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per the AP:
The University of Wisconsin will prohibit nooses and ropes from home athletic events as part of revised standards being put in place after a fan wore an offensive costume to a football game.
The school said Wednesday in a statement that nooses and ropes will be treated as weapons that "constitute a threat to safety."
The fan behavior, carry-in and ticket policies were revised to read, in part, that "Any person who engages in violent, threatening, abusive or otherwise disorderly conduct which tends to provoke a disturbance or incite violence will be ejected from our events."
A fan wore what appeared to be a President Barack Obama mask with a noose around its neck to the Badgers' game on Oct. 29 against Nebraska. Security officers asked the man to remove the noose in the first but a photo taken later shows him wearing the noose again.
The changes will go into effect starting this weekend, including the seventh-ranked Badgers' game on Saturday against Illinois. The revisions were made after meetings between athletic department staff and community leaders.
http://www.startribune.com/wisconsin-revises-stadium-policy-after-offensive-costume/400622731/
Go Gophers!!
The University of Wisconsin will prohibit nooses and ropes from home athletic events as part of revised standards being put in place after a fan wore an offensive costume to a football game.
The school said Wednesday in a statement that nooses and ropes will be treated as weapons that "constitute a threat to safety."
The fan behavior, carry-in and ticket policies were revised to read, in part, that "Any person who engages in violent, threatening, abusive or otherwise disorderly conduct which tends to provoke a disturbance or incite violence will be ejected from our events."
A fan wore what appeared to be a President Barack Obama mask with a noose around its neck to the Badgers' game on Oct. 29 against Nebraska. Security officers asked the man to remove the noose in the first but a photo taken later shows him wearing the noose again.
The changes will go into effect starting this weekend, including the seventh-ranked Badgers' game on Saturday against Illinois. The revisions were made after meetings between athletic department staff and community leaders.
http://www.startribune.com/wisconsin-revises-stadium-policy-after-offensive-costume/400622731/
Go Gophers!!
