National Guard at Kent State University. I want to focus on May 4 and the tragic events at Kent State University. I want to focus on May 4 and the tragic events at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. The article is entitled ”The May 4 Shootings at Kent State University: The Search for Historical Accuracy,” by Jerry M. Lewis and Thomas R. Hensley. As elsewhere, protests took place on the campus of Kent State University over the escalation of the war in Southeast Asia.