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OPINION: ‘Syllabus days’ set poor class expectations for students
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OPINION: ‘Syllabus days’ set poor class expectations for students

  • Sabrina Kerns
  • July 15, 2019
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Professors can easily avoid the dreaded “syllabus day” on the first day of class with engaging and motivating activities for students to participate in.

OPINION: New editions of textbooks are a rip-off
  • Opinion

OPINION: New editions of textbooks are a rip-off

  • Luis Cuevas
  • July 15, 2019
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Students, professors and the environment all suffer from frequently renewed textbooks.

OPINION: Film companies should not boycott Georgia
  • Opinion

OPINION: Film companies should not boycott Georgia

  • Landon Mion
  • June 17, 2019
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Hollywood would be making a big mistake if they choose to boycott Georgia over proposed abortion legislation.

  • Opinion

OPINION: Film industries should boycott Georgia over heartbeat bill

  • Lola Uthman
  • June 17, 2019
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Film companies should boycott Georgia in response to its heartbeat bill.

OPINION: Getting a master’s degree benefits career, furthers passions
  • Opinion

OPINION: Getting a master’s degree benefits career, furthers passions

  • Megan Davis
  • June 17, 2019
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Students who get a master’s degree have more opportunities and options than students who stop at a bachelor’s degree.

OPINION: Companies unsupportive of LGBTQ+ community should not sell Pride products
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OPINION: Companies unsupportive of LGBTQ+ community should not sell Pride products

  • Sean Eikhoff
  • June 17, 2019
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Companies who practice discrimination should not sell Pride merchandise.

Best of KSU: Football wins thriller at SunTrust Park
  • Best of KSU 2018

Best of KSU: Football wins thriller at SunTrust Park

  • Rio White
  • April 22, 2019
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The KSU football team won a thriller at SunTrust Park against Jacksonville State during the final regular game of the regular season.

Best of KSU: Andretti Indoor Karting and Games, Bowlero win best entertainment
  • Best of KSU 2018

Best of KSU: Andretti Indoor Karting and Games, Bowlero win best entertainment

  • Sabrina Kerns
  • April 22, 2019
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In this year’s Best of KSU polls, Marietta campus students voted on Andretti Indoor Karting and Games as their favorite spot for off-campus entertainment, and Kennesaw students voted Bowlero as their No. 1 spot.

Best of KSU: Waffle House, a home away from home
  • Best of KSU 2018

Best of KSU: Waffle House, a home away from home

  • Rio White
  • April 22, 2019
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For over 60 years, Waffle House has been the place of refuge for many in the South.

OPINION: The Ethics in Journalism Act is designed to censor journalists
  • Opinion

OPINION: The Ethics in Journalism Act is designed to censor journalists

  • Sean Eikhoff
  • April 22, 2019
  • 0

The Georgia House of Representatives is considering a dangerous bill to punish journalists for doing their jobs.

SATIRE: Classroom know-it-alls need help surviving this summer
  • Opinion

SATIRE: Classroom know-it-alls need help surviving this summer

  • Autumn Edmonston
  • April 22, 2019
  • 0

Annoying classmates may struggle to find purpose without academics this summer.

Goodbyes from the outgoing 2019-20 Sentinel staff
  • Opinion

Goodbyes from the outgoing 2019-20 Sentinel staff

  • Sabrina Kerns
  • April 22, 2019
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The Sentinel’s outgoing staff members bid a farewell to their readers and fellow staff members as the 2019-20 year comes to a close.

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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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