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Allison Krause

Victims of the May 4, 1970 shootings at Kent State

KentWired Staff May 1, 2020

On May 4, 1970, four Kent State students were killed and nine were wounded when Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire during on-campus protests against the Vietnam War.The Dead    The WoundedAlan CanforaJohn...

Chicago Police Troubles DNC Convention 1968

Anonymous May 1, 2020

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 1968 file photo, Chicago police officers wielding nightsticks confront a demonstrator on the ground in Grant Park after protesters against the Vietnam War climbed on the statue...

Guest Column: Taking care of the bottom-line, not Flashes

University president Todd Diacon’s fiscal year 2021 plan shows that the university only “takes care of flashes” when it’s convenient. Due to COVID-19, Kent State stands to lose $110 million. For...

LGBTQ+ Center to hold virtual Lavender Graduation

With the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing measures in place, in-person commencement ceremonies have been postponed as schools across the country wait for further instruction or develop a way...

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Owen MacMillan April 30, 2020

Members of Students for a Democratic Society, Black United Students and five other groups march up the stairs of the Kent State Student Center Feb. 11, 2020, before heading to the library to deliver a...

SDS rally April 8, 1969

A student wearing a U.S. flag as a scarf participates in a Students for a Democratic Society protest on April 8, 1969 at Kent State. About 40 protesters tried to forcefully enter the university administration...

April 1969 SDS Music and Speech takeover

The Music & Speech Building Occupation on April 16, 1969, was a major Kent State Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) demonstration event that resulted in the arrest of four SDS-Kent members as...

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Members of Black United Students (BUS), who had just ended a sit-in with SDS protesting recruiters on campus from the Oakland Police Department, clash with a “protest foe” on November 13, 1968. BUS...

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A rally in front of the student union calling for the end to the war and imperialistic oppression by the United States, April 16, 1969. The group marched through Merrill and Kent Halls, shouting “these...

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An arrested protester raises his fist in defiance as he is led from the Music and Speech Building to a waiting bus on April 16, 1969. Sixty-seven arrests were made after protesters occupied the third floor,...

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An arrested protester raises his fist in defiance as he is led from the Music & Speech Building to a waiting bus after students on April 16, 1969. Sixty-seven arrests were made after protesters occupied...