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NEWS in REVIEW
By Jacob Solis
INTERNATIONAL
U.S. levies new sanctions after
Iran reaches landmark in nuclear
deal
The Obama administration enacted new sanctions against 11 Iranian
companies and individuals Sunday,
just as many old U.S. sanctions on the
country were lifted after it completed
the first steps in implementing last
summers landmark nuclear deal.
Iran, whose nuclear disarmament
program is being monitored by the
International Atomic Energy Agency,
has removed two-thirds of its centrifuges and shipped 25,000 pounds
of uranium out of the country since
October, according to the White
House. President Barack Obama has
hailed Irans cooperation as a victory
for diplomacy.
Other events in the past few days,
including the quick return of 10 U.S.
sailors who strayed into Iranian waters and the release of five Americans
from an Iranian prison, have backed
up Obamas assertions and signaled
a historic thaw in relations between
the two countries. Under the leadership of political hardliners, Iran
has remained a staunch opponent
to American foreign policy in the
Middle East since its revolution in
1979.
However, despite its progress,
Iran remains a state sponsor of
terrorism and a violator of human
rights, so more progress on the diplomatic front is likely to be gradual,
evidenced at least in part by these
new sanctions.
NATIONAL
VOLUME 122, ISSUE 17
NUTS BOLTS
Students take stock of new university additions
By Marcus Lavergne
s students and faculty return to

campus for the spring semester,
construction is more prominent
than ever, shining a spotlight
on the University of Nevada, Renos
expansion efforts. Current progress exposes mixed emotions and expectations
regarding multiple projects.
The completion of UNRs William N.
Pennington Student Achievement Center is
in sight, and the concrete foundation of the
E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center has replaced
the dirt-filled crater that once held more
than 200 metered parking spots.
UNRs desire to become larger will soon
be a boon for the arts. One well-known
building is set to get a new addition after
suffering budget cuts five years ago. Church
Fine Arts, which houses UNRs fine arts degree programs, will be gifted a sister building as early as 2018. The 35,000-square-foot,
three-story School of the Arts will connect
to CFA via skywalk and include a new 300seat recital hall as well as practice rooms.
According to John Walsh, director of
capital improvement projects, funding
for the $20 million extension has reached
over $19 million and wont impact student
fees or the institutions budget. Walsh
said the project proposal was originally
See ACHIEVEMENT
page A4
State of emergency declared in

Flint, Michigan, as water crisis
continues
Flint, Michigan, will see federal
money to help solve an increasingly
serious water crisis after President
Obama signed an emergency declaration on Saturday, according to The
Associated Press.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide the city
with water and filters for 90 days
while Flint itself will receive up to
$5 million in emergency funds. The
move comes after Michigan Gov.
Rick Snyder requested the emergency funds last Thursday, saying
that the necessary relief was outside
the State of Michigans abilities.
The crisis itself, however, began
in October when officials in Flint
discovered increased lead levels in
the citys water supply, which had
been temporarily drawn from the
Flint River. The river water was more
acidic than the citys previous supply from Detroit and started to corrode old pipes in home and schools,
releasing the lead into the system.
Breanna Denney/Nevada Sagebrush
Construction workers clean the sidewalks around the William N. Pennington Student Achievement
Center on Monday, Jan. 18. The SAC is the newest building on the University of Nevada, Renos campus
and is expected to open sometime this spring.
LOCAL
New school choice law on hold
after injunction
State savings accounts that
Nevada parents could use to pay
for private school for their children
are stuck on hold after a state court
granted an injunction to opponents
of the law, according to the Las Vegas
Review-Journal. The judge, District
Judge James Wilson, said that the
new law is likely unconstitutional
and granted the injunction after
the plaintiffs in the case were able
to [demonstrate] reasonable probability they would prevail at trial.
The law itself, Senate Bill 302,
could theoretically violate the state
constitution because it uses some
state money set aside for public
schools in order to pay private
school tuition. With the injunction,
however, more than 4,000 parents
have been left in administrative
limbo as they await further action
from the Nevada Supreme Court.
Jacob Solis can be reached at jsolis@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
BRUTALLY BEAUTIFUL
A year in review
for Nevada politics
A climb that wont stop

What can students
do when the cost of
college keeps rising?
By Jacob Solis
Gov. Brian Sandoval gives last years State of the State

address in the Assembly chambers on Thursday, Jan.
15, 2015. The address always precedes each legislative
session every other year.
See POLITICS page A3
A4
As students swarm the University of Nevada, Renos campus for

the first time this new year, theyll
have to worry about more than
just grades. Students will have to
think carefully about the amount
of classes they can take as the cost
of college and the loans that pay
for it are piling up more than
ever before.
Across the country, the cost
of a college education has been
skyrocketing and more and more
students have been increasingly
forced to rely on scholarships and
other financial aid to simply cover
THE POWER OF UNITY
A7
the cost of attendance. Its a reality

thats now stuck in the American
psyche as student loans have officially become Americas largest
source of debt.
As of now, student loan debt for
every student in America totals
$1.2 trillion, according to the New
York Fed. About 70 percent of
students have taken on some kind
of debt in order to pay for college
and the class of 2015 was recently
heralded as the most indebted
ever.
But just how are the costs rising
and why? What does it mean for
the students who attend college,
who gets stuck with the bill and
who, if anyone, is looking to
change the status quo?
A NUMBERS GAME
The numbers paint a clear
picture.
The Department of Educations
National Center for Education

Statistics pegs the average cost of
tuition and fees at public institutions at just under $7,000 in 1982,
adjusted for inflation. By 2012, that
number would rise 116 percent
to $15,000, and one-third of that
change came in the last decade
alone. At private schools, the jump
was similar, moving 111 percent
from just above $16,000 to about
$34,400 in the same amount of
time.
Simultaneously, inflation has
been at its lowest points in years.
The U.S. government measures
inflation by looking at whats
called a market basket, or some
hypothetical shopping cart filled
with what the average consumer
buys, and seeing how much the
price of each item in that basket
changes over time.
TOP MOMENTS OF 2015
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Education
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In the 1970s, inflation was rising at

record rates 10 or 12 percent a year.
These numbers had never been seen
before and meant prices for everything,
including education, rose with a rapidity
that turned economists pale with fear.
However, as the 70s faded and the Federal Reserve became more aggressive in
its monetary policy, inflation cooled off,
dropping to an average of just 3.2 percent
between 1982 and 2009.
Meanwhile, the cost of higher education would keep increasing. Since 1982,
the inflation of all items, looked at as an
annual percentage, would never touch the
inflation in the cost of higher education.
Even so, the cost increases vary widely
from state to state and from institution
to institution, making the data tough to
generalize. In short, not all increases are
created equal. For instance, Nevadas
increases of 16 and 8 percent in 2014
and 2011, respectively, are relatively mild
compared to 80 percent in Arizona, 66
percent in Georgia and Florida, and 62
percent in California, according to the
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
HITTING STUDENTS HARD

For president of UNRs Young Democrats, Taslima Shams, the continued
increases are unacceptable. She was
angered especially by the debt that
education engenders, bemoaning being
on what she called The Walking Debt.
Shams was equally upset with a pervasive
apathy among students, many of whom
feel that the cost problem is not one they
can solve nor one that necessarily should
be solved.
Economically speaking, conservatives are much more likely to think, OK,
nothing comes free, Shams said. Many
students will say, No, we dont support
[free tuition] because its going to make
[college] free, but at the same time they
dont understand that theyre one of
those students who are in debt, they are
the ones in the Game of Loans, so why
not support it?
Shams joined some of her peers at
a November rally, the Million Student
March, on the UNR campus that was part
of a national effort to bring awareness to
the high cost of college. While some of the
other rallies around the country brought
thousands of students to the streets,
UNRs own rally brought less than 50. It
was a number that disappointed student
and demonstrator Jose Olivares.
Its disappointing to see how a lot of
university students are just walking by
even though its something that directly
affects them, Olivares said. There seems
to be this really disappointing sense of
apathy towards it. A lot of people maybe
think that nothing can get changed anymore and nothings ever going to change,
that doing these direct actions isnt going
to do anything.
Its an apathy that seems to stretch
beyond UNR, however, and its an apathy
that doesnt seem likely to change all that
soon. During the demonstration, a lone
heckler from a railing called out, No one
cares.
It turns out that that heckler may have
been on to something.
We cannot realistically expect the

Legislature to fund enhanced medical
education and a Tier 1 effort if we dont
take responsibility for our own future,
said regent Michael Wixom in a 2014
interview with the Las Vegas ReviewJournal.
Even so, some remain unconvinced.
The Guinn Center for Policy Priorities
expressed concern that a hike in tuition
would hurt the overall economy and exacerbate Nevadas already low college attainment numbers and turn prospective
students away from college in general.
WHOS TRYING TO CHANGE

IT?
The cost has become a central issue for
the Democratic candidates for the presidency, though the issue hasnt caught on
among the leading Republicans.
Hillary Clinton, who currently sits at
the top of nearly every poll, has devised
what she calls the new college compact.
The plan would reduce tuition costs and
make community college free while allowing graduated students to refinance
loans already taken out. When all is said
and done, the plan is set to cost about
$350 million.
The fact is, [student loan debt] is holding back the economy and its holding
back individuals from getting on with
their working lives, Clinton said during a
November campaign stop in Reno.
While many of Clintons supporters
stand behind the plan, many students
have said that her plan doesnt go far
enough.
Vermont Senator and Democratic
presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has
proposed an alternative plan that would
make all public universities free by levying
additional taxes on Wall Street in addition
to loan refinancing, and a cut on current
interest rates. While arguably a more
popular plan with American students,
many conservatives have balked at the
price tag, which CNN Money calculated
out to be roughly $750 billion over 10
years.
On the other side of the aisle,
only Ohio Gov. John Kasich has
proposed some changes in
the form of a student debt
relief fund. However, no
other candidate in the
Republican
field
has made the
issue a focal
point.
Regardless of candidate attention,

education sits among voters top priorities according to Google trends, which
put education second in a list of the
most-searched campaign issues as
of Jan. 17.
THE OUTLOOK REMAINS

GRIM
In any case, students and parents will likely have to wait until
2017 before some change, if
any change at all makes its
way to the system. Until
then, the cost of education
will continue to rise.
For Americas college
students, the future
grows dimmer by the
year.
Jacob Solis can be
reached at jsolis@
sagebrush.unr.edu
and on Twitter @
TheSagebrush.
Illustration by Zak Brady/Nevada Sagebrush
HOW DID WE GET HERE?

Those in charge of the institutions and
elsewhere provide a number of different
answers as to why this has happened,
exemplifying the tangled nature of the
problem. However, the most common
answer thrown around by regents and
observers alike is that cuts in state
funding have forced tuition hikes on the
institutional level.
Across the country, the raw data seem
to back up this theory. According to a
2014 report from the nonpartisan CBPP,
48 states were spending less on higher
education than they had before the Great
Recession.
And in Nevada, it was the exact reasoning made by the Nevada System of
Higher Education Board of Regents just
over a year ago when its tuition increase
was approved. That specific motion,
which passed 7-6, was pushed largely
because regents were skeptical that the
state would ever replenish funds that had
been cut in 2007.
All Items
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, graph by Jacob Solis/Nevada Sagebrush
An easy way to visualize the yearly increase of college tuition is by comparing it to inflation, or the change in price of all items.
When looked at year-by-year, the increase in the cost of college has always been above the overall rate of inflation since 1982.
NEWS | A3
Your legislature and you: 2015 as told by state politics

Politics
By Jacob Solis
State politics, unlike its federal counterpart, is an often overlooked part
of any Americans daily life. This goes
doubly for young Americans (read: college students), who are less politically
active than any other demographic, according to the Census Bureau. But even
if Americans arent paying that much
attention, state governments are still
hammering away at all kinds of legislation that directly affects the daily grind.
Nevada is no exception, so without
further ado, heres the year in Nevada
politics.
THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION

The Nevada Assembly and Senate
only convene once every other year for
a brief, five-month stint where all the
legislating for the next two years has to
happen, barring any special legislative
sessions.
In 2015, Nevadas 78th legislative
session started with a bang after
Brian Sandoval announced a revamped
budget during his biennial State of the
State address that allocated nearly $900
million for education. This revamp
included millions for K-12 schools to
improve everything from technology to
gifted and talented programs, as well as
some added money for the University
of Nevada, Las Vegas hospitality school
and proposed medical school.
To pay for all this, the Legislature eventually approved a host of tax reforms, including $560 million in the continuation
of the so-called sunset taxes, which were
enacted in 2007 and were engineered to
expire, not unlike the sun after a long
day (hence sunset), once the state no
longer needed the money.
In terms of actual policy, most legislation was passed with ease or quietly
smothered in committee, and spats in
the statehouse were few and far between.
However, there was a notable rift among
legislators when it came to the campus
carry debate, where GOP lawmakers led
by Las Vegas Assemblywoman Michele
Fiore sought to allow concealed carry
weapons on school grounds.
Legislators fought the entire session
over campus carry before the effort was
shut down in committee just days before
legislators packed up and left. In any
case, legislators passed 550 bills by sessions end, all of which were signed into
law by Gov. Sandoval.
Outside the normal session, Sandoval
convened a special legislative session at
Gov. Brian Sandoval delivers last years State of the State address inside the Assembly Chambers in Carson City on Thursday, 3Jan. 15, 2015. His address marked the
start of Nevadas 78th legislative session, a session that saw the passage of more than 500 bills.
the end of the year to review a $1 billion

deal between the state and Faraday
Future, an electric car maker seeking
to build a 900-acre factory in North Las
Vegas. That deal comes on top of Nevadas deal with car-maker Tesla Motors
to build the gigafactory just outside of
Reno.
NEW LAWS OF NOTE

With Senate Bill 374, the Legislature
directed the Nevada Public Utilities
Commission to revise the rate structure
for Nevadans using rooftop solar panels. On Dec. 22, the commission voted
unanimously to increase rates, drawing
the ire of solar providers in the state.
These providers have argued that the

changes do more to hurt solar energy in
the state by disincentivizing consumers
to switch to solar.
Senate Bill 307 has now made it
unlawful for lobbyists to give legislators
gifts and prohibits legislators from accepting anything of value, according
to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. In
other election news, voters can now
choose to receive an electronic sample
ballot as opposed to receiving a paper
ballot in the mail with the passage of
Assembly Bill 94.
Senate Bill 302, arguably the most
controversial new law, allows parents to
get state funds to pay for private school
tuition. Part of Sandovals sweeping

education reforms, the law is aimed at
providing parents whose children are
zoned for under-performing public
schools to choose private school instead. Some 4,000 parents have signed
up for the program, according to the
RJ, but these parents are now stuck in
limbo as a state judge has granted an
injunction to the laws opponents, effectively stopping its implementation.
Opponents of the law have called it
unconstitutional because it provides
public school funds to pay for private
tuition, potentially harming public
school students while violating a 2006
amendment to the Nevada constitution
that requires the Legislature to appropriate funds for public schools before
all other funds.
This new law would mean that extra
funds are siphoned away from that
initial pool for public schools, reducing
the amount that the Legislature had
previously deemed sufficient, and
thus would be unconstitutional.
The fight over Senate Bill 302 will
likely continue into the coming months
as it heads all the way to the Nevada
Supreme Court.
Jacob Solis can be reached at jsolis@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
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SPRING SEMESTER
PARKING
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The beginning of the Spring Semester is
always a busy time on campus. Check
out these tips for finding the best parking
spots and ways to get around campus!
PURCHASE A UNR PARKING PERMIT ONLINE
To avoid long lines, purchase your permit online. Visit

https://eparking.unr.edu for permit availability and
pricing. Parking permits must be displayed Monday
through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Friday
from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
RIDE YOUR BICYCLE TO CAMPUS
If youre planning on riding your bicycle to campus, register

your bike with us and receive a FREE bicycle parking
permit. Visit www.unr.edu/parking for additional details.
PACKTRANSIT
SPRING CHANGES
Good news! The

SILVERLine route is
expanding for the
Spring Semester. A
new stop will be
added on Valley
Road. In addition,
the BLUELine will be
re-routed from
December 28, 2015
until August 15, 2016
due to the
construction
of the new MacKay
Stadium Club.
Please see the
provided map for route changes or go online to
www.unr.edu/parking for further details.
Construction
much larger, around 120,000 square feet. After

identifying the amount of space that the CFA was
lacking to meet its program needs, the college
reduced the size substantially at the administrations request.
Most of this money is coming from outside
donors, Walsh said. Most of those donors are
going to be in the arts area.
Walsh said that expanding the College of Arts
has not made it into the administrations list of
top priorities until now, but it has always known
that CFA is severely undersized. Walshs team is
anticipating that final designs will be in the works
in late spring or early summer.
Church and the College of Arts has been trying
to do an addition to the building for the past 15
years, Walsh said. This is going to be almost
specifically for music and presentations.
Walsh did mention that there would be space
designated to other fine arts areas. Because of a
substantial need for more room for students and
faculty, the Sheppard Contemporary Gallery will
most likely be moved to the new building, leaving vacant space in CFA. Walsh said that a lack
of building space is one of the most important
reasons behind much of the construction on
campus.
Along with some of the larger buildings in development, the university is in the midst of completing six new tennis courts, which will replace
the unusable courts that now lie buried under the
newest green permit parking lot on campus. Each
of these projects, in addition to six others, come
with a hefty price tag more than $200 million.
Students around campus feel the impact of the
ongoing construction close to their dorm halls
and classrooms. Parking space issues and a fear of
more student fees clash against potential benefits
from the new buildings, causing mixed feelings.
Students like sophomore business major Robbie Knippen is no exception. Although Knippen
believes money for the buildings is well-spent,
his biggest worry involves the timeliness of each
buildings completion.
I think its great the schools trying to expand,
Knippen said. But its not awesome how they
continue to build stuff and how our campus will
never fully be done. While were here itll never be
fully completed and well always have to [take]
detours to get to our classes and whatnot. Its just
a minor complaint, but its kind of upsetting.
Knippens friend and peer Joe Dwyer, an engineering sophomore, calls the construction an
inconvenience worth suffering.
I think [the constructions] great, Dwyer said.
Its just the inconvenience of all the construction. Its not the greatest thing to look at when
youre walking through campus. Its nice to see it
when its done, but for now its an inconvenience.
Krista Scott is an upperclassman that wont
actually see the finished buildings, but believes
theyll be nice additions to the campus. Her big-
I mean even though

Peavine has its issues,
their Wi-Fi doesnt work
and its really
claustrophobic in
there and kind of dark
and dingy. I mean, it
feels like a hotel in our
rooms.
Kiana Fuller
Student
gest issues involve parking and the funding for the

universitys expensive venture.
Unlike Scott, sophomore and freshman suite
mates Kiana Fuller, a photography major, and
Meghan Sweeney, a community health sciences
major, have high expectations and anticipation for
the buildings they will see during their undergraduate careers.
Im so excited about the addition to Church Fine
Arts, Fuller said. To see it get like a face-lift almost
is going to be really nice, and we were actually
walking by the Student Achievement Center, and it
adds to the beauty of campus. Its going to be a great
resource too.
We dont have anything else on campus that
looks like the new Student Achievement Center,
Sweeney said. I thought that was really cool
because we have so many unique buildings that it
really adds to campus.
Sweeney did question the construction of a new
university fitness center, but reacted eagerly after
finding out about Lombardi Recreation Centers
future designation to solely serve student athletes
on campus.
As both students moved back into the newest
resident hall on campus, Peavine, after winter
break, they compared it to older halls like White
Pine and Nye.
We went to Nye Hall and its nothing compared
to Peavine, Fuller said. I mean even though
Peavine has its issues, their Wi-Fi doesnt work and
its really claustrophobic in there and kind of dark
and dingy. I mean, it feels like a hotel in our rooms.
Neither Fuller nor Sweeney had qualms about the
detours caused by construction, even stating that
the directions given by the workers were helpful.
Each student reaction highlights the diverse mix of
feelings arising from constant expansion around
campus expansion that doesnt seem to have an
end in sight.
Marcus Lavergne can be reached at mlavergne@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @mlavergne21.
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WEST STADIUM WAY CONSTRUCTION CHANGES
Construction of the MacKay Stadium Club will run from

December 28, 2015 through August 15, 2016 and there
will be no vehicular or pedestrian access to West Stadium
Way between MacKay Stadium and West Stadium
Parking Complex. During this timeframe, pedestrian
access will be re-routed through the parking spaces
located on the east side of the third floor of the West
Stadium Parking Complex. The carpool spaces will be
re-located directly across from their current location.
Please visit www.unr.edu/parking for more details.
MOTORIST ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
The Motorist Assistance Program is our chance to help

you. If you are faculty, staff or a student, and you lock
your keys in your car, have a dead battery or have a flat
tire while on campus, we are ready to lend a hand FREE
OF CHARGE. For assistance, simply contact us at (775)
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Arts&Entertainment
PACK N
THE EVENTS
THINGS TO
WATCH OUT
FOR THIS WEEK
By Blake Nelson
SPOKEN VIEWS
YOUTH OPEN MIC
DATE: Wednesday
TIME: 7 p.m.
LOCATION: The Holland
Project
INFO: Go out and support
young, local poets that are
performing with all their
hearts. This is great way to
acquaint yourself with the
local art community and
venture into midtown if you
havent had the opportunity
to do that before.
THE WALK:
MOVIE NIGHT
DATE: Thursday
TIME: 6 p.m. 9 p.m.
LOCATION: Joe Crowley
Student Union Theater

INFO: If you missed the
movie The Walk then you
can catch it at the Joe. See
your heartthrob Joseph
Gordon-Levitt re-enact the
story of Philippe Petit and
his walk between the World
Trade Center buildings in
New York.
TEDx UNIVERSITY
OF NEVADA
DATE: Saturday
TIME: 5:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Pioneer Center
of Performing Arts
INFO: Explore different
ideas and perspectives
with over 20 speakers. To
get an idea of what is to
be expected just search
TEDx, and youll find out
about thousands of topics
presented by a variety
of people. This version
of TEDx is likely to have
something that interests
you.
By Blake Nelson
The university hosted many exciting
events last year including concerts,
art exhibits and publications aimed
toward the arts.
Some of the most notable concerts
include the Reno Chamber Orchestra
series, Timeflies hosted by the Associated Students of the University of Nevada at the Reno Events Center and of
course Waka Flocka Flame also hosted
by ASUN at the Reno Events Center.
Nearly 5,000 students bought tickets
to the Waka Flocka Flame concert- the
best turnout of any university concert
yet. Due to this, the concert had to be
relocated to the Reno Events Center
from the Quad to accommodate all
the ticket holders. Thankfully, the
rapper did not disappoint, making the
concert one of the best received in the
universitys history, further showing
that ASUN is continuing to work for the
students of the university.
The university also hosted a variety
of art exhibitions across campus.
These included multiple exhibits
hosted by the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center all centered around the
culture and heritage of northern Nevada as well as exhibits in the Sheppard
Contemporary Gallery and the Church
Fine Arts building. Most notable is the
exhibit by the Special Collections in the
Knowledge Center. The exhibit, called
Whose Land Is It? The Dann Sisters
and the Western Shoshone Defense
Project, dealt with land rights of Western Shoshone Natives. Still relevant, the
exhibit is not only artful, but also has
historical significance in Nevada.
Last year was also a very important
one for the Brushfire Literary & Arts
Journal. The Brushfire released two
of its Loose Leaf zines, a collection of
archival submissions to the Brushfire
over the years, and hosted two open
mic nights. Two main journals were
also released last year by the Brushfire
with a wealth of submissions from artists on campus as well as artists from
the community. The journals releases
were each celebrated by open mic
nights as well as live music from
local acts, including Bazooka Zoo.
Throughout 2015 the university
has shown that it is growing
toward a much richer and
reputable art culture by offering
places for art to be presented.
The rest of the world also celebrated

the success of many films, ranging
from action to drama, as well as a
slew of great albums.
Films from last year not only
garnered cinematic and critical
successes, but also broke box office
records one after another. Films such
as Sicario and Anomalisa were
great successes in cinema and storytelling, while films like The Danish
Girl and Tangerine helped shed
light on political issues like gender
and equality while giving character to
the struggles of transgender people.
On the other hand, successes such as
Jurassic World and Star Wars: The
Force Awakens both successively
broke opening weekend box office
records, each clocking in over $200
million. Although some critics point
to the pandering the studios did to
reboot these two franchises, it is hard
to argue with the numbers generated
by these films alone.
DATE: Saturday
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Nightingale
Hall
INFO: Check out the Reno
DANTE
ELEPHANTE AND
CASINO HEARTS
CONCERT
DATE: Sunday
TIME: 8 p.m.
LOCATION: The Holland
Project
INFO: Branch out from
the university, Im looking

at you freshman, and visit
our local all-ages music
and art venue. This show
will feature surf rock from
Dante Elephante and
dreamy tunes from locals
Casino Hearts. Tickets are
only $5 and it will be worth
every penny.
Blake Nelson can be reached

at tbynum@sagebrush.
unr.edu and on Twitter
@b_e_nelson.
20
15
IN
RET
RO
SP
EC
RENO CHAMBER
ORCHESTRA
Chamber Orchestra at
least once throughout your
college career, if nothing
else to say that you did.
You can go this Saturday,
they are playing concertos
and symphonies. If you do,
you may actually enjoy the
concert led by Maestro
Theodore Kuchar.
A5
Flickr courtesy of Sharkhats
The year
has come
and gone,
as time
is wont
to do;
however,
it left
behind
great
successes
for the
University
of Nevada,
Reno,
and for
the arts in
general.
As said, a great deal of albums came

out this year that all received critical
success. A few of the highlights: Hop
Alongs Painted Shut fused folk
sensibility with punk passion to
write some of the best stories
put to music in 2015. Joanna Newsoms album
Divers capitalized on
the successes of her last
album Have One on Me and
made a much more succinct and
direct singer/songwriter album
that is rich with complex
lyrics
and
beautiful
arrangements for each
song.
Now, it would be hard to talk
about the best albums of 2015
without giving Kendrick Lamars
masterpiece To Pimp a Butterfly a
mention. This album was hinted at
being (long before the year was over)
as the best album of 2015 by multiple
music reviewing sources. The album
is dense to say the least, with little
to no letup in its unrelenting nature
of introspection. Kendrick explores
various aspects of his life and success
while connecting his experience to
American culture and remaining
highly topical while doing so.
Overall, 2015 was a year of successes
in the arts. Both film and music made
strides in their respective fields and
paved the way for the next generation
in the arts. As for the university, it
only expanded its reputation among
the students and the community and
is ready to tackle 2016 with as much
vigor and enthusiasm.
Blake Nelson can be reached at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu and Twitter
@b_e_nelson
Flickr courtesy of LaVladina
The Revenant proves the need for stronger directing

By Blake Nelson
Alejandro Gonzlez Irritus
The Revenant is by far one of
2015s best films. This is due,
in short to Gonzlez Irritus
determination and resolve in
demanding the most from
practical effects and attention to
detail.
The film begins with an opening scene that is kinetic, visceral
and downright beautiful. Done
with around 10 cuts in the whole
scene (generally unheard of in
todays films), it culminates in
a single long take that sets the
tone of the film and gives you
a glimpse of whats visually to
come.
During filming the crew would
only have a few hours of light to
capture the shot that Gonzlez
Irritu wanted. Due to the
natural lighting of the scenes
the shots could not be edited together, a crew member reported,
which only prolonged the shoot.
And throughout the film you are
greeted by scene after scene of
naturally lit long takes that only
become technically harder to ac-
complish. A long shot that ends

with a well-timed avalanche in
the background comes to mind.
And it would seem that
audiences and critics alike appreciated the films visuals, story
and acting. So far the box office
reads over 150 million and Rotten Tomatoes has rated it at an
81 percent. The performances
by Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom
Hardy have been nominated for
Academy Awards and 10 other
nominations, including cinematography, have been given to the
film.
These shots did come with a
price: The production went over
schedule by about five months
and over budget by about $45
million. This led many crew
members to complain about
the conditions on set. Gonzlez
Irritu even said that he had to
bar the executive producer, Jim
Skotchdopole, from set due to
disagreements when filming.
If we ended up in green
screen with coffee and everybody having a good time, everybody will be happy, but most
likely the film would be a piece
Movie Review
THE REVENANT
Release Date: Dec. 25
Genre: Drama, thriller
of shit, Gonzlez Irritu told
The Hollywood Reporter after
being confronted with some of
the complaints that the crew
raised about the shoot.
This statement highlights
what is essentially setting apart
the best directors of our time
from the worst. The unwillingness to compromise on a directors part seems to be the biggest
indicator for a movies success.
Think about 2014s Interstellar. Relatively few special effects
were used in the making of the
film due mostly to Christopher
Nolans distrust of computergenerated imaging.
Or last years largest blockbuster, Star Wars: The Force
Awakens. Due to the three
previous Star Wars films be-
Screenshot of The Revenant trailer
ing a flop, J.J. Abrams chose to

distance himself from them
by relying on older techniques
such as practical miniatures and
shooting on real film.
This isnt to say that practical
effects make a great film. Rather,
practical effects are considered
by directors who want to make
their vision of a film come to life.
Gonzlez Irritu has the
credentials to back such a vision;
his last film, Birdman or (The
Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance,

won the Oscars for Best Motion
Picture and Best Achievement in
Directing. Therefore, it seems that
the lack of settling in Gonzlez
Irritus case is justified.
In his own words, When you
see the film, you will see the scale
of it, and you will say, Wow.
Blake Nelson can be reached at
tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu and
Twitter @b_e_nelson.
Opinion
A6
STAFF EDITORIAL
Follow examples of compassion, not hate
evada is home to many

things, but what many may
not realize is that among the
various unique features of
our state is the distinction of having
the largest share of Americas total
population of undocumented immigrants, according to the Pew Research
Center.
In this time when racist, anti-immigrant rhetoric is as much a part of the
American political scene as discussion
of the economy, one institution in our
community is acting as an example of
how our treatment of immigrants must
shift from action driven by hate to
action driven by compassion.
On Sunday, Jan. 17, the Reno
Gazette-Journal published an article
highlighting the Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of Northern Nevada for
providing sanctuary to a local man
threatened by deportation. According

to the article, Jose Gastelum-Cardenas,
a husband and father of two young
children, was to be deported but
instead took sanctuary at the church
for four days. During this time,
Gastelum-Cardenas was able to receive
the help of the immigrant advocacy
group Acting in Community Together
in Organizing Northern Nevada and
have his deportation suspended for
one year.
Though providing sanctuary to those
whose deportation is imminent is not
legally sanctioned, members of the
church sought to take action to prevent
Gastelum-Cardenas and his family
from being torn apart by a broken
immigration system.
We have a commitment as
Unitarian Universalists to affirm and
promote the worth and dignity of every
person, and so we do this grounded in

our religious convictions, Rev. Neal
Anderson, pastor of the church, told
the RGJ.
The commitment to affirm the worth
and dignity of every person should not
belong solely in the realm of religion.
It is a standard that everyone should
strive to meet in their day-to-day lives.
Yet, it is a doubtless fact that much of
the current treatment and discussion
of immigrants rests on the rhetoric of
dehumanization.
From Donald Trumps notorious
characterization of Mexican immigrants as rapists who bring drugs and
crime into the United States, to Nevada
Gov. Brian Sandovals unwillingness to
welcome Syrian refugees to the state,
immigrants are being treated as though
they are somehow less than American
citizens less upstanding, less worthy
of security, and less entitled to basic

human rights. Unfortunately these
unfair characterizations seem to be
holding strong in the court of public
opinion, but they most assuredly
should not. The promise of votes in an
election year is not a valid reason to
dehumanize those who have suffered
on a level greater than most Americans
will have experienced in their lifetimes.
While immigrants should no doubt
come to the United States legally, legal
immigration is so arbitrarily difficult
and the system is so horribly broken
that to turn to the argument of this is
not legal is as naive as it is cruel. Because of unjustified delays it requires
an absurd amount of time to acquire a
green card, not even citizenship, only 1
million of the 11 million immigrants in
the country decided to follow through
and get one.
The Nevada Sagebrush editorial staff

can be reached at tbynum@sagebrush.
unr.edu and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
R.I.P
Make 2016 the year

of spontaneous living
t. James on Saturday,
Wing Wednesday at
Imperial, recently
played playlist on your
iTunes, suggestions for you on
Netflix, Lombardi at 5 p.m.
Now I am sure you might be
reading this thinking Ali, where
the hell are you going with this? I
think we can all
agree the New
Year is a time
for revelations
and a starting
point to make
life changes. Its
no secret that
a majority of
us have pretty
Ali
interchangeable
Schultz
goals we set for
Schultz Happens ourselves when
kickstarting the
new year.
It seems we really arent that
different after all. We all pledge to
work out more, start these weird
fad gluten-free diets and tell
ourselves we will actually brush
our hair for our 8 a.m., because we
will actually attend this semester,
right?
In setting these goals for the new
year we believe it to be evident
that we will be happier and finally
have our year. Yeah, these things
are important, dont get me wrong.
I am sure I would be significantly
happier if I didnt refer to my
stomach area as Tina the talking
tummy every time I try to wear a
crop top.
But, bringing in this New Year I
set a goal that has resonated with
me as far more important than
my generic goals I have set in past
years. I made a pledge to stop
falling into a seemingly inevitable
routine that we all seem to commit
ourselves to. And already I have
been substantially happier. The
answer to most all of our problems
as college students is simple. Break
your routine, leave your comfort
zone and attempt to never look
back.
Stop listening to the same
damn band on repeat. Just
because it is Wednesday and all
your friends are going, does not
These immigrants are running from

corrupt governments and vicious gangs
and cartels, pay thousands of dollars
that they dont have to traffickers that
would willingly trick these people into
sexual slavery and live with the fear of
being deported every day once they arrive in the states, all to fulfill a glimmer
of hope that maybe they will have a
better life north of the Rio Grande.
Instead of turning to fear, we should
be looking to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Nevada
as a leading example of effectively
providing aid to those truly in need. We
cannot let ourselves ruled by fear, not
when so many are being crushed and
defeated by a broken system.
Alan
Rickman
mean you should subject yourself

to aimlessly walking around
Imperial. Yes, Netflix, I have been
shamefully binge watching One
Tree Hill. Should I fall victim to
your suggestion of Secret Life of
an American Teenager? Hell no.
Learn to mix it up a little. This year,
say no to suggestions and familiar
scenarios.
I came to the realization that as
my college career progresses, and
as I looked back on my greatest
memories that I will hold dear to
me for the rest of my life, I saw that
they all had something in common. They were all different from
routine. My greatest memories
and my newfound passions never
stemmed from anything that was
a routine event or something I felt
was in my comfort zone. I would
have never found my all time
favorite song by listening to music
that came out in my lifetime. And I
wouldnt have bonded with one of
my best friends if I hadnt turned
down wings at Imperial.
My point is this: life is bland
when you fall into a comfort
zone. And youll never have those
wow moments if you never
make a commitment to stop doing
the same thing every week. This
change can be made in both
simple and complex things in life.
Try to trade in going to the
same bar on designated days
for having a dance party back at
your house instead. Trade in your
taste in TV dramas and dabble
in a documentary. This new year
you owe it to yourself to have
those wow moments. Step out of
your comfort zone and commit
yourself to trying new things.
True happiness will develop when
you commit yourself to new life
experiences. I have found that the
key to happiness is simpler than
we are led to believe. Contentment
doesnt come from routines. It
comes from spontaneity. So commit yourself to stepping outside
your comfort zone this new year.
1946-2016
Always.
Ali Schultz studies journalism.

She can be reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on Twitter
@AliSchultzzz.
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OPINION | A7
THEIR VOICES
ARE POWERFUL
mong the rest walking to classes,

enjoying lattes in the Quad and
finding seats in crowded lecture
halls there they are. They may go
seemingly unnoticed among the other faces,
and are categorized as the token. These are
the black faces of the University of Nevada,
Reno.
Here at the university, according to College Factual,
3.5 percent of the entire
student population of over
20,000 students is black.
Though the numbers are
small, students do feel that
there are opportunities for
them to come together
and have their own sense
Autumn
of community. Clubs and
Parham
organizations such as the
Black Student Organization
and A.B.L.E Women, as well as places such
as The Center for Cultural Diversity, are
very prominent on campus. These provide
students with an outlet to express their
opinions and spend time with like-minded
individuals. Though clubs such as these are
not racially exclusive, they do all have similar
views on equality.
Representation is important to not only
the minority, but the majority as well. This
allows for a better chance of understanding
different perspectives.
Here at the university, those who may
normally feel voiceless speak out about their
experience as a student of color.
Social context plays a major role in the
development of individuals. While some
students discuss coming from a diverse
community and being raised to accept all
races, they feel that this is not completely
reciprocated.
Joshua Smith, a sophomore transfer
student from Talladega College shares his
transition from a historically black college to
UNR. Though this may be an adjustment for
anyone, the impact is both surprising and
powerful.
Learning the aspects of a black university and the lessons taught were not fully
understood until changing the environment.
A complete culture shock, to say the least,
finding a new home at the university was
initially difficult. As time passed, Josh was
able to completely understand the tools that
provided that would expand far beyond the
classroom how to live as a black individual
in America. Realizing that no one is truly
colorblind, all people must be aware that
prejudice is alive and flourishing every day.
W. E. B. DuBois had the theory of a double
consciousness that states, It is a peculiar
sensation, this double-consciousness, this
sense of always looking at ones self through
the eyes of others, of measuring ones soul by
the tape of a world that looks on in amused
contempt and pity. One ever feels his
two-ness, an American, a Negro; two souls,
two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings;
two warring ideals in one dark body, whose
dogged strength alone keeps it from being
torn asunder.
When making initial impressions where
skin color can play a large factor, knowing
yourself can directly impact levels of
confidence and how one presents themself.
Allowing or mandating one individual to
speak on the behalf of an entire race can
often cause the common and contiuous
issue of preventing difference of opinion.
While it is isnt uncommon for the token
black student to be addressed on various
issues such as slavery, discrimination, and
the proper or improper use of the n-word,
there is no viable way to speak on behalf of
34,658,190 people.
Being a black man, you really have to stay
conscious with everything in life; how you
walk, how you perceive yourself, how you
love your family, how you treat a woman, all
of that, Smith said.
Personal experiences and awareness may
allow one to reflect on how they may be
perceived by others. This has a direct relation
to stereotypes placed on an individual or a
group as a whole. Defying the expectations
placed before him, as many other black men
must also do, this is a major step toward
demolishing racial discrimination.
Though there is a lack of representation
on campus, the sense of community that
is found within the hearts and minds of
the black students is much greater than
statistical reporting. Among the crowded
lecture hall, these are the black faces of the
University of Nevada, and though there may
be few, their voices are powerful.
Black
students at
UNR a small
but unified
community
Among the crowded

lecture hall, these
are the black faces
of the University of
Nevada, and though
there may be few,
their voices are
powerful.
Autumn Parham studies journalism. She can

be reached on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
Recognize
merits of
medical
marijuana
Photos courtesy of Autumn Parham
dont actually smoke

medical marijuana, said Deane
Albright, the founder and
treasurer of Nevadas newest
dispensaries. For someone who is not a
personal user, Albright doubtlessly supports
dope.
One of Nevadas medical marijuana
dispensaries opened its doors to the public
on Aug. 26, 2015. On a typical afternoon,
Sierra Wellness Connection bustles with an
array of customers of all
ages seeking treatment.
Behind the years of
planning and preparation
stands the man responsible, Albright.
Albright may not look
like the typical medical
Andrea
marijuana supporter. An
Heerdt
older man with a short
haircut and dressed
business casual, he views the criminalization of medical marijuana to be irrational.
Albright is college-educated and owns his
own Certified Public Accountants firm. He
grew up in the late 1960s during the hippie
movement and is well aware that cannabis
has been used as a pharmacological tool
for thousands of years. Albright personally
believes medical marijuana is a better
therapy for certain ailments versus turning
to alcohol. He supports those who use it
for medical reasons and personally knows
employees and friends who told him
medical marijuana saved their lives.
Dispensary manager and mentee, Eva
Grossman, stands behind what Albright
is doing at Sierra Wellness Connection.
She has been through a serious medical
accident and is now able to empathize
with and communicate to customers about
what they may be going through as well as
different treatment options.
Medical marijuana dispensaries such as
these could be an asset for the Reno community. They are providing Reno citizens
with alternative options to traditional
medications. Medical marijuana dispensaries in Reno should be acknowledged as the
positive alternative to medicine that they
are. Not just Sierra, but other dispensaries
here in town do a lot of justice for patients
who seek treatment. It provides our communitys residentd with more options than
just prescription medication.
Before Sierra Wellness Connection, many
people in the Reno area did not have the
resources and expertise to grow medical
marijuana on their own or were unable
to travel to a dispensary in another state
to purchase a safe product. In 2013 the
Nevada Legislature passed a bill in which
a business could grow, cultivate and sell
medical marijuana. When this happened,
Albright embarked on a mission to create a
facility that educates and provides patients
with treatment options in the safest manner
possible.
We just wanted to make sure that if it
was done that it would be done right with
ethical people who would obey all the
regulations, rules and make sure it was
done properly, Albright said.
Albright and his fellow founders at Sierra
Wellness Connection wanted to ensure that
their company would be comfortable for
patients to purchase medical marijuana.
Other founders such as Steven Nightingale
and Joe Crowley, the former president
of the University of Nevada, Reno, stood
behind Albright and guaranteed that their
company would open its doors in the
most compliant way and to the highest
standards. This serves as another reason
to stand behind the dispensaries. If the
patients are being regulated and the
marijuana is serving a medicinal purpose, I
think we should welcome dispensaries alike
in our community.
Sierra Wellness Connection and the
openings of other dispensaries are currently creating different support groups for
veterans, senior citizens and families with
autistic children called the Compassionate
Care 4 Kids group. Inside Sierra Wellness
Connection includes a room with the sole
purpose of educating patients about safe
medical marijuana use. Dispensaries are
creating possibilities for a better quality of
life for patients in need while educating the
community on the treatments.
Andrea Heerdt studies journalism. She can
be reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and
on Twitter @The Sagebrush.
Bringing your friends the motherly charm and advice they need
know BuzzFeed is not

necessarily the go-to
website for news, but it does
a great job with pop culture
topics, funny
articles that
include GIFs,
and quizzes
... so many
quizzes. I took
a quiz about a
week ago that
was titled Are
You The Parent
Sadie
Of Your Friend
Fienberg
Group? and to
no surprise, BuzzFeed confirmed

that I, indeed, am the parent of
my friend group.
In addition to trying to zoom
in on Instagram yes, I know
that is not possible yet I do
other motherly things. My go-to
option for a potluck is to make
a dessert or something sweet. I
can volunteer to bring the chips
or napkins and cups, but I like
to put my love in a baked treat.
Over Fourth of July weekend I
volunteered to make not one,
but two homemade Dutch apple
pies. Once I got on my baking
streak, I also decided to make a

banana Bundt cake (who does
that? Moms) and chocolate chip
cookies. In addition, if people are
hungry, I will cook them food.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner, I dont
care I just want you to be
well-fed.
I also like to teach my friends
new words especially in
Yiddish. Have you used the word
tchotchke (pronounced chahchkey)? It would be the English
equivalent to knick-knack. See,
its a cooler word right? I also
teach them words they should
not use, like utilize. Dont ever

use that word. Do you notice
how much better that sentence
sounded than dont ever utilize
that word? I hope so.
I own things that people
dont generally need often. For
example, I have all the tools
needed to fix jewelry, wire, a
yard-long ruler and the fabric to
make hair ties (because someone
always needs one). Why do I own
these things? I am really not sure.
I am always willing to give
people advice, sometimes even if
I dont know them. I am a realistic
person; at least I like to think I am.

I have no problem telling people
if I think something is a good idea
or a terrible one. I know that I
may come off as harsh or blunt,
but in the end it is usually helpful.
On the same note, I will also help
you plan your life. I am more than
willing to help.
Need help with budgeting your
money? I can help. One time a
friend came to me for help with
researching and applying for a
credit card. Need to figure out
how much money you need to
make to live/how much you can
spend without going broke? I can

help. I am that person who makes
a semester budget on an Excel
sheet. I am a journalism major, I
dont math but I can work Excel
and use the calculations button to
help me.
If you do any of these things,
then chances are you are the
mom of your friend group.
Congrats!
Sadie Fienberg studies journalism.
She can be reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
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UPCOMING
MENS GAMES
WEEKLY TOP 5
Top 5 David Bowie

songs
SPACE ODDITY
Thank you, Adam

Sandler, for introducing
young people to David Bowie
lyrics. The song was released
in 1969 at the height of the
United Statess interest in
space flight. Five days after
the song dropped, Apollo 11
launched, which became the
first manned moon landing.
This is Major Tom to ground
control, Im stepping through
the door.
REBEL REBEL
Rebel Rebel was

Bowies last single
in the glam rock era of the
early 70s. Bowie himself was
surprised at the popularity
of the song and credits its
popularity to the notorious riff
played throughout. Youve
got your mother in a whirl,
shes not sure if youre a boy
or a girl.
HEROES
Heroes is the song

that the fake David
Bowie fan references when
someone asks them what
their favorite Bowie song is.
Nevertheless, it has one of
the most emotional peaks of
any song in recent memory.
Bowies performance of
Heroes in 1987 in Germany
was considered a catalyst to
the eventual fall of the Berlin
Wall.
vs.
UNLV
7 p.m.
1/23
vs. San
Diego State
8 p.m.
1/26
vs. Utah
State
6 p.m.
1/30
at Colorado
State
1 p.m.
2/06
what you missed
AJ West leaves, Cameron Oliver still dunks, Pack

struggles to shoot, and Musselman frustrated
CHINA GIRL
David Bowie used his

platform as musician
to take stances on racism and
sexism, and China Girl is the
most obvious example. The
song was reportedly inspired by
Bowies love for a Vietnamese
woman named Kuelan Nguyen.
The China Girl music video
elevated the popularity of the
song and further demonstrated
Bowies diverse talents.
Nevada at Wyoming
When: Wednesday, Jan. 20,

Where: Arena Auditorium
(15,028)
TV: NevadaWolfPack.TV
By Jack Rieger
Im standing in line at Imperial Bar and Lounge in downtown Reno following Nevada basketballs 74-67 wire-to-wire loss
to Boise State. Its a standard winter night in Reno, meaning its
absolutely freezing and theres even a complementary wind gust
thats making me wonder why I didnt go to school in Southern
California. Out of the corner of my eye I see a couple of Nevada
basketball players walk to the front of the line, as theyre allowed to
bypass the numb mob of students whove been patiently freezing
to death. You would think this would make me angry, but it doesnt.
Nevada basketball is relevant again.
WOLF PACK CONTINUES TO PLAY WITH HIGH

ENERGY
Through its first 17 games, Nevada basketball has posted a
10-7 record and a 2-3-conference record. At this same point last
year, Nevada was 6-11 and would end up losing 11 out of its last
14. Nothing about this years squad resembles last years lethargic,
discombobulated, incompetent group. Nevada pushes the tempo,
it utilizes a full-court press, and its pregame show includes a dunk
contest and a unicycle. And most importantly, the team expects to
win every game. Coach Eric Musselman was clearly disappointed
and visibly upset when Nevada lost a close game at home to Boise
State, which was first in the conference at the time and had won 10
straight. This is a clear sign of Nevadas improvement, considering
they lost by 32 last season .
I want to win every game, Musselman said. We came up short,
were a poor shooting team and it continues to haunt us. ... We got to
just keep earning respect from everybody. Fans, media, referees. We
got to earn everybodys respect on a nightly basis.
SDSU
5-0
12-6
Boise State
4-1
13-5
Fresno State
3-2
12-6
New Mexico
3-2
12-6
Utah State
3-3
11-6
Wyoming
3-3
10-9
UNLV
2-3
11-7
Nevada
2-3
10-7
Colorado State
2-3
10-8
Air Force
1-4
10-8
San Jose State
1-5
6-12
WOMENS BASKETBALL
Nevada has yet to take the next step as an effective shooting

team, mostly because it doesnt have many prominent outside
shooters on their roster. Nevada ranks ninth in the Mountain West
in field goal percentage and ninth in three-point shooting. Despite
being a poor shooting team, Nevada actually ranks second in the
MW in points per game, mostly because it gets to the free-throw line
more often than anyone in the conference. The Wolf Pack needs DJ
Fenner, Eric Cooper Jr. and Marqueze Coleman to score from the
outside on a consistent basis in order to shoot well.
The team looked to obtain its

first back-to-back wins of the
season, as the Pack traveled to
Boise State on Jan. 13. Sadly,
its efforts werent enough to
notch a win in Idaho, bringing
their record to 2-14 on the
year. Nevada and Boise State
traded blows with each other
early. The first quarter was
dominated by Boise State as
Nevada took an early 21-9 lead.
The Pack was a resilient bunch
as it tied the game going into
halftime. Nevada played well
in the duration of the second
half, but still came up short.
The loss was only by an eightpoint margin, to a strong and
versatile Broncos team.
AJ WEST
WOMENS TENNIS
SHOOTING WOES CONTINUE
The Packs womens tennis

teams two-day stint in
Honolulu came with its highs
and lows. The team dropped
their first two dual matches
of the spring, receiving its
first loss from Hawaii (4-3) on
Jan. 14. Nevadas second dual
match loss took place on Jan.
15, where they were shutout
by No. 56 Washington (7-0).
Of the Packs four competitors
in the singles competition,
only Claudia Herrero and
Sheila Morales came out
with a victory. Nevada came
out winless in their doubles
competition, dropping two of
their three matches.
In December, senior center AJ West left the school for personal

reasons and returned home to New York. Wests departure is a
major blow to Nevadas frontcourt, as the senior led the team in
scoring and rebounding last season. West also has the third most
blocks in Nevada history. West was referred to as a complicated player to coach by former Nevada coach David Carter,
and coach Musselman has had his problems with him, as
West was benched for a Nov. 25 game against Portland State
for his lack of effort this week in practice.
You may not know much about his Wolf Pack
basketball team, but theres a good chance youve
heard of freshman Cameron Oliver, who lights up
Lawlor with his **show-time dunks** on a weekly
basis. Oliver is averaging 10.5 points, 7 rebounds
and 2.5 blocks per game. Olivers real strength is using
his athleticism in transition where he has the potential
to put opposing players on a poster, but hes also an underrated shooter with the ability to score 18 feet away from the basket.
Olivers weakness is foul trouble, as he consistently finds himself
picking up quick fouls around the basket. He has mentioned that
he needs to find a balance between being an aggressive shot blocker
and a smart defender. If Nevada plans on making a run at the MW
championship, Cameron Oliver will be a primary contributor.
Jack Rieger can be reached at jrieger@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @JackRieger.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
When: Saturday, Jan. 23,
TV: ESPNU
Standings Conference Overall
Nevada falls to 10-7 on the year

with its most recent loss at
home to Boise State. The Packs
slow start to the game would
turn out to be its downfall,
as it ended the first period
down by 11 points, to Packs
Mountain West counterparts.
Marqueze Coleman, DJ Fenner
and Eric Cooper Jr. all put forth
double digit performances in
the points column. Nevadas
efforts to regain the lead were
futile, as the Pack outscored
Boise State in the second
period, but still fell short, losing
the game 74-67. Nevada won
the rebounding competition
on the offensive boards 14-13.
The teams inability to obtain a
few more offensive rebounds
resulted in a heart-wrenching
loss, instead of a statement win
over the Broncos.
Nevada vs. UNLV
Where: Lawlor Events Center

(11,536)
MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS
MENS BASKETBALL
CAMERON OLIVER
THIS WEEKS GAME
vs. Air
Force
7 p.m.
2/10
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
CHANGES
Changes represented
Bowies rotational
personality and identity (or
something like that). It was
the last song Bowie ever
performed live onstage. And
these children that you spit
on, as they try to change their
worlds, are immune to your
consultations, theyre quite
aware of what theyre going
through.
at
Wyoming
6 p.m.
1/20
A9
Henry MacDiarmid/Nevada Sagebrush
Forward Cameron Oliver dunks in a game against Alaska Fair Banks on Nov. 6. Oliver has been one of the most productive players this
season for Nevada.
Always do sober what

you said youd do drunk.
That will teach you to
keep your mouth shut.
Ernest Hemingway
WHO IS GOING TO WIN THE SUPERBOWL?

Im on the Carolina Panthers bandwagon hard
right now for one reason: Cam Newton. Killer Cam
Cam is on a mission right now, and hes dragging
the Panthers offense with him. He threw for 35
touchdowns and over 3,800 yards while running for
almost 700 yards and 10 touchdowns. He is doing
this without a top-tier wide receiver. Hes throwing
bombs to Ted I have cement hands Ginn Jr. who has
dropped deep passes for touchdowns on multiple
occasions. You see the look on his face when the
Giants tied the game? Sheer determination though.
VS
Neil Patrick
Healy
THE WEEKLY DEBATE
Jack
Rieger
Two months ago I put $10 on the Carolina Panthers to not

win the Superbowl with my friend Kline Fieldan, whom I gave
10-1 odds. While the Panthers are just two games away from
emptying my pockets, Im not concerned because I have
the Jesus Christ of football on my side Tom Brady. The
Patriots will win the Superbowl because Tom Brady is 22-8
in the playoffs, the Patriots are finally completely healthy,
they have the best coach in football, they have an easy
conference championship game against Denver (take New
England -3.5) and Tom Brady hasnt eaten a carb in 10 years
(thats not a joke).
A10 | SPORTS
Dysfunctional UNLV
fires Rice midseason
Top 10
Continued from page 12
By Jack Rieger
Colman for the win!

Photo courtesy of Nevada Athletics
Marqueze Coleman goes up for a layup against the

UNLV Rebels at Lawlor Events Center on Tuesday, Jan.
27, 2015. Colman hit a memorable game-winning shot
against the Rebels earlier in the season to lift the Wolf
Pack by a score of 64-62.
Big-time recruits
Mens head basketball coach Eric Musselman

conducts practice at Lawlor Events Center.
Musselman has gained a reputation of being
a great recruiter and signed the 35th-ranked
class in the nation according to Rivals.com.
10
Overtime win
Streak is over
Nevada middle/right side hitter Sam Willoughby (10) celebrates after a kill against
UNLV at Virginia Street Gym on Nov. 5,
2015. Nevada beat UNLV 3-1 and it was the
first win over the Rebels since 2005.
Nathan Brown Silva/Nevada

Sagebrush
Running back James

Butler runs for a 58-yard
touchdown run early in
the second quarter at
Mackay Stadium on Nov. 14,
2015. The 34-31 overtime
win against the Spartans
clinched a bowl berth.
L e g i s l a t i v e
Backs run wild

Henry MacDiarmid/Nevada
Sagebrush
Austin Corbit (73) hoists

James Butler (20) into
the air after he scores a
touchdown against Hawaii
on Oct. 24 2015 at Mackay
Stadium. Butler and running mate Don Jackson
both ran for over 1000
yards in 2015.
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On Dec. 10, UNLV announced

it was parting ways with head
basketball coach Dave Rice just
16 games into the season. Rice
had coached UNLV since 2011.
At the time of the firing, the
Rebels had a 9-7 overall record
and started conference play with
three straight losses to Fresno
State, Colorado State and Wyoming. Rice owned a 98-54 overall
record during his time as coach,
including an underwhelming
37-32 conference record. UNLVs
win totals decreased each year
beginning in Rices first season,
as a series of last-minute losses
this year proved to be the coachs
final straw. UNLV athletic director
Tina Kunzer-Murphy explained
her reasoning for firing Rice
midseason in a press conference
following the announcement.
I think any of you who have
watched our games lately, you
look at it and its been tough to
watch, Kunzer-Murphy said.
I think with all the talent that
we have this year, everybodys
wondering how can we get this
ship turned around. Thats when
you make decisions to try to get it
turned around.
UNLV firing Dave Rice was not
surprising if youve kept up with
Vegas media; he wasnt able to
win a tournament game in four
seasons, his teams never finished
better than third in the Mountain
West Conference despite hosting
the conference tournament every year and Rice failed to coach
effectively at the end of games.
Heres what IS surprising:
UNLV fired Rice in the middle of
the season, which is incredibly
rare in college basketball. The
only time coaches are typically
fired midseason is when NCAA
violations are brought forth or
something illegal surfaces.
Firing a coach midseason is
rare mostly because its counterproductive. First, its unfair to
recruits who committed to play
for the head coach who recruited
them. Secondly, it makes the
program look dysfunctional after
granting coach Rice a two-year
extension following the 2014
season. UNLV will now pay Rice
around a total of $1 million,
receiving the remainder of his
base salary ($300,000 per year)

for this season and the remaining
three years on his contract. Lastly,
and most importantly, UNLV
is going to struggle to convince
new recruits to come to UNLV
after firing its coach in the middle
of the season. Chaos generally
doesnt attract elite talent.
The reason Dave Rice was fired
midseason is because UNLVs
fans, boosters and athletic
department have unrealistic expectations for their basketball
team, which hasnt won the
Mountain West Conference or
even a tournament game since
2008, yet the team is expected to
finish in the top 25 and make the
tounrament on an annual basis.
UNLVs expectations stem from
three primary sources:
1975-1991
During this 16-season stretch,
UNLV made the tournament 12
times, including four final-four
appearances and a national
championship in 1990. Unfortunately someone forgot to remind
Vegas this was 25 years ago and
Jerry Tarkanian isnt walking
through the door to restore the
program. UNLVs primary viewing audience is 40- to 65-year-old
die-hard fans who fell in love
with the national championship
Rebels and expect the modern
team to return to that form.
Dave Rices ability to recruit

Many people criticized Rices
ability to coach, but no one
questioned his capability to
recruit elite high school players
from around the country. Rice
recruited 11 Rivals.com 150 prospects since 2012, including future
NBA first-round picks Rashad
Vaughn and Anthony Bennett.
Since 2012, Rice recruited four
different classes ranking in the
top 16 in the country, so fans
went into every season with high
hopes for the Rebels who never
lived up to the potential of their
recruiting.
Cliff Findlay
Several publications have suggested that UNLVs largest donor,
Cliff Findlay, along with other
prominent donors threatened to
pull funding if UNLV didnt fire
Rice. Kunzer-Murphy denied that

allegation of course, but there is
no questioning UNLVs dependence on Findlays wallet considering the athletic department
doesnt have a lucrative budget
like UCLA or Arizona. When your
mom threatens to stop sending
gas money, you cooperate, and
UNLV certainly cooperated with
its donors by firing Rice in the
middle of the season.
According to a report from the
Las Vegas Review-Journal, which
cited an unnamed source, highly
touted Louisville coach Rick
Pitino would consider the UNLV
job. The report also said Pitino
had several influential friends
in Las Vegas willing to spend big
for the coach to come to UNLV.
I have a theory about this.
For the most part, when
information is leaked through
the media its because the party
involved wants it leaked. I think
UNLV boosters want the public,
and specifically UNLV fans and
administrators, to think they
have a legitimate chance at Rick
Pitino. For one, it keeps UNLV
fans hopeful and optimistic
about their future after mercilessly firing their well-mannered
coach midseason who happened
to play on UNLVs national
championship team in 1990. Secondly, it reminds UNLV fans and
administration that any hope of
landing a prestigious coach like
Pitino relies on their donors, and
you better not do anything to piss
them off.
Im not writing this column as
a reporter of a rival school who is
delighted with the dysfunction of
an in-state opponent; Im writing
as a former UNLV fan who grew
up in Las Vegas immersed in
Rebel basketball six months of
the year. And there is no question
about it Vegas is a basketball
town desperate for its college
team to be relevant again. But
UNLVs desperation combined
with unrealistic expectations
and a dysfunctional program
have created a delusional fan
base constantly finding itself in a
familiar position: disappointed.
Jack Rieger can be reached at
jrieger@sagebrush.unr.edu and
on Twitter @jackrieger.
A11 | SPORTS
UP
Stock
with
REC RD: Is Brian Polian on the hot seat?
FOR
THE
DOWN A
Neil Patrick Healy
STOCK UP
BISHOP GORMAN AND RONNIE
STANLEY:
Whenever you utter the words Bishop
Gorman to a Las Vegas native, they look
visibly ill. Anyone who didnt attend Bishop
Gorman High School who grew up in Las
Vegas pretty much views the school as
the evil empire in Star Wars. Gormans
powerhouse sports programs promote
feelings of animosity, resentment, and
bitterness by beating down other schools
year by year. If you share these feelings of
hostility toward the Gaels, then you are
about to feel sick to your stomach.
Former Gorman standout Ronnie
Stanley has become the poster child for
why good Las Vegas athletes should play
for the Gaels. He will graduate from Notre
Dame with a degree in management
entrepreneurship, was a consensus AllAmerican at left tackle and is a projected
top-10 pick of the 2016 NFL draft. Have you
thrown up yet? Dont worry, it gets better.
Now Stanley has signed with Jay Zs Roc
Nation Sports. All-American, top NFL draft
pick and you get Jay Z to represent you?
Stanley is making Gorman look good.
STOCK DOWN
DERRICK WILLIAMS:
The New York Knicks forward was having
another day in the life of an NBA player. He
beat the Philadelphia 76ers, hit the club in
Manhattan and brought home two women
to his apartment around 7 a.m. Once
he woke up at 4 p.m., he found that the
two women had stolen his Louis Vuitton
backpack filled with $750,000 of jewelry.
One, he plays for the Knicks, so his
stock is automatically low. Two, his twoyear contract with the Knicks is worth $10
million, so $750,000 is a huge chunk of that
contract and now you let two groupies take
it from you. Three, I know that Williams
was having a fantastic night before that
because he was partying until 7 a.m. in
Manhattan. I can only imagine how terrible
he must have felt waking up hungover at 4
p.m. with a backpack of jewelry stolen. In
short, stop trusting groupies and get a safe.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at
neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@NP_Healy.
ll rise. Department one of

the Sagebrush Supreme
Court is now in session. The
honorable Judge Neil Patrick
Healy presiding.
The trial conducted before this
court of The People v. Brian S. Polian
began nearly four months ago. The
facts of the case have been intensely
deliberated, the
evidence has been
well documented
and arguments of
counsel have been
concluded.
As the court
examined the
details of this case,
the prosecution,
Neil Patrick
representing
Healy
concerned members of the Nevada
fan base, brought charges against the
defendant that the head football coach
for the University of Nevada will enter
the fourth year of his contract with the
football program on the proverbial
hot seat and is coaching for his
future. The defense, representing
Polian, has argued that putting Polian
on the hot seat is irresponsible and
would show negligence in the athletic
department.
THE PROSECUTION
The prosecutions case against the
defendant is indeed a compelling one
that cannot be overlooked. Polian
enters the 2016 season with a losing
record of 18-20 and an 11-13 record
in Mountain West Conference play.
In his third season as head coach
of Nevada, he led a disappointing
6-6 regular season campaign that
included losses to Wyoming and
UNLV, two teams with a combined
five wins. The prosecution has made a
point to emphasize that two of those
five wins came against the defendant.
A third loss suffered by the defendant
took place on Nov. 21 in Logan,
Utah, where his team gave up 24
unanswered points and relinquished a
20-point lead in the early stages of the
third quarter.
The prosecution has shown little to
no faith in last seasons starting quarterback, Tyler Stewart, who only threw
for 2,065 yards, 15 touchdowns and
seven interceptions. The questions
surrounding the program outnumber
the answers, which is never a sure
sign of the stability one wants in
a functioning and competitive
program. The most damning evidence
presented against the defendant is the
Nathan Brown Silva/Nevada Sagebrush
Brian Polian stares off into the distance as he stands on the sidelines of Mackay
Stadium on Sept. 12 2015. Polian closed his third year as head football coach of
Nevada with a 28-23 win in the Arizona Bowl against Colorado State.
$10,000 fine levied upon Polian after

his reprehensible actions that took
place on Sept. 12. Polian received two
unsportsmanlike conduct penalties
while arguing with the officiating
crew during the 44-20 loss against the
University of Arizona.
The final piece of evidence presented
was, in the courts opinion, the most
interesting. The X-factor in this case is
Nevada Athletic Director Doug Knuth.
Knuth, who was hired by the University of Nevada after the hiring of the
defendant, could potentially be put in
an inopportune position with regard to
the defendants future. If Polian suffers
similar struggles in the upcoming
2016 season, Knuth will have to decide
between terminating his contract or
extending said contract beyond 2016.
In regard to the highly competitive
landscape of college football, the
most important aspect is the ability to
recruit high-quality athletes to attend
your institution. If the defendant
goes into the fifth and final year of
his contract with no set course for
his future, the quality of recruits that
the program can attract will instantly
diminish. Knuth can either terminate
the defendants contract or give him
an extension. No program can have
its head coach in a state of limbo and
expect to compete at the highest level.
THE DEFENSE
The defense has countered with the
notion that putting the defendant on
the hot seat is a reflection of unrealistic expectations by the fan base, and
that it is unjust to put the defendant in
a position of coaching for his job due
to the program that he represents. The
defense has further asserted that the

evidence of lack of success had by the
defendant is insufficient considering
the recent postseason victory.
Polian is the head coach of a
program that is largely underfunded
compared to its rivals in the Mountain
West Conference. The Nevada Wolf
Packs annual athletic budget is $27.3
million, which is 11th out of the
12-team conference. Only Utah State
has less funding annually. With the
average annual budget in the Mountain West being around $38 million,
the defense has made the argument
that expecting more success with less
funding is unreasonable and that
the job performed by the defendant
is adequate enough to keep his job
secure for the 2016 season.
The defense has also argued that
the on-field product has shown signs
of improvement from the defendants
first year to his third. In his first
season, Polian went 4-8. The two
following seasons he finished with a
7-6 record, qualified for two straight
bowl games and won the programs
first postseason game since 2010.
The defendant led the Wolf Pack to a
28-23 victory over Colorado State in
the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl
and finished 2015 with two running
backs (Don Jackson and James Butler)
finishing the season with over 1,000
yards rushing. The Wolf Pack finished
25th in the nation in rushing and
finished 40th in pass defense. The
defense made it clear to the court that
the defendant inherited a program
that has ranked in the top 50 in pass
defense only twice since 2004. In
that same time frame, the Wolf Pack
finished below the top 100 in pass

defense five times. The programs
historical Achilles heel has been
made into a position of strength and
optimism.
The defendant also brings back
ample talent into 2016 to solidify his
future with the program. Butler, the
1000-yard running back, enters his
junior year as the number-one option
with an offensive line that brings back
every starter from 2015. Returning
starters in wide receivers Jerico
Richardson and Hasaan Henderson
along with tight end Jarred Gipson
should bolster the offense. All showed
the ability to make plays, but the
lack of an effective passing game
limited their potential. Polian has
made the necessary moves to improve
the offense by hiring Tim Cramsey
to take over the duties as offensive
coordinator. Cramsey served as an
offensive assistant at the University of
New Hampshire under current 49ers
head coach Chip Kelly and spent three
years as the offensive coordinator at
Montana State. While Cramsey was
calling the plays, the Bobcats ranked
third in the FCS in scoring offense
by scoring 41.9 points per game. The
defense believes that with all the
evidence considered the defendant
is on the right track to build upon the
success he has had thus far.
THE DECISION
After all closing arguments have
been heard, I do not find sufficient
evidence to put the defendant on the
hot seat entering the 2016 season. The
case of the defense shows that the
defendant is under the employment
of a program that is not the opportune
place to achieve ample success
quickly. It is this courts belief that the
defendant will not be labeled on the
hot seat this offseason. However, the
arguments of the prosecution have
been duly noted. The surrounding
circumstances, along with the
reprehensible actions that took place
against Arizona, do show possible turmoil. I therefore say that the
defendant, Brian S. Polian, will have
the label of sitting on a warm seat
until further notice. If the results of
the 2016 season do not stay true to the
case of the defense then the evidence
will be presented once again, in which
time this court will reconvene.
*Hits gavel.*
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at
neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@NP_Healy.
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Sports
A12
Nevada hires Musselman
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Nevada head coach Eric Musselman looks on from the sideline

as his team plays in an exhibition game against Alaska-Fairbanks
at Lawlor Events Center on Nov. 11, 2015. With head coaching
experience in the NBA with the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings, he is the most high profile hire Nevada Athletics
has ever hired.
TOP
ten
NEVADA SPORTS
MOMENTS OF
2015
See TOP 10 page A11
Baseball wins MWC crown
Pack win bowl
Nevada pitcher Trenton Brooks throws from the pitchers mound at Peccole Park during the 2014 season. Nevada won the
Mountain West Regular season title with a 41-15 overall record while posting a 22-7 mark in conference. It was the first Mountain West title in any sport.
Wolf Pack players pose with the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl trophy. Nevada
won the Arizona Bowl over Colorado State 28-23. It was their first bowl victory
since 2010.
Boxing wins team title
Byler in the bigs

File Photo
Photo courtesy of Herb Santos Jr.
Coaches and fighters of the Nevada boxing team pose with national team title trophy at the BB&T Center in Miami, Florida on
Sunday, April 12 2015. Nevada won the team trophy for the first time since 1993.
Austin Byler swings at a pitch at Peccole Park. Byler was selected in the 11th
round of the 2015 baseball draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Byler hit .298
with 15 home runs and 57 RBIs in 228 at bats with the Missoula Osprey in 2015.

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WELCOME BACK,

TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2016

FIRST COPY FREE, ADDITIONAL COPIES 50 CENTS EACH

VOLUME 122, ISSUE 17

Students take stock of new university additions

s students and faculty return to

State of emergency declared in

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A climb that wont stop

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Gov. Brian Sandoval gives last years State of the State

See POLITICS page A3

As students swarm the University of Nevada, Renos campus for

THE POWER OF UNITY

the cost of attendance. Its a reality

National Center for Education

TOP MOMENTS OF 2015

See EDUCATION page A2

Student voice of the University of

Volume 122 ~8bbdT &

In the 1970s, inflation was rising at

HITTING STUDENTS HARD

We cannot realistically expect the

WHOS TRYING TO CHANGE

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Regardless of candidate attention,

THE OUTLOOK REMAINS

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HOW DID WE GET HERE?

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Your legislature and you: 2015 as told by state politics

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THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION

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NEW LAWS OF NOTE

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