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100 University of Utah students walk out of class in protest of how their school has handled Lauren McCluskey’s case

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The students stood outside for an hour, passing around a heavy gray megaphone and taking turns shouting into it about the times they’ve felt unsafe and unprotected on campus.

“I was raped as a freshman,” one woman read from an anonymous account. “And university police did nothing to help.”

Another recounted: “I asked for an advocate. They denied this. I asked to have a woman in the room while I was interviewed by police. They also denied this.”

“The officers refused to further investigate,” added a third, who read from a paper in front of her as her voice shook.