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Musical Theater Tour Troupe displays their talents

Musical Theater Tour Troupe displays their talents

Kassidy Stricklett, Reporter April 15, 2015

Within minutes, the quiet tent set up on the plaza filled with elementary students, visiting the campus and college students dropping by to get a glimpse of the Musical Theater Tour Troupe. As a part...

Student works come to life at playwright showcase

Student works come to life at playwright showcase

Tori Lentz, Reporter April 15, 2015

Alexx Rouse watched as two of her peers took the outdoor stage on the plaza to perform an excerpt from a play she’d written over the course of the semester. “It’s a snippet from “Caverns,” which...

Second languages beneficial among high school students

Second languages beneficial among high school students

Justin Wolsteholme, Reporter April 15, 2015

Spanish major, Lauren Ghouse, believes that high-schools offering students computer coding as an alternative for learning a second language, will put them at a disadvantage for future jobs. “People...

Benefits of using popular music in the high school classroom

Benefits of using popular music in the high school classroom

Peter Enzweiller, Reporter April 15, 2015

Eden Smock, a sophomore music education major studied the prevalence and benefits of using popular music as a teaching tool in her NKU Celebration display titled ‘Benefits of Using Popular Music in the...

Parenting displays catches the eye at Celebration Week

Alex Weber, Contributor April 15, 2015

Michelle Cloyd, a graduate student at NKU, was highly motivated to do a display on maternal parenting and child development for NKU celebration week. “It sounds cliché but our children are the future,”...

Interactivity maybe the future of music videos

Interactivity maybe the future of music videos

Karen Plunkett, Reporter April 15, 2015

Alex Murphy-White uses his personal love of music to create an interactive music video for his independent study project. “I basically wanted to do something different and my band Season Ten is coming...

Student breaks barrier between science and religion

Student breaks barrier between science and religion

Gavin Colton, Reporter April 15, 2015

Science and religion have been a binary opposition since the scientific inquiry took over as our central method for discovering new information. Junior anthropology major, Katie Ragland found the link...

Under-representation of females in music explored through project

Under-representation of females in music explored through project

Courtney Ferguson, Reporter April 15, 2015

Inside an old yellow suitcase sits a laptop with the frozen screenshot of the trailer for “Making it Happen”. The video comes to life by alternating between a close up of eyes and text ultimately revealing...

Open Mic celebrates National Poetry Month

Open Mic ‘celebrates’ National Poetry Month

Lundon White, Reporter April 15, 2015

NKU Celebration, an annual student presentation event of personal and educational works, was wrapped up early due to rain and wind. The last presentation, 'National Poetry Month Open Mic' welcomed a total...

NKU found hidden gem in Bauml

NKU found hidden gem in Bauml

Chris Looy, Contributor April 15, 2015

Cole Bauml only had one offer on the table to play baseball for a Division I program. The school of interest happened to be Northern Kentucky University. Head Coach Todd Asalon saw enough potential in...

International event to end sexual violence coming to NKU

International event to end sexual violence coming to NKU

Karen Plunkett, Reporter April 15, 2015

In an event that has been held nationwide since the 70’s, NKU’s Panhellenic Council and Norse Violence Prevention Center will be holding their annual Take Back the Night event that focuses on the movement...

Police Beats 4/14

April 14, 2015

April 2, 4:06 p.m.: A credit card was turned into police after being found in Steely Library.   April 3, 4:32 p.m.: Two subjects were transported to the hospital by ambulance for injuries sustained...

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