The Northerner

Un festival de película enriches Hispanic Heritage Month

Roxanna Blevins September 14, 2011

“Sin dejar huella” (“Without a Trace”) starts off the Spanish and Latin American Film Series on Sept. 21, just in time for National Hispanic Heritage Month. The film follows two women who meet...

Artist’s unique style breaks industry fads

Brandon Barb September 7, 2011

“All you need to know is that there is a scar on my face, I’m starting a new life, and I have a friend who is helping me.” — Kabuki. My first thought upon reading “Kabuki: The Alchemy”...

Planetarium challenges perceptions

Roxanna Blevins September 7, 2011

If you are interested in learning about the seven wonders of the ancient world you can, at the Haile Digital Planetarium, in the Science Center. “Seven Wonders” will be showing for free, the first...

Book Connection goes graphic

Brandon Barb September 7, 2011

Entering college is a chance for someone to completely reinvent oneself. The shy, awkward person he or she was in high school can finally emerge and begin to bloom. That is what college, and ultimately...

From pyramids to pepperoni

Brandon Barb August 30, 2011

Walking into Giuseppe’s Pizzeria is like meeting Daren Harris. Both are warm, inviting, friendly, open and passionate. The larger-than-life personality of Harris pours over into his restaurant — ask...

The comic book boom

Brandon Barb August 24, 2011

This started as an article to figure out why comic book movies have become such big business, and ended up morphing into the comic book culture itself. The change turned this Features Editor into a bearded...

Bad Veins look for extras for music video

August 24, 2011

The Bad Veins performed Aug. 19 on Fountain Square in Cincinnati, during the Midpoint Indie Summer Series. The band is filming a video in Cincinnati from 2-8 p.m. Aug. 27 in the WCET-TV studios. For more...

Personal experience inspires art

Roxanna Blevins August 24, 2011

Two new wood-inspired bodies of work are on display in the Fine Arts Center at Northern Kentucky University. “New Work” is a collection of paintings on birch plywood by Patricia Bellan-Gillen. The...

Harry Potter finale signals end of an era

Brandon Barb August 3, 2011

Taking summer classes and having a summer job have made me a little late to this party, but only by a few weeks or so. Better late than never right? With the release of the final Harry Potter film,...

Class explores the power of the pen

Jesse Call April 27, 2011

A Northern Kentucky University professor is challenging students to step out of the classroom and hit the streets of Over-the-Rhine. Through the course, students will work in the community, but not in...

Is that what you meant to say?

Claire Higgins April 27, 2011

If you have a smartphone, it has probably happened to you. You open a text message from your friend, but you’re rushing to make your way to class, so you carelessly type and quickly send a message without...

‘Midsummer Night’ keeps students in stitches

Shawn Buckenmeyer April 27, 2011

William Shakespeare once said, “All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players.” That’s the case with Northern Kentucky University’s recent Shakespearean visitors. The Cincinnati...

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