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Author: Perry Turnipseed

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Soccer falls in ASUN playoffs, ends successful season
  • Soccer

Soccer falls in ASUN playoffs, ends successful season

  • Perry Turnipseed
  • October 29, 2018
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The Kennesaw State women’s soccer team was knocked out of the ASUN playoffs by North Alabama.

Player Profile: Tiffany Sornpao continues excellence as goalkeeper
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Player Profile: Tiffany Sornpao continues excellence as goalkeeper

  • Perry Turnipseed
  • October 8, 2018
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Sornpao has been a model of consistency for the Owls, racking up saves and securing leads against tough opponents such as UGA and Georgia Southern.

Winning streak ends for soccer as conference schedule looms
  • Soccer

Winning streak ends for soccer as conference schedule looms

  • Perry Turnipseed
  • September 17, 2018
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The Kennesaw State women’s soccer team played twice last week, relinquishing their four-match winning streak in a loss at Samford before drawing against Mercer at home.

Harris strikes twice as Owls continue hot start
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Harris strikes twice as Owls continue hot start

  • Perry Turnipseed
  • September 10, 2018
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Kennesaw State improved to 7-1 with wins against Georgia Southern and the University of Georgia this weekend. This start is the best KSU has had since moving to Division I in 2005.

Soccer team secures 3-1 record over weekend
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Soccer team secures 3-1 record over weekend

  • Perry Turnipseed
  • August 27, 2018
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The Kennesaw State women’s soccer team visited Troy University on Friday, Aug. 24, winning with a 3-1 victory and extending their winning streak to three games.

Softball wins ASUN Championship, exits regionals in first round
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Softball wins ASUN Championship, exits regionals in first round

  • Perry Turnipseed
  • June 4, 2018
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The KSU Owls softball team beat USC Upstate to claim the ASUN Conference title and advanced to the NCAA Division I where they lost in the first round to Auburn and Jacksonville State.

Softball beats Georgia State, sweeps Lipscomb in doubleheader
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Softball beats Georgia State, sweeps Lipscomb in doubleheader

  • Perry Turnipseed
  • April 23, 2018
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The KSU softball team defeated Georgia State 6-3 and swept Lipscomb 3-2 and 2-1 in a doubleheader on Senior Day.

Softball beats FGCU twice after win against GT
  • Softball

Softball beats FGCU twice after win against GT

  • Perry Turnipseed
  • April 16, 2018
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The softball team played four games last week, beating Georgia Tech at home before taking two of three games at Florida Gulf Coast.

Baseball scores 63 runs in weekend sweep of Grambling State
  • Baseball

Baseball scores 63 runs in weekend sweep of Grambling State

  • Perry Turnipseed
  • March 26, 2018
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The Owls dominated in their series against Grambling State in which they won each game by 10 runs or more.

Baseball routed by Bulldogs, beat Sooners once
  • Baseball

Baseball routed by Bulldogs, beat Sooners once

  • Perry Turnipseed
  • March 19, 2018
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The baseball team played four games in the past week, losing to Georgia before winning one out of three games against the Oklahoma Sooners.

Baseball wins twice in wet weekend series
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Baseball wins twice in wet weekend series

  • Perry Turnipseed
  • March 12, 2018
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Extra innings drama featuring a game-winning bunt and inclement weather highlighted KSU’s three-game series with Sacred Heart.

Baseball beats Samford twice after losses to Mercer
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Baseball beats Samford twice after losses to Mercer

  • Perry Turnipseed
  • March 5, 2018
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The Owls went 0-2 in their series against Mercer and 2-1 in their series against Samford over the weekend.

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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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