Board of Regents approves tuition increase

Students will lose discounted rate for credit hours 17 and more

Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents voted May 5 for the university to stop providing students who take 17 or more credit hours with a 50 percent discount as well as raise tuition by nearly 5 percent for resident undergraduate students starting fall 2010. Full story

Finding his way home

Kolstedt phones home, letting his family and NKU know he’s okay

James Kolstedt, the student reported missing to university police by his family early in the morning of March 31, called home the same evening to say he was in Seattle, Wash., according to university police and university spokesman, Chris Cole. Kolstedt’s call ended a widespread effort to locate him, which included a Norse Alert and a search by police departments and rescue squads from across Campbell County. Full story

Attracting more votes

Meier: SGA needs to work on getting more votes in election

The April 5 SGA meeting proved to be one of the most in depth conversations of the semester.

The meeting began with a presentation by Maggie Gough, student wellness manager at NKU. Gough briefed the body on a recently signed healthy food policy issued by the university.

SGA's new leaders announced

Campus visibility administration's goal

Members of student government gathered around the SGA office on the night of April 1. Ten tense minutes passed before the results were posted for the candidates to see. The students most stressed were, perhaps, the candidates running on the presidential tickets.

Foundation of knowledge erected

GenEd requirement changes cause concerns for students

If you usually avoid seeing your academic adviser before registering for classes, it would be best to give it a second thought this time around. A major overhaul of the general education program has gone into effect for all undergraduate students. This means that some of those classes you took for general education credit may no longer meet that requirement. However, the recent changes to the general education program are not supposed to leave any student disadvantaged or cause any student to spend more time at Northern Kentucky University than need be. Still, many students are concerned about the changes. Full story

Influencing a vote?

Judicial council member feels cheated

A Judicial Council member has come forward to claim that Student Government Association President and Student Regent Keith Kaseke improperly tried to influence his vote on the recent removal hearing of former Executive Vice President Dennis Chaney. He also alleges that Kaseke punished him for casting a dissenting vote on the case by denying him a promotion to chief justice. Full story

Geneds again

SGA talks about the new system

The SGA meeting on March 1 consisted mainly of a presentation by Debra Meyers, Faculty Liaison for General Education, about the new GenEd system and how it will impact students. Full story

Man with gun was federal agent

Northern Kentucky University police searched for a man who reportedly had a holstered weapon Thursday. The man was later identified as a federal agent. Full story