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Lavender Society provides a home for queer women, nonbinary students

Lavender Society provides a home for queer women, nonbinary students

Bee Klapper, Reporter October 9, 2019

“All right, we’re running on gay time, so we’re going to start at 5:35 instead of 5:30,” Isabel Sleczkowski, president of Lavender Society, said.  Sleczkowski’s voice rang out over the chatter...

An illustration of LGBTQ icon Harvey Milk.

Lavender figures: A look into the life of Harvey Milk

Jarett Lopez, Guest Contributor October 9, 2019

During LGBTQ History Month, it is important to recognize the queer forebears who have paved the way for the rights that we enjoy today. One such figure is Harvey Milk (1930-1978), who was the first openly...

Student body president Jarett Lopez.

Student body president advocates for on-campus LGBTQ+ rights

Kane Mitten, Arts & Life Editor October 9, 2019

For Jarett Lopez, student body president, his interests in politics and civic engagement have always derived from his identity as someone who’s gay.  “Once you start looking into queer theory,...

Students attended QPR training on Tuesday.

QPR event teaches suicide prevention training

Bee Klapper, Reporter October 9, 2019

A dozen students gathered in SU 109 Tuesday afternoon for QPR training as part of mental health week on campus. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, Refer, and is an informational program that lays the groundwork...

NKU faculty brass trio takes the stage in Greaves Concert Hall

NKU faculty brass trio takes the stage in Greaves Concert Hall

Megan Bechtold, Reporter October 7, 2019

The faculty brass trio took the stage last night in Greaves Concert Hall for their inaugural first performance as a collective. In addition to the trio performances, they took turns at solo performances...

New media art major Zack Hargrove cuts away at a piece of metal for use in Light Streams.

BLINK festival encourages collaboration between students, faculty, alumni

Kane Mitten, Arts & Life Editor October 2, 2019
BLINK, a free, light-based art festival, is easily the biggest event in Cincinnati. The inaugural BLINK in 2017 drew more than a million people to the Queen City—almost 400,000 more than Oktoberfest Zinzinnati. After the roaring success of the festival’s first year, Brad McCombs, associate professor of art and music program head, knew that NKU’s School of the Arts had to get involved somehow.
What’s coming to streaming in October

What’s coming to streaming in October

Kane Mitten, Arts & Life Editor October 1, 2019
Fall is supposed to be here, but you wouldn’t know it yet judging by the 90-degree forecasts for the first week of October. Regardless of the weather, there’s always time to chill out on the couch and watch some TV; and, in keeping with the Halloween season, there’s a killer slate of new, original content and classic slasher movies coming your way this month on streaming.
Megan Henson reading her poems from her book What Pain Does

Two professors release collaborative poetry book

Haley Millay, Reporter September 30, 2019
Students, faculty, staff and personal friends gathered on Friday to celebrate the release of NKU professors Megan D. Henson and J. Michael Skaggs’s new book entitled “What Pain Does.”
Student’s goal shifts from Broadway to local band

Student’s goal shifts from Broadway to local band

Corinne Byrne, Assistant Arts & Life Editor September 27, 2019
Senior musical theatre major Kali Marsh had everything figured out for post-graduation life. She had plans for the Disney College Program, moving to New York City and pursuing a career on Broadway. But after finding a home in Cincinnati-based pop rock band Rosewood Coast, Marsh’s goals have shifted. 
NKU mens basketball fans at Macs Pizza Pub Cold Spring watch the Norse take on the Texas Tech Raiders in the first round of March Madness.

Mac’s Pizza Pub to hold karaoke events, student-centered nights

Kane Mitten, Arts & Life Editor September 27, 2019
For many NKU students, going to the Applebee’s location just outside of campus every Wednesday for karaoke nights is a tradition.  So when the popular restaurant chain announced this past Wednesday that karaoke nights were no more, several students took to Twitter to criticize the decision. Some went as far as starting a #boycottapplebees hashtag. Then, a Mac’s Pizza Pub employee announced on Twitter that Mac’s would be hosting its own karaoke nights from now on.
Disney classic ‘Freaky Friday’ graces SOTA stage

Disney classic ‘Freaky Friday’ graces SOTA stage

Raven McNeal, Reporter September 26, 2019
“Freaky Friday,” a 2003 film starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan about a mother and daughter whose bodies are magically switched, is a memorable Disney live-action film of the current generation’s earlier years. Now, NKU’s School of the Arts will be one of the first programs in the region to perform the new musical adaptation.
‘Children’s Hour’ to debut in Henry Konstantinow Theatre

‘Children’s Hour’ to debut in Henry Konstantinow Theatre

Kane Mitten, Arts & Life Editor September 25, 2019

For acting BFA senior and stage director Mikinley Grace, being a part of the Henry Konstantinow Theatre’s latest production, “Children’s Hour,” is a passion project. “It’s an enjoyable...

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