Before student athletes take the court and students pour into the bleachers, Northwestern Wildside members dutifully prepare free merchandise and distribute team information sheets inside Welsh-Ryan Arena. Wildside has become a Northwestern Athletics mainstay, almost on par with graduate student men’s basketball player Boo Buie’s signature giant-killing floater. The group’s rise to prominence was not.
Northwestern Wildside reported stolen items and aggressive fan behavior at the Saturday football game in a statement posted on its Instagram account Sunday. Members of the student-run athletics organization called security to escort out two attendees who threatened violence, according to the statement. “This type of behavior was not tolerated yesterday and will not be.