Topic: UNLV history

girl reading a book
Arts and Culture | November 10, 2015

UNLV’s Black Mountain Institute heads into its second decade: A roundtable discussion on mission, money, and dreams in the Republic of Letters.

A  blue cannon wheel being painted red.
Athletics | October 5, 2015

Photos from the Fremont Cannon parade and ceremonial painting.

Brock Dixon
People | July 29, 2015

The South Dakota native served as UNLV's top administrator between the presidencies of Donald Baepler and Leonard "Pat" Goodall.

entrance of the women's center
UNLV History | July 2, 2015

Weight Watchers founder Jean Nidetch inspired millions to eat healthy and then shared her success by helping thousands of Rebels through the campus women’s center and scholarships.

Students in a tug-of-war
UNLV History | August 28, 2014

Fall events gathered UNLV's first students for fun on the shores of Lake Mead and formal dances in the old gymnasium.

View of the rose garden with Flashlight in the background
UNLV History | June 11, 2014

The Lee Pascal Rose Garden is ready to bloom. Here's how this beautiful campus spot came to be.

1962 formal dance
UNLV History | December 23, 2013

Our students once looked forward to this annual formal dance that featured a queen and her court.

Student body welcomes the president to Las Vegas
UNLV History | November 20, 2013

50 years ago, the student body welcomed the president to Las Vegas then soon lamented his death in Rebel Yell editorials.

A 1963 photo of the UNLV campus and the library
UNLV History | September 19, 2013

Not all library visitors have been two-legged humans. In the "Tumbleweed Tech" days, patrons sometimes slithered their way in or slurped from the fountain.

Man wearing a formal suit sitting in his office handling a small pile of papers.
UNLV History | September 5, 2013

The fourth president oversaw the construction of several major buildings, established the UNLV Foundation, and championed the installation of the Flashlight.