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In September, the Turning Point USA chapter at the University of South Florida’s Tampa campus held a vigil to honor its founder, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was murdered days earlier.

Thousands stretched down the street and attendees waited in the heat with signs and flowers. The chapter, part of the national Turning Point USA organization that advocates for conservative politics at college campuses, worked with USF to plan the event. The university provided free security and helped secure space at the student center last minute.

Club attendance surged after Kirk’s death, said Matt Montes, chapter president. Since then, the USF group has hosted right-wing investor and Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback and held a Ki

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