Kennesaw State Assistant Professor of Nursing Dr. Yenupini Joyce Adams was recently one of three recipients nationwide to receive a grant from the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, as announced by the university on Friday, Oct. 18. Adams will receive a $6,000 grant to start her research in the coming months on the AWHONN "Post-birth Warning Signs...

What Happened? The Pacific Gas and Electricity Company began cutting off the electricity to its customers in northern California Saturday, Oct. 26 due to fears of fires igniting from the historic windstorm that occurred this weekend, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The PG&E blackout began at around 5 p.m. Saturday and was mostly completed by Sunday morning, when more...

Prior to conservative political commentator Michael J. Knowles' speaking event held on Monday, Oct. 21, Kennesaw State student organizations Kennesaw Pride Alliance and KSUnited held protests on the Campus Green opposing his presence. KPA president Revi Woody and KSUnited president Alexa Vaca hosted the protest three hours before Knowles was set to speak in Convocation Center room 2007, at 7...

Newly registered student organization Between the Lines Poetry Club held its first open mic event at the Legacy Gazebo on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Multiple hours of performances marked the very first event the club has hosted since becoming registered this past summer. One of those students who performed Tuesday evening was first-year psychology major Isatou Gaye.“The best way to heal...

Following the shooting death of Kennesaw State freshman engineering student Oluwafemi Oyerinde Sunday, Oct. 6, at the Stadium Village apartment complex, some Stadium Village residents have raised concerns over the complex's safety. Many students are trying to sublease their Stadium Village apartments due to concerns with safety in their housing, senior psychology major Briana Nixon said. Nixon said that one...

Kennesaw State's Department of Public Safety and University Police participated in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, Oct. 26, where students and the surrounding community could drop off unused prescription drugs. Alcohol and other drug prevention education coordinator for KSU's Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery Lindsay Montgomery said few drop boxes for drugs exist around the Kennesaw...

President Donald Trump has famously blocked people who disagree with him on Twitter. According to WIRED, the list of those blocked includes novelist Stephen King, the non-profit organization "Voter Vets," Jimmy Kimmel LIVE writer Bless Kalb and many more. Trump should not be allowed to block people on social media because it prevents the public from being informed and censors...

The men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Greater Louisville Classic on Saturday, Oct. 6. The men's team finished fourth while the women's team finished 24th against Division I schools. Although the Owls have not competed in the Louisville Classic in five years, the fourth-place finish is the second-best team placement this season for the men’s team."I am...

No one thinks twice about dropping a penny anymore — one cent is not even worth bending over to pick up. Though the penny once made sense as a form of currency, the cost of their production and the decline in the use of cash makes continuing their use expensive and unnecessary. The biggest argument against continuing the production and...

The United States penny has been around for more than 220 years, according to CNN — it is a necessary contributor to the American economy and too iconic to throw away. The United States indeed loses money each time it produces a penny, however, the loss is even greater every time the U. S. produces a nickel. According to CoinNews,...