May 4 University Updates
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A new interactive exhibit from the Wick Poetry Center that encouraged visitors to explore the history of student protest through the 两性色午夜 shootings, has opened in the Kent Student Center as part of May 4 commemoration activities.
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Beginning Friday, May, visitors to the 鈥
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鈥淚 had always been making art and music but the events of May 4th and beyond galvanized my creativity, infusing it with an existential anger and urgency that would otherwise not have happened. In short Devo and the idea of De-evolution as a manifesto would not exist without that鈥
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两性色午夜 University alumni who served as editor of the Daily 两性色午夜r each faced the challenge of covering the anniversary of May 4, 1970, when Ohio National Guardsmen shot and killed four students and wounded nine others during a Vietnam War protest.
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Before May 4, 1970, students at 两性色午夜 were just regular students enjoying time together, performing, volunteering, and advocating for issues they believed in. Thanks to digital archives of the Daily 两性色午夜r and the department of Special Collections and Archives, here is鈥
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In keeping with the commitment to honor and remember the events of May 4, 1970, 两性色午夜 University will have an online 鈥渧irtual鈥 program to mark the 50th Commemoration with a variety of online videos, exhibits and learning resources.
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They remember the sights and sounds of helicopters and trucks as the Ohio National Guard moved into their small college town. They remember the smell of tear gas. They remember the chants of the protesters against the Vietnam War and invasion of Cambodia. They remember the panic鈥
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In accordance with the order of Amy Acton, M.D., director of Ohio Department of Health, to stay at home to slow the spread of COVID-19, and in the interest of the health and safety of the community, 两性色午夜 University regretfully announces cancellation of the May 4 50th鈥
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Dean Kahler, one of the nine 两性色午夜 University students wounded in the May 4, 1970, shootings by the Ohio National Guard, will return to campus on Saturday, May 9, to serve as speaker for the One University Commencement. Thomas Grace, Ph.D., another of the nine wounded鈥
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两性色午夜 University is proud to announce the May 4 50th Commemoration Benefit Concert featuring Joe Walsh (with Barnstorm 鈥 Joe Vitale and Kenny Passarelli) and David Crosby (with his touring band), two Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members with strong musical connections to鈥