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The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

Students watching others perform at the Homecoming Kickoff.

Waffles, crafts and Norse pride: NKU kicks off 2025 homecoming week

Sophie McEwen, Assistant News Editor February 5, 2025

In a strong start to a week of homecoming festivities, the official kickoff event was a roaring success.   In the Student Union (SU), a sea of students in black and gold signed up for the event...

A calendar of the events happening during NKU Homecoming Week.

Get animated for NKU homecoming: Norse Tunes brings a week of cartoon fun.

Jillian Kohls, co-Managing Editor; co-Arts & Life Editor February 5, 2025

From Feb. 3-9, NKU will be celebrating homecoming week through events celebrating students' favorite childhood cartoons.  Organizations throughout campus have the choice to participate, organizing...

Dr. Michael Guy and lab students look towards commemorative "obituaries" of former lab students.

The empowerment of chemistry: Guy’s impact

Emory Davis, co-Managing Editor; co-Arts & Life Editor February 2, 2025

Spending years in a biochemistry lab studying tRNA while enduring the social isolation of the pandemic isn’t exactly where most Fidelity employees got their start. It is the case, however, for Alexandra...

Students showing off their complimentary swag they received for donating blood.

A blood drive that saves lives

Holly Keuper, Arts & Life Reporter January 30, 2025

NKU students gathered Thursday on a mission to save lives. Hoxworth held a blood drive in the University ballroom from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Several stations lined the room, ready for donors.  Students...

Students attending Theta Chi’s event play basketball. Active chair members observe and connect with interested recruits.

An unyielding pursuit, Theta Chi hosts rush event

Emory Davis, co-Managing Editor; Arts & Life Editor January 29, 2025

Recruitment has sprung for Greek Life, and Thursday night, landed at the Campus Rec Center for hoops and meaningful conversation.  On the basketball courts at the Rec, several members of the brotherhood...

SOTA’s faculty sabbatical exhibition is an impressive array of artwork

Ella Rinehard, Arts & Life Assistant January 28, 2025

  Northern Kentucky University’s School of the Arts' (SOTA) latest exhibition highlights artwork created by faculty members during their sabbaticals. Open through Feb. 20, the show combines...

Burnout during winter break: A conversation with art students

Burnout during winter break: A conversation with art students

Ella Rinehard, Arts & Life Assistant January 22, 2025

Mounds of glistening, pristine snow pile outside windows laced with frost, their crystal formations climbing up the glass. As snow blankets the world, muffling sounds and leaving silence, students are...

NKU staff members serve popcorn to students during Winterfest.

Winterfest: A magical end to students’ first week back

Holly Keuper, Arts and Life Reporter January 18, 2025

Colorful carriage rides, toasted s’mores and buttery popcorn were only the beginning of what Winterfest had to offer on Thursday night. Students gathered in the Griffin Lawn for a winter-themed night...

As a parting gift, Ragsdale gave Gibson a pack of K-cups after he retired in 2017.

NKU faculty honors a beloved professor through photography

Ella Rinehard, Assistant Arts & Life Editor January 13, 2025

NKU’s College of Informatics is honoring the late professor, Gaut Ragsdale through its 26th photography exhibition, “NKU: In Honor of Gaut Ragsdale.” Open through February 2025, the advising...

Professor Donelle Dreese’s copy of Sylvia Plath’s “Ariel.”

Honoring National Novel Month: The literary legacy of Taylor Swift

Jillian Kohls, Arts & Life Editor December 17, 2024

Taylor Swift might write songs about having “Blank Space,” but that is the opposite of how her journal looks at home. Swift’s mind is filled with poetic genius, and students and staff at NKU are...

A still from Idrobo’s short film, “Cross the Valley.”

Sleet, slates and stories: Behind the scenes of student filmmaking

Ella Rinehard, Assistant Arts & Life Editor December 16, 2024

An ominous figure slowly walks through a desolate landscape. A gas mask obscures his features; its fogged lenses mirror the bleak sky above. He glances at the overturned, abandoned furniture and takes...

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