Allison Krause
Jeffrey Miller
Sandra Scheuer
William Shroeder

We will never forget.



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For those of us of a "certain age," the events of May 4, 1970 helped to mold who we would become as adults. Like the Kennedy assassination before and 9/11 afterwards, many of us know exactly where we were and what we were doing when we heard about the shootings that day at Kent State University. If any good could come of such a tragedy, it would be that it made an entire generation more politically aware, socially conscious, and more atuned to current events, government, the abuse of power, and its consequences. Let us never forget those lessons.

Several events are planned on campus this year to honor the four students that died that May afternoon, including a candlelight virgil May 4 from midnight to 1224pm and a commemoration with speakers including Scott Ritter, former UN weapons inspector and peace activist. To read more about this year's events and the tragedy at Kent State May 4, 1970, see www.may4.org and the May 4 Task Force.

^{(Photo courtesy of Kent State University)}