It really does feel like we can’t go long without hearing about another teacher getting caught having sexual relations with a student.

The newly picked dean of UNLV’s College of Liberal Arts — the university’s biggest academic division — has vowed to help create a more diverse staff to mirror the school’s minority-heavy student population.

In this year's presidential race, the stakes seem higher than ever and the electorate in the West is more diverse and engaged in the past. Reading the news, it's easy to know who is up, who is down and which candidate is embroiled in the latest drama, but our latest Soundtable discussion takes a deep dive into where presidential hopefuls stand on issues important to the American West. So, what Western issues are gaining importance as the candidates move through their campaigns — and which ones are getting left behind?

An administrator with more than 20 years of experience at UNLV will take over the university’s largest college.

Housekeeper Celia Vargas was marching on the picket line in front of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas when a motorcade ferrying the billionaire rumbled past.

Pong was introduced 44 years ago. The movement of a white digital ball back and forth across a TV screen fascinated the world.

UNLV has picked a new dean to lead its College of Liberal Arts, the university’s biggest division.

Chris Heavey, 53, who serves as vice provost for undergraduate education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, will drop that role and begin the new administrative job July 1.

Getting the most bang for your buck just doesn’t cut it in today’s world of harlotry. Now, customers want to buy affection, too.

The dorm room I’m standing in is tastefully decorated, with vibrant canvasses adorning the cinderblock walls and a plush green couch across from a flat-screen TV. There’s no felt, glow-in-the-dark Bob Marley poster under a black light. No lava lamp. Because this isn’t your typical college student’s digs. It’s UNLV sociology professor Georgiann Davis’ suite inside the school’s Tonopah Complex residence hall. Davis is the first participant in UNLV’s professor-in-residence program, which launched last fall and embeds a faculty member in a student dormitory with the aim of boosting student engagement. We chatted with Davis about her unique experience

From books, films and music to manuscripts and old copies of newspapers, students typically have access to broad array of information at their local campus library.

The Nevada Commission on Ethics issued a decision Wednesday saying that despite “sufficient credible evidence” that North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee acted outside the scope of his office to influence city hiring, such actions don’t violate the state ethics law.

Positive HIV tests of adult film stars have repeatedly rattled the pornography industry in recent years, amplifying calls to better protect performers.