In The News: College of Liberal Arts

Las Vegas Sun

Public health advocates are praising MGM Resorts International for establishing the Strip’s first nonsmoking casino in decades, but industry observers say it’s too early to know if the Park MGM will be a trendsetter or a one-off trial.

Playboy

When Bella Thorne joined OnlyFans and crashed the site in August, it was the least surprising thing to happen on the platform. OnlyFans had been aimed toward a moment like Thorne’s for a while; similarly, the adult industry had been heading for a moment like the rise of OnlyFans for years.

The Reporter

Skip Bayless, perhaps the most hated media personality in all of sports, recently made some remarks about Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott that most people considered over-the-top insensitive — even for Bayless.

Pasadena Weekly

As an expression of performance poetry, spoken word forms a singular link between poetry and theatre. So it is fitting that spoken-word artist Javon Johnson’s one-man show “Still.” is helping launch Pasadena Playhouse’s PlayhouseLive, a streaming platform.

KSNV-TV: News 3

This discussion matters, because this could be a close and contentious election.

Phys.Org

A group of social scientists who conduct cross-cultural research are casting a critical lens on their own practices.

Yahoo!

Party City is pulling Confederate-themed Halloween costumes after a mother and her two Black children discovered them in a Virginia store.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Communion from a common cup. Handshakes and hugs. Even meeting for coffee and doughnuts after the service. All are worship practices that have disappeared over the past six months as the coronavirus pandemic hit Southern Nevada.

Las Vegas Sun

Brenda Williams had just been hired as the first Black bank teller in Nevada.

Las Vegas Sun

Brenda Williams had just been hired as the first Black bank teller in Nevada.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

UNLV is addressing systemic racism and its impact on our community.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

UNLV is addressing systemic racism and its impact on our community.