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Grease Monkey Marks April 23 as Oil Change Day to Promote Vehicle Maintenance
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Grease Monkey Marks April 23 as Oil Change Day to Promote Vehicle Maintenance

  • Zaire Breedlove
  • April 20, 2026
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KENNESAW — You haven’t gotten an oil change in a while, have you? Me neither, and I’m almost ashamed to admit that in writing.However, there’s […]

SGA candidate Jace Freeman outlines plan for parking reform, student outreach during Sentinel Q&A
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SGA candidate Jace Freeman outlines plan for parking reform, student outreach during Sentinel Q&A

  • Zaire Breedlove
  • April 13, 2026
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Q: To start off, how has the election process been for you so far as a presidential candidate for SGA?Freeman: Seeing as though it’s not only […]

The animal of the hour: Just who and what is Punch the monkey?
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The animal of the hour: Just who and what is Punch the monkey?

  • Abby Crotts
  • April 7, 2026
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Punch-kun with his plush in Ichikawa Zoo. March 7, 2026. Photo Credit: Daiei Onoguchi Punch, or “Panchi-kun” as he is referred to in his home in Ichikawa […]

Editorial Board: KSU’s neglect of Student Media is unacceptable
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Editorial Board: KSU’s neglect of Student Media is unacceptable

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  • April 2, 2026
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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 […]

Tianni Kelly named next Head Coach for Women’s Basketball
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Tianni Kelly named next Head Coach for Women’s Basketball

  • Scott Daniell
  • March 30, 2026
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Several Owls huddle near the basket against Shorter. Photo Courtesy of KSU Athletics At 3:26p.m. on Monday, Kennesaw State University confirmed Chattanooga associate head coach Tianni […]

Baseball steals series finale from Liberty
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Baseball steals series finale from Liberty

  • Scott Daniell
  • March 22, 2026
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KSU’s #27 Charlie Jones catches at Mickey Dunn Stadium on February 13, 2025. Photo Credit: Tye Brown/The Sentinel Owls baseball continued their homestand with a […]

Property damage and theft dominate crime in campus parking decks, data shows
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Property damage and theft dominate crime in campus parking decks, data shows

  • Zaire Breedlove
  • March 4, 2026
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Photo credit: Ryan Borgerding After a five-month review of local crime statistics, The Sentinel found data showing a majority of property damage and theft crimes […]

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 […]

SGA President Allisa George Addresses Campus Division, Town Halls and Student Representation in Mid-Semester Recap
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SGA President Allisa George Addresses Campus Division, Town Halls and Student Representation in Mid-Semester Recap

  • Zaire Breedlove
  • March 4, 2026
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Students studying in the ALC study spaces. Photo Credit: Kennesaw State University Kennesaw State Student Government Association (SGA) President Allisa George, a public health major, […]

KSU’s protest movement finds an unusual ally: The Christian Left
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KSU’s protest movement finds an unusual ally: The Christian Left

  • Alix Harris
  • February 25, 2026
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PSL organizer speaks directly to crowd at anti-ice protest. Kennesaw State University, January 20th, 2026. Photo Credit: Tye Brown/The Sentinel Recently, many students at Kennesaw […]

Housing Projects Incite Concern Over Rent Raise
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Housing Projects Incite Concern Over Rent Raise

  • Dante Little
  • February 11, 2026
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From $50 million construction projects to semester rents topping $5,000, KSU housing costs are drawing scrutiny from students concerned about affordability. Some Kennesaw State University […]

Will ICE protests bring change?
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Will ICE protests bring change?

  • Mikayla Freer
  • February 4, 2026
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Kennesaw State students march in Anti-Ice protest. January 20st, 2026. Photo Credit: Tye Brown/The Sentinel As ICE protests grow louder on and off campus, students […]

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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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