More than a week after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, many Republican college students in Boston say they're still in shock — and scared about the future. But he also provided comfort to conservative college students who say they often feel dismissed and unheard — even threatened. This week, Jake Wiepert, president of the Republican student group at Boston College, sat in the shade on the Chestnut Hill campus. Members of the Boston College Republicans, from left to right, Peter Fitzmaurice, Leo Ebner and Jake Wiepert. Julia Schultze and Soumil Mukherjee, attending a meeting with the Boston University Campus Republicans Monday night.