Minds of Tomorrow: Alpha Phi Alpha hosts Leadership Development Institute
Jude Noel, Reporter
August 1, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events, Featured Story
Over a hundred high school students from across seven states in the Midwest gathered on NKU’s campus for a weekend meant to shape young black men into the next generation of leaders. The event, hosted by NKU and Cincinnati’s chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha (Rho Gamma and Delta Gamma Lambda, respec...
WATCH: Students take stress break at petting zoo
Alana Setty, Contributor
April 20, 2017
Filed under A&L Features, Arts & Life, Campus Events, Featured Story, Video
As the lawn outside the Student Union filled with zoo animals on Tuesday, crowds gathered for a chance to pet the various wildlife brought in by the Activities Programming Board. The animals ranged from farm animals like chickens, goats and rabbits to a kangaroo, camel and a llama. Alecia Siegel, d...
Take Back the Night: Survivors share their stories
Brittney Gunter, Reporter
April 14, 2017
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Students shuffled around a white leather couch and tried to find a seat in the University Center Ballroom. Names that represent survivors are written on the shiny material in purple ink. The couch, and all that it represents, is a part of The K.A.S.S.I.E. Project. The K.A.S.S.I.E. Project helps sur...
Sustainability: Where to go and where we’ve been
Emily Moran and Mackenzie Manley, Reporter, Managing Editor
April 11, 2017
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As an intern at NKU’s Sustainability Office, one of Ronald Brown’s projects involves sorting through waste. Here, he begins to collect data on what, as a campus community, we’re throwing away. Tess Phinney, the sustainability manager for campus, said that the office will roll out a new Recy...
Mother’s battle with cancer inspires 2 NKU sisters
Cole Grecco, News Editor
March 27, 2017
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Mariah Manson and her sister Maya have seen the effects of cancer right at home. The sisters came up with the idea for Cancer: Let’s Fight Together after watching their mother, Stacey, struggle with and eventually beat colon cancer. “Our mother was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer about t...
Negro League teams honored at annual All-Star game
Kacie Jackson, Contributor
February 16, 2017
Filed under Campus Events, Featured Story, Intramurals, Sports
The Recreation Center basketball court was turned into a makeshift baseball field to celebrate the history of the Negro Baseball League. Negro League teams were represented as NKU Intramural hosted its seventh annual Wiffle Ball game Feb. 17. Campus Recreation and African Programs and Services came ...
GALLERY: MLK Candlelight Vigil ignites passion in NKU community
Nicole Browning, Assistant Arts & Life editor
January 12, 2017
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Students gathered in a circle and held flameless candles while singing “This Little Light of Mine.” They spoke in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Tuesday night in the SU lobby. The Candlelight Vigil was held by the African American Programs & Services (AAP&S) and Alpha Phi Alpha;...
What to do on campus this week
Emily Osterholz, Arts & Life editor
January 9, 2017
Filed under Campus Events, Featured Story
Wednesday Jan. 11 The National Society of Collegiate Scholars The National Society of Collegiate Scholars will be discussing this year's induction ceremony, selection of chapter officers, and a food drive to raise supplies for Fuel NKU Food Pantry from 6:30-8 p.m. on the fourth floor lobby of Landrum. T...
Student-run film festival to show top independent films
Emmett Kresslein, Contributor
December 5, 2016
Filed under Campus Events, Featured Story
Roll out the pink carpet. NKU students will host the the inaugural Official Impromptu Northern Kentucky Film Festival (or OINK for short) 5 p.m. Tuesday in Griffin Hall’s Digitorium. The film festival will mainly showcase the Tri-State area’s best work in independent film, ranging from narrative, ...
“Full House” child star urges addicts not to stand alone
Sierra Gibson, Reporter
November 30, 2016
Filed under Campus Events, Featured Story
Jodie Sweetin shares her battle with addiction on college campuses for a reason. Sweetin, the child star who played Stephanie Tanner from hit show “Full House,” said she struggled the most with addiction when she was in college. Now Sweetin shares her story on college campuses around the countr...
Gallery: ‘Black to the Future’ showcases black culture and fashion
Mackenzie Manley, News Editor
November 2, 2016
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They were dressed neatly in all black, weaving past one another, their voices tangled in a mix of determination and drive. Black to the Future: Black Fashion and Culture Then and Now was the first large event put on by Black Women’s Organization. Meant to showcase black fashion and culture, Dejah Rowlings, ...
Take a trip to the basement of former nursing home on campus
Sierra Gibson, Reporter
October 22, 2016
Filed under Campus Events, Featured Story
NKU’s Callahan Hall, formerly Lakeside Place Nursing Home, is a residence hall with a history. Each year around Halloween, the residence hall is transformed to fit the the legend of the old nursing home. The legend claims an evil nurse named Millie was murdered in the building by her patients. T...