The Northerner

Buried Alive: a column for lesser known artists

October 1, 2002

This week I turn my sights from the bowels of New York to the Heartland of Northern Kentucky. Yes, there are talented artists being buried right here by the radio buzz. Brad Denham is the driving force behind the band Philosopher's Stone. He plays guitar, sings, and even is known to occasionally break out the harmonica.

Upcoming shows at Bogarts

October 1, 2002

October 3, 8 p.m. Reel Big Fish with The Starting Line and The Kicks October 4, 8:30 p.m. Thursday with From Autumn to Ashes, Engines Down and Black Widows October 16, 8 p.m. TapRoot with Project 86 and Pulse Ultra October 17, 8 p.m. Pork Tornado featuring Jon Fishman of Phish, Phil Abair, Dan Archer, Aaron Hersey and Joe Moore

‘Tuxedo’ not Chan’s best

Chris Flowers , Northerner Contributor • October 1, 2002

Where there's Jackie Chan there is crappy acting,, but now they have added another element to the concoction by the name of Jennifer Love Hewitt. Could it get any worse? The Tuxedo starts out as Driver Jimmy Tong (Chan) is recruited to be the driver for super spy Clark Devlin (Jason Isaacs).

Editor’s mailbag exposed

Jordan Kellogg • October 1, 2002

The Northerner office is connected. We have five phones, an email account, Internet access, two voice mail accounts, a fax machine and, for purposes of nostalgia, a mail box. Information makes its way into the office every day.

NKU’s New Logo Alumn Prospective

turnerken@nku.edu • October 1, 2002

I am writing in response to quotes I read in the Kentucky Post from NKU's vice president of university advancement. The quote is as follows: "It's a branding of the university," said Deborah Read, NKU's...

Appeasing Saddam may prevent horrors of war

Aaron Whitehead , Junior • October 1, 2002

In Mike Giordano's letter of Sept 25 he tells us that Saddam Hussein should not be appeased, as Adolf Hitler was before him, because if he is, it may result in catastrophe.

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.