Every season, BYU enters the Kennel for the highly anticipated West Coast Conference match-up and is welcomed by by a sold-out McCarthey Athletic Center which features an overpacked student section that bleeds into the aisles, a slew of punny signs and an array of costumes.
Of those costumes, there are bout a handful of students dressed up as Mormon Missionaries. This year, Gonzaga University is trying to change that.
On Friday, Jan. 26, a meeting was held that included members of the Athletic Department, University Ministry and Mission, Student Development, Advancement and Alumni and the General Counselor’s Office to discuss ways to eliminate the mockery and mimicking of Mormons.