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Baseball Falls to Georgia Tech in front of Record Crowd at Stillwell Stadium

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  • April 10, 2012
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KSU’s men’s baseball team fell to the 23rd ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Tuesday to the tune of 7-3, leaving the Owls 0-2 against […]

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Kaiser Foundation raises $1,500 as Yellow Jackets sting Owls

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  • April 10, 2012
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KSU’s softball team fell, 6-3, at the hands of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Wednesday at Bailey Park on the KSU campus. Despite the […]

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Brat’s the Spirit: New Student Tailgating Organization Intended to Boost Fanbase

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  • April 4, 2012
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A few dozen people showed up to the East lot on KSU campus, Friday afternoon, for the school’s first student run tailgating event. Unfortunately the […]

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Owls Land on Winning Side of Roadtrip, Prepare to Host Lexi’s Night

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  • April 4, 2012
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KSU’s women’s softball team used a 7-2 victory in the second game of a double-header on Saturday to split a two-game series with USC Upstate […]

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Owls Continue Hot Streak, Sansing Earns his 900th Victory

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  • April 4, 2012
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KSU’s men’s baseball team used three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning on Sunday afternoon to take a thrilling, comeback victory to sweep […]

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Mediocre Quarterback; Exceptional Athlete

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  • April 4, 2012
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New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow has been fueling one of the strangest and intriguing sports stories in recent memory, and it’s understandable why so […]

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Owls Finish Fourth at Linger Longer Invitational

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  • March 28, 2012
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KSU’s men’s golf team finished at a respectable fourth place in the Linger Longer Invitational at the Great Waters Course at Reynold’s Plantation in Greensboro, […]

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Henderson has Off Day, Eagles Soar with Three-Game Sweeper

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  • March 28, 2012
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KSU’s softball team hosted in-state rival Georgia Southern for the first three-game series ever at Bailey Park over the weekend, however the performance didn’t quite […]

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Owls Earn Fourth Straight Series Win Despite Sunday Loss to Jacksonville

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  • March 28, 2012
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KSU’s baseball team earned series victories, on the road, in its first two conference matchups of the season, taking two games from the Mercer Bears […]

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Owls Hosed by Presbyterian, Prepare for Conference Play

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  • March 21, 2012
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KSU’s baseball team entered Wednesday’s home game, against the Presbyterian Blue Hose, riding an impressive four-game winning streak that saw countless late-inning heroics. The magic […]

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Nagy Earns A-Sun Honors Again after Record Breaking Performance

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  • March 21, 2012
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KSU senior golfer Matt Nagy has seen plenty of success during his tenure in a black and gold uniform, and he added another highlight on […]

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Softball Suffers Two Tough Defeats at Phyllis Rafter Memorial

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  • March 1, 2012
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The KSU softball team dropped two straight games by one run this weekend to Robert Morris and St. Louis, evening the weekend record at 2-2. […]

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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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