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Academic Learning Center given new name

  • Carmen Puente
  • March 18, 2024
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The school recently renamed the Academic Learning Center after its largest family donors.

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OTN: Safety continues to concern Cobb County parents

  • Elana Ward
  • March 1, 2024
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Incidents at two Cobb County schools concern parents about students’ safety.

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Burst pipes cause flooding in off-campus student housing

  • Emma Davenport
  • February 21, 2024
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Water pipes burst in off-campus housing last month inducing flooding and triggering fire alarms.

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OTN: Unrelated procedure revealed King Charles III’s cancer diagnosis

  • Evie Ramsey
  • February 14, 2024
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King Charles III was recently diagnosed with cancer.

EXCLUSIVE: President of SPJ Georgia expresses her passion for journalism
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EXCLUSIVE: President of SPJ Georgia expresses her passion for journalism

  • Erin Johnson
  • February 8, 2024
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The Sentinel sat down with the President of the Georgia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. In an interview with the Georgia chapter president […]

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OTN: Famous ex-lawyer awaits retrial for killing his wife in Atlanta

  • Evie Ramsey
  • February 8, 2024
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Claud “Tex” McIver, a once-prominent Atlanta lawyer, pleads with Georgia’s Supreme Court to overturn his 2016 murder conviction of shooting his wife.

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The Department of Public Safety & University Police releases 2023 annual report

  • Carmen Puente
  • February 8, 2024
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Kennesaw State University released their Security and Fire Safety report from 2023.

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Measles case confirmed in metro Atlanta

  • Elana Ward
  • February 8, 2024
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A measles case was confirmed in metro Atlanta by DPH.

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2024 marks 10th anniversary of ‘Snowpocalypse’

  • Brie Buckfelder
  • February 8, 2024
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Jan. 28 will be 10 years since ice and snow had the city of Atlanta at a standstill.  The “snowpocalypse” that crippled Northern Georgia in […]

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House Resolution pushes to remove Trump from ballot

  • Jackson Dembrosky
  • February 8, 2024
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Georgia legislators signed a resolution requesting the secretary of state to remove the former president from the ballot in Georgia, basing their request on the […]

Gov. DeSantis suspends presidential campaign after Iowa caucus
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Gov. DeSantis suspends presidential campaign after Iowa caucus

  • Jackson Dembrosky
  • February 8, 2024
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Florida Gov. DeSantis announced on Jan. 21 in a video posted on X, that he had suspended his presidential campaign and endorsed former President Donald […]

Armed intruders cause almost two hour campus lockdown
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Armed intruders cause almost two hour campus lockdown

  • Jackson Dembrosky
  • January 25, 2024
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On Jan. 24, Kennesaw State students were told to shelter in place and hide as three armed intruders were reported on campus. Three DeKalb County […]

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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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