{"id":8086,"date":"2025-11-07T10:37:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T16:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=8086"},"modified":"2025-11-07T10:40:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T16:40:33","slug":"utrgv-student-org-continues-charlie-kirks-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/07\/utrgv-student-org-continues-charlie-kirks-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0\u00a0UTRGV STUDENT ORG CONTINUES CHARLIE KIRK\u2019S LEGACY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/emilio-kirk-0922.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Turning Point USA at UTRGV President Alexis Uscanga said the chapter isn\u2019t turning back. Instead, it is planning more activity on campus, such as voter registration drives and bringing new speakers to UTRGV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uscanga said security has also become a priority. Turning Point USA\u2019s national organization is investing in protecting its speakers, and local law enforcement is standing with them, the chapter president said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uscanga said people already feared speaking up in public because of political violence, and although they may still be in fear, he said what happened on Sept. 10 created a spark among students and they want to get more involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cI think it awakened a lot of members to really want to get more active, a lot of us weren\u2019t just because of the fear of what just happened on Sept. 10.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Uscanga also said Kirk has and will continue to inspire millions of people across the globe to get involved in politics. 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