Female athlete of the week
Elias Hajjar
January 31, 2001
Northern Kentucky University's Betsy Moore, a senior from Cincinnati, is the Northerner Female Athlete of the Week. Moore, a forward on the women's soccer team, led the Norse with a goal and assist in the 3-0 win over UW-Parkside and four assists in the 8-0 win over Lewis. "Betsy is an All-American and...
Male athlete of the week
Elias Hajjar
January 31, 2001
Northern Kentucky University's Kevin Crone, a 6-foot-3-inch senior from Hebron, is the Northerner Male Athlete of the Week. Crone, a defensive midfielder on the men's soccer team, scored NKU's only goal in the 2-1 loss to No. 1 Lewis University Oct. 7. Crone also scored a pair of goals in the 5-0 wi...
Who-Dos, WKRC to hoop it up for children’s camps
Robin Hampton
January 31, 2001
Television station WKRC Channel 12 and a Northern Kentucky University fraternity are playing basketball to raise money for children's charities. The Who-Dos,' WKRC's charity basketball team, and Phi Kappa Tau will shoot hoops on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Regents Hall to raise funds for The Hole ...
Busted! University housing director ‘arrested’ for DUI Awareness Week
Rick Amburgey
January 31, 2001
What started out as a routine traffic stop for the Department of Public Safety turned into an arrest for Driving Under the Influence. Students who watched the arrest take place near Norse Commons recognized the suspect: Director of University Housing Todd Duncan. His arrest was a planned event that wa...
On the road to diversity
Kelly Whitlock
January 24, 2001
Northern Kentucky University students, faculty and staff have an opportunity to participate in a walk-a-thon designed to promote diversity in the community. On Oct. 6, the National Conference for Community and Justice is sponsoring the Walk As One Walk-A-Thon. The six mile walk will begin and end at Ye...
SGA awards the outstanding
Robin Hampton
January 24, 2001
Cheryl RitchieThree book scholarships for the Spring 2002 semester will be awarded later this semester by the Student Government Association to students with outstanding leadership skills and community service. Each prize will consist of a $200 gift certificate for book purchases in the Northern Kentucky...
Local Chief of Police profiles racial profiling at NKU forum
W.T. Sprankles III
January 24, 2001
On Thursday, Oct. 10, Anthany Beatty Sr., the first African-American Chief of Police of Lexington, Ky.. visited Northern Kentucky University. Chief Beatty was the guest speaker for a racial profiling forum that was hosted by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, Rho Gamma chapter. Sixty-fiv...
NKU free from Anthrax threats
Rick Amburgey
January 24, 2001
Despite multiple false alarms of anthrax in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area, Northern Kentucky University has not yet received or been informed of any terrorist threats against the university. A university statement informed students, faculty and staff of precautions to take while opening mail. Th...
Local country headliner
Rick Amburgey
January 24, 2001
Local country music artist Todd Henry is enjoying the ride on the road to success. Henry said he has opened shows for artists like the Dixie Chicks and Mark Chesnutt. Even though he has done shows with major acts, he said he usually doesn't get to talk to them to get words of wisdom because of the a...
The price for convenience
Jason Dobbins
January 24, 2001
They are necessities, fashion statements, symbols of power and importance. Today, more than 700 million people, or about 12 percent of the world's population uses them. Objects so tiny, they can dangle inconspicuously on a person's key chain, until they ring, that is. Cell phones have so effecti...
Departments team up in bird rescue
Susan Bartels
January 24, 2001
Susan BartelsA rescue mission took place at Northern Kentucky University the week of Sept. 24. It didn't involve police, fire personnel or heavy equipment. What it did involve was time, nurturing and a respect for the smaller creatures of the world. In a joint effort between employees of the physical ...
Student embarrassed by the crude behavior of others
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January 24, 2001
Dear Editor, As a freshman at NKU, I have noticed that college is different than high school. Also, I thought that college students acted more mature and respectful than high school students, but I think I realized that this was not true after the Lucy Grealy speech. I, along with other students, facult...
