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Author: Robby Hogsten

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Falcons’ guide to a successful NFL Draft opening round
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Falcons’ guide to a successful NFL Draft opening round

  • Robby Hogsten
  • April 24, 2025
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A pair of trades and an a desperately addressed need could be in the cards for the Falcons

Men’s club ice hockey wraps up season
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Men’s club ice hockey wraps up season

  • Robby Hogsten
  • March 24, 2025
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The Owls had several players rank highly in the books in 2024-25

Women’s basketball splits road trip out west
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Women’s basketball splits road trip out west

  • Robby Hogsten
  • February 28, 2025
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The Owls fell short of a sweep, but Prencis Harden further immersed herself in the record books

Women’s Basketball Comes up Emptyhanded on the Road
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Women’s Basketball Comes up Emptyhanded on the Road

  • Robby Hogsten
  • February 7, 2025
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The Owls start off their four game road trip with a pair of losses against Liberty and Florida International. The Owls entered their first game […]

Women’s Basketball Drops to Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky in Opening Conference Homestand
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Women’s Basketball Drops to Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky in Opening Conference Homestand

  • Robby Hogsten
  • January 14, 2025
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The Owls came up short against two of the conferences best this week. Shooting woes and points allowed in the paint spelled trouble for the […]

Club Hockey Looks to Ride Momentum in Home Stretch
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Club Hockey Looks to Ride Momentum in Home Stretch

  • Robby Hogsten
  • January 14, 2025
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A strong November vaulted the Owls up the ladder to a top three spot in the CHS North standings

Volleyball Wraps Regular Season, Takes down MTSU in CUSA Tournament Opener
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Volleyball Wraps Regular Season, Takes down MTSU in CUSA Tournament Opener

  • Robby Hogsten
  • November 23, 2024
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The Owls ended the regular season getting swept in their final series on the road against the Texas at El Paso on Nov. 15 and […]

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Women’s Basketball Starts Inaugural CUSA Season With Home Split

  • Robby Hogsten
  • November 14, 2024
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Women’s basketball started the season 1-1 in their opening home stint, with a win over Life University and a loss to Utah Valley. The season […]

Volleyball Splits Final Home Series With MTSU
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Volleyball Splits Final Home Series With MTSU

  • Robby Hogsten
  • November 11, 2024
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Volleyball split its final home series of the regular season against Middle Tennessee State with a 3-1 win in the series opener, and a 3-1 […]

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Scoring Season-High Sets Up Club Hockey’s Sweep of Governors

  • Robby Hogsten
  • November 11, 2024
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MARIETTA, Ga– Club Ice Hockey swept Austin Peay in its second home series of the season on Nov. 1-2 at the Atlanta Ice House. The Owls […]

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Owls Win Fifth of Last Six Games as Johnsen Hits Career Milestone

  • Robby Hogsten
  • October 23, 2024
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Johnsen’s big day propelled the Owls to victory

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Owls Volleyball Sweep Flames to Extend Winning Streak

  • Robby Hogsten
  • October 15, 2024
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Back-to-back wins over Liberty improve the Owls to 5-3 in conference play

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The Sentinel is the student newspaper of Kennesaw State University. Since 1966, The Sentinel has provided an open forum to the campus community. It is published in print monthly and online weekly.

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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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