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Board of Regents approves tuition increase

Students will lose discounted rate for credit hours 17 and more

Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents voted May 5 for the university to stop providing students who take 17 or more credit hours with a 50 percent discount as well as raise tuition by nearly 5 percent for resident undergraduate students starting fall 2010. Full story

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AELP Student News

American English Language Program

The print edition of this week's Northerner features content produced by students in AELP. To see all content, check out the print version online. Full story

Take to the Hills

NKU student Bernie Hill is a troubadour

Bernie Hill is an average college student with a not-so-average talent in music. He is in a rock band and eager to take on what the music industry has to offer, even if it means losing friends in the process. Full story

Views from around the globe

Various international students give their views. Full story

Man with gun was federal agent

Northern Kentucky University police searched for a man who reportedly had a holstered weapon Thursday. The man was later identified as a federal agent. Full story

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Editors say their goodbyes

Northerner graduating staff members say their final words. Full story

“Bye Bye Birdie” flies the coop

Musical embodies old-fashioned American life

“Bye Bye Birdie” doesn’t take itself too seriously, but it packs a punch when it comes to providing an audience with bubbly songs and great comedy. Set in the fictional town of Sweet Apple, Ohio, the musical embodies old-fashioned American life reminiscent of the white-picket-fence era. Full story

Pro-life display disrupted

Four years later the “Cemetery of the Innocents” is disrupted again

A pro-life student display located next to Loch Norse was disrupted Wednesday, April 21. The “Cemetery of the Innocents” display featured rows of small white crosses, each said to represent 10 people who die each day as a result of abortion. The suspect allegedly pulled up several of the crosses before being interrupted by another student who convinced him to quit, according to Jeanne Beckman, president of Northern Right to Life, the student organization which put up the display. No damage to the crosses was discovered. Full story

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Votruba briefs university on budget

$9.5 million pressure for the upcoming year

President James Votruba began the somber Spring 2010 Convocation in a lighthearted mood before breaking the difficult news to members of the university gathered in Greaves Concert Hall Wednesday morning. Full story

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Equality Now

Mikey Adkins fights for gay rights

Sporting an over-stuffed back pack, a button-up American Eagle shirt and a stain on his straight-leg jeans from a late-night Chipotle run, 21-year-old undergraduate Mikey Adkins perfectly resembles his fellow 20-something peers at Northern Kentucky University. The vibrant buzz of conversation and loud, jocular cheers between passing friends breaks the groggy morning’s silence, yet Adkins says more than a crowd of 100 of chatty students even though his mouth is taped shut. Full story

Tuition uncertain

Per credit hour tuition appears likely in the future

President James Votruba attended the April 19 SGA meeting to help present Northern Kentucky University’s proposed tuition increases for next year. Full story

Battle over open records

NKU Legal Affairs threatens The Northerner with litigation

Northern Kentucky University has threatened The Northerner with litigation in response to a recent decision by the Kentucky Attorney General relating to an open records request. Full story

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Caution: award winning ideas ahead

Ideas in contention for iPods and iPad

What does a NKU advertising Viking ship, an automatic teller machine that dispenses e-books and a backpack that doubles as an umbrella have in common? Aside from sounding reminiscent of a bad joke, these items are indelibly linked by a common thread: NKUInnovates. Full story

From NKU to the final four

Former Norse basketball player now assistant coach at WVU

Kevin Schappell began his college basketball career as a role player from a small school, but dreamed of reaching the big time. Now working with West Virginia’s team, he is part of one of the most respected programs in college basketball. Full story

Disturbing trends in campus affairs

NKU junior gives his opinion in a letter to the editor

The following is in response to the articles “AASA office looks to the future” and “Impeachments become private” in the April 14 issue of The Northerner, as well as in response to antecedent articles by the same: Full story