Renewed push to get rid of UNLV's mascot

Thousands have signed a petition to get rid of UNLV's mascot "Hey Reb."

CREATOR OF THE PETITIONCLAIMS THE REBEL - HASRACIST ROOTS.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER KELSEYMCFARLAND IS LIVE ON UNLV'SCAMPUS.AND KELSEY THIS ISN'T THE FIRSTTIME PEOPLE HAVE CALLED TOCHANGE THE MASCOT.CONTROVERSY AROUND UNLV'SMASCOT DATES BACK TO THE70S.AND HEY REB HAS TRANSFORMEDQUITE A FEW TIMES SINCE THEN.THE BLACK LIVES MATTERMOVEMENT..BRINGING THE ISSUE BACK INTOTHE LIME LIGHT.THIS PETITION - NOW SIGNED BYMORE THAN 28 HUNDRED PEOPLE-STATES THE REBEL IS QUOTE'"RACIST" AND "ROOTED IN ACONFEDERATE MYTHOLOGY" THEY'REREQUESTING THAT UNLV'SPRESIDENT HOLDS A CAMPUS-WIDEVOTE..TO SELECT A NEW MASCOT.THE UNIVERSITY'S FIRST OFFICIALMASCOT WAS BEAUREGARD..A CARTOON WOLF WEARING ACONFEDERATE UNIFORM- UNLV SAYSIT WAS MEANT TO REFLECTREBELLION AGAINST OUR RIVALS INTHE NORTH- U-N-R BUT ADMITSIT WAS A BAD DECISION.STUDENTS VOTED TO BANISHBEAUREGARD IN THE 70S....NOW- REBEL FANS CHEER FOR "HEYREB" UNLV SAYS HISINSPIRATION CAME FROM THEWESTERN TRAILBLAZERS OF THE1800S....BUT SOME CLAIM THAT DIDN'TSEVER IT'S CONFEDERATE TIESENOUGH.STUDENTS SPARKED ANOTHERPETITION TO GET RID OF HEY REBIN 2015 AT THE TIMECONGRESSWOMAN DINA TITUS ANDFORMER SENATOR HARRY REIDSUGGESTED IT MAY BE TIME TORETIRE HEY REB.: "I BELIEVE THAT THE BOARD OFREGENTS SHOULD TAKE THAT UPAND TAKE A LOOK AT IT"WE'VE REACHED OUT TO UNLV FOR ASTATEMENT ON THE PETITIONBUT HAVE NOT YET HEARD BACK.YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED MY "BATTLEBORN" FACE MASK..PROVIDED BY THE COVID-19 TASKFORCE.OUR STATE'S BEGINNINGS AREFRAMED BY THE CIVIL WAR..BUT NEVADA HELPED LINCOLN GETTHE VOTES HE NEEDED TO ABOLISHSLAVERY.KELSEY MCFARLAND, 13 AN.AS KELSEY JUST MENTIONED---THE C-D-C AND LOCAL HEALTHOFFICIALS CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGEEVERYONE TO WEAR THEIR FACE