The CNN stage was dominated by political signs, with partisans of Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Gary Johnson, and Jill Stein periodically taking turns to marching into the area chanting for their candidates. One CNN reporter remarked that the crowd at UNLV was markedly different from those they encountered at debate sites in New York and St. Louis, with passions running hotter among supporters. As a public institution, however, UNLV does not deny community members access to the campus grounds.
Of course, UNLV students showed their subversive side. The day before the debate, one student tried to get on the MSNBC broadcast with a
The UNLV Star of Nevada marching band was a fixture at the CNN stage most of the day on Wednesday. The network contracted them to play during the broadcast, and they spent the week prior learning CNN's theme music. The Scarlet Dance Line added some sparkle.
An anti-Trump protestor had a head that was as elaborate as it was difficult to see out of — he frequently had to be led through the terrain.
Hey Reb! offered a more nonpartisan choice in mascots.
Chris Matthews points to the crowd around the MSNBC stage. Right before
Star of the second debate Ken Bone was at Wednesday night's watch event in the Student Union courtesy of Jimmy Kimmel Live! Always a fan of the Rebels, Kimmel was awarded an honorary doctorate from UNLV in 2013.
Is that Uncle Sam or Hey Reb! on MSNBC's T-shirts?
The C-SPAN bus offered a place to watch the debate along the academic mall.
Lakshmi N. Reddi Named UNLV’s Next Executive Vice President and Provost
Reddi, an accomplished university administrator and current interim provost at New Mexico State University, will begin as UNLV’s chief academic officer on June 1.
Get Ready to Give: Annual Crowdfunding Event is March 12
Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to participate in Rebels Give on March 12. UNLV’s annual daylong fundraiser will feature activities across campus and online.