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KSU names new radio lab in Rhubarb Jones’ honor
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Marquis Holmes | A&L Editor On April 2, 2017, Rhubarb Jones, a distinguished lecturer of mass communications and development director at KSU, as well as an award-winning disk jockey, passed away after a fatal heart attack, marking the end of a star faculty member and a nationally recognized morning radio personality. On March 27, almost a year after his death, KSU honored and recognized Jones’ work in front of approximately 150 students, colleagues, family and friends. A new radio learning lab was also designated in his honor, sequentially beginning his legacy. Guest speakers at the ceremony included faculty members such as Interim President Dr. Ken Harmon and Dr. Gainey, director of the School of Communication and Media, as well as former students Ellen Eldridge and Scott Bagwill. After the ceremony, guests were offered a tour of the campus and the newly designated radio learning lab, located in the Pilcher Public Service building. “After the death of Rhubarb Jones, it seemed quite natural to name the radio learning lab after him,” Gainey says. “I discussed this proposal with my faculty and sought permission from the university.” Gainey says that the plan was eventually approved by the dean and the then university president, and the SOCM began to work with the development office on a joint event to recognize Jones’ contributions to KSU and to announce the name of the radio lab. Thomas Gray, a senior lecturer of communication and media and manager of internships and engagement at KSU, remembers Jones as a “very unique individual.” “It wasn’t unusual for Rhubarb to have someone with him who was well known in the entertainment or country music field,” Gray says. “The guy seemed to know just about everybody in the business. There is an old saying that goes something like, ‘A stranger is a friend you haven’t met yet.’ That fit Rhubarb like a glove. Everybody was his friend.” The SOCM is currently asking Jones’ supporters to contribute to a new memorial fund dedicated to him that will allow the school to support an additional scholarship and equipment to keep the radio learning lab current. The goal is $10,000 with more than $2,000 currently raised. Anyone can contribute to the fund at http://c-fund.us/fme.
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Grant Williams (11) eyes a throw from Daniel Seres in an attempt to catch Tanner Murphy (sliding) stealing second base in the April 13 game against North Florida. The Owls won 3-2. Read the story on pg. 7
CSH PROGRAM STILL IN LIMBO Faculty, students concerned about university’s response
Sabrina Kerns | News Editor Faculty and students within KSU’s Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality program have recently expressed concern over the program’s future and the university’s handling of the program’s termination. After Interim Provost Linda Noble made the announcement to the faculty senate on March 26 that the CSH program is currently under review because of changes to the curriculum, several faculty members within the CSH program questioned this decision. Compared to the program’s original curriculum, new courses were added to the program’s current course list. Some of the courses added in October 2016 include Wedding Planning, Baking and Pastry and Beer Culture. A source close to the matter said these courses were only added to offset some of the limitations that the CSH program faced when trying to set up elective courses for students. The source said that, because resources were limited, they were not able to effectively offer several of the electives listed in the curriculum. The source also said that the only changes made were to the elective course offerings, and the number of required elective credit hours has not changed. None of the major requirements or capstone courses have been altered. The source said that they do not believe this gave the university reason to announce that the program would be deactivated. “This is a bachelor’s degree with a curriculum that’s not necessarily, because it is a heavy part of the culinary piece, aligned with the other types of bachelor degree programs that are also in the University
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System of Georgia,” said Interim Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness Danielle Buehrer. “My knowledge of a similar program in the USG is the College of Coastal Georgia, and it’s an associate program,” Buehrer continued. “Bachelor’s degrees in this field are more heavy on the food and science piece.” The source said that many of the courses offered in the CSH program are also offered at other comparable universities. For example, Georgia Southern University offers a bachelors in food science, Middle Tennessee University offers a bachelors in fermentation science and Eastern Michigan University offers a bachelors in hotel and restaurant management. All of these universities are KSU’s peer institutions, according to the office of institutional research. Students and faculty also expressed that the situation, starting with the announcement in October that the program would be terminated, has not been handled well by the university. Sophomore CSH student Alex Vernachio said he decided to change his plans and apply for the culinary program at Johnson and Wales University after the announcement was made. Vernachio said the new program will cost him more financially and that he abandoned his original graduation plans, but he said it was worth it to be able to attend a university where he knows he will not have to worry about his academic future. Vernachio said he made the decision to transfer in the time between University
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College Dean Lynn Disbrow’s first announcement that the program would be terminated after three semesters and the later announcement that there would be a teach-out until Spring 2021. “We get an announcement in the middle of the week saying the program will be ended next summer,” Vernachio said. “And after several protests, the following week, they talked about doing the teach-out. But I had a weekend where I’m sitting there going, ‘My program is going away next summer.’” In the original announcement to CSH faculty, Disbrow said that students who were not able to finish their degree in three semesters had the option of switching their degree to the new School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality or to one of the other majors that KSU offers. “The whole thing was handled very poorly. There was misinformation, there was a little bit of confusion, and none of our faculty really knew before the announcement,” Vernachio said. “It was a surprise. And honestly, the handling of that, along with the fact that I had a weekend to sit there and think about what I needed to do, now I just don’t really want to deal with this anymore.” The faculty was also concerned that the university was not following appropriate USG policy concerning the deactivation of academic programs. Noble’s comment in March about why they had not heard anything about the status of the program before Noble came to the university brought about further concern among faculty members.
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KSU plans to start the search process for the institution’s new Chief Information Officer after the completion of the position’s job description, university spokeswoman Tammy DeMel said. KSU Interim President Dr. Ken Harmon announced in an email to faculty and staff on March 9 that former CIO Lectra Lawhorne resigned from her position. Harmon also said he asked the Office of Human Relations to immediately start a search for a new CIO. DeMel said HR is currently working on a job description for the position and plans to start a national search for the CIO as soon as it is finished. This comes more than five weeks after Harmon made his original announcement. In the announcement, Harmon also announced that Jeff Delaney, deputy chief information officer for the University System of Georgia, would serve as interim CIO. Harmon had already named Delaney as acting CIO in an email on Feb. 19 to faculty and staff after Lawhorne was placed on administrative leave. According to University Information Technology Services, Delaney has had more than two decades of experience in higher education technology leadership. He has served as CIO before at Savannah State University as well as associate vice chancellor of ITS with the Board of Regents. Lawhorne resigned after the university put her on administrative leave in February, and her attorney said that she was resigning due to serious health issues. The university released an audit report to The Sentinel revealing that Lawhorne’s resignation will officially go into effect on April 30. The audit showed that there were several problems among faculty members in UITS while Lawhorne served as CIO. The audit report, after interviews with faculty members, found that Lawhorne had a negative effect on the work environment within UITS, and employees even described being bullied or yelled at by Lawhorne. The audit also found that she was involved in timekeeping issues for an unnamed executive director. After the audit report was released, Lawhorne’s attorney said that neither the university nor Lawhorne did anything wrong.
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$1 MILLION DONATED TO FUND ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS Morgan Harrison | Staff Writer
Norman Radow (left) stands with his mother, Beverly Radow (right) and Anna Tucker, special projects coordinator with KSU’s Department of Museums.
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Two Atlanta real estate executives made a $1 million donation to the Paul Radow endowment for mechanical engineering scholarships at KSU. Norman Radow and Peter Fitzgerald of RADCO Co. and Fightingtown Co. respectively announced the donation late last month. A spokesperson, who asked to remain anonymous, from the Office of Advancement and Development said Peter Fitzgerald is a former business partner of Norman Radow, current founder and CEO of Fightingtown Co., and is affiliated with KSU through one of his children who is a student. Norman Radow is a former chair and current trustee for the KSU Foundation. He was also instrumental in the building of Fifth Third Bank Stadium and other
buildings on KSU’s campuses. He created and named the Paul Radow endowment after his father, the spokesperson said. The donation was officially announced at the opening of the Paul Radow exhibit in KSU’s engineering technology center. The new exhibit, named “Paul Radow: Life of Innovation, Legacy of Service,” honors Paul Radow’s inventing prowess for developments such as “nearly indestructible” pockets on dungarees for Levi Strauss and enhancing the launch pad elevator system for the NASA Apollo program, according to KSU News. Paul Radow was also a veteran, serving in the U.S. Army Air Force as a flight engineer in World War II. The scholarship is available to full-time students seeking a degree in mechanical engineering in the Southern Polytechnic
KSU SPRING BREAK ROUND UP Itzayana Lopez | Staff Writer
Stephanie Carvajalino (left) and Megan Colapinto (right) stand with Dr. Terry Leo (middle), the founder of the National Collegiate Sales Competition.
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Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition KSU hosted the Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition in the Burruss Building April 2-3. According to the Cyber Institute’s website, SCCDC is a regional qualifier for the National Cyber Defense Competition and tests students’ ability to respond to cyber attacks. Students compete to keep online services of their fictional companies active and respond to unexpected changes while a team of industry professionals launches attacks against them. In February, KSU held a
Virtual Preliminary Qualification Competition where the top eight teams were selected to compete in this regional competition. KSU and Mercer University were the only two Georgia universities to compete in the April competition, according to the SECCDC website. The winning team from the University of Central Florida will go on to represent the Southeast region and compete at the National CCDC in San Antonio, according to the NCCDC website.
Nearly 50 sponsors attended the event, and more than 1,000 people attended, according to KSU News. According to the NCSC’s website, the competition is intended to promote the sales profession, to talent match, to enhance skills and to provide a venue for students, professors and sales executives to communicate. “This is a way to get industry and academia together and establish the basic principles of sales on which we can all agree,” said Founder and CoDirecter of Kennesaw State’s Center of Professional Selling Dr. Terry Loe.
The National Conference on Undergraduate Research Nearly 100 KSU students traveled to the University of Central Oklahoma over spring break to present their research at the 2018 National Conference on Undergraduate Research, according to KSU News. More than 4,000 students from colleges and universities from all over the nation attended the conference April 4-7 to present their research. The NCUR gives undergraduate students the opportunity to showcase their research in creative ways, and students were able to choose among giving an oral, poster, visual arts or performing arts presentation. “Having so many of our students attend this respected conference shows that the University is committed to engaging them in research pursuits,” said Amy Buddie, director of KSU’s office
of undergraduate research. “We strive to make research an integral part of the undergraduate experience at Kennesaw State, in all disciplines, and to become a premier resource for undergraduate research both at KSU and nationally.” KSU students at the conference presented on a variety of subjects including psychology, computer science, architecture and interior design, cellular and molecular biology and theatre. According to KSU News, research topics included: Misogyny in American Culture, Homeless Military Veterans: A theatrical perspective from the inside of the armed forces, and Cyber Security of Nuclear Power Plants in the U.S. KSU will host next year’s conference on April 11-13, 2019.
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Auxiliary services changes name, builds Talon One Centers Sabrina Kerns | News Editor
National Collegiate Sales Competition KSU finished 9th at the 20th annual National Collegiate Sales Competition hosted at KSU’s Coles College of Business over spring break April 3-6. According to KSU News, the NCSC is the world’s largest sales role-play competition for college students with sales teams from 71 universities across the nation competing in the event. During the NCSC, students must play the part of a salesperson meeting with a prospective buyer. They have to meet 25 different criteria with judges in three 20-minute rounds.
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology. To be eligible for the scholarship, students much achieve at least a 3.0 GPA and must qualify as an adult learner, military veteran or the child of a veteran. In the past, the scholarship provided $2,500 in financial aid to students, but Radow and Fitzgerald’s donation will raise the scholarship to up to $10,000 in the upcoming academic year, the spokesperson said. This aid can be applied to expenses that are not covered by HOPE or Zell Miller scholarships. The exhibit can be found in the engineering technology center on the Marietta campus. Students hoping to apply for the Paul Radow Endowment can do so through the Office of Scholarships.
KSU’s Auxiliary Services recently changed its name to Campus Services and plans to open new customer service centers on the Kennesaw and Marietta campuses for the fall 2018 semester. Kelley Wisniewski, assistant director of marketing, said the new customer service center will be named the Talon One Center. The construction of the center started on the Kennesaw campus at the end of March and is expected to be finished in time for students to use the center next semester. It is located next to The Market on the first floor of the Carmichael Student Center. The center on the Marietta campus will be located on the second floor of the Joe Mack Wilson Student Center. Wisniewski said the center will serve students to help them obtain their “Talon Card” or KSU ID card, manage their meal plans, look at parking and transportation options and answer any questions related to Campus Services and its related departments. “The Talon One Center is intended to be a customer service hub,” said Campus Services’ Assistant Vice President Kasey
Helton. “We aim to increase our support for student success at KSU by giving them one integrated location to access all our services and products.” Wisniewski said they decided to change the name to Campus Services because it is “just a more accurate description of what we provide to our campus community.” She also said they hope the new name translates better to new and incoming students, parents and employees who are being welcomed to the campus. Wisniewski said that, although Campus Services is going through these changes, it will still oversee the same programs it did before. These programs include campus postal services, card services, copy/ print services, door access, KCash, parking and transportation, student health services, university dining, university stores, vending services, and housing and residence life. “We are currently concentrating on providing the best possible service to our campus community by strengthening the connectedness between our departments and the services we provide to enrich campus life,” Wisniewski said.
The Talon One Center will be located on the bottom floor of the Carmichael Student Center.
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Mechatronics chair addresses future of autonomous vehicles Alex Guevara | Staff Writer KSU’s Interim Department Chair of Mechatronics Engineering Kevin McFall spoke about the future of vehicle technology after Waymo, an autonomous car development company, announced last month that their fleet of self-driving trucks will drive through metro Atlanta. According to Hypepotamus, Waymo brought self-driving minivans to Atlanta early this year, which they used to collect data and map the area so the company could later safely expand their operations to metro Atlanta. The trucks will use this same data to be able to navigate through the area. In a later interview with Hypepotamus, McFall spoke about how quickly the technology in vehicles has advanced over the past decade. Traditional cruise control, backup cameras, automatic object detection and parking assistance have contributed to the advancement of autonomous vehicles, and testing of both freight and passenger
vehicles in real driving conditions is being led by Uber. When talking about vehicle AI, McFall commented on its current restrictions. “Current AI technology still acts humanlike rather than thinking human-like,” he said. “Its decisions are clinical and unflinching.” However, McFall said that while autonomous vehicles will be involved in accidents a human would never cause, autonomous vehicles will never encounter the dangers of human driving, such as driving while intoxicated or running a red light. McFall also listed several benefits that the introduction of autonomous vehicles will bring to Atlanta: productivity of being able to work while in traffic, ease of ride-sharing and communication between cars to move uniformly when a light turns green. He also addressed the challenges with bringing autonomous vehicles to Atlanta,
such as the need for reliable technology, redundant communications and the risk of hacking. These challenges make it difficult to know when the technology may become widespread, McFall said. With all the work surrounding autonomous vehicles, however, McFall thinks it will take several more years before autonomous vehicles begin to impact Kennesaw and Marietta. Current Georgia law requires that all autonomous vehicle testing be done by automobile manufacturers, and McFall believes it is unlikely that they would dedicate significant resources to Kennesaw. Testing in Atlanta is currently taking place in areas like the Atlanta North Avenue Smart Corridor, which is located close to Georgia Tech. McFall said that the location is “no accident” because the school works closely with vehicle manufacturers to ensure the safe testing of autonomous vehicles.
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Gov. Nathan Deal’s recent budget proposal includes funding for a $5 million renovation of the engineering lab at Kennesaw State’s Marietta campus. Deal’s budget proposal for the fiscal year 2019 includes an extra $167 million for K-12 education as well as $271 million in bonds for capital projects, including major repairs, renovation and construction toward the University System of Georgia. A proposal for the engineering lab project has been approved by the House and the Senate, but Gov. Deal has until May to sign the Board of Regents’ capital outlay. Senior Director of Facility Design & Construction Services Andrew Yakimovich said the renovation plans include the expansion of the existing IT infrastructure and the replacement of the engineering lab’s original electrical system, the HVAC system, the roof and the original single-paned windows.
“KSU plans to pursue as much renovation as possible with the funding available,” Yakimovich said. The 35,036 square foot lab has been standing since 1962 as part of the original Southern Polytechnic State University campus. It was last renovated in 1984 to include the infill offices on the first floor of the building. Yakimovich said the lab is currently in “poor condition” and is in need of the new renovations in order to keep the building functioning properly for KSU’s engineering students. “The engineering lab building has seen very little fundamental improvement to its structure or building systems,” Yakimovich said. “Aging electrical, plumbing, mechanical systems and communications systems have reached the point that a complete renovation of the building is needed.” Yakimovich said that numerous concerns regarding the building’s structure and lack of
up-keep have been expressed through master planning surveys, meetings and town halls. The building is highly used by students as KSU offers 20 undergraduate and graduate engineering degrees and engineering technology degrees. “This project will result in improved operational effectiveness with improved energy efficiency and associated cost savings,” Yakimovich said. “The conversion will help address maintenance issues and malfunctions which have plagued the laboratory over the years and provide a more user-friendly environment for learning and education.” A science lab addition to the building has already also been funded to compliment this project. The science lab addiction will replace all of the current outdated labs, Yakimovich said. If Gov. Deal signs the project proposal in May, then the selection process for an architect is expected to begin in October.
Academic Programs if they want to reinstate the program or request for its termination. From what Noble said in March, no comprehensive review of the program has taken place. Sources close to the matter said that, during a faculty senate executive meeting earlier this month, Noble said she would
have an update for the faculty and students on the status of the program by the end of last week, but no announcement has been made yet. KSU and the University System of Georgia did not respond to requests for comment before time of publication.
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OUTSIDE THE NEST UNHCR chief calls for more refugee relief in Congo Cory Hancock | Editor-in-Chief
What Happened? Filippo Grandi, the UN high commissioner for refugees, called for more support for refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and Rwanda last week, according to the UN refugee agency, UNHCR. The call came as Grandi
visited the “Great Lakes” region for a one week trip. Grandi discussed enhanced fundraising efforts and the urgency of needed aid at a conference about the DRC’s humanitarian situation on April 13 in Geneva, Switzerland.
In Context The DRC, Burundi and Rwanda are housing refugees from each other as a result of conflicts that have been perpetuating within the states. The DRC has more than 4.49 million internally displaced people, nearly 2.7 million of those being children, with the most IDPs coming from the North and South Kivu provinces bordering Burundi and Rwanda, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The UNOCHA issued a level 3 response to the DRC in October 2017, a level given to “the most complex and challenging humanitarian emergencies.” Yemen
and Syria are the only other states that currently hold this level. In 1994, the Rwandan genocide commenced, sending millions of refugees to the DRC and killing more than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus. According to the Eastern Congo Initiative, Rwanda and the DRC have been working together to eliminate militant groups in North and South Kivu since Joseph Kabila came to power in 2006 after the DRC’s first democratic elections in 40 years. The Council on Foreign Relations estimates that at least 70 armed militant groups are currently operating in Eastern Congo.
What’s next At the humanitarian conference April 13, international donors pledged $528 million to support the delivery of humanitarian aid to millions of Congolese in need. Furthermore, many of the Rwandan refugees, a population of nearly 220,000 in the DRC, are waiting and planning to return home after more than 20 years.
“There are several countries in this region that continue to host a large number of refugees. The total number is about 700,000 and I think there has to be more recognition of this effort that has now gone on for many years,” Grandi said in a UNHCR article.
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THE DISTRACTED DRIVING BILL COULD SAVE LIVES Robert Thomas | Contributor
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ouse Bill 673, designed to prohibit motorists from holding their phones while driving, would prevent the deaths of many Georgians and tackle the selfish desire to use a phone while driving if signed into law. According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, traffic fatalities have risen by nearly a third since 2014, and, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, some safety advocates attribute the rise to our constant addiction to cell phones. In the last year alone, 1,550 people died in Georgia due to distracted driving. Many opponents of the bill say that police should simply better enforce the existing texting while driving ban to address this issue. However, there are technical legal barriers to police enforcing the existing law. According to the AJC, it’s difficult for many officers to tell if someone is texting or just dialing a phone number, which is legal under the current law. Even if someone is texting while driving, all they have to do is claim to have been making a call instead of texting. This unenforceable middle ground simply does not suffice. Like many students, I still find myself making excuses to handle my phone while driving in order change the song, put an address into my navigation or dial a phone number. I am more easily able to make excuses to say that it is not as dangerous because it is only for “one
quick second.” But, in reality, all it takes is one quick second to end a life. According to a 2017 report by the National Traffic Law Center, “Studies have shown the overall crash risk increases 3.6 times over model driving when a driver interacts with a handheld device.” If all hand-held use of your cell phone while driving was illegal, it would be easier for people to make the mental switch in ruling out any cell phone use while driving. With 15 states having already adopted such laws, and 13 of them seeing a substantial decrease in traffic fatalities within just two years, the evidence speaks for itself. Furthermore, it seems extremely morally difficult for anyone to justify the selfish desire to use their cell phone while driving when those countering the argument are people like Mary Carol Harsch, whose husband was struck and killed by a motorist talking on his phone. In an interview with the AJC, Harsch said that she feels his life was worth more than the convenience of talking while driving. “I would love to see HB 673 passed, because it’s past time for us to do something in Georgia to make our roadways safer,” Harsch said. There is no excuse to hold your cell phone while driving when there are now a number of affordable hands-free driving devices and features such as voice-totext. Your life is worth more than a phone call.
Colleges must intervene on social media
Materialism is a threat to wellbeing, leads to wasteful spending
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he idea that material goods are the pathway to more fulfilled lives has entered the American consciousness, and it will both inhibit people’s efforts toward happiness and damage our society as a whole. Consumers are constantly hit with advertisements and promotions telling them that some product will make their lives more complete. According to the American Marketing Association, the average American is exposed to approximately 10,000 ads a day. From reality television shows like “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” to movies such as “The Wolf of Wall Street” and music such as contemporary rap and pop, materialism is evident in many facets of our culture. “I feel like when kids see it, that’s what they see as happiness — materialistic things,” said freshman communication major Michael Shapiro. “That definitely forms the way the younger population thinks. It definitely does influence people in that direction.” While it is true that cherishing material goods over life experiences and proper values leads to unhappiness and a decrease in social cohesion, it would be unwise to assume that materials themselves are the issue. “Friendships and relationships should come first, but there should be limits on that,” Shapiro said. “If you don’t have any money at all, then that would come into play.” Food, water and shelter are necessities we all require, and therefore, when it comes to those living paycheckto-paycheck, more money is more closely correlated to increased well-being. However, the correlation begins
to weaken drastically when acquiring items becomes a coping skill to deal with poor mental health. The primary danger that comes with a materialistic outlook on life is that it results in a false perspective on what will bring long-term happiness. That perspective can cause a vicious cycle of purchases, never truly satisfying the void that’s trying to be filled. According to a survey by The Huffington Post, one in three stressed Americans admit to shopping as a means to deal with anxiety. If we measure our success or worth on the quality of what we own, we can never truly be satisfied because, as time progresses, newer and newer models and devices will be available for purchase, urging us to keep spending money. What would make happiness more attainable would be for us to gauge our success on the quality of what we are a part of — good friendships, strong family relationships and communal ties. These are not things that we tire of quickly, nor are they things that we crave more of once we have them. They are, however, aspects of our lives that can be neglected and forgotten because of materialism. Human beings are inherently social creatures, and that’s why the most treasured experiences are with others. Students should not place materialism above their relationships and experiences. When material items begin to take the place of people and experiences, our health suffers.
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olleges Colleges have standards, and when their reputation is put at risk because of a student’s actions on social media, it is the institution’s responsibility to step in. According to an Atlanta JournalConstitution article, Georgia State University did just that when soccer player Natalia Martinez posted racist slurs on her Instagram account. Martinez received severe backlash from her classmates and GSU school officials because of the post and, according to the Daily News, was suspended from the GSU soccer team. Before Martinez, a different incident occurred involving former University of Alabama student Harley Barber. The Washington Post said that Barber was expelled for posting a series of racist videos on her secondary Instagram account on MLK day. Her videos were “highly offensive and deeply hurtful,” university President Stuart R. Bell said in a message. Attending college is an earned privilege, and students should not use their personal social media account as a platform to promote disgustingly racist statements. With privilege comes a responsibility to represent your college in a way that is consistent with the university’s values. For example, Kennesaw State’s code of conduct
outlines expectations for respect among students. It states that students must always show positive regard for each other and for their community, and it lists specific behaviors that students are not allowed to display. These behaviors include discrimination, harassment, harmful and/or threatening behaviors and bullying, among many others. Racist posts on social media easily qualify as breaking several of these rules, and the university has all authority to decide whether or not to discipline the student. The code of conduct further talks about possible sanctions it can impose on students if they break the rules. Such sanctions include suspension, getting kicked out of on-campus housing, expulsion and other penalties. No matter what a student’s views are, the university has authority to impose these sanctions as GSU and Alabama did. As long as the student is enrolled under these, or similar, rules and are potentially in the public eye on social media, colleges should suspend or expel students for posting hateful messages. For the protection of students and the college’s reputation, it is the administration’s responsibility to hold its students accountable.
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very student, faculty and staff member should educate themselves on proper bleeding control tools and techniques. According to Stop the Bleed Georgia, severe bleeding can kill “within minutes,” possibly before emergency services can respond. If everyday people have the knowledge and awareness of methods used to stop severe bleeding, they could potentially save lives. KSU’s Office of Emergency Management offers classes related to bleeding control at least once a semester on each campus. These classes are free of charge to students, faculty, and staff. Once completing the class, students are provided a certificate to show they know the basics of bleeding control. Rapid blood loss can be caused by a variety of events, including home or work-related injuries and motor vehicle collisions. However, in light of the recent active shooter events and bombings that have taken place this year, the OEM has made hemorrhage control tools, such as tourniquets and wound packs, available to Campus Police. In the near future, Bleeding Control kits will also be included in every ground and first floor AED box in buildings on campus in case of an emergency. When giving aid to a person with a bleeding injury, protect yourself first. Ensure that you and your patient are out of the danger zone, such as roadways and active shooter zones. Because blood carries disease, wearing gloves is vital to protect yourself from blood-borne pathogens. citation needed When you encounter someone with severe bleeding — blood is either spurting out or will not stop coming out
of the wound — you must apply immediate and direct pressure to the wound. As you do this, call either 911 or campus police, or direct someone to do so. citation needed Bleeding from wounds to the arms and legs can be stopped or controlled by direct pressure or application of a tourniquet. According to BleedingControl.org, arm and leg wounds are the most frequent cause of preventable death from injury. Use two hands if possible, and press down on the wound as firmly as you can. If you have access to a tourniquet, tighten it until the bleeding stops flowing or spurting from the wound. Bleeding from torso junctional wounds — armpits, groin, etc. — can be stopped or abated by packing the wound. This technique requires the use of either a hemostatic dressing or regular gauze. Pack the wound until it is full, and continue to apply pressure. According to the Journal for Emergency Medical Services, “Approximately 5 million people die every year around the world from accidental and non-accidental trauma, making trauma the leading cause of death in people under the age of 45.” Attending a class, such as the one by put on by OEM, or making the effort to be aware of bleeding control methods could significantly reduce the number of avoidable deaths. Students, faculty and staff should take every opportunity to equip themselves with the knowledge and understanding of bleeding control methods. A bystander that has the ability to control bleeding could mean the difference between life and death for an injured person.
THANK YOU KHI JAGGIE AND THE AASA!
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REFUGEE CRISIS POSTER SERIES VISITS KSU Abi Marmurowicz | Staff Writer
The poster series, ‘Walk a Campus in my Shoes,’ brings national awareness of the refugee crisis to college campuses.
Professor John Hooper reads a copy of The Sentinel, which he used to write for as a student at KSU.
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“At KSU, we went one step further by advertising specific opportunities in the Atlanta and Clarkston, Georgia, areas for students to get involved, including by interning at World Relief Atlanta or tutoring refugee children through Paper Airplanes,” Matthew Tikhonovsky said. The series brought awareness and explained to students where they can contribute to local refugee relief efforts within 35 miles of KSU in Clarkston, a diverse location with more than 60 languages spoken in the area according to the City of Clarkston website. Welcoming more than 1,500 refugees a year, Clarkston has had an influx of more than 40,000 refugees in the past 25 years, according to The Guardian. A primary goal of the series is to disprove misconceptions surrounding the vetting process, and Matthew Tikhonovsky said that many students “were surprised to learn about the resettlement and vetting processes, including that refugees must repay their travel loans, and that, on average, the vetting process takes 18 years.” Matthew Tikhonovsky was grateful to receive such positive feedback on the series and to see how many students expressed their interest in getting involved. “I enjoyed experiencing KSU’s vibrant student activism and witnessing firsthand how passionate KSU students are about contributing to refugee relief efforts both at home and abroad,” Matthew Tikhonovsky said. To learn more and to get involved in the Atlanta area, contact mtikhon1@students.kennesaw.edu. Editor’s Note: Matthew Tikhonovsky is also a staff writer for The Sentinel.
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Professor Profile: John Hooper Lyncoln Doggett | Staff Writer John Hooper, a KSU instructor of history and a licensed pilot, uses his life experience and love of travel to teach students about the importance of the world’s history. His desire to teach history began when he was a senior at KSU in 2007. After graduating, Hooper decided to return to KSU to teach history. He believes that his passion for helping people to learn about the world and its history is the key to understanding what is going on in the world today. “The only reason to teach history is to help people better understand the present and be prepared for whatever they run into in the world,” Hooper says. “I never want my students to go somewhere in the world that they know absolutely nothing about.” Hooper believes that the key to a successful college career is getting to know your professors so that they get to know you on a first name basis. Most days, Hooper says that he spends his office hours talking to the other professors that are waiting for students to occasionally drop by. He notes that if more students would come to their professor’s office hours, they would see that professors actually do want to be in contact with their students. In the classroom, Hooper challenges his students by requiring them to compare and contrast historical facts. “All facts by themselves are totally useless until you put them in context and use them somehow,” Hooper says. “If you give 100 people access to the same facts, they all will write a different story about them. Stories are more important than facts.”
In an effort to bring national awareness to college communities about the struggles refugees face, freshman Matthew Tikhonovsky and his sister, Natalie Tikhonovsky, developed the visual force, coined, “Walk a Campus in My Shoes.” With recent political events occurring domestically and internationally, it can be difficult to sort out the facts and realize how different life is for our neighbors in and outside of Kennesaw. In an effort to bring national awareness to college communities about the struggles refugees face, freshman Matthew Tikhonovsky and his sister, Natalie Tikhonovsky, developed the poster series titled “Walk a Campus in My Shoes.” The poster series visited Kennesaw State on April 9-13 in the Social Sciences building after partnering with KSU’s Muslim Student Association. Posters included information about the life of a common refugee, beginning with their displacement and ending with resettlement. “Walk a Campus in My Shoes” is a traveling effort that will be making an appearance at Vanderbilt next week. It is also scheduled to display at Yale, Columbia, University of Chicago, UC Berkeley, Emory University and the College of William and Mary this year. “The goal of the movement is to demystify and debunk common misconceptions surrounding the refugee crisis and also to mobilize college students to get involved with refugee relief efforts in their local communities,” Matthew Tikhonovsky said. Through empowering those who have the willingness and ability to help, the “Walk a Campus in My Shoes” poster series set out to educate students on the realities of the current crisis and how to aid refugees.
Although he spent his early years as a coding and software professional, it is his passion for travel that drove him to begin his unconventional journey at KSU, Hooper began computer programming at 16 years old. Upon leaving high school and pursuing programming, he found himself teaching and leading software projects worldwide. His career has taken him to China, Africa, Australia, Europe and around America to lead projects for various organizations, including the U.S. Navy. In one instance, his work ethic led him to travel to Europe 27 times over 26 months. After moving to Atlanta to be closer to his wife’s family, he began noticing promotional signs for KSU. “Every time I’d fly back into town, I’d see the signs for Kennesaw State. I’d never heard of it but one day I decided to check it out,” Hooper says. “The first person that I met when I got here was the director of admissions. I talked to him and asked if I could take one course, and he said he would allow me. “As I was leaving, he asked my age and I told him that I was 60. He then told me that the Board of Regents authorizes schools to wave tuition fees for senior citizens that are 62 years or older on the day that they register,” Hooper says. “So, I came back and registered on my 62nd birthday.” Hooper’s hobbies include photography, flying and traveling, in which he has traveled to 14 countries in the past three years. He also flies a Cessna 172 and 182 out of McCollum Airport.
#stopsuicide is a hashtag commonly used to spread awareness of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
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AFSP, KSU encourage students to ‘emerge from darkness’ during ‘campus walk’
Marquis Holmes | Arts and Living Editor KSU’s Counseling and Psychological Services partnered with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to host the “Out of the Darkness Campus Walk” on April 15 at 2 p.m. at Swift Cantrell Park in Kennesaw, Georgia. Dr. Marcuetta Sims, a licensed psychologist for CPS, said the fundraiser’s purpose was to demonstrate to the participants that they are not alone as there are many people who have either suffered from mental illness or know someone who has. “One of the biggest factors contributing to suicidal ideation is feeling very alone and isolated and feel like nobody else kind of understands what they’re going through,” Sims said. The national event was hosted at KSU for the first time with hopes of it becoming a reoccurring event, Sims said. It was coordinated by Lydia
Evans, a student at KSU and a board member of the Atlanta Walk Committee.
“One of the biggest factors contributing to suicidal ideation is feeling very alone and isolated and feel like nobody else kind of understands what they’re going through,” The event started off with preregistration activities that included playing music and participant engagement. Participants were also given honor beads that represented different meanings, such as gold for having lost a parent and green for struggling personally.
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The beads helped pair the participants up with those who have suffered from the same issues and encouraged support between strangers. Teams in attendance included Kappa Delta, Suzannah’s Soldiers and Cobb Sources of Strength. The event raised nearly $12,000 dollars which the AFSP will donate to its supporting charities. AFSP referred to the “Out of the Darkness Campus Walk” as a “journey of remembrance, hope, support, and a walk that unites a campus and community - a time to acknowledge the ways in which suicide and mental illness have affected our lives and loved ones.” The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-TALK (8255). You can find out more and support AFSP on their donor drive website.
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The Kennesaw State University chapter of The Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society would like to congratulate the following new initiates who were selected to membership from the upper 7.5% of the junior class and the upper 10% of the senior and graduate classes. These students were recognized at an induction ceremony on March 6th for their achievements. Chapter President Dr. Denise White gave the opening remarks and Associate Vice President and Dean of Students Dr. Michael L. Sanseviro delivered the address.
Faculty:
Dr. Lin A. Hightower Dr. Angela Nava Dr. Michael L. Sanseviro Mr. David R. Stabler Dr. Doreen Wagner
Graduate:
Samuel L. Anderson Mr. James A. Bell Ms. Mary Bell Mrs. Erin R. Benson Saurabh Bhatia Mr. Guannue Bouquia Megan Endicott Kayla M. Farabaugh Mr. Jason Fiorito Mrs. Katrin Gomisch Jennifer D. Hamrick Mrs. Jacqueline Hunter-Belser Valerie Hyder Christopherher B. King Kiara Simone Knox Jason Lycos Tammy L. Palmgren Matthew Peters Matthew Lee Petersen Jessica M. Rudd Ms. J Lyn Turnell Ms. Kelly N. Wilson
Undergraduate:
Lana Aleuy Wendy I. Alfaro Mr. Darian B. Arp Ms. Sandra I. Arreola Villa Dominic E. Asuquo Jr Miss Alyssa M. Baird Ms. Raven Battle Miss Juana C. Bejarano Mr. Oliver M. Bierman Lee S. Blackden Ashley Boling Andrew C. Bourg
Sara K. Boyer Mr. Brandon T. Bridges Haley Burklow Megan Casey Brooke A. Cassanova Emma Chorney Miss Madison Coffey Ms. Hannah Cook William Anthony Coward Yira M. Cruz Villaman Katherine E. DAntonio Julee C. Davis Tyler A. Dodge Mr. Rodolfo Fajardo Arjumand Fatima Miss Mary Fite Amber R. Goden Christopher Michael Goden Mr. Magnus M. Gorrie II Adreanna C. Grider Danyal Haider Kaylee M. Hamilton Ms. Kahlia S. Handy Mora L. Hardy Ms. Natalie Harris Chandler M. Harris Miss Jordan Hawthorn Brad Hays Mr. Darrell W. Hickman Adam Hudlow Jarrod N. Huntley Rebecca E. Hyche Mr. Kiyel Jadrich Jasmine James Mr. Shaka R. Jones Taylor Jordan Tyler R. Kelley Mr. Peter F. Kruszka Mrs. Autumn Lambert Emma S. Leigh Rafael Leon Mrs. Kristine M. Lodde Nicole Lonsford Kiara L. Martin Joshua M. Mbugua
Kaitlyn L. McConnell Anthony McCoy Ms. Anne McCranie Savannah Miller Hannah R. Moorman Heather Morrison Jon-Michael Munoz Meredith P. Newton Ms. Subira Nisbeth Miss Kayla N. OQuin Jessica L. Padgett Abisai Perez Robin M. Porter Mr. Charles D. Prater Jr Ms. Kaelyn D. Putnam Miss Morgan L. Raines Spencer T. Reed Abbey Rogers Christopher Rogers Allison N. Ross Garrett H. Salmon Haley Sanders Mrs. Jessi Santana Grayson Saylor Miss Katherine J. Schirmang Melody Seif Kiah Celeste Sewell Megan D. Simms Helen H. Smith Emerson Smith Abel S. Taye Mr. Alejandro Valencia Ms. Katie Vogel Wayne Warren Taylor Williams Rachel A. Wilson Mr. Ryan P. Wilson Miss Karen M. Womack Ms. Juliet M. Womack Amy Young Connor D. Zielke
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TENNIS WINS OUT ON SENIOR DAY Rio White | Sports Editor
The men’s and women’s tennis teams played twice last week, facing off against the New Jersey Institute of Technology at home on Thursday, April 12, before playing USC Upstate on Saturday. The women won 5-2, 4-3 respectively while the men won 6-1 before falling 5-2. Seniors Kennedy Craig, Laura Hopton and Alexandra Mercado were honored on Senior Day against NJIT, and all three put on inspiring final performances at the Betty Siegel courts in the Owls’ victory. The Owls won their first point of the day from a doubles victory by Jessica Cantrell and Jada Tijani, with Tijani also earning the first singles point with a 7-5, 6-2 victory to take the Owls ahead 2-0. Mercado finished her final home match in style, routing her opponent 6-3, 6-3. Hopton took her opponent to three sets but lost. Later on, Craig clinched the fourth and winning point for the Owls in an intense match, with her opponent taking her to a tiebreaker twice but ultimately falling short. Cantrell clinched the final point of the day, giving the Owls their second win of the season.
“It was a good team win,” said assistant head coach Miranda Foley. “Senior Day is always a special occasion, and these ladies really used the added motivation to get the job done today.”
“I am really proud of our seniors not only for what they did today but for what they have done during their whole careers,” On Saturday, the women scored their third victory, edging out the Spartans 4-3. The Owls secured a spot in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament with the victory, starting out with a strong doubles showing. Hopton earned the first singles point for the Owls, downing her opponent 6-4, 6-3. After Cantrell won her match, Mercado clinched the victory in a three-set battle, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. Her victory gives her four straight wins to round out the regular season as she continues to
be the clear anchor of the team. The men’s team found success in one of their two matches last week, defeating the Highlanders 6-1 before falling to the Spartans 5-2. Seniors Manuel Castellanos and Corey Smith were honored before the match against NJIT. While three Owls handily won their straight set matches, Smith and Drew Lahey had to deal with tough three-set matches. Both players went to third-set tiebreakers and won, leading the Owls to a dominant victory on Senior Day. “I am really proud of our seniors not only for what they did today but for what they have done during their whole careers,” said director of tennis Eduardo Rincon. “These are two guys who are going to be successful in life no matter what they do.” On Saturday, Fermin Calvo Barcelo and Lucas de Torres Curth clinched the two points the Owls earned against the Spartans, but it was not quite enough to win a second straight match. The men’s and women’s teams begin their ASUN Tournament play on Friday, April 20.
Aspen Jarrett hits a backhand against NJIT on Thursday April 12.
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Baseball continues winning ways against Ospreys Tyhi Conley | Contibutor
Patrica Awald (22) slides into third base against Georgia Tech on April 11.
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Softball beats FGCU twice after win against GT Perry Turnipseed and Vincent Coakley | Staff Writer
The softball team played four games last week, beating Georgia Tech at home before taking two of three games at Florida Gulf Coast. The Owls welcomed the Yellow Jackets to Bailey Field on Wednesday, April 11, where The Alexis Kaiser Foundation hosted its annual Lexi’s Day ceremony as an effort to raise money to help local children with neuromuscular disease. Abigail Green had a career-high 15 strikeouts, pitching all 10 innings in the game to earn her fourteenth win of the season. The game remained locked in a scoreless stalemate until the 10th inning when Kira Czyrklis tripled to drive in Patricia Awald, winning the game for the Owls. The Owls then traveled to Fort Myers, Florida, to play their series with Atlantic Sun rival Florida Gulf Coast. The first day of the series was
a doubleheader and took place on Saturday, April 14. Maddie Roth had two hits and two runs batted in, and Lauren Bennett had three hits and one RBI. The Owls started the first game off well, achieving a three-run lead by the sixth inning, but the Eagles came back and scored four in the sixth and seventh innings to secure a 4-3 victory. The Owls excelled in the second game, shutting out FGCU 7-0. Alley Cutting and Hailey Andrews combined for the shutout performance, with Cutting earning her tenth win. Czyrklis went 3-3 with one RBI while Maddie Roth had two hits and two RBIs. Roth hit a home run in the first inning and Czyrklis hit a two-run home run in the second to give the Owls a 3-0 lead. KSU never looked back, scoring four more runs
and blanking the Eagles. In Sunday’s game, Cutting pitched the entire game without giving up a single run. A home run and four RBIs by Czyrklis cemented a 6-0 victory. The win sealed a series victory for the Owls and was the fourth straight series victory in-conference. Czyrklis opened the gates with her three-run home run in the fourth, batting in Roth and Awald. She batted in a second run on a single in the fifth, and Alexa Solorzano brought two more home on a single to seal the deal. The win was the sixth of the Owls’ last seven and the tenth conference win of the season. Next up, the Owls will play at Georgia State on Wednesday, April 18, at 6 p.m.
The baseball team secured a series sweep against North Florida over the weekend, extending its winning streak to five games during the series that began at Stillwell Stadium on Friday, April 13. A 3-2 victory opened the series for the Owls with MLB scouts watching the pitching duel between the teams’ two aces. AJ Moore took the mound for the Owls, having held Atlantic Sun conference opponents to a league-leading .239 batting average coming into the game. Moore pitched a season-high seven innings, allowing three hits and two runs. Terence Norman led the way offensively with three hits and a run batted in while Tyler Simon had a pair of doubles. “It felt like a lot more than three hits given the people I put on,” Moore said. “I definitely have gotten better throwing from the stretch and minimizing those runs, and that was a big part of this game.” The Ospreys got going first, taking a 1-0 lead in the third inning, but the Owls responded in the fourth inning with RBI singles by LaDonis Bryant and Norman to give them a 2-1 lead.
After the Ospreys tied the game at 2-2 in the sixth inning, Simon hit his second double of the day, which put the Owls ahead at 3-2. “We knew we had a pretty good arm going out there against us, probably throwing the best in conference right now,” Moore said. “We just had to stick with our approach and let the hitters do their thing at the plate and play solid defense.” Saturday’s doubleheader began at noon with a 10-6 win for the Owls. Simon and Norman led the way with three hits each while four players combined for nine RBIs. The game was a back-and-forth affair and included three home runs by the Owls. With the game tied 6-6 in the eighth inning, the Owls offense came to the forefront yet again. After two runs were scored on a sacrifice fly and an RBI double, Grant Williams sealed the victory with a two-run home run. “It was a 2-2 count; I was looking for something up,” Williams said. “He had been trying to get me with a breaking ball down and he left it over the middle of the plate, but I put a good swing on it and it went out.”
The Owls clawed their way back for a 7-5 win in the second game of the doubleheader, scoring four runs in the eighth inning to secure the game. Jake Franklin led the offense, going 4-4 with three home runs and seven RBI’s — Simon and Williams also had home runs Saturday. When asked about his performance, Franklin was in good spirits: “It’s a good feeling. I was just looking for a pitch in the zone that I could hit hard, and they gave it to me.” When the game was tied 5-5 with Franklin on third base and Bryant on second, David Chabut knocked in a two-run single to left field, giving the Owls a lead they would carry until the end of the game. With two out of three games being comeback victories, the message from head coach Mike Sansing was about the importance of learning how to win. “I think it’s important for our guys to realize that they can handle the close games,” Sansing said. “Hopefully we just learn to keep winning.” Next up, the Owls play at Georgia Tech on Wednesday, April 18, at 6 p.m.
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Abbie Bythewood Engagement Director
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Doug Malone
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Payton Butler
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Rio White
Sports Editor
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Emily Napierala (1) celebrate the winning shot during against Coastal Carolina on April 13.
LAX WINS ON SENIOR DAY Rio White | Sports Editor
March 27th Solution
The lacrosse team had a successful Senior Day, defeating Old Dominion 15-6 as the Owls honored six players and earned their fifth win of the season. Senior Connor Zophy highlighted her final game at Fifth Third Bank Stadium with five goals and an assist, while freshman Siena Gore added four goals. Marissa Gore added two goals and two assists. Zophy, along with Monica Albertson, Emily Hallberg, Laura Jordan, Kaitlynn Moran and RoseAnna Schiemer were all recognized before the game for their dedication to the team. Early in the game, the Owls gained the lead by
scoring the opening four goals within the first six minutes — five different players were involved in the first half scoring. By the end of the half, the Owls were up 11-2 and were well on their way to their first-ever victory over the Monarchs. A lightning delay temporarily stopped the game with about 24 minutes remaining in the second half, but the teams traded goals until the end of the game. Coming into the game, the Owls were having a season of ups and downs, losing by a single point on three occasions and playing much better than their 5-9 season would suggest. Siena Gore has been a standout player all
season for the Owls both offensively and defensively, totaling 55 goals and 21 defensive turnovers. She has also won 100 draw controls this season, breaking the Atlantic Sun Conference single-game record with nine against Coastal Carolina on April 13. Zophy and sophomore Izzy Palermo have 23 goals each while veteran Haley Swift leads the team with 10 assists. The lacrosse team continues its ASUN Conference play next week at Stetson on Friday, April 20.
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