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Speaking about the organization, “Pre-dental Society” at UNLV, college senior Lilian Dinh discusses the organizations mission and purpose. She had been apart of the organization for a few years now. “My goal is to help future dental students get the exposure they need,” Dinh said. “This will help them as they proceed further in their career.”

An Hour In: HOSA

Yara Ahmed, Shadow Files Reporter
March 3, 2025
Guest speakers from Pre-Dental Society in UNLV speak about the organization.
Looking at the position on the board, freshmen Christian Sumaway and Robert Romero thinks about their next move. Both students are regular attendees of chess club. “Being able to go to chess club right after school and playing for an hour or two is always a good use of my time,” Romero said. “Everyone at chess club is very high level so it makes me feel inspired to try and reach them.”

An Hour In … Chess Club

Johnny Tao, Staff Writer
February 26, 2025
Students in chess club competed against each other in friendly matches and learned new strategies to improve at the game.
Writing calculus equations on the board, junior Michael Haley easily swifts by the questions with ease. “At the beginning of this year, I was doubting if I could do it,” Haley said. “It was mainly because of this physics class I was taking, I felt like I wasn’t understanding it, and then I wasn’t doing too well on some of the tests. But then I quickly picked it back up and started having momentum again.”

The Number One: Meet Michael Haley

Kevin Zhao, Staff Writer
February 11, 2025

3650 days, 10 years—Most would have quit or have been burnt out by now, but not junior Michael Haley. In the face of doubt, thousands of sleepless nights, and stress, he rises again and again to face...

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