Talk about a fun day at school. More than 800 Clark County students got to learn about the construction industry.

It's easy to say that winning Friday night would mean UNLV takes needed momentum into its bye week.

Two days after the Democrats’ duel in our desert, the nation and Nevada are still waiting on an answer: Will Vice President Joe Biden jump in or stay out?

It used to be that if we wanted to learn something, we took a class in a classroom, in a building, and with a teacher in front of the room.

It’s not easy landing a place among the nation’s top research universities, but UNLV is trying to get there.

When former NBA player and reality-TV star Lamar Odom was found unconscious in Nevada, the hardest part of the story for some people to wrap their heads around was this: He was in a brothel. A legal brothel.

With a career that marks cheers from thousands of fans, two NBA championship rings and a Sixth Man of the Year award, the recent buzz about Lamar Odom has been anything but a celebration.

This question arose during a discussion about UNLV between two UNLV alumni—myself and a current Boyd School of Law student. Confusion arose when I attempted to correct her use of “SU” (for Student Union) with “MSU” (Moyer Student Union). “MSU? What’s that?” she asked. I was stunned.

Nevada’s licensed brothels, many of which have struggled financially since the recession, face a more uncertain future after former NBA and reality TV star Lamar Odom was found unconscious in one on Tuesday.