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President Mearns Fall 2013 Convocation was held in Greaves Concert Hall on Friday, August 16, 2013 to talk about the future of Northern Kentucky University and commemorate the past years success. NKU President Mearns speaks about the future of NKU about the successful rate of growth the university has archived in the past few years.

President presents preview of strategic plan at Fall Convocation

Kevin Schultz, Editor-in-Chief August 16, 2013

  President Geoffrey Mearns delivered a preview of NKU’s strategic plan at this morning’s 2013-14 Fall Convocation, revealing the plan will include themes such as the promotion and focus...

Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Eggs N Issues breakfast on August 13 at Receptions Banquet and Conference Center in Erlanger, Kentucky was a chance for business owners from around the area to meet the new NKU Athletic Director Ken Bothof and talk about his bold new vision of NKU Athletics. NKU President Geoffrey Mearns answers questions from business owners about how he sees the future of Northern Kentucky Universitys athletic program.

New athletic director celebrates ‘a new day in NKU athletics’ with Chamber of Commerce

Kevin Schultz, Editor-in-Chief August 13, 2013

It may only have been his second official day, but Northern Kentucky University’s new Director of Athletics Ken Bothof wasted no time sitting around the office. Bothof spent this morning alongside...

Updated: Eaton used ‘deceptive means’ to divert $100,000-150,000 personal use

Claire Higgins, Editor-in-chief April 23, 2013

President Geoffrey Mearns announced April 23 that former athletic director Scott Eaton “diverted” between $100,000-150,000 of athletic department funds for personal use over the last eight years....

ETSU sweeps NKU

ETSU sweeps NKU

Kyle Biggs, Staff Writer April 7, 2013

NKU's baseball team fell to East Tennessee State University on Sunday, unable to match an impressive ETSU offensive performance throughout a 13-4 loss. Freshman Kevin Phillips got ETSU going in the...

Eaton fired for inappropriate relationships with five women

Eaton fired for “inappropriate” relationships with five women

Claire Higgins, Editor-in-chief April 5, 2013

Updated: April 5 at 5:25 p.m. Former Athletic Director Scott Eaton, who was fired March 18, has admitted to “inappropriate, intimate” relationships with four university employees and one former student,...

NKU Tennis takes a loss at home against Mercer

NKU Tennis takes a loss at home against Mercer

Dejoira Phillips, Contributing Writer March 29, 2013

NKU’s women and men tennis team played March 28 against Mercer at the Joyce Yeager Complex. The final score for the women’s match was 7-0 and the final score for the men’s match was 4-3. Women’s...

Freshman stands out, earns two  Newcomer of the Week awards

Freshman stands out, earns two Newcomer of the Week awards

Brook Clifford, Staff writer February 21, 2013

Chinese food and the University of Kentucky athletics program are two of freshman Rianna Gayheart’s favorite things. Gayheart is a 5-foot-7-inch guard for NKU’s women’s basketball team from Owenton,...

Student tests her talent in front of the judges

Student tests her talent in front of the judges

Sarah McIntosh, Contributing writer February 21, 2013

Nerves were welling up inside Sami Riggs as she walked in front of the judges. They greeted her with disinterested faces; but as she began to sing Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold” their expressions changed...

Friends, community reach out after a mother’s death

Friends, community reach out after a mother’s death

Erin Pierce, Contributing writer February 21, 2013

If you have been on Facebook recently, you may have seen the events “Free Jess!” and “T-shirts for Jess.” Northern Kentucky University and the surrounding community have reached out to sophomore...

Students are karaoke stars at Raniero’s

Students are karaoke stars at Raniero’s

Alyson Schoenung, Staff writer February 21, 2013

If you like pizza, a community-like atmosphere and questionable renditions of Cee Lo Green’s “Forget You,” then Wednesday nights at Raniero’s is the place to be. The local, family-owned pizzeria...

Standing room only: Getting fit at work

Standing room only: Getting fit at work

Kelsey Noland, Contributing writer February 21, 2013

In mid-July of 2012, Pam Atkinson, Master of Health Informatics  program director and lecturer at NKU, traded her desk chair for a treadmill. After reading a study by the Mayo Clinic, Atkinson decided...

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