In The News: College of Liberal Arts
The north end of the Las Vegas Strip is brimming with change, and now one of its most recognizable landmarks, Circus Circus, is officially on the market. Billionaire casino mogul Phil Ruffin, who purchased the property in 2019 for $825 million, has confirmed he’s seeking buyers for the 102-acre property, valuing it at an astounding $5 billion.
More change is coming to the north end of the Strip soon. After opening its doors 57 years ago, the Circus Circus Hotel & Casino is now up for sale. Locals and tourists alike shared their fond memories of the iconic resort with Channel 13.
A 2022 survey conducted by Austin Wang at the University of Nevada - Las Vegas suggested that TikTok had no marked influence on supporters of the DPP or the KMT opposition, which supports closer ties with China. But among people who supported the smaller Taiwan People’s party, which benefited from younger swing voters’ distaste for traditional partisan politics, “whether or not they use Douyin has a significant impact on political attitudes," Wang wrote.
Recently released CIA documents revealing that the Agency surveilled Puerto Rican and Mexican American activists confirm what many of us have known for decades: that US government agencies have spied on Latinos—and probably still do.
The Nevada Legislature begins its lawmaking session on Feb. 3, starting a 120-day spirit to get hundreds of bills considered before the Legislature adjourns until 2027.
Three of President-elect Donald Trump’s announced political appointees have ties to Nevada’s gaming industry — a sign that an industry once stigmatized in the political sphere has entered the mainstream.
Three of President-elect Donald Trump’s announced political appointees have ties to Nevada’s gaming industry — a sign that an industry once stigmatized in the political sphere has entered the mainstream.
Humans have been building cities for centuries, but they don't always last. In some cases, nature has reclaimed them. Other times, people simply built on top of older structures.
Douglas Unger’s Dream City is the most ambitious novel ever written about Las Vegas. It’s an audacious attempt to explain what makes the city tick. Unger has taken up Tom Wolfe’s call to make research—reporting—the bedrock of a big, realistic work of fiction. The result is a novel in which Las Vegas is the main character, as much as if not more than the humans who populate the narrative.
It's something that everyone hears about now and our best sports betting sites are already using in a variety of ways: artificial intelligence. AI is fast becoming a part of the US sports betting landscape, and more operators are expected to embrace its possibilities in the future. Sites like SportsLine are using AI modeling to provide the most accurate odds and betting predictions possible, allowing AI data models to consider thousands of data points like past player performances, weather, and injuries to make connections between this data and produce the most accurate predictions. These AI models can simulate data conditions thousands of times to give the most likely result.
A Nevada historic preservation organization is working to protect endangered sites across the state, including in Washoe County and Lake Tahoe. Preserve Nevada released its annual list to bring attention to several historic sites and categories. Among the destinations are Reno's Lear Theater, Bethel AME Church and Basque arborglyphs.
A Las Vegas gaming company with connections spanning from Hawaii to New Jersey celebrates its 50th anniversary of opening of a downtown casino.