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While Supreme Court Justices heard arguments over President Joe Biden’s effort to cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in federal student debt, supporters of loan forgiveness rallied outside. The conversation surrounding student loan repayment has encouraged the Department of Finance at The University of Nevada Las Vegas to teach more financial literacy.
The United States was built on more than just the work of our founding fathers. There are of course men and women of different colors, race and creed who helped form this country.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, seasonal flu cases were lower than average. But this year cases roared back with a high number of cases early in the season. According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), there were an estimated 25 million illnesses, 280,000 hospitalizations, and 18,000 flu-related deaths caused by this flu season as of February 24, 2023.
More than 500 people attended a vigil on Monday night to remember former UNLV football player Ryan Keeler, who died last week at age 20.
A few weeks ago, two California lawmakers introduced a bill that would ban the use of police dogs to arrest or apprehend suspects — or as a form of crowd control. The California Department of Justice says in 2021, police dogs caused more serious injuries or deaths than either tasers or batons, and that nearly two-thirds of use-of-force incidents involving dogs were against people who are Black or Latino.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a 350-acre campus, just east of the Las Vegas strip. With over twenty-five thousand students in attendance, it can be hard to keep track of who is on campus.
The sun was beginning to set behind the approaching clouds, and the wind whipped around Rebel Park on Monday as the UNLV football team emerged from the Fertitta Football Complex. They weren’t on the field for a late practice or conditioning session. They were there to honor the life and legacy of friend and teammate Ryan Keeler, who died Feb. 20 at age 20.
On Monday, about 100 friends gathered to honor Ryan Keeler, 20, a UNLV football player who was found unresponsive in his bed at his apartment last week.
Some of Nevada's brightest minds in medicine are now taking the next step toward becoming doctors. On Monday, 60 UNLV's Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine graduates got their white coats. This marks an important rite of passage for medical students.