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Students petted ponies and jumped merrily in bounce houses; they scarfed down free pizza and took turns on a mechanical bull Monday – all in an act of protest.
As students enjoyed the festivities, they were given one thing to think about. It was their money that paid for the 191 boxes of pizza, the hours [...]
Posted in ASUN, News, Student Life
Facebook groups, petitions, angry letters and plans for meetings and rallies sprung up on campus last week as students in more than a dozen programs prepared to fight to keep their majors from being cut.
The online groups, with names like “Save CABNR,” gained thousands of members within days, the online petitions already have hundreds of [...]
Posted in Academics, Administration, Budget Crisis, News, Student Life
LAS VEGAS – In an announcement in Las Vegas last week, Gov. Jim Gibbons expressed his support for measures higher education officials in Nevada have spent years advocating for. After the announcement, those officials praised the plan while Gibbons’ political opponents called it too little too late to help higher education.
The plan, which includes proposals [...]
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LAS VEGAS – Despite a brief discussion last week on budget issues, decisions on how the Nevada System of Higher Education will handle a 6.9 percent decrease in state funding will have to wait until at least April.
Tags: Board of Regents, NSHE, budget, regents
Posted in Budget Crisis, News
The Sierra Spirit will extend its hours for evenings during the Western Athletic Conference Tournament from Wednesday to Saturday at Lawlor Events Center.
The Spirit will run until 11:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, until midnight Friday and until 10 p.m. Saturday.
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Tags: Sierra Spirit, WAC
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Members of Sigma Kappa raised more than $8,000 for Alzheimer’s disease at their annual SKetti Night on Saturday. The event included all-you-can-eat spaghetti and breadsticks for the price of $5 and served more than 1,500 students.
In addition to unlimited spaghetti, the event had music provided by a live DJ and a raffle.
Laurel Cooney, an 18-year-old [...]
Posted in News, Student Life
A stress-management program designed by a University of Nevada, Reno psychologist is available to employees in Nevada’s K-12 schools over the Web.
Tags: NSHE stress, Stress, budget
Posted in News, News Briefs
TUESDAY/9
In Search of Environmentalism
When: 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: Room 101, Reynolds School of Journalism
The Academy for the Environment and the Department of History will sponsor a lecture from environmental studies expert Dr. Frank Uekoetter. Uekoetter, deputy director of the Rachel Carson Center at the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany, will give his presentation titled “In Search [...]
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When David Ake, Larry Engstrom and Peter Epstein took the stage Friday night, almost total silence descended upon the room at the Steinway Piano Gallery. Lights dimmed throughout the Steinway Piano Gallery as Ake, the pianist, lightly touched a key, letting the audience know that the performance had begun. The music filled the room with [...]
Posted in Academics, News
The Student Association for International Water Issues (SAIWI) will host its seventh annual African Benefit Dinner 6 p.m. March 19 at Idlewild Park in order to raise money for SAIWI members to visit Kenya and Guatemala for community service projects.
Tags: Guatemala, Keyna, SAIWI, Water, sanitation
Posted in Inside Campus, News
Click here to listen to Stiteler’s endorsement interview with The Nevada Sagebrush staff.
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Tags: ASUN, Casey Stiteler, elections, stiteler
Posted in ASUN, ASUN Election Podcasts, Media, News, Podcast
Click here to listen to Jose’s endorsement interview with The Nevada Sagebrush staff.
Related Posts:Editorial: Solid plans vital for student gov’t officeSagebrush endorsement interview with Casey StitelerSagebrush endorsement interview with Shirley DiazSagebrush endorsement interview with Leissan SadykovaCampaigning begins on campus
Tags: ASUN, Charlie Jose, elections, jose
Posted in ASUN Election Podcasts, Media, News, Podcast
Click here to listen to Shirley Diaz’s endorsement interview with The Nevada Sagebrush staff.
Related Posts:Editorial: Solid plans vital for student gov’t officeSagebrush endorsement interview with Casey StitelerSagebrush endorsement interview with Charlie JoseSagebrush endorsement interview with Leissan SadykovaASUN elections run smoothly, not perfectly
Tags: ASUN, Shirley Diaz, diaz, elections
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