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Racial slur shows up in University of Utah building

Vandals on the University of Utah campus spray-painted a racial slur over the weekend inside a building that’s under construction.

The vandalism occurred at the Carolyn and Kem Gardner building, which will replace Orson Spencer Hall, said University of Utah Police Chief Dale Brophy.

Police are reviewing surveillance video from the area and investigating the incident, he said.

The vandalism included spray paint and “some other things,” Brophy said, and racial slurs were painted on “an item” inside the building.