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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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Honors College student Daniel Zalamea poses in the woods with his guitar

Honors Student Receives Distinguished May 4th Honors Memorial Scholarship

Honors College student Daniel Zalamea is a first-year Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University student studying chemistry. He is the recipient of the May 4th Honors Memorial Scholarship, awarded to one member of each entering honors freshman class. Having only been a Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ student for a matter of months, D…

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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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May 4 Scholarship Recipient Headshot of Annika Dudik

Honors College May 4 Scholarship Recipient

Annika Dudik, a third year Honors College student from Geneva, Ohio, continues to excel and grow throughout her time and experiences at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹. And if it were not for the May 4 Scholarship Award she received as an incoming freshman in the Honors College, her story may have turned out quite diffe…

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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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A marker on the spot where Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ student Alan Canfora was standing when he was shot on May 4, 1970.

Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s May 4 Events to Include In-Person Dedication of Wounded Student Markers

This year’s return of in-person events to commemorate the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ shootings will include the dedication of bronze markers placed on the spots where nine students were wounded on May 4, 1970. Markers designating the locations of each of the four students killed were installed in 1999. Since that time, a small group had been working to have similar markers placed for the wounded students.

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian to Headline Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Presidential Speaker Series and Deliver May 4 Keynote

Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, whose knowledge of politics, history, religion and current affairs makes him one of America’s most prominent public intellectuals, will appear the evening of May 4 for Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Presidential Speaker Series. Meacham will bring his unique perspective and provide historical context to the issues and events impacting our daily lives when he speaks about civil discourse at the Kent Student Center Ballroom.

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Members of the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University community participate in the annual May 4 Candlelight Walk and Vigil, a tradition that began in 1971 to remember and honor the students killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Remembers May 4, 1970, With Annual Commemoration

For the first time since 2019, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University will remember May 4, 1970, with its return to an in-person, annual commemoration 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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