Dr. Hassan HassabElnaby named College of Business dean
Josh Kelly, Arts & Life Editor
May 8, 2019
NKU announced Dr. Hassan HassabElnaby as the new dean for the Haile/US Bank College of Business on Wednesday. Before coming to NKU, Dr. HassabElnaby worked at the University of Toledo’s College of Business and Innovation where he served as the associate dean for Graduate Studies and Research. HassabElnaby...
Norse Baseball Break Losing Streak against Oakland Grizzlies
Jasmine Smart, Reporter
May 6, 2019
In their series against Oakland, the NKU baseball team breaks their seven game losing streak with a sweep against the Golden Grizzlies. The Norse won the first game on Saturday 11-10, followed by two wins on Sunday with final scores of 12-3 and 14-3. This brings the Norse’s overall record up to 13-34 and their conference record to 11-13, while the Golden Grizzlies fall to 10-30 overall and 8-13 in the Horizon League.
NKU names Steely Library’s next dean
Natalie Hamren, News Editor
May 6, 2019
NKU announced Andrea Falcone as the new Steely Librarian dean on Monday.
Norse softball falls to Miami Redhawks during double-header
Jasmine Smart, Reporter
May 1, 2019
The NKU softball team took on Miami (Ohio) in a double header on Tuesday afternoon. The final score of the first game was 5-1 with the Redhawks winning. The final score of the second game was 3-2 with the Redhawks taking the win as well. Overall, the Norse’s record falls 17-30 while the Redhawks’ record improves 30-14.
Opinion: What being a wannabe vegetarian taught me about perfection
Nicole Browning, Managing Editor
April 30, 2019
I can still remember the stale smell of bread on my Subway uniform as I excitedly claimed on the job, “I’m going to be a ‘Happy-meat-a-tarian!’” What my 17-year-old self meant at the time was that I was only going to eat meat that was raised “ethically.” This first attempt probably...
Chase professor cited, quoted in national death penalty case
Elizabeth Cates, Reporter
April 30, 2019
Drug dealer Azibo Aquart and his accomplices pulled on their masks and armed themselves early one morning on August 24, 2005, to break in a “perceived” drug competitor’s apartment. After constraining her and two others in the apartment, Aquart and company beat them to death with baseball bats, ac...
Minority health counseling: Could university programs be more inclusive?
Noelle Horn, Copy Editor
April 29, 2019
On March 18, Student Government Association senator Jontay Brown signed a resolution that asked that NKU’s counseling services better serve its minority students. With only one in three African Americans receiving mental health care who need it, according to the American Psychiatric Association, this issue may be large...
St. Baldrick’s event allows students to shave heads and save lives
Haley Millay, Contributor
April 26, 2019
Students shaved their heads as part of the annual spring philanthropy event for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation put on by Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity in the Student Union on Friday. St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a nonprofit organization that, according to its website, works “closely with leading...
Darrin Horn seals the deal as NKU MBB coach
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
April 26, 2019
It’s official! The new men’s basketball coach Darrin Horn stepped foot into his new home of BB&T Arena Thursday afternoon. The press conference opened with remarks from President Ashish Vaidya and NKU Athletic Director Ken Bothof—welcoming Horn and his family to the NKU community.
How higher ed employees cope with no paid parental leave
Nicole Browning and Corinne Byrne
April 25, 2019
There is no current standard for paid parental leave in America, and regional universities including NKU, UK, UC, WKU, EKU, Murray State and Morehead State also do not offer paid leave, but are legally protected under the Family Medical Leave Act, which prevents eligible employees from being terminated...
NKU selects Darrin Horn as men’s basketball head coach
Kane Mitten, Assistant Arts & Life Editor
April 23, 2019
Horn formerly coached WKU, USC, and was assistant coach at the University of Texas.
GALLERY: Students celebrate at annual Gayla
Corinne Byrne, Reporter
April 22, 2019
NKU’s Rainbow Underground hosted its annual Gayla Friday night in the University Center ballroom, welcoming students from the campus and surrounding high schools to have a second chance at prom. Adrian Whittamore, president of Rainbow Underground, said he didn’t get to go to prom in high ...