Briefly

Board of regents meeting streamed live on Internet

Students and the faculty will bear a significant chunk of university system budget cuts under plans submitted to the board of regents. The board meets at 9 a.m. today to review and make final decisions on recommendations from the state's eight campuses. The system, like every other agency receiving state general fund money, has been asked to chop spending 4.5 percent because tax revenues are coming in short of projections used to build the state's budget.

All campuses except the University of Nevada, Las Vegas have requested authority to put a per credit surcharge on student fees. At the University of Nevada, Reno, that charge will be $5 per credit. At Western Nevada College, Great Basin and Truckee Meadows, it will be $2.75 a credit. But the College of Southern Nevada wants to hit its students with $4.50 per credit.

The regents meeting will be held in Las Vegas but broadcast to the rest of the state online. A high-speed Internet connection is necessary to view the streaming video. Go to the College of Southern Nevada Web site at http://www.csn.edu/ Click on the link to "LIVE VIDEO."

WNC offering interactive video

Western Nevada College offers an anthropology class: Ancient Maya, Aztecs and Incas (ANTH 198 CV1) via interactive video for the spring semester that begins Jan. 22. The class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-5:15 p.m. at the Carson City campus and is transmitted via live video to students in Fallon, Fernley, Hawthorne, Lovelock, Smith Valley and Yerington.

Interactive video courses in cultural anthropology are also being offered this semester in cultural anthropology, physical anthropology and Indians of the Great Basin. Registration and a full class schedule are available online at www.wnc.edu.

Goldfield Railroad program slated for Wednesday night

Author Stanley Paher will present a program about Goldfield and its railroads 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Nevada State Railroad Museum, 2180 S. Carson St. Highlighted will be the three area railroads, the Las Vegas and Tonopah, the Bullfrog Goldfield, and the first and longest lasting, the Tonopah and Goldfield. The presentation is free. For information visit www.NevadaCultureorg. or call 687-6953.

Asthma program offered

A free Asthma Education Program will be presented 6 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center Aspen Room. Patients, family members, and caregivers are invited to learn more about treatment and other topics, including: What is asthma, treating asthma, learning how to use a peak flow meter and asthma triggers.

For information and reservations call 445-5161.

Kids invited to join 'Cabaret' show at Comma Coffee

Calling all talented performers ages 5-16. Wild Horse Children's Theater wants you to be a part of "Cabaret Kids." We are looking for any kind of talent including skits, routines, songs, dances, monologues, stand-up comedy or kids who play instruments.

Cabaret Kids perform the second Friday of every month in a cabaret style review at Comma Coffee in Carson City. No rehearsals required. Just prepare your talent on your own and come perform for an audience in a fun, supportive and noncompetitive environment.

If you would like to be a part Friday's Cabaret Kids, call 887-0438. No auditions are necessary just come prepared with what you want to perform. There is no charge to be a part of Cabaret Kids.

For information, e-mail wildhorsearts@aol.com or call 887-0438.

Douglas County

Douglas Republican committee meeting Thursday night

The next Douglas County Republican Central Committee meeting will be 7 p.m. Thursday at the Judicial Building in Minden. All volunteers who will be working at the Douglas County caucus sites on Jan. 19 should plan to attend this meeting to learn about their roles and responsibilities at the caucus. For information contact 782-5078.

Free tax advice available

H&R Block will host a free tax advise day for the public 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at their offices at 3853 S. Carson St. and 175 Highway 395 in Minden. For information call 888-8288 or 782-3960.