Organizers of a vigil to remember Charlie Kirk at the University of New Hampshire on Wednesday evening say they hope to accomplish two things at the event.
“Obviously, we want to honor and remember Charlie,” said state Rep. Sam Farrington (R-Rochester), a senior in the UNH economics department. “We also want people to know there are conservatives on campus and we aren’t hiding or slowing down.”
Kirk was assassinated on Sept. 10 during a campus appearance at Utah Valley University. On Tuesday, the shooter was formally charged with his murder. Utah prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty.
Kirk’s organization, Turning Point USA, has been active on college campuses for years, helping organize and energize right-leaning students. UNH is a solidly blue campus — Joe Biden carried Du