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"As a senior at Johns Hopkins University, I want to graduate from a university that fulfills its mission to support and uplift exploration and creativity," said Smitha Mahesh, member of Leaders for Equitable and Accessible Policies and Voices of Color, in a press release. "This can only be achieved by protecting Black Lives, actively being anti-racist throughout the entire structure of the university, and abandoning any and all plans of a private police force."
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