Some student fees to be refunded, Norse Commons to remain open
Natalie Hamren and Kane Mitten
March 25, 2020
President Ashish Vaidya announced in a campus-wide email that parking, dining and housing fees already paid will be pro-rated and refunded to students. Vaidya said refunds will be applied to outstanding balances first and will share more details soon on when students can receive refunds. Bec...
Summer courses moved online, campus buildings locked
Kane Mitten, Arts & Life Editor
March 24, 2020
In response to the growing concern over the COVID-19 pandemic, Provost Sue Ott Rowlands announced Tuesday that NKU has moved all May intersession and summer courses to online instruction. Priority registration for the Summer and Fall 2020 semesters will proceed as planned on March 26, and the sched...
Ohio residents ordered to shelter-in-place
Kane Mitten, Arts & Life Editor
March 22, 2020
Ohio is now under a shelter-in-place order to limit the spread of coronavirus, Governor Mike DeWine announced Sunday afternoon. Ohio Health Director Dr. Amy Acton signed the order, which is in effect beginning midnight on Monday through April 6. "We are at war," DeWine said in a press conference. ...
Northern Kentucky announces first regional case of coronavirus
Kane Mitten, Arts & Life Editor
March 18, 2020
Northern Kentucky now has its first confirmed case of Coronavirus. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced five new cases in the state on Wednesday; one of the cases is in Kenton County. The individual is a 66 year-old female, and is currently in isolation at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Fort Thomas. “We h...
SGA reschedules presidential election amid coronavirus concerns
Billy Keeney and Natalie Hamren
March 14, 2020
Through an executive order, student body President Jarett Lopez has postponed the 2020-21 SGA presidential election, originally scheduled for March 25 and 26, to April 1 and 2. The extension allows the presidential candidates to “adequately prepare for the unprecedented event of holding an election w...
NKU employee, spouse self-quarantining with flu-like symptoms
Billy Keeney, News Editor
March 13, 2020
In a campus-wide email, President Ashish Vaidya said that an NKU employee is self-quarantining with flu-like symptoms. According to the email, the employee’s spouse was also sick but tested negative for strep and flu at a clinic. The spouse was then referred to contact the Northern Kentucky Hea...
Campus Rec: classes, intramural sports canceled
Billy Keeney, News Editor
March 13, 2020
The Campus Recreation Center will stay open despite in-person classes being moved online—with the exception of Friday, March 20—according to an email sent to Rec Center members. All programs, such as fitness classes and intramural sports, have been canceled. The bouldering wall will also be closed. ...
Provost announces more details on class transitions
Billy Keeney and Natalie Hamren
March 12, 2020
Following President Ashish Vaidya’s announcement yesterday that NKU will move to alternative delivery for instruction, Provost Sue Ott Rowlands informed faculty and staff in an email that workgroups are busy outlining the details of the transition. Seven-week accelerated online courses will begin as usual on Mar...
NKU announces that classes will move online amid coronavirus concerns
Billy Keeney, News Editor
March 11, 2020
Due to the nationwide outbreak of coronavirus, known officially as COVID-19, NKU announced that spring break will be extended through Saturday, March 21, and a majority of instruction will transition to online, according to a campus-wide email from President Ashish Vaidya. Beginning March 23, NKU will shift to alternative instruction, moving face-to-fa...
Sophomore business major passes away at 19
Billy Keeney, News Editor
February 3, 2020
This afternoon in an email, President Ashish Vaidya announced that Charles Joseph Raymond “Charlie” Schreiber, a 19-year-old sophomore business major from Bellevue, passed away last Wednesday on Jan. 29. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to Charlie’s family and friends. He will be missed as a member of ...
PNC Bank to replace US Bank on campus
Billy Keeney, News Editor
January 29, 2020
NKU is set to replace the US Bank on-campus branch and ATMs with services from PNC Bank, Mike Hales, vice president of finance, said in a campuswide email. Depository and treasury services will also move from US Bank to PNC, with procurement cards remaining with US Bank. “These decisions were m...
Students forced to relocate after Woodcrest closure
Josh Kelly, Managing Editor
December 31, 2019
Students who live in Woodcrest’s Oak and Sycamore Halls learned Monday that they have to move out immediately due to structural damage in the building. Willow Hall will be shuttered in the summer.
