Boston University College Republicans are urging the university to take a stronger stand for free speech, saying conservative students have “long been marginalized, silenced by fear of social intimidation, academic penalty, or hostility.”

A letter by the College Republicans was sent to BU President Melissa L. Gilliam on Wednesday, following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a college campus in Utah.

“His murder has shocked the nation and struck at the principle he championed most: free speech, the cornerstone of any democracy,” the letter said.

The letter said that, at BU, members feel like they can not openly affiliate with the group, and those who do are “often met with slurs and false labels.”

“Rather than fostering intellectual diversity, the universit

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