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By Carol Biliczky
Apr 02, 2010
Kent State University has launched an online newsroom to help the
public find information about the 40th anniversary of the May 4,
1970, shootings.
The Web site includes photos, commemoration events and university
resources related to the killing of four students and wounding of
nine by Ohio National Guardsmen during an antiwar rally in 1970.
The Web site also includes current information about the university
because officials don't want May 4 to be the only thing the public
thinks of when it hears the words ''Kent State,'' said Iris Harvey,
vice president for university relations.
''We think May 4 may be the defining moment in Kent State's history,
but it is not what totally defines Kent State,'' she said. ''We think
it's important that people realize the institution is more than that
one moment.''
The university is using what may be an avalanche of May 4 activity to
spread the word about its current projects the possible
construction of a hotel and conference center in downtown Kent, the
expansion of the KSU esplanade to the hotel center, the pending $250
million remake of the campus and the university's 100th anniversary this year.
May 4 resources include profiles of KSU experts, historical photos
and links to resources such as the May 4 collection in the KSU
library and the student-run May 4 Task Force, and information about
the new walking tour of the shooting site.
Civil-rights leader Julian Bond narrated the documentary that
visitors can access with hand-held mobile devices.
The tour exhibit includes interpretive panels with pictures, maps and
written descriptions at seven stops on the walk.
In addition, the university is publicizing its campaign to raise
money for a May 4 museum in the former Daily Kent Stater newspaper
office in Taylor Hall, which overlooks the shooting site. The museum
will not be done in time for this year's commemoration.
To visit the online newsroom, go to http://may4newsroom.kent.edu.
Carol Biliczky can be reached at 330-996-3729 or
cbiliczky@thebeaconjournal.com.
Kent State University has launched an online newsroom to help the
public find information about the 40th anniversary of the May 4,
1970, shootings.
The Web site includes photos, commemoration events and university
resources related to the killing of four students and wounding of
nine by Ohio National Guardsmen during an antiwar rally in 1970.
The Web site also includes current information about the university
because officials don't want May 4 to be the only thing the public
thinks of when it hears the words ''Kent State,'' said Iris Harvey,
vice president for university relations.
''We think May 4 may be the defining moment in Kent State's history,
but it is not what totally defines Kent State,'' she said. ''We think
it's important that people realize the institution is more than that
one moment.''
The university is using what may be an avalanche of May 4 activity to
spread the word about its current projects the possible
construction of a hotel and conference center in downtown Kent, the
expansion of the KSU esplanade to the hotel center, the pending $250
million remake of the campus and the university's 100th anniversary this year.
May 4 resources include profiles of KSU experts, historical photos
and links to resources such as the May 4 collection in the KSU
library and the student-run May 4 Task Force, and information about
the new walking tour of the shooting site.
Civil-rights leader Julian Bond narrated the documentary that
visitors can access with hand-held mobile devices.
The tour exhibit includes interpretive panels with pictures, maps and
written descriptions at seven stops on the walk.
In addition, the university is publicizing its campaign to raise
money for a May 4 museum in the former Daily Kent Stater newspaper
office in Taylor Hall, which overlooks the shooting site. The museum
will not be done in time for this year's commemoration.
To visit the online newsroom, go to http://may4newsroom.kent.edu.
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Carol Biliczky can be reached at 330-996-3729 or
cbiliczky@thebeaconjournal.com.
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