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Softball continues to improve, wins three of four over weekend
  • Softball

Softball continues to improve, wins three of four over weekend

  • Rio White
  • March 4, 2019
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KSU softball got back to winning ways over the weekend, led by strong pitching performances by Hailey Andrews

Women’s tennis wins first match, men’s team sweeps two
  • Tennis

Women’s tennis wins first match, men’s team sweeps two

  • Rio White
  • March 4, 2019
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The women’s tennis team won their first match of the season against Murray State, while the men swept two teams.

Skinner to step down at end of season
  • Basketball

Skinner to step down at end of season

  • Rio White
  • February 25, 2019
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Al Skinner will be leaving his position as head men’s basketball coach after four seasons at KSU.

Track teams fall short at ASUN Indoor Championships
  • XC/Track & Field

Track teams fall short at ASUN Indoor Championships

  • Rio White
  • February 25, 2019
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For the first time in eight years, the men’s track and field team won’t be lifting the ASUN Indoor Championship trophy.

Gore, Palermo lead LAX as Marquette rallies for win
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Gore, Palermo lead LAX as Marquette rallies for win

  • Rio White
  • February 25, 2019
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Siena Gore and Izzy Palermo led KSU’s offense as Marquette came from behind to win

A year since conference title, women’s golf team continues to improve
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A year since conference title, women’s golf team continues to improve

  • Rio White
  • February 18, 2019
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Kennesaw State women’s golf team won their third Atlantic Sun Conference title under coach Rhyll Brinsmead on April 24, 2018, and looked set to continue their success with many returning players for this season.

Challenging weekend for softball in Chattanooga
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Challenging weekend for softball in Chattanooga

  • Rio White
  • February 18, 2019
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Kennesaw State’s softball team dropped three games before winning one over the weekend as they played in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for a series that began on Friday, Feb. 15.

Baseball looks for consistency as Norman, Simon set to lead Owls
  • Baseball

Baseball looks for consistency as Norman, Simon set to lead Owls

  • Rio White
  • February 12, 2019
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As Mike Sansing enters his 28th season as Kennesaw State’s head baseball coach, the Owls will be seeking consistency after last season’s wild ride of ups and downs.

Berenato victorious on Pink Day, last-second shot seals win for men
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  • Women

Berenato victorious on Pink Day, last-second shot seals win for men

  • Rio White
  • February 12, 2019
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Kennesaw State head women’s basketball coach Agnus Berenato led her team to a 70-47 victory over the New Jersey Institute of Technology on KSU’s Pink Day Saturday, Feb. 9.

Gore scores hat-trick as lacrosse falls in season opener
  • Lacrosse

Gore scores hat-trick as lacrosse falls in season opener

  • Rio White
  • February 12, 2019
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Sophomore Siena Gore scored three goals as the Kennesaw State lacrosse team opened their season on Friday, Feb. 8, losing to Arizona State 14-7.

New football signings seek to replace original class
  • Football

New football signings seek to replace original class

  • Rio White
  • February 7, 2019
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KSU football’s class of 2019 will be tasked with replacing the original signing class .

Team effort helps Owls win first conference game before falling to Hatters
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  • Men

Team effort helps Owls win first conference game before falling to Hatters

  • Rio White
  • February 4, 2019
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The Kennesaw State men’s basketball team won their first conference game of the season 81-64 on Wednesday, Jan. 30, against North Florida before falling 92-75 at Stetson on Saturday.

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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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