Northern Kentucky University, The Northerner

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Meal plan needs to change

Students should be given option of whether to eat on campus or not

When I moved to NKU’s campus my freshman year of college, I was excited to begin a new life away from home. I had never been away from home for more than two days without a parent, and I was excited to live on my own. Now that I’m in my fourth semester of living on campus, I am almost willing to do anything to get myself off campus, and get away from the awful food they force-feed on me. Full story

Talking to the press

The Northerner staff offer suggestions to Student Government Association

Student Government Association elections are upon us. With the elections come a chance for new student representatives to be elected to represent the student body. Full story

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Give the students an answer

The Northerner staff offer suggestions to the administration

Ah! Northern Kentucky University: The market place of ideas. Full story

Come on, just smile for me

Giving a friendly ‘cheese’ can make life easier on everybody

There is nothing more awkward than running into someone on campus that you have only met once or twice and expect to receive a cheerful greeting in passing, only to find them looking away once eye contact is made. Even worse, a good friend passes you by and is far more concerned about shuffling through their MP3 player than conferring a casual greeting. Last semester, I attended Asbury University, a small, private college in Wilmore, Ky. The way people talk to one another in a small setting, such as Wilmore, in contrast to an institution that enrolls around 15,000 students a year is like sending Hank Hill into New York City (without any propane). Full story

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