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The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

OINK's eighth annual film festival hosted at NKU has a theme of Spaghetti Westerns.

What to expect from OINK’s eighth film festival

Emory Davis, co-Managing Editor; co-Arts & Life Editor March 21, 2025

The Official Impromptu Northern Kentucky (OINK) film festival is a premiere for high school students to show off their work and hear from professionals in the industry at NKU. Griffin Hall will open...

Itejere played his final game at Truist Arena against Youngstown State. He finished the game with 12 Points, five rebounds and two blocks.

NKU’s Keeyan Itejere enters the transfer portal

Jakob Staley, Sports Co-Editor March 21, 2025

NKU men’s basketball forward Keeyan Itejere entered his name into the transfer portal, according to a statement on his Instagram.  Itejere came to Highland Heights after two years at Marquette University...

The new Care Closet space is bright and welcoming, with newly added shelves that serve to display their many free clothes.

NKU Care Closet celebrates grand reopening

Sophie McEwen, Assistant News Editor March 21, 2025

The Care Closet @ NKU celebrated their grand reopening on March 19 after a brief closure for remodeling.  With its doors now reopened, University Center 142 is yet again ready to welcome students to...

Disney celebrates the Festival of Flowers with beloved characters like “Beauty and the Beast” made from flowers.

From road trips to resorts: How NKU students spent their spring break

Holly Keuper and Ella Johnston March 20, 2025

Whether you spent time catching rays on the beach, exploring an unknown city or chilling at home, spring break is an important time to separate yourself from the pressures of the semester.  We reached...

The NCAA tournament seeding has been announced, so it's time to fill out your brackets.

March Madness has begun: Here are the teams to look out for

Jakob Staley and Michele Mcnulty March 19, 2025

The annual tradition has started, from heartbreak upsets to big-time matchups. 68 teams have a chance to hoist the beloved Naismith trophy, crowning a team as national champions. March is here and the...

Lauren Crawford Reynolds, owner and artistic director of Rapture Dance Company, opened her dance studio in 2016.

Dancing with Rapture: How an NKU alumni built a studio and a community

Ella Rinehard, Arts & Life Assistant March 19, 2025

Parents and their daughters bustle into the lobby. One mother sits on the ground, her child's pantyhosed leg outstretched in her lap as she wrestles on a ballet shoe. Another gathers her daughter's blonde...

BREAKING: Former NKU President James Votruba dies at 79

BREAKING: Former NKU President James Votruba dies at 79

Sophie McEwen, Assistant News Editor March 19, 2025

NKU’s fourth president, James C. Votruba died on Tuesday at the age of 79, according to a mass email from current President Cady Short-Thompson. Votruba became president in 1997 and served until...

NKU’s Stella Wulker (7) sliding into second base. The Norse beat Morehead State 4-0.

Watching the Norse: Athletics recap and review

Jakob Staley, Sports Co-Editor March 17, 2025

Previous week recap: Tuesday, March 11 Softball lost to Valparaiso at home 4-1. Alicia Flores pitched 4.1 innings, striking out six, allowing three hits, two walks, and one run. Trinity Robertson...

The 2025 Juried Student Exhibition displays works from art students in various mediums and styles.

PHOTO GALLERY: Check out SOTA’s current exhibitions

Ella Rinehard, Assistant Arts & Life Editor March 13, 2025

NKU’s School of the Arts (SOTA) currently features two exhibitions: the 2025 Juried Student Exhibition in the main gallery and “My Own Utopia” in the small gallery. Both will be up until the...

NKU’s Trey Robinson (1) had a game against Detroit Mercy in the first round of the Horizon League tournament. He scored 18 points, five assists, grabbed three boards and three steals in the 99-75 win.

Watching the Norse: Athletics recap and review

Jakob Staley, Sports Co-Editor March 10, 2025

Previous week recap: Tuesday, March 4 Baseball beats Indiana on the road 13-11. Bobby Bartlett got the start for NKU, throwing three innings and allowing just two runs, one earned on four hits. Gerald...

Aaron Boster tallied six strikeouts across 3.2 innings pitched.

NKU baseball gets back-to-back walk-off wins, takes series against Eastern Illinois

Jonah Moore, Sports Reporter March 10, 2025

In the bottom of the ninth with one out, Jake Paulick stepped up the plate facing Elijah Green. This was Green’s third inning of work in which he had already given up two runs but was determined to force...

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