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Professors share strategies against cell phone use in class

Professors share strategies against cell phone use in class

Kerry Skiff, Staff Writer March 19, 2014

No one is more social than college students. So it’s really no surprise when students spend most of their time communicating with one another and the outside world, even during class. However, professors...

Campus police inform abortion protestor that he needs to relocate to a free speech zone on campus.

Are ‘red-light’ policies restricting students’ internet freedom?

Maggie Pund, News/Co-Managing Editor March 18, 2014

The Constitution grants groups across the country the freedom to enter public university campuses to display mutilated fetuses, place simple white crosses in the grass or even shout loud words within a...

myNKY: Make your voice heard

Kristen Sunday, Community Contributor March 4, 2014

Have you seen myNKY materials dispersed around campus? Been wondering what it is? myNKY is the next visioning and community engagement campaign for Northern Kentucky. myNKY’s goal is to gain feedback,...

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2014 Homecoming Calendar

Nancy Curtis, Arts and Life Editor February 21, 2014

  Homecoming 2014 kicks off tonight Friday, Feb. 21, with the Nearly Naked Mile and Yell Like Hell. Events will continue throughout the coming week. Homecoming will conclude on March 1 with...

Provost’s routine compares to college students’

Brook Clifford, Sports Editor February 21, 2014

Although the provost is regarded as the second most important administrative position on a university’s campus, Sue Ott Rowlands’ typical day could be mistaken for a day in the life of a NKU college...

A section of Kenton Drive on NKUs campus, next to Norse Hall.

UPDATE: Student transported to hospital after being struck by vehicle

Kevin Schultz, Editor-in-Chief February 18, 2014

University Police confirmed that a vehicle struck a student on campus on Tuesday night. The student was transported to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle on Kenton Drive near Norse Commons,...

Students work to spread word of prophet

February 13, 2014

Students in the Prophet of Mercy Campaign worked to introduce the western culture to the prophet Mohammed by giving away free flowers attached with short quotations from the prophet on Feb. 6. The...

Love in the digital age: the top 5 dating apps for college-aged students

Kyle Thomspon, Staff Writer February 12, 2014

When senior music performance major Chris Lawrence decided to sign up for a dating site he was skeptical. It was “unknown” to him. He decided to give online dating a try anyways. “Why not, let’s...

NKUs Student Union

Campus questions Chick-fil-A possibility

Kevin Schultz, Editor-in-Chief February 12, 2014

**UPDATE: The town hall meeting mentioned in the article below has been postponed, according to an announcement made by NKU's Student Government President Erik Pederson. "After a careful review of the...

NKU freshman makes an educational ‘full circle

NKU freshman makes an educational ‘full circle’

Marc Kennedy, Staff Writer February 6, 2014

Whether they are helpful or hurtful, the habits we pick up during our childhood years tend to follow us in one way or another for the remainder of our adult lives. And for one post-traditional NKU freshman,...

Snow takes university by storm

Snow takes university by storm

Kevin Schultz, Editor-in-Chief February 5, 2014

Layers of snow, sleet and ice blanketed campus Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, leaving campus to appear as a vast ghost town after an exodus of students, faculty and staff left campus due to...

Two students view faculty members photographs as part of the current art exhibition.

Sneak a peek into this spring’s art exhibits

Carrie Crotzer, Contributing Writer January 30, 2014

Modern artistic expression using technology, bronze work and even mini waffle trucks are all a part of the eccentric range of pieces which can be found in the current Full and Part-time Visual Arts Faculty...

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