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BMI growth curves help infants and students grow
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BMI growth curves help infants and students grow

  • Online Editor
  • March 3, 2015
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James Sears, Staff Writer A new study at Kennesaw State University helps to more accurately determine a size for preterm infants and also help students […]

Football competition heats up in Spring practice
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Football competition heats up in Spring practice

  • Chris Raimondi
  • March 3, 2015
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By Chris Raimondi, Sports Editor With the arrival of Kennesaw State’s football spring practice schedule, one more element has been added to the program’s long […]

Four-Peat: Men’s track claims A-Sun indoor championship
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Four-Peat: Men’s track claims A-Sun indoor championship

  • Julien Benjamin
  • March 3, 2015
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By Julien Benjamin, Staff Writer Behind senior Andre Dorsey, who won an MVP Award for his performance at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships, the men’s […]

Men’s Basketball: A step in the right direction
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Men’s Basketball: A step in the right direction

  • Chris Raimondi
  • March 3, 2015
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By Chris Raimondi, Sports Editor After ending the season on a two game losing streak, the Kennesaw State men’s basketball team will face No. 3 […]

Wells leads Owls to historical Senior Day victory
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Wells leads Owls to historical Senior Day victory

  • Mason Wittner
  • March 3, 2015
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By Mason Wittner, Staff Writer Senior Kristina Wells ended her final regular season at Kennesaw State on a high note as she recorded a double-double […]

Friese and Liquori step up to prevent UConn sweep
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Friese and Liquori step up to prevent UConn sweep

  • Julien Benjamin
  • March 3, 2015
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By Julien Benjamin, Staff Writer Gabe Friese tossed six innings of one-run ball to lead the Kennesaw State Owls over the University of Connecticut 6-1 […]

Voices echo from KSU sewer grate
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Voices echo from KSU sewer grate

  • Brittany Maher
  • March 2, 2015
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Brittany Maher, Editor-in-Chief   Harmonious chants echoed from the underground sewer systems of Kennesaw State University in the late evening hours of Sunday, March 1 […]

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Huskies take game two against Owls

  • Jack Herman
  • February 28, 2015
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By Jack Herman, Staff Writer After dropping game one of a three game series against the University of Connecticut on Friday, Kennesaw State followed up […]

Slow second half hands Owls loss to Stetson
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Slow second half hands Owls loss to Stetson

  • Mason Wittner
  • February 22, 2015
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By Mason Wittner, Staff Writer Turnovers plagued Kennesaw State in the second half as they blew a second-half lead in their loss to Stetson 70-58 […]

Wilson drops 21 to lead Owls in tenth win of season
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Wilson drops 21 to lead Owls in tenth win of season

  • Tyler Duke
  • February 22, 2015
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By Tyler Duke, Staff Writer Stetson made their late run, but Damien Wilson and Kennesaw State proved to be too much as the Owls made […]

Owls can’t handle No. 22 Eagles
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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 […]

Baseball beats rival Mercer with long ball in Macon
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Baseball beats rival Mercer with long ball in Macon

  • Julien Benjamin
  • February 19, 2015
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By Julien Benjamin, Staff Writer Propelled by a three-run second inning, Kennesaw State defeated in-state rival Mercer in Macon 8-2. First baseman Colin Bennett led 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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