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Furry friends fight off Fall gloom at Sturgis Library
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Furry friends fight off Fall gloom at Sturgis Library

  • Ashu Ebot-Tabi
  • November 9, 2023
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Ruff days were less so when therapy dogs from Happy Tails stopped by the Sturgis Library on October 30. Lasting from 1 to 2:30 p.m., […]

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Annual Pumpkin Launch held on Marietta campus

  • Ashu Ebot-Tabi
  • November 2, 2023
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This annual event showcased designs created by students of KSU’s Engineering Program.

Bounce park supports local foster youth
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Bounce park supports local foster youth

  • Ashu Ebot-Tabi
  • September 28, 2023
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Hosted in Town Center, Funbox is a bounce park seeking to entertain families and aid charitable causes.

Marietta Campus Rec Center reopens after renovations
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Marietta Campus Rec Center reopens after renovations

  • Ashu Ebot-Tabi
  • September 5, 2023
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Features include a new lounging room for students and a larger area for weightlifting.

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OPINION: The merits of media preservation

  • Ashu Ebot-Tabi
  • April 18, 2023
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As media impermanence increases, physical and digital media preservation is essential.

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Students beta test social improvement at 2023 Hackathon

  • Ashu Ebot-Tabi
  • March 27, 2023
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This year marks the seventh annual Hackathon held at Kennesaw State, and the third focused around the theme of social good.

Model NATO wins four awards at latest conference
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Model NATO wins four awards at latest conference

  • Ashu Ebot-Tabi
  • March 18, 2023
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Representing Estonia at the 38th Annual International Model NATO, Kennesaw State’s team won four awards and landed in the top six of all participating universities.

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February 2023 crime log overview

  • Ashu Ebot-Tabi
  • March 13, 2023
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In February, property-related crimes were both the most common kind and saw an increase from January, while the most affected campus area was University Village Building 2000.

Clubs of the week: Students bound to enjoy writing groups
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Clubs of the week: Students bound to enjoy writing groups

  • Ashu Ebot-Tabi
  • February 21, 2023
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Members of both Writers and Warlocks and Write Place clubs can improve their creative writing skills through workshops, peer reviews and other such activities.

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Knock worth answering: ‘Knock at the Cabin’ review

  • Ashu Ebot-Tabi
  • February 14, 2023
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M. Night Shyamalan’s recent streak of slightly undercooked but respectably earnest films continues with his latest film.

Students wrangle with costs of required readings
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Students wrangle with costs of required readings

  • Ashu Ebot-Tabi
  • January 27, 2023
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Simultaneously a necessity and nuisance, textbooks are one of the defining college staples alongside coffee and ramen.

New Year’s spirits: pros and cons of Dry January
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New Year’s spirits: pros and cons of Dry January

  • Ashu Ebot-Tabi
  • January 17, 2023
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2023 marks the 10th anniversary of Dry January, a campaign founded to promote alcohol abstinence.

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KENNESAW, Ga. — Since October 1963, KSU Student Media has dedicated itself to authentic storytelling and exceptional journalism written by the students, for the students. Over the past two academic years, Student Media at Kennesaw State University has seen significant traction and promise through strong student leadership and ambitious
initiatives.

OWL Radio, The Sentinel Newspaper and The Peak Magazine have grown into organizations whose reach, whether through written word or radio broadcast, touches tens of thousands of students.

Despite the lack of institutional support, Sentinel and OWL Radio have been nominated for the Atlanta Press Club 2026 Awards of Excellence and the GABBY awards for Student Radio, respectively.

Kennesaw State University administration is hindering progress by stripping the key funding for The Sentinel, The Peak and OWL Radio.

On March 23, KSU announced that there were no remaining funds for Student Media. This eradicated the possibility for additional physical prints for The Sentinel or The Peak and drastically cut funding for OWL Radio’s event programming. The justification of the funding removal does not come with a promise of better housing, parking, or safety on campus for students. Rather, it comes with KSU’s neglect of their debt to their music licensing budget.

For the fiscal year, Student Media was allocated a $97,000 budget by the Division of Student Affairs. However, instead of the entirety going to Student Media, $61,185.99 of the budget paid for music licensing fees for Registered Student Organizations (RSOs), Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) and Student Affairs as a whole.

This move through budgeting resulted in Student Media paying not just the debt for the music licensing, but Kennesaw State University’s ability to play music across campus freely.
Despite only being responsible for part of the music licensing costs, Student Media’s budget covers almost all of KSU’s music licensing fees, excluding athletics. These fees take up 63.08% of Student Media’s total budget, meaning OWL Radio, The Peak and The Sentinel are only receiving a fraction of the funding they need to function.

Here’s the truth: Kennesaw State is disinterested in the growth of Student Media.

We are in a dangerous and pivotal time in American History. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, under the Trump Administration, Press Freedoms have been dubbed “no longer a given” by the organization.

Student reporting and radio operations are becoming more crucial by the day to cover important topics larger media outlets look away from, and the stripping of funding follows a dangerous step for KSU’s perspective on Press and Broadcasting Freedoms.

This follows a concerning enrollment pattern in KSU’s journalism program while other university papers, such as the University of Georgia’s Red & Black and Emory University’s The Emory Wheel, continue to thrive. Editorial Board: KSU’s Neglect of Student Media Is Unacceptable

The university’s journalism program, which did not exist until 2017 according to Campus Enrollment Data, saw early success, with peak enrollment numbers in 2018 and 2020. However, the program has seen a steady decline since 2021.

Instead of taking the time to invest in its journalism students, KSU has opted to invest into their athletic department, pouring millions of dollars into sports and freshmen generations, including a $15 million dollar naming deal with FifthThirds Stadium and a lack of housing or class priority for students who classify as non-freshman.

Fundamentally, Kennesaw State’s recent history has been defined by an administration that has neglected the student body and proven repeatedly that KSU’s priorities are financially tied to athletics and tuition revenue from incoming classes.

To have a thriving campus community, KSU must invest in its student body. Students want a university that cares for each student, not how many students it can accept and pack into a classroom or a stadium. A university is only as great as its students’ success, and without true support, KSU will always fall short.

OWL Radio, The Sentinel and The Peak are calling for the support of the student body, faculty and alumni by donating to Student Media through KSU’s Giving Day. Any amount helps and will allow Student Media to continue quality, student led content.

Signed Kennesaw State University Student Media Editors and Managers, Zaire Breedlove, Devyn Byers, Alexis Barton, Tye Brown, Devyn Woodard, Joey Hawthorne, Mary Wingate, Mafe Gomez, James Harris, Jordan Scruggs, Scott Daniell, Jackson Louneoubon

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