The Northerner

INVADER ZIM Cancelled

April 22, 2002

INVADER ZIM has been officially cancelled but the fight doesn't end there. Jhonen Vasquez the creator of Zim, needs your help to keep INVADER ZIM on the air. Joshua Flowers let's you in on what you can do to help save this wonderful, unique, demented program.

‘High Crimes’ meets high expectations

Holly Hayden • April 19, 2002

It seems we can not keep any one person in the peanut gallery. This week Holly Hayden sits at the helm of the theater chair to tell us what she thought of "High Crimes." Judd and Freeman are together again but do they meet the high expectations? ...

Philosopher’s Stone: a lot of goods

April 19, 2002

Local band Philosopher's Stone has a new cd out called "The Goods and Ills." But does it deserve a spot in your cd collection or is it just another cd for the discount bin fodder? Does the cd contain more of the goods or the ills? Click to read what Joshua Flowers has to say. Not to ruin the review but perhaps you should start saving those pennies. ...

Things to do with old video games

Jason Ellis • April 18, 2002

Jason Ellis the satire writer? Not to give away his story here but let's just his say his uses for older video games and systems may be a tab uncovential but sounds like a lot of fun! Find out how you can get use of your games even after you are done playing them.

New Entertainment section. What do you think?

Jason Ellis • April 16, 2002

We finally explain why the entertainment section is here and what it hopes to become. We need you help! Please tell us what you'd like to see in the entertainment section and what we can do to be your first source for entertainment news. Please send comments to Joshkook@aol.com with the subject northerner. Thanks and keep reading!

Celebrate spring with with ‘Spring Fling’

Jenny Dombrowski • April 16, 2002

Maybe you've seen the fliers around campus, but aren't sure what the fuss is all about. Well the party is April 19, 2002. The reason? The grand opening of the new basketball and volleyball courts, which according to Kim Linkel, campus recreation facility and program coordinator, are located "next to the intramural fields and behind the residential village.

Bosnian refugee finds peace on campus

Brad Bowman • April 16, 2002

Northern Kentucky University student Mirsada Kadiric was nine years old when the Serbian army came and took her father away . They took him to a concentration camp along with other young , educated , Bosnian muslim men. She remembers that her mother, strong and tenacious, tried to comfort her.

Diaz, The sweetest thing?

Michael Kendrick • April 16, 2002

In this week's Peanut gallery review, Michael Kendrick admits his enjoyment of a chick flick. Don't worry Michael us guys will try or best to still associate with you. Find out if "The Sweetest Thing" is worth your sweet time.

New residence hall almost a reality

Scott Wartman • April 16, 2002

Groundbreaking for a the new residence hall that some say will improve the quality of life on campus nears closer as the spring semester winds down. Work is set to begin in July on the $15.7 million building project which will add room for an additional 400 students and is set to open for the fall 2003 semester.

Survey shows what the average student looks like

Scott Wartman • April 16, 2002

Freshmen at Northern Kentucky University keep busy. The average NKU freshman works more hours and spends less time doing extracurricular activities and reading for pleasure than students from other colleges, according to results from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program(CIRP) freshmen survey conducted two years ago.

Job expo draws large crowd

Scott Wartman • April 16, 2002

Over 900 people came to campus last week seeking job opportunities from over 80 businesses at the Job Expo. The lagging economy may have contributed to the high turnout,s aid Karen Chinetti, coordinator with the Career Development Center, the organizers of the expo.

Students and teachers call for a better variety of classes

Jordan Kellogg • April 16, 2002

Classes may be expanding by 7 percent in the fall, but many students and faculty say there are many more courses that NKU isn't adding that should. When asked what classes NKU doesn't offer but should, history major Cameron Cochran thinks hard about his answer.