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May 4 Task Force helps students gain historic perspective on current events

Matt Merchant August 28, 2015

The events of May 4, 1970 are engrained in the history of Kent State. Five years after the four students were killed on campus by members of the National Guard, the May 4 Task Force was created.“The...

May 4 Task Force holds veteran’s panel

Kianna Bugglin May 4, 2015

The May 4 Task Force held a war veteran’s panel on Sunday evening at the Kent State Kiva to discuss the idea of peacekeeping.The discussion session began with an introduction by Paul Chappell, a 2006...

Members of the May 4th Task Force pose for a group photo after the event on Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013.

May 4 Task Force seeks to educate students and community

Kianna Bugglin May 3, 2015

Five years after the May 4, 1970 shooting, the May 4 Task Force formed to organize commemoration events.The Task Force, one of the longest-running student organizations on campus, aims to be the student...

Women’s Activism workshop centers on listening, healing

Skye McEowen May 3, 2015

Females from all walks of life got together in the Student Center on Saturday to speak about women’s activism, how they perceive it and how it relates to the events of May 4 at the May 4 Task Force’s...

Graphic by Kelly Travillian

New app for May 4 to be released

Lydia Taylor April 22, 2015

The director of the May 4 Visitors Center gave a presentation on the “Future of May 4,” announcing the upcoming release of a new application, Thursday April 16 in Taylor Hall.The new application “May...

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 2, 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...

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