Southern Nevada officials are working to bolster mental health crisis response as the number of calls for aid continue to rise. A little over a year ago, 988 replaced the former 10-digit suicide hotline phone number nationwide. Since July 2022, the hotline has received more than 6 million calls, texts and chats. There were more than… [Read More]
Latino college enrollment in Nevada stagnated during the pandemic: What’s happening now?
Latino public college enrollment in Nevada dropped in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic. While it bounced back a bit during the 2021-22 academic year, higher education professionals and students say more could be done to help Latino students get to and through college. Matthew Gonzales owns a personal training business. After being diagnosed with an… [Read More]
How to avoid falling victim to misinformation
If you only have a few seconds, read these lines: Check what you feel when you receive some content. If it makes you feel very happy, extremely sad, or makes you very angry, something is probably wrong. Check the url or link where it comes from. If you see that it is not an official… [Read More]
No, the European Union does not now require a visa for US citizens: it is a travel authorization that will enter into effect in 2024
If you only have a few seconds, read these lines: ➢ A video is circulating on TikTok claiming that US citizens need a visa to visit Europe, but this claim is false. ➢ According to a list published by the official website of the European Commission , the United States does… [Read More]
Is it necessary to speak Spanish to identify as Latino in the U.S.?
A recent report indicates that 24% of Latino adults in the U.S. can only carry on a conversation in Spanish a little or not at all. This story explores Latinos’ experiences with the Spanish language. Roberto Ortiz began his Monday afternoon Spanish class greeting his students and asking them how they are. But he was… [Read More]
More than a third of Nevada students chronically absent, continuing pandemic-era trend
Officials say the pandemic prompted student disengagement that schools are still reeling from. They favor strategies that incentivize, not discipline, students. Ignacio Prado has noticed a change at Futuro Academy in East Las Vegas ever since the pandemic: More parents are keeping their kids at home if they are sick. It’s a factor that Prado,… [Read More]
Muralists take over Carson City for a weekend
International and regional muralists painted all over Carson City as a part of the first Carson City Murals and Music Festival. Edwin Martinez Escobar has been painting and drawing since he was a kid. Inspired by the great Mexican muralistas Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros of his homeland, he has been creating murals across Northern Nevada… [Read More]
EmpaNash: Handcrafted Argentine empanadas in South Lake Tahoe
On a late September morning, Martín Mariani worked in the kitchen of his Argentine restaurant, EmpaNash, to fill an empanada order for a waiting customer. The South Lake Tahoe establishment sits tucked away in Ski Marina Run, known for its boating facilities, food and shopping. He began by putting a big scoop of ground beef,… [Read More]
Venezuelans in Nevada cheer TPS extension, acknowledge it’s an incomplete fix
Though it will allow many immigrants the ability to legally reside in the U.S., the program’s benefits come in 18-month increments and don’t lead to citizenship. Venezuelans in Nevada say it’s “truly a blessing” that the Biden administration extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) last week, allowing more than half a million Venezuelans who are already in the… [Read More]
What does the latest court ruling mean for DACA recipients?
Head of UNLV Immigration Clinic sees Dreamer program on ‘borrowed time,’ with financial consequences spiraling through the community if it is eliminated. A Wednesday decision by a federal judge in Texas against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program paints a grim future for “Dreamers,” who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children. DACA, an… [Read More]
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