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An overview of The Sentinel’s time in D.C. during Inaugural Weekend
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An overview of The Sentinel’s time in D.C. during Inaugural Weekend

  • Zaire Breedlove
  • February 7, 2025
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Through the nipping cold, The Sentinel had the amazing opportunity to attend the Presidential Inaugural events, and the Presidential Inauguration itself to provide monumental coverage […]

Men’s Basketball Splits at Home Against Liberty and FIU
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Men’s Basketball Splits at Home Against Liberty and FIU

  • Kai Millette
  • February 7, 2025
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Poor shooting killed the Owls en route to their first home loss of the season, before young faces shined against FIU Liberty handed men’s basketball […]

Women’s Basketball Comes up Emptyhanded on the Road
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Women’s Basketball Comes up Emptyhanded on the Road

  • Robby Hogsten
  • February 7, 2025
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The Owls start off their four game road trip with a pair of losses against Liberty and Florida International. The Owls entered their first game […]

Men’s Basketball Triumphs Over Western Kentucky at Home
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Men’s Basketball Triumphs Over Western Kentucky at Home

  • Kai Millette
  • February 6, 2025
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Simeon Cottle’s bounce back and Adrian Wooley’s continued dominance helped the Owls to another home victory

Letter from the Managing Editor: Thank you to The Cadet Newspaper
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Letter from the Managing Editor: Thank you to The Cadet Newspaper

  • Zaire Breedlove
  • February 6, 2025
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Honoring The Cadet newspaper’s dedication to independent journalism, leadership, and integrity. A special thank you to the cadets, alumni, and supporters who make it all […]

The Sentinel sits down with Award-Winning Playwright Terry Guest
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The Sentinel sits down with Award-Winning Playwright Terry Guest

  • Mary Wingate
  • February 6, 2025
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KSU Alum, Terry Guest, discusses his journey to becoming an award winning playwright, actor, producer and director– and the struggles he faced along the way. […]

The Boom of Georgia High School Football Recruiting
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The Boom of Georgia High School Football Recruiting

  • Luke Meadows
  • February 4, 2025
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A close look at how Georgia has established itself as a top source of recruits for college football programs across the country The state of […]

Issue of the week: Trump’s interest in Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal
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Issue of the week: Trump’s interest in Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal

  • Mary Wingate
  • January 19, 2025
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President-elect Donald Trump has shown interest in expanding the United States through the acquisition of Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal. Kennesaw State students tell […]

New block scheduling system receives critical feedback from Class of 2028
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New block scheduling system receives critical feedback from Class of 2028

  • Devyn Byers
  • January 17, 2025
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Kennesaw State freshmen gave their honest, critical opinions about the new block scheduling system following the past fall semester. Starting in August 2024, KSU freshmen […]

Kennesaw State students react to Gaza ceasefire
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Kennesaw State students react to Gaza ceasefire

  • Zaire Breedlove
  • January 15, 2025
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Interviews conducted by Zaire Breedlove and Mary Wingate After almost 15 months of conflict, the war in the Gaza has officially come to an end […]

Women’s Basketball Drops to Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky in Opening Conference Homestand
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Women’s Basketball Drops to Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky in Opening Conference Homestand

  • Robby Hogsten
  • January 14, 2025
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The Owls came up short against two of the conferences best this week. Shooting woes and points allowed in the paint spelled trouble for the […]

Who should win record of the year at this year’s Grammys
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Who should win record of the year at this year’s Grammys

  • Sophie Debord
  • January 13, 2025
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With the Grammys approaching, many wonder which Record of the Year nominee will win the award. Every year, major artists of the music industry come […]

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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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