Hundreds at UNR urge reinstatement of mask mandate on campus

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Hundreds of students and faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno are urging state education officials to reinstate the mask mandate on campus. The move comes a day after Gov. Steve Sisolak rescinded the statewide requirement that masks be worn in public places to combat the spread of COVID-19. More than 900 people have signed an online petition that graduate students began circulating Friday as part of the plea for Nevada’s System of Higher Education to restore the mandate on campus. KRNV-TV first reported Friday about the petition. The president of the Nevada Faculty Alliance says repealing the mandate was a step backward.