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Anime Weekend Atlanta 2024: A Celebration of Cosplay and Creativity
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Anime Weekend Atlanta 2024: A Celebration of Cosplay and Creativity

  • Zaire Breedlove
  • January 11, 2025
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From humble beginnings to a powerful staple of Anime Conventioneering, Anime Weekend Atlanta returned once again for its Christmas-themed Debut in the Georgia World Congressional […]

Snowfall delights KSU Students after a several-year Wait
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Snowfall delights KSU Students after a several-year Wait

  • Zaire Breedlove
  • January 10, 2025
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Snow softly covered the ground at Kennesaw State University today as, for the first time in seven years, snow has hit Georgia. For the first […]

Georgia bids Farewell to President Jimmy Carter
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Georgia bids Farewell to President Jimmy Carter

  • Zaire Breedlove
  • January 9, 2025
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Georgia bids its final farewells to President Jimmy Carter with a heartfelt motorcade tribute, honoring his legacy of compassion, honesty, and humanitarian work that reshaped […]

Chaos erupts at Ideal Sports Bar during Band Performance
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Chaos erupts at Ideal Sports Bar during Band Performance

  • Zaire Breedlove
  • December 9, 2024
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EDITORS NOTE: Please be advised that this article contains graphic details of violence. Bar management granted The Sentinel access to CCTV footage, but due to […]

South Korea in turmoil after martial law declared
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South Korea in turmoil after martial law declared

  • Anna Najarian
  • December 9, 2024
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Last week, South Korean President Yoon Sun Yeol declared martial law, inciting confusion among lawmakers, political analysts and citizens. At around 10:30 p.m., Korean Standard […]

Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates
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Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates

  • John Carman
  • December 5, 2024
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The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates for the first time in four years. Here’s why it’s important. Over the last couple of years, many […]

Displaced Lebanese return home as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect
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Displaced Lebanese return home as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect

  • Jannat Ahmed
  • December 5, 2024
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A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has occured after the two struck a U.S.-brokered deal Thousands of Lebanese displaced by the war […]

Author of “Foreign Agents” lands in Atlanta for his book tour
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Author of “Foreign Agents” lands in Atlanta for his book tour

  • Anna Najarian
  • December 4, 2024
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A cozy local bookstore nestled just east of downtown Atlanta hosted best selling author Casey Michel for a book talk on his newest release. Author […]

Rivian’s Georgia manufacturing plant back on track thanks to Ossoff-backed loan
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Rivian’s Georgia manufacturing plant back on track thanks to Ossoff-backed loan

  • Zaire Breedlove
  • December 4, 2024
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After a pause in construction, the Rivian plant in Morgan Country, Georgia makes a return with the help of Senator Jon Ossoff. The stalled Rivian electric […]

Jerry Mack Introduced as Head Football Coach
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Jerry Mack Introduced as Head Football Coach

  • Kai Millette
  • December 3, 2024
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Jerry Mack gave an opening speech and held an introductory press conference to kick off his tenure at KSU

Jerry Mack Named Next Head Coach for Kennesaw State Football
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Jerry Mack Named Next Head Coach for Kennesaw State Football

  • Kai Millette
  • December 1, 2024
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Mack takes over the Owls as the second full-time head coach in program history

Political science professors react to 2024 presidential election results
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Political science professors react to 2024 presidential election results

  • Devyn Woodard
  • November 29, 2024
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Donald Trump returns to the White House, making history with a non-consecutive term. Here’s how KSU’s political experts view the impact of his second presidency. […]

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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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