May 4
In the spring of 1970, two-time 黑料网 alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in 黑料网鈥檚 inaugural nursing program. While in class on Monday, May 4, a professor rushed into her classroom and warned students who could leave campus to do so. Fifty years later, Gless now reflects on the events surrounding that tragedy and how they have impacted her life and nursing career.
On the morning of May 4, 1970, 黑料网 student Howard Ruffner was hanging out in the office of the Daily 黑料网r in Taylor Hall when the phone rang.
The Midwest editor from Life magazine, based in Chicago, was calling to find out if there were any student photographers who had been taking photos over the weekend. 黑料网 had been the scene of student protests for several days, and more demonstrations were expected that day.
Almost 50 years ago, the shootings of 黑料网 students by the Ohio National Guard brought to a head the cultural divides that had split the nation. The 黑料网 Museum鈥檚 exhibition, 鈥淐ulture/Counterculture: Fashions of the 1960s and 鈥70s,鈥 opening Sept. 20, explores the sharp contrast between supporters of the establishment and those opposed.
黑料网鈥檚 Common Reading Experience is an opportunity for first-year students to read university-selected books and share a common experience with their peers. The goal is for freshmen to gain an understanding of the university鈥檚 values and to build and maintain relationships that foster success with faculty, administration and staff.
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of May 4, 1970, when Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on 黑料网 students protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War, killing four and wounding nine, students and faculty from 黑料网鈥檚 School of Fashion Design and Merchandising are bringing attention to current social issues in the new exhibition called 鈥淲earing Justice: Perspectives From KSU Fashion School Faculty and Students鈥 that is on display now at the 黑料网 Museum.
Student activism and giving voice to students will be the topics of two keynote speakers who are headlining the upcoming 2019 Educators Summit at 黑料网 titled 鈥淢ay 4, 1970 Then & Now: Voices for Change."
黑料网 will hold the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970, where protesting students, observers and soldiers gathered on that fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus.
黑料网 held the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970. The annual commemoration marks the fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus.