What Happened? The U. S. Coast Guard sent rescue teams off the coast of Georgia Sunday, Sept. 8, after a South Korea cargo ship caught fire near a major Georgia port, according to Reuters. Fox News reported that the 656-foot ship "listed heavily" and rolled onto its side Sunday morning in St. Simons near Brunswick, Georgia, catching fire on its...

After Kennesaw State named its new chief diversity officer earlier in May, Dr. Sylvia Carey-Butler has since began her position as the fall semester ensues. Carey-Butler will be responsible for leading the development of diversity and inclusion initiatives by establishing measurable goals to broaden perspectives around diversity and inclusion among the university community and its partners, according to KSU News....

Kennesaw State's Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs Kathy Schwaig appointed a new interim vice provost of global affairs Aug. 23 after Dr. Ron Matson departed from the position earlier in August. Dr. Sheb True has only been the new interim vice provost for a week now, but plans to help students readily access more opportunities with the...

The freshman class of 2019 is the last generation with students born before 9/11. For many of us, that is just something to make us feel old, but it is a cornerstone moment — for this class and the future classes after them, 9/11 was only ever history. I was eight years old when it happened. My story is similar...

The Kennesaw State women’s soccer team played three times this past week, defeating Alabama A&M 3-0, before falling 2-0 to Furman and bouncing back with a 3-1 win against Presbyterian. For the opening win on Monday, Sept. 2, the Owls got off to a fast start. The first goal was scored by junior Kendall Baker and assisted by junior Erin...

I started at Kennesaw State in the spring semester of 2018. My college journey up to that point had been a long and twisty one, but I did not want to start until I knew what I wanted — I landed on journalism. Journalism is an increasingly needed component of the society we are living in. In the era of...

The electoral college is something that, while initially beneficial, has become a restricting force in American politics. It was included in the original constitution to provide states equal rights in presidential elections, regardless of their size. However, in the 230 years that have elapsed since the implementation of the constitution, it has become an outdated institution whose effects are now...

Students deserve equality on campus, including their finances. Universities should not adjust tuition rates based on majors because it presents too many opportunities for discrimination and unbalanced debt among students. Adjusting tuition based on specific majors — for example, in-demand fields such as nursing or computer science being less expensive as majors considered "unnecessary" — would result in increased inequality...

The Kennesaw State football team opened its season Saturday, Aug. 31, and fans were not disappointed. A whopping 2,621 students were in attendance for the 59-0 win over Point University. Students who attended the football games in years past were familiar with the lack of turnout in the student section at Fifth-Third Bank Stadium."[It was] great to see the student...

In the age of social media, it is easy to get lost in the constant retweeting of images of disasters and tragedies. Sharing images and articles without much research or action is an issue throughout social media, and simply sharing pictures of those trying times is useless without follow-up. On Aug. 21, the BBC reported that the Amazon rainforest’s fires...