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Students responded with fervent support after a group of individuals hung two banners protesting the DePaul athletic department in Arts and Letters around 12:50 p.m. Wednesday.
Sophomore Elise Manchester saw the banners as she was leaving her international studies class.
“At first I had to read it and everything before I could really react to it but I also don’t know much about what the athletic department’s stance has been and administration’s stance has been,” Manchester said. “But I’ve heard a lot of talk about the fact that they have just shoved these instances of violence against women and rape under the rug.”
Manchester said that students need to question the administration and departments within DePaul to make sure it is living up to its