Choosing opportunity: Donation to benefit first-generation students
Lizzie Kibler, Arts and Life Editor
February 24, 2016
Filed under Featured Story, Kentucky News, News
The initial step to attending college is to make the decision to go.But for a first generation student, the first of a family to go to college, it could be more difficult to make that choice.Rich Boehne, the CEO of the E.W. Scripps Company and NKU alum (‘81) and the Scripps Howard Foundation recen...
Outcomes-based funding top priority for Mearns
Carrie Crotzer, Editor-in-Chief
January 27, 2016
Filed under Featured Story, Kentucky News, News
NKU President Geoffrey Mearns addressed the Student Government Association at their Monday meeting on Jan. 25, calling for them to aid in the battle against Frankfort to change the decades old funding model used to fund state universities. “What I’m talking about is that for probably about 20 years ther...
Reports NKU to move to Horizon League
Carrie Crotzer, Editor-in-Chief
May 9, 2015
Filed under Featured Story, Kentucky News, Sports, Sports Features
Reports began surfacing Saturday afternoon after NKU announced an unplanned Board of Regents meeting followed by a press conference Monday May 11 that the university will be moving to the Horizon League. A transition to the league would put NKU among competitors such as Cleveland State University,...
Snow day for some, hard work for others
February 18, 2015
Filed under Featured Story, Kentucky News, News
As snow blanketed the tri-state Monday Feb. 16, many took to the safety of their homes while others battled to clear the snow. With NKU closed for the day, maintenance workers worked to keep necessary roads and sidewalks on campus clear, with a primary focus on the residential village. According to Larry Blake, ...
Hillary Clinton draws big crowds to campus
Kevin Schultz and Carrie Crotzer
November 1, 2014
Filed under 2014, Featured Story, Kentucky News, National News, News
Former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stopped by Northern Kentucky University this morning to rally for Kentucky democrat senatorial candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes. Clinton and Grimes both gave speeches to a crowd of about 1,400 people in the university's Bank of Kentucky Center. ...
College-aged voters: the senate election is in your hands
Brook Clifford, Carrie Crotzer, and Tori Lentz
October 30, 2014
Filed under Kentucky News, Multimedia, News
New campus rec center could bring parking woes to a head
Mac Payton, News Editor
November 13, 2013
Filed under Kentucky News, News
Updated plans for the new Campus Recreation Center were released at the Student Government Association meeting Monday, Nov. 11. Matt Hackett, director of campus recreation, spoke to the organization, saying that the university is attempting to transform what he called “the world’s largest concrete...
Wu-Tang Clan rapper offers real-life advice
Stephen Wilder, Managing/Sports editor
February 7, 2013
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events, Kentucky News, National News
New York-based rapper Cappadonna visited Highland Heights to speak about leadership in hip-hop and his experience as a member of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan Tuesday evening in the Student Union. The lecture consisted of a history lesson on hip-hop, as well as guidelines for leadership, maturity and...
School spirit is strong among members at Norse basketball games
Derek White, Contributing writer
February 7, 2013
Filed under Featured Story, Kentucky News, Sports
When watching any college basketball team, the band is often something heard echoing in the background but not seen. The same is often the case with the NKU Pep Band, a group comprised of on average just 40 students. But don’t be fooled by their size; this small group gives off big energy in the...
Steely Library works to flip classrooms across campus
Mac Payton, Staff writer
February 7, 2013
Filed under Kentucky News, News
Two of Steely’s librarians are working to implement a new format into classes across campus. This new format, called the “flipped classroom,” is going to be “more active, with less lecturing,” according to librarian Andrea Brooks who is spearheading this project with librarian Mary Chesnut. In...
SGA plans to improve university brand
Kevin Schultz, News editor
February 7, 2013
Filed under Kentucky News, News
A plan to help further progress NKU’s sense of individuality and school spirit is in the works by the university’s Student Government Association. The plan, a resolution presented for the first time by SGA Senator Clayton Castle at the group’s Feb. 4 meeting, would recommend several physical...
Phi Alpha Delta partakes in Polar Plunge
Caitlin Centner, Arts & Life editor
February 7, 2013
Filed under Arts & Life, Kentucky News
Through the snow and the cold, eight members of the Phi Alpha Delta Hoffman Chapter from the Chase College of Law and their team participated in the 2013 Polar Plunge to raise money for the Special Olympics on Feb. 2. PAD has been participating in the Polar Plunge annually, at least since Casey Robinson,...