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CHASING ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIPSee section B for t he 2007 Mens Basketball Preview
9DAYSUNTIL THE JOE
Jeff Champagne first walked on the site of the Joe Crowley Student Union when it was just a big dirtmound.
When he returns for the grand opening on Nov. 15 and 16, he plans to explore the building hes seen developfor the last five years.
As the Associated Students of the University of Nevada president in 2005-2006 and 2006-2007, Champagnewatched previous ASUN presidents create plans for the union before he was elected.
I was really lucky, he said. I had the best role I was there for the design.Champagne sat on the planning committee, helping decide what should go into the building, from office space to
technology to retail.The last time he toured through the building was in May, right after he graduated. He said hes anxious to see whats different.It wasnt too long ago that I left, but I know a lot has changed since then, he said.
He said all of the time he spent working on plans for the building was to make the campus better for future students.This building was never for me, Champagne said. Its for everyone whos going to come.
Jessica Estepa, News Editor
Former ASUN president returns foropening of building he helped design
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2007 VOLUME CXIV NUMBER 11SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SINCE 1893
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Victimknownfor hisdrive
Nick Coltrain
Managing Editor
Derek DJ Jensens parentsaid they picked his first nameecause it means leader.Jensens fraternity brothers
t Tau Kappa Epsilon said theyemember him as the guy wholways organized them andhanged the way even theembers thought of TKE.Jensen, a 23-year-old health
cology major, was shot toeath Oct. 28 at a crashed Hal-
oween party. He was 23.Nathan Viljoen, 23, of Fallon,ev. and Charles C. Kelly, 21, ofruckee, Calif., were also shotnd killed.Jensen joined TKE shortly af-
er starting at the University ofevada, Reno five years ago. He
oved from sergeant-at-arms,who made sure parties stayedafe, to president by 2005.
TKE members said Jensen ledhe house quietly he wouldntsk people for help or demandhat things get done. Jensen
would start working and peoplewould follow him.
DJ improved the standard ofiving for us (TKE), said Chris
riscoll, TKE vice president.Really, the way TKE is, were a
unch of animals. If we tear the
JOT TRAVIS
After serving as the University
of Nevada, Renos center for
50 years, the old student union
closes its doors. Page A2
HOLIDAY MOVIES
Dreading the long breaks with
your family? Hide from your
relatives with these upcoming
releases. Page A10
VOLLEYBALL
Seniors Teal Ericson, Karly
Sipherd, Ashley Miller and
Dana Henry help team win
home finale. Page A14
INDEX
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WEEKLY UPDATE.............................................A3
CLASSIFIEDS ..............................................................A6
PERSPECTIVES .......................................................A7
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT..... A10
SPORTS ..............................................................................A14
BASKETBALL PREVIEW .......................B1
APRIL 26, 1984 OCT. 28, 2007
See JENSENPage A4
Shootingcausestrauma
Nick Coltrain
Managing Editor
Nine days ago, three peopleied when gunfire erupted at aalloween party.Over the last week, about
wice the normal number ofeople talked to University of
evada, Reno counselors, saidatt Blusewicz, director of
ounseling services.Today, two 19-year-olds awaitJanuary trial on charges rang-
ng from coercion and assaulto murder of three partygoers.
Partygoers dashed for safetywhen shots rang out, accordingo police reports.
Blusewicz said the dramatichift in environment, from funnd safe to life-threatening,
ikely triggered some form ofost-traumatic stress disorder
n students at the party.Symptoms include:not being able to concen-
trate; involuntarily remember-
See SHOOTINGPage A4
DAVID CALVERT/NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
John Newman, a 31-year-old environmental sciences major, started going to college after four years in the Army and a tour in Iraq. He is now an outreachcoordinator for the Vet Center, a local counseling service for veterans.
J ohn Newman was riding in the back of aHumvee manning a .50-caliber machinegun in April 2004 as his convoy drovethrough the streets of Tikrit, a small insurgent-filledtown in northwest Iraq.
The four Army vehicles drove past a grade schoolwhen an insurgent fired a rocket-propelled gre-nade. It missed the convoy, but exploded near theschool.
Newman remembers pages of notebooks flutter-ing in the air and blood-soaked hair ribbons in thestreet. Twelve Iraqi children were dead in a flash
of violence and all the American soldiers could dowas keep driving.A year and a half later in the fall of 2005, New-
man was trying to pass a calculus class at TruckeeMeadows Community College while coping withthe aftereffects of war.
Six months prior my worry was life or deathand then I was sitting in a classroom surrounded
Clint Demeritt
Features Editor
Military drafts provided troops for the U.S.military until the 1970s, but as the Iraq Warenters its fifth year, a draft is almost politi-cally impossible, political science professorRobert Ostergard said.
It is an incredibly low probability, Os-tergard said. If there is a need for one, it isbeing muted.
Ostergard said there is no political willfrom the public or Congress to start the draftagain. He said the idea is so unpopular thatany congressman who submits a bill for a
draft would be politically ousted.He said that even though there are some
ideas worth dying for, most people dont findthe Iraq war falling into that category.
Daniel Zerby, a military science affiliate atthe University of Nevada, Reno, said it is hardfor him to say if there is going to be a draft ornot, but currently there is no need for a draft.The U.S. Army is meeting its recruiting goals,
The University of Nevada, Reno offerscounseling services for veteran students.Johann Sprenger, coordinator of veteranservices and admissions, maintains adatabase of students who have served inthe military:334 U.S. military veterans or veterandependents attend UNROf the 334 people, 163 are active dutyveteransOf the 334 veterans, 25 receive dis-ability benefits from an injury sustainedduring military serviceThe youngest male veteran is 19The youngest female veteran is 20The oldest male veteran is 74The oldest female veteran is 48
BY THE NUMBERS
Heather Lara shares the experiencesand challenges of being a military wifeafter she married a soldier heading toIraq when she was 18.Jeff Morgans time spent in the U.S.Army led to leadership skills and asenior cadet position in the universitysReserved Officers Training Corpsprogram.
SEE PAGE A5
INSIDE
Students return from war
but dont leave it behind
Lack of need and
political will makesanother draft unlikely
See DRAFTPage A5See SOLDIERSPage A5
WarriorsInvisible
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Jerry Ceppos told students hisideas for the Reynolds School ofJournalism if he were chosen asdean on Monday afternoon inthe Travis Linn Reading Room inthe RSJ building.
About 50 journalism studentsand faculty gathered in the read-ing room to question the prospec-tive dean and eat pizza providedby the journalism school.
Ceppos, a journalism lec-turer at San Jose State University,started the discussion by askingthe crowd their names, years,majors and the primary waysthey get news. He used theiranswers to point out that jour-nalism is moving toward online
journalism and that the schoolscurriculum needs to reflect that.
Its interesting that all but sixor seven of you get your newsonline, said Ceppos, who is alsothe former executive editor ofthe San Jose State Mercury Newsand former vice president of theKnight Ridder media company.Thats a sign that the times havechanged and how classes need tochange too.
Ceppos then asked thestudents about their concernsabout the journalism school andif it is meeting the needs of thestudents. He made several pointsabout his plans for the school
while answering questions.
He first said he sees an oppor-tunity to give the school morerecognition by finding a spe-cialty like environmental or legal
journalism. Ceppos pointed tothe schools graduate-run Website, Ourtahoe.org, as a goodplace where innovative and en-vironmental journalism meet.
I saw Ourtahoe.org and it is agreat idea, Ceppos said. I want
to see it expanded 100 times. Iwant to carve out a few special-ties that Reno can be knownfor.
Ceppos also stressed theimportance for young journal-ists to concentrate on beingable to provide good contentno matter what medium theyare in, whether it is through theInternet, newspaper or radio.Ceppos said he would ratherteach students how to adapt anduse analytical skills instead of
just teaching how to use currenttechnology.
Chris Dudash, a 20-year -oldprint journalism major, said heenjoyed what Ceppos had to say.
He certainly has some in-novative ideas and wants togive the school an identity, saidDudash.
Dudash said he is going to waituntil he hears from the othertwo candidates before he picks acandidate to support.
One candidate has alreadybeen announced Tom Hodson,
director of Scripps school ofjournalism at Ohio University.
The last candidate has notbeen announced as of Monday.
The next candidate will bespeaking to students in thereading room in the RSJ buildingFriday from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30p.m., and the final potentialdean will speak to students Nov.16 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Journalismdean candidatevisits campus
Ceppos is ajournalismlecturer atSan Jose StateUniversity. Heis also the for-mer executiveeditor of theSan Jose Mer-cury News.
Jerry
Ceppos
Jessica EstepaNews Editor
Only two words remain on thebuilding that served as the centerof the University of Nevada, Renofor 50 years: Jot Travis.
Inside the building formerlyknown as the Jot Travis Student
Union, students slept on couch-es, danced on floors and arguedduring meetings.
Now, as the advent of the JoeCrowley Student Union ap-proaches, all Jot Travis has left ismemories.
The building first opened asthe Jot Travis Union on May 18,1958. Although students wanteda new union throughout the1930s and 1940s, it wasnt until
Wesley Travis died in 1952 andleft behind $300,000 that theproject got its jumpstart, saidBob Kersey, original director ofthe union.
Travis, a transportation execu-tive, donated the money for thebuilding with one request that
the building be named after hisfather, Ezra Johnson Jot Travis,according to James Hulses TheUniversity of Nevada, CentennialHistory.
With that, the life of the JotTravis Union began.
From the time the construction
ended in 1957, the union grewalong with the campus commu-nity. It went through several reno-vations over the years. The PineLounge and the auditorium wereboth built during the 1980s, andthe second floor was renovated tocreate more meeting rooms andspace for students in 1995.
But it was the people who madethe building into the universityscenter, Kersey said.
Former U.S. president HarryTruman stayed in guest rooms inthe union. Former Nevada gov-ernor and senator Richard Bryanserved his time as the Associ-ated Students of the Universityof Nevada president in Jot Travishallways.
There were anti-war and civilrights protests as well as concertsand parties in the union, Kerseysaid.
Jot Travis was the venue forstudents to speak their minds.
In the 1970s, the Black StudentUnion took over an ASUN officein the union because they be-
lieved they were being discrimi-nated against, Kersey said. Theirrequest for an office in the union
was denied.Dan Klaich, who was the ASUN
president at the time, made adeal with the BSU members, ask-ing them to leave in exchange for
an office in the building.And when the campus com-
munity needed to grieve, JotTravis provided comfort.
Throughout the years, nu-merous memorial services forstudents who died were held inJot Travis, former UNR presidentJoe Crowley said.
For the last Jot Travis director,Chuck Price, the most inspiringmoment he saw in the union was
when the university communitygathered in the building on Sept.11, 2001.
You go where you feel safe,and thats where the studentsand faculty came that day, Pricesaid.
Kersey remembered the lightermoments, like when the studentshad a food fight in the newly-built dining commons, where theOverlook is currently located.
As students shuffled out of theunion for the last time Friday, the
walls that used to hold studentbulletins were empty, the chairsin the meetings rooms werestacked, and boxes were pushedaside to be moved.
Although the building will be
refurbished to hold the DavidsonAcademy and classrooms, Pr icesaid he gets a sense of melan-choly when he sees the emptyspace.
This building has grown andevolved with campus, he said.But its time to say goodbye.
Professors taughtmonkey signlanguage in 1960s
Ashley ReidStaff Writer
Washoe, the first non-humanprimate to learn sign languageand one of the University ofNevada, Renos most famousprojects, died Oct. 30 of naturalcauses. She was 42.
The project to teach Washoesign language, called Project
Washoe, was started at the Uni-versity of Nevada, Reno in 1966by Allen and Beatrix Gardner.
Washoe was born in 1965 inAfrica and later bought by theAir Force and placed in the NASAspace program.
According to Next of Kin byRoger Fouts, one of Washoescaretakers, Washoe was originally
slated for medical research at theHolloman Aeromedical Labora-tory in N.M. She was rescuedby Allen and Beatrix Gardnerand brought to the University of
Nevada, Reno.Once at UNR, the Gardners,
with the help of various graduatestudents including Roger Fouts,began teaching Washoe Ameri-can Sign Language.
The purpose of the researchwas to treat Washoe like a child,teach her the way you would teacha child, Allen Gardner said.
The reason Washoe was taughtASL was to give her a way to com-municate with the researchers,Gardner said.
The first sign Washoe learnedwas more and eventually hervocabulary grew to around 250
words.In 1970 Proje ct Washoe moved
with the Fouts family to theInstitute of Primate Studies inNorman, Okla.
In 1980 Washoe moved withthe Fouts again to Central Wash-ington University.
At CWU, Washoe becamethe matriarch of a small family
group. She was an integral part inteaching the other chimpanzeesin her group ASL.
Project Washoe was truly agroundbreaking project, bring-ing international researchers toReno and CWU, Gardner said.
Project Washoe was and still isa very big part of the psychologydepartment and research is stillgoing on, said Gardner.
A memorial service for Washoewill be held on Nov. 12 in Ellens-burg, Wash.
Mary Lee Jensvold, assistantdirector of the Chimpanzee andHuman Communication Insti-tute at CWU, said in a release,Washoe was an emissary, bring-ing us a message of respect fornature. She was a dear friend toso many; we will miss her.
DANIEL CLARK /N EVADA SAGEBRUSH
University employees Carey Conley, left, and Brian Draper remove the words Student Union from theJTSU. Soon it will be converted into a building for the Honors Program and the Davidson Academy.
Jot Travis closes doors asstudent union for last time
Historic UNR chimp Washoe dies
Building was campus center for 50 years
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KNOWLEDGE CENTERWorkers plan on finishing thehandrails of the staircases andpouring more of the sidewalks.Workers will also put in morelandscaping and start carpeting and
painting on the first floor.
NOVEMBER 6, 2007 www.nevadasagebrush.com A3
Weekly UpdateNOVEMBER 3
A University ofNevada, Reno student
was arrested for anoutstanding warrant atthe Fitzgerald StudentServices building.
A driver was cited foroperating a vehicle
with no drivers licensein possession at theLawlor Events Center.
A universitystudent was cited forminor in possessionand consumption ofalcohol in Nye Hall.
A university studentwas cited for MICPin the Sierra StreetParking Complex.
NOVEMBER 2
A university studentreported fraudulentuse of her ATM card.
NOVEMBER 1
Officers responded to areport of a fight betweentwo employees atLawlor. No charges werefiled, but one subjectis being sought foroutstanding warrants.
A university employeereported finding burn
marks on her officedoor in the ChurchFine Arts building.
A university student wasarrested for minor inpossession, consump-tion of alcohol afteran incident involvingthe discharge of a fireextinguisher at theSigma Nu FraternityHouse on Ralston.
OCTOBER 31
A citizen reported herbicycle was stolenfrom the bike rackoutside of Nye Hall.
A university employeereported two foundbicycles in a storage areaoutside Buildings andGrounds. Police took thebikes for safekeeping.
A construction em-ployee reported suppliesmissing from the JoeCrowley Student Union.
OCTOBER 30
A male subject was givena written trespassing
warning after causinga disturbance in theThompson building
CSU open for businessThe Joe Crowley Student Union hadits soft opening Monday. Students haveaccess to the services in the building.
The Associated Students of the Uni-versity of Nevada legal services, sen-ate, accounting office and bookstore
will be fully operating by next week.Other services like functions for clubsand organizations will begin as well.
Flipside will hold the movie seriesin the new 220-seat movie theater onNov. 15.
Starbucks is currently open on thefirst floor, and other food stations willeventually be open as well.
The control center for CampusEscort will temporarily be held at the
ASUN front desk in the CSU.All branches of ASUN, including
campus publications and Flipside,
will relocate to the new union even-tually. Student government adminis-trative meetings will also be held inthe building.
ANSWER to host Jena6 rally on Wednesday
The Act Now to Stop War and EndRacism (ANSWER) Coalition will holda rally on Wednesday to support free-ing the Jena 6, the six black studentscharged with attempted murder afterbeating another student. The rallyis at 5:30 p.m. in front of the BruceThompson Federal Building at 400S. Virginia St. The rally is a part ofnationwide protests that are takingplace Wednesday, said Stewart Stout,the Reno organizer for ANSWER. Stout
said the demonstration will includespeakers from different parts of thecommunity and hopes the effort willget the court to change its ruling anddrop all charges against the students.
NSHE legal services tolook at sign policy
The Nevada System of HigherEducation legal service will look at apolicy allowing all signs, except those
with violent or obscene speech, tohang in residence hall windows.
The Residence Hall Operationscommittee sent a residence hall policyamendment to legal services Thurs-day after a vote by the committee.Pending advisement by legal services,the amendment will go back to thecommittee and then to the Residence
Hall Association for final approval.Joseph Neiman, the RHA executive
vice president, said the policy could gointo effect as soon as this semester.
Its definitely a possibility that itwill happen this semester, though itis by no means set in stone (that itgoes through), Neiman said.
Nader to speak at CSUopening on Nov. 15
Political activist Ralph Nader willbe the keynote speaker at the grandopening of the Joe Crowley StudentUnion Nov. 15.
Nader will speak at 6 p.m. in theCSUs grand ballroom, Flipside pro-grammer Tim Taycher said Thursday.
Flipside director Eli Reilly saidstudents can pick up free tickets atthe information desk in CSU for theevent starting next week. About 550tickets will be distributed.
Nader will speak on the environ-ment and going green, Taycher said.
Its the perfect opportunity to showhow special the Joe Crowley StudentUnion is, he said, referring to the dif-ferent green features the building has.
Prior to the event, Flipside will hosta meet-and-greet and a book signing
with Nader in the Associated Studentsof the University of Nevada Bookstore.
Nader, 73, is an attorney and po-litical activist. He helped found theEnvironmental Protection Agencyand the Occupational Safety andHealth Administration. He also ranfor president of the United States in1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004.
Sagebrush wins Bestof Show at conference
The Nevada Sagebrush won Bestof Show in the Four-Year WeeklyBroadsheet category at the Associ-ated Collegiate Press Conference in
Washington, D.C. on Oct. 28. TheSagebrush was up against other col-lege newspapers from around theUnited States, including the Volantefrom the University of South Dakota,the GW Hatchet from George Wash-ington University and the Orion fromCalifornia State University, Chico.
This is the second year the Sagebrushwon the award at the ACP conference.
Also, the Sagebrush was a Pace-maker finalist for its second year. ThePacemaker award is for excellence in
college journalism.DANIEL CLARK/ NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
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THE GUIDE
Bills, work, tests, quizzes, group projects,
research papers, getting to class on time
It can just build up and lead to major stress issues.
Lesley Sheppard, the lecturer of the Excellence in
Teaching department, gave a speech on Tuesday
about the effects of stress on students and faculty,
and how to relieve the symptoms.
Sheppard explained that when a person feels
threatened, their body naturally reacts by
channeling resources for strength and speed.
When somebody feels threatened all of the time,
the body stays in that reaction mode and that is
stress.
SYMPTOMS OF STRESSBrown outHoneymoon Starting new classes orjob, everything is fine.
Fuel Shortage Pressure starts to build,hard to start work, lack of motivation, anxi-ety.
Chronic Symptoms Stress begins toaffect the bodys immune system, brain andheart. Feeling sick all of the time, headachestiredness, high blood pressure, weight gain,cognitive skills start slipping.
Crisis Not doing what you need to do,skipping work or class to avoid the problem.
Burn outHit the wall Stress causes a heart at-tack, stroke, or even a car accident.
WHAT TO DO TO RELIEVE STRESS RIGHT
AWAYDetermine your stress threshold and raise it. What ismaking you stressed right now. Think about somethingthat is far worse than what is going on.
Forgive yourself and look at yourself with love and com-passion.
Take 10-15 deep breaths. Doing this changes your bloodchemistry and reduces your blood pressure.
DAY-TO-DAY STRESS RELIEF
METHODSEmulate naturally stress-resistance people.They tend to respond well to stressful events.They also believe that problems are temporary
and specific.
Use meditation and massage therapy. Prac-tice sitting or lying quietly and relaxing onemuscle at a time until youve relaxed all muscles.It helps lower heart rate and blood pressure.Massage has been shown to improve health andeven improved math scores for people who hadten bi-weekly massages.
Get some exercise. In a clinical test, men had25 percent lower scores on anxiety tests afterrunning on a treadmill for half an hour.
Use relaxation techniques. Listen to music,go to support groups and write about stressfulevents. Also, having a pet can greatly reducestress when petting them.
Plan properly. Make sure you aredoing everything as efficiently as pos-
sible. Learn to communicate well andit will help control your personal power.Properly managing paperwork or home-work and email will reduce stress.
Reading helps reduce stress. Try readingsome, preferably non-fiction, every day.
If your stress gets too much tobear, seek counseling. UNR has acounseling service for students.They are located in ThompsonBuilding or call 775-784-1110to make an appointment.They are on staff to helpstudents who need it.
WHAT OTHERS STUDENTS DO TO RELIEVE
THEIR STRESSI like to draw really. Whenever Im angry, I just draw and itjust goes away. Its a good way to express myself.
Travis Chambers
I go for walks. Its doing something productive with my timebesides studying.
Rachael Stathes
I like to read and scrapbook. Doing (those things) gets mymind off of other things.
Kristie Kirkeride
Staying stress-free whenthePRESSUREis on
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Ashley ReidStaff Writer
Whirring saws and banging
ammers broke the early morn-ng quiet last Saturday at Habitator Humanitys build-site intead.Flipside programmers and
ther University of Nevada,eno students participated in
he project.David Olivieri, Flipsides com-unity service chair, said that
vents like Habitat for Humanityive more students a chance toolunteer.Its a really big event and
veryones having fun hammer-ng nails and stuff, Olivieri said.
Some of the 13 studentswho decided to volunteerhis weekend said they foundhe experience painful, butewarding.
Youre sitting there beatinghe crap out of your thumbs,hinking wow, this is going toe someones living room, said
enn Duprau, an 18- year oldnimal science major.Caitlin Stella, an 18- year oldusic education major, said
he got blisters only a few hoursfter she started work, but wastill having a lot of fun.
One of the first jobs of the daywas hammering down a plywoodubfloor. Volunteers grabbedammers and nails.Towards the end o f the floor-
ng project, laughter could beeard as people began compet-
ng to get the last of the openpots nailed down without
itting someone else with aammer.Volunteers outside gossipeds they leveled the dirt so con-rete could be poured. Othersook cleaning supplies to the
more finished houses to helpget them ready for families tomove in.
Doug Patton, construction
manager for Truckee MeadowsHabitat for Humanity, instructedpeople on what to do, giving outnew jobs to anyone standingstill.
Patton said one of the bestparts of working for Habitat isteaching people some of whatgoes on in the constructionprocess.
Its an exciting job, said Pat-ton with a big smile.
Olivieri said he planned onadding more Habitat for Hu-manity events to the communityservice schedule. The students
who came to Saturdays eventsaid they would definitely comeagain.
Its hard, but itmakes you feel goodknowing yourehelping to buildsomeones home,DAndrea Dunn, a 22-
year old marketingmajor said.
The UNR students were joinedby volunteers from CR GraphicsNetwork and the First BaptistChurch of Sparks.
We do this once a year, butwe want to come out more, saidGreg Mason from CR Graphics.
Patton said there are plenty ofvolunteer opportunities all yearlong. Volunteers are accepted
Monday through Saturday everyweek.
We usually get the mostpeople on the weekends, but itdepends on which groups arecoming out, said Patton.
University-ownedhouse caters todistressed children
Tristin BeckmanStaff Writer
For six years, Emilio Pargasaid he toyed with the idea ofpulling the trigger of a loadedgun pointed at his head.
When he was 10, his dad diedin a car accident. Two yearslater, his mom abandonedhim.
After years of dealing withtherapists who he said didnthelp, he finally met the man
who convinced him to changehis life.
He had scars all downhis arms from trying to killhimself, Parga, 38, said. Hesaid that when he got out (of acounseling center at West HillsHospital), he was going to killhis parents then kill me.
Parga said he decided thatwas not the way he wanted tolive.
He got back to school andfinished his masters degree incounseling at the University ofNevada, Reno and the Univer-sity of Phoenix.
In 2003 Parga started the Sol-ace Tree, a place for children andadolescents to get together and
grieve the death of a loved one.The center, a 2,000 square-
foot house on Evans Avenue,is owned by UNR and is main-tained on donations from busi-nesses around the area.
There are 312 children andadolescents who go to theSolace Tree either once a weekor once every other week. Theysplit up into groups with 10 to15 kids in each and consoleeach other, rather than talkone-on-one with a counselor.
Fourteen-year-old Hollysdad committed suicide in 2004.She worked with a counselorfor six months, but she said itdid not work and she needed totry something else. She came tothe Solace Tree.
Its nice to talk to someoneyour own age, she said. Thekids here know what youre go-ing through and it helps to talkto them about it. I know I cantrust anyone here.
Holly said the programhelped her so much that shehopes to become a volunteer atthe Solace Tree.
Two days after Christmas2004, 12-year-old Esteban saidhe was terrified, franticallyshaking his fathers cold deadbody. He was the first one tofind his father dead from aheart attack in his bed. He wentto the Solace Tree a month afterhis fathers death.
After it happened, I felt as if
I was the only one in the entireworld who had experiencedsomething like this, he said.After I came here, I realized I
wasnt the only one. I feel lessunique, more normal. Whenpeople here say they know
what youre talking about, theymean it.
Esteban attends the DavidsonAcademy at UNR and plans tograduate high school when heis 15 or 16. He then wants to goto Stanford University or Mas-sachusetts Institute of Technol-ogy and study robotics.
Parga said the house isconstantly being improvedand decorated. The walls areflooded with paintings anddrawings that the kids have
made. Parga said he doesnt tellthe kids what to paint or why topaint.
The paintings influencesranged from car wrecks tocancer to suicide. A paintingof thin red and black streaks,looking chaotic, was the resultof a car crash, while a morecontrolled, centered, I love
you mom came out o f a can-cer death.
Also on the walls are bright-colored handprints.
Downstairs is a room coveredwith blue pads and punchingbags where group memberscan vent some of their anger.
Without support, I am afraidthese children can self-de-struct, Parga said. This placeis for me when I was 10.
Rebecca ChaseStaff Writer
In the midst of the fire inSantiago, Calif., there was a deadbaby deer, burnt-down homesand University of Nevada, Renostudent Matija Koracin capturingit all on his camera.
Koracin, a 25-year-old unde-clared major, traveled with afriend on Oct. 26 - Oct. 28 to pho-tograph the California wildfires.
People were trying to get outand we were trying to get in,said Koracin, whos been takingphotographs for about a year.
Koracin said he first heardabout the fires early in the weekand decided Thursday he wasgoing to go take the photos, leav-ing that Friday.
Before he left, Koracin called anold friend and independent film-maker Alekz Londos. Londos hadrecently moved to California.
I wouldnt want to go withanybody else, Londos said.
Once they got to the sceneof the Santiago fire, they went
straight to work, Koracin said.The two shot footage of the fireuntil early hours of the morning.
We didnt have time to relax,Koracin said We just kept shoot-
ing as long as possible. Sleepcame second.
For the duration of the week-end, Koracin said he got a total ofabout four hours of sleep because
he was focused on his work.There were times when we
were so tired we couldnt takeout our cameras from the cases,Londos said.
Lack of sleep was not the onlyobstacle the two faced, Koracinsaid. The immense amount ofcarbon dioxide in the fumesmade Koracin delusional and thehuge blisters on his feet made
walking a painful task.Koracin said he left late Sunday
night tired, delusional and proudof the work he had accomplished.
When he got home, instead ofgoing to bed, he said he uploadedhis photos onto his computer.
Even though circumstanceswere difficult, Koracin said itdid not affect the quality of hisphotos.
Nothing will damage my abil-ity to take photos, Koracin said.The destructive beauty of
the fire made the experience anemotional event in Koracins lifethat he says he will never forget.
The burnt-down homes werea dinosaur of people lives, Kora-
cin said. Those people who wereaffected lost so much. Insurance
will help cover some costs, butthere are some things money cannever make up for.
But despite the destructionKoracin witnessed, he said thesituation made him realize howpeople deal with challenges.
The situation really broughtout human strength. I saw thestrength of the people who hadlost their homes, and especiallythe strength of the firefighters.They are doing so much in suchtough circumstances, Koracinsaid.
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Ali Whiteman, left, and Chelsea Nelson sweep out sawdust from a forming house at a Habitat for Humanityvolunteer event hosted by Flipside on Saturday.
Flipside organizes volunteers tobuild homes for less fortunate
UNRgradcomfortsgrieving
Student photographer captures California flamesFACES OF NEVADA
MATIJA KORACIN
Matija Koracin photographs himself while covering the Angora firein South Lake Tahoe in June. Koracin, a junior, also photographed thesouthern California wildfires last month.
Matija Koracin and Califor-nia freelance photographerAlekz Londos document Cali-fornia wildfires. A photo gal-lery of Koracins pictures fromthe Santiago fire, the Angorafire and the Lake Tahoe fire areavailable online.
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ing the events;feeling unsafe in places you
used to feel comfortable at.Many students have a safe
worldview, even when off cam-
pus, he said. The sudden shiftcan leave some in a shock afterthe adrenaline wears off.
Plus, its the context of hap-pening at a party, Blusewiczsaid. Youre having a good time whats the last thing you expectto happen? Its probably forsomeone to come in and startshooting people.
Radical changes to onesenvironment affect people dif-ferently, he said. Some go on likenormal and others cant concen-trate well enough to study formidterms, Blusewicz said.
Blusewicz said anyone feelingdistressed from the events ofOct. 28 should come talk to acounselor. He said they probablyarent helping many people thatneed it.
CRIMINAL UPDATE
Samisoni Taukitoku is chargedwith the murder of Derek Jensen,a 23-year-old UNR student,Charles C. Kelly, 21, of Truckee,Calif., and Nathan Viljoen, 23,of Fallon. He also faces a batterycharge.
Both Taukitoku and Saili Manu
are charged with assault with adeadly weapon, robbery, car-rying a concealed weapon anddischarging a firearm in public.
Manu, the younger brother ofUNR football player Charles Manu,also faces a coercion charge.
Manu admitted to police thathe brought a .32 caliber pistol tothe party and admitted to kick-ing Tyrone Hanson, a Nevadabasketball player, while Hansonlay curled up on the ground. Healso admitted to shooting at thehouse after Hanson fled.
Taukitoku admitted to alsokicking Hanson, but invoked hisright to counsel after the admis-sion.
The Reno Justice Court setManus bail at $500,000 andTaukitoku has no bail.
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house down, we tear the housedown. Well fix it tomorrow. DJchanged that.
Evan Filler, a TKE member whojoined a semester after Jensen,
aid he remembers Jensen wak-ng up at 8 a.m. the day after aarty to buy wood and grab tools
o fix the damaged wooden deckn the back of the TKE house.
He said when Jensen walkednto the TKE house, he would bereeted with high fives.Filler said Jensen always
wanted people around him toave a good time. Jensen waslways ready for a party, he said.Megan Records, Jensens girl-
riend, said his almost childlikenthusiasm for life rubbed off onnyone around.Jensen did what struck him
s fun, not caring about hisppearance or reputation, hisarents said. They remember the-foot-3-inch, 260-pound Jensenhasing their Yorkshire terrier
around the couch, laughing theentire way.
Records said his personalitydrew her to him as it drew otherfriends.
I would tease him that nomatter where we went, be it a gasstation or a holiday party for oneof our jobs, we would need to
bring a red carpet with us becausehe always seemed to walk likecelebrity, Records, a 23-year-oldUNR graduate, said. We would
walk into a room and he wouldjust know somebody or by thetime we left he would have threeclose friends.
She said she expected the al-most-500 people who showed upto Jensens candlelight vigil Oct.29. But she was shocked whenabout 700 showed to his serviceSaturday, many wearing Los
Angeles Dodgers blue, the royalblue of Jensens favorite baseballteam, the Los Angeles Dodgers.
I knew when I got there Derekwas just laughing at us, he was sit-ting up there laughing at us, sittingon the ground for him, she said.
Jensen planned to graduate in
December and then go to gradu-ate school for physical therapy.His parents said UNR will awardhim a d egree posthumously.
In the past few weeks, Recordssaid Jensen had started movingfrom the Van Wilder always-a-college-student persona andlooking at the future.
Records said he would taketime off work so he could cook herbreakfast uncharacteristic of Jen-sen, who filled his days with work,charity and time with friends. Shesaid if neither of them were in classor at work, they were together.
Records said they talked aboutwhat they would do after Jensengraduated graduate school,
work, marriage. Now its all onhold while Records deals withlosing the man her father said seta new standard for future son-in-laws by how respectful and caringJensen was toward Records.
I still have hopes and I stillhave aspirations, but everything
will be on hold for a while, shesaid. Its really hard to know t hatIm going to be needing to moveon without him.
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and retention rates for soldiersare at an all-time high, Zerbysaid.
Stacy Gordon, politicalscience professor, said whenthe draft was suggested inCongress a few months agoit wasnt suggested seriously.Gordon said Democrats inCongress called for a draft toremind the executive branch
not to get overambitious withits goals in Iraq.
Democrats kept pushing itto make a point, Gordon said.Everyone knows that its notpossible.
Ostergard said if a draftis not possible, it puts theUnited States in an impossiblesituation. He said even the mostanti-war political candidatesare saying that they cant endthe war until 2013. He said themilitary is already at the break-ing point since the governmentis using about 50,000 troops tolockdown a country. He saidthe government needs 140,000troops to do it properly.
They are trying to control acountry the size of Texas withnot enough troops, Ostergardsaid.
Gordon said to keep thewar going until 2013, thegovernment has to do one ora combination of three things institute a draft, negotiateto bring troops in from othercountries, and raise taxes topay soldiers better and makethe lifestyle more attractive.But, she said, the current ad-ministration has shown no willto do any of those things.
Ostergard said the govern-ment will eventually becomeunwilling to pay any moremoney for the war and theUnited States will withdraw.
He said the problem with a
withdrawal is there is a goodchance there will be a full-blown religious war in Iraqunless the United States works
with Russia, England, Chinaand other nations to avoid it.Ostergard said that diplomacyis not a likely solution sincethis administration has alreadyshown it doesnt like to work
with other nations. He saidcivil war in that case is almostinevitable.
This is a no-win situation,Ostergard said. There areonly degrees of losing and thelonger we stay there, the more
we lose.Gordon said the only way a
draft could happen is if therewas some major catastrophe
or event to shift public supportlike in World War II.
Keith Kamachi, military sci-ence department affiliate, saidif there was a draft, it wouldbe completely different thanany previous draft. He saidmany congressmen have sug-gested that instead of a draftthe government would requiremandatory service abroad,either military or somethinglike Peace Corps.
Gordon said it would behard to tell if the public wouldsupport such mandatory ser-vice, but she said it would bebeneficial for U.S. citizens. Shesaid not only would it make theUnited States look better to the
world, but it would give Ameri-cans a sense of perspective they would see themselvesas part of the world, not just
America.Andrew Valestrino, a 24-year-
old nutrition major, said heliked the idea of mandatoryservice over a draft.
It provides people a choice,rather than going to Iraq,dodging bullets and shootingpeople, Valestrino said.
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by people in a very safe environ-ment where the people aroundme spent the last 18 years withcompletely different thoughtsand focuses, said Newman, nowa 31-year-old environmental sci-ences major at the University ofNevada, Reno.
Like many fellow veterans atUNR, Newman saw combat first-hand and is still dealing with thechallenges of readjusting to civil-ian life on a college campus.
UNR is home to 163 activeduty veterans, many of whomhave served one or more tours in
Iraq or Afghanistan. Some returnscarred, physically or mentally 25 veterans at UNR receive dis-ability from the VA.
Newman is one of many whosuffer from the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder. Othercombat veterans, like 22-year-oldBrian Murillo, a health ecologymajor, experience smoother tran-sitions back into civilian life.
The veterans at UNR are amongthe waves of soldiers expectedto fill college classrooms acrossthe country as the wars in Iraqand Afghanistan continue. TheDepartment of Veterans Affairsspent $2.76 billion in educationbenefits to veterans last year.
Even though he hasnt beendiagnosed with any anxiety
disorder like PTSD, every timeMurillo enters a room on campushe said he immediately scans theroom for potential threats andpossible escape routes.
When I walk into a room Iwant to know where I can get outif something were to happen, ifsomething were to hit or comeunder fire, Murillo said.
Thuy Boardman, a clinicalpsychologist at the VA hospital inReno, said soldiers are trained toscan crowds every 10 to 15 sec-onds, looking for potential threats.Its a skill they use in battle to stayalive, but it becomes a burdenonce the soldier returns home.
A lot of these veterans dont wantto be in crowded places so goingback to school is a major issue,said Boardman, who helps return-
ing soldiers readjust to civilian life.Its a lot of silent suffering,
she said.About one in five veterans re-
turning from Iraq or Afghanistandevelop post-traumatic stressdisorder, according to the VA.
Like many veterans, it tookNewman nearly a year to seekmedical attention for the anxiety
he experienced after returningfrom Iraq in February 2005.I just wanted to come back
and be me, be John, Newmansaid. I didnt want to be theperson who did those things overthere. I wanted to be able to sleepthrough the nights and just carryon with my life.
For the past year, Newman hasserved as the outreach coordina-tor for the Vet Center, a VA-af-filiated counseling service forveterans returning from combat.
He checks on veterans, makingsure they go to class or find em-ployment. His goal is to spreadthe word that most veteransexperience the same feelingsafter they return from war.
You feel pretty alien, you feel
apart, you feel safe in isolating,Newman said. You dont share
your experiences with anybody,and you dont want to expose
yourself to put yourself at risk forpeople asking stupid questions.
The most offensive question:So, have you killed anybody?Newman said.
Thats an insult that can throwa veteran into a tailspin, he said.You know there are images thatgo with that stuff. There are feel-ings and emotions.
Bill Baines, a humanities profes-sor at TMCC and a Vietnam vet-eran, said professors could placeunneeded stress on veterans,especially if they elicit memoriesof warfare for the veteran.
Understand that when[professors] say this is a hor-
rible war, terrible war, this waris evil, he said, what theyresaying in translation to the vet,your wounds and the wounds of
your brothers and deaths of yourbrothers are meaningless.
Johann Sprenger, UNRs veter-ans service coordinator, said heis usually the first contact manyveterans have after leaving the
military and starting class.They dont know where to begin.They feel totally out of place like afish out of water, Sprenger said.
Murillo joined the Army in2003 as an 18-year-old highschool graduate from Yerington,Nev. He came home in July.
Now I can make decisions likeits nothing, he said. Ive beenshot at and blown up a coupletimes. Schools a piece of cake.
But life as a soldier was verydifferent from the lives of hisfriends back home.
He lists all the close calls hesbeen through: a soldier next tohim shot in the head, escapinga Humvee unscathed after animprovised explosive devicedestroyed his vehicle.
I believe I have nine lives andIve used seven or e ight of them,he said.
Although their experiences dif-fer, veterans returning home stillshare common bonds. Veteransshare stories with veterans ifthey feel comfortable theyll openup to civilians, Newman said.
Like many veterans who havereturned from war, Newmandeparted from his clean-cut mili-tary image. His beard grew backand his hair is longer. Veteranscan still pick him out.
Haircuts, posture or even anArmy carabineer attached to abackpack are dead giveaways.For the combat-stressed veter-ans, its in their eyes, Newmansaid.
Were out there, he said.
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Life changes when youmarry into the militar y.
Scheduled date nightsare abruptly cancelled
because your husband is onduty, family vacations canrarely be out-of-state in casethere is an emergency on themilitary base and saying hiwhen answering the phone is
ot permitted. I had to answerhe phone with Sgt. Larasesidence.
I was 18 when I decided toet married to a 20-year-old
Army sergeant. He was leavingfor his secondtour in Iraqand we didnt
want to wasteany time.Our periodof courting
was fast, ourengagementfaster, but he
wanted tomarry me sothat I would
e taken care of, benefit-wise,hould anything happen.
My husband deployed for Iraqn June 2004, one week after
we had married. His tour wascheduled for 12to18 months,nd those couple of weeks
eading up to the deploymentwere a blur. Paperwork and
eetings consumed our daysto the point where we didnt
top to think, or feel, about
he upcoming tour until theight before. Then our worldhanged.I remember sitting in the
ar as we drove to the hangar,ervous, scared and nave about
he situation. The thought thate may not return didnt entery mind. I was numb. Before heoarded the bus that would takeim to the plane, he hugged me,issed me, said I love you andold me this wasnt goodbye, it
was see you later.Our wedding day wasnt
he one I envisioned whenwas a little girl. It was aatastrophe. Paperwork due athe courthouse was not signed,y wedding dress didnt fitnd I got a call from my fiance
aying that he was running late,ut that he would be there. He
was at the rifle range and hisuperiors wouldnt let him goarly, and he had to ride the busack.We arrived at the lawyersffice, to find it small, dusty and
ull of spider webs. Anxious, Ianded over the envelope ofoney to the lawyer, along with
he marriage licenses and goteady for my cue.With one of his army buddiesnd two military wives as
witnesses, we spoke the vowsext to a desk filled with stacksf legal papers.The lawyer then asked for
he rings. Because of the rush
gainst time to marry before heeployed, his ring was so bighat he had to close his handround it so the ring wouldntall off. Mine was a little small,ut after a short struggle, heventually got it on. Then the
awyer pronounced us husbandnd wife.One week later, he was gone.There I was, 18, married and
iving in the middle of Kansas.cried so much the first twoonths of his deployment that
stayed busy on purpose sohat I didnt have to thin k. Id
wait up for the 3 a.m. phonealls from Iraq almost everyight.Every day of the week, I would
o to school, work and then
ead an entire romance book.riday night was reserved foroing to the movies by myself.aturday, I would spring- cleanhe house including scrubbinghe blinds, sweeping the porchnd mopping the floors on myands and knees. Cleaning was
herapeutic to me. Saturdayight was grocery shopping andlockbuster night. Sunday washurch followed by cinnamonolls and coffee.
Meanwhile, every time thehone rang, fear was sent
hrough my heart. Every knockt the door made me pray tood that the person on thether side was not a soldier inis Class As.Then one day, I received a
hone call.
I had a bad feeling at the startof the day, but blew it off think-ing it was just another panicattack. I had a lot of those, beingthat I was in a constant stateof anxiety and worry since heleft. But there was a reason I feltnervous. I was in class when mycell phone vibrated. Noticing it
was a military number, I ran outto answer it.
It was the Family ReadinessGroup leader. She was callingto tell me my husband was inan accident. My world stopped.She began to tell me how hisconvoy ran over an improvisedexplosive device when itexploded under his Bradley.She said my husband was beingflown to the hospital at thatmoment.
With tears streaming downmy face, I quickly drove to thebarracks. The commanderreassured me that my husband
was alive, but that his conditionwas unknown and, that hewould contact me when theyhad more information.
I waited by the phone all day,crying. Between making callsto his family and mine to notifythem, I was praying harder than
ever before. I promised God thatif He would let him survive andcome back home to me OK, I
would never ask for anythingagain.
Later that evening, I receiveda call from my injured husband.Sounding groggy and disori-ented, he reassured me that he
was OK. Im OK, Baby, Im OK,he kept saying as I bawled intothe phone.
The next day I found outwhat happened. After the IEDexploded, he was thrown intothe ceiling of the Bradley and
was knocked unconscious.The Bradley caught fire and hisbuddies hurried to get him out.Luckily, everyone survived.
He was flown to the hospital
where he was diagnosed witha slew of problems, includinga concussion. He rememberedhis family and their phonenumbers, but didnt rememberhe was married until he saw his
wedding ring. He couldnt evenremember to whom.
Two months later, he returnedhome with a purple heart. Threemonths later, he was honorablydischarged and we moved toReno.
For the last year and a half ofour marriage, he suffered fromsome of the effects of war.
He would refuse to talk abouthis feelings or what was wrong.
When he first got home, onsome nights when it would
thunder and lightning, he wouldinstinctively react by reachingfor his gun. When he realizedhe was home, he would spendthe rest of the night tossing andturning. He was also quicker tolose patience.
Eventually the stress ofmilitary life and the conse-quences of war were too muchfor our marriage to handle. Afteralmost three years of marriage,
we divorced.Marriage into the military
is a stressful and an unap-preciated relationship attimes. When soldiers returnfrom war, the media andpeople not associated with themilitary focus primarily onthe soldiers and their wounds.
What many people forget arethe invisible wounds that the
wives, chi ldren a nd famil iesalso suffer.
What the soldiers deal with,the wives and families deal
with along with them. There isa familiar saying I know to betrue: Their wins are our w ins.Their losses are our losses.
When the soldiers feel theeffects of war, we are the onessupporting them, consolingand helping them through themoments. War does n ot justtake a toll on the soldiers - it cantear families apart.
Heather Lara is a staffwriter for The Nevada Sage-brush. She can be reached [email protected]
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ROTC builds discipline
Jessica EstepaNews Editor
Jeff Morgan ran with other stu-dents in the early morning light onthe field in Mackay Stadium. Heshouted instructions to the othersaround him during physical train-ing, urging them to keep going.
As a senior cadet in the Univer-sity of Nevada, Renos ReservedOfficers Corps Training program,he feels its his job to inspire thekids in the program, which hasover 40 students in it.
Three times a week, he wakesup before the sun rises andmakes his way down to Mackay
Stadium for physical training.This program teaches leader-
ship, and I want others to learnthat, said Morgan, a 29-year-oldpolitical science major.
The leadership skills he learnedin the military led him to UNRand its ROTC program.
Because hes married, has asix-month-old daughter and isa former high school dropout,Morgan said hes a nontraditionalstudent and cadet. He credits hismilitary experience with makinghim who he is today.
Morgan dropped out fromCarson High School in the 1990s
and spent three years not doinganything until he enlisted in theU.S. Army in 1999.
At the time, it was just some-thing to do, Morgan said. But itturned out to be so much moreand so much harder than that.
Morgan spent four years in themilitary, working in Hawaii in thefield artillery unit. When he leftthe Army, he joined the NationalGuard and came back to school.
Because of his experience inthe Army, he got involved withROTC, he said.
He said the military made himgrow up.
I used to skip Spanish class
a lot, Morgan said, shaking hishead. I didnt have any disci-pline. But then I got involved
with the army, which was somuch harder than school was. So
you come back, and its easy.Morgan said any military
program becomes a leadershipprogram.
Its more than physicaltraining, he said. Its morethan learning all the technicalprograms and what this artilleryis used for. Its about leadership.
He said those skills becomethe most useful in a stressfulsituation, where fellow soldiers
are getting shot at.Morgan said its hard for stu-
dents to grasp because theyvepersonally never had to deal withsuch situations. But the ROTCprogram takes people out of theircomfort zones and teaches themhow to deal with problems.
But though cadets learn a lotabout themselves, being involvedin ROTC is difficult during theIraq War because of the debatesgoing on, Morgan said. He saidhell meet people who dontunderstand why hes involved.
What you see in the news iscompletely different than whatgoes on out there, he said. Its
not a job. Its a family.David Connolly, one of Mor-
gans fellow ROTC cadets, saidits Morgans prior experience inthe military that makes him anessential in the program.
Hes got such a wealth ofknowledge that he brings tothe program, from a studentsperspective, said Connolly, a 27-
year-old criminal justice major.Morgan said he hopes that his
involvement will help someonein the program someday.
I just hope that what I bringto the program makes a bit ofdifference, he said.
Program teaches leadership for the military-bound
I just wanted to come back and be me, be John,
John Newman said. I didnt want to be the
person who did those things over there. I wanted
to be able to sleep through the nights and just
carry on with my life.
1.Congress and the presi-dent authorize a draft.
2.Selective Service runs abirthday-based lottery de-termining the order in whichregistered men are called.
3.Selective Service evalu-ates registrants with lowlottery numbers to report forphysical, mental and moralevaluations.
4. Inductees have 10 daysto report to a local militaryentrance processing stationfor induction.
5.Draftees are inducted.Selective Service must de-liver the first inductees tothe military within 193 daysfrom the onset of a crisis, ac-
cording to current plans.
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Perspectives
EDITORIAL CARTOON
Victory is ours!
Give soldiers the respect they deserve
STAFF EDITORIALI VETERANS DAY
Windowexpression isdangerous
C. WORLD
How does the war in Iraq affect you?
CAMPUSCHAT
SEX AND MORE
Orgasms are to sex asfrosting is to cupcakes
www.nevadasagebrush.com A7NOVEMBER 6, 2007
What is an orgasm?
Its not some-thing you cansee, hold, hear or
touch. You cant control exactlywhen and how an orgasm willoccur, unless you dedicatemuch of your life to this skill.Some people can have multipleorgasms and some consider
themselves lucky if they get oneat all. Half of humans orgasmsare necessary for procreation,
while theother halfcould havethem or nothave themand no one
would knowthe difference(except forthemselves, ofcourse).
So we knowthat an orgasm
is the reason most people wantto have sex. Sex without anorgasm is like a cupcake withoutthe delicious icing on top. Iveheard an orgasm can be like an
explosion. That gave me the im-
age of fireworks exploding insideof peoples bodies. This soundedtoo dangerous to be true, so Idecided to do some research onthis miracle of human life.
An orgasm is describedas intense physical pleasurecontrolled by the autonomicnervous system. It is defined bya cycle of pelvic muscle contrac-
tions that can cause musclespasms in other parts of the bodyand a euphoric sensation. Dur-ing an orgasm, a man ejaculatesand semen is released, and thusthe circle of life repeats itself.
When a woman has an orgasm,everyone has fun, but nothingbiological is achieved.
So why do women haveorgasms, anyway?
One theory suggests that itpromotes physical intimacyand attachment between themale and female so they willhave a stronger bond as a pair.This theory by Desmond Morrissays that since its harder for
women to have an orgasm thanit is for a man, they will be morelikely to stay with partners who
are patient, smart and creative
rather than big and manly. So ifyou trust in this theory, you cansay that women have orgasmsfor the betterment of the species.
While there isnt really aproven reason for women tohave orgasms, its still pretty cool.Female orgasms generally lastlonger than males. As they getcloser to orgasm, the outside of
the vagina tightens and the insidegets bigger. Female orgasms aredefined by the contraction of themuscles in the vagina, uterus,anus and pelvis. With all of thosecrazy things happening, you cantell if youve had one or not.
Orgasms also fill you withpleasure and suck the energyright out of you. Turns out thatsnot just because youre exertingmore energy than you normally
would lying in bed. This comesfrom releasing a hormonecalled prolactin, which makes
you sleepy like tryptophan aftereating turkey.
Yes, orgasms are likeThanksgiving. You get excited forthem, they make you happy andfulfilled (at least temporarily),
and then they lull you to sleep.
Im willing to give up my First Amendment rightsfor a comfortable dorm situation. Isnt that a
no-brainer? You give a little, you get a little.When I heard that Residential Life, Housing
and Services took down anti-war and Barack Obamasigns from a residents window in Canada Hall lastmonth, I was outraged. Where does this resident think
we live, France? This is the United States, and by God,you cant just post signs anywhere you please. Ouruniversity is an educational institution, not a forum ofexpression.
After all, expression has its limits. There are rules!Policies! Bureaucracies and contracts and codes!
We have these safeguards to make sure Jane Fondadoesnt prance around Canada Hall, moralizing and
pontificating via windows.Window expression is dangerous,
comrades, and ResLifes policyfor it is brilliant: all expression isprohibited. From nude pictures ofParis Hilton to Wolf Pack flags and
William Shakespeare dramas, if itsexpression and in your window,
its got to go. Thats ResLifes way ofsaying, Look, policing expressionis hard work. Thats why well takea shortcut and prohibit all expres-sion. I think the U.S. Supreme
Court said that in a case once, too.ResLife is doubly smart with their policy editing
process. The student-run Residence Hall Associationis working on a policy recommendation to allowstudents to hang posters and signs in windows.
Yes, recommendation . Even if RHA passes a newwindow policy, ResLife has the abilit y to ignore it.And for the sake of limiting dan gerous, thought-provoking expression, heres hoping ResLife doesignore it.
Besides, dorm life is already difficult. Living withroommates is as painful as giving birth. Im alwaysthe guy stuck with the ro ommate who has a religiousaversion to showering, who makes murals on the
walls with chewed bubblegum and who comes home
at 4 a.m. five nights a week more smashed than aSundowner. If ResLife also lets my roommates bewindow firebrands, Id rather withdraw from theuniversity and transfer to hell. And by hell I mean theUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Americas Founding Fathers didnt realize that thefreedom of expression would protect universityroommates rights to annoy the rest of us. I dont
want political and meaningful expression in mydorm window because that could bring political andmeaningful discussions into my home. Discussionsmake me think, comrades, and thinking is uncomfort-able.
So for the sake of comfort, all University of Nevada,Reno residents should sacrifice some First Amend-ment rights. Im willing to make the sacrifice. Im
willing to keep my window clean and expressionless.Im even willing to appease university officials andcall the dorms residence halls instead of dorms.If sacrificing forms of speech is what will make theresidence halls comfortable, then pass out t hose
housing contracts! Where do I sign?
More than 16,000people attend thisuniversity all withdifferent perspec-
tives and experiences.Some marched in San Fran-
cisco last week to protest thewars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Others have returned fromthose very wars with memoriesas intense as those protester sbeliefs.
We want the protesters oncampus to keep their beliefsand express them, just like webelieve in everyones right touse their freedom of speech.
But as more and more
veterans return home from thewars in Iraq and Afghanistan,those who disagree with ournations military engagementshould be mindful of veteransthat also call the University ofNevada, Reno home.
By all means, protest thewar if you feel so inclined, butdont trivialize the experience,pains and sacrifices of theseveterans with anti-war rhetoric
you dont have the experienceto back up.
To most of us, casualtiesin Iraq and Afghanistan arelittle more than statistics onthe nightly news. To veterans,
these numbers representfriends and distinct memories.
Although most veteransreturn to school physicallyunscathed, there could bedeep emotional scars thatpeers and professors cannotsee.
Imagine looking for possibleescape routes and scanningother students for potentialthreats out of instinct everytime you enter a classroom. Aveteran knows that experiencefar too well.
A recent Washington Post/ABC poll found that almost70 percent of Americans
disapprove of the situation inIraq. UNR probably is not thatdifferent.
And by all means, we shouldall cherish our right to disagree
with a war or any decision ourgovernment makes.
But keep in mind that theveterans who attend classesat UNR didnt ask for a war inIraq; they simply fulfilled aduty by following orders.
They deserve respect forthat.
So next time you decideto speak out against the
war, make sure that you areattacking the real issue the
decisions made by our politicalleaders and not chastising
your fellow students.They might not have the
thousand-yard stare. Theycould have long hair and abeard. They may even have ananti-Bush sticker or a peacesymbol on their backpack.
They look like any of the16,000-plus students walkingon campus.
The difference is thatveterans have a perspective onthe war that the rest of us cannever understand.
And theres a lesson in thatfor all of us.
I was thinkingabout joiningthe military, butI didnt want to
go to war.
David Giguere20, psychology
I dont knowanybody in thewar so it doesntaffect me.
Elizabeth Jensen20, speech
pathology
I know peoplewho are overthere and itaffects our con-
versations.
Carissa Williams19, journalism
I think that itdoesnt affectme directly, butit does affectsociety as awhole.
Tim Tiedjen20, jazz guitar
Jordan C.Butler
KarahLucas
LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR
Hello Mr. Duggan,
I am now an officialcriminal. Saturday I was atthe football game when Iwitnessed Sheriffs deputiesackle a fellow student, cuffim and drag him out of
he game. The student wasorsing around with hisoommate and the deputiesssumed they were fighting.hey acted with no questionssked and when the friendsf the student informed
he deputies that they werelaying around the deputies
esponded by threatening toake them into custody also. I
witnessed the whole thing ast happened in front of me.
After they removed the studentyelled, The sheriff sucks!nd five minutes later I wasurrounded by deputies. Theyaid they were removing merom the game for my com-
ent. I asked, how is that aiolation of any rule, we are atballgame and yelling is what
ans do. They said I need toeep my opinions to myself.rolled my eyes and started
walking down the steps toxit and one of them grabbedy arm, the one I injured in aicycle accident, so I jerked itack. That action promptedix of them to tackle me anday I was resisting arrest. Bothand the other student were
aken to Parr for processing.e was charged with minor in
onsumption and possession,e had been drinking before
he game and it was half wayn the second quarter whenhis happened with no alcoholn his actual possession. Iad not been drinking so they
were pissed when I blew zerond they charged me withbstructing and resisting anfficer. Do we need over zeal-us cops at a ballgame to pickn students? They threatened
o taze me when the tacklede. Should students be afraid
o enjoy a live game?Lee E. Massey
WEBNOTESCARTOON: FLIPSIDESPENT ITS BUDGET, BUTAT LEAST WE HAVE GOODMOVIE NIGHTS
On Oct. 30, 1:40 a.m., ShaneSteinbauer wrote:
Flipside is the onlyampus event focused aspectf ASUN that did not receivebudget increase this year,
nd yet they have done aood job of reinvigoratingampus traditions byaving a very successful
omecoming, they havelso instituted two late nightrogramming events thatave met with tremendousuccess (over 800 at theancake breakfast and 300 atowl at the Moon), and the
peaker series has also beenrelatively popular program
s well, and they haveanaged to accomplish this
n the face of 25% increasen the cost of the movieeries (another fantasticallyuccessful program).
Hopefully the success ofhe traditional programsn combination with themplementation of greatew programs will convince
he senate Flipside is due a
udget increase. With whatwill probably be around
10,000 left to be allocated(the final number should be
vailable early next semester),he senate has the opportu-ity to support what has beenvery eventful and successful
year thus far. I would encour-age them to think very hardto remember another periodwhen programming has beeno diverse and successfuln this campus. I cant, andhave a few years on mosteopleThere is still time to make
hanges to events and reducehe number events available fortudents to attend, but I thinkhat would be a very unfortunateourse for the senate to take.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTwww.nevadasagebrush.comA8 NOVEMBER 6, 2007
Krystal BickStaff Writer
Rock fans rejoiced as scream-ing metal bands, mosh pits andmodels took the stage at theBattle of the Bands Saturday af-ternoon, held at the Warehousein Carson City.
In addition to local bandsfighting for top honors, a modelcontest was held.
Rockstar, a Carson City-basedclothing company, hosted thecontest to advertise the clothingbrand name and give an outletfor aspiring musicians.
Anthony Sullivan, a 25-year-old co-founder of Rockstar, hasparticipated in similar battlesbefore and wanted to bring it tothe Carson area.
This is our firstRockstar hostedBattle of the Bands,
Anthony Sullivansaid. And our biggerpurpose for thisevent has always
just been to give kidssomething to do.
Over 700 tickets were sold on-line. Concertgoers rolled in and
were greeted by pizza conces-sion stands, a Guitar Hero videogame area and a photo booth topose with friends.
The main attraction featured
10 local bands who signed up viaMySpace for a chance to win $250in cash, Rockstar merchandiseand 10 hours of free recordingtime at a nearby studio.
From the metal sounds ofDrunken Assumption to thesaxophones of ska band TheSalsa Sharks, the show hadsomething to offer from every
rock genre.Its a very different mix of
music that I wasnt expecting,Stephen Crane, an 18-year-oldbiology major at the Universityof Nevada, Reno, said. But it all
works well together somehow.Participating bands not only
got a chance to win prizes, butalso won exposure.
This is great exposure for anyband, Travis Stewart, a 25-year-old biochemistry major at UNRand lead singer of metal band,Dorcia, said. With this varietyof bands, you get a wide varietyof people and that is extremelyimportant to any band startingout.
The modeling contest was heldin between the 10 bands sets.The top 10 contestants from anonline competition strutted onstage, wearing the latest designsfrom Rockstar, competing for thechance to appear on the frontcover of the next catalog.
Savannah Janowski, a 23-year-old business major at UNR andmodel contestant, said she wasexcited to walk the catwalk andhad fun working the crowd.
Its such a rush when youreup there in front of everyone andall eyes are on you, Janowskisaid. I couldnt keep a straightface. I smiled and laughed the
whole time.At the end of the event, the
crowds votes were tallied. Dorciatook top band and Janowski wasvoted top model.
Jen McCrosay, a 24-year-old
co-founder of Rockstar, saidshe was pleased with the eventssuccess.
It was amazing, McCrosaysaid. We couldnt ask for abetter crowd or better bands.
Were tryin g to make this anannual event, so you candefinitely look forward to morefrom us.
Emily KatseanesA&E Editor
Tomorrow Stoneys hosts pop-unk group The Starting Line,
who were touring when mostids their age were begging theirarents for car keys. The Pennsyl-ania band formed in 1999 whents members were 14. Since then,heyve released three albums,
wo EPs and been a regularxture at summer music festival,he Vans Warped Tour. Leadinger, Kenny Vasoli talked to Theevada Sagebrush about playing
n Reno, starting to play music soarly and being on the road withhe band Paramore, whos sittinghe Reno date out.
The Nevada Sagebrush:Haveyou played in Reno before?KennyVasoli: Weve played
n Reno a couple times. I liked it.retty much any place that wean gamble, we like.NS:Did you win any money?KV:I definitely didnt win
ny large amount. I would haveemembered that.
NS:What game do you play?
KV:Im a roulette guy, handsdown. Every now and then wellhave variations, but we alwayshave our favorite numbers that
we play. Mine is 23, becauseI am 23 and that movie withJim Carrey. I thought it was ahilarious concept for a movie.
NS: How long have you beenon tour?KV:Almost a week. Weve been
getting along really well witheverybody, the people, the bandsand musicians. Ive become areally big Paramore fan.
NS:Is this the first time youvetoured together?KV: No, we were on Warped
Tour with them. We actually hadthe tour planned befo re WarpedTour. Id never really heard thembefore and I was like, these kidsare just going to be typical. Ididnt really expect too muchfrom it, but they blow me awayevery time I see them.
NS: Its funny you call themkids. Didnt you start playingwhen you were 14?KV:I started playing in this
band when we were 14. I knowwhat we sounded like when we
were 14. They sound way betterthan we did at that age. Theysound better than we do now.(Laughs)
NS:Do you feel like you missedanything starting so young?KV:All I had to do was finish
up high school and the rest ofthe band was ready to go on theroad. I never had to worry whatcollege I would apply to or what
I would be after college if thisdidnt work o ut. So Im reallygrateful I got started at such anearly age.
NS:What would you have doneif it didnt work out?KV:I probably would have got-
ten into electrical engineering.Thats what my dad does andhim and my grandfather startedan electric company. I probably
would have worked for them.You know, electricitys cool, but Ilike playing music a little more.
NS:How has this tour gone sofar?KV:Its really cool. Im always
kind of wary about how acrowds going to react to us witha band like Paramore. Youre notexactly sure how the crowds
going to vibe us, but so far, thecrowds just been getting betterand better. The other night inCleveland was one of the bestshows in a long time.
NS:What do you expect for thelast leg of your tour?KV:I expect it to get better and
better. Were growing great bondswith everyone on tour.
NS: So, youre playing at
Stoneys?KV:Yeah, whats the pointers?
What are the kids like?NS:Every concert Ive been to
in Reno has had a pretty enthusi-astic showing.KV:Thats awesome. Well, well
be sure to bring our A-game.
Theater departmenthonors buildings0-year anniversary
Emily KatseanesA&E Editor
On Tuesday, the theaterepartment at University of
evada, Reno will honor the0-year anniversary of its threeuildings, Nightingale Concertall, Nell J. Redfield Building
nd The Sheppard Fine Arts Gal-ery by opening the backstage
work to the public.The three buildings will host
n open house, allowing studentsnd the off-campus commu-ity to see the production spaces
where students produce playsnd artwork.C.J. Walters, the associate
irector of programming and
marketing for the school of thearts, said they hoped to open thepublics eyes to the effort thatgoes into the performances andartwork they see.
Most people have the oppor-tunity to come here to see showsbut they dont know what goeson behind the scenes, she said.Were trying to introduce peopleto the buildings. It becomes full
circle for people. Were not onlyshowing work, were creatingwork.
In addition to the openspaces, there will be perfor-mances from students in themusic department and an artsale of students work. Theaterstudents will be on-hand toguide tours.
The University PercussionEnsemble will end their per-formance by inviting audiencemembers on stage to see whatits like from that side, as well
as get an up-close look at theinstruments in what Walterscalled an instrument pettingzoo.
Walters encouraged studentsto come to the event.
If youre an engineeringstudent, you might be re-ally interested in a theater tech,
where you hav e to build piecesthat have to support peoples
weight, she said. A lot of theequipment is really high-tech,same in the pottery depart-ment. Its a great way to seehow it really works. You mighteven figure out youd like to beinvolved and join the NevadaRepertory Company.
Planning for the event beganlast spring, but Walters said ifthere is enough of a reception,it could become an annualevent.
Weve talked about this be-coming an annual event, trying
to tie it to Homecoming, whenparents are here and there is alot of focus on the universityand reaching out to new peopleand new students, she said.Depending on how it goes willdecide if we will devote facultyand staff time to this.
The Starting Line races to Reno
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The Starting Line formed when its members were only 14. Lead singer, Kenny Vasoli, second from left, took night and college classes to graduatehigh school a year early.
The Starting Line withRenos Promises Promises andAll Day DriveWednesday, at 8 p.m., doorsat 7 p.m.Stoneys71 S. Wells Ave.$15
UPCOMING SHOW
Local bands andmodels battle for tophonors in Carson
The Church Fine Arts Build-ing will open its doors from 5p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday tocelebrate its 20th anniversary.The University PercussionEnsemble with perform at 8p.m., with a student art sale,refreshments and guided toursbeforehand.
Check the Web siteWednesday for a review of theevent.
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Check the Web site to seewho rocked the hardest at theTiger Army, Street Dogs andLove Equals Death concert.
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ONLINEFrom SouthernCalifornia, TigerArmy started in 1995.Saturday night, JeffRoffredo and Nick 13of the psychobillyband rock out atStoneys Bar. TigerArmy played lastSeptember at LawlorEvents Center with
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Jocelynn de LunaStaff Writer
Jerry Seinfelds hand in writingnd starring in the computer-nimated Bee Movie creates annjoyable film for children anddults.In Bee Movie, Barry B. Benson
(Jerry Seinfeld, The Thing Abouty Folks), is a dissatisfied bee
who refuses to accept his cradle-o-grave career as a honey maker.arry leaves the hive to explore
he outside world.
There, Barry meets New YorkerVanessa Bloome (Renee Zell-weger, Miss Potter), when she
revents a boot from smashingim, saving his life. Because ofis near-death experience, Barryreaks the bee law of not talking
o humans. A shocked Vanessalowly accepts the concept of aalking bee and a strange rela-ionship forms between the twopecies.
During an outing to the grocerytore with Vanessa, Barry findsut that humans steal and eat theoney his kind produces. Madnd indignant, Barry takes this is-ue to