Utah Valley University should close every September 10 to commemorate Charlie Kirk’s assassination

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One year after the Turning Point USA co-founder was shot dead at Utah Valley University, the commemoration is contested. Tyler Robinson pleaded not guilty on 1 September to aggravated murder and faces a possible death sentence, while the university weighs how far the organization should shape its memorial.