Kennesaw State's Turning Point USA chapter hosted Parkland shooting survivor Kyle Kashuv and ex-police officer Brandon Tatum Wednesday, April 10, in the Prillaman auditorium to discuss their belief that citizen gun ownership can save lives. Tatum served as a police officer in Tucson, Arizona, for six years and Kashuv is a student of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,...

After two players won conference awards, the Kennesaw State women's golf team finished its regular season schedule last week, playing at the Liz Murphy Collegiate Classic from Friday, April 11, to Sunday, April 13, in Athens, Georgia. The Owls finished above six nationally-ranked teams to finish tied for first during the stroke play portion of the event hosted by the...

Garrett Pitts contributed to this article. The Kennesaw State baseball team played four games last week, falling at Georgia Southern before coming home to face Florida Gulf Coast, and losing twice before winning the finale on Sunday. An eighth-inning push by Georgia Southern proved to be too much as the Owls lost 7-2 in Statesboro. KSU tied the game at...

The Kennesaw State softball team played four games last week, opening with a home loss to Georgia Tech on Wednesday, April 10, before visiting Stetson over the weekend, dropping one game before winning twice. KSU combined for just five hits against the Yellow Jackets in a 7-0 loss, as stranded baserunners doomed the Owls. In the third inning, KSU loaded...

Communities have long debated the issue of celebrity involvement in government and politics, with many disagreeing on how celebrities use their platforms as a way to influence their followers' views. In the case of the Brunei Boycott, however, it is necessary for celebrities and other public figures to take the lead. Earlier this month, several high-profile celebrities such as George...

What happened?United States Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the United Nations Security Council on April 10, urging the U. N. to revoke the credentials of Venezuelan ambassador Samuel Moncada, CBS reported. Pence voiced his support for Juan Guaido, the interim President of Venezuela, and encouraged the U. N. to recognize Guaido as the legitimate president of Venezuela. Guaido proclaimed...

The Zeta Chi chapter of Kappa Alpha Order fraternity launched a fundraiser in February aimed at raising $20,000 to buy a track chair for a local Vietnam War veteran. The fundraiser will help support the Independence Fund through KA’s "Operation KAre," standing for knowledge, awareness, results and empowerment, the fraternity's philanthropy mission for this year. Operation KAre’s 2019 mission is...

The creation of an anti-racism education center is vital, easily-obtainable and was promised by Kennesaw State a decade ago, and it can only come to fruition now if students mobilize to pressure the administration. In an 1899 letter to The Independent, Georgia author Corra Harris defended the lynching of Sam Hose, an innocent man who was brutally attacked in one...

While millions of viewers around the world witnessed the miraculous comeback of Tiger Woods at the Masters, the family and friends of 28-year-old Malaysian golfer Arie Irawan were still reeling from his sudden death on Sunday, April 7. Irawan had missed the cut at the Sanya Championship in China but decided to remain at his resort area hotel for the...

Boston nonprofit organization Campus Compact named Kennesaw State geography major Artis Trice a 2019 Newman Civic Fellow last month for his efforts in conservation."This is a great honor to be named the Fellow for the 2019 year," Trice said. "It is a chance to work with a lot of leaders as well as to draw inspiration from some of the...