''The Sentinel'' is the official

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of the

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. As of the Fall semester of 2018, the Sentinel has a weekly circulation between 5,000 and 6,000, distributed to over 30 locations on the Kennesaw State University 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. 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

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award from the

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for the print edition, and was a finalist for its online edition.

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: *News (Includes the ''Police Beat,'' ''Student Government Association Beat,'' ''Owl Events Calendar,'' and weekly news.) *Opinion (Includes

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s, an

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, and

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.) *Arts and Living (Includes reviews of

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, and

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s.) *Sports (Includes summaries of recent KSU Athletics games and sports features.)

References

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