Supporters of Mecha, a University of Utah student group, stage a sit-in on campus, on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. The group is demanding to be reinstated after the school withdrew its sponsorship last week following recent rallies led by the club — including one in support of Palestine.

Student members of MECHA protested for nearly six hours Wednesday, calling the decision “censorship” and chanting “we will not be silenced” into megaphones. At one point, they took over an office on campus, refusing to leave until the U.’s administration agreed to meet with them.

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Video by Rick Egan of The Salt Lake Tribune.