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Volleyball set for CUSA tournament
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Volleyball set for CUSA tournament

  • Laila Arfaoui
  • November 21, 2025
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#13 Manu Johnsen rises to hit the ball against UTEP at VyStar Arena. Photo courtesy of KSU Athletics. Volleyball wrapped up its 2025 regular season, […]

Volleyball defeats Delaware twice, extends winning streak to five
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Volleyball defeats Delaware twice, extends winning streak to five

  • Laila Arfaoui
  • October 30, 2025
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Volleyballs bouncing on the court. Photo credits: Erin Cater. Kennesaw State volleyball wrapped up a successful weekend, defeating an aggressive Delaware team in two thrilling […]

Volleyball sweeps Jacksonville State, extends home momentum
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Volleyball sweeps Jacksonville State, extends home momentum

  • Laila Arfaoui
  • October 20, 2025
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KSU’s #9 Caroline Chastang and KSU’s #6 Kourtney Brown on the court. October 18th, 2025. Photo Credit: Milo Wilson Kennesaw State volleyball performed well Saturday […]

Volleyball handles South Carolina State, sweeping back-to-back matches
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Volleyball handles South Carolina State, sweeping back-to-back matches

  • Laila Arfaoui
  • September 8, 2025
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KSU’s #13 Manu Johnsen cheers after scoring. KSU Convocation Center, September 7th, 2025. Photo Credit: KSU Athletics Owls volleyball dominated their series with back-to-back wins […]

Wealthy in experience, Owls volleyball eyes title shot in 2025
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Wealthy in experience, Owls volleyball eyes title shot in 2025

  • Lance Warren
  • August 28, 2025
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After a fourth place finish in year one of C-USA play, the Owls have their sights set higher in 2025

Volleyball Wraps Regular Season, Takes down MTSU in CUSA Tournament Opener
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Volleyball Wraps Regular Season, Takes down MTSU in CUSA Tournament Opener

  • Robby Hogsten
  • November 23, 2024
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The Owls ended the regular season getting swept in their final series on the road against the Texas at El Paso on Nov. 15 and […]

Volleyball Splits Final Home Series With MTSU
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Volleyball Splits Final Home Series With MTSU

  • Robby Hogsten
  • November 11, 2024
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Volleyball split its final home series of the regular season against Middle Tennessee State with a 3-1 win in the series opener, and a 3-1 […]

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Owls Win Fifth of Last Six Games as Johnsen Hits Career Milestone

  • Robby Hogsten
  • October 23, 2024
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Johnsen’s big day propelled the Owls to victory

Volleyball Splits Opening Conference USA Series
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Volleyball Splits Opening Conference USA Series

  • Robby Hogsten
  • September 30, 2024
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The Owls fell short of a sweep, but picked up a historic first Conference USA win

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Volleyball’s Rally Falls Short Against Mercer in Annual Griffin’s Game

  • Robby Hogsten
  • September 11, 2024
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The Owls hosted in-state rival Mercer for the ninth-annual Griffin’s game

Volleyball Unsuccessful in Opening Tournament
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Volleyball Unsuccessful in Opening Tournament

  • Cameron Keskonis
  • September 4, 2024
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The Owls hosted Wichita State and Indiana to open their season

Year 12 of the Schunzel Era Begins: Volleyball Season Preview
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Year 12 of the Schunzel Era Begins: Volleyball Season Preview

  • Caleb Drakes
  • August 29, 2024
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A new conference means new challenges for the youthful Owls

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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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