""UNLV's current mascot, the Rebel' is racist and is rooted in a Confederate mythology which has no place on our campus," the petition says. "© 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC.
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"Hey Reb statue photographed in the courtyard of the Tam Alumni Building June 4, 2009 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. had been greeting visitors outside UNLV's Tam Alumni Center since 2007 before it was suddenly hauled off … statue from campus as the school moves to change its Confederate-themed Runnin' Rebels nickname.
"The university will have more to share after "the listening tour is complete," Meana said. statue on campus Tuesday night in response to criticism that the image is rooted in racist ideology. "The frequency of those conversations has increased in recent weeks, and I will have more to share with campus once the listening tour is complete.
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"UNLV, which held its first classes in 1957, long after the founding of the For a time, UNLV also used a mascot called "Beauregard," a cartoon wolf in a Confederate battle uniform.Since the 1980s, the school has gone with variations State Sen. Pat Spearman, D-North Las Vegas, said she believes that Hey Reb!
"You can try to like dance around it and say, 'It's not Confederate.'
UNLV on Tuesday removed the Hey Reb! UNLV removes controversial Hey Reb! On the night the statue was removed, a change.org petition calling for a new UNLV mascot had almost 4,000 signatures.“Having a mascot that is inextricably connected to a failed regime whose single aim was to preserve the institution of slavery is an embarrassment to our campus and to our community,” the petition said.The debate over the Confederate flag and other symbols of slavery and black oppression has burst open in the wake of widespread protests over police abuse of African Americans and specifically the choking death of George Floyd. LAS VEGAS – In the wake of George Floyd's death and nationwide protests against racial injustice, a statue of UNLV’s "Rebel” mascot has been removed from campus.Donated to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2007, the Hey Reb!
statue from its campus on Tuesday night, and the university could change its mascot from the Rebels in the coming weeks.
The statue, which stood in front of the Tam Alumni Center, will be returned to its donor, Meana said in a message to the UNLV community. "In recent conversations with the donor, we mutually agreed it was best to remove the statue and return it," Meana said in an email Tuesday. "In recent conversations with the donor, we mutually agreed it was best to remove the statue and return it," Meana said in an email Tuesday. "Hey Reb!" Designed partially as a jab at the northern University of Nevada, Reno, it changed over to the current human mascot in 1983.The mascot was originally named "Beauregard" after the Confederate general who ordered the first shots of the Civil War.Students led a charge in the 1970s to drop the Confederate-themed mascot, and university officials contend the current logo is based on Western trailblazers in the 1800s.In the wake of a 2015 massacre at a black church in Charleston, S.C., former Sen. Harry Reid said Nevada higher education officials Reid said Nevada's Board of Regents should take a look at changing UNLV's current mascot and the basketball team's nickname, the "Runnin' Rebels. statue was placed in front of the Richard Tam Alumni Center until June 6 after which it was removed. "That includes the future of our mascot," Meana said. “Up until the murder of George Floyd, there were a lot of things that looked OK or seemed benign.”After the protests, lingering trauma: the scars of ‘non-lethal’ weaponsHow it happened: Inside Biden's search for a running mateSeattle police chief quits after city council votes to strip fundsLawmakers and activists in Portland must now contend with local police reform, after 3 weeks of being united against Trump putting federal agents in the cityGoya CEO's cozying up to Trump may have backfired, study showsAmericans might face a long wait for the COVID economic relief Trump promised in executive orderThis Genius $39.99 HD Drone Is Taking United States By StormNicolle Wallace Reveals What Trump Fears Most About Kamala HarrisThese Pictures of Meghan Markle in a Bikini Sent Prince Harry into a Rage at the PaparazziNatural Light's Dorm from Home hopes to 'give a piece of the college lifestyle' back to one lucky studentBig ten college football presidents vote to postpone season over coronavirus concernsPHOTOS: John Lewis – congressman and civil rights activist – a life of extraordinary serviceWhy John David Washington 'used to lie' about Denzel Washington being his fatherTucker Carlson Gets Corrected To His Face On Live TV And REALLY Doesn’t Like ItPresident Trump blasts Biden’s VP pick, Kamala Harris, as 'meanest, most horrible, most disrespectful' senatorNorth Carolina GOP House Candidate Defends His Photos From Hitler's Vacation RetreatWillie Brown urges Kamala Harris to decline offer to be Joe Biden’s VP "In our recent conversations with the donor, we mutually agreed it was best to remove the statue and return it," UNLV president Marta Meana UNLV's mascot has been the Rebels since the 1950s when the school was an extension of the University of Nevada, Reno. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, also took a major step and reports say that a statue of UNLV’s "Rebel" mascot has been removed from campus. Designed partially as a jab at the northern University of Nevada, Reno, it changed over to the current human mascot in 1983.The mascot was originally named "Beauregard" after the Confederate general who ordered the first shots of the Civil War.Students led a charge in the 1970s to drop the Confederate-themed mascot, and university officials contend the current logo is based on Western trailblazers in the 1800s.In the wake of a 2015 massacre at a black church in Charleston, S.C., former Sen. Harry Reid said Nevada higher education officials should look at changing UNLV's mascot. Donated to the university in 2007, the Hey Reb! "Having a mascot that is inextricably connected to a failed regime whose single aim was to preserve the institution of slavery is an embarrassment to our campus and to our community. "In … Public opinion has shifted dramatically since Floyd’s killing.UNLV has used the "Rebel" mascot since 1969, which was originally a wolf wearing a Confederate Army cap and uniform as the school mascot. UNLV has used the "Rebel" mascot since 1969, which was originally a wolf wearing a Confederate Army cap and uniform as the school mascot. That includes the future of our mascot.