In a sign of solidarity of the recent events that happened on the University of Utah campus Monday night, the Utah State University Student Association in a tweet on Tuesday asked students to wear RED on Wednesday, Oct. 24th in a show of support for them and their loss.
All University of Utah classes were cancelled on Tuesday, and the school is planning a vigil for Lauren McCluskey Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the Park building on the U of U campus. McCluskey was murdered by a former boyfriend Monday night on campus as she was talking with her mom on the phone as she was returning to her apartment from a night class.
University president Ruth V. Watkins issued a statement to the campus community on Tuesday that read, in part, “it is with tremendous sadness that I share the news that Lauren McCluskey, an accomplished student athlete who came to the University of Utah from Pullman, Washington, was killed Monday night on our campus. Lauren was a highly regarded member of the university’s track and field team and an outstanding scholar, a senior majoring in communication.
“Several members of our university administration spoke with Lauren’s family last night and I have also reached out to them. Her family is understandably in shock at this news about their daughter. They are heartbroken. We have and continue to offer our full support to them at this terrible time.”