By Jacob SolisThe Nevada Independent Roughly 21,000 students returned to class last week for spring semester at UNR, where after more than two years of COVID-related disruptions, changes and mitigation policies, students, faculty and administrators are eager to get things back to normal. UNR — where one out of six students lives in on-campus housing — is unique among … [Read more...]
UNR, UNLV set to keep designation as top research universities
By Jacob SolisThe Nevada Independent Despite more than a year and a half of fiscal and academic chaos spurred by the pandemic, two Nevada universities are set to maintain their status as Carnegie “R1” research universities under a preliminary classification announced late Wednesday. Determined by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the R1 or … [Read more...]
Nevada News Briefs
Police: Description of Vehicle in Fatal Hit-and-Run Revised RENO — Reno police say investigators have revised the description of a suspect vehicle in the hit-and-run death Tuesday of a 14-year-old girl. Police said Saturday that investigators remain “fairly certain” that the suspect vehicle is a 1988 to 1993 GMC 1500 standard-cab pickup but that better quality video … [Read more...]
Sen. Harris pickets with union, rallies Reno students
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, told supporters in the early caucus state of Nevada Thursday she expects impeachment proceedings to move quickly in the House because of growing evidence President Donald Trump has committed crimes against the United States. “I don’t think it’s going to take very long because it’s a pretty tight … [Read more...]
UNR, TMCC Probe White Nationalist Flyers on Campus
Associated Press RENO — Officials at the University of Nevada, Reno are investigating after white supremacist fliers were posted on several campus buildings. School officials say multiple posters expressing white nationalist ideology were found last Tuesday in about five buildings. Eloisa Gordon-Mora, the university’s diversity and inclusion officer, says they … [Read more...]
Boiler Failure Triggered Gas Explosion at Nevada Dorm
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — A “catastrophic failure” in a basement boiler triggered the July 5 natural gas explosion that blew out windows and walls at a dormitory at the University of Nevada, Reno, the state fire marshal said Thursday. The blast left eight people with minor injuries and has shut down the dorm for two years and a neighboring residence hall … [Read more...]
Cody Martin drafted by Hornets; Caroline signs deal with Lakers
University of Nevada senior guard Cody Martin was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 36th pick in the 2019 NBA Draft Thursday. Martin returns to his home state as he is from Mocksville, N.C. Martin is the first Wolf Pack player selected in the NBA Draft since Luke Babbitt and Armon Johnson were taken in the 2010 NBA Draft. Babbitt was the 16th pick of the first round … [Read more...]
Jordan Brown leaving Nevada for Arizona
Former Nevada player Jordan Brown announced on Twitter Friday that he will be transferring out of the program and has committed to the University of Arizona. “I want to begin by thanking the city of Reno for filling Lawlor every night and making it a great atmosphere for my first year of college,” Brown wrote. “The love and support you showed us was something I’ll never … [Read more...]