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Almost An editor’s Who is Dr. open for farewell Papp? business OP/ED SPORTS NEWS 625 High on France The PAGE7 Hope for ATL? PAGE 13 SENTINEL Founded 1966. Volume 41, Issue 12 KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY • KENNESAW, GA TUESDAY, NOV. 14, 2006 KSU spreads its wings ANGIE JENNINGS the diversity of life.” STAFF WRITER After its temporary display at KSU, The Butterfly Project While attending the Max will be transported to the at ease, Kaplan Summer Institute for Holocaust Museum Houston Educators at the Holocaust and added to the more than Museum Houston in 2005, 200,000 butterflies already col- Charlotte Collins and Natasha lected in the museum’s public Lovelace, assistant profes- display. The museum’s goal is sors of art, learned about The to collect 1.5 million butterflies solider Butterfly Project. in memory of all the children The program, instituted who lost their lives during the by the museum’s education Holocaust. KSU takes time department in 2001, uses the “One-point-five million is book, “I Never Saw Another certainly a lofty goal, but we Butterfly…: Children’s continue to be pleased and to remember Drawings and Poems from overwhelmed by the number Terezin Concentration Camp, and variety of butterflies we 1942-1944,” to connect receive,” said the museum’s modern-day students with the director of education Richard those who served plight of the youngest victims Grisham. of the Holocaust. The book The museum has received includes poems and pictures a diverse array of butterflies Two veterans discuss matters before the ceremony starts [top]. Students in the background tour the Black Hawk utility created by some of the 15,000 made of paper, wood, feathers, helicopter, which flew onto the Campus Green from Dobbins Air Force Base for the ceremony [bottom]. children imprisoned in Terezin metal and concrete. during those two years. Less The HMH education de- than 100 of the children sur- partment also designed a cur- vived. riculum around the project that This year’s exhibit of The includes classroom activities Butterfly Project includes encouraging students to think three-dimensional butterflies about the children in Terezin, constructed by students, facul- what they must have wit- ty and staff. It opens its doors nessed and the messages they on Jan. 22 as an exhibit at the were trying to convey with KSU Center. their writings and drawings. “The project is now in its Students then make butterflies third semester here at KSU based on an assigned poem and has received a tremendous from the book to hang in the amount of support from KSU classroom. In a poignant dem- faculty and staff across disci- onstration, most of the but- plines,” Lovelace said. terflies are cut down, visually “Our largest butterfly con- depicting the fraction of the tributors were from the First- children who survived Terezin. Year Seminar, KSU 1101, “The butterflies were hung who were inspired by touring in front of the class with such KSU’s ‘Anne Frank in the beauty, such hope, only to be World’ exhibit or reading ‘My cut down for no reason,” said Reconstructed Life’ by Eugen Christina Vasquez, director COURTNEY PULLMAN in KSU’s Veteran’s Day celebration. They ment of elite Special Forces soldiers. Schoenfeld,” Collins said. of education at the Holocaust STAFF WRITER sponsored the America’s Army Challenge Soldiers and cadets from the Army “The Arts and Society, ART Museum. Tour at the KSU Veterans Celebration. The ROTC program were on-hand to teach 1107, and studio art courses HMH’s curriculum can Nov. 11 is a day of honor, recognition America’s Army Challenge Tour gave local novice users the skills to play the game and also contributed to the proj- be accessed at the museum’s and a day to give thanks to the men and residents an opportunity to experience the allow them to team up with attendees for ect.” web site and through the women who have served or are serving Army through hands-on interaction with the multiplayer missions. A number of butterflies in- Curriculum Trunk Program, in the U.S. Armed Forces. KSU cel- “America’s Army” games and simulations. Along with the Challenge Tour, there cluded text on the wings and which provides instructors ebrated this day Nov. 8 on the Campus The Challenge Tour allows players to get was Future Soldier Training within the were inspired by the poems with curricula, books, videos, Green. hands-on with two of the most popular com- video game. This urban combat experience of Anne Frank or by “The CD-ROM’s, artifact kits and In 2005, the U.S. Senate designated the puter and video games available – the U.S. puts players in a first person shooter posi- Butterfly,” written by Pavel posters to enhance students’ week of Nov. 5 through Nov. 11 as National Army’s hit “America’s Army” PC game tion as they walk through a house and try to Friedman in 1942. Friedman learning experience. These Veterans Awareness Week to emphasize the and the XBox version, “America’s Army: defeat insurgents. was killed in the Auschwitz trunks are stocked and shipped need to develop educational programs re- Rise of a Soldier.” “America’s Army” is The America’s Army Challenge Tour Death Camp two years after he to classrooms free of charge. garding the contributions of veterans to the one of the most successful online games was held Nov. 6 through Nov. 11 inside of wrote the poem. As the fourth larg- country. and has more than seven million players the Student Center. The Army gave the stu- Collins added that contribu- est Holocaust Museum in This year, KSU did its part in recogniz- worldwide. In “America’s Army,” players dents of KSU the opportunity to see into the tions were also received from the country, the Holocaust ing the National Veterans Awareness Week can explore and dominate challenges rang- eyes of the men and women, some who may local elementary and middle Museum Houston uses the and Veteran’s Day. KSU collaborated with ing from basic training to Special Forces even be sitting in our classes with us, who schools, Girl Scout troops and tragedy to educate the public the U.S. Army and its veterans to teach missions. They can join various elite Army have served, are serving and will serve our others in the community. about the dangers of prejudice, others the reality of life in the army through units and see the power of Army teamwork, country. Their lives are forever changed, “The importance of a pro- hatred and violence while fos- technology and the training of future sol- values and technology. The Special Forces and it’s the least we, as Americans, can do gram like this is to reinforce tering remembrance, under- diers. version of “America’s Army” allows play- to honor and thank them for their courage, such principles as tolerance, standing and education. The The U.S. Army actively participated ers to explore the development and employ- selflessness and honor. compassion, integrity, hope museum, located in Houston’s and heroism,” Lovelace said. Museum District, is free and “These butterflies truly display open to the public. Courses to change for UndeclaredTINA WELLS this change is anstudents effort by the face By holdsrequiring students to STAFF WRITER university to reach out to those contact the center, the univer- some comm majors students before it is too late. sity will have a better chance of Students with an undeclared “We want to identify stu- retaining these students. DANIEL BURNETT decade ago,” said chair of the major who have exceeded 30 dents at a critical point; to get James Touchton, Student STAFF WRITER department, Birgit Wassmuth. credit hours faced a CAPS them in for career counseling Government president, thinks “Today, a more discipline- Center advising hold last week and help them decide on a di- the advising holds are a good Many communication specific capstone seems to be during priority registration for rection,” Glankler said. idea. majors will find significant more appropriate.” spring semester. Students expe- CAPS provides these stu- “I think this 30-hour hold changes in the curriculum After much consideration, riencing the hold were required dents with counseling services is wise in that it forces these during their final year. One communication faculty de- to contact the CAPS center to help them understand the students to talk to a career of the classes cided that public to have it lifted from their re- available options. In addition to counselor or advisor and will needed to gradu- relations students cords. counseling, the center has two assist them in picking a major ate with a degree would benefit Brian Glankler, associate di- software programs and refer- that suits them,” Touchton said. in communica- more from a cam- rector of the CAPS Center, says ence materials that students can Dr. Brian Glankler “This cuts down on the number tion, Comm paigns course, that this change is an effort by use to help determine their edu- clared students may have sub- of students who are taking six 4499 Senior Com 4465 PR the center to locate students in cational and career interests. mitted the documents, but the years to graduate down closer Thesis, is being Campaigns. need of advisement and help If, after counseling, the student departments have not yet pro- to four and also helps the reten- dropped from the Students with them understand their options. still does not know what di- cessed the paperwork. The final tion rate at KSU.” list of manda- an emphasis in “One of the things we want rection to take, the center can reason is that the student has Touchton added that Student tory courses for Organizational to make clear is that we don’t help them choose courses that not yet decided on what direc- Government and the office of some communi- Communication want to force students to de- would be safe selections for tion to take.