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Student uses scholastic skills to better his coffee brewing business

Matt Spaulding, Staff Writer January 22, 2014

Omar De La Cruz runs XIX Ambar, a coffee bean distribution business, with his father Franklin De La Cruz. While the company was started to benefit themselves, it was also started to benefit those who grow...

Band Symposium gives great experience to aspiring musicians

Brittany Smart, Contributing Writer January 22, 2014

Applause erupted from the crowd as the 7th Annual Tri-State Band Symposium came to a close with the resounding notes of Edwin Goldman’s “The Chimes of Liberty.” This performance, directed by Brant...

Alumna undertakes deathly pursuit

Richard Cracchiolo, News Editor January 16, 2014

Death is a healing process. When someone passes away, their loved ones who are left behind still need time to heal and move on. It is a process that survivors of the deceased should not undergo alone...

Student uses dance to combat Barbie complex in young girls

Nancy Curtis, Arts and Life Editor January 16, 2014

“I wish this was different,” is something Kairee Franzen, a NKU double major in exercise and dance, said she had heard all too many times from girls in her dance classes referring to different parts...

NKU Students pose with Derek Hughes after his performance on Jan. 13.

Magic, comedy mash-up performance brought to campus

Alyson Schoenung, Staff Writer January 14, 2014

Students packed the seats of the Student Union ballroom for comedian and magician, Derek Hughes, on Jan. 13 to kick off this semester's list of events hosted by the Activities Programming Board. Hughes...

Taft museum director talked about empathy and passion during Viva Humanities lecture

Erin Mullins, Staff Writer December 11, 2013

During the Thanksgiving holiday, Taft Museum of Art director, Deborah Emont Scott took advantage of the moment to ask her daughters why humanities were important.  Her 25-year-old daughter said humanities...

Alumni present their talent to celebrate outgoing provost

Matt Spaulding, Staff Writer December 11, 2013

In Greaves Concert Hall on Sunday night, four hands played selections by Gershwin, Barber and others on the grand Steinway piano. Ukraine born Anna and Dmitri Shelest were the NKU graduates and husband...

NKU Jazz Ensemble plays to a full house

Derek White, Staff writer December 7, 2013

On Thursday, Dec. 5, the NKU Jazz Ensemble brought the Christmas spirit to the York Street Café in Newport. During the concert, William Brian Hogg, director and assistant professor and director of jazz...

NKU alumna Patricia L. Herbold offers advice for graduating students, along with three other alumni.

Four NKU alumni give valuable advice to graduating students

Matt Spaulding, Staff Writer December 4, 2013

Alumni from NKU’s history from the 1970’s up the 2000’s gave some advice for students leaving the university to help make the approaching steps  into the next parts of their lives smooth, and not...

Visual design seniors accredit creativity as the key to their future

Visual design seniors accredit creativity as the key to their future

Jessica Kopena, Staff Writer December 4, 2013

Senior visual communication design students deal with a lot of stress from art projects and finding a job after they graduate, but some say their best memories at NKU are those late nights they spend thinking...

Katie Cox (top) and Brandi Cunningham (bottom) sit in their Kentucky Hall dorm room. The two friends have harnessed their differences to help each other succeed throughout college, like serving on NKUs Student Government Association.

Roomates set aside differences for friendship, SGA leadership

Tori Lentz, Staff Writer December 4, 2013

“Oh this is the best one! So recently I was trying on a dress and I looked in the mirror and I thought I looked really nice…” senior business management major Katie Cox said while sitting on her...

Tiffany Wilson, Kendall Herold, 
and Amanda VanBenschoten spoke to students at the latest SPJ event.

Recent media grads give advice to journalism students

Nancy Curtis, Arts and Life Editor December 3, 2013

Journalism and media students should take advantage of all the opportunities available to them while they’re in college, according to three recent grads who visited Northern Kentucky University on Friday,...

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