Like most of us, UNLV senior Robert Gipson II is fed up with political polarization. “People can’t engage one another about contentious issues,” the 24-year-old criminal justice major says. Unlike most of us, Gipson has taken action to make things better, by founding the United Conversations Network, a student organization that aims to be an open space for discussing ideas in a respectful manner. The first event (November 27 at 4 p.m. inside UNLV’s Student Union) will center on psychopathy and trauma after the Route 91 Harvest tragedy and will include a talk by psychology professor Stephen Benning. Right now, it’s only open to UNLV community members, but Gipson hopes to eventually expand it to the general public. For more information, email [email protected].