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College students are taking it into their own hands to verify information on the Epstein Files
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College students are taking it into their own hands to verify information on the Epstein Files

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • March 4, 2026
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Search query for “Kennesaw State” in the DOJ Epstein library. The release of court documents tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has reignited national […]

Midterm elections and the power of the student vote
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Midterm elections and the power of the student vote

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • March 2, 2026
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Ballot being cast in a ballot box. October 30th, 2018. Photo Credit: Element 5 Digital on Unsplash Midterm elections should not be treated as an […]

Phone addiction deserves to be taken seriously
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Phone addiction deserves to be taken seriously

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • February 12, 2026
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Woman holding a phone. March 2, 2017. Photo Credit: Priscilla Du Preez ca on Unsplash In 2007, the first iPhone was introduced, reshaping how people […]

Physical media still matters in a digital age
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Physical media still matters in a digital age

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • January 19, 2026
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Collage of film negatives, Cd’s, and old Sentinel prints. February 11, 2026. Photo Credit: Tye Brown/The Sentinel The rapid decline of physical media over the […]

Famine in Sudan demands immediate global attention
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Famine in Sudan demands immediate global attention

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • January 19, 2026
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A group of women carry bags of food. February 2nd, 2020. Photo Credit: MoEbeid on Wikimedia Over the years, the fight against famine has been […]

Dismantling the Department of Education is a dangerous mistake
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Dismantling the Department of Education is a dangerous mistake

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • December 9, 2025
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Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building. June 21st, 2024. Photo Credit: Ajay_Suresh on Flickr Under the Big Beautiful Bill, the Trump administration’s renewed call […]

Students are losing faith in KSU’s career fairs
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Students are losing faith in KSU’s career fairs

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • November 13, 2025
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Students at the University of Michigan are attending their annual Green Job Fair. January 22nd, 2019. Photo credit: Dave Brenner Career fairs are advertised as […]

AI-generated actress hits the stage; what does this mean for the future of Hollywood?
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AI-generated actress hits the stage; what does this mean for the future of Hollywood?

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • November 3, 2025
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AI Actress Tilly Norwood Debuts at Zurich Summit as Industry Grapples with Emerging Tech: We Want Her “to Be the Next Scarlett Johansson.” (2025, October […]

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance sparks culture war online: ICE, Trump, Turning Point and more
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance sparks culture war online: ICE, Trump, Turning Point and more

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • October 19, 2025
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Photo Credit: Creative Commons. Bad Bunny performs onstage in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, 2025. Discourse over American language and identity has sparked […]

Trey Reed’s death should remind us that racial violence isn’t history
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Trey Reed’s death should remind us that racial violence isn’t history

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • October 15, 2025
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Photo of Trey Reed from his personal Facebook page. Image Credit: Mississippi Free Press Today, the word “lynching” should exist only in textbooks, as a way […]

Are college degrees still worth it in a crashing economy?
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Are college degrees still worth it in a crashing economy?

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • October 9, 2025
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Rows of college graduates wearing graduate caps. Photo Credit: Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash (Uploaded May 20th, 2022) With unemployment rising to 4.3%, the highest it’s been […]

A review of “The Gryphon King” by Sara Omer
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A review of “The Gryphon King” by Sara Omer

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • October 7, 2025
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Cover of the book “The Gryphon King” by Sara Omer. Photo Credit: Sara Omer This absorbing debut novel by Sara Omer, a masters student at […]

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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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