David Crosby handed Neil Young a copy of Life magazine back in the spring of 1970. On the cover was a black-and-white photo of a wounded Kent State student, freshly shot by a member of the Ohio National...
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”...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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,...
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...
John Flynn’s father called him May 4, 1970, he made his message clear: Stay away from Kent.When John Flynn’s father called him May 4, 1970, he made his message clear: Stay away from Kent.“He called...
