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Men’s basketball team hires former UGA assistant for head coaching position
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Men’s basketball team hires former UGA assistant for head coaching position

  • Rio White
  • April 18, 2019
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The Owls confirmed their seventh head coach in program history by hiring former UGA assistant Amir Abdur-Rahim.

Thomason, Greep help softball win twice after 2 shutout losses
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Thomason, Greep help softball win twice after 2 shutout losses

  • Rio White
  • April 15, 2019
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The Kennesaw State softball team beat Stetson twice through late-inning scores after coming off two shutout losses.

Aveling and Thavong earn honors before women’s golf finishes regular season with win
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Aveling and Thavong earn honors before women’s golf finishes regular season with win

  • Rio White
  • April 15, 2019
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The women’s golf team finished up its regular season last week, winning the stroke play portion of a three-day event.

Outside the Nest: Before the glory of Tiger, tragedy strikes the golfing world
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Outside the Nest: Before the glory of Tiger, tragedy strikes the golfing world

  • Rio White
  • April 15, 2019
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A week before Tiger Woods completed his career comeback at the Masters, a 28-year-old Malaysian golfer suddenly passed away.

Calvo Barcelo sets men’s record for singles wins, Nash wins thriller for women
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Calvo Barcelo sets men’s record for singles wins, Nash wins thriller for women

  • Rio White
  • March 25, 2019
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Fermin Calvo Barcelo broke the men’s tennis program record for career singles victories, while Kendall Nash fought back from a set down to win.

Foreign Language Day introduces students to global cultures
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Foreign Language Day introduces students to global cultures

  • Rio White
  • March 25, 2019
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KSU’s annual Foreign Language Day offered various cultural and educational opportunities for students.

Defense victorious over offense during KSU’s spring football game
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Defense victorious over offense during KSU’s spring football game

  • Rio White
  • March 25, 2019
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An experienced KSU defense handled a new-look offense during the team’s annual spring game.

Outdoor season begins for KSU track teams
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Outdoor season begins for KSU track teams

  • Rio White
  • March 18, 2019
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The men’s and women’s track and field teams began their outdoor seasons at the Yellow Jacket Invitational

LAX wins first home game over Bonnies before falling short to New Hampshire
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LAX wins first home game over Bonnies before falling short to New Hampshire

  • Rio White
  • March 11, 2019
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A team effort helped the Owls beat St. Bonaventure for its first home win, before falling short to New Hampshire.

Street and Johnson collect awards, Owls beat Hatters in ASUN quarterfinals
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Street and Johnson collect awards, Owls beat Hatters in ASUN quarterfinals

  • Rio White
  • March 11, 2019
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Sophomore Kamiyah Street and freshman Amani Johnson each won an award after starring for the women’s basketball team this season

Gray earns All-American honor at NCAA Indoor Championships
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Gray earns All-American honor at NCAA Indoor Championships

  • Rio White
  • March 11, 2019
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Jordan Gray earns the first indoor All-American award in KSU women’s track and field history.

Strong pitching leads Owls in series win over UTM after falling to UGA
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Strong pitching leads Owls in series win over UTM after falling to UGA

  • Rio White
  • March 4, 2019
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KSU Baseball falls to UGA before strong pitching helps Owls take two of three from UTM

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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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