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Lou Lou’s Cafe at Spare-Time, located at 7807 Alexandria Pike, Alexandria KY 41001

Lou Lou’s Cafe at Spare-Time showcases American fare and community heart

Elita St. Clair, Reporter March 1, 2023

Lou Lou’s Cafe at Spare-Time is a family owned and operated restaurant and sweet shop by Joe, Lorri, Maddy and Collen Kim. Spare-Time, in Alexandria, Kentucky, carries on a legacy of the historic 1950s...

From left to right: Bryanna Hall, Prosper Jibunor, Shumyla Wright

This is me: How three Black leaders are making their community on campus

Emily Sisk, News Editor February 26, 2023

Shumyla Wright Black History Month serves as a reminder for the accomplishments and endurance of African Americans to senior Shumyla Wright, but the observance also challenges her to keep going...

Two friends sharing a hug at the campus concert.

NKU students gather for Northstar worship concert

Sydney Bellm, Contributor February 24, 2023

During the afternoons of February 22 and 23, Northstar Ministries held mini concerts on the steps of the Oakley and Eva G. Farris Amphitheater to spread the word of the Gospel to Northern Kentucky...

Students and faculty use 3D printing to ‘Build a Better Book’

Students and faculty use 3D printing to ‘Build a Better Book’

Killian Baarlaer, Arts & Life Editor February 21, 2023

For English professor Dr. Tamara O’Callaghan, finding a way to intersect the humanities with cutting-edge technology holds potential far beyond simply helping English majors acquire multidisciplinary...

Brass Key Coffee shop, located at 8109 Alexandria Pike #9 in Alexandria.

Brass Key Coffee fosters safe haven for community interaction

Elita St. Clair, Contributor February 20, 2023

Tami Trunick said that her mission at Brass Key Coffee (BKC) is to serve God and serve people by offering customers a safe environment where they can “feel at home and have a good cup of coffee.”    Located...

Twelfth Night is set in Europe in the 1950s.

Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ is coming to the Stauss Theatre

Braden White, Editor-in-Chief February 16, 2023

Sounds of live music, sights of European architecture and costume pieces from the 1950s are just a few things audience members will see when the lights go up in the Stauss Theatre for Shakespeare’s...

The perennial playwright: Exploring the inescapability of Shakespeare

The perennial playwright: Exploring the inescapability of Shakespeare

Killian Baarlaer, Arts & Life Editor February 16, 2023

Traces of William Shakespeare are everywhere. His works have been adapted into countless Hollywood films, his portrait and likeness continue to be a profitable brand, his literature is still taught in...

Dozens of students submitted work to compete for a spot in the Juried Student Exhibition. The curated gallery will run through Feb. 16.

Juried Student Exhibition: The hands in the gallery

Ashlee Cobble, Contributor February 12, 2023

NKU’s annual Juried Student Exhibition is on display from Jan. 26 to Feb. 16. The show prioritizes this event and even gives out prize money to selected winners. The exhibition is curated by Ian Hersko,...

Attendees of Loch Norse Magazines monthly mic night were able to register in prior to the event to read some of their original writing.

Poetry under the stars: Loch Norse Magazine hosts Open Mic Night in Haile Planetarium

Braden White, Editor-in-Chief February 11, 2023

Stars, constellations and original poetry were just a few of the things audience members were able to experience in the Haile Planetarium Thursday evening at Loch Norse Magazine’s monthly open mic...

NKU Barstool helps students meme their way through college

NKU Barstool helps students meme their way through college

Killian Baarlaer, Arts & Life Editor January 30, 2023

Barstool NKU is NKU’s very own branch of the pop culture and sports media outlet Barstool Sports. At a university that produces what can be at times meek and aloof student experience because of a commuter-dominant...

The centuries-old Parthenon is one piece of architecture still standing in Greece.

Tales from abroad

Emily Sisk, News Editor January 30, 2023

Learning about the French Revolution from a textbook and PowerPoint slide is one thing. Learning about the French Revolution as you stare at the towering Palace of Versailles near Paris is another thing.  NKU...

Understanding seasonal depression, how NKU students are dealing

Understanding seasonal depression, how NKU students are dealing

Killian Baarlaer, Arts & Life Editor January 25, 2023

Everything is a bit moodier in the wintertime. Frigid weather, less daylight and barren landscapes work in concert to bring us that dose of the ‘winter blues.’ But for a subset of the population, these...

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