UNLV takes down statue of Rebels team mascot after complaints by a Native American student association and in the wake of nationwide protests against systemic racism.
"Over the past few months, I have had discussions with multiple individuals and stakeholder groups from campus and the community on how best the university can move forward given recent events throughout our nation.""That includes the future of our mascot," Meana said."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.
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, floppy-hat-wearing"Hey Reb!" that was supposed to move the school away from Confederate imagery and instead pay homage to western settlers. State Sen. Pat Spearman, D-North Las Vegas, said she believes that Hey Reb! wasn't meant to be a Confederate symbol, but still supports the decision to take the statue down.
“Here’s the thing, there are a number of people who for, whatever reason, were not really aware of what ‘Rebel’ means or the fact that there’s systematic racism,” the lawmaker and member of the Nevada Black Legislative Caucus told NBC News on Wednesday. “Up until the murder of George Floyd, there were a lot of things that looked OK or seemed benign.”
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