democracy

As we return to school, we look forward to a year of learning together, building friendships, and fostering community. Yet, it seems that heated rhetoric and attacks on debate and dialogue have been at the forefront of the media and across college campuses. The September 10th assaination of Charlie Kirk has brought non-stop coverage and contention throughout the country. Some of us knew him, and others didn’t, but in the days that followed we all learned about his life and his conservative beliefs. Charlie Kirk was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University, fatally shot while engaging in debate. Kirk was on his first of ten stops at college campuses around the country, with a stop scheduled for New Hampshire.