Autumn Edmonston
I am a junior majoring in secondary English education, and I am so thrilled to be the new editor of the opinion section for the Sentinel. It is so exciting to be in a position where I can help to harness the outspoken, creative voices of writers and bring light to issues on and off-campus. I started writing for the Sentinel as a wide-eyed freshman in love with journalism and desperate for an outlet. The newspaper was the perfect place to write about our Kennesaw community and watch my creative passion grow — student media such as the Sentinel brings significance to the voices of students who are so often overlooked.
Outside of the paper, I work as an assistant teacher at a special-needs school. I sit with kids who require lots of patience and attention to learn, and it is so rewarding to watch them improve throughout the year. As a future teacher, the experience I have gained from that job is priceless. After graduation, I plan on becoming a full-time English teacher, and I cannot contain my enthusiasm for decorating my future classroom.
During my free time, I am almost always going for a run on local trails, spending hours at second-hand bookstores and playing with one of my six family dogs. At the top of my bucket list is thru-hiking the Appalachian Mountain Trail, a footpath trail that travels 2,000 miles from Georgia to Maine, which I plan to do in a few years.
This semester I strive for the Opinion section to be a relevant, empowering place in the newspaper where readers can know that their perspectives and opinions matter.
Arielle Robinson
I am an International Affairs major with a minor in Gender and Women’s Studies. I have written for the Sentinel since Fall 2018, beginning in the news section, and was ecstatic when I learned that I got the position of arts and living editor. I have loved writing since I was a child and it has always brought me great joy and comfort.
My goal, not only as editor but also as a reporter, is to tell the stories of those who have been typically denied a voice from mainstream journalism, often because they are marginalized. Through reporting and editing, I hope to reflect the varied experiences and lives of the KSU community.
My goal for the Arts and Living section is to be able to reflect the various cultures and communities around campus. I hope that I can encourage others to seek out learning and become a more compassionate person through that learning.
I believe that the arts is a reflection of the way society is and the way it could be, so it is crucial to be present when a change and/or event is happening in society. I believe in capturing the mundane things that occur on campus, as everyday events lead up to the occurrences that are often sensationalized. News does not randomly pop up out of the blue, and I hope to bring that understanding to others. I believe in journalism that is compassionate and always questions those in — and aspiring to — power.
In the future, I hope to become an investigative reporter and work for an agency like ProPublica. In my free time I enjoy journaling, reading, collecting records and listening to jazz.
