After the removal of intercollegiate athletics , Rockwell Field continued to be used for intramural sports and general recreation , becoming known as the Rockwell Commons and eventually as simply " the Commons " . Growth and developments at Kent State during the 1940s led to additional changes to the site , such as adjacent buildings , roads , and sidewalks , as the campus expanded , making the field centrally located after originally having been on the edge of campus . In 1970 , the Commons became associated with the Kent State shootings as the site of several student protests in the late 1960s and on the day of the shooting . It was included in the historic district added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010 and made a National Historic Landmark in 2017 . Although no physical reminders of the field 's usage for intercollegiate athletics remain , it continues to be used as a gathering place and for general recreation
Kent State shootings
Kent State shootings
Rockwell Field (Kent State)