In The News: College of Liberal Arts
Democrats are trying to figure out how to make a comeback in Nevada after President Trump became the first GOP presidential candidate to win the state since President George W. Bush in 2004.
Two years ago in Carson City, Nevada legislators and the governor played tug of war with policy proposals. Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo and GOP legislators pushed for need-based private school scholarships, but the Democratic-majority Legislature wouldn’t budge. They wanted universal school lunches, but the governor rejected it with his veto power. At the same time, the Legislature and the governor passed a major education funding bill.
The Rev. Kelcey West, senior pastor at Nehemiah Ministries in Las Vegas, knows when the national climate becomes stark, people often resort to invoking a higher power, finding solace in phrases like “In God we trust,” or “May God bless America.”
Monday was International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp. To honor the victims and survivors of the Holocaust on Holocaust Remembrance Day, 51ԹϺ hosted an educational event on-campus featuring community leaders like Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley and Commissioner Michael Naft among others. This year’s event also centered on a discussion to consider the significance of the Holocaust and Genocide today.
Choosing where to live is a defining moment for many young adults that shapes the rest of their lives. While Gen Z is flocking across state lines to bustling cities like New York and Los Angeles, older generations are seeking out warmer climates and smaller towns.
Democrats are trying to figure out how to make a comeback in Nevada after President Trump became the first GOP presidential candidate to win the state since President George W. Bush in 2004.
To know who will protect the marginalized today, one must look at the empathy exhibited in the past, according to Heidi Straus. Straus is the head of a nonprofit called Nevada Center for Humanity, which aims to educate the community about the Holocaust. Last year, she partnered with 51ԹϺ’s history department to curate an exhibit with the organization’s collection of artifacts from the Holocaust.
Ninety-four years after gambling was legalized in Las Vegas, the city continues to diversify its economy with sports playing a significant role.
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Monday, January 27, 51ԹϺ and Las Vegas leaders will gather on campus to host an event to honor the victims, survivors, and resistors of the Holocaust.
The metropolitan Las Vegas area continues to be a popular destination for folks looking to leave Southern California.
The metropolitan Las Vegas area continues to be a popular destination for folks looking to leave Southern California.
The Clark County Museum will host a presentation by Professor Tyler D. Parry on February 6, focusing on the 1969 Uprising in Las Vegas's Historic Westside.
