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Softball sweeps FGCU on senior day
  • Softball

Softball sweeps FGCU on senior day

  • Chris Raimondi
  • April 19, 2015
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By Jack Herman, Staff Writer Kennesaw State’s  softball team extended their win streak to five as the Owls swept their Saturday doubleheader against Florida Gulf […]

Baseball splits doubleheader against FGCU
  • Baseball

Baseball splits doubleheader against FGCU

  • Julien Benjamin
  • April 19, 2015
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By Julien Benjamin, Staff Writer Kennesaw State split a doubleheader against the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Saturday, winning the first game 5-0 while dropping the […]

Owls can’t handle No. 22 Eagles
  • Basketball
  • Women

Owls can’t handle No. 22 Eagles

  • Mason Wittner
  • February 21, 2015
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By Mason Wittner, Staff Writer Kristina Wells’ double-double was not enough to lift Kennesaw State to an upset as they fell to No. 22 Florida […]

Late gaffe spoils Owls’ upset bid at FGCU
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Late gaffe spoils Owls’ upset bid at FGCU

  • Tyler Duke
  • February 20, 2015
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KSU turned the ball over in the final moments to hand FGCU the season sweep of the Owls.

WBB: Owls drop second straight conference game at Stetson
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  • Women

WBB: Owls drop second straight conference game at Stetson

  • Mason Wittner
  • January 23, 2015
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Mason Wittner—Staff Writer Kennesaw State was unable to mount a second half comeback as they lost at Stetson Thursday 75-64. Deandrea Sawyers led the Owls […]

Volleyball Lose Hard Fought Battle to Stetson
  • Volleyball

Volleyball Lose Hard Fought Battle to Stetson

  • Chris Raimondi
  • October 11, 2014
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By Daniel Miller The Kennesaw State volleyball team entered Friday night’s homecoming contest with a chance to move to 3-1 in the A-Sun, and make […]

Men’s Tennis wins in Tulsa and Atlanta: Bouchillon and Castellanos claim doubles championship
  • Tennis

Men’s Tennis wins in Tulsa and Atlanta: Bouchillon and Castellanos claim doubles championship

  • Chris Raimondi
  • October 1, 2014
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Chris Raimondi—Sports Editor @ChrisDRaimondi Kennesaw State’s men’s tennis team continued its hot start to the 2014-15 season this weekend with a series of wins at […]

A-Sun Player of the Year, Owls carrying momentum into conference tournament
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  • Sports Blog

A-Sun Player of the Year, Owls carrying momentum into conference tournament

  • Michael Foster
  • May 20, 2014
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KSU’s conference player of the year will lead the Owls into this week’s A-Sun tournament in Fort Myers, Fla.

Owls finding stride after tough start in league play
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Owls finding stride after tough start in league play

  • Michael Foster
  • April 14, 2014
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KSU hopes to continue its newfound success in Panthersville on Tuesday.

FGCU pulls away from Owls for 40th straight A-Sun win
  • Basketball
  • Women

FGCU pulls away from Owls for 40th straight A-Sun win

  • Michael Foster
  • January 17, 2014
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by Mike Foster (Sports Editor) KSU nearly erased a double-digit halftime deficit against the Atlantic Sun Conference’s first place team on Thursday night, but eventually […]

Sawyers Adding Range to Owls Backcourt
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  • Women

Sawyers Adding Range to Owls Backcourt

  • Admin
  • January 14, 2014
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Freshman guard Deandrea Sawyers is currently the No. 2 scorer on KSU’s women’s basketball team, averaging 13.3 points, and 2.5 three pointers per game. The […]

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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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