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UVU to Hold Charlie Kirk Memorial September 10, 2026

8/24/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Utah Valley University will hold a memorial for Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2026.
Turning Point USA will host the “Freedom Built to Last” memorial at the UCCU Center.
Glenn Beck, Frank Turek, Andrew Sypher and Caleb Chilcutt are slated to speak.
Tyler Robinson was arrested and charged with Kirk’s murder after the September 10, 2025 shooting.
UVU will close campus on September 10, 2026, but the UCCU Center remains open for the event.

History

Historical Context

On April 20 1999, seniors Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 13 students and a teacher at Columbine High School in Colorado, wounding 20 others. The massacre spurred nationwide school-security reforms and intensified the gun-control debate, and by June 2025 it had inspired over 70 copycat attacks, cementing the “Columbine effect” in U.S. policy discussions.

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Story summary

Utah Valley University will hold a memorial for Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2026.
Turning Point USA will host the “Freedom Built to Last” memorial at the UCCU Center.
Glenn Beck, Frank Turek, Andrew Sypher and Caleb Chilcutt are slated to speak.
Tyler Robinson was arrested and charged with Kirk’s murder after the September 10, 2025 shooting.
UVU will close campus on September 10, 2026, but the UCCU Center remains open for the event.

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