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1970 Campus Security Records, May 11 to May 15: From Ohio University to Eternity
By John Higgins, BA ’23, History and Political Science, Student Assistant, Digital Initiatives Read other posts from this series which recounts the spring 1970 student demonstrations at Ohio University and the administrative response, as documented in campus security reports from the time period. The 11th through the 15th of May witnessed the dramatic ending to…
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1970 Campus Security Records, May 4 to May 10: The Bridge on the River Hocking
By John Higgins, BA ’23, History and Political Science, Student Assistant, Digital Initiatives Read other posts from this series which recounts the spring 1970 student demonstrations at Ohio University and the administrative response, as documented in campus security reports from the time period. At approximately 1:45 p.m. on May 4th, university officials organized their control…
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1970 Campus Security Records, April 23 to May 5: All Quiet on the College Green
By John Higgins, BA ’23, History and Political Science, Student Assistant, Digital Initiatives Read other posts from this series which recounts the spring 1970 student demonstrations at Ohio University and the administrative response, as documented in campus security reports from the time period. For Ohio University, the month of April was considerably quieter than the…
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1970 Campus Security Records Blog Series: The Green and White Badge of Courage
By John Higgins, BA ’23, History and Political Science, Digital Initiatives Student Assistant The 1970s witnessed a thunderous start to a decade that particularly left a mark on United States college and university systems. Ohio University was no stranger to the national student movement in protest of U.S. involvement in Vietnam and various other social…