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First ever Highland Heights Comic Con held at NKU

Killian Baarlaer, Arts & Life Editor March 19, 2023

This was no regular Saturday in the Student Union Ballroom. Rows of tables housing stacks of comic books and pop art lined the room; cosplayers and comic fanatics came and went cheerfully; eager creators...

Albertine Cinémathèque Film Festival screenings will take place on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Griffin Hall Digitorium through April 20.

French film festival returns to NKU

Killian Baarlaer, Arts & Life Editor March 17, 2023

The Griffin Hall Digitorum will transform into a movie theatre on Thursday evenings over the next few weeks as the Albertine Cinémathèque Film Festival comes to campus. Albertine Cinémathèque...

Students harness the power of TikTok to promote student organizations

Students harness the power of TikTok to promote student organizations

Mohamed Omar, Reporter March 2, 2023

NKU students are using TikTok to showcase their student organizations and bring attention to their activities on campus. As a social media platform that has skyrocketed in popularity over the past few...

Lauren Prather visited NKU to talk about the history of African American English, capping off Black History Month programing by African American Student Initiatives.

We Talk Right: A discussion of African American English, identity and progress

Anariah Powell, Reporter March 1, 2023

To conclude NKU’s month-long celebration of Black History Month, the office of African American Student Initiatives hosted “Talking Black in America with Lauren Prather.”  The event, which took...

Lou Lou’s Cafe at Spare-Time, located at 7807 Alexandria Pike, Alexandria KY 41001

Lou Lou’s Cafe at Spare-Time showcases American fare and community heart

Elita St. Clair, Reporter March 1, 2023

Lou Lou’s Cafe at Spare-Time is a family owned and operated restaurant and sweet shop by Joe, Lorri, Maddy and Collen Kim. Spare-Time, in Alexandria, Kentucky, carries on a legacy of the historic 1950s...

From left to right: Bryanna Hall, Prosper Jibunor, Shumyla Wright

This is me: How three Black leaders are making their community on campus

Emily Sisk, News Editor February 26, 2023

Shumyla Wright Black History Month serves as a reminder for the accomplishments and endurance of African Americans to senior Shumyla Wright, but the observance also challenges her to keep going...

Two friends sharing a hug at the campus concert.

NKU students gather for Northstar worship concert

Sydney Bellm, Contributor February 24, 2023

During the afternoons of February 22 and 23, Northstar Ministries held mini concerts on the steps of the Oakley and Eva G. Farris Amphitheater to spread the word of the Gospel to Northern Kentucky...

Students and faculty use 3D printing to ‘Build a Better Book’

Students and faculty use 3D printing to ‘Build a Better Book’

Killian Baarlaer, Arts & Life Editor February 21, 2023

For English professor Dr. Tamara O’Callaghan, finding a way to intersect the humanities with cutting-edge technology holds potential far beyond simply helping English majors acquire multidisciplinary...

Brass Key Coffee shop, located at 8109 Alexandria Pike #9 in Alexandria.

Brass Key Coffee fosters safe haven for community interaction

Elita St. Clair, Contributor February 20, 2023

Tami Trunick said that her mission at Brass Key Coffee (BKC) is to serve God and serve people by offering customers a safe environment where they can “feel at home and have a good cup of coffee.”    Located...

Twelfth Night is set in Europe in the 1950s.

Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ is coming to the Stauss Theatre

Braden White, Editor-in-Chief February 16, 2023

Sounds of live music, sights of European architecture and costume pieces from the 1950s are just a few things audience members will see when the lights go up in the Stauss Theatre for Shakespeare’s...

The perennial playwright: Exploring the inescapability of Shakespeare

The perennial playwright: Exploring the inescapability of Shakespeare

Killian Baarlaer, Arts & Life Editor February 16, 2023

Traces of William Shakespeare are everywhere. His works have been adapted into countless Hollywood films, his portrait and likeness continue to be a profitable brand, his literature is still taught in...

Dozens of students submitted work to compete for a spot in the Juried Student Exhibition. The curated gallery will run through Feb. 16.

Juried Student Exhibition: The hands in the gallery

Ashlee Cobble, Contributor February 12, 2023

NKU’s annual Juried Student Exhibition is on display from Jan. 26 to Feb. 16. The show prioritizes this event and even gives out prize money to selected winners. The exhibition is curated by Ian Hersko,...

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