The Northerner

Student actors Jacob Miller and Alex Slade rehearse as Angels in Americas opening date draws near.

PREVIEW: Spring theatre lineup blends social commentary with classics

Jude Noel and Josh Kelly January 30, 2018

Whisking its audiences from New York City in the heart of the AIDS epidemic to the deck of a sailing ship and, eventually, to the tumultuous personal lives of a cast and crew putting on a Shakespeare production...

Album artwork for Drakes new EP Scary Hours.

REVIEW: Drake’s ‘Scary Hours’ frighteningly introspective

Kayla Lumpkins, Reporter January 28, 2018

Drake dropped his new EP “Scary Hours" last week, making it the first project fans have heard since last year’s “More Life.”  The Grammy-winning artist released an EP comprised of two-tracks,...

NKUs logo above the Student Union

NKU nationally ranked for online graduate nursing program

Belle Leininger, Reporter January 25, 2018

U.S. News and World Report ranked NKU’s online graduate nursing program the 28th Best Online Master’s in Nursing Program in the nation. NKU’s Master in Science of Nursing program tied for the...

Abdul Kooistra dribbles past an defender during their match with the FC Cincinnati reserve team in August

Norse welcome FC Cincinnati to kick off 2018 spring season

Kevin Carey, Assistant Sports Editor January 23, 2018

When Blaire Stevenson, assistant men’s soccer coach, joined the Norse in March of 2017, he brought not only a rich history of the game, but a connection that would soon benefit his newly found home....

Six@six unwraps bitter truths about peanut butter cups

Six@six unwraps bitter truths about peanut butter cups

McKenzie Eskridge, Reporter January 22, 2018

Have you ever indulged in a Reese’s peanut butter cup? Or maybe eight after a really tough day. Though most of us have tried the popular candy, many haven’t considered its origins. Enter Dr. Kimberly...

Serenity by JeeEun Lee explores the surreal landscapes of memory.

Ceramics professor’s ‘Serenity’ a meditative ocean

Jude Noel, Arts & Life Editor January 22, 2018

Ripples of blue clay form an aqueous mane around the slight form of a face, pushing through the surface of the watery spiral. Raindrops shaped like ghostly humans fall headfirst into a floating sea of...

The Northerners Editor-in-Chief as a kid, running through snow in suburbia.

An editor’s guide to ‘snow cream’

Mackenzie Manley, Editor-in-Chief January 12, 2018

Begin scene: Me, at the age of six. The pants I’m wearing are so puffy that I waddle. My mother made me wear them, despite my protests that I could stay warm in a pair of jeans. I open the door of my...

Missy Jones with students in the SHEP program at a fundraiser.

SHEP founder seeks inclusion, finds inspiration in family

Belle Leininger, Contributor January 8, 2018

It began with a question a little over ten years ago after a Thursday evening graduate class. One of Missy Jones’ students, Nancy Bardgett, a high school special education teacher at Highlands High School...

Editors picks: Our favorite albums of 2017

Editor’s picks: Our favorite albums of 2017

Northerner Staff January 1, 2018

Whether the year was kind to you or not, it’s hard to deny that 2017 was historic. Together, we navigated the uncharted waters of populist politics, watched the moon eclipse the sun and endured so much...

John Gaffin, police chief at NKU, said that they use A.L.I.C.E training to prepare students and faculty in the case of an open shooter on campus.

Gaffin: Strategy and planning key components to campus safety

Natalie Hamren, Assistant News Editor December 30, 2017

In 2017 alone, 574 citizens have been killed in a mass shooting in the U.S., according to Mass Shooting tracker. 1,853 have been injured. Currently, the FBI defines mass murder as three or more people...

An honors class that focused on feminist punk rock met to give their final presentations after a semester of musing about feminism is, through the lens of punk rock movements.

OPINION: An intersection where ‘Riot Grrrl’ meets modern-day

McKenzie Eskridge, Contributor December 27, 2017

Dr. Diana Belland’s “Feminist Punk Rock” class presented their final projects in the basement of the Honor’s House the last week of fall semester. Centered around the “Riot Grrrl” movement...

Second-annual O.I.N.K Festival features student cinema

Second-annual O.I.N.K Festival features student cinema

Cole Grecco, Arts & Life Editor December 11, 2017

The Official Impromptu Northern Kentucky film festival (OINK) begins at 5:00 p.m. Monday in Griffin Hall. This is the second year for the event, inaugurated last year after the ReelAbilities film festival...

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