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By Sara Sehhizadeh (Rio as copy editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
Outside the Nest: Venice floods continue, government declares state of emergency
Photo credit: Photo Courtesy of Joe deSousa
What Happened On Thursday, Nov. 14, the Italian Government declared a state of emergency as floods in Venice swelled to water levels of over three feet and threatened the destruction of many cultural and historic landmarks, according to National Public Radio. Mayor of Venice Luigi Brugnaro estimated that the damages will cost hundreds of millions of euros, and on Thursday,...
By Alex Guevara (Rio as copy editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
Service Saturday students volunteer at McKenna Farms
Photo credit: Photo Courtesy of Department of Student Leadership and Service
Kennesaw State’s Department of Student Leadership and Service hosted the last Service Saturday of Fall 2019 Saturday, Nov. 16, at McKenna Farms Therapy Services in Dallas, Georgia. The volunteering — which lasted from 9 a.m. to noon — involved maintenance cleaning and landscaping for McKenna Farms, according to the Volunteer KSU entry for Service Saturday.“Service Saturday is to get students...
By Breanna Johnson (Rio as copy editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 4 min read
KSU, public health departments prepare in case of measles outbreak
Photo credit: Photo Courtesy of U.S.A.F Airman 1st Class Matthew Lotz
Due to recent measles outbreaks in Cobb County, Kennesaw State officials have set procedures in place in the event of an outbreak at the university. KSU Medical Director for Student Health Services Dr. Megan Bowles said that as of now, there have been no reported cases of measles among the KSU population. Despite this, Bowles explained that KSU has procedures...
By Rio White (Rio as copy editor) + 4 others for KSU Sentinel - 4 min read
Student spreads awareness, helps teach music in Tanzania
Photo credit: Photo Courtesy of Jessica Bell
This past June, Kennesaw State junior music performance major and clarinetist Jessica Bell embarked on a three-week journey to the African country of Tanzania with music education and conservation group Daraja Music Initiative. Bell, along with DMI, traveled to Tanzania with a dual purpose — to help teach children the value of music and participate in research and conservation efforts...
By Robert Hill (Rio as copy editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
Student revives award-winning literary magazine
Photo credit: Photo Courtesy of Mezi Mulugeta
With the initiative of one student, the award-winning Kennesaw State Share Literary Magazine is returning as the Waymark Literary Magazine, expected to be published by May of 2020. “Waymark is Share revived,” Waymark creator Mezi Mulugeta said. “We do want to give it more of a stated purpose because Share was more general and only for KSU. Now with Waymark,...
By Kaelie Campbell (Rio as copy editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
School of Music acquires over 9,000 vintage jazz records
Photo credit: David Caselli
Kennesaw State recently acquired over 9,000 vintage jazz records, giving home to a deep vault of musical history from donors Jack and Lorraine Simpson. Director of Jazz Studies and Senior Lecturer of Saxophone at KSU Sam Skelton is the man behind the records coming to KSU. He was contacted by friend Jeff Simpson, whose father was 93 at the time...
By Kaelie Campbell (Rio as copy editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
Kennesaw State seniors in the College of the Arts showcased their work in the Fine Arts Gallery during the first week of November. Located in the Stillwell Theatre on the Kennesaw campus, the Fine Arts Gallery held the capstone exhibit where both art and graphic design majors displayed their work made in their collegiate years. “The purpose of students’ capstone...
By Emily Rubin (Rio as copy editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
Wellness on Wheels event helps KSU students relax before finals
Photo credit: Photo courtesy of Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw State's Health Promotion and Wellness held its monthly event, "Wellness on Wheels," Thursday, Nov. 14, with a focus on stress relief. Students who came to the event in the Dr. Betty L. Siegel Student Recreation and Activities Center received free hot chocolate and coffee, made stress balls, crafted foam owls and colored fall-themed sheets. “I think this event specifically...
By Landon Mion (Rio as copy editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
OPINION: Students should shop small
Photo credit: Ace Anderson
Large corporations provide customers with convenience and variety, but with heavy portions of unethical economic influence. Kennesaw State students should strive to support local businesses to help them stay afloat amid the large corporations that care more about profit than quality, treat customers as numbers and use their undue influence to control markets. Due to corporate oligopolies in markets such...
By Rio White (Rio as copy editor) + 4 others for KSU Sentinel - 4 min read
Volleyball clinches No. 2 seed, heads into postseason
Photo credit: Alisa Seripap
Two wins finished off the season for the Kennesaw State volleyball team, as it defeated Jacksonville University 3-0 on Friday, Nov. 15, before a 3-1 victory over Liberty on Sunday. Following those victories, the Owls finished the season with a 20-8 overall record and a 13-3 record in the Atlantic Sun Conference. KSU will enter the ASUN Tournament as the...
