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One of the traditions of the holiday is pouring libation. Libation is poured out as past ancestors are called out.

GALLERY: Before Winter break, a Kwanzaa celebration

Mesa Serikali, Reporter December 6, 2017

Traditional drum music permeated the University Center ballroom. Around tables, colors of green, black and red decorate the space: symbolic of the holiday. On Dec. 1, African American Programs and Services...

Tracy Stokes, the director of African-American programs and services, is there to advise student not only in academia, but in their personal lives as well.

Six years later, director of AAP&S as dedicated as ever

Mesa Serikali, Reporter December 1, 2017

A student comes buzzing out as the next bombards the entrance for a meeting. “Are you busy?” Out of breath, she sets her backpack on the floor and closes the door. One student claims her attention...

Watercolor, made up of college students, plays every Friday at Muse Cafe.

Student-fronted Watercolor finds home in Westwood Cafe

Mackenzie Manley, Editor-in-Chief November 30, 2017

Like their namesake, Watercolor, a band of four college students, dip their instruments in a diverse palette of spacey, jazz and R&B brushstrokes at Muse Cafe every Friday night. On this particular...

Allison Gast, who traveled to France through STEM-IRSEP this summer, working in the lab while in France.

With help from France, STEM students get a fighting chance

Josh Goad, Reporter November 19, 2017

While it may not have been top secret or wrought with danger, Dr. Isabelle Lagadic just returned from a high priority international mission. Her charge? To give NKU’s STEM students a fighting chance...

The Korean Club meetings attract nearly 40 attendees.

Korean Club: a symbiotic relationship

Cole Grecco, Arts & Life Editor November 19, 2017

This time last year Adam Langsdale was studying abroad in South Korea. Langsdale, a senior marketing major, said he knew little to nothing about Korea before going, so he paid a couple visits to the Korean...

Marisa Kyle draws a portrait, based on a selfie of her friend.

Student’s witchy art finds online niche

Mackenzie Manley, Editor-in-Chief November 16, 2017

Graphic design student Marisa Kyle tilts her head to the side before dipping a brush into watercolor paint, dabbing an already-sketched profile of her friend. Yellow strokes become an autumnal sweater....

Board of Regents meeting attendants applaud as Dr. Ashish Vaidya is voted NKUs next president.

6 questions with NKU’s 6th president Dr. Ashish Vaidya

Mackenzie Manley & Sam Rosenstiel, Editor-in-Chief & Copy Editor November 9, 2017

Dr. Ashish Vaidya was named NKU’s sixth president on Thursday, and he will be sworn in as Northern Kentucky University’s sixth president on July 1, 2018. The father of two (three if you count Coco,...

Kevin Spacey in 2011 arriving for the Mikhail Gorbachev 80th birthday concert. This week, several men have come forward with sexual assault allegations about the House of Cards actor.

OPINION: Where’s the end?

Mackenzie Manley, Editor-in-Chief November 2, 2017

When the news of Harvey Weinstein first broke, I sat down to write an editorial. Then a rape on NKU’s campus was reported. By the time I was finished with my op-ed, I felt as if the piece was no longer...

Students Use Its On Us photo booth during their 2016 campaign. The 2017 campaign wrapped up last week.

Sexual assault: prevention starts with education

Brittney Gunter, Design editor November 2, 2017

As the student body responds to sexual assault cases emerging on NKU’s campus, resources like the Norse Violence Prevention Center work toward breaking down stigmas and providing support the same way...

Students gathered at the Hold that Weight rally, which was meant to provide a space for survivors of sexual assault.

‘Hold that weight’: Students rally against sexual assault

Mackenzie Manley, Kevin Carey, Jude Noel, Editor-in-Chief, Reporter, Social Media Editor October 25, 2017

“NKU PROTECT YOUR STUDENTS, NOT YOUR REPUTATION,” read a sign, words painted in bold black and red lettering backdropped by a white bed sheet. They stood in front of the Student Union, some carrying...

Students work in the JRG Cybersecurity lab.

Peek inside the cyber-security lab: coming Spring 2018

Wayne Gates, Reporter October 23, 2017

NKU students who plan to enter the battle for cybersecurity when they graduate will have a new place in Griffin Hall to practice their skills against the electronic enemy next Spring.  Budding security...

Blink Cincinnati stretched across the city, with light and art displayed over 22 blocks.

22 Blocks of Light: Blink Cincinnati

Alex King, Reporter October 16, 2017

Over the weekend, light flowed over Cincinnati--it crawled into Washington Park, wrapped itself around buildings, and danced along storefronts, speckling sidewalks with color. For four nights, the city...

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