GALLERY: Activities Programming Board brings petting zoo to campus
April 25, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events, Featured Story
If you missed the petting zoo that took over NKU's Science Center lawn yesterday morning, don't fret. Northerner photographer Emerson Swoger was able to attend the event, presented by Activities Programming Board with help from Honey Hill farm, and snapped some pictures of the cutest animals on displ...
WATCH: The MINJAs and their New Image
April 23, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events, Video
This week we took an inside look at the recently recuperated MINjas organization. The overview looks at what they’ve done in the past, how they’re doing currently and what they plan for in the future.
WATCH: Loch Norse Open Mic Night
April 23, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Arts, Campus Events, Featured Story, Video
NKU students and faculty alike, gathered at the Highlander Event Center on Friday April 20th for an open mic night held by NKU’s Loch Norse Magazine. Participants were able to enjoy listening to the literary works of others, as well as share some of their own creative works.
WATCH: 2018 NKU Step Show
April 23, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events, Video
As the semester comes to an end, it becomes time for the annual step show. The stepping builds camaraderie, teamwork, pride, achievement and a bond that links NKU fraternities and sororities. Step shows are well known for a mix of choreography, singing, music and performance.
Rachael Denhollander takes back the night
Kane Mitten, Reporter
April 23, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events, Featured Story
“The most powerful thing you can do with your voice is speak the truth to a society that often does not want to hear it,” Rachael Denhollander said to over 75 students in the University Center ballroom last Tuesday. She spoke as part of the sixth annual Take Back the night, an event within NKU...
Family Divided: Diane Guerrero speaks on memoir, immigration
Pavel Klementyev, Reporter
April 17, 2018
Filed under A&L Features, Arts & Life, Campus Events, Featured Story
Diane Guerrero—known for her roles as inmate Maritza Ramos on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and Lina on Jane the Virgin—spoke at Northern Kentucky University about her recent memoir, In the Country We Love: My Family Divided, which shares her personal story in hopes of raising awareness on immi...
WATCH: NKU Rally for Higher Education
April 13, 2018
Filed under Campus Events, Featured Story, News, Video
Students gathered alongside faculty and staff to rally for their education. With the proposed pension increases and budget cuts, harsh changes are looming on the horizon. NKU is lobbying for the state to push back against Governor Bevin to keep education affordable and save the jobs of many NKU faculty. ...
Student-organized walk raises money for suicide awareness
Kyra McClendon, Reporter
April 8, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events
According to Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE), suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in America for all ages. Over 38,000 Americans die from suicide each year, which equates to one every 12 minutes. Twenty to 25 percent of Americans ages 18 and older are affected by depression. University police ...
International Student Union dinner rolls out the red carpet
Pavel Klementyev, Reporter
April 4, 2018
Filed under A&L Features, Arts & Life, Campus Events
On April 7th, International Student Union (ISU) and ISSS will host their annual International Dinner and Talent Show to represent and engage a rich diversity of NKU students from over 50 countries with domestic students, faculty, and staff. This year’s theme is the ‘A Night at the Golden Globes’....
‘Let Our Loss Be Heard’: Dance 18 piece examines race and American history.
McKenzie Eskridge, Reporter
April 2, 2018
Filed under A&L Features, Arts & Life, Campus Events, Featured Story
The notion that art can express ideas, concepts and emotions seemingly impossible to grasp conversationally is nothing new, but the truth of the cliché struck souls in one of Dance 18’s feature pieces, Let Our Loss be Heard.
WATCH: FUEL NKU Hosts a Monthly Food Drive
April 2, 2018
Filed under Campus Events, Featured Story, Video
The last Wednesday of each month, Fuel NKU sponsors a produce stand in the Student Union to offer free, fresh produce to students on a budget. In addition to the produce stand, you can shop in Fuel NKU's campus food pantry, located on the first floor of the University Center. Offering a variety...
GALLERY: NKU’s 5th Annual Pride March
April 2, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events, Featured Story, Multimedia
Students took to the Student Union Plaza this morning to attend NKU's 5th Annual Pride March, which officially kicked off Pride Week, organized by LGBTQ Programs and Services. The march started at 11:50 a.m. and ended back at the Student Union, where attendees were invited to a resource ...
Sam Rosenstiel, Editor-in-Chief
May 17, 2018
Undergraduate tuition is set to rise by $280 per year this fall as three university divisions are cut by $5.8 million to cover low enrollment and rising costs.
Softball rookies make the switch from varsity to collegiate play
May 8, 2018
EDITORIAL: Why did I do school?
May 4, 2018
Esports club gives competitive gaming a proper home on campus
May 4, 2018
Regents approve new fees for 100 fall courses. Will you pay more?
May 3, 2018