The Northerner

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.

Kingdom Hearts not just for kids

Jason Ellis • October 1, 2002

When you think of Squaresoft, you thing about great, graphically unmatched role-playing games. When you think of Disney, you think of great and classic cartoon movies, among the things they do. But, what do these two companies have in common? The answer to that is Kingdom Hearts.

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