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Men’s Golf Wins Pinetree Commandingly: Nilehn breaks school and Pinetree record

  • Chris Raimondi
  • October 22, 2014
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Tyler Duke—Staff Writer and Chris Raimondi—Sports Editor The Kennesaw State men’s golf team closed out their fall season in record-breaking fashion on Tuesday with a […]

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Owl Place Third at A-Sun Conference Championship

  • Admin
  • April 30, 2013
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On Tuesday, the KSU men’s golf team started the final round of the 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference Championships just one shot off the lead. The Owls played […]

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Track and Field See Success at Florida Relays

  • Admin
  • April 16, 2013
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Senior Michelle Quimby was named the A-Sun Field Athlete of the Week. Michelle set a new record in the pole vault at the Florida Relays. […]

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Softball Falls to Mercer in Final Regular Season Meeting

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  • March 26, 2013
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The KSU softball team lost only their fifth game of the season, losing to Mercer 4-2 on Wednesday, March 20. This was the final Owls […]

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Women’s Lacrosse Sees Improvement in road Loss to Campbell

  • Admin
  • February 26, 2013
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The KSU lacrosse team fell 21-4 Saturday to the Campbell Camels in Buies Creek, N.C.. Freshman Senecca Ward scored two goals for the Owls, but Kennesaw […]

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Owls Fall to USC Upstate in Road Rematch

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  • February 19, 2013
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The Owls traveled this past Saturday to Spartanburg, South Carolina and fell on the road 79-67 to USC Upstate. However, there were some bright spots […]

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KSU Golf Struggles at Suntrust Gator Invitational – Finishes 13th

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  • February 12, 2013
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The KSU men’s golf team finished 13th after three rounds in the books at the SunTrust Gator Invitational in Florida over the weekend. The Owls […]

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KSU Fails at Season Sweep, Loses to Mercer in Road Rematch

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  • February 5, 2013
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KSU fell to rival Mercer 66-42 in Macon on Friday, Feb. 1 at the Hawkins Arena. The Owls were gunning for a season sweep of […]

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Strong Second Half Effort Falls Short for Lady Owls

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  • January 29, 2013
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The KSU women’s basketball team took on the Northern Kentucky Norses Saturday, Jan. 21 for the first time ever. Northern Kentucky came out shooting to […]

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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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