BREAKING: Edelen, Frey win SGA presidential election
Blake Girlinghouse, Reporter
March 30, 2018
Filed under Breaking News, Featured Story, News, SGA
Spring election commissioner Hunter Poindexter announced the results outside the SGA offices on the third floor of the Student Union on Friday. Full results for student government's spring election can be viewed here.
Choral director steps down after sexual harassment investigation
Sam Rosenstiel, News Editor and Mackenzie Manley, Editor-in-Chief
March 19, 2018
Filed under Breaking News, Featured Story, News
SOTA Choral Studies Director Dr. Randy Pennington resigned on Friday after a university investigation found he violated its sexual harassment policy. Four students and a faculty member brought concerns to the university last October, and Pennington was put on administrative leave pending a Title IX investigation on Oct. 23.
NKU student dies in fall at Red River Gorge
Jude Noel, Arts & Life Editor
March 7, 2018
Filed under Breaking News, Featured Story, News
A Northern Kentucky University student was killed in a fall while on spring break at Red River Gorge Tuesday evening. Luis Fernando Carlos, 20, was killed in a fall from Whistling Arch around 7:30 p.m., according to the Wolfe County coroner. The Wolfe County Search & Rescue Team called the coroner...
After harassment complaints, Chase Dean resigned in December, could return as professor in fall
Sam Rosenstiel, News Editor
February 21, 2018
Filed under Breaking News, Featured Story, News
Chase Dean Jeffrey Standen resigned after three women, two of them students, complained of sexual harassment to the university, according to an investigation by The Cincinnati Enquirer. Standen will stay on as a professor in fall.
13-year-old driver collides with police cruiser at NKU entrance
Sam Rosenstiel, News Editor
February 13, 2018
Filed under Breaking News, Crime, Featured Story, News, Police Beat
A 13-year-old was behind the wheel of a car that collided with a police cruiser on campus Tuesday afternoon.
Two burglaries reported in Regents Hall
Jude Noel, Arts & Life Editor
January 30, 2018
Filed under Breaking News, Crime, Featured Story, News, Police Beat
Campus police are currently investigating two burglaries alleged to have taken place in Regents Hall this month, according to a timely warning sent to students and faculty today. The pair of burglaries were reported Jan. 8 and Jan. 30, respectively. The suspect(s) allegedly forced entry into an o...
UPDATED: Bevin recommends $3.9 million cut to NKU
Sam Rosenstiel, News Editor
January 16, 2018
Filed under Breaking News, Featured Story, Kentucky News, News
Gov. Matt Bevin proposed a 7.7 percent or $3.9 million funding cut for Northern Kentucky University in his state of the Commonwealth address on Jan. 16.
Restaurants, shopping, medical offices coming to Nunn Drive
Sam Rosenstiel, Copy Editor
December 18, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, Featured Story, News
NKU announced on Monday plans to build new amenities and medical offices on Nunn Drive starting in mid-2018, bringing new restaurants, retail, apartments, and a 70,000 square-foot St. Elizabeth medical office to campus.
Incoming president Vaidya addresses university on diversity, finance
Mackenzie Manley & Sam Rosenstiel, Editor-In-Chief, Copy Editor
November 9, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, Featured Story, News
NKU’s Board of Regents named Dr. Ashish K. Vaidya as the university’s sixth president at a special meeting on Thursday.
BREAKING: Dr. Ashish K. Vaidya named sixth president
Sam Rosenstiel, Copy Editor
November 9, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, Featured Story, News
NKU’s Board of Regents named Ashish K. Vaidya the university’s sixth president at a special meeting on Thursday. Vaidya currently serves as interim president at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. Before that, he served as California State University’s provost and vice president for acad...
SGA passes DACA solidarity resolution
Sam Rosenstiel, Copy Editor
October 24, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, Featured Story, News
SGA passed a resolution for solidarity with DACA recipients at their meeting on Oct. 23. Resolution 2017-2018.001 aims to establish NKU “as a safe community which fosters a positive learning environment and protects the rights and privacy of students on campus.”
Interim pres. signs letter urging Congress for immigration fix
Sam Rosenstiel, Copy Editor
October 20, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, Featured Story, News
NKU’s Interim Pres. Gerard St. Amand signed a letter with almost 800 other universities urging Congress to work on long-term immigration reform on Thursday.
Brooke Smith, Contributor
June 10, 2018
The Northerner’s got you covered on the hottest acts, best food and chillest vibes at Cincinnati’s biggest summer alt-music event.
Weekend planetarium shows smash attendance records
June 8, 2018
Students’ Fringe plays tackle race, theatre and open mic woes
June 7, 2018
NKU’s unknown champion: Perce takes home boxing title
May 26, 2018
Fall tuition jumps 3 percent as division budgets, positions get clipped
May 17, 2018