Nevada Sagebrush Archives 11/27/07

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2007 VOLUME CXIV NUMBER 14 SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SINCE 1893
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Jessica Fryman
Staff Writer
With a proposed tuition hike,
student senators decided to hold
town hall meetings so students
could voice their opinions.
But when the first meeting for
journalism students started last
Tuesday, no students showed
up.
The Associated Students of the
University of Nevada Senate plans
to hold similar meetings over the
next two weeks so students can
discuss a proposed 18 percent tu-
ition increase over the 2009-2010
and 2010-2011 school years.
The meetings will also concern
a new plateau system where stu-
dents would pay a standard fee if
they take 12 to 18 credits.
The senate plans to discuss the
proposal at its Dec. 5 meeting
and the proposal will go for nal
approval to the Board of Regents
next year.
If approved, the tuition hike
and new system would then begin
in fall 2009, ASUN Sen. Taylor
Anderson said.
For the tuition hike, a nine
percent increase would take place
in fall 2009 and then again in fall
2010.
Students will pay a standard fee
for 12 to 18 credits and per credit
for anything below or above the
plateau.
The nine percent increase would
also be effective beginning fall 2009
and would cover ination costs, as
well as improve the quality of the
university, Anderson said.
Tuition was increased by 10.9
percent for the 2007-2008 and
2008-2009 school years.
The extra cost of per-credit
fees will retain $4 million in ad-
ditional funds over the two years,
according to a yer distributed
by the Associated Students of the
University of Nevada Senate at
the journalism town hall meeting.
The numbers are an estimate and
have not been ofcially approved
as correct by university President
Milton Glick.
Glick said he wants to have
more discussion with students
about how to spend the money if
the proposal is passed, but mak-
ing sure students have the classes
they need available to them is a
priority. He said if students pay
more, they will get a better value.
The goal is to improve the
quality of experience at the uni-
versity, UNR President Milton
Glick said.
Glick said most major universi-
ties he is familiar with use the
plateau tuition system.
I assume (the plateau system)
will increase (graduation rates
within six years) because stu-
dents will be encouraged to take
full loads, Glick said. He said he
was surprised the University of
Nevada, Reno didnt already have
a plateau system when he came
to the university last year.
Only 50 percent of UNR stu-
dents graduate within six years
and that percentage should be
higher, Glick said.
Its economically better for stu-
dents to graduate sooner because
they are losing a higher income
that could be made in the work
18 percent tuition increase possible
See TUITION Page A2
Tuesday, 1 p.m., College of
Science, room 423 in the Joe
Crowley Student Union
Tuesday, 2:15 p.m., College of
Business Administration, room
423 in The Joe
Wednesday, noon, College of
Liberal Arts, theater in The Joe
Wednesday, 11 a.m., College
of Health and Human Sciences,
room 320 in The Joe
Thursday, noon, College of
Engineering, engineering quad
Friday, 2 p.m., College of
Agriculture, Biotechnology and
Natural Resources, Mackay Sci-
ence room 321
Dec. 3, 1 p.m., School of
Medicine, room 103 in the
School of Medicine lecture hall
Dec. 4, noon, College of Ed-
ucation, Learning and Resource
Center in the William Raggio
Building
TOWN HALL MEETINGS
Regent Ron Knecht talks about the tuition increases.
SEE PAGE A7
INSIDE
Congressman
and
presidential
hopeful Ron
Paul speaks
during a
morning press
conference
at Lawlor
Events Center
Tuesday. Paul
also attended
a fundraising
lunch and a
rally Tuesday.
Full story,
photo gallery
and audio
recording of
the speech
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Candidate holds rally at Lawlor
Rebecca Chase
Staff Writer
Two days after six students
wrote the U.S. Constitution in
chalk to support Ron Paul, Lawlor
Events Center remained colorful
with crowds of people to support
the Republican presidential
hopeful Tuesday.
Paul, the U.S. Representative
from Texas whos gaining at-
tention because of his online
and grassroots support, spoke
to about 650 supporters at the
University of Nevada, Reno. He
talked about ending the war,
upholding the Constitution and
gaining economic stability.
The crowd that came out to hear
Paul was made up of students,
community members and people
visiting from out of town. Others
who came included MSNBC
correspondent Tucker Carlson,
Nevada brothel owner Dennis
Hof and two sex workersAir
Force Amy and Brooke Taylor.
Paul said Iraq is not the only
country he wants troops with-
drawn from. Paul said, if elected,
he would like to see troops
withdrawn from South Korea and
various countries in the Middle
East.
He received a favorable reac-
tion from the crowd when he
spoke about the importance of
the Constitution.
We dont need to sacrice,
Paul said, drawing applause from
the crowd. What we need is free-
dom to make our own decisions.
Paul said to better help the
economy, America should elimi-
nate the IRS and use the gold
standard for currency.
Paul said he came to Nevada
because of its importance in the
upcoming election.
This state has a reputation
to be more freedom-loving and
independent spirited, Paul said.
Paul speaks to about 650 supports on Iraq, economy, Constitution
WINTER CARRERA /NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
Winter gloom
W
hen asking students about the
winter blues, a variety of answers
pop up.
Its the weather changing.
Its the holidays.
Its the sad feeling that people get because theres
less to do outside.
People just arent as happy and are
more depressed during the winter,
said Shannon Williams, a 21-year-old
marketing major. But I guess everyone
experiences that on some degree.
But University of Nevada, Reno psy-
chologist Bill Follette said people who
think theyre experiencing the winter
blues could have a seasonal affective
disorder (SAD), a form of depression.
About six in every 100 people experi-
ence a form of the disorder, according
to the American Academy of Family
Physicians.
SAD usually comes around during late
fall and early winter, Follette said. The
best way to identify whether a person
has SAD is to see if they experience the
symptoms, which include hopelessness
and a loss of interest in activities, which
keep coming back around wintertime each year. Other
symptoms include a lack of energy and irritability.
The disorder is rst identied while people are
between the ages of 18 and 30, mostly in their early
20s, Follette said. Its also more commonly found in
women than in men, he said.
Matthew Blusewicz, director of UNRs counseling
services, said SAD can also strike in the spring and
summer. People then tend to feel angry and irritable
instead of depressed, he said.
It just depends on the person and their chemical
makeup, he said.
Follette said people often dismiss the disorder as a
case of the blues, not realizing that it could be more
severe.
Its hard for people to sort out this from other
stressors they might feel, Follette said. Its a tough
distinction.
Tommy Lavelle, a 19-year-old chemical engineering
major, said while hes never experienced the winter
blues, he wouldnt be able to tell the difference be-
For beginners, learn some
tips before heading to the
ski and snowboard slopes.
SEE PAGE A3
See a list of prices, open-
ing dates and operation
hours for the winter resorts .
SEE PAGES A2 AND A3
INSIDE
See SAD Page A2
Seasonal affective disorder likely
to hit people in early 20s
JESSICA ESTEPA | NEWS EDITOR
If you believe you may have
seasonal affective disorder,
contact UNR Counseling
Services at 775-784-4648.
COUNSELING SERVICES
DANIELCLARK/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
1. ALPINE
MEADOWS
Location: Alpine
Meadows, Calif.; 45
miles from Reno (one-
hour drive)
Opening date: De-
pending on weather
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
daily once open
Lift tickets: $58 adult
(19-61) full day; $44
adult half-day (starts at
12:30 p.m.), $49 teen
(13-18)
Promotions and pass-
es: $110 adult two-day;
$94 teen two-day; $165
adult three-day; $141
teen three-day; $849
adult season pass;
$269 teen season pass;
$1,199 COMBO Pass,
adult full season pass
valid at Alpine Mead-
ows and Homewood.
Midweek options:
$469 Alpine Meadows
adult season pass,
$649 COMBO adult
season pass
Holiday/Blackout
dates Dec. 22 to Jan. 5;
Jan. 19 and 20; Feb. 16
to 23 Prices: $63 adult
full day; $120 adult
two-day; $180 adult
three-day; Midweek
passes: Dec. 26-28,
Dec. 31; other prices
remain the same
Difculty levels: 5
percent beginner, 40
percent intermediate,
35 percent advanced
2. BOREAL
Location: Truckee,
Calif.; 45 miles away
from Reno (one-hour
drive)
Opening date: Opened
Nov. 12
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
then 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
once conditions permit
Lift tickets: $30 all day
es: iRide program buy
two get a third for free;
$15 Fridays; $129 col-
lege season pass; $399
season pass; $129
night-only season pass
Holidays/Blackout
dates: Nov. 22 to 24,
Dec. 25 to 31, Jan. 19
and 20, Feb. 16 to 17.
Price: $44
Difculty levels: 30
15 percent advanced;
lanes for sledding
3. DIAMOND PEAK
Location: Incline Vil-
lage, Nev.; 30 miles
away from Reno (49-
minute drive)
Opening date: Dec. 13
depending on weather
daily once open
full day, $37 adult half-
day (after 12:30 p.m.)
es: $567 adult season
pass, $261 college sea-
son pass, $454 adult
midweek season pass
Holidays/Blackout
dates: Dec. 22 to Jan.
1, Feb. 16 to 24, no mid-
week passes
Difculty levels: 18
36 percent advanced
4. DONNER SKI
RANCH
Location: Norden,
from Reno (50-minute
drive)
Opening date: De-
pending on weather
daily once open
weekends/holidays full
day, $30 adult week-
ends/holidays half-day,
$32 adult midweek full
day, $24 adult midweek
half-day
Promotions and
passes: $299 adult
season pass, $250 add-
a-friend adult season
pass
Holidays/Blackout
dates: none
Difculty levels: 25
25 percent advanced

5. KIRKWOOD
Location: Kirkwood,
from Reno (one-hour-
and-30-minute drive)
Nov. 25
daily once open
Lift tickets: $69 all day
Promotions and
passes: $229 midweek
season pass, $329
adult value (holiday
restrictions) season
pass, $529 adult full
season pass, pay $20
for a college card with
9 credits or more: gets
$35 lift ticket Sunday
through Friday and $45
lift ticket Saturdays
or holidays, $269 col-
lege value (holiday
restrictions) season
pass, $379 college full
season pass, $249 for a
value season pass and
$329 for a full season
pass with the college
quad (four students
buying a pass at one
time)
Holidays/Blackout
dates: Lift tickets $72;
Dec. 27 to 31, Jan. 19
and 20, Feb. 16 and 17
Difculty levels: 15
20 percent advanced,
15 percent expert
6. MT. ROSE
Location: Reno, Nev.;
25 miles away (30-
minute drive)
Opening date: De-
pending on weather
daily once open
day
Promotions and
passes: Two for Tues-
day: two full day tickets
for the price of one, Ed
Wednesday: any stu-
dent $29, Ladies Day
Thursday: all ladies $19,
Show season pass from
other ski areas Mon.-
Fri. to get a discount,
$49 rst-timer package
includes lift access on
beg. chair lift, 1 12 hour
lesson, rental equip-
ment for the day, $599
adult season pass
Holidays/Blackout
dates: Special promo-
tions void Dec. 24 to
Jan. 4, Jan. 19 to 21, Feb.
16 to 18; Season passes
void Dec. 26 to 31, Feb.
16 and 17
Difculty levels: Dif-
culty levels begin-
ning-advanced are split
equally; 15 to 20 per-
cent black diamond and
double black diamond
7. NORTHSTAR-
AT-TAHOE
Location: Truckee,
Calif.; 37 miles from
Reno (40-minute
drive)
Nov. 23
full day, $64 young
adult (13-22) full day,
$59 adult half-day
(after 12:30 p.m.), $54
young adult half-day
es: $399 college sea-
son pass, can be used
at Sierra-At-Tahoe, no
holidays, $439 adult
and young adult value
pass (Mon.-Fri.) and
any day at Sierra-At-
Tahoe, $779 adult
season pass, no restric-
tions, can be used at
Sierra-At-Tahoe, $499
young adult season
pass, no restrictions,
can be used at Sierra-
At-Tahoe, $579 adult
limited season pass,
can be used at Sierra-
At-Tahoe, no holidays,
$399 young adult lim-
ited season pass, can
be used at Sierra-At-
Tahoe, no holidays
Holidays/Blackout
dates: Tickets $2 more
Nov. 23 and 24, Dec.
26 to 31, Jan. 19 and 20,
Feb. 16 and 17
Difculty levels: 13
percent beginning, 62
25 percent advanced
8. SIERRA-AT-
TAHOE
Location: Twin Bridges,
from Reno (one-hour-
and-45-minute drive)
Opening date: De-
pending on weather
Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. daily once open
day (after 12:30 p.m.)
and young adult (13-
22) full day, $45 young
adult half-day
es: $102 adult two-day;
$86 young adult two-
day; $135 adult and
young adult three-day,
$399 college season
pass, no holidays at
Northstar-At-Tahoe,
$439 adult value sea-
son pass, Sun.-Fri. at
Northstar-At-Tahoe,
$579 adult limited sea-
son pass, no holidays
at Northstar-At-Tahoe,
$399 young adult sea-
son pass, no holidays
at Northstar-At-Tahoe,
$779 adult unlimited
season pass, no restric-
tions, can be used at
Northstar-At-Tahoe,
$499 young adult un-
limited season pass,
no restrictions, can be
used at Northstar-At-
Tahoe, $219 Sierra-
At-Tahoe only season
pass, Sun.-Fri., $309
Sierra-At-Tahoe only
season pass, seven-day
Holidays/Blackout
dates: Half-day price
for season passes with
holiday restrictions,
$3 more for lift tickets
Nov. 23 and 24, Dec.
26 to 31, Jan. 19 and 20,
Feb. 16 and 17
Difculty levels: 25
25 percent advanced
WINTER DESTINATIONS (CONTINUED ON FACING PAGE)
NEWS
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Some UNR students said they
dont have time to take more
credits because they work or are
too busy.
I dont have time to take 18
credits its too hectic to take 12
as it is, said Jeannie Gandolfo,
an 18-year-old psychology
major.
According to the National
Survey of Student Engagement
in 2003 and 2005, 29 percent of
UNR students dont work at all.
Twenty-ve percent of students
work more than 26 hours each
week.
Based on the survey, Glick said
students should be able to take
fuller loads.
The goal of the plateau system
is to encourage students to take
more credits because tuition is
increasing each year and stu-
dents would get three credits for
free, Anderson said.
Its more bang for your buck,
he said.
Cory Roughton, an 18-year-old
business major, said he liked the
idea of the plateau system.
I need to make up some
credits within the next few years
and it would be a great way to do
it cheaper, said Roughton.
Glick and Anderson both said
they encourage students to at-
tend a town hall meeting to give
their opinions on the proposal
and how the money should be
spent. NSHE executive Vice
Chancellor Dan Klaich will be at
the Dec. 5 senate meeting in the
Rita Laden Senate Chambers to
hear student opinion and relay
the information to the Board of
Regents.
Tuition
CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1
Jessica Fryman
Staff Writer
When he was a kid, JT Holmes
said he loved to jump off every-
thing, whether it was a diving
board or trampoline.
On Nov. 17, Holmes became
one of the first four people to
ski-BASE jump off a building
when he jumped off the Silver
Legacy Casino at BOBOFEST, a
snowboard and ski event that
raised money for Make A Wish
Foundation.
Ive always liked being in the
air, said Holmes, a 27-year-old
general studies major. It was a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Most of Holmes professional
skiing career has been full of rare
chances. He said he has been
lucky.
Holmes was in his first ski
movie, Snow Riders, when
he was 15. His friend Cameron
Boyle recommended him to the
producers for the Warren Miller
ski films. Holmes got the part.
He said though this film wasnt
the real start of his career, it
helped push him forward to bet-
ter things.
I think I made an impression
on the right people some lm-
makers and professional skiers
because I was really young and
doing well, Holmes said.
When he was 17, Holmes asked
to be in a lm in the letter he wrote
to Matchstick Productions, who is
known for its innovative, extreme
ski movies. Holmes got the part.
I knew that their movies were
the coolest and I wanted to be in
them, he said.
Sick Sense, Holmes rst
Matchstick movie, was produced
in Alaska where he worked with
professional skiers and his role
models Shane McConkey, Seth
Morrison and Gordy Peifer.
Now, Holmes has appeared in
at least 15 lms, has a contract
with Matchstick Productions
and is sponsored by Nordica Skis
and Boots, Smith Goggles and
Helmets, Porters Tahoe.com and
Sessions Clothes.
When he is not making movies,
Holmes helps design skis, like
Nordicas Super Charger Skis.
Holmes said when he watches
the movies after they are pro-
duced, it makes him want to be
more creative and daring on the
mountain.
In his lms, he has done
triple backips off a cliff, worn
a wing suit and own above the
mountain terrain and reenacted a
James Bond skit using real AK-47s
ending in a base jump.
JT is one of the best skiers out
there, said Scott Gaffney, a pro-
fessional skier with Matchstick
Productions.
Gaffney met Holmes in 1996
when Holmes was a young kid
with braces following him around
Squaw Valley, a terrain park in
California.
Now, he is a really smooth skier
who can stick huge airs, Gaffney
said.
To stay in shape for film
production and BASE jumps,
Holmes swims, hikes, runs and
rides his mountain bike and dirt
bike.
Although he has skied in Nor-
way, Switzerland, France, Austria,
Germany and several places in the
Reno and Tahoe area, his favorite
place to ski is still Squaw Valley
because it is where he started ski-
ing at age 4.
Its home to me, he said.
This year, Holmes said he hopes
to graduate from UNR since he has
been an undergraduate student
for nine years. It has taken him
so long to complete his degree in
general studies because he takes
every winter off to lm.
BASE jumping, which Holmes
started doing in 2002, is his fa-
vorite part of his career. He said
he can only get about three
seconds of maximum air time on
skis, but about a minute during
a BASE jump with a parachute.
Ski-BASE jumping is just an-
other way of pushing the limits
of extreme skiing, Holmes said,
who wants to be a professional
skier for at least 10 more years.
The best part is being able to be
a part of the evolution and push-
ing the direction of the sport.
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JT Holmes became one of the rst four people to ski-BASE jump off a
building when he jumped off the Silver Legacy Casino Nov. 17.
UNR skier BASE jumps in extreme lms
In Tuition increases to
be discussed in the Nov. 13
issue, the College of Liberal
Artss town hall meeting
will be at noon Wednesday
in the Joe Crowley Student
Union Theater.
In Club writes the Consti-
tution in chalk for Pauls visit
posted online, the Ron Paul
Pack has more than 40 mem-
bers. Six members helped
write the Constitution.
In Nader speaks on
going green at Joe opening
posted online, J.A. Buchanan
said ASUN ofcials dont
have the money for a con-
servative speaker despite
having expensive furniture in
the ASUN ofces and senate
chambers.
tween SAD and normal stress.
I would gure it would go away
eventually, said Lavelle.
Blusewicz said students come
in for depression treatment,
unaware that its related to the
seasonal change.
They gure its depression, so
they come in for help, Blusewicz
said. But it isnt until theyve gone
through some treatment and dis-
cussions that they realize it has to
do with the seasons changing.
Blusewicz said there is no
proven cause for SAD, though
psychologists believe that its due
to lack of natural light and an
imbalance of the melatonin and
serotonin, two chemicals in the
brain.
Because of the way the hu-
man body is built, studies show
people feel sleepier because of the
melatonin increase and sadder
because of the serotonin increase,
Blusewicz said.
Follette said many treatments
exist for people who believe they
have SAD. While its important
to identify the disorder, he said,
students dont necessarily need
professional treatment. By exer-
cising and going for walks, they
would be helping themselves.
People can also go into clinics
and receive light therapy, where a
box mimics outdoor light and can
cause a biochemical change in a
persons body, Follette said.
Both Blusewicz and Follette
said if students are feeling hope-
less or suicidal, they should seek
professional help.
I think its normal for people to
experience some sadness, Bluse-
wicz said. Things happen. But if
theyre feeling strongly depressed,
or they are thinking about suicide,
or using too much alcohol, then
they need to come in.
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MATHEWSON-IGT
KNOWLEDGE CENTER
Workers will form the entry stairs
and install carpet and wood panels
on the rst oor. They will install
cabinets on the second and third
oors.
MARGUERITE WATTIS
PETERSEN FOUNDATION
ATHLETIC ACADEMIC
CENTER
Workers are erecting the structural
steel this week. They will pave as-
phalt paths around the building and
start constructing wheelchair ramps.
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Weekly Update
Wolfpack Radio event
will host three bands
Wolfpack Radio will be hosting a
lunchtime event on the second oor of
the Joe Crowley Student Union Tuesday.
The event will include food and live
music from bands Buster Blue, Short
Hair and My Messenger. The event is
free and will be from noon to 2 p.m.
Manager Matt Scherer said the
event is to help spread the word
about Wolfpack Radio.
Club plans for dessert
social on Saturday
Campus club Eye in the Dark will
host a dessert social for University of
Nevada, Reno students and the Reno
community on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
in the William J. Raggio Building, room
1003.
The social will also be a forum for
discussion about the organization and
its achievements in helping the com-
munity.
The event is formal dress and a $10
donation is requested. All proceeds will
benet children being raised in motels
by single parents in downtown Reno.
Rover team searches
for new members
The University of Nevada, Renos
University Rover Challenge team, orga-
nized by the Mars Society, is recruiting
students to help improve the team for
the competition in June.
The URC competition requires
students to design and build a remote-
control rover to perform several tasks
in the Mars-like desert of Utah. The
team needs students in any science
elds, journalism and business (for
marketing) and anyone interested in
helping with the project. Volunteer
and independent study credits can
be earned if students apply before
next semester.
Any amount of time a student is
willing to participate, we will take,
said Jill Pocock, the teams public rela-
tions consultant.
There is no application, but inter-
ested students can e-mail Pocock at
pocock@unr.nevada.edu.
ASUN to recognize
student involvement
The Associated Students of the
University of Nevadas public affairs
committee would like to recognize
students who are involved in campus
life. Students are encouraged to submit
names of individuals who contribute to
the university in any way. Nominations
must include the individuals name
along with a short statement outlining
the details of the contributions made.
Send nominations to Carmen Gilbert
at senatorgilbert@asun.unr.edu.
School of Public
Health wins award
The School of Public Health won
the Truckee Meadows Tomorrow
Accentuate the Positive Silver Star
Award for educating the community
about health risks involving exposure
to mining pollution. Dr. Marie Boutt,
a medical anthropology professor,
worked with university students Mary
Higgins, Vanessa Conrad and the fall
2006 medical anthropology class on
research.
The project attempted to help
residents of Yerington, Nev., gain an
understanding of their exposure to the
leftover uranium and arsenic they had
been exposed to from the Anaconda
Copper Mine that sits upwind and
upstream from many of the residents.
The Yerington Community Action
group contacted Boutt to see if she
could help the community conduct a
health ethnography.
Classes cut from
spring schedule
Skiing and snowboarding, golf and
bowling classes have been canceled
for the spring 2008 semester.
Skiing and snowboarding was
canceled after Alpine Meadows Ski
Resort raised prices, Jim Fitzsimmons,
assistant director of Campus Recre-
ation and Wellness, said. Fitzsimmons
said golf and bowling were canceled
because of cuts to the budget.
For a full story see nevadasagebrush.
com
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THE GUIDE
STAY IN THE GREEN
Resorts like Mt. Rose and Northstar
are good for beginners with easier runs.
Green and blue labels denote runs for
beginners. Black is for the most ad-
vanced.
SAFETY
Beginners fall a lot; wrist guards are
suggested for beginning snowboard-
ers and helmets are advised for both.
Sunglasses or goggles are also a must
because the suns reection off the
snow is harmful to the eyes. Sunblock
is essential.
A lot of people dont realize you can
get sunburned really easily, Erny said.
Sunblock can also protect you from
the wind and cold.
Jenny Luna, Staff Writer
Skiing and snowboarding
are great for spending time
outdoors, meeting new people
and getting good exercise. But
for those of you who didnt grow
up on the mountain, here are a
few tips to get started.
GEAR
Start out by renting equipment for
the day to make sure its something
youll like. Resorts and local shops have
day rental options. Skiers will need skis,
boots and pole, while snowboarders
will need boots and a board. Skis and
boards should be about chin height.
Boots should be tight yet comfortable,
allowing you to move your toes but not
your heel.
Theo Orcutt, Bobos Mogul Mouse
snowboard manager, recommends
Burtons Learn to Ride boards as they
are slightly concave at the base and
good for beginners.
For skiers, Bobos employee and
undeclared junior Stephen Erny recom-
mends starting with a little bit shorter
and wider pair of skis for more stability.
Shorter skis allow for easier turning.
CLOTHING
Warm and breathable clothing is
essential for a comfortable ski day. A
good jacket and ski pants, gloves, long
underwear, hat, socks and eece will
keep you warm. Make sure your outer
layer is waterproof. Layering clothing
is the best option to prepare for a warm
or cold day. Check the weather report
before you leave so youll have an idea
of how much to wear.
DONT EXPECT TO TEACH
YOURSELF
If you take lessons, youll pick it up a
lot quicker, Orcutt said.
In the beginning you will fall, but like
most things, you will improve with
practice. Most resorts offer lessons
for beginners, with prices ranging any-
where from $25 to $200. Some come
in packages where they will provide
equipment and lift tickets, while others
only provide the lesson.
Dont
BOMBthe

BUNNY SLOPES
SKIS
VOLKL Tiger Shark: These are two skis
in one, said Joe Sheehan from Bobos Mogul
Mouse.
By using a lever, the skier is able to adjust
the stiffness of the ski. By turning on the power
switch, a carbon rod, which extends through
the ski, stiffens, creating a stiffer, more ag-
gressive ski, ideal for fast conditions.
When the power switch is off, the ski
is softer and more exible, better for
the warm and sunny afternoon slush.
$998
K2 Pontoon: These skis are re-
ally fat and oat well in the pow-
der, Sheehan said.
The Pontoons have K2s
rocker technology, which
means the ski rises from the
middle toward the nose and
the tail. This makes it easier
to keep the nose out of the powder to avoid
catching the nose in the powder, losing your
skis and ipping down the mountain. $799
LIB-TECH NAS: The Lib-Tech Narrow Ass
Snowboards (NAS) have curvy edges.
The edges are like a serrated knife, Sheehan
said.
The curvy edges give the NAS seven contact
points on each side of the ski, rather
than the traditional
two. This increases
edge hold in icy con-
ditions. $299
SNOWBOARDS
LIB-TECH Skate Banana: From the middle
of the board, the base rises toward the nose and
tail, like a banana on the counter.
It is a lot more fun for freestyle and powder
riding, said Theo Orcutt of Bobos Mogul
Mouse. The Skate Banana also uses Lib-Techs
Magna-Traction.
The edges are wiggly, like a serrated knife,
and come out seven times on each side. This
gives the board seven contact points on each
side instead of two and increases edge hold on
icy snow. $429
K2 Auto Binding: When tightening the ankle
strap, the toe strap automatically tightens. This
lessens the amount of time it takes to strap in
your feet to your snow shred stick. $229
LIB-TECH Travis Rice Banana Hammock:
This is a pure powder board, Orcutt said.
This board is shaped like a surfboard, with
the widest point in the middle. This increases
oat in powder. However, Lib-Tech warns that
because this board doesnt have a side cut, it
is very difcult to ride on hard-packed snow.
$459
Tristin Beckman, Staff Writer
NEW EQUIPMENT
9. HOMEWOOD
Location: Homewood, Calif.;
53 miles away from Reno (one-
hour-and-45-minute drive)
Opening date: Dec. 8
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily
Lift tickets: $39 adult mid-
week, $39 adult half-day (after
12:30 p.m.), $53 adult week-
ends, $35 teen (13-18) full day,
$33 teen half-day
Promotions and passes: $499
adult season pass, $199 teen
season pass, prices go up $100
in December
Holidays/Blackout dates:
$58 adult, $44 half day, Dec.
26 to 31, Jan. 19 to 21, Feb. 16
to 18
Difculty levels: beginner to
advanced
10. SQUAW VALLEY
Location: Olympic Valley,
Calif.; 45 miles away from
Reno (50-minute drive)
Opening date: Opened Nov.
22
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; after
Dec. 21 , 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; holi-
days 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Lift tickets: $73 adult full day;
$55 adult half-day (after 1
p.m.), youth (13-18) full day
Promotions and passes: Col-
lege students who register and
download an online coupon
are eligible for $47 lift tick-
ets every Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday all
season (non-holiday). Stu-
dents must register online,
bring in the printed coupon
and present current valid col-
lege ID to qualify for the dis-
count; Frequent Skier & Snow-
boarder Program - register for
$5 online or $10 at any ticket
window, then for every four
days you ski throughout the
season, your fth day is free.
To maximize savings, mem-
bers can ski and ride on Tues-
day, Wednesday and Thursday
for a discounted price. These
discount days count toward
the non-restricted fth day
free ticket; Free night skiing
and snowboarding with all day
lift tickets all day and half-
day lift tickets are good until
9 p.m.
Dec. 22 to Jan. 6, Jan. 19 to 21,
Feb. 16 to 18, $77 adult full day;
$57 adult half-day and youth
all day
Difculty levels: 25 percent
beginning, 45 percent interme-
diate, 30 percent advanced
11. SUGARBOWL
Location: Norden, Calif.; 43
miles away from Reno (51-
minute drive)
Opening date: Opened Nov.
24
Lift tickets: $60 adult full
day; $50 young adult (13-22)
full day, adult half-day (after
12:30); $42 young adult half-
day
Promotions and passes: $19
daily core pass gets $10 off
your lift ticket and a friends
ticket for the whole season, no
restrictions; $279 midweek
plus valid Monday-Friday,
excluding holidays, valid 7
days a week through Decem-
ber 25 and after March 24;
$549 slightly restricted (no
holidays) adult season pass;
$349 Slightly restricted young
adult season pass; $819 Un-
restricted adult season pass;
$419 unrestricted young adult
season pass
$70 adult full day; $60 young
adult full day; $55 adult half-
day; $50 young adult half-day
Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, Jan. 19 to 21,
Feb. 16 to 18
Difculty levels: 17 percent
beginning, 45 percent interme-
diate, 38 percent advanced
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EDITORIAL CARTOON
I know nothing about politics, but this guy is awesome.
Student input needed before tuition hike
STAFF EDITORIAL I TUITION INCREASE
Guitar Hero
robbed me of
my weekend
C. WORLD
Were tuition prices an important consideration in your decision to attend the university?
CAMPUSCHAT
UNIVERSITY ISSUES
Students deserve a better
section at sporting events
www.nevadasagebrush.com A6 NOVEMBER 27, 2007
W
hether the
source of our
school spirit is
pride or alcohol,
students are the most red
up fans at sporting events, yet
we have the smallest sections
allotted to us.
At football games, the student
section may be in a pretty good
location, but as the smallest sec-
tion in the bleachers, it only seats
1,000 students and is not nearly
adequate
in size. The
student
section at
basketball
games is
pathetic. There
isnt a fraction
small enough
to describe
the number
of students
that can sit in
the courtside student section in
comparison to the ones that sit
in the nosebleed student section.
If you watch college football
on television, you will notice
huge student sections full of
people with their faces and
bodies painted. Most of the
time, these student sections are
at least twice the size of ours.
This is because as the students
of the university, we are the
most devoted, attached and
enthusiastic fans in the stadium!
We are the ones with the
universitys name printed across
our sweatshirts or butts of our
sweatpants. Thus, we are also
the ones bearing the humilia-
tion of each loss with the team!
You will also notice that
regardless of how the college
team is doing, the student
section is always out of control.
Whether we are winning or
losing, as students we dont
care. We support our schools
team unconditionally! While
this may be enhanced by
alcohol, no one can judge us
for that. Everyone drinks at
sporting events whether they
are 18 years old, 21 or 56.
Its not only disappointing but
also completely illogical that we
have to rush to the Joe Crowley
Student Union to get a student
ticket within the rst 24 hours
they are available. There should
be tickets available for most of us
to sit in the student section. What
does this mean? The student
section should be big enough to
accommodate the majority of
students! We are the paying and
loyal members of this university.
To put the icing on the cake,
at football games, a student
ticket doesnt guarantee you a
seat in the tiny student section.
You often have to be at the
game before it even starts to
get a student wristband. At the
UNLV game, not only did you
stand in a ridiculous line at 8
a.m., but they may as well have
not even had a student tailgate.
Instead they should have put up
a sign that said Student Tailgate
cancelled as students must get
to the game hours in advance to
be allowed in student section.
While every game isnt that
extreme, it is still odd that there
are so many restrictions on
student fans. This is our school
and our team. We deserve
some respect and if thats not
possible, at least a suitable
student section.
M
y Thanksgiving break was dominated by
rock music and ve colors: green, red,
yellow, blue and orange. No, I didnt go
on a four day acid binge that was over
Labor Day weekend. This break was a musical and
colorful extravaganza with help from a television, a
Nintendo Wii, a ukulele-sized guitar controller and
the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.
I went to my Las Vegas home for the holiday to nd my
little brother jamming to White Zombie on a guitar with
ve colored buttons and no strings. The point of Guitar
Hero is to play along with songs like Metallicas One
on a Fisher-Price-looking guitar so that you can get a
YOU ROCK! congratulations. Its like a guitar version of
the video game Dance Dance Revolution, except with
Guitar Hero you arent committing
yourself to lifelong celibacy when you
play it. At least I hope not.
So I punched my brother in the
crotch, took his goofy guitar away from
him and tried Guitar Hero for the rst
time. I got a Game Over immediately,
proving that Im as musically talented
as a hamster with a kazoo.
I tried the game again. This time I
received the YOU ROCK! message. I
successfully squeaked out a version of
Pat Benatars Hit Me With Your Best
Shot. I told my brother that the game was fun and kicked
him in the cheek so that I could keep playing.
For hours I played Guitar Hero and could think of
nothing else. Bags developed under my eyes and my
world swam with dancing metal heads and colorful
dots. Red. Blue. Black Magic Woman. Green. YOU
ROCK! Yellow. Red. Yellow. Green. Paint It Black.
Blue. Red. Green. My Name is Jonas. Blue. Blue. Blue.
My family called me over to have our Thanksgiving
dinner. I was a rock star now and did what Ozzy
Osbourne would do: I ipped off my family and kept
shredding. Yellow. Green. Yellow. Red. YOU ROCK!
I couldnt tear myself away from the game. For four
days straight I played Guitar Hero without food or
sleep. When Sunday came, my mother unplugged the
television and said, You have to drive back to school,
now. Thanks for spending time with your family.
Driving back to Reno, I realized my mistake. Id been
duped. Id fallen into the world where video games, iPods,
fashion, movies and money were more important than
family and friends. I hadnt seen my family in months, yet
when I came to visit them, I was consumed by Guitar
Hero. I could have invited my friends to play with me or
even allowed my brother to tag along, but I couldnt shake
Guitar Heros hypnosis to think about others.
I was ashamed. My priorities had been shifted,
making me forget about what really mattered in life.
How did I let Guitar Hero, something so trivial, take
control of me? And how can people guiltlessly foster
obsessions with things like World of Warcraft, Halo
3, cell phones and BlackBerrys? Doesnt the world
have more important and rewarding offerings?
To compensate for my empty Thanksgiving break, Ill
treat my winter break differently. Ill make my winter
break more meaningful. On that note, does anyone
know where I can buy a keg of absinthe and 20 pounds
of bouncy balls for cheap?
L
ets face it: this university
needs money.
Nevadas entire higher
education system needs
money. And once again,
students are being asked to
prepare for another round of
tuition hikes this time its an
18 percent increase between
2009 to 2011.
When journalism majors were
asked to give their two cents
about the potential hike last
week at a town hall meeting,
not a single student showed.
Before students can complain
about tuition hikes, they need to
participate in the process.
But at the same time,
student senators need to
ensure these town halls are
heavily promoted and easily
accessible. They need to make
sure last weeks meeting
doesnt set the standard.
Students need to take an
active role in this discussion.
Whether youre a supporter
or a critic, it is your duty to let
university ofcials know if an
18 percent tuition hike is even
a good idea.
For those who participate,
keep this in mind:
A University of Nevada,
Reno education is a bargain.
We attend one of the least
expensive schools in the
country.
Is it Harvard? No, but its
also not the school down
south.
A raise in tuition would
probably do more good than
harm, especially if we want to
see this place continue to grow.
Although a tuition increase
will probably come whether
students want it or not, we can
still have a say in how much.
Students must also consider
Nevadas perpetual budget
ax, which is now in the hands
of a governor whose only
solution to the states budget
shortcomings is to plan for
more cuts.
And lets just say higher
education isnt a priority for
Gov. Jim The Ax Gibbons or
the state legislature.
That means students need
to realize that they are the only
viable nancial solution to the
universitys future.
While a raise in tuition
would help the university, our
leaders in Carson City also
need to work to keep more
of our tuition dollars in our
university instead of funneling
students money into other
state programs.
So while Chancellor Jim
Rogers lists statistics about
Nevadas dismal standing in
national education rankings,
the states political leadership
threatens more cuts to higher
education.
Its a sad scenario.
But lets face it: its up to
students to change it.
Yes, it helped
me decide in
coming here.
Even with schol-
arships, it wasa
cheaper option
for me to go to
this school.
Annie Lassaline
20, chemical
engineering
Because my
scholarships
have covered
most of my
tuition, I wasnt
really aware of
the prices.
Schinthia Islam
20, chemical
engineering and
biochemistry
No, because of
the Millennium
Scholarship.
That was my
consideration.
Andrea Bryant
21, international
business
Yes, because I
dont have much
money, and
the prices were
cheap compared
to other col-
leges.
Mark Talavera
19, civil
engineering
Jordan C.
Butler
Shivani
Dhingra
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NOTES
COLUMN: RON PAUL IS NOT
A DISGUISED JESUS CHRIST
On Nov. 20, 12:27 p.m., user-
name 1 wrote:
The media says Ron Paul has
no chance. Ron Paul has no
chance.
The media says Mitt Romney
has a chance. Mitt Romney has
a chance.
Be objective. The media (the
endless reporting of polls) is
killing democracy. Vote for
who you want to win. If its
Kucinich or Paul, vote and well
nd out whom the country
supports.
On Paul as Jesus: this is an
absurd reaction to the only
candidate with real support.
Not media manufactured I
might as well vote for Hillary or
Im throwing my vote away.
On Nov. 20, 11:56 p.m., Kelly
wrote:
Saying in an article that Ron
Paul has no chance encourages
every single college student
that has a mild interest in lib-
erty that what they think and
say means nothing.
Instead of encouraging
apathy amoung your peers by
telling them they cant have a
say for whoever they want be-
cause someone has no chance,
why dont you encourage
your peers to step up and nd
someone or something to end
their apathy.
And if that is Ron Paul so be
it, if not then its someone else,
but at least that would encour-
age students that they have a
say and that their say matters.
STORY: RHA APPROVES
SIGNS IN RESHALL WIN-
DOWS
On Nov. 17, 9:18 p.m., Joe Nei-
man wrote:
Id like to add that ResLife
has been very willing to work
with RHA in reaching a solu-
tion that works for students
living in the residence halls.
The idea that the Judicial Board
will dene what is obscene and
unsuitable for posting is, at this
stage, an option among many.
The policy recommendation
made by RHA states the Di-
rector of ResLife is ultimately
responsible for dening what
is obscene and/or violent
speech. At present, no policy
for enforcing the sign posting
policy has been proposed.
STORY: NADER SPEAKS
ON GOING GREEN AT JOE
OPENING
On Nov. 16, 3:03 p.m., Glee
Willis wrote:
What a privilege it was to
listen to Mr. Nader. Please
post the recording of his talk
**ASAP** so that everyone
(of every political leaning) can
have access to it since he spoke
much more about how crucial
it is for college students to be
participate in civic engagement
than on any other topic. He is
living proof that one person
**can** make a difference, and
a _huge_ difference at that.
Thank you, Flipside, for the bril-
liant selection of Ralph Nader
as the speaker for such an aus-
picious occasion.
On Nov. 18, 7:20 p.m., Jordan
wrote:
i went to see nader speak and
i felt it was a waste of my time.
what made it a waste fo time...
calls from the audience to im-
peach bush, booing an elderly
man as he made comments
to Nader that seemed unfair,
whiny calls for help from advo-
cates for ron paul... it was just
rediculous. I heard claims of up-
wards of 130,000 dollars going
to nader to come to our school.
even if only a fraction of this is
true... i consider a portion of my
tuition was put to waste that
night. I highly doubt Tim looked
farther than the end of his nose
for a conservative speaker since
he has ben in his position.
Send your letters to
letters@nevadasagebrush.
com or leave a comment
at nevadasagebrush.com
LETTERS
PERSPECTIVES
T
he Sagebrush request-
ed my perspective as
a Regent whos also an
economist, ex-legisla-
tor, former college instructor
and parent of a future college
student on possible tuition
increases at UNR. Im happy
to oblige because, besides
shedding light on this impor-
tant subject, the discussion
offers a teachable moment
concerning
public policy
and market
economics.
Arguments
for increases
include: Ne-
vada college
tuition is low
and hugely
subsidized
by taxes and
nancial aid;
American
college education remains
the standard of the world;
and tuition is rising signi-
cantly and continuously nearly
everywhere. Further, if UNR is
to continue providing an ever
higher-quality product, the cost
will rise.
While these are substantial
points, they are not as strong as
they seem, and the case against
increases is also strong. The key
to the issue lies in two salient
reasons tuition nationwide has
over the long term increased
faster than ination.
Firstly, most students and
their families dont actually pay
the list-price tuition, because
they get direct nancial aid
such as Nevadas Millennium
Scholarships. If you subsidize
consumers, their natural
resistance to price increases
that keeps free markets
working to promote the public
interest diminishes, causing
distortions.
Secondly, Education
institutions (and most public
institutions and businesses)
have been saddled continuously
by legislation, administrative
at, regulation and litigation
with ever higher costs due to
ancillary missions added to
their basic purposes and to
public- and special-interest
benets they have been
required to provide.
Hence, the real increases in
tuition exceed real increases
in the social cost and value of
the educational service being
provided, and thus the overall
national increases in tuition
do not justify increases at
UNR.
Economists say that educa-
tion, health care and some other
publicly subsidized services
suffer from cost disease, jar-
gon for continuing real cost
increases over time. They note
the labor-intensive nature of the
service the service of students
by instructors and patients
by doctors and the limited
ability of technical progress
and innovation to deliver these
services by other means or
improve them.
By contrast, telecommu-
nications no longer requires
telephone operators, it uses
inexpensive wireless means
to displace costly hardware
grids, and it provides service
wherever you are, not just at
the end of a short cord in your
home. So, communications
costs have dropped continu-
ously in real and even nominal
terms in recent decades, while
service has improved greatly.
In nearly all sectors of the
private economy, technical
progress has lowered real
costs over time and improved
service and decreasing
costs and improving service
are what we should expect
and demand from the public
sector, too.
While slow technical progress
is partly responsible for cost
disease in education and health
care, institutional factors of
cost socialization and prolifera-
tion of unfunded mandates are
also major drivers. In health
care, the institutional problems
have helped drive the real costs
higher over a long period, so
that they now consume 15%
of our economy although at
least this sector continues to
deliver improved service over
time.
In K-12 education, these
institutional problems, plus
unjustiable monopoly
status for the public schools,
have driven up real costs
over time while yielding ever
poorer results, as shown by
the declining performance of
our students on international
exams. Because American
colleges must compete in the
educational marketplace, as
our K-12 public schools do not,
our colleges are still setting the
world standard even as they
present the same cost-increase
problems that our K-12 schools
do.
Subsidy via taxes is a
two-edged sword in Nevada.
While UNR tuition is heavily
subsidized by taxpayers, when
we increase tuition, some
proceeds also get siphoned off
by the state. A tuition increase
may help increase educational
quality, but some of it is also
being raked off to support
other parts of a public sector
that is already large enough in
Nevada (and much too large
nationally).
At the last meeting of the
Regents, I moved to increase
faculty and staff salaries next
year. But I said I would be
more comfortable with those
increases if we were also at
the same time adopting the
programs, metrics and goals
that will move our universities
up the quality ladder. Before we
even consider a tuition increase,
strong programs, metrics and
goals must be in place to assure
UNR students and families get
sufciently improved quality to
merit the increase.
Regent Ron Knecht of Carson
City is an economist, engineer
and law school graduate.
Tuition increases:
positives, negatives
and insights
Ron Knecht
guest
columnist
GAY MATTERS
My orientation was never a mystery
G
rowing up gay has its
challenges.
For one, shopping
for clothes takes much
longer typically involving a
pack mule and plenty of energy-
boosting granola bars especially
on Black Friday. And two, I always
blow my budget, tenfold.
Trivial retail matters aside,
though, Ive encountered other
less-than-comfortable situations.
Being out of the closet involves
many questions. And when my
mother has had one glass of
wine too many, those questions
involve awkward answers. Since
coming out, Ive elded numer-
ous personal questions from
family, friends and strangers. The
most common one, however,
remains this: When did you rst
know you were gay?
Quite simply, Ive always
known I was different.
As far back as my memory
can reach, Ive always been
attracted to boys. The attraction
was no different than what a
ve-year-old boy might feel for a
ve-year-old girl. I had innocent
schoolyard crushes, but I crushed
on boys more than girls.
To be clear, I am attracted to
both genders, but I identify as
gay because I
prefer males.
Other gay men
have a slightly
different
denition of
what it means
to be gay. My
best friend
says men are
only gay if they
strictly like
men. Frankly,
whatever term one chooses to
identify with ultimately means
nothing in the large scheme of
things.
But I digress.
Growing up feeling the way
I did was confusing, to say the
least. My parents were Mexican
Roman Catholics who raised
me under heterosexual norms,
meaning they expected me to
have girlfriends (which I did),
encouraged me to play team
sports (I instead ran cross
country and track) and explained
dating and marriage as ideas
involving males and females.
So when I had a crush on a boy
named Phillip, whom I played
with at McDonalds, I never
told my parents. Perhaps I had
discerned the difference between
telling them about girls in my
class and telling them that Id like
a boyfriend. Something innate
told me theyd react unfavorably.
Still, it wasnt until middle
school that I nally learned the
meaning of the word gay. But
by that time the word had earned
a negative connotation. To be
gay was bad. To be gay warranted
endless teasing and humiliation
at the hands of bigger, meaner
boys who often had an audience
of giggling classmates.
I regret to say I was part of that
pack who teased other suspected
gay boys. How else was I sup-
posed to hide my identity? I was
too afraid to be socially chastised
at my school and subsequently
forced to have little or no friends.
At 12 years old, the thought of
losing my friends seemed an
unbearable consequence for
telling others about my secret.
Coming out was a slow process
that started when I was 13 and
ended at age 16 when I told my
father I am gay. That process,
however, never ends so long as
I continue to meet new people.
The difference between now and
then is that I overcame the fear
of losing friends because of who
I am.
Sometimes being gay helps
me bond with people because
it becomes a conversational
topic in the process of getting to
know new friends. Middle school
and high school may have been
dubious times, but Ive learned
that people tend to respect others
when they are honest about who
they are. The challenge now is to
always remember that.
Ricardo
Lopez
CAMPUS VOICE
Conicts riddle class registration
I
ts that time of year again
class registration. I love
whipping out the spring
catalogues and signing up
with advisors who are probably
just as confused as I am over my
DARS report, which, going on my
fourth year here, Im still not even
that sure what DARS stands for.
Theres just one problem. My
Monday and Wednesday 11 a.m.
class conicts with everything
else I need to sign up for. Sorry,
Glick, looks like Im not graduat-
ing in four years.
Its not that Im in a hurry to
graduate anytime soon. Ill be
the rst to admit Ive changed
minors and even taken a
semester off. College should be
enjoyed. Bad decisions should
be made. And yes, perhaps even
failing a class is a good reality
check from time to time. (Not
that Ive done it, knock on wood).
But for fear of turning out like our
dear friend Van Wilder, I have to
start thinking about life outside
of the University of Nevada, Reno,
even if the new
student union
is earth-shat-
tering and
has a (gasp!)
Starbucks.
These scheduling conicts
happen to me every registration
period. And every time, I secretly
hope when I enter ePaws that the
course schedule gods will smile
upon me and relieve me of call
number woes. But alas, many of
my classes are at the same time,
several of which are through the
same department. Its like my
teachers purposely meet and
schedule classes with 15-minute
overlaps just to see me squirm.
Well, mission accomplished Im
squirming.
Who are the people who set up
this schedule and how do they
propose to support me through-
out the rest of my schooling?
Its a valid concern since Im
probably going to be here for
a while longer. God knows my
Millennium Scholarship is going
faster out of my pocket than
Paris Hilton out to buy another
Louis Vuitton doggie handbag.
And my parents have already
renovated my room. Its a gym,
now. So Im on my own and I
have to nish school soon. Did I
mention the word soon yet?
Im also not the spring chicken
I used to be. Freshman year
was ages ago and I cant keep
up with these Lindsay Lohans
and Hannah Montanas. The
constant reminder of younger
people every day as I walk to
and from class is wearing on
my self-esteem. Quite frankly,
Im losing sleep over it. Call me
self-conscious and over the hill,
but I just dont t in with all those
young kids anymore. Them and
their darn rap, hippity-hop music
with those little iPods of theirs.
Its just not how it used to be.
While I realize that graduating
in more than four years is
socially acceptable and quite
normal, I think Im just tired of
school and more tired of seeing
the red notice on ePaws reading:
Time conict found. Surely,
Ill be biting my tongue once the
realities of the real world hit. But
those realities should be hitting
me the sooner the better.
Besides, I think I may have
found my new calling in life. Im
contacting the class scheduling
coordinator. I want in on the
squirming fun.
Krystal
Bick
N
ov. 4, 2008 As the
2008 presidential
election nears its
homestretch, itd be
helpful to see how one of the
most invigorating presidential
elections in recent memory
came to be. How did Republican
Ron Paul and Democrat Dennis
Kucinich, both of whom only
a year ago were no more than
punch lines to the mainstream
media, become the nominees of
each of their respective parties?
To see how we got here, lets go
back in time to January 2008 in
Iowa.
Backed by a surge in fundrais-
ing engineered by Kucinichs
ofcial Web site and a surge
in the youth vote in the Iowa
caucuses, the Ohio congress-
man shocked the world by
beating senators Hillary Clinton
and John Edwards by seven
percentage points. Impressed
by Kucinichs win in Iowa and a
surprise second-place showing
in New Hampshire a few weeks
later, the Democratic National
Committee put its full support
behind him
even though
most of his
positions have
run contrary to
DNC statute.
On the
Republican
side, the
shock of that
cold January
night wasnt
as sudden
as one may expect. The tide
that grew in the months before
Pauls victories in Iowa and New
Hampshire was viewable in
November of the prior year. Paul
took a growing advantage from
a burgeoning online campaign
($4.2 million raised from his Web
site in one day, coinciding with
the British holiday Guy Fawkes
Day), as well as an uptick in the
libertarian vote to easy success
on the GOP ticket.
Unlike Kucinich, though, Paul
came under heavy attack from
his own party as his victories
piled up. Calls from other
campaigns of voter fraud began
piling in to the Election Assis-
tance Commission ofces in the
days following his wins in Iowa
and New Hampshire. But there
was no evidence of any type of
fraud found in the Iowa caucus
or the New Hampshire primary.
Then, in two massive stadiums
in Denver and St. Paul, a contest
that wasnt predicted years
in advance by a Washington
insider began.
The rst debate in September
began like others in past years
until one moment changed
everything. After moderator Tim
Russert asked Kucinich a ques-
tion that skewered his universal
health care proposal, he asked
his Republican opponent to
scrap the current debate format
in place of one resembling the
great Lincoln-Douglass debates
of the past. Paul agreed, shaking
hands with his Ohio counter-
part, and the two men spent the
remaining hour debating issues
ranging from global warming to
torture and government reform
to the war in Iraq.
And so the tempo of the
campaign has been. Compared
with the last few presidential
elections in this country, these
past 10 months have been a
welcome breath of fresh air to a
oundering republic in desper-
ate need of one. Its possible that
the will of change has beaten
the pull of apathy, at least in this
round. Maybe theres truly hope
for us after all...
Brian
Ault
POLITICAL OPINION
Surprises lead to Paul vs. Kucinich
The Associated Students
of the University of Nevada
Senate will hold town hall
meetings about the increases
so students can share their
opinions. SEE PAGE A1
COVER
Current per credit fee:
$120.75
Proposed tuition hike: nine
percent for 2009-2010 and
2010-2011
Per credit fee starting fall
2009: approximately $132.41
Per credit fee starting fall
2010: approximately $144.51
Total tuition hike after the
two-year period: 18 percent
BY THE NUMBERS
Scheduling conicts happen to me every registration period. Its
like my teachers purposely meet and schedule classes with
15-minute overlaps just to see me squirm.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
TRAP AIR BETWEEN
LAYERS
Another thing to consider is
how clothes are layered. The
most effective thing to do is
trap warm air between two
layers of clothes. The layer of
clothes against the skin is going
to be close to skin temperature,
whereas the outer layer is going
to be the temperature of the
outside air. If you trap air be-
tween the two, it will warm up
and keep the heat from moving
out.
Its giving a resistive layer
against the heat or cold when
its hot on one side, cold on
the other, Arnott said. I want
to wear something with an air
barrier and no cold air coming
in.
Tucking jeans into boots or
making sure coats are tted at
the wrists will create the seal to
keep the colder air from coming
in and keep the air already inside
the layer warm.
Again, its important to con-
sider fabrics when trapping air
close to the body. Arnott used a
knights metal suit of armor as a
bad example. Although it would
hold air inside, it would be a bad
choice of garments.
Its large, cold and easily trans-
fers all the heat, he said. Dont
wear a knight suit.
Skin-tight clothes as the only
layer, like tights, are also bad
because theyre only a thin bar-
rier that rapidly lets heat escape,
he said.
DEALING WITH
TEMPERATURE CHANGES
Layers serve another important
function in climates like Reno,
Arnott said. With temperature
changes throughout the day, as
well as moving from inside to
outside, layers allow you to add
on or take off clothes as needed.
Walking through cold weather
demands warm clothes, but
once in class, its important to
be able to take off layers to pre-
vent overheating and sweating,
which can lead to dehydration.
Being dehydrated will affect
how your veins transfer heat
and will make you feel colder,
he said.
Layers are useful if you get
in a classroom thats really hot,
Arnott said. Take off, then put
them back on to go to a colder
outside.
Layering is also important even
if youll be outside the majority of
the day because of the weather in
Reno.
Thats probably the biggest
effect that we have here thats out
of the normal, Arnott said. It
can be surprisingly warm, but as
soon as the sun goes down, it gets
cold.
DONT FORGET THE WIND
FACTOR
Wind can make temperatures
feel colder than they are. Arnott
said if the temperature is 15 de-
grees Fahrenheit and the wind is
20 miles per hour, the wind chill
will make it feel like -2 degrees
Fahrenheit.
You have to pay attention
to that, he said. Especially on
windy days, minimize exposed
skin.
A good way to fool the wind
chill is to make your outer layer
a windproof jacket with a hood.
Make sure your windproof jacket
is made of a synthetic material
that will resist the wind.
Physics
Emily Katseanes
A&E Editor
Assistant art professor Eunk-
ang Koh takes her work out of the
classroom and will display it in
the Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery,
with an opening reception Thurs-
day. Her exhibit Humanscape
features prints and drawings of
animal-human hybrids, as well
as sculptures and books.
Before teaching printmaking
at the University of Nevada,
Reno, Koh lived in Seoul, Korea.
There, Koh grew up surrounded
by Buddhism. She said the
Buddhist folktales and Korean
myths about animals and re-
incarnation hugely influenced
her art.
The life were living is just one
fragment were looking at, Koh
said. Like an iceberg, think how
theres one little bit and theres so
much underneath it. Theres so
much we cant see.
Kohs work focuses on human
faces and forms merged with
insect and animal bodies. In
larger pieces, such as Puppets,
Koh said she made more of a
social commentary about cur-
rent politics but the majority of
her pieces were made to reect
the childhood inuences that
informed her worldview.
She said instead of looking at
reincarnation as a linear progres-
sion, she tried to communicate
the circular nature of it in her
art.
In a series of smaller prints in
the exhibit, Koh made portraits
of her friends as animals.
My friends are really good in-
spiration, she said. Sometimes
they request an animal, but they
dont get to pick. Ill see someone
and say, Oh youre such a giraffe,
I have to make you a giraffe.
Koh, a cat person, said once
she drew a self-portrait of herself
as a fox or small cat.
But thats my wish, she said.
I dont know what other people
see me as.
Since that early sketch of her-
self as a fox or cat, Koh said she
tries to remove herself from the
world shes creating in her art.
I want myself to be third, me
observing these things, she said.
Im creating this world rather
than putting myself in it.
The work in the Sheppard Art
Gallery is framed by pale green
walls painted with curving hills
that turn into striped tails in the
corners.
The title of the exhibit is
Humanscape, so I was thinking
about this animal thats also a
landscape, Koh said.
The tails are reminiscent of the
scenery in a Tim Burton movie.
Koh said Burton is her hero.
Thats my dream, is to make
animation at some point in my
life, she said.
In the middle of the oor are
three books of cut-outs and
prints that Koh made as she
was experimenting with inks
and papers in printmaking. The
framed work on the walls are
mostly prints. Some of her larger
pieces are ink drawings with
color by gouache, a technique of
washing color in with water. Koh
said what she likes about both
techniques is the line detail its
possible to render.
Theres always something I
can do in drawing that I cant do
in print, Koh said. And some-
thing I can do in print that I cant
do in drawing.
Eunkang Kohs exhibit
runs through Dec. 14. at The
Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery in
Church Fine Arts. The gallery
is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon-
day through Friday. There is
a reception on Thursday at 7
p.m., with an artists lecture at
5:30 p.m.
ARTISTS RECEPTION
Professor reincarnates
Buddhism in exhibit
Eunkang
Kohs art
pieces,
Journey,
above, and
Hanging
There,
right, are
part of her
exhibit
in the
Sheppard
Fine Arts
Gallery.
Koh drew
on her
childhood
in Korea as
inspiration
for her
prints and
pen-and-
ink works.
EUNKANGKOH
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Jay Brissenden
Staff Writer
While Enchanted successfully brings
back the earlier Disney animation magic
with its fairy tale musical plot, its out-of-
place ending keeps it from becoming a
classic.
The story begins
in the animated
fairy tale realm of
Andalasia, where
Princess Giselle
(Amy Adams, Un-
derdog) has just
found her true love
in Prince Edward
(James Marsden,
Hairspray). Ed-
wards evil mother,
Queen Narissa
(Susan Sarandon,
Barnard and
Doris), fears losing
her throne to this
perky new redhead
and pushes Giselle
into a portal that
leads to the live
action world.
Stumbling through a new and confus-
ing world, Giselle falls into the arms of
a handsome lawyer, Robert (Patrick
Dempsey, Freedom Writers). Now,
Giselle is forced to wait until Edward
comes to her rescue, while at the same
time working to nd her true feelings.
From the simple love plot to the
toe-tapping musical scenes, everything
about Enchanted shouts Disney.
Director Kevin Lima (102 Dalmatians)
is able to successfully include spoofs of
such classics as Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs and Sleeping Beauty
with poison apples and a thrilling
ballroom dance conclusion. Along with
other Disney throwbacks, Oscar-win-
ning songwriter Alan Menken graces
the audiences ears with multiple new
sing-alongs that even Marilyn Manson
could enjoy.
The real magic of the lm comes in the
form of pure innocence Adams displays
with Giselle. In the role she was born for,
Adams portrays a princess only anima-
tion could create beforehand. Memora-
ble experiences include Giselle creating
beautiful dresses from decorative home
drapery and provoking an entire park to
sing along in a heartwarming musical
number. It would be a shock not to see
Adams on the list for Best Actress at this
years Oscars.
Along with the one-of-a-kind perfor-
mance from Adams, Dempsey makes
a great counterpoint for her character.
Dempsey, otherwise known as Dr. Mc-
Dreamy from Greys Anatomy, uses
all his charm to make his otherwise
dull character fairly likeable. It may be
hard at times to believe that he is really
going to help the insane and animal-
communicating Giselle, but by the end,
its hard to deny the chemistry between
the two.
Similar to the genie in 1992s Aladdin
and the dragon Mushu in 1998s Mu-
lan, Marsden as Prince Edward is able
to steal almost any scene hes in. Playing
a perfect fairy tale hero, Marsden is
more than believable when thoroughly
attacking a giant metro bus. His shining
moment comes when abruptly entering
into a full-bodied song about Giselle
that not even the audience and little girl
on screen cannot help but giggle at.
Unfortunately, Adams and her
fantastic support could not save this
film from an awkward plot change
in the finale. Once the happy ending
seems to be on the horizon, the evil
queen takes her rage a step further
and pursues an out-of-place revenge.
Even though the main plot has been
resolved, the film stretches on and
loses momentum.
Still, once the credits begin to roll as
Carrie Underwood croons a new Disney
classic, it seems almost impossible not
to walk out overwhelmed with joy.
MOVIEWEB.COM
Amy Adams plays the newest Disney princess, Giselle. Giselle is pushed out of her animated kingdom into real action.
MOVIEWEB.COM
Patrick Dempsey plays a lawyer in Enchanted opposite Amy Adams princess.
ENCHANTED
Release Date:
Nov. 21
Director:
Kevin Lima
Starring:
Amy Adams,
Susan Sarandon,
James Marsden,
Patrick Dempsey
Genre:
Family, animat-
ed, comedy
Rating:
PG for some
scary images and
mild innuendo
Grade:
A-
MOVIE REVIEW
New
Disney
princess
enchants
Hives
continue
to sell
out
CD REVIEW
Swedish band
releases another
gimmicky album
Leslie Ventura
Staff Writer
The Hives newest CD The
Black and White Album is
another overly commercial
release from the pop-rock
band. The Hives incorporate a
sellable sound and retro image,
seemingly to capitalize on the
marketing opportunities of
the music industry. The Hives
craft themselves to be hip, even
naming their new album after
The Beatles legendary White
Album.
This is the fifth full-length
album by the Swedish quintet,
first noticed
for their
2000 hit
Hate to Say
I Told You
So. Lead
singer, How-
lin Pelle
A l mq v i s t
takes his
voice from a
swagger to a
screech. He
may be tyring to impersonate
Mick Jagger, but he falls miles
short.
The rest of the band mem-
bers, who, like Almqvist, only
dress in black and white, also go
by pointless pseudonyms: gui-
tarist Niklas Almqvist is Nich-
oulas Arson, guitarist Mikael
Karlsson strm is Vigilante
Carlstroem, bassist Mattias
Bernvall is Dr. Matt Destruction
and drummer Christian Grahn
is Chris Dangerous. Their care-
fully contrived appearance and
sound are reected in every
aspect of the new album.
The CD begins with the
seemingly catchy single,
Tick Tick Boom. In it, the
band makes sure it doesnt
stray too far from its distinc-
tive sound of chaotic drums,
repetitive chords and lots of
yelling. Although it sounds
fun in the beginning, it
quickly gets old during the
ridiculously cheesy chorus
Its too late/ Its too soon/ Or
is it /Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick
Tick Tick Boom?
There are so many ticks
in this song, its surprising
Almqvist doesnt have a seizure.
The next time someone decides
to mock the sound of a bomb
during a song, they might as
well explode for having such an
annoying idea.
Other songs throughout
the album are energized and
slightly entertaining, but bring
nothing new to rock music. In
trying to sound like Iggy Pop,
act like The Rolling Stones
and dress like funeral-goers,
The Hives and their CD are
nothing short of a gimmick.
The eighth track is only an
annoying disco-inuenced ego
boost named after themselves.
Other songs continue the gim-
micky feel with backup vocals
from cheerleaders and more
screeching.
Although The Black and
White Album sounds over-
produced, You Got It All ...
Wrong is one track they got
right. Its edgier than most
of the songs on the album
and is reminiscent of 80s
punk with a pop twist. The
rest of the album doesnt
sound terrible, but the heavy
marketability of the album is
so obvious that it ends up as
nothing other than mindless
entertainment.
The Hives have even gone so
far as to market themselves to
children. The band wrote an
original song, Fall is just some-
thing grownups invented, as
the fall theme for the TV chan-
nel, Cartoon Network.
The new album exemplies
why the band is named after
an allergic reaction. Exposure
to their music wont cause itch-
ing, burning or swelling of the
skin, but it may cause you to
feel that way.
THE HIVES
THE BLACK
AND WHITE
ALBUM
Release Date:
Nov. 13
Genre:
Pop-rock
Grade:
D
Streetlight
Manifesto
saves the
ska genre
CD REVIEW
Nick Coltrain
Managing Editor
Streetlight Manifesto proved
four years ago that ska didnt
die with the 90s.
With its second original
release, Somewhere in the
Between, the band proved
ska can mature as well as any
genre
On rst listen, the album
sounds like part two of the
bands rst release, Everything
Went Numb. Similar musical
composition and lyrical themes
disappoint, even though they
mimic, albeit quite well, the
excellent Everything Went
Numb.
The band keeps the upbeat
rhythm and the instruments
weave in and out of each other
in a vitalizing harmony. The
variety of horns from baritone
saxes to squealing trumpets
and the
f ast - paced
g u i t a r
strummi ng
keep Street-
light to its
ska roots.
The music
still grooves
like reggae
and drives
like punk.
The band
me mb e r s
take what
they did in
the past and improve upon it
instead of revolutionizing their
sound.
But Tomas Kalnoky, com-
poser, guitarist and singer of
Streetlight, never does things
the same or with marginal
difference. He and his various
bands have recorded three dis-
tinct versions of the song Dear
Sergio. Streetlight rerecorded
a more musically procient
version of Catch 22s Keasbey
Nights, Kalnokys and three
Streetlight members previous
band.
It is shocking that Streetlight
and Kalnoky can re-imagine
the old but then appear to
rehash the past when making
an original album.
But its the second and third
listens to Somewhere in
the Between that reveal the
maturity of the band. The band
knows its sound and drives
toward perfecting instead of
nding it.
The instruments are more co-
hesive than in the past rarely
does the guitar, bass or a horn
take over without then weaving
into another instrument. The
lyrics dont bite like they did in
Everything Went Numb, but
Kalnokys more thoughtful this
time around.
The new album plays a good
yang to the yin of Everything
Went Numb. The rst release
from Streetlight mostly decried
suicide and other needless
death. Somewhere in the
Between celebrates life and
individualism more, though
its not a completely cheery
album. Toward the end of the
album, Kalnoky sings about
the destructive power of lost
love, and the last track focuses
on the hidden imperfections in
life.
The painted rust will only
fool the fools for just so long/
Eventually thats when theyll
see everything was wrong, he
sings.
In Down, Down, Down to
Mephistos Caf, he sings
about heading to hell in the
eyes of the righteous few who
spit on him because hed rather
make his own decisions instead
of following blindly.
Its hard to nd a high point
in Somewhere in the Between
because Streetlight keeps a high
plateau throughout the album.
The music is distinctly Streetlight
Manifesto, but it changes enough
to be interesting. The lyrics do the
same they can be interpreted
like poetry or enjoyed as another
layer to the music.
Somewhere in the Between
is a release well worth the four-
year wait since Streetlights last
original and further proof that
ska can be as well made as any
other form of music.
STREET-
LIGHT
MANIFESTO
SOME-
WHERE IN
THE
BETWEEN
Release Date:
Nov. 13
Genre:
Ska
Grade:
A
Hitman offed by plot holes and shoddy acting
MOVIE REVIEW
Jocelynn de Luna
Staff writer

Hitman, based on a video-
game, is tainted with bad acting,
poorly-written dialog and a
confusing plotline that wastes
its potential. It came off as a
watered-down version of The
Bourne Identity that only saves
itself from being a complete
failure with relentless killing in
action-packed scenes.
Timothy Olyphant (Bill) is
miscast as Agent 47, an elite,
cold-blooded assassin who never
misses his target. Agent 47 is
contracted to kill the new Rus-
sian President Mikhail Belicoff
(Ulrich Thomsen, Fremkaldt).
The hit is botched when Agent
47 plants a bullet in his doubles
head. After the job, Agent 47
suddenly becomes the target of
his fellow bald-headed assassins.
The rest of the plot is a predict-
able revenge angle, with Agent
47 dragging the boss hooker
girlfriend Nika (Olga Kurylenko,
Le Serpent) along for the ride.
Neither Olyphants nice-guy
voice nor pretty-boy face has the
right look for the part. The part
called for someone a little bit
older and more sinister-looking.
Olyphant just sounds bored and
a bit robot-like reciting his lines.
Instead of honing his recitation
skills, Olyphant should have
looked in the mirror and prac-
ticed his piercing killer glare. He
tried to pull off a deadly aura that
just translated as strange.
But if Olyphant had a script
that wasnt lled with clichs and
cheesy lines, he might have been
able to portray the deadly assas-
sin a little better.
The plot had holes, leaving the
audience to question the char-
acters motives. An unenthused
attempt to explain Agent 47s
background in the beginning
credits was delivered in ashes of
memories in a matter of seconds,
which was too short to grasp
his motivation as an assassin. It
seemed as if the director focused
more on the action scenes than
trying to build a story in the
remainder of the movie.
Teenage boys may appreciate
Kurylenkos role as the tempt-
ing hooker who likes to tease a
certain part of the male anatomy
by getting naked whenever she
gets the chance. Sexual tension is
thrown in almost as if to say that
if the audience gets bored with
ghting scenes, at least they can
have their minds stimulated in
other ways. However, the forced
relationship between Agent 47
and Nika just doesnt have the
chemistry to carry out the scene.
This is, regrettably, a time-
waster suitable only for mentally
unwinding after a long, hard day.
HITMAN
Release Date: Nov. 21
Director: Xaiver Gens
Starring: Timothy Olyphant,
Olga Kurylenko, Ulrich Tom-
sen
Genre: Action/adventure,
crime
Rating: R for strong bloody
violence, language and some
sexuality/nudity
Grade: C
&
Calendar
THURSDAY/29
Harry Potter and the Order
of the Phoenix
at the Joe Crowley Student
Union Theater
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe,
Rupert Grint, Emma Watson.
Description:
Harry, Hermione and Ron
return to Hogwarts to nd
few fellow students believ-
ing Voldemorts return and a
bureaucrat slowly taking over
Hogwarts.
6 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Free
FRIDAY/30
So You Think You Can
Dance Tour
at the Reno Events Center
400 N. Center Street
The stars from So You Think
You Can Dance are coming
to Reno for a live taping of the
American Idol-like dance
competition.
8 p.m.
Tickets start at $35
A Messiah Sing-Along
at Nightingale Concert Hall.
The University Opera
Theatre performs George
Handels oratorio, Messiah.
An oratorio is a large musical
composition similiar to opera
except operas are musical
theater and oratorios are only
concert pieces.
7:30 p.m.
Also running Saturday at
7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2
p.m.
Adult tickets are $10, children
and student tickets are $5

Flogging Molly with Murder
by Death
at The New Oasis
2100 Victorian Avenue
Flogging Molly incorporates
Irish folk music with punk
rock. The band will play songs
from a yet-to-be-named
album they just recorded.
8 p.m.
$25
SATURDAY/01
Lifehouse
at Silver Legacy
407 N. Virginia Street
Pop-rock band, Lifehouse,
best known for its 2001 sin-
gle Hanging by a Moment,
will play with Honey Honey.
8 p.m.
Tickets start at $30
Pinkerton Ballet Presents
the Nutcracker
at Grand Sierra Resort
2500 E. Second Street
Pinkerton Ballet Company
presents the holiday classic,
The Nutcracker.
7 p.m.
Also running Saturday, Dec.
8 at 2 pm
Tickets start at $39.20
SUNDAY/02
University Combo Concert
at Reds Little Waldorf Saloon
1661 N. Virginia Street
The members of the jazz and
improvisational music pro-
grams from UNR will perform
original compositions and
arrangements.
7 p.m.
Theyll also play again on
Sunday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m.
Free
Hats and
scarves can
serve the same
function. By
reducing the
amount of skin
exposed to
cold air, they
help keep you
warm. Mittens
or gloves do
this as well.
Synthetic
fabrics that
block wind
and water,
like coats and
snow pants
are important
for outer lay-
ers. The actual
temperature
may not seem
too bad, but
wind chill
can drop the
temperature
anywhere from
ve to 30 de-
grees.
Layering
clothes allows
you to adjust
to changes in
temperature
between in-
door and out-
door classes,
as well as
changes in the
weather from
a bright, sunny
day to a dark,
cold evening.
WINTER FASHION GUIDE
Emily Katseanes
A&E Editor
I
t takes more than putting on the
seasons fashions to stay warm
you need to know how to wear
them. Physics professor Pat
Arnott, said the answer lies in
layers.
He suggests starting with a thin
layer, like long underwear, under your
clothes. Then wear a thicker material,
like jeans on bottom and a sweater or
several long-sleeved T-shirts on top.
Finish off with a thin jacket that will
break the wind.
A hoods good because it doesnt
mess up hair as much as a knit cap,
Arnott said.
Adding gloves or a scarf helps cut
down on cold too.
Arnott said layers work in four ways
to keep you warm: minimizing exposed
skin, trapping air between layers,
combatting temperature changes and
cutting down on the wind factor.
MINIMIZE EXPOSED SKIN
Any skin exposed to outside air tem-
peratures will cool at a faster rate than
covered skin. Arnott referred to this as
thermo conductivity, which is the rate
heat will transfer from high (or warm)
temperatures to low. Covering up is an
obvious one, but wearing gloves, hats
or jackets with hoods will minimize
exposed skin and thus minimize the
amount of surface area that loses heat.
Arnott said longer hair and beards
can help minimize exposed skin, too.
Wait until summer to get that
shaved, he said. Put on a moustache
and beard. Put more material between
the inner layer and the outside cold.
Thicker fabrics will also slow the
escape of heat more effectively than
thin materials, he said.
See PHYSICS Page A8
Winter is quickly blowing in and
bringing three months worth of ice
and snow. Although Black Friday is
over, frigid shoppers can still enjoy
warm clothes with a shallow wallet.
FOR GIRLS
Puffy sleeves
Hailing from the 80s, puffy sleeves
are usually found on tted button-
down blouses and thinner jackets.
Extra fabric is puffed out at the
shoulder, making it appear rounder
and fuller. They are capped off at
the bottom of the sleeve with a thin
strip of fabric. Best when made from
satin, puffy sleeve blouses can eas-
ily be layered over camisoles and
T-shirts. Various Meadowood Mall
shops sell puffy-sleeve blouses,
including Charlotte Russe, Macys
and Hot Topic. At Charlotte Russe,
they come in many patterns and
colors starting at $19.99.
Boat necks
Boat neck shirts are the
way to go to stay warm
if you want to show
a little bit of skin.
Cut right below
the clavicle
and extending
to the tips of
the shoulders,
boat neck shirts
can be long or
short-sleeved.
Aeropostal has boat
neck pullovers in
pastel colors, such as
pink and yellow, starting at $19.50.
Wet Seal sells cotton, nylon and
knitted boat neck shirts in violet,
scarlet red, emerald and black, rang-
ing in prices from $17.50 to $26.50.
Thin sweaters
The Target Go collection is a limited-
edition line designed by a rotation
of up-and-coming designers. This
months designer is Erin Fetherston,
a Californian designer offering thin,
neutral-tone, knitted sweaters in
gray and caramel for $34.99. An-
chor Blue also hopped on the band-
wagon and has sweaters with hoods
and a front pouch pocket attached
in gray, black, ocean blue and orchid
pink for $19.99.
FOR GUYS
Fitted pants
Located on the corner of Arlington
and First streets, World Boardshop
sells skateboarding goods and ap-
parel. One of its most popular sell-
ing items is tted corduroy pants.
These cords vary in prices, starting
from $45 and come in purple, tan
and gray. If corduroy is not your
style, Pac Sun has tted jeans from
Bullhead starting at $39.50.
Ribbed sweaters
Sweaters are a stylish way to
stay warm this winter. Old Navy
offers a vast, comfortable
selection to choose from.
Their cashmere-blend but-
ton-down comes in tan
and charcoal and is priced
at $29.50. Striped, knitted
V-neck sweaters are effective
for layering under a Wolf Pack jersey
and come in various colors. They are
$19.50. Old Navys sister store, Gap,
also offers ribbed sweaters in vari-
ous colors, fabrics and cuts, starting
at $35.99.
Henleys
If sweaters arent your thing, wear
a henley. Henleys are tted thermal
undershirts that provide a lot of
warmth without a lot of bulk, like
other sweaters. Based at JCPen-
neys, St. Johns Bay offers henley
shirts in red, oatmeal and sienna,
varying in prices from $19.99 to
$25.99. When snowboarding this
season, a thermal shirt is the best
thing to layer under a puffer jacket.
Reasonably priced thermals can be
found at American Eagle Outtters
for $29.50. They come in chalk,
heather gray, burgundy, emerald
and northern blue.
Andrea Tyrell, Staff Writer
fashion
PHYSICS
the science of keeping
warm in the winter
FIELDINGCATHCART/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
James Harrison
Sports
SECTION B TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2007
N
evada receiver Mike
McCoy wears a somber
memorial around each
wrist during every
football game in the form of two
white wristbands.
One has the No. 12 written on
it, the other has No. 42.
They represent two of McCoys
teammates that were killed dur-
ing his rst year of football when
he was 11 or 12.
One of the coaches had two
sons on the team, the Cole broth-
ers, McCoys father, Ross McCoy,
said. He was getting a divorce
and was really depressed and
despondent, so he shot his two
sons and himself.
McCoy was just beginning a
football career that would even-
tually lead him to Nevada, where
he currently has the second most
receiving yards on the team.
Twelve years later, McCoys
father said the tragedy still reso-
nates with his son.
If you go back and look at last
year, he scored a touchdown and
was showing those two bands.
Thats something signicant,
Ross McCoy said.
Mike McCoy said the Cole
brothers were close friends of his
and he still thinks of them.
Ever since then I wear 12 and
42 on my wrist for games, Mike
McCoy said. I was real good
friends with them. A year after
they died we went and planted
trees right by the stadium where
they played.
McCoy said he ashes the wrist
bands whenever Nevada scores a
touchdown on ESPN as a way of
keeping the memory of his friends
alive.
When we score touchdowns on
ESPN they come up behind while
youre sitting on the bench, McCoy
said. Thats the only time I do it.
The elder McCoy said while his
son is tough on the eld, off it he
has a tender heart for his friends.
Colby Balkenbush
Staff Writer
SAN JOSE, Calif. For the
Nevada football team, Saturdays
27-24 loss in San Jose typied the
season.
This is one of the toughest
seasons to swallow because you
look back at these games and we
should be a totally different team
right now, senior Paul Pratt said.
We had a chance to be 9-1, 8-2,
but every game it came down to
the last two minutes and we just
couldnt nish. The problem with
this team is we just didnt nish.
Nevada is 5-6 overall and 3-4
in conference, and ve of those
losses were by an average of four
points.
The Wolf Pack had a solid
chance to send the game into
overtime but Brett Jaekles 37-
yard eld goal shot off the left
goal post.
This is a real difcult loss, par-
ticularly for the seniors, Nevada
coach Chris Ault said.
It is the second loss this season
due to a eld goal.
Last week, Nevada took Hawaii
to the brink, only to see Dan
Kelly send a 45-yarder through
the uprights as time expired for a
28-26 win.
This week Jaekles missed eld
goal wasnt the only chance
Nevada had to win.
Nevada forced the Spartans to
punt on its last drive of the game
and senior Alex Rosenblum broke
free, nearly returning the punt for
a touchdown but getting pushed
out at San Jose States 36-yard line
by the punter.
Rosenblum said failing to go all
the way was huge.
It wouldve probably put us
in a bowl game, he said. I dont
think theres any way we lose
the game if I house (score) that
kick.
Ault seemed to feel the weight
of the loss too.
Its bitter, he said. There was
a lot riding on it for us.
Despite the missed chances at
the end of the game, it was hard
to know what single weakness
was to blame for the loss.
Nevadas defense was part of
the problem. It committed three
penalties in the second half that
led to San Jose State rst downs.
Our defense has been suspect
and we couldnt stop them from
big plays, Ault said.
The defensive failures kept
Nevadas offense off the eld in
the second half. San Jose States
offense possessed the ball over
12 minutes more than Nevada in
the game.
Youve got to have the ball,
and in the second half they just
Remembering fallen friends
See MCCOY Page B5
DAVIDCALVERT/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
Nevada place kicker Brett Jaekle, watches the nal seconds of play from the sidelines after missing a game-
tying eld goal attempt at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, Calif., Saturday. San Jose won, 27-24.
Season theme: close losses
Wolf Pack wide receiver Mike McCoy battled tragedy as a child but thrived on the football eld. McCoy has 26 catches for 525 yards this season with four touchdowns.
Wolf Pack
receivers
toughness
stands out
amid talents
COLBY BALKENBUSH | STAFF WRITER
Emerson Marcus
Staff Writer
LAS VEGAS The UNLV bas-
ketball team wanted to establish
an up-tempo, full-court game
against Nevada.
And it did.
The Rebels (3-1) outscored the
Wolf Pack (2-2) 30-10 in points
off turnovers and 14-2 in fast
break points in the 79-67 win
at Thomas and Mack Center
Saturday.
Nevada turned the ball over 19
times to the Rebels eight.
We knew they were going
to play the full court defense,
coach Mark Fox said. We just
didnt play good in the second
half. We played good in the rst
half, but the second half was
bad, especially the start.
The rst half had seven lead
changes. UNLV led 32-31 at
halftime but went on a 12-6 run
after the break.
Nevadas game plan was to
work on its size advantage
against the Rebels. Matt Shaw
is the Rebels tallest player at 6-
foot-8. Nevada can play big with
McGee (7-foot) and Demarshay
Johnson (6-foot-9) down low. In-
stead UNLV worked on its speed
advantage. Adams and Curtis
Terry ran the court, slashing at
the net.
Adams led UNLV with 17
points. The Rebels had four other
players score in double-digits
with Corey Baileys 14, while
Head coach Mark Fox during the basketball game against UNLV on
Saturday. The Wolf Pack lost to the Rebels 79-67.
Mistakes costly
in loss to UNLV
See UNLV Page B3 See SJSU Page B3
Motion to dismiss
whistleblower
complaint denied
Garrett Hylton
Senior Editor
A state hearing ofcer denied
Sunday the University of Ne-
vada, Renos motion to dismiss
the whistleblower complaint of
former Nevada soccer coach
Terri Patraw.
A public hearing will take
place on Jan. 17.
Nevada State Personnel Com-
mission administrative hearing
ofcer Bill Kockenmeister
also ruled that Patraw and her
lawyer, Jeffrey Dickerson, can
tack on sexual harassment
allegations to the original com-
plaint and granted a motion
for discovery that will allow
Dickerson to build a case by
interviewing people involved.
Patraw, who was terminated
in August days before her team
opened the regular season
against Oregon, alleges in the
whistleblower complaint that
she was terminated for report-
ing violations of NCAA regula-
tions, Title IX requirements
and the Nevada ethics code to
the administration.
She is suing the university
for nancial restitution and her
job.
Dickerson said in an e-mail
that a favorable ruling at the
hearing in January could
get Patraw her job back next
semester.
Patraw, who led the Wolf Pack
to its rst ever NCAA Tourna-
ment appearance in 2006, must
prove in the hearing that the
violations happened, that she
reported them to the proper
ofcials and that she was red
for doing so.
Patraw alleges in the com-
plaint that mens golf coach
Rich Merritt violated NCAA
regulations by betting on col-
Patraw
hearing
set for
January
See PATRAW Page B3
BY THE NUMBERS
I
know what youre asking. I know
what youve been thinking.
Where have you been,
Scott? you ask.
To all my loyal fans I return.
Mom, dad, I have been away 10
weeks on an internship in Modesto,
Calif., furthering
my writing skills
and sorry I didnt
tell you.
But I have been
able to look at Wolf
Pack athletics in
a different angle.
This angle was 10
feet from my televi-
sion set or in front
of my computer,
and not from a
sideline or press box.
This is the rst time Ive done this
in two years.
Heres what Ive observed the past
10 weeks.
NEVADA FOOTBALL
Freshman quarterback Colin
Kaepernick is the only reason there
will be fans at the Louisiana Tech
matchup Saturday at Mackay
Stadium. Nevada will be playing for
a bowl appearance but December
games just dont draw.
After giving no consideration
to a quarterback controversy to
start the season, I had no idea that
Kaepernick could be so good. The
Turlock, Calif. native, who as a child
lived about 10 miles south of where
I stayed in Modesto, was throwing
wayward incompletions during
summer practice. Now he is one of
the best freshman quarterbacks in
the country.
The defense that was supposed
to be a threat this year turned into
a liability. How is it that Nevadas
secondary gets torched deep every
game with defensive backs that
possess erce strength (Paul Pratt:
a near 400 pound bench press) and
speed (DeVon Walker: high accelera-
tion)?
Some people want defensive
coordinator Ken Wilson red. Its
amazing how quick people can turn
against you after two bowl games.
Is the current kicking situation
with Brett Jaekle evidence that the
Wolf Pack should recruit a kicker?
Kickings a tough job. The only way
you get noticed is if youre booting
60-yarders or youre costing your
team games.
NEVADA BASKETBALL
Can JaVale McGee dunk from
the free throw line?
Nevada coach Mark Fox has a
tough decision come conference
play: start Armon Johnson and get
solid scoring and turnovers or give
Lyndale Burleson the nod and get
ball control and seldom offense.
Some people are unsure if Mark
Fox was a great coach the past three
years or if the talent paved the way
to NCAA Tournament appearances.
Hes a perennial coach of the year,
but his biggest challenge is present.
NOTES...
Softball recruit Mallary Darby may
have a similar impact next season
to some of the basketball talent
coming in. I covered her for the local
paper last summer and she throws
the ball faster than many other WAC
pitchers... The Terri Patraw situation
makes you wonder how important
a coach really is in soccer...The
Nevada volleyball team had one
of its better teams this season. Too
bad the parity of the conference got
the best of them...A power outage
cancelled Nevadas game at UTEP
Saturday. Why not go to Rent-A-
Center and grab a few portable light
stations to set up?
Scott Oxarart is the sports
editor of the Nevada Sage-
brush. He can be reached at
Inside Scoop
B2 NOVEMBER 27, 2007
MARIANNE LOMBARDI
WOMENS BASKETBALL
The sophomore center
recorded her rst double-
double to lead Nevada past
Stephen F. Austin in the UTEP
Thanksgiving Tournament.
Lombardi scored a career-high
16 points and pulled down
a career-high 13 rebounds.
This is good news for a
Nevada team that thrives on
rebounding.
FOOTBALL
Louisiana Tech, Saturday 1 p.m.
THE SKINNY: Following two
straight losses, Nevadas
postseason fate rests on
the nal game of the regular
season. A win over the
Bulldogs will make the Pack
bowl eligible. A win plus one
from Hawaii will send Nevada
to a bowl game for the third
straight year.
MENS BASKETBALL
California, Wednesday 7 p.m.
@ Pacic, Saturday 7 p.m.
in Stockton, Calif.
THE SKINNY: The Wolf Pack
looks to bounce back in the
win column after losing to
UNLV over the weekend.
Nevada takes on the Pac-10
Golden Bears before hitting
the road to face the Tigers
from the Big West. Nevada
beat both of these teams last
season and will be looking to
do the same this week.
WOMENS BASKETBALL
Southern, Saturday 5:15p.m.
UCLA/IdahoState, Sunday 2p.m. or
4p.m.
THE SKINNY: Nevada hosts the
John Ascuagas Nugget Classic
this weekend after competing in
the University of Texas, El Paso
Thanksgiving Tournament.
Nevada was in the
championship game against
UTEP but didnt play the Miners
because there was a power
outage at Don Haskins Arena.
The game hasnt been
rescheduled.
TRACK AND FIELD
Boise State Open, Saturday TBA
in Boise, Idaho.
WACPHOTO
Marianne Lombardi had her best game against
Stephen F. Austin in the UTEP Thanksgiving
Tournament. Too bad the championship game
was canceled due to a power outage.
AROUND THE WAC
Oxararts back in the saddle,
gets new perspective on Pack
AMY BECK/NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
Nevada quarterback Nevadas Marko Mitchell goes up for a pass against San Jose State Saturday. Mitchell has
benetted from freshman quarterback Colin Kaepernicks explosive passing attack as hes caught six touchdowns.
4
ARE THE GAMES THE NEVADA FOOTBALL TEAM HAS LOST BY FI VE POI NTS OR LESS.
NINETEEN ARE THE TURNOVERS COMMITTED BY THE MENS BASKETBALL TEAM IN THE 79-67 LOSS TO UNLV SATUR-
DAY NIGHT. 71 ARE THE STEALS FOR THE WOMENS BASKETBALL TEAM, WHICH TOPS THE WAC. NEVADA IS AHEAD
OF UTAH STATE BY 37. FIFTEEN ARE THE SENIORS WHO WILL PLAY THEIR FINAL GAME AT MACKAY STADIUM ON SAT-
URDAY AGAINST LOUISIANA TECH. 66 ARE THE GAMES GUARD MARCELUS KEMP HAS SCORED IN DOUBLE FIGURES.
HE SCORED 11 POINTS AT UNLV AND IS AVERAGING 16.3 PER GAME. SIXTY-FOUR YARDS IS THE CAREER-HIGH PASS PLAY FOR QUAR-
TERBACK COLIN KAEPERNICK WHEN HE CONNECTED WITH MARKO MITCHELL AT SAN JOSE STATE. 24 ARE THE POINTS DELLENA CRI-
NER SCORED IN THE WOMENS BASKETBALL TEAMS WIN OVER STEPHEN F. AUSTIN. SHE LEADS THE TEAM SCORING WITH 15 PER GAME.
NEVADA OFFENSE
FOOTBALL
After scoring 24 points in
the rst half against San Jose
State, the offense had difculty
nding the end zone and
couldnt punch the game-tying
eld goal through the uprights.
Nevada nished well below its
season average on offense, and
running back Luke Lippincotts
ve-game, 100-yard streak
came to an end.
ON TAP
WHOS HOT
WHOS NOT
Scott
Oxarart
WEEKLY TOP 5
Best sports arenas
in the conference
After the Nevada womens
basketball game was
canceled due to power outage
at UTEP, it made us think of
the better places for collegiate
athletics.
LAWLOR EVENTS
CENTER
With the recent success of the
mens basketball team, the reju-
venation of the crowd has made
this the best place to play. Its loud, the color
scheme is solid and the grounds crew keeps
it clean.
DEE GLEN SMITH
SPECTRUM
Utah State simply has the best
basketball fans in the WAC. The
student section is ruthless and
right behind both benches. They make it so
loud that its hard to talk in the spectrum,
which is about 40 rows and across from the
court. Its a big arena and the atmosphere is
truly electric. However, its in Logan, Utah.
SAVE MART CENTER
This place feels the most like
a venue where a professional
basketball team would play and
Fresno State is fortunate enough
to play in it. The acoustics are good and the
parking and outside appearance make it a
nice place to play.
TACO BELL ARENA
The only arena named after a
fast food joint, Boise State calls
this place home. It has held rst
rounds of the NCAA Tourna-
ment and the seats are stacked more upright
compared to Lawlor. The fans on top get a
better view and could be a little intimidating
to some teams.
STAN SHERIFF CENTER
The Hawaii Rainbow Wahine can
ll this place up for volleyball
games and Nevada players have
said that the energy and excite-
ment is the best of any venue in the WAC.
Plus its in Hawaii so it cant be that bad.
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kept converting, Ault said.
Nevada can still qualify for a
bowl game if it can beat Louisiana
Tech this week.
Teams are required to have
six wins to be bowl-eligible and
Nevada would be 6-6 with a vic-
tory Saturday.
However, its destiny is not
entirely in its own hands. It needs
Hawaii to beat Washington Sat-
urday and qualify for a BCS bowl.
It also needs Boise State to go
to a WAC-afliated bowl. If two
conference teams go to non-
conference bowls, NCAA rules
require the remaining teams
to have seven wins to be bowl
eligible, something Nevada can
no longer accomplish.
Matt Shaw and Joe Darger each
scored 13 and Terry scored 11.
Marcelus Kemp followed his
breakout performance against
Santa Clarashooting nine of 15
for 23 pointsby making four of
13 shots for 11 points at UNLV.
Kemp got in foul trouble when
he committed his third foul just
17 seconds into the second half.
Marcelus foul trouble was a
factor, Fox said.
We have to nd a rhythm on
offense, Kemp said. We lost the
turnover and free throw battle.
Nevada missed 11 free throws
in the game including crucial
foul shots down the stretch.
JaVale McGee missed four of
six free throws in the games nal
ve minutes but scored a career-
high 20 points and grabbed 12
rebounds. His ability to get to
the line late was because of his
high percentage shooting.
He was 4-9 from the line for
the game.
Armon Johnson shot well from
the eld for Nevada. The guard was
7-13, with a season high 15 points.
This is the Wolf Packs second
loss in a row to its in-state rival.
UNLV won in Reno last year 58-
49. The Rebels lead the all-time
series 50-19. The Wolf Pack only
has six wins in Las Vegas.
Nevadas biggest lead was
6-0 to start the game. The UNLV
crowd of 13,068 was shocked
immediately after its pre-game
rework show. The Rebels went
on a 6-0 run to tie the game.
Lead changes dominated the
rst half before UNLV ran away
in the second half.
The game was Nevadas rst in
a week. UNLV lost its previous
game to No. 6 Louisville 68-48
on November 21.
As inexperienced as we are
were going to have to get use
to a lot of ups and downs, Fox
said. We just have to learn from
these experiences.
Nevadas next game is at home
Wednesday against California.
SJSU
CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1
UNLV
Colby Balkenbush
Staff Writer
SAN JOSE, Calif. Many things
went wrong for the Nevada Wolf
Pack Saturday in the 27-24 loss,
but one of the most critical
might have been the numerous
penalties.
Nevada was hit with eight
penalties in the game and four
of those resulted in rst downs
for San Jose State.
Seniors Matt Hines and Paul
Pratt got facemask penalties and
Pratt also got called for pass inter-
ference. Senior Ezra Butler got an
unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
Butlers penalty occurred on a
3rd-and-long play and led to a
San Jose State eld goal.
Pratts penalties, which occurred
on two separate San Jose State
drives, led to 10 Spartan points.
The pass interference call
came on a 2nd-and-7 from
Nevadas own 28-yard line and
led to a San Jose State eld goal.
The facemask penalty was far
more costly. It occurred on a
3rd-and-15 play and led to what
turned out to be the game-win-
ning touchdown for San Jose
State, putting it up 27-24.
Pratt said the penalty should
have been ve yards instead of 15.
I shouldnt have had my
hands in his face, Pratt said. I
dont think it was 15 yards (the
penalty). I think I grazed him.
You got to make sure you dont
give them anything to call and I
gave them something to call.
Nevada coach Chris Ault was
not pleased.
I think our defense, we just
stuck ourselves so bad, just
ridiculous penalties, Ault said.
They just killed us.
ONSIDE KICKS
Both teams tried onside kicks
in the rst half of Saturdays
game and Nevada came out on
the losing end of each one.
After going up 14-7, Ault made
the call to try an onside kick and
it ended in disaster.
Kicker Brett Jaekle struck the
ball wrong and it didnt go the
required 10 yards, leading to
San Jose State getting the ball on
Nevadas 39-yard line and scor-
ing a eld goal.
It was wide open, Ault said.
That might have turned the
game around. We had worked
on that. It would have been a
critical play for us.
After scoring the eld goal
to make the score 14-10, the
Spartans tried an onside kick
of its own and caught Nevada
completely off guard.
The kick went 14 yards and
San Jose State recovered it before
it hit the ground.
Fortunately for Nevada, it
forced the Spartans to punt on
that possession.
CREDIT GIVEN WHERE DUE
Nevadas Marko Mitchell had
a great game Saturday, making
four catches for 144 yards and
two touchdowns.
Both touchdowns came in the
rst half on long-pass plays.
The rst was a 64-yard pass to
Mitchell on the sideline, which he
ran in unscathed for a touchdown.
The second was a 59-yard
reception with one minute left
in the rst half that put Nevada
up 21-10.
Colin Kaepernick was nearly
sacked, but instead of running
he kept looking upeld and
found Mitchell open.
GREEN HURT
Nevada senior center Dominic
Green had to be helped off the
eld in the second quarter after
injuring his left ankle.
He did not enter the game
again, but was seen leaning on
crutches on the sideline.
Ault said he didnt know the
extent of the injury.
Emerson Marcus
Staff Writer
LAS VEGAS Underneath the
miserable stats of Saturdays
game Nevada can build on its 44-
34 rebounding advantage against
the Rebels.
The Wolf Pack was bigger
than UNLV in the 79-67 loss and
rebounds were a stat it had to ex-
ploit. It did but the Pack still lost.
JaVale McGee not only led
Nevada in points but the 7-foot
forward crashed the boards for
eight offensive rebounds and 13
total rebounds.
Nevada beat UNLV in second
chance points 16-10.
The UNLV game was only the
second game this season that
Nevada out-rebounded its op-
ponent. Nevada beat UC Irvine
on the boards Nov. 13, for its rst
win of the season.
MORE BACKCOURT PRESENCE
Nevada needs better play from
its backcourt. The Wolf Pack
backcourt shot 13-34 (38 percent)
with only eight assists.
An eight assist to 19 turnover
ratio will not win games for Ne-
vada this season.
I dont think their (UNLV) de-
fense was as good as last years,
coach Mark Fox said. We just
made way too many mistakes.
Nevada made two of 12
shots from the three-point line
compared to UNLVs seven of
19. Every time UNLV needed to
answer a Nevada run it made a
three-pointer to pull away. The
Wolf Pack didnt have the same
luxury from the three.
It was UNLVs big men who shot
well from three. Forwards Matt
Shaw and Joe Darger combined
to shot ve of the Rebels seven
three-pointers.
INEXPERIENCE LOOMS
Nevadas inexperience may
have played a part.
Freshman and sophomores
contributed 14 of the Packs 19
turnovers.
Its still early in the season,
Marcelus Kemp said. We have
to focus on coming together as a
team. We have to play our (style
of ) basketball.
Only four of Nevadas 13 play-
ers are either juniors or seniors.
REBOUNDING PROGRAM
The UNLV program is winning
again and Lon Kruger is the
reason why. The Rebels had its
best season last year since its
championship run in 1991.
Not to mention it has beat
Nevada two years in a row.
The Rebels went 30-7 last
season and for many it may have
felt like the towel eating Jerry Tar-
kanian was back on the bench.
Krugers rsum includes
a 22-year Division I record of
449-302, 2 and-a-half years as a
head coach in the NBA under the
Atlanta Hawks and multiple trips
to the NCAA tournament.
Kruger is one of three coaches
to lead four different schools to
the NCAA tournament: Eddie
Sutton and Jim Harrick are the
others. He also joined Bill Self,
Rick Pitino and Tubby Smith as
the only coaches to take three
different schools to the Sweet
16: Kansas State, Florida and
UNLV.
Krugers success in Las Vegas
may awaken a sleeping giant.
UNLV was one of the most suc-
cessful college programs in the
country in the late 1980s. Under
Tarkanian UNLV won its confer-
ence tournament ten years in a
row (1983-1992) and made the
nal four in 1987, 1990 and 1991.
The Rebels ranked in the top-ten
in the nation in attendance from
1985-1991.
Recruiting violations under
Tarkanian hurt the program since
Krugers arrival.
This is Krugers fourth season
at UNLV. His overall record with
the Rebels is 68-35.
MENS BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
Rebounding emerges in loss
Ray Kraemer attempts to outrun a UNLV player during a basketball game on Saturday. The Wolf Pack lost to the Rebels 79-67.
Nevada has been out-rebounded
in half of its games this season
Penalties lead to
points, sixth loss
Nevada coach calls penalties ridiculous
AMYBECK/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
Senior linebacker Ezra Butler celebrates after a big play Saturday
during the Packs 27-24 loss in San Jose at Spartan Stadium. Butler
was called shortly after for unsportsmanlike conduct.
THE TRUTH
N
evadas 15 seniors
deserve better than
what theyre going
to get for their nal
home game on Saturday.
The football game, against
Louisiana Tech, hasnt happened
yet, of course, but the scene is
easy to predict.
After Saturdays 27-24 loss to
San Jose State, just the latest in
a long line of disappointments
that ensure Nevada wont nish
above .500 this year, you can
gure on about 12,000 fans, a
half-empty student section,
and an environment about as
raucous as Friday morning at
Augusta National (you know,
where the geriatrics get up early
to follow Fred Funk and Corey
Pavin).
Its easy to understand why
fans would be bitter and nd
something better to do with their
time on Saturday afternoon.
The Wolf Pack should have
beaten Northwestern, Boise
State, Hawaii,
and San Jose
State. In the
perfect world,
the Wolf Pack
would be on
the edge of the
top 25 playing
for a Western
Athletic
Conference
title this
weekend.
But every
potential win slipped away in
the waning seconds, leaving
the Wolf Pack with a 5-6 record
and in danger of missing a bowl
game for the rst time in three
years.
Maybe the Wolf Packs perfor-
mance this season merits the
kind of pathetic crowd Saturday
will likely present, but this senior
class does not.
Forget the six losses this
season and take a second to
remember what this class has
accomplished during its stay in
Reno.
The senior class helped the
Wolf Pack bring home its only
Western Athletic Conference
championship two seasons ago.
This senior class has been to
two straight bowl games after
Nevada missed the postseason
for eight seasons from 1997
until beating Central Florida
in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl in
2005.
This senior class has also beat
UNLV three straight seasons
how much would Wolf Pack
fans have traded for a blue
Fremont Cannon after the Wolf
Pack lost its fth straight against
the Rebels in 2004.
Even with all that success,
perhaps it is still fair to hold
the senior class the supposed
leaders of the team account-
able for the lackluster results this
season, but it seems that other
circumstances are to blame.
The defense completely
fell apart after losing former
coordinator Tim DeRuyter to
Air Force. The offense showed it
can be as explosive as any in the
nation, but so much youth led to
inconsistency.
Take into account everything
else that these seniors have
accomplished during their
careers, and its hard to believe
they are at fault for this seasons
shortcomings.
Seniors deserve packed send-off
Garrett
Hylton
PATRAW
lege football and basketball
games, that he paid mens and
womens golfers more than usual
for babysitting his children and
that he gave one of his play-
ers, Chase Cooper, a personal
frequent yer airline ticket to
participate in a US Open qualier
this summer.
She also alleges that Merritt,
while coaching the womens
golf team during then-coach
Jody Dansies maternity leave,
bought players dinner while at a
tournament at New Mexico State
in Oct. 2006 and gave them per
diem.
The complaint alleges Merritt
bet golfer Melanie De Leon $10
on the same trip to huck a loo-
gie, and another $20 to eat food
a teammate had chewed and spit
up.
The athletics department
deferred all questions regarding
the lawsuit and whistleblower
complaint to UNR general coun-
cil Mary Dugan.
She did not return phone
calls before press time Monday
night.
UNR President Milton Glick
said after Patraw led her lawsuit
on Nov. 8 that the university had
investigated the possible viola-
tions.
Obviously we dont talk
about lawsuits other than that
we think weve followed up
on any reports shes made on
NCAA infringements, Glick
said.
Weve investigated
them and reported
them to the NCAA.
But we cant
comment on legal
matters, UNR
President Milton
Glick said.
Merritt was suspended for the
rst three tournaments of the fall
season for violating unspecied
NCAA regulations.
The alleged Title IX violations
mostly pertain to use of facilities.
Patraw alleges in the complaint
that her team could not use its
locker room and the weight room
because mens programs were us-
ing them. She alleges that her teams
eld-use was restricted or infringed
on because of mens teams.
She also alleges inequity in the
number of courtesy cars provided
to coaches of womens sports and
how she had to pay $20,000 for ex-
tended studies for her camps over
four years while other coaches did
not have to pay.
Additionally, the complaint
alleges that Nevada associate
athletic director Keith Hackett
told Patraw the university paid
track coach Shantel Twiggs more
money because Twiggs is black.
Nevada director of athletics
Cary Groth said after the lawsuit
was led that Patraw was not
red for the reasons in the
whistleblower complaint, but
could not elaborate.
I know why we terminated
coach Patraw, and it was not for
those reasons, Groth said.
WAC STANDINGS
Team Conference Standings Overall
Hawaii 8-0 11-0
Boise State 7-1 10-2
Fresno State 5-2 7-4
Louisiana Tech 4-3 5-6
San Jose State 4-4 5-7
Nevada 3-4 5-6
Utah State 2-6 2-10
NewMexico State 1-6 4-8
Idaho 0-8 1-11
Football
SCORES FROM THE
WEEK OF NOV. 19 -26
Tuesday, Nov. 19
Game Score
Hawaii (W) vs. Boise State 39-27
Saturday, Nov. 23
Game Score
San Jose State (W) vs. Nevada 27-24
Fresno State (W) vs. Kansas State 45-29
Idaho (L) vs. Utah State 24-19
NEVADA STATISTICAL
LEADERS
Category Name Statistic
Rushing Luke Lippincott 115.3
yrds/game
Receiving Marko Mitchell 90.3
yrds/game
Tackles Ezra Butler 8.6
tackles/game
Total Offense Colin Kaepernick 243.78
yrds/game
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24
Team 1 2 3 4 T
Nevada 7 17 0 0 - 24
SJSU 7 3 7 10 - 27
Nevada San Jose State
Rushing Rushing
No. Gain TD No. Gain TD
Lippincott 16 74 French 16 62 1
Kaepernick 9 72 Callier 5 13
Fragger 10 28 1 Eden 5 12
Passing Passing
Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD
Kaepernick 12-22-0 252 2 Tafralis 29-46-1 342 2
Receiving Receiving
No. Yds TD No. Yds TD
Mitchell 4 144 2 Richmond 9 143
Sammons 4 45 Jurovich 8 91
Fragger 2 33 Beauchman 5 59 1
McCoy 2 30 French 4 33

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24
Team 1 2 Final
Nevada 31 36 - 67
UNLV 32 47 - 79
Nevada UNLV
MIN FGM-A REB PTS MIN FGM-A REB PTS
D. Johnson 34 3-6 6 8 C. Bailey 25 5-8 2 14
J. McGee 28 8-12 13 20 J. Darger 26 3-6 7 13
B. Fields 33 1-6 4 5 J. Darger 26 3-6 7 13
A. Johnson 36 7-13 5 15 M. Rutledge 7 0-0 0 3
M. Kemp 31 4-13 6 11 L. Roberson 5 0-0 1 2
M. LaGrone 12 1-1 1 2 S. Hoffman 1 0-0 0 0
M. Cooke 14 1-1 3 6 M. Lawrence 18 0-0 1 2
R. Kraemer 7 0-1 2 0 R. Rougeau 18 0-0 3 4
D. Ellis 5 0-2 0 0
TOTALS 200 25-55 40 67 TOTALS 200 27-62 26 79
Mens Basketball
WAC STANDINGS
Team Conference Standings Overall
Boise State 0-0 3-2
Utah State 0-0 4-4
Nevada 0-0 2-2
NewMexico State 0-0 2-4
Hawaii 0-0 1-3
Idaho 0-0 1-3
SCORES FROM THE
WEEK OF NOV. 20-28
Tuesday, Nov. 20
Game Score
Utah State (W) vs. Austin Peay 71-68
Wednesday, Nov. 21
Game Score
NewMexico (W) vs. Hawaii 89-60
Fresno State (W) vs. Montana State 86-74
Boise State (W) vs. Montana Tech 107-53
Friday, Nov. 23
Game Score
Texas (W) vs. NewMexico State 102-87
Vanderbilt (W) vs. Utah State 77-56
Saturday, Nov. 24
Game Score
UNLV (W) vs. Nevada 79-67
West Virginia (W) vs. NewMexico State 75-61
Utah State (W) vs. Iowa 75-62
Sam Houston State (W) vs. Fresno St. 68-57
Southern Utah (L) vs. Boise State 75-73
Arkansas-Little Rock (W) vs. La. Tech 63-49
UC Riverside (W) vs. Idaho 56-55
NEVADA STATISTICAL
LEADERS
Points Marcelus Kemp 16.3
Assists Brandon Fields 4.0
Rebounds JaVale McGee 7.0
Blocks JaVale McGee 2.75
Steals Brandon Fields 1.0
Womens basketball
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23
Team 1 2
Nevada 27 37 - 64
Stephen F. Austin 27 28 - 55
Nevada MIN FGM-A FTM-A REB AST PTS
Fitzgerald 26 2-8 0-0 4 3 4
Price 23 3-7 3-5 3 4 12
Criner 37 5-15 12-15 6 2 24
Franklin 26 1-1 0-0 2 1 2
Lombardi 33 6-11 4-4 13 1 16
Henry 6 0-1 0-0 1 1 0
Ward 21 2-5 0-0 2 1 6
Sitton 9 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
Williams 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Hammond 7 0-2 0-2 1 0 0
Gross 4 0-1 0-0 2 0 0
Moore 3 0-0 0-0 2 0 0
Keys 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
TOTALS 200 19-51 19-26 41 13 64
Stephen F. Austin MIN FGM-A FTM-A REB AST PTS
Goodner 27 3-12 1-2 7 2 7
Cormier 27 0-2 3-8 4 1 3
Carr 39 6-13 2-2 1 4 15
Ford 27 3-6 1-2 6 0 7
Domino 17 0-2 0-1 5 0 0
Green 28 5-10 7-8 4 1 17
Gaines 15 0-5 1-2 6 0 1
Davis 20 2-6 1-2 3 1 5
TOTALS 200 19-56 16-27 41 9 55
WAC STANDINGS
Team Conference Overall
NMSU 0-0 4-0
Boise State 0-0 3-2
Nevada 0-0 3-2
Hawaii 0-0 3-3
Utah State 0-0 0-4
Idaho 0-0 0-5
SCORES FROM THE
WEEK OF NOV. 20-28
Tuesday, Nov. 20
Game Score
NewMexico State (W) vs. Kent State 72-55
Western Kentucky (W) vs. La. Tech 87-76
San Jose State (L) vs. Pacic 75-74
WAC RESULTS
WAC STATISTICAL
LEADERS
Category Name School Statistic
Rushing Luke Lippincott Nevada 115.3
yrds/game
Receiving Ryan Grice-Mullen, Hawaii
110.4 yrds/game
Tackles David Vobora, Idaho 12.3
Tackles/game
Total Offense Colt Brennan, Hawaii 380.6
yrds/game
WAC STATISTICAL
LEADERS
Category Name School Number
Points Terrie Wilson, Fresno St. 17.3
Assists Brittany Imaku, SJSU 4.0
April Williams, La.Tech
Rebounds Tanya Smith, Hawaii 10.3
Blocks Brittany Powell, SJSU 2.4
Steals Mikaila Price, Nevada 3.0
WAC STATISTICAL LEADERS
Category Name School Statistic
Points Jaycee Carroll Utah State 21.2
Assists Kevin Bell Fresno State 6.67
Rebounds Kyle Gibson La. Tech 9.8
Blocks JaVale McGee Nevada 2.75
Steals Anthony Thomas Boise St. 3.2
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1. Missouri (45) 11-1
2. West Virginia (20) 10-1
3. Ohio State 11-1
4. Georgia 10-2
5. LSU 10-2
6. Virginia Tech 10-2
7. Kansas 11-1
8. USC 9-2
9. Oklahoma 10-2
10. Florida 9-3
11. Hawaii 11-0
12. Boston College 10-2
13. Arizona State 9-2
14. Tennessee 9-3
15. Illinois 9-3
16. Clemson 9-3
17. Texas 9-3
18. Oregon 8-3
19. Wisconsin 9-3
20. Cincinnati 9-3
21. Brigham Young 9-2
22. Virginia 9-3
23. Auburn 8-4
24. Boise State 10-2
25. South Florida 9-3
Others Receiving Votes
Arkansas 138, Texas Tech 119, Connecticut 41,
Michigan 19, Air Force 19, Kentucky 13, UCF 11,
Oregon State 5, Troy 3, Tulsa 1, Wake Forest 1,
Penn State 1.
Dropped From Rankings
Connecticut 20
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2. Missouri (17) 11-1
3. Ohio State (6) 11-1
4. Georgia 10-2
5. Kansas 11-1
7. LSU 10-2
8. Oklahoma 10-2
9. USC 9-2
10. Hawaii 11-0
11. Florida 9-3
14. Illinois 9-3
15. Tennessee 9-3
16. Wisconsin 9-3
17. Clemson 9-3
18. Texas 9-3 417
20. Oregon 8-3
21. Auburn 8-4
21. Virginia 9-3
24. Cincinnati 9-3
25. Arkansas 8-4
Others Receiving Votes
Texas Tech 116, South Florida 100, Connecticut
54, Air Force 31, Penn State 19, UCF 18, Michigan
17, Wake Forest 7, Rutgers 6, Mississippi State
4, Oklahoma State 4, Michigan State 3, TROY 3,
Tulsa 2, Houston 2, Fresno State 1.
Dropped From Rankings
Connecticut 21, Texas Tech 24.
BRIEFS
WOMENS BASKETBALL
Nevada womens
basketball teams
game canceled
Dellena Criner scored 24
points and Marianne Lombardi
added a career-high 14 as the
Wolf Pack beat Stephen F. Austin
in the UTEP Thanksgiving Tour-
nament last weekend.
The Wolf Pack had good mo-
mentum going into the champi-
onship game against UTEP, but,
due to snow, the power went out
and the game and consolation
game were canceled.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball defensive
specialist named
Senior Scholar
Dana Henry, a senior defen-
sive specialist for the Nevada
volleyball team, was named the
Senior Scholar for the School
of Medicine for fall semester.
Henry has been a member of
the volleyball team the past four
seasons, including a redshirt
year in 2004.
Dana is one of the hardest
workers I have ever coached,
Nevada coach Devin Scruggs
said in a statement. She is
intelligent and her willingness
to learn has helped her develop
into a phenomenal defensive
player.
The Klamath Falls, Ore. na-
tive will receive her degree in
speech pathology and audiology
from Nevada in December. She
earned her high school diploma
in three years and her college
degree in just three and a half
years. In 2006 she reigned as
Miss University of Nevada.
Hawaii, NMSU
qualify for NCAA
Tournament
Both Western Athletic Confer-
ence Champion Hawaii and
New Mexico State earned spots
in the 2007 NCAA Volleyball
Tournament eld.
After losing in the second
round of the conference tourna-
ment, Nevada did not pick up
an at-large bid for the second
straight season.
The Rainbow Wahine will
travel to Louisville, Ky. to face
Tennessee State Friday in the
rst round. Hawaii earned the
No. 11 seed in the eld. New
Mexico State will travel to Austin,
Texas, to take on Louisiana State
in the rst round.
Hawaii is making its 26th ap-
pearance in the NCAA Tourna-
ment and 15th in a row.
This is the fourth-straight
season and fth in the last seven
years where the Rainbow Wa-
hine earned a top-16 seed but
will not host the rst and second
rounds. Hawaii has advanced to
the NCAA Regionals in each of
the last nine tournaments.
WAC FOOTBALL
Brennan picks up
WAC player of the
week again
Hawaii quarterback Colt
Brennan, Hawaii linebacker
Solomon Elimimian and Boise
State placekicker/punter Kyle
Brotzman were named the WAC
offensive, defensive and special
teams players of the week,
respectively.
Brennan completed 40-of-53
passes for 495 yards and ve
touchdowns with two intercep-
tions in the WAC title-clinching
39-27 win over Boise State Fri-
day. He also rushed for 18 yards
and a touchdown.
Elimimian had a game-high
14 tackles (10 solo) in the win
over Boise State. Elimimian
helped the Hawaii defense limit
the Broncos to a season-low 101
yards rushing, including just 14
from the WACs second leading
rusher Ian Johnson over the last
three quarters.
Brotzman made two eld
goals, all three of his extra point
attempts and averaged 55.5
yards on four punts in the game
at Hawaii. He made eld goals
of 39 and 36 yards in the second
and third quarters, respectively.
Three of his punts were downed
inside the 20-yard line, and his
71-yarder in the second quarter
was the longest by a WAC player
this season.
In other conference players
of the week, Utah State forward
Stephen DuCharme landed the
award for the rst time after two
20-point games.
He had 20 points with six re-
bounds against Vanderbilt and
20 points with three rebounds
against Iowa.
Utah State nished third in the
South Padre Island Invitational.
In womens basketball, Loui-
siana Techs Jo Sneed recorded
two double doubles in the
opening three games for the
Lady Techsters.
The senior was the Most
Valuable Player in the Thanks-
giving Classic after posting
13 points and 11 rebounds
against Northwestern State and
a career-high 19 points and 11
rebounds against Memphis.
She also scored 11 points in the
season-opening loss at Western
Kentucky.
Nevadas Marianne Lombardi
was nominated for the award
after she threw down 16 points
and 13 boards against Stephen
F. Austin.
NEVADA STATISTICAL
LEADERS
Points Dellena Criner 15
Assists Dellena Criner 1.6
Mikail Price 1.6
Rebounds Marianne Lombardi 5.4
Blocks Cherlanda Franklin 0.8
Steals Mikaila Price 3.0
Friday, Nov. 23
Game Score
Hawaii (W) vs. Lipscomb 88-51
Washington (W) vs. Idaho 73-57
StephenF. Austin(L)vs. Nevada 64-55
Boise State (W) vs. Bakerseld 83-53
NewMexico State (W) vs. N. Colorado 69-67
San Jose State (L) vs. Long Beach St. 64-60
Northwestern State (L) vs. La. Tech 92-57
Saturday, Nov. 24
Game Score
Fresno State (L) vs. Oklahoma State 87-73
Hawaii (L) vs. Hartford 76-63
NewMexico State (W) vs. Texas State 76-68
Utah State (L) vs. Utah Valley 89-74
St. Marys (W) vs. Boise State 78-63
Memphis (L) vs. La Tech 82-77
Sunday, Nov. 25
Game Score
Hawaii (L) vs. Minnesota 72-54
Weber St. (W) vs. Idaho 56-48
DAVIDCALVERT/ NEVADASAGEBRUSH
Nevada kicker Brett Jaekle, left, and holder Zachary Whited, right, watch as Jaekles game-tying eld goal attempt misses, hitting the left upright
at Spartan Stadium in San Jose on Saturday. The Spartans won 27-24. San Jose State corner back Dwight Lowery pressured Jaekle on the play.
LEFT IT WIDE
SPORTS
NOVEMBER 27, 2007 B5
Hes a very kind person and
hes a lot of fun, Ross McCoy
said. He cares about his friends
and sticks up for them.
Fellow receiver Kyle Sammons
agreed with Ross McCoy.
Hes just a fun guy,
hes carefree, just
likes to have fun,
and he likes to joke
around a lot. I like
him a lot. Hes fun to
be around, hes never
really negative,
Sammons said.
McCoy isnt just earning praise
for his character off the eld.
Two weekends ago he caught
a 31-yard game winning-pass
with one minute remaining
against New Mexico State to keep
Nevadas bowl hopes alive.
The junior has been steadily
improving in his four seasons at
Nevada.
Last year he nished with
23 receptions, nine of which
resulted in touchdowns, and 346
yards.
This year he already surpassed
that mark, pulling in 26 balls for
525 yards and four touchdowns.
The foundation for McCoys
success was laid out years ago
when he was a child growing up
in Colfax, Calif.
Before McCoy started play-
ing football, he was strong but
clumsy, not exactly the prole of
a starting Division I-A receiver.
When he was young, one
of the standard things was you
could not put anything by him
because he would spill it, but he
was also extremely strong, the
elder McCoy said. His brother
Christopher would hold him
up by his ankles and he would
do sit-ups from a vertical posi-
tion. Hes always had good body
strength.
McCoys coordination quickly
improved and he joined the Bear
River Junior Bruins football team
at age 11 and was instantly a
standout.
They (the coaches) had no
doubt that he was going to
excel far beyond, his father said.
They all thought NFL, and that
was when he was 13. Everyone
recognized his talents.
As any top athlete knows, talent
must be coupled with work ethic
and McCoy learned that from his
father, who ew helicopters for
the Army and tried to teach his
sons that no good thing comes
free.
They all have a military
background and with that comes
discipline, Ross McCoy said.
Unlike the stereotypical
image many people have of
military fathers, Ross McCoy
was not a strict disciplinarian,
preferring to teach his sons by
example.
All they saw from me was
example, his father said. I went
to work every day, I went to my
reserve unit every two weeks or
so and I did that for their life.
Nothing comes free.
McCoys family has a history of
military service going back to the
Civil War.
Along with his mother and
father who both served in the
Army, two of his brothers are in
the Air Force Reserve and two
of his uncles served in Army
Airborne divisions.
Sammons said the family work
ethic has been passed on.
Hes got natural talent, but he
also works with it, Sammons
said. Hes a hard worker and I
respect him for that.
McCoy
Nevada wide receiver Mike McCoy stiff-arms Fresno State linebacker
Ryan Machado after hauling in a 43-yard pass from quarterback Colin
Kaepernick during the second quarter of the game earlier this season.
*National ranking in parentheses
Nevada Category Louisiana Tech
OFFENSE
224.82 (11) Rushing 164.36 (47)
250.27 (42) Passing 197.73 (87)
145.42 (17) Pass Efciency 110.38 (97)
475.09 (10) Total 362.09 (82)
35.09 (21) Scoring 21.73 (94)
DEFENSE
183.27 (85) Rushing 128 (34)
236.64 (74) Passing 276.45 (108)
137.96 (92) Pass Efciency 110.38 (97)
419.91 (89) Total 404.45 (72)
35 (104) Scoring 29 (73)
SPECIAL TEAMS/MISC.
32.02 (105) Net Punting 37.29 (21)
7.28 (85) Punt Returns 14.63 (6)
21.36 (63) Kickoff Returns 23.13 (27)
-.55 (95) Turnover Margin .27 (38)
MAKING THE CALL
B6
NOVEMBER 27, 2007
Gameday
One last shot at a
bowl appearance
Wolf Pack must win to go to third straight postseason
STAFF PICKS
PESSIMIST SAYS: Nevada has yet to
blow out a Bowl Championship Subdivi-
sion team this season and the way Loui-
siana Tech played Hawaii, the Wolf Pack
will struggle against the Bulldogs. San Jo-
ses mediocre defense shut out Nevada in
the second half and theyre not very good.
Louisiana Tech will keep it close and take
over in the third quarter thus giving them
a second bowl in two years.
OUTCOME: Louisiana Tech wins 27-21
1. Missouri (45) 11-1
3. Ohio State 11-1
4. Georgia 10-2
5. LSU 10-2
7. Kansas 11-1
8. USC 9-2
9. Oklahoma 10-2
10. Florida 9-3
11. Hawaii 11-0
14. Tennessee 9-3
15. Illinois 9-3
16. Clemson 9-3
17. Texas 9-3
18. Oregon 8-3
19. Wisconsin 9-3
20. Cincinnati 9-3
22. Virginia 9-3
23. Auburn 8-4
25. South Florida 9-3
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Arkansas 138, Texas Tech 119, Connecticut 41,
Michigan 19, Air Force 19, Kentucky 13, UCF 11,
Oregon State 5, Troy 3, Tulsa 1, Wake Forest 1,
Penn Stat3, Tulsa 2, Houston 2, Fresno State 1.
AP TOP 25 TALE OF THE TAPE
LEADERS
Louisiana Tech
Player Category Avg.
Patrick Jackson Rushing 80.36
Phillip Livas Receiving 41.09
Antonia Baker Tackles per game 10.27
Chris Pugh Tackles for loss per game 1
Nevada
Player Category Avg.
Luke Lippincott Rushing 115.27
Marko Mitchell Receiving 90.27
Ezra Butler Tackles per game 8.56
Ezra Butler Tackles for loss per game 1.17
WAC STANDINGS
Standings Conference Overall
Hawaii 8-0 11-0
Boise State 7-1 10-2
Nevada 3-4 5-6
Utah State 2-6 2-10
New Mexico State 1-6 4-8
Idaho 0-8 1-11
Date Opponent Time/Result
Sept. 1 Central Arkansas W 28-7
Sept. 8 Hawaii L 45-44
Sept. 15 at California L 42-14
Sept. 29 at Fresno State L 17-6
Oct. 6 at Ole Miss L 24-0
Oct. 13 New Mexico State W 22-21
Oct. 20 Boise State L 45-31
Oct. 27 at Utah State W 31-21
Nov. 3 at Idaho W 28-16
Nov. 10 at Louisiana State L 58-10
Nov. 17 San Jose State W 27-23
Saturday Nevada 1:05 p.m.
LOUISIANA TECH SCHEDULE
DIFFERENCE MAKER PATRICK JACKSON
OPTIMIST SAYS: The Louisiana Tech
defense might have worse wide receiver
coverage of the two teams and Colin
Kaepernick is going to light them up.
Kyle Sammons is going to step up for
senior day and pull down at least two
touchdowns. While the secondary is
looking for Sammons, Luke Lippincott
is going to get back on his 100-yard
rushing streak.
OUTCOME: Nevada wins 41-17
Patrick Jackson is probably Louisiana Techs most explosive player and Nevada
will get plenty of looks at him. Jackson lines up on offense as the top running
back and averages 80 yards per game. He is one break out game away from
topping the 1,000 mark (116 yards), and with Nevadas inability to stop the
run in some games (Fresno State ran for 307 yards), he could break that mark
Saturday. He also lines up as kick returner where he averages 22.2 yards per
return. He averages 142 all purpose yards per game and has nine touchdowns,
making him a versatile threat for the Bulldogs.
2. Missouri (17) 11-1
3. Ohio State (6) 11-1
4. Georgia 10-2
5. Kansas 11-1
7. LSU 10-2
8. Oklahoma 10-2
9. USC 9-2
10. Hawaii 11-0
11. Florida 9-3
14. Illinois 9-3
15. Tennessee 9-3
16. Wisconsin 9-3
17. Clemson 9-3
18. Texas 9-3
20. Oregon 8-3
21. Auburn 8-4
21. Virginia 9-3
24. Cincinnati 9-3
25. Arkansas 8-4
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Texas Tech 116, South Florida 100, Connecti-
cut 54, Air Force 31, Penn State 19, UCF 18,
Michigan 17, Wake Forest 7, Rutgers 6, Mis-
sissippi State 4, Oklahoma State 4, Michigan
State 3, TROY 3, Tulsa 2, Houston 2, Fresno
State 1.
DROPPED FROM RANKINGS
Connecticut 21, Texas Tech 24
USA TODAY TOP 25
Louisiana Tech at Nevada
When: Saturday, 1:05 p.m.
Where: Mackay Stadium
(29,964 FieldTurf)
Radio: ESPN Radio 630
T.V.: None
Season records: Louisiana
Tech 5-6, 4-3 WAC; Nevada
5-6, 3-4 WAC
All-time series record:
Louisiana Tech leads the
all-time series 4-3. The last
time the teams met was
last year when Nevada won
42-0.
The coaches: Head coach
Derek Dooley is 5-6 in his
rst year at Louisiana Tech.
Nevada coach Chris Ault is in
his 23rd season as Nevadas
coach and is 190-84-1.
THIS WEEKS GAME
WACPHOTO
Colby Balkenbush
Staff Writer
After losing 27-24 to San Jose State last weekend,
the Nevada football team has to win this game to
possibly be in a bowl game.
Barring a loss by Hawaii to Washington,
whichever team wins this game is probably
going bowling.
Fresno State (5-6, 3-4 Western
Athletic Conference) had an ex-
tra week to prepare for Nevada
(5-6, 3-4 WAC) and two weeks
ago it did what Nevada could
notbeat San Jose State.
Earlier this season Louisiana
Tech barely lost to Hawaii, 45-
44 in overtime and also played
Boise State tough, losing 45-31.
Heres what Nevada needs to do
if it wants to derail the Bulldogs and
go to a bowl.
MINIMIZE PENALTIES
Nevada played poor defense against
San Jose State, but it probably would
still have won if it hadnt had so many
defensive penalties at critical times.
The Wolf Pack needs to eliminate
stupid penalties such as Ezra
Butlers unsportsmanlike conduct
penalty last week and Paul Pratts
face mask penalty.
To accomplish this, the team
needs to remain mentally focused
throughout the game.
If Nevada has a repeat of last
weekend, Tech will be bowling and
Nevada fans will again be left shak-
ing their heads at another close loss.
WIN THE TURNOVER BATTLE
This season, Nevada has forced oppo-
nents to turn the ball over 13 times, but has
turned the ball over itself 19 times.
In contrast, Louisiana Tech has a positive turn-
over margin of 25 to 22.
Nevada cant afford to lose this battle Saturday.
Last week, two key fumbles by Nevadas Ezra Butler
and Alex Rosenblum hurt its chances at a win. It also only
forced one San Jose State turnover.
This weeks game is likely to be just as close and that means
every error will bring Nevada closer to a losing season.
GET KAEPERNICK BACK ON TRACK
Colin Kaepernick has been mediocre since the four
overtime loss to Boise State over a month ago.
He threw for 252 yards last weekend and just 134 yards
against Hawaii.
Against San Jose State he and the Nevada offense were
largely absent in the second half, throwing for just 35 yards.
Louisiana Tech is 108th in the nation in pass defense,
giving up an average of 276 yards per game, so the stage is
set for him to have a 400 yard passing game.
If Kaepernick can get back to his old self, Louisiana Tech
wont be able to keep up.
Nevada coach Chris Ault needs to let the redshirt-fresh-
man get going early against the Bulldogs sketchy second-
ary and not restrain him if he makes a few bad plays.
AMY BECK/ NEVADA SAGEBRUSH
Colin Kaepernick
SEPT. 15
Nicholls St.
W 52-17
SEPT. 8
at Northwestern
L 36-31
SEPT. 1
at Nebraska
L 52-10
SEPT. 29
UNLV
W 27-20
OCT. 6
Fresno St.
L 49-41
OCT. 14
at Boise St.
L 69-67
OCT. 20
at Utah St.
W 31-28
OCT. 27
Idaho
W 37-21
NOV. 2
at New Mexico St.
W 40-38
NOV. 16
Hawaii
L 28-26
NOV. 24
at San Jose St.
L 27-24
SATURDAY
La. Tech
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