http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/ Brandon Robison chief@unlvrebelyell.com College Newspapers The Rebel Yell is the official student newspaper of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). en-us webmaster@unlvrebelyell.com 2008-05-05T01:29:44-08:00 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12032 Movies adapted from comic books are, by and large, a two-faced issue ... no pun intended. About half the time, the audience is presented with something epic and brilliant – "V For Vendetta," "Batman... Arts & Entertainment Ed Kaczynski 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12029 Students enrolled in classes like old world wines, new world wines, beers and spirits at UNLV are not just a bunch of student wanting three easy credits, according to the class instructor. Many must... Features Lesley Wright 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12035 Hollywood loves comic book moviea. They make loads of money, show off flashy special effects and always have a built-in fanbase that will go see the movie during opening weekend. It's easy to be... Arts & Entertainment Stephanie Kishi 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12020 Congress passed new legislation Wednesday to secure the availability of federal student loans during the nation's credit crisis. With more students applying for financial aid for the upcoming school... News Gregan Wingert 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12037 In one of the least anticipated fights of the year, Oscar De La Hoya took on Steve Forbes Saturday night at the Home Depot Center, as part of De La Hoya's 'three fight and retire,' plan. From the... Sports Sharief Ali 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12025 Thomas Nast helped bring down one of the most powerful and corrupt figures in 19th century American Politics – William "Boss" Tweed, of the Tammany Hall machine in New York City. Upton Sinclair... Opinion Varun Piplani 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12034 The Department of Film, the UNLV Short Film Archive and the College of Fine Arts presented the Spring Flicks Awards to student filmmakers Saturday. The short film festival is held every year and it... Arts & Entertainment Sandra Hernandez 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12021 Several years before Richard Hatcher became the first black mayor of Gary, Ind., he documented the racial injustices occurring in Mississippi during the summer of 1964. "We passed an actual session... News Gregan Wingert 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12033 Hal Holbrook stepped into the persona of Mark Twain more than 50 years ago just as easily and with as much conviction as Samuel Clemens did when he created the pseudonym nearly 150 years ago. A... Arts & Entertainment Eric Loy 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12019 17 of 22 UNLV law school graduates pass bar exam Of the 22 UNLV law school graduates who took the Nevada Bar Exam for the first time this spring, 17 passed, according to the Nevada Board of Bar... News Brian Ahern and Samantha Williams 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12038 Rebels routed by Rams, 14-6 The UNLV softball team lost a 14-6 contest to the Colorado State Rams Saturday night at Eller Media Stadium. Though the Rebels maintained a 5-1 lead through three innings... Sports Brian Ahern 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12028 When word spread that Vanity Fair was publishing semi-nude photos of 15-year-old superstar Miley Cyrus, the magazine's website was so overloaded with traffic that it crashed. The controversial... Opinion April Corbin 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12018 A coalition of students and professors from more than 100 campuses across the nation have concluded that textbook prices have become a barrier to affordable education. Surveys conducted by the... News Hepi Mita 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12027 Last week, The New York Times published an article about the number of Americans in prison. Adam Liptak writes that though Americans make up only 5 percent of the world's population, American... Opinion Marisa Christensen 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12036 The Mountain West Conference baseball tournament is rapidly approaching for the UNLV Hustlin' Rebels. With four more series until the tournament, the Rebels are in fourth place with a record of 8-10... Sports Jay Basile 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12024 We're in the middle of our last production day. Sharief brought his guitar and is playing and singing by our window before he leaves for his other job. Brian and I had a few duels with our... Opinion Nur Kausar 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12031 One week of class, a grueling week of finals, and then summer has officially arrived for UNLV students and staff. Of course, we have some catching up to do as the summer movie season began this past... Arts & Entertainment Eric Loy 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12023 In years past, road tripping required hours of preparation, from tuning up the car, to getting the directions to your destination. But in our new mobile society, you can cut off that last step and... News Matt Maxson 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12030 Everyone has one. Whether it's that gorgeous man who moved away before you could officially reel him in, or that beautiful woman you never appreciated until she wasn't there to pick up after you... Features April Corbin 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12041 ( BEST SORORITY ) DELTA ZELTA: www.juicycampus.com ( BEST FRATERNITY ) PHI DELTA THETA: We're looking forward to The Rebel Yell appearing on your rush flyers next year. ( BEST ORGANIZATION ) CSUN: It... Features The Editorial Staff 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12039 The sad reality in sports is that, unlike news, everything can't be spun in a positive fashion. There is victory and defeat and in certain sports we experience a lot of failure before experiencing... Sports Matt Maxson 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12040 I had the unfortunate experience last week of overhearing a student's argument that golf, of all things, is not a sport. My first reaction was, "Since when?" According to Wikipedia (THE source of the... Sports Eric Loy 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12026 Corruption of government by private bank makes it impossible for Americans to ever come out of debt Opinion Sharief Ali 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12017 The competition is heating up between Democratic front-runners – Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barrack Obama – to end the bitter battle to win the party's nomination and take on Republican nominee... News Samantha Williams 05/05/2008 http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=12022 In an attempt to promote diversity on campus, UNLV's multicultural program will relocate to Houssels House this fall, where the women's studies program has resided. Vice President for Diversity and... News Samantha Williams 05/05/2008