Women’s Basketball

The Wildcats showed support for the University of Missouri’s fight against institutional racism Sunday, wearing warmup shirts that recognized the recent protests.

The players’ shirts — which read “We Support Mizzou” — marked the latest display of solidarity with the Missouri protesters by Northwestern students.

“In light of all that has been happening at UM, we, as a united team, wanted to let those students know that we simply see and care about their pain, and are supporting them through it all,” the team said in an official statement.

The team went on to further explain its motivations for displaying the show of support.

“We believe that students shouldn’t have to choose between going to class and their safety, and that every voice is valuable and deserves to be heard,” the team said. “We hope that this act of love and solidarity would inspire other student-athletes to use their platforms to take a stand.”

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This is not the first time athletes have become closely entangled with the recent protests. On Nov. 7, the Missouri football team said it would not participate in any football activity until the university’s president, Tim Wolfe, resigned.

On Friday, about 300 members of the NU community convened at the Black House to show similar support. After the group formed at the historic NU landmark, the protest stopped at the Technological Institute before moving to the groundbreaking ceremony for the University’s lakeside athletic complex.

The Cats would not take questions about their decision to wear the shirts.

This post was updated at 9:59 p.m. on Nov. 15.

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