James Michael Biela will go to trial for five charges: three charges of sexual assault, one count of kidnapping and one count of murder for the death of former Reno resident Brianna Denison.

Studies vary, stating that 8 to 25 percent of college students use Adderall, but reports show increases in prescriptions for Adderall and students say the trend is widespread.

LAS VEGAS - A sea of students from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas protested possible tuition increase at Thursday’s Board of Regents meeting and pledged to continue fighting the possibility.

“It brings a lot of pride, knowing that there’s not too many women in my extended family that have even been able to finish high school,” Gallardo, a 22-year-old anthropology major, said. “To be able to get this far, it’s quite rewarding to know that a lot of hard work has been put in and I’ve faced a lot of obstacles, but I’ve been able to accomplish it.”

James Michael Biela, 27, of Sparks, was arrested Tuesday evening as a suspect in the abduction and murder of Brianna Denison and in connection with a Dec. 16 sexual assault near the University of Nevada, Reno, police said Wednesday.

 

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White Ribbon Week hit close to home for some University of Nevada, Reno students while the weeklong campaign raised awareness about domestic violence. The campaign put on events like a dance and a movie night.

University officials, regents and legislators said if students don’t speak up, the cuts could be even more detrimental. Several state programs are fighting for money and if one group is more visibly against cuts, that group will get more money, they said.

With Democratic wins across Nevada, power has shifted within the state legislature. Given a mandate and a near supermajority, the Democrats have the opportunity to solve the state’s budget woes, but some worry ideology will keep them from finding a solution.

Provost Marc Johnson’s bookshelves are bare, except for one shelf that has binders labeled with the name of each college in the university. Books with titles like “A Fiscal Agenda For Nevada,” a laptop computer and stacks of papers crowd his desk. Boxes lay strewn across the office.

As he drags his legs, crooked and bent inward at the knees, Jeremiah Frank slowly pounds his canes into the sidewalk for support. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth, Frank struggles to walk to his University of Nevada, Reno classes. At “the campus on the hill,” Frank battles stairs, narrow walkways and lengthy routes to accessible entrances.

To make that progress, the Associated Students of the University of Nevada spent $35,000 on last week’s events, nearly triple the amount spent last year. A new executive department planned larger-scale events, like the bonfire, to draw more students.

Tanner Thetford has a mission: spread the word. Thetford, a student at the University of Nevada, Reno, leads the UNR chapter of CHANGE Collegian Network, an evangelical Christian group, with the hope that others will change as he did a few years ago.
A former atheist, Thetford now reads his Bible every chance he gets and slips gospel tracts — paper with Christian messages — into students’ hands during outreach events.

While students pretended to be homeless, the Graybeals and others struggle to live every day. The couple was forced from their thin, nylon home when the Temporary Emergency Overflow Area, or Tent City, closed Monday for the winter.

One political science professor called presidential nominee Barack Obama’s on-campus speech Tuesday, a mere five weeks before Election Day, a “unique” happening for Nevada.

Another called college campuses a “logical stopping point” for Democrats on the trail.

In four 12-hour days, Brent Mickey said he must have called out, “Are you registered to vote?” more than a thousand times.

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