Conservative students warn free speech under threat after killing Kirk

After the assassination of the founder in the US Charlie Kirk In Utah Campus, Conservative Students at Boston University (BU) call for university leaders to protect them from violence or intimidation.

BU College Republicans Vice President Philip Vohltorf, which also works as a legislative assistant in the state senate of Massachusetts, he said Fox News Digital That Kirk’s death left conservative students shaken.

“Universities should be a market martet idea. If speakers or conservatives are now worried about shooting or facing violence, then this market closes,” Vohltorf said.

The group sent a letter to the President Melissa Gilliam asks the University from answering responsible students who promote violence in waking tragedy and provide “appropriate security” for upcoming republican events. The letter also accused the University to encourage the culture in which conservative students considered intimidated to share their views.

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“In Bu, Conservative students have long marginalized, struck fear of social intimidation, academic penalties or hostility,” students wrote. “Instead of encouraging intellectual diversity, the university has enabled a unique ideological perspective to dominate, leaving students different opinions isolated.”

Vohltorf said he was scared to see comments of some students in social media forums like Reddit and IIK even celebrate Kirk’s death, calling the sentences “disgusting”.

“We can agree with each other, but at the end of the day we should talk, not to shoot people or committed violent acts,” he said.

The club, which recently began to publish their meeting time, now afraid of openness could do the target.

“We want to make sure this remains a safe space for our members,” Vohltorf said, adding that some students have already sought security at their next meeting.

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Despite fear, Vohltorf said that the group feels forced to wear heritage about the violation of Kirk’s free speech and discussion. In the past 24 hours, he said that several new students applied for the Mailing list of the Faculty of the Republican and promised to attend their next meeting.

Vohltorf said his university reflects the broader “variety of problems of thought” in higher education. Stressed Survey of 2023 With Harvard Crimson, who found only below 3% by Professor Harvard in science and science departments identified as conservatively, while more than 75% were identified as liberal. In Annual Research 2025. The number of faculties identified as conservative increased to 9%.

He said that the colleges should be committed to hiring more conservative professors and encourage open dialogue between students of different views.

Attempts to sneak that the discussion on campus filled with silence, according to Vohltorf, who said he visited the left side of the student group on the Debate Household, but was ignored.

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Vohltorf said Kirk left the legacy to follow him conservative students.

“We feel obliged to continue the mission and heritage of Charlie Kirk because he stood speechThe first amendment and challenging each other in campus through discussions and ideas, “Vohltorf said.

The spokesman said Gilliam plans to deal with the letter and pointed to the Liva policy to welcome all students to express their political beliefs and have a healthy dialogue.

“We work hard to encourage civic discourse among community, we have world leaders, and our hearts and our hearts. In view of the assistance and coordination of our hearts. We will add it to the FOK statper” News Digital.

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