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IN A FLASH: It's Not Just One Day

Candlelight Walk and Vigil 2024
°µÍø½ûÇø's annual May 4 Commemoration candlelight walk and vigil. 

 

2025's 55-year May Commemoration at °µÍø½ûÇø includes a full schedule of events. But remembering the tragic events of 1970 isn't just confined to a few days each May at °µÍø½ûÇø. May 4's legacy is part of living and learning at °µÍø½ûÇø throughout the year, whether it be echoed in themes of activism in a stage play about banned books, efforts to educate and inspire first-time voters or a tour of the May 4 Visitors Center by the U.S. Transportation Secretary. 

Scene from "Trial By Fire"
"Trial By Fire," written by °µÍø½ûÇø alumnus and staffer Eric Mansfield, highlighted issues of banned books and student activism. It was the first event in the university's 55-year Commemoration of May 4, 1970.
Voting Exhibition in the May 4 Visitors Center
Pete Buttigieg with Todd Diacon at the May 4 Visitors Center
In June, 2024, then-U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttegieg visited °µÍø½ûÇø. His tour included meeting with students at °µÍø½ûÇø's College of Aeronautics and Engineering and a walk through the May 4 Visitors Center. 

 

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POSTED: Thursday, May 1, 2025 12:27 PM
Updated: Friday, May 2, 2025 11:00 AM
WRITTEN BY:
Phil B. Soencksen
PHOTO CREDIT:
University Marketing and Communications Photo Team