UNLV used this donation and worked with Allied Esports to transform a social lounge into a high-tech gaming center for both the experienced esports athlete as well as the passing enthusiast.

The game room will have the latest PC technology for regular students and the university's Esports team.

The Tonopah Gaming Lounge is now open for students and staff.

Students have been moving in throughout the week for a record enrollment year of 4,600 first-year students. Officials expect 31,000 students for total enrollment.

Upperclassmen will be filling in the dormitories at the UNLV campus on Wednesday as a new school year quickly approaches.

This fall semester, the university is experiencing a bump in attendance. Enrollment is projected to top 31,000 students and the university is slated to welcome a record 4,600 first time, first year students. About 84% of those new first-time students are Nevada residents. UNLV staff says the school continues to attract students from Hawaii and California.

This year, freshmen participating in 'Rebel Ready Week' will move into campus housing earlier than usual, getting a head start on their introduction to college life. Rebel Ready Week will take place from Monday, Aug. 21, to Friday, Aug. 25.

On Tuesday, UNLV began to welcome roughly 1,500 new and returning student residents. Among them, were freshman with mixed feelings about moving away from home.

College move-in underway at UNLV campus

Despite the national trend of rent up by as much as 15% year to year in June, housing costs for students on the campus of UNLV appear to be in check.

Often lauded as a recession-resistant asset class, the student housing sector was able to add another feather to its cap over the course of the past year, proving that it is also pandemic-resistant. 

The move-in process at UNLV is usually a crowded affair. This year, things are different as the pandemic has affected education at every level.