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FOOTBALL PREVIEW
Kicking off the season with a victory against Cal, the Wolf Pack
football team is prepared to take this season by storm. A8-A10
Athletic director announces retirement
By Eric Uribe
Last Wednesday, Nevada
Athletic Director Cary Groth
announced to the Wolf Pack
nation that she would be retir-
ing in June 2013. In fewer than
10 months, Groth and Nevadas
nine-year chapter will be com-
ing to a close.
THE PIONEER
Long before entering the uni-
verse of athletic administration,
Groth was an athlete herself at
Northern Illinois University, a
two-sport athlete in tennis and
basketball.
After earning her cap and
gown from Northern Illinois
University in 1978, Groth taught
physical education and health
for two years at Rich South
High School on the outskirts of
Chicago. She then moved on to
West Aurora High School as an
assistant dean of students.
A year later, her alma mater
came calling: The Delak, Ill.
institution was on the prowl
for an assistant womens tennis
coach. Groth took the job in a
heartbeat but little did she
know the coaching gig would be
a launching pad for her storied
career.
Theres nothing better than
working for your alma mater,
Groth said.
Fewer than 365 days later,
Groth was at the helm of the
Huskies womens tennis squad
as head coach. The following
year, Groth landed an assistant
athletic director job, handling
fundraising and marketing for
Northern Illinois.
From there, Groth worked her
way through the athletic depart-
ment food chain. Along the
way, she held positions such as
associate athletic director and
senior associate before reaching
her pinnacle in 1994.
Groth put her dent in womens
athletics by becoming the third
female athletic director in his-
tory at a National Collegiate Ath-
letic Association institution with
a 1-A football program. Having
such an honorable distinction
in the history books made Groth
relish her position as a role
model for women across the
nation.
Young women need to see
me in this role and understand
they can do this too, she said.
Groths trailblazing position
wasnt met with as many obsta-
cles as one might expect. Rather,
her reputation within the uni-
versity made Groths transition
to the zenith of Huskies athletics
smooth.
When you work at any insti-
tution for a long time, people
get to know you, Groth said. I
didnt have to prove myself.
Groth remained at the helm
of Northern Illinois for 10 years,
winning a pair of Administrator
Parent formulates
safety application
Courtesy of Chace Calvert
By Katherine Larsen
Four years ago, Johnny Lar-
kins was motivated to create the
Assault Response Mobilization
(ARM) Safety application after
his biological daughter was
assaulted and raped by their
neighbor. At the time, she was
13, and to this day she suffers
from the memories. Larkins
was horried, not only because
he was her father, but also
because he has two black belts
in Aikido it is in his nature to
protect, he said.
I never thought I would be
doing this job, Larkins said.
It hurts me to hear others
stories of their assaults. I want
to x this. I want to make the
accountable, accountable.
He pulled out a photo of
his daughter at the age of one
and said, This is the girl I
remember; this is who, in my
mind, was attacked. I want my
daughter back.
His daughter, now 17, gained
200 pounds, self-harms and
although she has tried therapy,
still does not want to speak
about the assault.
The ARM Safety application
works on iPhone and Android
systems and there are two levels
for the alert system. When the
icon is pressed it turns on the
camera and the GPS locator,
as well as giving the option of
turning on a ashlight. On this
screen, there is the ARM logo,
which may slide up the screen
to sound a siren, at which point
ashing lights ll your screen
and ve rapid photos are taken
by the phone, time stamped and
dated, then sent to a database
at the police department.
The application costs $60
By Fil Corbitt
It may be too early to assume that
Burning Man will look for a new home
if the Burners lawsuit against Pershing
County fails.
Event organizers filed suit against
the countys new ordinance that will
levy a new tax on the week-long festival
and will allow police to monitor Black
Rock City for anything they consider
obscene at the festival known for
edgy art displays and public nudity.
Burning Man says Pershings law
directly conflicts with the federal rules
they already follow. The festival takes
place on Bureau of Land Management
land just north of Gerlach, Nev.
Any prediction of the outcome at this
point, however, is speculation. Lets en-
tertain a hypothetical scenario what
if Burning Man leaves Nevada?
Bashing on the Burn
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During the past eight years of her career, Groth said her most gratifying
accomplishment is the increased rate of student-athlete graduates.
Career studio
in development
By Molly Moser
Beginning spring semester,
the University of Nevada, Reno
is going to open a career studio
for students to explore intern-
ships, careers and employer
connections.
Students will be able to get
help learning how to write r-
sums, cover letters, preparing
for interviews and use technol-
ogy to take online career assess-
ments to identify their career
values. Employers will show up
to the studio on a regular basis
to advertise open positions and
internships and offer advice to
students about how to build
rsums and what to prepare
for when applying for jobs.
Shannon Ellis, vice president
of student services, said the ca-
reer studio is going through the
hiring process of professional
positions in the legal services
ofce of the Joe Crowley Stu-
dent Union.
I want the space to be open,
Ellis said. I want students to
feel comfortable coming in and
sitting down at one of our many
areas in the space to help with
job interviews and rsums.
Ellis said when the hiring
process is completed and the
space is renovated, the career
studio will move to the rst
oor of the Thompson building
in February.
The plan came from survey-
ing about 100 students last
semester about what they
wanted available to them at the
university. Ellis said students
who took the survey agreed that
the 8 percent tuition increase
for the fall semester should be
used to build the career studio.
About $280,000 of that increase
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Writing Center
gets revamped
By Molly Moser
The writing center re-opened
this semester after a summer of
tearing down walls to provide
students and faculty with a
larger space and new technol-
ogy.
University Writing Center
Director William Macauley
did a survey last year to find
out what students thought of
the physical space before the
renovation. He said most stu-
dents felt they were in a clini-
cal setting because of the lack
of space the rooms were
slightly larger than a closet.
Two walls in the UWC, located
in Mackay Sciences, have been
demolished but there are still
smaller rooms for students
who may want privacy with
their work and consultant.
One of the really important
things about a writing center
is that its a collaborative space
for a student and a writing con-
sultant, Macauley said. But it
needs to be collaborative space
for the people who are stafng
in the Writing Center, too.
The University of Nevada,
Renos writing center was
reopened in 2010, a year after
closing down due to budget
cuts. On the rst day of classes,
the center opened up with col-
orful, repainted walls and more
space.
Altogether, the UWC spent
$15,841 on the new renovations
$12,841 on tearing down
the walls, furniture and other
rearrangements and $3,000 on
paint.
Were down in a dark base-
ment, Maureen McBride
said, assistant director of the
UWC. We want to encourage
students to come down here
and to be comfortable when
theyre in this space and to
brighten up the feel of it and
to bring color and, hopefully,
creativity.
Macauley said the restrained
rooms are still available for
privacy, but the larger rooms
are more for groups of students
to work together something
the UWC wasnt able to arrange
in the past.
Macauley said the center is
looking for students to hire
as consultants who have an
interest in writing for digital or
social media. Some of the new
features in the UWC are new
computers carrying Adobe
Suite programs and tools for
students to practice presenta-
tions.
Solena Mednicoff, a 19-year-
old neuroscience major, said
she will visit the UWC for help
when her research project is
assigned later in the year.
They will be able to have
more students to help now that
the walls are down, Mednicoff
said.
The center will also col-
laborate with the English
department by using the
digital compensation studio
in the basement of Frandsen
Humanities and eventually re-
locate to Getchell Library, the
future home of the student
achievement center. Macauley
said another plan in progress
involves civic engagement.The
staff hopes to reach out and
help the community with their
writing projects.
McBride said the UWC is
going to continue to use the
nook in the Mathewson-IGT
Knowledge Center for their
evening hours since there is
more student activity in that
area than on the south side
of campus, where UWC is
located. McBride said she is
happy with the results of the
renovation, especially when
it was up and running on day
one.
(There is) much more col-
laboration with our writing
consultants, even on our rst
day because of the space,
McBride said. Its good to see
the renovation doing the work
that we were hoping it would do
right from the beginning.
Molly Moser can be reached at
mmoser@nevadasagebrush.com.
Bill Nye the Science Guy to lecture at Lawlor
By Jaclyn McBride
William Sanford Nye, better
known as Bill Nye the Science
Guy will visit the University of
Nevada, Reno campus Thursday
at the Lawlor Events Center at 7
p.m.
Bill Nye will be presenting
the rst lecture for the Discover
Science Lecture Series at the
University of Nevada, Reno. The
Discover Science Lecture Series
aims to bring renowned scien-
tists from around the world to
lecture students on a variety of
topics.
Bill Nye the Science Guy
was rst created when Nye
worked as a comedy writer and
performer on a show called Al-
most Alive. It was on this show
that Nye won seven national
Emmy Awards for his writing,
performing and producing.
Nye also went on to write ve
childrens books.
Several weeks ago, Nye was
under criticism for a YouTube
video he created titled Cre-
ationism is not appropriate for
children. He then became
part of a satirical article
claiming that U.S. Rep. Todd
Akin, fresh off a public back-
lash for a comment about
rape, blasted Nyes video as
provoking God. The article
went on to fabricate a rant in
which Nye profanely derided
Akin.
Nye graduated from Cor-
nell University with a degree
in mechanical engineering
and then went on to work
for The Boeing Company.
Nye is a visiting professor at
Cornell University through
the H.T. Rhodes Visiting Profes-
sorship. According to Cornell
University, the purpose of the
professorship is to strengthen
the undergraduate experience
by bringing to the university
individuals from every walk of
life who represent excellence
of achievement and to create
opportunities for interaction
with the undergraduate com-
munity.
Other scientists that have pre-
sented for the Discover Science
Lecture Series include Mary
Roach, the author of Packing
for Mars: The Curious Science
of Life in the Void, popular
science television show host
Jeff Lieberman and American
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse
Tyson.
Tickets are $5 and are available
online through the University
website.
Jaclyn McBride jmcbride@
nevadasagebrush.com.
Photo courtesy of BillNye.com
Bill Nye will give the rst presentation in the Discover Science Lecture
Series on Thursday.
Whats next for 311
after playing UNR
By Molly Moser
Over Labor Day weekend,
rock-reggae band 311 per-
formed with SOJA and Slightly
Stoopid at Lawlor Events Center
at the University of Nevada,
Reno. Aaron Wills, best known
as P-Nut, the bassist from 311,
said he enjoys the life of being
an entertainer, and was look-
ing forward to performing for
students at the university.
Sorry its been so long, Reno,
P-Nut said. We cant wait to
rock you.
311 played numerous songs
from their albums and their
most recent album, 2011s Uni-
versal Pulse. After performing at
Lawlor Events Center, the band
will nish off the tour in Port-
land and Seattle. P-Nut said this
wasnt the rst time performing
at a university, and 311 would
be glad to play for Reno again
anytime if their fans ask.
(College students) are unbe-
lievably fun, P-Nut said. The
world hasnt crushed their
souls. Its fun to play any kind
of gig.
After the end of Unity Tour
2012, the band will be taking
some time off before creating
another album. Vocalist Nick
Hexum will be working on
creating songs with his little
brother, while P-Nut will be
buying a new home near the
bay area. As for the annual 311
Day (March 11, 2013), the band
plans to spend it in Las Vegas
with a two-day performance.
Also in March, the band will be
performing on a cruise sailing
from Miami to the Bahamas,
along with 15-20 or more bands,
P-Nut said.
Were going to come back
next year with good music and
feeling refreshed, P-Nut said.
This is 311s 10th consecutive
summer tour. P-Nut said the
band enjoys touring non-stop.
During the last 22 years, 311 has
created ten albums. Although
the bandmates plan to settle
down for a while, P-Nut said
they will keep looking ahead
and not fall back on their old
songs. P-Nut said its important
to keep the fans updated with
their music and to keep their
momentum.
Every show we make could
be a last breath we take, P-Nut
said. Its so rewarding to make
contact with the audience.
Molly Moser can be reached at
mmoser@nevadasagebrush.com.
Partick Hutton/Nevada Sagebrush
Nick Hexum, lead vocalist and guitarist of 311, performs for Unity Tour
2012 during the holiday weekend at Lawlor Events Center.
WHO: Bill Nye the Science
Guy
WHAT: Discover Science
Lecture Series
WHEN: Thursday at 7 p.m.
WHERE: Lawlor Events
Center
HOW MUCH: $5, tickets are
available through the Lawlor
Events Center website.
DISCOVER SCIENCE
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USAC to begin programs in Cuba, Brazil
By Megan Ortiz
The University Studies Abroad
Consortium will open two new
programs in Brazil and Cuba in
the next year.
Adding to the existing South
American location in Santiago,
Chile, spring semester 2013
will mark the inaugural session
of USACs new specialty study
program in Florianpolis, Brazil.
USAC specialty programs rep-
resent an extension of the U.S.
member universities as opposed
to partnership programs which
act as exchange-based agree-
ments.
McKenzi Swinehart, program
adviser and USAC alumna,
said the program has been in
development for about a year
and a half.
There has been a real interest
in South America, Swinehart
said. Brazil has just been up and
coming a lot.
Floripa, as the locals call it,
is a sub-tropical island in the
southern part of Brazil, and
was voted one of the ten most
dynamic cities in the world in
2006 by Newsweek magazine.
With many beaches and a close
proximity to other major cities
in Brazil like Curitiba and Rio
de Janeiro, Swinehart said the
new program should be an
attractive option for students
interested in economics and
natural resources.
The program will also have
opportunities students in need
of language credits, a require-
ment for most majors on the
University of Nevada, Reno
campus and a requirement for
any USAC student.
Students at an advanced
Spanish level have the option
of direct enrolling at the host
university, Swinehart said. Al-
though Portuguese is difcult,
they feel that because the two
are similar that students at a
high level could succeed quite
well.
USAC is also opening a
specialty program located in
Havana, Cuba that will begin
as a ve-week program in the
summer of 2013. The project
has already had a rst run as a
eld study program during the
summer.
An option only for USAC
students studying in one of
three Costa Rica locations, the
Cuba program this summer was
a six-day, ve-night option for
students interested in Cuban
culture, history and food. Justin
Lopez, UNR student and USAC
alumnus of Chile and Costa
Rica, participated in the Cuba
program during the summer.
What drew me in was the
same thing that made me
incredibly nervous: The fact
that it was forbidden for U.S.
citizens to go there, Lopez
said.
Lopez said he quickly real-
ized, however, that Cuba, or at
least Havana, has something
intangible that drew him in. Ac-
cording to Swinehart, Havana is
a safe place.
Because the eld study is
so short, students actually get
to stay in a hotel, Swinehart
said. Its different than our
other full programs, because of
recent changes in law and the
shortness of it, so the students
are together all of the time with
a guide, showing them as many
aspects of Havana from a locals
point of view.
Lopez enjoyed this, saying the
entire city exudes the rhythm
of Cuban salsa and the avor
of Cuban food. But he worries
that when the full program
opens, there could be some ap-
prehension due to the difculty
of contacting ones family from
the island.
However, Lopez said he rec-
ommends the program to any
student.
Theres no other place in
the world that compares to this
small island, Lopez said.
Megan Ortiz can be reached at
mortiz@nevadasagebrush.com.
ASUN seeks to improve
internet in weak areas
By Molly Moser
The undergraduate student
government is considering a
project to improve internet
connection in areas of campus
with poor wireless coverage and
make the web more accessible
for students and faculty.
With the improvement of
wireless connections, students
would be able to download class
notes, set up video chats and
research on the web in areas
of campus with weak signal
strength, said Associated Stu-
dents of the University of Nevada
Sen. Kieran OShea. Although
these locations are not denite,
one area of focus is older build-
ings such as Thompson and
Frandsen Humanities. OShea
said poor internet connection
can be an issue for students and
professors especially when
loading a video. It can take time
away from class, he said.
With the abundance of
wireless devices being used by
students both in and out of the
classroom, especially as our stu-
dent population grows and the
devices we use evolve, we need
a network that can support their
wireless habits, OShea said.
OShea said additional costs
being discussed for the project
could create protective regions
for weaker areas to protect
access points from getting
damaged in bad weather and
provide power or wired internet
to the access point to see how
it will function. This part of the
plan is only necessary if ASUN
decides to provide access points
outdoors.
OShea said the additional cost
would be minimal compared to
the access points, but it could
be between $100 and $200, de-
pending on what kind of equip-
ment or company they decide to
use. OShea said installing areas
for the access points would hike
up costs immensely.
Since the access points would
be set up through the Univer-
sity of Nevada, Renos networks,
UNR-WPA and UNR-GUEST,
OShea said he wants to work
with Nevada System of Higher
Education System administra-
tors to add the new internet
coverage. Adding new network
points wouldnt be difcult, he
said.
Some students like the idea
of improving campus internet,
but for different reasons. Savan-
nah Ralli, an 18-year-old who
works as a building moniter at
the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge
Center, said improving weaker
connection spots in the dorms
would benet students.
Some students will end up
buying their own Wi-Fi just to
do their homework, Ralli said.
Students shouldnt have to go
their (own) way if they want to
do their homework, especially if
its on an iPad.
Amy Mack, a 20-year-old
psychology major, said it would
be good to have more locations
to study in.
It would be nice to do home-
work outside for a change,
Mack said.
Cody Kiser, a 21-year-old
civil engineering major, said
he sometimes has difculties
connecting to the internet on
campus and wants to be able to
access it to work on class assign-
ments.
Everything I use for class is
internet-related assignments and
online work, Kiser said. It would
be nice to access it.
The campus network will still
be named UNR-WPA, but OShea
said after the completion of the
internet improvement project,
students should be able to get
more connection bars.
OShea said his goal is to get
the legislation passed during the
fall semester. Since it would take
time to install the access points,
the project would be completed
before the end of the academic
year.
Molly Moser can be reached at
mmoser@nevadasagebrush.com.
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Legend
Countries with
USAC programs
Countries
without USAC
programs
Countries that
will have new
USCA programs
in 2013
HOW TO JOIN
Students interested in
the Cuba or Brazil programs
opening next year can con-
tact McKenzi Swinehart for
further information in the
USAC ofce, located in the
Old Virginia Street Gym.
Applications for Brazil are
open until Nov. 1.
Go to usac.unr.edu for
more information.
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per year, equaling to $1.25
each week. When people give
the excuse of not being able to
afford it, Larkins said there is
no excuse to not purchase the
application. Adding the app to
other phone accounts under
the primary phone reduces the
price for families; the primary
account would be $60, then
other accounts would cost $30.
Larkins said it was a personal
experience with the assault of
his daughter that inspired him
to be able to protect others
with ARM, and something he
felt he should have done for his
daughter.
The U.S. Departments of
Education and Justice re-
ported more than 3,200 forced
sexual assaults by U.S. college
students. Most occurred on
campus, including on-campus
housing. About two-thirds of
these go unreported, bringing
the previous number closer to
9,800.
No one assumes it will
happen to them, said Susan
Kasten, the manager for ARM.
It is out of sight, out of mind,
as they say. Unfortunately, the
attacks happen everywhere.
Larkins said this program is
built to avoid draining battery
life like applications such as
email and Facebook do. This
application is off while not in
use. This is to be used to and
from locations.
The application does not
need to be used only for at-
tacks. It can also be used in a
hit-and-run situation to call
for help and take photos of the
license plate, or for a burglary
in a home, as recommended by
the creator of this application,
Kasten said.
The ARM app has ourished
during the past four years,
gaining customers in Reno,
Las Vegas, California, Texas
and Florida. Larkins said he is
very pleased with the growth
but continues to push for more
people to know about the tech-
nology by getting the informa-
tion out through publications
and advertisement.
Janna Yates, a 19-year-old
Nursing student at the Univer-
sity of Nevada, Reno was im-
pressed by Larkins invention
of the application.
It can be helpful in any col-
lege students life on campus,
Yates said. I see it as an excel-
lent addition to the already
functioning safety features on
campus, including our police
force, the blue light system and
campus escort.
This application is only a de-
terrent; it is not recommended
to be solely relied upon. The
importance of staying alert
and focused cannot be stressed
enough, Larkins said.
One person getting hurt is
one too many, Larkins said.
For more information of the
ARM Safety Button, please visit
armsafetybutton.com.
Katherine Larsen can be reached
at news@nevadasagebrush.com.
ARM
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will be brought to students
to work on this project. The
provost of academic affairs
will also be inserting service
learning, which is to involve
the community with classroom
instruction and will share the
student workers of the career
studio.
Associated Students of the
University of Nevada Sen. Ziad
Rashdan, who is helping de-
velop the project, recommends
all students use the center. They
will be able to use resources
and network within their de-
partments and join with groups
of students without having to
schedule an appointment.
The main goal is to help
students nd out more about
careers and explore options that
theyre looking into, Rashdan
said. The ultimate goal is to
help them nd a career.
Students have said that having
a career studio on campus will
help them discover more about
careers and positions, writing
professional rsums, applying
for jobs easily and quickly and
keeping in touch with business
contacts.
Austin Koohtz, a 20-year-old
neuroscience major, said he
would use the career studio to
write rsums and thinks it will
help students at the university.
Every student I have met has
a difcult time balancing school
and jobs, Koohtz said. If the
university is giving the students
something less worry about, its
a good idea.
Shannon Regalbuto, an
18-year-old chemistry major,
said she thinks shell nd the
career studio helpful for her
rst year.
When youre building a
rsum, sometimes youre not
sure what to do, Regalbuto
said. I would use it to have
help (construct) ... (an) efcient
rsum.
The writing center will also
be contributing to the career
studio, but will not be moving
from their original location in
Mackay Mines. An employee
of the writing center will visit
students to help them develop
and critique their rsums and
cover letters. English Professor
and Writing Center Director
William MacCauley said the
centers purpose is to assist
students with writing letters of
inquiry, reports on progress and
projects and proposal writing.
I think there will be a synergy
in the career studio that we dont
have anywhere on campus,
MacCauley said. The writing
center will be paying attention
to the kind of things that the
students are coming there for
help with and we need to make
sure that we have the resources
to accommodate those needs.
The career studio will not
be in the Thompson building
forever. Ellis said the university
is planning to tear down or re-
construct Getchell Library but it
hasnt been determined when.
The library will soon become
a student achievement center
and the tutoring, disability and
counseling centers that are
currently in Thompson will be
relocated to Getchell. Ellis said
she wants the career studio
to be like a replica of an Apple
store.
I love the feel of the Apple
store, Ellis said. Its light and
inviting, youre made to feel
welcome and come in and its
open and its tactile. You can
touch things, you can sit at the
counters and get help and as-
sistance (and) people will talk
to each other.
Although career and intern-
ship fairs are still going to be
coming to the Joe Crowley
Student Union, the career
studio will host job-hunting
tools permanently. Ellis said the
studio will serve the colleges on
campus without a career center
and will help keep students
thinking about a broad range of
majors and careers.
Its great that the student
union has been keeping some-
thing going for students, Ellis
said. But this way, well have a
more centralized spot with that
responsibility and to work with
all of the colleges.
Molly Moser can be reached at
mmoser@nevadasagebrush.
com.
Career
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of the Year awards in 2003. A year later,
Groth made another imprint in the his-
tory books.
THE NEVADAN
When now-football head coach Chris
Ault returned to the sidelines in 2004,
Nevada was left without an athletic
director. The Wolf Pack began a nation-
wide search to replace Ault. Being an
outdoor enthusiast, the Reno area
caught Groths interest, leading Groth
to throw her hat into the search.
Groth had spent time in Truckee,
California and the y-shing and hik-
ing opportunities, combined with the
weather, drew Groth to The Biggest
Little City in the World.
Northern Nevada and the west coast
of the country are absolutely beautiful,
Groth said.
On the same day she interviewed for
the job, Groth was notied she would
be a nalist in the search. It wasnt
long before Groth was named athletic
director of the Wolf Pack. Groth traded
the bluffs and valleys of DeKalb for the
glitz and glamour of Reno. With the
jump, Groth became the rst woman
to serve as athletic director in two
separate, Division 1-A schools.
In the eight years since, Groth has
left her mark on Nevada. Under her
watch, Nevada athletics teams have
won 16 Western Athletic Cham-
pionships. She also claimed the
2006-2007 Commissioners Cup. The
department has raised more than
$40 million in donations, received
some of the highest scores in Title
IX gender equality in the nation and
entered the Mountain West Confer-
ence, among other things.
But Groth says her proudest
accomplishment is the increased
student-athlete graduation rate in
each of the past seven years, which
currently sits at 78 percent. The feat
was spearheaded by the creation of
an academic center for Wolf Pack
athletes during Groths tenure.
I have to credit coaches and staff
and the culture weve created here in
our department, Groth said. Thats
something President (John) Lilley
challenged me with when I got here
and Im thankful for that challenge.
University of Nevada, Reno Presi-
dent Marc Johnson lauded Groth
and her achievements.
While Cary is quick to credit the
coaches, staff and students-athletes,
she set the tone and direction for
this growth, Johnson said in a press
release. During Carys tenure as
athletics director, Wolf Pack fans
have seen progress in both the
competitive success of our teams
and the academic success of our
student-athletes. Through these
and other advancements, Cary
has been instrumental in further
establishing Wolf Pack Athletics as
a highly regarded program and putting
the program in a position to join the
Mountain West Conference this year.
Unlike her time at Northern Illinois,
Groth had her fair share of obstacles to
overcome being a female athletic direc-
tor at Nevada.
When you come into a place where
no one knows you, youve got to make
sure you give people every opportu-
nity to do just that, Groth said. Theres
some very different attitudes about
women in these positions, but I never
let those bother me.
The changes in Nevadas athletic de-
partment from when she landed the job
in 2004 and now is apparent to Groth.
From an internal operations (in
the athletics department), were more
technologically savvy. Weve become
more efcient in the business aspect of
our program, she said. Weve become
a team and created a roadmap for suc-
cess.
THE DECISION
This decision was in my heart and
it just felt good, Groth said. It felt like
the right time.
Groth mulled retirement over long
before last Wednesdays bombshell.
With her contract expiring in June,
Groth kept asking herself one question.
Do I or dont I want an extension?
Groth pondered. I thought I did. I
thought about a couple of more years.
I thought about a one-year extension. I
talked to people. But every time I left
those conversations, when I was driv-
ing, I thought, I dont think I want to do
this.
Groth has had a 2013 retirement in
her sights since 2008, when she renego-
tiated her contract with then-President
Milton Glick.
Ill be honest with you, when I nego-
tiated my last contract with Glick, in my
mind, and I believe Glick was thinking
at the time that he might retire at that
time, it was a good target to retire in
2013, Groth said.
When she inked her contract exten-
sion with the Wolf Pack, Groth turned
down an offer to become athletic
director at a Bowl Championship Series
program she didnt want to name.
Groth made the decision to call it
quits during the beginning of summer.
Her family was the rst to know, fol-
lowed by Nevada head coaches one-by-
one. During the rst staff meeting of the
academic year, Groth announced her
decision to her co-workers.
While giving a PowerPoint presenta-
tion focusing on the change to the
MWC, Groth turned to a slide saying
new athletic director. Her peers were
caught off guard, according to Groth.
That was the hardest, she said.
The people I work for everyday in the
athletic program, were family. Whether
theyre new or been there a long time,
those are the people you go to war for
everyday.
THE FUTURE
Groth plans on sticking around in
Reno once her career is all said and
done. She mentioned jobs in consult-
ing or teaching as potential landing
spots. With that said, Groth is dead set
on avoiding a lame duck ten-month
period. Her to-do list is as long as ever,
she said.
I know the community will join
me in thanking Cary for her many
significant contributions to our uni-
versity and our region, Johnson said
in a press release. She has been gen-
erous in her willingness to continue
to support the program and provide
continuity of leadership through this
transition.
Groth hopes to continue fundraising
in hopes that it will lay the groundwork
for an indoor football facility where
Wolf Pack Park currently sits. Moreover,
Groth wants to nd another donor to
put the nishing touches on Nevadas
renovated tennis courts.
Im going to soak in every minute of
my last year and do the very best I can,
so that were even better off than we
were last year, Groth said.
While Groth wraps up her ath-
letic director career, Nevada will begin
searching for her replacement. Groth
has advice for Nevadas next athletic
director.
First priority is to nd secured fund-
ing for athletic program, Groth said.
We will not survive unless there is a
commitment to fund athletics. Where
that funding comes from, I cant tell
you.
As for Groth, her legacy has been all
but cemented. If she has any say in her
legacy, its crisp and clear.
Id like for (my legacy) to be doing
the right thing for the right reasons,
she said.
Eric Uribe can be reached at euribe@
nevadasagebrush.com.
Retirement
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speech.
New athletics director must improve
STAFF EDITORIAL I ATHLETICS
Womens
stereotypes of
men unjustied
CAMPUS CONTEMPLATION
Do you think Burning Man has a positive or negative
impact on the Reno/Sparks area? Why?
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
Burners benet Northern
Nevada, event should stay
Negative. It is a major
inconvenience. The money
it might have brought to
superstores like Walmart
and target, those stores
lose by locals who choose
not to go to the store when
they come to town because
they dont want to wait in
line for 45 minutes - two
hours waiting for a cashier.
Aside from the inargu-
able boom they may bring
to the car wash industry
after the event, they dont
encourage much change
economically. They also
make our town really dirty
in the days following their
event.
Nathan Robert
Hale
A6 @TheSagebrush | nevadasagebrush.com TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
T
he University of Nevada,
Reno community was
shaken last week when
Athletics Director Cary
Groth announced that this is
her last year with the Wolf Pack.
Aside from helping to raise
more than $40 million in
donations, Groths career at this
campus was signicant in that
she was only the third woman
in the U.S. ever hired as a
universitys athletics director.
So now the university needs
a new athletics director. We be-
lieve that sports are important
to our campus, and as such, we
cant take this decision lightly.
Here are a few things wed like to
see in a new athletics director:
REPUTATION
This is our rst year in the
Mountain West Conference and
were just meeting most of our
opponents. We have opportuni-
ties to expand the reputation
of our university across the
country. We need to make a
name for ourselves as honest,
hard-working competitors.
Weve stumbled a bit with this
in the past. After the football
team beat Boise State in 2010,
a picture began to circulate
around the Internet of Nevada
fans jeering at a defeated-
looking Kellen Moore (Boise
States quarterback at the time).
Other schools have derided us
for being unsportsmanlike. The
new athletics director should
make it a goal to help us avoid
this image in the future.
WOMENS SPORTS
Like many universities, we
have a bad habit of ignoring
our womens sports teams. Even
when theyre doing well as
our womens basketball and
softball teams have in recent
years attendance for games
is dismal.
Internationally, more people
pay attention to mens athletic
events than womens. But we
believe a part of the problem is
publicity. How many people on
campus know when the swim-
ming and diving teams season
begins? We should consider new
ways to get people interested.
FUNDRAISING
Even though our university
made a nancial commitment
to our athletics department
during the last several years of
budget cuts, our sports teams
took a hit. For instance, our
track and eld team still cant
host home meets two years after
the NCAA ruled that the track
in Mackay Stadium breaks its
policies. We need someone who
can get people excited and raise
enough money to shelter our
athletics department from the
effects of a down economy.
The Nevada Sagebrush staff can
be reached at editor@neva-
dasagebrush.com.
E
very year, as the days
become shorter and the
high temperatures start
to slide into the mid-90s,
Reno gets an inux of Burners.
Simultaneously, my casual
conversations
and Facebook
feed get a
surge of
complaints
about them.
I will preface
this column
with my own
experience
with the
festival I
have been to
Black Rock
City and had a great time. But I
dont consider myself a Burner.
Rants of hatred about the
faux fur-touting, RV-driving
festival goers are easy to nd
in Northern Nevada. Sure, its
a ridiculous aesthetic, but Ive
got no reason to rain on their
incredibly dusty parade.
So lets entertain those rants
for a minute what if Burning
Man moved from Northern
Nevada? With the legal issues
going on between the event
organizers and Pershing
County, it might not be such a
far-fetched notion.
According to the Reno
Gazette-Journal, Pershing
County has passed a festival
ordinance that would allow the
police to regulate more activi-
ties at the event. This includes
anything they deem obscene,
which is probably everything.
Organizers are in the legal
process of challenging the
ordinance on grounds of direct
contradiction of federal laws.
If they lose, there is a denite
chance the festival will move
from the Black Rock Desert.
Would this be a blow to
Northern Nevada?
The Reno Gazette-Journal
also reported that Burning
Man brings in an estimated $15
million to the region, which
includes Wadsworth, Empire
and Gerlach. This is just a
fraction of Hot August Nights
($350 million, according to The
Daily Sparks Tribune) and less
than half of Street Vibrations
($38 million). It brings in 15,000
people to the Reno-Tahoe
International Airport, which
makes Labor Day the second
busiest time of the year.
But $15 million is nothing
to scoff at. So if the festival is
a boost for the local economy,
what reasons are there to hate
it? Is the hatred of Burners
equivalent to venting about
trafc during Hot August Nights?
Or is it like complaining that the
Great Reno Balloon Race blocks
your view of the sky?
The neon-clad re spinners
dancing to terrible electronic
music in parking lots can be
annoying. But its really not
grounds to take to the Internet
in disgust for two reasons.
First, this group isnt a
representative sample of
Burners. Second, Reno should
welcome weirdos, no matter
what costumes they bring. Its
part of our charm. Complaining
does nothing but hurt us.
Other than money, what would
we lose if Burning Man moved?
Burning Man has arguably
done more for Renos art
community than any other
organization, especially with
large, interactive works of art
downtown. Groups aligned with
the festival have also donated
to local causes, including the
installation of solar panels in
Wadsworths elementary school.
Sometimes, Reno (and the
state of Nevada) surprises me
with blatant hypocrisy. We pride
ourselves on allowing everything
other states deemed illegal long
ago. Gambling, prostitution
and lax liquor laws play into
this image, and were quick to
whip those out when comparing
home states. But were also quick
to react negatively to things that
put the anything goes ethic
into practice.
Reno has a reputation of
being weird and unpredictable.
We undermine that with anti-
Burner talk. Burning Man tests
our self-described lawlessness,
and Reno fails that test.
But maybe its not Reno.
Maybe its just the handful
of our Facebook friends that
complain. Maybe theyre not
a representative sample, and
maybe they are like those col-
lege kids dropping acid in the
Raleys parking lot giving the
rest of the group a bad name.
Fil Corbitt studies broadcast
journalism. He can be reached at
opinion@nevadasagebrush.com.
W
omen have come
a long way since
1920, when we
gained the right
to vote. But to this day, the
glass ceiling taunts working-
place women
everywhere.
Some things
still arent
the same
for women
as for men.
Sometimes, I
feel the sexes
will never be
totally equal.
It seems
that many
women are
accustomed to suffering. How-
ever, men are not always the
villains. In fact, many times,
they are victims themselves;
victims of social stereotypes.
I know this sounds weird
for me to say as a woman, but
despite mens position at the
top of the social order since,
well, forever, I dont have to
think its right when I hear that
all men are pigs who only care
about themselves and want
women to stay at home.
I have even heard that
fathers are incapable of loving
their children and that men are
unable to refrain from cheating
because its in their nature to
be disloyal.
That is ridiculous. Men have
a bigger sex drive, but they also
have brains and hearts, as hard
as it is to believe sometimes.
They cannot be judged like
they are all clones of one
another.
Women hate it when some
men call them crazy. We say
they dont know us and were
all different. Then why is it
acceptable for us to say all men
are jerks?
Most educated people know
the meaning of the word
misogyny a hatred of
women. U.S. Rep. Todd Akin
(R-Mo.) was blasted in the
news after he said women
couldnt get pregnant if they
were legitimately raped, and
the word misogyny was thrown
around everywhere. It was
deserved.
But who thinks about the
word misandry? Some word
processors dont count it as
an actual word, but its just as
real as misogyny. Misandry is
the hatred of men, and though
they dont suffer in the same
way women do, that hatred is
still there. Its still there when
Im speaking to my friends,
who say that all men are
assholes and only want sex. Of
course some men are assholes.
But not all are.
I attended a seminar called
Mens Empowerment in
March 2011. It was interesting
to see that men face issues
about their identity in a world
where more women are gaining
power. It was compelling to
see men talking about their
problems in an environment
where they could do so without
being considered ungrateful by
women.
Men have problems just like
we do. Maybe theyre not about
equal pay, or about people who
claim to know about rape, but
theyre still there. Some men
struggle with what their roles
entail and some dont know
how to behave.
Im not saying that most
men have to go through what
women have to go through.
But as women, we cannot build
ourselves up by tearing others
down.
No, men dont know what our
lives are like and they never
really will. But if we dont want
them to judge us, we cant
judge them.
Gianna Cruet studies journal-
ism and Spanish. She can be
reached at gcruet@nevadasage-
brush.com.
Fil
Corbitt
Gianna
Cruet
Burning Man denitely
has a positive impact. It
brings much-needed expo-
sure and money to our eco-
nomically devastated area,
plus its super fun watching
the Burners pass through
town!
Melanie Lopez
Positive. Aside from
trafc delays just ponder
how much revenue it
generates just monday
and tuesday after the
burn along with the days
leading up to the event.
Water/Food purchases
alone help our city.
Jerry Boyungs
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Corporations aim to command votes
T
he study of sociology
analyzes individual
and group action in the
context of history and
the society at large. This process
of analysis is known as the
sociological
imagination.
As everyone
has to work
to live, our
economic
structure,
capitalism, is a
useful starting
point when
explaining hu-
man behavior.
The
basic tenets
of capitalism are continuous
prot growth for the owners
of a corporation by exploiting
workers and resources.
Capitalism and its relation
to laws that were originally
intended to protect the human
rights of African-Americans
have been exploited by corpo-
rate powers in order to further
their interests. They do this by
manipulating public opinion
to vote a certain way during
elections.
In 2010, the U.S. Supreme
Court ruled in the Citizens
United case that corporations
are people, with equal
protection under the law and
a right to free speech. This
ruling allows corporations to
ood political campaigns with
as much cash as they please
because money is now consid-
ered free speech.
Citizens United also created
many loopholes that have given
rise to both super PACs
political action committees
which campaign for or against
a political candidate and
new social welfare nonprot
organizations that focus on
political ad campaigning.
These nonprots receive
a 501(c)(4) tax-exempt
status, which means that the
organization does not have
to pay any taxes, nor do they
have to identify any of their
donors. But to call an organiza-
tion like Crossroads GPS a
social welfare organization is
misleading. Most of the money
passing through goes directly to
fund campaign ads, not to feed
the hungry or assist rape victims
through their healing process.
According to NewsBusters,
this isnt technically illegal, since
Congress adjusted the tax codes
to allow social welfare groups to
become involved in politics.
In short, the denition of
a social welfare non-prot
organizations objective has
been changed from exclusively
advancing social welfare to
primarily advancing social
welfare. Primarily is open to
interpretation, since the term
has not been legally dened,
so this allows opportunity for
loopholes.
There are 106 organizations
like this, many of which are
staffed by super PAC faculty
working to persuade us to vote
a certain way. According to
Democracy Now!, these
nonprots have spent more
than $71 million on ads
mentioning a candidate for
president, whereas super PACs
have spent an estimated $56
million since Aug. 12. Funds
may also be used for Senate and
Congressional races keep
in mind, the races have yet to
really kick off.
The trend is a non-partisan
issue since both Democrats
and Republicans are using
social welfare nonprofits
to push for votes (and thus,
policies) tied to secret interests
well, secret to you and me,
but not to the newly-elected
candidates.
The legality of keeping identi-
ties secret stems from a 1958 Su-
preme Court case between the
NAACP and Alabama involving
a way to protect the identities of
people donating to the cause of
African-Americans during the
terror of Jim Crow. But now that
corporations are considered
people, these entities are fully
protected by the state.
In fact, before corporations
were ever considered to be
people, their property interests
have always received much
greater protection under the
Fourteenth Amendment and
the 1958 Supreme Court ruling
than these laws were intended
to protect.
Nine times out of ten,
whoever raises the most money
will win the most votes. This
is because advertising and
brand recognition work. If
corporations can convince us to
purchase that new and incred-
ibly sexy body wash, they will
have us buying into a bold and
freshly scented politician.
Money is not free speech
because, under the First
Amendment of the U.S.
Constitution, we, the people,
cannot be censored. Under the
law, however, the volume of
our voices is only equal to the
amount of cash in our wallets.
In other words, the vast
majority of the American public
is being censored, and the
Citizens United case has made
it legal for corporate interest
to buy our government in plain
sight.
Levin Welch is a graduate student
studying sociology. He can be
reached at opinion@nevadasage-
brush.com.
A
fter being in college
for a while, its
easy to forget how
treacherous high
school was well, at least for
some of us. We walk around
on campus
wearing what-
ever we want,
chewing gum,
eating in class
and texting
(all things that
would have
surely gotten
you in trouble
in most high
schools
private or
not). Some
unfortunate students at Reed
High are undergoing major
changes that will surely make
their high school experience
even more deplorable;
theyre now required to wear
uniforms.
When I attended Our Lady
of the Snows Catholic School, I
remember enduring the itchy
plaid skirts, awkward polos and
obnoxiously large khakis that
seemed to be made for a potato
rather than a skinny adolescent
girl.
Sitting through Catholic Mass
every Wednesday was even
more abominable. Not only did
we have to wear our plaid skirts
down to our knees with our
polo shirts tucked in, we were
absolutely required to wear
sweatshirts no matter the
weather.
I cant even remember how
many masses I sat through
trying not to pass out from
the heat. I can, however,
remember how many in which
I actually passed out it was
two, I believe.
While its unlikely Reeds
uniform policy will be this
strict, I imagine its just as
effective at suppressing
creativity and stifling self-
expression. Reed officials
say that there will be certain
days of the week when certain
athletic clubs and teams
will be allowed to wear their
affiliate T-shirts.
When I attended Bishop
Manogue for a year and a
half, we were allowed to have
days like those. I recall one
in particular, when we were
allowed to wear spirit shirts.
After a fellow classmate was
threatened with expulsion after
a brief, but completely hilari-
ous, football streaking asco,
several of us decided to wear
shirts with Free Austin written
across them in green and gold
(the schools colors) for the
spirit day.
While there werent any
specic rules against this, the
small effort I made in express-
ing my opinion on the matter
landed me a spot in detention.
Saturday detention.
It wasnt long before I
transferred to Reno High where,
in general, teachers were more
concerned about me and how
I was doing in my classes than
what I was wearing and how I
was wearing it.
There were a handful of us
from Manogue that acted out
as a direct result of the strict en-
vironment we found ourselves
in. I ended up piercing my own
belly button whilst piling on as
much black eye makeup that
was required to ensure I looked
sufciently raccoon-like as I
walked down the halls listening
to one of my various screamo
bands.
Another one of my friends
from Manogue now rocks a
glorious pink mohawk, while
another chose to express
himself by giving himself a
Prince Albert. A friend who
I remember ditching French
class with in order to help her
take a pregnancy test (this,
clearly, takes two people) in
the bathrooms is now actually
pregnant, and an ex-boyfriend
is now sitting in jail.
We found our own ways
of rebelling. This obviously
wasnt solely due to uniforms,
but merely the kind of
environments that mandated
uniforms.
While some of us across the
campus are just fresh out of
high school, and some of us
can barely remember those
experiences, one thing is for
sure: We should all sympathize
(or empathize) with these high
schoolers and revel in our
freedom.
Nothing tickles my fancy
more than walking across our
college campus and seeing a
plethora of funky outts, weird
hair colors, odd piercings,
vibrant makeup and copious
amounts of other forms of
self-expression.
It seems counterproductive
to stie this kind of self-
development in adolescents.
Self-expression is not only a
beautiful thing, its a right we
should all have no matter
our age.
Jaclyn McBride studies neurosci-
ence and English. She can be
reached at jmcbride@neva-
dasagebrush.com.
E
verything is sexier in
French.
If you speak French,
any person with a
vagina will be putty in your
hands. The French call ones
orgasmic
experience la
petite mort.
In English,
this translates
to the little
death.
When I was
a freshman
in college,
my friends
Drew and
Maui came
to see me
while their baseball team was
in town from California. We hit
a few parties and eventually
stumbled back into my dorm
room. My roommate was gone
for the weekend and the three
of us had the room to ourselves.
Maui immediately fell asleep
on the oor. Drew and I had
been secretly having sex since
graduation night and after a
few sexless months apart, we
discovered that even with a
large Hawaiian sleeping only a
foot away, we couldnt keep our
hands off each other.
So we moved to the only
appropriate alternative the
shower. After about thirty
minutes of wet sex, he decided
to take it a bit south. He wasnt
exceedingly well-endowed,
nor could he speak French,
but damn, he had oral skills
that usually only come with
second-language abilities. The
shower got hotter and hotter as
he cranked the water tempera-
ture up and picked up speed.
Soon, my head was swimming
and my vision became fuzzy. I
suddenly felt an orgasm ripping
through my body and with a
scream, I lost vision completely.
But then I woke up on my
back on the bathroom oor.
I had fainted and crashed
through the door onto the
tile outside of the shower. I
opened my eyes to see him out
of breath, crouched over me,
brushing wet hair off my face
and saying words I couldnt
comprehend.
All I could hear was the
throb of blood rushing from
my head. When his voice came
into focus, he was saying my
name and asking if anything
was broken. All that came to
mind was my pride, because
for the rst time in my young
life, I had experienced a real
life hands-shaking-out-of-
breath-blackout-orgasm. So I
did what any normal girl would
do I checked WebMD and
proceeded to be upset when it
told me I was dying.
But I had merely experienced
something known in the
scientic community as vasova-
gal syncope. In the late 1800s
and early 1900s,la petite mort
simply meant the brief (or near)
loss of consciousness. A faint-
ing spell, or severe dizziness, as
one might experience after any
sort of neurological shock.
In 1949, Hungarian-British
author and journalist Arthur
Koestler referred to the self-
transcending component of an
orgasm as the loss of sense of
self. It is often used in this sense
to link the orgasm to death.
The phrase has more recently
transformed into one meaning:
fainting or mentally blacking
out during or after an orgasm.
This phenomenon is more
common in females than males,
though still uncommon in
both. The Mayo Clinic denes
vasovagal syncope as a brief
loss of consciousness caused
by a sudden drop in your
heart rate and blood pressure,
which reduces blood ow to
your brain. Treatment for this
is based on avoidance of the
causes of the condition.
If youre like me and you
have a tendency to faint after
reaching the biggest of The
Big Os, then this can be quite
hard. Cutting out sex seems
irrational when youre the king
or queen of Shakedown Street,
but repeatedly experiencing
fainting spells is not neurologi-
cally healthy. So what to do?
Well, my dear readers, the
best solution is to teach your
body to handle the physical
responses to an orgasm, and
practice does indeed make
perfect. And what better way to
practice than with oneself?
Thats right, I am literally tell-
ing you to va te faire foutre,
(fuck off ), but its in the most
loving way possible!
Anneliese Hucal studies pre-law
and public relations. She can
be reached at opinion@neva-
dasagebrush.com.
Illustrations by Karleena Hitchcock/Nevada Sagebrush
Uniforms inhibit self
Levin
Welch
Jaclyn
McBride
Anneliese
Hucal
Fainting after orgasm is
rare, but can be treated
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VS. SAN DIEGO STATE
2011 SEASON:
8-5
MWC:
4-3
BOWL GAME:
San Diego State lost 32-30 against
Louisiana-Lafayette in the New
Orleans Bowl
TEAM BREAKDOWN:
The difference maker in this game could be cornerback Leon
McFadden. The senior is the preseason pick for MWC Defen-
sive Player of the Year. McFadden has made shutting down
opposing receivers a habit, leading quarterbacks to throw the
ball in the opposite direction. The Inglewood, Calif. native has
started every game in his career, earning first-team all-MWC
honors in two consecutive seasons. After losing three of its top
four tacklers from 2011, the Aztecs defense will rely heavily on
McFadden. Wide receiver Brandon Wimberly could be in for a
long game.
AT TEXAS STATE
2011 SEASON:
6-6
INDEPENDENT:
None
BOWL GAME:
None
TEAM BREAKDOWN:
The Bobcats jumped on a sinking ship joining the Western
Athletic Conference this season, and could be the last
remnants of the WAC for Nevada. The key cog of Texas States
offense is running back Terrence Franks. As a freshman, Franks
chewed up 863 yards for 9 scores in 2011. The weight of the
offense will rest on the 5-foot-10 inch, 184-pound speed
demon. Tack on an experienced secondary with five players
whove started a college game and Texas State could play the
spoiler role.
AT HAWAII
2011 SEASON:
6-7
WAC:
3-4
BOWL GAME:
None
TEAM BREAKDOWN:
The Warriors are following Nevada into the MWC, but this
Hawaiian team is far different from other squads the Wolf Pack
are accustomed to playing against. The pass-happy offense,
run by now-Nevada offensive coordinator and former Hawaiin
offensive coordinator Nick Rolovich, has been scrapped in favor
of head coach Norm Chows more-balanced, pro-style offense.
Moreover, Nevada is on a seven-game losing skid against Hawaii
in Honolulu. The streak can extend to eight if the offenses
newly-implemented multiple formation scheme keeps Nevadas
defense off-balance.
GAME-BY-GAME PREVIEW
A8 SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 nevadasagebrush.com
Week 4: Sept. 22
Week 5: Sept. 29 Week 6: Oct. 6
Week 8: Oct. 20
AT AIR FORCE
2011 SEASON:
7-6
MWC:
3-4
BOWL GAME:
Air Force lost 42-41 to Toledo
in the Military Bowl
TEAM BREAKDOWN:
Plain and simple, Air Force is raw. Only ve starters return from
2011s squad. The most notable name missing is quarterback Tim
Jefferson, who has won more games than any other quarterback
in the schools history. However, the Falcons triple-option offense
is foreign to Nevada. Somewhat similar to Nevadas Pistol Offense,
the scheme is run-heavy with three different players posing as
rushing threats. Another element to watch for in this matchup is
the Friday game day. If preparing for Air Forces unique offensive
attack wasnt difcult enough, the Wolf Pack have one less day to
do so.
Week 9: Oct. 26
VS. FRESNO STATE
2011 SEASON:
4-9
WAC:
3-4
BOWL GAME:
None
TEAM BREAKDOWN:
Lets throw this out right now; the Bulldogs offense is scary
good. After all, they did drop 38 points on Nevada a season
ago. Returning to command Fresnos attack is quarterback
Derek Carr. The junior was hailed as MWC Preseason Player
of the Year. The younger brother of former National Football
League first overall draft pick David Carr aired it out for 3,544
yards with 26 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Joining Carr
in the backfield is running back Robbie Rouse and his 1,549
rushing yards in 2011, the seventh-most in the nation a year
ago.
Week 10: Nov. 10
VS. WYOMING
2011 SEASON:
8-5
MWC:
5-2
BOWL GAME:
Wyoming lost 37-15 to Temple in
the Gildan New Mexico Bowl
TEAM BREAKDOWN:
After a third-place finish in the conference a season ago,
expectations are sky-high for the Cowboys. The game will be
a battle of sophomore signal callers, Cody Fajardo vs. Brett
Smith. The Wyoming field general set the MWC ablaze a year
ago. Smith tossed for 3,232 yards, becoming the first freshman
quarterback to generate more than 3,000 yards in conference
history en route to a MWC Freshman of the Year award. With
his top three targets returning, its no surprise Smith was
named to the 2012 Manning Award watch List.
FILEPHOTO/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
VS. BOISE STATE
2011 SEASON:
12-1
MWC:
6-1
BOWL GAME:
Boise State won 56-24 over
Arizona State in the Macco Bowl
TEAM BREAKDOWN:
Graduation depleted the
Broncos squad, with Boise
State losing 13 starters from
2011. The biggest blow comes
at quarterback, with college
footballs all-time winningest
quarterback, Kellen Moore
gone. Replacing the now-De-
troit Lion at the position is Joe
Southwick. The pressure will
be high for the rocket-armed
and quick-footed junior in
the post-Moore era. Being
the season finale, the MWC
championship could be up for
grabs in this bout. Nevada be-
ing the home team could give
them the momentum it needs
to trump the Broncos.
AT NEW MEXICO
2011 SEASON:
1-11
MWC:
1-6
BOWL GAME:
None
TEAM BREAKDOWN:
After 11 years away from
coaching, former Notre Dame
head coach Bob Davie is back
in the same position with the
Lobos. Davie has the coaching
experience and skills to make
the one-win squad contend-
ers. Davie and new offensive
coordinator Bob Debesse are
taking a page out of Nevadas
book and implementing the
Pistol Offense. Engineering the
potent attack will be true fresh-
man Cole Gautsche. The three-
star recruit has the dual-threat
skills to execute the scheme. It
will be interesting to see Ne-
vada get a taste of its own
medicine.
Week 11: Nov. 17 Week 12: Dec. 1
VS. NORTHWESTERN STATE
2011 SEASON:
5-6
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE:
3-4
BOWL GAME:
None
TEAM BREAKDOWN:
Not many are giving the Demons a chance in this game, and
rightfully so after Northwestern State was outscored 121-37
in the nal three games of 2011. The anchor of the Demons
defense is middle linebacker Derek Rose, who garnered an
All-American third-team selection from the Associated Press.
The senior could give the Wolf Packs potent rushing attack a run
for its money. On offense, eld general Brad Henderson returns
to Northwestern. Henderson has pinpoint accuracy, completing
62 percent of his throws last year and poses as a running threat,
too.
Week 3: Sept. 15
VS. USF
2011 SEASON:
5-7
BIG EAST:
1-6
BOWL GAME:
None
TEAM BREAKDOWN:
The Bulls will hold a special distinction in Nevadas history
book: The Wolf Packs first-ever game against a Big East foe.
Dont let South Floridas 5-7 mark fool you; four of the seven
defeats were by three points. The squad was even ranked as
high as No. 17 a year ago. The Bulls return 16 starters from last
season, perhaps none bigger than signal caller BJ Daniels. Akin
to Nevada, questions about his health follow the dual-threat
quarterback. The big difference: Daniels has started 34 games
for The Bulls in his career, compared to the inexpereinced
Fajardos 9 starts.
Week 2: Sept. 8
AT UNLV
2011 SEASON:
2-10
MWC:
1-6
BOWL GAME:
None
TEAM BREAKDOWN:
The Rebels have been the bottom feeders of the MWC since their
last bowl game appearance back in 2000. A strong group of returners
on both sides of the ball could help UNLV get out of the basement.
Returning at the helm of the offense is Caleb Herring, who should
be improved with an extra year under his belt. However, slinging the
pigskin isnt head coach Bobby Haucks style. Rather, the Rebels are
more of a punch-you-in-the-mouth running team. Junior tailback
Jim Cornett, who led UNLV in rushing the past two seasons, will be
instrumental if the Rebels want to paint the Fremont Cannon red.
Week 7: Oct. 13
FOOTBALL PREVIEW A9 nevadasagebrush.com | @TheSagebrush TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 |
2011 Statistics
The Wolf Packs season rides on three key difference makers and their impact
Player prole:
Stefphon Jefferson
By Eric Uribe
Coined by head coach of 28
years Chris Ault, the term Ne-
vada back describes the Wolf
Packs ever-important tailback,
one that ts Nevadas mold of a
bruising runner.
Former rushers whove
carried the load of the pistol
offense such as Vai Taua, Luke
Lippincott, Lampford Mark and
Mike Ball, to name a few, have
earned the title Nevada back.
Add junior Stefphon Jefferson
to that list.
Against California, quarter-
back Cody Fajardo handed the
ball to Jefferson 34 different
times. The Visalia, Calif. native
did the rest, grinding out 145
yards on the ground. Jefferson
crossed the goal line three
times including the go-ahead
touchdown with 36 ticks left.
The last time I got 34 carries
was in high school, Jefferson
said. Doing it again brought
me back and reminded me I
can be the guy.
The 5-foot-11 inch,
210-pound Jeffersons elusive-
ness and power was on full dis-
play against the Bears. Jefferson
shook loose from multiple Cal
defenders, dodging would-be
tacklers along the way. His ef-
forts earned him a Mountain
West Offensive Player of the
Week nod.
It means a lot, Jefferson
said. I know I didnt really have
the game I expected to have
with the fumbles, but the award
was really great and Im very
humbled by it.
Jefferson fumbled the ball
twice, with Nevada falling on
both. Jefferson admitted he
expected Ault to sit him. He was
wrong.
Not a single other running
back touched the ball against
the Golden Bears, a clear indi-
cation that Jefferson is the go-to
guy this season.
It means (Ault) trusts me,
he said. He knows I can get the
job done. This off-season that
was the big thing, just bouncing
back because Im known to get
down on myself a lot.
The 2011 season was a
completely different story. The
Wolf Pack ran a running back
by committee-like system.
Touches were split among Nick
Hale, Jefferson, Ball and Mark.
Ault handed the starting job
to Jefferson twice last season
against the University of
Nevada, Las Vegas and New
Mexico. In both starts, Jefferson
crossed the 100-yard mark. He
grinded out 208 combined rush-
ing yards in the pair of starts but
didnt get another chance the
remainder of the season.
Entering fall camp, Jefferson
was entrenched in a heated run-
ning back battle for the starting
gig. It wasnt long before he
emerged from a crowded back-
eld that included last years
game one starter Hale, Tony
Knight and a slew of newcom-
ers as Nevadas starter.
Jefferson doesnt plan on
relinquishing that starting role.
Fajardo showed his support
for his backeld partner.
Hes a guy that beats himself
up when he makes a mistake,
but its good to see him making
plays, Fajardo said.
Eric Uribe can be reached at
euribe@nevadasagebrush.com.
CODY FAJARDO
File Photo /Nevada Sagebrush
Dual-threat signal caller Cody Fajardo scampers for one of his 11 rushing touchdowns last season
against Texas Tech.
KHALID WOOTEN
DUKE WILLIAMS
TACKLES
73
INTERCEPTIONS
4
FORCED FUMBLES
2
PASS DEFLECTIONS
8
KICK RETURN YARDS
251
PASSING YARDS
1,707
RUSHING YARDS
694
COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
78%
TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS
17
INTERCEPTIONS
6
TACKLES
78
TACKLES FOR LOSS
7.5
INTERCEPTIONS
1
PASS DEFLECTIONS
6
KICK RETURN YARDS
186
File Photo /Nevada Sagebrush
Khalid Wooten goes for a diving tackle against Louisiana Techs DeMarcion
Evans last semester.
Leonel Beas /Nevada Sagebrush
Senior safety Duke Williams brings down a California wide receiver during
Saturdays 31-24 victory.
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Cody Fajardo hands the ball off to running back Stefphon Jefferson during
the third quarter of Saturdays win against the Golden Bears.
FOOTBALL PREVIEW A10
@TheSagebrush | nevadasagebrush.com TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 |
By Eric Uribe
Against California, Brandon Wimberly,
Richy Turner and Aaron Bradley lined up at
wide receiver for the Wolf Pack.
In 2011, few would have guessed that the
trio would be cast in starting roles for the
Wolf Pack. Wimberly didnt play a down in
2011 after being shot in the abdomen during
the summer. Turner was playing at Fullerton
College and Bradley reeled in 28 catches for
the Wolf Pack as a freshman.
Now, the three players will be instrumen-
tal to the squads success.
In order to win youve got to be able to
throw, Bradley said. Get the ball down
eld, have big plays, those are huge for win-
ning games.
With Bradley and sophomore Necho
Beard, who caught one pass last season,
as the lone receivers who had a catch in
a Nevada uniform last season, question
marks followed the wide receiving corp all
summer.
When junior college transfer Nigel West-
brook, who was expected to be a starter
this season, tore his ACL, sidelining him for
the entire year, the questions became more
persistent.
However, the question marks were no-
where to be found against the Bears. Wim-
berly picked up where he left off, hauling in
seven catches for 83 yards, including four
critical third-down conversions.
Its a new day, Wimberly said. You wake
up, you get a second chance. Every day you
wake up, its another chance.
As a freshman, Wimberly set the Western
Athletic Conference and Nevada ablaze.
Wimberly had a team-high 46 receptions for
653 yards and ve scores en route to winning
WAC Freshman of the Year honors.
Since thenWimberly has been slowed
down by nagging injuries in 2010 and the
2011 incident.
Dont tell that to the rest of Nevadas inex-
perienced wideouts.
The respect aspect is still there because
they know what Ive done in the previous
years, but I just come out and try to motivate
them with my play, Wimberly said. Youve
got to lead by example.
Wimberly sets the tone for Nevadas slew
of inexperienced receivers in more ways
than just catching the pigskin.
While the Wolf Packs punishing offensive
line gets the bulk of the credit for opening
holes for Nevadas run-orientated Pistol of-
fense, Wimberly feels the wide receivers are
the unsung heroes of the scheme.
Pistol offense is a great thing, Wimberly
said. It takes all 11 people to execute. From
wide receivers blocking to receivers getting
the ball to receivers knowing coverages.
It starts with The Union, but were part of
The Union also. We block and thats where
a lot of success in the Pistol offense comes
from.
Head coach Chris Ault said the success of
Nevadas potent running game goes hand in
hand with the passing attack.
Were a great running offense, he said.
The reason we are is because our pass
game is pretty good. We need them both to
complement each other.
Despite only being a sophomore, Bradley
is Nevadas second most experienced wide-
out, a testament to the youth throughout
the unit. Bradley relishes the mentor role.
In the locker room, I can tell them the Xs
and Os of the offense, give them reassur-
ance, Bradley said. In the meeting room,
its going 100 miles per hour. In the locker
room, I can explain it to them a little bet-
ter because the game has slowed down for
me.
Bradley burst onto the Nevada scene down
the stretch for the Wolf Pack. In the season
nale, Bradley torched Idahos secondary
for three touchdowns off 7 catches and
137 yards. In the Hawaii Bowl, he hauled in
seven more catches.
Bradley carried the late-season momen-
tum across to 2012, catching four balls for
40 yards against the Golden Bears.
The receivers feel quarterback Cody
Fajardo makes their jobs easier. The unit
lauded the signal callers leadership and
pinpoint accuracy.
Cody is a great leader, Wimberly said.
Like I said, youve got to lead by example.
Hes a good quarterback. Hes been throwing
good passes, watching lm and studying
and thats what we need him to do.
Bradley, who was part of the same recruit-
ing class as Fajardo, echoed Wimberlys
words.
He makes good throws and good reads,
he said. As long as we get open, hell nd
us.
Thats exactly what Fajardo did against
Cal, completing 78 percent of his throws.
Turner caught his rst pass in a silver and
blue uniform, an 8-yard strike from Fajardo
in the rst quarter.
The critics questioning the wide receivers
dont have Bradley worried.
With guys like Wimberly, Richy and me, I
think were going to do ne, he said.
So far, so good.
Eric Uribe can be reached at euribe@neva-
dasagebrush.com.
Nevada will rely heavily on recieving corp
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Despite missing the entire 2011 campaign, wide receiver Brandon
Wimberly said hes back in 100 percent shape.
Five key facets to the Wolf Packs 12 season
By Chris Boline
Without a shadow of a doubt,
Nevada has its share of strengths
and weaknesses. However, it is
what they do to overcome its
weaknesses that makes feel-
good sports moments possible.
HOLES LEFT BY
GRADUATION:
A school-record four Wolf
Pack players were selected in
Aprils NFL draft, leaving not
only a lack of veteran presence
but also heaps of talent miss-
ing. The wide receiver position
took a huge hit with wideout
Rishard Matthews leaving to
fulfill his NFL dreams. Mat-
thews led the Wolf Pack last
year with 1,364 receiving yards
and eight touchdowns, and
his veteran presence will be
sorely missed by a talented,
but young, group on offense.
The linebacking corps will also
be looking for new players to
step up this season, with All-
Western Athletic Conference
player James-Michael Johnson
and last years leading tackler
Brandon Marshall departing to
play in the pros.
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS:
When it comes to football,
there is no position under a
bigger microscope than the
quarterback; however, after
last Saturdays victory against
California, Cody Fajardo looks
like hes picking up right where
he left off after winning WAC
Freshman of the Year honors
last year. The sophomore from
Servite High School added
some lean muscle to his sinewy
frame this off-season in order to
withstand the thrashing taken
by being the quarterback in
head coach Chris Aults pistol
offense.
On the other side of the
football, the quarterback of
the defense will be none other
than Dr. Death himself, Duke
Williams. Coming to his senior
season, the Hug High School
graduate is coming off a wreck-
ing ball of a season where he was
a force in the secondary by piling
up 83 tackles, including ve for
a loss, earning All-WAC second
team honors in the process.
Hell look to add to those totals
this season and provide veteran
leadership to a hungry and at-
tacking defense.
COACHING CHANGES:
The main shake-up this off-
season was on the offensive side
of the football with new offen-
sive coordinator Nick Rolovich
coming from Hawaii. The War-
riors used a wide-open passing
attack that put up pinball-esque
numbers against unsuspecting
defenses. Rolovich will look to
use Fajardo in similar formations
that took Hawaii quarterbacks
Timmy Chang and Colt Brennan
to the top of the NCAA passing
record books. Theyre already
off to a great start with Fajardo
throwing for 230 yards in the
victory at Cal.
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On the other side of the eld,
new defensive coordinator
Mike Bradeson was hired from
within the organization to take
over for the departing Andy
Buh, who left for Wisconsin.
Bradeson knows the system
well after being the secondary
coach for the last two seasons
and in his ninth total year with
the Wolf Pack.
TEAMS STRENGTHS LAST
YEAR AND THIS YEAR:
In terms of size, it doesnt get
any bigger than when talking
about the offensive line. Known
as The Union, the Packs unit
will be anchored by 6-foot-7
Douglas High School graduate
Jeff Nady, a behemoth of a man.
He was named to the watch list
for the Lombardi Award, given
out annually to the nations top
offensive lineman. Another play-
er to watch out for is Joel Bitonio.
The 315-pound junior is entering
his second season as a starter on
line and will provide a bruising
presence in the trenches.
PLAYER TO WATCH:
No player on this seasons
team has fought for more in
the past year than senior wide
receiver Brandon Wimberly.
The wideout missed all of last
seasons campaign while re-
covering from a nearly fatal
gunshot wound he suffered
last June. Wimberly was off to
a phenomenal start to begin
his career for the Wolf Pack by
earning WAC Freshman of the
Year honors in 2009 with six
touchdowns while nishing his
sophomore campaign second
on the team with almost 500
receiving yards. He seems to
be picking up right where he
left off by leading the team with
83 receiving yards during last
Saturdays game in Berkeley,
including a clutch 19-yard
reception to set up the game-
winning score. He will be called
on many times this season to
be the gun-slinger, Fajardos
go-to guy.
Chris Boline can be reached at
sports@nevadasagebrush.com.
Key
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team down the eld on the
game-winning drive, which
included a bullet of a 19-yard
completion to senior wideout
Brandon Wimberly and culmi-
nated in a touchdown run by
tailback Stefphon Jefferson.
Obviously, there were a few
things that could have gone
better for the Wolf Pack. Special
teams did a decent job, but a
fumble late in the game almost
turned the tide in the Bears
favor and could have led to an
insurmountable lead for Cali-
fornia. However, a thunderous
punt that was downed on the
Bears two-yard line ignited the
fans that had made the journey
all the way from Reno.
Also, two bone-headed illegal
formation penalties nullied
a promising possession that
ultimately ended in a punt.
Nevada had some major ball
security issues as well. Jefferson,
the junior from Visalia, Cali-
fornia, had three touchdowns
but also had two fumbles and
easily could have been the goat
as much as the hero in this
game. That being said, Jefferson
did have some bruising runs
between the tackles and threw
a key block for Fajardo during
a blown center exchange that
could have led to something
much worse than a 16-yard
loss. His 145 rushing yards
were critical in keeping the
clock rolling and out of the
Bears hands.
One big question mark to
come out of this game is the
defense. The bend-but-dont-
break style of coach Mike
Bradesons unit was not for the
faint of heart but ultimately
held together long enough to
force some key turnovers and
virtually made Cals 1,300+
yard tailback Isi Sofele a non-
factor on the ground.
However, there were holes
being exposed in the second-
ary during some pivotal points
in the game. A long touchdown
pass from Zach Maynard to
freshman Bryce Treggs in the
rst half and an electrifying
double-reverse by preseason All-
American Keenan Allen were two
plays that could have make them
play conservatively, yet they still
attacked and it paid off.
Junior Jack Reynosos fumble
recovery in the third quarter
jump-started the team and they
never looked back, even when
the Bears tied the game in the
fourth quarter, they never were
able to take the lead.
Senior Safety Duke Williams,
who I will now refer to as Dr.
Death, provided the thunder in
the secondary by breaking up a
handful of passes and offered a
Steve Atwater-esque presence
in run-support.
All things considered, the rst
game of the season is hardly the
pinnacle for a football team when
it comes to execution and sharp-
ness. Nevada was a ne example
of this on Saturday. However,
for how they played against a
team in their rst game back in
their brand-new $321 million
stadium, with a coach in a do or
die season, and in front of about
55,000 Cal fans they took all that
jacked-up energy and shoved it
right down the Bears collective
throat. It was a gutsy win and
should make every Nevada fan
as giddy as an adolescent girl at
a Jonas Brothers-Miley Cyrus
mega-show to think of what this
team can really do.
After the nal whistle was
blown in Berkeley, I found
myself thinking that the team
is not anywhere near their full
potential. Stupid penalties are
not the mark of a Chris Ault
team and if they can avoid them
in the future, along with their
equipment manager supplying
them with stickier gloves, the
Pack can realistically give not
only the South Florida Bulls a
run for their money next week
but also the reigning kings of the
Mountain West Conference: The
Boise State Broncos.
Two years is not that long ago,
and a packed raucous house
next Saturday would remind us
all of that. See you there!
Chris Boline can be reached at
sports@nevadasagebrush.com.
often but the idea behind it is
to add more excitement to the
nish, with runners clustering
into bunches towards the end
of the run.
Some of the top nishers for
the Pack included junior Sam
Diaz, who ended up in second
with a time of 12:01 and fresh-
man Emily Myers who placed
fth with a time of 12:19. Soph-
omore Demerey Kirsch nished
in eighth with a time of 12:21.
The nal point total for the
meet was Nevada in rst with 38
points, UC Riverside in second
with 39 and UCLA in third with
50. Cross Country races use a
point system where the rst ve
runners places are added up to
the nal total. The team with
the lowest score wins.
The majority of the team felt
like they were not 100 percent.
However, they still managed to
join the football team in getting
the best of part of the University
of California (UC) system this
weekend.
As far as results go, you obvi-
ously cant get any better, Kirsch
said. The meet as a whole was
just a workout for us. We wanted
to get everybodys feet wet and
their minds prepared for the
seasons workload.
Echoing some of her team-
mates statements, Diaz, a
senior and top nisher for the
Pack, felt the workout before
was more motivation to cruise
past the opposition.
Not everybody was feeling
really well, but that was what
brought our intensity up for the
race. We wanted to put in that
collective effort as a group to
show that what we did during
the summer has paid off, she
said.
Every race is important, in
one way or another, but early in
the cross country season they
carry their own meaning.
Races are workouts them-
selves, at this stage in the game,
Elias said. It gets the team to
start working on different things
(when they run against other
schools) that cannot be simu-
lated during regular training.
The season is still very early
for this team, but its a promis-
ing start.
The womens cross country
team will hold their second
consecutive home meet this
Saturday at Shadow Mountain
Park by Reed High School. The
Twilight Nevada Classic will
feature womens teams from
BYU, Utah and in-state rival
UNLV. Another unique meet,
this one will be held under the
lights and will also feature high
schools from around the area to
run before the collegians. The
races will begin at 6:20 pm, with
the collegiate womens race to
start around 9:10.
Chris Boline can be reached at
sports@nevadasagebrush.com.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE A14
We were condent all the way, there was
no doubt on our mind we werent going to
come out on top, he said.
Early in the fourth quarter, trailing 21-17,
Maynard and company were threatening at
Nevadas 21-yard mark. On third down, the
senior signal caller tucked the ball and ran,
but Jones punched the ball out of his hand.
Jack Reynoso fell on top of the pigskin.
We were focused on containing him so
he didnt get out and run, Jones said. He
came up the B-gap. I just dove in there and
got a hand on the ball.
The Wolf Pack werent without miscues
either. Six fumbles (recovered ve of them)
and 11 penalties for 110 yards stopped many
of Nevadas drives dead in its tracks.
We shot ourselves in the foot because we
thought we had some more opportunities
that we gave them that put us in a predica-
ment, Ault said. Good teams try to nd
a way to overcome adversity and Im not
saying were a good team at this particular
time, but we overcame some adversity.
Nevada returns home for a showdown
against South Florida, who are on the cusp
of a national ranking. The Wolf Pack arent
about to let this upset blow up their head.
This win, week one, its just to build the lad-
der to success, Wimberly said. We got a big
game next week. We got to come back to the
drawing board and get ready for that also.
Eric Uribe can be reached at euribe@neva-
dasagebrush.com.
Cal
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A slew of Nevada defenders gang tackle a Bears player to the eld turf.
Pack
CONTINUED FROM PAGE A14
By Jaclyn McBride
Through the University of
Nevada, Reno website, students
are now able to put tickets to
their favorite sporting events on
their Wolfcards. For football and
basketball, students can reserve
their tickets beginning the Mon-
day before the game at 9 a.m.
To register your Wolfcard, go
to nevadawolfpack.com and
select tickets at the top of the
site, then select student tickets
from the drop down menu
and follow the step-by-step
instructions provided. After you
register, youll be able to sign in
using your email, select a game
you wish to attend, and activate
your ticket onto your student ID.
Your Wolfcard will then become
your ticket and will be scanned
at the door for admission.
The online ticket process was
implemented in January 2012
and began with our rst home
conference basketball game last
year. This is the rst year it has
been used for football and so
far has been very successful,
said Adam Carp, coordinator of
involvement and promotions for
Nevada Athletics.
The new online system, which
was put into place following
complaints about ease of access
to purchase tickets, also allows
you to reserve tickets for a variety
of different sporting events avail-
able that week all at the same
time.
Carp said the new online
program has been integrated in
accordance with Blue Crew, the
ofcial student booster club of
Wolf Pack Athletics whose mis-
sion is to create an advantageous
atmosphere for Wolf Pack teams
during home events.
Our ticket system allows us
to keep track of athletic events
that members go to and ulti-
mately give them rewards at our
meetings based on how many
athletic events they attended,
Carp said. So far we have over
300 members of Blue Crew who
have registered and are eligible
for the rst tier prize (Blue Crew
wristband).
To register for Blue Crew and
receive rewards for games you
attend, go to nevadawolfpack.
com/bluecrew.
For access to all other sport-
ing events, simply present your
Wolfcard at the entrance of the
event you wish to attend. While
all student tickets are free, there
is a limit of one student ticket per
valid Wolfcard. Tickets for non-
Nevada students must still be
purchased for the full admission
price.
Jaclyn McBride can be reached at
jmcbride@nevadasagebrush.com.
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By Connor Christiansen
Nevada womens volleyball
lost all three of its games this
weekend at the Bankers Clas-
sic against Northern Illinois on
Friday, followed by the Pacic
Tigers and Portland State on
Saturday.
Northern Illinois swept the
game, winning three sets to
none. Nevada was doomed by
21 offensive errors. Despite
not winning a set, the Pack had
strong showings from senior
Janelle Batista and junior Grace
Anxo. Batista led the team with
eight kills and Anxo had 10 digs
with seven kills, just barely
missing her second double-
double of the season.
The Wolf Pack attempted to
bounce back on Saturday with
their second game against
unbeaten Pacific. The team
trying its best to rebound from
Friday nights loss, still fell
three matches to none. Even
with the loss, redshirt sopho-
more middle blocker Leaea
Tessa had a great performance
with 12 kills, a .390 hitting
percentage and only two er-
rors. By comparison, the rest of
the team hit .190 with 33 kills.
Tessa earned all-tournament
honors for the second straight
week.
The Wolf Pack got shut out in
their third and nal match, but
had a much stronger perfor-
mance, according to head coach
Ruth Lawanson.
The last match taught us
that if we stayed focused and
played the entire game, we can
play against anyone, Lawanson
said.
Despite having such a
disappointing weekend at the
Bankers Classic, Lawanson
believes things are looking up
for the Pack.
We just have to stay with
the game mentally and stay fo-
cused, Lawanson said. Weve
been working hard in practice,
but have had trouble transfer-
ring that over to the matches.
They have to realize when they
work hard in practice, then the
matches will get easier because
they will feel they have already
done it before.
With the three-game sweep,
Nevada stands at 1-6 on the
young season.
The Wolf Pack will look to im-
prove on this weekends matches
as they come back to Reno for
the Wolf Pack Invitational and
host Cal State Fullerton at 7 p.m.
on Thursday.
Connor Christiansen can be
reached at sports@nevadasage-
brush.com.
By Leonel Beas
The University of Nevada
soccer team traveled to Texas
last weekend to begin their
four-game road trip against two
Big-12 opponents.
The Wolf Pack and Texas Tech
Red Raiders squared off Friday
night at the John Walker Soccer
Complex. Nevada knew com-
ing into the game that the Red
Raiders played stiing defense
by shutting out their rst four
opponents.
The Wolf Pack needed to step
up their offensive game because
the Red Raiders outshot the Wolf
Pack 19-4 and 9-2 shots-on-
goal. It was a busy day for Dana
Moreno, saving the Pack from
an embarrassing defeat. The
Pack was heavily dominated and
had a chance to pull out a tough
draw, but Texas Tech freshman
Janine Beckie scored her second
career game-winning goal 81
minutes into the game, breaking
Nevada fans hearts.
We did not play our best soc-
cer tonight, head coach Melissa
Price said in a press release. We
needed to keep possession and
be more composed under pres-
sure. Im disappointed with the
loss, and Im condent we will
play better Sunday.
Nevada knew they needed to
perform better against TCU in
Fort Worth, Texas, and they got
the job done. They managed to
achieve their rst road victory
1-0 by playing tough defense.
Dana Moreno kept her compo-
sure and made key saves to keep
the lead against the Horned
Frogs relentless attack.
We fought hard today, head
coach Melissa Price said in the
statement. It was hot and we
used the entire bench to keep
the lead. Dana made some key
saves in the net and our entire
team battled to win 50/50 balls
in the box.
Chrisalyn Fonte scored the
game-winning goal with an
assisted from senior Lauren
Braman, which gave Fonte four
goals for the season. It gave the
Pack a huge victory and a split in
their two-game Texas rodeo.
TCU put the pressure on in
the nal 10 minutes, and we
kept our composure despite the
high intensity of their attack,
Price said in the statement.
Im always pleased with a win
on the road and this one is no
exception.
Nevada improved to 2-3-1,
0-0 in the Mountain West, while
TCU dropped to 2-2-1,0-0 in
the Big 12. The Pack will look to
improve their record in the next
two road games, which will be
played at San Jose State and San
Francisco California.
Leonel Beas can be reached at
sports@nevadasagebrush.com.
Reserving your student tickets online
Wolf Pack splits a
pair of road games
Womens volleyball drops
three games during weekend
SOCCER
The last match
taught us that
if we stayed
focused and
played the en-
tire game, we
can play against
anyone.
Ruth Lawanson
The days of spending
nights outside The Joe in the
blistering cold waiting for
gameday tickets are a thing
of the past. Tickets can be
reserved from the comfort
of your home by logging on
to nevadawolfpack.com and
using your Wolfcard to book
your seat to the big game.
TICKET RESERVATION
Q
uarterback Cody Fajardo
showed a lot of dexterity
in making key plays when
it was
most needed in the game
against Cal on Saturday. After watch-
ing him play last
season, I thought
he would turn out
to be an ordinary
quarterback. Boy,
was I wrong!
I can tell he
worked extremely
hard in the off-
season to gain the
respect and trust
of his teammates.
After watching
Fajardo buy time
in the pocket and extending the play
to make a huge throw on the run to
Brandon Wimberly in the nal mo-
ments of the game was reminiscent
of Colin Kaepernicks composure to
excogitate a play under pressure. I
believe Fajardo will become another
great quarterback and make his own
history for our program, just like
Kaepernick.
It was amazing to see how much
his accuracy has improved. To wit-
ness him making a play of that mag-
nitude in front of 63,183 fans was
brilliant. I remember being at home
and watching Kaepernick make so
many of those types of plays. One
in particular was the dj vu against
Cal in 2010 when we beat them at
Mackay Stadium.
Kaepernick was in shotgun and it
looked like he handed it off to the run-
ning back going to the middle, but he
tucked it and ran to the right where he
exploded for a 27-yard touchdown to
extend the lead to 45-31, which ended
up being the nal score. Fajardo did
the same thing and ended up run-
ning 49-yards to the right side for his
touchdown. Fajardo has an idoneous
skill set, just as Kaepernick did to run
the Pistol offense.
Fajardo seemed to have a swagger
to his game. It was as if he was a
senior playing his nal season with
an urgency of completing his mis-
sion to lead his team to a title. If he
brings that same demeanor to our
next game he will put Nevada back
on the college football map. I just
hope Fajardo can stay consistent
because last year he showed ashes
of brilliance and fell at at other
times.
The only negative I saw yesterday
was that Fajardo and center Mat-
thew Galas were not on the same
page when it came to the timing
of snapping the ball. They cannot
give away opportunities by being in
position to score and making silly
mistakes that can cost them a game.
Fajardo should take Galas to lunch
every day to feed his condence
and form the chemistry that will
be needed for the remainder of the
season. If they can clean up this
mistake, Nevada will compete for
the Mountain West title because
Fajardo has the potential to be an
all-time great, barring injury.
Leonel Beas can be reached at
sports@nevadasagebrush.com.
Fajardo shines against Cal
with Kaepernick-like plays
WOMENS VOLLEYBALL
The Wolf Pack were
consistently lacking as
they were swept in all three
games they competed in
last weekend. Opponents
rolled over Nevada with
ease. Nothing seemed to
go right for them during the
Community Bankers Classic.
Groths Top
Achievements
GRADUATION RATE
469 student-athletes have grad-
uated during Groths tenure.
After increasing each of the past
seven years, student-athlete
graduation rate is at an all-time high of 78
percent.
MOUNTAIN WEST
Jumping from the Western
Athletic Conference to the
Mountain West Conference this
season was a landmark move.
The MWC opens the door to more oppurtu-
nities for the Wolf Pack in terms of revenue,
exposure and compeition.
FUNDRAISING
Groth and her fundraising tech-
niques have pumped more than
$40 million into Nevada athlet-
ics. The money has gone toward
the completion of the E.L. Cord
Academic and Athletics Performance Com-
plex, Roger B. Primm Sports Medicine and
Strength Center, Marguerite Wattis Petersen
Academic Center and Christina M. Hixson
Softball Park, among others.
CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Wolf Pack claimed 16 WAC
titles in the eight seasons Groth
has run the show. Nevadas seen
the most success from its mens
basketball program, whove
been crowned champions five times. The
Wolf Pack average two titles a season under
Groth.
GENDER EQUALITY
With 10 womens sports, Ne-
vada was listed as one of the
top athletics departments in the
nation in providing opportuni-
ties for women in sports for four consecutive
years in the national Gender Equity Score-
card study, including two years as the coun-
trys best in 2006 and 2007.
Inside Scoop
CODY FAJARDO
FOOTBALL
There was no stopping
Fajardo against California.
The sophomore connected
on all but seven of his 32
passes and accumulated
327 total yards. Fajardo
shined the most during the
game-winning drive, leading
Nevada down the eld to
stun the Golden Bears.
FOOTBALL
vs. South Florida 12:35 p.m.
Saturday
THE SKINNY: Fresh off its
stunner against California,
Nevada faces off against AP
Top 25-caliber team South
Florida. The Bulls thumped
Chattanooga 34-13 in its
opener. If traveling more than
3,000 miles for a road game
wasnt difcult enough, South
Florida will rebound with a
conference game against
Rutgers on Thursday. The
Bulls could be overlooking
Nevada. The matchup could
turn into a quarterback
duel with both teams being
commanded by dual-threat
signal callers.
WOMENS VOLLEYBALL
vs. Cal State Fullerton 7 p.m.
Thursday
vs. Washington State 6 p.m. Friday
vs. CSU Bakerseld 7 p.m. Saturday
THE SKINNY: The Wolf Pack
are on a ve-game losing
skid after winning its opener.
Even worse, Nevada has
won just two sets in those
losses. The Wolf Pack were
held scoreless during the
Community Bankers Classic
last weekend. If Nevada was
suffering from road blues
then theyre in luck. The Wolf
Pack will play host to three
schools in its annual Wolf
Pack Invitational. Maybe the
home crowd will breathe life
into the slumping squad.
WOMENS SOCCER
vs. San Jose State 7 p.m. Friday
vs. San Francisco 1 p.m. Sunday
THE SKINNY: The good news:
Nevada allowed one goal in
its previous two games. The
bad news: The Wolf Pack put
one ball into the net during
the same two games. Nevada
must nd some offensive
production to compete this
weekend. Moreover, the
defense will have to continue
to play sound defense if
it wants to slow down the
Spartans, whove scored six
goals in the past three games.
FILEPHOTO/NEVADASAGEBRUSH
In Groths eight seasons with the Wolf Pack,
Nevada has enjoyed its fair share of success,
from championships to academics.
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Nevada quarterback Cody Fajardo steps back in the pocket and heaves a pass during Saturdays game at Cal.
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Minutes after shocking the Bears on their home turf, sophomore Cody Fajardo jogs back to the locker room Saturday.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
Nevada football preview on pages A8-A10
Courtesy of Kyle Weerheim /TLT Media Productions
From left to right: Defensive end Brock Hekking, linebacker Dray Bell, defensive lineman Jack Reynoso, and cornerback Marlon Johnson get pumped up before facing off against Pac-12 foe California.
Cross country
pulls out rst
win since 2008
By Chris Boline
Despite a quick but taxing
pre-race workout, the Wolf Pack
Cross Country team did some-
thing on Friday it hadnt done in
four years: won a meet.
Even with some of their run-
ners feeling at during the
two-mile chase race at Rancho
San Rafael Park last Friday af-
ternoon, the squad managed to
squeak out a one-point victory
over the University of California,
Riverside and the University of
California, Los Angeles.
The race used a different
format and distance from other
cross country races. While a
typical collegiate race would
be run across six kilometers,
or about 3.8 miles, this race
was about two miles. Taking
advantage of the lower mileage,
head coach Kirk Elias had his
runners go through a workout
that nished with only a little
time for them to cool down.
We nished a workout with
only about 10 minutes left to
race time and after the race I
asked the girls who did not feel
good about their performance,
Elias said. About eight or ten
raised their hands that they
could have ran better.
The event also included a
handicapped-style format
where the seventh, eighth and
lower runners would start right
at the gun and pairs of runners
would take off in 30-second
intervals after the start. This
type of race is not used very
Inexperienced
team shows big
potential
I
t wasnt pretty, but Nevada
pulled out a win last
Saturday that might set the
tone for the entire season.
What many pundits believed
would be a pretty overwhelm-
ing victory for
the California
Golden Bears
actually
turned out to
be something
that could
possibly
energize the
Wolf Pack
to emulate
their historic
run from two
seasons ago.
Cody
Fajardos elusiveness was on
full display by not only giving
up his body on quarterback
keeper runs but also beating
the defense on play-action roll
outs that led to medium or
huge gains for the Wolf Pack.
Fajardos 49-yard touchdown
run in the rst quarter was
shades of Colin Kaepernicks
touchdown run in an earlier
preseason game for the San
Francisco 49ers.
The gun-slinging quarter-
back showed good poise in the
pocket by completing 25 of his
passes and throwing for 230
yards and was rarely rattled
for a sophomore starting
in a brand-new and hostile
stadium.
However, the most impres-
sive statistic about Fajardos
game was one number: zero.
The signal-caller threw zero
picks and was cool as the other
side of the pillow in leading the
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By Eric Uribe
After Nevada spoiled Californias home-
coming party in its $321 million renovated
Memorial Stadium 31-24, a teary, choked-
up Chris Ault addressed the media.
(Nevada tight end Zach) Sudfeld grabbed
me after the game, comes up to me and says,
This is why I came back, 28-year veteran
Ault said.
With the score deadlocked at 24-all, the
Wolf Pack took over the ball at its own 39
with three minutes and 24 ticks left on the
clock.
The Cody Fajardo-led offense was not
going to be denied. The sophomore con-
nected on all four passes during the drive,
including two critical third-down conver-
sions to Sudfeld and wide receiver Brandon
Wimberly.
When Cody threw the ball on third down
to Sudfeld and kinda bobbled it in the air,
Wimberly said. When he came down with
it, I knew from there we were going to win.
Junior Stefphon Jefferson put on the ex-
clamation point, punching in his third score
of the day on a two-yard rush, effectively
silencing the sold-out crowd of 63,186.
The nine-play possession drained two
minutes and 48 seconds from the game
clock, all but sealing the Golden Bears fate.
It was dream-like, Fajardo said. You
can only think about having the ball with a
few minutes left and driving down and scor-
ing. You can only dream of that, and it could
become a reality for us. Were really proud
we could do that.
The odds were stacked against Nevada,
who entered the contest as 11-point un-
derdogs. Before the triumph, the Wolf Pack
were 2-22-1 all-time against the Bears, with
their lone win in Berkeley dating back to
1906.
Its a great win for our university, our
football program and this young football
team, Ault said.
la 2010, when Nevada trumped Cal
52-31, the Bears had no answer for the
pistol offense. The near-awless Fajardo
tossed for 230 yards, completing 25 of 32
passes. The signal caller scampered for 97
more yards, including a 49-yard touchdown
to end the rst quarter. Jefferson was the
workhorse for the offense, carrying the rock
34 times for 145 yards. The junior tailback
was named Mountain West Offensive Player
of the Week.
The upset injected condence into the
Wolf Pack akin to the 2010 Nevada squad
who marched to a 13-1 nish and a No. 11
ranking after an early season win over Cal.
Its a big condence booster, Jefferson
said. If we can beat a Pac-12 team, we can
beat anybody. Weve just got to come out
and play with energy and thats the main
thing, just building trust in our whole team,
not just one side of the ball.
The Wolf Pack withstood a late rally from
the Bears. After being benched the rst
three series of the game as punishment
for missing a tutoring appointment, senior
quarterback Zach Maynard led Cal from 14
points down to nudge the score up at 24 in
the fourth quarter.
Momentum seemed to swing in the
third quarter after all-Pac-12 wide receiver
Keenan Allen tricked Nevadas defense on
a double reverse 39-yard touchdown run.
Defensive back Khalid Wooten coughed up
the ensuing kickoff which led to a 40-yard
chip shot. The 66-second span sliced the
Wolf Packs lead from 14 to four.
But Nevadas inexperienced defense
featuring three rst-time starters along the
defensive front sophomore Brock Hek-
king, redshirt freshman Lenny Jones and
sophomore Jordan Hanson held up.
Jones never felt the game slipping away.
Wolf Packs game-winning
drive stuns Golden Bears
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Quarterback Cody Fajardo hands the rock off to Stefphon Jefferson for one of his 34 carries. Jefferson ran through Cals sieve-like defense.
Chris
Boline