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Ayuk and Kennedy stand out as cross country teams end season
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Ayuk and Kennedy stand out as cross country teams end season

  • Rio White
  • October 15, 2018
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The men’s and women’s cross country teams have competed in four meets this year and have showed improvement each week as they prepare to finish the season strong.

Three-time Olympic medalist visits student-athletes
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Three-time Olympic medalist visits student-athletes

  • Rio White
  • October 8, 2018
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World champion bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor came to Kennesaw State’s campus on Wednesday, Oct. 3, to speak to the women’s basketball team about her career as well as empowering female athletes based on her own experiences.

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OPINION: Student-athletes should not be paid

  • Rio White
  • October 2, 2018
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Student-athletes should not be paid to play sports while thousands of other students are paying just to attend.

Women’s basketball coach announces breast cancer diagnosis
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Women’s basketball coach announces breast cancer diagnosis

  • Rio White
  • October 1, 2018
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Kennesaw State women’s basketball coach Agnus Berenato revealed at a recent team dinner that she has begun treatment for breast cancer.

Former WNBA player named KSU assistant coach
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Former WNBA player named KSU assistant coach

  • Rio White
  • September 24, 2018
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The Kennesaw State women’s basketball team announced on Wednesday, Sept. 12, that former Seattle Storm center and University of West Virginia standout Lanay Montgomery would join the staff as an assistant coach.

Consecutive sweeps for volleyball as ASUN slate begins
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Consecutive sweeps for volleyball as ASUN slate begins

  • Rio White
  • September 24, 2018
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Lexi Broadwater climbed to fifth all-time in team history for assists as the Kennesaw State volleyball team defeated its first two Atlantic Sun Conference opponents in straight sets and extended their winning streak to five matches.

Chastang leads way as volleyball gets back to winning ways
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Chastang leads way as volleyball gets back to winning ways

  • Rio White
  • September 17, 2018
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Laura Chastang recorded 41 kills over the three matches played in Troy, Alabama as the Owls swept their weekend series.

Coaches earn contract extensions after successful seasons
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Coaches earn contract extensions after successful seasons

  • Rio White
  • September 17, 2018
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After successful seasons in their respective sports, football coach Brian Bohannon and volleyball coach Keith Schunzel have earned extensions to their contracts at Kennesaw State.

Volleyball set to open season in Alabama
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Volleyball set to open season in Alabama

  • Rio White
  • August 20, 2018
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The volleyball team travels to Birmingham, Al. this week to begin its season with a three-match slate starting on Friday, Aug. 24 against Loyola Chicago and McNeese State.

Soccer team doubles streak against Georgia State
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Soccer team doubles streak against Georgia State

  • Rio White
  • August 20, 2018
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The Kennesaw State soccer team began its season with success, winning their opening home match 3-0 against Western Carolina on Friday, Aug. 17, prior to taking a 1-0 victory over Georgia State two days later.

Five Owls inducted into KSU Hall of Fame
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Five Owls inducted into KSU Hall of Fame

  • Rio White
  • August 20, 2018
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Five former members of Kennesaw State’s athletic programs were inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame for athletics on Wednesday, Aug. 8, with the formal […]

Women’s soccer looks to build off young players
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Women’s soccer looks to build off young players

  • Rio White
  • August 13, 2018
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The Kennesaw State soccer team played two exhibitions matches last week, giving players game experience in preparation for their opening match of the season. During […]

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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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