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Celebration closes with senior art exhibit opening

Celebration closes with senior art exhibit opening

Mac Payton, Staff writer April 19, 2013

All of this week, students have been proudly showing off their work to members of the university community with NKU’s Celebration of Student Research and Creativity. The senior art exhibit on Friday...

Photovoice is worth a thousand words

Photovoice is worth a thousand words

Amber Tewes, Contributing writer April 19, 2013

Mentor project connects local high school students and photography It’s been said that one of the best way to become successful is to find yourself a mentor. That’s exactly what some students at local...

Student presents original poetry in Celebration

Alyson Schoenung, Staff writer April 17, 2013

The NKU community was filled with knowledge and insight Wednesday afternoon following a Celebration of Student Research and Creativity project on poetry about the survival of the  Holocaust. The presentation...

Katie Farris (foreground) and Emily Harris (background) rid a garden of weeds at the Hilleke residence on April 13, 2013 in Highland Heights, KY. Members of Phi Sigma Sigma sorority, they were among a handful of volunteers participating in NKUs Spring into Service event.

Students, faculty do some community spring cleaning

Amber Tewes, Contributing writer April 17, 2013

As the weather warms up and school is winding down, students are volunteering their extra time to people in need. On April 13, students teamed up to spend their morning doing outdoor clean up around the...

Greeks will sing, dance for a good cause

Greeks will sing, dance for a good cause

Matt Popovich, Staff writer April 17, 2013

Honors fraternity and several Greek organizations sang and danced to support Newport’s Brighton Center at the third annual Greek Sing. The honors fraternity Order of Omega and several Greek organizations...

Drag Queens say thanks for everyone who attends the Drag Show. Their stage names are Sasha Grant, Jayda Brooks, Justin Beaver, and Crystyle Starr (from the left side).

Common Ground continues to raise awareness through drag show

Shelby Rodgers, Contributing writer April 17, 2013

Common Ground hosted a Drag show April 12 to promote equality and acceptance for the LGBTQ community. The show, hosted by drag queen Crystyle Starr also featured local queens and kings such as Jayda Brooks,...

Mearns addresses campus community about next year’s budget

Mac Payton, Staff writer April 17, 2013

Exactly a year after being named NKU’s fifth president on the same stage, President Geoffrey Mearns addressed the campus about the university’s budget on Wednesday in Greaves Hall. “We are in a...

Students display findings on assumptions through word art

Students display findings on assumptions through word art

Nancy Curtis, Staff writer April 16, 2013

This semester a race, gender and theater class took to the student body to learn a little about assumptions. Daryl Harris’ race, gender and theater course was tasked with coming up with a project that...

Summer housing available, apply today for possible credit

Matt Hempfling, Contributing writer April 15, 2013

Students that need to stay in the NKU area over the summer will be able to take advantage of NKU’s summer housing program and stay in Callahan Hall, and if they apply before April 16, could be eligible...

Gatorade pong returned for second year

Gatorade pong returned for second year

Mac Payton, Staff writer April 12, 2013

On Thursday, NKU’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee hosted its second annual Gatorade pong tournament in the Regents Hall gym. Twenty three two-person teams competed, and the double-elimination tournament...

First draft of new tobacco policy released in early May

Richard Cracchiolo, Contributing writer April 12, 2013

The dean of students announced that a written first draft for NKU’s tobacco policy will be released sometime between May 3 and May 10. Jeffery Waple, the dean of students, made the announcement at the...

Christian singers rocked the house Thursday night

Derek White, Staff writer April 12, 2013

The house lights may have went down on April 12 at 7:00 sharp but with the help of Chris Tomlin’s Burning Lights tour it still stayed bright in The Bank of Kentucky Center. During the Burning Lights...

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