In The News: College of Liberal Arts

KPFA

William J. Bauer, Jr. is an enrolled citizen of the Round Valley Indian Tribes and Professor of History at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is the co-author, with history Professor Damon B. Akins, of the book We Are the Land: A History of Native California.

Listverse

Trolling, the online antagonizing of others, is caused, in part, by trolls’ own personality traits, although genetics and the environment also play roles.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Slot play in Nevada’s casinos dropped like a rock when the Great Recession hit.

Euractiv

Women's sport is often trivialized and described as less interesting. Women in many disciplines are ignored, compared to male athletes. Many people see a woman in a sportsman, not a competitor. But this year's Tokyo Olympics may be a turning point in the history of women's competitive sport. Athletes from various disciplines objected to the dress code requirements.

KRXI Fox 11

So far, the GOP primary field numbers three: Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, Reno Attorney Joey Gilbert, and North Las Vegas Mayor, former Democrat-turned-Republican John Lee.

Refinery29

Before the start of the pandemic, Rosy Alvarez was already sick of wearing bras.

La Ventisettesima Ora

Handball athletes such as German gymnasts have asked for the freedom to use competition clothing in which to feel more comfortable. But something is really changing.

First and Pen

Allegations, fights, and more are plaguing Kane.

Elko Daily Free Press

With just weeks left before the start of the fall semester — and the near-full scale return of college students, faculty and staff to in-person activity on campuses across the country — more than 600 colleges and universities have sought to implement requirements for the COVID-19 vaccine as cases and hospitalizations have surged.

KQED

For more than 100 years, the U.S. government forcibly relocated tens of thousands of Native American children to boarding schools under a federal assimilation program meant to suppress their languages, beliefs and identities.

Washington Post

Our country’s path to political influence involves defecting from your hometown and congregating in one of a handful of wealthy neighborhoods. It’s undermining trust in government — and corroding our democracy.

Living Philosophy

Might an education for children featuring philosophy be one of the keys to developing a more civil society? Prof. Amy Reed-Sandoval (UNLV) discusses how wonder is integral to philosophy and how this complements a child’s natural inclination to know more about the world and others.