Q. Was the ROTC building active for Kent State?

A. They used it a lot. They used it for storage and for teaching classes.

Q. How did you become interested in the shootings?

A. I was standing in the parking lot. I published many articles about this event. I published two books and I am working on my third book.

Q. Why do you think the National Guards shot into the protesters?

A. They were poorly led. Some of them planned to shoot over the heads but didn't tell the other guardsmen. There were forty guardsmen in total, twenty-nine fired some 61-67 rounds.

Q. Where were you during the shootings?

A. I was in the parking lot 15 yards from Sandy, who was one of the four that died. I knew they were shooting real bullets because I was a faculty marshal. I dove into the bushes to take cover.

Q. How did the May 4th shootings at Kent State change your life?

A. In many ways, for example, I am talking to a very nice young man 38 years later. I am also the only one left of the faculty marshals who is still at Kent State.

Q. How do you feel about how Kent State is treated in history?

A. Kent State was treated much more fairly after the protest. It was a very complex story.

Q. With the war in Iraq going on, do you think the students today are involved as they were back then?

A. No, students were really active back then because of the draft. They are not active today because there is no draft.