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Author: Elizabeth Nouryeh

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Opinion: Paper tests accurately examine student knowledge

  • Elizabeth Nouryeh
  • October 2, 2017
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Traditional, handwritten tests more accurately examine students’ knowledge of a subject compared to online exams. Unlike online tests, paper tests employ different skill sets and stimulate specific parts of the brain.

September spurs us to be mindful of mental health
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September spurs us to be mindful of mental health

  • Elizabeth Nouryeh
  • September 11, 2017
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Your mental health is just as important as your physical health

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Opinion: Don’t buy your pets — adopt them

  • Elizabeth Nouryeh
  • February 20, 2017
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With nearly 7.6 million dogs and cats entering shelters each year, it is vital that Americans adopt from animal shelters.

Opinion: Refugee ban is misinformed
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Opinion: Refugee ban is misinformed

  • Elizabeth Nouryeh
  • February 13, 2017
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My family will never have the chance of immigrating to America.

Opinion: Suicide prevention should be top priority
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Opinion: Suicide prevention should be top priority

  • Elizabeth Nouryeh
  • January 17, 2017
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More can be done to educate students and raise awareness of the severity of suicidal thoughts.

Opinion: It’s a culture not a costume
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Opinion: It’s a culture not a costume

  • Elizabeth Nouryeh
  • January 16, 2017
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Cultural appropriation makes the thin line between cultural sensitivity and free speech even thinner. Halloween is meant to be a fun holiday, but when does fun turn into racism and bigotry?

Opinion: Remember the origins of the ‘Jolly Old Elf’
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Opinion: Remember the origins of the ‘Jolly Old Elf’

  • Elizabeth Nouryeh
  • November 28, 2016
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Who was he before he flew through the sky?

Opinion: Sacred lands should be defended
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Opinion: Sacred lands should be defended

  • Elizabeth Nouryeh
  • November 14, 2016
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The battle to protect a nation’s holy land and water continues.

Opinion: Good grades aren’t worth the stress
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Opinion: Good grades aren’t worth the stress

  • Elizabeth Nouryeh
  • September 25, 2016
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School should be about more than just getting a good grade and passing the next exam, but actually learning the material has fallen to the wayside.

Opinion: Planned Parenthood deserves permanent funding
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Opinion: Planned Parenthood deserves permanent funding

  • Elizabeth Nouryeh
  • September 19, 2016
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A new rule proposed by the president would prevent the defunding of Planned Parenthood.

Opinion: Brock Turner’s release and the potential consequences
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Opinion: Brock Turner’s release and the potential consequences

  • Elizabeth Nouryeh
  • September 12, 2016
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A slap on the wrist or a slap in the face?

Take a deep breath and vote your conscience
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Take a deep breath and vote your conscience

  • Elizabeth Nouryeh
  • August 29, 2016
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Voting in the 2016 presidential election should be a personal decision, and not a decision based off of the idea that the majority rules.

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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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