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Student uses dance to combat Barbie complex in young girls

Nancy Curtis, Arts and Life Editor January 16, 2014

“I wish this was different,” is something Kairee Franzen, a NKU double major in exercise and dance, said she had heard all too many times from girls in her dance classes referring to different parts...

NKU Students pose with Derek Hughes after his performance on Jan. 13.

Magic, comedy mash-up performance brought to campus

Alyson Schoenung, Staff Writer January 14, 2014

Students packed the seats of the Student Union ballroom for comedian and magician, Derek Hughes, on Jan. 13 to kick off this semester's list of events hosted by the Activities Programming Board. Hughes...

Taft museum director talked about empathy and passion during Viva Humanities lecture

Erin Mullins, Staff Writer December 11, 2013

During the Thanksgiving holiday, Taft Museum of Art director, Deborah Emont Scott took advantage of the moment to ask her daughters why humanities were important.  Her 25-year-old daughter said humanities...

Alumni present their talent to celebrate outgoing provost

Matt Spaulding, Staff Writer December 11, 2013

In Greaves Concert Hall on Sunday night, four hands played selections by Gershwin, Barber and others on the grand Steinway piano. Ukraine born Anna and Dmitri Shelest were the NKU graduates and husband...

NKU Jazz Ensemble plays to a full house

Derek White, Staff writer December 7, 2013

On Thursday, Dec. 5, the NKU Jazz Ensemble brought the Christmas spirit to the York Street Café in Newport. During the concert, William Brian Hogg, director and assistant professor and director of jazz...

NKU alumna Patricia L. Herbold offers advice for graduating students, along with three other alumni.

Four NKU alumni give valuable advice to graduating students

Matt Spaulding, Staff Writer December 4, 2013

Alumni from NKU’s history from the 1970’s up the 2000’s gave some advice for students leaving the university to help make the approaching steps  into the next parts of their lives smooth, and not...

Visual design seniors accredit creativity as the key to their future

Visual design seniors accredit creativity as the key to their future

Jessica Kopena, Staff Writer December 4, 2013

Senior visual communication design students deal with a lot of stress from art projects and finding a job after they graduate, but some say their best memories at NKU are those late nights they spend thinking...

Katie Cox (top) and Brandi Cunningham (bottom) sit in their Kentucky Hall dorm room. The two friends have harnessed their differences to help each other succeed throughout college, like serving on NKUs Student Government Association.

Roomates set aside differences for friendship, SGA leadership

Tori Lentz, Staff Writer December 4, 2013

“Oh this is the best one! So recently I was trying on a dress and I looked in the mirror and I thought I looked really nice…” senior business management major Katie Cox said while sitting on her...

Tiffany Wilson, Kendall Herold, 
and Amanda VanBenschoten spoke to students at the latest SPJ event.

Recent media grads give advice to journalism students

Nancy Curtis, Arts and Life Editor December 3, 2013

Journalism and media students should take advantage of all the opportunities available to them while they’re in college, according to three recent grads who visited Northern Kentucky University on Friday,...

New York Times best-selling science fiction author John Scalzi talking about his latest book during an presentation at NKU.

Science fiction author shares the ‘gift’ of humanities

Erin Mullins, Staff Writer November 22, 2013

A 75-year-old man stands before the grave of his wife and says good-bye, presumably forever, before embarking on a mission to space where he’ll serve as a science-enhanced soldier. This is the beginning...

Veteran brings military knowledge and experience to campus

Jessica Kopena, Staff Writer November 21, 2013

Robert Snow is raising awareness of the impacts that veterans have made in history by setting up displays around the Greater Cincinnati area of historic military memorabilia from the famous wars that American...

Corbin Ash-Fox cleans a window on campus. Ash-Fox works as a custodian on campus while taking courses as well.

Student juggling custodial work and college courses

Matt Spaulding, Staff writer November 20, 2013

Corbin Fox-Ash stares at a Jolly Rancher wrapper left on the ground in front of a trash can in the entryway of the Business Academic Center.  The fall wind blows the miscalculated toss around the floor...

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