Are you an “NPC”? Check with your teen! The acronym stands for “non-player character,” which in video game culture, is a figure not controlled by a player. Like a background character or one that is pre-programmed to behave or speak in a repetitive or specific way. Teens say it to offend a real person who they feel is boring: a follower, a minion, a yes-man and not the star of the show.
Culinary Members at Sunset Station to Derecognize Union as Their Representative
Recently, members of Culinary Local 226 at the Station Casinos facility made the decision to withdraw the union as their official representative. Decision on the desertification of the union: Most of the Culinary employees at Sunset Station, which is located in Henderson, have signed a worker-led petition to officially derecognize the union, according to the local casino operator. In addition, in June four years ago, aka in 2019, nearly 80% of employees decided to vote for union membership.
Who Can You Trust for Retirement Advice? New Rules Strengthen Protections.
When you walk into a financial adviser’s office, you expect them to put your best interests above all else — in the same way a doctor would, rather than, say, a car salesman. But many people don’t realize that the rules financial professionals must follow vary, depending on where they work and what products they’re selling.
UNLV Awarded Over $2M in Federal Funding to Decarbonize Domestic Iron and Steel Production
Funding is part of Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program to develop zero emissions ironmaking and ultra-low life cycle emissions steelmaking.
The original 'It Girl' — and subject of Taylor Swift’s latest song — has strong ties to Southern Nevada. Discover more from the UNLV Special Collections & Archives.
Dave Beisecker (Philosophy) and Joseph Ervin (Academic Success Center) recently published their article, "American Hegelianism and its Impact on Indian Boarding School Policy," in Hegel Bulletin. The article is part of a special issue devoted to Racism and Colonialism in Hegel, which will be the subject of a special panel and workshop sponsored by…
Teddy Uldricks (History) presented a research paper on "Did the Wehrmacht Use Rape as a Weapon of War on the Eastern Front" at the annual meeting of the Society for Military History in Arlington, Virginia.
During the 2024 AERA annual conference LeAnne Salazar Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was welcomed as the nee secretary/treasurer of the superintendent SIG and DEI chair for the research on women in education SIG.
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