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May 4

Daffodil Hill, near the Victory Bell

IN A FLASH: Blue, Gold and Greening

Slowly, the Kent Campus is seeing its greenery return. 

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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University community members and visitors gather on the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Commons for the annual May 4 Commemoration to honor those who were killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Remembers May 4, 1970, With 53rd Commemoration

Advancing the legacy of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine students and forever changing the lives of countless others, the university will hold its annual commemoration on May 3-4.

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Singer David Crosby tours the May 4 site with Professor Emeritus Laura Davis.

May 4 Historian Reflects on Singer David Crosby's Ties to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹

Professor Emeritus Laura Davis, co-creator of the May 4 Walking Tour and May 4 Visitors Center, and a witness to the 1970 Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ shootings, shares personal reflections on singer David Crosby's ties to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹.

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David Crosby Official

David Crosby Passes Away at 81

Singer-songwriter David Crosby, who performed the iconic "Ohio" with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young following the events at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ of May 4, 1970, passed away at the age of 81. 

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Jackson State, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹, and the Civil Rights Movement

Hollywood Plans New May 4-Inspired Movie

reports that a new movie inspired by the shootings at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University on May 4, 1970, is in the works and will be released next year. 

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Kent Campus

Daffodils sticking out of grass on Daffodil Hill

Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Maintaining the Living Memorial of Daffodil Hill

Daffodil Hill became a part of the May 4 Memorial that brought both sides together, but groundskeepers struggle to keep it thriving now. 

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Professor Emeritus Jerry Lewis speaks at the inaugural luncheon established to honor his legacy as a May 4, 1970 historian and advocate.

Jerry M. Lewis Lecture Series Debuts With Talk on May 4 Memorializing Process; Service of Faculty Marshals Also Remembered, Honored

The inaugural Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon took place May 2 at the Kent Student Center Ballroom with Tammy Clewell, Ph.D., professor in Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Department of English, as the featured speaker.

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Attendees - Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ community members and visitors gather on the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Commons for the annual May 4 Commemoration to honor those who were killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Remembers the Events of May 4, 1970

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University has scheduled a variety of programs, events and exhibits for this year’s remembrance of May 4, 1970, to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ students during an anti-war protest.

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