In The News: College of Liberal Arts
Chances are, if you've been on Facebook you've probably seen the event to Storm Area 51. UNLV junior Dylan Orlando had his eyes on it.
He's somewhere out there: That is, Michael Ian Borer, a UNLV sociologist and pop culture expert who's available to offer context to media stories about the swelling interest in aliens and the Area 51 military base in Nevada.
Thousands of extraterrestrial enthusiasts are expected to descend on the desert for the 'Storm Area 51' event.
It’s about 2 p.m. on a Friday, an hour before closing time, and soon a stream of clients will try to squeeze into the lobby of Trac-B Exchange, the first storefront syringe exchange in Southern Nevada.
DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE: UNLV professor Michael Ian Borer talks about the trend and people's interest in aliens in relation to the #StormArea51 phenomenon.
Hard-working people want to be responsible citizens but often don’t know how. What are we to make of the never-ending parade of news, the partisan voices yelling at one another, the seeming impossibility of understanding “the big political picture” without devoting a lifetime of study to it?
UNLV kicks off its University Forum lecture series next week with a talk about immigration in El Paso, Texas.
Heading into 2019, Tsai Ing-wen looked at risk of becoming Taiwan’s first one-term president. Then came the unrest in Hong Kong.
The beginning of fall is a perfect time to reflect on how our year has gone so far, and how we want the last few months of it to look. Our mindset is an integral part of how we experience life, and if we’re feeling stuck in a rut or dissatisfied in any way, sometimes giving our mindset a refresh can help.
The iconic Sahara Las Vegas hotel-casino has reappeared on the Strip as a new owner hopes turn the fortunes around for the once Moroccan-themed property that opened in 1952 and hosted a long list of legendary entertainers from Frank Sinatra to Dean Martin.
Clark County commissioners approved an increase in sales tax to pay for social and educational services.
In late August, India-based budget lodging brand Oyo announced that it had acquired the Hooters Casino Hotel, unveiling plans to relaunch it as the Oyo Hotel & Casino, its first flagship U.S. property.