Rio White

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Worked on 419 assignments, created 35, named on 34 bylines for KSU Sentinel.

By (Rio as copy editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read

Professor Profile: Dr. Harry Price

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Dr. Harry Price, Professor of Music History and Music Appreciation at Kennesaw State, continues to inspire students and himself with an ongoing desire to both teach and learn.“If everyone came here wanting to learn, we’d be miles ahead," Price said. Price has taught the music appreciation course at KSU for just over a decade and defines music appreciation as educating...

By (Rio as copy editor) + 4 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read

KSU accepting applications for student mental health advisory board

Kennesaw State’s Counseling and Psychological Services is accepting student applications for a student mental health advisory board until Sunday, March 29. CPS Staff Counselor Dr. Alesha Harris described the board of students as the arms of CPS that can reach places staff cannot get to all the time. The board consists of seven to 10 members who are trained in...

By (Rio as copy editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read

Club of the Week: Game design & development club

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The Kennesaw State Game Design and Development Club gives its members the resources and community that they need to succeed both professionally and socially. “First and foremost, our main focus and goal is the positive development of our club members,” GDDC co-president and computer science major Phoenix Sink said. The GDDC helps students develop skills for video game development and...

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Business speaker series enlightens students on job hunting

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The All-Access Business Series is a weekly informational session held six to eight times a semester by the Coles College of Business on Wednesday afternoons. This semester's event kicked off on Wednesday, Jan. 15, in the Burruss building with senior executive representatives from Northwestern Mutual, a financial services mutual organization headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. During the events, businesses were invited...

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Sturgis Library student assistants ease second semester rush

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The student assistants of the Horace W. Sturgis Library on Kennesaw State's main campus are busy making the new semester rush less hectic by handling the little things for students. A new semester brings a litany of responsibilities, coursework and studying for students. A common epicenter of bustle is the Sturgis Library, located at the center of the Kennesaw campus....

By (Rio as copy editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 4 min read

Outside the Nest: Most serious locust outbreak in 25 years spreads through east Africa

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What Happened? The most serious locust outbreak in 25 years struck east African nations last week, which experts are blaming on severe climate change. The locust swarm measured at 37 miles long by 25 miles wide, according to the Food and Agricultural Organization for the United Nations. The swarm has been tracked in northeast Kenya, as the swarm — comprised...

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Women's tennis falls to Kentucky, Alabama in road matches

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The Kennesaw State women's tennis team fell to a 0-4 season record after dropping matches to the Kentucky Wildcats on Friday, Jan. 17, and the Alabama Crimson Tide on Sunday, Jan. 19. For its third match of the 2020 season, the Owls traveled to Lexington, Kentucky, for their match against the Wildcats. UK won the match in a sweep, beating...

By (Rio as copy editor) + 4 others for KSU Sentinel - 4 min read

KSU Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon sparks discontent among student campus groups

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Student campus groups voiced their disagreement and protested Kennesaw State hosting Roderick McLean, vice president of Lockheed Martin Marietta, for the Martin Luther King Jr. Week Legacy Luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 16. Students for Justice in Palestine at KSU president and junior international affairs and geography major Marisol Mendez said that inviting McLean to speak at the luncheon tarnishes King's...

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Spring sport quartet earns preseason all-conference honors

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Last week, the KSU Department of Athletics announced that four student-athletes earned preseason All-Atlantic Sun Conference honors ahead of their respective seasons. The first athlete to be selected from KSU was redshirt senior softball player Jade Lee, who was chosen to the all-conference squad at the utility position on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Lee impressed during her first year with the...

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OPINION: Pursuing minors not worth possible cost for students

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For students at Kennesaw State, pursuing a minor is not worth it. Students are likely to encounter issues with financial aid, choices for minor programs and interference with academic performance in one's major when pursuing a minor. The nature of college is for students to take classes and earn a degree, with the end goal of starting a career after...