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Jessica EstepaNews Editor
A potential $32.7 million cut to the University of Nevada, Reno’s operating budget could come as soon as Jan. 1, Nevada System of Higher Educa-tion Chancellor Jim Rogers said in a letter to Gov. Jim Gibbons Monday.
Rogers met with Gibbons last week to discuss the potential statewide cuts, which are currently estimated to be about $285 million. NSHE would absorb about $102 million of the cut as of Monday, Rogers said.
The potential cuts would come because of low fi gures for tax and gaming revenue. The initial cut Gibbons asked for was 5 percent on Oct. 15, but he upped the cut to 8 percent Nov. 20. K-12 and public safety programs are excluded from the cut.
Rogers said last week that Gibbons “understood” why the system would be hurt by the cut and would take that into account when making his fi nal decision. But according to Rogers’ letter, Gibbons’ staff said Thursday he would decide on the cuts “with or without (NSHE’s) input.”
“The ‘spigot would be turned off January 1, 2008,’ ” Rogers said in his letter.
According to a memo Rogers sent out Friday, UNR would have fewer classes and fewer faculty. Graduate assistants would be fi red for the spring semester and the Davidson Math and Science Center’s construction would have to be put off.
University offi cials said they will spend winter break preparing for the potential cut.
Each of the colleges and departments would lose money from their operating budgets, univer-sity offi cials said.
Steven Rock, faculty senate chair, said the fac-ulty will decide how to deal with the potential cut at their Wednesday meeting.
“At this point, the faculty senate hasn’t discussed it yet,” Rock said. “There is no clear plan at this point. We need to see what the impacts are going to be.”
Rock said the departments will cut from bud-gets in a way that would have the least effect on students.
UNR President Milton Glick said he anticipates a decision from the governor by early January, which should allow the university to adjust to the cuts before the spring semester starts.
While he will prepare for the cuts, Glick said he hopes Gibbons will look to other sources beforecutting from higher education.
Regent Ron Knecht made a proposal that sug-gests the governor fi rst take from the state’s Rainy Day Fund, which currently has more than $270 million in it. The state puts about $36 million into the fund each year.
Also in the plan, Knecht suggests using money from the $170 million Capital Improvement Pro-gram, which is used for projects like roadwork.
These measures would help reduce the across-the-board cuts to about 1 or 2 percent, Knecht said.
Knecht said he thinks all programs need to take the cut, and the sooner the governor makes his decision, the sooner the system can prepare for it.
Knecht said he believes the system needs to take the cut because of the potential budget shortfall that could come over the next few months.
“$285 million is optimistic,” he said. “I’ve spoken to some colleagues who believe that the shortfall could end up being $400 million. The programs who don’t take cuts now would have to take cuts later, if it came down to it.”
Though Rogers’ letter indicated that Gibbons would make his decision by Jan. 1, Associated Stu-dents of the University of Nevada offi cials began planning a campaign against the cuts Monday.
At the public affairs committee meeting, sena-tors drafted a bill that says ASUN and the student body do not support the cuts and encourage the governor to fi nd alternatives to cutting higher education budgets. The senate will vote on the bill at Wednesday’s meeting.
ASUN President Sarah Ragsdale held an ad-ditional meeting Monday, where eight students discussed how they could protest the budget cuts.
Nick ColtrainManaging Editor
E xpect the 11 days between New Hampshire’s Jan. 8 primary and Nevada’s Jan. 19 caucus to make
the difference in Nevada’s politi-cal climate, political experts said.
Iowa’s Jan. 3 caucus and New Hampshire will no longer distract presidential candidates, leav-ing Nevada and South Carolina, which has a Jan. 19 Republican primary, to split the limelight, they said.
“This could potentially be a huge January for Nevada,” said Kenneth Fernandez, a political science professor at the Univer-sity of Nevada, Las Vegas.
The Democratic candidates es-pecially may take interest in Ne-vada if New Hampshire and Iowa races come close, said Fernandez and Eric Herzik, a University of Nevada, Reno political science professor.
“If (Democratic hopefuls Sen. Barack) Obama or (John) Edwards slow down the Hillary (Clinton) express, then Nevada will get a very large amount of media at-tention,” Herzik said.
But so far, Nevada has received little attention compared to other early primary and caucus states with historical and geographic
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2007 VOLUME CXIV NUMBER 16SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SINCE 1893
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Students await graduation during the 2007 Winter Commencement Exercises inside Lawlor Events Center on Saturday.
LINING UP TO LEAVE UNR
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Dennis KucinichA townhall meeting at Reno-
Sparks Convention Center..
Nevada caucusThe reason for the state’s leap in presidential attention. Nevada is a national leader.
Lackluster attention set to reverse after New Hampshire
Governor may make decision by Jan. 1
See BUDGETS Page A4
TIMELINE OF CANDIDATES VISITS TO RENO
Caucus countdown
Rebecca ChaseAssistant News Editor
Barack Obama’s 200 versus Hillary Clinton’s 26.
Ron Paul’s 62 versus Rudy Giuliani’s zero.
These numbers, representing mem-bers of offi cial University of Nevada, Reno student clubs, fall out of line with national polls, where Clinton is ahead of Obama by nearly 20 percent and Giuliani is ahead of Mike Huckabee by about 8 percent.
Club organizers said candidate di-versity is also a reason students are at-tracted to the nonleading candidates.
Young Democrats president Rachel Miller said Obama draws students because he is a politically and racially diverse candidate. She said she has met people who said they would not support Democratic candidate John Edwards because he is the typical presidential candidate – wealthy and white.
UNR political science professor Eric Herzik said Clinton is a diverse
candidate too, but her ties to previous administration dismay students from supporting her.
Students tend to distrust Wash-ington, D.C., and are looking for a completely new face, Herzik said.
In Obama’s case, his lack of political experience compared to the other candidates is actually helping him gain support, he said.
While Paul might not be racially diverse, he is taking a new angle on
Paul and Obama clubs break trends in their national support
NOV. 20 uRon Paul
A student-sponsored rally held at the University of Nevada,
Reno.
t NOV. 18John EdwardsA townhall meeting at Hug High School..
See CLIMATE Page A5
See CANDIDATES Page A2
BY THE NUMBERS
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200
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Paul Pack club
is the number of mem-bers in the Students for
Barack Obama club
199,032is the number of friends on Barack
Obama’s MySpace
150,829
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is the number of friends on Hillary
Clinton’s MySpace
is the number of friends on Ron Paul’s
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26is the number of mem-bers in the Students for
Hillary club
15is the number of mem-bers in the Students for
John Edwards club
0is the number of ASUN clubs for Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani fans
25,385is the number of friends on John
Edwards’ MySpace
31,196is the number of friends on Mitt
Romney’s MySpace
9,685is the number of friends on Rudy
Giuliani’s MySpace
A&E
SPORTS
ONLINE
INDEX
BEST OF 2007A look at the best TV, movies, music and video games of the year. Page A12
HYPNOSISNevada running back’s psychology background helps him. Page B1
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t AUG. 22Joe Biden and Bill RichardsonAt the Opportunity ’08 Forum at UNR.
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! Gov. Jim Gibbons’ request for an 8 percent budget cut would mean fewer classes, the fi ring of part-time faculty and graduate students, and the construction of the Davidson Math and Sci-ence Building being put off.
BREAKING IT DOWN
BY THE NUMBERS
$285 million
$32.7 million
is the potential budget cut for the state of Nevada
is the potential budget cut for UNR
$102 millionis the potential budget cut for the Nevada System of
Higher Education
! In last week’s edito-rial, “Students voiceless in light of budget cut,” ASUN President Sarah Ragsdale recieves a semester stipend.! If you fi nd a factual error in The Nevada Sagebrush, please notify the editor at [email protected]
STUDENT DIES FROM FALLMike Pietrzak, a 20-year-old general studies
major at University of Nevada, Reno, died from brain injuries after he fell down a fl ight of stairs Sept. 29 in an off-campus house. More than 400 people attended a memorial for Pietrzak at the Alpha Tau Omega house that weekend.
Pietrzak had been drinking before and during the Nevada-UNLV football game Sept. 29 before going to an off-campus house. Offi cials said they did not know if alcohol was the cause of Pietrzak’s fall.
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campaigning that attracts a younger generation, said Bryan Bedera, Republican Youth Major-ity state chairman.
Paul tends to attract a younger audience in his campaign be-cause of his strong Internet use, Bedera said.
Paul has raised more money online than any other candidate, according to a press release from the Ron Paul campaign. As of Nov. 5, Paul raised $4 million online.
When he came to campus Nov. 20, Paul said there is a rela-tion between his support from college students and Internet support.
He said he networked through Facebook and MySpace.
Paul has such large support from students and his success relies on them, Bedera said.
“His success is hinging on whether the students come out to the polls,” Bedera said.
Herzik said students are also attracted to Paul because he is against big government and the government is not very popular
among college students right now.“Ron Paul is a completely
different type of candidate and that is both his strength and his weakness,” Herzik said.
Unlike Paul, Giuliani has a very traditional way of campaigning, Bedera said. Giuliani is not focus-ing on students because students historically have low voting turn-outs, said Giuliani spokesman Jarrod Agen.
Students are not likely to vote for Giuliani because they believe he resembles the Bush admin-istration, an administration the majority of students are trying to
break from, Bedera said.Spokespeople for the top candi-
dates, each saying their candidate has the highest support in Iowa, said students are likely to support the candidates who represent change. Several students said the issue they most want to see change in is the war in Iraq, an is-sue each candidate takes a slightly different stance on.
“The headlines are the same, but the details are different,” Herzik said.
Obama calls for a steady with-drawal of troops. This attracts students who want a practical
solution to end the war, said Maryssa Falk, president of Stu-dents for Barack Obama.
Paul’s plan is to not only withdraw all troops in Iraq im-mediately if he is elected, but also to withdraw troops from other countries like Afghanistan and South Korea.
Jeff Frazee, national youth coor-dinator for Ron Paul’s campaign, said students against the war are drawn to Paul because he would end the war in Iraq sooner than his competitors. He would also end military confl icts in other countries.
CandidatesCONTINUED FROM PAGE A1
Glick appoints new journalism deanFormer San Jose editor to start work in February
Rebecca ChaseAssistant News Editor
Jerry Ceppos said although he spent decades living in San Jose, he and his family already feel at home in Reno.
After seven months of searching for a dean, the Reynolds School of Journalism appointed Ceppos to the position Friday, University of Nevada, Reno President Milton Glick said. The decision came nearly a year after journalism
dean Cole Campbell died in a car accident.
The race originally had more than 50 applicants, said Bill Sparkman, chair of the search committee. The search was narrowed to two fi nalists after a series of interviews and ap-plication reviews form the search committee, Sparkman said.
Ceppos was the only candidate left after Tom Hodson of Ohio University withdrew his name from the race.
After Hodson withdrew, Glick could have continued the search, but decided to hire Ceppos.
Glick said he hired Ceppos be-cause he received a large amount of support from the search com-
mittee and the journalism faculty members.
Sparkman said Ceppos’ past experience made him a desirable candidate for the job.
Before coming to Reno, Ceppos served as the executive editor for the newspaper the San Jose Mer-cury. During the time he served as editor, the paper improved from a regional daily newspaper to being the paper of record for San Jose, Glick said. Ceppos also was the vice president of Knight Ridder Inc., a company which owned over 30 newspapers nationwide.
Glick said he hired Ceppos not only because of his experience in journalism, but also because of his experience in education.
Ceppos has served as chair of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Commu-nications. He currently teaches media diversity and ethics at San Jose University.
William Briggs, director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, at San Jose University, said he is happy to see Ceppos expanded his career, and feels he is extremely qualifi ed to become a dean.
While Ceppos has received a great deal of support from the majority of UNR staff, journalism professor Jake Highton has spoken openly about his dislike of Ceppos because of his involvement with San Jose Mercury staff writer Gary
Webb. When Ceppos was the edi-tor of the Mercury, he published a series written by Webb called “The Dark Alliance,” a series linking the CIA and drug use. The stories received a lot of fl ak from The Washington Post and L.A. Times. Originally, Ceppos defended Webb, but later relocated him to a samller news bureau.
Highton stated on his blog that the incident is an “item for the Journalistic Hall of Shame.” Highton said he doesn’t believe Ceppos is qualifi ed to teach a media ethics course.
Ceppos said the issue came up in the interview, but said the incident took place over 10 years ago, and is no longer relevant.
THE JOE OPENSAfter six years of plans and con-
struction, the Joe Crowley Student Union opened Nov. 5, with grand opening ceremonies Nov. 15 and 16.
The $63 million project has four fl oors with new venues for food and retail. New offi ces for the Associ-
ated Students of the University of Nevada, the Graduate Student Association and the Center for Cultural Diversity are also in the building.
Plans for The Joe began in 2002, when student government offi cials started talking about it at a retreat.
A LOOKBACK
Mike Pietrzak
MURDER OF A PROFESSORA University of Nevada, Reno professor was
stabbed to death in August.Judy Calder, a 64-year-old human development
and family studies professor, went missing Aug. 18. Police found her body Aug. 29, 40 miles north of Wells, Nev.
The College of Health and Human Sciences plans to create a scholarship in Calder’s memory.
Suspect Mohamed Kalam Kamaludeen, also known as Rickey Barge, was arrested in Mexico City Sept. 4. Authorities are working on extraditing Ka-maludeen to the United States.
JudyCalder
3 DIE IN SHOOTINGA shooting at a party Oct. 28
left three dead, including for-mer Tau Kappa Epsilon presi-dent Derek Jensen,23.
Charles Kelly, 21, of Truckee, Calif., and Nathan Viljoen, 23, of Fallon, Nev., also died at the scene of the shooting, accord-ing to the Reno Police Depart-ment.
Samisoni Taukitoku, 19, is charged with fatally shooting the victims. Saili Manu, also 19, is charged with coercion and assault with a deadly weapon.
The preliminary hearing for the suspects is scheduled for Jan. 23.
DAVID CALVERT /NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
The stories that mattered to the University of Nevada, Reno during the
fall semester
UNR GRAD STUDENT DIES IN AFGHANISTANSteven Thomas Stefani, 28, was killed by a roadside explosion in Afghanistan while helping with the coun-try’s reconstruction. Stefani was studying agriculture and animal sciences at the University of Nevada, Reno and would have fi nished his thesis this month.
StevenStefani
BUDGET CUTThe Nevada System of
Higher Education may lose about $102 million after Gov. Jim Gibbons requested state programs cut 8 percent from their budgets to make up for a predicted revenue shortfall.
The University of Nevada, Reno would have to cut $32.7 million, university offi cials said. The university would have to cut about $16 million from the spring semester budget, and an additional $16 million from the 2008-2009 budget.
The cut would mean fewer class sections, fewer part-time faculty and no graduate assis-tants next semester.
TUITION INCREASESThe Nevada System of High-
er Education Tuition and Fees Committee proposed a tuition hike that would equal about 10 percent by fall 2010.
Also proposed was the pla-teau system, where students would pay the same amount if they were taking between 12 and 18 credits.
The Board of Regents will vote on the proposals in Febru-ary 2008.
TROUBLE WITH SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS
A University of Nevada, Reno employee reported los-ing a portable fl ash drive late October containing the names and Social Security numbers of about 16,000 current and former students. The fl ash drive also held the GPAs and SAT/ACT test scores of incom-ing freshmen during the fall semesters from 2001 to 2007.
In another incident about a month later, student govern-ment director Sandy Rodriguez gave a campus club informa-tion on how much guest lectur-ers were paid. Included in the packets were the W-9s for two lecturers and the Socials of four of them.
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— Jessica Estepa, News Editor
DECEMBER 11, 2007 www.nevadasagebrush.com • A3
Weekly Update
DECEMBER 7A Jackson’s employee was cited for two counts of selling alcohol to minors.
At Argenta Hall, a university student was arrested for minor is possession/consump-tion of alcohol and using false identifi cation to obtain liquor.
A male subject was arrested for MIPC of alcohol and resisting a public police offi cer.
DECEMBER 6A university police vehicle was struck by another vehicle in the Nye Hall parking lot. Reno Police Depart-ment completed the accident report.
A university student was arrested for an outstanding warrant at 1600 N. Virginia St.
DECEMBER 5A traffic stop at McCarran and North Virginia Street resulted in the arrest of the driver for operating a vehicle with a suspended driver’s license and three outstanding warrants.
Officers observed graffiti painted on a cement pillar in the West Stadium Parking Complex.
DECEMBER 4A university employee reported the theft of a projector from the 4-H Cooperative Extension on Evans Avenue.
DECEMBER 3A university student reported theft of a backpack from the storage area outside the DownUnder Café.
A university student reported losing his passport and visa in the area of the Ansari Business building.
A university em-ployee reported finding suspicious materials in the bathroom of the Thompson building. The items were turned over to police.
Officers responded to a report of drug use in White Pine Hall. Several drug related items were seized by police at the scene.
A university student reported fraudulent use of personal information for the purpose of fraudulent credit activity.
NOVEMBER 30A university student reported battery by a former boyfriend at Lombardi Recreation Center.
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Don’t go to class Wednesday
The University of Nevada, Renowill observe Prep Day Wednesday.
The purpose of Prep Day is to allow students to study for fi nal exams during the break between the end of classes and exams, said JerryMarczynski, associate vice president for student life services.
No classes will take place Wednes-day, but the university and the Joe Crowley Student Union will remain open, Marczynski said.
Finals will start Thrusday and end Dec. 20. Marczynski said the uni-versity will remain open throughout winter break, but will be closed on Dec. 25 for Christmas.
Classes for the spring semester will begin Jan. 22.
Multicultural Greeks sell homemade pasta for fundraiser
The Multicultural Greek Council is selling homemade pasta meals on Wednesday as a fundraiser from noon to 3 p.m. in Joe Crowley Student Union rooms 323 and 324.
The meals will be cooked by sorori-ties Lambda Phi Xi, Kappa Delta Chi and Delta Sigma Theta, and frater-nites Lambda Psi Rho, Kappa Alpha Psi and Nu Alpha Kappa.
The purpose of the pasta is to encourage students to “break away from eating the normal Red Bull and candy” to study for exams, Multicul-tural Greek Council President Alison Tanzer said.
The meals are selling for $5 a bowl, Tanzer said. She said buyers will havea choice of six different types of pasta and sauce.
Rink on the River reopens after repairs to ice chiller
The downtown ice skating rink, Rink on the River reopened Friday, a day earlier than planned, Reno spokesman Chris Good said.
Good said the rink was able to open earlier than planned because the cold weather allowed the ice to freeze faster.
The rink will remain open for normal business hours until Feb. 24, Good said. Rink on the River is open seven days a week.
Business hours are: - Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.-Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.-Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. -Friday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
to 11 p.m.-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Quad closes for irrigation and growth
At last week’s student meeting, Thomas Lean, the university’s assis-tant director of facilities operations, said the quad will be closed starting this week.
He said the quad will be roped off until sometime in April to allow for irrigation and growth during the winter.
There are seven other lawn areas on campus to hold student activities, Lean said.
United Blood Services to host drive at Jimmy John’s
United Blood Services is holding a blood drive at Jimmy John’s Dec. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at all three Reno locations.
The donations will take place in UBS buses in Jimmy John’s parking lot, UBS donor representative Joshua Brackett said.
Participants will receive a free Jimmy John’s sandwich and a UBS T-shirt.
Donors must be at least 17 years old, and will be asked to show photo identifi cation.
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POLICE BLOTTER
POWDER REPORT
NEWS BRIEFSTHE GUIDE
RudyGiuliani
Mayor of New York City proposed 12 commit-ments to the American people ranging from tax cuts to energy independence to restricting immigration. He is very liberal for many Repub-licans. He supports restricted abortions and he opposes gay marriage. “He’s going to have a tough time convincing social conservatives to vote for him,” said Lloyd.
With Nevada being one of the fi rst states to hold a caucus, citizens will get a better stake in de-termining who the presidential nominees will be.
“What Nevada is doing is so important,” said political science professor Randall Lloyd. “This is a tremendous opportunity to make an impact on a nominee.”
Right now parties are turned against themselves as candidates look to win the nominations, but once the nominees are fi gured, they will “turn their guns towards the other parties,” Lloyd said.
Mitt Romney
Former Massachusetts governor aims to keep Americans safe at home and abroad, raise the bar on education and combat nuclear terror-ism. Romney’s religious faith of Mormonism will not help him outside of the West , accord-ing to Dr. Herzik. He has been accused on being inconsistent with his standings on issues.
Ron Paul
Ran for president for the Libertarian Party in 1988 and represents Texas in the House of Rep-resentatives. He is a conservative Republican, supporting a non-interventionist foreign policy, pro-life and adamantly promises never to raise taxes. He is the only Republican that outright opposes the war.
MikeHuckabee
Former governor of Arkansas and is also the author of several books and an ordained Bap-tist minister. Huckabee supports a nine-point strategy plan for immigration, pro-life and does not believe in a universal health care system. He also wants to eliminate federal income and payroll taxes. He does not believe in withdrawal form Iraq.
DuncanHunter
Currently represents California in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is pro-life, against gay marriage, believes in tax reform and less taxes. He also wants health care re-form which would allow consumers to make their own health care decisions and purchases. He does not think amnesty is the answer to il-legal immigration.
FredThompson
Was a Republican senator from Tennessee from 1994 to 2002. He believes in staying in Iraq and developing a larger military, budget and tax reform. He does not think socialized health care is the answer, but feels that the cur-rent process should be streamlined.
JohnMcCain
Currently a senator from Arizona, McCain ran for president in 2000, but was defeated by George W. Bush in the Republican nomination. As a Vietnam veteran, he holds appeal with veterans, but is known as a “maverick” among voters because of his positions on issues. He is pro-life, a free trade advocate, opposes social-ized health care and supports welfare reform. He also believes that we must not fail in Iraq.
TomTancredo
Currently represents Colorado in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is known for his stance against illegal immigration. Supporters say he represents the strict enforcement of cur-rent immigration laws. Tancredo is also pro-life and opposes the current income tax system.
HillaryClinton
Senator from New York who proposes to end the war in Iraq and develop universal health care. Clinton proposes to create new jobs for middle-class Americans and aims to make college more affordable. Clinton has gained popularity and is a front- runner in the primary election. However, “her major fl aw is her unfavorable ratings; many people dislike her” said political science profes-sor Dr. Eric Herzik.
Barack Obama
A senator from Illinois who emphasizes ending the war in Iraq and implementing a universal health care system. Obama aims to end poverty and improve the school system. Obama has not served a full term yet and his lack of political ex-perience could hurt his campaign.
JohnEdwards
Was a one- term senator for North Carolina and ran as John Kerry’s vice president in 2004. He advocates withdrawing troops completely from Iraq, ending poverty and developing a universal health care system. With many supporters at fi rst, Edwards has fallen a little behind in the primary race thus far. “He’s one of the few that will raise unpopu-lar issues,” said Herzik. “But he’s just not connect-ing with people, particularly with Democrats.”
JoeBiden
Currently a senator from Delaware, Biden sits on the U.S. Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee. He has outlined a withdrawl plan for Iraq, and says his biggest priorities besides Iraq are health care and education. He has a universal health care proposal and believes in advocating for higher education.
MikeGravel
A former Democratic senator from Alaska, Grav-el is widely known for his efforts to end the draft after the Vietnam War. Gravel believes that there should be an immediate withdrawal of all troops in Iraq and thinks global warming should be more of a national issue. He thinks there should be a “fair” tax which would eliminate the IRS and in-come tax and replace it with a national sales tax.
DennisKucinich
Currently represents Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives. Kucinich is the only Democratic candidate running who voted against authorizing the war in Iraq. He also wants a universal, single-payer health care system and wants to end the United States’ participation in NAFTA and the WTO.
BillRichardson
Currently the governor of New Mexico, Richard-son is known for his belief in affi rmative action and his advocacy for helping illegal immigrants. He opposes the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. While he initially supported the war in Iraq, he has called for the withdrawal of troops by the end of 2007.
ChrisDodd
Currently a U.S. Senator from Connecticut. Dodd wants a one-year withdrawal timetable for the war in Iraq, and has an energy plan to combat global warming. Instead of a draft, he believes people should participate in national service. He has worked to a bipartisan benchmark for health care.
REPUBLICANThe Republican party favors a small role of government, sup-porting issues like privatized health care. Candidates tend to lower taxes, as well as pro-life and a strong military. Republi-cans tend to be in opposition of gay marriage, too.
DEMOCRATThe Democratic party aims for a larger role of government, sup-porting welfare, universal health care, and pulling out of Iraq. Democrats generally focus on environmental issues and are pro-choice.
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GETTING INVOLVED
— Jenny Luna and Jessica Estepa, Staff Writers
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Todd DeMezaStaff Writer
Cyborgs exist among us. They could be family members
or fellow classmates. What makes people cyborgs
is the mechanical or electronic devices that help them lead a normal life.
The question Craig Klugman asked last week is what we are going to do as a society when these devices surpass normal human performance.
Klugman, assistant professor in the School of Public Health, was the last speaker for the Nevada Speaker Series this fall. His presentation, “Is Resistance Futile: the Ethics of Human-Cyborg Relations,” dealt with the issues of using mechanical devices in conjunction with the human body.
Klugman pointed out that some confuse cyborgs with robots and androids. Robots are machines that perform pro-grammed tasks. Androids are robots that look like and mimic humans. Cyborgs are people with devices that automatically perform functions.
“If you went outside and it was cold, you would put on a jacket. If you were a cyborg, your body would heat up,” professor Craig M. Klugman said.
The idea of the cyborg was developed in 1960 by two re-searchers, Manfred Clynes and Nathan Kline, when thinking about long distance space travel. They believed that in order for people to survive in space, they would need machines that would automatically keep them alive, Klugman said.
“It was the fi rst time an idea was created by science before science fi ction,” Klugman said.
Klugman separated cyborgs into categories: cyborg A, B and C. The Cyborg A is somebody who relates to a machine outside their body, like wearing eye glasses to correct vision. Cyborg B is somebody who uses an inter-nal device, like a person with an artifi cial valve, knee replacement or cochlear implant.
Cyborg C is where bioethics
comes in, Klugman said. They are people who use machine parts to enhance human func-tion.
Klugman brought up two people who are “C” cyborgs. Kevin Warwick had a Radio Frequency Identity chip im-planted in his body. The RFID chip would make the doors of his house unlock and open, the lights inside adjust to his liking, and even start his car.
“He felt that his body expanded,” Klugman said. “He felt closer to machines than he did to humans.”
Oscar Pistorius qualified for the 2007 South African Olympic team, Klugman said. In the running events he was the second fastest person to qualify. He had no lower legs. There was controversy over the specialized prosthetics he used for running. Other runners complained that these were more efficient than real legs and that his lack of lower legs reduced fatigue.
While the International Olym-pic Committee allowed him to run, its sanctioning body, the International Association of Athletic Federations, banned the use of any mechanical devices that enhanced performance.
“It is the fi rst time in athletics that a device enhanced perfor-mance,” Klugman said.
Rebecca ChaseAssistant News Editor
OLUSEGUN AKINWALE, 28, MASTER’S IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Olusegun Akinwale never thought his father taking a busi-ness trip would change his life.
Akinwale’s father took his fam-ily from their home in Nigeria on a business trip to Reno 10 years ago.
Akinwale said he fell in love with diversity in the United States and in Reno during the trip.
After he got a job, Akinwale decided to make Reno home and enrolled in classes at the Univer-sity of Nevada, Reno.
Akinwale said he enjoyed his experience at UNR and especially loved people from different ethnic backgrounds in the classroom.
“It helps with education to listen to different views on issues when issues are brought up in class,” Akinwale said.
He graduated with a master’s degree in computer engineering at age 28.
Akinwale said he is now going to do continental work develop-ing software for international game technology. He is the fi rst from his family to graduate with a master’s degree.
“I feel so happy,” he said, “I’m glad I accomplished something.”
C. DOVE ZUGARRAMURDI, 61, BACHELOR’S IN BIOLOGY
C. Dove Zugarramurdi serves as
a reminder that age is no barrier when it comes to accomplishing goals. Zugarramurdi graduated with a bachelors at age 61, mak-ing her the oldest graduate this semester. Zugarramurdi said she had dreamed of becoming a doctor for as long as she could remember. Her plans were put on hold after high school when she got married and started a family. She said her family came fi rst, and wanted to wait until her children were taken care of before she continued her education.
After her kids graduated col-lege, she enrolled in the univer-sity as a biology major. She was 56 years old.
Zugarramurdi said her age did not make college any more diffi cult.
“We’re all in the same boat,” she said.
Zugarramurdi said all students, no mater how old they are, face the same hardships.
“We all have the same assign-ments due, and we all have late night caffeine runs,” she said. Zugarramurdi, who said she felt no discrimination from students and professors because of her age, said the most diffi cult part of returning to school was catching up with the younger students’ knowledge of technology.
Zugarramurdi plans on con-tinuing her education by attend-ing medical school in Portland, Ore.
“I’m glad I am an inspiration,” Zugarramurdi said.
JANELLE HENKLE, 21, BACHELOR’S IN NURSING.
When Jenelle Henkle was 12 years old, most of her friends were playing with dolls while she was dreaming of attending nurs-ing school. Henkle said she knew from a young age she wanted to be a nurse.
She said her mother was a nurse and she saw the one-on-one patient nurse interaction and wanted to follow in her mother’s lead.
Henkle graduated with a 4.0 GPA this semester with a bachelor of science in nursing. Henkle was awarded the senior scholar award and the Director’s Award for her accomplishments. Henkle was able to graduate in three and a half years and be an active mem-ber of the university’s cheerlead-ing squad. She plans on being a nurse in Oregon. Henkle said she would encourage students to stay motivated and read all required material for classes.
DOMINIC LOPEZ, 24, BACHELOR’S IN THEATRE
Dominic Lopez is the first inhis immediate family to gradu-ate college, and the secondin his entire family. Lopezgraduated at age 24, receivinghis bachelor’s in theater. Lopezstudied theater and writingwhile attending the Universityof Nevada, Reno and said heplans on continuing his actingcareer in Oregon working inShakespearean festivals.
FACES OF NEVADA
PHOTOS BY TONY CONTINI /NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
Craig M. Klugman speaks about the ethics of human-cyborg relations in the Joe Crowley Student Union Theater last Tuesday. Professor Klugman is assistant professor of bioethics at the School of Public Health and chair of the program in Health Care Ethics.
The cyborgs of today
Grads look to futurePHOTOS BY DANIEL CLARK /NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
Above left: Olusegun Akinwale, 28. Above right: Dominic Lopez, 24. Bottom left: Janelle Henkle, 21. Bottom right: Dove Zugarramurdi, 61. They walked in Saturday’s commencement excercise.
Nevada Speaker Series brings lecture on humans and science
Sen. Carmen Gilbert said ASUN will approach higher education advocates and former ASUN offi cials over winter break to get them to contact the gov-ernor.
When classes start in the spring semester, ASUN will hold a post-card-writing campaign. Inkblot will print postcards that students can sign to show they do not sup-port the cuts, Gilbert said. Those postcards will then be delivered to Gibbons in Carson City.
They will also consider hold-ing rallies and demonstrations, Gilbert said.
Gilbert said that though the governor may make his decision by Jan. 1, she still thinks students can make a difference.
“It’s unfortunate that we didn’t get started earlier, but we also need to show we care,” she said.
“It would be much worse if we just didn’t say anything.”
Karissa Loper, a student ambas-sador who attended Ragsdale’s meeting, said she didn’t hear about the budget cuts until she saw a MySpace bulletin and was not aware of how the cuts would affect the system.
“Students need to know that it affects everything here,” said Loper, a 21-year-old international business major. “The faculty, the staff, the students, the classes – everything and everyone.”
Also on Monday, the Republi-can Youth Majority, the College Republicans and the College Libertarians gathered in front of the Joe Crowley Student Union
and around campus to chalk their stance on the budget cuts.
But unlike the meeting earlier Monday, these students said they support the cuts.
“Every other program in the state is taking a cut, so we as a university and as a system also need to take a cut too,” said Bryan Bedera, state chairman of the Republican Youth Majority.
Bedera estimated that about 40 students would help chalk Monday night, including one message in front of The Joe – “Students support the governor’s cuts.”
Bedera said he believed the cuts are not as drastic as others are making it out to be.
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“Students need to know that it (budget) affects everything here,” said Loper, a 21-year-old international business major. “The faculty, the staff, the students, the classes– everything and everyone.”
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FLIPSIDE
ASUN ups cash for events
Jessica FrymanAssistant News Editor
Flipside Programming will have an additional $17,500 to spend for events next semes-ter after the student senate unanimously approved the proposal.
“It’s going to benefi t students tremendously,” said Eli Reilly, Associated Students of the University of Nevada director of programming.
The money will be spent on the spring movie series, three Howl at the Moon events and a 24-hour study hall.
The bill requires Flipside to spend the extra money by Feb. 15, or it will go back into ASUN’s budget. Reilly also has to submit a fi nancial report to the budget and fi nance com-mittee every three weeks until the end of the fi scal year.
In September, Reilly request-ed $30,000 for Flipside from the senate because of projected costs for future events, said Sen. Sean McDonald. The request was denied because senators thought it was premature.
McDonald said when Reilly went back to the budget and fi -nance committee in November with a lower request and more reasoning, the committee felt “much more comfortable giv-ing them money.”
Reilly’s Nov. 30 presentation to the budget and fi nance committee brought attention to the fact that Flipside is working with the same amount of money as it did last year, but has more events and more stu-dent participation this year.
Reilly said the special events division of Flipside going over budget was another reason for needing more money.
Reilly also said that without additional funding, money would have to shift from other areas of programming, causing fewer speakers and concerts.
“We’re going to be able to do everything planned, as best we can because it is (now) properly funded,” said Eli Reilly, Associated Students of the University of Nevada director of programming. “This encompasses everything students want to do.”
Flipside plans to have at least one large-scale concert, a bas-ketball trip to Fresno and more community service events, like Habitat for Humanity and the Ronald McDonald House Dinner.
Another big event for next semester will be Mackay Week, which will mark the 100th anniversary of John Mackay’s donation to the university, Reilly said. The Mackay School of Mines alumni and other do-nors gave more than $180,000 toward Mackay Week, which will celebrate the Mackay fam-ily and host several program-ming events.
“Everything kind of worked out in the end,” Reilly said.
BY THE NUMBERSASUN Flipside requested more money to add to its $119,000 budget.
$30,000was the amount Flipside
originally requested in Sep-tember.
$17,500was the amount Flipside received from the ASUN
Senate.
Circle K brings holiday joy to children Jennifer Luna
Staff Writer
Pizza, face painting, bounce houses, “Jingle Bell Rock” and Santa Claus highlighted the Sixth Annual Children’s Holiday Part at the Boys and Girls Club Saturday.
Community volunteers and Circle K members said they worked at the party to help make some children’s holiday a little brighter.
“They’ve had a smile on their faces all day,” said Peter Stock-well, an education major and Circle K member.
The 40 volunteers set up the event and played and interacted with the children all afternoon.
Stockwell enjoyed playing basketball with some of the older kids.
“It’s fun to give the kids an op-portunity they don’t normally have,” Stockwell said.
The 40 children, ages 2 to 18, arrived at the Boys and Girls Club wearing their holiday best and spent the afternoon eating food, playing with other kids and receiving gifts.
Circle K president Gracie Ge-remia laughed as she watched children run full speed to the bounce houses.
“We like to work with kids,” said Geremia, a political sci-
ence major. “We like to see kids have a good time.”
Everything for the party was donated, from Round Tables pizza and Claim Jumper’s des-serts, to the DJ and clowns.
The Boys and Girls Club pro-vides the facility, decorations and bounce houses each year. The children also waited their turn to take a Polaroid picture on Santa’s lap.
Dolls, toy cars and Pirates of the Caribbean fi gurines left smiles on painted faces, as each child received a special gift.
Event organizer Valerie Rios said this is her sixth year putting on the event. Rios is a University of Nevada, Reno graduate and came up with the idea with other social work classmates in 2001.
“Our goal is that every kid has fun, smiles, and each gets a gift from Santa,” Rios said.
The Holiday Party is neither
sponsored by a business nor promoted by the media. It is an event put on by one woman to ensure a fun and safe holiday for children that might not have one otherwise.
“It’s about the kids,” Rios said. “It’s completely about the kids.”
Rios said many volunteersand donors come back eachyear, continuing their supportand participation.
“I just pull together all myresources,” Rios said. Rios saidshe also hopes that the childrenget time to play and to be kids,forgetting troubles at home.
DANIEL CLARK /NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
Sophomore political science major and Circle K president Gracie Geremia helps out during the Sixth Annual Children’s Holiday Party at the Boys and Girls Club. Circle K sent fi ve volunteers to the event.
Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich speaks to several hundred people at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center Saturday. Kucinich, a congressman from Ohio, told the crowd he supported ending the war in Iraq, creating government programs to battle climate change and impeaching President Bush. The latest Reno Gazette-Journal poll placed Kuncich in last place for the Democratic nomination.
KUCINICH COMES TO RENO
AMY BECK/ NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
advantages.According to The Washington
Post, candidates have hosted 188 Nevada events compared to 379 in South Carolina. Iowa drew 1,823 events and New Hampshire 942, according to the Post.
“We were hoping to get more but you’re always hoping for more,” said Bryan Bedera, state chairman of the Republican Youth Majority. “I’m a bit surprised the Republican candidates haven’t focused more on Nevada.”
Republican poll-leaders Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee have only visited Clark County. Giuliani spent two days there, and Hucka-bee spent one.
Fernandez and Herzik said they expected Nevada to have more attention, but not that of traditional early caucus and pri-mary states. Nevada doesn’t have any precedent on caucus turnout and it’s a physically large state with centralized populations, Herzik said.
“There was an expectation that Nevadans would rub elbows with candidates like in New Hampshire,” Herzik said. “(The early caucus) didn’t live up to the hype. It did probably boost the interest.”
The professors and repre-sentatives from the Nevada Democratic and Republican parties said attention increased exponentially compared with previous years.
“Nevada was completely ignored before 2007,” Hans Gullickson, caucus director for the Nevada Republican Party, said. “(The candidates) wouldn’t even be here if it wasn’t for the early caucus.”
Rachel Miller, president of UNR Young Democrats, said she expected more presence from the candidates at UNR – not neces-sarily the candidates themselves,
but more clubs.University students in Iowa
regularly divide into candidate-centered clubs, said Tim Hagle, a University of Iowa political sci-ence professor. Those clubs tend to involve people not normally involved in politics, he said.
“Students for George W. Bush was just huge,” Hagle said. “It dwarfed any other group on campus, including the College Republicans.”
This semester marked the fi rst time in recent history it happened at UNR, and the Democratic candidate clubs dominated.
The Obama support club drew about 200 members. Clubs for Clinton and Edwards also earned student government recogni-tion.
But on the Republican side, only the Ron Paul Pack formed and was recognized. J.A. Buchanan, a UNR College Republican, said clubs for Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson also exist but don’t have the required 10 members for student government recogni-tion.
Buchanan and Bedera, lead-ers in the two UNR Republican clubs, said in November that more candidate clubs would spring up. Bedera said apathy knocked those plans down.
Buchanan chalked it up to “Northern Nevada politics” where the party matters more than the candidates.
They both hope for more student support as the semester closes.
Buchanan and Heidi Smith, chairwoman of the Washoe County Republicans, said many college students have pledged to sign up to help with the caucus process during January.
Buchanan and Bedera agreed
that the caucus will likely draw few students – Bedera said he expects “abysmal” participation from UNR students.
Miller sounded more opti-mistic because of the number of student clubs for Democratic candidates. She said the party is also trying to move some precinct meetings into the Joe Crowley Student Union.
Kirsten Searer, Nevada Democratic spokeswoman, said she expects about 7 percent of registered Democrats to caucus, which requires them to rally for a candidate. She said Iowa drew about 7 percent its fi rst year and has only increased to about 10 percent participation since then.
Herzik sided with Buchanan and Bedera. He said he doesn’t expect the caucus to draw more participation from students than the general election.
“Are people willing to give up their Saturday to engage in political discussion?” Herzik asked. “Most people aren’t will-ing to participate in any political discussion. Hell, most people won’t participate in a primary election.”
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“Where will you be on Jan. 19?”
Gibbons should reconsider budget cutsSTAFF EDITORIAL I BUDGET WOES
Secret society has pointless DrUMBeat
‘C.’ WORLD
What’s your biggest regret in your time at the University of Nevada, Reno?CAMPUSCHAT
A DIFFERENT LOOK
American food diffi cult to swallow for the Japanese
www.nevadasagebrush.com • A7DECEMBER 11, 2007
F ive months have passed since I came to Reno as a transfer student from a Japanese university.
Because this was the fi rst time in my life that I’d left Japan, this transition was extremely shocking to me, especially with American food.
While I was taking summer classes, I lived in Argenta Hall and had an opportunity to eat whatever American food I
wanted in the Downunder Cafe. It was my fi rst time eat-ing American food, and I thought it tasted amazing.
But what surprised me was the lineup of food. Many
kinds of food were very oily like fried chicken and pizza, which were offered every day. And most of the drinks were juice, which, with my Japanese taste, had too much sugar.
Also, when other Japanese students and I had a reception party, there were cakes that were exactly like sugar. I crunched on the sugar and tried to fi nish my piece of cake, but my mouth started to hurt. I fi nally gave up, leaving half my cake uneaten. Other Japanese students did, too.
In Japan, food tastes com-pletely different. The Japanese like rice and miso soup rather than oily or sweet foods. Even though the Japanese, including me, recently have gotten used to American foods like hamburgers and fries, they are not part of a normal Japanese diet. The Japanese like cakes, too, but non-sweet cakes are very popular in Japan because they are healthier.
The Japanese have the longest life expectancy in the world. According to the World Health Organization, a Japanese male is expected to live to be 79 years old, while a Japanese female is expected to have a lifespan of 86 years, compared to the American male’s 75 years and American female’s 80 years.
I think the Japanese live
longer because of better medical technology and our health care system. But I think the biggest reason is due to our diet, especially with sushi.
Why do Americans continue eating bad foods when they are harmful to their health?
I have a theory that Americans pursue immediate happiness rather than lasting happiness. I admit that American food tastes great, but it’s harmful in the long run for our bodies. Nevertheless, in America, people eat unhealthy foods because they make them feel happy immediately. The Japanese, on the other hand, are willing to restrain themselves for a healthy future. For example, drinking chlorophyll juices every day is common in Japan, even though they don’t taste good.
Food is strongly connected to people’s lives. It refl ects not only people’s tastes about food but also what makes them happy. I think if Americans start eating like the Japanese, they would become healthier and, what’s even better, happier. Not a bad deal, right?
If fourth grade taught me anything, it taught me that the word “secret” means the word “cool.” Secret handshakes are cool. Secret crushes are cool. Even my secret bedwetting habit, for the
mere fact that it was secret, was a cool bedwetting habit. At least that’s what my parents told me.
Our university has a secret yet not-so-cool society called Coffi n and Keys. In 1916, some enterprising young chaps decided that our university was riddled with cliques and campus groups, so they created C&K for the purposes of “existing for the betterment of UNR” and “promoting the common good.”
Of course, C&K’s “promoting the common good” is a subjective phrase when its 91-year-old history is riddled with racism and personal smears. In 1924,
C&K had connections with the Ku Klux Klan and the burning of a crucifi x in the middle of the university quad.
Later years saw C&K newsletters that used puerile language like “CoUNTry”, “Vaginra St.” for Virginia Street and “ANUS” for the Associated Students of the University of Nevada. The newslet-ters also called Arabian exchange students “camel jockeys” and insulted women, the disabled and gays.
Today, C&K continues to publish newsletters twice a semester with adorable pseudonyms like “Peepers,” “ALF” and “Flamenco.” They also appear at university events wearing suits and spooky American president masks. All of this is done to perpetuate C&K’s delusion that they actually better the university.
Although the members of C&K are Greeks and ASUN offi cials, they don’t use their super secret powers to improve our university. They have the fi sts to KO campus problems and the power to bring change with Flipside, the Student Alumni Association and the Interfraternity Council. Yet problems in their realm are left unsolved.
As C&K prepares for Wednesday’s Dead Day newsletter, the budget for higher education is about to be cut, the student government is riddled with pettiness and ASUN secretaries care more about cute boys than competent meeting minutes.
Instead of treating their newsletters as tools of persua-sion, C&K uses them to bash university offi cials, Nevada Sagebrush writers and ASUN. While today’s newsletters lack the bigoted vitriol of their past, they still don’t serve the function of “promoting the common good.”
Besides, suggestions for subpoenaing the Director of Legal Services and ridiculing Sen. Sean McDonald is my job, not C&K’s.
So where are C&K’s contributions? Are the contribu-tions so secret that we can’t even see them?
They shouldn’t be fooling themselves. Instead of “existing for the betterment of UNR,” C&K only exists today because secret societies, even pointless ones, are intriguing. Their newsletters serve only to stroke their sophomoric scepters behind the cowardice of anonymity.
Courageous men publish freakishly handsome photos of themselves alongside their insults. That’s what I do.
So I’m calling to you, oh omnipotent C&K, to bring change to our university. Practice what you preach. Until we powerless students see some contributions, you’re still mocking fodder. How does “Coughin’ and Sneeze” sound?
“I like to try and forget about those.”
Chris English23, philosophy
“Not learning the alma mater before I had to sing it.”
Alexander Lang22, science and mathematics
“Not writing for the Sagebrush, because now I don’t have clips and stuff for my résumé.”
Rebecca Babicz22, journalism
“My schedule was kind of tight, so I didn’t have a lot of time to have fun.”
Xiaowei Hu24, mechanical engineering
Jordan C.Butler
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WEB NOTESSTORY: COACH ON THE BLOCK? NOT YET.
On Dec. 6, 3:50 p.m., Fire Ault wrote:
Good for the wolfpack? This team has talent. They should have never gone 6-6. NEVER!!! To not call timeout with 50 sec-onds left in the Hawaii game just to try to ice the kicker was an absolute joke. Either way, he misses we win, but if we makes, we would atleast like a chance to win the game. That was not a HOF coaching move right there. If Ault was such a good coach, how come other big schools haven’t come nocking on the door? He’s old school and way too predictable!
On Dec. 5, 12:44 p.m., Joe wrote:
Ault is joke. I love how people want to compare him to the only other Hall of Fame coach-es that are still active...Joe Patterno and Bobby Bowden, too bad Ault is by no means the same caliber of coach as those two men are, and yes his statistics aren’t half bad, but then again look at who he has coached against compared to Joe Pa and Bowden. He was a good coach years ago, but now he is just predictable, which shows in the second half of almost every football game. It’s time for him to move on, but the Athletic Director won’t ask him to go and Ault won’t step down on his own accord. The credit for the successes of the season should go to the play-ers...they did their job, too bad Ault, as well as Wilson, failed to do theirs. I’m happy for the team to get another chance to put the pads on in New Mexi-co, the players deserve it... the coaches are another story.
On Dec. 4, 3:04 p.m., Toby wrote:
Love him or hate him, Chris Ault will not go anywhere until the people who attended UNR during his playing era are no longer major benefactors to this University. I will not take away anything that he has done in his 23 years of coach-ing, but he has ridden on the coat tails of his peers for long enough. Now, you can’t just go and fi re the man, after all he does his job fairly well, but the Athletic Director should start looking around and putting people out there to look for a decent replacement that has room to grow. Anytime you watch the Wolf Pack play on TV all you hear is “Chris Ault, Hall of Fame coach...”, too bad he never moved up in the foot-ball world to a Big Ten or SEC team, that would validate his worth here a lot more. Instead we will get to watch The Little General walk up and down the sidelines for more years to come. In short, start looking around California JCs or other coaches such as Offensive or Defensive coordinators from the bigger schools for a pro-spective replacement. Just a thought.
LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR
Dear Editor,
Your recent article on the “Jena Six” raises some ques-tions. While it is probably true that the six black kids didn’t intend to kill the white kid, and even if they did it would be awfully hard to prove, how does it follow that they should escape prosecution for assault, as ANSWER is demanding?
If the shoe were on the other foot, and six white had done the same thing to a black, would ANSWER be demanding their release? Or would that be a “hate crime”?
Seems to me that ANSWER has some answering to do.
Bill Hamma
O ur university could be in serious trouble.
In about a month, Gov. Jim Gibbons will
potentially decide if Nevada’s higher education should endure an 8 percent budget cut.
That budget cut would mean a $32.7 million cut to the University of Nevada, Reno.
Gibbons, elected as a so-called “education” governor, has said that these budget cuts pose only “short term” problems for state agencies affected by the cuts.
But in reality, an 8 percent cut could single-handedly
push UNR – the state’s fl agship university – into Tier IV status (the lowest ranking according to the U.S. News and World Report) and indefi nitely tarnish the school’s national and international reputation.
UNR would have to offer fewer classes, cut jobs for graduate assistants and part-time faculty, hold off on buying new library books and put construction of the Davidson Math and Science building on hiatus.
All of that strain on the university means profes-sors would have less time
to produce research – a primary function of a land-grant institution. And without its research, UNR begins to resemble an oversized community college rather than a major university.
When Gibbons announced the budget cuts Oct. 15, he was doing what he thought a prudent leader should do in light of a signifi cant tax revenue shortfall by calling on state agencies to prepare for the worst.
Nevada’s governor is mandated by the state’s constitution to balance the budget, which means cutting
budgets or fi nding other funds when times are bad.
But an 8 percent cut is not the answer.
Gibbons must fi nd other funds to quell what could be one of the most devastating blows to higher education in recent memory.
The state has a “Rainy Day Fund” that contains nearly $270 million and is used when the economy turns sour. It’s been done before in 2003 under then-Gov. Kenny Guinn. And it can be done again.
Gibbons must also consider fi nding other sources
of revenue to help stabilize the state’s budget for the long run.
Perhaps a higher casino tax is in order.
“As governor, I’ll make it my top priority to make our schools better,” he said in a 2006 TV spot while running for governor.
He lived up to that promise – sort of. He exempted K-12 education from the budget cuts but left higher education high and dry.
The future of Nevada’s higher education depends on Gibbons’ decision next month. Let’s make sure he lives up to his promise.
PERSPECTIVESwww.nevadasagebrush.comA8 • DECEMBER 11, 2007
‘JEAN IRL’ BY FRANCESCA CUNNINGHAM
S tudents and parents often ask me why it’s important to graduate in four years. It’s a
good question and there are several reasons why I think it’s important to truly be a full-time student (15 or more credits per semester) and why it’s best to complete a degree, if possible, within four years.
Some students tell me that they are not in a hurry and it’s
not unreason-able to ask “What’s the rush? What’s the hurry to get done in four years?”
The length of time it takes to earn your bachelor’s degree matters. No one should
be deterred from seeking a college degree — no matter how long the process takes. But when there is a choice, being a full-time student taking 15-18 credits is the ideal.
We know that the longer a student takes to complete a degree, the less likely it is that he or she will graduate at all. After six years, there are sharply diminishing returns. The problem is not that it takes some students 10 years to graduate—the problem is too many never graduate. Only about half of our 2001 freshman class graduated within six years. That means that only half of our students reached their goal. We can and must do better.
I believe students are full partners in the educational process. You will get out of it what you put into it. If you try to skate by with minimum input, the value of your degree when you leave will refl ect your efforts.
Attending part-time makes it harder for you to be engaged, and engagement is key to learning. You will lose sight of the goal. You will fail to do the things that are predictors of success: use services on campus (tutoring, advising, etc.), study in groups, work directly with faculty, and participate in extracurricular activities. It’s harder to be personally invested in the outcome when your attention is only partially
directed at your goal. Failing to graduate (or gradu-
ate within four to fi ve years) also comes at a cost. With a college degree you can earn an average of a $1 million more over your lifetime than your peers without a degree. Students who try to earn while they learn may not necessarily come out ahead fi nancially. It’s tempting to try to do both, but you should weigh the short-term fi nancial gain against the long-term benefi ts of a degree.
Studies show that working over 20 hours per week makes it signifi cantly more diffi cult to be a fully engaged student. College is often your fi rst job and your ability to earn a degree in the typical four-year timeframe is an indication to your future employers that you can fi nish what you start and be successful in the pursuit of your goals.
I urge you to get the most out of your college experience: work on a research project with a faculty member, study abroad, take a leadership role in a club, or apply for an internship. These experiences may prove to be more valuable in your career than a low-paying job that forces you to juggle school and work. This requires some sacrifi ce but I can assure that it will be worth it.
I believe that Nevada should strive to be among the top states in educational attainment. Our quality of life — the health, prosperity, and well-being of our community — depends on it. This is why creating a “culture of completion” is a top priority for us—and we need you to be partners in changing the culture.
I want to know what we can do to improve the educational experience for all of our students. I urge you to share your stories and ideas for increasing student success. I want to know the good and bad: if there are things that have helped or hindered you, I hope you will share your experiences.
From the day you enter our doors we want you to have your sights set on graduating four years later. We want you to achieve your goal because your success is our success.
Milton Glick is president of the University of Nevada, Reno.
Why graduation rates should matter to students
Milton Glickguest
columnist
GREEK LIFE
Methods for capturing your HelenS ports, camaraderie, lead-
ership opportunities and the ever-so-invaluable social and professional
networking. Ah yes, the benefi ts of joining a Greek house. But let’s not kid ourselves: One of the top reasons that motivates a man to become a Greek is the Greek women.
But hold it, pledge. The path to a sorority girl’s heart is a journey full of treacherous obstacles, enduring socials and altruistic philanthropies. You are the Spartan warrior outside the gates of Troy, and there is an army of sorority women standing between you and your Helen. Plus, the women have undoubtedly dealt with Spartans like you before.
First off, know what you’re up against. You will seldom fi nd Greek women alone. They travel in packs. They walk together, sit together and go to parties together. They also dress alike, talk similar and wear their hair
the same. Things you will need: some
leather loins, a six-pack (your abs, genius), disproportionately large pectoral muscles, a shield (a trash can cover will do) and a
well-rehearsed battle cry.
Soon enough you will hear of her plans to go to a party, which means it’s time to gear up for combat.
Before you head to the party, you need to oil yourself
up. This is essential – your body must be as shiny as Milton Glick’s noggin. Coconut oil is preferable, but if you can’t fi nd any coconuts, buy one of those pizzas from the Overlook and rub it all over your body.
Now that your muscles are glistening, put on your leather undies, grab your shield and
head out to the battlefi eld.Upon arriving to the party,
you need to kick down the front door and scream at the top of your lungs. And this is not just any scream. You need to shriek a battle cry through the house that will strike fear into the bravest of adversaries.
The music will die with the screeching sound of a record player.
While everyone is dumb-founded by the simultaneous crashing of the front door, the gleam of your pecs and the sheer thunder coming from your pie hole, you’ll have time to locate your princess.
Helen of Troy will be guarded by a battalion of her sisters, clad in armor decorated with various bright and sparkly Greek letters. Their shields will look like dark handbags at their sides with similar symbols. She’ll also have one other high-hoped hoplite at her side, trying to win her over.
But worry not, warrior.
He will prove to be foolishly unprepared.
At this time, you grab your shield and smash through the phalanx of her sisters, to which one or more persons cry, “This is blasphemy!” and “This is madness!”
You pause, make eye contact with Helen, look at the fellow beside her, and howl, “This is SPARTA!”
Then you swiftly kick the other warrior standing beside her in the chest, sending him through a window or into a bottomless pit, leaving you alone with your Helen.
She’ll be so impressed by your valor in battle she’ll instantly agree to going on a date with you, and you will have earned it, pledge. You will have earned it.
So may the spoils of victory treat you well, my friend, and I wish you luck on the remainder of your journey.
But be forewarned, the easy part is over. Now you actually have to talk to her.
MemoSanchez
CAMPUS VOICE
Little cars turn university into I-80W alking to class has
gotten quite dan-gerous these days. It has nothing to
do with passionate Democrats or Republicans bombarding me to convince me of their righteousness or the screeching Christian dude in front of the library telling me that I’m destined for hell. Instead, the university has graced us with little cars for maintenance employees to drive.
Oh joy.Seemingly harmless, right?
Wrong. As I’m minding my business and heading to class, I find that I have to check both directions on walkways. Why? It’s not like this is South Virginia Street or the Sierra Street crosswalk where students have been hit before. This is a university campus. Not Interstate 80.
I have no problem if these vehicles are needed. Heaven knows I hate walking across
campus sometimes, but exercise seems to be the only thing to keep the nasty binge drinking weight off. But where’s the fire? Is there really a need
to drive so fast past me you practically make me drop all of my books?
This is not “Gone in 60 Seconds” and I’d like to keep it that way. Angelina Jolie with dreadlocks scares me.
Students, many of them fresh out of high school and many more about to enter the real world, would like to enjoy their youth. Walking on campus should be a time for playing Frisbee, eating lunch with friends on the quad and, dare I say, stalking the occasional cute freshman – not a high-speed
chase scene from “Bourne Identity” – I’d like to live to see my 23rd birthday or at least who wins the 2008 presidential election.
There should be a speed limit enforced, no higher than 15 MPH. And probably some of those signs that say “Slow Children at Play” for good measure, because if not for anything else, it would make me smile every time I’d pass them. Admit it: I’m sure some of you readers would smile, too.
As for the drivers of these cars, it’s high time for an offi cial driver’s test. Knowledge of traffi c laws, yielding to the right of way (i.e. to me, the pedestrian!) and yes, even some parallel parking should be demonstrated. If these laws are violated, student bike cops could issue tickets. I call dibs on lieutenant.
Collected revenue from these traffi c tickets could then offset the possible 10 percent tuition
increases. And with the way I’ve seen some of these guys driving as if they’re fl eeing from hit-and-run scenes, we could probably afford to bring in a Mrs. Fields Cookies shop to the new student union. That way, I can walk safely to class and enjoy a cookie without living in high-speed fear. It’s a win-win situation with a sprinkle of chocolate chips.
Oh? On-campus traffi c laws and bike cops seem too far-fetched for the old Nevada campus? Well, I’ve always found that if you can’t beat them, join them. Expect to see me on my Segway soon. It’s a smoother and slower ride to class so I can sip my soy milk hazelnut chai tea while safely avoiding you pedestrians. I’m thinking about an appropriate bumper sticker. “Segway all the way,” perhaps?
Krystal Bick is a colum-nist for the Nevada Sage-brush. She can be reached at
KrystalBick
I f you listen carefully, you can hear the bellowing roar of laughter from our allies toward our president as we
count 405 more days till he bids a fond farewell to the Oval Offi ce and to the joy of the people (depending on who’s elected after him, anyway). Good times to dream on, good times.
Why do we have to wait until then? Why, after the National Intelligence Estimate reported that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program, do we have to groan through sound bytes of the president saying that Iran may restart it again? Why can’t we do what many people nationwide have been thinking for years now? Why don’t we impeach George W. Bush?
I’m not talking about impeachment in the context the press has talked about before. The illegality of the war
in Iraq, lying to the American people about weapons of mass destruction, illegally spying on American citizens without a court order, being complicit in
the fi ring of eight United States at-torneys earlier this year – all of these are solid reasons to go after impeachment in my book. But there’s another reason why impeach-
ment is a good idea: legitimacy of the offi ce.
Take his press confer-ence last Tuesday on the aforementioned Iran NIE. He said to NBC’s David Gregory that he was actually briefed on the report this past week.
Yet National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley refuted the statement in his own press conference that day, saying he briefed Bush about it back in August. It’d be dismis-sible if this were an isolated incident for him .Alas, it more resembles Bush’s record on education or effective environmental policy: none of the above.
Then there’s the endless line of mental gaffes and stupid quotes that have been sprinkled all over these nearly seven years that have fallen off the calendar. After a few years, it’s funny in the way Ronald Reagan and the “jelly beans” were long ago. People think what the general public thought, “Well, he’ll only be in offi ce for one term. What’s the harm?” After four, fi ve years of these quotes, though, doesn’t the humor kind of seep out
from the situation and you start thinking, “How is this man still in offi ce?”
This problem of legitimacy is viewable from the interna-tional community in how they view the U.S. during Bush’s administration. For the past four years, we’ve been viewed by majorities in Europe as the world’s bullies. We were rated by European and Muslim countries in a survey from Pew last year as the biggest threat to world. All of this stems from policies enacted under the “Bush Doctrine,” which hurts any good we try to accomplish for years to come.
And here we are left behind, trying to pick up the pieces of our own destruction. We’re trying to come in with little more prestige and legitimacy than we had eight years ago. Can we impeach him now?
BrianAult
POLITICAL OPINION
Bring legitimacy back to Oval Offi ceMORE WEB NOTESSTORY: POSSIBLE BUDGET CUT COULD HURT UNR
On Dec. 5, 11:20 A.m.,motk wrote:
The quality of our university is already pretty bad I think, because there is already not enough class every semester.
if more class will be cancelled for this budget cut, there is no way the tuition can go up, (in fact the tuition should go down to meet the quality of the educa-tion that we are getting.)!
CARTOON: CONSTITUTION-AL TURMOIL BOILS OVER
On Dec. 5, 8:59 p.m., Eli wrote: I am glad to see the word
Hadouken used in the Sage-
brush. I think it should be used more frequently.
COLUMN: ETHIOPIAN RES-TAURANT BRINGS EXOTIC NEW FLAVORS TO RENO
On Dec. 5, 9:24 p.m., Marissa Kraus wrote:
I agree with you wholeheart-edly. I’ve had previous dining experience in an Ethiopian res-taurant in Detroit called the Blue Nile, and since we moved here I’ve missed this wonderful, eth-nic food. My husband and I en-joyed our dinner at Zagol. It was a Monday night, and they didn’t serve lentil dish. I miss that Blue Nile restaurant, therefore, Zagol fi lls the craving gap.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTDECEMBER 11, 2007 • A9www.nevadasagebrush.com
BEST MUSICKanye West- GraduationThough 50 Cent never quit music, Kanye came out with more re-cords sold and the better album.Radiohead- In RainbowsRadiohead may have formed in 1986, but the band has never been more relevant. The band released its CD online only for users to set the price. Even aside from its forward-thinking format, the CD is another great listen. Spoon- Ga Ga Ga Ga GaSpoon’s two earlier CDs gained the band indie cred. Its new toe-tap-ping bass lines and tongue-twisting vocals never worked so well.
Amy Winehouse- Back to BlackThis Brit chick’s hit “Rehab” was all over airwaves at the begin-ning of the summer. Now she’s up for six Grammy nominations. BeirutThe Flying Club CupBeirut, an Old World-inspired indie rock band has followed up its debut album with even more success. “The Flying Club Cup” features the same Eastern Euro-pean horns and strings but uses them to better effect. The Shins- Wincing the Night AwayThe Shins keep up the whimsi-cal acoustic rhythms and lilting vocals that got them featured in
2004’s “Garden State.”Modest Mouse- We Were Dead Before the Ship Even SankModest Mouse continues to be great with another catchy hit and an amusing music video. Feist- The ReminderThe Broken Social Scene band-member had a No. 8 hit on Bill-board’s Hot 100, and is included on almost every music critic’s favorite list.Andrew Bird- Armchairs Apoc-ryphaBird is known for his intelligent lyrics and haunting violin mel-ody. His excellence continues with this new CD, which is both hopeful and catchy.
WORST MUSICBritney Spears- BlackoutSpears’ mess of a personal life transcended into the recording studio. Even though producers ob-viously did their best, the former pop princess sounds like a robot.Rilo Kiley- Under the BlacklightThough Rilo Kiley’s lead singer released an incredible solo album,
her return to her band marked one of the biggest letdowns of the year.Coheed and Cambria- No World For TomorrowThis release saw the continuation of Coheed and Cambria’s multi-release concept album fall into the trap of boring, predictable pop-rock. The Hives- The Black And White AlbumThe Hives have completely sold out
with their latest album that sounds over-commercialized and annoying.Soulja Boysouljaboytellem.comFrom the depths of the social net-working cesspool, MySpace, comes the musical horror known as Soulja Boy. His annoying “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” will get stuck in your head until you want to use a drill to dig it out.
BEST TVDexterDexter is police blood expert who moonlights as a serial killer who kills serial killers. This season, the sus-pense and dark humor continues as the police are hot on Dexter’s trail.Ugly BettyEven though Ugly Betty contains as many twists as a bad soap opera, it features funny charac-ters and great jokes.EurekaA quirky show about an aver-age-Joe sheriff who polices a town full of super geniuses in
constant threat of their own sci-entifi c wonders backfi ring. 30 RockThe show written by Tina Fey about the backstage happenings of a show eerily resembling “Sat-urday Night Live” has continued to provide great jokes.Flight of the ConchordsThis show about a New Zealand folk duo trying to make it big in New York City features plenty of dry British humor and quotable one-liners.Battlestar GalacticaThe Sci-Fi remake has kept the drama and tension alive as the
humans escape the evil Cylons in search for Earth.South ParkThough the humor may be a little crass, the political and social com-mentary are still right on the mark.The Big Bang TheoryA sitcom with two genius geeks who befriend their new, super-hot neighbor. This show thrives on ec-centric characters and smart humor.HeroesAlthough the creator got a little carried away, the show still fea-tured great plot twists and an interesting new villain.
WORST TVThe OC Although the series started out well, over-the-top plot twists killed the humor and interesting storylines.The Real Housewives of Orange CountyThis show marries the idea of soap operas about bored, whiny, rich people with reality shows about anything under the sun, birthing an unholy, annoying TV
show that functions on reaffi rm-ing stereotypes.I Love New York: Season 2 “I Love New York” takes the most annoying character of an utterly moronic show, “Flavor or Love,” and gives her a spin-off. If that wasn’t bad enough, this is the second time around.A Shot At Love With Tila Te-quilaIn this spin off “The Bachelor,” a
MySpace celebrity, best known for her work in magazines like “Penthouse” and “Maxim” pits men against women, exploiting bisexuality in an annoying way. Kid NationIn what can only be described as televised “Lord of the Flies,” CBS offers 40 annoying brats in a New Mexico ghost town without the satisfaction of them killing each other.
Best and worst of TV and music
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTwww.nevadasagebrush.comA10 • DECEMBER 11, 2007
Double-dutch street battle raises money for organization
Leslie VenturaStaff Writer
Teams will jump as fast asthey can for the Golden Ropesat The Holland Project’s sec-ond annual Double-DutchStreet Battle Thursday to raisemoney for the organization.
The event will be Thursdayfrom 5 to 9 p.m. at the cornerof Keystone Avenue and Plu-mas Street.
The Holland Project isbased on the Seattle musicand arts center, The VeraProject, that uses volunteersto bring music and art toyouth in the community, saidVan Pham, Holland Projectvolunteer coordinator.
She said Holland’s double-dutch event includes fiveteams of high school students,high school graduates andstudents from the Universityof Nevada, Reno.
Pham said all are compet-ing with six-minute routinesto raise money for the Hol-land Project and claim thegolden spray-painted jumpropes from last year’s winner,The Tight Ropes.
“This event is part of alarger event, The CaliforniaAvenue Holiday Stroll,” saidHeather Fuss, Holland Projectprogram director. “The enter-tainment is up and down thewhole street. Before and afterthe event we’ll have an openjump rope session.”
Omar Pierce, a 22-year-oldfine arts major, said someteams have been practicingsince last year’s competition,while some are just nowlearning how to double-dutchfor the fundraiser.
“We’ve been trying to prac-tice for a couple of weeks,”said Pierce, a member of TheQuantum Leapers. “Right nowit’s been tricky with finals.”
Besides the double-dutchroutines, there will be liveDJs, a bike raffle and hotapple cider.
Reno’s women’s derbyteam, The Battle Born DerbyDemons, will put on a half-time show.
Participants said they hopethe community will not onlybe entertained, but also do-nate to The Holland Project,which is the only way Hollandstays afloat.
The Holland Project hopesto surpass the turnout fromlast year’s battle, which drewa crowd of 300 and raised$6,000.
Fuss said the revenueHolland makes at the eventwill go toward painting andrenovating a new building,which they will be promotingwith the battle, and fundingprogramming and effortsfor various art exhibits,workshops and volunteerprograms.
The Holland Projectopened its doors as a musicvenue last April with a spaceon Keystone Avenue, butwas shut down due to noisecomplaints. Holland’s newlocation on Cheney Street willbe home to art shows, a largedonated library and variousworkshops, said Fuss.
“We will be open to thepublic come January,” Fusssaid. “People are welcome tostop by in the afternoon tocheck out the library.”
! The Holland Project’s second annual double-dutch competition and fundraiser will take place Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the corner of Keystone Av-enue and Plumas Street.
HOLLAND PROJECT
Hailee VanceStaff Writer
The Brushfi re hosted a bash to usher in its 60th edition along with a new era for the publica-tion Friday night in the Joe Crowley Student Union Great Room.
The Brushfi re held the party in part to honor its contributors but also to celebrate this year’s addition of a digital portion to the student literary and art journal. The new component will feature short fi lms, original music, ani-mation and interviews with the artists.
“I hope this party gets people excited about the new things we are doing,” editor Kelly Bride-gum said. “We also do these parties to honor the people we publish.”
At the party Friday, a local singer, Susan Botich, played acoustic guitar in front of a fi replace while people talked and read copies of the new edi-tion. A coffee table displayed current and past editions of the Brushfi re, this year’s bright pink cover contrasting with the less colorful editions of years past. In the adjoining room, original short fi lms played.
This year, the Brushfi re published 70 student artists. Seven of them read their pieces in front of the attendees at the party. Sophomore Ashley Hennefer, who performed at the party, said she believes the Brushfi re inspires creativity at the university.
“I think art is a very necessary thing to life. Creativity gives us a break from all the other things going on in our lives,” Hennefer said.
Not all the people attending the party were published in the Brushfi re. Many people came to get out and enjoy the art.
“I’m a literature major, so I was interested to see what my col-leagues are producing,” junior Aschley Humphreys said.
A huge part of the party was the digital aspect of the journal, which will come out as a DVD in the spring inside the Brushfi re. Some of the pieces from the digital component will be put online, but Bridegum said there is no set date on when they will be posted.
“I think having a new digital component to the Brushfi re is an excellent idea,” Humphreys said. “It will bring more dimensions to the art by adding the interviews. And by adding the fi lms, music and animation they can encom-pass more forms of art than just what they can print.”
Bridegum said the Brushfi re also hopes to put up an interac-tive edition of the magazine online, but that is still in the thinking stages.
! Copies of the Brushfi re are available at the Church Fine Arts Building, Frandsen Humanities, Reynolds School of Journalism, Ansari Busi-ness Building, Getchell Library and The Joe Crowley Student Union.
PICK UP A BRUSHFIRE
MOVIE REVIEW
Emily KatseanesA&E Editor
Although “The Golden Compass” has the same attention to accuracy and detail that “Lord of the Rings” did, the newest fantasy trilogy from New Line Cinemas fails to ensnare audiences as effectively.
“The Golden Compass” centers on orphan Lyra Belacqua. When her only surviving relative, her Uncle Asriel (Daniel Craig, “The Invasion”) visits and mentions Dust, a form of conscious par-ticles. Curious, Lyra becomes muddled in the middle of big forces that are starting to butt
heads—the Dust hunters, the Magisterium, a shadowy force that wants to quash rumors of Dust, and a mysterious kid-steal-ing entity called “Gobblers.”
It’s hard not to draw parallels between “The Golden Compass” and “Lord of the Rings.” Both of the fi lms’ main characters are young, unprepared and in both cases, seemingly pre-destined for the role.
The jump from page to screen was just a lot bigger for a child than a hobbit. Though the plot is well-paced and the actors are cast pitch-perfect, the fi lm has fl aws that prevent it from being
massively successful.A lot of the beauty and wonder
of the books is lost in the over-stylization of the fi lm. Though it’s beautiful, New Line fl exes its CGI muscles a little too often. The movie gets cluttered with overly ornate zeppelins and a swirling scene every time Lyra reads her truth-telling golden compass.
Though the movie keeps the complexity of its larger-than-life characters, it fl attens some of the issues the book raises. The controversy and in-fi ghting of the witches, the Magisterium (which is called The Church in the book) and everyone else in the novel
is dulled a little, focusing only on what comes in direct contact with Lyra. It may work for the fi rst movie, but it’ll become a bigger problem for the sequels.
Still, the fi lmmakers did a good job opting for quality over preco-ciousness and camp. For a movie mostly seen through a child’s viewpoint and featuring talking animals, it never truly falls into the “cute” category. The darkness of the upcoming installments will be a believable shift.
The ending poses one fi nal problem. The movie not only lobbed off a signifi cant part of the book, but ended without a
fi rm resolution. Readers of the book will be disappointed and newcomers can’t be blamed for losing interest in the two-year wait for the second installment.
‘Golden Compass’ loses shine of bookNEW LINE CINEMA
Mrs. Coulter, played by Nicole Kidman, in a scene opposite Lyra Belacqua, played by newcomer Dakota Blue Richards in “The Golden Compass.”
Holland Project hosts jump-off
‘THE GOLDEN COMPASS’Release Date: Dec. 7Director: Chris WeitzStarring: Dakota Blue Richards, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Sam Elliott, Ian McKellen, Freddie HighmoreGenre: Drama, Horror, ThrillerRating: PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violenceGrade: B
Brushfi re lights way into new era for publicationLiterary magazine celebrates 60th release with digital addition
PHOTOS BY TONY CONTINI /NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
p Susan Botich performs at the Brushfi re distributing party Friday. The Brushfi re is a literary arts journal fi lled with all forms of art. q The cover of the 2007 Brushfi re literary arts journal.
“I think having a new digital component to the Brushfi re is an excellent idea. It will bring more
dimensions to the art by adding the interviews,” said junior Aschley Humphreys.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTDECEMBER 11, 2007 • A11www.nevadasagebrush.com
chicks. The script was written by Seth Rogen, who plays an incompetent cop in the fl ick. The Darjeeling LimitedWes Anderson continues taking his pitch-perfect signature mov-ies up a notch with messed-up characters, strange situations and whimsical settings.RatatouilleA rat who can cook teams up with a chef who has trouble mastering it. The rat, Rémy, is voiced by comedian Patton Os-walt. This Pixar fl ick got almost across-the-board approval from critics.Hot FuzzFollowing up 2004’s “Shaun of the Dead,” writers Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright returned with another hybrid of spoof and hom-age, this time switching zombies for action. Somewhere in the middle, though, it becomes a pretty sweet action fl ick.Rescue DawnFor his role as a pilot shot down during the Vietnam War, Chris-tian Bale lost 55 pounds in this adaptation of a documentary
called “Little Dieter Needs to Fly.”300This movie, based off a comic book based off a movie based on the Battle of Thermopylae, broke onto the scene with ground-breaking graphics and a mix of live action and computer gener-ated imagery. It cemented the comic book adaptation’s place in movies and set the stage for CGI-followers like “Beowulf.”EnchantedA fairy tale princess gets trans-ported to real-life New York fol-lowed by her dashing prince and an evil witch. Though the movie is set for a younger audience,
everyone can enjoy the humor-ous twists and spoofs this movie makes about the animated movie genre.
When paired together, how-ever, their former goodness backfi res and conglomerates into one unfunny mess.Good Luck ChuckOnce upon a time, Dane Cook had a wildly popular standup routine. Then, the evil seduc-tress of Hollywood fi lms led him down the path of making bad romantic comedies with leading ladies who can’t act their way out of a paper bag.
BioshockXbox 360After your plane crashed in the middle of the sea, you fi nd a hid-den underwater utopia where something has gone horribly wrong. “Bioshock” does a great job setting up a creepy atmo-sphere in an aesthetically-pleas-ing, art deco style. The psychic powers, called plasmids, give the player many different ways to approach the game and de-feat enemies. Mass EffectXbox 360Another great role-playing game from Bioware, the makers of “Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.” The game features great, RPG gameplay with an awesome sci-fi storyline.Call of Duty 4: Modern CombatXbox 360, Playstation 3“Call of Duty 4” takes the series out of World War II’s battle-fi elds and into the alleyways of urban combat. The game intro-duces a fun online multiplayer mode with role-playing game elements, along with a great in-depth single-player campaign and great cinematics.Legend of Zelda: The Phantom HourglassNintendo DSZelda disappears on the deck of a ghost ship and it’s Link’s job to sail the seas with the greedy and lazy Captain Linebeck to track
her down. This game involves everything Zelda fans love about the franchise: the weapons, puzzles and combat, but with on-the-go fun. The Orange BoxPlaystation 3, Xbox 360“The Orange Box” is not just one great game, it’s three: “Half-life 2,” “Portals” and “Team For-tress 2.” “Half-Life 2” is a great shooter with an intriguing sto-ryline. “Portals” is a mind-bend-ing shooting-puzzle game and “Team Fortress 2” is a polished, online multiplayer game. Guitar Hero IIIXbox 360, Playstation 3, Nin-tendo Wii“Guitar Hero III” continues the fast-paced fun of the franchise with an epic song list, new mul-tiplayer modes, grueling boss battles and a wireless controller.Metroid 3: CorruptionWii“Metroid” is one of Nintendo’s greatest series. “Metroid 3” continues the extensive weapon collection and explo-ration the franchise is known for while finally proving that first person shooters can work on the Wii.Pokemon Diamond and PearlNintendo DSThough the game is a little child-ish, and there are more Poke-mon than you can count, the game offers everything a good DS game should: simple game-play, hours of fun and online multiplayer battles.
but since it comes with a Wi-imote, worth $40, you are only wasting $10 on the game.Kane & Lynch: Dead MenPC, Xbox 360, Playstation 3 Although “Kane & Lynch” offers a good story and bad-ass feel, the game could have been good if developers spent more time on it. “Kane & Lynch” is half-baked and has made up for that fact with an over-the-top advertising budget.
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CalendarTHE KITE RUNNER
Starring:Khalid Abdalla, Atossa Leoni,
Shaun ToubDescription:
An Afghani man living inCalifornia goes back to his
homeland and is haunted bya choice he made as a child.
Genre:DramaRated:PG-13
Killswitch Engage and Lambof God with DevilDriver and
SoilworkAt the Grand Sierra Resort
2500 E. Second StreetFrom Killswitch Engage to
Soilwork, the show promisesto be a hardcore and trash
metal extravaganza.7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $39.50.
And theAward goes to...
Sequels, adaptations, disasters and triumphs. 2007 has seen trilogies
collapse under their own weight while newcomers have risen to greatness. Here are the best and worst in movies, music,
TV and video games.
WORST
BEST
MOVIESNo Country for Old MenThis modern western movie marked the return of the Coen brothers’ critical approval. This adaptation of a Cormac McCarthy novel follows the after-math of a man who stum-bles upon the corpses left after a drug deal gone bad.Knocked UpIt’s hard to make a movie with stoner and fart jokes that critics love, but Judd Apatow did it. “Knocked Up” put Judd Apatow back in the writer/director/pro-ducer chair for the fi rst time since 2005’s “40 Year Old Virgin.”
GrindhouseThis unique, double fea-ture gore-fest brought back not just the horror-fi lled B-fl icks of the ‘70s, but the feel of going to see those movies. The back-to-back features directed by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino had on-purpose scratch marks, missing reels and fake trailers.SuperbadNo one can make awkward guys funny like producer Judd Apatow. He produced this fi lm about high school-ers out to score booze and
MOVIESAugust RushFreddie Highmore may be one of the best 15-year-old actors around, but even he couldn’t save this movie from its sickly sappiness, cheesy dialogue and ridic-ulous premise. Orphans, in real life playing music won’t bring your parents back together.Spider-man 3This third installment took the series from a good comic book adventure with its few cheesy moments to the joke of the summer. Instead of “epic closer,” this fi lm gets tagged more often with “Emo Spi-dey.”
Pirates of the Caribbean 3While the fi rst movie made pirates the coolest thing since sliced bread, this one makes them look like the moldy bread in the back of the cupboard. The series closer should have been just as awesome as the fi rst but the fi lmmakers seemed to have run out of good ideas and mashed up too many bad ones instead.Wild HogsTim Allen, John Travolta, Ray Liotta, Martin Lawer-ence and William H. Macy have all made careers by expertly acting lead roles.
FRIDAY/21
THURSDAY/20
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FRIDAY/14
I AM LEGENDStarring:
Will SmithDescription:
A brilliant scientist is haunt-ed by his inability to stop a
virus that turned the rest ofhumanity into zombie-like
vampires.Genre:DramaRated:PG-13
Shiny Toy GunsAt New Oasis
2100 Victorian Ave. in SparksShiny Toy Guns is a synth popband that fi rst won critical ac-claim for their album “We ArePilots.” Much like The Killers,
Shiny Toy Guns is best knownfor its song “Le Disko.”
Doors at 7 p.m.Tickets are $18.
Primer 55, Love Said No,Reason OneAt Stoney’s
71 S. Wells Ave.Primer 55 features a heavy
metal sound with a hip-hopfl avor in the mix. The rock bandwill play with Love Said No and
Reason One.8 p.m.
All ages
P.S. I LOVE YOUStarring:
Staring: Hilary Swank, GerardButler, Lisa Kudrow
Description:A young widow discovers
notes from her dead husbandthat will help her get over the
pain of his death and start anew life without him.
Genre:Drama, comedy
Rated:PG-13
SWEENEY TODD: THEDEMON BARBER OF
FLEET STREETStarring:
Johnny Depp, Helena Bon-ham Carter, Alan Rickman
Description:Based on a hit Broadway mu-sical about a man whose wife
and child have been takenaway from him. Eventually he
takes revenge by killing themen responsible in a barber-
shop he starts.Genre:
MusicalRated:
R
Van MorrisonAt Grand Sierra Resort
2500 E. Second StreetVan Morrison is one of rock
‘n’ roll’s most famous fi gurescombining elements of R&B,
jazz, blues and Celtic folk.8 p.m.
Tickets start at $38.50.
VIDEO GAMESSuper Mario GalaxyWiiSuper Mario has made his triumphant return to the consoles. Once again, Mario rockets around the universe to save the kid-napped Princess Peach. Not only does this game offer great platforming ac-tion, but it takes advantage of everything the Wiimote offers without being gim-micky. There are a total of 120 stars to collect, which will give hardcore gamers a good challenge, while only 60 stars will be needed for casual gamers to beat the game.
Halo 3Xbox 360After Master Chief plum-mets to the Earth from outer space, he dusts him-self off, grabs a gun and starts kicking Covenant ass. Although the single-player game is a little short, the online multiplay-er will keep gamers busy. With a ton of customiza-tion, great maps, awesome multiplayer modes and an almost perfectly balanced weapons array, “Halo 3” set the bar for what future shooter games should offer players.
VIDEO GAMESLair Playstation 3 A warrior and his trusty dragon have to fi ght count-less armies to save his kingdom. The game billed itself as one of Playsta-tion 3’s greatest games to prove why the six-axis con-troller is great, but instead it showed us why it sucks. Spider-man 3Wii, Playstation 3, Xbox 360This is a disappointing sequel to the surpris-ingly good “Spider-man 2” game. Although web-slinging is fun, the controls are awful, the combat is mindless, bosses are frus-trating and the graphics are eye-bleedingly bad.
Hellgate: London PC“Hellgate: London” is made by many of the same people who created one of the best RPGs of all time, “Diablo II.” However, the developers failed to up-date the game and it stays stale with the inventory system and the annoying, randomly-generated level system. Wii PlayWii“Wii Play” is a shallow collection of mini-games that can all be completed in under an hour. The game boils down to being a simple tech demo that wouldn’t be worth the $50,
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SportsSECTION BTUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2007
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Emerson MarcusAssistant Sports Editor
Blades of artifi cial grass turned into icy knives in Nevada’s rugby win Friday against rival Chico State.
“It felt like we were playing on glass,” hooker Greg John said.
Nevada won 23-22 in a game that had more bloody knees than points.
The Wildcats led the whole game, but with 4:40 left Nevada took its fi rst lead. Chico State fought the bitter conditions to get back into Nevada territory, but every time it did the Pack would just punt the ball away.
“We just kept trying to kick the ball whenever we’re on our side of the fi eld,” coach Bruce Ander-son said. “We want to do our best
to get the ball out of our territory. Field position is very important in rugby.”
Chico State scored four tries (the equivelant to American football’s touchdown, worth fi ve points) but only converted the points after (worth two points) on 1 of 4 attempts. Nevada scored three tries, converting on 1 of 3 kicks. The Wolf Pack had the edge on penalty kicks, though. Nevada’s Chad Gielow converted on two penalty kicks for a total of six points.
“(We need) confi dence to im-prove as the season continues into March,” Anderson said. “It is a mixed side with new players and players with experience, and we are confi dent that we will do well this year. The side is yet to click as a team and that
is what we are working on and at the same time, eliminating mistakes.”
Chico State’s tries were all on breakaways. Nevada will have to work on this by improving its tackling, coach Anderson said.
The close match epitomized the rivalry between the two schools.
“It’s kind of like the Yankees and the Red Sox,” John said. “Nobody here likes Chico. Dirty hits are expected. Stepping on heads with your cleats is part of the game.”
The rivalry usually stops when the clock expires. After the game the two teams settled their dis-putes by having a few drinks at Fritz’s Bar.
Nevada’s next game is at Stan-ford, Jan. 12.
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Nevada rugby player Carl Zmaila runs down the fi eld during Friday night’s rugby game against Chico State at the John A. Sala Intramural Field.
Rugby team fi ghts the weather, Chico State
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Nevada breaks 3-game streak
Scott OxarartSports Editor
After losing its last three games, the Wolf Pack men’s basketball team did everything it had to in beating Montana State, 82-76 Saturday.
The Wolf Pack showed strength rebounding and scor-ing late in the game but also showed similar characteristics that made up the losing streak like defensive lapses and turn-overs.
“We’ve improved as a team this week, but we’re still not consistent enough to be where I want us to be,” Nevada coach Mark Fox said. “We played better periods of basketball than we have in the past.”The Wolf Pack was effi cient
on offense, having four players reach double-fi gure point totals with Marcelus Kemp leading the way with 23 points.
Nevada shot a consistent 51 percent from the fl oor (26 of 51) shooting 50 percent in the fi rst half and 52 percent in the second. Nevada out-rebounded Montana State 32-30 and forced 17 Bobcat turnovers.
After a Montana State turn-over with about eight minutes left in the fi rst half, Armon Johnson dribbled up-court for the fast break. The freshman went straight to the basket drawing in defenders before he passed it out to a wide open Kemp, who hit the 3-pointer to give Nevada a 29-19 lead.
“I was just trying to stay in the offense and not do too much,” Kemp said. “I just took what the offense gave me and things just opened up for me.”
As the Wolf Pack started to fi nd a groove in the fi rst half, some of the inexperience started to show.
Montana State went on a 17-4 run from the end of the fi rst half to fi ve minutes into the second.
Sophomore JaVale McGee made a layup on Nevada’s fi rst possession of the second half and ended a four-minute scor-ing drought with a dunk on an assist from Ray Kraemer.
“We just kind of stuck with what we’ve been doing and we were getting what we wanted,” Montana State coach Brad Huse said. “We had an opportunity with the lead and we made the plays we had to make.”
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Nevada’s Armon Johnson drives to the basket during Saturday’s 82-76 win against Montana State at Lawlor Events Center. Johnson had 11 points and helped the Pack improve its season record to 3-4.
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A HYPNOTIC POWER
Luke Lippincott sits in the fi lm room, eyes closed, and visualizes the attack. His muscle memory takes over as he repeatedly concen-
trates on the play, carving the precise reaction time into his brain.
Days later, out on the football fi eld, he practices taking the handoff, breaks tackles and crosses the goal line.
But that isn’t enough. He revisits the fi lm room constantly and breaks
down his last game and prepares for the next the same way.
Lippincott’s psychological ap-proach to the game has made him a better running back at Nevada. The hypnosis-related activity didn’t begin with football.
“We needed a catcher on our little league team and I was afraid to catch. I didn’t want to catch,” Lippincott said. “The balls were coming at me fast, and my dad (Brian) just sat me down and said ‘I just want you to imagine that you’re behind home
plate. You have all your gear on and you’re protected. The ball comes in and you catch it and you’re perfectly fi ne.’”
Lippincott ranks fi rst in the West-ern Athletic Conference and 20th in the country in rushing, averaging 115 yards per game. He said the hypno-tism isn’t like the stereotype seen on TV.
“It wasn’t like ‘follow the shiny ob-ject,’” Lippincott said. “My dad just kind of talked me through it with a calm voice and that’s how he hypno-
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Psychology background helps Nevada running backTHOMAS RANSON | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
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NEVADA 23, CHICO STATE 21
1413
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are the total rushing yards this season for Lippincott as he av-
erages 5.4 a carry
are the games Luke Lippincott has rushed for 100 yards or
more this season
241are the career-high rushing yards
he tallied against Utah State
BY THE NUMBERS
L ast Tuesday featured one of Nevada’s most anticipated prep basketball games in recent memory.
In a matchup between the last two Nevada 4A champions, fans packed Reno High’s gym to watch an experienced, athletic Huskies squad
take on defending champ Galena High.
The Galena fans sitting around me seemed pretty excited when the Grizzlies held on for a 73-69 win.
I didn’t care. At all.
I actually had to Google the score because I couldn’t
remember.In my mind the score read
“Nevada 34, Duke 4.”I haven’t cared about high
school sports since spending my sophomore year as a subpar varsity golfer for the mighty Wells Leopards, so I wasn’t there to watch Reno or Galena.
I showed up to watch Galena’s Luke Babbitt, aka the future of Wolf Pack basketball, go heads up with Reno forward and Blue Devils
commit Olek Czyz.Babbitt, a 6-foot-8 power
forward, is easily the highest profi le recruit in Wolf Pack history. He’s a likely McDonald’s All-American and ESPN’s No. 16 prospect for 2008. After originally committing to Ohio State, Babbitt chose over the summer to stay close to home and play in the house that Fazekas built.
He could be for Nevada what Chuck Norris is for Mike Huckabee’s presidential campaign.
Czyz, on the other hand, is an über-athletic power forward with ridiculous leaping ability who ranks as the state’s second best non-prep school prospect.
He pulled a David Padgett, a Reno High grad who played at Kansas before transferring to Louisville, and went the high-major road without giving the Wolf Pack much of a sniff.
The Wolf Pack may never ap-proach Duke’s basketball legacy, but Babbitt dominated the battle of the super prospects.
Czyz couldn’t beat him to the rim, and instead settled for shooting 3-pointers. Czyz shot 1 of 14 for the game and fi nished with four points. He made his fi rst fi eld goal in the fourth quarter with the Huskies trailing by 20.
Babbitt didn’t have a great
shooting night either, but he still scored 34 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
More importantly, Babbitt showed he’s going to be as good as the hype surrounding him.
Babbitt handles the ball very well, he’s a great passer and his hands are reminiscent of Fazekas.
The knock on Babbitt has been that he’s not a great athlete, but he was able to completely contain Czyz.
The Huskies made the game close with a late run, but Babbitt’s one-on-one battle was over in the fi rst quarter.
Babbitt was humble about the personal matchup after the game, preferring instead to talk about the Grizzlies’ team effort while pulling in a younger teammate to share the credit.
Grizzlies coach Tom Mauer’s words were equally humble, but the smile on his face said much more.
Babbitt showed decisively why he’s the best prospect in Nevada, even though he chose not to go the high-major route.
That will have many Wolf Pack fans smiling for years to come.
Garrett Hylton is the senior editor. He can be reached at [email protected]
Inside ScoopB2 • DECEMBER 11, 2007
COURTNEY EADSNEVADA SWIMMINGThe Wolf Pack junior won all fi ve swimming events she competed in individually in the split against Idaho. Eads won the 200-yard freestyle twice, 200-yard backstroke, 200-yard individual medley and 1,650-yard freestyle. She was also the anchoring leg in the 800-yard freestyle in which the Wolf Pack dominated.
FOOTBALLNew Mexico, 12:30 p.m. Dec. 22@ Albuquerque, N.M. New Mexico Bowl
THE SKINNY: After earning its sixth win of the season, Nevada travels to New Mexico for its third straight bowl game. The Pack won the Hawaii Bowl two years ago, but lost to Miami in the Humanitarian Bowl last year in Boise, Idaho. Nevada looks to end the season above .500 after losing several games by less than a touchdown.
MEN’S BASKETBALLSan Diego, Wednesday 7:05 p.m.Central Florida, Sunday 7:05 p.m.Colorado State, Wednesday 7:05 p.m.Northern Iowa, Saturday 11:05 a.m.@ Cedar Falls, Iowa
THE SKINNY: The four-game homestand continues when Nevada takes on San Diego just before fi nals start on Thursday. The Pack looks to climb back to .500 after beating Montana State over the weekend. Nevada (3-4) faces San Diego, UCF and CSU before traveling on the road to face Northern Iowa. Nevada beat NIU last year in the ESPN BracketBuster game at Lawlor Events Center.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALLCal State Fullerton, Sunday 2 p.m.
THE SKINNY: After a two-game road trip to the Los Angeles area, the Wolf Pack returns home for one game this week. UC Irvine snapped Nevada’s three-game winning streak last week after the Pack won the John Ascuaga Nugget Classic against Idaho State. Nevada will be off for almost two weeks until it faces UNLV at home on Dec. 28.
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Miami quarterback Kirby Freeman looks to pass in the 2006 MPC Computers Bowl. Miami beat the Wolf Pack 21-20 in Boise, Idaho.
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Babbitt shows why he is the best recruit in Nevada history
DAVID CALVERT/NEVADA SAGEBRUSHGalena High star and Nevada recruit Luke Babbitt (right) dribbles against Duke recruit and Reno High forward Olek Czyz in a game Tuesday at Reno High. Babbit is a fi ve-star recruit and arguably the best recruit in program history.
5A R E T H E G A M E S T H E N E VA D A F O O T B A L L T E A M L O S T B Y E I G H T P O I N T S O R L E S S .
FIFTEEN ARE THE POINTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER SHAVON MOORE SCORED FOR IN A CAREER-
HIGH GAME AGAINST UC RIVERSIDE SUNDAY. 1,023 ARE THE DRIVING MILES FROM RENO TO ALBUQUER-
QUE, NEW MEXICO FOR THE WOLF PACK’S GAME AGAINST THE LOBOS. SEVENTEEN ARE THE CONSECUTIVE
GAMES THAT GUARD MARCELUS KEMP HAS SCORED IN DOUBLE FIGURES. 3 ARE THE WINS WOMEN’S BASKET-
BALL COACH KIM GERVASONI NEEDS TO REACH 50. THIRTY-EIGHT ARE THE POINTS SEPARATING THE WOM-
EN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM FROM IDAHO IN THE PACK’S WIN ON SATURDAY AFTER IT LOST BY 15 ON FRIDAY. 16 ARE THE DAYS
UNTIL THE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM TAKES ON THE NATIONAL TITLE-CONTENDING NORTH CAROLINA TARHEELS IN CHAPEL HILL.
SCORING WOESLOUISIANA TECHESPN wasn’t too fond of the Bulldogs’ men’s basketball team when it lost 86-31 to Texas Tech. The Red Raiders went on a 46-3 run midway in the fi rst half as the Bulldogs did not score for 19 minutes and also had 19 turnovers. ESPN did a segment comparing the scoring drought with baseball, hockey and NBA basketball.
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The most recent Pack bowl games
2006 MPC COMPUTERS BOWL Nevada quarterback Jeff Rowe was intercepted on his last pass to interrupt the Wolf Pack’s
comeback attempt in a 21-20 loss. Rowe hit Marko Mitchell for the Pack’s only touchdownas Brett Jaekle kicked four fi eld goals.
2005 SHERATON HAWAII BOWLCentral Florida kicker Matt Pratermissed possibly the biggest extrapoint of his life. Nevada players
stormed the fi eld as Nevada won 49-48 in overtime to lock a 9-3 season. B.J. Mitchell rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns and Robert Hubbard rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns.
1996 LAS VEGAS BOWLNevada linebacker Mike Craw-ford intercepted a pass with less than a minute left to secure an 18-15 win against Ball State. This
marked the fi rst bowl win in 50 years as quar-terback John Dutton passed for 224 yards and a touchdown. Chris Lemon rushed for 96 yards and the defense held Ball State to 218 total yards.
1995 LAS VEGAS BOWLAlex Van Dyke, one Nevada’s greatest receivers, caught 14 passes for 176 yards and Ken Minor rushed for three touch-
downs but Nevada lost in overtime to Toledo, 40-37. Toledo’s Wasean Tait rushed for four touchdowns including a two-yard score in overtime after Nevada managed just a fi eld goal in the previous possession.
1992 LAS VEGAS BOWLAfter being down 28-3, quar-terback Chris Vargas brought the Wolf Pack back but it wasn’t enough as Bowling Green beat
Nevada, 35-34. Vargas threw for 283 yards, completing 24 of 40 passes. Nevada scored four unanswered touchdowns and took the lead with a 19-yard fi eld goal, 34-28.Nevada had to punt with 1:45 remaining in thegame and Steve Lester fumbled the snap and didn’t get the punt off. Bowling Green converted a fouth and goal with a touchdown to win the game.
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FootballFINAL STATISTICS
OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVERushing Tackles No. Gain TD No. Solo Lippincott, L 257 1413 15 Butler, E 87 47 Kaepernick, C 93 670 6 Jackson, J 80 41Fragger, B 92 347 2 Mauga, J 71 29 Passing Sacks Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD No. Loss Kaepernick, C 120-216-3 2038 19 Fuhr, N 6 58 Graziano, N 68-134-5 1119 10 Basped, K 4 26
Receiving Interceptions No. Yds TD No. Yds TDMitchell, M 47 1033 8 Butler, E 3 18 1Sammons, K 36 659 4 Amaya, J 1 80 1McCoy, M 30 598 4 Clifton, M 1 3 Lippincott, L 26 295 3 Samples, M 1 2
Men’s Basketball
WAC STANDINGSTeam Conference Standings OverallNew Mexico State 0-0 6-2 Boise State 0-0 6-3 Nevada 0-0 6-3Louisiana Tech 0-0 4-3Hawaii 0-0 3-3Utah State 0-0 2-5 Fresno State 0-0 1-6 San Jose State 0-0 1-8Idaho 0-0 0-9
SCORES FROM THE WEEK OF DEC. 5-DEC.9Wednesday, Dec. 5Game ScoreNew Mexico State (W) vs. BYU 54-52Louisiana Tech (W) vs. Alabama 61-60Idaho (L) vs. Eastern Washington 65-53Fresno State (L) vs. Loyola Marymount 81-75
NEVADA STATISTICAL LEADERSCategory Name StatisticPoints Marcelus Kemp 19.1 Assists Brandon Fields 4.1Rebounds JaVale McGee 7Blocks JaVale McGee 3Steals Armon Johnson 1 Marcelus Kemp 1
Women’s BasketballSUNDAY, DEC. 9
Team 1 2Nevada (6-3) 35 27 - 62UC Riverside (2-6) 31 21 - 52
Nevada MIN FGM-A FTM-A REB AST PTS Franklin, C 14 1-3 0-0 1 2 2Lombardi, M 13 1-1 1-2 2 0 3 Fitzgerald, B 17 1-1 0-0 4 0 3Price, M 30 4-10 2-2 3 0 11Criner, D 30 2-4 9-14 2 2 14Henry, B 22 2-3 1-2 2 0 5Ward, J 20 0-5 0-2 1 0 0Sitton, A 6 0-2 0-0 1 0 0Williams, N 4 1-3 0-0 1 0 2Gross, J 18 3-5 1-3 3 0 7Moore, S 26 6-9 3-4 10 1 15 1TOTALS 200 21-46 17-29 31 5 62
UC Riverside MIN FGM-A FTM-A REB AST PTS Friend, R 37 3-6 0-0 6 4 6 Nkele, K 38 7-19 5-6 8 1 19Lott, T 19 2-3 0-0 2 1 4Gbewonyo, S 35 3-11 3-5 4 1 10Foster, C 26 2-3 1-2 8 4 5 Morris, A 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Waddell, B 21 0-5 0-0 3 1 0Cox, A 21 3-7 1-2 3 0 8 3TOTALS 200 20-54 10-15 37 12 52
WAC RESULTS
WAC STATISTICAL LEADERSCategory Name School NumberPoints Wilson, T Fresno St. 19.3Assists Imaku, B San Jose St. 4.67Rebounds Smith, T Hawaii 10.3Blocks Smith, T Hawaii 2Steals Hicks, A San Jose St. 2.8
WAC STATISTICAL LEADERSCategory Name School StatisticPoints Jaycee Carroll Utah State 20.1Assists Kevin Bell Fresno State 6.11Rebounds Nelson; Larry Boise State 8.3Blocks JaVale McGee Nevada 3Steals Anthony Thomas Boise State 2.44
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NEVADA STATISTICAL LEADERSCategory Name StatisticPoints Dellena Criner 17.1 Assists Dellena Criner 2.33Rebounds Shavon Moore 4.1Blocks Brandi Fitzgerald 1Steals Mikaila Price 2.77
SATURDAY DEC. 8
Team 1 2Montana State 33 43 - 76Nevada 39 43 - 82
Team Nevada 123.5Idaho 138.5
Friday , Dec. 7200 Yard Medley Relay Time1 University of Idaho ‘A’ 1:47.27 1) Hogan, Kacie 2) Jagusch, Elizabeth 3) Humphrey, Anna 4) O’Brien, Alyson 2 University of Nevada ‘A’ 1:47.42 1) Tour, Jeanette 2) Doolittle, Margaret 3) Schmidt, Michaela 4) Wainwright, Nonie 3 University of Nevada ‘B’ 1:49.19 1) Fritcher, Julianne 2) Shields, Sarah 3) Eads, Courtney 4) Huppert, JayDee 4 University of Nevada ‘C’ 1:51.16 1) Mariani, Kayla 2) Reese, Bobbie Lee 3) Kabesh, Kim 4) Maddock, Danielle 5 University of Idaho ‘B’ 1:51.40 1) Stratton, Staci 2) Miller, JoJo 3) Kellogg, Mallory 4) Kolva, Katie 6 University of Nevada ‘D’ 1:55.96 1) Sutton, Breeana 2) Halwas-Morgan, Summer 3) Medina, Kim 4) Hemmingsen, Jessica -- University of Nevada ‘E’ X1:56.86 1) Whiteside, Kaitlyn 2) Heauser, Colleen 3) Neff, Samantha 4) Hartsock, Kasey
1000 Yard Freestyle School Time1 Lee, Paige Vandals 10:37.092 Hanson, Cortnee Vandals 10:39.13 3 Skidmore, Mary Vandals 10:47.12 4 Nerbovig, Amanda Vandals 10:47.74 5 Moore, Miranda Wolf Pack 10:56.00 6 Armstrong, Alyson Wolf Pack 11:03.39 7 Caines, Amanda Wolf Pack 11:10.75
200 Yard Freestyle Name School Time 1 Eads, Courtney Wolf Pack 1:52.78 2 O’Brien, Alyson Vandals 1:53.34 3 Peterson, Sara Vandals 1:55.38 4 Maddock, Danielle Wolf Pack 1:57.68 5 Watson, Amanda Vandals 1:57.97 6 Kolva, Katie Vandals 1:59.57 7 McDonald, Michelle Wolf Pack 1:59.59 100 Yard Backstroke Name School Time 1 Humphrey, Anna Vandals 58.70 2 Quirke, Adriana Vandals 59.03 3 Tour, Jeanette Wolf Pack 59.20 4 Hogan, Kacie Vandals 59.79 5 Mariani, Kayla Wolf Pack 1:01.50 6 Fritcher, Julianne Wolf Pack 1:01.61 7 Whiteside, Kaitlyn Wolf Pack 1:01.78 8 Stratton, Staci Vandals 1:03.74 -- Sutton, Breeana Wolf Pack X1:01.23 100 Yard Breaststroke Name School Time 1 Jagusch, Elizabeth Vandals 1:05.13 2 Miller, JoJo Vandals 1:06.80 3 Reese, Bobbie Lee Wolf Pack 1:07.98 4 Schuh, Nicole Vandals 1:10.01 4 Halwas-Morgan, Summer Wolf Pack 1:10.01 6 Stratton, Jodi Vandals 1:10.03 7 Heauser, Colleen Wolf Pack 1:16.90 -- Medina, Kim Wolf Pack X1:14.76 200 Yard Butterfl y Name School Time 1 Kabesh, Kim Wolf Pack 2:04.23 2 Lee, Paige Vandals 2:09.33 3 Kubancik, Katherine Vandals 2:12.94 4 Neff, Samantha Wolf Pack 2:13.57 5 Kellogg, Mallory Vandals 2:14.38 6 Loftus, Briana Vandals 2:18.31 7 Caines, Amanda Wolf Pack 2:18.99 50 Yard Freestyle Name School Time 1 Schmidt, Michaela Wolf Pack 24.57 2 Wainwright, Nonie Wolf Pack 24.64 3 Peterson, Sara Vandals 24.95 4 Hemmingsen, Jessica Wolf Pack 25.09 5 Huppert, JayDee Wolf Pack 25.22 6 Stone, Amanda Vandals 25.32 7 Quirke, Adriana Vandals 25.54
WEEK 5Monday Coed – Dec. 3David and Friends (1) vs. Aces (2)Block it Meaw (0) vs. Sets on the Beach (2) FG (1) vs. Samobys (2)
Fraternity – Dec. 4TKE (W) vs. Pi Kap (forfeit)ATO (0) vs. Lambda Chi (2)Phi Delt (0) vs. Sig Ep (2)Sigma Nu (2) vs. SAE (2)
Wednesday Women’s – Dec. 5Awesome Possums (2) vs. Sigma Kappa (0) Pi Beta Phi (2) vs. Free Agents (0) Theta (2) vs. Silver Snakes(1)Tri Delta (2) vs. Delta Gamma (1)
Wednesday Coed –Dec. 5Rising Sun (2) vs. Ghost Bust-ers (0) Jaws Of Cerberus (Forfeit) vs. Team Whitcomb (W)Sig Ep (2) vs. M.U.F.F. (0)
CLUB AND INTRAMURAL RESULTS
Volleyball
SPORTSDECEMBER 11, 2007 • B3www.nevadasagebrush.com
FRIDAY, DEC. 7
Team 1 2Nevada 38 36 - 74UC Irivine (4-4) 30 47 - 77
Nevada MIN FGM-A FTM-A REB AST PTS Fitzgerald, B 37 5-9 0-0 5 2 11Price, M 31 9-18 0-1 2 0 19Criner, D 33 6-16 5-8 2 3 20Franklin, C 27 2-3 0-0 6 0 4Lombardi, M 13 2-4 0-0 3 0 4 Henry, B 16 0-6 0-0 3 0 0Feest, C 3 0-3 0-0 0 0 0Ward, J 9 3-4 0-0 0 2 8Sitton, A 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 2Gross, J 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Moore, S 12 1-3 2-2 2 0 4Keys, S 12 1-5 0-0 6 0 2 5TOTALS 200 30-72 7-11 34 7 74
UC Irvine MIN FGM-A FTM-A REB AST PTS Forry, M 29 3-7 0-0 3 2 9 Duda, S 29 7-12 2-3 11 3 16Ishizaki, K 11 0-2 0-0 1 1 0Maessen, R 22 1-5 1-2 2 1 3Cocharan, K 36 7-12 5-8 11 0 19 Mai, A 9 0-1 0-0 1 0 0Barnes, K 6 1-2 2-2 3 0 4Tull, H 9 1-1 0-0 1 0 2Johnson, K 30 5-7 1-2 0 2 11Zdenek, C 19 6-9 1-1 5 1 13 5TOTALS 200 31-58 12-18 43 10 77
Thursday , Dec. 6Game ScoreSan Jose State (L) vs. CS Bakersfi eld 89-66Friday, Dec. 7Game ScoreFresno State (W) vs. Long Beach State 66-55Nevada (L) vs. UC Irivine 77-74Boise State (W) vs. Washington 88-66
Saturday, Dec. 8Game ScoreNevada (W) vs. UC Riverside 62-52NMSU (L) vs. UTEP 64-57Utah State (W) vs. Northern Arizona 65-51Idaho (L) vs. Portland State 81-54
Sun, Dec. 9Game ScoreLouisiana Tech (L) vs .Southern Miss 67-62San Jose State (L) vs. San Francisco 74-51Boise State (W) vs. Washington State 71-64
WAC STANDINGSTeam Conference Standings OverallBoise State 0-0 6-3 Fresno State 0-0 5-4 Utah State 0-0 6-5 San Jose State 0-0 3-3Hawaii 0-0 3-4Nevada 0-0 3-4New Mexico State 0-0 4-7 Idaho 0-0 2-6 Louisiana Tech 0-0 1-5
SCORES FROM THE WEEK OF DEC. 4-DEC.9Tuesday, Dec. 4Game ScoreNMSU (W) vs. New Mexico 71-62
Wednesday, Dec. 5Game ScoreIdaho (L) vs. Central Arkansas 65-49Utah State (L) vs. Utah 72-48Boise State (W) vs. Idaho State 93-61San Jose State (L) vs. San Diego 60-40Fresno State (W) vs. CS Monterey Bay 85-80Louisiana Tech (L) vs. Texas Tech 86-31
Saturday, Dec. 8Game ScoreFresno State (L) vs. UNLV 84-71Boise State (L) vs. Loyola Marymount 76-74Utah State (W) vs. CS Bakersfi eld 88-66San Jose State (L) vs. Santa Clara 73-63Nevada (W) vs. Montana State 82-76NMSU (L) vs. UTEP 79-78
Sunday, Dec. 9Game ScoreIdaho (W) vs. Eastern Washington 58-49Hawaii (W) vs. Long Beach State 61-57
8 Stratton, Staci Vandals 25.70 -- Doolittle, Margaret Wolf Pack X24.59 -- McDonald, Michelle Wolf Pack X25.89 -- Hartsock, Kasey Wolf Pack X25.92 -- Smith, Stephanie Wolf Pack X26.42 -- Shields, Sarah Wolf Pack X26.75
100 Yard Freestyle Name School Time 1 Wainwright, Nonie Wolf Pack 53.49 2 Peterson, Sara Vandals 53.59 3 Reese, Bobbie Lee Wolf Pack 54.39 4 Kolva, Katie Vandals 54.47 5 Stone, Amanda Vandals 55.10 6 Huppert, JayDee Wolf Pack 55.23 7 Kellogg, Mallory Vandals 55.61 8 Fritcher, Julianne Wolf Pack 57.59 -- McDonald, Michelle Wolf Pack X55.93 -- Smith, Stephanie Wolf Pack X56.02 -- Hartsock, Kasey Wolf Pack X56.60
200 Yard Backstroke Name School Time 1 Eads, Courtney Wolf Pack 2:06.13 2 Humphrey, Anna Vandals 2:07.78 3 Quirke, Adriana Vandals 2:08.37 4 Tour, Jeanette Wolf Pack 2:09.83 5 Hogan, Kacie Vandals 2:10.16 6 Watson, Amanda Vandals 2:11.44 7 Sutton, Breeana Wolf Pack 2:13.24 8 Mariani, Kayla Wolf Pack 2:15.94 -- Whiteside, Kaitlyn Wolf Pack X2:20.16
200 Yard Breaststroke Name School Time 1 Miller, JoJo Vandals 2:24.13 2 Halwas-Morgan, Summer Wolf Pack 2:24.43 3 Schuh, Nicole Vandals 2:24.61 4 Jagusch, Elizabeth Vandals 2:28.20 5 Stratton, Jodi Vandals 2:2869 6 Shields, Sarah Wolf Pack 2:32.13 7 Hemmingsen, Jessica Wolf Pack 2:32.38 8 Heauser, Colleen Wolf Pack 2:45.67
500 Yard Freestyle Name School Time 1 O’Brien, Alyson Vandals 5:12.49 2 Lee, Paige Vandals 5:12.83 3 Hanson, Cortnee Vandals 5:13.51 4 Skidmore, Mary Vandals 5:17.09 5 Moore, Miranda Wolf Pack 5:19.05 6 Maddock, Danielle Wolf Pack 5:23.58 7 Armstrong, Alyson Wolf Pack 5:24.41 8 Caines, Amanda Wolf Pack 5:29.59
100 Yard Butterfl y Name School Time 1 Doolittle, Margaret Wolf Pack 57.32 2 Kabesh, Kim Wolf Pack 57.50 3 Schmidt, Michaela Wolf Pack 57.98 4 Kellogg, Mallory Vandals 1:00.72 5 Hogan, Kacie Vandals 1:01.70 6 Neff, Samantha Wolf Pack 1:01.72 7 Loftus, Briana Vandals 1:02.19 8 Nerbovig, Amanda Vandals 1:02.55 -- Medina, Kim Wolf Pack X1:02.05
200 Yard IM Name School Time 1 Eads, Courtney Wolf Pack 2:07.75 2 Halwas-Morgan, Summer Wolf Pack 2:10.33 3 Miller, JoJo Vandals 2:14.63 4 Watson, Amanda Vandals 2:15.46 5 Stratton, Jodi Vandals 2:16.16 6 Kubancik, Katherine Vandals 2:16.75 7 Neff, Samantha Wolf Pack 2:20.04 8 Heauser, Colleen Wolf Pack 2:27.34
400 Yard Freestyle Relay Time 1 University of Nevada ‘B’ 3:33.06 1) Kabesh, Kim 2) Hemmingsen, Jessica 3) Maddock, Danielle 4) Doolittle, Margaret 2 University of Idaho ‘A’ 3:33.18 1) Humphrey, Anna 2) Quirke, Adriana 3) Peterson, Sara 4) O’Brien, Alyson 3 University of Nevada ‘A’ 3:34.89 1) Wainwright, Nonie 2) Huppert, JayDee 3) Schmidt, Michaela 4) Reese, Bobbie Lee 4 University of Idaho ‘B’ 3:38.90 1) Kolva, Katie 2) Stone, Amanda 3) Stratton, Staci 4) Jagusch, Elizabeth 5 University of Nevada ‘C’ 3:48.57 1) Mariani, Kayla 2) McDonald, Michelle 3) Fritcher, Julianne 4) Hartsock, Kasey 6 University of Nevada ‘D’ 4:07.54 1) Whiteside, Kaitlyn 2) Tour, Jeanette 3) Sutton, Breeana 4) Medina, Kim
Swimming-Diving
Thursday Women’s – Dec. 6Rising Sun (2) vs. Team Bow-man (0)Grrrr (W) vs. Pregnant with Emotion (Forfeit) Hott Shots (W) vs. Something Amazing (forfeit)
Thursday Men’s – Dec. 6Swingers (Forfeit) vs. NSA (Forfeit)6-Pack Inc. (2) vs. Rising Sun (0)
Thursday Coed – 11/29Kinky Sets (2) vs. Poopstains (0)MSI’s (2) vs. TRIO Allstars (0) BLP (W) vs. Free Agents (For-
Nevada MIN FGM-A FTM-A REB AST PTS Fields, B 38 3-6 2-2 0 5 9Johnson, A 29 3-8 5-6 4 2 11Lagrone, M 16 0-2 4-4 2 1 4Kemp, M 28 8-14 4-4 6 3 23McGee, J 25 4-7 2-4 6 2 11Johnson, D 26 3-6 5-6 8 2 11Cooke, M 15 0-1 1-2 2 0 1Kraemer, R 9 2-3 0-0 0 2 5Ellis, D 13 3-4 0-0 2 1 7Lynch, C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2TOTALS 200 26-51 23-28 32 18 82
Montana State MIN FGM-A FTM-A REB AST PTS Taylor, C 34 8-15 4-6 2 1 23Durham, C 25 4-8 0-0 0 5 10Zamora, A 10 1-3 0-0 2 1 2Davis, M 29 4-8 0-0 7 2 8Mbunga, D 32 4-11 0-0 10 1 8Hennessy, J 15 0-4 0-0 1 2 0Friesen, P 17 2-4 0-0 0 2 5Howard, B 26 5-8 0-2 2 2 14Johnson, B 12 2-4 1-2 1 0 6 5TOTALS 200 30-65 5-10 30 16 76
MEN’S BASKETBALL CONT. SWIMMING AND DIVING CONT.
*National ranking in parenthesis
Nevada Category New Mexico OFFENSE
225.83 (11) Rushing 131.08 (84)
263.08 (35) Passing 226.33(57)
151 (9) Pass Effi ciency 122.39 (74)
488.92 (7) Total 357.42 (84)
36.25 (18) Scoring 24.83 (78)
DEFENSE
172.58 (79) Rushing 126.67 (31)
231.33 (67) Passing 202.42 (22)
134.48 (87) Pass Effi ciency 117.10 (37)
403.92 (71) Total 329.08 (23)
32.92 (97) Scoring 20.58 (25)
SPECIAL TEAMS/MISC.
31.80 (108) Net Punting 37.93 (12)
7.15 (88) Punt Returns 7.16 (87)
21.60 (57) Kickoff Returns 20.91 (72)
-.33 (83) Turnover Margin .08 (47t)
MAKING THE CALL
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GamedayWolf Pack looks to salvage its season New Mexico stands in the way of a potential winning record
STAFF PICKS
PESSIMIST SAYS: New Mexico comes in as one of the hottest teams from the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos will look to get back on track with this year’s bowl game where they lost to San Jose State last season in the inaugural New Mexico Bowl. New Mexico plays well at home and will add to its fi ve-game winning streak with a win over Nevada.
OUTCOME: New Mexico wins 30-28
1. Ohio State (50) 2. LSU (11) 3. Oklahoma (1) 4. Georgia (1) 5. Virginia Tech (1) 6. USC 7. Missouri 8. Kansas 9. Florida 10. Hawaii (1) 11. West Virginia 12. Arizona State 13. Illinois 14. Boston College 15. Clemson 16. Tennessee 17. Texas 18. Wisconsin 19. Brigham Young20. Cincinnati 21. Virginia 22. Auburn 23. South Florida 24. Boise State 25. Arkansas
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTESTexas Tech 137, UCF 35, Connecticut 31, Oregon State 30, Oregon 30, Michigan 26, Air Force 17, Kentucky 13, Wake Forest 1, Penn State 1
AP TOP 25 TALE OF THE TAPE
LEADERS
New MexicoPlayer Category Avg.Rodney Ferguson Rushing 98.08
Marcus Smith Receiving 7.17
Ian Clark Tackles 6.42
Tyler Donaldson Tackles for loss 1.25
NevadaPlayer Category Avg.Luke Lippincott Rushing 115
Marko Mitchell Receiving 86.08
Ezra Butler Tackles 8.7
Ezra Butler Tackles for loss 1.25
WAC STANDINGS
Standings Conference OverallHawaii 8-0 12-0
Boise State 7-1 10-2
Fresno State 6-2 8-4
Nevada 4-4 6-6
San Jose State 4-4 5-7
Louisiana Tech 4-4 5-7
Utah State 2-6 2-10
New Mexico State 1-7 4-9
Idaho 0-8 1-11
Date Opponent Time/ResultDec. 22 Nevada 12:30 p.m.
Sept. 1 at UTEP W 10-6
Sept. 8 New Mexico State W 44-34
Sept. 15 at Arizona L 29-27
Sept. 22 Sacramento State W 58-0
Sept. 29 BYU L 24-21
Oct. 13 at Wyoming L 20-3
Oct. 20 at San Diego State L 20-17
Oct. 25 Air Force W 34-31
Nov. 3 at TCU W 37-0
Nov. 10 Colorado State W 26-23
Nov. 17 at Utah W 28-10
Nov. 24 UNLV W 27-6
NEW MEXICO SCHEDULE
DIFFERENCE MAKER RODNEY FERGUSON
OPTIMIST SAYS: Luke Lippincott and Colin Kaepernick will have their best games and New Mexico’s defense will be overwhelmed as the Wolf Pack will win this bowl game. A healthy Josh Mauga will help the defense perform like it did in the 49-10 win against Louisiana Tech in the last game. The season will not be considered a failure because a bowl game is what you play for.
OUTCOME: Nevada wins 35-17
The 6-foot, 229-pound Ferguson is the key to New Mexico’s running game and has had a great year.
Ferguson fi nished the regular season with 1,177 yards and 14 touchdowns and is averaging 98.1 yards rushing per game.
He is also a receiving threat, catching 18 balls this season for 264 yards.Ferguson was named to the All-Mountain West Conference fi rst team for the second straight year.
SEPT. 15
Nicholls St.W 52-17
SEPT. 8
at NorthwesternL 36-31
SATURDAY
at Nebraska L 52-10
SEPT. 29
UNLVW 27-20
OCT. 6
Fresno St.L 49-41
OCT. 14
at Boise StL 69-67
OCT. 20
at Utah St.W 31-28
OCT. 27
IdahoW 37-21
NOV. 2
at New Mexico St.W 40-38
NOV. 16
HawaiiL 28-26
NOV. 24
at San Jose St.L 27-24
DEC. 1
La. TechW 49-10
1. Ohio State (46) 2. LSU (11) 3. Oklahoma (2) 4. Georgia 5. Virginia Tech 6. USC 7. Missouri 8. Kansas 9. West Virginia 10. Hawaii (1) 11. Arizona State 12. Florida 13. Illinois 14. Boston College 15. Wisconsin 16. Clemson 17. Texas 18. Tennessee 19. Brigham Young 20. Virginia 21. Auburn 22. Boise State 23. Cincinnati 24. Arkansas 25. South Florida
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTESTexas Tech 52, UCF 51, Penn State 23, Connecticut 23, Oregon State 23, Michigan 22, Air Force 20, Oregon 9, Utah 6, Wake Forest 4, Michigan State 3, Houston 3, Tulsa 1
USA TODAY TOP 25
Nevada at New Mexico
When: Dec. 22, 12:30 p.m.
Where: University Stadium (38,634; FieldTurf)
Radio: ESPN Radio 630
T.V.: ESPN
Season records: New Mexico 8-4, Nevada 6-6
All-time series record: Saturday’s game will mark the fi rst meeting in program history for Nevada and Nebraska.
The coaches: Head coach Rocky Long is 60-61 in his 10th year at New Mexico.Nevada coach Chris Ault is in his 23rd season as Nevada’s coach and has a 191-84-1 record.
THE DEC. 22 GAME
GARY STEPIC/NEW MEXICO
Colby BalkenbushStaff Writer
After fi nishing the season at 6-6 overall and 4-4 in conference play, Nevada will take on New Mexico (8-4, 5-3) in the New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 22.
The teams have some remarkable similarities.Both have played two of the same opponents: New Mexico
State and UNLV.Like Nevada, New Mexico beat both teams, but by a larger
margin than the Wolf Pack.The Lobos beat New Mexico State 44-34 and crushed UNLV
27-6, while Nevada beat New Mexico State 40-38 and UNLV 27-20, winning both games on last minute touchdowns.
Both Nevada and New Mexico have a fairly balanced at-tack.
Each runs the ball frequently and with success and also has a fairly potent air attack.
However, Nevada will be playing on the Lobos’ home turf and will be facing the 23rd best defense in the nation.
Here’s what the Wolf Pack needs to do if it wants to end a mostly disappointing season on a high note.
THE RETURN OF MAUGAJunior Joshua Mauga, arguably Nevada’s top defen-
sive player, will return for the Wolf Pack’s game against New Mexico.
Mauga went out with a knee ligament strain in Nevada’s game against Utah State on Oct. 20 and hasn’t played since.
But despite missing the last fi ve games, the 6-foot-2-inch, 245-pound linebacker still has the third most
tackles for Nevada with 71.Mauga has the potential to give a big boost to Nevada’s
defense, but the question is if he will be in good condition after sitting on the sideline for half the season.
He started practicing with the team last Friday and will have the next two weeks to try to regain his former shape.
If he turns out to be fully recovered, he could help shut down New Mexico’s running game.
GET RID OF THE BALL QUICKLYNew Mexico has a very fast and aggressive blitzing defense
and is going to constantly threaten Colin Kaepernick if he stays in the pocket too long.
Instead of looking for the long ball, as the Wolf Pack frequently does, it needs to send its receivers on more short routes so Kae-pernick can quickly dump the ball when pressured.
Kaepernick has been very good this season when he gets time, but when he’s pressured, balls start fl ying over receivers’ heads and the offense stalls.
The Lobos know Kaepernick is relatively inexperienced and are going to try to hassle him all game.
RIDE LIPPINCOTT TO VICTORYRelative to most of the teams Nevada has faced this season,
New Mexico is very solid all-around defensively.But if there’s a weakness, it’s the Lobos’ run defense, which
is ranked 31st in the nation. It’s good, but lower than its 22nd ranked pass defense.
Nevada’s Luke Lippincott is averaging 115 yards per game and was recently selected to the All-WAC fi rst team.
He, not Kaepernick, is Nevada’s premier weapon and it needs to treat him like it.
All too often the Wolf Pack has run into trouble this season when it started ignoring its running game and relying on Kae-pernick for fi rst downs.
Frequent runs by Lippincott should wear down the quick New Mexico defense and take some pressure off Kaepernick.
DAVID CALVERT/ NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
Brett Jaekle
Central Florida caps two-game series
STAFF PICKS
PESSIMIST: The Wolf Pack is nowhere near as good as it can be and will lose to Central Florida for the second time Saturday. The Knights’ leading scorer, Jermaine Taylor, had an off night and they still beat Nevada so when Tayor goes off, it should be a blowout. The Central Florida defense will take the fans out of the game and the Wolf Pack won’t be able to respond late.
OUTCOME: Central Florida wins 58-56
Kempmoves into elite statusMarcelus Kemp moved into third on Nevada’s all-time 3-point list Saturday against Montana State. The guard nailed his 171 3-pointer and only trails Ter-rance Green (1999-2003) and Jerry Hogan (1990-1994) on Nevada’s all-time list. Green leads all Nevada 3-point shooters with 209. Kemp can break that record if he stays healthy and con-tinues to get open shots as he did Saturday. The senior is shooting 14 of 46 from the 3-point line this season.
— Emerson Marcus
PROBABLE STARTERS
Nevada Category C. Florida OFFENSE
.457 Field Goal Pct. .451
.322 3-Point Pct. .354
.702 Free Throw Pct. .669
13.3 Assists 16.3
15.5 Turnovers 14.8
+0.5 Scoring Margin +3.5
69.6 Scoring 70.5
DEFENSE
.436 Field Goal Pct. .409
+2.4 Rebound Margin +0.1
5.0 Steals 7.0
5.8 Blocks 4.5
69.1 Scoring 67.0
MISCELLANEOUS
18.2 Personal Fouls 18.6
.322 3-Point FG Pct .354
.428 Won-Lost Pct. .500
TALE OF THE TAPE
WAC STANDINGS
Standings Conference OverallBoise State 0-0 6-3
Fresno State 0-0 5-4
Utah State 0-0 6-5
San Jose State 0-0 3-3
Nevada 0-0 3-4
Hawaii 0-0 3-4
New Mexico State 0-0 4-7
Idaho 0-0 2-6
Louisiana Tech 0-0 1-5
Date Opponent ResultNov. 11 at Central Florida L 63-60
Nov. 13 at UC Irvine W 77-68
Nov. 17 Santa Clara W 67-54
Nov. 24 at UNLV L 79-67
Nov. 28 California L 74-68
Dec. 1 at Pacifi c L 70-66
Dec. 8 Montana State W 82-76.
Dec. 12 San Diego 7:05 p.m.
Dec. 16 Central Florida 5:05 p.m.
Dec. 19 Colorado State 7:05 p.m.
Dec. 22 at Northern Iowa 11 a.m.
Dec. 27 at North Carolina 4 p.m.
Dec. 31 Cal State Stanislaus 3:05 p.m.
Jan. 5 Utah State 7:05 p.m.
Jan. 10 at San Jose State 7 p.m.
Jan. 12 at Hawaii 4:05 p.m.
Jan. 17 Idaho 7:05 p.m.
Jan. 19 Boise State 7:05 p.m.
Jan. 24 at New Mexico State 6 p.m.
Jan. 26 at Louisiana Tech 5 p.m.
Jan. 31 Fresno State 7:05 p.m.
Feb. 2 at Utah State 6 p.m.
Feb. 7 San Jose State 7:05 p.m.
Feb. 9 Hawaii 3 p.m.
Feb. 14 at Boise State 6 p.m.
Feb. 16 at Idaho 7:05 p.m.
Feb. 23 Bracket Busters TBA
Feb. 28 New Mexico State 7:05 p.m.
Mar. 1 Louisiana Tech 7:05 p.m.
Mar. 8 at Fresno State 7 p.m.
NEVADA SCHEDULE
DIFFERENCE MAKER JERMAINE TAYLOR SG
OPTIMIST: The Wolf Pack played Central Florida earlier this season when it opened a new arena as the emotions were high. Now, Nevada is playing better and improving. Demarshay Johnson is played well off the bench against Montana State and four players had double-digit point totals. The Wolf Pack will beat San Diego on Wednesday and the Knights on Saturday.
OUTCOME: Nevada wins 68-62
The 6-foot-4 Taylor really struggled in the Knights’ fi rst game against the Wolf Pack in going three of 15 from the fi eld. If the guard gets going on Saturday, the Wolf Pack could be in trouble. Taylor leads the Knights in scoring at more than 17 points per game. He can really score from outside, but he’s even better taking smaller defenders inside and creating easy opportunities or getting to the foul line. He also rebounds well for a guard with an average of more than fi ve per game. He grabbed eight in the fi rst game, including six offensive rebounds.
AP TOP 25
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Court Report
LAST WEEK’S ACTION
CENTRAL FLORIDA 21, Center, Stanley Billings Senior, 6-foot-11, 240-pounds; 5.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg13, Forward, Kenrick Zondervan Junior, 6-foot-9, 250-pounds; 7.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg1, Guard, Jermaine TaylorJunior, 6-foot-4, 205-pounds; 17.6 ppg, 5.0 rpg3, Guard, Dave NoelSenior, 6-foot-3, 205-pounds; 11.6 ppg, 6.5 rpg4, Guard, Mike O’DonnellSenior, 6-foot, 180-pounds; 12.3 ppg, 3.2 apg
NEVADA34, Forward, JaVale McGeeSophomore, 7-foot, 237-pounds; 13.7 ppg, 3 bpg4, Forward, Demarshay JohnsonSenior, 6-foot-9, 220-pounds; 7.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg21, Guard, Marcelus KempSenior, 6-foot-5, 210-pounds; 19.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg00, Guard, Brandon FieldsSophomore, 6-foot-4, 185 pounds; 11.6 ppg, .444 3-point percent3, Guard, Armon JohnsonFreshman, 6-foot-3, 190-pounds; 10.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg
WAC SCORING LEADERS
J. Carroll Utah State 20.1
M. Kemp Nevada 19.1
R. Larry Boise State 18.7
1. North Carolina (48) 8-02. Memphis (19) 7-03. Kansas (2) 9-04. Texas (2) 9-05. Georgetown (1) 7-0 6. Duke 9-07. Washington State 9-0 8. UCLA 8-19. Michigan State 8-110. Marquette 6-1 11. Pittsburgh 9-012. Tennessee 8-1 13. Indiana 8-114. Texas A&M 8-115. Clemson 8-0 16. Oregon 7-1 17. Xavier 7-118. Butler 8-119. Gonzaga 8-2 20. Vanderbilt 9-021. Arizona 6-222. Louisville 5-223. Villanova 7-124. Saint Mary’s 7-025. Brigham Young 7-2OTHERS RECEIVING VOTESMiami (FL) 133, USC 118, Arkansas 88, West Virginia 70, Stanford 61, Rhode Island 41, Dayton 36, Florida 24, Boston College 15, Wisconsin 14, Mississippi 10, California 9, Creighton 5, North Carolina State 2, Virginia 2, Sam Houston State 1, Holy Cross 1, Davidson 1.
MAKING THE CALL
UCF
The Knights beat Nevada this season on Nov. 11
AMY BECK/ NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
Brandon Fields
Garrett HyltonSenior Editor
The next two weeks could be the most crucial of the season for the Nevada men’s basketball team from a developmental standpoint. The Wolf Pack has been crippled by mistakes and inconsisten-cies so far this season while playing mostly on the road with an inexperienced lineup. Saturday’s 82-76 win against Montana State marked the beginning of four straight games at home, which should give the Wolf Pack more practice time and a chance to settle into a rhythm before taking off for Northern Iowa and North Carolina later this month.
The Wolf Pack plays San Diego on Wednesday and Central Florida on Saturday. The biggest game is against the Knights, who beat the Wolf Pack 63-60 in the fi rst game of the season. Now
the Wolf Pack has a chance to return the favor.
BOARD WORKDespite having a signifi cant size ad-
vantage, the Wolf Pack lost the rebound-ing war 40-39 in its fi rst game against the Knights. That might not seem so bad, but
the Knights killed the Wolf Pack by grab-bing 19 offensive rebounds in that game.The Wolf Pack has given up a lot of easy
second chance baskets this season, which has hurt its ability to put teams away. Moving Matt LaGrone into the starting lineup should help. LaGrone is feisty on the glass, and the move might also motivate former starter Demarshay Johnson. Johnson put in a solid effort of 11 points and eight rebounds against the Bobcats in his fi rst game coming off the bench.
The guards will also have to be ready to board up because the Knight’s backcourt is solid in the rebounding department.
MULTIPLE SCORERSGuard Marcelus Kemp is best when he’s taking
shots in the rhythm of the offense, but the Wolf Pack struggles when he forces shots through the double teams he’s seeing every game. As a result, the Wolf Pack’s secondary scorers need to produce in order to create space for Kemp.
Kemp scored an effi cient 23 points against the Bobcats Saturday, largely because guard Armon Johnson, guard Brandon Fields and center JaVale McGee scored 11 points a piece and forced the Bobcats to worry about everyone on the fl oor.
DEFEND PERIMETEROpposing teams are making more than 40
percent of their 3-pointers against the Wolf Pack. Some of the problem comes from defensive lapses, and some of the issue is opposing play-ers just making tough shots. But along with the offensive rebounding, teams are using outside shooting to hang around. With defenders like McGee and Johnson inside, the Wolf Pack would be well served to tighten up outside and make teams fi nish in the paint.
This will be especially important against the Knights, who shoot the ball extremely well out-side. The Knights have fi ve regulars shooting 34 percent or better from outside, including leading scorers Jermaine Taylor (17.6 ppg) and Mike O’Donnell (12.3).
The Wolf Pack has much better size, athleti-cism and pure talent, but the Knights can stay close if they’re allowed time to shoot from the outside.
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BRIEFS
FOOTBALL
Baseball player named to watchlist
Shaun Kort, a sophomore fi rst baseman for the Nevada baseball team, was named to the 2008 Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award Pre-season “Wallace Watch.”
The Wallace Award is present-ed to the nation’s top collegiate baseball player in conjunction with the College Baseball Hall of Fame’s annual induction festivi-ties. The awards banquet will be held July 3 in the United Spirit Arena at Texas Tech University.
Kort was named Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year last season and won the conference batting title with a .392 average. Other awards include: second-team All-WAC fi rst baseman, Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-America Baseball Team, Rivals.com Freshmen All-America squad and Pingbaseball.com second-team Freshmen All-America team.
Kort led the Pack in slugging percentage (.586), on base per-centage (.461), runs scored (44), hits (87), runs batted in (50), doubles (17), triples (4), total bases (130), at bats (222), total plate appearances (257) and walks (28).
SWIM AND DIVE
Swimming team splits with Idaho
The Nevada swimming and diving team defeated Idaho, 112-74, Saturday after losing to the Vandals on Friday in Mos-cow, Idaho.
The Vandals won the fi rst event on Saturday, but the Pack scored victories in the next nine events to take the win. Nevada improved to 3-3 in duals and does not compete again until early January during its winter training trip to Hawaii.
After winning three events on Friday, Courtney Eads won twice on Saturday. Eads won the 1,650-yard freestyle in a time of 17 minutes, 12.84 seconds. She also won the 200-yard freestyle.
Nonie Wainwright and Mar-garet Doolittle each won two events. Wainwright won the 100-yard freestyle for the second day in a row and won the 50-yard
freestyle. Doolittle won the 50-yard breaststroke and 50-yard butterfl y.
Summer Halwas-Morgan won the 400-yard IM, and Jeanette Tour won the 50-yard back-stroke.
Michaela Schmidt took sec-ond in the 50-yard freestyle and won the same event on Friday. Kim Kabesh won the 50-yard backstroke Saturday and the 200-yard butterfl y Friday.
Danielle Maddock and Kayla Mariani each took third in the 200-yard freestyle and 50-yard butterfl y, respectively.
Schmidt, Bobbie Lee Reese, Kabesh and Eads won the 800-yard freestyle relay, in 7:41.37.
WAC FOOTBALL
Brennan fi nishes third for Heisman
Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan fi nished third in the 2007 Heisman Memorial Trophy race as the most outstandingcollege football player in the country at the Nokia Theater inTimes Square.
Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was selected as the 73rd winner and became the fi rst un-derclassmen to win the award. Tebow edged out Arkansas running back Darren McFad-den, 1,957 to 1,703 and took 462 fi rst place votes. Brennan placed third with 632 points and 54 fi rst-place votes. Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel was fourth with 425 points.
Brennan ranks in many NCAA rankings, including the career record-holder with 131 touch-down passes. His 14,024 yards is also the third-most ever.
WAC BASKETBALL
WAC teams signed to play in Alaska
The Western Athletic Confer-ence signed a fi ve-year agreement with the Alaska Anchorage Athletic Department for the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout.
Under the fi ve-year deal, the WAC will send one men’s team each year to the prestigious college basketball tournament, beginning with the 31st an-nual Shootout in 2008. The 2008 Shootout will be played Nov. 26-29 at Anchorage’s Sullivan Arena.
Nevada’s perimeter defense struggled a little bit when some of Montana State’s big men were fl oating outside and hit-ting shots. McGee had to guard the key and when the forwards were taking shots, he could get over quick enough.
The Bobcats’ Bobby Howard made 4 of 6 shots and guard Carlos Taylor made 3 of 5 from behind the arc. The team made 11 of 18, 3-point shots.
But when Montana State took the lead 45-43 with 16:44 left in the game, the Wolf Pack broke through its inexperience factor and fi nished the game well.
Kemp didn’t score the fi rst15 minutes of the second half but threw down nine points in the fi nal four minutes. Nevada made 11 of its last 12 free throws, which eliminated any chance of an upset by the Bobcats.
Despite Taylor’s 23 points for Montana State, Brandon Fields did a nice job defending down the stretch making it hard for Taylor to score.
Taylor went off in the fi rsthalf for 16 points, but got most of his points in the second half off free throws and points after rebounds.
“I know he’s a good player,a good shooter,” Fields saidof Taylor. “I knew I had to getmy hand up and contain hisshot.”
Now that the three-gamelosing streak is over, the firstsince the 2000-01 season, theWolf Pack is gaining confi-dence.
“We just played a lot harder tonight and stayed in our offense,” Kemp said. “I think everyone is getting more comfortable with our sets and our team defense is getting better.”
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tized me. I used those tech-niques to calm me down and help me visualize what to do in a game.”
His father used visualization to enhance his son’s sports per-formance, helping him become a dynamic force on the ground. Lippincott and his two siblings were the “guinea pigs” of their father’s experiment for his doc-torate dissertation.
“Of all three of them, he was the most hypnotizable,” said Brian, the director of the psy-chology department at John F. Kennedy University. “I practiced with my own kids when Luke was 7 or 8. I found out that he really responded.”
Brian said the hypnosis involved his son imagining run-ning the ball correctly and then doing the motions while his body rotates between relaxation and intensity for 10 seconds at a time. The technique, progressive
muscle relaxation, is generally used for people with anxiety.
“The key thing in football is to relax at a moderate level,” Brian said. “Sometimes, people get too pumped up. You have to get that happy medium to be aggressive and not make those mistakes.”
With a 6-6 record and a berth to the New Mexico Bowl, the Wolf Pack offense has depended on Lippincott’s running attack coupled with quarterback Colin Kaepernick dicing the opponent’s defense. No matter who Nevada faces, Luke said the visualization process remains the same.
“It’s more of me visualizing myself,” said Luke, a psychology major. “When I watch fi lm, and I get tackled, I visualize myself breaking that tackle and making a move on the guy to further the run.”
The Palma High (Salinas, Calif.) grad admits he didn’t start adapting this method until he started playing for Nevada. He noticed a difference after his fi rst season and watched fi lm, during
the time he spent injured on the sidelines.
“I really didn’t watch much fi lm, and my dad helped me with the technique of watching myself do it and then closing my eyes and visualizing me breaking the tackles,” Luke said of his fi rst season. “I injured myself my fi rst year playing here, so I just sat and watched a lot of tape and visualized practice.”
Since then, the rising back has improved immensely and still has one year of eligibility after this season.
Nevada coach Chris Ault said the pistol offense presents a strong, consistent running game, which has helped Luke this year after he switched from safety two years ago.
“He was in the right system,” Ault said when Luke switched to running back. “Our offense has always been an offense that our running backs have had. If they run the ball and run hard, they’re going to gain a lot of yardage.”
Luke’s father enjoys his son ap-plying the techniques this year.
“He loves it and he was always happy that I was following in his footsteps by being a psychology major,” Luke said. “He’s defi nitely proud of me.”
It’s almost like a dream come true for Brian watching his son succeed using his father’s meth-ods.
“It really does make me proud. As a dad, I pinch myself,” Brian said. “To me, he’s still my little boy.”
Several players have been drawn by Luke’s methods. He hopes more of the team will adapt the visualization and hypnotism technique to become better and more-fo-cused.
“A couple of them ask some questions about it,” he said. “They’re kind of intrigued by it. It’s starting to gain more interest in players and I think next year more people will be doing it.”
With the Pack bowling in two weeks against the Lobos, Luke will get one more chance to dazzle another defense, all thanks to his dad.
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Transfer scores fi rst points, free throw shooting improves
Scott OxarartSports Editor
Nevada guard Marcelus Kemp showed Saturday why he is one of the most explosive scorers in the conference when his team needed it.
After going scoreless in the fi rst 15 minutes, Kemp reeled off nine points in four minutes helping the Wolf Pack beat Montana State, 82-76 at Lawlor Events Center.
“I tried not to do too much,” Kemp said. “I just took what the defense gave me.”
Kemp ended the scoring snide with a 3-pointer from the wing with 4:20 left in the game, giving the Wolf Pack a 67-62 lead.
Kemp faked the shot, looked to drive inside before stepping back and hit the shot fading away.
The senior fi nished with 23 points on eight of 14 shooting.
FINALLY SCOREDNevada sophomore trans-
fer Ray Kraemer scored his first points for the Wolf Pack on Saturday. The transfer hit a 3-pointer with 14:58 left in the second half when Brandon Fields hit him on the wing.
He scored fi ve points in the game. He also made a lay-up.
VALUABLE MINUTESDavid Ellis didn’t play much
Saturday, but did enough to help the team.
The senior scored seven points, all in the fi rst half, in 13 minutes of play.
“David Ellis played very well for us in the first half,” Nevada coach Mark Fox said.
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Nevada running back Luke Lippincott rushes against Idaho earlier this season in a 37-21 win at Mackay Stadium. Lippincott rushed for two touchdowns in the game. Lippincott uses his father’s psychology background to help him visualize during fi lm sessions. He led the WAC in rushing.
“This team, as young as we are and as thin as our depth situation is, tonight everyone contributed in their own way and David was a big part of that. I was very proud of what David gave us.”
Ellis hit one 3-pointer. He almost had two, but his foot was on the line.
HOPE FOR FREE THROW WOES
Demarshay Johnson made
50 percent of his free throws (7 of 14) entering Saturday’s game.
After making fi ve of six, his average jumped up 10 points (12-20).
“I have to make my free
throws,” he said. “Five of six is defi nitely good for me.”
The Wolf Pack shot 82 percent from the line (23 for 28). Matt LaGrone had the best night at the line, making all four of his shots.
Kemp’s late second half surge propels Pack
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Nevada forward Demarshay Johnson dunks during a 82-76 win against Montana State on Saturday. Johnson has struggled at the line but has been better lately as he made 5 of 6 free throws against Montana State. His shot percentage went up 10 points after the game.
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By Scott OxarartSports Editor
Nevada’s sports teams have not dominated like some did last season. The soccer team didn’t repeat as conference champions, the football team went 6-6 and the volleyball team is not in the NCAA Tournament. Even the men’s basketball team is struggling at 3-4.
The “what if” Top 5 brings out the games that the Nevada teams might have won if there was a little adjustment in strat-egy or execution.
NO. 5California 74, Nevada 68The Wolf Pack was within
three points with two minutes left after Marcelus Kemp hit a 3-pointer to make it 67-64. However, the Wolf Pack missed four 3-pointers after that, including two from Kemp as Nevada lost its fi rst home game of the season.
What if Kemp made those 3-pointers and the Wolf Pack got a few stops down the stretch?
NO. 4New Mexico State 3, Nevada
2The volleyball team had lost
to No. 18 New Mexico State in straight sets earlier this season and was one game away from doing the same on Oct. 18. The Wolf Pack showed strength coming back to tie the game with two 31-29 wins. However, Nevada couldn’t close out the fi fth game and complete the rally and lost. New Mexico State ended up making the NCAA Tournament.
What if the Wolf Pack didn’t have two attack errors or a set-ting error when it had match-point up 14-10?
NO. 3Fresno State 1, Nevada 0
(WAC Tournament)The Nevada soccer team had
six shots on goal in the game, but couldn’t get one in the net. Fresno State had seven shots, but Nevada’s defense forced Fresno State to take the shots far away from the goal. Nevada could not repeat entries into NCAA Tournament.
What if Fresno State’s Nicole Guiterrez had not kicked in the game-winning goal with a minute left in regulation or if Terri Patraw was still coach?
NO. 2 Hawaii 28, Nevada 26
The Wolf Pack football teamgave the undefeated No. 13-ranked Warriors a defi nitescare in Reno Nov. 19.
Nevada battled Hawaii intothe fourth quarter and War-riors kicker Dan Kelly hit a45-yard fi eld goal to win it.
What if Nevada coach Chris Ault had not let time go off the clock to take a timeout and gave Kaepernick more than fi ve sec-onds to get in fi eld goal range?
NO. 1 Boise State 69, Nevada 67The Wolf Pack football team’s
6-6 season had many peoplethinking about what the sea-son could have been with fi ve of its losses coming by eightpoints or less.
However, against one of thefi ercest rivals in the confer-ence, Nevada broke throughwith the most combination ofpoints ever in a Football Bowl Subdivision.
The four-overtime thriller was one of the most excitinggames of the season.
What if quarterback Colin Kaepernick not been tackled on his way to the endzone for the 2-point conversion – or if Brett Jaekle’s PAT wasn’t blocked in the fourth quarter?
What if you could go back to change a game?
For Nevada sports, these games easily
could have had different outcomes
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