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Dean Dr. Ginni Fair - College of Education

Dean Dr. Ginni Fair – College of Education

Evan Bales, Reporter April 24, 2023

Dr. Fair is a proud parent and dog owner. She has two dachshund mixes as well as a goldendoodle. She enjoys hanging out with her family to blow off steam, which includes playing board games like Poetry...

Director Matthew Albritton - School of the Arts

Director Matthew Albritton – School of the Arts

Evan Bales, Reporter April 24, 2023

Albritton is a firm believer that a separation between work and home life is one of the keys to having a healthy work-life balance and reducing the stress he feels from his work as director of the School...

Dean Dr. Gannon Tagher - College of Health and Human Services

Dean Dr. Gannon Tagher – College of Health and Human Services

Evan Bales, Reporter April 24, 2023

Dr. Tagher finds herself at home in the outdoors and thoroughly enjoys hiking in the Northern Kentucky area. “Every weekend, unless it’s raining, I’ll take my dogs to Big Bone [State Park],” she...

Marty Meersman in front of some of the waffles that you can now enjoy in the Student Union.

How a former art professor’s waffles found a new home at NKU

Braden White, Editor-in-Chief April 1, 2023

When it comes to making waffles, Marty Meersman has it down. What started as a hobby over a decade ago for Meersman—making waffles for fun, family, friends and students as an effort to embrace his Belgian...

Board of Regents vote against allowing interim to run for NKU president

Board of Regents vote against allowing interim to run for NKU president

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor January 9, 2023

In a specially called meeting on Jan. 9, the Board of Regents voted against the inclusion of Northern Kentucky University’s interim president as a presidential candidate in the official search that is...

Northerner staff picks: Best of 2022

Northerner staff picks: Best of 2022

Northerner Staff December 31, 2022

It is the last day of 2022, year-end lists and recaps are rolling in everywhere. In terms of news, each year has seemed to deliver more momentous occasions and upheaval than the last, from the war in Ukraine,...

A’lahn Sumler looks for a weak spot in Eastern Kentucky’s defense in the second half of the NKU men’s basketball teams 64-61 win over the Colonels Wednesday night. Sumler finished with 12 points on the night, all of them coming off three-point shots.

Men’s basketball digs deep, find big numbers from Sumler, Rhodes in win over EKU

Blake Lehmann, Sports Editor December 15, 2022

NKU men’s basketball coach Darrin Horn led off Wednesday night’s press conference after a close win over Eastern Kentucky with a simple, yet telling statement: “If you’re paying to come to our...

Students walk across the Northern Kentucky University campus plaza.

‘Who are we?’ NKU Faculty Senate releases statements urging transparency, inclusion amid transitions

Emily Sisk, News Editor December 5, 2022

NKU should decline the authorization of charter schools, consider faculty principles in its budget Repositioning Plan and conduct an open presidential search, according to statements released by NKU’s...

Womens basketball will play UC Wednesday night in Truist Arena.

Points off turnovers haunt women’s basketball in tough loss to Akron

Blake Lehmann, Sports Editor November 29, 2022

Despite outshooting the Zips’ 38% from the field and out rebounding them 44-39, the NKU women’s basketball team dropped a close game in the final seconds to Akron by a score of 70-69. In a game...

“My wife jokes with me that I have no roots because I grew up in different parts of India,” Vaidya said. “My father was in government services, so I was in the north, the south, the east and west, and everywhere—if you know a little bit about India you would know that it’s very different.”

BREAKING: Ashish Vaidya departs from presidency at NKU

Braden White, Emily Sisk, and Mildred Nguyen November 17, 2022

President Ashish Vaidya’s departure from Northern Kentucky University was announced at a special Board of Regents meeting Thursday afternoon. Vaidya was voted in as president by the Board of Regents...

A deeper dive into NKU budget deficit: Causes, changes, impacts and response

A deeper dive into NKU budget deficit: Causes, changes, impacts and response

Mildred Nguyen and Emily Sisk October 31, 2022

Northern Kentucky University announced an unexpected budget deficit of $18.7 million as well as a plan for combating it at a budget and strategic update meeting on Oct. 6. Following the meeting, top university...

Norse Volleyball lost 25-23 to Wright State Tuesday.

Norse volleyball drops vital Horizon League contest to Wright State

Blake Lehmann, Sports Editor October 6, 2022

The NKU volleyball team suffered a tough loss on Tuesday, as Horizon League leader and blood rival Wright State walked into Regents Hall and blanked the Norse by beating them in three sets.  It was...

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