In The News: College of Liberal Arts
Every year, the U.S. Open Tennis Championships sparks a frenzy that goes beyond its sport. We tune into matches, watch the stands closely, and get inspired to sign up for tennis lessons—even if we've never swung a racket before. And it's not just us.
It's no exaggeration to say the control of the U.S. Senate — and the White House — could be decided by "the biggest little city in the world." Centered in Truckee River Valley, the desert town of Reno, Nevada, also sits at the center of the national debate over inflation, immigration and federal abortion bans.
It used to be a Las Vegas hot tip: Go off the Strip to Chinatown for the city’s best food. Now there’s not just one Chinatown in Nevada’s biggest metropolis, but two. And the prevailing wisdom counsels late night oxtail soup at the California Hotel, an off-Strip spot catering to Hawaiians, who are so populous in the city that they call it the Ninth Island. Or a sushi roll called the “Japanese Lasagna,” Korean corn dogs and affordable izakayas in the city’s more suburban Chinatown area in Spring Valley.
It’s no exaggeration to say the control of the U.S. Senate — and the White House — could be decided by “the biggest little city in the world.” Centered in Truckee River Valley, the desert town of Reno, Nevada, also sits at the center of the national debate over inflation, immigration and federal abortion bans.
Time is a variable that has been studied on countless occasions. In this regard, a study discovered how our brain measures the passage of time.
The 2024 presidential election is just around the corner, and many Americans are wondering how a potential Kamala Harris presidency might affect their wallets. For the lower middle class, changes in administration could bring shifts in tax policy and economic outlook that hit close to home.
The primary standoff between Sen. Dina Neal (D-North Las Vegas) and longtime city officials was even more expensive than previously thought. North Las Vegas Mayor Pamela Goynes-Brown and City Council members Isaac Barron and Scott Black all have ties to a new PAC behind the mailers that described Neal as “‘Dirty Deal’ Neal” and alleged that she has been “soft-on-crime for decades [and] has tried to destroy our police department and community.” The trio of officials — who feuded with Neal in the 2023 Legislature and publicly backed her state Senate primary opponent — collectively donated $16,000 that eventually went to the PAC.
Not so long ago, the Sunshine State of Florida was the ultimate battleground. It was considered all but impossible to win the White House without pocketing that swing state and its 30 electoral college votes, and campaigns went to great lengths to do so.
As the political landscape evolves, it seems likely that Vice President Kamala Harris will step into the role of Democratic presidential nominee. If that happens, one area that many people have their eye on is the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a cornerstone of healthcare policy in the U.S.
Officially, Repair the Vote — a PAC headed by former Clark County Republican Party Chair David Gibbs — has been the public face of the ballot question that would require Nevadans to show a form of ID when voting. But behind the scenes, one entity appears to have provided the vast majority of financial muscle needed to get the question on the ballot — the Las Vegas Sands.
Gov. Joe Lombardo has one goal this November: “To win.” The Republican governor isn’t up for reelection this year. Instead, he’s referring to nearly a dozen legislative races in which candidates he endorsed seek to protect his veto power during the 2025 legislature — where Democrats are just one seat away from a supermajority in both chambers.
Nevadans in November will vote on a ballot question aimed at enshrining abortion rights in the state Constitution, and will chose among slates of candidates who either tout their long-standing support of reproductive rights, or who are softening their previous—and more radical—positions on abortion.
