The Sentinel (KSU)

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The Sentinel

The April 3, 2007 front page of
The Sentinel
Type Weekly student newspaper
Format Broadsheet

Owner Kennesaw State University
Editor-in-Chief Jessica Edens
Founded 1966
Price Free
Headquarters 1000 Chastain Road
Kennesaw, Georgia 30144
Flag of the United States United States
Circulation 5,000 [1]

Website: ksusentinel.com

The Sentinel is the official student newspaper of the Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. As of the Spring semester of 2007, the Sentinel has a weekly circulation of 5,000,[1] distributed to over 30 locations on the Kennesaw State campus.

The first issue of The Sentinel was published on October, 1966,[2][3] shortly after the charter quarter of Kennesaw State. The paper and the paper has printed continuously since its founding. The paper is published weekly during the school year, with limited issues during the summer semester. In 2005 it was one of 25 collegiate newspapers to receive the Pacemaker award from the Associated Collegiate Press for the print edition,[4] and was a finalist for its online edition.[5]

[edit] Sections

The Sentinel is generally not very long and the length of an issue is dependent upon the number of advertisements purchased and articles written for a given week. The paper is organized into four sections:

  • News
Includes the Police Beat and news.
  • Op/Ed
Includes editorials, an editorial cartoon, op-eds, and letters to the editor.
  • Arts and Living
Includes reviews of music, movies, performance arts, and video games.
  • Sports
Includes summaries of recent KSU Athletics games and sports features.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Ads Brochure. The Sentinel. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
  2. ^ Jennings, Angie. Talon Winter 2006 (PDF). KSU Talon. Kennesaw State University. Retrieved on 2007-04-04.
  3. ^ Scott, Thomas (1998). HISTORY OF KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (PDF). Kennesaw State University. Retrieved on 2007-04-04.
  4. ^ 2005 ACP Newspaper Pacemaker Winners. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
  5. ^ 2005 ACP Online Pacemaker Winners. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.

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