{"id":2486643,"date":"2025-09-15T12:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T16:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/college-cancels-charlie-kirk-vigil-over-credible-threat\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T13:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T17:00:16","slug":"college-cancels-charlie-kirk-vigil-over-credible-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/college-cancels-charlie-kirk-vigil-over-credible-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"College Cancels Charlie Kirk Vigil Over &#8216;Credible&#8217; Threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcollege-cancels-charlie-kirk-vigil-over-credible-threat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2486643&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A planned Sunday night vigil at Bowdoin College to honour slain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-activist-rogan-ohandley-talks-electoral-college-big-tech-more-with-oan\/\" title=\"Conservative activist Rogan O\u2019Handley talks Electoral ..., Big Tech &amp; more with OAN\">conservative activist<\/a> Charlie Kirk was canceled due to credible external threats, according to the college and Maine State Police. The cancellation was announced as a precaution after law enforcement alerted the school to these threats, though details were not disclosed. Some students, including the head of Bowdoin&#8217;s Conservatives and Republicans group, expressed skepticism about the official reason, suggesting the college&#8217;s management opposes conservative events. The vigil was intended to peacefully remember Kirk, whose assassination deeply affected conservative activists on campus. The event&#8217;s cancellation highlights ongoing political tensions and concerns over safety on college campuses.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Maine college canceled a scheduled Sunday night vigil for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, citing threats.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Out of an abundance of caution, we are postponing the vigil that was scheduled for this evening at 7:15 &nbsp;p.m. by the Bowdoin College Conservatives,&rdquo; the college wrote in a message <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BigSteve207\/status\/1967392284963660243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a> by Steve Robinson, editor-in-chief of The Maine Wire.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the past 15 minutes, we were informed by Maine State Police of external threats connected to the event,&rdquo; the 7:00 p.m. message said without providing details.<\/p>\n<p>The post said the threats are &ldquo;credible enough to require us to take immediate precautionary steps.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Maine State Police received credible threats against a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >conservative student group&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s vigil tonight for Charlie Kirk, Bowdoin College security has claimed in a campus-wide .<\/p>\n<p>We have asked <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MEStatePolice?\">@MEStatePolice<\/a> for details on what <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BowdoinCollege?\">@BowdoinCollege<\/a> described as a credible&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kR51ziUTfu\">https:\/\/t.co\/kR51ziUTfu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMaineWire\/status\/1967393936667795660?\">September 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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I doubt there was a bomb threat. The administration is full of hate and doesn&rsquo;t want a Charlie Kirk vigil.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TravelMore (@AnotherOne311) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnotherOne311\/status\/1967419583008215379?\">September 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZakAMounter\/status\/1967452553643442514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> from one Bowdoin student suggested he did not buy the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-brawl-breaks-charlie-kirk-vigil-blm-punk-baits-mourners-bites-off-can-chew\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official<\/a> college explanation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tonight, our event was cancelled by Bowdoin College, as we just tried to peacefully honor Charlie Kirk. As head of Bowdoin Conservatives and Republicans I am appalled by what continues to be a college hell bent on oppressing conservatives,&rdquo; Zak Asplin Mounter <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZakAMounter\/status\/1967452553643442514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tonight, our event was cancelled by Bowdoin College, as we just tried to peacefully honor Charlie Kirk. As head of Bowdoin Conservatives and Republicans I am appalled by what continues to be a college hell bent on oppressing conservatives. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gB8NIMhKCQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/gB8NIMhKCQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zak Asplin Mounter (@ZakAMounter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZakAMounter\/status\/1967452553643442514?\">September 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mounter, chair of the Maine College Republicans and president of the Bowdoin College Conservatives and Republicans, had noted that Kirk&rsquo;s assassination &ldquo;was a horrible, horrible day if you&rsquo;re a conservative activist on a college campus,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2025\/09\/11\/i-looked-up-to-him-a-lot-young-conservatives-in-maine-mourn-death-of-charlie-kirk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portland Press Herald<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He said his group had planned extra security for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-ramps-pressure-hamas-20-remaining-hostages-face-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pro-Israel<\/a> event marking the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Campus safety and security will be there, counseling services will be there as well, because it will be quite an emotional event &hellip; and the local PD are also well aware that the event is happening,&rdquo; Asplin said.<\/p>\n<p>Robin Faulkingham, daughter of Maine Republican State House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham, said the violence showed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-investigating-local-leftist-groups-connection-charlie-kirks-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirk&rsquo;s death<\/a> scares her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s both terrifying and disturbing that there are people who can&rsquo;t see someone beyond <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-widow-stranger-things-star-david-harbour-says-no-one-could-disagree-with-socialism\/\" title=\"Black Widow, Stranger Things Star David Harbour Says No One Could Disagree With Socialism\">personal political views<\/a>,&rdquo; Faulkingham said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t stop going to the thought that Charlie wasn&rsquo;t just a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-china-threat-is-real-and-upon-us\/\" title=\"The China Threat is Real and Upon Us\">political figure<\/a>. That was just something he did. He was also a husband, a father, a son. 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