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Soccer continues scoreless streak in opening road trip sweep
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Soccer continues scoreless streak in opening road trip sweep

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  • August 28, 2025
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#18 Anabel Orozco looks off field while carrying ball. Fifth-Thirds Stadium, August 21st, 2025 Photo Credit: Tye Brown/The Sentinel Soccer’s struggles continued during its opening […]

Soccer shut out in home opener against ranked Memphis squad
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Soccer shut out in home opener against ranked Memphis squad

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  • August 22, 2025
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Soccer struggled in its season opener

Coach Tripp MacKay and KSU softball part ways
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Coach Tripp MacKay and KSU softball part ways

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  • May 8, 2025
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Kennesaw State announced on Monday it will not be renewing the contract of head softball coach Tripp MacKay.

Softball’s season ends with series loss to New Mexico State
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Softball’s season ends with series loss to New Mexico State

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  • May 6, 2025
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Photo courtesy of KSU Athletics Softball concluded its campaign by taking one of three games last weekend against New Mexico State at Bailey Park Friday’s […]

Softball swept by Louisiana Tech
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Softball swept by Louisiana Tech

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  • April 21, 2025
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The Owls dropped their seventh straight series

Softball loses heartbreaker against Georgia State
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Softball loses heartbreaker against Georgia State

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  • April 16, 2025
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Softball’s struggles continue against in-state rival

Softball takes three of five in third home tournament
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Softball takes three of five in third home tournament

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  • March 6, 2025
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Softball closed its non-conference tournament season on a high note

Softball goes 2-3 in I-75 Challenge
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Softball goes 2-3 in I-75 Challenge

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  • February 25, 2025
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The Owls found moderate success in their second home tournament. The Owls took won out of five games and had the opportunity to face several […]

Softball Goes 3-2 in Home Tournament
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Softball Goes 3-2 in Home Tournament

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  • February 18, 2025
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The Owls earned their first three victories of the season at home this weekend. After dropping all of their first five contests, Owls softball bounced […]

Women’s Basketball defeats UTEP For Second Straight Win
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Women’s Basketball defeats UTEP For Second Straight Win

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  • February 18, 2025
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The Owls cruised on Saturday, taking their third conference win over the Miners Women’s basketball defeated UTEP 84-70, thanks to a pair of double-doubles from Keyarah Berry and Prencis […]

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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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