Topic: UNLV History

Low angle view of the watch tower sculpture on the UNLV campus.
UNLV History | December 10, 2019

Do you hear what we hear? UNLV's clock tower chimes with holiday spirit.

An aerial photo shows Sam Boyd Stadium in 1971.
UNLV History | October 3, 2019

As UNLV football plays its final season at Sam Boyd Stadium, we take a look at highlights for players who opened and who will close it.

a mace on a stand
UNLV History | May 18, 2019

The processional marshal at commencement will be wielding the mace — a 12-pound symbolic weapon for defending the university and its people.

A woman in a white dress and white boots rides an elephant festooned with a tiara and UNLV-emblazoned blanket.
UNLV History | April 9, 2019

In 1971, Homecoming met the circus.

couple laying on lawn
UNLV History | February 14, 2019

The old UNLV yearbooks in Special Collections offer a look at campus love in decades past.

Person holding UNLV fan license plate
UNLV History | January 7, 2019

The Alumni Association is driving school spirit and fundraising through UNLV license plates. Here's how the association led the way with the state's first specialty license plate.

Boyd Law School
UNLV History | November 29, 2018

An oral history on the creation of Nevada's first state-supported, fully accredited law school, and its humble beginnings inside a renovated elementary school.

man shaking hands
UNLV History | June 14, 2018

Learn more about the namesake of UNLV’s basketball practice center and engineering programs for undergraduates.

Illustration of Nevada Southern Telethon
UNLV History | October 18, 2017

The drive to form a campus started with vision — but what it needed was money.

Illustration of students stealing a cannon
UNLV History | October 18, 2017

It took deft work at the legislative level — and some rebellious students — to earn UNLV the ability to stand apart from Reno.

illustration of blackjack players
UNLV History | October 18, 2017

An early look at the benefits of gaming put UNLV on the national research map.