Controversy erupts on Twitter after La Señorita changes marquee to ‘Fire Up Spartans’

La Señorita Mexican Restaurant, 1516 S. Mission St, caused an uproar on Twitter yesterday.

But not for reasons one might expect. In loom of the football game against Michigan State University, the Mexican restaurant allegedly posted “Fire up Spartans, Go get ‘em” on its marquee Wednesday, according to a photo posted on the social networking site.

Steve Sura, manager at La Señorita, declined to comment when reached by phone Thursday.

“We aren’t commenting on anything at this time,” Sura said.

The sign has since been changed reading “Fire up Chips.”

CMU Sports, a Twitter profile unaffiliated with CMU, posted a picture of the sign on its Twitter page yesterday, with the comment “The Mt. Pleasant La Señorita is supporting Michigan State in the upcoming football game between MSU & CMU. Disgraceful.”

Dave Heeke, director of CMU Athletics, was among several to retweet the post. Heeke did not return calls seeking comment.

The story has been retweeted more than 250 times since it was originally posted.

When contacted, management at the La Señorita in East Lansing said they did not know anything about the incident.