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Changing the world: How hard can it be?
Courtesy of Carissa Snedeker
Bill Nye the Science Guy speaks last Thursday to a sold out crowd at Lawlor Events Center.
By Molly Moser
Bill Nye the Science Guy
spoke at the University of
Nevada, Reno last Thursday
at Lawlor Events Center. Nyes
message to the students was
to get a better understanding
of science and contribute to
technical advances to discover
the future. What is Nyes dream
for all people throughout the
world? To increase their under-
standing of science in order to
help change the world.
Nye said that every day theres
something new to learn and
there shouldnt be anything to
hate about that. Below is an
interview with Nye prior to the
lecture presentation:
KTVN: You said inspiring
makes learning fun; do you
think thats really important in
making science so (fun)?
Nye: If I were to say I dont
think you should be inspir-
ing and I dont think learning
should be fun, I mean wheres
that going? No, the better the
more you can do, the better in
general but I will emphasize
that it is a discipline; its a
method of teaching you have
to work at. Thats what makes it
rewarding so its very important,
especially now where we have 7
billion people living on Earth.
Were going to need to innovate;
were going to need to come up
with new ideas.
KTVN: Whats the message
that youre hoping to send the
student body?
Nye: That each of them can
change the world. How hard
can it be? The rst thing I hope
everybody does is to vote; that
affects the world.
Wolf Pack Week: If you
had an unlimited amount
of money, what experiment
would you run?
Nye: I might do whatever
Michael (E.) Mann wanted to
do. He discovered or produced
the rst hockey stick graph.
The worlds temperature has
been going on very steady for a
millennia, and its getting warm
very fast. I think hes got some
experiments he would want to
run.
The challenge is not what
you would do with an unlim-
ited amount of money but how
would you do it with the money
you have.
The Nevada Sagebrush: So
youve been appearing on many
cable news shows lately; do you
feel that you are becoming a
leading source for science and
politics?
Nye: Well, that would be great
if I were a leading source of sci-
ence and politics. Everybodys
got an opinion, you just try to
speak about it with a little more
thought than some people do.
Im a spokesman, by accident,
for science education and I
am becoming a spokesman for
climate change. And for the last
week and a half, I have been a
spokesman for the science of
evolution education.
So far I am just skeptical of the
numbers that that many people
really dont believe in evolution
or its a different thing. Im
not talking about religion, Im
talking about the discovery of
evolution; its a real thing. In
the bigger picture its deeply
concerning.
KTVN: What are the numbers
that you saw that you think are
alarming?
Nye: Well its about half of
the U.S. according to one poll.
And I didnt do the polls. Im not
Student cyclist invents, sells energy bar
By Katherine Larsen
At the age of 18, Trevor
DeRuise became a semi-pro-
fessional off-road motorcyclist
and was a Division 1 collegiate
athlete as a rider for the Nevada
Cycling Team. During 2010, it all
changed DeRuise collapsed
with a ruptured spleen about
100 feet from the nish line dur-
ing the Bloody Rose Mountain
Bike Hill Climb.
After multiple tests, his doc-
tors deduced he had gluten
intolerance and having taxed
his body so much set off the
full barrage of symptoms. The
need to have a gluten-free nu-
trition bar prompted DeRuise,
a 20-year-old nutrition major
at the University of Nevada,
Reno, to create the GetReal
Endurance energy bar, which
provides carbohydrates for en-
ergy, protein for recovery of the
body and omega-3 fatty acids
for heart health.
To create and produce the
bar, it required DeRuise to
spend about $3,000 out of his
own pocket. Now, a year later,
his company has grown and he
hopes to expand his product,
adding a new athletic plant-
based supplement, in addition
to electrolyte beverages with no
fructose.
According to glutenfreenet-
work.com, the intolerance of
gluten, a protein found in wheat,
barley and rye, affects about 15
percent of the U.S. Supporting
those with this intolerance,
a local gluten-free bakery in
Damonte called Haven on Earth
manufactures DeRuises nutri-
tion bar, made fresh every week,
in chocolate or vanilla.
Jesse Briggs, a nineteen-year-
old neuroscience major, was
impressed by the idea of this
bar and curious of the other
ingredients.
I nd it important for the
ingredients to be natural, such
as not including xanthan gum
or maltodextrin, Briggs said.
If (there are) not items such
as these, I would gladly give it
a try!
With the prots from his
gluten-free bar, DeRuise cre-
ated the rst Reno/Tahoe youth
developmental cycling team,
sponsored by Kevin Joell and
the Reno Wheelman Board, as
well as DeRuises mentor and
Juliana Bledsoe /Nevada Sagebrush
Semi-professional cyclist and entrepreneur Trevor DeRuise, 20, created a gluten-free energy bar and is an
instructor for his youth cycling program, GetReal.
See GLUTEN Page A4
Arne
Duncan
to speak
about
Latinos
By Ben Miller
Though the Latino population
in Washoe County has grown
rapidly during
the past two
decades, the
University of
Nevada, Reno
has a propor-
tionally low
representation
of these stu-
dents among
its population.
According to
a 2011 study
from Washoe County School
District, the percentage of
local Latinos attending the
university is about 16 percent
behind the proportion of Lati-
nos in the school district.
To address these statistics,
U.S. Secretary of Education
Arne Duncan will visit the
University of Nevada, Reno
campus Wednesday to discuss
the issues that affect Latino
students, especially when it
comes to paying for college.
Some of the things weve
learned are that efforts to
make college more affordable,
more successful (and) more
attainable have an impact on
the ability of Latinos to go to
college, said Marco Davis, one
of the White House ofcials
who will accompany Duncan
to campus.
One strategy Davis said
the White House has used to
increase access to college is
See GETCHELL Page A4
See NYE Page A4 See DUNCAN Page A4
Getchell soon to
be demolished
By Patrick Hutton
The Getchell Library was the
source of information at the
University of Nevada, Reno for
46 years and since its closing in
2008, the building has remained
vacant. The Mathewson-IGT
Knowledge Center became the
new hub for information on
campus.
A new student achievement
center is in talks to be built
where Getchell stands. The
university has proposed plans
for the demolition of the
Getchell Library in order to lay
ground for an approximately
76,000 square foot building
that will serve as a student
achievement center. Cur-
rently, funding is the road-
block preventing the plans
from becoming solidified. The
proposed center would be the
new home for the math and
writing tutoring centers as
well as the university advising
center, the TRiO program, the
counseling center and the dis-
ability resource center.
The idea of the student
achievement center is to pro-
vide one-stop shopping for a
variety of academic support
functions and student sup-
port services, Interim Vice
President and Provost of UNR
Hardy said.
With the many student
support services and tutoring
centers located in various
locations throughout campus,
students hope to see the plans
come to fruition. Tiffany Scott,
a 19-year-old biochemistry
major, feels that a new student
achievement center would be
an added luxury to campus.
I think it will be a great
addition to campus, Scott
said. Everything is scattered
every which way right now, so
it will be nice to have all of the
services a student could need in
one place.
The universitys attempts to
further student resources have
provoked interest in other areas
as well.
I love seeing our school
investing in our success,
said 18-year-old biochemistry
major Danielle Jones. It really
shows that the administration
cares about our futures and
that they care to see usa
chieve.
Heather Hardy made note of
the decision to construct a new
facility rather then renovate the
old Getchell Library.
After careful cost studies, it
was determined that renovation
would be too costly compared to
new construction. Hardy said.
A new building of the proposed
size would also leave (additional)
Arne
Duncan
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By Molly Moser
Its possible for a student to
knit an accessory while simul-
taneously winning a scholarship
to help pay for classes, and thats
exactly what 31-year-old Cas-
sandra Hansen did.
This University of Nevada,
Reno graduate student, with a
doctorate in physical geography,
was one of ve winners nation-
ally to receive the $2,250 Jimmy
Beans Wools Beans for Brains
scholarship, all for knitting a
colorful headband.
The Beans for Brains scholar-
ship was available throughout
ve United States regions:
Midwest, Northeast, South, West
and specically Reno-Tahoe as
a designated location for locals.
Applicants were required to knit
or crochet an accessory along
with submitting an essay on
their academic goals. Hansen
created a skiing headband with a
Norwegian pattern surrounded
by colors of lime green, orange
and blue. Hansen applied for
Beans for Brains because she
wanted to nd more funding to
support herself and her research
in snowfall patterns on the west
coast and to continue teaching.
The funding for her teaching
assistantship was discontinued
in May.
I wanted to put modern
colors to it instead of just tradi-
tional reds, blues and whites,
Hansen said.
When she graduated from
high school, Hansen lived in
Norway for two years at a private
Norwegian school to major in
outdoor survival and minor in
traditional Norwegian knitting.
Hansen said knitting is a non-
stop hobby and uses it to relieve
academic stress. Hansen enjoys
knitting accessories as gifts for
holidays and birthdays.
In previous years, Hansen has
won awards such as the National
Geographic Award in 2007 for
mapping. She has also won
awards from presentations
at conferences such as the
Association of Pacic Coast
Geographers. She was also a
volunteer judge for local and
national science fairs. Currently,
Hansen is commuting between
Santa Rosa, Calif. and Reno
to complete her dissertation,
while studying extreme snowfall
weather on the west coast.
Hansen said she is honored to
win the scholarship from Jimmy
Bean Wool Company. She said
the scholarship has helped her
provide funding for herself. She
can now focus on completing
her dissertation and graduating.
Being supported by the
Jimmy Bean Knitting Scholar-
ship has actually allowed me
to take a step back and spread
myself thin on providing fund-
ing for myself so I can actually
focus on the writing aspect (of
the dissertation), Hansen said.
This year Im really pushing for
that and to get graduating.
Molly Moser can be reached at
mmoser@nevadasagebrush.com.
Student wins knitting scholarship
Courtesy of Julia Sannar
Cassandra Hansen, 31, was one of the ve winners of the Beans For Brains Scholarship for knitting a headband
with a Norwegian design. The headband shown above is one of the many creations Hansen knitted.
BUSINESS WEEK
September 17 - 21, 2012
MONDAY 9/17
TUESDAY 9/18
WEDNESDAY 9/19
THURSDAY 9/20
FRIDAY 9/21
11:00am - 1:00pm, Welcome Back BBQ, Hilliard Plaza
2:00pm - 3:00pm, Microsoft Club Informational, AB 207
5:30pm - 6:30pm, Memorandum Signing, JCSU Great Room
7:00pm - 8:00pm, New Skills for a Globalized World, JCSU
Theater
8:30am - 11:30am, Career Module, AB 208
11:00am - 1:00pm, Beta Alpha Psi Informational, Hilliard Plaza
12:15pm - 1:00pm, Peer Mentors Forum, AB 207
5:30pm - 7:00pm, Alumni Mixer, Outside MIKC 124
7:00pm - 8:00pm, CEO Speaker - Charlotte Jorat, MIKC 124
11:00am - 2:00pm, Professional and Graduate School Fair,
JCSU Ballrooms
12:15pm - 1:00pm, Sports Industry Speaker, AB 109
12:15pm - 1:00pm, Financial Planning Association Recruitment
Mixer, AB 207
12:15pm - 12:45pm, 30 Minutes to Success: Interviewing
Skills, JCSU 422
2:30pm - 3:30pm, Introduction to Service Learning, JCSU 402
4:00pm - 6:00pm, Volunteer Fair, JCSU Ballroom A
7:00pm - 9:00pm, Sports Industry Panel & Roundtables,
JCSU Ballrooms
7:30am - 2:00pm, NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Tour,
University Campus
1:00pm - 2:30pm, Economic Forum, MIKC 124
11:00am - 1:00pm & 2:30pm - 4:00pm, Career Exploration
Roundtables and Business Major Resource Fair, JCSU
Ballrooms
12:15pm - 1:00pm, SIFE Membership Mixer, AB 207
6:00pm - 7:30pm, Become a Peace Corps Volunteer, JCSU 402
6:00pm - 7:30pm, USAC Alumni Rsum and Interview
Workshop, MIKC 104
By Molly Moser
The Business Student Council
of the University of Nevada,
Reno is hosting its fth annual
business week from Sept. 17
21, which is going to be open
to students and faculty as well
as the Reno community and its
employers.
This years business week
will kick off the events with a
free welcome back barbeque,
giving students and the Reno
community an opportunity to
network with business employ-
ers and student organizations.
The week will include presenta-
tions from CEO of Skagen and
Fossil Designs Charlotte Jorst.
Associated Students of the
University of Nevada Sen. Ziad
Rashdan, who represents the
College of Business, encouraged
non-students to come meet the
speakers and business students.
Rashdan said this is not the
rst time that Business Week
will be involving the outside
community, but he is pushing
for more of the community to
join since its the fth annual
hosting of the week.
(Business week) promotes
the College of Business, and
thats what the main goal is for
the college, Rashdan said. It
also promotes UNR in general.
It allows the community to see
what the students at UNR are
involved in, what programs
are available and what they are
offering to the students.
One of the new features
of Business Week is a sports
panel on Sept. 20 for students
interested in working in
athletics. Students will have
the opportunity to network
and receive advice on the
duties of working within the
eld. Another new feature is
a speaker from the Monterrey
Institute of Technology and
Higher Education in Chihua-
hua, Mexico, Dr. Antonio Ros
Ramrez, discussing the skills
of a globalized economy. About
30 non-prot services will be
provided to students that will
offer insight into what kinds of
positions are available.
Rashdan said his main goal
as a business senator is to
highlight the student organiza-
tions of campus.
(These) organizations
(will) have an opportunity
to have membership mixers,
informational sessions and just
the opportunity to promote
the organizations to (other)
students who arent quite sure
what organizations are offered
in the College of Business,
Rashdan said.
Rashdan said the Business
Student Council is in the
process of sending invitations
to alumni of the College of
Business and to leaders in
the Nevada System of Higher
Education, such as the Board
of Regents, to represent their
positions for students who are
interested.
Rashdan said business week
events are primarily geared
toward business students, but
there are some events that
have interactions from other
colleges and individuals within
the community. Kyle Bell, a
22-year-old senior in physics,
said hes interested in attending
the event since there will be a
variety of employers presenting.
I believe students need
to look outside of their own
colleges and take a look at the
business college, Bell said.
Alexander Hipsher, a 20-year-
old biochemistry major, said
the barbeque is most likely to
attract his attention and make
him check out business week.
The sound of food sounds
great, Hipsher said. I walk
through Hilliard Plaza a lot, so
if (a presentation) catches my
eye, I will take a look.
Rashdan said that handing
some of the spotlight to student
organizations for business week
is going to help increase the
number of students, faculty and
community to attend the event
for this year.
Business Week is an
opportunity to highlight the
College of Business and student
organizations and to show
what the College of Business
contributes to its students,
Rashdan said.
Students to meet employers
Courtesy of Theresa Douglas
Students will have the opportunity to connect with a variety of employers
and two CEOs during this years business week.
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Hot air balloon races soar above UNR campus
Courtesy of Nancy Kelly/College of Engineering
A few of the hot air balloons landed on areas of campus.
Juliana Bledsoe/Nevada Sagebrush
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Candelight memorial honors lost friend
Friends and fraternity brothers
of Landon Rosen observe a
moment of silence during an
evening memorial service held
Sunday in the Manzanita bowl.
Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity
organized the impromptu
gathering after learning of
Rosens death in a tubing
accident along the Truckee
River this summer. Rosen was
remembered as an accomplished
student and writer, as well as
for his work in founding the rst
Jewish fraternity on campus two
years ago . A candle-lighting
ceremony was held in his honor,
in addition to the memories
and prayers shared by a few of
his friends. The memorial drew
nearly one hundred mourners
who went to pay their respects.
Katherine Larsen/Nevada Sagebrush
Many of the hot air balloons displayed a variety of colors.
Katherine Larsen /Nevada Sagebrush
A hot air balloon designed to look like the Earth orbits through the sky.
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boosting the funding for Pell
Grants, a federally-funded,
need-based form of nancial
aid. Since 2008, extra funding
for the program has led to
700,000 more Latino students
receiving aid for college, he
said.
Araceli Martinez, a program
coordinator in the Center for
Student Cultural Diversity who
coordinates outreach efforts to
local Latino students, said there
are other challenges in opening
the door to UNR. Some Latinos
either grow up in a setting that
doesnt emphasize getting a
college education or become
intimidated with the procedure
and low percentage of minority
students on campus.
Its not necessarily just that
its a campus that is a major-
ity white, Martinez said. But
its also the fact that you dont
know the process and your
parents did not go through that
and they cannot help you with
it.
Martinez operates two
annual youth summits for
Latino high school students
that provides information on
nancial aid, support services
and encourages them to enroll
at UNR.
Duncans tour is part of a na-
tionwide bus trip the secretary
is taking to promote educa-
tion and its economic power.
Latinos are a key piece of that
strategy because they make up
such a large percentage of the
population and are growing so
quickly, Davis said.
Ben Miller can be reached at
bmiller@nevadasagebrush.
space on the site for a second building of
some sort.
Hardy detailed the intended plan for
acquiring funding for the project, as a sum
of $6.9 million is needed in order to begin
the construction.
The university is requesting state funding
through the capital improvement program
for $6.9 million, Hardy said. We wont know
whether that is approved until sometime in
the spring.
An additional $36-40 million dollars would
have to be raised from donor support and
redirected bond payments from the former
re science academy for construction to be
completed. Hardy elaborated on the planned
acquisition of the additional funds.
With the closure of the re science acad-
emy, we have been trying to pay down the
bond debt to free up student fees that can be
used for other purposes, such as the student
achievement center, Hardy said. The pro-
cess of constructing the new student center
is estimated to take three years. However,
the nal date for completion is up in the air
until requests for funding from the state are
granted.
With the timetable not set in stone,
students and faculty will be waiting to see
whether the construction will take place
and if Getchell Library will make an exit
from campus.
Patrick Hutton can be reached at news@
nevadasagebrush.com.
well as DeRuises mentor and
motivator Masters Champion
Kyle Dixon, a local road and
mountain bike racer.
His dream is to be able to
take these kids to bigger races
and provide uniforms and en-
try fees for them all, said Jodi
DeRuise, Trevors mother.
The team has about 20 kids,
the youngest at age 9. He
trains all willing cyclists every
Monday at 5:30 p.m., as well
as a smaller group for serious
racers. He hopes to motivate
these athletes to continue on
with nutrition and riding.
Cycling is a direct correla-
tion between how hard you try
and how well you do, Trevor
said. I dont think sports
nutrition should be only when
you are working out this is a
lifestyle.
Katherine Larsen can be
reached at news@nevadasage-
brush.com.
Courtesy of Cynthia Marczynski
This blueprint maps out the interior design of the Thompson building, which is the temporary location of the achievement center for students. When the
decision of Getchell is made, the design of the new building will look similar to this blueprint.
Duncan
Gluten
the authority. But half of the
people of the U.S. dont accept
the discovery of evolution.
Half of the population that is
half accepting; this is trouble-
some. Your society is not going
to make good decisions and
my big concern is that we
wont get enough students
excited about science so they
can affect the future.
KTVN: What (majors) do
you think these days feel that
science (is) more exciting to
learn about in college?
Nye: Well, theres a lot
happening in genetics; theres
a lot going on in life science.
Its reasonable to me that by
2025 many, many cancers will
be curable. Another thing is
a lot of things are happening
in space. Theres all these
companies that are (wanting
to provide) orbits to go to
Mars, but the big opportunity
is energy and conservation.
We have an opportunity
in the developed world to
save about 30 percent of the
energy we use just with the
right conventional technol-
ogy. I think this would be
(for students in) business
management.
Wolf Pack Week: Will you
be making more videos?
Nye: I will probably make
some more videos under
the banner of Consider the
Following,xxx but I dont
have a television deal right
now. I would love to be back
in television full-time.
KTVN: Since speaking on
television, youve kind of got-
ten some false media lately,
how do you feel about that?
Nye: False media or
sarcastic or ironic media is
the downside of the internet.
I dont want to give any more
publicity for free but if you
look in the upper corner
there in very small print, it
says The Worlds Foremost
Sarcastic Newspaper, or
something like that. So I
guess thats enough of a
disclaimer to not get sued.
But a guy like me could wear
himself out chasing people
on the internet.
The Nevada Sagebrush:
When it comes to budget cut
decisions, sometimes science
can be pitted against the arts.
Whats your opinion on the
struggle between these two?
Nye: Its a false struggle;
everything should be funded
in my opinion. Note well
though: a university can
address this problem in
some ways by providing
employment information to
prospective students. I think
everybody should have an
understanding in physics,
life science and plan-
etary science. Furthermore,
everybody should have an
understanding of the his-
tory of art and literature and
other languages. Especially
being in the U.S., we need
to have a fundamental
understanding of our own
history, culture and writing.
Everybody, I think now more
than ever, needs to own
appreciation for the rules
of journalism. Dont make
me pick, as the old saying
goes. I never met an educa-
tional program that I didnt
like.
Whats next after presenting at
UNR?
Nye: Whats after UNR? What
more could a guy want? At the
University of Nevada, Reno
is there anything more you
could accomplish in life? Im
stumped. Ill go back to work
at the Planetary Society trying
to inuence decision makers
and government to continue to
fund planetary science. Were at
a real turning point there; this
is a small arcane little thing, but
a dear importance to me. The
budget for planetary science
at NASA has been cut this year
at $309 million. We want the
funding for the NASA planetary
science to remain at one and a
half billion. Cutting planetary
science budget is a mistake. It is
an enormous value.
Wolf Pack Week: What do
you do on a daily basis?
Nye: I ride my bike, I
eat breakfast; I always eat
breakfast. And then I go to work
at the Planetary Society. Im
the CEO and I read budgets on
spreadsheets and sign checks,
always conventional things.
Next week, Ill go to the U.K., to
Britain, for an event for which
well speak to people at the
International Space Station.
Wolf Pack Week: So science-
wise, what do you think that
there is for Nevada that could
still be cultivated?
Nye: You have people. You
have students. Whats not to
love? You have very rich mining
resources in Nevada.
Whenever you have young
people at a university, you have
the opportunity to change
the world. Were at a turning
point in history. Everybody
whos ever lived over the last
few centuries, have felt that
he or she is living at the most
exciting time of (technological)
advances. And the reason for
that is its exponential; the more
people you have in the world
doing basic research, the more
discoveries are made every day,
every week, every month.
Getchell
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Opinion
Just in case it wasnt clear enough that the North won the Civil War, the athlet-
ics department has adopted to motto Battle Born.
Dont fall for the rhetoric this election
STAFF EDITORIAL I CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS
Study nds
racism may
be automatic
CAMPUS CONTEMPLATION
Consider personal safety in an
unsafe age, be cautious on the net
I
f I remember correctly, the 90s were a
pretty scary time in America.
It was the advent of the Internet.
Dial-up was still the primary mode
of connection for most users and social
networking was only as advanced as
message boards and
newsgroups could allow.
If you wanted to share
an article, you printed or
emailed it by copying and
pasting the link. If you
wanted to share music,
you generally had to let
your friend borrow a CD.
People were not gener-
ally privy to the everyday
foibles of their peers
without the assistance of
telephones, eyewitnesses
and gossip. If you were
one of the brave and lucky few who could
upload photos and stories about your life
to the Internet, you knew that your photos
would not automatically be geotagged by
a social application and that your privacy
a term thats been reduced to little
more than a buzzword was determined
primarily by your own decision making.
I remember growing up in the 90s
and using the Internet for the rst time.
I was told never to reveal any identifying
information to anyone on the Internet,
whether they claimed to be a close family
friend or, in my mothers words, The Lord
Christ himself.
It simply wasnt safe to do so, and the
results of disseminating such information
across so unreliable a channel could prove
disastrous. This distrust of the Internet
echoed an overarching concern with
personal security that was all too common
in the 90s. Dont talk to strangers, they
told us. Be aware of your surroundings.
You never know what other people are
capable of.
Yet, the 21st century has inspired a
change in us. We live our lives out loud,
with everything about us displayed in a
garish profusion for the entire world to see
at their leisure. Our names are scrawled
carelessly across public databases; photos
of our homes, family and friends are
published on Internet websites that supply
our global position to anyone whos willing
to look.
We invite strangers into our lives and
homes with reckless abandon. The com-
mon sense of yesteryear has been replaced
with a new sense of openness and its more
dangerous than you probably realize.
The worst part? We never seem to learn
our lesson. No matter how many times we
hear about killings orchestrated through
Facebook, stalkers by way of Twitter and
scams via Craigslist, nothing about our
behavior changes. Meanwhile, the social
components of the Internet only become
more prevalent; Instagrams most recent
update introduced a photo map which
seems to use Google maps to geotag every
photo youve ever taken on the social
networking site. Naturally, most people
seem to have opted-in without a second
thought.
Thats bad enough as it is, but add to
this the fact that Instagram retains data
about your location whether you choose
to geotag your photos from the get-go or
not. And you might nd that the pursuit
of being social at the cost of our safety is
more nefarious and less in our hands than
ever before. We need to be conscious of
our security. The fact that we arent paying
attention is being taken advantage of.
Today, I encourage you to go back to the
basics of safety. Given all the 90s revision-
ism weve experienced in 2012, Id like for
you to channel one more aspect of that
decade: the elevation of personal safety.
Begin to think critically about the informa-
tion that youre publishing on the Internet.
Does that photo of your kitchen really
need to be geotagged? Is it really all that
advisable to check in on Facebook at your
home address to demonstrate to the world
that youve got both a house to live in and a
sense of humor? The question, of course, is
rhetorical; the answer is clearly no.
I hate to be so didactic, but really, guys
start locking your doors. Stop trusting every
stranger that happens to seem like a nice
enough guy. Stop assuming that people
wont hurt you just because everything is so
free-owing and public these days.
Of course, Im not saying that you need
to live in fear of the world. Im saying the
opposite. Make a conscious decision to be
secure, and you wont have to fear anything.
Evynn Tyler studies journalism and English.
He can be reached at opinion@nevadasage-
brush.com.
G
rowing up in Fremont in the San Francisco
Bay Area, I was a minority. I am half Puerto
Rican, but nobody can tell. To most people,
Im just another white girl. Im OK with that,
as I was in Fremont, where Asian-Americans were the
majority. I have always believed
that my upbringing shaped me into
a tolerant, unbiased person. Ive
never considered myself racist and I
have always thought I was fair. But a
Harvard University research project
told me otherwise.
I took the Implicit Association Test
on Harvards website for a paper in
one of my journalism classes. Basi-
cally, its a test about sorting and the
results are based on how quickly you
can sort two groups of words or im-
ages into two columns. First, I sorted
words considered good or bad,
such as joy or agony. Then I had to sort images of
faces into categories called European-American or
African-American.
Finally, the test asked me to sort European-American
faces and good words in the same category, and
African-American faces and bad words in another.
Then, it was the opposite white people and bad
words in the same category, and black people with
good. Apparently, I was faster at associating negative
words with black people. Harvard essentially told me I
was a subconscious racist.
Most white people who have taken the test scored
the same result, which isnt surprising. Heres the
weird part more than half of black people who took
the test also had that score. They had an automatic
preference, as the test says, for white people.
How can this be? Ive read about minorities wishing
they were white so they could have more opportunities
and avoid prejudice, but this isnt 1950 its 2012.
Minorities are supposed to have more chances now
than they did decades ago, when being different could
lead to your death.
The people I know who arent white are proud of
their race and ethnicity, just like Im proud of being
Puerto Rican. I dont think white people are better; I
dont think anyone is better. So why would people still
prefer European-Americans in this day and age?
The national media and deep-seeded cultural
values are to blame. Americas sordid past hasnt
faded away into history quite yet. News media coverage
still emphasizes racial differences. For example, the
Trayvon Martin story exploded due, in part, to the
debate of whether his murder was perceived racism or
actual racism.
Yes, the story was important to cover and Im not
saying it should have been ignored, but the polarized
and vehement reactions it caused prove that America
isnt over its centuries of prejudice.
Many people (not all) gravitate toward members of
their own race to form social groups. I saw it all the
time in high school and I see it at the University of
Nevada, Reno, as well. One assumption could be that
minorities may have an automatic preference to
white people because white people, especially white
men, are largely the ones in power.
White people are portrayed, in our culture, as
afuent and with more opportunities to succeed (even
if thats not necessarily true). For many years, they were
at the top of the social order. Are they now, in 2012?
Not in law or by de facto segregation, thats true. But
the top 20 richest people in the United States are white,
according to Forbes.
Because white people, or European-Americans,
form the majority population in this country, it doesnt
surprise me that some might subconsciously wish to be
a part of the dominant group. It doesnt mean theyre
not proud of who they are. It only means that long-held
American viewpoints die hard.
This whole time, it seems like Ive assumed this
Implicit Association Test is 100 percent accurate. I am
certain its not. All tests have aws. I will never believe
Im a racist. But it doesnt surprise me that I have
implicit preferences, preferences I didnt know I had, as
well as many other people.
Denying that America isnt racist anymore doesnt
change anything. Neither do the sensationalized
media. We cant back down from this just because
racism, underlying or not, has been a tradition. I
embrace my test results instead of disregarding them;
not because Im proud, but because its the only way
I can take a hard look at myself. Thats what all of us
should do be critical of our own beliefs.
Gianna Cruet studies journalism and Spanish. She can
be reached at gcruet@nevadasagebrush.com.
A
s election season draws nearer,
were going to start seeing and
hearing more about Barack
Obama and Mitt Romney than
we can process. The number of attack
ads will increase even more, as will
the number of people hassling you in
Hilliard Plaza.
The Nevada Sagebrush staff believes
the tone of campaign season is so
crowded and intense that the average
student will have a hard time becoming
informed of whats really happening.
We want to make it simpler. As
Election Day approaches, we will be
challenging ourselves to cut out the
periphery of our political coverage and
focusing only on those issues most
pertinent to the students. We want to
arm you with the knowledge of what
youre really voting for.
But we have a challenge for you as
well dont succumb to the rhetoric.
A few attack ads have caught our
eye during the last few days. One of
them, an attack ad on Romney titled
Understands, essentially blames the
candidate for the death of a mans wife.
Another attacking Obama titled New
Morning laments how the president
is trying to force gay marriage on this
country and claims that Romney has
the values to stop it. Weve come up
with three steps to analyze these ads:
LOOK AT THE SUBTLETIES
Pay attention to the way ads are
presented. The Understands adver-
tisement uses a creepy piano track and
dark colors to remind you of a horror
movie. The New Morning ad also
uses minor chords to create a tense
mood. The actors are visibly upset as
they talk about how Obama isnt creat-
ing the change (they) voted for. If an
advertisement is using subtle visual
and auditory cues to get an emotional
reaction out of you, dont fall for it.
SUMMARIZE THE MESSAGE
Once youre done watching an ad,
break the message down into one
sentence. The message behind the
Understands ad is If you vote for
Romney, hell kill your wife, too. The
message behind the New Morning ad
is If you vote for Obama, hell trample
all over your values. Neither of these
are a logical claim and, therefore,
should be ignored.
BE SKEPTICAL
Dont take an ads word at face value.
If a fact or gure makes you raise an
eyebrow, see if somebodys reported
on it. Double-check to see if its being
represented fairly. See if there is an
opposing argument. Most importantly,
look for logical gaps.
As voters, its our responsibility to
be informed. So lets work together to
ignore the rhetoric and really under-
stand whats at stake.
The Nevada Sagebrush staff can be
reached at editor@nevadasagebrush.com.
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E
xperience is a way to
cement theoretical
knowledge, therefore
making it relevant. The
narrative of experiences serves
as the best way to help one who
will never
experience
something
rsthand.
Last week,
I narrated
a particular
sexcapade
in which I
fainted in
the shower.
I also told
you to
go fuck
yourselves. While discussing the
matter of fucking ones self with
a friend, he eyed a bottle and
awkwardly asked, Do you just,
uh ... stick anything long and
pointy ... in there?
I was utterly mortied. After
prodding him for more info, I
discovered that there are a lot of
misconceptions about mas-
turbation. Im taking it upon
myself to clear some things up
about bufng the beaver for
all of you men (and women)
who have yet to experience the
art of female masturbation.
DO YOU REALLY USE A
VIBRATOR?
Of course! We do not just use
ngers every time and, to me,
a dildo is just an intimidating
piece of rubber. What fun would
that be? I have a ve-inch hot
pink travel vibe that has six
speeds and intervals! And we
do not always need vaginal
stimulus to get off. At times, its
purely clitoral, anal or labial.
Some girls massage their thighs
or breasts while they diddle, but
every girl is different!
SO DO YOU WATCH
PORN?
We do not always watch porn.
Some girls dont even watch
porn and, when we do, we dont
limit ourselves to viewing only
female-friendly porn or porn
that is oriented to our normal
sexual preference. Dont sell me
that lame sensual, romantic,
female-friendly bullshit that
attempts to dene female
sexuality for me. Ill decide
what porn Im into. Just show
me some people who are really
enjoying themselves and Ill
probably like it.
WHO DO YOU THINK
ABOUT WHEN YOU DO
IT?
Although I thank the Lord
every day for James and David
Franco and would let Shemar
Moore do me dirty, girls do not
only fantasize about models
and celebrities. Occasionally,
its the cute guy at the Mae
Anne Wells Fargo or the
attractive smart guy in journal-
ism class or the sexy substitute
teacher I had in high school.
When I see them in public I
secretly think, Hey ... thanks!
DO YOU EVER GET
HORNY DURING THAT
PARTICULAR WEEK?
We do not always have a
set schedule. Ill go a month
without and then, boom! Finals
week hits and its every night
to calm down. We occasionally
do it on our periods but only in
the shower. Some of us can do
it without touching ourselves so
we dont have to play in blood
(ew). We can remain silent as
we think our way to orgasm
in the produce department at
Trader Joes. Its called Kegels,
which are pelvic exercises,
and on your period you are
particularly sensitive down
there, so get on it.
DO YOU HAVE BETTER
SEX ON YOUR OWN?
Yes and no. I do not use it
to replace human interaction,
but sometimes I want a
quick pussy party to get my
insomniac self to sleep at night.
Sometimes, I just dont feel well
and its a quick way to get some
positive vibes owing. Some-
times I dont want a vibrator at
all sometimes I really need a
guy to help me. Like all women,
regardless of orientation, I
want that profound chemical
connection to someone that I
desire to express physically; but
sometimes I just want a quick
orgasm while I wear a Bob
Marley pajama shirt, glasses
and a fun bun.
This forbidden act is not
limited to only young women
or single women. I have a close
friend whose grandmother is
quite open about her habits
and that is fantastic! Flufn
the mufn is a great way
to build sexual condence
and gure out what you like.
Masturbation is proven to
relieve stress and gives one the
feeling of control.
While icking the bean, we
must remember that this act is
perfectly normal and healthy
for anyone to take part in,
provided you keep everything
clean. Speaking of beans, we do
not just stick things in there,
but sometimes we can use
vegetables. I, on the other hand,
prefer real meat.
Anneliese Hucal studies pre-law
and public relations. She can
be reached at opinion@neva-
dasagebrush.com.
Masturbation varies:
FAQ on going solo
Anneliese
Hucal
G
irls, when youre
in college, youre
really just starting to
develop a wardrobe
a closet full of clothes that
will last you not only your four
years at the
university
but on into
the real
world.
You want
to keep up
with trends,
but at the
same time,
you want
clothes
you can
wear and
be comfortable in. Here is what
I believe to be the denite guide
to what every college fashionista
should have in her wardrobe:
BOTTOMS
Do get four to ve pairs of
well-tted jeans. Find a brand of
denim that ts well, then stock
up on different basic washes and
styles. One or two of these pairs
can be trendy styles, like skinny
jeans or wide leg jeans.
Dont buy all the trendy jeans
because youll risk looking out
of date and have to buy new
jeans next season. Brands to
check out: American Eagle,
PacSun, Gap.
Do get one to three summer
skirts. I like solid-colored and
oral printed skirts, because
they are so easy to pair with
ip ops, pretty jewelry and a
simple tank top.
Dont get mini-skirts they
are so 6th grade.
Do get a classic dress. This
is my favorite because its an
entire outt in one easy piece. A
lot of fashion experts say every
lady needs a little black dress.
I am no fashion expert but, of
course, I agree that the LBD is
timeless and chic. But if a dress
ts you well (and doesnt show
too much skin), it doesnt need
to be black. Lets face it most
college girls arent going to
cocktail parties that require a
LBD but if you are, then by all
means, get a darn LBD. If youre
the typical college coed, just get
a dress that atters your shape
and skin tone.
Dont get a YOWIO (You
Only Wear It Once) dress.
TOPS
Do get four to six basic tank
tops of varying lengths and
basic colors like black, white,
grey, beige and navy blue.
These can be worn alone in
summer or layered under
long-sleeved tops, cardigans
and jackets during winter.
Dont get tank tops that
show off the outline of your
bra. To avoid weird clinginess
that some fabrics cause, look
for 100 percent cotton tanks.
Brands to check out: H&M,
Jockey, Gap.
Do get one well-cut spring/
fall jacket and one to two
winter coats. The cut is
everything with jackets. I like
classic wool pea coats and cute
faux fur-trimmed parkas.
Dont settle for anything that
doesnt t just right.
OTHERS
Do get great bras and
panties. These will take you far.
Underwear is the foundation
of your look. If you dont have
a bra that ts well, the rest of
your outt is not going to look
right. Same goes for panties.
Dont wear granny panties.
Spend the time shopping for
good bras and panties that
dont pinch, bulge or show
under your clothes. Brands to
check out: Victorias Secret,
Aerie.
Do get casual ats, sandals,
black pumps, one good pair of
winter shoes/boots and rain
boots.
A college wardrobe must be
classic. Funds are limited, so
these are long-lasting pieces
that will reign supreme for a
smart shopper.
So there you have it the
top items that should be in
every college girls closet.
Kristin Close studies broadcast
journalism. She can be reached at
opinion@nevadasagebrush.com.
Comfort a
must for girls
Kristin
Close
Public funds should be
invested in bicycle travel
T
he morning search
for a free parking spot
close to campus is
universally frustrating.
The documentary lmmaker,
Michael Moore, unable to nd
parking on
the rst day
of classes in
his native
Michigan,
left campus
and never
returned.
Such
impulsive
enrollment
cancelation
is certainly
not the
intention of campus parking
services, nor is it entirely its re-
sponsibility. The over-demand
for space may be because of
uninformed students.
The university, for its part, has
made several parking options
available. Annual permits go
for $125 to $400, depending
on location and hours of use.
Theres also metered parking if
you like to visit your car every
two hours. If you are unhappy
about adding more fees onto
your semester budget, that may
be what the administration
expects.
Paying a penalty for driving
to campus can be a successful
strategy for encouraging
other, perhaps better, modes of
transportation, as Amory Lovins
advocates in the book Natural
Capitalism.
One option is public
transportation. The RTC bus
routes cover most of Reno and
the main station downtown is
only four blocks from the south
end of campus. A Wolf Pass Bus
Pass with unlimited rides for
one year is $230 within Reno, or
$300, which includes Carson.
A cheaper ride-sharing
alternative is to carpool with
fellow classmates. Parking
Services recommends the
website AlterNetRides.com to
set one up, though suggesting it
to the person taking notes next
to you in physics may be more
effective.
Finally, the most elegant and
simple solution is one of the
best technological inventions in
modern history, rst operated
in its original form almost 200
years ago the bicycle.
The environmental and
health benets of bicycles are
many. Not consuming fossil
fuels to power an engine lowers
pollution and so do fewer
materials needed for manu-
facturing compared to a motor
vehicle. An MIT grad student,
Shreya Dave, found that, in its
lifetime, a bicycle produces
less than one-tenth the carbon
emissions of a sedan. Fewer
parts make maintenance and
repair cheaper. Health benets
include a cardiovascular work-
out and increased sex appeal;
self-powered transportation
requiring balance, skill, and
muscle is sexier than stepping
on a gas pedal.
There are some health risks
to a bicycle commute. Higher
exposure to air pollution from
vehicles is one. Without a
seatbelt and protective metal
cage, there is a greater chance
of injury in a collision. Making
commuting more bicycle-
friendly will demand changes in
infrastructure, the jurisdiction
of the University of Nevada,
Reno and the city itself.
Currently, the streets are
becoming less friendly because
of multi-million dollar road ex-
pansion projects in anticipation
of population growth. Endlessly
accommodating car trafc
is not a long-term solution.
Instead, public funds should be
invested in getting people out of
their cars and onto a bicycle or
bus. The 4th Street and Prater
Way corridor, set to develop
bike lanes between Reno and
Sparks, is a step in the right
direction.
The Reno Bike Project has
been an inuential public
commenter on the corridor
project as well as a strong
voice for healthier transporta-
tion planning. It offers
services like affordable bike
sales and workshops to learn
maintenance basics. The city
should continue to invest in the
non-prot and similar bike-
friendly ventures to bring us
up-to-date with our neighbors
in California, Oregon and
Washington.
UNR can do more, too. Bike
racks are often full outside the
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge
Center and other busy build-
ings. The amount of money
required to build additional
places to lock a bike is probably
miniscule relative to other
budget items and could have
many benets. Incentives like a
tuition voucher for responsible
students who register their bike
and use it could reduce trafc
and parking problems.
Parking and Transportation
Services counts the number
of registered bikes on campus
999 last school year to
assist their decisions about
accommodating commuters.
To receive those services, more
people need to register their
bikes (as the courtesy yellow tag
on your handlebars suggests).
Getting to class on time is
important. UNR can do more
to help us get there, but it is our
responsibility to nd a better
form of transportation and ask
the administration to meet
our needs as we ride into the
2012-2013 academic year.
Miles Becker is a graduate stu-
dent studying ecology, evolution
and conservation biology. He can
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rebound from loss
PESSIMIST SAYS: The same problems that have plagued
the Wolf Pack the past two games penalties and fumbles
continue. The Demons capitalize off Nevadas miscues.
Furthermore, the Wolf Pack fail to bring any pass rush, giving
Northwestern State all the time it needs to move the chains.
OUTCOME: Nevada wins 34-24
DIFFERENCE MAKER BRAD HENDERSON
OPTIMIST SAYS: Nevada feasts on the FBS school, moving
the ball at will as the Pistol offense racks up over 600 yards.
The Wolf Packs defense rebounds from a poor showing,
stufng any run attempts by the Demons. Moreover, the
secondary picks off Northwestern State multiple times.
OUTCOME: Nevada wins 48-6
Northwestern State quarterback Brad Henderson has the
potential to pick up where South Floridas B.J. Daniels left off
if injuries plague Nevadas secondary again. A season ago,
Henderson completed a school-record 61 percent of his throws.
However, the quarterback has taken a step back through two
games, connecting on just 53 percent of his passes.
MAKING THE CALL
After a heartbreaking defeat against South Florida,
Nevada seeks to get back on track
USA TODAY
AP TOP 25
THIS WEEKS GAME
1. Alabama (48) 2-0
2. USC (8) 2-0
3. LSU (4) 2-0
4. Oregon 2-0
5. Oklahoma 2-0
5. Florida State 2-0
7. Georgia 2-0
8. South Carolina 2-0
9. West Virginia 1-0
10. Michigan State 2-0
11. Clemson 2-0
12. Ohio State 2-0
13. Virginia Tech 2-0
14. Texas 2-0
15. Kansas State 2-0
16. TCU 1-0
17. Michigan 1-1
18. Florida 2-0
19. Louisville 2-0
20. Notre Dame 2-0
21. Stanford 2-0
22. UCLA 2-0
23. Tennessee 2-0
24. Arizona 2-0
25. Brigham Young 2-0
OTHERSRECEIVINGVOTES
BoiseState106, Arkansas79, Nebraska79,
Date Opponent Time

.Sept. 1 at Texas Tech L 44-6
Sept 8. Arkansas-Monticello W 31-24
.Sept 15. at Nevada 6:05 p.m.
. Sept 22. Mississippi Valley State 6 p.m.
Sept 29. at McNeese State 7 p.m.
Oct. 6 Lamar 6 p.m.
. Oct. 13 at Southeastern Louisiana 3 p.m.
Oct. 27 Nicholls 6 p.m.
. Nov. 3 at Central Arkansas 7 p.m.
Nov. 10 Sam Houston State 6 p.m.
Nov. 17 at Stephen F. Austin 6 p.m.
2012 MWC STANDINGS
Standings Conference Overall
San Diego State 0-0 1-1
Air Force 0-0 1-1
Fresno State 0-0 1-1
Nevada 0-0 1-1
New Mexico 0-0 1-1
Colorado State 0-0 1-1
Boise State 0-0 0-1
Hawaii 0-0 0-1
UNLV 0-0 0-2
Wyoming 0-0 0-2
*2011 statistics Northwestern
Nevada Category State
OFFENSE
249.0 Rushing 78.0
250.5 Passing 92.0
139.1 Pass Efciency N/A
499.5 Total 170.0
31.0 Scoring 18.50
DEFENSE
161.0 Rushing 155.0
138.1 Pass Efciency N/A
468.0 Total 388.0
28.0 Scoring 34.0
SPECIAL TEAMS/MISC.
36.7 Net Punting 36.38
12.5 Punt Returns 17.33
22.0 Kickoff Returns 22.5
-0.50 Turnover Margin N/A
TALE OF THE TAPE
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Junior Stefphon Jefferson was named starting running back for the Wolf Pack last week. Jefferson rushed for 429 yards and ve
touchdowns in 2011.
2011 STATISTICAL LEADERS
Northwestern State
Player Category Avg./Game
B. Henderson Passing yds 113.0
S. Riley Rushing yds 95.0
H. Phillip Recieving yds 71.0
D. Rose Tackles 12.0
W. Sellers Tackles for loss 1.2
C. Paige Interceptions 1
H. Phillip Punt return yds avg. 17.3
J. Shaughnessy Scoring 0
Nevada
Player Category Avg./Game
C. Fajardo Passing yds 250.5
S. Jeffferson Rushing yds 141.0
B. Wimberly Receivng yds 69.0
D. Williams Tackles 9.5
B. Hekking Tackles for loss 0.8
None Interceptions 0
K. Wooten Punt return yds avg. 12.5
C. Fajardo Scoring 9.0
Northwestern State vs.
Nevada
When: Saturday, 4:05
p.m.
Where: Mackay Stadium
(29,993, Field Turf)
TV: N/A
Season records: Nevada
(1-1 overall, 0-0 MWC),
Northwestern State (1-1
overall, 0-0
Southland)
All-time series record:
0-0
The coaches: Nevada
hall of fame head coach
Chris Ault is in his 28th
season as Nevadas head
coach and has a 227-103-
1 record. In his fourth
year under the helm of
Northwestern State, head
coach Bradley Dale Peveto
has compiled a record
of 11-23. Peveto won a
national championship
with Louisiana State
University in 2008 as its
co-defensive coordinator.
OregonState77, Mississippi State70, Baylor 54,
Wisconsin44, UL-Monroe23, Ohio17, Georgia
Tech15, OklahomaState13, SouthFlorida12,
ArizonaState10, IowaState5, Northwestern5,
UtahState1, NorthCarolina1
1. Alabama (42) 2-0
2. LSU (5) 2-0
3. USC (11) 2-0
4. Oregon (1) 2-0
5. Oklahoma 2-0
5. Florida State 2-0
7. Georgia 2-0
8. West Virginia 1-0
9. South Carolina 2-0
10. Michigan State 2-0
11. Clemson 2-0
12. Texas 2-0
13. Virginia Tech 2-0
14. Kansas State 2-0
15. TCU 1-0
16. Stanford 2-0
17. Florida 2-0
18. Michigan 1-1
19. Notre Dame 2-0
20. Louisville 2-0
21. Arkansas 1-1
22. Wisconsin 1-1
23. UCLA 2-0
24. Nebraska 1-1
25. Arizona 2-0
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Boise State 104, Oklahoma State 97, Missis-
sippi State 88, Tennessee 71, Brigham
Young 70, Arizona State 58, Baylor 57,
Cincinnati 29, Oregon State 28, Georgia
Tech 24, South Florida 21, Louisiana Tech 13,
Rutgers 12, Virginia 11, Iowa State 10, North-
western 9, Wake Forest 6, Ole Miss 3, Ohio
2, Washington 2, Texas Tech 2, UL-Monroe 1,
Texas A&M 1, Nevada 1
Northwestern State
Saturday
TIME: 4:05p.m.
THIS WEEKS GAME
vs. USF
L 32-31
SEPT. 8
vs. Northwestern
State
4:05 p.m.
SEPT. 15
at Hawaii
7:30 p.m.
SEPT. 22
at Texas State
TBA
SEPT. 29
at UNLV
Noon
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
4:05 p.m.
OCT. 6
at California
W 31-24
SEPT. 1
vs. Boise State
TBA
DEC. 1
STAFF PICKS
By Eric Uribe
Following back-to-back games against Bowl Championship
Series squads, the Wolf Pack will come back down to earth
against a Football Championship Subdivision team in North-
western State. The Demons are making the 2,000+-plus mile
road trip from Natchitoches, La. to Reno for what some people
are calling a gloried scrimmage.
After suffering a 44-6 thrashing at the hands of Texas Tech,
Northwestern State was supposed to take out their anger on
a lowly Division II school in their home-opener. Instead, the
Demons eked out a 31-24 win against a pesky University of
Arkansas at Monticello squad. Now, Northwestern State will
look to pull out an upset at Mackay Stadium.
RUSHING STREAK
True to the Pistol offense, Nevada has eclipsed
the 100-yard mark in rushing for 11 consecu-
tive games. Junior Stefphon Jefferson began
the streak against the University of Nevada,
Las Vegas last season and has continued it the
past two games. Jefferson topped 141
yards on the ground against South
Florida. Quarterback Cody Fajardo
joined Jefferson, running for 134
yards against the Bulls.
The Demons could be in a
whirlwind against Nevadas potent
rushing attack. Opponents have
scampered for 310 yards against
Northwestern State. Throw in the
Demons unfamiliarity with the
Pistol offense and Northwestern
State could be in for a long day
Saturday.
OFFENSIVELY CHALLENGED
After two games, Northwestern
State has mustered a combined 360 yards. By
comparison, the Wolf Pack racked up 228 yards
in the opening quarter against South Florida.
Signal caller Brad Henderson has been ineffec-
tive, completing 20 of 38 passes for 183 yards.
Hendersons struggles could be attributed to his
offensive line, which has let opposing defenses
sack him eight times. This could fare well
for Nevadas front four, whove had trouble
getting to the quarterback. Nevada has just
three sacks this season.
Against UAM, the glimmer of hope for
the Demons offense was senior tailback
Sidney Riley, who grinded out 95 yards on
13 carries. Opposing teams are averaging
5.1 yards a carry against the Wolf Pack.
Moreover, Nevada faces its third consecutive
dual-threat quarterback. The Wolf Pack have
had mixed results facing such quarterbacks.
After containing Californias Zach Maynard,
South Floridas B.J. Daniels beat Nevada with his
feet on a number of plays.
PICK SIX
While the Henderson-led offense
struggled to move the chains against UAM,
the defense proved to be the Demons best
offense. Northwestern State turned two
interceptions into scores. One minute and six seconds into the
game, the Demons got on the board off a 28-yard pick six from
sophomore Imoa Claiborne. Then in the third quarter, senior
Cortez Paige nodded up the score at 24-all, taking an intercep-
tion 52 yards to the house. Interceptions will be harder to come
by against Nevada. Fajardo has yet to throw an interception
through two games.
Eric Uribe can be reached at euribe@nevadasagebrush.com.
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Demons
Nevada was second with
38, the University of Utah was
a distant third with 83, and
in-state rival University of
Nevada-Las Vegas was fourth
with 102. Crushing UNLV was
a sweet consolation prize for
the Wolf Pack.
Its still very early in the year,
but there is much optimism
among the squad.
We could at least be one
of the top two teams (in our
conference) by the end of the
year, when everything is said
and done, Myers said. Im
really excited to see what kind
of things well eventually be
able to accomplish.
Diaz, who redshirted last
season, echoed not only her
teammates sentiments on be-
ing able to surprise the confer-
ence but also Juwan Howard
of the legendary University of
Michigan Fab Five.
Its denitely a start, she
said. Were all growing as a
unit. Were going out there to
not only shock ourselves but
to shock everyone.
a long pass and he couldve
had a lot more yards if his re-
ceivers didnt drop a couple of
key throws. Dr. Death Williams
led the way with 13 tackles but
a number of them were not in
run support, but were achieved
while chasing down receivers
on big plays.
One striking contrast about
this weeks game to last weeks
was the Packs inability to
stop not only the pass but
the run as well. Nevada did
an excellent job against Cal
in defending the rushing
game, but they were rendered
ineffective against the Bulls by
allowing over 200 yards on the
ground.
Many of these statistics could
be attributed to not only poor
tackling but also overcondence
after an upset win like the one
over Cal. At times, the defense
would make a play and then
follow it up with a disastrous
turn on third or fourth down.
Dont get me wrong, the defense
didnt allow the Bulls to run right
through them. In fact, through
the rst three quarters, it looked
like the Wolf Pack would win
quite handily. However, this was
not to be, as it all came crashing
down in the nal eight minutes
of the game.
Also, some of you who
attended the game remember
two key sequences of events
that shifted the momentum
out of the Packs hands, besides
the obvious touchdown passes.
Both occurred in the fourth
quarter and both probably will
be debated all this week. The
rst event came when the Wolf
Pack had fourth and one on
the 50-yard line and chose to
punt rather than go for it. The
other play was eerily similar and
actually resulted in a punt to
down South Florida on its own
eight-yard line. The latter series
resulted in the back-breaking
touchdown pass to win the
game for the Bulls. One could
look at these two events and
wonder what could have been,
but living in the past wont get
you anywhere.
When a team loses a highly-
anticipated game like this, there
is a backlash from not only the
media but the fans as well. While
everyone, including myself,
was very disappointed with the
outcome on Saturday, it must
be understood that Nevada
surprised itself last week against
Cal and just lost a tough game
against a battle-tested South
Florida team. The Wolf Pack is a
young team and the experience
from this setback will not kill
them but rather make them,
in the words of Kanye West,
stronger.
The levee broke on Saturday
for Mike Bradesons unit and all
they can do now is pick up the
pieces and move, as they say, on
to next week.
Chris Boline can be reached at
sports@nevadasagebrush.com.
Whats it going to take for
Henderson to start moving the
chains?
Pugh: Sometimes it seems
like there was almost an
irrational level of condence
before the season started.
When you come out and lose
your rst game 44-6, even
though they were only down
21 points in the fourth quarter
at Texas Tech, that probably
stung them a little bit. Then
you come back, play a Division
II team like the University of
Arkansas-Monticello, you slop
around with them. Hes just
got to nd that condence and
whatever it was that he had at
the start of last season.
What is the squads biggest
weakness?
Pugh: Their lack of
discipline. They struggle with
penalties in the opener. They
were hit for eight penalties
against Texas Tech. A couple
of them on a third down or
punting situation gave Tech
extra life and of course, the
Red Raiders were able to
capitalize on those.
Even after four years, Im not
sold on Bradley Dale Peveto as
a head coach. He was a very
good defensive coordinator
down at LSU, won a national
championship down there as
a co-defensive coordinator.
Hes a good linebacker coach.
I just dont know if he has the
X-factor to be head coach or
lack of orientation or lack of
discipline from the top down.
They just have things that
dont really seem to go well
for them. In a lot of ways, we
saw it around here because
Louisiana State University
football is a religion around
here and for years under Les
Miles, LSU has been one of the
most unorganized teams in
the land. Down there in LSU
you can have talent to mask
mistakes or lack of discipline.
At the FCS level, the talent isnt
there to be able to do that.
Which players will be the
X-factors for Northwestern
State?
Pugh: I think Cortez
Paige, nickel cornerback on
the defensive side. He had
an interception return for a
touchdown Saturday night.
Hes had a couple of big picks
in each game.
I think wide receiver Phillip
Harvey will be another one.
Theyre going to have to nd
some way to get the ball
outside the tackles. Its not
going to be the easiest thing
in the world to run against
Nevada in between the tackles.
Maybe get Harvey outside on a
reverse or wide receiver screen
to give him a chance to get
out on the open eld and get
a big play, maybe loosen some
things inside for Sidney Riley
and the running backs.
Northwestern State pulls the
upset if...?
Pugh: If the Demons shake
off their penalty-lled rst
couple of weeks, Henderson
reverts back to early 2011
season form and the defense
comes up with either a touch-
down or sets up a touchdown
with a timely turnover.
Prediction for the game?
Pugh: Nevada 38, North-
western State 7.
Eric Uribe can be reached at
euribe@nevadasagebrush.com.
The number one turning
point in my mind was our
fumble on the 1-yard line,
head coach Chris Ault said.
There is no excuse for (Hales
fumble). Its just goal line stuff.
It wasnt a hit. He just kind of
muffed it.
However, unlike against Cal,
the Wolf Packs defense couldnt
bail out its sputtering offense.
Daniels picked apart Nevadas
secondary for a mind-boggling
227 yards in the nal quarter.
The dual-threat quarterback
accounted for 416 of USFs 572
yards.
B.J. Daniels is a great ath-
lete, said Williams, who had
a team-high 13 tackles. One
of the better quarterbacks Ive
ever faced in college. He has
great receivers around him,
which makes him even better.
Daniels exploited two back-
ups Markus Smith and Bryan
Lane Jr. who were lling in
for injured starters.
Smith made his rst career
start at defensive back in
place of Charles Garrett, who
was sidelined by an ankle in-
jury. Lane subbed in for Marlon
Johnson who left the game
in the second quarter with a
hamstring injury.
The signal callers biggest
target was Davis, who scorched
Nevada for a USF single-game
receiving record 191 yards
off 12 catches and a pair of
touchdowns. The sophomore
wideout nearly matched his
career totals of 23 grabs for 286
yards and two scores in the 12
games he appeared in before
Saturday.
The Wolf Pack struggled to
apply pressure on Daniels,
getting to the quarterback just
once. When Nevada did bring
the heat, Daniels used his speed
to sidestep the pressure.
We were very inconsistent
(with the pass rush), Ault said.
When you give a quarterback
time like that, hes going to
nd a way to make you pay for
that.
With 38 ticks on the game
clock and three timeouts
remaining, the Wolf Pack were
poised to stage a come-from-
behind victory.
A helmet-to-helmet penalty
put the Nevada in Bulls terri-
tory, setting up a last-second
desperation Hail Mary heave.
Fajardo was stripped before
he could get the ball out of his
hand.
In the fourth quarter ev-
erybody was making mistakes
and its one of those hard pills
to swallow, said Fajardo, who
racked up 405 yards of total
offense.
The Wolf Pack will have to put
the heartbreaking loss behind
them next week against North-
western State (1-1) at home.
We have a whole season
ahead of us, Williams said.
This is only the second game,
that doesnt determine our
season, that doesnt dene who
we are. We just have to keep it
rolling because theres a long
season ahead of us.
Collapse
Darron Pinkney /Nevada Media Services
Nevada junior Sam Diaz races to a course-record 14:32 time during the Twilight Classic on Saturday.
Nevada wide receiver Richy Turner stiff arms a Bulls defensive back Saturday. The sophomore nished with four grabs for 37 yards.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
To the casual eye, a second
place nish would obviously be
worse than rst place. However,
the Wolf Pack cross country
team is using this meet as
another stepping stone in the
right direction.
The womens team will have
two weeks to prepare for their
next meet, which will be held
in Springeld, Ore., where they
will take part in the Dellinger
Invitational. The meet will
be held on Sept. 29 and will
again feature high-caliber com-
petition, this time in the form of
the University of Oregon Ducks.
Another meet against quality
competition will only sharpen
the proverbial sword for the
young squad.
Chris Boline can be reached at
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College Students Just
By Connor Christiansen
Led by sophomores Tessa
Leaea and Bonnie Paul, the
Wolf Pack put on a strong
performance, but couldnt put
together a win.
The Pack began the Wolf Pack
Invitational on Thursday night,
falling to Cal State Fullerton
three sets to one. Senior Janelle
Batista led the team with 10
kills and junior Dana Holt led
the team with a .750 hitting
percentage. Redshirt sopho-
more Tessa Leaea had a strong
showing as well with nine kills
and eight total blocks, two solo
and eight assisted.
The Pack looked to rebound
on Friday night against Wash-
ington State, however, couldnt
seem to get anything to go in
their favor, losing three sets to
none. Nevada played sloppy,
nishing with a team hitting
average of negative .012 and
21 errors, compared to just 20
kills.
After the big loss on Friday,
the Wolf Pack came back strong
against Cal State Bakerseld but
still lost the highly-contested
match three sets to none. Tessa
Leaea had a great performance
leading the team with 14 kills
and a respectable .219 hitting
percentage.
It always feels good to play
at home in front of friends and
family, Leaea said. Since it is
such a small gym, it gets really
loud really easy so it is a great
feeling being home.
Despite a great game and
being selected to the All-Tour-
nament team, Leaea still looks
to improve her game.
I need to work on my shots,
like working the court better.
Ive been hitting it in the same
direction and teams are start-
ing to pick up on it, she said.
I denitely need to work on
blocking.
However the biggest surprise
came from sophomore Bonnie
Paul, who has had a slow start
to the season, but shined on
Saturday night with 10 kills,
three solo blocks, three assisted
blocks, a .286 hitting percent-
age, and one of the Packs four
serving aces.
She is starting to come
around, second-year head
coach Ruth Lawanson said.
Shes working really hard
and had an all-around good
match.
Despite not being able to pull
out a win, Lawanson believes
this is an improvement from
the previous matches.
This team is learning to work
hard in practice every day and
is getting more comfortable
playing together, Lawanson
said.
With the Packs next match
not until Sept. 24, there is little
time for improvement.
We need to practice nish-
ing, Lawanson said. We do
really good things but make
silly mistakes at the end of plays
that cost us points.
In spite of dropping to 1-8
on the season, Lawanson is not
worried.
Got to be good in confer-
ence, not preseason, she said.
Conference play is all that
matters.
Connor Christiansen can be
reached at sports@nevadasage-
brush.com.
Pack shows promise
Pack seeks to put loss behind
By Eric Uribe
The Wolf Pack had what
seemed to be the recipe for a
landmark victory over Bowl
Championship Series foe
South Florida: near-perfect
play from quarterback Cody
Fajardo, two different 100-yard
rushers and an amped up
crowd at Mackay Stadium in
its home opener.
Instead, Nevada left the game
with a sour taste in its mouth,
blowing a 15-point lead in a
32-31 collapse last Saturday.
The Wolf Pack is no stranger
to such taste. Late-game
meltdowns plagued Nevada
a season ago. Last years 7-6
team squandered leads as big
as 14 points and 17 points in
last-second defeats to Texas
Tech and Louisiana Tech, re-
spectively. Furthermore, four
loses by a touchdown or less in
2011 are burned in the retina
of the Wolf Pack.
(The loss to USF) reminded
me a lot of last year, safety
Duke Williams said. Last
year, we needed to work on
finishing games. We worked on
finishing in the fourth quarter.
Thats usually when we put
teams away, but they were able
to get the upper hand on us
and make plays and we werent
able to.
Mondays film session was a
harsh reminder of the collapse
against South Florida.
Its like watching a horrible
horror movie and knowing the
ending, sophomore quarter-
back Cody Fajardo said.
Senior cornerback Khalid
Wooten is eager to put the
meltdown behind them.
You got to come out with a
purpose, he said. You cant
keep lingering about the loss.
We got Northwestern State
next, thats what were going to
focus on.
A short memory is all thats
needed to let go of Saturdays
loss, but the physical toll of the
game is another story. Nevada
suffered two injuries to key
starters Saturday.
After a helmet-to-helmet
blow during the Wolf Packs
last-gasp drive, senior captain
tight end Zach Sudfeld was
evaluated at the end of the
game. Head coach Chris Ault
said Sudfeld will be fine.
The same cant be said about
safety Marlon Johnson. The
senior suffered a game-ending
hamstring injury during the
second quarter. Ault ruled
Johnson out against North-
western State but is expected
to return against Hawaii on
Sept. 22.
The 28-year coach stressed
Saturdays game is about
Nevada and correcting the
miscues that have followed
them through two games.
The most important thing is
us, Ault said. Northwestern
State, whoever were playing, it
makes no difference. The deal
is upon us. We got to get bet-
ter. The mistakes were making
on both sides of the ball are
fundamentally poor.
Things are going to hap-
pen, but when its the same
thing happening over and over
again, then you got to look at
the coaching. We got to do a
better job, particularly with
the offensive front.
The Wolf Pack have been
flagged 19 times for 194 yards
through 2012. Moreover, Ne-
vada has fumbled the ball nine
times.
The Demons may have
picked the wrong week to come
to town as the Wolf Pack is
poised take its frustrations out
on the Football Championship
Subdivision opponent.
If I could play right now, I
would, Fajardo said. Id rather
play Northwestern State right
now than practice to get that
bad taste out of my mouth.
Julian Bledsoe /Nevada Sagebrush
Senior captain tight end Zach Sudfeld hangs his head after Nevadas last-second loss Saturday.
By Leonel Beas
The Wolf Pack soccer team
has suffered from inconsistent
performances on the road
this season. Nevada ended its
five-match road trip with a 2-0
loss to San Francisco Sunday
afternoon.
We didnt mark up well or
track dangerous runs and that
led to two of their goals, head
coach Dr. Melissa Price said
in a press release. We made
some adjustments at the half
and later in the second half,
which put us in the position
to tie or win the game and we
came up short.
The Wolf Packs split in
California has defined the
teams unpredictable play
in a specific half. Sunday
afternoon, Nevada goalkeeper
Dana Moreno tied her season-
high with eight saves in the
first half, preventing the
Pack from a route. Its second
half adjustments allowed the
team to create eight shots
but were unable to put the
ball in the back of the net.
Its lackluster finishing touch
made them go scoreless
for the second time this sea-
son, while Moreno ended up
with a career-high 12 saves.
Even with an experienced
group of defenders, the Pack
has allowed eight goals this
season.
I think there is only so
much coaches can do and it
truly has to come from the
players themselves and we
have to feed off each other,
Moreno said. It comes down
to your personal intensity and
in the end, it all comes down
from your heart.
Fridays 1-0 victory against
San Jose State showed the
potential and improvements
Nevada has made to make
noise in the Mountain West
Conference. Nevadas veteran
group of defenders was on
full display, playing stifling
defense throughout the game
and allowing only one shot on
goal in the final 16 minutes. A
positive note is the Wolf Pack
have already reached three
wins this season, matching
last years win mark.
Sophomore sensation Chri-
salyn Fonte scored in the 64th
minute giving her five of the
Wolf Packs seven goals this
season.
I feel like its a good start,
a good foundation, a good
example to give to the rest of
the team as far as staying on
the same page with wanting to
score goals, Fonte said.
If Nevada plans to be in
contention for the MWC title,
it has to start in practice, ac-
cording to Price.
They come every day to
training and bring their best
attitude and performance
they can throughout the train-
ing session, she said. If we
can put good training sessions
back-to-back, we should be
able to put good games back-
to-back.
With the split in last
weekends matches, Nevada
dropped to 3-4-1 and will re-
turn to Mackay Stadium Friday
as the team hosts Weber State
at 7 p.m.
Fonte mentioned Monday
afternoon in practice that she
expects a hungry Wolf Pack
to step on the field and route
Weber State in front of the
home crowd and she will look
to improve her scoring with
three more goals.
The Wolf Pack should be able
to perform at the level they
expected in the beginning of
the season.
Leonel Beas can be reached at
Soccer goes
1-1 to nish
road trip
Lisa Cassidy /Nevada Sagebrush
Sophomore Bonnie Paul hits the ball during the Wolf Pack Invitational.
NEVADA
VOLLEYBALL
For the second week in a
row, Wolf Pack volleyball
gets the whos not honor.
Nevada hosted the Wolf Pack
Invitational last weekend and
rewarded its fans with three
loses. The bright side: They
won two sets this weekend.
Nevada has lost eight
straight games, dropping 24
of 26 sets.
Top 5 reasons for
Nevada collapse
THREE-AND-OUT
After recovering an onside kick to-
wards the end of the fourth quarter,
all Nevada needed was a rst down
to put away the Bulls. Head coach
Chris Ault called Stefphon Jeffersons number
three straight times for runs up the middle. The
result? A punt. Ault should have put the ball in
the hands of its best playmaker, Cody Fajardo.
HALES GOAL LINE MUFF
With Nevada holding a slim 21-20
lead over South Florida in the third
quarter, the Wolf Pack were one
yard away from a score. Nick Hale,
playing in place of Jefferson who was benched
for a fumble the quarter before, coughed up the
ball at the goal line. Not only did Nevada lose an
easy six points, but they also killed any momen-
tum it had left.
INJURED SECONDARY
USF Quarterback B.J..... Daniels
had his way with Nevadas second-
ary in the fourth quarter, tossing
for 227 yards. To the Bulls favor,
the Wolf Pack were without two of its starters in
the secondary. Had Marlon Johnson and Charles
Garrett been in the game, its hard to imagine
Daniels chuck-and-pray tactics playing out as
well as they did.
WEAK PASS RUSH
How many times did USFs Daniels
sit back in the pocket, seemingly
for days, before heaving a pass
downeld? How many more times
did Daniels use his mobility to avoid a would-be
sack? Simply put, Nevada struggled to get to
Daniels and when it did, the Wolf Pack couldnt
nish.

JEFFERSONS FUMBLE
Early on, there was no stopping the
Wolf Packs Pistol offense. That was
until Jeffersons second quarter
fumble. With Nevada in the redzone,
Jefferson put the ball on the ground, putting a halt
to the momentum the Wolf Pack had built up.
H
istory lesson: While the
United States was split into
two, waging war against
one another, Nevada arose
from the rubble to become the
countrys 36th state back in 1864 in
the midst of the
Civil War. With it
came the Battle
Born moniker.
Lets hope
everyone reading
this already knew
that.
Since then, the
motto has found
its way onto
Nevadas state ag,
a beer bottle, The
Killers upcoming
album and now, Wolf Pack Athletics.
Wolf Pack faithfuls may have no-
ticed a Battle Born logo plastered
between the 20 and 30-yard mark
at Mackay Stadium last Saturday.
The same fans may have also heard
the slightly-awkward Battle Ready?
Battle Born! chant ring up Nevada
against South Florida.
Welp, get used to it. The powers
that be and advertising gurus have
given Battle Born the special
distinction of being the Wolf Packs
new campaign in its fresh Mountain
West Conference era. In other words,
the latest motto to shove down your
proverbial throats!
Deuces One Community, One Pack
and Nevadatude! Its been real, its
been fun, but it hasnt been real fun.
A painting along Mackay Stadiums
eld turf and a rally cry are just phase
one. Battle Born will soon make
its way onto Lawlor Events Center,
more Wolf Pack merchandise, team
uniforms and other sports promo-
tions.
The motto is also spearheading
Nevadas fundraising program, which
is slated to collect more than $1.3
million over the next three years. The
Wolf Pack and its $20 million or so
athletic budget need all the hunnits
it can nd to compete with the
MWCs top spenders, such as UNLV
and its near $60 million wallet.
Nevada Athletics has high hopes
that Battle Born will be used in the
same sentence with other college
football juggernaut mottos, such as
the University of Southern Cali-
fornias Fight On! or my personal
favorite, Alabamas Roll Tide.
Beyond all the propaganda, the
main purpose of Battle Born seems
to be to unite the community, while
putting butts in the seat and money
in the athletic departments wallet
at the same damn time! After all,
80 percent of Wolf Pack Athletics is
self-supported, according to senior
associate athletic director Rory
Hickok.
With that said, the Battle Born gets
my seal of approval. Kinda.
Business wise, I think its a slam
dunk. At the end of the day, the
money it generates into the athletics
department is all that matters. And
$1.3 million is nothing to sneeze at.
From a fan perspective, I question
whether Battle Born will catch on.
The chant doesnt exactly roll off the
tongue. I cant imagine the same
classy Nevada fans that wear FUNLV
shirts and curse at opposing teams,
wearing their Nevada pride on their
sleeve.
Moreover, Reno has proven to me
its a bandwagon city. It seems the
fans only come out in drones when a
team is having success. I mean, how
many consecutive games did mens
basketball have to win before it could
get a solid crowd? How fast did fans
disappear at the end of last years
football season when the Wolf Pack
choked away a WAC championship?
And did fans even attend any games
outside those two sports?
If the Wolf Pack are winning, I see
no reason for Battle Born to not be
a big hit. But if the going gets tough,
this Nevada pride will be nowhere to
be seen.
Eric Uribe can be reached at euribe@
nevadasagebrush.com.
CODY FAJARDO
FOOTBALL
Once again, Nevadas signal
caller gets the Whos hot
honor. Fajardo piled up 405
yards of total offense and three
touchdowns. His only blemish
was a fumble in the end zone,
which was recovered by his
teammate for a score.
FOOTBALL
vs. Northwestern State 4:05 p.m.
Saturday
THE SKINNY: The Wolf
Pack is out for vengeance
after blowing a 15-point
lead against South Florida.
Nevada can smell blood in
the water with Northwestern
State visiting Mackay
Stadium. After playing
toe-to-toe with two Bowl
Championship Series, the
Wolf Pack should have
no problem disposing of
a Football Championship
Subdivision foe. With its
inaugural Mountain West
Conference game against
Hawaii on the horizon,
Nevada must be careful not
to overlook this matchup.
It has all the makings for a
trap game.
SOCCER
vs. Weber State 7 p.m. Friday
THE SKINNY: Nevadas
five-game road slate is
finally over. The Wolf Pack
went 2-3 during its road
trip, including back-to-back
wins for the first time since
last September. Now, they
return home for its first
home game in three weeks.
Chrisalyn Fonte continues to
tear up opposing defenses.
The sophomore scored the
lone goal in Nevadas 1-0
win over San Jose State last
Friday. Fonte has put a team-
high five goals in the net.
VOLLEYBALL
at Utah Valley 9 a.m. Friday
at Utah 7 p.m. Friday
vs. Cal Poly 11 a.m. Saturday
THE SKINNY: After being
swept on its home court,
Nevada heads to the Utah
Classic for three games
this weekend. Tessa Leaea
earned her third straight all-
tournament honor during the
homestand with 14 kills. The
sophomore has been the 1-8
Wolf Packs lone bright spot
during the season. Nevada
is out to win its first game
since Aug. 24.
JULIANABLEDSOE/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
Nevada quarterback Cody Fajardo earned
Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of
the Week honors. Fajardo connected on 27 of 38
passes for 271 yards and ran for 134 more yards.
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By Eric Uribe
The Wolf Pack was on the
verge of doing something it had
never done in its 116-year his-
tory win consecutive games
against Bowl Championship
Series teams.
Clinging to a 31-26 lead, Ne-
vada had South Florida pinned
at its own eight-yard line. One
minute and 38 seconds was all
that separated the Wolf Pack
from the record books.
Then everything unraveled.
Fueled by senior signal
caller B.J. Daniels, the Bulls took
charge, picking apart Nevadas
sieve-like secondary. On the rst
play of the drive, Daniels red a
13-yard throw to wide receiver
Andre Davis. Daniels connected
with sophomore Deonte Welch
for a 23-yard gain three plays
later. Two plays after that, Dan-
iels heaved a 56-yard pass down
the left sideline to Davis for a
touchdown.
USF took its rst lead of the
game, erasing a decit as big as
15 points and leaving a crowd
of 22,804 at Mackay Stadium
stunned. The game-winning
score was a dagger in the heart
of the Wolf Packs 32-31 defeat.
I give all the credit to South
Florida, safety Duke Williams
said. They came over here 2,500
miles and came out with a win.
Its a hard loss. We were up pretty
much the whole game and they
took it from us. The better team
won.
On many levels, the game was
eerily similar to last weeks 31-24
win over California. Behind 228
yards of offense, Nevada raced to
a 21-6 lead after one quarter.
We came out hot like we did
last week and that was good,
but we stalled and started losing
momentum and the guys start-
ing getting a little discouraged,
quarterback Cody Fajardo said.
A laundry list of penalties and
fumbles slowed the Wolf Pack
down. Nine penalties for 84 yards
stalled multiple Nevada drives,
a slight improvement from last
week when the Wolf Pack was
agged 11 times for 110 yards.
Once again, the offense shot
themselves in the foot, Ault said.
Its tough to dig out because
(USF) is a good football team.
But three fumbles including
two in the red zone proved to
be the game-changers.
Junior Stefphon Jefferson was
stripped in the second quarter
at South Floridas 14-yard mark,
continuing his woes from a week
ago when he fumbled twice.
The other costly mistake came
early in the third quarter. With
Nevada threatening at the one-
yard line, tailback Nick Hale put
the ball on the ground. Senior
Sam Barrington jumped over
the offensive line, kneeing the
pigskin out of Hales grasp.
Sports
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Wolf Pack lets big lead slip through hands
Nevada sophomore wide receiver Aaron Bradley jets past South Floridas defense for one of his two catches for ten yards during Saturdays 32-31 loss.
Pack goes as defense goes
Cross Country places
second at Twilight meet
By Chris Boline
Football isnt the only sport that plays under
the lights. Runners for the Wolf Pack cross
country team got to experience this feeling
first-hand last Saturday evening, too. And they
did not disappoint under the spotlights.
Nevada, coming off a first-place finish in its
first meet of the season, came in second to the
nationally-ranked Brigham Young University
Cougars at the annual Twilight Classic held at
Shadow Mountain Park near Reed High School
in Sparks. Despite the team missing some key
runners due to injury, the Wolf Pack offered
important individual performances.
The Wolf Pack turned in three of the top
seven times at the meet, with junior Sam Diaz
leading the way by capturing first overall and
shattering the old course record with a time of
14:32 on the 4,000-meter course.
Sophomore Demerey Kirsch came in fourth
place with a time of 14:51. Freshman Emkay
Myers of Cabot, Ark. finished in seventh with
a time of 14:56.
Competing against a nationally-ranked foe,
as well as another school from a high-altitude
location, led head coach Kirk Elias to form a
different strategy than the one used last week
against teams from sunny California.
We wanted to go out there and go head to
head with (BYU and Utah), Elias said. Theyre
from higher altitudes and we wanted to push
the race from the start. One of the teams is
nationally-ranked (BYU) and we wanted to
see how we compared with them in the big
picture.
For the runners, the differences between
this weeks meet and last weeks at Rancho San
Rafael were striking.
Last week was a workout for us, we had no
idea what shape we were going to be in, and we
just wanted to let it fly for this race, Diaz said.
We wanted to go out there with a make
a statement mindset, Kirsch said. Were
headed in a positive direction and even though
we did not have all our girls together, it worked
out for us tonight.
The nal scores for the meet indicated a clear
gap between the top two teams and the other
two. BYU came in rst with an overall score of 24,
Darron Pinkney /Nevada Media Services
The cross country team poses for a photo before its second place nish at the Twilight Classic.
See XC Page A9
I
n the Lethal Weapon film
series Danny Glovers
character, Roger Mur-
taugh, has a catchphrase
he says multiple times
throughout all four films: Im
too old for
this shit.
Those were
the same
words in
every Wolf
Pack fans
head after
the loss on
Saturday
to the
University
of South
Florida. It
was either
that, or I will now light myself
on fire.
Some of the biggest question
marks last week against the
University of California have
evolved into red ags for the
Wolf Pack. Chief among them: a
spotty secondary, poor tackling
and questionable play-calling
in the clutch. What I said in
last weeks article that every
fans general mood should be a
schoolgirl at a Jonas Brothers
concert has now devolved
into being a moody teenager at
a Cure show.
Before we tackle the problem
areas of the team, and they will
probably be picked apart by
media types all week, lets look
at what the squad did well; it
was more than one thing.
It all starts with the
quarterback, Cody Fajardo,
who did not disappoint in the
home game opener at Mackay
Stadium. The gunslinger threw
for more than 270 yards and a
touchdown, ran for 134 yards
and added two more scores on
the ground. Stefphon Jefferson
once again surpassed the
100-yard barrier, his second
of the year, this time racking
up 135 yards. Zach Sudeld
provided some critical blocking
in support of the Union, led the
Pack in receiving, and offered
his body up during the nal
drive that put the Wolf Pack in
position to win the game. Alas,
all these stats mean nothing if
you cant put a number in the
win column.
You may have noticed that
I focused on one side of the
football, as the offense has been
putting up incredible numbers
the last two weeks. However,
the defense has been lagging
in terms of production and
execution.
As mentioned before, the
secondary was decent, at best,
in the win over Cal. Last week
they were absolutely torched
for 363 yards by USFs elusive
signal-caller B.J. Daniels. There
were multiple times throughout
the game where I held my
breath when Daniels launched
Scouting Report: Demons
See DEFENSE Page A9
By Eric Uribe
In a new weekly series, The
Nevada Sagebrush gives you
a scouting report on Nevadas
upcoming football opponent
through the eyes of its own beat
writer. In the inaugural edition of
Scouting Report, The Nevada
Sagebrush spoke with Jason
Pugh, reporter for the Shreveport
Times. Pugh has covered North-
western State football full-time
the past two years. Heres snip-
pets of our conversation with
Pugh.
What makes this years squad
different from 2011s 5-6 team?
Pugh: Theyre on a run of two
5-6 seasons right now. As odd
as it sounds to say, they were a
better 5-6 team last year only
because they got some stability
at the quarterback position with
Brad Henderson. Thats really
been a big help for them. Hes
steady. He can make a spectacu-
lar play, but hes pretty steady.
Thats really been a calming
inuence, especially for an
offense that rotates in and out a
lot of running backs and with a
lot of different styles, its nice to
have that stability there.
Theyve got a linebacker,
Derek Rose, who is as good
as it gets on the (Football
Championship Subdivision)
level. Hes an All-American type
and on (the) Buchanan Award
watch list, which goes to the
top defensive player in the FCS.
Hes been the quarterback of
the defense. Those two guys are
the big leaders on each side. A
big reason that theyre going to
be better is because those two
guys are seniors and they have
control over the locker room.
Whats the Demons strength?
Pugh: Right now, its hard to
say. You would think it would be
experience because they got a
lot of players back. The problem
with saying that is this senior
class was 0-11 as freshman and
havent had a winning season
yet. I dont know if they truly
know how to win.
Henderson set a school-record
for completion percentage
last year, and you would think
that would be the strength, but
he has not turned in a great
performance in the rst two
games. The best thing theyve
got going for them is Rose at
linebacker and they nally
have a little bit of depth on the
offensive line.
See DEMONS Page A9
Chris
Boline
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