others starting an online petition asking university administrators to prevent Kirk from speaking on campus. Many of the petition signers have referenced Kirk’s past statements on civil rights as their reasons for opposing him speaking.

One petition signer wrote “UVU is for unity and positive change. Kirk’s values are the complete opposite of this. There is no place for his ignorance on our campus.” At the time of writing, the petition has collected 896 signatures.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5771857&forum_id=2)#49251639)