campus protests

KUER asked two Utahns — one Palestinian, the other Jewish — about their thoughts on the pro-Gaza student protest movement that has now arrived at the University of Utah.

Nineteen protesters were arrested during the demonstration, but organizers say that won’t stop them from protesting.

The seven-hour protest in President's Circle, including a tent encampment, was later dispersed by police late into the evening. Seventeen protestors were arrested, according to the University of Utah.

The Oct. 11 walkout was organized by the Black Menaces, an activist group started at Brigham Young University known for their viral TikToks, and the Religious Exemption Accountability Project.

Provocative commentator Ben Shapiro told a crowd at the University of Utah that he thinks it’s pathetic college campuses have to beef up security when…