Cambridge Who’s Who recently honored University of Nevada, Reno Professor Monica Grecu for her accomplishments as a poetry and literary critic, a poet and her efforts to improve the university.
The English professor’s nomination could bring more attention to UNR.

On Dec. 10 students can help children in Ethiopia by designing their own shoes as part of an event, “Style Your Soles.”

Flipside Productions and TOMS Shoes will host the event. TOMS Shoes is a Santa Monica-based shoe company that is working to donate shoes to children in need, in order to prevent a common serious disease.

This year, the club plans to create teams to compete in the Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Competition. The Governor’s Cup is a statewide competition in which student teams from Nevada’s colleges and universities produce full start-up business plans. They compete for cash prizes of $20,000, $10,000 and $5,000 for first, second and third places, respectively.

The second-annual Band Bash, a fundraiser sponsored by the Student Ambassadors and Student Orientation Staff, took place at 6 p.m. Saturday in the fourth-floor ballrooms of the Joe Crowley Student Union.

The event attracted several local bands, including Days No Different, All Day Drive, Wayward and a Las Vegas-based group, A Penny for Jane.