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

Owls fall 3 times in close games to conference foe FGCU

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Rio White contributed to this article. Kennesaw State's softball team lost three close games as it played a trio of weekend home games against Florida Gulf Coast beginning on Saturday, March 21. KSU began the series with a close 4-3 loss in extra innings during the 1 p.m. matchup. The Eagles took an early lead, scoring three runs in the...

By (Kevin as photographer) + 4 others for KSU Sentinel - 4 min read

Baseball sweeps opening conference series against Lions, renews winning streak

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Rio White contributed to this article. Kennesaw State's baseball team played five games last week beginning on Tuesday, March 19, splitting two games against Binghamton before sweeping North Alabama in the first Atlantic Sun Conference series of the season. Four players contributed with two hits each as the Owls won the first of two games against Binghamton 10-1. With the...

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

Marietta campus opens new computer lab for STEM majors

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Kennesaw State’s University Information Technology Services opened a new computer lab on the Marietta campus on March 18 to provide students the same services offered at the Kennesaw campus. The lab resides in room 160 in the lower level of the Academic building, also known as the "H" building. It features 18 high-end computers with software specific to STEM majors,...

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

Professor Profile: David Doran

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"Watching all of the people impacted by what happened [on 9/11] — that just really pushed me to teach," Kennesaw State Instructor of Geography David Doran said. Doran was on a plane from Atlanta to Philadelphia during the New York City terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers. He said he was so emotionally affected by this act of terrorism, as...

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

Foreign Language Day introduces students to global cultures

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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 (Kevin as photographer) + 4 others for KSU Sentinel - 4 min read

OPINION: Breaking into animal enclosures for social attention is not worth it

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

Defense victorious over offense during KSU's spring football game

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

Student harpist earns music scholarship

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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 (Kevin as photo 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....