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Lutzie 43 Foundation raises awareness of distracted driving
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Lutzie 43 Foundation raises awareness of distracted driving

  • Cameron Loi
  • March 25, 2019
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Lutzie 43 Executive Director Mike Lutzenkirchen uses his son’s death to encourage awareness and prevention of distracted driving.

Study centers open on both campuses, provide students with quiet space
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Study centers open on both campuses, provide students with quiet space

  • Cameron Loi
  • February 11, 2019
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Kennesaw State unveiled two new study facilities on both the Marietta and Kennesaw campuses which will be open seven days a week to compensate for the hours the library is closed.

KSU recognized among nation’s best in multiple degree programs
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KSU recognized among nation’s best in multiple degree programs

  • Cameron Loi
  • January 21, 2019
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KSU has been named in the top 10 list for different academic degrees five different times.

Winter break roundup
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Winter break roundup

  • Cameron Loi
  • January 14, 2019
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Read up on stories that you may have missed over the break.

Business leaders inducted into Coles College Hall of Fame
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Business leaders inducted into Coles College Hall of Fame

  • Cameron Loi
  • October 29, 2018
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Kennesaw State’s Coles College recently inducted two local business leaders into its Business Hall of Fame.

KSU makes changes to dual enrollment program
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KSU makes changes to dual enrollment program

  • Cameron Loi
  • October 22, 2018
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Kennesaw State recently held a Dual Enrollment Information Night for high school students to learn more about the program at KSU and new changes that were made.

Students host pop-up restaurant on campus
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Students host pop-up restaurant on campus

  • Cameron Loi
  • October 15, 2018
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The culinary students at KSU are in charge of making their own restaurant, which is hosted right on campus.

New store offers printing, shipping services on campus
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New store offers printing, shipping services on campus

  • Cameron Loi
  • October 1, 2018
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Kennesaw State’s Talon Express opened its doors in September, offering printing and shipping services to the campus.

Student-made brochure on display in governor’s office
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Student-made brochure on display in governor’s office

  • Cameron Loi
  • September 24, 2018
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Kennesaw State students created a brochure about monuments on Georgia Capitol grounds that can now be found on display and available to guests at the governor’s office.

University College debuts new podcast
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University College debuts new podcast

  • Cameron Loi
  • September 10, 2018
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The University College and Mr. Brandon Apter has made a new podcast to explain how the UC helps not just incoming Freshman, but all of KSU’s student body.

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5K raises money to support addiction, eating disorder recovery

  • Cameron Loi
  • August 27, 2018
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KSU is hosting the Run for Recovery on Aug. 25 at the Nest to help raise awareness for both students with drug addiction and those struggling with recovery.

University annual budget increases from last year
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University annual budget increases from last year

  • Cameron Loi
  • August 20, 2018
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Kennesaw State’s annual budgets show that the university’s 2018-19 budget will be continuing the trend of spending more money each year.

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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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