Dr. Proctor leaving, but will always love NKU
Carrie Crotzer, Editor-in-Chief
April 29, 2016
His classes always started the same. A jump followed by hands held in the air. "Now is the time when all cell phones go off, all communication with the external world ceases and at the drop of my hands you say to me, 'Good afternoon.' Good afternoon." By the end of each semester there wasn't...
NKU participating in Drug Take-back Day
Leonard Ivey, Reporter
April 27, 2016
NKU’s Responsible Education About Life Peer Educators are accepting any unwanted or expired prescription pills and patches this Thursday in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Agency’s semi-annual “Drug Take-back Day” event on Saturday. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the second floor of the Student Uni...
Saudi student population set to vanish
Carrie Crotzer, Editor-in-Chief
April 20, 2016
When students begin rolling back onto campus in the fall, there is one minority group that will be significantly lacking in number. Formerly able to study anywhere in the world courtesy of a government scholarship, Saudi Arabian students will now be restricted to studying at the top 100 universities i...
Budget to cause tuition increases
Carrie Crotzer, Editor-in-Chief
April 19, 2016
Retention rates, tuition increases and budget cuts were all key topics in NKU President Geoffrey Mearns’ Annual Budget Report on April 18. While Mearns was excited to announce that there will be no increase in the cost of parking, the university is currently considering multiple options for tu...
Spring Vocal Jazz Concert
Cole Grecco, Reporter
April 13, 2016
Two semesters of work were capped off Tuesday night in front of a crowd of about 50 students, parents and jazz fans, at the York Street Cafe in Newport, Kentucky for NKU’s Spring Vocal Jazz Concert. The concert featured the Valhalla Voices, a group of nine NKU student singers who began working wit...
Navigating the PR Cultural Terrains
Molly Patrick, Reporter
April 13, 2016
Nathan Garbig interned in Germany this past summer at a PR firm. While he was there he conducted research on how business in Germany is very structured and much more hierarchical. Garbig said Germany is a more strict environment compared to the laid-back environment in the U.S.“I wanted to comp...
The 27 Club
Ally Jasper, Contributor
April 13, 2016
The 27 Club refers to a group of famous musicians who lived a very short life, ending at age 27. Ellen Yates, senior business major became very interested in the subject after her Humanity and the Imagination class discussed the Pioneers of American Music. The class studied musical trends, decades and the history of ...
Students analyze PCB-treated mice
Cole Grecco, Reporter
April 13, 2016
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), pollutants that are found in the human food supply, have been known to cause health concerns in humans, such as cancer and learning deficits. Two NKU students have been studying the effects PCBs have on mice and presented their findings at NKU’s Celebration of St...
Do celebrities effect what you buy?
Chris Decker, Assistant Sports Editor
April 13, 2016
A study on the effects of celebrity endorsements on consumers was on display in the student union for the Celebration of Student Creativity and Research.The study done by students Doug Carson, Taylor Weaver, and Justin Wolstenholme surveyed 256 NKU students and asked what they thought about celebrity endorsemen...
GALLERY: Dance Troupe takes over Strauss Theatre
Matt Gahris, Contributor
April 13, 2016
The Dance Tour Troupe blended a variety of dance styles in a performance in the Fine Arts Center’s Stauss Theater on April 12 as part of NKU’s Celebration of Research and Creativity. “We do everything from jazz to modern to contemporary,” troupe member Emanuel Picazo said. “We’re workin...
Finding satisfaction and belonging through social media engagement
Mackenzie Manley, News Editor
April 13, 2016
As state funding for public colleges continues to decline not only locally, but across the United States, tuition costs continue to rise colleges can struggle to connect with students. The research of Melissa Powell, Brent Donaldson and Kelsey Sphar target the use of social media in relation to ...
VIDEO: Setting insecurities ablaze
Sarah Clark, Reporter
March 19, 2016
Alpha Phi Omega is embracing spring and encouraging all students on campus to adopt the new season with a new beginning and a new self-image. Trash Your Insecurities was a program on campus this past week encouraging students to let go of all that is holding them back. “Throw away...
