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OPINION: Financial health essential in maintaining overall wellness

  • Ayla Mcginnis
  • March 16, 2020
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Students need to learn the importance of financial education for their own mental and physical well-being.

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OPINION: Sharing political views spreads bias, prevents independent thought

  • Landon Mion
  • March 16, 2020
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OPINION: Attending college in-state saves money, prevents student loan debt
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OPINION: Attending college in-state saves money, prevents student loan debt

  • Landon Mion
  • March 9, 2020
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While many students wants to move far away from home for their college days, staying in-state to study has much greater benefits.

OPINION: Students should consider impact of Girl Scout cookies on environment, health
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OPINION: Students should consider impact of Girl Scout cookies on environment, health

  • Camayak
  • March 9, 2020
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More students should consider the environmental and health impacts of palm oil before buying Girl Scout cookies.

OPINION: KSU libraries should diversify foreign language resources
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OPINION: KSU libraries should diversify foreign language resources

  • Camayak
  • March 2, 2020
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The KSU library system’s foreign language resources do not match the diversity of the school’s foreign language program.

SATIRE: Students working to survive great flood
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SATIRE: Students working to survive great flood

  • Alex Guevara
  • March 2, 2020
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A heavy deluge is causing students to get creative in finding ways to make their days dryer.

OPINION: Cobb county housing ordinance harms students
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OPINION: Cobb county housing ordinance harms students

  • Jeremy Kariuki
  • March 2, 2020
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Cobb County’s single-family dwelling ordinance unnecessarily harms college students in the Kennesaw area and should be overturned.

OPINION: Students should prioritize health before convenience
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OPINION: Students should prioritize health before convenience

  • Hannah Menkus
  • March 2, 2020
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Students are not limited to unhealthy and cheap food options.

OPINION: KSU Greek life brings a plethora of opportunities for students
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OPINION: KSU Greek life brings a plethora of opportunities for students

  • Olivia Subero
  • March 2, 2020
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By offering a welcoming social environment, Greek life can create an array of positive experiences for college students.

OPINION: Greek life not worth financial cost for students
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OPINION: Greek life not worth financial cost for students

  • Naomi Williams
  • February 24, 2020
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Greek life costs hundreds to thousands of dollars for Kennesaw State University students and is not worth the money spent.

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OPINION: KSU tree planting initiatives deserve praise

  • Bryanna Walker
  • February 24, 2020
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Kennesaw State’s Sustainability team and Division of Global Affairs have collaborated on a tree planting initiative that deserves more appreciation.

Skateparks improve health, increase safety on college campuses
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Skateparks improve health, increase safety on college campuses

  • Alex Guevara
  • February 24, 2020
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Kennesaw State students would benefit greatly from an on-campus skatepark, which would allow for increased safety of all students.

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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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