The fifty-first anniversary of the May 4 shootings is the second anniversary to be held virtually during the pandemic whereas, in previous years, the events were held in person which featured a candlelight...
Students, faculty and May 4 survivors gathered via Zoom Monday night to watch and discuss the film "Fire in the Heartland" by Daniel Miller. Over 160 joined to watch the film and ask questions of a panel...
Jerry Lewis, a professor whose name is synonymous with the May 4, 1970, shootings where four Kent State students lost their lives, rang the Victory Bell on the Commons below Taylor Hall in their honor...
As Kent State University works to remember May 4 and the lives lost, Students of a Democratic Society [SDS] works toward not only remembering what happened 50 years ago, but the student activism that was...
Each year, the night before May 4, there is a candlelight vigil for the students killed in the Prentice Hall parking lot in 1970. While the university canceled the event this year due to COVID-19, people...
For 50 years now, people from all walks of life have been telling their stories about May 4, 1970. For some people, with the passage of time comes greater willingness to share experiences, express concern,...
Students and community members braved the chilly weather Wednesday night for the 47th annual May 4 Candlelight Vigil and Walk.Hosted by the May 4 Task Force, the attendees mourned the four victims of the...
On May 4, 1970, four students were killed by the National Guard during a protest held on campus. Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder had their lives taken in an instant.“It...
CNN has begun airing its new original series, "Soundtracks: Songs that Defined History," which will feature an episode about Kent State, May 4 and The Vietnam War.“Kent State is such a pivotal moment...
The May 4 Task Force finalized plans Thursday for next week’s commemoration of the anniversary of the historic event in Kent State's history.“We are here to preserve the memory of the events and to...
The Kent State University Gospel Choir (KSUGC) wrapped up May 4 events with its annual spring concert on Wednesday evening.Linda Walker founded KSUGC in 1996.At the open of the concert, Walker said, “We...
The rock on front campus was painted several times within a few hours on Wednesday during the May 4 commemoration ceremony.Initially it was painted with “Black Lives Matter #solidarityforSamaria” around...
