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Updated: Late night flood causes disruption to NKU residents

Carrie Crotzer, Staff Writer April 1, 2014

On the night of March 30, as students of Kentucky Hall’s Laurel Wing rushed to get things ready for the morning, water rushed into their hallway. A drain clogged the showers and caused water to back...

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University evolves from small farm to modern institution

Carrie Crotzer, Staff Writer March 27, 2014

A farm and a few people with a dream in 1968 was all it took to create a place that many now consider their home away from home. Founded in 1968 at a small campus located in Covington, Ky., NKU soon established...

SGA Senator Jarrod West calls Kentuckys legislative hotline. The senators called the hotline during one of their meetings.

UPDATED: University fights financial woes

Richard Cracchiolo, News Editor March 26, 2014

President Mearns announced in an email Monday that NKU will get the $97 million for the Health Innovation Center. SGA President Erik Pederson said at Monday's SGA meeting that the 2.5 percent statewide...

Fresh perspectives can be found in most unlikely of places

Fresh perspectives can be found in most unlikely of places

Tori Lentz, Staff Writer March 21, 2014

Over spring break I participated in a research trip to Mammoth cave with students from my Mammoth Cave honors class, our instructor, David Kime and Student Orientation Coordinator Jeff Iker. In addition...

Connector road will join campus with AA highway

Connector road will join campus with AA highway

Tori Lentz, Staff Writer March 20, 2014

Construction is expected to begin in spring 2015 on a three-lane divided highway that will connect NKU to the AA highway. The road will feature a two-way turn lane, curbs, gutters and a multi-use path...

Professor opens half-way house for women

Carrie Crotzer, Staff Writer March 20, 2014

Sometimes all you need is a second chance, and one of NKU’s professors is looking to give women with a criminal history just that with her project Renew. Dr. Jennifer Webster, Assistant Director of...

Upcoming town hall lets students ‘have it their way’

Tori Lentz, Staff Writer March 19, 2014

A survey created by the Student Government Association will be emailed to every NKU student tomorrow regarding their preference for a new franchise in the student union. After the results have been compiled,...

Professor says that history boils down to food

Carrie Crotzer, Staff Writer March 19, 2014

NKU’s Six@Six lecture series took to food March 5, to show that it is the only thing you need to explain world history. The third lecture this semester was presented by Dr. Jonathan Reynolds, a history...

NKU helps community string together its vision

Emily Hodges, Contributing writer March 12, 2014

NKU hosted a community forum in Griffin Hall’s digitorium to address Northern Kentucky’s strategic plan, Vision 2015. Vision 2015 launched myNKY Jan. 16, 2014, as their next step in envisioning the...

Panama City receives some of NKU’s generosity

Kerry Skiff, Staff Writer March 12, 2014

Think of Florida, California, the Bahamas. Think of warm sand, cool drinks and a dark tan. Now think of Cincinnati, which is lucky to get 60 degrees of warmth, drinks that can be cooled by leaving them...

A map showing the proposed location of The Health Innovations Center. The center will add an additional space of 125,000 square feet.

Health Innovations Center to offer additional resources

Emily Hodges, Contributing Writer March 5, 2014

Nearly 250 well-qualified students are turned away because NKU doesn’t have space for them and 30 percent of applicants are denied admission as a result of NKU having a 28 percent loss of space per student...

SGA Senator Jarrod West calls Kentuckys legislative hotline. The senators called the hotline during one of their meetings.

Financial woes to take toll on NKU students’ tuition

Richard Cracchiolo, News Editor March 5, 2014

NKU is expected to see an approximate five percent increase in tuition if it receives no aid in its financial burdens. According to NKU’s President Geoffrey Mearns, the university needs an approximate...

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