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Attacks
lead to
a new
rhetoric
By Jacob Solis
INTERNATIONAL
Q&A
Syrian troops retake historic

city of Palmyra
The Syrian Army reported Sunday that it had taken full control
of the Syrian city of Palmyra from
ISIS, according to The New York
Times. ISIS fighters had controlled
the city, a UNESCO World Heritage
site, for nearly one year after capturing it last May.
The capture itself comes after a
three-week push from the Syrian
Army, including its Russian allies,
that killed hundreds of ISIS fighters as per reports from the Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights.
While ISIS had drawn the ire of
the world for videos showing the
destruction of some of Palmyras
historic
buildings,
Maamoun
Abdulkarim,
Syrias
director
general of antiquities, said that
the destruction was not as bad as
some had feared.
This fall of Palmyra has drawn
a rare moment of praise for the
besieged Syrian President Bashar
al-Assad, whos been criticized
over human rights abuses in the
country since the start of the
Syrian civil war in 2011. It also
underscores the role of the Russian military in the conflict, as it
was Russian bombs from dozens
of airstrikes that paved the road to
Palmyra.
By Jacob Solis
Last Tuesday, March 22, the quiet
morning commute in Brussels was
shattered. More than 30 people were
dead after explosions went off in the
airport and in the metro not one hour
later. Over 200 people were injured
in the worst terrorist attack to strike
Europe since last years attacks in Paris.
Not one week later, another attack
struck Lahore, Pakistan. Killing at least
70 and injuring hundreds, the attack
was aimed largely at Christians in the
city.
And just a week before Brussels, a
bomb went off in the middle of Ankara,
Turkeys capital. That attack killed over
30 as well, and left over a hundred
wounded. It was the second blast to
strike Turkey since the end of February.
But how did it happen and why?
European leaders have ramped up their
rhetoric and right-wing rallies have
become commonplace as unrest grows
See BRUSSELS page A3
NATIONAL
California lawmakers
reportedly reach deal on $15
minimum wage
California
legislators
and
unions have allegedly reached
a deal on increasing the states
minimum wage to $15, according
to the Los Angeles Times. Speaking to anonymous sources close
to negotiations, the Times report
says that the change would come
gradually, first with an increase
to $10.50 next year, while finally
reaching $15 in six years.
The deal would pre-empt a
likely costly political battle in the
state over a ballot measure to accomplish the same goal. The City
of Los Angeles and Los Angeles
County have each raised their
minimum wages to $15, but Gov.
Jerry Brown has been hesitant to
approve any increases since 2013.
Earlier this year, however, California unions threatened to put
the issue up to the voters, and just
last week the first of two minimum
wage initiatives qualified for the
Nov. 8 ballot, again according to
the Times. Union leaders remain
hopeful that this reported deal
will allow those initiatives to be
withdrawn.
LOCAL
Second case of Zika virus
reported in Clark County
The Southern Nevada Health
District reported the second case
of the Zika virus in Clark County
on Monday, just one week after
the first case was discovered, according to the Las Vegas ReviewJournal.
In a news release, the health
district said the positive test
came from a woman who recently
traveled to Brazil. The first case
of Zika came just last week from
a man who had recently traveled
from Guatemala.
These are the only two cases in
Nevada so far, and though SNHD
Chief Health Officer Joseph Iser
has said that they expect to report
more positive tests in the future,
the chance of an outbreak in
Nevada remains low, especially
since both cases thus far have
been contracted outside the U.S.
HOW TO SUCCEED
Former Assemblywoman Sharron Angle

speaks during a conference on Oct. 21,
2010. Angle lost a 2010 bid to oust Sen.
Harry Reid from his Senate seat.
Discussing the future of Mars and man

Staff Report
Geophysicist
and
professor
Wendy Calvin is the Chair of the
Geological Sciences Department
at the University of Nevada, Reno,
but some of her time is dedicated
to working with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
where shes been scoping out Mars
to find signs of life. The Nevada
Sagebrush sat down with Calvin to
talk about planetary science, and
what the future of Martian research
looks like.
Nevada Sagebrush: This year is
your 12th year with NASA and the
12th-year anniversary for Opportunitys journey on Mars. Why is that
so significant?
Wendy Calvin: Well, when the

mission was designed as a solarpowered mission, the mission
lifetime and achievement goals, so
how wed have 100 percent mission
success and everyone would go
home happy was if we got to 600
meters on one of the two rovers and
if we lasted about 90 Mars days.
We have lasted I dont know how
many factors past our mission design lifetime goal, not to mention
two or three orders of magnitude
past the mission drive distance
goal, so that in itself is significant.
I think we knew that they would
last longer than the engineering
predictions, but we didnt know
how much longer.
NS: Whats kept the mission go-
ing for so long if the rovers werent

expected to last for years like they
have?
WC: Ultimately, the reason why
they were expected to be shorter
lived is theyre solar-powered
and the solar panels would get
coated in dust and that dust would
prevent them from generating
energy and then wed just reach a
low-energy state and that would be
the end of it. What weve found has
happened over time is that if we
park on a little bit of a slope a little
windstorm comes through and the
dust slides off and boom, we have
cleaner solar panels than the day
we landed.
See NASA page A2
Decision 2016:
the elections
up till now
By Jacob Solis
It almost goes without saying that the
chaos of the 2016 election cycle came
as a surprise to most observers, be they
casual, professional or even politicians
themselves. Regardless of the turmoil,
the election has been trundling on
through the start of spring, and it
certainly didnt take stop and smell the
roses during spring break.
So without further ado, heres the
2016 election cycle through this week
on the state level and the national level.
STATE ELECTIONS
Its no surprise that Nevada Sen.
Harry Reids soon-to-be open Senate seat would be hotly contested,
but the political mood exemplified by
the insurgent candidacies of people
like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders seems to have complicated things.
See ELECTIONS page A3
Set the Internet on fire: 30,000 Burning Man tickets sell out in an hour
Staff Report
Jacob Solis can be reached at jsolis@

sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
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Wikimedia courtesy of NASA
NASA engineers with the Jet Propulsion

Laboratory manually deploy the solar
arrays on the Opportunity rover on
Jan. 1, 2001. Wendy Calvin, chair of the
University of Nevada, Renos Geological
Sciences Department, is the Science
Operations Working Group Chair of a
group exploring Mars surface.
Last Wednesday, Burning Man tickets

went on sale, and 70,000 people hopped
online to scoop up their $390 keys to
Black Rock City. Later that afternoon,
40,000 would-be Burners closed their
browsers empty-handed as the 30,000
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tickets available were quickly snatched

up in under an hour after the sale began.
Nevadas Burning Man, a festival in
the Black Rock Desert north of Reno, is
widely recognized for its emphasis on
self-expression and art. Since it came to
the desert in the 1990s, its popularity has
continued to grow. In 2015, the event saw
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record attendance at more than 67,000.

The organizers have capped the event
at 70,000 participants, but by 2017, that
cap may rise according to a 2015 Reno
Gazette-Journal article by Burning Man
reporter Jenny Kane.
The festival sold out for the first time
in its 25-year history back in 2011, which
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led to The Washington Post calling the

counterculture phenomenon mainstream.
Today, selling out tickets is not an unfamiliar scenario. During the past three
years, individual sales of both tickets and
See BURNING MAN page A2
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NS: Is NASA saving a significant amount

of time and money from Opportunitys
extended voyage?
WC: So, it keeps us going. The mission
itself costs probably about a billion dollars,
so thats not a mission youre gonna get every time theres a Mars launch opportunity.
Keeping this mission going and keeping
us roving with this particular spacecraft
also helps decide what the next rovers are
going to be and refines what we know and
what were gonna do with the next launch
opportunity.
NS: Why is your research important for
NASA and what have you taken from the
university and applied there?
WC: What I do is really non-traditional
geophysics. I do remote-sensing science,
so I look at the composition and how to determine the composition and surface of a
planet at a distance. So from space or from
standoff at a rover and that sort of thing.
Thats a specialization in tools Ive been
using before I came to UNR, but I think one
of the things that being at UNR has helped
me to do is understand the Earth processes,
so places on Earth that are analogs for environments we have found on Mars, and take
the Earth experience and translate that into
what were actually seeing on Mars.
Some of these skill sets I brought with
me, and then some of the things that
Ive learned since coming to UNR Ive
translated into understanding the Martian
environments that were looking at.
NS: Are you ever able to apply what
youve learned through your work with
NASA in the classrooms here in the Geological Sciences Department?
WC: I do occasionally give seminars.
Im hoping to actually teach a course in
planetary geology a year from now. But, I
think I bring that kind of picture of Earth
as a planet. Earth as a planet as part of this
solar system is kind of what I teach in physics and geodynamics. It certainly colors my
perspective in my freshman geophysics
class as well.
NS: What makes Mars the ideal workspace for someone in your field?
WC: Its close, right? So, we have many
opportunities. I can work with moons on
Jupiter and I have in the past, but it takes
10 years to get there and 10 years to build
the mission, so youre gonna get one mission to Jupiter in your professional lifetime
whereas Mars gives the opportunity to do
multiple missions.
I think that in terms of a planet thats
close to Earth, Mars is more of a sister
planet than some of the outer solar system
worlds. So, theyre interesting, theyre fascinating and they have a lot of chemistry, but
theyre not so similar to Earth.
NS: Whats the purpose behind mapping
Mars surface and what progress is NASA
making as we speak? Whats the newest
primary mission?
WC: The whole Mars program has a big
arc in terms of really trying to understand if
life really got started on that planet. Follow
the water was a theme for Mars exploration for many years. Now with orbited
assets and spacecraft on the ground weve
actually found a number of environments
in which water and rock have interacted for
a long period of time.
The next step is to translate that waterto-rock interaction into something that
mightve been a habitable zone, so Was
the planet habitable and where was it? and
those are kind of the next steps in exploration.
Ultimately, were gonna have to bring
samples back from Mars.Were not looking
for little green men; were looking for bugs
or microbes or even geochemistry that
suggest that those parts of self-assembly
got started.
NS: In your opinion, why should finding
vehicle parking passes have

ended within an hour of opening to buyers.
In last years individual sale
recap, the official voice of the
Burning Man organization,
aptly named Burning Man,
wrote that for every one
person whos lucky enough to
purchase a ticket, there are
nearly three more who were
registered for the sale but
didnt reach the front of the
queue before tickets were sold
out.
According to Burning Man
organizers, the system behind
the whole process works, but
people have voiced concerns
over some problems with buying tickets. Last year, Burning
Mans official journal says the
events ticket demands were
about double what the supply
is. When sales opened, around
80,000 people were processed
in milliseconds, and those
people were placed in lines according to when they clicked
the ticket link.
At that time the main objective was to be one of about
20,000 at the front of the line.
Each person could purchase
a maximum of two tickets,
making the struggle for one
of 40,000 even more stressful.
This year, with more than
70,000 people in the system
and only 30,000 tickets for sale,
the race remained competitive.
Some have criticized the system, claiming there are ways to
sneak into the front of the line,
while others claimed to have
skipped the waiting room this
year. That raised concerns regarding glitches in the system.
Although Burning Man
wrote that 200 people managed to sneak past the line last
year, they did not acknowledge
any glitches in the system during sales this year. Jim Graham,
a Burning Man spokesperson,
told the RGJ that the process
seemed to go as planned.
Although the initial tickets
are gone, there is hope for
those seeking other options.
The Secure Ticket Exchange
Program is a safe place to buy
resold tickets without having
to worry about scams. Another
option is the OMG Sale, which
like the individual sale is firstcome, first-served. During that
event in August, 1,000 tickets
will go on sale for $390, along
with 1,250 $80 vehicle passes.
During the sale, up to two tickets can be purchased at a time.
Burning Man officials advise
against buying tickets from
random strangers, but urge
Burners to remember that
Black Rock City is only one of
more than 60 Burns worldwide.
For those still looking to
head to Black Rock, this years
spectacle, themed after the
Italian Renaissance of the 15th
and 16th centuries, will take
place from Aug. 28 to Sept. 5.
Photo courtesy of Peter Willis
Geophysisist, Wendy Calvin, poses for a portrait in the Mars Science Laboratory in the
MarsYard at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Calvin has been researching and exploring Mars with a team there for 12 years.
these signs of life on Mars even be important to humans?

WC: I think its certainly philosophically
huge to say were not the only planet
in this solar system to have this kind of
chemistry. It says something about the
bigger picture how many solar systems
out there might have life in them. I think
its a done deal; there are so many planets
around other stars we cant possibly be
alone in the universe, but to actually know
that and have scientific evidence of that
would be amazing.
To spend a little bit of our federal budget
on figuring out the answer to these questions is a worthwhile endeavor. NASA gets
about $17 billion of a $17 trillion budget,
so its a fraction of a percent. During the
Apollo era, NASA was getting several percent of the federal budget, so its not a ton
of money.
People say the cost of a mission sounds
expensive, a billion dollars, but it was a
candy bar for everybody in the U.S. for
three or four years. So, would you spend a
candy bar a year in order to answer some
big questions and have rovers on Mars?
Most people say yes.
NS: What about actually living on the
planet? Could Mars terrain actually become habitable for humans some day?
WC: Have you seen The Martian? I
read the book because I knew everyone
would ask me about it. The biggest barriers
to actually having astronauts live and work
on the surface are the temperature and that
the atmosphere is very, very thin. [Mars]
atmosphere is the equivalent of being at
about 100,000 feet on Earth, so its really
low pressure and its mostly carbon dioxide.
Those are big issues, so you cant have
somebody just walking around without a
spacesuit or living and working without
some kind of enclosed environment. Were
still just trying to figure out how to do that
even on the space station, and what are the
sort of impacts of long-term space travel,
low gravity, that kind of stuff on the human
body.
So those are kind of bigger issues for having people live and work there. It is part of
a long-term goal for NASA to ultimately do
that, but I think well take baby steps. You
know, well go and put astronauts in orbit
around an asteroid or maybe send them to
orbit Mars and come back or that kind of
thing before we actually see them work on
the surface.
NS: Youve been with NASA for a little
over 12 years now. What are some of your
own greatest triumphs?
WC: Ive been able to directly participate
in a number of scientific discoveries, in

terms of the nature of the Martian polar
caps and also a funky ice thats on Pluto, so
that was actually really cool.
NS: What about some challenges?
WC: Challenges, I think, come when
there are failures. In planetary science, you
have to have kind of a long view. It takes
a while to get missions approved. It takes
a while to build and then launch and get
there, so youre kind of always thinking not
about tomorrow or next month, but next
year or two years out.
Youve invested a bunch of stuff and
youre expecting success then something
goes wrong, and boom, a spacecraft goes
winging by or crashes into the surface of
the planet. NASA hasnt had much of those
recently, but those are some of the most
discouraging times as to how do you recover from whats been three to five years of
buildup and anticipation and preparation,
then one little mistake, and its all done.
NS: How do you get past that? What
do you have to tell yourselves in order to
move on to the next expensive, long-term
project?
WC: I guess you just start focusing on the
next mission. The nice thing about working
on Mars is theres an opportunity to launch
something to the planet every two years
and the European Trace Gas Orbiter just
launched [two weeks ago], so thats another
asset on our way to Mars.
NS: In your opinion, what does the near
future, say the next 10 to 20 years, of space
research look like, and what do you think
the next 50 to 100 years look like?
WC: So the near future, we have missions mapped out through at least 2022.
So we have the Trace Gas Orbiter this year,
the Europeans will send the ExoMars rover
in 2018, the U.S. will send another rover in
2020 and then we have a new orbiter mission thats in the planning stages for 2022.
NASA states the goal of putting humans on
Mars by 2030.
I think thats probably optimistic, and
most people would say thats probably
gonna get pushed out some bit of time
because we cant even figure out how to do
in situ resource utilization and that kind of
stuff. So the longer term 30-year horizon is
where youre probably gonna start seeing
people and in the 2040s, 2050s. So people
who are kids today, or when [UNRs] undergrads are my age, then we might actually be
putting people on Mars.
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Elections
Early on, the race seemed to be a twoway matchup between Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto and Republican
Joe Heck. Cortez Masto last served as
Nevadas attorney general from 2007 to
2015 while Heck served three terms as
a congressman, representing Nevadas
3rd District, which encompasses the
lower half of Clark County.
The pair each declared their intentions to run late last year, but the
announcements came months before
filing started and an eon before Junes
primary election. However, a wrench
was thrown into the Republican race
on March 18 when former Nevada Assemblywoman Sharron Angle threw her
hat in the ring.
Angle ran unsuccessfully for the Senate back in 2010, the last time Reids
seat was up for grabs. It was a race that
Reid, by most measures, should have
lost had he run against anybody else.
In the words of veteran Nevada political
reporter Jon Ralston, Many Republicans think Angle was the only GOP
candidate with a pulse who could have
lost to Reid.
While Ralston went on to note that
Reids campaign may have been strong
enough to beat anybody, the same
column outlines succinctly the many
public relations faults and foibles of
Angles 2010 effort, including her assertion that separation of church and
state was unconstitutional and saying
that a classroom full of Latino students
looked a little more Asian to her.
In the race for a seat in the House of
Representatives, the challenges are no
less fierce. Hecks run for Senate has left
Brussels
all across the region, but how does it

affect the situation in Syria and the
Middle East at large?
Here are the facts.
WHAT WE KNOW
In Brussels, two bombs went off inside Zaventem Airport around 8 a.m.,
near the departure gates, according
to a federal prosecutor. It sent ceiling
panels crashing down and passengers
scattering as panic set in. One hour
later, another explosion struck a metro
train near the Maelbeek station, itself
near the European Unions headquarters in the heart of Brussels.
After the smoke subsided, 31
people were dead and roughly 270
were wounded, 12 of whom were
Americans. On Monday, four victims
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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz speaks during a town hall in Henniker, New Hampshire on Wednesday, Feb. 3. Cruz is currently second
place in the Republican delegate race behind real estate magnate Donald Trump, though neither has enough delegates for a
lock on the nomination.
his seat in District 3 up for grabs, and 15

candidates have entered the fray. These
candidates include everyone from
Michael Roberson, the state Senates
majority leader, to Assemblywoman
Michele Fiore, notorious and often
criticized for her gruff legislative style in
Carson City.
Things are also heated in District 4,
which was won narrowly by Republican
Cresent Hardy over the incumbent
Democrat Steven Horsford in 2014.
Eager to turn the district blue again,
eight Democrats have entered the race,
including former assemblywoman and
failed lieutenant governor candidate
Lucy Flores and current state Sen. Ruben Kihuen.
In Districts 1 and 2, represented by

Dina Titus and Mark Amodei, respectively, the competition is a little less
fierce. Both incumbents are running for
re-election, and history shows an affinity
for the incumbent when it comes to winning elections. Add to that a small slate
of candidates in District 2, and it all adds
up to a decidedly tamer set of races.
succumbed to their injuries in the

hospital, bringing the total death toll
to 35.
In Lahore, a bomb went off in the
middle of the Gulshan-i-Iqbal park,
where some of Pakistans 2.5 million
Christians had gathered after Easter
services. The suicide bomber, who belonged to a faction of the Pakistan Taliban called Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, detonated
his vest near a childrens playground.
Though the attack targeted Christians, only 14 of the victims were
actually Christian, according to the
Lahore Police Department. The others
belonged to Pakistans majority Muslim community.
In Turkey, a car bomb exploded
near a public bus, killing 37. It was the
latest in a string of terrorist attacks to
strike the country, though some of the
earlier attacks were perpetrated by the
Kurdish PKK, though the Kurds have
largely focused on military targets.
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NATIONAL ELECTIONS
As more and more states have taken
to the polls, the race for the GOP nomination has remained as murky as ever,
while the race on the Democratic side
has inched closer to being competitive.
On March 22, Republican voters in
Arizona and Utah took to the polls,
As happened after the attacks in Paris

and San Bernardino, what new role the
west will take in the fight against ISIS
remains unclear, though rhetoric has
become decidedly more hawkish in the
days following the attack, as some have
called the attack a declaration of war
against the whole of Europe.
In the aftermath of Brussels, French
President Francois Hollande said,
Terrorists struck Brussels, but it was
Europe that was targeted and all the
world that is concerned. Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan promised
to bring terrorism to its knees, after
his own capital of Ankara was bombed
by ISIS. Its a rhetoric that has become
commonplace as the climate of fear in
the Mediterranean continues to grow.
In the immediate aftermath, police
patrols have been stepped up in the
region, with France alone committing
1,600 police and soldiers to the task of
each promising sweet winner-take-all

pots of delegates. At the end of the day,
businessman Donald Trump took home
58 delegates from Arizona, while Texas
Sen. Ted Cruz nabbed 40 in Utah.
This back-and-forth between Trump
and Cruz has created a fair amount of
consternation within the GOP. Though
Trump has won 739 of the 1,237 delegates needed to win the nomination
outright, it becomes more and more
likely with each passing primary that
there will be no presumptive nominee
when the Republicans meet for their
national convention in July.
Added to the equation is Ohio Gov.
John Kasich, whos done more to confound pundits than any other candidate
guarding train stations and the borders.
These increased numbers also mean
that some forces are stretched thin.
In Belgium, a planned march against
fear was canceled after authorities
expressed concern that the police could
not adequately secure the event.
The unrest in Belgium ticked up again
on Sunday when a large group of rightwing protesters descended on a vigil
for the victims of the attack. Dressed in
black and many with shaved heads, the
protesters took over the vigil, pumping
their arms and giving stiff-arm salutes,
according to NPR. Though the protesters have been categorized by many as
right-wingers, Agence France-Presse
identified them as football hooligans.
In any case, riot police were later called
in to break up the confrontation.
Whether protesters or hooligans, the
disruption seems to be a manifestation
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one of the protesters, Gaetan Alexandre, didnt mince words when it came to
his views.
Its clear that in Belgium, weve let
Islam take root too strongly, Alexandre
said. We dont have a problem with
Muslims, but we let people radicalize
themselves too easily.
This mood has only increased in
popularity as ISIS has struck again and
again in the region, and countries like
Hungary and Serbia have seized on it,
using the migrant crisis and the threat
of ISIS to increase their own political
autonomy within the European Union.
However, whether or not these nations and others take greater actions
to quash ISIS or even the underlying
causes behind ISIS remains to be seen.
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thus far. The Kasich campaign has no

mathematical path to the nomination,
and is unlikely to pick up enough steam
in a contested convention to put Kasich
on the ballot come November. Some
pundits, notably the team at FiveThirtyEight, have remarked that Kasich
may be doing more to help Trump than
himself as he draws more votes away
from Cruz in winner-take-all or winnertake-most states.
On the Democratic side, Vermont
Sen. Bernie Sanders gained ground in
the last week, taking victories in five of
the last seven states to vote. In some
of those states, like Alaska and Washington, Sanders performed remarkably
well, winning by margins exceeding 40
percent.
Even so, it may do little to stop the
juggernaut of the Clinton campaign if
Sanders cant continue his success into
the final primaries of the year. Big states
like California, New York and Pennsylvania have large numbers of delegates
to unload, but these delegates are
handed out proportionally. This means
that to nab the 2,382 delegates needed
to win the nomination outright, Sanders has to win 57 percent of the vote. In
New York, where Clinton leads Sanders
by more than 40 points, its a tall order
for the Sanders campaign.
With that mathematical reality, the
Sanders camp has begun to reach out
to unbound superdelegates, who will
likely make or break his campaign.
Though whether or not he can sway
the more than 400 superdelegates who
have already declared their support for
Clinton remains to be seen.
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A4
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THE EVENTS
THINGS TO
WATCH OUT
FOR THIS WEEK
La Luz Returns
By Blake Nelson
CAR SEAT
HEADREST
DATE: Wednesday
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
LOCATION: The Holland
Project
INFO: This a heater in the
string of big-ticket concerts
The Holland Project has been
putting on. Car Seat Headrest
is one of the most productive
contemporary bands.
Headed by Will Toledo, the
band has released multiple
albums a year since day one.
The band sound is lo-fi rock
with some experimental song
structures. Enjoy the complex
lyrics with interesting
instrumentation live, and this
week. With them is local act
Night Rooms. Tickets are $5
and doors are at 8 p.m. Be
there early or it might sell
SCIENCE, POETRY
& SEX IN SPAIN:
THE VIEW FROM
GRANADA
DATE: Wednesday
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Joe Crowley
Student Union, Ballroom C

INFO: Reno native Steven
Nightingale comes to the
University of Nevada,
Reno, to discuss his newest
book, GRANADA: A
Pomegranate in the Hand
of God. The book consists
of Nightingales musings on
various occurences in Spain.
Nightingale, the author of
many published poems,
stories and essays, is revered
for his wit. The event should
be of interest to any writer or
humorist in the vicinity of the
university. Admission is free.
Photos courtesy of Bridget Conway/Holland Project
The lead guitarist of Dirty Ghost plays synthesizer on Saturday, March 26. Dirty Ghosts played alongside La
Luz at The Holland Project, Shana Cleveland, lead singer of La Luz, plays guitar and sings during La Luz's set,
Erin Miller opens the concert with her band Dosh!.
La Luz improves on last Reno appearance,

still doesnt excite
By Blake Nelson
he Holland Project, in a recent string

of highly anticipated concerts, has
really proven itself to be a venue that
could host almost any minorly famous
artists. Last weekends show, featuring two of
Burger Records most up-and-coming bands,
Dirty Ghosts and La Luz, was one of the larger
shows that Holland has been able to hold. The
event produced a nearly packed house, further
proving the viability of a local nonprofit art
venue.
Starting out the night with an endearing
amount of awkward charm was Dosh!, previously
known as Sundries. The two-piece band, headed
by Erin Miller, was able to charm the large crowd,
which was beginning to form, with Millers strong
vocal presence and pop-inspired guitar riffs.
Keeping an upbeat yet melancholy atmosphere,
the band made a strong debut that drew the
crowd in and prepared them for the bands to
come.
What was to be the bulk of the crowd was
beginning to amass as the next band, Dirty
Ghost, was beginning to take the stage. Dirty
Ghost, a pop rock outfit from San Francisco,
has recently gained notoriety with the release of
its new album, Let It Pretend, and its Burger
Records EP, Cataracts. The band also released a
music video that was directed by Derrick Bickle, a
director for Adult Swim.
With this in mind as the band took the
stage, I think that everyone was expecting an
above-average show, at least. The band started
out with a loud number with a fast-paced and
SHANNON AND
THE CLAMS
DATE: Thursday
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
LOCATION: The Holland
Project
INFO: OK, OK, I know,
two events at The Holland
Project in the same week.
But this also a great concert
that everyone should
know about. Shannon and
the Clams are one of the
funnest bands that have
played at The Holland
Project, and theyre back.
With them are Gazebos,
a garage rock outfit and
surf-rock locals, Dead
Seagals. Get your tickets
now because they are liable
to sell out this week. You
can find them at the Bibo
Coffee Co. next to campus
or at Bad Apple Vintage.
They cost $12 but they are
undoubtedly worth it!
'BAD GRANDPA'
DATE: Friday
TIME: 6 p.m.
LOCATION: Joe Crowley
Student Union, Theater

INFO: If you, like so many
other MTV junkies, enjoyed
"Jackass", and have nothing
to do on Friday night, like so
many other MTV junkies,
then you can catch Johnny
Knoxvilles Bad Grandpa
on Friday night. You can
catch all the irreverent
comedy by your favorite
jackass for the low price of
$0. Also, refreshments and
popcorn will be free.
Blake Nelson can be reached
at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu
and on Twitter @b_e_nelson.
high-energy sound that could be appreciated for

its catchy riffs and driving baselines.
As the set progressed, however, it became
increasingly clear that the band couldnt hold the
same energy and interest that the first song offered. Every next song proved to be an unoriginal
piece with uninspired riffs and the same melodic
structure across the set. The band had difficulties
with the levels on the guitars, with the rhythm
being far too low and the bass being too high.
The oddest thing the band did was incorporate
one of the stiffest synth tones into the punk or
noise aesthetic that it was going for. Finishing off
the set with an older, more rehearsed song, the
band was able to bring it together, ending on a
high note.
The headliner, La Luz, has played two other
times at Holland in the past year and has proven
to be a favorite among the local scene. With the
bands signature surf-rock sound, its first concert
at The Holland Project proved to be a serious
hit, with the crowd dancing to the music and the
band interacting with the crowd. On the bands
second visit, however, it seemed to falter. Touring
due to the release of its sophomore album, which
had a more gloomy sound that lent itself to a less
energetic concert. Bringing a less agreeable stage
presence as well, the band was unable to inspire
the same amount of joy as it had in the first
outting to Reno.
However, it seemed the band was out to give
a better show than the last one, while not trying
to recreate its first show at The Holland Project.
Giving a somber, yet commanding performance
to match the tone of the music, the band was
off to a good start. But much like Dirty Ghosts
performance, the band was unable to hold such

a tone until the end. The music was uninteresting
and hardly able to hold the attention of the average concertgoer. All the while the band seemed
just as uninterested and rather tired on stage. It
seemed as if all the touring the band has been
doing (multiple nationwide tours within the span
of a year) has really fatigued the group in general,
causing the sound and the performance to suffer
as a whole.
The end of the set was anticlimactic, and concertgoers left lazily, without much excitement.
The two Burger Records bands that arrived were
largely to blame for the unsatisfactory concert. If
these two bands, who bring two different sounds
that are still characteristic of the overall West
Coast rock sound that Burger is largely known
for, are any indication of the labels quality,
then it is quite bleak. It would seem as if Burger
Records will sign any band that has a rock sound,
is well rehearsed and can tour ad nauseum,
rather than sign a band of actual quality.
On reflection, the only act that genuinely had
any sort excitement in its set was Dosh!, the
local act. Other than that, the concert had no
real noteworthy part. The Holland Project is still
hosting two more big-ticket concerts in the near
future, however, each consisting of well-curated
bills and up-and-coming bands, including Car
Seat Headrest and Shannon and the Clams. I
think everyone should go to one or both of these
shows and try to forget, if they already havent,
Saturdays concert.
Blake Nelson can be reached at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter @b_e_nelson.
How to not only fit into, but succeed in your local art scene
o you just made your

first venture to your
local music venue
that doubles as an
art space that triples as a focal
point for some real, genuine
culture. As it turns out, you really enjoyed it. Thats great! Im
glad these
relatively
small groups
of people add
to the city
in minutely
incremental,
nearly
imperceptible
ways.
Blake
To navigate
Nelson
this small, yet
complex, group of mid-to-late
20-year-olds, you have to be
prepared. I, a knowledgeable
person in Renos up-and-
coming scene, have laid out

some guidelines and tips to help
you along.
The first thing to know is
that the scene, wherever it is,
thrives on the art produced by
10 or 12 dedicated members.
To succeed, become an artist.
I dont mean these lofty artists,
with years of experience. You
need to be a raw artist. This
consists of art that uses either
self-deprecation or irony as
its main source of inspiration.
Dont worry about skill; find
your favorite artist, make a
derivative, but original, style
out of one or two of their pieces,
and stick to it. Extra notoriety
is awarded to those who make
easily crafted and sellable art.
Now that you are an artist,
you have to craft your image as
a wholly original person that
is, above all, part of your local

scene. So go shopping, skip all
those unoriginal stores and go
straight for either Forever 21 or
H&M; if you are willing to risk
the trip to the bad part of town
you can go to the Salvation
Army for the odd pair of jeans
to cut into shorts. Make sure
you buy a jean jacket in blue
or black and pick up plenty of
buttons and enamel pins to
attach to it.
One thing that people tend
to breeze over when being
initiated into their local scene
is political correctness. A lack
of this will get you shunned
from the scene. To avoid such
a fate, all you have to do is read
up on topics like feminism. All
the necessary literature can be
found in BuzzFeed and VICE.
Make sure to use phrases like
wage gap, glass ceiling and of

course sexism. Extra notoriety is
awarded to those who support
Bernie Sanders and post about
him incessantly.
No go to every event in
which the scene is involved;
exposure is key for all 30 people
to remember your name. Small
talk should be light and ironic
without too many pointed
opinions consider topics
that appear niche, but can be
recognized by anyone born in
the last century. Never discuss
topics like: work, serious
emotional issues or something
you genuinely care about. Extra
notoriety is awarded to those
who have the funniest and most
agreeable things to say about
pop culture from the late 80s
and 90s.
Now you are ready! You have
learned how to go about being

one of the coolest people in
the city. The perks of such an
achievement are seemingly endless. One of the biggest perks is
gaining nearly 50 followers on
Instagram. Others include but
are not limited to being able
to make a nominal amount
of money from your art, even
though you dont really care
about the money, being able to
more easily get a job at a local
coffee shop, and being able to
say that you truly understand
issues on diversity. So enjoy
your much-deserved perks and
keep making your city the best it
can be within a 500-yard radius
of your local music venue.
Blake Nelson can be reached at
tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu or
on Twitter @b_e_nelson.
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SPRING
BREAK:
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A woman poses in front of the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday, March

26. This photo was taken by our photo editor on a weeklong road
trip touring Nevada, Mexico and California. The photo captures the
breadth and awe of the possibilities that spring break has to offer.
MOVIE REVIEW
Batman v. Superman, oh what a mess

By Blake Nelson
Superhero movies have seen something of a renaissance in the past five
or so years Marvel, one of the leading comic book companies, has been
making leaps in the sequel and tie-in
realm. All of Marvels films in its recent, multiphase-spanning film series
returned very favorably on its budgets.
DC, recognizing that it could be missing out on some seriously big bucks
and also realizing it cant get them by
remaining solely on the small screen,
decided to go big in Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, And big it was
a big mess.
The largest fault that the movie has
is its disjointed and overly busy narrative that just cannot fully flesh out
any plot point. DC must have found
it completely necessary to shoehorn
in a setup for the next 10 movies in
its franchise. I can count nearly 10

instances where the movie should have
continued with the plot that is laid
out in the first part of the movies title,
without having to make a detour in the
direction of a setup.
Chiefly among the unnecessary bits
the movie has to offer, is the awkward
inclusion of the other three members of
the Justice League, placed in the movie
in such a way that that scene could
have been removed and acted as the
trailer for the next movie.
The movie moves through the
main plot of the story at the speed of
a toddler, and with as much finesse.
The main plot is this: Batman thinks
Superman is a threat, Batman fights
Superman. Yet the movie takes its time,
mindlessly meandering from character
to character, hardly furthering the plot.
This meandering due to the setups is
the reason why the film unnecessarily
runs to nearly two and a half hours.

There seems to be no alleviation in
terms of the technical quality of the
film either Zack Snyders directing in this film is an awful mix of his
shaky camera schtick and his sterile
editing style obviously influenced by
the studio. Snyder brings explosions
placed against green screens that are
so uninspired that it makes the viewer
ache watching it.
All the acting is forgettable. Henry
Cavilles Superman is bland. Amy
Adams Lois Lane is ineffectual and
ultimately a damsel in distress. Ben
Afflecks Batman, although it seems
that he put some real effort into the
character, he couldnt save the script,
which had Batman uttering lines that
verged on whining.
All this mess is placed against the
most garrulous and obnoxious scores
of the year thus far. What was Hans
Zimmer thinking, is what kept coming

up in my mind during my viewing. Each
scene is introduced by loud, nearly disjointed orchestral pieces. It was hard to
endure to say the least.
Well, all in all, I can count the good
things in the film on one hand. Afflecks performance is one of them
and Batmans fight scenes were well
choreographed. That really accounts
for everything done well in this film.
I wouldnt recommend this movie to
anyone unless it was to show them how
a bad movie looks. This movie masks
itself as a serious superhero movie that
has potential, but is really just a contrived attempt to jump on the money
train that comic book movies offer.
Dont see it, dont give them money.
BATMAN V. SUPERMAN:
DAWN OF JUSTICE
Blake Nelson can be reached at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter

@b_e_nelson.
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Opinion
A6
SNOW
Being Irish
is more than
graphic tees
and green beer
ike any true Irish-American, one

of my favorite holidays is St.
Patricks Day. With the passing of
the most recent St. Paddys Day,
I gained a new perspective on the true
meaning of this decorated day.
Sure, the festivities are a good time for
pub crawling to the sounds of Dropkick
Murphys and Flogging Molly ringing in
my ears, but what used
to be more of a religious
festival has morphed
into the unofficial day
to celebrate ones Irish
heritage. In between
the green Bud Lights
and shamrock-shaped
glasses is a day that is
for both celebration
Neil Patrick
and reflection on just
Healy
how far Irish America
has really come.
Being raised Irish Catholic, St. Patricks
Day was different for me growing up
than it was for the rest of my friends.
When I was younger, my dad made
shamrock-shaped pancakes and green
orange juice for breakfast for my sister
and me before school. We even wore
these little green pins on our Catholic
school uniforms so the Irish nuns
couldnt give us any grief for not showing
reverence to the occasion. As I grew
up and began to drift away from the
Catholic side of my lineage, my family
began to immerse me in my Irish history.
Instead of kiss me Im Irish and some
of the other more well-known stereotypes, I learned about the devastating
effects of the Irish Potato Famine in the
1840s. I learned about the mass Irish
immigration to the United States and
how the Irish used their numbers to
sway the political spectrum in America
for the next 100 years. I learned about
the resounding, yet complicated legacy
of the IRA and the tension between
Ireland and the British Empire. For me,
it wasnt enough to claim I was Irish. My
familys expectations of me were to truly
know my culture, and I feel like that is
where St. Patricks Day loses some of its
effect.
In past celebration, Ive seen what
many use the holiday for. It seems that
the modern day St. Patricks Day is to
get as drunk as possible while wearing a
Kiss my shamrock or Irish yoga shirt,
but it should be much more than that.
Dont get me wrong, I enjoy my own
brand of Irish yoga. Im not trying to be
the fun police saying one shouldnt drink
for the holiday. Alcohol has had a place
in Irish history for centuries, and not
only as a means to get drunk.
The local pub was where the community gathered. When the Irish immigrants
came to America, the pubs were where
political meetings were held and where
Irish workers orchestrated the first labor
unions. In many cases, the pub owner
was the most intelligent member of the
community. Laborers who couldnt read
or write would take legal documents or
bills from landlords to the pub owners
to make sure they werent being taken
advantage of. A different perspective
on an Irish pub compared to a spinoff
of an Irish pub like Filthy McNastys,
wouldnt you say?
What Im saying is that for future
March 17 celebrations, if youre Irish you
should use the holiday to dig into your
past and celebrate it. Ask your grandparents about being Irish. Trust me when I
say that their experience will be much
different from yours. Irish need not
apply wasnt just a cliche or something
in movies. Maybe take this opportunity
to celebrate the 100th anniversary of The
Easter Rising, which is basically Irelands
version of the 4th of July. The song The
Foggy Dew seems like a drinking song,
but it is a lament on the rising and a
celebration of an event that changed the
course of Irish history forever.
Famous writers like James Joyce
and Oscar Wilde, brilliant actors like
Liam Neeson, war heroes and freedom
fighters like Michael Collins and Bobby
Sands, and the individual stories from
every Irish family in America are what
make Irish culture and history rich and
full of substance. These are the stories
that have shaped both Irelands history
and Americas as well.
The next time St. Patricks Day comes
around, celebrate with pride. If youre
Irish, celebrate how far your family and
your people have come. If youre not,
celebrate the story of one of Americas
first refugee populations that epitomized the phrase huddled masses and
how this group of immigrants shaped
the course of American history. You have
an entire year to discover Irish heritage,
but know that this holiday is more than
just a punch line. It is a day to show
pride in being Irish in whatever way you
see fit.
Neil Healy studies communications. He
can be reached at alexandraschultz@unr.
edu and on Twitter @NP_Healy.
DAY
STAFF EDITORIAL
Campus remains open despite

hazardous conditions for commuters
arly Monday morning

people in the Reno community woke up to close
to 8 inches of snow and
a plethora of road and
weather reports warning
people to stay away from
freeways and be cautious of
flight delays.
The Nevada Highway
Patrol reported 33 car
crashes, with eight of those
causing injury, according to the Reno
Gazette-Journal. In addition, there
were what NHP spokesman Dave
Gibson deemed countless reports of
vehicles left on sides of the road.
KRNV News 4 and KOLO 8 both
Idea: Die in snowrelated accident on way

to school/work, grades
dont matter anymore!
Hunter Rand
reported nine flight delays and the
hazardous road conditions. While
local authorities and news outlets
advised people to stay off the roads,
our university took to social media
and announced, Campus remains
open and on its regular operating
schedule today, Monday, March 28.
Please use abundant caution as you
travel to campus.
The decision to keep UNRs campus
open is one that reflects a maddening
disregard for students safety. Students and community members took
to social media to express their anger
over the administrations decision to
keep campus open, and rightly so.
When class schedules are main-
tained in the wake of dangerous

weather conditions, it places students
who must commute to campus in the
difficult position of choosing between
their safety and their academic
success. We attend a university with
a diverse student body, representative of many living situations and
economic backgrounds. Making
decisions that seem to only cater to
students who are able to walk to class
is terribly short-sighted and does not
illustrate a true concern for students
academic, economic or physical
welfare.
Though some instructors recognized the recklessness of requiring
students to brave the storm, those
that did not may well impose
academic penalties on students who
could not make it to class. No one
should have to risk life and limb to
commute to campus for fear of having
their grade lowered.
Dangerous road conditions present
risk for every motorist, but they
can be especially consequential for
students. A wrecked or damaged car,
or medical bills for an injury, can be
economically detrimental to students
with limited income. An inoperable vehicle can have a myriad of
secondary effects future academic
absences, an inability to commute
to a job or even difficulty caring for
children or other family members.
Granted, college courses require a
dedication to attendance as well as
adherence to a schedule of lectures
and assignments. Being a full-time
student is much like having a fulltime job, and an employer would not
If you cant see

the arch, its time
to chill.
Pat Springer
It could be the end

of times and UNR would
remain open.
Sarah Archibald
cancel a work day. Its bad for business
and overall productivity. The university
does have a set academic calendar
that is developed months in advance,
and unlike the Washoe County School
District, the university is not allotted
time for make-up days. If the university were to cancel classes it would
make it hard on faculty and students to
make up that class day and potentially
impede the course as a whole. Some
campuses in the Midwest experience
10 times what Reno experienced on
Monday, and campuses remain open.
However, this university pulls students from snowless climates such as
in southern Nevada and the Bay Area,
and the inexperience in commuting in
snow can heighten the hazardousness.
And regardless of the administrations
reasoning for keeping campus open, it
must be acknowledged that students
are still furious.
It didnt take long for students to
flood social media with angry posts
in regard to the weather. It may be a
bit dramatic to some, but there were
students and faculty who risked their
lives driving to school on Monday, and
something needs to be done about this.
The students have spoken, and they
want their well-being to be considered
the next time the university decides
to keep campus open in hazardous
weather conditions.
The Nevada Sagebrush editorial
board can be reached at tbynum@
@TheSagebrush.
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OPINION | A7
GROUP MESSAGING...
a necessary evil or just a nuisance?
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martphones bring us many things. They

make it possible for the Internet to always
be at our fingertips. They provide us with
millions of apps whose purposes range
from attempts to simplify our lives to
Tetris-like games. And who could forget one of the
most coveted features of smartphones group
messaging.
It allows us to stay connected with our cliques of
friends all at once, and this can either be a convenient
component or a giant pain in the ass.
And in most group messaging cases
it isnt one or the other, but instead a
combination of the two.
Weve all heard that patience
is a virtue, right? In order to be
successful throughout life one must
maintain ones composure in some
of the most trying times. We have
to stay calm behind the dreaded
Ali
gluten free, non-fat, coconut milk,
Schultz
triple espresso Starbucks guy. We
Schultz Happens somehow manage our road rage in
busy parking lots when cars selfishly
take up two spots. We even bite our tongues when the
hypochondriac in our friend group is complaining
about her newfound ailment of the week. But if there
is one time our patience is ultimately tested, it is at
the sight of 147 new text messages via group text
when you walk away from your phone for a mere 10
seconds.
Group messages can really be a nuisance in any
friendship. There are so many ways a group text can go
terribly wrong. It is nothing but a total pain when your
group text blows up during your absence and you have
to spend time playing catch up. Sometimes a group
text can be a breeding ground for drama (depending
of the friend group of course). You can find fellow
group texters getting senselessly upset over your lack
of interest in whatever the hot topic of the group text
may be for the time being. It seems at times group
Be smart,
Do the
Ride Thing
icture a night when a friend of yours is having a

birthday dinner and celebration. Youre excited
to celebrate with your friend, but dont necessarily plan on participating in the extracurricular
festivities. At dinner, things get a little carried away and you
accidentally have a few more cocktails than you originally
expected.
Most people have had a night where they had a little more
fun than expected. This isnt necessarily a bad thing; a good
bout of spontaneity is normal for any
college student. But after the fun is all said
and done, we have a problem with not
many appealing choices: how to get home.
And usually there are two choices: attempt
to drive home or call someone to pick you
up.
In our first option, it is much more clear
in our sober minds that we shouldnt
drink and drive, and some choose to do
Makayla
it anyway. This choice is the worst of the
Ragnone
two, and it involves much higher risk.
Driving while intoxicated runs the risk
of destroying property, getting a DUI or the worst possible
consequence: harming ourselves and/or others. In our
scenario, we decide to be smart that wed like to stay
living, not kill anyone, destroy anything or get a DUI.
On to option two. Call someone to pick you up. Going
through our phone doesnt yield us too many options. Our
wallets dont like the idea of a taxi, Uber or Lyft. Campus
Escort wont take us home because were intoxicated and
outside of the maximum travel distance, and our appointed
designated driver of the night decided to rally with us as well.
So now what? Its at this point that many people will revert
to option one.
Dont do it. Now you have another option: Do the Ride
Thing.
Do the Ride Thing is a program designed to provide free,
safe and responsible rides home to anyone who needs it.
As of now, the program is college-based and run by the
students, for the students. Volunteers of the program have
the opportunity to help others make responsible choices
by providing them with a safe trip home after theyve been
drinking. You get picked up by another student and dropped
off at home, free of charge (although you should give a tip to
the driver as a thank you).
So why havent you heard about Do the Ride Thing before?
Hard as it may be to believe, there have been difficulties
with finding student volunteers. For such a well-organized
program with every problem thought out and with possible
compensation in the form of gift cards or community service
hours and just the fact that its a good thing to do to help
out your community we need more student drivers in
order to launch this program. We believe in this community,
and we know that the program will flourish as soon as it gets
off the ground. If this column speaks to you even a little bit,
and if you feel like you can help by volunteering to drive, by
being a drivers buddy, or by helping to promote or run the
program, Do the Ride Thing wants to hear from you! Visit
dotheridethingnevada.org and fill out the volunteer form,
or email dotheridethingnevada@gmail.com. Additional
information can also be found on the Do the Ride Thing
Facebook page. We will be holding a volunteer orientation at
the Little Waldorf on April 14, 2016, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free
dinner will be served to those who volunteer in advance, so
sign up now.
This program gives students the chance to look out for
each other and potentially save lives. Dont miss out on an
opportunity like this to make a difference.
Makayla Ragnone studies veterinary science. She can be
reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
texts are more of a chore than something positive.

However, despite the potentials for disaster, they
also can present positive features. Many can argue
you arent a real best friend group if you dont have a
group text. I can genuinely say that I know every day,
majority of the day what is going on in my friends
lives thanks to the group text. I never have to ask
everyones plans nor do I have to check in on anyones
day, because I just know it. My group texts between
my friends serve as a constant comedy hour. The
ongoing texts I share with friends only create a sense
of increased closeness amongst my group.
The group text feature is also essential when you
need multiple opinions or want to tell multiple
friends stories that happened throughout your day. It
provides convenience and helps create coveted bonds.
That being said, there are definitely rules of group
chat etiquette one should abide by. Thou shalt not
multiple text (unless your news is so stellar it can
only be conveyed via four texts). Thou shalt listen to
thy neighbor when they have a sweet story to share
(or at least one they think is worthy). Thou shalt not
text when others are in places of solitude (Knowledge
Center, job interviews, etc.). And of course most
importantly, thou shalt not remove themselves from
the group text without proper goodbyes. Otherwise
you just look like a drama queen that, for lack of better
words, cant hang.
So when alls said and done, the question remains:
Is group texting a time-wasting pain in the ass, or
does your group text serve as a vital day-to-day tool?
Despite all the text blow-ups, conversation catch-ups
and senseless chat, group chats are essential to
strengthening relationships, providing convenience
and keeping things interesting. Although it might
take the patience of the Dalai Lama to not explode
when the group chat goes off, patience is a virtue, and
preserving the group text is just that a vital virtue.
Ali Schultz studies journalism. She can be reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on Twitter @AliSchultzzz.
Photo illustration by Breanna Denney/Nevada Sagebrush
An ode to my favorite program on campus
ou know how parents say they love

all of their kids equally? I try to tell
myself that I love all of the majors
on campus equally, but I would be
lying. For anyone who doesnt already know
about my obsession with the journalism
program, here is my formal word vomit
about why it is so great.
To start off, I would like to explain to you
all what the journalism program entails. I have worked
so many Nevada Bounds as
well as explained to every
member of my family what
we do here at the Reynolds
School. I like to compare
it to medicine. Yes, I
know two very different
things. But medicine is
Sadie
an umbrella term. Think
Fienberg
about how many different
things you can do in
medicine. You can be a
nurse, you can be a doctor, you can be a
pharmacist, you can be a technician or you
can be a number of other things. Journalism
is the same. You can work in broadcast,
advertising or public relations. You can write
for a newspaper or a magazine, work in
social media, or be a photographer. There
are so many options, which is what makes it
so fun.
Not only is the Reynolds School of Journalism the only accredited journalism program
in the state of Nevada, we are also the only

school in the nation to partner with National
Public Radio for a boot camp every year.
Ninety percent of our students graduate with
a job, we have six Pulitzer prize-winning
professors, and we have won on a regional
and national level multiple times during the
national student advertising competition.
In addition, students from our program are
constantly being featured online for their
amazing work in media, writing, creative and
broadcast. It amazes me that my (about) 500
peers can do what they do. And, to top it off,
the Reynolds School hosts some pretty fancy
dinners each year one of which includes
handing out over $100k in scholarships to
our students.
We have class with people who share our
interests and motivation in our desired track,
while also being fortunate enough that our
professors also act as our mentors. Fun fact:
there are no professors (to my knowledge)
in the journalism program that are referred
to as professor. Every teacher I have had has
been referred to by their first name Bob,
Todd, Caesar, Alison, etc. There is something
special about that. They talk to us in class
like we are on the same level as them. They
encourage us to do our very best work and
when we arent doing our best work, they tell
us so we can work harder.
Students and professors of the journalism
program pride themselves on being able to
work with real clients. Not only does every
student have to complete an internship

before they graduate, but each student
gets to work with REAL clients. You may
not understand how important this is.
When journalism students graduate college
and want to find a job, almost every time
the company advertises that it is looking
for an employee with one to two years of
experience. If our professors did not have
us work with real clients, then we would not
have that experience. Since starting at the
University of Nevada, Reno, at the Reynolds
School, I have had the pleasure of working
with Two Chicks, the Sierra Nevada Ballet
and Snapple. Boom, a year and a half of
experience.
I think about the last three years Ive spent
here and I, just as well as my peers, can agree
that we have all come a really long way. I had
no idea what to do in Photoshop or Illustrator when I started, and now the Creative
Suite is one of my best friends. My external
hard drive is always within reach, AP style is
the only style, Prezi is not an acceptable way
to present material, Dean Al is one of the
most friendly people at the university and
everyone knows everyone. And to my fellow
RSJ class of 2016-ers, you know we are going
to be the most prideful group on graduation
day.
Sadie Fienberg studies journalism. She can be
reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on
Twitter @TheSagebrush.
Eat outside the box: stop wasting your time on chain restaurants
veryone knows that Chipotle,

Robertos and In-N-Out Burger are
front-runners for the best munchies
in Reno. But if youre looking for
something more than a burrito you could
get anywhere else in the country, look no
further. As a Reno native and broke college
kid, I feel qualified to list off the top five
restaurants in the area that you may not
have even known existed.
Leave the chain restaurants
behind and indulge in
Renos finest instead.
5. BERTHA
MIRANDAS
(MEXICAN)
Located on Mill Street,
you can find some of
Michael
the towns best Mexican
Bradley
cuisine here without
punishing your wallet. The
restaurants family feel can be felt as soon as
you walk inside. The great customer service
adds to even better food. It offers all of your
standard Mexican menu items (a variety
burritos, tacos, nachos and quesadillas) at a
reasonable price.
Recommended Food Choice: The Continental Chimichanga
This deep-fried masterpiece includes your
choice of meat wrapped in a homemade
flour tortilla, topped with sour cream and
guacamole. With a side of rice and beans, the
meal price comes out to a reasonable $11.95.
4. PALAIS DE JADE (CHINESE)

A highly regarded restaurant locally,
Palais de Jade provides great quality with
its options. Though the eatery tends to be
expensive, its all the more reason to take
advantage of the luncheon special from 10

a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. The luncheon special
consists of your choice of entree plus a
spring roll, crab rangoon, plain fried rice,
steamed rice or brown rice and a salad or
soup of the day. The best part? Its only $8.
Recommended Food Choice: Kung-Pao
Chicken Luncheon Special
This savory chicken style is a personal
favorite of mine that I can always rely on.
Palais de Jade nails it to a T, with a large
portion to boot.
3. LA MICHOACANA (MEXICAN)
This 24/7 restaurant has great prices for all
your late-night Mexican food needs. Finally
theres a restaurant that competes with
Taco Bell. There are burritos as low as $1.99
and tacos for just 99 cents. Its located right
passed the Atlantis on Virginia Street.
Recommended Food Choice: The Burrito
Supreme
Its a higher-priced item on the menu, but
when they say supreme they mean it. This $6
burrito is the size of my arm and should be
considered a work of modern art.
2. NOBLE PIE PARLOR (PIZZA)

This wouldnt be a true list without a pizza
joint, now would it? Noble Pie can be found
downtown on Second Street. The pizza and
wings are safe, delicious options, but the
power move is to get a stromboli. These
monster-sized Italian delicacies come with a
side salad and pickle to total just eight bucks,
a meal that could take multiple sittings for
some. Its must-eat for any newcomer to the
area.
Recommended Food Choice: The Brick
House Classic Stromboli
All the strombolis are tasty, but the Brick
House Classic is my pick because it is the

most bang for your buck. Its packed with
capicola, pepperoni, sopressata, prosciutto, salami, ham, goat cheese, provolone,
marinated artichoke hearts, basil leaves,
grape tomato, yellow onion, infused olive oil
and balsamic vinegar, mayonnaise, and sun
dried tomato spread, pressed overnight with
bricks.
1. THE LITTLE NUGGET (AMERICAN

DINER)
Its an option that the average freshman
isnt aware of, but the veterans of the
university know and love this diner. Famous
for its burgers, The Little Nugget can be
found downtown across from Harrahs. Its
open 24/7 and will leave you completely
satisfied by the end of your meal.
Recommended Food Choice: The AwfulAwful Burger
This burger is considered one of the best
burgers in town among locals and for good
reason. The patty is made with over half
a pound of beef and topped with cheese,
lettuce, tomato and fresh onions. The meal
also comes with a mound of crispy fries that
are to die for. The price comes out to a clean
eight bucks.
Living in Reno we are blessed with quality
dining; you just have to know where to look.
I, just like every other person, can appreciate
animal fries and a double-double. However,
there are so many diverse restaurants in the
Reno area.Take the time to try out Renos
hometown gems and leave the basic chain
restaurants behind.
Michael Bradley studies journalism. He can be
reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on
Twitter @TheSagebrush.
Court Report
@SagebrushSports | nevadasagebrush.com
A8
WEEKLY TOP 5
Sports Radio
Personalities
COLIN COWHERD
The Herd will talk about

everything from politics
to sports culture to even his
love for strippers. He is unapologetically honest with his
audience and is never afraid
to speak candidly about other
members of the media and
about his personal encounters
with athletes. Despite it being
a sports show, Cowherd has
one of the smartest shows in
radio, and has an uncanny ability to relate a simple game to
race, love and entertainment.
BILL SIMMONS
DAN PATRICK
nevada down 1-0

Wolf Pack drops College Basketball Invitational
series opener to Morehead State in Kentucky
Nevada lost the opening game of the College Basketball Invitational series on Monday night against
Morehead State by a score of 86-83. Tyron Criswell
led the Pack with 31 points on 10-13 shooting.
The Wolf Pack offense began the game by going 4-6 from the floor, continuing its surprisingly efficient shooting spree since the CBI
tournament started. Nevadas quick start was
quickly negated by a four-minute scoring
drought and a 7-0 run by Morehead State.
And then the Wolf Pack was faced with
a familiar challenge: freshman phenom Cameron Oliver picked up his
second foul just six minutes into
the first half. Nevada was forced
to go small, often playing
five guards against an athletic Eagles roster, as Oliver
didnt return to the game
until the second half.
During the 14:18
stretch without Oliver,
Nevada was outscored by just three
points, which is
impressive
considering
Oliver
has
been by far
the
best
player on the
team and provides both defense
and rebounding. The
Pack trailed 38-36 heading
into half thanks to a last-second
put-back by Tyron Criswell, who led
the team with 14 points in the first half.
Nevada finished the period 4-7 from three,
but committed seven turnovers and was outrebounded
22-15.
The second half began with Morehead State dominating
the glass, collecting nine of the first 13 rebounds, many of
which were offensive boards.
Oliver once again picked up two quick fouls, the second
one being a mental mistake by the freshman with 12:03 left.
Oliver dunked on his defender DeJuan Morrero and added
a vocal celebration at the end. Morrero retaliated by hitting
a jump shot on the other end and celebrated by yelling at
Oliver. Cam jogged down the court and bumped Marrero,
which resulted in a double-foul. Oliver checked back in
with 7:07 left, but finished with just 12 points on five field
goals.
Foul trouble was ultimately Nevadas Achilles heel on
Monday night. The Pack combined for 25 personal fouls,
most of which were in the act of shooting. Morehead State
was also able to collect offensive rebounds throughout
the game, mostly due to Nevadas lack of forward depth.
Criswell, Oliver, DJ Fenner and Lindsey Drew all finished
with four fouls.
Criswell continued his postseason dominance, making
his first seven shots and finishing viciously around the rim
against much larger opponents. Criswell finished with 31
points on 10-13 shooting, including 11-15 from the freethrow line. The senior has averaged 25 points during the
CBI tournament, after averaging just 12.6 points during the
regular season.
With less than three minutes left, Nevada trialed by six
points. After a few possessions consisting of fouls and free
throws from both teams, Criswell drove baseline and hit a layup with about a minute remaining, bringing Nevada within
three. Morehead State was then fouled by Marqueze Coleman on a drive, but missed both free throws with just over 30
seconds left, giving Nevada a chance to tie down three.
Marqueze Coleman missed a 3-pointer with 16.4 seconds
left, but Criswell gathered the rebound and a jump ball was
called, giving Nevada possession. Coleman then missed a
layup, but the ball was deflected out of bounds by Morehead
State. With 4.9 seconds left, Cameron Olive hoisted a tough,
but makeable 3-pointer that fell short, as did the Wolf Pack,
losing 86-83.
Nevada will face Morehead State in game two of the best
of three series on Wednesday, March 30 at 6 PM at Lawlor
Events Center. If the Pack are able to win, game three will
also be at home on Friday, April 1.
The Dan Patrick Show

is not so much a radio
show as much as six guys talking about what interests them
in the world of sports. Its
irreverent, spontaneous and
most importantly casual (the
studio is decorated with swimsuit models and a basketball
court). Although relatable,
Patrick is obviously intelligent,
and has a unique perspective
on hot-button sports issues.
He is never afraid to talk
about sensitive issues and his
favorite pastime is bashing his
former employer, ESPN.
ZACH LOWE
Lowe is the least-known

member of this list,
but connections in the NBA
make him a fantastic listen
for pro-basketball fans. Lowe
is a longtime writer for ESPN
and the guy knows everybody
in the league, making
him a fountain of insider
information, which he loves to
spew regularly. On The Lowe
Post, Lowe analyzes the NBA
through a very detailed lens,
discussing things like synergy
of the Houston Rockets, the
organizational dysfunction of
the Sacramento Kings and the
Detroit Pistons pick-and-roll
offense.
DOUG GOTTLIEB
By far the youngest

person on this list,
Gottlieb currently hosts The
Doug Gottlieb Show on CBS
and focuses primarily on college
basketball. Gottlieb was a star
point guard for Oklahoma State
and led the country in assists
in 1999. Gottliebs style is highenergy, well-spoken honesty,
which occasionally gets him
in trouble. Although CBS isnt
known for its radio prowess,
Gottliebs show provides a
smart, conversational outlet.
Jack Rieger can be reached at jrieger@sagebrush.unr.edu and

on Twitter @JackRieger.
THIS WEEKS GAME

Nevada vs. MSU
When: Wednesday, March 30
Where: Lawlor Events Center
(11,536)
TV: ESPNU
MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS

Standings Conference Overall
SDSU
16-2
25-9
Fresno State
13-5
25-9
Boise State
11-7
20-12
Nevada
10-8
19-13
New Mexico
10-8
17-15
UNLV
8-10
18-15
Colorado State
8-10
18-16
Utah State
7-11
16-15
Wyoming
7-11
14-18
Air Force
5-13
14-18
San Jose State
4-14
9-22
By Jack Rieger
Simmons is much more

than just a radio host
(though he hosts podcasts),
proven by his former website
Grantland.com, and his current
sports and culture-centered
website TheRinger.com. Simmons, although educated and
for the most part objective, is
admittedly an enormous Boston sports fan. He speaks from
the voice of a fan, which makes
him relatable for the average
sports enthusiast. Simmons
loves to bring on really smart
guests to talk about movies,
politics and even wrestling.
Andrea Wilkinson/Nevada Sagebrush
Freshman forward Cameron Oliver shoots a free throw against Montana on Wednesday Mar. 16 in the College Basketball Invitational at
Lawlor Events Center. Nevada needs to win two home games on Wednesday and Friday to win the series.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

BASEBALL
The reigning Mountain West

champion Nevada Wolf Pack has
struggled in the first month of the
2016 season, entering play against
UNLV with a 7-12 overall record
and just one conference win.
Maybe when the season ends
well look back at last weekends
series against UNLV as the teams
turning point, as the Pack swept
UNLV in the three-game series,
including two come-from-behind
-victories.
In the first game on Thursday,
Nevada overcame a five-run
deficit for a 7-5 win. On Friday,
the Pack grinded out a 6-5 win in
extra innings. And on Saturday,
Nevada trailed by two runs before
scoring four runs in the seventh
and two in the eighth to pull off a
7-4 victory over the teams rival.
On Saturday, Bryce Greager
led the Pack, going 2-5 with
two RBIs and one run. Two-way
player Trenton Brooks pitched
six innings, allowing seven hits,
three walks and two earned runs.
Nevadas next game is on Tuesday
against UC Davis at 2:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Nevada completed a sweep

against Boise State last weekend
in the first conference series of the
year. The third game of the series,
which took place at Nevadas
Christina Hixson Softball Park,
was won by a final score of 5-2 in
front of 225 fans.
The Wolf Pack was led by
freshman Brooke Bolinger,
who tossed a complete game
and notched a career-high 10
strikeouts to improve her 10-2
record on the season. Bolinger
retired the first six batters via
strikeout before Boise State tied
the game at one in the fourth
inning.
Nevada responded by scoring
three runs in the home half of the
fourth, two of which were driven
in by Raquel Martinez. That was
all the offense Bolinger needed,
as she shut out the Broncos in the
fifth and sixth innings. Nevada
improved to 22-5 and 3-0 in the
Mountain West.
GOLF
Nevada earned a 13th-place

finish at The Goodwin in Stanford,
California on Saturday. The field
consisted of 26 teams, with three
other Mountain West teams in
Colorado State, Fresno State and
San Jose State. UC Davis earned
the championship with a score of
13 under par, a whopping 10 shots
better than the runner-up.
The course played tough
today, said Nevada coach Jacob
Wilner. The winds were up and
the greens were firm. We had a
good tournament beating several
good teams.
Freshman Travis Fredborg
had the strongest tournament
for Nevada, with a score of 215,
including two eagles on Sunday.
Nevada has its last tournament
of the season before the Mountain
West championship, when it
travels to El Macero, California
April 15 through 17.
Jack Rieger can be reached at
jack@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @SagebrushSports.
WHO WOULD YOU TAKE AS THE FIRST PICK IN THE NBA DRAFT?
Id take LSU star Ben Simmons. I dont care about
the recent criticism about his GPA, his shooting
ability or how he didnt get LSU into the NCAA
tournament. About the grades, if I was about to
get paid $10 million I wouldnt study either. About
the shooting, thats not part of his direct skill set.
Hes a long forward who runs the floor and gets his
teammates involved. Magic Johnson wasnt a great
shooter either. And about the tournament, he was
a stud surrounded by scrubs. Basketball is a team
game. Not taking Simmons would be a huge mistake.
VS
Neil Patrick
Healy
THE WEEKLY DEBATE
Jack
Rieger
Here are the knocks against Simmons: he lacks the killer

instinct required to be a superstar in the NBA and he cant
shoot, which is essential in todays NBA. Heres my rebuttal:
Simmons is playing for a horrible LSU team with no chance
of doing anything in the tournament, and that is the reason
hes disengaged. Isnt Lebron James constantly accused
of being passive-aggressive and detached from his team?
And for the shooting critcisms, Kawhi Leonard also couldnt
shoot before he came into the NBA and has developed into
a 3-pointer sniper. Simmons has things you cant teach:
length, passing instincts and rebounding. Future all-star.
UP
Stock
with
DOWN
Neil Patrick Healy
STOCK UP
KIRBY SMART
New Georgia head football coach
Kirby Smart is just the latest of college
coaches who use their power to
impede student athletes. Smart came
down with a ruling last week that
Georgia players would not be able
to transfer to Miami, where former
head coach Mark Richt has taken over
the same position. The transfer rules
that the NCAA enforces are that you
can transfer from a school, but you
must sit out a year. Schools can limit
where kids transfer if the teams are on
the schools schedule or in the same
conference. Miami doesnt appear on
Georgias schedule and Miami isnt in
the same conference as Georgia, yet
the head coach has the power to deny
these players the chance to play for the
coach they originally committed to.
This instance is just another
example of college coaches having too
much power. Limiting the transfers
from going to a school on your
schedule or your conference is one
thing, but Smart denying Miami just
shows that he is not about the kids. He
is about winning. So when Smart goes
into living rooms across America to
recruit kids to come to his school, he
will have to lie through his teeth when
he says its about teaching, education
Fundraiser
simply by watching YouTube videos.

All the racers out there ask her, they
go, How did you learn how to do this
in Nevada? YouTube, Ken said. Im
getting her a dryland rig now so she
can compete in the dryland races.
Through her experience with this
event and others like it, Grays mother,
Kati, has grown to admire the tight-knit
community of dog sled racers.
Its a close-knit world, I mean seriously, Kati said. I never even knew
this stuff existed until she got into it.
The Grays headed into the lodge to
warm up and to hear the outcome of
the race. Rick Oberly stood near the
and the kids. If it were truly about the

kids, then this wouldnt have come up.
While Richt was at Georgia, he didnt
limit transfers, regardless of scheduling. He said that lifes too short
to restrict a players choices. This
coaching switch shows what Georgia
is truly about: winning over all else.
STOCK DOWN
DAVID ORTIZ
The hot debate around the baseball
community is the acceptance of bat
flips and if it is disrespectful or not.
It is becoming the usual younger
guys like Bryce Harper poking fun
at the ancient establishment types
like Goose Gossage, who argue for a
more old-school type of baseball. But
when Red Sox slugger David Ortiz
came out and told pitchers who felt
disrespected by a bat flip to take
it like a man, that gives the youth
movement for bat flips a bonafide hall
of famer on its side.
Whenever somebody criticizes
a power hitter for what we do after
we hit a home run, I consider that
person someone who is not able to hit
a homer ever in his life, Ortiz said.
Look at who criticizes the power
hitters in the game and what we do.
Its either a pitcher or somebody that
never played the game. Think about it.
You dont know that feeling. You dont
know what it takes to hit a homer off a
guy who throws 95 miles per hour.
With a veteran like Ortiz, the
movement for bat flips and increased
celebrating will be seen as more than
just the punk kids trying to ruin the
establishment.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at
neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@NP_Healy.
door, dog leash in hand, watching the

commotion from the warmth of the
lodge. He and his wife drove in from
Incline Village to spectate the race.
Levi, their dog, may be a future contestant of the Tahoe Ididarun.
Hes never done any sledding or
anything like that so it might be a
little difficult, Oberly said. Wed
have to work at it. Wed have to train
in advance, we just didnt think of it in
time.
Oberly lingered in the lodge awaiting
the results of the race. When the winners were announced, Gray remained
the reigning champion.
Hannah Brown can be reached at neil@
@SagebrushSports.
Dive
Swimmer Limin Liu won three national championships (one in 1999

and two in 2000), and cross-country
skier Katerina Hanusova also won
three (one in 2001 and two in 2002).
She is also the eighth Nevada athlete to win an NCAA title, along with
Liu, Hanusova, Pat Myers (downhill
ski), Ryan Tanoue (rifle), Tommi Viirret (giant slalom), and both Joe Bliss
and Mills Lane (boxing).
To compete and win at this level
and adjust to the culture in such a
short amount of time is really remarkable, said diving coach Jian Li You.
Shes worked very hard and has done
Boxing
Felling has won two 185-pound

regional and national championships
in his first two years and has not lost a
collegiate fight in his career.
Weve been living a life of luxury,
said head coach Pat Schellin. We had
a Cinderella year last year and won the
national team tournament and then
we go to regionals with six guys and
two of them havent seen more than 30
punches, so theyre as fresh as can be.
We brought six guys into regionals and
we get six guys into nationals. Its been
a ride for the young guys. They go into
the ring and step up big time. Everyone
stepped up.
The unlikely results from Saturday
were Tristan Harriman and Dre Gordon
qualifying. Harriman beat Air Forces
Najia Bseiso by TKO 51 seconds into
the second round to earn a third-place
finish. The top two finishers in each
weight class for each region qualify for
nationals, but Harriman won one of
the three third-place bouts on Saturday that earned him a spot. With more
success with the younger fighters, the
team believes that both the present
and the future are in good hands.
I see this as kind of a building
year, Felling said. It would be nice
if we could win it again and I think it
Coach
In his one season with the team,

Beard led Arkansas-Little Rock to
a 30-5 record and an upset win
over Purdue in the first round of the
NCAA Tournament. He won Sun
Belt Coach of the Year after a 17-win
turnaround and leading the Trojans
SPORTS | A9
a wonderful job, and Im so happy and

proud of her.
Zheng and head dive coach You led
the Wolf Pack to a 20th-place finish at
the NCAA championships in Atlanta
over the weekend, which was the
highest finish among non-power five
schools, as Nevadas divers accumulated 56 total points (Zheng with 40
and Palmer with 18).
Zhengs sophomore season consists
of four regular season titles, two
Mountain West titles, one NCAA
Regional title and two NCAA titles.
Zheng won the 1-meter and 3-meter
at the MW Championships and
won the 3-meter in the NCAA Zone
E Regional to qualify for the NCAA
championships.
As a result, Zheng was named diver
of the year and You was named coach

of the year by the College Swimming
Coaches Association of America. You
also won the Mountain West coach of
the year for a fourth straight season
and her seventh overall.
For us as a program to be able to
recruit, coach and compete at this
level is incredibly exciting, said head
coach Neil Harper. Congratulations
to Jian Li and to Sharae. It was fun
watching this unfold and watching Sharae perform so well under
pressure. Were excited to share this
accomplishment with our Wolf Pack
family back home.
is possible, but last year was such an

upset. With losing half the team from
last year and having to replace those
guys makes it important to get these
new guys experience and make this a
foundation for years to come.
Even if these guys go up against
fighters with a lot more experience
and have more tough fights ahead of
them, its really invaluable experience.
You dont need to win every fight to get
something out of it, so any chance we
get to throw those guys in the ring and
have them get a feel for what its like
theyll be a better fighter for it.
In what was supposed to be just his
third fight of his career, the 175-pound
Gordon received an at-large bid after
his opponent on Saturday could not
fight due to an injury. Gordon lost to
Air Forces Gytenis Borusas on Friday
after the referee stopped the fight midway through the second round.
Kirk Jackson finished second in the
139-pound division after losing to Air
Forces Landon Tomcho in a controversial split decision. This is Jacksons first
berth in nationals in his career.
Last year Kirk boxed off for the
147-pound spot for regionals, but got
beat by Zach Smith, Mariano said.
This year we had openings around his
weight class and he didnt have to box
off again. We wanted to fill up weight
classes and Kirk stepped up to the occasion this past weekend and showed
what he was made of.

Zach Smith, 156 pounds, rounds out
Nevadas fighters that go to nationals in
April. Smith lost to Air Forces Johnny
Wells in a split decision, but managed
to qualify for nationals for a second
straight year. Smith qualified for
nationals last year in the 147-pound
division when a fighter in the eastern
region dropped out due to injury.
Out of the five members of last years
national championship team, Smith
was the only one who did not win an
individual national championship.
Nevada looks to defend its title in
Seattle after going on a Cinderella run
last season while only qualifying five
fighters. With the Wolf Pack qualifying
six this year, a title repeat isnt out of
the question.
This shows that whoever shows up
here is going to be the best, Felling
said. We dont get many guys to walk
through the door, but the ones we do
get we turn into the best college fighters in the country. Thats just what this
program does. We showed that last
year and were showing it again this
year.
The Wolf Pack gets a little less than
two weeks before flying off to Seattle to
compete in Nationals from April 7-9.
to the regular season and conference tournament championships.

Chris is a high-character coach and
proven winner with a clear vision for
building a successful program on the
court and in the classroom at UNLV,
university President Len Jessup said
in a statement. He is one of the rising
head coaches in the sport, and were
confident hes the right person to lead
our program and continue the proud,
winning tradition of Runnin Rebel

basketball.
The terms of his contract will be
reviewed by the University of Nevada
Board of Regents and there wont
be a press conference until that is
finished.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached ay

neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @ NP_Healy.

neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@ NP_Healy.

neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @ NP_Healy.
Sports
@SagebrushSports | nevadasagebrush.com
A10
FIGHT!
Photo courtesy of Jason Bean/Reno Gazette-Journal
Nevada boxer Kirk Jackson (left) lands a

left-handed punch against Washingtons Adan
Rangel during the NCBA Western Regional
Championships at the Eldorado Hotel Casino
in Reno on Friday, March 25.
MOVING ON
Boxing team sends six fighters to nationals

By Neil Patrick Healy
The regional championships were
Mariano won his third straight
won outstanding fighter of the lower
another stepping stone in Nevada
regional title (two at 139 pounds
boxings postseason success. With two
and this year at 147 pounds) after
Felling defeated Air Forces Den
regional champions and four fighters
beating Air Forces Pedro Barrientes
Tati-Mackaya in the 195-pound divi-
qualifying, Wolf Pack boxing will send
on Saturday, and he will look to win
sion to win his third regional cham-
six fighters to nationals in Seattle be-
a second national championship
pionship after Air Force coaches
ginning on April 7. Junior Garrett Fell-
of his career. He is currently riding
held Tati-Mackaya out of the fight
ing and Senior J.J. Mariano won their
a winning streak that dates back to
following the second round.
regional championships on Saturday
his sophomore season, when he lost
and will be No. 1 seeds at nationals.
in the national title fight. Mariano
weight classes.
Photo courtesy of Jason Bean/Reno Gazette-Journal
See BOXING page A9
Nevadas J.J. Mariano (left) hits the chin of Air Forces Pedro Barrientes during their 147 pound fight during the NCBA Western Regional
Championships at the Eldorado Hotel Casino in Reno on Saturday.
Zheng wins 1-meter, 3-meter titles

In just her fifth event as a Nevada diver on
March 18, sophomore Sharae Zheng became
the first Wolf Pack athlete to win a national
championship in 14 years. With her wins in
the 1-meter and the 3-meter dive last, Zheng is
just the eighth Division I national champion in
school history.
The Chengdu, China native, who joined
the program in January after winter break,
recorded a score of 344.95 in the 1-meter dive
to beat out UCLAs Eloise Belanger (336) and
Pei Lin (332.20) of Miami (OH). Nevada diver
Krysta Palmer finished ninth after posting a
score of 310.7.
In the 3-meter dive, Zheng was in fourth place
with two dives to go, but finished by scoring a
404.70 to beat out Lin once again, who finished
second with a 399.40, while Floridas Kahlia
Warner finished third with a 387.20. Palmer

finished 46th on Friday and Nevada swimmer
Yawen Li was 44th in the 400 individual medley.
In the finals, I told her not to listen to the
judges or watch any scores, and she came
through under pressure, diving coach Jian Li
You said in a press release. The 3-meter is a
tough field with some great opponents, so Im
very proud of her. She was very consistent both
days.
Not only is Zheng just one of two multi-event
national champions at the NCAA championships along with Stanfords Ella Eastin (200- and
400-yard IM), her titles are also the first in
Nevada diving history.
Zheng also becomes just the third Wolf
Pack athlete in school history to win
multiple NCAA national championships.
See DIVE page A9
2.79 seconds. Nikolai, her 2-year-old

husky, finished in 2.4 seconds.
Hannah was not the only one rooting for Sascha and Nikolai.
Ken Gray, Hannahs father, bent
over in his yellow parka to unhook
Saschas harness and congratulate
her on her record breaking run. Ken
is proud of his daughter and her
dogs as she began her adventure
just one year ago as a dog musher
The UNLV basketball program has hired a

new head coach for the 2016-2017 season. The
university announced Monday morning that
it has hired Arkansas-Little Rock head coach
Chris Beard. The terms of the contract were
not specified, but it is expected to be a fiveyear deal.
In Chris Beard, we have
selected a head coach who
understands exactly what
it takes to transform a
program, UNLV athletic director Tina Kunzer-Murphy
said in a statement issued
on Monday. His coaching
philosophy has been heavily
shaped by legends such as
Chris
Bobby Knight and Bill Self.
Beard
He is committed to the
academic, athletic and social
development of his student-athletes, and he
believes in toughness and effort. As we looked
at a number of outstanding coaches who
expressed interest in this position, it became
increasingly clear that one of the key factors
for success is previous experience as a college
basketball head coach. In this environment,
with the expectations and pressures that come
with being head coach of the Runnin Rebels,
previous experience leading a NCAA program
is a critical factor.
See FUNDRAISER page A9
See FUNDRAISER page A9
Photo courtesy of Nevada Athletics
Sophomore diver Sharae Zheng poses with her NCAA

national championship trophy in Atlanta on March
18. Zheng is eighth Nevada athlete to win a national
championship.
Local dog sledding event fosters camaraderie

By Hannah Brown
As quarter-size snowflakes fell
from the gray cloudy sky, dogs of all
sorts were harnessed up and latched
to a sled. Three-year-old Kalvin, a
16-pound Tibetan Terrier, was draped
in a green coat after he pranced across
the finish line at the annual Tahoe
Donner Ididarun race in Truckee,
California.
Anthony
Giovannetti,
Kalvins
owner, was bundled from head to toe
in waterproof gear as he withstood

the blizzard to watch his pup. He is a
local first-time participant at this fundraising event for the Tahoe-Truckee
Humane Society.
We heard about the event and
thought it would be fun to get the dogs
involved, Giovannetti said. No training for Kalvin and Sticker.
When 15-year-old Hannah Gray
entered this race, she knew she wasnt
a first time participant in racing. As the
musher (the dog sled driver), she has
UNLV hires Beard

as new head
basketball coach
spent her dogs for these events.

With the commands, we have to do
a lot of one-on-one basic work, Gray
said. All the time goes to the left and
right commands. We will go out on
trails in the snow and Ill have all four
of them hooked up and well go 7 or 8
miles just for endurance training.
Gray stood in her brown moccasin
boots and purple knit hat as she
cheered her dogs down the icy track to
the finish line. Sascha, her mutt from
the local Humane Society, finished in

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