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WNKUs sale was announced in February. It went off air this morning.

WNKU Signs off 89.7, Completing Sale to Bible Broadcasting Corp.

Jude Noel, Social Media Editor August 18, 2017

At 8:59 this morning, following an hour-long playlist of local music capped by John Lennon’s “Imagine”, 89.7 signed off for the last time as WNKU -- a move that officially completed the sale of the...

The banner will be sent to UVA in the coming weeks. After the vigil it was speckled with both hand prints and signatures.

#NKU4UVA: Vigil held at NKU in solidarity with victims of violence in Charlottesville

Mackenzie Manley, Editor-in-Chief August 15, 2017

In the aftermath of the white supremacist rally that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, Northern Kentucky University’s Student Government Association held a vigil in solidarity with the victims,...

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Minds of Tomorrow: Alpha Phi Alpha hosts Leadership Development Institute

Jude Noel, Reporter August 1, 2017

Over a hundred high school students from across seven states in the Midwest gathered on NKU’s campus for a weekend meant to shape young black men into the next generation of leaders. The event, hosted...

WVXU-HD2 will play the AAA (adult album alternative) music format in response to the sale of WNKU.

WNKU’s Middletown Station, WNKN, sold to Grant County Broadcasters

Mackenzie Manley, Editor-in-Chief July 20, 2017

Following five months of doubt looming over the future of WNKN’s Middletown Signal, Northern Kentucky University's Board of Regents has finalized the sale of 105.9 FM (WNKN) to Grant County Broadcasters,...

Rosewood and Washington began airing their show in the Fall 2016 semester.

‘Bust Moves 2017’: Radio hosts In a studio of their own

Jude Noel, Reporter July 17, 2017

Editor’s Note: The writer of this piece has his own show on Norse Code Radio. The piece was originally meant to focus on hip-hop culture at NKU. However, through interviewing the sources, the story of...

The Mainstage Musical Theatre and Voice Camps performance took place at 4 p.m. on June 16.

GALLERY: NKU Music Prep fuses community, education and musical experience

Cole Grecco, Arts & Life Editor June 18, 2017

Children line the stage of Greaves Hall. Their arms are raised and faces taut in concentration. One steps forward and sings before the rest lend their voices, joined by a slick piano.  Earlier in the...

NKY Pride: Putting a face to LGBTQ community

NKY Pride: Putting a face to LGBTQ community

Mackenzie Manley, Jude Noel, Editor-in-Chief & Reporter June 14, 2017

Bonnie Meyer was stationed at Braxton Brewing Company when group after group filed down the road, holding signs and flags representing messages that included the entirety of the LGBTQ rainbow and, in turn,...

Joe Cobbs is an associate professor at NKU who teaches sport business.  Recently, he was a guest on episode 17 of Tell Me Something I Dont Know.

Listen to NKU professor stump panelists on podcast

Mackenzie Manley, Editor-in-Chief June 9, 2017

Joe Cobbs traveled on a whim to Chicago after being contacted to be a part of a podcast called “Tell Me Something I don't know.” A sports business associate professor, Cobbs was one of four ‘contestants’...

A new radiation therapy program is set to start in Fall 2017. The program will be the only one in the state of Kentucky.

Radiation Therapy program to be implemented at NKU

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

A new radiation therapy program at NKU was approved in April and is projected to be implemented in the Fall 2017 semester. According to Shannon Alexander, BS Health Science Program Director, the program...

NKUs interim president Gerard St. Amand signed the American Council on Educations letter on Wednesday.

Meet Gerard St. Amand: NKU’s interim president

Mackenzie Manley, Editor-in-Chief May 13, 2017

As more than 1,600 students received their bachelor’s degrees as new graduates of NKU, former president Geoffrey Mearns handed out his final diplomas while serving the university. Taking his place...

The trans-disciplinary approach: Science meets the humanities at NKU

The trans-disciplinary approach: Science meets the humanities at NKU

Jude Noel, Contributor May 12, 2017

Scrawling a web of circles on the chalkboard, Dr. KC Russell motioned for his students to move closer. Though the professor’s diagrams and frequent references to chemical compounds might have given any...

Norse_Snaps is an anonymous account on Snapchat; the posts target the NKU student body.

Norse Snaps: Degrading or conversation starter?

Brittney Gunter, Reporter May 2, 2017

Students gathered to study when one pulled out her phone to scroll through Snapchat stories. Along with her friends, she viewed every snap on an anonymous account called "Norse_Snaps." They began to laugh,...

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