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RecycleMania 2012

RecycleMania 2012

Bret Lonaker, Contributing writer February 8, 2012

Northern Kentucky University will be one of the 524 collegiate schools participating in RecycleMania, a program that is taking place across America as well as parts of Canada. Beginning Feb. 5, 20 groups...

Spring season preview

Spring season preview

Roxanna Blevins, Assignment editor February 8, 2012

Reality check: Spring theater opens with dramatic (semi-)truth, ends with realistic comedy. February is ushering in a vast array of creative and performing arts events at Northern Kentucky University....

A small piece of Schmidt

A small piece of Schmidt

Roxanna Blevins, Assignment editor February 1, 2012

Northern Kentucky University undergraduate programs advisor Allison Schmidt made her debut as a DJ on Cincinnati radio station Rewind 94.9 on Jan. 20. Schmidt, who graduated from NKU in 1998 with a...

Northern Fare shifts venues

Northern Fare shifts venues

Karli Wood, Editor-in-chief February 1, 2012

Upon their return in January, students at Northern Kentucky University may have noticed some changes to the Student Union food court, Northern Fare. Over the break, two Northern Fare venues, Al Dente...

Native American film series begins

Native American film series begins

Shelby Rodgers, Contributing writer January 25, 2012

Throughout this semester, Kiksuya and First Nations are coming together to host a film series featuring different Native American documentaries to raise interest and awareness of issues among Native Americans...

Students explore more than a class

Students explore more than a class

Heather Willoughby, Staff Writer January 25, 2012

Foreign cuisine, cryptic codes and crime scenes, oh my! The honors program at Northern Kentucky University has 50 interesting classes to offer students. The class titles include Supermen and Superwomen,...

Student creates new organization for service

Karli Wood, Editor-in-chief January 25, 2012

In the span of two days, sophomore Javonte Powell created a new student organization at Northern Kentucky University – Make it Right. Make it Right was created much more quickly than the typical two...

Blood drives students to donate

Blood drives students to donate

Caitlin Centner, Staff Writer January 25, 2012

The Hoxworth Blood Center visited Northern Kentucky University Jan. 24 and 25 in the University Center Ballroom. The blood drive, hosted by NKU’s Panhellenic Council, Interfraternal Council and National...

Faculty gallery engages viewers

Faculty gallery engages viewers

Brandon Barb, A&L Editor January 18, 2012

The annual faculty art exhibition opened in the Fine Arts Center Jan. 12 and will remain open until Feb. 3. The small gallery showcases Tobias Brauer’s work in graphic design, and the large gallery is...

Service brings students together

Service brings students together

Roxanna Blevins, A&L Editor January 18, 2012

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., 200 Northern Kentucky University students participated in service projects Jan. 14. Volunteers congregated at NKU before departing to one of 11 different sites in...

AKA celebrates 104 years

AKA celebrates 104 years

Caitlin Centner, Staff writer January 18, 2012

On Jan. 14 Northern Kentucky University’s Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated celebrated the chapter’s national 104th anniversary. AKA was founded on the Howard University campus in Washington,...

Homecoming 2012

Homecoming 2012

Caitlin Centner, Staff writer January 11, 2012

Soon after classes begin, the grounds of Northern Kentucky University will buzz with chatter about Homecoming 2012: Norse Story. Alumni will reminisce about old times as current students attend the time...

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