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Early hole too much as men’s basketball falls 92-81 to No. 16 Alabama
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Early hole too much as men’s basketball falls 92-81 to No. 16 Alabama

  • Kai Millette
  • December 21, 2025
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#5 Simeon Cottle dribbles the ball up the court against Alabama on Dec. 21 at Propst Arena in Huntsville, Alabama. Photo courtesy of KSU Athletics […]

Football crushed by Western Michigan in Myrtle Beach Bowl
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Football crushed by Western Michigan in Myrtle Beach Bowl

  • Kai Millette
  • December 19, 2025
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#2 Amari Odom hands the football to #4 Chase Belcher on Dec. 19 at Brooks Stadium. Photo by: Jackson Louneounbonh CONWAY, S.C. — Kennesaw State […]

Dismantling the Department of Education is a dangerous mistake
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Dismantling the Department of Education is a dangerous mistake

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • December 9, 2025
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Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building. June 21st, 2024. Photo Credit: Ajay_Suresh on Flickr Under the Big Beautiful Bill, the Trump administration’s renewed call […]

KSU is losing credibility as a university
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KSU is losing credibility as a university

  • Arya Patel
  • December 9, 2025
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Kennesaw State Flight 29 students march outside Vystar Arena. August 17th, 2025. Photo Credit: Tye Brown/The Sentinel Kennesaw State University (KSU) has grown rapidly from […]

Men’s basketball sets single game points record in blowout win over Southern Wesleyan
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Men’s basketball sets single game points record in blowout win over Southern Wesleyan

  • Kai Millette
  • December 9, 2025
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#4 Kaden Rickard, #11 RJ Johnson and #13 Braedan Lue on the floor at VyStar Arena on Dec. 6. Photo by Jackson Louneounbonh Kennesaw State […]

Women’s basketball rolls against Thomas
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Women’s basketball rolls against Thomas

  • Scott Daniell
  • December 7, 2025
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#21 Keyarah Berry soars for a layup against Thomas on Dec. 6 at VyStar Arena. Photo by Jackson Louneounbonh. After a 79-65 loss to Alabama […]

Taylor shines, men’s basketball defeats Georgia State for third consecutive year
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Taylor shines, men’s basketball defeats Georgia State for third consecutive year

  • Kai Millette
  • December 7, 2025
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#23 Amir Taylor rises for a layup against Georgia State on Dec. 6 at VyStar Arena. Photo by Jackson Louneonbonh Freshman Amir Taylor shined in men’s basketball’s […]

Fourth-and-Odom: Late game heroics lift Kennesaw State football over Jacksonville State for CUSA title
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Fourth-and-Odom: Late game heroics lift Kennesaw State football over Jacksonville State for CUSA title

  • Kai Millette
  • December 6, 2025
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Kennesaw State head coach Jerry Mack lifts the Conference USA Championship trophy following his team’s 19-15 win over Jacksonville State on Dec. 5 at AmFirst […]

‘Uncompromised Hate’ Pt. 2: Football gets another shot at Jax State in CUSA Championship
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‘Uncompromised Hate’ Pt. 2: Football gets another shot at Jax State in CUSA Championship

  • Kai Millette
  • December 4, 2025
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#2 Amari Odom takes a snap against Jacksonville State on Nov. 15 at AmFirst Stadium. Photo by Jackson Louneounbonh Standing in the way of Kennesaw […]

Men’s basketball rides Cottle’s 28, Sherman’s double-double to win over Jackson State
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Men’s basketball rides Cottle’s 28, Sherman’s double-double to win over Jackson State

  • Kai Millette
  • December 2, 2025
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#5 Simeon Cottle shoots from beyond the three-point line against Jackson State at VyStar Arena on Dec. 2. Photo courtesy of KSU Athletics. Simeon Cottle and Frankquon […]

Odom leads football past Liberty in double OT, secures C-USA title game berth
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Odom leads football past Liberty in double OT, secures C-USA title game berth

  • Kai Millette
  • December 1, 2025
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#2 Amari Odom celebrates with punter #91 Josh Huiet on Nov. 22 at Fifth Third Stadium at Walens Family Field. Photo by Jackson Lounenounbonh Amari […]

Community and connection: Supporting KSU’s LGBTQ students
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Community and connection: Supporting KSU’s LGBTQ students

  • Sidney Long
  • November 25, 2025
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Pride supporters parade in Rzeszów Poland. June 22nd, 2019. Photo Credit: Silar on Wikimedia With the recent government mandate on DEI changes, Kennesaw State University (KSU) […]

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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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