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Players are surrounded by a giant bubble and encouraged to bounce into each other as they fight for possession of the ball.

Get the ball rolling: Zorbing tournament

Sierra Gibson, Contributor September 15, 2016

With a combination of sumo wrestling and soccer, Zorb Ball brings a whole new meaning to get the ball rolling. Players are surrounded by a giant bubble and encouraged to bounce into each other as they...

GALLERY: VP of Student Affairs joins students in dance party

GALLERY: VP of Student Affairs joins students in dance party

Abby Anstead, Editor-in-Chief September 14, 2016

A group of students and even some faculty members took a break from the books Wednesday afternoon to dance on the Student Union Plaza. Dan Nadler, the newly-appointed Vice President for Student Affairs,...

One by one, the new members are released to their chapters and love and tutus engulf the women.

GALLERY: Sororities welcome new sisters home

Madison Borland, Contributor September 14, 2016

The women sat in rows silently and clutched the envelopes in their clammy palms. Shoes tapped lightly on the ground and some clutched the ends of their hair in a nervous fashion. The envelopes they held...

Rachel Conaway celebrates just after her header gets past the Xavier goalie. The goal put the Norse in the lead 1-0

‘Night with the Norse’ Gala to build tradition

Natalie Meyer, Reporter September 13, 2016

With Northern Kentucky University athletics eligible for NCAA tournament play, combined with a new apparel partnership and the university’s second year in the Horizon League, the timing is right to start...

Two students pose at the platform 9 3/4 entrance at the train station in London.

Harry Potter course charms NKU students abroad

Michael Stegner, Contributor September 13, 2016

John Alberti believes a study abroad course for his Harry Potter class offers a unique experience that the semester-long course at NKU cannot. NKU students enrolled in Alberti’s Harry Potter course...

Plumes of smoke billow from the World Trade Center towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City on Sept. 11, 2001.

EDITORIAL: A day I’ll never forget

Matt Sexton, Managing Editor September 12, 2016

It was a morning like so many before outside the studios of Southwest Ohio Broadcasting in Wilmington, Ohio. I stood on the porch of our building, which looked more like a house than a professional radio...

Studying abroad in Tanzania this summer was one of the most humbling experiences in Averbecks life.

One life saved, another changed in Tanzania

Emily Osterholz, Arts & Life Editor September 12, 2016

A piercing shriek echoed along the quiet spaces of the Sinza Community Hospital. In one of the 10 beds, a woman was delivering a baby boy. NKU student Heather Averbeck ran to her room and peeked through...

Here is a photo of Steely Library. This photo has been used quite a bit in The Northerner.

Steely Library commits to academic success of students

Emily Sherry, Contributor September 12, 2016

A relatively unknown program on campus helps students find and identify credible information while teaching valuable research skills. Steely Library’s Information Literacy Program helps students conduct...

WATCH: Final beam laid for Health Innovation Center

Alec Reynolds, Video Editor September 11, 2016

The final steel beam of NKU's new Health Innovation Center was laid on Tuesday.  The community, along with students, faculty, and staff were invited to sign the final beam before it was placed in the...

How a former flight attendant rose above the 9/11 attacks

How a former flight attendant rose above the 9/11 attacks

Abby Anstead, Editor-in-Chief September 11, 2016

Fifteen years ago, Shanda Harris’ family didn’t know if she was dead or alive. The then 27-year-old flight attendant was 20,000 feet in the air, working a Comair flight from Cincinnati to Charlotte,...

On September 11, 2001 Tom Ramstetter was a student at NKU. He first heard the news on the radio while driving to his morning class.

FACULTY COLUMN: We’re all one, a remembrance of 9/11

Tom Ramstetter, Contributor September 11, 2016

We’re all one, now. Now we all come together. Those weren’t my dad’s last words, but they’re the last truly clear words I remember him saying to me. It was a brief moment of clarity for him during...

On the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a memorial will be held in honor of Brian P. Williams. Williams died in the 9/11 attacks.

Memorial honors NKY man killed in 9/11 attacks

Amanda Emerson, Contributor September 11, 2016

Sunday, September 11 marks 15 years since the 9/11 attacks on U.S. soil. Though  Northern Kentucky University does not have an official memorial service planned, NKU students can still participate in...

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