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UNRPD involved in shooting death


A University of Nevada, Reno police officer was involved in a fatal shooting Friday in the Circus Circus parking garage, a statement from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office said. The UNRPD and Reno Police Department officers verbally engaged with a male driver of a vehicle at approximately 1:52 p.m. in the parking garage. The driver was [...]

UNRPD officer involved in fatal shooting


A University of Nevada, Reno police officer was involved in a fatal shooting Aug. 27 in the parking garage of Circus Circus Reno, according to a statement from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office.

Senate postpones ASUN office remodeling


The undergraduate student senate convened Wednesday evening for its weekly meeting and discussed the purchase of $6,000 dollars in furniture. The proposed purchase would furnish a room currently shared by a number of executive branch departments. The fledging Department of Legislative Affairs is among the departments that use the room. After debate in the senate and multiple attempts [...]

Sports Briefs


BASEBALL Stassi earns spot on ESPN’s Top Plays Brock Stassi, a former Nevada pitcher/designated hitter, earned the number one spot on Sportcenter Los Angeles’ list of top plays from last Tuesday. Stassi made a leaping grab over the right field fence to catch a fly ball for his team, the Wisconsin Woodchucks. Stassi’s catch in the top of [...]

While you were gone…


Armon Johnson and Luke Babbitt were key teammates the past two seasons for Nevada. Now, both play for the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers.

Biela sentenced to death


James Michael Biela, who was convicted of the rape, kidnap and murder of Brianna Denision as well as the rape of two other Reno women, was sentenced to death toda

Biela found guilty


James Michael Biela was found guilty on all counts, including three counts of rape, one of kidnapping and the first degree murder of Brianna Dennison shortly after 2 p.m. today.

Melino hits team to split vs. Hawaii


Just as easily as the Nevada baseball team split its weekend series with Hawaii 2-2, the Wolf Pack could have swept the four-gamer.

After Giles’ transfer, Pack hoops signs Panzer


Forward Kevin Panzer from Mission Viejo, Calif., signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at Nevada beginning in 2010, head coach David Carter announced Sunday.

UNRPD to begin enforcing bicycle, skateboard laws


Campus police will step up enforcement of bicycle and skateboard safety codes May 4 to 15 at the University of Nevada, Reno and its adjacent streets, according to a press release from the UNR Police Department. The move to increase safety comes with a growing number of complaints from the campus community regarding unsafe usage of [...]

Nevada tennis: Both teams fall to lower seeds at tourney


Heading into last week’s Western Athletic Conference Tournament, the Nevada men’s tennis team seemed destined for a deep run. The Wolf Pack was on a three-match winning streak and had won seven of its last eight matches. Plus, the fourth-seeded Wolf Pack’s first opponent was Idaho — a team Nevada defeated 4-0 earlier in the season.

Top five news stories of the spring semester


1. After weeks of speculation on how to deal with a state budget deficit of almost $900 million, Gov. Jim Gibbons called a special session of the Nevada Legislature in late February. After a week-long session made up mostly of closed-door meetings between Gibbons and a core group of legislative leaders, the Legislature passed a [...]

Sports briefs


SOFTBALL Hawaii earns regular season championship Hawaii clinched the Western Athletic Conference regular season title after defeating Fresno State 5-0 Friday. Pitcher Stephanie Ricketts threw a two-hit shutout during the game and the Rainbow Wahine hit three home runs. The game marked Ricketts’ second straight shutout after she threw a perfect game against Nevada last week. Although the Bulldogs [...]

Sports briefs


SOFTBALL Hawaii earns regular season championship Hawaii clinched the Western Athletic Conference regular season title after defeating Fresno State 5-0 Friday. Pitcher Stephanie Ricketts threw a two-hit shutout during the game and the Rainbow Wahine hit three home runs. The game marked Ricketts’ second straight shutout after she threw a perfect game against Nevada last week. Although the Bulldogs [...]

Track and field: One meet left in regular season


In the Nevada track and field team’s second-to-last regular-season meet of the year, pole vaulter Alicia Echevarria recorded the fifth-best jump in program history at the Payton Jordan Invite on Saturday.

News brief: Memorial ceremony held for reno buddhist


A memorial ceremony for an internationally renowned Buddhist scholar at the University of Nevada, Reno and the pastor of the Reno Buddhist Church was held in the Truckee Meadows April 25. Reverend Dr. Daigan Lee Matsunaga died in Japan on Feb. 25.  Matsunaga founded the Reno Buddhist Church in 1989 with his wife Rev. Alicia Orloff. He [...]

News brief: Geography department earns recognition at publishers awards


A book edited and written in part by the UNR’s geography department and Desert Research Institute received an honorable mention at the American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE). The book, “The Mojave Desert: Ecosystem Processes and Sustainability,” is the result of a 2004 conference. “It’s neat to be recognized,” Jill Heaton, associate professor of [...]

News brief: School of medicine develops Muscular Dystrophy drug


Researchers at UNR recently developed a drug that may have potential for treating the most common form of Muscular Dystrophy. Dr. Dean Burkin, an associate professor of pharmacology at UNR’s School of Medicine, has found the drug promising in avoiding the severe muscular damage associated with Muscular Dystrophy, according to a press release on Nevada News. The [...]

Basped, Amaya sign deals


Although no Nevada football players were selected during the 2010 NFL Draft, four former Wolf Pack players will get an opportunity to compete at the professional level.