UNR president: We are not an institution defined by just one person
By Siobhan McAndrew, Reno Gazette-Journal
UNR President Marc Johnson told the class of 2021 that the university is not an institution defined by the actions of just one student.
It was a message delivered at a welcome event for 3,800 freshmen ahead of the Monday start of the fall semester. It follows the national spotlight the university has found itself in after a UNR student was photographed at a white nationalist rally.
The photo of the 20-year-old history and political science student Peter Cytanovic — who was first identified as Cvjetanovic, the name he uses on social media accounts — went viral.
While the university defended Cytanovic’s right to remain a student in a press conference, student leaders say the response from UNR hasn’t been enough.