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SATIRE: Imagination takes hold while pandemic postpones Masters
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SATIRE: Imagination takes hold while pandemic postpones Masters

  • Rio White
  • April 13, 2020
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Fear not, golf fans — even the postponement of golf’s most prestigious event should not stop everyone from using their imagination.

Dickey, Cates lead offense as Owls take 4 of 5 at home
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Dickey, Cates lead offense as Owls take 4 of 5 at home

  • Rio White
  • March 9, 2020
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The Kennesaw State softball team took four out of five games at home last week to reach a 17-3 mark on the season.

Ray continues European success, leads team to Greek Basketball Cup
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Ray continues European success, leads team to Greek Basketball Cup

  • Rio White
  • February 17, 2020
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Now on his fourth European basketball team since leaving KSU in 2017, former Owls basketball star Kendrick Ray recently led AEK Athens to a prestigious cup title.

Former KSU quarterback returns as assistant coach
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Former KSU quarterback returns as assistant coach

  • Rio White
  • February 5, 2020
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After spending a season on the coaching staff at Wofford, former Owls quarterback Chandler Burks returns to KSU as quarterbacks coach.

Spring sport quartet earns preseason all-conference honors
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Spring sport quartet earns preseason all-conference honors

  • Rio White
  • January 20, 2020
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Heading into their respective seasons, three members of the Kennesaw State lacrosse team and one member of the softball team earned preseason plaudits.

Student spreads awareness, helps teach music in Tanzania
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Student spreads awareness, helps teach music in Tanzania

  • Rio White
  • November 18, 2019
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KSU music performance major Jessica Bell traveled to Tanzania this past summer to help spread awareness about an endangered tree species that is commonly used in the production of her instrument, the clarinet.

Volleyball clinches No. 2 seed, heads into postseason
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Volleyball clinches No. 2 seed, heads into postseason

  • Rio White
  • November 18, 2019
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After wins against Jacksonville University and Liberty to round out the regular season, the Kennesaw State volleyball team will enter the ASUN Tournament as the No. 2 seed.

Bryant scores five touchdowns, leads football back to win column
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Bryant scores five touchdowns, leads football back to win column

  • Rio White
  • November 9, 2019
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After suffering a setback against Monmouth last week, the Owls won 38-35 at Campbell University with immense help from junior quarterback Tommy Bryant.

Baker and Harris score twice as soccer splits matches to begin season
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Baker and Harris score twice as soccer splits matches to begin season

  • Rio White
  • August 26, 2019
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The KSU soccer team began its season with mixed results, falling in the first match to Mercer before routing Georgia State.

Schunzel, returning players look to lead volleyball back to conference title
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Schunzel, returning players look to lead volleyball back to conference title

  • Rio White
  • August 19, 2019
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The KSU volleyball team will be hungry to take the Atlantic Sun Conference title back after falling just short last season.

Track and field signs decorated transfer pole vaulter
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Track and field signs decorated transfer pole vaulter

  • Rio White
  • August 19, 2019
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Transfer pole vaulter Jack Rhea is the newest addition to the KSU Track and Field team.

State hurdles champion signs for KSU, looks to help Owls return to ASUN glory
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State hurdles champion signs for KSU, looks to help Owls return to ASUN glory

  • Rio White
  • July 16, 2019
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State track champion Olivia Brown looks to help KSU’s track and field team improve.

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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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