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After a year off the court, RJ Johnson returns with something to prove
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After a year off the court, RJ Johnson returns with something to prove

  • Kai Millette
  • November 3, 2025
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RJ Johnson dribbles the ball up court against West Georgia. Photo by Jackson Louneoubonh At long last, Owls guard RJ Johnson is returning to the court with […]

Simeon Cottle focused on finishing the job in final season
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Simeon Cottle focused on finishing the job in final season

  • Lance Warren
  • November 3, 2025
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Simeon Cottle goes up for layup against West Georgia. Photo by: Jackson Louneoubonh Simeon Cottle is looking to turn his preseason Conference USA Player of the […]

Berry’s return and newcomers set to highlight Year 2 for women’s basketball in CUSA
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Berry’s return and newcomers set to highlight Year 2 for women’s basketball in CUSA

  • Scott Daniell
  • November 3, 2025
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Kennesaw State women’s basketball coach Octavia Blue claps during regular season game. Photo credit: KSU Athletics Kennesaw State women’s basketball will enter its second season […]

Men’s basketball 2024-25 preview: Pettway, Owls chase CUSA title
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Men’s basketball 2024-25 preview: Pettway, Owls chase CUSA title

  • Kai Millette
  • November 3, 2025
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Simeon Cottle celebrating during Conference USA Tournament win over New Mexico State. Photo credit: KSU Athletics. Kennesaw State men’s basketball is tasked with living up […]

Can’t Kill Time – Ending of video game Hades II altered after receiving backlash from fans
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Can’t Kill Time – Ending of video game Hades II altered after receiving backlash from fans

  • Ava Watts
  • November 1, 2025
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Photo Credit: Supergiant Games Only after four weeks of release, popular video game Hades II has already made a major in-game update: the ending. After […]

Victoria’s Secret 2025: True evolution or PR manipulation?
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Victoria’s Secret 2025: True evolution or PR manipulation?

  • Jordan Tiller
  • October 31, 2025
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Photo: Madison Beer at the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. (2025). Victoria’s Secret. Retrieved on Oct. 26, 2025. After years of backlash and cancellation, the […]

The History of Taylor Swift and Charli XCX’s Alleged “Feud”
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The History of Taylor Swift and Charli XCX’s Alleged “Feud”

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  • October 31, 2025
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Taylor Swift’s “Showgirl” and Charli XCX’s “brat” album covers. Photo Credit: Gracie Murray Taylor Swift released her 12th studio album “The Life of a Show […]

The Life and Legacy of D’Angelo
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The Life and Legacy of D’Angelo

  • Cohen Edalgo
  • October 31, 2025
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Artist D’Angelo performing at Pori Jazz festival in Pori, Finland. July 20, 2012. Photo Credit: Roquai Beloved R&B figure D’Angelo died at the age of […]

Tame Impala’s “Deadbeat:” The roughest musical transition of 2025
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Tame Impala’s “Deadbeat:” The roughest musical transition of 2025

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  • October 31, 2025
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Deadbeat 12 Inch LP by Kevin Parker (Tame Impala). Oct. 27, 2025. Photo Credit: Tye Brown. Tame Impala’s introductory dip into electronic dance music and […]

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 […]

Registration roulette: KSU students demand better tech accountability
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Registration roulette: KSU students demand better tech accountability

  • Sofia Frenzel
  • October 29, 2025
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Owl Express actively down. Image Taken by Tye Brown | The Sentinel As KSU student numbers explode upward, the university needs to get it together. […]

Owls Bowl Bound: KSU tops UTEP for sixth win
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Owls Bowl Bound: KSU tops UTEP for sixth win

  • Kai Millette
  • October 29, 2025
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Gabriel Benyard and Tykeem Wallace celebrate in the end zone in win over UTEP. Photo Credit: Jackson Louneoubonh It wasn’t the prettiest showing, but Kennesaw […]

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The Sentinel is the student newspaper of Kennesaw State University. Since 1966, The Sentinel has provided an open forum to the campus community. It is published in print monthly and online weekly.

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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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