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The U.S.s long occupancy in the Middle


East began after WWII when three factors
took hold of government interests oil in
the Persian Gulf, Israels protection, and
containing the Soviet Union. The impact
of U.S. military intervention has proven
detrimental for countries like Iraq, and
beneficial for nations like Saudi Arabia.

By Jacob Solis

INTERNATIONAL
Fighting breaks out hours before
planned Yemen cease-fire
Gun battles just north of the Yemeni capital of Sanaa marred what
was to be the start of a cease-fire in
the countrys civil war on Sunday,
according to Al Jazeera. The fighting
between forces loyal to President
Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and
Houthi rebels killed more than 20,
per reports from residents.
Even so, Saudi forces, which have
been bombing the Houthis for
over a year, have agreed to abide
by the U.N.-brokered cease-fire.
The ceasefire is the fourth since
March of last year, when the Saudi
bombardment of Yemen began, and
was to act as a preface to upcoming
peace talks in Kuwait.
Two rounds of negotiations last
year failed to end hostilities in a war
that has killed over 6,200. Though
these new negotiations are set for
next week, the Houthis have yet to
inform the U.N. of their terms for a
long-lasting cease-fire.
The war began last February after
Houthi rebels stormed the capital
of Sanaa, driving President Hadi
out. Both groups, however, remain
opposed to al-Qaeda in the Arabian
Peninsula, according to the BBC.

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NATIONAL
Kentucky Gov. sued by own
attorney general over education
cuts
Republican Kentucky Gov. Matt
Bevin was sued Monday by his
Democratic attorney general, Andy
Beshear, over cuts Bevin made to
the states higher education system,
according to Time Magazine.
The cuts in question were part of
a larger plan to cut $650 million in
spending over the next two years.
In turn, the money saved would
go toward Kentuckys estimated
$30 billion in public pension debt.
However, when the state legislature
rejected part of the plan, which
amounted to a 4.5 percent cut to
state university budgets, Bevin went
ahead with the cuts anyway.
Last week, Beshear gave Bevin
one week to undo the order, but the
governor ignored him.

LOCAL
New state voting law leaves
nonpartisan voters without
voice in some races
Nonpartisan voters may be out of
luck this November as a new state
law governing the way one-party
elections are handled goes into
effect, according to the Las Vegas
Review-Journal.
Before this year, races that only
had candidates from a single party,
which happens most often in statelevel races, were decided in the
general (if there were more than
two candidates, the top two votegetting candidates would move on
to the general). Now, these races
will be decided during the June
primaries instead, and the winners
there go on as the de facto winners
of the election come November.
Because
Nevadas
primaries
are closed, meaning only those
registered with the Democrats or
Republicans can participate in
their respective primary, the tens of
thousands of nonpartisan voters in
addition to some partisans will be
left without a voice come November.
The RJ found that in Senate
District 4, the all-Democrat ballot
leaves roughly 19,000 nonpartisans
and Republicans out of the picture.
In the Republican Assembly districts 13, 19 and 26, some 60,000
nonpartisans and Democrats will
be left out.

Jacob Solis can be reached at


jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @TheSagebrush.

ENCOURAGE DISCUSION

By Marcus Lavergne
With the ever prevalent influence of
corporate news and social media looming overhead, organizations on campus
are taking the time to help students hold
educational conversations on important
social and political issues regardless of their
political affiliations.
The Young Democrats: University of
Nevada, Reno Chapter and University of
Nevada College Republicans teamed up to
launch their Wolf Pack Smart Talks campaign last Wednesday. The discussions are
focused on national issues, most of which
are surrounded by heavy controversy. That
evening, the groups brought in adjunct
professor of political science Dr. John Scire
to lecture on the U.S.s past, present and
future in the Middle East.
What I wanted to do was take the issues
that are most important to America, [that]
people do claim they care about, and bring
a professional to the university to give those

Political student
organizations band
together to foster
educated discussions
students the facts and give them the chance
to make an educated opinion, said Young
Democrats President Kyle Sharp.
Most of the seats in the Ansari Business
Building lecture hall were filled during the
conversation with Scire, who began by asking students a simple, albeit loaded, question: why is the U.S. in the Middle East?
Some responded with popular theories like
protecting oil producers, catering to business interests and facing the multitude of
challenges presented through terrorist organizations. Others based U.S. involvement
off relationships with countries like Saudi

Arabia and Israel, and some discussed the


ongoing and increasing destabilization of
Syria.
The actual answer to the question
seems to lie somewhere in between, as
the relationship between the U.S. and the
Middle East is more than a little historically
convoluted.
Highlights from Scires presentation on
the U.S.s history in the Middle East included the recognition of Israels statehood
in front of the U.N. in 1947; the U.S.s initial
importation of Middle Eastern crude oil in
1948; numerous coups that involved some
form of CIA support throughout the 40s,
50s and 60s, along with missions to hinder
Soviet Russian occupation; and communist
influence in the area during the Cold War
era.
Scire also pointed out decades of military
operations throughout the area that have
shaped the U.S.s connection to powers

The trials of a life in politics


By Jacob Solis
What does it take to work in politics?
To crisscross the country at the helm
of a presidential campaign? These
were the questions that Rick Gorka,
a former campaign staffer with both
the John McCain campaign in 2008
and the Mitt Romney campaign
in 2012, came to the University of
Nevada, Reno, to answer last Tuesday.
The talk, organized by the conservative political advocacy group
Americans for Prosperity, focused
mostly on getting a job working on
campaigns, largely told through the
life and times of Gorka himself as it
pertained to getting work in the field.
More than anything, Gorka emphasized the role of consistent hard work
in helping his climb up the ladder.
In 2000, after some college, Gorka
took to the campaign trail in earnest,
volunteering for the campaign of
a congressman in his home state
of Washington. There, he spent his
days stuffing envelopes, canvassing
and generally doing whatever the
campaign asked.
Having all kinds of experiences
from a wide range of political positions, from intern to manager, allowed me to know a campaign inside
and out, Gorka said. That experi-

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See AMERICA page A2

NYT encourages
trust in the
fundamentals

Jacob Solis/Nevada Sagebrush

Rick Gorka speaks to a crowd of students inside the Joe Crowley Student
Union Theater on Tuesday, April 5. Gorka worked communications for the McCain campaign in 2008 and the Romney campaign in 2012.

ence really helps.


Gorka also talked about his time
on the Romney campaign, where
his claim to fame came after telling
reporters to kiss [his] ass, this is a
holy site during a 2012 campaign
visit to Polands Pilsudski Square.

AGE IS JUST A NUMBER

Gorka quickly followed the comment


by telling the reporters to shove it.
The reporters had been shouting
questions to Romney, who had been
continually out of reach to them

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n 2003, among the hustle and


bustle of New York Citys busy
streets, a towering skyscraper
representative of a refreshing new
era of journalism began rising up out
of the ground. The 1.6- million-squarefoot edifice created from the vision of
renowned Italian architect and engineer
Renzo Piano opened
in 2007, and took its
prominent position in
Midtown Manhattan.
Its fitting for one of
NYCs most notable
new structures to
belong to a longtime,
award-winning
journalistic powerMarcus
house. Throughout
Lavergne
its 162-year history,
The New York Times
has been awarded 117 Pulitzer prizes
and has released around 58,000 issues.
Within each, pieces of national and
world history, along with the controversy, backlash, opinions and feelings
surrounding them, have been preserved
for years to come.

See TIMES page A3

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TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016

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Univeristy of Nevada, Reno, adjunct political science professor Dr. John Scire lectures a group of students on the
U.S.s long history in the Middle East in the Ansari Business Building on Wednesday, April 6. Scire was the first speaker set to attend the new Wolf Pack Smart Talks put on by the universitys College Republicans and Young Democrats.

America

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throughout the region into what they


are today. American military support
of authoritarian regimes and Persian
Gulf battles for oil security have created
links with foreign powers that remain
inconsistent, fairly unpredictable and
generally shaky.
After giving the compressed history
lesson, the question remained: why
does this nation continue to occupy
the Middle East? Scire noted that, in
actuality, the U.S. hasnt been as reliant
on crude oil from the area since 2008
when dependency reached an all-time
high, which rules out the resource as
the sole reason, and maybe even as the
top reason. He says intelligence could
be the most valuable, vital commodity
making the stay so worthwhile.
[The] U.S. is trying to stay neutral,
which is [one reason] why Obama
recognizes Iran, Scire told the group
of students. Having people there still
allows for intelligence flow.
According to Scire, continued U.S.
support for Israel also creates more
motivation for the prolonged stay.
Ties between the country and the
Obama administration have become
strained between President Obama
and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu since the Israeli leader
voiced his strong opposition of the
Obama-backed Iran nuclear deal last
March, but as closely associated allies
the bond remains imperative to the
U.S.s stay in the Middle East.
Scire remains wary of Netanyahu,
even after the two leaders have suggested moving on from their differences to pay more attention to problems
in the Middle East.
I think Netanyahu is not good for
the state of Israel, Scire told students.
I dont see him being kicked out, but I

dont think hes good in the long term.


Does that mean well walk away from
him?
Its important to address that the U.S.
emphasis on military strength in the
area has dwindled since the Obama
administration took over in 2008, but
according to Scire, the problem with
the past is that repairs are difficult to
make in the present.
The U.S. has intervened in the
politics of several nations throughout
the area, and according to Scire, that
intervention has left some countries,
namely Iraq, with a fragile governmental structure. Sunni Muslim extremists
continue to attack government authorities and Shiite Muslims, and ISIS
maintains a stranglehold over some
northern stretches of the country.
The conflict occurring in the Middle
East has long been an open debate
and a serious issue being addressed
by world leaders and the current presidential candidates, all of which have
the potential to transform U.S. foreign
policy if elected, according to Scire.
For him, the discussion being had on
the future of the Middle East around
college campuses is an important one.
Theres a massive shift in the generations, Scire told students. I gave
you the history, but going forward, the
government and you have to say, What
are we gonna look like 10 years from
now, 20 years from now? If you ever get
the chance to talk to a politician, have a
[political] discussion with them.
Sharp is in agreement, and although
the College Republicans and his organization hold starkly different values,
bringing the two groups together
along with a diverse group of students
could open doors to more intellectual
conversations.
In light of the ongoing election cycle,
Sharp believes that a more in-depth
conversation can help students and

young voters make better decisions


when it comes to electing a new
president and new Congressional
representatives.
Its going to push students to realize
the president has a huge amount of
power in foreign policy, Sharp said.
[Students] have to look at what can
actually be obtained and what will
actually work.
The choices voters make and the
choices elected officials make will
dictate more than just solutions to
internal issues in this country. During
a closing interview with Scire, he gave
an ominous message about the future
of each of the worlds superpowers if
unstable countries were allowed to
implode further.
When asked if he could foresee war
on a worldwide scale taking place in
the near future, Scire told one student
the chances are as high as 60 percent
in terms of possibility within the next
three years.
If we elect a president whos very
belligerent and intervenes on one
side or another whether it be Israel
or Palestine or Saudi Arabia and Iran,
that will increase instability, Scire said.
It wouldnt take much to cause more
chaos to spread.
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un
as a possible state sponsor to terrorism
also remains a significant worry for
Scire. He says the catalyst for war could
be an all-out battle between the Sunnis
and Shiites in the area caused by some
act by the Korean leader or a group like
ISIS.
The potential for greater chaos remains one of the worlds most notable
dilemmas as the Middle East continues
to resemble a ticking time bomb.
Marcus Lavergne can be reached at
mlavergne@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @mlavergne21.

Jacob Solis can be reached at jsolis@sagebrush.unr.


edu and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.

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during the several-country-long visit, ferried away from the


press before they could ask any questions.
The outburst drove the news cycle, completely overshadowing the purpose of Romneys visit to Europe. Even so, Gorka was
upbeat about the incident during his talk, speaking with a smile
on his face.
If you want a fun exercise in public flogging, you can just
Google my name and see what happened in Poland, Gorka said.
With that, Gorka launched into a detailed explanation of what
happened and why. He talked about what happens when the
campaign communications leave reporters without a story for
an extended period of time. Indeed, the gaffe, as Gorka called
it, was relatively tame. A 2012 article from Politico noted that
kiss my ass was likely one of the nicest things to come out of
the mouth of a press secretary. Despite that, he became the story,
and thus it goes down as a failure of communications.
Elliot Malin, an event organizer and senior field organizer
with AFP Nevada, was pleased with the event, though he wished
student turnout had been a bit higher.
We wanted to make sure that students had the opportunity
to hear from someone whos made it in the field, Malin said.
I mean, this guy was front page in national news after a gaffe.
Its funny now, but its also important for students to hear.
Sometimes we need to take a step back and realize that we make
mistakes and that we need to have a little bit of fun, and he was
a great example of that.
On the topic of this years presidential election, which has
drawn international attention for its intensity, Gorka was confident that the Republican Party will be safe from any doom-andgloom this year, even if the national convention ends up being
contested.
Ultimately, what this comes down to are men and women
from across this country and Congressional districts that are
going to come together in Cleveland in July and pick the next
nominee for president, Gorka said. Its up to [Republicans] to
come together at that point to defeat whoever the Democrats
nominate I think every campaign is a tough cycle in the primary, but at the end of the day we come together to win.
Gorka added that the most ardent phone-bankers for the McCain campaign were members of the so-called Party Unity My
Ass movement. These PUMA members were disgruntled Hillary
Clinton supporters who were more than a little upset that then
Sen. Barack Obama had won the nomination despite losing the
popular vote to Clinton.
But even with the PUMAs in tow, the McCain campaign wasnt
able to overcome the early bump in the polls Obama received
following the convention, something that political scientists
point to as one of the most critical determining factors when it
comes to which candidate wins a presidential campaign.
Even so, an open GOP convention would be the first contested
convention from either party since the 1970s, and while the
Democratic race for the nomination has been described by
FiveThirtyEights Harry Enten as largely normal and civil, historically speaking, the outlet has also characterized the Republican
race as a dumpster fire.
Add on to this a report from Enten just yesterday that Trump
is the weakest modern GOP front-runner, based on historical
primary voting trends, and a unified Republican Party seems a
distant reality.
However, there are still primaries left in the calendar and
more than a month between the final primaries and the convention itself. In all that time, its not impossible for Trump to
rally enough delegates for the nomination on a first ballot. Like
most things politics, well just have to wait and see.
Jacob Solis can be reached at jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @TheSagebrush.

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mental mettle
By Jacob Solis

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Traffic passes by the New York Times Building on a rainy night in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York on Friday, April 8. The Times
hosted the In the Times student editor workshop earlier that day where notable speakers held Q&A sessions, and young journalists sharpened their skills in news writing and editing.

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The Times, a constantly


expanding news company, has
served as a model at the highest
tier of journalism for well over
a century, and for many young,
aspiring storytellers, its the
endgame. But for some, the
publication and its staff served a
different purpose to reaffirm
what journalism really is.
Hearing from current Times
associate managing editor and
former foreign correspondent
Marc Lacey was a wake-up call.
He began with an article that
mentioned the top worst jobs
in America, and journalist was
sitting on the list.
I had black hair when I
started, Lacey said. This is
stressful; you can make more
money doing other things. But it is
not one of the worst occupations
on the face of the earth. I actually
think it may be one of the better
ones, the reason I can say that is
Im many years out of college and
I am still having fun doing what
Im doing.
Lacey, who covered the White
House during the Clinton
administration and worked in
East Africa doing international
coverage as the Times bureau
chief of that region, makes his
friends jealous when he discusses
the things hes done and gets to
do friends that he says have
fatter 401(k)s, and drive amazing
vehicles.
One notable experience the
journalist talked about involved a
coup detat in Chad. The airport
was packed with people attempting to leave the country as military

personnel rode in, and his plane


held nothing but journalists.
So, thats sort of the definition
for a foreign correspondent,
Lacey told the large group of
journalism students. Youre going
into a place where the people are
running for their lives out of that
place.
Although Reno may sometimes
seem like a town with little going
on to the inattentive eye, the city
is a bottomless barrel of endless
stories to the trained eye. Theres
no coup happening in Carson
City, but it did become increasingly evident that more of those
adventurous tales could come
with experience.
The esteem that comes with
working for large, well-known
news organization also comes
with more readers, more watchers, more listeners and more
responsibility. When credibility
is at stake on a national-to-international scale, does journalism
become something different than
what the instructors teach in
entry level J-school classes? The
question has always concerned
me, and it might intimidate
others, but the Times In the
Times workshop served as a
much-needed eye-opener.
A journalist is a storyteller, a
public figure, a voice for those
who need one and much more,
when it all comes down to it. Experience is essential and can only
be gained by stepping out into
the volunteer writer, staff writer
and eventually editor positions.
The word amateur doesnt mean
much in this world, because once
the words are on the page and the
page is in the hand of a reader, a
writers or reporters reputation is
already in firing range.

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feedback can get arduous, there
is a silver lining according to
another workshop speaker, NYT
Student Journalism Institute
Director Richard Jones. During an
interview with Jones, he spoke on
the benefits of still learning as a
student journalist.
[School] involves doing
research, understanding information, synthesizing information,
being able to explain it to others,
Jones said. A research paper is
like a story in a lot of ways. I want
to encourage students to really
think about it as a way to become
better professionals.
Jones woke up the room with an
energetic lecture and Q&A session
on journalism ethics, technical
writing and editing. He made it
clear that the job of a journalist
is societally necessary and
challenged students with difficult
questions, placing them in the
shoes of former Lawrence EagleTribune photographer Marcus
Halevi, who once photographed
a womans last moments during
a flood.
The woman was swept away
by the waters, and in the This
American Life: Still Life documentary, Halevi ponders if he
should have dropped everything
to save the woman. Depressing
experiences with photojournalism
forced him to change course, and
to this day he only photographs
happy moments.
When Jones asked students
what they would do, there were
several different responses. Some
wouldve taken the photo out
of a sense of duty, while some
said they wouldve tried to save
the woman first because it was
the human thing to do. Others

suggested that they would have


tried to do both. The bottom line
was that Jones forced the group
to think about the trials and
sometimes galling encounters
journalists face throughout their
careers.
Ironically, the discussion came
after Editorial Page Editor Andy
Rosenthal spoke to the group
on making stories about the
stories, rather than the writer. He
discussed the differences between
news and editorials. In both
regards, he made it clear that the
content is supposed to represent
the truth, or an accurate account
of what happened. Although he
dislikes the word objectivity,
its a basic lesson for all news
reporters.
Were journalists, Rosenthal
said. Even though its opinion
journalism you cant say the
budget is $12 trillion if its not. You
cant misquote somebody, and
you shouldnt say things counter
to what you know the facts to,
what the reality is.
Although the lesson was basic,
prominent journalists have
been condemned for dishonesty
in recent years, notably Brian
Williams who was suspended
for six months last year for lying
about riding on a helicopter that
was shot down in Iraq in 2003 by
an RPG.
The Times workshop provided
proof that the rules stay the same,
even in the big leagues. Theyre
continuously recycled in a field
where theres an infinite capacity
for a multitude of stories, big and
small.
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Though Sunday afternoon


was marked by the gloom tied
to overcast skies and persistent rain, it wasnt enough to
deter 18 students from various
medical organizations on
campus to come out to the
Battle of the Brains. It was a
test of mental mettle that the
organizers, the University of
Nevada, Renos University
Advising Center, say will do
plenty to make med students
at UNR more well rounded.
Held inside the William N.
Pennington Student Achievement Center, the students
from Phi Delta Epsilon, the
American Medical Student
Association and Delta Epsilon
Mu spent about two hours
hurriedly writing the answers
to a myriad of questions, read
out loud by Derek Furukawa,
UNRs assistant vice provost
for undergraduate academic
advising and student achievement.
The questions popped up
slowly, one by one, on the six
projector screens that lined
each wall of the room. From
there, students whispered
quickly in the most hushed of
tones as they rushed to write
down an answer before the
end of the 20-second time
limit.
Pre-professional coordinator Grace Cardenas Leal was
pleased with the turnout,
and expects future iterations
of the event in years to come
with even more organizations
and departments.
Many of the students are
going to be expected to take
very rigorous examinations,
like the MCATs, Leal said.
We really want to make
sure that theres a way that
students are prepping up,
but also having fun in the
process.
But the questions werent
just centered around medicine. The first category, biochemistry, was undoubtedly
the forte of most students in
the room. Some even corrected the pronunciation of the

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not long before categories like
etiquette and world events
began putting the rooms gray
matter to the test.
After two rounds and 90
questions, the answers were
collected, scores tallied and
PHIDE came out victorious.
DEM came in a close second
while AMSA came in a distant
third. For the groups efforts,
PHIDE won a plaque in the
undergraduate
advising
office, in addition to allimportant bragging rights.
More than that, however,
the three organizations were
able to expand their horizons
at a crucial time, according to
Furukawa.
Most professional schools
have diversified what theyre
looking for, Furukawa said.
Its no longer just knowing
the subject matter of what
youre going into; you have to
know a broad range of things
for instance, the MCAT just
changed their process and
added a whole lot more in
regards to philosophy, social
sciences and things like that.
With that in mind, the Battle
of the Brains tackled everything from philosophy to food
security to movie quotes. It
was a movie quote from The
Kings Speech in particular
that managed to break the
silence in the room by producing more than a little bit of
laughter.
F, Furukawa said. F!
F, f, f and f! F, f
and bugger! Bugger, bugger,
buggerty buggerty buggerty,
f, f, arse!
Beyond the levity though,
Furukawa was pleased with
the event and was excited for
where it could go in the future.
Im just looking forward to
continuing doing things like
this in the future and bringing these students together
a little bit more and having
them work a little bit more
together, Furukawa said.

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THINGS TO
WATCH OUT
FOR THIS WEEK
By Blake Nelson

ARTISTS
LECTURE: JAIME
LYNN SHAFER
DATE: Tuesday
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Reynolds

School of Journalism,
Studio A
INFO: Jaime Lynn Shafer
will be discussing her
time as the Nell J. Redfield
Fellow in Book Arts at
the Black Rock Press this
Tuesday. Shafer has taught
art internationally and is a
Corcoran College of Art and
Design Master of Art and
the Book. Suffice it to say
that Shafer is a qualified
individual on the topic of
the book. The speech will
largely benefit anyone who
is interested in the Black
Rock Press or printmaking
in general. Free entrance
for anyone who wants to
attend.

TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016

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POOKIE AND
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CONCERT
DATE: Wednesday
TIME: 8:30 p.m.

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The student speakers of the Art History & Visual Culture Studies Student Forum pose for a picture together in the Wells Fargo Auditorium on
Saturday, April 9. They participated in the forum with Dr. Brett Van Hoesen as
the host and one of the discussants.

LOCATION: The Holland

Project
INFO: Pookie is back at
The Holland Project, and
hes bringing his band and
its quirky pop sound. The
last time that the band
made it to town it certainly
made waves. With Pookie
is the egregiously named
Cumstain, with a selfpurported dirty pop sound,
and Renos all-girl surf rock
band Snack. Rounding out
the night is DJ Bloody Holly,
so everyone can dance their
Wednesday woes away.
Cover charge is only $5.

By Blake Nelson

STAR WARS: THE


FORCE AWAKENS
DATE: Friday
TIME: 9 p.m.
LOCATION: Joe Crowley

Student Union Theater


INFO: Finally, the newest
Star Wars is out of
theaters and has made its
way to the University of
Nevada, Reno. Catch all
the action and pop culture
phenomena with your
peers this Friday. Nobody
can say that "Star Wars"
isnt worth seeing, and
if you havent seen The
Force Awakens yet, then
here is your chance to not
only see it for free, but have
free popcorn and drinks
with it.

JUST TONY
SHOWING
DATE: Sunday
TIME: 3 p.m.
LOCATION: Nevada

Museum of Art
INFO: This is for all the
film buffs out there. NMA
is continuing with the old
Westerns that are related
to history in some way. The
silent film is centered around
a twisting story involving
revenge, love and the
breaking of a horse. Check
out the early showing on your
quiet Sunday afternoon and
enjoy. Only $7 admission for
the general public and $5 for
students.
Blake Nelson can be reached
at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu
and on Twitter @b_e_nelson.

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Janaye Lunsford gives her speech on the issue of reparation


of lost art during WWII on Saturday, April 9. Lunsford was
last to speak at the forum.

Saturday afternoon hosted one of the University


of Nevada, Renos most detailed investigations into
art the Art History & Visual Culture Studies
Student Forum. Conducted with a host of students,
graduates and faculty, the forum covered topics
that ranged centuries and issues in art. Visitors
were greeted with comestibles and an inviting, yet
informative atmosphere that generated discussion
from the crowd.
With a short welcome from the heads of the
organization, Janaye Lunsford and Dr. Brett Van
Hoesen, the forum began. After Ashley Westwood
and Megan Kay took the stage in the Wells Fargo
Auditorium in the Knowledge Center, the two gave
the audience of around 20 students and faculty the
keynote address.
Westwood, who graduated from UNR in 2010 with
a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting, spoke
about the influences on her work and how she tries
to capture a certain aspect of animal spirituality
in her work. Most of her work consists of animals
represented ethereally to further illuminate the
theme of what might be left behind in the situation
of violent animal death at the hands of humans.
Kay then gave her speech on the topic of contemporary art in Reno. Kay graduated from UNR in
2014 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in art with an art
history minor. Through her research into Renos art
scene and her job as the art installer for the Nevada
Arts Councils Touring Exhibition, Kay spoke on the
trends of contemporary art in Reno and how the
past shapes the present.
The two keynote addresses primed the rest of the
forum with their in-depth approach to an aspect
of art. Dr. Elizabeth Cummins took the stage as the
discussant for the first panel, which consisted of
three students, each exploring a certain aspect of
art history through the lens of contemporary study.
Although each students interest in art history
was quite varied, they all took similar approaches

in examining the issues with an intelligent and


comprehensive detail that elucidated the topics.
One speech in particular given by Flora Toulouse
not only related art history to modern animation,
but also connected the topic to todays issues of sex
and gender. Toulouse examined the issue of changing roles for women in the animation field. Not only
was the topic explored, but Toulouse exposed issues
to a wider audience than a traditional study into art
history.
Followed by an open question section of the entire panel, each speaker was able to field questions
from the audience. What followed was an open
discussion about the topics; they allowed the audience to better grasp or better understand an facet
of the speeches just given. After each subsequent
panel the audience became more comfortable with
the speakers, allowing for a much warmer discourse
between the two.
Two more panels followed with a break in between
each, in which the audience was allowed to further
discuss the topics presented and enjoy some of
the provided snacks. After the breaks, the students
resumed their efforts into the discussion of art.
The forum wrapped up on schedule, due to all
the speakers having rehearsed for multiple hours
the previous day, and with it, the audience heartily
applauded the 15 speakers and discussants, and
began to file out of the auditorium with a deeper
understanding of art and more questions to research themselves.
The forum worked on multiple levels, as not only
a platform to speak of art, but also to confer with
a larger audience on the issue at hand. If another
forum on a topic of interest is being held at UNR,
it would be advised to attend, due the universitys
ability to have an open and informed discussion
between the knowledgeable and those wishing to
be informed.
Blake Nelson can be reached at tbynum@sagebrush.
unr.edu or on Twitter @b_e_nelson.

MOVIE REVIEW

Hardcore Henry, or Video Game: The Movie


By Blake Nelson
Hardcore Henry has been
heralded as a groundbreaking
film featuring first-person
camera techniques and similar
action to that of a video game.
Yet, what the film presents
amounts to nothing more than
watching someone else play a
video game for an hour and a
half in more ways than one,
I assure you.
The buzz for Harcore Henry was largely based around
a music video by the band
Biting Elbows, made by the
same filmmakers as Hardcore
Henry, and featured a similar
filming style. Thats fine and
all, but a feature-length film in
that style would be a stretch,
right? Well, not according to
the filmmakers.
Hardcore Henry suffers

from what so many other films


of this century suffer from:
style over substance. Beyond
the quick action camera and
the multitude of fighting sequences is a story that beat for
beat plays like a video game.
No imagination was put into
the climax or the plot points
that lead to it. The twist itself
was so telegraphed that anyone who wasnt just along for
the ride could tell what was
going to happen.
This film has also been
compared to video games such
as Doom and Call of Duty,
which is an apt description
due to the type of stories and
characters present. But the
thing Hardcore Henry lacks
the most is the playability
aspect of a video game. The
film, even though not based
on a game explicitly, seems to

also suffer what movies based


on games suffer as well: one
would rather play the game
itself.
Other aspects of the film
that would snugly fit into a
video game are the special
effects and toilet humor used
throughout. One scene in particular is so laden with poorly
done special effects that I
swear they stole the effects
from Doom 64. Other scenes
are so unfunny that the viewer
might just cringe.
That all being said, the movie
is a fun watch for the first 45
minutes and some of the shots
are interesting, but by the third
running sequence, the fun becomes tedious. The film, only
having a 90-minute run time,
feels a little long-winded for
what it invariably is a really
long video game cutscene.

Whatever the film was going


for, whether it be exhilaration,
style or humor, it ultimately
does none, leaving the viewer
feeling like they just watched a
blender for an hour and a half.
If the film intends to be a forerunner for first-person action
films, then it is setting a poor
template for what is to come.
The film does nothing other
than showcase a technique
that lends itself to being a gimmick, rather than something
that could possibly make a
compelling film. I personally
would not want to sit through
another first-person video
game film even if Kubrick himself came back from the dead
and directed.
Blake Nelson can be reached at
tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu or
on Twitter @b_e_nelson.

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efore Blake
Lively was Serena
Vanderwoodsen, the
most coveted girl in
the Upper East Side, before
America Ferrera showed us the
true meaning of inner beauty
in Ugly Betty, before Alexis
Bledels finale of everyones
favorite
motherdaughter
bonding
show,
Gilmore
Girls, and
before
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Ali
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Schultz
soap scene
Schultz Happens playing
one of the
biggest roles on General
Hospital the four girls came
together In The Sisterhood
of the Traveling Pants. They
played starring roles in one of
the most important cinematic
displays of the power of
female friendships.
I might not have known
the magnitude of the movie
as an 11-year-old when it
debuted, nor the priceless
importance of having strong
female relationships, but upon
rewatching the movie as a 21
year old with a little more life
experience, I was reminded
that there is no greater force to
be reckoned with than strong
female friendships.
There are many great big
screen depictions of female
empowerment through the
outlet of friendship. We have
the classics, Thelma and
Louise, Beaches (A real
frickin tear jerker) and Steel
Magnolias, but for millennials
there is such a sense of relatability in the Sisterhood.
Rewatching this movie with
a few of my personal closest
girlfriends I realized just how
important this movie really
was for female friendships.
Through tragic deaths, boy
troubles, family drama and
more of lifes whirlwinds
there was one constant the
girls were always there for
each other whether they
were experiencing some of
lifes biggest blessings or lifes
most unfortunate tragedies.
There is something distinctly
special about the relationships
formed between your closest
girlfriends.
When the workload
heightens, love life crumbles
and lifes odds just seem to be
against you there is a calming
reassurance women find in
confiding in their lady friends.
Adulthood isnt easy. As a
female, navigating adulthood
is especially hard, but with a
solid group of girl friends it is
manageable.
Upon reflecting on all the
relationships I have shared in
my life whether they be friendships between males, love
interests or female friendships
I recognized a particular
affinity for the bonds I shared
with my best friends that were
women.
As social norms change
and a large majority of
society tends to put marriage
and other relationships off,
women seek companionship
elsewhere which tends to
blossom from friendships we
share instead. We are often
told romantic relationships are
supposed to make us whole,
when at my age, more often
than not the relationships
that ensured more of a sense
of completeness were the
relationships between my girl
friends.
The blast from the past in
watching The Sisterhood of
The Traveling Pants sent me
into a revelatory thought of
the completeness I found in
my own personal relationships. Seeing the chemistry
between the fictional best
friends made me naturally

think of the bond I shared with


my best friend Lexi, whom
I met back in elementary
school.
Although Lexi and I had
met in our early fundamental
school years, it wasnt
until entering adulthood that I
really realized how compelling
our friendship really was.
My friendship with Lexi
was a cultivation of drunken
idiocracies, stories with no real
punchlines, obscene inside
jokes and an innate trivial
sense of intimacy that many
find in family members or
romantic interests. We had
at-home Jeopardy battles,
shared horror stories of our
experiences at the gynecologist and tried to create
a shared Spotify playlist to
show each other what we were
listening to lately even if my
music preferences were too
folk-inspired for Lexis liking.
We never held back in sharing
our thoughts on politics and
asked for advice when we
came upon strange intimate
interactions. Lexi has always
been a constant in my early
adult life cliche but I almost
feel like I wasnt entirely me
before my friendship with Lexi
blossomed.
It seemed that there were
many things in life that
depreciated me whether it be
piling too much on my plate
or my love endeavors that
resulted in heartbreak. When
in fact, my relationship with
Lexi was just the opposite.
It provided fulfillment and
aided to mold the person I
wanted to become. Whenever
life became a little pressing I
found myself wishing Lexi was
always around. Our friendship
had a way of simplifying
things.
I found comfort and joy in
just about all undertakings we
took on whether it was working the worlds worst summer
job or going out dancing all
night. Lexis friendship was
enriching and dependable. It
didnt require maintenance
and just was in its simplest
form fun.
The Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants reminds me of the
relationship I now share with
Lexi. Although we do not share
a pair of magical pants we are
often in very different places
on different schedules due to
college. But, our friendship
isnt a task. Lexi doesnt fall
short of providing the contentness many would say result
from romances or any other of
lifes relationships. The same
can be said for the rest of my
bonds with my female friends.
They dont take second to any
other relationships because
the bonds women share with
their women best friend
counterparts is different its
special.
The fictitious bond the girls
share is genuine. It is real and
relatable. The girls are never
trying to one up each other
or push their own agenda.
Whenever trouble calls, they
are there for one another. It
is a great example for girls to
model.
I call upon my women
friends whenever I need
uplifting. I can rely on them
to tell me the truth and act as
a moral guidance. They never
turn down a glass of wine and
tell me how pretty I am when
I find myself crying in the
bathroom of some shady bar.
The women that aggrandize
my life give unselfishly and
supplement our friendships
without asking for much in
return. They are empowering
and enriching and women
should both acknowledge and
take more advantage of these
genuine bonds.
Alexandra Schultz studies journalism. She can be reached at
alexandraschultz@unr.edu and
on Twitter @AliSchultzzz.

STAFF EDITORIAL

TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016

Rage, rage against the death of poetry

recognize the significance of National


Poetry Month. During the month of April,
publishers, bookstores, art organizations
and poetry aficionados seek to raise awareI wandered lonely as a cloud.
ness of the
literary genre. There are more public
This is the way the world ends / Not
poetry readings in April than any other
with a bang but a whimper.
month. Practicing poets like to visit college
campuses and share their work and yes,
For a genre of literature that is suppospoets still do exist.
edly dead, poetry provides some of the
National Poetry Month provides us with
most quoted material in the history of
quotes. Anybody with a westernized high ample opportunities to engage in the
world of poetry, and because of the diverschool English education could say that
the line
To be, or not to be, sity of the genre, there really is something
that is the question
comes for everyone. There is traditional poetry
from Hamlet, regardless of whether or not from the days of yore, such as sonnets,
villanelles and Wordsworthian lyric
they actually read the play.
Poetry has given us poems. There is experimental poetry that
reinvents language and form, whether it be
pickup lines to use on potential lovers,
through seemingly haphazard line breaks
epigraphs in our favorite novels
or through carefully selected words. There
and
is also
profound
social media bios. More likely than not slam poetry that is usually written in
have we quoted a famous poem to our contemporary, informal language and is
performed in front of an audience it
friends in order to sound smart.
doesnt even have to be read! No matter
But the web of poetry that surrounds
ones poetic tendencies or predilections,
our lives is far more convoluted. We all
there is always some way to participate
probably know somebody who loves
during National Poetry Month.
to write poetry and has written many
As college students, we exist at an interpoems, somebody who has dabbled in
section of arts culture. There are programs
poetry and only occasionally writes, or
for visual art, writing, acting, music and
somebody who has only written one
poem that was required for a class assign- dance on our campus alone. Because of
this we are constantly exposed
ment. We even listen to a modern form
to
of poetry in the music of Kanye West, Jay
artistic accomplishments and advanceZ, Drake or any other rapper. Poetry has
ments. However, students generally focus
affected us in a variety of ways, and as
on more popular art forms such as music
obvious as it sounds, the world simply
and visual art, and poetry gets disregarded
would not be the same without it.
somewhere in the process.
Despite the
pervasiveness of
But this month we can do something
poetry in our everyday lives, people
about it. Pick up a full-length collection
continue to say that the genre is dead.
from a poet whose poetry was featured
Perhaps this is a call into the void from
haters who would rather not be bothered in a literature or humanities class. Go to
by another line of poetry. Maybe it repre- a public poetry reading, open mic night
sents how inaccessible some people find or slam event. Write a haiku, a love poem,
a nature poem or even a Shakespearean
poetry to be understanding a poem
requires extra effort, sonnet.
Lets keep poetry alive.
to be sure. Regardless of the reason, saying
that poetry is dead only perpetuates the
The Nevada Sagebrush editorial board can
mythology that it actually is dead.
be reached at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu
This is why it is important that we
and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
Do not go gentle
night.

into that good

YOUNG DEMOCRATS

Vote in light of hope, not fear this election

errorism is about spreading fear.


When we react with blind fear,
fear which causes us to take rash
decisions, the terrorists not only
win, but their organizations grow. One of
our greatest presidents, Franklin Delano
Roosevelt, knew the danger of fear when
he uttered those immortal words, the
only thing we have to fear is fear itself. He
understood that there is
no use scaring the pants
off of the public, even in
a time when America was
facing some of its greatest
threats. Instead he
valued working to solve
the issues confronting
the nation, which sadly,
seems like a novel idea in
Paul
todays government.
Cartha
This aversion to fear
goes back to our nations
founding. George Washington was fond
of referencing Micah 4:4 from the Old
Testament, which reads they shall all sit
under their own vines and under their
own fig trees, and no one shall make them
afraid. He included the phrase in a letter to
the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, to let
them know that their religious views would
not endanger their safety in America.
The election of 2016 is a choice between

fear and hope. On one side, the Democrats


preach about the progress we can make, on
the other side, the Republicans talk about
ways to turn back the clock of progress, and
about ludicrous challenges to American
supremacy. ISIS may be a dangerous
and despicable organization, but they
are nowhere near a threat to American
sovereignty. While terrorism is a serious
issue, and has significant economic effects,
its cost in lives tends to be rather low. In
fact, from 2005 to 2010, an American was
four times as likely to be struck by lightning
than to die in a terrorist attack. In the same
period, an American was between roughly
6,000 to 24,000 times more likely to die as
a result of obesity than terrorism, but how
often do you hear about that on the news?
Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are demagogues who use fear as a political tool to
get regular Americans to vote against their
interests. They have both directly acted
against the spirit of Washingtons words.
For Trump this comes in the form of calls
to ban all Muslims, including United States
citizens, from entering the country. For Cruz
it is a plan to have security patrols in all
Muslim neighborhoods. Both of these plans
will infringe upon the inalienable rights of
American citizens, as described in the Bill of
Rights, based simply upon their faith.
The Republican candidates also have

disastrous proposals for foreign policy,


especially when it comes to responding to
terrorism. Donald Trump wants to take out
their families while Ted Cruz has called for
carpet bombing ISIS (note that this would
undoubtedly affect the numerous civilians
in ISIS held territory). Both of these plans,
rather than combatting terrorism, would
provide fuel to the fire. Innocent civilians
harmed by such programs would grow to
hate America. Children impacted by such
programs will serve as the next generation
of extremist fighters.
I call on the voting public to have hope.
I call on the the citizens of this nation to
believe that America can still accomplish
greatness. This doesnt mean expelling those
who wish to make a new life in America, but
improving the lives of our citizens. I firmly
believe that America is the greatest nation
on the planet, and that there is no reason
our citizens cannot have the same quality
of life as those in other developed nations.
We simply have to believe in progress, come
together as a people, and most importantly
put in a lot of hard work. We cannot let the
Republican Partys fear mongering derail
the future of the United States.
Paul Catha studies history. He can be reached
at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.

TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016

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OPINION | A7

AGEISM: A MODERN-DAY OPPRESSION


Discrimination comes
in all forms gender,
race, monetary worth
and even age

tereotyping and discriminating against individuals


or groups on the basis of
their age is no better than
discriminating against someone
because of their gender, sexual
orientation, race or economic status.
For a long time we as a nation have
made strides in the right direction
towards defeating
discrimination in its
many forms. Though
some of those forms
have no current
solution, the point is
we have recognized
this discrimination
and have decided
to make changes in
Terrance
our actions in order
Bynum
to protect those
who were, or still
are, at the mercy of a major form of
discrimination.
Unfortunately, ageism has not
been tackled as aggressively as it
could be. For instance, we have
organizations that fight for womens
rights, race equality, LGBT social
justice the list goes on. But
organizations like Gray Panthers Twin
Cities and American Bar both focus
on ageism and the preservation of
justice toward the topic. The fact is,
neither are given the recognition they
deserve. It could be because theyre
not the most popular resources, or
people just arent receptive to the
struggles of ageism at all.
A little over a week ago I found
myself discriminating based on
someones age in reference to a position they may or may not have been
fit for. I did this and immediately
knew it was wrong. It didnt feel good
and its something I should not have
done. To that person I am sorry, but
is it truly my fault? Or is it the fault of
the society we have grown up in?
We associate a lot of things with
age in our nation: knowledge, work
experience, ability to drive, drinking,
etc., and no matter what the circumstance, we rarely discuss ageism and
the effects it may impose on people.
We are living in a day and age
where some people dont even know
ageism is working against them. It

Zak Brady/Nevada Sagebrush

should go without saying, but for


the most part people associate older
age with wisdom. On the other hand
younger individuals are associated with curiosity and a lack of life
experience.
No one should have the authority
to tell someone they can or cannot
do something simply on the basis

of age. The same goes for holding a


preconception of someones character or skills based on age. When we
look at an issue like this, its easy to
think that maybe its not a big deal or
that we can deal with it later, but that
is nonsense. The fact is, theres no
logic behind discriminating against
someone due to their age. One

cannot attribute self worth to age.


If we dont tackle this form of
discrimination now, it may never be
addressed and holds the potential
to impede the progress America
has made regarding other forms of
stereotyping and discrimination. Lets
bring light to organizations that are
standing up for age equality, come

together, and come up with solutions


on how we can solve ageism and
make a dent on its prominence in our
country.
Terrance J. Bynum studies journalism. He can be reached at tbynum@sagebruh.unr and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.

End the fascination with the


past & look toward the future

ne day, I was on the phone with an old


friend from middle school. After talking
for more than an hour we had nothing
to talk about, but neither one of us
wanted to hang up, so I asked bluntly, If you could
live in any time period, which one would it be?
His response was something along the lines of
the 80s or 90s. Although both of us were born
in the late 90s, he just wished
he was a teen in one of those
periods. He explained to me that
he had always loved the music,
the TV shows and how easy life
seemed during those times. We
talked about shows like The
Nanny (one of his favorites),
Saved by the Bell, Sabrina,
the Teenage Witch and how
Luz
terrible, yet lovable Mexican
Peraza
soap operas were during that
time. After talking for a while
about how hip our parents looked with their
crazy hair and their colorful shirts, he then asked
me, If you could live in any time period, which
one would it be?
I immediately answered, The 1920s. He was
a little thrown off by how quickly I had answered
and I had to explain that I had just finished
reading and watching The Great Gatsby. I mean,
everything about that book and the movie screams
American Dream in your face, and like Fergie
most avidly says over and over again in her song, a
little party never killed nobody. For me, the 1920s
are portrayed as a time of abundance around
the north side of the country, when New York
City was seen as the city that never sleeps, and
the slow beginning of the liberation of women. I
would have loved to be one of the pioneers of that
movement.
But soon we came to the realization that if we
were to live in those time periods we would not
have had Daisy Buchanans or any of the Saved by
the Bell characters lives.
Both of us are some of the largest minorities in
this country. I am a young Latina and he is a young
homosexual Latino. We both are part of the lower
middle class and still live with our parents.
If I, a young Latina, were to live inside the United

States in the 1920s, it would have been most likely


as an immigrant, following my husband who
probably would work in the fields, and I would be
staying at home with our children. I wouldnt have
the party that Fergie promised, and there would be
no Jay Gatsby building a beautiful palace for me.
If he, a young homosexual Latino, were to live
in the 1980s or 1990s, he would probably have it
a little bit easier than me because: He is a man,
and in those years we see a larger number of
homosexuals trying to come out of the closet. Yet,
we must remember that during the mid-1980s we
saw many cases of AIDS, and if you were gay, you
were immediately categorized as an AIDS carrier
and were unjustly discriminated for your sexual
orientation. Also, as much as it hurts me to admit it,
our Latino/Hispanic culture has not fully embraced
homosexuality, and that would have made his life
much harder with his family and his friends.
We both understood the implications of those
time periods and what they meant for us and for
others. Our society has based itself in race and
color, gender, sexual orientation and economic
status since the creation of this country.
At the end of the day, we both understood that
even if we romanticize the good ol days and
complain about our lives today, we have to admit,
society has come a long way since then. This is no
excuse to stop our fights against racism, gender
discrimination or discrimination based on sexual
orientation. On the contrary, it is an incentive for
us to continue fighting because things do change.
It is not easy and it is not going to happen all in one
day, but we can change society.
Today we should be grateful for life, for having
a higher education, for being able to marry who
we want, for deciding if we want to have a family
or not, for being seen as human beings, but most
importantly, we should be grateful for everyone
who fought for us in the past. Our fight against
discrimination is not over. We still have a long
way to go. But today, I am grateful for living in the
present, and for being able to fight for the rights of
our future generations.
Luz Peraza studies international affairs. She can
be reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on
Twitter @TheSagebrush.

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A8

UPCOMING
GAMES
WEEKLY TOP 5

Unbreakable
Records

CAL RIPKEN: 2,632


CONSECUTIVE
GAMES PLAYED

There are 162 games in a


baseball season, so Ripken
played over 16 seasons without
sitting out, which is absolutely
mind-blowing. Ripkens historic
record actually overshadows
how great of a player he was.
The Iron Man was a 19-time AllStar, had over 3,000 hits and
was a two-time MVP. Ripken
ended the streak voluntarily in
1998, and then went on to play
for three more seasons.

JOE DIMAGGIO:
56 GAME HIT
STREAK

DiMaggio is a baseball icon


in more ways than one. He
recorded at least one hit every
game from May 15, 1941, until
July 17, batting .408 in that
span. The most recent player
to challenge DiMaggios
streak was Jimmy Rollins in
2005-06, when he hit safely
in 38 consecutive games. As
if hitting in 56 consecutive
games wasnt enough,
DiMaggio also married
Marilyn Monroe in 1954.

BRETT FAVRE: 321


CONSECUTIVE
STARTS

Favre was a tough-as-nails


southern boy from Mississippi
who happened to have a
cannon for an arm. Favre
started every single game
from when he signed with the
Packers in 1992 until he retired
as a Viking in 2010. This is
perhaps more amazing than
the Ripken streak because of
footballs violent nature. Favre
often played through pain and
had a number of concussions
throughout his career.

UCLA BASKETBALL: 88-GAME


WIN STREAK

NOLAN RYAN:
5,714 STRIKEOUTS

There are very few dynasties


in the history of sports, but
John Woodens UCLA Bruins
are certainly one of them. From
1970 until 1974 the Bruins did
not lose a single game and
won four straight national
titles. Actually, the Bruins
won 10 titles in 12 years from
1964 until 1975 in what is the
most dominating stretch in
American sports history.

From 1966 to 1993,


Nolan Ryan did one thing:
throw baseballs really hard.
Looking at Nolan Ryans
career stats is ridiculous:
seven no-hitters, 5,714
strikeouts, eight-time All-Star,
11-time strikeout leader, and
he struck out seven pairs of
fathers and sons. Ryan was
famous for his unhittable fast
ball that often clocked in at
over 100 mph.

vs. Sacramento
State
6 p.m.
4/12

at Fresno
State
6:05 p.m.
4/15

at Fresno
State
6:05 p.m.
4/16

TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016


at Fresno
State
1:05 p.m.
4/17

at UC Santa
Barbara
3 p.m.
4/18

Pack
Back
on
track
Nevada creeps up to winning record with
series win over Texas State

Conf.

Overall

New Mexico

12-3

23-9

Air Force

8-4

18-8

Fresno State

9-6

21-12

Nevada

6-4

15-14

UNLV

5-10

12-19

San Diego State 4-8

9-20

San Jose State 3-12

10-21

TALE OF THE TAPE


Nevada

Category

SSU

OFFENSE

.285

Batting avg.

.256

5.52

Runs scored per game 4.16

.391

Slugging percentage

.349

.379

On-base percentage

.323

PITCHING

4.58

Earned run avg.

4.34

.275

Opposing batting avg. .233

9.45

Hits allowed per game

9.3

FIELDING

.977
5.08

Fielding percentage

.969

Runs scored per game 4.93

*All statistics thru games 4/11

By Ryan Suppe

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Last weekend, Nevada won its fourth straight series and


improved to 15-14 (6-5 MW) on the season. The Wolf Pack
traveled to San Marcos, Texas, for a three-game series against
Texas State (21-12). Nevada won the first two games by scores of
6-3 and 17-6, but it dropped the final game of the series 3-2.
Senior Christian Stolo started his eighth game of the season
on Friday and recorded his second win. He allowed three earned
runs off 10 hits in 7 2/3 innings.
Stolo retired the first three hitters of the game, but then he
gave up a solo home run to the first batter in the bottom of the
second inning followed by six more hits and two more runs as
the Bobcats sent all nine hitters to the plate.
Despite giving up three runs and seven hits in one inning,
Nevada head coach T.J. Bruce stuck with his veteran pitcher
and left him in the game. Stolo went on to throw 5 2/3 scoreless
innings, including a stretch of 15 straight outs.
Junior Trevor Charpie started on the mound for Nevada. He
threw for seven innings, giving up just two runs on three
hits, and he struck out eight. If you base it on results, then
I probably shouldve taken him out, but its not about
results, its about the process of what were doing, Bruce
told Don Marchand on the Bud Light pregame show on
Saturday, April 9. He showed maturity and he showed
presence and thats why we left him in.
The Wolf Pack trailed 3-0 heading into the top of the
seventh when it had a big inning of its own thanks to some
small ball. Junior Miles Mastrobuoni reached
on a bunt single to leadoff the inning, then
sophomore Cole Krzmarzick doubled to left.
Sophomore T.J. Friedl and senior Justin Hazard
both reached on sacrifice bunts, scoring Mastrobuoni and Krzmarzick. Then Friedl and
Hazard executed a successful double steal,
moving into scoring position. A groundout
and a sacrifice fly scored two more runs and
gave the Wolf Pack a 4-3 lead.
Nevada would add two more runs in the
top of the ninth, and junior Evan McMahan
completed a four-out save with a scoreless
bottom of the ninth, sealing the 6-3 victory for
Nevada.
In game two, Nevada scored 17 runs on 18 hits,
season highs in both categories. Krzmarzick had
four hits in the game, and Friedl and Hazard each
drove in five runs.
Charpie improves to 3-1 on the season, and he
has the teams best ERA at 3.10.
On Sunday, junior Trenton Brooks pitched six
shutout innings and drove in Nevadas only two
runs of the game, but the Bobcats won the game
3-2 and avoided the series sweep.
The game was scoreless in the bottom of the
seventh with both starting pitchers still in
the game when Texas State put together a
three-run, five-hit inning. The Bobcats
chased Brooks off the mound but
not out of the game.
Brooks moved to the designated
hitter position after coming off the mound, and
in the top
of the eighth he broke up the opposing pitchers shutout with a
two-run home run.
After the home run, Nevada stranded two runners in scoring
position, and the Wolf Pack would go on to lose 3-2.

MENS TENNIS
If there was ever a time for the
Packs mens tennis team to
win a match, it was on April 10.
Nevada arrived at the Appleton
Tennis Center in Boise, Idaho, to
take on the 64th ranked Broncos.
While most teams confidence
would falter in the event of
facing a nationally ranked team,
the singles competition was
ultimately a wash, as both Boise
State and Nevada won three
of the six matches. The true
test came during the doubles
competition. The first doubles
match went Boise States way,
with a 6-2 victory, but the Pack
wouldnt be defeated so easily.
The team put its foot on the
gas taking the last two doubles
matches of the day. This win over
Boise State ended the teams fivematch losing streak.

MENS BASKETBALL
Coach Eric Musselman has added
two assistant coaches to his staff
who are highly respected in the
basketball community. First off,
we have assistant coach Yann
Hufnagel, whos spent time at Cal
State, Vanderbilt and Harvard.
CBS named Hufnagel as a part of
its nine Dream Team assistant
coaches and went on to call
him one of the most relentless
and energetic recruiters in the
game. The second assistant
coach joining the Wolf Pack is
Ronal Dupree. Reno natives may
remember Dupree from his time
spent in the NBA D-League with
the Reno Bighorns as well as his
six years spent playing in the
NBA. Coach Musselman had
nothing but praise for the work
Dupree did while at LSU, stating,
Hes a great mentor to studentathletes, both on the floor and
academically.

WOMENS GOLF
The Nevada womens golf team
won its first weekly award within
the last four years. Celyn Khoo
was named Mountain West
Womens Golfer of the Week due
to her impressive performance at
the Cowgirl Classic. Khoo was an
unstoppable force, as she scored
two 71s back to back. She went
on to be one of three competitors
to finish overall under par out
of 110 contestants. Luckily for
the Nevada womens golf team,
Khoo is only a sophomore. Khoos
third-place finish allowed Nevada
to be placed in the top five. The
Wolf Packs next endeavor will
take place on April 18 in Rancho
Mirage, California. Here the team
will play to win the Mountain
West Championship and
bragging rights for next season.

Ryan Suppe can be reached at jrieger@sagebrush.unr.edu and on


Twitter @salsuppe.

MW STANDINGS
Standings

vs. Air
Force
6 p.m.
4/22

Photo courtesy of Andrea Wilkinson/Nevada Athletics

Nevada pitcher Mark Nowaczewski (24) winds up for a pitch against San Diego State on Sunday, April 3 at Peccole Park. Nevada won two
out of three to win the series.

Brandon Cruz can be reached at


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

IS GOLF DEAD?
Golf is not dead by any means. The sport is in a
transitional period. Golf is trying to find itself in the postTiger Woods era and is looking for life. Sure, the ratings
for this years Masters werent exactly something to be
excited about if youre a die-hard fan of the game, but
lets not overreact. Every sport has its down periods.
The NBA finals were on tape delay during much of the
1970s and people were saying the league was dead.
Then Magic Johnson and Larry Bird came along and the Neil Patrick
league has never looked back. Golf is just in dire need of Healy
some characters to make it interesting.

VS

THE WEEKLY DEBATE

Jack
Rieger

This years Masters was the fourth lowest-rated Masters


in the last 20 years. I think the main reason is because
the sport no longer has any personality; everyone is
buttoned up and corporate. Tiger was the most popular
golfer ever because he threw his clubs, cursed and
was outspoken. And the fact that he was black was
important too; he looked different than the typical golfer
and people were drawn to it. Theres no reason to watch
golf anymore because frankly its boring. Everyone looks
the same, dresses the same and respects one another,
and there are no signs of that changing.

UP

Football

Stock

Continued from page A10

DOWN

with

Neil Patrick Healy

STOCK UP
PJ WILLETT
As Danny Willett was on his way to a Masters
victory, his brother PJ was live tweeting the best
way you can drunk. It is a tweet-by-tweet
documentation of a brothers intoxicated account
of the Masters unfolding before his eyes, as his
brother became the second Englishman to win the
green jacket.
The tweets start out with the simple dig as heavy
favorite Jordan Spieth was going through an epic
collapse.
Spieth is lining up his putt, PJ Willett said. If
Im quick I can get a beer, go to the toilet, and paint
the spare room b4 he hits it.
A few tweets later, PJ Willett tweeted out a photo
of a bottle of champagne with the caption Just
downed in one. Work will understand. Behave
yourself, Spieth. Such golden nuggets like Green
makes you look fat, refuse the jacket and My boy
has massive bollocks lead me to believe that we all
need support like this from our family members.
If theres one thing we learned, its that drunken
Twitter rampages from our loved ones show that
they truly care.

STOCK DOWN
JORDAN SPIETH
If youre having a bad day this week, just be
thankful that youre not Jordan Spieth. The entire
sports world watched in horror as the reigning
Masters champion squandered his lead on
Masters Sunday by a quadruple bogey on the
12th hole. The ESPN headline later that day read,
Jordan Spieths collapse at the Masters is the
most shocking in golf history. Spieth had the
tournament locked up for three and a half days,
was getting ready to go back to back and had his
green jacket fitted for him when he puked up a
1-stroke lead. He finished tied for second with Lee
Westwood three shots behind Danny Willett, who
shot a 67 in the final round on Sunday.
People are already comparing him to Greg
Normans Masters collapse in 1996, who also met
his choking climax on the 12th hole. Talk about
rubbing salt in the wound, you know your collapse
was epic when people forget the name of the
guy who won the tournament. On ESPN radio
some hosts had to keep referring to Willett as the
Masters champion because they kept forgetting
his name. Golf is cruel because there are no
teammates to lean on or help shoulder the blame.
Its all on him, so itll be interesting to see how
Spieth responds, and if he can collect himself after
such a mental meltdown.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at neil@sagbrush.
unr.edu and on Twitter @NP_Healy.

SPORTS | A9

@TheSagebrush | nevadasagebrush.com

TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016

I thought he controlled the offense


very well, coach Brian Polian said
about Stewart. Im not too worried
about the pick on the screen. We had
not repped that play a ton, thats a
timing play. His decisions to pull the
ball down and run were good. Overall, I
was pleased with the job he did today.
The quarterback was also pleased
with himself and the new offense the
team has learned under new offensive
coordinator Tim Cramsey.
Today I thought went pretty well,
Stewart said. I think thats probably
the most points weve scored in a
spring game since Ive been here. A lot
of explosive plays. It was nice to learn
something new; it gave us a new energy.
These practices are going to win or lose
games for us.

YOUNG DEFENSE FORCING


TURNOVERS AND GETTING TO
THE QUARTERBACK
Last season, Nevadas front seven
was the teams greatest strength. This
season, its the teams biggest question
mark, as the Wolf Pack lost all four
starting linebackers including Ian
Seau, Bryan Lane, Jordan Dobrich and
Matthew Lyons.
On Saturday, the new front had
four sacks and 13 tackles for loss.
The secondary, which was the teams
youngest unit last year, is hoping to
become a strength for the team this
season. Redshirt freshman E.J. Muhammad returned an interception for a
touchdown on an errant screen pass,
and Dameon Baber, who had a teamhigh six interceptions last season, had a
pick of his own.
When asked what he was most

NCAA

Continued from page A10

Banning the camps is a shortsighted


reaction by the NCAA due to some
coaches complaining, while other
coaches overdo it. Is this ruling in line
with the mission of the NCAA? The
mission statement reads as follows:
Our purpose is to govern competition
in a fair, safe, equitable and sportsmanlike manner, and to integrate intercollegiate athletics into higher education so
that the educational experience of the
student-athlete is paramount.
How does limiting the amount of
exposure and opportunity a recruit can
get from schools a paramount experience? This ruling will not affect the big
boys of the SEC and ACC, but it will bear
consequences for prospects that wont
get looked at by the right schools that

pleased with defensively, Polian was


quick to answer.
The pass rush. I couldve blown
the whistle half a dozen other times,
Polian said. I thought Patrick Choudja
had his best day of spring ball; maybe
he just needs a crowd. Malik Reed has
been great all camp. Overall, I was
pleased.

POLIAN STANDS BY HIS COMMENTS AGAINST THE NCAA


On Friday, April 8, the NCAA passed
a number of rules about recruiting.
Most notably, the NCAA has banned
satellite camps, which allow colleges
to host camps off campus. The reason
schools like to do this is so they can
host a camp closer to recruits they are
targeting. Shortly after the rule was
passed, Polian gave his opinion on
Twitter, a social media site he has been
known to use in the past.
Polian tweeted, I completely
disagree with the decisions made by
the NCAA today not finding a happy
medium for these camps only hurts the
prospects!
Polian was asked about his tweets
after the spring game and reiterated his
stance.
I think its shortsighted; its an
overreaction to what was really a turf
war between Big 10 coaches and SEC
coaches. The people it hurts the most
are the prospects. Really now for a
young man to get the kind of exposure
that they got in camps like USCs and
Northwesterns and Ohio States means
theyre going to have to spend more
money, travel more. I dont agree with
it, but apparently my voice is in the
minority.
Jack Rieger can be reached at Jrieger@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@JackRieger.

want them. It only takes one coach or


one scout to see something in a player
to change that players life. If the NCAA
truly cared about the kids, as it desperately tries to claim in its endless string
of propaganda, then this ruling wouldnt
have occurred.
I challenge the NCAA to reverse this ruling. The solution is not the banishment of
a new and innovative practice that further
advances the exposure and opportunities
of student athletes. If properly regulated,
these camps can serve the function of fulfilling the mission statement by providing
a paramount experience for each future
student athlete who has to go through
the difficult process of recruitment. If the
NCAA wants to live by its own words, then
satellite camps should be reinstated.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at
neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@NP_Healy.

Softball

Continued from page A10

New Mexico retaliated with a batter getting walked as well as


back-to-back single hits to load the bases that led to two RBI
singles off the center field. That gave New Mexico the win,
the final score being 3-2. Bolinger struck out five Lobos in the
game, and Arriaga had a game-tying RBI single, going 2-for-3
on the day. Sweet moved into third place on the all-time hit list,
getting two hits against the Lobos, putting her at 224 for her
career. With the three-game series finished, Nevada won 2-1.
Bolinger and Isenberg pitched outstandingly, combining to
allow only three earned runs in all three games.
For the first time since 2006, when Nevada clinched its first
ever NCAA regional appearance, the Pack was forced to pull
together for a triple-header match on Friday against Niagara.
Forced by weather conditions, the Pack swept Niagara in the
triple header.
Nevada played three different pitchers against Niagara: Isenberg, Bolinger and sophomore Chase Redington.
We have talent pitching, and we felt like they were going to
match up and give us a shot to be able to compete against that
roster, said head coach Matt Meuchel. I thought they did a
great job today.
In the first inning of game one, freshman Kwynn Warner,
Sweet and Jenkins all loaded the bases. Purcell stepped up the
plate and hit a line-drive floater off the pitcher, giving Nevada
a 1-0 lead. Niagara retaliated, getting a two-run RBI to take
the lead in the top of the second. The Pack responded in the
bottom of the third, with a RBI triple from sophomore Aaliyah
Gibson, scoring junior Raquel Martinez from second base.
Sweet plated all the way from second off a throwing error that
gave Nevada the lead 3-2. In the bottom of the seventh, after a
solo home run from Niagara, Gibson hit a dime to right field
that sent Martinez home for the walk-off victory for Nevada,
score 4-3.
Game two of the series was quick and easy for the Pack, as
the team jumped ahead early with a three-run home run off
Purcells consistent outstanding hitting. With Nevada up 3-0,
Isenberg found her momentum. Retiring six straight Purple
Eagles through the second and third innings, Niagara didnt hit
again until the top of the fourth. Nevada gave up three runs in
the seventh, but went on to win the game 4-3 off a leadoff home
run from Gibson.
Fatigue did not stop the Pack, as the team came out onto the
field to face Niagara one last time.
It was a tough day, Meuchel said. Having to play three
games against a Division I opponent certainly takes a lot. There
was a lot that we left out there.
Bolinger came out and retired seven batters in a row through
the three frames, and struck out two more in the fourth in
the final game of the series. Warner sent a 3-2 pitch to the left
center that sent Arriaga home and gave the Pack its first lead
of the game, score 1-0. Bolinger carried her own at the end of
the game, pitching her way out of a bases-loaded scenario in
the sixth and retired the side in the last inning to complete the
sweep of Niagara.
Its good getting those three wins; I thought we pitched great
and played solid defense all day long, Meuchel said. Three
wins with some momentum going into UNLV, that will be big.
Nevada now looks ahead to its next match, as the Pack plays
a three-game series against its division rival, the UNLV Rebels.
We just got to continue to pitch well and hit well, Purcell
answered when she was asked what she thinks is needed to
sweep UNLV. We have to have good defense, keep our energy
up and everything like that.
Nevada will start its three-game series against the Rebels at
UNLV this Friday at 6 p.m.
Will Compton can be reached at neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and
on Twitter @SagebrushSports.

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NCAA shows
hypocrisy with
satellite camp ban

henever there is
a major college
athletic event, the
NCAA puts out
a series of commercials that
paint a scene of helping student
athletes reach their full potential
both on and off the field. It is the
farce that the
NCAA tries
to convince
us in order to
justify some of
the flaws and
hypocrisies in
its organization. From
making over
Neil Patrick
$1 billion in
Healy
2014 while
still being
listed as a nonprofit to making a
majority of that money off free
labor, the NCAA has been known
to have holes in its stance on
benefiting student athletes.
In just the latest example of
NCAA hypocrisy, on Friday, April
8, it ruled to ban all satellite
camps effective immediately.
Satellite camps have been a
new and controversial trend in
the college football recruiting
world, and the issue came to a
boiling point when Michigan
head coach Jim Harbaugh first
stepped foot on Ann Arbors
campus.
To understand the effect
this ban will have on student
athletes, one must know exactly
what a satellite camp is. A satellite camp is when coaches from
schools can be invited to camps
held by other universities as
guests. The NCAA prohibits
programs from hosting a camp
50 miles from its campus, but
the former rule did not specify
coaches coming as guests. It is a
loophole that allowed Harbaugh
and other Power 5 conference
schools to basically take over a
camp hosted by Georgia State or
Stetson. To simplify it, coaches
from schools hundreds of miles
away can get an easier look at
prospects in other areas that
arent as close to their campus
as their traditional recruiting
pipelines.
The reason this became such
a hot-button topic in recruiting
circles is because Harbaugh
put the practice on steroids
by planning a nine-camp tour
spanning seven states. Many
of those camps were planned
in the talent-rich areas of the
southeastern part of the country,
where ACC and SEC schools do

not want other schools poaching


their recruits. For all the negative
press that these camps have
been getting from SEC and ACC
officials, they provide more
opportunities for future student
athletes to meet coaches and get
looks from schools that would
normally be out of the question.
With this ban, schools are not
allowed to be part of a camp that
is not on its own facilities. The
obvious winners are the SEC,
ACC and other conferences with
schools in talent-laden areas.
Some losers are schools in the
north and Midwest, who are at a
disadvantage in accessibility to
blue-chip prospects.
The biggest losers are future
fringe prospects that wont get
the same looks from schools
outside of their area. They also
provided hubs for coaches
from multiple schools to go,
so the players wouldnt have
to go to multiple camps across
the country. With summer
becoming more of a hit time
for recruiting, it is becoming
imperative to develop relationships with coaches and players
ASAP.
Athletes get five NCAA
recruiting visits in the fall of their
senior year, but with the stress
in recruiting being in the spring
and summers of their junior
year, camps were a financial and
logistical relief. Kids wouldnt
have to travel 1,000 miles and
spend the travel money to go
to one schools camp. satelite
camps provided shorter
distances and the opportunity
to preform in front coaches from
multiple programs. With the
camps now disbanded, recruits
who come from financially
disadvantaged areas will either
have to put forth the money to
travel or not be able to get the
same amount of exposure.
Satellite camps provided
the opportunities for student
athletes to pick the best school
and program possible, but the
NCAA took them away because
the coaches and athletic
directors from the SEC and ACC
complained. Rather than banning the camps, they could have
been regulated. For instance,
maybe each school only gets
three camps per cycle. Limit the
amount of coaches that can be
at each camp. Or a one-camp
limit in a state. Anything is better
than just banning them outright.

The Nevada softball team had


a six-game homestand this past
week and finished with a near
sweep, 5-1. Nevada opened up
the Mountain West series playing the New Mexico Lobos. In
the bottom of the third, senior
Megan Sweet went 1-for-2 with
a crucial three-run home run
that gave Nevada a 4-0 lead
over the Lobos. At the top of
the fifth, junior Melissa Arriaga
was hit by the pitch with bases
loaded and forced to take her
base, which gave Nevada a 5-0
lead. The Lobos would get their
only score off a run in the top of
the seventh. Freshman Brooke
Bolinger came out and put the
Lobos to rest, ending the first
game 5-1 in favor of the Pack.
Bolinger was the highlight of
the game, striking out seven Lobos in seven innings. Bolinger
is now 12-3 on the season. Also,
Sweets home run put her at 33
home runs in her career, which
is only one home run away
from tying the all-time home
run record of Brittney Puzey at
34.
Nevada thrived in the second
game of the series off the outstanding play from sophomore
Jennifer Purcell, who went
2-for-3 with two home runs and
four RBIs.
Im just settled in now,
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April 9, Nevada
football held
its annual spring
game at Bishop Manogue High
School. The game was hosted off
campus because of the renovations
taking place at Mackay Stadium.
Nevadas first team
offense, wearing white,
faced off against the first
team defense, wearing blue.
Because it was just a
spring game, the scrimmage
wasnt nearly as physical or
intense as it will be in five
months. The white team
ended up winning 53-49 in a
Jack
shootout, although the final
Rieger
score wasnt really of much
importance. However, there
were a few interesting developments that
may have some bearing on the games that do
matter come September.

TYLER STEWART IS THE SPRING


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Stewart,
who will
be a senior in
the upcoming
season, started
every game for the Wolf
Pack last year in his first season as the
starting quarterback. Stewart averaged
164.5 yards, one touchdown and completed
57 percent of his passes last year, and the
junior led Nevada to an Arizona Bowl victory
over Colorado State.
Stewart was crisp on Saturday, completing
5-of-7 passes for 79 yards in a brand new
Nevada offense. He looked especially good
on throws down the field, which is something he struggled with last year. Stewart did
throw an interception on a screen pass, but
during the scrimmage he was accurate and
his timing with receivers was synchronized.

To no ones surprise, Tyler Stewart led the


first team offense on Saturday afternoon.

See NCAA page A9

See NCAA page A9

Pack softball
riding high after
5-1 home stand
By Will Comton

TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016

sophomore year I was settled,


but Im just more comfortable
in the box now.
Junior McKenna Isenberg
shined in the first game as
well, striking out four Lobos
in a complete shutout. This is
Isenbergs second shutout of
the season, a stat Isenberg is
only trying to increase. When
Isenberg sat New Mexico down
in order again in the top of the
fourth, senior Jasmine Jenkins
led off the home half of the
fourth inning with a left-side
single hit. Purcell followed
Jenkins and brought a two-run
score to life, Nevada 2-0. Purcell
wasnt done, as she brought
home another two-run score
from a home run in the bottom
of the sixth to seal the second
game in the series in favor of
Nevada.
The New Mexico Lobos avoided the sweep from Nevada in the
final game of the series, winning
3-2 over the Pack. The Pack was
tied all game with the Lobos until New Mexicos Mariah Rimmer
hit a solo home run in the top
of the sixth, making the score
1-0. At the bottom of the sixth,
a single hit up the middle from
Arriaga brought Purcell home to
tie up the game 1-1. A left-line
drive from senior Amanda Weis
gave the Pack the lead 2-1 in the
bottom of the sixth.

See SOFTBALL page A9

Three Nevada boxers claim titles, Nevada places third


By Neil Patrick Healy
This time last season, senior Kirk Jackson
was watching his teammates claim the national championship from afar. He had lost
to fellow teammate Zach Smith in a threeround box-off to decide who would represent
Nevada in the 147-pound weight division.
Jackson got a second chance this season and
didnt let it go to waste. Jackson, along with JJ
Mariano and Garrett Felling, won individual
national championships and helped Nevada
place third as a team behind the United States
Military Academy and the United States Air
Force Academy.
An enormous weight has been lifted from
my shoulders, Jackson said. When I missed
regionals last year, I told myself every day I
was coming back stronger. Last year I was
extremely proud and happy for my teammates and coaches. Although I was happy
for what they achieved individually and what
we achieved collectively, I still had an empty
feeling and the ending didnt sit right with me.
I had to come back and win.
After winning his first national championship to end his career, Jackson was hit by a
whirlwind of emotions ranging from relief to
satisfaction.
Its difficult to describe [how I felt],
Jackson said. [I probably felt] every emotion
imaginable. I cried. I came to the realization
that I accomplished my goal and I was just so
relieved and thankful.
While Jackson was winning his first title,
Mariano wrapped up his career with a second
straight national championship, finishing
with a 23-3 record. Mariano leaves the ring
with a sense of gratification.
Its like a feeling of completion, Mariano
said. I am satisfied knowing I left everything
I had in the ring and that all my training paid
off.

Photo courtesy of Dan Holmes

From left to right: Dre Gordon, Zach Smith, Tristan Harriman, JJ Mariano, Kirk Jackson and
Garrett Felling. The Nevada boxing team poses with the third-place trophy in the Alaska
Airlines Arena in Seattle.

Felling finishes his junior season with third


straight national championship while amassing a 19-0 record for his career.
The Wolf Pack also had three fighters who
did not win individual championships, but
helped push Nevada to its third-place finish.
Senior Zach Smith lost by decision to Air
Force Academys Johnny Wells in the semifinals of the 156-pound division.
First-year fighters Tristan Harriman and
Dre Gordon both lost on the first day of
nationals. Harriman, 156 pounds, lost to Roy
Estes of the United States Military Academy
via split decision despite Estes having more
experience in 14 more career fights under his

belt. Nevadas freshman Gordon suffered a


hand injury in the first round and the coaches
put a halt to the fight vs. Bobby Mey of the
United States Coast Guard Academy.
Smith (fifth year of eligibility), Harriman
and Gordon all return next season to join Felling for the quest to regain the national title.
For Dre and Tristan, [nationals] kind of
opens their eyes to the next level of competition, Mariano said. It gives them a new goal
to strive for.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at
neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@NP_Heally.

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