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Racist, homophobic comments allegedly directed at members of Evanston Township marching band during football game against New Trier
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What happenedEvanston Township High School and New Trier High School are investigating reports of racist and homophobic comments directed at members of the ETHS marching band.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Evanston, New Trier investigate reports of racist, homophobic slurs during football game...". The center frames it as "Racist, homophobic comments allegedly directed at members of Evanston Township marching b...".
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Left / center-leftEvanston, New Trier investigate reports of racist, homophobic slurs during football game at new Ryan Field
Chicago Sun-Times · Center-left · News report
CenterRacist, homophobic comments allegedly directed at members of Evanston Township marching band during football game against New Tri...
WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) · Center · News report
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Evanston, New Trier investigate reports of racist, homophobic slurs during football game at new Ryan Field
Two suburban school districts are investigating after reports of homophobic and racist slurs at Friday night's football game between the two schools. Played at Northwestern University's new...
Racist, homophobic comments allegedly directed at members of Evanston Township marching band during football game against New Trier
Evanston Township High School and New Trier High School are investigating reports of racist and homophobic comments directed at members of the ETHS marching band.
