University of Utah students join pro-Palestine rallies, create encampment on campus

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University of Utah students joined nationwide pro-Palestinian rallies Monday as they set up colorful tents and tarps on the lawn in front of the school’s administration building.

The students set up roughly 20 tents and rallied for hours Monday outside the school’s administration building.

We fully support everyone’s civil right to express themselves through freedom of speech. Yet, we do not tolerate the acts of any criminal activity, including but not limited to: property damage, unlawful assembly or camping, threats, or violent acts.U. police Capt.

They held hands and posters. They played hacky sack on the lawn. Inside their circle, they had first-aid kits, granola bars and megaphones. Backpacks were scattered on the surrounding sidewalks, next to signs that said, “Bombs made in Utah are killing kids in Gaza” and “Cut ties to Israel.” The students said the university should not only divest from “participating in a genocide” with the Israel-Hamas war — but it should also disclose all of its financial connections with its endowment.

They sang, too, and prayed. “This is the people’s university now,” they said. Most wore scarves and masks covering their faces.

 

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