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Author: Sasha Avchukov

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Outside the Nest: Teen rescued after 49 days stranded at sea
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Outside the Nest: Teen rescued after 49 days stranded at sea

  • Sasha Avchukov
  • September 24, 2018
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A 19-year-old Indonesian man was rescued after being stranded in the Pacific Ocean for 49 days.

Man dies after shark attack off Cape Cod
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Man dies after shark attack off Cape Cod

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  • September 17, 2018
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A 26-year-old man died after a shark attacked him while he was swimming at a beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts on Saturday.

Outside the Nest: Seven wounded in Paris knife attack
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Outside the Nest: Seven wounded in Paris knife attack

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  • September 10, 2018
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French police arrested a Paris man Sunday, Sept., 9, night after he injured seven people in a knife attack.

Student faces additional charges after bringing loaded gun to campus
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Student faces additional charges after bringing loaded gun to campus

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  • September 7, 2018
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KSU Police said they brought additional charges against a KSU student who was involuntarily committed for mental evaluation on Wednesday, Aug. 29 for carrying a loaded gun without a license on campus.

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Field Trip Fridays aim to strengthen civic engagement

  • Sasha Avchukov
  • August 27, 2018
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The Department of Student Leadership and Service started a new initiative called Field Trip Fridays to teach students how they can be civically engaged.

Outside the Nest: 10-year-old boy survives grizzly bear attack
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Outside the Nest: 10-year-old boy survives grizzly bear attack

  • Sasha Avchukov
  • August 27, 2018
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A grizzly bear attacked a ten year old boy who was hiking with his family at Yellowstone National Park on Thursday.

Outside the Nest: Rescue missions underway after India floods kills hundreds
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Outside the Nest: Rescue missions underway after India floods kills hundreds

  • Sasha Avchukov
  • August 20, 2018
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Over 320 people have died in severe floods that are affecting the southern Indian state of Kerala.

KSU’s Information Technology degree ranked among top 20 affordable programs
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KSU’s Information Technology degree ranked among top 20 affordable programs

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  • August 20, 2018
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Best Value Schools recognized Kennesaw State’s Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree as one of the top 20 cheap online information systems security degree programs in the U.S.

KSU to replace UPS store on campus
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KSU to replace UPS store on campus

  • Sasha Avchukov
  • April 23, 2018
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The UPS store currently located in the Carmichael Student Center on the Kennesaw campus will close April 26 to make room for a similar KSU-owned shop.

KSU ranked among top online English language learning master’s degrees
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KSU ranked among top online English language learning master’s degrees

  • Sasha Avchukov
  • March 26, 2018
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Top Education Degrees recognized KSU’s Master of Education in Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages online program as one of the top 20 best online English learning degrees in the nation.

Journalist speaks on liberal bias in media
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Journalist speaks on liberal bias in media

  • Sasha Avchukov
  • March 12, 2018
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The Young Americans for Freedom chapter at KSU hosted Katie Pavlich, Fox News contributor and editor at Townhall magazine, Wednesday to speak about liberal bias in the media.

New textbook subscription service launching in August
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New textbook subscription service launching in August

  • Sasha Avchukov
  • March 5, 2018
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Representatives from Cengage, a digital education company, visited KSU Thursday to promote its new textbook subscription service, Cengage Unlimited.

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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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