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On May...
Over a hundred members of the Kent community gathered on Blanket Hill to listen to speakers reflect on the legacy of the 1970 May 4 shootings, which left four students dead and nine others injured.
This...
As the commemoration of May 4 draws near, Kent State students and community members are looking for different ways to remember the tragedy and spark conversations.
This will mark 55 years since the...
Only four years into his career at Kent State in 1970, Professor Jerry Lewis witnessed the tragedy of May 4. Lewis was in the Prentice Hall parking lot when four students were shot and killed and nine...
The May 4 Task Force held a presentation Feb. 13 honoring the birthday and telling participants about the achievements of Alan Canfora, famous for his decades of activism work after holding a black flag...
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...
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...
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...
What happened May 4, 1970, is as relevant as ever, according to employees at the May 4 Visitors Center and university experts.
Decades ago on The Commons by Taylor Hall, four Kent State students were...
There are similarities between the Kent State massacre 54 years ago this May 4 and the nationwide Palestinian protests of 2024, but thankfully no bullets and no funerals. So far.
After the Kent State...
Cartoonist and illustrator Chuck Ayers reflected on his experiences while being on campus during the events of May 4, 1970, and how his cartoons allowed him to reflect on those events during the opening...
On the morning of May 4, 1970, my great grandmother, Terri Rattai, went to work in the Kent State administration office like every other day. By that evening, she would have to leave late and be escorted...
