WATCH: 'College Fest' Ends in Tear Gas
Annual block party pits partiers against police
Editor's note: amateur video of Saturday's events, attached to this article, contains foul language. Viewer discretion is advised. The annual block party known as "College Fest" held to celebrate the end of the school year at Kent State University ended in a cloud of tear gas Saturday night. Kent Police, with support from area police departments, tried to disperse a crowd of thousands of people who gathered on East College Avenue between 7 and 9 p.m. with messages of "The party is over" broadcast over megaphones followed by blasts of tear gas canisters. Some in the crowd responded by throwing bottles at the police. KentWired reported that police tried to disperse the crowd after several violent fights broke out. Firefighters also had to …
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1:40 pm on Thursday, April 26, 2012
Jack, I did not accuse anyone of being personally responsible for anyone else. I simply suggested that ksu should organize **like some other colleges do**in order to avoid this behavior by what is a large group of their students. My suggestion suggest being proactive before someone really gets hurt. Why wait until someone is dead until something is organized to freTs a civil peaceful organized … more ›