REVIEW: History no longer black and white in ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’
Billy Keeney, Contributor
February 11, 2019
Filed under Arts & Life, Featured Story, Reviews
“They Shall Not Grow Old” brings the Great War to life for a new generation through impressive restoration, sound design and colorization of century-old World War I footage. In the film’s intro, Director Peter Jackson (“Lord of the Rings,” “King Kong”) explains how he was approached in 20...
Student Government Association: How does it work?
Chelsea Livers Gowdy, Reporter
February 11, 2019
Filed under Featured Story, News, SGA
With 30 Senate members and an Executive Board of 10, Student Government Association is a dedicated, hardworking student-run organization that advocates for NKU students. “SGA does a lot of great things for this university, a lot of fun things and difficult things,” said Matt Frey, vice presid...
Athlete Spotlight: Track and field runner on Black History
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
February 11, 2019
Filed under Featured Story, Sports
BriAuna Keys is a sprinter for NKU women’s track and field team. The senior accounting and business information systems double major aspires to be a certified public accountant for a public accounting firm. Keys’ senior season will mark her 10th year of running track. She had a hand in short dist...
Preview: Norse look to get even with Oakland Grizzlies
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
February 8, 2019
Filed under Featured Story, Men's Basketball, Sports
NKU men’s basketball team is on top of the Horizon League with only one loss on the board. On Saturday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. the Norse look to settle the score against Oakland in the main event of Homecoming weekend. It’s also Kenton County Night meaning tickets will be $9 with proof of residence.
Paving the future, reflecting on the past
February 6, 2019
Filed under Featured Story, Packages
Since the creation of Black History Month in 1976, America comes together every February to celebrate the accomplishments of its Black citizens. Each year, historians always give a platform to Black icons like Muhammed Ali and Rosa Parks, whose stories are often told and retold. For this issue...
Athlete Spotlight: Soccer defender on Black History
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
February 6, 2019
Filed under Featured Story, Sports
Abdul Kooistra is a redshirt senior defender on NKU’s men’s soccer team, who hails from Madison, Wisconsin. Kooistra studies communications and is seeking a minor in marketing. Kooistra has played soccer for as long as he can remember and has always strived to play at a high level. “Play...
Black History Month: a time for celebration, education
Natalie Hamren, News Editor
February 6, 2019
Filed under Featured Story, News
In 1925, historian, journalist and author Dr. Carter G. Woodson created the idea for the first Negro History Week—a celebration of experiences and accomplishments of African-Americans, said Dr. Eric Jackson, Black studies and history professor at NKU. Woodson, a graduate from Harvard University ...
For student poet, the biggest risk is not taking one
Noël Waltz, Reporter
February 6, 2019
Filed under Arts & Life, Featured Story
From deciding to attend a university over 5,000 miles away from her home in Lagos, Nigeria, to the interdisciplinary challenges she took head on, Onyinye Uwolloh is no stranger to taking risks. The elemental logistics of scholarships and tuition weighed on Uwolloh’s decision to come to NKU, but...
New initiatives director aims to spark engagement
Kane Mitten, Assistant Arts & Life Editor
February 6, 2019
Filed under Arts & Life, Featured Story
Carlous Yates, NKU’s new director of African American Student Initiatives (AASI) office, is fiercely passionate about helping students—perhaps because he’s still a student himself. During the week, Yates leads the AASI office at NKU. But on his weekends, he has class at Western Kentucky University, as a seco...
A dancer’s perspective on race in ballet
Josh Kelly, Arts & Life Editor
February 6, 2019
Filed under Arts & Life, Featured Story
NKU dance major Lavette Patterson found herself playing the role of Margaret Garner, a slave that lived on a Boone County plantation in the mid-1800s, last semester during Dr. Joan Ferrante’s documentary “Let Our Loss Be Heard.” The role was an educational experience for Patterson, as she did...
Guest Column: Race, personified
India Hackle, Contributor
February 6, 2019
Filed under Arts & Life, Featured Story, Viewpoints
We were 13 and he had a childlike curiosity about my Blackness. He’d trace my skin and was certain it felt different, not wrong, just different. Yet, I had a cowardly liking for his Whiteness, a liking that I ignored when around others. I concluded that being Black was the cornerstone of my existence...
Dean of students wins influential faculty award
Halley Gamble, Contributor
February 6, 2019
Filed under Featured Story, News
Arnie Slaughter was recently named the recipient of the Faculty/Staff Strongest Influence Award by NKU alumni, and he’s worked hard to achieve it. While winning the award was certainly not his goal when starting at NKU in 2003, his close relationships with student advocacy and engagement proved hi...
