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Vice president for student affairs steps down
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Vice president for student affairs steps down

  • Arielle Robinson
  • September 23, 2019
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The vice president for student affairs, K.C. White, stepped down from her position and will leave KSU next month.

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Former Orlando police officer arrests young children without permission

  • Arielle Robinson
  • September 23, 2019
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An officer who arrested two 6-year-olds without his supervisor’s permission and was fired by the Orlando Police Department.

Outside the Nest: Conflicting reports differ over Saudi Arabian oil strike
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Outside the Nest: Conflicting reports differ over Saudi Arabian oil strike

  • Arielle Robinson
  • September 16, 2019
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Saudi Arabia and U.S. blame Iran for drone strikes on Saudi Arabian oil facilities.

Bookstore workers unveil life behind the counter
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Bookstore workers unveil life behind the counter

  • Arielle Robinson
  • September 9, 2019
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In a continued series on occupations held at KSU, one student and a manager share their experiences working at the campus bookstore.

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Meet the new editorial members

  • Arielle Robinson
  • August 22, 2019
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Meet the newest staff members of The Sentinel for Fall 2019.

OPINION: KSU students need to speak out against ICE
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OPINION: KSU students need to speak out against ICE

  • Arielle Robinson
  • August 19, 2019
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Students cannot be silent while inhumane actions are taken by the government agency

A pool, a party and a proximity to blackness
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A pool, a party and a proximity to blackness

  • Arielle Robinson
  • July 15, 2019
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After a viral tweet by a KSU graduate became controversial, students weigh in on PWIs versus HBCUs.

KSUnited leader says Whitten “refuses to publicly condemn racism”
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KSUnited leader says Whitten “refuses to publicly condemn racism”

  • Arielle Robinson
  • April 15, 2019
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KSUnited leader says President Whitten does not show any interest in ending racism on campus.

Funding for new academic center pending
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Funding for new academic center pending

  • Arielle Robinson
  • March 18, 2019
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The budget for an academic learning center has yet to be approved by the Georgia Senate.

Atlanta court upholds Board of Regents policy
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Atlanta court upholds Board of Regents policy

  • Arielle Robinson
  • March 18, 2019
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An Atlanta Federal Appeals Court upheld a Georgia Board of Regents policy on Wednesday, March 6, preventing students who have entered the United States without legal permission from attending Georgia’s top universities.

“Night of Healing” event addresses racial climate on campus
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“Night of Healing” event addresses racial climate on campus

  • Arielle Robinson
  • March 11, 2019
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Several student organizations came together to move on from prior racial issues.

Events held to address racial climate on campus
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Events held to address racial climate on campus

  • Arielle Robinson
  • February 25, 2019
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Two events were held on Kennesaw State’s campus that addressed recent racial incidents including reports of racial profiling, rumored threats of a racially fueled shooting and the exposition of a discriminatory group chat.

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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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