The Northerner

Writing an article about the Watusi Tribe of Cincinnati…!

badewaa@nku.edu and badewaa@nku.edu • September 14, 2002

Dear Sirs, My name is Anthony Badewa Sr. and I'm a junior at NKU majoring in Marketing. I am inquiring to see if you could please write an article about a local Cincinnati hip-hop group "The Watusi Tribe"....

Contributing

azrose67@yahoo.com and azrose67@yahoo.com • September 14, 2002

Hello, my name is Dawnielle Foussard. I am a journalism major, a very busy one. I have a story that I would like to write about a self defense class that will be on campus in October. Can I just email...

Hey jordan it is brittany with my article

williamsb@nku.edu and williamsb@nku.edu • September 12, 2002

Your Card has many Perks! Brittany Williams Your NKU all card holds more than just your smiling face. There are many discounts on and off campus. For those of you that drive there is 50% discount at...

Students get lesson on credit, it costs

Aisha Sultan , (KRT) and Aisha Sultan , (KRT) • September 10, 2002

ST. LOUIS _ Eighty-three percent of undergrads have at least one credit card, a study shows, and experts warn that the easy access to loans can lead students into harmful financial habits. Amy Askuvich, a sophomore at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Grant funds health screens

Lori Cox and Lori Cox • September 10, 2002

Northern Kentucky University recently contributed $47,000 to the Health Screening Community Area Network (Health SCAN) to provide free heath screening for at least 1,000 low-income northern Kentucky residents "The grant, part of NKU's University-Community Partnership Program, will help Health SCAN implement the screening program, which will utilize undergraduate and graduate NKU nursing students under the supervision of certified nurse practitioners," according to a university press release.

SGA helps bring Starbucks to campus

Michael Fesman and Michael Fesman • September 10, 2002

Starbucks has landed on Northern Kentucky University's campus. Located in the first floor atrium of the new science building, the caf

Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Moment’ makes her the ‘American Idol’

Rick Porter , Zap2it and Rick Porter , Zap2it • September 10, 2002

LOS ANGELES _ Before auditioning for "American Idol," Kelly Clarkson worked as many as three jobs at once. She liked to stay busy, she said, because otherwise she would "get mopey." After Wednesday night, however, "I don't see mopey in my future." Clarkson, a 20-year-old from Burleson, Texas, will be a very busy woman indeed, what with her new recording career and all.

Tribute plays downtown

Samantha Warner and Samantha Warner • September 10, 2002

A September 11 tribute, "The Guys" is currently playing at Ensemble Theater in downtown Cincinnati. The play is a tale of a journalist and a firefighter brought together to write eulogies for unaccounted firemen that died on September 11th.

Samurai’s Destiny lives up to hype

Jason Ellis and Jason Ellis • September 10, 2002

When game companies make sequels to video games, gamers become somewhat apprehensive about the outcome. Will it be as good and the first game? Will it be worse? With Capcom's release of Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny, these are the exact questions that were asked, and answered beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Bright future instore for NKU Volleyball

Michael Fesman and Michael Fesman • September 10, 2002

The Northern Kentucky University volleyball team is ranked 20th in the nation in the AVCA/NCAA Division II preseason poll that was just released. NKU went 28-5 last year and gained 194 points in the voting poll. The Norse women ended the year ranked 17th in the country, while seizing their 5th straight Great Lakes Valley Conference championship in 2001.

Sports in Brief

and • September 10, 2002

Chalk scores winning goal to keep Norse unbeaten ERIE, Pa. - Laurel Chalk snapped a 1-1 tie with a goal at the 78:33 mark Sunday to give the Northern Kentucky University women's soccer team a 2-1 victory over Mercyhurst (Pa.) College. NKU, ranked No. 3 nationally in the NCAA Division II poll, improved to 4-0 with the victory.

Non-smoker wants right to choose back

Shannon Felty(Via website submission) and Shannon Felty(Via website submission) • September 10, 2002

I understand that it is an individuals own choice whether or not they smoke cigarettes, but that choice has been taken away from me. All my classes are held in the New Science building but one. In the middle of the day I have ten minutes to get from the Science Center over to the Science and Technology building.