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Lacrosse commit’s offer rescinded after Snapchat sparks outrage among students, community

A Marquette Women’s Lacrosse commit who posted a message to her personal Snapchat story May 29 will not be attending Marquette University as her offers have been rescinded by the university as of this afternoon.

“Following an internal review involving the Division of Student Affairs, Undergraduate Admissions, Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, and Intercollegiate Athletics, and in alignment with our Guiding Values, Marquette University has made the decision to rescind the incoming student’s offer of admission and athletics scholarship, effective immediately,” Marquette University spokesperson Chris Stolarski said in an emailed statement.

The message read “”some ppl think it’s ok to f****** kneel during the national anthem so it’s ok to kneel on someone’s head.