When students at Utah Valley University asked to host conservative commentator Charlie Kirk on campus, they provided little information to indicate it would be a significant event.

On the request form, when asked if there would be any high-profile attendees or controversial topics, the students answered: “None that we are aware of.”

They gave no indication that Kirk was a well-known debater who’d previously said everyone should be allowed to say “outrageous things.” And there was no mention that he typically touched on hot-button topics, including race, religion, the LGBTQ community and gun rights.

Student organizers simply wrote on the form: “Students are able to ask him [Kirk] any question, but the topics usually lean towards culture, American values and freedom.”

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