The Northerner

Greek Life plans to welcome new fraternity next semester

Jessica Cox, Contributing writer December 7, 2012

After an unsuccessful expansion for Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Northern Kentucky University’s Greek Life is prepared to add another fraternity to its community in Spring 2013. NKU’s Interfraternal Council...

Holiday break means family, food, fun for international students

Stacey Barnes, Contributing writer December 7, 2012

Fahad Albuainain is going home for the holidays. He has no set schedule for his visit home, but he knows he will get to eat a meal with his whole family and visit friends in surrounding cities. It has...

Volunteers needed this holiday season

Danielle Roberts, Contributing writer December 7, 2012

Northern Kentucky University communication professor Vicki Ragsdale doesn’t mind devoting some of her free time to standing outside of Kroger stores with a bell in her hand, smiling at passing customers...

Connection Lost

Connection Lost

Brody Kenny, Staff Writer December 6, 2012

On numerous occasions this semester, campus-wide Internet outages have occurred. Though they tend to not last more than a few hours, they can be a hassle for anyone trying to get work done. With the spring...

Student Media seniors say farewell

Student Media seniors say farewell

Samantha Hayden, Photo Editor December 6, 2012

Jeffonia Wynn “Ms. Ebony J” Norse Code Radio General Manager My time here at NKU has been more than I could ever imagine. I have made lifetime friends and have learned skills that will take...

Student Lives Double Feature Life

Student Lives Double Feature Life

Marina Schneider, Contributing writer December 6, 2012

UPDATED at 12:11 p.m. Dec. 10 During the week Danielle Roberts, a 20-year-old, baby-faced blonde with green eyes, is focused on final exams, projects and deadlines on school papers for the end of the...

Extended: Former Norse pitcher excels in major league

Extended: Former Norse pitcher excels in major league

Kevin Ward, Contributing writer December 6, 2012

UPDATED at 12:25 p.m. Dec. 7: Article was updated to reflect an extended version of the story, different from the print version which ran Dec. 6. Former NKU baseball player Nate Jones recently finished...

Sink or swim: Canoe Battleship hits the pool for round two

Sink or swim: Canoe Battleship hits the pool for round two

December 6, 2012

Canoe Battleship returned to NKU Friday for the second time. Students, including James Ruehlman, Alayna Simpson, Alli Smith and Ryan Whitaker (pictured in far left canoe), gathered in teams in the rec...

Former Norse pitcher excels in major league

Former Norse pitcher excels in major league

Kevin Ward, Contributing writer December 6, 2012

Former NKU baseball player Nate Jones recently finished his rookie season with Chicago White Sox. Jones ended the year with an 8-0 record, 65 strikeouts and a 2.39 ERA in 71.2 innings of work. Jones made...

Norse Force and fans rally up for road trip

Norse Force and fans rally up for road trip

Kyle Biggs, Contributing writer December 6, 2012

The Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team traveled to Columbus to play Ohio State University on Dec. 1. It was a game where the Norse were a huge underdog, but you would not have known it...

Plenty of Phish

Derek White, Staff Writer December 6, 2012

From time to time you may receive an email that just doesn’t seem right. These emails vary. It may be about a promotion some website is doing that just seems too good to be true, or it might be what...

Student Senate making progress toward Pederson’s “Big Eight Goals”

Kevin Schultz, Staff Writer December 6, 2012

Student Government Association has, according to President Erik Pederson, made great progress this semester; it passed eight resolutions, held the biannual campus safety walk, created the SGA grievance...

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