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Stair 8 wins first round of Battle of the Bands
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Stair 8 wins first round of Battle of the Bands

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  • September 4, 2025
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Stair 8 Band competing in Battle of the Bands. August 26th, 2025. Photo Credit: The Sentinel The winner of Owl Radio’s first round of their […]

Students protest administrative changes in front of Board of Regents office
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Students protest administrative changes in front of Board of Regents office

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  • May 14, 2025
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ATLANTA – A coalition of KSU students, faculty and concerned citizens gathered outside of the Trinity-Washington building, where University System of Georgia (USG) offices are […]

Students and faculty hold press conference calling for the reversal of the removal of majors, changes to campus resource centers
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Students and faculty hold press conference calling for the reversal of the removal of majors, changes to campus resource centers

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  • May 11, 2025
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Concerned students and faculty joined together in a virtual press conference to discuss a petition calling for Kennesaw State to reinstate the black studies, philosophy […]

“We’re asking for immediate action”: Campus petitioners ask students not to shake administration’s hands at graduation
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“We’re asking for immediate action”: Campus petitioners ask students not to shake administration’s hands at graduation

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  • May 10, 2025
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KENNESAW, GA- Campus activists, responsible for a petition opposing Kennesaw State’s reorganizing of campus resource centers and cutting of several majors, took to campus today, […]

Students push back against program cuts with petition
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Students push back against program cuts with petition

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  • May 8, 2025
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Nathaniel Oneill and Simran Mohanty, two students at Kennesaw State, are heading a petition meant to stand against recent actions by administration, like cutting the […]

Allisa George and Aliyah Johnson sworn in as SGA’s president and vice president
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Allisa George and Aliyah Johnson sworn in as SGA’s president and vice president

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  • April 24, 2025
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The final general body meeting of the 2024-25 school year wrapped up for Kennesaw State’s SGA with the inauguration of Alissa George and Aliyah Thomas.

Administration seeks to alleviate housing woes with new “Summit II” freshmen dorms
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Administration seeks to alleviate housing woes with new “Summit II” freshmen dorms

  • Devyn Woodard
  • April 23, 2025
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In a push for greater freshman housing on campus, construction on Kennesaw State’s Summit II housing complex began in March. According to a Kennesaw State […]

Former Pakistani President Dr. Arif Alvi speaks on the future of human rights and democracy in Pakistan
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Former Pakistani President Dr. Arif Alvi speaks on the future of human rights and democracy in Pakistan

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  • April 11, 2025
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Former President of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi, visited Kennesaw State in an event hosted by the Pakistani Student Association. The organization’s president, Ayesha Khan, moderated […]

KSU Students march across campus to protest changes to cultural resource centers
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KSU Students march across campus to protest changes to cultural resource centers

  • Devyn Woodard
  • April 9, 2025
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Kennesaw State’s Students for Socialism (SFS) partnered with the local Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) to protest recent administrative plans regarding campus cultural resource […]

Presidential candidates lay out ideas in student government debate
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Presidential candidates lay out ideas in student government debate

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  • April 2, 2025
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The candidates for Kennesaw State’s Student Government Association (SGA) presidential election, Nyla Nelson, SGA Public Relations Chair, and Allisa George, Senator for the Wellstar College, […]

SGA campaigning just ended: here’s what the presidential candidates had to say
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SGA campaigning just ended: here’s what the presidential candidates had to say

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  • March 22, 2025
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KENNESAW, GA- Kennesaw State’s Student Government Association (SGA) election season began on March 21. Candidates are competing to replace graduating seniors Taejah Goode and Keely […]

Tulsi Gabbard hopes to work with Assad on national security
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Tulsi Gabbard hopes to work with Assad on national security

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  • March 12, 2025
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[Disclaimer: This article is written for satirical purpose only. All interviews, statements, and statistics are fabricated.] WASHINGTON, D.C. – Freshly confirmed United States Director of […]

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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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