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A group of students, faculty, staff and more gather at Mount Adams Bow Tie Cafe as a part of Loch Norse Magazines monthly Open Mic Nights.

Students breathe ‘new life’ into literary magazine

Kerry Skiff, Staff Writer January 30, 2014

Students have until Feb. 21 to submit an array of artistic material to the university’s undergraduate literary magazine-- Loch Norse Magazine. The magazine, which was established in 2011, is currently...

Loch Norse frozen over during the winter months.

‘Frigid temperatures’ blast through campus

Staff Report January 28, 2014

The same subzero temperatures  that delayed the opening of campus Jan. 28, also froze over large sections of Loch Norse as students toughed out the cold weather in order to make it to later classes. These...

Wellness Center offers plethora of healthy-living programs

Jessica Kopena, Staff Writer January 17, 2014

There are more than a few ways that students and employees can take steps toward being healthy on campus, some of which are sponsored through services offered at the Wellness Center. Monday Mile Group...

Making smarter food choices begins with a ‘Healthy U’

Making smarter food choices begins with a ‘Healthy U’

Kevin Schultz, Editor-in-Chief January 17, 2014

“Is this real food?” is a question Maggie Gough, assistant director of NKU Wellness and resident dietitian, says everyone should ask themselves before biting into a new meal. “Just because something...

Tobacco-free marketing near one of many former smoking hot spots on campus. On January 1, 2014 Northern Kentucky University became a tobacco-free campus.

What will NKU’s new tobacco policy mean for violators and those trying to quit?

Richard Cracchiolo, News Editor January 17, 2014

As students, faculty and staff made their way back to campus for the new semester, the tobacco-free policy has changed and continues to change the dynamics of daily routines for many of the campus’ tobacco...

New York Times best-selling science fiction author John Scalzi talking about his latest book during an presentation at NKU.

Science fiction author shares the ‘gift’ of humanities

Erin Mullins, Staff Writer November 22, 2013

A 75-year-old man stands before the grave of his wife and says good-bye, presumably forever, before embarking on a mission to space where he’ll serve as a science-enhanced soldier. This is the beginning...

Members of the Black United Students organization at NKU pose on campus. Some members of this organization have recently voiced their concerns with the treatment of African-Americans within the university.

African-American students feel lost in the crowd

Kevin Schultz, Editor-in-Chief November 21, 2013

Shirby Ferguson describes the demographics of the NKU community as “like peppered grits.” Ferguson, a junior public relations major and president of the Black United Students organization at NKU,...

Homeless share experience with students

Homeless share experience with students

Amber Hemmerle, Contributing Writer November 15, 2013

Nearly 600,000 people are homeless right now in the U.S., and anywhere from 40-65 of those people will find themselves at the Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky tonight. Three of those people found...

Anti-abortion group aims to educate campus through use of graphic images

Anti-abortion group aims ‘to educate’ campus through use of graphic images

Kevin Schultz, Editor-in-Chief November 6, 2013

Graphic scenes of lynching, bodies of deceased Holocaust victims, mutilated fetuses and various other images were displayed on campus Nov. 6 as a part of the Genocide Awareness Project which sparked a...

Take advantages of endless opportunities to give back

Kevin Schultz, Editor-in-Chief November 1, 2013

Giving back to the community has proven itself time and time again as a beneficial practice to not only the benefactor of the service and to those providing the service, but to the entire surrounding community. And...

Ronnie and the Others shines spotlight on tough issues

‘Ronnie and the Others’ shines spotlight on tough issues

Matt Spaulding, Staff Writer November 1, 2013

Last week in room 261 of Griffin Hall, Ronnie Gladden interviewed his first ever guest on camera for his own talk show, “Ronnie and the Others”, which will focus on LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual,...

American Sign Language Club comes to NKU

Jessica Kopena, Staff Writer November 1, 2013

American sign language is the fourth most spoken language in the United States, according to the University of Vermont. On September 22, the American Sign Language club started at Northern Kentucky University....

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