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Category: Outside the Nest

Outside the Nest encompasses newsworthy events outside of the KSU campus.

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Outside the Nest: Protesters gather in Madrid, call for election
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Outside the Nest: Protesters gather in Madrid, call for election

  • Sasha Avchukov
  • February 11, 2019
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Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Madrid, Spain, on Sunday to protest Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s plans to negotiate with Catalan separatists.

Outside the Nest: School walkway collapses, kills 4 in South Africa
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Outside the Nest: School walkway collapses, kills 4 in South Africa

  • Sasha Avchukov
  • February 4, 2019
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Four students died and dozens were injured after a high school walkway collapsed near Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday, Feb. 1.

Outside the Nest: Church bombing kills 20 in Philippines
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Outside the Nest: Church bombing kills 20 in Philippines

  • Sasha Avchukov
  • January 28, 2019
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Two bombs detonated at a Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines Sunday, killing 20 and injuring dozens more.

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Outside The Nest: Car bomb kills 21 in Columbia

  • Sasha Avchukov
  • January 21, 2019
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A car filled with explosives detonated at a Bogotá police academy Thursday, killing 21 and injuring dozens.

Outside The Nest: U.S. military officials confirm start of Syria withdrawal process
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Outside The Nest: U.S. military officials confirm start of Syria withdrawal process

  • Sasha Avchukov
  • January 14, 2019
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After President Trump’s Dec. 19 announcement that the U.S. will begin removing troops from Syria, the military said Friday morning that the process officially began, according to The Washington Post.

Outside the Nest: California wildfires kill at least 29
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Outside the Nest: California wildfires kill at least 29

  • Sasha Avchukov
  • November 12, 2018
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The fire, known as “Camp Fire,” began Thursday, Nov. 8, and swept through the entire town of Paradise, California, destroying thousands of homes and businesses.

Outside the Nest: 2 killed in Florida yoga studio shooting
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Outside the Nest: 2 killed in Florida yoga studio shooting

  • Sasha Avchukov
  • November 6, 2018
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A Florida man opened fire Friday evening at a Tallahassee yoga studio, killing two and injuring six.

Outside the Nest: Suspect faces charges, pipe bomb to Atlanta intercepted
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Outside the Nest: Suspect faces charges, pipe bomb to Atlanta intercepted

  • Sasha Avchukov
  • October 29, 2018
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Police arrested a Florida man Friday, Oct. 26, after officials found DNA on the packages containing pipe bombs that were mailed to prominent Democrats across the U.S, Fox News reported.

Outside the Nest: Saudi journalist missing, investigators suspect murder
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Outside the Nest: Saudi journalist missing, investigators suspect murder

  • Sasha Avchukov
  • October 15, 2018
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A Saudi Arabian journalist based in the U.S. Jamal Khashoggi went missing Tuesday, Oct. 2, after entering the Saudi Consulate in Turkey to pick up a document.

Outside the Nest: 20 killed in New York limo crash
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Outside the Nest: 20 killed in New York limo crash

  • Sasha Avchukov
  • October 8, 2018
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A deadly limo accident killed 20 people after it crashed into a parked car and two pedestrians in upstate New York on Saturday.

Outside the Nest: Over 840 dead after Indonesia tsunami
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Outside the Nest: Over 840 dead after Indonesia tsunami

  • Sasha Avchukov
  • October 1, 2018
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At least 840 people died in eastern Indonesia after an earthquake and tsunami struck the coast of Sulawesi island Friday.

Outside the Nest: Teen rescued after 49 days stranded at sea
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Outside the Nest: Teen rescued after 49 days stranded at sea

  • Sasha Avchukov
  • September 24, 2018
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A 19-year-old Indonesian man was rescued after being stranded in the Pacific Ocean for 49 days.

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The Sentinel is the student newspaper of Kennesaw State University. Since 1966, The Sentinel has provided an open forum to the campus community. It is published in print monthly and online weekly.

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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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