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Category: Reviews

Movies, books, restaurants, video games, gadgets, TV shows – The Sentinel staff dives in and separates the good from the bad.

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Three Oscar nominees to check out

  • Luke Williams
  • March 27, 2023
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Even though “Everything Everywhere All At Once” and “All Quiet on the Western Front” won most of the awards at the Oscars, there are other great films that deserve some attention.

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How Black creatives are making space for themselves on campus

  • Kaylyn Provitt
  • March 1, 2023
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KSU students put on an amazing performance for Black History Month entitled The BluePrint: #BacktoBlack.

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Knock worth answering: ‘Knock at the Cabin’ review

  • Ashu Ebot-Tabi
  • February 14, 2023
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M. Night Shyamalan’s recent streak of slightly undercooked but respectably earnest films continues with his latest film.

Black theatre students’ ‘Jitney’ was unforgettable
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Black theatre students’ ‘Jitney’ was unforgettable

  • Kaylyn Provitt
  • November 29, 2022
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With an all Black cast, “Jitney” is a show everyone needs to see.

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‘Faith in The Future’ album put Louis Tomlinson back on charts

  • Katie Taylor
  • November 29, 2022
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A successful new album was released by former One Direction member Louis Tomlinson.

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Spoiler Alert: ‘Atlanta’ Season 4 sensational send-off for surreal comedy

  • Ashu Ebot-Tabi
  • November 29, 2022
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The fourth and final season of “Atlanta” does not disappoint while returning to its roots and continuing to push boundaries.

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Young the Giant releases new album

  • Katie Taylor
  • November 17, 2022
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Evaluating the “American Bollywood: Acts III & IV” album by successful rock band Young the Giant. Fans of alternative rock: these new songs are for you.

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Spoiler Alert: ‘Bros’ is a breath of fresh air

  • Luke Williams
  • November 14, 2022
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“Bros” takes the romantic comedy genre and completely reinvigorates it.

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Spoiler Alert: ’Don’t Worry Darling’ is so much more than meets the eye

  • Kaylyn Provitt
  • November 7, 2022
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Olivia Wilde’s film is ably directed and performed, and delivers a stunning twist.

Time to talk about “Midnights”
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Time to talk about “Midnights”

  • Gwen Samford
  • October 31, 2022
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Taylor Swift shows off her worst and her best in her wildly successful new album.

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Five great new movies to watch now

  • Luke Williams
  • October 31, 2022
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It can be hard to figure out what films to watch, so here are five great ones streaming or in theaters now.

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Spoiler Alert: “Smile” has its moments

  • Luke Williams
  • October 24, 2022
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“Smile” is a messy and cliché horror movie, but it manages to be a fun watch.

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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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