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Driving tour highlights history in six local cities
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Driving tour highlights history in six local cities

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  • May 5, 2016
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Driving tour story map helps you experience historic sites in Cobb (Press release) – It is often said that without history, there would be no […]

3rd Annual Rainbow Graduation & Awards Ceremony this Friday
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3rd Annual Rainbow Graduation & Awards Ceremony this Friday

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  • May 3, 2016
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(Release) The office of GLBTIQ Student Retention Services announces the 3rd Annual Rainbow Graduation ceremony, hosted at Kennesaw State University on Friday, May 6 at 5:30pm.  […]

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Guest Column: Student-athletes overlooked by Sentinel’s ‘Best of” issue

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  • April 27, 2016
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Commentary by Andy Eggerth As the head track and field coach at KSU, I believe it’s my duty to advocate for my student-athletes. It was […]

History of diversity at KSU exhibit begins today
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History of diversity at KSU exhibit begins today

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  • April 25, 2016
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Release – Emerging From Within is the first installation on the history of diversity at Kennesaw State University. It includes select life histories, photographs, and narratives […]

Straighten up and fly right
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Straighten up and fly right

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  • April 22, 2016
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Release – The KSU Aerial Robotics Team is hosting its 5th annual Aerial Olympics, a competition open to students, faculty and staff of KSU, tonight at […]

Read us a story: children’s book exhibit at the library
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Read us a story: children’s book exhibit at the library

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  • April 21, 2016
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Release – Join Winnie the Pooh, Babar, and Maurice Sendak’s creatures for a tour through the world of children’s literature. Explore the design, history, and […]

“Dog Days” will be here sooner than you think, thanks to Delta Sigma Phi
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“Dog Days” will be here sooner than you think, thanks to Delta Sigma Phi

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  • April 20, 2016
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Release – KSU Fraternity Delta Sigma Phi is hosting a two-day fundraiser for Mostly Mutts Animal Rescue on KSU Campus Green. Delta Sig’s “First Annual […]

A flurry of fairies by the KSU Drama Club
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A flurry of fairies by the KSU Drama Club

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  • April 20, 2016
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The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon Thursday, April 21 2016, 7PM-8:30PM Release – Mirror, mirror on the wall – which fairy tale is the best of them […]

KSU’s Purple Heart Day and Proclamation Signing April 21
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KSU’s Purple Heart Day and Proclamation Signing April 21

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  • April 20, 2016
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Thursday, April 21 2016, 2PM to 3PM The Purple Heart proclamation will be made official with President Dr. Daniel Papp’s signature. A signing ceremony will […]

Chalk up another Zuckerman Museum of Art event
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Chalk up another Zuckerman Museum of Art event

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  • April 20, 2016
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Chalk the ZMA III 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Saturday, April 23 Release– Once again, Kennesaw State University’s Zuckerman Museum of Art (ZMA), Cobb […]

Free Outdoor Movie Nights return to Swift-Cantrell Park
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Free Outdoor Movie Nights return to Swift-Cantrell Park

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  • March 18, 2016
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Press Release – The City of Kennesaw’s  free Outdoor Movie Series returns to Swift-Cantrell Park on Saturday, May 7 with Disney-Pixar’s Inside Out (rated PG). […]

Big Shanty Festival Features Arts & Crafts, Live Performances
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Big Shanty Festival Features Arts & Crafts, Live Performances

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  • March 18, 2016
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Press Release One of the largest arts and crafts shows in northern Georgia, the 40th annual Superior Plumbing/Big Shanty Festival, returns to downtown Kennesaw on […]

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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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