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news www.nevadasagebrush.comA2 OCTOBER 6, 2009
VOLUME CXVI ISSUE 8
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By Tiana Ross
Many people experience oneof those a-ha moments in theireducation career when theysuddenly realize which direction
they want to take in life.For Kevin Baddick, a 25-year-
old graduate student workingon a Ph.D. in the ecology, evolu-tion and conservation biologyprogram at the University ofNevada, Reno, that moment wasin his senior year of high school.It came during the compositionof a paper over governmentfire-damage prevention poli-cies where he realized he wasinterested in fire ecology. Thatpassion has only grown throughthe years.
In the summer of 2009, Bad-dick traveled to an area justnortheast of Fairbanks, Alaska,to conduct research that woulddetermine the effects of fire onsoil temperature. When fires
burn through an area, theyheat the top layer of organicmaterial. If the change in tem-perature is drastic enough,permafrost can melt, whichalters the composition of thesurrounding ecosystem. Bad-dick was interested in discov-ering how the soil temperatureof an area in Alaska had beenimpacted by a substantial firethat ran its course in 2006. Hechose the specific area basedon its accessibility and land-scape position.
My research ideas basicallycame from some discussions Ihad with my adviser, Baddicksaid.
He received some start-upmoney for equipment and amodest stipend, but was re-
sponsible for travel and livingexpenses.
I slept in my tent the wholetime, either in a field or the yardof a hostel, Baddick said.
Although he received just afew hours of darkness for sleep-ing, Baddick said he thoroughlyenjoyed his tent experience.After sleeping on the ground for
a while, his body became desen-sitized to the sensation. He wasdirty all of the time, but Baddickdid not mind. His passion forthe outdoors, which for yearshas fueled his interest in fireecology, helped him overlookhis personal discomfort duringthis trip.
During the day, Baddickcooked for himself, hiked tosites and installed temperaturelogging devices to record soiltemperatures. Although he wasthere to work, Baddick was nothesitant to observe the naturalbeauty. His research sites were
miles from the nearest town, soBaddick was left to cherish hisremote surroundings alone. Hecharacterized the beauty andwildlife there as amazing. Thisappreciation of nature is one ofthe factors that feeds Baddicksinterest in ecology.
Baddick said he spent aboutone-and-a-half weeks in pursuitof the ideal areas for study. Oncelocated, these two sites weredivided into 16 plots. Baddickthen implanted his temperaturelogging devices. Because the soiltemperature changes all yearlong, these logging devices willremain in the soil until next sum-mers data collection period.
If temperatures within thesoil are over 0 degrees Celsius,then permafrost will begin to
thaw, Baddick said.Permafrost thawing could al-
ter the soil composition, whichcould eventually change thetypes and abundance of plantsthat grow in the area. Locals willalso be impacted by Baddicksdata.
Baddick said that landmanagers will be especially
interested because the resultscould help (them) decidewhere to place more effor tswhen fires do occur as well as
(have) other conservation/restoration implications. Bad-dick intends to use the findingsin his dissertation, which he
would lik e to se e publis hed.
Tiana Ross can be reached [email protected].
One students frozen summer vacationKevin BaddickAge: 25Major: Ecology, evolutionand conservation biology
What he does: Studiesthe effects of meltingpermafrost.
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Kevin Baddick shows a few temperature gauges that he used while in Alaska researching the effects ofmelting permafrost on vegetation and what that means for wildfires in the state.
By Anthony Sodenkamp
In Nevadas dry climate,farmers rely on irrigation waterto keep their crops alive. OneUniversity of Nevada, Reno pro-fessor says farmers can droughtstress their crops and get a bet-ter quality product. His proof iswine.
Grant Cramer, UNR biochem-istry and molecular biologyprofessor, holds wine tastingsfrom both well-watered anddrought-stressed vines everyWednesday f rom 4: 30 to 6 p.m.at UNRs experimental vine-yard.
The wine tastings are part ofCramers study of how droughtstress affects wine quality andthe economic viability growingwine grapes in Nevada.
Cramer is studying an effect
that has helped French wine-makers for years. French growersare prohibited from irrigatingtheir vineyards, which producesa higher-quality grape, Cramersaid.
Tasters fill out a survey describ-ing the appearance, aroma, tasteand their overall impression ofthe samples.
We try to make it fun, KittySpreeman, Cramers researchassociate, said.
It is a vertical tasting, meaningthat tasters are given samplesfrom the same vines from differ-ent years.
The positive effects of droughtstress are the most prominent inred wines, Cramer said.
It enhances the flavors insome of them, he said.
In white wines, it is a matter
of opinion.
Drought stress is good forgrowers because they can useless water and get a betterproduct. Cramers researchcould lead Nevada farmers toconvert their fields to vine-yards because of the low costof irrigation and higher valueof the crop.
The two-acre experimentalvineyard on Valley Road wasstarted in 1995.
The first acre has 12 varietiesof grapes and produced its firstwine in 1999. The second acrewas planted in 2004 and is halfchardonnay and half cabernetsauvignon grapes.
Most wine is aged in oak bar-rels, which lends an element offlavor to the wine, but the oak isnot allowed to taint the experi-
mental wines flavor. They use
steel barrels and glass bottlesinstead.
The vineyard will be harvest-ing on Wednesday this week andon Monday and Wednesday nextweek. They invite the public toparticipate. Residents can learntips for their home vineyards,Spreeman said.
Anthony Sodenkamp can be reached
What: Weekly wine tastingWhere: The Experimental Winery at the Valley RoadExperiment Station, 910 Valley RoadWhen: Every Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.Cost: A $10 donation is requested.Limits: Attendees must be 21 or older to take part in the winetasting.Info: Anyone interested can RSVP and ask for moreinformation and directions at [email protected].
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WEEKLY WINE
University study brings tasting of local wine
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A variety of Pinot Gris, ranging from 2004-2008, was served during the weekly wine tasting at TheExperimental Winery.
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Jenny Wong, a 2009 UNRalumna, samples the 2004 PinotGris at the UNR vineyard just eastof campus on Valley Road.
FACES OF NEVADA
Program matches mentors, students FROM THE SAGEBRUSH ARCHIVES
By Neal Morton
Katie Callahan had neverreally helped out in her commu-nity and she didnt know whereto start looking.
So, she began her search forvolunteer opportunities on theUniversity of Nevada, RenosWeb site.
There, Callahan found whatpromised to be an exciting way
to assist disadvantaged youthsin Reno looking to fight the
status quo, push their limits andget into college. The ASCENT(All Students College Educatedin Nevada Today) programseemed to provide a serviceCallahan herself wished wasaround when she was in highschool.
I didnt have the strongestsupport system, Callahansaid. Im the first person inmy family to graduate college.
I want to go full circle andhelp somebody else who had a
similar background.On Wednesday, ASCENT
hosted its third annual match-up where community profes-sionals, like Callahan, met withan assigned student at HugHigh School. Both mentor andmentee work throughout theschool year to assist the studentin college applications, financialassistance, test prep and more.
This is the first year Callahan
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OCT. 5, 1945
Later hours forcampus womengranted by Board
Later hour regulations ofwomen living in Artemesiaand Manzanita Halls and thesorority houses were dis-cussed at a student affairscommittee meeting held
Tuesday afternoon in theoffice of Mrs. Alice B. Marsh,
acting dean of women.It was decided that all women
residing in organized houses,sorority and residence halls,shall be allowed to remainout until 1 a.m. on Saturdaywith seniors allowed 1:30 a.m.privileges.
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FORMER ASTRONAUTAND SPACE SHUTTLEPILOT TO SPEAK AT UNR
Former space shuttle pilot,Duane G. Digger Carey, willspeak about his experience inspace and at Mission Controlduring his time at NASA. The
former Air Force Lt. Coloneland astronaut piloted the Co-lumbia on a mission to servicethe Hubble Space Telescope.The mission lasted more than10 days in space, and orbitedEarth 165 times.
Carey received his Master ofScience degree in aerospaceengineering from the Univer-sity of Minnes, Minneapolis.He retired in from NASA in2004.
Carey will speak at 6 to 8p.m. Thursday from at the JotTravis Auditorium.
For more information onthe event, contact Dan Rubyat [email protected].
ADDITIONAL FLU SHOTDATE FOR STUDENTSSCHEDULED ON CAMPUS
Seasonal flu shots will beavailable in front of the JoeCrowley Student Union from11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday. Theclinic encourages students to
attend, as it will be staffed toaccommodate large numbersof people.
At this point the shot willonly be for the seasonal flu, notthe H1N1 virus. When H1N1vaccines are available, they willbe free to students and offeredat the Student Health Centeras well. Those vaccines beganshipping this week.
Shots are also available atthe Student Health Center,but there may be a longerwait there than at the flu shotevents. The shots are free tostudents with a valid UNRstudent ID. Faculty shots cost$25.
OCTOBER 6, 2009
Weekly UpdateCampusEvents
Award-winning author to lecture at UNR
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The Reno Area District Firefighters Pipe Band performs at the 2009 Reno Celtic Celebration during the weekend. The 19th-annual festival took place in Bartley Ranch RegionalPark Saturday and Sunday and included music, dancing, vendors and cultural heritage presentations.
AREA RESIDENTS, UNR STUDENTS CELEBRATE SHARED CELTIC HERITAGE
POLICE BLOTTER NEWS BRIEFS
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By Jay Balagna
Isabel Wilkerson, a narrativejournalist and the first blackwoman to win a Pulitzer Prize,will speak on campus Wednes-day as part of her reception ofthe 2009 Robert Laxalt Distin-guished Writer award.
The event will take place at7 p.m. Wednesday in the JoeCrowley Student Union Theater.The event is free and open to thejournalism school, students andthe public.
Wilkerson won the PulitzerPrize in 1994 for a story of a
10-year-old boy growing up in
south Chicago. She wrote thestory while she was working asthe Chicago bureau chief for TheNew York Times.
The Robert Laxalt Distin-guished Writer program wasestablished after Laxalts deathin 2001. Laxalt was a journal-ist and author who helped tofound both the University ofNevada Press and the Centerfor Basque Studies at the Uni-versity of Nevada, Reno.
The program aims to attractwriters who mirror Laxalt, bystarting in journalism and mov-ing on to write books.
Wilkerson , a long time
journali st with a book calledThe Great Migration due tobe published and released in2010, fits that mold.
Shes a distinguishedAmeri can journ alist, WarrenLerude, an emeritus professor
at UNR, said. And as an au-
thor too, shes kind of a doubleheader. She fits the theme ofwho we t ry to ho nor wi th theseawards.
Lerude said the ReynoldsSchool of Journalism hopes theLaxalt Distinguished Writerswill serve as role models forwriters, both in the journal-ism school and the rest of theuniversity.
Anyone who goes there andcares about writing will comeout a better writer, he said.
Lerude said the intent of theLaxalt Distinguished Writeraward is to raise $1 million to setup a foundation. So far, the pro-gram has raised about $300,000.
Ultimately, wed like to see
these winners stay on campus
for a week, Lerude said, Withthe ultimate goal being to keepthem here for a whole semes-ter.
The upcoming speaker is aparticularly interesting one, Le-rude said, because of her area ofexpertise and her Pulitzer Prize:feature writing.
All too often, journalismis too focused on gatheringthe day-to-day news that wedont have time for what we allgot into it for: great writing,Larude said. Isabel is going toteach people the art of storytell-ing when she comes, and thatssomething special.
Jay Balagna can be reached at
NEVADASAGEBRUSH.COM/
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WEDNESDAY/7
Liberal Arts Majors-Study
Abroad with USAC
When:12 to 1 p.m.
Where:Joe Crowley
Student Union, room 323
Opportunity for students
in the College of Liberal
Arts to learn about study
abroad programs available.For more information,
contact Sabrina Harris at
visit usac.unr.edu.
L-Cubed: A Collaborative
Music & Arts Series
When:12 to 1 p.m.
Where:Mathewson-IGT
Knowledge Center, Frank &
Joan Randall Rotunda
A collaboration by the
music department and the
art department to try and
expose local artists and mu-
sicians to students and the
general public. The eventis a bring-your-own-lunch
affair and will occur almost
weekly through Dec. 2.
For information on being an
exhibiter or performer, visit
unr.edu/arts.
FRIDAY/9
Dr. Chunmiao Zheng Col-
loquium
When:4 to 5 p.m.
Where:Mathewson-IGT
Knowledge Center, Wells
Fargo Auditorium
Students interested in hydro
geology can attend a lecturetitled Understanding Solute
Transport in Extremely Het-
erogeneous Porous Media:
Lessons Learned from 25
Years of Research at the
Made Site. Dr. Chunmiao
Zheng was honored as the
Birdsall-Dreiss Distin-
guished Lecturer for 2009.
The lecture will address
how to understand and
predict how contaminants
are transported in geologic
media.
SATURDAY/10
Nightingale String Quartet
When:7:30 to 10 p.m.
Where: Nightingale Concert
Hall
The Nightingale String
Quartet will perform
chamber music with free
admission. University
graduate students Emily
Cox, violin; Gordon Tsai,
violin; Deanne Said, viola;
Christina Stripling, cello and
will all be performing. For
more information, visit unr.
edu/arts.
SUNDAY/11For the Bible Tells Me So
When:11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where:Joe Crowley
Student Union, Theatre
The movie For The Bible
Tells Me So won multiple
film festival awards. A
service by pastor Denise
Cordova, from the Light
of Soul United Church of
Christ, will start at 11 a.m.
followed by the movie at
12:30 p.m. For more infor-
mation, contact Nicholas
Blevins at contempissues@
asun.unr.edu .
What: Robert LaxaltDistinguished Writer award-winner Isabel WilkersonWhere: Joe CrowleyStudent Union TheaterWhen: 7 p.m. Wednesday
EVENT DETAILS
OCTOBER 5A 35-year-old male was citedfor grand larceny at the JoeCrowley Student Union.
OCTOBER 3A 21-year-old male was takeninto civil protective custody
on North Virginia Street.
Three 18-year-old femaleswere cited for mi nor inpossession and consumtionof alcohol on the corner ofBuena Vista Avenue andImperial Boulevard.
Officers responded to areport of hit and run andproperty damage in the BrianJ. Whalen Parking Complex.
A 30-year-old male wasarrested on an outstandingwarrant at Mackay Stadium.
Four males and two femaleswere arrested for MIPCat Mackay Stadium.
Three males and onefemale were taken intocivil protective custodyat Mackay Stadium.
A 23-year-old male wasarrested for battery atMackay Stadium.
An 18-year-old male wascited for MIPC on thecorner of West Stadiumand 17th Street.
Two 18-year-old males werecited for MIPC on the cornerof 11th and Sierra streets.
Three 18-year-old maleswere arrested for MIPCand possession of a
fake ID on the corner of
Ninth and Center streets.
OCTOBER 2Officers responded to the theftof a bicycle at Lincoln Hall.
Officers responded to areport of theft at the Ansari
Business Building.
Officers responded to arobbery on the corner ofNinth and Center streets.
OCTOBER 1Officers responded to thetheft of a bicycle in frontof the Fitzgerald StudentServices Building.
SEPTEMBER 27A 17-year-old female wascited for MIPC at 11thStreet and The Strand.
An 18-year-old male wascited for MIPC at Nevada
and Ninth streets.
A 20-year-old male wascited for MIPC at Nevadaand 11th streets.
SEPTEMBER 26A 20-year-old female was
cited for MIPC at 10thand Ralston streets.
Officers responded to theftat the Mathewson-IGTKnowledge Center.
A 28-year-old malereported grand larcenyat The Joe.
Officers responded to areport of destruction ofproperty at the FitzgeraldStudent Services Building.
An 18-year-old male wascited for MIPC at 15thStreet and Genesee Drive.
High: 70-75
Low: 40-45
WEATHER FORECAST
High campustemperature:
Low campus tem-perature:
59 66 70 71
34 36 36 39
UNR WEEKLY WEATHER DISCUSSION: After the strong cold front that brought freezing temperatures and light snow in the Sier-
ras, high pressure dominates the region all week, leading to warm, clear days and light east winds. Early mornings will be chilly with
low temperatures near freezing. Things may begin to change by the end of t his weekend as the high pressure ridge that dominates
our weather begins to break down.
WEDNESDAYTUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY WEEKENDForecast prepared by theReno-Lake Tahoe student
chapter of the American
Meteorological Society.
For more information
visit our Web site at
www.ametsoc.org/
chapters/renotahoe/.
Sunny, light winds Warm withlight variable
winds
Mostly sunny,east winds be-
tween 5-10 mph
Warm, sunnyweekend with
lightvariable winds
Sunny, east windsbetween 5-10
mph
Speaker is 2009 Laxalt Distinguished Writer
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A4 OCTOBER 6, 2009 www.nevadasagebrush.comInside Campus
By Madison Jackson
From poetry to politics andmovies to music, Hispanic Heri-tage Month celebrates Latinoculture with a wide variety offun events until Oct. 17. Theseevents are not limited to Latinostudents. Theyre all-inclusiveevents, including concerts,plays and political discussions.
Among the events areconcerts, a poetry slam, adocumentary called T he Walland two plays in Spanish takingplace during the last two weeksof Hispanic Heritage Month,Iris West said, assistant of thedirector of the Latino ResearchCenter said. With such a broad
spectrum of events, HispanicHeritage Month invites studentsof any ethnicity to attend.
By doing these events, weregiving space to Latinos and hopeto bring the community to theuniversity. Were showing people
what Latino culture is all about,West said. But theyre also impor-tant to non-Latinos. Wherever yougo, youre going to find Latinos,and it will give students a glimpseof the people theyre living, work-ing and studying with. HispanicHeritage Month is a great way toexperience Latino culture.
Id say these events are im-portant to anybody that wants totake part of it, just in general tolearn about the culture, AraceliMartinez, program coordinatorfor the Center for Student Cul-tural Diversity, said.
Students can attend theseevents, most of which takeplace on campus for free.Hispanic Heritage Month is an
effort to reach out to all stu-dents and give them a culturalexperience, West said.
I think its important forall ethnicities to see artisticand political contributionsthat Latinos have given to the
United States, Edith Duarte,a 22-year-old internationalaffairs major and chair of theWashoe County DemocraticParty Latino Coalition, said.Its important to celebrate theminority living in the U.S.
The Hispanic population hasmade a lot of contributions tothe United States, Kathy Leon-
ard, Spanish instructor at (theUniversity of Nevada, Reno),said. These events are thingseveryone can enjoy.
Madison Jackson can be reachedat [email protected].
For more information onHispanic Heritage Month,visit unr.edu/latinocenter, orview the many informationalposters throughout Cain Hall.
HISPANIC HERITAGE
Hispanic heritage month brings culture to campus
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Beat UNLV Week events, hosted by Flipside, took place around theUniversity of Nevada, Reno last week. Clockwise from top:
Students lined up outside the Joe Crowley Student Union on Sundaynight to make sure they got one of the tickets before they sold out.
Students Paul Uhrig and Mandie Drummon look over the clues beforethe Savenger Hunt on Thursday.
A Wolf Pack fan is surrounded by red at the pregame tailgateSaturday.
A student uses a sledgehammer to smash a car emblazoned withUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas symbols and letters Friday.
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Beat UNLV Week events draw students into rivalry
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Ritmos Latinos performed in the Joe Crowley Student Union Theatre on Sept. 29.
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has participated in such a pro-gram. After meeting Tiffany, aHug sophomore, Callahan knewshe would be able to make themost of the year.
Anything I can do to helpher, I want to try, Callahansaid. Tiffanys a really nice girland super bright. We comefrom a similar background, and
we dont have a lot of familymembers who went into school.I think this should work reallywell.
Callahan already jugglesa full-time job as a residentnurse at Reno Oncology and ispursuing her bachelors degreein nursing. With little remain-ing spare time, she wanted towork in stewa rdship, givin gback to a community thatprepared her to reach her ownaspirations.
A graduate of Sparks HighSchool, Callahan said two of herown amazing mentors, a coun-selor and a math teacher, taughther to refuse to settle.
I learned how to become aprofessional, to get my work
done, because they guided me,she said. They helped me alongthe way, and I kept my head upbecause of them ... Tiffany wantsto get out of her neighborhoodand pursue something betterand higher in life. Her goals arepretty high, and I can help her
know what it takes to achievethem.
ASCENT has had good successwith students like Tiffany. LastMay, Hug saw its first match-upgraduates receive high schooldiplomas in the Class of 2009.
Courtney Klaich, ASCENTCoordinator and Hug assistantprincipal, said the number ofHug graduates who went on tocollege tripled because of theprogram.
The mentors can make all the
difference for their students,Klaich said. If the mentorswerent on their backs, whoknows if each student wouldmake it. It takes that one persontalking only about college thatllpressure them in ways no oneelse can.
Klaich noted one success storyin UNR freshman and Wolf Packdefensive back Duke Williams.She said his last high school foot-ball game was Hug vs. DamonteRanch High School, and aftersummer break he was playingwith the Wolf Pack against theFighting Irish.
But Klaich emphasized thatWilliams is only one example ina group of hundreds, with manymore successes on the way.
I expect this year to be somuch more successful thanprior years, she said. My onlydisappointment (at Wednesdaysmatch-up) was not being ableto match every applicant witha mentor. Im seeing so manymore students who think this
might be their only key to getinto college.
Callahan echoed Klaich andspecifically lamented what shesaw as a lack of male mentors in
the room. Callahan encouragedpeople to show kids from single-parent homes what the futurecan hold for them.
While the match-up process
tries to take gender preferenceinto account, Klaich makes sureanyone, regardless of gender,that wanted to mentor is morethan welcome to be that one
person to change a studentsfuture.
Neal Morton can be reached [email protected].
launched, police officials saidit was not meant to replaceexisting alert systems, such assafety e-mails, but rather to addanother way for students to getvital information.
Adam Garcia, UNRPDs direc-tor, said the system is now beingused to alert recipients of safety-alert e-mails when the texts aresent. The text message format istoo short to include any mean-
ingful information about anincident, he said.
Garcia said he made the deci-sion to send an alert to studentsat 7 a.m. The alert came soonenough and contained enoughinformation to be useful, Garciasaid.
Text messages are limited to160 characters. The one sent
by UNRPD Friday included a36-character heading Garcia saidhe did not know was included,followed by a short messagetelling students to check theire-mail for a safety alert.
Those 36 characters couldhave been freed up to includemore information on the safetyalert for students in the textmessage, Steven Zink, the vicepresident for information tech-nology at UNR, said. The systemused by the university to sendtext message alerts, e2Campus,allows for headings to be cus-
tomized.I dont really know why I got
a text message aside from tellingme to run for a bunker and getmy computer, Zink said.
The message would serve
little purpose for students whodo not receive e-mail on theircell phones, Zink said. The pur-pose of the system when it wasoriginally implemented was toprovide information to studentswho did not have immediate ac-cess to a computer, he said. Zink,who helped to bring the systemto campus, said decisions to
send text alerts and what to putin them are made by UNRPDwithout influence from his of-fice.
Joe Teixeira, a 26-year-oldcriminal justice major, is not
signed up for the alerts and saidhe probably wouldnt if they onlyincluded instructions to checkhis e-mail.
If you dont get e-mail onyour phone, you dont really getanything from [the message],he said.
The text message alert systemused by UNR is meant to be able
to give students the informationthey need without having torefer them to other places, AraBagdasarian, a spokesman fore2Campus, said.
Typically, messages do
contain more informationthan (check your e-mail), Bag-dasarian said. It is up to eachindividual campus to figure outhow they want to use the system,though.
Bagadasarian said that becausethe technology to send mass textmessage alerts in conjunctionwith other alert methods is so
new, many campuses are havingdifficulties figuring out how touse it ef fectively.
Jay Balagna can be reached [email protected].
given to help colleges develop poli-cies that will help reduce gamblingamong students and help studentsstruggling with addiction to par-ticipate fully in college.
Morgan worked on a sub-committee that focused onRecommendation Six whichconcentrates on making rea-sonable accommodations for
students focused on recoveryfrom a problem with gamblingor alcohol. The recommenda-tion includes: allowing students who
need time off to recover from adisorder to take a medical leaveof absence;universities making reason-
able accommodations to allowstudents in off-campus treat-ment to continue classes;letting students who are no
longer eligible for tuition and
fee refunds appeal the process,citing addiction problems asan extenuating circumstancebeyond their control.
Writing this sort of policy intoUNRs Student Code of Conductwould allow students withaddiction problems to receivethe help they need while still
participating in school.Morgan said there is an infor-
mal protocol in place for peopleleaving UNR for recovery reasonsbut there is currently no policy.
We have the way to (make apolicy) but weve never talkedabout gambling disorders asbeing a mental health issue,Morgan said. It should be puton the table so someone whois suffering from it can get helpwhile focusing on school work.
The latest draft of the Student
Code of Conduct is currentlygoing through the approvalstages, but Morgan said she hasadded in a university sanctionthat would apply to any type of
addiction or mental health issueto promote a leave of absencewhen it is needed.
It was very rewarding to workon the committee, Morgan said.It was wonderful, educational,collaborative and very motivat-ing to learn where other peopleare.
Morgan said that some of therecommendations will be veryhelpful to UNR but that a lotof work still needs to be done.She said she will not work on it
alone and is not only asking forhelp from colleagues but fromstudents as well.
We need to focus on aware-ness, Morgan said. People thathave these problems may notknow where to go for help be-cause we dont have the word outthere. If one student is helped by
the recommendations, it will allbe worth it.
Ashley Allen can be reached [email protected].
and finance, said.We thought this would be
a good time to prepare forthe kind of zoning to do thesethings, Zurek said. Theuniversity village (would)represent the transition todowntown. It is marchingnorth, so we want to be able tomove south.
Both Zurek and Glick said nouniversity or public funds willgo toward the proposed rede-velopment, and the universitydoes not plan to purchase moreland in the village area. Zurek
said UNR intends to make theneighborhood more attractive topotential developers by pushingfor rezoning in the neighbor-hood.
What we hope is to givestudents and the communitynew residential opportunitiesand the kind of entertainmentand collegial opportunities thatwe need more of, Glick said.The campus doesnt stop at theborders of the campus.
The university village planis part of a revision of the 2005University of Nevada RegionalCenter Plan, Zurek said, whichoriginally called for the areasouth of campus to be turnedinto a park.
Generally, the regional planenvisions an expansion of thecampus community to the eastand south.
Glick said the university hadconsidered the project evenbefore his arrival three yearsago, but only within the lastfew months has UNR begunto collaborate with the City ofReno to revise designations.
James Graham, economic de-velopment manager for the RenoRedevelopment Agency, said theopportunity to redevelop thevillage neighborhood fits nicelywith the universitys plans forexpansion. He said the projectaims to both improve the areasappearance and to revitalize the
community.President Glick has always
said that he wants that frontdoor of the university to be morevibrant, Graham said. Itsgoing to be a combination ofboth public and private (effort),but its going to be a long-termendeavor.
The West Street Market is oneof the Redevelopment Agencysmost recently completed revital-ization projects.
Jeff Webb, a 19-year-oldelectrical engineering major,said he does not think theproject, taken on its own,will have much impact in theredevelopment area, though heagrees that it will improve the
neighborhood aesthetically.It is an older part of town,
some buildings are startingto fall apart, Webb said. Butmoving south, theres not muchspace to go, with the freewaybetween downtown and (theuniversity).
Webb said most of the serviceshe uses are provided on campus,and he would probably not visitthe university village if it werealready completed. However, hesaid that if they build a lot moredown there, Im sure people willjust go to chill.
The administration has noconcrete timeline for redevel-opment because activity inthe rezoned area will remain
privately financed.Both Glick and Zurek called
the redevelopment proposala long-term plan. However,Zurek said he suspects thatprivate interest in the areawill begin to i ncreas e at so mepoint, considering that theailing economy has forceddown some costs for develop-ers.
Developers all seem veryinterested in what studentsand staff want to see, Zureksaid. I think (the project) willrespond to the needs we sensehere.
Aaron Benedetti can be reachedat [email protected].
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EDITORIAL CARTOON
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STAFF EDITORIALI CAMPUS SAFETY
Prevent pig fluapocalypse bywashing hands
MEMO ON YOUR HEALTH
What do you think about UNRPDs campus safety alert sent out Friday morning?
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Environment can buildmotivation for students
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It is ordinary to see studentsroaming around thelibrary, from the first floorto the fifth, looking for
an available computer afterlunch. Although it is somewhatirritating when I cant finda computer, I like the timebecause the library seems filledwith students enthusiasticabout studying.
The new Mathewson-IGTKnowledge Center, which
opened lastAugust, isnow theheart of theUniversityof Nevada,Reno andgives studentsa greatenvironmentin which tostudy.
As thecity of Reno
grows year after year, UNR alsoexpands at a rapid pace as agreat educational institution.The Joe Crowley Student Unionwas built in 2007, the newDavidson Mathematics andScience Center will open inAugust 2010 and the William
N. Pennington Health SciencesBuilding is expected to open in2011.
It is nice for the campus toexpand its buildings; however, asimple question weighs on mymind. Is it right to develop onlybuildings and other facilitiesand not motivate students?
According to US New sand other magazines, UNRis categorized as a 3rd-tierschool among the otheruniversities in the UnitedStates. UNR is still a goodschool; however, we should
look at the upper levels if wewant to aim highe r.
Ive had the opportunity tovisit Indiana University a fewtimes, which is, by contrast,categorized into tier 1.
If you are a business major,you should know IndianaUniversity because, accordingto Business Week, the KellySchool of Business was rankedin the top 20 undergraduatebusiness programs in theUnited States.
When I visited there, Irealized the biggest differencebetween Indiana University andUNR was clearly the amountof study and motivation. Mostof the students at UNR areworking hard, but we cantmatch students in Indiana.
I believe there is no differ-ence between students innatural ability. However, the
environment has a big impacton their possibilities. Take alibrary, for example. At IndianaUniversity, though it doesntlook as fancy as ours, the libraryis open 24 hours every day,even during the summer break,to keep the students motivated.
UNR is a flagship and one ofthe major education centersin the state. Therefore, goodeducation and able people arekey resources to better form the
state socially and economically.It is said that although
human beings are composedof 60 trillion cells, only threepercent of them are used ina lifetime, so we are full ofpossibilities.
Education is not only teach-ing things from the text, butalso bringing out the possibili-ties of the students by givingthem a place and motivation tofind out what theyre capableof. UNR also has unknown pos-sibilities to grow and produce alot of students who will changethe United States and even theworld.
Seiko Kamikariya is from Japanand studies marketing. She enjoysdrinking beer and eating pizza,
not sushi, in the United States.Reach her at [email protected].
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ave a cough and a fever? Better lay low. Youmight have swine flu. Thats right, the twosymptoms that are nigh ubiquitous at any
health clinic in the world are the indicatorsof the onset of swine flu.
To many people last spring, the world seemed likeit was going to end.
We had a glo omy reces sion f lushing the UnitedStates economy down the crapper, a pandemic calledthe pig flu covering the globe in an opaque shroudof paranoia, and the worst of Rush Limbaughs fearshad been realized: We put a progressive black man inthe White House.
But really, does all this hogwash about the swineflu seem a little silly to anyone else?
The horrors of the 1918 Spanishinfluenza and the fear-mongeringof the media have made the medicalcommunity and our entire countryabsolutely paranoid about H1N1.
To put the pig flu into perspective,take the following two facts intoconsideration: According to theCenter for Disease Control, theseasonal flu kills roughly 36,000people each year in the U.S. alone.The death toll for swine f lu acrossthe entire planet is less than 4,000,according to the World Health
Organization.When it comes d own to it , the co ntemporar y H1N1
strain is equivalent in fury to the seasonal flu. Whilethe Spanish flu was a freight train that mowed downhumanity like blades of grass, the swine flu is a GeoMetro that will hardly be a blip on the radar in a fewyears.
While I admit I get as mu ch sick pl easure out ofapocalyptic story lines as the next guy, I prefer todistinguish the 28 Days Later and Terminator2 like scenarios f rom real life.
There are infinite other health-related problemsthat hit much closer to home than the swine flu everwill.
The rise of antibiotic resistance, the omnipresenceof students lacking health insurance and, perhapsmost alarmingly, the rate at which young people die
in auto accidents are issues that deserve far moreattention than this Geo Metro pandemic.
What we c an do to control infecti ous dise ase,whether it is H 1N1 or the sea sonal fl u, is to usecommon sense.
If youre intelligent enough to attend college, I amconfident you already know the universal precau-tions that prevent the spread of disease.
Personally, I like to carry a small bottle of handsanitizer to use before and after touching a doorknobor keyboard. Its also useful for squirting randomhippies that meander through the Quad betweenclasses.
But enough about what I do in my free time.Whether y oure looking to evade t he pig f lu or no t,
do everyone else a favor and wash your hands as ifyour grade s depen d on it . And i f you d o wake up oneday feeling like UNLVs football team after visitingMackay Stadium, go to the health clinic and stayhome til you get better.
Memo Sanchez is studying nutrition and would liketo remind everyone that a Memo a day keeps thedoctor away. Reach him at [email protected].
Checking your e-mailmight sound like an oddreaction for someonewho is trying to remain
safe from near-campus armedmuggings and a shooting, butthats exactly what campuspolice alerted students to dolast Friday.
Eight hours after armedsuspects from two near-campus muggings and ashooting were known to be atlarge, the University of Nevada,Reno Police Department senta text message alert askingpeople to check their e-mailfor an update.
Although several students
were still on campus studying
just after midnight whenthe muggings and shootingoccurred, nobody knew thatarmed suspects were at large inthe surrounding area. UNRPDshould have text alertedstudents of the situationand given them safety tips,which in turn could have keptstudents from wandering thearea alone and unaware.
The text message alertsystem costs $12,000 per year tomaintain, but UNRPD has yet touse it effectively. When campusbuildings were closed due to apower outage last month, nomessages were sent. On Friday,the police texted students, tell-
ing them to check their e-mails.
The system that was designedto immediately warn students isnot being put to good use.
A simple text sent as soonas police had the informationwould have alerted studentsto the potential danger. Forexample: Fr: UNR Subj:Campus Safety alert
Msg: Armed muggings andshooting near south campus.Suspects at large, may bearmed. Dont walk alone.Check e-mail for more inf o.
Instead, the delayed textwith little information was amessage some call useless.
I dont really know why Igot a text message aside from
telling me to run for a bunker
and get my computer, saidSteven Zink, vice president ofinformation technology, whohelped bring the program tocampus.
e2Campus, the companythat runs the alert system, saidthe text messages are meantto give students immediateinformation.
The dramatic time delaynotwithstanding, all the textmessage alert did was repeatan e-mail.
If students were not near acomputer when they receivedthe text message and couldnot access e-mail from theirphone, the text was useless.
Many of those that might
have been near a computer,probably didnt even knowtheir UNR e-mail passwordsand login information.
Although this incident wasthe first time UNRPD used thetext message system and theseproblems could be attributedto the programs newness andtroubleshooting status, itsfrightening to wonder whatwould happen if an even moredangerous situation happenedand the police departmentfailed to efficiently use tools tonotify students yet again.
The Nevada Sagebrush can bereached at editor@nevadasage-
brush.com.
It was a goodthing they gotit out there. Noones going tocheck their e-mail at 4 a.m. soit seemed like areasonable timeto send it out.
Anna Lopez20, veterinarysciences
Unless theyregoing to send itout right away,the text mes-sage is prettyuseless, unlessits a stay-off-the-streets kindof thing.
Nate Osborne27, chemicalengineering
I think they didOK because theygot the messageout quickly afterthe mugging.
Murat Dinc24, mechanicalengineering
I think it wasOK when theysent it out. Ithink they couldhave put a littlemore info in thetext, like this isimportant.
Sara Kam18, journalism
MemoSanchez
SeikoKamikariya
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NOTESSTORY: NEVADA RUNS
ALL OVER REBELS,
BREAKS SCHOOL
RUSHING RECORD
On Oct. 01, 12:16 p.m., Kylewrote:
Wow well, at least NevadaSouthern still has basketball.Juan, no pulling punches inyour article for the Yell, imlooking forward to it.,
STORY: ANONYMITY
SQUASHES CAMPUS
COMMUNITY
On Oct. 01, 10 :51 p.m., ITGuy wrote:
I came across a recentpublication of C&Ksnewsletter and was appalledby the language andvulgarity it drowned outthe valid arguments theywere making. Im sure thefederalist papers would nothave been preserved and sorevered had it been writtenwith the same relativevulgarity. As a student, Iwant leaders I can be proudof that can representme in civil society withoutresorting to such low class.
You have a right to disagree,but the way you do it makesyou credible or not to a silentmajority on campus.
STORY: UNR CUTS
E-MAIL SYSTEM
On Sept. 30, 1 :49 p.m., ITGuy wrote:
Mr. Russell,
While the Gmail Apps is agreat resource that schoolsare using more and more, itstill does cost money. Andit does take time to input allthe new students, remove oldones, etc So the costs would
be generally the same. I agreeit would be a much betteroption, but if the Universitysgoal is to not provide anyemail services for students,its highly unlikely they wouldconsider it (which is sad).
I know that the Boyd LawSchool used the Gmail Appsfor a time, but discontiunedthe popular service this yeardue to costs (it was costingaround 2 full time people tomanage the system.)
If you feel passionatly aboutthis subject, I would recom-mend petitioning the Boardof Regents to make a system-
wide email for students, withsub domains of NEVADA,UNLV, etc. but managed bythe system. It would prob-ably lower costs, and preventduplication. Theyve done thiswith registration services (orwill soon) with iNtegrate. Thiswould be a lot less costly, (iN-tegrate is costing around $20million) and probably a betterservice.
Providing a .edu address forstudents should be a servicethat Universities provide. Isuspect they will rethink thismove in the next couple yearswhen they receive complaints.I know one of the first thingsthat made me feel like I was
really in college was when I re-ceived my UNR email account.Its a sad day for nerds
On Sept. 30, 9:41 a.m.,Weston wrote:
This is very disappointing, Icould understand overhaulingit to make it more efficient, butreallyhow low-rent are we tomake our university studentsrely upon gmail for their e-mail? I thought we were tryingto become a world class uni-versity, and the appearance ofbeing so is pretty important.Fakin it till you make it
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CHEESE AND WHINE
Aweekend ago, I spent a few hoursrelaxing away from the United States.Just an hour outside Reno, the foreigncountry of Molossia was the second
house on the left, the one with flags and signs.The Republic of Molossia
is one of about 10 UnitedStates micronations, smallswaths of land or seadeclared independent bymen or women.
Micronations span inseriousness from teenageboys declaring theirrooms independent to thePrincipality of Sealand, aradio broadcast tower off
Great Britain that got intoan international kerfufflewhen German citi zens tried
to take it over.Though micronations are largely unrec-
ognized by more legitimate governments,Molossia, like other micronations, has its ownmoney, measurement system, monuments,post office (with stamps), rail system, na-tional holidays, time zone, navy and dictator,President Kevin Baugh. Well, he was a dictator,until he overthrew himself and e stablished aRepublic.
Baugh was also the first national leader Iveshaken hands with and my personal tour guidearound his country.
Baugh greeted me in his driveway and wavedtoward where it met the road.
Over there is the U.S., he said.One of the first stops was Republic Square,
a paved sitting area with a flagpole and benchin front of Baughs house. This was where the
Carson City Symphony brought out its brasssection to play for Founders Day last year. Itsalso where the blue, white and green stripedMolossian flag flies every day (Unless its snowyand I dont feel like getting up off the couch,Baugh said).
Though Baugh admits Molossia is mostly silly,small bits of more serious business creep in onour tour.
He displays a Peace Pole in the front yard(because we always want peace on Earth)and works to unite other microleaders, from avirtual Olympics (competitors ran separately andcompared times) to giving out microloans in thename of micronations through Kiva, a charitythat connects individual donors with people inThird World nations seeking small loans to startbusinesses.
Yeah, its essentially a hobby, but were comingtogether from all over to make a real difference,Baugh said.
Baugh has also waged wars with his coworkerin the Moustachian War (to prove he could) andhis neighbors in the Dead Dog War (to get themto re-bury a deceased pet on their own property).Molossia even experienced a health care crisis
(when they ran out of Band-Aids).Take a look at what Im doing because thats
what real countries do, he said. As a citizen ofa real country, do you want your country doingthese things?
Behind the Government House, where Baugh
and the five other Molossian citizens live, Imet half the population and saw the nationalrailroad.
I was formally introduced to Tigger, a Chihua-hua mix, Annie, a Boston Terrier, and Duncan,a West Highland White Terrier. Molossians arevery friendly, but be warned: They may lick.(Later in my visit, there was a small insurrectionwhen Annie wouldnt listen to the President andrefused to jump down from a picnic table.)
The Molossia Railroad is a G scale model setthat snakes around Norton Park a backyardwith the miniature railroad as a centerpiece. Thetrain goes through two tunnels and stops in thetiny towns of Steinsdorf, a German villa with aplastic man perpetually waiting for a train overa beer stein, and Silver Hill, an Old West miningtown, as only befits the history of Molossiasneighbor, Nevada.
When Im famous, Ill have one I can actuallyride, Baugh said. Thats my goal.
Beyond Norton Park are Molossias war monu-
ments, the space programs stomp rocket launchpad and the countrys first tourist attraction, asmall metal tower with multi-colored flags calledTower of the Winds.
You have to use your imagination, Baughsaid. Where you would see a kayak, I see a shipin my Imperial Navy.
At the end of my tour, Baugh stamped mypassport, assuring me Molossias seal wouldin no way invalidate it, and presented me witha certificate accrediting me as a member ofMolossias space program (I got to launch thestomp rocket).
While chatting, Baugh became more emphaticwhen he talked about how micronations getpeople involved in their own world.
Go stick your T-shirt on a stick to make a flagand go to the park, the nearest wilderness areaand say, This is my country, Baugh said. Youdont really need a lot of money, just imagination.Its like playing in the backyard.
Emily Katseanes is the Perspectives e ditor. Shehasnt declared her house an independent country,but she might make her desk one. Reach her [email protected].
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THE GREEN LIFE
World religions encourage environmental responsibility
To deal with the energy crisis, a radicalsocial shift needs to occur for Americansto see energy as a social good and notan individual right. One of the ways this
shift can happen is through religion, a method foraffecting social change that
has been used for centuriesand is still extremely effec-tive.
The Sustainable En-ergy Forum, an AssociatedStudents of the University ofNevada-recognized studentorganization dedicated toaffecting this kind of changehad Professor Gary Cageas its first speaker of thesemester. Cage focused hislecture on the role religioncan play in environmental
and energy concerns.I am not advocating or denying the validity of
any belief system, but religious doctrines cangreatly influence their followers actions and at-
titudes toward a particular subject. Knowledgeof that groups doctrine is a powerful tool as astarting point for green dialogue.
Cage is a philosophy professor and hastaught a world religions diversity course atthe University of Nevada, Reno and Truckee
Meadows Community College.His presentation briefly outlined the
fundamentals of Judaism, Christianity, Islam,Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Tribalism andJinn and how each religion might or might notsupport environmental and energy concerns.
Cage first said that although these religionsdo not explicitly deal with the issue ofconservation because they were founded whenthese issues were nonexistent, there arestill religious doctrines that are supportive ofenvironmental awareness.
In Judeo-Christian scriptures, Cage pointedout passages that were environmentally sup-portive, ranging from care of land to treatmentof animals. Furthermore, Cage talked about theimportance of stewardship in Judeo-Christianreligions. Stewardship is a loving concern for
those in need and a social awareness of moralcorrectness. I would like to think robbing theEarth of its resources and leaving future genera-tions a polluted and impoverished world wouldbe an outrage to this Judeo-Christian sense ofmoral and social responsibility.
When spe aking ab out Islam, Cage talke dabout the prophet Muhammad and his child-hood.
Muhammad had a deep concern for theimpoverished. One of the Five Pillars of Islam isthe giving of alms. To me, this is similar to theconcept of Judeo-Christian stewardship and theprevious argument applies.
In Buddhism, Native American and Jinnreligions, Cage illustrated the belief in thesacredness of all living things.
Cage gave the example of Jinn monks sweep-ing bugs out of their path while walking toavoid stepping on them. This beautiful exampleis a philosophy many environmental organiza-tions such as Green peace and People for theEthical Treatment of Animals (PETA) hold dearto their hearts.
Lastly, when talking about Hinduism, Cagebrought up the Brahman the unchanging,infinite and transcendent reality that is thedivine ground of everything in this universe.Put simply, we are all really just part of theBrahman. There is no tree and no me. There is
only Brahman. I find it a poetic picture of unitybetween the smallest atoms and the largestsolar system.
The world religions give their followers animage of a world united under either a singleGod or a common belief. They seek a commontie to link humanity and, as a result, teach thatwe have a respons ibility to each other.
I think these beliefs are not in conflict withthe desire for a beautiful, clean Earth withenough energy for everyone. This gives megreat hope that the social change Simon said weneed is possible, regardless of a rich diversity ofbeliefs and people.
Susannah Lee is the president of SEF. Contact her [email protected] or visit the Web site at sef.unr.tripod.com/index.html.
SusannahLee
Imagination flourishes inmicronation of Molossia
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Above, President Kevin Baugh of the Republic of Molossia, an independent micronation outside ofDayton. Micronations are areas of land or sea declared independent, though they are largely unrecognizedby world governments.
Below, Baugh stamps a passport as proof of a visit to Molossia.
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Go stick your T-shirt on a stick to make a flag and go to the park, the
nearest wilderness area and say, This is my country, Baugh said. You
dont really need a lot of money, just imagination. Its like playing in the
backyard.
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standout aspect of the bandwith hi s unusu al and gravit at-ing vocal style.
Among the albums bestsongs are Against Me, Eventhe Good Wood Gone, Berke-ley by Hearseback and ThisBlackest Purse. The lyricalcontent of Eskimo Snowis extremely strong, relyingupon interesting metaphorsand incredibly descriptive se-quences to transport listenersinto the albums stories.
In This Blackest Purse,Wolf sings, I wanna speakat an intimate decibel, / withthe precision of an infinitedecimal / to listen up andsend back a true echo / ofsomething forever felt but
never heard. / I want thatsharpened steel of truth inevery word. In Berkeley byHearseback, a slightly morefast-paced and upbeat song,Wolf sings, Lay me down ina hearseback / its where mynew best look is at. As in themajority of the albums songs,the earnestness of the lyrics isquite tangible and the slow-paced melodies and steadybeats allow the record to filterthrough to the listener and
leave a strong impression.Many of the songs lyrics fo-
cus around death-like images.
In Against Me, the chorusrepeats the questions, Will Igain weight in later life? / Andwhen will someo ne swing ascythe against me? Becauseof these dramatic and inter-esting lines set to such simpleand relatively quiet music, thealbum is rather memorable.
The album concludes withits title track, Eskimo Snow,which helps to illust rate theoverall theme of the CD. Itsopening lines assert that Es-kimo Snow is among all ofmy words for sadness. Thisdescription is quite accurate,as much of the album wouldmake perfect backgroundmusic for nights spent con-templating mortality or lostloves.
Despite the lack of hip-hopovertones or any real dance-worthy tunes in EskimoSnow, the album remainsa strong release from Why?.Its mixture of appropriatelymelancholy music and fasci-natingly metaphorical lyricsmakes it alluring and thor-oughly enjoyable, particularlyfor pensive occasions.
Casey OLear can be reached [email protected].
be fair, he does go after bothparties and tries to present hisview on a topic that is affectingalmost everyone. However, thatdoesnt mean this is a perfectdocumentary.
The biggest problem withthe film is Moores inclusion ofreligion into the debate. In onepart of the film, Moore asks a
pastor if capitalism is a sin towhich the pastor answers yes.
This is where Moores cred-ibility is stretched to the limit.While some of the po ints madeby the film are based off of factsand human interest stories,what does religion have to dowith anything?
The economy and religionare two separate entities andalthough this could providea new perspective for some,Moores argument is flawed.
The people in the churchwho he i nterviews do not ap-pear to have any special knowl-edge with the way the economyworks and the interviews onlyserve to give the audience timeto detach themselves emotion-ally from the film. Instead ofappealing to everyone, Mooreplays only to the ultra-religiousduring these parts.
Moores lack of focus, unwar-ranted publicity stunts and
lack of solutions take away a lotfrom the film. Though a decentfilm, he misses am opportunityto present something new tothe discussion on the economy,instead he rehashes what hasalready been said.
Does it evoke emotions? Yes.But, its clear that Moore hasoverestimated just how goodhis latest film is.
Lukas Eggen can be reached [email protected].
blowing vocal ranges that origi-nally threw Paramore into thespotlight. Lead singer HayleyWilliams knows her gift anduses it well. In a pleasing mix ofacoustic, pop-punk and heavierrock tunes, Williams showcasesher ability to take on an abun-dance of different genres andmake them her own.
Turn It Off is easily one ofthe best tracks on the album.Laden with perceptive lyricsand a catchy tune, it provideseverything listeners look forin a good song. Similar toFor a Pessimist, Im PrettyOptimistic, a track on Par-amores second album, Turnit Off appears to be one ofthe hidden treasures of the
album. With no foreseeablefuture as a single (the firsttwo were named Ignoranceand Brick by Boring Brick),Turn it Off could end up anunfortunate background trackif listeners dont peruse thealbum on their own. That be-
ing said, every song on BrandNew Eyes is worth listeningto. Fans need to keep theirears open for tracks like this;some of Paramores best songsnever became singles or musicvideos.
The first track on the album,Ignorance, takes on an an-grier and grungier approachthan is typical for the band.On first listen, I actuallythought my iTunes had man-aged to jump onto a Flyleaftrack rather than Paramore.
While Paramore is mostl yknown for their pop-punk hits,this song is a testament thattheir talent knows no bounds.Though angst-ridden, the lyr-ics still provide an intelligentbasis and witty metaphors.Wheres your gavel? / Yourjury? / Wh ats my offe nse thistime? / Youre not a judge, but
if youre gonna judge me /Well sente nce me to anothe rlife, Williams agonizes in thefirst verse.
A ballad through andthrough, The Only Exceptionis a heart-warming track thatrelays how one person can
alter everything youve everthought about love. Williamsvelvet vocals are accompaniedsolely by an acoustic guitar asshe introduces the song witha flashback to her childhood,as she watched her parentsand stopped believing inlove. And that was the dayI promised / Id never singof love / If it does not exist /but darlin, you are the onlyexception, she explains.Beautifully written, The OnlyException is a relationshipsong throughout. Similar tosongs like Hoobastanks TheReason and Plain White TsHey There Delilah, this trackis a great couples song thatis sure to make its way intomiddle school dances acrossthe country.
Overall, Paramore lived upto the hype around their name
and delivered yet anothermind-blowingly awesome al-bum full to the brim with bo ththeir signature and newersounds.
Tara Verderosa can be reached [email protected].
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creates a unique and ex-tremely sarcastic look at aworld in ru ins. While survi valis the number one priority ofthe characters, as seen by thelist of rules laid out quite ob-viously throughout the movie,they make it more of a gamethan a necessity. Wanting toclaim the Zombie Kill of theWeek, ch aracte rs us e ba njos,pianos, toilet paper or justabout anything they can thinkof to make kills memorable.And b oy, are th ey me morab le.
The focus of the film is pri-marily based around Eisen-bergs character Columbus(the nickname he was givenbased on his final destina-tion) and his attempts to find
his parents, or if not them,just a girl. Eisen bergs lone rvirgin shtick, while familiarto Michael Ceras fans, workswell to c reate a st rong centra lcharacter to follow throughthe crazy adventures, but itis Harrelsons maniacal actthat steals the show. Likea skinny Rambo without apatriotic cause, Harrelsonbarrels through the moviewith countl ess one-l iners anda hilarious subplot to get his
hands on the last Twinkie inZombieland.
As downright awesome as
this film is, there are def initelysome complaints to be made.First, what is with the 80-min-ute running time? So manyboring flicks today are a goodtwo and a half hours long,but when an actual excitingcinematic experience comesaround its less than an hourand a half! WTF, mate? Sec-ondly, when something thisgood comes around you knowthe only way youll ever seemore is if a sequel of a mostlikely lesser quality would bemade. In Zombielands case,I believe the story would besuited much better to a no-holds-barred HBO TV series.There are just too many differ-ent situations these characterscould be thrown into, for it to
be a quick yet soon-to-be-cult-classic flick. Forget theconvoluted Crash TV spinoff;lets see some quirky zombiecarnage on a weekly basis!
Since the TV idea is highlyunlikely, it is imperative togather as many friends as pos-sible and share the bounties oflaughs during the years bestaction/comedy adventure.
Jay Brissenden can be reached at [email protected].
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will make a call to see howthat person can help.
We can send them flyerselectronically or throughthe mail, Block said of thestreet team. It all dependson their deal.
As an exampl e to otherbands, Sol Jibes street teamprovides a solid case of good
organization and easy com-munication. Both of which,as Block understands, areimportant aspects of creat-ing a fan base.
A lot of bands dont havethe right tools, Block said.The music business is socompetitive. They still haveto go the extra mile.
Jennie Lindquist can be reachedat [email protected].
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Flores said. It works out reallywell.
Another one of Sol Jibes maingoals is to bridge the gap be-tween a person just watching aband and having a unique expe-rience. The band says a momentof disconnect from reality is keyto having a fun performance.
I like it when people dance,
Cowell, a University of Nevada,Reno jazz studies major, said.Its like a healing factor. Peopleforget about their troubles andwe are a kind of source for that.
Fans agree. Brooke Hansston, a22-year-old elementary educationmajor, has been a follower andfriend of the group for five years.
The style of the music hasits own flavor. Hannston said.Its really that you can get intothe music, the enjoyment of themusic.
Block, with 28 years of experi-ence in the music business, saysSol Jibe is a good band.
Its the type of people thatmakes a good group, Block said.These guys are pros, super niceguys, and hardworking on theirmusic.
For this growing group, compet-ing outside the little pond of Renohas been tough. Hoover says whileturning out a large crowd in Reno,the band usually doesnt get bignumbers in other areas.
Sometime well play for 20people, sometimes 150, Hooversaid. But every single time andeven in new markets people willbe on the dance floor. You canreally tell they are having a goodtime.
Block believes Sol Jibes abilityto market themselves to differ-ent media outlets is importantto its growth.
In this day and age, bandsthemselves need to learn thetools to get an established fan
base, Block said. Having atechnical guy like James Hooveris really a godsend, but Sol Jibebreaks up the responsibilities.Running it in the right way isreally a team effort.
In an effort to promote thegroup, the idea of having a streetteam has been implemented. Theband says it is essential. Throughthis program, fans across theworld are able to work with theband and help spread the word.
We recruit and work with
everyone who is on the streetteam, Hoover said. Its a build-ing process. We are trying to getthe foundations.
The band is enthusastic aboutpotential worldwide voyaging.
Its like a rollercoaster ride,Hoover said. Tick, tick, tick,and we havent even reached thetop yet.
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By Casey OLear
Between attending classes andstudying for exams, it can some-times be difficult to keep up onthe latest runway looks or dis-cuss the merits of haute couturemakeup with friends. But, for thetech-savvy fashion enthusiastsout there, with just one click,the world of high fashion canbe transported right into yourbedroom. Here is a rundown ofsome of the best fashion-relatedWeb sites out there:
LOOKBOOK.NULookbook and its counterparts
on popular social networkingsites like Facebook, Twitterand Tumblr focus on fashioninspiration for everyday looks.
Visitors can browse the catego-ries to see outfits posted by realpeople from around the world,or post their own to share fash-ion inspiration with others. Youcan browse mens or womensfashions, or search based uponcountry, brand or category (suchas blazers or denim pants).If youre dying to buy the newAnn Demuelemeester boots buthave no idea how to wear thempractically in your day-to-daylife, head over to Lookbook tosee how its done.
YOUNGFATANDFABU-LOUS.COM
Focusing on fashionable looksfor plus-sized girls, YFF offers awide range of content to read-
ers. The site features rundowns
of plus-sized looks on therunway, in magazines and oncelebrities, as well as overviewsof new plus-size lines releasedby designers and in stores suchas Torrid and Kohls. The Website also features outfits createdby real people and interviewswith designers and fashionistasalike in order to show readerswhat clothing options are avail-able for different body types andhow they could be worn.
CHICTOPIA.COMWith the goal to help readers
discover what fashions will workthe best for them, Chictopiaallows users worldwide to con-nect with others of similar bodyshapes, sizes and styles in order todiscover the best fashion options
available. With style galleries fullof fashion inspiration, fashionreviews, shopping guidance anda community featuring forums,polls and more, Chictopia triesto help readers better connectwith others in order to discussand critique different fashions.
POLYVORE.COMPolyvore is a unique Web site
that allows users to mix andmatch fashions from differentdesigners and stores in order tocreate collages of their favoritelooks. Users can browse the Website to put together outfits andaccessories to mimic a celebritysstyle or simply to create a dreamoutfit for fashion inspiration.Once you have created a look,
it can be published and shared
with the Polyvore community.Users can search by trends, suchas pearl necklaces, to see whatoutfits other users have createdusing those items. They can alsosearch by celebrities (to seewhat Lady Gaga-inspired looksothers have come up with) orbrand names.
WHOWHATWEAR.COMIn an attempt to create a
Web site that includes celebrity
fashion gossip without all of theextraneous information aboutwhos dating whom, the cre-ators of WhoWhatWear chooseto simply focus on the latestfashion trends. Subscribers (andcasual visitors) can check outtopics such as what to wear to aholiday party or search runwaytrends for designers such as Mi-chael Kors. They can also browseshopping guides sorted intocategories for things like shoes,handbags and items under $100.Additionally, readers have theoption of submitting a questionto the Web sites Ask a Stylistfeature and may see their fashionwoes addressed in future posts.
Casey OLear can be reached at
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Floater at Tonic Lounge
Floater, whose music is in-
fused with elements of rock,
pop, reggae and jazz, will
begin playing at 8 p.m.
231 W. Second St.
Reno
Tickets are $10.
FRIDAY/9
Kenny Rogers at Grande
Exposition Hall in The
Silver Legacy Resort Casino
Country music star Kenny
Rogers will perform songs
from his hit albums from
1967 through his 2006
album, Water & Bridges,
beginning at 8 p.m.
407 N. Virginia St.
Reno
Tickets range from $55 to
$80.
BLVD, Random Rab
and Robotonia at The
Underground
San Francisco, Calif., natives
BLVD will perform their sig-
nature electronic/breakbeat
music alongside electronic
group Random Rab and lo-
cals Robotronia for crowds
21 and older. Doors open at
8:30 p.m. and the show be-
gins at 9:30 p.m.
555 E. Fourth St.
Reno
Tickets are $12 in advance
and $15 at the door.
SATURDAY/10
Stephen Lynch at Grande
Exposition Hall in The Sil-
ver Legacy Resort Casino
Comedian Stephen Lynch
will bring his stand up and
musical comedy skits to
Reno, covering material fromall of his albums and Com-
edy Central specials begin-
ning at 8 p.m.
407 N. Virginia St.
Reno
Tickets range from $25 to
$35.
We All We Got and guests
at The Underground
A rap, hip-hop and alterna-
tive rock show for guests
18 and older will begin at 9
p.m., featuring artists We
All We Got, Rameses, Kado,
Smoke & LA, Knowledge,
Worriaz, Jake Lopes and
OGM.555 E. Fourth St.
Reno
Tickets are $10.
WeeklyRecipe
By Casey Durkin
Archies, T he Wal, The Break-away, Pub and Sub are all iconicfood and drink establishmentsin University of Nevada, Renostudent life and tradition. Veryfew of these types of placesclose, but when they do, thenew management usually goesone of two ways.
They can be like the new own-ers of Fritzs and put a huge signon Virginia Street implying oneday they will sell Awful Awfuls,take their sweet time to openand let students writhe withunwarranted excitement.
The alternate is demonstrated
perfectly by Morandis RecordStreet Caf, which very wellmay have found that littlesomething that will make itsurvive and achieve its iconstatus once again.
The story of Record StreetCaf has been a kind of hazyone for some UNR students.Things such as ominous clos-ings and openings under thesame name and drastic menuchanges are just some of theoff-putting stunts that the cafhas pulled in recent history. Butafter talking with Lisa Morandi,one of the new owners of thecaf, this story was put in a littlebit more perspective.
Here is the simple breakdown.There was the first RecordStreet Caf in the 90s, which
was the place to be. Then FredAtcheson, the owner at the time,and his family got out of thebusiness; he bought the land,got the City of Reno to claim itas a historical building to avoidit being bulldozed and rented itout. This is the main reason whythe majority of the dcor and thename Record Street have beenincorporated in all of the new res-taurants in its place. There were acouple of different tenants beforethe Morandi family started theirrestaurant in September 2008.
Though I was not around tosee the earlier establishments,I can safely say that I am gladthat I could be around for theMorandis version of the RecordStreet Caf.
Situated near the south sideof campus, this little restau-rants feel is the epitome of achill college hangout. Its thekind of place where one wouldexpect to see people on quaintlunch dates and lonely authorstrying to finish the book thatthey keep swearing will be donein a month.
And when it comes to thefood, it could not be anyfresher. Morandis buys all ofthe meats and vegetables from
local vendors, which meansone can expect the food to havedied recently and been har-vested with copious amountsof love. Also, everything on themenu is homemade, so youcan rest easy knowing that theman isnt a middleman at thisestablishment.
Among their food special-ties is their pizza. At abouttwo inches thick, one will besurprised that the biggest part
of the pizza is not the bread,but the generous amounts oftoppings. Baked under all thecheese are the three toppingsof your choice intertwined withhomemade sauce on soft hand-rolled, homemade bread, mak-ing you feel awful to be eatingsomething so beautiful.
Other than the pizza, Mo-randis boasts having great hotsandwiches, beautiful saladsand a gluten-free menu. Even
better than the food specialties,they have 12 different kinds ofbeer on tap and 27 in the bottle,which will keep that guy inthe group who only drinks mi-crobrews happy.
But what is probably the mostunknown fact about Morandisis that they deliver on any ordermore than 10 dollars. So now youcan order great delivery pizza witha great sandwich. My apologies ifyour mind has just been blown.
Overall, this is the best freshtake on college-style favoritesthat I have seen in my time at thisschool, and it just so happensthat it is right next to campus. Sohopefully in due time, MorandisRecord Street Caf can achievethe same icon status it had inthe days of old. They can counton my vote.
Casey Durkin can be reached [email protected].
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Morandis Record Street Caf offers pizzas with up to three toppings as well as 12 different beers on tap and 27 different bottled beers. Theyalso deliver with any order of more than $10.
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University students will perform Ubu the King as an adaptation andimprovisation of Alfred Jarrys original Ubu Roi. The satire will play
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday at the Redfield Proscenium Theatre.
BUFFALO WINGSIngredients:2 lbs chicken wings3 tablespoons butter, melted4 tablespoons bottled hotpepper sauce1 tablespoon paprika1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon cayenne pep-per1/4 teaspoon b lack pepperCelery sticks (optional)Directions:Cut off wing tips. Cut wings atthe joint. Put chicken wing piecesin a plastic bag. Set aside.Stir together melted butter, hotsauce, paprika, cayenne pepperand black pepper. Save 2 table-spoons. Pour the rest into the bagof wings. Seal bag and let mari-nate at room temperature for 30minutes. Drain marinade whenfinished and discard bag.Broil for about 10 minutes oneach side. Remove from oven andbaste with the saved marinade.
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THE FALL OF TROYIN THE UNLIKELY EVENTGenre:Progressive Rock, Post-hardcoreDescription:For their fourth full-lengthalbum, progressive rockgroup The Fall of Troy invitesguest vocalists such asRyann Donnelly of School-yard Heroes on the trackPanic Attack! and RodyWalker of Protest the Hero
on the track Dirty PillowTalk.
JOE PERRYHAVE GUITAR, WILLTRAVELGenre:Hard RockDescription:Aerosmith guitarist JoePerry will release the firstalbum from his solo projectin over 10 years, since his re-joining of the band in 1984.
ANVIL! THE STORY OFANVIL - DVDRELEASEStarring:Steve Lips Kudlow, RobbReiner and Kevin Goocher
Description:The heavy metal docu-mentary focuses on Anvil,an influential band in the1980s whose success didnot carry on into their laterlives despite their constantefforts to make it big.Genre: DocumentaryRating: Not Rated
YEAR ONE - DVDRELEASEStarring:Michael Cera, Jack Blackand Oliver PlattDescription:In prehistoric times, twohunter-gatherers are ban-ished from their village and
take off on a comedic jour-ney through many ancientworlds.Genre: Adventure, ComedyRating: PG-13
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COUPLES RETREATStarring:Vince Vaughn, Kristin Davisand Kristen BellDescription:The comedy follows a groupof several couples as theyembark on a tropical vaca-tion in order to relax andwork on their marriages.They quickly discover thatthe therapy is more rigorous
than they had anticipated.Genre: Romantic ComedyRating: PG-13
October 2Zombieland= 89% FreshWhip It= 81% Fresh
Capitalism: A Love Story= 73% FreshThe Invention of Lying= 56% Rotten
ROTTEN TOMATOES WEEKLY GRADES
September 29
Brother Ali: Us = 85
Paramore: Brand New Eyes
= 77
AFI: Crash Love = 75
Alice in Chains: Black Gives
Way to Blue = 68
source: rottentomatoes.com (rating system: 100-60% = fresh; 59-0% = rotten) source: metacritic.com (rating system: 100-61 = high; 60-40 =medium; 39-0 = low)
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Love storyanalyzes economy
By Lukas Eggen
Michael Moore may be themost controversial documentar-ian of the last decade. Whetheryou love him or hate him, hisfilms, which include Sicko andFahrenheit 9 /11, have becomethe center of numerous debates
and discussions, and his latestfilm Capitalism: A Love Storyis no different.
Let me make something veryclear. I dont agree with all ofthe points made in the movie.However, Moore does make hispoints well, and his style is notas one-sided as it usually is.
In his latest film, Mooretries to show that everythingthats gone wrong in theeconomy can be blamed oncapitalism. He talks aboutderivatives, foreclosuresand how the rich get richerwhile the rest of Americastruggles. Its obvious he
is trying to gain peoplessympathy in order to make his
point.Using rare footage of
Franklin D. Roosevelt statinghis proposed second Bill ofRights and many stories aboutstruggling families, Moore hitshome in a stronger way than
he has with previous films.Its also at moments like thesewhere Moores message ringsclear: Families need help andthe government isnt helpingthem.
In one of the films mostdisturbing yet most powerfulmoments, Moore discoversthe Dead Peasant Policy. Hepresents a very human story
that stretches beyond politi-cal lines where companiesprofit from the deaths of theiremployees.
Unfortunately, Moore lacksfocus in this film and that nega-tively affects his message.
Moore cant help but try andstage grand events to garner at-tention, like when he attempts togo to major banks to get bailoutmoney back. While somewhatentertaining, the staged eventstook away from any effective-ness Moore had built.
Also, a t tim es, the j uxtaposi-tion of satire and emotionalstories seems a bit strange.The film would have beenmuch better if a single routewas chosen. The switch frommaking fun of those in control
of the banks and then showingstruggling families makes itcrystal clear that Moore hasan agenda instead of wantingto find the truth about a hot
topic.What Capitalism: A Love
Story really lacks is somethingnew. Everyones heard the sto-ries about struggling familiesand the questionable uses ofbailout money. Yes, Moore callscapitalism evil. But what hedoesnt present is an alterna tive.Its easy to criticize something.Anyone can do that. Mooremisses an opportunity to tryand promote change; instead,I couldnt quite shake the feel-ing that he comes off as justanother citizen complainingbut doing nothing substantialto create.
Capitalism: A Love Storyis not the Republican-bashingfilm people might expect. To
CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORYRelease Date: Oct. 2Director: Michael MooreStarring: Michael MooreGenre:Documentary, PoliticalRating: R for some languageGrade:C
Zombie film filled withquirky violence, humor
Check out the latest edi-tion of Movies and the Brisswith Jay Brissenden, JennieLindquist and special guestLukas Eggen to hear the de-bate about the merits of Mi-chael Moores latest politicaldocumentary, Capitalism: ALove Story.
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According to zombie survivalrule #32 in Zombieland, oneshould enjoy the little thingsin life. With relentless waves oflaughs, zombie obliteration andoutrageous action sequences,Zombieland is one not-so-little film that is impossible notto enjoy.
Set relatively soon in thefuture, Zombieland is the newname for Earth after a mu-tated strain of mad cow diseaseturned nearly everyone on theplanet into the flesh-devouringundead. Those left alive includea paranoid college student witha nasty case of irritable bowelsyndrome (Jesse Eisenberg,Adventureland), a zombie-decimating badass with anger
