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VOLUME 121, NUMBER 17
(Left) Photo courtesy of Barbara Van Kleek (Right) Photo courtesy of Ryley Hill
UNR journalism student

Freshmans kindness
impacted all who knew her
By Roco Hernndez
By Roco Hernndez
From the moment Elizabeth

Liz Van Kleek received her
acceptance letter from the University of Nevada, Reno on Oct.
25, 2013, she anxiously counted
the days she would fully immerse
herself into college life.
By the time freshman Van
Kleeks first semester began, she
had found the perfect residence
hall to live in. She ambitiously
signed up to be a business and
environmental science dual
major. As an only child, she hoped
to find a sisterhood in the Panhellenic Council.
[Van Kleek] was so excited to
be starting college and embarking
on her own, said long-time friend
Madelaine Cordes. From all the
things I saw on Facebook, she
truly enjoyed the short time she
spent there.
Van Kleek passed away in her
sleep on Dec. 7 in her room at
the Nevada Living Learning
Community. On January 2014,
Van Kleek had been diagnosed
with Long QT Syndrome, a heart
rhythm disorder that causes
rapid,
irregular
heartbeats.
Doctors believed the syndrome
contributed to the 19-year-olds
death.
Van Kleek is survived by her
parents, Barbara and David Van
Kleek, her uncles Derrel and
Randi Dale, David and Anita
Willams, James and Lanore Van
Kleek and her aunt Lois Engel.
Freshman Taylor Sawyer met
Van Kleek during the summer at
UNRs BizFit, an education camp
designed to further prepare
students for their transition into
college. Van Kleek was one of her
first and closest friends at the
university. After Van Kleeks passing, Sawyer wanted to do something for Van Kleeks parents, who
hadnt seen their daughter since
she moved into the LLC.
Sawyer and other LLC residents
wrote letters about Van Kleek so
that her parents could know how
much she meant to them and be
able to take their memories of
Van Kleek back home with them.
When Barbara and David Van
Kleek arrived at the LLC, they met
Samantha Sam Jade Wang,

a 22-year-old University of
Nevada, Reno senior, passed
away on Dec. 16 due to a heart
infection that spread throughout
her body and ultimately caused
organ failure. Wang spent her
last moments surrounded by her
family and close friends.
She is survived by her parents
Jack and Elaine Wang, siblings
Alexander and Kyla Wang, aunts
Shelia Westover and Tiffany
Wang, and grandmother Teri
Hwang.
While at UNR, Wang studied
journalism and minored in
photography. When Wang was
younger, her childhood dream
was to become an actress. As
she got older, Wangs interests
shifted. Wang played basketball
throughout high school. According to her father, Wang wanted
to go on and continue to play
basketball after high school, but
as her graduation neared, Wang
decided to pursue a more secure
career path in writing.
Jack Wang noticed his daughters passion for writing when
she was in middle school. In May
2014, Wang was able gain realworld experience as a journalist
through her internship at This Is
Reno, a local online news organization.
As she progressed at the university, Jack Wang said that his
daughter also began to combine
her writing with her love for fashion. Wang began her own fashion
blog, Swang Fashion Dreamin,
where she would post fashion
tips and columns along with
health and beauty advice. In her
blog, Wang said that when she
was middle school, magazines
would take up most of her room.
After flipping through the pages,
Wang said that she tried her best
to imitate some of the clothing
styles featured in the magazines.
She was such a creative and
artistic individual, Westover said.
It was no surprise that she aspired
to be in the fashion industry.
Despite her new career choice,
Wang continued to play sports in
college. During her sophomore
Photo courtesy of McKenzie Oster
Elizabeth Liz Van Kleek (right) posed for a photo at her senior awards
night on June 3 at Liberty High School in Hillsboro, Oregon. Van Kleek won
a scholarship from her high school marketing department that night.
with Van Kleeks friends for two
and a half hours.
As the students read the letters
they had prepared, Barbara said
that the room quickly filled with
love, sadness, laughter and tears.
David and Barbara Van Kleek
learned that for many students,
their daughter was the first person
that made them feel welcome
at the university. Other friends
described Van Kleek as a joyous
light, the glue that held the floor
together, and a motherly figure
among the residents of the third
floor of the LLC.
She had the biggest heart,
Sawyer said. She was thoughtful
and remembered the little things
about her friends. She took care of
us if we ever needed anything.
Three weeks before her passing,
Van Kleek was initiated into the
Eta Iota chapter of Delta Gamma.
According to her mother, Van
Kleek was hoping to gain the sisters that she never had by joining
the sorority.
18-year-old Haley Roberts knew
Van Kleek since they were in kindergarten. She remembered Van
Kleek as not only caring and kind,
but also sympathetic. According
to Roberts, Van Kleek was always
able to give people words of
encouragement, especially when
they were most needed.
She would believe in you more
than you would in yourself and
she had a gift for always seeing the

good in people, Roberts wrote in
her blog.
Faith was a large component
of Van Kleeks life. Growing up,
Van Kleek attended the Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in
Oregon with Cordes, who had
known Van Kleek years 11 years.
Cordes always found Van Kleek
at church by the time she arrived.
Cordes remembers that Van Kleek
actively participated in their teen
Bible study, even when others
were quiet. Her participation was
something that Cordes admired.
From what I saw, she definitely
lived her faith, and showed Gods
love through her actions, Cordes
said.
A month after Van Kleeks
passing, freshman Jessica Rapp
reflected on her experience on
the loss of a friend. Rapp said that
because of Van Kleek, she has
learned to believe in herself.
She showed me that we arent
invincible, just because were
young doesnt mean we can do
anything we want, Rapp posted
on Van Kleeks Facebook wall.
She proved to me that life is in
fact short so we should love every
minute of it. And she instilled my
dreams in me.
Roco Hernndez can be reached
at rhernandez@sagebrush.unr.edu
and on Twitter @rociohdz19.
year, Wang played for Canada

Halls indoor soccer intramural,
where she first met Ryley Hill,
who became her boyfriend for
two years. She was also a part of
UNRs womens Ultimate Frisbee
team during her junior year.
In her spare time, Wang loved
to work out at the gym and enjoyed watching cooking videos
for healthful recipes.
Wang was known for being
a selfless person. UNLV junior
Stephanie Woodland, who lived
in the same hall as Wang inside
of Juniper Hall during their
freshman year, said that Wang
had a habit for having dinner
with people she barely knew so
they wouldnt have to sit alone.
According to Woodland, it was in
Wangs nature to be caring.
She had like a sixth sense,
Woodland said. I would be locked
up in my room and upset about
something and it was like she just
knew and would pop her head in
and come wrap me in a hug.
Wang also enjoyed spreading
happiness to her family and
friends. Wang would post lighthearted homemade videos on
Facebook and send out comical
Snapchats for her family and
friends to see. Hill said that Wang
had no problem embarrassing
herself in public. She would occasionally send him pictures of
her playing around at stores or
dressing up in costumes.
She had a one of a kind humor,

so witty with the greatest antics
and funniest jokes, Westover
wrote in Wangs eulogy. She would
always make us, and herself, giggle
at her clumsiness. She couldnt
even walk up a flight of stairs
without making people crack up.
Woodland said that hearing
Wang laugh was just as enjoyable
as hearing her jokes.
Her laugh will always be imprinted in my mind, Woodland
said. It was contagious. Her nose
would flare when she laughed
really hard.
According to Westover, Wangs
laugh was not only infectious,
but it was also unique.
There were many times when
we were at a restaurant, and we
would start laughing, but once
Sammy started laughing, people
at other tables near us, would
stop in amazement, look up,
wondering, who is that, and she
didnt care, Westover wrote in
Wangs eulogy. We loved when
she was around to laugh with us.
Wang was one semester away
from graduation. Hill and her
family are currently looking to
obtain a certificate from the
university that will acknowledge
Wangs efforts.
Roco Hernndez can be reached
at rhernandez@sagebrush.unr.
edu and on Twitter @rociohdz19.
Photo courtesy of Ryley Hill
Samantha Wang and boyfriend Ryley Hill take a kayak ride on Lake
Union, Seattle, Washington in August 2014. The pair first met while they
played for Canada Halls indoor soccer intermural team.
A2 NEWS
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Third annual TEDx

event to take place Friday
Student voice of the University of

Nevada, Reno since 1893.
cboline@sagebrush.unr.edu
thersko@sagebrush.unr.edu
By Jacob Solis
mcervantes@sagebrush.unr.edu
For 30 years, the TED organization

has spread ideas through TED talks.
These talks have become ubiquitous
across classrooms and living rooms
alike. Now, for the third year in a row, its
independent offshoot TEDx is coming
to the University of Nevada, Reno on
Jan. 23.
The TEDx program is an initiative
started in 2009 that allows local communities to create their own unique
TED-style conferences to share and
spread ideas in the same manner as the
flagship TED conferences.
UNR held its first TEDx event in 2013.
During the event, 18 business leaders,
community members, students and
educators came and shared their ideas
with students and the community.
The annual event hosted 23 speakers
last January. Fridays event will involve
20 speakers ranging from lawyers to
entrepreneurs and musicians.
We hope that this will be our best
event ever, said TEDx UNR organizer
Bret Simmons. We have eight local
speakers from Reno, including an MBA
student, several administrators and a
faculty member, and 12 speakers from
across the nation.
The speakers, excluding Juan Lopez,
who won the Nevada Student Speaker
Competition, were chosen based on
their own video proposals submitted to
the TEDx UNR organizers, who selected
the final 20 based on big ideas and
speaking prowess.
This years speakers include:
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tbynum@sagebrush.unr.edu
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lnovio@asun.unr.edu
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CONTRIBUTING STAFFERS:
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Malone, Blake Miller, Tara Park
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opinions of the university or its
students. It is published by the
students of the University of
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MISHA RAFFIEE: Research fellow at
ket strategist for IBM
40 RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY
SENATE
Chief Diversity Officer for UNR
BARRY POSNER: Businessman,
SHILA MORRIS: President and coowner of Squeeze In restaurants
author, and professor at Santa Clara

University
TIM SNIDER: World-folk-rock hybrid
MICHAEL J. RUSSER: Author and
musician
public speaker
OWEN ROBERTS: General manager
LIZ WISEMAN: Author and president
for Microsofts Americas Operations

Center
of the Wiseman Group

cian, LGBT activist
Sandy Hook Promise
MIGNON GRAMMAR GIRL

FOGARTY: Author and Chair in Media
HUGH HEMPEL: COO and co-founder
Entrepreneurship at UNRs Reynolds

School of Journalism
Caltech
SHARYL ATTKISSON: Investigative

journalist
LUCY FLORES: Attorney and Nevada

State assemblywoman
NICOLE HOCKLEY: Spokeswoman for
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:
Harvey Turner speaks at the 2014 TEDx University of Nevada event inside the Joe Crowley
Student Union on Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. The 2015 TEDx event will take place on Friday, Jan.
23.
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HEIDI PARKER: Executive director of

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JENNIFER KNAPP: Folk rock musiTickets are sold out, but the event will
be livestreamed for free at tedxuniversityofnevada.org.
VINCENT CIANNI: Documentary

photographer
Jacob Solis can be reached at jsolis@

sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
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11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Gateway Plaza
ASUN will serve free food and
will also be giving away Nevada
swag.
BLUE CREW
GIVEAWAY
Tuesday, Jan. 27
7 p.m. before the UNLV vs.
Nevada basketball game
Lawlor Events Center
Come out and support the
Wolf Pack at the first home
basketball game of the
semester.
By Roco Hernndez
The Associated Students of the

University of Nevada senate ended
the fall semester by censuring Sen.
Quinn Jonas of the College of Liberal
Arts during its Dec. 10 meeting. ASUN
senators voted unanimously to censure Jonas.
Jonas received a total of 5.33 censure points. Jonas, who is chair for the
Public Affairs committee, received
four censure points after he failed
to schedule a meeting for his committee for two consecutive weeks.
The remaining 1.33 censure points
are due to Jonas missing four office
hours from the end of August to the
beginning of September. At least five
censure points are required to recommend that a senator be censured.
Earlier in the semester, Sen. Jeffery
Dominguez of the College of Science
was censured in an unanimous vote
on Sept. 24. Dominguez received a
total of 6.67 censure points for failure
to hold office hours, one unexcused
absence in a Public Affairs Committee meeting and two unexcused
senate meetings.
After the senators were censured,
they were required to write an apology
letter to students to be published by
The Nevada Sagebrush. The letters can
be found on The Nevada Sagebrushs
website at nevadasagebrush.com.
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CONTACT US:
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SENATE RECAP
RENO ICE RINK
Wednesday, Jan. 21
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Aces Ballpark
Come join us for ice skating at
the Aces Ballpark.
Request a ride from Campus
Escort.
HYPNOTIST CHRIS
CADY
Wednesday, Jan. 28
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Glick Ballrooms
Play tricks with your
mind with a hypnotizing
experience.
CLUB FAIR
Friday, Jan. 23
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Glick Ballrooms
Find the best outlet for you at
the universitys annual Club Fair.
TIME FLIES
FEATURING
AUDIENCE
Thursday, Jan. 29
7 p.m.
$13 student ticktets at
The Wolf Shop and $23
for community members
on ticketmaster.com.
BLACKLIGHT
DODGEBALL
Friday, Jan. 30
9 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Glick Ballrooms
Put your dodging skills
to the test at a dodgeball
tournament against your
peers.
According to the ASUN website,

48 resolutions were presented to the
senate during the fall semester. Of
those resolutions, 40 were passed,
three were not passed, four are awaiting signature and one still requires a
second reading.
STUDENTS TURN THEIR

ATTENTION TO SENATE
MEETINGS
The Nov. 19 senate meeting received the most student attendance of
the fall semester. Sen. Raina Benford
of the Division of Health Science presented resolution SR 82-110 in favor
of the creation of gender-inclusive
restrooms. More than 15 students
joined the meeting to express their
opinions on the resolution and six of
those students voiced their concerns
to the student government.
During the public comment portion of the meeting, six students told
the senators that it disappointed them
that they werent informed of resolution SR 82-110. During the meeting,
senior Desirae Acosta said that she did
not think it would be appropriate for
senators to make a decision on resolution SR 82-110 without reaching out to
their constituents.
Sen. Ryan Hood of the College of
Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources stated that he hopes that
the Nov. 19 meeting will encourage
more student participation in ASUN.
UPCOMING ASUN PLANS

ASUN is looking maintain greater
transparency among its student
constituents. Beginning this semester,
ASUN will send out weekly emails to
college deans and university officials
and post the same emails on their
social media websites for the general
public to read.
Rocio Hernandez can be reached at
rhernandez@sagebrush.unr.edu and
on Twitter @rociohdz19.
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NEWS A3
UNR students explore Southern Africa

By Maddison Cervantes
Beginning in July 2015, the
University of Nevada, Renos
University Studies Abroad Consortium will send select students
on an educational and culturally
diverse venture through the heart
of the South African wine country.
The Western Cape Province of
Stellenbosch, South Africa will
provide an opportunity for USAC
students to explore the countrys
archaeological, biological and
ecological variety. These elements
have created a location that accommodates students interested
in studying multiple subjects.
UNR students that study
abroad will enroll in courses
and earn credits at Stellenbosch
University.
According to Kim Stenderup,
coordinator at the USAC University Relations Department,
the goal behind the program is
to offer students interested in
studying in Africa a second and
different option from the existing
USAC Ghana program.
USACs Ghana program, now
in its 13th year, does an excellent job of exposing students to
West African history, traditions
and cultures but it cannot begin
to capture all aspects of the
extremely diverse African continent, Stenderup said. South
Africa is a newly industrialized
country with significant regional
influence, and a unique history
of racial, ethnic and political interactions.
According
to
Stenderup,
students participating in the program will be able to choose from
a variety of courses, from arts
and social sciences to general

sciences, education, engineering
and economics. Each of these
courses will be offered in English.
USAC students can also enroll
in courses primarily for international students, such as African
languages and South African
perspectives on economics, theology, public health and politics.
Aside
from
Stellenbosch
Universitys selection of subjects,
Stenderup believes that exploring the South African landscape
is also a valuable experience.
Spenser Blank, a university relations student worker
for USACs central office and a
UNR senior, has been involved
in spreading the word about the
program. Although Blank will
not be on the trip, he finds the
Stellenbosch program to be one
of the most unique options from
USAC.
Students will have many
opportunities
to
immerse
themselves in the South African
culture. With close proximity to
Cape Town, USAC students will
have access to beaches, museums and other phenomenal
activities, Blank said.
Blank went on to explain the
Stellenbosch Matie Buddy program, and how it differentiates
the Stellenbosch trip from others
that USAC offers.
USAC students will have the
opportunity to partner with a
student from Stellenbosch,
Blank said. The program is a
great opportunity for students to
get accustomed to living in Stellenbosch, as well as have a friend
to take them to unique places
that students may not know
Photo courtesy of Stellenbosch University
Students from Stellenbosch University smile while sporting their school colors. Stellenbosch University is home to approximately 28,000 students,
more than 3,000 of which are studying abroad.
about in the city.
Along with the buddy system,
Blank believes that studying at
Stellenbosch University is one of
the most beneficial aspects of the
program.
Belen Figueroa-Cazares, a
student marketing employee
for USAC and a UNR senior, has
explored programs similar to the
South African venture, studying
abroad in Bangalore, India in the
fall of 2013. She also agrees that
the cultural opportunities pro-
vided in South Africa are valuable.

A journalism and international
affairs major, Figueroa-Cazares
found herself comfortable working with the USAC organization.
Figueroa-Cazares is enthused
by USACs breaking ground in
South Africa. The socioeconomic
structure of the country fascinates
Figueroa-Cazares, and she said
that if it were not for her graduation date in May 2015, she would
be headed to Stellenbosch in July.
While I always encourage
fellow students to study abroad
where their hearts take them, I
also believe in challenging them
to step out of their comfort zones
and discover what being globally
aware and engaged really means,
Figueroa-Cazares said. South
Africa is rich in culture and has
a beautiful and complicated history. Is it daunting? Yes, but its
also exciting, and thrilling. Its not
just new, its different.
Figueroa-Cazares
believes
that studying in a place like Stellenbosch, where the struggles of
communication are amplified,
will help students to become
one with their global leadership
abilities and allow students to put
Photo courtesy of Stellenbosch University
Reno Ice Rink
these skills to good use.

Students will be able to practice
these leadership skills and reside
in the Western Cape Province for
an affordable price during their
stay.
USAC works to provide students with the most cost-friendly
study abroad programs possible.
According to the website, the
average for most semester-long
USAC study abroad programs are
between $5,000-$8,000, placing
the upcoming trip to Stellenbosch in the lower price range at
$5,920 for the program fee. Along
with varying price options, USAC
also offers program-specific
interactive budget sheet tools on
the website. With these budget
sheets, students have the ability
to estimate the full costs associated with their study abroad
experience before applying to the
program of their choice.
Stenderup said three students
have submitted applications
for the Stellenbosch program,
leaving 10 spots open for the first
semester in South Africa (JulyDecember 2015.) The deadline
to apply for the upcoming trip is
Feb. 15, 2015.
The first session will begin

when the South African spring
semester begins in July. The next
session will be held during UNRs
spring semester (January-June
2016,) with another option being
the entire South African academic year (January-December
2016.)
Stenderup stated that USACs
mission is to offer programs that
are unique to study abroad, and
that allow students the opportunity to develop the knowledge,
skills, and attitudes to succeed
in the global society of the 21st
century.
South Africa, and Stellenbosch as well, are definitely off
the beaten path and unique
study abroad locations, Stenderup said. South Africas particular history and current social
climate make it an ideal location
for students to learn how to live
and interact with a diverse group
of peoples that are working together to improve their nation.
Maddison Cervantes can be
reached at mcervantes@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@madcervantes.
Welcome
back week
Ice Skating at the Aces Stadium

Tuesday January 20
7:00pm-10:00pm
Request a ride with Campus Escort
Welcome Back Week BBQ
Club Fair
Giving away swag and free food in Gateway plaza

Wednesday January 21
11am-2pm
Get involved and increase your leadership skills.

Come visit the annual club fair. #iLeadNevada
Friday, January 23
Glick Ballrooms
4pm-7pm
7pm before the Wolf Pack v UNLV Basketball game
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Wednesday January 28
JCSU Ballrooms
7:00pm-8:30pm
Timeflies Concert
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A4 NEWS
2015 STATE OF THE STATE

Nevada Gov. Sandoval
unveils new state budget
By Jacob Solis
NEVADA GOV. BRIAN SANDOVAL PROPOSED HIS NEW BUDGET DURING THE BIENNIAL
STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS LAST THURSDAY. IT WILL, IF PASSED, TAKE DIRECT
BUDGET INCLUDE:
IN ADDITION, SANDOVAL PUT FORWARD A NEW TAX PLAN TO PAY FOR THESE NEW
PROPOSALS. THIS TAX PLAN INCLUDES:
ALONG WITH THIS BUDGET, SANDOVAL ALSO INTRODUCED A SET OF NEW POLICY
REFORMS, SEVERAL OF WHICH WERE AIMED AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. THESE
REFORMS INCLUDE:
Breanna Denney /Nevada Sagebrush
Jacob Solis can be reached at jsolis@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter at @TheSagebrush.
(Top) Gov. Brian Sandoval gives his State of the State address on Thursday, Jan. 15 from the Assembly
Chambers in the Nevada Legislature. (Bottom) Nevada State legislators and Supreme Court justices
listen to the address.
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on the
prowl
Music festival
puts a spin on
ringing in the
New Year
THINGS TO WATCH
OUT FOR THIS WEEK
By Alexa Solis
BEHIND THE WATER

FILM FORUM
Thursday
9:30 a.m.
Mathewson-IGT
Knowledge Center,
Wells Fargo
Auditorium
By Breanna Denney
Nestled among the trees and snowcapped mountains of South Lake Tahoe,
California on Dec. 31 was a sight uncommon for the 8-degree weather: thousands
of concertgoers were dancing the cold
away at the sold-out SnowGlobe Music
Festival as they rung in the New Year.
SnowGlobe, which just finished its
fourth year, is a three-day event held
on the Lake Tahoe Community College
campus that brings in some of the biggest acts in electronic dance music.
DJs Zedd, Skrillex and Disclosure all
headlined the festival. These are some
of the most high-profile concert DJs in
the world, helping make SnowGlobe a
legitimate EDM festival.
The three of them were accompanied
by 49 other acts ranging from the hiphop powerhouse Atmosphere to the
electronic rock duo Phantogram. The
festivals diverse program, combined
with its snowy surroundings, has helped
SnowGlobe become one of the most successful winter music festivals in the world.
According to ticket sales, SnowGlobe had
approximately 10,000 concertgoers each
night with the attendance rates rising to
15,000 for the sold-out New Years Eve
shows.
With thousands of people milling
about the festival, attendees created
flags and hoisted them above the crowd.
One such flag belonged to the University of Nevada, Renos own Sigma Phi
Epsilon chapter held by sophomore Jake
Thomas. Thomas and his friends were
originally drawn to the festival by the
last years lineup (featuring acts such as
Snoop Dogg, Tisto and Cut Copy) but
said that they returned because of the
overall experience.
I think it appeals to [college students]
because we are at the age where we want
to experience these things that we might
not always be able to do, Thomas said.
Its a great way to become more social
and relieve stress built up from school
and work and every other pressing thing
in our lives.
While festivalgoers were there to
experience the atmosphere, temperature
was one of the biggest concerns with the
festival. The first night saw temperatures
as low as 21 degrees, and they only
continued to fall. For some people the
cold was too much, but for others such as
Thomas, the amiable tone of the festival
didnt leave attendees out in the cold.
There was a tent designated to making
sure that people who were not prepared
could warm up and be safe, Thomas
said. It had paramedics and staff on site
there to help people struggling with the

temperature, so we werent worried.
The tent belonged to Rock Medicine, a
nonprofit organization based out of San
Francisco that focuses on providing what
they refer to as non-judgmental event
medicine during events in California.
What first started as a basic tent at Led
Zeppelin and Grateful Dead concerts in
1972 has grown significantly and now
has over 6,000 volunteers and comes
prepared to every event, including SnowGlobe, with a fully stocked ER.
According to an unidentified medical
worker from Rock Med, the tent during
SnowGlobe saw approximately 40-50
people a night who mostly suffered
from over intoxication and cold-related
illnesses.
Rock Med was not the only tent trying
to protect revelers; The Always Buddy
Program was a tent set up to help people
stay safe, warm and hydrated while also
placing themselves on the outskirts of
the festival to ensure that no one would
wander off.
The Always Buddy Program was
founded after the tragic death of Alyssa
Byrne, who died due to being left alone
and lost while on drugs during the harsh
cold of SnowGlobe 2012, according to
program volunteer Leandra Hale.
Its really important to us that no
one wanders off by themselves, said
Hale. Especially people who have been
partying out here. Sometimes they wont
have proper water or wont be dressed
properly so we really try to make sure
that they can get to a cab, charge their
phone, warm up or whatever else they
need. We want everyone to have fun, but
we want them to have fun safely.
Along with The Always Buddy Program, SnowGlobe itself has increased
precautions to ensure the safety of
the concertgoers. There are heating
stations throughout the venue, as
well as free waters offered and several
(Above) Revelers celebrate the New Year at SnowGlobe Music Festival while Flume
performed on Wednesday, Dec. 31. (Middle) Festivalgoers pose during Skrillexs
performance on Monday, Dec. 29. (Below) Flume performs his set as attendees ring in
the New Year.
Saturday
7:30 p.m.
Church Fine Arts,
Nightingale Concert
Hall
The Reno Chamber Orchestra will be performing the
Overture to Rossinis opera
Seramide and Beethovens
Fifth Symphony. Led by
Maestro Theodore Kuchar,
the orchestra will also perform Symphony for Cello
and Orchestra by Benjamin
Britten. Tickets are $5 for
students and $22 to $45 for
the general public. For more
information and ticket inquiries call (775) 348- 9413.
police and security guards were present to help concertgoers in need of

assistance.
Thomas and Hale insist that while
attending a festival may be dangerous, if done responsibly, SnowGlobe
can be a blast.
I think overall its a very good
experience, Thomas said. It also
takes a happy and uplifting person to
have the desire to go to festivals like

SnowGlobe. People who arent willing
to share their kindness and their ability to express their happiness would
only be wasting a ton of money if they
were to go.
Breanna Denney can be reached at
bdenney@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @TheSagebrush.
Competition allows amateur DJ to play major festival

By Alexa Solis
Blake Miller/Nevada Sagebrush
Up-and-coming DJ Johnathon Pablo plays his mix at the SnowGlobe Music Festival on Tuesday, Dec. 30. Pablo
won the SnowGlobe Talent Search which gave him the opportunity to play an opening set at the electronic music
festival.
got super inspired and is now
trying to book shows throughout
California to play.
According to Pablo, the competition was easy to enter; creating a
mix and an account with musicsharing website wavo were the
only qualifications. More than
500 competitors posted their
mix and promoted their work
through all manners of social
media in order to convince others to vote for them. Pablo came
in first place with over 1,000 votes
and won the opportunity to play
a mix at SnowGlobe.
of the documentary, will

speak about his experiences
working on the project. The
forum is free and open to the
public.
RENO CHAMBER
ORCHESTRA
PERFORMANCE
PROFILE
SnowGlobe Music Festival

has made its home in South
Lake Tahoe, California, giving
students at the University of
Nevada, Reno and colleges
across the West a place to ring in
the New Year with some of their
favorite artists.
For many, it is a place to have
fun and enjoy their favorite DJs
and electronic artists surrounded by the towering mountains
of South Lake Tahoe. But for
Johnathon Pablo, it was the opportunity of a lifetime. Pablo, a
DJ from Modesto, California won
an online competition called the
SnowGlobe Talent Search. Pablo
took first place in the competition, giving him the opportunity
to perform an opening set at the
music festival.
A former student at San Diego
State University, Pablo has been
putting his time and energy into
mixing music and learning the
piano, guitar and drums since
leaving the university. Pablos
pursuit of his passion for music
has been occupying his time for
the past year, and that is what
brought him to enter the talent
competition.
[Pablos] sound and taste is so
cool because its not [the] generic
songs you hear all the time,
said Kaylin Halleran, a friend of
Pablo. Music is his everything
and it makes me so stoked to
watch him working so hard on
it. After playing SnowGlobe, he
The Reynolds School of

Journalism is hosting a forum
on the upcoming documentary Behind the Water.
The documentary, directed
by National Geographics
Doug Clevenger, focuses on
the lack of access to clean
water in Latin America and
the struggles that it creates.
Before SnowGlobe, I had

really only played small warehouse events, Pablo said. Ive
performed for a few hundred
people at most, but SnowGlobe
was insanely eye opening for me.
It was a teaser of what I want to
experience on a regular basis. It
was really inspiring.
Pablo had been playing DJ sets
for a year in his hometown. He
noted that he found the online
community of DJs and electronic dance music fans to be an
inspiration for his music as well
as a support system.
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his music?
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Playing at a large music festival along with his musical idol,
Porter Robinson, gave Pablo a
new perspective and renewed
drive toward his pursuit of a
musical career.
[SnowGlobe] just inspired me
to keep doing what I am doing,
to strive harder than before,
Pablo said.
Pablo prides himself on
remaining true to himself and
his musical tastes when creating
his mixes. Though he is using
samples of other music, he is
careful to select music he feels
is relevant, and strays away from
what he considers to be mainstream electronic music.
Ive seen him use music as a
source of output for emotion,
and its inspiring, said friend of
Pablo Kyle Gier. He figured out
a way to release everything he
feels into his hobby, and I really
envy that.
Performing at a festival the
size of SnowGlobe is something
many up-and-coming DJs aspire
to, and Pablo is no different.
According to Pablo, the festival
was exactly what he needed to
further his musical aspirations.
Its given me a better idea
of what I want to write in the
future, Pablo said. Im not sure
there is one specific goal [for
a career in music], but I want
to keep doing what I am doing
and I want to perform more
and connect with more people.
Music makes me happy and the
goal is to stay, well, as happy as
possible.
Alexa Solis can be reached at alexasolis@sagebrush.unr.edu and
on Twitter @thealexasolis.
THE STRING CHEESE

INCIDENT
Friday
8 p.m.
Grand Sierra Resort
and Casino
Colorado bluegrass band
The String Cheese Incident is
making its way to Reno as it
promotes its newest album
Song in My Head. The band
has been making rock-infused
bluegrass music since 1993.
While the bands name was
between band members in an
empty Colorado bar, string
cheese will not be harmed
during their set. Tickets can be
purchased on www.ticketmaster.com for $49.50.
THE BALTIMORE WALTZ

Wednesday Saturday
8 p.m.
Bruka Theatre
Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Paula Vogel is presenting her latest play The
Baltimore Waltz. The play
is intended to be a heartfelt
yet comical tribute to her late
brother who died of AIDS.
The play is centered on
a Baltimore school teacher,
Anna, who is diagnosed with
Acquired Toilet Disease.
With the diagnosis of a
terminal illness, Anna begins
traversing the globe with her
brother in pursuit of meaningful life experiences. Tickets
are $18 for students and $20
for the general public and can
be purchased at the Bruka
at
www.brownpapertickets.
Alexa Solis can be reached at

alexasolis@sagebrush.unr.edu
and on Twitter @alexacsolis.
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STAFF EDITORIAL
Sagebrush 2014 year in review
uring his State of

the State address
in Carson City last
Thursday, Nevada
Gov. Brian Sandoval addressed
the Nevada Assembly in what
one onlooker called the most
ambitious State of the State
that they had ever heard.
Sandovals plan is indeed
enterprising. It includes a
$7.3 billion budget, but the
impact of these expansions
will not only be felt in the
states capital. Less than 32
miles north of where Sandoval
held his speech, the governors
alma mater, the University of
Nevada, Reno, is undergoing an
ambitious expansion of its own.
As the new semester kicks off,
students should be aware that
this is not only an exciting time
for the state of Nevada, but also
the states flagship institution.
While taking a moment to
look back at last year, and also
where to improve different
organizations in 2015, students
need to know that now is an
incredible time to invest in the

university.
WHAT WENT WELL IN 2014:
GOVERNORS SERIES SUCCESS

Of the hiccups that Nevada
athletics have had since its
move to the Mountain West,
the most glaring has been
its anemic performances in
the Governors Series against
in-state rival UNLV. Since the
competitions inception two
years ago, the Rebels have
remained unbeaten in the
overall points category by a
combined score of 67.5 to
Nevadas 28.5. However, this
years competition has been a
complete reversal of prior years
with the Wolf Pack currently
boasting a six points advantage
(10.5-4.5).
CONSTRUCTION EXPANDS
CAMPUS
With a new residence hall
expected to open in fall 2015,
the new student achievement
center to be completed in
the following year and a new

athletic facility to be completed
within the next three years,
the campus is growing at an
exponential rate. While tuition
and fees have been on the rise
with this new construction,
the amount of new programs
available to students will raise
the ceiling for what can be
accomplished at the university. All of these construction
updates are encompassed
under the universitys master
plan, which shows the campus
eventually expanding into the
downtown area by the end of
the decade.
ASUN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
HELPS COMMUNITY
Last year, UNR and the
Center for Student Engagement were recognized by the
National Association of Student
Personnel Administrators. The
NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
chose the university as one of
92 universities to participate
in the organizations Lead

Initiative on Civic Learning and
Democratic Engagement. The
initiative targets universities
that demonstrate a commitment to civic engagement
and uses those universities as
a model for others to follow.
Considering NASPAs membership of over 13,000 members
across all 50 states, this was
an honor for ASUN, especially
in the associations pursuit of
achieving a Carnegie Community Engagement Classification.
WHAT CAN IMPROVE IN 2015:
SPOTTY EVENT ATTENDANCE

While Mackay Stadiums
average attendance last season
was 23,862 (79 percent of the
stadiums total capacity) this is
not a true tally of what went on
last season. By the end of the
year, the stadium looked to be
about half full and many fans
had left to go home by halftime.
On the student engagement
side, the activities during
Beat UNLV Week suffered
COFFEY BREAK
Understanding the world on

the streets of Havana, Cuba
he response from friends was

fairly common: why on earth
would you want to travel to Cuba?
Arent you afraid? They would tell
me how crazy the Castros were and how
impoverished the people might be. To be
honest, I did have
some trepidation
about taking a
USAC Wintermester
class in Havana, but
I never wavered in
my decision.
I had to
constantly defend
myself to my
Daniel
friends, explaining
Coffey
what a valuable
cultural experience
I thought Cuba could provide and how
I just wanted to learn about a society
divergently different from my own, but of
course I had my doubts. Still, as a person
who had never traveled outside of North
America, I felt that I had a lot to learn
from the Cuban people. If I wanted to be
the global citizen I aspire to be, I needed
to jump in head first so I did.
Calling my trip to Cuba eye-opening
simply does not capture the complexity
of my rich experience. In the most literal
sense of the phrase, it was a once in a
lifetime opportunity. From witnessing
religious ceremonies that exist only in one
Cuban village, to viewing world-class art
at El Museo de Bellas Artes, the things I
saw on my trip taught me more about the
world than any textbook that Ive read to
date.
Furthermore, observing the effects of
an authentic socialist system forged an
entirely new viewpoint of the world that I
may have never considered otherwise. Its
easy to believe you understand socialism
in your Econ 102 class, but until you see
the ration books, state-owned markets
and homes that are all qualitatively equal,
your understanding will never scratch
the surface of the way socialism actually
works.
In going to foreign countries especially one as unique as Cuba you
are able to learn through experience as
opposed to cramming information into
your head the night before a test. You
grow and understand things differently,
not because you have to, but because the
world is challenging you in a way that
requires adaptation. Thats what makes
travelling at a young age so important: the
profound knowledge you gain will shape
the way you choose to live the rest of your
life.
That being said, perhaps one of the
most important lessons I learned is the
universality of the human experience.
Although I did have a host family in Cuba,
the program professors and guides became a family that I will not soon forget.
My professor of poetry, Jose, along with
his wife, Odalys, impacted me in a way I
may never be able to properly express to
them. While taking a Cuban cooking class
(which I would highly recommend should
you find yourself studying abroad in Cuba
through USAC) Odalys and Jose opened
their home to me.
Over our home-cooked meals, we
would discuss culture, society and even
the topic many might avoid: the relationship between the United States and Cuba.
They were open and candid, allowing me
to ask any kind of question I could think
of. As cheesy as this sounds, they opened
more than just their home to me; they
opened up their hearts as well.
Daniel Coffey /Nevada Sagebrush
(Above) Cuban people pray at a local church shrine in Regla, Cuba on Friday, Jan. 2, 2015.
(Below) Columnist Daniel Coffey and other USAC students pose with their cooking instructor
and family in Havana, Cuba on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015.
It was in those moments that I truly
understood the shared beliefs, fears and
experiences that transcend culture and
language the types of experiences that
all people have because theyre human. In
those dinnertime conversations, I found
love, mentorship and support qualities
I believe we often take for granted on a
day-to-day basis.
My trip to Cuba taught me that, in
order to be the best version of myself, I
need to understand the world outside of
the boundaries of my own country. The
lessons you learn in a classroom may help
you in your job one day, but the lessons
you learn while travelling will help you
become a better person for life.

My best advice is to stop waiting for the
right time. This current moment is the
right time. As a college student, you have
a responsibility to take advantage of these
opportunities at a time that will shape
you as you enter adulthood. Put down
the newspaper right now, walk into USAC
and start planning your adventure. There
is a world of beautiful people, places and
experiences waiting for you. All you have
to do is get up and go.
Daniel Coffey studies journalism. He can
be reached at danielcoffey1113@gmail.com
and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
mismanagement and also poor

student interaction due to the
Thanksgiving holiday break.
NEW ACADEMIC INITIATIVES
HAVE MIXED REVIEWS
Two academic initiatives,15
to Finish and the student
excess credit fee, have been in
existence for just under two
years combined, but still have
drawn many different reviews.
While the two initiatives have
encouraged students to use
their time on campus in the
most efficient way possible,
many students have had
to juggle these new criteria
along with increasing fee rates
and more demanding work
schedules.
ASUN MISSTEPS
Despite the senates major
successes in supporting genderneutral bathrooms, assisting in
the creation of student emails
and registering hundreds
of students to vote through
Turbovote, this session has had
some hiccups. Last semester two

ASUN senators were censured
as a result of their absences and
tardiness from senate meetings.
With at least one more senator
in danger of being censured
this semester, the senators will
need to be diligent if they plan
on finishing the year strong.
These censures are only one
example of the roller coaster
year this session has had as their
tenure started with the tough
decision of whether to impeach
the newly-elected president
of ASUN, Jake Pereira, at their
second meeting and losing four
senators last semester.
Last year was a step in the
right direction for the University
of Nevada, but with an incredible amount of expansion
planned, students need to buy
in or possibly have the new rush
of developments pass them by.
The Nevada Sagebrush editorial
staff can be reached at cboline@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
Respond to tragedies
in an empathetic way
s I first sat down to write

an article concerning
tragic incidents such as
the Charlie Hebdo shooting, I couldnt help but wonder if
now was the right time.
My trepidation
wasnt due to
moral or ethical
qualms. Instead
I wondered
if by the time
this article was
published, its
information
would be old
Tyler
news. At the time
Hersko
of this writing,
the Charlie
Hebdo shootings occurred more
than one week ago, and it seems
like a new headline-stealing horror
occurs every few days.
On Dec. 3 a grand jury failed
to indict an officer in the murder
I refuse to say death of
a nonviolent man, despite the
existence of video evidence. Later
that month, tens of thousands
of personal data files were stolen
by hackers in retaliation for the
impending release of Sony Pictures
Entertainments The Interview
comedy film. Threats of 9/11-style
terrorism attacks were given, and
the hackers stated that the world
will be full of fear.
It can be difficult to not become
disillusioned and desensitized by
the perpetual stream of depressing
news, but when the world looks its
bleakest, its more important than
ever to stay aware and fight for a
positive change.
However, I am not writing this
piece to advocate active change.
Active change is of utmost
importance, but before society
can do that, it needs to practice
something that is preached far less
than it should be: empathy.
Theres a fine line between strong
language and hateful and violent
language. Take the recent deaths of
unarmed black men such as Mike
Brown and Eric Garner: Ive seen
and even heard those men referred
to as punks and even vile
beasts. On the other hand, Ive
noticed increasingly widespread
conversations that refer to police
officers as universally powerabusive and bigoted pigs.
Of course, the vulgar and
ill-informed verbal responses to
the accusations of police brutality paled in comparison to the
senseless revenge killings of New
York police officers after the Garner
and Brown cases.
This kind of egregiously
generalized hatred and wanton
violence benefits no one. In an
effort to state their opinions on
the matter, people that use this
kind of language and express these
extremist beliefs are only widening
the chasm between the public and
the police; tension between these
two parties is the last thing anyone
needs. If we as a society are going
to positively advance any social
issue, we need to act in solidarity
and understanding, not hate and
paranoia.
Much ado has been made about
how this generation of college
students is entering a world rich
in communication and intercon-
nectivity. While we have and should

continue to utilize the benefits
of modern technology and foster
change, its absolutely crucial that
we do so in a constructive and
thoughtful manner.
A separate, but no less important
or tragic, issue is the aforementioned Charlie Hebdo shooting.
Amidst the chaotic news coverage,
one of my friends shared a Fox
News video on Facebook. In the
video, faux-intellectual Bill OReilly
interviewed Lt. Col. Ralph Peters
about his strategy to defeat jihadis
in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo
shootings.
Peters stated that you go
wherever in the world the terrorists
are and you kill them, you do your
best to exterminate them, and then
you leave behind smoking ruins
and crying widows.
Since fully deconstructing the
quotes disturbingly barbaric and
destructive tone and general disdain for collateral damage would
require another article entirely,
Ill assume that the more civilized
readers of this piece will agree that
Peters solution is essentially the
antithesis of empathy.
The responses to Foxs video
were even more frightening. One
commenter said that this Islamic
crap needs to be treated like the
spreading disease that it is. One
individual was so overwhelmingly
jubilant in Peters heroism that he
couldnt help but ignore conventional grammar and sentence
structure: Your right thanks for
destroing terrorizm.
Perhaps the most grisly trend
of responses were the ones that
built upon Peters idea, such as the
fellow who advocated killing all of
the wives and children to stop the
terrorists from reproducing.
Responding in kind to acts and
speeches inspired by hatred and
bigotry is an infuriatingly shortterm solution that only escalates
whatever conflicts and tensions
already exist. Before we take
action, whether it be by speech
or a comparably more material
method, we need to pause, consider the consequences, and act as
logically and compassionately as
the situation will allow.
It sounds like kindergarten
rhetoric, but when you look at the
rampant vandalism and riots in
the wake of police brutality or the
racist and religiously-insensitive
responses to incidents such as
the Charlie Hebdo shooting, its
apparent that outrage all too often
overrules logic in times of crisis.
The actions of a few, be they
police officers or religious fanatics,
shouldnt be viewed as a representation of their organizations
as a whole. Our generation may
have the power to share our voices
and take action, but we need to
use this power intelligently and
compassionately. We may be able
to actively shape our world, but
if we forget to practice empathy
in the process, the ease of communication may do more harm
than good.
Tyler Hersko studies journalism.
He can be reached at thersko@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@tylerhersko.
OPINION A9
SPRING SEMESTER ADVICE
Illustration by Leona Novio /Nevada Sagebrush
How to maintain your grades and sanity
he flowers have not begun

to bloom and there is still
a bit of chill in the air, but
there is no denying that
the dreaded spring semester is
dragging us out of hibernation in a
forceful manner.
The struggle
is unsettlingly
real.
Since the
early days of
high school, it
has seemingly
been apparent
that the second
portion of each
school year is
naturally a bit
on the easier
side. With this in mind, delaying
homework assignments and class
projects can often spiral into a bad
habit. The term senioritis has
become an outbreak to not just
seniors, but underclassmen as well
It would be simple to allow the
next four months to breeze by, with
the only lasting concerns being
spring break plans and coordinating
a summer road trip. All of the excitement brings forth a tendency to look
exclusively toward the next break
from school, a natural trend for
college students. Although enticing,
this mindset can also be interpreted
as the easy way out.
Therefore, I propose the challenge of resisting the urge to live in
the moment, regarding schoolwork,
that is. Keep in mind that college is
only the beginning of our journey,
and a prosperous future is where
we are headed.
If we look at the spring semester
with a different perspective,
powering through it will not only
give us more free time and peace of
mind to fully dedicate ourselves to
summertime adventures, it will also
set us up for success in our professional line of work. After all, that is
why we are attending college in the
first place, isnt it?
Striving for that commendable
grade point average during the
spring semester will lock in those
soothing three months of sunshine
and summer time. Vacation will
undeniably be much more pleasant
with a successfully completed
semester behind you.
To achieve this relaxing break
from the busy school year, one
must be deserving of it. With that
being said, make your grades
admirable.
Dont settle for that average GPA
that keeps you at a constant level
throughout your college career. Just
because the school year seems to
be simmering down does not mean
that you should be.
Odds are that if your droopy eyes
make an attempt at reading along
with your professor, those hour and
15 minute lectures will go by much
faster. Along with this, you may
actually understand the foreign
language on your next exam.
The habitual nature of procrastination can play a role in any lecture
hall, with any boring professor, during any semester. Let us kick off the
New Year confidently by straying
from the temptations laziness has
to offer.
Staying focused is key, along
with a positive mindset and some
motivational strength. Dont let
spring 2015 slip away from you
during a few extra hours of sleep.
As Gandalf once said, All we have
to decide is what to do with the
time given to us. Well, that time is
now.
Maddison Cervantes can be reached
at mcervantes@sagebrush.unr.edu
and on Twitter @madcervantes.
ell, its that time of

year again. Were back
at school after a long
winter break. For those
of you returning, I say congratulations! You survived whatever
torturous retail
or food service
job you had and
now youre ready
to suck up some
more knowledge.
For those of you
who are new,
welcome to the
Anneliese best and worst
time of year.
Hucal
This is the
semester where
professors are teaching with a
newfound gusto, making them a
little less forgiving when it comes
to the avoidable screw-ups we all
make. This semester also goes by a
lot faster because there are fewer
breaks and of course, the parties
arent as fun now that the temperatures are down and were all showing
less skin.
Now that youre back in the swing
of this learning thing, I feel the
need to give you another list with
some key points about how to have
a successful spring semester. Im
doing this partially because we are
the Buzzfeed generation and we like
everything categorized, and partially
because I feel as though you all
need this self-help style piece before
another how-to-orgasm column.
These five things will allow you
to grow as an individual, thereby
creating a more positive relationship
with yourself.
1. FAMILY DINNER
I am not referring to the one you

have with grandma on Sunday after
mass, Im talking about the one with
your friends where there are 10 of
you crammed into an apartment and

everyone brings something to share.
The family dinner is a spiritual
event one that lifts your spirits
while filling your stomach. Being
surrounded by your closest friends
for a few hours of semi-sober talking
and laughter is something that we
often forget to plan, but trust me, its
the most important event you will
attend all semester. Bon apetit!
2. A SILENT ADVENTURE
Every six months or so, I drop

off the map for 24 hours. I will call
out of my jobs, skip class and turn
my phone off. I will use this time
to pack some food and my favorite
hoodie and go climb a mountain,
swim in the lake or hike through the
woods in silent happiness.
There is something truly cathartic
about finding that place where
your own pulsing vibrations can
align with the ones given off by
the universe. You will return to
the world feeling cleansed and
energized. You will also realize that
the important things in life are not
always the ones that we tend to
worry about the most.
3. TRY SOMETHING NEW
Whether its a recipe, a hobby

or a job, try something different.
The only rule is that it should not
be something you can learn in
a classroom. This semester, Im
applying to a think tank for the city.
I hope to use my knowledge of
human sexuality and politics to help
push for a new sexual education
agenda. Ive never done anything
like it and Im utterly terrified, but I
know that it will force me to expand
my thinking and learn something
that school cant teach me. When
you do something like this, youre
simply making yourself stronger.
Why not take that leap of faith?
4. HAVE GREAT SEX
This is primarily a relationshipwith-oneself column, but what

better way to do so than by having
a wonderful romp in the sheets?
Whether this is with a significant
other, a close friend or simply an
old FWB that you have fallen out of
touch with, having an orgasm should
be a priority in life.
Be safe and cast all of your
preconceived notions and hangups
aside. Dont worry about being too
fat, or inexperienced or having a big
butt. Sex is simply one of those times
where you should let your body do
the talking and your mind go blank.
Enjoy each other and enjoy yourself.
5. SPREAD GOOD VIBES
Helping people and being positive

are the two most important things
in my life. I conduct my days in
such a way that these two qualities
are ever present in everything I do.
Everyone has their own set of values
and by practicing those we lift the
spirits of ourselves as well as those
around us.
Think long and hard about yours
and then put them into practice.
You can be a teacher, a giver, a
do-er, a dreamer or a thinker. Just
pick what makes you happy and go
for it. By doing so, you are emitting
good vibes and that can change the
environment around you.
Dont believe me? Think about
finals week. Campus feels tired.
And then when its all over? The
air smells of relief and that anxiety
is gone. How we feel affects how
others feel, so why not feel good?
I wish you all luck in the coming
semester. Strive to be happy.
Anneliese Hucal studies public relations and prelaw. She can be reached
at danielcoffey1113@gmail.com and
on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
LATINO VOICES
Create support for Latino victims of sexual assault
t the end of the last

spring semester, a few
members of the Latino Student Advisory
Board were sitting in the Latino
Research Center having a conversation
after one
of our
meetings.
The
conversation
varied
widely,
Alexandria jumping
from
Malone
gossip to
national issues. Of the latter, we
discussed the recently released
Department of Education
report that listed universities
with Title IX violations for their
handling of rape and sexual
harassment complaints.
Frankly, we all marveled that
our university hadnt been
identified in the investigation;
not because of any ill will we
have toward our school, but
because we all knew multiple
people at UNR who have been
raped or experienced some
form of sexual assault which is

defined by the Department of
Justice as any type of sexual
contact or behavior that occurs
without the explicit consent
of the recipient. We all knew
the statistics: according to
the Rape, Abuse and Incest
National Network, college-aged
women are four times more
likely to be a victim of sexual
assault. These women are far
more likely to be raped by
someone they know than by a
stranger and only 2 percent of
rapists serve any jail time.
Each of the four women in
that room, including myself,
told a story of being touched
inappropriately and against
our consent, followed down the
street, verbally harassed as we
tried to ignore often obscene
advances. These stories were so
numerous that these violations
seemed to be a matter of course
in our lives. Then, one of the
women, who will not be named
in this piece, began describing
her rape.
She told us how she was
raped by a friend of a cousin
she was staying with at the time
and how alcohol had played a
part in her assault, as it does

in at least 50 percent of college
students sexual assaults. She
described the post-traumatic
stress, which manifested itself
in panic attacks when she saw
her rapist again. One thing
that she did not describe was
going to the police to report her
rape. While she felt the fear of
retribution from her attacker
that is common in rape victims,
she was more concerned of the
implications and judgments
from her family.
Latina women, especially
immigrants, face unique challenges in dealing with sexual
violence. Statistics regarding
sexual assaults among
Latina women are sparse and
contradictory. For example,
a National Violence Against
Women survey showed that
Hispanic women are less likely
than non-Hispanic women
to report being raped, but are
equally or more likely to report
being stalked or physically assaulted by an intimate partner.
This discrepancy in reporting
can be explained by the cultural
pressures that surround women
in Latino culture.
Many sources that report

instances of sexual assault
express the common belief
that, in communities of color,
many factors lead to underreporting and the failure to
seek out services. These factors
include religious beliefs, fear
of alienation and rejection by
family, loyalty to ones race
and culture, distrust in law
enforcement and intervention
services and the deference of
an individuals needs to that of
family honor and unity.
In the Latino culture
especially, strictly enforced
gender roles and falsely held
beliefs about rape victims lead
to a greater likelihood that
when a woman is sexually
assaulted, she will do nothing.
In conservative Latino families,
women are given the role of
caretaker from an early age.
The pinnacle of womanhood
is achieved by being a wife and
mother, observing traditional
family structures and religious
laws. These Madonnas have
been stripped of their sexual
identities, save for the assumption that this identity does not
exist before she is married.
Of course, many modern

Latino families are not so
severe in these traditional
beliefs. However, remnants of
these conservative social ideals
still have a strong influence
on Latinos. Therefore when a
woman is sexually assaulted,
victim blaming is a common
reaction: why would you put
yourself in that situation? Were
you being too flirty? Was your
outfit too provocative? These
implied doubts make it more
likely for Latinas to believe rape
myths, such as rape victims are
promiscuous or asking for it.
As Latinos, we need to use
our cultural and familial
strengths to show solidarity
with victims of sexual assault.
There is a reluctance to
discuss private matters with
outsiders, so we dont go to
police or counselors. Its more
polite to pretend that nothing
happened.
We need to create spaces
in which a woman feels safe
to divulge her sexual assault.
We need to stop perpetuating
the myth that women who are
sexually assaulted behaved in
a way that explains it away. We
need to stop blaming women

for their sexuality, simultaneously shaming them if they
willingly express it or if it is
violated.
Regardless of age or race,
women who are sexually
assaulted are three times more
likely to suffer from depression, six times more likely to
suffer from post-traumatic
stress disorder and four times
more likely to contemplate
suicide. Yet only 16 percent
of students who are sexually
assaulted receive assistance
services, according to the
Department of Justice.
Please, if you or someone
you know has been sexually
assaulted, seek help.
Crisis Call Center, Sexual
Assault Support Services:
(775) 784-8090
National Sexual Assault
Hotline:
(800) 656-HOPE (4673)
UNR Counseling Services:
(775) 784-4648
Alexandria Malone studies
business. She can be reached at
danielcoffey1113@gmail.com
and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
Court Report
A10 SPORTS
AP TOP 25
*As of Monday
1. Kentucky (63)
2. Virginia (2)
3. Gonzaga
4. Villanova
5. Duke
6. Wisconsin
7. Arizona
8. Notre Dame
9. Iowa State
10. Louisville
11. Kansas
12. Utah
13. Maryland
14. Wichita State
15. North Carolina
16. VCU
17. Texas
18. West Virginia
19. Oklahoma
20. Northern Iowa
21. Baylor
22. Dayton
23. Indiana
24. Seton Hall
25. Iowa
17-0
17-0
18-1
17-1
15-2
16-2
16-2
17-2
13-3
15-3
14-3
14-3
17-2
16-2
14-4
15-3
13-4
15-3
12-5
16-2
13-4
15-2
14-4
13-4
13-5
Others Receiving Votes: Oklahoma St 47,

Miami (FL) 41, San Diego St 34, Georgetown
33, Stanford 31, Saint Marys 18, Providence
17, Colorado St 16, Arkansas 15, Georgia 13,
SMU 11, Butler 11, Michigan St 8, LSU 6, Old
Dominion 5, Wyoming 4, Ohio State 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Tennessee 2, George Washington 1, Washington 1, St. Johns 1
PROBABLE STARTERS
UTAH STATE
14, forward, Jalen Moore
Sophomore, 6-foot-8, 215
pounds; 15.6 ppg, 7.1 rpg
13, forward, David Collete
RS freshman, 6-foot-8, 220
34, guard, Chris Smith
Junior, 6-foot-4, 210
2, guard, Darius Perkins
Junior, 6-foot-1, 200 pounds;
9.5 ppg, 3.5 apg
3, guard, Julion Pearre
Freshman, 6-foot-3, 190
NEVADA
5, forward, Kaleb Rodriguez
Sophomore, 6-foot-9, 235
3, forward, AJ West
15, guard, D.J. Fenner
Senior, 6-foot-6, 205
23, guard, Michael Perez
Senior, 6-foot-3, 190
1, guard, Marqueze Coleman
WEEKLY GLANCE
Nevada hosts Utah
State in Mountain West
conference game
Nevada has now dropped two

straight games after putting up
a four-game winning streak.
The Wolf Pack are led by head
coach David Carter, who is in
his sixth season as the head
man. In his six seasons Carter
has accumulated a 95-85
record. Utah State is led by
head coach Stew Morrill,
who has been a mainstay in
Logan and has guided the
team to a 206-86 record in
his 17 seasons at the helm
including seven appearances
in the NCAA Tournament.
Morrill has also been the head
coach at Colorado State and
Montana and has an overall
record of 394-151.
THIS WEEKS GAME

Nevada vs. Utah State
@SagebrushSports | nevadasagebrush.com
At a tipping poinT
After an embarrassing loss, Nevada
looks to get season back on track
Date
Opponent
By Stone Harper
There was a whirlwind of ups and downs
for Nevada over winter break. During
December, the Wolf Pack carried an
eight-game losing streak including losing games to lesser opponents such as Cal
State Fullerton and Pacific. Nevada then rallied
off four straight wins including guard Marqueze
Coleman hitting a go-ahead jumper with four
seconds to defeat UNLV and effectively
silence the entire crowd at the Thomas
and Mack Center.
However, Nevada has fallen back on
hard times, losing its last two games, including a 49-point shellacking at the hands
of Colorado State. This week the Wolf Pack
looks to get back on the winning track as it
hosts Utah State on Tuesday and will then
travel to California for its rematch against
Fresno State.
Result
Nov. 15
Cal Poly
W, 65-49
Nov. 17
Adams State
W ,69-64
Nov. 21
Seton Hall
L, 68-60
Nov. 22
Clemson
L, 59-50
Nov. 24
Weber State
L, 59-56
Nov. 29
at Nebraska-Omaha
L, 78-54
Dec. 3
at Long Beach State
L, 68-57
Dec. 7
California
L, 63-56
Dec. 13
Cal State Fullerton
L, 65-55
Dec. 18
at Pacific
L, 69-65
Dec. 22
Marshall
W, 83-55
Northwest Christian W, 81-67
Dec. 28
Jan. 3
Air Force
W, 80-62
Jan. 7
at UNLV
W, 64-62
Jan. 10
Fresno State
L, 69-66
Jan. 14
at Colorado State
L, 98-42
Jan. 20
Utah State
7 p.m.
Jan. 24
at Fresno State
4 p.m.
Jan. 27
UNLV
3 p.m.
Jan. 31
at Wyoming
3 p.m.
Feb. 4
San Diego State
7 p.m.
Feb. 7
at San Jose State
3 p.m.
Feb. 10
at Utah State
6 p.m.
Feb. 14
New Mexico
7 p.m.
Feb. 17
Wyoming
7 p.m.
Feb. 21
at Boise State
12 p.m.
Feb. 25
at Air Force
6 p.m.
Feb. 28
San Jose State
3 p.m.
Mar. 4
Colorado State
7 p.m.
Mar. 7
at San Diego State
7 p.m.
MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS
Standings Conference
NEVADA HOSTS UTAH STATE
There are two things that stick out when

looking at Utah State: the size of the teams
starters and its point production. Four
of the five Aggie starters are over 6 feet 2
inches. Its two big men Justin Moore and
David Collete, tower over opponents at 6
feet 8 apiece. Luckily for the Wolf Pack, size
is also something it thrives one with all of its
starters standing taller than 6 foot 3.
The size matchup is a huge focal point
of the game because the bigger the squad
the more rebounds the team will be able to
pull down, and usually the team who wins the
rebound battle wins the game.
The Wolf Pack may struggle with is the production that Utah States starters bring to the table.
Four of the Aggies five starters averaging double
figures, Nevada has three starters in double figures but nobody in the Wolf Pack averages more
than 11 points per game. The Aggies have three
starters that score more than that mark.
The Wolf Pack will be able to neutralize Utah
State if the Aggies is forced to rely on its bench.
Per game this season, Utah State is averaging 65.4
points per game with the starters scoring 54.9 of
those points. If the Wolf Pack is able to play solid
defense and force the Aggies to rely on its bench
then Nevada will have a favorable chance of ending its current losing streak.
Overall
Wyoming
5-1
16-3
San Diego State
4-1
14-4
Colorado State
4-2
17-2
New Mexico
4-2
12-6
Fresno State
4-2
9-10
Utah State
3-2
10-7
Nevada
2-2
6-10
Boise State
2-3
12-6
UNLV
1-4
10-8
Air Force
1-5
8-9
San Jose State
0-6
2-16
TALE OF THE TAPE

*All statistics through games 1/19/2015
Nevada
NEVADA PLAYS FRESNO STATE IN

REMATCH
Nevada and Fresno State will play their second

contest of the season. On Jan.10 the Bulldogs
were able to defeat The Wolf Pack 69-66 at Lawlor
Events Center behind a career-high 40 points
from junior guard Marvelle Harris.
If the Wolf Pack is going to even up the season
series its main job will be to stop Harris from scoring. This season Harris has averaged 18.1 points
per game including 12 games this season where
Harris has topped 20-plus points.
The key to Harris game is that he is such an efficient perimeter scorer, shooting over 46 percent
from the field. Nevada guards D.J. Fenner and
Marqueze Coleman are going to have to defend
well on the perimeter if the Wolf Pack is going to
come out with a victory over the Bulldogs.
Category
Utah State
38.9
OFFENSE
Field goal pct.
43.3
25.5
3-point pct.
39.3
70.1
Free throw pct.
66.9
9.6
Assists
13.9
12.9
Turnovers
10.4
-3.2
Scoring margin
+2.6
62.7
Scoring
65.4
39.0
Field goal pct.
38.6
+4.9
Rebound margin
-8.6
4.6
Steals
5.4
5.3
Blocks
4.7
65.9
Scoring
62.8
DEFENSE
MISCELLANEOUS
20.0
Personal fouls
5,237
Home attendance avg.
8,794
Won-lost pct.
58.8
37.5
Stone Harper can be reached at sharper@sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @StoneHarperNVSB.
17.4
UTAH STATE LAST FIVE GAMES
When: Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.

Where: Reno, Nevada
Dec. 31

(holds 11,536)
Radio: None
T.V.: ROOT Sports
NEVADAS 2014-2015 SCHEDULE
File Photo
Nevada point guard Marqueze Coleman (1) dunks in a game last season. With a larger role in 2014, the junior has had a rollercoaster
season and is averaging 10.8 points a game this season, which is third best on the team.
San Jose State
W, 61-33
Jan. 3
at. Boise State
W, 62-61
Jan. 7
at. Fresno State
L, 61-52
Jan. 10
New Mexico
L, 66-60
Jan. 17
Air Force
W, 71-59
MAKING THE CALL
OPTIMIST SAYS
PESSIMIST SAYS
DIFFERENCE MAKER
Nevada has a bunch of anger that it needs to get out after

being beat by 58 points against Colorado State. Led by Eric
Cooper Jr., Nevadas bench will continue to excel. Energized
by a returning student section, the Wolf Pack will be
aggressive from start to finish. Nevada wins a nail biter that
will be a defensive slugfest to the end.
Nevada began MWC play with a 2-0 mark, but after two
straight losses the Wolf Pack seems discouraged. Even head
coach David Carter said that the team has a lot to work on.
Utah State will come into Lawlor Events Center and shoot the
lights out and Nevadas offense will not be able to match the
same production.
OUTCOME: Nevada beats Utah State 54-50
OUTCOME: Utah State beats Nevada 60-49
Nevada has had trouble stopping dynamic guards this

season. The Wolf Pack allowed Fresno State guard Marvelle
Harris to score 40 points and Cal guard Tyrone Wallace to
score 29. This week they face Aggie guard Chris Smith. The
junior has great size at 6-foot-4 and rebounds well for a
guard at four rebounds per game, making him third on the
team. However, Smith can also score as he is averaging 11.5
points per game while shooting an efficient 44.7 percent
from the field. More impressively, he is shooting 45.9 percent
from three-point land. Good perimeter defense must be
applied to shut Smith down.
CHRIS SMITH
SPORTS A11
Ex-Pack players turn attention to NFL

By Eric Uribe
The buzz for Nevada prospects in the
2015 NFL Draft has been mostly quiet thus
far. However, three recently departed players quarterback Cody Fajardo, defensive
end Brock Hekking and offensive tackle Kyle
Roberts are making some noise.
All three participated in all-star games
for NFL draft-eligible players last weekend
in front of scouts from across the NFL. The
games were the players last chance to impress NFL scouts before the NFL Combine
in February and Nevadas own pro day in
March. Fajardo played in the East-West
Shrine game, while Roberts and Hekking
participated in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.
Heres how the former Wolf Pack standouts
fared:
FAJARDO STRUGGLES MIGHTILY

IN SHRINE GAME
Fajardo trekked all the way to St. Petersburg, Florida for the East-West Shrine game.
His stat line doesnt exactly jump off the
page: 2-of-6 passing for five yards and an
interception and two carries for 13 yards

certainly not the gaudy numbers Nevada
fans have become accustomed to seeing
from the dynamic playmaker. Fajardos West
squad fell 19-3 to the East team. Fajardo was
coached by former NFL quarterback and
Washington Redskins head coach Jim Zorn.
While his performance wont move him
up any draft boards, its not all doom and
gloom for Fajardo. The signal caller is the
lone Wolf Pack player to receive an invite (so
far) to the NFL Combine in Indianapolis on
Feb. 17.
A big thing to keep in mind at these allstar games is that the game itself is only
a fraction of the experience. The players
practice in front of scouts for an entire
week leading up to the game, giving them a
golden opportunity to impress a team. All it
takes is for one of the 32 NFL teams to fall in
love with him.
Its still very early, but Fajardo is slotted as
a third-day NFL Draft pick at this point.
The Wolf Pack fan favorite kicked his NFL

Draft preparation into gear last week at the
Medal of Honor Bowl. Hekking dominated
in the game with three tackles, two quarterback hurries, and a sack. His National team
was victorious over the American team
26-14.
Hekking followed his standout performance in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in
Carson, California on Saturday, Jan. 17. He
was a part of the American team that was
shut out 17-0 by the National squad, which
featured his former teammate Roberts. Stats
for either player werent made available.
Both Roberts and Hekking had the chance
to work with Super Bowl-winning coach.
Former Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike
Holmgren coached Hekkings American
team, while former St. Louis Rams head
coach Mike Martz coached Roberts and the
National team.
No word yet if Hekking drove his signature
golf cart to either game.
HEKKING PLAYS IN BACK-TOBACK ALL-STAR GAMES
Eric Uribe can be reached at euribe@sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter @Uribe_Eric.
Brock Hekking speaks with reporters during Nevada media day in the
summer. Hekking played in the Medal of Honor and NFLA Collegiate Bowl
the past two weeks to boost his NFL Draft stock.
big easy letdown

The Mercedes-Benz Superdome has not
been kind to the members of the Wolf Pack in
big games in the last two years.
At Super Bowl XLVII in 2013, Nevada
alumnus and current San Francisco 49ers
quarterback Colin Kapernick came within
inches of notching a world championship
and last month his alma mater met a familiar
fate at the hands of the Louisiana-Lafayette
Ragin Cajuns.
The normally explosive Pack offense was
suffocated to a paltry three points under
the lights of the Superdome after averaging
nearly 30 points per game during the regular
season.
Even though Kapernicks successor, Cody
Fajardo, lost in his final game under center
for the Pack, he still proved to be a leader for
his team and take responsibility for the loss.
Things just didnt go our way. We werent
on the details and we paid for it, Fajardo said
to the Associated Press. To not score a touchdown in your last game is pretty hard for me,
knowing that this offense kind of moves the
way I move. I put it all on my shoulders.
The Nevada Sagebrush sports desk can be
reached at euribe@sagebrush.unr.edu and on
Twitter @SagebrushSports.
Tara Park/Nevada Sagebrush
A12 SPORTS
Blake Miller /Nevada Sagebrush
Junior guard Marqueze Coleman (1) cuts past an opposing defender during a game against Adams State on Nov. 7 at Lawlor Events Center. Coleman has been inconsistent during the teams losing skid.
Beatdown
CONTINUED FROM PAGE A14
Its just the mental approach

to the game, Carter told the
RGJ after the game. You have to

respect the game. You have to approach the game the same way
every time. In the Vegas game, we
were very focused and we looked
like we could compete, but the
last two games, weve been a

completely different game.
With the blowout, Nevada
moves to 6-10 (2-2 Mountain
West). After a four game-win
streak, the Wolf Pack has lost its
past two. Nevada will look to turn

things around on Tuesday, Jan.
20 against Utah State at home.
You have to get back to focusing, Carter told the RGJ. We
havent arrived. I knew itd be an
issue after Vegas. We thought we

arrived. We havent had enough
success to think like that. It
wasnt really success. It was one
game. I preached that to the
guys. We need to go home, get a
couple days of practice and play

better.
Stone Harper can be reached at
sharper@sagebrush.unr.edu and
on Twitter @StoneHarperNVSB.
Injuries
in the season opener against

UC Santa Barbara.
The Wolf Pack is also
without Emily Burns who
was lost for the season.
Burns was third on the
team in scoring just under
nine points per game and
was second on the team in
rebounds at seven.
However,
this
season
has not all been grim for
the Wolf Pack. Nevada has
a few quality wins on its
resume including a victory
over Portland and a 71-62
triumph against bitter rival
UNLV on Jan. 7.
In light of of the injuries,
senior Aja Johnson stepped
up. She is fourth on the team
in scoring with 7.5 points
per game. Her coming-out
party this season was against
UNLV, where she scored a
season-high 18 points and
grabbed 10 rebounds.
Johnson is not the only
player to flourish in her new
role. Sophomore Ashley Jones
has stepped up as of late and
is currently averaging 6.5
points per game, which is tied
for fifth on the team.
There are also familiar
faces that have had great
seasons.
Center
Mimi
Mungedi is second on the
team in scoring with 12.8
points per game and is leading the team in rebounds at
eight per game. She remains
an imposing defensive presence averaging 2.7 blocks
per game and is a strong
candidate to repeat as MWC
Defensive Player of the Year.
While the Wolf Pack has
not had the season it has
hoped for, there is still plenty of time for a turnaround.
With 14 more games left,
Nevadas preseason goal of a
MWC Championship is still
within its grasp.
Stone Harper can be reached
at sharper@sagebrush.unr.
edu or on Twitter @StoneHarperNVSB.
File Photo
Nevada infielder Austin Byler(28) fields ground balls before a game

last spring at Peccole Park. Byler returns for his senior season looking to
improve his already high draft stock.
Byler
Senior Aja Johnson (14) battles for a rebound against Cal State Stanislaus on Dec. 10 at Lawlor Events Center. With
injuries affecting the Wolf Pack, Johnson has been able to step up and contribute.
too often to the Wolf Pack.

However, Byler can do
something this season that
Burton never did: lead Nevada
to a conference championship
(no, I dont count the 2012
regular-season Western Athletic
Conference title as a championship for Burton, sorry!).
A year removed from a 31-27
(15-15 MW) season and fourthplace finish, expectations are
high for the Wolf Pack heading
into the year. With Byler back
at the plate and alongside
ten other seniors, Nevada is
talent-laden. An NCAA Regional
Championship appearance,
which would be the programs
first since 2000, isnt far fetched.
Nevada will be relying on
him to put up the same type of
numbers in 2015, in a lineup
thats perhaps more dangerous
than it is being given credit
for, Perfect Diamond wrote
about Byler.
The hardest question is, can
Byler perform at an even higher
level with shoulder-heavy
expectations? Burton always
did, hitting game-winners and
posting a career year during his
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Being the face of the
program and leading it to a
championship is enough to
make most players crumble.
However, Byler is playing for
something even bigger. Scouts
will be perched behind home
plate throughout the season
watching every swing he takes.
Bylers draft stock in the 2016
MLB Draft will rise or fall off his
production this year.
Pressure busts pipes or
makes diamonds.
Nevada will take the diamond for the first time on Feb.
13 against Abilene Christian,
before the home opener with
Fresno State a week later.
If theres a reason to catch
a game at Peccole Park this
season, look no further than
Byler. Behind his big bat and
the direction of head coach
Jay Johnson, the program is
on the rise. The Wolf Pack
baseball team has long been
the forgotten big three sport.
Nonetheless, theres reason to
believe the squad will be much
better than the football and
basketball teams.
Eric Uribe can be reached at
euribe@sagebrush.unr.edu and
on Twitter @Uribe_Eric.
Inside Scoop
A13 SPORTS
ON TAP
WEEKLY TOP 5
WOMENS
BASKETBALL
improvements
Kaepernick must
make in 2015
at. Utah State, Wednesday, Jan.

22, at 6 p.m.
vs. Fresno State, Saturday, Jan.
24, at 4 p.m.
THE SKINNY: The Wolf

Pack is coming off of two
losses against Colorado
State and Fresno State. This
week Nevada will play two
conference games including
a conference rematch. On
Wednesday they will travel
to Logan, Utah to play Utah
State and on Saturday the
team will get another crack
at Fresno State. The Wolf
Pack is currently led by
reigning Mountain West
defensive player of the year
Mimi Mungedi, who has
also developed an effective
offensive game as she is
currently second on the team
in scoring at 12.8 points per
game.
On a night when the Wolf

Pack was completely blown
out by Colorado State, junior
AJ West was the lone bright
spot for the team. West
scored a game high 10 points
while shooting 45 percent
from the field. The rest of
the squad shot a measly 29
percent. West was also the
teams leading rebounder
with nine and the teams
leader in blocked shots
with two. If West can get
more productivity from his
teammates, the team will be
in good shape.
RUNT OF THE LITTER

THE OTHER 12
BASKETBALL
The performance by every other
player in the Colorado State
game was awful. The other 12
members of the team shot 13of-44 from the field and 1-of-10
from the three-point line. Collectively, they produced 32 points
and turned the ball over 15 times.
The team needs to have more
consistency from someone other
than West if the team expects to
break out of its current slump.
MORE TOUCH ON PASSES
Kaepernick was drafted in the

MLB draft as a pitcher. He has a
very strong arm and is known for
throwing bullet passes he throws,
but if Kaepernick wants to take the next step he
will need to mix up.
THE SKINNY: Nevada has gone

from having an eight game
losing streak, to a four game
winning streak, currently the
team is on a two game losing
streak and this week the Wolf
Pack has two chances to end
that streak. On Tuesday, it will
host Utah State. The teams
have almost identical statistics
including conference record the
Aggies are 3-2 and the Wolf
Pack are 2-2. On Saturday, the
team travels to California to
take on Fresno State. Nevada
and Fresno State have already
played once this year with
the Bulldogs being victorious
69-66. This season the Wolf
Pack has been paced by junior
AJ West and sophomore D.J.
Fenner.
BASKETBALL
BETTER ACCURACY
Arm strength has never been

a problem for Kaepernick.
However, his accuracy is another
beast. Last year, Kaepernick
completed 60 percent of his passes, which
ranked 24th of 33 eligible quarterbacks. The
elite quarterbacks in the NFL are usually
known for their accuracy.
vs. Utah State, Tuesday, Jan. 20,

at 7 p.m.
at. Fresno State, Saturday, Jan.
24, at 4 p.m.
AJ WEST
Kaepernick is known for his speed

and elusiveness. Sometimes this
works for him but other times, it
blows up in his face. Kaepernick is
available. He needs to buy time for himself and

go through his reads more often.
MENS
BASKETBALL
LEADER OF THE PACK
BETTER POCKET PRESENCE
OFFENSIVE FLEXIBILITY
The thing that has helped
Kaepernick succeed so early in his
career is that former 49ers coach
Jim Harbaugh tailored his offense
Kaepernick will have to be able to work a more

pro style offense. It will keep defenses confused if
Kaepernick is more versatile.
TALKING TO THE MEDIA

Kaepernick has been known
for his short responses during
postgame interviews. He has to
Photo courtesy of San Francisco 49ers Media Services
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick scans the field against the Miami Dolphins in 2012 at Candlestick Park.
Kaepernick struggled during the 2014 campaign, failing to throw a single fourth-quarter touchdown all season.
him. If Kaepernick talked to the media like he
Where does Kaepernick go from here?
meager seven months

ago, San Francisco
quarterback and former
Wolf Pack great Colin
Kaepernick was on cloud nine. Just
29 starts into his career, Kaepernick had inked
a six-year,
$126 million
contract.
Fast-forward
to today and
K a e p e r n i c k s
career
seems
to be at a
crossroads. The
Eric
fourth-year
Uribe
signal
caller
regressed
in
2014 with 3,369 yards passing, 19
touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
All in all, Kaepernick posted an
unimpressive 86.4 quarterback rating ranking 20th in the NFL.
After a pair of NFC Championship game appearances, the 49ers
stumbled to an 8-8 finish this past
season. San Francisco head coach
Jim Harbaugh lost a power struggle
within the organization and bolted
for his alma mater Michigan.
Without Harbaugh, Kaepernick
has lost his largest supporter. He
loses the man who called him
Great with a capital G. He loses
the man who rode the hot hand
and handed him the starting job in

2012 in spite of Alex Smiths above
average play. He loses the man who
used a second-round pick in the
2011 NFL Draft on him.
So is Kaepernicks wagon hitched
to Harbaughs? Not exactly. The way
Kaepernicks contract is structured
is more or less pay-as-you-go. His
contract for the season is only guaranteed if he remains on the roster
by April 1. The 49ers could cut
him this offseason and Kaepernick
wouldnt see a dime of his remaining salary.
That said, the chances of him
being released this season are slim.
Kaepernick is slotted to net $12.8
million for the 2015 season, which
is a manageable salary for an NFL
starting quarterback. However,
with his salary increasing each season before topping out at $21.4
million in 2020 pressure will be
sky-high for Kaepernicks production to match his pay or else.
So how does Kaepernick right
his wrongs? While most lay blame
to Kaepernicks offensive line for
his struggles, I dont buy that. Yes,
Kaepernick was sacked 52 times
in 2014, second most among all
quarterbacks. By the same token,
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was sacked 42 times and hell
be playing in the Super Bowl in two
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weeks. San Franciscos front needs

to be rebuilt, but thats not the main
reason Kaepernick has regressed.
Above all, Kaepernick needs to
work on his pocket presence. All
too many times, Kaepernick tried to
make plays with his legs when the
pocket collapsed. The best signal
callers dodge pass rushers with a
few steps and dont give up on their
reads as quickly as Kaepernick did
last year. Working with two-time
MVP-winning quarterback Kurt
Warner this offseason will help
Kaepernick vastly in this area.
Calling Kaepernicks 2015 campaign a career make-or-break
season is a severe understatement.
With his back against the wall,
Kaepernick has a history of rising
to the occasion. Look no further
than trailing 24-7 at halftime to
Boise State in 2010 before willing
the Wolf Pack to victory, erasing a
22-point deficit in Super Bowl 47
and leading a game-winning drive
in the playoffs against Green Bay
last year, just to name a few.
No challenge in Kaepernicks
football career will stack up with
what hell face this coming season.
My money is on Kaepernick.
Eric Uribe can be reached at
euribe@sagebrush.unr.edu or on
Twitter @Uribe_Eric.
Photo courtesy of San Francisco 49ers Media Services
San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick

drops back for his pass during the 2012 season at
Candlestick Park. Kaepernick burst onto the scene in
2012, leading the 49ers to a Super Bowl berth.
Sports
A14
Historic loss sends

Pack into crossroads
Breanna Denney/Nevada Sagebrush
First baseman Austin Byler waits for a pitch at Peccole Park last season. Byler hit an
MWC-high 14 home runs in 2014.
Byler is best
player in all of
Nevada sports
he accolades keep racking

up for Nevada first baseman
Austin Byler. A week after being
named preseason All-American
first-team by Perfect Game, the online
baseball publication named Byler the
top returning
senior in the entire
country.
Yes, the entire
nation.
In other words,
out of the 300-plus
teams in all of
college baseball,
not one of those
Eric
has a more Major
Uribe
League Baseballready senior than
Nevada does, according to Perfect
Game. Does it get much bigger than
that?
Perfect Game called Byler among the
nations most dangerous power threats
and a clear-cut next level hitter.
Byler is scary good. His resume
suggests that hes the best player in all
of Wolf Pack sports and one of the best
sluggers the program has seen this

century.
Last season, Byler led the Mountain
West Conference in home runs (14),
slugging percentage (.624) and total
bases (138) en route to a first-team
All-MWC selection. He ranked ninth in
batting average (.326) and fifth in RBIs
(47).
Byler was drafted in the ninth round
of the 2014 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals. However, the 6-foot-3,
225-pounder spurned the team (and an
estimated $145,000 salary) to return to
Nevada for his senior campaign.
In many ways, Byler reminds me of
ex-Wolf Pack basketball star Deonte
Burton, who is unarguably the athlete
the school has since the past five
years.
Both were top-five players in their
respective sport. Both flirted with
turning pro after their junior seasons
before deciding return as seniors. Both
have a humble demeanor about them.
Both are special players that dont come
See BYLER Page A12
Injuries slow down

promising Wolf Pack
By Stone Harper
Nevada guard Tyron Criswell is sandwiched between Adams State defenders during a 69-64 win at Lawlor Events Center on Nov. 17.
Since the game, the Wolf Pack have lost 10 of 14 games.
By Stone Harper
Nevada fans and players had confidence in bunches after the Wolf Pack
went into the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas and defeated UNLV
on a late-game dagger from Wolf
Pack point guard Marqueze Coleman.
Nevada was hoping to carry that confidence into Fort Collins, Colorado
on Tuesday, Jan. 13 when it played
Colorado State the Rams had other
plans.
Nevada suffered its worst loss in
over 40 years when the Colorado
State crushed the Wolf Pack 98-42.
Not only were Wolf Pack fans and
players in shock after the game but
even members of Colorado States
team, too.
This Nevada team went to Vegas
and won against UNLV, said Colorado State head coach Larry Eustachy.
They have a lot of talent and we have

won by this margin before against
division three schools but to go into
a game where we know we have to
play well and for this to happen is
surprising.
A look at the box score sheds even
more light onto the Wolf Packs
46-point beatdown. In the first half,
Nevada was held to a season-low 12
points while shooting 16 percent from
the field. Nevadas defense, its usual
strong suit, didnt fare any better as
Colorado State was able to score 55
points on 52 percent shooting.
After intermission, Nevada was
outscored 43-30. The Wolf Pack shot
better from the field (52 percent), but
the damage was already done. The
Rams, meanwhile, continued their
onslaught, shooting 60 percent in the
second half.
It was embarrassing, Nevada head
coach David Carter told the Reno

Gazette-Journal after the game. We
have a week of practice. Im just glad
we dont play on Saturday because
were not ready. We need practice.
Our mental approach the last two
games just hasnt been there.
Junior AJ West was the Wolf Packs
leading scorer with 10 points, but in
what is becoming the norm, Wests
supporting cast was practically nonexistent. Besides West, the rest of the
team shot 13-of-44 from the field and
1-of-10 from behind the arc combining for 32 points.
Besides the horrid shooting, Nevada had mental lapses. The Wolf
Pack turned the ball over 18 times
to the Rams five times. Colorado
State scored 30 points of Nevadas
miscues.
See BEATDOWN Page A12
Going into the season, the

Wolf Pack had conferencechampionship
expectations.
Rightfully so after Nevada
returned three starters from a
team that won 18 games and
made it to the Mountain West
Tournament semi-finals in
2014.
However, things havent gone
to plan midway through the
year thanks in part to a tough
schedule and injuries to key
players en route to its 6-9 (2-2
MW ) mark.
Before reaching its conference slate, the Wolf Pack went
through hell and high water
facing two nationally ranked
teams losing 76-54 to thenNo. 14 California and a 73-50
shellacking at the hands of
then-No. 16 Oregon State.
Perhaps the most costly,
though, has been a bad case
of the injury bug. Point guard
Terilyn Moe is out for the
remainder of the season after
tearing her ACL. Earlier this
season, Moe recorded the programs first-ever triple-double
See INJURIES Page A12
Nevada goes up for a layup against Cal State

Stanislaus on Dec. 10 at Lawlor Events Center. The
Wolf Pack is coming off of a heartbreaking onepoint loss to Colorado State on Tuesday, Jan. 13.
VOLLEYBALL
Homecoming: Former Miami assistant hired as new volleyball coach

Staff Report
The new era of Nevada volleyball was
kickstarted on Jan. 12 and its a homecoming of sorts. Nevada athletic director
Doug Knuth has tabbed Lee Nelson as
the new head coach of the struggling
program.
The 47-year-old Nelson is no stranger
to the Wolf Pack, where he was assistant
volleyball coach in 1999 and earned his
graduate degree in history.

The values and principles embraced
by the members of the Wolf Pack athletic
department meshed so well with my
own that I immediately felt at home
and I look forward to reaching out and
sharing them with the Northern Nevada
volleyball community, Nelson said in a
press release.
Nelson comes from Miami, Florida,
where he was an assistant coach for the
past three seasons with the Hurricanes.

Miami reached the NCAA Tournament
each of the three seasons.
I am excited for Lee and his new opportunity, said Hurricanes head coach
Jose Gandara, who played collegiately
with Nelson, in a press release. The
University of Nevada has made a great
choice in selecting [Nelson]. He is a great
coach and even a better person. We wish
him the best in his future at Nevada.
Prior to his stint at Miami, Nelson

played collegiately at UC Santa Barbara
and played professionally in Finland
and the Netherlands.
Nelson also spent time as the associate
head coach of the mens volleyball team
at UC Santa Barbara between 2008-2011,
which included an appearance in the
NCAA Championship match in 2011.
As a Nevada alum, Lee is excited
about returning to Reno and participat-
ing in the growth and vibrancy of Wolf

Pack athletics, the University of Nevada
and the Northern Nevada community,
said Knuth in a press release. I couldnt
be more excited to have Lee Nelson join
our Wolf Pack family and begin the process of building our volleyball program.
The sports desk can be reached at
euribe@ sagebrush.unr.edu or on Twitter
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