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Line LengthThere is a bit of a line, as only groups of 6 people are allowed in the haunted at once

Drive TimeVery easy drive, only 30 minutes from the Kennesaw campus

ParkingLimited parking is available on-site. You are better off parking on a side street to save money.

Haunted House ScaresA mixture of comedy and le-gitimate scares. Beware, it is 18 and up for a reason! The mix of dark, sexual humor and horror-movie-worthy moments makes for 30 minutes of screaming, laughing, and shock.

Haunted House LengthAbout 30 minutes

Ticket PriceTickets are now $25, but $20 tickets are available with promo codes found on their Twitter @ChambersofHorror

Days OpenOct. 28 through Oct. 31

Bottom-LineThis haunted house is meant for those who can brush off the crude humor and who can handle actors being centimeters away from their face. Be prepared to jump and adjust to the darkness. Chain-saws, blood, dangling “dead” bodies, and gunshots are just a few things that can be expected while trying to navigate to the end. The name “Chambers of Horror” has been well earned.

Sierra Hubbard News EditorKayla Dungee Staff Writer Line LengthAbout an hour on a Saturday night

Drive Time40 minutes from campus

ParkingYou can park at any of the surrounding businesses, so there is plenty of space.

Haunted House ScaresThis was hands-down the most terrifying haunted house I experienced this season. It is comprised of several metal con-tainers spread out over a field, creating a very creepy, discon-nected atmosphere, because you were constantly switching between claustrophobic small spaces and large outdoor areas. The actors were phenomenal, and the interaction between visitors and the creatures within was incredible. The chaos caused by the unpredictable stream of actors kept me on-edge throughout the haunt, and I realized I was screaming for the entirety of the tour.

Haunted House LengthIt took about 20 minutes to go through, which felt appropriate

Ticket PriceTicket price is $20 per person, but KSU students get $5 off with their student ID!

Days OpenEvery night until Nov. 1, and Nov. 6 and 7

Bottom-LineThough it is not close to cam-pus, this was the haunted house that truly terrified me this year. I would recommend anyone to check this out for Halloween if you want to experience a cha-otic night of terror.

Sierra Hubbard News EditorSierra Hubbard News EditorLine LengthWeekend lines can vary from one to three hours, but groups go in every 60-90 seconds and they have a virtual line system that sends you text alerts.

Drive TimeAbout an hour from campus.

ParkingPlenty of available parking right against the building.

Haunted House ScaresThe building does not have several floors, despite the name, but the unique part of this haunt is in the fact that you have the option to use a laser assault rifle for an extra $20. The actors can come back to life and chase your team, who would have to “shoot” them down again. While fun, it was not the scariest haunted house, and I cannot imagine that it would have been nearly as exciting without the weapons.

Haunted House LengthAll five haunts including “Sacrifice” took a little over 30 minutes.

Ticket PriceOn October 30 and 31, they are running a special $15 for the main haunts and $20 to include “Sacrifice,” an 18-and-up experi-ence like no other.

Days OpenEvery night until Nov. 1 and Nov. 6, 7, 13, and 14

Bottom-LineI recommend you carpool with a group of friends, as long as some in the group are up for the challenge of the Black Ops Pass. The line may be long, but the haunt is fun and worth the wait and the money.

Sierra Hubbard News EditorLine LengthSaturday night wait was only 20 or 30 minutes, max

Drive TimeOnly 15 minutes from campus!

ParkingNot enough parking, and it was muddy and rough on the tires

Haunted House ScaresThere are two haunts: “The Manor” is considered more traditional, relying almost exclusively on relentless jump-scares as you twist through the Victorian-era corridors. The second is “Adrenaline” and takes a more psychological approach. There is definitely a pressure to walk faster and faster through the hallways as you continue.

Haunted House LengthMy only regret is how short the haunts were. Though I was certainly scared, I was in and out of both haunts in less than 15 minutes. This was disappoint-ing, since I felt the adrenaline rush and wanted it to continue for longer.

Ticket Price$15 per haunt, or $25 for both

Days OpenOct. 28 through Nov. 1

Bottom-LineOverall, it is a fun experience that is very close to campus and worth checking out for Halloween this year.

Sierra Hubbard News Editor

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Line LengthThe wait varies from 30 minutes to an hour, but there are no lines because you take a card and hang out until your group’s letter is called, enjoying the bon-fire, the carnival games, the concession stand, or the “redneck fortune teller.

Drive TimeAbout an hour and a half from KSU

ParkingPlenty of parking is avail-able in a nearby field, but you have to walk a little bit.

Haunted House ScaresNot incredibly scary, but it was a unique and fun experience that I enjoyed. The haunted house em-ploys great exploitation of claustrophobia and wacky angles in the architecture to make you feel anxious and confused as you walk. The sharp corners, bridges, stairs, and hills made it feel like you were twisting and turning into a huge world. You then exit and go into Camp Blood, which is set up in the woods itself. Actors jump out from the forest, and the outdoor darkness keeps you on your toes.

Haunted House LengthAbout 30 minutes, which felt appropriate

Ticket PriceMain haunts are $20; com-bo package with haunts and Zombie Shoot is $30

Days OpenOct. 29 through Oct. 31

Bottom-LineThe unique atmosphere, switch from indoor to outdoor, and the feel-ing of walking through a twisting world instead of a flat house delivers a fun and interesting night. It is unfortunately a trek for KSU students, but it is defi-nitely worth the carpool to experience this thrilling adventure through the woods of Camp Blood.

Sierra Hubbard News EditorLine LengthAbout an hour and a half.

Drive Time30 minutes from KSU

ParkingThere are many park-ing lots located near the haunted house with less than a mile walk. The lots fill up fast though and further walking and searching for parking may be required.

Haunted House ScaresThe Rotting was some-what frightening, but Vault 13 is guaranteed to scare you. Loud shrieks and terror emerged as the ghosts and monsters popped out of the corners they were lurking behind. Dark rooms, thick smoke and strobe lights left me disoriented and vulnerable to monsters. The monsters do not retreat back to their corners, however. Some lingered closely behind, following yourevery footstep.

Haunted House Length30 minutes for each haunted house.

Ticket PriceTicket prices to see the haunted house The Rot-ting or Vault 13 on Friday and Saturday is $28. On all other days, it is $22. To see both haunted houses, it is $35 on Friday and Satur-day, but $28 on all other days.

Days OpenEvery night until Nov. 1, and Nov. 6 and 7

Bottom-LineOverall, Netherworlds lives up to the high expecta-tions. The monsters are original, the haunted house is creative and the experience will leave you with a sense of exhilara-tion and fear.

Remi Merhi Staff WriterNoelle Lashley Staff Writer

Line LengthAbout an hour

Drive Time25 minutes from campus

ParkingFull parking lot with plenty of spaces right in front of the attraction

Haunted House ScaresExtremely scary, be pre-pared to be jumped at, chased, and cornered. The monsters love to corner visitors and get right up in their faces, so leave your space bubbles at home. Paranoia features two haunts: “Blood Factory” and “Infectious”. The main haunt, “Blood Factory”, fea-tures a blackout entrance with nothing but a rope for guidance. “Infectious” requires its victims to crawl at one point as well as fea-turing a moving floor.

Haunted House LengthEach house took about 15 minutes, which seemed a bit short given the wait time

Ticket PriceThe main house is $20, and they offer a combo pack-age of both houses for $25

Days OpenOct. 28 through Nov. 1

Bottom-LineIf you like ankle-grabbing, in-your-space monsters with the sole intention of creating fear, these two haunts might be perfect for you. Paranoia provides an exceptionally interac-tive haunted house experi-ence. Though the lines are long, the adventure is completely worth it, and the monsters do every-thing they can to ensure that you have an unforget-table encounter with the dark side.

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KEEP ON MOVIN! Halloween Dance Party - 8:00 p.m. at The Basement - Tickets are $10 in advance

Jack Daniels Fire Halloween Costume Party - 9:30 p.m. at Ri Ra Irish Pub - Tickets are $45 and include open bar and buffet

Radio 105.7's 2nd Annual Saints & Sinners Ball featuring X Ambassadors, Coleman Hell, and Stokeswood - 7:00 p.m. at Park Tavern - Tickets are $20 in advance

First Annual Village Theatre Holla-Ween Party - 9:00 p.m. at the Village Theatre - Tickets are $10

Boom in the Tomb Halloween Night - 9:00 p.m. at The Music Room - Tickets are $10 in advance and includes complimentary drink

4th Annual Hare-O-Ween - 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Red Hare Brewing Company in Marietta - Tickets are $25 and include 36 ounces of beer samples and a souvenir pint glass

Garden Gallop 5K - 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. starting in front of Kennesaw First Baptist Church at 2958 North Main Street

- Pre-registration is $25 per person

16th Annual Fall Festival of Fun - 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Jim R. Miller Park in Marietta

- The event is free for all families to attend and will include inflatables, adult and children costume contests, and concessions

Rocky Horror Dinner Show - 7:00 p.m. at Muss & Turner's in Smyrna - Reservations are $34.93 per person and include the screening and dinner

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CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS DAYThe seventh annual Ken-

nesaw State University Cyber Security Awareness Day was held Oct. 21 at the Marietta campus and Oct. 22 at the Kennesaw campus by KSU’s University Information Tech-nology Services.

KSU’s Cyber Security Aware-ness Day answers the call of the National Cyber Security Alliance by raising awareness of technol-ogy protection and encourag-ing students, faculty and the community to engage in secu-rity measures. Speakers at the event stressed the importance of remaining diligent in today’s threatening cyber landscape.

Interim Chief Information Security Officer, William Moore cites social media as the biggest cyber threat that currently ex-ists, “because students—they’ve gotten better, but they’re still posting everything about them-selves. And…phishing attempts

are also based on gathering background information [from social media]. It’s everywhere you turn.”

Social media was just one of many topics covered during the Kennesaw campus event, which featured speakers Phil Agcaoili of Elavon, Inc.; Chuck Bloodworth of the United States Secret Service; Tyson Fowler of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-tion; Lisa Arnold and Michelle Johnson of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; James Edge of Experis; and Martin Fisher of Northside Hospital.

Agcaoili’s presentation, entitled “So You Want to be in Cyber Security,” discussed that the demand for information security professionals is outpac-ing the supply from universities. He also highlighted the abun-dance of opportunities to be involved in information security regardless of what your major

or degree is.“You can take it from a nurs-

ing degree, you can take it from a psychology degree,” Moore said. He also noted that those majors, as well as several unde-clared majors, were represented at the cyber security sessions in addition to technology-related majors.

"You can make it as long as you have the aptitude to go into information security," Moore said. "There is such a demand.”

Bloodworth’s presentation focused on how the Secret Service addresses situations such as credit card and identity theft, and Fowler’s presenta-tion added to that conversation by detailing current trends in cybercrime, such as phishing, ransomware, mule recruitment, and romance schemes.

Cybercrime today, according to Fowler, exploits the things we trust—email, websites, applica-

tions, business relationships and internal networks. The cyber world, he added, is just now getting to the “seatbelt” stage of protection, as the technology is fairly new. This is crucial be-cause a new breach or vulner-ability occurs almost every day.

“Information doesn’t go away,” Fowler said. “You’re on a server somewhere, and you’ve probably been compromised. At some point, everybody in this room is going to be. Some-body determined enough can compromise you no matter how much security you have.”

Chris Dehner, KSU Informa-tion Security Specialist and the organizer of the event, says that the most useful information for students to get out of the presentations is knowing what basic precautions they should be taking in securing their sen-sitive information online.

“We live in an age where

everything is digital," Dehner said. "Twenty years ago every-thing was in paper, and you could secure that in your wallet. And as long as you didn’t lose your wallet, you…were fine. But now everything is out there in ‘cyber space.’”

DaVel Walker, a senior history major at KSU, said her main purpose for attending the event was to learn about something that seems to be such a growing problem in our world. “Every-thing is going to electronic," Walker said. "I was surprised at the last session where the gen-tleman mentioned that so many people put their birth certificate and their social security card and all those documents in their computer. I’m just shocked, but it makes sense.”

The Department of Museums, Archives, and Rare Books presented a panel discussion Wednesday, Oct. 21 about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Kennesaw as well as the surrounding areas.

The panelists included three Kennesaw State University professors, Barbara Blake, Carol Holtz and Richard Sowell.

The event started out with an introduction from Katy Malone, who is the Outreach and Education Coordinator, for the Zuckerman Museum of Art. She told the audience that MARB was created for two reasons; "to tell the stories of the LGBTQI community and be a platform to showcase artwork."

After Malone's introduction, a video was shown that told the chronological order of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United

States of America over the last 30 years. The video made it clear that HIV/AIDS was no longer a "gay white man's" disease, it affected every demographic. Black or white. Gay or Straight. Rich or Poor. Man or Woman.

Carol Holtz, Professor of Nursing at KSU, started off giving lectures about infectious diseases during her first year of teaching in 1983. "I think the stigma is still there," Holtz said. "No matter how much the treatment has improved."

Barbara Blake, Professor of Nursing at Kennesaw State University, took care of her first HIV/AIDS patient in 1983 at a hospital in Florida. She remembered walking onto the floor and seeing all of the HIV/AIDS patients being housed in the isolation rooms that were formerly used for

tuberculosis(TB) patients."I think AIDS picked me. It

followed me," said Richard Sowell, Professor of Nursing at KSU and the former Dean of the WellStar College of Health and Human Services. Sowell started his practice in 1982 at Grady Hospital in the ICU.

Each panelist painted a picture of how they cared for HIV/AIDS patients and how each death affected them. "It's very frustrating because you know they [patients] are going to die," said Blake. They explained the stigma of the disease. Everyone had a misconception of HIV/AIDS being a "Gay White Man's Disease," however many women and heterosexuals contracted the disease. The professors urged the audience to educate themselves as well as to practice safe sex.

"The panel was very educational," Niko Baranco, a freshman majoring in modern language and culture, said. "I will continue to practice safe sex and educate my loved ones."

"I want the students to see

the Zuckerman Museum of Art as an interdisciplinary focus," said Malone. This event is a part of a campus-wide effort to educate people about HIV/AIDS and will be back for more in spring of 2016.

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Katy Malone, Richard Sowell, Carol Holtz, and Barbara Blake. (pictured left to right) Photo credit: Ciara Hodges

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“I honestly like to make my Tinder picture slightly less flattering, just so no one’s disappointed by the real thing.”

“My grades are so patriotic, they go from C to shining C.”

“Anyone else get a little nervous when you can feel the parking deck start to shake?”

“I wish more people were fluent in silence.”

“Does anyone want to date me? I make good grades.”

“I wonder what it’s like to get good grades in college.”

“I don’t see why everyone pays so much to go to a haunted house or see a horror movie; you can just look at my GPA for free.”OWL

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Each year as the leaves change colors

and begin to fall, families visit pumpkin patches

and begin searching for the perfect costume and binge on candy. Many of these families gather around the television to watch Halloween classics such as Tim Burton’s “A Nightmare Before Christmas” and “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” while carving faces into their pumpkins. Houses decorated with ghosts, witches, spider webs and skeletons await young trick-or-treaters.

According to history.com, because of Halloween’s seemingly controversial beginnings, such festivities did not become secular and community centered until the 1920s and 30s. Many Americans still refuse to celebrate Halloween due to religious reasons, while others see the holiday as a

children orientated holiday. The history of Halloween is mysterious, religious and full of superstitions.

Halloween originates from the Celtic festival of Samhain (“sow-in”), a celebration of the beginning of the Winter Half of the Year. The celebration lasted from Oct. 31 to November 2. It was said that during these three days and nights, the “veil” between the living and the dead was weakened. Druid priest Philip Carr-Gomn said that “The dead are honored and feasted, not as the dead, but as the living spirits of loved ones and of guardians who hold the root-wisdom of the tribe.”

In celebrating Samhain, the Druids would build massive sacred bonfires and dress in costumes to avoid coming in contact with evil ghosts. After the Romans conquered a majority of Celtic territory, Christianity began mixing with

pagan traditions. According to history.com, “Pope Boniface IV dedicated the Pantheon in Rome in honor of all Christian martyrs, and the Catholic feast of All Martyrs Day was established in the Western church.” All Martyrs Day later became All Saints’ Day, celebrated on Nov. 1. Christians celebrated Halloween, All Saints’ Day, and All Souls day during the Celt’s three day celebration of Samhain.

Halloween was not introduced to the United States until the late 1800s, when Irish immigrants fled the potato famine. With them they brought their Halloween traditions of dressing up and trick or treating. Halloween celebrations slowly steered away from being superstitious and religious, and turned into festive parties for children. Halloween popularity soared in the 1950s, and has inclined since then.

Despite the initial “innocent” celebrations of costumes and candies, many families do not celebrate Halloween because of its pagan origins. Paganism has always been a controversial religion. Some believe that pagans worshipped the devil and others believe they celebrate nature, the earth, and other living creatures.

“To me, Halloween is very black or white,” said freshman nursing major Gabby Nelms, “you either practice it and allow the traditions behind what you are doing to create holes in your spirit, or you don’t and you create a stronger foundation with God.”

I am Catholic, and I have been celebrating Halloween for as long as I can remember. Our church, along with countless churches across the state, had a trunk or treat every year on All Saints Day or a few days before Halloween.

In the eyes of a child, Halloween is an opportunity to play dress up, run around with friends, and eat more candy than our parents think we should. It was a time to see who had the coolest costume, and to get our hands dirty carving pumpkins. We did not care to think about the origins of Halloween or its religious meaning.

I believe that children should be able to celebrate carefree with their peers for as long as they wish. After all, we are only children once. Parents can decide when to tell their children their beliefs of Halloween when they see fit, but it should be up to the child to decide if he or she wishes to continue celebrating the holiday. Until then, let children indulge in candy and fun while they can.

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It’s that time of year again. It’s time for

people to spend the night of Halloween enjoying it in

whatever way they choose.Now that we’re in college

and much older, it seems like Halloween takes on a completely different meaning. The costumes go from cute to risqué, and the juice boxes have turned into red solo cups. While the reason for college students to relish in the spirit of Halloween may be just to enjoy yet another weekend of partying; who’s to say we can’t get excited about candy, finding the perfect costume or even possibly going trick-or-treating?

We’re all kids at heart. With school being so stressful, I do not think it’s uncommon for a

college student to wish they could be a carefree kid again. I think it should be less about your age and more about enjoying moments you used to love, a chance to revisit your younger years.

Personally, after spending many nights freaking out over exams and worrying about paying rent, there are plenty of days when I’d give any thing to be a kid again. If trick-or-treating is going to free someone from the burdens of life for one night, then I don’t think there should be an issue, regardless of what others may think or assume.

Halloween traditions aren’t soemthing you just grow out of. If one’s intentions are purely for the fun and enjoyment

of dressing up and receiving candy, why stop him or her?

According to the Washington Post, some cities in the U.S. like Boonsboro in Washington County, MD, have imposed age limits for trick-or-treating. Only children 12 years of age and younger can go trick-or-treating in Boonsboro. You would think the question of whether or not someone should be within a particular age range is not that serious, however, in some places it is.

The decision to stop participating in Halloween activities like trick-or-treating and any others should only be up to each individual.

Are college students or anyone else over the “acceptable” age too old to

trick-or-treat or to enjoy all other Halloween activities? Simply, no. If that’s what they want to do, they should be able to do so and enjoy every minute of it. For all we know, some of them could be going out with a younger sibling. What’s life if you can’t enjoy the fun, simple moments?

I encourage everyone to step back into your younger shoes and enjoy moments like these without worrying about all of your adult responsibilities. Whether you acknowledge Halloween or not, enjoy those moments. For all of the trick-or-treaters, continue to enjoy doing what makes you happy and eat all the candy you can eat.

Kaitlyn Lewis Opinion Editor

Some Christians refuse to celebrate Halloween

because of its pagan influences; but if that’s the

case, they should also abstain from Christmas and Easter for the same reason. The fact is, almost every major holiday has been influenced by more than one religion, and you can probably trace its roots back to strange, ancient rituals.

I come from a deeply religious family, and I have never celebrated Halloween in the way most people do. Even my friends from church went trick-or-treating, but that was never encouraged in my house.

I believe my parents had good intentions and convictions, so I never thought they were being too overprotective. We still celebrated Christmas

and Easter, even though the traditions of these holidays are not entirely Christian.

For example, upper class Romans used to celebrate the birthday of their god, Mirthra on Dec. 25, according to history.com The Easter egg and the Easter bunny came from pagan practices as well.

My parents were aware of that Halloween was not the only celebration influenced by paganism, but they still kept my siblings and I from going to haunted houses or trick- or-treating.

I believe their reasoning for singling out Halloween from the other major holidays was because a day that makes light of ghosts, demons and witches is not consistent with what they were trying to teach me

from the Bible.My father had two main

reasons for not allowing us to participate in Halloween: “Its origins don’t honor God’s commands for our lives, [and] it is generally a day where the demonic is esteemed.”

“What seems innocuous to kids when they’re young, like trick-or-treating,” my father said, “gets them used to the idea of participating in the more spiritually dangerous activities as they get older.”

There was no benefit of celebrating Halloween, my father said. Instead of trick-or-treating, we participated in “truck and treat” activities at our church and handed out candy tracks that I wrote to the kids in our neighborhood.

SSome might say I missed

out on part of my childhood, but I do not regret that my parents enforced their strong convictions in our household.

There is no clear line between dressing up for fun and freaking yourself out so much that you’re afraid to walk into your closet. In general, holiday practices are harmless, and evil witches, ghosts and black magic are not confined to Halloween activities. The same themes can be found in our TV shows, video games, movies and books. Whether or not you enjoy haunted houses and horror films, it is still important to take caution and consider the reasons behind your practices.

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NEVER TOO OLD

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“All the cool kids are doing it,” they said. “You’ll

be one of us.”This was what my parents

had warned me about. I had seen my fair share of after school specials to know that I was headed down the wrong path. “I’ll just try it once,” I thought, but boy, was I wrong.

Within two months, I couldn’t go for more than a couple of hours without attempting to re-up; in my car, under bridges, behind the local Wal-Mart. I would go anywhere that I could get my fix.

I started Pumpkin Spice when I was fifteen. It was a rough time in my life. “Parents just don’t get it,” I would say to my friends. I thought I was the coolest kid in school, and it wasn’t just

because of my Tap-Out shirt. The skinny jeans and beanie I wore gave off the impression that I was bad to the bone. Nobody wanted to mess with me.

It wasn’t until my grades started to slip that I knew I had a problem. “Is there something going on at home?” my teacher asked one day. I just shrugged it off. She would never understand.

At night I would dream of the cinnamon rushing through my body. It was all I could think about. My family soon noticed that I had a problem. The day they took away my Starbucks Rewards Card was only the beginning. Soon after, my driving privileges were revoked. I couldn’t go a day without

bumming an Über so I could get to a drive-thru.

I began to lose friends. Money was never paid back, and the benefits of living a spice-free life were not things that interested me. I began to watch Pretty Little Liars and my scarf collection only got bigger by the day.

It was a Friday when I came home from school and went straight to my room as I normally did. After sitting down at the desk, I knew something didn’t feel right. Where were my Lana Del Rey posters? I opened the desk drawer where I kept my Pumpkin-Spice flavored gum and it was gone. I darted to the closet and there were no leggings in sight. I was furious. After running down the stairs

to the living room, all hell broke loose. “WHAT DID YOU DO WITH MY STUFF!?” I began to shout.

Then I saw it. My family and friends were sitting in a circle. They asked me to take a seat and immediately, all of my emotions were released. I cried. What had I done with my life? I had such a bright future. It was that day that I vowed to be spice-free. And I was. For a few months.

On Sept. 12, 2014, I attended an Ed Sheeran concert. The atmosphere was breath taking but something inside had made me feel uneasy. I needed it. For the first time in months, my body yearned for the warm feeling of pumpkin. I’m not sure whether it was the amount of flower crowns or the Uggs, but

it all came rushing back to me. I left my friends and sprinted to the nearest Starbucks. After getting my remedy, I ran as fast as I could to a scenic pasture. It was there that I took a selfie and added an elaborate Instagram filter, finally fulfilling what I had wanted so badly for the months that my therapist made me switch to Caribou Coffee. I finally had it back in my life. My friends discovered me a few hours later passed out next to a dream catcher waiting for Victoria’s Secret to open.

I’ve been clean now for 12 months, and my therapist told me I’m making tremendous progress. Yet, I still ache for it every day.

HOOKED ONSPICE

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Imogen Farris Arts & Living EditorView of the balloons filling the stadium.

KSU’s Sports and Recreation Park hosted the third annual Owl-O-Ween Hot Air Balloon Festival on Oct. 23 and 24 bringing in more than 42,000 visitors. The two-day event featured activities for people of all ages, including trick-or-treating, vendors, food trucks, and performers spread throughout. Performers included skilled circus acts, performers with fire whips and batons, and Kennesaw’s own improv society. Night Owl Productions, a student led Production Company employed with only KSU students, ran the event.

Before entering the stadium on Friday night, the balloons could be seen slowly rising into the air as they were filled. Thirteen hot air balloons were used, and featured many

popular characters such as Tweety Bird and Sylvester the cat. The excitement could be felt all around as eager patrons waited at the main gate and the designated student gate. The student gate, dubbed the “Owl’s Nest,” was meant for KSU students aged 18 or older. However, with the two different entrance gates, many people became confused about which one to enter, as there were no signs.

Upon entering the stadium, music from Star94 could be heard from all around. The marketplace lined the edge of the field, with vendors selling items including jewelry, candles, and coffee. Dancers in costumes and full makeup entertained children, and an ice carver used a chainsaw to create a masterpiece. Many

children, teenagers, and adults wore costumes, including Elsa, Batman, and Captain America. There were more interesting costumes, such as bacon and a girl wearing deer makeup and a sign reading “oh!”

Derrick Palms, the executive lead of Night Owl Productions, was very excited about this year’s event.

“We have upped the ante each year, adding more entertainment, more stages, more visual art installations,” Palms said. “We are already thinking of cool things that can be added for future years to come.”

Even though the event was held on a college campus, it was very family friendly. Children could go trick-or-treating with vendors, have their faces painted, or even ride in a hot air

balloon for a once in a lifetime experience. It was also a great opportunity to try out their Halloween costumes for this year.

The event was also very popular amongst college students. Payton Butler and Kristen Persaud, both freshmen at KSU, had nothing but positive notes.

“It’s so pretty,” Butler, a graphics communication major, said. “They have a lot of really cool free stuff for students.”

When asked about her experience so far at KSU, Persuad was more than happy to answer. “I didn’t expect to feel so welcome,” Persuad said.

The event would not have occurred without the hard work from Night Owl Productions. “Approximately 100 Night Owls work to set, run, and strike the

event and an additional 125 volunteers helped on event days with a variety of tasks,” Palms said. “This is our own 100% self produced event, which is a great feeling to know that students are able to run a two day festival.”

Palms mentioned the event was set to attract over 40,000 people from all over the southeast. “Owl-O-Ween is an event that builds community traditions and connections,” Palms said.

With the event continuing to expand each year, it can only be expected that next years Owl-O-Ween will be even more exciting and entertaining than before.

Cory Hancock | The SentinelHot air balloon getting ready to soar into the air. Performers twirl flaming batons near Der Biergarten.

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Jade West Staff Writer

Fall is a wonderful time of year filled with sweaters, hay rides, and tiny chocolate bars. Just like every other season, fall is the perfect time to sit around and watch Netflix. However, to make your Netflix sessions a little more autumnal, here is a list of the best Netflix films to suit all of your movie-streaming needs.

BEST FALL CLASSIC: “THE VILLAGE” (2004)

BEST TERRIBLE MOVIE:

“ZOMBEAVERS” (2014)

OUR TOP FIVE PICKS FOR FALL MOVIES ON NETFLIX

M. Night Shyamalan may be notorious for not doing anything right these days, but back in his prime, this director succeeded in making a film that truly encompasses all that fall has to offer. This movie is filled with murder, thrills, twists and turns, as well as fabulous butternut-yellow wardrobe selections and a generous supply of crunchy leaves. This film is so fall-tastic, you can practically taste the artificial pumpkin spice flavoring in every passing scene.

We are all familiar with this Tim Burton classic, but you may not have known that this ball of nostalgia is now available to be streamed from your Netflix account whenever you are in the mood to have fifteen different Halloween songs stuck in your head all at once.

BEST ANIMATED MOVIE: “THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS” (1993)

Let’s be honest. One of the prime uses for our Netflix accounts is to indulge in the absolute worst films the world has to offer, and thanks to the producers of “American Pie” and “Cabin Fever,” we can, yet again, lower our standards. This is the story of a group of scantily-clad coeds who venture into the wilderness in search of some relaxation and beavers. But soon, the unnaturally good-looking college students are fighting for their lives when they realize that the beavers in the lake have a peculiar craving for human flesh. Could these beavers possibly be... ZOMBeavers? Yes. Yes, they could. And they are. And boy, does it make for an awful movie.

Get ready to have your pants scared off. Jennifer Kent’s latest film does away with the traditional “jump-scare” tactics of horror and instead uses a psychological approach that seeps inside of your head and brings all of your childhood fears to terrifying life. This movie is sure to give you the satisfying scare we all crave at this time of year.

Looking for the perfect movie to turn on and then practically ignore while you canoodle with your bae and/or

latest Tinder match? Look no further than Sam Esmail’s “Comet.” Justin Long and Emmy Rossum star in this modern romance that jumps around in

time over the course of their relationship. This is the perfect romantic movie to watch with your significant other at your next “Netflix and Chill” night, because while it is capable

of holding your attention, it does not require ALL of your attention.

BEST “NETFLIX

AND CHILL” MOVIE:

“COMET” (2014)

BEST SCARY MOVIE: “THE BABADOOK” (2014)

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Kennesaw State’s Theatre Program is one to be admired. They had the privilege to recreate the infamous legend of The Scarlet Letter. With the help of some of the amazing professor’s within the theatre program, the students were able to recreate the town of Salem, with only the use of two large staged props. The props served as several different scenes, ranging from a jail, to the woods, to varied characters houses.

The costumes were all very fitting for the time. The men wore old black shoes with buckles, breeches and a pale colored doublet. They wore the Puritan hat we all recognize, called a capotain. The women wore dresses, with an apron-like over dress, along with shawls, and a bonnet. The cast followed the time and the required outfits for the time period.

The cast not only learned their part and performed, but also made it easier to suspend reality, and get emotionally attached to the characters many people learned about in high school. Matthew Siano played the role of Nathaniel the narrator. Meg Harkins was a satisfying and convincing lead as Hester Prynne. However, the role of Hester’s daughter Pearl, played by Gabriella Gordon, managed to steal the show.

The only criticism about the play was many of the complimentary characters would speak too fast or too quiet to understand exactly what was said. I have never read the The Scarlet Letter, so I was holding onto every word said by the cast. Unfortunately when this issue arose, it was more of a guessing game for me, and I would have to really pay attention to the following characters line. Thankfully, this did not happen often through the play, and I am betting most of it was nerves. It only occurred within the first half hour or so.

I had the pleasure of meeting the cast after the play. Johnny Boddie plays Roger

Chillingsworth, the cunning and devilish estranged husband of Hester Prynne. Boddie was also the makeup designer and makeup captain, and he would start the makeup three to four hours before the show. The elaborate makeup could take up to an hour, but the characters with less makeup, maybe thirty minutes.

During our small conversation, I got to ask Johnny about the process in creating The Scarlet Letter, the costume and makeup process, and the feeling of finally performing the play they worked so hard to create. According to Boddie, Dr. John Gentile has been writing the script for this play for years. In the spring of 2015, there was a staged reading on campus to get a feel from the audience. After the final script was created, auditions started in August of this year.

Thanks to Jan Wikstrom, who is the co-director and the vocal coach, the cast was able to exceed vocally and master the “pioneer dialect.” While getting ready before each performance, the cast warmed up together in the dressing rooms, so they were ready for their lines and the various songs through out the different acts.

The play was phenomenal in all aspects! If you did not get the chance to see it, then you missed an amazing piece of art. A big thank you to the directors, John Gentile and Henry Scott, the breathtaking cast, and the Kennesaw State Theatre program.

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“Beginners” follows the perspective of Oliver, played by Ewan McGregor, as he learns that his father is gay. For Oliver, this is a shocking revelation because his father, Hal, played by Christopher Plumber, was married to Oliver’s mother for 44 years before she passed away. Hal meets Andy (Goran Visnjic), a much younger man and lives without hesitation, drinking in all the

joys and pains of his new life.Around the same time,

Oliver meets Anna (Mélanie Laurent), and struggles to find the right balance between the people he thought he and Hal were and who they really are. The resulting love story is prismatic as it explores the love between father and son and the relationships that intersect along the way.

“Beginners” is a movie

“drunk with life.” As Writer/Director, Mike Mills, described his inspiration for the film as his real life father. Mills frames “Beginners” in an imaginative yet genuine view of Los Angeles. The cinematography is beautiful and real. Matched with a sound track as unique and inviting as the story, “Beginners” is a movie worth seeing.

In director and writer Mike Mill’s semi-autobiographical film, “Beginners,” Ewan McGregor plays Oliver, a man fascinated by history-- the history of his parents, the history of sadness, the history of Jack Russell Terriers; he even goes as far as to spray paint what he calls “historical consciousness” onto the walls of his city. Oliver uses

the past to explain why things are the way they are now; however, while he spends his time looking back, his life keeps moving forward.

The story follows three separate timelines in Oliver’s life: his childhood with his mother, the final years of his father’s life, in which his father, played by Christopher Plummer, is finally able to live as an

openly gay man, and the time after his father’s death when he is trying to balance a budding love life with his grief.

“Beginners” is a delicate and beautiful film about the best and worst times in a person’s life and how those times can often overlap. This is an important film that should not be missed.

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Despite the premature Christmas decorating that occurs in several stores, fall has only begun to kick into full gear. Neither Halloween nor Thanksgiving would be complete without a pumpkin for the occasion. Instead of going to the store to pick out a pumpkin, spend some time checking out the Georgia’s pumpkin patches and all they have to offer.

BEST PUMPKIN PATCH FOR~Families Cagle’s Family Farm362 Stringer Rd, Canton, GA

3011529 minutes from the

Kennesaw Campus, 35 minutes from the Marietta Campus

Cagle’s Family Farm does not only boast pumpkins for sale. Their list of ‘Fall Fun’ exceeds many of their competitors. No matter the age of anyone who visits, there is bound to be something to put a smile on his or her face. The corn maze, haunted barn, goat walk, bonfires, hayrides, and a farm tour are just a few ways that you can enjoy your day here.

~Saving gasBray Family Farms3625 Powder Springs Rd,

Powder Springs, GA 3012717 minutes from the

Kennesaw Campus, 8 minutes from the Marietta campus

Going to a pumpkin patch doesn’t always mean going on a miniature road trip. In addition to having a wide variety of pumpkins, hay maze, and haunted hay rides, Bray Family Farms also offer customers the opportunity to purchase beeswax candles, homemade jams, ethically raised meat and eggs, hot boiled peanuts and several other fresh fruits and vegetables. “We strive to provide the most nutritious food we can grow, using natural methods and raising our animals in a free-range, chemical-free environment and fall is no exception,” Andy Bray, farm owner, said.

~VarietyBurt’s Pumpkin Farm5 Burt’s Farm Rd. Dawsonville,

GA 305341 hour and 7 minutes from

the Kennesaw Campus, 1 hour and 12 minutes from the Marietta Campus

To get the best variety of pumpkins that Georgia has to offer, you have to make quite the trek. However, the immense variety makes up for the drive. Whether you are looking for the tiniest one-pound pumpkin, or a 150 pound one, Burt’s

Pumpkin Farm has it. The pumpkins even range in color: from standard orange to green, yellow, and white pumpkins. “Be prepared for the weekend crowd. I walked a good distance to the farm because they asked us to park so far away. I’ve never seen so many pumpkins before so it ended up being worth it,” Julia Simms, freshman and biology major said.

~PriceYule Forest Pumpkin Patch3565 Hwy 155 North

Stockbridge, GA 3028133 minutes from the

Kennesaw Campus, 52 minutes away from the Marietta Campus

Whether you’re looking to spend a day with your younger siblings, channeling your inner child with a group of friends, or have a family of your own, Yule Forest Pumpkin Patch has an abundance of activities for everyone, such as a nature trail, hayride, petting zoo, green garden house, bee house, farm shows and a pumpkin patch where pumpkins can be cut right off the vine. The activities do not come at a steep price either. All activities are included with admission, which is $8.00 for adults and $10.00 for children.

FALL IN LOVE WITH FALL: PUMPKIN EDITIONKayla Dungee Staff Writer

Photo by Kayla DungeeBurt’s Pumpkin Farm offers a large variety of pumpkins. Bray’s Family Farms has plenty of pumpkins for sale.

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Chris Raimondi Sports Editor

Trey White directs blockers down field.

Liberty quarterback Josh Woodrum guaranteed the Flames would win all of their remaining games prior to facing Kennesaw State Saturday night, and so far his team is 1-for-1.

The Owls had no answers for Woodrum as he threw for 230 yards and four touchdowns to lead Liberty to a 45-35 win before 20,393 fans at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.

“They did good offensively and got to a point where we couldn’t stop them,” KSU head coach Brian Bohannon said. “If we could have got one stop, I feel like we could have got back in it in the second half, but we couldn’t get a shot.”

Already leading 24-7 after two quarters, Liberty (4-4, 1-2) scored on all three of its drives in the second half.

KSU (5-2, 1-1) also scored on all four of its possessions in the final 30 minutes, but never could overcome the 17 point deficit conceded in the first half.

Quarterback Trey White engineered the Owls’ offense with 94 yards rushing, 71 passing and four total touchdowns, including a 12-yard pass to backup quarterback and running back Jake McKenzie on KSU’s opening drive of the third quarter.

McKenzie later threw a touchdown pass to Xavier

Harper in the fourth quarter.After kicker Justin Thompson

accounted for all of KSU’s offense against Gardner-Webb last week, the Owls scored five total touchdowns, three rushing and two through the air. Trey Chivers was the game’s leading rusher with 97 yards and had a long of 36.

The Owls took the initial lead by compiling a 13-play, 76-yard opening drive which White capped off with a 1-yard touchdown run. Liberty then rattled off 24 unanswered points before the half.

KSU made it a 10-point game on three occasions in the second half, but self-imposed mistakes plagued the

Owls’ chance of a comeback. Kennesaw committed 11 penalties for 105 yards, including nine offside calls.

“We beat ourselves a lot tonight,” Bohannon said. “I give Liberty a lot of credit. They’re a good football team. We had 11 penalties for over 100 yards. You can’t go beat the defending Big South Conference champion with 11 penalties. We’ve got to do a better job of that.”

KSU faces a tough challenge through the remainder of Big South play. The Owls’ remaining opponents boast a 17-12 record and present more experience than the youthful Kennesaw roster, something Bohannon referenced after the loss

to Liberty.“I’m proud about the way our

guys fought tonight,” Bohannon said. “I mean you’re talking about a team coming in with maybe half the amount of scholarships and our guys went toe-to-toe and fought pretty hard tonight. There is no quit in our football team.”

The Flames are back in the win column after dropping two consecutive road conference games to Gardner-Webb and Monmouth, which knocked them out of the top-25. KSU is now 1-1 in the conference and hosts Monmouth Saturday at 1 p.m. in Fifth Third Bank Stadium.

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Kennesaw State’s soccer team traveled to play the University of South Carolina Upstate Sunday in a pivotal game to determine seeding for the upcoming Atlantic Sun tournament.

Going into the game, the Owls needed a victory to host a playoff game, or a loss from the University of North Florida to secure at least the sixth seed.

KSU claimed a 1-0 victory over the Spartans and hold the No. 4 seed in the A-Sun tournament.

The Owls came out in a very offensive formation looking to take control of the game early and dictate the flow. KSU played with a full press, something that King has been implementing in the latter part of the season to try and break up opposing team’s passing rhythm in the midfield.

Possession was pretty even in

the opening stages, and each team had a few chances to get on the board. The opening half was even with KSU’s nine shots to USC Upstate’s five.

The Owls were able to open it up a bit more in the second half, shooting thirteen times to USC Upstate’s four, forcing Spartans goalkeeper Ellen Bright to a total of fourteen saves.

Owls goalkeeper Ashley Zambetti made six saves to earn her first shutout of the season and KSU’s third.

Shannon Driscoll scored the game-winning goal when she dribbled around the keeper in the 77 minute after a pass from Cassidy Kemp put her one on one with Bright. The assist was Cassidy Kemp’s fourth of the season, Kemp currently leads the team with 16 points.

Driscoll’s goal was her second of the season and the fifth of her career at KSU.

Hosting a home playoff game is an accomplishment that Coach King really made a point of emphasis before the season started. “It’s very difficult if you don’t host [a playoff game] or you don’t host a semi final game,” he said back in August. “We went down to Florida to play the quarter final game, and then we went down to play the semi-final and final. So we want to get to that championship game, but we want to take a different route.”

The Owls host Stetson Friday at 2 p.m. at Fifth Third Bank Stadium as they seek their second consecutive A-Sun championship appearance. KSU also hosts Emory University this Tuesday at 7 p.m. as they celebrate senior Hannah Churchill and close out regular season play.

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Matt Boggs | The SentinelShannon Driscoll dribbles down field.

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Gibson entered the game as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the ninth inning with the Los Angeles Dodgers trailing 4-3 against the Oakland Athletics and closer Dennis Eckersley in to seal the win. with two injured legs, Gibson smacked a walk-off homerun to give the Dodgers a 1-0 series lead which they eventually won 4-1. what made the play even more famous was his hobbled-trot around the bases in which he branded with an iconic fist pump.

With a 3-2 series lead, the Boston Red Sox were one out away from ending a 68-year World Series drought. Mookie Wilson hit a ground ball to first baseman Bill Buckner which skipped through his legs for an error and scored the winning run for the New York Mets. Boston went on to lose game 7 and the series.

Maybe the greatest ever, the 2001 World Series was the first November Fall Classic due to the Sept. 11 attacks delaying the postseason, the first championship for an Arizona team and it had three late-inning comebacks which ended in walk-offs. Luis Gonzalez hit a walk-off bases-loaded single off of the greatest closer of all time in Mariano Rivera to win the 2001 World Series and essentially end the Yankees’ dynasty that had won three-straight championships (98-00).

The Blue Jays trailed the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 in game six of the ’93 championship with a 3-2 series lead. Joe Carter stepped to the plate with two men on in the bottom of the ninth and struck one of the greatest walk-off home runs in baseball history to win Toronto its second consecutive World Series. The home run produced the famous call from Tom Cheek, “Touch ‘em all Joe. You’ll never hit a bigger home run in your life.”

St. Louis overcame a two-run deficit twice in game six. With a 3-2 series lead, the Texas Rangers had the Cardinals down to their final strike on two separate occasions. St. Louis trailed by two in the bottom of the ninth when David Freese hit a game-tying triple on a 1-2 count with two outs. Texas scored twice in the top of the tenth, but Lance Berkman tied the game with a single on a 2-2 count and two outs in the bottom of that inning. Freese hit a walk-off homer in the eleventh inning to win it and St. Louis went on to claim game seven and the series.

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From left to right: Keith, Briana and Griffin Schunzel. Photo courtesy of KSU Athletics.

Head coach of the Kennesaw State volleyball team Keith Schunzel announced that Friday night’s game against NJIT will serve as the inaugural Griffin’s Game.

The game will help raise money, awareness and support for Schunzel’s son, Griffin, as well as family friends Brooks Perry and Becky Kent, who are all battling cancer.

“Griffin’s game is our way of directly impacting two wonderful families who are courageously battling this terrible disease called cancer as well as continuing to raise awareness,” Schunzel said. “Griffin’s game is about hope, love and community. Any amount of money raised, big or small, will 100 percent go into these families’ pockets to help them with whatever needs they have.”

The game begins at 7 p.m. in

the Convocation Center where there will be a number of ways to support the cause. There will be “Fight like Griffin” T-shirts available for $10, along with collection buckets and links to GoFundMe accounts for each of the families.

All of the money raised will go directly to the families.

Former KSU softball coach Scott Whitlock helped inspire Griffin’s game with his development of Lexi’s Game, a day the softball team holds annually to support Lexi Kaiser, a 12-year old girl diagnosed with cerebral palsy.

Schunzel, Griffin and his wife Briana met Brooks at Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital. Becky is the mother of the Director of Sport Performance Jeremy Gough at KSU. Griffin, Brooks and Becky are all expected to be in attendance at the game.

“Bri, Griffin and I have felt so much love and support in our

own fight,” Schunzel said. “From very personal experience, when people give money it’s about so much more than the money, it’s their way of saying, we love you, keep fighting and we’re with you.”

“And in the best way we know how to, we want Brooks, Becky and their families to know and feel that we’re here for them, that people love them and that the best way to fight something is with people who care standing right beside you.”

Griffin, who turns 3 in December was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March. Brooks, 4, has Neuroblastoma, which is a cancer that develops from immature nerve cells found in several areas of the body. Becky was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer called Leiomyosarcoma.

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