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By Marcus Lavergne
INTERNATIONAL
EU and Turkey hold talks over
refugee crisis
The Turkish government is reportedly asking that the EU double aid
to Turkey to more than $6 billion,
around 4.6 billion Euros. The
request stems from the current
refugee crisis afflicting the nation.
Syrias civil war has forced millions
of refugees to enter neighboring
countries like Turkey, which currently houses more than 2.7 million,
according to the BBC.
The EU promised to provide more
than $3 billion in aid on Sunday, Nov.
29, 2015, but according to Turkeys
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
they have yet to deliver on it.
A large number of migrants also
pass through the country to find
shelter elsewhere, but the EU has
asked the countrys leaders to take
refugees who do not qualify for
asylum back within its border.
The EU has also asked for Turkey
to more efficiently patrol its waters.
Turkeys officials are looking for
facilitated EU membership as well
as sped-up progress of plans that
would allow Turks to travel throughout Europe without visas.
NATIONAL
US congressman points out
Navy SEAL rifle shortage
Monday, March 7, Rep. Duncan
Hunter, R-Calif., told reporters that
SEAL teams are being forced to
share rifles. Hunter, a former Marine, told the AP hes been contacted
by several SEALs about the shortage.
They want their rifles, Hunter
told reporters. Its their lifeline,
so let them keep their guns until
theyre assigned desk jobs at the
Pentagon.
One SEAL who contacted Hunter
placed the blame on a slow, pennypinching bureaucracy that rarely
seeks input from the service members who use the gear.
The M-4 carbine is the standard
combat rifle used by the military
branches and costs less than $1,000
when bought in a bulk package,
according to Defense Department
budget
documents.
However,
Hunter alleges that the problem
isnt a lack of money in the military
budget.
According to the AP, U.S. military
officials said they were looking into
the shortage.
ASUN ELECTIONS
VICE PRESIDENTAL
CANDIDATE
Marcus Lavergne can be reached at

mlavergne@sagebrush.unr.edu and
on Twitter @mlavergne21.
GREATNESS AWAITS
Mind of the
machine: UNR
students work
to optimize
through AI
By Marcus Lavergne
Marissa Crook
PRESIDENTAL
CANDIDATE
Polls set to
open after
a month of
campaigns
VICE PRESIDENTAL
CANDIDATE
Austin Mathias
By Jacob Solis
ts been one whole year, but the Ides of

March have finally returned. Theyve
brought both chilly weather and a
brand new round of elections for the
Associated Students of the University
of Nevada.
While arguably less dramatic than
the current presidential election, the
ASUN elections still bear their own importance,
as the Association maintains control of a budget
of nearly $2.4 million, all derived from student
fees in addition to profit from the Wolf Shop.
This is in addition to services such as campus
escort and bodies like the Department of Clubs
and Organizations, each of which falls under the
purview of ASUN.
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LOCAL
Carson City starts construction
on new Downtown Corridor
Project
The Carson City Public Works
Department broke ground Monday
morning on the citys $10-11 million Downtown Streetscape project.
Officials say the construction
will narrow Carson Street, while
making more room for pedestrians
and bicyclists. The project will also
replace old utilities under the road
as well as improving its aesthetics
and walkability. Officials hope it
will promote tourism and help
businesses in the area.
Funds for the three-stage project
are being raised through Public
Works funding and an increased
sales tax according to KTNV News.
Q&D construction will head the
roadwork. Streets and sidewalks
along Carson Street wont be accessible during the process.
Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell
hopes the project will be done in
time for the Nevada Day parade in
October.
VOLUME 122, ISSUE 24
Jacob Springmeyer
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Beware the
medical dangers of
Black Rock City
By Marcus Lavergne
For the past 30 years, people have
been celebrating whats become known
as radical self-expression through the
burning of a wooden man and several
other practices involving art, drug use,
music, reflection and more. Throughout
the years, Burning Man, a festival now
held in the Black Rock Desert north of
Reno, Nevada, has grown, transformed
and continued to attract thousands of
Burners from across the world.
Burning Mans journey from its modest beginnings in San Francisco to its
enormous presence on the Playa of
Black Rock near the small population
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Brandon Boone
PRESIDENTAL
CANDIDATE
The ways by which humans complete daily

tasks, and the operation of machines such as
computers and vehicles, are constantly being
innovated and improved through a seemingly
endless stream of research, trials, failures and
triumphs. Its all being done in the pursuit of
optimization, or making people, systems and
machines as efficient as possible essentially
getting them as close to perfect as they can be.
In the University of Nevada, Renos Department of Computer Science and Engineering,
optimizing how things function isnt only happening in the real world, but the virtual world
as well. Professionals and students there
are working with artificial intelligence and
specialized algorithms to access a potentially
infinite network of ideas outside of the realm
of human thought.
The late Stanford University emeritus
professor John McCarthy defined artificial
intelligence in his article What is Artificial
Intelligence, as the science and engineering
of making machines intelligent, or making
those machines understand and recreate
human intelligence. Diving deeper, McCarthy
calls intelligence the computational part of
the ability to achieve goals in this world.
That notion ties directly into the research
being done by UNR computer science major
Nathan Griffin and his partner and supervisor,
research assistant professor Siming Liu. They
work in the CSDs evolutionary computing
systems lab under Dr. Sushil J. Louie.
The team emphasizes the importance of
discussing of special algorithms that have
become a significant piece to accomplishing
their own goals. They refer to them as genetic
algorithms, which contain various sets of
numbers.
The numbers, known as chromosomes,
contain different behaviors, and the researchers place them in simulations where a
problem has to be solved. Machines run those
simulations, and eventually new behaviors
begin to appear.
Griffin compares it to Charles Darwins
evolutionary theories.
From these simulations, we can have sort
of a Darwinian selection picking and choosing which [chromosomes] do the best, Griffin
said. Then, depending on which ones do the
best, there should be a kind of cross-breeding
going on that should evolve new behaviors.
The simulations are run hundreds to thousands of times depending on the complexity
of the problem. At times the outcome results
in positive behaviors or new, viable solutions
to each problem, and other times, negative
behaviors impact the length of time for the
simulations running phase.
Griffin said mutations created throughout
the simulation may help with problem solving.
In the chromosome, one of those mutations
could appear as a single number within the
set becoming a completely different number.
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UNR and TMCC police to

consolidate this summer
Staff Report
After more than a decade of debate and controversy, the Truckee
Meadows Community College Police Department will officially dissolve July 1 and combined with the
University of Nevada, Reno Police
Department, according to a report
from the Reno Gazette-Journal.
UNR police will now patrol
TMCCs campus in addition to the
Desert Research Institute, both of
which are currently being patrolled
by the TMCC police.
The merger was approved on
Friday by the Nevada System of
Higher Education Board of Regents,
which, much like its name implies,
oversees all public higher education
SWEARING IS CARING
institutions in the state. Chancellor

Dan Klaich said that the consolidation will act as a cost-saving measure and is expected to save almost
$480,000 per year.
Come July, TMCC officers will
become employees of UNR, though
the plan that was approved does ensure that officers assigned to TMCC
will always be assigned there, and
that the community college remains
involved in hiring decisions. Each
of these provisions was absent in
an earlier plan that went before the
Board of Regents last December.
Not everyone is happy with the
plan. Former TMCC President John
Gwaltney said that community
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A University of Nevada, Reno, police

services patrol car sits outside the
Fitzgerald Student Services Center on
Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. UNR police will
take over patrols of Truckee Meadows
Community College starting July 1.
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colleges are always the first to see cuts

and would like to see a funding plan
that does not prioritize universities,
according to a Sunday report from the
Associated Press. Gwaltney has partnered with several other former community college presidents in drafting
a plan that would remove community

colleges from NSHEs jurisdiction.
Gwaltney and other critics have called
the consolidation and other plans like it
a power grab. The Board of Regents has
now offered a new proposal that would
consolidate southern Nevadas university police systems and just last month
proposed a centralization of NSHEs
registration system.
[Its an attempt to] wind the system
together to the point where it makes

it very difficult to separate the institutions, Gwaltney said in an interview
with the Las Vegas Sun. I think any
rational person that would look at it
would come to the conclusion that it
would make it difficult to separate the
system.
Klaich has largely dismissed these
concerns, reiterating NSHEs position
that these moves are all the result of cuts
to Nevadas higher education budget.

In 2013, the Nevada Legislature did
investigate the possibility of breaking
up NSHE, and the recommendations
that came out of that investigation have
largely been implemented, again according to Klaich.
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of Gerlach, Nevada, is accompanied by

various experiences and interactions with
groups like San Franciscos anti-authoritarian Cacophony Society. Some of these
factors were vital in shaping what Burning
Man has become a weeklong soiree with
a net worth of more than $7 million.
Although the festival is highlighted by
music, painting, sculptures, and its designation as a popular location for meditation and reflection, its always had some
controversy tied to it. The event, which was
once undisturbed by rules and guidelines,
has had to make changes for the safety of
Burners, and the conservation of the land
and the surrounding towns.
Noise control, the prohibition of laser
pointers, and preventing people from
urinating on the Playa are only a few
significant laws of the land, but Burning
Man still has the potential to be a hazardous place, especially for those who come
unprepared. The desert climate already
acts as a natural danger, and ailments and
injuries are far from uncommon.
A 2011 ResearchGate study highlighted
several challenges to medical professionals
as well as those with injuries. According
to the study, 2,307 of the 53,375 attendees
were treated in Burning Mans hospital.
Most had minor injuries the most
common being soft tissue afflictions,
dehydration, eye problems and urinary
tract infections. Thirty-three patients were
transported to an outside hospital, 28 by
ambulance and five by helicopter. There
was one death, and a single cardiac arrest,
but the person was resuscitated.
The reality is the event presents ample
opportunities for harm and injury. The results of the 2011 study revealed a challenge
that professionals are trying to overcome
in light of the festivals growing annual
attendance. Last year, the event brought in
more than 70,000 people.
Many of these issues were addressed last
Wednesday by the University of Nevada,
Renos medical Burning Man expert, Dr.
Gary Johnson. Johnson goes by Dr. Gman on the Playa, and last week he hosted
his lecture Surviving Burning Man: Notes
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While last weeks primary elections

whittled down the presidential field
from four to two, this weeks general will
cement all the elected officials for the
84th session (until someone inevitably
resigns, but that usually happens later
on in the session).
You can catch the final debate between
these candidates on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
inside the Wells Fargo Auditorium, itself
inside the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge
Center. Polls open on Wednesday, March
9, and close Thursday, March 10, at 5
p.m. Voting occurs on WebCampus, or
inside the Blue Fish Bowl on the second
floor of the Joe Crowley Student Union.
Below, the executive candidates will
be presented in alphabetical order,
along with biographical information
and some notes on their platforms,
debate performances and statements
made Sunday afternoon before the staff
of The Nevada Sagebrush.
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PRESIDENT
Brandon Boone
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First elected senator for the College of

Business just one year ago this month,
Brandon Boone is a junior studying
information systems. Just after his
inauguration, Boone was elected by his
fellow senators as chair of the Committee on Civic Engagement.
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Dr. Gary G-man Johnson (left) answers questions and talks to a group of people
after his lecture Surviving Burning Man: Notes From a Dusty Doctor on Wednesday,
March 3. Johnson has been attending Burning Man for more than 20 years, and hr
provides medical care on campus and at the festival.
From a Dusty Doctor where he discussed

his history with the festival and how its
grown since his first experience 24 years
ago.
Johnson is an associate professor and
the medical chairman and director of the
Family and Community Medicine department on campus, and he works on-site at
the Family Medicine Center and PatientCentered Family Medicine Center. On the
side, Johnsons a veteran Burner whos seen
the event change significantly over time.
It expanded, it doubled every year,
Johnson said. Tents were wherever you
wanted, cars were driving wherever. People
were coming and going, word had got out
that you could go up and look at naked
women up there. There were no controls,
no restrictions, no police, nothing, so as
you can imagine problems were going to
develop.
The last year Burning Man was held in
the middle of the Playa without proper
fencing was 1996. That year, a couple was
run over while in their tent, and another
man was killed in a motorcycle incident
before the event started. John Law, an
original co-founder, cut his ties with the
event and publicly voiced that the festival
should not continue.

After the tragic events in 1996, Burning Man came under the jurisdiction of
Washoe County. A set of rules and regulations accompanied the move. Street signs,
the police department and fire department
were a significant part of the changes to
what Johnson referred to as the lawless
town.
Today, the event has several different
resources for people who suffer injuries
and also for those who have drug-induced
problems. Crisis centers are on location,
and mental health experts and volunteers
are available to users who have bad trips
on ecstasy, LSD and other rave drugs that
are common on the Playa.
Personally, I like to work early in the
week when theres less drama, Johnson
said during an interview. My wife, Holly,
is a nurse out there later. She gets [patients
with drama] and a lot of them are sort of
drug, substance related people that
werent used to things and went crazy out
there and tried to fly an airplane when
theyve never [flown] an airplane, for
example.
Being both a Burner and medical professional whos dealt with Burners, Johnsons
His platform has plenty of individual

bullet points, but there are five general
tenets: continuing the Campus to the
City Initiative, advocating for students
in meetings of the Nevada System of
Higher Education Board of Regents,
enhancing and promoting services
that ASUN already provides, improving
the areas of safety, sustainability and
wellness, and fostering civic engagement on campus.
In his presentation to The Nevada
Sagebrush, he covered all the bases on
his platform, hitting on everything from
the Campus to the City Initiative to
parking on campus to increasing diversity. Boone touted that his running mate,
vice presidential candidate and current
deputy chief of staff, Jacob Springmeyer,
complements his lack of experience in
ASUNs executive branch.
well as increase diversity within ASUN

and partnerships between ASUN and
professors to create service learning
opportunities.
In her presentation to The Nevada
Sagebrush, Crook emphasized creating
an efficient ASUN, speaking in specifics
on ways to cut spending and streamline
the bureaucracy. This included plans to
cut several assistant positions within
various departments. These cuts would
theoretically free up funds that could
be used to expand the Pack Internship
Grant Program.
Marissa Crook
Marissa Crook, the current director of
ASUNs Department of Legislative Affairs, first got her start in the association
as a senator for the College of Liberal Arts
during the 82nd session in 2014. There,
she worked on various projects as part of
the committees on Government Operations, University Affairs, and Budget and
Finance.
Her platform is split in four parts,
spelled out in her campaign motto:
serve, lead, vitalize and reorganize. More
specifically, Crook has said she wants
to revamp the This is Nevada app as
VICE PRESIDENT
Austin Mathias
Austin Mathias, like his colleague
Boone, first joined ASUN when he was
elected to serve in the senate, representing the Division of Health Sciences. In
his fourth year, Mathias is pursuing a
degree in health sciences.
His platform has fewer specific promises than his colleagues, but hes made
promises nonetheless, vowing to work
with the president to accomplish goals,
ensure communication between departments, expand the Pack Internship
Grant Program and to ensure that organizations within ASUN come together.
Sagebrush, Mathias added some details
to his plan, saying that he would work to
get more businesses to participate in the
Pack Internship Grant Program. He also
noted a no-nonsense leadership style
expertise is invaluable. Early on in his

Burning days he made himself available
when other doctors werent. Although
medical professionals are on-site now,
Johnson hopes to see even more volunteers and students out in Black Rock in the
near future.
The School of Medicine at the university
once provided a chance for medical students to get experience in that type of setting through a rotation program. Johnson
is optimistic that it will come back sooner
than later.
Ive been in contact with the CrowdRX
people, Johnson said. It requires a legal
agreement with UNR to do it. This is a
private organization so they arent really
motivated to do it right now, but theyve
told me they want to do it. It makes sense
because you get a lot of free labor.
The medical staff members usually
put in multiple 12-hour shifts during the
week. A good portion of the work involves
cleaning and suturing external injuries,
but more serious injuries and ailments can
become expensive problems for patients.
According to Johnson, a helicopter ride to
another hospital can result in a $25,000 bill.
He warns that some of the best ways to
stay safe are to have essentials suited for
the environment. Drink water, and take
in electrolytes to avoid both dehydration
and desalination. Watch out for random
rebar which can cause drastic injuries,
and beware of the dreaded Playa foot, a
chemical burn specific to Burning Man. Its
caused by the talc-like sand.
He says vinegar and water can prevent
the uncomfortable malady from worsening. Johnson also warns that trying LSD for
the first time while on the Playa might not
be the best idea.
Johnsons wife, Holly, explained that
preparation is key to avoiding the underlying and apparent dangers that lurk within
Black Rock City.
Burning Man can be the best experiences of your whole life, or it can be the
worst nightmare of your whole life depending on how prepared or unprepared
you are, she said.
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that he took from his time in ROTC.
Jacob Springmeyer
Jacob Springmeyer, a veteran of
ASUN, served as a programming intern
and programmer proper before being
promoted to his current position as
deputy chief of staff. There, he works
with ASUNs external operations, like
the Pack Friendly Business campaign
and the Sustainable Nevada Initiative
Fund.
His platform boils down into three
goals: unity, sustainability, and creating a business-friendly environment
for students and local businesses alike.
Beneath each of these goals are sub
goals, such as increasing grant funding
for sustainability proposals, increasing
funding for the Pack Internship Grant
Program, and increasing opportunities
for students and businesses to connect.
Sagebrush, Springmeyer elaborated on
his plans for the Pack Internship Grant
Program, noting especially that more
local businesses need to be called by
ASUN and convinced to join the program. Springmeyer also had a detailed
plan to adjust funding for ASUN-funded
publications based on readership and
need (this does not include The Nevada
Sagebrush, which is entirely self-funded).
Jacob Solis can be reached at jsolis@
@TheSagebrush.
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New physician
assistant program
coming to School
of Medicine
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for a certain amount of time and just

seeing how we can go, we try to generate things that maybe make more
informed decisions with less information, Griffin said.
There are times when the process
isnt smooth though. There are
situations when the programs solve
situations by exploiting errors in
the simulation one might call it
cheating the system. Also, the genetic
algorithm cant function outside of
the simulation testing it. It becomes a
useless set of numbers. This can place
limits on the teams research.
Still, the potential for AI seems
almost limitless. In a time when
problem solving and optimization
appear to be an emphasized goal
for universities and companies like
Google, students like Griffin and Liu
are holding the reins of progress. In
the near or distant future, those reins
may not even require the grasp of human hands.
A new Master of Physician Assistant

program is coming to the University of
Nevada, Reno, in 2017, according to a
university press release. The program is
the result of a partnership between the
university and Renown Health, northern
Nevadas largest nonprofit health care provider, which provided half a million dollars
in funding.
The program, expected to start summer
2017 on the Redfield campus, will take 27
weeks to complete and is expected to produce its first graduating class by 2019. Any
candidates wishing to take part in the new
program must have at least 2,000 hours
of prior medical experience, as theres no
residency needed post-graduation.
A physician assistant, according to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, works on a team
with physicians and other medical professionals to do everything from diagnosing
to treating to prescribing medication to
patients.
The BLS predicts that by 2024, the market
for PAs will have increased by 30 percent
since 2014 more than quadruple the
average increase for all occupations.
The increase is driven largely because
PAs are less expensive, costing an average
of nearly $100,000 less per year than a physician or surgeon. As hospitals and clinics
seek to expand, the BLS predicts that they
will rely more heavily on PAs and nurse
practitioners, each of which is more than
able to perform basic functions like diagnosing illnesses and examining patients.
Additionally, more and more physicians
are retiring or choosing to specialize. This
leaves a hole in primary care that will more
likely than not be filled by PAs.
At the moment, the closest PA program
to Reno is in the Sacramento area. This
bodes less than well for northern Nevada,
as certain studies have found that doctors
are more likely to practice where they
studied. Thus, its possible that the new
program could buoy the number of PAs in
Nevada.
The School of Medicine has appointed
Brian Lauf, PA-C, as the founding director
of the program. He is reportedly looking
for staff, according to a university press
release. The School of Medicine has also
applied for accreditation for the new program, which is currently pending approval.

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University of Nevada, Reno, computer science major Nathan Griffin (left) and Ph.D. candidate Siming Liu (right) pose for a portrait in the Scrugham Engineering
and Mines Building on Friday, March 4. Griffin and Liu work with artificial intelligence in the evolutionary computing systems lab to figure out solutions to different technological issues.
AI
According to Griffin, candidate solutions or potential solutions known as

individuals within the simulation may
come to a certain behavior thats good,
but not the best route. When other
individuals conform with that same
behavior it can put the machine in a
rut, or period where each of the solutions end up being the exact same, or
very closely related to one another.
In other words, the solutions arent
geared toward solving the simulated
problem with the greatest efficiency.
However, mutations might be able to
fix it.
In evolutionary computing, its
possible to lose diversity, Griffin said.
The mutation occurs very rarely, but
it still occurs to provide some diversity
in the case that [candidate solution]
gets stuck. Mutations can help it jut
out of that slump.
These tests present vital information for Griffins present project, which
involves improving unmanned drones
and using genetic algorithms to get

the machines to develop new, ideal
behaviors for combat situations and
mobility.
Liu, a Ph.D. candidate whos already
received a masters in software engineering at Chinas Hunan University
Software School, supervises and helps
with Griffins work, but hes been
heavily involved in his own research
as well.
Liu delves more into the virtual
world of video gaming. There, hes using genetic algorithms in the pursuit
of developing tactics and microbehaviors that can adapt to players
and beat them as well.
Genetic algorithms are a tool, Liu
said. To use this tool to solve some
kind of problems, you need to play
with it. Thats what we did.
According to Lius dissertation from
last May, his team was able to place its
own bot, or unmanned player, into the
game StarCraft where it performed
better than the games built-in bots in
several areas. StarCraft, and another
game SeaCraft, act more as simulations for the U.S. Navy.
We are trying to generate something that can play as good as human players, Liu said. Thats why
real-time strategy games are hot in AI
research. AI is making the right decision in the right place according to the
existing knowledge.
Liu relates the research to improving the operation of motor vehicles.
Google is now working on perfecting
its driverless car, and Liu is expanding
his expertise by delving into creating
more intelligent, safer automated
traffic and transportation systems.
There, hes optimizing the instruction
provided by traffic signals.
Having the best performance or
beating your opponent is not the only
goal here, Liu said. [Having] different
objectives and using the same tools,
you can solve different problems.
Humans dont have the answer to
every problem, and through different
algorithms and simulations, computers can find solutions that humans
havent considered, and theyre doing
it faster according to Griffin. Thats the
important part.
Instead of trying every possibility
Arts&Entertainment
Q&A
A4
PACK N
THE EVENTS
THINGS TO
WATCH OUT
FOR THIS WEEK
By Blake Nelson
2016 SCHOLASTIC
ART AWARDS
EXHIBITION
RECEPTION
DATE: Wednesday
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: The Holland
Project
INFO: Check out the winners
of the Scholastic Art Awards
at The Holland Project.
The artists featured are all
teenagers in the northern
Nevada area, and the art
has been reviewed by many
of judges throughout the
area as well. DJ Tucker Rash
will be spinning tunes while
Rainshadow Community
Charter High School
provides refreshments for
the event. Support young
artists and have a great time
doing it.
A RAISIN IN THE SUN

DATE: Thursday
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Church Fine
Arts, Redfield Proscenium

Theatre
INFO: The play by Lorraine
Hansberry brought to you by
the Department of Theater
and Dance will be performed
this Thursday by a group of
your peers. The play, which
revolves around a black family
in Chicago, tackles cultural
issues across generations and
works as a terrific character
study of a multi-generational
black family. The play is sure
to go over spectacularly and
will move the hearts of the
viewer. Tickets are only $5
for students, their supply is
limited.
EMOTIONAL
CONCERT
DATE: Thursday
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Monolith
INFO: San Francisco indie
band, Emotional, is coming

back to Reno with Friendless
Summer this week. Catch
these guys at Monolith
and youll be greeted
with, wouldnt you know
it, emotional tunes with
jangly guitars and an upbeat
tempo. Performing with
them is local lo-fi rockers
Video World, a great mix
of Animal Collective style
production with reverbed
guitars and hissing drums.
The cover is, get this, FREE!
A free bar show, thats nuts.
ACOUSTIC
COUNTRY/FOLK
NIGHT
DATE: Saturday
TIME: 6 p.m.
LOCATION: The Hideout
Lounge
INFO: Cool Tapes follows
up their successful festival
with an acoustic night this
Saturday. The small show will
be at the Hideout, a small
bar off Wells Street, and will
feature some local country
talent. The lineup will be
announced this week, but
expect some great acts. Also
be excited that Cool Tapes
is making moves to make
Reno great again with these
wonderful events. No entry
fee and cool tunes, what
more could you ask for?
Blake Nelson can be reached
at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu
and on Twitter @b_e_nelson.
CHRISTOPH WEBER
By Blake Nelson
that were facing now or will have to

face in the near future.
ecently,
Christoph Weber,
a Reno local,
competed and
placed in the
prestigious writing contest
Writers and Illustrators of
the Future. Weber placed
third in the writing portion
of the contest with his
short story Mbius.
The contest was founded
by L. Ron Hubbard in
1983 with the intention
of recognizing up-andcoming speculative fiction
writers. Judges of the
contest include Orson
Scott Card among other
esteemed writers.
Weber, among other
things, is an arborist and
a writer with a knack for
issues facing the future
of the human race. The
Nevada Sagebrush recently
got into contact with
Weber and asked some
questions regarding his
recent success and what
this success means.
Are you a Reno native?
If not, how long have you
lived in Reno, when did you
move here, etc.?
Born and raised!
Where does that come from?

Well, if we dont think about
ethics, we end up doing unethical
things! Stories are perhaps the
best way to develop and maintain
ideas of right and wrong (and
all the juicy stuff in between).
Artificial intelligence researchers
are currently facing the problem
of teaching robots to achieve their
objectives within the confines of
our societal norms. How do they
do this? They teach robots human
stories!
Photo courtesy of Jiyang Chen
Christoph Weber poses on a road on Monday Nov. 28,

2015. Weber is the author of the award winning short
story "Mbius."
How do you like Reno?

When I was younger I wanted to get out, and
after high school (Reno High), I did. But once Id
seen a bit of the world, Reno grew on me. She has
some of the arts and culture youd find in a larger
metropolis, yet still offers the wildland escapes of a
rural area. When I realized what a special balance
that is, the vortex sucked me back in.
Where did you go to college and what did you
study?
I graduated from Arizona State University, where
I studied political science and Mandarin Chinese. I
had vague plans of getting a law degree, and took
one graduate law class. That was enough to know it
wasnt for me. My senior year, a biology professor
sparked a deep interest in life sciences, and I think
that drove me to other fields of study and work.
When did you start writing and what inspired you
to?
Ive always been a big reader, but aside from
some atrocious poetry, I didnt give much thought
to writing until my senior year of college, when I
received some rather backhanded encouragement. I
found out that one of my teachers was investigating
me for plagiarism because she didnt think I could
have written the papers I was turning in. Of course
I hadnt plagiarized a word, but her disbelief made
me think, Hey, maybe I have a knack for writing!
Strange way to encourage a student, though Im
quite thankful for her efforts to fail me.
I wrote my first piece of fiction shortly after that
while working on a wildland fire crew. We were in
Idaho, and the fire was nuking off, just turning forest
to ash. Those apocalyptic images sort of burned
themselves in my mind, and while still on the fire I
began writing a novel about a future in which Earth
burns and people try to rebuild out of that clean
black slate. It wasnt very good.
Was speculative fiction your first choice? I
understand that you write literary fiction as well?
Theyre both good genres, but for me, speculative
fiction is the most exciting. Until I finish building my
time machine, Im stuck in this moment. Science
fiction offers a free vacation to anywhere in space
and time.
Yet even with all the cosmos as a potential
setting, many of my stories are set on a nearfuture Earth. I like to look at current trends and
extrapolate, to imagine what things will be like in 10,
50 or 100 years, if those trends continue. This is one
of science fictions great strengths: it has predicted,
and even helped bring about, many things that
became reality.
What was your mindset submitting your short
story to the contest? Many accomplished
writers have won the contest before, such as
Stephen Baxter and Karen Joy Fowler. Were you
intimidated or anxious in any way?
I was about as confident as a seal in a sharks
mouth. The judges include

some titans of speculative
fiction Orson Scott Card,
author of Enders Game,
to name just one and
they receive thousands
of entries each quarter. I
almost didnt send that
story, because I didnt think
it was good enough.
Your writing is largely

based around biological
issues, e.g., anti-aging and
the use of de-extinction.
Do you think being an
arborist has given you
inspiration or possibly a
leg up in this aspect of your
writing?
Absolutely. Ive hatched
my best story ideas while
working with trees. My first
published piece appeared
in the journal Nature, and I
had the idea while working
on a giant apple tree right
by the university.
Are you working on

anything currently? Can
we expect any publications
from you any time soon?
My winning short story,
Mbius, will appear in
Photo courtesy of Christoph Weber
Writers of the Future,
Volume 32, which is now
available for pre-order on
Weber will be accepting his award
Amazon and will be carried
You said your initial
on April 10 in Los Angeles among
by Barnes & Noble and
reaction to learning about
other contest winners. At the end
other booksellers this May.
winning the contest was
of the month, Weber will also be apI have about 15 other
shock. Now how do you
pearing at the University of Nevada,
short stories Im trying to
feel about it five months
Reno, to give a speech on March 29
polish and sell while I finish
later? Has it changed your
my novel, The Descent of
as
part
of
UNR
Arboretums
Tree
life or writing in any way?
Man. Its a lightning-paced
Talk series.
Its been a shot of
adventure that deals
motivation. Might be
with the extinction of
overdramatic to say its
most bee species and the
changed my life, but in
de-extinction of others,
April theyre flying me
including Neanderthals
to Hollywood for a week
(which
is
not
as
far-fetched
as it might sound).
to workshop with a bunch of best-selling authors,
Its
a
twisty,
page-turning
adventure,
but it also
and I have a hunch that will do great things for my
deals with some serious issues, and having a
writing.
Neanderthal main character is a great way to
illuminate the question of what it means to be
Could you give a brief summary of what your
human.
award-winning short story is about, and if there
Its the best thing Ive written, and if anyone
are any deeper themes or devices that you use?
wants to stay apprised, they can sign up for
Mbius is about a future where human genetic
notifications at www.christophweber.com.
engineering is outlawed. It follows a detective on
her quest to hunt down illegal underground geneDo you have any advice for a writer that is just
tweakers. Eventually she discovers that one of the
criminal technologies she so fiercely opposes holds starting or starting to think about writing?
Well, I sold my first story barely more than a
the key to saving a loved ones life, and shes forced
year
ago, so Im just getting started myself! But I
to make a brutal choice: abandon her values, or let a
have received some good advice that I can pass
loved one die.
along.
First, read! And read broadly, including
Ultimately, the plot encourages the reader to ask
nonfiction.
Knowledge is power, in writing and
an immortal question: if there were a treatment
life. And when you read, dissect. Almost every
that could extend the human life span to a
book has some blank pages near the front; I use
thousand years or more, would you want it, and
these to make notes of all the things that did and
would you want everyone to have it?
didnt work for me. Periodically, Ill review those
Its a question that we may have to ask pretty
notes, and I find that helps me avoid others
soon. The first anti-aging drug enters human trials
mistakes.
this year. If this drug grants an extra 10 years of
Critiques are helpful, but beware of listening
life, it may keep people alive long enough to get
to
family and friends. You might as well get
the next improved treatment, which gives, say,
feedback from your dog. They all love you, so
another 30 to 50 years, and so on. As a researcher
theyre all inclined to tell you its great (or lick
in the anti-aging field has pointed out, if the rate of
improvement is rapid enough, it is possible that the your face). The best critique I ever received was
of that first novel I wrote, the one about Earth
first person to live to 1,000 has already been born.
burning. The reviewer told me I should delete
about 90 percent of it. Left me depressed for a
It seems that through speculative writing, like
many of the greats, you choose to explore ethical week. But you know what? She was right, and Ill
never write another slow-paced novel.
topics. Some come to mind: Brave New World
High Sierra Writers offers local critique group
by Aldous Huxley, Enders Game by Orson Scott
options. Online writing groups are good, too I
Card and many more. Where do you think this
like Critters.org. Though Im unaware of any,
fascination with these more serious themes, in
there might be a critique group on campus. If
your case, comes from?
there isnt, start one!
I hope that my writing, first and foremost, is
fun to read. But yes, Mbius is one of the more
serious stories Ive written, and even beneath my Blake Nelson can be reached at tbynum@sagebrush.
unr.edu and on Twitter at @b_e_nelson.
lighthearted stuff are serious ethical questions
A&E | A5
CONCERT REVIEW
Reno turned up for The Back to You Tour

By Jordan Berns
The evening was full of twists and
turns. From rapper Futuristic dunking in
the crowd to Mike Stud chugging a bottle
of Croc on stage with a lucky fan, to the
ladies in the audience showing off what
makes Mike such a stud, the crew put on
an amazing show as it entered the tail
end of The Back to You Tour.
Fans started lining up outside Cargo
Concert Hall as early as 5:30 p.m. The
wind blew as the sun dropped behind
the mountains. The temperature slowly
fell and a high chance of rain was in the
forecast, but not a drop fell on the eager
concertgoers. By the time 7 p.m. rolled
around I was numb and shivering, but
the doors soon opened and the defrosting process began.
The first act wasnt scheduled to come
out for about an hour, and people made
themselves at home as close to the front
of the stage as possible, while those 21
and over crowded the bar. The venue
wasnt nearly as packed as some of the
tours other shows. Mike Stud even made
a comment, saying, These are the types
of shows we came up on. He appeared to
enjoy the nostalgia.
The clock struck 8 p.m. and an unknown DJ took the stage to get everyone
fired up and soon the crowd went wild
as Futuristic, a fast-paced rapper with
energy off the charts, ran out on stage
and took the mic.
He showed off his skill with an a cappella verse from his song Too Easy. He
also lit up a fresh joint and smoked it
without hesitation. Security scoured the
crowd kicking people out for smoking
weed. Futuristic tried to defend a fan
being thrown out to no avail, but at least
he tried.
Singer Devvon Terrell also made an
appearance with Futuristic. Terrell and
Futuristic released an album together
Christmas Day titled Coast 2 Coast.
They both pulled up a chair and sat
down center stage to perform their own
rendition of Justin Biebers hit song Love
Yourself. Terrell sang the ballad, but he
couldnt do the song justice.
They recovered by turning up the
tempo and the crowd started bumping.
To my amazement, the tours crew was
able to set up a human basketball hoop
in the crowd that Futuristic dunked on as
he lunged off the stage.
Next onto the stage was Moosh and
Andrea Wilkinson/Nevada Sagebrush
Futuristic performs at Cargo Concert Hall on March 5. Futuristic performed with

Mike Stud, among other such as Devvon Terrell.
Twist. These two young musicians put

on a good performance, but it wasnt
anything special. There werent any big
moments like with Futuristic and Mike
Stud.
One of the tours crew members stole
the stage. He played an unbelievable
solo on the guitar, which turned into
an epic electric guitar version of the
national anthem. The right side of the
crowd chanted USA, USA and the rest
of the crowd sang along. After the song,

the crowd continued a USA chant and
the stage cleared to make room for the
headliner.
Mike Stud soon came out and graced
the fans with his presence. He shook
hands with fans in the front row and introduced himself. He started the show off
right with This Feeling. It soon became
clear that Mike Stud was there to party.
His crew brought out cans of beer and
gave them away to fans as he and his

crew shotgunned the beers. He played a
song and brought out a bottle of Croc.
He invited a fan up onstage to share the
bottle with him. Mike chugged half the
bottle no problem and handed the rest
off. The fan downed the rest of the bottle
and brought pride to the crowd.
Stud spent a lot of time throughout his
set talking to the crowd. He took three requests, let a fan rap with him and shared
more alcohol. As the night progressed,
beautiful women in the crowd starting
popping up on peoples shoulders and
showed much love for Mike Stud. One girl
on the left side of the crowd revealed her
chest to him and started a chain reaction
of girl after girl flashing Stud on stage. By
the end of the night 10 girls had revealed
themselves and some even made it onstage to dance with the man of the hour.
The night ended with Mike Stud signing autographs and shaking hands with
fans as the venue cleared out. It was
another successful evening at Renos own
Cargo Concert Hall.
Jordan Berns can be reached at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter
@b_e_nelson.
MOVIE REVIEW
The Witch both disappoints and surprises

By Blake Nelson
The Witch described in one word
is atmosphere. The film drips a dark,
brooding and maligned tone, in the best
possible way.
Beyond the anxiety and the gripping
tension on the screen it seemed as if
something was lacking many an
audience member walked out of the
screening that I attended, and I heard
similar accounts from other people who
had seen the movie as well. What was
lacking were the jump scares, the boring
supernatural plot and the gratuitous
use of Paranormal Activity style movie
making.
The Witch, in comparison to what
everyone was expecting, is a contemplative movie about delirium in the 1600s.
Based largely on transcripts from the
period, the film places the viewer into
the harsh reality of the 17th century.
With the opening scene, the movie
presents the Christian overtones of the
story with a church counsel expelling
the main characters from the settlement.

The family leaves and settles in a clearing
miles from the settlement, praying before the land, then cutting to years later.
The protagonist throughout, Thomasin, played by relatively unknown actor
Anya Taylor-Joy, is introduced carrying
her infant brother who is subsequently
stolen by a witch, introducing the anxiety into the story abruptly.
What follows is a series of escalating
instances of religious fanaticism married
with equal parts threat and terror.
Every subsequent scene brings more
tension between a family that is slowly
tearing itself apart. The viewer has to
bear through constant bickering and
growing distrust among them even
though they only have each other to rely
on.
The family relations in the film act as
the main conflict, another point that
most probably werent expecting. As the
pressure rises due to crop failure and
continual calamities, the family becomes
less and less familial, with member per-
ceiving the next to be a threat to its very

existence.
A scene that is quite haunting is one in
which one of the children goes missing
and comes back seemingly possessed.
The writhing and screams of the child,
with frantic praying by the rest of the
family, was hard to watch due to the stellar performances by all the actors in the
scene, including the children actors.
I was pleasantly surprised by the unfamiliar cast that director Robert Eggers
had assembled; they were incredibly
convincing, and the audiences unfamiliarity with them really helped pull them
into the film.
Yet another thing the film does well is
not use cheap gimmicks like shaky camera techniques to make the film more
immersive. Rather, the film beautifully
sets up an atmosphere that is wholly of
the time period, using early moder
English and clothing styles of the era,
making the viewer more liable to accept
the reality of the film.
Neither does the film use jumps
or overt tension-building music; the

immersiveness of the film is all in the
acting, the camera shots and lugubrious
lighting.
What the viewer is left with after stripping away all of this is a slow-burning
film with little in the way of scares, but
with a lot to offer in the realm of horror.
The Witch is an aberration from the
slag that Hollywood has been producing,
kind of in the vein of 2015s It Follows,
and breath of fresh air in the sea of
found-footage rehashings of The Blair
Witch Project.
As the film mounts an enigmatic
climax, it fuses the supernatural aspects
with the complete delirium that the family fell into. The end of the film will leave
you with questions, a few answers and a
sort of sour catharsis. Although the film
ends in an unusual fashion, it satisfies
more than most would probably expect.
Blake Nelson can be reached at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter
@b_e_nelson.
Photo provided by Wikipedia.org
Movie Review
THE WITCH
Release Date: Feb. 19
Genre: Horror
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STAFF EDITORIAL
Boone and Springmeyer, the most productive choices for ASUN
he Nevada Sagebrush editorial board

formally endorses Brandon Boone and
Jacob Springmeyer for the presidential and
vice presidential positions, respectively, for
the Associated Students of The University of Nevada.
Both candidates represent the vision that students
need from their public officials. Its a vision that is
innovative, knowledgeable and cohesive.
Serving as senator for the College of Business and
Chair of Committee on Civic Engagement, Boone
takes pride in being able to find opportunities for
students through volunteerism, internships and
overall civic engagement. Boone honed in on the
Campus to the City Initiative, a project that was
heavily invested in by current President Caden
Fabbi. Expanding on that, he wants to get students
involved as much as possible. Given the immensity
of the project, Boone intends to seek out any kinks
in the existing initiative to ensure that students will
be getting as much opportunity out of this initiative
as possible.
Last semester Boone coordinated and hosted
the largest nonprofit event our university has
ever held, bringing over 40 local nonprofits and
service organizations to campus to recruit student
volunteers. Its this type of leadership we want to see.
Boone has confidence in his vision for the university,
one thatll not only match the universitys plan but
hopefully exceed it. Our staff feels Boone has the
clearest vision of what our campus needs from a
student government in order to push our university

toward becoming a leading regional university.
Marissa Crook, although qualified for the position
of president, came up short in some areas. She
demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of ASUNs
bureaucracy and how it works. We believe that
Crook demonstrates integrity and vision in her
campaign. However, we also believe that increasing
the diversity of ASUN must be a paramount concern
of the next administration.
For too long, ASUN has been largely dominated by
individuals who represent a relatively narrow portion of our universitys demographics. After pressing
both candidates on their views on diversifying
ASUN, we felt that Boone had both a more holistic
vision for and a more passionate commitment
to diversifying the student government. Boone
expressed a desire to increase representation of
students from a multitude of backgrounds, as well as
to make the university as a whole a more inclusive
place for students to thrive, regardless of their race,
gender, gender identity or sexual orientation.
While Crook also expressed a desire to diversify
ASUN, we felt that her plans fell short of what is
needed to effect substantive change beyond the
ASUN offices. In addition, improving representation
for historically underrepresented groups did not
seem to be as much of a genuine concern for her
campaign, and we feel that this is a fatal flaw.
Jacob Springmeyer presented us with a platform
that complemented his ticketed presidential running mate, Boone. Springmeyer has the experience
in the executive department that complements
Boones legislative experience. Springmeyer
currently sits as the deputy chief of staff, and has a
breadth of experience in planning and programming some of the more successful events ASUN has
funded and hosted. Springmeyers recent involvement in the universitys first Biggest Little Festival
is admirable. Being a northern Nevada native,
Springmeyers main focus is not just reaching out to
the student population, but the community as well.
Even though Springmeyer has our endorsement,
his stance on the student run publications is
troubling. When asked about his vision for the
publications, encompassing Insight Magazine, The
Brushfire Literary Arts Journal and Wolf Pack Radio,
his response did not indicate much interest or
knowledge on the subject.
Considering that the vice presidents office has
been expanded to become the liaison between
student run publications and ASUN government, it
stands as a concern for the students who work for
these publications, who are able to use the publications to learn and grow professionally. It should
be noted that The Nevada Sagebrush is entirely
self-funded, and as such will not be influenced by
any policy Springmeyer may introduce in regard to
the publications.
While it may simply be a lack of previous
knowledge and familiarity with the function and

intended audiences of the student publications,
his ideas to reallocate funds based on surveys
and readership may serve as a detriment to their
intention. If elected, Springmeyer must take steps to
fully understand the relationships he needs to create
in order to implement the platform he is promising.
Conversely vice presidential candidate Austin
Mathias stating, Im not really worried about
making friends and Im a very blunt person, did
not exhibit qualities that are indicative of a leader, or
at least the kind of leader that the vice presidential
office needs. We arent saying public officials cant be
blunt or have an alternative take on a position, but
in order to be a student leader on this campus you
have to be able to compromise and maintain good
working relationships with businesses, organizations and individuals on and off campus.
Overall, the students need public officials that
demonstrate an interest in their constituents.
Boone and Springmeyer are the officials that have
presented the most concise plan on how to enhance
student diversity within ASUN, efficiently allocate
the ASUN budget, offer the highest potential
of scholastic opportunity and if elected uphold
consistency within their length of service.
The Nevada Sagebrush editorial board can be reached
at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
Consent is a
conversation
that everyone
should be having
s a student leader, I have received

countless hours of training on sexual
assault, but that alone is not what the
university needs. I understand the ins
and outs of consent and talking to sexual assault
survivors, but that is also not going to change
campus culture. Sexual assault training is not just
important for student staff. With spring break
fast approaching, I am reminded that keeping
each other safe is a community
effort. We should be addressing
sexual assault together as the
Wolf Pack.
Fact: The majority of sexual
assault our student peers experience happens off campus.
Fact: 33 percent of perpetrators say both parties were
drinking at the time.
Hayley
These arent national
Hanger
statistics; these are from our
universitys Sexual Conduct and
Campus Safety Survey last year.
Thats why all of us should be talking about
bystander intervention. Anyone could be the
bystander who saves someone. Also, sexual
assault can be subversive. Confrontation is hard.
However, this confrontation may be easier if it
involves someone you personally know or someone who is too intoxicated that they cant speak
for themselves. Its a lot harder when someone
just seems tipsy. Its harder when someone is
coming off as slightly too persistent. Our student
body needs to know how to check in. Sometimes
asking, Hey, could I talk to you alone? or Are
you doing OK? can make all the difference.
Fact: When a Nevada student is assaulted and
they decide to tell someone, they usually tell a
close friend. Very few tell residence hall staff or
other faculty.
All of us should learn how to talk with a
survivor. Sexual assault can happen to anyone,
regardless of gender or status. We as a community
need to understand the importance of saying
the right thing. Its frightening to come out about
sexual assault, so its important we arent perpetuating rape myths. Sexual assault is not a matter of
gender, who was wearing what or if the survivor
put themselves in that situation.
Fact: Students who think alcohol facilitates
sexual opportunities are less likely to support
bystander intervention and are less likely to
engage in appropriate sexual conduct.
All of us should have a clear definition of
consent. Understanding consent helps us check
in with others and ourselves. Being confident
in that definition makes us a better resource to
those in need.
When I was a freshman, I didnt have a clear
understanding of consent. Nobody told me that
the medias version of college, where sex and
alcohol are synonymous, was wrong. It took
training. Thats where I learned how to intervene,
how to talk to a survivor and how to ensure there
was consent. We need to have this conversation
sooner.
The university has done a lot since I started
here. Every year, the students I meet know more
about what it means to obtain consent. Tackling
this conversation at orientation does wonders.
However, we need a constant conversation. As a
community, we need to develop confidence in
our ability to call for consent when we dont see it.
Thats why we need campaigns like Yes! Always.
Consentress is the embodiment of confidence in
our ability to help others and take control of our
lives.
We need strangers who know how to intervene,
friends who know how to talk about it and a
community that knows what consent is. Spring
break is almost here, and we need to keep this
conversation going. All year. Please, Wolf Pack,
watch out for each other. Lets keep our community safe.
Hayley Hanger studies BLANK. She can be reached
at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
Illustration by Zak Brady/Nevada Sagebrush
Sorry my vocabulary is more colorful than yours
wouldnt say I have a low tolerance level

for people by nature. My patience at
times can be pretty pristine. I can handle
most people that others would consider
unbearable.
I pay no mind to people who smack their
mouths around like goats when chewing food.
I stray away from trampling the dreaded slow
walker. Im not disturbed by
people who cut in line or follow too close when driving. I
even refrain from rolling my
eyes at the kid who asks one
too many stupid questions
in class (yes, there is a such
thing as a stupid question).
I believe it to be indisputable that these are some of
Ali
the worst people (yes, I know
Schultz
we all know people who
Schultz Happens match these descriptions, so
stop pretending you dont).
However, the worst kind of person is the one
who claims they dont curse.
I didnt realize how much this irked me until
recently. While out with a group of friends, I
found myself chatting with a group of people
I didnt know.
As I grew more comfortable with my newfound friends, my colorful vocabulary started
to flow free. With my entire family being
from Brooklyn, New York, I guess you could
conclude that I was never really sheltered
from profanities. The apple doesnt fall far
from the tree, in this instance.

In the midst of telling one of my famous
overly-animated Ali stories, I dropped the F
bomb without a second thought. As most
of the group laughed at my story, I saw one
of the group members tense up and roll her
eyes.
With a disapproving look, the disgruntled
girl snarled, It really is unfortunate to me
when people feel the need to use bad words.
It really takes away from their sophistication.
Then and there it dawned on me. People
who dont use curse words are the absolute
worst.
Cursing is a form of expression. It symbolizes passion in someone. We swear when
we feel strongly about things. We use swear
words when we are bruised emotionally
and physically. We curse when we are mad,
sad and even so happy about something we
dont know how to convey the extent of our
joy without the use of a curse word. Others
see it as offensive, I see it as an emphasis on
expression. Which leads me to think those
who substitute alternative euphemisms have
stones as hearts.
Imagine how tasteless some of our favorite
movies would be if no one cursed? Linda Blair
wouldnt have scared anyone when starring
in The Exorcist if she was calling her priest
a jerk instead of spewing out countless
profanities. Clean versions of songs on the
radio are painful enough, am I right?
These words arent just entertaining
or a form of expression they are actually

biologically proven to numb pain. According
to Nine Things You Probably Didnt Know
About Swear Words, and article by Time
Magazine, Swear words are cathartic, helping
people deal with emotion as well as pain .
Looks like Ill cope with a bad toe stubbing
much better than the judgy wench I met at
the bar.
Many people that consider swear words
a sort of taboo seem bland and less passionate than those who dont. They come off
ingenuine and almost masked. Its hard not
to assume those that reject using curse words
arent judgmental. Trust me buddy, youre no
more elite than I because you chose to shout
jiminy cricket instead of shit when you
broke a nail. If anything youre confirming
you have no personality and probably go to
sleep before 9.
Why would one purposely refrain from
using these words? Some believe those who
curse are ignorant or blatantly offensive.
Sorry my vocabulary is colorful, that doesnt
mean I am any less intellectual than you are.
So save yourself the trouble. Stray away
from those who consider swear words as
taboo.
Im not ignorant for cursing, I just have a
fucking colorful vocabulary, okay?
Ali Schultz studies journalism. She can be
reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on
Twitter @AliSchultzzz.
OPINION | A7
UNR College
Republicans
endorse
candidates for
the ASUN 84th
Session
Photos by Breanna
Denney/Nevada
Sagebrush
Trump supporters
attend his rallyrally in Sparks on
Thursday, Oct. 29.
Columnist, Sen
Dedonhoff feels
Trump has gained a
large following due
to his uncoventional
platform.
he College Republicans are excited

to announce their endorsements
for the 84th ASUN session.
All 42 candidates who are
running for an ASUN Office president,
vice president, and senators were invited
to attend a College Republicans meeting.
Candidates were also sent an endorsement
sheet that contained questions about the
candidates plans to better the university and
what their stances were on some issues. Of
the 42 candidates, we are excited to endorse
three candidates and recommend the
consideration of eight other candidates for
their prospective offices.
The College Republicans endorse the
following:
FOR ASUN PRESIDENT:

BRANDON BOONE
Boone contributes a lot of great ideas to
making our campus more prosperous and
efficient for our university students. We look
forward to partnering with him to build a
more politically active and aware base on
our campus.
FOR ASUN COLLEGE OF

EDUCATION SENATE SEAT:
HANNAH JACKSON
Jackson will be at the forefront of making
informed decisions for her constituents. She
has a background of understanding government and knows how to get her constituents
involved. We look forward to partnering with
Jackson for projects, events and constituent
activism on our campus.
FOR ASUN COLLEGE OF

LIBERAL ARTS SENATE SEAT:
KATIE LOU HICKMAN
Hickman is very active with the College
Republicans and understands how important the students are. We look forward to the
representation and leadership she brings to
the ASUN senate.
The College Republicans recommend the
following for consideration:
TRUMP
A
Sick of the status quo
s July quickly approaches and the

Republican Party sets to nominate its presidential candidate,
and there seems to be a divide
within the party. This divide between the
Republican voters may cause the party to
split. As some know, the Republican Party
originally came from a split within the
Whig party. As we see today, there may
be another split coming
if the Republican party
continues in the direction
it is headed.
Donald Trump has
shaken its foundation
of the party and a huge
change is coming if
he continues with his
success. The Republican
Sean
National Committee
Dodenhoff
is doing everything
in its power to make
sure Donald Trump does not secure the
nomination. If Trump were elected, there
would be an enormous reform in the party
and many of the lifelong politicians would
be put out of a job. Senators such as Mitt
Romney and Ted Cruz have spoken out
against Trump to try and tarnish his name
in the media.
Career politicians such as Cruz and
Rubio are disparaging Trump because
they know if Trump is elected their gravy
train is over. Trump has promised to set
term limits for Congress. This will help
to clean out the corruption in the party
that has been there for years. Americans
are sick of these politicians that they have
elected to be their voice and then have not
followed through with their promises. The
overwhelming support for Donald Trump
proves the people of the greatest nation
are ready for political reform and they
believe Trump will do that. As many know,
Donald Trump is a successful businessman, not a career politician. Many feel he
is the man to clean up all the corruption
in Washington, D.C., and will fight for the
people. They are sick of being ignored and
lied to and are terrified of the direction
this country is headed. If this corruption
continues there may not be a way back.
The RNC is doing everything in its
power to try and tarnish Trumps name
and give the nomination to another
candidate. However, this appears to be
backfiring and because of its stance,
Trump has gained more support. The RNC
stands for everything the party is made of

today and the American people are ready
for reform.
Trump is anti-establishment and runs
on the platform of distancing himself
from the status quo. In the Republican
debate last week, both Rubio and Cruz
spent the entire debate trying to attack
Trump instead of focusing on their own
platforms and issues at hand. This drives
more people over to the Trump campaign
because they are sick of these status quo
politicians who are just puppets for the
party and never get anything accomplished. The longer the RNC takes to back
Trump, the more support he will gain. At
this point it is fairly likely Trump will get
the nomination because of how far ahead
he is in delegates. It is time for the party to
accept the wants and needs of the American people and fight for the candidate
the people support. Americans want their
voice to be heard and with Donald Trump
this is finally possible again. Trump is
truly trying to make America great again.
Sean Dodenhoff studies biology. He can be
reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and
on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
Its important that student veterans have their voices heard too
ith the ASUN elections

heating up, it is time for
student leaders to hear
the voices of all students
on campus. Non-traditional students
play an active part in the Nevada
community; they sometimes fade
into the background of student life
because they have different priorities
than their millennial student peers.
The Serve On
Student Veterans of
America campaign,
is working to raise
awareness and create dialogue about
the importance
of non-traditional
Lindsay
students such as
Honaker
student veterans
at the University
of Nevada, Reno, through a national
competition.
The university is one of the top
military-friendly schools, paving the
way for resources and tending to the
wants and needs of non-traditional
student veterans.
When I was a little girl my mom
would make me go up to men and
women in military uniform and say,
Thank you for your service, to
show appreciation and support for
those who fight for our country. But
research shows this isnt exactly what
student veterans at the university
want from their student and administrative peers.
The student-run campaign found
that student veterans want to be
recognized for continued service in
their families, in their education and
in their community. This reaches the
very heart of the Serve On movement.
If we serve on as a university
community and listen to the needs
of student veterans, we will find that
priority registration, VetSMART and
career programing are at the forefront
of what student veterans want to
see from their administration and
student leaders.
The university is one of the only
colleges in Nevada that does not
have priority registration for student
veterans. Student veterans tend

to be older with families and jobs,
so having priority registration will
greatly benefit them due to the time
constraints and GI Bill. The GI Bill
pays for their education, and if student veterans are unable to get four
classes that pertain to their major
their GI Bill is reduced. The GI Bill has
provided an education for 14 Nobel
Prize winners, three Supreme Court
justices, three presidents, a dozen
senators and two dozen Pulitzer Prize
winners. Having priority registration
will allow student veterans to impact
the economy faster than a typical
student.
VetSMARTs Veteran Services
Office and VITAL Initiatives program
strive to inform faculty and staff at
the university so that they better
understand the veteran and military
culture in the community. Currently
there are only 72 faculty members at
the university who have been trained
regarding student veterans, a small
number that seemingly calls for more
faculty to know about VetSMART and
the benefits that it will have on the

student veteran community.
Career programming is the main
interest for student veterans on the
university campus. During their time
in college, student veterans would
appreciate different networking
events that can increase their ability
to get a job in the future. Networking
and career fairs specific to nontraditional students will provide them
with the necessary means of support
from their peers.
The Serve On campaign, which
strives to increase awareness on
UNRs campus and in the Reno
community about student veterans,
as well as increase the support
and networks for these deserving
individuals, is a step in the right
direction to making the voices of
non- traditional students on campus
feel like their voice is being heard.
Lindsay Honaker studies journalism. She can be reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
FOR ASUN COLLEGE OF

BUSINESS SENATE SEAT:
MARGARET DUVALL
As an active member of the College
Republicans, we have seen Duvall exhibit
a strong leadership foundation. She will be
an important force for students concerned
about their day-to-day university experience.
FOR ASUN COLLEGE OF

BUSINESS SENATE SEAT:
HAYDEN SMITH
Smith will be a great asset to the College
of Business. We hope to see him thrive
and make well-educated decisions for his
constituents and our university.
FOR ASUN COLLEGE OF

ENGINEERING SENATE SEAT:
ALEX CRUPI
As former president of Tao Kappa Epsilon,
we have seen Crupi present professional
ideas and accomplish goals for his members. With Crupis leadership and teamwork,
we hope to see him build an even stronger
foundation for the College of Engineering.
FOR ASUN COLLEGE OF

STEPHEN PAGE
We love the goals set by Page to be
accomplished during this next ASUN
Session. Stephen will be a great asset to his
colleagues and we hope to partner with him
for his projects and events.
FOR ASUN COLLEGE OF

DENNIS GREEN
Green brings wonderful diversity to the
ASUN senate and we look forward to the
goals he will accomplish.
FOR ASUN COLLEGE OF

SCIENCE SENATE SEAT:
PAUL MACABALLUG
As an honors students and candidate who
is involved with community service, we look
forward to the success of Macaballug. His
aspiration of attending medical school also
gives us hope toward bettering the health
care systems we have in place.
FOR ASUN COLLEGE OF

SCIENCE SENATE SEAT:
LUIS BARRAGAN
Barragan is a great member of the College
Republicans who represents a multitude
of facets on our campus. We look forward
to the diversity that he brings to the ASUN
senate.
FOR ASUN COLLEGE

OF AGRICULTURE,
BIOTECHNOLOGY, NATURAL
RESOURCES SENATE SEAT:
MAKAYLA RAGNONE
Ragnone asks questions pertinent to the
practicality of being an ASUN Senator. We
look forward to the goals she will achieve
this next session.
We thank all of the candidates who have
come to speak at our College Republican
meetings and for those who filled out our
endorsement sheet. Good luck to all the
candidates and we hope to have a prosperous ASUN 84th Session!
College Republicans can be reached at
president@unrcr.org and on Twitter @unrcr.
Court Report
@SagebrushSports | nevadasagebrush.com
A8
WEEKLY TOP 5
NBA Coaches
GREG POPOVICH
Better known as Pop,

Greg Popovich has
constructed a championship
ring factory in San Antonio
for the past 20 years. Hes
beloved by fans and his
players for his brutal honesty
and unwillingness to answer
lazy questions from members
of the media. At 67 years old,
it will be a sad day when Pop
stops coaching.
Conference
awards
Oliver, Criswell and Coleman represent Wolf
Pack in All-Mountain West media poll
By Jack Rieger
BRAD STEVENS
On Sunday morning, the media released

the 2016 All-Mountain West basketball
awards, which recognize the most outstanding athletes and coaches from the
Mountain West Conference. Nevada
was honored with two individual
awards, and two Wolf Pack players
were named to the All-MW second
team in Nevadas first winning season since joining the Mountain West.
Just five years ago,

Brad Stevens was
leading Butler University to
back-to-back appearances in
the NCAA finals. When hired
by the Celtics in 2013, many
doubted his ability to coach
in the NBA, but Stevens has
turned a mediocre Boston
lineup into the third best
team in the conference.
SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR: TYRON CRISWELL,

NEVADA
Criswell is the most underrated Nevada player, averaging 11.9
points, 6.2 rebounds and shooting 49 percent from the floor.
Criswells versatility was his greatest asset this season, as the senior
played three different positions, including power forward at just 6
feet 3 inches. Criswells ability to outrebound taller opponents and
the spark he provides off the bench make him a perfect component
of Nevadas system.
STEVE KERR
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: SKYLAR

SPENCER, SAN DIEGO STATE
Its tough to assess

the coaching prowess
of Steve Kerr for a couple of
reasons. For one, he inherited
possibly the most talented
NBA team in the history of
basketball. Secondly, the
Warriors were 39-4 while
Kerr was unable to coach at
the beginning of the season
because of his back surgery.
Kerr is obviously a talented
coach, as the Warriors won
67 games last year following
a 51-win season under Mark
Jackson, but how would he fare
with a less talented roster?
Spencer was the defensive anchor for a

team that led the country in defensive
field goal percentage.

At 6 feet 10 inches, Spencer has
averaged 2.23 blocks per game over
the past three seasons, and affects
the result of nearly every shot taken
around the rim against the Aztecs.
Nevadas Cameron Oliver also received
votes for defensive player of the year.
OTHER NEVADA HONOREES

Nevada had two players on the All-MW second
team with point guard Marqueze Coleman and
forward Cameron Oliver. Coleman averaged 17
points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.4 steals
per game during his senior year, and he received
the most votes of any second team member.
There was only one freshman on either the first or second team
and it was Cameron Oliver, who became known throughout the
conference for his spectacular dunks and interior defense. Oliver
has set the bar high for himself and will be expected to make a jump
to one of the best players in the conference next season. Nevada has
never had a first team All-Mountain West honoree in the teams four
years in the conference.
THIS WEEKS GAME

Nevada vs. New Mexico
When: Wednesday, March 10
Where: Thomas & Mack
Center (19,522)
Jack Rieger can be reached at jrieger@sagebrush.unr.edu and on

Twitter @JackRieger.
TV: CBS Sports Network
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
I dont know who my

grandfather was; I was
much more concerned to
know what his grandson
will be
Abraham Lincoln
16-2
23-8
Fresno State
13-5
22-9
Boise State
11-7
20-11
Nevada
10-8
18-12
New Mexico
10-8
17-14
UNLV
8-10
17-14
Colorado State
8-10
16-15
Utah State
7-11
15-14
Wyoming
7-11
14-17
Air Force
5-13
14-17
San Jose State
4-14
9-21
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

TRACK AND FIELD
SOFTBALL
Oliver, who originally committed to play for Oregon State,

emerged as one of the best big men in the conference thanks to his
athleticism around the rim and his shot blocking. Oliver averaged
11.7 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game, and he shot 33
percent on 3-pointers. Oliver has NBA potential thanks to his postgame and his ability to spread the court with the 3-pointer. Olivers
greatest value is his ability to jump out of the gym, making him a
nightmare in transition as well as a premier shot blocker.
Vogel turned the

irrelevant Indiana
Pacers into championship
contenders over night. Vogel
did so with little talent other
than Paul George, but was
never able to get over the
hump against Lebron James
in the Eastern Conference.
Once again, the Pacers are
outplaying expectations this
season and are set to be a
tough out in the East.
SDSU
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: CAMERON OLIVER,

NEVADA
COACH OF THE YEAR: STEVE FISHER, SAN

DIEGO STATE
FRANK VOGEL
Standings Conference Overall
Legendary college basketball coach Steve Fisher brought home

his fourth MW Coach of The Year award, and his Aztecs enter the
tournament as the number one team in the conference. Fisher won
a national championship in 1989 with the Michigan Wolverines.
Coach Fisher beat out first-year Nevada coach Eric Musselman and
Fresno States Rodney Terry for the award.
Adams averaged 24.4 points, 5.6 rebounds

and 4.3 assists during an outstanding 20152016 season. He maintained his MVP level of
play against Nevada, averaging 24.5 points and
eight rebounds in two games against the Wolf Pack.
Adams is a 6-foot-2 tall guard with freakish athleticism, and he rebounds very well for his position.
RICK CARLISLE
MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS
Heavy rain and winds didnt

contain the Wolf Pack, as
it claimed three first-place
finishes and eight top-three
finishes in the Cal Season
Opener. Leah Carter, with a
jump of 5 feet and 5.75 inches,
landed on the third spot in
Nevadas all-time list and took
first. Senior Raffaela Wiesbeck
landed top spot in javelin throw,
with 145 feet and 11 inches.
Sophomore Katia CoquisLossio, with 140 feet and 9
inches, senior Alyssa Zuzino
at 136 feet and 11 inches, and
Savanna Haverfield with 118
feet and 10 inches rounded
out the top three. Sophomore
Alexandra Tierney took second
with a time of 1:03.62 in the
400-meter hurdles. The Packs
next meet will be in Davis,
California.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: JOSH

ADAMS, WYOMING
Lebron James, Kobe

Bryant, Tim Duncan
and Dwyane Wade have
combined to win all but three
NBA championships from
1999-2014. Rick Carlisle
was the coach of one of
those exceptions, the Dallas
Mavericks, when they
upset Lebron and
the Heat in 2011.
The Mavericks have
missed the playoffs
just once since 2000, and
much of that has to do with
Andrea Wilkinson/Nevada Sagebrush
Freshman forward Cameron Oliver (0) goes up for a dunk against New Mexico on Saturday, March 5 at Lawlor Events Center. Oliver won
Mountain West Freshman of the Year Award.
Nevada softball team got

their 12th straight win with
a score of 3-1, but dropped
the second game 8-0, in
a doubleheader against
Sacramento State on Friday.
Freshman Brooke Bolinger
blanked Sac State. The Hornets
got on the board with an RBI
double in the fourth inning,
score 3-1. The freshman
phenom struck out two batters
in the bottom of the fifth,
posting 1-2-3 innings in the
sixth and seventh, getting
the win. In the second game,
sophomore Aaliyah Gibson
went 2-for-4 with a run and RBI.
Senior Megan Sweet picked up
two hits including an RBI triple,
with senior Hannah Harger
hitting a double with her first
career start at third base. Yet
it wasnt enough, as three
more runs in the fifth from the
Hornets caused the game to
end 8-0.
WOMENS BASKETBALL
The Nevada womens
basketball team ended the
regular season with a 66-42
loss to New Mexico on Friday.
The Wolf Pack fought the
Lobos through three tough
quarters, going into the fourth
44-39. The fourth quarter was
all New Mexico; the Lobos
scored 22 points and held the
Pack to zero field goals and
three points, which all came
from free throws. UNM shot
46 percent and dominated in
the paint, outscoring the Pack
32-14. Junior Stephanie Schmid
was the only Pack player to
reach doubles, finishing with
11 points. Senior Kelsey Kaelin
dished out four assists to just
one turnover. Nevada will play
as the No. 10 seed and face the
Utah State Aggies in the MW
tourney Monday at 4:30 p.m. at
the Thomas & Mack Center in
Las Vegas.
Will Compton can be reached at

neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @NP_Healy.
WHAT IS PEYTON MANNINGS GREATEST CONTRIBUTION TO FOOTBALL?

Peyton Mannings best contribution to the world of
sports is his personality in commerials and with the
media. Have you ever seen a commerical Manning
didnt turn down? Me neither. From Nationwide and
his jingles about chicken parm and losing feeling in
his toes, to being the high-pitched Peyton Manning
with cable, Peyton Manning has always had a sense
of humor. He is a huge breath of fresh air compared
to most of the NFL quarterbacks in the league. Tom
Brady doesnt have a funny bone in his entire body.
Props to Peyton, because he was fun.
VS
Neil Patrick
Healy
THE WEEKLY DEBATE
Jack
Rieger
Peyton Mannings single greatest contribution to the world

was that he was great at the same time as Tom Brady. The
greatest rivalry in the NFL for the past 20 years wasnt
between two teams; it was between Manning and Brady,
whose competitive nature elevated one another and
entertained football fans for two decades. Manning was
obsessed with preparation and attention to detail, which
showed both in his style of football and the way he conducted
himself off the field. Manning was a corporate brand, starring
in every commercial from Oreos to Nationwide. He was a
perfectionist and football wont be the same without him.
MWC Tournamet preview
SDSU
SPORTS | A9
MWC Bracket
By Neil Patrick Healy
Fresno State
One week before the big dance and

college basketball has begun to heat up.
Before tickets are punched for the NCAA
tournament, its time for conference
tournaments. Tournament berths are
won and lost in this weekend. How does
the Mountain West tournament shake
out this year?
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at
neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@NP_Healy.
Boise State
This will be a game will be a defensive coachs dream. You have SDSUs lock-down
post defense vs. Boises efficient zone defense. Each team won on the others home
floor, so this matchup is pretty even. Im giving a slight edge to the Aztecs because of
the points allowed stat. Sixty points per game is an incredible number considering
how basketball is played these days. Its going to be a close one, but the Aztecs will
punch the Mountain Wests ticket to the big dance.
New Mexico
NEvada
Colorado State
San Diego States defense will be too much for

the young Wolf Pack, and the Aztecs will move
on easily. When Nevada has had to face good
defenses throughout the season, the shooting
has struggled. The last time the two teams
faced each other, the Aztecs held Nevada to 29
percent shooting and 20 percent from 3-point
land. The Wolf Packs first season under head
coach Eric Musselman ends with a loss.
Fresno State wont have the firepower to

stick with the Broncos for 40 minutes. The
Bulldogs are without second leading scorer
Torren Jones, and the scoring responsibilities
will be too much for Harris. Boise States zone
defense will do an ample job of slowing down
the volume-scoring Harris and Boise will
move on to the MWC championship game.
UNLV
Wyoming
Utah State
Air Force
SJSU
San Diego State has

proven all season long that
it is the best team in the
conference. With a 23-8
record and going 16-2 in
conference, the Aztecs
are exceptional at dragging games into the mud.
Ranking fifth in the nation
in points allowed and first
in defensive field goal
percentage, its going to be
hard for Utah State to be
able to score consistently
against Aztecs forwards
Skylar Spencer and Winston Shepard. Aztecs win
an ugly one.
The key here is the

status of Nevada senior
point guard Marqueze
Colemans ankle. New
Mexico holds the series
lead this season by going
2-0, but it is extremely
difficult for a team to
beat an opponent three
times in a row. Nevada
freshman
sensation.
Cameron Oliver and senior guard Tyron Criswell
will curve the loss of
Coleman. This game is
honestly a toss up, but
Im picking Nevada.
The Bulldogs are

riding a six-game
winning streak going
into postseason and
they clinched the No.
2 seed without their
second leading scorer Torren Jones. Senior guard Marvelle
Harris is coming into
postseason averaging 26 points, six assists, four rebounds
and just under three
steals
per
game
over the final six
games of the
season, and
he
should
continue his
dominant
roll against
the Rebels backcourt
defense.
The last time the

Broncos and Rams
faced off, the Rams
came away with a
double overtime
win at home. The
main reason for
Colorado
State
pulling the upset
at
home
was
holding
Bronco
star
forward
James Webb III
to 10 points and
4-of-10 shooting.
Dont expect that
to happen again
at a neutral site.
Broncos will move
on.
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Conference tournaments
are stupid and I love them
T
ickets will be punched, bubbles will

be popped and 68 teams will get to
go dancing. Thats right, everyone:
its March Madness! Before the main
excitement starts, theres one weekend left that
can carry more weight than any other time of the
regular season. Thats conference tournament
weekend, of course. Ive always had mixed
emotions about the whole concept of conference
tournaments, but Ive finally
come to a verdict (kind of).
Conference tournaments are
stupid and I love them.
course of the season and that will show which

team is actually the best. Conference tournaments reward bad teams by giving them the
chance to go to the NCAA tournament when they
dont deserve it.
WHY I LOVE THEM
WHY THEYRE STUPID

One of the main gripes with
college basketball is that the
regular season has lost much
of its excitement and, in many
Neil Patrick
peoples minds, its relevance.
Healy
The stereotype about college
basketball is that you dont have
to pay attention until late February and you will
still get the gist of what you need to fill out your
bracket. One of the main reasons for this lack of
interest in the regular season is because of the
conference tournaments. Regular season conference championships are practically worthless in
the eyes of most fans and analysts because they
dont guarantee a thing.
The fact that winning the conference tournament, not the regular season championship, is
what punches an automatic bid to the big dance
makes most of the regular season meaningless.
A team, in theory, could be terrible in the regular
season, come into the conference tournament
hot, win the whole thing and claim a spot in the
NCAA tournament.
A prime example is the 2008 SEC tournament.
The hapless Georgia Bulldogs came into tournament play with a 13-16 record and went 4-12 in
conference play. Georgia went on to win four
straight games (two in overtime), won the SEC
title and clinched an automatic bid to the NCAA
tournament. How fair is it that a team with a
losing record comes in hot for one weekend and
it makes up for four months of failure? Even with
the four-game winning streak to claim the SEC
title, the Bulldogs still had an 8-12 conference
record. Tennessee, the winner of the regular
season conference championship, was clearly
the best team in the SEC that year, but Georgia
got hot at the right time. Tennessee still made
Tony Contini /Nevada Sagebrush
New Mexico State basketball head coach Marvin Menzies holds the WAC Tournament Championship trophy Orleans Arena in Las Vegas back in 2012. As the top seed, Nevada lost in the semifinals of the WAC
tournament against Louisiana Tech, which paved the way for New Mexico State.
the tournament, but the ripple effect of a team

like Georgia, which had no business in the NCAA
tournament, getting in with an automatic bid
hurt teams on the bubble.
Another prime example is the 2012 WAC regular
season champion, the Nevada Wolf Pack. Coming
into the WAC tournament with a 25-5 record and
going 13-1 in conference play, the Wolf Pack came
up short in the second round against Louisiana
Tech, a team Nevada had beaten twice in the
regular season, and fell just shy of earning a trip
to the big dance. Despite having a 16-15 record
and going 8-10 in conference play, Louisiana
Tech came into the WAC tournament hot, won,
and paved the way for second-place New Mexico

State to win the conference and go to the NCAA
tournament. It was clear as day that Nevada
was the best team in the WAC that year, but one
weekend in Las Vegas and the Wolf Pack got stuck
in the National Invitational Tournament.
The point Im trying to get to is that the conferences best team cannot be seriously decided by
a four-day tournament at the end of the regular
season. The sample size for judging each team is
far too small. If a team cant win more than half
of its games (looking at you, 2008 Georgia team),
then that team shouldnt be in the big dance. Win
more games and play better basketball over the
Packs MW hopes rest on wounded ankle
f someone were to walk into a bar

on a Sunday during football season
and observe the behavior of people
watching sports, they would realize
that there are two kinds of sports fans. The
first type is the optimistic fan. This fan sits
in the front of the bar and orders vodka
cranberries with lemon peels. They go
into every game thinking their team has a
real chance of winning,
regardless of the teams
recent performance or
the majority opinion.
While the optimistic
fan tends to be a more
pleasant friend to watch
a game with, they also
can be delusional about
the outlook of their team.
Jack
At the other end of
Rieger
the fandom spectrum
is the pessimistic fan,
or as they would prefer to be called, the
realistic fan. The pessimistic fan sits
near the back of the bar and orders scotch,
neat. He or she is quick to remind you of
everything thats gone wrong with your
team in the past decade and is hesitant
to emotionally invest themselves into a
game. The upside of the pessimistic fan
is they are more disciplined; they remove
emotion from their analysis and tend to
be more objective and logical with their
reasoning.
Nevada plays New Mexico in the
Mountain West Tournament on Thursday,
March 10, in Las Vegas. In the spirit of
democracy, heres Nevadas outlook in the
tournament through both the optimistic
and pessimistic fans point of view.
OPTIMIST
Marqueze Coleman has five extra days
of rest to heal his severely sprained ankle,
and Nevada absolutely needs Colemans
offensive production to compete with the
likes of New Mexico or San Diego State,
even if its in a limited role. Coleman hasnt
played since spraining his ankle on Feb.
24 against Utah State, giving Coleman
15 days of rest for the game against New
Mexico. Its naive to think Coleman wont
play in what could be his last game in a
Nevada jersey, and the Wolf Pack offense
would improve significantly with its
leading scorer on the floor.
New Mexico swept Nevada during the
season, winning by 12 points in December
and by five points on Saturday night. Who
has the advantage in the third game of that
series? You could make the case Nevada
does, as the Wolf Pack has extra motivation to avoid going 0-3 against the Lobos.
Nevada also couldnt play much worse
than it did on Saturday night, yet the Pack
only lost by five without its all-around best
player. Senior Tyron Criswell mentioned

that Nevada will use its 0-2 record against
New Mexico this season as motivation
heading into Thursday.
This is my senior year, I dont want my
season to be over on Thursday night,
Criswell said. For me, its going to
motivate me a lot more. Weve got to work
hard this whole week and hopefully well
get them on Thursday.
The biggest reason to be optimistic
about Nevadas chances heading into the
conference tournament is head coach Eric
Musselman, who has experience coaching
on a playoff stage and has proven to be an
effective in-game adjuster. Musselman has
done more with less than any other coach
in the conference, winning 18 games with
a team who lost its leading rebounder and
starting center from last season and often
plays with a four-guard lineup. Musselman
has five days to create a game plan for the
Lobos and instill confidence into his team.
Last years Mountain West champion was
Wyoming, who very few people had winning the tournament. Wyoming entered
the tournament as the fourth seed in the
conference, upsetting both Boise State and
San Diego State on its way to the Cowboys
first conference championship in 27 years.
Similarly, Nevada enters the tournament
as the fifth seed and will have to upset
San Diego State, and probably Boise State
or Fresno State to win its first Mountain
West Championship in program history.
In other words, Nevada has a comparable
road to a conference championship as last
years winners.
PESSIMISTIC
Nevada hasnt won a Mountain West
tournament game during its three-year
history in the conference, going 0-3 in the
tournament. The Wolf Pack has also been
performing poorly away from home this
year, winning only five of 13 games on the
road this season.
Along with no tournament wins, Nevada
has a decent chance of not having leading
scorer Marqueze Coleman. Although it
could potentially be his last game of the
season, coach Musselman did not seem
optimistic about Colemans chances of
playing.
Dont count on it, Musselman said.
I have zero hope that he will play. Hes
continually tried; he cannot jog right now.
When a player cant jog on a Saturday, to
get him to play on Thursday in all the years
Ive been around, pretty long road to go.
If Coleman doesnt play you can forget
about winning a tournament game.
Nevadas offense has struggled to create
shot opportunities without Coleman,
especially from outside the paint. Lindsey
Drew is a serviceable point guard but he
There is only one reason I love conference

tournaments: theyre fun! A basketball tournament is the most fun environment in sports.
Teams are playing all day, which means I can
watch games on my phone instead of paying
attention at work. Its the perfect appetizer before
the main course of March Madness. Everything
about the conference tournaments epitomizes
what the NCAA tournament is all about.
The 1983 North Carolina State Wolfpack that
is known for being the ultimate Cinderella story
first had to win the ACC tournament to clinch a
berth to the NCAA tournament. NC State beat
North Carolina with Michael Jordan and Virginia
with Ralph Sampson to clinch that berth. In the
NCAA tournament, the Wolfpack went on to win
the national championship with a game winner
against Houstons legendary Phi Slama Jama team
with future NBA Hall of Fame members Hakeem
Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler.
The 2011 UConn Huskies came into the Big
East tournament needing a good performance to
clinch an NCAA tournament berth. The Huskies
proceeded to win five straight games to win the
Big East and rode that wave of momentum all the
way to a win in the national championship game.
Kemba Walkers game-winning jumper while
breaking Pitt center Gary McGees ankles will be
one of the best conference tournament moments
of all time. There are so many more moments like
this that force fans to sacrifice logic for the sake of
entertainment.
I feel like I will always have my qualms with
conference tournaments, and I have accepted
that. I think conferences should cut the amount
of teams that get to go to the tournament so more
rewarding teams dont have to waste their time
playing 9-22 San Jose State. That being said, I still
love conference tournaments because they shoot
a nice dose of excitement into college basketball
before the NCAA tournament begins. Sit back
and enjoy your love-hate relationship with March
Madness appetizer, because I sure will.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @NP_Healy.
Pack Pros
in
the
Former Nevada players in the NBA

By Brandon Cruz
Kenny Taboada/Nevada Sagebrush
Cameron Oliver (0) pulls up for a 3-pointer

against New Mexicos Obij Aget (11) on
Saturday, March 5, at Lawlor Events Center.
Oliver was named the Mountain West freshman of the year.
doesnt get to the rim nearly enough for his

size and cant shoot from outside.
Nevadas lack of depth also really hurts
them in the tournament because they will
have to play three games in three days
if they were to make the finals. The Wolf
Pack has been forced to utilize a six-man
rotation since Colemans injury and has
been outrebounded 135-98 in the three
games hes missed. If Nevada beats New
Mexico, the team will likely play first-place
San Diego State, who has the fifth best
scoring defense in the country and will
have a dramatic height advantage over the
Pack.
MY PREDICTION
So much depends on the health of Marqueze Colemans ankle, which Musselman
has zero hope in. You cant win games
without your best player, especially when
that player is your point guard and team
leader. Also, New Mexicos zone defense
gave Nevada fits on Saturday night,
forcing the Pack to take outside shots they
havent been able to hit all year. The glass
is officially half empty. New Mexico 68,
Nevada 65.
Jack Rieger can be reached at jrieger@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @JackRieger.
Luke Babbitt, Ramon

Sessions and JaVale McGee
are just a few of many players
who started their collegiate
basketball careers at the
University of Nevada, Reno,
and found their way to the
NBAs courts. While Nevada
may not be looked at as
a powerhouse basketball
program, the players its
produced say otherwise.
With the 16th pick in the
2010 NBA draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves selected
Babbitt. Directly following
being drafted, Babbitt and his
teammate Ryan Gomes were
shipped off to Portland in a
two-for-one trade for the Blazers Martell Webster. Babbitt
would go on to spend his next
three seasons with the Blazers,
averaging a well-deserved 468
minutes a season, 160 points
and a shooting percentage of
65. Following his three-season
span in Portland, Babbitt
became a free agent after
leading the league in 3-point
percentage at 51.3. The New
Orleans Pelicans picked him
up for the 2013-2014 season,
where Babbitt is still playing
at this moment. Although
Babbitt has only started in
30 games out of 245, he has
played in the NBA, he is a
strong bench player and he
adds much-needed depth to
any team in need of a versatile
small forward/power forward.
Sessions has been a journeyman in the NBA ever since
the end of his second season
with the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Bucks drafted Sessions
with the 56th overall pick in
the 2007 NBA draft. Out of
the 30 teams the NBA boasts,
Sessions has played for seven
of them, the most current of
which being the Washington
Wizards. Sessions is a jack of
all trades, in the sense that
he has the ability to create
his own shots, create shots
for his teammates and deter
his opponents from making
shots. He is averaging 960
points a season, 377 assists

and a consistent 60.4 steals.
Sessions started a decent
amount of games earlier in
his career, but as he began to
age, he became a focal part of
any bench he was a part of.
His off-the-bench production
allows the stars on the teams
hes played for much-needed
rest so that they can help
close the game when the time
comes. Sessions is the oldest
active player in the NBA from
Nevada.
Another notable name to
come out of Lawlor Events
Center is McGee. The 7-foot
center from Chicago, Illinois,
was drafted by the Washington
Wizards with the 18th
overall pick in the midst of
the 2008 NBA draft. McGee
has made his presence in the
NBA felt since joining the
Wizards. He became the first
player in Wizard franchise
history to compete in the
Slam Dunk Contest as well
as finish second in the NBA
in total blocked shots (193)
and blocks per game (2.4)
in his 2010-2011 campaign.
While McGee is by no means
a stat-sheet stuffer in terms
of points and assists, he is
always a threat on the boards
and when attempting to block
shots. Over the course of his
lengthy career, McGee has
averaged 279.6 rebounds a
season and a steady 89 blocks
every campaign. In McGees
third season with the Wizards
he started 75 out of the 79
games he played. But like
Sessions and Babbitt, McGee
soon turned into a productive
bench player.
These three players are just
a few of the many talented
basketball players who have
come out of Nevada. They
have paved a way for Nevadas
current and future basketball
players to make their way to
the greatest basketball league
on Earth, the NBA.
Brandon Cruz can be reached
at neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and
on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
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Wolf Pack baseball

continues to struggle
By Ryan Suppe
Screen shot via @Hornerfoto1 on Twitter
UP
his unaware sons nose from looking like

Owen Wilsons ensures enshrinement in
the baseball dad hall of fame.
Stock
with
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SPRING TRAININGS SUPER DAD
A routine spring training game on
Saturday, March 5, of the Pittsburgh
Pirates vs. the Atlanta Braves became
center stage for an everyday hero in the
form of a dad. A little boy was sitting in
the stands looking up something on his
phone when the batter had his bat slip
out of his hands, flying right in the boys
direction. In just a split second, the father
reached out his large, vascular wrist and
blocked the bat from colliding right into
his oblivious sons face.
This dad is yet another example of
fathers being superheroes at baseball
games. It seems that something about
the American pastime raises fathers
senses and makes them perform at new
heights. There are countless videos of
fathers catching foul balls (barehanded
and with gloves) while having their infant
strapped to their chest. Ive even seen
one video of a dad catching a home-run
ball with his beer WHILE holding his
infant in his other arm. This dad saving
With just one week until EA Sports

releases its latest UFC video game, the
marketing team must be hitting its heads
against the conference room table after
last weekends UFC 196 fights. The two
fighters gracing the cover of UFC 2 are
female fighting sensation Ronda Rousey
and Irish trash-talking extraordinaire
Conor McGregor. In case you havent
been following the antics of the octagon,
Holly Holm upset Rousey back in
November when she was kicked with the
force of a freight train. What could make
things worse for the cover of this game?
McGregor lost last weekend to Nate Diaz
and ended his undefeated streak and his
invincible persona.
This video game cover is a more
painful version of the Madden curse,
where anyone on the cover is bound to
lose their next fight. For every Peyton
Hillis falling off the planet after he graced
the cover of Madden back in 2011 (1,143
yards combined in his final three seasons
before retiring in 2013) there will be a
curse for this UFC game. Anyone on the
cover will not only lose, but get knocked
destroyed. Beware of the curse.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at
neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@NP_Healy.
Last Tuesday was a milestone day

for Nevada baseball as the program
celebrated its 500th win at Peccole
Park, and T.J. Bruce celebrated his
first home victory as head coach of
the Wolf Pack. But the celebration
didnt carry into the weekend. Nevada
traveled to Colorado Springs, Colorado, and dropped its second series
in a row, losing two of three games to
Air Force.
Nevada (4-7) defeated Santa Clara
(6-6) by a score of 14-2 in a midweek
matchup on March 1. Then, the Wolf
Pack lost to Air Force (7-2) by a score
of 5-2 on March 4 and 18-4 on March
5. In the third game of the series, Nevada led 12-5 after eight innings when
the game was postponed.
Junior Miles Mastrobuoni and
sophomore T.J. Friedl each went fourfor-five in the win over Santa Clara.
Mastrobuoni is tied for first in the
conference and tied for 14th in the
nation with his .500 batting average.
Senior Zach Wilkins made his second start on the mound for Nevada
and grabbed his second win of the
season. In 2015, Wilkins made 20 appearances out of the bullpen and one
start, posting a 3.26 ERA and a .214
opponents batting average.
If you take away one hellish inning,
the Wolf Pack played a competitive
series in its Mountain West opener
against Air Force. Nevada gave up 12
runs in the first inning of Saturdays
game but outscored Air Force 18-16
in all other innings combined on the
weekend.
The Falcons ended 2015 with a
23-29 record and a fifth spot in the
MW standings. It was the teams best
season since 2002, and this year head
coach Mike Kazlausky and his team
are projected to do even better. Air
Force was picked to finish third in
the MW Preseason Coaches Poll, and
four of the Falcons were selected for
the preseason All-MW Team, which is
more players than any other team.
Junior pitcher Griffin Jax is one of
the All-MW selections, and he started
game one for the Falcons. He held the
Wolf Pack to two earned runs on six
hits through seven innings.
Senior Christian Stolo made his
third start of the season for Nevada,
allowing four earned runs on seven
Photo courtesy of Nevada athletics
Nevada third basemen Bryce Greager (1) runs the base path at Peccole Park in
a game last season.
hits. After an eight-inning complete

game, Stolo was charged with his
third loss of 2016. He is now 0-3 with
a 3.32 ERA.
I thought Stolo competed very
well, Bruce said. Their pitcher was
really good, but we made an error,
let a leadoff walk score and a passed
ball score. A few of the things that we
could control got away from us and
that was the difference.
Game one of the series lasted just
under two hours. The first inning
of game two went on for almost 40
minutes. Air Force sent 16 batters to
the plate and scored 12 runs on nine
hits in the bottom of the first. Nevada
had to use three different pitchers to
get the first three outs of the game.
Air Force added six runs in the remaining eight innings and coasted to
a 14-run victory. The Wolf Pack scored
four runs on 11 hits.

Nevada should be able to salvage
a game from the series when the two
teams complete the finale on April
22 at Peccole Park. The game was
postponed due to Nevadas travel
schedule. The Wolf Pack has a sevenrun lead and needs just three outs to
secure the win, which would technically be its first MW victory of 2016.
Nevada will travel to Sacramento,
California, for a single game against
Sacramento State (6-3) on Wednesday, March 9, then the team will
return home for a three-game series
against conference opponent New
Mexico (6-4) starting Friday, March
11 at 5 p.m.
Ryan Suppe can be reached at neil@
@SagebrushSports.
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MWC TOURNAMENT PREVIEW

TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2016

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Marcus Lavergne can be reached at

ts been one whole year, but the Ides of

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Letters can be submitted

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Twist. These two young musicians put

of the crowd sang along. After the song,

gave them away to fans as he and his