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Pro-Palestine protesters move demonstration from University of Utah to SLC jail

Pro-Palestine demonstrators returned to the University of Utah campus to continue their protest efforts. The protest later moved to the Salt Lake County Metro Jail after one of the organizers was arrested. ....

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Mecha Stages Protest for Second Night in a Row — Chronicle

  Despite last night’s events when at least 17 people got arrested, Mecha protests continued for a second evening demanding the University of Utah cut ties with Israel. This second protest started in President’s Circle when protesters began to occupy the stairs and lawn in front of the Park Building. Earlier today, President Taylor Randall. ....

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Pres. Randall's Statement on Mecha's Encampment — Chronicle

  University of Utah President Taylor Randall released a statement on Tuesday in response to the encampment, which was started by students, in Presidents’ Circle on Monday night in solidarity with Palestine, an event that ended with 17 protestors arrested by law enforcement. “I hold an unwavering belief in the power of freely expressed ideas. ....

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