During her career in academics and government service, Tamara Wittes has witnessed conflict and tension in the Middle East from a close vantage point.

Her black hair falls on her face. A rose gold chain with a pendant rests on her denim dress. At first glance, the Instagram photo is nothing special. Indeed, nobody notices that this elegant pendant is a sex toy with a USB connection.

In his office at UNLV, sociology professor Simon Gottschalk tapped his keyboard.

Acting President Marta Meana gives a state of the university address at UNLV, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019.

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Just days after a threatening message was found scrawled on the stall of a UNLV bathroom, acting UNLV President Marta Meana defended the role of universities as a bastion of free speech, telling a crowd during her annual State of the University address Wednesday that “openness is a threat to those who would want to shrink our world.”

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