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Bring Back The Fun on Social Media. We Cannot All Be Content Creators.
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Bring Back The Fun on Social Media. We Cannot All Be Content Creators.

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • April 27, 2025
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Content creation and businesses have replaced the “fun” on social media. Social media has progressively taken a turn in the business direction. Just a few […]

Survivor’s Upcoming Silver Anniversary – Survival by Popular Demand!
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Survivor’s Upcoming Silver Anniversary – Survival by Popular Demand!

  • Connor Pursley
  • April 27, 2025
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The tribe speaks, and the game listens! A quarter-century of outwit, outplay, and outlast, culminates in Survivor’s 50th season, set to air in early 2026! […]

Fourth Folio Unveiled at Library Shakespeare Birthday Event
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Fourth Folio Unveiled at Library Shakespeare Birthday Event

  • Julia Banks
  • April 27, 2025
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The Bard’s legacy was alive and well at the KSU Library. April 15th marked the birthday of English playwright William Shakespeare, at least for a keystone […]

“And That’s a Wrap!”: Student filmmakers run the gamut
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“And That’s a Wrap!”: Student filmmakers run the gamut

  • Isabelle Loyd
  • April 27, 2025
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With intense interrogations, feel-good moments, seamlessly choreographed fight scenes, heart-wrenching dialogue, and even absurd bloopers, these student films ran the gamut. The 3rd Kennesaw Film Festival experienced a major […]

Invincible Season 3 Review
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Invincible Season 3 Review

  • Gahnique Bell
  • April 15, 2025
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One of the most popular animated shows right now, Invincible, is back with its third season and filled with more villains, new characters, and bigger […]

Starbucks Plans To Cut Menu by 30%
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Starbucks Plans To Cut Menu by 30%

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • April 15, 2025
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Could Starbucks potentially lose customers with a menu cut? As part of the company’s plan to stem the loss of its customers, Starbucks is cutting […]

Coachella Couture
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Coachella Couture

  • Jessica Ralph
  • April 15, 2025
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Coachella is always changing, and that’s part of the reason why thousands come back each and every single year. Asides from the amazing music that […]

Could Selena Gomez Be Talking About Justin and Hailey Bieber in Her New Album?
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Could Selena Gomez Be Talking About Justin and Hailey Bieber in Her New Album?

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • April 15, 2025
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Selena Gomez sings about a past relationship in her new album. Who could it be referring to? On March 21, the famous pop singer Selena […]

Has Drake Bounced Back?
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Has Drake Bounced Back?

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • March 30, 2025
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The popularly known lover boy, dropped his collaborated album with Partynextdoor, on February 14. With 92.4 million streams and counting, Drake talks about sex, finding […]

Underground Atlanta: A Historical Hub for Youth Culture
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Underground Atlanta: A Historical Hub for Youth Culture

  • Zaire Breedlove
  • March 30, 2025
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Underground Atlanta has long been a vital part of Atlanta’s cultural fabric, having developed from a thriving commercial district in the 19th century into a powerful […]

Goodbye, “You”
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Goodbye, “You”

  • Winnie Bossman Ahenfo
  • March 30, 2025
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Joe Goldberg’s tragic ending in You’s season finale. “Hello, You.” Does that sound familiar? The famous thriller drama series, starring Penn Badgley, has had an amazing […]

Does Everyone Dress The Same?
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Does Everyone Dress The Same?

  • Jordan Tiller
  • March 12, 2025
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At first glance, it may seem like everyone is dressing the same. Social media, celebrities and fast fashion push trends at lightning speed, creating a […]

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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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