GRAND FORKS — Upwards of 250 to 300 people gathered on the UND campus Friday night to honor the life of Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist assassinated at a campus speaking event in Utah earlier in the week.

Being in that crowd was surreal, said Naomi Bromke, president of the university's Federalist Society and organizer of the vigil.

"It still doesn't feel like he's gone, Bromke said. "A lot of people in the crowd felt the same way. It was a very, very special evening to see the community come together."

Kirk, a popular podcaster known for his debates with people on his conservative ideals, was killed Wednesday, Sept. 10, in Orem, Utah, during a speaking event at Utah Valley University. It was the first stop on his American Comeback tour, which was scheduled to bring him to the UN

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