In The News: College of Liberal Arts

KSNV-TV: News 3

This week, there will be a community conversation about mental health and meeting people where they are. News 3 went to the campus of UNLV to learn more about how to support students and the greater community.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The origins of Las Vegas high culture run deep — and you can’t tell the story without a chapter on Charles Vanda Here’s the backstory

Las Vegas Review Journal

“¡Viva México!” Julián Escutia Rodríguez shouted outside North Las Vegas City Hall building Thursday night.

Los Angeles Times

It’s 9 p.m. on the Strip and 100 degrees out and I’m staring at a blue ball. It pulses and turns. It becomes purple. Then pink.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

Many Latinos in Nevada identify politically as independent, which gives them influence in deciding which party will win.

City Cast Las Vegas

Author Jarret Keene, a UNLV English professor and book editor, has written poetry collections, a bio of The Killers — and now a futuristic adventure yarn titled “Hammer of the Dogs” (University of Nevada Press). He launches the novel next Tuesday, Sept. 12, with an event at The Writer’s Block.

Voice of America

Taiwan is expecting an unusually competitive presidential election in January 2024 after Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of main iPhone manufacturer Foxconn, announced his bid to run for the top office as an independent candidate.

Washington Post

It’s not your imagination: Business, especially big business, is more liberal than it used to be, and Democrats are now more comfortable than Republicans with corporate engagement in politics. That’s the takeaway from an academic survey of business leaders and the public described in a pair of papers published last month.

Snopes

Since the 2010s, a picture has permeated corners of the internet purportedly showing two women adorned with large "blizzard cones" to protect their faces from a snowstorm.

Las Vegas Review Journal

A state lawmaker failed to disclose in his financial disclosures that he led an organization that he ultimately voted to give $100,000 to, raising questions about transparency around the disclosure process for legislators.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The super political action committee backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign has stopped knocking on Nevada voters’ doors, which could signal the campaign is losing ground in the Silver State to Donald Trump in the runup to the primary election.

Tallahassee Magazine

In Jarret Keene’s thriller, humanity outlasts power-trippers