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Review: Benson Boone’s “Fireworks & Rollerblades”

  • Grace Salley
  • June 3, 2024
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On April 5, Benson Boone released his debut album.

Review: The Balloon Museum’s “Let’s Fly” exhibit
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Review: The Balloon Museum’s “Let’s Fly” exhibit

  • Joshua Carter
  • June 2, 2024
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The Balloon Museum’s “Let’s Fly” exhibit is in Atlanta for a limited time and is a surreal experience that will leave you floating.

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Review: “Civil War”, A journey across a war-torn America

  • Joshua Carter
  • June 2, 2024
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“Civil War”, released on April 12, is Alex Garland’s most recent foray into filmmaking; an anxiety-inducing tale of why a house divided cannot stand.

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Cowboy Carter sets a new precedent

  • Marah Morris
  • June 2, 2024
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Beyonce’s country music debut has rocked the music boat, but is it really that shocking?

Review: The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift
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Review: The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift

  • Grace Salley
  • June 2, 2024
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On April 19, Taylor Swift released “The Tortured Poets Department”. Let’s take a first look at the album and what it contains.

The Strand Theatre warps into a timeless spectacle
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The Strand Theatre warps into a timeless spectacle

  • Chloe Van Hees
  • May 21, 2024
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Fans of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” can look forward to the renewed revelance.

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What Billie Eilish was made for: An EGOT

  • Marah Morris
  • April 4, 2024
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With a second Oscar Award at 22 years old, Billie Eilish is on the fast track to becoming the youngest EGOT winner.

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Club of the Week: The AI Club

  • Marah Morris
  • April 3, 2024
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With artificial intelligence growing rapidly, the AI club wants to explore the world of AI instead of running from it.

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Review: New York Fashion Week 2024

  • Jordan Tiller
  • April 2, 2024
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Discover the latest from Thom Browne, Helmut Lang and Tommy Hilfiger at New York Fashion Week!

Greek Spotlight: Delta Phi Epsilon
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Greek Spotlight: Delta Phi Epsilon

  • Taylor Boysen
  • March 31, 2024
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For the members of Delta Phi Epsilon, the organization is not just a way to make new friends, it’s a way to make a positive impact on the community and foster personal growth extending beyond campus.

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Avatar: The last one was better

  • Gahnique Bell
  • March 30, 2024
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Review of Avatar: The Last Airbender

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‘Reefer Madness’: The show must go on

  • Taylor Boysen
  • March 29, 2024
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The Department of Theatre and Performance Studies made a triumphant debut of the musical “Reefer Madness.”

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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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