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The Kent Stater Pittsburgh native Keith Pennington stands in the memorial place of William Schroeder while a by stander kneels at the edge during the May 4th Candle Light Vigil and Walk through campus on Tuesday, May 3, 2016.

Candlelight vigil honors May 4 victims

Samantha Meisenburg May 3, 2016

The annual candlelight vigil remembering May 4 victims Jeffery Miller, Allison Krause, William Schroeder and Sandra Scheuer began at 11 p.m. yesterday and continued throughout the night and early morning. To...

May 4 speaker gets mix reactions

Stephen Means May 3, 2016

Samaria Rice, the good people at Kent State look forward to welcoming you with open arms. The ignorant people, I hope, will just stay home.— Bruno Beidacki (@brunobeidacki) April 28, 2016If you are really...

DO NOT PUBLISH THIS GOT DAMN STORY … please

May 3, 2016

What happened on May 4? On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen shot and killed four unarmed students and wounded nine others during Vietnam War protests near Taylor Hall on campus. Who were the victims? -Allison...

May 4 speaker sparks reaction on social media

Stephen Means May 3, 2016

The announcement that Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice, would be the keynote speaker for the May 4 commemoration was followed by mixed reaction from current and former Kent State students.While some...

May 4 schedule

Kent Stater Staff Report May 3, 2016

May 3:11 p.m. – 12 p.m., May 4: Overnight candlelight vigil—Kent State Commons, Victory BellMay 4:10-11:30 a.m. – Book signing with authors Craig Simpson and Greg Wilson (“Above the Shots,” released...

Site of shootings may become National Historic Landmark

The May 4 Visitors Center, already recognized as part of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), is now under review to become a National Historic Landmark (NHL). The U.S. Department of the...

DO NOT PUBLISH The Pink Tax

Hana Barkowitz Diversity Reporter May 3, 2016

While women are getting paid less than men in the workplace, they are, on average, paying more for products. Therefore, it is financially irresponsible to be a female consumer.A recent study by the New...

Kent State students view the wall of newspapers and articles inside the May 4 Visitor Center that showed immediate reaction and repercussion to the May 4, 1970 shooting.

Libraries release audio from May 4 shootings

Samantha Meisenburg May 3, 2016

Kent State University Special Collections and Archives’ digital repository made 119 audio recordings regarding the May 4, 1970, shootings and its aftermath accessible to the public. According to the...

New center for visual arts to open

Gabby Lavere May 2, 2016

Kent State's school of arts will be having its grand opening of the new center for visual arts building on May 6 at 3:00 p.m.According to Alex Parrott, marketing associate, the building will be the main...

Guest Column: Prince of a deal for planet Earth

Tribune News Service May 1, 2016

In the 2007 song "Planet Earth," the recently departed Prince sings, "Fifty years from now, what will they say about us here? Did we take care of the water and the fragile atmosphere?"What took place at...

DO NOT PUBLISH International students face reverse culture shock

Itzel Leon International Reporter May 1, 2016

International students face culture shock when they come to the U.S. but when they head back to their home countries they experience the stress of reverse culture shock. “Reverse culture shock is when...

DO NOT PUBLISH The fine line between cultural appreciation and appropriation

Laurent Rathmell Diversity Reporter May 1, 2016

When Justin Bieber attended an iHeart Radio event donning a new hairstyle, the internet erupted with criticism. Bieber reduced the hair controversy to him “just being weird;” however, the dreadlock...