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NKU weighs in on Sony, Marvel controversy

NKU weighs in on Sony, Marvel controversy

Josh Kelly, Managing Editor August 24, 2019

*This story contains major spoilers about Marvel Studios’ "Avengers: Endgame" and "Spider-Man: Far From Home"* A crowd in the Otto M. Budig Theater chatted about the first week of class and munched...

NKU President Ashish Vaidya throws out a first pitch at the Florence Freedom baseball game prior to the game on NKU Night.

Vaidya, Horn take over Florence Freedom

Sierra Newton, Sports Editor August 23, 2019

NKU fans, faculty and students took over UC Health Stadium, home of the Florence Freedom for a special “NKU night.” Alumni and students alike took the opportunity to connect over baseball. Hannah...

NKU student dies over weekend

NKU student dies over weekend

Sierra Newton and Josh Kelly August 11, 2019

A Northern Kentucky University student-athlete died over the weekend. Elyse Black, 23, of Jackson, OH passed away, according to an email sent out by NKU President Ashish Vaidya. Black, a senior,...

Classic rock group Greta Van Fleet headlined Bunbury on Saturday night.

Bunbury 2019 excites fans with an unforgetable experience

Corinne Byrne, Assistant Arts & Life Editor June 4, 2019
Cincinnati's biggest annual music festival returned for its eighth year.
Dr. Hassan HassabElnaby comes from University of Toledo after serving on staff for 16 years.

Dr. Hassan HassabElnaby named College of Business dean

Josh Kelly, Arts & Life Editor May 8, 2019

NKU announced Dr. Hassan HassabElnaby as the new dean for the Haile/US Bank College of Business on Wednesday. Before coming to NKU, Dr. HassabElnaby worked at the University of Toledo’s College of...

Students shave their heads to contribute to the St. Baldricks foundation.

St. Baldrick’s event allows students to shave heads and save lives

Haley Millay, Contributor April 26, 2019

Students shaved their heads as part of the annual spring philanthropy event for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation put on by Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity in the Student Union on Friday. St. Baldrick’s...

Review: Plot of ‘The Public’ eerily familiar for Cincinnati

Review: Plot of ‘The Public’ eerily familiar for Cincinnati

Noël Waltz, Reporter April 16, 2019

“The Public” is a fictional interpretation of current issues haunting Cincinnati. It manages to touch on the opioid epidemic, inefficient public transportation, police brutality and homelessness all...

Dr. Ashish Vaidya is NKUs sixth president.

Five questions with the sixth president

Natalie Hamren and Josh Goad April 1, 2019

He's traveled the world, taught at universities around the country and now that he's arrived at NKU, do you truly know Dr. Ashish Vaidya? The Northerner: Throughout all your travels, what’s been your...

President Dr. Ashish Vaidya is sworn in as NKUs sixth president by Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Michelle Keller.

Vaidya installed as NKU’s sixth president

Natalie Hamren and Josh Kelly March 30, 2019

Family, friends, colleagues and students welcomed in the sixth president of Northern Kentucky University, Dr. Ashish Vaidya on Friday during his official installation. Vaidya assumed the role as...

Jee Eun Lee helps Jessica Holtman on a placement for her project.

Ceramic professor creates beautiful art on campus

Josh Kelly, Arts & Life Editor March 28, 2019

Professor Jee Eun Lee’s passion for ceramics started off as an act of defiance. Lee’s mother and sister—both artists who knew the struggles of selling their work in a creative discipline—didn’t...

Interim Dean Kleymeyer began her academic career as a communication major.

New interim dean inspires business students

Elizabeth Cates, Reporter March 7, 2019
Johnna Kleymeyer had to take a detour to become a better business women and to give her the experience needed to run her own company. Now that she’s Haile/US Bank College of Business interim dean, she wants to help inspire other women to follow in her footsteps.
Macy Wright started playing golf, competitively, in sixth grade.

‘Perfect athlete’: A Norse golfer’s integrity on the green

Jasmine Smart, Reporter March 7, 2019
Macy Wright is exceptional on and off the golf course. As her senior year comes to a close, people close to her reflect on the impact she’s had on them and what made her such a great student.
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