The Northerner

NKU alumnus to teach unique sessions

Roxanna Blevins, Assignment editor March 21, 2012

Anyone who has tried rubbing two sticks together knows that it is not the easiest way to start a fire. However, that is just what participants will learn from an upcoming demonstration at Big Bone Lick...

Student creates show about racism

Student creates show about racism

Roxanna Blevins, Assignment editor February 29, 2012

Mandy McDonough has some confessions to make, and she will be sharing them with the public March 15. McDonough, a graduate communication student at Northern Kentucky University, will present her Capstone...

Respecting the Retro

Respecting the Retro

Samantha Hayden, Contributing writer February 29, 2012

A hush fell over the seated audience as the female models emerged from the back of the room to line the aisles. The speakers resonated with Michael Jackson’s “Remember the Time” as the male models...

Civil Rights Educator Still going strong

Civil Rights Educator Still going strong

Darren Jones, Contributing writer February 29, 2012

In the shelves of Steely Library at Northern Kentucky University is a recording of Patricia Humphries-Fann’s performance of “The Ghost of Harriet Tubman.” A lifelong Northern Kentuckian, Fann has...

First-generation students can get support they need

First-generation students can get support they need

Casey Binder, Contributing writer February 29, 2012

They wear average clothing and walk briskly to and from classes. They make up 63 percent of Northern Kentucky University’s student population, and they are known as first-generation college students. Student...

German film festival catches students’ eyes

Brett Schreiner, Contributing writer February 29, 2012

Several Northern Kentucky University students, faculty members and neighboring citizens of the campus gathered into Landrum’s auditorium for Kinoabende, which means “movie nights.” The event...

Speaker brings personal distracted driving story to NKU

Andrew Bowles, Staff writer February 29, 2012

It seems like cell phones can do anything. They can give us directions and the time, and many can speak to us. However, this luxury came at a high price for Jacy Good and her family: her parents were killed...

Expo gave students chance to meet with potential employers

Ty Greene, Contributing writer February 29, 2012

As an initiative to employ former and future graduates in today’s struggling economy, Northern Kentucky University held it’s annual Job Expo in the Student Union ballroom on Feb. 22. The expo is sponsored...

Series brings new light to comm. and media

Shelby Rodgers, Contributing writer February 29, 2012

The Communication Department at Northern Kentucky University will be hosting nationally known speakers through the month of March in the Griffin Hall Digitorium. These speakers will present about different...

Owls out of sight

Owls out of sight

Caitlin Centner, Staff writer February 22, 2012

Chi Omega withdrawing from the colonization process at Northern Kentucky University left some women heartbroken and confused but left many students stunned. As a prospective woman for Chi Omega, sophomore...

Play recounts true events with humor, drama

Play recounts true events with humor, drama

Roxanna Blevins, Assignment editor February 22, 2012

The scene was set for “The Farnsworth Invention” before any actors took to the stage Feb. 19 in Corbett Theatre. A simple set composed of large patent sketches adorned an otherwise empty stage, and...

Jazz in NKU

Jazz in NKU

Brett Schreiner, Contributing writer February 22, 2012

On a brisk Saturday night in downtown Cincinnati, a substantial amount of people have gathered at the newly located Blue Wisp Jazz Club to have a drink, socialize, and listen to some exceptional jazz music...

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