The comic book boom
Brandon Barb
August 24, 2011
This started as an article to figure out why comic book movies have become such big business, and ended up morphing into the comic book culture itself. The change turned this Features Editor into a bearded Alice in a magical world full of powerful creatures, mutants and strange men in brightly colored...
The road to D-I
August 24, 2011
Northern Kentucky University is planning to make a move to Division I, but that will only be possible if a conference invites them. However, NKU athletic director Scott Eaton said he likes NKU’s chances of making it happen. “We are very confident that our application will be accepted and tha...
Bad Veins look for extras for music video
August 24, 2011
The Bad Veins performed Aug. 19 on Fountain Square in Cincinnati, during the Midpoint Indie Summer Series. The band is filming a video in Cincinnati from 2-8 p.m. Aug. 27 in the WCET-TV studios. For more information on the band and on the video shoot go to their Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/badveins. Look for...
Votruba announces retirement
August 19, 2011
Months after announcing his decision to apply for Division-I status with the NCAA, Northern Kentucky University President James Votruba announced his intent to retire. Votruba said he and his wife, Rachel, would like to achieve more balance in their lives. He said he intends to stay at NKU to tea...
NKU police officer dies while off duty
Cassie Stone
August 5, 2011
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect additional information from NKU Police Chief Jason Willis. One of Northern Kentucky University’s police officers was killed Friday morning while he was off duty. Roy Sims, 51, died from injuries sustained in a crash in Montgomery, Ohio. He was esc...
GenEd requirements under investigation
Cassie Stone
June 14, 2011
Northern Kentucky University’s revamped general education requirements are under fire from the U. S. Education Department, almost a year after being implemented. In a letter addressed June 7 to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) from the U.S. Education Department, the federal age...
Class explores the power of the pen
Jesse Call
April 27, 2011
A Northern Kentucky University professor is challenging students to step out of the classroom and hit the streets of Over-the-Rhine. Through the course, students will work in the community, but not in the way many might expect. This class focuses on community service through writing. Writing for Soc...
Honors director stepping down
Cassie Stone
April 27, 2011
The Honors Program director will be stepping down after this semester to go back to teaching full-time. He said he is leaving the position after being told his opinion about the direction the Honors Program should take is not in line with that of the Northern Kentucky University administration. Ernest Smith c...
NKU considers a twin for Victor
April 27, 2011
Victor E. Viking is in demand. In fact, he is so in demand that Northern Kentucky University is thinking about cloning him. Because Victor, the official mascot of NKU, cannot be in two different places at the same time, NKU is considering buying a new suit and have had tryouts for a student to pla...
Is that what you meant to say?
Claire Higgins
April 27, 2011
If you have a smartphone, it has probably happened to you. You open a text message from your friend, but you’re rushing to make your way to class, so you carelessly type and quickly send a message without proofreading. And then it is gone. You read back over it, like senior Ben Reisiger did, and...
Students rally to honor fallen solider, counter planned funeral protest
Jesse Call
April 22, 2011
More than 100 students gathered outside the Bank of Kentucky Center April 22 to support the memorial service of a fallen soldier. The rally was to counter a planned disruption by a church that is nationally known for protesting military funerals to share its religious message that “God hates America.” Westboro Bap...
