The Northerner

Don’t Be Afraid to Tell

Jesse Call October 6, 2010

Being courageous enough to share the truth was the main theme of Lt. Dan Choi’s address to Northern Kentucky University on Oct. 4. Choi was an Army reservist who fought in the Iraqi conflict before...

SGA looks to create consensus on campus rec

Jesse Call October 6, 2010

When all else fails, study. That’s what the Student Government Association is proposing to the Northern Kentucky University administration as it continues to try and build consensus on what is the best...

“Attachments” are “Mighty Sexy”

Shawn Buckenmeyer October 6, 2010

Northern Kentucky University allows audiences to see two artistic visions with the opening of two art shows: “Awfully Mighty Sexy,” a retrospective of Donald Henry, and “Attachments: New Work”...

Lt. Dan Choi on Love

Jesse Call October 5, 2010

Check out this video clip from Lt. Dan Choi's presentation to NKU students on Oct. 4, 2010. Check out the article and video story on the remarks in Wednesday's edition of The Northerner and thenortherner.com. Lt....

To the movies

Shawn Buckenmeyer September 29, 2010

Enter stage left: an impeccably dressed, perfumed man with a touch of make-up and overtly effeminate mannerisms who prances across the screen. He’s the sissy and he’s one of Hollywood’s first representations...

Loot: a review

Shawn Buckenmeyer September 29, 2010

As the audience takes their seats, their attention is directed to the stage where they are greeted with an image of death — a coffin splashed in red lighting and surrounded with plastic flowers. As the...

Face off

Derick Bischoff September 29, 2010

Hockey is a sport that some people watch hoping for the gloves to come off and a fight to follow, but it’s far more than that. It’s entertaining, intense, fast, adrenaline-pumping and requires precision. If...

Guts and glory

Derick Bischoff September 22, 2010

If you have a high stress level, tons of energy or the desire to hit something, then have no fear, the Foam Sword Battle Group is here. Foam Sword Battle Group is comprised of people that have a desire...

Loot:The Students’ Take

Roxanna Blevins September 22, 2010

A committee in NKU’s Theater Department made a decision in March that would affect the lives of theater students at NKU. The committee chose the plays that would be performed at NKU for the 2010/2011...

Loot: The Director’s Cut

Shawn Buckenmeyer September 22, 2010

Lock your money away and keep an eye on your wallets. The Northern Kentucky University Department of Theatre and Dance opens its theater season with “Loot,” a play about two young thieves facing a...

Laughter fills the halls

Zach Grady September 1, 2010

Laughter filled the Student Union’s multipurpose room as comedian Lee Camp took the stage to perform for students as part of the Activities Planning Board’s Welcome Week events. Camp, a liberal...

More than pretty pictures

Shawn Buckenmeyer September 1, 2010

During a time when the virtual world, computers and the Internet are on every one’s minds, it is nice to return to something a little more physical and tactile such as collage. Collage involves assembling...

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