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2020 Editor Albums of the Year

2020 Editor Albums of the Year

Northerner Staff December 11, 2020

This year was long. This year was unprecedented and unforeseen. Music wasn't only a companion for us this year, it allowed us to fantasize about going outside or dancing in our cars or soundtracks for...

2020-21 WBB: New faces with new goals

2020-21 WBB: New faces with new goals

Kaycee Sloan, Assistant Sports Editor November 30, 2020

With the return of many familiar faces on the Northern Kentucky University Women’s Basketball team roster, there are five new players that you need to know for this 2020-21 season.  Lindsey Duvall...

(Left) Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix, (Top) The Lord of the Rings on Hulu, (Bottom) The Bernie Mac Show on Prime Video

What’s coming to streaming: December

Josh Kelly, Managing Editor November 30, 2020

Netflix: 50 First Dates, Peter Segal, 2004, (12/1) The Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore romantic comedy that you want to relive 50 times over is finally hitting Netflix and Hulu on Dec. 1. The film...

Jake Evans

2020-21 MBB Preview: Get to know the newcomers

Brendan Connelly, Reporter November 30, 2020

The Norse have several newcomers joining the team for the 2020-21 season. Read about why they chose NKU, as well as interesting facts that fans may not know as the season tips off. Jake Evans Evans...

The 12 signs of the zodiac.

Horoscopes going into the holiday season, finals week

Josh Kelly, Managing Editor November 22, 2020

The stars are here to tell you how to prepare for the looming finals week and your holiday season. After a stressful Mars and Mercury retrograde period, everyone is likely feeling a new shift of motivation,...

Dr. Ande Durojaiye named Interim Provost. Durojaiye has served three years on NKUs administrative staff.

Dr. Ande Durojaiye announced as Interim Provost

Josh Kelly, Managing Editor November 20, 2020

President Ashish Vaidya announced Dr. Ande Durojaiye will serve as the Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs starting  Jan. 1, 2021. The decision came after Bonita Brown...

A screengrab from the game Rocket League.

NKU esports athletes discuss their success in inaugural season

Matthew Dietz, Sports Editor November 15, 2020

With the cancelation of fall sports at NKU due to the COVID-19 pandemic, activity regarding sports on campus has been relatively quiet throughout the 2020 fall semester. There is, however, one sports organization...

Flags hang in the Student Union.

International students discuss plans for Thanksgiving, winter break

Mildred Nguyen, Reporter November 15, 2020

International students at NKU are facing a unique situation as classes move online until the end of the semester and COVID-19 cases rise around the globe. “Since it started during the summer, there...

VIDEO: How HSA is prevailing through a pandemic

Collin Hudson, Reporter November 15, 2020

Admist COVID-19, many organizations on campus have had to change how they normally function. HSA, the Honors Student Organization, is no exception to that.

ECOS Focuses On Staying Green During Dark Times

ECOS Focuses On Staying ‘Green’ During Dark Times

Adam Morton, Contributor November 15, 2020

NKU’s Environmentally Concerned Organization of Students (ECOS) has continued to spread environmental awareness despite the COVID-19 pandemic. ECOS members and faculty discussed how the pandemic has...

In this Aug. 12, 2020, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., pass each other as Harris moves to the podium to speak during a campaign event.

Students, alum, faculty react to President-elect Biden’s announcement

Josh Kelly, Managing Editor November 7, 2020

Four days after the polls closed on Monday, Nov. 3, Former Vice President Joe Biden is named the President-Elect alongside Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in a record-setting election. President-Elect...

The Daviess county courthouse where Josh Kelly voted.

EDITORIAL: First-time voting: importance, reflection

Josh Kelly, Managing Editor November 3, 2020

I voted for President Barack Obama in the fourth grade. No, my ballot didn’t count—I was only nine after all. But let me explain. In fourth grade, during the 2008 election, Scholastic had a nationwide...

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