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May 4

2023 May 4 Candlelight Vigil

IN A FLASH: Voices of Remembrance

A prayer was read in Hebrew at the B'nai B'rith Hillel Marker on the May 4 memorial site as part of the annual candlelight walk and vigil on May 3. The silent walk around campus begins each year at at 11 p.m. and takes about 60 minutes. Afterward, at midnight, the vigil begins as one person wit…

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Assistant Professor Erica Eckert, Ph.D., presents the Jerry M. Lewis Lecture on May 3, 2023 in the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Student Center Ballroom.

Jerry Lewis Lecture Series Begins 53rd May 4 Commemoration

As someone who studied higher education administration, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Assistant Professor Erica Eckert, Ph.D., had always wondered what it would have been like to experience the May 4, 1970, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State shootings as a student affairs administrator. 

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

Erica Eckert Selected to Speak at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series

The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration Erica Eckert, Ph.D., as this year’s selected speaker.

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Gracie Ford and Lulu on Daffodil Hill

IN A FLASH: Chill on the Hill

The colors of spring have arrived on the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus. 

 

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M4VC Gallery One

Connecting the Story of May 4 to Today’s Headlines

Since it first opened 10 years ago, the mission of the May 4 Visitors Center has continued to evolve.

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Daffodil Hill, near the Victory Bell

IN A FLASH: Blue, Gold and Greening

Slowly, the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus is seeing its greenery return. 

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï community members and visitors gather on the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Commons for the annual May 4 Commemoration to honor those who were killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Remembers May 4, 1970, With 53rd Commemoration

Advancing the legacy of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï 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 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State

Professor Emeritus Laura Davis, co-creator of the May 4 Walking Tour and May 4 Visitors Center, and a witness to the 1970 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State shootings, shares personal reflections on singer David Crosby's ties to ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State.

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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 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State 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 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï 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 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State student for a matter of months, D…

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