In The News: Greenspun College of Urban Affairs

In the wake of the Florida school shooting, President Donald Trump is reviving an old debate over whether violent video games can trigger violent behavior. There's just one problem: Roughly two decades of research has repeatedly failed to uncover any such link.
Because virtual-reality headsets and games are relatively new, there hasn't been much research into the effects of immersion in violent virtual worlds. But experts say that such gaming hyperrealism is unlikely to make much of a difference.

Football, basketball and other sports often draw talented athletes from beyond Nevada’s borders. But another competitive organization on ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s campus didn’t have to look far to find one of its top performers. Jeffrey Horn, a graduate of Green Valley High, and team partner Matthew Gomez have taken ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s public policy debate squad to new heights this season.

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý is going to the national championship, but they won't be facing Duke. Or Michigan State.

All new residences built in the city of Las Vegas will be required to have automatic sprinkler systems for fire suppression.

Big changes for homebuyers in the City of Las Vegas looking for a new build home. It’s a story News3 has been following for nearly nine months since Las Vegas City Council first looked at mandating residential fire sprinklers.

The ÐÔÊӽ紫ý debate team is doing better than ever.
Local residents may need to invest in a subscription to an online streaming service — Iowa City’s last video-rental store, Family Video, officially closed last weekend.

Two weeks before classes commenced at his new high school, Matthew Gomez found himself in the vice principal’s office.

He was the undisputed King of Las Vegas. His signature graced the side of the city’s fanciest casino and his gravelly voice greeted callers to the hotel. But now Wynn Resorts Ltd. will have to get used to life without Steve Wynn as CEO.

At 15, I arrived in the United States with a suitcase full of clothes, a picture of my golden retriever and the excitement of starting my new life. That was 10 years ago. Last month, the day after I graduated from college, I got on a nonstop flight that carried me and my new journalism degree away from the place I call home, back to a place my family and I once waved goodbye to. I am unsure I will be allowed to reenter.

Now that the Bundys are out of jail and the judge dropped charges due to misconduct by federal prosecutors, all their troubles are over, right?