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VOLUME 122, ISSUE 18
The final
days of
White
Pine Hall
NEWS in REVIEW
By Jacob Solis
INTERNATIONAL
As Zika outbreak worsens in
Latin America, 3 cases are confirmed in U.K.
The Zika virus, a mosquitoborne virus that causes mild
symptoms ranging from fever
to joint pain, has officially been
found in three British citizens
after they had traveled to South
America, according to Time
Magazine.
The virus has been connected
to microcephaly, a birth defect
where the babys head is smaller
than normal, stunting brain
development. Latin America has
been struggling with Zika and
microcephaly in recent months,
with more than 4,000 cases of the
defect being reported in Brazil
alone since October of last year.
Some nations have taken steps
to stem the rate of birth defects,
asking women to wait to have
children in time frames from a
few weeks to several years. The
World Health Organization has
predicted that Zika is likely to
spread throughout North and
South America, and the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention have issued travel warnings
for pregnant women traveling to
the region.
The cases in Britain are compounded with a number of cases
in the U.S., where the disease has
been reported in both Florida and
Illinois. There is no vaccine for the
illness, which usually clears up
by itself in a week or so, though
with the current outbreak there
is a growing push by officials to
develop a vaccine.
NATIONAL
North Dakota abortion law
officially blocked by Supreme
Court
The U.S. Supreme Court refused
to hear an appeal on a lower court
ruling that struck down North
Dakotas abortion ban, officially
blocking the measure, according
to NPR. The so-called fetal heartbeat law was once considered
one of the tightest abortion bans
in the nation as it banned abortions after a heartbeat could be
detected, often six weeks into the
pregnancy.
The lower court blocked the law
because the historic Roe v. Wade
decision mandates that abortions
must be allowed until the fetus
is viable, 23 or 24 weeks into the
pregnancy. North Dakotas law often made it impossible for women
to get abortions because, prior to
six weeks into a pregnancy, it is
uncommon to be aware that one
is even pregnant. The challenge
to the law came shortly after the
legislature passed the measure
by North Dakotas only abortion
provider, the Red River Womens
Clinic in Fargo.
While the challenge to North
Dakotas law is over, the Supreme
Court will eventually hear a challenge to a Texas abortion ban that
has directly led to the closure of half
of the states abortion clinics.
LOCAL
Reno PD busts 10 local businesses for selling alcohol to
minors
Ten businesses around Reno,
including Pub N Sub and the Blind
Onion, were cited Monday for
selling alcohol to minors, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal.
The crime, a misdemeanor,
carries a fine of $500, and was
discovered by the Regional Street
Enforcement Team through an
underage sting operation that was
funded by federal grant money.
SET used several underage volunteers to verify that 31 establishments were not violating the law.
Jacob Solis can be reached at jsolis@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
LOCAL ART SPACES
By Daniel Lang
MAKING
CONTACT
Alumni open up path to connect
students to local business
By Marcus Lavergne
College students face some of lifes
most pressing challenges both inside
and outside of the classroom. From
engineering to pre-med and everything
in between, students at the University
of Nevada, Reno, work to develop the
skills it takes to work in a seemingly
endless list of professions.
After getting a degree, for many the
next question is how to find that dream
job, or at least a starting rung on the ladder up to it. Finding that starting point
has proven to be easier said than done.
Statistics from a 2014 aftercollege.com
SurveyMonkey questionnaire showed
that around 83 percent of graduating
seniors leave college without a job lined
up, although 72 percent said they were
actively searching.
According to that same survey, which
included a group of 1,494 participants
made up of college students and

recent graduates, nearly half of the
participants were looking toward their
institutions to do a better job in preparing them for the workforce. Forty-eight
percent of students wished for more
networking opportunities as well as a
greater emphasis on job-readiness education mixed in with academic work.
Between graduating students, alumni
and employers, there are mixed opinions
on whos at fault for the millennials lack
of success in the working world after
college. A study conducted by Bentley
University in 2013 showed that some
employers believed millennials were
simply not prepared to work contrary
to what some millennials believe. Some
said it takes a different approach to
reach out to potential employees one
that involves the consideration of graduates values and passions. While others
believe that its an issue of connectivity.
Editors note: This story is a follow up to the Dec. 8 story Losing a

Home, which detailed the unique
community that came out of student housing at White Pine Hall.
This new story serves to give all the
details surrounding the halls situation, from its initial closing to its
upcoming demolition within two
weeks.
Driving down Virginia Street, one
notices three residence halls just
12 months ago, they hummed with
student life today they see only
construction workers.
Of Lincoln, White Pine and
Manzanita Halls, only the latter
sees silence nowadays. Yet just last
summer, Manzanita was still meant
to hold students.
Less than a week before move-in
for the fall 2015 semester, incoming freshmen and Residential Life,
Housing, and Food Service were
startled to learn that a residence
hall reopened would remain closed
and that a hall closed would reopen.
Confused? News of the Manzanita Hall re-closure came from
a story published by the Reno
Gazette-Journal on Aug. 14, 2015.
See WHITE PINE page A3
Pennington
opening day
set for Feb. 22
Staff Report
After a few delays, the University of
Nevada, Renos William N. Pennington
Student Achievement Center finally
has a set opening day Feb. 22, according to a university press release.
Pennington has been under construction since the fall of 2014 and will
replace the now-demolished Getchell
Library at the center of campus.
At a cost of $44.5 million, the
78,000-square-foot building is set to
house a variety of student-oriented
services, including the University
Writing Center, Math Center and Tutoring Center, among other services.
The building will also include various
spaces for students to congregate,
study or even meditate.
The facility will cater to every
student, in every imaginable way,
said UNR President Marc Johnson in
a November press release. In many
ways, it will be our most socially and
academically welcoming building. It
will foster a culture of support, and it
will help all of our students.
For more information on construction around campus, visit
nevadasagebrush.com.
The news desk can be reached at jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
See DRINGO page A2
UNCE gardening classes coming

to Bartley Ranch Regional Park
By Marcus Lavergne
University of Nevada Cooperative
Extension is offering the opportunity to
branch out and explore the world of horticulture. UNCE dedicates its resources
and research to improving the northern
Nevadan community, whether that be
through family health research or water
conservation. A service that it has offered
for over a decade is returning to the area,
and the National Garden Bureau has a
list of reasons why it might be good to get
involved here in Reno.
Some incentives for getting down and
dirty in some moist soil include growing
and harvesting fresh, safe food, getting
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a different type of physical exercise,

therapeutic benefits and making money.
Although it can be a rewarding hobby or
profession, gardening is still a skill that requires direction, patience and a little luck.
Water usage, soil types, plant food and
many different aspects go into starting
and maintaining a healthy garden. Taking
the proper techniques for granted in an
area like Reno-Sparks could lead to disappointment and frustration in the form of
dry roots and dead leaves.
Wendy Mazet is UNCEs master gardener program coordinator and a certified arborist. She surrounds herself with
Photo courtesy of Bill Kositzky
See GARDEN page A2
Master Gardener Randy Robison teaches a class on soils and salt at Bartley
Ranch Regional Park in March 2012. Classes at the park start up again on Feb. 2.
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Photo courtesy of Wendy Mazet
Master Gardener Randy Robison stands in front of a plant and seed display at Bartley Ranch Regional Park in March 2012. University of Nevada Cooperative Extension teams up with several groups to bring free gardening classes to the Reno-Sparks area.
Garden
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several different plants, ranging from

small trees to brightly colored flowers in
pots, transforming her medium-sized
office into something resembling a small
desert-rainforest hybrid. Mazet says the
classes provide basic, but important
information.
A lot of its education on just learning
how to live in our area, Mazet said. Even
though youre in Reno or in Sparks, there
are so many different microclimates, so
many different soils. You can live in Reno
and your best friend in Double Diamond,
and you just live two miles away off
Solezi and youll have completely different growing environments.
Learning how to grow plants and flowers is not a simple task by any means,
according to Mazet. Failing is a part
of the game; so when the first harvest

yields sour strawberries or dime-sized
tomatoes, remember that there are no
perfect equations for success. The classes
provide knowledge on a multitude of
gardening challenges as diverse as the
variety of produce and vegetables grown
in Reno a Reno that hasnt seen very
much water in the past few years.
Weve got some classes coming in that
are going to teach people about growing succulents, Mazet said. You know,
something that takes very little water.
We always have our fruit. Michael Janik,
hes a certified arborist and he grows fruit
trees.
The series of classes goes through
February and March, and involves several
different subjects, although the information is only a bite-sized portion of years
of horticulture education. Lessons range
from attracting wildlife to marketability
to turning grapes into wine. One session
will even delve into dealing with pests

that could potentially harm or ruin a
garden a task Mazet says isnt easy.
You cant just have one type of wildlife, Mazet said. If you want the birds,
you might get the rodents too, if you
want wildlife youre gonna have different
wildlife.
UNCEs Gardening in Nevada: The
Bartley Ranch Series begins next Tuesday
evening, and participants can look forward to the tutelage of horticulturists and
other experts including UNCE certified
Master Gardener volunteers gardeners
certified by a program thats been in place
for almost 30 years.
The first class is set for Feb. 2 at Bartley
Ranch Regional Park, 6000 Bartley Ranch
Road from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The News Desk can be reached at jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu and at Twitter
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Dringo
George Nicholas firmly believes in the latter. Nicholas graduated from UNR last May
as a mechanical engineering major. One
day, while relaxing with his father, he had a
troubling thought.
We were in the hot tub in my house
in Stockton, Nicholas said. We were
talking about my capstone project, and I
was laughing about this team. They were
creating a treadmill for [reptiles] for some
researchers. It was just crazy, [they] have all
this potential. Im sure the researchers were
thrilled, but this wasnt gonna turn into a job
or internship for them.
Nicholas took that thought and turned
it into an online job-matching platform,
Dringo. According to Nicholas, COO and
founder and co-founder Frank Olson,
Dringo is a Reno-centric, user-friendlier database, a place where graduating students
and alumni can find projects, internships
and connect with employers more efficiently.
We had the idea, Nicholas said. Lets
make it easy for these kids to go find companies and entrepreneurs to work with. It
would be awesome if we can make this easy,
because right now the students have no idea
whats available, and theres really nowhere
you can go online and find projects or do
anything like this.
The Dringo team began conducting market research last summer, and through talking with northern Nevada organizations like
Economic Development in Reno-SparksTahoe, the Chamber of Commerce and 1
Million Cups found that the community has
a hard time figuring out what students are
doing at UNR.
What the university has in place right
now doesnt seem to be accomplishing
what the community wants, Nicholas said.
As a third party we feel that we can communicate with both sides and facilitate this.
As students, we have the best, basic view of
what the students need.
Through Dringo, students can obtain a
Photo provided by Dringo
Father (left) and son (right), Jim and George Nicholas (CEO and COO, respectively)
discuss their job-searching database, Dringo, on Thursday, Jan. 21. Their site, dringo.org
was launched last week in its beta stage.
free membership and filter through positions, projects and internships. Businesses,
project managers, employers and others
can find student profiles and resumes easily.
The website creates an open two-way link
between the two groups.
Olson, an electrical engineer and UNR
alum, also enjoys the local centricity of
Dringo, which separates them from other
job-matching sites like LinkedIn. According
to him, positions in his field pull students
toward regions like the Bay Area and away
from the university. He says Dringo will
help keep students in Reno where theyre
needed.
[Dringo] allows companies to look into
the current students and grab their interest
before they leave, show them that there are
companies here that want and need their
help or their skills, Olson said.
Aside from keeping Reno businesses and
students together and emphasizing simplified communication, Nicholas says Dringo
will help make sure the most qualified
potential employee gets the job, rather than
the person who performs best during the
interview.
According to Nicholas, the opportunity
to work alongside students and alumni on
projects before and during the hiring process makes for a better understanding of
potential employees. Many of the projects
are connected to classes that students are
required to take, and Nicholas believes they
should be worth more than just a grade.
He says it can also lead to better decision
making on behalf of employers.
I know that a lot of times students who
arent super charismatic go into an interview
and dont just kill it, Nicholas said. They
feel kind of put out because they might be
a better employee but they cant go in and
knock the persons socks off. Now, the jobs
no longer gonna go to the best talker, its
gonna go to the person who can prove that
they can do it.
Nicholas and Olson hope Dringo will
replace job boards and their potential to
cause information overload with a more
personable and efficient system catered to
the needs of UNR students and the Reno
community. Dringos website, dringo.org,
launched last week, but remains in beta
stage.
Marcus Lavergne can be reached at
mlavergne@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @mlavergne21.
S.Res. 83 A Resolution in
Support of Naming the ASUN
Center for Student Engagement Remodel Space Pack
Place
ASUN
President
Caden
Fabbi remarked that its been
a process to come up with a
new name and that he wanted
to conceptualize exactly what
ASUN wanted the space to be.
The new Center for Student
Engagement will serve, according to Fabbi, to give every
student on campus a place.
ASUN envisions it as a place
where any student can come
in and feel comfortable and
will give students a spot where
they can find all the resources
they need to become engaged
on campus.
The senate discussed new
features and additions to the
Center for Student Engagement, including cubicles,
sizable whiteboards and easily
accessible iPads. Fabbi illustrated these additions with a
diagram of the future Center
for
Student
Engagement,
which is set to begin construction in February. In any case,
the name Pack Place was
the ultimate winner, as it suggested the area will be open to
all students.
Only one senator opposed
the bill.
BILLS
S.B. 83 An Act to Pay for
the Technology and Furniture for the ASUN Center
for Student Engagement
Remodel
The senate approved just
over $9,000 for the furniture
and technology in the remodeled Center for Student
Engagement. The expense is a
capital expenditure, meaning
the money comes from ASUNs
capital account, itself funded
by the Nevada Wolf Shop.
That money comes in addition to more than $152,000 in
construction costs that ASUN
had approved in November of
last year.
The motion was passed
unanimously.
S.B. 83 An Act to Allow

Sustainable Nevada Initiative Fund Application to Be
Opened and Reopened at
the Discretion of the Deputy
Chief Presidential Aid
Sen. Brandon Boone of the
College of Business noted that
the application wasnt open
for very long, and the senate
wants to give the deputy chief
of staff the discretion to open
the application process at his
will so that they can maximize
the amount of candidates.
The motion carried unanimously.
Maddison Cervantes can be
reached at maddisonc@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
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NEWS | A3
SPRING SEMESTER
PARKING
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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White Pine
As previously reported by the Sagebrush,

the 70 incoming students to Manzanita Hall,
mostly freshmen, found themselves sent to live
in White Pine for the better part of a semester.
The residence hall, now shrouded, prepares for
demolition.
Last summer, the university reported that
Manzanita, Lincoln and White Pine residence
halls would no longer be used to house students after the spring semester.
It came as a surprise, then, that Manzanita
Hall was reopened to students for the fall semester.
We knew we were looking at a scenario
where we were getting into an overflow capacity, Rod Aeshlimann, director of RLHFS,
explained. According to a university press
release, the system had reached 120 percent
capacity.
The department heard that while plans for
Lincolns renovation had begun, work on Manzanita had not started, Aeshlimann said.
We suggested that we continue to use
either one of those buildings [Lincoln or Manzanita Hall], knowing that White Pine would
delay construction for conceivably a year, said
Aeshlimann. Manzanita was approved.
HOW IT CAME TO THIS

Manzanita and Lincoln halls were two of
many buildings on campus designated by Nevada Public Works as unreinforced masonry.
This lack of reinforcement means the buildings
are not safe from earthquakes.
The university discussed the possibility of
reinforcing the two historic buildings so they
might continue to house residents, explained
Gerald Marczynski, dean of students and associate vice president of Student Life Services.
But the price was simply too high. Without
direct funding available for such drastic renovations, students housing rates would have
risen significantly.
It would have almost been three times what
it would have cost to build it [Manzanita] new,
Marczynski said. We just cant do that.
Great Basin, the 130,000-square-foot
residence hall set to open in August 2017, is
costing the university $57 million to build, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal. It is paid
for by residence hall fees and bonds. However,
the costs are $50 million to renovate Lincoln.
The $7.13 million project, turned over from the
housing department to the university, is being
covered by institutional funds.
With tuition costs already climbing, students
and staff alike preferred not to aggravate a
growing pain. So instead of housing new
residents, the Manzanita and Lincoln Halls
would instead be preserved for faculty offices.
Renovations for Lincoln are underway.
However, NPW said nothing about Manzanita Hall the university had not reported its
plans. According to Marczynski, the state board
was under the impression that Manzanita followed a similar plan to vacate, like Lincoln. But
without any direct reports that the buildings
were unsafe, the university took the boards
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silence on Manzanita as a go-ahead.
The series of miscommunications climaxed
at summers end with the story that Manzanita
Hall would close after all.
WHERE WHITE PINE COMES IN

Unlike Manzanita and Lincoln, White Pine
Hall was not listed in the National Register
of Historic Places that protected those oldest
buildings. Therefore, explained Marczynski,
the Board of Regents had been in talks for the
last six years about using the location as a
building site for a new, larger hall. Indeed,
while White Pine housed an estimated 120
beds, its successor, Great Basin Hall, will house
430.
For reasons unknown to the housing department, White Pine Halls demolition has not yet
begun as planned by the latter part of summer.
Incoming students bound for Manzanita
had a place to live, if only for a short time. As
representatives from the department later
explained, enough students would be expected
to drop from the housing system over the
course of the semester that White Pines temporary residents could be moved elsewhere at
a later date.
In regard to postponing demolition, the
housing department faced a number of issues.
Aeshlimann cited escalation costs the RLHFS
could not cover. Marczynski cited the problem
of construction setbacks. With Great Basins
construction estimated to take 18 months, the
residence hall would face significantly less use
if it were to open during a spring semester.
As Aeshlimann further explained, the new
hall will be unable to fund itself anyway.
Regarding the Nevada Living Learning Community, Aeshlimann said, At full occupancy,
110 percent of the revenue goes to bonds.
Thats no staffing. Thats no utilities. Thats no
heat. Thats no wear-and-tear. Thats nothing.
When the next hall opens, it needs to maximize revenue generation and that means
Great Basins construction starting in the
spring.
So could the debacle of residents and halls
have been avoided? Perhaps.
But when construction began on Peavine
Hall in March 2014, RLHFS did not foresee
losing White Pine, Lincoln and Manzanita all
at once.
We couldve built, for instance, a larger
high-rise building on that site; it wouldve fitin with some of the other structures around it,
including Argenta, Aeshlimann said. Unfortunately, by the time we learned the Lincoln,
Manzanita decisions, then it was too late to
make changes.
A full story, which includes the challenges and
experiences of the final residents of White Pine
Hall, can be found online at nevadasagebrush.
com. Daniel Lang can be reached at jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@MemoryLang.
These photos were taken by Alberto Garcia for an art project that
was meant to commemorate the final days of White Pine Hall.
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.
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)
784-4654. Assistance is available from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Monday through Thursday and from 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
on Fridays.
ZIPCAR
Need a car? Reserve a Zipcar! UNR has

partnered with Zipcar to bring self-service,
on-demand car sharing to campus. The
rental rates start at just $7.50 per hour
which includes gas, insurance and
maintenance! For more information, visit
www.unr.edu/parking/alternate-transportation.
For parking maps,

permit information and
PACKTransit shuttle routes visit:
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THE EVENTS
THINGS TO
WATCH OUT
FOR THIS WEEK
By Blake Nelson
FIVE NAKED
EYE PLANETS
DATE: Wednesday
TIME: 5:30 a.m. 6:30 a.m.
LOCATION: MacLean
Observatory
INFO: Its early, its a
Wednesday, but all you
out there that read your
horoscopes even semi
regularly could appreciate
this. A guided tour of the
morning sky with five planets,
count them five, will be visible
to the naked eye. Wake up
a little early and be set for
the rest of the month with
astronomical knowledge.
Mckinley Arts & Culture Center

The Holland Project
Bibo Microgallery
Reno Artworks
Never Ender
ART
SPACES
FOSTER
LOCAL
SCENE
WALLOWER AND
AMBERSMOKE
CONCERT
DATE: Thursday
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
LOCATION: The Holland
Project
INFO: This ones for all you
metal daddies out there
who want to listen to some
live tunes in the vein of
Litugry. Wallower is playing
at The Holland Project this
Wednesday and with them
is noise project Ambersmoke
and Rob Ford Explorer.
COFFEE HOUSE
SERIES
- JAVIER COLON
DATE: Thursday
TIME: 7 p.m. 10 p.m.
LOCATION: 15th Street
Food Court
INFO: Right in the middle
of the Joe Crowley Student
Union, Javier Colon, winner
of The Voice season one,
will be giving an intimate
performance. It's part of
the Coffee House Series,
which means you can get
free coffee and free music
(what more could you ask
for?). This event will surely
be one to enjoy.
MOVIE NIGHT:
TRUMBO
DATE: Friday
TIME: 6 p.m. 9 p.m.
Photos by Breanna Denney/
Nevada Sagebrush
LOCATION: Joe Crowley
Student Union Theater

INFO: See the film "Trumbo"
at the Joe, free popcorn and
refreshments included. This
film deals with the real life
screenwriter Donald Trumbo
and his being blacklisted by
Hollywood. Bryan Cranston
plays Trumbo and has been
nominated for the Academy
Award for Best Actor.
I WONDER IF I
CARE AS MUCH
RECEPTION
DATE: Sunday
TIME: 5 p.m. 7 p.m.
LOCATION: Oats Park Art
Center in Fallon
INFO: This is renowned
local artists Nick Larsen,
Omar Pierce and Tim
Conders collaborative
art exhibit that has been
months in the making. If
you are in a 100-mile radius
of the art center then you
must go. Multimedia art
will be presented along with
musical compositions from
local musicians. You don't
want to miss this exhibit.
Blake Nelson can be reached
at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu
and on Twitter @b_e_nelson.
By Blake Nelson
enos explosion into an art

centric town has fostered
not only renown for the
city, but also created many
places for artists to exhibit
their work. The community of Reno has
come together to create space for local
and upcoming artists across the city to
diversify the cities overall culture.
Just 10 years ago, the arts in Reno were
greatly unrecognized. However, in recent
years establishments like the Nevada
Museum of Art have been reaching out
to the community with classes and opportunities to volunteer in the museum
itself.
Besides main establishments like the
Nevada Museum of Art, smaller grassroots organizations and galleries have
cropped up to accommodate the communitys need for art spaces for all ages
and art types.
Places like Never Ender, a boutique
which opened in 2004, have created art
spaces for unknown and established
artists.
[Never Ender] is a valuable part of the
community, says Melanie Crane, owner
of the boutique. The art culture in the
last five years has grown immensely,
compared to 10 years ago, when there
was very few galleries.
And now multiple locations offer
spaces to not only present visual art, but
to perform music and host events.
THE HOLLAND PROJECT

The Holland Project is a mainstay of
Reno art. Founded in 2006 and dedicated
to all-ages art, Holland has increasingly
taken steps to reach out to the community
and give back by providing an art gallery
and a venue for live music. Last year Hol-
land
celebrated
the completion of its
Grounded for
Life campaign,
buying the building
that it is housed in and
ensuring its place in Reno
for years to come. Catch a
concert starting at $5, visit a
local artists exhibit or take one of
the workshops hosted by a local volunteer. All these events can be attended
by anyone because of Hollands all ages, all
the time policy.
RENO ART WORKS

Down on Dickerson Road, right after
Second Street ends going west, is a wealth
of art and culture in the warehouses
that wind along the river. At the fore of
Dickerson is Reno Art Works, a warehouse
that boasts a variety of possibilities for
the artist. RAW has a gallery, an area to
perform music and offers various classes
to the public. It also offers artist residency
for anyone who wants or needs a space to
create. Once a month it hosts receptions
for the exhibit of a resident artist along
with other events for the community.
BIBO MICROGALLERY
Stop in right off of campus on Record
Street to pick up a coffee and see a collection of work from a local artist. In association with The Holland Project, Bibo Coffee
Co. has opened its doors to anyone, especially younger artists who want to display
art. The exhibit changes every month and
the reception
dates vary. The
art is displayed right
in the seating area so you can
see art in a casual setting while having a
drink of coffee.
MCKINLEY ARTS & CULTURE

CENTER
The McKinley Arts & Culture Center sits
right across from the river on Riverside
Drive, shaded by large trees. This beautiful
building was once a school back in 1909
and is now a focal point for communal art
works. The center has two galleries which
host art from Nevada, multiple event areas
that can be rented out and offices that are
available to nonprofit organizations. The
spacious rooms can be utilized for all kinds
of events, from small concerts all the way
up to weddings. The center is a touch more
formal than the other art spaces for locals
in town, but the buildings architecture is
definitely
worth it.
NEVER ENDER
Right in the heart of the illustrious Midtown District sits Never Ender, a boutique
and gallery for up-and-coming artists and
designers. Aimed at helping the community for years now, Never Ender is always
working to include art in the Midtown
District. Whether you want to pick up some
fine clothing or want to support an artist
near you, Never Ender will gladly help you
accomplish both.
Blake Nelson can be reached at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@b_e_nelson.
A&E | A5
ARTIST TALK
Arctic Circle residency proves to be an expansive experience
By Blake Nelson
eople are filing into the

large auditorium inside
the Nevada Museum of
Art. The seats are nearly
full (this is no small
auditorium by the way).
Everyone takes a seat, gets comfortable
and the lights begin to dim.
This isnt a film screening, or concert for
that matter; rather, all these people came
to hear artist Megan Berner speak about
her artist residency in the Arctic Circle.
For around an hour, Berner walked the
audience through her three weeks spent
just below the 80th parallel north during
July 2015.
Berner spoke of her trip to Norway
then up into the unincorporated area of
Svalbard, now within the Arctic Circle.
From there, her and her travel mates took
a ship to view the Arctic by sea. Berner kept
a body temperature log, which she showed
the audience, later explaining that the
sharp downturns in temperature were due
to her swimming in the frigid water.
Taking a ship through the icebergladen area greatly affected Berner and her
understanding of the Arctic Circle and the
world.
What I realized was that its all so
connected, said Berner. What happens
there affects everywhere else.
Through her talk, the audience was
also able to gain insight into the thought
processes that pervade Berners art and
what she took away from her trip. The
main focus of the trip for Berner was the
relation of humans to the landscape, specifically mirage theory and liminal space.
As the talk went on, Berner would present various photographs taken from the
ship in which she stayed and traversed in.
Berner works with landscape photography, but not necessarily in the standard
way of just finding a beautiful scene to
photograph. Instead, Berner likes to
accentuate the role humans play in the
landscape. Her work with flags, mainly
photos consisting of a flag placed in the
foreground of an expansive landscape,
deals with a theme of claiming territory.
I can see light phenomena and an
instillation of the psychological aspect
What I realized
is that its all
so connected.
What happens
there affects
everywhere else.
Megan Berner
that light has on the landscape, Berner

said when reflecting on how her residency
would affect subsequent art projects.
The group that Berner went with consisted of not only artists, but also teachers
and professors, all looking to experience a
deeper understanding of the Arctic landscape. Berner herself is able to claim both
roles; besides being an artist, Berner is
also a lecturer at the University of Nevada,
Reno, in the art and photo departments.
She foresees the experience gained in
the Arctic affecting her style of teaching,
which in the past years has been mostly
classroom-based instruction.
[The trip] made me really think about
experiential learning it would be great
to teach a class where the students were
actually out in the field and then have
students respond to that, Berner said.
Berner is now teaching four classes at
the university ranging from introductory
photography to advanced photography.
The trip opened Berners eyes and she
wanted to share her experience with the
audience.
If you have the opportunity to travel,
do it, Berner said when asked what
advice she would give someone who is
interested in traveling, no matter where
it is.
At the end of her talk, Berner played a
video she made in the Arctic Circle, a flag
with the Sierra Nevada skyline fluttering in the thin blue light, as she fielded
questions from the crowd. Berner has a
website with some of her earlier work,
and is currently waiting to publish her
photos from the trip.
Blake Nelson can be reached at tybynum@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@b_e_nelson.
Artist, Lecturer
Photo Courtesy of Megan Berner
Megan Berner stands on deck of

a ship on June 19, 2015. The ship
served as her home for two weeks
during her residency.
Photos courtesy of Megan Berner
Above are photos taken by Megan Berner of glaciers on her trip in June of 2015 to
the Arctic Circle. Berner was participating in a residency along with other artists
and educators.
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STAFF EDITORIAL
And the Academy Award goes to...

Examining the controversy
surronding #OscarsSoWhite
n Thursday, Jan. 14,

the nominees for
the 88th Academy
Awards were announced. Within hours of
the announcement, social
media were overtaken by the
hashtag #OscarsSoWhite. It
was a visceral and immediate
Internet reaction to the fact
that, for the second year in a
row, all of the top nominees
were white.
Its no secret that the
Academy Awards have been
at the forefront of providing
recognition to individuals in
the film business for the hard
work and dedication they put
into their beloved artform. No
other awards ceremony comes
with the same prestige or honor
That being said, the Oscars
has found itself at the center
of a hailstorm of scrutiny and,
perhaps most importantly,
it is a scrutiny that is wholly

deserved.
The #OscarsSoWhite controversy has stirred feelings of ire
and resentment throughout the
court of public opinion as well as
within the entertainment industry as a whole. Yet, there seems
to be a common misconception
regarding the controversy
itself. We should be careful as a
consumers of the media so that
we can see the argument against
the Oscars clearly.
This is not some sort of hissy
fit over not being nominated,
nor is the controversy asserting
that the work of those who
were nominated is somehow
lesser than the minorities who
were overlooked. This controversy is not asking for quotas
of black nominees, nor is it
asking that movies like Creed
or Straight Outta Compton be
nominated after the fact (all of
which is both naive and more

or less undoable at this point
in time).
Instead, we must look to the
systemic racism that has created an environment in which
minority actors are overlooked
for parts, stereotyped into
one-dimensional characters
and otherwise discriminated
against before they even get the
chance to do the Oscar-worthy
work that they are more than
capable of.
The societal issue at hand is
that many talented minorities
have repeatedly been overlooked and deprived of the
opportunity of winning an
Academy Award.
At the most basic level, the
people who are doing the
casting, the writing and
forming the underbelly of the
movie industry are mostly
white. This isnt bad, in and
of itself, but it translates to
a subversive homogeneity
that keeps stereotypes alive
and cuts off opportunities
for minority actors and other
industry professionals.
At the core of the issue,

people arent asking for there to
be more black actors who dont
deserve to be cast. What they
are saying is that the people at
the center of all this, the casting
directors, the writers, need to
be cognizant of the fact that
they might be casting or writing
a certain way because of some
unconscious bias. They need
to look past their own norms
and realize that what they see
as necessary may not actually
be so.
The first black woman
to win an Oscar was Hattie
McDaniel who won for her role
as Mammy in Gone With the
Wind, a role that serves as
the basis for a stereotype that
persists to this day. Though
her achievement should not
be overlooked or revoked, the
industry has to take a hard look
at their perceived diversity. Go
ahead, cast two Indian men in
a sitcom who arent typecast as
terrorists or fresh off the boat
because of the color of their
skin. Its not that hard.
In response to the controver-
That sneaky bitch stole my joke
my Schumer- new-age feminist, a fearless comedic genius

and a body image role model.
But is she also a copycat?
In recent years, female comedian
turned actress Amy Schumers career
has skyrocketed. Schumer has gained
a strong following thanks to her
unapologetic attitude and raunchy charisma. Amy has been
receiving endless
amounts of praise for
being a figurehead for
new-age feminism.
Schumer delivers
comedy that is
undeniably raunchy
and relatable to many
women who are too
Ali
afraid to share the
Schultz
things Amy freely
Schultz Happens jokes about while
leaving censorship
in the rearview. Her movie Trainwreck
was a box office hit, and overall Amy
herself has been praised as quite the
iconic hit.
Recently, however, Schumer has been
receiving a lot less glory and praise and a
lot more backlash and negative publicity
via various social media outlets. The
trend sparked when comedian Wendy
Liebman tweeted, Between Amy
Schumer doing one of my best jokes
on her HBO special & this meme of
my joke I am done with social media.
Liebman attached a meme to her tweet
that had one of her jokes on it with no
attribution.
The attack on Schumer wasnt nearly
over. Fellow comedians Chuck Martin
and Tammy Pescatelli tweeted insinuating that Schumer is not a first-time
offender when it comes to stealing jokes
from other comedians.
What has been amazing to me is that
she purports to be a feminist and yet
only steals from female comedians. If we
call her on it we are jealous and career
shamed. BE successful. We want you to
do well, just do it on your own material,
said Pescatelli via Twitter.

Pescatelli brings up a joke she made in
2006 in which she says, Women dress
for other women. Thats why, men, if we
love you, we dress you for other women
too. Thats why we dress you stupid.
Because we want a woman to look at
you and think, Hes cute, but I cant fix
all of this. Pescatelli compares her joke
with a scene from Trainwreck in which
Schumer talks to her sister about her
husband and says You dress him like
that so no one else wants to have sex
with him? Thats cool.
That was only one of the many comparisons Pescatelli pointed out when
accusing Schumer. After the tweets
surfaced calling out Schumer for having
unoriginal jokes, the hate tweets came
in plentiful numbers backing Schumer
into a corner.
Schumer responded by saying On my
life, I have never and would never steal
a joke.
There is no denying there are striking
similarities when comparing the jokes.
Admittedly the premise of the jokes are
very similar, but I have to stand by my
girl Amy.
Is there really even such a thing as
pure originality at this point? Austin
Kleons Steal Like an Artist serves as
a sort of creed for creative enthusiasts.
The basis of the book is to fuel artists
creativity by encouraging the stealing
of ideas and making them better. A
passage in the book states, Nothing
is original. Steal from anywhere that
resonates with inspiration or fuels your
imagination.
It can be argued that Schumer did
just that. I have the utmost respect
for comedians. At some point in my
life I entertained the idea of one day
becoming a comedian (then I came
back to reality). Comedy is nothing short
of an art form. It takes a certain type of
delivery and demeanor to become a
comedic icon. You have to cultivate a
sort of remembrance factor with your
audience, and Amy does just that.
Maybe Schumer sought out inspiration in other comedians and stole like
an artist. It becomes apparent that
Schumers delivery appeals more to the
masses than that of those who accused
her of stealing their jokes. Because
frankly, I have never heard of Wendy
Liebman.
I am not saying it is acceptable to
just go around and steal others ideas.
But I feel like this concept isnt much
different from a segment of Fashion
Polices Bitch stole my look. What is
boils down to is we get it, Mariah Carey,
you really worked that black Roberto
Cavalli dress, we cant take that away
from you. However, Beyonce wore it
better. She might have stole the look, but
she did it better. Maybe Schumer found
a source of inspiration in the jokes of her
colleagues and ran with it.
I really hold it evident that it takes a
very different type of person, especially
female, to possess the confidence and
ability to stand up and deliver the raw,
raunchy jokes comedians such as
Schumer rely on to brand themselves.
Clearly, if women like Wendy Liebman,
Tammy Pescatelli and Amy Schumer
all have similar comedic deliveries they
are women of the same molds. Fearless
personalities who arent afraid to joke
about what most of us are thinking.
Great minds think alike right? It isnt
impossible for Schumer to have the
same thoughts on men, sex, etc. that
other comedians have.
In later news, most all of the comedians who called Schumer out as a joke
stealer either retracted their statements
or went on record apologizing for
attacking their fellow comedian.
Whether or not Schumer stole jokes
like an artist or had parallel thoughts
resembling those of her comedic peers,
her status as one of comedys finest
should not be discredited.
Ali Schultz studies journalism. She can
be reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu
and on Twitter @AliSchultzzz.
sy, the Academy has implemented what the Los Angeles

Times referred to as sweeping
and historic changes. Some
of those changes include a
promise to essentially double
the number of minority and
women representatives in the
Academy by 2020. However,
its important to note that
the Academys goals to more
properly represent the U.S.
population falls short. According to the Los Angelos Times,
the Academys goal to increase
nonwhite membership to 14
percent is still well below the
nations 38 percent. Though
the margin is smaller for the
representation of women with
the Academys goals being 48
percent, and the nation coming
in at 51 percent, it still manages
to fall short.
While it would be silly to ask
the Academy to have a quota
for minority representation, we
have to ask ourselves if America
is that diverse naturally why
isnt the movie industry as
naturally diverse? What is stopping it from being an inherently
inclusive industry? It might not

always be a conscious choice,
but acknowledgement of the
problem and taking measures
against it are the first step to
righting this historic wrong.
The Academy Awards has
been and will continue to be
the prominent authority in
honoring cinematic achievements. For minorities with
hopes and dreams of becoming
an Academy Award winning
film star, director, cinematographer or whatever it may be,
consider the message that the
Academy is sending? Its unsettling to think that children may
feel inadequate or insufficient
to chase their dreams because
of the color of their skin. The
Academys actions represent
the systemic injustice that faces
minorities in various areas of
their lives, and a good place to
start making visible change is
in our entertainment.
The editorial staff can be
reached at tybynum@sagebrush.unr.eduand on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
Take valuable time to get

in touch with your roots
rom a young age I had always

been obsessed with travel
and experiencing different
cultures outside of the United
States. In school, I found myself most
fascinated with geography, and I
would constantly research various
regions of the world on the Internet
during my free time. When I was 16
years old I was able
to experience the
trip of a lifetime: a
five-week adventure
in Israel through
my summer camp,
Camp Tevya.
Although our
itinerary was jam
packed, I occasionJacob
ally found free
Jacoby
time to roam the
streets of Jerusalem
and Tzfat mostly to find the best,
cheapest shawarma joint but also to
have some sort of meaningful thrill
that the other kids on my trip didnt
have.Due to my unfortunate sense of
luck with directions, I got lost in Tzfat
at 10 p.m. with a 10:30 p.m. curfew.
A family saw me clearly distraught,
panicking and confused as to where
I was and where I should be going,
so the family guided me back to my
hostel. After that warm encounter
with a generous family, I knew that
going back to Israel would be a
necessity of mine.
Over the course of the next four
years before returning to Israel, I
made it my goal to try and learn
Hebrew, along with getting straight
As in school and joining the football
team. I didnt achieve any of those
goals, but I was able to land a spot on
the Nevada Community Birthright
Trip this past summer, so I would
conclude that as a valuable trade-off.
Although my Taglit trip was a
10-day version of my first time in
Israel, I believe it has been the most

rewarding journey of my life. No
longer a 16-year-old, hormonal teenager, I found it much easier to pay
attention and really benefit from the
educational aspect of my trip, while
immersing myself in the culture. As a
20-year-old college student in Israel
I found myself researching Yitzhak
Rabin in my free time, discussing with
guides their experience with conflict
in the region and casually writing
in a journal so as to not forget the
important information I received.
The connection I felt to Israel after
learning so much, meeting so many
amazing people and experiencing
a beautiful culture triggered an
epiphany that made me switch my
study abroad program from Lyon,
France, to Haifa, Israel.
At first my mother like most Jewish mothers was worried about my
decision to study abroad in a foreign
place such as Haifa. There are so many
reasons that led me to study in Israel
for the 2016 spring semester. I believe
the University of Haifa has excellent
programs for my major, and Israelis
are quite possibly the most inviting,
pleasant people Ive been around.
But the majority of my decisions are
encapsulated by one word: change.
I hope Im able to grow as a person
from my experience in Israel, and I
hope Im able to change the lives of
people when I study abroad.
I intend to embrace this change
wholeheartedly on my journey. I also
extend this encouragement to those
around me. If ever presented with the
opportunity to submerge yourself in
the roots of your culture, do it. Take
the opportunity and realize its okay if
you get lost a few times along the way.
Jacob Jacoby studies journalism. He can be reached on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
OPINION | A7
Dont vote
out of fear
Gender definitely also plays a role in determining favoritism. Some would argue that it is easier
to relate and bond with the child of your own sex. I
can relate to this first handedly, being not only the
oldest of three siblings but also the only girl, I can
say with confidence that I gave my dad a run for
his money.
It wasnt that I was a bad child or ever disobeyed
my parents. But the fact that I had no older
siblings for my parents to compare me to made me
the example to my younger brothers. I was also
a girly girl, so bonding with mom over manicures
and massages was never an issue, but watching
football with my dad never seemed to come
effortlessly in my childhood.
Regardless if you are the favorite or not, dont
take it to heart when it comes to Mom and Dad
showing your siblings more affection than they
show you. Just as it is inevitable for our parents
to choose a favorite, it is just as common for us
children to have a go-to parent as well. Favoritism is a recurring theme in life whether it be in
the job force, in school or in our own living rooms.
When it comes to our family, take these favoritism
molds and break them, or learn to use them as a
character builder.
ith primary election season

only a few short weeks away,
the reality that President
Obamas tenure as the nations
commander in chief is ceremoniously
coming to end has become readily apparent
in the minds of the American voters. While
Americans are split on whether to celebrate
or rue the end of the 44th presidency, this
last week begins a 365-day
countdown to the end
of President Obamas
presidential campaign.
Yet, this last week also
represents a monumental
countdown to the beginning for one hopeful who
will eventually ascend to
the most powerful office
Jake
in the free world. And
Truscott
much like the Olympic
games, once every four
years we watch while the hordes of voters
rush to the polls and the surfeit of presidential hopefuls rush like a flock of birds to the
small Midwestern state of Iowa.
Though the state is arguably nothing
more than Hawkeye football and a stopover on the way to Chicago, Iowa represents
the beginning of a long journey that will
encompass months of strategy, travel
and billions of dollars to be spent on the
road to the White House. But unlike recent
years, there is an unusual trend among the
response from registered party voters with
the candidates representing the Republican
and Democratic parties.
While in recent years the leading
candidates coming into the caucus season
were notably representative of their partys
visions and beliefs, there has been an
interesting trend that has allowed for candidates that represent the furthest left and
right of the political spectrum to lead the
field. In recent cycles, presidential hopefuls
like Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John
McCain, Huckabee, Romney, etc., with few
exceptions in their campaign platform,
were not considered radical or extreme on
their stances that aligned with the general
opinion of their party.
Yet, with the surge of hopefuls like
Sen. Bernie Sanders I-VT., and hairpiecewearing billionaire Donald Trump, the
reality that the radical wings of the liberal
and conservative political spectrum is
highlighting what is truly resonating with
voters. Though still considered unlikely
by many political analysts, a matchup
between Sanders and Trump would create
an interesting situation as the strategy
to lure the masses of independent voters
that (according to a 2014 Gallup survey,
amounts to roughly 42 percent of registered
voters) would create a political toss up if
the independent or moderate voters find
it more difficult to choose between two
extreme candidates.
So what is fueling the fire of appeal for
these campaigns? What is the variable
that makes two such extreme candidates
so popular? Candidates today must be
exciting, energetic, spontaneous and must
offer something new to the voter.
While that speaks to the philosophical
nature of the American democracy as it can
always be improving, this idea has served
as the focal point of nearly every campaign
in American history. Yet, in reality, America
is far better off than it was in 2008 when
President Obama took the reins. The nation
was in the midst of the greatest economic
downturn and highest unemployment
rate in decades, Americans were losing
their homes, our military power was still
conducting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and our national pride was weakened.
In his eight years, whether you love him
or hate him, these trends have all been
reversed due to his progressive policies and
executive actions even in an extremely partisan Congress. Yet, Republican candidates
are wholly convinced that our president has
systematically destroyed our nation, and
that they are the only salvation.
In addition, Democratic candidates
claim that there is still evil in our country
that they, and only they, can solve with
sweeping policy changes. And that right
there is where the appeal of candidates like
Sanders and Trump becomes so real. Their
campaigns, though overly exciting and appealing, are nonetheless pseudo-optimistic.
Candidates, much like Puritan preachers
of colonial America, will beat to death the
existence of evils like ISIS, immigration,
corruption of politicians and Wall Street
brokers, and will strategically offer them
salvation, but only through their leadership.
In essence, these campaigns are not running on a platform of optimism, but rather
capitalizing on the fears of the voters.
When Franklin Roosevelt said, We have
nothing to fear, but fear itself, it was not an
invitation for politicians to take advantage
of fear as a campaign tool. Want the reality?
Some politicians like Donald Trump,
Ted Cruz, and others want the American
populace to believe that they are constantly
in peril.
When you go to the polls in November
to vote for our next President, do not vote
with your fears. The reality is that fear is
a motivating factor in all campaigns, but
it lies with the voter to look past fear and
towards change for the better. Do not vote
out of fear that you will be endangered
physically or financially if you vote any
other way, instead vote your conscious
and your morals. Do not let fear win this
election because it is a contradiction to
everything that we hold dear as the worlds
great democracy.
Summer Cabrera studies journalism. She can be

reached on Twitter @TheSagebrush and at alexandraschultz@unr.edu.
Jake Truscott studies political science. He can

be reached on Twitter @JakeTruscott_44 and
alexandraschultz@unr.edu.
Illustration by Zak Brady
Nevada intramural students

feel excluded form The Pack
he University of Nevada,
Renos logos are found
everywhere in the city.
Wal-Mart plasters the
logo on their in-store ads. Local
restaurants pin it to their walls
with memorabilia. You can even
spot it on a billboard for Bud Light.
But with court cases, incorrect
usage and athletic
copyright, logo
use for students
participating in
intramural sports
on campus is
becoming increasingly difficult. I say
cut the students
a little more
Sam
slack! With all
Burkett
the oversight and
constant monitoring that the NCAA and university
athletics have over campuses, access
to a schools brand and identity is
too limited for the student body.
Permission to spread the schools
brand should be granted to every
single student who pays tuition.
Without this student body, there is
no Wolf Pack.
Intramural athletics is a universityrun recreation activity that allows all
students a chance to play organized
sports on campus. Hundreds of
students engage in these organized
leagues, but despite the high volume
and popularity of these activities,
the use of certain university logos for
team branding is nearly impossible.
UNR has three main logos: Sports
Wolf, Block N and the Top Hat
Wolf. All of these popular images are
used by the school to brand itself to
the public.
According to UNRs Marketing
and Communications Department,
the UNR athletic logo ranks 60th of
all American universities in sports
logo attire sales. David Branby,
UNRs creative director, points to
this statistic as a lead reason why it
is important for the school to protect
their brand.
Branby looks over more than 1,000
each year.
We want to be strict about our
image, because we dont want courts
to think we dont care about our
brand, Branby said.
These are the types of troubles
that intramural athletes run into
commonly when seeking permission
for logo use. Branby is sent proposed
logos that the students want to put
on their intramural shirts or jerseys,
but alterations are made to the
original image that cause Branby to
turn down certain ideas.
Please step away from the logo,
Branby says, is a common phrase
thrown around in the marketing
department. I try not to come down
too hard on students or intramural
athletes with their proposed logos,
just as long as they leave the N in
the white box and dont change this,
he said.
Intramural sports is prohibited
from using the official Sport Wolf
logo that is owned by athletics.
Branby says the brand of the
school is valuable because of
possible legal risks.
The athletic departments brand
compliance page lays out the
purpose for strict permission.
We come from different
colleges, programs, backgrounds
and disciplines, but together we
are the University of Nevada, Reno,
it states. When any one of us goes
out into the world, we represent not
just ourselves but also the University
as a whole. This is why we maintain
marketing standards and policies.
When we work together, we succeed
together.
But, maybe we should be working
together in other ways, such as
moving toward making logos more
accessible for students to use.
UNR has almost 21,000 undergraduate students according to the
schools most recent enrollment
counts, so the need to monitor logo
Illustration by Zak Brady
usage can be considered a difficult

task.
According to UNRs official budget
report, over $4.8 million is allocated
to the athletic department from the
state which could add pressure on
athletics to monitor the image of the
Sport Wolf and other athletic logos
more closely.
UNR requires 15 percent of total
revenue made on apparel featuring
the schools Sport Wolf to be given
back to the university according to
Branby. The money can always play
a role in why we are careful with our
image, he said.
The challenge to grant intramurals

and other student engagement
groups access to official athletic
logos continues. When asked about
creating a universal logo for all to
use, Branby joked, They can do it in
Harry Potter, so why cant we do it
here?
University officials should really
consider more liberal permission
granting of UNR logo usage. After all,
we are one Pack right?
Sam Burkett studies journalism. He can be reached on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
Oh honey, we love you all equally. Yeah, right.
e can all agree that in a perfect world

everyone would be treated equally.
Everyone would be friends and get
along and act cordially toward one
another. But lets face it. This is the real world.
Favoritism is nothing short of inevitable.
When one person is compared to others, it
comes naturally that one chooses a favorite based
on similarities; it just happens. This mentality,
unfortunately, doesnt exclude
parents. As much as Mom
and Dad might want to treat
each child equally, it becomes
impossible.
Of course, when questioned
on whos the favorite, parents
never want to admit to having a
star child, but it soon becomes
evident that the long-term
Summer
effects of non-favored children
Cabrera
can be visibly detrimental.
What results when parents
show obvious or even subtle favoritism to one
sibling over the rest? The consequences are usually
negative and long- term.
According to Dr. Karl Pillemer, Ph.D., director
of the Cornell Institute for Translational Research
on Aging, It doesnt matter whether youre the
chosen child or not, the perception of unequal
treatment has damaging effects for all siblings,
the less favored kids may have ill will toward their
parents or preferred sibling, and being the favored
child brings resentment from ones siblings and
the added weight of greater parental expectations.
These feelings can cause depression, social
anxiety and a weakened self-esteem that causes
one to question self-worth.
One popular belief behind sibling favoritism
can be attributed to birth order. It is no secret that
the oldest child is treated vastly different than the
youngest.
Birth order is even known to affect personality
traits within the child. For example, a majority of
the time the oldest without a doubt suffers with
the strictest rules. They can be looked at as the
example child. How the older child performs
usually sets a sort of precedent for the younger
siblings. The oldest child usually exhibits leadership qualities, whereas the youngest child typically
can exhibit more qualities of a wild child. Parents
tend to give rules some slack. The older children
made it just fine, the youngest will do just the
same mentality comes into play. Younger siblings
tend to be catered to when it comes to attention.
As for the middle childwell who even cares
about them anyway? Am I right? The middle child
tends to be the black sheep of the family. They are
not quite a leader, but they also do not have to be
watched intently. Theyre just kind of, well, there.
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WEEKLY TOP 5
Top 5 Quentin
Tarantino Movies
PULP FICTION
What makes Quentin

Tarantino great, and
what makes certain movies
great in general, is the more
you watch his movies, the
more you end up liking and
understanding them. Pulp
Fiction has a non-linear
storyline that takes time to
fully comprehend, and of
course includes Tarantinos
favorite actor, Samuel L.
Jackson. Do they speak
English in what?!
THE HATEFUL
EIGHT
Tarantinos latest movie

is his most violent film. Do
not see this movie with your
parents; there are so many
uncomfortable, traumatic
scenes that make you wonder
what the hell is wrong with
this guy? It feels like a mystery
book with its chapter titles
and dramatic revelations. Sam
Jackson deserves an Oscar.
DJANGO
UNCHAINED
Tarantino is the only

director who can say hes
making a Spaghetti Western
and people become excited.
Many people consider this
Tarantinos best movie due
to its five Oscar nominations
and the performances of
Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington,
Christoph Waltz, and
Leonardo DiCaprio.
INGLORIOUS
BASTERDS
Tarantino is notorious
for revitalizing actors careers,
but he did more than that
when he discovered Christoph
Waltz at an audition in
Germany. Waltz played Hans
Landa and won an Academy
Award for best supporting
actor. Tarantino claimed that
had he not found Waltz in
Germany, he would have never
made the film.
RESERVOIR
DOGS
Referred to as the
greatest independent film
ever made, Reservoir Dogs
shows the before and after
of a failed diamond heist. It
includes Tarantinos usual cast
of actors like Tim Roth, Harvey
Keitel, Michael Madsen and
Steve Buscemi. The opening
scene is one of the more
memorable in movie history,
where the heist members
discuss tipping and the song
Like a Virgin.
THIS WEEKS GAME

Nevada vs. SDSU
When: Tuesday, Jan. 26.
Where: Lawlor Events Center
(11,536)
TV: ESPNU
Nevada vs. Utah State
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
vs. Air
Force
7 p.m.
2/10
Pack
win
a
thriller
Defense, rebounding and more: The keys to
Nevadas 65-63 victory over rival UNLV
By Neil Patrick Healy
TV: ROOT
MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS

Standings Conference Overall
SDSU
7-0
14-6
Boise State
6-1
15-5
New Mexico
4-2
11-8
Fresno State
4-3
13-7
Nevada
4-3
12-7
Colorado State
3-3
11-8
UNLV
3-4
12-8
Utah State
3-5
11-8
Wyoming
3-5
10-11
Air Force
1-6
10-10
San Jose State
1-7
6-14
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Lawlor Events Center was the place to be Saturday night as the

Wolf Pack defeated the Runnin Rebels 65-63. It was the Packs
fourth win in the last six meetings. The announced attendance was
11,341 (fifth largest in Lawlor history) and is the biggest win of the
season. Here are the five keys in Nevadas win over the Rebels.
RIFLE
The number 13th-ranked
Nevada rifle team lost a close
match against No. 6 Air Force
on Saturday by a score of
4,679-4,648. Despite the loss,
the Wolf Pack posted a season
high score. The Packs 4,679
is 38 points higher than the
previous season high of 4,641
posted on Oct. 15 against TCU.
REBOUNDING
Despite UNLV having one of the most talented big men in the
country in freshman forward Stephen Zimmerman, Nevada was
able to out-rebound the Rebels 41-34 with 16 offensive rebounds
to UNLVs eight. The Wolf Pack went to a small ball lineup for a
majority of the game and had 6-foot-3 senior guard Tyron Criswell
guarding the 7-foot Zimmerman for a majority of the game.
TYRON CRISWELL
With his defensive job on Zimmerman, Criswell was the key to
Nevadas success in the small ball lineup. Criswell posted 11 points
and 10 rebounds on his way to his second straight double-double
despite being outsized by his opponents. Criswells defense on
Zimmerman helped force him to commit five turnovers and committed multiple travel violations, which visibly frustrated
the former McDonalds All-American. In the postgame
press conference, head coach Eric Musselman
compared Criswells defensive ability to a junkyard dog.
Nevada faces TCU in Alaska on

Feb. 4.
SWIM AND DIVE

Nevada continued its perfect
season with a dual win against
San Jose State on Saturday, Jan.
23, by the score of 173-120.
Nevadas divers, who won
31 of the possible 38 points
in the 1-meter and 3-meter
dives. Two-time All-Mountain
West selection Teresa
Baerens was victorious in the
200-freestyle in 1:50.87 and
the 100-freestyle in 51.44.
D.J. FENNERS 1:29 OF

BRILLIANCE
Nevada was down 53-49 with 6:24 left
in the game. At the 5:59 mark Fenner
gets a steal, takes the ball up the floor,
attempts the three and draws a foul.
He makes all three free throws
and cuts UNLVs lead to one.
On the next possession Fenner
records his second steal of the
game, takes the ball up in
transition and has a huge
dunk that had more than
11,000 fans on their feet,
and UNLV is forced to take
a timeout at the 5:39 mark.
After the timeout UNLVs
Patrick McCaw hits a jumper
to retake the lead, but Fenner
turns around and makes a
jumper of his own to put Nevada up 56-55. In Fenners 1:29
of play he recorded seven of his
nine points along with two
steals and the momentum-changing dunk.
He not only brought
the Pack back ahead
and helped capture
the
momentum,
but he also stopped
UNLVs roll back
before it could really
get started.
The 8-0 Wolf Pack will have

a tri-meet against UNLV and
Wyoming next Saturday, Jan.
30, at Buchanan Natatorium in
Las Vegas.
WOMENS BASKETBALL
Senior Nyasha Lesure dropped
29 points on Wednesday, Jan.
20, in Nevadas win against
Wyoming, giving coach Jane
Albright 499 career wins.
Lesures 29 points is the
highest output by a Wolf Pack
womens player since Tahnee
Robinson scored 35 against
Idaho in the WAC tournament
in 2011.
Nevada travels to San Diego
State to take on the Aztecs on
Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 6:30
p.m..
MENS TENNIS
The Nevada mens tennis team
dropped a pair of matches
this weekend against BYU
and Utah. BYU won the five
completed matches to win 5-1.
Utah won the three completed
singles matches in consecutive
sets.
SECOND HALF
FREE THROWS
After shooting just six
free throws in the first half,
Nevada got to the line 31 times
and converted 24 of them (77.4 percent).
Marqueze Coleman in particular was 13-18
from the line. Nevada was being aggressive
by driving to the basket and drawing fouls.
UNLV only shot 5-15 from the charity stripe
and was unable to take advantage of freshman forward Cameron Oliver playing with
four fouls.
The team is now 1-2 on

the season. Nevadas next
match is Saturday, Feb. 6, at
Sacramento State.
SECOND HALF FREE THROWS
Michael Bradley can be reached

at neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and
on Twitter @SagebrushSports.
With 44 seconds left in the game and

Oliver is playing with four fouls. Rebel
guard Jordan Cornish was driving to the hole
and Oliver lined up to take the charge. Contact
was made and the referee made the signal that
it was a charging foul on Cornish. Nevada never
relinquished the lead from that point on.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @NP_Healy.
When: Saturday, Jan. 30.

Where: Lawlor Events Center
(11,536)
at San Jose
State
7 p.m.
2/17
vs. Fresno
State
4 p.m.
2/13
Breanna Denney/Nevada Sagebrush
Freshman forward Cameron Oliver with the ball against UNLV at Lawlor Events Center on Jan. 23. Oliver is one of the most productive
freshman in the Mountain West Conference.
Happiness, not in
another place but this
place... not for another
hour but this hour.
Walt Whitman
WHO IS THE BEST TRASH-TALKING ATHLETE OF ALL TIME?

Irish UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor is
also the champ of verbal abuse. One of my favorites
was when he said he was going to drag Brazilian
champion Rafael dos Anjos head through the streets
of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil would celebrate with him.
My favorite is this gem to dos Anjos: I can change
your bum life. You fight me, its a celebration. When
you sign to fight me, its a celebration, you ring back
home, you ring, Baby, we done it. Were rich. Conor
McGregor made us rich. Break out the red panties.
Were rich, baby. Nothing beats that.
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Neil Patrick
Healy
THE WEEKLY DEBATE
Jack
Rieger
To be a great trash talker, you have to be a little crazy.

Charles Barkley has been arrested eight times in his life for
striking fans. That includes throwing a fan through a window
in an Orlando bar. Hes now a TV commentator on TNT with
Shaq and Kenny Smith, and by commentator I mean they
just talk trash about current and former players. Barkley is
one of the most outspoken athletes in America, and he was
no different in his playing days. I dont care what people
think. People are stupid. If someone hits you with an object
you should beat the hell out of them.
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UNCLE SPLIFFY
Former NBA All-Star forward Cliff
Robinson made a career as a member
of the Portland Trailblazers. He went
to the NBA finals in 1990 and 1992
and won Sixth Man of the Year Award
in 1993. But thats not why his stock
is up. Robinson, or Uncle Cliffy as
he is called, likes smoking marijuana.
He liked it as a player so much that
he was caught and suspended for
violating the leagues drug policy three
times. Did that deter Robinson? No
way. On the contrary, he has decided
to open up his own marijuana growing operation in Portland, Oregon.
What could possibly make this better?
The name of the operation is Uncle
Spliffy. With marijuana being legal
in Oregon, Spliffy will most likely
be extremely successful. Everyone is
expecting him to do so well, in fact,
that he is the keynote speaker at the
2016 Cannabis Collaborative Conference in February.
STOCK DOWN
DAVID BLATT
Former Cleveland Cavaliers head
coach David Blatt was fired on
Saturday, Jan. 23, despite making
the NBA finals last season and
being the No. 1 seed in the eastern
conference with a 30-11 record. To
make matters worse, his replacement is his former assistant Tyronn
Lue. Dont recognize the name?
Most wouldnt, but he is known for
being the Laker with cornrows that
Allen Iverson embarassed. In game
one of the 2001 NBA finals, Iverson
drained a long jumper in Lues face.
Lue stumbles backwards as hes
watching the shot go in and Iverson
proceeds to create one of the most
infamous moments in finals history
by stepping over Lue and completely
embarrassing him. Lue was posturized in the most embarrassing way
possible. That is Blatts replacement
and Im sure Blatt is not very happy
about that. Bad look, sir. Bad look.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached
at neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @NP_Healy.
He made it all the way to December

of 2015 before resigning after being
arrested for a DUI in October.
A tornado of bad contracts and
chaotic situations surrounds KunzerMurphys record.
Nevadas next advantage is
coaching. First-year head coach Eric
Musselman did not have the elite
recruits that UNLV had on Saturday,
but he completely out-coached Rebel
interim head coach Todd Simon.
The Rebels held a huge advantage in
terms of size with 7-foot McDonalds
All-American Stephen Zimmerman
and 6-foot-9 forward Ben Carter, yet
Nevada won the rebounding battle
41 to 34. Musselman had 6-foot-3
senior guard Tyron Criswell guarding
Zimmerman and Criswell held him
to seven points. In short, Musselman
made the necessary adjustments and
UNLV didnt.
The only advantage that UNLV has
on Nevada right now is the talent on
the roster, but Musselman is proving
to be one of the best recruiters in
the Mountain West Conference.
Nevada just signed the No. 35 ranked
class in the country and second in
the conference with two four-star
prospects on Rivals.com in the 2016
class. The thing about recruiting is
that it only gets easier the more you
win. If Musselman can lead a team
of unproven freshman and leftovers
from the David Carter era over a Rebel
Victory
It was the fifth largest crowd in school

history, much of which has to do with
playing an in-state rival. Fans will
have a chance to repeat themselves
on Tuesday night when first-place San
Diego State comes to Reno.
NEVADA STILL CANT SHOOT

Its not often a basketball team goes
0 for 9 from three, shoots 32.8 percent
from the field and still wins.
Nevada ranks 315th in the country
in three-pointers made and doesnt
have an effective three-point shooter
in its starting lineup. Amazingly,
Nevada made just five shots outside
of the paint during the entire game.
This is ultimately what limits this
team from winning a conference
championship this season. Nevada
doesnt have the ability to come back
from a large deficit and its lack of
outside shooting disrupts its offensive
spacing, allowing opposing big men
to camp in the lane. Nevada tries
Illustration by Zak Brady/Nevada Sagebrush
team filled with four- and five-star

recruits, then what is this rivalry going
to look like when Musselman has his
own four-star players? Highly touted
transfers Marcus Marshall and Jordan
Caroline are eligible for the 2016-2017
season, and they will be joined by
four-star prospects Devearl Ramsey

and Joshua Hall.
Is the Wolf Pack the clear-cut team
of the state? Nevada is 4-2 in the
last six games while outperforming
higher-rated players and having
superior leadership at head coach and
athletic director. Nevada has owned

this rivalry, and heres the best part:
This is just the beginning.
to negate this by forcing turnovers,

collecting offensive rebounds and
getting out in transition where points
are easier to come by. Dont expect
Nevada to become the Warriors from
outside; the Wolf Pack seems content
with collecting points in the paint.
But UNLVs biggest mistake was

neglecting its most talented all-around
player, freshman 7-footer Steven
Zimmer, who scored just seven points
on four shots. With 10:32 remaining in
the game, the man guarding Zimmerman, Nevadas Cameron Oliver, picked
up his fourth foul of the game. Despite
Olivers foul trouble and Zimmermans obvious height advantage over
Nevadas shorter lineup, UNLV refused
to incorporate Zimmerman, as he took
just one shot in the final 10 minutes.
its ceiling with Kruger. Or maybe it just

reached its ceiling in general.
Under Chris Ault five years ago,
Nevada football finished the season as
the 11th-ranked team in the country
and looked at UNLV as a junior college
football team. Since then, Ault retired
from coaching college football and
moved to Italy, Nevada slipped into
mediocrity, and UNLV hired Tony
Sanchez in an attempt to revitalize
Rebel football, which has beaten
Nevada two out of the last three years.
Heres my advice to Nevada basketball fans: Dont be afraid to celebrate
this teams success. There will always
be people who want to dismiss the
trajectory of an emerging program,
which typically stems from jealousy or
insecurity. Its not often you get to be a
part of a programs rise from the cellar.
Dont waste time your time doubting
Nevadas resurgence because it can be
taken away quickly.
Just look at UNLV.
UNLV IS STILL
DYSFUNCTIONAL AT THE
END OF GAMES
Because I grew up in Las Vegas, I
have friends who love to complain
about UNLVs inability to play well
at the end of games. Recently-fired
UNLV coach Dave Rices greatest
criticism was his inability to coach
in the closing minutes, and many
Rebel fans felt UNLV would improve
in crucial categories like free-throw
shooting and turnovers. Instead they
shot 14-28 from the line on Saturday
night, including three crucial misses
from Jordan Cornish, Ben Carter and
Jerome Seagers with less than three
minutes remaining. UNLV also turned
the ball over 17 times and Nevada
scored 24 of its 65 points off those
turnovers.
NEVADA AND UNLV HAVE

SWAPPED SPORTS
In college athletics, coaching is everything. Under Lon Kruger five years ago,
UNLV basketball was making regular
appearances in the NCAA tournament
and looked at the annual game against
Nevada as a bye week. Since then, Lon
Kruger left for Oklahoma (now the No.
1 team in the country) and Nevada has
benefitted by winning four out of the
last six matchups with the Rebels. Las
Vegas Sun columnist Ray Brewer actually celebrated the move at the time,
claiming that the program had reached
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at

neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@NP_Healy.
Jack Rieger can be reached at jrieger@

@JackRieger.
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UNCLE SPLIFFY
Former NBA All-Star forward Cliff
Robinson made a career as a member
of the Portland Trailblazers. He went
to the NBA finals in 1990 and 1992
and won Sixth Man of the Year Award
in 1993. But thats not why his stock
is up. Robinson, or Uncle Cliffy as
he is called, likes smoking marijuana.
He liked it as a player so much that
he was caught and suspended for
violating the leagues drug policy three
times. Did that deter Robinson? No
way. On the contrary, he has decided
to open up his own marijuana growing operation in Portland, Oregon.
What could possibly make this better?
The name of the operation is Uncle
Spliffy. With marijuana being legal
in Oregon, Spliffy will most likely
be extremely successful. Everyone is
expecting him to do so well, in fact,
that he is the keynote speaker at the
2016 Cannabis Collaborative Conference in February.
STOCK DOWN
DAVID BLATT
Former Cleveland Cavaliers head
coach David Blatt was fired on
Saturday, Jan. 23, despite making
the NBA finals last season and
being the No. 1 seed in the eastern
conference with a 30-11 record. To
make matters worse, his replacement is his former assistant Tyronn
Lue. Dont recognize the name?
Most wouldnt, but he is known for
being the Laker with cornrows that
Allen Iverson embarassed. In game
one of the 2001 NBA finals, Iverson
drained a long jumper in Lues face.
Lue stumbles backwards as hes
watching the shot go in and Iverson
proceeds to create one of the most
infamous moments in finals history
by stepping over Lue and completely
embarrassing him. Lue was posturized in the most embarrassing way
possible. That is Blatts replacement
and Im sure Blatt is not very happy
about that. Bad look, sir. Bad look.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached
at neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @NP_Healy.
He made it all the way to December

of 2015 before resigning after being
arrested for a DUI in October.
A tornado of bad contracts and
chaotic situations surrounds KunzerMurphys record.
Nevadas next advantage is
coaching. First-year head coach Eric
Musselman did not have the elite
recruits that UNLV had on Saturday,
but he completely out-coached Rebel
interim head coach Todd Simon.
The Rebels held a huge advantage in
terms of size with 7-foot McDonalds
All-American Stephen Zimmerman
and 6-foot-9 forward Ben Carter, yet
Nevada won the rebounding battle
41 to 34. Musselman had 6-foot-3
senior guard Tyron Criswell guarding
Zimmerman and Criswell held him
to seven points. In short, Musselman
made the necessary adjustments and
UNLV didnt.
The only advantage that UNLV has
on Nevada right now is the talent on
the roster, but Musselman is proving
to be one of the best recruiters in
the Mountain West Conference.
Nevada just signed the No. 35 ranked
class in the country and second in
the conference with two four-star
prospects on Rivals.com in the 2016
class. The thing about recruiting is
that it only gets easier the more you
win. If Musselman can lead a team
of unproven freshman and leftovers
from the David Carter era over a Rebel
Victory
It was the fifth largest crowd in school

history, much of which has to do with
playing an in-state rival. Fans will
have a chance to repeat themselves
on Tuesday night when first-place San
Diego State comes to Reno.
NEVADA STILL CANT SHOOT

Its not often a basketball team goes
0 for 9 from three, shoots 32.8 percent
from the field and still wins.
Nevada ranks 315th in the country
in three-pointers made and doesnt
have an effective three-point shooter
in its starting lineup. Amazingly,
Nevada made just five shots outside
of the paint during the entire game.
This is ultimately what limits this
team from winning a conference
championship this season. Nevada
doesnt have the ability to come back
from a large deficit and its lack of
outside shooting disrupts its offensive
spacing, allowing opposing big men
to camp in the lane. Nevada tries
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team filled with four- and five-star

recruits, then what is this rivalry going
to look like when Musselman has his
own four-star players? Highly touted
transfers Marcus Marshall and Jordan
Caroline are eligible for the 2016-2017
season, and they will be joined by
four-star prospects Devearl Ramsey

and Joshua Hall.
Is the Wolf Pack the clear-cut team
of the state? Nevada is 4-2 in the
last six games while outperforming
higher-rated players and having
superior leadership at head coach and
athletic director. Nevada has owned

this rivalry, and heres the best part:
This is just the beginning.
to negate this by forcing turnovers,

collecting offensive rebounds and
getting out in transition where points
are easier to come by. Dont expect
Nevada to become the Warriors from
outside; the Wolf Pack seems content
with collecting points in the paint.
But UNLVs biggest mistake was

neglecting its most talented all-around
player, freshman 7-footer Stephen
Zimmer, who scored just seven points
on four shots. With 10:32 remaining in
the game, the man guarding Zimmerman, Nevadas Cameron Oliver, picked
up his fourth foul of the game. Despite
Olivers foul trouble and Zimmermans obvious height advantage over
Nevadas shorter lineup, UNLV refused
to incorporate Zimmerman, as he took
just one shot in the final 10 minutes.
its ceiling with Kruger. Or maybe it just

reached its ceiling in general.
Under Chris Ault five years ago,
Nevada football finished the season as
the 11th-ranked team in the country
and looked at UNLV as a junior college
football team. Since then, Ault retired
from coaching college football and
moved to Italy, Nevada slipped into
mediocrity, and UNLV hired Tony
Sanchez in an attempt to revitalize
Rebel football, which has beaten
Nevada two out of the last three years.
Heres my advice to Nevada basketball fans: Dont be afraid to celebrate
this teams success. There will always
be people who want to dismiss the
trajectory of an emerging program,
which typically stems from jealousy or
insecurity. Its not often you get to be a
part of a programs rise from the cellar.
Dont waste time your time doubting
Nevadas resurgence because it can be
taken away quickly.
Just look at UNLV.
UNLV IS STILL
DYSFUNCTIONAL AT THE
END OF GAMES
Because I grew up in Las Vegas, I
have friends who love to complain
about UNLVs inability to play well
at the end of games. Recently-fired
UNLV coach Dave Rices greatest
criticism was his inability to coach
in the closing minutes, and many
Rebel fans felt UNLV would improve
in crucial categories like free-throw
shooting and turnovers. Instead they
shot 14-28 from the line on Saturday
night, including three crucial misses
from Jordan Cornish, Ben Carter and
Jerome Seagers with less than three
minutes remaining. UNLV also turned
the ball over 17 times and Nevada
scored 24 of its 65 points off those
turnovers.
NEVADA AND UNLV HAVE

SWAPPED SPORTS
In college athletics, coaching is everything. Under Lon Kruger five years ago,
UNLV basketball was making regular
appearances in the NCAA tournament
and looked at the annual game against
Nevada as a bye week. Since then, Lon
Kruger left for Oklahoma (now the No.
1 team in the country) and Nevada has
benefitted by winning four out of the
last six matchups with the Rebels. Las
Vegas Sun columnist Ray Brewer actually celebrated the move at the time,
claiming that the program had reached
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Victory!
What we learned from

Nevadas win over UNLV
By Jack Rieger
t 9:42 p.m. on Saturday night, Nevada

head coach Eric Musselman stormed
into the Wolf Pack media room,
screamed with delight toward the 1520 people who were anxiously waiting for his
arrival, patted someone on the back (presumably
a high-profile booster) and took a seat at the
podium for questions. He had just beaten rival
UNLV 65-63 in front of 11,341 rejuvenated
Nevada fans and secured the largest win of his
Junior Forward Kaileb Rodriguez finishes a dunk in pregame warmups

against UNLV at Lawlor Events
Center on Saturday, Jan. 23
Nevada 65
UNLV 63
IN 10 MONTHS, MUSSELMAN
HAS CHANGED EVERYTHING
Its not easy to resurrect a basketball
program that wasnt exactly rich with
history to begin with, but Musselman
has done that at Nevada.
It started with recruiting a new
group of players that embodies his
grittiness and basketball intelligence,
including Cameron Oliver and
Lindsey Drew, who already start
as freshman. He then began to
establish a new culture that
demands unconditional devotion
to the idea of team basketball.
This included the departure
of ultra-talented AJ West in
December due to Wests inability
to comply with Musselmans intense,
and at times uncomfortable, energy.
Sometime between recruiting players
and establishing a new culture,
Musselman instilled confidence into

a team that finished last season 9-22
and was completely lifeless. Maybe
its the result of a pregame routine
that consists of a dunk contest and
a choreographed dance, or maybe
Nevadas confidence is a reflection of
Musselman, who at 5 foot 6 exuberates the fortitude of a 7-footer.
NEVADA HAS A LEGITIMATE

HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
Lawlor Events Center has been
the butt of a lot of jokes for the past
10 years. Yes, its about half the size
of UNLVs Thomas and Mack. Yes,
the video screen looks like a college
students TV. And yes, the biggest
concert to come to Lawlor was
a Fleetwood Mac appearance in
2003. But on Saturday night, Lawlor
was deafening thanks to 11,341
enthusiastic fans, many of whom

were students. Musselman expressed
his appreciation for the home fans,
and specifically the students after the
game.
The enthusiasm amongst the
student body I thought was off the
charts, Musselman said. They were
humongous for us.
Speaking as someone whos
attended a lot of Nevada basketball
games over the past 3 1/2 seasons,
that was undoubtedly the most
passionate, engaged Lawlor crowd
Ive seen. The apex came with 5:41 left
when the entire arena rose to their
feet after DJ Fenner stole the ball from
Ike Nwamu and dunked on the other
end to give Nevada its first lead in
over 14 minutes.
See UNLV page A9
The enthusiasm amongst the student

body I thought was off the carts.
Eric Mussselman
This is our state: Nevada hoops owns UNLV rivalry
Neil Patrick
Healy
evadas 65-63 win over

the UNLV Runnin
Rebels last Saturday was
more than just a great
win for the upstart Wolf Pack. It was
also the programs fourth win in the
last six meetings.
Let that sink in for a moment.
Most fans would believe that
there is no possible explanation
from God or man why Nevada has
won four out of six games against

a rival with more money, tradition,
support and almost every other
advantage desirable.
Yet here we are.
The resounding theme in the
postgame press conference from
the team was that Wolf Pack
basketball owns this rivalry. Senior
point guard Marqueze Coleman
made it clear in the microphone
and on Twitter with the phrase

This is OUR state!
A bold claim to be sure, but is it
true? If any game is an indication
of the Wolf Pack being the top dog
in the state of Nevada, it is last
Saturdays. Unlike some wins in
recent years where many perceived
them to maybe be a fluke, this
game isnt one of them. Nevada was
the better team that night.
The way both programs look

from the outside, it is clear that
Nevada is the one headed in the
right direction. Nevada is blessed
with the steady hand of Athletic
Director Doug Knuth, who seems
to hit a home run with every
hire he makes. UNLVs Athletic
Director Tina Kunzer-Murphy on
the other hand continues to
run a dysfunctional program.
After signing Rice to a two-year

extension back in 2014, she showed
him the door. Former head football
coach Bobby Hauck was given a
three-year extension in January of
2014 before leaving the program.
As if this wasnt enough, former
baseball coach Tim Chambers was
given a five-year extension in 2014.
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