U. of Oregon apologizes for 'despicable chants' at football game
A representative of the University of Oregon apologized after video posted to social media appeared to show fans of the school's football team chanting an
A representative of the University of Oregon apologized after video posted to social media appeared to show fans of the school's football team chanting an expletive directed at fans of Brigham Young University, a private university of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at their football game Saturday.
The chant targeted members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who are known as Mormons, leading Utah's governor, Spencer Cox, to decry the incident as a form of "religious bigotry" on Twitter on Saturday night.
Oregon's interim vice president for student life, Kris Winter, said in a statement Saturday night that "the university apologizes for the despicable chants made by some University of Oregon fans at today’s football game with Brigham Young University."
"There is no place for hate, bias or bigotry at the University of Oregon," she said. "These actions are simply unacceptable. We will investigate, and we call on our students and campus community to refuse to accept or tolerate this type of behavior."
A representative of BYU did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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