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POLICE SEARCHING FOR SHOOTING SUSPECTS Abigail Marmurowicz | Editor-in-Chief Cobb County Police sent out a release that officers responded to a call for a person shot at approximately 11:40 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at the Stadium Village apartment complexes in Kennesaw. “Upon arrival, officers located a male, lying on the ground near the 4000 building, with a gunshot wound to the back,” the release said. “The male was deceased.” Police confirmed one victim has died and an additional two were injured. The suspects still have not been confirmed. Police identified the deceased victim as 18-year-old Oluwafemi Oyerinde of Lawrenceville, Georgia. The two wounded victims were identified as 18-year-old Khalil Bennett and 18-year-old Jarius Bonner. Both males were found with gunshot wounds and taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital for treatment of their injuries, the release stated. Police determined the shooting was a result of a dispute between neighbors prior to the weekend. Akeem Muhammed, a disabled veteran claiming to be the only witness outside at the time of the incident, said he had been walking on the sidewalk when he heard gunshots. Muhammed said two black males ran past him and one climbed into a white 4-door Chevrolet. The other ran into a different flat and changed clothes before running out again. Both went in the direction of Town Center Mall, away from where Muhammed was walking. Two medical examiners arrived around 3:30 p.m., and CCPD SWAT arrived at the door to the flat shortly after.
The SWAT team announced their presence and broke down the door, where six officers in full gear entered with one other officer following. The team exited the apartment after checking both the flat they entered and the flat above it. After 5 p.m., three other officers entered and a firetruck arrived on scene. Police tape was removed from surrounding areas, but was left in front of the scene. CCPD’s Sgt. Wayne Delk said there was no further threat to other residents at the Stadium Village. WSB-TV’s Christian Jennings talked with students at the complex who said Oyerinde was a close friend who was studying mechanical engineering at KSU. Police would not say if the victims were students. The incident remains under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact the CCPD at 770-499-3945. An alert was not sent out to KSU students as the apartment complexes are not part of the university. Students who live in Stadium Village claim it has security issues, such as a broken gate for the parking garage and a lack of cameras and security guards. This is not the first time an event like this has occurred at Stadium Village. According to prior reporting from the Sentinel, two people were injured in a shooting at Stadium Village in March 2017. CCPD responded to a call about gunfire at the apartment complex in the middle of the night, according to police spokeswoman Alicia Chilton. Officers were told that gunshots were “exchanged between two groups at a
HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW: Neighbors heard commotion days prior to the shooting. The deceased victim was identified as Oluwafemi Oyerinde. The suspects have yet to be confirmed. large party.” Chilton said that there were no fatalities, but two men suffered gunshot wounds. The Stadium Village apartments are located off Hidden Forest Court in Kennesaw, Georgia, near Fifth Third Bank Stadium. The complex is off-campus, luxury housing for KSU students, according to the Stadium Village website. Alex Guevara contributed to this article.
Panelists encourage sustainable fashion trends Karen Dsouza | Staff Writer
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Saving the environment is a topic that relates to every aspect of human life — even to the clothes one chooses to wear. A panel discussion featuring multiple speakers was held on Wednesday, Oct. 2, focused on how fashion can be both sustainable and ethical. Bestselling New York author of “The Conscious Closet,” Elizabeth L. Cline, along with Kennesaw State lecturer of geography Jason Rhodes, owner of Ecologie Resale and Vintage Nancy Vann and OwlSwap coordinator and senior sociology major Brett Pickering led the event. Cline’s book highlights KSU’s leadership in the areas of sustainable and ethical fashion through its student-led initiative, OwlSwap, supported by KSU’s geography and anthropology department. According to PBS, the Americans annually throw away 85 percent of their clothing into landfills. This mountain of clothing waste, along with the environmental impact of producing vast quantities of clothing, led Cline to research new methods of reusing clothing while still remaining trendy. OwlSwap offers KSU students a fun, free and sustainable way to continually update their wardrobes, as gently-used clothing from home can be exchanged for new wardrobe additions at each swap. During Wednesday’s panel, sustainable-fashion store owner Vann was introduced as someone who was instrumental in supporting OwlSwap financially. She also supported sustainability research objectives at KSU. Vann talked about how her store ties up merchandise using leftover strips of fabric. Stylists in her store have the ability to take current trends and replicate them using vintage clothing. “I have always loved fabrics and I realized the need for a second-hand clothing store in the area of sustainability,” Vann said. “I’ve always wanted to make a difference in my life.” Led by Rhodes, the panel also addressed how water conservation connects to sustainable fashion. “Being fashionable comes at a huge water resource cost,” Rhodes said. “Most people do not know that 2,000 gallons of water are needed to produce a pair of jeans.” Rhodes, also an urban geographer, finds the rapid rate of depletion of the Great Plain’s Ogallala Aquifer — one of the world’s largest aquifers — very concerning. The aquifer is used for agricultural purposes, including growing cotton for textiles. Rhodes believes that KSU members can affect the environment for the best. “The environmental impact is alarming,” Rhodes said.
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Elizabeth L. Cline’s book “The Conscious Closet” was featured in the panel discussion about sustainable and ethical fashion choices. “But it’s an area in which we can have an immediate impact by buying used clothing and supporting OwlSwap’s efforts to encourage KSU to affiliate with the Worker Rights Consortium.” KSU affiliating with the WRC would guarantee inspections at the factories in which clothes bearing the KSU logo are made. This would also ensure that legally-binding agreements regarding wages and working conditions are upheld. The panel emphasized how guaranteeing workers’ rights is a step in the right direction toward having an ethical fashion industry. “It takes a lot of concentrated citizen outrage — and we have not seen that — and a big political movement to rally for wages in the garment industry,” Cline said. “This can force bigger brands to become more sustainable and ethical. It is about the artful and strategic reduction of how we are consuming. It helps people change immediately.” Pickering supports companies that follow ethical employment and sustainable practices and believes that student voices collectively can impact the world. “It really is about educating people about the
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environmental and social impacts of our choices and encouraging them that there are alternative ways to shop,” Pickering said. “If we can look at nutrition labels when we shop for food, we should also pay attention to the kinds of clothes we buy.” Cline pointed out that ethical brand ratings for apparel companies can be easily found using apps like “Good on You.” The app can serve as a guide to shop from companies that rank high on the scale of ethical responsibility. According to Cline, being ethically responsible with one’s clothing is an issue that affects multiple social justice issues. “Social movements can deter big brands from using child labor in the fashion supply chain,” Cline said. “We need to realize that clothing is closely tied to farming, fossil fuels, racial justice, women’s rights and equality. If we can make the clothing industry fair, we really can transform the world.” The next OwlSwap is on Wednesday, Nov. 6, on the Kennesaw Campus Green. To learn more about ethical and sustainable fashion, follow the group on Instagram @OwlSwap.
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Dr. Michael Sanseviro reiterated the university policies that the campuses are tobacco-free to both guests and students.
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FIRST ‘COMMUNITIES TALK’ TOWN TALL DISCUSSES ALCOHOL, DRUG POLICIES Alex Guevara | Staff Writer Kennesaw State’s Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Education Coalition held its first Community Talks Town Hall event Thursday, Oct. 3, to discuss KSU’s policies on alcohol and drugs, the legal aspects of the issue and community awareness. The event was sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and led by Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Education Coordinator Lindsay Montgomery and Health Promotion Coordinator Dalida Brown. Twelve KSU departments, including the Dean of Students and KSU Police Department, were represented at the event. Dean of Students Dr. Michael Sanseviro spoke about KSU’s alcohol, tobacco and drug policies. He reiterated that KSU, like all Georgia universities, is tobacco-free, which prohibits smoking, vaping, and chewing tobacco. Sanseviro also said that this ban on tobacco can be extended to guests of students who violate rules.
Policy states that while students over 21 can have alcohol in their dorms, there are still regulations. Guest violations with alcohol extend to the host, as well. “As a university, our policies are fairly clear,” Sanseviro said. “Regardless of age, our policies are based on the grounds of personal responsibility.” Following Sanseviro, KSUPD’s Community Outreach Recruitment and Engagement Police Corporal Charles Dickens spoke about the legal aspects of alcohol and other drugs on campus. Dickens brought two laws, Georgia Code sections 51-1-40 and 16-13-5, to attention for KSU students and organizations. Section 51-1-40, which applies to social hostings and bars, states that organizations can be held liable if they knowingly serve alcohol to a minor or serve to someone who is already noticeably intoxicated. Section 16-13-5, the Medical Amnesty law, gives amnesty to individuals and organizations
who call for medical assistance for individuals who need medical attention. Sanseviro stated that this law also protects students from KSU policy. Dickens also stated that KSUPD carry Naxolone for situations where opioid overdose occurs. Through the Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery, students can also be trained to administer Naxolone and can receive Naxolone kits following training. Following Dickens, Montgomery and Brown opened the floor to audience questions, and Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery Assistant for Research Initiatives Jessica McDaniel took recommendations for action steps from audience members. The Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Education and Prevention Coalition is a community-wide collaborative of individuals, campus departments and community members interested in taking action for a healthier, safer campus environment.
Global Learning Scholarship may disappear by start of 2020 Thomas Cassidy | Staff Writer The Kennesaw State Mandatory Fee Committee is trying to remove the international fee from students’ tuition until its gradual disappearance projected for 2020. The KSU faculty senate will vote on a proposal that could overrule the MFC’s choice to remove the international fee in place. The MFC announced to the faculty senate in January 2019 that the international fee would be phased out and fully removed by the start of the 2020 academic year, based on the meeting report from January 2019. Director of Global Engagement Programs Dawyn Dumas said that the MFC initially voted in November 2018 to phase out the international fee, which is used to fund the Global Learning Scholarship. The scholarship allows KSU students opportunities to participate in study abroad trips, conduct foreign research and follow international internships multiple times during their enrollment. Eliminating the international fee would affect all KSU students as there would be alterations to the list of mandatory student fees. In addition, the ability for students to receive access to the GLS funding would be limited to a one-time use during a student’s time with the university. The MFC voted to remove the fee because it claimed that the elimination would provide KSU
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Noah McLaughlin which he states would require the “President and Provost to identify new resources for funding the Global Learning Scholarship by Nov. 15.” Should these offices fail to respond with an appropriate measure, McLaughlin suggests, “that the $11 International Fee be reinstated in the Spring semester of 2020.” According to the GLS website, the international fee and GLS were established in 2008 after students overwhelmingly came out in support of its implementation. It has been distributed every semester since. “Global education is essential to student success in today’s complex and interdependent world,” the GLS website says.
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Emily Rubin | Contributor Kennesaw State’s living mascot is no longer with the university following a decision between KSU and the owl’s owner earlier this year. “Sturgis the Owl is no longer with Kennesaw State,” Assistant Vice President of Communications Tammy Demel said. “The University and the owl’s owner were unable to reach an agreement during contract negotiations and came to the mutual decision to part ways.” Sturgis is a Great Horned Owl and was KSU’s first-ever live mascot. He has been with the university since his introduction at the second annual “Flight Night” in October 2013. KSU and Sturgis’ owner Daniel Walthers were unable to come to an agreement regarding a contract, and the decision to part ways was reached. “We enjoyed having Sturgis as part of the KSU family,” Demel said. “The University’s official mascot, Scrappy, will continue to help spread school spirit throughout Owl Nation.” In Sturgis’ time with KSU, the owl attended football games and led the team into the stadium in what was known as the Owl Walk at the start of each game. Walthers began training Sturgis when he was shipped from New
What Happened? A spokeswoman for 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Elizabeth Warren announced Friday, Oct. 4, the firing of one of Warren’s senior staff members for what was said to be inappropriate behavior. According to CNN, Warren’s campaign team received multiple
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Sturgis, the first live mascot for KSU, is a Great Horned Owl and is owned by Daniel Walthers. York to Georgia at three weeks old back in 2013. Because he was introduced to people and various noises at such an early age, Sturgis was always comfortable at crowded football games, according to the Marietta Daily Journal. In 2014, Walthers announced that Sturgis had adopted the charity Hawk Talk, a local non-profit
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organization that cares for birds of prey unable to return to the wild and rehabilitates other birds such as hawks and eagles. Sturgis is the third bird trained by Walthers for a football team. Rise and Conquer, two ravens Walthers trained in 2008 and 2009, became the living mascots for the Baltimore Ravens NFL football team,
according to Walthers’ blog. Sturgis the Owl currently lives at Winding Woods Ranch in Commerce, Georgia, with other birds Walthers has trained throughout the years. Fans of Sturgis can find him on Walther’s website, danielwalthers. com, and on The Walthers Blog.
KSU Police catches intoxicated students screaming, fighting at Waffle House Jeremy Kariuki | Contributor
The Coca-Cola recycling machine located in the Carmichael Student Center allows students to recycle plastic bottles and aluminum cans.
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KSU’s new vending machine encourages students to recycle Emily Rubin | Contributor A Coca-Cola reverse vending machine was installed in the Carmichael Student Center on Feb. 15 with the intent to encourage students to recycle. “Our goal is to help the environment by encouraging our students to recycle while providing them with a way to give back to their community,” Executive Director of Campus Services Lauren Gleason said. Currently, the only machine on campus resides on the first floor of the Carmichael Student Center on the Kennesaw campus, but Gleason says KSU is expected to place more on both campuses in the future and the potential to include other charities is being explored. While no locations for the new machines have been determined, Gleason says the goal is to place the new machines in areas near vending machines with high foot traffic. The reverse vending machine is part of a Coca-Cola philanthropic initiative to support the Children’s Miracle Network, an organization that helps increase funds and awareness for local children’s hospitals. The experience takes less than a minute as students place an empty bottle or can into the front opening
complaints over the past two weeks of national organizing director Richard McDaniel. The campaign’s decision to fire McDaniel came after an investigation into his behavior by a third party, according to the New York Times.
of the machine, and watch as the machine crushes the recyclable. Users then press a button on the machine’s screen to donate five cents per bottle — up to $5,000 total — to Children’s Miracle Network. The university does not make a profit from recycling as all money raised through the machine goes to Children’s Miracle Network. Coca-Cola donated $5,000 raised through the machine to Children’s Miracle Network in spring, Gleason said. A KSU student sustainability intern employed by Atlas Reverse Vending Machines Systems, the company that supplies Coca-Cola with the machines, regularly collects the crushed recyclables as part of KSU’s recycling stream. A counter on the side of the machine collects data on engagement which is sent back to Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola approached KSU’s Campus Services in October 2018 about a pre-prototype they had for a reverse vending machine, Gleason said. KSU was approached by Coca-Cola because of the student organization known as Miracle at KSU’s Dance Marathon, an annual event to raise funds for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
The Kennesaw State Police Department responded to a call Friday, Sept. 20, for two intoxicated students fighting in the parking lot of Waffle House on Frey Road. At around 3 a.m., KSU students William Hensley and Dylan Gryder were caught fighting outside of the restaurant, according to a KSU police report. Both students were initially detained on charges of affray and were instead cited as minors in possession of alcohol. Officer Christian Shepherd responded to the scene after fueling his vehicle at the adjacent gas station and hearing “screaming and yelling” in the direction of Waffle House, according to the police report. Shepherd called into dispatch, describing an active fight between two students next to a red Jeep. Before entering the parking lot, Shepherd requested backup. “Upon entering the parking lot, I exited my vehicle and separated Hensley and Gryder,” Shepherd said in the report. “It appeared to me they were in an active fight.” After the two students were separated by Shepherd, three more officers arrived shortly thereafter, according to the police report.
Shepherd questioned both students to determine the conflict, to which Hensley responded that he and Gryder were best friends just “joking around.” “I continued to ask questions regarding what I saw occur between [Hensley] and Gryder, and [Hensley] insisted that they were just playing around and were best friends,” Shepherd said in the report. Shepherd noticed the smell of alcohol on both students, according to the police report. He then asked the two how much they had to drink that night, both admitting to having five and three shots of Smirnoff Vodka respectively. Another officer requested for both students to voluntarily take an alco-sensor test, which Hensley agreed and recorded a 0.11 percent blood alcohol content level, according to the police report. Gryder refused to take the test. While the two students were “given a break” on the charges of affray, Shepherd issued them uniform traffic citations for being minors in possession of alcohol and gave them mandatory court appearances. Both students were released from the scene on a signature bond, according to the police report.
According to The Washington Post, a person familiar with the investigation said there were no reports of sexual misconduct but could not comment further. The investigation was conducted by Kate Kimpel and her firm KK Advising. Apart from founding KK Advising, Kimpel co-founded Ramona Strategies, a firm specializing in workplace safety and sexual harassment cases, according to Politico. “Based on the results of the
investigation, the campaign determined the conduct was inconsistent with its values and that he could not be a part of the campaign moving forward,” communications director Kristen Orthman said in a statement given on Friday. According to the New York Times, McDaniel worked with several Democratic campaigns throughout the years — most recently as a senior campaign aide for Senator Doug Jones of Alabama.
The Latest According to Politico, McDaniel gave a statement on the matter concerning his firing and his thoughts on the campaign. “I have tremendous respect for my colleagues despite any disagreements we may have had and believe departing at this time is in the best interest of both parties,” McDaniel said. “I would never intentionally engage in any behavior inconsistent with the campaign or my own values. I wish the campaign and my colleagues well.”
Warren told reporters that when she started her campaign, she put in place a course of action to handle situations dealing with any complaints. The process was followed in the case of firing McDaniel, according to New York Times. Insiders familiar with Warren’s campaign said there had been discontent with McDaniel’s performance as national organizing director before complaints about his behavior came about.
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KSU spam emails are overwhelming students Amber Edmonston | Contributor
Scott Wheeler’s 1891 patent for the toilet paper holder featured the paper rolling over, rather than under.
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History, science prove draping toilet paper over the roll is correct Bryanna Walker | Contributor Rolled toilet paper has not been around for long, yet it has already caused a major division among society. The debate over whether the toilet paper roll should go under or over is intense, yet the answer is obvious — toilet paper belongs hanging over the front of the roll. According to the Toilet Paper History website, Chinese emperors started using soft, perfumed fabrics as toilet paper in the late 14th century. This paved the road for modern toilet paper to become a widely used hygienic product in most homes by the late 19th century. The widely accepted inventor of the modern-day toilet paper roll is Seth Wheeler, who patented toilet paper rolls and perforated paper in 1871. These are currently the rolls used in many homes today. Through detailed sketches, Wheeler distinctly defined the proper form of hanging toilet paper rolls. His illustrated patent clearly shows that the correct way to hang toilet paper is over the front of the roll. As the founder of modern toilet paper
roll, Wheeler has full authority to be the last word in this heated debate. His opinion alone indicates that toilet paper should always hang over the roll. “It seems much more efficient to have toilet paper draped over,” Kennesaw State lecturer of history Jamie McCandless said. “If it is draped underneath, it is much less convenient and rather annoying.” To cater to the needs of germaphobes, toilet paper should always hang over the roll as research shows bacteria spreads significantly faster if the toilet paper is placed hanging under. A study from the University of Arizona shows that public toilet paper dispensers contain 150 times more bacteria than toilet seats. Therefore, by placing the roll “under,” one increases their chances that hands will brush the dispenser and pick up some of that gross bacteria. With 70 percent of people admitting to not washing their hands at all, according to the Huffington Post, the bacteria they pick up from the dispensers will spread to everything that they touch throughout the day. Meanwhile, if toilet paper is hanging over the roll, the risk of bacteria spreading is reduced because hands are only touching the toilet paper rather than the dispenser. In addition, toilet paper rolls should
As the founder of the modern toilet paper roll, Wheeler has full authority to be the last word in this heated debate. hang over the roll because it is simply easier to use. “I like it over because it is easier to grab and split apart out of convenience,” freshman history education major Josh McLendon said. Most toilet paper users preferring the over position, according to surveys conducted by Vice. As a result, frustration can mount when one uses the restroom expecting to find the roll turned over only to find it hanging under. Historical and scientific facts prove that toilet paper rolls should be hung over the roll. Since the average person spends over a year on the toilet in their lifetime, people should use the correct position of toilet paper rolls to properly spend those years.
Placing toilet paper under the roll prevents pet destruction, hostility Breanna Johnson | Contributor Toilet paper is used to aid in the process of a not-so-glamorous task and is not about aesthetics, but rather convenience — and that convenience depends on the position in which the roll is situated. Despite the debate over whether toilet paper should be rolled over or under, having toilet paper rolls positioned under is the superior, more useful and more convenient option. Convenience plays a vital role in the superiority of positioning toilet paper under the roll as well. People find that the soft squares tear much easier when it hangs from underneath the roll, according to Vice. Surprisingly, research shows that a person’s preference for the over-or-under debate reveals a lot about their personality, Dr. Gilda Carle said in Oprah Magazine. Those who are passionate about their
preference being over the roll are considered to be overly assertive. They tend to be perceived as bossy or pushy. If this bossy person lives in a house where the roll is positioned under, they are more prone to flipping it to their liking without asking others, according to the Guardian. Meanwhile, those who prefer their roll to be under are considered to be more relaxed and dependable. Households with peaceful environments tend to have multiple people who prefer paper under the role, according to Carle. Alternately, studies have shown that there are more conflicts in households with multiple people who prefer over the roll. Therefore, having toilet paper positioned under the roll has not only shown to be more convenient, but it is telling about the character of a person — with those who prefer under the roll seeming to be much easier to live with. “People who would benefit from having toilet paper under are [also] those with cats,” sophomore animation major Javaria Khan said. “That way [with toilet paper positioned under] if cats paw at it, it will
roll itself back up.” It is no secret that cats enjoy getting into their owner’s most possessions and clawing at everything in sight. Many pet owners have complained of their cat getting into their bathroom and destroying their toilet paper. “The reason I am having to punish my cat is due to it tearing up my toilet paper,” freshman technical communications major Lila Vollmer said. “My cat does it every time I leave the house.” Nothing is worse than coming home and to find toilet paper scattered around the house because a feline pet got into the bathroom. According to research, if the toilet paper roll is incorrectly positioned over, the cat will have a fun time unraveling it, making a mess of the owner’s house. If one desires to be a person who considers the potential of messy cats and cares about the convenience of those who use their restrooms, they will position their toilet paper under the roll. Positioning the tissue under the roll will reduce hostility in households and prevent bathroom pet messes.
The number of unnecessary emails that students and alumni receive from Kennesaw State is overwhelming. Between Written by Whitten, the Daily Student News, individual department reminders, frequent newsletters and more, it is common to receive an exorbitant number of emails every day. An overabundance of emails feels like spam and discourages students from using their college email addresses. This leads to many unforeseen consequences that university leaders have yet to consider. “I occasionally appreciate the daily student news,” junior journalism major Arianna Lasha said. “But the random, miscellaneous ones clog up my inbox and don’t get read.” Students are not the only people left with a bad taste in their mouth from the influx of KSU spam. Even alumni rapidly remove themselves from email lists, making it less likely for the former students to be aware of events, donation opportunities or even simply to stay in touch. “It is so irritating,” alumni Jordan Johnson said. “I honestly just want to know how to remove myself from their list of contacts.” Without the barrage of spam, KSU student email accounts could have the potential to be fantastic tools. The professional address personalized for your identity is perfect to use on job applications, scholarships and volunteer work opportunities. When students choose to use their personal emails instead of their KSU email addresses because of overflowing inboxes, KSU loses positive association with local
businesses and communities — whether the university is aware or not. “I only provided my personal email to employers during school, especially for professional things that involve a lot of communication,” Johnson continued. “I kept the Outlook account just for school. There were just too many emails to keep track of, and they get lost in the shuffle.” When more students unknowingly choose not to associate themselves with KSU through their emails, employers may never know that a fantastic student employee is from KSU because they chose to communicate with their personal email instead of their student email. There are several solutions to lessen spam and increase activity for KSU’s various email lists. For those in charge of composing mass-sent emails, online tools such as MailChimp enable users to keep track of every email sent out, provide lists and percentages of engagement and much more. This tool provides opportunities for leadership to gauge which emails are important, and which should be not be sent. For students and alumni, Outlook has a function to create separate folders and inboxes for emails that clog up the main inbox. This way, emails that students are disinterested in are not prioritized. It is necessary to call upon the heads of departments and leaders at KSU to bring this problem to a halt. With the school’s help, KSU will undoubtedly see an uptick in students’ involvement, alumni interest and an increase in the size of voluntary email lists.
Students should develop political views separately Naomi Williams | Staff Writer When attending college, students have newfound freedom to discover and create their own perspectives. When students allow their parents’ political influence to control their views, students close a door on learning about different political ideologies. According to Pew Research Center, a person’s political views change significantly between adolescence and early adulthood. This indicates that a student’s views start developing when they are attending high school and entering college. Students’ political views should be influenced by their unique experiences with people and events in society, increasing their own political knowledge. According to research by the University of Houston, a college student’s political views deviate from their parent’s views significantly once students begin to experience diverse perspectives from various social groups on campus. Students who refrain from learning other political perspectives prevent their individual political views from emerging independently. “Honestly, students should have their own opinion,” sophomore music education major Victoria Sigur said. “The whole purpose of college is to develop a mind of your own as an adult.” Parents who heavily influence the political views of their children can cause students to pay attention exclusively to only one side of politics — the side in favor of the people who raised them. For instance, a student may listen exclusively to news sources dependent on their parent’s beliefs. The overwhelming influence of a parent’s opinion limits a student’s ability to explore all aspects of the political realm on their own. Students who are aware of their individual political views can create political action. Not only do students have the power to create change themselves when they develop political perspectives of their own, but they also have the power to inspire others to do the same. Recently, high school students walked out of their classes to protest against climate change, according to The Washington Post. Following suit, teachers walked out of their
classrooms to protest against substandard conditions, low salaries and lack of educational resources for students, according to U.S. News. Students who are aware of and confident in their individual political views have the potential to change society. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 22,385,000 young adults between ages 18 and 29 voted during the 2008 election. This was an increase in young adult voters compared to the 2004 election, which brought in only 20,125,000 votes from the same age group. This increase in voting participation from young adults has the power to sway election results, according to Pew Research. Students who have their own political views impact elections and emphasize the importance of students doing their own political research. “It can be viewed as negative when you don’t form your own opinions politically,” freshman music performance major Piper Johnson said. “Where do we go in the world if we believe in the same old generational views.” Upon entering college, many students find themselves straying away from the political values of their parents — and that is okay. Students should take advantage of the freedom they have during college to explore the political realm on their own in order to create a unique and authentic opinion.
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Samuel Sinclair | Staff Writer Where can Kennesaw State students get the chance to build life-like robots and show them off to the entire world? Look no further than KSU’s very own Vex Robotics Competition Team. Vex Robotics provides a learning community where people from all majors can become proficient in programming, modeling software and building. The team meets Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons at various times and is open to students from all majors. Winning was on the mind of the Vex Robotics club when it held a meeting on Thursday, Oct. 3, in the engineering labs on the Marietta campus. During this meeting, members were busy building robots for an international competition in Kentucky early next year. The competition is known as the “Vex Robotics World Championship.” This contest begins with 100 teams from all over the world brainstorming possible functions for robots. After naming said functions, the teams — regardless of nationality and language — compete by designing machines capable of fulfilling that function as quickly and efficiently as possible. The 2020 “Vex Worlds” tournament is centered around stacking and color-coordinating cubes in an arena. Junior mechatronics major and club president Aaron Hiller said the KSU team is currently designing two four-wheeled robots that utilize tread-based intake and hyper-efficient scissor-lift systems for this purpose. The odds of the KSU team claiming total victory at “Vex Worlds” are not far-fetched. In the 2018 event, the KSU Vex Robotics Competition Team placed third in the world and received the 2018 “Amaze” award for that performance. The robot that received such high placement employed a miniature crane system that nested cones in specified zones of the tournament area. Currently, KSU’s team needs to qualify for the world stage in two preliminary contests taking place in West Virginia and Indiana.
Vex Robotics club vice president Tim Lemley assists a member in building a robot. Hiller was not nervous about his club’s chances of qualifying. “We have qualified for Vex Worlds every year since we started competing,” Hiller said. He and the other club members are confident that they can earn their spot and potentially take the global title in the end.” The rules of the world contest stipulate that teams must use specific controllers, motor modules, central processing units — known as the brains of a computer — and batteries. Anything beyond that is up to the individual teams. Junior mechatronics major and club secretary Alex Stephens was content with the supplies allowed by Vex and provided by KSU. “The systems provided to us are introductory, but allow for dramatic improvements with experience,” Stephens said. “We have a lot of freedom to be creative.” Hiller remarked that a lot of creativity in design comes from programming. Hiller has been a part of the Vex Robotics club for two years. In the years prior to Hiller joining, the club disbanded and was revamped several times. When Hiller initially joined, the organization had 10 to 15 members. Currently, that number has jumped
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to 35 active members, according to Hiller. “Being a member [of Vex Robotics] has made me a lot more comfortable with programming,” Hiller said. “I get to see my code come to life in these robots.” A major contributing factor in the group’s resurgence was a newfound focus on competition and event participation. Aside from “Vex Worlds,” the robotics club also makes a point of joining in on “Owl Con” and “Test Drive” gatherings as well. Funding for the group currently comes from KSU alumni and sponsors of the club. Hiller also mentioned that funding could be used to draw more attention to their cause. “We get a lot of members by displaying our robots publicly. [I would like to] bring in more people from diverse backgrounds,” Hiller said. “Right now, it’s mostly engineers. But I’d love to see some art, music and other majors join too. It can be for anybody.” To keep up with the Vex Robotics Competition Team and events, visit the club’s Owl Life. For more information about the Vex Robotics World Championship next April, visit the tournament’s website.
ACROSS 1. At a great distance 5. *TV network, last aired World Series in 1993 8. Biological blueprint 11. “For” in Spanish 12. Clarified butter 13. Kind of Wrangler 14. Foolish person 15. Capital of Latvia 16. More so than #16 Down 17. *As opposed to #51 Across 19. Grateful Dead’s kind of rock 20. Like Hitler’s ideal 21. Bugling ungulate 22. *2018 World Series winner 25. Like default settings 28. American cuckoo 29. Interstellar cloud 32. Female gamete 34. Noonan in “Caddyshack” 36. Olympic chant 37. Related on mother’s side 38. Narc’s unit 39. Kind of acid 41. Mountbatten-Windsor ____ Markle 42. Financial deficit 44. Made noise 46. “I ____ You Babe” 47. Next step for juvenile 49. Dylan Thomas, e.g. 51. *League with most World Series victories 54. Miss America’s headgear 55. ____ en scene 56. Successor 58. Picnic invaders 59. Change for a five 60. Marine eagle 61. Unknown power 62. *Formerly known as Stockings 63. Shirt is tied, then ____
DOWN 1. City dwelling, abbr. 2. Babe in the woods 3. Cantatrice’s offering 4. Drum sound 5. Formal dishes 6. Between “begin” and “begun” 7. Notary Public’s mark 8. Cold cuts store 9. Demand 10. Credit card acronym 12. Breakwater 13. *Single series HR record holder 16. Opposite of sun-kissed 18. Often-missed humor 21. *Pitching stat 22. Hard place to scratch? 23. Currently broadcasting 24. Sashay 25. Surveyor’s map 26. *1984 winner Darrell or 1986 loser Dwight 27. Tutor’s student 30. *World Series play-by-play announcer 31. Take illegal drugs 33. Fitting reward kindness of the attendants made 35. *2018 losing team things easier. “All of the attendees were very 37. Cause for food recall helpful and gave great insight into 39. Adam of “Stand and the world of art history,” Redstone Deliver” fame said. “They could direct us to certain 40. Hardens sources to help us continue our 43. I, to a Greek research or direct us to another attendee that had done research on a 45. Used a back-scratcher, e.g. 47. Kind of acid similar bronze before.” Discovering bronzes allows 48. Spay students to get up close with these 49. Pub order relics of ancient civilizations and 50. Solemn promise read about their rich histories 51. Singer Tori for themselves. 52. Bald eagle’s nest “The exhibit is a walk-through time where everyone can experience 53. *Positions on the field these small bronze artifacts, that at 54. Summer glow first, no one hardly knew anything 57. *Sock color of the 1918 and about,” Redstone said. “Through 2004 winners
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the hard work of some dedicated undergraduate individuals, we were able to do something that I personally think is incredible. I feel that we were able to pay our respects to the passage of time by learning about cultures and civilizations that lived before us.” The statues are currently displayed with related works from the Bentley Rare Book Museum in the Horace W. Sturgis Library on the Kennesaw campus. The exhibit opened earlier this year and will run through the Fall 2019 semester.
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Working up close with the millennia-old bronzes required extra care. “At first, it was quite intimidating, since I was nervous that I was going to break it somehow,” Redstone said. “When working with the bronzes, we had to wear white gloves that had minimal to no trace amounts of oil on them to help preserve the delicate nature of the metal.” Redstone said the bronzes were stored in a padded box that had indentations for each item for added protection. In addition to participating in the class research, Redstone worked on an extended project cataloging the different statues. What started as the cataloging project turned into an opportunity to participate in the 20th International Congress on Ancient Bronzes. The conference focused on the representation, role and function of bronzes in history, and was held at the University of Tubingen, Germany, in April 2018. Redstone and fellow KSU alumna Savannah Swinn presented a poster at the conference summarizing all the research and data the class had done on the history of the statutes. They were the only undergraduates at the convention. Redstone remembered feeling intimidated at first, but the
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An exhibit at Kennesaw State’s Bentley Rare Book Museum features over 40 bronze statues from several ancient civilizations. The statues featured in the “Discovering Bronzes” exhibit are on loan from the Buffalo Museum of Science in Buffalo, New York, where they were hidden away in a vault for several years before coming to KSU. After KSU obtained the statues in 2018, associate professor of art history Dr. Philip Kiernan assigned students several of the bronze artifacts, such as an Etruscan mirror with Greek mythological figures Perseus, Athena and Medusa. Students were tasked with researching each artifact to highlight their storied pasts, like bronzes the ancient Greeks made that glorified wars and figures of various ancient gods and goddesses. KSU alumna Chloe Redstone was one of the many students who researched the bronzes. She was grateful that the ancient artifacts are no longer being hidden. “What was once a piece unknown by the world lost in a drawer now has a name and place of origin,” Redstone said. “It took the hard work of a class of undergrads to compile hours and hours of research to help identify pieces of history.” Redstone shared her personal journey of handling the bronzes.
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PLAYER PROFILE: LAUREN CHASTANG
Sosa scores twice as Owls split weekend conference matches
Roselyn Eberhardt | Contributor Junior Lauren Chastang has been dominant on the volleyball court ever since she arrived at Kennesaw State in 2017. Chastang’s achievements in her two completed years as an Owl include being selected to the 2017 Atlantic Sun All-Freshman team and the 2018 ASUN All-Conference team. Before Chastang decided that she wanted to commit to volleyball in college, she explored several sports in her high school career at Bayside Academy in Daphne, Alabama. Chastang was a four-sport athlete, playing volleyball as well as basketball, swimming and track. Although Chastang was talented in a plethora of sports, volleyball was the sport she was most comfortable with. “I knew that I was going to play volleyball in college probably my freshman year of high school,” Chastang said. “Not that I knew I was gonna go somewhere, I knew I wanted to play college volleyball.” According to KSU Athletics, Chastang was on the varsity volleyball team since the seventh grade. In her six years of eligibility, she won six consecutive 3A state championships. This earned her the Gatorade state player of the year in 2017 after finishing her career at Bayside with almost 2,000 kills. Chastang spent part of her first year at KSU on the sidelines due to an ankle injury. “My freshman year started with an injury before our first game,” Chastang said. “I hurt my ankle pretty bad three days before our first game so I had a slow start here.” Even though Chastang was injured, she still finished her freshman year with 108 kills and made the ASUN All-Freshman team after finishing fifth in kills on
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Jessica Chastang (13) leads the volleyball team in kills with a total of 227. the team. Chastang’s sophomore year proved to be just as impressive, resulting in 417 kills. This led to her placement on the ASUN All-Conference team and she finished second-most kills all-time in a single-season at KSU. This season, Chastang leads the team in both points and kills with 279.5 and 227 respectively, as well as 167 digs. In wake of the exit of a significant group of seniors such as Liesl Engelbrecht, Chastang and her teammates had to make major adjustments. “After my freshman year, we lost a lot of seniors and I think a lot of us had to grow up fast,” Chastang said.
”I think my best memories of last year was the dogfight that our young team brought still after losing such a huge senior class.” Chastang does not take all the credit for her success. She praises KSU volleyball head coach Keith Schunzel, stating that the veteran head coach tells her and her teammates to take things one game at a time no matter how big or small. In Chastang’s journey playing on the collegiate level at KSU, she emphasized the impact that her family has had on her path to volleyball. This includes her mother who also played volleyball at the University of Alabama.
“She had a huge influence of just the kind of person that I wanted to take after,” Chastang said. “I think that sent volleyball over basketball, swimming and track.” In the future, Chastang states that she hopes to be a leader for her teammates going into the ASUN tournament before her exit next year. The Owls have started the first half of the season with an 11-5 record while being undefeated in conference play. Chastang and the rest of the KSU volleyball team will face off against North Alabama on Friday, Oct. 11.
The Kennesaw State soccer team continued its season by splitting two matches, falling 1-0 to North Florida on Thursday, Oct. 3, before defeating Stetson 3-0 on Sunday, Oct. 6. On Thursday night, the Owls faced off against North Florida at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. The inability to complete a sequence of passes and break into the opponent’s third of the field led to the Owls conceding early. “[UNF] was more energetic in the first and second half with the ball,” head coach Benji Walton said. “We were slow to wake up. Overall, [I am] disappointed in our approach. The energy wasn’t what I thought it was going to be.” The lone goal of the match was scored on eight minutes after the Ospreys converted an early opportunity. A UNF player sent a low cross from the left edge of the box to the feet of Leah Ferlin, who controlled and quickly chipped the ball past the diving goalkeeper Tiffany Sornpao for the 1-0 lead. The UNF defense was solid and constrained any form of build-up play by the Owls. The two shots taken by junior Isabella Contreras and freshman Becky Contreras provided some hope for the Owls offensively. On 87 minutes, KSU got its first shot on goal, finishing with just six shots in total. On Sunday, KSU came on the pitch looking more prepared against Stetson than North Florida a few days earlier, winning 3-0 over the Hatters. Junior Erin Harris assisted senior
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Emely Sosa with a goal straight to the back of the net at 16 minutes. Right before halftime, junior Kameron Downs sneaked a fastbreak shot into the net after receiving it from midfield to make it 2-0. “I give credit to Harris,” Sosa said. “She made it easy, and honestly without the team coming together this would not have been possible.” In the second half, KSU continued creating offensive chances to keep the pressure on Stetson. Sosa scored another goal on 54 minutes, assisted by the build-up play from Harris and Becky Contreras. The Owls would finish the game with 18 shots and held Stetson to only two. “We’ve been discussing over the past two days on regrouping,” Walton said. “[UNF] gave us a wakeup call. Every game is going to be intense, this one was no different for us.” KSU will be on the road this week in an ASUN Conference matchup on Thursday, Oct. 10, against Florida Gulf Coast University.
Cross country records over 10 personal-best times at the Greater Louisville Classic Garrett Pitts | Staff Writer The men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Greater Louisville Classic on Saturday, Oct. 6. The men’s team finished fourth while the women’s team finished 24th against Division I schools. Although the Owls have not competed in the Louisville Classic in five years, the fourth-place finish is the second-best team placement this season for the men’s team. “I am excited about the future of this team and the momentum that we are gaining,” head coach Adam Bray said. “This team is moving in the right direction very quickly.” The men’s team was led by freshman Mehki Williams, who
finished with the top spot among the runners for the Owls on Saturday. Mehki Williams finished 18th individually, while freshman Koi Williams finished 26th. The pair posted the top two times for KSU. Mehki Williams and Koi Williams have posted the top times in the three events so far this year for KSU, with Koi Williams posting the top time at the Bulldog Invitational, and Mehki Williams leading the team at the Commodore Classic. Every runner for the men’s team reached personal bests, with Mehki Williams finishing the race at 25:06.47 and Koi Williams crossing the line at 25:16.06.
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“Our men were put into the Blue race today and were able to execute our plan just like the women did before them,” Bray said. “The guys all had massive personal bests, placed high overall in their race and competed with an intensity.” For the women’s team, junior Katie Meyer led the Owls in the women’s 5K on Saturday. She finished 42nd individually with a time of 17:48.60. In all three of the cross country events this year for KSU, Meyer has posted the top time for the Owls. All the runners for the women’s team posted personal bests, however senior Rachel VanAmburgh had to leave during the race due to injury.
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