At campus pro-life display, opinions split on Roe v. Wade
Noelle Horn, Reporter
November 13, 2018
Filed under Campus Events, Featured Story, News
“Life begins when you stand up to Christian fascists” and “I have no right to deny her right” were some of the many signs at the Revolutionary Student Union’s Rally for Roe v. Wade on Thursday. Pro-life group Northern Right to Life showed their annual “Cemetery of the Innocents” disp...
Henry theatre brings the time warp back again
Corinne Byrne, Reporter
November 3, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Arts, Campus Events, Featured Story
After a one year hiatus, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” returns to NKU on Nov. 3 as a fundraiser for the Henry Konstantinow Theatre, which hosts the School of the Arts’ student-directed shows. This will be the third time in the studio’s history that the cult-classic play is produced, directed...
Norse-o-ween through campus
Josh Kelly, Arts & Life Editor
November 1, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events, Featured Story
As Oct. 31 came and went, NKU students didn't hesitate to dress as their favorite TV show, movie and all other pop culture phenomenon. The costumes spanned from the decades to the ever present witches. And The Northerner's staff was sure to join in on the fun.
Rapper Nelly postpones BB&T concert
October 30, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events, Featured Story
Nelly’s NOT in herre, at least until spring.
Documentary examines race in America then and now
Josh Kelly, Arts & Life Editor
October 30, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events, Featured Story
A slave escapes from Northern Kentucky across the Ohio River. After being caught by U.S. Marshals, she kills her children, for she knows death is the only thing better than going back into a world where they must endure racial categories.
Habitat hopes to impact lives
Taylor Leach, Contributor
October 26, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events, Featured Story
Building a home is a huge feat to take on, and takes many months to complete from start to finish. NKU’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity takes on the challenge at least once a month. On average, NKU’s Habitat chapter assists in 12 to 16 builds a year, and every build varies in the amount of time...
Planetarium’s ‘Dying with the Stars’ shows how spooky space can be
Noelle Horn, Contributor
October 25, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events, Featured Story
From the ceiling of the tomb of the great Senenmut of Egypt to the explosive tombs of stars in space, Haile Digital Planetarium’s Halloween special, "Dying with Stars," takes its viewers on a journey from Earth to the heavens. All, of course, with a spooky twist. Planetarium director Christa Speigh...
‘Horror Roulette’: Norse Film Society and dissecting the anatomy of the scare
Arian Cheers-Thomas, Contributor
October 25, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events, Featured Story
The Norse Film Society will present their “Horror Roulette” event on Oct. 30 featuring six independent horror films created by NKU students. Each film will be around 12 minutes long.
Karamo Brown wows SU crowd with message of love, self-esteem
Kane Mitten, Copy Editor
October 10, 2018
Filed under A&L Features, Arts & Life, Campus Events, Featured Story, Video
Karamo Brown, social activist and star of Netflix’s original series “Queer Eye” took the stage for a sold-out event in the Student Union ballroom on Monday night during NKU’s celebration of LGBTQ History Month.
WATCH: Closer, Student Directed Play Open Now
October 10, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Arts, Campus Events, Video
In NKU's student-produced Henry Constantinow series, Shalie Hull directs Closer, where four lives intertwine over the course of four and a half years in this densely plotted, stinging look at love and betrayal. The show is free to all, and runs from October 8th through the 11th....
Big Fish: Musical makes a splash in Corbett
Rachel Smith, Contributor
September 21, 2018
Filed under A&L Features, Arts & Life, Campus Arts, Campus Events, Featured Story
“Big Fish,” NKU’s new production opening late September at the Corbett Theater, is truly the catch of the day. This musical, using catchy melodies and relatable characters, gives its audience two stories for the price of one. In present-day reality, Will Bloom, a soon-to-be-father, visits ...
WATCH: NKU 50th Film Fest Kicks Off
September 19, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events, Video
NKU is hosting a series of film screenings to celebrate its 50th Anniversary. This video focuses on the Film Festival event which kicked off in Griffin Hall Digitorium on Thursday September 13th. We interviewed the host and students of the event Dr. John Alberti and Dr. Andrea Gazzaniga on how the Film...