Rebel Beat

In this episode of Rebel Beat, Jabre Foster reports on UNLV's plans to transform the Harry Reid Research and Technology Park into a 34-acre media production complex, bringing Hollywood to Las Vegas. The new campus will provide internship opportunities for film majors with state-of-the-art equipment. Jess Barron delivers the weekend weather forecast, Ethan Brown highlights upcoming events, including a classical music performance and first-year orientation, and Brittany Higginbottom Martin discusses KUNV's spring membership drive goals. Jack Murphy, a senior graduating in journalism, shares his UNLV experience and aspirations in sports journalism. Ashton O'Connor reflects on KUNV's impact and community involvement. The episode wraps up with a reminder to join KUNV. 

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I'm Jack Murphy and this is Last Week at UNLV. Last Thursday, the UNLV Barrick Lecture Series hosted Magic Johnson for a discussion about business and basketball.

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So she said, yeah, you can go on first. So I went on first and as every thinker went by and said, never fear, Magic is here.

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Johnson, a Hall of Fame NBA player, has had just as much success off the court as he did throughout his career. During his lecture, he gave advice for aspiring entrepreneurs to follow.

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For Rebel Beat, I'm Jack Murphy. With the weekend forecast, I'm Ashlyn O'Connor. Vegas can expect a wild weekend with 75% chance of showers today at a high of 64 and hitting a low of 54, which is the coldest we'll get all weekend. But those pools will still be open with a projected high of 77 tomorrow and 80 degrees on Sunday and a UV index of 9 both days. However, be mindful of 20-30 mph winds early tomorrow morning. For Rebel Beat, I'm Ashton O'Connor.

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This is Must See UNLV. I'm Jess Barron. The UNLV singers are set to dazzle the audience tonight at Doc Rando Recital Hall at 7.30 p.m. And it's all for a great cause. Grab your tickets now.

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The Center for Urban Water Conservation is marking its 30th anniversary with an open house this Saturday starting at 9 a.m. I spoke with expert gardener about the event. Join us for presentations on native plants and growing herbs. Take a stroll through the orchards and relax. You don't want to miss out on this oasis in the desert.

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For Rebel Beat, I'm Jess Barron.

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For Where the Money Goes, I'm Ethan Brown talking to Jason Beattie. I'm the operations manager of KUNV. Can you tell a little bit to the audience where these donations are going?

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So we're in the final week of our fundraiser and monies that we raise go to fund a lot of operational expenses to pay our part-time staff, our student workers. We want to give them valuable experience, but we also want to make sure we compensate them for their time. And the donations we get during the membership drive will go to fund those opportunities.

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For Where the Money Goes, I'm Ethan Brown.

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With this week's KUNV student profile, I'm Brittany Higginbottom-Martin. I'm a journalism and media studies student with a social media major. I've always been passionate about media, music, and art, along with building social connections on and offline. I love studying at UNLV, and I will be graduating this May. I will really miss the beautiful campus, friendly students, and most of all my

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knowledgeable professors within Greenspun. For Rebel Beat, I'm Brittany

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Higginbottom Martin. With this week's What Does KUNV Mean to Me segment, I'm

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Jabri Foster. I asked Donette Brough, what does KUNV mean to you? KUNV means to me community, coming together, importance to the community, and bringing in interns where it's educational, and just giving back and being a resource, it's very important. 91.5 KUNV means a lot to me. For Rebel Beat, I'm Jim Lee Foster. For Rebel Beat, I'm Jim Lee Foster.

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