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The Newport Barracks site located in General James Taylor Park in Newport.

Students and faculty help search for unknown history at Newport Barracks

Killian Baarlaer, Arts & Life Editor May 21, 2023

Troves of fascinating history surround us in various archives, buried in earth beneath our feet and in our backyards. The NKU Master of Public History program is playing a key role in uncovering snapshots...

Dr. Eddie Howard sits among the presidential cabinet at the March 15 Board of Regents Meeting.

Everything we know about VP Eddie Howard’s departure from NKU so far

Dr. Eddie Howard, vice president for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, will be departing from NKU effective May 31. In a May 18 email from Interim President Bonita Brown, the news was released...

The Faculty Senate voted to amend some of the language in the statement on engagement at their May 5 meeting.

Faculty Senate engages Board of Regents on transparency, responsibility

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor May 7, 2023

The Faculty Senate voted to amend a statement on engagement with the Board of Regents on May 5, their last meeting of the semester. The senate originally discussed the possibility of a no-confidence...

Interim President Bonita Brown and Wesley Brown in a photography studio located in SOTA.

Interim President Bonita Brown’s husband graduates from NKU

Braden White, Editor-in-Chief May 7, 2023

Wesley Brown graduated and received his diploma handed by his wife, Interim President Bonita Brown, this Sunday as he finished his four-year photography degree. This accomplishment comes after Wesley...

NKU’s Residence Hall Association voted no confidence in the leadership of Dr. Eddie Howard (left), vice president for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management.

Student-run housing organization votes ‘no confidence’ in Dr. Eddie Howard

Braden White, Emily Sisk, and Killian Baarlaer May 4, 2023

NKU’s Residence Hall Association (RHA) published a formal letter of no confidence in Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Dr. Eddie Howard.  The letter was posted to RHA’s...

The sign located at the corner of US 27 and Wilson Rd welcomes citizens to the city of Highland Heights.

NKU and Highland Heights: A model symbiotic relationship

Emily Sisk, News Editor May 3, 2023

When Northern Kentucky State College held its grand ribbon cutting back in 1968, all seemed to be as it should for the city of Highland Heights. While the small Northern Kentucky city had seized the moment...

Outside the Center for Student Inclusiveness office located in SU 304.

What NKU is doing to support trans and queer students on campus

Braden White, Editor-in-Chief May 2, 2023

After the recent passage of Kentucky Senate Bill 150, some students and staff on campus are concerned about what the future could hold for support of LGBTQIA+ students. However, some places on campus are...

Pyramid chart of NKU faculty hierarchy

Faculty cuts in the School of the Arts

Ashlee Cobble and Emily Sisk May 2, 2023

Following NKU's budget deficit, multiple departments across campus are feeling the consequences. One of the first issues that the School of the Arts is seeing is faculty cuts. The week following spring...

The Democracy Square board is a place for students to anonymously participate in political discussion.

How a whiteboard encourages students’ civic mindset

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor May 1, 2023

How involved should the United States be in supporting Ukraine? Which letter grade would President Joe Biden be given? These are some of the questions that have been the centerpoint of attention on Democracy...

Coach Darrin Horn makes a surprised reaction to a play in a basketball game.

Men’s basketball coach $100k pay raise strikes a chord

Emily Sisk, News Editor April 29, 2023

Following a heroic season and dazzling NCAA tournament appearance, Men’s Basketball Head Coach Darrin Horn renewed his contract with the university. The new contract will make Horn the highest paid coach...

Entrance of Callahan Bistro dining hall

Closure of Callahan dining hall highly possible

Emily Sisk, News Editor April 25, 2023

Callahan Bistro, the dining hall in the East Residential Village, is potentially planning to close for the coming academic year.  That’s according to Jeremy Alltop, the vice president for Administration...

Dr. Vanessa Hunn, Professor and Associate Dean in the College of Health and Human Services. (Provided by Hunn)

Faculty diversity at NKU an area to celebrate—and improve

Killian Baarlaer, Arts & Life Editor April 20, 2023

Dr. Vanessa Hunn, a NKU professor and administrator, has spent her career climbing the rungs of higher education in the College of Health and Human Services as a Black woman and first-generation college...

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