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By Kenny Bissett
The safety of the students at the University of Nevada, Reno has been a major concern since the rape of Amanda Collins on UNR campus in 2007 and the rape and murder of Brianna Denison near campus in early 2008 by convicted rapist and murderer James Biela. The unanswered question of my life is and will remain to be, what would have changed if I was carrying my weapon that night? Collins said during her testimony in support of SB 231, the Nevada Campus Protection Act, which would have allowed Concealed Carry Weapons permit holders to carry their rearms on Nevada college campuses. It is a question that continually keeps me awake at night as I replay the worst minutes of my life over and over again with several different possibilities. After these incidents, UNR heightened policies to increase student safety such as the emergency blue light system on campus and the Campus Escort service that provides rides to students on campus and the surrounding area at night. During the last legislative session the Nevada Senate approved SB 231, the Nevada Campus Protection Act, by a 156 vote. The proposed bill was then assigned to the Assembly Judiciary Committee. The committees chairman, William Horne (D-34) chose not to bring the bill up for a vote in the Sate Assembly before the end of the legislative session. [SB 231] did not have the votes, Horne, a CCW holder since the mid 1990s said in a phone interview. If it doesnt have the votes, I dont call it up I have the power to get my own bills up, but I just dont do that. People are quick to throw out that Im anti-gun Never have I supported a bill to tighten gun laws. According to familywatchdog.us, an organization that provides users with crime maps and statistics in their area with data gathered by the FBIs Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 262 forcible rape and 4,518 violent crimes have occurred in the Reno area between the years of 2007 and 2009. The current laws allow students with CCWs to bring their rearm to campus if they have the direct permission of the university president. If someone has a real specic threat to their personal welfare, we would certainly consider that as a reason to permit the concealed carry, said UNR President Marc Johnson. The cases that have been proposed to date havent had specic threats identied and therefore most of these cases have been turned down. The death of SB 231 has raised many concerns among gun rights advocates as well as students who are concerned for their personal safety on campus. Thats the most important thing whether or not I can protect myself if Im walking home from campus, said Alex Chau, president of the UNR College Republicans. There are a lot of things that really cant help you for that matter. Mace only goes so far, carrying a knife doesnt really do much. Its that deterrent factor, If I have a gun on me, will that person attack me? If I have a gun on me and someone is starting to follow me, you make note, I have a rearm. Back away. Its that simple.

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When the Nevada Board of Regents meets this Thursday and Friday in Las Vegas, they will discuss proposals for the University of Nevada, Reno to sell land and excess water rights in an effort in decrease the universitys decit remaining from the now closed Fire Science Academy, according to a statement released from the university on Sunday. Should the two sales go through, the proceeds between them would pay off entirely the debt accumulated by UNR to the Fire Science Academy, a debt that has been consistently paid by students since its closure in December 2011. We will be able to complete a long-term initiative to return the per-credit fee paid by students to a use that ultimately, directly benets students, said President Marc Johnson in the statement. The two proposals were requested for approval by UNR President Marc Johnson according to the agenda on the Board of Regents website. One proposal involves the potential sale of 165 acres of land for $7.4 million from the university to the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County. The land in question is part of the Main Station Field Laboratory that is currently unused and has an additional 915 acres of land,

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Students, faculty and legislators are still in debate as to whether or not to allow concealed carried weapons on Nevada campuses. Legislation begins in February and it could possibly be brought up again.

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DACA helps undocumented students Bike shop helps during holidays

By Megan Ortiz
At a university of over 18,000 students, an unknown population of students exists that have never had a specic demographic carved out for them: undocumented students. Because of the passage of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals in June, the Latino Research Center held an informational session on Nov. 15 to help people determine if theyre eligible to apply. DACA is an immigration policy that allows undocumented children to obtain an education, live and work in the United States for two years without the risk of deportation. I have students who came here in their moms arms as babies they had no choice, said Emma Sepulveda, Spanish professor and director of the Latino Research Center at UNR. Theyve lived here, gone to elementary and high school here and some try to go to a university, and they cant because they dont have the proper passed, would allow undocudocumentation. According to Sepulveda, the mented students not two but Latino Research Center began rather six years in the U.S. on receiving phone calls inquiring a conditional path to citizenabout DACA within moments ship, according the DREAM Act of it passing. Sepulveda said she website. The proposed conditional has seen a drastic increase in undocumented students in the paths to citizenship are obtaining a college degree or serving last 15 years. We have 1.7 million students in the military, two things which in the U.S. that could be paying would be made possible just by taxes and working in their pro- the two-year DACA act. About 100 people showed up fessions, Sepulveda said. The implementation of DACA to the informational session on is a prelude to the DREAM Act a piece of legislation that, if See DACA Page A3

Lambda Chi loses campus recognition

By Megan Ortiz
The University of Nevada, Renos chapter of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity has been suspended from campus until 2017, at which time theyre eligible to re-apply for recognition at the university. Carol Millie, coordinator of the universitys Ofce of Student Conduct, said the chapters loss of recognition was the result of several concerns. We didnt just come out and say boom, it was this one thing and we went to the most severe consequence, Millie said. Were educators, we dont work that way. She said the chapters actions violated expectations laid in the universitys Student Code of Conduct and Greek Relationship Agreement as well as the policies of the national Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. The local chapter had already been on probation and their actions violated the terms of that probation, said Rick Asazza, chairman of the fraternitys local alumni control board. Early last January, the local alumni group asked the national fraternity to do a membership review. The result was the expulsion of about half of the chapters members, leaving 42 mostly freshmen and sophomores to move into leadership roles, he said. Things werent going the way that we thought we should go, and that was from the alumni standpoint, Asazza said. Their probationary period was the result of an incident that happened last year, according to Lambda Chi Alpha President Tony Castaneda. Their probationary status meant the organization couldnt do much more than hold meetings. After the cut, he said the remaining members were put on probation. If you get in trouble for anything as an individual, the whole fraternity gets in trouble, Castaneda said. Castaneda said a party the chapter held about a month and a half ago while the chapter was still on probation served as the catalyst for their loss of recognition on the university campus. The fraternity was allowed to have two events with alcohol as long as the proper paperwork was lled out through UNR, according to Castenada; however, the paperwork was never lled out. The fraternity organized party buses to pick the attendees of the party up and when the buses never showed due to a miscommunication, the 200-plus people at the party began calling taxis. Shortly after, the Reno Police Department became involved. It said in the police report that the cops were called because the taxis were blocking the house on University (Terrace), Castaneda said. Castaneda said he was present and sober at the event, where he attempted to coordinate with cab drivers and the bus drivers, but unfortunately, things escalated very quickly. Every year we get more and more students to the university, the parties get bigger and bigger, he said. Two years ago, those parties were half the size they are now. It was crazy, but

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Recycled bike parts are used for a bike rack in front of Reno Bike Project.

By Megan Ortiz
The Reno Bike Project will hold its annual holiday program Wheels for Kids in cooperation with the Reno Fire Department and the Childrens Cabinet of Northern Nevada this year. The program, which has been going on for four years now, encourages residents to donate bikes for children in need during the holiday season. Every year we donate over 100 bikes to various organizations, said Noah Silverman, co-founder of the Reno Bike Project. We donated over 130 last year and we want to do more this year. The Reno Bike Project has been heavily involved with campus life this year as well

and has been working for ve years to continually encourage bicycling on UNR campus. Co-founded by Noah Silverman and Kyle Kozar in 2006, Reno Bike Project began with the main purpose of providing an affordable alternative to driving, according to Silverman. A lot of times its faster, too, Silverman said. Its better for your health its better for your mental health more than anything I think. Jean-Paul Torres, president of the Campus Cycling Coalition at the University of Nevada, Reno, also thinks there are multiple benets to using a bicycle as a main mode of transportation. I rode to work over the

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Colleges battle for holiday charity

By Alex Mosher
The Associated Students of the University of Nevada, Reno hosted the annual Battle of the Fremont Cans canned good drive from Nov. 1- 20 throughout campus. Battle of the Fremont Cans is an annual fundraiser the University of Nevada, Reno holds in November where each college competes against each other to see who can donate the most canned food. Students and faculty of the university were able to donate canned goods and cereal to the ASUN Center for Student Engagement for Port of Subs coupons and points for their desired college. Each can was worth one point while cereal was worth half a point. On Meaty Mondays, canned meat donated to the Center for Student Engagement was worth double points, canned fruit was worth double points on Fruit Fridays and cereal was worth one point on Nov. 14-15. On Nov. 20 the nale for the canned good drive was held in Joe Crowley Ballroom C from 8:30-10:30 p.m. Gemma Beltran, a student of the University of Nevada, Reno and event organizer said the nale was comprised of music, free food and senators from each college. During that event, the top three colleges who won the Battle for the Fremont Cans in rst, second and third place were announced, Beltran said. The College of Science took third place, with 19 cans and 51 cups of cereal. The College of Education took second place with 121 cans and no cups of cereal. First place went to the College of Business with 193 cans and no cups of cereal. Ziad Rashdan, a senator for the College of Business, said there was a box for canned goods in the College of Businesss Student Success Center. I was excited to hear the College of Business had won, Rashdan said. From the beginning, the two other College of Business senators, Carly Tesser, Christian Alvarado and myself, made it our goal to win and we accomplished it. Rashdan added that many of the donations were from the professional fraternity, Delta Sigma Pi, who had already held several canned food drives and were able to donate some of what they had collected. Rashdan said corporate social responsibility is a crucial topic in the business world and it is great to see business students taking the opportunity to give back to campus. About 180 cans and 25 cups of cereal went to the University of Nevadas food pantry, while 178 cans and 26 cups of cereal went to Saint Vincents food pantry. Beltran said the ASUN collected a total of about 300 cans and 51 cereals. Rashdan said the Fremont Can trophy is currently in the ASUN but will soon be placed in the Student Success Center in the College of Business.
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Universities in states where concealed rearms are allowed have instituted policies to increase student safety. Personally, I believe that you should be able to open carry as well as concealed carry as long as you dont have any convictions prohibiting you from owning a gun, said Wilson Dericco, a 20-year-old TMCC student. A good example would be the state of Mississippi, they allow concealed carry on (college) campuses, but only if (students) take a voluntary handgun safety class. In Wisconsin concealed carry is allowed on (college) campuses, however, campuses have the right to prohibit rearms in buildings with signs posted at every entrance. As an American you have the right to defend yourself any way you see t. Despite the training and qualications a CCW holder must meet, some students on campus have expressed concern

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Although SB 231 was not passed in the last legislative session, UNR Police Department Commander Todd Renwick believes a law involving similar measures will be reintroduced into state government in the near future. There are a lot of other things that come with this bill if it is or was to pass, Renwick said. Itll come up again, we know it will. According to the Violence Policy Center, CCW holders have killed a total of 484 people since 2007. These incidents include circumstances ranging from self-defense, rst-degree murder and accidental fatal shootings. I dont know if CCW training includes all of those circumstances where people are put in very scary and striking environments and there is training in the judgment in the use of those

guns, Johnson said. According to Renwick and Johnson, potential issues with the passage of a law allowing rearms on campus include the proper storage of rearms in residence halls and the ability of UNRPD to identify a CCW holder. Another potential hazard could be the prevalence of alcohol at events on campus. Unfortunately, we have alcohol incidences almost every game, Johnson said. Our police are very good at limiting intoxicated individuals from entering the stadium, but semiintoxicated individuals who can buy beer at the game and become intoxicated, we would hope that they would not be carrying concealed weapons. To obtain a CCW one must be at least 21 years old, take a gun safety class and accurately qualify on a ring range with the weapon they intend to carry. Kelly Main, CCW classroom instructor at Armed and Safe

in Sparks, outlined the goals of the CCW class she teaches. She provides the shooter with the knowledge, skills and attitude necessary to safely own and use pistols. She teaches them to make legal and ethical decisions when using pistols, avoiding the injury of innocent bystanders while carrying concealed in congested areas, and to maintain control of their pistol at all times. Before a person applying for a CCW is approved, they must submit a set of ngerprints to their countys Sheriffs Ofce and undergo a background check. Some people believe further steps should be taken by the university. I think the standard CCW training wouldnt provide what a college would need in order to provide families and communities peace of mind to allow CCW carriers to carry on campus, said 25-year-old SPC U.S. Army National Guard Joshua Ross.

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120 students at the University of Nevada, Reno, 46 percent said they would support a law allowing students to carry concealed weapons on campus while 54 percent said they would not support the passing of such a law.
about allowing students to carry rearms at UNR. I dont think people come here intending to do crime like that as if they would do in the city because you know, theyre here with their book bags, to learn, said Anthony Shugar, a 20-year-old UNR student. I wouldnt really think that people would have ill will coming into this place, unless theyre not a student.
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Its sad to think the freshmen and other rushies wont be able to have the same experiences I did. Max Kronyak
unfortunate. Losing their recognition on campus means the members of Lambda Chi Alpha cannot represent the fraternity as group, but it doesnt mean they wont hang out as a group, according to Castaneda. He believes they have such a strong brotherhood that stripping them of their letters wont affect anything. Max Kronyak, a member of Lambda Chi Alpha, agreed that their brotherhood would remain intact regardless of their campus recognition and that his accidental stumble upon a Lambda Chi barbecue during his rush was when he knew he felt right at home. Its sad to think the freshmen and other rushies for the next ve years wont be able to have the same experiences I did, Kronyak said. Castaneda said the fraternity held community service events every weekend with organizations such as St. Vincents, the Humane Society and a canned food drive and he still plans on participating in these projects with or without Lambda Chi Alpha. A lot of people dont know what Greek life is all about, Castaneda said. A lot of people think Lambda Chi is all about partying, but what they dont see is the charity and community service. According to a statement from the national Lambda Chi Alpha organization, the university and fraternity have agreed to reinstate the chapter at the end of the ve-year suspension. Millie said she expects that most of the former members will have graduated at that time and the chapter will be able to start with a new culture. Dennis Campbell, UNRs Greek life coordinator, said its unlikely the members who were in the chapter this year will be a part of that process, even if theyre part of the local alumni group at that time. He said the university will work with the national and local alumni representatives on who is involved in the reinstatement process. After the recent suspension of the Pi Beta Phi sorority, Millie said shes concerned about the reputation of Greek chapters and its members on campus. She said the university holds all its student organizations to high standards through its codes of conduct, and most are meeting those expectations. These (incidents) dont mean that Greek organizations arent a positive part of the university experience, she said.
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weekend to Meadowood Mall and the four-mile commute usually burns anywhere from 135-140 calories each way, which is great considering all the food I consumed for Thanksgiving! Torres said. Torres has used the Reno Bike Project as a resource for his own bike maintenance and parts and coordinated with the oganization this year to set up free bicycle maintenance on campus. every Tuesday. The Reno Bike Project was able to garner the support for the venture this semester with a grant from the Robert Z. Hawkins foundation. Michelle Horton, operations manager for parking and transportation at UNR, said that so far this semester 645 bicycles have been registered on campus. Last year we had over 1,000 bikes registered, Horton said. When more students register in the spring, I believe well pass last years numbers. Within the university and community in general, Silverman said he has denitely seen an increase in cyclists. It depends on the time of year, but we probably get about 7-8,000 people a year, Silverman said. The Reno Bike Project will hold two events for their Wheels for Kids program one on Dec. 1

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Reno Bike Project is open from Wednesday-Saturday and accepts donations year round.
and the second on Dec. 15. Both will take place at their location on E. 4th Street Its denitely a good thing, what we do, Silverman said.
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Nov. 15, Sepulveda said. Kyle Edgerton, Immigration Program Manager at Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada, is unsure why the response was lower than anticipated. Sepulveda reached out to Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada for assistance in her workshop. The response was better (than expected), but it still wasnt enormous, Edgerton said. Sepulveda said she has had many students come forward to her for assistance and guidance since the piece of legislation has passed. I have some undocumented students that cannot even speak Spanish, Sepulveda said. Theyve never been back to the country where they were born this is the only country theyve ever known. While only a fraction of the Latino population consists of undocumented students, Sepulveda believes the rules are different when it comes to undocumented students. Many universities will not allow students to apply if they cannot present paperwork to prove legal status, Sepulveda said. However, UNR has a dont ask, dont tell policy regarding immigration status which allows for students to get a degree, but hinders them when

they attempt to enter the working world. I am talking about students who have a 4.0 (GPA), Sepulveda said. They could not only be working but going to medical school, law school we have not allowed them to be productive citizens. The application process includes a number of questions as well as a $465 application fee something Sepulveda said many students cant afford if theyre unable to work. Those granted amnesty under the program would have to be able to prove how long theyve resided in the U.S., Sepulveda said, and prove theyve never been convicted of a criminal act. The workshop on Dec. 1 will have immigration attorneys present as well as the Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada organization. Our two-person program is recognized by the Board of Immigration Appeals, Edgerton said. Our staff are accredited representatives, meaning that we can represent clients before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services even though we are non-attorneys. Sepulveda encourages those students who are hesitant about being undocumented to attend the event. We only know the (students) that come forward, she said.
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according to the statement. The sale proceeds would benet the decit with the Fire Science Academy while the anticipated revenue of approximately $333,000 a year would go toward funding CABNR. The second proposal involves a $5.4 million sale of excess university water rights to Great Basin Land and Water, according to the universitys statement. Off and on through the years, water sales have been discussed and various ones made for various purposes, said Jason Geddes, chairman of the Board of Regents. This particular sale appears to be a good one as it is for water rights not currently associated with land.

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Nevada should support DREAM act

leven years later, the United States is still trying to put in place one of the most obvious paths to citizenship for undocumented immigrants: the DREAM act. The act, which would grant citizenship to certain immigrants who earn a college degree, is being bypassed. Barack Obama is using the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy to grant extra years to those who might otherwise be deported,

effectively giving them time to go to school. Its a step forward, but its not the kind of action that could make strides toward commonsense policy on immigration, especially for the state of Nevada. Consider this: According to a Las Vegas Review-Journal article published last year, the state leads the nation in percentage of undocumented immigrants at 7.2 percent. They make up 12.2 percent of the states workforce. The issue recently hit home

at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas when controversy arose around an allegedly undocumented candidate for student government. If the candidate were to receive the positions stipend, one student said the campus undergraduate student government could be in legal jeopardy. For a state and higher education system in dire need of economic growth, it makes a lot of sense for us to support the passage of the DREAM act

and not settle for the temporary benets of deferred action. It would open avenues for Nevadans to go to college when they might not otherwise be able to. It gives these people the tools they need to contribute to the state in a big way going into the workforce, opening businesses and diversifying the states economic base so that it isnt so dependent on gambling, or any other single industry. For those 11 years, the act has been dangled just out of reach

of undocumented students at UNR, who are able to attend to school but cant get scholarships, nancial aid or jobs to pay for it. Even deferred action measures have generated a buzzing interest at an information workshop on the matter last week, more than about 100 people attended. Nevada as a whole should support the act. Our delegates in Washington, D.C. should support it. Our governor should support it. Or, like several other states,

we could pass our own version of the DREAM act. If the federal government cant pull through after 11 years, maybe we should take matters into our own hands. We already missed the boat on legalizing marijuana before other states, how about taking initiative and beating people to the punch on a more important issue?
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CAMPUS CONTEMPLATION

Keep calm and carry on during nals

y first column of this semester addressed stress at the beginning of the year, and I wonder if my words of wisdom helped anyone out. Im not sure if people other than me actually freak out in the very beginning. What I do know is that people are stressing out right now. The Thanksgiving break is over, finals are looming and people are suddenly deactivating their Facebook pages. Thats when you know its bad. As a result, I have decided to share my strategies in the hopes that someone will benefit from some stress-reducing activities. I dont want anyone to flatline while taking their Biology 100 final.

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One of my favorite ways to fight off stress around this time is to sit around and watch TV on Netflix, since I dont

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Legalizing weed could be benecial

will employ functional analysis to discuss the implications of Colorado and Washington legalizing marijuana for recreational use. A typical functional analysis explores and illustrates how laws and institutions function and for what purpose, i.e., who benets from law or institution X and with Levin what effect. The use and Welch distribution of marijuana for non-medical purposes was made fully illegal by the Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914 (Univ. of Missouri, St. Louis). It is well documented in historical and sociological literature that marijuana prohibition functioned in favor of the dominant Anglo capitalist class in the U.S. in fundamental economic and social ways. How? Consider that the typical marijuana and hemp farmers of the early 20th century were Mexican, and

have cable. You may ask how this is helpful when you have hours of work to do. Well, it may be better not to watch all three Lord of the Rings flicks, but even watching a couple minutes is better than nothing. Comedies are probably the best route to go because theyre distracting and laughing is definitely going to relieve stress. When Im about to have a nervous breakdown, TV usually curtails it, or even silly videos of cats on Youtube. Of course, you can also watch The Walking Dead and be happy youre in a better position than they are.

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I know I brought up food in my last column on stress, so I wont discuss it much other than reiterating that it may not be ideal to eat Taco Bell at 3 a.m. while you are studying. I wouldnt risk food poisoning before a final. If junk food like chips and soda helps, like it does in my case, so be it. Dont eat huge meals right before bed (or before studying) because they might churn in your stomach, like mine is right now from Thanksgiving dinner. Eat lighter and try to consume healthier foods when your stress level is at its highest.

African-Americans. Marijuana prohibition created barriers for these super-exploited groups of people to legally accumulate wealth. It provided further justication for angry AngloAmericans to scapegoat these groups, which led to a greater divide between the working class as a whole. Since the 1970s, marijuana has been listed as a schedule 1 drug, meaning it poses risk for high abuse, no recognized medical uses and is extremely harmful to the body. Heroin and LSD are on this list as well. But since then, scientists have demonstrated that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active component in marijuana that gets one high, can serve a range of medical purposes like inducing appetite for cancer and AIDS patients, reducing anxiety, clearing glaucoma and pain relief for things like arthritis (CDC Medical Marijuana Forum). So, what have been the results of marijuana prohibition? According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. prison population has exploded since the 1970s with a current population of about 2.4 million

people. One in eight prisoners are incarcerated for marijuana. It costs U.S. taxpayers about $1 billion annually to house these people. In addition, 30 to 40 percent of the total U.S. prison population is locked up for non-violent offences relating to other drugs. An estimated $113 billion international underground economy has formed and it has cost approximately 60,000 people their lives in violent disputes with Mexican drug cartels and U.S. and Mexican government agencies in just the past six years. For a plant that has many proven medical benets, is safer than tobacco or alcohol when consumed for non-medical purposes and is impossible to eradicate its called weed for a reason its suspect why it has stayed illegal for so long. That is, until you look at who benets from prohibition: law enforcement agencies, construction companies, private prison industries, big pharmaceutical corporations and the Mexican drug cartels. The Drug Enforcement Agency has an annual budget of about

$3 billion. Prisons are among the most common new construction projects. Private prisons make the most prot when they have lled their facilities to capacity so they need and want more criminals. Large pharmaceutical corporations make billions every year off of toxic drugs that could be substituted by marijuana with no added health risk and at a fraction of the cost. Marijuana constitutes anywhere from 15 to 35 percent of various Mexican drug cartel revenues and provide the funding of their many other activities like sex slave trafcking. Colorado and Washington were smart to legalize marijuana. It is pointless to try to prohibit something that many people enjoy and will do regardless of its legality. All that does is waste billions of tax dollars to lock up non-violent offenders and cause deadly ghts with the powerful Mexican cartels. Why not use that money for education and local infrastructure development?
Levin Welch is a masters student studying sociology. He can be reached at opinion@nevadasagebrush.com.

STUDY BREAKS
Giving yourself study breaks may be the most important advice I have to give. Ive known many people who study for eight hours straight, and sometimes they ace a test, but most of the time this doesnt really happen. Take a break every couple of hours, or a short break every hour, and watch TV or lay on your bed or text your friends. Just do something that doesnt require a lot of brain power so you dont burden yourself and then your brain shorts out. Thats happened to me before, and I would rather take more breaks than hit a wall and have to call it a night. Even in study groups, you can take a break and chat about light subject matter for a while before hitting the books again. Finals time is basically the worst time for any college student, undergraduate or graduate, and I wont promise that you can completely escape the stress unless youre one of those people who have more than 100 percent in a class. However, there are ways to keep your cool and still get a good grade. Even if my strategies dont work or end up in disaster, find your own method of staying above stress. Your sanity depends on it!
Gianna Cruet studies journalism and Spanish. She can be reached at gcruet@nevadasagebrush.com.

WORDS WITH FRIENDS

Would you feel safer if people were allowed to carry concealed weapons on campus? Why or why not?
As a professional armed robber, Id feel safer if people did not conceal carry.
John Russell Cory Moore

I think we should be allowed to carry on campus with a permit and notication to school police. There has been a lot of theft and burglary around the Reno and Sparks area lately - I would not be surprised if people are packing weapons more now, than in recent months. Crime is on the rise during the holidays.

Robyn Berent

No. I work late into the night at the med school. I feel safe on campus because I train at a MMA gym, and I know how to defend myself. If you allow guns on campus, then you are allowing everyone, including those who may be mentally or emotionally unbalanced, to carry a gun. Its an all-or-none situation. I recommend people go to the campus police to learn self-defense instead.

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he rst snow and freezing nights of the season have arrived in Reno to announce the start of winter. While the cold motivated some citizens to line up at the nearest ski swap for a boost on long powder days, others rolled up their sleeves to boost their immune Miles system. Becker Already, more than 500 people have received u shots at the Walgreens on Virginia Street alone. Staying healthy is a noble goal, but the $31 fee and wait in line may do little to prevent getting sick. Inuenza works like other viruses by pirating your cells to replicate itself before destroying the host cell. A healthy immune response by your bodys adaptive immune system will recognize the unique head proteins on the virus to shut it down and remember it for future encounters. Unfortunately for us, the two most common types of u virus come with many combinations of two head proteins. Each novel strain takes some time for your cells to customize a response. Vaccinations are intended to speed up the process by exposing your cells to broken parts of a single virus strain in time for the real threat. The many heads of the u

Flu vaccines need to be improved T

virus make it difcult to predict which strain to manufacture for vaccinations in the upcoming season. In addition to matching the vaccination to the dominant strain, adjustments need to be made to accommodate virus mutations between seasons. Plus, a great deal of uncertainty remains about how effective a u shot helps a person avoid severe symptoms. Even the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) acknowledges that people can still get sick from u after taking the vaccine. And many people do get sick each year. Inuenza and pneumonia are number eight on the CDCs 2011 death list at 54,000, two notches above the number of successful suicides at 38,000. That is a substantial number of people, but to put it in perspective, its well below the 575,000 annual deaths attributed to cancer in the number two spot. While there is only weak evidence for individual efcacy of a u shot, a large immunized portion of the population could potentially reduce the total number of deaths through herd immunity. The idea is that if more people have the vaccination then more people are immune. Non-immune people will be better protected because the virus is not circulating as widely. If any of those u deaths could be prevented by a community effort, dont we have an ethical obligation to line up for our shot? Vaccine manufacturers and pharmacies would certainly benet if we did, and the CDC would argue that society would

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Columnist Miles Becker argues that vaccines rely on unpredictable head proteins, so u vaccines may not be as effective as a healthy lifestyle.
benet, too. A report published by the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) in October points out that herd immunity works well for childhood vaccinations where 85 percent of the population is immunized and individual efcacy is 90 percent. Yet only 34 percent of the adult U.S. population receives u shots with at best a 59 percent efcacy in the same 18 - 65 age group. And efcacy drops to a lowly 6 percent for people older than 65, those most at risk with 90 percent of u-related deaths. Herd immunity also assumes everyone has an equal chance of coming into contact with the virus, but fatal infections are concentrated in places like nursing homes and hospitals where patient health is already compromised. The recommendation by the CDC for everyone older than 6 months to get a seasonal shot is based entirely on a hypothesis and hope, not on evidence of effectiveness from research, as clearly stated in the CIDRAP report. The CIDRAP report was not intended to dissuade people from protecting themselves against inuenza but to rally research and funding for a more effective vaccination. Since current vaccines rely on the unpredictable head proteins, the authors suggest more robust, universal vaccinations could be produced by developing antigens based on other proteins shared between virus strains, like the stalk. For now, a shot may be less effective at boosting your immune system than exercise, a healthy diet and plenty of sleep. Get a u shot if you want to believe, but a winter on the slopes could be stronger medicine.
Miles Becker is a Ph.D. student studying ecology, environment and conservation biology. He can be reached at opinion@nevadasagebrush.com.

Remember homeless in Reno in light of Sandy

ow, feel this bread! the woman cried after taking the sandwich. Its so soft! I didnt expect to meet a person amazed by fresh bread, food I take for granted every morning at breakfast, food I didnt sh out of a dumpster. Crystal UNRs Powell American Red Cross International Club a club Im part of made 250 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches last Tuesday for our Thanksgiving Homeless Feed. We drove Downtown to 4th and Record streets to distribute them outside the Reno-Sparks Gospel Mission. The mission runs an emergency shelter that lls and closes every evening at 6 p.m. We wanted to ensure that those who didnt get a bed got dinner. There were at least 40

people sleeping on the streets, sidewalks and railroad tracks in wind-chilled 30 degree weather. Lucky ones shielded themselves under tents or traps. Others curled inside dirty sleeping bags and blankets. Many were etched, seasoned addicts; a few were young runaways. Others simply looked unemployed and foreclosed. But everyone was homeless, everyone was hungry and everyone said Thank you. The experience showed me my own preconceptions about the homeless. I was on guard the whole time especially when we fed men, who were the majority of sleepers. Although we walked into their makeshift homes, passing sandwiches into outstretched hands, I preferred when we offered the food at a distance and asked people if they wanted it. If these people had homes, holding food out to them like dogs regardless of how genuine the intention would be rude and demeaning. Because thats what these tents, tarps and blankets were, homes. I realized how crucial home ownership is to our American identity.

I originally planned to write about college students affected by Hurricane Sandy, reporting their opinions on how the media covered their cities, given the storm hit during the election. But after feeding the homeless, I believe its more important to illustrate the connection between Renos growing, and the East Coasts recent, homeless population. The three main hurricane crises East Coast students listed were the loss of gas, electricity and, most importantly, homes. Sam Ricciardi, a senior at the Pingry School in Watchung, N.J., was lucky the tree that crushed his backyard picnic table didnt hit his house. Another student, freshman Andrew Wells from the

Many people say their homelessness makes them invisible. Anyone whos walked or drove past a beggar validates that claim.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, stated that his city was untouched, but his cousins in New York City couldnt return to their ooded apartment for at least six months; theyre temporarily homeless. None of my interviewees lost their homes, but, as Wells demonstrated, they were affected through family and friends who had. Madison Littman, a freshman at Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY, saw half of her Long Island hometown destroyed, as well as 700 homes in the neighboring city. Her own house was untouched, but many of her friends werent. A lot of my friends homes got destroyed, said Littman. So its really hitting home for me

without actually hitting home. American home ownership symbolizes more than permanence and stability. It symbolizes success and wealth. Buying a house changes our identity; it demonstrates were successful enough to own a piece of Earth that, by law, others cannot trespass upon without our permission.Its similar to how our occupations dene us. Doctors are associated with intelligence, wealth and kindness. Yet there are plenty of doctors who are cold and lack the expertise required of their profession. But most are wealthy and respected. Imagine how your identity changes if you lose your job or your house. Would people respect you? How could you escape the street? Finding a job that pays rent, perhaps, but how do you complete an application without an address? Many people say their homelessness makes them invisible. Anyone whos walked or drove past a beggar validates that claim. Why do we look at the homeless on the East Coast, but not the homeless in Reno?

Its easier to help the homeless of an uncontrollable force weather than the homeless of a controllable force the economy. Sandy makes our donations of money, time and effort heroic. Theyre homeless victims of a freak accident. Renos homeless are perceived contributors of their predicament; its why we label them bums because, unlike victims, bums control their situations. Helping them makes us not only heroic but tough, because we ventured into the scary and survived. Yet not all homeless people are bums; most are veterans. Besides, are their lives of less worth than those we label victims? Are they less deserving of aid? Because homelessness is as much of a disaster in a dying economy as it is in a hurricane. Its a question we should ask as the holiday charity season begins because the Red Cross serves both.
Crystal Powell studies journalism and international affairs. She can be reached at opinion@ nevadasagebrush.com.

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THIS WEEKS GAME vs. Boise State

Saturday TIME: 12:30 p.m.
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SPORTS
SEPT. 8
vs. USF L 32-31

SEPT. 1
at California W 31-24

SEPT. 15
vs. Northwestern State W 45-34

SEPT. 22
at Hawaii W 69-24

SEPT. 29
at Texas State W 34-21

OCT. 6
vs. Wyoming W 35-28 (OT)

OCT. 13
at UNLV W 42-37

OCT. 20
vs. SDSU

OCT. 26
at Air Force L48-31

NOV. 10

NOV. 17

DEC. 1

L 39-38 (OT)

vs. Fresno State at New Mexico vs. Boise State 12:30 p.m. L 52-36 W 31-24
TALE OF THE TAPE

BCS STANDINGS

1. Notre Dame 2. Alabama 3. Georgia 4. Florida 5. Oregon 6. Kansas State 7. LSU 8. Stanford 9. Texas A&M 10. South Carolina 11. Oklahoma 12. Nebraska 13. Florida State 14. Clemson 15. Oregon State 16. UCLA 17. Kent State 18. Texas 19. Michigan 20. Boise State 21. Northern Illinois 22. Northwestern 23. Oklahoma State 24. Utah State 25. San Jose State
AP TOP 25

12-0 11-1 11-0 11-1 11-1 10-1 10-2 10-2 10-2 10-2 9-1 10-2 10-2 10-2 8-3 9-3 11-1 8-3 8-4 9-2 11-1 9-3 7-4 10-2 10-2 12-0 11-1 11-1 12-0 11-1 11-0 10-1 10-2 10-2 10-1 10-1 9-2 10-2 10-2 10-2 8-3 9-3 11-1 11-1 10-2 8-4 9-3 8-3 7-4 9-2

Pride at stake for Pack against Boise

Nevadas high-octane offense and Boise States stingy defense meet in a battle to end all battles
By Eric Uribe
In what may be the end of Nevada and Boise States bitter rivalry, the two teams collide for a regular season-nale battle at Mackay Stadium on national television this Saturday. With a New Mexico Bowl game already locked up for the Wolf Pack, pride is on the line against its nemesis. The Broncos are still ghting for a share of the Mountain West Conference title and still have a slim chance at receiving a Bowl Championship Series bowl bid.

Nevada
263.0 246.5 145.8 509.5 38.5 213.0 217.9 430.9 33.0 42.2 16.4 20.7 -0.18

Category
OFFENSE Rushing Passing Pass efciency Total Scoring DEFENSE Rushing Passing Total Scoring

Boise State
169.3 216.7 138.2 386.0 30.7 133.5 159.8 293.3 14.4 39.1 9.9 25.3 2.1

SPECIAL TEAMS/MISC. Net punting Punt returns Kickoff returns Turnover margin

KRYPTONITE
The Wolf Packs offense has had no problems putting up points this season. However, the Wolf Pack may have met its kryptonite with the Broncos stingy defense. Opponents have scored 14.4 points per game against Boise State, good for fth best in the nation. The catalyst for the Broncos top-notch defense is takeaways. Boise State has 16 interceptions and a nation-best 16 fumbles recovered. A takeaway-happy Boise State defense can be attributed to its stout pass rush. Rattling quarterbacks hasnt been a problem for the Broncos, who have 31 sacks this season. S a t u r d a y s contest could be a rehash of Nevadas 52-36 defeat to Fresno State on Nov. 10, where the Wolf Pack turned the ball over four times with three of them being returned for touchdowns.

1. Notre Dame 2. Alabama 3. Georgia 4. Ohio State 5. Florida 6. Oregon 7. Kansas State 8. Stanford 9. LSU 10. Texas A&M 11. South Carolina 12. Oklahoma 13. Florida State 14. Nebraska 15. Clemson 16. Oregon State 17. UCLA 18. Kent State 19. Northern Illinois 20. Utah State 21. Michigan 22. Northwestern 23. Texas 24. Oklahoma State 25. Boise State

2012 STATISTICAL LEADERS

Player
J. Southwick D.J. Harper M. Miller J.C Percy D. Lawrence D. Thompson D. Lawrence D.J. Harper D.J. Harper C. Potter

Boise State Category Avg./Game

Passing yds Rushing yds Receiving yds Tackles Tackles for loss Interceptions Fumble returns Scoring Punt return yds avg. 206.1 85.0 50.2 8.0 1.1 0.3 0.1 8.5 11.3

BUCKING BRONCOS?
The days of the Broncos running up and down the eld with Kellen Moore, Doug Martin and Titus Young all in the National Football League now are long gone. Without the high-ying trio, Boise States offensive punch has been underwhelming this season. The Broncos are netting 386 yards a game this season, which ranks 80th in the country. The blame for Boise States sputtering offense could fall on tough opponents. BYU, Michigan State, Fresno State who the Broncos are 2-1 against all have stiing defenses. One could also point the nger at rst-time starter Joe Southwick. The signal callers 2,267 passing yards and 15 touchdowns arent Moore-esque. However, Boise States offense began to click more in the past month. The Broncos have put at least 42 points on the scoreboard in three of its past four contests. The stat is a glimmer of hope for an offense which struggled mightily the rst half of the season.

Kick return yds avg. 26.9

Player
C. Fajardo S. Jefferson B. Wimberly A. Rosette B. Hekking K. Wooten D. Williams S. Jefferson K. Brock K. Wooten

Nevada Category Avg./Game

Passing yds Rushing yds Receivng yds Tackles Tackles for loss Interceptions Fumble returns Scoring Kick return yds avg. Punt return yds avg. 232.7 142.2 68.1 10.3 0.77 0.18 0.1 11.5 23.2 16.4

Others receiving votes: San Jose State 78, Louisville 73, TCU 67, Penn State 61, Rutgers 50, Vanderbilt 48, San Diego State 15, Fresno State 12, USC 7, Arkansas State 5, Arizona 4, Cincinnati 3, Ball State 1, Mississippi State 1, North Carolina 1

THIS WEEKS GAME

Boise State at Nevada

When: Saturday, 12:30 p.m. Where: Mackay Stadium

(29,993, FieldTurf)

WIDE LEFT
Nevadas 34-31 win over Boise State in 2010 was arguably won and lost by the leg of each teams kicker. A similar fate may be looming on Saturday. The Broncos are 1-1 this season in games decided by three points or less. Whereas, Nevada is 0-2 in such games. If the game comes down to a kick, Boise States hopes will rest on Michael Frisina, whose hit on 10 of 15 eld goals in 2012. For Nevada, it will be up to Allen Hardison, who has missed the past two games with an injury. Hardison has connected on 7 of 8 kicks this year.
Eric Uribe can be reached at euribe@nevadasagebrush.com.

TV: ABC/94.5 FM Season records: Nevada

(7-4 overall, 4-3 MWC), Boise State ( 9-2 overall, 6-1 MWC)

2012 MWC STANDINGS

Standings
Fresno State San Diego State Boise State Air Force Nevada Wyoming Colorado State UNLV New Mexico Hawaii

Conference
7-1 7-1 6-1 5-3 4-3 3-5 3-5 2-6 1-7 1-7

Overall
9-3 9-3 9-2 6-6 7-4 4-8 4-8 2-11 4-9 2-9

All-time series record: Boise State leads 25-13 The coaches: Nevada hall of fame head coach Chris Ault is in his 28th season as Nevadas head coach and has a 233-107-1 record. Boise State head coach Chris Petersen is in his seventh season at the helm of the Broncos. He boasts one of the highest winning percentages in college football with a record of 82-8 (.911).
KEY MATCHUP

John Byrne/Nevada Media Services

Cody Fajardo faces a stiff test in Boise State. The Broncos have held opposing passers to 1,758 passing, three touchdowns and 16 interceptions through 11 games.

DIFFERENCE MAKER

DEMARCUS LAWRENCE

Wolf Pack passing offense vs. Boise State secondary

Nevada quarterback Cody Fajardo is coming off a rebound performance against New Mexico. Fajardo threw for the three touchdowns and ran for another. The Broncos are allowing only 159.8 yards per game through the air.

The redshirt sophomore hailing from Aiken, S.C. has been a wrecking ball for the Broncos defense this season. Lawrence has racked up 9.5 sacks in addition to 12.5 tackles for loss, both tops on the team. Lawrence also has the most forced fumbles on the season for the Broncos with four, the playmaker also has two interceptions which is a high number for a defensive end.The defensive ends size isnt overwhelming at 6-foot-3, 242 pounds so he uses his speed to get around blockers. Cody Fajardo, Stefphon Jefferson and the rest of Nevada backfield will have their hands full trying to get around the corner to take the ball upfield.

OPTIMIST SAYS: Behind a virtuoso performance from the standout seniors of the Nevada defense, the Wolf Pack take the bite out of the Broncos offensive punch. Signal caller Cody Fajardo makes enough plays to put Nevada in position to clinch the game. While the win may not have as much riding on it as it did two years ago, it will give the leaving seniors something to be proud of and momentum heading into the bowl game. OUTCOME: Nevada wins 24-14

PESSIMIST SAYS: The loss from two years ago that thwarted the Broncos national championship dreams inspires Boise State to run roughshod all over the Wolf Pack. Quarterback Joe Southwick rips apart the Nevada defense en route to a signature performance to cap off the regular season. Nevada fans and players will still remember Blue Friday but this year they will be talking about the Wolf Packs Black and Blue Saturday. OUTCOME: Boise State wins 48-17

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college football, the Wolf Pack are in for a dog ght. Its a great game every time we play them, Nady said. They have a great defense, a great coach there. Theyre always going to be a tough, physical team. Theyre a team you look forward to playing to.

TWO YEARS LATER

For the rst time since Nevada slashed its rivals national championship hopes with a 34-31 overtime win, Boise State will return to the turf of Mackay Stadium. The Broncos already exacted revenge with a 30-10 drubbing on its smurf turf a season ago. But a win back in the stadium where its dreams came crashing down would be the last hint of vengeance. Meanwhile, the Wolf Pack could give Boise State a bad case of dj vu with a victory on Saturday. Boise being the team that has the chance to win a championship, youre playing in a championship game, Ault said. With a win against Nevada, Boise State would win a share of the MWC championship with Fresno State and San Diego State. On top of conference gold, the Broncos chances at a Bowl Championship Series bowl bid

isnt out the window yet. A Boise State win juxtaposed with Nebraska and Kent State losses could automatically qualify them for a BCS bowl if they reach a No. 16 BCS ranking. The scenario has the Wolf Pack thinking spoiler alert. We just want to win the game, defensive end Brock Hekking. Were going to treat it like a championship game whether were playing for it or not. This is a huge game for us. Nevada has had two weeks to prepare for the showdown with a bye last week. The break gave the squad much-needed time to nurse ailing injuries in the last stretch of the season. I like it, running back Stefphon Jefferson said. Its time for rest. Everyones probably not 100 percent right now. We need the rest to get back 100 percent so we can go out there and get a win. While the Broncos have a lot to lose, the Wolf Pack is already guaranteed a spot in the New Mexico bowl win or lose. Nonetheless, an intense rivalry and sending the seniors out on top is all the motivation Nevada needs. Its a memory thats what its all about, Jefferson said. And playing college football, you make memories each day. Question is, which memory will Nevada make come Sunday?
Eric Uribe can be reached at euribe@nevadasagebrush.com.

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rest of the game, before falling by nine points in a game which they never led. Burton and Story nished the game with 28 and 25 points, respectively. The two shot a combined 17-of-31 from the eld. The rest of a team? A paltry 11-of-31. When we need easy baskets, we need to depend on our post play, Burton said. Those guys are going to come, but its real important for them to get it going and get their condence up. The Thundering Herds 15-of-28 free throw shooting in the second half didnt help its cause either, but a season-high 52 percent shooting from Marshall was enough to outlast Burtons and Storys efforts. Slow starts have been second nature for the Wolf Pack through ve games. Nevada is averaging 32 points in the opening half this season. Unlike its three wins at the World Vision Classic, a second-half outburst wasnt enough to get in the win column. Bench production, a usual strong suit for the Wolf Pack, wasnt on point against Marshall either. During the benchs 70 minutes on the oor, they racked up a meager seven points. The loss drops Nevada to 3-2 on the young season, while the Thundering Herd reached 3-3. The Wolf Pack returns to the comfy connes of Lawlor Events Center where it is undefeated for two games this week. First up, Nevada welcomes its third Big West Conference foe this season in UC Davis on Wednesday. The Wolf Pack wraps up its week with a clash against Drake on Friday.
Eric Uribe can be reached at euribe@nevadasagebrush.

Stefphon Jefferson has fallen to sixth in the nations rushing list with 1,564 yards. The juniors road doesnt get any easier against Boise State, who is stufng opponents run game this year.

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date is sandwiched right between dead day and the nal day of classes. It is denitely a lot of pressure to study, said Hekking, who has two nals after the bowl game. Some nals we have to take early, some nals we have to take on the road. Itll be interesting. Now, Nevada must play the waiting game for its opponent. The conferences seventh and last bowl eligible team will earn a trip to Albuquerque. In the mix for the spot is Ari-

zona State, University of Southern California, Washington or Arizona. Experts have agreed Nevadas opponent will likely come from The Grand Canyon State. College football analyst Phil Steele tabbed Arizona State as the other invitee, whereas Jerry Palm of CBS Sports predicted Arizona would get the bid. The Wolf Packs opponent doesnt matter to Hekking. It doesnt matter, he said. As soon as we beat Boise, well be on to it and watching lm the next day to gure everything out.
Eric Uribe can be reached at euribe@nevadasagebrush.com.

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as Gunn. They, of course, would nish with the patented crotchchop to the opposing bench, although the NCAA might not be cool with that.

them to blare over the speakers at Mackay? Williams and Austin are both 6-foot-1 but differ in weight, although the punishing hits remain the same.

Gunn and the Road Dogg Jesse James. They were ve-time tag team champions in their heyday of the late 1990s. The key thing to know about the Outlaws is not necessarily their wrestling style but rather how they entered the arena. Look up New Age Outlaws on YouTube to see what I mean. Wouldnt it be awesome to see Burtons Road Dogg to Storys Mr. Ass? Burton would enter rapping on the microphone, imploring the fans to get up and get rowdy while Story would ex his muscles in the same fashion

DUKE WILLIAMS - STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN THEME

There are numerous enforcers on the defense, Albert Rosette at linebacker or Brock Hekking on the defensive line, but one player strikes fear into opposing receivers crossing the middle: Duke Williams, or as I like to call him, Dr. Death. He is the leader of the Nevada secondary and is near the top of the team in tackles. So wouldnt it be appropriate for every time he lays the wood for the Texas Rattlesnakes an-

MIMI MUNGEDI - THE BIG SHOW THEME

Mimi Mungedi is from Gabon, while the former giant is billed from Tampa, Florida. The 6-foot-7 center could be the most vital component to the womens basketball team and is built like a brickhouse. You have to be really fearless to go into the lane against this defensive enforcer, just like Show.

This was a close one. It was either The Chairmans entrance song or Shawn Michaels Sexy Boy. How could Aults anthem not be the same one used by the chairman of the board? Ault is Nevada football and McMahon is pro wrestling, the mainstream part at least. One could only imagine the head coach strutting out on Mackays eld turf to the lyrics, You got no chance in hell! Maybe he has this song playing in his head every time he does almost anything, like getting a sandwich at Port of Subs or just mowing his lawn.
Chris Boline can be reached at cboline@nevadasagebrush.com.

CHRIS AULT - VINCE MCMAHON THEME

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Wolf Pack goes 1-1 at home

By Chris Boline
It was a tale of two games for Nevada womens basketball during the John Ascuagas Nugget Classic tournament. The team was able to withstand a 31-point, 17-rebound standout performance from Cleveland States Shalonda Winton in the rst contest on Friday. However, in Saturdays championship round the Wolf Pack fell to a balanced Toldeo attack 73-61. The Pack had two players named to the all-tournament team, sophomore Emily Burns and junior Danika Sharp. In the opening game, the Wolf Pack held the Vikings in check for most of the contest, only allowing them to go ahead by two points late in the rst half to eventually win 86-79. The squad had a school record six players score in double digits. Head coach Jane Albright was pleased with the way the team cruised to the victory and how depth played a key role. It was a great team win, Albright said. The starting group was strong out of the gate. Chanelle (Brennan) was our leading scorer tonight but it might be someone different each game. Burns added, Were just focused on getting everyone involved. In the second contest, the team faced a more varied attack from the Rockets. Toledo is two years removed from being crowned the WNIT champions in 2011, so the Pack was facing no slouch in the Rockets, who featured three seniors and a junior from the championship squad. The Wolf Pack was simply outgunned by the women from Ohio. At one point the Pack fell behind by 30 points and was inept at making three pointers, just two to Toledos nine. Bottom line, our young team is not ready for an experience-laden team of that caliber, Albright said. We had to do three things: handle screens, outrebound and get shots off, and we didnt do any of that. On the bright side, the Pack forced 26 turnovers and didnt start to unravel as the team started to fall behind. We stayed positive and didnt give up on each other, Sharp said. Sharp led the Wolf Pack in scoring with 12, while freshman Terilyn Moe rebounded from her opening game performance to chip in 10 points of her own. Toledos Janelle Reed-Lewis was the highest scorer from the championship game, nishing with 15. With the move to the tougher Mountain West this year, the loss might be turn out to be benecial for the talented but inexperienced team down the road. It was a good test to see where we are (in the big picture), Burns said. Burns and Sharp were joined on the all-tournament team by Ricki Radanovich of Santa Clara, Shalonda Winton of Cleveland State and Andola Dortch of Toledo. Toledos Naama Shar was named tournament MVP following an 11-point, seven-assist performance in the championship. Going forward, the team and its coach have learned a couple of lessons from the Thanksgiving tournament. It was a great team to play against, Albright said. We couldve used more days (to prepare) but defensively, we need to learn how to execute and not play pick-up basketball. The results of the tournament bumps Nevadas record to 3-2 on the season. The Wolf Pack will nish its three-game home stand against Cal Poly next Sunday at 2 p.m.
Chris Boline can be reached at cboline@nevadasagebrush.com.

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Forward Amber Smith shoots an off-balance shot against Toledo on Saturday.

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Rivalry, senior class says bye on Saturday

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Saturday will mark Boise States rst trip back to Mackay Stadium since being upset 34-31 in 2010. However, Nevadas and the Broncos roster have undergone drastic changes since then.

By Eric Uribe
For 16 seniors, Nevadas meeting with No. 20 BCSranked Boise State on Saturday will be a page-turning football moment. For the two programs, its perhaps a book-closing game. Either way, two different eras will end when the Broncos (9-2, 6-1 Mountain West) visit Mackay Stadium on Senior Day to close out the teams regular season.

A RIVALRY IN RUINS
With Boise State slotted to join the Big East Conference in football in 2013, a 31-year rivalry is on its last legs. Wolf Pack 28-year head coach Ault shot down the possibility of the programs facing each other in a non-conference game in the future. Its probably the end of the rivalry, Ault said. Weve got so many other things wed like to do and people wed like to play. The feud has spanned across

ve decades and four different conferences. The Broncos have the edge against Nevada, winning 25 of 38 meetings. But recent conference realignments hung a cloud over Boise States impending jump to the Big East. Rutgers, a conference mainstay since 1991, announced it was joining the Big Ten Conference last week. That Boise thing isnt done yet, Ault said. Who knows? They might end up right back with us and continue the same rivalry.

Despite Rutgers move, Broncos ofcials remain committed to joining the league come July 1, 2013.

SENIOR SENDOFF
While the rivalry is still up in the air, theres no doubt Saturday will be the end for Nevadas senior class. Before the Wolf Pack and Boise State clash on the FieldTurf, 16 seniors and their Nevada careers will be celebrated before an anticipated sold out crowd.

Forget the Boise game, its part in one of the most successful Senior Day, Ault said. Theres seasons in program history. And knocking off the Broncos a lot to it. A lot from our standpoint that means an awful lot to would be an ideal sendoff. Its my last home game, ofthis program. The players families, team- fensive lineman Jeff Nady said. mates and fans will all be on Its the last time Im playing hand to honor the players for at Mackay Stadium. Theres no the last time under the lights of doubt I want to win just a cherry on top would be against Mackay Stadium. Fourteen of the 16 seniors were Boise State. With Boise State holding the a part of the 2010 squad that went 13-1 and won a share of the West- fifth best scoring defense in ern Athletic Conference championship. Each of the 14 played a See BOISE Page A7

Nevada cant overcome sluggish start

by Eric Uribe
Calling the Nevada mens basketball teams rst half performance on the road against Marshall on Saturday sluggish is an understatement. Twenty four points. Seven-of-23 shooting from the eld. Outscored 22-6 in the paint. Outrebounded 26-7. A 40-24 decit. So sluggish a 16-3 run by the Wolf Pack in the second half couldnt salvage the game as Nevada fell to the Thundering Herd 89-82. Shot after shot clanked off the rim for the Wolf Pack in the opening 20 minutes. Heading into intermission, the lone players in scoring gures for Nevada were Devonte Elliott, Malik Story and Deonte Burton. Guys just have to nish plays and make baskets, especially early in the game, said head coach David Carter. I thought we had some really good looks on Saturday night early inside and we didnt capitalized. We missed a lot of easy layups. At one point, Nevada went four minutes and 48 seconds without a point. During the scoring drought, Marshall extended its lead from ve to 12. To be honest, I have no clue why we start off so slow, Burton said. Weve just got to demand more from us, from each other and start the ball games more intense. Even more alarming, the Wolf Pack was dominated inside by the Thundering Herd who were without their two big men 6-foot-9 senior Robert Groff and 7-foot-2 center Yous Mbao. Groff and Mbao collided during the teams practice last Tuesday resulting in both leaving the court in stretchers. The big men watched the contest from the bench. It turned out Marshall didnt need them. Nigel Spikes lled in for Mbao at center and tallied 14 rebounds including ve on offense. In comparison, the Wolf Packs duo down low, Elliott and Kevin Panzer, notched a combined eight rebounds. The teams weve been playing stretch us a lot more, Story said. (Rebounding) is something we just have to focus on more each game. Elliott and Panzer were helpless on defense, too, with the Thundering Herd scoring 22 of its 40 rst half points in the paint. Nevadas offense wasnt clicking either, living from the charity stripe in the opening half. Eight of Nevadas 24 points in the rst half came from the free throw line. The sluggish start carried over into the second half as the Wolf Pack trailed by as many as 23 points near the midway point. Then, the backcourt combo of Burton and Story staged a two-man assault. The one-two punch began chipping away at the lead little by little. A three-pointer from Story cut the decit to ve points with about three minutes remaining, but Nevada never got closer. I guess it just takes for us get hit in the mouth for us to actually wake up and start playing, said forward Jerry Evans Jr., who fouled out after just two points scored. The Wolf Pack made two baskets the

Athlete theme songs

he arena is lled to capacity and the fans are buzzing. Then, suddenly, the lights go out. The spotlight stops on the entrance, waiting for the players to emerge from the bowels of the stadium. An announcers voice booms over the PA system to trumpet their arrival, Chris and, then nothing, Boline until a guitar solo rips through the air. Fireworks are shooting everywhere. Music can be used effectively to heighten the emotion and intensity of an upcoming match-up. Football games blast heavy metal or hip-hop songs to get fans red up while basketball uses the latter category to get fans moving. However, no contest between men or women uses music more effectively than pro wrestling. If youre like me and grew up in northern Nevada, youve probably crossed paths with the men of the squared circle once or twice; you might even be a closet fan. Well, be ashamed no more! Because this week, Im bringing you the most appropriate wrestler songs for sports personalities on campus, and, if youre not down with that, I got two words for ya

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Nevadas Keith Feusch and the rest of the bench struggled against Marshall, scoring seven points.

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Wolf Pack headed to eighth straight bowl game

By Eric Uribe
Win or lose against Boise State, Nevada knows where its headed. The Wolf Pack accepted an invitation to play in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl on Sunday. The bowl game will be played in Albuquerque, N.M. on Dec. 15 against a to-be-determined Pac-12 Conference opponent. The bowl bid is Nevadas eighth consecutive. The streak is a school record and the 15th longest in the nation. The invitation also marks the second time the Wolf Pack have played in the New Mexico Bowl. Back in 2007, Nevada was shut out 23-0 against New Mexico. The shut out was the programs rst in 330 games, then the NCAAs top streak. The Wolf Pack hopes its fortunes will be different ve years after the shellacking. This is great news and we will be looking forward to it, Nevada coach Chris Ault said in a release. We know from experience that this is a rst-class event. The game will kick-start the bowl game season. Being the rst bowl game of the season, the contest will kick off at 10 a.m. on ESPN from University Stadium. The Wolf Pack were in the same stadium just ten days ago, topping the Lobos 31-24. Nevada is looking for an encore performance less than three weeks from now. I like the atmosphere while were there, defensive end Brock Hekking said. Im looking forward to it. Its the rst bowl game of the year, so thatll be fun. Tickets for the contest went on sale yesterday. A little more than 1,000 miles separate Reno from Alburquerque, which raises the question of how many fans will travel to watch the game. It doesnt help players or Pack fans that the bowl game falls right in he middle of semester finals. The Saturday

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