Overview

• A viral clip shows UNCW students covering a Charlie Kirk tribute on the campus spirit rock during tense exchanges.
• UNCW said the rock is a rotating platform for expression rather than a memorial and reported no citations or charges in the incident.
• Organizers from College Republicans and Turning Point USA said confrontations included insults like “fascist” and “Nazi,” and paint splashing, accounts echoed in media reports and video.
• The vigil and mural for Kirk drew roughly 1,000 to 1,500 participants, according to local reports and organizers’ accounts.
• The episode became a national flashpoint following Kirk’s Sept. 10 killing at Utah Valley University, for which a 22-year-old suspect has been charged with aggravated murder.