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Daily Kent Stater for Wed. May 5, 2010

May 4, 2010

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‘Learning from the past is a prime consideration’

May 4, 2010

Student members of the May 4 Task Force kicked off the 40th anniversary commemoration by issuing a strong message to President Lester Lefton — items they deem “unfinished business” on behalf of the...

Remembering May 4

Darren D’Altorio May 4, 2010

Stories filled the air yesterday in Kent. They echoed over the grassy commons and Blanket Hill. They bounced off the walls of the Kiva. They got lost in the day’s steady breeze. They were all about the...

Crowd agrees with Seale

Nick Glunt May 4, 2010

First Amendment focus of speechBobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panthers Party, emphasized yesterday the importance of the First Amendment and the rights associated with it. He was one of two keynote...

Lewis: We all have a right to protest

May 3, 2010

Civil rights leader addresses activism in front of full houseU.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), one of the top civil rights leaders of the 1960s, said he didn’t feel worthy to be on the “very special ground”...

Shootings have inspired art across the country

Kyle McDonald May 3, 2010

Sculptures, plays, songs have come from May 4 Over the course of the past 40 years, the Kent State shootings have influenced countless works of art across many mediums. Many examples can be seen without...

Candles burn in memory of lives lost

Melissa Dilley May 3, 2010

A square glass lantern lights the grass around the Victory Bell. Over the next 30 minutes, the single flame turns into hundreds of others that illuminate a path from Main Street to Blanket Hill.The flames...

Students weigh in on significance of Kent State shootings

Sarah Spaulding May 3, 2010

For some, May 4 remembrance is just a day off of classesForty years ago today, Kent State students gathered on Blanket Hill with the intentions of changing the world; little did they know the impact they...

University administration learns to embrace May 4

Jenna Staul May 3, 2010

Students blamed governor for tragedyThey weren’t mad at the administration, said Patrick Mullen, chairman of the university’s Board of Trustees and a Kent State alumnus.They were mad at the governor.Mullen,...

Embracing the past

Dedication ceremony officially recognizes May 4 memorial location as part of the National Register of Historic PlacesOscar Ritchie Hall looks out to the east over the Commons and Blanket Hill. Today, there...

In the shadows of May 4

Jackie Valley May 3, 2010

Gailya Porter remembers being outside of her dorm with friends on a warm Thursday evening at Jackson State College. She remembers the echo of the footsteps as city police officers and state highway patrolmen...

Imagine yourself here, 40 years ago

DKS editors May 3, 2010

For two hours today, pretend you don’t own a cell phone.Pretend you don’t have a Facebook account or a laptopto access it. Then imagine you know family and friendswho are fighting a war halfway around...