The Northerner

Ohio State welcomes the Norse to the big leagues

Ohio State welcomes the Norse to the big leagues

Stephen Wilder, Sports Editor December 6, 2012

All the talk and hype of Northern Kentucky University going Division I came to life on Saturday (Dec. 1), as the Norse traveled to Columbus, Ohio to take on the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes in Value City...

SGA constitution changes in the works

Kaity Galanos, Contributing writer December 6, 2012

As the fall semester comes to a close and the opportunity of a fresh start draws near, SGA is in the process of updating its current constitution to better serve the organization next semester. The...

Course evals important for professors

Brook Clifford, Staff Writer December 6, 2012

Course evaluations often seem like a hassle, waste of time or just not relevant to many students. The evaluations are a series of questions that students are strongly encouraged to fill out for every class...

Prof. premieres trailer for documentary

Lauren Wheeler, Contributing writer December 6, 2012

A panel of four people faced the 80 audience participants in Northern Kentucky University’s Digitorium on Nov. 28 for “Hate Crimes, Social Media & Justice,” a documentary preview and panel discussion. NKU...

Adored professor says goodbye to NKU

Adored professor says goodbye to NKU

Kyle Sebree, Staff Writer December 6, 2012

Northern Kentucky University history lecturer Terence Fleming has earned adoration from history students and colleagues in his tenure at NKU. As he plans to move to California this month and end his time...

Incoming freshmen to see changes in curriculum, less room for electives

Caitlin Centner, Staff Writer December 5, 2012

Although changes made to course curriculums aren’t infrequent, a change that will be implemented in the fall of 2013 may affect the way incoming freshman and transfer students schedule their classes. The...

Being active is key in one-credit courses

Nancy Curtis, Staff Writer December 5, 2012

The time we all look forward to, and sometimes dread, has been in full swing for weeks now—registering for classes. While we’re all looking to take general education and major/minor courses we can’t...

Norse Film Society pushes students to produce films

Kevin Ward, Contributing writer December 5, 2012

The Norse Film Society is preparing for their final meeting of the year on Dec. 9 at 9 p.m. in the Digitorium, where they will show the works of several NKU students. Faculty adviser Bavand Karim is hoping...

Local poet makes impact on senior English major

Lauren Lombardo, Contributing writer December 5, 2012

On Nov. 13, I had the privilege of attending Teneice Durrant Delgado’s poetry reading in the Eva G. Farris Reading Room at NKU. Delgado has published three chapbooks, most recently a collection of poems...

Raise the roof: Basketball season ticket sales on the rise

Mary-Kate Gnotek, Copy desk chief December 5, 2012

The move to Division I has brought many positive changes to Northern Kentucky University, as the Norse Athletic Club (NAC) has found this year with basketball season ticket sales higher than ever. Fans...

The Northerner adopts new comment policy

Claire Higgins, Editor-in-chief November 29, 2012

The Thanksgiving break wasn’t all fun and games for The Northerner, instead we faced an issue I had yet to experience or deal with. On Nov. 19, The Northerner published an article online about a former...

‘Grease’ premieres tonight, actors and crew weigh in

‘Grease’ premieres tonight, actors and crew weigh in

Kyle Sebree, Staff Writer November 29, 2012

The stage is brightly lit and the ensemble cast vibrantly dressed in ‘50s garb practices a dance routine to the music of “Summer Nights.” This is one of the last rehearsals before the show opens...

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