Tag: University of Nevada

News Roundup

U of Nevada Police Chief: I Know We Let Our Community Down in the Past

The University of Nevada’s police chief Todd Renwick has acknowledged that campus police “let our community down in the past” but has “put in the work to grow and to learn,” and is “always striving for better.” Renwick’s comments were made in reference to the death of George Floyd, which he described as occurring “at […]

June 8, 2020

News Roundup

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Students Criticize Response to Shooting Threat

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ Residence Hall Association, a student advocacy group, sent a letter to President Dr. Marta Meana criticizing how the administration handled a shooting threat. When a note was discovered on a bathroom wall – threatening a shooting on Oct. 16 with derogatory statements about Bernie Sanders supporters and African-Americans – […]

October 20, 2019

Leadership & Policy

UNR Student Won’t Be Expelled for Role in Charlottesville Protest

RENO, Nev. — The president of the University of Nevada, Reno says a UNR student who gained notoriety for rallying with White nationalists in Virginia will not be expelled or lose his university job. Peter Cytanovic, who also goes by the name Peter Cvjetanovic, was photographed with a group of demonstrators on Friday carrying a […]

August 16, 2017

Students

Parents Sue Fraternity Chapter Following Their Son’s Death

RENO, Nev. — A Nevada family has filed a lawsuit against a fraternity chapter following the death of their 18-year-old son, who they say was hazed before he took a fatal fall. The parents filed the lawsuit against the Sigma Nu chapter in Reno, the Sigma Nu Housing Authority and several fraternity leaders June 2. […]

June 14, 2017