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UVU will host a "Vigil for Unity" on Friday at 4 p.m.

The event follows the shooting death of activist Charlie Kirk on campus.

OREM — The final step in Utah Valley University's phased reopening will be complete Wednesday morning when students return to class.

It will be the first time students are back since conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking on campus.

Maddie Rogers, a UVU junior studying psychology, called the whole situation "surreal." She and her family visited a makeshift memorial to Kirk near UVU's main entrance on Tuesday evening. Many people have stopped there over the last few days to lay flowers, write notes and spend quiet moments reflecting on what happened.

"I'm more emotional than I though

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