The Northerner

Changes you may, or may not see in the paper

Jordan Kellogg • October 8, 2002

The Northerner staff is dedicated to pushing the envelope for every element that goes into the newspaper. They're always trying to think of new and cool ways to make the paper more interesting for their audience. The stories, pictures and design are, of course, the main ways they try to entice readers to pick up the paper.

Exhibit displays 19th century Kentucky life

Jordan Kellogg • October 8, 2002

The first annual Kentucky Archives Week opened at NKU Monday with a week-long exhibit housed in the log cabin that sits off of Nunn Drive. The exhibit features a sample of artifacts from the Steely Library archives that center around "all things that are representative of Northern Kentucky in the 19th century," said Jennifer Gregory, Curator and Archivist at Steely.

‘Barbershop’ addresses important issues despite some controversy

Bill Ferguson , Knight Ridder Newspapers • October 8, 2002

The seemingly endless parade of reality-based television shows took an interesting turn this week when executives at the FX network unveiled their plan to adapt the talent search theme used by shows like ``American Idol'' for the political arena. In January 2004, viewers and audience members of the new show ``American President'' will begin the process of choosing their favorite presidential candidate from among 100 handpicked qualifiers.

SGA mulls school spirit

DJ Carter • October 8, 2002

Lake Inferior may one day be named something less negative. University visitors may pull into parking lots with kitschy -- and catchy -- university-themed names. They may walk onto a campus with a black-and-gold color scheme, especially noticeable in well-placed directional and identification signs.

President invites students to ‘community conversations’

James C. Votruba , President • October 8, 2002

Five years ago, I led a panel of Northern Kentucky University associates who met with community representatives, University personnel, alumni, and students to address postsecondary education needs in the 21st Century as well as the role of NKU in meeting those needs.

Online classes expanding

Barbara Kingsley , The Orange County Register • October 8, 2002

SANTA ANA, Calif. The waves lap the white beaches of Jamaica. Tim Green poses for a photo by a magnificent waterfall. As the ocean roars and seagulls sing, Green begins teaching his Cal State Fullerton graduate class microcomputers in the elementary classroom.

Students are wired for life, study finds

Leslie Brooks Suzukamo , Knight Ridder Newspapers • October 8, 2002

ST. PAUL, Minn. Susan Bush and Jessica Armstrong were in pain. No Internet. No life. When the 20-year-old students lived on campus at St. Paul's Macalester College, the school's high-speed computer network connections gave them autobahn-speedy access to cyberspace.

Echoes of War

Jason Dobbins • October 8, 2002

The often quoted phrase, "those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it," may be the antithesis to Professor Michael Adams' new book, "Echoes of War." The book is an offshoot of his course called Battles and Behavior, a class that covers how military history is remembered in popular culture: why people remember certain events and how those events have affected the public's imagination of the past.

Alumni contributes to campus activites

Chad Clift , Northerner Contributor • October 8, 2002

Many students' have come and gone at Northern Kentucky University. Some have not left a single trace of their existence on this campus, while others remain involved, even 15 years after graduation. In May of 1987, Chris Burns accomplished what every student who goes to college dreams of

‘Globetrotting’ student discusses experience of studying abroad

Brent Schanding , Northerner Contributor • October 8, 2002

An MBA student at Northern Kentucky University, Jeff Watkins is an experienced globe trotter and former participant in the NKU study-abroad program. Recently, Watkins traveled to Aarhuff, Denmark for two weeks to study at the Danish, Aarhuff School of Business.

‘Sweet Home Alabama’ good date movie

John H. Keathley III , Northerner Contributor • October 8, 2002

Sweet Home Alabama opens with two young kids, Melanie (Reese Witherspoon) and Jake (Josh Lucas), running on a beach in Alabama while lightning flickers overhead. Flash forward 18 years and now Melanie Carmichael (she changed it from Smoother) is a fashion designer in New York City, a whole new world from her beginnings in Alabama.

Bringing games to you from across the Pacific

Jason Ellis • October 8, 2002

Millions of people through out the world play video games. Considering most games are made in Japan, a lot of those people probably have no idea of the work involved in producing them and bringing them here for U.S. consumers. That process is called localization.