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Arielle Robinson | Staff Writer An Atlanta Federal Appeals Court upheld a Georgia Board of Regents policy on Wednesday, March 6, preventing students who have entered the United States without legal permission from attending Georgia’s top universities. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the ruling applies to students who are recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a program implemented under former President Barack Obama’s administration that allows children who were brought to the U.S. before the age of 16 without legal permission to not face deportation.

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“DACA students did nothing wrong and did what they needed to do to be with their parents.” KSU professor of Art, Joe Remillard, works on his new painting.

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PROFESSOR’S PAINTING OF PICTURESQUE FARM WINS INTERNATIONAL ART AWARD

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Ellie Oliveira | Contributor A portrait of his nephew carrying milk buckets through a picturesque dairy farm nestled in the Adirondack Mountains won a KSU professor the Award of Excellence from the 2019 Portrait Society of America’s International Competition. Professor of Art Joe Remillard’s painting, “Next Generation,” features his nephew Josh, who is in the process of taking over the family dairy farm. The Portrait Society International Competition received more than 3,000 submissions, and Remillard was among 27 painters who received the prestigious award. Remillard grew up on that dairy farm in the Adirondack Mountains of northeastern New York, as one of 14 children. He said his childhood home is one of his favorite places to paint. KSU even gave him a leave of absence in spring and fall 2018 to go practice his art in the Adirondacks. The traditional realist has set his heart on teaching in addition to painting. Having taught at KSU for 20 years, Remillard’s love of teaching comes from learning from his students and being around others who have a similar passion for art. Remillard took art classes after work at night while he practiced as an attorney in New York, but after just three years, he discovered his passion for art and moved south to get a master’s degree in painting from the University of Georgia. Italy and Atlanta are reoccurring locations in his paintings. Remillard says Italy reminds him of the genuineness of people and the simplicity of living in

the Adirondacks. He says he misses painting in the Adirondacks and Italy, but he is content that Atlanta is his home. Remillard’s paintings of the Cabbagetown neighborhood in Atlanta are being exhibited at Mason Fine Arts. He says he was attracted to the Cabbagetown scenes by the same honesty he felt in the imagery he sees from the Adirondacks and from Italy. “It represents a little chunk of history in time I want to remember,” Remillard said. “All of these paintings are washed over by a real appreciation for how light plays on color at certain times of the day and that’s definitely what’s going on in the Cabbagetown paintings.” Remillard says he paints to remember people and places. He always visits a location a second time to see if the inspiration is still present before his brush touches the canvas. “I’ll sit myself down in a location for a couple of hours and see how the lighting changes and the weather changes and things that I wasn’t expecting to see come into the scene,” Remillard said. “That’s where some of the beauty of being a painter comes about — waiting around to see what happens.” In the future, Remillard hopes to exhibit all of his Adirondack paintings in one show. He said he also wants to go back to his family’s farm and create more paintings. For more on his art, visit joeremillard.com.

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Board of Regents Policy 4.1.6 states that a person who is not legally in the U.S. will not be able to be admitted to any University System of Georgia institution that for the last two years has not admitted all academically qualified applicants. In 2016, three students, who all graduated from Georgia high schools, filed a lawsuit challenging Policy 4.1.6. According to the AJC, the lawsuit was later rejected by a federal judge in 2017, and the judge’s decision is now being upheld by the Atlanta Federal Appeals Court. The AJC reported that Judge Gerald Tjoflat said in 2017 that these students are still not considered “lawfully present” under the DACA program. Atlanta civil rights attorney Nathanael Horsley said that the upheld decision is discriminatory against DACA students. “[What the court said is] it’s okay for the state to discriminate against [DACA students],” Horsley said.” The court says that’s okay because DACA students are different from other students. DACA students did nothing wrong and did what they needed to do to be with their parents.” Horsley said the ruling is unconstitutional and violates the equal protection clause under the 14th Amendment, and he said he might take the case to the Supreme Court. “We’re evaluating our options of what we’re doing next,” Horsley said. Policy 4.1.6 was enacted by the Board of Regents in 2010, months after KSU police arrested KSU student Jessica Colotl for impeding traffic and driving without a license. Colotl was from Mexico and brought to the U.S. without legal permission at age 11. After her arrest, officials learned that Colotl was paying in-state tuition. After an outcry from the public about Colotl’s situation, the Board of Regents enacted a separate policy which states that institutions must “verify the lawful presence” in the U.S. of students applying for in-state status, according to the AJC. Discussions about the BOR policy also came up among students, faculty and staff at KSU in 2018 after then-interim KSU President Ken Harmon apologized for a miscommunication to faculty that the policy would go into effect at the university for the fall 2018 semester. “All academically qualified students will be admitted for fall 2018, as such, the provisions of Board policy 4.1.6 are not applicable for KSU admissions,” Harmon said in a statement. “We apologize for mistakenly suggesting otherwise and for conveying misinformation.”

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FACULTY MEMBERS ACCUSE KSU OF IGNORING POLICY Jake Drukman | Staff Writer Kennesaw State faculty members accused members of the university administration, including President Dr. Pamela Whitten, of passing a policy that affects staff compensation without following certain steps in KSU’s policy development procedure. According to KSU’s policy on university policies, a proposed policy must be heard by the university’s shared governance bodies before it is sent to the president’s office. The staff senate and faculty senate must then be allowed a period to review and comment on the policy before it is sent to the president’s office to be signed. Dr. Susan Raines, associate director of the School of Conflict Management and member of the Committee on Transparency and Accountability, said that the new compensation policy removes staff members’ ability to earn extra money by teaching classes they are qualified to teach outside of their regular work hours. The policy only affects their ability to teach at KSU, so they are still allowed to do so at other Georgia universities. “KSU’s highest leaders, particularly President Whitten, the provost and the VP for human resources have repeatedly failed to consult shared governance bodies before creating new policies or radically changing past policies and practices,” Raines said. Raines said that the lack of shared governance can be attributed to KSU’s recent loss of several college deans and faculty members.

KSU staff have recently become upset regarding a new policy that could affect their compensation. Staff Senate President J. Michael Fellows said that the policy had been presented to the staff senate in a November meeting. University Spokeswoman Tammy DeMel also said that the shared governance bodies received a draft of the policy and discussion of the policy had been on the agenda for several meetings. “Representatives from the Staff Senate, Student Government Association and Faculty Senate were all provided the draft policy in Sept. 2018 and were present for the meeting of the council where the compensation policy was discussed,” DeMel said. DeMel also provided documentation showing the compensation policy on meeting agendas for the Staff Senate and Faculty Senate from late 2018. Staff Senate Representative Jeannine Jones said that while the

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policy was presented in the meeting, there had been no opportunity to give feedback or review it in detail. “Staff are deliberately being excluded from communications as well as any plans of implementation,” Jones said. “As far as I and many other staff [are] concerned, this issue has not been resolved and is most definitely not supported by staff.” KSU’s Director of Policy Kevin Gwaltney said that the policy did not go through the normal process in a Nov. 28 email to Staff Senate Representative Tiffani Reardon. “The president of a University System of Georgia institution has authority over that institution, which includes making policy without approval by sharedgovernance and administrative bodies, and the president may delegate that authority to others,” Gwaltney said.

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Associate Directors of Financial Aid Sarah Baumhoff (left) and Karen Ruehlman (right)

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KSU TO NOTIFY STUDENTS OF NEEDLESS COURSES Quintin Hunter | Contributor Kennesaw State announced the launch of the Course Program of Study, a program that will ensure that students are registering for courses that count toward their degree program, on March 6. CPoS is a process that was created as a result of the U.S. Department of Education’s requirement that students must be enrolled in a degree-seeking program in order to receive federal financial aid. Though the regulation has been in place for years, Associate Director of Financial Aid Sarah Baumhoff said that the process of determining which courses qualify for federal financial aid and then notifying students in an efficient way has been difficult due to technological reasons. “The technology has finally caught up so that there is a way to check it systematically versus one person having to look at everything manually,” Baumhoff said. “We’ve been able to work for the past year and a half on the technology piece to get everything ready so that we can launch this in the fall.” In the case of a student registering for a course that does not count toward their degree program, students can expect to see notifications in Owl Express as well as their student email beginning on April 8. “The goal is to make sure that the students can see which classes are problematic, so we don’t want [them] to be blind going into this,” Associate Director of Financial Aid Karen Ruehlman said. “We’ve been working with a third party vendor to get this on DegreeWorks so that the students can see it and it’ll be on the financial aid site of Owl Express as well.” Baumhoff said that KSU Financial Aid has set forth a course of action to minimize any confusion students may have regarding whether or not a course that they have registered for will count toward their degree so that they may still receive federal financial aid. “We also are working really heavily with the advising team on campus,” Baumhoff said. “They have

asked for some reports for students and their majors that are potentially registered for classes that may not count so, they can proactively contact students too.”

“The technology has finally caught up so that there is a way to check it systematically versus one person having to look at everything manually.” CPoS will notify students of specific courses that they have registered for that will not count toward their degree program. The student will still have the option of remaining in the course, but if the student is receiving federal financial aid, the funds will not be applied to the specified course. Baumhoff said that students may pay for the course out of pocket with non-federal funds or, in the case that they receive reimbursement for financial aid, funds may be used from a financial aid refund as well. “It also doesn’t prohibit students from changing majors, so every time we run this process, it’s the snapshot in time,” Ruehlman said. “If you change your major and then take courses that apply to that program, that’s fine.” Baumhoff and Ruehlman said that even though they hope that the implementation of the CPoS process will help students to not only remain focused on their path to graduation but also to minimize the amount of debt students may incur post-graduation, the expectation of initial frustration and concern from some students wishing to take free electives remains. Baumhoff and Ruehlman recommend speaking with an advisor to determine the appropriate course of action upon registering for classes. The CPoS process will begin on March 25.

State Democratic Party offers students internship

KSU, major french university create research partnership

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The Democratic Party of Georgia announced its participation in the Democratic National Convention Organizing Corps 2020 on March 8 to recruit, pay and train students as field organizers in battleground states. The DNCOC 2020 targeted seven states that are nearing a switch towards electing Democratic candidates into office. Organizing Director Justin Pitts said that the program is looking for young, diverse and talented students expecting to graduate by spring 2020 to assist in election campaigns. “If a student is interested in politics, if politics is their passion, this is the very best way to get in on the ground floor and is the best opportunity they have to get into politics and community organizing,” Pitts said. In big election years, state and national parties, as well as individual campaigns, work together to assist in electing individuals into office. Pitts said that the DNCOC 2020 is an open door offered to students to have an inside look at what work in this field is like. Communications Director of the Democratic Party of Georgia Maggie Chambers said that graduating seniors can find jobs as field organizers, but may not have an assortment of necessary or professional skills to exceed in

the workplace. According to the Organizing Corps 2020 website, training is paid and lasts from June 10 until the first week of August and is mostly focused on personal development. Pitts said that the skills obtained from the training will provide students the best information and skills possible to thrive in the workplace during elections and are transferable even for those who are not interested in politics. Chambers said there is no guarantee of being offered a full-time position with the Democratic Party of Georgia after the program has ended. Hiring is based on student performance in the field during the elections. “Georgia hasn’t really gotten the chance to be competitive in this kind of race in a really long time,” Chambers said. “We’re in a whole new place in Georgia. We saw what happened in 2018. We saw how close [the governor’s race] was. Being included in this groundbreaking investment really shows that the south is the battleground for 2020.” According to the Democratic Party of Georgia website, the party works year-round to elect Democratic candidates that value a strong middle class, government integrity and justice and equality for all Georgians.

Kennesaw State University and the University of Grenoble in France created the Emerging Strategic Partnerships grant to allow international biology graduate students to work in labs on KSU’s campus. Biology Professor Dr. Susan M.E. Smith said that the new grant will conclude after Annelise Vermot, a student from the University of Grenoble’s Institute of Structural Biology, receives her Ph.D. through the program. Over the course of three years, Vermot has worked in KSU research labs as a student under Smith. Smith said that Vermot, as well as researchers Franck Fieschi and Marie Jose Stasia with the University of Grenoble, have conducted research on the NADPH Oxidase enzyme, a membrane-bound enzyme complex, in the past, allowing KSU to apply for the grant. Smith also said KSU’s second application was accepted in 2016 when Vermot was selected to conduct research with the two universities. Smith said that Vermot was exposed to only a small number of students while at KSU. Five students worked in the same lab under Smith, but Smith hopes to see more students join if similar research

grants are received in the future. “Annelise was my student, so that was a nice connection,” Smith said. “Undergrads can see a Ph.D. student and see what it’s like. Plus, knowing someone from another country is really valuable.” Smith hopes the work with the University of Grenoble opens doors at KSU for other collaborative research projects, both international and domestic. “I bring KSU logo stuff to wear in Grenoble and at conferences,” Smith said. “I hope I’m bringing visibility to KSU as a place of respectability.” Smith also said that KSU could foster a similar strategic partnership grant. “It doesn’t even have to be international, or it could be with Mexico or Canada,” Smith said. “But I’d like to do it like the University of Grenoble, by finding people who work together productively. I’d really like to see KSU develop more high-quality relationships with other partners.” KSU’s Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology is dedicated to understanding cellular interactions and aims to position students as the next generation of scientists, health professionals, science educators and enlightened citizens while promoting faculty and staff success.

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Georgia survey reveals construction labor shortage Seth Grady | Staff Writer A Georgia Construction Outlook survey conducted by an accounting and consulting firm in collaboration with Kennesaw State confirmed in February that officials at 83 percent of the state’s privately-owned construction companies have become concerned due to the labor shortages from subcontractors. Bennett Thrasher, the country’s second-largest accounting firm, collaborated with Kennesaw State’s University’s Department of Construction Management to conduct the survey. Chair of Kennesaw State University’s Department of Construction Management Khalid Siddiqi and Bennett Thrasher’s Construction Practice provided benchmarking data for both the state’s general contractors and subcontractors. According to the GCO survey, the categories in which the survey’s results were based upon include compensation, recruiting and retention strategies, profitability, healthcare costs and benefits, innovation, business challenges and project backlog. Scott Hazy and Tom Jollay, co-leaders of Bennett Thrasher’s Construction Practice, said that this is Georgia’s third annual construction survey. They said that the survey is considered groundbreaking given the constant increase in the number of participating firms.

Siddiqi said that, despite challenges of recruiting and retaining individuals due to the labor shortages, seeing more organization, dedication, innovation and technology to address this particular issue has been helpful. “The labor shortage has become increasingly acute over the last three years. It’s no surprise that recruiting and retaining qualified individuals remains the top challenge for the construction industry,” Siddiqi said. Based on the results of this survey, 38 percent of the respondents have projected a major increase in revenue by 2020, which creates a marginal increase of 78 percent compared to last year. Additional results include a 32 percent profit increase compared to last year’s amount equivalent of $45,289 per full-time employee. Also according to the survey, 83 percent of companies that were surveyed said that recruiting and retaining qualified employees was the top challenge for them, which included graduating construction management majors from KSU. An average of 67 percent of these companies are family-owned. Individuals are said to have a recession plan in place following these labor shortages, according to the survey. Despite having a slightly lower average salary increase compared to last year, salaries have not reflected the companies paying out higher bonuses and other benefits.

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Able students should elect to donate organs Sean Eikhoff | Staff Writer

Using fewer plastics and actively recycling can lead to less environmental pollution.

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STUDENTS SHOULD CUT DOWN ON WASTEFUL, SINGLE-USE PLASTIC Lola Uthman | Staff Writer College students use plastic for just about everything — plastic bags to carry food and plastic packaging for school supplies. Unfortunately, using all of that plastic leads to huge amounts of plastic waste, harming the environment and wildlife. Students should cut down on using plastic to prevent further harm to the environment and wildlife. According to Plastic Oceans International, a non-profit organization, the world produces roughly 300 million tons of plastic waste each year, and 8 million tons of it ends up in the ocean. Packaging takes up 40 percent of plastic waste, and more than 1 million plastic bags are used each minute. Plastic is used for plenty of things, but all of this usage without proper disposal has led to results that are damaging the earth. In the end,

the plastic is entering soil, oceans and sources of water, harming biotic life in the process. According to the United Nations Environment Program, one-third of plastic waste is in soil or in sources of freshwater. The plastic is broken down into the soil and eventually ends up in the food chain. Chlorinated plastic releases toxic chemicals into multiple sources of drinking water. Not only is plastic bad for the soil, but it is also bad for the ocean. Most people know that the oceans are contaminated with plastic waste, yet continue to use copious amounts of plastic. Plastic waste can be very harmful to sea life. Some animals eat and choke on the plastic particles, while other animals become permanently trapped in nylon nets or plastic bags. This leads to animals dying of suffocation, starvation and even drowning. An environmental campaign from UNenvirnoment.org predicts that, with current trends, there will be more plastic than fish by the year 2050. Thankfully, people have realized the damage plastic waste has done and have taken action

to help reduce waste. An article written for the World Economic Forum mentions that countries such as China, Morocco and Kenya have legally banned the use of thin plastic bags. The prime minister of India also made a promise to eradicate the use of single-use plastic by 2020. While these international efforts may feel overwhelming, students can still help in smaller ways. Reusable water bottles and food containers can be purchased for very little money and are an easy way to cut down on single-use plastic. Making use of the recycling bins on campus is a remarkable way to ensure that plastic is disposed of properly. Students can also use reusable shopping bags. The plastic waste produced today can end up harming human and sea life and the environment. While the elimination of plastic waste may be daunting, the smallest action can lead to improving the Earth. With changes like these, we can help contribute to reducing plastic waste worldwide and become one step closer towards saving life on Earth.

Service industries jobs help students obtain necessary skills, life lessons Gia Cruz | Staff Writer In a college town, the majority of job options available to students are within the service industry, particularly retail and food. Even if students do not plan to stay in these fields, the service industry still provides valuable lessons for everyone. Students should work in the service industry to acquire skills that will help them with communication, problem-solving and how to work as a team both inside and outside the classroom. The service industry can help teach students attributes that they may not acquire in the classroom. Working in customer service provides students with experiences they can take with them after college. Regardless of what career they are pursuing, students will be equipped with transferrable skills after working in the service industry.

In every job field, whether corporate or the service industry, there will always be communication that needs to be made. In an article by Talent Egg, even when not working with customers directly, “customer service skills can also be valuable when dealing with situations within the workplace with your colleagues.” “Working as a waitress as a student has improved my way of communicating when I work on group projects in class,” junior business management major Mikayla Santiago said. “Dealing with different points of views helps me understand individuals a lot better.” Students who work in the service industry also learn about time management to learn how to plan around their school schedules. Also, students can learn how to balance time with their other assignments. Learning how to prioritize comes with the experience of working in the service industry. For many students who have never stepped foot into the workforce, it is going to take some time for them to figure out how to handle situations by themselves. Situations such as these will force the student to seek help. Soon

enough, that worker will be molded into a confident employee who will, later on, take that character trait and apply it constantly. “I think everyone should have to at least work in retail so they can truly understand the true meaning of customer service,” junior psychology major Jessica Williams said. “There are too many people who think we are slaves the moment they walk in. We are there to make your experience a great retail visit.” Any job can be hard work and it takes a certain person to accomplish the task. No one goes into a job knowing everything. When students work in customer service, they learn to persist and continue working until the job is done, even when they are completely spent. In a sense, students learn how to multi-task, which they apply towards their studies and goals after college. Although working in the service industry may seem hectic and lucrative, these fields provide students with valuable transferrable skills and habits. All students should work in the service industry to gain skills they will utilize in and outside of the classroom.

As much as medical science has progressed, there are still many conditions and diseases that simply cannot be treated without entirely replacing the part of the body that is affected. Due to the increasing necessity for lifesaving organs and the ease of becoming a donor, able students should join the organ donor registry to save the lives of those after them. Across the country, hospital rooms are filled with thousands of patients whose sole hope for survival is receiving a donated organ. The need for organs to transplant is growing every day. The American Transplant Foundation reported that around 115,000 people in the United States are on waiting lists to receive a lifesaving organ transplant, with another person being added every 10 minutes. These people are often battling severe illnesses or were in terribly damaging accidents, and they are afflicted with conditions that can only be treated with a transplant. Because there is such a shortage of available organs, 20 of these people die every day while waiting for their transplant, according to the ATF. The best way to save those lives is to have more organs available, which means more people in the organ donor registry. If someone is dead, they do not need their organs. It is a macabre assertion, but that does not make it any less true. The parts one leaves behind can improve or save the lives of people who would otherwise die waiting for an organ. According to LifeCenter Northwest, a single person can save up to eight lives through donating vital organs, tissue,

blood and marrow to treat conditions such as organ disease, cancer and serious injuries. Those are eight human beings with families they can now come home to and lives they can now continue, all because someone agreed to donate the organ they needed. “If you have viable organs and choose not to be an organ donor, you are actively wasting a lifesaving resource,” recent civil engineering graduate Rachel Elliot said. “A heart sealed in a coffin isn’t doing anyone any good.” According to the World Journal of Transplantation, the gap between organs needed and organs available is growing rapidly. Because the conditions for a usable and healthy organ donation are so specific, the organ donor registry would need to include far more people than there are those waiting for a transplant. Organ donation is done through the state, so if students did not sign up when they received their driver’s license, they can still sign up online at DonateLifeGeorgia.org. It takes moments to register and is completely free. Students have the option to opt out of donating certain organs as well. In an ideal world, with the vast majority of the population being part of the registry, almost no one would die waiting for a transplant. Anyone with healthy organs should take the step to become an organ donor. Such a kindness not only lives on in the patient receiving the transplant but also in the relief and joy of their family and friends. Because able students have the ability to donate organs to help those in need, they all should consider the responsibility in doing so.

Celebrities, public figures cannot get away with sexual assault Elizabeth Nouryeh | Opinion Editor For sexual assault survivors, the threat of public disbelief can be daunting, but that feeling is amplified when the assaulter is a public figure or celebrity. Public figures who have been charged with sexual abuse should be handled in the same manner as any other abuser, regardless of their social status or money. Thanks to the #MeToo Movement, public figures such as Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and Bill Cosby have been silenced. As more men and women find the courage to report their offenders, other abuse survivors also step forward. However, other prominent figures have avoided their charges largely in part to their social status. The accusations against rapper R. Kelly is just one of the recent incidences of celebrities unfairly cutting corners. Beginning in 2000, Kelly has had a multitude of sexual abuse allegations, according to NPR. In December 2000, the Chicago Sun-Times printed allegations of Kelly having sex with minors. Two years later, Kelly was indicted with 21 counts of child pornography, but in 2008, he was acquitted of all charges. “Sexual predators are a scourge on society,” Cook County State’s Attorney Richard Devine said of the indictment. “This indictment should send a clear message that illicit acts with minor children will not be tolerated in the community.” In January 2019, LifeTime released a mini series, “Surviving R. Kelly,” that details accusations against the rapper and speaks with abuse survivors. Kelly was arrested after the airing of the

series, but was released and then arrested again. Just because the alleged abuser is in the public spotlight does not mean he or she should be able to get out of receiving a trial. For the majority of survivors, it is already immensely difficult to come forward and report the assault. When their abuser is in the public light, survivors feel pressured to stay silent. A Standford group called Men Against Abuse Now stated that “only about 40 percent of rapes are ever reported to the police, and this is partly because victims know that if their claim becomes public, their every behavior will be scrutinized, they will be shamed for their sexual history, and they will be labeled as lunatic, psychotic, paranoid and manipulative.” According to RAINN, out of every 1,000 sexual abusers, 520 will be released while awaiting trial. As soon as an accusation has been made of a public figure, people are quick to scrutinize the accuser before looking at the facts. Many are quick to say that it could be a false report, yet according to Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence, only 2 percent of allegations have been proven false. In order for survivors and women’s rights advocates to have any feeling of justice or ease, the abuser must be held accountable regardless of their fame. By consistently holding all abusers accountable, the justice system will be the supposed fair system it was meant to be. If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, call the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 800-656HOPE (4673) or visit online.rainn.org.

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LOCAL RAPPER USES MUSICAL COMEBACK TO INSPIRE PEERS Zack Hill | Staff Writer By using rap to overcome the pain in his past, one local artist has secured his future in entertainment. “I am hip-hop, I am for the culture,” Kennesaw State student and rap artist John Goodman said. Goodman, an integrated studies major, better known by his stage name Bobby Made, is a local rapper with two EP’s — “Watching Television” and “Verses For The Summer” — with several music videos under his belt. The stage name Bobby Made is special to Goodman and is more than just a performance name to him. “Made is an acronym,” Goodman said. “Made stands for ‘My Ambition Determines Everything.’ I said if I’m going to do this, I’m going to do it a thousand percent. I have to show the world who is Bobby Made because there is no one else in the world who has this name.” Goodman began making music on and off roughly 12 years ago, and has since been building up

his reputation in the Atlanta hip-hop scene. “I stopped rapping due to self-doubt [and then] my mother died two-and-a-half years ago, and I stopped completely — I was completely done with rapping at that point,” Goodman said. “What got me back into it was listening to Jay-Z’s ‘4:44’ album and I was just inspired by his lyrics from ‘Marcy Me’ and how he came from such a small neighborhood but has become a global name.” Hip-hop has always been a passion for Goodman and has been a part of his life since he was a kid. “Hip hop was always an outlet — that and WWF wrestling,” Goodman said. “I didn’t really go out that much, but one day my brother and my cousins were downstairs, and the song ‘Method Man’ by the Wu-Tang-Clan popped up. I loved the way it brought flavor and that’s how I fell in love with hip-hop.” Goodman said he faced adversity in school from teachers and

Students play Quidditch on the campus green on March 13.

administration, but despite that, he went on to become successful and hopes his lyrics inspire others. “I was labeled as illiterate,” Goodman said. “When I write music and when I rap, I want people to be inspired by what I say and take it home. I hope it brightens up their day and their time and that they take away my message of pursuing your dreams.” If there is one thing Goodman wants listeners to take away from his music, it is that he represents a genuine love and appreciation for hip-hop, which he said he sees as more than just music. “Rap is a word — hip hop is a culture,” Goodman said. “Hip hop is represented by love, peace and unity, and those are the basics.” Goodman has a show planned for March 22 at the Apache Café and another EP planned for the summer. To find out more about Bobby Made’s music and future shows, visit his Instagram @bobbymadeemcee.

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Students geek out at OwlCon Mady Sanchez | Staff Writer Last week, Kennesaw State celebrated Harry Potter, Aquaman, Pokemon, cosplay and all things remotely nerdy for its 6th annual Geek Week. “Geek Week events change every year, but they’re always decided on by the student committee. This is a by-and-for KSU students event,” Director of Student Activities for the Marietta Campus Drew Harvill said. This year, students had the chance to participate in events throughout the week on both campuses such as Stuff-a-Pokémon, Quidditch, a week-long Geek Art Contest, a Dive-In viewing of “Aquaman,” which took place in a pool, and the annual Pi Day Giveaway. Saturday, March 16, KSU hosted its 2nd annual OwlCon at the Wilson Student Center on the Marietta campus. The one-day convention was filled with workshops, panel discussions, demonstrations, geek trivia and more. It was split into six sessions and featured a cosplay contest open to cosplayers of all ages and skill levels at the end of the night.

“This is my first OwlCon, but this seems like such an inclusive event. There really is a place and event for everyone here,” freshman psychology major Haley Johnson said. Freshman media and entertainment major Sarah O’Reilly had the opportunity to host her own panel “PAC to the Past!” during the fourth session. Her panel explored the history of arcade and home gaming and how it has shaped modern video games. O’Rieley was also able to include people from Portal Pinball Arcade and Twitch gaming live-streamers in her board of gaming experts. “I was nervous because I had never hosted a panel before and wasn’t sure if there were other people who had an interest in retro-gaming like me. This was a great opportunity for me to branch out and meet others that were also interested,” O’Reilly said. Each panel at OwlCon 2019 was created, organized and led by a student at KSU. Other panels featured included “Victory Road: The Ultra Guide to being the Very Best,” “Werewolf 101” and

“Project Cosplay.” For students interested in gaming, free arcade games provided by Portal Pinball Arcade were available upstairs in the Game Room. Downstairs in the Dogwood Room, attendees had the chance to try out games made by Game Design and Development Club members. “It’s a very hands-on way to show what college students can do in game development and it’s been really fun to see the feedback and energy of people playing these unique games together,” senior game design and development major Brian Patterson said. “There is always something to do on campus,” Harvill said. “Check your Student Inform email, log onto OwlLife or just stop by a bulletin board in the Social Sciences building. We want to encourage students to drop the routine of going from the parking lot to class and encourage them to get involved instead.” For more upcoming events on campus and ways to get involved, check out owllife.kennesaw.edu.

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PRO DAY SHOWCASES KSU SKILLS TO FOOTBALL SCOUTS Tyhi Conley | Staff Writer

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Justin Sumpter (left) and Darnell Holland (right) highlighted Pro Day at KSU.

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At least 25 NFL and CFL scouts observed former Kennesaw State football players at Pro Day hosted by KSU on Tuesday, March 12. The KSU competitors included running backs Darnell Holland and Randy Jones, wide receivers Justin Sumpter and Xavier Harper, linebacker Anthony Gore Jr., offensive lineman Joe Alexander and Myles Hughes. “I wasn’t going to stress too much about the things that I can’t control,” Holland said. “Everything else, I thought, would work in my favor, so I didn’t worry about the rest. Just trying to set myself [up] for a successful future.” Before working out, Holland made a first impression with his appearance, wearing gold cleats. In those shoes, Holland clocked in a 4.38 40-yard dash, the fastest at the Pro Day and faster than any other running back at the NFL Combine earlier this month. “If you chase what you truly want to do in life, the rest will come,” Holland said. “For me, I never worry about the money, only about what I love doing, and I have trust and

faith in God that He will answer the rest of my prayers.” Various players from schools across the southeast competed at Pro Day. From KSU, all contributors were selected for individual workouts later in the day, but it was Sumpter and Holland who gained the most attention.

“If you chase what you truly want to do in life, the rest will come.” For his career, Sumpter caught 111 passes for 1889 yards and 21 touchdowns, often coming through for the team at important moments. His physical features also stand out, weighing in at 220 pounds and standing at 6 feet, 3 inches. The concerns for Sumpter revolved around his speed and ability to run the entire route tree. During workouts, Sumpter had no drops and his vertical jump

measured 39.5 inches. Towards the end, Sumpter tweaked his right hamstring but showed his character by finishing the workout. “I feel like I did what I needed to do,” Sumpter said. “I put up some pretty impressive numbers, so I feel like I put myself in a good position.” Towards the end of the workouts, Sumpter planned to talk with the Chicago Bears and gained attention from the New Orleans Saints. “I was showing that I had great hands, I didn’t have a single drop,” Sumpter said, “I put up the numbers they were expecting me to.” Holland was seen conversing with several scouts as well, including the 49ers and Giants. “A lot of the scouts asked about my character,” Holland said. “For that, I didn’t have to lie. I’ve never gotten into any trouble with the law or my coaches.” KSU is a new football program, whose inaugural signing class just played their last game. Sumpter and Holland are looking to be the first of the Owls to enter the NFL Draft.

Softball rallies twice to douse Baseball back on track with 5 Flames before losing third game straight wins, Sansing reaches 1,000 career victories with KSU Kate Norum | Staff Writer

The Kennesaw State softball team played three home games against Liberty over the weekend, winning 3-2 on Friday, March 15, before splitting Saturday’s doubleheader with a 5-4 win and an 11-3 loss. Friday’s game was a tight affair that saw late-game heroics from the Owls. Redshirt junior Hannah Thomason, who had just won the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week, led the way with four hits. Senior Jessie Mullen opened the scoring for KSU with a solo home run after Liberty took a 2-0 lead in the fifth inning. Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the seventh, the Owls took advantage of an error by Liberty to put them in contention to score. Thomason sent a single up the middle, allowing Mullen the opportunity to advance bases and score. Thomason scored the eventual winning run after pinch hitter Sarah Womack reached base on another error by Liberty.

Starting pitcher Hailey Andrews pitched a complete game for the Owls, throwing seven strikeouts for her eighth win of the season. The first game of Saturday’s doubleheader produced a similar game with the Owls rallying from behind to win in the noon opener. In the fourth inning, KSU was behind 3-0, but that score quickly changed in the bottom half of the inning. Redshirt junior Jade Lee batted in a run with a single before sophomore Lexi Solorzano hit an RBI double. Senior Kira Czyrklis hit a two-run double in the fifth inning to give the Owls their first lead of the game. Solorzano drove in another run to make it 5-3. The Flames threatened to come back in the seventh inning, but KSU held firm to win their 12th game in the last 14. Andrews again helped the Owls secured a win, pitching another complete game.

KSU fell short to Liberty 11-3 in the final game of the weekend. The game was even after three innings with the game tied at 2-2. Thomason scored both runs for the Owls up to that point, reaching home plate after a Liberty error in the first inning and being driven in by a double from senior Maddie Roth in the third inning. Momentum changed in the fourth inning as the Owls could not reciprocate the runs scored by the Flames. A four-run fourth inning and a five-run sixth inning by Liberty secured the loss for KSU. Despite the loss, the Owls secured a series win to open up ASUN conference play. Next up, the Owls will host a three-game ASUN Conference series starting on Saturday, Mar. 23, against Florida Gulf Coast.

Outdoor season begins for men’s and women’s track teams Rio White | Sports Editor After impressive indoor seasons, the Kennesaw State men’s and women’s track and field teams began their outdoor season at the Yellow Jacket Invitational hosted by Georgia Tech on March 15 and March 16. Athletes who displayed standout performances in the Atlantic Sun Conference indoor championships continued to show their skills to start the outdoor part of the season. Paris Williams, who was named Most Outstanding Performer of the Indoor Championships, finished as the top collegiate in the 110-meter hurdles at Georgia Tech with a time of 14.29 seconds. Williams had a successful outdoor season last year, winning the 110-meter hurdles, among other events, at the conference outdoor championships for KSU. Field specialist Chuck McConville set a career record with a discus

throw of 46.75 meters, finishing fifth. He was named Most Outstanding Field Performer at the indoor championships after taking the gold medal in the weight throw. McConville’s discus throw length at Georgia Tech was longer than his previous high at last year’s conference outdoor championships, where he finished second. A KSU school record was achieved by former University of Alabama standout Daniel Haugh, who placed first in the hammer toss with a throw of 70.80 meters. He holds school records for the hammer throw and weight throw for the Crimson Tide and was a First Team All-American selection in the weight throw. For the women’s team, redshirt senior Erica Sergeant finished first in the pole vault at a height of 4.0 meters. She has been chosen

multiple times as an All-Conference selection in that event. Freshman Brenda Ayuk, who was frequently the top finisher for KSU during the indoor season, earned a top-10 program time in the 800-meter run. Ayuk previously set a school record in the 1000-meter event during the indoor season. Three other female athletes achieved personal best scores in the discus, 400-meter hurdles and the 2000-meter steeplechase. “This weekend was a great way for us to get into the outdoor season,” Director of Track and Field Clay McDaniel said. “We have a lot of work ahead but I know this group is up for the task.” Up next, the Owls head to Mississippi State University to participate in the Bulldog Invitational from March 22 to March 23.

Richard Torres | Contributor After losing six straight games, the Kennesaw State baseball team turned its fortunes around last week by winning five consecutive games beginning on Tuesday, March 12, including manager Mike Sansing’s 1,000th career win at KSU. The Owls began its homestand against Presbyterian College, playing a game each against them on Tuesday and Wednesday. KSU amassed 14 hits in a 13-5 game against the Blue Hose on Tuesday, as senior Jake Franklin led the way with three hits and three runs batted in. The game started off as a back-and-forth battle between the two teams with the Owls leading 5-4 in the bottom of the fourth inning. Up to that point, the Owls had scored twice in the second inning and three times in the third, including a two-run home run by Franklin. Leading off the bottom of the fourth inning, senior Jaylen Smith hit a single before stealing second base. That proved to be important, as he later scored on a groundout. With two outs, senior David Chabut hit a single and scored on a double by junior Alex Carballo. Junior Terence Norman finished the scoring for the inning by driving in Carballo for another run. Two more runs scored by KSU in the fifth inning proved insurmountable for Presbyterian as the lead increased to 10-4. The final run scored by KSU was driven in by a rare play. The batter was awarded first base as the batted ball hit the umpire while in play. This gave the batter a single and a run scored on the force while the bases were loaded. Along with Franklin, Carballo and senior AJ Willoughby had three hits each. KSU’s pitchers only allowed five hits and four earned runs for the evening. The winning pitcher was Brendan Bickleman. The following evening proved momentous for Sansing as he led the Owls to another win against Presbyterian and the 1,000th win of his career for KSU. KSU scored four early runs to establish a lead as they won 7-3

Ryan Kennedy put in six innings of work during the game against UMass on March 16. over the Blue Hose. The pitching was strong again as senior Jake McLinskey won his second game of the season, throwing seven strikeouts in just under five innings. RBI singles by Chabut and junior Garrett Hodges got the Owls ahead in the first inning before freshman Darius Diaz drove in a run and later scored in the fourth inning. After the Blue Hose scored three runs to make it a close 4-3 game, the Owls responded with three of their own by taking advantage of an error by Presbyterian. Chabut led the way in the game with three hits and three RBI while Diaz drove in two. The Owls reconvened two days later with a dominant 9-0 win in the first of three games against the University of Massachusetts. Senior pitcher Brooks Buckler controlled the game, throwing six shutout innings and giving up only five hits. Sophomore Tyler Simon hit a two-run double in the first inning before Diaz drove in two more runs. Norman drove in the next three runs for KSU, with two in the fourth inning and one in the sixth. Norman scored the final run of the game later in the sixth inning. The winning streak continued on Saturday as the Owls scored eight runs in the span of two innings on the way to a comprehensive 12-2

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victory over the Minutemen. Sophomore pitcher Ryan Kennedy won his third game of the season, giving up just two runs in six innings. Four batters contributed with at least two hits each, led by Willoughby who had three RBI. The Owls made their mark early by scoring eight runs in the first three innings of the game. KSU wrapped up their winning week with another dozen runs on the board in a 12-7 win on Sunday. Hodges hit two home runs in the contest as the Owls found themselves trailing for the first time all week against UMass. A three-run home run by Hodges in the first inning put KSU ahead, but the Minutemen score six straight runs. With the game deadlocked 7-7 in the sixth inning, Norman hit an RBI double and Hodges hit his second long shot as the Owls finished the game with five unanswered runs. Franklin is now on an eight-game winning streak. Next up, the Owls play five home games this week starting on Tuesday, March 19, playing twice against Binghamton before hosting Atlantic Sun Conference foes North Alabama for three weekend games.

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