The Brushfire Literary Arts Journal will host a release party Friday to celebrate the publication of their 61st edition.
The release party, A Wonderland of Art and Words, will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center in the Graduate Student and Faculty Lounge.
This will be the first opportunity for students to pick up this semester’s edition of The Brushfire.

Most girls spend extra time prepping their hair and make-up for special occasions like a 21st birthday, but this year, Anna Erickson will do the opposite. On Dec. 21, Erickson, a 20-year-old music education major, will shave her head to raise money and awareness about childhood cancer.

Jason August Poor, center, earned a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering. Poor and more than 1,000 other graduates decorated their mortarboards for Saturday’s commencement ceremony in Lawlor Events Center. The event, which lasted a little more than three hours, included speeches from University of Nevada, Reno President Milton Glick, Nevada System of Higher Education Regent Howard Rosenberg and student leaders Brithany Thomson and Eli Reilly. This December, the university granted 1,170 degrees.

Student Organizations as Academic Resources (SOAR) will have its first tutoring sessions Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday starting at 5 p.m. in the Joe Crowley Student Union.
They will be part of the 24-Hour Study Hall at The Joe. Movies, an oxygen bar, massage therapists, yoga instructors and free prizes will also be available at the study hall.

Textbook Buyback will begin Wednesday and go through Dec. 18 in the Associated Students of the University of Nevada Bookstore.
Buyback will also be offered in Argenta Hall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 and 9.
All new textbooks are accepted. A photo ID is required.

Chevron Corporation awarded $100,000 to the National Judicial College for their Pillars of Justice Fund.
The money will be paid throughout a three-year period and be spent granting scholarships and helping better its program. Chevron awarded the money after NJC applied for a grant and was accepted as a partner to Chevron.

The University of Nevada, Reno Police Department identified John Rogers, a 23-year-old student, as the person who made repeated harassing phone calls to Campus Escort last weekend.
Rogers will not face any criminal charges. An official report will not be available until Tuesday, the police said.

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In the senate’s recent history, Chelsey and Ian McMenemy are the only brother-sister pair of senators to serve at the same time. Being senators is hardly the only thing the two have in common, though. They grew up sharing the same birthday and a desire to get involved in their community.

The University of Nevada, Reno’s chapter of the National Organization for Women Campus Action Network (NOW CAN) works to educate students about gender inequality and female representation in society. Since starting in October, NOW CAN addressed issues such as violence against women, a woman’s choice to have an abortion, gender discrimination and economic injustice.

On-campus and near-campus crimes from Dec. 1 to Dec. 7.

The state legislature meets in Carson City for a special session to deal with Nevada’s budget shortfall.

With black gowns and decorated mortarboards, hundreds of soon-to-be graduates filed into Lawlor Events Center for Saturday morning’s commencement ceremony. With the stadium filled with family and friends, the students craned necks and waved frantically toward proud faces in the stands.

The university granted degrees to 1, 170 students in December, many of whom participated in the ceremony.

LAS VEGAS - Board of Regents Chair Michael Wixom announced Friday morning that the board would hold a special meeting about the budget shortfall next week, postponing the discussion for a second time. The meeting will include discussion of a suggested tuition increase at Nevada System of Higher Education institutions, including the University of Nevada, Reno.

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• 25 percent tuition increase unlikely
• Audio Slideshow: First-generation student graduates
• Denison’s suspected killer arrested
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• Dec. 3, 2008 - Provost Marc Johnson answers student questions
• First-generation students face extra barriers in college
• Williams gives Pack post presence
• 'Bolt' saves the holiday

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