By Ben Miller

While announcing a record-breaking student population of more than 18,000 this fall, administrators have adopted enrollment restrictions for next year that may limit admissions in an attempt to avoid over-stretching diminished services.

Freshmen will be required to register for classes by June 1 next year, compared with an Aug. 26 deadline this year, according to University of Nevada, Reno Pres-ident Marc Johnson. Addition-ally, prospective students have lost a discounted out-of-state tuition option under the Good Neighbor program, students will no longer be able to transfer to UNR as Western Undergraduate Exchange students and WUE freshman will only be accepted in fall semesters.

We are walking a tightrope here, Johnson said in an email. We dont want to grow too much in the next few years because our budget was cut greatly.

At the same time, administra-tors want to keep enrollment rates at a steady level to fi ll rooms in the residence halls, he

said. They also need tuition pay-ments to stay at a certain level to avoid worsening the universitys budget situation.

The changes wont affect students already enrolled in

programs, Johnson said.Amid a fl urry of budget cuts

this year, the Nevada System of Higher Educations Board of Regents decided to focus state resources on in-state students,

Johnson said. As such, WUE students will need higher ACT and SAT scores to be accepted to UNR, Director of Admissions

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W hen students arrive on the second fl oor of the Joe Crowley Student Union, they are beset with an abun-dance of fast-food chains. From the 720-calorie wraps at Einstein Bros. Bagels to the Panda Express panda bowls that offer more than half of the amount of sodium required daily, students have the option to eat food experts say lead to obesity and other health problems. But if students become bored with eating on campus, they can walk across the street to the Wolf Den and buy an Awful Awful burger and a pound of fries, or to Archies, where University of Nevada, Reno students get a two-for-one burger deal.

These foods are not there by accident, associ-ate journalism professor Bob Felten said. Many local businesses attempt to capitalize on the uninformed nutritional sense of college students, enforcing poor eating habits, he said.

But what students save in convenience, they pay for with their health.

According to the Student Health Center, 36 percent of UNR students are overweight or obese, 3.5 percent higher than the national average. Obese students usually dont lose weight over the course of their life, which increases the chance of an early death from chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer and heart disease, said UNR nutrition professor Karen Spears.

If you dont start now, its very diffi cult to change your eating behaviors later, Spears said. Prevention is much more effective than treat-ment.

The federal government subsidizes many food products, including beef and corn, which are used in the production of fast food, economics department chair Elliot Parker said. Generally, its

Obesity weighs on UNR

By Ben Miller

University Health Educator Enid Jennings hears concern from students every year about weight gain and the instantly recognizable concept of the Freshman 15 the idea that freshmen in college gain 15 pounds in their fi rst year.

The Freshman 15, however, is a myth, she said.

According to two university studies, students do gain weight in their fi rst year, but not nearly as much as the misconception suggests. A 2008 joint research project between the University of Utah and the University of

Rochester showed that students gained an average of 2.7 pounds in their fi rst year, while a 2005 examination on the topic from Washington University in St. Louis pointed toward an aver-age gain of nine pounds.

While the results are lower than the Freshman 15 fallacy

By Ben Miller

A senator resigned from the undergraduate student Senate

on Wednes-day due to s c h e d u l i n g c o n f l i c t s , continuing a trend of such issues among upper-class-men senators, a student government

offi cial said.College of Liberal Arts Sen.

Juan Garcia was facing pos-sible punitive action from the Associated Students of the University of Nevada Senate for missing fi ve committee and general session meetings, Speaker of the ASUN Senate Joe Broad said. A class he was taking at 7 p.m. Wednesdays an hour-and-a-half after Senate meetings begin was the cause of the attendance problems, Garcia said.

I was hoping that I could continue my (term) with them, Garcia said. I was hop-ing I could still attend Senate meetings and just leave earlier than I wanted to.

Senators nearing gradu-ation often encounter such problems, according to ASUN Director Sandy Rodriguez. Many student senators discover the classes they are required to take to graduate confl ict with Senate meetings. In the fall semester, when senators are just beginning to fi nd out how much time student government activities take up, many end up being put into awkward situations, she said.

Though Garcia is the fi rst senator to resign this year be-cause of a scheduling confl ict, he is not the fi rst to fi nd his schedule packed too tightly.

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Ponderosa High School is located in El Dorado County, which lost the Good Neighbor tuition discount for Nevada System of Higher Education institutions.

Benefi t overhaul delays doctor visits

By Ben Miller

Phyllis Snedeker, an adminis-trative assistant in the University of Nevada, Reno Development and Alumni Relations offi ce, has faced a climbing health care de-ductible since the states budget problems began, from less than $300 to $800 to $1,900.

She visited her doctor for a cancer screening one day before the plan changed this summer to take advantage of the lower rate while it was still available to her. She paid $900 for the service, which would have cost her about $3,000 the next day, she said.

Snedeker is one of about 8,000 Nevada System of Higher Edu-cation employees on the states health care plan, which Public Employees Benefi ts Program Board members overhauled this year. The result has seen higher costs and fewer treatments for university employees on one of the states two health care

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By Cassie Menezes

Administrators passed a new initiative at a meeting earlier this month that will require all Nevada community college ap-plicants to have a high school diploma or its equivalent by fall 2012.

Though students already accepted into the colleges will not need a diploma or GED cer-tifi cate, administrators predict the new policy will decrease the number of applicants to institu-tions such as Truckee Meadows Community College and Western Nevada College.

According to TMCC data, stu-dents in remedial English and math classes have a 3 percent chance of graduation. Those classes are required for students who dont have a high school di-ploma or GED certifi cate, TMCC Vice President John Tuthill said.

And this can be heartbreaking for students who take out loans and hope to graduate, Tuthill said. But more than likely, if they dont have a high school diploma, they will have nothing to show for when they cant pass college-level classes.

Because most employers require workers who have a high school education, the move will not immensely impact students without degrees or equivalents in community colleges, Job Opportunities in Nevada Case Manager Janet Locurto said.

You can give them all the training in the world, but with-out requirements it does (them) no good, she said.

The move also will open space for University of Nevada, Reno students to take classes there, Nevada Board of Regents Vice Chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs Jane Nichols said.

It would be crazy to tell

students they cant fi nish, Nichols said. If students are already admitted we wont pull their admission. They are grandfathered in and allowed to fi nish their studies.

UNR Director of Admissions Stephen Maples said TMCC of-fers courses that can be benefi cial to UNR students on the basis of cost and convenience. Students also turn to TMCC when they

are denied enrollment at UNR to search for a second chance.

Now that the community college admittance process has become more exclusive, those students who are turned away from UNR can enroll at TMCC to hopefully receive enough credits to enroll at UNR in subsequent semesters, Maples said.

TMCC Director of Institutional Research Elena Bubnova said

10,471 UNR students attend the college for additional courses.

The measure is a response to a change in the college accredita-tion system under the Nevada State Legislature, Tuthill said.

Formerly, Nevada colleges were evaluated only by enroll-ment numbers. Now, evaluation begins with enrollment but also measures the amount of success the college has. It encompasses

the graduation rate, test scores and students who succeed in the workforce, Tuthill said.

The new benchmark serves as an effort to send a message to community college applicants.

In order to succeed in school, you need to fi nish high school, Nichols said.

Cassie Menezes can be reached at news@nevadasagebrush.com.

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Students walk out of the Red Mountain Building at Truckee Meadows Community College on Wednesday. A new policy from higher education administrators will prevent students without a high school diploma or its equivalent from enrolling in such colleges starting next fall.

By Oanh Luc

Gabby Irvin, a 21-year-old journalism major at the Univer-sity of Nevada, Reno, stood with a small group of people behind Edmund J. Cain Hall facing Evans Street on Friday. Like so many other days this semester, she was waiting for the bus.

Irvin, who lives in the High-lands Apartment Complex, opted to pay for a bus service this year. But the shuttle is often standing room only and too slow for her taste.

For the price we paid $125 and the fact that there (is) only one shuttle I feel like it was overpriced, she said.

As the 5:30 p.m. ending time of the bus route approached, Irvin looked north up the road and sighed.

We may be walking home, she said.

A parking administration decision last year to cut one of two shuttles running on the east side of campus has left students such as Irvin frustrated with the service.

The University Parking and Traffi c Board made the decision in April of last year to avoid transferring the $50,000-per-year cost of one bus onto other permit holders, Director of Park-ing and Transportation Services Melody Bayfi eld said. Though the buses pick students up from the Highlands Apartment Com-plex every 15 minutes, many passengers feel that is too long, or report longer waiting times.

Marketing major Aubrey Bel-ford would wait for the shuttle 30 minutes before her class last year.

On snowy days and rainy days, it defi nitely beats walking to campus or having to dig your car out for a two-minute drive, Belford said. But it can also be a hassle to walk due to poor lighting and the sketchy area.

Belford said students often end up packed into the bus, which is smaller than the ones running the route through the middle of campus.

Basically, theyd just cram people on the shuttle until the door was almost blocked, she said. The last person on would pretty much be standing on the last step probably not the saf-est thing in the world.

For students who choose to make the trek from the High-lands to UNR about a mile-long walk the intersection at Enterprise Road and Evans Street can be dangerous, Direc-tor of the Associated Students of the University of Nevada Sandy Rodriguez said. Many have dif-fi culty on the route, especially during high-traffi c peak times.

Its almost impossible for students to cross the street, and the sidewalk is located on the opposite side of the street, Rodriguez said. So students are having to keep track of trying to cross looking in two very awkward directions and a lot of times, theyre literally going to the middle of the street and waiting for traffi c.

A new Campus Escort shuttle service started three weeks ago to drive students from the university to the apartments, Rodriguez said. It makes shorter runs from the Highlands to the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, the Joe Crowley Student Union and back. The hours of operation, however, begin at 7 p.m. an hour and a half after the last regular shuttle ends.

The lack of a second bus on the route is not the reason Campus Escort began the shuttle, ASUN Coordinator of Programs and Services Chris Partridge said. There is a need to run this extra shuttle service to help lessen the load on other services, accord-ing to Partridge. The benefi ts outweigh the costs, he said.

We gave 33,505 rides last year, and thats probably the busiest year weve ever had so were looking for ways to allevi-ate some of the volume off of the dispatcher, Partridge said. And this was one of our pos-sible solutions ... to try a shuttle service that picks up at four of our most common areas that we (Campus Escort) get called to.

College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources Sen. Haviva Kobany has begun to look into possible solutions for the students who use the shuttle. In the mean-time, they will continue to face the lines and crowding.

Ben Miller contributed to this story. Oanh Luc can be reached at oluc@nevadasagebrush.com.

By Miwako Schlageter

Ever since a national assess-ment company evaluated the University of Nevada, Renos Greek Community last January, the campus fraternities and so-rorities have felt changes, such as more leadership development, more aggressive recruitment and a vision for Greek life, members of the community said.

Sorority and fraternity lead-ers believe the assessment helped give insight into how the community was doing and what they needed to change, Greek Life Coordinator Jeanine Menolascino said. However, the belief in how helpful the assessment was varies among members.

I honestly think that report (helped) bring out the prob-lems in the Greek community and the problems between the Greek community and the university, Multicultural Greek Council President Anthony Dionisi said. Nothing is ever perfect. There is always room for improvement, and I think that the assessment (helped) us move on that path.

The efforts have helped recruitment this semester, Phi Delta Theta Fraternity President Daniel Ferrari said. The report didnt necessarily change the way chapters marketed them-selves, but it created a unifi ed Greek front.

I dont know how much the assessment did except to high-light some of the changes that need to be made, Ferrari said. The assessment is one of those things that cant really make any real change; it just lit a fi re under us.

Administrators put together a committee including Greek stu-dents last semester to analyze and implement the assessment. One of the biggest changes the committee made was adopting more leadership development initiatives, Menolascino said.

Before the assessment, one of the only such programs Greek chapters offered was a new member orientation, she said. The report has helped the three interchapter councils to hone leadership skills such as confl ict and budget management.

The committee also formed a mission statement to provide a vision and set of values that defi ne the community,

Menolascino said. The document was based on fi ve areas the assessors focused on in their report: developing positive relations; leadership development; building and strengthening social intelligence, citizenship and service learning; advancing academic interest and membership graduation and improving the relationship of the Greek community with the university.

Some members dont want to pursue the reports suggestion to change the Greek Relation-ship Agreement, the statement that restricts chapters in areas such as hazing and alcohol. The assessment suggested making it into a statement of shared values, but Ferrari said the move wouldnt make sense.

I understand the universitys views on (the agreement), Fer-rari said. (Fraternities and sororities) arent like every other club on campus. If we didnt have the Relationship Agree-ment, then wed have to follow the same rules as every other club on campus, and fraterni-ties and sororities cant operate under those constraints.

The assessment also pro-posed programs to help with alcohol use and hazing within the chapters. According to the report, there has not been a complete understanding and defi nition of hazing, which might mean it is likely that haz-ing is more prevalent than the campus community realizes. To solve this issue, the assess-ment suggests an alcohol and hazing education program that is more specifi c for the Greek community.

The report also shined a light on the unity that needs to exist between the three councils, Dionisi said. The leaders now hope that members will no lon-ger see three different councils but one Greek community, he said.

Miwako Schlageter can be reached at news@nevadasage-brush.com.

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University of Nevada, Reno students board a shuttle Thursday that drives from the university to the Highlands Apartment Complex. Many passengers have complained of packed bus rides that take too long to hit all of its stops.

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Campus Events

SEATTLE THEATER COMPANY SETS UP ART INSTALLATION, PERFORMANCES

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TUESDAY/27MANHATTAN SHORTSWhen: 7:30 p.m.Where: Theater on the third fl oor of the Joe Crowley Stu-dent Union

Renoites can vote with the world on short fi lms. Ad-mission is $8 for general or $4 for students. A second screening will be held at the same time on Wednesday.For more information, call 775-334-6707.

WEDNESDAY/28FREEZE PROJECTWhen: 6-9 p.m.Where: Wells Fargo Audito-rium on the fi rst fl oor of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

The Associated Students of the University of Nevada Unity Commission and The Freeze Project present a panel of speakers on issues related to modern human slavery.For more information, email directorunity@asun.unr.edu or visit thefreezeproject.com.

FRIDAY/30TEXAS HOLD EMWhen: 9 p.m.-midnightWhere: The Overlook in the Jot Travis Building

All player levels are welcome at this late-night poker tour-nament. For more information, call the ASUN front desk at 775-784-6589.

SATURDAY/1FISHING TOURNAMENTWhen: Registration begins at 8 a.m., tournament runs from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Where: Register at Bibo Cof-fee Company at 945 Record Street, fi shing in the Truckee River

The University of Nevada, Reno chapter of the Ameri-can Fisheries Society pres-ents a one-fl y fi shing tourna-ment. Registration is $50 and includes dinner at Outback Steakhouse.For more information, con-tact Jason Barnes at 775-225-6868.

CAMPUS NEWSADMINISTRATION:

REGENTS TO BEGIN SEARCH FOR NEW UNR PRESIDENT

The Nevada System of Higher Educa-tion Board of Regents have asked for input in searching for a permanent president for the University of Nevada, Reno, according to a university state-ment released Wednesday.

The Regents will need an Institutional Advisory Committee made of fi ve fac-ulty members, three administrators, a classifi ed employee, an alumnus and a graduate and undergraduate student, the statement said.

The seat was vacated when former President Milton Glick died in April. Former Provost Marc Johnson is serving as the universitys interim president until the board fi nds a permanent replacement.

Chair of the Board of Regents Jason Geddes said he hopes to have the com-mittee meet for the fi rst time by the end of October. That would allow it to begin interviewing candidates early next year and the Regents to appoint a new presi-dent in March 2012, the statement said.

PROFESSIONAL EVENTS:

UNIVERSITY TO HOST FORMER AIRLINE CEO FOR COLLEGE OF BUSINESS WEEK

The College of Business will bring Howard Putnam, former CEO of South-west Airlines and Braniff International,

to the University of Nevada, Reno to speak during its annual Business Week.

Putnam will speak at 7 p.m. Saturday in Ballroom C on the fourth fl oor of the Joe Crowley Student Union. His speech is one of several events the college will put on this week. Rick Sontag, founder of aviation technology company Unison Industries, will talk about his success as an entrepreneur at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the theater on the third fl oor of the Joe.

For more information about Business Week activities, go online to business.unr.edu/bweek.

NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION NEWSCRIME STUDIES:

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER RECEIVES GRANT TO REDUCE VIOLENCE IN DENVER-AREA NEIGHBORHOOD

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has given the University of Colorado Boulder a fi ve-year, $6.5 million grant to reduce crime in the Montbello neighborhood in the Denver area, according to a university state-ment released Thursday.

The neighborhood of 30,000, located on the east side of the city, is a haven for youth gangs and other forms of crime, the statement said. The universitys ef-forts will begin this Friday, working with a special community board to target young people between the ages of 10

and 24.In the fi rst year, the project will estab-

lish relations with the community and collect baseline data to compare with another Denver neighborhood.

Currently, the responsibility of ad-dressing youth violence falls primarily on the school systems and the juvenile justice system, said Delbert Elliott, one of the directors of the project, in the statement. We intend to create a novel combination of risk assessment and interventions in a broad partnership with the community, and in collabora-tion with a local hospital, to address the problem of high levels of violence.

To fi nd out more about the program, go online to colorado.edu/cspv/safe-schools.

UNR POLICE BLOTTER

SUNDAY, 9/25/11:

Police cited one individual for minor in possession and consumption at College Drive and Buena Vista Avenue, one at Imperial Boulevard and Benua Vista Avenue and two at Ralston Street and The Strand.

Offi cers cited one person for minor in consumption at North Sierra Street and College Drive and another person at Nye Hall.

SATURDAY, 9/24/11:

Police arrested one person for driving

under the infl uence, carelessness, no drivers license and no lights at North Virginia and 14th streets.

Offi cers cited two individuals for minor in possession and consumption at North Virginia Street and Artemesia Way and two at Imperial Boulevard and Buena Vista Avenue.

Police cited one individual for minor in consumption and carelessness at North Sierra and Maple streets and one for minor in possession and consumption and public drunkenness at North Sierra and West 10th streets.

FRIDAY, 9/23/11:

Offi cers responded to a report of a lost Nintendo Gameboy at East Sixth Street and Evans Avenue.

Police responded to one report of grand larceny and one report of grand larceny of a bicycle at 1664 N. Virginia St.

THURSDAY, 9/22/11:

Offi cers responded to a report of grand larceny at the Palmer Engineering building.

Police responded to a report of harass-ment at 1036 Bell St.

TUESDAY, 9/20/11:

Offi cers responded to a report of found narcotics at 1201 N. Virginia St.

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Llysa Holland, left, interviews Natalie Shaner, a freshman biochemistry major, at Hilliard Plaza on Friday. Holland, a member of the Seattle-based organization theater simple, was one of the members of the group to record interviews from students at the University of Nevada, Reno last week as part of the Park Bench art installation. The theater company set up a park bench on a raised platform in the plaza and in front of the Joe Crowley Student Union to chat with students on topics ranging from What might you fi nd at UNR that is unique? to Do you know your neighbors? The group also put on performances of the play 52 Pick Up during its stay at the university.

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By Devan Underwood

Joe Broad sauntered past the John Mackay statue Friday and slid his hand out in a handshake fi t for a professional to a fellow University of Nevada, Reno student. He had decided against his offi ce as the setting for an interview.

Actually, he said. The Quad sounds nice.

He sported a neutral plaid shirt with the sleeves rolled up and some knock-off Ray Ban Wayfarers. The outfi t wasnt too far off from the clothes he wore in front of a video camera in February while shredding on a guitar and growling We are ignorance, personifi ed, into a microphone.

For Broad, the quiet speaker of the Associated Students of the University of Nevada Senate,

there is a line between the blast-beating side of his life and the political side. In addition to being the sole member of death metal band Incommendatus, he keeps close to a 4.0 GPA.

Although Broad, a 24-year-old from California, enjoys being busy and doing well in school, he tends to keep music on the back burner.

Over the summer I didnt have much to do, so I made a music video to one of my songs. In its fi rst week it had over 1,000 hits, he said.

At one point, Incommendatus played live shows when Broad had a drummer on board. Now, Broad has to record each instru-ment separately so live shows are impossible.

Broad is a self-proclaimed musical extremist but defi nitely not an elitist. He enjoys classi-

cal, metal and indie music.Metallicas Master of Puppets

was the fi rst song he learned on the guitar. He spent two months working on the fi rst riff of the song because he wanted to be the fastest and most technical guitarist.

Ive slowed down quite a bit since 2006, Broad said.

College of Liberal Arts Sen. Sara Sinnett knows him in a dif-ferent light as a leader.

Joe Broad is a great guy, Sinnett said. Ive worked with him for the past year, and he still continues to surprise me with his dedication. He can be seri-ous when necessary, but I think he truly captivates everyone he knows with his sense of humor.

Broad started as the Senates secretary last school year, keep-ing track of absences at meet-ings and fi lling out paperwork

related to legislation. When a senator in the College of Liberal Arts resigned from his seat, the Senate appointed him to fi ll the position. At the fi rst meeting of the new Senate, he ran for the Speaker position with less than a semesters experience in the role.

Despite his experience in elected offi ce, he has no inter-est in pursuing politics beyond student government.

Im too honest, he said.Broad is a senior double ma-

joring in political science and philosophy who plans to pursue a Ph.D and go on to teach phi-losophy at the college level.

One of Joes greatest traits is his kindness, said Kathryn Merrill, Joes girlfriend of three years. He is quick to engage in conversation with the president of our university, and then

shows the same enthusiasm and respect in conversation with the janitor.

But through it all, the music still matters in Broads mind. Those lyrics from the Incom-mendatus song We are ignorance, personifi ed hold a deep meaning for him.

Theres nothing Im set to change but ignorance and intolerance, Broad said.

Devan Underwood can be reached at news@nevadasage-brush.com.

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easier for students to buy fast food than to actually purchase ingredients and make a meal, nutrition professor Jamie Bene-dict said.

As (students) resources are stretched, (they) might be tempted to choose those low cost items that arent that healthy, Benedict said.

Advertisers focus on children and adolescents because they can serve as consumers in both the present and the future, Frank Zang, director of the Communications and Marketing department at Boise State, said. Due to the increased acceptance of fast food, children have become accustomed to eating out, which draws parallels to other businesses, Health Instructor Kelli Seals said.

We compare whats happening in the food industry to the tobacco industry, (especially) with the amount of marketing they put into the product, she said.

Additionally, time constraints and stress can contribute to students eating non-nutritious meals on campus, Spears said. For 18-year-old anthropology major Miranda Wells, eating at on-campus locations such as Einstein Bagel Bros. is easier than cooking food in her residence hall.

Calories are calories, Wells said. It doesnt matter where you get them.

While college students may not consider the impact of their eating habits, poor nutrition can lead to an earlier death and crippling diseases, Benedict said.

When entering college, many students transition from drinking milk to soda, Spears said. This decreased calcium intake during a critical period of development can later lead to an onset of osteoporosis, a disease causing reduced bone density, she said.

A 2011 study by Oregon State University found that many

university students often skip eating fruits and vegetables all day, which help reduce the risk of diseases such as diabetes and stroke, Spears said.

For many students, poor health starts at childhood, Health Educator Kelli Seals said. According to informa-tion from Washoe County, 36 percent of K-12 students are overweight or obese, which is slightly higher than the na-tional average. More than half the adult population of Washoe County is overweight.

Spears, who is currently doing research with local elementary schools, said many children have only been exposed to unhealthy and inorganic foods.

You hold up a potato, and they dont know what it is, Spears said. You hold up french fries, and they recognize it immediately.

Although many Washoe County schools are working toward eliminating unhealthy foods from their campuses, a large portion of the responsibility falls with parents, Amy Jamieson-Petonic, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association said.

Parents might not be making the healthiest choices when they go grocery shopping, and be-cause of limited time, they may not be preparing as many meals as well, Jamieson-Petonic said.

Part of the higher obesity rate for children and adults in Nevada is the existence of food deserts, or places where healthy and organic food isnt readily avail-able, Nevada State Health Divi-sion Wellness Coordinator Gale Thomssen said. Food deserts exist in both rural and urban areas, she said.

Students such as 23-year-old Mikhail Agcaoili said he tries to bring cooked food from home, but sometimes has to buy food at campus.

You only have so much time to cook a certain portion, Agacaoili said.

According to a 2010 study by the University of North Caro-lina, Chapel Hill, 40 percent of obese adolescents are expected

to become severely obese by the age of 30, compared to 2.5 per-cent of healthy and overweight teenagers.

For the most part, nutritional habits stay with children up to adolescence and adulthood, Thomssen said. College students who grew up eating fast food will for the most part continue to eat fast food when enrolled in university, she said.

Campus facilities such as the Lombardi Recreation Center and healthy options in the Dow-nunder Caf are important in helping UNR students become healthier, Lombardi recreation Director James Fitzsimmons said.

Exercise and appropriate diet are as important as breathing, as far as Im concerned, Fitzsim-mons said.

About 33 percent of UNR students purchase a recreation pass every year, and students use

the facility about twice a week, Fitzsimmons said.

However, poor eating habits can cripple any gains in overall health, he said.

You are going to struggle as a recreational athlete if you dont have a good diet, Fitzsimmons said. More and more, students will come to me and say, Alright, this is what Im eating, Im missing a big piece of this, what should I do?

For the 2,077 students who have a meal plan with the resi-dence halls, the Downunder Caf is where they eat the majority of their meals. But for 18-year-old accounting major Karina Dyer, who eats at the Downunder Caf two or three times a day, mak-ing healthful choices is diffi cult because of the large amount of unhealthy food.

Even though I want to make bigger, healthy choices, its hard to do so, Dyer said.

While the Residential Life, Housing and Food Services department does provide nutri-tional information to students, they are not required to keep tabs on students health, Russell Meyer, associate director for Housing Operations and Dining Services said.

Its our responsibility to make sure students have options, Meyer said. Its not our respon-sibility to make sure students eat wisely.

One of the main problems with the buffet style set up of the Downunder Caf is the lack of control over portion sizes, which can lead to incredibly unhealthy eating habits, Meyer said.

A chicken breast is good for you, Meyer said. Eight chicken breasts probably isnt.

Students who live off-campus may be more tempted to make unhealthy choices because they have to purchase ingredients and

spend time preparing healthy food, said Kin-Kit Li, who was the lead author of a 2011 Oregon State University study dealing with student nutrition.

To adopt a healthy lifestyle, students who live off-campus will need to have the motivation to eat healthy (and) the effi cacy to choose and prepare healthy food, Li said in an email.

Overweight students do have the opportunity to change their health around but should not be discouraged by a slow start to weight loss, Jamieson-Petonic said.

Good nutrition starts young, she said. So if you can develop these healthy habits while in college, it can lead to a lifetime of health.

Ben Miller and Cassie Menezes contributed to this report. Riley Snyder can be reached at rsnyder@nevadasagebrush.com.

suggests, any weight gain is signifi cant for the University of Nevada, Reno, where about 30 percent of the student population is overweight or obese, Jennings said.

Karen Spears, a nutrition specialist at UNR, is study-ing the causes behind the phenomenon. Her hypothesis is that a wide array of factors ranging from stressed or bored eating to high-calorie alcohol consumption contribute to the problem of fi rst-year weight gain.

Spears emphasized psycho-logical factors, but Jennings said other explanations could be related to alterations in students environments from their homes.

Its still a time of life when people are learning to eat on their own, she said. You know, moms not cooking for them anymore.

Kyndra Crowell, a 21-year-old accounting major from Ye-rington, agreed with that sen-timent. In the absence of her mothers nutritional guidance during her fi rst year, Crowells eating habits regressed into Top Ramen and macaroni and cheese, she said.

She witnessed the effects of the Freshman 15 fi rsthand.

I tried (to avoid it), but late nights and fast food it just kind of happens, Crowell said.

Nick Lighthouse, a 20-year-old community health sci-ences major, however, man-aged to avoid packing on the pounds during his stay in the residence halls last year.

He recognized that much of the Downunder Cafs options were unhealthy and made a conscious effort to balance his choices on0 the buffet-style meal plan with daily workouts at Lombardi Recreation Cen-ter.

Its always the same food pasta, pizza, stir-fry, Light-house said. You can only eat salad for so long.

Ben Miller can be reached at bmiller@nevadasagebrush.com.

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Speaker of the Associated Students of the University of Nevada Senate Joe Broad sits in the Quad on Friday. Broad balances his responsibilities in student government with his passion for music and philosophy.

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University of Nevada, Reno Nutrition Specialist Karen Spears is looking for fresh-men volunteers to study what factors affect weight change in college students. For more information, contact Jessica Lee at jraelee@gmail.com.

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Students at the Downunder Caf in Argenta Hall have healthy choices such as salads and fruit, students said. However, they also have access to an ice cream machine, cookies and other unhealthy foods.

Stephen Maples said. They will also be required to spend their first year at the university in the residence halls.

The residence hall require-ment will help the university fill rooms while putting out-of-state students in a group statistically more likely to graduate, Maples said. About 98 percent of WUE students live on campus, he said.

The erasure of the Good Neighbor discount, which has offered lower tuition to students in counties adja-cent to Nevada for about 20 years, could mean fewer students who live close to the university choosing the campus on the hill, said Patti Schrichfield, a counselor at Ponderosa High School in El Dorado County, Calif. Pon-derosa, which is about 130 miles from the UNR campus near Sacramento, sees seven

to 10 students per year coming to the university, she said.

Almost all of them used the program.

I think well always have stu-dents who go there because its a nice size and its (far) enough away from home, Schrichfield said. But I think that if the Good Neighbor policy is gone, I think some students will end up staying in state rather than paying more.

The early enrollment deadline will weed out students

who are less likely to graduate than those who apply sooner in the year, Maples said. It also will eliminate problems those students bring.

Most of the students who apply late they still want financial aid, they still want advisement, and its very hard to do that in the 11th hour, he said.

Ben Miller can be reached at bmiller@nevadasagebrush.com.

College of Liberal Arts Sen. Shirley Diaz stepped down as chair of the Committee on Public Affairs on Sept. 14. In her letter, Diaz cited an overwhelming schedule and a need to focus on academics.

Last year, several of the senators either dropped out or faced punishments for missing meetings and not holding offi ce hours. College of Engineering Sen. Adam Khan went through an impeachment hearing last semester for six missed meet-ings, and College of Liberal Arts Sens. Jesus Palma and Brandon Jung also resigned amid possible punishments for absences.

Broad said Garcia made the right decision in resigning, but does not think the resignation is

completely excusable. Sen. Garcia was put in quite a

predicament, Broad said. How-ever, he also had all summer knowing he would have Senate meetings on Wednesday.

Garcias position as a senator for the College of Liberal Arts, the most populous college, makes his resignation less of a blow to student representation, he said. If the senator for the Reynolds School of Journalism had left, for instance, it would have left the school without representation.

While the process of replac-ing Garcia means the students in the College of Liberal Arts will not have a say in who the group chooses to represent them, it also has meant in the past that the Senate considers time confl icts when choosing a replacement, Broad said.

For instance, last years sena-

tors chose Broad to fi ll a seat in the same college.

You know, the person who comes in to fi ll this College of Liberal Arts seat may end up being the next speaker of the senate, he said.

Ben Miller can be reached at bmiller@nevadasagebrush.com.

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must pay out of pocket before their health plan begins to cover the cost from $800 to $1,900 for those on the new plan, according to a study from the Nevada System of Higher Edu-cation. In response, employees have begun to put off treatments and a decreased attraction to Nevada for potential employ-ees, NSHE Vice Chancellor of Administration and Legal Affairs Bart Patterson said.

Point of fact, the presidents of the colleges and universities, the chancellor and Board of Regents

have received more concern expressed about the health care plan than any issue arising out of the legislature, Patterson said. For instance, even the pay decreases havent been ... as sig-nifi cant a concern as the (PEBP) health care changes.

The PEBP Board replaced one of its two options for health care plans from a Preferred Provider Organization to a Consumer-Driven Health Plan in the face of an $85 million defi cit, according to a letter from PEBP Executive Offi cer James Wells to the chan-cellor of higher education.

The budget hole wasnt a result of decreased funding, however. The program received fl at fund-

ing, but the costs of health care increased, Wells said in the letter.

Erik Williams, chair of the Staff Employees Council, said the media often downplays the signifi cance of the cost of the benefi t cuts. Most reported that university employees sustained a 5 percent pay cut.

With the health care decreases tacked on, that number could jump as high as 10 percent, he said.

The new plans hurt classifi ed employees state workers on campus more than others, Williams said. Those employees began taking furloughs a year earlier than others.

Since the changes, Snedeker has avoided going to the doctor, including for minor sicknesses.

I was like, Im not going to die, so I wont have this check up, Snedeker said. If I have a really bad cold, Ill have over-the-counter medicine.

The Board put together a com-mittee to discuss ways to increase benefi ts for university employ-ees, said Jacque Ewing-Taylor, a higher education representative on the PEBP Board. One of the options the committee is con-sidering is breaking the system away from state health care and developing its own policies.

But such a departure is unlikely, Ewing-Taylor said.

Besides the cost increase it would mean for the cash-strapped NSHE, the PEBP board has a special provision for groups of employees who wish to leave the program. The Groups of 300 rule states that groups of 300 or more employees holding plans in PEBP wont be allowed to leave if their departure will mean a cost increase of 5 percent or more to the rest of the people on the plan, Ewing-Taylor said.

Because NSHE has more than 8,000 employees on the program and most are healthy, such a plan would almost certainly violate the Groups of 300 rule, she said.

The system may not even be

able to start a system that would give more benefi ts to higher education employees than other state personnel, Wells warned NSHE Chancellor Dan Klaich.

That would create equity is-sues with other state employees and also could create Internal Revenue Code discrimination issues regarding benefi t differ-entials for highly compensated employees, Wells wrote.

Despite the situation, Snede-ker said she feels things will get better eventually.

Im optimistic that this is the worst its going to be, she said.

Ben Miller can be reached at bmiller@nevadasagebrush.com.

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The Associated Students of the University of Nevada Senate will appoint a replacement for the vacant College of Liberal Arts seat. Applicants must partici-pate in a screening and hear-ing to be selected, Speaker of the Senate Joe Broad said. Applications can be found in the open positions tab at nevadaasun.com.

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Irrigation technician Jim Lockwood, right, and supervisor Ron Wilson fi x a broken sprinkler line outside the Reynolds School of Journalism. Both workers are classifi ed employees, a group of workers that felt pay cuts a year before others on campus.

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Enrollment changes effective for the fall 2012 semester: Freshmen will need to apply by June 1. Transfer students will need to apply by July 15. Transfer students will no longer qualify for the Western Undergraduate Exchange tuition rate. WUE freshmen will need a 3.0 GPA and an 1100 on the critical reasoning and mathematics portions of the SAT or a 22 composite score on the ACT. WUE freshmen will only be allowed to apply for fall semesters, not spring, winter or summer sessions. WUE freshmen must apply by Feb. 1. WUE freshmen must live on campus their fi rst year. Students will no longer be able to use the Good Neighbor tuition discount. Sources: Director of Ad-missions Stephen Maples, Executive Director of Pub-lic Relations Jane Tors and University of Nevada, Reno President Marc Johnson.

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College of Liberal Arts Sen. Shirley Diaz tells the undergraduate student Senate why she should be elected as speaker earlier this year. Diaz, who the Senate didnt vote into the role of speaker, resigned her position as chair of a committee Sept. 14.

Opinion

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Consumer-driven health plan.

Time confl icts should not be issue for SenateSTAFF EDITORIAL I ASUN

Abolish death penalty to save innocent

SNARK ATTACK

What are your eating habits like at school?CAMPUSCHAT

AIRLINE ETIQUETTE

Keep menacing, disrespectful airline behavior to minimum

nevadasagebrush.comA6 SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

F lying on an airplane is a bittersweet experience. Ive fl own more than 100 times twice out of country, half a dozen transcontinental, but primarily

the trek between Reno and Las Vegas. And while I consider myself lucky to have vacationed and fortunate enough

to visit home often during the long and exhausting semesters, I have a confession to make airports and airplanes are the bane of my existence.

Sure, the experience can be exciting at fi rst. But realistically, how many times can I be strip-searched, delayed on the runway and complete the same edition of SkyMalls crossword puzzle?

My bone to pick has less to do with the airline service and more to do with my fellow passengers. Flyers, you feel my pain. So why do you insist on making the experience so unbearable? As a reminder

to the senile frequent fl yers, and a memo to the fi rst timers alike, here are a few things to remember when youre traveling:

Dont stall security lines. Last time I checked, security procedures at the airport were pretty straightforward. Dont pack liquid, anything that can be used as a weapon, or some-thing that may incriminate you as a dangerous human being. This includes pocket knives, bottle openers and devices to enhance sexual pleasure. I can almost guarantee none of these are necessary for your two-hour travel to Toronto. Save us all the embarrassment of gawking as Transportation Security Administration employees dump out your duffel bag.

Once youve made it through the sexual harassment that is security screening, its time to board the aircraft. If youre lucky enough to make any money as a college student, youre likely assigned a seat. But if youre poor like me, chances are youre stuck elbowing other passengers for your free seating on another jammed Southwest Airlines fl ight. And while this originally may have been a great idea, the fumbling around to

fi nd my place in line just isnt worth it. Save us all the stress by paying attention and lining up when youre supposed to. Really, the concept of numerical order is elementary stuff.

Once youre on the plane, its tempting to get comfort-able, and why shouldnt you? After spending $400 to sit on a claustrophobic airbus, we could all afford some relax-ation. But there are a few places I draw the line. Please do not drink until you puke, play your iPod so loud I can hear it or tell me your life story.

Most importantly, do not recline your seat. Not only are you virtually lying on top of the person behind you, but frequent adjusting leads to spilling drinks, bumping laptops and the inability to lay my head on the tray table.

Lets be honest, no matter how you adjust, lying down on an airplane is about as comfortable as napping on an overturned bike. So be courteous and wait until you get home to recline.

Tara Verderosa studies journalism and education. She can be reached at tverderosa@nevadasagebrush.com.

D avid Keaton, a black Floridian man, was convicted of murdering an off-duty police offi cer and sentenced to death in 1971. The case was shaky at best, including a coerced confession and a case of mistaken identity. Sound familiar? After spending two years on death row, Keaton was granted a new trial and eventually became the fi rst man exonerated in the United States in 1973.

Troy Davis wasnt so lucky. Davis, who was convicted by the state of Georgia of

killing an off-duty police offi cer in 1989, was sentenced to death. After serving more than two decades behind bars, Davis was executed Wednesday night, despite new evidence suggesting he was an innocent man.

Millions across the nation fought to save him from execution by protesting and sending letters and emails of disapproval to Georgias Board of Pardons and Paroles, among other efforts. Former President Jimmy Carter, Rev. Al Sharpton and Pope Benedict XVI were just some of the many prominent fi gures who publicly opposed Davis execution.

Though Davis was executed, this should not deter us from fi ghting for the rest of the potentially inno-cent people who may be wrongfully executed.

His death shone a harsh spotlight on the corrupt U.S. justice system, showing the government is willing to execute people whose guilt isnt defi nite. Because of its inherent faults such as executing potentially innocent people, opposition to the death penalty must be made toward all death row inmates (those who may be innocent and those who are blatantly guilty).

According to the Innocence Project, 273 prisoners in the U.S. were exonerated after being proven innocent of their convicted crimes. Seventeen of those men were actually on death row and released before their execution dates. As of Thursday, 270 people have been executed in the United States since 1976. Who knows how many more people were unjustly executed?

America is ranked as one of the top-fi ve countries with the highest execution rates in 2010 with 46 executions, according to Amnesty Internationals 2010 Death Penalty Report. In our company are China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Libya. How can we continue to delude ourselves into thinking we have the right to play the part of the self-righteous World Police and condemn other countries for their barbaric and uncivil practices (female genital mutilation, for example) when we allow the U.S. govern-ment to carry on with killing possibly innocent people?

Im not suggesting we martyrize Davis. This issue is much larger than him. As Davis wrote in his fi nal letter addressed to the public, There are so many more Troy Davises. This fi ght to end the death penalty is not won or lost through me, but through our strength to move forward and save every innocent person in captivity around the globe.

This is the time to stop complaining about living un-der an unjust system and put some action behind your disapproval and disgust. Start acting like the rational, civilized citizens we claim to be. Stop letting revenge and hate motivate our perception of what justice should be, and lets fi nally wash the blood off our hands.

I urge you to go to Amnesty.org and sign a pledge to fi ght for the abolishment of the death penalty. Dont just take a stand for Troy Davis, do it for yourself and the integrity of this country.

Enjolie Esteve studies journalism and philosophy. She can be reached at eesteve@nevadasagebrush.com.

J uan Garcia resigned from his position as College of Liberal Arts senator for the Associated Students of the University of Nevada on Wednesday after missing several meetings this semester.

Joe Broad, speaker of the ASUN Senate, said Garcias main reason for resignation was because his class schedule confl icted with the meeting times the Senates rules required him to fulfi ll.

On Sept. 14, Shirley Diaz resigned as the chair of the Com-

mittee on Public Affairs, citing an overwhelming schedule and a need to focus on my academics in her resignation letter.

While we understand and respect both of these individuals priorities, their resignations just a few weeks into school reach further than simply leaving one more chair empty at ASUN meetings. Their resignations force ASUN to appoint new students to the positions.

The appointment process is faulty because of the time it takes (when former College

of Liberal Arts Sen. Jesus Palma resigned in late January of spring 2011, it took about two months to fi ll his position) and because it doesnt involve a student vote.

Still, throughout the years, some senators have been on the verge of being censured for failing to fulfi ll their duties. Whether they end up resigning, most cite an overwhelming schedule as their main reason for their predicament.

This needs to stop.ASUN elections are held annu-

ally in March more than fi ve months before new members of the student government take offi ce in the fall semester. They know what is expected of them for their positions. Their duties and time requirements are clearly outlined. There shouldnt be any issues regarding schedule confl icts during the fall semester.

It would also help ASUN save face in front of students. Many workers in the student government argue that apathy among the campus community is a large issue, but theyre not

helping their case by having senators or committee chairs resign mid-semester. Why should students care more if it appears that ASUN doesnt?

Adding more specifi c questions about time availability to the ASUN application would quell the issue of resignations as well as solve the issue of student government workers biting off more than they can chew.

The Nevada Sagebrush can be reached at editor@nevadasage-brush.com.

I usually eat pretty healthy on campus. A lot of salad and fruits and vegetables.

Kayla Baker18, neuroscience

During school its harder to eat a lot so I usually just eat in the morning and I dont even eat until dinner because Im in class all day.

Scott Bristol22, accounting

Before school starts (Im) usually healthy. I eat vegetables and not as much meat. When school starts its harder to eat healthy.

Cho Chong21, engineering

I actually tend to bring my own lunches and dinners since Im here most of the day.

Kate Kocksmeier23, geology

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TaraVerderosa

WEB NOTESSTORY:HORROR REMAKE TURNS OUT SICK AS A STRAW DOG

On September 23 9:35 p.m., Alex wrote:

I thought this was a well thought out review. Just be-cause you might not agree with what Mr. Conover was saying doesnt mean its a bad article. He gives sound reasoning for all of his opin-ions and doesnt trash the film, merely critiques it. As is his job.It is also impressive that as a freshman he gets an article published within a month of school starting, which is a testament to his talent.

STORY:OPINION: BEING THE OTHER WOMAN IS A FREEING EXPERIENCE

On September 23 5:07p.m., Speak Out wrote:If Caitlin could actually write well, then this sex column might actually be good. Peo-ple need to hear some real experiences. Not only does this writer lack any depth (come on, you are studying ENGLISH! Paint a picture with your words, not a gag worthy one liner about re-verse cowgirl with your first cousin. Good shock value though), but this poorly doc-umented opinion column on Caitlins sex life shows me that she probably has very little experience with sexual encounters. Taking two birth control pills in one day will not prevent you from getting pregnant. Post something legit.

STORY:OPINION: BEING THE OTHER WOMAN IS A FREEING EXPERIENCE

On September 23 2:10p.m., Scuba Steve wrote:

You haters are stupid. Its a SEX column. Just because you dont like the idea of cheating doesnt mean it doesnt happen. I didnt like 9/11 or the Iraq war.. does that mean it shouldnt be written about? Plus its a perspectives column. Its suppose to be students perspective. Its not news, it an opinion of things that are going on. Its actually a good article.

BLOG:CAMPUS ETIQUETTE:UNR SERIES:GENERATION LAZY

On September 22 2:16p.m., Nick wrote:

Let us focus on a type of lazy here at home that is even simpler.We have all had classes where the group project needs at least an hour or two every week in a 400 level course and all the people in your group only get together 5 minutes per week. There is one person who knows everything (didnt they tell you?) and does not realize they contribute nothing but shrewd comments. Your grade will sink unless you do something about the quality of the project and your attitude will sink as you prepare to do most of the work. Some of these people wind up as ASUN leaders, etc., etc. UNR really needs to close the revolving door for acceptance. Why do we not put 100% into our academic career? Go get a job and get your stupid I didnt read the book questions out of my class.

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T elevision has con-stantly wowed us with all its over-the-top food programs. Sure, the end results are spectacular, featuring anything from

towers of cupcakes to the worlds largest burritos. As ap-pealing to my palate as these programs may be, I always have to refer to the

beauty and simplicity of the mobile food truck.

There are the swirling misnomers of the roach coach or trash on wheels, but, is a gourmet food truck any different from the jolly neighborhood ice cream man?

Its common sense to know you cant eat from all of them, but theres a sizeable number that really deliver. And thats where food trucks become a step above the usual snack mobile and become a mobile fi ne-dining establishment.

Everyone knows college students for the most part are broke and often lazy. What could be better than a gourmet meal on wheels just moments from your class?

The University of Nevada, Reno fi nally got with the pro-gram and allowed BoDawgs to set up in front of the Virginia Street Gym starting this fall semester. At fi rst glance the foil-encased bundles in question appear to be a hoagie crossed with a burrito. But look closer and you will see its a quarter-pound hotdog made to the food-seekers satisfaction.

They offer a decent arrangement of toppings, ranging from cream cheese to pineapple chunks. Everyone is bound to fi nd something appealing on the BoDawgs menu, which seems to have an islander feel.

Taking their noble cause a step further, the company, established in June 2010, donates 10 percent of their profi ts to Back-Pack kids, a program offered via the Food Bank of Northern Nevada. This just proves that the roach coach has evolved from the creepy guy lurking on corners with cheap eats to a proper establishment with a mission statement and a satisfying menu.

Los Angeles is well known for its tamale coaches brim-ming with fresh horchata and artistically peeled exotic fruits. When cruising by in your topless low-rider (if youre lucky enough to own one) the smell immediately hits you with pangs of spice, coolness and just enough oomph to make your mouth water.

The individuality of food trucks rises above the expected ho-hum of a sit-down establishment. The mobile truck snatches your attention as you walk by. Its prices are often unbeatable and the stories behind their existence come from various backgrounds.

My argument is short we must never let the mobile food truck stray far from our minds. Someones burger (or veggie burger) could be enough to change your life one days urging you to never set foot in another McDonalds again.

Diamond Lambert studies journalism. She can be reached at opinion@nevadasagebrush.com.

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When Republicans got ahold of President Barack Obamas debt reduction plan, they tried to use it to discredit him, saying the

plan would cut $320 billion from Medicare and Medicaid. But cut isnt the right word. The defi cit plan does not focus on cutting money, but rather on

reducing waste and increasing co-payments for several services.

Because Republicans decried the plan for raising costs, refusing to allow tax rates to rise in the general debt reduction plan, this not only has little chance to pass, but will make health care a casualty caused by a lack of bipartisanship.

According to the Congres-sional Budget Offi ce, the Affordable Healthcare Act

will reduce the defi cit by $200 billion during the next decade, while the current plan would reduce defi cits in Medicare and Medicaid by $320 billion. By this decade, $520 billion will have been cut in healthcare costs by Democrats.

What have the Republicans given up? Not much. They refused to allow disaster relief funding without making cuts elsewhere. They refused to al-low higher taxes on the richest 1 percent of the United States.

Why is this? Because they think they can score political points by not raising taxes as the vast majority has pledged to.

Out of the 244 millionaires in Congress, 138 are Republican. They wont use Medicaid or Medicare. They have their own health plan, so they see no reason to allow it to expire and blame it on the Democrats. The richest member of the legis-lature is Darrell Issa, R-Calif., whose net worth is well more than $100 million.

Some costs in Medicaid and Medicare are going to be better for some users. Doctors will receive more money. Home services, which have never

required a co-pay, will require a $100 co-pay for new benefi cia-ries starting in 2017, something that will give Medicare an additional $400 million over the next decade. This will allow the program to continue and make funding more equal across the board. Some drug costs will be cheaper as prescription drugs will cost less.

However, all of this wont mean anything if the budget is not passed.

This tale of partisanship will ultimately end in failure for both sides, as the Democrats will be unable to do anything will be blamed for not stimulating the economy, while Republicans will look like stubborn jerks unable to compromise.

Both sides need to come to the table with all options open, and then we can make cuts and raise revenues, creating a more balanced budget. I am not holding my breath for this anytime soon.

Thomas Levine studies journal-ism and philosophy. He can be reached at opinion@nevadasage-brush.com.

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FASHION ADVICE

Embrace Ugg boots, plaid button-up shirts for upcoming fall season

W ith winter creeping up, we must make the fast transition from Septembers warmth to Octobers sudden freezing cold. Its about time to take out your sweaters from your vacuum-

packed Space Bags and place them in your top drawer.

ADD FUN LEGWEAR

For the ladies, there are a few looks that I love for

fall. I am a huge fan of the tights, legwarmers and boots combo. When I say legwarmers and tights, I am not talking Flashdance neon tights with huge legwarmers over boots. A cute pair of argyle or knit tights with a pair of legwarmers pulled up just around your calf and then tucked into a cute slouchy or leather boot is one of my favorite looks.

Pair it with a cute dress or skirt in a neutral fall color like brown or gray.

SAY YES TO UGGSThis next one may cause a bit

of an uproar, but I stand by my opinion. Uggs. I know everyone calls them ugglies and hates when girls wear them with shorts or skirts (never do that, please), but when the snow starts coming down, there is no other shoe I would rather wear.

Every girl, and a selection of brave boys, should own a pair. Spray them with some weath-erproof spray, and I promise they will keep your feet dry and warm on the coldest, snowiest day. You can walk through piles

of snow and your feet will never feel a bit of moisture.

BRIGHTEN UP A CLASSIC WINTER STAPLE

A look I love for both men and women is the pea coat. Though it might not look as good on most guys as it does on Edward Cullen (judge me), I encourage you all to go for it. For the ladies, pick a bright color. Before you complain about how a bright pea coat wont match anything, I wear my bright yellow one with everything. You would be surprised at the amount of dimension a bright blue pea coat can bring to any plain winter look.

ACCESORIZE WITH FASHIONABLE YET PRACTICAL HATS

Guys, I dont know what it is about the slouchy beanie that makes all us girls melt. It is by far the cutest way to keep your little ears warm during the winter.

And girls, dont be afraid to buy one and wear it, too. Forever 21 usually has some pretty cute ones with bows and fl owers on the side that make them even more stylish. They will also protect your locks on those perfect hair days when it suddenly snows halfway through the day.

LOOK FAB IN FLANNELOne thing I will never go

without in the winter is the fl annel button-up. Not only are they super cute, they will keep you warm and toasty in those buildings on campus that manage to be just as cold inside as it is outside. They come in so many styles you will surely fi nd one that you like. Most retailers have all sorts of plaids, in cotton and fl annel to layer with t-shirts or tank tops.

For women, you can fi nd ones

that have quarter-length sleeves and button only half way, or long sleeved ones that are long enough to be a tunic.

Be brave and try new things this winter. Mix the fl annel with the tights and beanie with

the pea coat. All these looks are sure to get you noticed this winter.

Steph Smith studies journalism and art. She can be reached at opinion@nevadasagebrush.com.

FOOD TRUCKS

Dont underestimate deliciousness of gourmet food trucks

T he topic of how to control Medicare and Medicaid has always been under scrutiny, and Presi-dent Barack Obamas recent proposal to cut $320 billion from these health programs during the next 10 years is no exception.

Many believe the

presidents proposed cuts could negatively impact benefi ciaries and states with more costs. Applying stricter federal laws to the states in order to maintain current health care coverage concerning the elderly, poor and disabled is ultimately restricting each states ability to allot their money in the areas deemed necessary.

In fi scal year 2010, state budgets for Medicaid surpassed those for K-12 public school education. Both GOP and democratic governors are

highly concerned with this lack of balance in priority. Many governors are after increasing the fl exibility of how each state will be able to spend their Medicaid dollars.

President Obamas budget director said the new defi cit-reduction plan will bring a lot of pain to Americans. This can be seen as Obama wants to impose taxes on care providers, which in turn will restrict each states ability to fi nance their share of costs.

Those insured will receive fewer benefi ts by getting less coverage with higher premiums and co-pays for benefi ciaries. Obama is willing to provide extra benefi ts to states for treating all low-income people under Medicaid. He also wants to charge co-payments to elderly who receive home health services.

Converting health programs such as Medicare and Medicaid into block grants is becoming a popular option in the GOP party as well as showing favor with some Democrats and Independents. Block grants would contain fewer restrictions on state

budgets, allowing each state to accommodate its population as needed.

Since block grants are large sums of money typically authorized by the national gov-ernment and given to regions such as state governments, freedom in the budget within each state is an advantage. This is due to the option for each state to comply with the resources contained in their region, which is inconsistent across the country. Implement-ing a fi xed and non-negotiable budget outline for the country as a whole defeats the purpose of recognizing the individual needs of each state.

The federal government does not know what is best for each individual state, and tightening the regulations required for each state is not the solution to the problem.

The solution is to apply limited restrictions on state law, and most importantly, gain freedom from the federal government.

Jennifer Mabus studies engineer-ing. She can be reached at opin-ion@nevadasagebrush.com.

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FROM THE LEFT | CUTS SEEK TO MAKE PROGRAMS MORE EFFICIENT

POLITICS: CUTTING MEDICARE, MEDICAID BUDGETFROM THE RIGHT | CUTTING HEALTH PROGRAMS WILL HURT STATES

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Columnist Steph Smith recommends adding legwarmers, plaid button-up shirts and slouchy beanies to any outfi t to freshen up a boring winter wardrobe.

Stand up, fi ght to obliterate sex traffi cking worldwide T he issue of slavery was settled shortly after Nevada became a state in 1864. Most Ameri-cans believe slavery is a thing

of the past that we learn about in history books, but it is still a reality for many, just with a new name traffi cking.

Traffi ck-ing is all

around us, even in Nevada. Last year the FBI conducted

a three-day sweep, cracking down on child traffi cking and prostitution nationwide. The Las Vegas Review-Journal re-ported the FBI identifi ed more than 60 children and 99 pimps, including one child located in Las Vegas. Almost 100 children were identifi ed as being forced into sexual servitude in Las Vegas in 2010.

Even in Reno, traffi cking and forced prostitution is a serious concern. Shortly after the FBI sting in Las Vegas, KOLO Channel 8 reported a similar sting by the Reno Police

Department, uncovering two girls from Sacramento, ages 14 and 15. Just this summer KRNV Channel 4 reported a former IRS agent and UNR teacher was illegally transporting a teen girl to Reno so that she could become a prostitute.

These are not stories from distant countries. These stories come from right here in Nevada. Sadly, most of these stories dont have happy endings. Victims of traffi cking often face physical and sexual abuse. Drugs and alcohol are commonplace. Victims are brainwashed to believe the abuse is normal. All of this

makes it nearly impossible for victims to get out on their own, and even when helped, this baggage makes it diffi cult to return to a normal life.

Earlier this year, the Nevada Legislature joined me in standing with the victims of traffi cking. In Nevada it is a crime to be a prostitute outside of a brothel, and Assembly Bill 6 is giving victims of traffi cking the opportunity to remove that conviction from their records. With these convictions from something out of their control, it is diffi cult or even impossible for victims to return to a normal life. This legislation gives them a new

lease on life, but it isnt enough. We need to increase penalties

for pimps and others exploiting humans for their own personal gains. I sponsored AB 380 in 2009, which now allows the court to impose substantial fi nes of up to $500,000 on any person convicted of pandering or of prostitution of a child.

This legislation makes the very criminals who prey on our youth fund the programs to help get them off the street. You have my word that I will continue to sponsor legislation like AB 6 and AB 380 that will work to end traffi cking in Nevada.

This is not a political issue. It is a human issue, and it will take all of us to stop human traffi cking. Please join us Wednesday from 6:30-9 p.m. in the Wells Fargo Auditorium in the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center for an informational and moving panel of people fi ghting every day to end slavery in Nevada, the United States and abroad. Its time we stand together and say, Humans are not for sale.

John Hambrick is a Nevada assemblyman for District 2. He can be reached at opinion@nevadasagebrush.com.

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arts & entertainmentA8 SEPTEMBER 27, 2011 nevadasagebrush.com

ALBUM REVIEW

Vocal legend collaborates with many on album

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Traditional pop and jazz singer Tony Bennetts second duet album coincides with his 85th birthday and features collaborations with many other popular artists.

By Zoe Wentzel

Duets II is Tony Bennetts follow-up cover album of pop standards featuring some of to-days best musicians. Its release was in correspondence with Bennetts 85th birthday, and while a compilation like this may seem boring at fi rst glance to someone who doesnt sit in a silk robe listening to Frank Sinatra all day in their parlor, this album pushes the audience of easy listening to a variety of listeners.

While the song choice is in line with the style of Bennett, the highlight of the album lies in the duet partners. Ranging from country stars to R&B singers, the duet partners allow for a broadened audience.

Perhaps the most noteworthy track on Duets II is Body and Soul which features Amy Winehouse, making it one of her last recorded works before her death in late July. Winehouse shines with a voice comparable to that of Billie Holiday (who recorded her own version of the song) and reminds listeners why everyone fell in love with her in the fi rst place for her incredible talent.

Lady Gaga also makes an appearance in a cover of The Lady Is a Tramp originally from the musical Babes in Arms.

This song demonstrates Gagas true vocal talent without the extravagant costumes or meta-phorically deep lyrics, and it also tips a hat to her theater background. Gaga croons lyrics in an old-style fashion that will appeal to more than just her little monsters.

The crossover appeal fails on the track On the Sunny Side of the Street which features coun-try singer Willie Nelson. Instead of blending his style into that of Bennetts, he clashes instead. Nelson attempts a smooth sounding voice, but it still remains very rough, confl icting not only with the smoothness of Bennetts voice but with the song in general.

The country crossover does make a successful appearance in the song The Way You Look Tonight with Faith Hill. After listening to the song, you would have no idea Hill is a major country singer. Her voice blends in beautifully with the classic style, while retaining her signa-ture sound.

Bennett chose to record his duets in the studio alongside the accompanying artist, which adds a lot of strength to the songs as they become more conversa-tional. A prime example of this can be found in the song One for My Baby (And One More for The Road) which includes John

Mayer. They banter gracefully in the song, and youd almost be-lieve theyve been good friends for years.

The fi nal song of the album is When Do The Bells Ring for Me which features a vocally reserved Mariah Carey. While Carey does not showcase every note in her range, as she usually is known for, this duet makes for a solid fi nale. Though the song is not necessarily spec-tacular, its soft and soothing to listen to and exhibits Carey in rare form.

Tony Bennett celebrates his 85th birthday in a great way with Duets II. Not only will it attract Bennett fans, but also a younger audience that would otherwise simply pass it by. Its hard to go wrong with a compilation of pop standards featuring some of the most respected artists of today.

Zoe Wentzel can be reached at arts-entertainment@neva-dasagebrush.com.

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Memorable indie musician releases addictive album of creative materialALBUM REVIEW

By Leanne Howard

I am one of those people who used to think of EPs as compila-tions of songs that werent cool enough to go on an actual album. Its taken about 10 years, but Im fi nally starting to appreciate them as more than just that. In fact, for artists like Jens Lekman, who has released about 13 EPs including the recent An Argument With Myself, sometimes singles from EPs are what make up great

albums (like with his full-length compilation from 2005, Oh Youre So Silent Jens). EPs are starting to look pretty good.

But the list of pros gets longer. Lekmans fans have had to wait about four years for this fi ve-song EP. Imagine what a 12-song album would take. Then, after waiting eight years for a new al-bum, those fans would probably have to content themselves with the fi ve great songs on it, because there will inevitably be some fi ller

tracks that lets face it just arent quite as good as the rest.

An Argument With Myself avoids all these problems and gets straight to Lekmans strengths: poppy, upbeat music with insightful, melancholic lyrics. Those fans of the realisti-cally depressing yet somehow still happy (and catchy) music of Belle & Sebastian or The Smiths will appreciate Lekmans straight-forward, romantic lyricism.

However, Lekman makes

the style all his own with crazy samples, fl ute intros, string sec-tions and even a trumpet fanfare

that starts off track four, New Directions. Lekman had saxo-phone solos before they were ev-erywhere else, and another one makes an impressive appearance on the EPs penultimate track. His Swedish accent contrasts with the wild mix of reggae and salsa beats to the point that you could hear him anywhere from a college radio station to an adult ballroom-dancing class.

Lekmans version of addicting twee pop is so far outside other

artists that it really should be in a category all on its own, but his cra-ziness makes a cohesive collection that puts his creativity on display. Plus, on a fi ve-song EP, every track is single material. After another four years of waiting, these songs might appear on a full-length album, but if you keep up with his EPs, youll get them fi rst.

Leanne Howard can be reached at arts-entertainment@neva-dasagebrush.com.

#JENS LEKMANAN ARGUMENT WITH MYSELFRelease Date:Sept. 20Genre: Indie PopGrade: B+

By Ben Miller

This is the year of the common man. The economic downturn has meant another year of stagnation and another year of people wondering when, or if, they will ever be able to live their dr