The Northerner

Benzino vs. Eminem: Principle or publicity

New York Daily News(KRT) • January 21, 2003

Hip hop loves a war of words. From Ice Cube trading bitter retorts with Easy-E, to Jay-Z spewing angry rounds with Nas, rap feuds have fueled interest and sales _ and sometimes bloodshed.

Nintendo gears up for spring and summer

Jason Ellis • January 21, 2003

Ladies and Gentlemen, it's time to get your game on. There are plenty of games out there to sate your gaming appetite. But I, as every gamer out there, want to know what is new games are on the horizon. Nintendo is getting a jump on the competition by announcing games that should be out by the summer for the GameCube and Game Boy Advance.

On NKU professor

drfritsch01@yahoo.com • January 15, 2003

Steve Fritsch - Drfritsch01@yahoo.com Cincinnati Enquirer Sunday, January 12, 2003 "No excuse for Demagoguery 101" By Peter Bronson --------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Foundation looks for leader

Jordan Kellogg • January 14, 2003

The NKU Foundation is currently searching for a permanent replacement for former President/CEO James Alford who was arrested Dec. 19 on charges that he was trafficking marijuana.

12th-ranked Norse hand SIUE its seventh loss of the season

January 14, 2003

Quentin Smith scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Saturday as 12th-ranked Northern Kentucky University rallied for a 77-63 win over Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville in Regents Hall.

Donation enhances school education

Jason Dobbins • January 14, 2003

The Toyota USA Foundation donated $1million towards the enhancement of Northern Kentucky University's local science and math education during a gift announcement Dec. 17th in the Natural Science Center.

Norse torch Cougars with outside shooting

Elias Hajjar • January 14, 2003

It seemed as though invisible lids covered the rims at the beginning of Saturday's women's basketball game against Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. The ball just wouldn't go in easily for both teams, until NKU senior forward Amy Mobley took over to give the Norse a 69-48 victory.

‘Write-ins’ more than names

Jordan Kellogg • January 14, 2003

Write-in votes failed to make much of an impact last semester during the Fall Student Government elections. Eighty-two different people (or those people's friends, or whoever) tried, with no luck, to make their mark on the election. None came close, but they tried for any number of reasons even if the idea sprung into their heads while they were standing in line to vote.

Youth violence topic of speech

Lori Cox • January 14, 2003

Violence is everywhere these days - on television, movies, computer games and even cartoons. "The media glorifies violence as child play," said Cheryl Nunez, director in the office of Affirmative Action/Multicultural Affairs.

Childhood Center expands services

Lori Cox • January 14, 2003

For those students juggling dual roles of student and parent, the NKU Early Childhood Center may be able to make life just a little bit easier. The Center, with the help of a $120,340 grant from the U.S. Department of Education, will expand services to include an evening childcare program, more parent education services and scholarships.

War may change college life

The Columbia Chronicle (Columbia College) • January 14, 2003

(U-WIRE) CHICAGO -- President George W. Bush said "the signs are not encouraging" that Iraq will disclose and disarm weapons of mass destruction in compliance with the U.N. mandate. Sure, there is good reason to doubt that Hussein will do an about face after more than a decade of defiance.

Attacking the AIDS epidemic

The GW Hatchet (George Washington U.) • January 14, 2003

(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON --The Bush administration needs to drastically change the U.S. policy toward AIDS, both domestically and internationally. Worldwide, 14,000 people are infected with HIV each day, and the number of people with HIV or AIDS will more than double by 2010.