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UTSA Reviews Student Poem Praising Kirk Assassination

By Drooid · Oct 31, 2026 · How we work

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Activist Christian Collins hosted a student poem celebrating Charlie Kirk’s assassination at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Student Isa Casahuga Lemgruber recited verses about a ‘shot to the neck’ and a ‘Kirk-aversary.’
University of Texas at San Antonio said it is reviewing the incident through student conduct processes.
FBI Director Kash Patel said prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Tyler Robinson.

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Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) called the poem clip “one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen.”
UT System Board of Regents Chairman Kevin Eltife said the university will not tolerate incitement.
UT System Chancellor John Zerwas said the incident will be handled under the law.
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) called the student “piece of trash” and vowed to expose her identity.

History

On May 4 1970, Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes ordered the National Guard to fire on anti-Vietnam protesters at Kent State, killing four students, wounding nine, and later paying a $675,000 settlement. The shooting sparked a 4-million-student strike and reforms in campus security and First-Amendment law. A UT-San Antonio poem praising Charlie Kirk now revives that legacy, prompting Senator Mike Lee and Chancellor John Zerwas to demand legal action.

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On May 4 1970, Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes ordered the National Guard to fire on anti-Vietnam protesters at Kent State, killing four students, wounding nine, and later paying a $675,000 settlement. The shooting sparked a 4-million-student strike and reforms in campus security and First-Amendment law. A UT-San Antonio poem praising Charlie Kirk now revives that legacy, prompting Senator Mike Lee and Chancellor John Zerwas to demand legal action.

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