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A Texas flag is displayed in an elementary school in Murphy, Texas, in December 2020.

Texas school board approves optional curriculum that incorporates Bible lessons for K-5 classes

Amanda Musa and Zoe Sottile, CNN November 22, 2024

(CNN) — Public schools in Texas now have the option to use a new, state-written curriculum infused with Bible stories after the state’s school board voted in favor of the material on Friday. A...

The US Supreme Court is seen on the first day of a new term on October 7 in Washington, DC.

Supreme Court takes up major appeal testing power of federal agencies

John Fritze, CNN November 22, 2024

(CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to wade into a fight over Congress’ ability to delegate power to federal agencies — opening the next chapter in a decadeslong effort by conservatives and...

Tulsi Gabbard speaks before Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in October in New York.

Trump’s intel pick was placed on government watch list for overseas travel and foreign connections

(CNN) — Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the intelligence community, was briefly placed on a Transportation Security Administration list that prompts additional security screening before...

People watch a video during the May 4th commemoration on May 4, 2024.

May 4 Commemoration honors victims, speakers address student protests

Leah Shepard, Reporter May 5, 2024

Students and community-members flooded Blanket Hill Saturday to participate in the annual May 4 Commemoration, which honors the victims of the 1970 massacre. Speakers at the event stressed the importance...

Professor of Sociology Jerry Lewis speaks briefly during the lecture series on May 3, 2023.

Exploring May 4: Annual lecture highlights insights from historic day

Kayla Gleason, Beat Reporter May 4, 2024

Research and impressions about remembering May 4, 1970, and embracing the history it left behind were shared during the Jerry M. Lewis Lecture Series Friday afternoon.  To start the lecture, university...

Community members gather for annual May 4 candlelight walk and vigil

Community members gather for annual May 4 candlelight walk and vigil

Adrianna Quinlan, Reporter May 4, 2024

Yellow lights shone brightly in the night as students and community members walked around campus for the May 4 annual candlelight walk and vigil.  The walk started at 11 p.m. at the Student Commons...

Author Lawrence Roberts explains the picture to the audience during the Voices of Democracy presentation on May 3, 2024.

Journalist reflects on May Day, civil disobedience

Adriana Gasiewski, Beat Reporter May 4, 2024

In 1971, a member of the riot squad (stationed in George Washington University) grabbed 19-year-old Lawrence Robert’s upper arm. Roberts responded by pulling his arm away, prompting the riot squad member...

People peruse the "Graphic Content" exhibit in the Reflections Gallery of the May 4th Visitors Center.

May 4 Visitors Center stresses impact of art, importance of May 4 legacy

Leah Shepard, Reporter May 4, 2024

As spring begins, the May 4 Visitors Center and museum prepares for more guests as the date of the 1970 massacre draws near. This year, the Visitors Center will show comics and graphic art related to May...

Lecturer and assistant professor Erica Eckert speaks on what the Kent administration was doing during and leading up to the May 4 shooting May 3, 2023.

‘Where Were the Administrators? A Student Affairs Perspective on May 4’ lecture

Adriana Gasiewski, Reporter May 4, 2023

Assistant professor of higher education Erica Eckert discussed how the university’s administration handled the events surrounding the May 4 shootings in her Thursday lecture titled “Where Were the...

After the May 4 Commemoration, protesters opposing Ohio Senate Bill 83 march from the student commons past Taylor Hall on May 4, 2023.

Protesters gather after May 4 Commemoration to condemn Senate Bill 83

Kayla Gleason, Reporter May 4, 2023

After the May 4 Commemoration Thursday, students against Ohio Senate Bill 83 held a protest in front of Oscar Ritchie Hall to advocate against measures they say will change higher education for the worse.   The...

Presidential Advisory and Commemoration chair Roseann "Chic" Canfora giving her remarks about May 4th and the activism and advocacy still moving the Kent State student body today, at the May 4th Annual Commemoration on May 4, 2023.

53rd May 4 commemoration highlights modern-day student activism

Addison Foreman, Reporter May 4, 2023

Survivors, students and faculty gathered Thursday to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of May 4, 1970, the day the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of students protesting the Vietnam War, killing...