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Inside the KSU United Campus Workers, the group fighting for better pay, working conditions for campus workers
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Inside the KSU United Campus Workers, the group fighting for better pay, working conditions for campus workers

  • Mary Wingate
  • January 13, 2026
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Do you work on campus? You could join the Kennesaw State University UCW, the union advocating for professors, faculty and student workers. KSU’s chapter of […]

Protesters Call for Divestment at USG Board of Regents Meeting
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Protesters Call for Divestment at USG Board of Regents Meeting

  • Mary Wingate
  • May 17, 2025
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On May 15, around 30 members of Alumni for Palestine and other USG student coalitions held a sit-in and delivered a five-minute presentation at the […]

“Black Studies Matter”: KSU student kicked out of graduation after protesting on Stage
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“Black Studies Matter”: KSU student kicked out of graduation after protesting on Stage

  • Mary Wingate
  • May 10, 2025
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Kennesaw State University student Brandon Moore was removed from his graduation ceremony after holding a sign that read “black studies matter” and “I am a […]

Reflections from a failed union election at Starbucks
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Reflections from a failed union election at Starbucks

  • Mary Wingate
  • April 25, 2025
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A KSU student responsible for the creation of a union election campaign at his Starbucks location discussed why the store voted against unionization, what a […]

Donald Trump and Zelensky reconcile via text message
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Donald Trump and Zelensky reconcile via text message

  • Mary Wingate
  • March 29, 2025
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[Disclaimer: This article is written for satirical purpose only. All interviews, statements, and statistics are fabricated.] President Donald Trump, under scrutiny from European allies and […]

Starbucks baristas are brewing change through unionizing
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Starbucks baristas are brewing change through unionizing

  • Mary Wingate
  • March 4, 2025
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“Its empowerment.” Baristas from the Atlanta area reflect on what a union means for their jobs, their stores and the Starbucks corporation as a whole. […]

Issue of the week: executive order threatens birthright citizenship
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Issue of the week: executive order threatens birthright citizenship

  • Mary Wingate
  • February 14, 2025
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KSU Students reflect on birthright citizenship and what an executive order ending it would mean for the country. Donald Trump has officially begun his second […]

The Sentinel sits down with Award-Winning Playwright Terry Guest
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The Sentinel sits down with Award-Winning Playwright Terry Guest

  • Mary Wingate
  • February 6, 2025
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KSU Alum, Terry Guest, discusses his journey to becoming an award winning playwright, actor, producer and director– and the struggles he faced along the way. […]

Issue of the week: Trump’s interest in Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal
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Issue of the week: Trump’s interest in Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal

  • Mary Wingate
  • January 19, 2025
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President-elect Donald Trump has shown interest in expanding the United States through the acquisition of Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal. Kennesaw State students tell […]

KSU Hosts 2024 Election Recap Panel
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KSU Hosts 2024 Election Recap Panel

  • Mary Wingate
  • November 20, 2024
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An esteemed panel discussed the future of Trump’s presidency and potential explanations for how Trump won. On November 12, the School of Government and International […]

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How do KSU Students feel about Voting?

  • Mary Wingate
  • November 6, 2024
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College students around the country are voting at unprecedented rates, including KSU students. How will this affect the 2024 Presidential Election? The amount of college […]

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OPINION: The Inhumanity of Drone Warfare

  • Mary Wingate
  • November 4, 2024
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“I no longer love blue skies. In fact, I now prefer grey skies. The drones do not fly when the skies are grey.”

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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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