"Hey Reb" Statue Taken Down At UNLV
University President Says Future Of School Mascot Under Review

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The "Hey Reb" statue in front of the Richard Tam Alumni Center on the UNLV campus is gone.
According to a letter from university President Marta Meana sent to the students and the UNLV community Tuesday night, she had conversations with the statue's donor and came to a mutual agreement to remove the statue and return it.
(1/3)Message via @UNLV_President on the statue of Hey Reb!: "I wanted to let you know that the Hey Reb! statue in front of the Tam Alumni Center was taken down this evening. In recent conversations with the donor we mutually agreed it was best to remove the statue and return it."
— UNLV (@unlv) June 17, 2020
Nevada Current journalist Michael Lyle captured video of the statue being removed.
Some video. pic.twitter.com/CC9NqoD36h
— Michael Lyle (@MjLyle) June 17, 2020
Meana says she's had discussions in the past few months about how best the campus can move forward given recent events in the nation.
She says those talks include the future of the university mascot, but gave no specifics on actions or timeline.