Earlier this year, the Kennesaw State Athletics Department decided to hire former University of Georgia assistant coach and Cobb County native Amir Abdur-Rahim as the new head basketball coach for the Owls. The details of his contract have recently been released. "This is a job I've always had my eye on," Adbur-Rahim said to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Kennesaw State provided...

The Kennesaw State Bagwell College of Education's mobile classroom and technology lab for K-12 students continues to tour the region and provide space for personalized learning. Part of Bagwell College's iTeach unit, the iTeach MakerBus was originally launched in April 2018, according to KSU News. The program has grown to support the Maker Movement, an approach to education that emphasizes...

Kennesaw State Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. K. C. White stepped down from her position this month and will leave KSU by Oct. 10. University Spokeswoman Tammy Demel confirmed White's departure by email and said Senior Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Gloria Laureano will serve as the interim VP for Student Affairs. It was rumored that White...

The Kennesaw State Student Government Association hosted a town hall workshop in the Social Sciences building Friday, Sept. 20, open to all students to discuss the recent rumors regarding the potential reconstruction of the Carmichael Student Center. SGA's Director of Internal Affairs Ashley Hale stated that the goal of the workshop was to "provide a constructive means of establishing what...

While the population of Kennesaw State students who choose to live on or close by campus is growing, there are still many students who commute to campus each day. Commuting can make enjoying campus life tough for some of these students. Junior information technology major Stewart Zwald — who has a 30 minute commute without traffic — pointed out that...

What does it mean to persist — to hold on with the weight of the world on one's shoulders? Kennesaw State alumna Bianca Mayti can spill the secrets. In 2013, she transferred to KSU to study communications. Throughout her college career, everything that could go wrong, did. From an unplanned pregnancy to the onset of depression and anxiety, Mayti questioned...

What Happened? On Thursday, Sept. 19, Officer Dennis Turner of the Orlando Police Department arrested two 6-year-olds — a girl and a boy — at an Orlando charter school, according to CBS. The children were allegedly arrested for misbehaving. Turner, a member of the Orlando Police Department's volunteer Reserve Officer Program and a school resource officer, brought the children to...

Kennesaw State's College of Computing and Software Engineering partnered with Florida-based firm Haskell to develop a new virtual reality training aid for its employees, announced in a KSU press release on Thursday, Sept. 12. The project, known as the Hazard Elimination/Risk Oversight program, was originally conceived by Haskell’s corporate venture arm Dysruptek, according to KSU News. The program brings the...

The Kennesaw State men's and women's tennis teams found success at the Mercer Gridiron Classic the weekend of Friday, Sept. 20, with three singles victories and one doubles win. On Friday, former Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman Bryan Triana advanced to the quarterfinals of Flight A and sophomore Kevin Patel moved into the quarterfinals of Flight B with wins. Freshman Taylor...

The Kennesaw State women’s soccer team played twice last week, losing to No. 25 Oklahoma State 3-0 on Thursday, Sept. 19, before heading to No.14 Kansas on Sunday, Sept. 22, and losing 3-1. On Thursday, KSU traveled to Stillwater to face a Cowgirls team that played aggressively from the beginning, scoring three goals in the first half. "Hats off to...