Editor Amanda Young Art Director Susanna Harley Managing Editor Christina Hange Kukuk Photo Editor Gary Buchler Business Manager Chris Wetterich Chief Copy Editor Lisa Hofmann Research Mandy Jenkins Sales Manager Lori Lawall Advertising Manager Lori Cantor Production Manager Libby Dellinger Adviser Ann Schierhorn Webmaster Jessica Brandt Letter from the Editor Our Patrons Cover: Jeffrey Miller, 6, steals a kiss from his big brother Russ, 9; Sandra Lee Scheuer about age 15; Allison Krause, 19, goofing off for the camera; and young Billy Schroeder with his sister, Nancy. Special thanks to the mothers who sent us their family photographs. More May 4 Articles   From the 1990 and 1995 Spring Burrs. The Burr 101 Taylor Hall Kent State University Kent, Ohio 44242 Phone: 330.672.2974 Fax: 330.672.4880 The Burr, formerly The Chestnut Burr, is produced by students at Kent State University twice per academic year. No part of The Burr may be reprinted without permission. Readers are encouraged to send letters and feature articles to The Burr at the address above. Copyright © 2000 The Burr The May 4 Burr is a special edition added for the 1999-2000 academic year.

Contents Tent City Former University President Michael Schwartz talks about the decline in enrollment after 1970. Also, a pictorial on the "Tent City" protests. A story exclusive to the online edition of the May 4 Burr It took twenty years to finally have a memorial dedicated to the memory of May 4. This is the story of how Kent State fought to remember. A story exclusive to the online edition of the May 4 Burr. The Art of Closure Thirty Years of May For three decades, the campus of Kent State University has become a living memorial to the students who were killed and wounded on May 4. While some people have made it their lives to memorialize that day in history, the question remains, "How much is enough?" Two weeks after the National Guard opened fire at Kent State, police in Jackson, Miss., killed two students at an all-black college. Although the two incidents made headlines together, the issues are as different as black and white. The Gibbs/Green Affair Then I was Shot The nine men wounded on May 4 have moved on with their lives and tried to make the world a better place. These are their stories 30 years later. Moments Before... A look at what was happening on campus moments before and after the National Guard opened fire on the crowd of students. Blacks student leaders at Kent State stood up to administrators when it came to equal rights. But when the National Guard settled in, black students stayed far away for fear that they would be shot at first. Brother and Sister, Beware The Right To Be Afraid A retired Ohio National Guard officer explains the Guard's point of view The likelihood of another May 4 is slim, only if we understand the past. If History Repeated Itself Kent Twenty-Five In the fall of 1970, a special grand jury indicted 25 men and women accused of wrongdoings spanning from arson to throwing rocks. The defendants describe what it was like to have the finger pointed at them. While some students would like to preserve the memory of May 4, others are tired of making a religion out of what they consider a 30-year-old incident. Students Of A Different Era