In The News: Department of Communication Studies

Students at UNLV are not sitting on the sidelines when it comes to politics; they're getting involved in the process through a series of watch parties and interactive discussions.

The UNLV debate team is nationally ranked. It turns out the Rebels know how to hold their own in an argument. This week the university debate group is hosting two dozen area high school students to help them fine-tune their debate skills. We're joined by three of the UNLV debate team members to learn more about the art of debate, and how it's been shown to help kids, especially at-risk kids, to better perform in high school.