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Recent KSU grads earn national title in sports medicine quiz bowl
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Recent KSU grads earn national title in sports medicine quiz bowl

  • Sabrina Kerns
  • June 17, 2019
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A team of four recent KSU graduates won first place at the 12th annual American College of Sports Medicine Student Bowl in Orlando, Florida in May.

Data science teams work to solve company problems, earn prizes
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Data science teams work to solve company problems, earn prizes

  • Sabrina Kerns
  • June 17, 2019
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A group of students recently earned prizes for their work in a spring course, working in teams to solve data-related problems for partnering companies.

USG votes on tuition rate increase for upcoming academic year
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USG votes on tuition rate increase for upcoming academic year

  • Sabrina Kerns
  • April 23, 2019
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The Georgia Board of Regents approved a 2.5 percent tuition rate increase for undergraduate students for the 2019-20 academic year.

Best of KSU: Andretti Indoor Karting and Games, Bowlero win best entertainment
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Best of KSU: Andretti Indoor Karting and Games, Bowlero win best entertainment

  • Sabrina Kerns
  • April 22, 2019
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In this year’s Best of KSU polls, Marietta campus students voted on Andretti Indoor Karting and Games as their favorite spot for off-campus entertainment, and Kennesaw students voted Bowlero as their No. 1 spot.

Goodbyes from the outgoing 2019-20 Sentinel staff
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Goodbyes from the outgoing 2019-20 Sentinel staff

  • Sabrina Kerns
  • April 22, 2019
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The Sentinel’s outgoing staff members bid a farewell to their readers and fellow staff members as the 2019-20 year comes to a close.

OPINION: Celebrity involvement is necessary to create change in Brunei
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OPINION: Celebrity involvement is necessary to create change in Brunei

  • Sabrina Kerns
  • April 15, 2019
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Celebrity involvement in the Brunei Boycott has the potential to create real change for the LGBTQ population in Brunei.

OPINION: Professors use grammar to excuse oppression of non-binary students
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OPINION: Professors use grammar to excuse oppression of non-binary students

  • Sabrina Kerns
  • March 25, 2019
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Professors continue to use grammar as an excuse to oppress non-binary students despite changes to our language and society.

KSU names College of the Arts dean, committee chooses finalists for Humanities and Social Sciences
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KSU names College of the Arts dean, committee chooses finalists for Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Sabrina Kerns
  • March 11, 2019
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Kennesaw State University officials named Ivan Pulinkala last week as the new dean for the university’s College of the Arts and announced finalist candidates on Monday, March 11, for the dean position with the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Board of Regents hears plan for $7 million baseball field renovations
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Board of Regents hears plan for $7 million baseball field renovations

  • Sabrina Kerns
  • February 14, 2019
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A Board of Regents committee heard Kennesaw State plans to spend $7 million in renovations to the Stillwell Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, Feb. 12.

OPINION: Compliments displayed on sticky notes fail to help those with low self-esteem
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OPINION: Compliments displayed on sticky notes fail to help those with low self-esteem

  • Sabrina Kerns
  • February 4, 2019
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While positive mantras on sticky notes have good intentions, they do not actually help those with low self-esteem.

Dr. Kathy Schwaig named KSU Provost
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Dr. Kathy Schwaig named KSU Provost

  • Sabrina Kerns
  • February 4, 2019
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Kennesaw State President Dr. Pamela Whitten named Dr. Kathy Schwaig as the university’s new provost and vice president for academic affairs, effective Feb. 18.

CSH program director resigns in the wake of deactivation announcements
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CSH program director resigns in the wake of deactivation announcements

  • Sabrina Kerns
  • January 14, 2019
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Kennesaw State’s Culinary and Sustainability Hospitality program director resigned on Thursday, Jan. 3 after announcements in the Fall 2018 semester that the program will be deactivated.

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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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