May 4

David Crosby Passes Away at 81
Singer-songwriter David Crosby, who performed the iconic "Ohio" with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young following the events at Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº State of May 4, 1970, passed away at the age of 81.

Hollywood Plans New May 4-Inspired Movie
reports that a new movie inspired by the shootings at Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº on May 4, 1970, is in the works and will be released next year.

Honors College May 4 Scholarship Recipient

Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Maintaining the Living Memorial of Daffodil Hill
Daffodil Hill became a part of the May 4 Memorial that brought both sides together, but groundskeepers struggle to keep it thriving now.

Jerry M. Lewis Lecture Series Debuts With Talk on May 4 Memorializing Process; Service of Faculty Marshals Also Remembered, Honored
The inaugural Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon took place May 2 at the Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº Student Center Ballroom with Tammy Clewell, Ph.D., professor in Â鶹ӰԺ’s Department of English, as the featured speaker.

Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº State Remembers the Events of May 4, 1970
Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº has scheduled a variety of programs, events and exhibits for this year’s remembrance of May 4, 1970, to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº State students during an anti-war protest.

Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº State’s May 4 Events to Include In-Person Dedication of Wounded Student Markers
This year’s return of in-person events to commemorate the Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº State shootings will include the dedication of bronze markers placed on the spots where nine students were wounded on May 4, 1970. Markers designating the locations of each of the four students killed were installed in 1999. Since that time, a small group had been working to have similar markers placed for the wounded students.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian to Headline Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº State Presidential Speaker Series and Deliver May 4 Keynote
Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, whose knowledge of politics, history, religion and current affairs makes him one of America’s most prominent public intellectuals, will appear the evening of May 4 for Â鶹ӰԺ’s Presidential Speaker Series. Meacham will bring his unique perspective and provide historical context to the issues and events impacting our daily lives when he speaks about civil discourse at the Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº Student Center Ballroom.

Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº State Remembers May 4, 1970, With Annual Commemoration
For the first time since 2019, Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº will remember May 4, 1970, with its return to an in-person, annual commemoration to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº State students during an anti-war protest.