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Cooking With...
André Rochat
Feed your soul with hearty French farmhouse cuisine, served by the bowlful
January 26th, 2012
The most memorable dish I encountered last year wasn’t served in a tony on-Strip restaurant. And it didn’t come on a dish, but rather a nondescript white bowl, an appetizer prepared and served by students at UNLV’s ninth Chef Artist series dinner under the watchful eye of Las Vegas chef André Rochat. Read more »
Seven Questions
Jim Livengood
UNLV’s A.D. on his football program’s struggles, his basketball program’s success and his attitude on switching conferences
January 19th, 2012
The men’s basketball program’s return to national prominence has made for happy times on campus at UNLV. Yet there remain plenty of lingering issues that require athletic director Jim Livengood's attention, most notably how to fix a football program that hasn’t registered a winning season in more than a decade, and where UNLV stands in the recent wave of conference realignment. Read more »
Art
From Garage to Gallery
After three years of being in storage, the Las Vegas Art Museum resurfaces at UNLV
January 12th, 2012
The Las Vegas Art Museum is coming back, in a brand-new space. It’s partnering with UNLV’s College of Fine Arts and is planning on displaying its permanent collection at the Barrick Museum on campus. The artwork has been in storage since February 2009, when the LVAM closed because of lack of funding. Read more »
Art
Rock the Flock
Neon sheep breed introspection and maybe even a little individualism in this dazzling art installation
January 12th, 2012
The visual spectacle of a ceramic lamb sporting a pink neon nimbus times 40 is the perfect mix of kitsch and reverence. Even though David Adey’s Flock wasn’t made for Las Vegas, it exemplifies the incongruities of life here. Read more »
The Latest Thought
To Run With the Pac
UNLV should dream big and do everything it can to get into the Pac-12 Conference. Here’s why.
January 5th, 2012
In the hallowed tradition of unrealistic New Year’s resolutions, I am proposing the following gem for UNLV: Win admission into the Pac-12 Conference. In fact, take a friend, or even an enemy along with you—say, that biggest-little-city school up north that calls itself simply “Nevada,” or that freshly minted beast of the Big East, San Diego State. Call it the Pac-14. Read more »
The Word From the Mountain
Five years and a Great Recession after its debut, UNLV’s Black Mountain Institute is still fighting for liberal arts in Las Vegas
December 1st, 2011
Black Mountain Institute was formed in 2006 on the coattails of the International Institute of Modern Letters, which was founded by former casino executive Glenn Schaeffer and his old Iowa Writers’ Workshop classmate, Eric Olsen. BMI’s mission is to “support a series of initiatives that promote humanistic and cross-cultural dialogue, including public readings and panel discussions, degree programs in creative writing, residential and faculty fellowships and literary publications.” Read more »
Higher Ed
Lessons for Happy Valley
November 17th, 2011
Those close to a revered coach do something they shouldn’t do, the coach is forced out, and the community and team’s fans seem more upset about the coach’s treatment than the misdeeds. We’re talking about Penn State, Joe Paterno and the child sex scandal, right? Well, yeah, but—bear with us—the tale of a fallen icon also has broad parallels to the Jerry Tarkanian saga 20 years ago. Read more »
Recruiting
Reinhardt's pledge to UNLV could reap benefits for years
November 11th, 2011
UNLV coach Dave Rice sees the sweet-shooting 6-foot-5 Reinhardt as a point guard in his system, very much in the mold of his most famous former pupil, Jimmer Fredette, who thrived at BYU under Rice’s tutelage. Read more »
Starting Five
Short-handed UNLV opens against Division II Grand Canyon
November 11th, 2011
Well, all of a sudden, this one looks pretty interesting, huh? When UNLV's 2011-12 schedule was released over the summer, some may have rolled their eyes at the thought of a regular-season opener against Division II Grand Canyon. Read more »
Character Study
The Conductor
November 3rd, 2011
Taras Krysa, a lanky 42-year-old Ukrainian, has a serious musical mind, a loud, ready laugh and an impish wit. He grew up playing the violin and then spent his young adulthood looking for something besides music that he could do with his life. The experiment didn’t work. Today he is UNLV’s director of orchestras and the conductor of the all-volunteer Henderson Symphony Orchestra—the latter of which he has built in four years from a small civic ensemble into a cultural force in Valley. Read more »
