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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...

Defender Calvin Murphy prepares to pass against EIU. The two teams tied 1-1 in double overtime

Norse face Oakland tonight in first league match

Trevor Holzschuh, Contributor September 10, 2016

The NKU men’s soccer team will be traveling to Rochester, Michigan to play the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies at 7 p.m. The Norse are still in search of their first win of the regular season. The...

The Board of Regents meeting was held on September 8. The board addressed several issues currently on the campus communitys minds.

In case you missed it: September Board of Regents’ meeting

Mackenzie Manley, News Editor September 9, 2016

Marking the third week of school, the Board of Regents discussed current issues on NKU’s campus, including budget cuts, sexual assault issues within the NKU community, increases in graduate enrollment...

Northern Terrace burglar steals from four women, hides in plain sight

Northern Terrace burglar steals from four women, hides in plain sight

Leonard Ivey, Reporter September 9, 2016

After an unknown woman successfully executed three weeks of thievery, the group of roommates she was victimizing realized that she had been hiding in plain sight. According to an e-mail from NKU’s Interim...

Haley Libs was the 2015 Horizon League Freshman of the Year

Libs excells while Norse continue to improve

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor September 9, 2016

After going 3-2 in the first five games of the season, Head Coach Liz Hart and sophomore Haley Libs gave themselves a ‘B’ grade for the way the team performed. “We’re okay. We’ve had games where...

Celebrating progress: Final beam laid for Health Innovation Center

Hannah Hagedorn, Contributor September 8, 2016

A long, steel, bright yellow beam sat before the NKU campus community. Signatures from students, faculty and staff were scribbled over the yellow paint before the beam was lifted atop the structure that...

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