The Sentinel (KSU)

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The Sentinel
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The April 3, 2007 front page of
The Sentinel
Type Weekly student newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Kennesaw State University
PublisherKennesaw State University
Founded1966
Headquarters1000 Chastain Road
Kennesaw 30144
USA
Circulation 5,000-6,000 [1]
OCLC number 766020808

The Sentinel is the official student newspaper of Kennesaw State University (KSU) in Kennesaw, Georgia. As of the fall 2018 semester, the Sentinel had a weekly circulation between 5,000 and 6,000, [1] distributed to over 30 locations on the KSU campus.

The first issue of The Sentinel was published on October 3, 1966, shortly after the charter quarter of Kennesaw State. Robert McDearmid served as the charter editor in chief. [2] The paper has printed continuously since its founding. It 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, [3] and was a finalist for its online edition. [4]

Sections

The length of any issue of The Sentinel is dependent upon the number of advertisements purchased and articles written for a given week. The paper is organized into four sections:

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Sentinel - Official Student Newspaper of Kennesaw State University". Ksusentinel.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  2. Scott, Thomas (2013). Kennesaw State University: The First Fifty Years, 1963-2013 (PDF). Kennesaw State University Press. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  3. "2005 ACP Newspaper Pacemaker Winners". Archived from the original on 2005-11-24. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
  4. "2005 ACP Online Pacemaker Winners". Archived from the original on 2007-01-03. Retrieved 2007-04-02.

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