The Sentinel (KSU)

Infobox Newspaper
name = The Sentinel


caption = The April 3, 2007 front page of "The Sentinel"
type = Weekly student newspaper
format = Broadsheet
foundation = 1966
price = Free
owners = Kennesaw State University
publisher =
chiefeditor = Jessica Edens
circulation = 5,000 cite web|url=http://www.kennesaw.edu/student_life/sentinel/ad%20graphics/ratecard.0607.pdf|title=Ads Brochure|publisher="The Sentinel"|accessdate=2007-04-03]
headquarters = 1000 Chastain Road
Kennesaw, Georgia 30144
USA
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ISSN =
website = [http://www.ksusentinel.com/ 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, distributed to over 30 locations on the Kennesaw State campus.

The first issue of "The Sentinel" was published on October, 1966, cite web|url=http://www.kennesaw.edu/clubs/talon/issues/TalonWINTER06.pdf |title=Talon Winter 2006 |accessdate=2007-04-04 |last=Jennings |first=Angie |format=PDF |work=KSU Talon |publisher=Kennesaw State University ] cite web|url=http://ksuweb.kennesaw.edu/~tscott/ksuhistory.pdf |title=HISTORY OF KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY |accessdate=2007-04-04 |last=Scott |first=Thomas |date=1998 |format=PDF |publisher=Kennesaw State University ] 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, [cite web|url=http://www.studentpress.org/acp/winners/npm05.html|title=2005 ACP Newspaper Pacemaker Winners|accessdate=2007-04-02] and was a finalist for its online edition. [cite web|url=http://www.studentpress.org/acp/winners/opm05.html|title=2005 ACP Online Pacemaker Winners|accessdate=2007-04-02]

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"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.

References

External links

* [http://www.ksusentinel.com "The Sentinel"]
* [http://www.ksumedia.com KSU Student Media]