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Photos: Protesters call for resignation of University of Utah president, removal of police from campus

(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. The protest called  for President Ruth Watkins to resign and for the campus police department to be dissolved..

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. The protest called for President Ruth Watkins to resign and for the campus police department to be dissolved..


Nearly 50 protesters gathered at the University of Utah on Thursday afternoon and marched to the Park Building, where they put up posters. Speakers called for President Ruth Watkins to resign and for the campus police department to be dissolved.

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