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1970
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1970's Decade
New construction under way for the Industrial Education & Technology Building - 1972
New construction under way for the Industrial Education & Technology Building - 1972
Blizzard of '78 buried campus and much of the state and east coast in snow - 1978
Blizzard of '78 buried campus and much of the state and east coast in snow - 1978
Student Recreation Center opens to rave reviews in January - 1979
Student Recreation Center opens to rave reviews in January - 1979

1970- Four students are killed by National Guardsmen at Kent State University during anti-war protests. Bowling Green is the only public college or university in the state to remain open that spring. The Gospel Choir is formed on campus.

1971 - Offenhauer Towers are completed. The Campus Fact Line answers its first call.

1975- BGSU is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records when 3,376 students join hands to form the longest snake dance ever.

1976 - The Little Red Schoolhouse is moved to campus from its original site in Norwalk, Ohio.

1978 - The University Honors Program is established.

1979 - The Student Recreation Center and the Moore Musical Arts Center open.