Jason Doesn't Sweat the Small Stuff
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K E N N E S A W S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y YEARS Founded 1963 • Volume 38 • IssueTHE 13 SENTINELwww.ksusentinel.com Kennesaw, Ga. • Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003 Anne Frank museum opens at KSU Center Exhibit of Holocaust diary writer will recreate Frank’s hiding place online Lisa Marshall-Payton Results of our last poll: Staff Writer “Do you think professors should have the ability to he Anne Frank in the World drop a student exhibit will open Nov. 14 at administratively from a T the KSU Center on Busbee class?” Drive. The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam created this exhibit Yes 53% and is lending the materials to No 47% KSU. The mini-museum under construction encompasses 2,000 Take our next poll: sq. feet and will house the Anne Go to: Frank exhibit, which includes hun- www.ksusentinel.com dreds of pictures. A replica of Anne Frank’s hiding place is also *2,886 people subscribe to being constructed. The Sentinel E-mail The exhibit will include a edition. Be the 2,887th! piece of the Berlin Wall donated Go to ksusentinel.com by Sen. Chuck Clay in honor of and register! his grandfather General Lucius Clay. General Clay, according to the Atlanta Jewish Times, is the CORRECTION man who “masterminded the Ber- lin Airlift in 1948 after the Soviet The photo caption for the top left Union closed all roads leading into photo on page one of the Oct. 29 the divided city.” edition of The Sentinel was Cynthia Brandon, a Spanish incorrect. The photo was of major, said “It would be nice if the DANIEL VARNARDO | THE SENTINEL Becca Garber, a senior early world would learn from past mis- childhood education major, not takes and the stupidity of blind Digging in Illeana Koczkas. The caption hatred.” information was provided to The According to Sylvia Wygoda, Ground was broken Nov. 5 for the Humanities Addition, scheduled to be completed by Fall 2004. From the left, Laura Dabundo, Sentinel by the photographer, executive director of the Georgia chair of the English dept., Vice President for Academic Affairs Lendly Black, Rep. Doug Stoner, President Betty Siegel, Linda Melanie Avita, and both The Commission on the Holocaust, Noble, Dean of College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Student Government President Kort Peterson, and Carlos Balhana, Sentinel and Avita apologize for Holocaust survivors will be among participating in the ceremony. the confusion. the guest speakers at the museum’s The story entitled “Near open house. million dollars so that Holocaust impeachment in KAB” in the “People are coming to the educational materials may be sent Nov. 5 edition of The Sentinel exhibit from as far away as New from the museum to rural Georgia Museum Hours: Wygoda and the Commission on the was also incorrect. Kennesaw York,” Wygoda said. She is also schools. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday - Holocaust are looking for volunteers Activities Board Lectures “so very pleased that Governor “I will visit the exhibit as Friday to fill positions in visitor services or as Coordinator John Legg was not Sonny Perdue will be in atten- soon as it’s open,” said Nicole 1-5 p.m. Saturday - cleared of all charges. He was docents who will guide students from dance for the ribbon cutting cer- Hoffman, a senior Spanish major. Sunday. found guilty of lack of follow emony Nov. 14 at 2 p.m.” “I’m interested because my father Admission is free, but area schools and adults through the through with publicity and other Initial fund-raising efforts is Jewish and people should never donations are accepted. exhibit. For more information or to logistics dealing with the Famos raised $64,000 to secure the ex- forget what happened to the Jew- For information call 404- Amos event after repeated volunteer, call 404-651-9273. hibit for the next three years. There ish people during the Holocaust.” 651-9273 instruction from the Vice are plans to raise an additional President of Programming. He was not removed from his position. It is the policy of The Jason doesn’t sweat the small stuff disAbled Student Sentinel to correct all errors of Support Services fact. The Sentinel apologizes for Hours:8 to5 p.m. any inconvenience these errors Transfer student to,” Bourne said. “A sprained ankle or by appointment caused. is not a disability.” Suite 267, 2nd floor of navigates KSU Although it may seem like there the Student Center campus are many handicap spaces, there are ABLE* Students’ Info at insports really not enough of them when http:// Owls Soccer nails PBC Roberto Llopart people use those spaces to pick up www.kennesaw.edu/ Championship. Staff Writer friends or run into buildings just to clubs/dso page 10 drop something off. Jason remem- Students have busy schedules, es- bers an incident when his van was *Advocacy,*Advocacy, pecially towards the end of the parked in Lot C, in front of the Boldness,BBoldness, semester. Jason Bourne, a 21-year Student Center. He was returning to LLeadership, old junior who transferred from drop off some of his books and a Leadership, Floyd College, is no exception. student parked in the no parking EmpowermentEEmpowerment His semester has been busy with zone next to the parking space, block- papers and projects and he is al- ing him from using his lift. This ready planning his schedule for space is reserved for disabled driv- This has been his only negative the spring. He should have all the ers to utilize experience at worries, stresses and complaints their lifts. KSU. He doesn’t most college students have. Ja- “I was concentrate on son, however, does not sweat the shocked, the such things and small things in life. student ran in shrugs it off as “I’ve been in a wheelchair since the Humani- “I have a great life, people just not before I was in kindergarten,” ties building great family and understanding then returned people with dis- Bourne said. He was born with Spina friends who accept Bifida, a condition where there is a five minutes “ abilities. hole or gap in the spinal cord. The later, jumped me for who I am Instead, Ja- stresses of papers to write or having in her car and son concentrates The Sentinel ROBERTO LLOPART | THE SENTINEL to study over the weekend for a test as she was and support me. I on his ambition “ Building 5, Room 277 Jason Bourne, a transfer student, navigating KSU “ 1000 Chastain road on Monday are minor compared to pulling out hardly notice the to be a sports Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591 what he has been through. He does provides help with academic work An extension of the DSS is the looked at me writer that stems not love to do these things. He is just when needed. disAbled Student Organization. The said, ‘Ooh, I’m chair.” for his passion Newsroom: 770-423-6278 not a complainer. According to Carol Pope, asst. DSO is a student organization that sorry’ and for the Georgia Advertising: 770-423-6470 drove away.” Bulldogs and the Fax: 770-423-6703 “KSU has been great. The teach- director of disAbled Student Sup- advocates on behalf of and height- -Jason Bourne Advisor: 770-499-3083 ers are real helpful and always ask if port, more than 200 students are ens awareness of students with dis- Bourne San Francisco I need anything,” Bourne said. registered with legally-defined dis- abilities. believes she 49ers. E-mail: The KSU campus has fairly ac- abilities, which would include vi- The one thing Bourne does wish said sorry to “I have a [email protected] cessible classrooms and also pro- sual impairment, deafness, a learn- would change on campus is the save face. He great life, great www.ksusentinel.com vides a student service called ing disability, attention deficit/hy- people who abuse the use of handi- wasn’t leaving, but if he were, he family and friends who accept me disAbled Student Support. This stu- peractivity disorder, an acquired cap spaces. would not have been able to because for who I am and support me. I Please recycle dent service helps students with dis- brain Injury or psychiatric disor- “There are a lot of people who it was convenient for this student to hardly notice the chair.” abilities acclimate to college life and ders. park in those spaces who don’t need abuse the handicap space. Page 2 • News THE SENTINEL Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003 Muslim 2004 budget cuts may be hard students to swallow for students, staff observe Colleges operate between a rock and a hard place as budgets are slashed Cheryl K. Miller stitutions.” President’s initiative to have full month-long News Editor According to Meredith, record participation and disclosure,” Bill high enrollments in the fall 2002 said. “Dr. Siegel takes the impact of Ramadan tudents complain a lot these and spring 2003 semesters caused these budget cuts very seriously.” days about overcrowded intense pressure for universities. In Citing the nation’s economic Sparking lots, classrooms Georgia universities 2,200 more struggles, Bill mentioned “We’re fast without spaces and professors who classes were taught than the year looking at every way possible to cut have to e-mail assignments to stu- before. Because of the budget is- the fat. They’re treating every change Sara Coleman dents because of paper shortages. sues, only 16 percent [350] were with great care.” Staff Writer Most just don’t know why it’s hap- Understanding students’ con- SARA COLEMAN|THE SENTINEL pening.