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By Rio White (Rio as desk editor) + 3 others for KSU Sentinel - 2 min read
Ray lands second summer league stint with Boston Celtics
Photo credit: Cory Hancock
For the second consecutive year, former Kennesaw State basketball player Kendrick Ray earned a spot on an NBA Summer League roster after an impressive year playing in Europe. Ray was named on the summer roster of the Boston Celtics on Saturday, July 6, playing alongside college standouts such as Grant Williams and Carsen Edwards. He showed off his productivity in...
By Peyton Elliott (Rio as copy editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 2 min read
Scholars program participants receive additional funding for research
Photo credit: Photo courtesy of Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw State’s College of Science and Mathematics selected 11 students from the Birla Carbon scholars program on July 1 to each receive a $4,000 stipend to pursue their individual research interests. According to the CSM, scholars will participate in a 10-week program working together with tenured CSM faculty members who will serve as mentors. The scholars will present their final...
By Camille Hobbs (Rio as copy editor) + 4 others for KSU Sentinel - 2 min read
KSUPD arrests suspect for exposing himself to student
The Kennesaw State Police Department arrested a suspect without incident June 30 following allegations that he had exposed himself to a female student at KSU. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the incident occurred one week after a female KSU student reported to campus authorities that a man fitting the description of Kamry Ahmon Martin, 21, propositioned her sexually then proceeded...
By Jake Drukman (Rio as copy editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
Kennesaw State professor defends himself against fake news accusations
Photo credit: Photo Courtesy of Dr. Farooq Kperogi
A Kennesaw State professor recently defended himself after being accused of virally sharing fake news earlier this year regarding the 2019 Nigerian general election on his Twitter. KSU associate professor of journalism Dr. Farooq Kperogi tweeted a video in February of what appeared to be a Nigerian election official thumb-printing several election ballots. In the tweet, the Nigerian-born professor called...
By Quintin Hunter (Rio as copy editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 2 min read
Tropical rainstorm Barry still a threat
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What happened? According to AccuWeather, Barry downgraded to a tropical rainstorm Monday evening after downgrading to a tropical depression Sunday afternoon. Multiple states announced flood warnings July 15 after the storm ran through Louisiana causing life-threatening flooding and over 70,000 power outages. According to CBS, the tropical storm carried winds of up to 45 mph and left people in Louisiana...
By Abigail Marmurowicz (Rio as copy editor) + 5 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
MagMutual healthcare management and informatics research lab opens at KSU
Photo credit: Photo Courtesy of Sweta Sneha
Kennesaw State announced June 17 that KSU and partner MagMutual Insurance Company opened a new research laboratory available to graduate students in the healthcare management and informatics program as part of a collaboration between the Coles College of Business’ MSHMI program and the Analytics and Data Science Institute. “MagMutual focuses on our physician and hospital policyholders. Partnering with KSU will...
By Kevin Barrett (Rio as desk editor) + 3 others for KSU Sentinel - 4 min read
Cars and motorcycles from a variety of makes and models gathered on Kennesaw State's Marietta campus on Saturday, June 14, to benefit the university’s motorsports team. The KSU Motorsports team, which is a part of the Society of Automotive Engineers, hosted its inaugural Collective Dynamic Motorsports Show, displaying a variety of American muscle, imported and exotic automobiles. Entry was free...
By Rio White (Rio as desk editor) + 4 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
Men's basketball makes 3 summer signings, Cobb county player among group
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Kennesaw State men's basketball head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim signed three new players in recent weeks to begin his tenure with the Owls. Just two months after being named head coach, Abdur-Rahim has been busy scouting local and national talent to help build up the basketball team's roster for both the present and future. In addition to the three signings for...
By Rio White (Rio as desk editor) + 4 others for KSU Sentinel - 3 min read
Haugh wins first national title for KSU, Gray finishes strong
Photo credit: Photo Courtesy of Karen Arnold
Three members of Kennesaw State's track and field teams participated at the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas, starting on Wednesday, June 5. Redshirt senior Daniel Haugh highlighted the first day of action in Austin by winning the hammer throw competition with a distance of 74.63 meters. Haugh's victory was the first national championship in KSU's Division I...
By Rio White (Rio as desk editor) + 3 others for KSU Sentinel - 4 min read
No Gray area: KSU track star concludes career of achievement, perseverance
It was only six years ago that Jordan Gray tried out track and field for the first time, having no idea how skilled she would become in the following years. The homeschooled Gray grew up as a self-proclaimed "basketball girl," but quickly impressed coaches with her versatility during her senior year of high school. Coming off a major ankle injury...
