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Students, faculty and staff tuned in to the final presidential debate Wednesday night in the digitorium.

Student on debate: Trump ‘may do some reckless things’

Sam Rosenstiel, Contributor October 20, 2016

The final presidential debate was broadcasted to screens across America Wednesday night, including the oversized, paneled screen of NKU’s Rieveschl Digitorium. The third presidential “Debate-In”...

Judge denies gag order in sexual assault lawsuit

Judge denies gag order in sexual assault lawsuit

Abby Anstead, Editor-in-Chief October 19, 2016

  COVINGTON, Ky. -- Judge William O. Bertlesman rejected Northern Kentucky University’s motion for a gag order in court Tuesday, denying the sealing of court documents in the ongoing federal lawsuit...

WCPO to hold interactive election event on campus

WCPO to hold interactive election event on campus

Abby Anstead, Editor-in-Chief October 19, 2016

Come wearing a red, blue or white T-shirt representing your party and take part in an interactive election event aimed at measuring perspectives on key issues in the upcoming election. In partnership...

Jessica Ulrich, a senior integrative studies major, shares her story of sexual assault to promote understanding and awareness.

Finding strength in speaking out

Abby Anstead, Editor-in-Chief October 11, 2016

She felt it like it was sitting on her chest. Suffocated by her thoughts in a room full of strangers, Jessica Ulrich stared at the microphone in front of the room. Somehow its slender stand seemed to...

NKU PD: No clowns creeping around on campus

NKU PD: No clowns creeping around on campus

Abby Anstead, Editor-in-Chief October 4, 2016

A social media post Monday night from a clown-related Twitter account sent the NKU campus community into a frenzy. But NKU police said they did not find evidence of any clowns on campus Monday night. Interim...

NKUs Its On Us campaign featured a week-long series of events on Sept. 26-30. The campaign has received mixed criticism in light of an ongoing federal lawsuit involving a sexual assault case.

Feelings mixed on NKU’s It’s On Us campaign

Abby Anstead, Editor-in-Chief September 29, 2016

Reva Short thinks it’s important to bring awareness to the issue of sexual assault. The NKU junior supports the national It’s On Us Campaign, an initiative focused on shifting the way people think...

Kelsey Klinefelter is a biology major. Despite feeling as if STEM fields can be dominated by men, she finds power in female role models.

NKU hosts its first STEM-EXPO

Leonard Ivey, Reporter September 28, 2016

Whether you’ve set your sights on the stars above, the ground below, or even the ocean floor, there’s a club for you at NKU. To prove it, NKU’s Center for Integrative Natural Science and Mathematics...

In this picture the characters are Eliza Doolittle played by Audrey Macneil, Henry Higgins played by Justin Woolums and Colonel Pickering played by Taylor Greatbatch. In this scene Higgins is telling Eliza she needs to get cleaned up.

Henry Konstantinow Theater puts student works into action

Olivia House, Contributor September 24, 2016

The theatre is unlike any theatre or auditorium on campus. The Henry Konstantinow Theater provides a home for student-produced pieces, allowing directors, producers, actors and designers to grow more...

Fall Fest to showcase student life, organizations

Fall Fest to showcase student life, organizations

Sierra Gibson, Contributor September 24, 2016

With the hundreds of organizations and clubs that can be found on a college campus, it would be nearly impossible to get to learn about all of them. Luckily NKU has Fall Fest, an annual event where students...

GALLERY: VP of Student Affairs joins students in dance party

GALLERY: VP of Student Affairs joins students in dance party

Abby Anstead, Editor-in-Chief September 14, 2016

A group of students and even some faculty members took a break from the books Wednesday afternoon to dance on the Student Union Plaza. Dan Nadler, the newly-appointed Vice President for Student Affairs,...

How a former flight attendant rose above the 9/11 attacks

How a former flight attendant rose above the 9/11 attacks

Abby Anstead, Editor-in-Chief September 11, 2016

Fifteen years ago, Shanda Harris’ family didn’t know if she was dead or alive. The then 27-year-old flight attendant was 20,000 feet in the air, working a Comair flight from Cincinnati to Charlotte,...

On the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a memorial will be held in honor of Brian P. Williams. Williams died in the 9/11 attacks.

Memorial honors NKY man killed in 9/11 attacks

Amanda Emerson, Contributor September 11, 2016

Sunday, September 11 marks 15 years since the 9/11 attacks on U.S. soil. Though  Northern Kentucky University does not have an official memorial service planned, NKU students can still participate in...

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