The Northerner

Norse athlete facing charges

Scott Wartman • April 9, 2002

Cincinnati police arrested Northern Kentucky University basketball player Christopher Seabrooks on aggravated menacing charges last Monday. Seabrooks was arrested in the apartment of former University of Cincinnati basketball player Donald Little, where police allege Little tied up his roommate Justin Hodges and tortured him.

McConnell visits campus

Scott Wartman • April 9, 2002

Students discussed politics with one of the nation's policy makers last week, Sen. Mitch McConnell(R-Ky). McConnell, Ky.'s senior senator, talked to students on a variety of issues including the war in Afghanistan, campaign finance reform and the Enron debacle.

Anne Braden: A life full of lessons

Susan Bartels • April 9, 2002

Anne Braden teaches at Northern Kentucky University. It's her life experiences though, and not her educational background, that makes her lessons so valuable. Anne was born in Louisville, Ky. in 1924.

Student groups to be recognized

Susan Bartels • April 9, 2002

Its been compared to Hollywood's Oscar night, but at this award ceremony no tux or sequins are required. On April 17, Student Life will host the Fifth-Annual Student Organization Celebration and present 18 awards to individuals and organizations in recognition of outstanding achievement.

Failures of WNTV

cottinghamip@nku.edu • April 3, 2002

Sitting down at 8PM this evening (4/3/02), I thought I'd catch a movie on WNTV that seemed interesting to me. After spending nearly two hours watching The Last Castle and most likely only 15 minutes from...

Last week’s paper was great

Paul Ellis, Director, Learning Assistance Program • April 2, 2002

I wish to praise the Wednesday, March 27, 2002 issue of The Northerner. It is one of the best if not the best issue I have read in my twenty years at Northern Kentucky University. All the articles (and even the letters to the editor) were pertinent to the NKU community, on important and/or interesting subjects, and well-written.

Event a one-stop employer shop

Jordan Kellogg • April 2, 2002

Job Expo 2002 offers full-time professional, part-time, co-op and summer employment opportunities for students, all under one roof. The event, scheduled for Tuesday, April 9 from 2-5 p.m. in Regents Hall, is sponsored by the Career Development Center. At Job Expo, students and alumni are encouraged to aproach employers and introduce themselves.

Baseball team is back on track after three wins

Bruce Reller • April 2, 2002

The Northern Kentucky University baseball team struggled defensively against two non-conference opponents last week but got back on track with three wins over the University of Missouri-St. Louis at the Bill Aker Baseball Complex in Highland Heights.

Get dressed for your future success

Brittany Contois • April 2, 2002

Leave your jeans in the closet and buy a new suit. It is time for life after graduation. No more time left for bumming around in your favorite pair of ripped jeans; it is time to grow up. This is the most traumatic time in a college student's life - buying that first interview ensemble.

Skeet team vies for championship

April 2, 2002

The Skeet and Trap Team competed at Nationals this year. During NKU's spring break, 5 of our fellow students attended the "ACUI 34th Annual Intercollegiate Clay Targets Championship" in San Antonio, Texas. This event pushed the competitors to the extreme.

Sculpture destroyed by vandals in main gallery

Scott Wartman • April 2, 2002

Around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, two students in the main art gallery in the Fine Arts Building reported hearing a loud crash and seeing three men run away. The crashing sound ended up being the destruction of a three foot ceramic sculpture, which was in pieces on the floor.

Social work students collect old cell phones to help senior citizens

Susan Bartels • April 2, 2002

Senior citizens of Campbell County will have better access to emergency services thanks to a group of social work students from Northern Kentucky University.