April 24, 2018 KSU Sentinel by Kennesaw State University Student Media

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NEW STRATEGIC PLAN TO ADVANCE KSU, HELP WITH STUDENT SUCCESS Cameron Loi | Staff Writer

Key assumptions of the plan of a survey that asked faculty, staff and students to reflect on the themes, goals and strategies laid out by the committee. Blumentritt said trying to answer “what is KSU?” opened up new conversations, which would lead to a non-satisfactory answer. In asking staff and students, the committee found that most people could not give an answer to the question. “Are teachers simply teachers, or are they researchers? Doesn’t KSU only serve NorthWestern Georgia? Not necessarily, because we have campus locations in other countries including Italy. Does KSU specialize in a single graduate degree? Absolutely not, we offer a wide range of graduate and undergraduate degrees,” Blumentritt said. The strategic planning committee expects to deliver final documents outlining its plans and approaches by next month. “KSU is big and huge but still growing up,” Blumentritt said. More information about KSU’s strategic plan can be found at planning.kennesaw.edu.

• There is no “typical” KSU student, faculty, or staff. • Every student is a potential success story. • Funding from the State will remain flat (at best). • Student debt is a real challenge/ problem. • Every KSU faculty and staff member is committed to the success of KSU and its students. • [The university is] operating from a position of strength Scope of the plan • A small group will evaluate the university’s Mission and Vision for possible changes • Document which includes strategic themes, goals, and strategies: • Strategic Themes outline core priorities for the university as a whole. • Strategic Goals are proposed outcomes that, if achieved, will credibly signify an advance in KSU’s performance. • A strategy is a sustained and coordinated initiative designed to pursue a specific outcome. • Process which allows for the annual evaluation of effectiveness and prioritization of goals Source: planning.kennesaw.edu

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CSH program to continue, faculty and students worry about losing non-majors Sabrina Kerns | News Editor Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Linda Noble announced in an email to students, faculty and staff on Tuesday, April 19, that Kennesaw State will continue the Culinary, Sustainability and Hospitality degree program, but students and faculty are still concerned for the program’s future. With the continuation of the program, Noble said that the university will remove the “hold” on allowing new students into the major, meaning that current KSU students will be able to declare the CSH major, and prospective students will see it as an available option when applying. In the email, Noble said that the continuation of the program is “contingent on the program revising the curriculum to be more in line with the program that was originally approved by the Board of Regents in 2013.” Noble also said she will hopefully be meeting with program faculty and leadership within the next week to speak about the curriculum and the future of the program, but that, as of right now, they do not have a defined plan. Faculty and students were mainly

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for two other suspects that are unaffiliated with the university. Athletics Director Milton Overton said the two players have been dismissed from the football team for violations of the team’s code of conduct. “We are deeply disappointed in the actions of these two young men,” Overton said in the university’s email. “We are one team and one KSU. As such, it is a privilege to compete in intercollegiate athletics at Kennesaw State and we expect our studentathletes to represent the University, alumni, and supporters with the class, honor and integrity they deserve.” Last year, Ralls played in all 14 games for the Owls, totaling 38 tackles, 15 passes defended and caught three interceptions. Edwards was from Greene County High School who was redshirted last year in preparation for a hopeful debut this coming season.

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Students celebrate the game-sealing interception that gave the Owls a 38-34 victory over the North Greenville Crusaders on Sept. 30, 2017. Check out this year’s “Best of KSU” insert inside this issue.

KSU’s Strategic Planning Committee has issued a new plan from 2018 to 2023 to advance KSU’s performance and help with student success. A planning committee “comprised of faculty, staff, students and external stakeholders” was named in September 2017 to develop this new strategic plan in accordance with University System of Georgia requirements, according to an email sent to faculty, staff and students on March 28. The committee is in charge of developing themes, goals and strategies to “serve as a roadmap for Kennesaw State,” according to the email. According to the strategic planning website, the past three strategic plans released by KSU have been “unachievable due to unforeseen circumstances; stock market crash of 2008/2009, consolidation announcement in 2013, and transitions in the President’s office.” This new strategic plan has been built off of the guiding principle set by former president Sam Olens: “Student success is our number one priority.” According to the website, the committee’s main goal will be to evaluate KSU’s mission and vision while looking at possible revisions in an attempt to answer the question, “what is KSU?” Interim Dean of Continuing Education and Associate Professor of Management Timothy Blumentritt was at the forefront

KSU dismissed two football players from the team after they were arrested April 18 for their alleged involvement in an armed robbery at the Austin Residential Complex on Friday, April 13. In an email to students, faculty and staff, the KSU Police Department said no one was injured during the alleged robbery and “the parties involved were known to one another.” Junior Akebren Ralls and Sophomore Jai’len Edwards were both charged with accessory to an armed robbery and are being held without bond at the Cobb County Adult Attention Center. Edwards has also been charged with gambling, according to his arrest record. The AJC reported that the two are alleged to robbing someone at gunpoint at 4:30 a.m. inside the complex. According to the email, the investigation into the robbery is still ongoing and the police have issued warrants

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concerned about Noble’s announcement that non-majors will no longer be able to enroll in courses within the program starting in the fall semester. Faculty members were also concerned that they will have to drop courses within the program because of a lack of students. Noble’s announcement came after the number of CSH majors dropped to 197 after the university put an academic hold on students in January. That number of students within the program does not account for majors who have made other plans for the next academic year. Sophomore CSH student Alex Vernachio made plans to transfer to the culinary program at Johnson and Wales University in the fall after KSU announced that the CSH program would be terminated. By the time Noble came out with the announcement that the CSH program will continue, Vernachio said it was too late to make plans to stay at KSU since he has already paid for his tuition at Johnson and Wales.

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This map shows the current greenway and trail network throughout Cobb County as of March 2018, by planning status. It includes existing, under construction, programmed, and proposed trails.

Planning status is defined as follows: • Existing - Built and in use • Under Construction - Construction in progress • Programmed - Funding has been identified for design and/or construction • Proposed - Conceptual trails for which funding has not been identified The trails shown here represent a collection of existing and proposed trails from a variety of sources, including approved plans and studies from the County, cities, and Community Improvement Districts (CIDs), as well as trails proposed as part of the Greenways and Trails Master Plan process.

Disclaimer: The Board of Commissioners (Board) has note adopted this map. Proposed trail segments are displayed for planning purposes only. Display of proposed trail segments does not represent a commitment by the Board to fund and construct.

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NSC BRINGS AWARENESS TO DISTRACTED DRIVING 575

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Megan Butler | Staff Writer KSU’s Police Department has reported more than 30 vehicle accidents and hit-and-runs since January on the Kennesaw campus alone in the daily crime logs, stressing the purpose of raising awareness during Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April. The National Safety Council first created Distracted Driving Awareness Month due to motor vehicle fatalities increasing 6 percent from 2015 with more than 40,000 people killed in 2017. According to the AJC, 1,500 of those deaths were in Georgia alone. Distracted driving deaths jumped by a third in Georgia from 2014 to 2016, increasing to more than twice the national average. Georgia is also one of the top 5 states with the highest rise in motor

vehicle deaths between 2014 and 2016, according to the AJC. The Georgia General Assembly approved House Bill 673 on March 29, requiring drivers to use handsfree technology when using their phones or other devices while driving. This means drivers cannot hold or support their devices, write or read text messages or emails, or watch videos or movies on their devices while driving. “Many distractions exist while driving, but cell phones are a top distraction because so many drivers use them for long periods of time each day,” according to the NSC website. Furthermore, according to the NSC, many young adult drivers do not realize the severity of the “public health threat” that is cell phone use

while driving. A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration survey found that 20 percent of drivers ages 18-20 said that texting does not affect their driving, and almost 30 percent of drivers ages 21-34 said texting has no impact. More than 30 research studies performed by the NSC conclude that “conversation occurs on both handheld and hands-free phones. The cognitive distraction from paying attention to conversation — from listening and responding to a disembodied voice — contributes to numerous driving impairments.” The NSC also said in their research that, in today’s society, multitasking is a valued skill, and there is an increase in pressure to be more productive. They found, however, that people’s brains cannot handle more than one task at a time. “Human brains do not perform two tasks at the same time. Instead, the brain handles tasks sequentially, switching between one task and another,” the NSC wrote in a report. “Brains can juggle tasks very rapidly, which leads us to erroneously believe we are doing two tasks at the same time,” the report reads. “In reality, the brain is switching attention between tasks — performing only one task at a time.” College students’ lack of sleep also puts them at risk with 328,000 drowsy driving crashes occurring annually, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. On its website, the NSC suggests that people use cell phone blocking apps to keep from being distracted while driving and keep their focus on the road. Many of these apps mute texts and phone calls while the phone is in a moving vehicle.

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Distracted driving based car accidents have increased by one third in Georgia from 2014 to 2016.

GREENWAYS AND TRAILS MASTER PLAN TO CONNECT COBB CITIES Cobb County’s Department of Transportation plans to connect KSU to other areas in Kennesaw through proposed new trails within the Greenways and Trails Plan. The DOT held a public open house at the Cobb County Civic Center on April 10 to discuss and present the new trails. During the open house, the DOT explained that the trails plan will connect all six cities in Cobb and consist of more than 29 miles of new trail. The Cobb County trail system is expanding and will include KSU along with additions in the entire Kennesaw city area. One of the priority trail projects, the Rottenwood Creek Trail, would connect KSU, Life University and the Franklin Gateway Sports Complex. The plan is to have a “seamless connection from Town Center to Franklin Gateway,” according to a handout from the open house. “There are multi-use trail projects in the works along Big Shanty and Ben King Road as well as connecting downtown Kennesaw with McCollum Pkwy

along Cherokee Street,” said Cobb County’s Planning Division Manager Eric Meyers. “Several other trails are proposed throughout Kennesaw.”

“The Cobb County trail system is expanding and will include KSU along with additions in the entire Kennesaw city area.” The Rottenwood Creek Trail is expected to be roughly 10-feet wide and will have multiple access points.

The trail will generally follow the creek but also runs along parts of Barclay Circle, Wylie Road and Cobb Parkway. Meyers said there is also talk of trails connecting Kennesaw Mountain and the Town Center area. These trail systems are a combined effort between Cobb County, the Georgia DOT and the individual parks and recreation departments within Marietta, Kennesaw, Smyrna, Powder Springs, Austell and Acworth. The Cobb County Greenways and Trails Plan group will hold other public open houses where citizens will be able to offer ideas and opinions on their area’s trails. Meetings will be held over summer, but the dates have yet to be released. A draft of the current and proposed trails is available on the on the Cobb Trails Plan website. A contact feature is also available on the website where citizens can ask and find out more about the proposed trails in Kennesaw and the surrounding Cobb cities.

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A source close to the matter said more than 100 students outside of the CSH major have currently enrolled in CSH elective classes for the fall semester. Many of the degree programs within KSU require that students take upper-division coursework outside of their school or discipline, and many students have used the CSH program as a way to fulfill these requirements since the electives were originally designed to cater to students from all disciplines. “This alarms many students, such as myself, due to the fact that there are very limited elective options available,” a junior KSU student said. “As I am nearing my senior year, CSH courses are the only electives I am able to take that do not require any prerequisites and are taught at the 3000-4000 level.” Noble said the decision to make the electives unavailable to non-majors was based on the limited faculty resources within the CSH program. She said the university is concerned that the program does not have an adequate faculty to serve the students majoring in CSH, so they want to take the focus away from extra elective courses that are mainly serving students outside of the program. “We do not want this decision to create any hardship for our students that are currently enrolled in those courses, so our advising team is working very closely with the students that are already

enrolled,” Noble said. Noble said an advising team will ensure that any graduating seniors scheduled to graduate in December 2018 will be able to stay in the elective courses if they have already registered for them. She said they will also work with students who enrolled in one of these courses as a related studies requirement for another degree program. A source close to the matter said the advising team started contacting students enrolled in these classes Thursday afternoon to work with them and try to keep them in the classes for Fall. “We don’t want to do anything that impedes the progress of students to completion of the degree. That’s our primary goal,” Noble said. “If we can identify other courses for students to move into, then we’ll do that, but our advisors have been charged with working directly with our students to make sure that this decision does not impact them in a harmful way.” Noble said there is hope that, in the future, the program may be able to take on students outside of the program again, but she wants to wait until the program has become more “well-established.” “I want to make sure we’ve got the best series of courses on the table so that our majors can progress in the program,” Noble said. Noble also said in the announcement sent out on Tuesday that the “business-focused concentration in hospitality” program the university planned under the Coles College of Business will continue development along with the CSH program, but will be

“distinctly different.” The announcement also reads that the $5 million gift from Michael A. Leven usually given to the CSH program will be transferred to the Coles College. According to the Office of University Development’s website, the Leven gift is the largest contribution to the university from an individual in KSU’s history. A source close to the matter questioned if the gift’s donor, Michael A. Leven, is completely aware that the gift is going to a concentration rather than a major. The source also said concentrations only include a total of 15 credit hours while majors, such as the CSH program, include a total of 60 credit hours. Noble said that a program including a concentration does not mean there are fewer credit hours required from students. She said students within a concentration are still required to enroll in 60 credit hours to complete their major. CSH faculty members have questioned how the two programs will exist separate from one another, considering that the CSH program already includes courses that are hospitality and business focused. Noble said that she is going to ask that the leadership from each program to work closely together during the revision and development of these programs to make sure the two are clearly established and different from one another. Noble said the concentration in the Coles College is expected to be completed and ready for students to enroll in courses within the next few years.

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Cameron Loi | Staff Writer scholarship for two important reasons. “The first reason is: I see a need to assist our international student population,” Miller said. “So often they search for jobs and many of them are only for federal work-study student positions for which they cannot apply. “They cannot work off campus, and they may have no family in the U.S. to assist them in their times of need. I wanted to give back to the population that I have been so fortunate to have worked with here at KSU,” she continued. “The second reason is to let the staff at KSU know that they too can make a change in their lives and in the lives of others at KSU.” Miller said that when she arrived at

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KSU she had not finished her degree. She enrolled at KSU, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in human services and continued to complete her TESOL certification. After that, she also earned a master’s in educational leadership from KSU. Miller is currently taking donations to get the scholarship endowed, and there is a link to donate on the Division of Global Affairs website. “These are the very students that bring the world to a small place like Kennesaw, Georgia,” Miller said. “These students open the eyes of so many to see that the world is a large place that we live in with different cultures, identities and places.”

Students ‘take back the night’ to raise awareness of sexual assault

Sabrina Kerns | News Editor KSU’s Office of Victim Services held a “Take Back the Night” event for students to share their stories of abuse on Wednesday, April 18, in the Legacy Gazebo outside of the Social Sciences building in honor of Sexual Assault and Alcohol Awareness month. Joyce Reed, owner of an Atlanta nonprofit named Hurt 2 Heal that helps bring awareness to sexual assault, spoke at the event and shared her own experiences as a survivor of sexual abuse. “By looking at me, you wouldn’t be able to tell the things that I’ve been through,” Reed said. “Everyone out here has a story, but not everyone has the courage to speak about what they’ve been through. It’s not something that you just share.” According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, there are, on average, more than 320,000 victims of rape and sexual assault each year in the United States. “The person next to you could be a victim. Someone they know could be a victim. You don’t know, so it takes one person,” Reed said. “And that’s why I am here to be the voice for other people.” Reed spoke not only about her experience

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KSU to offer new international student scholarship KSU’s Division of Global Affairs is in the process of starting a scholarship designed to aid international students at KSU. The new scholarship, called the Michele Miller International Student Scholarship, is named after Global Affairs Exchange Coordinator Michele Miller who has worked to try to create this scholarship for international students in need of financial aid. Miller has worked at KSU since 1999 and started at the International Center, now called the Division of Global Affairs. She also spent seven years in the First Year Program teaching the “Be The Change” freshmen seminar class. Miller said she wanted to create this

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with rape and sexual abuse but also with violence, homelessness and suicidal thoughts. She spoke about how she rose up from these experiences and got to the place she is at today. “I am not ashamed of what I’ve been through. I can’t be ashamed of what I’ve been through, it’s not my fault,” Reed said. “I once thought that it was my fault because that’s one sign of trauma. That’s the trauma that you deal with after an assault.” Reed said she has published two books about her experiences and the stigma surrounding sexual abuse in our society. The books are titled “Hurt Used to Live Here” and “Speechless No More.” Reed is also part of the Sexual Assault Response Team committee in Cobb County, and she is a volunteer at LiveSafe, an organization located in Cobb County that “provides services that increase the awareness and reduce the occurrence of domestic violence, sexual assault and elder abuse,” according to its website. After Reed spoke, she opened the floor for students attending the event to share their own stories. Two students who

wished to remain anonymous spoke about their experiences with violence, stalking, emotional and physical abuse and assault. The students attending the event then picked up maracas and marched around the Kennesaw campus, shaking the maracas and making noise to draw attention and bring awareness to sexual assault. The Office of Victim Services also had tables set up at the event with gifts for students such as “Take Back the Night” shirts, key chains and pens. They also had pamphlets available for students to learn more about the services that the OVS and LiveSafe provide to students on and off campus. Students can report instances of sexual assault or abuse to the KSU police department or by submitting a concern form at concernn.kennesaw.edu. The OVS lists several resources on its website for students who have struggled with or are currently struggling with sexual assault or abuse. Victims seeking counseling can also make an appointment with KSU’s Counseling and Psychological Services located in Kennesaw Hall.

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KSU to replace UPS store on campus Sasha Avchukov | Staff Writer The UPS store currently located in the Carmichael Student Center on the Kennesaw campus will close April 26 to make room for a similar KSU-owned shop. Assistant Vice President of Campus Services Kasey Helton said that Talon Express, what KSU describes as a one-stop shop, will open in fall 2018 in place of the current UPS Store. Talon Express will offer copy and printing services, shipping and package pick up. Some students were concerned that the printing services would not be available to them anymore, but Talon Express will provide many of the same basic services. “They’re planning on bringing a postoffice-type store on campus,” said one UPS sales associate. “They are going to have

similar services but not all the services that we have.” The UPS Store on campus opened in 2014 and provides students and faculty with many services including full-service printing, packaging and shipping, posters, graphic design and passport photos. While Talon Express will not offer all of the same services to students, Helton said the new shop will be more beneficial for the university. “We have appreciated our relationship with the UPS Store,” Helton said. “But by opening a store that is owned and operated by Kennesaw State University, we can be more flexible and can reinvest in projects that benefit our campus community.”

The UPS store on the second floor of the Student Center on the Kennesaw campus will close on April 26 to make room for Talon Express.

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The Sentinel’s Editorial Board “Don’t get in the professionals’ way.” That was a statement said to Cory Hancock, then-photo editor for The Sentinel, by a press manager for the Trump-Pence campaign in September 2016 right before a press conference with Newt Gingrich. Hancock and then-staff-writer Madeline McGee did not get in the professionals’ way, and, in fact, took the feature photo for the story and participated in questioning the former speaker of the house just as everyone else did. Student media is still the media. That could not be truer as student outlets like The Sentinel face budget cuts, staff cuts and growing disdain from those loyal to their respective universities around the country. As more newsrooms — both professional and student-run — face these constraints, student media is more vital than ever. More and more local outlets are being forced to layoff reporters, and a gaping hole has been left behind that desperately needs to be filled. The Sentinel is not immune to these issues. While we have maintained a consistent once-per-week print schedule, the entire editorial team’s stipends were cut by 10 percent in 2017, and our entire staff of designers was laid off after we learned we would no longer have the funds to pay them. Our staff has never been massive either. The Sentinel is currently made up of nine minimally-payed staffers — four section editors, a photo editor, a managing editor, an engagement director, a production manager and an editor-in-chief. We are incredibly lucky to be paid as many newsrooms — like The Independent Collegian at the University of Toledo — do all of their work for free. All of our writers and photographers — totaling nearly 40 — operate on a volunteer basis, writing week-in and week-out to ensure The Sentinel has quality content. On top of this, every single member of The Sentinel is a student, most of whom are full time — meaning 12 or more credit hours. Nearly all of us also have jobs and internships we partake in to help supplement our income to pay rent and bills, purchase food and gas, and cover student loan debt. This editorial does not serve as a place for us to whine and complain about the difficulties of student media — it’s meant to give you, the reader, an understanding of how dedicated this group of students is to ensuring quality journalism is conducted for a campus community that deserves to know what is going on at a school they pay thousands of dollars to attend. We are no different from the “professional” news outlets in our area. We wear the same press credentials and are held to the exact same standards. We are the future of those outlets, and it is crucial that we have a stable framework to operate from. That cannot happen if we have a minimal budget.

The Sentinel has seen numerous reporters take internships at the AJC and find employment after graduation as a result of their time here — most recently, Sierra Hubbard at The Keene Sentinel. When we are seeking employment after graduation, the majority of us will place our time at The Sentinel at the top of our resumes because it has given us so much valuable experience. The Sentinel has never been an independent publication. It receives funding from the Student Activities Budget Advisory Committee at KSU and relies on that money for printing, student assistants and office expenses. While we have not fully faced censorship nor infringement on our editorial freedom, the possibility is still there. KSU has maintained an even keel relationship with us and has served to treat us just as they would another independent publication. The same cannot be said for other student outlets. Some people feel student newspapers are actually tainting the image of their universities by providing real, respectable journalistic coverage. The Daily Egyptian — Southern Illinois University’s student newspaper — recently responded to assertions like those in an editorial by Editor-in-Chief Athena Chryanthou, explaining how it is not a public relations firm for the university. Student media is more than a weekly project that students put together to feel like they’re accomplishing something journalistically. It is a meaningful, hard-working entity for students to execute the concepts learned in classes to inform their campus community of everything affecting their university. Without student media, reporting on the KSU cheerleaders being kept off of the field, KSU not reporting on-campus rapes and KSU’s CIO being placed on leave would have never occurred. All of these stories were pivotal moments in the life of KSU over the past year, and we were the first to report every single one of them. Quality reporting on university issues will be lost if the problems we face are not recognized and addressed. This is how we have chosen to address it. Now, it’s up to universities across the country to step up and find a solution with the students. We all must strive to #SaveStudentNewsrooms.

You can learn more about #SaveStudentNewsrooms at https:// savestudentnewsrooms.com. Join The Sentinel and more than 100 student newsrooms on April 25 in bringing more awareness to the issues student newsrooms across the country face. Cory Hancock, Connor Zielke, Payton Butler, Abbie Bythewood, Killian Grina, Elizabeth Nouryeh, Marquis Holmes, Sabrina Kerns and Rio White contributed to this article and make up The Sentinel’s editorial board.

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My experience at The Sentinel has been one I will never forget. I never in a million years imagined myself working for a publication in a newsroom, but I have never been so wrong. I remember the first time I entered the newsroom as a photographer, following Abbie, our engagement director, to meet the editorial staff at the time. I was so intimidated by the huge board in the room and all the desks with iMacs.

I never thought one of those desks would be mine. This team and this publication was a pleasure to work with and for. It’s these people who you spend hours-on-end with that make the biggest difference in an individual’s college career. The relationships I have formed, not only with student-peers but the wiser ones, such as Ed Bonza, who always encouraged us to reach for

the unlimited. I’m thankful the opportunity to take the position as photo editor came in my direction because it may have just been the best chance I ever received. I encourage everyone to take time to get to know your peers because they’ll change your life. This particular staff has been a joy to be a part of and I will cherish the newsroom tomfoolery memories shared with these eight people.

There are not enough words to adequately describe my experience working with The Sentinel these past two years. Maybe I am biased, but we are the best student organization on campus. Joining as a staff photographer in fall 2016 may have been one of the best decisions I have ever made in my college career at KSU. When I stepped into the engagement director position in January 2017, I did not realize how much work I was getting myself into. This job is hard. It’s long

hours, it’s making mistakes, and it’s incredibly underrated. But if I have learned anything while being on staff, the best part about this job is that everyone still shows up. Even though we are full-time students going through our own lives, we show up for each other. We show up for our campus, for the faculty, staff and students who rely on us to report timely and accurate information and hold us accountable. We show up, ultimately, because we care. I don’t think I have met more dedicated

students than the ones who represent The Sentinel. Working for this newspaper has cultivated some of my best relationships. I have had the opportunity to encourage and be encouraged. I have developed skills and connections to utilize in my professional career, and I have crafted an entirely new appreciation for my university. I don’t want to imagine a life without this experience, and I am more than thankful for everyone who has been a part of it. Thank you.

valuable, I will be forever changed by the people of this organization. This group of students and advisors is composed of the most incredible people and I am continually inspired by their dedication to what they do. This staff challenges me to produce work that they will be proud of, and make me laugh more than I ever thought possible under the stress that we take on.

The Sentinel is The Sentinel because of the people that make it happen. Our advisors, our editors, our writers, our photographers — you guys are absolute magic, and I am better because of you. Thank you for the laughs, the lessons and the late nights that ended with an even better paper than the one before. I’m honored to have been a part of this publication.

I have told numerous people that working with The Sentinel has taught me so much more than any of my classes have. It is the people at The Sentinel that have helped make me into a journalist. Those people encouraged me, taught me, allowed me to fail and allowed me to lead. Three-and-a-half years of lessons, triumphs and failures have brought me to this point in my life. Having the honor of serving as

editor-in-chief of The Sentinel is something I will never forget for as long as I live. Even if I had only remained a photographer, as I was when I first transferred to KSU, I would be content because I know I’d be surrounded by people that care so much about others and about the university they attend. I remember the first photograph I ever had published in The Sentinel— a photo from an event

organized to make books for children in Africa. That photo was on the front page. I’m excited to see who else makes the front page and realizes their potential because of this body of people. Not many things in life surpass the “ah-ha!” moment when someone realizes their purpose and potential. I am so grateful The Sentinel did that for me. Thank you.

I never thought in a million years that I would’ve earned the right to sit at a desk surrounded by the people that make The Sentinel possible. Last semester, I told myself that I would try my hardest, that I would apply myself as much as possible toward writing for The Sentinel. I quickly went from contributor to staff writer, but I still remember seeing my byline on my

first printed story. My parents and I have kept a copy of every issue since. I thank The Sentinel for giving me every opportunity I’ve had at KSU to grow and create as a writer. Without the people behind this paper, I don’t think I could muster the motivation to meet the heavy demands of creating the paper each week. The other members of the editorial board and our dedicated

writers make the job worth it. My hope is that I leave The Sentinel better than I found it, and I have high hopes for the next staff. I know that they will grow and support each other as they create amazing work. I never agreed with you 100 percent on anything, Cory Hancock, but you always had my utmost respect as a writer and leader.

“Hey, it’s Payton lol.” Being a part of The Sentinel has been one of the most professionally enlightening experiences of my college career. The opportunity that The Sentinel has given me to design a useful and established publication is something I will be forever thankful for. While the lessons I have learned regarding the workplace have been beyond Payton Butler | Production Manager

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Students should not take summer classes Autumn Edmonson | Staff Writer

Students should take the summer off to prevent continuous allnighters and financial and academic stress. Finding yourself stuck in a classroom during July is every school kid’s nightmare. It’s an academic nightmare too because students must cram a full semester’s worth of work into only six weeks. This leaves less than half the regular time available for study groups and review. With fast-paced classes and practically no space for downtime, it’s nearly impossible to immerse yourself in a class without the urge to panic and pull all-nighters more often than you should. In an effort to fit so much material in such a short period of time, classes are scheduled to be as long as three hours at a time. If I am anything like the rest of KSU’s student body, I know that our attention spans cannot last that long in a classroom. Not to mention the fateful day a student is hit with an illness — or a severe case of the summer blues — and misses class. It would be extremely difficult to catch up and pass if you were to let a class period slip Because of how strict time is during summer semesters, KSU’s academic policy limits summer students to a maximum of up to 15 credit hours, compared to a 21-hour maximum during a normal fall or spring semester. “I took summer classes last year,” said senior accounting major Monigue Panu, “but I wouldn’t recommend them unless you absolutely need them. Each class was so long, and I felt like all I did was cram for exams.” Despite this, students are

expected to pay the same tuition rates as if it were a normal semester. This doesn’t seem to be giving students the best bang for their buck, especially for many students who only take two or three classes during the summer. A student can never be expected to study through a summer of FOMO — fear of missing out — while all their friends are rocking it at the beach either. Instead of taking those extra classes, students should travel with their friends or go home to be with their families. Students could even use their time off to be a paid summer camp counselor and get valuable experience with kids. Many students need to use their summers to work too. However, if you’re taking classes during the summer, getting important hours at work can become a serious hassle. If you need that extra class during regular semesters, taking summer credits is not in your best interest. If you’re just dying to get those extra credits in before the fall, summer would be ideal to study abroad. Get away from your home campus and take advantage of the more than 100 destinations the International Student Exchange Program has to offer on KSU’s study abroad site. Come fall semester, KSU students should start the new academic year well rested and ready to study by taking their summers to relax their minds from the books and without the stress of class. By taking the summer off, students will relieve themselves of unnecessary academic and financial stress caused by summer classes.

Summer classes benefit students mentally, financially Robert Thomas | Staff Writer Students should take advantage of summer classes to advance their career, save money and exercise their brains. Graduating on-time, or early, can be a strong indicator to future employers that you are organized and have a solid work ethic. As fun as college can be, nobody wants to be the one that took an excessive number of years to complete a degree. Although students might not opt to take classes every summer, summer classes can be an amazingly useful tool if they are looking to finish quicker. Summer classes also condense the credit for an entire normal semester’s worth of work into six short weeks of dedicated work. For many, this may be a major benefit that is akin to ripping off the Band-Aid now, rather than slowly dragging out the pain over several months. Students should really treat their time as even more valuable than money. Depending on your situation, summer classes can also save a tremendous amount of money that would otherwise be spent on another full semester of rent and living expenses. If you are staying at your own place, you are well aware of how rent and living expenses tend to be among your highest expenses. Instead of taking the slow road to success, summer classes let you save money for your future, or an epic travel destination once you graduate. Everyone’s situation is different, but for KSU student Brandon Lee, a junior in exercise science major

and a former Marine, it is much cheaper in the long run for him to take summer classes. “I decided to take summer classes since I get the GI bill, which basically pays my rent for now while I’m in school and work part-time,” Lee said. “If I am not a full-time student, then I don’t get the full housing allowance.” Besides all of the time and money that is saved, the cognitive benefits of taking summer classes should also be taken into account. Rather than letting your brain turn to mush over the summer, keep your mind sharp by taking a couple of classes. Since you’ll already be in the routine of hitting the books, there will be less of an initially reluctant phase when the fall semester starts. In addition, taking one or two courses over the summer, as opposed to juggling four to six subjects in a normal semester, will allow students to better absorb the material and make the course much more enjoyable. Class sizes also tend to be smaller, and, according to research from the National Education Association, students in smaller classes not only perform better when compared to their peers in larger classes but tend to score higher on standardized tests as well. In the end, everyone has a different style that works best for them, but for many students, summer classes can be a major godsend for a variety of different reasons.

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ARTS AND LIVING KSU’S MAPW PROGRAM LAUNCHES NATIONAL LITERARY JOURNAL Lyncoln Doggett | Staff Writer A KSU publication run by graduate students is celebrating the successful launch of its inaugural issue, published April 3. Ashley Crisler, the editor-in-chief of “The Crambo,” describes it as a magazine that focuses on publishing fiction, creative writing, nonfiction, poetry, drama, photography and art from graduate-student submissions. According to The Crambo website, its mission is to “serve as a home for honest, uninhibited creative ideas and emancipated expressions for various genres such as poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction/memoir, screenplays and visual arts.” Founded in fall 2017, The Crambo is the result of effort from students in the Master of Arts in Professional Writing program at KSU, Crisler said. When asked about the beginning of The Crambo, Crisler said that the graduate students who came together to start the publication found out quickly that the logistics of creating a magazine would be challenging. “One obstacle was coming up with a consensus on what type of work we were willing to accept, how censured it needed to be and which category to place everything,” Crisler said. “When that was chosen, we started building the website. We divided and conquered.” When asked about the submission process, Crisler said that The Crambo editorial board is course-based so that student submissions are accepted in November and published in the spring, Crisler said that the reader will find personal work by students from the University of Texas at Austin all the way to the University of South Carolina. Every contributor featured in The Crambo offers a unique and personal work that exemplifies the larger body of work that readers can further investigate. In order to create a publication that is unlike any other, The Crambo inaugural team had to build the publication from the ground up, Crisler said. The team, composed of content editors, designers, marketers, production managers and an editor-in-chief had to create a system of

The inaugural staff for The Crambo focuses on publishing the creative works of graduate students.

guidelines and a website for future teams to follow. When talking about the magazine’s approaching deadlines, Crisler said that the team had to make vital decisions that would impact the issues to come. Crisler said many of the initial submissions were works of poetry or writing, so the team continued to reach out to various university writing departments about submission opportunities and re-posted ads requesting more specific pieces such as scripts, nonfiction and short stories. “We ended up running out of time. We wanted to have the whole magazine ready at the end of the semester, but we had to extend it to the spring semester with the design team finishing up the layout,” Crisler said. After the lessons learned since the publication’s initial concept, Crisler said the upcoming team for the second issue of The Crambo will likely have a more cohesive experience.

Photo Courtesy of The Crambo

“For this first edition, we were creating the entire magazine from the ground up,” Crisler said. “Now that everything has been set, the next edition should be much faster since they won’t have to create the website, boiler templates or all the initial things we had to do before dealing with submissions.” Students can read and download as well as contribute to the next issue on their digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu.

Kevin Barrett | The Sentinel Team Take No L’s was founded in 2014 when a founding Photo Courtesy of Team Take No L’s mmber nervously attempted to approach a woman, which caused the rest of the soon-to-be members to motivate him by telling him to “take no L’s.”

During the annual event, students and guests wore their finest attire as they enjoyed the music, dancing, food, drinks, games and even an ice cream bar.

Jessi Lestelle | The Sentinel

KSU Disney Club hosts ‘Once Upon a Time’ masquerade Luke Gardner | Staff Writer

The KSU Disney Club hosted the “Once Upon a Time” Masquerade Ball on Friday, April 20, on the Kennesaw campus at the legacy gazebo. During the annual event, students and guests wore their finest attire as they enjoyed the music, dancing, food, drinks, games and even an ice cream bar. “The ball gives our members and others a chance to dress up and de-stress for a night of fun right before finals,” said KSU Disney Club

secretary Nan James. When asked about the logistics, James explained that planning the ball was “a group effort, requiring hard work from the club’s leadership team.” James said that the team met every week for a month prior to the ball to arrange specific details like food, decorations and music. In the future, KSU Disney Club plans to change the theme of the Masquerade Ball each year while

“The ball gives our members and others a chance to dress up and de-stress for a night of fun right before finals,” said KSU Disney Club secretary Nan James.

still maintaining the formal nature of the event. The KSU Disney Club focuses on all things Disney, including new and old movies, TV shows, parks and merchandise. The club meets bimonthly on Thursday nights in the Social Science building. Meetings typically include Disney-themed games and friendly Disney themed competitions. The club also hosts movie nights. Students can get involved and find more information on the club’s Owl Life page.

Jessi Lestelle | The Sentinel

Club of the Week: Team Take No L’s

Cyndi Cope | Staff Writer

Team Take No L’s is a student-led organization that lives up to its name — assisting students in “taking no losses.” Team Take No L’s was founded in 2014 when a founding member nervously attempted to approach a woman, which caused the rest of the soon-to-be members to motivate him by telling him to “take no L’s.” That sentiment formed the central idea and attitude behind Team Take No L’s. The founding members sought to bring their fresh idea to campus, and their motto was that “every loss in life is a learning lesson.” Since then, the organization has been active on campus and in the Kennesaw community, hosting a variety of fundraisers. This year, the club worked in conjunction with KSU Miracle, a first for Team Take No L’s. They hosted a Chipotle sale with a portable lemonade stand that traveled throughout the Carmichael Student Center, and all proceeds went to KSU Miracle. The club also held a fundraiser for lupus last year in which they ran a car wash and sold bags of candy. For this year’s lupus fundraiser, they held a benefit concert featuring artists from the KSU community, such as Cozy, Nadia J, Elite Dance Team, brothers of Omega Si Phi, Daniel, Jay Newton and Time the Poet. “Even though it was a benefit concert, we really wanted to showcase Kennesaw State artists

at the same time,” said Danielle Teemer, the club’s vice president. Teemer said that her favorite part of Team Take No L’s is the atmosphere. “One reason why I did join is, from the moment you walked in, the founders were so open, and even after an event, they reached out,” Teemer said. “It’s very familyoriented, and I love that.” She said that while every family has their disagreements, they work through them which brings them even closer. Teemer’s goal as vice president is to bridge the gap between different organizations on campus. She found success in reaching out to different clubs in order to organize fundraisers and other events. She has worked closely with the organization’s president Mora Hardy, whom she brags has done an amazing job leading the organization this semester. With many leadership positions opening after this semester, including her own, Teemer’s hope for the next board is that they are “passionate about Team Take No L’s.” “It’s really been an honor to be a part of this organization,” Teemer said. “The board definitely saw something in me that I didn’t see myself. I’ve grown so much.” Students interested in joining Team Take No L’s can either reach out to its fellow members or request to join on their OwlLife.

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ARTS AND LIVING

Keagan Urian Nairu showcases his unique clothing line, which promotes unity and helping the homeless.

(Left to right) J’Hara Everett, Amir Sanders, Mickel Peace, Morgan Faithe Harell, Bre Sterling, Chloe Davis, and Faith Robida all participated in the “choreo-poem” titled “S.A.B.L.E.”

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KSU dancer creates ‘choreo-poem’ for black women Marquis Holmes | Arts and Living Editor A group of black women represents the face of social injustice as they flourish their bodies over spoken word. Choreography aligning in sync with angelic, yet heart-pounding commentary, speaking over Nina Simone’s “Strange Fruit” is the essence of the film. This was Morgan Harrell’s vision coming to fruition. Harrell, a senior dance major and business administration minor at KSU, is the choreographer, director and producer of the five-minute “choreo-poem” titled “S.A.B.L.E.” The film, which stands for Stories About Black Leading Equality, tells the story of seven black women, such as Sandra Bland and Korryn Gaines, who have suffered from modern social injustices. The sold-out viewing was April 20-21 in the Marietta Theater on the Marietta campus, receiving significant praise from the panelists. In the modern day and age of the fight against social injustice, Harrell strongly believes that African American women are just as overlooked. Her film is meant to draw its viewers into the pain that many may not fathom. “With these victims, I just realized that they didn’t have a lot of news time and uncovering of their stories and a lot of the officers were acquitted from trial,” Harrell said. “So, I really wanted to peel it back to light so people can do their own research because a lot of people

don’t know what happened to these women.” Harrell, a passionate dancer herself, had the idea of creating a dance film for black women as her capstone project after being inspired by filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s film titled “13th.” She noted that DuVernay was 32 when she decided to pursue film, which helped her cope with her inexperience. Harrell constructed her film by organizing a team of cinematographers and editors as well as organizing a casting call within the KSU dance community. “When we finished it at four in the morning, I didn’t like it,” she said. “But after I presented it for the first time, people were crying. People were having standing ovations, and people said thank you for having a story that people needed to hear.”

“I just want people to respect and understand that we can be kinder to one another.” Harrell hopes that her film provokes thought and encourages its viewers to look more into the articles relevant to her film. “The most important thing I want people to understand is, I don’t

want people to have to agree with my film,” Harrell said. “I just want people to respect and understand that we can be kinder to one another.” Harrell started dancing at 11 years old to deal with bullying, which eventually led to her engaging in competitive dancing to obtain college scholarships. Harrell has also used her talents to help organize fundraisers such as Dance Marathon, which raised more $330,000 this year. Harrell has worked in background roles for several commercials and TV shows including “Honey: Rise Up and Dance” and “The Quad.” She has also worked directly on projects led by actor Tyler Perry and Atlanta hip-hop producer Zaytoven. Harrell currently interns at the Dare Dream Dance studio in Atlanta and teaches dance in the community. She aims to continue to choreograph and produce in Atlanta’s portion of the industry as well. Harrell cited KSU African studies professor Khalil Elayan, her dance professors, CiCi Kelley from Dare Dream Dance, Isiah Harper, her high school drama teacher and instructors from Prodigy Dance Center in Columbus, Georgia, for her film’s success.

Photo courtesy of NAIRU Clothing

STUDENT-RUN CLOTHING COMPANY PROMOTES UNITY, FEEDS HOMELESS Abi Marmurowicz | Staff Writer Keagan Urian Nairu, a junior accounting major at Kennesaw State, owns and operates his own clothing company called NAIRU Clothing, an online store offering handmade apparel. Nairu said that NAIRU Clothing stands for “new age indigos redefining unity,” and that he aims to spread messages of truth among all ethnicities while donating to a greater cause. According to Nairu, “25 percent of the sales from each ‘Project Indigo Blue’ specified item of clothing or apparel will go to benefit the homeless population of Atlanta, Georgia.” His online store had a successful first month of sales, selling $625 worth of merchandise from March 20 to April 20, which Nairu considered “a check mark in the win column for the brand.” “The entire idea of this brand is to promote the message of unity through diversity,” Nairu said. “However, this concept is nothing new as it is only a continuation of the work that Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. did.” Nairu models his life and work after King, wishing to “see a time where nations of brothers and sisters

are able to live in complete harmony.” “I want to be able to spearhead this movement based on unconditional love and rise to a position such as King’s so that I am also able to manifest peace into the world,” Nairu said.

Nairu said that NAIRU Clothing stands for “new age indigos redefining unity,” and that he aims to spread messages of truth among all ethnicities while donating to a greater cause. One way the brand recognizes its customers is through @ nairu4younity, an Instagram account where customers with inspiring stories are represented and celebrated. Nairu has self-operated NAIRU Clothing since obtaining his business license last July, only relying on one outside source, Spectrum Printing Supplies, for the stitching that appears on the hats, an activity Nairu plans to do himself in the future. “I hope to be able to further the growth of NAIRU so that I can

continue positively affecting the lives of others,” Nairu said. Nairu has aspired to launch his own clothing company since the beginning of high school and has managed to do so, creating a brand that benefits Atlanta’s most marginalized people. Since a young age, Nairu felt that God created him for a special reason, and now believes he knows what that reason is — using NAIRU Clothing to help the homeless. “My goals are to one day be as big as any other brand of clothing that has made itself a household name,” Nairu said. “Also, to create the first ever NAIRU homeless shelter to get underprivileged individuals off the street.” Beginning this fall, Nairu and associates will visit Atlanta to pass out sack lunches and water to those who are unable to provide for themselves. To purchase clothing from NAIRU, visit nairu4you.com, and to learn more, follow @nairu4you on Instagram. Students desiring to help the homeless population in Atlanta can donate to the “Project Indigo Blue” GoFundMe page or contact Keagan at nairu4you@gmail.com.

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TENNIS TEAMS COMPETE AT ASUN CHAMPIONSHIPS Rio White | Sports Editor

Fermin Calvo Barcelo practices his forehand on March 9.

Richard Blyth | The Sentinel

The KSU tennis teams competed at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships in Jacksonville, Florida, over the weekend as the men won their first match against Lipscomb 4-1 before falling to North Florida 4-1 and the women losing out to Stetson 4-0. Junior Fermin Calvo Barcelo was named as the ASUN Conference Player of the Year before the tournament began and helped the Owls beat Lipscomb in the quarterfinals. After helping secure the doubles point for the Owls, Calvo Barcelo earned the first singles point, easing past his opponent 6-4, 6-0. ASUN All-Freshman Bryan Triana earned the third overall point, winning both sets at 6-3 each. Following the Bisons’ only win of the day, Drew Lahey clinched a victory for KSU, fighting through a tight first-set tiebreaker before

settling in to win the second set 6-3. The men played North Florida in the tournament semi-final the next day, falling 4-1 to the Ospreys. As it was all season, Calvo Barcelo led the line for the Owls, earning their only point of the day in a 7-6, 6-1 victory. Lucas de Torres Curth and Corey Smith won their doubles match, but it was not quite enough as the Ospreys powered past the Owls. It was only the second time in program history that the team reached the ASUN semi-finals. The women’s team fought hard but were unable to earn a point against Stetson. Star player Alexandra Mercado gave everything in a first-set tiebreaker win but her match was called off in the second set while the other matches ended in Owl losses. For Calvo Barcelo, he finished the season with 15 consecutive match victories and was a unanimous

selection to the ASUN AllConference team. Meanwhile, de Torres Curth and Corey Smith were selected onto the ASUN AllAcademic team. “I’m extremely happy for Fermin to win such a prestigious award,” said director of tennis Eduardo Rincon. “He has been working on every single area of his game and it’s only fitting he gets recognized.” Mercado earned a spot on the second team All-ASUN Conference team after having an excellent senior season. She has been a constant force on the team and an important leader over the years. “Alexandra has done a great job for us the last four years,” Rincon said. “Her play has improved each year. She is a great competitor. The team will miss her and we wish her nothing but the best.”

Softball beats Panthers and sweeps Lipscomb on Saturday Perry Turnipseed | Staff Writer

Terence Norman hits the ball in the seventh inning, batting in two Owl runs against Lipscomb on April 20.

Chris Brown | The Sentinel

KSU baseball improves to 9-3 in ASUN

The softball team played three games over the weekend, beating Georgia State 6-3 in Atlanta on Wednesday, April 18, before coming home to play twice against Lipscomb on Saturday and winning 3-2 and 2-1. The first game was highlighted by home runs from Patricia Awald, Maddie Roth and Jessie Mullen. GSU tied the game 3-3 after the Owls took the lead on Awald and Roth’s home runs. Kira Czyrklis knocked in an RBI double to give the Owls a 4-3 lead in the fifth inning, and, in the next inning, Mullen hit a two-run home run to give the game its final score. With this win, KSU completed a season sweep over GSU. KSU returned home on Saturday, April 21, to host Lipscomb in its final regular-season home games of the season with a doubleheader on Senior Day. As the Bisons and the Owls sit tied atop the Atlantic Sun Conference teams, this was an important series for both teams.

The first game of the doubleheader was led by Mullen who had two hits and one RBI as well as Awald who had one hit and two RBIs. Abigail Green earned her fifteenth win of the season as she pitched a complete game, giving up just one run and five hits. The Owls led 3-0 by the third inning after an RBI single by Mullen and another home run by Awald. Lipscomb retaliated by scoring one run in the fifth and seventh innings but was stopped short before it could tie the game. The second game of the doubleheader saw senior Lauren Bennett drive home the winning run in the seventh inning to clinch the series for the Owls. Alley Cutting allowed a firstinning run but shut out Lipscomb for the rest of her complete-game performance. The Owls tied the game by way of Roth scoring on an error in the

fourth inning. This set the stage for Bennett to hit a bases-loaded, walkoff RBI single to win the game in the seventh. After the first game of the doubleheader, the Owls held a ceremony to welcome longtime friend, Linwood Register and former KSU softball player Sharon Swanson into the Circle of Honor. A third game against Lipscomb was scheduled for Sunday, April 22, at 12 p.m., but the teams were only able to play three innings until the game was canceled due to inclement weather. The softball team has posted a 27-6 record since March 4, setting the stage for a three-game series against Jacksonville University starting on Saturday, April 28, to finish out the regular season schedule.

Tyhi Conley & Lynn Spain | Staff Writers The baseball team improved to 9-3 in conference play this past week, beating Lipscomb 5-1 and 8-6 after dropping one game to the Bisons 6-5. Looking to bounce back after their 17-7 loss at Georgia Tech earlier in the week, the Owls were taken down 6-5 in the first game of their home series against Lipscomb on April 20. Senior AJ Moore started on the mound for the Owls, putting in his longest start of the season at just over seven innings. He gave up two hits in the first four innings before yielding three runs in the fifth inning. Griffin Helms led the way offensively for the Owls, knocking in two RBIs, while the first three hitters in the batting order had one RBI each. The fifth inning runs for Lipscomb pushed its lead to 4-1

on a three-run single, but its lead diminished steadily from there. Tyler Simon hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth inning, and the bases were loaded in the bottom of the seventh when Helms hit a two-RBI single to center field to tie the score 4-4. KSU nearly grabbed the lead during the later innings when Ladonis Bryant stole home plate, but the call was reversed and the game remained tied. The Bisons’ eventual gamewinning run came from an RBIbunt single by Tevin Symonette. In Saturday’s doubleheader, the Owls took both games, winning the first one 5-1. Brooks Buckler started on the mound, earning his third win in a six-inning effort. Bryant had three hits and two runs on the day, leading the Owls in an overall improved performance from the

previous two games. The game was tied at one run each until the sixth inning when the Owls broke out for four runs through three RBI hits and a wild pitch. In the second game, the Bisons took the early lead before the Owls rallied to win in a dramatic final two innings. Terence Norman and AJ Willoughby led all Owls hitters with three RBIs each, and both knocked out home runs. The Owls trailed until the seventh inning when Norman’s three-run home run gave the Owls a 5-3 lead. Lipscomb countered with a two-run double in the next inning to tie the game, but Willoughby’s home run sealed the game, bringing in three runs. Up next, the baseball team travels to South Carolina to play Clemson on Tuesday, April 24, at 6:30 p.m.

THE BASEBALL TEAM HAS POSTED A 15-5 FIVE OWLS ARE RECORD SINCE A MARCH HITTING OVER .300 THIS SEASON 18 GAME AGAINST OKLAHOMA

Andrea Summey bats against Georgia Tech on April 11.

Chris Brown | The Sentinel

THE SOFTBALL TEAM HAS SOFTBALL PLAYERS POSTED A 27-6 RECORD WON SEVEN WEEKLY SINCE A MARCH 4 GAME CONFERENCE AWARDS AGAINST CONNECTICUT THIS SEASON

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