Nevada Sagebrush Archives For 12082015

1. HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT FINALS WEEK, WOLF PACK?
Its my favorite part

of the semester.
Finals are easy. Im not even

stressing about them.
Ive already accepted the

F Ive had all semester.
Its time to sleep in the K.C.

and overdose on caffeine.
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By Jacob Solis
INTERNATIONAL
OPEC to continue pumping
oil at current rates despite
concerns over climate change
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has
vowed to continue producing oil
at its current rate, according to The
New York Times. That oil, expected
to exceed 31 million barrels per day,
will enter a market that is already
oversaturated, and is expected to
push oil prices even lower.
Currently, crude oil costs $41 per
barrel internationally and $38 per
barrel in the U.S. These prices are
roughly half of what they were in
2014 and are at levels unseen since
the Great Recession in 2008.
Thus far, OPECs strategy has
been to make and sell as much oil
as possible to combat the low prices and keep its economies afloat,
but low-carbon mantras being
adopted by most world leaders has
put a damper on big oil producers.
Moreover, OPECs decision to push
for more oil comes right in the
middle of the climate conference
in Paris, where even the Arab gulf
states have pledged to boost use
of clean energy resources from 0.2
percent to 24 percent by 2021.
Other oil producers who are not
in OPEC, such as Mexico and Russia, have felt a similar squeeze on
oil profits. Like OPEC, these other
producers have been forced to step
up oil production as well. In the
current climate, the vast oversupply of crude oil will likely keep
global oil prices at their present
low.
VOLUME 122, ISSUE 16
THE WHOLE STORY
A look back at a month of terror

A shooting in San
Bernardino adds
to a growing list
of attacks at home
By Jacob Solis
Editors Note: THE WHOLE STORY
is an occasional feature where The
Nevada Sagebrush takes a comprehensive look at a story, be it local,
national or otherwise, that developed
quickly often too quickly caus-
ing some details to remain hazy to

those of us not glued to the newswires.
All the facts, from what we know to
how we know it to what we dont
know, will be in one place.
On Sunday night, sandwiched
between a full day of American
pastimes, mostly church and professional football, President Barack
Obama gave the third prime-time
speech of his presidency. In the 13
minutes he spoke, Obama aimed to
soothe a country rattled by a constant
barrage of violence in the headlines.
It was just last week that two gunmen opened fire inside the Inland
Regional Center in San Bernardino,
California. The attack stunned an

America that has been on edge since
the death of three after a shooting
at a Colorado Springs, Colorado
Planned Parenthood, the deaths of
more than 120 in Paris, the downing
of a passenger jet by bomb over the
Sinai Peninsula and the deaths of
nine after a shooting at a community
college in Oregon.
But what drew them to attack and
why? And as the story developed,
how did the media and the nation as
a whole handle the attack?
Here are the facts so far.
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Students sign letters in memory of the victims of both

the Colorado Springs shooting and last Wednesdays
attack in San Bernardino on Thursday, Dec. 3, in front of
the Joe Crowley Student Union. The attack in California
has officially been designated by the FBI and President
Barack Obama as a terrorist attack.
LOSING
a HOME
NATIONAL
Justice Department to open
investigation into Chicago Police
Attorney General Loretta Lynch
announced Sunday that the Justice
Department has opened an investigation into the Chicago Police Departments use of force, especially
deadly force. The announcement
comes after a murder charge was
leveled at officer Jason Van Dyke
following the 2014 shooting of
Laquan McDonald.
Though Van Dyke shot McDonald
in October of 2014, Chicago police
only released the dashcam footage of the shooting in November
of this year after receiving a court
order. The footage depicted Van
Dyke shooting McDonald 16 times
as McDonald attempted to walk
away from the police. The video
contradicted Van Dykes initial
report, which called McDonald a
very serious threat to the officers
who refused to comply with orders
to drop his knife.
Chicagos Police Superintendent
Garry F. McCarthy was fired a week
after the videos were released, and
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has
been under increased scrutiny from
activists who feel authorities were
attempting to cover up the incident.
LOCAL
New highway bill provides
funding for Reno-Vegas highway
extension
Congress passed a $305-billion
highway bill on Friday that includes
federal funds for the proposed
Interstate 11, which would link Reno
and Las Vegas, according to the Reno
Gazette-Journal.
While specifics of the plan remain
murky, state officials are optimistic.
Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., called the
bill a boon for the state as it provides
critical infrastructure that would
otherwise be unavailable to the
state.
Jacob Solis can be reached at jsolis@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
HOLIDAY DIET? NOPE.
Housing
struggles foster
a unique student
community
n Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, Kait McDaniel, a

freshman, is moving. McDaniel was only in
her fifth week living of on-campus.
She has two hours.
Beneath the searing sun of a hot afternoon, McDaniel
tugs along every belonging she has, heaped onto a trolley
cart. Its not quite how she hoped to spend the Tuesday
before her engineering test and math midterm. But given
what she gathered from the housing department, she
was out of options. Today she moves from White Pine to
Peavine Hall.
Its 2 p.m. now. She just got out of class. She has knocked
on the doors of her floor at White Pine to find any at all
who can help. She gets two or three.
By Daniel Lang
Defining diversity at the University of Nevada, Reno, involves

taking more than just race into
account. With a multifaceted
conglomerate of groups, cultures,
organizations, and backgrounds
forming both the universitys student and faculty populations, continuously diversifying the campus
remains one of the foremost goals
and intricate challenges for the
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administration.
At a glance, demographics have
changed significantly over the past
decade. The number of students
that identify with a minority race
or ethnicity at UNR has increased
from around 2,600 in 2001 to more
than 7,000 as of fall 2015 nearly
a 300 percent rise.
An increase in minority students
is reason for the university to be
optimistic about future student
population growth. Since Presi-
Residents of White Pine gather

for a group photo inside the
halls lounge on Nov. 18. White
Pine residents have slowly been
moved out of the hall as the fall
semester has progressed.
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Diversity: an open conversation

By Marcus Lavergne
Photo courtesy of Danielle Callicoat
dent Marc Johnson took office

in 2012, his offices have worked
toward not only continuing the
growing trend, but also toward
creating a tolerant, comfortable
UNR for every student enrolled.
Theyre opening up the discussion
even further.
We have diversity objectives in
recruiting students, Johnson said.
In our strategic plan we have an
T-SWIFT: FEMINIST OR FOE?
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Woman passes during graduation

Staff Report
Elizabeth Nunez, family to graduate Maggie Nunez,
passed away on Saturday after suffering what has been
described as a massive heart attack during the University
of Nevada, Renos winter commencement ceremony.
She was taken to St. Marys Regional Hospital where
emergency personnel pronounced her dead, according to family friend Jessica Johnsen. Johnsen started a
GoFundMe page that has thus far raised $5,600 for the
Nunez family.
The News Desk can be reached at jsolis@sagebrush.unr.
edu and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
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Decembers Nevada System of
Higher Educations Board of Regents
and Faculty Senate Meeting left two
controversial measures unresolved last
Thursday and Friday.
NSHE officials delayed voting on proposals that would bring about changes
to the current system of transferring
and firing employees. University of
Nevada, Reno, administrators believed
the changes could have negative impacts on their submitted forms.
The votes involved two potential
NSHE policy initiatives the first
being a significant reduction in the
amount of notification days that employers would have to give administrators before terminating them. Employees hired after Dec. 1, 2015, would be
given only 60 days of prior notification
instead of a years notice, which is the
policy in place.
The second proposal involved grant-
ing the NSHE Chancellor Dan Klaich

more power over administrative faculty
transfers between Truckee Meadows
Community College, Western Nevada
College and UNR. If desired, the chancellor would also be given the ability to
transfer faculty between northern and
southern NSHE institutions. Transfers
would be enacted without consent
from the moving party or recipient.
UNRs faculty senate passed a
resolution regarding its administration on Nov. 19. The senate noted the
importance of the faculty members,
stating, Reducing the notice required
for termination of Administrative
Faculty devalues our administrative
faculty and their importance to the
success of this institution.
The Chair of Faculty Senate Chairs
report, submitted by the Desert Research Institution Chair and Chair of
the Council of Chairs Dana Trimble,
described the detrimental impact the
changes could have. It stated that the
policies would [not be] conducive

to advancing NSHE. The report also
mentioned that the policies further
reduce job security and the institutions
ability to recruit high quality employees. The senate chairs made it clear
that they would continue working with
the chancellor and Board of Regents
on creating policy changes that would
improve the NSHE.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that University of Nevada, Las
Vegas, Director of Academic Advising
Aaron Brown told the Board of Regents
to leave personnel and hiring decisions to the presidents in response to
the proposals.
The meeting adjourned, leaving the
propositions on the table until the
Board of Regents next meetings with
the faculty senate on March 3 and 4.
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We got the weirdest looks, she said,

recalling how they passed the dining
hall at lunch hour. Random people
would come help me, because they felt
so bad for me
She admitted, it must have been an
odd sight from a spectators point-ofview, seeing them haul her trolley along
the streets.
Honestly, the week I moved out of
White Pine was one of the most hellish I
had in college thus far, McDaniel said.
Unfortunately, McDaniels story is
hardly unique. She is among 70 firstyear students at UNR this fall who were
moved into White Pine Hall and told
they could live there for just a semester.
Where the university had promised
her, like any other student, opportunity
for housing on-campus, fate had found
McDaniel caught between a Nevada
law and the universitys construction
aims.
For McDaniel and others, this
story began the summer of 2015, with
another hall entirely different from
White Pine Manzanita. According
to a university press release, UNR had
seen record enrollment for the fall 2015
semester.
On June 3, Residential Life, Housing
and Food Service sent students an
email announcing the reopening of the
Victorian-style hall for the academic
year.
Rod Aeshlimann, director of RLFHFS, pointed out that many students
changed their hall preferences to
Manzanita, in response to the email.
Students received room assignments a
month later on July 14.
Yet one week before the start of the
fall semester, a time when freshmen
have packed from their homes and
have begun their goodbyes to family
and friends, came calamity.
On Aug. 14, the Reno Gazette-Journal
published that the reopened Manzanita Hall would remain closed. Instead,
students assigned would move into
White Pine Hall for one semester.
At 4:04 p.m., freshman Mary Rudolph
shared the story with her peers on the
University of Nevada Reno Class of
2019 Facebook group.
One week before the start of the fall
semester, students found themselves
first without a home. Then, they found
only a temporary home, but students
had no say in the matter. On Facebook,
they were in shock.
Compounding their confusion was a
lack of input from the university itself.
But as it happened, even RLHFS was
unaware.
There was some news coverage on
Channel 4 and a release in the Gazette-Journal before we even found out
as a department said Aeshlimann.
In the fast-paced world online, it
took only a spark to light flames. It
had been over 20 minutes since the
Screenshot of a UNR Class of 2019 Facebook group post.
storys sharing before RLHFS, at 4:27

p.m., emailed students of their reassignments to White Pine Hall. With the
story confirmed, students moved on to
other debates with regard to the quality
of the dorms and compensation.
As the semester began, students repeatedly asked their resident assistants
for more details on how this could have
happened. Yet most declined to comment on the subject.
It was a heartbreaking thing for us
to be split up as a staff said Juniper
Hall RA Matt Denney.
I dont feel comfortable speaking on
behalf of Manzanita and White Pine,
Denney said. He was going through
training with RAs then-assigned to
Manzanita at the time the news broke.
It was a heartbreaking thing for us to
be split up as a staff and I was told not
to speak on the matter.
Aeshlimann says the RAs had just
one week to empty Manzanita Hall and
refurnish White Pine in time for movein day.
The semester began, and the community of White Pine Hall took shape.
Priorities shifted from a summer upset
to an autumn of action.
Kristin Mitra, a transfer and junior
from Californias Diablo Valley College,
proposed how to make known the
experiences of the community.
Her inspiration: Humans of New
York, the photo blog that profiles the
lives of residents of New York City.
Mitras Humans of White Pine became
a parallel project with a heart toward
remembrance of the community fated
to fall.
She pitched the project to the halls
leadership council on Wednesday, Sept.
23. With full backing by the leadership
council, a committee assembled.
Yet it dissolved before it could begin.
By the fifth week of the semester,
residents were moving sooner than
expected. Mitra herself grew deterred.
McDaniel was the first from the LC to
leave White Pine she would not be
the last. By Tuesday, Oct. 6, the committee disbanded.
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have been implemented earlier, said
Rudolph. I believe that we should
just allow those who are moving out to
move out in peace.
Yet committee or no, some within
the hall voiced support for the project.
Richard Frewert, who was influential in
the halls community, was the first to
share his story and take his photo for
Humans of White Pine. It went live on
Oct. 12.
My favorite memory was when
[third floor] would all get together
and sit in one room, just having an
awesome time telling stories, jokes,
and doing whatever we felt like doing,
Frewart said. It was more than just a
floor in a dorm, it was a home.
Since the project began, the halls
Facebook page has showcased nearly
two dozen residents, with three new
resident features weekly.
A month after Humans of White Pine
began, its leadership council disbanded its representatives had moved.
Still, its leaders remained dedicated to
the community that introduced them
to and grew up with at UNR.
On Wednesday, Nov. 18, White Pine
residents came back together for a
pre-Thanksgiving reunion. RLHFS had
offered to display a photo of White Pine
Hall and its residents in a special section of the upcoming residence hall for
2017.
About 20-30 residents still remain in
White Pine as of early December, but
they are expected to move into other
residence halls within the coming days.
Alek Dimitric, a freshman who still
resides in White Pine Hall, found the
reunion night particularly memorable.
After all that time and the people
we have left [and White Pine] was
already pretty small to begin with its
even smaller, said Dimitric about the
night. That people are still dedicated
to being a family I thought that was
pretty special.
Daniel Lang can be reached at jsolis@
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SENATE RECAP
DEC. 2
By Maddison Cervantes
LEGISLATION
SB 83 An Act to Complete
Senate Reapportionment for the
84th and 85th Sessions
Speaker of the Senate Nick Andrews stated that according to the
Statutes of the Associated Students,
the Huntington-Hill Method of Equal
Proportions, a method that rounds at
the geometric mean, is the suitable
method of apportionment for the
next two sessions of the Associated
Students of the University of Nevadas
senate.
Andrews explained that while there
are numerous methods to reapportion a certain number of seats
to a certain number of people, the
Huntington-Hill Method is required
by the SAS and is also used by the U.S.
Congress.
Attorney General Ryan Hood
informed the senators that it is not
their duty to approve the method of
apportionment. The SAS states that
ASUN President Caden Fabbi essentially needs to provide the senate with
an apportionment outcome from a
given method. Though the numbers
that resulted from the method may
have worked out unfairly in some colleges, Hood stated that HuntingtonHill is still a reliable method.
Andrew further explained that
while Fabbi sets the outcome, the
senate has sole responsibility for lawfully changing apportionment rules,
which was the original intention of
the bill.
James Beatty, associate director
for student engagement, explained
that there are a total of six main
methods used worldwide and that he
was unsure if another method would
actually change the apportionment.
Every college gets one initial seat,
after which more seats are given out
based on the geometric mean.
Only one senator opposed the bill.
SB 83 An Act to Change the
Department of Programming in the
SAS
Sen. Emilia Carro began discussing
some of the main changes sought
within the Department of Programming. She stated that the department
wanted a more consistent and clear
name. Instead of Programming, the
department name would be Event
Programming to keep students from
thinking that the department were
computer-related.
Carro also said that the department
desires the number of programmers
to be expanded from six to eight.
Statucki explained that years back,
the programming board was split
into three different departments.
Back then, there were almost 20
individuals among the departments
planning the universitys events. This
total has been brought down to one
department with six programmers.
By adding two more students to the
department, it would allow the programmers to mutually work on event
planning, rather than individually.
Statucki stated that the change
would not go into effect until the
following year due to the budget, but
both the departments advisor and
the assistant programming director
agreed that the change was necessary.
Additionally, the assistant director
position has been divided in two. One
role is now over finance and budget,
while the other is focused on marketing and internship.
Statucki said that the two positions
have evolved into a fairly good balance throughout the semester.
The motion carried unanimously.
Maddison Cervantes can be reached

at jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @TheSagebrush.
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WHAT WE KNOW
Two shooters, now identified as
Syed Farook and his wife, Tashfeen
Malik, broke up a holiday party at the
Inland Regional Center with gunfire on
Wednesday, Dec. 2. Of those who were
shot, 14 were left dead and another 21
were wounded.
Some 75 people were attending the
party, including Farook, who was a
county employee. According to officials,
he left the party in anger only to return
later with Malik.
Armed with assault rifles and semi-
Diversity

objective to recruit from all of the communities in the state. We want to be accessible as a university for an educational
experience to develop people personally
and professionally from whatever their
background is.
Efforts are also targeting faculty. According to Johnson, creating a more diverse
group of professors and instructors is a
high priority for the administration. In
fact, theyre training diversity advocates
for the sake of reaching out to a variety of
professionals.
For administration, it is also imperative
to reach out to every group using any
resources available. According to Chief
Diversity Officer Patricia Richard, the
objective at hand is much broader than
ethnicity both a blessing and curse for
the administration. Richard said that each
underrepresented group needs support
and recognition, something that requires
funding and close attention.
We want a diverse student and faculty
population to be who we are as an institution, Richard said. Its pretty tough, but
its pretty tough on most campuses. I wish
we had more money across the board, but
I have to say that within the funds that are
available to us, were making great use of
it.
Many on-campus groups like the Pride
Collaborative and the Black Student Organization bring education and counseling
resources to the table as their members
organize to bring attention to their own
agendas. At times they require different
levels of support and understanding from
the administration.
For some students at the university,
this is where the question of how best to
diversify the campus becomes murky. Wayua Barrett is the BSOs event coordinator,
and she said that administration is trying
but not succeeding in accommodating
diverse members of the university.
You dont see much of any kind of color
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automatic handguns and dressed in

tactical gear, the pair fired between 65
and 70 shots and left three explosive
devices around the room, though those
devices failed to go off. Farook and
Malik then fled, evading a some 300
police officers who had shown up as
first responders.
Police later caught up with the two on
the road, at which point they killed both
Farook and Malik in a shootout.
The attack is being investigated as
terrorism by the FBI, but officials have
said that there is no link between the
couple and international actors, nor is
there any evidence that the two were
part of a domestic terror cell. However,
Malik did pledge her allegiance to ISIS
on campus, Barrett said. Its a very small
amount. I think the heavier recruitment
for people of color involves sports, and
other than that, its just like its not really
there.
Black students at the university make
up one of the smallest groups on campus
at around 3 percent of the population. For
Barrett, the concerns of black students,
one of UNRs smallest demographics,
dont receive enough exclusive attention.
She believes a narrow-minded administrative view on diversification is the main
culprit.
I feel like sexualitys a hot issue in
our country right now, and just like [in]
history, black people take a back seat,
Barrett said. The way that administration addresses things is like I feel you,
its rough to be black, but we gotta look at
other people too kind of thing. I think its
kind of like a slap in the face.
Although several organizations continue to voice concerns on behalf of their
ethnic group, Director for the Center of
Student Cultural Diversity Blane Harding
believes that many problems between
the minority groups are shared issues and
that handling them universally is a justifiable option for the administration.
We want to make sure were having this
dialogue and discussion with every single
unit across campus, Harding said. Its all
about coming together and figuring out
how to handle issues.
Two weeks ago, administrative figures
like Johnson and Richard, as well as
Provost Kevin Carman and Faculty Senate
Chair David Sanders, joined black student
groups organized in UNRs Quad in a
show of solidarity for University of Missouri, Columbia, students. The schools
recent racist incidents exposed its administrations inaction involving such issues,
which ultimately lead to the resignations
of their president and chancellor.
At UNR, administrators say the conversation needs to be fluent and open. This
past Friday, some of the BSO students who
organized the demonstration discussed
their concerns about issues on campus
over Facebook and ISIS has praised the

attackers, saying also that the two were
supporters of the organization.
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Initial coverage of the assault was subdued, if only because authorities had so
little information upfront. Everything
from the number of shooters, the nature
of the attack, the motivation behind the
attack and the location of the shooters
was a complete unknown.
Thus, in the days following the attack,
information leaked slowly. It was not
until Friday, Dec. 4, that the FBI began
officially describing its probe as a terror investigation. Prior to the switch,
whether or not the attack was terrorism
or simply a work dispute was officially

unknown, and many observers, including a cautious Obama, were hesitant to
label it as a terror attack.
Later coverage of the attack drew the
ire of the Internet as dozens of journalists were allowed into the killers apartment on Friday morning. The journalists
from CNN, MSNBC and Fox News all
broadcast live from inside the apartment
and the MSNBC reporter, Kerry Sanders,
held up Social Security cards and baby
photos before the cameras, creating a
spectacle that shocked professionals

and casual observers alike.
While interviewing law analyst Harry
Houck just minutes after the initial
broadcast, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper appeared at a loss, asking, It just
strikes me as bizarre, what were seeing.
Is have you I mean, is this common?
The answer to his question was a
resounding no.
Anderson, Im having chills down my
spine with what Im seeing here, Houck
said in disbelief.
MSNBC later issued an apology for
showing sensitive documents on air,
but other outlets, including CNN, were
unapologetic in the aftermath.
Breanna Denney /Nevada Sagebrush
Members of the Black Student Organization and other groups stand with University of Nevada, Reno, President Marc Johnson in
support of protesters at the University of Missouri, Columbia, in the Quad on Thursday, Nov. 19. Johnson and other administrators
are working towards unifying the students and faculty across different borders.
with administrators. Richard said those

open conversations are another step in
improving the university.
The administration continues to stand
by and support those kinds of positive
student led, or student-sponsored events,
Richard said. We agree that there should
be an awareness on campus and conversation should continue. I think its part of an
open dialogue that we want to have with
our students and with our faculty.
Diversifying campus does not have a
stopping point for the administration.
Johnson and Richard both point out

that there is much to do when it comes
to building on the foundation of diverse
growth at UNR. For Johnson, it is still on
the path to achieving many of its goals including becoming a recognized Hispanicserving institution.
Its a continuous effort to have conversations with every community, Johnson
said. I think were doing a good job of
hiring student recruiters from a variety of
ethnic backgrounds, for example, speaking comfortably with African-American
students, Latino students [and] white

students to really show them how they
can succeed by coming to our campus.
In coming semesters, the university
looks forward to holding smaller group
conversations with different individuals on campus, another way it hopes to
continue connecting with students and
faculty from various backgrounds.
Marcus Lavergne can be reached at
mlavergne@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @mlavergne21.
SNOW DAY
Tuesday, January 19
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Knowledge Center Lawn
COMEDY SHOW
Wednesday, January 20
7:00 PM
Glick Ballrooms 4th floor of the Joe
Doors open at 6:30 PM
WOLF PACK NIGHT

AT THE RINK
Thursday, January 21
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Reno Aces Stadium Ice Rink
Campus Escort will provide shuttles
SENATE OUTREACH EVENT

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
University Quad
FRIDAY FEST
Friday, January 22
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Glick Ballrooms 4th floor of the Joe
NEVADA VS. UNLV

MENS BASKETBALL
Saturday, January 23
7:00 PM
Lawlor Events Center
FREE Blue Crew giveaways!
GO SLED DAY
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Mt. Rose Meadows
Pick up in front of the Joe at 8:30 AM

Transportation will be provided
NEVADA VS. SDSU

MENS BASKETBALL
Tuesday, January 26
8:00 PM
Lawlor Events Center
FREE Blue Crew giveaways!

For more information please contact the Director of Programming,
Tazia Statucki at directorofprogamming@asun.unr.edu
*Please bring student IDs to events
For more information please contact Caden Fabbi at president@asun.unr.edu or at (775) 784-6589
ASUN reminds you to request a ride from ASUN Campus Escort Services at www.unr.edu/campus-escort or call 742-6808 if you need a ride after an
event. ASUN supports providing equal access to all programs for people with disabilities. Persons with disabilities requiring accommodations are
encouraged to email directorofprogamming@asun.unr.edu
Arts&Entertainment
A4
PACK N
THE EVENTS
THINGS TO
WATCH OUT
FOR THIS WEEK
By Samantha Johnson
AREGENTA
CONCERT SERIES
DATE: Wednesday
Holifeast
A collection of recipes brought to
you by the Sagebrush staff
By Samantha Johnson
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
Mr. Grinch
LOCATION: Church Fine
Arts, Nightingale Concert

Hall
INFO: The "Magicians of
Percussion," Christopher
Froh, Ayano Kataoka and
Ian David Rosenbaum will
be performing pieces from
Bach, Takemitsu and more.
The event is $5 for students
with a valid student ID.
THE 'STAR WARS'

LIVE PARODY
DATE: Friday Sunday
TIME: 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Good Luck
Macbeth Theater
INFO: The Merry War
Theatre Group will be
putting on a comedy show
spoofing "Star Wars" this
weekend for $10 general
admission. Come support
local actors and enjoy a fun
parody before the new "Star
Wars" movie is released.
Christmas Log
INGREDIENTS
1 stick butter
1 10-oz. bag miniature
marshmallows
1 12-oz. bag semisweet
chocolate chips
cup chopped walnuts
DIRECTIONS
Use a large pot to slowly melt

the butter on the stove. Add the
semisweet chocolate chips to the
butter a few tablespoons at a time,
constantly stirring over low heat.
When all the chips are melted,
remove the pot from the heat.
Keep stirring the mixture and let
Samantha Johnson/Nevada Sagebrush
cool for a few minutes.

Add the marshmallows and walnuts
to the chocolate and combine.
Spoon the mixture onto a piece of
parchment or wax paper, and form
into a log. Fold the paper around the
log and tuck the ends under. Freeze
overnight.
1 shot Midori or
melon liqueur
1 shot sour apple
Schnapps
Mountain Dew
Holly Berry
RENO SANTA
CRAWL
DATE: Saturday
TIME: 7:30 p.m. 1 a.m.
LOCATION: Downtown
Reno
INFO: It's that time of
year again to don your

Christmas costumes
and drink some beer.
Remember, the event is
for 21-years-and-older
participants only and
appropriate attire must
be worn in order to enter
Official Crawl bars for
free. Maps and more
information are available at
renosantacrawl.com.
39 NORTH POLE
VILLAGE
DATE: Saturday Sunday
TIME: 4 p.m. 10 p.m.
LOCATION: John Ascuaga's
Nugget
INFO: If you need a
family-friendly place to take
your kids this weekend,
head down to Sparks for a
holiday-filled mini-festival.
There will be shopping
booths, food and fun with
a showing of "The Polar
Express" at the end of the
night.
Crockpot Soup
1 shot pomegranate
Schnapps
1 shot black cherry
liqueur
Cranberry juice
INGREDIENTS
1 49 oz. can chicken broth
1 beef chuck steak OR 1 package
chicken breasts/thighs OR 1
package mushrooms
8-10 honey gold potatoes, not
peeled
2-3 celery sticks
1 carrot
yellow onion
1 package onion soup mix
2 bay leaves
Salt & pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
Begin by pouring the chicken broth

into the crockpot and turn the heat
to low. Slice the potatoes, onions
and meat or mushrooms how you
prefer, and add to broth. Wash,
peel, and slice the carrot and celery
sticks, making sure not to discard
Samantha Johnson/Nevada Sagebrush
the peelings in the garbage disposal

(they will clog your sink), and add
to soup. Stir in the package of onion
soup, along with the bay leaves and
add a dash of salt and pepper to
taste. Leave the soup cooking all day
(8-10 hours gives the best results).
Stir occasionally. This is a great soup
to make if you are sick. You can go
to work or class and come back at
the end of the day with your place
smelling wonderful and dinner already
prepared. You will know when the
soup is done when the meat is so
tender that it breaks apart.
RENO WIND
SYMPHONY
DATE: Sunday
TIME: 3 p.m.
LOCATION: Church Fine
Arts, Nightingale Concert

Hall
INFO: Special guest KOH
Radio personality Ross
Mitchell will be reciting the
poem and song "'Twas the
Night Before Christmas"
and "You're a Mean One,
Mr. Grinch" at UNR. The
event is free for students
with a valid student ID and
you won't want to miss this
holiday celebration.
2 shots Kinky Blue

1 shot cake vodka
Champagne
naughty & nice
Buckeyes
INGREDIENTS
1 cups creamy peanut butter
cup room temperature butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 lb. confectioners sugar
1 cups of dark chocolate chips
3 tablespoons of Crisco
DIRECTIONS
Samantha Johnson can be
reached at samanthaj@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@SamRayJohnson.
Jack Frost
Line backing sheet with waxed

paper. In large bowl, mix peanut
butter, vanilla, butter and sugar. Mix
with hands until dough is smooth.
Nicole Kowalewski/Nevada Sagebrush
Once stiff, shape into balls. Place

on waxed paper and refrigerate for
a short time. Melt chocolate chips
with Crisco. Using a toothpick, swirl
the balls into melted chocolate and
refrigerate.
1 shot Baileys
1 shot Kahlua
Eggnog
Dash of cinnamon
to taste
Samantha Johnson can be reached
at samanthaj@sagebrush.unr.edu
and on Twitter @SamRayJohnson.
A&E | A5
The best movies to watch before taking final exams
Adele plays it safe

to appease fans
FAB
of
colleges
movie
By Alejandro Montalvo
For the week of finals, we compiled a list of movies about

college that are sure to cheer you up or inspire you as you
go through the end of the semester. Regardless of time
or genre, movies about college provide a glimpse into our
lives as we move into the real world. Enjoy these selections in between studying or as a celebration for when
you finish your last exams.
ANIMAL HOUSE (1978)

Animal House is often hailed as the quintessential college
film and nearly 40 years later, its still hilarious. Disreputable
Delta Tau Chi and its rowdy members are on the verge of
being kicked out of school for their outrageous antics. As the
ax comes down on their frat house, they make sure to go out
with a bang. John Belushi is pitch-perfect as the lovable oaf.
Animal Houses influence on college life cannot be understated. Were toga parties a thing before this movie? They most
certainly are now. How about that blue sweater with the word
college emblazoned on the front? Iconic.
MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (2013)

While it may pale in comparison with Monsters, Inc.,
Monsters University is a wonderfully entertaining Pixar
film. The film trails characters Mike and Sully as they work
through the scare program at university. Fraternities, sororities and all of college life are presented and satirized in
a way thats entertaining for adults and kids. Underneath
the comedy, however, lies a heartwarming message about
friendship and positive self-esteem. Keep an eye out for
the Pizza Planet truck from Toy Story; its in there!
KICKING AND SCREAMING (1995)

No, not the soccer-coaching film with Will Ferrell. Kicking and Screaming is the directorial debut of writer/director Noah Baumbach. The film follows a group of recently
graduated college students who arent sure what to do in
the real world. It perfectly encapsulates the dread many
graduate-students feel as their launch into the real world
approaches. Kicking and Screaming features great supporting performances by Eric Stoltz and Parker Posey. The
comedy is very dry and feels a bit dated, but nonetheless
still resonates 20 years later.
BACK TO SCHOOL (1986)

Rodney Dangerfield, master of the one-line zinger, enrolls in college alongside his son to try and motivate him.
Typical college hijinks ensue, peppered with great jokes
nonetheless. Dangerfields wry wit satirizes the absurdities
of college life. All the college-flick cliches can be found
here, but Dangerfields presence turns what could have
been trite into hilarity. The film also features a fun cameo
of author Kurt Vonnegut as himself.
OLD SCHOOL (2003)

Often called the Animal House for the next generation, Old School is a wild comedy
about three friends who return to college in middle age by opening up a fraternity near
their alma mater. Hilarious and memorable performances by Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn and
Luke Wilson turn what could have been a run-of-the-mill movie into an essential college
comedy. Its raucous, unapologetic, definitely politically incorrect and funny as hell.
Photos provided
by Wikipedia.co
Alejandro Montalvo can be reached at samanthaj@sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
By Caroline Ackerman
After almost two years in the
studio, Adeles third album, 25,
was released on Nov. 20 through
XL Recordings. The British songstress sold a record-breaking
4.49 million albums in the first
two weeks of its release, signaling 25 as a mainstream success. 25 comes four years after
Adeles 2011 album, 21, which
featured hit songs Rolling in the
Deep, Rumour Has It and Set
Fire to the Rain.
A month prior to the albums
release was the release of the
single Hello, which is also the
first track on Adeles new album.
Hello took the world by storm
and was accompanied by a
heart-wrenching music video
that now has 607 million views
on YouTube.
The latest album by the European talent does not do much
by way of progression, causing
25 to sound more like a sequel
to 21 rather than a stand-alone
album. This similarity could
be due to the success 21 saw:
The sophomore album won the
2012 Grammy for Best Album
of the Year. Songs Hello and
When We Were Young from
25 sound like B sides to 21,
yet many pop culture outlets are
celebrating Adeles new album.
Rolling Stone even called it an
unparalleled success.
In spite of all the applause,
Adeles latest album fails creatively. 25 does not sound any
different from its predecessors,
19 and 21, even following
the same name and cover art
pattern. Out of all 11 songs, I
Miss You stands out the most.
This track features a deviation
from Adeles typical ballad and
houses more of a refreshingly
upbeat tempo. However, I Miss
You does carry through with the
theme of heartbreak and despair,
much like the rest of the album.
Even though the album follows Adeles common thread
of romantic heartbreak, Adele
sings of home in the song River
Lea. River Lea is a large river in
London, where Adele was raised.
While not necessarily about a
person, River Lea is about the
heartbreak of leaving home. I
Photo provided by Wikipedia.com
Album Review
25
Adele
Release Date: Nov. 20
Genre: Pop
grew up by the River Lea Oh,
I cant go back but the reeds are
growing out of my fingertips,
sings Adele.
The imagery in River Lea
makes way for a commonly
shared nostalgia, breaking away
from the theme of heartbreak
seen in Love in the Dark and
Sweetest Devotion. While
Adeles new album tends to be
about love, contrary to 21,
25 shows Adele bouncing back
from heartbreak rather than
suffering. In Water Under the
Bridge, Adele accepts sorrow by
singing, If youre going to let me
down, let me down gently.
Adeles new album definitely
puts her back in the spotlight,
but does nothing to differentiate
her from any other mainstream
pop artist artists like Lana Del
Rey and Florence + the Machine
share so many commonalities with Adele. With plenty of
unique talent, it seems almost
tragic that Adele maintains the
same cookie-cutter presence as
before. The album is beautifully
bland: an 11-tracked masterpiece that can possibly do nothing more than satisfy those who
were already a fan of Adele.
Caroline Ackerman can be
reached at samanthaj@sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
Opinion
A6
STAFF EDITORIAL
To trust or not to trust media outlets?
arly Friday morning,

dozens of journalists swarmed the
apartment of San
Bernardino shooters Syed
Farook and Tashfeen Malik.
Once inside, they initiated a live
broadcast of reporters rooting
through various documents
and personal belongings
everything from childrens toys
and pictures to drivers licenses
and social security cards. Those
last items were broadcast
specifically by MSNBC. CNN
and FOX News also broadcasted
from inside the apartment, but
they refrained from showing any
documents.
The reaction online was swift
and merciless, and even the
anchors in the studio gave flak
to the reporters on the scene.
NPR described CNN anchor
Anderson Cooper as visibly
uncomfortable, while fellow
anchor Wolf Blitzer admitted
he had never seen anything

like it. Even so, the newsrooms
responsible for the intrusion
were more proud than anything
else.
In its apology letter, MSNBC
was sure to mention that its
reporters were the first to
broadcast the scene. Even
CNN, who had at least enough
foresight to not show pictures
or documents on air, touted
their so-called restraint while
ignoring the more general
breach of privacy.
There is no justifying the fact
that this was an incontrovertible
invasion of privacy. The reporters on the scene and the stations
that they work for should be
ashamed of themselves. Some
of the top news outlets in the
nation violated the familys right
to privacy, and in doing so they
have only sullied the name of
an already wounded journalism
industry. With Republican
candidates bashing the mainstream media left and right, the

industry cant afford to play with
the publics trust like this.
While there were technically no laws broken, the public
rightfully believes that there was
an ethical barrier broken. The
news media serves an incredibly
important function in society.
They exist, not for their entertainment value, but to educate
the public and help them make
informed voting decisions in addition to calling out people and
institutions of power who seek
to do wrong and mislead the
public. It is imperative that the
media maintain a high standard
of journalistic integrity in order
to properly serve their function.
With the industrys current
image problem, stemming from
a deeper ethics problem, there is
no room for an ethical breach of
this magnitude.
According to a Gallup poll
from September, trust in the

mass media is at a historic
low and has been on a steady
decline since 1998. So why is
it that members of the mass
media just cant seem to get it
together? The media outlets
responsible were not amateurs,
they were well-established
professional entities. With that
being the case, its even more
damaging because they reach
public is on a much larger scale.
Everyone is prone to making
mistakes, no matter how small
or large the mistake may be.
The issue here is that this clearly
wasnt a mistake. When we use
the word transgression, we
really mean it. These outlets
crossed the line.
But at the same time, as a consumer of the news, you cant let
the bad eggs color your perception of the industry. These cable
companies are repeat offenders,
and your perception of these
repeat offenders should adjust

accordingly, but dont abandon
the news.
News is still important, and
just because trust may have
been lost with a few outlets it
does not mean that all media
content is sensationalist, koalafodder. Rather, as a consumer
or producer of news, being
cautious of news sources should
be of the utmost importance
when considering news in
general.
There are still outlets and
professionals out there who give
a shit about the content they
produce and the people they
produce it for. There are still
professionals in this field that
know how to determine whats
relevant and provide a well
thought out, filtered product to
readers and viewers alike. Dont
fall into the trap of distrusting
all media outright. The public
cannot afford to discredit all
media sources because media

has become a staple of our
culture and ultimately mass
communication across the
globe.
Be cautious, be assertive
and most of all, be skeptical
of the information that you
are consuming or producing.
The media has a job to do, and
that is to inform the public in a
professional and timely manner.
Call out those who dont do
their job, but dont lose faith.
For the sake of all that is fried
golden and dipped in ice cream
keep your journalists under a
magnifying glass.
editorial staff can be reached
at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu
and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
The Nevada Sagebrush editorial
staff can be reached at tbynum@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
Time to trade in the

Wendys doublestack for a plant diet
y dad loves Morrissey. Hes been to at least

five Morrissey concerts, he bought everyone
a copy of Morrisseys autobiography for
Christmas last year, he has a framed picture
of the British rock star on his bedroom wall, he posts
Meat is Murder videos on Facebook and he has more
than one Smiths T-shirt, just to name a few examples. So
when my dad announced to the family that he would be
going vegan, we figured it was another
Morrissey phase, and we didnt pay
much mind.
It wasnt until three months and 22 lbs.
later that we realized his true commitment to veganism. My dads cholesterol
and blood pressure were cut in half. He is
noticeably healthier in the face and gut.
He has more energy, and he feels better.
He accomplished all of this by simply
Ryan
cutting meat and dairy out of his diet.
Suppe
Recently, I also decided to go vegan.
Anybody who knows me well would
assume Im joking because I used to eat, on average, 60
cheeseburgers per day, but its not a joke. Thanks to my
dad and some other credible sources such as cowspiracy
documentaries on Netflix and angry vegan blogs on the
Internet, Ive come to the conclusion that a plant-based
diet is far healthier than an animal-based one, and
veganism just makes sense.
I didnt go vegan because I wanted to be more hipster
or because I suddenly became an animal rights activist.
My philosophy has always been that if animals eat each
other, why shouldnt we eat animals? I went vegan because
its healthier. It makes as much sense to me as wearing a
seatbelt or putting on deodorant. If you can avoid flying
through the windshield or smelling bad, wouldnt you?
Going vegan is a huge lifestyle change, and something
so drastic shouldnt be done without proper research and
education. What Ive found in my research is that the
majority of people transition to veganism for two main
reasons.
The first reason for being vegan is out of respect for
animals. In the words of Morrissey, Meat is Murder.
There is no denying that eating meat is literally killing an
innocent living being for your own benefit, but there are
ways to justify that. For one, animals eat other animals.
However, there is no way to justify the way that farm
animals are treated in the Western world. Its a fact that
these animals are grossly mistreated, and if you need
proof, look up videos on YouTube.
The second main reason for veganism is healthy living.
Meat is murder and meat is murdering you. That is also
a fact. Eating products from animals is really bad for
you, and its been proven by science! In 2005, T. Collin
Campbell, a professor of nutritional biochemistry at
Cornell University, published a book called The China
Study, which explains why he recommends a strictly
plant-based diet. During the late 70s and early 80s, Dr.
Campbell conducted a large-scale survey of meat-eating
people living in different areas of China, and his research
concluded that eating meat and dairy leads to chronic
illnesses like coronary heart disease, diabetes, breast
cancer, prostate cancer and bowel cancer. These diseases
are known as Western diseases because they are a result
of the Western diet basically the food pyramid that you
learned in elementary school.
If I told you that Snapchat causes cancer, and you could
add years on to your life if you stopped posting on your
story today, would you stop using Snapchat? You probably
wouldnt because you love Snapchat way too much, and
nobody needs a lifestyle change like that during finals.
Dr. Campbell concluded in The China Study that eating
animal products is too entrenched in Western society for
a study like his to have much impact. People like eating
meat too much, and nobody of authority is telling them
not to.
There are many reasons for going vegan other than the
two Ive discussed. One consideration is the environment.
Cattle grazing has destroyed most of the Amazon rainforest, and cow farts are the leading cause of global warming.
I cant make this stuff up.
Im thankful to Morrissey for convincing my dad to go
vegan, and Im thankful to my dad for convincing me. I
feel better every day. If you are thinking about going vegan
I encourage you to do research, and dont give up. Its so
much easier to drive to Wendys and grab a quick doublestack than it is to make yourself green stuff at home, but
youll thank yourself for it. If I can go vegan, anybody can.
Ryan Suppe studies philosophy. He can be reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on Twitter @salsuppe
Photo Courtsey of Telegraph
Taylor Swift Is she a fearless

feminist warrier or feminist foe?
cannot stand Taylor Swift.

Yes, I know she is Americas
sweetheart, and I cant deny
that her annoyingly long
list of hits are incredibly catchy.
I have even been known to belt
out Style when I am alone in
my car. But I cant shake the
fact that she
is so painfully
annoying to
me.
Before you
roll your eyes
and write me
off as a jealous
hipster, hear
me out. I
Rachel
absolutely
Yelverton
love that a
heavyweight
superstar is labeling herself
as a feminist. I wish all stars
of her magnitude would also
publically label themselves as
feminists. But Taylor Swifts
version of feminism is not only
wrought with contradictions; the
whole thing feels like nothing
more than a ploy to gain media
attention.
Feminism is about equality,
and that equality cannot be
selective. Swift is generally silent
about any issue that does not
directly affect her life. When
your feminism only applies to
social injustices that apply to
you, thats not feminism; its
egocentrism masquerading as
awareness. Swift has an unparalleled, platform but refuses to
use it to address intersections.
Dont get me wrong, girl power
is great and all, but not remotely
sufficient.
Almost every single music
video Taylor Swift has ever
released makes me cringe. Quite
possibly the most problematic
of all of Swifts videos has to be
Wildest Dreams. The video
is set in 1950s Africa without
a single African individual in

the entire thing. If you turn the
sound off, it actually looks like
a biopic of the colonization of
Africa. This isnt the first time
that Swift has blatantly appropriated cultures in the quest for
aesthetic goals, and it most likely
wont be her last.
Next, who could forget the
Blank Space video, or aka
the Trivialization of Domestic
Violence and Unhealthy Relationships? For teeny-boppers
who love to scream T-Swift song
lyrics, this hit is nothing short of
a smash. However, if followers
took one minute to digest the
meaning of the video, they might
reconsider making this song
their anthem.
And how could I forget the
much anticipated Bad Blood
video, which had a cast full of
Swifts equally famous clique?
The song was inspired by a feud
between Swift and Katy Perry,
and the video is basically a giant
you cant sit with us to Perry.
This contradicts Swifts fight
with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler
in which she accused the pair as
not supporting her, and to quote
directly, Theres a special place
in hell for women who dont
help other women. Whats the
truth here, Swift? Where are the
guidelines for feminism? Should
we be supporting women just for
the fact that theyre women, or is
it OK to take down a competitor
if you get into a fight? The video
displays all strong female characters great start. However, it
turns into nothing more than a
bout between females. Shouldnt
the feminist movement band
women together instead of
pegging them against one
another? Swift practices both of
these ridiculous extremes and
finds herself regularly playing the
role of victim.
Photos courtsey of Telegraph
As much as it pains me to
say, Taylor Swift is an incredible
business woman. Her brand is
pristine with the right amount of
edge. Her transformation from
girl to woman was as smooth as a
well-done ombre, and we all still
think that if she werent famous,
we could totally be her BFF.
Maybe I am being too hard on
her; shes still young and her job
is being a musician, not a social

justice warrior. But if you want to
label yourself as a feminist and
reap the benefits that come with
that, a little more compassion
would be appreciated.
Rachel Yelverton studies political science. She can be reached at
alexandraschultz@unr.edu and
on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
EMBRACE the Muslims

Work on maintaining
peaceful relations
with Muslims
series of events have

transpired recently that
has led to multiple countries taking action against
ISIS in one form or another. This
extremist group has carried out
multiple terrorist attacks on the
world, much like the recent event
which occurred in
Paris leaving 130
people dead.
As evidenced by
recent events like
the attack in San
Bernardino, CA
ISIS actions are
not motivated by
the teachings of
Monica
Islam, but instead
Ortega
an extremist,
radicalized
perversion of the religions texts.
This group truly displays the
concept of globalization. The entire
world is listening to what ISIS is
saying. On Sunday, the president
of the United States, Barack
Obama, gave a speech as to what
his plan was to keep the American
people safe in this time of such
high threat. His speech consisted
of policies which would make it
harder for attackers to buy guns
in the U.S. He wanted to focus on
ensuring that the main priority of
safety was within the country. He
stated that he did not want to get
into direct war with ISIS on their
grounds by sending in our troops.
However, he stated that the U.S.
and its allies are going to continue
to send airstrikes as well as provide
training for the rebels of Iraq and
Syria. The UK sent airstrikes on
ISIS oilfields on Saturday. Eight
attacks were carried out, and early
reports suggest that they were
successful and the UK jets struck
ISIS.
Although the United States has
made it clear that they are not
going to send troops to fight ISIS,
it is uncertain what other allies
might do if there are more attacks.
With the constant surge of these
terror attacks, many people turn
to play some sort of blame game.
Many people associate the Muslim
religion with the recent attacks..
However, it is important to note
that the culture that drives ISIS is
entirely separate from the Islamic
religion. People are outraged by
these events. As a result, they begin
to group together Muslim people
with these terrorist extremists.
This is wrong on so many different
levels.
It is sad that this small-minded
thinking seems to be flourishing
in America. Instead of looking at
Muslims and ISIS extremists as
two separate entities, people are
ignorantly grouping them together,
leaving the Islamic community to
bear the brunt of negative cultural
backlash.
In an article by the BBC, Obama
is quoted as saying, If were to
succeed in defeating terrorism, we
must enlist Muslim communities
as some of our strongest allies,
rather than push them away
through suspicion and hate.. This
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Photo Courtesey of Naweed Yusufzai
Muslim UNLV student, Naweed Yusufzai stood on campus promoting a positive image for the Muslim community on
Dec. 4. In the wake of all the madness taking place around the world, Muslims are recieving backlash. Naweed wanted
to promote peace on campus by giving strangers hugs.
is an important point brought up

by President Obama. We should
all continue to keep this in mind
during the wake of the attacks.
It is really up to America as a
whole to band together and end the
negative stigma that we peg onto
the Muslim community.
The spread of ISIS is at large.
They have proven themselves
to have a great influence at a
worldwide level. Not only have they
have been able to get people in
their direct surroundings to follow
their radicalized teachings, but also
people over seas on our own soil.
Their system of obtaining followers is very elementary in nature. If
you teach someone something at a
young age when they are impressionable it is easy to mold their
feelings. Many of these members
of ISIS recruit solely on the basis of

banding people together who have
an extreme hatred for westernized
cultures. They recruit followers at
young ages or those who oppose a
theme in westernized civilizations.
Just by doing that, they have
assumed front and center stage of
every major news station worldwide recently. They are the hottest
topic around and these days it
seems nearly impossible to make
it through the day without hearing
something or seeing something
regarding the ISIS movement.
Many Americans probably feel
helpless in the midst of all this
madness. What can we really
control during these times? Well,
the way I see it its simple. Many, if
not all aspects of these situations
are completely out of our hands as
individuals. The solutions lie within

the hands of major world leaders.
However, the one thing we can
control is eliminating the fact that
we group Muslims with terrorist
extremists. We can not turn a group
against us that entirely separate
from ISIS. We should take the
words of our president to heart and
not push the Muslim people away
based off of suspicion and hate,
instead of alienating them and
playing the blame game. It is very
important to embrace our Muslim
neighbors and work towards
maintaining peaceful relationships
with the Muslim community.
Monica Ortega studies International affairs. She can be reached at
alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on
Twitter @TheSagebrush.
As men we should stand up and take a stance

had a very upsetting experience on campus this semester
that has changed the way I
see women. It began as an
average school night spent doing
homework, so nothing out of the
ordinary. I left the library at about
9 oclock at night. It was dark as
I headed south
through campus.
As I navigated my
way through the
dark, I ended up
behind a young
woman. She was
walking by herself
with her water
bottle in one hand
JamalEdeen
and her cellphone
Barghouti
in the other. She
had her headphones in and we were walking in
the same direction.
I didnt pay much attention to
her as I thought about the long day
I had had and how I couldnt wait
to get home. Then I coughed and
the atmosphere seemed to change
immediately. I noticed her body
language instantly changed. Her
pace quickened and she tightened
her grip on her cellphone. Still not
thinking anything of it, I continued
on my path, which happened to
follow hers.
As she continued through the
dark campus with me unintentionally following, I noticed that she
began to look back toward me
every few feet, quickening her pace
after every glance. I began to think
about the situation from her point
OPINION | A7
of view, and that is when my heart

broke.
She was small-framed and
probably 5-foot-4. I am a full foot
taller than her and arguably 100
pounds heavier. She was frightened
for her safety.
I began to wonder whether or not
I was overthinking things due to the
amount of research I have recently
been doing on sexual assault on
campus for a class project. The
project is a campaign called YES!
Always and was developed by
students to teach other students on
campus about the importance of
consent. Through our research for
the campaign, my classmates and I
discovered some shocking statistics
about sexual assault, including that
one in five college-aged women
experience sexual assault every
year. Battling sexual assault has
completely consumed my semester.
The young woman continued
forward beyond a curve in the
walkway that blocked her from
my sight. Up until this point, her
glances had seemed frequent but
casual. She seemed to be looking to
her right or her left, perhaps seeing
me in her peripheral vision. When
I rounded the corner, she had her
head turned directly at me. Her
pace quickened.
At this point, I began to debate
with myself. Do I say something?
What should I even say? Im not
going to hurt you doesnt exactly
seem non-threatening. She was
visibly uncomfortable as she
walked as fast as possible without
beginning to run. After slowing my

pace considerably in an attempt to
put her mind at ease, I decided to
turn and take a different path to my
house.
I continued to think about how
she must be feeling as she clutched
her phone and her water bottle
tightly while speeding through
campus. I called my friend Manila
as I continued my walk home.
Manila explained to me that
she often feels that way walking
through campus and reassured me
that it was not about me. I knew it
wasnt about me, and that was more
hurtful than any assumption she
may or may not have made.
As a male, I am privileged. I am
awarded certain benefits socially,
politically and economically within
our society because of my gender
expression. Due to this male
privilege, I have never worried
about my personal safety on
campus or anywhere else, for that
matter. I didnt think twice about
walking home at 9 oclock at night.
Not once have I questioned a
decision to walk somewhere, go to
a party or anything else Ive wanted
to do. She was frightened simply by
my presence. That devastated me.
No, not all men are violent sexual
offenders or rapists. Nor have all
men actively contributed to the
patriarchal culture that excuses
rape and continues to proliferate
the rate of sexual assault and
violence against women. All men,
however, have the responsibility
to understand and recognize their
privilege and how to use it proactively. All men can help to fight
against violence and sexual assault
against women. All men can help
women to feel safer by being aware
of the problem. All men can help
end rape culture, and ultimately
sexual assault and rape, by educating themselves and becoming a
proactive part of the solution.
To the young woman that I
frightened that night, Im sorry.
Im sorry that I frightened you.
Im sorry that you were raised in a
society that taught you to fear for
your personal safety in the most
benign of situations. Im sorry that
our society has objectified you and
has made you feel unimportant.
You are worthy of safety. Its not
that you just deserve it; its a right
of every human being to feel safe
where they live.
Men, it is not enough to be outraged by the current climate where
women often live in constant fear
of sexual assault or violent acts. We
must take action. Be aware of how
your presence can make others feel.
Listen to women when they express
their opinions, fears or concerns.
Speak up when someone jokes
about sexual assault. Understand
your privilege. We may not feel that
we contribute to the problem, but
that doesnt mean we are contributing to the solution.
Jamaledeen Barghouti studies
strategic communications. He can be
reached at alexandraschultz@unr.
edu and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
ow bleak would life be if there

was no music? Music surrounds
us during lifes most monumental
moments. Whether it is the song
that plays during the first dance at your
wedding, the array of tracks that get you
through your first ever heartbreak, or that
special trigger song that you hear and
instantly find yourself
transported back to a
memory you will forever
hold near and dear to your
heart. Music is constantly
evolving as time progresses,
but there are some songs
and artists that will remain
timeless.
In the 70s, legendary
Ali
music from The Beatles
Schultz
and endless hits from
Schultz Happens Sir Elton John flooded
the charts. During the
80s, people everywhere were learning the
dance to Thriller and singing one of the
greatest karaoke songs of all time, Dont
Stop Believing. During the 90s, grunge
king, Kurt Cobain had us all smelling teen
spirit and Whitney belted out one of the
greatest love power ballads of all time, I Will
Always Love You. People would patiently
await the release of these artists records,
cassettes and CDs. These times held some of
the greatest musicians of all time. They had
flare and style that is arguably unmatched
and what made them distinguished, great
artists is that they did not conform to a
musical standard placed on what could be
considered pop music.
Flash forward to present day where The
Weeknd, Biebs and Drake are three of
Billboards Hot 100 of 2015. Trust me, I get
that music taste is arbitrary. Hell, isnt that
what makes music so special? Id be a liar if
I said everytime Biebers Sorry comes on
I dont jame out. Nor can I deny mimicking
Drakes bizarre side shuffle dance moves
when I hear Hotline Bling. However, it
almost seems ridiculous to me to compare
top charter songs of the past from musical
geniuses such as Michael Jackson or The
Beatles to contenders of our current top five.
I cant bring myself to say that these songs
are timeless.
However, in the midst of the current
musical mediocrity that plagues the charts,
we have a few glimpses of hope. Undeniable
hope for the mainstream music industry lies
almost solely in the hands of artists such as
London natives Adele and Sam Smith. These
two are musical forces to be reckoned with,
and I am a firm believer that their music
will reign on to become as timeless as great
predecessors I named above. In this day and
age, finding contenders to be considered
among the best are few and far between.
We live in an era where we can just about
stream any song ever made. Why buy music
when we can just search songs on Youtube
or subscribe to Spotify? I am no different.
Guilty as charged for streaming music. I
dont even have cable, why would I buy
music when I dont have to?
It seems this is a common consensus. I
think music enthusiasts such as myself can
agree there is a special kind of joy found in
aimlessly wandering record stores to find
vinyls or popping a CD in your car just to
let it play through. Some sort of excitement
arises when a CD plays through and hits
your favorite song. That enjoyment is nearly
unrecognizable these days, lost to streaming
sources and music apps.
But artists such as Adele and Sam Smith
bring back a similar nostalgic kind of
excitement. This was seen especially with
the release of Adeles new album 25. Adele
became the first artist to sell over 1 million
copies in two separate weeks of sales since
at least 1991. The musical sensation refused
to allow her music to be streamed. At a time
where record sales are at an all time low,
Adele is keeping the music sales industry
afloat almost single handedly. In the Lonely
Hour, written by her British counterpart,
Sam Smith was also a smash hit overnight.
These two singers are the best in the game.
What sets their music apart from other
modern top charters might you ask? Adele
and Sam do not assimilate to current pop
trends. They own the artist that they are
and thats exactly what makes them pop
culture royalty who could be compared to
some of the greatest of all time. Adele writes
songs that can bring grown men to tears.
Someone Like You, speaks directly to
the soul of anyone who has loved and lost
while her newest ballad, Hello, has even
the most dysfunctional families at holiday
dinners left in silence. One of the greatest
things about music is the aspect of relativity.
Adele creates these love songs that people
can relate to or that they hope they one day
can relate to. All she has to do is belt it out
and Adele leaves her listeners in awe.
I am sure one day cassettes, vinyls and
CDs will entirely be a thing of the past.
Future generations will only encounter CDs
during a trip to a thrift shop. My children
will have absolutely no idea what a hotline
bling is, hell I barely even know what it
is. They will never know that at one time
Taylor Swift was a country singer. And they
certainly wont know Biebers Sorry may
have been inspired by an equally famous
female popstar. But mark my words, they
will know every single word to Hello.
Ali Schultz studies journalism. She can be
reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on
Twitter @AliSchultzzz.
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DECEMBER
GAMES
WEEKLY TOP 5
5 Worst College
Bowl Names
FAMOUS IDAHO
POTATO BOWL
I love how the word

famous had to be included.
Nothing is famous about
potatoes or Idaho. Utah
State and Akron will face off
in Boise, Idaho, for the right
to hold a potato in the air.
There has never been a more
depressing statement written
in the history of newspapers,
and that includes every
Trump story for the past six
months.
MOTEL 6 CACTUS
BOWL
MARMOT BOCA
RATON BOWL
at Oregon
State
L 66-62
12/05
vs. Fresno
Pacific
7 p.m.
12/09
ZAXBYS HEART
OF DALLAS BOWL
at Wichita
State
5 p.m.
12/22
Oregon State hands Nevada third loss of

season, as Pack struggles to shoot
By Jack Rieger
Nevada basketball fell to 5-3 on the season after a 66-62 defeat

to Oregon State on Saturday, Dec. 5. The contest included 15 lead
changes and plenty of emotion, including an Oregon State fan
throwing a teddy bear onto the court in the second half.
Flaunting a 6-1 record, Oregon State was the Wolf Packs
toughest opponent of the young season. Gary Payton II,
son of NBA hall of famer Gary Payton Sr., led the Beavers
in points, rebounds and steals, as well as shot 64 percent
from the field. Payton hit a crucial three-pointer near the
end of the game that proved to be the dagger, as Nevada
was unable to regain the lead.
Nevada was led by guard DJ Fenner, who set a career
high with 24 points, but missed a game tying threepointer with 38 seconds left, along with a contested layup
on Nevadas next possession.
I felt good the whole game, Fenner said. I guess some of
them fall and some of them dont. I wasnt clutch in that situation. The part that kills me is I got a rebound and got a second
chance and I blew that. Im going to be in the gym when I get
back and Ill be thinking about that shot that could have tied the
game. I hit that shot and it could have been a different outcome.
Nevada dictated the pace of the game and turned the contest
into an endurance test, something the team has done throughout its young season. Nevada stayed true to its identity, which
emphasizes transition baskets and an abundance of free throws.
Nevada shot just 32 percent from the field, but overcompensated
for its lack of shooting by drawing 14 fouls and shooting 20 free
throws, eight more than their opponent. Nevadas downfall was
its inability to convert opportunities in the paint, where the Pack
was outscored 40-18.
The Wolf Pack out-rebounded its opponent 47-43
something Nevada has done every game this year, and
the team has also out-blocked every opponent
this year. Cameron Oliver led Nevada with
12 rebounds to go along with five blocks.
Oliver is now 10th in the nation in total
blocks with 22, and as a team, Nevada
leads the country in blocks per game.
After the game, head coach Eric
Musselman explained how impressed he was with Nevadas effort.
I dont think a team could have
played any harder than we played,
Musselman said. Its no secret
we struggled scoring the ball. We
missed a lot of layups. But you
want to play as hard as you can
play, give yourself a chance to win
on the road and I dont think theres
any doubt we gained the respect
of who we played tonight. We just
came up short and we have to learn
from it.
Nevadas next game is on
Wednesday against Fresno Pacific
at home, where the Wolf Pack has
only played two games. Following
Wednesdays game, Nevada has
just three games before conference play starts at New Mexico on
Wednesday, Dec. 30.
Heres some advice

to people who create bowl
names: try including a word
that people recognize. Is
marmot some kind of cheap
wine? And Boca Raton sounds
like bad cologne sold at airport
terminals. Toledo and Temple
face off for the right to call
themselves the Boca Raton
champs, a title both teams will
forget almost immediately.
vs. Santa
Clara
7 p.m.
12/18
Nevada falls late
Were going to the

Motel 6 Cactus Bowl, is the
phrase two disappointed
coaches had the burden of
screaming this weekend.
Arizona State (fittingly) and
West Virginia will face off in
Tempe, Arizona on Jan. 2 for the
right to hoist a fresh cactus. By
the way, has anyone actually
stayed at a Motel 6? Do they
leave the light on for you?
POPEYES
BAHAMAS BOWL
vs. Drake
University
4 p.m.
12/12
A9
Two things I love: fried

chicken and the Caribbean.
Getting invited to play in the
Bahamas Bowl is like hitting
the jackpot, and the invite is
usually given to lousy football
teams. Middle Tennessee
and Western Michigan get to
spend Christmas Eve in the
Bahamas eating fried chicken
and playing football while
Nevada travels to Tucson.
Manchester United.
What the hell is a

Zaxby? Zaxby sounds like
the name of the kid who
consistently has parties when
his parents leave town, and then
becomes irate when people
start showing up. As it turns
out, Zaxbys is a southern fastfood chain known for its wings.
Washington and Southern Miss
have the honor of playing for
Zaxby on Dec. 26.
Jack Rieger can be

reached at jrieger@
sagebrush.unr.
edu and on
Twitter @JackRieger.
THIS WEEKS GAME

Nevada vs. Fresno
Pacific
When: Wednesday, Dec. 9,
12:30 p.m.
at New
Mexico
6 p.m.
12/30
MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS

Standings Conference Overall
UNLV
0-0
7-1
Utah State
0-0
5-1
Air Force
0-0
6-2
Fresno State
0-0
6-2
New Mexico
0-0
5-2
Colorado State
0-0
5-3
Nevada
0-0
5-3
Wyoming
0-0
5-3
Boise State
0-0
5-4
San Diego State 0-0
5-4
San Jose State
4-4
0-0
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

FOOTBALL
Senior defensive end Ian Seau
was the only Nevada player to
be named to the All-Mountain
West first team, the conference
office announced on Tuesday.
Seau tied for first in the MW
with 9.0 sacks and 15th in the
nation. His 15.5 tackles for
loss ranked third in the league.
Additionally, junior kicker
Brent Zuzo, senior defensive
end Lenny Jones and freshman
defensive back Dameon Baber
were named to the All-MW
second team while sophomore
running back James Butler,
sophomore offensive tackle
Austin Corbett and junior tight
end Jarred Gipson earned
honorable mentions.
TRACK AND FIELD

Junior Fiyin Olusola won her
55-meter hurdles event on
Saturday afternoon at the
Weber State Invitational while
also claiming the indoor school
record with a time of 8.04. The
Wolf Pack claimed seven event
wins in total. In the sprints,
sophomore Makeya White
took home the event win in the
55-meter dash with a Nevada
top-10 time of 7.10 seconds.
Nicole Wadden captured the
event win with a time of 59.86
seconds in the 400-meter
dash. In the field events, senior
Kinsey Minter and junior Leah
Carter shared the high jump
title after tying for the top spot
with marks of 5 feet, 7 inches.
Along with her track win in the
400-meter dash, Wadden also
took home the long jump title
after she recorded a jump of 18
feet, 1 inch.
RIFLE
Freshman Mitchell Van Patten
improved four spots and
sophomore Emily Capaul one
spot on day two of the Winter
Air Gun Championships
Saturday at the Olympic
Training Center in Colorado
Springs, Colorado. Capaul
finished 25th on Saturday with
a score of 410.6 for a two-day
total of 820.7. Senior Greta
Ochsner fell from 52nd to 71st
on day two with her score of
402.1 and a two-day total of
807.4. Senior Lauren Zerkovich
had the biggest jump on the
second day from 108th to 89th
with a score of 398.6 and a
combined 792.3 in the two
events.
Where: Lawlor Events Center

(11,536)
TV: NevadaWolfPack.tv
Nevada vs. Drake

When: Saturday, Dec. 12,
4 p.m.
Where: Lawlor Events Center
(11,536)
TV: ESPN 2
Photo courtesy of Nevada Athletics
Guard DJ Fenner approaches the basket for a layup on Saturday, Dec. 5 at Oregon State. Fenner tied his career high in points with 24.
Michael Bradley can be reached

at neil@sagebrush.unr.edu or on
Twitter @SagebrushSports.
WHO IS GOING TO WIN THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF?

Im on the Clemson train. The Tigers come into the
playoff undefeated with huge wins against Notre
Dame, Florida State and North Carolina on their
resume and play makers on both sides of the ball.
Quarterback Deshaun Watson is what makes this
efficient offense go with his 3,500 passing yards, 30
touchdowns and 11 interceptions. What impresses
me most about him is his efficiency. As a sophomore,
he is completing 69.5 percent of his passes. This kid
is a bona fide stud. Combined with Clemsons young
but ferocious front seven, Im all Tigers.
VS
Neil Patrick
Healy
THE WEEKLY DEBATE
Jack
Rieger
I cant trust a coach whose name is Dabo Sweeney, or a

team who religiously touches a rock named after a guy
named Howard every time they play a game. Ill take the
underdogs Michigan State, who everyone is overlooking
because they play Alabama. Michigan State has allowed the
seventh fewest rushing yards in the country, and Alabama
is a one-dimensional offense that depends on its running
game. Alabama is the worst team in the playoff and the
most overrated team in the country. Dont fall for their good
looking coach and the overvalued Alabama brand. Go throw
10 bones on Michigan State to win the title at 15-2 odds.
A10 | SPORTS
Nevada to play in Arizona Bowl

MWC commissioner
says bowl situation
is a travesty
By Jack Rieger
Nevada football has accepted its invitation
to play in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl
against conference opponent Colorado State on
Tuesday, Dec. 29.
2015 has been a season to forget for Nevada.
The Wolf Pack conceded the Fremont Cannon to
UNLV at home, lost to Wyoming, who won just two
games all season, and finished the season by losing its last two games with a chance at making the
Mountain West Conference Championship. The
NCAA honored Nevadas .500 record by placing the
Pack in a bowl game that isnt even broadcast on
national television, which hasnt happened since
1994. In fact, most people in Arizona wont be able
to watch the game on local television.
Along with being shunned from national television, the Arizona Bowl consists of two teams who
play in the same conference, which hasnt happened since 1979. Although unusual, this is not
a good thing. Bowl games are designed to match
up quality football teams who wouldnt ordinarily
play against one another, like when Nevada played
Louisiana Lafayette last year, or Arizona in 2012.
Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson
criticized the NCAA in a 619-word statement published on the conferences website.
It is a travesty the Mountain West has been
forced into this situation, Thompson said.
Clearly, the system is broken. There is an excess of
bowl games due in part to a disparate allocation of
openings vs. conference bowl histories. The result
is teams with sub-.500 records participating in
bowl games. There is consensus change is needed
and this years outcome must not be repeated.
Thompson went on to explain that the Mountain West did everything it could to avoid the
interconference matchup.
The Mountain West explored every possibility for placing the teams in question, Thompson
said. We suggested swaps, alternative financial
arrangements and creative options. Unfortunately,
no one was willing to adjust and those efforts were
to no avail.
To the surprise of local media and fans, San Jose
State, who finished the season 5-7 with losses to
both Nevada and Colorado State, was invited to
the Auto Nation Cure Bowl in Orlando. The Spartans will play Georgia State, who finished the
season 6-6 in the Sun Belt Conference. Not only
does San Jose State have the luxury of playing in
a bowl game next door to Disney World, as well as
against a non-conference opponent, their game is
even on national television.
Mindset
make the play, Weber said. Its about

silencing the crowd. Its like, I told you
so.
For Jackson, its great to hear the roar
of a home crowd, but its even greater
to hear the taunting jeers of an away
crowd.
You get that us-against-the-world
feeling, Jackson said.
According to The North American
Journal of Psychology, home fans are
one of the aspects that give the home
team a competitive edge over its opponent, but starting quarterback Tyler
Stewart finds the away crowd amusing
and he views the boos as a sign that he
is doing something right.
At times the home cheers outweigh
the jeers.
For Melcher, raucous fans create momentum, mentally shutting down the
opposing team. This momentum from
the crowd drives a win.
The crowd is huge, Melcher said.
Our fans personally have been having
some issues. They are behind us until we
lose and then boo us. Those arent real
fans. Fans are a huge part of the game.
In Webers mind, a win adds pressure,
with each win the target extends and
Marcus Lavergne/Nevada Sagebrush
The Nevada running back duo of Don Jackson (6) and James Butler (20) celebrate on the sideline during the Nevada vs. New Mexico game on Saturday, Oct. 10,
at Mackay Stadium. The two running backs go into the Arizona Bowl looking to add to their 1,000-yard seasons.
Although the Arizona bowl seems to lack a silver

lining for Nevada, Wolf Pack head coach Brian
Polian expressed his enthusiasm for Nevadas opportunity to play in a bowl game.
Our program is genuinely excited to accept
an invitation to the NOVA Home Loans Arizona
Bowl, said coach Polian. Were really excited to
continue this season together and Im personally
excited to spend a couple more weeks with this
team. Were looking forward to another chance
to compete and to try and finish the 2015 season
with a winning record.
Although they finished fifth in the Mountain division, Colorado State had a moderately successful season and finished the year on a four-game
the next team looks to take the Pack

down. This added pressure is a constant
reminder to approach each week as if the
record is 0-0.
For me, a win puts a target on your
back, Weber said.
With a loss comes an edgy team.
Melcher says that no one likes a losing
because it makes people point fingers.
Without the positive vibe a winning
streak brings, the team lacks energy. The
emotional mindset of the Pack takes a
hit.
I guess I could just describe how I felt
this morning: you feel empty, Jackson
said after the teams loss to the Aztecs.
Stewart emphasized the importance
of bouncing back after a tough loss by
starting to prepare for the next game as
soon as possible.
INJURIES
Injuries are the biggest game changers of all.
Its tough, it sucks, you put so much
work in, took so many steps and then
you take a leap back, Weber said.
Sports psychologists John Murray
and Rebecca Symes explain that depression typically comes hand in hand
with a sports injury. Symes said that the
more time and effort the athlete spends
on a sport, the greater the psychological
impact.
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winning streak. The Rams are led offensively by

sophomore quarterback Nick Stevens, who ranks
second in the conference in passing yards and is
first in passing touchdowns. Colorado State also
has one of the best receivers in the conference
in junior Rashard Higgins, who finished second
in the conference in receiving yards and first in
receiving touchdowns. Colorado States defense
struggled at times during the season to stop the
run and finished the year seventh in the Mountain
West in rushing yards allowed.
When Nevada plays in the Arizona bowl against
conference foe Colorado State, they wont have
the national attention and excitement that a bowl
game typically warrants. The Pack doesnt have the
luxury of playing in a glorified city like San Diego

or Orlando. Instead they get to play in Tucson, a
city known for having an alarmingly high poverty
rate and morbidly hot summers.
If Nevada decides to concede the game to Colorado State, few people will blame them. The Pack
is playing in the only bowl game not broadcast on
national television and against a conference opponent. But if they do choose to finish the season
strong, Nevada has an opportunity to finish with
a winning record and send its seniors out with a
victory.
Jack Rieger can be reached at Jrieger@sagebrush.
unr.edu and on Twitter@JackRieger.
Jackson described injuries as detrimental, admitting to facing this

depression himself.
I think I have, but I never wanted to
admit it until now, Jackson said.
Melcher never fell into depression
despite the medical crisis he faced.
Hospitalized for nearly three weeks,
Melcher had a life-threatening bacterial
brain infection.
When I walked out of the hospital
there was only one thing on my mind,
and that was football, Melcher said.
It was devastating to lose so much
weight, strength and speed. Melcher
was told he would never play again. His
mindset is what kept him in the game;
he knew he couldnt give up, he had to
keep fighting.
There arent very many people that
can say they nearly died and are running around on a D1 football field,
Melcher said.
Superstitions boost confidence, fans
motivate and injuries break hearts.
These emotional battles are just as
tough as the physical battles that Nevada will take with them into their game
against Colorado State in the Arizona
Bowl.
Hannah Brown can be reached at
neil@sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter
@SagebrushSports
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Nevada quarterback Tyler Stewart (15) stands on the sideline of the Nevada vs. New
Mexico game at Mackay Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 10.
A11 | SPORTS
DICKS PICKS Struggles

Chris Dick Blake
sets your fantasy
lineup for week 14
STUD
WR Mike Evans: Mike Evans
came onto the scene last year
and established himself as a
solid fantasy wide receiver.
However, this year he has been
fairly inconsistent, only
catching two
touchdowns
on the year.
I look for
Evans to have
a big game
this Sunday
with a juicy
Chris Dick
matchup
Blake
against the
Dicks Picks
New Orleans
Saints.
Projected stats: 6 rec, 140 yards,
2 TDs
DUD
WR Julio Jones: It is usually

not ideal to sit arguably your
best player of the year in the
first week of fantasy playoffs.
Having said that, dont
count on the league leader
in receiving yards this week.
Jones and the struggling
Matt Ryan face off against
the still undefeated Carolina
Panthers with Josh Norman
and their top tier defense.
Projected stats: 6 rec, 52 yards
GOT GUTS?
WR Markus Wheaton:
Behind the amazingly
quick Antonio Brown, the
exquisitely elusive Martavis
Bryant and the ultrareliable
Heath Miller, there is
Markus Wheaton. Although
he hasnt quite yet earned
dramatic adjectives to come
before his name, hes on his
way. Wheaton has earned
consistent targets from Big
Ben and with a potential
high scoring matchup
coming up with the Cincinnati Bengals, Wheaton could
go off.
Projected stats: 5 rec, 112
yards, 1 TD
Chris Dick Blake can be
reached at neil@sagebrush.
unr.edu and on Twitter
@SagebrushSports.
in her career. The next injury

came during the Packs second
game of the season against Montana State. Senior captain Julia
Shelbourne went down with a
season-ending knee injury in the
first quarter. Her leadership and
veteran knowledge of basketball
were huge assets to the team, and
this is undoubtedly a loss that
stings. Just when Nevada thought
matters couldnt get any worse,
the team lost its third starter,
Ashlee Jones. Jones went down
with a knee injury in a contest
against Washington State. In eight
games of her sophomore season,
Jones contributed 4.5 points a
game, which couldve given the
Packs offense a boost.
SHOOTING
Over the course of eight games
in the 2015-2016 season, the Pack
has a 34.1 shooting percentage.

While it may only be a 4.5-percent
drop-off, such a small percentage
could be the difference between
winning or losing. The Wolf Pack
hasnt won a single game this
season, the biggest factor being
the teams lowly shooting percentage. Also, there hasnt been a
single game this season in which
Nevadas shooting percentage
topped its opponents. On average
the team allows its opponents to
shoot a sky-high percentage of
45.6. In this case the stats speak
for themselves; if the Pack shoots
better from the field or plays better defense, the teams got a great
chance of winning. In the two
games of the season that the team
shot just as well from the field as
its opponents, it lost by as little as
eight points and as much as 13.
REBOUNDING
The Pack has failed to outrebound its opponent in half of
the games this season. Those four
Playoff
ORANGE BOWL
CLEMSON VS. OKLAHOMA
If you like points in bunches, then youre
going to love this matchup. Oklahoma
quarterback Baker Mayfield leads an
offense that averages 46 points per game.
Clemson isnt a slouch when it comes to
point either; averaging 38 points per game
behind Heisman hopeful quarterback
Deshaun Watson. Expect a shootout in
Miami New Years Eve.
KEYS TO THE GAME

Whichever team can stop the running
game and make the offense onedimensional is going to win. What makes
both of these offenses tick is the balance
they have between their playmaking
mobile quarterbacks and their hard-nosed
run game. Take that away and you limit the
huge plays.
After that, its really simple: Which
quarterback plays better? Both teams
field Heisman candidates and both lead
high-octane offenses. Both complete
almost 70 percent of their passes (Watson
69.5 and Mayfield 68.6) and both can make
plays with their feet.
PREDICTION
I have more faith in Clemsons front
seven stopping Oklahomas running game
than Oklahomas. Clemson defensive end
Shaq Watsons 20.5 tackles for loss and 8.5
sacks will lead a very young, but talented,
front seven in perusing Mayfield. Mayfield
has shown Johnny Manziel-like ability at
times, but he has not faced a defensive

front like Clemsons in the defenseless Big
12. If Watson can keep the offense tempo
and efficiency moving while sticking with
their running attack, I see Clemson taking
one step closer to their first National Title
since 1981. Clemson wins in a wild one.
COTTON BOWL CLASSIC

ALABAMA VS. MICHIGAN
STATE
One word to describe how this game will
shake out: physical. Styles make fights and
this game will be like two steam engine
trains crashing into each other over and
over for four quarters. Both Alabama head
coach Nick Saben and Michigan State
coach Mark Dantonio are old school,
grumpy, smash mouth style of football
where the coaches and the game will
reflect their personalities.
KEYS TO THE GAME

Both defenses have a physical front
seven and running backs that get yards after contact, so those will cancel each other
out. This game will come down to which
quarterback can make plays in the passing
game. Michigan State quarterback Connor
Cook is 32-4 in his three years as the starter
in East Lansing and he has won some big
games. None were bigger than the Big 10
championship game last Saturday against
Iowa. With a hurt shoulder that forced him
to miss a critical game earlier in November
against Ohio State, Cook led one of the
most methodical drives ever. Twenty-two
plays and 82 yards that chewed 9 minutes
off the clock is a drive that will go down in
school history. Leading the Spartans to two
Big 10 championships in three years, Cook
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games in which the team lost

battle in the paint have resulted in
trailing its opponents in average
rebounds, 38-34. The Pack also
only had two games this entire
season in which the team outrebounded its opponents on the
offensive side of the glass. If a team
cant obtain a significant amount
of offensive rebounds, its losing
out on second-chance points. The
same case can be stated when
talking about defensive rebounds.
Due to the Packs inability to win
the rebound battle on the defensive boards, the teams giving its
opponent prime opportunities
for easy second-chance points.
The Packs amount of rebounds
per game has taken a huge step
back since the 2014-2015 regular
season. In that season the team
accounted for 43.4 rebounds over
the course of its first eight games.
Those missing four rebounds are
most likely due to the loss of 20142015 Mountain West Defensive
Player of the Year, Mimi Mungedi.
AJ Cephas (32) plays defense against San Diego on Friday, Nov. 13 at

Lawlor Event Center. Nevada womens basketball is currently 0-8.
Mungedi averaged 9.5 rebounds

a game in her first eight games
of her senior season with Nevada
before being drafted to the WNBA
by the Tulsa Shock. Nevada
hasnt been able to replace the
is a winner.
On the flip side, Alabama quarterback
Jake Coker has had an interesting road
up to now. After losing the starting job to
future No. 1 overall pick Jamis Winston
at Florida State, Coker transferred to
Alabama only to lose the starting job again
to Blake Sims. In his senior season, Coker
has been solid for the Tide, but has the
benefit of running back Derrick Henry
carrying the ball 339 times this season
for 1,986 yards and 23 touchdowns. If
Michigan State can slow down Henry,
Coker will have to make plays without the
benefit of play action.
PREDICTION
No one is picking Michigan State
because of the allure of the SEC that
Alabama has been riding this season. Im
going against the grain here and going
with Michigan State because of Cook. The
difference between both of these teams is
quarterback play. Cook is a projected firstround draft pick who has been a three-year
starter, while Coker is above average. Is
Coker as a legit NFL prospect? No way.
Cook is the key in this game and with
about three weeks to heal his shoulder,
he should be able to come out ready to
go. Michigan State doesnt get enough
credit, but the Spartans will after this win.
Michigan State pulls off the upset.
enormous amount of production

Mungedi brought to the table.
Brandon Cruz can be reached at
neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @SagebrushSports
Spartans 15th-rated run defense or the

Tigers 15th rated run offense?
KEYS TO THE GAME

Can Michigan State contain Deshaun
Watson and keep him in the pocket? The
Spartans have only faced one team with
a quarterback with the ability to make
plays outside of the pocket: Ohio States
J.T. Barrett. Now the Spartans did a great
job containing Barrett to 15 carries for 44
yards, but the whole quarterback situation
with Barrett and Cardale Jones threw both
of them off their groove. Watson has been
on fire all season and has made plays
through the air and on the ground, but if
Michigan States defense can keep Watson
from scrambling and force him to make
plays from the pocket it may expose some
flaws.
PREDICTION
NATIONAL CHAPIONSHIP GAME

CLEMSON VS. MICHIGAN
STATE
Clemson slows down the Spartans running game while Watson makes enough
plays to seal the win. Clemson just has
more athletes on defense than Michigan
State can handle and the Tiger front seven
will give Cook troubles. Clemson has the
12th-rated pass defense and has forced
14 interceptions while only giving up
16 touchdowns. The game will be close
because Clemson has lived on the edge
all season, but the Tigers will continue to
run the ball well with running back Wayne
Gallman. Other than Dabo Swinney hitting
the Nae Nae, this will be the proudest day
in Clemson football history.
A Big 10-ACC challenge at its finest. The

high-powered Clemson Tigers offense
goes up against the gritty Michigan State
Spartans defense in Glendale, Arizona. The
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neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@NP_Healy.
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bowl
cotton
bowl
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Matchups, keys to
the game, an upset
and predicting a
national champion
Neil Patrick
Healy
he debate is done, the stage is set and four teams are left
standing to pursue the holy grail of college football: the
national championship. The first matchup pits the highflying offenses of the Clemson Tigers against. the four-seed
Oklahoma Sooners in the Orange Bowl. Later in the afternoon is the
defensive slugfest of the Alabama Crimson Tide versus the Michigan
State Spartans in the Cotton Bowl Classic. Plan your New Years
around sitting by the TV, because youre not going to want to miss
this.
See PLAYOFF page A11
Mindset of an athlete Struggles continue: Pack falls to 0-8

Aspects that define
a players psyche
By Hannah Brown
The Pack is full of superstitions wolfing
down precisely five meatballs, five penne
pastas and guzzling coconut water to just
name a few. Superstitions, fans and injuries
make or break the emotional mindset
of University of Nevada football players.
Physical preparation is key to the athletes
success on the field, but their psyche is a
game changer; its the backbone of a win.
SUPERSTITIONS
Running back Lucas Weber texts or calls
his mom the night before or the day of every game, drinks coconut water and avoids
stepping into the handicap zone at all costs.
He has never strayed from this routine.
I would just feel off, Id feel like I had the
wrong shoe on, Weber said.
Starting running back Don Jackson puts
on his left cleat before his right, sits in the
same seat on the game day bus ride, eats
green salad instead of carbs and prays on
the 24-yard line. If he doesnt follow this
routine his focus shifts to what he didnt do
instead of the game at stake.

Yesterday didnt go so well, and I had a
peanut butter and jelly sandwich instead of
a salad, Jackson said about the loss in San
Diego.
Wide receiver Tucker Melcher velcros
his gloves a certain way, wears the same
head band under his helmet and tucks his
mouthpiece into his left sock when he isnt
using it. If he didnt follow these superstitious actions his psyche would be affected;
he would have to redo whatever he did
differently to get his game face on.
Weird things like that help my game,
Melcher said. All athletes have superstitions whether they admit it or not.
Superstitious behavior among athletes
is not unusual. According to The Online
Journal of Sport Psychology, superstitious
behavior is a result of uncertainty to circumstances that are inherently random or
uncontrollable.
By Brandon Cruz
Head coach Jane Albright and her coaching staff continue to search for a win during a lackluster regular season. There is a
multitude of reasons as to why the team is
struggling up to this point, but there are a
few that stand out and must be addressed.
The Packs injury blight, poor shooting
percentage and inability to rebound are key
factors to the teams dreadful start.
INJURIES
As the team charges the field, the crowd

comes to life. But contrary to popular
belief, an away crowd helps the team more
than it hurts it.
If were on offense and its third and
short, the crowds going crazy and we
Injuries are bound to happen in just

about any sport that involves contact. While
this may be the case, its hard to overcome
losing three key players to season-ending
injuries. Guard T Moe has been plagued
by injuries since her sophomore season at
Nevada; both her sophomore and junior
seasons have ended due to knee surgery. If
Moe had the ability to play, she would be a
bright spot in what has been a disappointing season for the Pack so far. During Moes
freshman campaign, she averaged three
assists a game, 15.6 points, one steal and
three rebounds. Granted, theyre not mind
blowing stats, but for a freshman theyre
impressive. One can only imagine the
gaudy stats shed be putting up at this point
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THE FANS
Camariah King (11) sets up the play at the top of the key while Nevada
tries to battle back from a 33 point deficit. Nevada has failed to win a
game through the beginning of their non-conference schedule.

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