In The News: College of Liberal Arts
As a Western set in a post-apocalyptic Mohave, Fallout: New Vegas demonstrates that the big questions that drive Western history are durable and malleable enough to survive even the (fictional) nuclear demise of the United States itself.
Another protest is planned tonight.
In just three days many Las Vegas gaming properties plan to reopen. But questions arose this weekend when initially peaceful protests over the death of George Floyd turned violent on the Strip and downtown with hundreds of arrests and multiple police officers left injured.
In just three days many Las Vegas gaming properties plan to reopen. But questions arose this weekend when initially peaceful protests over the death of George Floyd turned violent on the Strip and downtown with hundreds of arrests and multiple police officers left injured.
I can’t help but weep when I hear the outcry from George Floyd calling for his “mama” as he took his last breaths while a police officer held him down at the neck with his knees and other officers kneeling on the rest of his body.
The protests around the country have been about excessive force and deaths of black men at the hands of police. 8 News Now’s John Langeler spoke with UNLV Assistant Professor of African American studies Dr. Tyler D. Parry about why George Floyd’s death is the one that sparked this call.
The white policeman stands in the center of the photograph, the German shepherd’s leash wound loosely around his left hand. With the right, the officer is reaching out to grab the cardigan of the young black protester, drawing him closer to the dog snapping viciously at his waist. The teenager’s eyes are cast down, a living symbol of nonviolence, his knee thrust forward as if to block the attack. Behind him on the street, other African Americans look on with alarm.
The white policeman stands in the center of the photograph, the German shepherd's leash wound loosely around his left hand. With the right, the officer is reaching out to grab the cardigan of the young black protester, drawing him closer to the dog snapping viciously at his waist. The teenager's eyes are cast down, a living symbol of nonviolence, his knee thrust forward as if to block the attack. Behind him on the street, other African Americans look on with alarm.
Dan Saladino looks at the legal and illegal trade in wild meat. Links made between Covid-19 and wild animals has led to calls for a total ban. This could be a mistake Dan explains.
Bleak reports in Nevada are showing the economic impact of a full month of casino and business closures enacted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Bleak reports in Nevada are showing the economic impact of a full month of casino and business closures enacted because of the coronavirus pandemic.
As resorts prepare to reopen in the era of COVID-19, a burning question has resurfaced: Should smoking be banned inside Las Vegas casinos?