BYU hopes to learn, improve after racial slur used at volleyball game

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As the racist actions of a BYU fan continue to spark outrage nationwide, the Brigham Young University athletics department says it is working to prevent this from happening again.

BYU athletics director Tom Holmoe met with FOX 13 News to clarify the timeline of the university’s response to react and locate the fan who called a Duke volleyball player the N-word during the game between Duke and BYU Friday night.

“She was crying, she was upset. And Rachel is not the person to cry and call over a loss,” said Marvin Richardson, the father of Rachel Richardson, who had racial slurs yelled at her. “The story really should be that there were 5,500 people at a women’s volleyball game at Smith Fieldhouse, the first time in its history, the largest crowd. That should be the story,” said Richardson.

Holmoe said the athletics department is re-examining its policies and procedures. They also say they intend to prioritize anti-racism education not only for students but all of Cougar Nation.

 

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You all wanted to believe it so badly you never stopped to ask the obvious questions

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Why isn’t the person being identified. Or is this an attempt to appease everyone and not really having found the person.

I've been offline all day, is there any evidence that this actually happened? All I've seen is repeats of the accusations.

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