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FOOTBALL PREVIEWKicking off the season with a victory against Cal, the Wolf Packfootball team is prepared to take this season by storm. A8-A10

Athletic director announces retirementBy Eric Uribe

Last Wednesday, NevadaAthletic Director Cary Grothannounced to the Wolf Packnation that she would be retir-

ing in June 2013. In fewer than10 months, Groth and Nevadasnine-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 atNorthern Illinois University, atwo-sport athlete in tennis andbasketball.

After earning her cap andgown from Northern IllinoisUniversity in 1978, Groth taught

physical education and healthfor two years at Rich SouthHigh School on the outskirts ofChicago. She then moved on toWest Aurora High School as anassistant dean of students.

A year later, her alma matercame calling: The Delak, Ill.institution was on the prowlfor an assistant womens tenniscoach. Groth took the job in aheartbeat but little did sheknow the coaching gig would bea launching pad for her storiedcareer.

Theres nothing better thanworking for your alma mater,Groth said.

Fewer than 365 days later,Groth was at the helm of theHuskies womens tennis squad

as head coach. The followingyear, Groth landed an assistantathletic director job, handlingfundraising and marketing forNorthern Illinois.

From there, Groth worked her

way through the athletic depart-ment food chain. Along theway, she held positions such asassociate athletic director andsenior associate before reachingher pinnacle in 1994.

Groth put her dent in womensathletics by becoming the thirdfemale athletic director in his-tory at a National Collegiate Ath-letic Association institution witha 1-A football program. Havingsuch an honorable distinctionin the history books made Grothrelish her position as a role

model for women across thenation.

Young women need to seeme in this role and understandthey 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 transitionto the zenith of Huskies athleticssmooth.

When you work at any insti-tution for a long time, peopleget to know you, Groth said. Ididnt have to prove myself.

Groth remained at the helmof 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 theAssault Response Mobilization(ARM) Safety application afterhis biological daughter wasassaulted and raped by theirneighbor. At the time, she was13, and to this day she suffersfrom the memories. Larkinswas horrified, not only becausehe was her father, but alsobecause he has two black belts

in Aikido it is in his nature toprotect, he said.I never thought I would be

doing this job, Larkins said.It hurts me to hear othersstories of their assaults. I wantto fix this. I want to make theaccountable, accountable.

He pulled out a photo ofhis daughter at the age of oneand said, This is the girl Iremember; this is who, in my

mind, was attacked. I want mydaughter back.

His daughter, now 17, gained200 pounds, self-harms andalthough she has tried therapy,still does not want to speakabout the assault.

The ARM Safety applicationworks on iPhone and Androidsystems and there are two levelsfor the alert system. When theicon is pressed it turns on thecamera and the GPS locator,as well as giving the option of

turning on a flashlight. On thisscreen, there is the ARM logo,which may slide up the screento sound a siren, at which pointflashing lights fill your screenand five rapid photos are takenby the phone, time stamped anddated, then sent to a databaseat 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 homeif the Burners lawsuit against PershingCounty fails.

Event organizers filed suit againstthe countys new ordinance that will

levy a new tax on the week-long festivaland will allow police to monitor BlackRock City for anything they consider

obscene at the festival known foredgy art displays and public nudity.Burning Man says Pershings law

directly conflicts with the federal rulesthey already follow. The festival takes

place on Bureau of Land Managementland just north of Gerlach, Nev.

Any predi ction of the outcom e at this

point, however, is speculation. Lets en-tertain a hypothetical scenario whatif Burning Man leaves Nevada?

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During the past eight years of her career, Groth said her most gratifyingaccomplishment is the increased rate of student-athlete graduates.

Career studio

in developmentBy Molly Moser

Beginning spring semester,the University of Nevada, Renois going to open a career studiofor students to explore intern-ships, careers and employerconnections.

Students will be able to gethelp learning how to write r-sums, cover letters, preparingfor interviews and use technol-ogy to take online career assess-ments to identify their careervalues. Employers will show upto the studio on a regular basisto advertise open positions andinternships and offer advice to

students about how to buildrsums and what to preparefor when applying for jobs.

Shannon Ellis, vice presidentof student services, said the ca-reer studio is going through thehiring process of professionalpositions in the legal services

office of the Joe Crowley Stu-dent Union.

I want the space to be open,Ellis said. I want students tofeel comfortable coming in andsitting down at one of our manyareas in the space to help withjob interviews and rsums.

Ellis said when the hiringprocess is completed and thespace is renovated, the careerstudio will move to the firstfloor of the Thompson buildingin February.

The plan came from survey-ing about 100 students lastsemester about what theywanted available to them at the

university. Ellis said studentswho took the survey agreed thatthe 8 percent tuition increasefor the fall semester should beused to build the career studio.About $280,000 of that increase

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Writing Centergets revamped

By Molly Moser

The writing center re-openedthis semester after a summer oftearing down walls to provide

students and faculty with alarger space and new technol-ogy.

University Writing CenterDirector William Macauleydid a survey last year to findout what students thought ofthe physical space before therenovation. He said most stu-dents felt they were in a clini-cal setting because of the lackof space the rooms wereslightly larger than a closet.Two walls in the UWC, locatedin Mackay Sciences, have beendemolished but there are stillsmaller rooms for studentswho may want privacy withtheir work and consultant.

One of the really importantthings about a writing center

is that its a collaborative spacefor a student and a writing con-sultant, Macauley said. But itneeds to be collaborative spacefor the people who are staffingin the Writing Center, too.

The University of Nevada,Renos writing center wasreopened in 2010, a year afterclosing down due to budgetcuts. On the first day of classes,the center opened up with col-orful, repainted walls and morespace.

Altogether, the UWC spent$15,841 on the new renovations $12,841 on tearing downthe walls, furniture and otherrearrangements and $3,000 onpaint.

Were down in a dark base-ment, Maureen McBride

said, assistant director of theUWC. We want to encouragestudents to come down hereand to be comfortable whentheyre in this space and tobrighten up the feel of it andto bring color and, hopefully,creativity.

Macauley said the restrainedrooms are still available forprivacy, but the larger roomsare more for groups of students

to work together somethingthe UWC wasnt able to arrangein the past.

Macauley said the center islooking for students to hire

as consultants who have aninterest in writing for digital orsocial media. Some of the newfeatures in the UWC are newcomputers carrying AdobeSuite programs and tools forstudents to practice presenta-tions.

Solena Mednicoff, a 19-year-old neuroscience major, saidshe will visit the UWC for helpwhen her research project isassigned later in the year.

They will be able to havemore students to help now thatthe walls are down, Mednicoffsaid.

The center will also col-laborate with the Englishdepartment by using thedigital compensation studio

in the basement of FrandsenHumanities and eventually re-locate to Getchell Library, thefuture home of the studentachievement center. Macauleysaid another plan in progressinvolves civic engagement.Thestaff hopes to reach out andhelp the community with theirwriting projects.

McBride said the UWC isgoing to continue to use thenook in the Mathewson-IGTKnowledge Center for theirevening hours since there ismore student activity in thatarea than on the south sideof campus, where UWC islocated. McBride said she ishappy with the results of therenovation, especially whenit was up and running on day

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laboration with our writingconsultants, even on our firstday because of the space,McBride said. Its good to seethe renovation doing the workthat we were hoping it would doright from the beginning.

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Bill Nye the Science Guy to lecture at LawlorBy Jaclyn McBride

William Sanford Nye, betterknown as Bill Nye the ScienceGuy will visit the University ofNevada, Reno campus Thursdayat the Lawlor Events Center at 7p.m.

Bill Nye will be presentingthe first lecture for the DiscoverScience Lecture Series at theUniversity of Nevada, Reno. TheDiscover Science Lecture Seriesaims to bring renowned scien-tists from around the world tolecture students on a variety oftopics.

Bill Nye the Science Guywas first created when Nyeworked as a comedy writer andperformer on a show called Al-most Alive. It was on this show

that Nye won seven nationalEmmy Awards for his writing,performing and producing.Nye also went on to write fivechildrens books.

Several weeks ago, Nye wasunder criticism for a YouTubevideo he created titled Cre-ationism is not appropriate for

children. He then becamepart of a satirical articleclaiming that U.S. Rep. ToddAkin, fresh off a public back-lash for a comment aboutrape, blasted Nyes video asprovoking God. The articlewent on to fabricate a rant inwhich Nye profanely deridedAkin.

Nye graduated from Cor-nell University with a degreein mechanical engineeringand then went on to workfor The Boeing Company.Nye is a visiting professor atCornell University throughthe H.T. Rhodes Visiting Profes-sorship. According to CornellUniversity, the purpose of theprofessorship is to strengthenthe undergraduate experience

by bringing to the universityindividuals from every walk oflife who represent excellenceof achievement and to createopportunities for interactionwith the undergraduate com-munity.

Other scientists that have pre-sented for the Discover Science

Lecture Series include MaryRoach, the author of Packingfor Mars: The Curious Scienceof Life in the Void, popularscience television show host

Jeff Lieberman and AmericanAstrophysicist Neil deGrasseTyson.

Tickets are $5 and are availableonline through the Universitywebsite.

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Bill Nye will give the first presentation in the Discover Science LectureSeries on Thursday.

Whats next for 311after playing UNR

By Molly Moser

Over Labor Day weekend,

rock-reggae band 311 per-formed with SOJA and SlightlyStoopid at Lawlor Events Centerat the University of Nevada,Reno. Aaron Wills, best knownas P-Nut, the bassist from 311,said he enjoys the life of beingan entertainer, and was look-ing forward to performing forstudents at the university.

Sorry its been so long, Reno,P-Nut said. We cant wait torock you.

311 played numerous songsfrom their albums and theirmost recent album, 2011s Uni-versal Pulse. After performing atLawlor Events Center, the bandwill finish off the tour in Port-land and Seattle. P-Nut said thiswasnt the first time performing

at a university, and 311 wouldbe glad to play for Reno againanytime if their fans ask.(College students) are unbe-lievably fun, P-Nut said. Theworld hasnt crushed theirsouls. Its fun to play any kindof gig.

After the end of Unity Tour2012, the band will be takingsome time off before creatinganother album. Vocalist NickHexum will be working oncreating songs with his littlebrother, while P-Nut will bebuying a new home near thebay area. As for the annual 311Day (March 11, 2013), the bandplans to spend it in Las Vegaswith a two-day performance.Also in March, the band will beperforming on a cruise sailing

from Miami to the Bahamas,along with 15-20 or more bands,P-Nut said.

Were going to come backnext year with good music andfeeling refreshed, P-Nut said.

This is 311s 10th consecutivesummer tour. P-Nut said theband enjoys touring non-stop.During the last 22 years, 311 hascreated ten albums. Althoughthe bandmates plan to settle

down for a while, P-Nut saidthey will keep looking aheadand not fall back on their oldsongs. P-Nut said its importantto keep the fans updated withtheir music and to keep theirmomentum.

Every show we make couldbe a last breath we take, P-Nutsaid. Its so rewarding to makecontact with the audience.


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Nick Hexum, lead vocalist and guitarist of 311, performs for Unity Tour2012 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.

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USAC to begin programs in Cuba, Brazil

By Megan Ortiz

The University Studies AbroadConsortium will open two newprograms in Brazil and Cuba inthe next year.

Adding to the existing SouthAmerican location in Santiago,Chile, spring semester 2013

will mark the inaugural sessionof USACs new specialty studyprogram in Florianpolis, Brazil.USAC specialty programs rep-resent an extension of the U.S.member universities as opposedto partnership programs whichact as exchange-based agree-ments.

McKenzi Swinehart, programadviser and USAC alumna,said the program has been indevelopment for about a year

and a half.There has been a real interest

in South America, Swinehartsaid. Brazil has just been up andcoming a lot.

Floripa, as the locals call it,is a sub-tropical island in thesouthern part of Brazil, andwas voted one of the ten most

dynamic cities in the world in2006 by Newsweek magazine.With many beaches and a closeproximity to other major citiesin Brazil like Curitiba and Riode Janeiro, Swinehart said thenew program should be anattractive option for studentsinterested in economics andnatural resources.

The program will also haveopportunities students in needof language credits, a require-

ment for most majors on theUniversity of Nevada, Renocampus and a requirement forany USAC student.

Students at an advancedSpanish level have the optionof direct enrolling at the hostuniversity, Swinehart said. Al-though Portuguese is difficult,

they feel that because the twoare similar that students at ahigh level could succeed quitewell.

USAC is also opening aspecialty program located inHavana, Cuba that will beginas a five-week program in thesummer of 2013. The projecthas already had a first run as afield study program during thesummer.

An option only for USAC

students studying in one ofthree Costa Rica locations, theCuba program this summer wasa six-day, five-night option forstudents interested in Cubanculture, history and food. JustinLopez, UNR student and USACalumnus of Chile and CostaRica, participated in the Cuba

program during the summer.What drew me in was the

same thing that made meincredibly nervous: The factthat it was forbidden for U.S.citizens to go there, Lopezsaid.

Lopez said he quickly real-ized, however, that Cuba, or atleast Havana, has somethingintangible that drew him in. Ac-cording to Swinehart, Havana isa safe place.

Because the field study isso short, students actually getto stay in a hotel, Swinehartsaid. Its different than ourother full programs, because ofrecent changes in law and theshortness of it, so the studentsare together all of the time witha guide, showing them as many

aspects of Havana from a localspoint of view.

Lopez enjoyed this, saying theentire city exudes the rhythmof Cuban salsa and the flavorof Cuban food. But he worriesthat when the full programopens, there could be some ap-prehension due to the difficultyof contacting ones family fromthe island.

However, Lopez said he rec-ommends the program to any

student.Theres no other place in

the world that compares to thissmall island, Lopez said.

Megan Ortiz can be reached [email protected].

ASUN seeks to improve

internet in weak areasBy Molly Moser

The undergraduate studentgovernment is considering aproject to improve internetconnection in areas of campuswith poor wireless coverage andmake the web more accessiblefor students and faculty.

With the improvement ofwireless connections, studentswould be able to download classnotes, set up video chats andresearch on the web in areasof campus with weak signalstrength, said Associated Stu-dents of the University of Nevada

Sen. Kieran OShea. Althoughthese locations are not definite,one area of focus is older build-ings such as Thompson andFrandsen Humanities. OSheasaid poor internet connectioncan be an issue for students andprofessors especially whenloading a video. It can take timeaway from class, he said.

With the abundance ofwireless devices being used bystudents both in and out of theclassroom, especially as our stu-dent population grows and thedevices we use evolve, we needa network that can support theirwireless habits, OShea said.

OShea said additional costsbeing discussed for the projectcould create protective regions

for weaker areas to protect

access points from gettingdamaged in bad weather andprovide power or wired internetto the access point to see howit will function. This part of theplan is only necessary if ASUNdecides to provide access pointsoutdoors.

OShea said the additional costwould be minimal compared tothe access points, but it couldbe between $100 and $200, de-pending on what kind of equip-ment or company they decide touse. OShea said installing areasfor the access points would hikeup costs immensely.

Since the access points wouldbe set up through the Univer-sity of Nevada, Renos networks,UNR-WPA and UNR-GUEST,OShea said he wants to workwith Nevada System of HigherEducation System administra-tors to add the new internetcoverage. Adding new networkpoints wouldnt be difficult, hesaid.

Some students like the ideaof improving campus internet,but for different reasons. Savan-nah Ralli, an 18-year-old whoworks as a building moniter atthe Mathewson-IGT KnowledgeCenter, said improving weakerconnection spots in the dormswould benefit students.

Some students will end up

buying their own Wi-Fi just to

do their homework, Ralli said.Students shouldnt have to gotheir (own) way if they want todo their homework, especially ifits on an iPad.

Amy Mack, a 20-year-oldpsychology major, said it wouldbe good to have more locationsto study in.

It would be nice to do home-work outside for a change,Mack said.

Cody Kiser, a 21-year-oldcivil engineering major, saidhe sometimes has difficultiesconnecting to the internet oncampus and wants to be able to

access it to work on class assign-ments.

Everything I use for class isinternet-related assignments andonline work, Kiser said. It wouldbe nice to access it.

The campus network will stillbe named UNR-WPA, but OSheasaid after the completion of theinternet improvement project,students should be able to getmore connection bars.

OShea said his goal is to getthe legislation passed during thefall semester. Since it would taketime to install the access points,the project would be completedbefore the end of the academicyear.

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[email protected].

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Illustration by Ben Miller/Nevada Sagebrush

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USCA programsin 2013

HOW TO JOIN

Students interested inthe Cuba or Brazil programsopening next year can con-tact McKenzi Swinehart forfurther information in theUSAC office, located in theOld Virginia Street Gym.Applications for Brazil areopen until Nov. 1.Go to usac.unr.edu formore information.

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per year, equaling to $1.25each week. When people givethe excuse of not being able toafford it, Larkins said there isno excuse to not purchase theapplication. Adding the app toother phone accounts underthe primary phone reduces theprice for families; the primaryaccount would be $60, thenother accounts would cost $30.Larkins said it was a personal

experience with the assault ofhis daughter that inspired himto be able to protect otherswith ARM, and something hefelt he should have done for hisdaughter.

The U.S. Departments of

Education and Justice re-ported more than 3,200 forcedsexual assaults by U.S. collegestudents. Most occurred oncampus, including on-campushousing. About two-thirds ofthese go unreported, bringingthe previous number closer to9,800.

No one assumes it willhappen to them, said SusanKasten, the manager for ARM.It is out of sight, out of mind,as they say. Unfortunately, theattacks happen everywhere.

Larkins said this program is

built to avoid draining batterylife like applications such asemail and Facebook do. Thisapplication is off while not inuse. This is to be used to andfrom locations.

The application does not

need to be used only for at-tacks. It can also be used in ahit-and-run situation to callfor help and take photos of thelicense plate, or for a burglaryin a home, as recommended bythe creator of this application,Kasten said.

The ARM app has flourishedduring the past four years,gaining customers in Reno,Las Vegas, California, Texasand Florida. Larkins said he isvery pleased with the growthbut continues to push for morepeople to know about the tech-

nology by getting the informa-tion out through publicationsand advertisement.

Janna Yates, a 19-year-oldNursing 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 exce l-lent addition to the alreadyfunctioning safety features oncampus, including our policeforce, the blue light system andcampus escort.

This application is only a de-terrent; it is not recommendedto be solely relied upon. Theimportance of staying alertand focused cannot be stressedenough, Larkins said.

One person getting hurt is

one too many, Larkins said.For more information of the

ARM Safety Button, ple ase visi tarmsafetybutton.com.

Katherine Larsen can be reachedat [email protected].

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will be brought to studentsto work on this project. Theprovost of academic affairswill also be inserting servicelearning, which is to involvethe community with classroominstruction and will share thestudent workers of the careerstudio.

Associated Students of theUniversity of Nevada Sen. Ziad

Rashdan, who is helping de-velop the project, recommendsall students use the center. Theywill be able to use resourcesand network within their de-partments and join with groupsof students without having toschedule an appointment.

The main goal is to helpstudents find out more aboutcareers and explore options thattheyre looking into, Rashdansaid. The ultimate goal is tohelp them find a career.

Students have said that havinga career studio on campus willhelp them discover more aboutcareers and positions, writingprofessional rsums, applyingfor jobs easily and quickly andkeeping in touch with business

contacts.Austin Koohtz, a 20-year-oldneuroscience major, said hewould use the career studio towrite rsums and thinks it willhelp students at the university.

Every student I have met hasa difficult time balancing schooland jobs, Koohtz said. If theuniversity is giving the studentssomething less worry about, itsa good idea.

Shannon Regalbuto, an18-year-old chemistry major,said she thinks shell find thecareer studio helpful for herfirst year.

When youre building arsum, sometimes youre notsure what to do, Regalbutosaid. I would use it to havehelp (construct) ... (an) efficient

rsum.The writing center will also

be contributing to the careerstudio, but will not be movingfrom their original location inMackay Mines. An employeeof the writing center will visit

students to help them developand critique their rsums andcover letters. English Professorand Writing Center DirectorWilliam MacCauley said thecenters purpose is to assiststudents with writing letters ofinquiry, reports on progress andprojects and proposal writing.

I think there will be a synergyin the career studio that we donthave anywhere on campus,MacCauley said. The writingcenter will be paying attentionto the kind of things that the

students are coming there forhelp with and we need to makesure that we have the resourcesto accommodate those ne eds.

The career studio will notbe in the Thompson buildingforever. Ellis said the universityis planning to tear down or re-construct Getchell Library but ithasnt been determined when.The library will soon becomea student achievement centerand the tutoring, disability andcounseling centers that arecurrently in Thompson will berelocated to Getchell. Ellis saidshe wants the career studioto be like a replica of an Applestore.

I love the feel of the Applestore, Ellis said. Its light and

inviting, youre made to feelwelcome and come in and itsopen and its tactile. You cantouch things, you can sit at thecounters and get help and as-sistance (and) people will talkto each other.

Although career and intern-ship fairs are still going to becoming to the Joe CrowleyStudent Union, the careerstudio will host job-huntingtools permanently. Ellis said thestudio will serve the colleges oncampus without a career centerand will help keep studentsthinking about a broad range ofmajors and careers.

Its great that the studentunion has been keeping some-thing going for students, Ellissaid. But this way, well have a

more centralized spot with thatresponsibility and to work withall of the colleges.


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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 athleticdirector. The Wolf Pack began a nation-wide search to replace Ault. Being anoutdoor enthusiast, the Reno areacaught Groths interest, leading Grothto throw her hat into the search.

Groth had spent time in Truckee,California and the fly-fishing and hik-ing opportunities, combined with theweather, drew Groth to The BiggestLittle City in the World.

Northern Nevada and the west coastof the country are absolutely beautiful,Groth said.

On the same day she interviewed forthe job, Groth was notified she wouldbe a finalist in the search. It wasntlong before Groth was named athleticdirector of the Wolf Pack. Groth tradedthe bluffs and valleys of DeKalb for theglitz and glamour of Reno. With the

jump, Groth became the first womanto serve as athletic director in twoseparate, Division 1-A schools.

In the eight years since, Groth hasleft her mark on Nevada. Under herwatch, Nevada athletics teams havewon 16 Western Athletic Cham-pionships. She also claimed the2006-2007 Commissioners Cup. Thedepartment has raised more than$40 million in donations, receivedsome of the highest scores in TitleIX gender equality in the nation andentered the Mountain West Confer-ence, among other things.

But Groth says her proudestaccomplishment is the increasedstudent-athlete graduation rate ineach of the past seven years, whichcurrently sits at 78 percent. The featwas spearheaded by the creation of

an academic center for Wolf Packathletes during Groths tenure.I have to credit coaches and staff

and the culture weve created here inour department, Groth said. Thatssomething President (John) Lilleychallenged me with when I got hereand Im thankful for that challenge.

University of Nevada, Reno Presi-dent Marc Johnson lauded Grothand her achievements.

While Cary is quick to credit thecoaches, staff and students-athletes,she set the tone and direction forthis growth, Johnson said in a pressrelease. During Carys tenure asathletics director, Wolf Pack fanshave seen progress in both thecompetitive success of our teamsand the academic success of ourstudent-athletes. Through theseand other advancements, Cary

has been instrumental in furtherestablishing Wolf Pack Athletics as

a highly regarded program and puttingthe program in a position to join theMountain West Conference this year.

Unlike her time at Northern Illinois,Groth had her fair share of obstacles toovercome being a female athletic direc-tor at Nevada.

When you come into a place whereno one knows you, youve got to makesure you give people every opportu-

nity to do just that, Groth said. Theressome very different attitudes aboutwomen in these positions, but I neverlet those bother me.

The changes in Nevadas athletic de-partment from when she landed the jobin 2004 and now is apparent to Groth.

From an internal operations (inthe athletics department), were moretechnologically savvy. Weve becomemore efficient in the business aspect ofour program, she said. Weve becomea team and created a roadmap for suc-cess.

THE DECISION

This decision was in my heart andit just felt good, Groth said. It felt likethe right time.

Groth mulled retirement over longbefore 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. Ithought about a couple of more years.I thought about a one-year extension. Italked to people. But every time I leftthose conversations, when I was driv-ing, I thought, I dont think I want to dothis.

Groth has had a 2013 retirement inher sights since 2008, when she renego-tiated her contract with then-PresidentMilton Glick.

Ill be honest with you, when I nego-tiated my last contract with Glick, in mymind, and I believe Glick was thinkingat the time that he might retire at thattime, it was a good target to retire in2013, Groth said.

When she inked her contract exten-sion with the Wolf Pack, Groth turneddown an offer to become athleticdirector at a Bowl Championship Seriesprogram she didnt want to name.

Groth made the decision to call itquits during the beginning of summer.Her family was the first to know, fol-lowed by Nevada head coaches one-by-one. During the first staff meeting of theacademic year, Groth announced her

decision to her co-workers.While giving a PowerPoint presenta-

tion focusing on the change to theMWC, Groth turned to a slide sayingnew athletic director. Her peers werecaught off guard, according to Groth.

That was the hardest, she said.The people I work for everyday in theathletic program, were family. Whethertheyre new or been there a long time,

those are the people you go to war foreveryday.

THE FUTURE

Groth plans on sticking around inReno once her career is all said anddone. She mentioned jobs in consult-ing or teaching as potential landingspots. With that said, Groth is dead seton avoiding a lame duck ten-monthperiod. Her to-do list is as long as ever,she said.

I know the community will joinme in thanking Cary for her manysignificant contributions to our uni-versity and our region, Johnson saidin a press release. She has been gen-erous in her willingness to continueto support the program and providecontinuity of leadership through thistransition.

Groth hopes to continue fundraisingin hopes that it will lay the groundworkfor an indoor football facility whereWolf Pack Park currently sits. Moreover,Groth wants to find another donor toput the finishing touches on Nevadasrenovated tennis courts.

Im going to soak in every minute ofmy 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 beginsearching for her replacement. Grothhas advice for Nevadas next athleticdirector.

First priority is to find secured fund-ing for athletic program, Groth said.We will not survive unless there is acommitment to fund athletics. Wherethat funding comes from, I cant tellyou.

As for Groth, her legacy has been allbut cemented. If she has any say in herlegacy, its crisp and clear.

Id like for (my legacy) to be doingthe right thing for the right reasons,she said.

Eric Uribe can be reached at [email protected].

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Opinion

Following Rep. Akins comments on rape and the ensuing internet hoax, Bill Nye has slightly altered his UNR

speech.

New athletics director must improve

STAFF EDITORIALI ATHLETICS

Womensstereotypes ofmen unjustified

CAMPUS CONTEMPLATION

Do you think Burning Man has a positive or negative

impact on the Reno/Sparks area? Why?

WORDS WITH FRIENDS

Burners benefit NorthernNevada, event should stay

Negative. It is a major

inconvenience. The moneyit might have brought tosuperstores like Walmartand target, those storeslose by locals who choosenot to go to the store whenthey come to town becausethey dont want to wait inline for 45 minutes - twohours waiting for a cashier.Aside from the inargu-able boom they may bringto the car wash industryafter the event, they dontencourage much changeeconomically. They alsomake our town really dirty

in the days following theirevent.

Nathan RobertHale

A6 @TheSagebrush |nevadasagebrush.com TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

The University of Nevada,Reno community wasshaken last week whenAthletics Director Cary

Groth announced that this isher last year with the Wolf Pack.

Aside from helping to raisemore than $40 million indonations, Groths career at thiscampus was significant in thatshe was only the third womanin the U.S. ever hired as auniversitys athletics director.

So now the university needs

a new athletics director. We be-lieve that sports are importantto our campus, and as such, wecant take this decision lightly.Here are a few things wed like tosee in a new athletics director:

REPUTATIONThis is our first year in the

Mountain West Conference andwere just meeting most of ouropponents. We have opportuni-ties to expand the reputationof our university across the

country. We need to make aname for ourselves as honest,hard-working competitors.

Weve stumbled a bit with thisin the past. After the footballteam beat Boise State in 2010,a picture began to circulatearound the Internet of Nevadafans jeering at a defeated-looking Kellen Moore (BoiseStates quarterback at the time).Other schools have derided usfor being unsportsmanlike. Thenew athletics director should

make it a goal to help us avoidthis image in the f uture.

WOMENS SPORTSLike many universities, we

have a bad habit of ignoringour womens sports teams. Evenwhen theyre doing well asour womens basketball andsoftball teams have in recentyears attendance for gamesis dismal.

Internationally, more peoplepay attention to mens athletic

events than womens. But webelieve a part of the problem ispublicity. How many people oncampus know when the swim-ming and diving teams seasonbegins? We should consider newways to get people interested.

FUNDRAISINGEven though our university

made a financial commitmentto our athletics departmentduring the last several years ofbudget cuts, our sports teams

took a hit. For instance, ourtrack and field team still canthost home meets two years afterthe NCAA ruled that the trackin Mackay Stadium breaks itspolicies. We need someone whocan get people excited and raiseenough money to shelter ourathletics department from theeffects of a down economy.

The Nevada Sagebrush staff canbe reached at [email protected].

Every year, as the daysbecome shorter and thehigh temperatures startto slide into the mid-90s,

Reno gets an influx of Burners.Simultaneously, my casual

conversationsand Facebookfeed get asurge ofcomplaintsabout them.

I will preface

this columnwith my ownexperiencewith thefestival Ihave been toBlack Rock

City and had a great time. But Idont consider myself a Burner.

Rants of hatred about thefaux fur-touting, RV-drivingfestival goers are easy to findin Northern Nevada. Sure, itsa ridiculous aesthetic, but Ivegot no reason to rain on theirincredibly dusty parade.

So lets entertain those rantsfor a minute what if BurningMan moved from NorthernNevada? With the legal issuesgoing on between the event

organizers and PershingCounty, it might not be such afar-fetched notion.

According to the RenoGazette-Journal, PershingCounty has passed a festivalordinance that would allow thepolice to regulate more activi-ties at the event. This includesanything they dee m obscene,which is probably everything.Organizers are in the legalprocess of challenging the

ordinance on grounds of directcontradiction of federal laws.If they lose, there is a definitechance the festival will movefrom the Black Rock Desert.

Would this be a blow toNorthern Nevada?

The Reno Gazette-Journalalso reported that BurningMan brings in an estimated $15million to the region, whichincludes Wadsworth, Empireand Gerlach. This is just afraction of Hot August Nights($350 million, according to TheDaily Sparks Tribune) and lessthan half of Street Vibrations($38 million). It brings in 15,000people to the Reno-TahoeInternational Airport, whichmakes Labor Day the second

busiest time of the year.But $15 million is nothing

to scoff at. So if the festival isa boost for the local economy,what reasons are there to hateit? Is the hatred of Burnersequivalent to venting abouttraffic during Hot August Nights?Or is it like complaining that theGreat Reno Balloon Race blocksyour view of the sky?

The neon-clad fire spinnersdancing to terrible electronic

music in parking lots can beannoying. But its really notgrounds to take to the Internetin disgust for two reasons.

First, this group isnt arepresentative sample ofBurners. Second, Reno shouldwelcome weirdos, no matterwhat costumes they bring. Itspart of our charm. Complainingdoes nothing but hurt us.

Other than money, what wouldwe lose if Burning Man moved?

Burning Man has arguablydone more for Renos artcommunity than any otherorganization, especially withlarge, interactive works of artdowntown. Groups aligned withthe festival have also donatedto local causes, including the

installation of solar panels inWadsworths elementary school.

Sometimes, Reno (and thestate of Nevada) surprises mewith blatant hypocrisy. We prideourselves on allowing everythingother states deemed illegal longago. Gambling, prostitutionand lax liquor laws play intothis image, and were quick towhip those out when comparinghome states. But were also quickto react negatively to things that

put the anything goes ethicinto practice.

Reno has a reputation ofbeing weird and unpredictable.We undermine that with anti-Burner talk. Burning Man testsour self-described lawlessness,and Reno fails that test.

But maybe its not Reno.Maybe its just the handfulof our Facebook friends thatcomplain. Maybe theyre nota representative sample, andmaybe they are like those col-lege kids dropping acid in theRaleys parking lot giving therest of the group a bad name.

Fil Corbitt studies broadcastjournalism. He can be reached [email protected].

Women have comea long way since1920, when wegained the right

to vote. But to this day, theglass ceiling taunts working-

place women

everywhere.Some thingsstill arentthe samefor womenas for men.Sometimes, Ifeel the sexeswill never betotally equal.

It seemsthat manywomen are

accustomed to suffering. How-ever, men are not always thevillains. In fact, many times,they are victims themselves;victims of social stereotypes.

I know this sounds weirdfor me to say as a woman, butdespite mens position at the

top of the social order since,well, forever, I dont have tothink its right when I hear thatall men are pigs who only careabout themselves and wantwomen to stay at home.

I have even heard thatfathers are incapable of lovingtheir children and that men areunable to refrain from cheatingbecause its in their nature tobe disloyal.

That is ridiculous. Men havea bigger sex drive, but they alsohave brains and hearts, as hardas it is to believe sometimes.They cannot be judged likethey are all clones of oneanother.

Women hate it when somemen call them crazy. We saythey dont know us and were

all different. Then why is itacceptable for us to say all menare jerks?

Most educated people knowthe meaning of the wordmisogyny a hatred ofwomen. U.S. Rep. Todd Akin

(R-Mo.) was blasted in thenews after he said womencouldnt get pregnant if theywere legitimately raped, andthe word misogyny was thrownaround everywhere. It wasdeserved.

But who thinks about theword misandry? Some wordprocessors dont count it asan actual word, but its just asreal as misogyny. Misandry isthe hatred of men, and thoughthey dont suffer in the sameway women do, that hatred isstill there. Its still there whenIm speaking to my friends,who say that all men areassholes and only want sex. Ofcourse some men are assholes.But not all are.

I attended a seminar calledMens Empowerment inMarch 2011. It was interestingto see that men face issuesabout their identity in a worldwhere more women are gainingpower. It was compelling to

see men talking about theirproblems in an environmentwhere they could do so withoutbeing considered ungrateful bywomen.

Men have problems just likewe do. Maybe theyre not aboutequal pay, or about people whoclaim to know about rape, buttheyre still there. Some menstruggle with what their rolesentail and some dont knowhow to behave.

Im not saying that mostmen have to go through whatwomen have to go through.But as women, we cannot buildourselves up by tearing othersdown.

No, men dont know what ourlives are like and they neverreally will. But if we dont want

them to judge us, we cantjudge them.

Gianna Cruet studies journal-ism and Spanish. She can bereached at [email protected].

Fil

Corbitt

Gianna

Cruet

Burning Man definitely

has a positive impact. Itbrings much-needed expo-sure and money to our eco-nomically devastated area,plus its super fun watchingthe Burners pass throughtown!

Melanie Lopez

Positive. Aside fromtraffic delays just ponderhow much revenue itgenerates just mondayand tuesday after theburn along with the daysleading up to the event.Water/Food purchases

alone help our city.

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Corporations aim to command votes

The study of sociologyanalyzes individualand group action in thecontext of history and

the society at large. This processof analysis is known as the

sociologicalimagination.

As everyone

has to workto live, oureconomicstructure,capitalism, is auseful startingpoint whenexplaining hu-man behavior.

Thebasic tenets

of capitalism are continuousprofit growth for the ownersof a corporation by exploitingworkers and resources.

Capitalism and its relationto laws that were originallyintended to protect the humanrights of African-Americanshave been exploited by corpo-rate powers in order to further

their interests. They do this bymanipulating public opinionto vote a certain way duringelections.

In 2010, the U.S. SupremeCourt ruled in the CitizensUnited case that corporationsare people, with equalprotection under the law anda right to free speech. Thisruling allows corporations toflood political campaigns withas much cash as they please

because money is now consid-ered free speech.

Citizens United also createdmany loopholes that have givenrise to both super PACs political action committeeswhich campaign for or againsta political candidate andnew social welfare nonprofit

organizations that focus onpolitical ad campaigning.

These nonprofits receivea 501(c)(4) tax-exemptstatus, which means that theorganization does not haveto pay any taxes, nor do theyhave to identify any of theirdonors. But to call an organiza-tion like Crossroads GPS asocial welfare organization ismisleading. Most of the moneypassing through goes directly tofund campaign ads, not to feedthe hungry or assist rape victimsthrough their healing process.

According to NewsBusters,this isnt technically illegal, sinceCongress adjusted the tax codesto allow social welfare groups tobecome involved in politics.

In short, the definition ofa social welfare non-profitorganizations objective hasbeen changed from exclusivelyadvancing social welfare toprimarily advancing socialwelfare. Primarily is open tointerpretation, since the termhas not been legally defined,so this allows opportunity forloopholes.

There are 106 organizationslike this, many of which are

staffed by super PAC facultyworking to persuade us to votea certain way. According toDemocracy Now!, thesenonprofits have spent morethan $71 million on adsmentioning a candidate forpresident, whereas super PACshave spent an estimated $56

million since Aug. 12. Fundsmay also be used for Senate andCongressional races keepin mind, the races have yet toreally kick off.

The trend is a non-partisanissue since both Democratsand Republicans are usingsocial welfare nonprofitsto push for votes (and thus,policies) tied to secret interests well, secret to you and me,but not to the newly-electedcandidates.

The legality of keeping identi-ties secret stems from a 1958 Su-preme Court case between theNAACP and Alabama involvinga way to protect the identities ofpeople donating to the cause ofAfrican-Americans during the

terror of Jim Crow. But now thatcorporations are consideredpeople, these entities are fullyprotected by the state.

In fact, before corporationswere ever considered to bepeople, their property interestshave always received muchgreater protection under theFourteenth Amendment andthe 1958 Supreme Court rulingthan these laws were intendedto protect.

Nine times out of ten,whoever raises the most moneywill win the most votes. Thisis because advertising andbrand recognition work. Ifcorporations can convince us topurchase that new and incred-ibly sexy body wash, they willhave us buying into a bold andfreshly scented politician.

Money is not free speechbecause, under the FirstAmendment of the U.S.Constitution, we, the people,cannot be censored. Under thelaw, however, the volume ofour voices is only equal to theamount of cash in our wallets.

In other words, the vastmajority of the American public

is being censored, and theCitizens United case has madeit legal for corporate interestto buy our government in plainsight.

Levin Welch is a graduate studentstudying sociology. He can bereached at [email protected].

After being in collegefor a while, itseasy to forget howtreacherous high

school was well, at least forsome of us. We walk around

on campuswearing what-ever we want,chewing gum,eating in classand texting(all things thatwould havesurely gottenyou in troublein most highschools private ornot). Some

unfortunate students at Reed

High are undergoing majorchanges that will surely maketheir high school experienceeven more deplorable;theyre now required to wearuniforms.

When I attended Our Ladyof the Snows Catholic School, Iremember enduring the itchyplaid skirts, awkward polos andobnoxiously large khakis thatseemed to be made for a potatorather than a skinny adolescentgirl.

Sitting through Catholic Massevery Wednesday was evenmore abominable. Not only didwe have to wear our plaid skirtsdown to our knees with ourpolo shirts tucked in, we wereabsolutely required to wearsweatshirts no matter the

weather.I cant even remember how

many masses I sat throughtrying not to pass out fromthe heat. I can, however,remember how many in whichI actually passed out it was

two, I believe.While its unlike ly Reeds

uniform policy will be thisstrict, I imagine its just aseffective at suppressingcreativity and stifling self-expression. Reed officialssay that there will be certaindays of the week when certainathletic clubs and teamswill be allowed to wear thei raffiliate T-shirts.

When I attended BishopManogue for a year and ahalf, we were allowed to havedays like those. I recall onein particular, when we wereallowed to wear spirit shirts.After a fellow classmate wasthreatened with expulsion aftera brief, but completely hilari-

ous, football streaking fiasco,several of us decided to wearshirts with Free Austin writtenacross them in green and gold(the schools colors) for thespirit day.

While there werent anyspecific rules against this, thesmall effort I made in express-ing my opinion on the matterlanded me a spot in detention.Saturday detention.

It wasnt long before Itransferred to Reno High where,in general, teachers were moreconcerned about me and howI was doing in my classes thanwhat I was wearing and how Iwas wearing it.

There were a handful of usfrom Manogue that acted outas a direct result of the strict en-

vironment we found ourselvesin. I ended up piercing my ownbelly button whilst piling on asmuch black eye makeup thatwas required to ensure I lookedsufficiently raccoon-like as Iwalked down the halls listening

to one of my various screamobands.

Another one of my friendsfrom Manogue now rocks aglorious pink mohawk, whileanother chose to expresshimself by giving himself aPrince Albert. A friend whoI remember ditching Frenchclass with in order to help hertake a pregnancy test (this,clearly, takes two people) inthe bathrooms is now actuallypregnant, and an ex-boyfriendis now sitting in jail.

We found our own waysof rebelling. This obviouslywasnt solely due to uniforms,but merely the kind ofenvironments that mandateduniforms.

While some of us across thecampus are just fresh out ofhigh school, and some of uscan barely remember thoseexperiences, one thing is forsure: We should all sympathize(or empathize) with these highschoolers and revel in ourfreedom.

Nothing tickles my fancymore than walking across ourcollege campus and seeing aplethora of funky outfits, weirdhair colors, odd piercings,vibrant makeup and copiousamounts of other forms ofself-expression.

It seems counterproductiveto stifle this kind of self-development in adolescents.Self-expression is not only abeautiful thing, its a right we

should all have no matterour age.

Jaclyn McBride studies neurosci-ence and English. She can bereached at [email protected].

Everything is sexier inFrench.

If you speak French,any person with a

vagina will be putty in yourhands. The French call ones

orgasmicexperience lapetite mort.In English,this translatesto the littledeath.

When I wasa freshmanin college,my friends

Drew andMaui cameto see me

while their baseball team wasin town from California. We hita few parties and eventuallystumbled back into my dormroom. My roommate was gonefor the weekend and the threeof us had the room to ourselves.Maui immediately fell asleepon the floor. Drew and I hadbeen secretly having sex sincegraduation night and after afew sexless months apart, wediscovered that even with alarge Hawaiian sleeping only afoot away, we couldnt keep ourhands off each other.

So we moved to the onlyappropriate alternative theshower. After about thirty

minutes of wet sex, he decidedto take it a bit south. He wasntexceedingly well-endowed,nor could he speak French,but damn, he had oral skillsthat usually only come withsecond-language abilities. The

shower got hotter and hotter ashe cranked the water tempera-ture up and picked up speed.Soon, my head was swimmingand my vision be came fuzzy. Isuddenly felt an orgasm rippingthrough my body and with ascream, I lost vision completely.

But then I woke up on myback on the bathroom floor.

I had fainted and crashedthrough the door onto thetile outside of the shower. Iopened my eyes to see him outof breath, crouched over me,brushing wet hair off my faceand saying words I couldnt

comprehend.All I could hear was thethrob of blood rushing frommy head. When his voice cameinto focus, he was saying myname and asking if anythingwas broken. All that came tomind was my pride, becausefor the first time in my younglife, I had experienced a reallife hands-shaking-out-of-breath-blackout-orgasm. So Idid what any normal girl woulddo I checked WebMD andproceeded to be upset when ittold me I was dying.

But I had merely experiencedsomething known in thescientific community as vasova-gal syncope. In the late 1800sand early 1900s,la petite mortsimply meant the brief (or near)

loss of consciousness. A faint-ing spell, or severe dizziness, asone might experience after anysort of neurological shock.

In 1949, Hungarian-Britishauthor and journalist ArthurKoestler referred to the self-

transcending component of anorgasm as the loss of sense ofself. It is often used in this senseto link the orgasm to death.The phrase has more recentlytransformed into one meaning:fainting or mentally blackingout during or after an orgasm.

This phenomenon is morecommon in females than males,though still uncommon inboth. The Mayo Clinic definesvasovagal syncope as a briefloss of consciousness causedby a sudden drop in yourheart rate and blood pressure,which reduces blood flow to

your brain. Treatment for thisis based on avoidance of thecauses of the condition.

If youre like me and youhave a tendency to faint afterreaching the biggest of TheBig Os, then this can be quitehard. Cutting out sex seemsirrational when youre the kingor queen of Shakedown Street,but repeatedly experiencingfainting spells is not neurologi-cally healthy. So what to do?

Well, my dear readers, thebest solution is to teach yourbody to handle the physicalresponses to an orgasm, andpractice does indeed makeperfect. And what better way topractice than with oneself?

Thats right, I am literally tell-ing you to va te faire f outre,

(fuck off), but its in the mostloving way possible!

Anneliese Hucal studies pre-lawand public relations. She canbe reached at [email protected].

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 againstLouisiana-Lafayette in the NewOrleans Bowl

TEAM BREAKDOWN:

The difference maker in this game could be cornerback LeonMcFadden. The senior is the preseason pick for MWC Defen-sive Player of the Year. McFadden has made shutting downopposing receivers a habit, leading quarterbacks to throw theball in the opposite direction. The Inglewood, Calif. native has

started every game in his career, earning first-team all-MWChonors in two consecutive seasons. After losing three of its topfour tacklers from 2011, the Aztecs defense will rely heavily onMcFadden. Wide receiver Brandon Wimberly could be in for along game.

AT TEXAS STATE

2011 SEASON:

6-6

INDEPENDENT:

None

BOWL GAME:

None

TEAM BREAKDOWN:

The Bobcats jumped on a sinking ship joining the WesternAthletic C onference this seas on, and could be the lastremnants of the WAC for Nevada. The key cog of Texas Statesoffense is running back Terrence Franks. As a freshman, Frankschewed up 863 yards for 9 scores in 2011. The weight of theoffense will rest on the 5-foot-10 inch, 184-pound speeddemon. Tack on an experienced secondary with five playerswhove started a college game and Texas State could play thespoiler role.

AT HAWAII

2011 SEASON:

6-7

WAC:

3-4

BOWL GAME:None

TEAM BREAKDOWN:

The Warriors are following Nevada into the MWC, but thisHawaiian team is far different from other squads the Wolf Packare accustomed to playing against. The pass-happy offense,run by now-Nevada offensive coordinator and former Hawaiinoffensive coordinator Nick Rolovich, has been scrapped in favorof head coach Norm Chows more-balanced, pro-style offense.Moreover, Nevada is on a seven-game losing skid against Hawaiiin Honolulu. The streak can extend to eight if the offensesnewly-implemented multiple formation scheme keeps Nevadasdefense off-balance.

GAME-BY-GAME PREVIEWA8 SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 nevadasagebrush.com

Week 4: Sept. 22

Week 5: Sept. 29 Week 6: Oct. 6

Week 8: Oct. 20AT AIR FORCE

2011 SEASON:

7-6

MWC:

3-4

BOWL GAME:

Air Force lost 42-41 to Toledoin the Military Bowl

TEAM BREAKDOWN:

Plain and simple, Air Force is raw. Only five starters return from2011s squad. The most notable name missing is quarterback TimJefferson, who has won more games than any other quarterbackin the schools history. However, the Falcons triple-option offenseis foreign to Nevada. Somewhat similar to Nevadas Pistol Offense,

the scheme is run-heavy with three different players posing asrushing threats. Another element to watch for in this matchup isthe Friday game day. If preparing for Air Forces unique offensiveattack wasnt difficult enough, the Wolf Pack have one less day todo so.

Week 9: Oct. 26VS. FRESNO STATE

2011 SEASON:

4-9

WAC:

3-4

BOWL GAME:

None

TEAM BREAKDOWN:

Lets throw this out right now; the Bulldogs offense is scarygood. After all, they did drop 38 points on Nevada a seasonago. Returning to command Fresnos attack is quarterbackDerek Carr. The junior was hailed as MWC Preseason Playerof the Year. The younger brother of former National Football

League first overall draft pick David Carr aired it out for 3,544yards with 26 touchd owns and nine i nterceptio ns. Joini ng Carrin the backfield is running back Robbie Rouse and his 1,549rushing yards in 2011, the seventh-most in the nation a yearago.

Week 10: Nov. 10

VS. WYOMING

2011 SEASON:

8-5

MWC:

5-2

BOWL GAME:

Wyoming lost 37-15 to Temple inthe Gildan New Mexico Bowl

TEAM BREAKDOWN:

After a t hird-place finish i n the co nference a seaso n ago,expectations are sky-high for the Cowboys. The game will bea battle of sophomore signal callers, Cody Fajardo vs. BrettSmith. The Wyoming field general set the MWC ablaze a yearago. Smith tossed for 3,232 yards, becoming the first freshmanquarterback to generate more than 3,000 yards in conferencehistory en route to a MWC Freshman of the Year award. Withhis top three targets returning, its no surprise Smith wasnamed to the 2012 Manning Award watch List.

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VS. BOISE STATE

2011 SEASON:

12-1

MWC:

6-1

BOWL GAME:

Boise State won 56-24 overArizona State in the Macco Bowl

TEAM BREAKDOWN:

Graduation depleted theBroncos squad, with Boise

State losing 13 starters from2011. The biggest blow comesat quarterback, with collegefootballs all-time winningestquarterback, Kellen Mooregone. Replacing the now-De-troit Lion at the position is JoeSouthwick. The pressure willbe high for the rocket-armedand quick-footed junior inthe post-Moore era. Being

the season finale, the MWCchampionship could be up forgrabs in this bout. Nevada be-ing the home team could give

them the momentum it needsto trump the Broncos.

AT NEW MEXICO

2011 SEASON:

1-11

MWC:

1-6

BOWL GAME:

None

TEAM BREAKDOWN:

After 11 years away fromcoaching, former Notre Dame

head coach Bob Davie is backin the same position with theLobos. Davie has the coachingexperience and skills to makethe one-win squad contend-ers. Davie and new offensivecoordinator Bob Debesse aretaking a page out of Nevadasbook and implementing thePistol Offense. Engineering thepotent attack will be true fresh-

man Cole Gautsche. The three-star recruit has the dual-threatskills to execute the scheme. Itwill be interesting to see Ne-

vada get a taste of its ownmedicine.

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, andrightfully so after Northwestern State was outscored 121-37in the final three games of 2011. The anchor of the Demonsdefense is middle linebacker Derek Rose, who garnered anAll-American third-team sele ction from the Associate d Press.The senior could give the Wolf Packs potent rushing attack a runfor its money. On offense, field general Brad Henderson returnsto Northwestern. Henderson has pinpoint accuracy, completing62 percent of his throws last year and poses as a running threat,too.

Week 3: Sept. 15VS. USF

2011 SEASON:

5-7

BIG EAST:

1-6

BOWL GAME:None

TEAM BREAKDOWN:

The Bulls will hold a special distinction in Nevadas historybook: The Wolf Packs first-ever game against a Big East foe.Dont let South Floridas 5-7 mark fool you; four of the sevendefeats were by three points. The squad was even ranked ashigh as No. 17 a year ago. The Bulls return 16 starters from lastseason, perhaps none bigger than signal caller BJ Daniels. Akinto Nevada, questions about his health follow the dual-threatquarterback. The big difference: Daniels has started 34 gamesfor The Bulls in his career, compared to the inexpereincedFajardos 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 theirlast bowl game appearance back in 2000. A strong group of returnerson both sides of the ball could help UNLV get out of the basement.Returning at the helm of the offense is Caleb Herring, who shouldbe improved with an extra year under his belt. However, slinging thepigskin isnt head coach Bobby Haucks style. Rather, the Rebels aremore of a punch-you-in-the-mouth running team. Junior tailbackJim Cornett, who led UNLV in rushing the past two seasons, will beinstrumental if the Rebels want to paint the Fremont Cannon red.

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2 11 Statistics2011 StatisticsThe Wolf Packs season rides on three key difference makers and their impact

Player profile:Stefphon Jefferson

By Eric Uribe

Coined by head coach of 28years Chris Ault, the term Ne-

vada back describes the WolfPacks ever-important tailback,one that fits Nevadas mold of abruising runner.

Former rushers whovecarried the load of the pistoloffense such as Vai Taua, LukeLippincott, Lampford Mark andMike Ball, to name a few, haveearned the title Nevada back.

Add junior Stefphon Jeffersonto that list.

Against California, quarter-back Cody Fajardo handed theball to Jefferson 34 differenttimes. The Visalia, Calif. nativedid the rest, grinding out 145yards on the ground. Jeffersoncrossed the goal line threetimes including the go-aheadtouchdown with 36 ticks left.

The last time I got 34 carrieswas in high school, Jeffersonsaid. Doing it again broughtme back and reminded me Ican be the guy.

The 5-foot-11 inch,210-pound Jeffersons elusive-ness and power was on full dis-play against the Bears. Jeffersonshook loose from multiple Caldefenders, dodging would-betacklers along the way. His ef-forts earned him a MountainWest Offensive Player of theWeek nod.

It means a lot, Jeffersonsaid. I know I didnt really havethe game I expected to havewith the fumbles, but the awardwas really great and Im veryhumbled by it.

Jefferson fumbled the ball

twice, with Nevada falling onboth. Jefferson admitted he

expected Ault to sit him. He waswrong.

Not a single other runningback touched the ball against

the Golden Bears, a clear indi-cation that Jefferson is the go-toguy this season.

It means (Ault) trusts me,he said. He knows I can get thejob done. This off-season thatwas the big thing, just bouncingback because Im known to getdown on myself a lot.

The 2011 season was acompletely different story. TheWolf Pack ran a running backby committee-like system.Touches were split among NickHale, Jefferson, Ball and Mark.

Ault handed the starting jobto Jefferson twice last season against the University ofNevada, Las Vegas and NewMexico. In both starts, Jeffersoncrossed the 100-yard mark. He

grinded out 208 combined rush-ing yards in the pair of starts butdidnt get another chance theremainder of the season.

Entering fall camp, Jeffersonwas entrenched in a heated run-ning back battle for the startinggig. It wasnt long before heemerged from a crowded back-field that included last yearsgame one starter Hale, TonyKnight and a slew of newcom-ers as Nevadas starter.

Jefferson doesnt plan onrelinquishing that starting role.

Fajardo showed his supportfor his backfield partner.

Hes a guy that beats himselfup when he makes a mistake,but its good to see him makingplays, Fajardo said.

Eric Uribe can be reached [email protected].

CODY FAJARDO

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Dual-threat signal caller Cody Fajardo scampers for one of his 11 rushing touchdowns last seasonagainst 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

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Khalid Wooten goes for a diving tackle against Louisiana Techs DeMarcionEvans last semester.

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Senior safety Duke Williams brings down a California wide receiver duringSaturdays 31-24 victory.

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Cody Fajardo hands the ball off to running back Stefphon Jefferson duringthe third quarter of Saturdays win against the Golden Bears.


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By Eric Uribe

Against California, Brandon Wimberly,Richy Turner and Aaron Bradley lined up atwide receiver for the Wolf Pack.

In 2011, few would have guessed that thetrio would be cast in starting roles for theWolf Pack. Wimberly didnt play a down in2011 after being shot in the abdomen during

the summer. Turner was playing at FullertonCollege and Bradley reeled in 28 catches forthe 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 tothrow, Bradley said. Get the ball downfield, have big plays, those are huge for win-ning games.

With Bradley and sophomore NechoBeard, who caught one pass last season,as the lone receivers who had a catch ina Nevada uniform last season, questionmarks followed the wide receiving corp allsummer.

When junior college transfer Nigel West-brook, who was expected to be a starterthis season, tore his ACL, sidelining him forthe entire year, the questions became morepersistent.

However, the question marks were no-

where to be f ound against the Bears. Wim-berly picked up where he left off, hauling inseven catches for 83 yards, including fourcritical third-down conversions.

Its a new day, Wimberly said. You wakeup, you get a second chance. Every day youwake up, its another chance.

As a freshman, Wimberly set the WesternAthletic Conference and Nevada ablaze.Wimberly had a team-high 46 receptions for653 yards and five scores en route to winning

WAC Freshman of the Year honors.Since thenWimberly has been slowed

down by nagging injuries in 2010 and the2011 incident.

Dont tell that to the rest of Nevadas inex-perienced wideouts.

The respect aspect is still there becausethey know what Ive done in the previousyears, but I just come out and try to motivate

them with my play, Wimberly said. Youvegot to lead by e xample.

Wimberly sets the tone for Nevadas slewof inexperienced receivers in more waysthan just catching the pigskin.

While the Wolf Packs punishing offensiveline gets the bulk of the credit for openingholes for Nevadas run-orientated Pistol of-fense, Wimberly feels the wide receivers arethe unsung heroes of the scheme.

Pistol offense is a great thing, Wimberlysaid. It takes all 11 people to execute. Fromwide receivers blo cking to receivers getti ngthe ball to receivers knowing coverages.It starts with The Union, but were part ofThe Union also. We block and thats wherea lot of success in the Pistol offense comesfrom.

Head coach Chris Ault said the success ofNevadas potent running game goes hand inhand with the passing attack.

Were a great running offense, he said.The reason we are is because our passgame is pretty good. We need them both tocomplement each other.

Despite only being a sophomore, Bradleyis Nevadas second most experienced wide-out, a testament to the youth throughoutthe unit. Bradley relishes the mentor role.

In the locker room, I can tell them the Xsand Os of the offense, give them reassur-ance, Bradley said. In the meeting room,

its going 100 miles per hour. In the lockerroom, I can explain it to them a little bet-ter because the game has slowed down forme.

Bradley burst onto the Nevada scene downthe stretch for the Wolf Pack. In the seasonfinale, Bradley torched Idahos secondaryfor three touchdowns off 7 catches and137 yards. In the Hawaii Bowl, he hauled in

seven more catches.Bradley carried the late-season momen-

tum across to 2012, catching four balls for40 yards against the Golden Bears.

The receivers feel quarterback CodyFajardo makes their jobs easier. The unitlauded the signal callers leadership andpinpoint accuracy.

Cody is a great leader, Wimberly said.Like I said, youve got to lead by example.Hes a good quarterback. Hes been throwinggood passes, watching film and studyingand thats what we need him to do.

Bradley, who was part of the same recruit-ing class as Fajardo, echoed Wimberlyswords.

He makes good throws and good reads,he said. As long as we get open, hell findus.

Thats exactly what Fajardo did againstCal, completing 78 percent of his throws.

Turner caught his first pass in a silver andblue uniform, an 8-yard strike from Fajardoin the first quarter.

The critics questioning the wide receiversdont have Bradley worried.

With guys like Wimberly, Richy and me, Ithink were going to do fine, he said.

So far, so good.

Eric Uribe can be reached at [email protected].

Nevada will rely heavily on recieving corp

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Despite missing the entire 2011 campaign, wide receiver BrandonWimberly said hes back in 100 percent shape.

Five key facets to the Wolf Packs 12 seasonBy Chris Boline

Without a shadow of a doubt,Nevada has its share of strengthsand weaknesses. However, it iswhat they do to overcome itsweaknesses that makes feel-good sports moments possible.

HOLES LEFT BY

GRADUATION:

A school-reco rd four WolfPack players were selected inAprils NFL draft, leaving notonly a lack of veteran presence

but also heaps of talent miss-

ing. The wide receiver positiontook a huge hit with wideoutRishard Matthews leaving tofulfill his NFL dreams. Mat-thews led the Wolf Pack lastyear with 1,364 receivin g yard sand eight touchdowns, andhis veteran presence will besorely missed by a talented,but young, group on offense.The linebacking corps will alsobe looking for new players tostep up this season, with All-Western Athletic Conferen ce

player James-Michael Johnson

and last years leading tacklerBrandon Marshall departing toplay in the pros.

TOP RETURNING PLAYERS:

When it comes to football,there is no position under abigger microscope than thequarterback; however, afterlast Saturdays victory againstCalifornia, Cody Fajardo lookslike hes picking up right wherehe left off after winning WACFreshman of the Year honors

last year. T he sophomore from

Servite High School addedsome lean muscle to his sinewyframe this off-season in order towithstand the thrashing takenby being the quarterback inhead coach Chris Aults pistoloffense.

On the other side of thefootball, the quarterback ofthe defense will be none otherthan Dr. Death himself, DukeWilliams. Coming to his seniorseason, the Hug High Schoolgraduate is coming off a wreck-

ing ball of a season where he was

a force in the secondary by pilingup 83 tackles, including five fora loss, earning All-WAC secondteam honors in the process.Hell look to add to those totalsthis season and provide veteranleadership to a hungry and at-tacking defense.

COACHING CHANGES:

The main shake-up this off-season was on the offensive sideof the football with new offen-sive coordinator Nick Rolovich

coming from Hawaii. The War-

riors used a wide-open passingattack that put up pinball-esquenumbers against unsuspectingdefenses. Rolovich will look touse Fajardo in similar formationsthat took Hawaii quarterbacksTimmy Chang and Colt Brennanto the top of the NCAA passingrecord books. Theyre alreadyoff to a great start with Fajardothrowing for 230 yards in thevictory at Cal.

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On the other side of the field,new defensive coordinatorMike Bradeson was hired fromwithin the organization to takeover for the departing AndyBuh, who left for Wisconsin.Bradeson knows the systemwell after being the secondarycoach for the last two seasonsand in his ninth total year withthe Wolf Pack.

TEAMS STRENGTHS LAST

YEAR AND THIS YEAR:

In terms of size, it doesnt getany bigger than when talkingabout the offensive line. Knownas The Union, the Packs unitwill be anchored by 6-foot-7Douglas High School graduateJeff Nady, a behemoth of a man.He was named to the watch listfor the Lombardi Award, givenout annually to the nations topoffensive lineman. Another play-er to watch out for is Joel Bitonio.The 315-pound junior is enteringhis second season as a starter online and will provide a bruising

presence in the trenches.

PLAYER TO WATCH:

No player on this seasonsteam has fought for more in

the past year than senior widereceiver Brandon Wimberly.The wideout missed all of lastseasons campaign while re-covering from a nearly fatalgunshot wound he sufferedlast June. Wimberly was off toa phenomenal start to beginhis career for the Wolf Pack byearning WAC Freshman of the

Year honors in 2009 with sixtouchdowns while finishing hissophomore campaign secondon the team with almost 500receiving yards. He seems tobe picking up right where heleft off by leading the team with83 receiving yards during lastSaturdays game in Berkeley,including a clutch 19-yardreception to set up the game-winning score. He will be calledon many times this season tobe the gun-slinger, Fajardosgo-to guy.

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team down the field on thegame-winning drive, whichincluded a bullet of a 19-yardcompletion to senior wideoutBrandon Wimberly and culmi-nated in a touchdown run bytailback Stefphon Jefferson.

Obviously, there were a fewthings that could have gonebetter for the Wolf Pack. Specialteams did a decent job, but afumble late in the game almostturned the tide in the Bearsfavor and could have led to aninsurmountable lead for Cali-fornia. However, a thunderouspunt that was downed on the

Bears two-yard line ignited thefans that had made the journeyall the way from Reno.

Also, two bone-headed illegalformation penalties nullifieda promising possession thatultimately ended in a punt.

Nevada had some major ballsecurity issues as well. Jefferson,the junior from Visalia, Cali-fornia, had three touchdownsbut also had two fumbles andeasily could have been the goatas much as the hero in thisgame. That being said, Jeffersondid have some bruising runsbetween the tackles and threw

a key block for Fajardo duringa blown center exchange thatcould have led to somethingmuch worse than a 16-yardloss. His 145 rushing yardswere critical in keeping theclock rolling and out of theBears hands.

One big question mark tocome out of this game is thedefense. The bend-but-dont-break style of coach MikeBradesons unit was not for thefaint of heart but ultimatelyheld together long enough toforce some key turnovers andvirtually made Cals 1,300+yard tailback Isi Sofele a non-factor on the ground.

However, there were holesbeing exposed in the second-

ary during some pivotal pointsin the game. A long touchdownpass from Zach Maynard tofreshman Bryce Treggs in thefirst half and an electrifyingdouble-reverse by preseason All-American Keenan Allen were twoplays that could have make themplay conservatively, yet they stillattacked and it paid off.

Junior Jack Reynosos fumblerecovery in the third quarterjump-started the team and theynever looked back, even whenthe Bears tied the game in thefourth quarter, they never wereable to take the lead.

Senior Safety Duke Williams,who I will now refer to as Dr.Death, provided the thunder inthe secondary by breaking up ahandful of passes and offered aSteve Atwater-esque presencein run-support.

All things considered, the firstgame of the season is hardly thepinnacle for a football team whenit comes to execution and sharp-ness. Nevada was a fine exampleof this on Saturday. However,for how they played against a

team in their first game back intheir brand-new $321 mil

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