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Quitting smoking is like killing a small bird with your bare hands: hard. Sure, I could do it, but do I have the will? And more importantly: Do I really want to?
I can speak truthfully about that strange analogy. I quit smoking nine-plus-three days ago (I relapsed during the weekend).
More than nine years ago, I [...]
Tags: Nick Coltrain, quitting smoking, smoking
Posted in Perspectives
Students’ hands aren’t tied when it comes to making the University of Nevada, Reno more energy efficient and sustainable.
The student clubs advocating for greener practices prove that.
Posted in News, Student Life
My biggest graduation-related fear is that I’ll end up somewhere without the healthy drinking culture of Reno.
Saturday, for example, hosted the Beer Crawl, Canfest and whiskey tasting, presenting an inverse Sophie’s Choice of booze. Having a penchant for bourbon, however, the choice was fairly clear for me.
Tags: Whiskey, alcohol, booze
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, The Scene
The University of Nevada, Reno Police Department must rehire a police sergeant who is seeking a grand jury investigation into corruption at the university and suing multiple officials in the police department, a state hearing officer ruled Friday.
Sgt. Lane Grow was fired in May after being arrested and charged with four misdemeanor vehicle registration violations. Grow said the hearing officer reinstated him with full back pay and benefits in part because those four violations, coupled with a clean personnel file, didn’t warrant outright dismissal.
Posted in Administration, Crime, News
The evidentiary hearing Thursday and Friday into allegations of vast corruption at the University of Nevada, Reno began with the juxtaposition of photos of UNR President Milton Glick and gangster Al Capone.
Tags: Conrad Hafen, Hussein S. Hussein, Kent Robinson, Kevin Youngflesh, Lane Grow, Mary M. Lahren, Milton Glick, Richard Schweickert, Terri Patraw
Posted in Crime, News
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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Media, Video
Three former and current UNR officials are alleging a vast criminal conspiracy at UNR, including the embezzlement of millions of dollars, intimidation by UNR officials, bribery, extortion, abuse of power and the use of the UNR Police Department as a “private police force.”
Tags: Hussein S. Hussein, Kevin Youngflesh, Milton Glick, Teri Patraw, UNR, UNRPD. Lane Grow, university lawsuits
Posted in Administration, Breaking News, News, News CP
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In one of the first PowerPoint slides shown in Thursday’s evidentiary hearing concerning alleged public corruption at the University of Nevada, Reno, the three complainants juxtaposed a picture of UNR president Milton Glick with famed gangster Al Capone.
The three former and current UNR employees — former soccer coach [...]
Tags: Lane Grow, Milton Glick, Terri Patraw, UNR, UNRPD, university lawsuits
Posted in Administration, News, News CP
Sept. 11, 2001 impacted Geoff Miles like it did many others: with shock, confusion and anger. But Miles’ memories are of other people’s anger becoming his, their confusion fueling his.
It’s an impact that will become more common with each passing year.
Miles, now a freshman at the University of Nevada, Reno, was 10 years old when [...]
Tags: September 11
Posted in News
A transformer blew on Timber Way, less than a mile from campus, cutting power to most of the University of Nevada, Reno on Wednesday at about 6 p.m., firefighters said. While lights were popping on at about 7:30 p.m., full power won’t be restored until probably 9 p.m., UNR police officer Dave Grinde said.
While alarms [...]
Tags: Reno, UNR, UNRPD, power outage
Posted in Breaking News, News, Student Life
Since the Nevada State Legislature decided on a 12.5 percent cut of state funding for the state's higher education system this summer, UNR has cut more than 200 class sections and increased class sizes by 50 students in some courses. With the declining economy and the state budget shortfall, professors and administrators doubt class sizes will shrink in the near future, though there's no official way to be sure.
Posted in Academics, Breaking News, News, News CP, Student Life
The University of Nevada, Reno's research programs, among the best in the country, won't be adversely impacted by recent cuts to the school, researchers and administrators said.
The university's research, ranked 44th for quality among American public institutions in a yearly study performed by the Center for Measuring Research Performance, is also among the most efficient in the nation. Only three schools in the top 50 spent less money on research than UNR, and the university ranked 135th in total research-related expenditures.
Tags: Marc Johnson, Provost, budget, research
Posted in Academics, Administration, News
The student senate unanimously passed a $1.46 million budget today that excluded a major part of the one recommended by student President Eli Reilly – a $100,000 job creation program.
Tags: ASUN, ASUN Senate, budget
Posted in ASUN, News, News CP
