Skip to content
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
  • About
  • KSUSM
  • History
  • Policies
  • Contact
The Sentinel
  • News
    • Submit A News Tip
  • Opinion
  • Arts & Living
    • Reviews
  • Sports
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
      • Women
      • Men
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Hockey
    • Lacrosse
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Tennis
    • Volleyball
    • XC/Track & Field
    • Club Sports
    • Sports Blog
  • Humor
  • Contact
  • Advertising
  • Archives
    • 2019 Archive
    • 2018 Archive
    • 2017 Archive
    • 2016 Archive
    • 2015 Archive
    • 2014 Archive
    • 2013 Archive
    • 2012 Archive

Author: Arielle Robinson

  • Home
  • Arielle Robinson
  • Page 3
Georgia Senate passes law reducing dual enrollment credit hours
  • News

Georgia Senate passes law reducing dual enrollment credit hours

  • Arielle Robinson
  • February 3, 2020
  • 0

House Bill 444 would make it so students who want to take more than 30 credit hours will not receive state funding.

  • News

UPDATE: Stadium Village killer indicted

  • Arielle Robinson
  • February 3, 2020
  • 0
Unknown individual attempts break-in at Stacks on campus
  • News

Unknown individual attempts break-in at Stacks on campus

  • Arielle Robinson
  • February 3, 2020
  • 0

KSUPD responded to a call about an attempted break-in at the Stacks restaurant inside the Burruss Building.

  • News

Police Beat: Unknown individual attempts break-in at Stacks on campus

  • Arielle Robinson
  • January 27, 2020
  • 0
KSU associate dean earns Engineer of the Year
  • News

KSU associate dean earns Engineer of the Year

  • Arielle Robinson
  • January 27, 2020
  • 0

Dr. Renee Butler was honored for her excellency in engineering.

  • News

New SGA administration sworn in, looks toward future projects

  • Arielle Robinson
  • January 27, 2020
  • 0
BREAKING: KSU women’s basketball starter charged, arrested for murder
  • News

BREAKING: KSU women’s basketball starter charged, arrested for murder

  • Arielle Robinson
  • November 26, 2019
  • 0

Kamiyah Street, the starting point guard for KSU’s women’s basketball team, was arrested Thursday for murdering an Atlanta man.

  • News

Record enrollment yields increased dorms, faculty proposals

  • Arielle Robinson
  • November 18, 2019
  • 0

As KSU sees growth in its Fall 2019 enrollment, the university also wants to hire more faculty and build more dorms for students.

Cobb Public Service Commissioner talks energy development in Georgia
  • News

Cobb Public Service Commissioner talks energy development in Georgia

  • Arielle Robinson
  • November 18, 2019
  • 0

Tricia Pridemore spoke to students about the energy plants that exist across Georgia and plans that the Georgia Public Service Commission has for the future.

Coles College supporters inducted into Hall of Fame
  • News

Coles College supporters inducted into Hall of Fame

  • Arielle Robinson
  • November 11, 2019
  • 0

Sid Mookerji and Richard Taylor were inducted into the Coles College of Business Hall of Fame Wednesday, Oct. 30.

Outside the Nest: Iraqi people protest corrupt government, shut roads down
  • News

Outside the Nest: Iraqi people protest corrupt government, shut roads down

  • Arielle Robinson
  • November 4, 2019
  • 0

Thousands of Iraqis took to the street and closed main roads down Sunday to protest government corruption, high unemployment and poor public services.

Outside the Nest: Millions of Californians without power after company purposely cuts electricity
  • News

Outside the Nest: Millions of Californians without power after company purposely cuts electricity

  • Arielle Robinson
  • October 28, 2019
  • 0

PG&E has blacked out over one million of its customers by Sunday morning as northern California sees historic windstorm.

Posts pagination

Previous 1 2 3 4 … 6 Next
The Sentinel logo

The Sentinel is the student newspaper of Kennesaw State University. Since 1966, The Sentinel has provided an open forum to the campus community. It is published in print monthly and online weekly.

  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Mail

Accessibility Statement

Copyright © 2025 The Sentinel Theme: Fact News By Adore Themes.

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

×