October 30, 2018 KSU Sentinel

OCT. 30, 2018

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Will Ferrell visits KSU, advocates for Georgia candidate Sabrina Kerns | News Editor

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Jason Voorhees is the slasher star of the movie, “Friday the 13th.”

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EDITORS’ PICKS: SPOOKY MOVIES 1. “Saw” 2. “The Conjuring” 3. “The Shining”

4. “A Nightmare on Elm Street” 5. “Halloweentown” 6. “Hocus Pocus”

7. “Halloween” 8. “Children of the Corn” 9. “Sinister”

Students share their ‘tales of the haunted’ Sarah Childers | Staff Writer Doors slamming shut with no one in sight, orange orbs pictured on dusty film, footsteps echoing in a vacant hall — we have all heard ghost stories, but some students have claimed to have lived through them.

Melissa Victoria St. Clair, a senior majoring in media and entertainment studies, believes she has encountered spirits. St. Clair said she remembers playing hide-and-seek with twin boys when she was around 4 years old.

“At the time I assumed they were children whose parents were friends with my parents and I just continued to be a simple kid and play hide-and-seek with my friends,” St. Clair said. “The twins would always find me when I hid, but I never once found them when it was their turn to hide.”

St. Clair said that the two boys would be mean to her and pull her hair, which she did not think much about at the time. When she and her family moved,

she never saw the two boys again.

When she was 12 years old, St. Clair said she asked her mother about what became of her childhood friends. Her mother, however, said she did not know who St. Clair was talking about and that she did not have friends over until she was in first grade.

“My mother and I still believe to this day I was playing with the spirits of children who may have been trapped in that house,” St. Clair said.

Junior criminal justice major Zane Markle also shared his own paranormal experience.

Markle said he and his family had just moved into a new house around the time he began high school. Within a month of living there, Markle said the family began to notice a strange light that would move from room-to-room and attract the attention of their dog, who would sometimes bark at it.

After two months of living in the new

home, Markle said he woke up one night to find himself in a strange position.

Markle explained that he was lying on his back with his arms pointing outward and his ankles touching as if he were on a cross. In addition to the odd position, Markle said that his covers had been “rolled up and stuffed” in the opposite corner of his room.

“Ever since, I haven’t been able to sleep any other way than on my back,” Markle said.

While some supernatural experiences will always remain a mystery, others have logical explanations, especially ones that happen while a person is sleeping.

KSU student Alanna Reuben said that she believes many paranormal encounters that occur in bed are actually a product of sleep paralysis.

“I don’t know if I believe in the paranormal,” Reuben said. “But I think the science behind certain ghost sightings are super cool.”

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Actor Will Ferrell met with Kennesaw State students and community residents on Friday, Oct. 26, to advocate for Stacy Abrams, democratic candidate in Georgia’s governor race.

Ferrell made a public appearance at the Varsity’s Kennesaw location during lunchtime wearing a Stacy Abrams campaign shirt.

“The voter turnout is so important, you guys, and early voting,” Ferrell said to the crowd at The Varsity. “Voter turnout, especially in the age group of 18 to 35, young voters, you are the key, you will win the elections.”

According to the Marietta Daily Journal, Ferrell said many of the residents asked why he came from Los Angelos to Georgia to campaign for Abrams. Ferrell explained that he had been invited to a dinner where Abrams gave a speech, and he said “we were blown away” by Abrams. He also said he has acted in and produced several projects in Georgia in the past.

After his speech about Abrams, Ferrell posed for photos with customers.

Before making the appearance at The Varsity, Ferrell also visited with KSU students on the Kennesaw campus.

“We had him on campus for about 30 minutes, he shot a series of commercials trying to get the students to volunteer on campus,” President of the Young Democrats at KSU Jesus Rubio told the MDJ. KSU electrical engineering major Bradley Clayton spoke with Ferrell on campus, sporting a Buddy the Elf costume from Ferrell’s film “Elf.” “I was Buddy the Elf last night at a party, so I decided to jump in the suit and come over and meet Will Ferrell,” Clayton said.

“Everything else was plus — it was cool to hear. He asked me if I’ve canvassed at all, and I said no, so I guess I need to do that. I told him I would do that. It’s like the best day ever.”

Clayton said he is still deciding who he will support in the governor’s election, but he is excited to vote on election day on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

“We were speaking with him and we hosted a series of different livestreams on Facebook and Instagram,” Rubio said. “But it got out of hand, students found out very soon so mobs started creating on campus around him.”

The MDJ reported that a similar situation occurred at The Varsity later that same day, forcing the actor to leave minutes after making his remarks about voting day.

The 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election will take place on Nov. 6 concurrently with other statewide and local elections to elect the next Governor of Georgia. The Democratic nominee for Governor is Stacey Abrams, and the Republican nominee for Governor is Brian Kemp.

Students who are registered to vote and need to check the status of their voter registration or get a sample ballot to know who their candidates are can visit mvp.sos. ga.gov. If a student has not yet registered to vote or needs to request an absentee ballot, they can visit kennesaw.turbovote.org.

KSU provost finalists to be announced Amy Casto | Staff Wtiter Kennesaw State’s 20-member search committee, appointed by KSU President Pamela Whitten, recently selected finalist candidates for the position of KSU provost and vice president for academic affairs.

Dr. Jon Preston, chair of the search committee and dean of the College of Computing and Software Engineering, said, “The president will announce the finalists for on-campus interviews [the week of Oct. 29], and on-campus interviews will be held the first two full weeks in November.”

Matthew Hunnicutt, president of KSU’s Student Government Association and a member of the search committee, said that once finalists are announced, a handful will come and tour both campuses, as well as partake in open forum events. After that, the candidates will be narrowed down to the finalist for the position.

“We were all really looking for a provost who can understand Kennesaw, get things done, understand the unique culture and handle the unique challenges,” Hunnicutt said. “Transparency is also a huge deal because of the things that have happened in the past few years.”

The 20 members of the search committee include faculty and staff members from both the Kennesaw and Marietta campuses and each of KSU’s 13 colleges.

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Whitten discusses diversity issues with CORED Peyton Elliott | Staff Writer

The Young Americans for Freedom chapter at KSU set up a display of the 2018 National Debt clock in April of 2018.

Photo courtesy of Young Americans for Freedom

With Mega Millions reaching a new record-high, it brings into question how earned money is spent.

Alisa Seripap | The Sentinel

SECOND STUDENT GROUP SETTLES IN KSU LAWSUITS

HOPE increases after Mega Millions reaches record-setting jackpot

Sabrina Kerns | News Editor

Megan Butler | Staff Writer

Kennesaw State’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom made an agreement on Wednesday, Oct. 24, settling a lawsuit the group filed against university officials earlier this year.

YAF originally filed the lawsuit in March, stating that the university was taking part in “viewpoint discrimination” after charging the group an extra security fee for a guest speaker they invited to an event they were hosting on the Kennesaw campus.

The group also said in the original complaint that the university’s student organization ranking system allows the university to subjectively rank groups on campus. Student groups are assigned to one of four different classifications, which limits them to what space they can use on campus and what funding they have access to.

Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian nonprofit organization that filed the complaint on behalf of the student group, announced on their website that the university has agreed to make policy changes to settle the lawsuit.

According to ADF, KSU has agreed to revise the “complicated” student organization ranking system that is currently in place at the university.

ADF announced that the settlement “changes policies that gave university officials complete discretion to impose ‘security fees’ in any amount they decided on any event they deemed ‘controversial.’”

The website states that the policy that will be put in place clearly outlines when the university can charge certain fees.

According to ADF, the settlement will also change policies regarding the student organization ranking system at KSU. The four classifications for student organizations within the system are, from lowest to highest tier, “recognized,” “affiliated,” “sponsored” and

“chartered.” According to the Marietta Daily Journal, ADF said that there are no faith-based or overtly political groups higher than the “affiliated” tier — YAF is classified in the “recognized” tier.

“Kennesaw State’s byzantine speech policies allowed officials to place student organizations into an arbitrary caste system of superiors and inferiors, and to assess security fees that numerous courts in other cases have routinely declared unconstitutional,” ADF Senior Counsel Travis Barham said. “It made no sense for the university to keep those policies, and we are pleased that students will no longer be subject to them.”

University officials have not responded to requests for comment, and there has been no public announcement made by KSU of any new policy changes.

The university settled another lawsuit with Ratio Christi, a Christian student group at KSU, on Oct. 17, after KSU started implementing a new Freedom of Expression policy that allows students to use designated areas to express their ideas and viewpoints on campus.

The update to the policy went into effect on Friday, Oct. 5 — 12 days before the group agreed to settle.

“Not only is it important that YAF and all students at KSU be able to exercise their constitutionally protected freedoms, but it’s also vital for the university to live by example in demonstrating the importance of those freedoms instead of communicating to an entire generation that the Constitution doesn’t matter,” ADF Senior Counsel Tyson Langhofer said.

Zachary Bohannon, the president of both YAF at KSU and Ratio Christi, did not respond to requests for comment.

Professors awarded grants for particle physics research Sabrina Kerns | News Editor The National Science Foundation awarded major grants to two Kennesaw State professors to support their research into particle physics.

The two grants total $288,830 and were awarded to Assistant Professor of Theoretical Particle Physics Marco Guzzi and Professor of Physics Dr. Nikolaos Kidonakis.

According to the Marietta Daily Journal, the professors’ research is meant to improve theoretical predictions in particle production experiments conducted at the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s most powerful particle collider. The LHC is located at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland.

Kidonakis received a three-year grant of $180,000, and Guzzi received $108,830. Kidonakis is aiming to develop newer systems of formulas to create more accurate theoretical predictions of elementary particle processes and in models of new physics, according to the MDJ. “The study of the top quark and the Higgs boson are central areas of elementary particle physics and its exploration at the LHC,” Kidonakis said.

Top quark and Higgs boson are two of the most heavily known subatomic particles, according to Science Daily.

“My theoretical calculations provide state-ofthe-art predictions for processes involving these particles, and they have been widely used and cited,” Kidonakis said.

Kidonakis has been funded by the NSF since 2006, and this is the fifth grant in particle theory that he has received from the NSF at KSU. Kidonakis was also named the No. 1 physicist since 2010 after a worldwide comprehensive study published by CERN earlier this year.

According to the MDJ, Guzzi’s goal is to improve the current knowledge of the distribution of quarks and gluons, the building blocks of matter within a proton, and building upon new theory predictions to search for new physics interactions. Guzzi joined KSU as an assistant professor last year.

“Being one of the few physicists active in theoretical high-energy physics and collider phenomenology in Georgia and the Southeast and being awarded my first NSF grant encourages and motivates me to continue to put efforts in this direction,” Guzzi said.

The $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot that became the largest in U.S. history on Monday, Oct. 22, generated more than $34.7 million in proceeds for Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship and Pre-K programs, according to a Georgia Lottery Corporation Public Policy Coordinator Betsy Bradfield.

Bradfield said that the Georgia lottery funds Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship Program, Georgia’s Pre-K Program and capital outlay projects, including technological upgrades for schools and universities across the state.

“This is an incredibly exciting time for Georgians,” Georgia Lottery President and CEO Gretchen Corbin said in a recent press release. “Our players are having a lot of fun and students across the state benefit with each Mega Millions and Powerball ticket purchased in Georgia.”

The HOPE award amount is set annually by the governor and general assembly for the following fiscal year after the Georgia Lottery Corporation transfers a percentage of lottery revenues into the Lottery for Education Account for HOPE and pre-K, Walt Rabon from the Georgia Student Finance Commission said.

This transfer of revenues broke a record high in 2018’s fiscal year at $1.14 billion.

“When individuals see large lottery payouts, i.e., the recent Mega-Ball amount, the assumption may be that more funding will be provided to students. That may or may not be true,” Director of the Kennesaw State Office of Financial Aid Ron Day said.

The set award amount differs between schools based on tuition costs. Currently, HOPE covers approximately 80 percent of an undergraduate student’s tuition and Zell Miller covers 100 percent.

Day said that about 33 percent of currently registered KSU students are eligible for one of the HOPE Program scholarships.

The financial aid from HOPE appears to be “disproportional” across the state which benefits more students coming from higher-income level households than those of lowerincome, according to the Red&Black, the University of Georgia’s student-run newspaper.

While UGA has a high average median income as well as a high percentage of students with HOPE, there are other factors that also influence this correlation.

Certain universities, such as UGA, have a more competitive admission process requiring students to have higher grades in order to be accepted.

With HOPE recipients needing a 3.0 GPA and Zell Miller recipients a 3.70, these accepted students will most likely already be eligible for the scholarship, as the average high school GPA of the admitted freshman class at UGA was 3.86, according to College Simply.

According to data from College Calc, these schools also tend to have a higher cost of tuition which results in more students either coming from wealthier backgrounds or relying on financial aid.

Another factor influencing the average income level of HOPE recipients is the relationship between convictions and poverty levels.

“Our players are having a lot of fun and students across the state benefit with each Mega Millions and Powerball ticket purchased in Georgia.”

While HOPE is a merit-based award, a student becomes ineligible for the award for one semester if they become convicted of possession of marijuana or a controlled substance, according to the Georgia Drug-Free Postsecondary Education Act of 1990.

“Mass incarceration and hypercriminalization serve as major drivers of poverty; having a criminal record can present obstacles to employment, housing, public assistance, education, family reunification, building good credit, and more,” according to the research done by the Sentencing Project.

According to the Sentencing Project, 1 in 3 U.S. adults have been arrested by age 23 with 1 in 3 Americans having some type of criminal record, thus furthering the trend of fewer lowerincome students receiving aid from HOPE. Day said that income data is not a good indicator of eligibility, but rather a student’s academic performance.

“Many students are indeed prepared and properly prepped for the college classroom experience, however, many are not,” Day continued. “Thus they may become ineligible and regain or not regain HOPE Scholarship at all.”

Day also said that KSU’s 33 percent of HOPE eligible students is not an uncommon figure compared with peer schools.

“I have been at six different institutions, four of which are Georgia colleges, including KSU,” Day said.

“Students at times do not quite understand the rigor associated with the collegiate academic experience compared to the high school coursework. That has been pretty consistent with all four.”

The newly elected governor will be responsible for the future of the HOPE Scholarship Program.

Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams and Republican candidate Brian Kemp have both expressed desires to expand the program and increase award amounts.

Kennesaw State President Dr. Pamela Whitten attended a meeting with the Presidential Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity on Thursday, Oct. 18, to discuss issues with diversity on campus.

Leaders from the African American Student Alliance, the Student Government Association, Ladies of Distinction, the African American Initiative, KSUnited, the African American Male Initiative and many others including international faculty and staff members spoke with Whitten about recent events that have occurred on campus relating to issues of racial tension and diversity.

CORED co-chair Nicole Simmons said that issues discussed included the current racial climate on campus, international faculty and staff concerns and student grievances. She also said that the kneeling protest of the five KSU cheerleaders during the national anthem last year was briefly hinted at during the meeting.

Potential solutions were suggested, but co-chair Debarati Sen said the meeting was more of an information session for Whitten. Sen said Whitten was receptive and took a lot of notes.

Sen added that the faculty and staff body is not as diverse as the student body, but she is confident in Whitten’s ability to make the campus more inclusive. “[Whitten] is very forthcoming,” Simmons said. “She seemed like she was very interested in getting to the bottom of whatever the problem is.”

“I’m glad to have President Whitten here,” co-chair NeCall Wilson said.”I feel like she’s going to stay. She’s put down roots, and that’s how you create change. That’s how you build a legacy.”

Whitten did not respond to requests for comment in time for publication.

According to CORED’s presentation that they prepared for the meeting, students have voiced concerns about issues of racial incidents and racial tension for students of color. The presentation states that there are “little to no consequences for reporting racial incidents or bias or discrimination,” and there is a lack of support for students of color who want to voice their opinions at the university.

KSUnited has made several demands for the university such as strong repercussions and sanctions being added to KSU policy regarding racist actions and racial bias, student-led cultural awareness, diversity and antiracism training for student, faculty, staff, Greek Life, advising departments and student organizations. KSUnited also demanded that KSU hire more diverse faculty and staff to equal that of KSU’s student body.

Staff concerns include being able to use the term “social justice” without fear of facing repercussions, lack of safe spaces on campus for staff members to voice their opinions without the fear of backlash, issues with the staff hiring process and more.

Faculty concerns involve academic freedom in regards to diversity issues an topics as well as promotion and tenure.

International faculty face concerns with issues before arriving to KSU and at orientation week, issues with promotion and tenure, visa renewal and permanent resident application issues and a lack of sharing spaces for international faculty and staff.

Alexa Vaca, organizer of KSUnited, formerly known as TakeAKneeKSU, said that CORED meetings occur monthly in Prillaman Hall. All meetings are open to the KSU community.

CORED is a part of KSU’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion. According to its web page, CORED’s purpose is to shape appropriate plans, mechanisms, forums, and/or events for a continuing dialogue on issues of race and ethnicity on the KSU campus.

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The Student Diversity Conference aims to bring students together and create a sense of belonging.

Jessi Lestelle | The Sentinel

University to host annual student diversity conference Arielle Robinson | Staff Writer Kennesaw State’s Cultural and Community Center will host its third annual Student Diversity Conference on Friday, Nov. 2.

This year’s conference theme is “From Me to We: Discovering Unity in Diversity.” The theme will expand upon key presentations, according to the website of the Cultural and Community Centers. Presentations will include “Establishing a holistic view of self and others” and “Exploring the constructs of power, privilege and oppression,” among others.

“The annual Student Diversity Conference focuses on the exploration of and learning about diversity and inclusion,” Director of the Cultural and Community Centers Dr. Matthew Robison said.

Robison said that the Office of Diversity and Inclusion defines diversity and inclusion as “intentional and active commitments to embrace difference and create a sense of belonging for the purpose of expanding knowledge; educating capable citizens and workers; encouraging self-actualization; and serving local, state, national and international communities.”

He further mentioned that

diversity is inclusive of things like race, gender, disability, religion and sexual orientation among other identities that may face discrimination and exclusion.

According to Robison, discovery of one’s own culture and identity and those of others are promoted within this department.

Resources that promote an exploration of self in the community include the Cultural Awareness Resource Center, Global Village, the LGBTQ Resource Center and the Women’s Resource Center. Resource centers are open to any students, faculty and staff at KSU. Anyone who would like to attend the conference can register at ccc.kennesaw.edu. A complimentary lunch will be served to all attendees at 1 p.m. at the Commons.

The conference will begin at 10 a.m. on the first floor of the Social Sciences building and will move to the Burruss Building later in the day.

“We look forward to students exploring diverse perspectives with a goal of bringing the campus community together as one Owl family,” Robison said.

Former university employee charged with stealing tech Sabrina Kerns | News Editor A former Kennesaw State facilities director was recently charged after he allegedly stole nearly $100,000 worth of technical equipment from the university and sold it online.

Derrick Smith, 33, was arrested on Oct. 16, and charged with two felony counts of theft by taking, according to the Marietta Daily Journal. Smith allegedly took a shipment of 12 Cisco Transceiver Modules that were meant to go to the university’s networking department in 2017.

According to warrants, the modules were later sold through his fiancee’s eBay account. Eight of the 12 missing modules were later recovered with the help of Smith’s attorney, according to the MDJ. The serial numbers of the modules matched those on a purchasing order that the university provided.

Smith also allegedly stole 11

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Microsoft Surface Pro 4 computers that were accidentally shipped to KSU in 2017. According to the MDJ, Smith allegedly sold 10 of the computers online.

Each missing computer was valued at over $1,500 at the time.

The MDJ reported that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was able to reach three of the people who purchased the computers online, confirming that the serial numbers matched those of the university’s purchase order.

According to the MDJ, the university lost a total of $92,000 — $78,000 from the missing modules and $14,300 from the missing computers.

Smith was released from jail on a bond of over $110,000 on Oct. 17.

KSU Spokeswoman Tammy DeMel told the MDJ that Smith no longer works with the university.

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As the sole student member of the search committee, Hunnicutt has an important voice in the decision-making process.

“I’m really grateful that the people in charge of these committees see the importance of having a student on there,” Hunnicutt said. “I really did go out of my way to make sure I always had a say and talked about the candidates we discussed.”

The newly appointed provost will replace Linda Noble, who has been serving as interim provost and vice president of academic affairs

since January 2018.

“Reporting to the president, the provost and vice president for academic affairs is the chief academic officer of the university,” according to the ad posted on KSU’s website. “The provost is responsible for all aspects of the university’s academic mission, including the intellectual environment for faculty, students and staff and planning, budgeting, supervising and reviewing programs in instruction, research and continuing education.”

Library system overhauls research guides

Business leaders inducted into Hall of Fame

Cade Lanktree | Staff Writer

Cameron Loi | Staff Writer

Kennesaw State’s online library system updated their research guides tool for the online system in order to facilitate learning and research for both undergraduate and graduate students.

Libraries redesigned their research guides tool, LibGuides, for its online website during the fall semester after a series of usability studies.

The purpose of this improvement is to allow students to better navigate the website so that they can research a broad range of subjects in an effortless and efficient manner.

LibGuides is an easy-to-use content management system created

by Springshare which is deployed at thousands of libraries worldwide, according to the Springshare website. KSU’s new LibGuides tool utilizes a standard template to encourage familiarity with the site.

The tool includes individualized sections for each area of study such as developing a topic, finding sources on that topic and getting live feedback from a KSU librarian.

Amy Barker, a learning and teaching services librarian at KSU, was in charge of conducting usability studies in 2018 which were comprised of several focus groups of students. These usability studies attempted to improve upon the existing research guides tool in order to appeal to students and make it more user-friendly.

Kennesaw State’s Coles College recently inducted two local business leaders into its Business Hall of Fame.

The two new inductees, Dr. Shelby Wilkes and Valery Voyles, were honored at a reception in October and were given a chance to share their passion for business and innovation with the KSU community.

Wilkes, a Coles College alumnus, has been a long time supporter of the university and has earned a long list of accomplishments. He has served as a vitreoretinal surgeon and scientific researcher for 37 years, and he established Atlanta Eye Consultants, a full-service medical eye group in Georgia.

Wilkes earned his master’s in business administration from KSU in 1998 and has continued his involvement with the Coles College, serving on the college’s diversity committee. He has also helped create endowed scholarships, helped establish the International Business Fellowship program and remained active in the Black Alumni Society. He also formerly served as a member of the Coles College Advisory Board.

Valery Voyles, daughter of Ed Voyles of the Ed Voyles Automotive Group, was inducted at the same time as Wilkes. In 2004, Valery Voyles became the chairman and CEO of the automotive group, taking over where her father left off.

Valery Voyles was inducted into the hall of fame over one month after KSU Athletics announced that it signed an agreement with Ed Voyles Automotive Group, creating a partnership that will fund 25 scholarships for the Athletic Department in the span of five years.

Valery Voyles has won the Cox Family Enterprise Center Family Business of the Year, has been named one of the 100 Leading Women in North America Auto Industry by Automotive News and has been nominated for Time magazine’s Dealer of the Year Award.

“Valery has supported educators in Cobb County for years through her generosity and advocacy,” Dean of the Coles College of Business Kathy Schwaig said. “She also is a great champion for Kennesaw State and higher education. With a servant’s heart, Valery is always ready to impact the lives of others for good.”

Schwaig said that, in terms of selection, the college seeks individuals who have had great success in business but also live with integrity and have a passion for giving back to the community.

The Coles Business Hall of Fame now includes 12 members including Voyles and Wilkes.

Previous inductees include Michael Coles, Jack Dinos, Connie Engel, Gene Henssler, Tom Hughes, Harry Maziar, Lee Rhyant, Doug Shore, Kerstin Valdes Benden and Mark Wilson.

New inductees are accepted every October.

The feedback to the newly updated research guides are currently being monitored by the traffic on the website.

Paula Adams, the director of research and instructional services in the Sturgis Library at KSU, said that the development and improvement of the existing LibGuides system was primarily a student-driven process.

Adams said these usability studies collected feedback from students who were given mock LibGuides and asked to navigate them.

Adams said Barker embarked on a project that helped students understand how to navigate LibGuides and helped them to “go beyond the first page.” Adams said the research guides not only benefit face-to-face students, but they also benefit online and students from the Distance Learning Center.

The feedback and student response to the newly updated research guides are currently being monitored by the traffic on the website. Adams said they are working on a heat map that will let them know how many students are utilizing the site during the semester or even during a specific time period, such as finals or midterms.

These research guides are promoted through KSU Inform, one-on-one research consultations and various events on campus. The library has created research guides for specific classes, majors and even for assignments requested by faculty.

“Librarians are facilitators of information access and information use,” Adams said. “Let us help you understand the nature of information.”

OUTSIDE THE NEST Suspect faces charges, pipe bomb in Atlanta Sasha Avchukov | Staff Writer

What Happened?

Authorities discovered suspicious packages on Wednesday, Oct. 24, with explosive devices that were addressed to Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Robert De Niro, Joe Biden, CNN offices and other well-known

critics of President Donald Trump.

None of the bombs detonated, but New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday that the devices were functional explosives, the New York Times reported.

The Latest A Florida man was arrested on Friday, Oct. 26, and formally charged on Monday after officials traced DNA found on some of the packages, Fox News reported.

Cesar Sayoc, 56, faces five federal charges and up to 48 years in prison, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a press conference Friday.

Another suspicious package addressed to CNN was intercepted in Atlanta also on Monday — the home to the media organization’s world headquarters, according to CNN. “[The package] was intercepted at an Atlanta post office,” CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker said. “There is no imminent danger to the CNN Center.”

Authorities believe the newest package is also from Sayoc, bringing the number of known packages to 15.

“Let this be a lesson to anyone regardless of their political beliefs

that we will bring the full force of law against anyone who attempts to use threats, intimidation and outright violence to further an agenda,” Sessions said. “We will find you. We will prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law.”

Court records show that Sayoc has a history of arrests for theft, illegal steroids possession and a charge of making a bomb threat, according to Fox News. Sayoc’s social media accounts show that he has attended many Trump rallies and his vehicle displayed many political stickers in support of Trump, Fox News reported.

Trump called the packages and events “despicable,” NBC News reported.

“We must never allow political violence to take root in America,” Trump said. “We cannot let it happen. I am committed to do everything in my power as president to stop it and stop it now.”

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All teenagers should be SATIRE: allowed to trick-or-treat Mysterious pumpkin patch taunts students Autumn Edmontson | Staff Writer

Haunted houses continue to rake in thousands of visitors each year and show no sign of slowing down.

HAUNTED HOUSES STILL STRIKE FEAR IN THE HEARTS OF VISITORS

It would not be Halloween without families dressing up and going door-to-door with their bags full of candy. To legally outlaw an entire generation is wrong, and it strips trickor-treaters of traditions and holiday fun.

Trick-or-treating is a tradition going all the way back to ancient Celtic tribes, according to the Smithsonian, and has been an essential part of American culture for the past 100 years. However, towns in Virginia now exclude anyone over the age of 12 from participating in the fun under threat of the law.

Beginning in 2015, towns in Virginia — including Virginia Beach, Hampton, Chesapeake and others, according to local Channel 3 News — began to charge any participating trick-or-treaters over the age of 12 with a class 4 misdemeanor.

That’s right, if a 13-year-old wants to dress up and visit neighbors for candy on Halloween night, they will be swiftly disciplined. The punishment is not just a slap on the wrist, either.

The misdemeanor charge, according to Chesapeake’s municipal code of ordinance, threatens a minimum sentence of six months in jail and/or a fine ranging from $25 to $100 ... for trick-or-treating.

The true crime here is a government inappropriately stepping in on a cultural

holiday and impeding on its citizens’ personal rights.

“The individuals answering the door can turn away the teens and that’s their right,” junior communications major Mikayla Logan said. “But if the government is allowed to ban teens from trick-or-treating, it opens the door for imposing on other individual rights associated with freedom of expression.”

It is not the job of the government to decide when a child is too old to go trick-or-treating. It should be at the family’s own discretion to decide when a teenager is too old for the tradition, especially since maturity and development are different for every child.

Teenagers are already influenced to grow up faster than they need to and to make it a crime for them to participate in a golden hour of childhood is robbing them of the opportunity to be a kid. Individuals have the freedom to choose when the line is drawn, not our governing officials.

Charging teens with a misdemeanor and pulling them out of school in favor of six months in jail is a sure way to promote a cycle of crime in the justice system. Especially for something as innocent as trick-or-treating, this is a quick way to strengthen the divide between police and community.

Thankfully trick-or-treating is not outlawed for teens in Atlanta, but other teens are still treated unfairly with a misdemeanor. For towns in Virginia, the law is a violation of personal rights and robs teens of enjoying a treasured holiday.

Megan Davis | Staff Writer

Elizabeth Nouryeh and Abi Marmurowicz contributed to this article.

As ghosts and ghouls make their debut and witches take over the skies this October, thousands of adrenaline seekers will flee to haunted houses across the country. Haunted houses have yet to lose their fear factor and show no sign of becoming any less popular in the near future.

According to the American Haunts website, “the typical haunted attraction averages around 8,000 paid guests.”

Georgia’s Netherworld has remained one of the top rated haunted houses in Georgia since 2009 and continues to successfully scare its patrons.

“People love haunted houses for the adrenaline,” makeup artist and actor at Netherworld Miranda Sapp said. “To feel like you’re completely vulnerable and that anything could jump out is what a lot of people live for — the thrill of being completely surrounded by horror for 30 minutes.”

When people experience fear, chemicals such as dopamine and serotonin pump rapidly through the brain and body because of the increase in heart rate. Many people enjoy being scared, but only when the danger is simulated and not life-threatening.

Some believe that haunted houses are too scary and that they go too far in their efforts to scare people. The most prominent attraction is McKamey Manor in Tennessee. Before enduring

the sometimes 10-hour haunt, participants must sign a 40-page waiver and undergo hours of the pre-haunt briefing.

According to the Nashville Scene, the waiver includes “exposure to extreme temperatures (No. 73), having plastic wrap tightly held over his face (No. 74), and having his hands and feet zip-tied (No. 75).” No one to this point has been able to complete the haunted house.

However, McKamey Manor and other intense haunted houses would not be operating without the thrill-seeking visitors who desire that experience. Participants are made aware of the scare tactics used well before they enter when they sign the waiver.

Most haunted houses have a suggested age requirement for their guests, and it is the guests’ job to know their limits, not the haunted houses’ to tone down the fear factor. Haunted houses ensure that their facilities are safe for their guests, creating the illusion of danger but never actually put their guests in harm’s way. One injury lawsuit could force a haunted house to close and never open its doors again. “[Netherworld] keeps emergency exits everywhere for people who can’t handle the sensory deprivation,” Sapp said. “Our number one priority is to get everyone through the haunt safely with no harm.”

Of course, the majority of haunted houses are nowhere near as intense or as questionable as McKamey Manor, but they still live up to the expectations of Halloween fanatics. Haunted houses are a great way for people to celebrate the thrills of October. The fear and adrenaline pumping through people’s bodies encourage them to keep coming back every October as they look for more thrills.

Some towns have banned children over 12 from trickor-tricking, threatening them with a misdemeanor.

Paulette Juieng | The Sentinel

Halloween films continue to terrorize audiences Lola Uthman | Staff Writer

As Halloween approaches, students are getting into the spirit by donning their best costumes, carving pumpkins and watching scary movies. While today’s horror films may not be as scary as they were in previous years, scary films can still strike fear in many audiences.

Horror films use techniques such as jump scares to get a quick jolt out of the audience. As cheap as they are, jump scares cause temporary fear because they act as an element of surprise. The audience tends to know as little as the main character, which is why something as small a slamming door can

cause a scare. Combined with sound effects, minuscule motions can create effective scares.

“Newer [horror films] like ‘A Quiet Place’ sort of manipulate sounds or tropes that make it so much more interesting to watch,” senior public relations major Catie Murphy said. “My favorite horror movies are ones that aren’t blatantly horrific but have more of a psychological backdrop until the horror progresses.”

In scary films, the audience is placed in the main character’s shoes. This technique is used to be more in tune with the movie’s environment, which will heighten the fear of all the scary events that happen in the film. Since the audience is now identifying with the main character, anything scary that occurs to them will also be scary for the viewers.

Scary films often include objects and

concepts that humans consider terrifying, such as death, home invasion and spiders.

People find these fears especially frightening because they exist in real life, and could happen at any time.

Recent research suggests that there is a sense of psychology and biology that goes into creating horror films. A psychologist in an article published on the Concordia University, St. Paul website states that there are three main aspects of horror entertainment — tension, relevance and unrealism. If a film is high in relevance, being able to identify with certain elements in the movie, and tension, with little to no unrealism, the scarier the movie will seem.

Factors such as camera angles, music, and the environment play major roles in defining these elements.

“I stick with ‘Hereditary’ being one that scared me because parts of the movie

played on actual family drama and actual tangible deaths, such as a little girl getting decapitated,” junior public relations major Natan Sabbag said. “It also utilized music and camera angles to create suspense.”

The scariness of a horror film also depends on the person watching it. One certain meta-analysis study states that people with less empathy have a tendency to enjoy scary movies more. It also showed that people with aggressive personalities enjoyed the violence in movies more.

Audiences watch scary movies to spark adrenaline and suspense and to be taken to another world. Whether scary movies are actually scary or not is determined by the viewer. Scary movies still terrify audiences and only seem to get scarier with each passing year.

Jonathan Phelps | Staff Writer With Halloween around the corner, mysterious frights emerge once again across Kennesaw State’s campus.

Reports of strange behavior and disconcerting omens have grown across campus since the construction of a mysterious pumpkin patch near Kennesaw Mountain off of Barrett Parkway. Attending seniors and freshmen alike have seemingly returned changed, unfamiliar to their peers, friends and professors.

The pumpkin patch, which appeared suddenly on the morning of Oct. 13, has been the source of much inquiry among the student body. The attraction offers locals the chance to scavenge for pumpkins in a labyrinthine maze of stacked hay across the former Civil War battlegrounds.

Students who have visited say they recommend the experience, though many warn that the staff, adorned in convincing Civil War era outfits, might come off as rude and smell particularly foul.

However, despite the pumpkin patch’s high rating on Yelp, many KSU students have expressed a deep concern about the appearance of the patch. Sally Yeats, a sophomore engineering student, claims that she found one of her sorority sisters acting strangely on the night of Oct. 24 — only a few days after visiting the pumpkin patch with other Greek-life students.

“Brenda was just standing out there staring at the full moon like wearing these gaudy looking Uggs,” Yeats said. “She doesn’t even own Uggs, she hates those things. It’s just unnatural.”

Dave Hernandez, a senior majoring in religious studies, also expressed concerns after finding a pentagram drawn in a syrupy, pumpkin scented liquid across the Democracy Wall.

“My roommate visited the pumpkin patch and now, every day, he reeks of pumpkin spice. I keep finding sticky residue on all the door handles and he spends all day in his room,” Hernandez admits. “I wonder if he drew the pentagram on the wall, but I’m scared to ask if he had anything to do with it.”

Other strange occurrences — such as students finding exactly 13 chips on every plate of nachos in the commons, hearing howling noises in the labs by the Clendenin Building, or experiencing a palpable sense of malice and dread in the English Building’s elevator — appear to be on the rise as Halloween draws closer.

Some students have taken to capitalizing on the recent events, selling homemade garlic charms and other anti-curse knickknacks to their peers. Sophomore marketing major Dan Floyd has made record sales peddling lucky rabbit’s foot keychains by the student center.

Floyd attributed his success in this new market to an influx of peculiar illness among art students. While many have drawn a correlation between the recent outbreak and the art history program’s acquisition of several occult artifacts of mysterious origin, public health experts have been quick to note that flu season is in full swing.

In addition, the number of sickly art students chanting in a semicircle atop the East Parking deck has increased nightly since Oct. 13. Campus police have recommended that KSU faculty consider a temporary curfew for public safety, though some staff members have repeatedly countered with assertions over students’ right to assembly.

Still, students report that this October continues to be overwhelmingly positive when compared to the ill-remembered Punk’d Patch fiasco of 2016, in which several KSU students were hospitalized from shock after being ambushed during local hay rides by a camera crew and the ghost of Ashton Kutcher’s career.

In all, this October continues to reveal an eccentric side of KSU’s campus that students should all be ready to celebrate.

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1. “An American in Paris” song “____-____-la” 6. Fitness venue 9. Five-star review 13. Desert wanderer’s hope 14. Debtor’s letters 15. Sweet potato, e.g.

16. Annoying tiny biters 17. Greyhound, e.g.

18. Lazybones 19. *It runs on iOS 21. *Swipe right, swipe left app 23. *21st century of Common ____ 24. *Update an iPod 25. Public health org.

28. Diplomat’s forte 30. V.I.P. in Hawaii 35. *Hit TV show about plane crash survivors 37. Apple leftover 39. The N of U.S.N.A. 40. Egyptian hieroglyph for “life” 41. *Demoted planet 43. Mandolin’s cousin 44. Curl one’s lip 46. Sandler or Arkin 47. Seedy source of Omega-3s 48. *Kilauea Volcano location 50. River in Bohemia 52. In the manner of, French 53. Popular pickling herb 55. Sashimi-style 57. *Not Jong-un 60. *Duchess of Sussex 63. Wintour’s favorite publication?

64. Form of “to be” 66. *Friends’ approvals 68. Not odds 69. Cambridge university 70. High society 71. “Bee ____” 72. Bartender’s concern 73. Past or present

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MMHE HOSTS 11TH ANNUAL 1940S-STYLE SWING DANCE Lauren Hohn | Staff Writer Kennesaw State students and Metro Atlanta locals can enjoy the music of the 1940s during the Museum of History and Holocaust Education’s 11th annual Swing Dance on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m.

Organized by the staff of MMHE and led by Operations Manager Stefanie Green, the dance aims to bring education and entertainment together for the community in time for Veteran’s Day. The event is expected to have a high turnout of dance enthusiasts.

At the beginning of the event, the swing dance clubs at KSU and the University of Georgia teach attendees popular dances of the 1940s and host exhibitions hosted later on. The Peachtree Jazz Edition will play big band swing standards of the 1940s, such as the songs of Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller.

“Even though this is a dance, we still educate audiences about World War II and the Holocaust and its significance,” MHHE Director Catherine Lewis said.

“The exhibitions are open, we host tours and during the dance, we have screens with information and trivia and facts about the war.”

Many attendees come to hear the music of the 18-piece swing band, but others might come to the event solely for the costume contest, exhibition tours, trivia and raffle.

“The costume contest was interesting because it just sort of happened organically,” Lewis said.

“Our visitors just started coming in costume, so we made it a formal part of the program.”

Lewis said that the Swing Dance was an instant success. Over the past eleven years, the event has grown to reach roughly 400 to 600 attendees across the metro area.

“World War II and the Holocaust are challenging topics, as you might predict,” Lewis said. “Many of our programs focus on this very difficult period in history, so eleven years ago, we had a conversation about what kind of community event could we develop that would bring people together that would have a festive feel.”

The result was an annual Swing Dance modeled after the popular United Service Organizations’ 1940s dances.

“The dance attracts a lot of students, not just from KSU, but

from North Georgia, Georgia Tech, Emory, Agnes Scott and other institutions around the region,” Lewis said.

Not only are attendees geographically diverse, but they also form a wide range of ages.

“We tend to get everything from small children to veterans that are in their 80s and 90s wearing the uniform that they wore during their service,” Lewis said.

Although the event is free, attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable items for a food drive for Campus Awareness, Resource & Empowerment Services, a campus organization that aids students in need.

The MMHE is involved with several other events and is open year-round with the exception of some school holidays. It is open for visits and guided tours Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

To learn more about the Swing Dance Association visit owllife. kennesaw.edu/organization/ksusda

Student recaps Owl sports on online show ‘The Hoot’ Mady Sanchez | Contributor Millions of people across the globe have felt the excitement of watching their favorite sports teams, but many have never felt the excitement of reporting on them.

Kennesaw State senior journalism major Lauren Hoffman has been able to build and expand her career as a sports broadcaster by hosting “The Hoot,” a weekly athletics recap show for Owl Network.

Among game days and production days, Hoffman said she believes getting involved with the Athletic Video Department has introduced her to the aspects of athletic journalism, both on-camera and off-camera.

Between reporting on game days, picking out key game moments with the Athletic Department’s staff during the week, filming “The Hoot” on Mondays at the Convocation Center and producing on Thursdays, Hoffman always finds herself busy in her love for athletics. She said that with every day in her career, she falls more in love with her work at KSU. Since her sophomore year, Hoffman has been involved with “The Hoot” and other athletic

productions at KSU and was given the opportunity to become a weekly on-air personality for the show at the start of the Fall 2018 semester.

“The show used to be all about KSU football,” Hoffman said. “We’ve expanded as a team further in athletics to include other fall sports like volleyball and soccer. It hasn’t really been done before, but I’d like to continue [“The Hoot”] throughout the entire year to recap all of the sports seasons that KSU hosts.”

Hoffman is grateful for what she described as an incredible opportunity to partner with ESPN3 and Peachtree TV on KSU game days as a sideline reporter, and hopes to wrap up at the end of the season by putting together a reel of her favorite moments from “The Hoot,” sending it to other athletic departments for possible job opportunities.

Hoffman said that she’s always loved sports from a young age, as she played for the KSU women’s lacrosse team for three years. For her, finding a journalism experience directly related to sports was a perfect opportunity to get experience, show off her on-air personality and add to

her reel.

“I always loved being in front of a camera as a child,” Hoffman said.

“I have tons of old home videos of me pretending to be a reporter, so I always knew that I wanted to do this from an early age.”

Hoffman remains grateful for the doors that have been opened through this department and encourages other interested students to reach out and get involved.

Hoffman said she hopes that through hosting “The Hoot” later into this school year, she will be more prepared for the future of athletic broadcasting. Hoffman hopes to use her fun and determined personality, paired with her work, to eventually achieve her lifelong career goal.

“I’d say my overall dream job is to host college gameday,” Hoffman said. “I love athletics and hope to do this for the rest of my life.”

Lauren Hoffman can be reached on Twitter or Instagram @laur_hoffman.

“The Hoot” can be watched online at ksuowls.com or on youtube @OwlNetwork.

DOWN 1. Clothe 2. Raja’s wife 3. “Hurry!” acronym 4. Like a ballerina 5. Hang out with 6. Wisecrack 7. *____Tube 8. Moldy-smelling 9. “Ant-Man” leading actor 10. Having the know-how 11. Swerve 12. Go wrong 15. Diced tomatoes packaging 20. African American civil rights org.

22. Octopus’ defense 24. Layered pastry of European descent 25. *Like modern mob 26. Fashion designer Karan 27. Off kilter 29. Float soda 31. 50 percent 32. Palate lobe 33. Birth-related 34. *Inanimate conversation partner 36. Short for Dorothea 38. Et alibi 42. Spaniard without “h” 45. Ruffles has them 49. Roman three 51. Aerie baby 54. South American domesticated animal 56. “____ You Were Sleeping” 57. “By ____, I think she’s got it!”

58. S-shaped molding 59. Women in habits 60. Boundary line 61. Related 62. *This team moved to Brooklyn in 2012 63. Relax, with “out” 65. *Deepwater Horizon, e.g.

67. Get the picture

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Nikki Raitz (left) and Annaliese Bauer (right) prepare for the 11th annual Swing Dance.

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Sydney Paylor, a sophomore business marketing major, frequently experiences sleep paralysis and said that some of the things she hears and sees during an episode could definitely be perceived as paranormal. Paylor said that while she has seen a dark figure in her room before, the most

terrifying experience she has had was when she heard “screeching birds” flying above her head while she was unable to move or open her eyes.

“It’s like there’s a pressure on you,” Paylor said. “Sometimes it literally feels like someone is sitting on my chest and holding me down.”

Whether one believes a paranormal experience is born of spirits, sleep paralysis, both or neither, there is no denying that the experience can be terrifying.

“I’ve always remembered that time,” Paylor said. “I swear it was so real and scary.”

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SPORTS

BURKS SETS BIG SOUTH RECORD AS OWLS STRETCH WINNING STREAK TO SEVEN Tyhi Conley | Staff Writer

Darnell Holand (33) and Chandler Burks (3) celebrate their win against Charleston Southern.

Amy Casto | The Sentinel

Chandler Burks rewrote the record books again as the first player in Big South Conference history with at least 30 career rushing and passing touchdowns as Kennesaw State cemented its first-ever win at Charleston Southern 38-10 on Saturday, Oct. 27.

In their 38-10 victory, the Owls dominated time of possession by 15 minutes and converted 11 of 16 chances on third down. The Buccaneers only converted one of 10 on third down, marking the difference in the game.

“We have to stay on the field offensively to give our defense a rest,” CSU head coach Mark Tucker said. “We fought, but we didn’t execute well enough.”

After a slow start, Burks methodically marched down the field on a seven-play, 67-yard drive that resulted in a three-yard touchdown run to get the Owls its first score with under two minutes remaining in the first quarter. All 67 yards were gained on the ground, setting the tone for the 316 rushing yards in the game.

In his return from a two-game absence due to injury, Justin Sumpter received a touchdown pass from Burks on a 21-yard pass.

Burks’ string of touchdowns continued on the opening play of the following drive, as Darnell Holland turned a short pass into a 65-yard touchdown and put KSU up 24-3 with a little under six minutes remaining in the first half.

KSU tallied 508 total yards as Burks finished with 102 yards on 23 carries. He completed 11 of 18 of his passes for 192 yards but was intercepted twice. He now has 30 passing and 46 rushing touchdowns in his career.

As for the defense, they limited CSU to 186 total yards, including 63 passing yards. Bryson Armstrong totaled nine tackles, including eight solo and a sack.

“We’ve got a bunch of guys who are motivated to continue to build on what has happened here previously,” KSU’s head coach Brian Bohannon said. “Each and every week, we try to focus on that, and that alone.”

Since dropping the opener at Georgia State, the Owls have gone on a seven-game winning streak, outscoring opponents 355-73.

KSU stood at No. 2 in the AFCA Coaches Poll and FCS STATS poll after their break last week, and although the Owls are only in their fourth season, their expectations are those of an elite program.

“This program was built on being challenge-driven because of the nature of being up-and-coming.

And our kids kind of thrived on that,” Bohannon said. “Things have changed here rapidly, in a good way.

Every day was history. Every day was a new challenge. We’re in a world of new challenges now.”

Accompanying their sustained success, the Owls are favored to repeat as the Big South Conference title holders.

“I wouldn’t say it gets overwhelming, I’d say we get addicted to it,” Anthony Gore Jr. said. “We want to keep winning, and we want to keep winning by a bigger margin. We should be winning.”

Soccer falls in playoffs, ends season with 12 wins Perry Turnipseed | Staff Writer

Keith Schunzel assesses the next play during the Oct. 21 match against NJIT.

Jaylan Smith | The Sentinel

Fourteen-game win streak comes to an end for volleyball Alex Brychta | Staff Writer Kennesaw State’s volleyball team traveled to Florida over the weekend to play North Florida and Stetson, defeating the Osprey 3-0 on Friday, Oct. 26, before they lost by the same score to the Hatters on Saturday.

Though the win got the Owls to 20 wins on the season, the loss the next day ended a 14-game winning streak that has defined the success of this season.

Friday’s match proved to be a straightforward victory as the Owls were able to sweep the Osprey. Lauren Chastang led the way with 12 kills while Lexi Broadwater added 43 assists over the course of the match.

Broadwater surpassed 1,000 assists on the season with her contributions against North Florida, making her the fifth Owl in history to achieve the feat.

The Owls had control, beating North Florida by eight points each in the first two sets and holding off North Florida in the third set to win 25-20. With the win, the Owls extended their streak to 14 games and their overall record to 20-4.

“I’m always proud of our players and proud to be the head coach of

Kennesaw State volleyball,” head coach Keith Schunzel said. “Tonight, I had goosebumps watching our team do what we just did.”

Heading into Saturday’s match, KSU had a lot of positive momentum coming off of the sweep of North Florida. The Owls defeated the Hatters earlier this season at home, earning a sweep on Sept. 28.

Several bad serves, net violations and questionable officiating compounded with an overall better performance by Stetson all factored into the snapping of the Owls’ winning streak and perfect conference record.

In the first set, the Owls could not stop Hatters, who largely relied on a career night from Riley Nieporte.

KSU was able to put up a competition, closing in by one point on several occasions, but Stetson ultimately won the first set 25-20.

The second set was back and forth with each team trading points until the Owls were able to build a four-point lead with a score of 10-6. With the score sitting at 11-7, Stetson went on a dramatic run, earning six consecutive points, which led to coach Schunzel

calling a timeout in hopes to refocus the team.

It seemed to work at first, and the Owls stormed back to tie the match at 16 points each. Stetson eventually took a three-point lead at 20-17 and was able to hold off a late KSU surge to earn the set point with a final score of 25-21.

The third set saw the Owls come out with their most consistent play of the night.

Neither team held more than a one or two-point advantage until Stetson made the score 21-17. The Owls would grab a brief lead at 23-22 and it looked as if they were going to be able to extend the game for at least one more set and avoid the sweep.

At that point, the Hatters called a timeout and they were able to reel off three straight points to win the set and match.

With the loss, KSU’s record now stands at 20-5 as they remain in first place in the ASUN standings. Next, the Owls host Liberty University on Friday, Nov. 2, to begin a three-game homestand before wrapping up the regular season on Nov. 10 at Jacksonville.

Kennesaw State’s soccer season came to a close last week as the Owls lost to North Alabama 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Sun Conference playoffs on Friday, Oct. 26.

This season, the Owls recorded their second-best win total in school history, finishing the year with a 12-6-1 record. Despite building up their successful record, the Owls did not make it as far into the playoffs as they could have, given their record and a third-place finish in the conference.

North Alabama scored first on 28 minutes through a goal from Anna Bove that was assisted

by Kylie Huey. The next goal came from North Alabama once again as Huey scored and was assisted by Bove at the hour mark.

Down two goals with 30 minutes remaining, Erin Harris cut the deficit in half for KSU after scoring from a counter-attack nearly a minute after North Alabama’s second goal. The Owls then had the rest of the match to try and tie the score, but were stymied by the Lions and came up short.

KSU out-shot North Alabama 16-13 but were ultimately unable to make enough of those shots count.

“I am proud of my team,” head coach Benji Walton said. “Soccer can be a tough game

sometimes and these ladies left it all out on the field, and that is all I can ask of them.

Congratulations to North Alabama on a wellplayed game. I wish them well moving forward.”

Although the team made an early exit in the postseason this year, the future is bright for the young team. Out of all 30 players on the roster, only seniors Carly Pressgrove and Kaitlyn Sterling will be leaving. Neither of these seniors started in the final game which means that all of the starters will return next season.

During their best season in 11 years, KSU had two four-game winning streaks and had several players regularly contributing to the team’s accomplishments. Leading the way offensively this season was Harris, who had six goals and six assists, while Jenna Vollrath also scored six times.

The defense was highlighted by a consistent group of five players who each logged over a thousand minutes during the season, while goalkeeper Tiffany Sornpao had 95 saves on the season to keep the Owls in many matches.

Next season, Walton will head into his fourth season as the team’s head coach and will be looking to lead the Owls to the top of the ASUN Conference.

Sophomore Erin Harris led KSU with six goals and six assists.

Andres Lopez | The Sentinel

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