Learning a new language is not only about vocabulary. It means learning a new culture and learning a new way of thinking. Kennesaw State's Department of Foreign Languages hosted its annual Foreign Language Day celebrating 11 different languages and cultures in the University Rooms of the Student Center on Thursday, March 21. Foreign Language Day is an annual event dedicated...
By Autumn Edmonston (Abigail as copy editor) + 4 others for KSU Sentinel - 4 min read
OPINION: Breaking into animal enclosures for social attention is not worth it
As obvious as it may seem, one should never jump a fence into a wild animal enclosure to get an exciting selfie. Despite the irresistible urge for people to portray themselves as adventurous on Instagram, one flashy selfie is never worth risking their lives or the life of an innocent animal. A zoo puts a fence between animals and visitors...
By Camille Hobbs (Abigail as copy editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
Business mogul Steve Forbes visits KSU to talk taxes, new documentary
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Kennesaw State's Bagwell Center for the Study of Markets and Economic Opportunity and the Young America's Foundation invited Steve Forbes to the Coles College of Business on Friday, March 15, to discuss tax policy. According to a KSU's website, Forbes was invited to educate students on the ongoing battle between economics and ethics. Forbes gave a lecture titled, "Driving Economic...
By Rio White (Abigail as copy editor) + 4 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
Defense victorious over offense during KSU's spring football game
Photo credit: Richard Blythe
Eight sacks, 25 tackles for loss and a veteran advantage helped the football team's defense defeat the offense 69-40 at Kennesaw State's annual spring game on Friday, March 22. Playing with an alternative scoring system that rewarded the offense for making progress down the field and the defense for preventing it, both sides aimed to show the talents of next...
By Ellie Oliveira (Abigail as copy editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
Student harpist earns music scholarship
Photo credit: Miguel Garcia
Every student dreams of receiving personal lessons from some of the most respected names in their field, but few actually get the opportunity. A Kennesaw State student harpist will have private Skype lessons with well-known Irish harpists because of a scholarship she won from Irish Traditions Atlanta, a non-profit organization that promotes Irish culture. Junior education major Teresa Sheppard plays...
By Camille Hobbs (Abigail as copy editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
Professors receive NIH grant for research on health disparities
Photo credit: Photo Courtesy of Rob C. Witzel
This article has been updated since its original publication. Members from Kennesaw State's College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the WellStar College of Health and Human Services received the university's first grant focused on the social sciences from the National Institutes of Health in nearly a decade in February for their bid to research health disparities among African-American men....
By Arielle Robinson (Abigail as copy editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
Funding for new academic center pending
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This article has been updated since its original publication. Funding for an Academic Learning Center building for Kennesaw State students passed the Georgia House and is now pending in the Senate following approval by Governor Brian Kemp. KSU President Dr. Pamela Whitten confirmed at a Student Government Association meeting on Tuesday, March 12, that Kemp put funding for the ALC...
