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Basketball Preview: The Norse Return

Basketball Preview: The Norse Return

Northerner Staff November 6, 2019
The Norse return for their 2019-20 season with a new rhythm to winning, coaches and players. The Northerner breaks down what games you need to see, who you need to know and what impact the Norse will make in their quest to the Horizon League tournament and beyond.
LGBTQ History Month: pride, visibility

LGBTQ History Month: pride, visibility

Northerner Staff October 9, 2019
October's LGBTQ+ History Month on campus highlighted prominent campus leaders and held special events. In addition, guest columns, poetry and art from members of the LGBTQ+ community on campus were contributed in an effort to be inclusive and promote diverse voices.
A view of the Cincinnati skyline.

Things to do in NKY and Cincinnati

Kane Mitten, Arts & Life Editor August 21, 2019
New student? Don't know how to spend your weekends? Check out The Northerner's list of the best things to do in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.
Regional higher education institutions dont offer paid parental leave packages. How does that affect employees?

How higher ed employees cope with no paid parental leave

Nicole Browning and Corinne Byrne April 25, 2019

There is no current standard for paid parental leave in America, and regional universities including NKU, UK, UC, WKU, EKU, Murray State and Morehead State also do not offer paid leave, but are legally...

What it takes to be an NKU Cheerleader

Sierra Newton, Sports Editor April 18, 2019
What sport encompasses heights, flips, jumps, potential balls hurtling toward you and lifting other people all while remaining smiling and energized? None other than the beast of cheerleading.
Womens History Month: female empowerment, leadership

Women’s History Month: female empowerment, leadership

Northerner Staff March 8, 2019

In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, a celebration of women of all walks of life, The Northerner presents inspiring true stories of NKU’s female students, faculty and...

Paving the future, reflecting on the past

Paving the future, reflecting on the past

Natalie Hamren and Josh Kelly February 6, 2019

 Since the creation of Black History Month in 1976, America comes together every February to celebrate the accomplishments of its Black citizens. Each year, historians always give a platform to Black...

File photo. Pride Week is organized by LGBTQ Programs and Services.

GALLERY: NKU’s 5th Annual Pride March

Jude Noel and Emerson Swoger April 2, 2018

  Students took to the Student Union Plaza this morning to attend NKU's 5th Annual Pride March, which officially kicked off Pride Week, organized by LGBTQ Programs and Services. The march started...

NKUs spring sports have started and the Northerner has everything you need to know for each team

Spring Sports Preview

Northerner Sports Staff February 21, 2018

The unseasonably warm temperatures the past week and a half have welcomed with open arms the start of the spring sports season here at Northern Kentucky University. Baseball and softball opened their respective...

The Northerners Staff, 1974.

TIMELINE: A Northerner retrospective

Mackenzie Manley and Jude Noel February 13, 2018

NKU is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. For almost as long as this university has operated, The Northerner has been there through the rises, the falls and the parking woes (the one constant...

An aerial view of campus in 1971.

Look back at NKU history as it turns 50

Sam Rosenstiel, News Editor February 10, 2018
From UK Northern to Northern Kentucky State College to Northern Kentucky University, this is The Northerner's abridged history of NKU as it celebrates 50 years this weekend.
The Northerners 2017 Review

The Northerner’s 2017 Recap

Northerner Staff December 30, 2017
From sending off a departing president to welcoming a new one, from a March Madness bid to Horizon League honors, from selling WNKU to building new facilities, from festivals to protests to games and more, The Northerner was there. 
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