Archive for the ‘Student Life’ Category
The Undie Run, an annual Flipside event that consists of taking off clothes and running around campus, won’t be focused on stripping down this year. Instead, organizers want students to realize the charity aspect of the event, Stephanie Maddox, the Flipside philanthropy chairperson, said.
Tags: donations, Flipside, philanthropy, Undie run
Posted in News, Student Life
The term transsexual woman fits 33-year-old student Corinna Cohn, but her identity goes deeper than what her body shows.
“I want to be considered as somebody who is an economist, somebody who is libertarian and conservative in principle. Somebody who is smart. Somebody who’s friendly,” Cohn, who plans to graduate later this month, said. “I’m kind of nerdy ... I really dig politics … I think that makes a lot more of who my identity is than what is or isn’t between my legs.”
Tags: LGBT, Student Life
Posted in Media, News, News CP, Student Life
For more than 20 years, the Queer Student Union has provided its members a safe place to meet and discuss issues they face or simply to express themselves without fear of judgment or reprisal. For many years, that was its only purpose. Recently, however, the group has become more visible on campus, a move many say is taking the club in the right direction.
Posted in News, Student Life
Some students from the University of Nevada, Reno returned home from their study abroad program in Puebla, Mexico 10 days early after the swine flu outbreak last week. When the Mexican government decided to close schools April 28 through May 6 in order to prevent further spread of the swine flu, University Study Abroad Consortium ended the program prematurely but gave students the option to stay in Mexico or return to the United States. After the term was concluded, 22 students, two from UNR, returned home early.
Tags: Mexico, study abroad, swine flu, USAC
Posted in Academics, News, Student Life
Researchers said this supports that drinking energy drinks before studying is ineffective. But caffeine could help with recalling something already learned, which means that students are likely to perform better if they consume an energy drink before an exam, according to the research.
Tags: caffeine, energy drinks, study
Posted in Academics, Health, News, News CP, Student Life
The Intensive English Language Center, aiming to teach foreign students about the English language and American culture, created the Conversation Partner Program to pair English students with native speakers.
“It is a year-long program that was created in 1999,” Kendee Franklin, the marketing director for the IELC, said. “It’s been going on different levels of activity throughout the years because we’ve been crafting the program to see what works best for students. We are sort of remarketing the program.”
Tags: English, foreign students, Intensive English Language Center, languages
Posted in News, Student Life
Felicia Krouse went in remission almost two decades ago. The 20-year-old dual education major was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, the most common cancer in infancy, when she was two months old. Despite going into remission at 11-months-old, she said her short-lived battle with cancer still affects her today.
Tags: cancer, Felici Krouse, neuroblastoma, survivor
Posted in Faces of Nevada, News, Student Life
The biggest beer pong tournament in the world is being planned by four University of Nevada, Reno students.
The tournament will feature 1,000 teams of two players each from all over the West Coast with the winners walking away with $10,000. The tournament will take place Aug. 11 to 13 at the Silver Legacy Resort Casino.
Tags: beer pong, biggest beer pong tournament, Silver Legacy
Posted in News, Student Life
The University of Nevada, Reno Environmental Action Team and Academy for the Environment are educating students on how to make the principles of environmentalism part of daily routine with their annual Earth Day celebration.
Tags: Earth Day, green
Posted in News, Student Life
University of Nevada, Reno students took third place Friday at the American Advertising Federation’s Student Advertising Competition. The tournament, which was held at the University of California, Berkeley, is an annual event that asks participants to create an advertising campaign and present to a panel of judges. UNR has a history of victories in the competition, taking first place in 2003, and sixth and seventh in years prior. The University of California, Berkeley took first followed by Chico State, who took second.
Tags: Advertising, American Advertising Competition, Centry Council, Save The Beers
Posted in News, Student Life
Each week, University of Nevada, Reno student Richard Wood escapes his daily routine of work and school to move pieces across a game board at Sierra Vista Elementary School. For the Ph.D. student, it’s just an hour per week, but for his fourth grade “little brother” it’s more.
Tags: Big Brothers Big Sisters, Unemployment, Voulnteer
Posted in News, News CP, Student Life
The Sierra Spirit, a free bus route, could stop running after the University of Nevada, Reno has decided to stop paying its contribution to the service when the contract is up in June, Provost Marc Johnson said.
Tags: budget cuts, nevada, Reno, RTC, Sierra Spirit, UNR
Posted in Budget Crisis, News, Student Life
The student senate will have to learn its job quickly at its first meeting on Wednesday when it is presented with a budget that may include cuts to programming, clubs and organizations, homecoming and student publications, such as Insight Magazine, student president Eli Reilly said.
Tags: ASUN, budget cuts, Campus Escort, Insight Magazine, nevada, Reno, student employment
Posted in ASUN, News, Student Life
Students from Nevada universities and colleges plan to gather Thursday to rally in Carson City against the proposed budget cuts. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the College of Southern Nevada and Nevada State College asked University of Nevada, Reno students to participate in an e-mail from Michael Flores.
Tags: ASUN, budget cuts, Carson City, Eli Reilly, Jim Gibbons, Milton Glick, nevada, Rally, Reno, UNR
Posted in News, Student Life
Adam Rasmussen walks to campus every day, and when it gets dark, blinking crosswalks like those at the Virginia and Sierra streets’ intersections with College Drive make crossing the busy streets less stressful, he said.
“They absolutely make me feel more safe,” the 21-year-old journalism major said. “Even as a driver, I can say they catch [...]
Tags: Crosswalk, lighting, nevada, Safety, UNR, UNRPD
Posted in News, Student Life
A new student cadet program offers extra escort services on campus as well as another set of eyes for university police, Adam Garcia, director of the University of Nevada, Reno Police Department, said. The police department implemented the program, which employs about 15 students, as an additional safety measure.
Tags: Adam Garcia, Cadet, Campus Escort, Joe Crowley Student Union, nevada, UNRPD
Posted in News, Student Life
A program rewarding students who serve as designated drivers began Thursday and will continue through the semester.
Do the Ride Thing, which kicked off in the Joe Crowley Student Union, encourages students to be designated drivers. Participating bars will offer drivers free non-alcoholic beverages every night, and university venues like Starbucks and Keva Juice will give [...]
Tags: Archies, Do the Ride Thing, The Joe Crowley Student Union, The Wal, Wolf Tags
Posted in News, Student Life
Many community organizations involved in personal safety are stepping up their efforts this month to increase awareness of the extremely common crime of sexual assault. April, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, is designed to raise awareness of the issue of sexual assault in order to prevent attacks and create more accessible resources for victims.
Tags: Safety, sexual assault prevention
Posted in News, Student Life
