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Softball seeks to repeat as ASUN champions under new head coach
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Softball seeks to repeat as ASUN champions under new head coach

  • Rio White
  • February 4, 2019
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Head Coach Tripp MacKay looks to continue the team’s ongoing success.

Owls fall twice in Florida, Johnson posts career high
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Owls fall twice in Florida, Johnson posts career high

  • Rio White
  • February 4, 2019
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The women’s basketball team lost twice last week, falling to North Florida 71-60 on Tuesday, Jan. 29, before coming up short 76-69 at Stetson on Saturday.

Track duo win awards, Ayuk sets school record at Samford
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Track duo win awards, Ayuk sets school record at Samford

  • Rio White
  • January 28, 2019
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After the Kennesaw State track and field teams had two meets in recent weeks, two athletes won major awards for their athletic performance last calendar year on Sunday, Jan. 27.

Hooker earns career high, losses continue for both basketball teams
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Hooker earns career high, losses continue for both basketball teams

  • Rio White
  • January 28, 2019
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The Kennesaw State men’s and women’s basketball teams endured a difficult week, as the men fell at Lipscomb on Monday, Jan. 21, before both teams lost at North Alabama later in the week.

Football adds four new coaches, three with in-state experience
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Football adds four new coaches, three with in-state experience

  • Rio White
  • January 28, 2019
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Kennesaw State’s football team announced on Friday, Jan. 28, that three new assistant coaches were added to the staff, in addition to another coach who was hired three days earlier.

Quartet of football coaches leave KSU
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Quartet of football coaches leave KSU

  • Rio White
  • January 21, 2019
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Four defensive coaches from Kennesaw State’s football team left for positions at new schools last week, as confirmed by their prospective programs.

Gray sets long jump record as McDaniel begins KSU coaching career
  • XC/Track & Field

Gray sets long jump record as McDaniel begins KSU coaching career

  • Rio White
  • January 14, 2019
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Jordan Gray broke the Kennesaw State long jump record and was named as the Most Valuable Field Performer at the Owls’ first meet of the season at East Tennessee State University on Jan. 11 and Jan. 12.

Tennis teams look for fresh start in spring season
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Tennis teams look for fresh start in spring season

  • Rio White
  • January 14, 2019
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The Kennesaw State tennis programs are set to begin their spring seasons soon, as several new players and coaches will shape the identity and success of the teams.

Owls lose to South Dakota State in FCS quarterfinals
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Owls lose to South Dakota State in FCS quarterfinals

  • Rio White
  • December 8, 2018
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The Kennesaw State football team lost 27-17 to South Dakota State on Saturday, Dec. 8, falling in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Eggerth leaves legacy, new director announced for track teams
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Eggerth leaves legacy, new director announced for track teams

  • Rio White
  • November 12, 2018
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After eight years and 18 conference championships under Andy Eggerth, the Department of Athletics confirmed on Thursday, Nov. 8, that Cale McDaniel would become the next director of track and field and cross country.

Tennis teams begin new era under Emery
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Tennis teams begin new era under Emery

  • Rio White
  • October 22, 2018
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Matt Emery begins his first season as KSU’s Director of Tennis

Sutphin shows versatility as Owls extend winning streak to 13
  • Volleyball

Sutphin shows versatility as Owls extend winning streak to 13

  • Rio White
  • October 22, 2018
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The volleyball team continues conference dominance with only six matches remaining.

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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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