Championship The softball game Crimea takes over Kennesaw State 2 Earthlink Live Lynn 5 SPORTS •PAGE 8 SENTINEL A&E •PAGE 6 Ground breaks on new Howard Dean is caught Campus Life now The history of social science building in the middle featured separately NASCAR NEWS •PAGE 2 VIEWPOINTS •PAGE 3 CAMPUS LIFE •PAGE 4 SPORTS •PAGE 8 FOUNDED 1966. VOLUME 39, ISSUE 27 KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY • www.ksusentinel.com WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2005 Water, water everywhere Sanitation line floods Kennesaw Hall Elizabeth Stott Staff Writer The first floor of Kennesaw Hall flooded June 14, due to a sanitation line back-up underneath the building. “Since there is a slight elevation change in the sanitation line under Kennesaw Hall, it has the potential to clog and leak more than other lines around campus, which have more elevation,” Jodie Sweat, Director of Plant Operations said. Several admissions offices and toilets in the first level bathrooms were also affected by the overflow. “There was no damage to anything in the office except the carpet,” Sweat said. Vera Lukens, senior communication major, said this was the second time it has happened in less than a year. “[The overflow was] mostly in the reg- Jodie Sweat istrarʼs office,” Lukens said. “They closed all the bathrooms in this building, so we had to go to another building.” Plant Operations is taking the necessary steps to correct the problem going forward. For precautionary measures, any future leaks would be contained to the mechanical room. Lighting up the night Kennesaw continues annual July 4 celebration Olivia Noland, News Editor LaToya Cole, Managing Editor Kennesaw’s Food, fun and music kept hidden treasure the party going as downtown Kennesaw celebrated the July Olivia Noland Olivia Noland | The Sentinel 4 weekend. More than 25 min- News Editor Meeting attendees gather to discuss scholarship. utes of uninterrupted fireworks lit the night sky in recognition The depot in downtown of Americaʼs independence. Kennesaw was originally Money given for education The fireworks went off built in 1908 to become part downtown at The Depot, an of the Nashville, Chattanooga Scholarship to aid Hispanic youth historical Kennesaw landmark and St. Louis Railway, a rail- Olivia Noland ate course catalog and said, constructed in 1908. road built in 1873 that oper- News Editor “This should be with you at all Flashback, the featured ated nearly 1,300 miles of times so that you know where band, played songs from the track. The Celia and Marcos you need to be.” ʻ60s to the present before the Records from Kennesaw Scholarship, a scholarship “You also need a schedule aerial fireworks display began. Historical Society indicate program established for the of classes, to surround yourself “This [was] a way for our the depot is also used to Hispanic youth of Georgia, with friends who are going to city to celebrate our nationʼs house museum exhibits, a was awarded to 10 students help you graduate and, lastly, birth and to show support for collection of artifacts and June 24. the professors – they are not our country,” Kennesaw Mayor historical photographs of The program is a non- mean. They are your friends.” Leonard Church said. Kennesaw. profit, tax exempt organization Senator Sam Zamarripa, of Church said he believes the The official city Web site created in 1998 by the chil- Georgia, spoke to students on significance of Independence states there were additions dren of Marcos Maus and his the importance of an educa- Day is “the birth of the greatest made to the depot in 1920 wife, Celia. The focus of the tion in America. nation on earth.” and in 1998. A portion of the program is to help Hispanic “You are very important The celebration has been a depot was restored with the high school graduates excel in to us,” Zamarripa said. “Your tradition in Kennesaw for more aid of a grant from the Georgia college. success is important to me than 20 years and has attracted Department of Transportation “This is also an endeavor because I am you and you are nearly 20,000 people each [Transportation Enhancement by all of the people who work me.” year. Activity]. at the university,” said Julio According to the organi- Mayor Church said, Recently, a $150,000 res- Espana, Assistant Director of zationʼs Web site, “The mis- “Between six and eight thou- toration to the depotʼs interi- Admissions. sion of the Celia and Marcos and people attend the show s or was funded and completed Recipients of the scholar- Scholarship Fund is to over- on-site.” by the city of Kennesaw ships had to meet a variety of come the tragic drop-out rate Arlene Thomas has watched and the Kennesaw Historic requirements, including being of Latino students in Georgia. All photos by Nick Mracek | The Sentinel the fireworks from the porch Preservation Commission. Georgia high school gradu- The Latino youth are the of her antique shop, By-Gone Pyrotechnician, Ken, lights the fuse to three-foot canons during the celebrations in downtown Kennesaw. ates, acquiring a minimum future leaders who will direct Treasures and A Bit of Glass, 3.0 GPA, a minimum 20 ACT the destiny of the Latino com- located across from the depot. score and a minimum 900 SAT munity. In their hands lies She has been at the location for seen more and more people The Depot score. the hope for a dignified, re- 20 years. each year, and I think that goes The most important qualifi- spected and fruitful presence “As many people that can hand-in-hand with the growth represents the rich cation, however, was that the for Latinos in this country. We get into town can come to the of the area.” students could not be eligible want them to be educated and show,” Thomas said. “They do This event is one of the history of for any other scholarship of- prepared for this task.” lovely fireworks.” largest in Kennesaw, according the city. fered at a Georgia accredited Each recipient received Peter Youngblood also to Laurel Fleming, Kennesaw college or university. $5,000 for the first year of col- watches the annual event from special events coordinator. Espana gave the students lege to be divided over two his store, Kennesaw Trains. “People come with their a few words of advice for the semesters. The hobby shop, which special- blankets, lawn chairs and beginning of their college ca- “We are always scared of zes in service, repairs, custom i picnic dinners and enjoy it,” reers. the unknown,” said Espana. painting and train supplies, has Fleming said. “We always have He held up an undergradu- “Well, donʼt be.” been open ten years. a grand time.” “The event is for parents and kids and families to celebrate,” Youngblood said. “I have Fireball explosives • Police responded to a • A student resident no- that launch over complaint from the Unger ticed two apartment doors 400 feet are the House June 20. The complain- had been damaged at KSU size of a softball. ant reported a missing shower Place June 6, when the stu- This is what is unit, toilet, fireplace insert dent returned to their apart- dropped at the and heating unit. Police later ment from an errand. KSU bottom of a three- discovered the items were Police found no missing foot cylinder. The removed by a contractor that items or subsequent damage fuse is made of had been given permission to to the inside of the apart- crate paper and lit remove them from the house ments, but they did note the with flares. June 17. No charges were filed two doors had been force- against the contractor. fully entered. Page 2 • News The SENTINEL Wednesday, April 27, 2005 Getting used to the noise on campus New social science building breaks ground Alex Danaila Sr. Staff Writer A new social science build- ing is scheduled to be completed November 2006, as the push to accommodate the rapid growth of the university continues. “It will be one of the largest buildings on campus and will have a great impact on KSU,” John Anderson, Director of Facility and Design Services, said. According to documents provided by Anderson, con- struction on the 161,000 square foot building began May 2005. It will be five stories tall and provide 47 new classrooms, a Concept artwork of what the new social science building will look like inside. 300-seat auditorium, which will mainly be used for presenta- tions and social science related Group to be the primary builder terials selection and indoor en- is still a lot of paper work to subjects, five research centers, based on the quality of work vironmental quality.” be completed before it can be five project centers and 120 fac- and past experiences with the “It was something that started LEED certified.” ulty and department offices for company. in the early part of the design,” Additional parking spaces the College of Humanities and The building will also be Anderson said, “We are looking will be built around the build- Social Sciences. Leadership in Energy and into creating water and energy ing. The primary parking for the “Now departments like soci- Environmental Design [LEED] efficiency, recycling, indoor air building, however, will be in the ology, anthropology, geography, certified. It is the first of its kind quality, as well as saving the North parking deck. Anderson psychology, the Deanʼs office in the University System of three giant oak trees and locat- said he hopes students will use and others will all be consoli- Georgia. ing the building in an environ- the parking deck, which was dated in one place,” Anderson According to the official mental friendly position.” not used to its full capacity in said, “Weʼre all very excited LEED Web site, “Based on “I think it will give KSU fall 2004.