The Northerner

Future bright for baseball team

Kyle Burch • February 18, 2003

No respect was given to the Northern Kentucky University baseball team at the beginning of last season; they were left out of all regional and national rankings, and were picked to finish fifth in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

No. 4 Panthers too much for Norse

Sports Information • February 18, 2003

Marlon Parmer and Huggy Dye combined for 43 points Saturday as fourth-ranked Kentucky Wesleyan College held off 10th-ranked Northern Kentucky University, 71-68, in Regents Hall.

Student delays diploma for duty

Amanda VanBenschoten • February 18, 2003

Imagine this: You are three months away from graduation. You have a job lined up and freedom is within your reach.

Accounting ‘sexy’ after scandals

Capital News Service • February 18, 2003

WASHINGTON - Recruiter Richard Rabicoff has told students for years that accounting can be "sexy," but it took corpo

Alford’s trial delayed

Jordan Kellogg • February 18, 2003

A preliminary hearing for Dr. James Alford, the former President/CEO of the NKU Foundation has been delayed for a second time.

Black schools struggle

Knight Ridder Newspapers • February 18, 2003

Rebellious bands of church leaders and social dreamers planted black colleges and universities into a nation choked with segregation and suppression in the last quarter of the 19th century.

Kissing not a lost art at NKU

Ryan Wilham • February 18, 2003

Valentine's Day came early Wednesday night, as author Michael Christian brought his lecture series "The Art of Kissing" to NKU.

Psychology treats races differently

Katrina Lightbourne • February 18, 2003

Dr. Tamara Brown from the University of Kentucky was at NKU late last month to talk about the connections between race and mental health issues and treatment.

Rights meeting held

DJ Carter • February 18, 2003

Covington City Council held the first of two public hearings Feb. 11, dealing with a proposed human rights ordinance.

War is inevitable

Travis Gettys • February 18, 2003

There is a derogatory saying that "generals are always fighting the last war." This implies that generals typically fight each new war using strategies devised during the

Professors face accusations

Jordan Kellogg • February 18, 2003

One professor has resigned and three professors are on mandatory leave in the College of Business amid accusations of research misconduct, including plagiarism.

Strapped schools need dialogue with state

(KRT) • February 18, 2003

As state revenues dry up even more, public colleges are facing a crisis. Even when the economy improves, more cuts to public higher education may occur, and reductions already implemented might not be recovered.