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Track and Field shatters school records at Clemson Invitational

  • Nyah Snyder
  • February 8, 2024
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Malik Hussie, Simon Seid and Kali Terza made school history at the Clemson Invitational. Men and Women’s Track and Field started their first meet of […]

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Women’s basketball stumbles behind Mercer 70-54

  • Nyah Snyder
  • January 19, 2024
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The Owls are now standing 4-9 after taking a loss to the Bears. The Kennesaw State Owls fell short by just 16 points after playing […]

Football honors senior players with a 63-3 win
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Football honors senior players with a 63-3 win

  • Nyah Snyder
  • November 28, 2023
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The Owls have wrapped up their season on a positive note and commemorated graduating seniors, slaying the Dragons in an overwhelming victory of 63-3. The […]

Women’s Basketball triumphant in first home game of the season
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Women’s Basketball triumphant in first home game of the season

  • Nyah Snyder
  • November 21, 2023
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The Kennesaw State women’s basketball team collected its first home win of the season against the Life University Running Eagles with a score of 62-45 […]

Volleyball seizes four-set victory against Lions
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Volleyball seizes four-set victory against Lions

  • Nyah Snyder
  • November 9, 2023
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Kennesaw State volleyball defeats the North Alabama Lions in a 3-1 ending. Kennesaw State earned a two-game winning streak on its home court after its […]

Basketball produces madness on the court preseason
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Basketball produces madness on the court preseason

  • Nyah Snyder
  • November 9, 2023
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The Kennesaw State basketball teams welcomed the new season with Owl Madness. Kennesaw State fans were in for a treat with this year’s 2023-2024 Owl […]

Volleyball completes historic sweep over Queens University
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Volleyball completes historic sweep over Queens University

  • Nyah Snyder
  • October 27, 2023
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Volleyball defeats Queens in conference play 3-0. Kennesaw State swept Queens University with a 3-0 victory on Tuesday in the Convocation Center. Sophomore Manu Johnsen played the […]

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Girl Gains introduces a new chapter on campus

  • Nyah Snyder
  • October 4, 2023
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New female weightlifting club joins campus in 2023. The Girl Gains National Association is an empowering female-based weightlifting community that established a new chapter on […]

Volleyball grabs victory against Stetson Hatters 3-2
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Volleyball grabs victory against Stetson Hatters 3-2

  • Nyah Snyder
  • October 1, 2023
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The Kennesaw State women’s volleyball team made an outstanding comeback and secured their first ASUN victory against Stetson with an ending score of 3-2.  The […]

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Volleyball takes third Power Five win of season

  • Nyah Snyder
  • September 11, 2023
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Kennesaw State defeated Mississippi State in a close game with a final score of 15-9 in the fifth set. The Kennesaw State women’s volleyball team […]

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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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