In The News: College of Liberal Arts

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Monday was International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp. To honor the victims and survivors of the Holocaust on Holocaust Remembrance Day, UNLV hosted an educational event on-campus featuring community leaders like Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley and Commissioner Michael Naft among others. This year’s event also centered on a discussion to consider the significance of the Holocaust and Genocide today.

This Old House

Choosing where to live is a defining moment for many young adults that shapes the rest of their lives. While Gen Z is flocking across state lines to bustling cities like New York and Los Angeles, older generations are seeking out warmer climates and smaller towns.

Hill

Democrats are trying to figure out how to make a comeback in Nevada after President Trump became the first GOP presidential candidate to win the state since President George W. Bush in 2004.

Las Vegas Review Journal

To know who will protect the marginalized today, one must look at the empathy exhibited in the past, according to Heidi Straus. Straus is the head of a nonprofit called Nevada Center for Humanity, which aims to educate the community about the Holocaust. Last year, she partnered with UNLV’s history department to curate an exhibit with the organization’s collection of artifacts from the Holocaust.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Ninety-four years after gambling was legalized in Las Vegas, the city continues to diversify its economy with sports playing a significant role.

KSNV-TV: News 3

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Monday, January 27, UNLV and Las Vegas leaders will gather on campus to host an event to honor the victims, survivors, and resistors of the Holocaust.

KNPR News

The metropolitan Las Vegas area continues to be a popular destination for folks looking to leave Southern California.

KNPR News

The metropolitan Las Vegas area continues to be a popular destination for folks looking to leave Southern California.

KSNV-TV: News 3

The Clark County Museum will host a presentation by Professor Tyler D. Parry on February 6, focusing on the 1969 Uprising in Las Vegas's Historic Westside.

The Nevada Globe

The north end of the Las Vegas Strip is brimming with change, and now one of its most recognizable landmarks, Circus Circus, is officially on the market. Billionaire casino mogul Phil Ruffin, who purchased the property in 2019 for $825 million, has confirmed he’s seeking buyers for the 102-acre property, valuing it at an astounding $5 billion.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

More change is coming to the north end of the Strip soon. After opening its doors 57 years ago, the Circus Circus Hotel & Casino is now up for sale. Locals and tourists alike shared their fond memories of the iconic resort with Channel 13.

Financial Times

A 2022 survey conducted by Austin Wang at the University of Nevada - Las Vegas suggested that TikTok had no marked influence on supporters of the DPP or the KMT opposition, which supports closer ties with China. But among people who supported the smaller Taiwan People’s party, which benefited from younger swing voters’ distaste for traditional partisan politics, “whether or not they use Douyin has a significant impact on political attitudes," Wang wrote.