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How Superman is a reflection of culture
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How Superman is a reflection of culture

  • Isabella Insignares
  • October 7, 2025
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Collection of Superman comics. September 15th, 2025. Photo credit: Elikhai Ryan/The Sentinel From the “Champion of the Oppressed” to American propaganda– Who is Superman? James […]

Ed Sheeran’s new album lacks narrative
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Ed Sheeran’s new album lacks narrative

  • Blake Thomas
  • October 7, 2025
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Album cover for Ed Sheeran album “Play”. Photo Credit: Ed Sheeran’s Webstore Ed Sheeran at his prime was one of the pop music industry’s most […]

The imaginative world of the Game Writers’ Guild returns to KSU
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The imaginative world of the Game Writers’ Guild returns to KSU

  • Sophie Rice
  • October 7, 2025
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People writing on notepads at office table. Photo Credit: Sarah B on Unsplash KSU Writing Center’s Game Writers’ Guild, a game narrative club, returns to […]

South Park controversy: everyone is offended
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South Park controversy: everyone is offended

  • Arya Patel
  • October 7, 2025
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Deleted episode of SouthPark which stars Charlie Kirk like character. Photo Credit: Paramount Last month, Comedy Central pulled an episode parodying conservative commentator Charlie Kirk shortly following […]

A review of “The Gryphon King” by Sara Omer
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A review of “The Gryphon King” by Sara Omer

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • October 7, 2025
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Cover of the book “The Gryphon King” by Sara Omer. Photo Credit: Sara Omer This absorbing debut novel by Sara Omer, a masters student at […]

The world’s worst brain-damaging experience—”Him” review
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The world’s worst brain-damaging experience—”Him” review

  • Cohen Edalgo
  • October 7, 2025
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Promotional image for movie “HIM”. Photo Credit: Universal Studios “Him” details the blurry spiral of stardom through instances of brain injury, drugs and the ubiquitous desire […]

Cardi is the Drama (And the Music Suffers)
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Cardi is the Drama (And the Music Suffers)

  • Connor Pursley
  • October 7, 2025
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Cardi B on “AM I THE DRAMA?” album cover. Photo Credit: Cardi B’s Online Webstore While Cardi B remains a trap icon, her latest album was bloated […]

KSU student, Sentinel editor gets poetry collection published: “Making Home Out of an Elegy”
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KSU student, Sentinel editor gets poetry collection published: “Making Home Out of an Elegy”

  • Sidney Long
  • October 7, 2025
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The Sentinel’s Alexis Barton poses with her new book. Photo Credit: Alexis Barton/The Sentinel Kennesaw State University student, author and Opinion Editor of The Sentinel, Alexis […]

KSU administration responds to oversold parking pass allegations
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KSU administration responds to oversold parking pass allegations

  • Mia Torres
  • October 7, 2025
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Rows of cars on the KSU West deck. September 14th, 2025. Photo Credit: Tye Brown/The Sentinel KSU students respond to administration’s statement concerning parking issues […]

Georgia bans phones for K-8 students
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Georgia bans phones for K-8 students

  • Mikayla Freer
  • October 7, 2025
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Student using a phone in a classroom. Photo Credit: John Smith on Unsplash No phones? No problem! Georgia is cracking down on the usage of […]

Parking from the Faculty’s Perspectives
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Parking from the Faculty’s Perspectives

  • Dixie Lee
  • October 7, 2025
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Faculty/Staff Parking lot outside the KSU Rec Center. September 14th, 2025. Photo Credit: Tye Brown/The Sentinel How have the faculty and staff been impacted this […]

Apple Releases iPhone 17 with New Generation of Products
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Apple Releases iPhone 17 with New Generation of Products

  • T.J. Lewis
  • October 7, 2025
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Apple’s iPhone 17 showcasing 3 new colors. Photo Credit: Apple The tech giant’s new smartphone went on sale alongside new models for its most popular […]

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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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