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Odom shows promise, but football overwhelmed by Indiana
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Odom shows promise, but football overwhelmed by Indiana

  • Kai Millette
  • September 6, 2025
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KSU’s #2 Amari Odom finding a pass. Memorial Stadium, IN, September 6th, 2025 Photo Credit: KSU Athletics BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Owls football was overwhelmed in […]

Public syllabi and public outcry
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Public syllabi and public outcry

  • Sophie Rice
  • September 6, 2025
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Image Credit:  Nick Youngson on Pix4free University students are all too familiar with their professor’s syllabus, as many spend their first week of classes sifting […]

Investigating Greek Life at KSU
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Investigating Greek Life at KSU

  • Sidney Long
  • September 6, 2025
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Graphic Created By Tye Brown/The Sentinel When one thinks of college, images of textbooks, lecture halls and pennant flags are usually what come to mind. […]

Atlanta CDC attack: the price of vaccine lies and easy gun access
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Atlanta CDC attack: the price of vaccine lies and easy gun access

  • Sofia Frenzel
  • September 6, 2025
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CDC Atlanta Campus. Photo Credit: James Gathany, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention On Friday, Aug. 8th, 2025, a shooting occurred just outside the Centers for […]

Too many owls, not enough nest: Kennesaw State’s overcrowding crisis
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Too many owls, not enough nest: Kennesaw State’s overcrowding crisis

  • Alyssa Johnson
  • September 5, 2025
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Kennesaw State University as seen from Kennesaw Mountain. Date Unknown. Image Credit: Stephen Rahn Campus looks a little different this year, and it’s leaving students […]

Opponent Q&A: Indiana
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Opponent Q&A: Indiana

  • Lance Warren
  • September 5, 2025
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ODU #58 Stephon Dubose-Bourne on the line with Indiana #6 Mikail Kamara. Memorial Stadium, IN, August 30th, 2025. Photo Credit: Indiana athletics In advance of […]

Soccer loses road contest at Mercer
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Soccer loses road contest at Mercer

  • Scott Daniell
  • September 5, 2025
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KSU Owls women’s soccer team hustles back to the line after losing a goal. Fifth-Third Stadium, August 21st, 2025. Photo Credit: Tye Brown/The Sentinel The […]

KSU campus hours should be extended
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KSU campus hours should be extended

  • Arya Patel
  • September 4, 2025
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Intersection at Frey Road and Campus Loop Road, taken at night using long exposure. September 17th, 2024. Photo Credit: Tye Brown/The Sentinel For a lot […]

From Campus to Convention: Kennesaw State Students Make Their Mark at Dragon Con
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From Campus to Convention: Kennesaw State Students Make Their Mark at Dragon Con

  • Zaire Breedlove
  • September 4, 2025
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A group of Waluwigi Cosplayers at DragonCon. September 1st, 2025. Photo Credit: Zaire Breedlove/The Sentinel ATLANTA- Throughout Labor Day Weekend, Dragon Con held its 38th annual convention across […]

Stair 8 wins first round of Battle of the Bands
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Stair 8 wins first round of Battle of the Bands

  • Devyn Woodard
  • September 4, 2025
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Stair 8 Band competing in Battle of the Bands. August 26th, 2025. Photo Credit: The Sentinel The winner of Owl Radio’s first round of their […]

Dexter Williams II returns to Indiana with Kennesaw State in full-circle moment
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Dexter Williams II returns to Indiana with Kennesaw State in full-circle moment

  • Kai Millette
  • September 4, 2025
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KSU’s #5 Dexter Williams II runs with the ball. Allegency Stadium, August 29th, 2025. Photo Credit: KSU Athletics A long journey in the college football […]

Sabrina Carpenter’s new album sparks controversy
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Sabrina Carpenter’s new album sparks controversy

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • September 3, 2025
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Sabrina Carpenter on “A Man’s Best Friend” Album Cover. Image Credit: Pitchfork Sabrina Carpenter’s new album sparked controversy the moment it was announced, polarizing fans […]

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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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