NCAA Northern Iowa UNLV Basketball

2010-03-18T18:17:00Z

Northern Iowa forward Adam Koch (34) passes around UNLV forward Matt Shaw (34) during the first half of an NCAA

THE SUNÕS MOST READ STORIES*

2010-03-19T02:16:11Z

<div><p> THE SUNÕS MOST</p><p>READ STORIES*</p><p>1. Officials worry Dallas Cowboys owner could steal Vegas event. Cowboys owner wants his stadium to be the place for boxing.</p><p>2. No surprise Ensign voted against jobless benefits. He has long questioned the worth of extended unemployment benefits.</p><p>3. Warrants served at home, office of Latino civil rights leader. Polic...

LASVEGASSUN.COM

2010-03-19T02:16:10Z

<div id="subtitle">THE BEST OF OUR Exclusive stories, photography, video and multimedia — every day</div><div><p> The benefits</p><p>of a benefit</p><p>John Katsilometes makes a follow-up</p><p>trip to the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health to see how that $27 million raised at the ÒPower of Lo...

Mountain West Basketball Tournament - Semifinals

2010-03-13T03:30:29Z

LAS VEGAS - MARCH 12: Members of the UNLV dance team perform during a semifinal game against the Brigham Young University Cougars at the Conoco UNLV whose schools may face painful budget cuts, you might think Carolyn Yucha would get a free pass. Her School of Nursing is one of the most successful on campus. In a state starved for more nurses, nearly 96 percent of UNLVs nursing students passed the national certification licensure exam in 2009, 7 per...

Time columnist finds D.C. is a mess

2010-02-26T02:15:33Z

<div><p> If You Go</p><p>Where: Moskow Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Time magazine columnist Joe Klein</p><p>When: 10 a.m. today</p><p>Where: UNLV Student Union Theater</p><p> Joe Klein has been writing about American politics for four dec...

White power movement quietly gains momentum

2010-02-25T02:16:01Z

<div><p> The white-power movement is recruiting, hating, praying, bonding and rallying. But mostly itÕs hiding. ÒAmerican SwastikaÓ (Rowman & Littlefield, $35) takes readers into the Òfree spacesÓ of the white-power movement, where members emerge to speak their minds without fear of retribution.</p><p>The book was researched and written by Pete Simi, an associate professor of criminology and criminal justice at the...

TCU v UNLV

2010-02-24T23:31:36Z

LAS VEGAS - FEBRUARY 24: UNLV Rebel cheerleaders leap during player introductions before a game against the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs at the Thomas & Mack Center February 24, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. UNLV won 78-62. (Photo by Ethan...

Colorado State v UNLV

2010-02-20T19:30:49Z

LAS VEGAS - FEBRUARY 20: Head coach Tim Miles of the Colorado State Rams talks to Andy Ogide #32 during their game against UNLV at the Thomas & Mack Center February 20, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada

CSN police chief taking post at UNLV

2010-02-22T09:18:54Z

<div id="subtitle">He was at helm during materials theft probe</div><div><p> At a time when UNLV is braced for deep budget cuts and potential layoffs, the campus police chief has hired a former colleague to become his deputy assistant, a post that pays $103,000 annually.</p><p>The job went to Sandy Seda, the police chief a...

Walkout for education

2010-02-22T09:18:59Z

<div id="subtitle">NevadaÕs universities are threatened by budget-cutting plans in Carson City</div><div><p> Hundreds of college students in Southern Nevada walked out of classes last week to protest impending state budget cuts that could decimate higher education.</p><p>Students from Jennifer Cruz watched as several hundred other Rebels — many carrying banners and signs — hurried to a rally in protest of proposed budget cuts to higher education.</p><...

Once-troubled Urban League bests UNLV for child care services contract

2010-02-22T10:38:26Z

<div><p> UNLVs multimillion-dollar state contract to help low-income families find qualified child care is about to be transferred to a poverty-fighting agency that less than a year ago was suffering a leadership vacuum and financial problems.</p><p>Its interim head is Assemblyman Morse Arberry, the Las Vegas Democrat who is chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and who raised questions a...

BYU v UNLV

2010-02-06T18:31:12Z

LAS VEGAS - FEBRUARY 06: Former NBA and UNLV basketball player Larry Johnson greets fans before a game between the UNLV Rebels and the Air Force Staff Sgt. Larry Reid carries a 9 mm Beretta, and sometimes an M-16, on missions in Afghanistan. But its the shooting he does with his Nikon D3 that he believes contributes most to turning the tide in the war-weary nation.</p>&...

Regents bracing for deep cuts

2010-02-22T12:24:18Z

<div id="subtitle">System faces greatest financial state of emergency in decades</div><div><p> For the first time in nearly 30 years, the Board of Regents today will consider declaring a financial emergency that could lead to pay reductions, furloughs and layoffs of faculty and staff.</p><p>The extent of budget cuts wont be known until the Legislatures special session, but the

Closed museum taking a hard look at UNLV

2010-02-22T13:23:25Z

<div><p> UNLVs College of Fine Arts, with a growing art collection of its own, is in talks with the financially beleaguered and homeless Las Vegas Art Museum about placing the museums permanent collection on campus.</p><p>Patrick Duff...

THE JIM ROGERS FILE

2010-02-22T20:00:35Z

<div><p> THE JIM ROGERS FILE</p><p>n Personality: No-nonsense problem solver.</p><p>n TV mogul: Founded Sunbelt Communications, which operates 16 television stations in five states.</p><p>n Generous: Donated $137 million to the UNLV over No. 15 New Mexico, 74-62</div><div><p>Kendall Wallace made six of his seven 3-pointers in the second half and finished with a career-high 21 points, leading UNLV to a 74-62 win over No. 15 New Mexico on Satu...

Schools to state: Keep out of our kitty

2010-02-23T01:15:44Z

<div id="subtitle">Proposals would prevent education dollars from reverting to general fund</div><div><p> As the year draws to a close, K-12 and higher education officials are looking ahead to see how they might guard against the deep cuts, layoffs and fiscal uncertainty that defined 2009 for Nevadas public schools.</p><p>This is exactly the time to look at the basic ... policies and theories of how we do things,...

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