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Members of Alpha Psi Lambda National, Inc. and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. together at the Colors of Love event.

Social experiment promotes awareness of interracial dating on campus

Brittany Wren February 13, 2014

What do you get when you mix open discussions about sex, relationships and diverse cultural backgrounds? You get a social experiment focusing on the perceptions and struggles associated with interracial...

David Coleman, Campus Activities Magazine’s 13-Time Speaker of the Year, spoke to the NKU community about love and how to make smart choices when dating.

The Do’s and Don’ts of Relationships: Advice from the Dating Doctor

Brittany Smart, Contributing Writer February 13, 2014

Students filed in the Student Union Ballroom Wednesday night eager to hear David Coleman, Campus Activities Magazine’s 13-Time Speaker of the Year, talk about love and how to make smart choices when...

Picking up the Pieces: “The Lego Movie”

Robert Huelsman, Video Editor February 13, 2014

Movies are a social experience. As a society, it is rare that we watch movies alone. They have become a gathering place for everyone at some point as we seek to entertain ourselves for an hour and half...

Students work to spread word of prophet

February 13, 2014

Students in the Prophet of Mercy Campaign worked to introduce the western culture to the prophet Mohammed by giving away free flowers attached with short quotations from the prophet on Feb. 6. The...

Love in the digital age: the top 5 dating apps for college-aged students

Kyle Thomspon, Staff Writer February 12, 2014

When senior music performance major Chris Lawrence decided to sign up for a dating site he was skeptical. It was “unknown” to him. He decided to give online dating a try anyways. “Why not, let’s...

NKUs bachelors prepare for questions from host Jeff Iker.

Eligible students arrange dates for charity

February 12, 2014

Garnering the highest attendance rate that host Jeff Iker, Student Orientation and Parent Programs coordinator, believes he has ever seen, The Bachelor took over the Student Union Ballroom on Tuesday night. There...

Pop-punk band seizes the day with giant ambitions

Pop-punk band seizes the day with giant ambitions

Brody Kenny, Staff Writer February 12, 2014

If Friday Giants have a favorite Latin motto, it's probably “carpe diem.” Their recently released first single, “Live Your Life”, available through their Facebook page, speaks of motivation and...

NKU Alum tells of poverty, challenges faced by students of Newport Intermediate

Alyson Schoenung, Staff Writer February 11, 2014

Andy Rachford finds himself sitting in his fourth grade classroom, surrounded by children who may or may not be ready to conquer the day’s science lesson. Rachford, a 23-year-old who, fresh out of college,...

Man vs. machine in the workout world

Alex Antrobus-Allgeier, Contributing Writer February 11, 2014

It’s a new year with a new start on life.  The New Year’s holiday normally brings on new goals for people that they want to accomplish by the end of the year.  More often than not, people make it...

Emergency brings diverse array of experiences to NKU

‘Emergency’ brings diverse array of experiences to NKU

Matt Spaulding, Staff Writer February 6, 2014

The stage lights are off and the Stauss Theater is completely dark. Deondra Kamau Means begins to speak the first lines of Daniel Beaty’s play “Emergency” as the lights slowly illuminate him and...

Planetarium creates innovative teaching methods

Jessica Kopena, Staff Writer February 6, 2014

The dream of two men started unfolding at NKU when the Haile Digital Planetarium opened its doors helping students learn about the universe in a new way. “It’s the perfect way to educate people about...

NKU freshman makes an educational ‘full circle

NKU freshman makes an educational ‘full circle’

Marc Kennedy, Staff Writer February 6, 2014

Whether they are helpful or hurtful, the habits we pick up during our childhood years tend to follow us in one way or another for the remainder of our adult lives. And for one post-traditional NKU freshman,...

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