Loot: The Director’s Cut
September 22, 2010
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Arts, Campus Events
Lock your money away and keep an eye on your wallets. The Northern Kentucky University Department of Theatre and Dance opens its theater season with “Loot,” a play about two young thieves facing a crisis involving a police inspector, a coffin, a body, a questionable nurse and loot. “Loot”...
Adventures beyond the lab
September 15, 2010
Filed under Arts & Life
Taking Hazel Barton’s microbiology lab could be the quencher for a student looking for thrill, fun and adventure. She recently had her lab listed as one of the top 30 “awesome college labs” in the U.S., according to popsci.com. Barton is a professor of integrative science at Northern Kentucky Uni...
Going the distance
September 15, 2010
Filed under Arts & Life, Reviews
Boy meets girl. They engage in some harmless flirting and decide to exchange phone numbers. Boy and girl date and eventually fall in love. The only hitch is they live in two different cities far away from each other. This is the basic premise for “Going the Distance,” a romantic comedy that explores...
Esquire: an alternative art house
September 8, 2010
Filed under Arts & Life, Reviews
If you’re looking for something a little less mainstream in the world of cinema, you can take a drive over to Cincinnati, Ohio and visit the Esquire Theatre. The theater sits on Ludlow Avenue in the Gaslight District of Clifton, near the University of Cincinnati. During a rough economy in the 198...
‘Fire’ lacks heat
September 8, 2010
Filed under Arts & Life, Reviews
It was a light crowd on a Sunday afternoon at the Esquire Theatre. The smell of popcorn filled the air, the scene was quiet, except for the creaking sounds of the audience members taking their seats waiting to view the follow-up film to “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." The U.S. release of “...
Laughter fills the halls
September 1, 2010
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events
Laughter filled the Student Union’s multipurpose room as comedian Lee Camp took the stage to perform for students as part of the Activities Planning Board’s Welcome Week events. Camp, a liberal comedian and activist, is best known for his stand-up comedy, in addition to providing comedic commentary on ...
More than pretty pictures
September 1, 2010
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Arts, Campus Events
During a time when the virtual world, computers and the Internet are on every one’s minds, it is nice to return to something a little more physical and tactile such as collage. Collage involves assembling various objects and forms to create a new piece, and NKU has tapped into that vein with the new...
Beyond NKU
August 25, 2010
Filed under Arts & Life
For students looking for a great place to socialize, a new place to study or to just see more than their dorm room, Greater Cincinnati offers many options for different personalities. Staff, faculty and students of Northern Kentucky University can ride Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky buses (TA...
Caution: award winning ideas ahead
April 21, 2010
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events
What does a NKU advertising Viking ship, an automatic teller machine that dispenses e-books and a backpack that doubles as an umbrella have in common? Aside from sounding reminiscent of a bad joke, these items are indelibly linked by a common thread: NKUInnovates. The project, which began March 26 ...
I’m only worth $2.75
April 14, 2010
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events, Editorial, Opinions, Viewpoints
The evening began innocently enough. Sitting in The Northerner's office talking to the other editors, I decided that perhaps covering the Date Night auction hosted by the coed KKPsi band fraternity would be worthwhile. Little did I know that this event would draw me in past the point of no return i...
Noise Pollution in stereo
April 14, 2010
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Arts, Campus Events
In a small room that manages to beat out the size of a closet by just a few feet, LPs adhere to the walls as decorative relics — a throwback to the heyday of turntables and a musical inception that transformed the world. Trendy concert leaflets hang close by to reinforce the rock “vibe” the studio...
Will play music for money
April 8, 2010
Filed under Campus Arts
The Northern Kentucky University Jazz Ensemble participates in a variety of on-campus performances every semester. But, for the past three years, the band has kept its instruments tuned and rhythm section at the ready in order to headline its local Blues Festival each spring. The festival, which showcases...