In The News: College of Liberal Arts

Rewire

Heller voting for the "skinny repeal" of Obamacare has given his Democratic opponent a chance to paint him as a Trump-aligned Republican who is now scrambling to moderate his health-care position.

The 74

After years of bottom-of-the-barrel education rankings, Nevada lawmakers adopted a number of reforms in 2015, including increased funding for low-income students and English language learners, universal education savings accounts, and the creation of a statewide district to take over failing schools.

Macau Times

In a battle of billionaires, Sheldon Adelson and Warren Buffett are squaring off over who controls the power that keeps the bright lights blazing in Las Vegas and across Nevada.

Bloomberg

In a battle of billionaires, Sheldon Adelson and Warren Buffett are squaring off over who controls the power that keeps the bright lights blazing in Las Vegas and across Nevada.

Ms. Magazine

In one year’s time, the Trump administration went from acknowledging the struggles of intersex people to pretending they don’t exist.

Scientific American

Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male

Financial Times

Activists in Taiwan are planning a series of mass protest rallies in the coming weeks, as opposition towards President Tsai Ing-wen builds over fears that her government will back down from plans to legalise same-sex marriage.

Univision

The state of Nevada has an interesting story to tell about the effect of the Latino vote on intermediate and general elections. But the key is and has been that Hispanics go out to vote. The initial numbers of the first day of early voting in this state broke records in Clark County, where Las Vegas is located, auguring good news for Democrats who usually benefit when the number of voters increases, but will that advantage remain?

Vegas PBS

A panel of educators and local indigenous tribe members discuss the importance of embedding local Native American education into lifelong learning as vital to our state’s prosperity, identity and preservation of a culture at risk of extinction.

The Atlantic

Yoga pants, tennis shoes, and the 100-year history of how sports changed the way Americans dress

Voice of America

When elections are over, the results are submitted to a meticulous post-mortem: What went wrong and what went right? Voter turnout is key, complacency is bad, and suitable candidates matter. In the age of President Donald Trump, heated rhetoric and name-calling matter too.

Forbes

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to get paid to write about sex?