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Author: Jackson Dembrosky

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History isn’t supposed to comfort you
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History isn’t supposed to comfort you

  • Jackson Dembrosky
  • April 5, 2025
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A recent executive order allows government officials to censor Smithsonian exhibits that defy “American values.” President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 27, part of […]

OPINION: America Must Find a Way Forward
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OPINION: America Must Find a Way Forward

  • Jackson Dembrosky
  • November 6, 2024
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The 2024 election, while still being tabulated in some states, has ended with former President Donald Trump as the projected winner. The electoral count sits […]

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Armed intruder reported on Kennesaw Campus; one shot

  • Jackson Dembrosky
  • May 18, 2024
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Someone has been shot on Kennesaw Campus following an armed intruder alert from Kennesaw State University. At 4:43 p.m. KSU sent an alert stating, “KSU […]

President Biden makes campaign stop in Atlanta
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President Biden makes campaign stop in Atlanta

  • Jackson Dembrosky
  • March 28, 2024
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President Biden visited Atlanta shortly before the Georgia presidential primaries on Tuesday.

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House Resolution pushes to remove Trump from ballot

  • Jackson Dembrosky
  • February 8, 2024
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Georgia legislators signed a resolution requesting the secretary of state to remove the former president from the ballot in Georgia, basing their request on the […]

Gov. DeSantis suspends presidential campaign after Iowa caucus
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Gov. DeSantis suspends presidential campaign after Iowa caucus

  • Jackson Dembrosky
  • February 8, 2024
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Florida Gov. DeSantis announced on Jan. 21 in a video posted on X, that he had suspended his presidential campaign and endorsed former President Donald […]

Armed intruders cause almost two hour campus lockdown
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Armed intruders cause almost two hour campus lockdown

  • Jackson Dembrosky
  • January 25, 2024
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On Jan. 24, Kennesaw State students were told to shelter in place and hide as three armed intruders were reported on campus. Three DeKalb County […]

“Now and Then” perfectly represents grief and love
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“Now and Then” perfectly represents grief and love

  • Jackson Dembrosky
  • January 24, 2024
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What Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr both dubbed “the final Beatles album,” was released on Nov. 2, 2023. The titular track, “Now and Then”, is […]

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Former first lady Rosalynn Carter dies at 96

  • Jackson Dembrosky
  • November 20, 2023
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The former first lady passed away at her home in Plains, Georgia. On Sunday, Nov. 19, former first lady Rosalynn Carter passed away at her […]

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GA Supreme Court upholds 6-week ban on abortion

  • Jackson Dembrosky
  • October 30, 2023
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After four years of appeals since its passage in 2019, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that Georgia’s abortion ban after six weeks.

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Federal judge orders voting maps to be redrawn

  • Jackson Dembrosky
  • October 30, 2023
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On Oct. 26, a federal judge ruled that Georgia’s redrawn congressional maps violate the Voting Rights Act. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones ruled that the […]

Volleyball player arrested for DUI
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Volleyball player arrested for DUI

  • Jackson Dembrosky
  • October 26, 2023
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Volleyball setter McKinley Ferguson was arrested by Kennesaw Police on Oct. 12 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, according to a police report on the incident.

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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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