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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1950
Page
2
The piece condemns Kent State library lighting as a disgrace and a direct threat to eyesight. It questions funding hurdles and mocks the university for prioritizing athletic facilities over proper illumination. It argues for urgent lighting upgrades to align with modern standards.
Reporter treks into the Stacks at Rockwell seeking Dr. Livingstone, pursued by “Volumes” and river of violence. Jelly beans guide the party as they emerge at 9 a.m. with three elderly student assistants found wandering after hours.
State flags and campus songs headline student life from Ohio State to Kent State. The Kappa Sigs hoisted an 11 by 19 foot California flag after a UCLA trip, with rumors of returning it at a Rose Bowl. Heidelberg forms a booster club, Connecticut seeks a new school hymn, and Bowling Green hunts a lost black and white fox terrier. An Oberlin coed performs after a broken leg, three Ohio Wesleyan pledges are fined for petty larceny during Project Week, LSU faces flood fears while pelicans appear, vandals target Marietta campus post office, and Denison reports a flu epidemic with hospital surge.
A fake bulletin claimed Dr. John E. McGilvrey was kidnapped and held in a barn on the Kent State campus. Reported gangster John Brillinger was said to be involved as part of a staged event for visiting high school journalists.
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