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INTERNATIONAL
Brazils lower house votes to
impeach President Dilma Rousseff
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff
lost the first of two rounds of voting
that will decide whether or not the
68-year-old is ousted just months
before the Summer Olympics. The
House of Deputies, Brazils lower
house, easily achieved the two-thirds
vote necessary to move the process
on to the Brazilian senate after an
hours-long marathon vote.
If the senate votes to impeach,
which is looking more likely than
not, then Rousseff will be suspended
for 180 days while she stands trial.
It is in that case that Rousseffs Vice
President Michel Temer, who also
happens to be implicated in a separate corruption scandal, would take
over.
Rousseff is officially being impeached over tampering with federal
accounts to make Brazils economy
look better than it was during her
re-election bid in 2014, according to
NPR. Observers, lawyers and media
outlets alike have all called that allegation fairly weak, however.
What is causing more heat for
Rousseff is the implication of her
mentor and predecessor, Luiz Incio
Lula da Silva, in what is being called
Operation Car Wash, where da Silva
received the equivalent of $7.8 million in fees from private companies
seeking government contracts. The
scandal has also implicated other
prominent members of her party,
the leftist Workers Party, which has
governed Brazil for the last 13 years.
For her part, Rousseff and her
supporters have characterized the
impeachment attempt as a slowmoving coup by the opposition,
though 61 percent of Brazilians do
support the removal of Rousseff,
per numbers from Brazilian pollster
Datafolha.
On Monday, she said the voting
will not move her to step down according to NPR.
VOLUME 122, ISSUE 30
BORN WILD
TO
BE
Local animal sanctuary begins journey

to rehab orphaned baby black bears
By Marcus Lavergne
A rare occurrence shook things
up for the Nevada Department of
Wildlife and a local animal zoo and
sanctuary known as Animal Ark last
week. The sanctuary, which is used to
taking care of different wildlife ranging from mountain lions and bobcats
to wolves, foxes and birds of prey,
had its hands full when it became
responsible for four wild, orphaned

black bear cubs.
According to the departments public information officer, Chris Healy,
there have been 31 bears in similar
situations since 1997, but this time
things are different because of multiple factors, including the young age
of the bears and the largeness of their
See BEARS page A2
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NATIONAL
Students call for ouster of UC
Davis chancellor amid photo
controversy
The University of Californias Student Association added its voice to
the growing number of students and
lawmakers calling for the removal of
UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi on
Friday, according to Time Magazine.
This comes after The Sacramento Bee published documents last
Wednesday that showed UC Davis
paid two public relations firms thousands of dollars in 2013 to have negative online posts about the school and
Katehi suppressed. In 2011, UC Davis
was embroiled in controversy after
students were pepper-sprayed by
police during a peaceful protest.
In a statement released after the
vote, UCSA President Kevin Sabo had
little sympathy for Katehi.
This is not a lapse of judgment, but
a pattern of Katehis blatant disregard
of her responsibility as a UC leader,
Sabo said.
Black bear cubs sit in a basket in Animal Ark, a wild animal sanctuary. The cubs were brought to Animal Ark by the Nevada Department of Wildlife one day after the
death of their mother was discovered.
ON THE ISSUES
From Michigan to China: the

policies behind free trade
By Jacob Solis
Editors note: On the Issues is
a new series from The Nevada
Sagebrush that will tackle
issues from the 2016 presidential campaign with the help
of University of Nevada, Reno,
professors.
The issue of international
trade, and specifically the

issue of trade agreements,
has proven especially salient
during the past few months
of this years presidential
election. It was just last
month that Vermont Sen.
Bernie Sanders vehemently
denounced what he called
disastrous trade agree-
ments during a debate in

Flint, Michigan.
Corporate America said,
Why do I want to pay someone in Michigan a living wage
when I can pay slave wages in
Mexico or China, Sanders
said. Those trade policies,
See FREE TRADE page A3
LOCAL
DRI presidents exit stokes fear
over possible university takeover
Officials at the Desert Research
Institute, the Nevada System of Higher
Educations environmental research
arm, have expressed concerns that the
NSHE Board of Regents might allow
one or both of the states universities
to take over the DRI, according to a
report Sunday from The Associated
Press.
These takeover fears were brought
about when the board began discussing a theoretical merger after it was announced that DRI President Stephen
Wells will be leaving for another job
this summer. While the University of
Nevada, Reno, has said it has no plans
to merge, officials from the University
of Nevada, Las Vegas, did not respond
to the APs request for comment.
Jacob Solis can be reached at
jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @TheSagebrush.
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ASUN President Brandon Boone is sworn in on Wednesday, April 13, inside the Rita Laden Senate Chambers. Boone won a comfortable victory during last months elections.
ASUN kicks off new session

President, VP and senators sworn in
Wednesday, new speaker elected
By Jacob Solis
It was out with the old and
in with the new on Wednes-
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day as 22 senators-elect
became senators proper last
Wednesday with the arrival
of the Associated Students
of the University of Nevadas

84th session. Those senators
were joined by the current
members of the executive
board, the president-elect
and vice president-elect,
EAT GREEN ON EARTH DAY
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UNR Arboretum
advocates for plant
education conservation
Staff Report
The University of Nevada,
Reno, is more than just a
place to take tests and present research. Its a growing,
innovative sight for exploring and challenging the way
individuals think, but its also
something people might not
realize right away a living
museum.
Thats what UNR Arboretum
vice chair Kelly Norman calls
it. The Arboretum board has
multiple goals, including educating on the landscape and
flora of the area, sustainability
and environmental awareness,
and works alongside the
grounds crew to maintain
the plants living here. John
Claudius Loudon was a botanist during the 1800s and first
coined the term arboretum,
deeming it a place or garden
where trees and other plants
can be observed and studied
for scientific purposes.
After being designated as
an arboretum in 1985, the
nature within and surrounding
the university is developing
along with the rest of UNRs
expanding campus. The trees
on campus represent more
than 60 genera and around 200
species.
This year also marks UNRs
second year as a Tree Campus
USA University. The title is
given by the Arbor Day Foundation, one of the nations largest nonprofit conservation and
education organizations. It was
founded in 1972, the centennial of the first Arbor Day, and

has since grown to more than 1
million members.
Thats a special designation
for the university and Reno,
Nevada, which lies on the
western edge of the Great
Basin Desert. To be named a
Tree Campus USA University,
a campus has to satisfy five
requirements, which include
creating a campus tree advisory committee, a campus
tree care plan, a program with
dedicated annual expenditures
and a service learning project
that acts as an opportunity for
students to get involved with
tree-related projects.
Norman attributes the twoyear dedication to changes in
how the university cares for
nature. She says that over the
past few years, the university
has been working to maintain
the sustainability that helps
plants grow here. Alternative
ways to landscape, including
those that avoid pesticides, are
helping these areas thrive.
With the Quad especially,
weve worked over the past few
years to renew the way we take
care of it, Norman said. Having grass and places to sit and
be outside and play is another
part of the campus being inviting to everybody.
Norman supports administrative and student efforts to
keep the environment clean
and ideal for growing plants,
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Photo Courtesy of Aaron Hiibel/Animal Ark
Four black bear cubs hold onto a large branch inside of one of Animal Arks designated areas on Thursday, April 14. The cubs were found
and taken into the custody of the Nevada Department of Wildlife last Saturday, April 9, after the department discovered their mother had
passed away.
Bears
sleuth or group. Finding four baby bears

without a mother at such an early stage in
their lives is a peculiar incident, and preparing them for the wild is an adventure in itself.
Normally if one of these situations occurs, we take possession of the cubs a little
bit later in the year, Healy said. But now,
Animal Ark is going to have to rehab them,
keep them away from people and try to get
them back into the wild, and they actually
have them for close to 11 months.
The orphaned bears were too young to
survive in the wild, and the 18-year-old
mother passed away from unknown
causes shortly before the cubs left their
den. The length of time that theyll stay
under Animal Arks supervision, the age of
the mother and the number of cubs make
for a uniquely challenging situation for the
organization.
According to Healy, an 18-year-old
mother or sow rarely has any children
at all, but for one to have four babies is
incredibly unusual.
The department picked up the cubs
near Stateline, Nevada, on Saturday, April
9, a day after discovering the mothers
death. After being dropped off at Animal
Ark, their long journey to a return to the
wild began. The rehab process is one that
involves the right type of food for weight
gain and minimizing human-to-bear

interaction.
The organizations co-founder, Diana
Hiibel, says the process isnt new, but four
bears make things much more complicated.
First of all, its not typical to even find
four bear cubs in the wild, Hiibel said.
Its not typical for us to take care of four
youngsters that need a lot of speciality care
in their diet and housing and so forth. Its
not typical in that these bears arrived so
much earlier than most of the other cubs.
The traditional rehabilitation time for
the usual orphaned bear cub is about four
to six months. Hiibel says the organization
is in for a long-term commitment of fattening up the bears and getting them ready
for a life in the wild. The methodology
behind doing so begins with not forming
a relationship with the bears, but according to Hiibel, the cubs are acting wild, and
thats a good thing.
As cute as they are [and] theyre like the
little Disney animals, as cute as a button,
theyre little wild animals, Hiibel said.
We know these behaviors that were seeing now are those of fear, I dont like you,
youre human, and we know as they grow
up that can be more assertive.
Hiibel estimates that the cubs are a
little over three months old, and most
baby bears nurse off their mothers until
about five months. These bears are still on
formula, and at around 10 pounds, theyll
Trees
including newer policies like the campuss attempts to ban smoking as well as
the Associated Students of the University of Nevadas initiatives to go green. She
says this month can serve as a good way
for everyone to get involved in keeping
flourishing plant life on campus.
She discussed how during Arbor Day
at the end of the month, the Arboretum
board and ASUN will plant a Monkey
Puzzle Tree a tree characterized by its
sharp, spiny leaves and sensitivity to climate and several other environmental
factors to recognize the holiday and
partnerships between organizations on
campus. The only other Monkey Puzzle
on campus is located beneath the shade
of the William N. Pennington Student
Achievement Center, but the tree is a
rare find in Reno.
The board provides several chances
to get involved until the end of the
month. This Friday, the members will
be giving away tree saplings during
the universitys Earth Day celebration.
The tree-related artwork of students is
also exhibited in the Mathewson-IGT
Knowledge Center in dedication to this
month. Norman hopes events like these
will convince people to take time, open
their eyes to the nature around them
and think about the necessity of trees
more often.
Trees are an important part of
landscaping, Norman said. Its a nice
reminder to have a little ritual of planting a tree and having something to take
care of and taking care of something
that also takes care of you.
Another event Norman is also encouraging people to participate in is UNRs
A Day at the Museum, which involves
opening up many of the exhibits on
campus to the public. The Arboretum
will be an exhibit for the second time
in its history, and according to Norman
the event received rave reviews from
attendees.
Many of the trees can be identified
like art in a museum, thanks to new tree
markers that contain the name and facts
about each one, something Norman
says took tedious effort to finally introduce to campus. She hopes students,
faculty and visitors alike will come out
and take a look for themselves.
The news desk can be reached at jsolis@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
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(Above) Students sit under a weeping crabapple

tree in front of the Nazir
Ansari Business Building
on Monday, April 18. The
University of Nevada,
Reno, Arboretum Board
is on a mission to
educate passersby on
the numerous species
of flora on and around
the campus. (Right) A
newly placed Arboretum
tree marker identifies a
weeping crabapple tree
at UNR. The small signs
sit below trees and other
plants lined with facts.
have a lot of eating to do before getting

to the weight theyll need to be before
hibernating.
Soon the organization will have a good
system for assessing just how much the
bears are eating, and although theyre
doing well now with eating and learning
about different locations, things still get a
bit messy according to Hiibel.
Bears do not share, and there can be
formula all over one bear that doesnt want
to get out of the bowl, Hiibel said. Were
learning, but like I said, weve had a lot of
bears, but not four this young [and] drinking formula.
The whole endeavor is an expensive,
extensive process for the group, but Hiibel
says this type of rehabilitation gives the
cubs a second chance at a healthy life in
the wild. Shes grateful for the support
coming from the community since the
bears caught the medias eye.
Healy commends the group for its history
of dealing with orphaned bears. Animal
Ark has handled 22 out of the last 31 cases,
and 25 of the bears have already been successfully freed into the wild. Even though
he thinks the organization will face some
unforeseen challenges in dealing with four,
he believes that in the end the bears will
become another success story.
Marcus Lavergne can be reached at
mlavergne@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @mlavergne21.
each of whom were also

sworn in on Wednesday.
The meeting itself started
with some words of encouragement from outgoing
President Caden Fabbi,
whose legacy includes the
still-under-constr uction
Pack Place on the third
floor of the Joe and the
recently released ASUN
strategic plan. Fabbi congratulated the senate and reminded the senators about
the change they can affect
through their positions.
Fabbis
remarks
were
quickly followed by the
swearing-in
of
ASUNs
new president and vice
president, Brandon Boone
and Jacob Springmeyer,
respectively. The pair won a
commanding victory in the
annual ASUN elections last
month after running on a
ticket together.
With 28 official duties
written into the Statutes of
the Associated Students, the
president is by any measure
ASUNs busiest officer. In
the coming days and weeks,
Boone will fill out his executive cabinet with directors
for the departments of clubs
and organizations, legislative affairs, programming,
and Blue Crew.
With the initial swearingins taken care of, the senate,
led by senate Secretary
Lexi Jacobson, took to the
business of electing a new
speaker of the senate. The
speaker is essentially the
chair of the senate, leading
meetings and generally
keeping order with gavel in
hand.
Two
candidates
for
speaker
emerged:
Sen.
Hannah Jackson, College of
Education, and Sen. Noah
Teixeira, College of Business.
Jackson focused on leading
from behind, emphasizing
the role all senators might
play in the decisions of the
speaker.
This position isnt about
me; its about the senate
as the whole, Jackson said
during her prepared remarks. As a leader, I always
want to be someone who
listens, because everything
I do needs to be in the best
interest of you guys and
in the best interest of our
constituents.
This
leadership
style
tripped up Jackson, however, when she was asked by
Sen. Luis Barragan, College
of Science, about how she
might keep order by leading
from behind. After a long
pause, Jackson answered,
This is another thing I need
to figure out.
In
contrast,
Teixeira
played up a different leadership style that was more
active and, ultimately, more
appealing to a larger number of senators. During his
speech, he noted a number
of different strategies to
maintain order on the floor,
from holding committee
chairs accountable in oversight meetings to rigidly
enforcing Roberts Rules of
Order to keep meetings
germane.
The senate sets the tone
for the entire session, Teixeira said in his own remarks.
We are the first elected
officials that get to make
decisions and start writing
legislation that will affect
our campus.
Teixeira eventually won
the day with 12 votes. Jackson pulled in six while two
senators, including Jacksons
brother, Trenton Jackson
of the College of Business,
abstained.
Jackson did get a consolation prize, however, when
she was elected as the senates speaker pro tempore.
The speaker pro tempores
main duty is running the
senate internship program,
which produces a fair
amount of future senators.
Following
Teixeiras
election, the remaining 21
senators were sworn in as a
group, and the senate elected the chairs for the senates
six standing committees. It
should be noted, however,
that all these proceedings
took more than 3 1/2 hours,
including two recesses.
It is unlikely that any other
meeting this session will
last as long, though with a
legislative session coming
up next January, only time
will tell.
Jacob Solis can be reached
at jsolis@sagebrush.
unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
NEWS | A3
Duke professor lectures on music and understanding

Staff Report
Last Wednesday, students, faculty
and others packed into the Wells Fargo
Auditorium on the first floor of the
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
during Duke University associate
professor, Tsitsi Jajis, historical lecture,
Notebooks for the Return of Native
Lands. The lecture was one of the first
in the University of Nevada, Renos
Sounding Identity Event Series sponsored by the Department of Music and
Department of English through the
Gender, Race and Identity Program.
Jaji presented on some of the U.S.s
most notable atrocities the genocide
and removal of Native Americans
during the 1800s, and the AfricanAmerican slave trade. She made reference to musicians and artists of the
past and present who created their own
symbolic renditions of controversial,
dark eras throughout U.S. history.
Through drama, music, poetry and

other nonverbal forms of communication, figures like Nobel Prize-winning
poet and playwright Derek Walcott and
the brass-playing jazz artist Jacques
Coursil were able to create a sense of
comparison between several definitive
moments in time.
According to Jaji, through his epic
poem Omeros and play Ghost
Dance, based on the 1890 Ghost Dance
movement and the Sioux tribe, Walcott
exposes the similarities between the
inhumane acts toward Africans and
Native Americans throughout the Caribbean and North America.
Jajis dissertation on Jacques work
focuses on his album Trail of Tears,
which is based on both the 1830s
removal of the Cherokee people from
areas in the South and Midwest as well
as the Transatlantic slave trade.
Coursil forms a bridge between the
two pieces of history through the use
of sounds, supposedly unique to the

Cherokee people, and rhythmic techniques as well as liner notes produced
by poet Edouard Glissant and others.
Nuna Daul Sunyi, or Trail of Tears,
becomes linked to the slave trade when
the track list ends with Goree and
Middle Passage, named after significant locations involved with the African
slave trade.
Jaji points out that Coursil linked the
two experiences in a way that respected
the incomparable differences between
them. The idea of understanding without exactly having a direct relationship
to each piece of history was a prominent
theme throughout the discussion and
something thats embedded in Coursils
narrative interpretation of history.
In an email to The Nevada Sagebrush,
Jaji noted that one main lesson to take
away from the work is that humans can
show compassion without comparing
cultural singularities and struggles.
Jacques Coursil shows us that we can

think deeply and sensitively about the
histories of people who do not share our
own heritage, Jaji wrote. One doesnt
have to be Native American to care
about the history of Native Americans
and the ongoing inequalities they face
in the light of American imperialism.
Jaji emphasizes that humanities of
the 21st century include some of the
best tools for thinking about a complex
and intertwined world thats marked
by an era of globalization. She works
with Dukes English department, so
its not surprising that she regards an
artist like Coursil, who holds a Ph.D. in
linguistics, highly.
According to her, English today is a
field that not only studies linguistics,
but literature, philosophy, history and
music. Facets of these areas are prevalent throughout Coursils work.
Jaji points out that this combination
is not only important, but definitive
Free Trade
policies, has resulted in the shrinking of

the American middle class how stupid
is that trade policy?
Its a hard-line stance that both Sanders and Republican frontrunner Donald
Trump have stuck to steadfastly, and its
put candidates whove stood by U.S. trade
policy in the past, notably Hillary Clinton
and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, in a sticky
situation.
So what makes free trade an issue? As it
turns out, the matter is more complicated
than meets the eye, at least according to
Elliott Parker, an economics professor
at the University of Nevada, Reno, who
teaches international trade.
But, first things first.
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WHAT IS FREE TRADE?

Free trade means government does
not prevent people in different countries
from trading with each other, just like
we dont allow government to prevent
Nevadans and Californians from trading
with each other or you and I from trading
with each other, Parker said. When we
say free, what we mean is that people in
different countries can do business with
each other, and its that simple.
Parker added that most free trade is
not truly free, as governments will still
employ some kind of regulation, be it
tariffs, quotas, subsidies or otherwise.
What governs all this trade is a series of
trade agreements, the biggest of which
being the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade. Signed off by the Truman
Administration after World War II, GATT
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders pauses during a Reno campaign rally in front of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center last August. Sanders has been one of the most vocal opponents to the Obama administrations trade policy this election cycle.
has since morphed into the World Trade

Organization.
The WTO, Parker says, is mostly just a
treaty. It governs the way the trade happens because it sets down certain rules,
namely that countries reduce average
tariff rates. However, international trade
is more than just GATT and the WTO.
Individual agreements between specific
countries have created a vast network of
agreements that governs the economic
interactions of the entire globe. And thats
a good thing, according to Parker.
Economists, in general, are almost
universally in agreement with the idea
that countries that trade more with each
other, that specialize according to what
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we call comparative advantage, which is

doing what were relatively better at doing
compared to another country, tends to
lead us to grow faster, tends to lead us to
be wealthy, Parker said.
But its more than just the idea of free
trade thats being questioned.
WHY ALL THE DEBATE?

The question at hand, at least in this
years election, is not so much about the
merits of free trade, but rather the value of
U.S. free trade agreements, especially the
North American Free Trade Agreement
and the recently signed Trans-Pacific
Partnership.
Sanders especially has taken issue with
both NAFTA and TPP, frequently calling

them disastrous. On the right, GOP firebrand Donald Trump has spoken harshly,
if not erroneously, about the TPPs inability to fight Chinas economy while Texas
Sen. Ted Cruz isnt necessarily against
TPP so much as hes against it being
signed in a lame duck session (the period
between the election of a new president
in November and their inauguration in
January).
But even Clinton, who championed
much of President Obamas trade policy
during her time as secretary of state,
opposed TPP earlier this year. Only the
Republican Kasich has come out in favor
of the agreement.
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All this back-and-forth stems from

the simple fact that international trade
doesnt benefit everybody.
Trade agreements, or a trade in particular, doesnt make everybody better
off, Parker said. Because youre competing with people in other countries,
there are people who are hurt by trade.
Often, an increase in trade means that
domestic workers, especially in low-skill
trades like manufacturing, are out of a
job because that job has migrated to China. The reality makes it tough for people
put out of work by trade agreements to
see the benefits benefits which Parker
says are often difficult for researchers to
pinpoint, let alone the average voter.
What economists, in general, would
agree is that winners gain more than
losers lose, Parker said. But that doesnt
help when you feel like youve lost.
Parker added that its not just trade
that creates these adverse conditions.
Everything from government policy to
changes in technology can contribute
to shifts in the economy. The difference here is that trade makes an easy
scapegoat in an economy with so many
moving parts. More than that, misconceptions about trade deficits and the
existence of so-called Trojan horses, or
small deals that give certain industries
special breaks and privileges, add to the
electorates general mood when it comes
to trade.
At the end of the day, the reality is often
more complicated than its presented in
political rhetoric.
Jacob Solis can be reached at jsolis@
@TheSagebrush.
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of the work of several artists, writers,

scholars and others who try to educate
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and Coursil, whom she calls a major
scholar of Saussurean linguistics, uses
his own special methodology to expand
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His album shows that taking time to
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Arts&Entertainment
A4
PACK N
THE EVENTS
THINGS TO
WATCH OUT
FOR THIS WEEK
By Blake Nelson
TAKE BACK
THE NIGHT
DATE: Wednesday
TIME: 5 p.m.
BUILT
TO
SPILL
PLAYS FOR SELF FIRST
By Blake Nelson
LOCATION: Gateway Plaza

INFO: Voices for Planned
After very little advertising, and a great deal of ambiguity, Built to Spill made its
way back to Reno. The concert was held at the Cargo Concert Hall with accompanying band Sister Crayon this past Friday.
The publicity of the event was so scarce that only through scouring some
hashtags could I deduce what band Built to Spill was touring with. But for such
an unpublicized concert, the turnout was solid; all the local hipsters came out to
revisit the early 2000s that Built to Spill encapsulates. Even though a majority of
the crowd was mostly in their 30s, and a
number of younger fans had made
their way to Cargo as well.
After the venue was nearly full with young
professionals and college students, the Sacramento band Sister Crayon took the stage. Playing a mixture of electronic
and hip-hop music with grand vocals, the band seemed to be an odd match
with Built to Spills indie rock sound.
Sister Crayons music was mostly recorded tracks with a live drum and
some sparse synthesizers. Beyond the strong vocal style of lead singer Terra Lopez,
the band didnt offer anything sonically that was ear-catching or fresh. Some of the
instrumentals were spacious and some were overly simplistic, with Lopezs vocals
having to carry the entire song.
Although the crowd either didnt know, or wasnt necessarily into Sister
Crayons performance, the band still gave an impassioned show and in doing
so garnered a few fans in the process. Lopez spoke to the audience multiple
times, speaking how the audiences approval greatly helped the band
emote while playing.
Once Sister Crayon left the stage the venue filled out for the
headliner. After a short intermission Built to Spill strolled
casually onto the stage, looking disheveled but
happy to be able to play. Playing with
a slimmer lineup three members
instead of the standard five
the band members took their
respective instruments and
prepared to play.
Before
we
get into
the concert, here
is some background
on Built to Spill the
band originally formed in
1992 with current members
Doug Martsch and Brett Netson, and
departed member Ralf Youtz. Next year will
mark the 25th year of the bands existence and
in that span it has released eight albums, multiple
EPs and influenced much of indie rock with its riff-heavy
music and emotionally charged lyrics.
So what this all means that if you are into indie rock at all, then
Built to Spill is most likely your favorite indie bands favorite band. This
hypothesis has some factual footing too; Ben Gibbard of Death
Cab for Cutie has cited Built to Spill as one of Death Cab for
Cuties biggest influences, as well as Isaac Brock of Modest
Mouse.
With that information one can understand why seeing Built to
Spill live is a rite of passage into modern indie music as we know it
today. So you could imagine the excitement in Cargo as Built to Spill
came out on stage.
The band opened with one of its newer tracks, to the delight of the crowd,
running through the song with ease. Even with the stripped-down size of the band,
it was able to do all the songs justice, moving from song to song with ease and
never giving away that they were lacking bandmates.
Some dancing was beginning to take shape throughout the crowd by the time the
band had finished its third song. As the fourth song, The Plan, one of the bands
biggest hits, began the crowd erupted into cheering and more dancing. The driving
drums and the bass had even some of the oldest audience members moving.
It was around the end of The Plan, however, that the audience got a chance to
see what 24 years of being a band will do to you. For about three minutes, Martsch
soloed, which was pretty cool; he showed his technical guitar skills and looked like
he was having a great time. But then it was about every other song that Martsch
would solo; admittedly, it was tiring at times. On top of that, the band didnt play
very many hits that the crowd was expecting, even some of the most die-hard fans
at the concert seemed a little upset.
The band still played wonderfully, and the audience was still happy, but the solos
were too pervasive throughout the set. As Built to Spill was leaving the stage, the
crowd was already calling for an encore. The band eventually obliged, and they
were glad to come back out. Playing a few more songs, the crowd was pleased with
the newer songs that the band played, but Martsch played a nearly 5-minute solo
session that seemed to be endless at the time. It seemed to wear on the crowd,
as some nervous glances to friends were given, and some snide comments were
made.
Looking back however, I cant help but give it to the band, playing just to play,
and having fun while doing it. I for one couldnt ask for much more. If you can play
with as much joy as the band did 24 years later, I think its OK to make some of the
audience members uncomfortable with your fun.
Leaving the concert I wasnt completely satisfied, but upon mature reflection I
really enjoyed it. I can understand why people's opinion of the concert was split,
but if you didnt like this concert, dont worry; the band promised to return soon.
So if you missed them last time, maybe theyll come back and deliver a completely
different set.
Parenthood and Take Back

the Night are teaming up
for this years Take Back
the Night rally. The event is
held every year around the
country to help give a voice
for survivors of sexual assault
and domestic violence to help
end both. Booths will be set
up around the lawn outside
of the Joe with survivors and
survivor support. Come out
and help support the end of
sexual assault, especially on
the University of Nevada,
Renos campus.
NATIONAL POETRY
MONTH READING
DATE: Wednesday
TIME: 7 p.m.
LOCATION: Sundance
Books and Music

INFO: As part of National
Poetry Month, Sundance is
having poetry readings by
two award-winning poets:
Heather Altfeld and Troy
Jollimore. Altfield teaches at
California State University,
Chico, and has recently
won the Pablo Neruda Prize
for Poetry. While Jollimore
also teaches at CSU Chico,
his collection of poetry
Syllabus of Errors was
named one of 2015's best
books of poetry. Both will
be reading from their work,
so come out and celebrate
National Poetry Month with
good people at your favorite
local bookstore.
NEWBOUND AND
CITY WOLVES
BENEFIT CONCERT
DATE: Thursday
TIME: 8 p.m.
LOCATION: The Holland
Project
INFO: Newbound, City
Wolves, Atlas Frame and
Man the Tanks have all come
together for a benefit concert
for the Nevada Humane
Society. The show is free but
will accept donations that
go directly to the Nevada
Humane Society, an animal
shelter that helps hundreds
of animals. All of the bands
playing make different kinds
of rock, so there is something
there for everyone. Whether
you like emo or post-punk, its
all there, and you can catch
it all, all while supporting a
great cause.
TEEN ART NIGHT

DATE: Friday
TIME: 7 p.m.
LOCATION: Nevada
Museum of Art
INFO: Teens take over the
Museum this Friday with a
load of hands-on activities
including DIY bolo ties,
embroidered baseball caps,
leather stamping and wood
burning. Applied Ethics,
Pecan Sigh and a mariachi
ensemble will be performing
alongside the events. This is
going to be fun for everyone,
including people who arent
teens as well. Admission is
only $5 and youll certainly
have a great time.
Blake Nelson can be reached

at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu
and on Twitter @b_e_nelson.
Doug Martsch plays guitar and sings for Built to Spill at Cargo Concert Hall on Friday, April 5. Built to Spill played with Sister Crayon
for a little publicized show with a large turnout.
Blake Nelson can be reached at tbynum@nevada.unr.edu or on Twitter

@b_e_nelson.
A&E | A5
FAMILIES EXPLORE THE OUTDOORS TOGETHER
Photos by Nicole Kowalewski/Nevada Sagebrush
(Left) First-through third-place winners of the Kids 1K Fun Run/Walk pose with Nature Cat and receive a plaque and gift card at the Explore the
Outdoors event on Saturday, April 16, in Rancho San Rafael Regional Park. Hosted by the Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation, the 5K Fun Run/Walk
brought more than 150 runners to the event. (Right) Nicole Arocho, the Program Coordinator of Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation, shows kids how
to dissect and label the different parts of a flower. More than 30 different groups and activities were present at the family-friendly event including
Friends of NV Wilderness, Urban Roots Gardening Classroom and the Bureau of Land Management.
The Jungle Book brings the jungle to you in scintillating 3-D

By Blake Nelson
This time period is probably the best
to remake and update The Jungle
Book. On the one hand you have all
of the people who grew up with the
original animated Disney film coming
into real adult money and a load of
nostalgia; nearly everybody from my
generation can sing The Bare Necessities. And on the other hand you have
CGI animation being near lifelike
advancements laid out by Avatar and
others like it have invigorated the CGI
kick.
Beyond the hotbed of cultural history the movie has to draw from, the
creators and director Jon Favreau have
made a beautiful and fun movie.
As the film opens with beautiful
shots of the jungle and Mowgli running
with the very well-animated wolves,
you think the film is going to present
you with stunning visual sequences.

As Bhageera (voiced by Ben Kingsley)
enters, youre sure of it.
The story of Mowgli and The Jungle
Book for the most part is known to all.
Very little is changed in this retelling,
and most likely for the better, as its a
fun story with a good story arc and lovable characters.
What is new is the voice acting, all of
which is done wonderfully well. This
is especially true for Idris Elbas Shere
Khan, which accomplishes being both
menacing and intelligent, making for a
very effective villain.
Baloo and King Louie are also cast
extremely well. Murray plays his
sarcastic self in the role of Baloo, but
also pulls off some touching moments
that really lend to the character. And
the casting of Christopher Walken as
King Louie was a stroke of pure genius;
Walken pulls off the oddities of an ape
that wants to be like a man with his

own sort of strangeness. Not only are
these great choices for the character,
but the two actors near-mythic status
in pop culture really helps drive home
the point of updating the The Jungle
Book.
Beyond casting, all of the animation
is detailed and awesome the scene
with Mowgli riding on Baloos stomach
looks as close to lifelike as I have seen.
This is also the only movie in 3-D thus
far that I would urge someone to see in
3-D; its that pretty.
Really, one of the only bad parts, regrettably, was the acting by Neel Sethi,
who played Mowgli. It was at times
stiff, even for a child actor. Also, even
though Scarlett Johansson was only
in the film for a few minutes, it felt as
if her being in the film was unnecessary, as well as the character of Kaa in
general. The appearance was so short-
Movie Review
THE JUNGLE BOOK
Release Date: April 15
Genre: Fantasy, drama
lived and Johanssons voice acting was
so distracting that they could have left
the whole scene out.
Beyond acting and some minor plot
issues, the film proved to be a fun, yet
mature watch that I would recommend
to anyone who wants a light and exciting film to watch. Of course to get the
full visual effect, youll have to see it in
3-D.
Blake Nelson can be reached at tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter
@b_e_nelson.
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Opinion
A6
Photoc courtesy The Rebel Yell
UNLV student publication, The Rebel Yell, makes the decision to change the name of its paper in Spring 2017 due to the idea that it promotes institutionalized racism. The paper has changed its name several times
in the past before reverting back to its original name, The Rebel Yell, in 1992.
STAFF EDITORAL
The Rebels yell no more
UNLV newspaper sets example for

creating a more inclusive campus
ohn F. Kennedy once said,

Change is the law of life and
those who look only to the
past or present are certain to
miss the future. Last Monday in an
editorial, the staff of The Rebel Yell at
the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is
enduring change in announcing that
it would be changing the name of its
publication.
The name of our paper, The Rebel
Yell, is racist. I understand that there
are people who will disagree with the
above statement, but heres where
Im coming from. Thats how that
editorial starts off, and it leads into the
justification of the name change. Later,
the staff asks that UNLV students
collectively come together to select the
new name, which the paper anticipates will be decided by next spring.
We, the staff of The Nevada
Sagebrush, fully support the decision
of The Rebel Yell staff and ask that our
readers do the same. Everything that

was said in the editorial was completely true, justified, well-thought-out
and considerate. The Rebel Yell name
is the name of a Confederate battle
war cry, created to strike fear into the
hearts of Union soldiers, and with that
said deserves to be done away with.
Changing the name now obviously
does not make up for the history the
negative connotation stems from, but
what it does is offer opportunity for
future students and faculty members
to see that although history cannot be
rewritten, it isnt too late to rebrand.
When someone stands up for what
is right, sometimes their voice isnt
heard at first. But in this instance
The Rebel Yells reasons for change
are being heard loud and clear, and
rightfully so.
The name of the publication
has been altered many times and
ultimately chose to reinstate the
original name, The Rebel Yell, in 1992

despite the racist undertone. Despite
the choices in the past, it seems like
The Rebel Yell has a clear view that
the name is not a defining factor of
the publication. It is a good move to
make the alteration to the name on
behalf of societal progression.
We know that the criticism that
the staff is receiving alongside Rene
McCullough, the current editor-inchief, is hefty, but the papers staff
has handled all of it with respect and
pure class. Instead of firing back and
stirring the pot, the staff has simply
held its ground and has taken all of
the comments and news coverage
with open minds and a sincere intake
of everyones opinions.
The reactions that people are having
are to be expected. Both university
alumni and current students express
their concern that the publication
name change tarnishes a sense of the
universitys history. But there is a fine
line between tradition and racism.
Thats what people are undermining
here. The same type of argument
arises regarding the present-day flying
of the Confederate flag.
Southerners pose the argument that

flying the flag represents southern
history while the opposition argues
that the flag being flown represents
violence and a time of oppression.
Despite the so-called history of
the flag, the Confederate flag has
pervasively insidious suggestions.
The flag was raised in protest when
the first African-American students
were admitted to Ole Miss in 1962
and was a signature staple assumed
by white supremacists time and time
again. As much as advocates want to
attribute the flag flying to a desire to
preserve history, it is ignorant to reject
the violent connotations associated
with the flag. The same idea can be
contributed to the publication name
Rebel Yell. A desire to preserve history
is no excuse to condone racism.
UNLV alumni seem to be more
opinionated about the name change,
and after reading comments online,
they arent too thrilled. Some of the
comments insinuate that the staff
of The Rebel Yell are roaring liberals
seeking to do away with years of
tradition and that they have a lack of
respect for veterans of the Civil War.
It is only right that people stand up

for their alma mater, but it is also
right to do the right thing. This isnt a
matter of liberalism or not respecting
American veterans; its about standing
up for what is right.
Just because we are millenials does
not mean we dont have an understanding of our state or our country.
We know we are battle born, because
Nevada became a state during the
Civil War. Despite our origin, we can
make progressive changes to things on
campus such as the student newspaper or mascot in order to obtain a
progressive image.
What is happening at The Rebel
Yell is monumental, and its staff is
molding history for the better, not the
worse. The staff is asking readers to
be a part of the decision of the new
name by emailing name suggestions
straight to chief@unlvrebelyell.com.
We suggest that if you want to have a
voice, send in a name or idea and be a
part of the better half of history.
The Nevada Sagebrush editorial board
can be reached at tbynum@sagebrush.
unr.edu and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
Ignorance is far from bliss

when it comes to intolerance
America, take responsibility for

global human rights violations
lavery is illegal in
every country in
the world, yet there
are more victims
of slavery today than ever
before. The Global Slavery
Index is a report published in
2014 that sought to discover
how many people are living
in modern
slavery, what
governments are
doing to fix
the problem
and who
is most
vulnerable
to forced
Ryan
labor. The
Suppe
GSI found
that there
are an estimated 36 million
people living in modern
slavery worldwide, very few
governments have comprehensive programs for victims
of slavery and only three out
of 167 countries studied are
actively addressing modern
slavery in the supply chains
of businesses operating in
their countries.
Since slavery is illegal,
forced labor businesses rely
on crime and corruption. The
International Labour Organization estimates that forced
labor generates $150 billion
in illicit profits per year.
These profits dont
just benefit individual
criminals. Slavery wouldnt
survive without support from
governments and corrupt
politicians. The ILO reports
that roughly 10 percent of
victims are exploited by the
state or rebel groups.
Almost every government in
the world has committed to
ahatma Gandhi
once said intolerance itself is a form
of violence and an
obstacle to the growth of a true
democratic spirit.
On March 23, North Carolina
officials hastily passed House
Bill 2, a bill that proved North
Carolinas
governor
promotes
policy that
encourages
intolerance in
the community. HB
2 prohibits
members
Ali
from the
Schultz
transgender
Schultz Happens community from
using public
restrooms for the gender they
identify with. On an even
broader scale, the bill inhibits
protection of members of
the LGBTQ+ community by
preventing North Carolina
cities from passing anti-discrimination laws.
This bill is not only exemplary
of ignorant intolerance, but it
is also promoting a community
that is more accepting of violence and less open to a forum
of acceptance. The bill that was
passed during an emergency
session revoked original laws
protecting the LGBTQ+
community in regards to equal
treatment in the workforce
including equal employment
opportunity and pay.
According to the Office
for Victims of Crime, one in
every two transgender people
report being sexually abused
or assaulted during their
lifetime. A statistic that is not

only devastating, but immensely
vile. Half of the community has
reported these crimes against
them; however, I cant remember
once seeing a media outlet break
a story on behalf of a member
of the LGBTQ+ community
committing an act of sexual
abuse or assault.
This leads me to conclude
the obvious: this bill had no
motive other than to be fueled
by narrow-minded ignorance.
HB 2 is not only a detriment to
the LGBTQ+ community, it is a
complete tarnishing of North
Carolinas image as a whole
as well as a significant blow to
the economy. But evidently, the
governor of North Carolina feels
it to act foremost out of bigotry
versus what is expedient for the
vast majority of the population
residing in the Tar Heel State.
Businesses and celebrities
are sticking up for the LGBTQ+
community everywhere,
revoking company-paid trips
and canceling concert tours to
the state, and rightfully so. Most
recently, rock band Pearl Jam,
cancelled its Raleigh tour stop on
Monday, April 18. Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr and other
big-name celebrities have also
publicly cancelled their plans on
performing in the state in protest
of the bill. The cancellations of
concert tours along with some
of the worlds biggest businesses
including Starbucks, Apple
and Facebook (just to name a
few) publically rejecting the bill
obviously poses a large potential
threat to the economy.
Upon hearing about the bill,
I couldnt help but ponder the
thought, when in history have
discriminatory laws ever once
bettered our society, and why

the hell hasnt North Carolinas
Gov. Pat McCrory considered this
himself?
We are a society that has
come a long way in regards to
oppression. It is a fight that is
ongoing whether the oppression
be based on gender, race, age
or sexuality. However, in the last
few decades America has come
leaps and bounds by furthering
and adopting a more progressive
approach in acceptance. From
the monumental Civil Rights
Act of 1964 to the legalization of
gay marriage on a national level
in 2015, laws such as these were
enacted to promote tolerance in
America and provide an environment that cultivates peace and
acceptance instead of nurturing
fundamental intolerance and
violence.
HB 2 is a sign of blindness and
unwillingness to accept progress
in society. It is a bill that is rooted
from hate and an aversion to
understanding. Not everyone
is made from the same mold.
America is a work in progress
that should pride itself on
progress and acceptance of all its
inhabitants. Enacting backwards,
hillbilly laws such as HB 2 is not
only a giant detriment to the
LGBTQ+ community, but also a
poor reflection of the entire state
of North Carolina.
America will never attain a
true democratic spirit that many
politicians would concur that we
strive for until bills rooted from
prejudice are entirely a thing of
the past.
Ali Schultz studies journalism.
She can be reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on Twitter
@AliSchultzzz.
eliminating modern slavery,

but it remains a profitable
venture in business sectors
like agriculture, entertainment, manufacturing and
domestic work.
From the Thai fisherman
trawling fishmeal, to the
Congolese boy mining diamonds, from the Uzbek child
picking cotton, to the Indian
girl stitching footballs, from
the women who sew dresses,
to the cocoa pod pickers,
their forced labour is what we
consume, the Global Slavery
Index says. Modern slavery is
big business.
Modern slavery is not
prevalent in the United States
because we are a stable
country with strong antislavery policies, but countries
like India, China, Pakistan,
Uzbekistan, Russia, Nigeria,
the Democratic Republic
of the Congo, Indonesia,
Bangladesh and Thailand
dont have the same stability
and/or anti-slavery policies.
According to the GSI, these
10 countries account for 71
percent of people living in
modern slavery.
The GSI analyzed vulnerability of people to modern
slavery based on five dimensions, including state policy
on modern slavery, human
rights, human development,
state stability and levels of
discrimination.
The findings illustrate
a strong link between the
stability or instability of a
country and the vulnerability
of its population to modern
slavery, says the GSI report.
Antislavery policies will have
little impact when a countrys
rule of law has broken down
because of civil war, or ethnic

or religious conflict.
Im writing this from my
cozy apartment in a decent
neighborhood in the freest
country in the world. I have
no real concept of modern
slavery because I have never
seen it. But thanks to the
Internet and studies like the
GSI, I know its out there and
happening right now.
I never think about
my plastic water bottles
after I throw them in the
garbage because I never
see them again. Thirty-six
million people are treated like
garbage in the form of human
trafficking or forced labor,
and most of the Western
world remains unaware or
uninterested. In the same
way that most Europeans
werent concerned with the
Atlantic Slave Trade, most
Americans arent concerned
with modern slavery because
its happening far away and
out of sight.
Just because you cant see it
or arent affected by it doesnt
mean its not happening.
According to the GSI,
government action is the
most important factor in
eliminating modern slavery.
While I cant write public
policy in Uzbekistan, I do
have a voice in this country,
one of the most powerful in
the world. Its our government
that has a responsibility to
do something about human
rights violations in other
countries.
Ryan Suppe studies philosphy.
He can be reached alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on
Twitter @salsuppe.
OPINION | A7
Illustration by
Zak Brady/
Nevada Sagebrush
MEATLESS MONDAYS
in light of this years Earth Day
ver the last decade, phrases like

go green and reduce your carbon footprint have become firmly
embedded in our lexicon, just as
Earth Day has become an annual
celebration. As an environmental
advocate, this couldnt make
me happier. Ive been inspired
to see people switch to efficient
light bulbs, recycle and use canvas shopping bags
instead of paper or plastic. According to the Clean
Air Council, nearly two-thirds of Americans say they
recycle on a regular basis compared to a quarter
of Americans in the 1990s. Yet,
while more people have come
to recognize the carbon costs
associated with everyday behaviors
like driving cars, a leading cause
of environmental degradation has
remained largely hidden: factory
farming.
According to the United Nations, animal agribusiness plays a
Kristie
prominent role in climate change.
Middleton
Wherever factory farms operate,
there is sure to be environmental
consequences. Untreated manure from hog
farms runs off into our rivers, streams and other
waterways, killing fish and causing algal blooms.
When this waste inevitably reaches our oceans, this
creates what scientists call dead zones areas of
the ocean where all life dies off or moves away due
to a lack of oxygen. The damage done to our planet
by animal agribusiness is well-documented and
ever-increasing; as our population grows, so too
does our demand for meat.
The good news is that more and more people
are connecting what we put on our plates with
our impact on the planet. The result is that we as a
nation are enjoying more meat-free meals as a way
to help ourselves and the planet that sustains us.
Since its inception in 2003, Meatless Monday has
mushroomed. The idea is simple: enjoy a holiday
from meat one day a week. Its a simple solution with
manifold benefits. According to the Environmental
Defense Fund, If every American skipped one meal
of chicken per week and substituted vegetables and
grains the carbon dioxide savings would be the
same as taking more than half a million cars off of
U.S. roads. A Carnegie Mellon University study
found that wed each do more good for the planet
if we didnt eat meat just one day a week than we
would if we ate exclusively local foods.
There are even more compelling reasons.
Farm animals, like the dogs and cats we consider
members of our families, are individuals with
personalities, needs and the capacity to suffer. Yet
on industrial factory farms, theyre often treated
like mere units on a production line with little
consideration for their suffering.
And, of course, eating more plant-based foods
and fewer animal-based foods is good for our
health. The American Heart Association recommends substituting some of the meat in your diet
with vegetables as a simple way to reduce our risk
of heart disease (Americas No. 1 killer). Even former
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has touted
the virtues of meatless eating, pointing to fitness
celebrity and vegetarian Bill Pearl, who according to
Schwarzenegger is one of the greatest bodybuilders
ever.
Equally exciting is the new world of food youll
begin to explore when you enjoy more meatless
meals. From exotic fare such as Indian and Ethiopian dishes to familiar favorites like spaghetti with
marinara and vegetables or bean burritos, theres no
shortage of options.
Perhaps the easiest and tastiest way to
improve our diet is by practicing the three Rs:
reducing or replacing consumption of animal
products and refining our diets by choosing
products from sources using higher animal welfare
standards.
Small changes multiplied by millions make a
big difference. Each of us, by pledging this Earth
Day to participate in Meatless Monday, can make a
tremendous difference for the world and its inhabitants all year long.
Kristie Middleton is senior food policy director for
The Humane Society of the United States. She can be
reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
After the attack Take Back the Night and victims advocacy
have seen a lot of progress in the

way of sexual consent awareness
on our campus.The Yes! Always
campaign has been making
major strides in the way of educational events and social media posts.
Articles are continually written by The
Sagebrush regarding the importance
of consent. I have
even had private
conversations with
people about their
efforts to be more
aware and consent
conscious in their
sexual endeavors.
However, there is
a side of the sexual
Lauren
assault issue we
Gray
seem to be forgetting. What happens
to someone after an assault? I firmly
support continuously pushing sexual
assault prevention and educating
individuals about consent. However,

there will unfortunately always be
victims of sexual assault; we need to
listen to them and have an even more
difficult conversation.
According to the U.S. Department of
Justices National Crime and Victimization Survey conducted in 2012, it
is estimated that there are 293,066
victims (ages 12 and older) of sexual
assault each year in the U.S. Let me
reiterate. These results are estimated,
based on the results of a survey, of
people ages 12 and older, in 2012.
These facts are important because
they reinforce the very sad truth that
we do not actually know how many
people are victims of sexual assault in
this country, which logically brings us
to conclude that it is nearly impossible
to bring perpetrators to justice or even
know who they are. The Rape, Abuse,
and Incest National Network (RAINN)
(once again) estimates that 68 percent
of sexual assaults are not reported

to police, 98 percent of rapists will
never spend a day in jail and that 44
percent of victims are under the age
of 18. These are estimates, but these
shocking numbers expose the faults of
our nations lack of understanding and
handling sexual assault.
For non-victims, coming forward
may seem like the only option after an
attack. However, it is a lot easier to say
this when you arent actually facing
the consequences of coming out and
unfortunately, there are almost always
consequences. Victims are often embarrassed and feel guilty or responsible
for their attack; given the amount of
victim blaming that still goes on in this
country its easy to understand why
(though victim blaming is incredibly
immoral). Another reason victims stay
assaults are committed by someone
the victim knows, according to RAINN.
If the assailant is a family member,

friend or co-worker, you can imagine
it would be difficult to confront them
and come out to the people around
you and possibly be judged or accused
of lying. Then there is the process of
legal actions taken if a victim does
decide to come forward. Rape kits
(the medical procedure performed on
victims shortly after an attack to collect
evidence) is often called the second
rape because it is invasive and for
many victims, extremely traumatizing
and uncomfortable. Further down
the court process, victim interviews
force the victim to recount and relive
every detail of their experience to
minute detail, which once again is
traumatizing. Not to mention once all
of this effort is put forth, the trauma
experienced and the story is out there,
only 2 percent of rapists actually see
any jail time.
Its time to put an end to the suffering
of victims of sexual assault. This isnt

something victims ask for; it isnt
something anybody asks for. I implore
everyone to attend Take Back the Night
on April 20 in front of the Knowledge
Center so you can personally hear the
stories of countless victims in a safe
space for them to do so. Take Back the
Night is a beautiful and powerful event
where victims can speak about their
experiences away from the pressures of
taking action and are allowed to express
their pain and anger. This event also
highlights the importance of victims
advocacy and supporting victims after
an attack. Please open yourself to
the experiences of victims, gain new
perspectives and let their voices be
heard. You can make a difference.
Lauren Gray studies journalism.
She can be reached at alexandraschultz@unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
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A8
UPCOMING
GAMES
WEEKLY TOP 5
Greatest NBA
players ever
MICHAEL JORDAN
Its one of the most

undisputed facts in sports;
Jordan is the greatest of all time.
Basketball may be the only sport
where its so obvious. Football,
baseball, soccer and golf are all
up for debate, but in basketball
its understood that MJ is the
gold standard. He won three
titles, retired for two years and
then won three more titles. MJ
famously was cut from his varsity
basketball team and allegedly
used that as fuel his entire career.
Thirty-one points per game, 6.2
rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.3 steals.
vs. Air
Force
6 p.m.
4/22
vs. Air
Force
6 p.m.
4/23
Wolf Pack fall below .500 following tough

series against Fresno State
BILL RUSSELL
By Neil Patrick Healy

It was a rough weekend on the
diamond for the Wolf Pack. Nevada
baseball (15-18, 6-7) was swept by
rival Fresno State (24-13, 12-6) over the
weekend, which broke the Packs streak
of four straight series wins. The loss to the
Bulldogs puts the Wolf Pack back below .500.
Nevada lost game one 5-4, despite having
ace Christian Stolo on the mound. He pitched
eight innings, allowed five runs on nine hits
and notched six strikeouts. The Wolf Pack lost 5-4
despite sophomore Cole Krzmarzick going 3-for-4
and knocking in two RBIs.
Fresno State began the first inning with a leadoff
home run on the first at-bat to take an early lead.
Nevada plated two runs in the top of the second
to take its first lead. Senior Justin Hazard hit an RBI
sacrifice fly and redshirt freshman Keaton Smith hit an
RBI single to take a 2-1 advantage.
After the Wolf Pack took a 3-1 lead in the third inning,
the Bulldogs answered with a 5-3 lead in the sixth inning off
four unanswered runs. The Pack pulled within one run in the
eighth inning off a Krzmarzick RBI single. The rally would stop
there, with the Wolf Pack striking out in three straight at-bats.
Game two was a one-sided affair, with Nevada losing 8-3. The Wolf
Pack was down early after Fresno State scored three runs in the first
inning and four in the third inning to take a 7-0 lead. After winning
three straight games with RHP Trevor Charpie on the mound, the
Pack couldnt continue the streak. Charpie was lit up for seven runs in
only five innings and took the loss.
Nevada scored two runs in the fourth inning behind RBI singles
from Bryce Greager and Justin Hazard. After a wild pitch scored a run
for the Wolf Pack in the eighth inning, the rally would fail to come to
fruition. Despite five batters notching multi-hit games, Nevada failed
to get an extra base hit.
Game three was another close one, but the Wolf Pack fell short of
avoiding the sweep by a score of 7-6. Junior LHP Trenton Brooks allowed
four runs (only one earned run) in four innings and took the loss.
Nevada struck first in the fourth inning with a Grant Fennell single
and senior Bryce Greager scoring on a throwing error to take a 1-0
lead. The lead didnt last long, as the Bulldogs scored four runs on five
hits in the bottom of the fourth.
Nevada fought back and pulled within one run in the ninth inning
as Miles Mastrobuoni hit an RBI double and Smith hit an RBI single
to cut the lead to 7-6. The rally fell short once again for the Pack, as
the Bulldogs held on to complete the sweep.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at jrieger@sagebrush.unr.edu and
on Twitter @NP_Healy.
14-4
26-11
24-13
Air Force
8-7
18-13
Nevada
6-7
15-18
UNLV
8-10
15-20
San Diego State 4-8
10-23
San Jose State
11-24
4-14
Batting avg.
.321
5.3
Runs scored per game 7.58
.380
Slugging percentage
.456
.371
On-base percentage
.377
PITCHING
4.77
Earned run avg.
4.81
.282
Opposing batting avg. .267
9.64
Hits allowed per game 8.97

Fielding percentage
.960
Runs scored per game 6.23
RIFLE
Nevada sophomore Emily Capaul
placed 11th in the 50-meter
three-position smallbore at the
2016 National Junior Olympics
Championships this past
weekend. Capaul shot 573 both
days of competition and finished
with a total of 1,146. Capaul
finished with 32 center scores
in two rounds. She also tied the
Nevada school record with a 597
in air rifle against Ohio State.
MENS BASKETBALL
Nevada sophomore guard
Eric Cooper Jr. will not return
next season and has elected
to transfer from the program,
according to his father. Cooper
will have to sit out the next
season due to NCAA transfer
rules and will have two years of
eligibility remaining. Cooper, who
averaged 9.3 points per game
last season, was expected to be
the Wolf Packs go-to shooter.
With him only shooting 29
percent from 3-point and, the
incoming freshman class and
transfers like Marcus Marshall
becoming eligible, there would be
a fight for minutes.
MENS GOLF
The Nevada mens golf team
finished 11th out of 15 at the El
Macero Classic last weekend.
The Wolf Pack finished with a
team score of 308 on Sunday,
totaling 922 (316-298-308) for
the weekend and 58-over par.
Junior Nick Fuller tied for 39th
place out of 90 after finishing
with a score of 228 for the
weekend. Sophomore Corey
Eddings matched finished one
stroke behind Fuller to earn
a tie for 42nd. Sophomore
David Hinitz, shot an 81 in the
final round and finished 53rd,
his career-best finish. Nevada
heads to the Mountain West
Championship April 22-24 at
Tucson National Golf Course in
Tucson, Arizona.
Nevada womens tennis lost to

UC Davis on Monday, April 18.
After surging in the middle of
the season and winning seven
straight matches, the Wolf Pack
has lost the last two to finish 8-8.
Nevadas 75th-ranked doubles
team of Sheila Morales and
Blaga Delic won their match 7-5
to win their ninth straight win
and improve to 19-8 this season.
Their 19 wins this season is the
third best season in program
history and their 35 career
doubles wins rank second in
school history.
Overall
12-6
.282
WOMENS TENNIS
MW STANDINGS
Fresno State
AF
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
You could make a case

for Chamberlain, Larry
Bird, Oscar Robertson or Kobe
Bryant, but Duncan wins out
for two primary reasons. For
one, Duncan made everyone
around him better, contrary
to someone like Bryant who
diminished everyone elses role.
The Spurs were able to build
around Duncan because of his
winning attitude and defensive
tendencies. Secondly, Duncan
won five championships 15 years
apart and three finals MVPs. Not
bad for the big fundamental.
New Mexico
Category
OFFENSE
*All statistics thru games 4/18/16
TIM DUNCAN
Conf.
Nevada
5.27
If youre judging greatness

based on championships,
Russell is your guy. The Celtics
center won 11 championships in
13 years and was a monstrous
rebounder. In a game against
the Syracuse Nationals in 1959,
Russell collected 51 rebounds,
the second most in NBA history.
His rival throughout his career
was Wilt Chamberlain, who was
a statistically better player, yet
only won two championships.
Standings
TALE OF THE TAPE
.978
Earvin Magic Johnsons

most important basketball
moment came in game five
of the 1980 NBA Finals when
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar suffered
an ankle injury and Magic was
forced to start at center for the
Lakers in game six (his primary
position was point guard).
Magic, as a rookie, finished game
six with 42 points, 15 rebounds
and seven assists, as the Lakers
clinched an NBA title.
at San Diego
State
2 p.m.
4/29
FIELDING
The NCAA outlawed

dunking while Abdul-Jabbar
was in college because he was
so dominant. It was during that
period that he popularized his
world-famous skyhook. He won
championships 18 years apart
and was named finals MVP both
times. Hes the all-time leading
scorer in the NBA and a six-time
NBA champion. Much of his
career he was compared to Wilt
Chamberlain, but Abdul-Jabbar
was much more focused on
basketball and on winning.
at San Diego
State
6 p.m.
4/29
vs. UC
Davis
6 p.m.
4/26
Pack gets swept
KAREEM ABDULJABBAR
MAGIC JOHNSON
vs. Air
Force
1 p.m.
4/24
Photo courtesy of Andrea Wilkinson/Nevada Athletics
Miles Mastrobuoni (10) swings at a pitch during Nevadas game against San Diego State on Sunday, April 3, at Peccole Park. Nevada lost
its series against Fresno State over the weekend to fall back below .500.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached

at neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and
on Twitter @SagebrushSports.
WHATS WRONG WITH JACKS NBA ALL-TIME GREATS LIST?

You cannot in good conscience put Bill Russell ahead
of Wilt Chamberlain on an all-time list. Basketball is a
team game and the Celtics of Russells time were totally
stacked with Hall of Famers. From 1957-1969, Russell
played with a minimum of three Hall of Fame players.
In 1963, he played with seven. Using the rings isnt a
fair argument when judging individuals. Wilt averaged
50 points and 25 rebounds in a single season, is the
only center in NBA history to lead the league in assists, Neil Patrick
averaged 30 points and 23 rebounds for his career, and Healy
is the most dominant force the league has ever seen.
VS
THE WEEKLY DEBATE
Jack
Rieger
But Neil, how is it that the most dominant center in the

history of basketball won just two championships when
he was playing against guys half a foot smaller than him?
He scored 100 points in one game; youre telling me he
couldnt string together more than two championships
while playing against guys that were bartending in the
offseason? The reason was because Wilt cared more
about women and clothing and parties than he did
winning. And also because the great Bill Russell had
his number in the finals. Russell won the head to head
matchup 85-57 and won nine more championships.
NBA
UP
Stock
with
and out of shape and his team crawled

into the playoffs, so theres no chance
there. Klay Thompson is not getting in
over Westbrook, who is having one of the
best statistical seasons in the history of
basketball.
Draymond Green is redefining the
center position in basketball. The guy
is 67, yet shuts down opponents six
inches taller than him. His defense,
motor and speed are critical to Golden
States lineup of death. And finally,
Kevin Durant is not on the list, which
is unfortunate, but who am I supposed
to take off? Kawhi Leonard is the best
player on a 67-win team and also the
best defensive player in basketball.
LeBron James is the only guy to con-
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Neil Patrick Healy
STOCK UP
KOBE BRYANT
In his last game of his career, the
Laker legend dropped 60 points
and led a comeback win over the
Utah Jazz. Bryant is one of the most
polarizing athletes in the history of
sports, but his final game was generally received as the culmination of
a great career. To put in perspective,
Michael Jordan had 15 points in
his final game. Allen Iverson had 13
and Shaquille ONeal didnt score a
single point. It demonstrated just
how impressive Kobe dropping 60
points at the age of 37 truly was.
Sure, he went 22-for-50, but thats
about 44 percent. Thats around his
career average. Snoop Dogg, Jay
Z and Jack Nicholson were going
crazy in the stands and Kanye West
even smiled. There isnt a better way
for a legend to go out.
STOCK DOWN
JJ WATT
Houston Texans defensive end JJ
Watt is one of the most recognized
figures in sports for both his
dynamic play and his marketable
personality. Watt is also known to
be somewhat of an attention seeker
in the media. Last Wednesday was
the final day of the NBA regular
season and two historical moments
taking place. Lakers legend Kobe
Bryant was playing his final game
of his career and the Golden State
Warriors were going for a NBA
record 73 regular season wins. A
historic night, but Watt decided
to post to Twitter about how hed
rather work to be like Kobe & Steph
than watch em. Then during the
end of the Laker game, Watt is live
tweeting Kobe scoring 60, which
clearly means he was watching
the game. Hes a liar! Watt needs to
chill about drawing the attention
to himself about showing everyone
how hard he works or he needs to
not say hes not watching it and
then watch while live tweeting the
game.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached
at neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @NP_Healy.
SPORTS | A9
FIRST TEAM ALL-NBA
JR: Steph Curry, Russel Westbrook,

Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James,
Draymond Green. There are three
interesting things about this team.
Russel Westbrook is not a shooting
guard, Draymond Green is not a center
and Kevin Durant was left out. In the
case of Westbrook, the guy plays like
a shooting guard in terms of shooting
volume and movement off the ball. The
dirty little secret in the NBA is that there
are almost no really good two-guards.
James Harden showed up this season fat
Softball
Game two was where UNLV gained

momentum. Despite a two-run
rally in the top of the seventh, Nevada
could not grab on, as the Pack fell to
UNLV, 5-3, on Saturday. Nevada players still found their groove and made
stellar plays.
Gibson went 3-for-4 with two
runs while Sweet went 2-for-4 with
two RBI doubles. Junior McKenna
Isenberg only allowed two runs and
struck out four Rebels. UNLV used
the Packs quiet start going up 3-0
in the second. With two-outs and
Gibson now on third, Purcell sent a
perfect cut to the left center that cut
the Nevada deficit, making the score
3-1. Wolf Pack errors lost the pack this
game, as UNLV capitalized and made
Cam
Despite his potential and the

productivity being evident, there
werent exactly NBA scouts clambering to get into Lawlor Events Center
to watch him play. The Mountain
West Conference has been down the
past few seasons making it harder
to get noticed. This new rule change
provides Oliver, and other players
like him, more opportunities to get
noticed.
One benefit that will serve Oliver
well is scouts projecting what position he plays. Oliver is sometimes
labeled a tweener (a player with
a wide range of skills, but isnt a
perfect fit in a specific position) and
up until recently that was a detriment to your draft stock. Now that
wide range of skills is valued highly
at the next level. Try watching an
NBA game without hearing the word
sider, and you could make a convincing

argument. Durant is averaging more
points and rebounds, but his field goal
percentage is lower and the Thunder lost
way too many games it shouldve won
this season. Im biased to the king.
NP: Steph Curry, Russell Westbrook,
Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James, DeMarcus Cousins.
There are two players missing
from my All-NBA team that will get
people talking: James Harden and Kevin
Durant. With Hardin, he is a prolific
scorer who turns the ball over too much.
He has had more turnovers this season
than any player in league history. That
was an easy pick for me because the
Rockets have had a disappointing
the lead 5-1 in the fourth. Nevada

came out in its last chance with
Martinez leading off the top of the
seventh with a line drive right up the
middle. Gibson smacked a single up
the middle that gave Nevada runners
on the corners. Sweet then stepped
to the plate and made the score 5-3.
UNLV would retire Nevada, and end
the game.
UNLV came out with a frightening
start in game three, taking a massive
7-1 lead. Sweet stepped to the plate
and sent a hit to center field. A UNLV
error gave Sweet a three-run home
run and cut the Nevada deficit to
7-4. Jenkins followed Sweets home
run with an infield single. Purcell was
next batter and cranked the ball to
the right field, bringing in two more
runs, making UNLVs lead 7-6 The
Rebels responded with two runs in
the third to extend their lead to 9-6.
Sophomore Amanda Nicholas and

senior Hannah Harger made it a onerun game. Gibson hit a quick cut, and
Geil and Martinez scored, giving the
Pack its first lead since the second
inning. Nevada tacked on two more
singles from Sweet and Purcell, making it a 12-9 lead. The Rebels grabbed
two runs in the bottom of the sixth
that made it 12-11. Sweet came to the
plate with a runner on in the top of
seventh and hit her record-breaking
home that made it 14-11. Isenberg
ended the game with her fourth
strikeout of the afternoon.
Nevada is now tied for second in
the Mountain West standings with
San Jose State, who comes to Reno
this weekend for a three-game series.
versatility 100 times. Players like

Draymond Green, Jae Crowder and
Kenneth Faried are tweeners who
have found success and have blazed
a path for players like Oliver.
The right move for Oliver is to
go through this whole process and
come back for his sophomore year.
Unless something crazy happens
thats exactly what I think is going
to occur. Oliver does have the
potential, but he is still raw. Even
though the NBA draft is based more
on potential than being ready for
the next level, Oliver still needs to
hone his craft before he has a shot
at getting drafted. Multiple scouting
websites dont even have Oliver in
their top 100, let alone drafted. CBS
Sports doesnt have Oliver ranked
in the top 100 draft prospects,
DraftExpress doesnt have him in the
top 100 freshmen, and NBAdraft.
net doesnt even have any ratings or
scouting info on his profile.
Oliver is testing the waters here
with the draft process, but expect

him to be back in a Nevada uniform
next season. NBA evaluations will
show him what he needs to improve
on and hell apply that going into
the season, which will result in a
better player for Pack fans to marvel
at. It will also result in more scouts
showing up to Lawlor to watch.
Oliver is a top-100 freshman in the
country. He just needs the right
exposure to prove it, and a stellar
sophomore season with a MWC
win and a good performance in the
NCAA Tournament is the best way
to do that.
So take a deep breath, Nevada
fans. Youll most likely still have him
for another season. Enjoy it while
you can, because next years draft
announcement may be a little more
final.
Will Compton can be reached at neil@

sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @
SagebrushSports.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at

neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @NP_Healy.
season and the turnovers are too much

for me.
As for Durant, I struggled with this,
but I have to put Leonard here because
hes the best two-way player in the
league. He is arguably the leagues best
defender and leads the Spurs in points,
steals and blocks. He gets overlooked
sometimes because he doesnt play in
a big market, but Leonard is the real
deal. Durant was so close to getting first
team, but I have to give it to Leonard.
Jack Rieger can be reached at Jrieger@
sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter @
JackRieger. Neil Patrick Healy can be
reached at neil@sagebrush.unr.edu and
on Twitter @NP_Healy.
UNLV
While he wasnt as sought after as Beard,

Menzies is not a bad backup plan for UNLV.
In fact, he may be exactly what that program
needs.
Menzies is not what you would call a sexy
head coach selection. He never coached in
the NBA, hes not Rick Pitino and he doesnt
have any connections to the 1990 Rebels. The
program is in a rebuilding phase and their record over the past couple seasons, as well as
the dysfunction of the athletic department,
reflects that. If anything, its time to press
reset and find a fresh face who can start over
and UNLV may have found him.
Menzies spent the last decade coaching at
New Mexico State where he won five consecutive WAC titles, five NCAA tournament
appearances and averaged 22 wins per year.
Last season, New Mexico State ranked 10th
nationally in scoring defense, 11th in field
goal percentage defense and fifth in rebounding margin. Those are all areas where UNLV
was well below average.
Menzies also has a reputation as an effective recruiter; he was the head recruiter at San
Diego State in the early 2000s and stockpiled
Louisville with talent in the same role. At New
Mexico State, Menzies flexed his recruiting
muscles with international prospects, as 11 of
the 16 players on the NMSU roster had international backgrounds. His recruiting record
is especially impressive, considering how
difficult it must be to convince an 18-year-old
to come to Las Cruces, New Mexico.
UNLV fans have been put through the
wringer in the last couple of years. Four different coaches in the span of four months,
an NCAA tournament drought and a roster
that looks more like an attendance sheet
for a colleges music appreciation class. But
despite all of that, UNLV managed to attract a
talented coach and recruiter whos willing to
endure an uphill battle.
Now he better get to work.
Jack Rieger can be reached at jrieger@sagebrush.unr.edu and Twitter @JackRieger.
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UNLV picks
fourth coach
in 100 days
DEBATE
Previewing
the NBA
playoffs
Nevada freshman forward Cameron Oliver (0)

squares up against UNLV star forward Stephen
Zimmerman (33) on Jan. 23 at Lawlor Events
Center. Oliver declared for the NBA draft, but
has not hired an agent.
By Jack Rieger
The UNLV basketball program just suffered
through a week from hell.
On April 9, former Arkansas-Little Rock coach
Chris Beard signed a five-year contract to coach
for the Rebels. Seven days later, Beard bolted for
the Texas Tech head coaching job, where his family lives and where he was an assistant coach for
10 years. UNLV, feeling like a forgotten prom date
who was ditched for the ex-girlfriend, quickly announced its hiring of Marvin Menzies on April 16.
What exactly did Beard figure out between the
moment he agreed to coach UNLV and the moment he left?
Maybe its that 10 players from last years (18-15)
team are either declaring for the NBA draft, transferring to another school or graduating. UNLV
also only has two verbal commitments from
incoming freshmen after Carlos Johnson, who
previously was a verbal commit, de-committed
due to uncertainty of the program right now.
Or maybe Beard was turned off by the way the
Nevada Board of Regents embraced the terms of
his contract. The 13 members of the board voted
9-4 in favor of the contract, which paid Beard
$5.75 million over five years. It was the most no
votes for a Nevada coach, with much of the resistance due to the financial terms of the contract.
One of the board members, Richard Trachok, left
Beard with a warm goodbye.
If you do half as well next year as you did in
negotiating this contract, it will be a hell of a
season, Trachok said to Beard after the vote.
So let me ask you: if you were a talented
up-and-coming coach with offers around the
country, would you choose UNLV? As a general
rule of thumb, chaos doesnt attract talent, and
UNLV is as disorderly as rush hour traffic on Las
Vegas Boulevard.
One day after Beard took off, UNLV hired
Menzies to be its fourth coach in one year.
The Rebels have had more basketball coaches
than road wins in the past 100 days. While
See UNLV page A9
FAVORITE SLEEPER TEAM
OLIVER
TESTS
NBA
Photo courtesy of Andrea Wilkinson/Nevada Athletics
A Nevada softball player lays down a bunt

against Niagara on Friday, April 8, at Christina
M. Hixson Softball Park. Nevada won two out of
three over UNLV last weekend.
Wolf Pack softball

wins two out of
three over UNLV
By Will Compton
The Nevada softball team had plenty to
celebrate about this weekend, as senior Megan
Sweet grabbed herself 35 career home runs,
the program record. Sweet played a crucial
role in the Wolf Packs victory over UNLV in the
three-game series.
Nevada opened up the series strong, crushing UNLV with a 6-0 shutout on Friday. Freshman Brooke Bollinger pitched a complete
game shutout, along with six strikeouts and
freshman Kwynn Warner batted a solid 4-for-5,
with two runs and one RBI. Warner opened up
the game with double to the left-center of the
field. Once the Rebels silenced two of Nevadas
hitters, Jasmine Jenkins stepped up to the plate
and ripped a double down the left field line
and gave the Pack a 1-0 lead. Junior Melissa Arriaga stepped up to the plate and walked, and
that led sophomore Aaliyah Gibson from third
coming in for the score and made the lead 2-0.
Junior Raquel Martinez led-off the sixth with
a walk, and Warner smacked an in-field single.
Gibson found a seam in the right side that led
Martinez to score and the Pack went up 3-0.
Sophomore Jennifer Purcell made it a 5-0 game
after screaming her 17th double of the season
right down the right field line and cleared the
bases.
See SOFTBALL page A9
DRAFT
Nevada forward tests draft

process, does not hire agent
evada freshman forward

Cameron Oliver decided to
take the plunge into the NBA
draft process last Friday.
Oliver posted a photo to Instagram
announcing his decision.
Without further notice I will be
declaring my name for [the] 2016 NBA
draft process without
hiring an agent so I
will retain my college
eligibility, Oliver said.
There is no doubt
that there will be angry
fans in the comment
section of articles
screaming, HES
NOWHERE CLOSE TO
Neil Patrick
BEING READY! These
Healy
are the same people
who say no freshman
is ready for the NBA and have a vendetta
against the one-and-done rule, but the
key phrase is, without hiring an agent.
To Nevada fans, this means you need to
pump the breaks and relax.
With a new rule change announced by
the NCAA last January combined with
the rules already in place by the NBA,
college basketball players can enter their
name into the draft three times throughout their career. If the player hasnt hired
an agent, he can still return to school
before the May 25 deadline (10 days
after the NBA combine). With around
1,000 players entering their name into
the draft, its becoming more common
for players to go through the evaluation

process to see where they may land.
For fringe prospects like Oliver,
this rule change offers a chance to
be evaluated by NBA teams and hear
where their stock is. Players are allowed
to participate in the NBA combine,
workout once in private with each of the
30 NBA teams and can work with their
coach in private 12 hours a week if they
are invited to the combine. The new
change also gives prospects a security
net to return to school if they dont get
the projection they wanted. Out of the
1,000 players entered in the draft, only
60 of them will get drafted. Some are
college seniors and foreign players, but
many are underclassmen that wouldnt
get drafted and would lose their college
eligibility without this rule change.
Oliver is a player that has pro potential.
At 6-foot-8, he possesses the size, athleticism and skill set that is all the rage in the
NBA these days. He can shoot jumpers,
rebound, block shots, run the floor well in
transition and has a developing 3-point
shot. He has the potential to player the
three or the four spot, while being slotted
in at center in certain lineups. Olivers
game took a big step forward during
Nevadas eight postseason games, where
he averaged 20.1 points, 10.7 rebounds
and 3.5 blocks while leading the Wolf
Pack to the first postseason tournament
championship in program history.
See CAM page A9
Jack Rieger: Of all the lower seeds in

the playoffs, I think the Pacers have the
best chance of upsetting their opponent
and possibly upsetting a second opponent.
They have the best
player in the series in Paul
George, who had a very
underrated year, averaging 23 points, seven
rebounds and four assists.
George is also an All-NBA
defender and hell be
matched up on Torontos
X factor, DeMar DeRozan.
Jack
DeRozan earns his
Rieger
paycheck in the midrange
portion of the floor, and
Georges combination
of length and quickness
makes him a matchup
nightmare against
DeRozan, whos about
two inches shorter. Myles
Turner and Ian Mahinmi
are two really underrated
big men on Indianas
Neil Patrick
roster, and they should
Healy
defend Torontos center
Jonas Valanciunas well.
Once again, Larry Bird has put together a
competitive, athletic team in Indiana.
Im not sold on the Raptors at all as a
contender in the Eastern Conference for
a few reasons. For one, they havent won a
playoff series in 15 years. That seems like
an unfair thing to hold against a team, but
experience matters in the NBA playoffs.
Also, Torontos coach Dwane Casey hasnt
proven hes able to effectively manage an
NBA roster during the playoffs. He will be
exposed against Frank Vogel, one of the
cleverest coaches in basketball.
Neil Patrick Healy: Im expecting
the Miami Heat to really contend in the
Eastern Conference this postseason. The
Heat did damage control after Chris Bosh
went down to injury and make for a very
interesting No. 3 seed. With Dwyane Wade
still playing at a high level, the midseason
acquisition of guard Joe Johnson and the
emergence of Hassan Whiteside, Justise
Winslow and Josh Richardson really makes
the potential matchup of Cleveland and
Miami look really sexy. Luol Deng has really
flourished while hes been playing the four
spot and the team is getting hot at the right
time.
The Heat matches up well with the
Cavaliers in a potential conference final.
Whiteside is a nightmare for Tristan
Thompson on the block and Wade is better
than any guard the Cavs have. ESPN analyst
Amin Elhassan was the only ESPN personality to pick the Heat to win the Eastern
Conference and people said he was crazy.
Doesnt look too crazy now.
NON-WARRIORS PICK TO WIN

THE CHAMPIONSHIP
JR: Barring an injury, the Warriors are the

heavy favorites to repeat as champs. But
lets remember that Steph Curry has had
surgery on both of his ankles and the playoffs warrant a different level of physicality.
The Spurs were clearly the second best team
in the league this season, but Ill go with the
Cavs because their road to the finals is less
challenging. Also, they have a guy named
LeBron James who has appeared in six
straight finals.
In the first round last year, the Cavaliers
offense really found its rhythm against the
Celtics. That was with both Kevin Love and
Kyrie Irving playing at full strength, but in
game four of the series Love separated his
shoulder and the Cavs offense regressed.
Funny things happen when the playoffs
start, when teams stop holding back and the
goal of winning every night has meaning.
The Cavs offense, which has been criticized
for its inability to incorporate Love effectively, can hang with anyone when operating like it was against Boston last season.
Can they figure out when and how to play
Love against the Warriors smaller lineup?
Thats the question Tyronn Lue will need to
answer.
NP: Isnt this an obvious pick? It has to
be the San Antonio Spurs by a mile. The
Spurs arguably play the best defense in the
league; they have the deadly combination of
LaMarcus Aldridge and Kawhi Leonard and
only lost one game at home all season. Despite the Warriors having a historic regular
season, they didnt clinch the No. 1 seed in
the Western Conference until the final two
weeks of the season.
The point differential and points per 100
possessions are dead even between the
Warriors and the Spurs, so this is going to
be an epic series that will more than likely
determine the winner of the finals. I dont
have faith in the Cavs to beat either team
from the West because there still seem to be
chemistry issues with LeBron James, Kyrie
Irving and Kevin Love. The Spurs are the
favorite to win the finals right behind the
Warriors.
See NBA page A9

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NEVADA SAGEBRUSH

SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SINCE 1893

TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2016

FIRST COPY FREE, ADDITIONAL COPIES 50 CENTS EACH

VOLUME 122, ISSUE 30

Local animal sanctuary begins journey

responsible for four wild, orphaned

See BEARS page A2

Photo courtesy of NDOW

From Michigan to China: the

trade, and specifically the

ments during a debate in

See FREE TRADE page A3

Jacob Solis/Nevada Sagebrush

ASUN kicks off new session

of the University of Nevadas

EAT GREEN ON EARTH DAY

See ASUN page A2

founded in 1972, the centennial of the first Arbor Day, and

See TREES page A2

OLIVER DECLARES FOR THE DRAFT A10

TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2016

Student voice of the University of

Continued from page A1

Volume 122 Issue 30

Managing Editor Jordan Russell

News Editor Jacob Solis

Asst. News Editor Marcus Lavergne

Sports Editor Neil Patrick Healy

Asst. Sports Editor Jack Rieger

Opinion Editor Ali Schultz

A&E Editor Blake Nelson

Design Editor Nicole Kowalewski

Asst. Design Editor Rebecca Day

Photo Editor Breanna Denney

Copy Editor Alexa Solis

Copy Editor Daniel Putney

Multimedia Editor Maddison Cervantes

Web Master Maddie Mitch

Illustrator Zak Brady

Office Manager Victoria Ramos

Advertising Office Nicole Auldridge

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Photo Courtesy of Aaron Hiibel/Animal Ark

Continued from page A1

sleuth or group. Finding four baby bears

gain and minimizing human-to-bear

Continued from page A1

Photos by Breanna Denney

(Above) Students sit under a weeping crabapple

have a lot of eating to do before getting

each of whom were also

TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2016

Duke professor lectures on music and understanding

Through drama, music, poetry and

of sounds, supposedly unique to the

Jacques Coursil shows us that we can

policies, has resulted in the shrinking of

WHAT IS FREE TRADE?

has since morphed into the World Trade

we call comparative advantage, which is

WHY ALL THE DEBATE?

both NAFTA and TPP, frequently calling