Boston University College Republicans Demand Better Security Measures Following Charlie Kirk Assassination

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Many members feel they are unable to affiliate with College Republicans openly, it said.

Boston University (BU) must provide better security for conservative students in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, College Republicans from the university wrote in a Sept. 10 letter to the institution’s president, Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam.

Kirk, a prominent conservative commentator, was killed on Sept. 10 while engaging in a debate session at Utah Valley University.

BU College Republicans wrote that the assassination “shocked the nation and struck at the principle [Kirk] championed most: free speech, the cornerstone of any democracy.”

They said that conservative students studying at BU have long been marginalized and silenced through social intimidation, hostility, and academic penalties.

“Many of our members feel they cannot openly affiliate with the College Republicans, and those who do are often met with slurs and false labels. Rather than fostering intellectual diversity, the university has allowed a single ideological perspective to dominate, leaving students of differing opinion isolated,” said the letter.

“The celebration of Mr. Kirk’s death on platforms like YikYak and Reddit, including by individuals within the BU community, reveals how dangerous this environment has become,” it said.

Calls to commit violence against individuals just because they hold differing opinions are not only hateful but intolerable in a university, said the letter.

College Republicans blamed the lack of institutional response on these matters as emboldening such rhetoric, leading to erosion of trust in the university’s commitment to protecting all of its students.

The letter asked the university for three assurances—hold individuals who incite or glorify violence accountable; provide appropriate security for events conducted by College Republicans; and safeguard classrooms as spaces for genuine debate, not indoctrination.

The Epoch Times reached out to Boston University for comment and did not receive a response by the time of publication.

Kirk, one of the most influential conservative speakers in the United States, was speaking about gun violence in the country when he was shot on Wednesday.

On Friday, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said in a news conference that the suspect in Kirk’s assassination had been caught. The suspect, Tyler Robinson, from Washington, Utah, is believed to have acted alone, he said, adding that an investigation into the incident is ongoing.

“Investigators interviewed a family member of Robinson who stated that Robinson had become more political in recent years,” Cox said.

“The family member referenced a recent incident in which Robinson came to dinner prior to September 10, and in that conversation with another family member, Robinson mentioned Charlie Kirk was coming” to Utah Valley University. “They talked about why they didn’t like him and the viewpoints that he had.”

By Naveen Athrappully

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