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Pope Leo XIV’s bold stance on U.S politics sparks conservative backlash
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Pope Leo XIV’s bold stance on U.S politics sparks conservative backlash

  • Kimicha John
  • October 20, 2025
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Pope Leo XIV during an audience with the media, May 12, 2025. Photo Credit: Edgar Beltrán/The Pillar Early on, Pope Leo has made it clear […]

Does Generation Z accept political violence?
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Does Generation Z accept political violence?

  • Dixie Lee
  • October 20, 2025
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Utahns protest the actions of Donald Trump and Elon Musk outside the Utah State Capitol. April 5th, 2025. Image Credit: Mike Newbry on Unsplash Does […]

Who are Kennesaw State students blaming for the government shutdown?
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Who are Kennesaw State students blaming for the government shutdown?

  • Mikayla Freer
  • October 20, 2025
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Chamber of the House of Representatives of the United States of America. February 28th, 2022. Photo Credit: Stiven Contreras  The U.S. government is shutdown for the […]

New Voices, Old Houses: Three designers shaping the future of fashion
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New Voices, Old Houses: Three designers shaping the future of fashion

  • Jordan Tiller
  • October 20, 2025
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A group of models holding red high heels. Photo Credit: Valeria Castillo A new chapter unfolded across the fashion world as creative directors took over […]

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 […]

Soccer secures first conference win on senior night
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Soccer secures first conference win on senior night

  • Scott Daniell
  • October 19, 2025
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KSU’s #13 Paris McCulloch takes possession of the ball. Fifth-Third Stadium, September 10th, 2025. Photo Credit: KSU Athletics After a long time away from home, […]

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance sparks culture war online: ICE, Trump, Turning Point and more
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance sparks culture war online: ICE, Trump, Turning Point and more

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • October 19, 2025
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Photo Credit: Creative Commons. Bad Bunny performs onstage in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, 2025. Discourse over American language and identity has sparked […]

Innocent until cancelled: how public opinion surrounding Kyren Lacy became judge, jury and executioner
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Innocent until cancelled: how public opinion surrounding Kyren Lacy became judge, jury and executioner

  • Sophie Rice
  • October 17, 2025
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Kyren Lacy being honored with other seniors at LSU game. November, 2024. Photo credit: Creative Commons Social media was quick to deem Kyren Lacy guilty […]

Local musicians stun at the second round of Battle of the Bands
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Local musicians stun at the second round of Battle of the Bands

  • Cohen Edalgo
  • October 17, 2025
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KSU students crowd around the Austin Residence Complex amphitheater to watch Battle of the Bands round two. October 7th, 2025. Photo Credit: Ana Sofia On […]

Soccer remains winless in conference play after road trip
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Soccer remains winless in conference play after road trip

  • Scott Daniell
  • October 16, 2025
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#18 Anabel Orozco looks off field while carrying ball. Fifth-Thirds Stadium, August 21st, 2025 Photo Credit: Tye Brown/The Sentinel The Owls are still looking for […]

The Trump administration’s Tylenol rhetoric is dangerous
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The Trump administration’s Tylenol rhetoric is dangerous

  • Aaron Fults
  • October 15, 2025
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Parody Image of Trump holding two bottles of Tylenol. Photo credit: Tye Brown/The Sentinel On Monday, Sept. 22, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. […]

Trey Reed’s death should remind us that racial violence isn’t history
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Trey Reed’s death should remind us that racial violence isn’t history

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • October 15, 2025
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Photo of Trey Reed from his personal Facebook page. Image Credit: Mississippi Free Press Today, the word “lynching” should exist only in textbooks, as a way […]

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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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