The Northerner

APB brings students together to bust pumpkins as a community

Caitlin Centner October 12, 2011

Northern Kentucky University’s Activities Programming Board held their annual Pumpkin Bust in the West Oval located in front of Griffin Hall Tuesday, Oct. 11. Multiple student organizations gathered...

Empower

Roxanna Blevins October 12, 2011

Northern Kentucky University Director of Jazz Studies William Hogg has a vision to empower at-risk youths. While Hogg’s vision is clear, it is proving to be a challenge to keep it alive. EMPOWER is...

Local restaurant offers delicious, oversized meals for a good price

Rachel Martin October 12, 2011

If the giant mural that spans one side of the building doesn’t spark your interest when you walk through the doors, and if you happen to miss the vintage mahogany bar brought up from an old Kentucky...

‘Songs for the Slain’ diverse and compelling

Roxanna Blevins October 12, 2011

For anyone still wondering what folk-metal sounds like, Winterhymn’s debut album “Songs for the Slain” is now available. Winterhymn, a local band with four members who are students at Northern Kentucky...

10.10.11 is the date to remember

Claire Higgins October 11, 2011

And it’s official. On Oct. 10, Northern Kentucky University President James Votruba, state and local legislators, students and faculty, and community members celebrated the grand opening of Griffin Hall,...

American folk-metal band debuts album

Brandon Barb October 5, 2011

A solid mix of traditional European folk music, Iron Maiden, Alice Cooper and Kiss has hit Northern Kentucky University’s campus. Folk-metal band Winterhymn is made up of four NKU students, one Xavier...

SCAR Project is more than Art

Rachel Martin October 5, 2011

The message: Breast cancer is not a pink ribbon. The speakers: Young women in their 20s and 30s sharing the same story. The story: Breast cancer came and they’re still here. Large, powerful photographs...

Belly dancing, hookers and fudgie-wudgie ice cream bars

Aly Durrett October 5, 2011

Students have written and produced their own play and are directing and performing it at 8 p.m. Oct. 5-6 in the Fine Arts Center in Studio 307. “Shivaree” is about a hemophiliac named Chandler...

Famous composer celebrated

Kyle Sebree October 5, 2011

Composer Philip Glass gave a lecture at Northern Kentucky University in Greaves Hall on Sept. 29 as part of a two-day event celebrating his musical works. Glass came to Cincinnati to perform with the Cincinnati...

Students showcase talent during Family Weekend

Katelyn Snyder October 5, 2011

For students who live on campus, homesickness can add to the stress of living on their own. Northern Kentucky University’s Family Weekend is an event that helps alleviate the feelings of missing home...

‘Women’ open theater season

Georgina Alamilla October 4, 2011

Northern Kentucky University theater season launched Sept. 29 with a premiere of the musical “Little Women,” based on Louisa May Alcott’s 1868 novel. The story focuses on the lives of the four...

Freshman Musician Making Her Way

Anna Kathman September 28, 2011

Northern Kentucky University freshman musical theater major Lea Verlin uses her talents for more than just musicals. The performer finds solace in creating music not only for herself, but also for those...

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