As tuition increases, students bear the burden
Last week, the Board of Regents for the Nevada System of Higher Education continued the process by which they’ll raise tuition at all of the …
We must support, save our student newsrooms
Student journalists across the country are organizing for a day of action on Wednesday, April 25, to save their student newsrooms from shutting down — …
When Your Idea’s Not Your Idea: The Wonderful World of Intellectual Property
Last week, lovers of 80s nostalgia were shocked when allegations of plagiarism appeared against ‘Stranger Things’ creators and producers the Duffer brothers. Charlie Kessler, creator …
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Media Consolidation and Why You Should Care
This weekend, a video began making the rounds on social media. Spliced together by the website Deadspin, it showed a number of local TV newscasters …
For tangible results, activism needs more than just protests and marches
In the weeks following the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, there has been an unprecedented wave of activism for …
Why you should take the time to vote in the ASUN election
There’s no getting around it: student government just isn’t that interesting. Now, this isn’t the fault of student government, as all governments are inherently uninteresting …
Do Trump’s metal tariffs put ‘America first’?
It came as a great shock last week when President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on steel and aluminum. In the days since, the president …
In allowing future walkout, university rightfully allows student free speech
At this point, things have become almost routine. A mass shooting happens somewhere in the U.S., somewhere unexpected. Everyone is horrified first, then saddened. The …
University right to demand stronger oversight of campus fraternities
Last week, the university revoked recognition of four campus fraternities after they refused to agree to new university regulations, and the fates of two more …
With new proposed Trump budget, Nevada can no longer ignore Yucca Mountain
Tucked inside a budget proposal that included such eye-catching headlines as “Trump Eliminates Funding for Public Broadcasting,” or “White House Budget Would Add $7 Trillion …