<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85)">The Student
Association will be hosting its annual commemoration marking the 51<sup style="">st</sup> Anniversary
of the Kent State and Jackson State University shootings, on Thursday, May 6<sup style="">th</sup> at
12:15 pm, in the front of Kehoe at the Memorial Tree and Plaque next to the
flagpole.  </span><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85)"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">A protest was scheduled
for May 4, 1970 on the Kent State campus by students who were voicing
opposition to the Vietnam War and the military intrusion in Cambodia. 
Although initially peaceful, after a National Guard general told protesters to
disperse, violence broke out.  Four people were killed and nine were
injured when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on the students gathered.</span><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85)"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Just days later, on May
15 early in the morning, two students at Jackson State University in Jackson,
Mississippi, were shot and killed and 12 were injured by police. The students
had gathered to protest racism.</span><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85)"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">SUNY Plattsburgh’s first
memorial was held in 1971 to commemorate the first anniversary of the shootings.
The Student Association organized that memorial and has continued to
commemorate these events every year since.</span><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85)"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">This year, Dr. Alexander
Enyedi, SUNY Plattsburgh President and Jennifer Stanton, Student Association
Vice President will be offering brief remarks followed by a vocal performance
by Barbara Criss.  Facial masks required for those attending.</span><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:11pt"></span></p>

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