Posted on 06/17/2020 9:15:56 AM PDT by C19fan
UNLV removed its “Hey Reb!” statue from campus on Tuesday night with university president Marta Meana hinting that changes could be coming to the school’s “Rebels” mascot in the future. 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 the message, Meana pointed to “recent events throughout our nation” as the impetus for the statue’s removal. “In recent conversations with the donor we mutually agreed it was best to remove the statue and return it. 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,” Meana said. “That includes the future of our mascot. 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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The running rebels are now the limp biscuits.
If a person still attends NCAA, NFL, NASCAR, or NBA sanctioned events, then they can’t complain.
The ONLY way to stop this culture-cleansing, virtue-signaling insanity is to stop funding it.
NOTHING else will end it.
The RAT PACK!...............................
Butt, butt, butt..... Aren’t the PROtesters in chaz/chop rebels? You know chaznian/chopnian rebels? They’re armed for the conflict should it happen.
They don’t want that statue to become a political nightmare.
Have they outlawed the playing of David Bowie’s Rebel Rebel yet?
The worlds gone f’n mad!
The Slots? The Pokers?
The snowflakes removed the 49er nickname and mascot of my alma mater, Long Beach State.
The reason? It is claimed the original 49ers of 1849 committed genocide on the local Indians (no conclusive evidence of that). And never mind the fact the nickname was given because the school was founded in 1949.
If not rebels then dociles?
Kaepernick’s ALma Mater!!!
Actually Kaep went to University of Nevada at Reno.
Geaux Tigers!!!
TV contracts have already been settled for pro & college so teams will be well paid for a few years.
I know each team gets about 35-40 million in the SEC from tv alone.
But yes they are killing the sport.
RTWFU!!!
Ole Myth isn’t even a challenge anymore. Bama? See above.
GEAUX TIGERS!!
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