Women’s volleyball rallies after back-to-back losses in Illinois
Sierra Newton and Jasmine Smart, Reporters
September 4, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Sports, Volleyball
The NKU women’s volleyball team traveled to Dekalb, Illinois for the Holiday Inn Express Invitational over the weekend. The Norse posted back-to-back losses against the University of Virginia and University of Nevada before rallying from a two-set deficit to knock off Northern Illinois University.
Cross Country kicks off season at home for first time in 39 years
Sierra Newton, Reporter
September 4, 2018
Filed under Cross Country, Featured Story, Game Coverage, Sports
The Norse men's team took fifth place with 125 points overall while the women's squad placed ninth with 233 points on Saturday.
Au No! HIC bakery Au Bon Pain won’t open until October
Josh Goad, Assistant News Editor
August 31, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, News
The much-anticipated new bakery Au Bon Pain in the Health Innovation Center will not open until mid-October.
Forbes ranks NKU on list of top U.S. colleges
Daniel Jones, Contributor
August 30, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, National News, News
Northern Kentucky University has once again been named a top college in Forbes’ annual ranking of 650 total public and private U.S. colleges.
SOTA theatre fest seeks brand new plays. Could yours win?
Maria Dossett, Arts & Life Editor
August 30, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Arts, Campus Events, Featured Story
NKU’s School of the Arts seeks submissions for its 19th Biennial Year End Series Festival of New Plays, the Y.E.S. Festival.
Women’s volleyball goes 2-1 at Notre Dame tournament
Jasmine Smart, Contributor
August 30, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Sports, Volleyball
NKU women’s volleyball kicked off their 2018 campaign at the University of Notre Dame over the weekend, posting back-to back victories against the University of Toledo and Weber State before falling to Notre Dame in the Golden Dome Invitational.
Changing PACE: NKU’s adult learning program expands
Nicole Browning, Managing Editor
August 29, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, News
For anyone trying to access the website for NKU’s Program for Adult Centered Education (PACE), you might be concerned to see a blank screen. But PACE isn’t ending -- the program offered to approximately 200-300 non-traditional students is broadening.
Women’s soccer lose heartbreaker to UC in ‘Riverboat Rivalry’
Aric France, Contributor
August 28, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Soccer, Sports
This marks the third year in a row the Bearcats defeated the Norse by a score of 1-0.
Norse basketball’s Holland joins pro league in Netherlands
Mike Canizales, Sports Editor
August 27, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Men's Basketball, Sports
Former NKU men's basketball star and Horizon League Tournament MVP 2017 Lavone Holland II has signed his first professional contract to play overseas with the Den Helder Suns in the Netherlands.
McConnell praises NKY court pick at NKU ceremony
Sam Rosenstiel, Editor-in-Chief
August 27, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Kentucky News, National News, News
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell espoused President Donald Trump’s pick for federal judge in Greaves Concert Hall Monday.
BREAKING: Police report sexual assault in Kentucky Hall
Sam Rosenstiel, Editor-in-Chief
August 27, 2018
Filed under Breaking News, Crime, Featured Story, News
University Police released a timely warning Monday stating a sexual assault occurred in Kentucky Hall in the Boothe Residential Village on Aug. 22. According to the release, the victim reported they met the alleged assailant using a dating app. The suspect is male and is not student. No further details were provided to police.
Men’s soccer narrowly defeats BGSU Falcons
Mike Canizales, Sports Editor
August 26, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Soccer, Sports
The Northern Kentucky University men's soccer team survived a scare on the road Saturday night, as they opened their 2018 season with a 3-2 win over the Bowling Green State University Falcons.