While many colleges amended or canceled the remainder of the 1969-1970 school year after the Kent State shootings due to unrest , the Valparaiso administration ignored student calls for seminars and forums about violence at other campuses . A large group of students then organized a protest march from the campus Victory Bell to the Porter County courthouse . Continued protests led to discussions between the administration and student leaders . When these talks failed , still-unidentified students set fire to the empty Kinsey Hall administrative building in the early morning . The fire destroyed the building
Kent State shootings
Kent State shootings
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