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IN A FLASH: It's Not Just One Day

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

 

2025's 55-year May Commemoration at ӰƵ includes a full schedule of events. But remembering the tragic events of 1970 isn't just confined to a few days each May at ӰƵ. May 4's legacy is part of living and learning at ӰƵ 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 ӰƵ 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 ӰƵ. His tour included meeting with students at ӰƵ'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: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 09:49 AM
WRITTEN BY:
Phil B. Soencksen
PHOTO CREDIT:
University Marketing and Communications Photo Team