The movie studio would be built at the Harry Reid Research and Technology Park in southwest Las Vegas, but that depends on a bill clearing the Nevada Legislature.
Education
Magician legend David Copperfield, the late Shecky Greene and acclaimed composer Keith Thompason will be honored by the UNLV College of Fine Arts Hall of Fame.
Gerry Sanders, UNLV’s dean of the Lee Business School, says he “left the building just before the shooter arrived.”
Michael Easter has appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience — the world’s most popular podcast — twice, to talk about his two books.
He was a well-known drummer and on-air personality for KUNV 91.5-FM for more than 25 years.
For a second consecutive year, the UNLV dance team won the premier hip-hop division at the International Cheer Union’s world cheerleading championships.
Clarence Gilyard, a UNLV film professor, was famous for his role as computer-terror expert Theo in “Die Hard.”
Artist Claes Oldenburg was known for his large-scale Pop Art sculptures, including the Typewriter Eraser, Scale X,” at CityCenter.