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Author: Mason Wittner

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Owls Injured Offensive Line Steps Up
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Owls Injured Offensive Line Steps Up

  • Mason Wittner
  • November 3, 2015
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By Mason Wittner, Staff Writer Kennesaw State was forced to move pieces around on its offensive line, but the Owls overcame a handful of injuries […]

Owls find way to overcome adversity
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Owls find way to overcome adversity

  • Mason Wittner
  • September 19, 2015
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By Mason Wittner, Staff Writer Having outscored their first two opponents by a combined margin of 114-23, Kennesaw State had their first taste of adversity […]

Owls Offense Flourishes in Inaugural Game
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Owls Offense Flourishes in Inaugural Game

  • Mason Wittner
  • September 7, 2015
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By Mason Wittner, Staff Writer Only eight teams in Big South history have rushed for over 415 yards and 6 touchdowns in a single game. […]

Atlanta Falcons enter 50th season with major questions
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Atlanta Falcons enter 50th season with major questions

  • Mason Wittner
  • August 25, 2015
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By Mason Wittner, Staff Writer The Atlanta Falcons’ 2014 campaign provided an odd mixture of emotions for fans. Atlanta was featured on HBO’s documentary series […]

Owls Eager to Kickoff Inaugural Season
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Owls Eager to Kickoff Inaugural Season

  • Mason Wittner
  • August 18, 2015
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By Mason Wittner, Staff Writer The previous twelve months have provided a multitude of milestones leading up to Kennesaw State’s inaugural football season. The team […]

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Bullpen secures win over UGA

  • Mason Wittner
  • April 18, 2015
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By Mason Wittner, Staff Writer Pitching was the focal point for both squads in Kennesaw State’s 2-1 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs Wednesday. KSU starter […]

Black & Gold game provides authentic game day experience
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Black & Gold game provides authentic game day experience

  • Mason Wittner
  • March 31, 2015
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By Mason Wittner, Staff Writer Saturday was another milestone for Kennesaw State University as the football program held their inaugural Black and Gold spring game. […]

Owls’ offense comes to life in thrilling sweep of William & Mary
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Owls’ offense comes to life in thrilling sweep of William & Mary

  • Mason Wittner
  • March 22, 2015
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By Jack Herman and Mason Wittner, Staff Writers Kennesaw State completed their first three-game sweep of the season after winning both games of Saturday’s doubleheader […]

Track and Field scores at NCAA Indoor Championship
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Track and Field scores at NCAA Indoor Championship

  • Mason Wittner
  • March 18, 2015
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Mason Wittner, Staff Writer Kennesaw State’s indoor track team scored points at the NCAA Championships for the first time in school history. Junior Bilal Abdullah […]

Owls Fall to No. 21 Georgia Tech in Eleven Innings
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Owls Fall to No. 21 Georgia Tech in Eleven Innings

  • Mason Wittner
  • March 18, 2015
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By Mason Wittner, Staff Writer  Alex Liquori stepped to the plate with two outs in bottom of the eleventh inning with the tying run on […]

Women’s hoops’ historical season ends in Jacksonville
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  • Women

Women’s hoops’ historical season ends in Jacksonville

  • Mason Wittner
  • March 9, 2015
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By Mason Wittner, Staff Writer  Karly Frye’s three-point field goal attempt ricocheted off the front of the rim and a Jacksonville defender snagged the rebound […]

Owls Eliminated from A-Sun Tournament with Blowout Loss
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Owls Eliminated from A-Sun Tournament with Blowout Loss

  • Mason Wittner
  • March 7, 2015
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By Mason Wittner, Staff Writer Nigel Pruitt’s 26-point performance was not enough to salvage Kennesaw State’s lack of offensive productivity as the Owls fell to […]

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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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