I want LSU players talking about the death of Alton Sterling to wear LSU gear when they do it. The school may not want them to, and may ask very nicely that they do not, citing their roles as “highly visible” ambassadors for the LSU community.
I want them to wear it for a few reasons. I want the players who want to speak out to wear it and get noticed for it because it shows that they are exceptional, that they are valued more, that they are assets, that they are something genuinely different in the eyes of the university than other students.