The Northerner

One of the traditions of the holiday is pouring libation. Libation is poured out as past ancestors are called out.

GALLERY: Before Winter break, a Kwanzaa celebration

Mesa Serikali, Reporter December 6, 2017

Traditional drum music permeated the University Center ballroom. Around tables, colors of green, black and red decorate the space: symbolic of the holiday. On Dec. 1, African American Programs and Services...

Molly Glick (24) drives toward the basket in the game against  Austin Peay.

Norse fall to Austin Peay in closing seconds

Austin Elmore, Contributor December 5, 2017

The NKU women’s basketball team lost 53-52 on Tuesday night at BB&T Arena. The loss puts the Norse at 1-6 on the season, and sends Austin Peay to 7-1. Molly Glick led the Norse offensively with...

Since 2012, INKUBATOR has launched 20 businesses; its graduates have raised around  $7 million in outside funding and created 62 jobs.

Free business program INKUBATOR helps students launch their own ideas

Pavel Klementyev, Contributor December 5, 2017

The process of opening one’s own business is always challenging. Numerous start-ups face struggles on the way to becoming full-grown companies. Mentors, guidance and resources are hard to find in the...

NKU players guard a Morehead State player. The Norse won 86-49.

#NorseNotebook NKU defensive-minded team with high powered offense

Christopher Decker, Managing Editor December 4, 2017

Saturday’s 86-49 victory over Morehead State marked the sixth time this season the NKU men’s basketball team has scored 80 or more points in a game. The Norse have only scored below 70 points in a...

Brown and Dempsey bond over basketball.

On and off court, SHEP student finds home in Rec Center

Belle Leininger, Reporter December 3, 2017

Tennis shoes squeak on hardwood floors, basketballs berate backboards and rims, voices stumble over one another and high-tempo music plays in the background converging to create a cacophony of echoes throughout...

Head Coach John Brannen congratulates Drew McDonald (34) on his 1000th career point in the game against Morehead.

McDonald reaches 1,000 career points in win over Morehead State

Christopher Decker, Managing Editor December 2, 2017

  The NKU men's basketball team defeated Morehead State 86-49 on Saturday night. The Norse improve to 6-2 on the season while Morehead State falls to 2-6.  The Norse have now won two straight...

Tracy Stokes, the director of African-American programs and services, is there to advise student not only in academia, but in their personal lives as well.

Six years later, director of AAP&S as dedicated as ever

Mesa Serikali, Reporter December 1, 2017

A student comes buzzing out as the next bombards the entrance for a meeting. “Are you busy?” Out of breath, she sets her backpack on the floor and closes the door. One student claims her attention...

WKU Heralds logo.

OPINION: The Northerner stands with the College Heights Herald

Mackenzie Manley, Editor-in-Chief December 1, 2017

In journalism school, we’re told that we’re the “voice for the voiceless,” and “the watchdogs” of society. So, I pose a question: If this is what we’re taught, why are more and more educational...

Watercolor, made up of college students, plays every Friday at Muse Cafe.

Student-fronted Watercolor finds home in Westwood Cafe

Mackenzie Manley, Editor-in-Chief November 30, 2017

Like their namesake, Watercolor, a band of four college students, dip their instruments in a diverse palette of spacey, jazz and R&B brushstrokes at Muse Cafe every Friday night. On this particular...

NKUs Carson Williams backs down a Berea defender on Wednesday night at BB&T Arena.

Norse crush Berea 112-33

Austin Elmore, Contributor November 29, 2017

The NKU men’s basketball team defeated Division III opponent Berea College 112-33 on Wednesday night at BB&T Arena. After two straight road losses, the win brings the Norse to 5-2 on the season....

Kentucky pension costs rise at expense of NKU employees, students

Sam Rosenstiel, Copy Editor November 28, 2017
NKU’s pension costs increased by more than $15 million within the last decade, but the benefits for 800 pensioned staff have not changed. Administrators say something must be done to bring the money back to campus.
Kremer sits at her post waiting to check students into Norse Commons

Mary Pat Kremer cherishes time with NKU students

Nicole Browning, News Editor November 27, 2017

A fixture at NKU’s on-campus residential cafeteria, Mary Pat Kremer sits at the Norse Commons register; a single bobby pin holds back her gray locks and a red cardigan complements her work uniform. She...

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