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Turning Point USA plans to host a Charlie Kirk memorial event at UVU. Some students are upset about it.

Turning Point USA plans to host a Charlie Kirk memorial event at UVU. Some students are upset about it.

Courtney Tanner
Salt Lake Tribune 

The organization founded by Charlie Kirk is returning to the Utah campus where the conservative commentator was killed to hold a memorial on the first anniversary of his death.

Utah Valley University has also decided to shut down its public campus in Orem that day — Thursday, Sept. 10 — to “provide time and space time for reflection” for students, staff and faculty to use in the way that works best for them. No classes will be held, according to a message to the community. Some students have pushed back on the closure and the administration’s decision to “hand over our campus” to Turning Point USA for the Kirk memorial event.

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