The Best of UNLV 2011 
May 2, 2011 by The Rebel Yell
READERS’ PICK: The Student Union — Despite ARAMARK Higher Education’s insistence that students wanted a gourmet burger joint in the SU, we thought they were full of crap. Apparently, we were wrong. Either that or Starbucks, Metro Pizza, Greens to Go, Taco Bell, Panda Express, Jamba Juice and the P.O.D. were enough to outweigh the culinary giant Burger Studio. We think the latter. And we could go for a taco.
EDITORS’ PICK: The Dining Commons
READERS’ PICK: Greens to Go
EDITORS’ PICK: Komol Thai and Vegetarian Cuisine – Come one people, Greens To Go? The stereotype that vegetarians just eat leaves is so passé. Komol offers delicious and authentic Thai dishes for vegetarians, vegans and meat-eaters alike. The menu is extremely customizable – order almost any dish with soy duck or chicken, tofu or gluten. Recommendations? Try the herbal salad, soy chicken nuggets, ground tofu noodle, kang ped delight and Indian curry. Just not all at once!
READERS’ PICK: Stephano’s
EDITORS’ PICK: The Lunchbox — A hard choice, this Chicago-style hot-doggery comes out ahead due to gourmet wieners like The Chilean, fully equipped with mustard, spicy mayo, avocado, tomatoes and sauerkraut. This little hole in the wall, located right across from UNLV, also serves up waffle ice cream sandwiches and other delicious sides ready to satisfy the city kid in all of us.
READERS’ PICK: Smashburger
READERS’ PICK: Freakin’ Frog
EDITORS’ PICK: Crown & Anchor never fails to deliver on service or quality and its outdoor patio capitalizes on our warm summer nights. Whenever you walk in it just feels like home. A good pick? The Wyders Pear Cider paired with the Sausage Rolls.
READERS’ PICK: House of Blues
EDITORS’ PICK: The Bunkhouse Saloon – You know you’ve had a good night at The Bunkhouse when you arrive home smelling of smoke and booze with ears a-ringing. Thanks to the people behind Neon Reverb, this bar is now a downtown staple, with some of Vegas’ best bands (and out-of-towners) playing at this local western-style saloon.
READERS’ PICK: Afghan Raiders
EDITORS’ PICK: A Crowd of Small Adventures
READERS’ PICK: Beauty Bar
EDITORS’ PICK: If you’re looking for a place to wet your whistle that’s a step up from your local dive bar, look no further. With kitsch decor, dark lighting and fireplaces, this bar is easily one of the trendiest hotspots for PBR-drinking college students — especially on the weekends.
READERS’ PICK: Colleges Against Cancer
EDITORS’ PICK: We disagree with the College Republicans plenty, but they’re giving us something to disagree with, which is more than the competition has done. So here’s to the pride of Pida Plaza,… the fixture of Facebook,… the accountants of administrative payroll,… the bane of the budget bosses. We’re glad you don’t take activism for granted.
READERS’ PICK: Film 100
EDITORS’ PICK: Those who do not learn from History 101 are doomed to repeat it. Unless, of course, you take it with a great professor like David Holland. Just remember, you can only get to the Beers class (yes, it exists — FAB 367) if you take HIST 101 first. Right? I don’t know. I’m not an adviser. I just write stuff. The end.
READERS’ PICK: Michael Tylo
EDITORS’ PICK: Maria Jerinic-Pravica is a compassionate and enthusiastic professor who teaches English classes for the Honors College and values the importance of connecting students’ interests with the course material. The opportunity to take her classes is more than enough reason to encourage any student to apply to the Honors College.
READERS’ PICK: 48-hour Short Film Festival — On your marks… get set… movie! In a contest of frantic proportions, film students set out to turn filmmaking into an Olympic sport. They managed to eke out cinematic gold in a sprint to beat the 48-hour clock.
READERS’ PICK: Lied Library — That’s right. Students have picked the most obvious study spot again. No “the roof of Greenspun Hall.†No “underneath the Rebel Yell assistant news editor’s desk.†Not even a good ol’ “the sweet natury sanctuary thing in White Hall.†Nope. The Lied Library. Way to go, guys. Way to stand up for academic ingenuity and really make a bold statement. The Library. Booooooriiiiing.
READERS’ PICK: Alpha Gamma Delta — Just as they did last spring, the pack of squirrels at UNLV has overrun the voting booths. With more than enough philanthropic work and members to speak of, Alpha Gamma Delta has once again made their presence felt on campus, and it’s no wonder they have taken the Best Sorority title once again. Cheers to the girls of AGD.
READERS’ PICK: Lambda Chi Alpha — This year’s Best Fraternity award winner watermelon-bashed their way into our hearts, as Lambda Chi Alpha takes the crown. As part of their “Brothers feeding others†campaign, LXA’s North American Food Drive philanthropic work has done a great service for the UNLV community as a whole.
READERS’ PICK: Relay For Life — Maybe the whole constant advertising of this event and endless fundraising beforehand does rub people the wrong way, but it can’t be denied the importance of Relay for Life. UNLV’s 18-hour marathon for cancer research can seem like a party at the time, but looking at the big picture, what is raised at the event goes beyond words.
EDITORS’ PICK: Staff spots — As frustrated students endlessly circle the lot looking for the fabled empty student parking spot, you see no less than 26 empty staff spots. Is it worth the parking ticket? Yes. Just make sure you have a sledgehammer to smash off that parking boot and water balloons to fend off incoming Parking Services personnel. Viva la resistance!
READERS’ PICK: The Rebel Yell — Yeah, that’s right. We just crushed the competition for another year. Once again, The Rebel Yell has beaten such prestigious publications as UNLV Impacts for the honor of our own Best Publication award. To be serious, though, thanks for all the support and we look forward to building off our second-place regional finish this year.
EDITORS’ PICK: Matthew Jarzen — Conservative to the last drop, Matt never fails to overshadow the other opinion articles with bombastic, fantastic one-liners such as “Suck it, Columbia.†He always delivers self-described “hard-hitting commentary†in order to expose liberal lies and generally melt peoples’ faces.
READERS’ PICK: A&E
EDITORS’ PICK: The Opinion section of The Rebel Yell drew quite a bit of attention this semester, but beyond the back-and-forth debates, the “Opinion ninja†and “Worthy of quote†columns added hilarity and lightened the load of the paper’s “serious†section. With headline puns and references to “Mortal Kombat,†how could Opinion not top your list?
READERS’ PICK: Science and Engineering Building / Classroom Building Complex — Take a guess at which won which category. Here’s a hint: The SEB is a smart building. It’s a brand new, state-of-the-art, LEED-certified facility. If it smelled like the CBC, it would clean itself.
READERS’ PICK: Science and Engineering Building
EDITORS’ PICK: Carl’s Jr. on Maryland Parkway. Sure, it’s a little on the derelict side, but it is not without its charm. With a price tag of nearly $1 million, it has to have potential, right? In order to free the university from an off-campus lease, UNLV’s art studio could move into the recently abandoned, yet quaint, fast food establishment. Congratulations, art students! Look on the bright side: Conveniently located next to the soon-to-be-installed kiln is a deep fryer. Visiting art connoisseurs can simultaneously enjoy freshly fired vases and freshly fried potatoes.
READERS’ PICK: Lied Library upper floors
EDITORS’ PICK: In class – It’s the monotone speech of the professor coupled with the slightly warm temperature that contributes to the trend: sleeping in class. There’s no shame in it. You might wake up with notebook imprints on your face, but you always wake up refreshed and oddly enough – never having missed much.
READERS’ PICK: Rebel Place
EDITORS’ PICK: The University Crest, located behind Freakin’ Frog and Starbucks, is home to dozens of UNLV students. A hub of indie and art cultures, the neighborhood brings together the community of a small college town and the liveliness of an urban residential center. A recent inundation of frat guys has done little to undermine the thriving vibe of hipsters, writers and cyclists, so it’s only a matter of time before they bail.
READERS’ PICK: David Rapoport
EDITORS’ PICK: Kyle George will tell you that he has had an indispensable team of compatriots in the battle he has waged against reductions in state funding appropriations for higher education this year. He will tell you that it is has been these devoted, determined students that have carried the Nevada Student Alliance’s message to the Legislature over and over again. He will downplay the work he has done as president of the UNLV Graduate and Professional Student Association, which organized a food bank that fed hundreds of hungry UNLV students and staff and their families. And he will praise the work of the other student body presidents in the NSA — the association of Nevada student leaders for which he was unanimously elected chair. But we know that Nevada would not be the same without him.
READERS’ PICK: Regent Michael Wixom, the level-headed, conscientious, methodical representative of Clark County district six, chairs the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents Investment and Facilities Committee and Health Sciences System Committee. His business savvy has earned him the respect of his colleagues and his ability to share his opinions with directness and simplicity has made him The Rebel Yell’s No. 1, too.
READERS’ PICK: Jemma Jones
EDITORS’ PICK: Business Sen. Jami Vallesteros — Student government is a fickle affair, from the tedium of everyday senate politics to the casual way in which student funds are approved for Italian ice trucks. Which is why it’s a pleasure to honor someone like Sen. Vallesteros.
From GraduAsian, Students in Free Enterprise, to his work on the Ways and Means Committee and the pivotal role he played in obtaining CSUN support for a symposium highlighting student research that might otherwise have been overlooked, Jami works hard both in the chamber and out of it. His politeness, professional attitude, willingness to abdicate the spotlight for the sake of others and thorough questioning of every issue before the senate may irritate some of his peers, but they are the qualities that make him a natural leader and an excellent servant of the students of UNLV.
READERS’ PICK: UNLV Bookstore
READERS’ PICK: Candlelight Yoga
READERS’ PICK: Dayton Complex
EDITORS’ PICK: Some might appreciate their roommate staring at them in the dark of night, but some don’t, and those people live in the Upper-Class Complex. The UCC dormitories feature privacy walls separating each living space, are centrally located and within comfortable walking distance from both the Dining Commons and the Student Union and, unlike the Tonopah Complex, aren’t constantly being visited by an armada of metro police cruisers. Alas, the air conditioners are vintage industrial and unending flocks of pidgeons have more or less converted each building into a massive s- – - fortress, but the good outweighs the bad and it’s way better than anything else — even Dayton. The serene, picturesque landscaping and awesome concrete balconies are just some of the reasons that the UCC is the best place to live on campus. But it’s mostly because of the privacy walls.
READERS’ PICK: Anthony Marshall
READERS’ PICK: Anna Gabriel
READERS’ PICK: Runnin’ Rebels basketball
EDITORS’ PICK: The UNLV men’s Swimming team finished 19th at the national NCAA Championship meet. Sophomore Cody Roberts led the Rebels and he earned Mountain West Conference Swimmer of the Year because of his efforts. As a team they only graduate five seniors, so the foundation for next season is set.
READERS’ PICK: Lady Rebels basketball
EDITORS’ PICK: The team fell short of the Mountain West Conference tournament championship this year, but finishing on top in the regular season is nothing to sneeze at. UNLV’s women’s tennis team won all their dual competitions and was consistently one of the top 60 teams all year. Best of luck to them in the NCAA tournament.
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