VOL. 48 ISSUE 4 | SINCE 1966 KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY | THE SENTINEL THE SENTINEL SEPT. 11, 2012 Greg Bieger Senior Staff Writer The Student Activities and expenses and T-shirts. as banquets and on campus Government Association, Budget Advisory Committee “The T-Shirts are an events. Student Life operations, made decisions about incentive to get people “Last year there was a Student Media and a where to spend more than to come to events, it substantial increase in contingency fund. $288,000 worth of student gives visibility to some funding that went toward SGA President Rosalyn funds during fiscal year organizations on campus, and activities that took place here Hedgpeth said she believed 2012. there is a tradition associated on campus,” Ratchford said. the money was used wisely. The graph below displays with it,” Ratchford said. At the end of the fiscal year “We have been challenged INSIDE where the money was spent. The amount of money used 2012, there was more than yet to say we’ve run out of SABAC approved 48 travel to buy t-shirts is unclear as $70,000 in Prior Year Surplus money.” requests from Registered requests for funding usually from all Line Item Budget Ratchford and Hedgpeth THIS Student Organizations costing fall under the same heading funds, including Student said the Contingency fund is more than $63,000. SABAC where supplemental funding ISSUE also approved 69 programs Anne Marie Thomas, Walter Harris and Jerome Ratchford for RSOs comes from. or banquet requests that cost of SABAC overview funding request. “I wonder why so much more than $223,000. money is spent on t-shirts SABAC is a board made up and food as opposed to of both students, staff and supporting the production FIRST faculty that vote on requests of products like OWL Radio,” for funding by student asked Jordan Dietsch, junior YEAR organizations. These votes mathematics major. “It seems are passed on to the vice strange but every university president of Student Success seems to do it.” ADVISING and Enrollment Services, Ratchford remembered one Jerome Ratchford, who makes instance in five years when UNDERSTAFFED? the final decision. he overturned a decision Every RSO receives $400 made by SABAC. A quote Story Starts On Page 4 in “seed” money at the presented to SABAC by a line- beginning of each fiscal year, item organization, which he however, RSOs can request felt uncomfortable naming, supplemental funding for requested supplemental things like banquets, on funding after the start of the campus activities, travel Photo by Eric Leal year that he believed did not justify the increase in funding. Line Item Organization Prior Year Surpus Awards for FY13 Hedgpeth is a voting member of SABAC and urges African American Student Alliance $- $97,700.00 students to participate. Contingency $- $306,599.00 “I wish more students would Cultural Affairs $15,000.00 $73,228.00 come to the meetings and take a more active role in how Disability Awareness $- $26,600.00 their student fees are spent,” Global Society $- $100,701.00 Hedgpeth said. Graduate Student Association $- $48,610.00 If interested in SABAC, Story Starts On Page 6 student fees and funding International Student Association $2,200.00 $66,128.00 or the policies of SABAC, Kennesaw Activities Board $- $201,250.00 information about the Lifelong Learning Center $5,000.00 $96,218.00 group can be found online at kennesaw.edu/ Music Ensambles $- $42,478.00 studentsuccess/sabac.shtml. OWLS Special Activities $- $132,247.00 Public records of each board Student Conduct and Academic Integrity $- $25,090.00 meeting are published at this site and a meeting schedule Student Government Association $18,000.00 $104,283.00 is available. SABAC meetings SPIKE Student Life Operations $12,750.00 $131,465.00 typically occur every other Student Media $7,588.00 $129,336.00 Wednesday during the competition semester from 3:30 to 5:30 University Events $- $62,300.00 p.m. Look for a follow-up on Visual Arts $- $65,463.00 SABAC in the next issue. Story Starts On Page 16 Volunteer Kennesaw State University $9,600.00 $27,470.00 SEPT. 11 2012 KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY | THE SENTINEL NEWS 2 Tiffani Readon Senior Staff Writer After 38 years at formed fall semester with the When he first came to KSU, what your reality is. And the Kennesaw State University, goal of hiring a new dean by Meeks said he planned to reality for me was it’s time to the dean of the College of summer 2013. move on in a few years, but go and let someone else pick the Arts announced he will “Ivan Pulinkala…He’s after seeing how fast the up this work and take it to the begin retirement Feb. 1, brilliant,” Meeks said. “He has school grew, decided to stay. next level,” Meeks said. 2012. the ingredients, in this time “The reason I stayed was Meeks said his hope for Joseph Meeks came to period while we’re waiting for because Kennesaw State was COTA after he leaves is that KSU in 1975 as an assistant a new dean, to keep what I’m a different place every year,” they continue to work toward professor of music. The school doing [going].” Meeks said. their goals of graduate was very small with only three Meeks held several positions During his 38 years at degrees, more facilities, more buildings at the time. within COTA, and was the KSU, the school has had four resources, more faculty and “Not only can I just talk founding dean of the School different names: Kennesaw more full-ride scholarships. about the history, I’ve lived of the Arts (now COTA). He Junior College, Kennesaw “A 21st century dean needs the history,” Meeks said. raised millions of dollars for College, Kennesaw State to be an external dean,” Meeks Meeks announced his COTA, which funded things College, and now Kennesaw said. “Out there, raising friends retirement on Aug. 15 during like the Bailey Performance State University. and funds.” KSU’s Opening of School Center, the Wilson Annex and In 2001, Meeks introduced activities and a press release the Museum of Art. annual fundraisers to create named Ivan Pulinkala, “Dean Meeks has had an more scholarships for art currently chair and associate immeasurable impact on students. Sept. 28 will mark professor of the Department Kennesaw State University the fifth and final year for the of Dance, as Interim Dean as a visionary administrator, Flourish Luncheon, a black tie until a new dean is hired. community art leader, expert event Meeks started six years According to the press release, fundraiser and dedicated ago. a search committee will be academic,” Pulinkala said. “You have to always know Joseph Meeks Joseph Meeks announces his retirement after 38 years at Kennesaw State University Photo Courtesy of University Relations bookstore.kennesaw.edu *Buy one LP at regular price, get the second 50% OFF!!! 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Please send event a big gold watch, grabbed Kennesaw Hall and headed information to newseditor@ one of the students’ phones in the direction of the Waffle ksusentinel.com and ran off. The other student House on Frey Road. Tuesday Sept. 11 9 a.m. - 5 a.m. Volunteer At 3:30 p.m. Monday Aug. arriving, police noticed two KSU American Red Cross 27, an officer initiated a adult males walking away Blood Drive Student Center traffic stop on a black GMC from the residence. One of At 10 a.m. Aug. 24, an filed against her. The student in University Rooms Jimmy driving with a cracked males had warrants against officer responded to a call asked if she could return to 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. windshield. When the officer him for Failure to Appear from the General Bookstore the store with cash to cover Undergraduate Research approached the vehicle, and for Probation Violation about a possible check fraud. her check from the previous Club Meeting Burruss the male driver and female and was placed under arrest. According to an employee day. An officer pointed Building Room 381 passenger appeared very Another juvenile was found at the bookstore, the female out to her that if she was 12:30 p.m. Adult Learner nervous. The officer noticed inside the residence and her student in question was already offering to cover the Student Organization the female passenger looked parents were also called. Cobb trying to buy new books with previous check, she must General Meeting in very young and when asked County PD was dispatched a check from Wachovia.