The Northerner

Biggie and Tupac still bring controversy after deaths

Lola Ogunnaike , New York Daily News • October 8, 2002

His friends begged him not to do it. "They said I'd get killed," recalls Nick Broomfield, director of the controversial new documentary "Biggie and Tupac." And going into the project, the 54-year-old English director wasn't so sure he'd make it out alive, either.

Website of the week

October 8, 2002

This is a new section hoped to run every week. It is the website of the week. The first website of the week is newgrounds.com. New Grounds features a variety of things, mostly portal submissions, like games and flash movies. Quite possibly the funniest part of the site is the section devoted to video game spoofs.

Interested In Working With The Northerner

arkadea@insightbb.com • October 6, 2002

Northerner: My name is Zach Zimmerman, a Sophomore at NKU. I have been reading The Northerner since I started attending NKU and believe your publication is entertaining, informing and a vital asset to...

The Loyal Bengals Fan: Endangered Species…….

mgiordano@gaic.com and mgiordano@gaic.com • October 4, 2002

Here's a joke for everybody out there

Mailbag Exposed Was Pure Genius

jordannku@yahoo.com • October 3, 2002

The editorial you wrote about the wierd letters the Northerner receives was absolutely genius. I am greatful that someone finally exposed the truly crazy people that are running loose in our world. There...

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.