Nevada Sagebrush Archives 10/28/08

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2008 VOLUME CXV NUMBER 11 SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SINCE 1893
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MY GAY RENO
Columnist P.B. Russell talks
about the woes of the Biggest
Little Citys homosexual
curse. Page A6
DEFENSIVE STRUGGLES
Nevada is ranked last in
pass defense this season.
The Nevada Sagebrush
investigates why. Page B1
GHOST HUNTERS
UNRs own Nevada Student
Paranormal Investigation has
what it takes to bust ghosts this
Halloween. Page A12
INDEX
Video: Watch a highlight reel of Saturdays volleyball game.
Photo galleries: Take a look at this week in photos.
Podcast: Stay tuned for an interview with two ex-terrorists this
Thursday.
Check for: breaking news and events throughout the week.
ONLINE THIS WEEK AT NEVADASAGEBRUSH.COM
WEEKLY UPDATE.............................................A3
CLASSIFIEDS ..............................................................A5
PERSPECTIVES .......................................................A6
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT...... A12
SPORTS .................................................................................... B1
ELECTION COVERAGE...........................C1
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By Wheeler Cowperthwaite
Jurors handed Mohamed
Kamaludeen a life sentence
without the possibility of parole
on Thursday after hearing testi-
mony from Judy Calders fam-
ily and a Canadian inspector
investigating a 1993 stabbing
that Kamaludeen was allegedly
involved in.
Kamaludeen was convicted
Wednesday of murdering Uni-
versity of Nevada,
Reno professor
Judy Calder on
Aug. 18, 2007 and
soliciting someone
else to murder her
in 2006.
Ka ma l ude e n
owed Calder more
than $150,000 and
stabbed her four
or ve times in
the chest. He then
dumped her body
off Highway 93
near Wells, Nev.,
with the help of
an accomplice,
Carlos Filomeno.
Filomeno testi-
ed against Ka-
maludeen in the
murder trial.
Kamaludeen is
also wanted in Canada for the
stabbing death of a garage owner
for a ring, necklace and cash. The
Canadian inspector said Kama-
ludeen coerced a 17-year-old boy
into murdering the man and that
he told the boy to cut the ring off
his hand.
In the Calder murder trial,
Washoe County District Court
Judge Patrick Flanagan set the
sentencing for Kamaludeens
solicitation of murder charge
and the two enhancements on
his murder charge for Dec. 10.
Kim Calder, Judy Calders
daughter, said the sentencing in
a sense makes us better able to
go on.
She told the jury during sen-
tencing that Kamaludeen took
advantage of her mothers trust.
Snifes reverberated through the
audience and jury as Kim Calder
continued to speak, her voice
trembling when recalling her
mother.
She believed in people, she
said. He used this very kindness
to take advantage of her.
Its nice not to have something
hanging over our heads, like the
trial, Carolyn Conger, Calders
sister, said.
Conger told jurors she had to
receive a pacemaker shortly after
the loss of Calder.
This time has been so dev-
astating, the stress so great, my
heart has actually stopped work-
ing, she said.
Kamaludeen said he forced the
British embassy, which handles
citizens of Kamaludeens native
Guyana, to extradite him to the
U.S. for the trial.
He maintained that he did not
kill Calder. While addressing the
jury, he kept his eyes locked on an
empty witness box.
Reno police Detective David
Fogarty said Kamaludeen lied to
the jury. Kamaludeen planned to
travel to Brazil and then walk to his
home country of Guyana, he said.
Kamaludeen tried to ee when he
realized authorities wanted to cap-
ture him for extradition, he said.
Wheeler Cowperthwaite can
be reached at wheelerc@
nevadasagebrush.com.
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University of Nevada, Reno student Jeremiah Frank uses canes to walk. He tries to avoid staircases, like the one in front of Edmund J. Cain Hall, but is forced to
sometimes take lengthy alternate routes to do so. The extra distance is difcult for the 28-year-old, who has cerebral palsy and scoliosis.
Everything is just extra time and that gets tiresome, but its just a way of life.
Jeremiah Frank, UNR student with cerebral palsy and scoliosis
SEPARATE, NOT EQUAL
Calders
killer
to serve
life term
By Jessica Fryman
A
s he drags his legs, crooked and bent inward at the knees, Jeremiah
Frank slowly pounds his canes into the sidewalk for support. Di-
agnosed with cerebral palsy at birth, Frank struggles to walk to his
University of Nevada, Reno classes. At the campus on the hill, Frank
battles stairs, narrow walkways and lengthy routes to accessible entrances.
It gets tiring sometimes, the 28-year-old political science and history
major said. I dont have a lot of extra energy to give at the end of the day.
Frank, who also has scoliosis, is one of 24 UNR students who are mobility
impaired and used the Disability Resource Center in 2007. Several faculty and
staff members have mobility impairments, but the university does not record
ofcial numbers.
The university works continuously to provide access for people who are
disabled through building improvements, academic accommodations and
special assistance at Wolf Pack sporting events.
But sometimes thats not enough.
We always need to be diligent in stressing advocacy and more resources for
people with disabilities, said John Burnett, director of the Equal Opportuni-
ties and Afrmative Action Ofce.
TRAVERSING THE TERRAIN
When Frank arrives at school after his hour-long commute from Truckee, Ca-
lif., he rst scans the parking lot behind the Fleischmann Agriculture Building in
search of an open handicap space. Usually unsuccessful, Frank nds alternative
handicap parking across campus by the Reynolds School of Journalism. Then he
treks back, walking about two or three times slower than most students.
Its time consuming, but its just the way it is, he said.
Along the way, Frank often faces stairs. Some staircases, like the steep set
leading to Edmund J. Cain Hall, he tries to avoid. But others, like the few steps
at the entrance of the Reynolds School of Journalism and many other build-
ings on campus, he can handle.
Most of the stairs, thank goodness, have railings, but if they dont have rail-
ing that becomes really difcult, he said. I just have to be really slow and
methodical.
If there are handrails, the canes clamped around Franks wrists often get stuck
against the metal railing. In some of his worse case scenarios, the entanglement
snaps one of his walking crutches off his arm, sending it tumbling to the bottom
of the staircase. If this happens, he shimmies his hands down the railing for sup-
port and heads back to the base of the steps so he can start over.
To avoid the stairs, most buildings have accessible entrances at the side or
back, instead of the front and its often a longer route to get there.
The American Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, which contains all technical
Obamas visits to UNR attract national notoriety
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Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has visited the
University of Nevada, Reno twice in the past month, attracting more
than 11,000 people in both appearances. University ofcials said
the presidential candidates visits bring UNR national recognition.
Mohamed
Kamaludeen
Judy Calder
Watch a video featuring UNR student Jeremiah Franks travels through
the campus on a hill.
Check out an interactive map to see accessible routes versus main-
stream paths around campus.
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MURDER TRIAL
See OBAMA Page A4
By Jessica Fryman
During both of Democratic
presidential candidate Sen.
Barack Obamas recent Univer-
sity of Nevada, Reno campaign
stops, thousands packed the
venues, drawing national me-
dia attention.
For UNR, the recognition means
a lot. It strengthens programming,
increases student recruitment
and could lead to better rankings
in national reports, UNR spokes-
woman Jane Tors said.
I think that having somebody
on the national stage make an ap-
pearance really helps do that, she
said. To have a number of things
happening (at UNR) that gain us
national awareness could lead to
good things for the university.
UNR President Milton Glick
said some of those elements in-
clude bringing more awareness
to the university.
It raises the reputation of the
university which helps gradu-
ates when they go out and look
for jobs, he said.
Glick said although he is
pleased with Obamas visits, stu-
dents want to hear both sides.
Because Republican presiden-
tial candidate John McCain has
yet to visit campus, the Associ-
ated Students of the University
of Nevada invited his campaign,
but no campus stops have been
secured, Glick said.
Heidi Smith, chairman of the
Washoe County Republican Par-
ty, said McCain wanted to visit
the campus before the election
cycle, but he couldnt visit UNR
and would not specify why. She
said the campaign hasnt tried
to visit the university since its
rst attempt.
We would have not turned
any presidential candidate
down, Glick said.
Glick said its possible the
facility McCain requested was
not available, but he is unsure of
why McCain chose not to visit.
Tors said political campaigns
have a lot to consider when de-
ciding where to visit, like reach-
ing out to a specic audience.
For example, Obamas visits to
campus are rooted in his cam-
paigns efforts to target young
voters, said Kristen Searer, com-
munications director for the
campaign.
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In "Ofcials considering
cutting language, ag pro-
grams," the University of
Nevada, Reno alum's name
is Chris Trent.
In A roaring revival, the
UNR Alumni Association
paid for the re dancers.
CORRECTIONS
By Tara Verderosa
CampusBuddy, a new applica-
tion on Facebook, aims to help
students choose what university
classes would be most benecial
for them to take.
The application provides
students with the percentage of
each letter grade given at univer-
sities, broken down by class and
professor. Students can also post
reviews of a particular class or
professor to better prepare those
registering for a class.
Our goal is to put students
in charge of their academic
career, said Mike Moradian, the
creator of CampusBuddy. We
want them to be able to make
educated decisions about the
classes they are choosing.
CampusBuddy was launched
Oct. 14. It currently gives
students access to the grades
given in classes at 250 universi-
ties, including the University of
Nevada, Reno, with more than
80 million grades. Anyone with
a Facebook account can access
CampusBuddy by logging onto
their page. Access to grades and
reviews are free, unlike similar
services such as pickaprofessor.
com, which charges $10 a year
for its service.
We feel that charging defeats
the entire purpose of helping
students, Moradian said.
He said it is similar to sites
such as ratemyprofessor.com
but is more benecial because
of its social networking features.
Unlike reading reviews from
mostly anonymous sources,
such as pickaprofessor.com,
here students can get feedback
from people they know and
trust.
Its great that we are working
with Facebook because it is so
college-oriented, Moradian
said. Its a great way to foster in-
teraction between students and
is the best resource for students
to nd what classes they want to
take.
Moradian developed the idea
of CampusBuddy three years
ago while he was still a student
at the University of California,
Los Angeles, and has been col-
lecting data from universities for
more than two years.
Many students and professors
say that while CampusBuddy
can be helpful, it can also have
a negative effect if used incor-
rectly.
I think it can be very ben-
ecial if a student is looking
for an easy A, said Jake Carey,
an 18-year-old English major.
But if they do that, they might
not be getting the most out of
their class. It can easily hinder
someones education, or it can
be benecial if it is used to nd a
professor who teaches well or in
the style they like,
Nancy Markee, director of the
UNR advising center, agreed.
We usually tell students
that when it comes to picking a
professor or class, they need to
think in terms of their learning
style compared to the professors
teaching style. Students need to
be thinking about how the class
is structured.
Considering how grades are
weighted, whether there is
homework and how the professor
lectures are all important when
choosing a class, Markee said.
Through the social network-
ing aspect of the site, Moradian
said students will have a much
easier time discussing classes
with other students. By being
a part of Facebook, friends and
classmates are already linked
to each other and can access
information more easily.
Its not about easy grades,
Moradian said. Its about nd-
ing classes that will help you
succeed and will be more mean-
ingful for you.
Grades do not necessarily
determine how much you learn
in a class, he said.
I tell my students that my
hope is to be transparent and
fair in grading, journalism
professor David Ryfe said. But
grades should be a diagnostic
of learning, not an end goal in
themselves. My hope is to never
allow grades to get in the way of
student learning.
While most think that Cam-
pusBuddy is a good resource,
they said it should not be the
only way to choose a class.
Its a great place for a student
to start, Markee said. But I sug-
gest that they dig deeper to nd
out if the class is best for them.
Tara Verderosa can be reached at
editor@nevadasagerbrush.com.
SCREENSHOT
CampusBuddy shows students the grades earned in classes and has social networking tools.
Facebook app grades professors, classes
By Ethan Malone
The only thing to indicate
David Lubling-Kolbows age is
his birth certicate. Few would
guess that the University of Ne-
vada, Reno student, at a looming
6-feet 2-inches and with a spot
in Chemistry 341, is only 14
years old.
The honors student is cur-
rently taking 19 credits at UNR,
including Calculus 181 and
third-year Latin.
Its not that hard for me,
said Lubling-Kolbow, an un-
decided major who is leaning
towards physics or chemistry.
While technically classied as
home-schooled, he is earning
both college and high school
credits simultaneously. He
said he will graduate from high
school by 2010 and from college
by 2011.
Lubling-Kolbow said he will
have 60 college credits from
UNR by winter 2009.
Despite his extraordinary situ-
ation, he said he has adjusted to
college life and made friends at
UNR.
My age doesnt matter to most
people, he said.
Lubling-Kolbow said his
teachers generally dont treat
him differently from older stu-
dents because of his age.
Most professors are nicer to
me, but its because I express an
interest, he said.
Lubling-Kolbow has always
outshined his peers with his
intellect, said his mother, Eve
Lubling.
She said it took her son only
a few weeks to learn the entire
alphabet when he was 2 years
old.
Born in Tucson, Ariz., Lubling-
Kolbow later moved to Califor-
nia, where he spent much of his
childhood.
At 12 years old, he came to
Reno to attend the Davidson
Academy, and he started taking
courses at UNR this semester,
in hope of nding greater chal-
lenges.
I always asked a lot of ques-
tions and strived to get good
grades, Lubling-Kolbow said.
Dr. Tamara Valentine, director
of the Honors Program, said she
welcomed the rising academic
star.
Students with outstanding
minds and talents like David
help to foster an intellectual
community, she said.
Once he graduates from
high school, he said he wants
to transfer to the University of
California, San Diego or the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, where he plans
to complete his bachelors
degree. He is also consider-
ing the California Institute
of Technology and Stanford
University.
Lubling said he possesses
the brains and work ethic to
attend these prestigious col-
leges last semester he took
Robotics 470/670, alongside
university seniors and gradu-
ate students.
Fascinated by the myster-
ies of black holes, subatomic
particles and string theory,
Lubling-Kolbow envisions
a future of heavy graduate
research.He said he is also
interested in discovering ways
for humans to inhabit other
planets.
He was given a gift and he will
pass it on to humanity, Lubling
said.
Although his intelligence can
make his peers a bit jealous,
Lubling-Kolbow said he tries to
keep his composure.
I dont let myself get cocky,
he said.
Aside from being a math and
science-whiz, he said he enjoys
playing video games, fencing
and drama.
He said he is also aiming
to become an Eagle Scout,
because it looks good on a
transcript.
Ethan Malone can be reached at
editor@nevadasagebrush.com.
Ex-terrorists to explain ex-mindset
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Walid Shoebat and Kamel Saleem will speak at the University of Nevada, Reno Thursday. The two former terrorists plan to clear up misconceptions about Islam and terrorism.
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David Lubling-
Kolbow, a
14-year-old
university student,
is enrolled in 19
credits including
chemistry,
calculus and Latin.
Lubling-Kolbow
said he will earn 60
college credits by
next winter. He will
graduate from high
school in 2010 and
college in 2011.
By Clint Demeritt
Students hear the word ter-
rorist almost daily, but few
get the opportunity to hear
the terrorists views. Thursday,
students will have the chance to
listen to two terrorists-turned-
peace-activists give their lecture
titled Why We Want to Kill You.
Walid Shoebat and Kamel Sal-
eem will share their experiences
from when they were terrorists
as part of the Palestinian Libera-
tion Organization Oct. 30 at 7:30
p.m. on the fourth oor of the
Joe Crowley Student Union.
Im not academic or professo-
rial with my speeches, Shoebat
said. (Theyre) just like down-
to-earth, straight talk about
some of the misconceptions that
we have.
He said he hopes to shed some
light on the Wests fundamen-
tally awed idea of the Islamic
religion.
Shoebat, who has appeared
on CNN and The OReilly Fac-
tor, often criticizes Islam in his
lectures but is called a bigot
for doing so. But other people
criticize Christianity without
being chastised, Shoebat said.
He wants to bring that double
standard to the student bodys
attention.
He said when he visits college
campuses many students try to
make excuses for terrorism with
reasons like Western aggression
or poverty. Shoebat said he wants
to convince students there is no
excuse.
It has always been that in the
United States itself the youth
have always been suckers for
revolutionary agendas, Shoebat
said.
International Conserva-
tives for Reno, a University of
Nevada, Reno club, brought
the speakers to campus. Club
president Zack Abdalla said
the lecture is meant to show
students the real reason behind
terrorism.
It will wake them (the audi-
ence) up to exactly what is going
on over the fence, said Abdalla,
a 21-year-old international af-
fairs major.
Clint Demeritt can be reached at
cdemeritt@nevadasagebrush.com.
Fourteen-year-old excels in tough, university courses
FACES OF NEVADA
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POLICE BLOTTER NEWS BRIEFS
THE GUIDE
WEATHER FORECAST
Morning campus
temperature:
Afternoon campus
temperature:
Forecast condence
level*:
47 49 47 50
73 74 69 65
Lows: 35-40
Highs: 62-66
*Forecast confidence is based on the ensemble forecast model solution spread: Green is high confidence and red is low confidence in a good forecast verification.
Forecast prepared by
the Reno-Lake Tahoe
student chapter of the
American Meteorological
Society. For more
information visit their
Web site at http://www.
ametsoc.org/chapters/
renotahoe/

UNR CAMPUS WEEKLY WEATHER DISCUSSION: The week will start out with high clouds and warm temperatures.
As a trough approaches the west coast late in the week, high clouds and windy conditions will impact campus. Scat-
tered rain showers will likely reach the area by late Friday and last through the weekend. Uncertainty is fairly high late
in the week due to a low condence in the timing of the incoming trough.
TUESDAY
High clouds and
warm, SW wind
4-6 mph
Some high
clouds, SW
wind 5-8 mph
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Increasing
clouds and
breezy, SW
wind 8-12 mph
FRIDAY
Chance of rain
late and windy, S
wind 10-15 mph
WEEKEND
Cooler and
scattered
showers, SW
wind 5-10 mph
OCTOBER 22
A fraternity member
reported a parade oat
had been vandalized
on University Terrace.
A trafc stop at Evans
and Ninth streets resulted
in the drivers arrest for
an outstanding warrant.
A passenger in the
vehicle was arrested for
two outstanding warrants.
OCTOBER 21
A university employee
reported the theft of a
movie projector from the
Virginia Street Gym.
A trafc stop at 17th
Street and West Stadium
Way resulted in the arrest
of the driver for driving
under the inuence of
drugs. The driver was
also charged with the
possession of marijuana,
possession of drug para-
phernalia, exceeding the
posted speed limit and
failure to obey a stop sign.
A university student
reported a lost wallet
in Argenta Hall.
Ofcers responded to
a report of a man down
in the racquetball court
at Lombardi Recreation
Center. REMSA also
responded to the
scene. The adult male
was pronounced dead
of natural causes.
OCTOBER 20
A Sigma Kappa soror-
ity member reported a
parade oat had been
vandalized on Uni-
versity Terrace.
OCTOBER 19
A Sigma Kappa soror-
ity member reported
a broken window in
the sorority house on
University Terrace.
was cited for minor
in possession and
consumption of alcohol
on West Stadium Way.
OCTOBER 18
Five university students
were cited for MIPC
at Mackay Stadium.
A university student was
arrested for MIPC, posses-
sion of false identica-
tion, obstructing/resisting
an ofcer and battery
of a police ofcer.
Two university students
were cited for MIPC
at Peccole Park.
was cited for MIPC and
obstructing/resisting
an ofcer in the Peccole
Park parking lot.
One university student
was cited for MIPC
in the North Lot.
A university student was
cited for MIPC and pos-
session of false identica-
tion in the North Lot.
A trafc stop at Tenth
and North Virginia
streets resulted in the
arrest of a university
student for DUI, MIPC,
failure to obey a stop
light and charges from
an outstanding warrant.
OCTOBER 17
Sorority house residents
reported seeing unknown
males covering the
outside property with
toilet paper at 2:30
and 3:40 a.m.
Two university students
and a Truckee Meadows
Community College
student were cited for
MIPC on Faland Way.
OCTOBER 15
A university employee re-
ported the theft of a camera
from a room in the Palmer
Engineering Building.
OCTOBER 13
An adult male reported to
University Police Services
to register as a sex of-
fender as required by law.
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you just carved; two to three tablspoons olive oil, a few
pinches of salt.
Rinse seeds, making sure to remove all strings and slime.
Lay out the seeds on paper towels in one even layer, and
leave them to dry for approximately one to two hours or until
completely dry.
When dry, place seeds in a mixing bowl and toss them
with the olive oil and salt.
Spray a sheet pan with cooking spray and then bake in
an oven at 350 degrees until crispy (you should watch them to
make sure that they are dry but not burned). Season as desired.
MAKE PUMPKIN PIE
Libbys Pumpkin Pie (by Silver & Blue Catering), Serves
6-8
Ingredients: one tablespoon our, one nine inch pie
crust, two eggs lightly beaten, three-fourths cup sugar,
one-half teaspoon salt, one teaspoon. cinnamon, one-half
teaspoon ground ginger spice, one teaspoon ground spice
clove, one large can of evaporated milk and one can of
pumpkin.
Mix all the ingredients together.
Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes.
Then reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for 40 min-
utes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
Spice up your pumpkin
From pies to seeds to carved works of art,
master these tips for the perfect holiday squash
BUY YOUR PUMPKIN
You can buy pumpkins from local grocery stores,
but traditional pumpkin patches usually also offer
hay and pony rides, petting zoos and corn mazes.
There are several pumpkin patches in the Reno area.
Ferrari Farm, 4701 Mill St.
Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thurs-
day, 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9:30
a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday
Price: 50 cents and up, depending on size, average
pumpkin for carving about $4
Toll House: 12185 S. Virginia St.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day
Price: 49 cents and up, depending on size, average
pumpkin for carving about $3
Nevada Lynn: 435 U.S. 395 North,Washoe Valley
Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day
Price: priced depending on size, average pumpkin
for carving about $6
PICK YOUR PUMPKIN
You should pick your pumpkin for how you plan to
use it.
Carving
The best pumpkin for carving is about eight pounds.
You can pick any size or shape you want, but many opt
for round pumpkins.
Decoration
An arrangement of small pumpkins works for deco-
ration. Small gourds are also popular, sometimes ar-
ranged with pinecones or fall leaves. White pumpkins
are thicker and often last longer, which is best for this
use. By properly storing your pumpkin in a cool dry
area, it can last for months, through Thanksgiving or
even Christmas.
Pumpkin Pie
You want something nice and rm, with no
wrinkles on it, said Stephanie Couch, manager at
Nevada Lynn.
You dont want something that feels hollow, and when
you knock on it, you dont want any squishiness.
Watch a guide-to-pump-
kins video on our Web site.
NEVADASAGEBRUSH.COM
ONLINE
Kathleen Phelan, editor@nevadasagebrush.com
UNR debate team
clinches second in
national tournament
The University of Nevada, Reno
debate team took second place in
the University of Puget Sound Invita-
tional Tournament, in Tacoma, Wash.
UNR competed against teams from
all levels of colleges and universities
from around the United States in the
competition last weekend. The team
nished with a 5-1 record.
Max Alderman, a sophomore po-
litical science and philosophy major,
earned the title of Tournament Cham-
pion, only losing four out of 180 points.
David Pena, a senior philosophy and
womens studies major, took third place,
only one point behind Alderman. They
were among 75 other participants who
competed individually.
Film and discussion
to address politics in
Latin America
Watch Puedo Hablar? May I
Speak? an award-winning docu-
mentary about Hugo Chavez, his
2006 reelection and the political
conflict in Venezuela.
The event is sponsored by the
Latino Research Center and will be
held from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in
Room 124 of the Mathewson-IGT
Knowledge Center.
Following the screening will be
a discussion with Chris Moore, the
producer and co-director. Admis-
sion to the event is free. For more
information, contact Marcos Picos
at 775-682-9044.
National security
expert to speak in
Knowledge Center
The Northern Nevada Interna-
tional Center is sponsoring a speech
by national security expert Daniel
Benjamin.
Benjamin worked for six years
at the Center for Strategic and
International Studies, a respected
public policy research institution.
Benjamin will speak about Middle
Eastern, European and NATO affairs,
military affairs, Northern Ireland,
Africa and international trade. The
speech will be from noon to 1 p.m.
Wednesday in Room 125 of the
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center.
Free u shots
availible Wednesday,
next week in The Joe
The Student Health Center will
provide free u shots from 11:30 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and Nov. 6 in
the Joe Crowley Student Union Food
Court on the second oor.
The u virus is one of the most
common during the winter months,
said Dr. Cheryl Hug-English, medical
director for the health center.
Students can get a free u shot any
day of the week at the health center
Students must present their student ID.
For more information, visit the health
centers Web site at www.unr.edu/shc.
Dodgeball tourney
to raise money for
cancer research
A Dodge for the Cause dodge-
ball tournament will be held at
10:30 a.m. Saturday at Wooster
High School to benefit the Ameri-
can Cancer Society.
Participants must be 18 or older to
participate in the tournament and
teams must be preformed and coed.
Each team must have at least three
boys and three girls.
A registration fee of $125 is due for
each team by Wednesday.
For more information or to register,
contact Misti Kimball at misti.kim-
ball@cancer.org or 775-828-2213.
Foundations new
center to hold grand
opening Saturday
The Bring Bri Justice Foundation
will hold the grand opening of its new
center. The celebration will be held
from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday
in Suite A-9 of the Smithridge Shop-
ping Center on the corner of South
Virginia and South McCarran streets.
The event will introduce the com-
munity to the new centers functions
and provide safety awareness. In addi-
tion, the Denison family would like to
thank the volunteers, donors and the
community for all they have done.
The event is free and open to the
public. It will include games, rafes,
live music and food.
For more information, contact Jen-
nifer Bushman at 775-287-6859.
CARVE YOUR
PUMPKIN
Find a pumpkin
carving kit. A convenient
place to nd one would
be at Spirit Halloween,
3800 S. Keitzke Lane.
There you can buy a 17-piece carving kit for about $5.99.
The kit also comes with patterns that can help you carve a
spooky, funny or traditional design.
Cut a lid in the top of your pumpkin, making sure that
you angle your carving blade towards the center of the
pumpkin. This will create a ledge for your lid so it doesnt fall
inside the pumpkin.
Scoop out all the strings and seeds inside. Scrape the
side of the pumpkin until the surface is smooth, so there are
no innards left inside. Remains could rot your pumpkin and
make it smell.
When applying your pattern, be sure to trace it onto
the pumpkin skin rst so that you are not carving freehand
when it is time to cut.
If you put a candle inside, remember to cut a chimney
hole in the lid of your pumpkin to let smoke and heat escape.
Pumpkins at the Ferrari Farm on Mill Street.
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Access
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building requirements, only man-
dates one accessible route into
buildings.
Although UNR is up to stan-
dards, some say that building
design should reect the intent
of the law to make access for
people with disabilities easy.
It would always be nice to
shoot for the spirit of the law,
said Marry Anne Christensen,
assistant director of the Disabil-
ity Resource Center. It may be
up to code, but it may not be as
accessible as it could be.
For example, the main en-
trance to the Joe Crowley Student
Union is not ADA accessible.
People who are handicapped
use the south side entrance near
Starbucks, which is across the
building from the elevator.
Separate but equal
didnt work for other
issues, and it doesnt
work for people with
disabilities either,
Christensen said.
Geoff Kettling, accommoda-
tions coordinator at the Disability
Resource Center, said he thinks it
would be best if no one had to
use a separate door.
I always look for the easiest
route to get to and from point
A to point B, said Kettling, who
uses a wheelchair to get around
campus. I cant think of any
building where I cant get in in
some way, shape or form.
When Frank travels from Hill-
iard Plaza to the William Raggio
building, he passes two entrances
with stairs. He continues clunking
his canes on the concrete ground,
as he slowly walks to an acces-
sible ramp, which is a bit further
north. The extra distance means
exerting more energy that Frank
doesnt have.
Everything is just extra time
and that gets tiresome, but its
just a way of life, he said.
In the past, getting from one
building to another was harder.
During the mid 90s, people
with disabilities had to travel
through buildings to get between
south and north campus.
Scott Youngs, the project
coordinator of ADA Nevada,
said he remembers rolling his
wheelchair through the Leifson
Physics building and taking the
elevator up to the second oor
exit to get to the WRB.
Now, a ramp provides access
to the northern part of UNR.
But improvements like that are
expensive. Youngs said a small
ADA accessible ramp could cost
$30,000. A push button for auto-
matic doors costs $8,000.
Each year, the state gives
money to UNR for ADA im-
provements. The university re-
ceived $400,000 for the 2005-07
biennium and $620,000 for the
2007-09 biennium, said Lyle
Woodward, director of facilities
services. Most of the money
for the 2007-09 biennium went
toward making improvements
at Mackay Stadium.
You run through that in a
heartbeat, Youngs said.
Since Youngs started working
at UNR in 1994, he said access
has improved. Hes spearheaded
several projects, including desig-
nating handicap parking spaces in
each lot, building more ramps and
increasing signage.
The Disability Resource Coali-
tions list of 200 plans to improve
access even more waits to be
accomplished.
I could go to any building on
campus or in the community and
nd (ADA) violations, Youngs said.
Ofcials from the UNR facilities
department were not available to
comment on disability access over
the past two weeks.
BUILDING BETTER ACCESS
Once Frank gets to class, he
runs into more barriers.
In lecture halls, the stadium
seating accompanies several
steep and narrow steps.
Those are really difcult
because theyre really small and
youre kinda squished together,
he said. I always feel bad because
I try to put my canes somewhere
where people arent tripping over
them, but space becomes an is-
sue. Sometimes people trip over
them. I feel really bad, but I do
the best I can do.
Although there is ground access
to the rooms, Frank said he has
difculty sitting in seats where the
desk portion is connected. Usu-
ally, he opts for a seat at a table,
but those are usually situated in
the back of the room and he has
trouble seeing the board.
Its not the most conducive
way to learning, he said.
The Disability Resource Cen-
ter serves students with any
disability with the main goal
to provide academic accom-
modations, Christensen said.
That could include anything
from getting to class to making
academic materials accessible.
Frank said he addresses his con-
cerns with the resource center if
he can think of a realistic solution.
He said he understands the
NSHE budget strain and that
older buildings are grandfa-
thered in under the ADA.
If a building was built before
the ADA was passed in 1990,
major renovations to bring
the facility up to code are not
required. The buildings are
required to have basic access for
all people, but dont need to fol-
low all technical specications.
Despite many detailed require-
ments, the ADA does not require
doors to have automatic or power
access, which poses a problem
for UNR student Mack Johnson.
Paralyzed from the shoulders
down, the 48-year-old under-
graduate student sometimes
waits as long as an hour for
someone to walk by and open a
door for him, he said.
When the Fitzgerald Student
Services building was built in
2000, students rammed their
wheelchairs into the doors to get
them open because they werent
automated, Christensen said. The
university eventually installed
automatic doors at the building.
Other recent improvements
include extensive work at Mackay
Stadium, Lawlor Events Center
and Peccole Park.
Several accessible seats, routes
and signs were added at the sta-
diums throughout the past three
years. About 10 percent of game
day staff are dedicated to assisting
people who are disabled. Plans to
install an elevator on the east side
of Mackay Stadium are in motion.
Its important for us to provide
every Wolf Pack fan with easy ac-
cess to all of our activities, said
Keit Hackett, associate athletic di-
rector who served on the disability
resource coalition from 2005-08.
Because they are in a wheelchair
or have a mobility impairment
doesnt mean they dont deserve
the same access as everyone else.
Jessica Fryman can be reached at
jfryman@nevadasagebrush.com.
To request accommodations
for accessibility, call:
The Disability Resource
Center: 775-784-6955
Scott Youngs, ADA
coordinator: 775-682-9056
ACCOMODATIONS
SORORITY FLIPS FLAPJACKS FOR CHARITY Obama
About 11,000 people crammed into the bleachers and eld at
Peccole Park for Sen. Obamas Saturday speech. The event also drew
national media attention to the venue at UNR.
Getting around campus takes extra time for UNR student Jeremiah Frank. Instead of taking mainstream
routes, he has to nd handicap accessible ones.
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Melissa Hamilton of Delta Delta Delta serves pancakes during the DHOP Pancake Breakfast. The event
brought in about $9,000 for St. Judes Childrens Hospital.
Obama has made stops at
UNR because the campaign is
looking to invigorate the youth
vote, she said.
I think Sen. Obama appeals
to younger voters and college
students because people our
age are looking for a president
who addresses issues affecting
our generation, said Jeff Giertz,
spokesman for the senators
Nevada campaign.
When banking on a demo-
graphic with historically low
turnout, the Obama campaign
has to be persistent, some po-
litical experts said.
Theres a shorter attention
cycle with young people, said
Christopher Simon, a UNR
political science professor.
Many in the UNR commu-
nity said they arent surprised
by Obamas recent visits to the
university.
Most college students are
going to spread the word and
theyre educated so people
might listen to (students) more,
said David Feemster, a 33-year-
old UNR alum, who attended
Obamas Saturday speech at
Peccole Park.
One UNR student said the
frequent visits show that Obama
acknowledges the people in Reno,
despite the citys small size.
Its huge to think that we
really matter because Obama
keeps coming to UNR, said
Ronille Pabico, a 23-year-old
accounting major, who saw
Obama speak at Peccole Park.
It makes me feel proud. It
feels like I have some kind of
influence.
Jessica Fryman can be reached at
jfryman@nevadasagebrush.com.
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But they were running the spread offense!
Students cannot afford to dismiss local elections
STAFF EDITORIAL I VOTING
Halloween:
Palins only
win for 2008
BICKS PICK
Do you believe in ghosts and why?
CAMPUSCHAT
MY GAY RENO
Gay curse of the Biggest
Little City strikes again
A6 OCTOBER 28, 2008
S
o its Saturday night,
youve already napped
or downed your over-
sized caffeine serving
and the roar of Reno is calling
out to you (or your liver).
You text a friend or four and
you ick your iHome up a few
more clicks to lose yourself
while you get funky fresh,
dressed to impress and, most
denitely, ready to party.
You hop in your hooptie and
ride a little
dirty to your
rst bar stop
of the night.
Couple
drinks/shots
and youre
oating on
the weekend
cloud nine; a
few more and
youre really
buzzin like a
pro.
A whispered wave of drama
comes to you through your
grapevine of friends and in
walks your ex and his new toy.
You know, the one you found
out about after looking at
MySpace for too long? The one
who makes you feel like last
years New York Times?
You piece the scene together
in hindsight. Is that why so-
and-so was acting weird? or
I knew I should have worn
something to show off my
break-up weight loss!
If youve been there, then
you know the curse of The
Biggest Little City all too well.
What happens though, when
this town gets a lot smaller?
Well, then you have the gay
curse of The Biggest Little
City.
With as many bars as there
are in Reno, the after-hours
hot spots for gays are limited.
Theres the 5-Star Saloon,
the one downtown where
all the tools feel the need to
say something ridiculing the
local artwork to defend their
masculinity while they clutch
their wine glasses on the
Wine Walk. And then theres
Tronix, where a gay hags
secret desires may come to
fruition on the dance floor
with one of the many hand-
some lesbians.
Sure, gays may be readily
accepted into bars all over
town, but as long as you have a
full wallet in these times, who
isnt?
But a good amount of
us cant even walk across
campus without getting looks
from people for our style
of dress, so why would we
want to get them from drunk
strangers?
The only thing that makes
that situation worse is when
your ex walks in the door at
the straight bar too. Biggest
Little just starts to feel even
littler.
So what has Reno cornered
me into after six weeks of
unplanned, yet slightly
anticipated run-ins with the
ex-signicant other with a
brand new lover?
Well, Im becoming an
ex-socialite. With the usual
places being occupied by the
usual faces, it seems like a
boring night at home leaves less
bad decisions to make than the
haze after nishing your second
Long Island while your ex stares
at you from 15 feet away.
Hell, I gure the money I save
because Im not going out as
often will get me much closer
to my one way trip away from
this gay curse of The Biggest
Little City.
You cant tell me you dont
know one person ready to do
the same. It is a small town,
after all.
P.B. Russell is a columnist for The
Nevada Sagebrush. He can be
reached at editor@nevadasage-
brush.com.
T
o spare readers the pain and slight blinding
of the eyes due to seeing election printed 20
more times in one article space, Ive decided to
change the pace a little bit here.
While Nov. 4 is kinda important (refer to the other 99
percent of news on the issue for further details), I want to
focus on its recently overshadowed distant cousin, Oct. 31.
And to do just that, Ive compiled a rundown of my
prediction of what will be running amok in the streets
around campus this Halloween and how you too can
make a difference in one holidays life.
First off, Sarah Palin. OK, so lets just get it out of the way.
Regardless of how much you think shes a raving lunatic
disguised as Caribou Barbie, this woman has been 2008s
best punch line. And the sad part is, she makes it so damn
easy. Pick up that plastic rie and your
best $150,000 suit knock-off and make
Tina Fey proud. Go hockey moms!
Pairing with Palin is simple and easy.
Obama and McCain masks are avail-
able at most costume stores and suits
can be rented for the night if necessary.
You can also grab a simple clipboard
and practice the Are you a registered
voter? line, and (ta da!) youre a
campaign canvasser in the making.
Next, we have the undeniable Joker
from this summers hit, The Dark
Knight. I dont know whats weirder
though seeing that many creepily smeared, red smiles
or the line Why so serious? repeated every 10 seconds.
Calling all ladies that dont want to be cold on All Hal-
lows Eve. Heres an early 2008 throwback. Remember
Warren Jeffs Mormon Neverland-style ranch? Throw
on a long, gingham dress, tease those bangs into an
arch and let the polygamist fun begin. Travel in packs
for added effect, each girl carrying at least four baby
dolls that get accidentally mixed up along the way.
For those even bigger wimps that like lots of layers for
extra warmth, this past summers Sasquatch should prove
furry and cuddle-worthy. Round up two back-country
hillbillies with trucker hats and cameras to chase you
around and, who knows, there might be someone drunk
enough nearby you could fool for a good laugh.
Naturally, Halloween wouldnt be complete without the
scantily-clad. But this time lets give the ladies a break. For
any guy with some guts and preferably lacking the gut,
Michael Phelps costumes should be a fun conversation
starter. Pick up some swimming goggles and cap, eight
gold medals and an American ag-decorated speedo.
(And if you get the chance, some hard whiskey to
warm you up. Youre going to need it.)
As for the couple costume, I will barf if I have to see
another Mr. and Mrs. Smith pair. Instead, I recommend
for the more creative and budget-concerned couple, Juno
MacGuff and Paulie Bleeker. Ladies, all you need are some
regular clothes and a believable pillow underneath as your
bun in the oven, and guys, round up that two sizes too
small track outt. And dont worry, no one will expect you
to sing Moldy Peaches songs, but it couldnt hurt, right?
Oddball outts: Heres where I just list some random
ones that were thrown off my list of possible outt ideas
but youre more than welcome to grab: David Bowie
from the movie Labyrinth; Bob Ross, the painter with
the fro; the gnome from the Travelocity commercials;
the Mac and PC guys; zombie Hannah Montana; and a
foaming at the mouth McCain supporter. Sorry, I just
couldnt help myself on that last one.
Krystal Bick can be reached at kbick@nevadasagebrush.
com.
P
residential elections
have a way of stealing
the nations attention
with the latest scandal,
attack ad or gaffe.
The dance between
Democrat Barack Obama
and Republican John
McCain is as hypnotizing
as it is important. After all,
the outcome will dictate the
next four years for the entire
country.
But local political races
shouldnt become collateral
damage to the hypnotism of
presidential politics.
Those politicians, though
involved in less engrossing
races, play an arguably more
important role in our daily
lives.
They will inuence the
budgets and the taxes that
in turn dictate the services
available to us.
We must not let those races
fall to the side when we cast
our ballots. Our choices,
or lack thereof, could bear
greater consequences than
all presidential rhetoric of the
next four years.
If we pick correctly, we could
theoretically end up with a
state assembly and senate that
will solve our states dismal
budget problems.
They could, again theo-
retically, save our tutoring
centers and stop class
sections from being cut. But
only if we learn about the
candidates and elect the best
ones.
If we elect the correct
people to the Board of
Regents, then our university
and all institutions of higher
education in Nevada could
see an unparalleled level of
prosperity.
Similar arguments apply to
the city councils, judges and
ballot initiatives that face us.
We are not so presumptu-
ous as to tell you who the
most qualified candidates
are or to define prosperity for
our university, city, state and
nation. All we ask is for you
to learn about the candidates
and choose the one that best
fits your ideals.
The youth demographic
already receives a bad rap
as the apathetic, uniformed
electorate who votes based
on appearances and the
coolness of a candidates last
name.
Of course, a vote is at least
being cast. Just not with the
forethought it deserves.
So forgive us for asking
that you dedicate more time
to researching issues and
candidates, especially with
classes in full swing. But we
maintain that it is for the best
for all involved.
We should stand up as the
most informed and prudent
demographic.
After all, any changes will hit
us as hard or benet us as much
as the other demographics.
This is our chance to shatter
expectations and dictate how
our future will play out.
Maybe I heard
a ghost once,
but Im pretty
sure it was a
bear when I was
camping.
Aurel Baker
20, biology
I dont know
whether I
believe in ghosts
or not because
Ive never had an
encounter with a
ghost.
Dan Pitbladdo
21, math
I believe in the
Holy Spirit, but
I dont think
I believe in
ghosts oating
around here and
that kind thing
here with us on
earth.
Colleen Medina
40, nursing
I believe in
ghosts because I
was born in China,
and in China we
have lots of
mysterious
myths to describe
ghosts.
Siqi Lihu
18, English
Krystal
Bick
P.B.
Russell
LETTERS
TO THE
EDITOR
ANTI-OBAMA DOES
NOT EQUATE RACISM
Playing the race card!
Editor, remember Hillary!
1.) Dont vote for Obama,
youre a racist!
2.) Expose Obamas close, far
left associates, youre a racist!
3.) Point out Obamas far, far
left economic plans, youre a
racist! Remember Hillary in
the primary!
4.) Show Obamas far left vot-
ing record, youre a racist!
5.) Highlight Obamas unk-
ing the test by Citizens
against government waste,
youre a racist!
Alright, already! Give it a
rest! I get it! This is being
done to prevent discussion of
Obamas far left beliefs! Re-
member Hillary!
Instead, dont vote for Obama,
because his inexperience!
Dont vote for Obama, be-
cause his far left economic
plans have never worked
anywhere at anytime in the
world! Dont vote for Obama,
because we owe blacks! Dont
vote for Obama, because of
his poor judgment by associ-
ating with far left extremists!
Obama is the wrong man at
the wrong time, economic
crisis!
Dont forget what happened
to Hillary.
-Kris Kersch of Yerington,
Nev.
CONSERVATION
CONCERNS
I would just like to raise a con-
cern I have about our school,
their budget crisis, and being
green. Have you ever noticed
the number of unused com-
puters that are constantly on
in the libraries and other facili-
ties? We as students/faculty/
others should be aware of
the massive waste of power
and money that leaving these
devices on is causing. Simply
turning off the computers
when they are not in use could
save our school tens of thou-
sands in electrical bills each
year. As an institute for higher
learning we should be the rst
to WANT to be more green,
and conscious about what
we do.
-Jess Gurley, via e-mail
STORY: A ROARING
REVIVAL: LARGER
BUDGET, NEW
DEPARTMENT PAYS
OFF IN STUDENT
TURNOUT
On Oct. 21, at 10:43 a.m.,
Mayo Thompson wrote:
I liked the fact that the bonre
was somewhat of a family
event. I think that turnout for
the football game maybe bet-
ter with a later game. I wanted
to do tailgate but it was to
early in the morning. Just my
$19.14.
STORY: FORMER ATO
MEMBERS POKE FUN
AT HAZING SCANDAL
On Oct. 21, at 9:15 a.m.,
TimTaycher wrote:
The harm of ATO being in the
parade is more than evident,
they are perpetuating a cul-
ture of Hazing on campus.
They have no respect for the
punishment that they deserve.
Whether or not they were
making fun of themselves,
providing a tongue-in-cheek
admission of guilt, or basically
telling the administration that
they do not care about what
happens to them it makes the
entire Greek Community look
bad.
WEB
NOTES
perspectives OCTOBER 28, 2008 A7
AFRICAN CAUSE
Street boys face dangers of country
unrest, forced to become soldiers
C
hild Soldier.
A pairing of words that should
never exist.
But it does. In Africa, we have
seen it in Sierra Leone. We have seen it in
Sudan. We have seen it in Uganda. We will
see it in Kenya.
Unless we choose to act
now.
While I was in Kenya
this August, I watched
the nightly news in
Kiswahili, then the
same broadcast again
in English. What I saw
couldnt have disturbed
me more.
Reports acknowledged
the 10th anniversary of
the bombing of the U.S.
Embassy in Kenya.
The very terrorist,
Fazul, who had committed this atrocious
act returned. This time he was discov-
ered before he could execute his next act
of destruction.
While Fazul fled to escape government
authority, his mere presence in the
nation rallied rebels together. Small
militant groups began to rise up.
But where would they get the manpower?
Enter the Kenyan street boy.
When a child survives by snifng glue
to stave off hunger pangs and sleeps on
the steps of a storefront, the option of
joining a militant group to receive proper
shelter and food becomes understandably
appealing.
Since children in Kenya cannot legally
work until the age of 18, many boys
survive by working odd jobs and doing
whatever they can for many. While the
younger kids can beg, the older boys
trade in scrap metal, wash cars, clean
toilets and remove trash from local
businesses.
Once these tasks are completed, the
boys are only given a very small fee in
exchange for their labor. Because no
one is monitoring this, the street kids
are often taken advantage of and grossly
underpaid.
If any money is made, the boy can
purchase lunch. But then hell be hungry
again by dinner. Instead, he uses the money
to purchase stick-tight-bond shoemakers
glue.
Although this is illegal, shoemakers will
sell a cup of glue to any child for as little as
10 shillings.
Storing the glue in an old plastic bottle,
the child can make an O-shape with his
mouth, secure his lips around the bottle
opening and deeply inhale. The fumes
from the glue dry out the mouth and burn
down the throat. This feeling is comforting
to a street boy. It signies the assurance
that he will get high off the glue. Once
high, he will not feel his hunger pains for
days.
Trapped in this vicious cycle, a street
boy finds it impossible to resist any offer
of food and shelter. Even if it comes from
a man who will put a gun in a 7-year-olds
hands, brainwash and train him to pull
the trigger against his own people.
The situation seems hopeless. However,
this does not have to happen. If only we act
to prevent the possibility of child soldiers
now.
How? Build a home. With a boys home
in place, many kids will be removed
from the streets and given food, shelter,
rehabilitation and an education.
These boys should not have to face
the possibility, much less the reality, of
becoming child soldiers.
They dont have to. Someone else just has
to help them rst.
For more information, e-mail Project 58:
Illuminating Injustice at unrproject58@
gmail.com.
Ally Patton is a columnist for The Nevada
Sagebrush. She can be reached at apatton@
Ally
Patton
THE SEXIST
H
eres a question from one of our readers. If you have
any follow-up questions or other sex questions, e-mail
the address at the end of this column. Everything is
strictly condential.
Dear Mike,
My partner recently conded in me that he is into role
playing and likes to be dominated. I
have never done anything like that, but
am denitely willing to give it a try. My
question is, how do I even get started? Im
having trouble creating the scenario and
even imagining what I would say. How do
you make your partner get on their knees
and service you without laughing, or feeling
horribly awkward?
-Newbie in Nye
Great question Newbie, youve gotten through
the hardest step: communicating needs and wants.
Many couples deal with this step by avoiding
the conversation, which can lead to unfullled
sex lives, animosity, cheating and worst of all,
no sex. But you dont appear to have those problems.
For everyone else, dont be a dick. Listen to your partner and dont
treat him or her like a freak because they like something you dont.
First, you need a barometer for your preferences. Its like playing
house. You have to gure out whos your daddy, who needs to be
punished, how and why. Did the submissive lie, cheat, steal, back
talk or something else? Does
he/she need to be hit, yelled
at, branded, humiliated, etc.?
For a rst timer, its better to
stick with a simple kink, with
simple characters and props.
The last thing you need is a
complex system of pulleys
bolted to the living room ceiling
that youll never use again.
S&M is not for the spontane-
ous, so make sure you have
what you need ahead of time:
ropes, safety (EMT) scissors,
toys, etc. But dont be afraid to
improvise; you dont need a
$100 sling and harness if you
can buy $10 clothes line (proper bondage rope) at The Home Depot
or a $20 riding crop from an equestrian store instead of a $50 one at
the sex shop.
If youre having trouble articulating a preference or imagining
a fantasy, watch each others porn. If porn isnt your thing, go to a
friendly, well-rounded sex shop and look for gear. Talk to the staff;
they usually know a lot about what they sell and how it works.
Prime the pump by sending sexy e-mails, text and phone
messages. These allow you to test your partner and yourself with
radical ideas to give each other a chance to answer thoughtfully
instead of with involuntary grimaces or eww, no! This also helps
build anticipation and get you in the mood to try new things.
Halloween is coming up, giving you the perfect excuse to go
looking for costumes. If you want to be a cop, put on the uniform,
replace the gun with a ogger, the mace with a blindfold and
more. Get creative; play Death or a favorite celebrity.
If one of you is the teacher and the other is the student, make
sure you know if the student is innocent and submissive, or
bratty and rebellious. Then stick to it. Try not to break character
unless someone yells the safe word. And if your boyfriend laughs,
use that as an excuse to punish him. Theres nothing like real pain
to stop you from laughing.
Mike Higdon can be reached at mikeman@nevadasagebrush.com.
Mike
Higdon
CULTURE SHOCK
Kindness overcomes hatred, helps heal
I
will never forget the words that my
father told me A war will break out.
On September 11, 2001, as the
United States was being attacked by
terrorists, I was in Japan watching the
second plane crash into the south tower of
the World Trade Center on
television.
What I saw seemed so
distant from my ordinary
life. It didnt seem real to
me; instead it was like a
scene from a Hollywood
action movie.
At that moment,
people all over the world
witnessed the beginnings
of a global war.
The world today has
drastically changed since
the 9/11 attacks. Almost
3,000 people died that day in September,
and after President Bush decided to attack
Iraq in 2003, the estimated number of
deaths went up to more than 120 million
including civilians and soldiers.
The overwhelming number of deaths
shocks me. It seems the root of the war is
no longer in the September attacks and
people are dying for no reason.
Understandably, anger and hatred are
difcult feelings to forget. But on the other
hand, who wants to let those feelings eat
away at them forever?
Ive found that wishing happiness for
others is much easier and serves as a better
reminder for people years later.
Dogwoods, which are trees owering with
white and pink blossoms in April and May,
are all over Hibiya Park, one of the most
famous parks in Tokyo. The trees were sent
as a gift from U.S. President Taft in 1915 after
Yukio Ozaki, the mayor of Tokyo, sent his
gift of 3,000 cherry blossoms in 1912 to be
planted on the White House grounds.
Today, over 90 years has passed but the
beautiful owers still please a lot of people
in both of our countries every spring.
The generous gestures of these two men
clearly still lives today and has even moved
one Japanese singer, Yo Hitoto.
Hitoto was shocked by the 9/11 attacks and
wanted to stop the endless chain reaction of
anger and hatred. She was inspired by the
story of the dogwood owers and wrote a song
called Hanamizuki (owering dogwood).
She wrote the lyrics with the hope that
she can help end some violent misun-
derstandings in the world today and also
with the hope that with her song, people
can exchange tender hearts, just like our
countries exchanged owers years ago.
I hope my patience bears fruits and/the
endless wave is calmed/I hope you can be
with your lover for a hundred years.
I might not be able to get rid of the suffering
for the victims of the 9/11 attacks or the Iraq
war for that matter, but I will start wishing
happiness for my friends and their friends.
And hopefully, the ripple of my feelings
will reach the victims someday.
Seiko Kamikariya is a columnist for The
Nevada Sagebrush. She can be reached at
editor@nevadasagebrush.com.
Seiko
Kamikariya
ELECTION THOUGHTS
Election turns for the worse, disillusions voters
I
n seven days, we will know who the
44th President of the United States
will be (that is, ahem, unless theres
vote tampering in certain states like
I believe there was in 2000 and 2004).
If you think paying attention to this
race for the past three or four months
has been bad, try following it since
last winter like I have.
Safe to say, itll be a nice respite not
to think about electioneering for the
next two years.
Anyhow, back to my point.
Thanks to the brilliant invention of
early voting, many of you reading this
have already cast your vote for either
Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. John McCain.
Itd be quite pointless to waste column
space endorsing either the young, noble
senator from the state of Illinois or the
elder senator from the state of Arizona.
Instead, Ill spend this time before
Election Day talking to you about the
future.
Not about graduation or what kind
of job youll land after you leave this
university, but about the future of our
political discourse.
Over the past few
weeks, we have seen
the dark side of
politics rear its ugly
head on the national
stage.
It has taken the
shape of everything
from radio talk
show hosts wild
rantings to a
vice-presidential
candidate touting
the virtues of real
America.
It has even shown itself in the words
of two-bit Congress members. For
example, on Hardball with Chris
Matthews a few weeks ago, Rep.
Michelle Bachman (R - Minn.) equated
being liberal with being anti-American
and added that the media should take a
look at the anti-American views of each
member of Congress.
I think people would love to see an
expos like that, Bachman said.
Excuse me?
We are ankle deep in the worst
economic crisis to hit this country
since the Great Depression and she
thinks that a 21st-century McCarthy-
ism is something people would love
to see?
Its moments like these that stoke the
res of apathy in the next generations of
Americans.
Its moments like these that
reinforce ideological divisions in this
country.
Its moments like these that make
vote tampering and the corruption of
large chunks of our electoral system
possible.
Everyone is so jaded and disgusted
by the practice of politics that they
dont care if the election has been
stolen!
Thankfully, in this election season,
that can be changed now more than at
any other time in our recent memory.
How can it be changed? One word:
Vote.
Vote against this garbage and the
divisive politics that fueled four years of
nothing.
Vote against members of Congress
who should know better than to turn
the word liberal into the worlds rst
seven-letter curse word.
Vote against a vice-presidential
candidate that divides us into little blobs
with the names Pro-American and
Real American.
Make this the election one in which
we start to pull our politics out of this
cavern of stupidity.
Brian Ault is a columnist for The Nevada
Sagebrush. He can be reached at editor@
Brian
Ault
How can it be changed? One word: Vote. Vote against this garbage
and the divisive politics that fueled four years of nothing.
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WEB
NOTES
STORY: KAMALUDEEN
SENTENCED TO LIFE
WITHOUT PAROLE FOR
CALDER MURDER
On Oct. 21, at 10:43 a.m.,
Mayo Thompson wrote:
I hope this guy rots in prison
or better yetmaybe hell
get killed the exact same way
in which he killed 2 other
human beings. I watched a
little bit of this trial and just
being in the same area with
him was so creepy.even
with all the armed ofcers!
May the Calder family rest
in peace knowing that this
animal will NEVER be on the
streets again. Great job to the
Prosecutor, Bruce Hahn. If Im
ever in trouble; hes the rst
one I am callingexcellent
lawyer!!!
THE UNR OF THE FUTURE, TOMORROW!
Illustrated by:
Kurt Hirsch
Written by:
Clint Demeritt
Created by:
David Worthington and Mike Geraghty
Glick 5000
Now that we have caught
the monster, we can
really nd out who has
been haunting Lincoln Hall.
Well, other than
Manzanitas ghost.
Of course.
Glick 5000?!?!?
Foiled again.
FILM REVIEW
MOVIEWEB.COM
Scott Patterson plays a detective out to solve the Jigsaw murders on a hunch that Jigsaw had an accomplice inside the police department.
His ndings lead him to one man, but, in the tradition of Saw lms, catching the bad guy is not that simple.
Five times worse than the rst
By Julian Rhodes
Jason did it. Freddy did
it. Even Chuckie did it. Hell,
everyones done it. Every major
horror lms antagonists for the
past 20 years are guilty of the
same crime (excluding cheesy
pre-kill one-liners, of course).
They each dragged their se-
quels and franchises out way
past their prime. So it comes as
no surprise that in the spirit of
tradition, Jigsaw does the same.
Saw V, the second-to-last
(hopefully) lm in the series,
following the death of Jigsaw,
focuses on Detective Mark
Hoffman (Costas Mandylor,
Beowulf), who is immediately
identied as an accomplice to
the previous Jigsaw, destroy-
ing any possible element of
mystery. Narrowly escaping a
trap set up by Jigsaw himself,
Agent Peter Strahm (Scott Pat-
terson, Saw IV) becomes the
assumed tragic hero of this
Saw lm. As in every Saw
movie, early foreshadowing
ensures that the supposed hero
of the lm will die at the end.
Therefore, it should come as no
surprise that Patterson follows
in the footsteps of Lyriq Bent,
Donnie Wahlberg and other
Saw protagonists in meeting
an expected demise.
Keeping with the expected
route of storytelling, Saw V
relies heavily on ashbacks
with a side story proceeding in
real time. But unlike the last
couple of lms, the movie does
not end in the same scene as
its predecessor, but instead
focuses on the real time story
with a completely predictable
ending. The big twist at the
end is not quite as surprising as
director David Hackl wished it
was. Instead, the audience will
be sad to see an ending they
could have guessed within the
rst 20 minutes of the movie.
Everything about this lm just
screams waste of time. From
the increasingly predictable sto-
rylines to the fact that this movie
is the fth in the series and given
the horrible production that is
Saw IV, there just should not be
a reason for viewers to want to
see this new movie. But alas, cu-
riosity has and will undoubtedly
lead many to wonder: What are
some ways for people to die that I
have never seen before on lm?
This is the driving force
behind the Saw audience.
Saw gave them a grotesque,
psychological thriller. Saw
II and Saw III contributed
two memorable gorefests, ton-
ing down the psychological
freak-out factor of the original.
Saw V fails to prevail over the
horrid Saw IV, but instead
finds someway to lose all of the
attraction that any of the origi-
nals had. This movie cannot
even deliver in terms of blood
and guts. To be frank, Saw V
is mostly just sad and pathetic.
A waste of movie theater
space, audience time and
production money, Saw V is
an ultimate failure. This Hal-
loween, if you really need to
see a scary movie, hit up High
School Musical 3 on acid.
That should be much more
horrifying and a hundred times
more satisfying.
Julian Rhodes can be reached at
julianrhodes@nevadasagebrush.
com
THE TELEVISIONARY
E
ver wondered what
the weathers like in
Philadelphia? Ive
never wondered and
never cared, but apparently, its
always sunny. Or so says FXs
hit comedy, Its Always Sunny
in Philadelphia.
While Sunny can be
described as another com-
edy about a quirky group of
twenty-something-year-olds
going about their lives in some
thriving urban setting, The
Gang are hardly reminiscent of
the happy go-lucky characters
of Friends.
After
recovering
from the
shock that FX
started to air
an original
series (more
than one!)
that didnt
suck, I was
impressed
to see
something really original in Its
Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Sunny isnt sweet. Its not
charming. It doesnt make me
give a damn about any of its
characters. Sunny is just funny,
and thats something you dont
see very often in television today.
The characters of Its Always
Sunny in Philadelphia are rude,
narcissistic, ignorant and bereft
of any moral responsibility.
Throughout the run of the series,
The Gang manages to botch a
crack deal, run each other over,
ruin more than a few peoples
lives and have it out with each
others parents and crushes.
While their awkward endeav-
ors and naivety show traces of
Michael Scott from The Ofce,
and Bret and Jemaine from
Flight of the Conchords, The
Gang lacks redeeming qualities
that add the sentimental hu-
man element to Ricky Gervais
comedic stylebut thats not a
bad thing.
Antagonistic characters let
comedy run wild, without being
wrong. I get no sympathetic
pangs going off at seeing almost
every character in a neckbrace
and on crutches when I remem-
ber only one or two episodes
ago Mac, Dennis, and Dee were
pretending to have polio to
get free stuff at the mall. Why?
Because in Philadelphia, its okay
to think the characters are all
douchebagsbecause they are.
Sunny has the freedom to be
edgy with its characters because,
well, theyre bastards. Watching a
bunch of idiots screw themselves
over, time and again, is oddly
hilarious.
As series like The Ofce
walk the thin line between
comedic and dramatic, Sunny
focuses only on comedy with-
out recreating whats already
been done in dozens of sitcoms
before it. It doesnt worry about
being high brow (seriously,
theres an entire episode about
poop), and it doesnt revert back
to clich catchphrases and safe
humorits just funny.
Chelsea Otakan can be reached
at cotakan@nevadasagebrush.
com
Chelsea
Otakan
Original FX comedy breaks all the rules
Saw V continues to ride the failing appeal of its franchise
SAW V
Release Date: Oct. 24
Director:
David Hackl
Starring:
Costas Mandylor, Scott Pat-
terson and Meagan Good
Genre:
Thriller, Horror
Rating:
R for sequences of grisly
bloody violence and torture,
language and brief nudity.
Grade:
F
arts & entertainment www.nevadasagebrush.com A8 OCTOBER 28, 2008
Ghost
When we were checking
out the Gold Hill Hotel when
we rst started, I was walking
behind Sean and we heard a
loud knock, Tipp said. We
both thought we had made the
sound and no one was in the
hotel, so we couldnt explain it.
Other than EVPs, inexplicable
occurrences are often used for
evidence for ghosts. Two of the
most prominent are theories
surrounding orbs and ectoplas-
mic mist. Orbs, as McLoughlin
explains, are seen in the eld
to be collections of energy
gathered into a small, oating
shape. Paranormal experts
hypothesize these orbs to be
representative of spirits oating
about, he said. But these orbs
are not always reliable.
In pictures, you catch dust
and it looks like orbs and
many dont even think orbs are
anything, he said. Everything
about orbs is based on theory.
Ectoplasmic mist, how-
ever, is much more realistic,
OCallaghan said. Ectoplasmic
mist, as OCallaghan explains,
is what some people believe to
be a ghost. It takes on the form
of condensation, but does not
reect the way smoke or fog
does to light or ash photogra-
phy, he said.
We got some photos of ecto-
plasmic mist at Robb Canyon,
he said. Within a matter of
seconds, a mysterious fog-like
substance moved on a very di-
rect path and then disappeared
into the night.
But despite these two semi-
convincing forms of evidence,
McLoughlin prefers the strang-
est of the three.
McLoughlin said, EVPs,
in my opinion, are the most
reliable proof one can get for
paranormal activity.
NEXT FOR NSPI
With recent investigations
nished at Bucklands Station
and various extensive investiga-
tions coming to a close at Silver
Terrace Cemetery and Robb
Canyon, NSPI hopes to move
on to bigger, better things.
Right now were looking
to recruit more people,
OCallaghan said. Some of the
bigger places were looking at
investigating are going to need
more people.
Some of those bigger places
on their checklist include the
Gold Hill Motel, the Old Gold-
eld Motel, Fourth Ward School
and St. Marys Art Center in
Virginia City.
But no matter the size of the
building, OCallaghan said hed
never charge for the groups
services.
I dont want it to be a busi-
ness, he said. Its strictly a
hobby.
The rest of the group shares
this sentiment. Tipp and
McLoughlin both said they
enjoy their investigations.
We all have a great time,
McLoughlin said. Were really
good friends and we love doing
it.
Julian Rhodes can be reached
at julianrhodes@nevadasage-
brush.com
OCTOBER 28, 2008 A9 www.nevadasagebrush.com
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InsideReno
Calendar
TUESDAY/28
National Cowboy Poetry
Gathering at Pioneer Cen-
ter for the Performing Arts
Poets focussing on subject
matter from the Wild West,
such as Paul Zarzyski and
Wylie Gustafson, will show-
case their talents.
100 S. Virginia St.
Reno, NV
Show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets range from $29 to
$50, and discounted tickets
are available to students for
$9.
THURSDAY/30
Fishbone at John Ascuagas
Nugget
Ska-rock band Fishbone,
which gained popularity in
the 1980s for their diversity
and their unique live perfor-
mances, will perform in the
Celebrity Showroom of John
Ascuagas Nugget in Sparks.
1100 Nugget Ave.
Sparks, NV
Show starts at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $18.
FRIDAY/31
Senses Fail with Sky Eats
Airplane, Foxy Shazam and
Dance Gavin Dance at New
Oasis
New Jersey natives Senses
Fail combine their hardcore,
punk and metal sounds with
the enthusiastic rock music
of openers Foxy Shazam,
Sky Eats Airplane and Dance
Gavin Dance.
2100 Victorian Ave.
Sparks, NV
Tickets are $15 in advance
and $17 at the door.
SATURDAY/1
Nevada Day Parade in Car-
son City
The annual Nevada Day
Parade will begin with the
launching of hot air balloons
and planes from the Nevada
Air Guard and the Fallon
Naval Air Station. The pa-
rade will also feature oats,
marching bands and other
forms of entertainment.
Carson St.
Carson City, NV
Parade starts at 8 a.m.
Neil Young with Death Cab
for Cutie and Everest at
Reno Events Center
Legendary guitarist and
rock musician Neil Young,
who has performed in Buf-
falo Springeld and Crosby,
Stills, Nash & Young, as
well as with the band Crazy
Horse, will perform in Reno
with well-known indie rock-
ers Death Cab for Cutie.
400 N. Center St.
Reno, NV
Tickets range from $52.75 to
$177.75.
MONDAY/3
To Write Her A Letter with
RoxyMora, Promises Prom-
ises and Everything Col-
lides at The Underground
This show for ages 21 and
older features acoustic rock
group To Write Her A Let-
ter with gothic Las Vegas
natives RoxyMora and local
alternative rock openers
Promises Promises and Ev-
erything Collides.
555 E. Fourth St.
Reno, NV
Show starts at 7:30 p.m.
By Casey OLear
Tucked into the dark re-
cesses of the Silver Club Hotel
and Casino in Sparks, magi-
cian and illusionist Eli Kerr
presents Fright Fest, a series
of haunted attractions for the
Halloween season.
Fright Fest, which features
both a haunted house and
maze as well as assorted other
attractions, is open between 7
p.m. and midnight Thursday
to Sunday.
By far, the most interesting
aspect of the event is the back-
story of the haunted house.
As participants wait in a
long, winding line through the
front yard of the House of the
Dead, numerous television
monitors offer a breaking
news report that explains
the terrifying situation. An
outbreak of Solanum has hit
Washoe County.
This contagious infection
causes cessation of brain
activity and death within
hours, followed, of course, by
reanimation. By the time we
reached the front door of the
house, the repeated viewings
of this news report had of-
ficially begun to frighten me.
An eerie doorman finally
led our group into the house,
forcefully instructing us to
keep the door shut behind
us. We found ourselves first
standing in a disheveled
room wondering what our
next move would be when a
door burst open and a man
carrying a shotgun leapt out,
demanding to know whether
or not we were infected.
After shouting No! at him
repeatedly, he told us to get
out of there and we politely
obliged.
The rest of the house
consisted of many routine
haunted house residents: a
zombie child coloring on the
floor of a playroom, a zombie
in the kitchen who had to
chase us in the direction of
the next hallway when we
got lost in the dark and other
Washoe County residents tot-
ing weapons and explosives to
protect themselves from the
infection.
Overall, the House of the
Dead was satisfactorily fright-
ening with a unique approach
on plenty of the scares typical
of haunted houses.
However, the Darkness
Maze was far less impressive,
despite thoroughly living up
to its name. It was completely
pitch black inside and the
scariest moments occurred
when accidentally touching
another guest while trying to
feel my way along the walls.
My only encounter with a
monster in the maze was a
faint growling sound minutes
before I reached the exit.
Other attractions included
psychic readings for $7, cari-
catures, roving magicians, a
monster photo booth and $5
trick-or-treat bags.
Admission price is $12,
or $10 with a canned food
donation for the Food Bank of
Northern Nevada.
While the attraction may
not have been the best, the
Halloween season would be
lacking without a haunted
house experience, and Fright
Fest is still a very fun way to
spend an October evening.
Casey OLear can be reached at
colear@nevadasagebrush.com.
By Ruth Anderson
In a fading pastel pink strip mall,
reminiscent of a 1970s fashion
faux pas, sits Mi Ranchito.
The restaurant has cold, ores-
cent lighting and an eclectic choice
of dcor. The walls are an uncanny
combination of off-white, beige
and pink. On the wall closest to the
entrance is a print of Diego Rivera,
a world-class Mexican painter and
husband of Frida Khalo.
As customers enter they are
greeted by a cacophony of sound.
The Rowe Ami jukebox bursts
with music, playing a customer
favorite, El Cuervo by Alegres de
la Sierra. The television perched
in the corner always has the lat-
est news and soap operas, giving
those who dont speak Spanish
an excellent introduction to the
language.
Mi Ranchitos food and experi-
ence are as authentic as they are
wonderful.
Their food is so delicious,
said Erin McQueen, a University
of Nevada, Reno student. I am a
huge fan of the tacos and I have
heard that the wet burritos are the
best.
Servers are always friendly
and have an uncanny ability to
remember returning customers
preferences. The menu features a
variety of Mexican dishes ranging
from commonplace to the exotic.
Customers can order beef
head (cabeza) and cow tongue
(lengua) in many dishes. For the
less adventurous, Mi Ranchito
offers chicken, vegetable or beef
steak (carne asada) as llings
in burritos and tacos. They also
supply a menu with combina-
tion and seafood plates.
Among their more popular
dishes is the wet chicken burrito
with red sauce. It has the instant
pang of spice with a comfort-
able nish. Others may like Mi
Ranchitos irresistible carne asada
tacos, which excellently combine
cured beef with a garnish of cilan-
tro. Each of these dishes should be
paired with their homemade chips
and salsa, which is an impeccable
accompaniment to any dish.
Throughout the years, menu
prices have increased slightly (by
about fty cents) and the custom-
ers have changed from neigh-
borhood locals to include UNR
students. However, the food has
remained deliciously delectable.
Martha Rico and her fam-
ily have owned and operated the
restaurant for eight years, always
maintaining the highest standard
of service.
Mi Ranchitos cook, George,
is most noted for his speed and
excellence in serving Reno the
best in Mexican food.
Another member of Mi
Ranchitos staff is Ricos daughter,
Juleanna Uribe, who has worked at
the restaurant since they opened.
I was very little when I began
washing the dishes, Juleanna
said. I have been here since the
beginning.
Regardless of taste, Mi Ranchito
has a quaintness that its hard to
match. Whether it is El Cuervo
playing from the jukebox, the
atmosphere or the authentic food,
customers are able to experience
a taste of old Mexico. The staff
quickly becomes like family and
the cravings for the food linger
long after the plate has been
cleaned and the meal paid for.
Ruth Anderson can be reached at
editor@nevadasagebrush.com .
By Danielle Gonzalez
Mainstream hip-hop music
took a detour from its roots into
the money-making arena of Hol-
lywood demands.
Hip-hop used to be about the
message in the music. It wasnt
about making money. It was
about spreading truth.
Local hip-hop artist, Lee More-
head, also known as L Dubble, is
on a lyrical mission to put pas-
sion and truth back into hip-hop
music.
He said the lyrics in his songs
tell people a story about things
hes been through. He wants to
make music that relates to the
real-life struggles his listeners
deal with on a daily basis. He said
that he will not be a bubblegum
hip-hop artist.
Kids love bubble gum until
the avor runs out and then they
spit it out for another piece, L
Dubble said.
He admires the artists with
longevity and hopes to have that
quality attached to his name one
day. However, he knows that
making a name for himself in
Reno might be difcult.
Reno doesnt support un-
derground music or hip-hop in
general, he said.
L Dubble has the advantage
of being surrounded by music
through the years. He started rap-
ping at 13. His parents exposed
him to a variety of music.
My dad was a DJ when I was a
kid and thats how I got into hip-
hop, L Dubble said. My mom
liked to play jazz and country, so
Im a well-rounded artist.
He said hes had a lot of prac-
tice to perfect his craft. Hes made
four mix tapes and passed some
of them out to students at the
University of Nevada, Reno. He
plans to release his rst album in
mid-November.
His album Time Moves holds
songs that convey messages from
his heart about struggles, he said.
Most people will despise music
that holds truth, and 80 percent
of people will listen to the beat
before they listen to the words in
a song, he said.
I just want people to hear it
(the CD) and appreciate it for
what it is, L Dubble said.
Im gonna do music until the
day I die no matter if I dont make
a dime.
His love for music lters into
every aspect of his life. He works
at the Boys and Girls Club and
wants to be a positive role model
for young people. He said that he
sees how music inuences the
young crowd.
Mainstream hip-hop teaches
kids that if people have big shiny
metal medallions hanging from
their necks, jeans hanging below
their waists and lots of girls, thats
what hip-hop is about, he said.
He wants his listeners to know
thats not true.
Danielle Gonzalez can be
brush.com.
Twice as real
Frivolous yet fanciful
Fright Fest is fun at times, but maze
fails to impress and is far from fearful
HAUNTED HOUSE REVIEW
How was your Fright
Fest experience? Are there
better haunted houses out
there? What are the coolest
haunted houses you have
ever seen? Visit the new
Sagebrush forums and tell
Assistant Arts & Entertain-
ment Editor Casey OLear
what you think!
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CITY GUIDE
This affordable, authentic Mexican restaurant features burritos for only $4.50, among other delectable deals. Mi Ranchito is on the corner of Denslowe Drive and Valley Road.
Mi Ranchito es muy delicioso
Local rapper L Dubble
shuns mainstream hip-hop
Mi Ranchito
500 Denslowe Dr.
Reno, NV 89512
Hours:
Every day from 9 a.m. to 9
p.m.
Grade:
A-
TRY IT YOURSELF
UPCOMING
RELEASES
Vibe
OCTOBER 28, 2008 A11
TUESDAY/28
THE CURE
4:13 DREAM
Genre:
Alternative Rock
Description:
After missing several re-
lease dates, legendary
English rock band The Cure
will release 4:13 Dream, its
13th studio album, continu-
ing their pattern of releasing
an album every four years.
Songs such as Sleep When
Im Dead and A Boy I
Never Knew are among the
upbeat songs recycled from
album recording sessions of
previous years.
TOM GABEL
HEART BURNS
Genre:
Folk, Punk Rock
Description:
Heart Burns is the rst
solo EP from Against Me!
frontman Tom Gabel. Songs
such as Anna is a Stool
Pigeon and Cowards Sing
at Night have folk-punk
sounds that are similar to
those of Against Me!, which
recently achieved great
commercial success with
2007s New Wave.
JOURNEY TO THE CEN-
TER OF THE EARTH-
DVD RELEASE
Starring:
Brendan Fraser, Anita Briem
and Josh Hutcherson
Description:
A group of travelers nd
themselves trapped in a
remote cave with their only
hope of escape being to
travel further inside toward
the center of the Earth, fac-
ing innumerable surreal ob-
stacles along the way.
Genre:
Fantasy, Adventure
Rating:
PG
KIT KITTREDGE: AN
AMERICAN GIRL-DVD
RELEASE
Starring:
Abigail Breslin, Joan Cusack
and Julia Ormond
Description:
Based on the popular Ameri-
can Girl books and dolls,
Kit Kittredge: An American
Girl tells the story of a
young girl who, as an aspir-
ing reporter, tries to solve a
string of local robberies.
Genre:
Family
Rating:
G
FRIDAY/31
THE HAUNTING OF
MOLLY HARTLEY
Starring:
Haley Bennett, Chase Craw-
ford and Shannon Marie
Woodward
Description:
A teenage girl hopes to put
her troubled past behind her
at her new private school,
but her upcoming 18th birth-
day promises to reveal more
disturbing secrets about
who she is.
Genre:
Thriller
Rating:
PG-13
ZACK AND MIRI MAKE
A PORNO
Starring:
Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks
and Jason Mewes
Description:
Writer and director Kevin
Smith tells the tale of two
friends who decide to enter
the amateur pornography
business in order to ward off
their debts and, in turn, un-
cover their feelings for each
other.
Genre:
Romantic Comedy
Rating:
R
By Jay Brissenden
If its Halloween, it must
be Saw! That is what the TV
ads keep telling me. Frankly, I
stopped watching the Saw series
after *Spoiler* the death of Mr.
Jigsaw *Spoiler* in installment
No. 3.
The truth is, I have stopped
watching most new horror
movies in general. Besides the
random Stephen King adapta-
tions, horror movies today
have lost all sense of original-
ity and rely solely on random
things jumping out to provide
scares.
That being said, I thought
I would spend my Halloween
with four movies from a genre
that is proud to provide the
most ridiculous and outrageous
horror lms today, the B-rate
horror movie genre. Made with
extremely low budgets and
washed up Hollywood actors,
the B-rate horror movie genre
has been around for more than
half a century offering a comical
look at people stuck in outland-
ish yet horrifying situations.
To get a good idea of how the
genre has evolved throughout
the decades, I watched one lm
from the 70s, one from the 80s
and two that have just been
released this year. In knowing
that B-rate horror movies are
not made in the same way
as regular Hollywood lms, I
decided it is best not to grade
them in the same context.
After much thought, I came
to the conclusion that these
lms must be graded on three
main categories: the level of
cheesiness, the amount of gore/
violence and nally, the quality
of the T and A.
THE CAR (1977)
Plot: When a mysterious car
with no driver starts to terrorize
a small hick town, Ofcer Wade
Parent (James Brolin) must g-
ure out how to stop The Car!
Cheesiness: Not only does
The Car nudge cops off cliffs,
but it also takes part in intense
staring contests with the locals!
(A)
Gore: Being a PG movie, there
is sadly no gore, only cheesy off-
screen deaths. (F)
T and A: Only a couple shots
at Brolins hair covered six pack.
(D-)
Overall: C. Even if the lm is
a bit lacking, you can make a
great drinking game out of it by
taking a shot every time The Car
does its signature honk.
THE TOXIC AVENGER
(1985)
Plot: When a group of preppy
kids push the geeky gym cleaner,
Melvin, out a window and into
a barrel of toxic waste, Melvin
transforms into the evil-hating,
head-smashing hero called the
Toxic Avenger.
Cheesiness: This is the lms
middle name! One example
is the change in Melvins voice
from a whiny tenor as a geek to
a deep baritone purr as the Toxic
Avenger. (A+)
Gore: Whether its crushing
peoples skulls with gym equip-
ment or blending a milkshake
in a guys mouth, this movie
makes the Saw movies look like
episodes of Pee Wees Playhouse.
(A+)
T and A: While boobs are
plentiful, the crazy 80s tan lines
diminish the level of viewing
pleasure. (B-)
Overall: A. The Toxic Avenger
is the epitome of B-rate Horror
Movies.
JACK BROOKS: MONSTER
SLAYER (2008)
Plot: After witnessing the
brutal slaying of his parents by
a monster when he was a child,
a young plumber named Jack
Brooks vows to take a stand and
avenge his parents death when
his science teacher suddenly
turns into a monster-producing
blob creature.
Cheesiness: While most of
the lm is spent uncovering the
characters history, the last 15
minutes has the best monster
vs. plumber battle every cap-
tured on lm. (B)
Gore: From a possessed uncle
eating his nephews hand to
exploding heads, this lm has
the goods. (A)
T and A: None, unless you
count the blob creatures uncov-
ered buttocks. (F)
Overall: B-. Believe it or not,
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
actually tries too hard to be a
good movie.
ZOMBIE STRIPPERS
(2008)
Plot: When a government
experiment goes wrong, a virus
that reanimates the dead is
unleashed in an underground
strip club. After the star stripper
(Jenna Jameson) gets infected,
things start to get nasty.
Cheesiness: You know you are
watching the most outrageous
horror movie ever when a zombi-
ed Jenna Jameson starts shooting
pool balls out of her cooch. (A-)
Gore: Filled with crummy
special effects, shots involving
ying body parts, the penis-
munching jaw-ripping scenes
really stand out. (B+)
T and A: As a disgruntled soft-
core porno, Zombie Strippers
offers some of the best nudity
around. That is, until the zom-
bie effects start to decay certain
womanly assets. (A)
Overall: A-. A surere cult clas-
sic that will make any man more
wary during his next outing to
the nearest gentlemens club.
Jay Brissenden can be reached at
jbrissenden@nevadasagebrush.
com.
By Jay Brissenden
The most terrifying part
of The Strangers is not the
people in creepy doll masks or
the torture sequences: it is the
fact that this one-and-a-half
hour lm is one hour too long.
Based on true events, The
Strangers is the Hollywood
version of what happened to
James Hoyt (Scott Speedman,
Underworld: Evolution)
and Kristen McKay (Liv Tyler,
The Incredible Hulk) at the
secluded Hoyt family summer
home. After returning from a
wedding reception, the couple
struggles to stay alive while
three strangers in masks terror-
ize and torture them.
In one of the lms special fea-
tures, production designer John
Krethschmer said, This is more
of a terror lm, as opposed to a
horror. That statement is 100
percent correct. The Strangers
is a truly terrifying and disturb-
ing lm in its rst half hour.
When the intruders start ap-
pearing in random places, it is
generally creepy. After the 20th
time a masked person pops out
of nowhere, it simply becomes
silly. Its not scary anymore
and, it becomes quite annoy-
ing watching the poor couple
scramble around hopelessly.
One of the main goals a seri-
ous horror lm is making the
audience care what happens
to the victims. The Strangers
fails miserably in that respect
by purposely avoiding charac-
ter development for random
scares. While Tyler and Speed-
man do not create obnoxious
characters, it just become hard
to care for them when they start
making idiotic mistakes.
One example in particular is
when the couple realizes that
the strangers have broken into
the house. James decides it
would be best to try and nd a
radio in the barn outside and
tells Kristen to stay put inside.
Scared stupid, Kristen listens
and waits while James runs out-
side with the couples gun, their
only source of defense.
Out of all the nonsense that
occurs in this lm, the worst
part is the meaninglessness of
it all. When Kristen asks one
of the intruders, Why are you
doing this to us? the blonde-
haired girl with the big doll-eyed
mask replies, Because you were
home.
In similar fashion to this years
other when strangers attack
lm, Funny Games, it seems
the villains terrorize these
unsuspecting victims just for
the hell of it. While director Bret
Bertino might have been going
for a creepy Manson family
feel, the whole ordeal comes off
as a lame attempt to generate
clichd thrills.
For the DVDs special features,
viewers are treated to two de-
leted scenes that actually would
have been benecial to add into
the nal cut. Believe it or not,
the scenes actually included
character development!
There is also a making-of
featurette entitled The Ele-
ments of Terror, in which Tyler
explains how surprised she was
when she realized she could
actually scream.
With Halloween just around
the corner, most should nd
more terror in their local spook
houses than in The Strangers
pointless story.
Jay Brissenden can be reached
at jbrissenden@nevadasage-
brush.com.
MOVIEWEB.COM
Liv Tyler, bottom left, and Scott Speedman, bottom right, face the three masked stalkers/captors that plague the young couple throughout this psychological horror lm.
Strangers strangle horror genre
B-rate, cheesy horror icks for Halloween night
HALLOWEEN REVIEWS
DVD REVIEW
THE STRANGERS
Release Date: Oct. 21
Director:
Bryan Bertino
Starring:
Liv Tyler and Scott Speed-
man
Genre:
Horror, Thriller
Rating:
R for violence/terror and
language.
Grade:
D
Too many clichd scare tactics and not enough character development
A12
OCTOBER 28, 2008
Arts&Entertainment
A
frigid breeze ows
through the 19th-century
Pony Express station and
is accompanied by an
assortment of creaks and thumps.
Then the lights go out. Its mid-
night and the cows outside moo in
response to the howling of coyotes
in the distance. Three men sit,
spread across the recently reno-
vated rooms upstairs. Most men
would try to x the lights. Most
men would leave the spooky struc-
ture and head for more welcoming
pastures. But these men arent like
most. These men get their kicks
from the creepy and unexplainable.
These three men are the founders
of the Nevada Student Paranormal
Investigation (NSPI).
BORN FROM BOREDOM
Rewind to 2007, when the group
rst started in Las Vegas. Out of
pure boredom, Sean OCallaghan
and Mike McLoughlin decided to
cruise around Vegas and Hender-
son to check out a few places they
heard were haunted, such as Treem
Elementary School and Foxridge
Park. After checking out these
places a few times, OCallaghan
decided to bring a recorder along
in hopes of catching an EVP, or
electronic voice phenomena. After
experiencing an EVP for the rst
time, McLoughlin and OCallaghan
decided to organize a group for
further investigations.
Between April and May of 2008,
McLoughlin and OCallaghan co-
founded the NSPI with Jacob Tipp.
The three University of Nevada,
Reno students saved up for equip-
ment like video cameras, infrared
technology, thermometers, record-
ers and more.
Weve been to Robb Canyon
several times, OCallaghan, an
economics and political science
major, said. (It) has a lot of history
and many investigation groups visit
it regularly.
Aside from Robb Canyon, which
OCallaghan said they visited at
least 15 times, the group has in-
vestigated Silver Terrace Cemetery
in Virginia City, Fort Churchill off
of Highway 95 and Bucklands
Station outside of Silver Springs.
Their investigations led to many
interesting discoveries, but have
determined that not every place
they visit is haunted.
We try to be as skeptical as
possible, OCallaghan said. Any
evidence that has the possibility
of being explained logically is au-
tomatically disregarded. We wont
even consider it for evidence.
But the group is not out to prove
ghosts exist. McLoughlin said many
investigation groups go to suppos-
edly haunted areas with the intent
to prove spirits are present, but the
NSPI has a different objective.
We want to see if the place has
paranormal activity, McLoughlin
said. We dont have a bias one
way or another.
HAUNTING ORIGINS
The most probable cause for a
haunting is usually the result of
a traumatic or premature death,
OCallaghan said. But he also
warned the area of paranormal
investigation is all based on theory
and not fact.
One example of this is Robb Can-
yon, he said. According to legend,
four transients were found muti-
lated in the canyon. As a result, the
violent death left spirits to haunt
the area, OCallaghan said.
Other locations they visited have
similar history, McLoughlin said.
Some interesting things oc-
curred (at Bucklands Station), he
said. Some of Bucklands children
died prematurely. They had a son
who burned to death and a daugh-
ter who died during childbirth in
her late teens.
McLoughlin said these kinds of
deaths often leave spirits unsettled.
But more often than not, there is
a logical reason behind haunting
suspicions.
Improperly wired technology can
often emit an electromagnetic eld
throughout homes, causing nau-
sea, dizziness and hallucination,
OCallaghan explained. He said
these symptoms could lead to false
paranormal suspicion. Another
cause for paranormal anticipation
can often arise from cold drafts
owing through a house.
A lot of logical explanations
can be used to disprove theories of
hauntedness, OCallaghan said.
POTENTIAL EVIDENCE
EVPs are only one way of proving
a haunting, but what are electronic
voice phenomena exactly?
EVPs are sounds or voices that
can be both heard or unheard by
people in real time, OCallaghan
explained. He said the supposed
reasoning behind the phenomena
is that the spirits will manipulate
radio waves at such a low fre-
quency that the human ear has a
hard time hearing. But, he said,
recorders pick it up. After clean-
ing up the track and amplifying
the sound at different speeds, a
voice can be heard clearly.
Tipp said his most convincing
incident was an encounter with
something similar to an EVP that
he heard live.
See GHOST Page A8
GHOST
HUNTING
FIVE MOST
HAUNTED PLACES IN
NORTHERN NEVADA
Gold Hill Hotel in Gold
Hill
Built in 1859, the Gold Hill
Hotel is Nevadas oldest
hotel. Almost since the
it was built, employees
and guests have reported
mysterious presences.
The victims of an accident
at a nearby mine are said
to live there. Also, the
former owner William,
who died in a re there
in the late 1800s, is said
to appear once in a while
accompanied by a strong
smell of cigar smoke. The
ghost of a former house-
keeper at the hotel, Rosie,
appears along with the
smell of rose-water per-
fume. Alcohol is said to
permeate the place and
that alarm clocks go off
even when unplugged.
Washoe Club in Virginia
City
The nebulous form of a
blonde-haired woman has
appeared on the spiral
staircase of this saloon so
many times that patrons
gave her a name, Lena.
Lenas ghost has also ap-
peared in front of the wall
across from the bar. The
apparition of an old pros-
pector has materialized on
one of the stools at the end
of the bar and the ghost of
a 13-year-old girl, thought
to have been murdered
in the basement, has ap-
peared in an upstairs bed-
room. The owners have
reported a number of other
unusual manifestations,
including moving chan-
deliers and a spirit that
breaks glasses.
Bowers Mansion in
Washoe Valley
Mrs. Bowers, who died
penniless after her hus-
band died, is said to haunt
the second oor of the
house. She used to con-
duct sances in the parlor
after her husband died in
order to contact him. The
graveyard on the hillside
behind the mansion has
also been a spot of numer-
ous sightings of glowing
gures on moonless nights.
Donnas Diner in Battle
Mountain
Donnas Diner is said to
be haunted by the lady in
blue, who was killed by a
drunk. The lady in blue
has been known to follow
women into the bathroom.
It is said if you look in the
mirror her face will slowly
replace yours then sud-
denly disappear. The lady
in blue also swings the light
xtures back and forth and
turns the lights off in the
restrooms.
Robb Canyon in Reno
Years after four bodies of
transients were unearthed
in this canyon, just North
of I 80, ghost hunters from
Oregon, Nevada and Cali-
fornia have sought out this
spot on moonless autumn
nights to see unexplained
lights and occasional
sounds of a murder. Since
the murders were never
solved, some people feel
these ghosts are attempt-
ing to provide clues to the
guilty parties.
All information on haunted
hotels, houses and other
buildings is courtesy of The
Shadowlands Ghosts &
Hauntings and
CarpeNoctem.tv.
SPOOK ALERT
CLINTDEMERITT/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
Mike McLoughlin, left, a 21-year-old criminal justice major, and Sean OCallaghan, a 21-year-old economics and political science major, check their equipment before ghost
hunting at Bucklands Station, near Silver Springs, Nev. on Oct. 16.
UNR students take a scientic
approach to real haunted houses
CLINTDEMERITT
/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
Mike
McLoughlin
sits down to
get ready for
the next ghost-
contact attempt.
From
left, Sean
OCallaghan,
Mike McLoughlin
and Jacob Tipp
check their
computer after it
acted strangely.
JULIAN RHODES | A&E EDITOR
Sports
SECTION B TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2008
Wolf Pack nearing WAC tourney berth
NEVA A
At rank 119 of 119, has the Packs pass D disappeared?
Nevada soccer player Sarah Miller shoots the ball at Boise States goal
in the Wolf Packs 2-0 loss. The Pack are close to clinching a trip to the
Western Athletic Conference tournament this weekend.
Missing D lost among
youth and new scheme
Recruiting negligence leads
to lack of cornerbacks
BY THE NUMBERS
The Wolf Packs defensive struggles
8
3
are the Wolf Packs cornerback recruits
in 2008, which outnumbered the previ-
ous four years combined.
are the 2008 Wolf Pack opponents
who rank in the top six in the nation in
passing: Texas Tech, Missouri and New
Mexico State.
328
are the average pass yards Nevada has
allowed per game this season.
3
are Nevadas 2008 junior college trans-
fers who have had to carry the load this
season in pass coverage: Mike Evans,
Antoine Thompson and Mo Harvey.
By Emerson Marcus
The Wolf Pack controls its own
destiny to qualify for the Western
Athletic Conference tournament
going into the nal weekend of
the season.
If it beats or ties Fresno State
Sunday, its in. But if Nevada loses,
there is still a myriad of opportu-
nities to sneak in.
The Wolf Pack (2-12-3, 2-3-1
in WAC) heads into the nal
weekend of the season tied with
Hawaii and Boise State for third
place with seven points. It is three
points ahead of San Jose State and
Louisiana Tech. Each win is worth
three points while ties are worth
one point.
(The season) started off
slow in the beginning, Nevada
midelder Cristen Drummond
said. It was very difcult but we
nally found our rhythm. Were
playing really well as a team and
were peaking at the right time.
The Wolf Pack was winless
(0-9-2) in its rst 11 games and
only scored six goals in its rst
13 games of the season.
Frustration grew for the play-
ers and coaches, but it didnt
stop the team from regrouping
in conference play.
Nevada is in third place and has
recently experienced an offensive
explosion that might propel the
team into its fourth straight WAC
tournament appearance.
The Wolf Pack, even with its
2-0 loss to Boise State on Sun-
day, has more than doubled its
season goal production in the
last four games.
We havent done anything dif-
ferent, Nevada coach Jaime Frias
said. Our kids are stepping up
and putting opportunities away.
Nevada has scored seven goals
in the last four games.
The Wolf Pack still has plenty
of chances to qualify for the WAC
tournament, held Nov. 6 to 9 at
Mackay Stadium, even without
a win. The top-six teams in the
WAC qualify for the tournament.
Nevadas rst chance to qualify
comes Friday when Louisiana
Tech plays Utah State. If Utah
State defeats Louisiana Tech, the
Wolf Pack is in.
Nevada and Louisiana Tech
both have one game left in the
season while Hawaii, Boise State
and San Jose State all have two
games left.
Nevada can sneak in if Hawaii
loses its nal two games because
the Wolf Pack owns the head-to-
head tiebreaker. Nevada beat
Hawaii Oct. 10, 1-0.
The Wolf Pack can also get in
with a loss if San Jose State loses
or ties its nal two games of the
season. Nevada is three points
ahead of the Spartans going into
the nal weekend.
For Nevada to pass Boise State,
the Wolf Pack must win or tie and
the Broncos must lose the nal
two games of the season. Boise
State owns the head-to-head
tiebreaker with the Wolf Pack.
The rst tiebreaker is deter-
mined by head-to-head play, but
if the two teams tied earlier in the
season, which Nevada and Louisi-
ana Tech did (2-2), the second tie-
breaker is based on head-to-head
matchups against the rst-place
team in the conference.
I think the tiebreakers are
fair, Frias said. We just need to
win Sunday and not let it come
down to tiebreakers.
If still tied, then the third
tiebreaker is determined by its
head-to-head matchup against
the second place team and con-
tinues down the standings list.
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By Emerson Marcus
C
ollegiate recruiting is an
inconsistent art that often
relies more on luck than
pragmatism.
Its kind of like looking into a crys-
tal ball, Nevada associate head coach
Ken Wilson said.
The Wolf Packs 38-31 loss Saturday
to Hawaii marked the second time
this season the Wolf Pack has scored
more than 30 points and lost.
Nevada has allowed an average of
32.6 points per game this season, but
dont blame the rush defense the
Wolf Pack is fourth in the nation in
least amount of rush yards allowed
per game (69.5).
The blame could be laid on Nevadas
inability to read its crystal ball.
The majority of the Wolf Packs tal-
ent this season came from its 2006
recruiting class, which Nevada coach
Chris Ault called the best class in
school history.
In 2006, Nevada committed its big
three on offense quarterback Colin
Kaepernick, running back Vai Taua
and wide receiver Marko Mitchell
along with starters on the defensive
line and offensive line. With all its tal-
ent the class still lacked a strong stock
of lockdown cornerbacks, which may
explain why the Wolf Pack is ranked
last in Division-I pass defense this
season (328-pass yards per game).
Nevada recruited two defensive
backs in 2006: Devon Walker and
Adam Liranzo. Walker came to Ne-
vada as a junior college transfer and
has since run out of eligibility, while
Liranzo became a linebacker last
season.
You have to pick and choose your
classes, Nevada recruiting coordina-
tor and running backs coach Jim
Mastro said.
The Wolf Pack was No. 52 in the
nation against the pass (196.92
yards per game) in 2006. Nevada
recruited cornerback Jonathon
Amaya in 2005 and still had junior
cornerback Paul Pratt. But Amaya
was injured last season and moved
to the safety position, while Pratt
has since graduated.
(In 2006) we had other needs that
we had to ll, Mastro said.
The Wolf Pack also neglected the im-
pending cornerback problem in 2007
when it only recruited one player for
the defensive backeld: 2008 backup
Jonathon Ott.
The negligence to defensive back-
eld recruiting just three players
By Juan Lpez
N
evadas cornerbacks played
in a grand total of zero
Division-I college football
games coming into the 2008
season.
With nine freshmen, four junior col-
lege transfers and two career special
teamers, the Wolf Pack corners are
part of a secondary that is last in the
nation (119th) in pass yards allowed
per game (327.5).
Many would think that with a bunch
of rst-year corners, more zone cover-
age would be played, but Nevada has
gone against that notion.
In our zone coverages, our outside
defensive backs are actually in man
coverage all the time, Nevada associ-
ate head coach Ken Wilson said.
The ve corners the Wolf Pack has
used most this season are sophomores
Mike Evans, Kevin Grimes and Doyle
Miller, and juniors Mo Harvey and
Antoine Thompson. Other than Grimes,
all are junior college transfers and all
have had to shoulder the man-to-man
responsibilities.
Wilson said the corners are the only
members of the secondary in man-to-
man coverage.
The safeties and the linebackers are
not in man coverage a lot, although
we try to make that all look the same,
he said. Were probably 15 percent in
actual man coverages.
Wilson said the basic point of the
defense is to try to get opposing
quarterbacks to think theyre in man
coverage when theyre really not.
We dont want quarterbacks to go,
Boom, theyre in man, boom, theyre
in zone and thats part of the system,
he said. As the guys learn and they get
better in this system, theyll disguise it
better.
For the last three years, the Wolf
Pack has had a new defensive scheme,
Wilson said.
Last year, when Wilson was defen-
sive coordinator, the Wolf Pack gave
up an average of 240.8 pass yards per
game (76th).
But this is not an issue of the change
in coordinators. Nevadas rst-year
defensive coordinator Nigel Burton
was cornerbacks coach for the past
ve years at Oregon State. In Burtons
last year at Oregon State, the Beavers
gave up 92 yards per game (235.6), less
than Nevada has allowed this season.
James Ward, Nevadas rst-year
defensive backs coach, said the Wolf
Packs run defense has fueled the
whopping passing stats they have
Staff Report
Freshman Nevada basketball
player Ahyaro Phillips pleaded
not guilty Monday for charges
of petty larceny, after he was
cited Oct. 15 at the Scheels
sports store at the Sparks
Marina. A court date was not
determined.
Junior forward Brandon
Fields and freshman forward
London Giles were also
cited.
Fields pleaded not guilty Fri-
day. His court date is scheduled
for Nov. 3.
Giles pleaded guilty Friday
and was the only cited Nevada
basketball player to plead guilty
at his arraignment. Giles was
ned $457 for the misdemeanor,
which he must pay before Nov.
24.
I dont see this affecting
these nine guys, Nevada
basketball coach Mark Fox
said of how the misdemeanor
charges have affected his
other players.
Fields, Giles and Phillips
remain suspended from the
basketball team indenitely.
Fox said the recent rulings
and pleas would not alter the
length of the suspensions.
Fields, Phillips pleaded not
guilty to misdemeanor
By Emerson Marcus
Nevadas defense took a big
hit this weekend when the team
lost linebackers Joshua Mauga
and Mike Bethea to injury.
Nevada defensive coordinator
Nigel Burton did not say how
long Mauga and Bethea would
be out of the Wolf Packs lineup.
There are going to have to be
some guys to pick up the slack,
Burton said. Just like when Luke
Lippincott went down, when
Brandon Fragger went down,
some people picked up the slack.
Mauga (chest) and Bethea
(foot) were both injured last week.
Mauga was injured in the second
quarter of the Wolf Packs 38-31
loss Saturday at Hawaii
Nevadas loss marked the third
time this season Nevadas offense
accumulated more than 481 total
yards in a game and lost.
The injuries will hurt one
of Nevadas few strengths on
defense. The linebackers have
led Nevada this season in stop-
ping opposing rush attacks. The
Wolf Pack is No. 4 in the nation
in least rush yards allowed per
game (69.5).
Its tough to replace a guy
like (Mauga), Burton said. We
got some young guys and they
are going to make young guy
mistakes that (Mauga) wouldnt
Mauga injury leaves Pack without captain
AMYBECK/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
Nevada linebacker Joshua Mauga pursues Utah State quarterback
Diondre Borel in the Wolf Packs 44-17 Oct. 18 win.
See YOUTH Page B5 See RECRUITING Page B4
See MAUGA Page B4
BY THE NUMBERS
W
ith a win against
Idaho Friday, the
Wolf Pack is on the
brink of qualifying
for the Western Athletic Confer-
ence Tournament even though it
started the season winless in its
first 11 games.
Its been a wild ride for the Wolf
Pack this year, but its almost
certainly going to end in the WAC
tourney. So lets give these girls
some credit.
First off, props
to the seniors
who have played
their entire
career at Nevada:
Trisha Gibbons,
Patrice Godwin,
Samantha Miller,
Miranda Mon-
tejo and Jessica
Thompson. Most
of them played
their first two
years under
then-coach Terri Patraw before
experiencing two coaching
changes. Never did they complain
about the coaching carousel. The
group just kept giving it their
all and it has resulted in a near
fourth straight trip to the WAC
tournament.
Next up, sophomore goalkeeper
Marie Cove. Last year, Cove was
one of the most prolific freshmen
in Nevada history. She recorded
three shutouts and four wins last
season. This year, Cove started
off like you and me: watching.
She finally started Oct.5 in a 2-1
loss to St. Marys. In her second
start of the season, which was
also Nevadas WAC opener, Cove
recorded her first shutout of the
season Oct. 10 in a 1-0 win against
Hawaii. Now, Cove is 2-4-1 as a
starter, but more importantly, she
has brought the Wolf Pack close
to qualifying for the WAC tourney.
Kudos to you and your resiliency,
Ms. Cove.
Last but not least, the man of
the hour, Jaime Frias. Major re-
spect to this first-year head coach.
Frias came in a proven winner,
compiling a 36-17-3 record at
Stephen F. Austin University from
2005-07, but had a horrible start
to his career at Nevada. The Wolf
Pack started the season 0-9-2 and
was outscored 24-5.
Frias strange strategies were
placed under a microscope. Why
arent Karen Zmirak or Marie Cove
playing? Why isnt Miranda Montejo
a more central part of the offense?
All of these questions were
tossed around, but Frias was
undeterred. He stuck with his
guns and it has paid off.
Of course, a two-win season is
not a good year by any means,
but just a few weeks ago, we were
contemplating whether or not this
team was going to win a game.
Frias kept his team together
during turbulent times and kept
them believing that success was
just above the horizon. He may
not get it from anyone else, but
Im not afraid to give him the
props he deserves. Way to go,
Coach!
I dont want to sound like a
homer, but when the Wolf Pack
was winless in its first 11 games, I
said that they were going to make
the WAC tourney. Youre almost
there. Now close the deal, ladies.
CAN I GET A TACKLE?
Looking at the stats from
Saturdays game, Nevadas front
seven played exceptionally well
against Hawaii. The Wolf Pack
allowed only 42 rushing yards and
had six sacks. Great game, right?
Not so fast. Like most Nevada
fans, I watched the game on TV,
and like most, I got more and more
pissed off when I watched the Wolf
Pack miss tackle after tackle.
The tackling problems became
most evident during Hawaiis nal
drive.
On the first play of the drive at
their own 16-yard line, Warriors
quarterback Greg Alexander
broke out of a couple sacks
and threw a pass to defensive
back Ryan Mouton for 16 yards.
Unbelievable.
Later in the drive on third and
nine, Alexander was pressured so
he tried to run it up the middle.
Freshman linebacker Joe Easter
was in perfect position to make
a tackle for no gain, but whiffed.
Alexander ran for 10 yards and
got a rst down. This key play
kept the drive alive and led to the
game-winning touchdown with 20
seconds left in the game.
I love linebackers, no homo. The
physicality and athleticism it takes
to play that position is unmatched.
But come on. Tackling is one of the
fundamentals of football. Wrap up
and drive your feet. I know game
situations are much different, but
these guys play collegiately for a
reason. Nevadas poor excuse for
tackling was unacceptable.
Juan Lpez can be reached at
jlopez@nevadasagebrush.com.
Inside Scoop
B2
OCTOBER 28, 2008
NEVADA
VOLLEYBALL
After a loss in ve sets to Idaho
Oct. 2, the Wolf Pack was 5-9
overall and 1-4 in the Western
Athletic Conference. The loss
was Nevadas fth in a row.
Coach Devin Scruggs must
have lit a re under this group
because they are now playing
the best they have all year. The
Wolf Pack has won six of its
last seven matches. Nevada
has not gone to ve sets in any
of its wins. Sophomore Lindsay
Baldwin, a crucial part of
Nevadas success, was named
WAC Player of the Week.
Soccer
at Fresno State 2 p.m. Sunday
THE SKINNY: With one game
left on the regular-season
schedule, the Wolf Pack
(2-12-3, 2-3-1) looks primed
to make the Western Athletic
Conference Tournament.
Only the top-six teams qualify
for the WAC tournament.
Nevada is tied with Hawaii
and Boise State for third place
with seven points. A win over
Fresno State (7-8-2, 3-1-1)
Sunday would guarantee
the Wolf Pack a berth in the
tournament.
Volleyball
at Hawaii 7p.m. Friday
THE SKINNY: Nevada is on
a roll again. The Wolf Pack
(11-10, 6-5 in WAC) won both
of its games this past weekend
and has won six of its last
seven games. Nevadas only
loss during this stretch was
to Hawaii. The Wolf Pack
will travel to Hawaii to battle
the Rainbow Wahine (16-3,
9-1). Hawaii is No. 9 in the
American Volleyball Coaches
Association.
Swimming & Diving
UCDavis andWashingtonState
11:30a.m. Saturday
THE SKINNY: The Wolf Pack
will nally come home and take
on UC Davis and Washington
State in a double-duel. This
meet is the rst home match
for Nevada this season. Senior
swimmer Courtney Eads leads
the team with ve individual
wins. Senior Candice Minette
is the Wolf Packs leading
diver. She has four individual
victories.
Mens Tennis
Gael Classic at Moraga, Calif. Friday
toSunday
THE SKINNY: This is the Wolf
Packs last meet of the 2008
season. Nevada wont hit
the courts again until Jan. 24
against Northern Arizona.
Nevada sophomore Nicole Link soars for a kill
during Thursdays game against Louisiana Tech.
The Wolf Pack won 3-1 at the Virginia Street Gym.
AROUND THE WAC
Soccer team looks to extend
season, collegiate careers
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Nevada forward Cristen Drummond takes the ball up eld during Fridays 2-0 win over Idaho at Mackay Stadium.
2
ARE THE WINS THE SOCCER TEAM HAS RECORDED IN WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAY.
TWENTY ARE THE KILLS SOPHOMORE MIDDLE BLOCKER LINDSAY BALDWIN RECORDED SATURDAY
AGAINST UTAH STATE. 22 ARE THE CONSECUTIVE GAMES IN WHICH SENIOR WIDE RECEIVER MARKO MITCHELL
HAS RECORDED A CATCH. SEVEN ARE THE GOALS THE SOCCER TEAM SCORED DURING A THREE-GAME STRETCH
AGAI NST UTAH STATE, LOUI SI ANA TECH AND I DAHO. 8. 5 ARE THE SACKS DONTAY MOCH HAS THI S
SEASON. HES TIED FOR SIXTH IN THE NATION IN TOTAL SACKS. HE HAD 3.5 LAST YEAR. ONE IS THE ONLY TIME THE NEVADA
VOLLEYBALL TEAM HAS BEATEN HAWAII IN 31 MATCHES. THE WOLF PACK WILL PLAY THE RAINBOW WAHINE FRIDAY. 97 ARE THE
DAYS THE MENS GOLF TEAM WILL GO BETWEEN PLAYING. NEVADA WILL PLAY TUESDAY AND WONT COMPETE AGAIN UNTIL FEB.2
SECOND-HALF DEFENSE
FOOTBALL
The Wolf Pack defense played
extremely well in the rst half.
It held Hawaii to 42 yards and
one offensive touchdown.
In the second half, the Wolf
Pack allowed 24 points, 289
yards and the game-winning
touchdown with just 20
seconds left in the game.
Sophomore defensive ends
Kevin Basped and Dontay
Moch played spectacularly,
combining for 15 tackles and
ve sacks, but even their
superior play was not enough
to save the day for Nevada.
ON TAP
WHOS HOT
WHOS NOT
Juan
Lpez
Wacky week in WAC
FOOTBALL
In one of the biggest upsets in the Western
Athletic Conference this year, Idaho beat
New Mexico State 20-14 Saturday in Moscow,
Idaho.
The Vandals came into the game 1-7
overall and 0-4 in the WAC while the Aggies
were 3-3 overall, 1-1 in the WAC and looking
to make a case for themselves as a legitimate
contender in the conference. On Oct. 4, Ne-
vada defeated Idaho 49-14. On Oct. 11, New
Mexico State came into Mackay Stadium
and defeated the Wolf Pack 48-45.
Just across the state line in Logan, Utah,
the Utah State Aggies almost pulled off a
monumental upset of their own. Utah State
led Fresno State 28-27 late in the fourth
quarter.
The Bulldogs rallied and got an oppor-
tunity to win the game with a last-second
58-yard eld goal. Freshman kicker Kevin
Goessling stepped up and booted the ball
through the uprights as time expired, giving
the Bulldogs a 30-27 win and ruining the
Aggies homecoming.
Utah State came into the year recognized
as one of the worst teams in the nation while
Fresno State started the season ranked 21st
in the AP Poll.
SOCCER
The Wolf Pack started the season 0-9-2
in non-conference play and looked to be a
lock to miss the Western Athletic Conference
tournament, which is scheduled for Nov. 6
to 9 at Mackay Stadium.
The light switch must have turned on for
Nevada as they entered WAC play because
they are now 2-3-1 in the WAC and tied for
third place in the conference with seven
points. The teams record is not a sight for
sore eyes, but thats why non-conference
games are known as preseason games. Now,
the Wolf Pack is nearing a berth in the six-
team WAC tournament.
The top seed in the WAC tournament will
be Utah State, who clinched its rst ever WAC
regular-season championship with a win
against San Jose State Saturday. The WAC title
was the rst ever for the Aggies, who have
already won six WAC games, a team record.
The WACs second-place team, Fresno
State, was almost stunned by lowly Idaho
Saturday. The Bulldogs entered the game
7-8-2 overall and 3-1-1 in the WAC while the
Vandals came in 1-13-2 overall and 0-3-1 in
the WAC. The game was tied at zero until late
in the second half. Fresno State nally broke
through in the 71st minute of the game and
ended up winning 1-0 in a game they were
supposed to dominate.
VOLLEYBALL
Nevada lost the rst set of its match against
Louisiana Tech Thursday at the Virginia
Street Gym. The Lady Techsters came in 3-15
and 0-8 in the WAC while the Wolf Pack was
9-10 and 4-5 overall. Nevada had not lost to
Louisiana Tech in 11 matches.
The Wolf Pack found itself in a hole early but
battled back and won the match in four sets.
Back in Sept. 18, the Lady Techsters battled
Nevada to a ve-set loss. Louisiana Tech has
won ve sets in WAC play this year. Three of
them have been against the Wolf Pack.
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RESULTS
Football
Soccer
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 T
Nevada 7 3 7 14 31
Hawaii 7 7 10 14 38
Nevada Hawaii
Rushing Rushing
No. Yds TD No. Yds TD
Taua, V 16 160 1 Alexander, G 9 21 0
Kaepernick, C 18 139 1 Libre, D 7 10 0
Randall, C 6 9 0 Farmer, D 1 9 1
Wright-Jackson 2 2 0
Funaki, I 6 1 0
Graunke, T 1 0 0
Mouton, R 1 0 0

Passing Passing
Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD
Kaepernick, C 14-28-0 173 2 Alexander, G 17-22-0 205 2
Receiving Receiving
No. Yds TD No. Yds TD
Mitchell, M 6 55 1 Lane, M 6 63 1
McCoy, M 4 64 0 Washington, M 5 100 2
Wellington, C 2 53 1 Mouton, R 5 58 0
Green, V 1 5 0 Libre, D 3 23 0
Taua, V 1 -4 0 Salas, G 2 36 0
Farmer, D 1 10 0
Defense
Tackles Sacks Int Tackles Sacks Int
Moch, D 8 2 0 Elimimian, S 10 0.5 0
Basped, K 5 3 0 Leonard, A 9 0 0
Amaya, J 3 0 1 Veikune, D 4 2 0
Kickoff Returns
No. Yds Long No. Yds Long
Fludd, B 4 100 41 Lane, M 3 115 47
Wellington, C 2 25 18 Farmer, D 1 19 19
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24
Team 1 2 T
Idaho 0 0 - 0
Nevada 0 2 - 2
Idaho Nevada
Sh SOG G A Saves Sh SOG G A Saves
Boyden, L 0 0 0 0 5 Cove, M 0 0 0 0 3
Manning, K 0 0 0 0 0 Smith, E 1 1 1 0 0
Eugenio, J 0 0 0 0 0 Miller, S 1 0 0 0 0
Perez, A 0 0 0 0 0 Godwin, P 0 0 0 0 0
Edmonds, A 1 1 0 0 0 McEachern, N 0 0 0 0 0
Mcallister, N 1 1 0 0 0 Allen, A 1 0 0 0 0
Hayward, D 0 0 0 0 0 Noe, D 0 0 0 0 0
Buswell, A 1 0 0 0 0 Thompson, J 4 1 0 0 0
Hull, D 1 1 0 0 0 Erickson, J 1 1 0 0 0
Moriguchi, S 0 0 0 0 0 Drummond,C 3 2 1 0 0
Raczykowski, D 0 0 0 0 0 Stott, E 0 0 0 0 0
Page, A 0 0 0 0 0 Zmirak, K 4 1 0 1 0
Triller, A 1 0 0 0 0 Ratnavira, N 0 0 0 0 0
Baumgartner, S 0 0 0 0 0 Montejo, M 1 1 0 0 0

Totals 5 3 0 0 5 16 7 2 1 3
SOCCER
TEAM SCHEDULE
UC Santa Barbara Aug. 22 L 4-0
at UNLV Friday Aug. 29 L 5-1
at UNLV against Pacic Aug. 31 L 1-0
at San Francisco Sept. 5 T 0-0
Portland State Sept. 7 L 2-1
Minnesota Sept. 12 L 2-1
at UW- Green Bay Sept. 19 T 0-0
at Wisconsin Sept. 21 L 4-0
UC Davis Sept. 28 L 2-1
at Sacramento State Oct. 2 L 2-0
St. Marys Oct. 5 L 2-1
Hawaii Oct. 10 W 1-0
San Jose State Oct. 12 L 1-0
at Utah State Oct. 17 L 4-3
at Louisiana Tech Oct. 19 T 2-2
Idaho Oct. 24 W 2-0
Boise State Oct. 26 L 2-0
at Fresno State Sunday 2:00 p.m.
WAC Tournament Quarternals Nov. 6
WAC Tournament Seminals Nov. 7
WAC Tournament Final Nov. 9
VOLLEYBALL
TEAM SCHEDULE
at Notre Dame against Valparaiso Aug.29 L 3-0
at Notre Dame Aug. 30 L 3-1
at Notre Dame against IPFW Aug. 31 W 3-0
UCLA Sept. 5 L 3-0
Seattle Sept. 7 W 3-1
Missouri Sept. 12 W 3-1
UC Davis Sept. 13 W 3-2
Pepperdine Sept. 13 L 3-0
at Louisiana Tech Sept. 18 W 3-2
at New Mexico State Sept. 20 L 3-0
San Jose State Sept. 25 L 3-2
at Utah State Sept.27 L 3-2
at UNLV Sept. 28 L 3-1
Idaho Oct. 2 L 3-2
Boise State Oct. 4 W 3-1
Sacramento State Oct. 7 W 3-0
at Fresno State Oct. 11 W 3-1
Fresno State Oct. 16 W 3-1
Hawaii Oct. 18 L 3-0
Louisiana Tech Oct. 23 W 3-1
Utah State Oct. 25 W3-1
at Hawaii Friday 7:00 p.m.
New Mexico State Nov. 6 7:00 p.m.
at San Jose State Nov. 8 2:00 p.m.
at Idaho Nov. 13 7:00 p.m.
at Boise State Nov. 15 7:00 p.m.
at Hawaii for WAC Tournament Nov. 20-22
at Pacic against Utah Nov. 28 5:00 p.m.
at Pacic aginst Pacic or Portland Nov. 29
2008 WAC STANDINGS
Team Conference Standings Overall
Boise State 3-0 7-0
San Jose State 3-1 5-3
Fresno State 2-1 5-2
Hawaii 3-2 4-4
Nevada 2-2 4-4
Louisiana Tech 1-2 3-4
New Mexico State 1-2 3-4
Utah State 1-3 1-7
Idaho 1-4 2-7
BRIEFS
2008 WAC STATISTICAL
LEADERS
Category Name School Statistic
Rushing Taua Nevada 112.0
yds/game
Receiving Chris Williams NMSU 109.1
yds/game
Tackles D. Richardson NMSU 13.5
tackles/game
Total Offense Kaepernick Nevada 284.1
yds/game
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23
Team G1 G2 G3 G4 T
Louisiana Tech 25 14 19 22 1
Nevada 15 25 25 25 3
Louisiana Tech Nevada
K Set Dig BA K Set Dig BA
Jones, K 5 1 1 2 Garvey, E 3 0 0 0
Artim, K 8 2 8 0 Yates, B 8 0 0 2
Clayton, K 8 0 0 5 Sei, S 1 41 8 1
Bin, B 4 31 9 0 Harrington, K 13 1 6 0
Armstrong, L 5 0 2 5 Baldwin, L 15 0 3 1
Alexander, K 0 0 6 0 Aune, S 3 0 0 0
Bolonhini 0 1 6 0 Daum, J 0 0 0 0
Stanley, M 0 0 5 0 Link, N 0 2 12 0
Kolunija, N 9 0 1 2 Santiago, T 0 3 5 0
Staker, J 4 0 2 1
Kelly, L 0 0 10 0
Vance, K 6 0 0 2
Totals 39 35 41 14 53 47 46 6
2008 NEVADA
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Category Name Statistic
Rushing Vai Taua 112.0
yds/game
Receiving Marko Mitchell 81.8
yds/game
Tackles Uche Anyanwu 5.8
tackles/game
Total Offense Colin Kaepernick 284.1
yds/game
agate
B4 OCTOBER 28, 2008
Volleyball
2008 NATIONAL
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Rushing Donald Brown II UConn 165.5
yds/game
Receiving Austin Collie BYU 112.8
yds/game
Tackles Derrick Richardson NMSU 13.5
tackles/game
Total Offense Case Keenum Houston 407.9
yds/game
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25
Team G1 G2 G3 G4 T
Utah State 19 25 23 23 1
Nevada 25 19 25 25 3
Utah State Nevada
K Set Dig BA K Set Dig BA
Fowles, C 4 41 3 3 Garvey, E 0 0 0 3
Osterioh, M 15 0 9 0 Hernandez, A 8 1 11 0
Astie, Katie 7 0 1 1 Sei, S 1 48 10 3
Anderson, R 7 0 3 6 Harrington, K 16 0 1 2
Hymas, K 7 1 6 2 Baldwin, L 20 0 5 4
Kortsen, E 10 0 1 0 Aune, S 7 0 1 4
Morrill, C 0 3 10 0 Kelly, L 0 0 9 0
Wilson, L 0 0 0 0 Link, N 0 1 8 0
McArthur, L 0 0 0 0 Santiago, T 0 5 7 0
Hiller, H 0 0 8 0 Staker, J 9 0 1 3

Totals 50 45 41 14 61 55 53 16
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26
Team 1 2 T
Boise State 1 1 - 2
Nevada 0 0 - 0
Boise State Nevada
Sh SOG G A Saves Sh SOG G A Saves
Ruiz, L 0 0 0 0 5 Cove, M 0 0 0 0 3
Roberts, L 0 0 0 0 0 Smith, E 0 0 0 0 0
Baker, R 1 1 0 0 0 Miller, S 3 3 0 0 0
Hickock, B 0 0 0 0 0 Godwin, P 0 0 0 0 0
Nader, M 0 0 0 0 0 McEachern, N 0 0 0 0 0
Saxton, S 0 0 0 2 0 Allen, A 0 0 0 0 0
Jin, J 1 1 1 0 0 Noe, D 1 0 0 0 0
Koeppen, K 0 0 0 0 0 Thompson, J 0 0 0 0 0
Robinson, C 2 2 1 0 0 Drummond,C 3 1 0 0 0
Hendrix, M 0 0 0 0 0 Stott,E 1 0 0 0 0
Perenon, K 0 0 0 0 0 Montejo, M 0 0 0 0 0
Walsh, A 0 0 0 0 0 Zmirak, K 3 1 0 0 0
Jones, C 1 0 0 0 0 Mann, V 1 0 0 0 0
Roetter, T 1 1 0 0 0 Erickson, J 1 0 0 0 0
Derden, K 0 0 0 0 0 Ratnavira, N 1 0 0 0 0
Hill, M 0 0 0 0 0 Sacks, A 0 0 0 0 0
Huerta, A 0 0 0 0 0 Gilson, W 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 6 5 2 2 5 14 5 0 0 3
2008 WAC STANDINGS
Utah State 6-0-0 11-7-1
Fresno State 4-1-1 8-8-2
Boise State 2-2-1 9-6-2
Hawaii 2-2-1 6-6-4
Nevada 2-3-1 2-12-3
San Jose State 1-3-1 4-9-4
Louisiana Tech 0-2-4 10-4-5
Idaho 0-4-1 1-14-2
2008 NEVADA
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Shots on Goal Samantha Miller 15

Goals Cristen Drummond 4

Saves Sarah Hunt 46

Points Drummond 8

2008 WAC STANDINGS
Hawaii 10-1 17-3
Idaho 7-3 14-7
Nevada 6-5 11-10
Utah State 6-5 8-14
Boise State 3-8 6-15
2008 WAC STATISTICAL
LEADERS
Assists Dani Maufa Hawaii 11.32
/set
Digs Krystal Torres NM State 4.57
/set
Blocks Amber Simpson NM State 1.45
/set
Kills Haley Larsen Idaho 4.39
/set
2008 NEVADA
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Assists Sonnie Sei 9.00
/set
Digs Nicole Link 3.55
/set
Blocks Lindsay Baldwin 1.16
/set
Kills Kylie Harrington 2.96
/set
2008 NATIONAL
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Assists Alisha Glass Penn St. 12.32
/set
Digs Lara Newberry Chattanooga 6.49
/set
Blocks Johannah Bangert Illinois 1.58
/set
Kills Yarimar Rosa Florida Intl 5.35
/set
VOLLEYBALL
Baldwin named
Player of the Week
Nevada sophomore Lind-
say Baldwin was named the
Western Athletic Confer-
ence Volleyball Player of
the Week for Oct. 20 to 26.
The middle blocker
posted a match-high 15
kills in Nevadas 3-1 win
over Louisiana Tech Oct.
21. In the Wolf Packs next
match against Utah State
Oct. 25, Baldwin recorded a
match high 20 kills, leading
Nevada to a 3-1 win.
Baldwin is second on
the team this year with
228 kills (Kylie Harrington,
243), and leads the team in
blocks with 95.
This is Baldwins first
WAC Player of the Week
honor.
CROSS COUNTRY
Nevada picked
second by coaches
The Western Athletic
Conference announced its
womens cross country pre-
championship coaches
polls Saturday.
Nevada was picked to
finish second behind Utah
State. The Aggies received
five first-place votes while
the Wolf Pack received four.
Idaho was picked third
followed by Boise State,
Fresno State, New Mexico
State, San Jose State, Hawaii
and Louisiana Tech.
The Wolf Pack has fin-
ished in second place at the
last two WAC Cross Country
Championships. The last
time Nevada won the WAC
Cross Country Champion-
ship was in 2003.
Last year, Idaho took
home the title while in
2006, Utah State won the
WAC Championships.
The WAC Championships
will take place at the New
Mexico State Golf Course in
Las Cruces, N.M. Saturday.
in two classes has left the Wolf
Pack vulnerable to pass attacks
this season.
The discrepancy must have
been revealed in Wilsons crystal
ball because Nevada reacted in
2008.
The Wolf Pack grabbed eight
defensive backs in its 2008 class,
which was more than it commit-
ted in the previous four years
combined.
That was by design, Mastro
said. We had to address that last
year.
The young class forced the
Wolf Pack to rely heavily on 2008
junior college transfers Mike
Evans, Antoine Thompson and
Mo Harvey.
Its been a unique challenge,
Nevada cornerbacks coach
James Ward said. Its been week-
to-week and continuing to get
better in constant competition.
I just wish theyd learn
faster.
Ward said Nevada fans would
still have to wait to see much of
the talent from 2008s recruiting
class.
Khalid Wooten, Ahmad Wood
and Thaddeus Brown have
spent extensive time on the
defensive backelds scout team
as redshirt freshmen.
They are coming around
good, Ward said. I think they
are going to shock some people
in the spring and continue to do
that next year.
The Wolf Pack can also look
forward to freshman Isaiah Frey,
who has spent limited playing
time in the defensive backeld
this season.
Mastro remains condent with
the progress of 2008s recruiting
class, even with its struggles.
This will be the best second-
ary recruiting class weve ever
had, he said. There will be
no issues. The future is bright.
The foundation is there and the
pieces are in place. Now we can
just pick and choose the cream
of the crop.
Emerson Marcus can be reached at
Recruiting
CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1
make.
Burton said that Mauga
and Betheas injury were
between trainers and head
coach Chris Ault. Burton said
he did not expect to know any
time soon how long Mauga
or Bethea would be out this
season.
Sophomore Adam Liranzo,
one of the linebackers trying
to ll the void left by Mauga,
led the Wolf Pack linebacking
corps Saturday with six tack-
les. Freshman Jerome Michael
Johnson added ve tackles for
Nevada.
Ive always looked up to
(Mauga), Johnson said. It
hurts. We have to the job now
and step up.
Mauga suffered a knee in-
jury last season as a junior and
captain for the Wolf Pack. He
missed the last ve games of
the season after he was injured
against Utah State. Mauga still
nished the season tied for
second on the team in tackles
with 88.
He was also named one of
the four team captains this
season as a senior. Maugas
production has been down
this year, but he is still second
on the team in tackles with
40.
Mauga had shown signs
of increased production in
recent weeks. He led the
Wolf Pack each of the last
two weeks in tackles, eight
against Idaho and 13 against
New Mexico State. The 13
tackles against New Mexico
State marked the highest
tackle total in any single
game by a Wolf Pack player
this season.
Bethea had also shown
tremendous talent for the
Wolf Pack this season.
Bethea was leading the Wolf
Pack defense as a substitute.
He ranks sixth on Nevadas
tackle list with 28.
Emerson Marcus can be
reached at emarcus@neva-
dasagebrush.com
Mauga
CONTINUED FROM PAGE BI
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By Garrett Estrada
Whether she is charging
the net, making a key pass or
diving for a dig, Nicole Link
is always showcasing her
versatility.
Her position at libero de-
mands that she not only wear
an off-color jersey, but that
she also does a little bit of
everything on the court.
I call it being the captain of
the back row, Link said.
The libero position, which
the National Collegiate Ath-
letics Association introduced
in 2002, is usually the team
leader on defense. The libero
also wears an off-color jersey,
usually white when Nevada
wears blue and blue when
Nevada wears white.
Link epitomizes the posi-
tions needs as the leader of
Nevadas defense.
She displayed that leader-
ship Thursday when she led
Nevada with 12 digs. Nevada
had 46 digs in its 3-1 win. Set-
ter Sonnie Sei had a dominant
41 assists Thursday, attribut-
ing her success to the consis-
tency of the back row.
Nicole and I are always on
the court and shes a great
leader, Sei said.
Nevada (11-10, 6-5 in WAC)
also beat Utah State 3-1
Saturday to move into fourth
place in the Western Athletic
Conference. The Wolf Pack
has won six of its last seven
games this season.
Nevadas success can be
attributed to its defensive
specialist. Link has led the
Wolf Pack this season in digs
with 291.
Officially the libero position
is defined as a designated
back-row player intended
to be used as a ball-control
specialist. Nevadas Link has
found success this season
in the position, leading the
strong defense of the Nevada
Volleyball team. Her per-
formance has been crucial
during the tough schedule
that has tested the back row
throughout the season.
The success of volleyball
runs deep through the Link
bloodlines. Ken Link, Nicoles
father, is a current two-time
gold medal winner and was
named Most Valuable Player
of the United States Volley-
ball Association Mens 45s
division at nationals. Nicoles
Aunt Katie Haller played for
the womens beach volleyball
USA National Team and
turned pro to play in Belgium.
Scott Metcalf, her uncle,
played for three years on the
USA National Team and one
year in Belgium as well.
Nicole cites her father as
her main influence.
He would coach me hon-
estly and tell me if I was mak-
ing mistakes, Link said.
Link shined in high school
in both volleyball (four-year
letter winner) and soccer
(three-year letter winner).
She spent three years as team
captain in volleyball and one
in soccer, which led to her
leadership ability on the court
today. During her time on
both teams she was awarded
many honors: named to the
2006 state all-tournament
team, state citizenship
sportsmanship honoree and
the Christian Brothers High
School MVP for volleyball.
Even though she found suc-
cess in both sports, her heart
was with volleyball.
I loved the soccer girls but
soccer was kind of just my
way to get exercise before vol-
leyball started, Link said.
Coming to Nevada last year
as a freshman, Link earned a
starting position on the vol-
leyball team. Last year, Link
put up impressive numbers as
both a libero and an outside
hitter. She scored double
digits in digs in seven games
and averaged over two digs
per game. She showed off
her versatility as a player in
the 2007-2008 season opener
against Fresno State, posting
10 kills, two service aces,
two assists, four digs and five
block assists.
I love to hit and block, but
I feel Im more of an asset
to the team as a libero, she
said.
Link will have to be just as
good as ever to keep tourna-
ment dreams alive during the
conference season. However,
teammates have no doubt that
Link will be up to the task.
Shes a baller, Sonnie Sei
said.
Garrett Estrada can be reached
at editor@nevadasagebrush.
Nevada volleyball player Nicole Link celebrates after a point win for the Wolf Pack Oct. 4 against Boise
State in Nevadas 3-1 win on Wolves for the Cure breast cancer awareness night at the Virginia Street
Gym. Link leads the Wolf Pack in digs this season with 291.
By Nick Saccomanno
Nevada has outshot its last
two opponents 30-11, but it
only has one victory to show
for it.
All year we have been cre-
ating opportunities, its just
a matter of finishing those
opportunities, Nevada coach
Jaime Frias said.
Coming into the first contest
with Idaho on Friday, Nevada
was tied for third in the West-
ern Athletic Conference with
four points and a 1-2-1 record
in conference.
After a 2-0 victory, in which
it outshot Idaho 16-5, the Wolf
Pack was in position to claim
a Western Athletic Conference
tournament berth Sunday
against Boise State.
Nevada dominated posses-
sion, out shooting Boise State
by a slightly smaller margin,
14-6. None of the 14 shots
found the back of the net,
though, and the Wolf Pack
found itself on the opposite
side of a 2-0 game.
The dichotomy in results
this weekend displayed a
season-long flaw in the Wolf
Pack attack its inability to
finish good scoring chances.
We havent done a good job
of finishing all year, Nevada
forward Samantha Miller said.
Following through on good
opportunities was no problem
against Idaho. Cristen Drum-
monds nail in the cofn in the
87th minute was a resounding
example of such opportunities.
Drummond beat a defender
down the right side and scored
with a shot to the far post.
The Wolf Pack is close to
clinching a spot in the WAC
tournament after its perfor-
mance this weekend, but it will
need to finish scoring chances
if it expects to advance.
ZMIRAK STEPPING UP
Wolf Pack forward Karen
Zmirak hasnt started a single
game this year, but her playing
time has increased in recent
games and Nevadas offense is
benefiting from it.
We have prepared hard all
year and the ball just hasnt
bounced our way, Zmirak
said.
The senior led the team in
scoring in 2007, doing so for
the second consecutive year.
So far this season Zmirak has
scored one goal and leads the
team with three assists.
She also has played the
fewest minutes of any Nevada
player with a point this sea-
son.
Zmirak plays a physical
brand of soccer. Her intensity
off the bench and ability to
create scoring opportunities
for herself and other players
has been a welcome addition
to the Wolf Pack offense.
Zmiraks presence as a dis-
tributor has complimented her
teammates well even though
her scoring numbers are down
this season.
FRESNO STATE
Nevada closes out its regular
season Friday at Fresno State.
A win will give the Wolf Pack
an opportunity to move up
in the WAC standings before
tournament seeding is de-
cided.
A victory could move the
Wolf Pack as high as third in
the conference behind Utah
State and Fresno State.
We are going to bring a very
aggressive style to Fresno this
week, Frias said.
Fresno State has a 4-1-1 con-
ference record this season. Its
only loss came to Utah State,
who is in first place and unde-
feated in conference (6-0).
Fresno State has been
outscored 19-18 this season,
but it has played well in close
games, winning seven games
by a 1-0 score.
We have created opportu-
nities, we have had a ton, but
going forward we are going to
have to put (shots) in the back
of the net, Zmirak said.
Nick Saccomanno can be
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Nevada tennis players Kristian Kuharszky and Alex Daruty show an
example of their chest bump celebration. Daruty and Kuharszky do
the chest bump as a doubles tandem for Nevada.
Nevada soccer player Cristen Drummond ghts for the ball in
Nevadas 2-0 loss Sunday against Boise State. The Wolf Pack will
battle Idaho Sunday in its nal game of the season.
By Steve Spiglemyer
France and Hungary may
have fought on opposite sides
in World War I, but at Nevada
players from the two countries
have created a bond that is
leading the Wolf Pack tennis
team.
If we help each other and
improve as a team, not indi-
viduals, we can accomplish all
our goals, junior Nevada ten-
nis player Alex Daruty said.
Daruty and teammate Kris-
tian Kuharszky speak different
languages and have different
strengths on the court, but they
share a similar goal to be Ne-
vadas best doubles tandem this
season, along with an enthusi-
astic chest-bump celebration.
The duo on the tennis court
showcased its talent Oct. 18
when it advanced to the round
of 32 at the International
Tennis Association Regional
Championships.
Daruty and Kuharszky lost
8-6 to the University of San
Franciscos doubles tandem
Jacob Hartwig and Michael
Carreno, but Nevadas most
successful doubles team wasnt
too upset because of its contin-
ued improvement.
The European tennis stars
didnt start playing doubles
together until earlier this year.
We have a good bond, a
good connection, Kuharszky
said. On and off the court.
On the court they are paired
together to help supplant each
others weaknesses. Daruty is
right handed, covers the mid-
dle of the court with ease and
displays a dominant backhand.
Kuharszky is the lefty, protector
of the sidelines, while boasting
a powerful forehand.
Their tennis skills comple-
ment each other, but their
demeanors make them more
compatible than an eharmony.
com match.
You need a lot of trust, Dar-
uty said. You start winning for
yourself, but you realize if you
help others theyll help you.
Last spring, Daruty went 1-6
in doubles competition with
his other teammates. Daruty
has matched his win total from
last season with Kuharszky as
his partner at the ITA Regional
Championship alone.
Its not only yourself when
you make a mistake, Ku-
harszky said. It effects both,
you need the other to step up
sometimes.
Other than solid chemistry
on the court, the two Euro-
pean stars also share a mutual
respect for tennis great Roger
Federer.
(Federer) is so great, said
Kuharszky, who once met the
five-time Wimbledon cham-
pion.
Daruty also said he has idol-
ized Federer.
I cant even talk about
(Wimbledon), said Daruty,
who was upset about Federers
fifth-set tiebreaker loss to
Spains Rafael Nadal.
The two players connect off
the court as much as they do
on the court. Kuharszky and
Daruty both love to watch
Federer play, but they also love
soccer.
We are crazy about the
sport, Daruty said. Soccer
is one of the many ways we
bond.
The tandem also bonds with
an enthusiastic chest bump.
We joke when we need to
joke and are serious when we
need to be serious, Daruty
said. We have fun, maybe too
much fun.
Steve Spiglemyer can be reached
at editor@nevadasagbrush.com
Nevadas Link to success
Tennis duo impresses at ITA tourney
Youth
CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1
allowed this year.
Nevada gives up 2.3 yards
per carry, which is second best
in the nation. This has forced
teams into a pass-rst mindset.
Nevada has been thrown on an
average of 39.5 times per game
this season, third most in the
nation (Kansas, 41.4 and Okla-
homa State, 40.1).
For the past ve years, Ward
has been the defensive backs
coach at Colorado State. Dur-
ing his time there, the lowest
the Rams were ranked in pass
defense was 51st and the most
yards they gave up per game in
a season was 215.
The fortunate situation at
Colorado State is that we had a
ton of experience, he said. I can
probably remember my last year
there, everyone in the secondary
had played in at least 25 games.
Thats the huge difference.
Three of Nevadas eight op-
ponents this year rank in the
top-six nationally in pass yards
per game (Texas Tech No. 1,
Missouri No. 4 and New Mexico
State No. 6). Wilson said that
facing pass-rst offenses and
having young corners is not a
good combination.
You know, its not like the old
days where theres eight guys in
a tight area and the toughest guy
wins, he said. Now everybodys
spread out so guys are put in one-
on-one matchups and one-on-
one pass coverages a lot more.
Although the corners are young
and playing in a scheme that
puts them in man coverage most
of the time, Wilson said inexperi-
ence is no longer an excuse.
Seven games into the sea-
son, thats not really a factor
anymore, he said. Those guys
have played a lot of football so
we expect to see improvement
in all those positions by this time
of year.
Juan Lpez can be reached at
jlopez@nevadasagebrush.com
Wolf Pack looks to
nish strong in 08
I love to hit and block, but I feel Im more
of an asset to the team as a libero, Nevada
sophomore Nicole Link said of the position she
calls the captain of the back row.
*National ranking in parenthesis
Nevada Category National
OFFENSE Leader
305.6 (3) Rushing La. Laf.-311.7
209.0 (67) Passing Texas Tech-418.4
132.9 (46) Pass Efciency Tulsa-207.8
514.6 (6) Total Tulsa-624.7
37.9 (15) Scoring Tulsa-56.57
MAKING THE CALL
B6
SEPTEMBER 16, 2008
Gameday
Nevada struggles to
stop unraveling
The Wolf Pack needs more than a pep talk to improve in 2008
STAFF PICKS
PESSIMIST SAYS: The Wolf Pack
was decimated by its loss to Hawaii.
Another disappointing loss slowly
starts to break this team up. The bye
week does nothing but give Nevada
more time to think about its heart-
breaking loss. More days to ponder
its mistakes lead to animosity among
the players. The nger-pointing starts
and player morale drops. The second
half of Nevadas conference schedule
goes no better than its rst.
1. Texas 8-0
2. Alabama 8-0
3. Penn State 9-0
4. Oklahoma 7-1
5. USC 6-1
6. Georgia 7-1
7. Texas Tech 8-0
8. Florida 6-1
9. Oklahoma State 7-1
10. Utah 8-0
11. Boise State 7-0
12. Ohio State 7-2
13. TCU 8-1
14. Missouri 6-2
15. Florida State 6-1
16. Ball State 8-0
17. Minnesota 7-1
18. Tulsa 7-0
19. LSU 5-2
20. BYU 7-1
21. Michigan State 7-2
22. North Carolina 6-2
23. South Florida 6-2
24. Oregon 6-2
25. Connecticut 6-2
BCS STANDINGS
2008 STATISTICAL LEADERS
2008 REPORT CARD
Nevada
Offense Statistic Grade
Passing 209.0 yds/game C-
Rushing 305.6 yds/game A+
Redzone 83% converted B
Overall B
Defense
Passing 327.5 yds/game F
Rushing 69.5 yds/game A
Redzone 72% allowed converted B
Special teams D-
Overall C
2008 WAC STANDINGS
Standings Conference Overall
Boise State 3-0 7-0
Hawaii 3-2 4-4
Nevada 2-2 4-4
Utah State 1-3 1-7
Idaho 1-4 2-7
Category Player Statistic
Passing Colin Kapernick 1521
Rushing Vai Taua 896
Receiving Marko Mitchell 654
Total yds. Kaepernick 2273
All purpose Taua 1046
Tackles Uche Anyanwu 46
Sacks Dontay Moch 8.5
T.F.L. Moch 12.5
Break-ups Antoine Thompson 6
Interceptions Mo Harvey 3
Punting Brad Langley 44.2
Scoring Taua 72
2008 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT DONTAY MOCH
OPTIMIST SAYS: With the Western
Athletic Conference season winding
down, the Wolf Pack (4-4, 2-2) gets
serious for the second half of its
WAC schedule. Coach Chris Ault
works out most of the kinks in his
team and Nevada nally plays up
to the level everyone expects it to.
The Wolf Pack uses the bye week to
heal some of its wounds and comes
out ready for the homestretch of its
2008 season.
Dontay Moch has probably heard all the naysayers. Too small. Too weak.
Well, right now Moch is shutting everybody up and then some. The
6-foot-1, 245 lbs. sophomore defensive end is playing lights out. Through
eight games, he has a Western Athletic Conference leading 8.5 sacks.
Mochs production would be even more surprising if not for his
promising freshman year, where he recorded 3.5 sacks, which
tied for third on the team. With each passing game, this
undersized defensive end is reminding people more and
more of the Indianapolis Colts Dwight Freeney. Like
Moch, Freeney is also undersized (6-foot-1, 268 lbs.).
But both are quick and both play much bigger than their
size. Moch might be one of the smallest players on the
eld at times, but he makes a big difference.
SEPT. 13
at Missouri
L 69-17
SEPT. 6
Texas Tech
L 35-19
AUG. 30
Grambling State
W 49-13
SEPT. 27
at UNLV
W 49-27
NOV. 7
at Fresno St.
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
NOV. 22
Boise St.
TIME: 1:05 p.m.
OCT. 18
Utah St.
W 44-17
OCT. 4
at Idaho
W 49-14
0CT. 11
New Mexico St.
L 48-45
OCT. 25
at Hawaii
L 38-31
NOV. 15
San Jose St.
TIME: 1:05 p.m.
NOV. 29
at La. Tech
TIME: 11:30 a.m.
1. Texas (65) 8-0
2. Alabama 8-0
3. Penn State 9-0
4. Oklahoma 7-1
5. Florida 6-1
6. Texas Tech 8-0
7. USC 6-1
8. Georgia 7-1
9. Oklahoma State 7-1
10. Utah 8-0
11. Boise State 7-0
12. TCU 8-1
13. Ohio State 7-2
14. Missouri 6-2
15. LSU 5-2
16. Florida State 6-1
17. BYU 7-1
18. Ball State 8-0
19. Tulsa 8-0
20. Minnesota 7-1
21. North Carolina 6-2
22. Michigan State 7-2
23. Oregon 6-2
24. South Florida 6-2
25. Maryland 6-2
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
West Virginia 73, California 42, Kan-
sas 40, Pittsburgh 33, Connecticut 30,
Virginia 25, Georgia Tech 19, Louisville
15, Notre Dame 11, Oregon State 11, Vir-
ginia Tech 6, Troy 5, Northwestern 5,
Boston College 4, Air Force 4, Navy 2,
Arizona 1.
DROPPED FROM RANKINGS
Pittsburgh 17, Kansas 19, Georgia Tech
21, Boston College 23.
AP TOP 25
The Wolf Packs next game
is against Fresno State (5-2,
2-1).
When: Nov. 7, 6 p.m.
Where: Bulldog Stadium
(41,031; Grass)
Radio: ESPN Radio 630
AM.
All-time series record:
Fresno State leads the all-
time series with Nevada
24-13-1.
The coaches: Head coach
Pat Hill is 90-57 in his 12th
year at Fresno State. Nevada
coach Chris Ault is in his
24th season as Nevadas
coach and has a 195-89-1
record.
BYE WEEK
SCOTTBARNETT/
NEVADASAGEBRUSH
COURTNEYRANDALL
DEVINSIZEMORE/ NEVADASAGEBRUSH
By Emerson Marcus
The Wolf Packs overowing talent couldnt get
the job done again in Hawaii. Nevada lost another
heartbreaker that left Wolf Pack fans asking, Whats
wrong?
While the statistics point to a Wolf Pack win, the
nal score says, Not so fast.
Early fumbles, an inconsistent defense and vulner-
ability displayed outside by Nevadas cornerbacks left
the Wolf Pack with another loss that could easily have
gone the other way.
Injuries to linebacker captain Joshua Mauga and
rising star Mike Bethea will further upset a team that
seems poised to unravel if it doesnt deal with its
demons this bye week.
KAEPS GOT TO STEP IT UP
Nevadas Colin Kaepernick may be one of the best
quarterbacks west of the Mississippi River, but his
talent wont take him to the next level.
Kaepernick is on the brink of breaking out. He has
the tools. He has the body. But he lacks the winner
mentality of Joe Montana or Tom Brady, quarter-
backs who didnt make mistakes. Montana took
the eld with a sense of cool, kept games close,
didnt create turnovers and won late in games.
Kaepernick hasnt displayed this so far.
Kaepernick is less Montana and more Mr.
Magoo.
Retract Kaepernicks fumbles against Texas
Tech, New Mexico State and Hawaii and you
may have a 7-1 team with a national ranking
by its name.
Its not just mistakes, though.
Kaepernick has to assume his role as a
leader on the team. He says he has assumed
that role, but his play on the eld, in the
biggest situations, has proven otherwise.
DEFENSE NEEDS TO GET ON TRACK
Nevada cornerbacks coach James Ward
said he wished the Wolf Packs defensive
backeld would get better faster.
Nevadas fan base resoundingly concurs.
The Wolf Pack let another game slip away Sat-
urday, straight through the hands of a Nevada
cornerback and into the hands of a Hawaii
receiver or Missouri, or New Mexico State,
or Texas Tech.
Ranked top 10 in the nation in total offense
and rush defense, Nevada is one piece of
the pie away from moving its football
program to the next level. Its just too
bad that one piece failed to even show
up in the box.
Ranked dead last in the nation, what
else can you say about a pass defense
that struggles to stop pass offenses more
than Mr. T struggles to get his career back
on track?
AULT HAS TO PICK A RETURN MAN
While its easy to blame the pass defense
this season, you cant give the special
teams a free ride.
Nevada is ranked 89th in total
pass return yards and 97th in
kickoff return yards this season,
failures that fall more on the
coaches than the players.
Wolf Pack coach Chris Ault and special teams
coordinator Barry Sacks have alternated return men
more than Chinese factories alternate workers in a
LED ridden toy shop.
Emerson Marcus can be reached at emarcus@nevadasage-
brush.com
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327.5 (119) Passing NMSU-126.3
137.7 (97) Pass Efciency USC-87.1
397.0 (94) Total USC-215.6
32.6 (104) Scoring USC-8.1
SPECIAL TEAMS/MISC.
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###election guide 2008###
Caught in the swing
HOW DO I
VOTE?
SEE B2
WHO SHOULD I
VOTE FOR?
SEE B3
WHAT ARE THE
INITIATIVES?
SEE B4
SHOULD I
VOTE?
SEE B6
By Jessica Fryman and
Jessica Estepa
Outside of the Joe Crowley
Student Union, Brian Parcon is
one of the volunteers repeating
one question:
Have you voted yet?
The 18-year-old political sci-
ence major knows historically,
young voters dont turn out to
vote. He knows the pundits pre-
dict apathy from his age group.
But he thinks theyre wrong.
This is a historical year,
Parcon said. People are going
to tell their grandchildren that
they voted in this election, that
they made a difference.
The political scale in Washoe
County has been a toss-up in
recent weeks. Some polls show
Nevadans favoring a different
candidate every day. Washoes
status as a swing county in a
swing state means a lot for Ne-
vada voters. In 2000, if Nevada
had swung blue, Al Gore would
have been elected president.
Young voters can decide which
way Washoe County and Nevada
tip, political scientists and cam-
paign representatives said.
In Washoe County alone,
26,478 youth voters are regis-
teredalmost 20,000 more than
President Bushs victory margin
in 2004.
Of the Washoe County 18-to
24-year-old registered voters
this year, 10,906 are registered
Democrats and 7,351 are regis-
tered Republicans both large
enough groups that could have
swayed the 2004 election.
Generally when its close,
young voters make a difference,
said Kenneth Fernandez, a
political science professor at the
University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Eric Herzik, chair of the
University of Nevada, Renos
political science department,
said many factors go into what
tips a state and that any large,
cohesive group could swing the
election.
You cant say the youth vote
will determine this, Herzik said.
Its far more complex than any
one group tipping an election.
In a close race, any signicant
block could tip it.
According to the Center for
Information and Research on
Civic Learning and Engagement
(CIRCLE), almost 20,000 young
voters in Nevada turned out for
the caucuses in January, more
than double the amount of total
voters who took part in Nevadas
primaries in 2004.
Many of those voters caucused
for Democratic presidential
nominee Barack Obama, ac-
cording to CIRCLE. Fernandez
credits Sen. Obama with the rise
in youth interest.
Young people could make
the difference in this election,
said Kristen Searer, a represen-
tative for the Obama campaign.
The youth vote is critically
Youth vote could tip Washoe, Nevada
ILLUSTRATIONBYJETTCHAPMAN/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
See VOTERS Page C2
BY THE NUMBERS
A look at voters in Nevadas
second largest county
259,332
26,478
total number of Washoe
County voters
number of registered youth
voters in Washoe County
6,704
number of votes that
decided Washoe County in
2004
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There are so many groups on campus telling people to vote, its easy to forget this is the rst
election in which many students are eligible to vote.
It was a lot easier than I thought, said rst-time voter Alexa Jackson, an 18-year-old psychology
major. It only took about ve minutes.
Even if voting is easy, knowing what to do beforehand will make it even easier.
Dan Burk, the Washoe County Registrar of Voters, offered this walk-through advice to students voting for
the rst time:
The Washoe County guide to oting
How will you become an informed voter?
CAMPUSCHAT
I usually go on
the Internet or
also pick up the
paper when Im
on campus.
LaTijera Avery,
18, criminal justice
I mainly get
most of my
information
through the
daily newspaper.
I also have a
political science
and economics
class.
John Jansen,
30, education
I read a lot of
news stories
online and watch
a lot of news on
television pretty
much every
night.
Danika Keating,
20, secondary
education
Most of my infor-
mation I get from
the Internet and
mostly Web sites
from the candi-
dates and so I look
at their plans, etc.
and nd out what I
think is best.
Karissa Loper,
22, international
business
I dont really
engage myself
in any particu-
lar media that
would inform
me of the cor-
rect vote, so to
speak.
Devin Gifford,
22, math
Students must be registered
in Washoe County to vote
here. If a student is registered
in another county, they will have to
request an absentee ballot from that
county, Burk said.
Early voting is a big advan-
tage, Burk said.
Not only will students
avoid lines by voting early, but they
can vote at any of the 18 early voting
locations. One of those locations is
room 420 of the Joe Crowley Student
Union. Early voting runs from 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. every day except Sunday
until Oct. 31.
If voters wait until Nov. 4
to vote, they will not have a
choice of which polling place
to attend. Registered voters should
have received a sample ballot in the
mail with their assigned polling place
listed on the back. If students lost
the sample ballot, they can look up
their polling place online at www.
washoecounty.us/voters or by calling
775-328-3670.
When students go to vote,
Burk suggested they bring
their sample ballot with
them.
Read through and make your
choices ahead of time, Burk said. It
really speeds everything up.
Not only does bringing the sample
ballot along expedite the voting pro-
cess, but the identication process as
well. On the back of the sample ballot
is a barcode that easily identies vot-
ers when scanned.
If students forget their
sample ballot, they can still
vote. Identication isnt even
needed in most cases, although Burk
suggests voters bring a drivers license
or other government-issued ID along
anyway.
The only time they would need
identication is if they got a notice in
the mail that they are an ID-required
voter, which very few people are, or if
your signature doesnt match the one
we have on le, Burk said.
If voters are required to have an ID
and dont have one, they will be given
a provisional ballot that only has the
presidential and national congres-
sional races on it.
Once voters are positively
identied, they will be given
a card to insert into the vot-
ing machine. The touch screen voting
machines will walk voters through
the rest of the process.

important in winning Nevada.

He cant win without it. The
campaign has targeted young
voters.
The Obama campaign dedi-
cated a worker to each Nevada
university to bolster its efforts
with the youth vote, campaign
representatives said.
Obama has made a further
concentrated effort for the
youth vote in Washoe hes
spoken twice at UNR in the last
month.
A lot of people think that if
Sen. Obama wins Washoe, he
can win the state, Searer said.
Rick Gorka, a spokesman
for Republican presidential
hopeful Sen. John McCain, said
McCains campaign is also aim-
ing to bring young voters out to
the polls.
Were going to have to wait
for the Nov. 4 analysis to see
how it all turns out, but were
obviously actively courting the
youth vote, said Gorka, who
works for McCains Nevada
campaign.
Herzik said the youth wont
make a difference if they dont
vote, because the block wont be
large enough to matter.
The youth vote in Nevada
could be very important if it
shows up, he said. The youth
vote has been underrepresented
in past elections. If that turns
around and is disproportion-
ately for one candidate or
another and the race is close,
yes, it could swing the election.
Jessica Fryman and Jessica
Estepa can be reached at editor@
By Jessica Estepa
Nevadas voters may be
focused on which presidential
ticket they will vote for come
Election Day, but political
experts said voters need to re-
member the importance of state
and local races this year.
You see voters come in every
four years, and they vote for
president and Congress, but
they wont vote for the state
legislature, said Kenneth
Fernandez, a political science
professor at the University of
Nevada, Las Vegas.
State politicians can create
and execute laws that have an
immediate effect on a commu-
nity, from Gov. Jim Gibbonss
demand for budget cuts to the
state senators and assembly-
men passing bills concerning
the Millennium Scholarship,
Fernandez said.
Its like (former Speaker of
the Senate) Tip ONeill said all
politics is local, he said.
Nevada voter turnout for
elections has been on rise
since 2000, including midterm
election years 2002 and 2006,
according to the Washoe County
Voter Registrar. But it isnt un-
common for ballots to come in
without votes for state elections,
Fernandez said.
University of Nevada, Reno
student Sami Scott, an 18-year-
old undecided major, said when
she voted early last week, she
didnt recognize many of the
names on the ballot. Instead
of picking names, she selected
None of the above because
she didnt know anything about
the candidates.
I know I should probably pay
more attention, especially with
all the budget cuts going on,
said Scott.
This years state legislature
races will be more important
than previous years because of
Nevadas $1.2 billion shortfall,
he said.
They are feeling the effects
of the cuts, from education to
health care, he said.
He predicts that the next gu-
bernatorial race in 2010 will raise
awareness for state politics.
Several students said they
know they should pay more at-
tention to local politics, but they
said national races usually take
precedence.
I catch the ads for Jill Derby
or Dean Heller, but its not
something I always pay atten-
tion to, said Mariah Seitzinger,
a 20-year-old health ecology
major. Im not the kind of per-
son who watches C-SPAN.
Bob Walsh, a spokesman
for Secretary of the State Ross
Miller, said people would care
more about the local and state
politics if they understood how
decisions affected them.
Sure, the decisions made
by Congress in Washington
are all over the news, Walsh
said. But bills that pass there
wont have an immediate ef-
fect on peoples lives. People
are starting to recognize that
decisions made by the city
council affect them directly.
Part of the problem is that vot-
ers are thrown into a pool of
candidate information.
With dozens of people run-
ning for positions varying from
the state Supreme Court to
Board of Regents, voters need
to take the time to look at each
candidate before they vote, he
said.
If they dont want to learn
about every single candidate,
then they may opt to not vote
in those categories instead, he
said.
Jessica Estepa can be reached at
jestepa@nevadasagebrush.com.
Nevadans should turn out for state, local elections
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PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D) SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R)
SOCIAL SECURITY
TAXES
McCain will double the tax exemption for each dependent from
$3,500 to $7,000. Will simplify the tax code into two tax rates
and a generous standard of deduction. Will cut corporate tax
rate from 35 to 25 percent. Emphasizes keeping taxes low.
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
McCain proposed a one-year halt on government spending not
related to necessary military or veterans affairs programs so he
could reevaluate the effectiveness of each program.
SOCIAL SECURITY
Obama will make those mak-
ing more than $250,000 a
year pay more into Social Se-
curity and address issues with
the programs solvency.
TAXES
Obama will provide generous tax cuts for low and middle-income
seniors, homeowners and families sending children to college. Will
not raise taxes for anyone making less than $250,000 a year.
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
Obama will enforce federal pay-as-you-go budget rules. Will man-
date government contracts of more than $25,000 will be bid for.
Will end subsidies for oil, gas and loan companies that are unethical.
STUDENT LOANS STUDENT LOANS
McCain will simplify the nancial aid application process. Also
proposed reform of the private lending industry that demands
higher standards of federally-sponsored private loan companies.
Obama will create a $4,000 tax credit for students who perform
at least 100 hours of community service. Will simplify the federal
aid application by allowing people to signal that the government
can use their tax forms for the nancial aid application.
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES
McCain wants individuals to
supplement Social Security
with investment accounts and
prefers slowing the growth in
Social Security benets rather
than increasing taxes.
HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE ENERGY ENERGY
McCain will offer a $300 mil-
lion prize for the development
of a plug-in battery-powered
car. Will invest $2 billion an-
nually in clean-coal technol-
ogy. Will pave way to 45 new
nuclear power plants by 2030.
McCain wants the choice of
insurance to go to individuals.
Will give individuals $2,500
and families $5,000 in refund-
able tax credit to help offset
the cost of health insurance.
Obama will require insurance
companies to insure people
with pre-existing conditions
at fair and stable rates. Will
give small businesses tax
credit to encourage them to
provide affordable health care.
Obama will invest $150 mil-
lion throughout a 10-year pe-
riod to bolster private efforts
in clean energy development.
Promises that 10 percent of
electricity will come from re-
newable sources by 2012 and
25 percent by 2025.
DEAN HELLER (R) JILL DERBY (D)
EDUCATION
Derby served on three college faculties and was elected to the
Nevada Board of Regents where she spent 18 years working to
improve Nevadas education system. If elected, she said she will
continue to improve education and reform the loan process for
college students.
ECONOMY
Derby believes the country needs to restore scal responsibility
to the government by ending the borrow-and-spend budget. On
a local level, she believes local governments must be allowed to
buy and rehabilitate foreclosed properties as well as put an end to
predatory mortgage lending.
ENERGY & GAS PRICES
In order to lower gas prices
both locally and nationally,
Derby will support drilling
and exploration in low envi-
ronmental risk areas of both
on and offshore locations. If
elected, she will also work to
invest 100 percent of all rev-
enues earned by gas propos-
als into the development of
renewable energy sources.
HEALTH CARE
If elected, Derby will work
to ensure that health care is
more affordable and is of the
highest quality with an em-
phasis on prevention. She also
will work for citizens rights to
choose their own health care
provider.
IRAQ WAR
In order to bring the Ameri-
can troops home from Iraq,
Derby believes there must be
a phased withdrawal to main-
tain security and leave Iraq
stabilized. This will send more
troops to Afghanistan to ght
terrorism.
EDUCATION
Heller believes the federal governments role in education should
be limited. Additionally, numerous changes and reforms are
needed in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Education poli-
cies should be primarily handled by state and local ofcials, not
Washington bureaucrats.
ECONOMY
Heller said he voted against the federal bailout bill in defense of
Nevadas families and taxpayers, who should not be on the hook
for the excesses of Wall Street. As debt and spending are out of
control, Heller said he could not justify the additional borrowed
spending and $1.3 trillion increase in the national debt.
ENERGY & GAS PRICES
Congress should embrace en-
ergy legislation that promotes
conservation, encourages re-
newable energy development
and increases our domestic
oil supply in an environmen-
tally safe manner. In Congress,
Heller said he consistently
supports renewable energy
production including a national
renewable portfolio standard.
HEALTH CARE IRAQ WAR
He has joined both Repub-
licans and Democrats in
cosponsoring legislation to
implement the recommenda-
tions of the bipartisan Iraq
Study Group. Progress is
being made in Iraq and the
Iraqi government is taking
more responsibility for its
countrys security.
Heller said Congress should
lift regulations preventing
small businesses from forming
broad-based small business
health plans, which would
allow small employers to pur-
chase health insurance with
increased buying power.
He said Congress needs to
allow safe prescription drug
reimportation.
ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES
ASSEMBLY 24 (NORTHWEST RENO)
As the incum-
bent, Bobzien
is running for
his second
term in the
Nevada State
Assembly.
Some of his
campaign
goals include keeping taxes
low, expanding education
programs such as career
and technical education and
penalizing businesses that
violate immigration laws.
Outside of politics, Bobzien
works as a Web designer.
JOHN GWALTNEY (R) DAVID BOBZIEN (D)
Gwaltney
works as an
economics
professor
at Truc-
kee Meadows
Community
College and
served as
TMCCs president from 1986
to 1995. Gwaltneys campaign
issues include keeping taxes
low and stable, working to im-
prove education systems and
funding Northern Nevadas
transportation needs.
ASSEMBLY 25 (SOUTH WASHOE COUNTY)
HEIDI GANSERT (R)
Gansert is the
incumbent for
the Assembly
25 seat. She is
currently the
Assembly Re-
publican Lead-
er. Ganserts
issues include
responding to the budget
shortfall, xing the education
system and nding renewable
energy sources in Nevada. She
wants to amend laws about
DNA testing of criminal de-
fendant and surgical centers.
Gansert works as a medical
practice consultant.
Townsends
issues include
developing
renewable
energy tech-
nology, mak-
ing affordable
health care
available to
all Nevadans, addressing the
mortgage lending crisis and
giving students an early start
in education.
ROBERT TOWNSEND (D)
ASSEMBLY 26 (WEST WASHOE COUNTY)
Cobb is the
incumbent for
the Assembly
26 seat. He is
the co-chair
of Sen. John
McCains
Nevada cam-
paign. Cobbs
issues include ghting illegal
immigration, balancing the
state budget without new
taxes, having accountability in
education and creating a long-
term plan for water supply.
TY COBB (R)
DAELA GIBSON (D)
ASSEMBLY 30 (NORTHEAST RENO)
Gibsons is-
sues include
effective
transporta-
tion and road
maintenance,
funding the
education
system appro-
priately, rebuilding Nevadas
infrastructure, addressing the
budget shortfall and restruc-
turing the tax code.
GREG MILLER (I)
Miller ran for
the District 26
seat in 2002
and 2004.
Candidate
did not return
calls for more
information.
ASSEMBLY 27 (CENTRAL SOUTHWEST RENO)
VIRGIL PATRICK NEAL (R)
Candidate
did not return
calls for
information.
SHEILA LESLIE (D)
DANIEL JOSEPH (I)
Jospeh ran for
the District 27
seat in 2002.
Candidate
did not
provide more
information.
Leslie is the
incumbent for
the Assembly
27 seat and
has served as
the Majority
Whip. Some
of her is-
sues include
providing help for education
and public safety despite the
budget shortfall and spending
more on health care. Leslie
works for the Second Judicial
District Court.
TRENT BALDWIN (R) DEBBIE SMITH (D)
RUTH GILLINGS (I)
Baldwin cur-
rently works as
an engineering
and construc-
tion project
manager at the
Reno-Tahoe
Airport Au-
thority. Some
of his issues include nding
ways to invest tax dollars, not
raising taxes , hiring the best
teachers and giving teachers
better resources.
Candidate
did not return
calls for
information.
Smith is the
incumbent for
Assembly Seat
30. Some of
her issues in-
clude dealing
with the bud-
get shortfall by
taking a look
at the tax breaks and incen-
tives in the state, creating job
opportunities in renewable
energy and improving the
education system.
RON LONGTIN (R)
Longtin is
retired from
the Marine
Corps and
has worked
as part of the
district court
administra-
tion. Some of
Longtins issues include as-
sessing the budget shortfall
without creating new taxes,
creating more jobs despite the
economic struggle and xing
the education infrastructure.
BERNIE ANDERSON (D) JIM NORD (I)
Candidate
did not return
calls for
information.
Anderson is
the incumbent
for Assembly
31. He serves
as the speaker
pro tempore
in the Assem-
bly. Some
of his issues
include balancing the budget,
improving education, nding
renewable energy resources
and reforming crowded prison
systems.
He is a retired educator.
ASSEMBLY 31 (EAST RENO AND CENTRAL SPARKS)
No photo
provided
No photo
provided
No photo
provided
No photo
provided
No photo
provided
Information compiled from Statewide Ballot
Questions 2008, issued by the secretary of state.
QUESTION 1
Should the Nevada
Constitution be
amended to remove
the unconstitutional
requirement that a person
must reside in Nevada for
at least six months before
an election to be eligible
to vote?
QUESTION 4 QUESTION 3 QUESTION 2
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled
that residency requirements
longer than the time it takes
for election-related paperwork
to be completed violates the
14th Amendment. The Nevada
Revised Statutes have been
changed to reect this but the
constitution has not.
The six-month requirement exists
to ensure that voters have lived in
Nevada long enough to know the
issues and candidates that they
will vote on. While it may not be
enforceable now, a future U.S.
Supreme Court could reverse its
decision and allow residency laws
for these lengths.
ARGUMENTS FOR:
ARGUMENTS AGAINST:
Should the Nevada
Constitution be amended
to guarantee: that
property taken for public
use is valued at the
highest price it would
bring on the open market;
and that the state could
not collect attorneys fees
for unsuccessful lawsuits
pertaining to eminent
domain?
This amendment will give
taxpayers a viable weapon to
prevent and then ght their land
being taken from them. It will
place a higher burden of proof on
the government that the land will
be used for the public good. It will
also embolden tax payers to ght
for land they believe was unjustly
taken from them.
This initiative will slow or stop
construction of needed public
functions, such as highways. It
will force taxpayers to pay more
for land bought for public good
and to pay more for lawsuits
regarding eminent domain.
ARGUMENTS FOR:
ARGUMENTS AGAINST:
Should the Nevada
to require the legislature
to: make formal ndings
regarding the benets
of any property, sales
or use taxes; ensure
requirements for
such exemptions are
standardized; and provide
a specic end-date for
such exemptions?
Exemptions are meant to benet
a particular group of taxpayers
while reducing the money
received by the government.
This will force the legislature
to draw formal conclusions
about the consequences of such
exemptions and also establish
an expiration date for any
exemption.
Constitutional language should not
be added to force the legislature
into doing this. The language of this
initiative does not dene public
benet for when the legislature
establishes its ndings. It does
not stop the legislature from
establishing long-standing dates for
any tax exemptions.
ARGUMENTS FOR:
ARGUMENTS AGAINST:
Should the Nevada
to allow the legislature to
change the Sales and Use
Tax Act of 1955 in order
to maintain compliance
with federal laws and
interstate agreements
without a vote from the
public and to repeal the
Acts tax exemption on
some aircraft and aircraft
components?
This act would allow the
legislature to respond to new
federal and interstate regulations
and agreements. It does not allow
the legislature to increase tax
rates without voter approval. It
will allow the legislature to clean
up unconstitutional language
regarding the aircraft tax
exemptions.
The Nevada Legislature is already
allowed to pass legislation
to keep up with federal and
interstate regulations and
agreements. Nevadans should
not surrender their right to
approve legislation that makes
changes to sales and use tax.
ARGUMENTS FOR:
ARGUMENTS AGAINST:
NEVADA BALLOT INITIATIVES
COUNTY BALLOT INITIATIVES
BOARD OF REGENTS CANDIDATES
The Nevada Sagebrush: What is your vision for the
Nevada System of Higher Education and the University of
Nevada, Reno?
William Cobb: I would like to continue to grow, expand
and improve the academic excellence that this system has
produced. I would like to better maximize the use of the
budget we do have.
NVSB: How do you hope to accomplish this?
Cobb: I would be an attentive regent who does his home-
work and knows the issues. I would work with the governor
to hammer out the funding processes.
NVSB: What qualications do you have to be a regent?
Cobb: My professional career as a trial attorney will help
a lot with the boards dealings with the state legislature over
funding.
WILLIAM COBB FARROKH HORMAZDI
Mr. Hormazdi, though still on the ballot, has not cam-
paigned for the position of District 10 regent. He has no
phone number, e-mail address or other contact info listed on
the Washoe County Registrars list of candidates. The Reno
Gazette-Journal reported that Hormazdi tried to remove his
name from the ballot but missed the deadline to do so.
JASON GEDDES
Nevada, Reno?
Jason Geddes: I hope to guess on a vision that aligns the
higher education system with the goals of the people of this
state on the issues of health care, teaching and retaining the
funding for infrastructure of the system.
Geddes: By aligning our campus system goals with the
overall goals of the state and making sure services arent
duplicated.
Geddes: I have two years of service on the board and I got
my graduate and undergraduate degrees at the University
of Nevada, Reno. I was also very active while getting those
degrees.
Nevada, Reno?
Rajan Zed: I would like to see advancement in the areas
of science and technology, health care, education and other
subjects, which besides students will uplift the economy of the
state.
Zed: I shall work for making Nevadas universities more
research focused. More attention is needed to recruit, retain
and graduate the students of the state.
Zed: I possess a masters of business administration from
University of Nevada, Reno besides a masters of science in
mass communications from San Jose State University.
RAJAN ZED
DISTRICT 10
DISTRICT 11
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provided
WCSD #1
Will raise sales and use tax by a quarter of
a percent to better pay for K-12 schools.
It also will increase vehicle registration
fees by half-a-cent per dollar of the cars
value. The money will go to repairing
and improving Washoe County School
facilities and updating school technology.
RTC #2
Will increase general sales and use tax by
.125 percent to improve public transit and
to avoid a 20 percent cut in services next
year.
Will force those planning growth to set
policies concerning constraints on area
water supplies.
WC #3
ARGUMENTS FOR:
The Washoe County School District needs the
money to maintain its schools, half of which are
more than 40 years old. The schools also need to
improve security, energy efciency and give stu-
dents access to modern technology.
The school district mismanaged its budget and
should be more prudent in spending rather than ask
for more taxes.
ARGUMENTS AGAINST:
The Regional Transportation Commission is facing
a 25 percent budget cut and needs the money to
maintain and expand services
ARGUMENTS FOR:
The RTC needs to restructure the current system,
earn more from people riding the bus and serve a
smaller, more efcient area instead of raising taxes.
ARGUMENTS AGAINST:
The regional plans dont account for growth after
20 years. A plan needs to be established for future
generations.
ARGUMENTS FOR:
ARGUMENTS AGAINST:
This plan will strip the rights of local ofcials to ad-
dress the nuances of plans in their area. It will also
force developers to acquire water rights prior to
project planning.
Information from the Washoe County Registrar
of Voters. Due to space, only county-wide and
binding initiatives were included. Please check your
sample ballot for information on other questions.
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By Clint Demeritt
For about 30 years, celebrity
opinion has taken off, especially
when voiced in the political
arena.
The opinion becomes highly
visible and occasionally divisive,
but rarely makes-or-breaks an
election, Stacy Gordon, a Uni-
versity of Nevada, Reno political
science professor, said.
She said they help to get
people excited for an event but
do little else.
Actor Kal Penn (from Harold
and Kumar and House M.D.)
encouraged early voting in
front of the Joe Crowley Student
Union Oct. 18, the rst day of
early voting. He wore a eece
pullover with an emblem advo-
cating Democratic presidential
candidate Sen. Barack Obama.
Though asked many ques-
tions, Penn stuck to the issue of
early voting.
Other celebrity appearances
on the campaign trail include
singers and actresses.
At a rally for Republican Vice
Presidential candidate Gov. Sar-
ah Palin, country music star Lee
Greenwood sang Proud to be
an American. Ugly Betty star
America Ferrera campaigned for
Sen. Hillary Clinton during the
Nevada primary season.
Gordon said in rare instances
a celebrity could change the way
a person votes if they are having
a hard time choosing between
the candidates.
Its amazing what some people
will vote on, Gordon said.
Rick Gorka, regional spokesman
for the McCain/Palin campaign,
said campaigns prefer to bring in
other politicians to support a can-
didate. He said on a large-scale
celebrities dont do much.
Its to draw attention and draw
bodies to an event, Gorka said. It
is good to get people into seats, but
I doubt that any celebrity endorse-
ment has changed an election.
Dave Carlson, a 19-year-old
mechanical engineering major,
and his friends seemed to be
having fun yelling Kumar when
they saw Penn across the street
during the homecoming parade.
However, he said they lost inter-
est when they found out he was
talking about political issues.
Pretty much it was hey, you
should party with us then he
started talking about early voting
and Im like oh, all right, cool,
good luck, Carlson said. Most
guys in the house were voting
early, but at the time it wasnt
what we were thinking about.
Gordon said there is more
evidence that celebrity endorse-
ments could be more of a liabil-
ity than a benet. Though such
cases are uncommon, Gordon
pointed to singer Barbara Stre-
isand, who has become more of
a high-prole liberal fundraiser
than a celebrity. When a celebrity
becomes more associated with
the cause they are campaign-
ing for than what they became
famous for, it might become a
problem, she said.
Penn said he didnt think he
was hurting Obamas campaign
even with one of his more-fa-
mous roles as a burger-hunting
stoner. He said most people can
tell the difference between on-
and off-screen personas.
They understand the fake,
fun world of watching movies,
Penn said.
Gordon said candidates usually
think it cant hurt to have a celeb-
rity endorsement, and if it can get
a few more votes it is worth it.
No single endorsement will
change an undecided voters
mind, no matter if it is a respected
politician or a Hollywood actor,
said Jeff Giertz, spokesman for
the Nevada Obama campaign.
He said in the end what the
politician says is the best way
to sway the uncommitted, but a
celebrity will help them receive
that message.
I think what it (celebrities)
helps with is that it gets people
involved who you might not
normally be able to draw out
and getting them involved in the
campaign, Giertz said.
Clint Demeritt can be reached
at cdemeritt@nevadasagebrush.
com.
By Jay Balagna
Barry Belmont, John Russell
and Alyssa Cowan, members of
the University of Nevada, Reno
Students for Liberty, began
setting up their campaign table
while Barack Obama support-
ers shot glared at them while
manning their own table a few
feet away.
The last time they tried this,
the students representing the
Obama campaign engaged the
Students for Liberty in an argu-
ment that quickly digressed to
a shouting match heard across
Hilliard Plaza.
The Students for Liberty,
formerly the College Libertar-
ians, are advocating against
uneducated voting. The three
leaders of the club disagree
with the candidates running in
this years presidential election,
and rather than vote for the
lesser evil among the group,
they have chosen not to vote
at all.
Were not necessarily saying
Dont vote, just Vote for the
right reasons, Belmont said.
Too many people are voting
because the Obama table gave
them a cookie or MTV ran a
commercial telling them its
cool.
This draws a stark contrast
between the Students for Lib-
erty and other political groups
on campus. These other groups
are encouraging voting for their
supported candidate and many
others are encouraging students
to just vote, no matter who they
vote for.
Soon after the Students
for Liberty brought out their
campaign material, they
began to draw interest from
people walking by. The material
consisted of signs touting an
imaginary candidate, Nobody,
with slogans like Nobody 08
will x America.
The UNR Students for Liberty
have received glares since they
started the Nobody 08 cam-
paign earlier this month.
In addition to encounters
when their campaign table is
set up, the group has had a hard
time keeping people from tear-
ing down posters on bulletin
boards around campus. The
group even chalked 20 logical
reasons not to vote on the side-
walk outside the Joe Crowley
Student Union late Wednesday
night, only to nd it erased by 9
a.m. Thursday.
It might be pissing people
off, but in a good way, Abigal
Partyka, a 23-year-old informa-
tion system major and member
of the Students for Liberty, said.
It gets them thinking.
At their weekly meeting on
Thursday, Belmont, Russell and
Cowan explained the goals and
ideas behind the Nobody 08
campaign to the rest of the club.
During the meeting, sup-
porters of the campaign gave
reasons ranging from absolute
disapproval of voting in general
to disagreement with current
candidates. Members oppos-
ing the idea said it advocated
anarchy and was counterpro-
ductive to the clubs goals for
change.
While many different rea-
sons to support or oppose the
campaign were raised, the
general consensus was the
program should force people
to think about what they were
about to vote for. The club de-
cided to use the angry reactions
the campaign prompted to its
advantage.
Most people are so closed
minded; making them mad is
maybe the only way to get them
to pay attention, Mike Fasano,
an 18-year-old speech commu-
nications major, said.
Fasano was opposed to the
campaign at the beginning of
the meeting, saying it promoted
anarchy, something many in the
group did not seem to feel was
such a bad thing. As the meeting
went on, however, Fasano said
he realized the potential the idea
had to force critical thinking.
Were not for politics, but
policies, Russel said of the club.
We dont agree with any of the
candidates so we arent voting.
We believe our philosophys
worth having, so that makes it
worth supporting.
Jay Balagna can be reached at
jbalagna@editor@nevadasage-
brush.com.
The Students for Liberty, formerly the College Libertarians, gather for their weekly meeting. The club is composed of students who do not want
to vote in this election.
You know the present political system doesnt work. You know it doesnt make a difference who wins. It wont make a difference to you.
You dont believe the majority is always right. Your parents told you the truth when they said they didnt care what the other kids did
you ought to do whats right on your own.
You think its immoral to impose your views on others. You believe the best course of action will be decided by individuals without
government interference.
You dont have an intelligent logical reason to vote. You prefer to act in ways that make sense to you.
You think non-voting makes a bigger statement than voting.
UNR STUDENTS FOR LIBERTYS TOP-FIVE REASONS NOT TO VOTE
Student club:
Vote for the
right reasons
Why will you (or wont you) vote?
CAMPUSCHAT
I think that most
people and most
candidates wont
take students
seriously unless
they go out and
vote and become
part of their main
demographic.
Colin Proctor,
19, business
I feel
everyones
opinions matter
when it comes
down to the
president of the
United States.
Maurice Harvey,
21, marketing
I will vote.
I havent yet
because Im
procrastinating
but I think its
important
to give your
opinion on
everything.
Mario Cruz,
19, biology
Theres no
reason to not go
vote. I dont see
any reason why
you would not
want to have a say
in your future.
Ben Bice,
21,nursing
Im in a womens
studies class. Were
learning about how
women got the
right to vote, so
now I just feel like
Im indebted to the
suffrages of the
past.
Laura Reaney,
19, photography
Celebrities bring excitement but dont inuence voters
PHOTOSBYAMYBECK/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
Singer Lee Greenwood sings God Bless America during a rally for
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin Tuesday morning
at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center.
Harold and Kumar star Kal Penn talks with Joe Crowley Student
Union employees about early voting on Oct. 18. Penn is one of the
many celebrities that has been endorsing this years candidates.

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