In The News: Department of Sociology

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In places near Area 51, they are preparing for a possible "invasion" of people from all over the world. Nobody knows exactly what to expect. Will a million people will really turn up there, both locals and security officials wonder. However, the military has tightened security and recently arrested two Dutch tourists who entered the protected area.

Telemundo Arizona

No one knows what to expect about the “Assault on Area 51” event, but the two small cities of Rachel and Hiko, located near the military research site that was once a secret, are preparing for an influx of people in the coming days.

Stuff New Zealand

Visitors descending on the remote Nevada desert for "Storm Area 51" are from Earth, not outer space.

New York Post

Visitors descending on the remote Nevada desert for “Storm Area 51” are from Earth, not outer space.

Associated Press

Visitors descending on the remote Nevada desert for “Storm Area 51” are from Earth, not outer space.

Yahoo!

Visitors descending on the remote Nevada desert for "Storm Area 51" are from Earth, not outer space.

Voice of America

Visitors who descend to the remote Nevada desert for the assault on "Area 51" are from Earth, not from outer space.

U.S. News & World Report

Visitors descending on the remote Nevada desert for "Storm Area 51" are from Earth, not outer space.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

The visitors descending on the remote Nevada desert for “Storm Area 51” are from Earth, not outer space. The events begin Friday morning.

Vanguardia MX

No one knows the exact number of people who will go to the towns near the federal restricted area.

Salon

What is it about Americans that makes us so afraid of admitting that people ought to have free time — both for their own sake as individuals, and for the betterment of society?

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

Chances are, if you've been on Facebook you've probably seen the event to Storm Area 51. UNLV junior Dylan Orlando had his eyes on it.