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PAY GAP LINGERS AMONG KSU PROFESSORS Arielle Robinson | Staff Writer Kennesaw State computer science professor Mary Murray filed a discrimination lawsuit against the university in 2007, claiming that a male co-worker received a higher salary than her. According to the AJC, Murray “filed a gender discrimination charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.” She eventually lost her case, as a judge pointed out that the male co-worker received higher wages because KSU was trying to match a salary he would have received if he worked at a different university. Despite Murray’s case being lost over a decade ago, today a pay gap between male and female professors at KSU persists. The AJC reports that there is an eight percent pay gap between male and female professors at the university, with full-time male professors being paid “an average salary of $94,173 and women $87,202.” In November 2018, the Office of Institutional Effectiveness at KSU conducted a study titled “An Analysis of Faculty Salary Equity by Gender” to conclude if there was a significant statistical difference in pay between female and male professors at KSU. One of the key results that the study found was “when additional work-related salary contributors were taken into account, there was no evidence that on average female faculty at KSU were paid less than comparable male faculty.” A large contributing factor is a difference between the numbers of male and female professors within certain colleges. According to Dr. Marla Bell, associate dean for student success in the College of Science and Mathematics and graduate school professor of statistics, “the gap is mostly explainable by the fact that the higher paid disciplines don’t have as many women in them.” Both the Coles College of Business and the College
of Computing and Software Engineering have higher numbers of male professors in them. In general, STEM and business are higher paying professions compared to English and education. “Somebody with a Ph.D. in history, literature, philosophy, theater, music, art, etc. might only earn a starting salary of $75,000 as an assistant professor, since their opportunity cost is much lower in terms of finding a job outside of academia that requires a Ph.D.,” said Mark Perry, a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan-Flint. “Likewise, professors in the law school, medical school or engineering school make high salaries since their opportunity cost is very high [since] they are very marketable outside academia, working in the private sector as a lawyer, physician or engineer,” he continued. Even though the difference in pay can be explained by having fewer female professors in higher-paying professional fields and not women being paid less because of their gender, Bell explained that the contributing factors may still be related to gender. “Why are [women] not there?” Bell asked. She mentioned that the problem may lie in early schooling with math and science being taught in such a way that it does not appeal to girls. “The way science is presented, it may feel as if it is lonesome,” Bell said. “The best science is done in teams, but it is more difficult to see that when you are younger.” Representation within the STEM fields is another issue that Bell noted, stating that women may be discouraged by not seeing other women there. “It is about how they are taught, and who they see as their role models,” Bell said. “It’s society, it’s academia. There could be some things that are institutional here that we could do better.”
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President Pamela Whitten reflected on the milestone of completing her first six months at Kennesaw State by describing her transition into the position, accomplishments as a leader and future goals for the university as a growing R2 institution. Jan. 16 marked Whitten’s sixth month here at KSU. Throughout her presidency, she has emphasized how important it is for KSU to be a student-centered university by challenging the community to start each initiative with the question of, “how will it benefit our students?” Whitten said that in order to “find the opportunities to transform Kennesaw State,” we must start with its students.” Whitten upheld this commitment to students throughout her first six months as president by accomplishing several initiatives. Whitten, along with the help of university administration, faculty and staff, implemented university-wide wait lists, created more courses during the summer and built new 24/7 study spaces on both the Marietta and Kennesaw campuses. On the first day of classes in the fall 2018 semester, she expanded a family tradition to the KSU community by hosting the First Day of School Cake celebration on the Marietta and Kennesaw campuses on Aug. 13, 2018. Whitten also invited students to attend informal lunches with her throughout the fall semester to meet more of the student body and gain an understanding of what students expect from this university. Whitten added that the lunches are a “great forum for students to tell me what we need to do at this university.” One of Whitten’s major goals has been to increase communication between the Marietta and Kennesaw campuses. She noted that although changes must be made, the administration should approach this issue differently for each campus since they have their own character, environment and student body. “I think we need to be more intentional and thoughtful about it,” Whitten said. “Our goal shouldn’t be to replicate Kennesaw and Marietta.” In the fall semester, KSU elevated to an “R2” Carnegie classified institution under the office and administration of Whitten. KSU achieved this by appointing a renowned researcher, Phaedra Corso, as the university’s vice
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president of research and by assisting in KSU’s new designation as a “high research activity” institution. Whitten said the next steps as an R2 institution are to continue the expansion of undergraduate research, to address the growth in enrollment in graduate degree programs and to pursue higher research productivity for graduate students. In addition to the R2 designation, Whitten appointed Dr. Kathy Schwaig as the university’s fourth provost and vice president for academic affairs on Jan. 29, 2019. Schwaig will assume this position on Feb. 18, 2019. “She’ll be a great partner,” Whitten said. “Dr. Schwaig is smart, pragmatic and student-centered.” Whitten commented on her own transition from provost and vice president of academic affairs at the
University of Georgia to the president of KSU. She that she is now much more outward focused and is concerned with the entire community of KSU. “Fortunately, I’ve had a lot of experience in leadership and higher education,” Whitten said. “That doesn’t mean that there isn’t lots to learn.” The KSU community will continue to see what Whitten can accomplish in the coming semesters and years as the leader of this university. Whitten said students, faculty and staff have much to be proud of at this university. “We have students at KSU who love this university,” Whitten said. “And we have faculty who are deeply committed to the success of the students that they work with. That’s a pretty special combination.”
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SGA HOLDS MEETING UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP, APPOINTS NEW OFFICERS, SENATORS Camille Hobbs | Contributor
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Kennesaw State’s Student Government Association held its first meeting under the leadership of newly appointed President Carly Keller where nine student applicants elected to both the executive board and senate seat positions. Keller conducted interviews and met with applicants before the SGA meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. to fill her executive board positions and empty senate seats. The positions that were filled during this meeting included the director of procedural operations, director of communications, secretary, senate lead of Marietta, senator for non-traditional students, senator for the Coles College of Business, senator for the College of Architecture and Construction Management, senator for the College of Computing Software and Engineering and senator for American minorities.
Bri Burleson-Williams became the new director of procedural operations, a crucial position necessary for the continuance of the impeachment proceedings involving SGA Vice President Masood Salaam, Treasurer Stephen Harr and Senate Lead of the Marietta campus Soham Bapat. In lieu of several resignations during the week of Jan. 13, Jessica Watkins was elected director of communications, and Emma Toor was appointed as the new secretary. Anthony Henry was appointed as the new senate lead for the Marietta campus. Kaitlin Maginnis took her place as senator of non-traditional students, and Ashley Hale became senator of Coles College of Business — just as Keller had been appointed by the then-sitting president in 2018. Hala Alfalih was elected the new senator for the College of
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Architecture and Construction Management, and Harriett Haisty became senator of the College of Computing Software and Engineering. First time applicant Bisma Hussain was approved to take her seat as senator of American minorities. Keller said that she fulfilled her first order of business as the president after occupying all vacancies within her executive board and senate seat positions. The SGA invites the KSU community to come out and meet the new president on Feb. 4 from 12-3 p.m. in the university rooms of the James V. Carmichael Student Center and Feb. 7 from 3-5 p.m. in the Student Center lobby of the Marietta campus.
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Dr. Richard Simmons spoke about research on electric cars, hybrids, turbos, batteries and autonomous vehicles.
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Peyton Elliot | Staff Writer Kennesaw State hosted the director of the Strategic Energy Institute to showcase his research regarding electric cars and automotive processes on the Marietta campus on Thursday, Jan. 31. Dr. Richard Simmons, who has worked in the automotive industry for two decades, provided a presentation to KSU on electric cars, hybrids, turbos, batteries and autonomous vehicles. The event was held in the Engineering Lab Building in room 235 by KSU students involved in the Association of Energy Engineers. The main focuses of his research included sustainable development and meeting the planet’s energy demands, alternative fuels and intelligent systems, policy standards in regard to fuel and renewable fuel, energy density and the functions of turbo systems. After displaying numerous charts and graphs that compared conventional gas vehicles with hybrid and electronic vehicles, Simmons concluded by stating that the future of electronic vehicle research will focus on new storage
capabilities, optimization of power sources and low-cost infrastructures. “We had a great turnout and a very diverse audience from all different majors and all different ages,” Simmons said. “You can see the topic strikes a chord of interest, and I just felt like with some of the responses and questions and personal introductions that it was very gratifying to be here, and I hope to do it again.” The event was hosted by multiple AEE officers including Secretary Addie Thornton. “I enjoy being able to be a part of events that will educate our members and kind of give them an added experience to whatever their major is,” Thornton said. “After reviewing the research, I felt that it definitely put into perspective some of the new ideas that are moving around.” Simmons said that he began his research when automotive companies were struggling to fund research and development. After his attempts at advocating energy policy in Washington, Simmons realized that more scientists needed
to communicate automotive research and development issues to the public. This prompted Simmons to obtain his doctorate degree mid-career and focus on bringing about more information in the automotive field. “I think the research has tremendous benefits in terms of how we can educate the sponsors and agencies that fund vehicle research whether that’s at the state or federal level or large companies,” Simmons said. “We’re trying to explain why this research is so important to national security, the environment and these other drivers.” Simmons said that additional research events, including material such as what he covered in the curriculum, can help KSU have a more active role in automotive awareness and educational aspects. According to OwlLife, AAE focuses on providing presentations from industry professionals to showcase various energy efficiency and sustainability topics relating to renewable energy.
Correction In the Jan. 29 issue, an article titled “USG and U.S. Army hopes to fill growing number of cyber jobs” included information from what was described in the
article as a Herjavec Group report, but the report was actually given by CyberSecurity Ventures and was sponsored by the Herjavec Group.
Kennesaw State architecture students competed in the annual Cooper Carry Three Minute Thesis Competition on Jan. 11, which showcases the abilities of fifth-year architecture students. The Cooper Carry Three Minute Thesis Competition was created by the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, for graduate students. During the competition, the selected individuals present their work using a single PowerPoint slide in a three-minute presentation. Students are then judged by industry experts on communication style, comprehension and engagement. KSU’s ten participants were selected from fellow students after presenting their work before a panel of jurors. For the first time in the history of the competition, two winners were selected for first place and subsequently split the $3,000 cash prize. Josh Robinson and Darral Tate were chosen as the two firstplace winners by a panel of jurors consisting of industry professionals, experts and alumni. Tate also received a $500 award for receiving the People’s Choice Award. A third award was given to Dyesha Holmes, who received the Architectural Research Center’s Consortium King Medal. Competitors began preparation for the Three Minute Thesis Competition in their fourth year of study through a thesis prep course.
All three winners highlighted the fall semester as a vital one in that they were challenged in finding a topic that they felt passionately about and that had real-life application and contribution. Tate commented on the benefit of having a strong mentor in this stage, as all competitors work with a professor throughout the year-long process of completing their thesis. Tate commended his mentor for “really encouraging and [believing] in the work that [he is] doing.” Tate’s mentor helped him find a way to relate a deep passion relating to the issue of mass incarceration to architecture with his thesis topic of “The Anti-Panopticon” and challenging Jeremy Bentham’s 18thcentury design. Another common thread between the winners was the constant and avid practicing of their three-minute speeches. Robinson said that he “would stand in the lecture hall and say [his] speech as many as 5 to 6 times a night, to get used to the space.” He did this to help make his speech “sound more like a conversation.” Robinson presented his thesis “Healing the Healthcare Continuum,” which stemmed from the notion of giving architecture a sense of connection with people themselves. He came to this idea after being asked in the early stages of his work why he wanted to be an architect and he realized that “it’s not for accolades but people and
well being.” Several competitors commented on their inexperience and general aversion to public speaking before the competition and preparation process, but said that participating in the Three Minute Thesis Competition gave them a newfound sense of confidence and strengthened their communication skills, especially their skills pertaining to public speaking. After going through this process, Holmes found that she has more confidence in the work that she does and that she learned “not to be scared of my own voice.” Holmes presented her thesis, “Reframing Urban Redevelopment via Women Empowerment: Sustaining Existing Community in the West End” and focused more on her main ideas and topic than memorizing a particular script. In doing so, Holmes found that speaking about something she was exceptionally passionate about gave her a greater sense of confidence in the delivery of these ideas. “As students and individuals, we are always doubting our skills and capabilities, and we are our own biggest critics,” Holmes said. “But in doing that, you forget just how amazing you are at the things you are passionate about and good at.” The winners of the cash awards plan to use it to further their research and to see the real-life applications of their studies in architecture and design.
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Red Cross awards KSU student for heroism Seth Grady | Contributor The American Red Cross honored a Kennesaw State student with an award Friday, Jan. 25 after she assisted an injured motorcyclist in the summer of 2018. The American Red Cross honored a Kennesaw State student with an award on Friday, Jan. 25, after she assisted an injured motorcyclist in the summer of 2018. Brittany Ingenito, a senior exercise science major, received the Red Cross Lifesaving Award and the Certificate of Merit, which is the highest award an individual can receive, by performing an extraordinary act of bravery, compassion and service. This award was in recognition for Ingenito’s actions to help a motorcyclist who had sustained fatal injuries after a box truck had crashed into him on Due West Road in Dallas, Georgia, last summer. Ingenito noticed the motorcyclist lying unconscious on the road and knew that she “had to step in and help.” After taking a moment to process, Ingenito proceeded to give the biker chest compressions until an emergency medical team arrived on the scene and later concluded that he had died due to internal injuries. “I was the only person there who knew what to do on the spot,” Ingenito said. “If someone had gotten there sooner, I really believe that the outcome would have been different.” Ingenito hopes that other people see how important it is to take the time to stop and help, whether it is
as simple as calling 911 or even performing CPR after proper training. Ingenito, 22, stated that she has been CPR certified through the American Heart Association since she was 17 years old. She earned several Red Cross Certifications in applying CPR, first aid and automated external defibrillator skills and working with children in
after-school programs. Ingenito described receiving this award as “bittersweet” and said that she has always felt that it is important for everyone to be CPR certified. In addition to receiving her training from the Red Cross Program, Ingenito stated that she gives credit to the exercise science faculty of the WellStar College of
Health and Human Services at KSU, who she said, “are some of the best mentors” and “go above and beyond from what anyone expects of them.” Ingenito is prepared to graduate in December with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and plans to become a physical therapist. “Being a student here at KSU has really helped me to grow into a better person,” Ingenito said.
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What Happened? Four students died and dozens were injured after a high school walkway collapsed near Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday, Feb. 1, according to NPR. The Hoerskool Driehoek high school is located about 45 miles south of Johannesburg in the Gauteng province. ENCA, a local news station, reported that the students at the school are between 13 and 18 years old. Gauteng Head of Education Panyaza Lesufi reported via Twitter on Friday that two boys and one girl died. “It is painful to see those tiny
Police said that the cause of the collapse was unknown, according to the New York Times. The school has remained closed since the collapse while
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bodies in that state,” Lesufi said. ENCA reported that a fourth student died on Sunday and that 19 children were still receiving treatment for severe injuries in local hospitals. A pastor held services at the scene where young students from nearby schools came by to mourn, lay flowers and light candles, NPR reported. “My heart goes out for the school because a lot of my friends were [there],” said Herco Lintvelt, a boy from a neighboring school. “I hope they can build the school up again.”
Hoerskool Driehoek high school is located about 45 miles south of Johannesburg.
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also entering the early stages of its creative concept development phase, which will include the development of a concise mission, vision and value statement for the university. These two phases, as well as a brand guidelines phase, a document phase and finally an initial campaign creative phase, are all slated to be complete by early summer. Despite a busy schedule with several phases remaining and a limited amount of time to complete them, Wheelwright said that she is confident about the project’s advancement. “No milestones have been missed,” Wheelwright said. “We are diligently moving through the process and aim to have the process completed by summer. We will have a phased approach to the new brand rollout, starting in February or March through August.” In addition to the university’s marketing team, the rebranding project is also being worked on
working with other experts on ways to integrate UNU mandates to complement each other. While in the Philippines, Foutz’s research was shown to government officials, and after talking with them, Foutz addressed the similarities in human trafficking issues in the Philippines and the United States. During the course, Foutz spent a lot of time thinking about the question, “what about the resolution of conflict, what do you think needs to change?” The question led her to
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by Tailfin Marketing, an Atlantabased marketing company that has worked with other Georgia schools such as the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech, as well as large companies including Chick-Fil-A and Lyft. According to Tailfin’s website, the company aims to “help brands find their stories — and tell them far and wide.” Wheelwright said that Tailfin Marketing is “integral to all of the milestones in this project and [is] working hand-in-glove with Strategic Communications and Marketing to deliver this brand refresh.” With many of the project’s milestones coming close to their deadlines and nearing completion, KSU students and faculty will likely be seeing more visible changes in the school’s communications and marketing strategies in the months to come.
Alex Guevara | Staff Writer worked on human trafficking cases. Following her internship, Foutz moved to Kennesaw and began her doctorate studies at KSU. Foutz then began working with the UN center of regional expertise in Atlanta where she discovered that Atlanta is a major center for human trafficking. Due to her work in Atlanta, Foutz was recommended to UNU and went to Fiji to prepare to teach the course. From Fiji, Foutz moved to the Philippines where she began teaching the course and
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The current evaluation phase will assess the university’s logos and identifiable memorabilia. the university can more easily establish an instantly-recognizable brand. With this project, KSU’s marketing team aims to entirely change the way that the school presents its brand, from being a “House of Brands” to a “Branded House.” “When you think of a ‘House of Brands,’ you think of Procter and Gamble with its many brand logos not tied to the P&G umbrella,” Wheelwright continued. “When you think of a ‘Branded House,’ you think of FedEx where all brands use the FedEx name across their offerings.” When the project is completed, the marketing team hopes to have all of the university’s services, accomplishments and offerings under a single name and logo that “clearly define and articulate our brand’s essence.” While the brand strategy phase is still progressing, the project is
teachers, students and families receive trauma counseling. An investigation of the school’s structure has been opened, according to ENCA.
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Graduate teaches with United Nations, works on human trafficking cases A Kennesaw State graduate student taught a course with the United Nations University in 2018 after applying for the highly competitive global position. Brittany Foutz taught the course focused on UNU’s 16th mandate, peace, justice and strong institutions, and she taught masters and doctoral students about how these institutions can be implemented into societies. In 2016, Foutz began working with the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, where she
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KSU rebranding project progresses with brand strategy and positioning phase Kennesaw State’s Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing recently moved forward with the brand strategy and positioning phase of its ongoing rebranding project. According to the KSU website’s branding page, this phase of the process involves developing target audience personas, presenting a competitive audit and evaluating the university’s current logos. The current phase’s evaluation of logos ties in with KSU’s Visual Identity Program which aims to make the school’s communication materials more uniform, identifiable and memorable, according to the program’s website. Alice Wheelwright said that the associate vice president of strategic communications and marketing, KSU has the issue of “the mountain and KS logos being very different and not building [its] brand equity holistically in the marketplace.” By switching to a single, uniform logo,
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push her research forward. “We have different ways we learn of solving conflict, and I feel like a lot of my research is solving conflict not only by creating awareness, but you can solve conflict with the law,” Foutz said. Foutz continues her work with the International Criminal Court out of The Hague currently. She is still working on her doctorate and hopes to continue teaching with UNU full-time after she graduates.
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HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS DISREGARD HEAVIER PATIENTS Sharonjeet Kaur | Staff Writer
With any new year comes health ads that are often geared toward weight loss. The weight loss ads today continue to promote a stigma that damages heavier people and causes doctors to provide lower quality care to these labeled patients. There is no reason why any patient should receive more or less care than others solely based on their weight. However, patients with higher weight receive less time with their physicians, and the physicians report being reluctant to perform certain exams on their
patients who have a higher body mass index, a highly outdated tool that is still used to categorize body sizes. According to BMC Medicine, those who are obese or overweight often receive “poorer care” and have “worsening outcomes.” “Weight stigma is likely to drive weight gain and poor health and thus should be eradicated,” according to BMC Medicine. “This effort can begin by training compassionate and knowledgeable healthcare providers who will deliver better care and ultimately lessen the negative effects of weight stigma.” According to Ravishly, an overweight woman lost weight because of an illness, but her physicians just “brushed it off” and told her to “keep up the good work,” not realizing that there was
an underlying health issue. Many physicians report that they spend less time with heavier patients as they see it as a “waste of time” and that they may also be less likely to order diagnostic testing for their heavier patients. Regardless of a person’s size or weight, society and healthcare professionals should not be judged based on appearances. Bethany Wheeler, MS, RD, LD, is an Atlanta-based dietitian who is working to fight against weight stigma in healthcare. “The stigma is really against fatness ... and against bodies that do not fit societal ideals,” Wheeler said. “We have been conditioned we should fear fatness and we should fear difference. The fear of fatness, specifically, underlies so many of our nutrition recommendations and healthcare guidelines despite
having so much data on why using BMI [terms like “obesity”] are both invalid and harmful.” She concluded that “if we truly care about the health of human beings like we say we do as healthcare providers, we need to really challenge our biases around bodies and be willing to accept that many of us have been taught about health is rooted in discrimination and oppression.” Society and healthcare professionals need to take action against the weight stigma and change their biases. The current stigma will take years, or possibly decades, to eradicate, but by changing the current way of thinking and practicing, medicine and society will become more accepting of bigger bodies.
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Black History Month vital to recognizing black excellence in our communities Lola Uthman | Staff Writer Black History Month is here and with it comes a plethora of recognition for African Americans. While some people believe Black History Month is unnecessary or allows people to forget about black accomplishments for the rest of the year, it is still a crucial event that celebrates the importance, culture and achievements of black people. The history of African Americans is part of American history, as are the histories of Native Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Caucasians and other races and nationalities. Americans should feel free to
celebrate any history month if they wish to, as all of our histories shape how America is in the present day. According to Time Magazine, Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History organized an event called “Negro History Week” in February of 1926. It was made to provide African-American representation that textbooks failed to properly give. The event piqued the interest of many at the time, but it was not until later that “Negro History Week” evolved into Black History Month. Black History Month is a great time to remember the black heroes and idols who came before us. Most Americans know about the major heroes in the Civil Rights Movement — Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and
Malcolm X — and the black historical figures of the Civil War, such as Harriet Tubman, but there are many more who deserve to be recognized. This month allows other historical figures to be recognized, such as Huey Newton, co-founder of the Black Panthers; Katherine Johnson, a mathematician for NASA; and Denmark Vesey, a freed slave. All of their hard and under-appreciated work is usually only mentioned in the classroom, and the stories of those leaders are only explained to a certain extent. Having a month of intentional recognition allows for conversation outside of the classroom. Remembering what the world has now is another reason why everyone should not forget of the privileges that were fought for over the years. Slavery legally ended in the U.S. on
Dec. 6, 1865, but African-Americans continued to face unimaginable discrimination for many years, and that discrimination is still visible today. It would be a disgrace not to honor and remember the many black people who gave their lives to pave a brighter future for other blacks in America. Black History Month enables us to learn from the past in order to change the future. When others hear, see or talk about people in the black community, it is usually in a negative light. However, when we celebrate Black History Month, we focus on all of the positive ideas and creations black people give to the world. Black History Month gives those a chance to show others their creations — the music, the fashion, the stories — and other things that make them proud to be black.
Compliments displayed on sticky notes fail to help those with low self-esteem Sabrina Kerns | Editor-in-Chief Organizations promote campaigns asking students to post positive messages throughout their communities as a way to boost confidence, but messages such as “you’re beautiful” or “you shine so bright” found on sticky notes displayed on bathroom mirrors or the walls of campus hallways do not always spark positive change in the minds of those struggling with low self-esteem. The handwritten compliments that stare back at us during trips to the bathroom do not prevent the occurrence of negative thoughts and go directly against the belief system of those who face problems with their confidence, sometimes making them feel uncomfortable.
Everyone struggles with their confidence at times, but those with low self-esteem often feel unloveable, awkward or incompetent and see rejection even in places where there is only love and acceptance, according to PsychAlive. Low self-esteem can lead people to have negative thoughts about themselves, and without attention, can also lead to anxiety and depression, according to PsychCentral. “If we believe we’re truly undesirable, hearing compliments about how attractive we are will feel jarring and inauthentic,” Dr. Guy Winch wrote for Psychology Today. “If we believe we’re unintelligent, someone lavishing us with praise about how smart we are will feel more like a taunt than a compliment. And if we’re convinced we’re incapable of success, receiving praise about how capable we are can feel like a set-up for future heartbreak and disappointment.” Some campaigns use these
uplifting messages as a way to promote inspiration and positivity. The worldwide Positive Post-It Day was started by Caitlin Haacke, a student in Alberta, Canada, in 2014, according to the Cyberbullying Research Center. Haacke began writing the notes after bullies from her school suggested to her on social media that she take her own life. Instead of fighting back against her bullies, she picked up a marker and a pad of Post-It notes and started writing. Later at school, she posted a note with a positive message on every single student’s locker, and in a small way, she brightened the day of her peers while also tackling her own struggles with bullying. While many Post-It note campaigns help in small ways, the greatest way to help people with low self-esteem is to ask them to say nice things about themselves instead of others. Students should encourage those struggling with their own confidence to question their
negative thoughts and write down their accomplishments, what makes them happy and what events in their life they are looking forward to. Encouraging them to write these items on colorful Post-It notes and putting them in places where they will come across them throughout the day will reward them with realistic and personalized reminders. Students can continue to post positive notes in schools, offices and shops, but they should also post information about where people can find help and information about thinking traps and how to avoid them. Our brains are complicated and our thoughts are often unpredictable. While these notes can be helpful, it will sometimes take more than handwritten compliments on bathroom mirrors to stop our thoughts from spiraling. Luckily, our complex brains make us innovative problem-solvers, and there is help out there for anyone struggling with low self-esteem.
Academic excellence does not promise professional success Autumn Edmonston | Staff Writer Success beyond graduation is not always guaranteed following excellence in the classroom as the crucial skills needed in the professional world cannot be taught to students sitting behind a desk. As such, perfect grades will not always mean a successful career as employers look further for ambition, optimism and discipline. Systematically, students have been taught to prioritize grades over personal growth. Students do this because they live under the false promise that when they get good grades in school, they will be rewarded with a worthwhile job. College students are under enormous pressure for perfection in their grades, and often times would rather cram for an exam all night for a perfect score rather than invest time in reading for their personal benefit. With a typical grade point average of 3.3 at Kennesaw State, according to Prep Scholar, the vast majority of students value receiving A’s and B’s in classes. However, life after college often times will not be affected by the grade you earned on your chemistry exam. Instead, the real world demands character, initiative and connection. Of course, education is a great investment and should be taken seriously, but success is not based on outstanding grades. In fact, some of the world’s most successful CEOs failed during their education. According to CNBC, Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and the world’s wealthiest person, dropped out of college. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, and Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, dropped out as well. These people all found success without the ball and chain of a transcript. Ravin Gandhi explained how his skills brought him professional success despite his bad grades in high school in a CNBC article. He
was enthusiastic about activities outside of the classroom and invested his time in his passions rather than homework. Although Ghandi was stubborn and a risk-taker, he had an unforgettable drive and communication skills when it was time to step into the professional world and start his own business. Furthermore, Sally Percy of Forbes Magazine outlines the true keys to success — enthusiasm, luck, family support and a strong moral compass. There’s a noticeable trend here, with not a single mention of grades leading people to perfect careers.
Of course, education is a great investment and should be taken seriously, but success is not based on outstanding grades. Memorizing facts and passing exams does not give students a complete set of desirable skills. Therefore, relying on a transcript during a job interview will not guarantee that everyone will land their dream job. Students need to bring passion and drive to the table to further their success. Of course, college students have an innate desire to perform well in their classes and prove their worth through their grades. Students can push themselves to achieve the highest grades they can, but they need to realize that employers would rather value attributes of character. High grades may be fulfilled within our academic bubble, but the lifelong success we long for requires much more than a 4.0 GPA.
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President and CEO of ML Industries, Mickey Dunn, donated $2.5 million to KSU’s baseball team.
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KSU GRAD, FORTUNE 200 CEO: FROM POVERTY TO MILLIONS Professor Profile: Thomas Garr Professor Thomas Garr thoroughly enjoys teaching students about money management in his ECON 1000 classes.
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One KSU alumni recently spoke about his journey from growing up in poverty to becoming the CEO of a multi-million dollar company. Michael Dunn, founder of ML industries — the largest privately owned airbag manufacturer in North America — was born into a low-income family in the small town of Crandell, Georgia. He said he never truly realized his economic status as a young child, which Dunn attributes to the fact that his childhood was so full of love and encouragement. Dunn said that it was not until middle school that he began to notice the difference in his life compared to others, and he later admitted to slacking off in high school. “I was not a great student in high school because I didn’t think I was going to college so I didn’t try as hard as I could,” Dunn said. Nevertheless, the life Dunn once viewed as his biggest curse he now sees as his greatest blessing,
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Samuel Sinclair | Contributor he said, as it taught him the value of hard work during trying times and the importance of having an encouraging circle of friends and family. “Surrounding yourself with good people gives you a better opportunity to be successful in life,” Dunn said. That notion of success paid off for Dunn when he signed a baseball scholarship in 1977 with Southern Polytechnic State University, now KSU. He remained diligent during his time in college, balancing parttime jobs alongside schoolwork and daily baseball practices. When it came time to decide between finishing his degree and taking a job with a successful company, the choice was not an easy one. Ultimately, however, he went with the job offer. Ever since leaving college in 1981 with only 13 hours left to graduate, Dunn said he felt that a part of his life was missing and that he still had plans to finish his degree in the future.
That future came many years later when he woke up one morning and told his wife that he was going back to college. In fact, the day that Dunn re-enrolled at KSU was exactly 37 years to-the-day after he left college to pursue his career. “There’s a sense of self-confidence once you get your degree that is unmatched,” Dunn said. Dunn said he was honored to be at KSU’s December 2018 commencement ceremony as a graduate and was also honored to be allowed the opportunity to speak at the event. Encouraging students to pursue success with everything they have, Dunn said that being surrounded by good people and a having a giving heart for one’s community should be the biggest driving forces for that success. “The biggest lesson that I’ve learned after graduating and going into a career is that people are the most important part of the equation,” Dunn said.
With 40 years of Wall Street experience, one Kennesaw State professor utilizes practical methods to teach complex concepts in Economics 1000. “I try in everything to give practical applications — to show how it works in practice, not just in theory,” KSU Instructor of Economics and Finance Thomas Garr said. Garr utilizes several of the aforementioned “practical applications” to more effectively teach the topic. In one section of the course, opportunity cost and comparative advantage are demonstrated through an example where the students pretend to be grocery store managers. Students are told to decide how much shelf space to assign a product to maximize profit. In another section, Garr serves as a faculty advisor to each student’s real dollar stock equity portfolio.
In addition to these activities, students are shown how to utilize inflation indexes to determine if salary raises in their current jobs keep up with their cost of living. Tax tables are studied as well, with the students focusing on how to figure out their raise value after taxes. “I try to keep everyone fascinated and interested so they will get the maximum benefit from what the course provides,” Garr said. Garr credited KSU faculty for inspiring him to want to dedicate more of his time to the school, but the fun that he has teaching students about money management was also a factor. “There are a lot of great teachers at KSU, and I’m happy to be a part of it,” Garr said. “This is the most fun I’ve had professionally in 15 years.” Garr spent 40 years working on Wall Street in Dallas, Chicago and Atlanta. The first portion was
in the institutional training room where he spent 15 years transacting million-share blocks of stock. In the final stint, he spent another 15 years working in his own institutional money management firm as the founder and senior partner. Garr describes his experience in the field as one of his biggest strengths. Garr has a bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and an MBA in Finance from the University of Dallas. He was also presented with the 2018 KSU Foundation Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award for the Coles College of Business. Garr also serves as a faculty advisor to the KSU Student Managed Investment Fund. When asked what his future plans were, Garr said, “To keep teaching here. I have a fire in the belly. I’ll be here as long as they’ll have me.”
“The Immortal Life of Henrietta KSU graduate starts career as Lacks” screened for Creed Week sports reporter with ESPN Plus Shannon Mayembe | Staff Writer Kennesaw State’s College of Science and Mathematics partnered with the Office of Student Advocacy to host a screening of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” on Friday, Feb. 1, for KSU Creed Week. The film follows Deborah Lacks’ search to “learn about the mother she never knew and understand how unauthorized harvesting of her mother’s cancerous cells led to unprecedented medical breakthroughs,” according to the film’s description on Owl Life. Henrietta Lacks, an African-American mother of five, went to Johns Hopkins Hospital for vaginal bleeding and later, a large, cancerous tumor was found on her cervix. She then underwent radium treatments at John Hopkins, the only hospital at the time that was willing to treat poor AfricanAmericans. A doctor by the name of George Gey received Lacks’ tissues for examination without her permission. Gey found that her cells were vastly different from cells of past patients with cervical cancer. Lacks’ cells doubled every 20 to 24 hours while other cells died.
Candace Mitchell | Contributor Regular cells go through programmed cell death and apoptosis, a type of cellular suicide. Usually, after 50 cellular divisions, PCD will occur. However, Lacks’ cancerous cells do not experience PCD and can also grow in a test tube and divide indefinitely. The cells are known as “HeLa” cells, named for Lacks’ name, and they are used to study the effects of toxins, drugs, hormones and viruses on the growth of cancer cells without human experiments. HeLa cells were crucial to the development of the polio vaccine. Lacks died at the age of 31 in October 1951. Nicole Phillips, associate director of student advocacy at KSU, had a specific reason for choosing to show “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” “I want students who see the film to know that ethics matter,” Philips said. “Anyone who is aware of the story of Lacks and the use of her HeLa cells to further pharmaceutical research has potentially questioned the ethos of the collection of the cells or the lack of knowledge of compensation provided to her or her
relatives for the use of her cells.” Jennifer Louten, an associate professor of biology at KSU, hoped the film helped students consider the ethical and cultural implications of scientific and medical discoveries. “The duty of the medical and scientific community [is] to maintain the public’s trust by protecting the rights of research subjects, ensuring that these advances occur in the most ethical means possible and considering the viewpoints of the public,” Louten said. Creed Week was started in 2018 as a way to commemorate the effort of 25 programs at KSU that drafted the university’s Owl Creed. 2018 marked the 20th anniversary of the drafting of the Owl Creed. The Owl Creed is five action-oriented tenets that serve as aspirational values to secure the well-being and sense of community on campus. Students can get involved with Student Advocacy and Creed Week by contacting Nicole Phillips or send a message to advocacy. kennesaw.edukennesaw.edu.
One Kennesaw State alumna said that her decision to attend KSU over UGA, the state’s number one school for journalism, was the best decision for her career. Like many other students, the beautiful campus initially attracted KSU graduate Autumn Johnson, ESPN Plus sideline reporter and color commentator, but the location and endless possibilities KSU offered allured Johnson to attend. “I think what really got me was the fact that it was still growing, there was still opportunity there that I could start — it just felt like home to me,” Johnson said. “I really saw the potential in growth and that really played an advantage to me because I was able to work off of that and create my own opportunities.” Johnson said she learned various lessons inside and outside of the classroom. She gained independence, time management, organizational and interpersonal skills — qualities that have helped transform and mold her into the driven journalist she is today. “Sports reporting and my interviewing class prepared me the
most for my career because they showed me different tactics on how to properly hold an interview and sports reporting gave me different opportunities to actually be independent,” Johnson said. Aside from Johnson’s academic experience, her social endeavors ignited a change within her as well. Johnson participated in the Tau Zeta Chapter 2018 Miss Black and Gold Pageant which instilled confidence, courage and perseverance. Johnson was also the basketball manager for KSU’s women’s and men’s basketball team, which led her to her profession with ESPN Plus. After attending a broadcasting boot camp, she expressed her excitement to the basketball coaches who, in return, revealed an upcoming opportunity within the video department. Although Johnson was initially denied, her persistence granted her an interview with ESPN Plus, and she has been expanding her talents, knowledge and skills since. “In Augusta, I didn’t really have the mentality because there wasn’t really much around for me
to do that, especially with what I want to do, but there are so many connections and so many people you could work for here,” Johnson said. “This city has so much to offer, so just find a way to maneuver to get to where you want to be.” Since graduation, Johnson has been focusing on networking, perfecting her craft, diversifying her skillset and anticipating feedback from other reporters. As a woman who firmly believes it is who you know over what you know that counts, Johnson expressed the importance that KSU students learn how to network. “You can be the most qualified person [for the job], but ... if you don’t know that right person ... it’s not going to happen because you need ... someone to help you break through the door.” Between interning for Turner and reporting for ESPN Plus, Johnson has learned the bulk of her knowledge within the field. KSU played an essential role in Johnson’s mental growth and maturity, instilling her with lessons that are not always guaranteed in college.
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Lily Merriman | Contributor Kennesaw State’s chapter of sorority Phi Mu recently welcomed its first African-American president, a senior with a passion for leading and helping others. When KSU student Bailey Brown opened her sorority bid in the fall of 2016, she knew immediately that one day she wanted to be president of KSU’s Phi Mu chapter, Theta Epsilon. Just two years later, in December 2018, Brown became the first African-American president, not just of her chapter, but of any Panhellenic sorority at KSU. “Since I’ve become a sister of Phi Mu, I’ve become a better version of myself,” Brown said. “My sisterhood has given me more love, joy and happiness than I could have ever asked for. I have grown into a stronger and more confident woman because of my chapter.” While Brown has many passions, she said that her involvement in Phi Mu has remained a top priority since she first joined. Brown explained that not only has Phi Mu taught her how to be a strong leader, but it has also encouraged her to work more passionately towards her goals in all areas of life. Prior to making her mark as Theta Epsilon’s president, Brown was the public relations director for her chapter. She said her time in this position helped her learn more about her fellow sisters, and in turn, prepared her for her role as chapter president.
“My main focus as president is that everyone shares the same joy and fulfillment as I feel in Phi Mu,” Brown said. Through Phi Mu, Brown discovered another of her greatest passions, helping kids through Children’s Miracle Network of Atlanta and KSU Miracle. The work Phi Mu does within KSU Miracle stood out to her so much during recruitment, that she joined its finance committee in her first year. A year later, Brown became a morale captain for the organization.
“I have grown into a stronger and more confident woman because of my chapter.” “[Miracle at KSU] has given me the opportunity to get more involved with my philanthropy on a more personal level,” Brown said. “Since becoming a morale captain, I have been able to have a more hands-on experience with Miracle and it has fueled my passion and love for the kids.” Had she not have joined Phi Mu or gotten involved with KSU Miracle, Brown said that her life would look much different than
it does today. Being involved is extremely important to her, so without the group of like-minded and kind-hearted girls that she has come to know through Greek life, Brown said it would have been much harder to get the most out of her college experience. This is why she encourages anyone considering rushing at KSU to do it with a heart for new experiences. “Do it and don’t be afraid to have an open mind because you miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take,” said Brown. Brown hopes that her legacy as Theta Epsilon’s first AfricanAmerican president is one that encourages individuality and self-expression. Not only does her new role display the importance of diversity throughout all of Greek life, but it also shows that no matter who you are, with resilience, determination and a fierce drive to pursue greatness, anyone can be a leader. “I want to show others that anything is possible through hard work and dedication, and inspire people to become more involved in any organization that they are a part of,” Brown said. And as far as how her time in Phi Mu has prepared her for life after college, Brown answered simply, “Nothing seems impossible to me.” Students interested in learning more about Phi Mu at KSU can follow them on Instagram @phimuksu.
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ACROSS The solutions to this 1. Indian black tea week’s puzzles will be 6. Elmer to Bugs 9. Glorify in the next issue of 13. Head of a mosque the Sentinel. 14. E.T. transporter 15. This was his name-o 16. Mental portrait 17. Chlorofluorocarbon, abbr. 18. French novelist Zola 19. *Related to puzzle theme 21. Way to absorb 23. Lobe locale 24. H. H. Munro’s pseudonym 25. Rap sheet abbr. 28. Hungarian bagpipe 30. Deeply hidden within self 35. Initiation ceremony, e.g. 37. Made with stitches 39. Venus neighbor 40. Crucifix 41. Cerberus’ domain 43. Petri dish filler 44. Young hooter 46. Fraternity recruitment season 47. Type of shark 48. ____ Grove, MN 50. Corset rod 52. Animal’s nose 53. Number one 55. Second solfa syllable, pl. 57. *Flowery Valentine’s gift 61. *Between girlfriend and wife 65. Liquid drug container 66. Planet ruler in the movies 68. *Blast from Harry’s past, movie 69. Caterpillar hairs 70. Easter lead-in 71. Human social group 72. *Tied upon marriage 73. Kith partner 74. Wild plums
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Bobby Parker looks to pass the ball against North Florida on Wednesday, Jan 30.
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Tyler Hooker prepares to cross over a North Florida player during the Owls’ victory last week.
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TEAM EFFORT HELPS OWLS WIN FIRST CONFERENCE GAME AGAINST NORTH FLORIDA BEFORE FALLING TO HATTERS Rio White | Sports Editor
The Kennesaw State men’s basketball team won their first conference game of the season 81-64 on Wednesday, Jan. 30, against North Florida before falling 92-75 at Stetson on Saturday. Having lost eight consecutive games before beating the Ospreys, four players scored at least 15 points as the complete effort propelled the Owls to victory. Redshirt junior Bryson Lockley recorded his fourth double-double of the season, finishing with 17 points and a team-high 12 rebounds. Junior transfer Bobby Parker also scored 17 points and helped the Owls find a way to win.
Even distribution of the ball was sustained throughout the game, as the Owls got out to an eight-point lead early on. The four top scorers all had similar points totals at the end of the first half. Tyler Hooker helped with this distribution, providing a team-high seven assists along with 15 points. Freshman Danny Lewis put up 16 points to round out the quartet of efficient scorers but fell a point short of his career high. The Owls expanded their lead in the second half, leading by 20 points late in the game. KSU consistently increased their lead by scoring and coming up with defensive
turnovers and 15 steals. Men’s Basketball after Jan.30 (Under Al Skinner) 2016: 5 wins 2017: 5 wins 2018: 4 wins
“I thought we played really well on defense and we created a lot of opportunities by turning them over and that allowed us to get some transition baskets,”
Head Coach Al Skinner said. “The key is that it cannot be for just one game, we have to establish a defensive identity.” KSU traveled to Florida on Saturday, Feb. 2, to play Stetson, where the Owls were unable to replicate their success from earlier. Although they were able to score as consistently, the defense could not hold up. Hooker led KSU in the scoring category with 18 points and extended his doubledigit scoring streak to 21 games. Lewis and Parker scored 16 and 15 points each while combining for seven three-point shots. Lockley found success on the boards and finished with nine rebounds to help the
Owls trail by just five points at halftime. Heading into the second half, KSU kept the score close before allowing Stetson to quickly move ahead. Within a span of five minutes, the Owls went from trailing by one point to falling behind by 11. The lead was then reduced to just four points before the Hatters made a second run to defeat KSU. The men’s team stays in Florida to take on Jacksonville on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m.
The women’s team huddles before playing Jacksonville on Jan. 8.
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Owls fall twice in Florida, Men’s tennis dominant in opening win Johnson posts career high over UConn, women fall twice
Freshman Zoe Wende gets prepared with practice shots before facing UAB on Friday, Feb. 1.
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Daphne Bonilla | Contributor and Rio White | Sports Editor The men’s and women’s tennis teams were in home action over the weekend, as the women played on Friday, Feb. 1, and Saturday, Feb. 2, before the men played their season-opening match on Feb. 3. A clean sweep for the men led to an opening victory as the Owls defeated the University of Connecticut 7-0. The weather delay did not stop the Owls from making their mark early on, taking the doubles point with two straght-set wins. Last year’s Atlantic Sun All-Freshman selection Bryan Triana teamed up with junior Drew Lahey to win a tight 7-5 set before the next pairing sealed the point for the Owls. The two seniors on the team played first and won in straight sets, showing leadership. Former All-Freshman Lucas de Torres Curth won 6-2, 6-0 before ASUN Player of the Year Fermin Calvo Barcelo won 6-2, 6-0. After three more straight-set victories, Triana played in the tightest match of the day, falling in the first set before winning
the second, and winning the final set 10-4. “Today was a great start for the guys,” Director of Tennis Matt Emery said. “The ones that got ahead did a great job of slamming the door, and Bryan, who lost the first set, came back and won in three.” The women’s team looked to win their first match of the season, but fell short 6-1 to the University of Alabama at Birmingham on Friday before losing 5-2 to the University of North Carolina Wilmington on Saturday. On Friday, freshman Kendall Nash won the lone point for the Owls against the Blazers winning 6-2, 6-4 for her first career singles victory for KSU. Fellow freshman Juliana Castellanos played to a third-set tiebreaker before falling 10-8. KSU jumped out to a 2-0 lead after Castellanos picked up her first collegiate singles match win on court one. She achieved a 6-4 lead in the first set before winning the second set 6-2. Nash also led the Owls in the singles competition, winning in a back-and-forth
match at court two. She was down in the first set 1-6 before winning the next two games 6-4, 6-2 to win the match. UNCW quickly made a comeback with wins on courts three, four, five and six. On court three, Junior Aspen Jarrett tried to make a come back after giving the opponent a 6-2 lead. Jarrett took the second set 6-4, but fell short in the third set to give UNCW the point. The remaining matches in both the singles and doubles competition were played out and the Seahawks continued to win. “We were extremely pleased with the effort our girls put in today,” Emery said. “When they compete like they did today we have a chance to win every time we step on the court.” The women’s team will be back in action on Sunday, Feb. 10, as they travel to take on Alabama, while the men’s team travels south to Georgia Tech to play the Yellow Jackets on Friday, Feb.8.
The women’s basketball team lost twice last week, falling to North Florida 71-60 on Tuesday, Jan. 29, before coming up short 7669 at Stetson on Saturday. Alexis Poole highlighted Tuesday’s game against the Ospreys with her ninth doubledouble of the season, totaling 23 points and 12 rebounds. She finished 69 percent from the field, helping the Owls score 28 points in the paint. KSU kept the score close for most of the game, but were set back from the beginning with a poor first quarter that saw them score only four points. Down by nine points, the Owls fought back through the efforts of Poole and freshman Amani Johnson, who finished with 15 points. She shot consecutive three-point shots to cut the deficit to just two points late in the second quarter. After being up by five points at halftime, the Ospreys expanded their lead in the final quarter as Poole tried to keep the Owls competitive in the game by scoring 15 of her 23 points in the second half. On Saturday, Johnson set a career high with 18 points as the Owls narrowly lost to
Stetson. Four players finished with at least 12 points during a game that KSU nearly came back to win. Johnson and junior Kamiyah Street both led the Owls with 10 points in the first half. With the score tied at 30 in the second quarter, the Hatters went on a late run to lead by 11 points at halftime. Junior Carlotta Gianolla and sophomore Breanna Hoover were important in the comeback effort for KSU in the second half, as the Owls took a one-point lead midway through the third quarter. While Hoover made a trio of three-point shots in the second half, Gianolla scored several important field goals. The score went back and forth for the rest of the game as Street tied a career high with eight assists and Johnson hit four three-point shots. The final lead of the game for KSU was a 64-63 score with just over four minutes remaining in the game. After that, the Owls were only able to make one more field goal as they fell short by seven points. KSU will stay in Florida to take on Jacksonville on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 7 p.m.
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SOFTBALL SEEKS TO REPEAT AS ASUN CHAMPIONS UNDER NEW HEAD COACH Rio White | Sports Editor Last season, the Kennesaw State softball team won their first Atlantic Sun Conference title under head coach Pete D’Amour, posting 39 wins while fielding a team of just three seniors. A year later now, new head coach Tripp MacKay will look to continue that success with a team that is more experienced. MacKay comes to KSU with vast experience at the top levels of college softball, guiding Big 12 schools Oklahoma and Texas to success as an assistant coach. He spent eight seasons at Oklahoma, helping them earn two conference titles and the 2013 NCAA Division I National Championship. That season, the Sooners set Big 12 single-season records for runs and runs batted in. After leaving Norman, MacKay went south to Austin, Texas, where he became an assistant coach for the Longhorns for the past two seasons. Making two NCAA postseason appearances with Texas, MacKay earned his way to his first head coaching position after D’Amour took the same position at Virginia Tech. “I am excited to be named head coach of the KSU softball program and look forward to meeting the team and getting to know the student-athletes,” MacKay said. “KSU softball has great potential, and I know it will continue to grow.” In addition to the three seniors who graduated last season, three other players from last year’s championship squad will not be on the team that MacKay inherits. Star pitcher Alley Cutting, who was the 2017 ASUN Freshman of the Year, transferred to the University of Georgia after two successful seasons at KSU. During her career at KSU, Cutting compiled a 37-20 record, a 2.04 career earned run average and logged 347 strikeouts. Her freshman season, she set the school record for innings pitched with 201.1. Last season’s offensive leader Patricia Awald transferred to Georgia Tech after her freshman
season at KSU. She led the team in batting average, home runs and runs batted in. The first-year star played both first base and catcher, playing in 54 games and serving as a constant source of production at the plate. 2017 ASUN All-Freshman selection Katey Lynch will also not return to the team after suffering a number of injuries last season. For all of the players that the team will miss from last year, many returning players will be there to help steer the team toward success.
“KSU softball has great potential, and I know it will continue to grow.”
Kira Czyrklis returns to home plate during a Feb. 23, 2018 game against Rutgers.
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The softball team will be looking to replace former star pitcher Alley Cutting in the upcoming season.
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Senior Kira Czyrklis was a first-team ASUN All-Conference star who posted a .317 average and led the team with 11 games with multiple runs batted in. She was also a key part of the postseason run for the Owls, named in the All-Tournament team. Utility player Maddie Roth was a second-team All-Conference selection last season after putting up a .377 batting average and hitting 13 doubles. The senior will be tasked to continue that consistency this season. Pitcher Hailey Andrews, another senior, will have to fill the shoes of Cutting as the main pitcher this season. Tossing three complete games last season, she will be needed to put in even more innings as the Owls seek to defend their conference title. The Owls begin their season at home in a doubleheader, as they face Eastern Illinois on Friday, Feb. 8, at 5:30 p.m. before playing Morehead State at 7 p.m.
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HOUSING AND RESIDENCE LIFE Student Worker Makes a Difference
KAYLON MARION
“Kaylon has always been available. I know that if I need her, I can call her and she will get back with me to try and help. She also makes sure to check up on me every so often if she knows that I am going through a hard time.” -Resident Jeremy Hall Why do you love living on campus?
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Living on campus gives me the opportunity to grow as a young adult in a nurturing environment of peers that have similar goals of being successful. Being surrounded by students motivates me to stay focused on my purpose for being in school. It is also very convenient, and the ideal option because all of my classes are about ten minutes away from my apartment. Living on campus equips me with the necessary tools of living independently before residing off campus in unregulated environments. It is what you make it, and I have positively remained content with living on campus!
You are so involved at KSU! What advice do you have for students looking to get involved on campus? I would advise students to learn who they are as individuals and to discover
what makes them happy. Figure out your real purpose and why you chose Kennesaw State. Think back to those reasons often and give back to the University through service. I also recommend that you find activities on campus that contribute to your growth as a young adult. If you cannot grow from an organization, or add something to it, simply move on to other things on campus! There are plenty of clubs to join. The biggest thing I recommend is to respect and realize the value of TIME. Do not waste it by going through the motions trying to please others or do things that are not from a genuine place. Always be your authentic self, and you will be able to determine your perfect fit on campus.
How did you get a job on campus? I applied online for student assistant jobs on campus. I saw an opening for parking ambassadors that had flexible hours, a great base pay, as well as the convenience of having
weekends off. I then went in to interview and began working the following week.
What is your favorite thing about working on campus? My favorite thing about working on campus is the understanding and supportive work environment that I receive from my bosses. They respect me as a student first and foremost and genuinely support whatever I do outside of the job. It is an atmosphere that is not comparable to offcampus employment. They understand me. They respect and understand finals time, and they allow me to take time off to entirely focus on my tests. I also have created bonds and relationships with other student employees that are simply irreplaceable. Working on campus helps me to focus on my school work even more because it provides me with a set schedule that allocates appropriate study times. I am forever grateful and humbled to give back to my University.
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