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 ...
Your Guide to NKU Pride Week
Jude Noel, Arts & Life Editor
April 2, 2018
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Following a drag show held in the Student Union ballroom Friday night, NKU’s 5th annual LGBTQ Pride Week begins with its annual Pride March on Monday morning at 11:50 a.m. in the SU plaza. The march, organized by LGBTQ Programs and Services, will be immediately followed by a resource fair and a cla...
From portraits of hot dogs to retro typefaces, SOTA student exhibition melds mediums
Jude Noel, Arts & Life Editor
March 22, 2018
Filed under A&L Features, Arts & Life, Campus Arts, Campus Events, Featured Story
Spanning two gallery spaces and a wide range of mediums from photography to font-making, SOTA’s annual juried student exhibition—running from March 16-31, features the best of what NKU’s fine arts program has to offer, as determined by juror Sylvia Rombis, president of Cincinnati’s Malton Art Ga...
ISSS workshop gives tax tips to international students
Pavel Klementyev, Reporter
March 16, 2018
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April 15, 2018 is the due date for all residents and non-residents of the United States to file their federal and state taxes. When it comes to international students, the process might prove to be more challenging due to unfamiliar procedures and the excess of information available online. On March 1...
‘You have a place here:’ NKUnity centers on self-segregation in Norse Nation
Blake Girlinghouse, Reporter and Sam Rosenstiel, News Editor
March 2, 2018
Filed under Campus Events, Featured Story, News, SGA
The second NKUnity event focused on self-segregation, or the tendency of students to close themselves off to those of different racial and cultural backgrounds.
WATCH- Building and Racing at the NKU Baja Club
February 26, 2018
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Have you ever wanted to create your own four wheeler? Then Norse Baja is the place for you! These students combine business with engineering as they design and build a vehicle from start to finish, then enter it into competitions. If you would like to learn more or stop in to see what they are working...
Six@Six lecture series: Art as Rx
Mckenzie Eskridge, Assistant Arts & Life Editor
February 20, 2018
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Nestled up on the common-area couch in the ceramics building, Charity Rust-Jordan sat down last week to discuss her journey as an art student, how her talents have lent themselves to community outreach and the social benefits of artmaking, all of which led to the Howard Scripps Center for Civic Engage...
’80s Aerobics, Nearly Naked Run give Homecoming a sweaty start
Pavel Klementyev, Reporter
February 5, 2018
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Founded in 1968, Northern Kentucky University is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Along with NKU staff, Activities Programming Board (APB) has organized a traditional homecoming week (Feb. 3-Feb. 11) with a lineup of sports and entertainment events for all students, faculty, and staff memb...
WHAT TO DO: study abroad; clown around.
Jude Noel, Arts & Life Editor
January 31, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events
Thursday 2/1 Spring Study Abroad Fair Bitten by the wanderlust bug? Itching for a reprieve from midwestern culture? Looking to broaden your experiential palate? Consider studying abroad! Drop by the Student Union’s second floor lobby to learn more about the many opportunities on campus that let stu...
Six@six unwraps bitter truths about peanut butter cups
McKenzie Eskridge, Reporter
January 22, 2018
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Have you ever indulged in a Reese’s peanut butter cup? Or maybe eight after a really tough day. Though most of us have tried the popular candy, many haven’t considered its origins. Enter Dr. Kimberly Weir. The NKU professor of political science will break down the environmental and societal...
‘Willy Wonka’ brings candy-coated musical theater to Carnegie
Madison Borland, Reporter
January 19, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events
If you missed “Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory” on Broadway, The Carnegie in Covington is hosting the candy-coated production Jan. 18-28. Music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Timothy Allen McDonald, the production takes more inspiration from the 1971 film starring Gene WIlder, rather...
Tri-State Band Symposium honors outstanding musicians
Abby Crabill, Reporter
January 18, 2018
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Northern Kentucky University will host the 11th annual Tri-State Band Symposium on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 19-20. The symposium is an experience for outstanding high school musicians from over 165 area and regional high schools in Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. The students, selected from a pool of ...