Other Campus Activities

Mock Debate: College Republicans vs. College Democrats
Sponsored by the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada (CSUN)
Tuesday, November 13, 6:30 p.m.
UNLV Student Union Theatre (first floor near front entrance)

Watch students go toe-to-toe on issues of national interest. The debate moderator will be local political columnist Jon Ralston.
Free, open to the public


"CNN = Politics" Election Express Yourself
Tuesday, November 13 to Thursday, November 15
UNLV North Field

Visit the CNN Election Express Yourself retro Airstream trailer on the North Field and engage in a series of hands-on activities. Participants can create their own customized memorabilia, complete political trivia, and sign the graffiti wall.
Free, open to the public.


ONE Campaign Concert
Sponsored by the ONE Campaign and the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada (CSUN)
Wednesday, November 14, 6 p.m.
UNLV North Field

To get students excited and engaged in the political process, the ONE Campaign program includes local bands and possibly presidential candidates and other celebrities. More details coming soon.
Free, open to the public.

Contact: Rebecca Hoffer President ONE UNLV Chapter
hofferr@unlv.nevada.edu
702-895-5416


The (Failed?) State of American Politics – An Election-Year Assessment
Sponsored by UNLV Black Mountain Institute
Wednesday, November 14, 7 p.m.
UNLV Beam Music Center Recital Hall

The Black Mountain Institute presents a panel dissecting the strengths and shortcomings of the American political system. On the eve of the Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas, Nevada State Senate Minority Leader and UNLV Professor of Political Science Dina Titus leads former CNN news anchor Aaron Brown, New Yorker Washington correspondent Ryan Lizza, and New Yorker staff writer and Iraq correspondent George Packer in a lively examination of election-year politics and the quest for leadership.
Free, open to the public. No tickets required.


Spilling Over: The Migration Between Attitudes Regarding Immigration and Policy Preferences
Wednesday, November 14, 2007, 7:30 pm
UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum Auditorium

Professor Max Neiman, Public Policy Institute of California, will use California as a test case to explore how the immigration issue has erupted in California and influenced other important policy domains, such as public support for education or general government taxes and expenditures. A key feature is also to assess what lessons this topic has for managing a potentially divisive and disruptive policy challenge.
Free, open to the public.


Opportunity '08 Forum: National Security at Home & Abroad
Sponsored by the Brookings Institution & the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies
Friday, November 16, 9 a.m. to noon
UNLV Student Union Theatre

A forum featuring national foreign policy experts and political analysts. Limited seating — tickets available Nov. 13-15, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., CSUN table, Student Union, first floor food court.


Caucuses - The What, Why and How
University Forum Lecture Series
Tuesday, December 11, 7:30 p.m.
UNLV Barrick Auditorium

Moderator: Jon Ralston
Panelists: Dina Titus (D), Hans Gullickson (R), David Damore (faculty) plus one additional panelist from each party. The video created to bring the Democratic Caucus to Nevada will be shown (provided by the Democratic Party of the State of Nevada). A reception will be held prior to the event at 6:30 p.m. in the Barrick Foyer. The 50th Anniversary Exhibit will also be open.