Kevin Barrett

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Worked on 381 assignments, created 0, named on 1 byline for KSU Sentinel.

By (Kevin as photo editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read

Squires scores five as LAX tops Hatters on Senior Day

Photo credit: Ryan Borgerding

Kennesaw State's lacrosse team captured the fourth spot in the Atlantic Sun Tournament as a big offensive showing led to a 15-6 Senior Day win over Stetson on Saturday, April 20. Senior Haley Swift started out the scoring for the Owls early in the game, followed by goals from juniors Izzy Palermo and Abby Squires. The Owls scored six of...

By (Kevin as photo editor) + 4 others for KSU Sentinel - 2 min read

Best of KSU: Football wins thriller at SunTrust Park

Photo credit: Richard Blythe

Amidst its conference championship-winning season, the Kennesaw State football team played in a 60-52 five-overtime victory against Jacksonville State at SunTrust Park on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. After an exciting 2018-19 season for KSU Athletics, students voted this shootout as the best game in all sports this season. Both teams had prepared for the first football game ever played at...

By (Kevin as photo editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 4 min read

OPINION: The Ethics in Journalism Act is designed to censor journalists

Photo credit: Samantha Anello

The Ethics in Journalism Act currently in the Georgia House of Representatives is a thinly veiled attempt to censor journalists. A government-created committee with the power to unilaterally suspend or probate journalists is a dangerous concept and was exactly the sort of institution the framers sought to avoid when establishing freedom of the press. The bill, HB 734, is sponsored...

By (Kevin as photo editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read

SATIRE: Classroom know-it-alls need help surviving this summer

Photo credit: Samantha Anello

Summer has finally arrived — no more nasty pollen or even nastier school assignments. In the absence of class, however, one type of person is left weeping and without purpose: the annoying know-it-all. It is like clockwork when a front-row hand shoots up during the semester, as if Hermione Granger took 10 espresso shots that morning. They may babble on...

By (Kevin as photo editor) + 4 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read

Student composers premiere music at Composition Recital

Photo credit: Naomi Williams

Musicians, dancers and thespians combined their unique skillsets for a magical night of performances at Kennesaw State's Composition Recital on Wednesday, April 10. Pieces composed by six students were performed for the first time publicly by student and staff musicians at the recital. Senior electrical engineer major Martin Asante said he enjoyed the performances of each composition.“The two performances that...

By (Kevin as photo editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 4 min read

Author celebrates the realities of queer women

Photo credit: Vanessa Banks

What started out as Demi Lovato fan fiction has turned into a successful literary career for a local novelist highlighting queer love stories. When Kennesaw State student and junior English major Kara Ireland posted the first chapter of her book on the popular reading and writing internet community, Wattpad, she had no idea that her young fantasies would lead to...

By (Kevin as photo editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read

Musician uses Braves game to launch her performance career

Photo credit: Photo Courtesy of Sirena Grace

Being talented enough to sing the national anthem at a major sports event is impressive, but being invited back is extraordinary. Sirena Grace, 27, is a junior journalism major and is part of the Joel A. Katz Music and Entertainment Business Program at KSU. After having only two hours to prepare, Grace stunned the crowd with her performance of “God...

By (Kevin as photo editor) + 4 others for KSU Sentinel - 2 min read

Men's basketball team hires former UGA assistant for head coaching position

Photo credit: Photo Courtesy of University of Georgia Athletics

Kennesaw State and Director of Athletics Milton Overton announced the hiring of Amir Abdur-Rahim as head coach of the men's basketball program on Thursday, April 18.“This is a job I’ve always had my eye on," Abdur-Rahim said. "It’s a growing university, an amazing campus ... and then with the recruiting base that we have in Metro-Atlanta and the surrounding areas,...

By (Kevin as photo editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 4 min read

KSUnited leader says Whitten "refuses to publicly condemn racism"

Photo credit: Photo Courtesy of Raymond Strother

This article has been updated since its original publication. Kennesaw State student activist group KSUnited said that KSU President Dr. Pamela Whitten refused to condemn racism during a meeting with student representatives on Wednesday, April 3. Student organizers from KSUnited provided the Sentinel with notes they took during the meeting between the student representatives and Whitten. According to the notes,...

By (Kevin as photo editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read

CyberSecurity intern values learning over perfection

Photo credit: Julia Cotton

College students expecting themselves to perform perfectly at an internship is like a child expecting to hit a home run their first time picking up a baseball bat. Soon-to-be Kennesaw State graduate Aaron Schwartz learned this lesson during his internship with Booz Allen Hamilton, a technology and consulting company."In the grand scheme of things, if [companies] wanted someone that already...