Eastern Michigan Students Stage Protest During Game Against Wyoming

A group of Eastern Michigan students are protesting during Friday's game between the Eagles and Wyoming Cowboys at Rynearson Stadium.  

Philip Lewis of the Huffington Post tweeted out images from the stadium as well as the students' motivation for the protest:

MLive provided video footage of students chanting during the protest:

Ben Kercheval of CBS Sports reported more details on Friday's night's demonstration:

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The protest group was seen near the field during the second half of the game on CBS Sports Network. Speaking with CBS Sports Network on Friday evening, EMU president James Smith said the protest group wished to enter the track surrounding the football field but was not permitted due to security issues.

The group walked onto the field immediately after the game while players from both teams exited. Many protesters chanted and/or raised their fists. The group then made its way to the stands, where they continued to chant to raise awareness of the racist remarks found on campus.

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There have been multiple instances this week of racist graffiti being found on Eastern Michigan's campus.

On Tuesday, per Katrease Stafford of the Detroit Free Press, the letters "KKK" and racial slurs were found spray-painted on a campus building. 

Stafford noted that incident led to a protest involving more than 150 students marching to the home of Eastern Michigan president James Smith. 

Smith issued a statement about the situation that was included in Stafford's report:

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The university strongly condemns such a racist and thoughtless act, which runs completely counter to the values and welcoming environment of our highly diverse Eastern Michigan University community. Our Department of Public Safety is undertaking a full and immediate investigation, and the graffiti has been quickly removed.

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The following day, David Jesse of the Detroit Free Press reported a racial slur was found in the stairwell of Eastern Michigan's Wise Hall. 

After the second incident, per Jesse's report, Smith noted the university had received information about who may have spray-painted the slur, but it was offering a $2,500 reward for additional information leading to the arrest of the person or people responsible.