A symposium this month at UNLV’s William S. Boyd School of Law highlighted the academic-legislative partnership. The event examined the sex work industry, pathways into the profession and criminalization issues. Though not officially connected to AB 209, several symposium speakers who had assisted Orentlicher in crafting the legislation discussed their contributions.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Interim President Chris Heavey signed onto a statement with hundreds of university and college leaders from across the nation calling for constructive reform amid “government overreach and political interference.”

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Interim President Chris Heavey signed onto a statement with hundreds of university and college leaders from across the nation calling for constructive reform amid “government overreach and political interference.”

“This stunning building will profoundly reshape the landscape and ecosystem of arts and culture in the state of Nevada and will prepare our students for the most compelling 21st and 22nd century careers,” Uscher says. “The building will have the flexibility required to match the trajectory of art studies over the next 100-plus years.”

In simplest terms, ghost guns are privately made guns that don’t have serial numbers, which makes it almost impossible for law enforcement agencies to track. The guns are not legal in Nevada — following a Nevada Supreme Court decision in 2024 that banned them — but that doesn’t mean that those that might want them can’t find them here.

International students at UNLV are facing increasing uncertainty as visa revocations continue to affect their status in the United States. In a recent confirmation by the university, three more international students have had their visas revoked, following the four already impacted earlier this month.

The Trump administration is preparing to dramatically escalate the number of private contractors it uses to help track, manage, detain and deport people living illegally in the United States, with an eye-popping potential price tag of more than $45 billion over the next several years.

With an already vulnerable population on high alert, during Friday night’s immigration resource fair. Several Nevada organizations such as; Make the Road Nevada, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN), Chicanos Por La Causa, Fuente de Vida, ACLU, UNLV Immigration Clinic, and Mexican Consulate officials helped shine a light one valuable resources in light of the recent increase in sightings as well as scams targeting immigrant communities.

College campuses throughout the country have protested the Trump Administration's cancellation of more than 1,500 international student visas, primarily targeting those who had participated in protests or had previous legal infractions. On Friday, that decision was reversed.