The recent tragedy and clashes in Virginia have many wondering about laws that may have been violated versus constitutional rights. Among them, Freedom of Speech and how it pertains specifically to UNR student Peter Cvjetanovic, who was among the White Nationalist ralliers carrying torches on August 12.

Jolie Brislin believes events like the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, can happen anywhere, even Las Vegas. “We need to continue to stay vigilant — to say that this has no place in this community,” said Brislin, regional director for the Anti-Defamation League in Las Vegas.

With the arrival of a new chancellor of higher education in Nevada, now’s a good time to dig through some higher education stats. We won’t revisit issues of Tier 1 status and the proper credential goals for workforce development, which have already been the topic of robust debate.

Over the past four years, mental health appointments at UNLV have skyrocketed. The 64 percent increase from 2012 has put a strain on wellness center staff, leading to long wait times for intake appointments, sometimes as long as four weeks.

The UNLV School of Medicine launched its first class July 17 but the community outreach for providing medical care is already underway and will expand in the future. UNLV has taken over eight patient clinics that the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine operated. That includes a multispecialty pediatric center, a family and sports medicine clinic, behavioral health and counseling. UNR had 24 offices and clinical spaces and UNLV will create eight patient clinics, many around University Medical Center and others in the northeast valley.

The highest-volume gambling hall in Ohio, with revenue in 2016 of $225.1 million, is getting into the business of pumping gas in the $2.25-a-gallon range. In October, the Hard Rock Rocksino will open the RockStop Gas & Wash in its parking lot along Northfield Road in the village of Northfield in northern Summit County.

Dan McLaughlin reckons he’s sat down to compose the farewell post to the Dan Plan a hundred times. “I just don’t know what to write,” he says. Sitting in his spartan home in Portland, Oregon, McLaughlin is self-effacing and soft-spoken. He recently launched an artisanal soft-drink venture. Discussing the Dan Plan is like reaching back into another life: Seven-plus years ago, aged 30 and unsure even of which hand to grip a golf club in, McLaughlin quit his job as a commercial photographer, took in lodgers to cover the mortgage, husbanded his savings for green fees, and set out to make the PGA Tour, home to the world’s elite golfers.

Dwaine Knight’s first office at UNLV was a converted utility closet inside the Thomas & Mack Center. The door opened the wrong way and there was barely enough space for the golf coach to maneuver. “It had a chair and table to put a phone on,” he recalls.

Heather Wilde is CTO of both ROCeteer and TWIP. In this exclusive interview, Wilde shares with TechNewsWorld her insights on how women can get ahead in tech, offering pearls of wisdom like this one: "Don't just stick with the girls."