Scandal rocks Utah campus as student who celebrated Charlie Kirk’s death sparks online firestorm

A college student photographed with a cake mocking Charlie Kirk's death is at the center of a campus controversy that has prompted the University of Utah to investigate two College Republicans for charges of misconduct after one posted the photo online.

On Sept. 10, 2026, the one-year anniversary of the conservative activist's public murder, a woman approached a group of College Republicans at an event on the school's campus and presented them with a cake. The words "Happy Kirkiversary" were written in red icing on the white cake.