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Author: Peyton Elliott

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Outside the Nest: Tropical rainstorm Barry still a threat
  • Outside the Nest

Outside the Nest: Tropical rainstorm Barry still a threat

  • Peyton Elliott
  • July 15, 2019
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Barry has been downgraded to a Tropical Depression but flash flood worries still remain.

Summer enrollment increases as Whitten aims for higher graduation rate
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Summer enrollment increases as Whitten aims for higher graduation rate

  • Peyton Elliott
  • July 15, 2019
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Completing degrees faster, easily obtaining high-demand classes and taking shorter courses are major aspects of summer courses at KSU.

Machine company uses KSU to find workers for new facility
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Machine company uses KSU to find workers for new facility

  • Peyton Elliott
  • June 17, 2019
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Plethora creates custom machine parts that can be used in a variety of different fields.

Outside the Nest: Parkland survivor says Harvard revoked his acceptance for past mistakes
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Outside the Nest: Parkland survivor says Harvard revoked his acceptance for past mistakes

  • Peyton Elliott
  • June 17, 2019
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Kyle Kashuv issued an apology and attempted to meet with the school privately before ultimately being turned down and having his admission rescinded.

Whitten allegedly participated in faculty intimidation at UGA
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Whitten allegedly participated in faculty intimidation at UGA

  • Peyton Elliott
  • June 17, 2019
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According to the Red & Black, then UGA provost Dr. Pamela Whitten was allegedly displeased when a professor wanted UGA to acknowledge its history of slavery.

Committee names 3 finalists in search for new chief diversity officer
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Committee names 3 finalists in search for new chief diversity officer

  • Peyton Elliott
  • April 23, 2019
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All three CDO finalists will publicly present on campus as a part of their interview process.

Graduate Student Association loses travel funding due to policy changes
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Graduate Student Association loses travel funding due to policy changes

  • Peyton Elliott
  • April 23, 2019
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While GSA President Andrea Carpio Smith says the loss of funding is discouraging, Vice President for Student Affairs K.C. White says the new policy provides plenty of funding opportunities.

KSU student named civic fellow for conservation efforts
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KSU student named civic fellow for conservation efforts

  • Peyton Elliott
  • April 15, 2019
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Trice is one of 264 to become a 2019 Fellow, but the only student from KSU.

Marietta campus opens new computer lab for STEM majors
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Marietta campus opens new computer lab for STEM majors

  • Peyton Elliott
  • March 25, 2019
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The new UITS lab provides computers with over 17 major-specific pieces of software.

Faculty weigh in on innovative digital learning at KSU’s Unconference
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Faculty weigh in on innovative digital learning at KSU’s Unconference

  • Peyton Elliott
  • March 25, 2019
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The Unconference allows students to voice feedback on their past experiences with online learning at KSU.

Georgia Democratic Party offers paid opportunity for students
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Georgia Democratic Party offers paid opportunity for students

  • Peyton Elliott
  • March 18, 2019
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The Democratic National Convention Organizing Corps 2020 is paying students $4,000 for eight weeks of training and working in the field during the 2020 election.

Outside the Nest: Celebrities, others arrested in college admission scandal
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Outside the Nest: Celebrities, others arrested in college admission scandal

  • Peyton Elliott
  • March 18, 2019
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Some of the top universities in the U.S. are under investigation after they accept collected to accept students.

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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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