Automation in the Workforce: How Afraid Should You Be?

According to reports from the International Federation of Robotics, robotics sales have increased by 33% overall in the year 2015. A number like this gets more impressive when you break it down by industry: 41% in electronics, 39% in metal, and 16% in plastic and rubber production. All of which is to say, many workplaces and manufacturing processes are being filled with automated machines and...

The People of Kennesaw – An Original Video Series

The People of Kennesaw is a video series created by KSU Lifestyle in order to showcase the diverse cast of interesting people that have been a part of the Kennesaw State University culture. Our goal is to seek out faculty, staff, students, and alumni of KSU and help tell their own personal story. We want these videos to be a personal expression of the featured individual. They will have the...

KSAC: Kennesaw State A Cappella

This month celebrates the two-year anniversary of the establishment of Kennesaw State’s very own a cappella team, KSAC. Founded in September of 2014 by current president Aria Davis, the team thrives on good music and great people as they learn and compete together. Auditions were held on Sunday, September 11th for potential new candidates of the team. I had the privilege of being invited to...

Office of Student Advocacy: Interview with Nicole Phillips

In January 2016, the Office of Student Advocacy was founded, in the words of President Papp, in order to “address student concerns regarding campus civility, student welfare and other issues that may compromise the culture of belonging at KSU.” The purpose of the Office of Student Advocacy is to serve as a critical component in upholding values of the institutional mission. The office is a...

BREAKING NEWS: KSU-SPSU MERGER REVERSED

Edit: This article was an April Fools' joke. Rumor: Effective January 2017, the SPSU-KSU merger will be reversed. A source close to The Sting revealed this information to us just yesterday. This may come as a bit of a shock: as a result of the overwhelming opposition to KSU buying out SPSU, the administration has devised a plan to strategically divide the two schools without disrupting...

The Geek Awakens: Event Reviews for the Week

After all of the events published on the original checklist of the March: Geek Week issue, I was only able to attend five of them (all on the Marietta campus). Here are my reviews based on the event service, food, fun level, and interactivity. Pie a Professor/President: Monday, 3/14 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in the Marietta Student Center Globe This event is an annual pie throwing fundraiser...