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William Raggio was a force in Carson City watching over Nevadas
higher education for years. According to top-level administrators,
many of the vaunted, innovative buildings that opened on campus
within the last decade were a result of his support and commitment
to education in the state. Read more about how the late politician
affected the university and its students on A2.
Higher ed advocate Bill Raggio dies at 85
First and third photos courtesy of the Research Division of the
Legislative Counsel Bureau. Second photo from fi le/Nevada
Sagebrush
Coping with an eating disorderCoping with an eating disorder
Photo illustration by Garrett Valenzuela/Nevada Sagebrush
Krista Barlow, a 23-year-old journalism major, looks at a photo
of herself during the time she struggled with simultaneous anorexia
nervosa and bulimia nervosa in high school.
Leader delays farm actions
This thing doesnt have a face. It doesnt discriminate. It doesnt
matter what background you come from, it doesnt matter if you have
the best family support in the world or no family
By Zachary Volkert
University of Nevada, Reno interim President Marc John-son
postponed a proposal to rezone 10 percent of UNR farmland to future
industrial park space in a mass email to the student body Thursday
morning, keeping one of the few farmable areas in the Truckee River
Valley wholly intact.
Arguing against the quick profi ts that the industrial park
would have created, members of the community highlighted the
volatile growth potential for agriculture across the country.
According to an October 2011 Entrepreneur Magazine investigative
article about the burgeoning local food industry, cities as diverse
as Seattle and Cleveland are experiencing rates as high as 90
percent of local food served in restaurants.
Despite the demand, the market is still wide open more than 90
percent of food consumed in the United States is grown in the third
world. After mining and gaming, agriculture is Nevadas third
biggest industry.
If business is on the up and up, its largely due to a massive
paradigm shift in food right now, said Amber Sallaberry, director
of the local Great Ba-sin Food Co-op which has ex-panded from three
to over 67 local farmers in the last three years. What people want
is local, fresh, healthy food. Its being echoed that people want an
education to be a part of building something toward that in
Nevada.
The collective that fought the rezoning now hope to develop
By Ben Miller
Krista Barlow hadnt eaten a full meal in four days.
The teenager was standing at the paint coun-ter of Walmart
selecting a color for her room with her mother when her skin went
pale. She began to feel clammy. She was sweaty and her vision went
fuzzy. Her hearing began to fade as she collapsed on the
ground.
When she awoke, her mother and several em-ployees were trying to
revive her, holding water and orange juice. But the episode was
over. She felt fi ne. Krista pushed herself up and walked
out of the store with her mother.On the car ride home, her
mother told Krista
that she needed help. But Krista had to ask for it herself it
wasnt something her mother could force on her.
About 11 million people in the United States have an eating
disorder, according to the National Eating Disorders Association.
Stories like Kristas are the inspiration behind Eating Disorder
Awareness Week, which the university is recognizing this week with
several events.
Krista, who is now a 23-year-old journalism
By Ben Miller
The Counseling Center is holding several events this week to
raise awareness of eating disorders in an effort to help catch
cases early, before they result in physical prob-lems or even
death.
This week is Eating Disorders Awareness Week a time that
Counseling Center Psycholo-gist Rebecca Thompson looks to as an
opportunity to educate the friends and relatives of vic-tims who
play a crucial role in getting victims of disordered eating to come
forward.
Often, people with eating disorders hesitate to seek help
Student refl ects on personal struggles
See WEEK Page A5See KRISTA Page A5See FARM Page A5
Counselors look to awareness to curb disease
Walkout scheduled to protest budget reductionsBy Stephen
Ward
Students might see a fl ock of classmates exit the room Thursday
to protest shriveling departments and infl ating tuition on
campus.
The Occupy Reno student group is calling for a statewide walkout
at 1:30 p.m. in solidarity with the National Day of Action for
Education, according to group members. It will include a 2 p.m.
rally on the front steps of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center and
a 6 p.m. general assembly meeting in front of the University of
Nevada, Renos Getchell Library.
The tactic of the walkout is to remind not
necessarily the staff but the university administra-tion that
they depend on the students to keep this whole thing going, said
Occupy Reno student group member Benjamin Castro, who said he has
been preparing for the event for about a month. Its a protest
against higher tuition and lower quality of education. Its kind of
to remind the ad-ministration that they work for the students not
the other way around.
While student group members see the protest as a way to spread
awareness and send a message to state legislators and
administrators, some UNR students and faculty members view the
event as a media gimmick that has the potential to backfi re.
Erika McDonald, an 18-year-old business ma-jor, was confused as
to what message the group was attempting to send.
I dont think I would participate in it, she said. I mean, its
about education, right?
Daniel Judd, a 22-year-old criminal justice major, said the
protest would do more harm than good.
I dont know, I dont think itll really do any-thing, he said. I
just think itll make the teachers mad. Well be using class time to
go walk out and protest.
The criticism is something Castro expected before the event. He
said the group doesnt value
students walking out of their classes as much as it wants
students to learn about the issues that are affecting them at the
legislative level.
The walkout will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Participants will
meet for a rally in front of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center at
2 p.m. They will meet for a general assembly in front of Getchell
Library at 6 p.m.
BREAKOUT INFO
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By Jay Balagna
Far more than a name on a building, the late William Raggio will
be remembered across the system of higher education as one of its
biggest advocates in Carson City.
Dubbed the champion of education by a former university
president, Raggios infl uence as a leader left an indelible mark on
the Nevada System of Higher Education.
A state senator since the 1970s, Raggio was a kind of
institution in the Nevada state government rarely seen today.
Elected before term limits and part of a Republican leadership that
kept power in Northern Nevada long after it lost its population
edge over the south, he be-came somebody whose cooperation was
necessary for any large project until he announced his retirement
in 2011.
When fi rst elected to the state Legisla-ture in 1979 after
serving as the Washoe County district attorney and a failed U.S.
Senate bid Raggio was not the hero to education he would later be
seen as. Former University of Nevada, Reno President Joe Crowley,
who served as in-terim president for Raggios fi rst session,
remembered him at fi rst as charismatic and already well-known, but
not focused on Nevadas students. In the years to come, though, that
would change.
He was extremely helpful in knowing what higher eds needs and
how to meet those needs, Crowley said. He helped us in higher
education at every phase of the budget.
But Raggios importance as a supporter was more important, and
nuanced, to NSHE than just support getting money
from the Legislature. Using everything from his role as a UNR
alumnus to his long-held view that a strong education held the keys
to self-betterment, he helped focus public attention and often
pocketbooks to supporting the growth and success of Nevadas
universi-ties and colleges.
ATTRACTING DOLLARSPerhaps Raggios most important
legacy is the result of his support of what was once an
innovative way to fund new buildings and now stands as the primary
way nearly every large project is paid for.
Without Bill Raggio, there would be no Davidson Math and Science
building, no Center for Molecular Medicine, no Raggio education
building and so much more of the capital structure of the modern
university, NSHE Chancellor Dan Kaich said.
This new model matched public dollars from Carson City with
private donations solicited individually and through the UNR
Foundation founded in 1981, the donor-seeking organization for the
university was born along with the new idea, Crowley said.
The model helped to build each of the newer buildings on campus,
most of which carry names of primary benefac-tors who provided
dollars matched by the state Legislature, such as the Reynolds
School of Journalism.
The journalism building is a good example, Crowley said. That
kind of pattern prevailed down (in Carson City) and Bill Raggio
liked that pattern very much.
The emergence of this new plan was accompanied by many helpful
factors,
including rapid growth of both the higher education system and
the state and the emergence of gaming as a true industry rooted in
Las Vegas. But Raggios support in the halls of the state government
was just as instrumental, Crowley said.
More recently, Raggio also heavily infl uenced the
reorganization of the way the state funds NSHE to bring about the
return of what money tied to federal grants and used to compensate
for re-search infrastructure improvements. This change brings a
steady fl ow of money to UNR that Klaich said helps support merit
pay to keep professor salaries competitive during times of
shrinking budgets.
A DEDICATED ALUMNUSBill virtually grew up at the univer-
sity, Klaich said. It was in his blood from the time he was a
child and he was a proud graduate, never forgetting his alma
mater.
Raggios connections with UNR were deeper than just those of a
former stu-dent, though. He was an active alumus in the Alpha Tau
Omega fraternity, a member of the mens basketball team one year and
even the recipient of an honorary doctorate degree.
Even late in his life, Raggio main-tained the connections he
held with the campus.
I had a meeting with a few alumni on Friday and was told that
not only was Sen. Raggio going to be attending our annual Founders
Day Dinner on April 13, but that he was extremely excited to see
the fraternity up and running and making an impact yet again, Kenny
Tedford, the alumni relations offi cer for ATO, said.
The impact UNR had on Raggio was
returned when, later in life, the senator used his power to
build up the campus that had given him so much.
(Raggio was) a giant who was shaped by the university and then
turned around to be a master sculptor of the campus that it is
today, Klaich said. A man who knew that the university had given
him great opportunities and who never forgot his responsibility to
pay back those gifts. A man who never walked the campus without
being awed by its beauty and its history and so became a part of
that history.
SUPPORTER IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE
Though he was described as a stalwart supporter of Nevadas
education system, that support was not limited to fi ghting for
funding in Carson City, but extended to constructive criticism as
well.
Bill impacted the university in large and visible ways and in
more subtle ways that will be felt for years, Klaich said.
Oftentimes, Raggios support would come in the form of criticism.
But it was not criticism aimed to tear the system down, but rather
to strengthen its base for the years to come.
I would say support for education takes many forms, Christine
Cheney, the dean of the College of Education housed in the building
bearing Raggios name, said. But he was also a critic, and thats one
of the forms that support for education can take. While its not
always comfortable, thats the kind of support we also need.
Juan Lpez and Stephen Ward contributed to this story. Jay
Balagna can be reached at [email protected].
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STUDENTS WRITE CONDOLENCES AFTER HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING
Why does this keep happening in our
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makes students do this in retaliation.
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KUDOS OF THE WEEK
Sorority to host annual spaghetti fundraiser
Staff Report
Sigma Kappa Sorority will host its annual SKetti Night
fundraising event this weekend at its house (205 University
Terrace), with all proceeds ben-efi tting the groups Ultra Violet
Campaign.
The campaign includes phi-lanthropies such as gerontology,
Inherit the Earth, Marine Sea Coat Missionary Society and
Alzheimers Disease research.
The event will run through the night. From 6:30 p.m. Friday to
2:30 p.m. Saturday, the sorority will offer all-you-can-eat
spa-ghetti with brownies, lemonade and a live DJ.
Tickets for the event are $5 and can be purchased through any
member of the sorority or at the door.
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Bill Raggio poses for a portrait during the 1997 state
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Cultural Diversity served as an outlet for University of Nevada,
Reno students to express their thoughts about a high school
shooting Monday in Ohio that left one dead and four wounded.
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PIZZA WITH THE POLICEWhen: 11 a.m.- noonWhere: Room 402 of the
Joe Crowley Student Union
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WEDNESDAY/29ANTHROPOLOGY LECTUREWhen: 7-8 p.m.Where: The theater
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in Nevada.For more information, con-tact the front desk of the Joe
Crowley Student Union at 775-784-1110.
COLORBLIND: AN EVENING WITH TIM WISEWhen: 7-9 p.m.Where: The
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Tim Wise is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and
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ENGINEERING FRATERNITY BRINGS BACK 75-YEAR-OLD EVENT
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RESEARCH:
UNR STUDY SHEDS LIGHT ON PATH TO CITIZENSHIP
Researchers at the University of Ne-vada, Reno recently
published a study showing that about 15 percent of immi-grants who
receive green cards increase their incomes by $11,860 per year
after receiving their citizenship.
However, they must fi rst face a six to 10-year waiting period.
During this time, immigrants on temporary work visas often fi nd
themselves trapped in workplaces with little opportunity for
promotion or fi nding another job, according to a statement from
the uni-versity released last Tuesday.
Employers know they have these workers over a barrel, said
Sankar Mukhopadhyay, one of the researchers, in the statement. They
arent going to demand a raise during those six years, even if they
deserve it, and they arent going to move on to another company,
because they know doing those things will jeopardize their chances
of getting their green cards in time.
Because immigrants waiting for their green cards earn so much
less than native workers, they are more attractive candidates to
employers than American citizens, he said.
In the study, Mukhopadhyay recom-mended increasing the number of
green cards given to applicants on temporary work visas.
NEVADA WOLF SHOP DIRECTOR
TO RETIRE AFTER 28 YEARS
Nevada Wolf Shop Director Marie Stewart will retire Wednesday
after
more than 28 years of service to the University of Nevada,
Reno.
During her time as director, Stewart supervised the design
concept for the new bookstore after it transitioned from the Jot
Travis Student Union to the Joe Crowley Student Union, implemented
the concept for the Pack Pit Stop con-venience store, and
administered the concept of healthy food options in the new
bookstore, among other achieve-ments.
She was responsible for a $300,000-$500,000 per year transfer to
the As-sociated Students of the University of Nevada during her
tenure as bookstore manager, according to ASUN Director Sandy
Rodriguez.
A retirement reception was held for Stewart on Monday in the Joe
as a tribute to her diligent work throughout the years.
NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION NEWSUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN:
SUPREME COURT TO HEAR CASE CHARGING INSTITUTION WITH EXCLUDING
WHITE APPLICANTS
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case challenging the
University of Texas at Austins controversial use of race when
considering undergraduate ap-
plicants, according to a statement from the university released
last Tuesday.
The case, titled Fisher v. The Uni-versity of Texas, concerns a
white female student who charged the in-stitution with excluding
her because she is Caucasian. In the statement, university
President Bill Powers said the decision process is justified
be-cause it is geared toward enhancing diversity.
The Supreme Court wrote in the 2003 landmark Grutter v.
Bollinger case that the nations future depends upon leaders
educated and trained through wide exposure to the ideas and mores
of students as diverse as this nation, Powers said in the
statement. Our ad-missions policy embodies that vision.
The U.S. Court of Appeals voted in favor of the university.
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON:
RESEARCHERS COMPLETE FOUR-DECADE STUDY ILLUSTRATING SLANG FROM
DIFFERENT REGIONS OF AMERICA
After more than 40 years of reviewing 2.3 million interviews, a
scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has completed the
second half of the Dic-tionary of American Regional English, which
catalogues the different types of speech present in different
communi-ties around the United States.
The dictionarys editor, Joan Houston Hall, took on the
responsibility of com-pleting the project after the fi rst editor
died in 1985, according to a statement
from the university. The statement said the dictionary is useful
for professionals seeking to understand Americans from different
parts of the country.
The books encompass sayings like ish, a Minnesota expression for
disgust and cho cho, an Oregon phrase for a small child or boy. The
researchers conducted interviews in more than 1,000 communities
across all 50 states, including Carson City and Winnemucca.
UNR POLICE BLOTTER
FRIDAY, 2/24/12:Offi cers cited an individual for public
drunkenness and minor in possession and consumption at Nye
Hall.
TUESDAY, 2/21/12:Police responded to a report of a traffi c
accident at Church Fine Arts.
Offi cers arrested an individual for tres-passing at Lombardi
Recreation Center.
SATURDAY, 2/18/12:Police responded to a report of petit larceny
involving a wallet, military dog tags and currency at Lombardi
Recre-ation Center.
Offi cers arrested an individual for driv-ing under the infl
uence and cited an individual for minor in possession and
consumption at East Ninth and North Virginia streets.
Juliana Bledsoe/Nevada SagebrushTrevor Cummins, a 21-year-old
mechanical engineering major, adds metal weights to his Rube
Goldberg machine during Theta Tau fraternitys Engineers Brawl event
Friday. The fraternity revived the event, which hasnt been held
since 1937. Theta Tau members hope to build upon the Brawl and
include high school participation in the future.
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Zombie game phenomenon hits campus
By Ben Miller
Brad Sappington, a student at Goucher College in Maryland,
turned to his friends one day in 2005 and told them he had always
wanted to see 50 people chasing one student across campus.
The small group made it happen. They created a game involving
Nerf guns, socks and bandanas, based the game loosely on tag and
tied it to the zombie mythos. An empire was born the Humans vs.
Zombies empire. Latching onto Facebook, which was just be-ginning
to open up to students at non-Ivy League schools at the time,
Humans vs. Zombies spread like wildfi re, leaping from city to city
and drawing in tens of thousands.
Now, the game has descended on the University of Nevada, Reno
campus. After a two-day test game last week, a group of students is
aiming for campus-wide participation in a large-scale event that
begins Friday and will last a week.
Its such a long-term thing, it just feels really like an
apocalyp-tic event, said Nolan Nicholson, treasurer of the Humans
vs. Zombies club. Its so drawn out and pervading over the entire
course of it.
The game pits one original zombie against an army of hu-mans
carrying Nerf guns and socks, which act as grenades. Humans wear
bandanas around their arms and zom-bies wear them around their
heads, but the original zombie goes incognito until they begin
infecting, or tagging, people. The game is skewed toward the undead
because they regener-ate only minutes after being shot.
On top of the regular mechan-ics of gameplay, moderators often
dream up special mis-sions for the players, putting them in
scenarios that follow a storyline. Last semester, the students held
a mission where the humans had to gather pieces of a machine
(random metal parts) and bring them together in one place.
The group is hoping to meet the scale reported at other
col-leges and universities. According to Max Temkin, one of the fi
rst
players of the game at Goucher College, Purdue University held
one game with about 1,600 participants.
The UNR groups test game was comparatively small with about 25
players, but it none-theless turned heads toward the students
decked out with Nerf guns of all shapes and sizes when they
gathered to be-gin a mission in the Fitzgerald Student Services
building Thursday.
Games last for at least a week because of a few reasons,
Nicholson said. It generally lasts until either the last human is
in-fected or there is a fi nal escape mission. The campus serves as
a massive urban playground where students play in between classes
and well into the night.
One very possible situation could be a human and a zombie going
into the same class, Nich-olson said. Because academic buildings
and residence halls are off-limits for the game, they could both
exit the building and then the human would have to run for their
life.
The basic idea nowhere is safe, he said. Which makes everywhere
fun.
Some Humans vs. Zombies players take the game to ex-
tremes with gun modifi cations and costumes, Nicholson said.
Michael Kaiser, an 18-year-old mechanical engineering major and
six-game veteran, brought a Nerf gun covered in taped objects to
the test game. He attached items including two socks, his iPhone 4,
a laser pointer and extra ammuni-tion to the plastic fi rearm.
Others brought Nerf bows and arrows, shotguns and pistols. The
club offi cers had no diffi culty attracting 25 stu-dents to the
small-scale game.
It was that easy last semes-ter as well. The game fi rst hit UNR
in October. According to Andrew Delloro, one of the fi rst players
at the university, the fl edgling project attracted about 120
students and lasted half a week.
But they faced logistical problems. After a moderator cheated by
bringing them-selves back to life, many be-came distrustful of the
rules and quit the game.
Then, a small contingency from the fi rst round decided to
rally. Recognizing that the previous groups problems largely
stemmed from poor organization, they secured recognition as a club
from
the undergraduate student government, appointed mod-erators to
guard against cheat-ing and held the test game a self-proclaimed
publicity stunt to garner interest for the fi rst large-scale game,
which will begin Friday.
After all, Nicholson believes the best way to get people
play-ing Humans vs. Zombies is by playing it.
Id say about a third of the people in the original game signed
up midgame because they saw us walking around with
the armbands, with the guns, he said. The game really does
advertise itself more powerfully than any advertising we could cook
up.
Ben Miller can be reached at [email protected].
The Humans vs. Zombies game will run for a week beginning 6:30
p.m. Friday on the fourth fl oor of the Joe Crowley Student
Union.
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By Alex Malone
As February ends, so does Na-tional Black History Month. In the
last two years, the University of Nevada, Reno has seen an
in-crease in these types of activities to celebrate
African-American culture, Student Development Coordinator Jody
Lykes said. Paired with an increase in di-versity initiatives,
Black History Month has become one of many opportunities for
students to connect with different cultures.
If a black student were to come to this campus now as opposed to
fi ve years ago, they would have an entirely different experience.
The experience now would be a lot more positive, Lykes said. The
cool thing about it is that these events that we put on are not the
only thing that students have to choose from.
Events drew an average atten-dance of about 50 students, Lykes
said. Some events, like a dating game event, drew more than
100.
Many of them were in clubs in the Black Culture Cooperative, a
project of the Center.
Sometimes theyre the same students, sometimes theyre dif-ferent.
Its very centered around the clubs and organizations that are in
the Black Culture Coop-erative, Lykes said.
Education is the driving force behind the months events, Black
Student Organization President Niesha Jones said.
A lot of people arent aware of whats going on in the
African-American community, so hav-ing a time to be able to
celebrate it and make an awareness on campus is essential because
people need to know whats go-ing on, said Jones, a 20-year-old
journalism major.
The BCC advertised club events through fl yers and social media,
Lykes said. The funding for these events comes from the Associated
Students of the University of Nevada.
The breadth of clubs that
advocate for the African-American community is both a strength
and a weakness, BSO Vice President Nadeen Black said. The
19-year-old journalism and French major said that the different
clubs allow many events, but they are almost exclusive to club
members. Lykes expressed a similar idea, but is still opti-mistic
of growth.
Do I have a wish that I would see more white students or
students not associated with the Center and the clubs? I think the
answer is yes, Lykes said. But as long as it stays positive for the
students who are coming and who are involved, thats all I want.
Black student life on this campus if you can fi nd it, because
sometimes I know students dont fi nd it is good. Its really
good.
Alex Malone can be reached at [email protected].
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Students acting like zombies try to reach humans at Palmer
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because they dont think their problem is bad enough, Thomp-son
said. They might also fear the reactions of those they look to for
help.
Ive heard so many people who come in and have people say to
them, You dont look like you have an eating disorder, because
theres a stereotype about what people (should look like), she said.
And re-ally, anybody can look any way and have an eating
disorder.
The support network that victims have around them are often the
reasons that people with disordered eating seek treatment, said
Lara Pence, a licensed clinical psychologist with the Texas branch
of the Renfrew Center, a national authority on the diseases.
Often the people who get help get help because somebody goes
toward them and offers help or tells them they need to get help,
Pence said.
The campus offers several outlets for people with eating
disorders, said Yani Dickens, director of training at the
counseling center. Victims can consult with a dietitian at the
student health center, talk with a psychologist at the counseling
center or at-tend one of its support group sessions. The group
focuses on four techniques to help people address problems related
to disordered eating awareness of emotions, regulation of emotions,
dis-
tress tolerance and learning to be assertive.
More than 10 million Americans struggle with eating disorders,
according to statis-
tics from the National Eating Disorders Association.
Ben Miller can be reached at [email protected].
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major at the University of Nevada, Reno, struggled with anorexia
nervosa and bulimia nervosa through the second half of high school
and the fi rst half of college.
I would go about two weeks without having an actual meal, Krista
said. And (I) would go through episodes of anorexia like that and
if (I) did eat some-thing, (I) would purge it.
Her behavior was self-sup-porting. She believed in logical
contradictions that kept her from fully understanding her
problem.
When she looked in the mirror, she would admire the way that her
skin was draped so thinly across her ribs, which stuck out
noticeably. At the same time, the thin girl saw a fat person whose
blue and gold cheerleading uniform wouldnt fi t properly because of
her size.
You always think, like, it can be better, she said. Its
basi-cally an unattainable thing you see. And what youre looking at
is never good enough.
The pain she felt from vomiting and hunger felt useful. It was a
way to deal with the confusing and stressful life of a teenage
girl.
Every time she got in a fi ght with her family or a boyfriend,
every time she felt worthless, she craved the pain.
(I would think), Lets get it over with, lets get the pain out
and then move forward.
For about two years, Krista went through her days barely eating.
She would often bring l a handful of Goldfi sh crack-ers with her
to schoo a small enough portion that she could easily hide it. She
would consume only enough to keep herself from passing out during
cheerleading practice.
Most of Kristas symptoms and side effects of the diseases are
relatively common among people who share them with her, according
to UNR Counseling Services Psychologist Rebecca Thompson. Victims
often con-
coct logical contradictions to justify their behavior.
If your body is starving, then your brain isnt exactly working
at its best capacity, she said.
For many, its an issue of controlling whats happening in their
lives, said Lara Pence, a li-censed clinical psychologist with the
Renfrew Center of Texas, a national research and treatment
foundation for eating disorders.
Our patients get really sad and they dont know how to manage
their sadness, Pence said. But what they do know how to control is
what goes into their mouth.
Kristas problems didnt start with that feeling. Self-induced
vomiting was something that she stumbled upon accidentally at the
end of her freshman year of high school. She had been eating tacos
with her friends one night and got a piece of tomato lodged in her
throat. She induced vomiting to get it out.
I just remembered, This doesnt even hurt, Krista said. And I
just remember, after that it was so much easier for me to just have
that release. Because I knew that if I induced it, it wouldnt
hurt.
After that, there was no ac-countability. Though the 5-foot 5
girl dropped from 120 pounds to 102 pounds, none of her friends or
family seemed to notice. If they did, they didnt mention it to
Krista. Her high school had off-campus lunches, so she didnt have
to be around other people when she was eating.
Without anybody to tell her something was wrong, Krista listened
instead to her own justi-fi cations for her behavior. Draw-ing from
the extreme cases of girls wasting away on TV, she told herself
that she wasnt so bad.
Krista has since learned that such disorders dont necessarily
show themselves drastically. Of-ten they arent even noticeable.
This thing doesnt have a face, she said. It doesnt
dis-criminate. It doesnt matter what background you come from, it
doesnt matter if you have the best family support in the world
or no family support.It wasnt until the fainting epi-
sode in Walmart that she began to pay more attention to what she
was doing. Soon after the incident, she started to notice blood in
her spit when she would brush her teeth. It continued for a few
weeks the acidic bile that accompanied her vomit had deteriorated
her esophagus to the point of bleeding.
Finally, Krista admitted her problems to her parents. With her
family supporting her, she was able to overcome her problems. She
eventually saw a professional therapist to avoid relapse.
Since then, Krista has had many of her friends come forward to
confi de in her about similar problems. She said she knows about 10
people who have struggled with eating disorders.
I think its a lot more common than people think, Krista said.
There are people that youre friends with, more than likely, and you
cant ever really truly identify it sometimes unless somebody tells
you that theyre going through it.
Some of her friends still wont come forward for treatment, she
said. But while shes glad that they confi ded in her, it frustrates
and frightens her that their behavior will likely continue.
Especially because she saw fi rst-hand the physical toll that
such problems can take on a person. When she was still engaging in
her behaviors, she bled from her throat and fainted. But Krista is
concerned about the effects her diseases could still have on her.
Shes waiting to see if she develops osteoporosis or fragile bones,
effects of anorexia.
Mentally, shes still struggling.Of course people recover
from it, she said. But its always something in the back of your
mind. Theres always that voice saying, Dont eat that!
It gets quieter, but it doesnt go away.
Ben Miller can be reached at [email protected].
Were going to be there from 2 to 5 (p.m.), he said. Get youre As
fi rst, then you can meet us after class. If you cant afford to
walk out, just meet us afterwards.
The rally is one of several events the Occupy Reno student group
has held at the university this year. In addition to regularly
holding
general assemblies on the UNR campus, the group orchestrates
protests to rally against corporate personhood, such as the Feb. 2
event held at the Knowledge Center earlier this month.
Derek Kauneckis, a UNR associ-ate professor of political
science, views the protest as an effective way to gather local
media atten-tion but explained how legislators werent the main
contributors to higher educations hardships.
I dont think the problem is
that the legislators dont care, I think the problem is they dont
have a revenue source to work with, Kauneckis said.
He also warned about potential backfi re, as some citizens view
college as a privileged environ-ment where the problems dont
immediately impact them. Walk-ing out during a lecture doesnt make
the group appear socially responsible, he added.
Despite the detractors, Castro is optimistic about the event
and the message Occupy Reno is trying to send.
There are some industries where capitalism can fl ourish, he
said. There are some things you shouldnt capitalize on, and
education being one of the basic fundamental human rights, it
shouldnt be something you capitalize on. This is an invest-ment in
the future.
Stephen Ward can be reached at [email protected].
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Tuesday, 2/28, 5:30 p.m. in the theater on the third fl oor of
the Joe Crowley Student Union. Documentary screening, America the
Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments, with di-rector Daryl Roberts in
attendance. Wednesday, 2/29, noon-1:30 p.m. in the student lounge
on the third fl oor of the Joe Crowley Student Union. How to Lose
20 lbs. in a Week: Myth vs. Fact discussion. Thursday, 3/1,
noon-1:30 p.m. in the graduate student lounge on the third fl oor
of the Joe Crowley Student Union. Mindful-ness Through Yoga.
Friday, 3/2, all day. Make-up-Free Friday, a day without wearing
make-up. For more information on these events, contact Counseling
Services at 775-784-4648 or visit them in their offi ce in room 202
of the Thompson Building.
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Counseling Services can be reached at 775-784-4648. It is
located in room 202 of the Thompson Building. The Student Health
Center can be reached at 775-784-6598. It is located in the Red-fi
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a self-sustaining incubation program and a fruit-and-berry
orchard in the rescued 104-acre strip, part of the detailed
ecosys-tem proposal for the entire 1,049 acres. Local businesswoman
Susie Sutphin was especially optimistic about the incubation
program.
The incubation plan is mod-eled after a California (Agricul-ture
and Land-Based Training Association) program that now sustains
itself without the use of grants, Sutphin said. Creating
self-sustaining industries on campus is invaluable, especially with
the effect of the economic crisis on education.
The proposal also argued that the space could be used for
still-unallocated regional
fl ood management space before Johnson was informed Wednes-day
evening that the selection deadline was extended. It was one of the
few arguments that held the proposal together after Tuesday evening
when local farmers, students and businessmen spoke out against its
educational, economic and environmental impact.
Concerns that the rezoning would have been another nail in the
coffi n of the CABNR program were refuted by associ-ate professor
James Sedinger of the Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Science, who attested to the programs growth.
Yes, we had to cut animal science and animal biotech in 2010,
Sedinger said. But we also stepped up to the plate and made sure no
student currently in the program didnt graduate.
Sedinger also defended that
CABNR is using more than $1.1 million in 33 various
experimen-tal projects this year and even added a new major:
agricultural science.
Even with the victory over the farmland, the agricultural
program is shrinking quickly, often losing its most talented
students. Catelyn Sanders, the president the UNR Future Farmers
Association, spoke of her plans to transfer to Boise State
University next year be-cause the university offers her desired
emphasis agricultural business.
Youth who live in Nevada, who want to stay in Nevada, who want
to come to UNR are now willing to go (out-of-state), said Sanders.
They are willing to make that change in order to do what they
love.
Zachary Volkert can be reached at [email protected].
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The University of Nevada, Renos Agricultural Experiment Station,
a 1,000-acre parcel of land along the Truckee River, was facing a
rezoning proposal that would have freed up the space for sale and
industrial development in the future. UNR interim President Marc
Johnson delayed the decision to rezone the farm Thursday.
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I was minding my own business a couple weeks ago, trying to act
like I wasnt crying while watching Jennifer Hudsons tribute to
Whitney Houston at the Grammy Awards, when I encountered something
on the Internet that made me so angry, it dried up my tears
instantaneously
rumors that Rihanna was going to release her song, Birthday Cake
as a single with a Chris Brown feature added to the mix. In honor
of Ms. Houston, can I get a resounding hell to the no?
Terrible single choice aside, I couldnt fathom why Rihanna would
choose to associate with a man who not only physically abused her
but tried to kill her as well. Talk about this topic ranges
from victim blaming to spiels about the importance of
forgiveness, which brings me to this great philosophical notion
forgiveness is a cruel joke. A joke people play on themselves.
People love to spew impassioned rhetoric about how forgiveness
is a virtue. Something cannot be virtuous if it is an obligation,
just how forgiveness has become. When people talk about the
impera-tiveness of forgiveness, I question whether they know the
actual meaning of the term.
Forgiveness entails setting aside the grievance you have toward
a person and choosing to continue a personal relationship with
them.
Acceptance involves acknowledging what has been done to you and
freeing yourself from the shackles of a relentless grudge.
One of my several past therapists said we should all be
incredibly kind to ourselves, especially when in a state of mind
that no one else will treat you well. Treasure yourself.
This includes surrounding yourself with people who dont cause
you harm. This includes discon-tinuing relationships with people
who compromise your happiness. This means forgoing forgiveness.
That is not to say Im promoting grudges, rather, urging you to
realize your self-worth. Have some self-respect.
According to Mahatma Gandhi, The weak can
never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Gandhi got shot and used his last waking moments to forgive his
assassin. His argument is invalid. If Gandhi didnt allow people to
mistake his kindness for weakness, he wouldve had at least fi ve
more years to have naked sleep overs with women to prove he had
control of his sexual desires and eat fruit exclusively.
I cringe when victims of cruelty, like Gandhi, claim to forgive
wrongdoers. For instance, families of murder victims who go on talk
shows and proudly declare that they forgive the killer(s). Really?
Im all for letting go of grudges in order to stave off the acidic
resentment that eats away at ones soul but forgiveness?
If someone killed me and my family forgave the assailant who
prematurely blew out my glorious light, I would permeate the
physical world and haunt each and every one of them violently.
The same staunch I refuse to forgive attitude should apply to
less severe discretions. If you fi nd out a friend is a
pathological liar who makes up rumors about you skip the
forgiveness and go straight to cutting ties. Same goes for people
who admit to liking Rick Santorum (or any of the GOP candidates for
that matter).
If someone cheats on you? You know what to do. In fact,
according to a study published in The
Journal of Family Psychology in 2011, forgiving a spouses
transgressions can lead to them commit-ting more. If your
not-so-signifi cant other cheats on you, dont take that miserably
inadequate person back. Have some dignity and fi nd a new piece.
You deserve better. Enabling is an addiction and a disease just say
no.
So from now on, ditch the notion of forgiveness and cut those
horrible people out of your life. Forget about them and move on
already. However, if you are feeling extra feisty or have been
wronged in a particularly heinous way (for instance, youve been
attacked by a signifi cant other like Rihanna), feel free to heed
the advice of Anton LaVey, of Satanic fame: If a man smite thee on
one cheek, smash him on the other!
Enjolie Esteve studies journalism and philosophy. She can be
reached at [email protected].
On Valentines Day, the Voices for Planned Parenthood, University
of Nevada, Reno chapter built a fortress composed of $600 worth of
Top Ramen boxes in front of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center. The
groups aim: to visually show how much an average woman would spend
on birth control per year if it were not provided to her by an
employer via insurance coverage.
On Feb. 9, the Rubio-Manchin Bill, S. 2092, was introduced into
the U.S. Senate. If passed, the bill would allow any corporation to
refuse to provide contraceptive coverage on the basis of religious
beliefs. Essentially, the bill
would take away the rights of millions of women to have
insurance coverage for contraception based on the religious or
moral beliefs of their employers.
Back in Nevada, a so-called person-hood bill that would amend
our states constitution to protect the unalienable right to life of
every prenatal person at all stages of biological development was
recently ruled as misleading by a district judge. The Nevada
Pro-Life Coalition, the group behind this bill, had to collect
72,352 valid signatures by June 2012 to get the measure on the 2014
ballot, according to a Huffi ngton Post article. Similar personhood
amendments such as the aforemen-
tioned are being pushed in dozens of other states.
While the Sagebrush does not want to take a stance on abortion
or advocate for any side, we want to emphasize that these issues
are what matter now and will affect our lives very soon. With
election season in full swing, abortion always surfaces to the top
of many peoples minds and is a heated topic. As collegiate
students, we need to make ourselves aware that these are the issues
at stake and get involved with them now, before it is too late.
To provide more of a complete picture of the newest abortion
debate relating to the Rubio-Manchin Bill, some argue
that birth control is a basic need for women, citing fi gures
stating that about half of birth control prescribed to women has no
relation to pregnancy prevention, such as acne prevention, athletic
performance enhancement and spacing children apart.
Some argue the denial of birth control would intrude on a
persons constitutional right to the pursuit of happiness, which is
outlined in the U.S. Declaration of Independence and is considered
an unalienable right.
Others contend there is another per-son involved in the decision
of abortion. The prenatal childThe unborn child is the person most
affected by abortion
and is entitled to his/her right to live, according to
PersonhoodNevada.com.
This coupled with the fact that the four main GOP candidates
(Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum) are all
staunchly pro-life, should be an immediate call to action for all
of us.
No matter what side of the fence you stand on, the abortion
debate is becom-ing as fervent as ever and requiring our input.
Realize there is something substantial going on in this country and
we need to become aware and involved.
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Forgo education walkout, stay in the classroom
I have always thought the phrase actions speak louder than words
was pretty self-explanatory. Ditto, practice what you preach. As a
future educator, Ive clung to these sort of motivational proverbs,
in the hope that my students will use them
for the better good. But while walking through campus last week,
I noticed a flyer promoting a walkout Thursday, the National Day of
Action for Education.
For the first time, I ques-tioned the clarity of these seemingly
simple phrases.
As students from Nevada, weve been forced to fight for education
from the get-go.
Every biennium, education (both K-12 and higher education alike)
is the first on the chopping block.
And though our campus occasionally pulls together a meek
defense, Id argue that we are doing more harm than good.
Encouraging students to walk out of class to show support for
education is a precise example of the contradictory efforts that
should fuel cuts to higher education not prevent them.
Missing class does not show that you value education.
To state the seemingly obvious, class time is precious. As an
education major, I know the struggle of trying to stuff every bit
of content into one measly semester.
And as students, you should realize how integral it is to attend
class and catch the entire chapter being covered that day. More
importantly, if education is so important, you should want to be in
class.
Walking out to show that you value education is like eating a
steak to support vegetarianism. Theyre contradictory and non
sequitur.
Your actions dont show me that you value education they show me
that you d love an excuse to miss your biology lecture.
But lets dole out the blame accordingly. The organizers of this
event should be equally ashamed. Occupy Reno students; I really
do
commend you for making an effort to support education.
But what is the purpose of holding a walkout in the middle of
the school day? Is it because you know the only way to lure
students to a protest is by offering free food and live music?
Is this a rally for education, or a Homecom-ing week event?
Is it because you know students would never attend a Board of
Regents meeting to fight for education, so it had to be brought to
them?
I appreciate that you too recognize the apathy of our student
body, but if you have to force them into rallying, lets be honest:
The battle is already lost.
While I think there are a handful of students with their hearts
and minds in the right places, the execution needs to be
reevaluated. First and foremost, get off campus. Seriously.
The only people hearing your pleas for education right now are
other students and teachers sitting outside the Joe. And since
theyre on campus as well, Im assuming they dont need
convincing.
Organize these events where your voices matter: Board of Regents
meetings, city hall and outside your legislators house.
Make some noise where someone who disagrees will hear you. Dont
band together on the steps of the Knowledge Center so other
students can cheer you on go somewhere and change someones mind.
Thats the point of a rally.
Oh, and leave your pizza and radio home. The purpose of these
events is to attract students who are serious about supporting
education not bodies to mill around, eat pizza and create the
illusion of numbers.
If we cant get enough students to support education sans a free
lunch, perhaps they dont really value their education at all.
On Thursday, Ill be in class to show that I value my education.
I encourage you to do the same, and to fight for education in a way
that makes sense. We are educated individuals, after all.
Tara Verderosa studies secondary education and journalism. She
can be reached at [email protected].
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I have always wondered why people who claim to be against the
government controlling their lives (meaning conservatives) repeat
rhetoric such as,
People are people at the moment of conception, and so no one can
decide what they want to do with their bodies, because we think its
wrong.
This enforcing of
beliefs upon others is going to continue, and in Nevada, it will
take a fairly new step. Pro-life groups now have tried to defi ne
personhood, disal-lowing all forms of abortion, several forms of
preventing conception and hurting scientists by not allowing them
to work with embryos if they plan to destroy them.
All of this because the group in their petition said that All
persons are endowed by their Creator, Jesus Christ, with certain
unalienable rights, that among those is the Right to Life. Ignoring
the fact that if you are Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, agnostic, atheist,
Pagan, etc.
claiming this could be seen as an attempt for the state to place
its religion upon you if this amendment did pass. Lets look at
personhood itself.
If this amendment were to pass, or even get on the ballot, where
does it stop? Do men then have to stop masturbat-ing, as they are
killing off a potential human?
Do women eventu-ally become criminals during menstruation, as
each egg could theoretically become a human being?
Would in-vitro fertilization, which brought more than 41,000
people into this world in the United States alone, still be
legal?
This type of issue is upset-ting. Roe v. Wade has survived
constitutional tests of whether it is valid. Instead of bringing an
amendment to change the Constitution, groups now are trying to
bypass the idea and use arguments such as Supreme Court Justice
Harry Blackmuns opinion of the idea of personhood in his
argument.
He wrote the majority opinion in 1973 supporting a womans right
to abortion. While he did say that if personhood could be applied
to the fetus, the case would have gone the other way, he
immediately followed that up
in his argument that nowhere in the Constitution is there a defi
nition of personhood that applies to pre-natal applica-tions.
Changing legal defi nitions specifi cally to place your
religious view upon others is the exact opposite of the principles
established by the Bill of Rights.
Supporters of this amend-ment argue that they are protecting the
rights of people who could possibly exist. However, the cost of
protect-ing the unborn is taking away the right for people to
choose whether to have children, how they respond to crimes such as
rape and what moral and ethical guidelines are accept-able in a
personal, private space.
Personhood amendments have failed every time, even in
Mississippi a fairly religious and conservative state.
Perhaps the most ironic thing is the fact that person-hood is
what allowed women to have equal rights as men, as established in
the case of Reed v. Reed.
Now, the concept of person-hood is being used to try to take
away their rights.
Thomas Levine studies philosophy and journalism. He can be
reached at [email protected].
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The Nevada Person-hood Amendment could appear on the Nevada
state ballot in November 2014 as an initiated constitutional
amendment. This
amendment would seek to give person-hood to those still in the
womb at the earliest stage of life concep-tion.
Its surpris-ing how little has been said about this amendment,
as the
change it would incur would be life-changing. Although Im a
conservative and generally pro-life, this measure is dumb. Its
vague, poorly thought over and not what women want.
This movement seeks to refute the famous Roe v. Wade case
decision (although only a Supreme Court ruling can do so, making
this whole proposal even more stupid), which stated that embryos
are not constitutionally protected persons and legally do not have
rights. The Supreme Court determined the word person, as used in
the 14th Amendment, does not include the unborn.
I think all can agree that the
killing of life is wrong. The ongo-ing controversy is the
question of what constitutes human life. At what point does human
life begin? At fi rst breath? At fi rst kick in the womb? At
conception?
The question of life is confus-ing. Are we asking at what stage
were dealing with living matter? If so, were dealing with living
matter at all stages. All cells are living. The egg and the sperm
that formed the embryo are liv-ing. At no point was the embryo or
its constituents not living.
In that case, are we asking at what stage does the embryo become
a human? Again, at all stages. Rather, the question were after here
is personhood.
Historically, in some cultures, you werent a person until youve
been alive for a year or more. Judaism states person-hood is when
the childs head emerges from the birth canal. Stoics believe life
ends when we draw our last breath, and begins when we draw our fi
rst. The Prophet Muhammad, as interpreted by some Muslim scholars,
believed the soul is breathed in the embryo at 120 days. Roman
Catholics believe at conception.
If life doesnt begin until birth, then the issue is closed.
Aborting an embryo doesnt constitute killing a person. However,
with the personhood amendment, it would be, and that is the
unnerving part.What about those forms of
contraception that dont prevent fertilization (or creation of an
embryo), but prevent implanta-tion of the zygote into the uterine
wall? This deliberate action preventing embryonic growth would be
murder.
What about miscarriages? Some are caused by chromo-somal
problems within the mother, but others result from either
physiological or behavioral traits, such as problems with
reproductive organs, maternal age, disease, substance abuse,
obesity or physical activities resulting in trauma.
If a woman miscarries, is she guilty of manslaughter? Nearly 50
percent of all fertilized embryos are aborted from the female body
naturally. If these embryos were given personhood status, would we
then have to do all we can to save them?
There are obvious problems with this amendment, and many
pro-life groups are in opposition. They have said the measure is so
vague and general that it may not even apply to abortion at
all.
This amendment is a dead end, and hopefully, it never reaches
the state ballot.
Joel Edwards is working toward a masters degree in geology. He
can be reached at [email protected].
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FROM THE RIGHT | PERSONHOOD AMENDMENT COMPLETELY NONSENSICAL
Should zygotes be granted rights?
Avoid blunt bangs, tanksYou finally made the big decision. After
careful consideration, youve realized that, although you may not be
a dime, youre definitely better than maybe if I were drunk
enough.
Youre ready to be-come the woman you want to be for the rest of
your life, and that woman has straight bangs. Youre ready to feel
those glorious little hairs run across your forehead to join the
ranks of beautiful women such as Zooey Deschanel. The only problem
is that there is a 99 percent chance
you will end up looking like that one girl in your journalism
class who got straight bangs and now has a severe case of
fat-face.
I call it the real 1 percent. Im referring to the top 1 percent
of people in the world who can actually pull off the popular
fashion trends.
You and I both know, for every 100 girls with straight bangs you
see, 99 of them just arent quite doing it right.
The problem is that we live in a society where everyone thinks
they belong to that 1 percent. Most people will go through that
thought of I can pull it off at some point in their life.
Next time you have that thought, ask yourself a few questions:
Do I have the bone structure of a model? Am I built like a Greek
god or goddess? Do people tell me Im the sexiest thing since Two
Girls One Cup?
If you answered no to any of these questions, you probably cant
pull it off.
The 99 percent problem sees no gender, either. Bro tank tops
have become an epidemic as of late. Men of all shapes and sizes
have turned to bro tanks to tell society Hey, I think I look like
The
Situation meets Fabio and I want to show off my arms, so I
decided this is the least douchey way I could do it.
Beyond the fact that most guys are overestimating the size of
their arms, there is one critical problem with bro tanks:
bacne.
Ninety-nine percent of guys wearing bro tanks are simply
avoiding the elephant-sized zit in the room.
Nobody wants to see your pimples staring them down in class
while theyre trying to learn and thazit. See what I did there?
If youve ever cut your hair into a pixie cut, worn a romper or
changed your prescription lenses to have thick, black rims, youre
probably guilty of being part
of that 99 percent. Its OK, though, because society
forgives you. Weve all liked that Facebook photo of
a really bad haircut and have compli-mented an outfit we really
didnt get.
There are only a handful of people in the world who can be that
top 1 percent, but that doesnt mean the rest of us normies cant
continue trying.
So be kind and compliment fat-face. Its not her fault she is
part of the 99 percent, and chances are you will be joining the
fat-face club one of these days, too.
Daniel Coffey studies international affairs. He can be reached
at [email protected].
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I t has been 26 days of newly founded, no-kill food intake.
Cruelty-free.I hate to sound happy. Im a bitch by nature and dont
really feel comfortable pepping everyone up over a pretentious
metamorphosis. I dont want to sound like a 3 a.m. infomercial for
veganism, like I did it! Im reborn, everything
is better in my life because I went vegan.But, uh, I do. I
should probably define veganism. I
wish I could just assume you knew the meaning, but here at the
University of Nevada, Reno we arent the brightest bulbs in the
flashlight.
Veganism is a plant-based diet. Basically exclude every American
thing you love oh so much. Throw that In-N-Out Burger out your car
window and settle for a lettuce wrap.
Pessimism aside, Ive been feeling better. Im lighter. I lost
around six pounds, and thats just a start. Weight is melting
off.
Every day I wake up feeling smaller and smaller, like Im
shrinking. Its a transition. I dont want to fall under 115 though.
Thats when stuff gets weird. But I do want to be skinny.
But thats not why I turned vegan.There are multiple reasons why
I stopped eating animal
products, all in which you will combat with some bullshit like
Oh, you know we have these sharp teeth for a reason, or But why do
you hate yourself?
Then a million questions about my ethics on veganism. Then some
line about how Im a hypocrite because my
makeup is tested on animals and so is the glue I use. Im a
realistic vegan, alright? Baby steps. Starting with food
is a solid beginning. And youre an asshole. Im someone who has
been asleep her whole life when it
comes to food. I just got to a point where my alarm clock was
ringing and I needed to wake up because I was late for the
party.
You know, the party of animal rights activists, too-cool
hipsters and hippies doing body shots of wheat grass off each
others skinny bods. Yeah, that party.
Top that with seeing the cream of the crop of documentary films
exposing factory farms and boom instant overnight-vegan. Seriously,
watch Earthlings. I mean, Jesus Christ. The cows have had enough
milking for today.
Everyone always says it must take extreme discipline to
disregard dairy and meat. Ive never really fancied myself as
someone disciplined, more like a lazy stripper.
I think everyone can be vegan, really, its all about
substitu-tion. Milk and hamburgers? Almond milk and veggie burgers.
Youre welcome.
Spiritually, it makes sense. When I ate animal products I felt
gross. Maybe thats because I was taking in the dead energy of a
once lively being.
Animals feel the same amount of pain as we do. They feel
emotions, too, such as love whatever that means.
All I know is every time I try and pet a kitten, mama kitten
jumps on my face and claws my eyes out.
Feisty. Protective. Adorable. Another plus for the vegan
lifestyle is the confidence. Since
youre vegan, youre automatically better than everyone else. You
walk around with a glow.
When I was eating meat, I got laid like once a month. Now that
Im strictly eating plants, Ive had sex with two people this week
already.
They lined up, like, in a line.They wanted an order of that hot
vegan pussy. I dont blame
them. One of them even wanted seconds. Sorry, this vegan bitch
needs her sleep and youve over-
stayed your welcome. Why are you still here? Animals deserve to
live on this earth just as much as us.
Why would Jesus have blessed us with these creatures if not to
love? Just kidding.
Id totally eat Jesus.
Caitlin Thomas studies English and womens studies. She can be
reached at [email protected].
Veganism will make you amazing
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Antisocial people shed light on morals
Sociopaths, while wildly manipulative and devious in nature, are
not only fundamentally useful to society, but they are necessary.
As the daughter of a psychiatrist, Im far from unfamiliar with the
strange processes of the brain.
Growing up, my mother would frequently hand me
psychiatry-related books, and I would read them in earnest. In
particular, I remember reading The Sociopath Next Door and trying
to wrap my mind around sociopaths. However, it wasnt until I dated
a sociopath that I fully understood what being one meant.
I like the way I feel when I rip the fl esh off of an animal
when its still warm, this guy once told me. I com-prehended these
words on about a similar level as I had understood the explanations
and examples of sociopaths in the book my mother had given me.
Then an idea struck me: He couldnt help these feelings. He was
merely being honest with me. Is this how it was for sociopaths like
Charles Manson, Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy? Even through fi
ctitious characters such as Hannibal Lecter and Patrick Bate-man,
we are able to discern a faint fragment of the inner workings of
sociopaths.
Throughout the three years of our interaction, this character
continued to tell me things like how he wished he could rule the
world and how he thinks hed be good at making bombs because he
would feel no remorse in doing so.
He would tell me how hed go out and explode bunnies, leaving
nothing but blood and dispersed guts. He referred to women as
projects and it was only later when I found out I was referred to
as project white storm. If you were to ever ask him, he would
undoubtedly explain that he knows his issues and therefore doesnt
feel the need to defi ne them. He would say he just feels emotions
differ-ently. However, by all defi nitions of the word, he is a
sociopath.
While comparing this guy I knew to
Manson and Bundy might be a stretch, they all have one thing in
common: the way their emotions work gives us a deeper understanding
of our own emotions.
Although these infamous sociopaths enrage us, they are benefi
cial in that they help society defi ne what is good and bad.
If its true that the bad things in life make us appreciate the
good things in life, then the same principle can be applied to
sociopaths.
The most atrocious, heartless people can teach us exactly what
it means to love. In my case, my interactions with this individual
taught me everything love isnt, which in turn taught me what love
is.
Sociopaths serve as a reminder of how lucky we are to be born
the way we are. They teach us to appreciate our loved ones and
cherish every moment we have with them.
They remind us how lucky we are to be able to love and feel
loved, which are emotions they will never know.
Jaclyn McBride studies English and digital media. She can be
reached at [email protected].
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CRAZY LIFE LESSONS
FASHION DONTS
Columnist Daniel Coffey advises against sporting unfl attering
blunt bangs, and wearing bro-style tanks, which showcase back
acne.
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of Valor? Why not wait for it to be available on Netflix? Here
is the reason: At the very end, out of absolutely nowhere, the film
becomes oddly poignant, and actually moving. You may even want to
reach for a tissue.
In a truly impressive feat, this movie, which up until this
point has completely failed to establish any kind of emotional
connection to its audience, gets you to care.
You care because you realize that the tragic event that happens
in the last reel has happened in real life, and has occurred many
times throughout the War on Terror. You may even know someone that
has lost a life or limb to that confl ict. This scene alone is the
fi lms greatest accom-plishment.
On the basis of that, I came to the conclusion that Act of Valor
is not a thinly veiled
recruitment fi lm; its not some lame attempt at an action movie
by lazy screenwriters who play way too much Battlefi eld 3. It is a
tribute to those very few, select handful of men who wear the
trident of the Navy SEALs. Sure, it is ham-fi sted, clumsy, poorly
executed and not particularly good, but it is much appreci-ated
nonetheless.
Kyle Wise can be reached at
[email protected].
ValorCONTINUED FROM PAGE A9
By Eric Lee Castillo
University of Nevada, Reno students packed CommRows nightclub
Cargo on Saturday night to groove to the sounds of Russ Randolph
and Zion Rock Godchaux.
Their band, BoomBox, brought electronic blues with a mixture of
funk and a taste of Rock n Roll.
Just being from the West Coast and coming from our new home in
Alabama, so any time we make it back to the West Coast its poignant
in nature, Godchaux said. That area is kind of like my stomping
ground so anytime we get back there, its special regardless of
where its at.
The band has roots in the area, as many of their original ideas
were realized in Reno on their way to Burning Man 10 years ago, but
BoomBox played only two shows since then.
The two explained how they were still attempting to get to know
fans and establish themselves in the area.
The band attracted a mostly
college-aged crowd, as well as a slightly older crowd.
Randolph and Godchaux explained they dont target their music
toward a specifi c crowd such as college students.
(We get fan mail) across the board from all ages, races and
professions, Randolph said. Its not just from one specifi c group,
which is really cool.
The crowd thats attracted is more a product of the environ-ment
than a product of the music, and Reno provided a
college-town vibe that was enthusiastic about their appreciation
for the band.
I have no one favorite part of the show, senior business
management major and music blog-ger Jonathan Engel said.
I liked the entire live perfor-mance and I liked the feel of the
music. It was interesting how they didnt really use vocals all that
much and instead focused on simple bass lines and variations that
only BoomBox could create.
Randolph and Godchaux said they try to cater to the crowd in
terms of the vibe it gives off and
try to match it musically. Although the two explained
they appreciate the idea of a song, they also create a unique
experience during every show that their audience determines.
Its a sentiment that Godchauxs parents, Keith and Donna, paved
the way for in the music community.
Both were members of the Grateful Dead: Keith played grand piano
and Donna was a backup vocalist during the 70s, and contributed to
a musical movement that allowed the recording of live shows.
Part of the reason behind that was because not one show was ever
the same.
Honestly not to sound weird but were targeting the human race,
Godchaux said. We would like a child to be able to get a similar
feeling listening to our music as an elderly person. Its medicine
in its best form.
BoomBox embraced this philosophy during the show, as both
Randolph and Godchaux added variations to their already groovy
songs that had the crowd satisfi ed.
BoomBox put on an absolutely amazing show, Nevada student Jamie
Walker said. The music was funky, and the people boogied down.
Eric Lee Castillo can be reached at
ecastillo@nevadasagebrush.
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Rock group brings Dead infl uence to Reno concert
We would like a child to be able to get a similar feeling
listening to our music as an elderly person. Zion Godchaux
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Act of Valor, a recently released war fi lm, stars actual
active-duty U.S. Navy SEALs and U.S. Navy Special Warfare
Combatant-craft Crewmen alongside professional actors.
Act of Valor still thrills despite its fl awsBy Kyle Wise
Judging by face value, Act of Valor, the new war fi lm that
stars active-duty Navy SEALs, is not a particularly good movie. The
involvement of those SEALs certainly upped the cool factor, but
similar to many B-grade ac-tion fl icks, it is still more about
blowing things up than actually telling an interesting story.
Act of Valor follows a group of SEALs as they rescue a captured
CIA agent from some bad guys in the Philippines. Once they get the
agent back, the plot snowballs into a
mission to fi nd a jihadist and his supplier before they launch
an attack on U.S. soil via sleeper cells on the Mexican border.
Oddly enough, the actors who play the SEALs are both a huge
strength and weakness. Since they are the real deal, their actions
and fi ghting prowess on screen have an authenticity that a
standard actor couldnt possibly achieve in his or her wildest
dreams.
Conversely, they are also not actors, and understandably, when
it comes to expressing emotion and other acting duties, they fall
short. Being an
actor, like being a Navy SEAL, is not something that just anyone
can do.
Act of Valor also delivers some noteworthy action scenes.
Despite its handheld camera techniques, fi rst-person perspective
and night vision, the movie manages to not be too confusing. The fi
lm does a fairly good job at building suspense, as the run-up to a
big battle scene can be just as satisfying as the fi ght itself
(see the big preparation before the fi nal battle of Saving Private
Ryan for a perfect example of this). To maintain authenticity,
the fi lmmakers even use live ammunition for some scenes.
But this is by no means a great movie. The lack of professional
actors dampens character development, and it is diffi cult to
actually care about the people you see. The bad guys arent
particularly interesting and have little to no motivation behind
their actions.
That some view Act of Valor as being little more than a
live-action Call of Duty is kind of understandable, due to the fi
rst-person shots and the globe-trotting nature of the plot, which
boils down only to stop-
ping some terrorists before they do abhorrent things. Others
would call this movie a glorifi ed recruitment fi lm, which is kind
of ridiculous when you consider that the average young Ameri-
can male has a higher chance of being drafted by the NFL than
becoming a SEAL.
So why would you see Act
ACT OF VALOR Release Date: Feb. 24Director: Scott WaughStarring:
Roselyn Sanchez, Alex Veadov and Nestor SerranoGenre: Action,
WarRating: R for strong violence, including some torture and
languageGrade: C+
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Winter weather should not freeze fashion choicesBy Gina
Bradley
Although there is the oc-casional snowfall, its just about time
to start incorporating spring fashion into your wardrobe.
Oh, wait. Were in Reno. In order to wear spring clothing without
getting frostbite, youll have to wait until about June.
Dont go burning all your fashion magazines that wont stop
talking about spring and summer fashion yet. Im here and, being the
stylish snow bunny I am, can make the Easter Bunny jealous with
these budding winter trends.
Perhaps during winter break you found yourself oh-so-festive and
donned your lips with bright red shades just about every day of the
holiday season. Although red lipstick is a timeless choice, try hot
pink if youre looking to get springy. Find the perfect hue for you
and apply a matching lip gloss to give yourself that ultra
shine.
For the spring and summer season, animal prints are going to
continue to stalk the fashion scene. But lets be honest: When is
animal print not preying on fashion?
Let your inner prowess roar
with a pair of leopard oxfords my current obsession or a wild
pair of printed wedges. Steve Maddens collection of leopard kicks
can make any fashion goddess purr.
Another trend that fi ts perfectly with our winter wonderland is
the motorcycle jacket. In order to avoid looking as if you just
hopped off your Harley, fi nding the perfect fi t and material is
crucial.
Layer the jacket and wear it open. Burgundy and browns are
versatile colors that will keep others from asking you what was
involved in your Hells
Angels initiation. But paired with the proper attire, a black
leather jacket can defi nitely be spicy and sweet. Check out
H&M and Urban Outfi tters for some inspiration.
Im always on the hunt for the perfect clutch, and I think I
might have found my match. The envelope bag is divine interven-tion
for that clutch that is just too tiny and was likely appropriate
for your high school prom. Step it up and check out this darling
accessory. Its such a hit, just Google it and youll understand.
Regardless if youre bogged down in sweats and your moms
idea of a cute parka, fashion can always be at your fi ngertips.
Literally. Eye-popping nail colors and nail art is the perfect
addition to your studious claws. Whether you feel like trying one
glitter fl air nail or going outrageous and painting your nails
with alternating shades of purple and gold glitter, go for it! Be
creative. But wear them short if youre going to be showing your
wild side. You dont want your nails being the distraction when
pumping the iron at Lombardi.
Approach fashion as a rebirth and transformation this
season.
Be bold with your looks and try something different.
Sick of that hair? Chop it off! No one is stopping you from
cutting your hair into that sleek bob or trying a different
color.
Theres no better way to get fueled up for the semester than
changing your look. No acces-sory can beat a girl who stomps with
courage and confi dence, so be daring and let your inner snow
leopard come out with nothing but fi erceness.
Gina Bradley can be reached at
[email protected].
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Reno lacks niche bars for specialty music
By Casey OLear
For each genre of music, there is a specifi c following of
people who appreciate it. In some cities, these followings form
strong scenes groups of people who know each other from
genre-specifi c venues, attend the same events and are regulars at
the same bars and clubs.
In Reno, few genre-specific venues exist. Most local bars and
clubs play more mainstream, popular music, mixing in Top 40 hits
that most customers are familiar with already.
Reno is a certain size in order for a bar or club