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Students at the College of William & Mary, the second-oldest university in the United States, launched Turning Point USAAhahuluko despite social media backlash.
Olivia Keller, WophoMore at William and Mary, told Fox Digital News on Wednesday that school administrators were supportive, but her peers were not.
Most of the resistance has been in Social Media applications Yiklak, because he thinks that students are free to attack the club behind the screen rather than face to face.
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Grace Keller, second from right, with William and Mary TPUSA. (Photo courtesy: Kevin Lincoln)
“There was a lot of discussion on that student platform,” Keller said. “So they have opposed our efforts with this new club. They made comments about Clentis members in the club, they made fun of it when Charlie Kirk was killed. ‘ So it’s just another really, really inappropriate things there. But personally I’ve never had some kind of bad communication as possible on the Internet, so since they’re afraid to say something directly in person.”
A 20-year-old student told FOX News Digital that he reached out to college security after learning other students planned to protest the Oct. 20 Information.
“When that was brought to me, I had never worked at a protest before. I had no idea how big it would be, or how many people would be there,” Keller said. “So I felt the need to find security outside of our meeting. And the faculty and staff were easy to communicate with those guards outside.”
Keller, who is a marketing manager, said he saw a big drop in his friends following him on social media platforms like Instagram after posting about Kirk’s murder after posting about Kirk’s murder after posting about Kirk’s murder.
The 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA was killed on September 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University during “America’s Comeback.”
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An attendee holds up a sign reading “Never Give Up” before a memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium on September 21, 2025, in Glendale, Arizona. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Keller said about 200 friends on Instagram unfollowed him after he posted a “rest in peace” tribute to Kirk after he was killed, and that could make for a veterans day post.
Keller said she thinks conservative students often face a more rigid environment on campus than their liberal peers.
“Even college Republicans, they face a lot of backlash, and they’re very vocal about their beliefs,” Keller said. “When Trump was elected last year, they were wearing maga hats and things, so they made a lot of comments, because there was a lot of disagreement.”
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Charlie Kirk speaks before he was killed during a visit to Turn Valley University at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (tess crowley/deseret news via ap)
Keller said he was “committed” but decided to speak out despite the risks.
“Me personally, I’ve been more than I can say, I’ve been a victim of the campus until this year, because I feel like I’m going to talk,” Keller said simply.
His advice for students who find themselves in a similar situation and want to start a conservative club in a left-leaning center is to ‘be brave.’
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Keller’s advice to students who find themselves in a similar position, who want to start a saved club in a left-leaning center is to ‘be bold.’ (Godofredo Vásquez / ap)
“In today’s world, I think it’s very important to be bold about these beliefs,” Keller said. “And even if your peers don’t agree with you, over time, you’ll find your own community with people who share the same values and those will be the most important relationships.”
FOX News Digital has reached out to the College of William and Mary for comment.
