The Northerner

Alumni band utilizes their varied backgrounds for a new sound?

Alumni band utilizes their varied backgrounds for a new sound?

Matt Spaulding, Contributing writer September 26, 2013

Less than 24 hours before their opening slot for Weezer at the new Horseshoe Casino last Friday, members of DAAP Girls sat upstairs at Neon’s, a bar in Over the Rhine, relaxing on the worn leather...

The Real Mary Peale

The Real Mary Peale

Jessica Kopena, Staff writer September 26, 2013

An experienced radio host went from working for a Top 40 station in Cleveland to hosting the popular The Real Mary Peale Show on one of the few locally owned radio stations in the United States. Mary...

Studio 89 brings Digitorium to life, gives students professional experience

Jessica Kopena, Staff writer September 20, 2013

It’s 7 o’clock on a Monday evening and Griffin Hall’s Digitorium hums with the buzz of sound check for the week’s musical guest. The audience files in, bands gets prepared and electronic media...

President Mearns kicks off series to highlight humanities in academia

Erin Mullins, Staff Writer September 19, 2013

The path to becoming the president of NKU began in a non-traditional way, President Geoffrey Mearns told a crowd of students, faculty, friends and family on Wednesday as the first speaker in a semester-long...

Sleep texting, a rude awakening for younger generations

Amber Coakley, Staff writer September 19, 2013

It may be rare to find your roommate sleeping with a teddy bear at night, but you just might find them cuddling with a smartphone instead. With the rise of the digital age, technology has become a new...

A peek into the past of an NKU professor

A peek into the past of an NKU professor

Amber Tewes, Staff writer September 19, 2013

John Clarkin is an associate professor of entrepreneurship at NKU, but this wasn’t always what he intended on doing for a living. After high school, Clarkin went into the Navy and put his education on...

Associate dean working to close  ‘gender gap’ in computer science

Associate dean working to close ‘gender gap’ in computer science

Silvana Hill, Staff writer September 19, 2013

“This is what I’ve learned: You don’t say anything about it,” said Maureen Doyle to summarize her experience as a woman in the male-dominated fi eld of computer science. “People will ask me,...

Unpaid internships may pay off in the end

Unpaid internships may pay off in the end

Amber Hemmerle, Contributing writer September 19, 2013

Is getting paid in experience enough motivation to accept an unpaid internship? For some, the so-called experience they gain is fetching a cup of coffee or making copies. For others, valuable insight to...

TANK to hold information tables for innovations

Mac Payton, News Editor September 16, 2013

NKU students can expect several changes to the TANK bus system sometime over the next five years, including a new bus route that will travel along I-275 and will make a direct connection between NKU and...

Good credit only a swipe away for students

Amber Tewes, Staff writer September 12, 2013

Whether considering to get a new car or possibly to rent a new apartment, good credit is a must, but managing a good credit score can be a mystery to many students. “When establishing someone’s...

Additional funding furthers free programming for students

Erin Mullins, Staff writer September 12, 2013

There are a lot of things happening on campus and thanks to one organization, several of them are free to students. The Activities Programing Board is a student-run organization that promotes and organizes...

Surviving on a college budget

September 12, 2013

$5 a day for coffee. $40 a week for gas. $100 a week for food. Rent, car payments, cell phone bills.... The list of expenses seems to go on and on. And that doesn’t even include the hundreds of dollars...

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