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INTERNATIONAL
Russia to end military operations
in Syria
Russias five-year campaign in Syria
is set to come to an abrupt halt on
Tuesday due to an unexpected order
from President Vladimir Putin.
The announcement came as a
surprise to the U.S. and other western
countries before the start of peace
talks in Geneva.
Russia has been accused of killing
hundreds through air raids, several of
which have involved bombing hospitals. Experts say that if Russian
officials dont pull out air forces as
well as ground troops, the withdrawal
wont mean anything.
Putin told reporters that Russias
military has accomplished its goals
in Syria and has facilitated the
organization of the peace talks. Hes
also ordered for Russia to increase
its efforts in mediating a peace deal
between the Assad regime and opposing groups.
Germanys
foreign
minister,
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, says the
withdrawal increases the pressure
on President Assad to finally negotiate in a serious way.
NATIONAL
NFL official confirms link
between football and CTE
Jeff Miller, the National Football
Leagues senior vice president for
health and safety, recognized a
link between playing football and
chronic traumatic encephalopathy
on Wednesday, according to Time
Magazine. Miller made his remarks
during a roundtable organized by
the House Committee on Energy
and Commerce.
The NFL has taken a pretty hard
line on denying the connection until now. The only time the NFL has
ever acknowledged that concussions could lead to later injuries was
in 2009. It was then that research by
Pennsylvania doctor Bennet Omalu
and Boston University pathologist
Ann McKee began showing a definitive link between repeated head
trauma and CTE. Mckee has found
signs of CTE in the brains of 90 of 94
former NFL players.
CTE is a neurodegenerative disease where repeated head trauma,
like the concussions often in football, triggers the formation of tau
protein in the brain cells. This protein can cause symptoms ranging
from memory loss to aggression,
depression and even dementia.
LOCAL
Reno City Council delays UNR
expansion
The University of Nevada, Reno,
has plans to expand south to
Interstate 80. Campus officials will
have to hold off until a City Council
decision in May decides the fate of
the expansion.
The council voted 6 to 1 to delay
the decision with the lone dissenter
being Councilwoman Neoma Jardon. Her colleagues David Bobzien,
Jenny Brekhus and Naomi Duerr
voiced concerns over the broadness
of the universitys powers to demolish or move six historic houses.
Renos
Historic
Resource
Commission and Historic Reno
Preservation Society have opposed
any moving or destruction of the
houses.
Council members agreed that
going forward with the universitys
plans could set a bad precedent for
conversations on development in
the future. Before making a decision
in a few months, theyve asked for
more conversation between the
stakeholders.
For now, the universitys final
drawings for a business building
they hope to put in place of the
houses is awaiting approval. President Marc Johnson told the Reno
Gazette-Journal that the process
could take years.
Marcus Lavergne can be reached at
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on Twitter @mlavergne21. Jacob
Solis contributed to this report.
LOCAL ASPIRATIONS
VOLUME 122, ISSUE 25
BACK TO NATURE
Ethnobotanist visits UNR to
discuss potential cures for
neurodegenerative diseases
AMYOTROPHIC
LATERAL SCLEROSIS
By 2050, the AA estimates
that between 11 million
and 16 million Americans
will have the disease, with
a new case appearing every
33 SECONDS
By Marcus Lavergne
ALS is responsible
for as many as
five of every
100,000 DEATHS
in people aged
20 or older
THE RISK OF AD INCREASES WITH AGE
New ways to do battle with some of the deadly

scourges facing humanity await discovery in the
hands and heads of indigenous societies. While
neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimers
disease, Parkinsons and Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis (or ALS) plague tens of millions of
people worldwide, scientists are going back
to nature for new answers in the fight against
the incurable.
The illnesses are caused by a loss of function, and ultimate death, of nerve cells.
According to the EU Joint ProgrammeNeurodegenerative Disease Research,
they can cause both ataxia, or problems
with motor skills, as well as disorders with
mental functions, widely known as
dementia. Because nerve cells dont
reproduce and dont grow back after
being damaged, there is no way
to reverse the effects of these
diseases.
In 2012, the Alzheimers
Association reported that the
number of people suffering
with Alzheimers in the U.S. alone
was more than 5 million. Thats supposed to increase significantly by
2050. An aging population and lack
of permanent treatment make for
expensive health care and lifestyle
challenges for the sick and healthy.
According to the association, care
costs amount to around $200 billion
nationwide, annually, and around 15
million Americans reported giving
unpaid care to someone with the
disease or other types of dementia.
Neurodegenerative diseases can
be debilitating, but research into
cures and therapies for the diseases
are opening doors to potential solutions.
ALZHEIMERS
Roughly 5.4 million people
in the U.S.have Alzheimers
AA estimates
that the cost of
providing care
for AD patients is
$200
BILLION PER YEAR
ALS AFFECTS AS MANY

AS 30,000 IN THE U.S.,
WITH 5,000
NEW CASES
DIAGNOSED
EACH YEAR
See ETHNOBOTANY page A2
Infographic by Nicole Kowalewski/Nevada Sagebrush
Elections marked by low turnout

Takeaways from
the ASUN elections
By Jacob Solis
After a full month of campaigns, replete with all the
campaign staples buttons,
signage, barbecues and patriotically colored T-shirts the
results are official and ASUN
election season is over. Brandon
Boone and Jacob Springmeyer
have come out on top, winning
president and vice president,
respectively.
In addition to those executive
positions, 21 students were
elected to form most of the
coming 84th session. One seat
in the Interdisciplinary programs remains open and only
one of two incumbent candidates running for re-election
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WHOS MY SENATOR?
A full list of results from
Thursday night can be found
at nevadasagebrush.com.
made it back into the senate for
another session. Two colleges,
the College of Engineering and
the Division of Health Sciences,
had uncontested races where
all candidates running secured
a seat.
The announcement itself was
tense. The standard din of casual conversation disappeared
with the appearance of Dalton
Mack, the chair of ASUNs Election Committee. A little more
than 40 candidates, in addition
to a couple dozen observers,
waited with bated breath to
hear Mack read aloud names,
vote counts and winners.
See ELECTIONS page A2
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Spring break
marred by its
own culture
By Jacob Solis
Photo courtesy of Sadie Fienberg
Brandon Boone (left) and Jacob Springmeyer (right) pose

for a photo after their electoral win on Thursday, March
10 inside the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center. The new
president and vice president-elects of the Associated Students of the University of Nevada each won their races with
a majority of the vote.
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NEVADA TO THE CBI
Its been a little less than a year

since a certain disturbing video
turned up online. A woman,
college-aged, reveling in the fun
and sun of spring break just hours
earlier was now drugged and
raped. Hundreds of bystanders
on the crowded beach in Panama
City Beach, Florida, stood nearby
as her legs were held down, and
the sheriffs office collected multiple statements from witnesses
who were mere feet away.
It was the dangerous result
of the prevalence of drugs and
alcohol, and one that happens
with an alarming frequency
nationwide.
See SPRING BREAK page A3
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Data from the Associated Students of the University of Nevada, graph by Jacob Solis/Nevada Sagebrush
Looking at turnout over time, the average has always been fairly low, hovering around 12 to 13 percent. Even so, voter turnout in most
elections is generally always low among 18-to-35-year olds, hovering around 18 percent on average and dipping as low as 12 percent in
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After the announcement, the celebrating

began and the new president-elect was at a
loss for words.
Man, never thought this would happen
two years ago, but it did, Boone said. Im
kind of speechless right now, I dont know
what more to say.
Boone, a current senator for the College
of Business, had racked up numerous
endorsements prior to his win, everybody
from current ASUN President Caden Fabbi
to The Nevada Sagebrush. Despite that,
Boones challenger, Marissa Crook, only
trailed him by 283.
That small number of votes was crucial,
however, as only 13 percent of UNR undergraduate students showed up to the polls. It
was a 6 percent drop from last years record
20 percent turnout, and a large ways away
from ASUN Elections Committee Chair
Dalton Macks goal of 25 percent. The
low numbers mean that those 300 votes
translate to almost 14 percent of the total
turnout. The final count had 56 percent of
the vote for Boone, 42 percent for Crook.
Springmeyers victory was more sound,
winning almost 73 percent of the vote. In
fact, Springmeyer was able to drive a larger
turnout to the vice presidential race than
its presidential counterpart, as roughly 100
more people cast their vote for VP.
Perhaps the first clue that turnout for the
general would be low was an equally low
turnout for this years primary election. The
first primary in three years, a little less than
14 percent of UNR undergraduates turned
up to vote. Mack hypothesized that this
was one of the underlying factors for a low

turnout in the general.
Having four candidates [in the primary],
maybe a number of voters were only voting strictly because of their presidential
candidate that they wanted, and when we
narrowed it down to two Mack said,
punctuating his sentence with a shrug.
This years low turnout, in both the
primary and the general, may have actually
been in the cards all along. In 2013, turnout
in the general almost exactly mirrored turnout in the primary. Thus, it is less surprising
that the same would happen in 2016.
The thing is though, this years turnout,
for both the primary and the general isnt so
much low as it is average. Across the last 15
years of general elections, average turnout
is nearly 13 percent exactly. On top of that,
there are only three years when turnout
ever exceeded 14 percent and only two
years where it fell below 10 percent.
All in all, while turnout for ASUN elections is trending up, its only doing so slowly,
at least on average. High turnouts, like 19
percent in 2011 and 20 percent in 2015,
are most likely outliers caused by electionspecific factors, such as last years nowinfamous Dont Vote for Royce campaign.
In that campaign, sixth-year senior Royce
Feuer ran against then Speaker of the Senate Caden Fabbi for ASUNs top executive
job because he wanted to keep the race
competitive. Without Feuer in the race,
Fabbi would have run unopposed.
Imagine you are 6 years old, and your
mom says we are going to Dennys for dinner, Feuer said in a 2015 interview with The
Nevada Sagebrush. Now, you like Dennys,
but the fact that your mom made the decision for you leaves you unsatisfied.
The end result of this sentiment was a

tightly run campaign, complete with towering 7-foot-tall signs painted bright yellow
and red, emblazoned with the slogan Dont
Vote for Royce. Add to this slickly produced
videos that spread like wildfire on social
media, and it all drummed up interest in
the election that wouldnt have been there
otherwise, according to current ASUN Attorney General Ryan Hood.
We cant say for sure what may or may
not have caused [the low turnout this year],
but I think Royce making the campaign
season not a joke, but making everything
lighthearted and comical made people
want to be a part of it, Hood said.
There were also unique electoral circumstances in 2011, the other outlier in the data
set. It was that year that ASUN began allowing students to vote online on WebCampus
for the first time. Coupled with massive
looming budget cuts, a boost in younger
underclassmen voters and non-traditional
students pushed turnout up to 19 percent.
In the end, Mack and Hood are still
pleased with the election overall, if not
a little disappointed by turnout. Though
charges have yet to be finalized for campaign violations, Hood called them minimal
and assured that they did little to interfere
with the integrity of the campaign.
Im a little bummed about the voter
turnout, but besides that, I think that the
candidates did really great, Mack said. Of
my four years here, this is some of the best
campaigning Ive seen. All of the candidates
were getting real creative.
Institute for Ethnomedicine is a huge step

in finding the answer to crippling, often
fatal diseases. Several scientists from UNR
were in attendance at the lecture. Assistant
chemistry professor Dr. Christopher Jeffrey
is in charge of the Jeffrey Laboratory of
Chemical Diversity, and although his field
differs from Cox, the research is relatable.
I think one thing thats really important
in this context is that it shows how the
collaboration between sciences is really
how things get done, Jeffrey said. Its not
like you just have chemists who do one
thing and biologists that do another. Its the
communication between people that really
leads to the transformative science that we
do.
Dr. Tom Kidd is in charge of a fruit fly lab
on campus. His research involves several
aspects of neurology including axons and
navigation. He said lectures like Coxs provide a good opportunity to learn something
new.
[Students] should broaden their horizons, Kidd said. Theyll discover what
interests them. Maybe they just want to get
to med school or whatever, but theres so
many career options and this sort of thing
just shows you theres a whole world out
there. A lot of these people arent just pure
academics which I think is really good.
Coxs collaborative brand of science and
passion for discovering cures to some of the
worlds deadliest diseases is leading to new
breakthroughs that may become cures for
patients battling against time.
As his research and that of others
progresses further, the world of medicine
remains a promising, yet arduous place.
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Dr. Paul Alan Cox (second from right) speaks to a group of lecture attendees after his
lecture in the Davidson Math and Science Building on Thursday, March 10. Cox, an ethnobotanist, has focused his research in finding plants that will cure neurodegenerative
diseases.
Cox then began using his ethnobotany

experience to search for the amino acid in
nature, and eventually found himself and
his team in Ogimi, Okinawa, a remote area
in Japan where there are no reports of ALS
or Alzheimers and elders are healthier than
ever.
Theres only about 2 percent of American
females over age 85, Cox told the audience. There are 14 percent in Ogimi. Weve
counted 17 people over 100.
In Ogimi, Cox discovered a 94-year-old
woman with a shocking amount of flexibility
and smooth mobility. According to him, that
isnt a rare find in the village, where nobody
wears glasses and age recall is very simple.
After talking to more people throughout
the village, Cox made an important discovery: the environment rather than genetics
was responsible for the healthy population.
While researching the traditional Ogimi
diet, Cox found that their top 15 dietary
items were packed with serine.
These people are eating the most serinerich diet that has ever been measured in any
human population, Cox said.
After compiling three solid scientific pieces of evidence that serine might be the key
to figuring out new treatments for people
suffering from neurodegenerative diseases,
Coxs team began clinical trials in Jackson
Hole where he saw even greater results.
The institute saw patients living longer with
partially regained functionality.
Now his team is getting ready to start
Phase 1 Alzheimers trials in humans and
is working on moving into Phase 2 clinical
trials to test L-serine in ALS patients. After
successfully reducing BMAA count in an
animal model and proving that L-serine is
neuroprotective, his team is raising the $2
million necessary to move forward.
The research done by Cox and the
LEGISLATION
Two resolutions face stiff
opposition on senate floor
While four bills were up for debate on Wednesday, two of them
stole most of the discussion. The
first was a resolution in favor
of UNR adopting the Common
Application, a single college
application used by roughly 60
universities nationwide.
Concerns were raised by Sen.
Sebastian Atienza, College of
Business, over the fact that university administrators and some
on the Nevada System of Higher
Education Board of Regents are
against the resolution. To that
point, Sen. Larissa Gloutak, Interdisciplinary Programs, noted that
the Associated Students of the
University of Nevada represent
the student body, not the administration.
Some other senators were worried that moving to the Common
App might reduce the amount
of money that the Admissions
and Records Office receives from
application fees. If UNR were to
switch, $7 from every application
would go to the Common App.
Gloutak did say that, though their
budget was not all too clear, it is
unlikely that Admissions and
Records would have to downsize
at all if a change was made.
The resolution passed 13-7.
Things got a little more
testy with the second resolution,
which aimed to support a raise
in university admissions requirements. As things stand now, a
high school student needs a 3.0
weighted grade point average or
higher in order to be automatically accepted at the University
of Nevada, Reno. The resolution
was in favor of raising that to bar
a GPA of 3.25.
Kicking the discussion off was a
memo from ASUN President Caden Fabbi, who strongly opposed
the bill. Fabbi was worried that
a raise in admissions standards
may stem growth of the university prematurely, as well as disproportionately and negatively
affect minority applicants as well
as non-traditional students.
Sens. Ashley Loera, College
of Liberal Arts, and Mikayla
Ragnone, College of Agriculture,
Biotechnology
and
Natural
Resources, both took issue with
his stance on minorities, saying
that being Hispanic or black does
not preclude a low GPA or the inability to get into college without
help.
Adding to the voices in favor,
Gloutak, who authored the
resolution, reiterated that the
change would only be in GPA
requirements and not in any testing standards. Currently, students
with a combined SAT score of
1040 in critical reading and math
or an ACT score of 22 can still be
accepted regardless of GPA.
Fabbi, and later Director of the
Center for Student Engagement
Sandra Rodriguez, both noted
that test scores were not necessarily indicative of college success
and that minority students were
still likely to be underrepresented,
as there are direct correlations between family wealth and success
on standardized tests.
The resolution passed 14-6.
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Last Thursday, Dr. Paul Alan Cox, an
ethnobotanist, spoke to an audience during
his lecture, Searching Remote Islands for
Alzheimers and ALS Cures, in the Davidson
Math and Science Center at the University
of Nevada, Reno. Cox is the director for the
Institute for Ethnomedicine in Jackson
Hole, Wyoming, where his team is focused
on discovering new ways to treat ALS and
Alzheimers.
Cox travels all over the world investigating flora and fauna and working with
indigenous peoples to gain insight into their
lifestyles. Both genes and environment are
known to have an impact on a persons likelihood of falling victim to the ailments. Coxs
travel and research have shown a positive
correlation between where and how people
live and how healthy they are.
Ive lived for periods up to a year with
my family in very remote villages, nowhere
near electricity and the kids have never
been healthier, Cox said. In the places Ive
worked the people are actually healthier because they drink clean water, they breathe
clean air, they eat food thats totally organic.
They have good lifestyles.
Coxs interaction with the Chamorro
people of Guam led to a greater understanding of an ALS-like paralytic disease that was
taking the lives of a large number of people.
After looking into their diet, Cox discovered
that the people were eating significant
amounts of a bat species known as flying
foxes.
Through more thorough dietary investigations, he found that the people were
also ingesting a neurotoxin known as
beta-Methylamino-L-alanine or BMAA in
high amounts. The flying foxes were eating
from cycad trees in the area, and those trees
were collecting cyanobacteria that led to the
poisons development in the trees seeds.
Coxs team found that the BMAA was
connected to a misfolding of an amino
acid found in humans called serine. That
misfolding is also characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases. The connection was
becoming clearer.
Whats interesting is that it has not
escaped our notice that Parkinsons disease,
Alzheimers disease and ALS are called
tangled diseases because they are all characterized by misfolded proteins, Cox told
the audience. We found that if we increase
serine, we can actually block misfolding by
BMAA.
After sending the findings to labs at
California State University, Fresno, BMAAinfected fruit flies that showed symptoms of
neurodegenerative diseases were exposed
to high levels of L-serine. The flies no longer
suffered from the neurotoxin, and shortly
after noting the findings, Cox went to the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration for permission to start Phase 1 human ALS trials.
Two senators appointed to fill

out senate for final weeks of
83rd session
John Urquidi, of the College of
Engineering, and Brennan Jordan,
of the Division of Health Sciences,
were each appointed to fill two of
three vacancies in the senate on
Wednesday. There remains one
open seat in the College of Education, though that seat is set to be
filled at the next senate meeting.
Both Urquidi and Jordan were
the only people to apply for the
open jobs and both were candidates for the upcoming 84th
session. On top of this, both were
running unopposed, and were officially elected to the 84th session
just one day after the meeting.
Most of the senate liked both
Urquidi and Jordan, praising their
initiative in applying for a seat
despite the fact that they were
each guaranteed a seat in the
upcoming session. Even so, the
vote was not unanimous, as Sen.
Sam Bruketta, of the College of
Engineering, felt that voting for
candidates currently running for
office constituted a tacit endorsement of said candidates by the
senate. This criticism was dismissed by Speaker of the Senate
Nick Andrew, but Bruketta stuck
to his no vote.
The 83rd session comes to a
close at the end of this month.
Spring Break
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center @One Media Technology Director Mark Gandolfo poses for a portrait
next to a video recording machine in the Media Technology, Past and Present exhibit in the Whittemore
Gallery on Saturday, March 12. Few Sony BVH2000s (shown above) are still being used today.
FROM PAST
TO PRESENT
By Marcus Lavergne
UNR media technologies

gallery grants insight
into an obsolete world
he evolution of media technology involves continuously

improving and developing
newer, more efficient ways
to record, photograph, project video
and save data. From floppy disks to
SD cards, and from film to digital
photography, the progression is all too
obvious. In a time where human beings
are becoming more connected and are
revealing more of the worlds stories
and secrets, constant innovation and
development of these types of technologies remains an important task.
The Media Technology: Past to Present gallery in the @One at the University of Nevada, Renos Mathewson-IGT
Knowledge Center exhibits a tangible
expression of the power of time and
human intelligence. Video recording
machines like the bulky, 1,300-pound
Ampex VR-2000 known as a top of the
line videotape machine in 1964, which
would have taken multiple people to
operate and maneuver, can now fit in
pockets in the form of a smartphone.
The gallery serves as a significant reminder of how journalism, pop culture
and artistic expression have changed
and are on track to continue transforming. It also stands to preserve some
of the devices that helped make the
careers of musicians like Bing Crosby,
Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole, as
well as helped ease the minds of listeners during former President Franklin
Delano Roosevelts famous Fireside
Chats equipment like the famous
RCA 44BX microphone, known for its
iconic design and ability to enhance the
sound of brass instruments.
Thats why having the gallery available to the public, especially students,
is important according to @One Digital
Media Technology Director Mark Gandolfo. The setup is a special reminder
of how far that telecommunication has
come.
Its kind of natural to show the
heritage and DNA that lead to some of
the devices we have here at the @One,
Gandolfo said. We thought it would be
very interesting for the students to note
from a historical perspective where they
fit in the [media technologies timeline].
Gandolfo said an important aspect of
working with audio, video and photography is understanding that the work
can be supplemented by knowing the
historical antecedents of the current
devices.
I really enjoy a lot of the student
reactions, Gandolfo said. They havent
really seen any of this stuff. Its just not
on their radar, but when they see how
what it was like to create media even 20
years ago, 30 years ago, theyre shocked
They havent really

seen any of this stuff.
Its just not on their
radar.
Mark Gandolfo
Director
at the difficulty because a lot of the tools

we have today make it relatively easy.
Modern devices make creating media
content more convenient than ever before. Gandolfo uses Moores law, which
talks about how computer processing
speed doubles each year, to describe
the current technological era, excluding
optic devices like cameras that can only
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get so small due to the physics involved.

Its not exactly the same in imaging
technology, Gandolfo said. But now
that imaging is done on silicon chips,
the same principles apply. They can
continue to do that, continue to decrease the size and improve the quality
similar to what theyve done with computers and computing technologies.
As electronic devices are improved
and making content doesnt take as
much time, Gandolfo worries that the
appreciation for the hard work done
behind the scenes is dwindling. He
splits people into two different groups
when it comes to working with media
the consumer group, which includes
everyone who watches and absorbs
well-made content, and the creative
producer group, which is more focused
on the behind-the-scenes mechanics.
Gandolfo said the ease of making vid-
One in four women who go to college are

sexually assaulted, according to the Cleveland
Rape Crisis Center. These statistics come from
a range of studies and surveys dating back all
the way to the 1980s. But even recently, a 2014
survey done at the University of Nevada, Reno,
found sexual assault to be more frequent than
the crime blotters would suggest.
Of 6,000 respondents, 651 people identified
as victims of sexual assault. These 651 victims
stand in stark contrast to the six reported forcible sexual offenses in 2014 that can be found in
UNRs Clery records. Of that first set of victims,
a third said that both people involved in the assault were drinking alcohol when it happened.
Its a sobering statistic for consent advocates,
and a frightening one considering the upcoming spring break, where male revelers average
more than 18 drinks a day and women average
10 drinks, according to the National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Its led organizations like the YES! Always
campaign to start talking more about the role
of consent, especially over spring break. YES!
Always, a student-run advocacy group focused
around consent, has planned a campaign this
week aiming to do just that.
Spring break is usually a wild time for college
students, said Alana Ridge, a team member with
YES! Always. They usually go on pretty awesome vacations, but alcohol is usually involved,
so we want to keep stressing the importance of
consent over spring break because sometimes it
can be forgotten or there are blurred lines.
The campaign stressed that alcohol is not the
cause of all sexual assaults, but added that the
party drug of choice does a lot to blur lines. In
light of all this, the YES! Always team has focused
on simply starting the conversation.
Consent is something that we assume people
know about, but a lot of times when were coming in to college, people havent really had that
conversation, and sex ed programs certainly
arent teaching it, so its relying on the parents,
said Hayley Hanger, also with YES! Always.
Part of the problem, according to Marlo Spieth from the legal services website Avvo, is that
culture provides a problematic starting point
when it comes to the portrayal of women as
sexual objects.
Especially in pop or rap or really anything
thats popular, youre going to see images of
women and not only are they scantily clad, but
you literally see shots of just their breasts, Spieth said. Its this idea that youre visually breaking down the womans body and it gets into
Its this idea that

youre visually breaking down the womans
body and it gets into
peoples heads, that
a womans body isnt
part of a person but
rather disconnected,
fragmented.
Marlo Spieth
Outreach Coordinator, Avvo.com
peoples heads, that a womans body isnt part of

a person but rather disconnected, fragmented.
Spieth added that these images imply that
women love that kind of objectification, even
though the images themselves are far from fact.
For her, the images create a connection between
culture, sexual violence and alcohol, and its a
sentiment that rings true for the people at YES!
Always.
Culture shapes everything that we do, and
I think that just the large amount of alcohol
consumption in general, in college, is definitely
shaped by culture and its really heavily encouraged during spring break, Hanger said. But I
think that a lot of times its not the media telling
people specifically to do these things. Its back
there, in their mind, as an ideology and it shapes
the way that they might think about things.
Hanger added that these cultural norms often
mean bystanders will stand by instead of intervening such as what happened in Panama
City Beach. For Hanger, the behavior for these
bystanders has been normalized, and thus they
may just attribute it to spring break.
At the end of the day though, the YES! Always
team was sure to stress that as much as consent
can be negative with no means no, it can be
positive too. For them, its all about the conversation, be it about sex or consent.
If we dont have people talking, if people
arent acknowledging sex at all, how are we
going to have a conversation with them about
getting consent? Hanger said.
Jacob Solis can be reached at jsolis@sagebrush.
unr.edu and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
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A set of iconic microphones are exhibited in the

Media Technology, Past and Present exhibit in the
Whittemore Gallery within the Mathewson-IGT
Knowledge Center. Mics of these styles were used
by artists like Nat King Cole and Elvis Presley.
eos quickly through Apple and Android

products and other smart devices as
well as the access to social media has
made some forget that not all content
is equal. He thinks back to earlier in his
career with media technology when his
job involved the tedious task of threading tape into a large, expensive Sony
BVH-2000 videotape machine decades
ago.
A lot of people assume that [wellproduced media] isnt very hard to
create, and thats where theres a disconnect, Gandolfo said. It still takes
a professional with experience and
knowledge of the medium that theyre
in. Thats what were trying to teach
here. [Were] trying to make [students]
producers/creator-makers rather than
a consumer.
The world of media technology is
expanding and getting smaller at the
same time. Ocular electron beam firing
tubes like the Orthicon, used from 1940
to 1970, and the Vidicon, used from
the 60s to the 90s, were replaced in
contemporary gear by the smaller, less
intrusive complementary metal-oxide
semiconductor imaging sensors and
other sensors like it.
The media technologies gallery
provides an opportunity to take a trip
through a time when media creation
was experiencing explosive growth.
Now, in an age of cutting-edge technology, the tools of the past remind the
public of just how far human beings
have come, as well as the potential of
the near and distant future.
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Arts&Entertainment
A4
PACK N
THE EVENTS
THINGS TO
WATCH OUT
FOR THIS WEEK
By Blake Nelson
MIKKI HOMMEL,
COFFEE HOUSE
SERIES
DATE: Tuesday
TIME: 7 p.m.
LOCATION: Joe Crowley
Student Union, Food Court

INFO: Experience the
soulful musings of Mikki
Hommel as she performs an
intimate set in the Joes food
court. She will be Playing
songs off her new album,
which was produced by the
Grammy Award-winning
Dave Clauss. Hommel will
awe you with her strong
voice and lively stage
presence. Admission is free
per usual with these events.
2016 SCHOLASTIC
ART AWARDS
EXHIBITION
RECEPTION
DATE: Wednesday
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: The Holland
Project
INFO: Check out the
winners of the Scholastic
Art Awards at The Holland
Project. The artists featured
are all teenagers in the
northern Nevada area, and
the art has been reviewed
by many local judges as
well. DJ Tucker Rash will
be spinning tunes while
Rainshadow Community
Charter High School
provides refreshments for
the event. Support young
artists and have a great
time doing it.
NATIONAL
MONUMENTS
PART II OPENING
RECEPTION
DATE: Thursday
TIME: 6 p.m.
LOCATION: Bibo Coffee
Shop, Record Street

INFO: Thomas Vincent
Chapels art exhibition
reception, much like a
punk version of Jasper
Johns, uses the symbol of
the American flag. Flags,
all the handmade flags,
and made with vinyl get
your fill of American flags
this Thursday. I have it on
good word that Chapel
is also bringing plenty of
champagne. That or you
can pick up a coffee, either
way itll be interesting.
TAPES
Aspiring nonprofit takes root in Reno art
By Blake Nelson
n the past five years Reno has

seen an upsurge in art and culture
among local artists and businesses.
Mainstays in the area, such as The
Holland Project and Reno Art Works,
have greatly assisted in what has
been deemed the Renossaince, but
now the next generation of forward-thinking
individuals are coming together to further
Renos growing art community.
Cool Tapes Sound Collective, a nonprofit
that officially filed for the title in February,
has recently been making moves to create
what will eventually become a fully formed
independent recording label with many other
programs and activities for the betterment of
the future local art scene.
The organization, founded by Rose Molina
and Lex White in December of last year, is aptly
called a collective due to its ambition in outreach and coordinating among local artists,
venues and businesses.
Just in the past month, Cool Tapes has
hosted and organized the Cool Tapes Arts &
Music Festival that featured around 10 bands,
including local icons City Wolves, and has
coordinated with other venues in town to host
multiple concerts each weekend.
The collective hosts concerts at around 10
venues, and the list is growing. The average
Cool Tapes concert is filled with local bands
playing to an energetic crowd in venues that
range from The Potentialist Workshop to the
Hideout Lounge.
We want to put on really good shows for
the community, White said. Something that I
would want to go to, but also support the artist
at the same time.
Through volunteers and growing interest
in art and culture, the collective has begun to
accomplish that goal of putting on shows and
helping art and culture flourish.
Cool Tapes, as the name suggests, also
UPCOMING EVENTS
Team Francis and The Doctor of Feel Good
at Jub Jub's Thirst Parlor on March 20.
Fog Fathers, Growl, Heard of Elephants?
at Wildflower Village on March 28.
releases tapes for local bands. Although tapes

are seen as an outmoded format, Cool Tapes
believes that it represents more to the consumer in the long run.
If you put [the album] on a CD people will
just throw it on their computer and theyll
never use the CD again,Molina said. So you
might as well use a more novel way to package
a download code.
The format is also cheaper, and can help an
artist gross more money through its releases.
The collective has also contacted local businesses to help sponsor local bands by providing funds for T-shirts with both the bands logo
and the businesss logo. The band would keep
80 percent of the shirt sales and the other 20
percent goes back to the collective to cover the
cost of making the shirts. The relationship is
meant to support the artist and business at the
same time.
The nonprofit also utilizes the pay-whatyou-want model for funding, especially at
shows and with recorded music. The collective
enjoys this model even though pay-what-youwant can make it harder to turn a strong profit.
However, the goal for Cool Tapes is to promote
art, rather than make a large profit. With a base
rate to cover costs, anything more goes directly
to artists.
Were not making that much money, White
said. But the money comes after all the great
stuff were doing.
To help fund future projects, Cool Tapes
currently has a GoFundMe that has raised over
$300 in two weeks.
Besides the main goal of music promotion,
the collective is also releasing a magazine in
June, in which there will be concert reviews
as well as local art and writing. Also, this sum-
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Nevada Sagebrush
Local band Heard of Elephants?
plays an acoustic set at The Hideout
Lounge on Saturday, March 12. The
band played at Acoustic Country/Folk
Night hosted by Cool Tapes.
mer, Cool Tapes

Bottom: Breanna Denney/
will be giving
Nevada Sagebrush
v o l u n t e e r- r u n
Co-founders of Cool Tapes,
classes to teach
Rose Molina and Lex White, casually
younger members
sit at Bibo Coffee Co. on Sunday,
March 13. The two manage
of the community
events and coordinate
to play instruments.
with local artists
This all coming from
and businesses.
a staff of 12 people, leading to a very busy group
of individuals, each juggling programming
between multiple groups of people and an
Internet presence, while still trying to put on
fun and lively events.
And the activity is paying off each show
boasts a larger and larger audience that is
more aware of the impact of the collective.
What theyre doing is great, said Mark
Nesbitt, an audience member at Sundays
Acoustic Punk Night at the Hideout Lounge.
Its a lot more than what people in the past
have done.
The future for Cool Tapes is uncertain, but
it is planning for multiple events this summer,
including a host of concerts around Reno.
Cool Tapes is also aiming to release an album
with local band Heard of Elephants? sometime
this year.
A little further on in the future, the collective
wants to establish its own recording studio to
help streamline the recording and publishing
process for musicians.
Support for Cool Tapes is steadily growing
through an eager community that wants to
support art in its town. Its reputation has
grown in the past month with bands from out
of town contacting the collective to help it put
on a concert. Molina and White are confident
that the publicity will only help in the long run.
When you put on good shows, you get a
reputation, White said. And people want you
to put on more shows.
Blake Nelson can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter @b_e_nelson.
MOVIE REVIEW
FALL SILENT AND
ELEPHANT RIFLE
CONCERT
DATE: Saturday
TIME: 9 p.m.
LOCATION: The Holland
Project
INFO: The heaviest Reno
heavyweights, Fall Silent,
are back after a surprise
comeback show last
month. This time the band
is playing with other locals,
Elephant Rifle, and the
show is sure to be a loud
and riff-heavy show. Wear
your shorts and vans if you
want to fit in. Also, make
sure you practice your
hardcore dancing. Entrance
is $7 and yes, it will be a
great time.
Blake Nelson can be reached
at [email protected]
and on Twitter @b_e_nelson.
Zootopia springs forward with a new vigor

By Blake Nelson
After a string of slightly
above-average films coming
out of Walt Disney Animation
Studios, including Frozen and
Big Hero 6, the new Zootopia shines as either a new page
for the studio, or as an aberration from midgrade animated
films it usually produces.
Time will only tell which one
of the two Disney Animation
Studios allows the film to be,
but the quality of the studio
aside, Zootopia is easily the
best thing the studio has released to date.
Through the opening scenes,
it seems that the film is going
to be a movie about an upwardly mobile character that
overcomes great challenges to
be who they want to be tried
and tired story arc that was
(thankfully) heavily tweaked in
this film.
A brilliantly animated open-
ing scene sets up the rest of the

movie an underdog story for
the lovable, but dont call her
cute, Judy Hopps.
Hopps, voiced by Ginnifer
Goodwin, is the first rabbit cop
in a world of varied species
in the predator and prey classification, who have evolved
past their differences and live
side by side. This difference
between the species leads to
one of the biggest themes in the
film prejudice.
Through the arc of an underdog, the film surprisingly
tackles topics of racism and
other biases in a society of
varied individuals. Remarks
like touching another animals
fur and calling a rabbit cute, act
as analogies for stereotypes in
todays society.
The main conflict that deals
with stereotypes comes from
the relationship between Hopps
and Nick Wilde, a fox voiced by
Jason Bateman. Foxes, in the
fictional world of Zootopia,

are a discriminated group. As
a result of societal misconceptions, Hopps brings biases into
the relationship.
Beyond the very weighty topics that are pervasive throughout, it is still a funny movie that
will keep an audience intrigued.
Hopps and Wilde partner up
for a twisting case that is meant
to prove Hopps competence
in law enforcement. Goodwin
and Bateman put in great voice
acting during all of this, especially in scenes that are more
sentimentally driven.
One of the detractors of the
film are various instances of
the anthropomorphic animals
being sexualized, I would
guess, to help appeal to adult
audiences. A prime example is
the closing musical scene that
features an overly sexualized
pop star named Gazelle, voiced
by Shakira.
Also, some jokes were made
at the expense of the anti-bias

message the film was going for.
Wolves in the film stereotypically howl, and later a pack of
wolves cannot keep from
howling. Although this scene
was very funny, it lends itself to
perpetuating biases.
Besides the aspect of sex
in a childrens movie and a
confused message at times,
Zootopia stands alongside,
arguably the best animation
studio in America, Pixar, as an
achievement in animation and
storytelling. Disney Animation Studios finally stepped
out of the eponymous Disney
umbrella of production that
routinely favors profit over
artistic achievement, and in
doing so, came out with a really well-done film that can be
appreciated on multiple levels.
Blake Nelson can be reached at
[email protected] or
on Twitter @b_e_nelson.
Photo provided by Wikipedia.org
Movie Review
ZOOTOPIA
Release Date: March 4
Genre: Action, adventure
PLAY REVIEW
A&E | A5
RAISIN
in the
SUN
Blake Nelson/Nevada Sagebrush
The cast of A Raisin in the Sun stands to recieve applause at the end of the play on Thursday, March 10 in the Redfield Proscenium Theater in the Church Fine Arts. The play was recieved well by the audience due to the worthy performance of the cast.
A pertinent retelling of a classic

By Blake Nelson
Last Thursday, the University of Nevada, Renos Department of Theater
and Dance presented a live performance of the Broadway hit A Raisin
in the Sun, and with much success.
The play, written by Lorraine
Hansberry in 1959, addresses themes
of race in Chicago during the 1950s
and was performed wonderfully by
the relatively small cast. Playing each
character with tenacity and understanding of their motives really helped
certain performances shine.
As the curtain opens, the viewer is
placed into a small and tawdry apartment on Chicagos South Side. The
first character to enter the stage is

Ruth Younger, a diligent and loyal wife
and mother, dealing with the entire
family, played by Kennedy Hall.
In the opening scene, Hall delivered
a nuanced performance of the morning routine of a working-class mother.
The stress of early mornings and
familial responsibility is expressed in
the actions and words of Hall, setting
the stage for the tone of the play.
Next to enter is Travis Younger, the
man of the family, played by Christian
Ordaz. Ordazs performance in the
opening was slack and could have
better expressed the stress that the
character feels.
As the play unfolded, however, Or-
dazs performance improved through

to the climax, where his performance
was undoubtedly at its best.
The actor that steals the show is
Geralda Miller who played the familys
matriarch, Lena Younger. While being
lovable and funny, Miller was able to
still come through with a very serious
side when the time called for it.
The play progresses through a
series of dialogues in the apartment
between the family members while a
settlement check worth $10,000 is being awarded to them, something the
family is placing its dreams on.
Dreams are the main theme of the
play, and the conflicting dreams of the
family serve as the main issue.
As the four main characters feud
due to the stress of life as marginalized individuals, the characters
ambitions are exposed. Holding the

family together, through all the strife,
is the want to have better things for
themselves and not be discriminated
against for the color of their skin.
One of the most interesting scenes
in the play is when Beneatha Younger,
played by Jada Wilson, converses with
Joseph Asagai, played by Richard McIver. Asagais African culture clashes
with Beneathas hopes to be a doctor
in America, revealing the tension between the roots of the characters and
their aspirations.
Through all the seriousness, the
play still hits all the comic cues, giving
a much-needed release to the tension.
All the jokes were on point and the
actors were able to still show a funny
side to a really difficult performance.
As the play climaxes, Ordaz and
Miller give the best performances in

the play, touching on bloodlines and
shattered dreams. The two actors
deliver a visceral performance that
really makes the play that much better
and pertinent in todays culture that is
desperately trying to reach a post-race
society.
A Raisin in the Sun was a great
choice for the theater production, as it
functions as a window into the racial
history of America and can still be
viewed through the lens of a raciallycharged society. The cast did a good
job of representing both aspects and
through that is sure to touch the audience.
Blake Nelson can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter
@b_e_nelson.
Opinion
A6
STAFF EDITORIAL
Give us culture or give us death

P
art of Renos ongoing

rebranding is the process
of shifting tourism from
gaming and casinos to art,
culture and the outdoors. But if one
is to admit Reno into the echelon of
artistically minded cities in America
such as Portland, Oregon, Austin,
Texas or Oakland, California then
the community will have to come
together and support the efforts to
enhance the citys local art scene.
In recent years Reno has shied away
from the casinos and motels that it is
known for. As a result different venues
have popped up around town, and
have given artists a place to be seen
and heard.
However, Reno is still not up to
snuff with other artsy towns and that
is due to the lack of a culture that is

supportive of artists. All of the big
cities have institutions that support
artists and help disseminate art
throughout the city.
The average citizen is likely to point
to establishments and organizations
like The Potentialist Workshop or The
Holland Project as exemplifications
of Reno already being a culturally
wealthy city. What is lacking however
is a cohesiveness in the community
that grows toward a lasting culture
that supports artists in their endeavors.
An organization can only do so
much for the community in the way
of disseminating culture. Outside of
organizing concerts and showcasing
local artists, they cannot financially
support local artists or promote them

beyond allowing them a platform for
their work. This is one of the major
reasons that Renos local art scene is
failing.
It could be that culture is a tricky
thing to define and point to the origin
of, but it is something that Reno is
slowly working toward. What makes
it harder is that art culture cannot be
manufactured. An organic betterment
of the local scene has to be wanted
beyond convenience by community members. Some members have
recently taken steps to do this.
Local art collective Cool Tapes
has established a practical way to
support the artist and through that,
is supporting the local scene. Based
around a pay-what-you-want model,
the collective is for the improvement

of the scene in multiple ways.
The model is directly supportive
of the artist, both financially and by
allowing the artist multiple points of
exposure. Supporting artists in this
way also leads to the pervasiveness
of art in a way that places such as
The Holland Project, as a single static
entity, just cannot create.
Cool Tapes was founded by
members of the community that
wanted to have a system to contact
artists and ask them to play a show
whenever, so that way it would
symbiotically support the artist and
the music scenes prevalence. This sort
of ambition is priceless when it comes
to increasing the collective culture of
the community.
The best thing for a member of

the community to do would be to
get involved with the artists, and the
best way to do this, beyond forming
a collective like Cool Tapes, is to
financially contribute to artists whose
work you enjoy. This small token
would not only help create more,
but also breeds an atmosphere of
support and comradery that Reno is
so desperately lacking.
So give a band, painter or poet a
chance, and through that, give your
whole city a chance to be better than
it is.
The Nevada Sagebrush editorial
board can be reached at tbynum@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
Try to seize
this years
time change
Illustration by Zak Brady/Nevada Sagebrush
Experimental drugs may

bring some enlightenment
T
he phrase just say no has been
repeated to me so frequently over
the past two decades that the words
have begun to lose their meaning.
Not once did I ever have an adult, mentor or
family member explain the opposing side to
this all too familiar phrase.
One month ago I quit drinking. I made
the decision to finally cut
booze out of my life entirely
during an excursion I made
accompanied by two of
my closest friends. Onthis
adventure, I decided to eat
shrooms at Donner Lake.
My experience there is what
brought me the enlightenment I needed in order
Rachel
to take the leap and leave
Yelverton
alcohol behind. I know it
seems hypocritical for me
to preach sobriety while still partaking in
an array of recreational drugs, but I have
found that saying yes has led me to discover
entirely new layers to myself that I never
knew existed.
I had considered quitting alcohol for about
six months now for a laundry list of reasons:
its a lot of calories, I didnt remember the
fun I was supposedly having, I said and did
things that didnt reflect who I wanted to be
and I felt like human garbage every morning
after drinking. But most of all, it simply

wasnt adding anything to my life. Conversely,
some of the happiest moments of my entire
life have been made better by drugs.
I remember the magic I felt in holding onto
one of my best friends for dear life during a
Porter Robinson show. That feeling of happiness may not even be able to be replicated
again upon meeting my newborn child or on
my wedding day. The happiness I felt was so
absolute and serene, and yes, this happiness
was Molly-induced.
I remember the countless times Ive
smoked weed and talked about life in my
friends basement while his strobe light
danced on the ceiling. I remember playing
truth or dare in a hotel room during a
cocaine-filled bender. I remember the first
time I felt truly adequate as a human being
during my first acid trip.
Experimental drug use can definitely
have its cons. We are preached the negative
outcomes our entire lives. However, many
choose to shun the fact that drugs can also
bring enlightenment. Drugs can bring a more
open mindset. They can build stronger bonds
amongst friends we share these experiences
with while also building a foundation of fond
memories.
These memories are purely and entirely
me. When I drink, I become someone else.
Every time I do drugs doesnt always result
in a pure state of happiness, but I do find a

certain degree of clarity.
Even the above mentioned shrooms trip
is not what I would describe as fun. In fact
whenever I do hallucinogens I open up a few
doors that I dont necessarily want opened.
Nonetheless I deeply believe its an important
human experience.
Drugs force you into being vulnerable
and honest with yourself, something that
has historically been difficult for me to do.
Experimenting with drugs in a safe and smart
manner has helped me find myself. I have
discovered that who I am is also who I want
to be.
We are all well aware of the perils drugs
pose: overdose, addiction and just plain
freaking out. But these are all risks we take
when we drink, yet no one bats an eye. As a
21-year-old, I call bullshit on the legality of
alcohol. I have been incredibly drunk in my
life and incredibly stoned, and Ill let you
guess which one was more dangerous for
myself and those around me. Drugs are not
for everyone and there are serious risks that
accompany them, but before you say no,
consider what youre saying yes to instead.
Rachel Yelverton is a graduate student in the
political science program. She can be reached
at [email protected] and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
his week will be especially hard for

those with an 8 a.m. to make it to
class. This past Sunday billions of
people set their clocks forward an
hour in light of daylight saving. So if it was one
thing a few million people had in common this
past Sunday dawn, it was that they were pissed
off they lost an hour of sleep.
Setting our clocks back in
the fall instills a sense of simplistic joy in our day-to-day
routines. We wake up feeling
refreshed and an hour more
rested. When we set our clocks
back, the following days tasks
dont feel as daunting. Cher
never sung a song about turning time forward, you feel me?
Ali
Therefore, We savor that extra
Schultz
hour of restful bliss brought
Schultz Happens upon us in the fall.
But were all too familiar
with how much the springtime clock change
messes our shit up. When turning the clocks
forward we are dealing with a whole new ball
game. Waking up the day after the spring
forward time shift is reminiscent of what
people feel like waking up in the midst of a
zombie apocalypse. Wait, no. This cant be.
8 a.m. already?! Must go back to bed. These
phrases fill heads everywhere.
So, why the hell do we do this? In school we
are told from a young age we partake in the
time change on behalf of farmers, a concept
that isnt necessarily true. Daylight saving
began in The US sometime around 1908 but
was ceased shortly after implementation, until
1942 when Franklin D. Roosevelt administered
the year-round savings time. The proposal
of the clock change was hopefully going to
conserve energy usage.
Today, the time change is controversial.
Turning the clocks back or forward has come to
show that the time change doesnt even really
conserve much energy. Seeing as the intention
of the change proves to be a flop, many people
find it to be nothing more but a royal pain in
the ass. And although there isnt much room
for denying that losing an hour of sleep isnt
much more than wretched, daylight savings
time may be a necessary evil.
The clocks being turned forward are praised
in a positive light for few things. Those seeking
the upsides in the time change reference
longer hours of daylight, which means nice,
long summer days. However, what many fail
to bring up during the time change is the idea
that the clocks being moved forward actually
may increase productivity amongst the masses.
According to Daylight Saving Time: Why
Does it Exist (Its not for farming), an article
by The New York Times, it is suggested that
the extra hour encourages people to go out
and spend money, which in turn helps the
economy.
A pretty simple idea; however, it never
occurred to me that this could be a benefit of
daylight saving time. I probably never considered the idea simply because like most college
students, my nightlife doesnt even start until
10 p.m. But the extra hour of daylight definitely
encourages others to get there and spend more
money. After a long work day, people are more
easily motivated by the daylight still burning to
go grocery shopping, hit a restaurant or blow
some cash at the mall.
This principle got me thinking. Maybe DST
is more than just a nuisance. Maybe daylight
saving is a metaphorical motivator. The extra
hour of daylight is encouraging those around
us to hold out another hour from throwing in
the towel for the day. It isnt too late to go to
the gym or hit up the mall.
I know its in our nature to bitch and moan;
however, instead of complaining about the
hour of sleep you are shorted, get out there and
enjoy the extra hour you have by being productive. Seize the daylight.
Ali Schultz studies journalism. She can be
reached at [email protected] and on
Twitter @AliSchultzzz.
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agreed without hesitation. I mean realistically speaking, who has been on more spring breaks than yours
truly?
A well-planned spring break can single-handedly make up a
heavy portion of all your college memories. Accordingly, to get
in the proper mindset, I cracked open a PBR, opened my iTunes
to Luke Bryans Spring BreakCheckin Out and I was instantly
overwhelmed with flashbacks from SB2K15. Imagine picking up the
multi-bedroom mansions located at 1075 Ralston,
835 Evans and everything in between that .08 mile
radius and placing it on a beachfront property in
San Diego. This is a picture of what happened last
year.
The University of Nevada quite literally took
over the 858 and I think any one of the 500
Nevada students who encountered me during this
whirlwind of a vacation would agree when I say
that it was the best week of my life.
Brian
It doesnt take a mechanical engineering major
Kehoe
to figure out spring break is one of the most
unrivaled benefits of going to college, but it comes
down to the simple fact that we get to make all the same irresponsible mistakes, only in a more tropical location. When everybody is
so intoxicated, it makes for the perfect excuse to tell your crush (or
entire sorority) how much you love them. There really is no more of
a romantic location than midday on the beach with a light ocean
breeze wisping through her hair.
The Adderall binge you went on for midterms helped you lose
those final pounds for a more ideal spring break bod. But you
already felt confident because the guy you sent your bikini snaps to
asking for help in choosing which day you were going to wear each
one confirmed your desirable appearance. Whether youre going to
Huntington or Cabo this year, you have no responsibilities to act as
a speed bump in your week-long black-out.
Say goodbye to the stress of deadlines and the panic attacks of
waking up five minutes before class. Shoot, you wont even need to
look at a clock because time becomes so irrelevant. The only thing
you need to be concerned with is whether the sun is up or down so
that you dont become Sebastian from the Little Mermaid. Getting
a little burn is fine, and it even gives you that I enjoy life more than
you look.
Lets not forget youre one school among many on spring break.
In no other place does it become chill for random guys to be hitting
on your schools group of cutest girls, because youre doing the same
to their Tier 1 hotties. Its kind of like a bro code exchange system.
If your wallet is feeling light these days, or youre not into massive
rage fests in a beach locale, I still encourage you to take advantage
of the one week a year that you and all your friends have off at the
same time. Even if you simply pile into a car, drive out to Black
Rock Desert and forge your own version of Burning Man, just DO
SOMETHING. Because once college ends, to round up a group
of people you are so close to and leave town becomes extremely
difficult. After college comes life. And with life comes a real job and
responsibilities. And for most of us that means getting married and
also having kids.
In contrast to years past, this spring break Ill be in Lake Tahoe
at church camp with InterVarsity, but my excuse is that Ive been
in college so long that I could have graduated twice. And that
equals a lot of spring breaks. So while Im getting in touch with my
inner Jesus Christ next week, I hope youll be out there somewhere
making poor decisions and building even richer memories.
Brian Kehoe studies journalism. He can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter @TheSagebrush.
CON
Dont bother wasting

your money on a
repetitive spring break
hen the words spring break come up, there are some
very interesting pictures that automatically come to mind.
Personally, I cant help but think of MTVs version of spring
break with attractive college kids and, unfortunately, an
array of horrible Pitbull songs.
For the majority, most people picture beach houses, a surplus of cheap
alcohol and what is supposedly the craziest time in a young adults
college life.
But why is that? Why are we frantically rushing around a month before
spring break trying to figure out what hotel room or beach house we
and our 15 friends are going to cram into in order to
efficiently budget the trip? And then when we get there,
we sort of become relatable to the homeless. We endure
suffering by sleeping on tile floors, drinking cheap
vodka bottled in only the finest of plastic packaging and
living off Jack in the Box and gas station donuts.
It seems like spring break is just an unnecessary
drain of the funds. Girls drop serious cash on those
triangle bikinis. Guys load up on one too many bottles
of grossly flavored Burnetts. We all drop money on hotel
Anthony
rooms only to be packed in like sardines and sleeping,
Lee
practically on top of one another, in order to afford the
weeks stay. We spend way too much cash for a very
repetitive week. Nothing we do on spring break is any different from any
wild weekend in our own college town with the exception of being near a
large body of water.
I propose two different approaches to spending our money in a more
fiscally responsible manner this spring break.
The first would be to have somewhat of a non-traditional spring break.
Last year, my good friend Ryan took a trip through northern California
to visit Yosemite National Park. Weeks after, Ryan talked about how
amazing the national park was and how special it was to venture off to a
new place. Follow in his footsteps. Take a trip that you will not have to
black out on in order to have a good time. Places like national parks or
historical locations could be an awesome alternative location for your
spring break.
The second option and probably my favorite, is to not take a spring
break at all. Thats right, I said it. Dont go on spring break. Think about
it. Anyone that has a job can use the time off school to pick up extra
shifts and make some extra cash. That money can be saved for a more
meaningful adventure later on
For people that dont have a job, this is time where you can not only get
ahead in school but in the words of Lil Dicky save dat money. With the
$650+ you probably wouldve dropped during break, you can insteadplan
an awesome trip to a music festival, buy a flight across the country
or get wild and invest in a one-of-a-kind 1993 Honda 250 Nighthawk
motorcycle off Craigslist.
Dont get me wrong, I love drinking and having a grand old time with
my friends as much as the next guy but at what cost? I think we all need
to take a step back and look at what we think is going to be substantial to
us in the future and not just the now. Save dat spring break money and
invest it later down the line into something more meaningful than some
random booze-induced bender on the Southern California coastline.
Anthony Lee studies business. He can be reached at alexandraschultz@unr.
edu and on Twitter @anthonylee95.
All voices
should be
heard in
regard to
feminism
eminism has been on the

rise for some time now.
If you turn on the news,
browse articles online or
are just on Twitter, there is almost
always someone using the term.
With the recent popularity of
feminism, there is the opportunity
to learn about what the movement
is and who it
encompasses.
Merriam-Webster
defines feminism
as 1. the theory
of the political,
economic and
social equality of
the sexes and
2. organized
Alejandra
activity on behalf
Chavez
of womens
Latino Voices
rights and
interests. Not
many people would disagree with
these definitions.
However, the movement has
evolved, and with this growth
we have been able to see the
flaws from within. It is clear that
too often the conversation of
feminism is run by cis-gendered,
white women. With the realization
of the silenced voices of many
women came the creation of the
term white feminism.
White feminism is the lack of
the recognition of intersectionality. This leaves out the struggles
of women of color, queer women,
transgender women and basically
anyone who does not identify as
a cis, white woman. Feminism
encompasses all women, and the
fights to earn more respect and
fundamental rights includes all of
those women we do not hear from
because of white feminism. This is
a problem because the voices that
are being silenced belong to those
whose experiences in society are
much harsher due to not having
the privilege that comes with
being white.
White feminism is creating a
divide among women and not
allowing everyone to see the
big picture of just how much
all women are hurt by the
misogynistic society we live in.
Jennifer Lawrence was praised for
her short essay regarding the wage
gap in Hollywood. In the essay,
she talked about how upsetting
it was to find out how much less
she was making in comparison to
her male counterparts. The wage
gap between men and women is
a hot topic, and most have heard
the statistic that for every dollar
a man makes, a woman makes 78
cents.
Lawrence (and most other
sources who have touched on
the matter) forgot to mention
that not all women are so lucky.
African-American women make
only 64 cents to a mans dollar,
and Latinas only make 56 cents.
These numbers are commonly
looked over because there is an
unconscious acceptance that the
standard for women is a white
woman. This doesnt take into
consideration the gap between
what transgender and queer
women make compared to men,
and these women dont even have
job security sometimes because
their states dont offer laws that
protect them from losing said jobs
due to their sexuality or gender
expression.
As a queer, Latina feminist Id
like to provide some advice for
any white feminists reading this
piece. Please remember that the
feminist movement was mobilized
by women of color. Bell Hooks
and Angela Davis would not be
happy about the belittling of their
fellow women of color. Feminism
is meant to be all-inclusive, and
white feminism pushes us further
and further away from bridging
the problems women face from
being raised in a misogynistic
society. The fight for respect and
civil rights for women has to be a
united front. All kinds of women
regardless of color, sexuality,
gender, ability, social class, etc.
need to be uplifted through your
efforts in feminism.
Alejandra studies general studies .
She can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter
@TheSagebrush.
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A8
WEEKLY TOP 5
NCAA tournament
upsets
NC STATE VS.
HOUSTON 1983
Often regarded as
the greatest Cinderella run
in NCAA basketball history,
North Carolina States March
Madness culminated in the
final game against No. 1 seed
Houston, who had lost just
three games all year and was
led by two future NBA Hall
of Famers. NC States last
second heave at the buzzer
came up a few feet short, but
was dunked in by Lorenzo
Charles for the win.
TEXAS WESTERN
VS. KENTUCKY
1966
GEORGE MASON
VS. UCONN 2006
Texas Western was the first

college basketball team to
play five African-American
starters in 1966. The Miners
fought against a field of 22
teams to eventually face off in
the championship against the
immortal, all-white Kentucky
Wildcats, who were upset
72-65.
The Patriots of George

Mason went on one of the
most unbelievable runs in
tournament history, when
they made it all the way to
the final four in 2006. George
Mason beat Michigan State
and North Carolina on its way
to a showdown in the elite
eight with top-seeded UConn.
The Patriots upset UConn in
overtime 86-84, on its way to
the final four.
LEHIGH VS. DUKE

2012
SANTA CLARA
VS. ARIZONA
1993
Duke is one of the

most prominent programs in
NCAA history, but in 2012
the team was confronted by
heavy underdog Lehigh, led
by C.J. McCollum who scored
30 points in the first-round
matchup. Lehigh is one of
seven 15 seeds to win in the
opening round.
The Broncos of Santa Clara, led

by young Steve Nash, upset
highlytouted Arizona in the
first round as a 15 seed. The
game included a 25-0 run in
the second half by Arizona, but
Steve Nash and Santa Clara
iced the game with 16 seconds
remaining thanks to a pair of
clutch free throws.
THIS WEEKS GAME

Nevada vs. Montana
When: Wednesday, March 16
Where: Lawlor Events Center
(11,536)
TV: N/A
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
The greatest trick

the devil ever pulled
was convincing the
world he did not
exist.
Keyser Sosa
The future is bright

2016 saw a culture change, a budding
superstar, and a talented incoming class
By Jack Rieger
By now youve undoubtedly heard the news: Nevada basketball lost to San
Diego State in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament,
thus ending its run at an NCAA tournament bid. But dont feel too bad, Wolf Pack
fans. Nevada made significant leaps this season toward its ultimate goal of being
a consistent postseason contender. For fans of the Pack, there is plenty to look
forward to.
MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS

Standings Conference Overall
SDSU
16-2
25-9
Fresno State
13-5
25-9
Boise State
11-7
20-12
Nevada
10-8
19-13
New Mexico
10-8
17-15
UNLV
8-10
18-15
Colorado State
8-10
18-16
Utah State
7-11
16-15
Wyoming
7-11
14-18
Air Force
5-13
14-18
San Jose State
4-14
9-22
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

WOMENS BASKETBALL
Nevada faced off against the
Utah State Aggies as the No.
10 seed in the first round of the
Mountain West tournament on
Monday, March 7, in Las Vegas.
Utah State swept the regular
season series against the Wolf
Pack. In its playoff matchup,
Nevada was beaten handily by
a final score of 59-35 to end a
5-25 season.
Nevada shot just 11-59 from
the floor and scored only 13
points in the second half. The
Pack was led by sophomore
Teige Zeller, with seven points
and six rebounds, and Stephanie
Schmid, Kelsey Kaelin and Riana
Everidge scored five points each.
Senior Nyasha Lesure grabbed
11 rebounds. Utah State was the
No. 7 seed in the tournament
and lost in the following round
to No.2 seed Fresno State.
The Wolf Pack was plagued by
injury all year, as the team lost
three of its best players to torn
ACLs in the first two weeks of
the season. Beloved head coach
Jane Albright celebrated her
500th win of the season this
year, but had just five wins in 30
games to show for it this season.
WINNING CULTURE
Just one year ago, Nevada was wrapping up a season with its worst winning
percentage in 44 years, including just five conference wins. Attendance and
overall energy surrounding the team was downright depressing, and the players
themselves didnt even like playing for one another.
All of that has changed and more. New coach Eric Musselman injected a muchneeded sense of urgency into his team where defense is demanded at a premium
and lethargy is not tolerated. This included the departure of AJ West, one of the
best rebounders in Nevada history. Beyond the technical improvements, the
Pack played this season with an obvious confidence that depicted itself in the
form of pregame celebrations, smiling toward the camera following fast-break
dunks, a social media team that highlighted the teams eccentric personality and
of course the teams head coach.
The turning point came at home against UNLV, when Nevada beat the Rebels
by two points in front of a chaotic home crowd full of people wondering, Are
we actually good at basketball? If that question wasnt answered against the
Rebels, then it was answered by Nevadas consistent performance throughout its
32 games and its 19-13 winning record. Not to mention, the Wolf Pack notched
its first Mountain West Conference Tournament win in program history against
New Mexico.
CAMERON OLIVER
What if I told you Nevada has a player who averaged 23.5 points, 12.5 rebounds
and 3.5 blocks in the Mountain West Tournament; has the potential to make over
60 3-pointers a year; was named to the Mountain West All-Tournament team;
and is 19-years-old? Great news: he exists, his name is Cameron Oliver and he is
a freshman.
Not only does Oliver have NBA potential, but his teammates like playing with
him and he quickly emerged as a vocal leader for Nevada. Oliver still has plenty to
work on: he tends to get in early foul trouble (although he consistently improved
on that throughout the season), he is still honing his back-to-the-basket skills
and his 3-point shot still has a ways to go. But Nevada has its paws on Oliver for
at least another season, and he should be tabbed as a MW Preseason Player
of the Year candidate.
INCOMING RECRUITING CLASS AND TRANSFERS
WOMENS TENNIS
Nevada lost more than a few games this season due to its lack of
depth, especially at guard. The Packs depth will be a strength next
season, as the team is inheriting three newly eligible transfers
and a couple of impact freshman recruits. Senior transfer
Marcus Marshall will have an immediate impact as a scoring
guard who can create his own shot and play the point.
Marshall averaged 19.5 points in 13 starts his junior
season at Missouri State.
Incoming freshman Devearl Ramsey has
a chance to replace Marqueze Coleman
as Nevadas starting point guard next
season. Ramsey has exceptional
ball-handling
skills,
great quickness and
was one of the best
defenders in the
country
last
year at Sierra
Canyon High
School
in
Chatsworth,
California.
Ke n n e t h
Wooten,
a
6-foot-nine
power
forward
from
Manteca,
California, is Nevadas
highest rated incoming freshman. Wooten
averaged 8.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 5.1
blocks per game his sophomore year, but
had to sit out his junior season due to
transfer rules. Wooten is a cornerstone
defensive player with an enormous
wingspan, and he has developed a
respectable postgame that should
translate well in the Mountain West.
Its not fair to measure the success
of a teams season only by whether
it made the NCAA tournament.
Improvement, in the form of the
culture surrounding the program
or in wins and losses, tends to be
a revealing measuring stick. And if
were going by improvement, Nevada
outperformed everyones expectations.
Nevadas womens tennis team

won its home opener against
67th-ranked Cal State Fullerton
on Friday afternoon, 4-2. (Since
when does the NCAA rank
teams above 25th?) Nevada
fought off rain and strong winds
during the matches.
Cal State Fullerton came in
with a 10-1 record, while Nevada
boasted a 3-6 record before the
day started. Nevada took two of
the first three doubles matches
6-4 and 6-3. The point clinching
match was won by sophomore
Blaga Delic and junior Shelia
Morales. Sophomore Claudia
Herrero improved to 18-4 on
the season with her victory
over Alexis Valenzuela in No.
1 singles. Nevada freshman
Adriana Gergelyova won the
three-set match in No. 4 singles,
which tied the competition at
two apiece. The match-clinching
victory was won by Morales
in the No. 2 singles. This was
Nevadas third consecutive
victory, and it was set back by
two weather delays, the second
of which lasted more than 30
minutes.
Nevada swept Montana State
on Saturday afternoon at Caughlin
Club to win its third consecutive
match, improving to 5-6. The
doubles team of Blaga Delic and
Sheila Morales earned the victory
by a score of 6-3, and Claudia
Herrero and Adriana Gergelyov
won the second doubles match.
Nevada then took the No. 1, No.
2 and No. 4 singles matches to
clinch the victory. Gergelyova
won 6-1 twice at the fourth
singles match to put the Pack in a
commanding lead.
Jack Rieger can be reached at [email protected] and

on Twitter @JackRieger.
Andrea Wilkinson/Nevada Sagebrush
Sophomore guard Eric Cooper Jr. (21) drives to the basket against San Diego State on Jan. 26. The Wolf Pack finished the season 19-13,
and was invited to play in the College Basketball Invitational on Wednesday, March 16.
Jack Rieger can be reached at

Twitter @SagebrushSports.
WHO IS YOUR PICK TO WIN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP?

I never doubt Michigan State because of head coach
Tom Izzo. Izzo is tournament tested and has led
teams without star recruits to the Final Four. Senior
guard Denzel Valentine has led this team to a Big
10 Tournament title and a 29-5 overall record while
averaging 19.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.8 assists
per game. The beauty of Valentines game is that
he is efficient, shooting 46 percent from the floor
and 45 percent from 3-point land. The Spartans are
selfless and are first in the nation in assists. Dont be
surprised if Sparty is cutting down the nets this year.
VS
Neil Patrick
Healy
THE WEEKLY DEBATE
Jack
Rieger
College basketball fans are claiming the field is wide open,

and anybody can win it all this year. Youre all wrong, you
know why? Because the same five teams win the tournament
every year: Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas and
UConn. A mid-major team hasnt won the tournament since
1990, therefore the underdog narrative is vastly overstated.
If you want to win your bracket, just pick every favorite,
especially in the later rounds. Everyone will hate you, but
when money is on the line perception is overrated. Ill take
Kentucky, who has as much talent as anyone in basketball
and has appeared in two out of the last four finals.
UP
Stock
with
DOWN
Neil Patrick Healy
STOCK UP
THE SPORTS GODS
Every once in a while the powers that be in
the realm of sports smile down on us mere
mortals and bestow upon us a gift beyond our
comprehension. The list includes the ABA, Bo
Jackson, Ed Reeds Im hurt, dog! halftime
speech and Ben Wallaces afro. Now the mighty
sports deities have combined two holidays to
make an epic day.
The first day of the NCAA tournament falls
on St. Patricks Day this year and both fall on a
Thursday. Starting at 9 a.m., the entire sports fan
population will watch nonstop basketball on
four different channels until around 9 p.m. that
night and proceed to make their way downtown
to drink Irish car bombs until 1 a.m. Thirsty
Thursday is solid, St. Patricks Day is always fun
and the first day of the NCAA tournament is the
best day in sports. Combine them all, and its a
sports fans dream. Its moments like this that
make life worth living.
STOCK DOWN
GOOSE GOSSAGE
There is a real disconnect between young and
old baseball fans about the unwritten rules. The
older generation reveres these rules as how to
conduct oneself on the field, while younger fans
believe that the rules are archaic and result in a
lack of personality and pizzazz in the game. This
conflict reared its ugly head when former Yankee
Hall of Fame pitcher Goose Gossage had an old
man rant from his porch to all the younger players
and how the game is today.
Gossage said that Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose
Bautista was a F****** disgrace to the game and
criticized his epic bat flip in last seasons ALDS
as well as how he is embarrassing for all Latino
players. Because the most memorable moment of
last season is embarrassing an entire demographic
of players, right? He then went on to criticize how
baseball is being run by F****** nerds and how
the ones who run the game never played. Yes, how
dare those smart people use numbers and math.
Guess what, Goose? Those nerds are the future.
Theo Epstein never played major baseball and hes
arguably the best general manager in the game.
No one is going to invest millions and millions
of dollars on some guy named Buddy who used
to be a bullpen catcher. Gossage will continue to
be cranky and tell kids to get off his lawn while
baseball leaves him in the background.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter @NP_Healy.
SPORTS | A9
Nevada wins first MWC game

Brooks hitting,
pitching leads the
way for the Pack
By Neil Patrick Healy
Nevadas 2015 Mountain West
championship banner was unveiled
on Sunday, March 13, and the Wolf
Pack responded by picking up a 7-6
win over New Mexico. It was the first
conference win of the season and
was also the first conference win
for first-year head coach T.J. Bruce
as he looks to turn Nevada around
after the seasons rocky start.
Im really proud of how we
bounced back today, Bruce said
after the game. I told the team this
morning that commitment is being
loyal to who we are and how we
play, and they went out and showed
commitment and character today. I
thought we played well in all facets.
We pitched, played good defense
and were opportunistic offensively.
Junior
left-handed
pitcher
Trenton Brooks earned his first
win of the season, as he struck out
six batters while allowing nine hits
and two earned runs in five innings
pitched. Brooks did it in both facets
of the game with three RBIs. Sophomore TJ Friedl helped out as well by
adding three hits and scoring two
runs.
The Wolf Pack jumped to an early
6-1 lead in the fourth inning, but
the Lobos would battle back and
score four runs in the fifth inning off
a Carl Stajduhar three-run homer
over the left field fence. With Nevadas lead cut to 6-5, Nevada managed to extend the lead to 7-5 with a
RBI single by Cole Krzmarzick in the
seventh inning.
In the eighth inning, New Mexico
once again cut the Nevada lead to
one run with a solo home run by
Chris DeVito, but the Lobos rally
was held off. With two runners on
in the ninth inning, junior righthanded pitcher Evan McMahan
threw in relief and closed out the
game by forcing a double play.
Nevada went 4-of-9 (.444) on twoout hitting and drove in six two-out
RBIs. Friedl had his sixth multi-hit
game of the season with three hits,
two runs and two RBIs. Brooks set
a season-high with three RBIs and
Pearce added two hits, one RBI and
one run. McMahan earned Nevadas
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Nevada catcher Justin Hazard (2) takes pitches behind the plate during Nevadas game against New Mexico on Sunday, March 13, at Peccole Park. Nevada won 7-6.
first save of the season after entering

in the ninth inning. An impressive
stat is that Nevadas pitching staff
combined to strand 10 New Mexico
runners on base.
Nevada (5-10, 1-4) returns to

action on Tuesday as the Wolf Pack
travels to Moraga, California, to take
on Saint Marys (8-6). First pitch
between the Wolf Pack and Gaels is
set for 3 p.m. at Louis Guisto Field.

Neil Patrick Healy can be reached
at [email protected] and on
Twitter @NP_Healy.
FREAKY
FAST!
FREAKY
FRESH!
Photo courtesy of Nevada Athletics
Nevada diver Zoe Lei in mid dive during the Mountain West championship in College Station, Texas.
Diving
saw her claim yet another title. Palmer seized a

profound score of 638.15, as she captured the
platform title.
When it comes to perseverance and a will to
succeed, look no further than Palmer. She epitomizes these two words because even through her
multiple knee surgeries and countless injuries,
she still found a way to push through the pain
and become successful. No wall was ever tall, or
strong enough to stop Palmer from pursuing her
dreams. But behind every successful person is
another who pushed them to be great.
Jian Li You is the person who pushed Palmer,
Zheng and Lei to be great. Lets face it, no diving
coach wins the title Mountain West Diving Coach
of the Year for four straight seasons unless they

deserve it. You always tells her divers, If you have
fun, you will do well. Her relaxed attitude towards coaching comes from years of experience.
Her extensive knowledge of the sport allows her to
see all the flaws her divers may have and remedy
them before they compete. You, might just win
Mountain West Diving Coach of the Year, every
year until she decides to hang up her whistle.
Regionals gave the womens swim and dive
community a lot to think about. First off, Nevada
is a powerhouse team that continues to topple
its competition. While this may be Palmers final
season, she is looking to take it all. Finally, Nevada
will be a force to be reckoned with for years to
come, due to its immense depth.
Brandon Cruz can be reached at neil@sagebrush.
unr.edu and on Twitter @SagebrushSports.
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Wolf Pack
back in the
postseason
Krysta Palmer dives into the water at the Mountain West championships in College Station,
Texas.
Palmer, Lei
and Zheng
lead Pack
in regionals
Nevada guard Tyron Criswell

shoots a free throw against San
Diego State in the Mountain West
tournament in Las Vegas last
Friday, March 11.
Nevada set to
face Montana
in the CBI
By Brandon Cruz

Wolf Pack basketball will play at least one more
time in the 2016 season. The Nevada mens basketball team will host the University of Montana in the
first round of the College Basketball Invitational at
Lawlor Events Center on Wednesday at 7 p.m. It is
the 14th postseason for the Wolf Pack (six in the
NCAA, five in the National Invitation Tournament
and three in the CBI) and its first postseason appearance for the Wolf Pack since making the NIT
in 2012.
Montana comes into Wednesdays game with a
21-11 record, and finished second in the Big Sky
Conference to Weber State with a 14-4 conference record. Despite losing to Weber State in the
Big Sky Championship game 62-59, Montanas
second-year head coach Travis DeCuire has led the
Grizzlies to back-to-back 20 win seasons. Nevada
and Montana have met 40 times with Montana
leading the series 22-18. The Wolf Pack won the
last meeting at Montana 70-64 on Dec. 10, 2011,
but Montana defeated the Pack 87-79 in the 2006
NCAA tournament in Salt Lake City on March 16,
2006.
After a successful first season for head coach
Eric Musselman, Nevada will look to have its
first win in the CBI in school history. Nevada has
appeared in the CBI in 2008 and 2009, but lost to
Houston and UTEP in both meetings. The Wolf
Pack has already more than doubled its win total
and conference wins from last season and will
look to add a 20th win to the season total. Nevada
also finished fourth in the conference, which is its
second best finish since joining the conference in
2012.
The CBI is a 16-team tournament with firstround games set for March 15 and 16. The quarterfinals are March 21 with the semifinals on March
23. The finals are a best-two-of-three-games series
to be played on March 28, 30 and April 1.
The first 400 Nevada students with a valid student ID will be admitted to the game for free. The
400 tickets will be distributed at the main entrance
to Lawlor Events Center when the gates open at
5:30 p.m. Additional student tickets will be available to purchase for $5.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter @NP_Healy.
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Nevada freshman forward Cameron Oliver (0) squares up against UNLV star forward Stephen
Zimmerman (33) on Jan. 23 at Lawlor Events Center. Oliver was named Mountain West freshman of the year and was named to the All-Tournament team for his play last weekend.
Nevadas Cameron Oliver named to

Mountain West All-Tournament team
Nevada freshman forward Cameron Oliver
was named to the Mountain West All-Tournament team on Saturday, March 12. Oliver
led Nevada to the Mountain West tournament
semifinals while averaging 23.5 points, 12.5
rebounds and 3.5 blocks as well as shooting
48.6 percent from the floor. Oliver is the only
member of the All-Tournament team to not
play in the championship game.
In Nevadas 64-62 win over New Mexico on
Thursday, March 10, Oliver had a career-high
26 points and had a game-leading 15 rebounds,
which gave him his seventh double-double of
the season. Oliver also had four blocks, with one
coming in the final seconds to clinch Nevadas
first win in the Mountain West tournament in
school history. Oliver played just shy of the full
40 minutes of play while only committing one
personal foul.
In Nevadas semifinal loss to San Diego State,
Oliver posted 21 points and 10 rebounds as he
earned his eighth double-double of the season.
It was the first time Oliver notched consecutive
double-doubles in his career. His three blocks
in the game gives him 23 games this season
2016 MWC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Karachi Edo, Fresno State
Marvelle Harris, Fresno State
Cameron Oliver, Nevada
Trey Kell, San Diego State
Malik Pope, San Diego State
Winston Shephard, San Diego State
MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER

Marvelle Harris, Fresno State
with at least two blocks.

In Olivers first season he has emerged as
a star for the Wolf Pack. He is averaging 12.4
points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.4 blocks and is shooting
49 percent from the floor. Oliver was the only
freshman in the conference named to the AllMountain West team. He and Nevada senior
point guard Marqueze Coleman were both
named to the second team, and Oliver was
named MWC freshman of the year.
Neil Patrick Healy can be reached at neil@
sagebrush.unr.edu and on Twitter @NP_Healy.
It may have been a relatively cold few days

in Flagstaff, Arizona, but that did not stop
the Nevada womens swim and dive team
from burning all its competition at the NCAA
Zone E Diving Regional. Two-time Mountain
West Diver of the Year Krysta Palmer, senior,
led the charge as her and her two teammates,
sophomore Sharae Zheng and freshman Zoe
Lei, qualified for the NCAA championships.
Opening day at the NCAA Zone E Diving
Regional at the NAU Aquatics and Tennis
Center was an eye-opener. Nevada came in
with a purpose and showed its dominance
from the start. The day featured the daunting 1-meter springboard finals, but Nevadas
divers approached it with confidence and
serenity. Palmer went on to place first in the
1-meter springboard, posting an impressive
cumulative score of 654.80.
Palmers teammate Zheng followed closely
behind as she acquired a score of 643.25 and
became the runner-up for the competition.
The last seven qualification spots were still
in contention, and Lei knew she couldnt
miss out on a chance to go to the NCAA
championships. With this in mind, Lei
fought tooth and nail, landing the ninth and
final qualifying spot with an overall score
of 568.90. Palmer, Zheng and Lei mark the
largest group of divers Nevada has sent to
the NCAA championships in the past decade.
Day two of regionals proved to be just as
fruitful for Palmer and Zheng. The 3-meter
springboard title was on the line. As usual,
Zheng and Palmer showed out. At this point
pressure is a mere formality to them. Zheng
earned her first career regional title with an
extraordinary score of 698.00. If Zheng is
performing this well as a sophomore, one
can only imagine how talented shell be by
her senior year. Palmer wasnt fair behind as
she took third place with an overall score of
666.05. With both of these amazing finishes,
both Palmer and Zheng had now qualified
for two separate events at the NCAA championships.
As if Palmers name wasnt already going
into Nevada womens swim and dive history,
bystanders and competitors attending the final day of the NCAA Zone E Diving Regionals
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TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2016

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VOLUME 122, ISSUE 25

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Elections marked by low turnout

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