Since retiring Hey Reb! in 2021, UNLV has been without a mascot for the first time in decades—sparking debate, nostalgia, and ...

Hey Reb! isn't coming back. The University of Nevada-Las Vegas announced on its website Tuesday that it is retiring the Hey Reb! mascot, but retaining its Rebels nickname. University President ...

UNLV dropped its mascot "Hey Reb!" but will keep the Rebels moniker, the school announced Tuesday. UNLV President Keith Whitfield said in a letter to students that the team has no plans on a new ...

mascot. However, the school is still keeping its Rebels nickname. The decision to retire the mascot comes after UNLV removed a statue of Hey Reb! last spring due to its Confederate roots.

UNLV (@unlv) June 17, 2020 According to UNLV's website, the Rebels' mascot dates to the school's origin in the mid-1950s, when it was an extension campus of the University of Nevada, Reno.

UNLV’s nickname and mascot are no strangers to controversy. For years, the school’s Rebels moniker and Hey Reb! mascot have come under periodic fire from people who argue they are symbols of ...

UNLV mascot Hey Reb poses during the Runnin' Rebels Scarlet & Gray Showcase at Sam Boyd Stadium Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. Photo by: Steve Marcus ...

Whitfield added that the school also didn't have a mascot in the mid-1970s – but defended the Rebels name as a 'nationally recognized brand synonymous with UNLV.' 'I believe the word "rebel ...

LAS VEGAS — In the wake of George Floyd's death and nationwide protests against racial injustice, a statue of UNLV’s "Rebel” mascot has been removed from campus. Donated to the ...