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Rick Arpin oral history interview, 2024 May 22

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Oral history interview with Rick Arpin conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on May 22, 2024 for the Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports project. In this interview, Las Vegas native Rick Arpin reflects on his East Las Vegas childhood, his career in accounting and finance, and his role with MGM Resorts in conceiving, building, and operating the T-Mobile Arena, home of the Vegas Golden Knights. Arpin mostly focuses on the idea of what would become T-Mobile arena, possible sites and designs for the arena, and putting everything on hold through the financial crisis (2008-2009) and the building of City Center (2008-2010). He talks about MGM Resorts realizing they had to manage all sports and entertainment venues across the company, including security, vendors, booking, and all operations. Arpin recalls the multiple people, institutions, and determination that helped chip away the "stigma" that professional and collegiate sports felt clouded Las Vegas as a location for professional or collegiate sports. Digital audio available.

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Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports Interviews

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Dan Coronel oral history interview, 2024 May 23

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Oral history interview with Dan Coronel conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on May 23, 2024 for the Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports project. In this interview, Coronel discusses when he began playing lacrosse in the sixth grade while living with his family in Baltimore, Maryland. When Coronel moved to California, he began to play on the Malibu lacrosse team whose home field was at Pepperdine University. He recalls later switching to the South Bay Club, and as the sport gained more popularity in Las Vegas, he found himself refereeing games in the city often. Eventually, he describes making connections with the two original clubs in Las Vegas: the Centennial Bull Dogs and Palo Verde Panthers. He talks about working across the 11 districts in the United States and in many foreign countries as a referee, and his excitement about seeing lacrosse in the 2028 Olympics. He discusses lacrosse not being santioned in Clark County School District, which means it is still a club sport. However, Coronel works to make sure anyone interested can play lacrosse, connecting equipment manufacturers and others who may have a surplus with those in need. Digital audio and photographs available.

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Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports Interviews

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Xiaoyin Zhang oral history interview, 2024 April 17

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Oral history interview with Xiaoyin Zhang conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on April 17, 2024 for the Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports project. In this interview, Xiaoyin Zhang discusses her childhood in post-war China, learning to work as a blacksmith, and discovering table tennis as a recreational sport. Zhang graduated from Hangzhou University in 1982 and in 1987 came to the United States to pursue a degree in Library Science at University of Wisconsin, Madison. She discusses table tennis as a lifelong sport for the mind and body, for entertainment, and for social connections. She recalls the Huntsman World Senior Games, serving as captain of the UNLV Table Tennis Corporate Challenge team, and her wall full of bronze, silver, and gold medals. She also describes her work with the University of Maryland Baltimore County, Williams College, and UNLV. Digital audio available.

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Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports Interviews

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Paper crane wreath given to UNLV Student Wellness Center by the 7/20 Memorial Foundation of Aurora, Colorado, 2024

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UNLV December 6, 2023 Memorial Collection

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Stratosphere Tower fire b-roll from KTNV Channel 13, 1993 September 01

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B-roll and news segments reporting on the Stratosphere Tower on fire from KTNV Channel 13; audio cuts in and out throughout. Shots of the Tower on fire, firefighters attempting to put out the fire, interviews with witnesses the night (morning) of, and the next day as crews work to stabilize the building. Original media U-matic SP, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

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UNLV TV Audiovisual Collection

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Stratosphere Tower fire b-roll from KTNV Channel 13, 1993 September 01

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B-roll and news segments reporting on the Stratosphere Tower on fire, firefighters attempting to put out the fire, interviews with witnesses the night (morning) of, and the next day as crews work to stabilize the building. Original media U-matic, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

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UNLV TV Audiovisual Collection

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Exterior and interior shots of Hard Rock Hotel and other restaraunts along Maryland Parkway near UNLV campus, 2004

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B-roll of Hard Rock Hotel sign; Exterior of Pink Taco restaurant sign, workers in the back of house and kitchen areas; Signs of businesses near UNLV campus on Maryland Parkway including Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Chipotle, Carl's Jr., Einstein Bros. Bagels, Moose's Beach House Bar and Grill, Freakin' Frog, and In-N-Out. Original media BetacamSP, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

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UNLV TV Audiovisual Collection

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Neon signs on Fremont street, 2001 April 14

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B-roll of Fremont street and neon signs at night, and Neon Museum plaques that describe the signs. Signs include Hacienda Horse and Rider; Aladdin Lamp; the Chief Hotel Court; "Andy Anderson," the Anderson Dairy mascot; the Red Barn; the Flame Restaurant; Dot's Flowers; and Wedding Information. Original media BetacamSP, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

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UNLV TV Audiovisual Collection

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MGM Grand aerial footage, 1995 to 2005

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Aerial and street-level B-roll of the MGM Grand at night and during the daytime. Original media BetacamSP, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

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UNLV TV Audiovisual Collection

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UNLV Downtown Center interviews and B-roll, 2001

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Interviews about the UNLV Downtown Center at located at the former 5th Street School, also known as the Las Vegas Grammar School. B-roll of 5th Street School building exterior, an instructor teaching a class, and City of Las Vegas Office of Business Development. Aerial footage from the Foley Federal building of the 5th Street School building, downtown Las Vegas, and a view looking south toward the Stratosphere and the Las Vegas strip. Original media BetacamSP, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

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UNLV TV Audiovisual Collection

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