In The News: College of Liberal Arts

Las Vegas Review Journal

Nearly all of the Republicans seeking to be elected Nevada secretary of state share a common goal: roll back voter access laws to improve “security” and “integrity.”

The Paradise

Las Vegas was a small railroad town when Nevada formally established it in 1905. Five years after its founding, the U.S. census recorded only 800 residents. Yet by the 1950s, it was known as a gambling tourist haven, where visitors could see a show with celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. in between trips to the baccarat tables.

The Paradise

Las Vegas was a small railroad town when Nevada formally established it in 1905. Five years after its founding, the U.S. census recorded only 800 residents. Yet by the 1950s, it was known as a gambling tourist haven, where visitors could see a show with celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. in between trips to the baccarat tables.

Travel Awaits

Lake Mead has a problem: First, a body was found in a barrel at the lake. Then, just a week later, human remains were found in another area of the lake.

USA News Lab

Stories about long-departed Las Vegas organized crime figures are surfacing after a second set of unidentified human stays had been revealed because the water degree falls on drought-stricken Lake Mead.

History

It took an influx of dam workers, exiled Los Angeles gambling operators and mob figures.

History

It took an influx of dam workers, exiled Los Angeles gambling operators and mob figures.

Las Vegas Review Journal

To many observers, the grim discovery inspired a callback to a darker Las Vegas past.

Las Vegas Review Journal

To many observers, the grim discovery inspired a callback to a darker Las Vegas past.

Yahoo!

The megadrought plaguing the West has had a surprising side effect: uncovering dead bodies in Nevada’s Lake Mead.

Travel Weekly

After erupting regularly on the Las Vegas Strip for more than three decades, the Mirage's fiery volcano will soon no longer be active.

U.S. News & World Report

Stories about long-departed Las Vegas organized crime figures are surfacing after a second set of unidentified human remains were revealed as the water level falls on drought-stricken Lake Mead.