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The Public Relations Student Society of America is a small, but powerful resource for students at UNR who are interested in a career in public relations. Reporter Lexi Feldman reports from the most recent event, the Digital Content Playbook Event, and interviews board members Aly Marimberga, Camile Flye, and prospective member Demetri Vandarakis.

Every Friday night at 7.p.m, at the E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center Room A on UNR’s campus, the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Club gathers to sharpen their skills and build group camaraderie. Nate Vallin reports.

The University of Nevada, Reno has many clubs and organizations. Kadreanna Walker reports on the Nevada Taekwondo Club. The club members are very passionate on the history behind this Korean martial art form as well as practicing it.

With the rise of the WNBA this season due to new stars like Caitlin Clark, basketball has been getting more and more popular amongst female students. At the University of Nevada, Reno, that rise in popularity can be seen with the UNR Women’s Basketball Club, where female students can play competitive basketball, while not having to be on the official Women’s Basketball Team. The university allows...

This past weekend, as Genevy Machuca reports, the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity at the University of Nevada, Reno held its annual fall philanthropy event Watermelon Bust. Which raises money for Feeding America, a nonprofit organization of food banks. The event attracted a large turnout for fraternity brothers and sorority sisters at Whitaker Park. Amid the sounds of cheering and whistles , participa...

Reynolds Sandbox reporters Lizzie Ramirez, Piper Heath, and Jace Ouchida attended a variety of political events last week. Today, they shared their thoughts and observations about them, ranging from Charlie Kirk’s UNR visit to top of the ticket candidates Tim Walz and Donald Trump’s recent respective rallies at the Grand Sierra Resort. They had good moments and also scary ones. Listen to hear thei...

The lack of mental health attention that military members and veterans receive has constantly been a problem including for veterans studying at UNR. Suicides account for the most deaths for military and veterans, only behind combat. Eric Perez follows fellow veterans now pursuing higher degrees here in Reno who discuss their challenges with mental health.

Nate Vallin reports on how every Friday night at 7.p.m, at the E.L Wiegand Fitness Center Room A on UNR’s campus, the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Club gathers to sharpen their skills and build group comradery.

Most college students have the stress of balancing work, school and life. Elementary Education majors have faced additional stress when it comes to student teaching which is mandatory, takes the whole day every weekday and is unpaid. Lexi Waisanen reports on the additional sacrifices Elementary Education majors have to make.

Over the weekend, the Reno Air Show celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of aviation events in Reno. This event known as the Reno Air Races will be moving to Roswell, New Mexico, beginning in 2025. Despite Reno losing its premiere aviation event, local aviators were excited to engage for a final time with an aviation-minded community. Report by Alin Beane

This Tuesday, right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk made a visit to the University of Nevada, Reno as a part of his #BrainwashedTour. Kirk passed out merchandise, spoke to the crowd, and debated students on behalf of the pro Donald Trump Turning Point USA, a non-profit political organization he founded. Reporting by Trey Kroll.

Conference realignment continues to shake things up in the world of college sports. In recent news, the PAC-12, which had withered down to just two remaining schools, inked deals with a few Mountain West Conference programs to rebuild their conference. Our sports reporting team, Archie, Dom, Trey, and Derek, break down what’s going on and what’s still to come.

The 2024 season for the UNR Men’s Volleyball Club is drawing near. As Matthew Means reports, the team is currently holding practice scrimmages preparing for their first game of the season which will take place in the spring semester.

For Nevadans in Washoe County, a swing county in a swing state, voting can carry a lot more weight than those who vote in historically red or blue states. Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto and President of the University Brian Sandoval spoke on the importance of voting at "Discussions in Democracy," an hour-long panel at the Lilley Museum, on Thursday, October 3rd. Audio reporting by Madison K...

While Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk got hundreds of supporters during his rally at the University of Nevada, Reno yesterday, other students had opposing feelings. Turning Point USA is known for its activism on college campuses across the U.S., but as Nick Stewart reports not everyone at UNR welcomed it.

Joey Azar and Nathan Vallin look into the recent UNLV NIL dispute involving star quarterback Matt Sluka, discussing what might have been illegal, what an investigation might reveal and what it means for the overall NIL system including for UNR student athletes.

Lexi Waisanen, Alysha Cancino, and Kade Collins discuss some of their experiences falling short at the UNR gym. They explain that the gym is not supportive of clubs such as dance clubs which regularly have issues with it. Students also complain that they barely use the gym, even though the fee is built into student fees.

Lexi Feldman and Alin Beane discuss their experiences with buying food on the UNR campus both with and without a meal plan, and how expensive food has gotten in recent years. Lexi and Alin both rank the dining options on campus and share their experiences with both the taste and quantity of food you get on campus.

Aiden Higgins hosts his fellow Reynolds School of Journalism classmates Matt Segarra, Eric Perez and Jadee Xiong to discuss a looming question; Is a college degree worth it? All four have different reasons for being at UNR and discuss whether they feel they are getting value for the work, money and time they are putting in to get their degrees.

#NevadaVote Hot boxers Kelsea Frobes, Jace Ouchida, and Ariel Van Cleve discuss each Nevada ballot question as well as one for Washoe County, who is for or against a proposed question, and what voting yes or no on each question truly means for Nevada’s future.

Join more of the #nevadavote team with Jace hosting fellow reporters Ariel, Kelsea and Kathleen on what their current reporting plans are and what they've experienced so far looking into the 2024 elections.

Reporters Piper Heath, Quay Skankey, and Lily Wright talk with host Kat Fulwider on upcoming stories for the #NevadaVote initiative bringing election coverage to Nevadans including the rise of single issue voters, reproductive rights, and election fatigue among young people during this 2024 election cycle. Link to story referenced in the podcast. https://medium.com/rsjvote/outside-the-gop-debate-w...

#NevadaVote reporters Kelsea Frobes, Jace Ouchida, Kathleen Leslie, and Ariel Van Cleve discuss political issues both locally and nationally, and how they as student-journalists aim to report on issues that best reflect the interest of would be voters.

In this podcast, student reporters Jack Bogda, Cameron Perkins, Ariel Van Cleve and Archie Smith go over the different clubs and activities going around at the school in order to shine a light on the less popular sports. They discuss a new hockey club with initial tryouts tonight, the new pickleball club, and the baseball club.

Host Quay is joined by two other #nevadavote reporters San Diego natives, Joey and Eric, about experiencing and living in Reno’s political swing culture, while growing up in red counties of a blue state.