Baylor students protest sexual assault with 'sweep-it-under-the-rug' homecoming float
Students at Baylor University found a way to make a statement on Homecoming weekend, a time when football and nothing else is supposed to matter.
Dallas News' Adam Grosbard reports that the NoZe Brotherhood, a "secret society" on Baylor's campus that publishes the satirical paper The Rope, drove a float themed "Sweep-It-Under-the-Rug" through the university's homecoming parade route.
A jab at the university's vast mishandling of sexual assault allegations involving members of the Baylor football team, the float was simple: a rug dragged behind a truck, accompanied by masked, broom-wielding rug-minders.
A simple, effective protest that probably made more than a few Baylor diehards very upset? Probably.
The last thing the university wants on its Big Football Weekend? Undoubtedly.
Dan is on Twitter. Sometimes it's teed up too perfectly.
The @NoZeBrotherhood is sweeping it under the rug at the @Baylor #Homecoming parade. Hilarious! pic.twitter.com/U2xEOBiH1O
— World's Okayest Dad (@AtlasExplorer) October 15, 2016
@PennyRiordan1 @SportsDayDFW @AdamGrosbard the @NoZeBrotherhood killed today. pic.twitter.com/WZGoeIlmxx
— Patrick Tolbert (@ptolbert) October 15, 2016
@NoZeBrotherhood Best Float in the parade! A+ pic.twitter.com/DU5lAWNOSP
— Patti C (@PattiC6) October 15, 2016
Happy Comehoming! https://t.co/bvvpcK2qFE
— NoZe Brotherhood (@NoZeBrotherhood) October 15, 2016