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Photo courtesy of Metsihate Bertukan
University of Nevada, Reno freshman Aden Hailu (left) and cousin Metsihate Bertukan (right) lounge on
a bench during a trip to San Francisco. At the beginning of April, Hailu checked into Saint Marys Regional
Medical Center after experiencing abdominal pain. While having an exploratory operation, Hailu went into
cardiac arrest which resulted in swelling of the brain and doctors have lost hope in her recovery.
Student falls into

inexplicable coma
By Maddison Cervantes
On April Fools Day, Metsihate Bertukan
received a text message from her 20-year-old
cousin Aden Hailu, a University of Nevada,
Reno freshman, saying that she had admitted herself to Saint Marys Regional Medical
Center due to abdominal pain.
Bertukan originally assumed the message
was a joke, considering the date. It was not
until she received a picture of Hailu sticking
her tongue out in a hospital bed that Bertukan
called her cousin to determine the reason for
her admittance.
Results from Hailus laboratory tests, such
as a pelvic exam, abdominal ultrasound and
CAT scans, seemed normal to the doctors.
However, Hailu was not responding to the IV
fluids given to her, and her vital signs had been
inconsistent since she was admitted. Doctors
then insisted that Hailu undergo exploratory
surgery to detect the source of her illness.
Hailu, whom Bertukan described as a presumably healthy girl, went into cardiac arrest on the
operating table. She is now suffering from severe
brain damage as a consequence of edema, or
brain swelling. According to Bertukan, the last
word she and her family have received from the
doctors is that Hailu is braindead.
Hailu has been attached to a ventilator since the surgery, she has been
receiving medication to prevent seizure
activity and medication to stabilize her
blood pressure and temperature as needed.
Additionally, Hailus family has been
informed by the hospital that her insurance
will soon exhaust. As a result, Bertukan has
created a GoFundMe profile in order to raise
money for her cousins treatment.
Bertukan stated on the profile that according to Hailus neurological diagnosis, she is
in a persistent vegetative state and doctors
have emphasized to her family that there is no
chance of Hailu recovering her higher functions such as thought and action.
In a subtle way, we feel pressured to make a
life-ending decision but [Hailu] is only 20 years
old with no history of illness or family illness,
Bertukan said. This news not solely deteriorated my entire family but it is very difficult to
make a decision especially since the cause of
Photo courtesy of Metsihate Bertukan
University of Nevada, Reno freshman Aden Hailu

poses for a photo during a trip to San Francisco.
Hailus cousin, Metsihate Bertukan, has created a
GoFundMe account in order to raise donations for
Hailus recent hospitalization.
her primary illness remains a mystery.
Bertukan stated that the only way Saint
Marys doctors can explain Hailus condition
is by claiming that it is mystery. Therefore, attempting to make a life-ending decision with
very little knowledge currently seems impossible for Bertukan and the rest of Hailus family.
By sharing the link to the GoFundMe account, Bertukan has been able to reach a
multitude of people, such as UNR senior Ty
Pimienta, who found it necessary to continue
sharing Hailus story through social media.
As soon as I saw her face on [Facebook] and
her story, I felt through my faith that I had to
share her story and have others help her out
as well, Pimienta said. If it wasnt going to
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Parking bill reignites

Nevada gun debate
By Jacob Solis
Editors note: Bill Draft 20-242
would later become two bills and
one amendment that outlined
full campus carry with more or
less the same legal language. All
spearheaded by Assemblywoman
Michele Fiore, each try at campus
carry passed the Assembly easily,
but all were eventually stifled by
the Senate. Since the Nevada
Legislature concluded its 2015
session on June 1, any future
attempt at campus carry will
have to wait until 2017 when the
legislature reconvenes.
Legislators, educators and
community
members
alike
converged in Carson City to
discuss and debate Assembly Bill
2 on Feb. 4. The bill, sponsored by
Assemblyman John Hambrick, RLas Vegas, seeks to revise a current
Nevada law that makes it a gross
misdemeanor for most citizens
to bring weapons onto school
campuses and childcare facilities.
The only people currently
exempt from the law are police
officers and individuals who
have specifically applied for a
permit to carry their weapon on
campus. AB 2 would change the
existing landscape by authorizing anybody to bring a weapon
onto a school campus as long
as that weapon remains inside a
locked or occupied car.
The broad choice of words has
drawn the ire of several critics,
including Associated Students
of the University of Nevada
Sen. Nick Andrew. Andrew, who
represents the Interdisciplinary
Program in ASUN, has drafted a
resolution condemning the bills
language to be decided upon in
the coming weeks.
AB 2 would allow anyone,
whether they have a concealed
carry permit or not, to have a
weapon in their car, Andrew
said. Our fear is that the presence of weapons, not just on
college campuses, but on K-12
campuses and day cares as well,
will create more risks to the
health and safety of students.
Those in favor of AB 2 have
addressed concern by stressing
that the bill is only a parking
bill, existing to make it easier
for weapon-owners to park on
school campuses without committing a crime, and is not a
campus carry bill. As such, the
bill has also taken criticism from
the conservative right, where
detractors claim it does not go far
enough.
AB 2 is definitely a step in the
right direction, said Adam Khan,
University of Nevada, Reno
student and member of the UNR
College Republicans. But if our
goal is to give law-abiding students the highest degree of freedom and safety, then we need to
allow those with concealed carry
licenses to carry on campus. [We
need to] legalize campus carry.
Campus carry, or the idea that
weapons belonging to those with
concealed carry licenses should
be allowed on school campuses,
was first proposed during the
2013 legislative session but fell
short of being passed when it
died in committee. However, due
to the recent influx of Republican
legislators, state GOP leaders are
revisiting the issue with Bill Draft
20-242, the newest legal iteration
of campus carry.
Proponents of campus carry
have repeatedly defended the
idea that guns would make
schools safer, specifically mentioning the mass shootings at
Virginia Tech and Sandy Hook
Elementary. These supporters
echo the words of Executive Vice
BREAKING
DOWN AB 2
In a legal sense, AB 2
changes section 202.265
of the Nevada Revised
Statutes, which is itself a
specific part of the criminal
code. The law forbids firearms from being brought
onto school property, but
also lists switchblades,
nunchakus, trefoils, billy
clubs, brass knuckles and
blackjacks as illegal.
President of the National Rifle Association Wayne LaPierre, who,
following the shooting at Sandy
Hook, said succinctly, The only
way to stop a bad guy with a gun
is a good guy with a gun.
Beyond mass shootings, supporters have also noted that being able to have a gun on campus
would allow a greater measure of
self-defense in situations such
as rape, robbery or other violent
crime and would serve as a
deterrent to criminals.
Even so, many remain unconvinced that any form of campus
carry is necessary.
The original argument [used
in the last legislative session] that
campus carry enables individuals to have effective means of
self defense does have some
merit, said Quinn Jonas, ASUN
senator for the College of Liberal
Arts. However, there are certain
issues with introducing firearms
to campuses, where the second
leading cause of death among
college students is suicide.
Jonas noted that suicides
attempted with firearms are 85
percent effective, and expressed
concern that having firearms on
campus would lead to a decline
to mental health on campus, as
more troubled students would
sooner attempt suicide than seek
help.
Andrew reiterated his colleagues concerns over suicide
and expressed additional worries
over the risk of shooting accidents, citing the 1996 death of
Lindsay Alba. Alba, a McQueen
High School student, was killed
while sitting in a car when a .22
caliber rifle being kept in the car
went off accidentally.
Andrew also expressed doubt
over the soundness of the argument that guns would serve to
make campuses safer.
From what Ive been able
to dig up, theres never been a
recorded incidence on a college
campus where a victim or a
witness to a violent crime has
prevented it by brandishing a
weapon, Andrew said. Theres
been testimony by many campus
police departments across the
country and by the FBI that in an
active shooting situation, having extra people with weapons
who are not trained emergency
responders only makes the situation worse.
Ultimately, AB 2 represents the
beginning of a long debate over
gun law in Nevada. Many legislators on the left have denounced
the bill as the first stop on the
road to full campus carry while
those on the right, who also carry
the majority, seek to expand
traditionally strict state gun laws,
evidenced by Bill Draft 20-242.
Each side has fervent supporters and ardent detractors,
and as the debate over AB 2 has
already shown, neither side will
go quietly into the night.
Jacob Solis can be reached at
jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @TheSagebrush.
Reno community members support family unity

By Jose Olivares and
Roco Hernndez
An air of solemnity hung
around Hilliard Plaza as University of Nevada, Reno students,
staff and community members
stood in silence for half an hour
holding signs that read, We are
all deportable.
It was supposed to be a message in solidarity that included
the people who are vulnerable to deportation, said Ivn
Padilla-Rodrguez,
president
of the Latino Student Advisory
Board. In addition to that, it
was supposed to extend that to
the allies who know people who
are undocumented and who
could potentially face deportation to say, Well, if you plan on
deporting these individuals, it
affects us too.
The silent demonstration,
hosted by UNRs Latino Research and LSAB on Wednesday,
Feb. 4, called attention to the

recent decision of Attorney
General Adam Laxalt.
In January, Laxalt revealed
that Nevada had joined a multistate coalition against President
Barack Obamas executive order
on immigration, which would
protect approximately 5 million
people from deportation. Nevada, along with 25 other states,
has taken on the lawsuit to halt
Obamas deportation deferral
program.
If successful, our lawsuit
will force the issue back into
the hands of the United States
Congress where it belongs,
Laxalt wrote in his column for
the Reno Gazette-Journal.
In addition to the demonstration, LSAB wrote an open
letter to Laxalt denouncing
his actions. Event participants
were able to sign it and express
their disappointment with the
lawsuit. The letter labels Laxalts
use of state money to fund his

lawsuit as a wasteful source of
public resources and states it
is an attack on undocumented
families in Nevada.
According to the Pew Research
Center, 7.6 percent of Nevadas
residents are undocumented
the largest share of any state.
After Laxalts announcement,
Democratic Sen. Harry Reid
issued an online statement that
expressed his desires to see Republican Party members work
on passing comprehensive
legislation instead of hindering
themselves with lawsuits.
This is embarrassing, Reid
said in his online statement.
No other state in the country
will benefit more from President Obamas executive actions
than Nevada. The irresponsible
decision to join a lawsuit that
will cause family separation is
harmful to our communities.
Selena Torres, a UNR junior
and LSAB member, said that

she decided to participate in
the silent demonstration to
stand up against the injustice
committed toward undocumented families.
In 2009, the life of Torres
friend changed when her
parents were deported. Torres
friend was 16. As a result, Torres
friend had to drop out of school
to financially support herself.
As Torres friend got older, life
did not get easier for her.
She was a victim of domestic violence and fled Reno in
November to go back with her
family in Mexico, Torres said.
I cant help but think none
of that would have happened
if her parents had not been
deported.
Latino
Research
Center
Director
Emma
Sepulveda
said that diversity among the
participants at the silent
demonstration strengthen the
events message. Sepulveda was

touched when she saw students
and staff of all races, ages and
political backgrounds come
together to take part in the
demonstration.
It is important to have a diverse group of people at events
that advocate for immigrants
rights because its not just a
Latino issue, Padilla-Rodrguez
said. Even though it was a
group of Latino students who
organized the event, its important really when you demonstrate publically that its known
that the issue of immigration
one that impacts people from
all over the world and not just
from one country or one side of
the world, whether it be Latin
America to the United Kingdom
to Asian countries.
However, Laxalt has claimed
that the lawsuit is not a war
against immigrants. Instead,
Laxalt said that Nevadas par-
ticipation in the lawsuit asks for

the acceptance of the United
States constitutional systems.
Nevada did not join the
lawsuit to make a statement
about immigration, Laxalt
wrote in his column. Rather,
we joined the lawsuit to take a
stand on behalf of Nevadans
in support of the rule of law,
the United States Constitution,
and the separation of powers
between the Congress and the
president.
Sepulveda is not convinced.
I dont think its a serious
lawsuit, I think its a political
charade trying to get people
excited about going against
Obama, Sepulveda said. This
is symbolic. I dont think hes
serious about this lawsuit.
Jose Olivares and Roco Hernndez can be reached at tbynum@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
42 MISSING, 1 DEAD
MEChA brings attention to the
abduction of Mexican students
By Roco Hernndez
Editors note: Since September
2014, this isolated event has
galvanized student action across
the world. Under pressure from
the international community,
the Mexican government arrested both the mayor of Iguala
and his wife, as well as 44 local
police officers connected to the
incident in November. Finally,
on Jan. 26, Mexican officials
formally announced that the 42
students still missing had been
killed and their bodies burned,
according to a confession from
one of the captured conspirators.
On Sept. 26, a group of more
than 40 Mexican students were
on their way to Iguala, Guerrero
to protest the speech of Maria
de los Angeles Pineda, the wife
of Igualas mayor.
Local police stopped the
students while they were inside
buses and opened fire.
Vice News created a documentary that featured a video
recorded by a student who was
present during the incident.
In the video, a student can be
heard asking officers why they
were shooting at him and his
peers. The student claimed that
the group was unarmed.
Six individuals, three of them
students, were killed during the
incident. Some students were
able to flee from the scene.
However, Mexican authorities
reported that 43 others were
kidnapped by police officers.
Deborah Boehm, an associate
professor at the University of
Nevada, Reno, was in Mexico
City when she first heard that
43 students had been abducted.
She has done research on
Mexico and topics such as
transnationalism and globalization. Boehm noted that political
violence has taken place in
Mexico for some time.
There have been different
periods of time in history when
the [Mexican] state has used
force against its own citizens
and I think what is especially
unsettling about the students is
that it was the government who
was responsible for it, Boehm
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a Mexican college, studying to

become future educators in
areas affected by poverty.
[The 43 students] symbolize
the hope for the nation and
when people talk about needing
to develop in Mexico, for example economically, thats exactly
what these young people were
planning to do, to give back to
their nation. And the idea that
people in that situation would
be [subjected] to violence such
as this, I think, is especially
unsettling, Boehm said.
Along with the banner,
UNRs MEChA will be hosting
a forum for students and community members to help them
comprehend what is happening in Mexico.
I applaud their efforts to
help students understand their
connection to global issue and
I think that as an institution
thats something that we can
contribute collectively to sort
of think through these difficult
issues, issues of social justice
around the world, to think
about ways that we at a local
level can also help bring about
change, Boehm said.
Kimberly A. Nolan Garca,
a professor at Mexican public
university Centro de Investigacin y Docencia Economcas,
often accompanies her students
to marches. She said that she
has noticed that more people
have attended the protests,
even those from groups that
dont normally take place in
political demonstrations such
as wealth families. She has also
seen that the issue has picked
up attention from American
universities such as University
of California, San Diego.
While these added factors
make Nolan Garca hopeful that
a positive change can occur,
she still urges students to get
involved in any way that they
can. Nolan Garca said that if
students were to write letters to
President Obama, hold events
or tell their community about
whats going on in Mexico, it
could have a significant impact
on the country.
[The Mexican government
will] listen to the international
community, Nolan Garca said.
They cant afford not to.
Boehm said that one of the
things she would like students
to gain from college is to see
said. Thats a form of violence

that is especially hard to think
about and there is no way to
make sense of it.
After a series of arrests and investigations, Mexicos Attorney
General Jesus Murillo Karam
told CNN that he suspects that
the students were handed over
by Igualas mayor, Jose Luis
Abarca, to a Guerraran gang
called Los Guerreros Unidos
who then killed them and
burned their bodies beyond
recognition.
On Saturday, Dec. 6, the Associated Press reported that one
of the missing students remains
was identified. The Argentine
forensic team in charge of the
investigation confirmed that
bone fragments found by investigators contained traces of the
DNA of 19-year-old Alexander
Mora Venancio.
This issue has reached beyond Guerrero to the University
of Nevada, Reno campus. When
UNRs Movimiento Estudiantil
Chicano de Aztlns organization co-President Natali Castro
read about the students, she
felt devastated. She considered
the abduction of the students
an injustice and urged her organization to do its part and raise
awareness of the issue.
The names and faces of the
Mexican students are displayed
on a banner hanging from a
staircase inside of the Joe Crowley Student Union as a tribute to
their disappearance. The banner is one of the first things that
the organization has done to
support the cause. Castro wants
UNR students to take the time
to read it and sympathize with
their international peers.
I just feel so privileged that I
can go and protest and not be
afraid that someone is going
to take me or something bad is
going to happen to me because
its allowed here, Castro said.
These [people] are our age
and just to see that they were
fighting for their rights and this
ended up happening to them,
no one deserves that.
Most students that were kidnapped were from the Escuela
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Mexican government, as well as

the safe return of the remaining
42 students.
People are standing up, Castro said. Finally they are not afraid
anymore. Castro said. Those
students gave them hope.
be me, then who? Everyone deserves

to live a life full of joy and not have to
deal with something like that.
There have been a variety of both
anonymous and public donations to
Bertukans account, but the goal of
$70,000 has not yet been reached.
Some who contributed to the GoFundMe left words of support along
with their donation, such as Rana
Abu-Elniaj.
I love you Aden, youll always be
my best friend, Abu-Elniaj said. I
know youre strong enough to overcome this. God bless you Aden.
Others who knew Hailu personally,
such as Isabelle Langham and Nati
Alemayehu also commented with
words of comfort for Hailu and her
family members during their time of
distress.
Bertukan is presently staying with
her uncle, Hailus father, in Reno to
stay close to her cousins side while
Hailus mother remains at home in
Las Vegas attending to three younger
children. According to Bertukan, another challenge the family has faced
is the separation and lack of support.
Along with this, Bertukan explained
that attempting to understand the
many medical jargons provided to
the family has been a difficult feature
of their situation.
Bertukan explained that aside from
the constant trials each day has held
for she and her family, she still feels
as though she is dreaming. Hailu had
just returned from spending spring
break with Bertukan when she admitted herself to Saint Marys.
I go back to look at our pictures
together and it makes me think that
life is so short and unpredictable,
Bertukan said. One day she was
walking and then the next she is lying
in bed.
Hailu had just declared her sociology major. The cousins had continuously conversed about Hailus enthusiasm for her chosen career path.
When Bertukan asked her cousin
what she enjoyed about the subject,
Hailu said that she likes to observe
and understand people.
Being that the family is struggling
with acquiring Hailus medical records
from the hospital or any additional
information as to how her illness
developed, the medical bills are piling
up. As of Monday, April 27, a total of
$16,403 of $70,000 had been raised.
We believe that each day holds a
miracle and we cannot give up on our
Aden just in 18 days, Bertukan said.
Rocio Hernandez can be reached

at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu
and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
Maddison Cervantes can be reached at

mcervantes@sagebrush.unr.edu and
on Twitter @madcervantes.
VIVOS LOS QUEREMOS!

Photos provided by the MEChA organization
Above are photos of the 43 Mexican students that were kidnapped

by local police in Guerrero, Mexico. The text reads, They were taken
alive! We want them back alive! It is one of the many slogans used in
marches in honor of the students.
their place in world and in the
bigger picture.
Engaging with a topic such
as this is an opportunity to
think through of the struggles
of the current moment and
what kind of solutions are out
there for all of us to bring out
change, Boehm said.
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A6
Local musician
BAD APPLE
VNTG.
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Francesca Martinez, owner of Bad Apple VNTG., poses for a photo in her store on
Saturday, April 11. The store held its grand opening on May 15.
By Alexa Solis
On the corner of Mary and Virginia
streets sits an empty room. Sunlight
flows through its ample windows,
and there is a girl, petite and smartly
dressed, sweeping its concrete floors.
The light hits her face as she looks out
onto the busy street.
Francesca Martinez, 22, is turning
that empty room into her dream Bad
Apple VNTG. The idea for the shop began while working in Los Angeles where
everything seemed to be going sour.
After graduating early from the Fashion
Institute of Design and Merchandising,
Martinez was eager to get out into the
workforce, and she did. Martinez was
able to attain a highly coveted buyer po-
sition, rare for a person of 20. However,

it wasnt all that she had hoped it to be.
After I graduated college, which I
finished early, I had a lot of free time
because all these jobs werent really
happening, Martinez said. I had all
these interviews, and nothing was really
following through. When I was working
at a buying office, it was very stressful
and I was crying in the restroom on
breaks and stuff like that. It was like
The Devil Wears Prada.
The stressful buying position led
Martinez to question everything, thinking that she was too young to be completely consumed by someone elses
problems. Then a friend mentioned
that she should open a store, and the
seed for Bad Apple VNTG. was planted.
Martinez then put all of her

energy into creating a store. Writing business plan after business
plan, the store became the light
at the end of the tunnel just when
everything about LA was making
Martinez even more miserable.
Finally, Martinez packed up her
things and moved to Reno in search
of the opportunities and growth
that LA just couldnt afford a young
person like herself.
After coming to Reno, Martinez
began working at The Melting Pot.
She worked her way up from assistant manager to office manager,
and then decided that it was time
to finally make her own dream a
reality.
It hasnt been an easy road, with
finding the location and funding
being Martinezs biggest challenges. According to Martinez, its
very difficult to attain a loan being
as young as she is. Unable to get a
loan, Martinez started her business
out of pocket and through credit.
Though finding a loan was a major
challenge, it was nothing compared
to finding a location.
She spent months and months
just asking around, trying to keep up
on leads for spots that were opening
up before anybody else grabbed
them up, said Nathaniel Benjamin,
Martinezs boyfriend. Seems to me
like the business community is all
really tightly knit and its not the
easiest thing to find your way in
unless youve got the confidence to
just make the jump and put yourself
out there, which shes been doing
now for a long time.
After struggling for months to
find a location, Martinez found the
perfect spot. Not only was it in the
heart of MidTown, but its massive
windows are perfect for Martinezs
extravagant window displays. An
admirer of stores such as Anthropologie, whose window displays are
detailed and eye catching, Martinez
is looking to differentiate herself
like what [Haley] has done. And

what [Haley] has done is made
an immensely collaborative
work of art.
Johnny Bailey, lead vocals and
guitar of Rigorous Proof, was
a collaborator on the closing
track Shoot the Moon, and
found the entire experience to
be enriching and fun. Bailey
noted that there was a sense of
camaraderie among the artists
involved even though most
recording was done separately.
Every last person who
contributed did a great and
amazing thing, and I think
that as time goes on Bazooka
Zoos Time Capsule will be a
testament to just how talented
Reno and Nevada as a whole is,
Bailey said. [Haley is] one of the
only people to bridge the gap
between all the artists (rappers,
musicians, EDM producers),
and I think that speaks for itself.
Alexa Solis can be reached at alexasolis@sagebrush.unr.edu and
on Twitter @thealexasolis.
Tyler Hersko can be reached at

tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu and
on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
from other shops in the area.

Though Martinez is trying to
bring a different kind of visual
merchandising to MidTown, she is
also trying to boost the profile of
the ever growing collective of local
businesses and owners. According
to Martinez, MidTown is the heart
and soul of the community outside
of Burning Man and gambling
culture.
Fellow local boutique owner and
friend of Martinez, Kendra Cro, is
also a proponent of the growing
number of businesses coming to
MidTown. Cros boutique Culture
has been open since March.
Ive noticed an increased awareness for supporting small business
in Reno. People want to keep
their money in the community,
Cro said. Its been great to watch
MidTown bloom and I am beyond
excited to be a part of it, [and] I
would tell Francesca first of all, that
Im so proud of her!
The shop will offer not only
vintage clothing, but jewelry and
goods made by local artists. Bad
Apple VNTG. will also offer plussize clothing, which is a criminally
underrepresented part of the community, according to Martinez.
According to Martinez, Bad Apple
VNTG. is a shop thats out to make
a difference and support the local
community in every way, a trend
among many that are trying to
shift the focus away from gambling
and Burning Man and toward the
diverse art and culture that Reno
has to offer.
It seems to me like her motivation is based on Independence
isnt the right word, more like selfreliance, plus her desire to create
a community space where people
can come and share their creativity, Benjamin said.
Alexa Solis can be reached at alexasolis@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @thealexasolis.
Rock band helms massive collaborative album

By Alexa Solis
Photo courtesy of Bazooka Zoo
BAZOOKA ZOO
TIME CAPSULE
Release Date: Feb. 5

Genre: Electronic
Available: bazookazac.
bandcamp.com/album/
time-capsule
Photo courtesy of Bazooka Zoo
Bazooka Zoo band members (from left) Zac Haley, JD Cristison, Scott Turek and Evan Tune pose for a photo
in Joshua Tree National Park in spring 2013. Haley, vocals and guitar, produced Time Capsule, a collaborative
album with 34 artists from around the state of Nevada.
played 2,500 times within 24
hours of its release, according
to Haley. Bassist Mac Esposito
attributed that to Haleys push
on Facebook to promote the 34
different artists in 34 days. For
Haley, it was important to bring
the diversity of the album to
the forefront and put it on full
display.
Established Reno musicians,
such as Mark Sexton of the Mark
Sexton Band and activist and
rapper Pan Pantoja lent their
respective talents to the album.
According to Haley, working
with musicians of that caliber
was one of the most rewarding
parts of the project.
Time Capsule marks the
start of a new chapter in the

bands career. Bazooka Zoo, together since 2012, is in the midst
of a transition. The foursome is
writing new songs with recording dates set for August, planning a tour and just wrapped up
shooting two music videos. Not
only is there a bevy of activity
for the band, but the blues-rock
style that fans have come to
know the band for is changing
dramatically.
I think that this album is a
good representation of where
Bazooka Zoos sound is heading,
Esposito said. When I joined the
band, they already had an hour
and 15 minutes of music that was
very hard rock, blues based and
now weve been writing new music thats more groove and beats,
and more electronic-oriented.
Time Capsule is definitely an
electric album. Its got electric
drums on it, and a lot of synthesizers and all that.
Though Bazooka Zoo is
changing, Haley was clear that
the record was not really about
Bazooka Zoo itself, but instead a
greater goal of bringing together
the sounds of Nevada in a way
that had not been done before.
I think that the album is
incredible, Esposito said. Its
an incredible project. Its an
incredible idea, and I dont know
anybody else, I havent heard of
anybody else doing something
By Tyler Hersko
We sat down at the Manzanita
Bowl. In the interest of time I had
to decline his suggestion to walk
over to a nearby sandwich shop.
But that was OK, he still wore a
near-permanent smile on his face,
laughing frequently and expressing optimism and excitement
while answering my questions.
His demeanor was anything
but fake. A few minutes into the
interview, it became apparent that
this man had every reason to title
his recently-released debut album
The Key to Happiness.
Reno folk rock musician Liam
Kyle Cahill has a busy schedule.
After graduating with a degree in
hydrogeology from the University
of Nevada, Reno 3 1/2 years ago,
Cahill dove into the mining industry as an exploration geologist. The
job, which allows him only one
week off per month, made juggling
friends, family and various hobbies a challenge.
For Cahill, pursuing ones passions is the most important part
of life. That said, it wasnt until he
began college that he truly discovered his desire to make a career out
of music.
I didnt know how to play any
instruments when I came to UNR,
Cahill said. It wasnt until 2009
when I took a summer internship
in Wisconsin when I basically
forced myself to sing and play guitar at the same time. Id work and
shut myself in and practice and
practice and practice.
Six months later, Cahill completed his first song. It took four
years for Cahill to complete The
Key to Happiness, which was
released in June. The album was
partially funded by a campaign on
Indiegogo.com that raised $10,000,
with the rest of the money coming
out of Cahills pocket.
Approximately 450 studio hours
and 23 guest musicians were
among several of the expenses
financed by Cahill and his campaign. Although he admitted that
it was a sizable investment, Cahill
referred to his collaboration with
guest musicians as an economically and artistically worthwhile
endeavor.
I didnt have to pay them all,
Cahill said. A lot of them were good
buddies of mine. But it goes back
to me being a professional. I came
to these people and said I love
what you do, would you be a part
of this? I will pay for your talents
because you are worth money.
Cahill had particularly high
praise for engineering master
Scott Hull and folk rock musician
Chuck Ragan, the latter of which
was one of Cahills chief inspirations.
Hull, who previously worked
with musicians ranging from Bob
Dylan and Prince to Taylor Swift,
was hired to master the album. According to Cahill, Hulls work was
worth well more than the $2,000
it cost to hire him. On the other
hand, Cahill referred to meeting
and performing with Ragan as a
dream come true.
He was selling [his] guitar on
eBay, Cahill said. I sent him a
message, he bought me a pint of
Guinness and I bought his guitar.
That next fallI saw him and he
goes, Liam, whats up brother! I
go, Holy shit, my hero remembers
my name!
Six months later, Ragan brought
Cahill up on stage during a concert
to sing one of his songs. That act,
which Cahill said was completely
unexpected, was a defining moment in his career and a prime
example of why he loves being a
musician.
While Cahill restated that the
aforementioned pursuit of ones
passions is incredibly important,
he stressed that patience, professionalism and a logical fallback
were no less crucial.
He referred to his position as
fortunate, noting that the money
he earned as an exploration geologist and the connections hes made
have allowed him a fair deal of leniency when planning for the future.
Looking forward, Cahill plans on
devoting the entirety of 2015 to his
music career, all the while continuing to promote The Key To Happiness and making plans for touring
across the rest of the nation.
I wanna get to the point where
Im playing with my heroes, Cahill
said. I dont want to just be that
songwriter in Reno, I want to be
that songwriter from Reno who is
going everywhere. My entire heart
is going into this 24 hours a day.
BAZOOKA ZOO: TIME CAPSULE

One album. Thirteen songs.
Thirty-four artists. Reno rock
band Bazooka Zoos recently
released Time Capsule is filled
with collaborations between
musicians from all over the state
of Nevada and the members of
Bazooka Zoo.
Orchestrated and produced
by vocalist and guitarist Zac
Haley, also known as Bazooka
Zac, the record is intended to
display the talent of artists from
a variety of genres and cities in
Nevada. Haley was dead set on
creating a piece of art that was
able to transcend genres and
showcase the talent that lies
hidden in the mountains and
valleys of the Nevada desert.
This is a truly one-of-a-kind
record for the state, Haley said.
It literally brings together all of
the genres we have here. For real
music lovers, this is going to be
the record to get to know your
local community a little better.
As Haley settled on the idea of
a massive collaborative album
about a year ago, he began arranging trips to meet and record
with artists. After sending the
participating musicians demos,
Haley packed his recording
equipment in a backpack,
booked flights and took road
trips to ensure that artists
throughout the state would be
heard.
It was awesome, but also
extremely time consuming,
Haley said. It was such a truly
unique experience, and I cant
believe its actually done. Im
still really excited about this one
on principle. Its got flaws, were
just kids, but Im excited to see
what people think.
The album has set records
for the band. Since its release
on Feb. 5, Time Capsule was
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Rapper Tyler the Creator performs for an audience at the Knitting Factory during his concert on Thursday, Dec.
4. The rappers performance stayed true to his depraved persona, but failed to truly amp up the audience to the
mosh-inducing proportions that he is known for.
Programmers recognize
room for improvement
By Alexa Solis
Hordes of students gathered in front of the Joe
Crowley Student Union in late August. Crowds
cheered and sang along, a student in a wheelchair crowd-surfed the nearly 4,000 attendees.
The G-Eazy concert put on by the Associated
Students of the University of Nevada programming on Aug. 31 was the most successful concert
put on by ASUN.
However, the Timeflies concert on Thursday
night was most certainly not. The show was held
at the Reno Events Center with the expectation
that the turnout would be similar to that of GEazy or Diplo.
[The turnout for Timeflies] was definitely
pretty low compared to our old concerts, said
Ron Delos Santos, assistant programming director of ASUN. G-Eazy was a hit, Diplo a little bit
less attendance, and this one had about [1,300
tickets sold].
According to Delos Santos, both Diplo and
Timeflies saw lower student interest and attendance than G-Eazy. Delos Santos attributed the
low attendance to a lack of knowledge, a lack
of promotion and the RL Grime concert at the
Knitting Factory falling on the same night.
Reno is too small for there to be two successful
concerts of the same genre on the same night,
according to Delos Santos.
While attendance at the Timeflies show was low,
Delos Santos was pleased with the general direction of the programming board as it moves toward
bigger name artists and higher attendance.
Previously the board was split into three
parts; unity, traditions and flipside. Each
separate board dealt with specialized areas
in homecoming events, student engagement
and event planning respectively. Beginning
this past school year, the three programming
boards were consolidated into one.
The merging of the three boards gave ASUN
programming a larger budget to work with.
Together the departments have a budget of
$357,372.72, according to the Fiscal Year 2014
simplified budget.
I think for the first year having the programming board consolidated into one, having a
budget this big, we set some precedents and
records, Delos Santos said. I think that the best
thing that could happen is that programming
boards will learn from us what we did good,
what we did bad.
A larger budget and the unprecedented turnout for G-Eazy led the board to believe that the
new goals for the ASUN programming board are
oriented towards big-ticket acts in larger venues
and huge student involvement for Delos Santos.
While Delos Santos said that the board is
heading in the right direction, Tom Snider, station manager of Wolf Pack Radio, feels that this
is not the case. According to Snider, the ASUN
programming board is not fully representative of
the student body. Snider cited page 21 of Joint Vision 2017, which notes the importance of ending
the boards monopoly as the only student event
planning entity on campus. For Snider, there
are ways for ASUN and other campus organizations to become involved in the artist selection
process.
We are the college radio station on campus
and it would help [diversify the acts], Snider
said. Were the ones getting all this new music,
were the ones sitting here and digging all day.
We get new music from promoters around the
country, so it doesnt make sense [that ASUN
doesnt] come to us.
The Joint Vision 2017 looks to make the programming board more diverse, however Snider
sees a fault in the ASUN programming boards
make-up with most of the programming board
being Greek. According to Snider, its not a fair
representation of the student body. Snider
hopes to see one representative of Wolf Pack
Radio on the programming board in the future,
noting that its a good start to incorporate the
broader interests of the student body at large.
Delos Santos acknowledged that a majority of
the ASUN programming board is Greek, but noted that the majority of the interested applicants
were members of fraternities and sororities.
Lack of promotion was one of the several
reasons Delos Santos cited when describing the
poor turnout at the Timeflies show. The dearth
in advertising for ASUN concerts is often due
to the time constraints put on the board from
planning, according to Delos Santos.
Usually we shoot for at least three months
[in advance while planning concerts], Delos
Santos said. Thats just the safest time to go.
This concert, for example, weve been planning
on doing this one since the beginning of October. Weve been in contact with Timeflies agent
since then.
Chris Payne, a radio DJ on KRZQ, noted that
not booking an event early enough can lead to all
sorts of logistical problems.
Its definitely a budget thing, Payne said. If
not then its a routing thing based on whos available whenever theyre trying to book the show.
Whoever is in charge needs to think six to nine
months in advance, if not a year.
Both Payne and Delos Santos agreed that earlier planning could alleviate some of the growing
pains, but Snider noted that the artists that the
university bids for are also important. According
to Snider, it is important for the university to look
at up-and-coming acts that wont be expensive
for the university, but will still gain interest.
Delos Santos expressed a similar sentiment,
but stated that there is a fine line when defining up-and-comer. When looking at artists, the
programming board often considers availability,
genre and notoriety according to Delos Santos.
The thing with programming now is that
were such a young board, Delos Santos said.
Anything can happen, and everything probably will happen. Were just learning whats
good, whats bad. We like working with people,
were not a narrow-minded group. We like to
learn, we like to get other peoples opinions.
Alexa Solis can be reached at alexasolis@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @thealexasolis.
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LGBT VOICES
Injustices inspire
better social
movements
DISMANTLE THE FOUNDATIONS

OF BRUTALITY
But it is all the same bumping-and-grinding,

fake attitude that is only pleasant when you are
heading out to the club. One of my favorite songs,
Fat Bottomed Girls by Queen, can be played
anytime, anywhere and I will get a big smile on
my face and start screaming the lyrics.
When you are walking with your significant
other and you hear the words even though we
aint got money, Im so in love with you honey it
makes you want to just grab that person and slow
dance (those are the words to Dannys Song
by Kenny Loggins). Tell me you dont want to
thrash your head around and air guitar hardcore
to Break on Through by The Doors. Plus, every
wedding I have ever been to has played at least
three classic rock songs at the reception because
they are fun and everyone knows them.
Finally, more people respect you if you know
classic rock. This sounds silly, but it is absolutely
true, especially if you spend a lot of time around
people who were alive when it was huge. Professors, clients and parents friends will almost
always be excited when you mention a classic
rock song. It gives you a chance to connect with a
completely different generation and you will have
lots to talk about when brought up in conversation.
I could go on much longer about why classic
rock is the best genre, but I cannot change every
music mind out there. For my fellow rock n roll
fans, I leave you with this: For those about to
rock, we salute you.
he rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community

have been at the heart of a heated
debate with the introduction of two
divisive bills presented in the Indiana and
Arkansas state legislatures in April. Commonly known in both
states as the Religious
Freedom Restoration
Act, the bills would
enable individuals to
sue the government
if they felt their First
Amendment right of
religious freedom was
being infringed upon.
Daniel
A popular example
Coffey
explains that the bills
would give bakeries the
legal foundation to deny wedding cakes for
homosexual couples on the basis of their
religious freedom.
Due to the sensitive nature of religious
and sexual identities, the issue has sparked
a spirited national debate with mounting
frustration on both sides of the argument.
From political figures such as Mike Huckabee to popular periodicals such as The New
York Times, opinion leaders have aggressively weighed in, expressing their opinions
in one way or another. In an unprecedented
move, popular newspaper The Indianapolis
Star published a front-page editorial with
three prominent words: Fix this now.
With the repeal of Dont Ask Dont Tell
in 2011 and the growing trend of states
legalizing gay marriage, the bills are seen
as a major step backward in the fight for
LGBT equality. However, while the bills
themselves levy religious freedoms over
the freedom of nondiscrimination, it is
important to note that they have also
started a necessary conversation about the
future of LGBT people in the United States.
Although the first drafts of the bills would
serve as a setback to the LGBT community,
the ultimate effect has been a stronger
movement in support of equality.
As a result of the backlash that arose
against the RFRA, Gov. Asa Hutchinson of
Arkansas and Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana,
pushed the bills back to legislature requesting adjustments to the language. The
Indianapolis Star reported that both houses
amended Indianas version of the bill to
forbid discrimination on the basis of sexual
orientation or gender identity. While some
still take issue with certain aspects of the
bill, the amendment was a major victory
for the LGBT community.
Unfortunately, we do not live in a world
where all people are treated equally, but the
only way we may ever get there is through
starting conversations. An article in The
Daily Beast reported that there are currently 20 states that have laws similar to the
RFRA a fact that many people, including
myself, find shocking. Had the legislators
in Indiana and Arkansas not introduced the
bills, many advocates of the LGBT community may have never realized the extent
of discrimination in the U.S. today.
The bills made people mad, and that is
a good thing. All of the most effective civil
rights movements were catalyzed by an
injustice. Rosa Parks is commonly referred
to in history as the mother of the freedom
movement. The defiant act of refusing to
give up her bus seat to a white passenger
and her subsequent arrest has been woven
into the fabric of history as a moment that
galvanized a stronger, more unified civil
rights movement. While the context for
the RFRA may be very different, the idea
remains the same: movements find power in
combatting injustice.
While it would be nice to live in a perfect
world where equality happens organically,
it is important to realize that justice may
only be understood when injustice occurs.
I do not contend that society should aspire
to create prejudice in order to catalyze a
movement; rather, society must recognize
that opportunity exists within the foundations of discrimination.
Instead of relying on a woe-is-me
attitude, advocates of social equality have
a responsibility to respond to discrimination in a way that will further empower a
movement as opposed to being defeated
by injustice. In the case of the RFRA, I am
proud to say that the LGBT community
and its allies used the bills as a means of
actualizing change. Thanks to advocates
across the country, the language of the bills
was changed to reflect a more equal stance
on religious freedom.
Dont get me wrong, there are still a number of issues to be discussed about the RFRA
and the injustice it creates, but we must not
forget the progress that has been made. The
status of LGBT equality may have taken two
steps back, but it has also taken one strong
step forward. It is moments like these that
unify marginalized communities and while
those communities may see trying times,
there is a beauty in uniting under one cause.
If youre still upset about the RFRA, then
good stay upset. The frustration you feel
today may be the driving force behind a
movement you will create tomorrow.
Lauren Gray studies journalism. She can be

reached at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Daniel Coffey studied journalism. He can be

reached at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu and
on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
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Work, work, work for your eat, pray, love
e are millennials.
We are in our 20s. We are
Generation Y. We are smart. We are
dreamers. We are the future.
Sometimes, we have a misconstrued view of
the world and in all fairness, its not entirely
our fault.
Our views are often
clouded by hundreds of
millennial blogs bombarding our social feeds, telling
us that we need to find
ourselves, that this is our
time to be selfish, travel and
basically to not care about
Anastasia anything at all. That this is
our time to not have our shit
Warren
together.
Im here to say, no, please
get your shit together.
While the notion of dropping everything to
travel the world or to not settle for a job that falls
anywhere short of your dreams is inspiring and
(someday) doable, it is also sometimes paralyzing.
We dream of big things and doing what we
love, yet we often fail to realize that dreaming
isnt enough.
Life isnt automatically eat, pray, love.
To clarify, eat, pray, love, is a set of simple
values and lessons believed to be needed and
explored to live a happy life. However, they are
misinterpreted by many as a life lived without a
care in the world, consequences, hard work or

sacrifice.
Amid the voices telling us to live our lives to
the fullest to eat, pray and love we must
remember what a full life consists of.
Living life fully means doing things each day
that you are proud of. It means building the life
you want. It means taking steps to become more
of who you are meant to be each day. It results
in self-fulfillment and in turn, success (career,
anyone?).
By committing and following through with the
necessary steps to achieve your goals, you are
ultimately honoring your goals in the highest
way possible. You are living your life fully each
day, and ensuring that your future will be no
exception.
Dont buy into the idea that you have to do it
while youre young. To me, life is a party. Life is
an adventure. I dont plan on waking up one day
in my 30s with a dead-end job realizing that I
should have lived my life more fully when I was
younger, because I will be living my life fully
every day.
Work for the life that you want. Realize the
importance of building your future while living in
the present. Ultimately, make your dreams, your
goals.
You want to go travel the world using couchsurfing.org? Then do something today that will
get you there (research travel blogging, save for
your hipster hiking backpack anything). You
want to move to an apartment in NYC? I would

suggest figuring out how you are going to make
that happen (and also realize that penthouse life
might take a few years).
Dont give in to the millennial stereotype. Dont
paralyze yourself by dreaming of the perfect
life while forgetting the life you are building for
yourself each day.
And if you have the means to travel the world,
to start living your dream life right this second,
then by all means go forth. I commend you (hell,
Im kind of jealous). But if you dont, realize that
its OK. Realize that hard work pays off, realize the
impact of working toward your goals to build a
life youre proud of.
I for one am tired of being stereotyped as a
lazy and entitled millennial. Its time that we
stand against the stereotype. Actions truly speak
louder than words and hard work does not go
unnoticed.
Let us realize that while we are intelligent and
capable, we also have a lot to learn.
Let us prove the world wrong, by showing them
that we are in our 20s, that we are entrepreneurs,
that we are following our dreams, and that most
importantly, we are hard workers.
Life can be eat, pray, love but only if you
work for it.
Anastasia Warren studied journalism. She can
be reached at tbynum@unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
Why classic rock keeps me livin on a prayer
professor, a nun and a doctor walk

into a bar and one of them goes up to
the jukebox and plays Carry on My
Wayward Son. Immediately, everyone
in the bar starts singing at the top of their lungs to
every word, throwing their hands up and maybe
even rocking air guitars. That
sounds like a good time. That
is what classic rock does to
people.
Classic rock has survived
decades for a reason. We
still know who Freddie
Mercury, Jim Morrison and
The Beatles are. We still get
excited when we are on a
Lauren
long road trip and You Give
Gray
Love a Bad Name by Bon
Jovi comes on. Heck, it is still
incorporated in movie soundtracks today.
The Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack
was ranked fifth on the list of 2014s top-selling
albums. Classic rock is better than anything out
today, and that has been proven by how it has
stood the test of time. Its music tells us stories,
connects with us and takes us all back to a time
when life was about more than butts, money and
partying.
Classic rock is more authentic. The music you
hear is created with actual instruments by musicians with actual talent. There are insane guitar
and drum solos such as Slashs performance of
Sweet Child Omine and beautiful piano pieces
like Tiny Dancer by Elton John. The music is not
a conglomerate of electronically produced sounds
on a computer from someone pressing buttons.
Believe it or not, voices arent even auto-tuned.

Good music is like wine, the more stuff you
do to it, the worse the quality. Classic rock has
this purity about it. It was the artists songs, their
voices and musical ability, and only a little bit
of editing that brought the final pieces together.
Todays popular music follows a wash, rinse,
repeat cycle that has taken the soul out of what
music is suppose to be.
Rock songs have a deeper meaning than todays
popular music. Most of what we consider classic
rock was written in a time when the American
people were incredibly involved in politics. This
was largely reflected in the popular music. In the
lyrics of most classic rock songs we heard ideas
about freedom, peace, love, war, capitalism,
religion and success.
Tin Soldiers and Nixons Coming by Neil
Young, Abraham, Martin and John by Bob Dylan
and Imagine by John Lennon were all extremely
political songs and, through the lyrics, tell stories
and express ideas that were intertwined with how
people felt.
You can hear the passion behind the ideas
that these artists brought to life with their words
and melodies. There were not 10 producers and
writers following a lyrical formula and recording
it with whichever artist picked it up. The process
of how these songs were written is a beautiful and
personal endeavor that is hardly replicated to the
same standard that artists did during the classic
rock era.
Classic rock songs are more fun than todays
music. Is it fun to twerk to Or Nah by the Weekend? Sure. Do you feel like a baller when IDFWU
is blasting on the way to the party? Well, yeah.
OPINION A9
Lessons
learned from
placing second
Photo Illustration by Breanna Denney /Nevada Sagebrush
Risky business: say yes to

break the normal routine
ts far too easy to say no. When

an opportunity to try something
new presents itself, too many of
us shy away rather than take a
risk. Although its more convenient
to deprive ourselves of new experiences than to
embrace them,
Ive learned
that the greatest experiences
often occur just
outside of our
all-too-familiar
comfort zones.
When I
Erin
was first
approached
Collins
to do this
column, I was
hesitant. I already have so much
on my plate, I thought, Why add
on more unnecessary stress?
What a negative attitude that
was. I was looking at the situation
entirely wrong. Instead, I opted to
see the bright side I had been
asked to share my own opinions
and views in a public setting.
Someone believed that my voice
should be heard, which is worth
celebrating.
A few years ago, had I been
presented with the same opportunity, I admit that I most
likely would have passed. At
that time, I was just fine with my
stable routine: class, whenever
I felt like attending, not enough
studying, Greek events to fill my
weekends and far too much Netflix
in between. That was my comfort
zone, and I liked it.
Lets be honest, though, how
did I benefit from doing the same
thing week after week?
Dont get me wrong, I believe

in a healthy routine. Some of the
most successful people I know
have airtight schedules that they
follow each day. That doesnt mean
that they dont benefit from shaking it up every once in a while.
This time last year, I was
nominated as a candidate for
homecoming queen. At first, I
laughed, thinking that I would
never submit myself to such
superficial pageantry because in
reality, I was scared. What would
my talent be? What would I do on
stage in front of 500 of my peers?
What if they hated it?
Again, I was looking at the situation from a negative point of view.
The decision to go through with
last years homecoming pageant
was one of the toughest choices I
have ever made. The reason why:
my staggering fear of rejection.
I could have easily turned the
opportunity down to save myself
from potential embarrassment. I
could have blamed it on the fact
that one of my closest friends was
also competing, and I didnt want
to put a strain on our friendship. I
could have blamed it on a number
of false pretenses, but instead, I
mustered up a little gumption, and
let my guard down for everyone to
see. What did I really have to lose?
Forty years from now, I dont
want to look back and think, what
if? The regret of something we
didnt do or say, or of what might
have happened if we had, is far
worse than the regret of trying
something and not succeeding.
In the end, you can always be
comforted from knowing that you
gave something your best effort.
The first time we break out

of our comfort zones, and say
yes to something we normally wouldnt, is both the most
nerve-wracking and exhilarating
experience of our lives. That
is the moment when we find
ourselves no longer thinking
about everything that could go
wrong, but rather, everything that
could go right. Moreover, it is also
when we begin to question what
opportunities we may be missing
out on when we let our fear stand
in the way.
I did not win the title of homecoming queen. Whats strange is that
while on stage, winning became
the furthest thing from my mind.
I decided that if I was going to
participate in the pageant, no matter
what, I was going to have fun.
Thats exactly what I did I had
fun, shared some laughs and made
some new friends along the way.
My favorite thing that I took away
from the experience, however, was
my newfound lack of self-doubt.
That attitude has carried over
into several other aspects of my
life, benefitting me in more ways
than I could have previously
imagined.
This past spring, for example, I
took a huge risk by applying for an
internship on Capitol Hill. When
I sent in my resume, I had no
idea what would happen if I was
accepted. There were plenty of
uncertainties: how I would get to
Washington, D.C., where I would
live while there, and how I would
survive in an unfamiliar place
without knowing anyone.
I put these questions and doubts
out of my mind, and opted to
worry about the details later. I

was persistent in my efforts, and
continued to contact the office
until I was asked for an interview.
Not only was I offered the position, diminishing any traces of
self-doubt I might have had, but
from that moment, I felt a flood
of support from the office, my
friends and my family members.
Those uncertainties that had once
seemed so colossal began to feel
minuscule in comparison to the
opportunity that lay ahead of me.
My summer in Washington, D.C.
was one of the best of my life. The
incredible connections I established, knowledge I gained and
memories I made all stem back to
my willingness to try something
new. Its strange to think about
everything I would have missed
out on had I not simply sent in my
resume this past February. I could
have let my fear of rejection and
all of the uncertainties stand in the
way of a life-changing summer.
Thankfully, Im here to advise you
against making a similar mistake.
So take risks. Do not be afraid
of what could happen; be afraid
of what you might miss out on.
Remove the word no from your
vocabulary and replace it with the
word yes. Try new experiences,
because those who are willing
to break out of their comfort
zones end up doing incredible
things. You might fall on your face
trying, but who knows what could
happen if you dont try at all?
Erin Collins studied strategic communications. She can be reached at
tbynum@unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush
veryone has one or two first memories, the

ones that are triggered when you catch a
whiff of a familiar scent. With the scent,
a blurred image of the home you grew up
in resurfaces from your deepest memories. The
old swing on the tree comes to life again and
you can almost hear yourself
laughing as your dad pushes
you.
When I hear people talk
about their childhood
memories, I smile with
them as they reminisce
on the sweet taste of the
first ice cream cone their
Adrianna mother bought them in Old
Sacramento, or the time that
Owens
they went to Santa Cruz and
had a whole funnel cake to
themselves.
Deep down, however, I am in awe that they
remember things from so far back in their lives.
Although everyone has those first memories,
mine tend to be recent, not spanning past the
fifth grade. When my mind does try to reach back
to my years as a toddler, I want to repress the
memories that are dug up.
Being second best or feeling rejected is
something I know all too well. Growing up, I
felt overshadowed by my siblings and loved less
by my parents. Because of this overwhelming
feeling, I turned to academics and decided to
put all of my effort there.
Thats where my memories start. With school.
With teachers. With essays and books and
assignments. For as long as I could remember,
my heart has been with my education.
When I was in fifth grade, I was put in the
Gifted and Talented Education program. I
remember going to school each day, feeling
proud that I had achieved something. Proud that
others were proud of me. I didnt have to try and
get my parents attention at school, because I had
caught the gaze of teachers and other students.
In high school, things took a turn for me. A
scheduling error placed me in my first journalism
class, which I absolutely despised. I realized that
I was actually great at it, and so I stuck with it. I
won local awards for my writing year after year. I
was finally stable again with being wanted.
Then senior year hit. I created a 50-page
portfolio and entered a statewide journalism
contest. After countless hours putting it together,
I was confident in my skills enough to think that
I would continue on to the national level.
Receiving a letter saying that I had only won
second place in the California High School
Journalist of the Year competition completely
destroyed my confidence. It uncovered a pent-up
fear of rejection that I had been pushing down
for years. Gravity pulled my heart down and I felt
the most pain I had felt in a while. It sounds silly,
but this irrational phobia almost ate me alive.
To this day, I find myself struggling with the
fear of rejection, but I have come to some sort
of solace in the fact that no one is perfect. As
cliche as it sounds, no one is going to be the
best at everything. For anyone out there who
has felt anything close to what I have felt, it is
important to be comfortable with yourself and
your accomplishments.
I am using my experience as fuel for my fire.
We have to accept that coming in first place is
not always an option. We all cant get accepted
into the school of our dreams or win the award
or scholarship that we were shooting for. Just
because were denied first place does not mean
that we should slow down.
There will be other things that we will be first
in. When I was a child, I sat on my grandpas lap
as he sang to me:
You are special, youre the only one. Youre the
only one like you.
And though I was only a child, this still rings true.
I can come in first place at just being me, because
no one does it better than I can. We cant let one
rejection or loss define who we are as people.
Adrianna Owens studies journalism. She can be
reached at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
COFFEY BREAK
Artemisia yearbooks paint a picture of the universitys past
ou never know where youre

going until you know where
youve been. Growing up in a
house full of history lovers, the
importance of an adage such as this one
was never lost on me. My dad would
always use his
excellent storytelling abilities to teach
me things about my
familys history.
As he would tell
me the captivating
stories of generations past, I often
felt a growing love
Daniel
for my ancestors.
Coffey
Their narratives
spoke to me and
helped me develop a true connection
to so many people that I never actually met. Thats the power of history: it
establishes a link to the individuals and
events that paved the path for the life
you experience today.
This fascination with history has
always guided my interests, so when
I came to the University of Nevada,
Reno 3 1/2 years ago, it became a
common ritual to spend my Friday
mornings pouring over old Artemisia
yearbooks. Tucked away in a small
room in Morrill Hall, I would spend
hours immersing myself in the history
contained in the yearbook pages. From
the 19th to the 21st century, each
yearbook told a uniquely important

story of the formation of this campus.
If you open up an Artemisia from the
1800s, youll notice that the school had
not yet opened its doors to women.
Fast-forward some years to the 1920s
and you will not only find women, but
also discover the womens basketball
team decked out in dresses, ready to
play a game. This contrast demonstrates
major growth at our university and even
illustrates a larger story about the shifting
societal norms at the turn of the century.
The yearbooks act as a window through
time that help the viewer better understand the constantly changing university
campus that we call home today.
In my favorite decade of the Artemisia yearbook, the 1970s, youll find a
politically- active campus that served
as a breeding ground for new ideas.
The black and white photographs of
students protesting the Vietnam War
paint a similar picture you might find in
any history textbook. However, theres
something special about observing
these events unfolding on our own
campus through photos. When I walk
through the scenic quad, I picture more
than just my own experiences; I imagine
all of the political activism that occurred
in that very place so many years before
I was even born. This is an important
connection to have on a college
campus.
By learning more about the university
through the old Artemisias, I feel that

I have a greater appreciation for the
way our university has grown. As I rush
to the Joe Crowley Student Union for
a quick Starbucks between classes, I
occasionally wonder where the students
would rush to when the Jot Travis Building served as the student union. Instead
of setting up camp on the fourth floor
of the Knowledge Center, I sometimes
picture where I may have studied
in Getchell Library. These moments
instill a sense of pride in my university
because I can physically see the way
it has grown and fanaticize about the
way it will continue to change.
As we await the new fitness facility,
residence hall and achievement center,
we cannot forget how fortunate we are to
attend a university that is still expanding
every year. This campus is educating more
students than ever before and the number
will continue to grow over the next few
years. That means even more students will
have the opportunity to create memories
here, gain an education and become the
person they will be proud of.
Our university started from humble
beginnings. It was a small land-grant
university, originally located in Elko
that was meant to only serve men. Over
the years, this university has grown and
created Rhodes scholars, governors, U.S.
senators and more.
By understanding the history of
how weve grown, we can evaluate the
potential this university still

has. By understanding the
students that succeeded
here before us, we can
model ourselves off of their
success. By understanding
where we came from, we
can figure out where were
going.
In the same way my dad
used to tell me stories
about my family, I intend
to tell my children stories
about this university.
One day I hope to bring
them here so I can show
them how much it has
grown from when I
was a student. The
University of Nevada,
Reno is a historically
rich place full of
fantastic stories; its
just up to you to go
out and find them.
Daniel Coffey
studied journalism. He can be
reached at tbynum@unr.edu
and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
Photo Illustration by Breanna Denney
A10 SPORTS
Mental
There are clues to this, such as what I

learned from conversation with a few
of the players, as well as what they
report to the media.
Members of Wolf Pack basketball
team have mentioned that they
need to win in order to increase their
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confidence, which is a display of the
have-do-be model. While winning
would certainly help affirm their
confidence, the Pack must enter
contests despite their wins and losses.
In fact, this notion is evident when
the word confidence is broken down
into its roots, as Dr. Hinitz noted. The
root con means with. The second
is fid, which means faith. Faith
can be defined as trust or belief in
something that may or may not have

proof. The suffix ence is defined as
state or condition. Thus, the definition of confidence is determined to
be the state of having trust or belief
in something that may or may not
have proof and in Nevadas case,
the proof, or lack there of, is in their
record depending on how it is viewed.
As the Wolf Pack plays the last
games of the conference season and
enters tournament play they must

make a shift of self-concept from
whatever it is now to champion.
This must be built on integrity. Players cannot say they are champion,
but act differently, such as giving
inconsistent effort. Even more, the
team itself must be integrated. The
last thing an athlete should worry
about is the support of his coaches
and teammates. But first, the Wolf
Pack must make that shift. In the

words of Bagger Vance, You can stop
or you can start. You can stay where
you have been or you can come out.
It is time for you to choose. It is time
for the Nevada mens basketball team
to do the same.
Chris Overmyer can be reached at
tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu or @SagebrushSports.
Wrasslin
Musselman
I think its cool to have that connection, Pienkoski said. I played

basketball at the university and
I have always tried to give back
whether its helping coach or run
camps and I think this was the
perfect opportunity to give back. Its
something I am passionate about
in pro wrestling and I am also very
passionate about the University of
Nevada and I think its the perfect
combination.
Students train at the Factory and
some even participate in house
shows held by the school. During
the Factorys event on January
17, it held open tryouts with the
winner getting a year of wrestling
school paid for. The winner was
decided through both technique
in the ring and talking skills on the
microphone.
108-138 record in his three seasons

as head man in the big leagues.
Despite coaching in the pros,
Musselman also had ties to Reno.
In 2010 Musselman coached the
NBA D-League affiliate the Reno
Bighorns and led them to their
only Western Conference title
while coaching a few Nevada legends including The Wolf Packs alltime leading scorer Nick Fazekas.
I could not be more excited to
be back in the Reno community,
said Musselman. My family and
I spent time in Reno during 2010
and we absolutely loved living
here, my father also coached in
Reno for a season and this Reno
community has been a part of my
family for a very long time.
Nevada also returns one of the
most experienced rosters in all of
college basketball. The Wolf Pack
return all five starters from last
years squad including all-league
performer AJ West, who led Nevada in scoring, rebounding and
blocked shots.
This roster has great potential,
but it must also prepare for a
major transition. When a new
head coach is hired, players have
to adjust to new offensive and defensive schemes. In Nevadas case,
the team will be adjusting from a
half-court, slow-paced offense to
the high-paced, full-court run and
gun offense that Musselman will
bring to the Wolf Pack.
We told them they have to have
a great commitment from now until
our first game, because the pace we
play at both offensively and defensively is at a high-octane place. And
we tell our players we want to be
cosmetically pleasing to the fans,
Musselman said. Were going to
ask a lot out of them from a physical
standpoint to play the style we want
defensively. We want to try to create
turnovers. We want our defense to
create turnovers for us.
Musselman has his work cut out
for him. Last season, Nevada went
9-22 and was eliminated in the
first round of the Mountain West
Conference tournament by bitter
rival UNLV. With all that put in front
of him, Musselman seems ready for
the challenge and excited to be the
next head coach of the Wolf Pack.
I have never had more energy,
more excitement, said Musselman,
Ive coached at every level and Ive
coached at the highest level and I
think this is the most excited I have
ever been to take on a new challenge.
UNIQUENESS AND BIGGER

PLANS
According to Zolowicz, Nevada
is the only university that has a
pro wrestling club. Although the
club has had its learning curves,
it so far has been able to sell
tickets with 87 people showing
up to watch the tryouts . While
the turnout was a positive start,
Zolowicz has much bigger plans
for the club.
My dreams would be to have
monthly shows on campus,
Zolowicz said. We are hoping to
become a staple for the university
in the next few years.
GETTING THE MOST FROM

ITS MEMBERS
While the club is small, the
members have a lot of passion and
are getting the most out of the experience of getting to interact with
other people who are also striving
to become professional wrestlers.
I really liked meeting all of the
local talent, said junior Spencer
Wyman. All the experienced
wrestlers put on a show and
theyre all compelling characters,
and learning how to be that kind
of showman is fun.
INFORMATION FOR
FANS AND POTENTIAL
MEMBERS
People interested in joining the
club can contact Zolowicz on his
personal Facebook page to figure
out meeting and practice times.
Give it a shot, Zolowicz said. The
first session is always free and as
soon as you take your first bump you
will know if this is for you or not.
Stone Harper can be reached at
tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @SagebrushSports.
All we need is two buckets and 94 feet

and were ready to rock and roll.
-Eric Musselman
The hiring of Eric Musselman has made plenty of
waves outside of Nevada.
Former players, coaching
colleagues and analysts
have weighed in on the Wolf
Packs big landing.
Here are just a few, from a
decorated ESPN analyst to
an 11-time NBA champion.
whats tweeting
Andy Katz
Eric Musselman is back
as a head coach. Nevada
needed an infusion and
a fresh look. Mountain
West may be even more
competitive now.
Phil Jackson
@EricPMusselman
congrats on new job at
Nevada. you know the
drill and can teach the
skills.
Photo courtesy of LSU Athletics, profile pictures provided by www.twitter.com
Stone Harper can be reached at

tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @SagebrushSports.
Greif
And my understanding of it was, OK

its a party where you drink beer and ride
bikes. Im in, Dugan said. A more formal definition of it is a 24-hour bike race
that is a scavenger hunt. However, Greif
didnt just want to party, she wanted to
win ScalleyCat, which means riding 150
miles in 24 hours. Dugan said it snowed,
rained, and he felt the gnarliest head
winds during that ride. He specifically
remembered when they went to Bowers
Mansion around 1 a.m., which is where
the new freeway was being built.
Lets ride the freeway, thatll take off a
couple hours out there, Greif said.
However, it wasnt finished, so the two
were faced with obstacles of four-foot
drops in the concrete and rebars poking
up from everywhere. It took them about
two hours to go 10 miles. They then
sprinted back to Reno at 50 mph with
a tailwind. They hit a couple of other
places they had to go, but the snow got
so bad that you could no longer see your
hand in front of your face. But that didnt
stop Greif.
After a break at her moms house for
tea she went back into the snow and
winds to head back to Verdi to buy a
lottery ticket an item needed for the
scavenger hunt while Dugan slept at
her moms house.
We got second, won $600, mainly
because she kept going
And carried your ass through it
said Tyler Toulouse, another cycling
teammate.
Yeah, and carried my ass through it,
Dugan said as he laughed. And didnt
quit in the blizzard. That was kind of
typical of her.
Leaving Reno after a school day that
consisted of an exam and presentation
to drive through the night for a race
at 8:45 a.m. on April 8, wasnt out of
the norm for Greif. It was just another
example of her determination to do
Alexa Ard /Nevada Sagebrush
Citizens ride their bikes on the streets of Reno in honor of Erica Greif on April 9. Greif passed away on April 8 after being involved in a car crash.
what she loves no matter what. Her
teammates said this energy of hers
would make them want to race. She
had worked her way up to elite racing
for the ZOCA-Halo Sports team and the
Bootleg Courier Co., which is a bicycle
messenger service in Reno.
She was that chick that was proof
that you could do whatever you wanted
and have fun at it as long as you set your
mind to it, Smith said.
Greif was well known and loved
throughout the Reno community. A
candlelight ride was held in her honor

at Bibo on April 9, which was where
she formerly worked. Photo albums,
candles, flowers and a book to sign were
displayed in front of the coffee shop.
She just had a lust for life, said
Paul Martin, her former boss as well
as friend at Bibo. She had an infectious smile. She was just brilliant at
everything she did, whether it was bike
riding or art.
Cooking was another talent of the
nutrition and dietetics major who
was set to graduate this spring. She

was also engaged, and had a marriage
to pro cyclist Nick Schaffner to look
forward to.
Erica was a one-of-a-kind girl, not
one in a million, not one in a billion,
one of a kind, Schaffner said. She was
it, and I knew it with all my heart...We
were hooked and inseparable.
The two planned a future where they
would live in the woods, make art,
ride bikes, grow their own food, raise
animals, love and never waste anything.
If you can take any of those

values away today into your own life,
especially the last one never waste
anything it would make Erica proud,
Schaffner said at her memorial Sunday
at The Grove.
Greifs absence is felt whether you
knew her or not. She was taken too
soon, but she will not be forgotten.
Alexa Ard can be reached at tbynum@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@SagebushSports.
Inside Scoop
A11
SPORTS

WEEKLY TOP 5
Top 5 Nevada
football position
groups
DEFENSIVE ENDS
RUNNING BACKS
DEFENSIVE TACKLES
LINEBACKERS
WIDE RECEIVERS
The most experienced and

talented position group
would have to go to the
ends. The Wolf Pack returns
Ian Seau and Lenny Jones, who had a
combined 14 sacks a year ago. Add in
rotational guys such as Patrick Choudja
and this group is as deep as it gets.
Don Jackson returns for his

senior season after rushing
for 957 yards last year.
Backup James Butler could
probably start for most schools in the
conference and will be provided with
plenty of goal line touches.
Photo courtesy of Nevada Athletics
Nevada first baseman Austin Byler

swings at a pitch last year at Peccole
Park. The senior is an early favorite for
Mountain West Conference Player of the
Year honors.
Defensive end may be the

best of the position groups,
but its partners on the interior
are no chopped liver. The Wolf
Pack returns Rykeem Yates who
will compete for All-Conference honors
next season, plus the addition of junior
college transfer Jeremy Miller whose big
frame will be vital in stopping the run.
File photo
Former Nevada head coach David Carter gets ready for a timeout during a Nevada game. Despite two years remaining on
his contract, Carter was fired on March 11, 2015. Columnist Eric Uribe argues Carter shouldve been given one more year to
prove himself.
Carter deserved one more year
Photo courtesy of Nevada Athletics
Junior Julia Shelbourn (20) dribbles up

the court against San Diego State on Feb.
4 at Viejas Arena. Shelbourn averaged
2.5 points per game and 2.9 rebounds per
game.
Blake Miller /Nevada Sagebrush
Junior Erin Fuss competes in the 200meter butterfly in a meet against San Jose
State on Saturday, Jan. 24 at the Lombardi
pool. Fuss finished second in the event
with a time of 2:08.16.
dont care what anyone says,

its hard to win when you lose
your leading scorer who was
a senior, then you lose your
second leading scorer to a transfer,
have to build your team around
players that
are inexperienced and
what maybe
one senior.
Thats
what former
Nevada point
guard Deonte
Burton had to
Eric
say on Twitter
Uribe
after the Wolf
Pack was
routed by UNLV in the Mountain
West Tournament, before news
broke out about the firing of head
coach David Carter.
Burtons words hit to a T. This
was a rebuilding year for the Wolf
Pack and anyone who thought
otherwise was kidding themselves.
Nevada played a mere two
seniors Michael Perez and
Ronnie Stevens this year, and
both faced nagging injuries. The
Wolf Pack used ten different
starting lineups throughout the
season. The lone player with more
than two years of experience with
the team was Marqueze Coleman.
What did you expect? Dont
get me wrong, a 9-22 season and
10th-place league finish is bad.

However, this team had no realistic
chance at competing for a MWC
championship.
Carter was priming the program
for a run in 2016. In many ways,
it was a parallel of the 2010-2011
squad Carter led in only his second
season. That team featured a
young Burton, among six freshmen. The Wolf Pack went 13-19
that season.
What happened the following
season? Nevada finished 28-7
second most in school history
and won an outright Western
Athletic Conference regular
season title.
Obviously, next years team wont
have an all-time great player as
it did in Burton and the MWC is
a different animal than the WAC,
but you get the night-and-day
improvement.
In 2016, the Wolf Pack will return
its five leading scorers from this
season. Moreover, Carter wouldve
had two scholarships to give out.
This team is a stretch shooter away
from competing in this league.
Instead, Carter is gone and a
new coach will be tasked with
rebuilding the program, again.
There will be some collateral
losses, depending on the coaches
philosophy.
I get Doug Knuths decision to
buy out Carter. Fan support was in
the gutters as attendance hovered

most of the season at around 5,000
people per game under half of
Lawlor Events Centers capacity.
Bringing back Carter wouldnt
pump life into a dying fan base
next season, not at first, at least.
The only long-term solution to
putting butts in the seats is winning and Carter had a blueprint for
achieving that next season.
Carters track record proves he
can win. His 2011-12 team has been
the schools most successful team in
any sport while Ive been a student
here the past four years. His 2013-14
team that finished third in the
MWC is the highest any Wolf Pack
program has placed since joining
the conference in 2012.
Carter deserved one more
season at Nevada. While that
opinion isnt shared by many
around the community, Burton
co-signs it as well.
Coach Carter was the best
coach I ever played for! He is a
great guy and, aside from my dad,
taught me how to be a man and
a better person. I dont agree on
what happened, but even before
the rings, Phil Jackson got fired
and looked what he accomplished!
So keep ya head up coach.
Eric Uribe can be reached at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @Uribe_Eric.
Thank you for believing, like we do, that our campus community is important.
The money you spend at the store provides scholarships, textbook loans to
students, and support the programs of various departments on campus. You
only need to look amongst the many faces on campus to see how your dollars
are appreciated and how your money impacts students, including everyone at
YOUR student store.
Though the Wolf Pack loses

its leader Jonathan McNeal,
the linebacker position is still
packed. Nevada returns team
captain Jordan Dobrich and Matthew
Lyons who were second and third on the
team in tackles last season respectively.
Nevada returns its two

best receivers from last
year in Hasaan Henderson
and Jerico Richardson. This
position group will be vital to helping
the new starting quarterback transition
smoothly into the roll.
Nathan Brown / Nevada Sagebrush
Wolf Pack signal caller Cody Fajardo (17) prays

quietly before the game against Colorado
State on Saturday, Oct. 11. Fajardo failed to
complete a 24-point comeback after throwing
an interception in the end zone, continuing his
career-long struggles in crunch time.
Sports
A12
Reno brings the
smackdown
T
he Nevada Professional Wrestling

club may be the only student
organization of its kind across
the country. Along with the Reno
Wrestle Factory, the two are leaving a
mark at the university and Reno. If you
aint down with that, they got two words
for ya: Its real!
TUESDAY, JUNE 9 2015
A new era: Nevada introduces

Musselman as new head coach
By Stone Harper
Ladies and gentleman, Eric Musselman is in
the building.
The man who was hired on Wednesday, March
25 to be the head coach of the mens basketball
team was formally introduced on Thursday,
March 26 in a news conference held at Lawlor
Events Center.
Nevada athletic director Doug Knuth began
the press conference, which was attended by
some of the Silver and Blues finest, including
head football coach Brian Polian, head volleyball coach Lee Nelson and University President
Marc Johnson.
When we began this search we looked for
someone that would understand what this university stands for, what this community stands
19912015
RIP
for Knuth said. We looked at someone who

would understand what our true core values are
for this university and this athletic department,
and someone who would fit into this community and I have no doubt that we have found
someone who hits on all of those points.
While Musselmans fit to Nevada was a part of
his recruitment, so was his impressive resume.
Musselman has been an assistant on seven
different teams in both the NBA and college
basketball including spending last season at
Louisiana State University. Musselman has also
coached at the highest level, spending 20022004 as the head coach of the NBAs Golden
State Warriors. Musselman also coached the
Sacramento Kings from 2006-2007, acquiring a
See MUSSELMAN Page A10
Erica Greif
File photo
Erica Greif, a then-member of the Nevada Cycling Team, competes during a race held at the University of
Nevada, Reno campus in 2013. Greif finished the race fifth in her group.
Greifs memory endures

among teammates
I
Tara Park /Nevada Sagebrush
Reno Wrestle Factory students Kareem Green (top)

and Joesph Brown (bottom) practice their moves
on Saturday, Jan. 31. The Reno Wrestle Factory
trains students with the aspirations of becoming pro
wrestlers.
By Stone Harper
As a child, Zachary Zolowicz, a senior at the University
of Nevada, Reno, dreamt of mastering a sport that some
refer to as fake or staged. As he grew older, he became
so intrigued by the sport of wrestling that he decided to
start a club. Zolowicz named it The Nevada Pro Wrestling
Club.
Me and my friend had been [WWE] Raw fans for a
couple years, Zolowicz said. We had lost a bit of interest
but were reinvigorated when WWE came up here a couple
years ago. One day I looked over to him and said, Do you
want to start a professional wrestling club? He said, Hell
yeah.
After making the decision to start a club, all Zolowicz
needed was a place to wrestle. That was where the Reno
Wrestle Factory came into play. The Reno Wrestle Factory
is a school where people are trained to wrestle and perform
like professional wrestlers in its venue on Longley Lane.
THE VENUE
The head trainer at the Reno Wrestle Factory is Steven
Pienkoski, a wrestler that goes by the wrestling name Paul
Isadora. Pienkoski has wrestled in multiple companies,
including Supreme Pro Wrestling and Costal Pro Wrestling.
He also has connections to the university, where he played
basketball for the Wolf Pack from 1996-1998.
See WRASSLIN Page A10
never thought the next time I would write

about Nevada cyclist Erica Greif would be
because her life came to an end.
On April 8, the 23-year-old died in a headon car accident a little past midnight on Highway
395 and Searles Road en route to the Redlands
Bicycle Classic. Two of the
four female passengers in
the car that landed upside
down also died at the scene,
18-year-old Myranda
Danea Kiaha and 19-year-old
Taylor-Kay Marie Warren.
The two who were sitting in
the back of that car, which
included a 22-year-old and
Alexa
14-year-old, suffered major
injuries with one being taken
Ard
by ambulance and the other
airlifted to the hospital.
It has been two years since I wrote a profile
on Greif. It was April 13, 2013, that we sat in
her car to do the interview. It was too difficult
for my recorder to pick up her voice with how
strong the winds were outside at the collegiate
race on Nevadas campus.
I feel like I have gotten into this pretty
quickly, and Ive kind of been like, all right lets

go. What else can I do? Greif said of her time
cycling. I want to do as much as I can, and
push it as far as I can within collegiate and my
own cycling career as well.
I sat right next to her in the car that she
would eventually crash to her death just two
years later.
However, I am appreciative of the little time I
did spend with Greif. Im thankful to my friend
on the team who encouraged me to write
about her. I had heard her name several times,
and I knew she was a strong female athlete.
Furthermore, she was one of the teams best
cyclists regardless of gender. She often came in
the top spots in competitions and went on to
contend in nationals.
She was a beautiful, bright soul, always
ready to push those around her, said close
friend and teammate Sam Bolster.
It actually wasnt unusual to hear the name
Erica Greif before meeting her. Patrick Smith,
friend and teammate of Greifs, referred to her
as a legend before meeting face to face. One of
the reasons for this title was her performance
in whats called ScalleyCat.
Greif asked her fellow cyclist friend and teammate Chris Dugan to be her ScalleyCat partner
during their sophomore year at Nevada. Unsure of
what that was, Dugan looked it up online.
See GREIF Page A10
Packs struggles more mental than talent
hat is going on with the Wolf Pack

mens basketball team? Being a
lifetime Wolf Pack follower, this
question has long persisted.
So when I ended up in sports therapy class
with a few of the players from the team, I
had to ask them: Why
are they struggling? They
talked about getting their
confidence back through
consistency. Thats when
it hit me their struggles
have a deeper root. Its
not due to lack of funding,
coaching or talent. Its all
mental.
Chris
So then, what is stopping
Overmyer the team from reaching
its potential? Moreover,
what keeps all of us from reaching our highest
potential? It is ultimately ourselves; our mind.
In a sports psychology class taught by Dr. Dean
Hinitz, this matter is studied daily.
One of the principles discussed is the bedo-have paradigm, which many people have
reversed. For example, an athlete might think
that if they have great facilities, coaching,

etc, then they will do certain things, such as
perform at a high level, which allows them to
be a winner or a champion. The elements
are correct, but the order of have-do-be is
backwards. The athlete must be a champion
in order to do what champions do, such as
perform at a high level, in order to have wins,
success, and nice facilities. This theory is displayed clearly in upset victories or Cinderella
runs in the NCAA tournament, similar to those
of the mid-2000s Nevada basketball teams.
Be is the integral part of this paradigm. It
is our self-concept, or who we think we are.
Dr. Hinitz asserts that ones self-concept is
determinant of their results over time. This
idea is more easily recognizable in a famous
quote by Henry Ford, which reads the man
who thinks he can and the man who thinks he
cant are both right.
Now, I am not entirely sure of what the
basketball team thinks of itself, but if Hinitzs
assertion is true, the Nevada basketball teams
self-concept is not that of a champion, yet.
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