It is with a heavy heart and profound sadness I share that a member of the UNLV family is no longer with us. Nathan Tyler Valencia has passed away following a tragic incident a week ago.
On Friday afternoon, UNLV President Keith Whitfield shared the message below with the university community. The university is aware of the fraternity event and related incident and is actively looking into it. The following statement from the university is listed below. The I-Team reached out to UNLV for comment on the incident. Nick Lasso and Ryan Zimmer of the Richard Harris Law Firm The family has asked for privacy during this time to grieve. We will leave no stone unturned to determine how a 20 year old ended up in a school-sanctioned amateur fight that cost him his life. “Kappa Sigma Fight Night” is an event that has been held annually and was well known to both UNLV and the national Kappa Sigma Fraternity. College students should not be placed in a situation where they are pitted against each other for combat.
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We will be completing a full investigation to determine how UNLV and the Kappa Sigma Fraternity could allow and promote an event like this to take place. Our preliminary investigation reveals mistakes were made and safety precautions overlooked. The Valencia family is heartbroken over the loss of Nathan. All rights reserved.Valencia’s parents told the I-Team that their son was a registered organ donor, and they have learned his organs will help at least eight people.Ī second statement was released from the family’s attorneys on Friday: “īaylor University also sent a statement on Monday afternoon explaining the suspension means all the fraternity activities, including meetings, social events, and new members have been canceled pending the completion of the formal inquiry.Ĭopyright 2017 KXXV. The allegations are inconsistent with the values of Kappa Sigma and upon the completion of the investigation, the Fraternity will address the findings in an appropriate manner. Kappa Sigma has suspended the operations of the Chapter, while we conduct an investigation in cooperation with the University. “The Kappa Sigma Fraternity has learned of a social event that occurred with our Lambda-Tau Chapter at Baylor University at an off campus location on Saturday evening.
The national Kappa Sigma chapter released this statement: She added the university is following established disciplinary procedures for student organizations. it's a whole university problem that the minority students here don't feel as comfortable than the majority of the students do," Baylor NAACP Incoming President Kristen Williams said.Ī spokeswoman said Baylor University is investigating the incident and taking the matter seriously. It was to get attention of the administration and Baylor University itself because this is not just a fraternity problem. In addition, they would like the university to create a multicultural cabinet through the Student Government and for the university to have more diverse faculty and staff. The students also had some requests for the Baylor University Administration, including making cultural competency training mandatory, punishing the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and receiving an apology from the group. It's because people don't understand the sacrifice of us students being put here."
"What happened this weekend is not because of people trying to make fun of race. Rodriguez was visibly emotional when she spoke to the crowd. She doesn't do it because cleaning is great or because it is part of our culture she does it because she wants something better for me," Baylor University Grace Rodriguez said at the protest. Several students, including Hispanic-American students shared their thoughts about the party. Students chanted "Dear Baylor, love thy neighbor" as they made their way to Fountain Mall. Hundreds of students from different backgrounds participated in the protest that started at the Student Union Building. According to the Baylor Chapter of the NAACP, the Baylor University Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity hosted a "Mexican Appropriation Party," where students dressed as maids and construction workers.
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