Nevadans debate the meaning of 'genocide'

🎓 UNLV to Finish Year Remotely

After the tragic events of last week, UNLV will largely operate remotely for the rest of 2023. There will be no required finals; the grade students had earned by Dec. 6 will be their final grade — though some professors might decide to offer optional online or take-home finals. Winter commencement, scheduled for Dec. 19 and 20, will go on. [KVVU]

• Misinformation spread "like wildfire" in immediate aftermath of the UNV shooting. [Las Vegas Sun]

💬 When a Word Matters

Many Nevadans who follow the events in Israel and Gaza are debating the meaning of the term “genocide” after the Governor’s Advisory Council on Education Relating to the Holocaust put out a statement arguing against using the word to describe Israel’s actions — prompting a backlash. [Nevada Independent]

🏈 Funny Bets

The game last month in which UNLV’s football team routed New Mexico 56-14 is being looked at with suspicious eyes after a wagering monitor flagged suspicious betting activity. No one will confirm if an investigation is officially underway. [Review-Journal]

• Related: Fuzzy about sports betting? Analyst Minty Bets explains it all. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

🎸 Like a Boss

OK, it’s not the most important story on the docket today, but it is the hardest rocking one: After years of not coming to town, Bruce Springsteen will perform in Las Vegas on March 22. Tickets go on sale Thursday. [KLAS]

• Related: Hey, we were just talking about how big music acts often skip this town! [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

🕳️ Boring in Chinatown

Elon Musk's Boring Co. has bought an acre-and-a-half in Chinatown with an eye toward building a station for its Vegas Loop project there — one of an eye-popping, possibly credulity-straining 93 stations proposed over its 68-mile length. No timeline for construction yet. [Review-Journal]

First, Where Was It? ⤴️

Last week’s contest: I can see why a couple of Vegas-smart readers guessed that these guys are in the Mob Museum — they definitely exude an omerta vibe. But this see-nothing, hear-nothing, say-nothing trio greets patrons at the legendary Piero’s Italian Cuisine, where many hush-hush deals have surely been made.

Congrats to these folks for getting it right:

🏆 Roland R., Staci R., Laura W.

And many thanks to reader James P. Reza for 📸 supplying the photo!

Now for This Week’s Challenge ⤵️

All right, birdwatchers, if you know where this beauty can be spotted, drop me a line using the button below, and be sure to put Where Is It in your subject line. Good luck!

A Very Vegas Gift Guide

Got a long giving list and a short stack of ideas? City Cast Las Vegas producers Sonja Swanson and Layla Muhammad have you covered with recommendations for what to get teenagers and that quirky friend, as well as thoughtful but inexpensive gifts, and more!