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Old west faces the undead

Old west faces the undead

Maggie Pund, Staff writer April 18, 2013

Professor reveals promising film after six years of work Originating at a time when zombies were starting to invade mainstream culture, a concept an NKU professor has been developing for six years has...

Future auto engineers take team project off roading

Future auto engineers take team project off roading

Maggie Pund, Staff writer April 18, 2013

Norse Baja presents at Celebration, prep for upcoming competition Late at night during the spring semester for the last four years, people around NKU’s campus might have heard the roar of an engine...

Students lead children’s summer camps

Amber Coakley, Contributing writer April 18, 2013

The end of the school year is approaching as the start of summer creeps closer. Faculty and student-parents often contemplate programs or activities for their children while they are out of school. The...

NAACP working toward interracial equality

Shelby Rodgers, Contributing writer April 18, 2013

It was like a scene straight out of the movie “Crash.” De’Sean Ellis walked into an elevator after one of his classes on campus and was met with discrimination. A woman who was already in the elevator...

YES Festival returns with three world premieres

Caitlin Centner, Arts & Life editor April 18, 2013

Someone is behind the gruesome murder of dead billionaire Marcus Kane in “Heart Attack with a Knife” and you can witness the murder mystery solved on stage at the 16th biennial Year-End-Series Festival...

Student presents original poetry in Celebration

Alyson Schoenung, Staff writer April 17, 2013

The NKU community was filled with knowledge and insight Wednesday afternoon following a Celebration of Student Research and Creativity project on poetry about the survival of the  Holocaust. The presentation...

Katie Farris (foreground) and Emily Harris (background) rid a garden of weeds at the Hilleke residence on April 13, 2013 in Highland Heights, KY. Members of Phi Sigma Sigma sorority, they were among a handful of volunteers participating in NKUs Spring into Service event.

Students, faculty do some community spring cleaning

Amber Tewes, Contributing writer April 17, 2013

As the weather warms up and school is winding down, students are volunteering their extra time to people in need. On April 13, students teamed up to spend their morning doing outdoor clean up around the...

Greeks will sing, dance for a good cause

Greeks will sing, dance for a good cause

Matt Popovich, Staff writer April 17, 2013

Honors fraternity and several Greek organizations sang and danced to support Newport’s Brighton Center at the third annual Greek Sing. The honors fraternity Order of Omega and several Greek organizations...

Drag Queens say thanks for everyone who attends the Drag Show. Their stage names are Sasha Grant, Jayda Brooks, Justin Beaver, and Crystyle Starr (from the left side).

Common Ground continues to raise awareness through drag show

Shelby Rodgers, Contributing writer April 17, 2013

Common Ground hosted a Drag show April 12 to promote equality and acceptance for the LGBTQ community. The show, hosted by drag queen Crystyle Starr also featured local queens and kings such as Jayda Brooks,...

Students display findings on assumptions through word art

Students display findings on assumptions through word art

Nancy Curtis, Staff writer April 16, 2013

This semester a race, gender and theater class took to the student body to learn a little about assumptions. Daryl Harris’ race, gender and theater course was tasked with coming up with a project that...

Christian singers rocked the house Thursday night

Derek White, Staff writer April 12, 2013

The house lights may have went down on April 12 at 7:00 sharp but with the help of Chris Tomlin’s Burning Lights tour it still stayed bright in The Bank of Kentucky Center. During the Burning Lights...

Rock music brings in big crowds on campus

Rock music brings in big crowds on campus

Kevin Schultz, News editor April 12, 2013

Music lovers trickled into the Student Union’s multipurpose room Thursday night as Cincinnati “creative radio rock” band Cinema Sleep took the stage and sent their mix of traditional heavy rock and...

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