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Fall 2006

Survey Says...

In the spring, UNLV Magazine surveyed readers to find out if we're capturing your attention. While you rated us highly in some areas - great feature articles and photography - you also told us where we can improve. We'll use the results over the next year to revitalize some sections and bring you more of what you said you like. Our thanks to those who took the time to respond. Here's some of what you told us:hat you told us:

* "Need meaty articles that appeal to a thinking mind. UNLV Magazine spends too many words on selfcongratulation."

* "More articles on the [fill in your major here]."

* "Try to get younger readers interested."

* "My favorite part of the magazine is always seeing what my peers are up to. I like to track the people who graduated around when I did."

* "Include more information on alumni outside Nevada."

* "Take a few risks."

80 percent say UNLV Magazine keeps you connected to what is happening at UNLV. And, 54 percent said the magazine was your number one source for university information, well ahead of the Internet (20 percent) and mainstream television/ newspaper media (17 percent).

77 percent of you are interested in general UNLV news, followed by research (71 percent) and campus history (69 percent).

23 percent say they always read about Rebel sports - almost equal to the number who say the never do (25 percent).

90 percent rate the value of the education you received at UNLV as excellent or good. Alums from out of state were more likely to rate it as excellent (42 percent) than were local graduates (34 percent).es (34 percent).