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Glass ceiling still exists for women in workplace

R.L. Gladden, Contributing writer February 28, 2013

Look around in your classes. And then look around on campus. You may have noticed that, more often than not, you are likely to see more female than male students. In fact, more than half of NKU’s student...

Campus plans to get blooming in spring

Derek White, Staff writer February 28, 2013

With warmer weather and spring just around the corner, the grounds and horticulture teams have big plans to make campus look welcoming.  A large variety of plants will start blooming as early as late...

Blues rock takes student band to battle finals

Blues rock takes student band to battle finals

John Flaherty, Contributing writer February 28, 2013

After placing first in the three previous rounds, NKU student Joe Schutzman’s band, Rio & The Ramblers, has made it to the final round of the 2012-13 Madison Theater Band Challenge. In a competition...

New factors impact stress in college students

New factors impact stress in college students

Maggie Pund, Staff writer February 28, 2013

College students across the country are experiencing record levels of low mental health. Recent national studies indicate top stress factors for college students are beginning to shift as new factors are...

Alum pursues acting in Los Angeles

Alum pursues acting in Los Angeles

Alyson Schoenung, Staff writer February 28, 2013

Skater boy by day and a mustache-donning cardboard ambulance driver by night, Sto Strouss, an NKU alum, took a few minutes to give the NKU community an update on his acting career. Strouss, originally...

Chase gives students a chance to give back to law school

Richard Cracchiolo, Contributing writer February 28, 2013

The Student Philanthropy Program at Chase Law School is holding a Monte Carlo night to raise money toward scholarships for students of the college. Donors can decide where  their donations will go...

Facts on campus wind are blowing in

Derek White, Staff writer February 28, 2013

Whether on or off campus, students often discuss and occasionally joke about how windy it is at NKU. If you were to ask a student why they think it’s so windy, though; you would get a variety of answers,...

Student Senate asks for changes in meal experience

Kevin Schultz, News editor February 28, 2013

Student Government Association is seeking to improve the student meal experience at NKU with its latest resolution which was passed at the group’s Feb. 25 meeting. The resolution was made after an...

Housing rates to increase, students will get more bang for their buck

Housing rates to increase, students will get more “bang for their buck”

Matt Hempfling, Contributing writer February 28, 2013

Campus housing rates at NKU are set to increase four percent this fall, pending approval from the Board of Regents. According to the University Housing office, the rate increases are necessary to help...

BYOD: Bring your own device lets students know how technology is changing the workplace

Emily Hodges, Contributing writer February 25, 2013

Students created mobile apps for SAP at the 24 Hours of Mobile Innovation Contest earlier this month in the Griffin Hall Digitorium in hopes that their app will make businesses’ lives more efficient. One...

Tobacco free transition began today, task force to begin work soon

Claire Higgins, Editor-in-chief February 25, 2013

Northern Kentucky University has officially started the process of making the transition to a tobacco-free campus, as of this morning at the NKU Community Breakfast Forum. The forum, open to the campus...

NKU’s most expensive production opens this weekend

Alyson Schoenung, Staff writer February 22, 2013

The directors and crews eagerly awaited the start of the last official dress rehearsal. There were electrically charged chatters and giggles coursing through the Corbett Theatre as showtime approached...

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