As a Utah Valley University committee works to commemorate the late Charlie Kirk, students gathered in the campus courtyard Tuesday to voice their opposition to a memorial.

The protest was organized by the group "UVU Students for a Democratic Society," who argue that a monument to Kirk could be a divisive and political move made by the school.

Were out here because we want to protest any sort of Charlie Kirk memorial," said student Collin Grannis. "We dont want his likeness on campus; we dont want his likeness sort of immortalized."

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Protesters expressed concerns that a physical monument could become a target for vandalism.

For one thing, its going to get vandalized theres no way its not. And

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