Wildfire is a popular app many students at Kennesaw State use to post about campus gossip, political rants and memes, but it should instead be used exclusively for campus emergencies and events. The app is intended for users to post about emergencies that have taken place on their college campuses, according to Wildfire's website. The app was created after the...

Students have the opportunity to enjoy drinking many types of tea — green tea, lemon ginger tea, peppermint tea and various other herbal flavors. This is different from cappuccinos, lattes and espressos, which are overwhelmed with the bitter flavor of coffee. Due to superior taste, health benefits, lower cost and a more gentle caffeine experience, tea is the superior beverage...

The Atlanta music scene has produced innovators from a multitude of genres over the years, including OutKast, Deerhunter and Omni. Despite any fame that may come to these bands, Atlanta maintains a tight-knit, creative scene filled with indie bands and artists. As diverse and deep as the music culture may be in the city, the vast suburbs of Atlanta have...

While Kennesaw State offers a variety of counseling services, there are only 13 clinical counselors employed on campus — just one counselor for every 2,482 students, according to KSU's Counseling Faulty List. As the number of students seeking counseling grows, the ratio of counselors-to-students dwindles dangerously low. It is in the best interest of students for KSU to increase their...

What Happened? Police found the body of missing Clark Atlanta University student Alexis Crawford Friday, Nov. 8, in a DeKalb County park just 10 miles east of the university. The Atlanta Police Department located the student's body in a park on Columbia Drive, according to Fox 5 Atlanta. Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields said in a press briefing on Friday...

Recently, Kennesaw State Associate Professor of Communication Dr. Farooq Kperogi received online threats calling for his execution in response to his criticism of the Nigerian government. The most recent threat against Kperogi was a tweet that called for the execution of Kperogi and two other men by Twitter user @witan17 Friday, Nov. 1, according to the International Centre for Investigative...

Kennesaw State's Academy for Inclusive Learning and Social Growth held its sixth annual Disability Mentoring Day in Prillaman Hall on Thursday, Oct. 24. AILSG’s annual event, sponsored by Amerigroup, provides students with developmental disabilities the opportunity to learn and develop skills that will help them in post-graduation job success, AILSG Executive Director Neil Duchac said. Professionals from Amerigroup partner with...

Kennesaw State’s LGBTQ Resource Center held its monthly pop-up shop, "TRANScend Clothing Closet," Tuesday, Nov. 5, for transgender, non-binary and gender-nonconforming students. Founded in 2017, the Closet gives students access to clothing to help with their gender transition, ease body dysphoria and obtain items they cannot buy or feel uncomfortable buying in public, Coordinator for Cultural and Community Centers Dani...

The Kennesaw State women's basketball team tipped off the regular season with an 80-65 road loss to the University of Georgia on Thursday, Nov. 7, and a 60-55 win over Samford on Saturday. After falling behind in the first half, the Owls were able to keep up with the heavily-favored Bulldogs behind the strong play of its offense. Senior forward...

Twitter has now banned political ads on its website in an effort to eliminate voter manipulation — however, they should still allow for campaigning on their site. Twitter wants to prohibit information on their platform relating to politics that could be false or misleading. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said in a tweet that a political message should not be bought....