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“The Short Game:” A Hole-In-One Documentary

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  • September 24, 2013
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A documentary about golfers is far from what anyone would expect to be rife with personality, emotion and humor, but “The Short Game” might just […]

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Hitting the Books: Does Digital Outweigh Physical?

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  • September 19, 2013
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The semester is now in full swing, and students have emptied their wallets just to buy their textbooks. While most students spend on average of […]

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Apple Gives a Taste of New iPhones

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  • September 19, 2013
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Apple Inc. announced its next generation models of the massively successful iPhone last week. “Thank you very much for joining us,”Tim Cook, CEO of Apple […]

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The Story of Putin: An Uneasy Ally

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  • September 19, 2013
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Recently in the news, there has been one topic above all that is taking up headlines: Syria. The U.S. government declared with high confidence that […]

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Students Paint a Picture of College Night at the High

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  • September 19, 2013
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The High Museum of Art in Atlanta hosted a night dedicated to college students Friday, offering reduced ticket prices of $7 for pupils along with live […]

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Life in Color Paint the Campus Red

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  • September 10, 2013
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Hundreds of students and electronic music fans filled the Fifth Third Bank Stadium to attend the world’s largest paint party Friday night. Life in Color […]

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“Adore” Review: Entertainment or Erotic Indulgence?

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  • September 10, 2013
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No matter who you are, every now and then it is nice to enjoy a simple romance film. You usually walk away feeling good about […]

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Splinter Cell: Blacklist Executes on Stealth Action

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  • September 10, 2013
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Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell series was seen as the pinnacle of stealth action video games during the last console generation. The sixth game in the series, […]

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Sagal Radio Brings Hope to Refugees

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  • September 10, 2013
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Imagine having to flee your country and come to a land where nothing around you seems familiar. Imagine being thousands of miles away from home, running […]

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Spilling the Beans on Campus Coffee

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  • August 27, 2013
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A campus café is a welcoming oasis in a chaotic academic desert. When classes end, students jostle down hallways and hurry down the stairs. Crawling […]

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Promising Additions to Fall TV

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  • August 27, 2013
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Autumn is the season of cuddling up in warm blankets as the temperatures gradually drop and the leaves fall. It is the time when we all […]

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“The World’s End”: Mature Themes Invade Sci-Fi Comedy

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  • August 27, 2013
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“The World’s End” is the type of film best enjoyed without any prior knowledge of the plot. I went into the film fully expecting to see […]

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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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