Issue: August 09, 2007
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Back to school
Our annual Back to School issue looks at three issues that affect students from first through 12th grades.
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School’s out
National rankings say that even if kids stay in school, they get a more narrowly focused education.
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Nevada GOP’s foreign policy aired
The Nevada Republican Party supports a disputed George Bush claim with some quotes from George Bush.
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More fire victims
Nevada tribes are suffering from the impact of range fires.
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Roller girl
Reno’s favorite roller derby team, the Battle Born Derby Demons, are looking for a place to skate.
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The name blame
Why do Mexican last names flap around like the proverbial penis?
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Think narrow
The University of Nevada, Reno should not be used to limit political dialogue.
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Ill winds blow good
Cross your fingers that this beautiful weather will ride out August..
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Letters for August 9, 2007
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Green tease
If building energy-efficient homes in Nevada is such a no-brainer, what’s with all the headaches?
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Jefferson was the first limousine liberal
Trust government to mishandle your money and then demand some more.
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‘Nothing hotter than Kate Cotter’
Reno songwriter Kate Cotter’s anxiety dream didn’t come true. Her performance in the Nugget’s Celebrity Showroom couldn’t have been better.
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Dressed down
Burning Man as a cultural fashion show at the Nevada Museum of Art.
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Intelligence community
They’re problem children—the problem being that they’re too damn smart for regular school. The Davidson Academy keeps “profoundly gifted” students from falling through the cracks.
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Falling Man
Don DeLillo gives his take on life in New York City after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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Little shop, big laughs
The Brewery Arts Center’s outdoor performance of Little Shop of Horrors is a fun, well-acted production.
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De Niro can cancan
Director Matthew Vaughn’s enchanting, storybook tale of love and dark humor.
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Anchors and Anvils
A sweet-faced, honey-wine chanteuse singing a Southern gothic murder ballad? It doesn’t get much better than that.
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Love for the game
Rapper Metaphysical uses his music to answer life’s toughest questions.
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Gastronomic gurus
Chutney is spicy satisfaction for the stomach and the soul.
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Of bachelors and Babb
If you are going to have a bachelor party, you might as well do it on a glacier.
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Building blocks
Sierra Green Building Association helps turn fuzzy concepts into concrete—our straw bale—answers.
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Join the Pack
Welcome to academia, where you can finally chew gum in class.
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How to get out in four years
Super senioritis doesn’t have to be a chronic condition.
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Facelift for UNR
A new student union and high-tech center are coming to campus.
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The importance of dating everybody
Be single, and date everyone in college. You have the rest of your life to be tied down.
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Get in gear
You’ve had at least 18 years to figure out school materials, but here are some items we wish someone had told us about on our first day of college.
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Your phone list
Here are 30 phone numbers no student should be without.
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Sports fan
For students interested in UNR’s athletic world, associate athletic director Keith Hackett has some answers.
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