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Jane Fonda visits anti-aircraft gun position near Hanoi, Vietnam, July 1, 1972. (AP Photo)

Ohio Secretary of State says Jane Fonda shouldn’t speak at May 4 commemoration

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose asked Kent State to reverse its decision to have Jane Fonda speak during the 50th commemoration of the May 4 shootings. In a Facebook post on Sunday, LaRose wrote...

Wick Poetry

Music and poetry event to commemorate 50th anniversary of May 4

As the spring semester begins, it brings with it the 50th anniversary of the May 4 shootings. The Wick Poetry Center issued a national call for poems centered around the themes of peace, conflict transformation...

Howard Ruffner speaks during his book launch on Thursday Sept. 19, 2019.

Photographer behind photos from May 4 visits Kent State, launches new book

Katie Null Administration reporter September 20, 2019

Howard Ruffner, a Kent State graduate and photographer, visited campus for a series of events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the May 4, 1970 shootings.Ruffner is the man behind many photos taken...

What you missed

Abigail Miller August 25, 2019

Todd's First DayTodd Diacon replaced President Beverly Warren as the 13th President of Kent State on July 1. On his first day as president, Diacon ate breakfast with Kent community leaders, attended meetings...

Dylan Webb is a teaching English as a second language major. Contact him at dwebb13@kent.edu.

Opinion: May 4 remembrance in prayer

Dylan Webb May 4, 2016

It’s that time of year again where the flowers are out, the weather is briefly warm and students are frazzled by finals. Then again, there’s something to remember that’s a part of not only the history...

Kent State alumni Susan Avery of Denver, CO, tours the May 4 Visitor's Center Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. Avery graduated in '82 and said that she wanted to visit the center to pay her respects.

Almost 45 years later, Kent State struggles to redefine its image

Hannah Armenta September 17, 2014

In response to #WeAreKentState, students and alumni all over the world showed their Kent state pride Wednesday by banding together, clad in blue and gold.Kent State alumna Ashleigh Klinger created the...

Kent State fashion world responds to bloody sweatshirt

Felicia Ssempala September 17, 2014

Urban Outfitters received social media backlash after stories broke about it selling a sweatshirt online referencing the May 4, 1970 shootings of four unarmed Kent State students by the Ohio National Guard.Urban...

Katie Smith is a senior public relations major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at ksmit138@kent.edu.

Opinion: Urban Outfitters: The most offensive company in America

Katie Smith September 17, 2014

Monday morning started off like any other day, until I checked Twitter and saw a BuzzFeed article about Urban Outfitters’ latest gaffe in the arena of offensive clothing. This time, however, the controversy...

Co-creator of May 4 Visitors Center dies

DKS Staff May 2, 2014

Carole Barbato, a Kent State professor emeritus who was active in the creation of the May 4 Visitors Center on campus, died Wednesday at 64, the Record-Courier reported.Barbato was a junior on May 4, 1970,...

An aerial shot of the May 4 Memorial, with Taylor Hall on the right, and Blanket Hill center, taken April 28, 2014.

Campus unites to remember, educate about May 4

Mary Booth, Julia Adkins May 1, 2014

Kent State is preparing to commemorate the events and remember the effects of May 4, 1970.Kent State will host its annual commemoration of the events on May 3 and 4, said Ashley Manning, sophomore English...

Case Western University's Shannon E. French mediates comments from the audience after the dramatic reading of the play "May 4th Voices: Kent State, 1970" in the Kiva, Wednesday, April 14, 2014. French read a CNN news update from her smartphone about 40 veterans that died in Phoenix just hours after her speech on the importance of paying attention to the needs of war veterans.

May 4 play shows different side of history

Heather Inglis April 24, 2014

Cleveland-area actors performed a dramatic reading of “May 4 Voices” Tuesday, April 23 in the Kiva and showed the audience different perspectives of what happened on May 4, 1970.The play, written by...