"Hey Reb!" "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. statue sat in front of the Richard Tam Alumni Center until Tuesday, when it was removed.UNLV President Marta Meana notified students about the removal and suggested the mascot's future is uncertain. statue on campus Tuesday night in response to criticism that the image is rooted in racist ideology. UNLV's website said the mascot's creation was "based in rivalry in fun," though "the choice of a Confederate-themed mascot was nonetheless an unfortunate one. UNLV removed the "Hey Reb!" had been greeting visitors outside UNLV's Tam Alumni Center since 2007 before it was suddenly hauled off Tuesday.Despite the statue's name, the school had previously said it was an homage to western settlers and not a tribute to Confederates.The NAACP had been asking for the statue's removal for years, according to Las Vegas Chapter President Roxann McCoy, who said of Tuesday's action: "It was overdue. UNLV has used the "Rebel" mascot since 1969, which was originally a wolf wearing a Confederate Army cap and uniform as the school mascot.
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statue from campus as the school moves to change its Confederate-themed Runnin' Rebels nickname. statue sat in front of the Richard Tam Alumni Center until Tuesday, when it was removed.UNLV President Marta Meana notified students about the removal and suggested the mascot's future is uncertain. 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. 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.