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Sherman ejection, poor shooting doom shorthanded Owls in 77-58 loss at Jacksonville State
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Sherman ejection, poor shooting doom shorthanded Owls in 77-58 loss at Jacksonville State

  • Kai Millette
  • February 7, 2026
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#21 Jaden Harris attempts a jump shot in a game against Jacksonville State on Feb. 7 at Pete Matthews Coliseum. Photo courtesy of Jax State […]

Women’s Basketball drops overtime thriller to Delaware
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Women’s Basketball drops overtime thriller to Delaware

  • Scott Daniell
  • February 6, 2026
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Women’s basketball huddles around coach Octavia Blue in a game during the 2025-26 season at VyStar Arena. Photo by Jackson Louneoubonh. Women’s basketball returned to […]

Will ICE protests bring change?
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Will ICE protests bring change?

  • Mikayla Freer
  • February 4, 2026
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Kennesaw State students march in Anti-Ice protest. January 20st, 2026. Photo Credit: Tye Brown/The Sentinel As ICE protests grow louder on and off campus, students […]

Is There an AI Bubble? KSU Experts offer Mixed Perspectives
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Is There an AI Bubble? KSU Experts offer Mixed Perspectives

  • Karen Lopez
  • February 4, 2026
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A group of soap bubbles sitting on top of a table. December 7th, 2016. Photo Credit: rihaij from Pixabay Kennesaw State University faculty suggest that […]

Built on Resilience: How Selena Collins-Patterson found her way home to KSU softball
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Built on Resilience: How Selena Collins-Patterson found her way home to KSU softball

  • Laila Arfaoui
  • February 4, 2026
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Selena Collins-Patterson high-fives a player rounding third base. Photo courtesy of KSU Athletics As Selena Collins-Patterson takes over as head softball coach at Kennesaw State, she brings […]

Track and Field turns in strong showing across split meets
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Track and Field turns in strong showing across split meets

  • Jackson Louneoubonh
  • February 3, 2026
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Photo credit: Photo Courtesy of Karen Arnold Track and field split competition across two meets last weekend, earning multiple event wins, a school record and […]

“We artists always find a way to persevere,” Creative students speak on the impacts of AI in their fields
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“We artists always find a way to persevere,” Creative students speak on the impacts of AI in their fields

  • Devyn Byers
  • February 3, 2026
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Photo Credit: Milad Fakurian on Unsplash. Man drawing on tablet in-front of a computer. May 13, 2021. AI: A helpful or hurtful tool for writers? […]

KSU’s solution to adversity: Men’s Resource Center
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KSU’s solution to adversity: Men’s Resource Center

  • Sophie Rice
  • February 3, 2026
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Treehouse with a “No Girls Allowed” sign. August 25th, 2017. Photo Credit: @WritersOfWords on X [Disclaimer: This article is written for satirical purpose only. All […]

USG Reports Credit Card Fraud Affecting Students, Faculty
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USG Reports Credit Card Fraud Affecting Students, Faculty

  • Julia Banks
  • February 2, 2026
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Credit cards next to an iPad. February 3rd, 2021. Photo Credit: Photo by CardMapr.nl on Unsplash The fraud investigation is ongoing. On January 27, 2026, […]

Bixby Students Speak Out as Trash Piles Up
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Bixby Students Speak Out as Trash Piles Up

  • Karen Lopez
  • February 2, 2026
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Pictures taken from inside Bixby Apartments show trash blocking doorways. Photo Credit: Karen Lopez. Graphic created by Tye Brown/The Sentinel Mounting trash piles and overflowing […]

Defense, Harris and Johnson power Owls in domination of NMSU
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Defense, Harris and Johnson power Owls in domination of NMSU

  • Kai Millette
  • January 31, 2026
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Men’s basketball held New Mexico State to just 25% from the field, while Jaden Harris posted a season-high against his former team in a 76-53 demolition on Saturday at VyStar Arena.

Five Owls earn weekly awards as track and field shines in Conference USA
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Five Owls earn weekly awards as track and field shines in Conference USA

  • Jackson Louneoubonh
  • January 30, 2026
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Athlete Gage Voyles poses in preseason photo. Photo courtesy of KSU Athletics. Track and field earned five Conference USA weekly honors this past week, spotlighting […]

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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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