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OPINION: Pandemic partying poses major threat, interrupts normal student life
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OPINION: Pandemic partying poses major threat, interrupts normal student life

  • Cam Lorys
  • September 1, 2020
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Staying away from parties right now is important for protecting the most vulnerable members of our communities.

OPINION: Students should be more mindful of gut health
  • Opinion

OPINION: Students should be more mindful of gut health

  • Camayak
  • April 27, 2020
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Healthy eating can provide students positive effects by improving physical health and brain function, as well as allowing students to save on food costs.

OPINION: Hustle culture detrimental for student health, undermines self care
  • Opinion

OPINION: Hustle culture detrimental for student health, undermines self care

  • Camayak
  • April 27, 2020
  • 0

Online hustle culture has been glorified in recent years, but it can have damaging effects on students’ wellbeing.

  • Opinion

OPINION: Kennesaw Mountain should remain open during COVID-19

  • Ayla Mcginnis
  • April 20, 2020
  • 0
  • Opinion

OPINION: Students should support local coffee shops before Starbucks

  • Hannah Menkus
  • April 20, 2020
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OPINION: Environmental impacts of Coronavirus provide solace during pandemic
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OPINION: Environmental impacts of Coronavirus provide solace during pandemic

  • Ayla Mcginnis
  • April 14, 2020
  • 0

Even though COVID-19 has created many negative situations, the positive environmental effects should not go unnoticed.

  • Opinion

OPINION: Online classes provide students academic, organizational advantages

  • Hannah Menkus
  • April 13, 2020
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OPINION: Students should utilize digital communities amid pandemic isolation
  • Opinion

OPINION: Students should utilize digital communities amid pandemic isolation

  • Alex Guevara
  • April 13, 2020
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Students should use their time during quarantine to join online communities so that they can put their time into learning a new hobby or maintaining friendships from home.

OPINION: Technology harms mental health, social lives
  • Opinion

OPINION: Technology harms mental health, social lives

  • Ayla Mcginnis
  • April 13, 2020
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The spread of technology has begun to hurt students’ social lives, interpersonal relationships and emotional wellbeing.

OPINION: KSU’s Employee Fitness Center offers improved fitness, nutrition for employees
  • Opinion

OPINION: KSU’s Employee Fitness Center offers improved fitness, nutrition for employees

  • Ayla Mcginnis
  • March 23, 2020
  • 0

Maintaining personal health is essential to a high quality of life, and KSU’s Employee Fitness Center gives faculty and staff this opportunity.

OPINION: Political discussions diminish polarization, create common ground
  • Opinion

OPINION: Political discussions diminish polarization, create common ground

  • Ayla Mcginnis
  • March 17, 2020
  • 0

In a time when American politics are more divided than ever, it is imperative that students take the time to discuss their personal political beliefs.

OPINION: Students should take time to learn musical intruments
  • Opinion

OPINION: Students should take time to learn musical intruments

  • Alex Guevara
  • March 17, 2020
  • 0

Because of the way resources have changed over the years, college students should consider learning an instrument for the benefits it can provide.

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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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