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Odom’s Six-TD night lifts football Past Missouri State, keeps Owls in CUSA championship hunt
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Odom’s Six-TD night lifts football Past Missouri State, keeps Owls in CUSA championship hunt

  • Kai Millette
  • November 22, 2025
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#2 Amari Odom celebrates with #65 JT Pennington after a touchdown against Missouri State on Nov. 22 at Fifth Third Stadium at Walens Family Field. […]

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, […]

Rosalía’s new album breaks genre barriers and redefines pop music
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Rosalía’s new album breaks genre barriers and redefines pop music

  • Lennon Nix
  • November 20, 2025
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Photo Credit: rosalia.com. Rosalía’s new album “LUX”, released Nov. 7, 2025. Rosalía released her fourth studio album “LUX” on Nov. 7 to critical acclaim, with fans hailing […]

Hooty Harvest becomes KSU’s largest event of the semester
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Hooty Harvest becomes KSU’s largest event of the semester

  • Cohen Edalgo
  • November 20, 2025
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Photo Credit: Tye Brown, The Sentinel Kennesaw State University attracted hundreds of students during its annual Hooty Harvest and the final round of Owl Radio’s […]

A review of the play Blood Wedding at Kennesaw State University
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A review of the play Blood Wedding at Kennesaw State University

  • Liz Tillman
  • November 20, 2025
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Photo Credit: Kennesaw State Theater. Promotional Image posted for KSU’s “Blood Wedding” on Oct. 13, 2025. The KSU theatre program hosted a production of “Blood […]

On ceasefires: why there will be no peace in the Middle East
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On ceasefires: why there will be no peace in the Middle East

  • Aaron Fults
  • November 20, 2025
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Protesters protesting the war on Gaza. November 3rd, 2025. Photo Credit: Magali Osowski On Oct. 10, Israel and Hamas entered into a ceasefire deal mediated […]

Chris Youngblood making history as first former Owl in the NBA
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Chris Youngblood making history as first former Owl in the NBA

  • Kai Millette
  • November 18, 2025
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Chris Youngblood at Kennesaw State University (2023) and Chris Youngblood playing for Oklahoma City Thunder (2025). Photo Credit: KSU Athletics (Left) and Trevor Ruszkowski on […]

Chromo-coping with Tyler, The Creator’s newest deluxe album, “CHROMOKOPIA +”
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Chromo-coping with Tyler, The Creator’s newest deluxe album, “CHROMOKOPIA +”

  • Cohen Edalgo
  • November 18, 2025
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Portrait of Tyler, The Creator. March 2nd, 2025. Photo Credit: Joseph Higgins/Flickr Released on Oct. 28, Tyler, The Creator’s new deluxe album, “CHROMOKOPIA +,” record […]

Chemical recalls demand a revolution in women’s health
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Chemical recalls demand a revolution in women’s health

  • Sofia Frenzel
  • November 18, 2025
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Stacks of donated menstrual products. October 7th, 2022. Photo Credit: British Columbia Photos on Flickr The conversation about tampons and pads used to be just […]

In Abdur-Rahim Tribute game, South Florida outpaces men’s basketball
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In Abdur-Rahim Tribute game, South Florida outpaces men’s basketball

  • Kai Millette
  • November 17, 2025
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#11 RJ Johnson dribbles the ball up the court against USF. Vystar Arena, November 16th, 2025. Photo Credit: Jackson Louneounbonh Kennesaw State men’s basketball was […]

Women’s basketball knocks off undefeated Tennessee Tech 61-60
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Women’s basketball knocks off undefeated Tennessee Tech 61-60

  • Scott Daniell
  • November 16, 2025
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Coach Octavia Blue huddles with her team at VyStar arena in a game during the 2023-24 season. Photo Courtesy of KSU Athletics Women’s basketball returned […]

Turnovers, penalties sink Owls football in road loss to Jacksonville State
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Turnovers, penalties sink Owls football in road loss to Jacksonville State

  • Kai Millette
  • November 16, 2025
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#2 Amari Odom throws a pass against Jacksonville State on AmFirst Stadium on Nov. 15. Photo by Jackson Louneounbonh. JACKSONVILLE, Ala — Kennesaw State football […]

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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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