Kennesaw State academic advisor and part-time instructor of sport management Jeffrey Benedict serves his alma mater in more ways than one — he teaches his passion while also advising students on their academic futures. Benedict finished his undergraduate degree in communications at KSU in the summer of 2013 at age 33, though he never realized how much he would love...

Kennesaw State creates difficulty for students to achieve their best college experience with limitations on credit hours. Currently, students at KSU are limited to only 18 credit hours during the Fall and Spring semesters, according to KSU's academic policies. Additionally, only 13 credit hours are allowed during the summer semester. Allowing so few credit hours make it difficult for students...

What Happened? President Sebastián Piñera of Chile declared a state of emergency Friday, Oct. 18, amid violent protests against the rising cost of living and public transportation across the country.“The objective of this state of emergency is very simple, but very profound,” Piñera said in a public statement. “It’s to ensure public order, bring peace to Santiago and protect public...

On Tuesday, Oct. 8, Kennesaw State announced its summer semester 2019 honorees for the President's List and the Dean's List, with hundreds of KSU students on each list. According to the Thomasville Times-Enterprise, over 600 KSU students were honored by the President's List for their studies this summer. According to Merit Pages, over 700 KSU students made the Dean's List....

A candlelight vigil was held Monday, Oct. 14, at the Kennesaw State Legacy Gazebo for a student murdered in the Stadium Village apartment complex the week prior. Following KSU freshman Oluwafemi "Femi" Oyerinde’s death on Sunday, Oct. 6, KSU students held a candlelight vigil on the Kennesaw campus. KSU Student Government Association Senator of American Minorities Dasia Jones and senior...

The suspect of the Oct. 6 Stadium Village shooting turned himself in Tuesday, Oct. 15, to the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit and members of a United States Marshal Task Force in response to an arrest warrant, according to the Cobb County Police Department's Public Information Release. Kashman Rael Thomas, 22, is accused of killing 18-year-old Kennesaw State freshman...

The United States has always been considered a melting pot of diverse cultures and groups. However, when looking at how the blend of cultures is reflected in industries such as Hollywood and student organizations, Latinos are severely underrepresented, and so change is needed in both Hollywood and Kennesaw State. Latinos are projected to make up 19 percent of the U....

Dr. Katherine Ingram is an associate professor of exercise science at Kennesaw State and the director of KSU for FitKids, a program where KSU students volunteer to promote healthy lifestyle choices to local children. "More than one out of every three children has an unhealthy body weight, and this rate appears to be climbing," Ingram said. "My goal is to...

An exhibit at Kennesaw State's Bentley Rare Book Museum features over 40 bronze statues from several ancient civilizations. The statues featured in the "Discovering Bronzes" exhibit are on loan from the Buffalo Museum of Science in Buffalo, New York, where they were hidden away in a vault for several years before coming to KSU. After KSU obtained the statues in...

The Cobb County Police Department issued an arrest warrant Thursday, Oct. 10, for the man accused of killing Kennesaw State student Oluwafemi Oyerinde at the Stadium Village apartment complex Sunday, Oct. 6. CCPD is charging Kashman Rael Thomas with murder and two counts each of aggravated assault. Thomas is accused of killing 18-year-old Oyerinde Sunday at around 11:30 a.m. Two...