October 16, 2018 KSU Sentinel

OCT. 16

2018

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LGBTQ pamphlets now online without university logos Arielle Robinson | Staff Writer A Kennesaw State LGBTQ Resource Center pamphlet including information about gender-neutral pronouns, along with pamphlets locating gender-neutral restrooms on both campuses, can be found on the Center’s website again.

The American Studies Student Organization of KSU released a statement last month, informing the KSU community that the LGBTQ Resource Center no longer had the pamphlets available to students online and that it was forced to remove the university’s logos from the pamphlets.

The pamphlets were recently made available on the center’s website again.

Found under a section entitled “Reference Guides” on the website, the Pronouns Matter pamphlet lists various pronouns used by transgender and gender nonbinary people.

Despite the reappearance of the pamphlet online, university logos are still not on the pamphlets and a disclaimer at the bottom notes that “content contained within the pamphlet is not reflective of university policy.”

In addition to this, the restroom pamphlets now have “unisex” in the title instead of “gender-neutral.”

As reported back in March, the university received criticism after the LGBTQ Resource Center handed out the pamphlets on campus. A national uproar ensued over social media after Fox News and Campus Reform shared news about the Pronouns Matter pamphlet being handed out on campus.

Earlier this year, then-Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Ken Harmon spoke in front of state representatives about the pamphlets, affirming the disclaimer found in the pamphlets. Representative Earl Ehrhart referred to the pronoun pamphlet as “fantasy language.”

Furthermore, Ginny Ehrhart, the wife of Earl Ehrhart who is running for his seat now that he is retiring, spoke out about the pamphlets.

In a statement to the Sentinel about how she feels about the university removing the logos, she stated that she supports the First Amendment right for free speech for campus student organizations, “but this right does not include an expectation that the taxpayers will foot the bill for the pamphlets or that the administration will endorse the message.

“It was inappropriate for the LGBTQ Resource Center to include the KSU logo on the pamphlets because it gives readers the impression that the university is suggesting — or even mandating — that students use alternative pronouns when addressing transgender students,” Ginny Erhart continued. “I support the administration’s decision not to impose such a measure on its student population.”

Ginny Erhart also spoke out about the LGBTQ Resource Center’s pamphlets to the Marietta Daily Journal earlier this month. child who identifies as transgender.

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In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the ZTA sorority raises awareness and money for breast cancer research by serving pink lemonade and selling t-shirts.

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KSU ADOPTS, PUBLISHES NEW FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION POLICY Sabrina Kerns | News Editor

Kennesaw State adopted a new Freedom of Expression Policy on Friday, Oct. 5, that aims to “better facilitate the free exchange of ideas” for students on campus.

In a document on KSU’s public forum website, the university describes the new policy and its purpose, laying out new requirements for the ways in which students can request outdoor space for events on campus.

“Kennesaw State University recognizes and is committed to upholding the First Amendment rights of all individuals, including freedom of speech and peaceable assembly,” the document states. “KSU also recognizes its responsibility to provide a secure learning environment that allows individuals enrolled at or employed by KSU to express their views in ways that do not disrupt the operation of the university.”

According to the document, under this new policy, KSU has designated certain “highly visible” outdoor areas on campus as public forums. These “Designated Campus Areas” include much of the Campus Green on the Kennesaw campus and the area between the administration building and the Joe Mack Wilson Student Center by the Globe on the Marietta campus.

Students are only required to fill out a reservations request form with the Department of Student Life if the space will be used by 30 or more people or if an individual or group that is not enrolled at or employed by KSU will be engaging in “expressive activity” in the designated areas,

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according to the document. In the policy, the university states that requests must be made four university business days prior to the speech or event.

The document states that reservation scheduling will be coordinated by a Student Affairs official, and it states that reservations will be scheduled on a first-come, first-serve basis. The Student Affairs official will have no more than two university business days to either authorize the reservation or submit a reason for a denial.

The document states that the reservation request may be denied if the request form is not fully completed, if the request form contains a “material falsehood or misrepresentation,” if the area requested has already been reserved by other students who previously submitted a request form, if the intended use of the area would disturb previously planned university events, if the area is not large enough to accommodate the expected number of people and if the intended use of the area would present a danger to other students or the KSU community.

“When assessing a reservation request, the Student Affairs official must not consider or impose restrictions based on the content or viewpoint of the expression, including the possible reaction to the content or viewpoints anticipated to be expressed during the event,” the document states.

According to the document, any denial of a request may be appealed to the vice

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president for Student Affairs. The vice president of Student Affairs is required to respond to an appeal within two university business days, and the vice president’s decision is final.

This policy went into effect just 16 days after university officials filed a response to the complaint brought against them earlier this year by Ratio Christi, a Christian student organization at KSU. The officials’ response denied many of the allegations brought up in the original complaint filed in February, including the allegation that KSU officials “seek to silence or restrict those who express ideas to which they object, using a myriad of different university policies to effectuate this censorship.”

According to the complaint, the student organization alleged that KSU’s policies on where students can set up displays on campus and speak with students are unconstitutional.

The complaint states that Ratio Christi requested a space on the campus green to set up a pro-life display, and it stated that the group was denied its request and that the university redirected the group to a campus “speech zone.” The group said in the complaint that the area described would confine them to a small portion of the campus.

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Kennesaw State culinary students created a pop-up restaurant for their capstone class on Friday, Oct. 12, in the Hospitality House on the Kennesaw campus.

The Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality program at KSU provides a Quantity Food Management course that uses an active approach to the restaurant experience. Rich Matthews, a lecturer for the course, said that the capstone is meant to mimic real restaurant operations and management that the students will use to further their careers.

The students are separated into pairs and assigned to create a restaurant concept, and the students are responsible for the conception of the restaurant, developing a menu around that concept, researching recipes and the costs of making the recipes and developing a sales forecast that will determine the price of the ticket for the public to come and eat, Matthews said.

The pop-up restaurant was a Jamaican and Caribbean theme called “Xaymacia.”

Matthews said that the idea for the theme of the restaurant came from students Madeline Meinert, who worked in the front of the house, and Chelsea Curry, who worked in the back of the house.

The rest of the students all worked to help the restaurant run smoothly, from helping prep the plates to bussing tables after each dish. Matthews said that volunteers also occasionally work at popup restaurants hosted by culinary students.

The dinner included starters such as callaloo pineapple and brown rice salad or spiced corn soup. The main course was a choice of brown chicken stew, jerk chicken and pumpkin waffles or jerk tempeh and pumpkin waffles, Matthews said.

The Quantity Food Management class is holding a different themed restaurant every Friday until Nov. 9. The last event is called “Sitaria,” and Matthews said that this will serve as the main event because the food is going to be a culmination of what they have learned over the semester.

The students are expecting over 100 people to be in attendance at this last event.

The restaurant was hosted inside of the Hospitality House, an old residential house on campus. Matthews said that the house is a classroom by day, but by night, when they hold events, the culinary students turn the house into a functioning kitchen and dining area.

Once the event is over, the students clean and prepare the building for classes the following week.

The upcoming pop-ups include a Greek-themed restaurant on Oct. 19, a southern cooking restaurant on Oct. 26, German-themed restaurant on Nov. 2, a Game of Thrones-themed restaurant on Nov. 9 and a “Sitaria” restaurant on Nov. 30.

All of the events are open to the public and tickets can be bought on the KSU Department of Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality website.

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KSU college receives $50,000 grant to mentor middle school students Raphael Fonge | Staff Writer

Fifth Third Bank recently renewed their sponsorship as the Official Bank of KSU Athletics until 2023

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FIFTH THIRD BANK EXTENDS SPONSORSHIP WITH KSU UNTIL 2023 Amy Casto | Staff Writer Fifth Third Bank recently announced that it will extend its sponsorship agreement with Kennesaw State for four years, until 2023.

The sponsorship agreement gives the Bank naming rights to the university’s athletic stadium as well as designation as the Official Bank of Kennesaw State Athletics.

Assistant Athletic Director for Communications and Broadcasting David Beall said that the continued sponsorship with KSU Athletics will affect the entire athletic department.

“Outside of the obvious naming rights to the stadium, which football, soccer and lacrosse all play in, the financial part helps fund scholarships for student-athletes,

which is at the center of what we do,” Beall said.

A large part of the extended partnership is Fifth Third Bank’s commitment to creating a better experience for fans at Fifth Third Bank Stadium, according to KSU’s website.

Some of the added features include new Fifth Third Bank mobile charging stations in the stadium, the Fifth Third Bank helmet shuffle game on the big screen and the Fifth Third Bank money machine game.

“We are committed to building stronger communities, and it’s an honor to support our next generation of leaders through sponsorship of some of KSU’s programs,”

said Randy Koporc, Fifth Third Bank’s regional president for Georgia.

Fifth Third Bank first entered into the agreement with the KSU Athletic Association in 2013, then including large financial support for improvements to the self-named athletic stadium as well as support for other athletic programs and facilities, according to KSU’s website.

“Fifth Third Bank shares our values of building champions in the classroom, on the field and in the community. We are thrilled they are investing in our student-athletes that will help shape future generations,” KSU’s Director of Athletics Milton Overton said.

Kennesaw State’s College of Computing and Software Engineering recently received a $50,000 grant to help prepare middle school students interested in science, technology, engineering and math fields.

According to KSU’s website, the grant is part of State Farm’s System Priority School 2018 Cohort, and it will help fund the college’s Readiness, Awareness and Diversity in Computing program.

The program introduces middle school students to the computing field and the possible career opportunities, according to the website. The program provides opportunities for students to participate in games-for-learning, hackathons and game jams at local schools, libraries and community centers.

KSU undergraduates also serve as mentors for middle school students as part of the program, and they provide reusable learning kits to teachers at local schools, according to the website.

“This grant allows students to take what they learned from Kennesaw State University and teach it to middle school students,” said College of Computing and Software Engineering Dean Jon Preston.

The grant is a continuation of the $36,000 grant provided to KSU by State Farm last year, which helped fund the creation of 300 reusable learning kits, according to KSU’s website. The grant also helped cover the costs for 12 student mentors and two faculty members during the first year of the program.

Preston explained that, now that the grant is renewed, the college can provide students with new electronics such as Raspberry Pi computers, an affordable computer that students can use to learn how to program, according to its website.

Preston said that the program primarily takes place in Georgia and is meant to

broaden participation and access to computing, especially since many middle schools do not provide computing courses to students. The program is meant to help students be successful in fields such as business or public service.

Preston explained that the target age for the program is middle school students because they can start making decisions about what careers they might be interested in before entering high school.

In January, a team of eight students was brought into the program to brainstorm ideas on how to use resources to better teach students about computing and design before students head to high school.

Senior Lecturer of Software Engineering Sandra Jones said that they reached out to approximately 250 different students.

The program members also recruited seven teachers to cover enrichment courses over the summer for middle school students where they were able to test different ideas on how to teach about computing. During the fall, four new teachers joined, making 12 in total.

Jones predicted that, by the end of the year, the program should reach 400 to 500 middle school students.

According to KSU’s website, the college is focused on recruiting female and underrepresented students into the program this year.

“As a College, we are on a mission to set and maintain high standards for student success, and we are extremely grateful for State Farm’s continued support in reaching that goal,” Preston said. “Our program is an excellent example of how KSU provides experiential learning, community service and career advancement opportunities beyond the classroom. It is truly a win-winwin for students, the community and our industry partners.”

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KSU students make history at Atlantic Marketing Association conference Cade Lanktree | Staff Writer Twenty Kennesaw State students presented their research among marketing professionals at this year’s Atlantic Marketing Association Conference in New Orleans, a historical achievement for the annual event.

The Atlantic Marketing Association Conference’s 43-year anniversary was held from Sept.

26-29 in New Orleans, Louisiana, under the leadership of Executive Director Dr. Deborah Lester. The conference showcased research that looked at the challenges marketing academics and practitioners face.

Since its inception, the conference has only consisted of research submitted by marketing professionals and educators, but this year, 30 student researchers from nine universities were also invited to share their findings.

Conference Chair Dr. Leila Borders said that KSU sent the largest delegation of both undergraduate and graduate students by filling up 20 of the 30 available spots for student researchers.

Borders said that other KSU students also played instrumental parts in this year’s conference.

Camille Carpenter Henriquez and Muhammad Bilal designed the program and served as photographer and on-site logistics coordinator, respectively. Henriquez, Bilal, Carly Keller, Megan Colapinto and Jefferson Beard also served as session chairs, engaging in service activities on behalf of the university.

Borders was instrumental in establishing a new Student Illustrations track along with co-track chairs Dr. Jennifer Hutchins and Dr. Mona Sinha.

The track allowed students to present research alongside marketing faculty.

According to the Atlantic Marketing Association website, the tracks for the conference consisted of general and special topics of marketing such as advertising, analytics and experiential learning.

Borders said that students had an opportunity to engage in academic conversations with faculty from other schools and business personnel that are working in their perspective fields.

Borders also said that student researchers would be able to add two new lines to their resumes, one for their presentation and another

for their academic publication, which for many of the students, was their first.

Beard is a KSU marketing major who presented an abstract called “Marketing to Seniors: Adapting Strategies to Meet Evolving Generations.”

“The Atlantic Marketing Conference exposed me to so many great people and opportunities,” Beard said. “The faculty created an atmosphere of support and encouragement that allowed me and my fellow students to prosper and gain invaluable knowledge.”

KSU had several student researchers receive awards for their outstanding research, Borders said.

Clay Wilderman and his coauthors received the Undergraduate Outstanding Case Study award for their abstract, “Namaste in the USA: The Growing Pains Yoga Faces in American Culture.”

Christine Billen received the Graduate Outstanding Abstract award for her work, “What Does Mentoring Have to Do with It? Effects on Multi-Faceted Role Ambiguity.”

Mizzani Walker-Holmes and her co-authors received the

Undergraduate Outstanding Paper award for their work, “Food for Thought: Analyzing Public Opinion on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.”

“As students took to the podium to share their research with newfound poise and professionalism, we saw them transformed from nervous, anxious participants into confident, selfassured researchers,” Borders said.

This was the first year the conference was totally electronic, and in previous years students would submit their research via email. Borders said the conference utilized the DigitalCommons technology for the conference.

According to the KSU website, DigitalCommons is a permanent digital archive of the intellectual and creative output of the university community.

“We as faculty have a responsibility to students that isn’t just to provide them education from a textbook, but to socialize them into the business world,” Borders said. “Faculty are human too and we can relate to students outside of the classroom in other academic settings.”

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Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi Arabian journalist based in the U.S., went missing Tuesday, Oct. 2, after entering the Saudi Consulate in Turkey to pick up a document, according to the New York Times.

Khashoggi was a known critic of the Saudi regime.

He resided in Virginia, where he was a columnist for The Washington Post, according to the New York Times.

Khashoggi had traveled to the consulate to obtain divorce paperwork.

Surveillance footage showed him entering the consulate, and has not been seen ever since, the New York Times reported.

Turkish investigators said

reportedly intended to lead to his abduction from Turkey, the CNN reported Monday afternoon.

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breast exams.

Peer Health Owl Abeer Osman guided students through the process of a breast exam using a model, explaining the common misconceptions many people have about exams.

Osman explained what a lump should feel like and that if someone feels something out of the ordinary, they should not wait to see a doctor.

Osman also explained that certain lifestyles can put someone at a higher risk.

“People don’t really realize or connect what their habits are doing to their long-term health,” Osman said. “If we all know how to do breast exams, the cancer rates would actually go down a lot, so that’s why we wanted to teach college-aged

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students how to do exams, what to look for and what not to look for.”

Osman recommended that people perform breast exams once a month.

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the National Breast Cancer Foundation is offering a free “Know the Symptoms” guide that provides a checklist of symptoms that is meant to help people get an idea of what to look for when giving themselves a breast exam. Anyone can get access to the guide through the foundation’s website.

“Breast cancer is one of those things that, when it is caught early, it’s easier to remove and it’s not invasive,” Osman said

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Patrono said that when it comes to student freedom of expression on campus, “we should have as much freedom as possible.” Patrono said he believes the university should have some control over what happens on its campus, but there should be no limitations of expression and each group, whether conservative or liberal, should be treated equally by the university.

“I think the real issue is, are you discriminating against different groups,” Patrono said. “Are you saying one group, which has one political leaning, is allowed to do whatever they want, but as soon as a conservative group wants

to do something, well now there’s all kinds of regulations you have to jump through? That would be where we would have a problem.”

KSU officials have filed several extensions on the lawsuit filed on behalf of YAF. The most recent extension was filed on Oct. 4, and it extends the officials’ deadline to respond to Wednesday, Oct. 10, according to a court document.

A map of the “Designated Campus Areas” can be found on KSU’s public forum website along with the new reservation request form.

Continued from pg. 1 moose, he does not have the right to demand special treatment from his neighbors,” she continued.

In AMSTO’s statement last month, which was also posted on their Facebook page, the group also called on KSU President Dr. Pamela Whitten and her administration to “come out in support of LGBTQ students broadly, and transgender students specifically.”

Late last month, The Sentinel reached out to Whitten in an email, asking for her response to AMSTO’s request. University spokeswoman Tammy DeMel responded with a statement from K.C. White, the vice president for student affairs.

“We deeply value the broad range of experiences and perspectives our students bring to KSU, and remain steadfast in our commitment to promote

a supportive and inclusive environment where all students can be successful,” White said.

Whitten has still not spoken out to LGBTQ students about the pamphlets. Students involved in the group are concerned about Whitten’s silence, and some students feel that the pamphlets being put back on the LGBTQ Resource Center’s website does not go far enough to show that the university is in support of transgender students.

“The disclaimer on the Pronouns Matter pamphlet isn’t surprising to transgender students because its emblematic of the culture of transphobia at KSU,” said Jessica Fisher, a KSU student and president of AMSTO. “Transgender students at KSU are looking for substantive actions and shows of support from Dr. Whitten’s administration.”

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“Apparently, she believes that intelligent young adults who have been admitted to a fine university require a pamphlet to help them locate a single-stall bathroom,” Ginny Erhart told the MDJ. “If I were them, I would find such an assumption very insulting. This is college, not preschool. These students are perfectly capable of locating an appropriate bathroom and do not need a ‘helicopter advocate’ labeling them as ‘emotionally unhealthy.’”

Ginny Erhart also told the MDJ that she believes that all citizens deserve respect, but she said “this does not mean certain individuals are entitled to special favors, rights and accommodations because they’ve been identified as ‘victims’ by leftist ideologues.

“Whether a person identifies as a man or a

that Saudi agents planned to lure Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia and kill him inside the consulate, according to the New York Times.

Turan Kislakci, the head of Turkish Arab Media Association, said officials told him that “[Khashoggi] was killed and his body was dismembered,” the New York Times reported.

Saudis denied that they were involved in the disappearance and said that Khashoggi left the building, but with no evidence to support their statements.

Khashoggi’s fiancé, who was waiting for him outside the consulate, said he never came out, according to CNN.

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Alliance Defending Freedom also filed a complaint against university officials in March on behalf of KSU’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom after the university charged the group an extra security fee to invite a guest speaker to one of their events on campus.

“They believe that they’re being discriminated against,” said Michael Patrono, YAF’s advisor and senior lecturer of economics and finance. “I don’t think they say it’s the issue of charging a security fee. They see it as, I think they way they put it was, they’re being charged a security fee when others are not.”

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THE SENTINEL In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the KSU Wellness Program held an event to inform students.

Kennesaw State’s Health Promotion and Wellness Center held an event Thursday, Oct. 11, to raise awareness about breast cancer and how to reduce risks.

The Peer Health Owls, a student group that focuses on improving the well-being of KSU students through peer health education, taught students how to prevent breast cancer risks at an information table on the first floor of the Carmichael Student Center on the Kennesaw campus.

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the students’ table featured a spin wheel with questions, educational flyers and models to teach students how to perform

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Kennesaw State to host National KSU appoints VP of Undergraduate Research Conference government relations Megan Butler | Staff Writer

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Kennesaw State was selected in a competitive bid process to host the 2019 conference held by the Council of Undergraduate Research each year.

The conference commemorates and promotes undergraduate research conducted by over 3,500 students and faculty from institutions around the world.

Amy Buddie, the director of the Office of Undergraduate Research at KSU said that several factors made the university a strong choice for hosting the NCUR, such as it’s resources, funding and enthusiastic and student-centered faculty members who mentor students in research and creative activity. Other factors include KSU’s supportive administration and state-of-theart amenities, Buddie said.

The university’s proximity to Atlanta also makes it an easily accessible location for attendees.

“Participating in academic conferences is an invaluable experience for undergraduates, and we are lucky to be hosting this large, national conference on our campus.”

Students can present their research at the conference through posters, oral presentations or visual arts and performances. Faculty and administrators can also participate in sessions to interact, according to the NCUR website.

“By the time the conference is finished, we anticipate that over 1,000 KSU students, faculty, staff and administrators will have volunteered their time in some way in service of NCUR, making it one of the largest, most complex events ever held on our campus,” Buddie said.

There are over 20 committees working on planning the conference, Buddie said.

These committees are focused on a variety of activities such as planning excursions for attendees who stay in Atlanta after it officially ends. One group is also devoted to creating a mobile app.

“KSU is proud to be the first NCUR host site to not print programs for attendees, which is much better environmentally as well as being more flexible when presentations need to be rescheduled,” Buddie said. “We also have a group working on sustainability issues for the conference. For example, reusable cups, compostable plates and utensils, energy efficiency in buildings, etc.”

Buddie said that faculty is encouraged to incorporate the conference into their spring classes.

“For example, a faculty member teaching General Chemistry might have students attend a few chemistry presentations and make connections between the presentations and course presentations,” Buddie said.

“Participating in academic conferences is an invaluable experience for undergraduates, and we are lucky to be hosting this large, national conference on our campus so our students can learn from and network with their peers around the country.”

Buddie said that hosting the conference is highly beneficial to KSU because of the guests and presenters who will be on the university’s campus.

“Undergraduate researchers are often top students, and having thousands of undergraduate researchers on our campus means that we can recruit them to enroll in our graduate programs or perhaps even transfer here as undergrads,” Buddie said.

The NCUR is also an opportunity for undergraduate research to increase and improve at the university.

“Imagine a first-year student who doesn’t know anything about undergraduate research going to student sessions and being inspired ... Undergraduate research is a high-impact educational practice, and the more students whom we can get involved, the better,” Buddie said.

Buddie said that there are numerous benefits associated with undergraduate research such as increased retention, progression and graduation rates, increased rates of attending graduate school, better success once in graduate school, improvements in critical thinking, improvements in writing and public speaking and more.

To help students prepare, the KSU Office of Undergraduate Research is offering workshops through November on both campuses on how to write effective NCUR abstracts.

The workshop schedule can be found on KSU’s website. The deadline for students to submit their abstracts is Dec. 4. Accepted students will be notified in January.

On their website, the NCUR describes undergraduate research as “an inquiry or investigation conducted by an undergraduate student that makes an original intellectual or creative contribution to the discipline.”

Photo courtesy of Kennesaw State University Kennesaw State appointed Julia Ayers as its new vice president for government relations, effective Monday, Oct. 22.

Ayers’ new appointment as vice president for government relations includes duties such as promoting KSU’s goals to state and federal policymakers, University System of Georgia officials and business and civic leaders, according

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to KSU’s website. She will also be responsible for developing action plans for KSU that require governmental, legislative and community support.

Ayers currently serves as the senior executive director of economic development for the Technical College System of Georgia. In her position, Ayers works with vice presidents of economic development at over 20 colleges to develop curriculum and industry outreach initiatives, according to KSU’s website.

Before serving as senior executive director at TCSG, Ayers worked with Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal as his deputy chief of staff for legislative and external affairs.

Ayers began working with Gov. Deal in 2009 as a field representative and administrative assistant for his campaign, according to KSU’s website. After Gov. Deal took office, Ayers served as the legislative liaison to the Georgia Legislature and then the legislative liaison for the Georgia House of Representatives. She later took over as the manager of state legislative affairs at the state House of Representatives.

Ayers left the Governor’s office in January 2015 to work with the TCSG, but later took another position in the Governor’s office in September 2015, according to KSU’s website.

CLUB OF THE WEEK: Forensic Science Club Nicolas Fricia | Staff Writer

Mr. James shares his wisdom with KSU students Shane Smith (left) and Mikki Santiago (center).

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Mr. James is a staple of the University as an outstanding member of the community.

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Q&A with KSU superhero, Mr. James Hughes Sarah Childers | Staff Writer The Sentinel recently spoke with Mr. James, a recent KSU spotlight about his influence on its students.

Sometimes, the most extraordinary people are found in everyday places. James Hughes, known to many as Mr. James, may look like just another cafeteria worker to some at Kennesaw State, but for many KSU students, he is a hero. Though he has only worked here since 2013, Mr. James’ empathetic nature has left a mark like none before him.

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Where are you from?

I lived in Philadelphia most of my life and was in 14 foster homes. I was abused by my foster mother and I still had to call her my mother. My father didn’t know half the things that happened to me until I told him seven months ago. He asked me a question about it and I told him, ‘It was a living hell.’ My foster mother’s family ate good, but we didn’t eat what they ate. When they had cereal, they had real milk.

When we had cereal, we had boxed milk.

Q A

What is your life like outside of KSU?

I live a normal life. When I moved here, my life just changed. I can come outside where I live at now. There’s no shooting. There’s no drug selling.

There’s no crime. That’s how I like to

live. My wife and I have been together for 27 years and we get along very well.

She’s the boss.

Q A

What meaningful interactions have you had while working here?

A student came to me and asked, “Do you have anything against gays, Mr. James?” I said, “No.” Then he talked.

He said, “I want to come out of my shell.” I said, “Then be you. The more you hold in, the more it hurts.”

Q A

What is your favorite part of the job?

The people. Just coming in, watching people smile. Trying to make someone’s day because they had a bad day. I love people. This is one of the first jobs that I can say that I’m recognized.

Q

How does it make you feel when students talk about how much they love you?

A

I cry. It makes me cry. I know I’m a good person, but, deep inside, I don’t know how good I’ve been to people. I just know I help people.

Q A

Have you ever been told that you’re “too nice”?

My wife always tells me I’m too nice. We were out one day and saw a homeless man by the road. I had just won $500 from playing the lottery.

I kept $200 at home and put the other $300 in my pocket. So, I didn’t look at the money, I just took it out my pocket and gave it to him. We went to Target a few months later and when we got in line, the cashier looked at me and said, “I remember you!” and pulled out a $100 bill with my name on it. He said, “I knew

I was going to run into you again. Can I pay for everything in the cart, sir?” He said he was the guy on the road with the sign. I told him it was around $200.

He said, “I have the money now, I didn’t have it before.” Then he said, “May I ask you another thing? Would it be alright if me and you could be friends?” We’re friends to this day. We’ve been friends for a while.

Q A

What sort of advice do you give to students?

Murder mysteries have taken a tangible form in Kennesaw State’s Forensic science club.

The KSU Forensic Science Club gives interdisciplinary learning opportunities for all students who attend.

The club meets biweekly on Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Social Science Building, room 3031, on the Kennesaw campus. The meetings are not mandatory and are open to everyone who wants to learn more about the club.

“The purpose of the club is to provide a wide range of experiences for students interested in the forensic field,” said Vice President Sara Malek. “We try to appeal to a wide range of majors from biology, business, anthropology, psychology, criminal justice and more.”

Typical club meetings involve discussing updates and future plans and include polls so that students can vote on club activities.

The club also invites local guests that work in forensics to speak at events, such as one recent guest who was a medical examiner. These events and speeches can bring networking opportunities and general knowledge for students interested in those fields.

Often times members of the club enjoy exploring the deep aspects of the psychology of psychopaths and controversial mysteries. The club holds forensic lectures on topics like fingerprint analysis and events where controversial cases are debated — the latest being the OJ Simpson case. For debates, students bring in their own research and are taught how to argue from different viewpoints rather than just one.

Recently, the club took a field trip to Fernbank Museum to participate in a create your own murder mystery event.

“The create your own murder mystery event showed how many people in our club really want to engage in activities,” Malek said. “One person designed their own murder mystery in a creative shoebox accompanied with a PowerPoint presentation. That shows dedication and interested engagement because someone took time out of their day to go above and beyond for our club.”

To learn more please visit the club’s Owl Life page.

I tell anybody if you’ve got to sweep the floor, be the best. Never try to be like someone else. I always say, always help someone who can’t help themselves.

When you do that, and you’re doing it from your heart, God knows it.

The KSU Forensics Club offers several activities for students.

Jessi Lestelle | The Sentinel

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Wednesday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

The Globe, Marietta campus.

Stop by the Marietta Campus Health Fair and show your student ID for a free flu shot, courtesy the Department of Health and Wellness.

10/17

Internships & Co-ops Workshop Wednesday from 3-4 p.m.

Global Village in the Carmichael Student Center, Kennesaw campus.

The workshop, hosted by the Department of Career Planning and Development, is designed to answer students’ questions about how to search for co-ops and internships.

10/18

Cruise the World: Gambia Thursday from 7-9 p.m.

Student Center, Ballrooms A & B, Kennesaw campus.

Wednesday from 12-2 p.m.

Clendenin Atrium, Kennesaw campus.

Swing by the Student Life information table and learn about how you can help family and friends who are at risk of or suffering from breast cancer.

10/16

Pianist Robert Henry Plays Bach and Beethoven Wednesday at 8 p.m.

Morgan Concert Hall, Kennesaw campus.

Pianist Robert Henry, KSU’s director of Piano Studies and assistant professor of Music, presents a special solo recital featuring works by J.S. Bach and Beethoven. Tickets for the KSU School of Music performance are $5 for KSU students and $10 for other guests. Watch live online at musicKSU.com.

Karaoke Night

Learn about the African country of Gambia through food, music, games and fashion at this event hosted by the International Student Association.

Odyssey Coffee House Poetry and Open Mic Night

10/18

KSU’s School of Music Jazz Ensemble III led by instructor Rob Opitz. Tickets for this performance are $5 for students and $10 for other guests.

Students can also watch live online at musicKSU.com.

Breast Cancer Tabling

10/17

10/17

Free Flu Shots

10/17

Mingle with students and professionals from multiple fields and explore new career opportunities at this event, hosted by Department of Career Planning and Development.

Tuesday at 8 p.m.

Morgan Concert Hall, Kennesaw campus.

10/18

Tuesday at noon Betty Siegel Recreation Center, Kennesaw campus.

Jazz Ensemble III

Thursday from 7:30-9 p.m.

Legacy Gazebo, Kennesaw campus.

Enjoy refreshments, musical performances and spoken word at the Coffee House Poetry and Open Mic Night, hosted by the Odyssey Peer Mentor Student Association.

Thursday from 7-9 p.m.

Student Center, Ballrooms A & B., Kennesaw campus.

Sing along to your favorite songs at Karaoke Night, hosted by Campus Services.

Owl-O-Ween Hot Air Balloon Festival

10/19&20

10/16

All-Majors Job and Internship Fair

Friday from 6-11 p.m. and Saturday from 4-11 p.m.

Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Kennesaw, Ga Attendees will enjoy tethered balloon rides, costume contests, beer garden, balloon glows, street performers, sword swallowers, fire eaters, aerialists, and more. For tickets and information, visit Owl-OWeen.com

ACROSS 1. Accumulate 6. To and ____ 9. Audition tape 13. October, e.g.

14. Adam’s body part 15. Mountain climber’s spike 16. Weasel’s aquatic cousin 17. Gentry’s “___ to Billie Joe” (1967) 18. Agitate 19. *Stanley Kubrick’s “The ____” 21. *Ghost or ghoul 23. “____ ____ Clear Day You Can See Forever” 24. Clothing joint 25. *Nighttime radar flyer 28. European sea eagle 30. Not wholesale 35. In the sack 37. Popular dieter’s foe 39. Laundromat setting 40. Carrying bag 41. Enjoy, as in food 43. Parks on a bus 44. Made a mistake 46. In 1492, it sailed the ocean blue 47. Outback birds 48. Stadiums 50. ____pit 52. Hitherto 53. Genuflecting joint 55. Feather glue 57. *She played Laurie Strode 60. *Dead one 64. Bipolar disorder phase 65. Marienbad, e.g.

67. Blind alternative 68. Give the boot 69. Breathing matter 70. Famous Bolshevik 71. London art museum 72. “Owner of a Lonely Heart” band 73. Not slouching DOWN 1. Andy’s radio partner 2. Sweater eater 3. Dead against 4. Kind of pad 5. Sacred spot 6. *”Eye of newt, and toe of ____...”

7. Relieve from 8. Falstaffian in body 9. Christian of haute-couture 10. Evening purse 11. Lion’s share 12. Single 15. Kindergartener’s textbook 20. Drug agents 22. “____ for the course” 24. Nonprofit’s purpose 25. *”Psycho” motel proprietor 26. Terminate, as in mission 27. “Four” prefix 29. Indian flatbread 31. Homemade swing seat 32. Societal breakdown of moral standards 33. October edition of “Vogue,” e.g.

34. Minimum 36. Ownership document 38. *____-chilling 42. Haile Selassie’s disciple 45. Stalin’s order, e.g.

49. “Wheel of Fortune” request 51. Equestrian’s seat 54. Op-ed piece 56. More raw 57. Vena ____ 58. g or cm 59. *”The Vampire Chronicles” author 60. *Christine and such 61. Weather ____ 62. Homer’s “Iliad” 63. Monthly due 64. Came together 66. Crusty dessert

Oct. 16 SOLUTION

CROSSWORD:

Halloween

SUDOKU

OCTOBER 16-20 CALENDAR

ARTS AND LIVING

Oct. 16 SOLUTION

Listen to Owl Radio!

Check them out on the RadioFX app and online at ksuradio.com!

Get involved with The Peak!

Apply online at studentmedia.kennesaw.edu!

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OPINION

HEAD TO HEAD: The military-industrial complex is alive, well Robert Thomas | Staff Writer

Twitter uses algorithms to decide what users see on their homepage.

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SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS SHOULD CONCEAL NUMBER OF ‘LIKES’ Sean Eikhoff | Staff Writer

Social media has been a basic part of life for well over a decade, and has revolutionized human communication.

However, implementing visible ratings on posts can have serious and harmful effects on young people. To protect users’ mental health, social media sites should make the number of likes invisible to everyone but the person who made the post.

Seeing another person’s post with more likes can make someone feel as though their experiences are worth less than someone else’s. Eventually, posting will no longer be about shared interests but rather seeking validation from peers and followers.

Several studies throughout the past decade have revealed a correlation between time spent on social media and the development of mental health problems in adolescents and young adults, including depression and borderline personality disorder.

One study, in particular, found that “the more people used Facebook at one time

point, the worse they felt the next time we text-messaged them; the more they used Facebook over two-weeks, the more their life satisfaction levels declined over time.”

Instead of improving connections with others, social networks can drive a person further into solitude, creating a vicious cycle where the only human connection they have is through sites that contain features which only worsen mental well-being.

Social media is valuable for keeping up with friends and family. However, by having visible ratings on every post, social media can make people feel ignored or unwanted if their stories get less attention. For users, it’s important to know when to step away from social media to avoid measuring self-worth by internet popularity.

“I stay informed from being on social media because of how fast news travels, but constantly looking at pictures of peoples’ seemingly perfect lives can begin to make me feel insecure sometimes,” Mo Mohamed, a senior majoring in integrative studies said. “It’s always good to take a break, gain perspective and get back to reality where there is no filter.”

Social networks are places where people can interact more often, but with less information. While this may be good in some

contexts, the benefits of human interaction can be reversed by the limits of the medium.

“I approach social media technologies as tools that can be put to use for harmful or beneficial purpose,” Dr. Erin Bahl, a professor in the KSU English Department, said. “However, these platforms can also be used for bullying or for provoking unhealthy competition through comparisons. It’s important to consider the many ways we use social media technologies and to be aware of the ways these tools shape our relationships with other people.”

The seemingly popular necessity of social media means that avoiding it entirely would be an unrealistic expectation. Therefore, it falls to the websites themselves to improve users’ experiences by removing the global visibility of likes and the unhealthy competitive nature that comes with them.

“It would be a good idea if there were a way to control the ‘likes’ displayed to protect the users,” Jan Phillips, a senior lecturer for the KSU School of Communication & Media, said. “But the real solution is encouraging students to seize opportunities offered on campus to meet the need for confirming close relationships.”

Personalized Twitter algorithms create intellectual, political isolation for users Nicolas Fricia | Staff Writer Website algorithms on social media, especially Twitter, have been almost subconsciously altering the kind of information we receive online, creating divisive filter bubbles.

The term ‘filter bubble’ has been attributed to Eli Pariser who has been speaking about this issue since 2011. These algorithms are based on the location, search history, click behavior and personal information of the user. With this information, the internet companies give users suggestions based on similarities to their interests.

This concept seems to be innocent and beneficial to the user, but in certain contexts like education and politics, it can be very negative.

Filter bubbles create states of intellectual isolation for users in the matter of intellectual, international and political importance. Let’s say you follow liberalleaning voices on social media. Algorithms will not make suggestions from libertarian,

conservative and other political groups because they do not align with your interests.

This reduces the diversity of thought and creates a bubble of isolation from different modes of thinking. In a country that values people from all backgrounds, it seems that algorithms on social media can unintentionally create divisions among the population.

The intellectual side of social media “lets you go off with like-minded people, so you’re not mixing and sharing and understanding other points of view,” Bill Gates said in an interview with Quartz. “It’s super important.

It’s turned out to be more of a problem than I, or many others, would have expected.”

Social media has proven to be a popular place for politics because it is a very convenient place for communication. Twitter accounts such as Barrack Obama and Donald Trump have well over 50 million followers each, which proves to be massive vessels for people interested in following and engaging with politicians.

Social media comes with more complications than just engaging with politicians.

“Simply exposing people to information they disagree with is often ineffective for meaningful engagement,” author at Slate

Stephanie Tam said. “We generally dislike information that contradicts our worldviews, and we’re remarkably good at interpreting it through self-serving biases.”

Currently, we have a big issue on the greater theme of polarization that social media companies have been trying to find ways to tackle. Ultimately, all of the known attempts have been thwarted by people who do not want wish to interact with “the other side” and differing viewpoints.

“A world constructed from the familiar is a world in which there’s nothing to learn ... [since there is] invisible auto-propaganda, indoctrinating us with our own ideas,” Pariser said in his book, “The Filter Bubble: What the Internet is Hiding From You.” Not only do we need to change the way we receive information, but we also need to change the way we interact with disagreeable information. Algorithms pose a threat to how diverse the information we receive is, which then skews our opinions and perceptions of the world. Let us not forget, however, that education and changing our behaviors is the key to making this solution have any real impact.

As U.S.-funded military operations in the Middle East escalate to unprecedented levels and the militaryindustrial complex continues to thrive, seemingly no one notices as the perpetual occupation recedes into the background of the new norm.

Fifty-eight years ago, on Jan 17, 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower first warned the nation about what he described as a threat to the democratic government, the military-industrial complex, and it seems almost no warning has rung truer since.

In discussing American military activity, it is important to note that according to the White House’s latest war report, the U.S. is currently militarily involved, or has unclassified operations, in the seven countries of Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Libya and Niger.

The U.S.’s military involvement with Afghanistan recently entered its 18th year, the longest war in U.S. history, with U.S. commanders saying there’s no end date in sight. To put this into perspective, those born after the war began can now enlist in it.

Despite some wanting to minimize current U.S. military involvement, U.S.funded military activity in the seven countries listed is actually increasing rather than decreasing.

According to Business Insider, the U.S. is on pace to bomb Afghanistan more than ever this year. “The total weapons deployed by manned and remotely piloted aircraft through May this year is 2,339, more than were dropped in both 2016 and 2015,” the article said.

Last year President Donald Trump said that the U.S. would increase its troop

presence in Afghanistan to combat the resurgent Taliban, and according to the BBC, “the Taliban control more territory than at any point since the removal of their regime 17 years ago.”

This recent report by the BBC also showed that civilian casualties are at an unprecedented level, with more than 10,000 civilians killed or injured in 2017.

While the New York Times recently stated that due to this high death toll, the Afghan and American governments decided to keep battlefield death tolls for Afghan security forces secret. This secrecy of activity has extended to strikes in Yemen as well, according to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.

Despite all of this, at a time when the U.S. is more militarily involved in the Middle East than ever before, it seems as though almost no one is talking about it, or as if most people have simply forgotten that we are even at war.

The most chilling example of this is a tweet by a Reuters foreign policy correspondent showing exactly four journalists in a sea of empty chairs at a recent Pentagon briefing on Afghanistan.

Perhaps it is time that we reconsider the direction, and general philosophy of war, in which we have trudged down for the last two decades. Perhaps the current strategy of escalation and the justification for perpetual occupation in the name of an un-winnable “war on terror” is not the right one. Perhaps it is time we end the military-industrial complex that has ravaged the Middle East.

We are no longer “at war” in Afghanistan Marquis Holmes | Editor-in-Chief For the sake of full disclosure, Marquis Holmes is a member of the Georgia Army National Guard.

It is easy to get caught up in the stereotypical belief that our nation’s defense is still participating in gruesome warfare in Afghanistan, the region of the world in which the 17-year Global War on Terror started. However, intense combat missions in that region have long since subsided. In fact, we are spending more time training foreign forces than fighting them.

It is without question that our nation’s heroes still serve honorably and valiantly overseas — there are still many risks taken every day.

Because the Global War on Terror is still ongoing, it is expected for civilians to think we are engaging forces in Afghanistan, especially since the reign of the Islamic State in 2014.

The Battle of Mosul last year confirmed that combat operations are still necessary for the Global War on Terror. However, this battle that reclaimed the largest ISIS territory also confirmed the downfall of the caliphate, as the Islamic State is still consistently losing ground, logistics and morale to this day.

With these key factors in mind, most Americans know that we have a presence in both Iraq and Afghanistan but are not educated on the missions that are being executed, which says quite the opposite.

As far as Afghanistan is concerned, the earlier years of the Global War on Terrorism, when soldiers spent days

kicking down doors and nights in lengthy firefights, ended when Operation Enduring Freedom concluded in 2014.

To be more specific, we are still in Afghanistan under the most recent Operation Resolute Support.

According to ORS’ website, Resolute Support is a NATO-led, non-combat mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. This mission is also more politically correct compared to the efforts of the war after 2001.

In layman’s terms, our troops are simply advisors that instill knowledge to the Afghan military so they can retake and defend their own land against forces such as the still-at-large al-Qaida and other militant groups. Other than that, there is not an abundance of media content to invest in the Afghan region and the current situation in Afghanistan probably doesn’t move past the average military enthusiast.

We are still losing soldiers in these operations. In fact, there have been eight personnel killed in action this year alone compared to over 2,000 killed in Afghanistan to date, according to iCasualties. These casualty statistics can lead to other conclusions. Combat leaders are no longer taking risks in Afghanistan.

Afghan troops are actually holding their land accountable.

Overall, our military has far surpassed the height of the war in 2001. Although we are still advising and assisting in Afghanistan, we are no longer in flat-out warfare.

Kennesaw State University | The Sentinel | October 16, 2018 | Page 7

SPORTS

FIRST ROAD WIN FOR OWLS AS THEY SECURE SIXTH STRAIGHT Tyhi Conley | Staff Writer

Kennesaw State’s dynamic rushing attack combined for 490 yards as the Owls defeated Gardner-Webb University 56-17 on Saturday, Oct. 13, in Boiling Springs, NC. Four players gained at least 70 yards each and Chandler Burks added three touchdowns as the Owls won their first road game of the season and sixth overall.

What began as a glimpse of hope for the Bulldogs disintegrated into a despairing reality, as their early lead quickly evaporated.

After the Owls opened their first offensive series with a three-and-out, the Bulldogs converted a fourth down, paving the way for a field goal to take a 3-0 lead.

KSU running back Isaac Foster immediately countered Gardner-Webb’s promising start with his second kickoff return for a touchdown in recent weeks, scaling the entire field with a 100-yard return.

“That was a big momentum shift in the game,” KSU Head Coach Brian Bohannon said. “We came out flat and Gardner-Webb made some plays early, but that kind of settled us down, and we went from there.”

Chandler Burks tacked on a pair of touchdown runs in the second quarter to help the second-ranked Owls to spoil the Bulldogs’ homecoming game before pulling away for a lopsided victory Saturday afternoon.

Burks finished with three rushing touchdowns on the day, marking his sixth straight game with multiple touchdown runs and his fourth game with at least three.

An interception by Dorian Walker arranged Burks’ second touchdown. The takeaway, Walker’s third of the season,

lengthened KSU’s defensive turnover streak to 21 games. Charlie Patrick led the defense with a career-high seven tackles as Bryson Armstrong added six.

In the final minutes of the second quarter, Darnell Holland scored on a 48-yard run to extend the Owls lead to 28-3 before halftime.

Holland led the array of backs who had big rushing days, carrying six times for 78 yards.

Burks, Shaquil Terry, Adeolu Adeleke and Jake McKenzie also shared the workload in the Owls’ stout run game.

“We have been doing that all year,” Bohannon said.

Terry’s big play came on a 42-yard run, setting up Daniel David to cap the drive with a touchdown run and pushing the lead 42-3 at the end of the third quarter.

McKenzie and Adeleke arose in the fourth quarter with career-long rushing touchdowns of 54 and 60 yards.

The Bulldogs have battled injuries the majority of their season, dressing only 66 players for Saturday’s game. Despite lacking manpower, Jaylen Myers’ 63-yard touchdown run snapped KSU’s five-game streak of holding opponents to 13 points or less.

Myers led Gardner-Webb in yards, carrying the ball five times for 82 yards.

Dexter Brown followed with 74 yards on four attempts.

“We’re really still having to put guys out there on the field who are facing things for the first time and today that came against a really good football team,” Gardner-Webb’s head coach Carroll McCray said.

The Owls are now 6-1 and will give their legs a rest on a bye week before their game on Saturday, Oct. 27, at Charleston Southern. The Owls improve to a 6-1 record, winning their first road game of the season on Saturday, Oct. 13, at Gardner-Webb.

Amy Casto | The Sentinel

Team effort increases volleyball winning streak to ten games Alex Brychta | Contributor Kennesaw State’s volleyball team defeated Jacksonville University in three sets on Friday, Oct. 12, extending their winning streak to ten games and improving to a 16-4 record for the season.

The 4th annual Griffin’s Game was held in honor of the son of KSU’s Head Coach Keith Schunzel and his wife, volunteer Assistant coach Briana Schunzel. Each year, the event is dedicated to raising money through t-shirt sales and donations to help and support one local family dealing with childhood cancer. It has become an important tradition for the entire team and staff.

Game performance on Friday was a total team effort for the Owls, as six players had at least five kills and the team combined for 10 blocks. Karlee Groover led the way defensively with 18 digs.

The first set started off with both teams exchanging points until KSU was able to reach an 8-3 lead. Jacksonville never gained any momentum to climb back into the game, falling behind by as many as 12 points before losing by the same deficit to finish the set with a score of 25-13.

Both teams traded points in the second set until KSU once again increased their lead to 8-3. This time the lead stretched as high as 14 points. With a score of 24-10, Jacksonville fought hard for two more points but the Owls triumphed to take a 2-0 advantage in the game.

The third set started with Jacksonville

building an early 4-1 lead. Even as KSU battled back, Jacksonville remained close throughout the match. In the end, the Owls were able to pull away, winning the last six points of the game to finish off the sweep, with a score of 25-15.

Responding to the early deficit at the beginning of the third set was an important part of finishing off the Dolphins, who have struggled for most of the season.

“When coach called a timeout, he told us that we needed to refocus to get back into the game,” outside hitter Lauren Chastang said.

Although Jacksonville’s Mallory Mattingly came into the game leading the Atlantic Sun Conference in aces per set as well as service aces, Chastang said that Schunzel has prepared the Owls for this game the same way that he has for every other match.

Setter Lexi Broadwater added that going into the game her approach was to focus on the opponent and not necessarily what her individual role was going to be.

With the win, KSU continued their dominance in the ASUN Conference. They have accumulated a 7-0 record in conference play and have dropped only three sets in their last seven matches.

The Owls look to continue their winning streak next Wednesday, Oct. 17, when they travel to Tennessee to face Lipscomb University before returning home to face North Alabama on Friday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m.

Quin Sutphin (10) and Dani Ballou (12) reach to block the ball while the Jacksonville players prepare to return.

Jaylan Smith | The Sentinel

KSU senior Caitlyn Farrell runs at a meet in August 2017.

Photo Courtesy of KSU Athletics

Ayuk and Kennedy stand out as cross country teams prepare to end season Rio White | Sports Editor The men’s and women’s cross country teams have competed in four meets this year and have showed improvement each week as they prepare to finish the season strong.

For the first time in nine years, the women’s team won a meet as they finished first among a field of eight teams at their opening meet of the season hosted by Jacksonville State on Friday, Aug. 31.

Three KSU athletes took the top three spots in the 5K race including freshman Brenda Ayuk who was the first individual to win an event for the Owls in two years. Her time of 18 minutes and 44 seconds was closely followed by senior Caitlyn Farrell and sophomore Katie Meyer.

On the men’s side, Chase Kennedy and Koi Williams finished third and fourth respectively as the team finished fifth overall.

“Hats off to the women’s team winning their first meet in nine years with the top three finishers all in KSU gold,” Head Coach David Poteet said. “I am very proud of them all.”

A week later the cross country teams

headed to Athens, Georgia, to play in the Bulldog Invitational, where the women finished fourth out of six teams and the men finished last out of four teams.

Ayuk once again led the way for the women as she placed 12th in a field of 85 athletes. The Owls finished just a point away from third place during a meet dominated by the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech.

Kennedy was the top finisher again for the men as he finished 20th out of 65 athletes.

After an extended break, the Owls traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina, to compete at the Queen City Invitational on Friday, Sept. 28.

In a large 28-team field, the women finished in seventh place while Ayuk continued the successful start to her KSU career. She earned another top finish for the team after finishing fourth out 263 athletes.

Kennedy finished in 18th place among the large field as the men managed to place eighth during an 8K meet that Liberty University ran away with, placing six athletes in the top 20.

“We couldn’t have had much better

of a day for both the women’s and men’s teams,” Poteet said. “This was a meet that I wanted to use as a marker of how or if the runners are improving. They improved today.”

Ayuk won her second meet at the Berry Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 13, leaving 216 other athletes behind. The women finished fourth overall as Farrell and Meyer were the second and thirdplace finishers for KSU for the fourth consecutive meet.

Kennedy came close to his first victory as he finished fourth for the men. The team finished third overall as they continued to improve each week.

As the teams gear up for the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships, they will be relying on the consistency of their top performers. While Ayuk and Kennedy have been anchors for each team, the next-best finishers will also have to carry their qualities over to the postseason.

The cross country teams will travel to Newark, New Jersey, to compete in the conference championships on Friday, Oct. 26.

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SPORTS