The anticipation was high as hundreds of students from around the valley converged on the campus of UNLV Monday evening.

For UNLV Honors College freshman and debate forum member Ember Smith, the 2016 presidential election represents her first dive into the political sphere.

The first general election presidential debate of 2016 election will take place Sept. 26 at Hofstra University. The third and final debate will take place Oct. 19 on campus in the Thomas and Mack Center. To engage all levels of the education system and local residents, UNLV is working with community partners to plan programs around the debate.

Edward Hinck takes a measured, polite tone about what voters can expect when they watch the presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

The diversification of Nevada’s population and economy prompted the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce and UNLV to create an education program for professionals interested in better understanding government operations in the Silver State.

Earlier this year, at the encouragement of President Obama, the Department of Labor finalized the most significant update to the federal rules on overtime in decades. The new rules will more than double the salary threshold for guaranteed overtime pay, from about $23,000 to $47,476. Once the rules go into effect this December, millions of employees who make less than that will be guaranteed overtime pay under the law when they work more than 40 hours a week.

The Nevada Board of Regents is planning a retreat this month where it will discuss the qualifications and duties of the next system chancellor. My suggestion is that the board make John White, the interim system head, the last “chancellor.”

The second annual Nevada Economic Development Conference, scheduled Sept. 20-22 at the University of Nevada, Reno, Joe Crowley Student Union, will address “Building A Stronger Nevada” with a full schedule of featured speakers and breakout sessions.

Both major candidates running to represent Nevada’s 4th Congressional District embody different aspects of an expansive and diverse district.

Both major candidates running to represent Nevada’s 4th Congressional District embody different aspects of an expansive and diverse district.

Who knew that imaginary creatures could create such a real-life ruckus?

It’s been a week since “Pokemon Go,” a free smartphone-based game app, was released. And ever since, legions of fun-loving Southern Nevadans have braved the oppressive heat to join other Americans with way too much time on their hands to chase Pokemon in parks, on city streets, in offices and wherever else the wily critters might turn up.

On Aug. 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo., a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black teenager named Michael Brown. Several witnesses described the shooting—which wasn’t captured on video—as unprovoked.