KSU installs Olens as president while students protest

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Kennesaw State students protest at Sam Olens event

Photos: Students took a knee during the national anthem to protest how the school handled cheerleaders who knelt at a football game.

Keyona Jenkins, a junior, majoring in nursing, (left) and Diamond Porterfield, (right) a freshman, majoring in early childhood education, protest at KSU on October 19, 2017. A group of Kennesaw State University students are protesting in support of the KSU cheerleaders who want to take a knee in protest of police brutality during the national anthem . (Rebecca Breyer)

Kennesaw State University president Sam Olens ispeaks during the investiture ceremony at KSU on October 19, 2017. The ceremony comes at a less than opportune time for Olens. He's under fire for possible caving in to demands by Cobb County Sheriff Neil Warren and others to find a way to prevent cheerleaders from kneeling in protest of police brutality during the national anthem. (Rebecca Breyer)

Diamond Porterfield, a freshman, majoring in early childhood education, (right) protests at KSU on October 19, 2017. A group of Kennesaw State University students are protesting in support of the KSU cheerleaders who want to take a knee in protest of police brutality during the national anthem . (Rebecca Breyer)

Daniel Saylee, a senior, (left) majoring in psychology, communications and the music and entertainment business, Cameron White, a freshman, (middle) majoring in psychology, and Brandon Parsons, a freshman, (right) majoring in environmental science, protest together at KSU on October 19, 2017. A group of Kennesaw State University students are protesting in support of the KSU cheerleaders who want to take a knee in protest of police brutality during the national anthem . (Rebecca Breyer)

Kyrefe Harper, a senior at KSU, (left) majoring in accouting, and Tahir Upshaw, a junior, (center) majoring in mechanical engineering, speak with counter-protester Neil Wolin, a junior, (right) majoring in professional sales, at KSU on October 19, 2017. A group of Kennesaw State University students are protesting in support of the KSU cheerleaders who want to take a knee in protest of police brutality during the national anthem . (Rebecca Breyer)

Alicia Coleman, a senior, (right) majoring in marketing, and Nakia Merrill, a senior, (left) majoring in psychology, protest at KSU on October 19, 2017. A group of Kennesaw State University students are protesting in support of the KSU cheerleaders who want to take a knee in protest of police brutality during the national anthem . (Rebecca Breyer)

Alexa Vaca, a junior, majoring in political science, (middle) raises her arm with her fellow protesters take a knee at KSU on October 19, 2017. A group of Kennesaw State University students are protesting in support of the KSU cheerleaders who want to take a knee in protest of police brutality during the national anthem . (Rebecca Breyer)

Keyona Jenkins, a junior, majoring in nursing, protests during the national anthem at the Kennesaw State University Convocation Center at KSU on October 19, 2017. Kennesaw State University president Sam Olens is scheduled to be officially installed in that position during an investiture ceremony at 10 a.m. Thursday. A reception follows on the campus green. The ceremony comes at a less than opportune time for Olens. He's under fire for possible caving in to demands by Cobb County Sheriff Neil Warren and others to find a way to prevent cheerleaders from kneeling in protest of police brutality during the national anthem. (Rebecca Breyer)

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Keyona Jenkins, a junior, majoring in nursing, (left) and Diamond Porterfield, (right) a freshman, majoring in early childhood education, protest at KSU on October 19, 2017. A group of Kennesaw State University students are protesting in support of the KSU cheerleaders who want to take a knee in protest of police brutality during the national anthem . (Rebecca Breyer)

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