Nevada Sagebrush Archives 10/16/12

W
hen were
children, we
believe we can
be anything we
want to be, even princesses
and dinosaurs. We believe our
parents
when they
tell us there
are no
monsters.
We sleep
in peace
at night
because
our world
embraces
us.
In truth,
there are
monsters, and they reside
within our minds. They are
telling us to be ashamed of
our bodies, to feel bad about
ourselves. My monster was
born when I was quite young,
with a strangers hand over my
mouth.
Before now, my parents
believed I was a virgin until I
was 18. That word used to tear
me apart. I remember googling
virgin and seeing the words
clean and unspoiled. This
made me sick. I didnt choose
to have sex until I was older
and that time was wonderful
because it was with a close
friend and, most importantly, it
was consensual.
Rape is dened rather
loosely, but from all sides we
can conclude the wrongness of
rape resides within the victims
lack of consent. If this is the
case, we must ask ourselves:
How does one respond in
a situation where we are
unaware of the meaning of
consent or how to enforce it?
Research has shown there is a
correlation between percep-
tions of cultural standards for
sexuality and the very language
used to teach it.
We are taught to reason with
the idea of sex as if it is some
sort of opponent. Sexuality is
determined by societys views
of normal behavior, and
when that behavior is taught
through the language we use,
the capacity to act in relation to
sexuality is constructed rather
liberally. Language serves as
an extremely inuential role in
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Bodyguard offers self defense class
Juliana Bledsoe /Nevada Sagebrush
Anthony Wojcicki, left, demonstrates a technique for de-arming an assailant on Sergeant James Saylor, right, which will be offered at the self-defense
seminar.
By Molly Moser
A former bodyguard of Pinkerton Gov-
ernment Services will be providing a free,
three-hour self-defense seminar to female
students of the University of Nevada, Reno
on Oct. 22.
Concealed weapon instructor of Nevada
56 year-old Anthony Wojcicki is going to be
holding a self-defense seminar for only fe-
male students of UNR. Wojcicki said one of
his motives to bring a self-defense seminar
was because of the rape of Amanda Collins
in 2007 and the murder of Briana Denison
in 2008. The same man, James Biela, at-
tacked both girls. He said that he is a friend
of Collins father and wanted to help him
pass a law in the state where women could
carry a concealed weapon with a permit
around campus. Since the law never passed,
Wojcicki was inspired to bring a self-defense
seminar to students. Last month, the Rape
Aggression Defense program hosted by
University of Nevada, Reno Police Depart-
ment had a lack of members sign up for the
course. It is unsure if students are willing to
take Wojcickis course.
Wojcicki also teaches a concealed weapon
course for both genders of 16 and up, which
will earn them a permit to carry a con-
cealed weapon. He was a former operative,
investigator and personal bodyguard for
clients like Elvis Presleys daughter, Pricilla
Presley. Wojcicki has 30 years of experience
in undercover and protection services and
wanted to bring it to the female students
of UNR. He said his self-defense program
has world-class, advanced techniques.
Wojcickis goal is to prepare females for
dangerous situations so incidents such as
Denisons and Collins can be avoided.
My job and my mission in this life is to
make people better protected against crimi-
nals, Wojcicki said. (I want) to make the
world a more dangerous place to criminals
(and) those who violently assault others.
Although Wojcicki has been living in Reno
for 19 years, he said this year would be his
rst time serving UNR students with his
self-defense program. Wojcicki said after
students have completed the class, they
will earn a certicate for completion. When
he heard about the lack of attendance of
the RAD program held at UNR last month,
Wojcicki said he recommends all female
students to take any self-defense class. He
guarantees that students will be learning
more advanced moves than they would in
any other class.
Sometimes people have their priorities
mixed up. Theres nothing more important
than your personal safety, Wojcicki said.
There are far more effective ways for a
woman to defend herself than punching,
kicking and that sort of thing. This (class) is
not your average defense course its very
different than anything else thats been
taught.
Christie Kroll, 51, recently took self-
defense lessons from Wojcicki and said she
learned a lot of Wojcickis techniques and
now feels comfortable walking through an
empty parking lot during dark hours.
I thought (the class) was top notch, it
was an excellent class, Kroll said. It was
wonderful and all of my questions were an-
swered and I got a lot of one-on-one. Tony is
comfortable to work with.
Female students on the UNR campus said
that although its important to know self-de-
fense moves, its also important to practice
the moves on a consistent basis rather than
just learning them for a day. Lindsey Forbes,
a 20-year-old biology major, said she would
be interested in taking a self-defense class
but she is going to take caution, that she will
learn the moves within a few hours.
I think sometimes it can be a false secu-
rity for women because there is a short time
to learn, Forbes said. The false security can
be built from that compared to applying the
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Encourage dialogue
about rape, sexuality
Anneliese
Hucal
Professor writes book on Latinos and politics
See DEFENSE Page A8
By Megan Ortiz
On election night in 2008,
Emma Seplveda, Spanish
professor and director of the
Latino Research Center at the
University of Nevada, Reno, was
stuck on an airplane to South
America. As the stewardess
received updates on the elec-
tion results from the captain,
the moment of Barack Obamas
victory had a profound effect
on Seplveda as she watched a
minority like her take a place of
power. It also had a deep inu-
ence in the formation of her
new book, Converging Dreams:
Why Latinos Support Obama.
Published on Sept. 28, ve
weeks before Election Day, Sep-
lvedas new book elaborates
her belief that not only is Obama
the best candidate for the coun-
try, specically Latinos, but
the Latino voice in the United
States is one that matters more
than people think and should
be respected.
(Obama) is a regular person
who wants to see a group of
immigrants, who come from 21
different countries, united, she
said. We want to be part of the
political landscape in the United
States.
Seplvedas motivation for
writing this book began with a
common ground she feels
that Obamas story is very
similar to the story of Latino
immigrants like herself. Coming
from countries like Chile and
Argentina that have seen change
in politics, for example, women
presidents, Seplveda felt she
could relate to the racial prol-
ing and name calling she faced
in her younger years in America,
much like Obama.
Latinos came to this country
following a star, she said.
Freedom, individual choices
there are so many reasons.
Obama embraced that and
is living proof of some of our
dreams. I want my students
to vote informed on who is the
best candidate for them.
In 2008, Obama did receive
a large chunk of the Latino
vote, with 67 percent going to
the Democratic Party versus
32 percent to the Republican
Party, according to the Center
for Immigration Studies. Two
years later, the 2010 census
conducted by the U.S. govern-
ment reported that out of the
308.7 million people living in
the United States, 50.5 million
of them were of Hispanic origin,
increasing from 35.3 million in
2000.
Our (Latino) population is
growing by the minute, said
Antonio Rangel, a 19-year-old
Latino university student who
works for a non-partisan orga-
nization. We Latinos need to
have our voices heard in order
for the government, or anyone
else, to know that we are just as
important.
Rangel said that because
more Latinos are becoming
eligible to vote, its important to
gain the same rights as everyone
Juliana Bledsoe/Nevada Sagebrush
Emma Seplveda, director of the Latino Research Center, ips to sign the title page of her book at a meet-the-
author event on Thursday at Sundance Bookstore in Reno. See LATINO Page A8
Weekend stabbing
under investigation
Staff Report
University of Nevada, Reno
police arrested an 18-year-old
university student early Satur-
day morning after responding
to a report of a stabbing on
campus, according to a state-
ment issued by the university
on Saturday.
Christopher Stephen Wil-
liams was arrested on the scene
at White Pine Hall around 2:30
a.m., where police found a
residence-hall employee who
had been stabbed in the lobby
upon arrival. She remains in
stable condition after having
surgery on her injuries. Adam
Garcia, chief of police at the
University, said the two par-
ties involved know each other
but are not related. The name
of the victim has not been
released. Williams bail was
set at $40,000, according to
the Reno-Gazette Journal.
The University of Nevada,
Reno Police Departments
clery crime statistics indicate
that seven aggravated assaults
have occurred on campus
since 2009.
Williams is being charged
with assault with a deadly
weapon causing substantial
bodily harm and is currently
being held in the Washoe
County Jail while campus
police continue the investiga-
tion.
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By Nicole Kowalewski
The Queer Student Unions
eighth annual drag show was
held on Wednesday, and was
themed around national Im
Coming Out day and was open
to the entire Reno community
for the rst time.
The event gathered a little
fewer than 100 guests, which is
a smaller number than the clubs
secretary, Domonique Boages,
had predicted a few weeks prior
to the event. President of QSU
Jason Baales said it was still
an increase from last year. All
proceeds from the evening were
contributed to the $1,500 As-
sociated Students of the Univer-
sity of Nevada scholarship in the
clubs name that they give out
every spring semester to one of
its members. Roughly two thirds
of the scholarship funds were
raised at the event. Baales said
he was very pleased with how
the event went and is happy with
how supportive the community
is each year.
The best part of the show
was denitely the audience,
Baales said. They seemed to
really enjoy the performances
and were really accepting of
those on stage.
There were ten acts divided
into two sections and scored
by a panel of four judges. Four
acts were labeled the amateur
section and were performed by
club members. The remaining
six acts were put on by outside
participants and referred to as
the professional portion. Most
acts included performers lip
syncing, as well as some dancing
to their song of choice.
First time performer Jerod
Brandt, who was a dancer in the
group The Sinful Gentlemen
featuring Liz Taylor said his
performance went smoothly
and he enjoyed his rst show.
(The drag show) was quite the
experience, Brandt said. I got
to meet a lot of new people and
see a variety of performances.
I think one of the best parts
was getting to see what other
people came up with as ideas to
perform.
There was a tie for rst place
between Matt le Claire, stage
name Anita Buffet, with his
performance of Love Song by
Selena Gomez and Annemarie
Marzilliano, stage name Stevie
Jay, who executed a dancing
rendition to Gangnam Style
by PSY. The choreographed
dance and song collaboration
performed by The Sinful
Gentlemen featuring Liz
Taylor earned the group third
place. First place winners re-
ceived complimentary haircuts
provided by Salon 7, a sponsor
of the event.
Other sponsors included The
Reno Gay Page, Build Our Center
and Junkee Clothing Exchange.
The sponsors helped by provid-
ing items such as the winning
prizes and serving on the panel
of judges.
First time audience member
Heather Vickers said one of her
favorite parts were the hosts,
Miss Ginger Devine and profes-
sional drag queen Mirage. They
have each been participating in
QSUs annual drag show for a
few years and Vickers said they
were one of the greatest addi-
tions to the show. As hosts, they
introduced all acts, as well as
included comedy, personal sto-
ries and audience interaction.
Specic to this years show, they
shared their coming out story
in honor of the theme nearing
national coming out day.
(The show) was so funny and
really entertaining, Vickers
said. I enjoyed the hosts and
thought they were extremely
outgoing.
Another rst time audience
member, 18-year-old Churchill
County High School graduate
Jessi Sturges, said she has been
a fan of RuPauls drag show for
about a year and the opportunity
to see a real drag show was very
exciting.
I loved the show, Sturges
said. All of the acts were unique
and hilarious and each person
did an amazing job.
Nicole Kowalewski can be
reached at news@nevadasage-
brush.com.
Drag show raises money for scholarship
By Amanda Patmas
Trained in Medicinal Drum-
ming, Heriberto Vallescorbo
runs an audience-participant
drumming circle to help stu-
dents relieve stress and depres-
sion every other Monday until
December Dec. 4.
The new performances began
during this semester in the Joe
Crowley Student Union Theater
where the audience becomes
apart of the musical group. The
point of the drumming circle
is to release tension and nd a
sense of peace within the act of
drumming. The format of these
sessions are based on me-
dicinal drumming. Vallescorbo
explained that drumming is
similar to meditation. Research
from has shown that it can
reduce depression, anxiety
and stress on an individual
level. Vallescorbo also likes to
emphasize the importance of
creating a community through
the sessions.
Originally from Puerto Rico,
Vallescorbo studied methodol-
ogy for ve years and has a
B.A. and M.A. in Counseling
Psychology and specializes
in adjustments with spiritual,
multicultural and life transition
counseling. Vallescorbo begins
the class with a brief history of
the drums including the dif-
ferent world locations where
drumming is used.
Krystine Kimes, an 18-year-
old biochemistry major, has
experienced the affects of the
drumming circle sessions more
than once.
To think about the history of
drumming and how ancient it
is, I feel like it changes my state
of consciousness and brings me
some kind of spirituality, Kimes
said.
Kimes said this was her second
drumming session and said that
is also brings the audience to-
gether during the performance.
Kimes said.
It gives me a sense of inter-
connectedness, Kimes said.
Thats why I like doing this,
and thats why I want to come
back.
Vallescorbo elaborates on
each drumbeat to help the class
understand where a certain
beat comes from and why it is
important to understand the
drumming. Examples of beats
the class is taught to drum to
are the heartbeat and mother
earths rhythm.
Everyone has their own
drum, the beat of their heart,
we all have our own rhythms,
and so thats the metaphor for
the drum, Vallescorbo said.
Whats the rhythm in our life
and the energy in our heart.
A main concept of this type of
medicinal drumming circle is
to understand how we can ap-
ply this to growth and develop-
ment in our life. The inspiration
to begin this drumming circle
at the university came from
research about drumming and
how it can change the brain
waves.
We sit in a circle and come in
with a purpose to use the drum,
Vallescorbo said.
People from all walks of life
have attended these sessions
including students with all
different types of majors. Indri
Ferguson, an 18-year-old music
major, said that drumming
helped relieve her stress.
It was a lot of fun, it was
very relaxing, Ferguson said.
It makes me want to do it
more, keeping the rhythm of the
drums is hard and challenging.
I felt more clear minded at the
end of the session,
Vallescorbo hopes that this
drumming circle will provide
UNR students a safe place to re-
lease tension and other negative
emotions, thus improving their
capacity to create a community
and enhance their psychologi-
cal balance and sense of well
being.
The next performance is on
Oct. 22 at 3 p.m. on the third
oor of the student union.
Amanda Patmas can be reached
at news@nevadasagebrush.com.
Drumming group helps
relieve stress to students
By Tyler Hersko
The Juvenile Diabetes Re-
search Foundations annual
Reno Walk to Cure Diabetes
drew about 500 walkers and
raised $36,000 dollars on Sun-
day for the JDRF.
Since the walks inception in
1996, it has attracted a variety
of participants such as UNR
student Marissa Arnold, who
has diabetes. For Arnold, the
walk is a way to feel connected
to others who suffer from
diabetes. Arnold, a member
of UNRs University Chamber
Singers, ran and sang at the
event.
One of the (choir) members
little sister was diagnosed
last month, Arnold said.
So we all decided to get in-
volved.
American rock band
Hoobastank headlined a
show at Cargo in CommRow
later that day, and all proceeds
from the show were given to
the JDRF. According to Mar-
tina Davis, the community
event director at Rock 104.5,
Hoobastank wanted to play
a show in Reno and the date
happened to coincide with
JDRF walk day.
We asked if they wanted
to get involved, Davis said.
They gladly obliged the op-
portunity to help out and raise
some money.
Davis said the show was a
great way to end the walk. The
show had a successful turnout,
gradually increasing in size as
the night went on. She said
that the show was a way for
people unable to participate
in the walk to help out.
Reaction to the walk was not
universally positive, however.
According to UNR student
and type-1 diabetes patient
Melanie Reeves, the JDRF is a
good cause but lacks results.
Ive done the walk since I
was diagnosed with diabetes
14 years ago, Reeves said, a
21-year-old communications
and Spanish major. All of the
money goes to research. This
is a long-term process but
none of the money helps me.
The walk is a good idea, but
Ive stopped doing it because
Im not seeing results.
The JDRF and many of the
walks participants consid-
ered the event a success. The
Northern Nevada Branchs
Facebook page reported that
they attracted about 5,000
walkers and reached their goal
of $250,000 dollars.
When you get all of these
people together working to-
wards a cause like this it really
creates a connection, Arnold
said.
Tyler Hersko can be reached at
Diabetes cure walk
raises $36,000
File Photo /Nevada Sagebrush
A drag show participant gives a kiss to another participant during the Queer Student Unions drag show in 2008.
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Staff Report
Three students were appoint-
ed to senator seats and began
making plans for their colleges
for the Associated Students of
the University of Nevada and
will be officially sworn in this
Wednesday.
Two senators were appointed
to the Division of Health Sci-
ences, which only had one
candidate run for its three seats
during ASUN elections. The
division gained a seat during
the senates reapportionment
process in the spring semester.
Both of the newly-appointed
senators said during their in-
terviews with the senates over-
sight committee, they wanted
to work on cross-promoting
events between colleges. Kelly
Waldeck, one of the two sena-
tors appointed to represent
the division, said she wants to
get students going to different
colleges events, while Aaron
Martinez, the other senator,
said he wants to focus on get-
ting students from different
colleges involved in the Public
Health Coalition. Waldeck also
said shed like to see ASUN
senators working together
more.
I think there needs to be
more collaboration altogether,
because everybody kind of does
their own thing, she said.
Martinez said his largest goal
is to promote health among the
students.
My biggest goal would be a
smoke-free campus, Martinez
said.
Riley Snyder was appointed
to the senator seat of the
Reynolds School of Journalism.
Snyder said he is excited for the
opportunity to be a part of the
ASUN senate. He said some of
his goals for the RSJ as a senate
is to provide free copies of the
Reno-Gazette Journal in the
building and to make ASUN
bills and resolutions more ac-
cessible to students so they can
be updated on ASUN informa-
tion.
This is a school on campus
that deserves better and we
have the kind of journalists
who have success after col-
lege, Snyder said. We need
student leaders to step up and
(take advantage of ) those op-
portunities.
Snyder said he would be
working with resigned ASUN
journalism senator Spenser
Blank throughout the year to
develop more ideas for the
senate.
As unfortunate as (Blanks)
incident was, it is not an issue
that is relevant to the senator
position at all, Snyder said.
(Blank) is trying to get over
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nterstate 80 to Elko may be the most boring,
semi-short drive I have ever had to undertake. In
2006, it was my rst trip through Nevada, where I
moved to from the San Francisco Bay Area in 2003.
Compared to the rolling green hills of California (and
the insane trafc of San Fran), the Nevada desert was
bleak and uninteresting.
At the impressionable age of 15,
I was convinced that road trips
through Nevada would be the worst
way in the world to spend four-plus
hours. I had this attitude until I rst
traveled by car to Las Vegas.
Everyone I knew, especially
those from Vegas, said the Nevada
State Route 95 journey through
economically depressed towns like
Schurz and Goldeld was a brain
drain. Not only did you have to
constantly pass trucks on a one-
way road, but there wasnt even anything cool to look at
or experience. I went to Vegas twice in 2010, as well as
this past weekend, and I couldnt disagree more.
The idea of a road trip, to me, is exhausting and Id
usually rather y. I have had to make the trek to Elko
(yet again) a few times this past summer along with
long drives to Los Angeles and Colorado. But the Vegas
journey is the best. Its likely I romanticize it because
Ive always had awesome times in Sin City, and Nevada
defeating UNLV on Saturday certainly helped.
But who doesnt love cruising through Schurz on the
Paiute Reservation? It is the burial place of Wovoka,
the Native American who founded the Ghost Dance
movement in the late 1800s. Tonopahs creepy Clown
Motel is always an offbeat topic for conversation, and
amazingly there are people who actually stay there.
Beatty has a great candy store and boasts that its the
Gateway to Death Valley. Its kind of cute that a small
Nevada town thinks that nickname is anything to brag
about.
Goldeld, my favorite place to drive through on 95,
used to have a population of 20,000 in the early days of
the 20th century. Now its one of the weirdest towns I,
or any of my friends, have ever seen. According to the
2010 Census data, about 250 people live in Goldeld,
except Ive only seen two people outside in that town
ever. Goldeld seems to consist mostly of run-down
and abandoned buildings. Even its library is closed. I
dont know what people do there and I am curious to
nd out someday.
The Nevada wilderness piques interest, at least if
theres something interesting to be found. Im not
into exploring mines or Winnemucca on the way to
Elko, but I will stare at the scary, supposedly haunted
Goldeld Hotel for days. Plus, its funny to watch
people stop their cars and loiter right next to it, like its
a pilgrimage to visit the hotel from Ghost Adventures
on Netix. I wouldnt approach that place with a
10-foot pole.
I may not appreciate the atness of I-80, but I do
like the red-tinged mountains of southern Nevada
and looking at the towns up ahead, engulfed by trees.
They could be one mile out or 10 miles out you cant
tell because distance is distorted due to the massive
expanse of the desert.
If youre lucky, you may even meet a colorful person
or two. My mom met a chatty Hawthorne native whos
lived there her whole life, and, to her, Reno is a huge
city. I spoke to the owner of a burger place in Mina
(population 155) this past Sunday, and her crowning
achievement is being featured in the Mineral County
Independent-News.
Who am I to tell her thats not an accomplishment?
I may be jaded by my big-city attitude, but it humbled
me to speak to someone whose whole world is a little
fast food joint. I have no idea how this woman gets her
groceries or how she spends her free time. It looks like
theres nothing to do in places like Mina and Goldeld.
But, in a way, the small town-ness is charming and
sometimes I wonder if I would benet by living in a
place usually overlooked. This is an aspect Ive noticed
about Nevada and Nevada alone.
Though Im a Californian and I love greenery at
heart, there is a beauty about Nevada that Ive come
to appreciate since I moved to Reno at age 12. I didnt
recognize it on the road to Elko and I still dont, but Im
excited when I realize I can make the drive down 95 to
Vegas. And if the Wolf Pack is still defeating the Rebels
after I graduate, I intend to make that trip many more
times.
Gianna Cruet studies journalism and Spanish. She can
be reached at gcruet@nevadasagebrush.com.
Opinion
Disclaimer: Sagebrush cartoons are meant for humor, not prediction.
Employ opportunities to reduce stress
STAFF EDITORIAL I STRESS
Nevada trips
offer unique
experiences
CAMPUS CONTEMPLATION
I
ts easy to freak out and have a
mental breakdown between the
pressures of social, personal, school
and work lives colliding together
at the middle of each semester. Its easy
to withdraw from it all because you feel
overwhelmed with pressure.
What isnt easy is moving past those
issues and forcing yourself to study for
midterms. But there are a lot of people
coming up with creative ways to help
you through the middle of the semester.
MEDICINAL DRUMMING
A bi-weekly drum circle in front of
the Joe Crowley Student Union was
started this semester to help students
relax. It makes sense not only are
you physically releasing your anxiety,
youre allowing your mind to disengage
from mounting tensions and focus on
something very simple.
COUNSELING SERVICES
While the University of Nevada,
Reno counseling services center does
offer individual therapy sessions, it
has a lot more to offer students who
are having problems. The center has
therapists who are trained in specic
issues students face, topics ranging from
eating disorders to couples counseling.
They run group therapy sessions, offer
consultation for students who need to
help friends and have online resources
for guidance. Among these are the virtual
relaxation room, which has audio les on
topics like breathing exercises, visualiza-
tion and muscle relaxation. They also
have a self-help section.
EXERCISE
The Art of Living Club is an afliate
of the international organization with
the same name, which is dedicated to
stress management. The club involves
physical exercise, which can help
people relax and feel physically better.
There are many other ways to feel
better through exercise. Lombardi
Recreation Center offers workout equip-
ment, classes and a swimming pool.
Intramural sports can help one not only
exercise, but have fun. Then theres the
cheapest option the campus hills
make a great jogging course.
HOBBIES
Its nice sometimes to just take a
break from what youre doing and
pursue something you really enjoy.
For some people, thats baking. Some
people like to just zone out to their
favorite band.
Its the same idea as a drum circle.
You take your mind off stressful things
and focus on something simple to stop
your brain from overheating.
Midterms are scary, but not worth
running yourself ragged. Take a bit to
breathe, then go get your grades.
The Nevada Sagebrush editorial staff
can be reached at editor@nevadasage-
brush.com.
A4 @TheSagebrush | nevadasagebrush.com TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2012
Gianna
Cruet
creation of our agreed upon reality and
ultimately determine the boundaries of
normal and abnormal sexual behavior.
When we say the word rape, it comes
across to young people with so many
negative connotations that one cannot
help but question if silence would be more
comforting than having to retell ones story
repeatedly. Silence becomes simple in a
world that judges and denes you by every
event and detail in your life, even if it is
beyond your control.
The rst time this was brought to my
attention was two weeks after my assault,
when I mistakenly wore shorts that were
an inch shorter than the dress code of my
small, oppressive high school. One of the
lunch monitors said, When you dress like
a slut, you invite trouble, Annie.
Im not a violent person, but I wanted
to fucking slap her. The education of our
youth plays signicant roles in dening,
teaching or shaping sexuality, so when
someone of power suggests that rape is
invited by our clothing choices, they are
instilling that idea in us. Guidelines on
how to dress in any situation are a type of
risk management, but wouldnt teaching
children how to be sexually aware and be
in control of their own bodies also be risk
management?
In all my years of sex ed, I never learned
this type of risk management. I learned
how to put a condom on a banana and that
15-year-old boys think its funny when the
health teacher fast-forwards and rewinds
the 1980s VHS tape of a woman giving
birth. I learned about genital warts and
Syphilis, but I never learned about how
to ght back or nd help when someone
shatters your reality by taking away your
innocence. I never learned, so I never
spoke. I felt entirely alone.
After months of therapy at the counsel-
ing center, I learned I wasnt alone. In
2010, victims age 12 or older experienced
a total of 188,380 rapes or sexual assaults,
and that is just the 16 percent that are
actually reported. We have become a
nation that is culturally disabled about
the subject of sexuality, especially when its
an unpleasant subject like rape and sexual
abuse.
In my eyes, the best way to combat
this disability is by educating our youth
about what it means to consent. Instead
of teaching abstinence only, teach them
about pressure and holding onto ones own
ideals of truth, whether that be enjoying
safe and responsible sex when they deem
themselves to be ready or waiting until
marriage.
Educate them about the self-esteem chal-
lenges of giving in when they arent truly
prepared. Teach them to have a positive
relationship with their bodies and minds.
Promote an LGBT-friendly dialogue about
sexual orientation. When we are faced with
the challenge of understanding how to have
healthy relationships with ourselves, others
and the body, we should not blindly coast
along, but understand what those relation-
ships should be based on: Trust, consent
and respect for ones own ideals.
In 2013, Alison Gaulden and a dedicated
group of activists from Planned Parenthood
and the student organization Voices for
Planned Parenthood want to make that
change in Nevadas sex education system.
In order to be successful, we need your
help. I ask that anyone who reads this,
whether it be a parent, student, teacher or
even alumni, write to me. Tell me about
your sexual experiences any of them
where you feel if you had been more
informed, you would have beneted. These
testimonies will not go public, nor will I or
any other member of the advocacy group
approach you personally about them. We
will simply use these testimonies to help us
lobby for the future of sex education.
This is a real problem in our society, but
we can ght back. I could label myself a
victim, but the minute I am conscious of
that label is when I can step outside of it
and take a stance in order to change human
patterns.
I no longer have to dene myself by
victim status. I take control by being
sexually aware, by ignoring our high school
structures and the labels of slut and
victim and unclean. The rst step to
sexual awareness is accepting that the past
is part of me but will not control my future.
Anneliese Hucal studies pre-law and public
relations. She can be reached at opinion@
nevadasagebrush.com.
Rape
CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1
Anneliese Hucal is looking for stories
about sexual experiences. Email her at
ahucal.plannedparenthood@live.com.
WRITE IN
In truth, there are
monsters, and they
reside within our
minds. They are tell-
ing us to be ashamed
of our bodies, to
feel bad about our-
selves. My monster
was born when I was
quite young, with a
strangers hand over
my mouth.
OPINION A5 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2012 | @TheSagebrush | nevadasagebrush.com
Editors note: This column is the
second part of a three-part series
on hitchhiking.
I
n the fall of 2009, I hitch-
hiked across America.
To do this, I temporarily
quit school against a lot
of advice.
Both of my
parents
were okay
with it and
gured Id
re-enroll
once I
returned,
though I
wasnt so
sure.
One
hundred-
level courses felt like a worse
version of high school and I was
struggling to nd help navigat-
ing the bureaucratic side of the
University of Nevada, Reno. For
instance, I spoke to a teacher
about dropping a class only
to nd out I hadnt dropped it
properly just before nals.
In short, I was frustrated.
So against the wishes of my
adviser, I took the semester
off that was the only reason I
decided to stick with school in
the end.
When youre hitchhiking,
every ride begins with small
talk. It breaks the ice. And the
rst question after you say
youre a student is always,
What do you study?
Since I wasnt studying
anything in particular, I wasnt
sure what to say.
On Interstate 25 in northern
Colorado, I got a ride from a
group of medical students car-
pooling to Wyoming. I believe I
told them I was a history major.
It was then I realized I could
innocently make stuff up.
So for the next ride I was a
music major. For the next, I was
studying American literature.
I was careful to only make
up majors that I knew enough
about in order to scrape the
surface.
The reason I bring this up is
because, while riding with a
40-something-year-old Jewish
lady in upstate New York, I
claimed I was studying journal-
ism.
She simply replied, Ah, youre
a storyteller then.
And right then I realized
thats exactly what journalism
was storytelling and that
was when I decided my major.
Ive been studying journalism
since then and I cant think of a
better match.
That seemed like a coinci-
dence for a long time but Ive
come to think that it wasnt. I
think I was bound to nd that
out I already knew it, and
being away from school gave
me much more perspective
than I could get on campus.
Taking a semester off not
only gave me direction, but
it generally made me a better
student.
Ive come to include the
hitchhiking trip as just another
semester. I realized the impor-
tance of a formal education, but
similarly, realized the impor-
tance of education in general.
The trip was incredibly
educational, both practically
and philosophically. I learned
to load those semi-trucks that
carry smaller cars while in
Columbus, Ohio. I learned how
to make a killer vegetable stew
and got quite the brieng on
Ukraines history by a Ukrainian
truck driver in Gary, Ind.
Ill get more into the specic
stories in next weeks column,
but the big picture here was
that I gured out how curious I
was. I never considered myself
a people person but forcing
myself into closed quarters with
strangers sure as hell changed
that.
I came to realize talking to
people truly makes things
easier. On the fourth day of my
trip, I was sitting in a nonde-
script and tiny McDonalds,
lling up on free water. I struck
up a conversation with some
kids and suddenly got a window
into what it was like living in
small town Iowa.
I applied this when I got home
and its made life incredibly
interesting. Why keep your head
down when there are tons of
interesting stories just oating
around? Everybody has one,
and it doesnt just have to be
about adventures like hitchhik-
ing cross-country.
I then found the practical
implications to listening to
people as well. If I needed help
dropping a class, I talked to
strangers. If I needed to nd a
classroom, Id ask somebody
instead of shying away.
If I didnt quit school for a
few months, theres a good
chance I wouldnt have learned
that lesson. Hell, if I didnt quit
school for a few months, theres
a good chance I would have quit
permanently later on.
I have since taken one more
semester off fall 2011 to
tour with a band, and had the
same exact opinion all over
again.
Taking time off can truly
provide clarity. It did for me.
Fil Corbitt studies broadcast
journalism. He can be reached at
opinion@nevadasagebrush.com.
Time away from UNR helped motivation
Ask for help
despite shame
W
ith midterms un-
derway, I see the
student panic
on campus: the
frantic cramming of informa-
tion were unsure is correct and
the wasted
hours of
attempt-
ing to
gure it out
ourselves.
Many of us
wait until
were too
behind
to ask for
help.
The fear
of embar-
rassment
is stronger than the fear of
failing and, as I discovered this
summer, the fear of pain.
My expedition team was
descending Hurricane Peak,
an 11,064-foot boulder pile in
Wyomings North Absaroka
Wilderness. A hundred miles
from civilization, our 17-per-
son team 14 students and
three instructors scaled
mountains, carrying 60-pound
backpacks. Thats how the
National Outdoor Leader-
ship School (NOLS) builds
leaders teaching them in
environments where nature is
dominant and situations and
their consequences are real,
as the organizations mission
statement says.
Though we initially struggled
with expedition life, our team
became competent in naviga-
tion, rst aid and other skills.
We gained opportunities to
lead hikes without instructors.
Hurricane Peak was our rst
independent summit.
As usual, I was at the rear
of the descent, 10 feet above
my team. A weaker student, I
felt embarrassed and burden-
some falling behind on-trail,
preferring to weather pain in
silence than ask my teammates
to slow down. My stubbornness
translated into immobilizing
leg cramps or numbness most
nights.
Only extreme exhaustion
taught me that a slow team-
mate is less of a burden than
an injured one, because when I
couldnt perform, neither could
my team. So I started borrow-
ing trekking poles and I asked
faster hikers to travel slower.
I was cautious stepping down
the boulders, placing my hand
on one above me to steady
myself. It was the size of a small
cushion and looked weighted
into place. I stepped down and
lifted my hand off it. It fell.
I saw the boulder would hit
my leg before impact and I
tried to catch it with my hand.
It crushed my ngers atop
another boulder and rolled
onto my boot. At rst, I didnt
feel pain, only panic when I
failed to free my foot, rst with
my hands and second by yank-
ing my leg upward. Then blood
squirted across my vision.
The pads of my middle
and ring ngertips were split
open and displaced. I couldnt
tell if the bone was peeking
through the latter. I grabbed it
to stanch the blood, triggering
a throbbing burn that left me
whimpering into my shoulder.
Shaking, I glanced down at my
team. They were still descend-
ing the peak. I almost didnt
call for help.
Though I was terried, I was
angry with myself for endan-
gering my team. They would
have to climb back up the
boulders to reach me. I risked
injuring them, or as blood
was splattered across a 3-foot
radius and pulsing through my
grip down my arm sending
them into shock. I was furious.
Would my teammates be too?
Would they think I was stupid?
During the course, one of the
most valuable leadership traits
we learned was self-awareness.
It meant knowing our limits
and capabilities, our strengths
and weaknesses. It meant
asking for help.
Guys! I yelled. Im stuck.
My team responded im-
mediately, scrambling up the
boulders to free my foot and
down to fetch our instructors.
They then stanched my ngers
and washed blood off my face.
They iced my swollen foot with
a snow-lled Camelback and
wrapped me in their sweaters
when I shivered.
I understand that avoiding
asking for help in college
doesnt equate to avoiding
asking for help in a life-
threatening situation, but
embarrassment causes injury
in all its capacities, be it on
a mountaintop or in a class-
room. It makes us question
ourselves and undermines our
condence. By silencing our
voices, embarrassment stunts
our growth and education. And
isnt that our job as students
to learn from our mistakes?
I am still learning that lesson.
Crystal Powell studies journal-
ism and international affairs.
She can be reached at opinion@
nevadasagebrush.com.
Refrain from panicking about failure,
use setbacks as learning experiences
ADVICE
H
ave you ever screwed
up so colossally that
you thought you
might not recover? If
you have, then youve probably
felt a lot like me during the
summer of
2011.
Picture
this: I was
at the end
of my rst
leasing
situation.
After a
seven-
month
period of
malfunc-
tioning
appliances, minimal care or
contact on the part of my
landlord and the development
of black mold, I was ready to
get out of my old house so that
I could begin a new chapter in
my life.
There was one problem
the property managers agenda
was different than mine.
Id begun my leasing
contract in February of that
year and it was set to expire
eight months later, in Septem-
ber. Courteously, Id gone to
his ofce to give him 30 days
notice that my roommates
and I would be vacating the
premises by the end of the
month.
His response was to
inform me that I was actu-
ally contracted to rent from
his property management
company for an unspecied
longer period and that I would
be responsible for paying two
more months of rent, regard-
less of whether or not I stayed
on the premises.
I was oored, and quickly
reminded him that, as a matter
of simple math, what he had to
say simply could not be true.
In spite of my protests, I had
no way of proving to him that
he was wrong.
In the seven month period of
living in that house, the room-
mate with whom Id originally
entered the rental agreement
had moved, and shed taken
our lease agreement with her
and lost it. It was a glaring
oversight on my part. One for
which I paid dearly.
This individual was unwilling
to show me the lease agreement
to which I was supposedly
bound and I was too nave at
the time to know that this was
an unethical breach of his
duties. I was in big trouble.
In hindsight, I call this
incident The Three-Thousand
Dollar Mistake, because the
amount of money I had to
pay was roughly that much.
Between paying for what dam-
ages there were our property
manager insisted that deposit
funds were only meant to be
applied toward damages after
an appeal process; to whom
this appeal would be issued
remains a mystery to me and
two months of rent alone (my
roommates all bailed on me,
and I was foolish enough to be
the only other leaseholder), this
was a costly mistake that put
me in the hole. This also had me
dedicating my minimum wages
solely to paying up.
It was miserable.
Fortunately, the property
manager allowed me to pay
him in installments between
the months of October and
December. He said that as long
as I paid him in full by Dec.
31, Id be immune to further
collections and would be free of
the mysterious lease agreement.
It wasnt exactly what Id call
a victory, but knowing that this
man was much more learned
in this business than me, I
understood that the best thing
for me to do would be to play
by his rules and get out of the
situation as soon as possible.
So I did.
By the beginning of Decem-
ber, Id paid off my debt and
was formally released from the
rental agreement. It was one of
the best days of my life. While I
was angry at myself for having
gotten into the situation, Ive
since learned my lesson about
taking great care of my property
and the documents pertaining
to it.
I photograph and le every
document that I receive and
have brushed up on literature
regarding the rights and
responsibilities of tenants,
property owners and property
managers. Ill reiterate that
what this particular property
manager did was, in my eyes,
unethical, but had I been more
careful, I wouldnt have been
vulnerable to his manipula-
tions.
Henry Ford is credited with
having said, Failure is simply
an opportunity to begin again,
this time more intelligently.
If youve recently experi-
enced a huge screw up in
some area of your life, I
advise refraining from panic.
I challenge you to take a step
back, examine the situation,
and think of how you could
approach it so as to eliminate
the possibility of a foul-up.
Set yourself up to begin
again more intelligently, and
one day, your failure will be a
learning experience for which
you are most grateful.
Evynn Tyler studies journalism
and English. He can be reached
at opinion@nevadasagebrush.
com.
HITCHIN ACROSS THE USA
Fil
Corbitt
Photo Courtesy of Fil Corbitt
Columnist Fil Corbitt sits on a curb in Los Lunes, N.M. in 2009, when he took a semester off to hitchhike across the country. He said his experience
helped inspire him to continue at the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Powell
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Tyler
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By Julian Rhodes and Juliana Bledsoe
Zombies are on the rise, in Reno and across America. From
The Walking Dead on your television to Resident Evil on
your Xbox, zombies have permeated every aspect of pop cul-
ture. And as Halloween draws near, one event is on the minds
and walls of downtown: the fourth annual Reno Zombie Crawl.
THE CRAWLING DEAD
Beginning in 2009, Ed Adkins wanted to bring his own bar
crawl to downtown Reno. Conveniently, the Friday he planned
for fell on Halloween, so naturally he chose a zombie theme,
said Adkins. He said nearly 300 brain and beer starved locals
descended upon downtown that year, dressed as the undead.
I love (Renos) night life and I wanted to give people here
something to do, he said. I think the great thing about the
Zombie Crawl is that it makes the crowd a part of the event.
Adkins said that the point of the crawl was not to just provide
an event that people might show up to, but rather to create an
experience to which people can look forward. He said the event
allows people to not just ogle and spectate, but participate and
dress up to forma one-night community.
Its those comments on Facebook and Twitter where
people are saying I had the best time that really make all of
this worth it, Adkins said.
In the three years since, attendance for the event has grown
steadily, with last years crawl bringing in almost 5,000 people
to downtown Reno. This year, Adkins said, they hope to top
that, focusing on not only Reno but out-of-towners as well.
The Zombie Crawl has become a sort of tourism engine,
Adkins said. We partner with the Silver Legacy to provide
discount rooms to people in town for the event. Weve already
booked more rooms than last year.
SPREADING THE FEVER
In addition to the crawl, Adkins has worked with other
businesses in the community to create various related events
throughout the month. This past Saturday, Junkee sponsored
and hosted a Zombie Fashion Show followed by a zombie wed-
ding. The result was a goried boutique chock full of mutilated
models and terrors in tuxedos.
Junkee manager and owner Jessica Schneider, who has done
Burning Man fashion shows in the past, said the event was a
success despite this being her rst zombie themed event.
Zombies are so in style right now, Schneider said.
But as one of the most cost-efcient and creative choices for
costumes in Reno, Junkee is no stranger to extravagant acces-
sorizing.
I think people are over bag costumes, she said. Theyre
expensive and they suck. I can come up with great costumes.
After the fashion show, contest winners and newlyweds,
Ronnie and Danielle Deribas, took the stage in front of Junkee
where the two exchanged vows and prop ring ngers in full
zombie garb.
Were really into bloody and gorey stuff, Ron Deribas said.
This is like a dreamcome true.
The Zombie Wedding was the result of a contest that Adkins
and Junkee opened up for submission in late August. Nine
couples entered and winners were determined on the basis of
their love for zombies and their love for Reno.
The prize included a videographer, a photographer, a cake,
owers from Twigs in Yerington, make-up from Salon 7,
rooms donated by Silver Legacy, and a reception provided by
Craft Wine and Beer. Each groomsman and bridesmaid was
decorated uniquely and ornately with zombied decor.
The last pre-crawl event will take place an hour before the
Zombie Crawl, where Adkins hopes to gather a thousand
dancers to perform Michael Jacksons Thriller along Virginia
Street.
Adkins said they want to keep the Thriller dance separate
from the crawl this year to give families and kids a chance to
participate in an event. The Zombie Crawl does not support
underage drinking. Not only is it illegal, but getting caught
in a bar can hurt that local business, he said. Adkins said he
hopes the Thriller dance can make for an enjoyable youth
alternative.
Its really cool because Reno has this culture like nowhere
else, he said. Where else can you get a thousand quirky
people dressed as zombies performing under something like
the Reno arch?
POP CULTURE PATIENT ZERO
George A. Romeros Night of the Living Dead brought
zombies to life, creating the iconic monster/disaster genre
hybrid that has stuck in pop culture for the past four decades.
The resurrection of zombie entertainment in all forms of
media has spread across America and, as shown above, to
Reno. But why the fascination? Why not an obsession with
Frankenstein or werewolves? As University of Nevada, Reno
Professor and Lecturer Doug Mishler said, theres a variety of
explanations.
Some horror lms [in the 60s] were presented as a response
to the nuclear bomb, Mishler said. The chaos and unpredict-
ability of a nuclear disaster created a fear that these lms were
trying to convey.
He said these came out at a time where the image of America
was a very safe, very suburban setting, making these horror
lms that much more unsettling. The brain dead, anonymity of
the zombies in Night of the Living Dead was representative
of communism in the United States and the red scare, Mishler
said.
Originally, many zombies [in lms] were meant to look just
like us, he said.
The truth about this time, Mishler said, is that it was during
the beginning of the Cold War, post-World War II, meaning the
lms played more off the faade of safety rather than America
being in an actual safe state. He said our current society might
be feeling something similar.
With the economy in its current state, multiple wars hap-
pening, theres a feeling of danger, a fear of the unknown, he
said.
But it seems difcult to paint Americas infatuation with zom-
bies as being so one-dimensional, Mishler said. With the inux
of communicational advantages andpure informationoverhaul
our generation has received, there are too many variables to
pinpoint the source of popularity.
One thing is for surezombies are swarming Reno, in your
books, on your televisions and soon theyll be in your bars. The
only thing betweenthemandfull city domination: a frosty Pabst
and a Sunday morning hangover.
Juliana Bledsoe can be reached at jbledsoe@nevadasagebrush.
com. Julian Rhodes can be reached at jrhodes@nevadasagebrush.
com.
By Nino Pinneri
Death Grips is a very difficult band to
explain to people. Incredibly abrasive hip
hop, combined with hard hitting hooks and
industrial beats with an MC who does noth-
ing but scream at almost every verse, makes
them not very easy to get into.
The trio that calls themselves Death
Grips are fronted by MC Ride on vocals,
Andy Morin on synth and production and
Zach Hill on drums. Death Grips direction
on this LP is best explained as the 80s on
bath salts. To top it off, this album, No Love
Deep Web, has a penis on the album cover.
No Love Deep Web is the third release
from Death Grips and their second LP in
2012. The record is described by the group
as cold, bass heavy, minimal, rock & roll
influenced and could simultaneously fit into
a rave or dance club context. The beats are
being played live on a Roland electronic V-
drum set or acoustic drum set by Zach.
Thirteen tracks full of system blowing
synths and beats dripping with underlying
tones of paranoia, fear and overbearing ag-
gression, this is the most tight and cohesive
release from Death Grips yet. The opening
song Come Up and Get Me starts off with
an incredibly heavy bass groove letting MC
Ride lose his mind and breath, getting to an
extreme point screaming fuck a Nazi.
Every second of this album is a horror
movie in music form. Some songs stay soni-
cally recessed at points, keeping the beat in
the background until the perfect moment
to erupt into an extremely aggressive fury.
Deep Web is the most prominent example,
with the hook of MC Ride screaming Call me
crazy, but I swear the lines been tapped be-
hind a totally, industrially abrasive beat. The
most obvious examples are the two songs
World of Dogs and Lock Your Doors.
World of Dogs features a jazzy, intricate
time signature with a math rock influenced
beat, while MC Ride repeats Its all suicide,
its all suicide, its all suicide, blasting right
into an incredibly face melting transition
which leads into Lock Your Doors.
The Money Store, released earlier this
year, was arguably headed in the direction
of making extremely catchy hooks, which
musically explode in transition, such as
The Fever. No Love Deep Web isnt lack-
ing hooks by any means, but theyre not the
center of attention anymore. Each songs
beat is polished to the point of putting MC
Ride at the center of attention, pushing him
to become more aggressive and lyrically
refined.
Certain rappers
recently have gotten
notoriety by rapping
about dark subjects,
such as rap outfit Odd
Future, but some of
these lyrics that MC
Ride is putting out in
comparison make Ty-
ler and Hodgy look
like Miranda Cosgrove
and Justin Bieber. Ride
talks about buying
guns, evading the law,
pushing suicide, as-
sault and is borderline schizophrenic and
incoherent with some of the subjects he is
talking about.
Compared to their other releases, No
Love Deep Web at first sight might look
basic, but deeper down, everything about
this album is extreme.
Death Grips have recaptured the same
hauntingly dark and gritty beats while still
managing to get stuck in your head and be
strangely danceable in a rave or club set-
ting.
Nino Pinneri can be reached at news@neva-
dasagebrush.com.
Popular zombie craze swarms downtown Reno
By Julian Rhodes
The third season premiere of The Walking Dead
ended the anticipation that many fans of the show felt
was a wait worse than death itself. With the second
season nale ending in a sudden zombie invasion, a
mysterious forest samurai and the group of survivors
homeless, fans have been dying to see where the show
goes nexta lot of fans, actually. Nearly 11 million
viewers tuned in Sunday, making it the most heavily
viewed telecast for any drama series on basic cable for
all ages, ever.
The premiere picks up right where season two left
off, following Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and crew
as they forage for food and attempt to nd a newhome.
In the rst ve minutes of the episode, theres more
adrenaline-pumping, head-chopping action than the
entirety of the second season.
The quaint, semi-secure setting of Hershel Greenes
(Scott Wilson) farm gave the characters a nice break
from reality, but also gave the audience a break from
any action last season. With no imminent threat, the
show felt stagnant and seemed to drag on with more
drama than anything. But as fans of the comic may
know, the newly discovered prison setting foreshadows
a full season of hack and slash in the ctional dystopia.
The writers seem to be developing depth with some
of the side characters in this new season. Hershel
seems to have a newfound respect for his own life,
nding solace in living to protect his daughters and all
around acting less crazy and suicidal. Daryl (Norman
Reedus) may begin to pursue a romance with Carol
(Melissa McBride), and Carl (Chandler Riggs) appears
to be maturing quickly, shooting downsome walkers by
himself throughout the episode.
The only new character we meet in the premiere is
Michonne (Danai Gurira). She says little but shows her
skills, mercilessly slaying zombies with effortless cuts
from her katana. She is taking care of a sick Andrea
(Laurie Holden), but thats about all we get to see.
Theres no detail given on what their relationship is like
or the extent of Andreas injury.
As the group nds the prison,
Rick decides to take a chance
and launches a plan to break
in and clear zombies from the
courtyard of the penitentiary.
This leads to a gorefest of eye-
socket stabbing and easy
headshots. The group makes it
in the gates safely only to nd
Rick has bigger plans. He wants
to settle inside the prison.
This is where trouble starts,
and in the interest of the few
who missed it, lets just say
not everyone makes it through
unscathed. This season is only
one episode in and already has a stronger
story than the last, with great cliffhangers,
intense action and the development of
otherwise fairly static characters. There
are still many episodes to come, but if
this is an indicator as to the quality of this
season, there is no reason the viewership
wont continue to spread like a plague,
consuming each new fan, brains rst of
course.
Julian Rhodes can be reached at jrho-
des@nevadasagebrush.com.
AMC horror drama draws big
audience with non-stop action
Death Grips push
boundaries of rap with
explicit, scary song lyrics
Zombie
Events
SATURDAY/27
CHOREOGRAPHED
THRILLER
PERFORMANCE
When: 7:00p.m.
Where: Virginia Street, under
the Renoarch
Opentoall, dancepractice
beingheldTuesdayand
Sundaynights at Roller
Kingdom, participationis free
of charge.
SATURDAY/27
RENOZOMBIECRAWL
When: 8:00p.m.
StartingBars: CommRow,
Imperial Bar &Lounge andSt.
James Inrmary
Crawl cups canbe pre-
purchasedfor $5from
Junkee, The Melting Pot,
Chocolate Walrus, Dollhouse
andPrismMagic.
THE WALK-
ING DEAD
Channel: AMC
Genre:
Drama, Action,
Horror
Time:
Sundays at
9/8c p.m.
Rating:
TV-14
Grade:
A
DEATH
GRIPS NO
LOVE DEEP
WEB
Release Date:
Oct. 1
Genre:
Experimental
Hip-Hop
Grade:
B+
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else. In developing her book,
Seplveda tried to hear as many
Latino voices as she could by
interviewing Latino actors,
politicians, musicians, teachers
and numerous others about
Obamas promises that he made
to the country and to Latinos.
She said many Latinos were
unhappy with him in 2008 and
before.
When he was a senator, he
voted for the wall (between
Mexico and the U.S.) and he
put a lot of money toward the
border, Seplveda said.
Among health care unem-
ployment benets and Pell
Grants, immigration reform
was the one thing that Obama
didnt deliver on in his prom-
ises to Latinos, Seplveda said.
She maintains that he was,
and still is, more conservative
in that view and actually sup-
ports the deportation of illegal
immigrants caught engaging in
criminal acts.
Some innocent people do
get deported, she said. People
who, yes, were undocumented,
but hadnt committed a crime
mothers get deported and
kids get left behind.
The issue of immigration
causes Seplveda to believe
the nation is becoming in-
creasingly divided and needs
to embrace the Latino presence
in this country. Robb Weider-
man, a 21-year-old employee
at the Mitt Romney campaign,
isnt against the naturaliza-
tion of immigrants who do it
legally but feels that the federal
government should pay atten-
tion to its natural born citizens
rst.
Our resources are dwindling
by the minute, Weiderman
said. We cant focus on just
one group, we have to look at
whats good for the whole, for
the future. Thats the bottom
line.
Seplveda said Latinos are
part of the whole but theyre
still different and their differ-
ences need to be respected. The
dehumanization of the Latino
population is something Sep-
lveda fears is increasing more
and more throughout the years
as it becomes easier for people
to apply for citizenship.
People think were all un-
documented and uneducated,
she said. People dont think Im
an accomplished writer with a
Ph.D.
Seplveda hopes that her new
book will spread the uprising
of the Latino voice not only
through their own communities,
but the general population. She
feels that all citizens from differ-
ent races and ages should read
this book in order to understand
how their country is changing.
And if I was a politician and
wanted to know how the Latino
vote is being inuenced, I would
read this book, she said.
Megan Ortiz can be reached at
mortiz@nevadasagebrush.com.
moves to real life situations.
Bethany Pennington, a
19-year-old dual major in biol-
ogy-chemistry, said her main
concern of taking a self-defense
course is whether shell be able
to remember the moves once
the class is over.
There needs to be more than
just a one or two hour crash
course of self-defense, Pen-
nington said. Women should
stay vigiliant to their surround-
ings and should be able to
remember the moves because
they could forget in a real situ-
ation.
Wojcicki said he has 50
seats open for his self-defense
seminar. Wojcicki said the
techniques are easy to learn
and will show students how to
neutralize an attacker and ways
that a smaller individual can
neutralize attacker effectively
through deception and use of
attacking specic areas of the
body.
Wojcicki said he wants
female students to not depend
on emergency phone applica-
tions or a 911 call, since he said
seconds count when the police
are minutes away.
You want proven techniques
and the ones that are taught
in this seminar are proven,
Wojcicki said. But there are
some techniques that are
not well known and that are
extremely benecial and (the
students) will not nd them in
many self-defense seminars.
Molly Moser can be reached at
mmoser@nevadasagebrush.com.
Defense
Emma Seplvedas book
is available for purchase on
Amazon as an e-book and at
Sundance Bookstore in Reno.
WHERE TO BUY
The self-defense seminar
will be on Monday, Oct. 22
from 6 9 p.m. in Circus Circus
Casino and is free to female
UNR students.
Reservations can be made
with Anthony Wojcicki at 775-
772-4508 or tonycordevista@
yahoo.com.
SIGNING UP
Emma Seplveda takes pictures in Chile while doing research on the mining cave-in of August 2010 . She has
written a book about the mining accident as well.
Latino
Brianna Denisons missing person yer hangs from a trafc light near campus after her disappearance from her
Reno home in January 2008.
Aztecs aim to snap
Nevadas win streak
PESSIMIST SAYS: Riding an emotional comeback win against
UNLV, Nevada comes out flat against the Aztecs. Per usual,
the Wolf Pack digs itself into an early hole. However, this
time around, Nevada cant mount a comeback. Moreover,
turnovers on offense doom Nevada.
OUTCOME: San Diego State wins 38-31
DIFFERENCE MAKER LEON MCFADDEN
OPTIMIST SAYS: After back-to-back wins against struggling
teams, San Diego States true colors show. Nevadas Pistol
offense shreds through the Aztecs defense in the air and
on the ground. Moreover, the Wolf Packs defense pitches
another strong outing in the second half.
OUTCOME: Nevada wins 42-28
The 5-foot-10, 190-pound shutdown corner has top-notch
cover skills. Recruited as a wide receiver, Leon McFadden has
game-changing ability with his hands and has a knack for the
pigskin.
MAKING THE CALL
Wolf Pack out to protect rst-place spot atop
Mountain West Conference standings
AP TOP 25
BCS STANDINGS
THIS WEEKS GAME
1. Alabama 6-0
2. Florida 6-0
3. Oregon 6-0
4. Kansas State 6-0
5. Notre Dame 6-0
6. LSU 6-1
7. South Carolina 6-1
8. Oregon State 5-0
9. Oklahoma 4-1
10. USC 5-1
11. Georgia 5-1
12. Mississippi State 6-0
13. West Virginia 5-1
14. Florida State 6-1
15. Rutgers 6-0
16. Louisville 6-0
17. Texas Tech 5-1
18. Texas A&M 5-1
19. Clemson 5-1
20. Stanford 4-2
21. Cincinnati 5-0
22. Boise State 5-1
23. TCU 5-1
24. Iowa State 4-2
25. Texas 4-2
Date Opponent Time

.Sept. 1 at Washington L 21-12
Sept 8. Army W 42-7
Sept 15. North Dakota W 49-41
Sept 22. San Jose State L 38-34
Sept 29. at Fresno State L 52-40
Oct. 6 Hawaii W 52-14
Oct. 13 Colorado State W 38-14
Oct . 20 at Nevada 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 27 UNLV 5 p.m.
Nov. 3 at Boise State 8:30 p.m. MT
Nov. 10 Air Force 12:30 p.m.
Nov. 24 at Wyoming 1:30 p.m.
2012 MWC STANDINGS
Standings Conference Overall
Nevada 3-0 6-1
UNLV 2-0 5-1
Boise State 2-1 4-3
Fresno State 2-1 4-3
San Diego State 2-1 3-3
New Mexico 1-1 4-3
Wyoming 1-1 1-6
Colorado State 0-2 1-5
Air Force 0-3 1-5
Hawaii 0-3 1-6

Nevada Category San Diego
State
OFFENSE
285.7 Rushing 225.9
264.1 Passing 193.7
154.8 Pass efciency 148.7
549.9 Total 419.6
41.0 Scoring 38.1
DEFENSE
156.9 Rushing 116.0
123.5 Pass efciency 143.4
419.9 Total 381.4
28.6 Scoring 26.7
SPECIAL TEAMS/MISC.
35.4 Net punting 37.3
16.4 Punt returns 10.0
19.6 Kickoff returns 23.5
0.0 Turnover margin 0.86
TALE OF THE TAPE
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Running back Stefphon Jefferson leads the nation with 1,140 rushing yards. The juniors efforts earned him CBSSports.com
2012 Midseason College Football All-America Team honors.
2011 STATISTICAL LEADERS
San Diego State
Player Category Avg./Game
R. Katz Passing yds 189.7
A. Muema Rushing yds 100.3
G. Escobar Recieving yds 39.7
N. Berhe Tackles 6.7
J. Fely Tackles for loss 1.1
L. McFadden Interceptions 3
T. Vizzi Punt return yds avg. 10.0
A. Muema Scoring 8.6
Nevada
Player Category Avg./Game
C. Fajardo Passing yds 244.2
S. Jeffferson Rushing yds 162.9
B. Wimberly Receivng yds 68.0
A. Rosette Tackles 7.9
B. Hekking Tackles for loss 1.1
K. Wooten Interceptions 2
K. Wooten Punt return yds avg. 16.4
S. Jefferson Scoring 12.9
San Diego State at Nevada
When: Saturday, 7:35 p.m.
Where: Mackay Stadium
(29,993, FieldTurf)
TV: CBS Sports Network
Season records: Nevada
(6-1 overall, 3-0 MWC),
San Diego State (4-3
overall, 2-1 MWC)
All-time series record:
San Diego State leads 3-2
The coaches: Nevada
hall of fame head coach
Chris Ault is in his 28th
season as Nevadas head
coach and has a 232-104-1
record. Entering his second
year under the helm of the
Aztecs, head coach Rocky
Long brings a defensive
mindset to San Diego State.
Long has coached since
1972 and specializes in
coaching the secondary.
KEY MATCHUP
Nevadas front seven vs.
the Aztecs run attack
The Wolf Pack struggled
stopping the Rebels run
game in the first half. Akin
to UNLV, San Diego States
bruising runners have a
knack for getting extra
yardage. This game could
turn into a rushing duel.
1. Alabama (60) 6-0
2. Oregon 6-0
3. Florida 6-0
4. Kansas State 6-0
5. Notre Dame 6-0
6. LSU 6-1
7. Ohio State 7-0
8. Oregon State 5-0
9. South Carolina 6-1
10. Oklahoma 4-1
11. USC 5-1
12. Florida State 6-1
13. Georgia 5-1
14. Clemson 5-1
15. Mississippi State 6-0
16. Louisville 6-0
17. West Virginia 5-1
18. Texas Tech 5-1
19. Rutgers 6-0
20. Texas A&M 5-1
21. Cincinnati 5-0
22. Stanford 4-2
23. Michigan 4-2
24. Boise State 5-1
25. Ohio 7-0
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Arizona State 92, TCU 88, Louisiana Tech
38, Texas 25, North Carolina State 11,
Northwestern 6, Washington 6, Wisconsin
6, Nebraska 4, North Carolina 2, Tulsa 2,
Penn State 1, Arizona 1
vs. San Diego State
Saturday
TIME: 7:35 p.m.
THIS WEEKS GAME
vs. USF
L 32-31
SEPT. 8
vs. Northwestern
State
W 45-34
SEPT. 15
at Hawaii
W 69-24
SEPT. 22
at Texas State
W 34-21
SEPT. 29
at UNLV
W 42-37
OCT. 13
vs. SDSU
7:35 p.m.
OCT. 20
at Air Force
5 p.m.
OCT. 26
vs. Fresno State
7:35 p.m.
NOV. 10
at New Mexico
12:30 p.m.
NOV. 17
vs. Wyoming
W 35-28 (OT)
OCT. 6
at California
W 31-24
SEPT. 1
vs. Boise State
TBA
DEC. 1
STAFF PICKS
By Eric Uribe
Nevada is on a hot streak, winning its last ve games.
Three of the wins have come against Mountain
West Conference foes, giving the Wolf Pack
sole possession of rst place in the
standings. Not trailing far behind is
San Diego State at 4-3 (2-1 MWC).
Nevada will host its new confer-
ence mate in Mackay Stadiums
rst night game of the season.
POTENT ATTACK
The Aztecs are putting up 38.1
yards a game and has eclipsed
the 30-point mark in 11 of its
last 12 games. San Diego States
offensive output has been
apparent at the onset of
games. The Aztecs have
piled up 152 points in
the rst half, 52 more
points than their op-
ponents. Their quick
start could put the
Wolf Pack in an all-
too-familiar decit early
in the game. While Nevada
has three consecutive come-
back wins under its belt, San Diego
is 7-0 when leading after intermis-
sion under head coach Rocky Long.
The Aztecs success could be at-
tributed to its balanced offensive
attack. Under center for the squad
is Ryan Katz. The senior graduated
from Oregon State last spring before
transferring, making him immedi-
ately eligible to play. Katz beat out last
seasons backup Adam Dingwell for the
starting job. The 6-foot-1 quarterback
has a cannon for an arm. Katz has
thrown for 1,328 yards, 13 touchdowns, a
mere 4 interceptions and has completed
60 percent of this throws.
At running back is Adam Muema. The
bruising runner has racked up 702 yards
rushing. Muemas strength has made him
tough to bring down after initial contact.
The sophomore has shared touches with
senior Walter Kazee, whos added 481 yards of
his own this season.
SWARMING DEFENSE
San Diego State has been a menace on defense, especially
when it comes to turnovers. The Aztecs have forced 17 turnovers
in 2012. Ten of the takeaways have come in the last three games.
Second-year coach Long could be the prime reason behind San Diego
States takeaway-happy approach. The defensive-minded coach served as
the programs defensive coordinator three seasons before taking over the
reins of the entire coaching staff. Longs strategy on defense is swapping
players in and out. Rotating defenders keeps the squad fresh, fueling the
unit for the entire 60 minutes of play.
The star of the defense is cornerback Leon McFadden, without ques-
tion. The senior was hailed as the Preseason All-Mountain West Defen-
sive Player of the Year. McFadden has three interceptions this season
and eight pass breakups. A season ago he had 15 pass breakups, six more
than anyone else in the conference. Quarterbacks have avoided throwing
in the direction of the highly-physical defensive back. Complementing
McFadden in the secondary is Nat Berhe, who leads the Aztecs in tackles
with 47. Ball-hogging linebacker Jake Fely is another name to look out for.
Fely has brought the heat on opposing signal callers, forcing ve sacks
and seven tackles for a loss.
Eric Uribe can be reached at euribe@nevadasagebrush.com.
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UNLV hung the games rst
21 points on Nevadas porous
defense. Sherry completed eight
of his rst nine throws. And the
one-two punch of running backs
Tim Cornett and Bradley Randle
chewed up 154 yards on the
ground. The Rebels controlled the
clock for 19:27 in the rst half.
The Wolf Packs sputtering
offense didnt do its defense any
favors in the rst half. The Pistol
offense was one-dimensional in
the opening quarter, running the
pigskin on all 10 of its plays.
Nevada didnt get on the score-
board until the second quarter off
a 4-yard plunge from Stefphon
Jefferson. The touchdown was
the teams latest opening score all
season long.
We didnt play with any emo-
tion that rst half, 28-year head
coach Chris Ault said. No energy.
I dont know why. In a game like
this, you play with energy when
you get off the bus. We didnt. But
we did in the second half and
that was the difference.
Jefferson added two rushing
touchdowns later, nishing the
game with 185 yards on the
ground. Moreover, the junior
eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing
mark faster thany any Nevada
running back in history
The Rebels play-not-to-lose
mentality in the second half cost
them the game, marking their
third loss against a backup quar-
terback this season. UNLV (1-6,
1-1 Mountain West Conference)
is left to think what couldve
been.
Its a terrible feeling being so
close and getting to that point
where we should put our foot
down their throat, UNLV corner-
back Sidney Hodge said. We just
couldnt pull it out.
Of the 20,565 fans at the game, a
chunk of Nevada faithful emptied
out of the stands onto the eld
when the nal whistle blew. A sea
of blue and silver camouaged
the green eld.
The victory jumped the Wolf
Pack (6-1, 3-0 MWC) to sole pos-
session of rst place in the MWC.
Whether it was Nevadas gutsy
effort or UNLVs meltdown, Ault
knows that one things certain.
Let me tell you something,
Ault said. That cannon aint red.
Its blue and silver.
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Cannon
there with 17 ranked teams in
their regions and I told them
afterwards how proud I was of
them.
The top ve nishers for the
Wolf Pack were Diaz in 18th
with a time of 21:45, sophomore
Demerey Kirsch in 29th clock-
ing in at 22:02, freshmen EmKay
Myers and Erika Root in 42nd
and 86th place, respectively. Se-
nior Christy Works rounded out
the group with a 115th-place
nish.
For Elias, the top ve all
executed what they were told to
do and did different things very
well.
We had Diaz sit back and
settle in right around the top 30,
Demerey stuck with Sam for the
rst mile, Elias said. EmKay
had a good race in front of her
home fans. The idea was to send
(Erika) Root out early with her,
she didnt totally blow up but
kind of struggled. Works had a
solid race for herself.
Considering the circum-
stances, the results of the
past race are very promising.
A mental correction might be
what the team needs for it to
place in the top three of the
Mountain West Champion-
ships and could be the differ-
ence between eighth or second
place.
As mentioned before, Ne-
vadas next race will be the
Mountain West Conference
Championships held in Las
Vegas. The preparation for the
meet will be very different from
the one in Arkansas.
Were going to try to focus on
more of the speed stuff, Kirsch
said. The course there is pretty
at and fast. Working on getting
the quick turnover will let us
roll in Vegas.
Elias said the championships
will be a free-for-all.
This conference makes the
WAC look like a joke, he said.
If we can get our runners to
all run a good race and some of
theirs to have a bad one, it can
really change the entire out-
come. Our top ve are middle
distance runners and this is
practically a track race on a
cross-country course. Well see
what happens.
With two weeks to prepare,
the women hope to cement
their position at the top of the
Mountain West.
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sports@nevadasagebrush.com.
XC
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Stephon Jefferson runs the ball down the feild during this weekends
game.For the third time this season, Stefphon Jefferson earned MWC
Player of the Week honors after rushing for 185 yards against UNLV.
Augmon, Greg Anthony, and
Larry Grandmama Johnson.
The furthest Nevada has ever
advanced in the NCAA tourna-
ment was the Sweet Sixteen
back in 2004. However, the gap
has narrowed in recent years
with the Wolf Pack actually
having more current players in
the NBA with four to UNLVs
three.
Although the Rebels are
also the holders of a six-game
winning streak over the Pack
and look to be pretty strong in
the coming season, Nevada is
no slouch either and I doubt
Deonte Burton and Co. will
lie down for our hated rivals.
EDGE: UNLV
BASEBALL
Despite holding the all-time
series lead over the Wolf
Pack with a record of 46-59,
the Rebels appear to have
weakened this past season,
posting a record of only 26 wins
and 31 losses. Nevada, on the
other hand, enjoyed a relatively
successful but quiet season by
nishing in a rst-place tie in
the Western Athletic Confer-
ence with a nal total of 32
wins and 25 losses.
The key to this season will
be pitching aces: The reigning
2012 WAC pitcher of the year,
Braden Shipley and Tom
Jameson who had 9 and 7 wins,
respectively, last year. Another
player of note is outelder
Brooks Klein, who led the Pack
in the Triple Crown categories
of batting average, RBIs and
home runs. For the Wolf Pack
to really make some noise
their rst year in the Mountain
West, we need them to feel our
support as a student body by
actually showing up to games.
EDGE: NEVADA
SOFTBALL
A perennial championship
contender in the WAC confer-
ence, Nevada softball made
the NCAA tournament in 2006,
2008 and 2009. The Rebels have
also had their share of success
on the diamond with nine
NCAA tournament appearances
that also includes three trips to
the College World Series.
Recently, the Pack has
struggled with a record of
21-34 last season, including an
atrocious stat of wins at home
with a nal total of 6-14. The
Rebels have had trouble, too,
posting a record of 22-27 last
year. With the move to the new
conference, one has to think
that head coach Matt Meuchel
will energize his team to not
only thump UNLV but get the
program headed in the right
direction.
EDGE: TIE
ACADEMICS
Nevada was named on the list
of the top 500 universities last
year according to the Academic
Ranking of World Universities.
Both institutions offer high-
caliber schools in the form of
UNLVs top ight hotel school
and law program and Nevadas
medical school and MBA
program. Based on a study
by the U.S. News and World
Report, UNLV ranks as the 13th
most popular university in the
U.S. by using the number of the
students who annually apply
as the criteria; Nevada came in
at 28th. This, however, is not
a tell-tale sign if the students
actually do well once they get
there.
EDGE: NEVADA
OTHER SPORTS
Mens golf is a strength for
the Rebels as they routinely
nish in the top 25 of the NCAA
every year and have turned out
a number of pros including
Adam Scott and Andres Gonza-
lez. Nevadas volleyball teams
history is superior to UNLVs
as they have made more NCAA
tournament appearances, ve
to the Rebels one. However,
this years squad did defeat the
Wolf Pack in Reno, 3-2. Besides
football, another sport that is
a strength for the Wolf Pack is
the swimming and diving team,
who were WAC conference
champs from 2007-2009. Fi-
nally, I have to give a shout-out
to the womens cross country
team for smashing the Rebels
at the Twilight Classic near
the beginning of the season,
however the higher nisher in
Mountain West Championships
will receive the points.
EDGE: UNLV
MASCOTS
The reigning mascot of the
year, Wole Jr., will look to
make a return trip this season
to national prominence by
winning the mascot grand-
daddy of em all in the Capital
One Mascot Challenge.
UNLVs mascot, Hey Reb, is a
confederate dressed in scarlet
and gray, which begs the ques-
tion of why would you cheer for
a confederate soldier? Indeed,
for some, the south may rise
again, but for those of you
who dont remember, UNLVs
original mascot was actually
a wolf dressed in confederate
garb.
Our friends from down south
may also hypothesize that in a
real ght the soldier would eas-
ily kill the wolf, but in the words
of Lee Corso, Not so fast my
friend! Wole would tag-team
with his brother Alphie to bring
Hey Reb down for the count.
EDGE: NEVADA
With an athletic budget of
more than $28 million, about
$10 million above Nevadas,
the Rebels have the chips
stacked in their favor. Ac-
cording to the Reno Gazette-
Journals Chris Murray, the
Rebels would have won last
years Governors Series mostly
thanks to their womens sports;
however, it is a new year and
if you were lucky enough to
see last Saturdays game in
person or through a GameCast
on your phone, you will know
that a contest is never nished
until the nal whistle has been
blown.
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Rivalry
By Eric Uribe
Last March, NCAA Selection
Sunday came and went without
the Nevada mens basketball
team hearing its name as one of
the 68 teams selected into the
March Madness tournament.
The Wolf Packs 28-7 season,
which included a 13-1 Western
Athletic Conference record and
a 16-game win streak, wasnt
enough to notch a spot in the
NCAA tournament.
Seven months later, the snub
is still burned in the retina of the
current squad.
Its the worst feeling in the
world, senior shooting guard
Malik Story said. You feel like
you do all this hard work for
nothing.
Nevada is using the snub as a
motivating force in its new home,
the Mountain West Conference,
which sent four teams to the Big
Dance last season.
We just want to show that this
program is ready to compete at a
high level, Story said.
The squad was hard at work
this summer to assure a smooth
adjustment to the new confer-
ence.
Point guard Deonte Burton
padded his rsum in June,
descending upon the Chris Paul
Elite Guard Camp in Winston-
Salem, N.C. to hone his craft.
The juniors rsum already
boasts a 2012 WAC Player of the
Year award.
Over the summer, Burton
focused on improving his han-
dling of the ball. The 6-foot-1,
190-pounder boasts a slew of
new ball-handling maneuvers,
giving Burton the ability to mix
and match the moves on the
court.
Im more crafty with the ball,
Burton said. I can go anywhere
on the oor.
Story trimmed six pounds
from his 6-foot-5, 205-pound
frame. Alongside roommate
guard Brice Cook, the two went
for runs through hills and trails
in Tahoe, not shying away from
tough routes.
The Pasadena, Calif. native
had a turning point after becom-
ing a father during the offseason,
also realizing this would be his
nal season in a silver and blue
jersey.
Its a blessing to have a fth
year, Story said. So having that
fth one was like, This is your
opportunity to do something. I
didnt want to look back thinking
what I could have done. No matter
how much it hurt, I did something.
Thats my goal, do something
every day to get better.
The one-two punch of Story
and Burton will undoubtedly
be the strength of Wolf Pack this
season. A year ago, the pair
combined for nearly 29 points
a game. On top of their scoring
duties, the backcourt duo will
serve as the squads leaders.
Nevadas frontcourt and
backcourt are like yin and yang.
Questions marks surround the
frontcourt that will thrust juniors
Devonte Elliott and Kevin Panzer
into starting roles.
The duo is replacing the
departed Dario Hunt and Olek
Czyz, which tallied a combined
24 points and 16 rebounds a
game last season. By comparison,
Elliott and Panzer combined for
four points and four rebounds a
game as role players last season.
Czyz and Hunts banging in-
side style of play will be tough to
replicate with the more nesse
style of Elliott and Panzer.
Story is excited about the pairs
ability to stretch the court and
hit jump shots.
I think its going to be a differ-
ent dynamic for our frontcourt,
he said. Its going to create more
excitement and space the oor a
lot more.
Despite the doubts, head
coach David Carter is condent
in the frontcourt of Elliott and
Panzer.
Although they didnt have a
lot of minutes last year, they still
played an important role for us,
he said. Both young men have
given us a boost in one game or
another to help us win. I think
theyre ready to step into that
starting role.
The key to Nevadas success
could fall on the shoulders of El-
liott. The 6-foot-10, 220-pounder
has the intangibles to wreak hav-
oc on defense. Elliotts objective
will to be a rebounding force.
No doubts surround the teams
chemistry, which returns 12 play-
ers. Eleven of the 12 returnees
are either juniors or seniors. The
groups experience coupled with
the camaraderie theyve built
will make them a force on the
hardwood, according to Carter.
They know each other on and
off the oor, he said. Itd kind
of becoming a family. Theyre
becoming a very close, tight-knit
team.
The squad will have to use its
on-court chemistry and more
to outlast top-notch MWC com-
petition. Both San Diego State
and in-state rival UNLV are Top
25-caliber teams.
Unlike in the WAC, the Wolf
Pack will be far from the favor-
ites going into games. Story said
playing lesser opponents with
nothing to lose heaped pressure
on Nevadas shoulders in the
past.
Theres no pressure now,
he said. It makes me play free
knowing the game means some-
thing for both teams.
Furthermore, Carter believes
the players best will come out
against MWC foes.
The competition were going
to face in the MWC is going to el-
evate these young men to play at
a high level, Carter said. Thats
what you look forward to as a
college athlete to play against
high-level competition.
The Wolf Packs rst practice
was last Friday. Nevada tips off
the season on Nov. 6 against
Oregon Tech.
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as a forward, but when she
turned 9, she made the switch
to goalkeeper, which was the
correct choice according to
her father because of her great
ability to use her hands and fast
reactions to block shots.
While growing up she always
got praise from her coaches.
Moreno said her father always
gave her tough love because
of the machismo attitude
that comes along with being
Mexican and because soccer is a
huge deal in Mexican culture.
One memory that stands out
is when she messed up bad in a
game and her father yelled at her
during the game as a spectator.
The disruption got him ejected
from the stands. Now she un-
derstands why he was so hard
on her. Soccer was her ticket to
success and her dad saw it long
before it happened.
I was always tough on her
because I wanted her to be
the best and in order to be the
best you have to play the best,
Edward said.
According to her father, his
daughter has always had a com-
petitive spirit and a gift for being
a leader by example, which has
translated into the success she
has had in her career.
She is one of the most athletic
kids I have seen in her age. When
she puts her mind to something
she gets it done, which is why
I am very proud of her and her
number one fan, Edward said.
Her nonexistent relationship
with her mother has inspired
her to strive for greatness. She
sees failure as her biggest fear.
CHOOSING NEVADA
Six other universities recruited
Moreno Santa Clara University,
Long Beach State, Washington
State, Washington, San Diego
State and Notre Dame.
Her successful high school ca-
reer made these programs want
her. She started at goalkeeper
on the 2006 Gothia Junior World
Cup championship team in
Sweden and the 2009 Cal South
National Championship team
with Chatsworth Senior High
School in Chatsworth, Calif.
Furthermore, she was a member
of the Olympic Development
Program state team from 2004-
2007.
ODP is really big in club soc-
cer and usually that is what gets
you to college and gets a lot of
scouts to watch you play and get
your name out there, Moreno
said.
The exposure she received
in the ODP helped her become
one of four goalkeepers in the
nation to be invited to the 2007
U.S. National Team pool in
Sunrise, Fla.
It was a big deal for me
because I always wanted to get
to that level even though it was
only the pool, Moreno said. It
was cool. We got to play some
friendlies and it was all around
a good experience and as a goal-
keeper you may have talent but
what you really need is experi-
ence and that was just another
thing I put in my goalkeeper
rsum.
Being Mexican-American
allowed her to be a member
of the Mexican U-20 National
Team pool in 2009 after high
school, which only elevated her
rsum.
Moreno played for the Laguna
Hills Eclipse White soccer club
team during the offseason
before her sophomore year at
UNR, helping the team win the
U-18 2010 Youth Soccer National
Championship. In helping lead
the Eclipse White to a shutout
victory in the championship
game against defending cham-
pion Eclipse Select from Illinois
1-0, Moreno was awarded the
Golden Glove Award for best
goalkeeper.
Being part of Eclipse White
and awarded such a prestigious
award, while also being a mem-
ber of the ODP made me think
that I can do it, that I was meant
to play soccer and that I was
a natural born soccer player,
Moreno said. This being my
senior year of college now and
still knowing in my heart that I
have the same love for the game
as I did when I rst started when
I was little, just lets me know its
natural for me and that I was
born for it.
Morenos last recruitment visit
was Nevada when deciding what
program she would commit to.
Her visit to Nevada turned out
to be a forced one by her father
because Nevada insisted that
Moreno was the missing link to
their program.
When she got off the plane,
she was introduced to Nevadas
goal-scoring leader Natalie Rat-
navira. They instantly clicked,
which allowed Moreno to view
Nevada as a possible destina-
tion. As time went on, they
would interact through phone
and social networking.
Then one day, Moreno de-
cided to make her choice on the
way to lunch at her high school.
She walked to the soccer eld,
called Nevada and committed
by phone.
It was the rst time I ever
made a choice on my own and
it turned out to be the right
one, Moreno said. After school
when I told my dad what I had
done, he was very proud of me
because I made the decision on
my own. He jokes around saying
Reno is in our last name, so it
was meant to be.
Before Ratnaviras senior
season, her family said they
discovered she had a blocked
lower right chamber in her heart,
which ended her athletic career
according to Moreno. Then, this
past June, she suffered a brain
hemorrhage and passed away at
the age of 22.
Moreno decided to dedicate
this season to Ratnavira by
wearing No. 18 on her sleeve
and shin guards underneath the
socks every game.
She was my best friend and
we told each other everything
and I had, and always will have,
the utmost respect for her,
Moreno said. She was one of
the most unique and special
people Ive met and she is the
main reason I came to UNR. As
soon as I got off the plane for
my visit and saw her big bright
warm smile I felt comfortable
instantly.
BECOMING A LEADER
Moreno has had an up-and-
down career at Nevada only
making 19 starts in her rst
three seasons. This year she is
the captain and leader and feels
this role will make her thrive
because she has always been a
leader in high school and club
soccer. Head coach Melissa
Price has witnessed the evolu-
tion in Morenos career and
believes her hard work will pay
off this year.
Every year Dana has in-
creased her commitment to
understanding what it means
being a student athlete at this
level, whether its her commit-
ment to balancing the time
demand for her tness, or being
consistent through the course
of a training week in translating
the information the coaches are
giving her to make her a better
goalkeeper, Price said. There
has been little bits of pieces
along the way in her growth and
I think last year we really started
to see her mature as a player.
Four-year starter Lauren Bra-
man has noticed the difference
in Moreno this year compared
to her rst three.
I think she has stepped up
as a vocal leader, and on the
field she is much more asser-
tive and demanding and shes
very precise as to what she
expects and that has helped
the team especially me as a
defender and that has helped
me organize the back line,
Braman said.
Moreno has had a solid sea-
son thus far, which has trans-
lated to her leading Nevada to
three more victories than what
they had all of last year.
The star goalkeeper knew
coming to Nevada would be a
huge challenge for her, know-
ing the only successful season
the Pack had in the Western
Athletic Conference was in
2006 when they won the WAC
title for the first time since the
programs inception in 2000.
One title in 12 years is not very
successful, but she accepted
it because her mindset was
to make Nevada a respectable
program.
I remember as a freshman
I told them I wanted to be
remembered as a legacy here,
Moreno said.
Moreno said she has no
regrets in choosing Nevada
because she is a person who
lives in the moment.
I just like to take every
moment by the moment and
I have always lived in the mo-
ment because thats how soc-
cer is, just like a goalkeeper,
Moreno said. If you get scored
on you cant keep dwelling on
it, you have to keep on playing
and moving forward.
Before the season started,
Moreno said this is a new era
for the Wolf Pack and expects
to compete for the Mountain
West title because the team
has been unsuccessful her
first three years and this is her
last chance to have a positive
memory of leaving a legacy.
Im not going to lie, my
most memorable moment is
in the making right now and
I am hoping that my most
memorable moment would be
winning the Mountain West
Conference, Moreno said.
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Nevada goalkeeper Dana Moreno catches a kick during the Wolf Packs 3-0 loss against California on Sept. 23. Opponents have tested Moreno all
season, attempting 195 shots on goal against her. Nineteen of those shots have reached the net.
Moreno
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Moreno molding her legacy
By Leonel Beas
California forward Grace Leer
was on a breakaway, but her -
nal obstacle awaitedNevadas
senior goalkeeper Dana
Moreno. Leer faked and Moreno
countered by not taking the bait,
dropping to her knees. Leer red
away and Moreno made a diving
save.
Morenos fundamentals
have caught the interest of the
Mexican National Team. Against
Texas Christian University in a
1-0 Nevada victory, a Mexican
scout observed Moreno ght
for loose balls, while commu-
nicating expressively with her
teammates. After the game, he
introduced himself to Moreno
and the coaching staff and
invited Moreno for a tryout in
November to be part of El Tri.
I am so excited because this
has literally been my dream to
play for Mexico, Moreno said.
All of my hard work is paying
off and maybe I will be playing
in the World Cup in two years.
Moreno and many other
women face a dilemma play-
ing professional soccer. The
Womens Professional Soccer
league suspended its 2012 sea-
son, then shut down entirely in
May. It left many USA National
Team players, including Abby
Wambach and captain Christine
Rampone, without a club, ac-
cording to Yahoo Sports.
Now, most of the leagues for-
mer players face a tough choice:
move to Europe to play elite
soccer for as little as $20,000
a season or settle for an even
lower-paying gig on a minor
or semi-pro team closer to
home. Having a spot on the U.S.
National Team can earn them a
salary of up to $60,000, accord-
ing to ESPN The Magazine.
But for Moreno, the uncer-
tainty doesnt matter because her
passion for soccer is enormous.
For me its the lifestyle and
passion of the game that I de-
veloped as a child and I used it
to escape family and social life
issues and focused on it solely,
Moreno said. From then on, you
just stick with it because its one
of those things you cant let go
and its the most beautiful sport
in the world, but it can take you
places in life like job offers and
stuff because its challenging.
EARLY BEGINNINGS
Since as long as Moreno can
remember, she has had a pas-
sion to compete.
With a 30-minute break for
recess on its way, the children
smiled and eagerly looked at
the clock awaiting their most
exciting part of the day. The bell
nally rang and the kids ran
outside the classroom looking
to have fun with their friends.
Girls often played with barbies
and boys played some kind of
competitive game.
Young Moreno wearing pants
instead of skirts as the other girls
did, went straight to the kickball
eld to choose her team and
compete. That was what she was
looking forward to the entire
day.
This is where my competitive
spirit really started and I always
got to pick teams at recess
and I was the best at kickball,
Moreno said. This was before
I started playing soccer but this
is what also sparked my interest
in soccer.
She was born on August 6,
1991 in Chatsworth, Calif. Dana
is the daughter of Edward and
Carly Moreno and has a younger
sister named Danielle Marie
Moreno.
Morenos parents were di-
vorced when she was a year old
and her dad took custody, rais-
ing both daughters as a single
parent. While he worked, Elsie
Moreno, her grandmother, took
care of her granddaughters,
creating a mother-like presence
for these two young girls.
Young Moreno and her sister
chased each other when they
smelled something delicious
in the kitchen. As soon as they
saw their nana smile and hold
two cups of hot chocolate, they
knew it was time to go to bed but
eagerly jumped up and down
waiting to relish the chocolate.
While Moreno enjoyed her
chocolate, she cherished her
time alongside her grandma
even more. They would cuddle
and laugh, making many price-
less moments.
Everything I do in lifeit
is solely because of my nana,
Moreno said. That is where my
drive comes from.
During this past summer,
Moreno tattooed Elises name
on her arm to represent that she
is always by her side. It enraged
her father because he thought
women looked trashy with
visible tattoos. He did not talk
to her for an entire month but
has come to terms with what it
symbolizes.
Moreno said it felt awful not
communicating with her father
for that extensive amount of
time. It has taught her to appre-
ciate all he has done for her.
Moreno began playing soccer
at 7-years-old. Moreno began
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Linebacker DeAndre Boughton brings down Rebels wide receiver Taylor Spencer during Saturdays 42-37 come-
from-behind win.
Nevada rallies late to keep cannon blue
By Eric Uribe
The coveted Fremont Can-
non sat in front of Nevadas
locker room during halftime
with the Wolf Pack in a 31-14
hole against its archnemesis,
UNLV.
Two quarters on the gridiron
was all that separated the
545-pound trophy from receiv-
ing its rst coat of red paint in
eight years.
Then, true to form, Nevada
rallied in the second half, out-
scoring the Rebels 28-6 to stage
its third consecutive come-
from-behind victory, topping
the in-state rival 42-37 for the
eighth game in a row.
Losing the cannon my senior
year, I just couldnt imagine
that, captain offensive line-
man Jeff Nady said. I looked
at those young underclassmen
and I said, Theres got to be
one senior that you care about
on this team. Do it for them.
And they responded. There was
no quit on our team.
One of those underclassmen
was quarterback Devin Combs.
Making his rst career start for
the injured Cody Fajardo, the
sophomore carried the Pistol
offense to score 28 unanswered
points in the second half.
Combs connected with tight
end Zach Sudfeld on a 7-yard
touchdown strike to give the
Wolf Pack its rst lead during
the fourth quarter. With 2:12
remaining in the game, the
signal caller put the dagger on
a 2-yard running score to pull
Nevada ahead 42-31.
Combs and company never
pushed the panic button.
We believe in each other,
said Combs, who nished
14-of-19 for 167 yards and two
touchdowns. I think thats the
biggest thing. When you believe
in each other, you always think
youve got a shot.
After surrendering 325 yards
in the rst 30 minutes, the Wolf
Pack defense was near-awless
after intermission. UNLV
gained a mere 115 yards in the
second half, tacking on a 47-
yard touchdown pass with 44
ticks left on the game clock.
The game-changing play
came at the hands of second-
string linebacker Dray Bell
during the fourth quarter with
Nevada in a three-point decit.
The senior came up with a one-
handed interception off Rebels
redshirt freshman quarterback
Nick Sherry in UNLV territory.
The Wolf Pack took the lead ve
plays later.
We stole the game from
UNLV, Bell said. They didnt
want it. We showed UNLV that
we wanted that cannon more
than them. They just talked
about it, and we really wanted
it.
The second half was a com-
plete 180-degree turn from the
rst half. Clad in all-grey uni-
forms from head to toe and a
red cannon decal on its helmet,
the Rebels came out ring.
UNLV hung the games rst 21
Governors Series
ups the ante in
Silver State rivalry
Dana Moreno boots a goal kick during Nevadas 3-0 loss to California on Sept. 23. Nevada has pitched ve
shutouts this season with the help of Moreno.
T
o the casual fan of
Nevada athletics,
the sports that
matter the most are
football and mens basketball.
However, thanks to the newly-
established
Governors
Series it
will take
more
than wins
in these
marquee
matchups
to secure
total vic-
tory.
The
rules of the
Governors Series stipulate that
there will be 15 head-to-head
athletic matchups of teams
both Nevada and UNLV share
throughout the school year
plus an academic category to
help tally the nal total. The
winner of the head-to-head
matchup (football, soccer,
tennis) will gain three points
toward their nal total. If a
team splits the series during
the season (basketball,
volleyball, baseball) they will
be awarded one and a half
points. Finally, the sport who
nishes higher in the confer-
ence championship (cross
country, track, swimming,
golf ) will gain the three points
toward the nal total. Obvi-
ously, going over every sport
would be tedious since I doubt
many of you are die-hards for
our nationally-ranked rie
team (sorry, guys). Instead I
will be focusing on some of the
key matchups between the two
rivals.
MENS BASKETBALL
The Fremont Cannon aside,
this is the premier match-up
between the two hated rivals,
with both squads looking to
be pretty competitive in the
upcoming season; however,
the edge goes to UNLV in terms
of both recent success and
history.
The Rebels boast a national
championship from 1990 and a
near title in 1991. Those teams
were coached by the legendary
Chris
Boline
Pack nishes in
tenth place despite
new competition
See XC Page A10
See RIVALRY Page A10
See CANNON Page A10
By Chris Boline
The Nevada womens cross
country team capped their
regular season of meets this
past weekend with a tenth place
showing out of 43 competing
schools on a muddy and gusty
course at the Chile Pepper Invi-
tational in Fayetteville, Ark.
Competing in its biggest meet
of the year, in terms of total
competitors, Nevada put up its
strongest effort in a major com-
petition in years and was almost
a polar opposite of where it was
two weeks ago in Oregon.
The race in Arkansas was the
last tune-up before the team
heads to the Mountain West
Conference Championships
in two weeks. While the young
squad has had its share of ups
and downs this year, the mental
preparation they had taken from
the weeks after the Dellinger In-
vitational came to fruition this
past Saturday. They executed
their coachs game plan to a tee.
The reoccurring theme be-
tween athletes and coach was
the ability to nally implement
the pre-race game plan set
before them. It could not have
come at a better time. With
more than 340 competitors in
the contest, it was extremely
important for the women to not
get swallowed up by the wave
of bodies on the 6000-meter
course.
Our team nally raced well
as a unit, junior Sam Diaz said.
Weve had trouble (before)
competing in larger races. (The
circumstances) didnt get us out
of our game plan, everybody
took care of their business de-
spite the course.
Besides the sea of bodies, the
course was another obstacle
the runners had to deal with.
After a night of rain, the hilly
eld became a soggy mess with
a blustery wind. This obviously
didnt help with the runners
gaining a new personal record
but their determination showed
through.
We dont run on very many
soft courses, head coach Kirk
Elias said. Our team handled
the variables pretty well with all
the wind and rain. We went in

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