Creating music can be an emotional and deeply personal process that often highlights intimate struggles and relationships in the life of the artist.“When I'm creating music and writing music, it's the only time that I'm hyper-focused [while simultaneouly] not really thinking," Kennesaw State senior Elijah Kent said. "It's like I can channel my pain but I'm not actually in pain....

Every student and worker dreams to know the feeling of accomplishment and validation that fills one's chest after being praised by higher-ups. Kennesaw State senior Erica Lundak felt just that as she was awarded the high honor of being selected to be KSU’s representative at the Board of Regents’ 2019 Academic Recognition Day. Lundak received the BOR honor because of...

As tubes of unused, expired antibiotics, ointments and generic pills sit in the dumpsters of western nations, Reuters reported that billions around the globe — and here at home — do not have access to basic health services. Medicine Education and Development for Low-Income Families Everywhere is a non-profit organization that partners with low-income communities in Latin America and Africa...

Respect for culture and tradition make excellent skills in a dancer, but perhaps even more so in a dean.“The arts prepare students to think creatively, advance with confidence and develop exceptional communication skills,” College of the Arts Dean Ivan Pulinkala said. “We are not just in the business of developing art practitioners and scholars, but more holistically, outstanding citizens.” Pulinkala...

What Happened? President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 21 that requires colleges and universities across the U. S. to certify that they protect free speech on campus in order to receive federal funding. The order will force 12 federal agencies that grant research funding to universities to add a clause into existing agreements with institutions. According to...

Kennesaw State held a Healthcare and Wellness Practice Marketing Conference, developed by the University of Georgia's Small Business Development Center, for students and business professionals on March 14. The conference focused on utilizing the latest trends in digital marketing and marketing research to increase practice profitability, bring in more patients and increase brand awareness. Expert speakers included Tracey Christensen and...

In more recent years, communities have discussed the implications of integrating gender-neutral pronouns into their languages for multiple reasons, including providing comfort to those who identify outside of the gender binary. On college campuses, these changes to language have become more apparent, but some professors are still resistant to the change, using language in the classroom to oppress students. Professors...

As hate-filled attacks multiply, it is long overdue to confront and strike down racism. In the aftermath of the attacks on the Christchurch mosque against Muslim worshippers, it is time to call out white supremacy and neo-Nazism. On March 15, 2019, a gunman in New Zealand gunned down Muslims worshipping during Friday Prayer. The gunman explained in a 74-page manifesto...

Although students are often eager to get a message out to the world, they rarely take advantage of news outlets willing to get their story out. If there is something that needs to be said, giving the information to a journalist is a good way to ensure that people will become aware of the issue. By submitting letters to the...

Kennesaw State's College of Continuing Education and the Analytics and Data Science Institute announced a partnership on March 13 to improve access to three certificates for graduate students and professionals. The certificates include Applied Statistics using "SAS," Applied Statistics using "R" and Applied Data Science using "Python." Associate Dean of the Graduate College and Director of the Analytics and Data...