The Northerner

Gingrich, Carville share stage for lecture series

Jordan Kellogg • October 1, 2002

A former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and a political consultant who helped Bill Clinton win the presidency of the United States will share the stage in Regents Hall Oct. 9 to discuss their political views.

Cinergy Field Remembered

Chad Clift , Northerner Contributor • October 1, 2002

Pete Rose's 4,192nd base hit. Hank Aaron's 714th home run. Three World Series Rings. The Big Red Machine of the 1970s, numbers 5, 8, 13, 24, 13 and who can forget 14, all of which should be in baseball's Hall of Fame.

Officials break ground for campus housing

Brent Schanding , Staff Writer • October 1, 2002

More than 200 people gathered at an afternoon campus ground-breaking ceremony last week to find out: If we build it, will they come? Last Wednesday, the university announced construction plans for a new 118,000 sq. ft on-campus housing project, which hopes to address university concerns of future overcrowding and alleviate campus growing pains.

Father runs across United States to raise support for diabetes research

Stacey Sutton , Photo Editor • October 1, 2002

Her father gave a gift of a lifetime to Maggie McCord on her birthday May 1, 2002. In an effort to raise support for Diabetes research Jim McCord, 45, of Ft. Thomas, is running from San Diego to Washington D.C, a distance of approximately 3,000 miles. When he reaches Washington D.

’20/20 Festival’ showcases the arts

Jordan Kellogg • October 1, 2002

A yellow dragon looking out across a blue sky attracted a small crowd when it appeared on the gray concrete walk outside of the art building Monday.

NKU, SIUE tie 2-2

October 1, 2002

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - The unbeaten streak against Great Lakes Valley Conference opponents is still intact, but any thoughts of a perfect season ended Sunday for the Northern Kentucky University women's soccer team. NKU - ranked No. 1 nationally in the NCAA Division II poll - fell behind 2-0 at halftime, rallied with two late goals to send the match into overtime, and settled for a 2-2 tie with Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.

Men’s soccer team loses to SIUE 3-1, drops to 0-4 in GLVC

October 1, 2002

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Mike Ngonyani and Sean Huneke both scored goals in the final 10 minutes Sunday afternoon as the Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville men's soccer team defeated Northern Kentucky University, 3-1. Ngonyani snapped a 1-1 tie at the 80:28 mark with a goal that was assisted by Yuzuru Takami, and Huneke added an insurance score at the 82:05 mark.

Salisbury’s 27 kills helps volleyball team defeat SIUE in five games

October 1, 2002

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Nicole Salisbury recorded 27 kills and a .316 hitting percentage Saturday afternoon as the Northern Kentucky University volleyball team rallied to defeat Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 22-30, 30-20, 26-30, 30-11, 15-13. Salisbury also had 10 digs as NKU evened its overall record at 6-6.

Editor poses as commerical star

Jordan Kellogg • October 1, 2002

Want to be a star for NKU? Jim Pickering in University Communications stopped by The Northerner office a few weeks ago and dropped off a flyer with that heading to me. I had met him the day before at a press conference announcing the inception of the Sports Business program.

Broadway star plays lead role in NKU musical

Barabara Brow , Northerner Contributor • October 1, 2002

Man of La Mancha kicks off the theater departments fall season at Northern Kentucky University. La Mancha is the first installment in its "Season of Dreams" presentation. The play is a musical, based on Miguel de Cervantes' time in prison during the Spanish Inquisition.

Emailing the news straight to you

Chad Clift , Northerner Contributor • October 1, 2002

Who in the world is Betty Mulkey and why does she keep sending me e-mail messages every week? The answer is simple Mulkey is the Director of Student Life at Northern Kentucky University and those messages are a electronic news letter called N3, or the Norse News Network, delivered each week to NKU e-mail accounts.

WNTV provides movies for students on campus

Tracy Klamo , Northern Contributor • October 1, 2002

If someone were to ask you what is WNTV, would you know? The truth is, not too many people would. WNTV is Northern Kentucky University's student oriented television station that is run by students, for students. It has often been called "WNKU", "NKUTV" or "That station that shows those movies.