Hiram – A crowd of residents (including the Hiram College alumni pictured here) opposed to the annexation of township land by Hiram College gathered Friday evening outside the Garfield Institute in Hiram. Their goal was to raise the visibility of this issue with Hiram College Board of Trustees who were meeting that night. Hiram College Vice President Tim Bryan offered the residents a brief meeting with the Chairman of the Board of Trustees if they would agree to leave after meeting with him. This issue is currently being heard by the Portage County Commissioners and the citizens thought it best to not meet without the township’s attorney present.