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Classic Russian play finds new relevance on the Stillwell stage
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Classic Russian play finds new relevance on the Stillwell stage

  • Chandler Smith
  • March 13, 2017
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The Theatre and Performance Studies department will bring turn-of-the-century Russia to the Stillwell Theater March 16.

Cooking demos instill culinary confidence
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Cooking demos instill culinary confidence

  • Chandler Smith
  • March 6, 2017
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The Center for Health Promotion and Wellness is hosting cooking demos and encouraging students to develop healthier eating habits.

New spin on ‘Don Quixote’ hits the theater
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New spin on ‘Don Quixote’ hits the theater

  • Chandler Smith
  • February 27, 2017
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The Department of Theatre and Performance Studies chased wind mills across the stage in their new production titled “Don Quixote Ugly,” Feb. 22 and 23.

Theatre students devise retelling of ‘Don Quixote’
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Theatre students devise retelling of ‘Don Quixote’

  • Chandler Smith
  • February 20, 2017
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As part of the “New Works and Ideas” festival, a new piece of devised theater has been put together by various theater students under the direction of one professor.

Club of the Week: Graphic Design Club
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Club of the Week: Graphic Design Club

  • Chandler Smith
  • February 13, 2017
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The Graphic Design Club is teaching students how to apply their artistic capabilities to real-world problems.

Review: Spiritual prequel to ‘Peter Pan’ elicits laughter, tears
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Review: Spiritual prequel to ‘Peter Pan’ elicits laughter, tears

  • Chandler Smith
  • February 13, 2017
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The beloved characters of “Peter Pan” flew into the Onyx Theatre last week.

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Theatre department performs ‘Peter Pan’ prequel

  • Chandler Smith
  • February 6, 2017
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The Department of Theatre and Performance Studies opens its first main stage production of the spring semester on Tuesday, Feb 7.

Lemony Snicket show exceeds expectations
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Lemony Snicket show exceeds expectations

  • Chandler Smith
  • February 6, 2017
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Netflix’s adaptation of Lemony Snicket’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events” became available to stream Jan 13.

Freshman mentored by elite music producer
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Freshman mentored by elite music producer

  • Chandler Smith
  • January 30, 2017
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An elite vocal coach and music producer has opened her studios to a KSU freshman.

Support group gives transgender students a voice
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Support group gives transgender students a voice

  • Chandler Smith
  • January 23, 2017
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Through an organization called TRANScend, students at Kennesaw State are working to give transgender and gender nonconforming students a safe space to voice their opinions.

KISS! opens improv night to all students
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KISS! opens improv night to all students

  • Chandler Smith
  • January 16, 2017
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“KISS!” Kennesaw State’s improvisation society, hosted “All-Skate Night” on Tuesday, Oct. 18. These events are improv workshops open to all majors and students with any level of improv experience.

Alumni association celebrates diversity at open house
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Alumni association celebrates diversity at open house

  • Chandler Smith
  • January 16, 2017
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Kennesaw State’s Alumni Association hosted a Student Open House on Thursday, Oct. 13 as a part of homecoming week.

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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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