The Northerner

NKU is coming out to the movies

Rachel Manning April 19, 2011

Editor’s Note: LGBT is the common term to refer to the community of people. Queer is a term to include all people who do not follow mainstream heterosexual norms. Newspapers have recently featured...

Last art show of semester opens

Shawn Buckenmeyer April 19, 2011

The last gallery show of the academic year offers a quick study break to explore natural beauty and the ways artists have manipulated it. As the academic year comes to an end, the Northern Kentucky...

Great taste of the Bayou available in Cold Spring

Chuck Heffner April 19, 2011

Delicious just doesn’t come close to describing the food at Knotty Pine on the Bayou, a Cajun restaurant in Cold Spring, Ky. Knotty Pine’s ambiance adds to the appeal. The building was formerly...

Warming up to your own tune

Chad Hensley April 14, 2011

Different varieties of music blaring for short periods of time would normally be heard coming from a disc jockey at a dance club. But if you were to attend a baseball or softball game on campus, you would...

NKU theatre grad performing at the Aronoff

Claire Higgins April 12, 2011

Theatre students and aspiring Broadway stars are always told how tough the business is. But for the persistent few that get out of Highland Heights and into the bustling streets of New York City, it just...

NKU community taste flavors of the world at international potluck celebration

Claire Higgins April 12, 2011

Northern Kentucky University students, families and friends took a trip out of the United States and into the home countries of the university’s international students April 9. The International Student...

One stage. Three plays. Ten days.: Y.E.S. Festival showcases student talent

Chuck Heffner April 6, 2011

Three new plays will have their world premier in the 15th Biennial Y.E.S. Festival. Held every two years by the Northern Kentucky University Department of Theatre and Dance, the Year End Series Festival...

Thrill-seeking students revive adventure club

Claire Higgins April 6, 2011

The daredevils and adrenaline-driven students at Northern Kentucky University can explore their adventurous sides in one of the university’s newest clubs—Adventure Addicts. Adventure Addicts is...

Senior artists showcase their best work

Shawn Buckenmeyer April 6, 2011

It’s time for Northern Kentucky University Bachelor of Fine Arts students to get a taste of what to expect in the professional art world. The first round of the BFA Senior Exhibitions for the spring...

Hop past ‘Hop’ at theaters

Chuck Heffner April 5, 2011

At least the children in the theater found it funny. However, Universal Picture’s “Hop,” a combined live-action and animation movie, will probably be considered unbearable by anyone past the age...

Students debate access to diversity at colleges

Chuck Heffner March 30, 2011

Students from Northern Kentucky University wowed the judges as the took on a debate challenging the role of diversity on college campuses today and took first place in the competition. The Great Debate...

Katrina victim documents recovery efforts

Jill Liebisch March 30, 2011

When Kelsey Robinson was a sophomore in high school, her seemingly normal life was forced in an unexpected direction. One day she was going to school, and the next, she was being evacuated to Atlanta along...

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