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The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

A Northern Kentucky University police car.
Crime holds virtually steady on campus according to new NKU safety report

The Northern Kentucky University Police reported four rapes and seven cases of stalking last year in its annual security & fire safety report for 2026 released on Thursday,...

A group of students board a TANK bus near NKU's Student Union.
TANK service changes to impact NKU commuters: What we know

When financial assistance staffer Adrianna Wilson leaves her home along Martha Layne Collins Blvd., one of 15 Brighton Center’s Opportunity House apartments for qualifying...

President Cady Short-Thompson, Gov. Andy Beshear and other officials breaking ground on the new Medical Examiner's Office and Crime Lab on Sept. 18, 2026.
New medical examiners office and crime lab breaks ground in old NKU building

NKU is partnering with the Commonwealth of Kentucky for the new Northern Kentucky Medical Examiner’s Office and Kentucky State Police Crime Lab, located in the university’s...

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Carlos Merce (7) controls the ball against Wright State. Merce scored in the sixth minute and led the Norse with a season-high four shots on goal.
NKU men’s soccer finishes in late draw against Wright State
Michele Mcnulty

The Norse returned back home to continue Horizon League play, finishing with a 1-1 draw against Wright State after leading for more than 70 minutes.  The...

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Students participate in the "Big Pink Volleyball" game to support breast cancer awareness. This annual event is held during NKU's Greek Week.
Big Pink Volleyball mixes Greek Week competition with breast cancer fundraising
Raegan Gochoel

For NKU Greek life, Big Pink Volleyball is part fundraiser, part competition and part tradition. The annual event returned Thursday for its 13th year, bringing together...

The band Cigarettes in Heaven plays at Live at the Loch. The concert on Oct. 7, 2026 brought more than half a dozen acts to the stage.
Live at the Loch amps up the amphitheater
Nico Lemons

A warm cloudless Wednesday afternoon on NKUs campus was anything but quiet, as Live at Loch started its festivities on a high note. The Norse Code Radio event filled the heart...

An NKU student and Shelby Doyle work on a costume for an upcoming play at Northern Kentucky University’s SOTA costume shop in Highland Heights, Kentucky, on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
Behind the seams: The work that brings costumes to SOTA’s stage
Raegan Gochoel

A button on a jacket might be one of the last things an audience notices during a performance, but inside the costume shop at Northern Kentucky University, even something...

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