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By Jacob Solis
INTERNATIONAL
Attack on Israeli bus station
leaves 2 dead, 10 wounded
A Palestinian man, armed with a
gun and a knife, opened fire on an
Israeli bus station on Sunday. The
attack left an Israeli soldier and the
attacker dead while 10 others were
wounded. The incident was the latest in an increasing wave of violence
between Palestinian youth and
Israeli security forces that has left 41
Palestinians and seven Israelis dead
as of Sunday, according to Reuters.
The violence all started after
Palestinians alleged that Israel was
encroaching on Muslim rights at the
al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. They
have asserted that some Jews want
to be allowed to pray at the mosque,
the former site of a Jewish temple,
which would break an agreement
that reserves the mosque for Muslim
prayer alone.
In response to the violence, some
municipalities have enacted stricter
controls on the movements of Arabs,
according to Reuters. At least four cities have banned Arab workers from
going to Israeli schools and there is a
new legislative proposal that would
broaden the polices stop-and-frisk
abilities. Both moves have been
decried by Arab rights groups.
The Israeli government has also
opposed a U.N. proposal that would
put an international coalition of
peacekeepers in Jerusalem, according to The Washington Post.
NATIONAL
Federal judge rules Texas may deny
birth certificates to immigrants
children
A federal judge has decided against
forcing Texas officials to issue birth
certificates to children of immigrants
on Saturday, citing insufficient
evidence to carry the burden necessary to grant relief, according to the
ruling.
Immigrant families had filed an
injunction in order to obtain the birth
certificates, saying that their children
were being denied their rights to
schooling, health care and travel,
according to Time Magazine. District
Court Judge Robert Pitman called the
argument compelling, but said he
was unable to grant the injunction
due to the lack of evidence.
The lawyers for the families
contended that special Mexican
identification documents known as
matriculas consulares, which had
been used as late as 2013 to obtain
birth certificates in Texas, were now
being denied by health officials. However, Pitman noted that there was no
evidence that these officials improperly focused on these documents in
denying birth certificates.
LOCAL
Nevada regulators shut down
state operation of daily fantasy
leagues
Nevada gaming regulators banned
daily fantasy sports websites from
operating in the state Thursday,
according to The Las Vegas ReviewJournal. The cease and desist order,
handed down from the Gaming
Control Board, states that sites like
DraftKings or FanDuel must apply
for a gaming license before they can
operate in Nevada.
The move comes contrary to
repeated assertions by these fantasy
leagues that their operations are
games of skill, not gambling. Even
so, Nevada is the sixth state to ban
such companies.
Jacob Solis can be reached at jsolis@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
VOLUME 122, ISSUE 9
A PEOPLE IN PROTEST
ON THE ENVIRONMENT
A LEGACY OF VIOLENCE
Guatemalas public prosecutor is investigating Tahoe

Resources for crimes against the environment (BBC).
Tahoe Resources private security have allegedly killed

three and wounded six protesters in Guatemala (BBC).
Jose Olivares/Nevada Sagebrush
Llan Carlos Davila (fourth from the

left) addresses a crowd of activists in
downtown Reno on Monday, Oct. 12. The
activists were staging an Anti-Columbus
Day protest and used Tahoe Resources as
the focus of their actions.
Students and community members protest local mining company

By Jose Olivares
sense of
nervousness and
excitement filled
the air as protesters entered the
building and made
their way up the
stairs of mining
company Tahoe Resources office. On

Monday, Oct. 12, a group of about 20
protesters made up of members
from the Progressive Leadership
Alliance of Nevada and the University
of Nevadas Reno Justice Coalition
were protesting against alleged
actions of Tahoe Resources in Guatemala. The protest was part of a bigger
Anti-Columbus Day event that was
held earlier in the morning.

Tahoe Resources is a Canadian
mining company that is now based in
Reno. Its mining operation and subsequent actions in Guatemala have been
the subject of much criticism by international human rights organizations,
including Amnesty International.
In 2010, Tahoe Resources arrived
in Guatemala and began to build a
mine near the town of San Rafael Las

Flores. The Escobal Silver Mine began
its commercial operations in 2014 and
is the third largest silver mine in the
world, according to Tahoe Resources
website. The company reported profits of $24.8 million in the first quarter
of 2014.
See PROTEST page A2
Donate Life Week makes way to UNR RJC hosts People

Students and survivors
Planet First panel
raise awareness of
organ donation
By Marcus Lavergne
people who were afraid of the idea of

organ donation, according to OSNA
President Jessica Moiseyev.
We want to help people sign up to
be organ donors because were in the
hospital and we see these patients
that arent organ donors and how
Last Wednesday, the Reno Justice Coalition

held a panel discussion in the Joe Crowley
Student Unions 220-seat theater. A small
but alert audience that included students,
members from different organizations, and
individuals who live and work in the area
listened intently and eventually joined the
discussion during a Q&A session.
Progressive organizations from around the
area were in attendance, and panel guests
included Aurrelio AJ Buhay of the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, Katy
Chandler-Isacksen of EvolveReno and John
Hadder, the executive director for the Great
Basin Resource Watch.
Panel members discussed a number of topics, from minimum wage raises to community organizing, but one major theme stood
out during the People Planet First discussion
the importance of unity and compromise.
Hadder mentioned the idea of crosspollination between neighbors and communities, which means bringing power back
to the people and making economic systems
collective and community-driven. Chandler
went on to say that a connection has to be
made between people on more personal
levels.
We actually have to love our neighbors,
Chandler-Isacksen said. We live in a world
where its easier to be good. If we challenge
and support everyone, everyone can soar.
See DONATE page A2
See PANEL page A3
By Jacob Solis
In the oddly harsh mid-October
sun, eight people stood in the shade.
They were representatives from
Donor Network West and the Orvis
Student Nurses Association and
they came to talk to students of the
University of Nevada, Reno, about
organ donation. From Monday to
Wednesday, these people told their
stories to whoever would listen.
For many, students or otherwise,
the idea of donating organs holds a
certain stigma: its defiling the body,
it makes someone not whole, the
doctors only want to steal organs, its
scary.
For the people of Donate Life
Week, these reasons just dont hold
water.
Were not talking about death right
now, were talking about if something
should happen, an accident, and
your wishes are to save someone
you could, said Ben Michael, an
organ recipient and ambassador
with Donor Network West. I dont
understand why people wouldnt do
it. Theres no maiming of the body, I
guess maybe theres religious reasons
but I cant imagine what it would
be like to not have gotten this gift.
Breanna Denney/Nevada Sagebrush
Jan Taylor, a heart transplant recipient, poses among a field of balloons in

front of the Joe Crowley Student Union on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The roughly
550 balloons each represent a person waiting for an organ transplant.
Michael received a kidney from a

living donor, a complete stranger,
that saved her life. Since that day, 16
years ago, theyve been best friends,
with Michael even calling her my
angel on earth.
Despite this, over and over the
Donor Network West ambassadors
and the student nurses ran into
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Ira Gostin, vice president of investor relations for Tahoe Resources, calls the police as demonstrators chant and protest the mining companys actions in Guatemala inside the
Tahoe Resources office on Monday, Oct. 12. Tahoe Resources has been operating one of the largest silver mines in the world, Guatemalas Escobal mine, since 2010.
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The San Rafael Las Flores population

has been incredibly vocal in their opposition to the building of the Escobal mine.
In 2011, local communities began organizing protests and votes in response to
Tahoe Resources arrival. According to
PLAN, over 50,000 people in the surrounding municipalities voted against
the presence of Tahoe Resources. Families in San Rafael Las Flores are primarily
dependent on the growing of corn, beans,
coffee, tomatoes and onions to sustain
their way of living. The protesters and
community members were concerned
about the possible contamination of water sources and environment as a result
of the mining.
Guatemala is 100 percent agricultural, said Llan Carlos Davila. So this
is our main worry, because many people
live precisely off the land.
Davila is an activist and the recent
mayor-elect of Santa Rosa de Lima a
town that is 30 minutes away from San
Rafael Las Flores.
[Tahoe Resources are] digging up the
land and are making tunnels to extract
the minerals deep underground, Davila
said. This is making the water absorb
the chemicals that they are using.

Davila also stated that a lot of wells
used by community members have been
drying up because of the mining. According to the BBC, the company is currently under investigation for industrial
contamination by Guatemalas Public
Prosecutors Office for Crimes against
the Environment. In a press release by
Tahoe Resources earlier this year, it was
stated that one of Tahoe Resources
employees in charge of regulatory issues
was detained on related charges earlier
this year.
Protests and opposition to the mine
continued to heat up when Tahoe Resources proceeded with its operations
after the communities voted against it.
According to the same report by the BBC,
six protesters, including two teenage
boys, were seriously injured when private
security guards fired bullets and tear gas
at protesters in April of 2013.
Following this incident, Tahoe Resources private security chief was arrested
at the airport trying to leave the country.
There was incriminating evidence played
at his first court hearing in which he was
heard giving orders to shoot the protesters.
According to the BBC report, Tahoe Resources fired him within a couple of days.
[We] had an incident that I cant talk
about because its still pending, said Ira
Gostin, vice president of investor relations for Tahoe Resources, when asked
about these allegations. But they were
trespassers, not protesters. People that
show up with sticks and rocks and instigate and engage our security guards are
not protesters.
According to a PLAN press release,
Tahoe Resources allegedly killed three
anti-mining activists, including 16-yearold youth leader Topaico Reynoso.
Many of the alleged crimes were the
focus of Mondays protest in Tahoe
Resources office. When PLAN and RJC
protesters entered the offices, Gostin
immediately told the protesters to leave,
or he would call the police. Escenthio
Thio Marigny, president of UNRs RJC,
began to read off the list of alleged crimes
by Tahoe Resources. Gostin proceeded
to call the police, which prompted the
protesters to leave the building. Police
showed up, but no arrests were made
and no action against the protesters was
taken.
We have a really strong, positive
human rights policy. Unfortunately
there are NGOs, Non-Government [sic]
Organizations that like to stir the pot,
Gostin said in an interview following
the protest. Our human record is great.
It just depends what stories you tend to
listen to.
Gostin denied the protesters claims,

also stating that Tahoe Resources employs up to 850 Guatemalan people.
I think when you look at what we do
there and the programs and the community relations that we do, and the care
for the environment we engage in, were a
great company and overall very positive,
Gostin said.
Later that night, Davila spoke at UNR
to tell students, faculty and community
members of his communitys actions and
the response by Tahoe Resources. Davila
is traveling across the United States on a
Tahoe on Trial tour, stopping to speak
and participate in protests in various
cities.
The event was part of RJC and PLANs
People Planet First Week, in which they
called for people and the environment to
be put above profit.
When corporations can still operate
in another country when the people
there dont want that, it shows a very, very
big problem, Marigny said. It goes to
the point of what were trying to do with
People Planet First Week to show that
profit has been put above people on a
global level.
Jose Olivares can be reached at jsolis@
@TheSagebrush.
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many lives they could save if they were

registered organ donors, Moiseyev said.
We want to help sign people up and we
want people to understand it more. People
think of it as a way bigger deal than it is.
Moiseyev added that while some people
were wholly opposed to the idea of organ
donation, others were curious and receptive about the process. For these people,
organ donation was abstract. But for
people like Jan Taylor, organ donation was
a lifesaver.
Four years ago, Taylor got very sick.
Struck ill by the genetic lottery, her heart
muscle was failing from cardiomyopathy,
and she needed a transplant. A device, the
left ventricular assist device which buoys
the hearts ability to pump blood, kept her
alive for nine months while she waited on
the transplant list.
But even when a heart became available,
the struggle wasnt over. Taylors transplant
was complicated by the fact that doctors
had to remove the LVAD equipment in addition to replacing her heart the latter of
which alone can take up to 16 hours. Taylor
survived the operation but was left with
complications.
During the transplant and throughout
the following days I had collapsed lungs,
my kidneys went into failure, I had to go on
dialysis if you can think of a complication it happened, Taylor said. I ended up
Jessica Moiseyev, president of the Orvis Student Nurses Association, poses outside
the Joe Crowley Student Union with a mock drivers license on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
OSNA teamed up with Donor Network West to put on the three-day-long Donate Life
Week, which aimed to raise awareness about organ donation.
being in the hospital another five months.

During the first six weeks, [my] husband
had an affair with a nurse. Im stuck in a
hospital bed, cant move, and I watched
him leave every day to go be with the
nurse.
Even so, Taylor remained optimistic, pin-
ning her hope and will to live on her love of

her family. Her nurses and family stood by
her through many long nights, and she was
driven by that desire to live and a desire to
honor the life of her donor, a 27-year-old
man.
You put it in your mind that survival is
far more important than an idiot husband

and an unscrupulous nurse, because I had
a lot to live for, Taylor said. I had a family,
I had two beautiful daughters you focus
on that. Life is more important than the
stupid decisions people make.
Her story, barring some of the more
personal details, is not unique. In Nevada,
there are roughly 550 people waiting for an
organ transplant. Nationwide, that number jumps to more than 123,000. Some
7 percent of them, roughly 6,500 people
every year, will die before they can receive
a transplant, according to the American
Transplant Foundation.
On Wednesday, organizers inflated a red
balloon for every person in the state still
waiting for a transplant, creating a visual
reminder of the gravity of organ donation.
For Bennett Queen, a community education assistant for Donor Network West and
event organizer, Donate Life Week was a
success.
Weve signed up a lot of new donors,
weve talked to people who are already
donors and people who dont want to be
organ donors, at least they have the word in
their head, Queen said. At any time, you
could be on the donor family side where
you could save someones life or the transplant side, where you need a transplant,
so I think its beneficial for everyone to see
what goes into being an organ donor.
Jacob Solis can be reached at jsolis@
@TheSagebrush.
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What it takes to make
ONE MILLION DOLLARS
Students put their

skills on display at
Startup Weekend
By Marcus Lavergne
The Innevation Center Powered by
Switch played venue to an event showcasing the business and tech skills of
different students from the University of
Nevada, Reno, this past weekend. Young
minds from different colleges and majors
came together to form five teams in a
54-hour competition during UNRs first
Startup Weekend event.
During that time, students developed
ideas for products and services creating
apps and websites along the way. On
Sunday, the last day of the event, competitors pitched their final products to
a panel of judges for the chance to win
Startup Weekends 3-D-printed trophy
and bragging rights, among other prizes.
Bryan McArdle, one of Startup
Weekends organizers, is a manager of
entrepreneurial development for the
Economic Development Authority of
Western Nevada. He said that the university has a lot of talent in many different
areas. The event provided an opportunity
for those students to meet each other, potentially for the first time, and collaborate
with different ideas.
We really wanted students from different colleges to meet each other, McArdle
said. Were using this event to make sure
the engineers are talking to business students, and business students are talking
to journalism students. Were really trying
to mix the pot.
In the past, the Startup Weekend has
been open to the public but this year was
the first ever student-only competition,
as well as the very first event held in the
new Innevation Center. The Center not
only provided space for the competition
but numerous tools and resources like giant whiteboard walls as well. By the end of
the weekend, the teams had covered the
boards in marker, projecting the results of
hours upon hours of brainstorming.
The event provided various opportunities to different participants this
weekend. For some, it was a chance to
gain knowledge of the startup industry.
For others, it was just another stepping
Photos by Henry MacDiarmid/

Nevada Sagebrush
(Above) A whiteboard in one of the

Innevation Center Powered by Switchs
conference rooms displays the process
behind developing products and services on Sunday, Oct. 18. Participants
at the University of Nevada, Renos first
student-only Startup Weekend spent
hours of the day planning their final
pitches to the judges panel.
(Left) The members of Power Plug
pitch their business to the Startup
Weekend judges on Sunday, Oct. 18.
Power Plug aims to innovate the way
people use household appliances and
electronics via smartphones.
stone in the journey to get rich. Kai Kitson, a student and undeclared major, is
one such competitor who came in with
money on his mind.
My main goal is to drop out of college, Kitson said. My goal is to make $1
million by the time I turn 20, so thats 13
months. If theres one weekend of my life
that I can sacrifice towards that dream,
its Startup Weekend. Thats why I came.
Kai was a member of Gigity. Gigity is
the name of their job-searching service,
which operates on a platform like the
well-known dating app Tinder. In a little
over two days, his team developed an
idea, app design and customer base.
The idea of creating a service to make
money was popular this past weekend,
but only one team developed a functioning product for demonstration. Power
Plug won the overall judges competition
with a device the size of an iPhone charg-
ing adapter a small cube.

Power Plug created their product for
the sake of revolutionizing how people
function their household appliances and
electronics. The prototype allowed Ben
Hammel, a graduate student in the physics Ph.D. program and member of the
Reno Collective, to operate a desk lamp
through his smartphone.
Everybody on our team came and met
each other this weekend, Hammel said.
We came together and managed to create something. When youre developing
an idea its really easy to just focus on the
features and stuff. You just want to make
something cool, but this weekend really
forces you to focus on the big picture.
That big picture is Hammels reason for
participating in the Collective and other
startup events. Hammel says focusing on
his why has helped him in his graduate career and hopes to eventually get
involved with startups after receiving his

degree.
I like coming here just to see the
ingenuity and the innovation of the surrounding area, Hammel said. I grew up
in the Bay Area and so I was exposed to it,
and I think that Reno has a really exciting,
organic scene thats starting to develop
here and thats really unique.
Hammel is just one of many students
who expressed their gratitude for events
like Startup Weekend. Mignon Fogarty,
an event organizer, journalism instructor
and renowned grammar professional,
said that many students were happy for
the opportunity to participate.
The past events have been for the general public, but holding the event solely
for students was a little difficult according
to Fogarty. She said they have to come to
the event to fully understand everything
they can get out of it.
The hardest part was getting the word

out for students, Fogarty said. So many
students have come up to me and said,
This is great. Im so glad I heard about it.
Thank you for putting it on.
Fogarty hopes that students will continue to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the university.
To see [students] come together
and pool their complementary talents
and see how much they can build in a
weekend is inspiring, Fogarty said. The
journalists need to talk to people in other
departments. The computer science
students need to talk to people in other
departments. Thats how you build a
strong team and a valuable product or
service.
Marcus Lavergne can be reached at
mlavergne@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @mlavergne21.
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John Hadder and Katy Chandler-Isacksen speaks to a crowd in the Joe Crowley Student Union Theatre
on Wednesday, Oct. 14. They were part of the People, Planet First panel that discussed various issues
regarding northern Nevada communities.
Panel
Escenthio Thio Marigny Jr. is the president

of the RJC and an organizer for PLAN. He said
the panel was an opportunity to hear different
organizers speak about their work and effective
problem solving.
We want to be fighting these issues on multiple fronts, Marigny said. We have to take them
on from multiple angles. We wanted to bring that
type of analysis to the table with the panel.
Marigny said that the panel was organized for
the sake of students at the University of Nevada,
Reno. Students who came to the event got to see
and hear proactive voices in the area, and he
hoped they would see it as an opportunity to get
involved as well.
Well, [students] can get active, right, Marigny
said. There are means and ways to get engaged
for the long haul. We usually think that the only
times we get engaged in politics in meaningful
ways is through these conversations, but thats
not true, it should be an ongoing thing.
For panel guest, Buhay, southern Nevadas
low-wage worker organizer for PLAN, beginning
by improving life for the people is the first step to
solving some of the issues mentioned.
Buhays job involves helping people who barely
make enough money to support themselves and
their families. For him, raising the minimum
what will
the next
wage is imperative to improving living conditions.

My simple demand is for these corporations
to take the cut, Buhay said. As a consumer we
have to hold these corporations responsible for
not only making sure their products are good,
but also treating their workers well.
Buhay said that people have to think of themselves as more than consumers. When they realize their importance to corporations as members
of the community those businesses will pay more
attention to the needs of their workers.
We want to have businesses that actually support the community, Buhay said. Its not just
about them seeing us as a source of income, but
actually helping out in the community.
The panelists each focused on support within
communities to get things done. One of Hadders
final statements involved altering the way people
look at money, and the way they look at each
other.
Power can be organization, Hadder said.
Power can be people.
The RJC panelists discussed plenty of viable
solutions to the issues they see in the world surrounding them, but left the audience to answer
one burning question: What kind of life would
you like to be living?
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PACK N
THE EVENTS
THINGS TO
WATCH OUT
FOR THIS WEEK
By Samantha Johnson
CARROT TOP
COMEDY SHOW
DATE: Friday
TIME: 8 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Silver Legacy
Resort Casino
INFO: Carrot Top,
distinguished comedian,
is coming to Reno this
week to celebrate 10
years of comedy. Tickets
range in price from $55.50
to $69.50. For more
information, visit http://
www.silverlegacyreno.com/
reno/carrot-top/.
NEVADA
CARSON CITY
GHOST WALK
DATE: Saturday
TIME: 10 a.m. 2:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Behind St.
Charles Hotel in Carson City

INFO: Get ready to visit the
most historic and haunted
places of Nevadas capital
this weekend. Tours leave
every half hour starting in
the morning, and staff are
asking that people arrive 10
minutes early. Tickets are $15
in advance or $20 at the door.
RENO ZOMBIE
CRAWL
DATE: Saturday Sunday
TIME: 8 p.m. on Saturday
to 6 a.m. on Sunday
LOCATION: Downtown
Reno
INFO: Come sport your
best zombie costume at
the annual Zombie Crawl
starting at Harrahs Plaza.
There will be a chance
to win $1,000 for a selfie
contest as well as a giant
thriller dance and an
all-zombie run. Maps and
cups are $5 and participants
must be 21 and over.
PUMPKIN
PALOOZA
DATE: Sunday
TIME: 11 a.m. 5 p.m.
LOCATION: Victorian
Square, Sparks
INFO: Do you love all things
pumpkin? Then the Pumpkin
Palooza is the perfect event
for you. It was featured in
Food Network Magazine in
2014 in the top 10 event
and will be sponsored by the
Northern Nevada Center for
Independent Living. There
will be a pie-eating contest,
pumpkin-seed-spitting
contest, marshmallow
shooting and more.
PASSION OF
DRACULA
DATE: Oct. 23 Nov. 7
TIME: Varies
LOCATION: Laughing Owl
Productions
INFO: Directed by Dave
Anderson, the Passion of
Dracula retells the 1897
story of a vampires rampage
set in 1911. This play will be
showing at the Laughing
Owl Productions on Wells
Avenue. Tickets are $15 in
advance or $20 at the door.
If youre a Dracula fan, this is
the play to see.
Samantha Johnson can be
reached at samanthaj@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@SamRayJohnson.
Comedy Show, Soccer Game

Sunday, Oct. 18
Drew Lynch of this past seasons Americas Got Talent

was here in the Milton D. Glick Ballroom in the Joe Crowley
Student Union. He was accompanied by Samuel Comroe,
a famous comedian with Tourettes syndrome, as they
performed for the students of the University of Nevada, Reno.
The Wolf Pack womens soccer team had its final home
game of 2015 this Sunday against Wyoming. The seniors
honored at the game were Erin Saxton, Lindsey Salcido, Devyn
Bryar, and Daisha Jones-Oglesby. The Wolf Pack won 1-0 and
the game set the record for attendance with 1,043 fans.
Undie Run
Tuesday, Oct. 20
For this event, students sprint from the Joe Crowley
Student Union to the Quad and back, but not before
stripping down to their underwear. This tradition started
in the early 2000s, as a fun way to collect clothing
donations for charity. The Undie Run starts at 9 p.m. and
you dont want to miss it.
Survivor Day
Thursday, Oct. 22
Students will have to outwit and play their way through

the game to become the winning team, mimicking
the obstacle courses of the famed television series,
Survivor. Homecoming teams will participate at 4 p.m.
while everyone else will start at 6 p.m. in front of the Joe
Crowley Student Union in Gateway Plaza.
A glance at this weeks

Homecoming events
By Samantha Johnson
Wolves Frolic Talent Show

Monday, Oct. 19
The Wolves Frolic Talent Show dates back to the 1920s,

according to the university history website. The event has
changed from being a talent show for individuals to group
performances and then back to individual shows, but the
Wolves Frolic Talent Show that UNR students know today
is a mixture of both. It was held in the Milton D. Glick
Ballroom inside the Joe Crowley Student Union as well
and provided students with the chance to show off their
abilities.
Pack Pride Pageant

Wednesday, Oct. 21
At this pageant, the Homecoming king and queen will

be crowned in the Milton D. Glick Ballroom on the fourth
floor of the Joe Crowley Student Union. Just like many
other Homecoming traditions, crowning Wolf Pack royalty
has been a hallmark of the weeks festivities since the
1920s. Come watch candidates compete to become Wolf
Pack royalty.
March from the Arch

Friday, Oct. 23
Wolf Trot, Homecoming Game

Saturday, Oct. 24
The Wolf Trot has

been a tradition at the
University of Nevada,
Reno, since 2009 and
will be held at 8 a.m. on
gameday. Runners will
receive a T-shirt upon
registration and the race
will begin on the corner
of Stadium Way and
East Stadium Way.
Photo provided by Special Collections
Students, alumni
Homcoming queen Diane Kane poses
with football players (left to right) Mike
and anyone else who
Leslie, Tom Friberg, Al Creel and Walt Ryals
wishes to participate
in 1955. This week the Wolf Pack faces
the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Mackay
will run a 5K around
the university and will Stadium.
end in front of the Lombardi Recreation Center.
The first UNR Homecoming football game was against the
Utah State Aggies in 1920, which was followed by a dance
hosted by the Lincoln Hall Association, according to the
ASUN timeline.
This year, the Nevada Wolf Pack will face off against the
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at 1 p.m. to top off Homecoming
Week. Come enjoy some football and celebrate the closing
day of homecoming at the Mackay Stadium.
The Homecoming
parade, or as it is now
known the March
from the Arch, is the
oldest of Homecoming
traditions at the
University of Nevada,
Reno, beginning in
1920. The event is
open to anyone who
wishes to participate.
Students can build
floats and march
through downtown
Reno with the Nevada
Wolf Pack football
team.
Photo provided by Special Collections
This year, the Wolf
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon float makes its
Pack Pride of the
way down Virginia Street for the homecoming parade in 1959. This year students
Sierra Marching
march to the Quad for the pep rally to get
Band will march
ready for the football game on Saturday,
Oct. 24.
alongside students,
alumni and businesses. Celebrations will begin at
Harrahs Plaza at 6 p.m., then at 8 p.m. they will start
from Virginia Street and walk to the Quad where the
Homecoming pep rally will be held.
Samantha Johnson can be reached at samanthaj@sagebrush.
unr.edu or on Twitter @SamRayJohnson.
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The world is a queer, queer place

O
ctober is LGBT History Month, meaning

many major news
outlets have been
publishing articles concerned
with everything LGBT, from
pride celebrations to LGBT
icons in history. This reception
is undoubtedly indicative of
the queer communitys upward
mobility in society.
Although media representation of minority groups
in this case queer people
is paramount to achieving
societal equity, restricting this
representation to the purview
of a term such as LGBT is
problematic.
Admittedly, it is a victory that
LGBT History Month exists at
all. With the deluge of conservative flak elicited by the queer
community, it is nothing short
of a miracle that we are able to
celebrate queerness on such a
broad, almost national, level.
But hailing queer history as
solely LGBT excludes everybody else.
Indeed, the full initialism

is LGBTQQIP2SAA: lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender,
queer, questioning, intersex,
pansexual, two-spirited,
asexual and ally. This, of course,
would be onerous to say
whenever referring to the queer
community.
But that is why we have the
word queer. Yes, it is true
that the word began as a slur
uttered by homophobic bigots,
but it has since been reclaimed
by many queer people. And
yes, LGBTQQIP2SAA is fairly
large in scope, but even this
term has its limitations it
fails to account for future and/
or unknown sexual identities
and gender identities. What
about demisexuality, referring
to people who only experience
sexual attraction after a strong
emotional bond? How about
genderfluidity, referring to
people who experience changes
in gender identity? These two
identities, as well as many
others, are not included in the
ostensibly all-encompassing
LGBTQQIP2SAA.
Some activists have suggested
the use of a plus sign at the
end of the initialism in order to
account for the identities not
included. This is a seemingly
innocuous act, and it obviously
indicates that there are more
sexualities and forms of gender
expression that have been left
unstated; however, doing this
reduces somebodys identity to
a mere symbol queerness is
not a plus sign.
Therefore, queer is an
all-inclusive alternative. Many
colleges, such as Hampshire
College and Mills College,
have already embraced the
term, calling programs that
some would indicate as LGBT
Studies a more comprehensive
Queer Studies instead. Even
at UNR, the Queer Student
Union, a pre-eminent queer
group on campus, is known by
the word.
As media professionals, it is
our duty to give a voice to the
voiceless, or so the adage goes.

Repeatedly circumscribing
queerness by imposing the
label of LGBT on it doesnt give
a voice so much as it obfuscates
the people who identify beyond
those four letters.
Instead of celebrating LGBT
History Month, we should
be celebrating Queer History
Month. Of course, it is great,
and arguably necessary, to
celebrate the achievements
of lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender individuals, but
we must celebrate the myriad
other achievements in the
queer community.
In recent domestic queer
news, Nicolette Robbins, an
alumnus from Bates College,
co-authored a groundbreaking paper featured in the
September issue of Archives
of Sexual Behavior about the
coming-out experience for
asexual individuals. Asexuality is largely disregarded as a
legitimate sexual identity, not
only by straight people but by
many individuals in the queer

community itself.
Earlier this year an interview
with an agender, asexual
person (lets call them Cody)
for the feminist blog Jezebel
discussed some of the problems with asexual awareness.
The worst personal example
came up with a new doctor,
Cody said. When I told
him I was asexual, he said
that wouldnt be physically
possible because I have given
birth to a child. And he told me
that I couldnt and shouldnt be
asexual because having sex is
the most important part of the
human experience. Its what
makes us human.
In recent international queer
news, a French court has
legally recognized a citizen of
the country to be intersex, a
landmark ruling challenging
the commonly accepted gender
binary of male/female. For a
long time, being intersex was
seen (and still is by many)
as a medical aberration, and
only recently has there been a

vehement movement to end
such hurtful views.
These are the voices that
need to be elevated in addition
to the strictly LGBT voices.
Embracing the word queer
is the first step we must take
in order to create a more
accepting, inclusive world for
queer people and everyone in
between.
In such a pivotal moment in
queer history, it is necessary
that we not only establish
a sense of solidarity among
supporters and queer people,
but also within the queer community itself. Society seems
to be embracing progressive
ideals little by little, and a
unified queer movement
would only help to expedite
the establishment of equitable
policies for all.
The Nevada Sagebrush editorial
board can be reached at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu, and
on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
Dating isnt a dirty word: Avoid the pitfalls of hook-up culture
o what are you guys? my friend

asked me as he sat down next
me in lecture. He knew this guy,
and I didnt think much of our
status until that moment.
I also didnt realize how uncomfortable I felt
until my heart began racing and all my blood
rushed to my face. Then I said in an almost
nervous fit, Were dating.
Dating. I cringed when I said
that. I began to think I used the
wrong word. I was technically
seeing this guy, but I wasnt
necessarily trying to dive into
anything serious. It felt more
like a go-with-the-flow type of
thing. I didnt think we were
actually dating.
Mikaella
I like to think my vocabulary
Alvarez
is quite large with all the
words I was exposed to in
high school. I used pugnacious to describe a
rowdy friend or crony to harshly describe an
acquaintance, but very rarely do I dare use the
word dating to describe any of my romantic
affairs.
This entire generation has managed to
completely avoid the word dating by putting
meaning behind other words to demonstrate
their attraction to another human being. Im not
the exception.
Talking has gone from the dictionary definition of engaging in speech to were interested
in one another, but we have no idea where the
hell this is going. Hooking up was created to
demonstrate a clear physical attraction to one
another to the point where some sort of physical
connection has occurred or will in the future.
Even the word college in itself has gone from
an educational institution to a place to seek out
people who fill these categories.
We have all heard these words, but it appears
dating has become a rare thing to say in this
day and age.
I began to think of people that were actually
dating in college. I heard of the classic situation
of a girl and a boy interested in one another,
but only physically. In Hilliard Plaza, youll hear
the boy talking about how this girl is insanely
attractive, but nothing more. In the Joe, youll
start talking to a friend about how shes texting
a guy, but how thats pretty much all they do.
Theres no substance to these conversations.

Theres no actual connection that these
fabricated relationships have. From a general
standpoint, theres nothing there an imagination of something more than friends, as I like to
think of it.
Through each encounter, we are seemingly
doing more harm than good. We would rather
be vague about one another than have to face
our feelings. We would rather kiss someone
goodbye than welcome them hello with all
the opportunities they offer. Dating in this
generation is difficult, especially when youre
a hopeless romantic. When youre a hopeless
romantic, youre thrown into a culture where
being in a relationship is seemingly worse than
pneumonia. We would rather move on from
person to person than settle with someone who
we found a personal connection with. Are we
that scared of feelings that we avoid falling in
love? Is this generation seriously that terrified of
commitment to the point that the only thing we
really commit to is a Netflix series?
Of course, there are couples that do make it
through the fray, but Ive heard of several instances where someone always seems to get hurt
in these talking or hooking up phases. There
have been many times where my girlfriends
and I have sat in a room and became extremely
frustrated over our generations dating culture.
Our approach hasnt been to tell someone how
we feel or change something in the way we date.
Rather, we move to someone else who is just
as toxic for us as the last person was. Again, we
would rather move on from person to person
instead of making a change in our culture.
I propose a change. If were so frustrated
by this tainted dating culture, why cant we
change it? Why cant we as progressive college
students change the dating culture? We are
becoming adults, if not already, so shouldnt we
have more adult-like relationships? Maybe we
should actually try going out on dates. Maybe we
should be open to the possibilities of something
happening before we get ourselves hurt again.
Maybe we should set aside the talking, leave
behind the casual hooking up and dive into
dating.
Mikaella Alvarez stuies journalism. She can be
reached at alexandraaschultz@unr.edu and on
Twitter @TheSagebrush.
Photo illustration by Breanna Denney/Nevada Sagebrush
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SURV VE HOMECOMING
Sober
tailgates
say what?
ye, fight and you may die, run, and

youll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from
now, would you be willin to trade
all of that from this day to that, for one chance,
just one chance, to come back here and tell our
enemies (the faculty of the University of Nevada,
Reno) that they may try to take away our fun during
Beat UNLV week, but theyll never
take our fun at tailgatesssssssss.
Correct me if Im wrong, but I
think the infamous Braveheart
speech goes something like that,
right?
Recently, The University of
Nevada implemented a new rule
stating that student tailgates will
become an alcohol-free zone
Ali
from now on. This new rule really
Schultz
rustled my jimmies. This change
Schultz Happens is likely administrations attempt
to create a safer, calmer tailgate.
But despite these good intentions, sober tailgates
are actually problematic in more ways than one.
Of course there is the obvious: the aspect of
fun being taken away right before our own eyes!
Where else am I going to be able to beat frat boys in
cornhole while proclaiming my uncanny love for the
Pack?! Lets be honest folks, football isnt everyones
favorite pastime and despite my love for the Pack,
they kind of suck.
If I have to sit through my team losing to teams
like UNLV you bet your ass I am going to need a few
brewskies in me. Lets not forget to mention, cold
weather is rolling in, which means we are going to
need a beer coat. Listen, I am not turning a blind eye
to the problems alcohol can cause at tailgates, I am
just being a realist. Underage drinking in college isnt
going to stop, so we might as well bring it back to
supervised tailgates!
Ultimately, the unfortunate truth of the matter is
with drinking banned at tailgates, a hefty majority of
regular student tailgaters will no longer show up. The
most recent home tailgate, when the Pack took on
New Mexico looked like a barren ghost town. There
were no students to be seen, which had a direct
effect on attendance for the football game itself.
The only word that comes to mind to describe our
Wolf Pack attendance would be pathetic. It seems
the sober tailgates bring down the entire gameday
morale. We need to gear up and put on our favorite
pair of beer goggles in hopes that through these
lenses the Pack will look like they arent falling apart.
College students just want to be able to hang
with their peers and throw a few back before the
big game. Tailgating was one of the only events
at our university that drew some organizations
together. During school spirit weeks such as
Homecoming or Greek Week, the lingering sense
of competition is at an all-time high. Greeks are
ready to rip each others throats out to be crowned
champion. However, events like student tailgates
bring us all together to hang out and remind
ourselves despite dividing organizational lines, we
are one big proud Pack.
That aside, administration must realize the
problematic effects of sober tailgating. The reality
is college students are never going to stop drinking,
that is just a ridiculous notion. Drinking in college
is part of the culture and it would take a hell of a lot
for that to ever change. At least when students were
able to drink at the tailgates they were monitored by
police officers patrolling the tailgate.
Since I was a freshman, I have never been to a
tailgate without the police nearby. This was reassuring for students safety when attending the student
tailgate.
Instead, students are going to feel pressured into
being sneaky with alcohol, which is dangerous. Its
like the administration is that overbearing set of
parents who dont give their kids a little slack in their
leash. The kids (us the students) when out of their
parents sight are just going to go buck wild. This isnt
ASU people, we dont want that.
However, in all seriousness, what I find the most
scary about the startup of sober tailgates is that
they will potentially be a cause for some students
to drink and drive. Before the implementation of
dry tailgates, it was common for students to soberly
drive to the tailgate, drink there then attend the
game or walk home. The time spent at the game
allowed students to sober up before entering their
vehicles and risking their own lives and the lives of
others on the road.
The new regulations at the tailgates will not
cease drinking before the games; however, it seems
obvious to me that students will want to drink prior
to even heading to the game. This means it is more
than likely for some students to pregame, then get in
their cars to drive over to Mackay Stadium. That is an
enormous risk, I would not be willing to take.
Now entering the dawn of Homecoming Week,
there is so much excitement surrounding this school
spirit week. Usually we kick off the week with the
Undie Run for all of the freshmen to show off their
pre-beer-bellied bodies before the DC ruins them
entirely. Then of course, the beloved talent show for
the Greeks to display their boy-band moves. And, the
famous March to the Arch and so many other spirited events. However, typically, the most anticipated
event of the week is the Homecoming football game.
But if the attendance is anything like New Mexicos
game, Homecoming is sure to be a flop.
It is up to us, the students of The University of
Nevada, to band together and rightfully regain our
objective. We must take back the forsaken land of the
student tailgate spot!
Ali Schultz studies journalism. She can be reached
at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on Twitter
@AliSchultzzz.
Illustration by Zak Brady/Nevada Sagebrush
Is Homecoming really friendly competition?
ts that time of the year again; Homecoming is finally here, friends. We plan, we prep
and we pursue. Our blood, sweat and tears
go into Homecoming Week. We strive to
achieve perfection and claw our way to the top.
Homecoming helps promote Nevada spirit. For
many of us, Homecoming is a reminder as to why
we chose Nevada. Many believe it reminds us why
we fell in love with this school
in the first place and encourages friendly competition.
Students and organizations
pair up to compete in a series of
events that take place the week
leading up to the Homecoming game. These events are
supposed to bring different
organizations together and
Joelle
create friendly competition.
Ourtiague
But does the Homecoming
competition miss friendly and
go straight for cutthroat?
This year the Pack takes on Hawaii, with a
Survivor homecoming theme. The Survivor
theme tests competing Homecoming teams to
see if they can outwit, outlast and outplay their
competitors.
A lot more goes into homecoming week than
simply just showing up the events. Many probably
think the competition between opposing teams
is only during this weeklong period. However,
the competition begins long before when teams
begin to form sometime in the spring semester.
It is interesting to see who gets matched up with

whom, and to see the excitement and anticipation
as it all begins to brew.
As for myself, I am a leader for a team
competing in this years Homecoming event. I
can personally attest to all the hard work and
dedication that goes into putting on a good
Homecoming and competing for the trophy. To
win, team leaders always need to be ahead of the
game and have to think bigger and better than
their competitors.
Homecoming is not an easy job. Teams have
countless hours of meetings, shopping, planning
and building. As if school and outside jobs werent
enough, Homecoming appears to be another
full-time job. Your phone never stops buzzing
with new texts or emails about the competition,
and there is always something going on, that has
a strict deadline. It also seems as if the week will
never end.
But ultimately, the point of all of this is to
win first place bragging rights. What exactly
comes with this first-place trophy? Essentially,
allowing your team to have bragging rights until
Homecoming comes around the next year. Real
friendly, right?
With all the time and money put into the
events, losing is not an option. There is no room
for failure when students are spending more time
on their Homecoming float rather than staying
in and studying for their upcoming midterm. Or
when students have to take work off to come to
the attendance-based event to sit there for no
reason at all besides to rack up Homecoming

points. Countless hours go into homecoming
week. For the larger teams, on top of all the
time dedicated, thousands of dollars could be
potentially spent--- for what reason? Simply to say
they won.
Like they say, It is all fun and games until
someone gets hurt. Not one, but multiple people
are bound to get hurt by this friendly competition. Some bank accounts may get hurt, some
grades get hurt and some spirits definitely get
hurt. It is difficult to remind ourselves that
Homecoming is supposed to be fun. I know for
myself, it is important to take these things with a
grain of salt and appreciate all that is happening
around you. The new friendships that are forming
and the lessons that are learned from dealing with
such a large project. Hard work and determination goes a long way.
We put so much time and effort into a good
Homecoming that we really do lose sight of the
friendly competition it was meant to create. It
is hard when you have passion for what you are
representing or put so much effort into something
for you not to be extremely competitive. But we
should take the time to remember we really are
winning nothing more than bragging rights, so
lets try and keep it friendly, people, and lets have
a kickass Homecoming!
Joelle Ourtiague studies journalism. She can be
reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on
Twitter @joelleeeyy.
March to the Arch is the supreme Homecoming event
he best time of the year is here. Youre

settled into your classes, most of your
midterms have been taken, the leaves
are starting to fall off the trees and its
Homecoming Week. Seven days of tradition and
community, what says Nevada more than that?
From the three homecomings Ive experienced
at Nevada, I can say that I have never been
disappointed. This is our time
to celebrate our return to the
Wolf Pack! For some, that means
coming back from a summer
away or a semester abroad. For
others, it means returning to the
place youll always call home,
whether youve recently graduated or have been showing your
alma mater some love for years
Jessica
and years.
Salsman
The Asociated Students of the
University of Nevada Department of Programming spends months working on
this weeklong celebration because every student
deserves to know what it means to be part of the
Pack. Not only does it include constant entertainment, but also students are able to give back to the
community through civic engagement.
Of all the athletic teams, football has the spotlight
but dont forget about the rest of our Pack. Imagine
how the womens soccer team felt Sunday night

when all of their peers were supporting them out
at Mackay Stadium on their senior night. Maybe
its just for a game, but giving our support to our
hardworking athletes helps to strengthen our Pack.
Its nearing the end of October and if you walk
through campus this chilly Tuesday night, look
out for the hundreds of students running around
half-naked. The Undie Run is a great event where
students are encouraged to donate green clothing,
but any color clothing will be accepted as a
donation, in honor of the Nevada vs. Hawaii game
on Saturday, Oct. 24. This Nevada tradition is a fun
way for students to let loose a little and give back.
Every single event is worth going to, but if you
have little free time and could only make it to one
event, I would suggest the March from the Arch
Parade. Picture the Reno community members,
Nevada alumni and students all gathered
downtown under the arch celebrating what Nevada
means to them. Virginia Street, closed down
from the Arch leading up to the Quad, is a Wolf
Pack takeover with student-built floats filled with
competing homecoming teams showing off their
school spirit. The marching band, cheerleaders
and children with their families are marching up
the hill.
At the end of the parade, a pep rally takes place
in the Quad. The glowing lights hanging from the
tall trees stretch across the lawn of Morrill Hall.

Football head coach Brian Polian gives a few
encouraging words while the marching band and
cheer team perform. Nevadaville, transformed
this year into a Hawaiian paradise, is constructed
around the Quad with student-run booths full of
fun for the community. The smell of food trucks
lingers through the air. If that doesnt sound like
the most beautiful night that youll experience in
the Quad, then throw a grand finale of fireworks
into the mix.
This magical night sets the tone for the big game
on Saturday where the Pack takes Hawaii. If you
werent excited about football before, you will
definitely wish you reserved a ticket for the game.
If school spirit isnt for you and sounds overwhelming, try and push yourself out of your comfort
zone and have a little fun. The worst outcome is
that you spent a few hours trying something new.
The best possible thing that will happen is youll
enjoy yourself and feel a little more connected to
the university. Lets give back to the community
and alumni who have given so much to ensure the
academic success of students for years to come.
See you under the arch!
Jessica Salsman studies political science. She can be
reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on Twitter @jessikitttty.
Gameday
vs. UC Davis
vs. Arizona
W 31-17
9/03
L 44-20
9/12
at Texas
A&M
L 44-27
9/19
WEEKLY TOP 5
Highest paid college coaches

NICK SABAN,
ALABAMA
$7.2 MILLION
at Buffalo
vs. UNLV
W 24-21
9/26
L 23-17
10/03
MARK DANTONIO,
MICHIGAN STATE
$5.6 MILLION
BOB STOOPS,
OKLAHOMA
$5.1 MILLION
KEVIN SUMLIN, TEXAS A&M

$5 MILLION
Sumlin has been called an offensive

genius and a quarterback whisperer,
his most famous prodigy being
Johnny Manziel. Johnny Footballs
struggles in the NFL further validate
Sumlins ability to make every
quarterback he coaches look like a
first-round pick.
CHARLIE
STRONG, TEXAS
$5 MILLION
At 5 feet 7 inches, Charlie Strong

leads one of the most valuable sports
programs in the world. By the way,
when a short guy tells you hes 5-feet7-inches, hes closer to 5-feet-5-inches
(Trust me, Im a short guy). Strongs
$5 million salary bought Texas just six
wins in 2014.
THIS WEEKS GAME

Nevada vs Hawaii
When: Saturday, Oct. 24,
1 p.m.
Where: Mackay Stadium. Field Turf
(29,993)
TV: Hawaii PPV
2014 season records: Nevada
(7-6 overall, 4-4 MWC), Hawaii (4-9
overall, 3-5 MWC)
Interesting: Hawaiis football coach
is Norm Chow. Besides having the
most intimidating name in college
football, Chow is somewhat of a quarterback guru. Chow has helped coach
Steve Young, Jim McMahon, Philip
Rivers, Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart during his tenure at BYU and USC.
Chow was also the offensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans in the NFL.
vs. Hawaii
L 28-21
10/17
1 p.m.
10/24
at Fresno
State
7:30 p.m.
11/05
vs. San Jose

State
1 p.m.
11/14
Sports journalists are naturally optimistic; its in their nature to root for the teams
they cover. As a team continues to succeed, more people become interested in their
story, and more readers gravitate to their column.
Ive sold Sagebrush readers for the past six weeks on Nevadas potential to be a
premium football team, but now Im ready to be realistic. Nevadas football team isnt
very good.
Statistically, Nevada is an average college football team in a poor football conference. Since Brian Polians hiring in January of 2013, Nevada has gone 14-18 overall,
which includes Saturdays 28-21 loss to previously winless Wyoming. In that same
span of time, Nevada is ranked sixth in the Mountain West Conference in points
allowed and seventh in points scored out of 12 teams. The Wolf Pack hasnt won a
bowl game since 2011, when Nevada beat Boston College in the Kraft Fight
Hunger Bowl.
Now lets address a more complicated idea: What are realistic
expectations for Nevada football?
The West Coast is a competitive area of the country to recruit
high school football players. Stanford, California, USC, UCLA,
Oregon, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah all have premier
college football programs. Try convincing an 18-year-old
kid to come to the biggest little city in the world
instead of Venice Beach; its not realistic.
Premier West Coast programs like
USC also have massive recruiting
budgets to finance recruiting
trips. According to a study done by
USA Today, the average recruiting budget
among Football Bowl Series teams was $700,000
in 2013. Nevadas 2013 recruiting budget was only $208,000,
ranking sixth in their conference and nearly 20 percent
below the MWC average. For comparison, the University
of Oregons 2015 recruiting budget is $1.15 million.
Although a hefty budget facilitates recruiting and
helps produce a winning program, big money doesnt
necessarily guarantee big success. From 2009 to 2013, the
University of Illinois spent $791,972 on recruiting annually
but only had a winning record once during that span.
Every sports league in the United States, both collegiate and
professional, has financial imbalances. The Los Angeles
Dodgers have the largest payroll in baseball, yet
havent won a World Series since 1988.
Money alone cant buy wins. An
important element of a programs
success is how efficiently theyre
able to convert money into wins,
which is something Nevada has
done well. Since 2009, Nevada
has spent $15,451 recruiting
dollars per victory, sixth best in the
country. Boise State also proved
to be an economical program,
spending $11,967 recruiting
dollars per win.
Given their geographical
disadvantages and lack of
financial support, its appropriate Nevada football loses
regularly to teams like Wyoming
and UNLV, but local fans dont
think that way. Remember fan
is short for fanatic, and fans
tend to let emotion and pride
distort their judgment.
Has Nevada had some
success in the history of their
program? Absolutely. Just
five years ago they finished
the season ranked 11th in
the country thanks to the
play of Colin Kaepernick,
an overlooked high school
recruit who accepted the
only scholarship offered
to him. But those seasons
are the outliers; they arent
sustainable. Nevada has been
in just 12 bowl games in the
last 23 years, and theyve only
won three of those games. With
Saturdays loss to Wyoming,
Nevada falls to 3-4 on the
season and 1-2 in conference.
This is who they are.
One of the most underrated coaches

in college football, Bob Stoops has
been the head coach of Oklahoma
for 16 years and has lead the team
to four national championship
appearances. Stoops has led
Oklahoma to a bowl game every year
since 1999.
at Wyoming
By Jack Rieger
Mark Dantonio is the best college

football coach that youve never heard
of. He began coaching for Michigan
State in 2007, and since then has gone
82-31 and has dominated Michigan
States rival - Michigan. Dantonio has
earned Michigan State a bowl win for
four consecutive years.
vs. New
Mexico
W 35-17
10/10
this
is
who
they
are
Nevadas disappointing season continues
How does the richest coach in football

stand living in Tuscaloosa, Alabama?
By having multiple vacation homes.
Saban owns an $11 million house
along Lake Burton in Georgia, as well
as a $3 million house in Alabama,
which is paid for by the university.
Why is it that as soon as you get rich
and famous, everyone wants to cover
your tab?
vs. Hawaii
Saturday, Oct. 24 at 1 p.m.
@SagebrushSports | nevadasagebrush.com
A10
THIS WEEKS GAME
Jack Rieger can be reached at jrieger@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @JackRieger.
Marcus Lavergne/Nevada Sagebrush
Nevada head coach Brian Polian watches the team from the sideline during a game against Arizona. Nevada has lost
to both UNLV and Wyoming this year, and currently stands at 3-4.
at Utah State
TBA
11/21
at San Diego
State
TBA
11/28
2015 MOUNTAIN STANDINGS

Standings
Conference
Overall
Utah State
3-0
4-2
Boise State
2-1
5-2
New Mexico
2-1
4-3
Air Force
2-1
3-3
Colorado State
1-2
3-4
Wyoming
1-2
1-6
2015 WEST STANDINGS

Standings
Conference
Overall
San DIego State
3-0
4-3
San Jose State
2-2
3-4
Nevada
1-2
3-4
UNLV
1-2
3-4
Fresno State
1-3
2-5
Hawaii
0-3
2-5
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

MENS BASKETBALL
Nevada mens basketball scored
another four-star recruit. Josh Hall,
6-foot-7, 195-pound small forward
from Genesis Academy in Lynchburg,
Virginia verbally committed to Nevada
on Thursday afternoon. Hall is ranked
101st in his class on Rivals.com. He
chose Nevada over finalists Georgia
Southern, UNC Wilmington, and
George Mason. Hall is friends with
Nevadas last four-star recruit, Devearl
Ramsey. As a junior, he averaged 15.8
points, 10.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and
2.1 blocks per game.
FOOTBALL
Former Nevada quarterback Cody
Fajardo has signed onto the practice
squad of the Toronto Argonauts of the
Canadian Football League. Fajardo was
undrafted and spent training camp
with the Oakland Raiders. He was a
training camp cut and has had tryouts
with the Jaguars and the Giants before
signing with the Argonauts. In Fajardos
four seasons at Nevada, he became
the second player in NCAA history to
throw for at least 9,000 yards and rush
for at least 3,000 yards. The other was
Colin Kaepernick.
VOLLEYBALL
Nevada volleyball split its two games
this week. The Pack lost their first
game of the week against Boise State
on Thursday. Senior Sam Willoughby
continued her strong play with a .316
hit percentage, 10 kills and three
blocks, but it wasnt enough. Nevada
out-served Boise State and saw
standout performance from sophomore
Madison Foley, who had 12 kills, and
junior Madison Morell, who tallied a
team-high 18 kills on a .279 clip. On
Saturday, the volleyball team defeated
Utah State 3-0 as Foley posted 10 kills
and 10 digs while Willoughby also had
10 kills with a .500 hitting percentage.
CROSS COUNTRY
Nevada finished its regular season with
the 6000-meter race in Sunnyvale,
California on Sunday in the Bronco
Invitational. Freshman Shannon
Palladino lead all Nevada runners with
a personal record time of 22:01 and
finishing in 86th place. Helen MinoFaukner was the next Nevada runner
with a time of 22:24. The Pack placed
17th with its younger team.
Michael Bradley can be reached at
neil@sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter
@SagebrushSports.
WAS JOS BAUTISTAS BAT FLIP OVER THE TOP?

I love celebrations more than anyone, but there has to be a
justification for them. There is an appropriate time and place
for your celebration and I feel like some athletes dont know
when that is. Guys in the NFL dance and Nae Nae after a
routine tackle. Come on son, thats bush league. Oh, and dont
even get me started on Yasiel Puigs bat flipping on triples. The
art of the bat flip is sacred and he would defile it to its core.
The bat flip Jos Bautista hit against the Rangers last week
was absolutely perfect! It was the proper and justified time
and place. If you celebrate, it better be justified.
VS
Neil Patrick
Healy
THE WEEKLY DEBATE
Jack
Rieger
Why do old white men constantly feel the need to remind

baseball players to play the right way? Jos Bautistas reaction
to his gigantic homerun was an authentic, in the moment
celebration. His home run was equivalent to a buzzer beating
shot in basketball, and he reacted accordingly. What is he
supposed to do, apologize to the pitcher as he rounds first?
Also, Bautista is from the Dominican Republic, where players are
culturally celebratory. Hes spent most of his life fighting to get to
the major leagues, and in the biggest at-bat of his career he hits
the ball 420 feet. Say it with me, celebrations are good.
Pack Preview
West Division title is looking more and more delusional after the loss to the Cowboys and one must
question how the Pack will finish up the season.
When a winless team exposes your flaws, you know
there are problems. Nevada must regroup as they
host another lowly opponent the Hawaii Rainbow
Warriors. Hawaii is coming off a heartbreaking loss
to New Mexico where the Warriors gave up the game
winning touchdown pass with 55 seconds left.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Its Homecoming for Nevada and one of the
oldest traditions is scheduling a team that is usually
terrible. Sure enough, Hawaii gets the go-ahead
to be the hopeful tackling dummy for the Pack.
With an 11-8 all-time record against the Warriors,
Nevadas last loss to Hawaii was a heartbreaking
27-21 contest in 2010 when former Nevada
quarterback Colin Kaepernick famously fumbled
the ball out of the corner of the end zone, which
would eventually be the difference maker. That
loss was the only blemish on Nevadas 13-1 season
where the Pack finished No. 13 in the nation and
was arguably the best season Nevada football has
ever had. The Pack is riding a four-game winning
streak against the Warriors and has won five out of
the last six meetings.
LEADING THE PACK

Nevadas passing game came close to leading a
comeback against the Cowboys, but fell just short
of tying the game in the fourth quarter. With the
running game held to 118 yards in the game and
facing a three-touchdown deficit, the air attack had
to shoulder the burden of bringing the Pack back
to contention. Quarterback Tyler Stewart finished
the game going 25-for-41 (60 percent) for 287 yards
and two touchdowns, while wide receivers Hasaan
Henderson and Jerico Richardson finished with
big games as well. Henderson caught eight balls for
112 yards while Richardson caught six passes for
82 yards and a touchdown. Tight end Jarred Gipson
also came up with a big 12-yard touchdown catch
with 58 seconds left in the third quarter to cut the
Cowboy lead to 28-14.
KEYS TO THE GAME

Nevada had its two biggest flaws exposed against
the Cowboys: the offensive line and the pass
coverage.
Nevadas running game, which had run wild for
351 yards against New Mexico, was held to a measly
118 yards. This forced Stewart to make plays in the
air, which statistically means defeat for the Pack.
In Nevadas four losses this season, Stewart has
thrown 29 times or more (32 against Arizona, 29
against Texas A&M, 44 against UNLV and 41 against
Wyoming). The offensive line failed to establish a
consistent running game before having to abandon
it after falling behind 28-7 midway through the
game. After Nevada mounted a comeback, Nevada
faced a fourth and five on Wyomings 36-yard line
with 1:45 left in the fourth quarter. Stewart snapped
the ball and was instantly mobbed by Wyomings
defensive line and the heroic comeback was
stopped short by Wyomings D.J. May coming up
with the sack. The offensive line totally collapsed
and Stewart had no chance to complete the pass.
To segue into the next key, here is RGJ sportswriter Chris Murrays tweet that summarized the
Cowboys game plan:
This is the offensive formula to beat Nevadas
defense: throw the ball, Murray said. Cameron
Coffman is 15-of-16 for 149 yards with three
touchdowns.
Those were Wyoming quarterback Cameron
Coffmans stats in the first half. He finished the
game going 18-for-20 with 213 yards and three
scores while carving Nevadas secondary at will. If
the Warriors have a shot at winning this Saturday
they will have completed big passes downfield.
PREDICTION
Nevadas ride to a .500 record will continue with
a win over Hawaii. I am confident in this pick
not because Nevada is great, but because Hawaii
is historically awful on the road. Since 2011, the
Warriors have gone 3-25 away from the island and I
dont expect that to change this game. Jet lag sucks,
but picture having to play a football game after
flying 2,512 miles from warm and tropical Hawaii
to Reno. Not to mention that Hawaii has one of
the worst run defenses in college football, allowing
226.6 yards per game. Expect running backs Don
Jackson and James Butler to get back on track
against the Warriors. I also expect Stewart to have
another efficient game with a balanced attack to
somewhat right the ship.
If Nevada loses to Hawaii, the teams hopes of
reaching a bowl game, and probably the sky, are
going to come crashing down.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at neil@sagebrush.
unr.edu or on Twitter @NeilTheJuiceMan.
DICKS PICKS
SPORTS | A11
Qualifiers
Chris Dick Blake sets your

fantasy lineup for week seven
Another obstacle is Fellings

inexperience compared to the
fighters he will be facing. Felling is entering his third year
of boxing and has 14 career
bouts, while his competition in
Memphis will have upward of
100 to 200 career fights. While
most would look at this fact as
a disadvantage, Jefferson thinks
otherwise.
Its actually an advantage,
Jefferson said. He wont mentally overthink about what the
consequences are or about the
competition. Garrett has only
had 14 matches in his career
and is 14-0. He has never lost,
so he doesnt know what defeat
is. That is a big item because he
doesnt know the consequences
of losing and I think that his
confidence in me as a trainer of
telling him his talents will win if
he boxes to his capabilities. He
will do so and he will win.
Jefferson has taken it upon
himself not only to train Felling,
but also to raise the confidence
in his fighter. Jokingly referring
to himself and Felling as Angelo
STUD
RB Todd Gurley: The man is an animal.
Rams running back Todd Gurley has secured
the starting running back position for years
to come, as long as he can stay healthy. Im
buying into this rookie
as hes rushed the ball 49
times for 305 yards the past
two games including 30
rush attempts against the
Packers in week five. Since
Gurley is the only form
of offense for the Rams,
they will continue to feed
their star. I look for Gurley
Chris Dick
to make the most of his
Blake
carries and wouldnt be
Dicks Picks
surprised if he found the
end zone at least a couple of times in week
seven against the Browns.
Prediction: 29 carries, 127 yards 2 TD, 3 rec,
25 yards
DUD
QB Tom Brady: Im saying it. Tom Brady
will return to human form Sunday when the
Jets come in to Foxborough. The Patriots
look like they have another legitimate shot
at an undefeated season this year with Tom
Brady looking like his 2007 self. However, the
Jets and their defense led by Darrelle Revis
will be Bradys toughest task this season so
far. I think he has a non-Brady day in what
should be a close, physical game.
Prediction: 27-44, 235 yards, 1 TD, 2
INT
Dundee and Muhammad Ali,

Felling feels that Jefferson has
instilled the right amount of
confidence into him.
Its hard not to be confident
with a coach like Pat Jefferson,
Felling said. He instills it into
me every day while still making
sure to keep my head rightsized, so I know what else I need
to put into it. Hes getting me to
that level where I know I have
what it takes and together were
going to do this and were going
down there to win and thats all
there is to it.
Throughout the entire training process, its hard for those
close to Felling not to look back
at where he has come from to
where he is now.
Hes a great success story of
how hard work and the right
mindset can get you out of a
crappy situation, Santos said.
His story could be a movie
honestly. I remember when Garrett first came into the gym he
had a cast on his right arm, so all
he could work on was jabs and
hooks. When I first met him, I
never thought in a million years
he would go as far as hes already
gone.
Throughout the entire train-
ing process leading up to the

qualifiers, Felling and Jefferson
have been chasing down a
dream they both share. Along
the way, they have bonded closer
together beyond the confines of
fighter and trainer. Jefferson was
trained by Sugar Ray Leonards
trainer when he fought, he has
worked with numerous national
champions and even worked
with former 1984 Olympic boxer
Virgil Hill, but he looks at Felling
in a different light because he
will have worked with him from
0-0 all the way to the Olympic
qualifiers and beyond. Jefferson
refers to Felling as one of his little brothers and he is confident
that Felling will do him proud.
Garrett is 22 years old, but
he is a man, Jefferson said.
His confidence level is high
enough to where the only wow
moment will be when he wins.
Im confident that we will win
because Im not going to let
myself or Garrett down and Im
sure Garrett isnt going to let me
down.
Neil Patrick Healy can
be reached at neil@sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter
@NeilTheJuiceMan.
THE 201516
TAHOE SUPER PASS
GOT GUTS?
Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows
WR Martavis Bryant: The Steelers have

two of the best players in the league on the
offensive side of the ball in LeVeon Bell
and Antonio Brown. However, fresh off
his four-game suspension, Bryant was the
one who showed out week six against the
Cardinals. Bryant caught six balls for 137
yards and two touchdowns including an
87-yard touchdown. Whether its third-string
Landry Jones throwing the ball or hobbled
Big Ben possibly coming back, I could see
Bryant having another huge fantasy week.
Prediction: 5 rec, 101 yards, 1TD
GET YOUR
COLLEGE PASS
409
Chris Dick Blake can be reached at

neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@SagebrushSports.
No Blackout Dates
Kaepernick
I would tell him to get to the coaches and

say, Look, Im here because [I ran the ball] in
college, and my first year I was here you let
me do it, Montana said. Now because Im
making a lot more money, youre trying to
keep me in the pocket, youre trying to make
me do things. Let him be himself. Thats
what I would tell him. Tell those guys you
want to be Colin Kaepernick, the guy you
drafted and who you let me be the first year
I was here.
Despite only running the ball three times
for 10 yards, Kaepernick used his feet to
move around the pocket and extend plays,
which came in handy last Sunday on a
21-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Quinton Patton to extend the lead to 25-13
against the Baltimore Ravens with 10:52 left
in the fourth quarter. San Francisco would
go on to win 25-20 for their second win of
the season.
With these three arguments presented to
the digression of Kaepernick, which is the
most valid? Well, if it was that easy to pinpoint the problem then the 49ers coaching
staff would have made the adjustment by
now. What is gained from presenting three
quotes from three credible sources that differ in opinion is shedding light on the entire
situation. The woes of Kaepernick are more
complex than a mere stat sheet lets on. No
effect happens without a cause, but what exactly is the root cause and where Kaepernick
goes from here are still to be determined.
vv
TahoeSuperPass.com
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at

neil@sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter
@NeilTheJuiceMan.
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Its been all Pat Jefferson. Hes

been 100 percent invested in
this, and I see it everyday.
Garrett Felling
Felling and Jefferson look

to qualify for Olympic trials
By Neil Patrick Healy
arrett Felling walked into

the Nevada boxing gym on
Fourth Street over three
years ago with a broken
right wrist, no boxing
experience and no sense of
direction in his life. Now he is the two-time
185-pound national champion, has a career
record of 14-0 and is successfully working
toward his geological engineering degree.
Hollywood could easily write a screenplay
about Fellings rise to prominence, and
beginning this Saturday the plot thickens.
Felling will fly to Memphis to compete in
the USA boxing Olympic qualifiers, but he
wont be going alone.
Longtime Nevada boxing coach Pat Jefferson and the other coaches have been working with Felling from the moment he walked
into the gym three years ago, but when
Felling approached him with the proposition of qualifying for the Olympics, Jefferson
personally took him under his wing.
Its been all Pat Jefferson, Felling said.
Hes been 100 percent invested in this, and
I see it every day. I see he wants it as bad
as I do, and hes with me every step of the

way going the extra mile, taking me to other
gyms and arranging different sparring for
me.
Jefferson knew that Felling competing in
the Olympic qualifiers is a more daunting
task than just competing in another college
fight, so he amped up the tempo and the
intensity of his workouts. The two of them
have been working together for two to three
hours every day for almost two months
while adding more and more aspects to an
already rigorous training program.
In collegiate boxing there are three twominute rounds, but in Olympic boxing there
are three three-minute rounds. To go along
with the added time, Felling will be competing in the 178-pound division, which is
seven pounds less than his college fighting
weight.
The biggest difference for me is the
weight, Felling said. The extra seven
pounds to lose has made things tougher in
terms of diet and having the ability to keep
up the intensity, which has also gone up to
the next level with this next level competition.
Felling isnt the only one who has brought
up the intensity. Jarred Santos is a former
national champion for Nevada boxing,
Fellings assistant coach and his current
roommate. Santos said that he has seen the
Henry MacDiarmid/Nevada Sagebrush
Garrett Felling (left) and Pat Jefferson (right) converse ringside at the Nevada boxing gym on Fourth
Street on Monday, Oct. 19. Jefferson and Felling have been working together to prepare for the Olympic
qualifiers in Memphis, Tennessee starting on Oct. 26.
ferocity increase in both Felling and in Jefferson as well.

Since the workouts are more intensified,
Pat is more intensified in training, Santos
said. You can see in Pats eyes that he has
the desire and he sees the potential that
Garrett has. He is aware of how far he can
take Garrett in the boxing world and you can
feel that around both of them. You can feel
the intensity of becoming a better boxer and
better trainer for each other and their relationship and developed and strengthened
more.
To qualify for the Olympic trials in Reno,

on Dec. 7, Felling will have to place in the
top two in his weight class in Memphis next
week. To do so, he will have to fight from
that Monday through Friday. Preparing for
five straight days of fights has been difficult
because there isnt a sparring partner that
can match up with Fellings capabilities.
Jefferson went as far to say that there isnt an
amateur fighter in Nevada that can match
up with Felling.
Diagnosing the woes of Colin Kaepernick

By Neil Patrick Healy
After the offseason from hell
and a month of agony, its been an
up-and-down season for San Francisco 49ers quarterback and Nevada
alumnus Colin Kaepernick in 2015.
The highly-published departure of
former head coach Jim Harbaugh
and the subsequent mass exodus of
players and coaches that followed,
the outlook was looking bleak going
into this season. Following a week
one win over the Minnesota Vikings,
San Francisco began a month long
stretch of defeats that ranged from
embarrassing blowouts to nailbiting heartbreakers.
With the defeats came the criticism. Three quotes stand out in the
diagnosis of Kaepernicks fall from
greatness. A former coach, a sports
writer and a Hall of Famer each
give a different perspective to what
has exactly happened to the young
quarterback who once struck fear
into the hearts of defensive coordinators.
MECHANICS
OFFENSIVE LINE
Touch, accuracy and overall mechanics have been criticisms of Kaepernicks since he became the starter,
and those flaws have really been on
display in 2015. When the 49ers faced
the Arizona Cardinals in week three,
Kaepernick threw four interceptions,
a career worst, as San Francisco was
blown out 47-7.
Former Nevada head coach Chris
Ault coached Kaepernick from 20072010 and worked with him firsthand
on his passing mechanics.
He has a low elbow at times,
Ault said in an interview with Yahoo
Sports. Its not a sidearm throw by
any means, but his elbow and arm
are at 90 degrees instead of having
that thing extended all the way up.
He does that because hes so doggone
strong. Hes one of the few guys that
can get away throwing that way, but
when you have to make the touch
pass, drop it over [coverage], or if you
have to anticipate where a receiver is
going, that type of release oftentimes
makes you very inconsistent.
When Kaepernick led the 49ers to

the Super Bowl in 2012, he was protected by arguably the best offensive
line in the NFL. That memory seems
like an eternity ago with the 2015 offensive line being a shadow of its former self. Of the five starters on that
Super Bowl offensive line, left tackle
Joe Staley is the last man standing
in his original position. Alex Boone
was moved from right guard to left
guard, center Daniel Kilgore is on
the physically unable to perform
list after suffering a broken left last
season, Pro Bowl offensive guard
Mike Iupati bolted for the Cardinals
in free agency this offseason and
offensive tackle Anthony Davis took
the year off.
In week four against the Packers,
Kaepernick was sacked six times and
took a hit on seven more plays.
Four games into this season,
and the offensive line a problem
in training camp and preseason
games is still a big problem, said
NBC Bay Area writer Doug Williams.
It may be time for a shakeup in the

front five. If not, the same problems
are sure to keep occurring, over and
over.
COACHING
In the 2012 NFC Divisional playoff
against the Packers, Kaepernick
became the record holder for most
rushing yards in a playoff game by
a quarterback with 181 yards and
two touchdowns and passed for
263 yards and two touchdowns in a
45-31 win. After his incredible performance, it looked like Kaepernick
would become the leagues most
feared dual-threat player. Once he
signed a large contract extension, it
seemed like the coaching staff tried
to keep their young quarterback
from using his legs to keep him
free from injury. Hall of Fame 49ers
quarterback Joe Montana explained
in an interview with ESPN that he
feels this is the root of the problem
with Kaepernick.
See KAEPERNICK page A11
See QUALIFIERS page A11
WYOMING 28, NEVADA 21
Pack Preview:
Is the sky falling on
Nevada football?
hat awkward moment when Nevada

loses to a 0-6 team. Yeah, thats never
a good sign of things to come. After
coming off a confidence-boosting
win over New Mexico, the Pack fell to the lowly
University of Wyoming to give the Cowboys
their first win of the season. I know the old
cliche of any given Sunday meaning any
team, no matter how bad,
has the chance of walking
off the field with a win, but
that loss was hard to swallow.
Wyoming beating Nevada
isnt an earth-shattering
upset like Appalachian State
over fifth-ranked Michigan or
Boise State over Oklahoma
in the Fiesta Bowl, but it is
Neil Patrick
crippling nonetheless. The
Healy
See PACK PREVIEW page A11

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