A Utah student joked on a cake about the killing of Charlie Kirk. Rudy Giuliani and others publicized her identity and now the U. is investigating.
The cake and its fallout online have ignited a dispute between the school’s Republican and Democratic campus clubs.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A sculpture of Charlie Kirk is unveiled at a memorial event marking one year since Kirk’s shooting death at Utah Valley University in Orem on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. A University of Utah student has apologized for joking about the anniversary that day on a cake with frosting that read, "Happy Kirkiversary."