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1971 May 4 memorial

Susan Kirkman Zake May 4, 2020

A sign that says “Remember Cambodia” hangs on the tree above the 1971 memorial to the four students killed by Ohio National Guardsmen on the Kent State campus May 4, 1970. In the background are the...

Marchers on Main St.

Susan Kirkman Zake May 4, 2020

Candlelight marchers make their way east on Main St. on the edge of the Kent State campus as they commemorate the 50th anniversary of the May 4, 1970 shootings. The coronavirus forced the university to...

Candlelight vigil marchers

Susan Kirkman Zake May 4, 2020

A small group of marchers walk by lantern and candlelight as they make their way across the Commons at Kent State University on May 3, 2020, to remember the shootings on May 4, 1970. The coronavirus forced...

Commons candlelight marchers

Susan Kirkman Zake May 4, 2020

Avalyn Lund-Goldstein (right) holds their candle on the Commons at Kent State as a small group of marchers prepare to walk across the campus on May 3, 2020. The coronavirus forced the university to move...

Vigil 2, Prentice Hall parking lot

Susan Kirkman Zake May 4, 2020

Avalyn Lund-Goldstein stands vigil inside the memorial space where Sandra Scheuer was shot in the Prentice Hall parking lot by Ohio National Guardsmen at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. The coronavirus...

Vigil in Prentice parking lot

Susan Kirkman Zake May 4, 2020

A person holds vigil in the Prentice Hall parking lot as they sit where William Schroeder was shot during protests on the Kent State University campus May 4, 1970. The coronavirus forced the university...

Jim Raber is the executive director of Information Services, Educational Technology and Service Management at Kent State University. 

Frye, Raber, head IT department amid online switch

Dylan Bowers Reporter May 3, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic caused Kent State and universities alike to switch their face-to-face classes to an online format, which would not have been possible without the likes of Jay Frye and the IT department...

Sandy Halem helped start the May 4 Oral History Project.

50 years of storytelling: The May 4 Oral History Project serves as a tool for reflection and healing

Maria McGinnis May 3, 2020

For 50 years now, people from all walks of life have been telling their stories about May 4, 1970. For some people, with the passage of time comes greater willingness to share experiences, express concern,...

Denise Gravitt, top cuts the hair of client Lisa Murray, bottom, at her salon, Beehive Salon, Friday, May 1, 2020, in Edmond, Okla., the first day hair salons have been allowed to reopen in Edmond following shutdowns due to coronavirus concerns. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

More than half of the country goes into first weekend with loosened coronavirus restrictions

Christina Maxouris, CNN May 2, 2020

(CNN) -- For the first time in weeks, residents in some states across the country can dabble in semblances of some weekend routines after governors began easing restrictions put in place to combat...

The Beall Hall food pantry distributes goods donated by Trader Joe’s including eggs, bread, meats and other perishable goods.

Women’s Center and Campus Kitchen join to distribute groceries to counter food insecurity

Holly Liptak Reporter May 1, 2020

Now that in-person classes have been cancelled, Beall Hall is not housing students, but instead approximately 1,000 pounds of donated food for those struggling with food insecurity during the coronavirus...