employers.
So I sought professional help from Jane Bessette,
director of Career Connections & Alumni Relations of
the College of Business.
Bessette said many employers wont hire students
because they know we have inconsistent schedules
and are not in their low-paying jobs for the long haul.
Obviously, this statement spoke right to my bewildered
soul. She said students should aim high and apply for
jobs they arent underqualied for, like internships.
Her advice inspired me. Maybe I should aim higher.
If all else fails, creators of those personality tests could
hire me for the same reason computer companies hire
hackers.
Enjolie Esteve studies journalism and philosophy. She
can be reached at eestevenevadasagebrush.com.
T
he university should
implement a standard,
objective protocol for
dealing with infractions
in the Greek community. The
consequences for hazing
should be harsher than mere
suspension.
As it stands now, it seems as
if the only thing that warrants
a fraternitys ban from campus
is death. Is that really what it
takes for the university to draw
the line?
Alpha Tau Omega was found
guilty of hazing in early 2008
after pledges sought medical
attention for problems their
buttocks brand had caused.
Administrators said that during
recruitment, pledges also
suffered from sleep deprivation,
performed calisthenics and ate
uncooked food.
But despite the serious and
potentially deadly consequences
of the hazing, ATO only tempo-
rarily lost its recognition at the
University of Nevada, Reno. This
week, the group will begin its
re-establishment process.
ATO shouldnt be allowed to
come back to campus, though.
Hazing is a serious issue that
should have just as serious
punishments. The fraternity
members didnt seem to take it
that way, as evidenced by their
homecoming oat debacle
that featured a former member
in a chicken suit shortly after
the hazing allegations surfaced.
Unfortunately, the university
doesnt reinforce the serious-
ness much either, since the only
action that results in banish-
ment is death.
Aside from ATOs problems
in 2008, Sigma Alpha Epsilon
was put on a temporary
suspension for a sexual assault
allegation in 2009.
The only time a fraternity
has been permanently banned
from campus was in 2002 when
Pi Kappa Alphas charter was
revoked after Albert Jerome
Refuerzo Santos drowned in
Manzanita Lake while trying
to complete a task as a part of
recruitment.
The university has a respon-
sibility to set a higher standard
for expectations of its Greek
community. Death, in no way,
should be the only circumstance
that warrants banishment.
With the rules against any
form of hazing being so clear,
it is obvious that groups that
participate in hazing that
includes a sexual assault or rape
conviction or results in death
or a life-threatening injury or
illness should certainly not get
second chances.
The Nevada Sagebrush can be
reached at editor@nevadasage-
brush.com.
No, I wouldnt
do it because
I have a lot of
goals I want to
attain rst.
Wesley Yarborough
29, chemistry
Yeah, if the
right person
asked me to
marry them.
Jouka Gestoso
21, biochemistry
Yes, I got
married while
I was ( in
college).
Allen Stickney
27, biochemistry
No, I wont get
married until
Im in my 30s.
It would be too
much strain to
keep a marriage
together and do
well in school.
Kelli Casey
23, biology
Enjolie
Esteve
Stephen
Ward
Received April, 17 by email:
Governor Sandoval,
We as students representing
the universities in this state
would like to express our ex-
treme concern over the state of
our system of higher education.
A lot of numbers have been
thrown around lately; we are
the faces of those numbers,
our education should not be
compromised because of your
political ideals. Refusing to raise
revenue and only making cuts
is not a solution. In school we
are taught to think critically,
and not simply be complacent
when numbers do not add up.
A year at UNR with tuition,
a dorm room, and meal plan
costs about $17,000. If you
make minimum wage $8.25 an
hour, you would have to work
41 hours per week to pay for
school. A college education
in Nevada is becoming more
inaccessible with rising tuition
and programs disappearing
every round of cuts; its time for
a solution.
We disagree with your decision
to not raise taxes and not com-
promise with the legislative
leadership. THERE is a source
of revenue sitting in our own
back yard. The mining industry
has been disregarded as a po-
tential funding source for Ne-
vada, a 5 percent tax on gross
proceeds would have generated
$284 million in 2008, accord-
ing to the Progressive Leader-
ship Alliance of Nevada PLAN.
We understand that we all need
to make sacrices as a State,
and have carried the burden
of the budget shortfall in the
past. Your budget as proposed
would impose cuts that sever-
ally threaten the integrity of our
NSHE institutions, by compro-
mising our quality of education.
These cuts and proposals will
dismantle the colleges func-
tionality and purpose.
As students we are asking
YOU to invest in Nevada by
utilizing the revenue propos-
als put forward by leadership
in the Senate and Assembly.
We urge you to work with the
legislature in bipartisan ways
to create lasting solution to the
budget shortfall. Republicans
and Democrats statewide value
education and can agree that
education will drive Nevada
forward. We all have Nevadas
best interest at heart and hope
to see a more educated, di-
verse, and economically grow-
ing future.
Signed,
Students from the University of
Nevada
STORY:
STUDENTS ARGUE
AGAINST CABNR CUTS
On April, 21 2:51 p.m., Eric T
hornleywrote:
Agriculture puts food on your
table, said one animal sci-
ence student in the meeting.
Whats a dance student going
to do, entertain you?
We need to stop this danger-
ously divisive attitude both
at UNR and across the state
NOW. No more of this selsh,
individualistic, school-pride
induced behavior. We are all at
risk here. Enough is enough.
VIDEO:
A VISIONARY LEADER
On April, 19 9:38 p.m., david
wrote:
am sorry to when any person
dies but come on A Vision-
ary Leader if he was truly a
leader in education he would
have had the guts to cut ath-
letics and not cut academic
programs A nice guy yes but
a leader that he was not
WEB
NOTES
LETTER
TO THE
EDITOR
BROOKEMIKKELSON/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
opinion APRIL 26, 2011 A7
nevadasagebrush.com
I
was really excited to go to the
Nevada Womens Expo at the Reno-
Sparks Convention Center last
week. I thought it would be lled
with young Bikini
Kill fans ghting for
Planned Parent-
hood, discussing
politics and sharing
hip fashion tips.
Instead, the
majority of the
booths were
overwhelmingly
disappointing. It
seemed like the
overarching theme
of the Womens
Expo was You need
to improve yourself to impress others,
much like most womens magazines.
The number of booths promoting
fad diets, intense gym regimens
and general weight loss advice was
disheartening. At one plastic surgeons
booth, I felt the difference between
silicone and saline breast implants.
For a convention geared toward
women, it didnt seem to be a very
positive environment.
When I got home, I saw that one of
my friends posted a link to a Live Sci-
ence article that said one-third of young
women would trade at least a year of
their lives to have the perfect body.
Some of my friends agreed. They
would jump from being 21 to 22 if it
meant they could have an ideal body.
The whole experience left me feeling
pretty sad. Even some of the smartest,
strongest, most capable and successful
women are still plagued with body
image problems.
Womens bodies are scrutinized in
a way that mens bodies are not, in
many unachievable ways. This isnt
to say that men arent subjected to
criticism about their bodies. However,
its nowhere near comparable to the
pressure women feel to perfect their
gures.
In an attempt to combat this pres-
sure that women feel from the media,
from each other and from many
other sources to weigh little and be
thin, there has been an increased
emphasis on the fat acceptance
movement.
While this is, in theory, progressive,
this movement also has its drawbacks.
The phrase real women have curves
has been thrown around as a means of
empowering women who dont conform
to idealistic beauty standards.
Some feel comfortable criticizing
women who are thin. Since their bod-
ies are considered to be more accepted
in the mainstream, people dont feel as
bad calling them disgusting, disturb-
ing and unhealthy, as if these were
not human bodies that belong to a
person with feelings.
A lot of women feel pressure to have
expensive plastic surgery, but women
also criticize each other for having
plastic surgery.
I am tired of all of this. Women
should be allowed to do anything they
want in order to feel comfortable in
their own bodies.
People feel perfectly comfortable
saying things like, She looked so
much better before! and referring to
body parts that have been altered with
plastic surgery as fake. All womens
bodies are real, and barring any
potential health issues, all womens
bodies are ne by me.
Life especially youth is too
short to dwell on insignicant body
issues. Its not always easy. In fact, its
hardly ever easy to accept yourself the
way you are. But some simple steps
should be taken to make the world an
easier place to live in for women of all
body types.
Just remember that it is rarely ever
OK to comment on someones body,
and that it isnt worth it to waste
your best youth years feeling self-
conscious.
Casey OLear studies English and jour-
nalism. She can be reached at colear@
nevadasagebrush.com.
Casey
OLear
P-P-P POKER FACE
I
was ready for my own little World Series of Poker moment. I
sat down to play poker Wednesday evening, only my second
real time playing in a casino. My rst, the weekend after I
turned 21, turned out pretty well, coming in with $40 and
leaving with a little more than $200 thanks to some drunken
tourists and a four-of-a-kind with queens.
I was ready to rake in the cash, put on some sunglasses and
start my path toward becoming the next
no-name a multimillionaire in the world of
poker.
Well, lets just say I wont be quitting my
day job anytime soon.
Theres a slight difference between playing
on the weekend and in the middle of the
week. These guys werent a bunch of drunken
tourists. They came for one reason, and that
was to make money.
I sat down with $60. Everyone else had at
least $100 and refused to talk. The table was
completely silent. This wasnt a lets have
some fun playing cards type deal. This was
a get your game face on and lets see what
happens type game.
Ive never won or played in an ofcial tournament, nor have
I played in any high stakes games. I got the feeling that some of
these players had that experience.
Clearly, I was in over my head. So I used the one weapon I
had my inexperience.
I started talking. I pretended to take shots. I made senseless
bets. And, for a short time, it actually worked.
Through a combination of sheer dumb luck, playing pretty
much every hand and confusing the hell out of the other players
at the table, I was up $30.
Call it beginners luck. Call it chance, but by appearing as
though I had no idea what I was doing, I was actually winning.
But luck runs out at some point, and it happened pretty quickly
for me. It was soon apparent that I lacked both the poker face and
the reading abilities that the other players had.
I had one huge disadvantage. Im extremely cheap with a
dollar. Im the person who looks for the best deal to save 50 cents.
Im the person who really doesnt like losing out on money. And
in poker, that can be a problem.
It wasnt long before the other players realized that if they used
their seemingly limitless pockets to buy more chips and start putting
me all in, quite frankly, I wasnt going to be playing a lot of hands.
In the span of about 10 minutes I was back to $60. If theres one
thing I know how to do well, its when to get out. I was not in the
mood to lose $60, so my night came to an end.
Unfortunately, my poker night ended without glory. I wasnt
swimming in a pile of cash.
I couldnt claim poker superiority over anyone at the table. But
at least I left with what I came with, which is more than what a lot
of gamblers can say.
Alas, it looks like that career in poker for me is pretty
farfetched. Ill stick to playing poker on the weekends when the
intoxicated tourists ood the tables.
Unless you are a poker expert or have lots of cash to burn, I
suggest you do the same.
Lukas Eggen can be reached studies journalism and Spanish. He
can be reached at leggen@nevadasagebrush.com.
Lukas
Eggen
HEALTH AND FITNESS
I
see a lot of funny stuff in the gym.
Its hard for me to hold back a giggle
when I see a lanky guy exing his
brains out in front of the mirror after
a set of curls. You know, the one who gets
done with a set of
25-pound bicep curls,
throws the dumbbells
down on the oor and
proceeds to engage
in some Mr. Olympia
poses.
Another one that
always gets me is when
people yank up their
shirts and start exing
their midsection to the
point where their face
turns cherry red. Some
have solid abs, but others are abby.
The thing is, you cant ex your abs if they
arent visible enough as is. If theyre not,
then you just nd yourself sucking in your
stomach.
But the more and more I hit the gym,
the more I see that there is one common
denominator among a majority of the
gym-goers everyone wants a solid core.
This is an obvious goal for everyone to
have, but a lot of people go about it the
wrong way.
Ab workouts are great, but they only do
so much. Aside from adjusting your diet to
lean meats and low carb intake, here are
some tips on how to make your core more
solid.
FIX YOUR POSTURE
The easiest thing you can do is to x your
posture. This may seem pretty stupid to
some people, but xing your posture does
wonders for giving you a leaner look.
Arch your back, pop your chest out and
set your shoulders back. If you make it a
habit to have good posture (whether stand-
ing up or sitting down), your midsection
will begin to stretch out and look leaner.
This goes double-time for students who
carry around heavy backpacks. Sometimes
our luggage feels like a bag of bricks, but
you have to make sure your posture is
always correct.
WORK OUT YOUR LEGS
I love working out my legs. Nothing wears
me out more than a day of squats, dead
lifts and box step ups. Unfortunately, many
people hate working out their lower body
because it makes you feel like roadkill and
leaves you sore for the next week.
But working out your legs with exercises
like squats and deadlifts is great for your
core. When you perform a perfect squat or
deadlift, you are contracting and extracting
your midsection. Its like doing crunches
but with some weight.
Leg workouts are the best for your entire
body, so as much as many people hate to
see lower-body workout on their calen-
dar, its essential to building a strong core.
LOWER BACK
Imagine working out your chest, but
never working out your back. How about
working our your biceps, but never working
out your triceps?
How weird would that look?
The same goes for ab workouts. As much
as you work out your front midsection, you
also have to give your lower back equal
attention.
There are machines in every gym that
target your lower back and, most of the
time, the people you see on there are the
people who recognize what it takes to get a
lean core.
Sometimes, people forget that a strong
core means every bit of your midsection,
not just the front.
Juan Lpez studies journalism and Spanish.
He can be reached at jlopez@nevadasage-
brush.com.
Juan
Lpez
PRIDE AND PERSEVERANCE
Dont let discouraging situations break you down, lower your self-worth
I
have always been a strong,
condent person who doesnt care
what others think. Unfortunately,
somewhere along the way, I lost
sight of who I am.
I have been in tough situations and
have experienced
emotions I never
thought I would.
Those times when
I was hurt, humili-
ated or unhappy,
my self-worth, as
embarrassing as it
is to admit, went
right down the
drain.
I let those
circumstances
take a negative
toll on me and
became a completely different person
emotionally.
My sleep and eating habits changed,
my personality went from outgoing
to dull, and I cut my friends out of my
life even though it was a time when I
needed them most.
I allowed certain situations in my
life to break me down and became so
wrapped up in worrying about what
others thought of me that I didnt value
myself the way I used to.
My pessimistic mindset crushed my
self-worth and affected every aspect on
my life when it shouldnt have.
I even had thoughts about transfer-
ring to the University of Nevada, Las
Vegas and gured that escape would be
the answer to my problems.
But recently, I got advice from
someone at the University of Nevada,
Reno who I consider my dad away
from home. He said something in our
conversation that struck me: Get your
power back and value yourself.
At rst I was unsure about what that
exactly meant, but after some deep
thinking I realized it was necessary
to rebuild my self-worth and gain my
power back.
I now understand I have too much in
my life to be thankful for, and dwelling
on negative situations will do nothing
but hinder me from seeing the value in
myself.
I had placed so much value in others
that I was unable to see just how
important I actually am. I now know I
dont need to have hysterical thoughts
and actually believe that running away
from my issues and attending UNLV
will solve my problems.
I now see I am the only person who
has the power to make me feel good
about myself and when I give up that
power, I am giving up my self-worth.
I cant look to others for validation. I
now know I dont need the acceptance
of others in order to have value.
But rebuilding your self-worth is not
an overnight process it takes time.
The rst step is becoming independent
and acknowledging that no one else
has control of who you are. A bad
situation only changes who you are if
you allow it to.
Next, you have to remove all of the
things in your life that caused the low
self-worth and take active control by
doing things that make you happy.
Finally, you are able to reect back
on the changes you have made and
how you feel about yourself.
So if some asshole cheated on you,
you failed a class, lost your job, youre
broke as hell, youre going through a
bad breakup or if youre just having a
bad day, remember to not let it break
you down.
Suffering will do nothing but cause
pain. Dont let whatever it is tear you
down and take control of who you
are. Everything happens for a reason.
Life will eventually go on. Build back
your self-worth and get your power
back.
Value can only come from within
and I am happy I am on the road to
regaining my happiness. Self-worth
has a huge effect on the eminence of
life.
Life is full of good and bad times,
and even if things arent going as you
planned, just know that sooner or
later everything will work itself out.
I now look forward to bringing back
the person that I was meant to be,
because once I bring back me, even
though it will take some time, I will
have my self-worth back.
Kayla Johnson studies journalism. She
can be reached at kjohnson@neva-
dasagebrush.com.
Kayla
Johnson
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L
ast Thursday, I was walk-
ing around campus with
my headphones blasting
as usual. I have a playlist
I like to put on repeat when Im
at school, which mostly consists
of newer
songs and
dance jams.
But that
day, I hit
shuffle
on my
1,200-song
library
and, to my
delight,
Tupac
started
serenading my ears. I was in
heaven. Tupac doesnt sing you
a song, he tells you a story. He
puts you in the story and takes
you on a ride.
The beats to which he sang
may not have been com-
parable to what we hear in
hip-hop today, but his lyrics
were unmatched.
This made me think of what
other hip-hop artists today can
call themselves lyricists.
After a long look through my
iPod, I came up with some of
the best lyrical hip-hop artists
of today.
DRAKE
Drizzy Drake Rogers is
denitely at the top of this
list. One of the best artists in
any genre, much of Drakes
early work told stories about his
determination to get to the top
of the hip-hop game. Much like
Tupac, Drake tells tales of his
childhood and how he got to be
where he is today.
In 2009, Drake released
Successful, a story about his
everlasting motivation to reach
heights hes never seen.
He recites, A lot of yall are
still sounding like last year/The
game need change and Im the
motherfucking cashier.
Some of Drakes more recent
music has moved away from
this formula of letting his lyrics
speak for themselves, but his
deep words are still around.
KANYE WEST
Like Drake, Kanyes earlier
songs were a lot more lyrical
than what he produces today.
Songs he puts out like H.A.M.
and Monster pale in compari-
son to jams like Through the
Wire and Amazing, which
showcased his genius.
Still, Kanye shies away from
the club hits every once in a
while to put out lyrical gems.
One of my all-time favorite
songs of his is Roses. In the
song, he says, You know the
best medicine go to people
thats paid/If Magic Johnson
got a cure for A.I.D.S./And all
of the broke motherfuckers
passed away/You telling me if
my grandma was in the NBA,
right now, shed be OK?
As much as people love to
hate this self-loving celeb, his
lyrics outshine any of his other
antics.
LUPE FIASCO
Whenever Im having a bad
day or Im just in a poor mood,
Lupe can always cheer me up.
Unlike Drake and Kanye, Lupe
stays away from going after the
club hit and remains true to
his lyrical background.
The best evidence I can
provide of this is with Lupes
latest hit, The Show Goes On.
He sings, One in the air for
the people aint here/Two in the
air for the father thats there/
Three in the air for the kids in
the ghetto/Four for the kids
that dont wanna be there/
None for the ni**** tryna hold
them back/Five in the air for
the teachers not scared to tell
those kids thats living in the
ghetto and the ni**** holding
em back that the world is
theirs.
Lupe always advocates for
putting children at the forefront
and its this undertone in his
rhymes that makes him a
successful artist.
J. COLE
J. Cole has exploded since
he stepped on the mainstream
scene just one year ago. Hes
already recorded songs with
hip hop giants like Jay-Z and
Drake, but what separates
him is his vicious style with
wordplay.
In Looking for Trouble, Cole
says, Talking hard, but yall still
aint pushed me/They say you
are what you eat, and I still aint
pussy/Fuck it, everybody can
get it/When youre this high,
everybodys a critic/But when
youre this high, everybodys a
midget.
My written words can only
do so much justice to the way
Cole delivers this beefy lyric.
If you havent checked him
out yet, do yourself a favor
and let him take your ears to
ecstasy.
Juan Lpez can be reached at
jlopez@nevadasagebrush.com.
Few hip-hop artists measure up to past lyrical greats
Juan
Lpez
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By Leanne Howard
Despite years of success since
its formation in 1998, virtual
band Gorillaz still seems like a
musical paradox. It doesnt make
sense that a band of cartoon
characters could go on tour, sell
millions of albums worldwide
and get nominated for awards,
including the Grammys. As
signicant as they have already
been in the eld of dubstep and
hip-hop-inuenced pop music,
the band continues to push
the boundaries of what is pos-
sible in the musical world with
their fourth full-length album
The Fall, which was recorded
mostly on the Apple iPad.
Any listeners automatic
assumption about an album
recorded on an iPad is that it
will be simplistic, maybe even
boring, because it seems logical
that the band just wont have
access to the equipment that
they might use in a full-edged
recording studio.
However, the catchy, dub-
tinged electronica that Gorillaz
have been producing since its
eponymous rst album has nev-
er needed more than a few cool
beats layered under simplistic
vocals. As a result, this album
could easily fool an unfamiliar
listener into believing that it
was recorded in a full-on studio
environment.
That being said, it still feels
more like background music at
a party or for a rainy day than a
mindblowing album of hit after
hit. The rst released single,
Revolving Doors, makes for a
funky yet somewhat repetitive
second track. Its chant-like
background vocals dont lend
much originality at rst, but
they make for good head-
bobbing music.
Each track flows relatively
seamlessly into the next, which
starts out as one of the albums
good characteristics but
quickly becomes a bit boring
after 15 tracks.
The songs start to pick up
about halfway through the
album with The Joplin Spider,
which nally speeds up the
rhythm and adds in some crazy,
screaming synth notes that move
the track from background tune
to an attention-grabbing dance
beat. Vocals dont play a heavy
role on this track or through-
out the whole album, but the
refreshing attention to detail
in the beats makes up for the
lack of solid singing. Like The
Joplin Spider and other tracks,
The Parish of Space Dust does
a crafty job of sampling a broad
range of audio bits, melding
them into a hymnal homage to
Texas with an electro, science
ction twist.
The album is unique for its
contradictory mix of predict-
ability songs that ow to-
gether at the same speed, funky
dub beats, and so on and
originality, like when Bobby in
Phoenix comes in at the end,
a bluesy track with acoustic-
guitar and a played-down
beat. Overall, it makes for great
entertainment, but isnt quite
as musically revolutionary as
past Gorillaz albums have been.
Its greatest triumph lies in its
recording style.
Apparently, those random
music-related iPad apps really
are worth $1.99.
Leanne Howard can be reached
at arts-entertainment@neva-
dasagebrush.com.
PARLOPHONE
The Fall is the latest album from alternative hip-hop group Gorillaz. The albums release follows closely after the successful Plastic Beach,
which was released last March.
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For a full listing:
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calendar
TUESDAY/26
HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD
WITH 10 YEARS, DRIVE A
AND NEW MEDICINE AT
THE KNITTING FACTORY
Rap/metal group Hollywood
Undead will perform at
this stop on The Revolt
Tour 2011, in support of the
recently released album
American Tragedy. Hard
rock groups 10 Years, Drive
A and New Medicine will
perform as well. The show is
set to begin at 7 p.m. Tickets
range from $25-$50.
211 N. Virginia St.
Reno
THURSDAY/28
INFECTED MUSHROOM
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS AT
THE KNITTING FACTORY
Electronic/trance group
Infected Mushroom will
perform for an audience
of those 18 and older. The
show is set to begin at 9 p.m.
Tickets range from $17-$55.
211 N. Virginia St.
Reno
FRIDAY/29
TERROR WITH STICK TO
YOUR GUNS, TRAPPED
UNDER ICE, CLOSE YOUR
EYES, YOUR DEMISE AND
WOLF CITY AT THE ALLEY
Hardcore group Terror
will perform with Stick to
Your Guns, Trapped Under
Ice, Close Your Eyes, Your
Demise and Wolf City as
part of the Stick Tight Tour.
The show is set to begin at 6
p.m. Tickets are $15.
906 Victorian Ave.
Sparks
Upcoming
Releases
TUESDAY/26
SILVERSTEIN
RESCUE
Genre:
Post-Hardcore
Description:
Canadian post-hardcore
group Silverstein will release
its fth studio album,
Rescue. The album will
contain two songs that were
featured on the bands EP
Transitions, which was
released last December.
EXPLOSIONS IN THE
SKY
TAKE CARE, TAKE CARE,
TAKE CARE
Genre:
Post-Rock
Description:
Instrumental post-rock
group Explosions in the
Sky will release its sixth
studio album, Take Care,
Take Care, Take Care. The
album will feature six new
songs. It is the rst from
the band since 2007s
All of a Sudden I Miss
Everyone.
FRIDAY/29
PROM
Starring:
Aimee Teegarden, Thomas
McDonnel and Yin Chang
Description:
This ensemble lm follows a
series of high school seniors
as they prepare for the
schools prom night and the
end of the year. The storyline
includes two boys search
for a date and one girls
conicting interest in two
boys at the same time.
Genre: Teen Comedy
Rating: PG
Wow, youre studying
normally.
this time machine.
Thats a watermelon with a
music player taped to it.
You know very little
about the fabric of
time my friend.
The Next Morning:
Who is that!?
18th Century Economist
Adam Smith. Lets go
Adam cant be
late for the exam!
ALBUM REVIEW
Gorillaz break ground with iPad album

GORILLAZ
THE FALL
Release Date:
April 18
Genre:
Rap Rock
Grade:
C+
ALBUM REVIEW
Tune-Yards releases years most exciting indie record
By Stephanie Self
There are some musicians
whose energy is so unique and
striking that it simply is not
translated as well on recording
as it is when it is playing right in
front of you. Tune-Yards (often
stylized as tUnE-yArDs) is an
example of this type of musical
group. This does somewhat hurt
their second album, WHOK-
ILL, but it does not mean that
that it is not worth listening
to. In fact, it is one of the most
exciting sounds to come out of
independent music this year.
Tune-Yards is the brainchild
of Merrill Garbus, who writes
the songs and plays most of the
instruments heard on the album.
Garbus musical chops are only
part of the treat of listening to
WHOKILL, while the other
is indulging in the joyous and
unique sounds that she creates.
Listeners can pick and pull out
a plethora of types of musical in-
uences that Garbus draws from,
which makes Tune-Yards music
something that is surprising,
quirky and original. Horns, funky
bass lines and African rhythms
are just some of the components
used to create their sound.
These characteristics could
easily be interpreted as too
broad and borderline incom-
patible with each other, but
Tune-Yards manages to nd
consistency in its music that
doesnt leave listeners or the
musicians feeling bored. It is a
ne balance, and they handle it
with great ease.
WHOKILL does not only
have a unique sound that is
completely refreshing and
exciting, but Garbus also sings
insightful and eloquent lyrics
with overwhelming passion and
vigor. She discusses race, gender
and class on songs like My
Country and Killa. This makes
the music even more compelling
and intriguing because of all the
layers to be discovered, whether
it be through words or the pas-
sion in their instrumentation.
The music industry needs
more unique and passionate
voices like Tune-Yards, and
WHOKILL demonstrates this
with intelligence, originality and
inspiring passion. Regardless
of the genre, WHOKILL could
end up being one of the best
albums of the year.
Stephanie Self can be reached
at arts-entertainment@neva-
dasagebrush.com.

TUNE-YARDS
WHOKILL
Release Date:
April 19
Genre:
Indie/Alternative
Grade:
A
4ADRECORDS
Tune-Yards recently released its second album, WHOKILL.
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Arts&Entertainment
nevadasagebrush.com
Mind the dubstep
By Juan Lpez
One year ago, not many people in the
Reno area had heard of dubstep. And if
they had, it probably wasnt a pleasant
experience.
Its weird feel, long bass lines and dark
tones turn many off from the genre. Oth-
ers assume the songs are just wob, wob,
wob, wob on repeat.
But these elements are what make
dubstep a type of electronic music that
originated in south London in 2000
what it is.
When it comes to dubstep, you have to
have an open mind, said Derek Detox
Thomas, a local dubstep disc jockey. If
youve never heard dubstep, chances are
that at rst, youre going to hate it. But thats
because people only hear the heavy bass.
They dont realize that dubstep is excit-
ing and new. Every other kind of music is
at a standstill. Theyre not doing anything
new. Dubstep is different from all of the
other shit you hear today.
DUBSTEP HITS HOME
A little more than one year ago, WRK
opened in downtown Reno. Although
many rst-time visitors were skeptical of
the dance bars grimy feel, the dubstep
music completed the atmosphere and
gave people a spot where they could let
loose.
At rst, I thought it was super weird,
said Steven Tyler, a 22-year-old student at
the University of Nevada, Reno. I thought
you had to be hammered to have any fun
(at WRK). But it grows on you. The dub-
step hits you hard when youre intoxicated
and it just lets you have fun, regardless of
what anyone thinks.
WRK was the rst venue in Reno
to regularly play dubstep, according
to Wild 102.9 DJ R Boogie. Since then,
other venues have followed suit. Edge
Nightclub at the Peppermill Hotel Casino
hosts dubstep nights on the rst Sunday
of every month. Club Sin, an all-ages club,
is planning to put on dubstep nights every
Thursday. Other bars around town have
added dubstep to their nightly repertoire
as well.
Dubsteps availability in bigger avenues
has spurred its popularity in Reno, R
Boogie said.
Because more clubs are playing it now,
more people are getting into it, he said.
They see it as trendy.
Although dubstep in Reno today can be
found at most night spots or dance clubs,
it didnt get here easily.
Jeremy J-Man Crank, a manager and
resident DJ at Club Sin, said he hated dub-
step at rst. He said he stumbled upon
dubstep in late 2008.
At rst I was like, What the fuck? This
sucks, he recalled.
Crank said many people had this same
apprehension because of the slower
beats-per-minute and heavy bass lines
the songs presented.
It denitely had to grow on me, but
the hard-hitting, wobbly music melts
your mind, the 25-year-old said. Its not
boom, boom, boom, boom. Its wob, wob,
wob, wob. It wobbles, and its very differ-
ent. It grows on people.
Ryan Jacobsen, a 26-year-old biology
major, said he rst heard dubstep about
six years ago. He has seen dubstep hit the
Reno scene and observed people get past
the wob, wob, wob and appreciate the
music for what it is.
On the production side of things the
sounds and electric mashups DJs are
making (dubstep) incredibly pleasing to
the ears, bringing you sounds you would
never hear otherwise, Jacobsen said.
DUBSTEPPING FORWARD
While some see dubstep as a passing
trend, others see it as a mainstay that will
affect the future of popular music.
Crank said the genre doesnt pertain to
a certain crowd. Dubstep draws elements
from hip-hop and old-school music,
which makes it appealing to many groups,
he said.
You go to WRK and youll see punk
rockers there, youll see metalheads,
youll see ravers, youll see hippies, youll
see burners everything, he said.
Thats why I dont think dubstep is going
anywhere. Its too popular with too many
groups.
Besides gaining popularity with differ-
ent crowds in Reno, dubstep has started
moving into the mainstream. Britney
Spears single Hold It Against Me, which
has almost 40 million views on YouTube,
has elements of dubstep in it, R Boogie
said.
The regular listener may not hear it,
but its there, he said. Theres dubstep
remixes to all kinds of mainstream songs
now and I dont doubt its only going to
grow.
But the main reason it is here to stay is
its individuality, Tyler said. Its uniqueness
gives listeners the opportunity to react to
it how they want to. Theres not much that
compares to it, R Boogie said.
You dont dance to it. The music controls
you, he said. It makes you want to bob
your head and move your hips. I kind of
dance like a pop-lock style to it, but you can
make your own dance. Thats whats best
about dubstep you make it your own.
Juan Lpez can be reached at jlopez@neva-
dasagebrush.com.
PHOTOCOURTESYOFDAVIDMARSHALLFLEMING/REDRUMPHOTOGRAPHY
Dubstep rst hit the mainstream in Reno about one year ago, said Wild 102.9 DJ R Boogie. Since then, its
popularity has grown immensely.
It denitely had to grow on me, but the hard-hitting, wobbly music
melts your mind. Its not boom, boom, boom, boom. Its wob, wob,
wob, wob. It wobbles, and its very different. It grows on people.
Jeremy J-Man Crank, manager and resident DJ at Club Sin
Long and heavy bass lines.
Dark tones. Electric mashups.
Slower beats-per-minute. Weird
atmospheres. Grimy feel. Wide
appeal. Wob, wob, wob.
THIS IS DUBSTEP.
Dubstep sounds make quick ascent in Reno
WRK: This dance
bar recently celebrated
its one-year anniversary.
It is known for playing
dubstep most nights. Open
8 p.m.-5 a.m. Thursday
through Saturday. 214 W.
Commercial Row.
Club Sin: This all-ages
night club often plays
dubstep and is planning
on having dubstep nights
(which will also be college
nights) every Thursday.
535 W. 4th St.
Edge Nightspot at the
Peppermill: Every rst
Sunday of the month,
Edge hosts DJ Boggan and
dubstep nights. Doors
open at 10 p.m. 2707 S.
Virginia St.
WRK Thi d
THE HOTSPOTS
STEPHENWARD/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
WRK, a bar and club in downtown Reno, recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. It was one of the rst venues in Reno to regularly play dubstep.
PHOTOCOURTESYOFDAVIDMARSHALLFLEMING/REDRUMPHOTOGRAPHY
Jeremy J-Man Crank, a manager and resident DJ at Club Sin, said dubstep appeals to many crowds,
drawing diverse customers to the nightclub.
Dubstep is a genre of
electric dance music. It
is similar to house, but
dubstep is known for its
2-step beat incorporating
massive bass lines and
heavy drum patterns.
Rewinds and spin backs are
a common trait of dubstep.
D b t i f
THE BASICS
By James DeHaven
For much of this season, the
Wolf Pack baseball team struggled
to score runs. Through its rst 20
games, the team averaged just
3.45 runs per game. But since
April 1, Nevada is averaging 5.8
runs per game as the Wolf Pack
has won 10 of its last 15 games.
The Wolf Pack also scored more
than half of its total season runs
(87) and runs batted in (78) and
nearly half of its total hits (132)
during that same stretch.
Nevada continued its streak
last weekend, sweeping New
Mexico State to move into third
place in the Western Athletic
Conference standings.
Anytime you win four games,
it is difcult, head coach Gary
Powers said. But these were
four great wins. Its something
we can enjoy now and then
try and see if we can better
ourselves as we move on.
The four-game home stand saw
Nevada (15-20 overall, 4-3 WAC)
score 31 runs on 42 hits.
We came in and nally made
somebody pay for mistakes,
Powers said. I thought we had
a lot of really good at-bats. I
thought we were condent at
the plate and did the things that
I know were capable of doing.
After struggling to drive in
runs early in the season, the
third, fourth and fth hitters
(outelder Brian Barnett, senior
outelder Nick Melino and
senior pitcher/inelder Brock
Stassi) have started showing
signs of life.
Barnett, Stassi and Melino
had 12 of the teams 29 RBI and
combined for 18 hits and four
home runs.
But it was Melinos perfor-
mance that may have been the
key to Nevadas success. Melino
entered the series in a 0-for-32
slump, but had ve hits and
seven RBI since being moved to
the fth spot.
Im still struggling a little bit
left-handed, the switch hitter
said. But I really feel comfortable
in the ve spot a lot of the time. I
like backing up Stassi and Barnett,
providing them some cover. I feel
like theres a lot more freedom to
swing.
Nevadas starting pitchers
surrendered just six runs and
silenced an Aggies lineup that
entered the series hitting better
than .350 as a team and leading
the WAC with 27 home runs.
(The Aggies) like to try and
work walks and hit-by-pitches,
Powers said. So you got to try to
throw strikes early in the count
and stay down in the zone and
force them to swing the bat
Sports
SECTION B TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2011
nevadasagebrush.com
Nevada enters
tourney on re
By Lukas Eggen
With the Western Athletic
Conference Tournament set to
begin this week, there may be
no hotter team than the Nevada
Wolf Pack. Nevada ended its
regular season defeating Loui-
siana Tech 7-0, giving the team
its sixth-straight win in a row.
The win was also the Wolf
Packs fth-straight conference
victory dating back to March
19. The teams lone conference
loss came against Fresno State
on Feb. 6. The Bulldogs nished
the season undefeated in con-
ference play and clinched the
No. 1 seed.
For the Wolf Pack, which
has three seniors on its team,
ending the regular season on
a high note was important
to build momentum into the
tournament.
I think were in the perfect
spot because weve been win-
ning the past ve matches,
assistant coach Rafael Lopez
Pack athletes
may be big busts
It doesnt take that far of
a look back into Wolf Pack
history to see that Nevada has
a long line of unsuccessful
players in the NFL.
In 2010,
the Wolf
Packs big-
gest names
in the
draft were
defensive
end Kevin
Basped
and line-
backer Josh
Mauga.
Neither
were
drafted and, although Mauga is
currently on the New York Jets
roster, Basped, who came out
as a junior, is currently playing
in the United Football League.
The last Nevada player
drafted, wide receiver Marko
Mitchell (2009 draft, seventh
round by the Washington
Redskins), is currently a free
agent and only has four catches
in his career up to this point.
Before that, Nevada sent
players to the league like
Jeff Rowe (quarterback), Nate
Burleson (wide receiver) and
Jorge Cordova (defensive
lineman). Burleson is the only
former Wolf Pack player who
has seen marginal success,
having caught 33 touchdowns
in his eight-year career.
The point Im getting at is
that this abysmal trend will
continue.
As much as everyone loves
quarterback Colin Kaepernick,
tight end Virgil Green and
defensive end Dontay Moch,
I see two of the three of them
being busts.
I dont doubt that all three
will be drafted, but they all
have major aws that could
hold them back.
Lets start with Kaepernick.
Assuming there is no NFL
lockout next season, he is not
ready to play in his rst year. He
needs to go to a team with an
established quarterback who
he can learn under for a couple
of seasons. His work ethic and
drive is unmatched, but he isnt
a guy to build around.
Juan
Lpez
WOMENS TENNIS
TONYCONTINI /NEVADASAGEBRUSH
Nevada ended its season on a six-match winning streak and
clinched the third seed in the conference tournament.
The Wolf Pack went 6-1
in April and won its nal six
matches of the season.
Nevada nished the
season with one conference
loss, which came against
Fresno State.
Th W lf P k t 6 1
TENNIS TIME
See TOURNAMENT Page B4
See BUST Page B4
Stassi, Barnett and Melino break out of season slumps
TONYCONTINI/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
Nevada swept New Mexico State to move into third place in the conference standings.
Senior outelder Nick
Melino broke an 0-for-32
slump against New Mexico
State.
Melino and seniors Brock
Stassi and Brian Barnett
combined for 18 hits.
S i t ld Ni k
ROARING BATS
See RUNS Page B4
Swinging away
PHOTOCOURTESYOFGINAGENNARO
Former Nevada boxer Thomas Gennaro won two collegiate national championships. Gennaro will make his professional
boxing debut Friday when he takes on Oscar Godoy at the Reno Events Center.
Gennaro prepares to take next step in boxing
By Lukas Eggen
J
ust live Its a phrase for-
mer Nevada boxer Thomas
Gennaro lives by every day and
has engrained into his mind.
Always looking to whats ahead of him,
Gennaro rarely backs down from a
challenge, no matter how risky it may
seem.
As Gennaro gets set to make his
professional boxing debut in Reno this
Friday at the Reno Events Center, like
for much of his life, he doesnt know
what his future holds for him. But he
cant wait to nd out.
LEARNING THE BASICS
Gennaro was one of the University
of Nevadas top boxers during his col-
legiate career. He won two national
championships in 2006 and 2008 in the
147-pound weight class.
Yet, his career almost ended after
his rst day of practice. Nevada head
coach Mike Martino had less-than-
inspiring words for Gennaro when he
rst showed up to the gym.
Coach told me, I dont think youve
got what it takes, Gennaro said. Its
not for you.
But Gennaro came back. He spent
day after day learning the sport from
the ground up, including spending
practices in front of a mirror working
on a jab until Martino was pleased.
Then, it would be on to the next hand.
Thomas has an incredible work
ethic, said former Nevada boxer Ryan
Kotey, who won two national champi-
onships at Nevada. He is always very
motivated and always giving it 110 per-
cent. Coming up through the program
with him as a mentor had a lot to do
with my success.
Gennaro spent the next months
learning the basics and eventually,
became one of the teams most potent
boxers.
The way (Martino) teaches you to be
so precise and sharp, he doesnt teach
you until you get it right, Gennaro
said. He teaches you until you get it
right every single time and do it until
you cant get it wrong.
NEW WORLD
When Gennaro left college, he felt
he was ready to go professional. But,
See PROFESSIONAL Page B4
Thomas Gennaro will ght 7 p.m.
Friday at the Reno Events Center
against Oscar Godoy.
Gennaro was a two-time national
champion during his collegiate
career at Nevada, winning titles in
2006 and 2008.
He also served on Gov. Brian
Sandovals election campaign in 2010.
Th G ill ht 7
FIGHT NIGHT
Hell, thats what life is about living. Just live dammit. I
know some people that just take dead-end jobs and I want to
tell them, dude, live. Dont fall into place.
Thomas Gennaro
ARIEL CRAIG
SOFTBALL
Nevada pitcher Ariel Craig
failed to capitalize on her
opportunity to shine against
San Jose State. Craig gave up
seven runs on nine hits in just
four innings of work as the
Wolf Pack dropped the nal
game of the series 12-4. Craig
has an earned run average of
6.76 for the season.
T
raditions theyre an
important part of collegiate
sports. Utah State has its I
believe that we will win!
chant before basketball games.
Other schools
have mascots and
sing their ght
song in unison.
Nevada has the
Law of the Jungle.
Since my
freshman year,
this has bothered
me. I appreciate
the effort, but
The Law of the
Jungle is one
of the dumbest
things I have ever heard in my life.
I recently researched it and found
it was from The Jungle Book. Yes,
The Jungle Book.
I have a couple problems with
this being engrained in our schools
athletic history. For starters, Nevada
couldnt come up with anything
original? I guess not, since it had to
use the prologue from a poem that
is more than a century old.
Not to mention, it has one of the
most infamous lines in collegiate
chants history as the creeper
that girdles the tree trunk.
How many people know what
a creeper is (and no, its not some
person that could end up on To
Catch a Predator)? According to what
I found, a creeper is any plant that
grows along the ground, another
plant or up a wall or any of a number
of small birds that creep around in
trees, vegetation, etc. Really, how
many students know that?
Maybe its just me, but does
anyone nd it strange that The Law
of the Jungle doesnt even really
relate to the Wolf Pack? Do wolves
really live in jungles? Any time I
think of a wolf, I think of the open
plains and the wilderness and
forests and mountains.
From some of the analysis I found,
the prologue is about survival of
the ttest and whoever is more
physically t should rule regardless
of moral standards. I get that its
supposed to show that fans and the
team are one and feed off each other,
but how many students really feel
that connection after reciting that?
Im guessing not many, based on how
quiet the fans are during the chant.
As a rule of thumb, I think
schools should have a motto that all
students can understand. Other-
wise, I would feel stupid by blindly
saying something. I doubt opposing
teams hearing fans shout as the
creeper that girdles the tree trunk
really strikes fear into their hearts. I
understand they wanted a reference
to a wolf pack, but come on, guys.
The university should let students
help in writing an original chant.
Not only would students have
more of a connection to something
that students came up with
themselves, they wouldnt have to
recite a poem that requires research
to understand it.
Lukas Eggen can be reached at leg-
gen@nevadasagebrush.com.
Inside Scoop
B2
APRIL 26, 2011
PITCHING
BASEBALL
Nevadas pitching staff held
New Mexico State to six
total runs and two shutouts
as the Wolf Pack swept the
conferences top run-scoring
team.
BASEBALL
at Louisiana Tech 4 p.m. Friday,
11 a.m., 2 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.
Sunday
THE SKINNY: The Wolf
Pack appears to be clicking
after taking all four games
against New Mexico State
last weekend. Now, Nevada
is looking to make a push and
move up the Western Athletic
Conference standings after
catapulting from eighth to
third. Louisiana Tech is in
sixth place in the conference
standings, but the Wolf Pack
cant afford to overlook the
Bulldogs or it risks falling into
the middle of the conference
standings.
SOFTBALL
vs Utah State 2 p.m., 4 p.m. Friday, 1
p.m. Saturday
THE SKINNY: Nevada hosts
Utah State in its nal home
games of the season. The
Wolf Pack is in a race with
San Jose State and Louisiana
Tech as the teams are trying
to avoid last place in the
conference and missing the
Western Athletic Conference
Tournament. Utah State is
just 4-10 in conference play,
giving Nevada hope that it
can win and avoid missing
the conference tournament
for a second-straight season.
A San Jose State sweep and
Nevada could be left on the
outside looking in.
WOMENS TENNIS
WAC Championships Thursday-
Saturday
THE SKINNY: The womens
tennis team ended its
season on re, winning its
last six matches of the year,
including wins against WAC
opponents New Mexico
State, Boise State, Utah State
and Louisiana Tech. Now
the team travels to Boise,
Idaho to compete in the WAC
Championships. Seniors
Florence De Vrye and Lais
Ogata are looking to end their
college careers with a WAC
title and will likely be the
teams leaders.
TONYCONTINI/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
Despite junior Wessim Derbel winning in the
No. 1 singles spot against New Mexico State,
the Wolf Pack dropped its nal regular season
match.
AROUND THE WAC
Nevada needs a new chant
for fans before games
TONY CONTINI/NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
The Wolf Packs Law of the Jungle chant fails to inspire school spirit for some fans.
BASEBALL
ON TAP
PITCHING
WHOS HOT
ARIELCRAIG
WHOS NOT
Lukas
Eggen
nevadasagebrush.com
AROUND THE WAC
BASEBALL
Louisiana Tech player named
nalist for Senior CLASS Award
Louisiana Tech baseball player Clint Ewing
was named a nalist for the Lowes Senior
CLASS Award.
Ewing has 18 doubles and 22 home runs dur-
ing his four seasons with the Bulldogs. He has
a career batting average of .308 and has a 4.0
grade point average.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must be
an NCAA Division I senior and have notable
achievements in four areas of excellence: com-
munity, classroom, character and competi-
tion.
The nalists were chosen by a media com-
mittee from a list of 30 candidates that was
released in February. A nationwide fan vote will
help determine the winner and be combined
with media and coaches votes. The winner of
the award will be announced in June.
WOMENS BASKETBALL
Tim La Kose takes over as head
coach at San Jose State
San Jose State announced Tim La Kose as
its womens basketball head coach last week.
La Kose and the Spartans agreed to a ve-year
contract.
La Kose spent the last 10 seasons at California
State University, Bakerseld, where his teams
won 20 or more games seven times.
During his tenure, La Krose helped the school
compete in six NCAA Division II Champion-
ship tournaments and two Womens Basketball
invitationals.
During his total of 18 seasons as a head
coach, La Kose has a career record of 347-152.
San Jose State is coming off one of its worst
seasons in program history. The Spartans n-
ished 2-27 overall and 2-14 in conference play
as the team failed to qualify for the Western
Athletic Conference tournament.
MENS TENNIS
Pack loses nal three matches
of its season
The mens tennis team ended its regular
season with three losses to Boise State, Idaho
and New Mexico State last weekend. The losses
meant the Wolf Pack ended its season on a ve-
match losing streak and that the team failed
to qualify for the Western Athletic Conference
championships.
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Earls setting records in rst year with Pack
TRACK AND FIELD
PHOTOCOURTESYOFNEVADAMEDIASERVICES
Nevada head coach Shantel Twiggs helped junior sprinter Angelica Earls set the school record in the 60-meter dash.
By Jake Ward
Nevada junior sprinter An-
gelica Earls has experienced
success on almost every level. In
high school, she took rst in the
100-, 200- and 400-meter dash
in the Capital Conference Valley
Championship in California.
Earls then went to American
River College, where she took
rst in the Big 8 Conference
championships in the 100- and
200-meter races in 2009 and re-
corded the second-fastest times
in program history in those two
races.
Now, in her rst year at Ne-
vada, shes looking to continue
her ascent.
I want to be the best at ev-
erything, Earls said. Anything
I can be the best at, I will work
toward.
During her rst year with the
Wolf Pack, Earls has already
broken the school record in the
womens 60-meter dash and
has numerous top-ve nishes,
including a rst-place nish at
the Bronco Invitational.
But Earls has her goals set
much higher than that.
I would like to break all the
school records, and make it to
an NCAA Championship in my
events, Earls said. Hopefully
Ill medal at the NCAAs.
Wolf Pack track and eld head
coach Shantel Twiggs also has
big expectations for Earls. Twiggs
said Earls leads by example and
is committed to the team.
Ive even asked a teammate
who could lead you and they
said Angelica could, Twiggs
said. It says a lot for someone
who is not a captain.
Teammates such as runner
Baylee Hearns have noticed the
way Earls has stepped up and
become one of the athletes oth-
ers try to replicate.
Shes been a leader for me
throughout the year, shes been
my role model. Shes a great
person to look up to, Hearns
said.
Teammates said Earls is always
one of the rst people to offer
others assistance.
Shes constantly motivat-
ing people, and shes there for
people to go to for help, junior
hurdler April Pate said.
Though she is excelling on the
track, Earls work off of it is just
as impressive to teammates.
She is committed all the time,
not just at practice, Hearns said.
Everything she does is for the
sport, like keeping her grades
up. Not only that, but she had
a 4.0 grade point average last
semester. She gives it her all, all
the time.
Earls said going to American
River College has helped her
adjust to Nevada.
The junior college was
kind of hard but kind of good
because it prepared me for the
four-year (school) and I was
more ready for the workout,
Earls said. ...Switching from
high school to a junior college
to a four-year (school) made it
much easier.
Though shes already made an
impact, Earls isnt ready to stop
working. In fact, her drive keeps
her going toward one ultimate
goal.
Theres no such thing as per-
fect, but I want to be as close to
it as I can, she said.
Jake Ward can be reached at
sports@nevadasagebrush.com.
Junior sprinter Angelica
Earls set a program record in
the 60-meter dash in her rst
year with the team.
Earls attended American
River College prior to coming
to the University of Nevada,
Reno.
J i i t A li
ANGELICA EARLS
SOCCER
NEVADA ANNOUNCES 2011
FALL SCHEDULE
The Wolf Pack soccer team re-
vealed its 2011 schedule last week.
Nevada will open its season Aug.
19 against Pacic in Stockton,
Calif.
The teams home opener will be
against Portland State on Sept. 2
as the team will host the Wolf Pack
Invitational.
The University of Nevada, Las
Vegas and Detroit will also com-
pete at the invitational.
For the season, Nevada will
have nine home games, includ-
ing hosting the University of
California, Davis and Sacramento
State during its non-conference
season.
The Wolf Pack will also take on
Penn State on Aug. 21. The Nittany
Lions won their 13th-straight Big-
10 title last season and reached
the second round of the NCAA
Tournament.
Nevada opens conference play
on the road against Hawaii on
Oct. 2.
Its conference home-opener
is Oct. 7 when the Wolf Pack will
host Louisiana Tech.
Nevada nished 7-9-3 overall
and 2-5-1 in conference play last
season as the Wolf Pack failed to
qualify for the Western Athletic
Conference Tournament.
THREE PLAYERS EARN
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Three Nevada soccer players
received 2010 NSCAA All-West
Region Scholar Team honorable
mentions last week. Marie Cove,
Erin Smith and Cristen Drum-
mond received the honors.
All three players have shown
an excellent commitment to be-
ing true student-athletes, head
coach Missy Price said in a press
release. We are proud to have
them represent both the Uni-
versity of Nevada and the soccer
program.
Drummond and Cove both had
a grade point average of 3.81 to
make the list.
Drummond majored in jour-
nalism while Cove majored in
Information Systems.
Smith had a 3.37 GPA and
majored in Community Health
sciences.
A full list of both the honorable
mentions and the rst team hon-
orees can be found on nevada-
wolfpack.com.
SOFTBALL
FRESNO STATE SWEEPS
UTAH STATE
The Fresno State Bulldogs
scored 28 total runs as they swept
Utah State last weekend.
The Bulldogs took a double-
header from the Aggies on Friday,
winning 5-3 and 7-1 respectively
to take the rst two games of the
series.
Fresno States Michelle Moses
had a huge day for the Bulldogs,
hitting a grand slam in the rst
game and two home runs in the
second.
In the nal game of the series,
the two teams combined for 28
hits and 28 runs as Fresno State
won 16-12.
The 16 runs were the most by
the Bulldogs since the 1997 season
when they defeated San Jose State
18-0.
In other WAC action, Boise State
swept Hawaii, taking the three
games 2-1, 7-4 and 3-2 over the
weekend. In the nal game of the
series, the Broncos came from be-
hind as pitcher Aubray Zell threw
the complete-game win.
It was the rst time Hawaii was
swept at home since the 2005
season.
New Mexico State swept Louisi-
ana Tech in the other conference
matchup of the weekend.
The Aggies defeated the Lady
Techsters as they scored seven
runs in the bottom of the rst as
they defeated Louisiana Tech 7-1
in the rst game of the series.
The Aggies clinched the sweep
after winning 5-3 and 3-2 in a
double-header on Saturday.
Nevada took two of three games
from San Jose State in the nal
conference series of the week-
end.
Overall, Nevada, Louisiana
Tech and San Jose State are tied
for eighth place in the conference
standings. The top six teams
advance to the Western Athletic
Conference Tournament.
Last season, Nevada and Utah
State missed the WAC Tourna-
ment.
Utah State is one game ahead
of the Wolf Pack with six games
remaining.
SPORTS BRIEFS
Nevada in a three-way tie for last place in conference
By Lukas Eggen
For the rst time in a long time,
Nevada softball head coach Matt
Meuchel smiled. His team took
two of three games against San
Jose State last weekend the
teams rst conference series win
of the season. After six straight
losses, the series win helped the
Wolf Pack pull into a three-way tie
with the Spartans and Louisiana
Tech for last place in the Western
Athletic Conference standings (all
are 3-12).
I think anytime you (win) a
series when we havent had a
conference (series win), it gives us
some condence, Meuchel said.
Although Nevada took two
games, the teams execution was
inconsistent. The team scored
eight runs in the rst game, only to
be held to one run in the second.
Meuchel said the Wolf Pack must
nd a way to get steady run pro-
duction. The teams pitching also
suffered from an up-and-down
series. Pitcher Mallary Darby gave
up ve runs in her rst two starts
of the series, but the Wolf Pack
allowed 12 runs in the nal game.
(Darby has) been pitching
better certainly, Meuchel said.
But, right now shes still our
one healthy pitcher and our best
pitcher right now. Shes throwing
a lot of innings and you see her
get tired toward the end of the
weekend sometimes.
Meuchel hopes that pitcher
Ariel Craig will be able to take
some of the workload off of Darby
as the season winds down.
Shes someone who is getting
healthier and healthier, Meuchel
said. Were looking for her to give
us six or seven innings in a week-
end. Maybe its not a start, but gets
two or three innings in relief.
After a season full of struggles,
the goal for Nevada is now
simple: Dont nish in the bottom
two. The last two teams in the
conference will miss the Western
Athletic Conference tourna-
ment. Louisiana Tech holds the
tiebreaker against the Wolf Pack
while Nevada holds the tiebreaker
against San Jose State because of
head-to-head play.
The teams WAC Tournament
hopes will come down to its
nal two conference series of the
season. The Wolf Pack hosts Utah
State this weekend, a team that is
just one game ahead of it, before
nishing the year on the road
against Fresno State.
Its going to be a dogght,
Meuchel said. We dont want to
be in that situation again this year
and were a game away from each
other. Were ghting for that ve
or six spot. Both teams know that.
Itll be an emotional series.
With the team at risk of miss-
ing the WAC Tournament for the
second-straight season, Meuchel
said players are in good spirits
and arent feeling the pressure.
Nevada hosts Utah State begin-
ning with a doubleheader Friday.
Utah State is on a three-game
losing streak after they were swept
by Fresno State.
Lukas Eggen can be reached at
leggen@nevadasagebrush.com.
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The Nevada softball team won two of three games against San Jose State last weekend. The wins put the Wolf Pack into a tie for last place
with Louisiana Tech and San Jose State. The bottom two teams will not compete in the conference tournament.
Nevada won two of three
games against San Jose
State last weekend to move
into a tie for last place in the
conference standings.
The Wolf Pack is tied
with San Jose State and
Louisiana Tech. Nevada
has six games remaining
three against Utah State
and three at Fresno State.
N d t f th
STRETCH RUN
professional boxing is a whole
new ball game.
Unlike collegiate boxing,
where ght nights are sched-
uled, Gennaro was left to seek
his own opportunities to nd
opponents and tournaments to
compete in.
You have a little trouble get-
ting opponents at rst, Gennaro
said. (Martino) had to open up
some avenues for me. But, I also
fought in a couple tournaments
and there its just a pool of ght-
ers and you just show up.
Scoring is different, with
boxers getting style points
for blows as well as points for
where the punches land. There
is no head protection and you
can win by knockout. But for
Gennaro, the biggest challenge
has been the training. He has
spent eight-hour days working
out and sparring.
I spend hours and hours in
the gym, Gennaro said. I have
conditioning and two or three
training sessions a day. Its very
taxing on my body.
And theres one other slight
difference the level of compe-
tition. In college, Gennaro was
one of the top dogs on campus.
Today, hes just another boxer
trying to realize his dream.
Im training with people
who were Olympic alternates,
Gennaro said. One guy from
Cuba had 40 professional ghts.
He pretty much speaks Spanish
and ghts. Theyre just on a dif-
ferent level.
Gennaro was also preparing to
take the Law School Admission
Test.
With plans for graduate school,
volunteering and jobs, Gennaro
wasnt planning on ghting pro-
fessionally. But when the offer
came to ght in Reno, Gennaro
initially resisted the idea.
He was a little nervous at
rst to take the offer and see,
Gennaros sister, Gina, said. He
never really considered going
pro. He was going to go to work
on going to law school and won-
dered, Should I take this as my
career and try it?
Despite his doubts, Gennaro
remembered his motto to just
live. And that was something
that, in the end, he couldnt pass
up.
I see how a lot of pro ath-
letesend up broke, Gennaro
said. But at the same time, I
couldnt live with myself without
making that step, without know-
ing what its like to be a profes-
sional athlete, daring to be great
and stepping into the ring and
do something so little people
have the courage to do.
With Gennaro busy training
for the ght, Gina has taken
the role of part-organizer, part-
administrator for Thomas.
My job is to take some of the
responsibility off of Thomas,
Gina said. I make all the phone
calls and all the emails and let
him do his sparring eight hours
a day.
Since his decision to accept
the ght in March, his focus has
been on one thing the ght.
Once I got full momentum of
this training camp, I let every-
thing else go, Gennaro said. All
my charities, my job, all those
feelings go away and I get zoned
in and focused. This is my night
to be victorious, to shine and to
be paid. This is my night.
READY FOR ANYTHING
While this is Gennaros rst
professional ght, his op-
ponent, Oscar Godoy is 1-1.
Though Godoy has professional
experience, Gennaro doesnt see
himself as an underdog.
Theres a very thin line
between being cocky and con-
dent, Gennaro said. I treat
everybody as a person. But Im
showing up to win, man. My goal
is to win. In my mind, theres not
a person out there who is out-
working me. Hes not training
harder than me. Theres no way
you can out-work or out-train
me.
Its that attitude that has
former teammates excited to see
what Gennaro has in store on
Friday night.
I cant wait to see how far
hes pushed himself for his pro
debut, Kotey said.
Though he is hoping the ght
will lead to a professional career,
Gennaro wont be forgetting
the Reno area or Nevada any
time soon. In fact, he is donat-
ing a part of his purse to the
universitys general scholarship
fund. He said the amount will be
based on sponsorships, money
from the ght, etc.
Im giving back to the Uni-
versity of Nevada, straight up,
Gennaro said. Im a strong be-
liever in education and am step-
ping up to the plate. I couldnt
be more proud of the students
rallying. I wouldnt be where Im
at without this university or this
community.
Gennaro isnt sure whether
this ght will lead to a profes-
sional career.
But his mind is already racing
to more ideas, more plans and he
said he wont be caught standing
around hoping for something
to happen. Hes ready to make
something happen.
Hell thats what life is about
living, Gennaro said. Just
live dammit. I know some
people that just take dead end
jobs and I want to tell them,
dude, live. Dont fall into
place.
Lukas Eggen can be reached at
leggen@nevadasagebrush.com.
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RESULTS
Softball Baseball
SATURDAY, APRIL 23
Score by innings 123 456 7 R H E
Nevada 400 000 x 4 4 3
San Jose State 032 115 x 12 15 1
Nevada AB R H RBI BB SO LOB
Hopkins, K 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
Campbell, C dp 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
Patrick, D ss 2 1 1 2 1 0 0
Murdock, B cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
Fincher, M rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lastrapes, L 1b 3 1 1 2 0 0 2
King, J lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Venable, C c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barilli, C 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Darby, M p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 23 4 4 4 1 2 2
San Jose St AB R H RBI BB SO LOB
Helm, B cf 3 2 1 0 1 0 0
Garcia, B rf 3 2 3 2 0 0 0
Ziemann, S rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lopez, B dp 4 0 3 3 0 0 0
Yray, B pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Schatz, A c 3 1 0 0 1 0 3
Stange, A 1b 4 1 3 1 0 0 0
Shanks, L pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Wolfe, A 3b 3 2 1 1 1 0 0
Freitas, C 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0
Mertz, K ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Collins, M lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1
Garcia, J lf 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
Zepeda, J ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 31 12 15 10 3 0 6
SATURDAY, APRIL 23
Score by innings 123 456 789 R H E
New Mexico State 010 010 010 3 8 3
Nevada 024 020 00x 8 8 2

New Mexico St AB R H RBI BB SO LOB
Starkes, W cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 0
Snowley, K 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 0
Voight, Z ss 3 1 0 0 0 2 2
Fisher, Z 1b/c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Aguayo, R 1b/ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
Waite, T lf 2 1 2 1 2 0 0
Owens, T dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 3
Hipp, P ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Howard, C c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1
Rust, T ph/1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Karraker, B rf 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Perkins, C ph/rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Forney, T 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 35 3 8 3 3 7 8
Nevada AB R H RBI BB SO LOB
Sing Chow, W rf/lf 4 1 0 0 1 1 0
Kohan, J 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 0
Stassi, B p/dh 5 1 2 0 0 1 3
Barnett, B cf/rf 3 2 0 0 1 0 1
Melino, N lf 3 3 2 1 0 0 0
Rowe, J cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hernandez, H 1b 3 1 2 2 1 0 0
Yrigoyen, G 3b 2 0 1 2 1 1 0
Escobar Jr., C c 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
Shipley, B ss 4 0 1 2 0 0 3
Joukoff, M p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Culigan, T p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 32 8 8 7 5 4 7

FRIDAY, APRIL 22
Score by innings 123 456 789 R H E
New Mexico State 000 000 000 0 3 0
Nevada 002 002 00X 4 8 0

New Mexico St AB R H RBI BB SO LOB
Starkes, W cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
Snowley, K3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
Voight, Z ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2
Aguayo, R 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Waite, T lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fisher, Z c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
Owens, T dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Perkins, C rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Forney, T 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Beck, R p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 24 0 3 0 1 1 6
Nevada AB R H RBI BB SO LOB
Rowe, J cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kohan, J 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 3
Stassi, B 1b 3 1 2 1 0 1 0
Barnett, B rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Melino, N lf 3 1 2 3 0 0 1
Sing Chow, W lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hernandez, H dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 0
Schu, J pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yrigoyen, G 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2
Escobar Jr., C c 3 0 1 0 0 1 0
Shipley, B ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
Cole, J p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 26 4 8 4 3 3 7

Our guys have done a really
nice job of doing that and try-
ing to take away their aggres-
siveness.
Pitchers Tom Jameson and
Jeremy Cole tossed complete-
game shutouts for the Wolf
Pack to set the tone for the
series.
(Jameson) really
commanded the game like I
know hes capable of doing,
Powers said. Its nice to see. He
had good stuff at the end of the
game and he challenged them.
He did a great job tonight.
Pitchers Troy Marks and
Stassi also picked up wins in
games three and four, combin-
ing to scatter 13 hits during 12
and 2/3 innings of work.
I feel real good about the
guys, Powers said. Theyve
been working hard and
theyve got a good attitude.
Its finally been paying off for
them. Hopefully we can turn
this thing around, keep it
going and gain some momen-
tum.
Nevada plays on the road
against Louisiana Tech for a four-
game series beginning Friday
before returning home to host
the Hawaii Warriors in May.
James DeHaven can be reached at
sports@nevadasagebrush.com.
The biggest thing holding
him back is the offense hes
coming from. The pistol offense
is gaining popularity in college
football, but not in the pros.
Its going to take a lot of time
for Kaepernick to adjust to the
pro game and playing from the
pocket, instead of on the run.
With Green, I see him being
the biggest potential for a bust,
because he simply isnt a good
pass-catcher.
He improved tremendously
as a senior in becoming a
more consistent receiver, but
his hands arent as soft as they
should be.
Green is an amazing athlete
and can serve as a good run
blocker for some teams, but
tight ends like him are a dime a
dozen. There have been plenty
of overly athletic tight ends
who arent consistent receivers
that have gone by the wayside.
I could see Green going down
this path.
Moch seems like the least
likely to end up as a bust,
simply because his style of play
translates well to any level. No
matter what the sport, speed
kills and Moch has plenty of it.
But the main concern with
him is what team he ends up
going to. He needs to play in
a 3-4 defensive scheme to be
successful.
A team like the San Diego
Chargers, Baltimore Ravens
or the New York Jets would be
perfect for Moch because they
would give him the chance to
be a stand-up pass rusher as
a linebacker. But if he goes to
a traditional 4-3 team, I doubt
hell see much action in the
beginning stages of his career.
Of course, itll take a good
three to four years to see
whether any of these players
actually ends up being a bust,
but history always repeats
itself, so dont be surprised if
two players out of this group
are out of the league within ve
years.
Juan Lpez can be reached at
jlopez@nevadasagebrush.com.
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said. I think we started the
season not so great, but lately
we have been playing really
well, mainly because they are
way more united for the last
month.
Nevada enters the WAC Tour-
nament as the third seed and
will face sixth-seeded Hawaii
on Thursday. The Wolf Pack
defeated the Rainbow-Wahine
earlier this season 4-3.
But Lopez said this years
tournament is very much up
for grabs. Defending cham-
pion Boise State is seeded
second.
The Wolf Pack lost to top-
seeded Fresno State 4-3, but
was playing without senior
Florence De Vrye during the
match.
The conference could go
to Fresno, Lopez said. It
could go to Boise or it could
go to us. Im very confident
that this team is going to
battle but we dont view it
as Fresno is way better than
anyone else.
Nevada is hoping to avoid
a repeat of last season. In
2010, the Wolf Pack ended its
regular season on a four-game
winning streak and was the
conferences second seed, only
to lose in the rst round of the
WAC Tournament to Fresno
State, a team it had beaten 6-1
earlier that season.
That familiarity means that
teams will be scrambling to
mix things up.
You know the team youre
going against, Lopez said.
You know the players and
know what positions theyre
going to play. At the same
time, they know you as well.
So I think it helps, but it also
helps them.
Lopez said, for those return-
ing players, the memory of
last season has fueled them to
avoid a similar fate this year,
though the team is committed
to taking it one match at a
time.
Tennis is a very individual
sport, Lopez said. It takes a
few months to really under-
stand that.
With the team rolling, Lo-
pez said the team is condent
that it can challenge Fresno
State and win the conference
title.
With seniors Florence
De Vrye and Lais Ogata,
coupled with sophomore
Emma Verberne leading the
team, Lopez said the teams
experience will be key in the
tournament.
The Nevada mens tennis
team didnt fare quite as well.
After winning two straight
matches in early April, the Wolf
Pack lost its nal ve matches
of the season.
The team lost three matches
last weekend and nished the
season winless in conference
play and failed to qualify for
the WAC Tournament.
The mens team failed to
gain any traction, failing to
win more than two matches in
a row all season and losing its
nal ve matches by a score of
4-2 or worse.
Lukas Eggen can be reached at
leggen@nevadasagebrush.com.
Tournament
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Professional
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BY THE NUMBERS
An inside look at Thomas
Gennaro
2
is the number of national
championships Gennaro
won while at Nevada.
0
is the number of professional
ghts Gennaro had before he
scheduled this weeks ght.
PHOTOCOURTESYOFGINAGENNARO
Thomas Gennaro will face Oscar Godoy Friday night at the Reno Events Center. Gennaro boxed for the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Nevada tries to
stay in WAC race
STAFF PICKS
PESSIMIST SAYS: The Bulldogs starting
rotation shuts down Nevadas lineup,
which gets too cocky after its series
against New Mexico State. Nevada
has played poorly on the road, going
2-14. Those woes continue as the
Wolf Pack once again gets plagued by
inconsistency and falls to the middle of
the conference standings.
OUTCOME: Bulldogs win three of four
DIFFERENCE MAKER WILL AVIS
OPTIMIST SAYS: Nevada is nally
clicking after sweeping New Mexico
State. Facing one of the WACs worst
teams, the Wolf Packs pitchers
dominate while its bats continue to
perform. Louisiana Tech lacks the
offensive repower to counter Nevadas
bats and the Wolf Pack cruises for a
second-straight weekend.
OUTCOME: Nevada sweeps
The redshirt senior may not be the teams most
consistent bat, but he may be the teams most
important. Avis leads the team in home runs with
seven and runs batted in with 29. However, he
has just 29 hits on the season and is batting only
.242. The Bulldogs need Avis to be much more
consistent against a Wolf Pack team that has
scored eight or more runs in three of its last four
games. If Avis is not hitting well, Louisiana Tech
lacks a deep enough lineup to make up for his lack
of production.
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MAKING THE CALL
Pack looking to keep pace with conferences top teams
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Nevada pitcher Jayson McClaren
By Lukas Eggen
The Nevada and Louisiana Tech baseball teams
appear to be headed in different directions. The
Wolf Pack is coming off of a sweep of New Mexico
State and has moved up to third in the Western
Athletic Conference standings. The Bulldogs have
lost six of their last eight games, including losing
three of four to San Jose State last
weekend.
With the Wolf Pack entering
the race for the WACs rst or
second seed, the team is looking
to keep pace with Hawaii and
Fresno State. Louisiana Tech,
which fell to second-to-last in the
conference, is hoping this series
can get its season headed back in
the right direction.
GETTING IN GEAR
Since scoring 10 runs against New Mexico State
on April 10, Louisiana Tech has failed to score more
than ve runs and has been held to two or fewer
runs in seven of its last eight games. The Bulldogs
have just two players batting better than .300
inelder Mark Threlkeld and pitcher/outelder
Kyle Roliard, both of whom are hitting .313.
Louisiana Tech also has the second-most
strikeouts of any team in the conference with 296,
almost 60 more strikeouts than the Wolf Pack.
Louisiana Tech needs inelder Joey Ford to return
to last seasons form for the Bulldogs to be
competitive. Ford hit .371 with 48 runs batted
in last year.
This season, Ford is hitting .273 with
18 runs batted in and has 22 strikeouts,
just two fewer than he had all of last
year. If Ford can nd his swing, he could
give Louisiana Techs lineup a much-
needed spark. If not, the teams lineup will
continue to struggle to put up enough runs to
support its pitching staff.
PITCHING
Nevadas pitching staff is coming off of perhaps
its most impressive performance of the season,
holding the Aggies to six total runs in four
games.
Louisiana Techs staff is no slouch either. The
Bulldogs have a team ERA of 4.88 with Mike
Jefferson leading the staff. Though he has a
record of just 4-3, it has more to do with the
Bulldogs lack of run support than Jeffersons
performance. He has a team-low ERA of 2.98
and leads the team with 50 strikeouts. In 63.1
innings of work, he has yet to give up a home
run this season while holding opponents to a
.233 batting average.
The big question mark will be sophomore
Trevor Petersen. Though he has started 10
games this season, he was rocked for nine runs
in one inning of work against San Jose State on
April 21 as the Spartans blew out the Bulldogs,
18-0.
Petersen will have to shake off that start
against a Wolf Pack lineup that has
scored eight or more runs in three of
its last four games.
The other problem facing
the Bulldogs is a lack of a
fourth starter. Mike LeB-
reton earned a start against
San Jose State last weekend but gave up four
earned runs as Louisiana Tech lost 7-5. Outside of
Jefferson, Petersen and Jeb Stefan, no Louisiana
Tech pitcher has more than two starts this season,
which may allow Nevada to take advantage of the
starters inexperience.
Lukas Eggen can be reached at leggen@nevadasage-
brush.com.
Nevada looks for second-
straight sweep
The Wolf Packs pitching
staff shut down New Mexico
State during its four-game
sweep of the Aggies. The
pitching staff held New
Mexico State to six total
runs and shut out the Aggies
twice. Now, the team must
avoid a letdown against
Louisiana Tech, which is
in the bottom half of the
conference standings. The
Wolf Pack has just two road
victories on the season,
however, and must nd a
way to duplicate its recent
success away from home
or fall back into the middle
of the Western Athletic
Conference standings.
PROBABLE ROTATION
USA TODAY/ESPN POLL
Nevada looks for second
WEEKLY GLANCE
LOUISIANA TECH
17, LHP, Mike LeBreton
Senior, 5-foot-10, 190 pounds;
1-3, 3.96 ERA, 12 APP, 1 GS,
25.0 INP, 15 SO, 11 BB
23, RHP, Trevor Petersen
Sophomore, 6-foot-2, 210
pounds; 3-3, 5.66 ERA, 10
APP, 10 GS, 55.2 INP, 33 SO,
34 BB
31, RHP, Jeb Stefan
Sophomore, 6-foot-4, 210
pounds; 4-4, 4.72 ERA, 10 APP,
10 GS, 40.0 INP, 33 SO, 25 BB
32, LHP, Mike Jefferson
Junior, 6-foot-4, 210 pounds;
4-3, 2.98 ERA, 14 APP, 10 GS,
63.1 INP, 50 SO, 33 BB
NEVADA
36, RHP, Tom Jameson
Sophomore, 6-foot-7, 210
pounds; 3-4, 5.43 ERA, 10 APP,
10 GS, 53.0 INP, 24 SO, 24 BB
15, RHP, Jeremy Cole
Senior, 6-foot, 190 pounds;
3-3, 3.25 ERA, 1 0APP, 6 GS,
44.1 INP, 15 SO, 9 BB
30, RHP, Mark Joukoff
Junior, 6-foot-1, 205 pounds;
1-5, 6.47 ERA, 9 APP, 8 GS,
40.1 INP, 19 SO, 22 BB
22, LHP, Brock Stassi
Junior, 6-foot-2, 190 pounds;
1-1, 6.59 ERA, 4 APP, 4 GS,
13.2 INP, 15 SO, 8 BB
1. Virginia (28) 40-4
2. Vanderbilt (3) 35-5
3. South Carolina 31-8
4. Florida 31-10
5. Texas 30-10
6. Texas A & M 29-11
7. Arizona State 28-9
8. Florida State 31-10
9. Oregon State 29-8
10. TCU 29-11
11. Georgia Tech 30-11
12. CS-Fullerton 28-11
13. Oklahoma 29-11
14. North Carolina 32-10
15. Fresno State 28-7
16. Arkansas 28-11
17. Southern Miss. 30-9
18. UC-Irvine 26-10
19. Miami (Fla.) 27-13
20. UCLA 21-14
21. Oklahoma State 28-12
22. California 24-12
23. Clemson 25-14
24. Rice 28-16
25. Stanford 19-13
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Stetson (31-9) 81; Troy (27-10) 62; Arizona
(24-15) 34; Charlotte (31-9) 30
Nevada at Lousiana Tech
When: 6 p.m. Friday, 1
p.m., 4 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m.
Sunday
Where: J.C. Love Field
Radio: N/A
Nevada at Lousiana Tech
THIS WEEKS SERIES
Nevada Category LA TECH
OFFENSE
.264 Batting Average .266
4.45 Runs Scored Per Game 5.4
.392 Slugging Percentage .342
.358 ON-BASE PERCENTAGE
.359
PITCHING
5.51 Earned Run Average 4.88
.310 Opposing Batting Average .276
10.5 Hits Allowed Per Game 9.1
FIELDING
.966 Fielding Percentage .964
45 Errors 52
TALE OF THE TAPE
WAC STANDINGS
Standings Conference Overall
Hawaii 7-1 22-17
Fresno State 8-3 28-7
Nevada 4-3 15-20
San Jose State 6-6 26-15
New Mexico State 5-7 27-13
Louisiana Tech 4-8 19-21
Sacramento State 1-7 13-28
Date Opponent Result
Feb. 18 at UC Irvine L 17-4
Feb. 19 at UC Irvine L 15-3
Feb. 20 at UC Irvine L 7-1
Feb. 25 at Loyola Marymount L 8-5
Feb. 26 at Loyola Marymount L 7-3
Feb. 27 at Loyola Marymount L 8-3
March 1 San Francisco State Postponed
March 4 UNLV L 9-0
March 5 UNLV L 10-6
March 6 UNLV L 5-0
March 8 at UC Davis W 3-2
March 11 Pacic W 10-6
March 12 Pacic W 6-5
March 13 Pacic W 9-4
March 15 at Saint Marys Canceled
March 19 at UC Santa Barbara L 5-3
March 19 at UC Santa Barbara L 2-1
March 20 at UC Santa Barbara Canceled
March 21 at California L 2-0
March 22 Saint Marys L 9-3
March 25 at Washington W 2-1
March 26 at Washington L 4-3
March 27 at Washington L 5-4
March 28 at Seattle Canceled
April 1 Utah Valley W 5-4
April 2 Utah Valley L 19-6
April 3 Utah Valley W 8-7
April 4 UC Davis W 7-4
April 5 Reno Aces L 9-3
April 8 Seattle L 8-7
April 9 Seattle W 11-10
April 10 Seattle W 2-0
April 12 San Francisco State W 4-3
April 15 at Fresno State L 8-3
April 16 at Fresno State L 8-1
April 16 at Fresno State L 4-2
April 17 at Fresno State Canceled
April 21 New Mexico State W 9-0
April 22 New Mexico State W 4-0
April 22 New Mexico State W 10-3
April 23 New Mexico State W 8-3
Friday at Louisiana Tech 6 p.m.
Saturday at Louisiana Tech 1 p.m.
Saturday at Louisiana Tech 4 p.m.
Sunday at Louisiana Tech 1 p.m.
May 5 Hawaii 6 p.m.
May 6 Hawaii 6 p.m.
May 7 Hawaii 1 p.m.
May 7 Hawaii 4 p.m.
May 13 Sacramento State 6 p.m.
May 14 Sacramento State 1 p.m.
May 14 Sacramento State 4 p.m.
May 15 Sacramento State 1 p.m.
May 20 at San Jose State 6 p.m.
May 21 at San Jose State 1 p.m.
May 21 at San Jose State 4 p.m.
May 22 at San Jose State 1 p.m.
Date Opponent Result
NEVADA SCHEDULE
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