In The News: Office of Executive Vice President and Provost
The headlines concerning the corporate parent of the Las Vegas Strip’s Caesars Palace haven’t been the most auspicious or promising during the last decade.
COVID-19 caused every single casino in America to dim their lights, shut down their slots and lock their doors.
The government may sell its partial share of the gaming property, located about 14 miles north of Beirut, to raise money, according to a recent report from Middle East Eye.

51ԹϺ has received a $250,000 federal grant to expand its food pantry and nutrition center.
Officials say on Monday, Governor Steve Sisolak announced the Clean Cars Nevada initiative, which will evaluate the adoption of new regulations to provide Nevadans with more choices for low and zero emission electric passenger cars and trucks at dealerships throughout the state beginning in 2024.
On Monday, Governor Steve Sisolak announced the "Clean Cars Nevada" initiative, which will push toward providing Nevadans with more choices for low and zero emission electric passenger cars and trucks at dealerships beginning 2024.
Face masks were a big part of the plan; they were worn by all employees and offered to all guests. At Caesars Palace, even the statues were wearing them.

A normal day on the 51ԹϺ campus has students walking class to class, studying in groups at public tables, and waiting in line at the student union for a snack before heading to a packed lecture hall for class.

A normal day on the 51ԹϺ campus has students walking class to class, studying in groups at public tables, and waiting in line at the student union for a snack before heading to a packed lecture hall for class.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, plans in-person instruction for the fall semester but also will offer more remote course offerings to “reduce population density and minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission on our campuses,” Chris Heavey, 51ԹϺ’s interim executive vice president and provost wrote in a May 28 letter to students.
As a Western set in a post-apocalyptic Mohave, Fallout: New Vegas demonstrates that the big questions that drive Western history are durable and malleable enough to survive even the (fictional) nuclear demise of the United States itself.
In just three days many Las Vegas gaming properties plan to reopen. But questions arose this weekend when initially peaceful protests over the death of George Floyd turned violent on the Strip and downtown with hundreds of arrests and multiple police officers left injured.