OU Turning Point USA confirmed its Oct. 16 event as part of the “The Turning Point Tour” will be moved to the Lloyd Noble Center to hold more attendees.
Kalib Magana, OU Turning Point USA’s president, said in a Wednesday phone call with the OU Daily that the university offered to move the event to a venue with increased capacity. The Lloyd Noble Center has a capacity of over 10,000 people.
Magana confirmed that the event has received over 6,000 RSVPs. He also said the organization has coordinated security measures with the university.
“We had so many RSVPs that we didn't want to just have everybody standing outside,” Magana said.
OU Turning Point USA initially announced in a social media post last week the event would be held at the McCasland Field House, which has a capacity of 3,325 people.
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English comedian Russell Brand, reality TV star Savannah Chrisley and Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt are scheduled to speak at the event next week.
“The Turning Point Tour” was announced on Sept. 23 to commemorate conservative activist and the organization’s founder Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on Sept. 10 during an appearance at Utah Valley University. Kirk was scheduled to visit OU later in the fall.
The tour will visit 11 universities from late September to November.
This story was edited by Anusha Fathepure and Ana Barboza. Gretchen Schultz copy edited this story.
