Minority health counseling: Could university programs be more inclusive?
Noelle Horn, Copy Editor
April 29, 2019
On March 18, Student Government Association senator Jontay Brown signed a resolution that asked that NKU’s counseling services better serve its minority students. With only one in three African Americans receiving mental health care who need it, according to the American Psychiatric Association, this issue may be large...
Why you’re you: The science behind introverts, extroverts
Jack Flesch, Contributor
February 25, 2019
Many have heard about the Myers-Briggs personality assessment or the big five personality test. Often, people lump themselves into two categories: introverts or extroverts. Despite familiarity with the terms, people may not be well accustomed to what they mean. Even though these personality tests are supp...
STDs: A common student issue
Brooke Smith, Contributor
February 21, 2019
When most people hear the term “sexually transmitted infection,” or STI, they don’t realize that an STI is another word for the more colloquial sexually transmitted disease, or STD. Some may be intimidated by the term “STD”; students don’t know how to respond when they believe they might ha...
Flu season’s here: how you can stay well
Natalie Hamren, News Editor
February 18, 2019
You start your day off making breakfast. You open the fridge, close some cabinets and play music on your phone. Afterward, you drive to class. There, you open the door, type on your laptop and share your pencil with a friend. When you get home later in the evening, your body aches, accompanied with c...
NKU food pantry battles student hunger
Bee Klapper, Contributor
February 13, 2019
Catherine Chandler, like many college students, has made some sacrifices in the name of higher education. For her, that includes when a time when she needed to make the choice between eating the only thing available to her, blueberry muffins, or passing out due to low blood sugar. It seems like a si...
GALLERY: FUEL NKU moves to new home in Albright Center
Northerner Staff
February 12, 2019
FUEL NKU, the university's on-campus food pantry, has moved into a larger space in Albright Health Center 104.
Lunar eclipse draws crowds to Haile Planetarium
Owen Treolo, Reporter
January 22, 2019
This past Sunday night, the Haile Planetarium hosted an event to commemorate the super blood wolf moon eclipse, an extremely rare occurrence. The event started with a small documentary about the moon and the history of its exploration, followed by demonstrations about eclipses. A lunar eclipse occurs ...
Suffering and silenced: The reality of eating disorders on campus
Noël Waltz, Reporter
January 21, 2019
More than 30 million people across the country are struggling with an eating disorder, but only 30% will ever seek help. Eating disorders are terrifying, and many college students will unfortunately come to understand that all too well. A few Norse have been willing to tell their stories - will you listen?
Who’s Umi? What to know about NKU’s mummy project
Kane Mitten, Assistant Arts & Life Editor
January 18, 2019
A 2,000-year-old mummy named Umi made a stop at NKU on Thursday morning as part of an ongoing collaboration between the university and the Cincinnati Museum Center.
GALLERY: Ancient mummy analyzed at Health Innovation Center
Kane Mitten, Assistant Arts & Life Editor
January 17, 2019
The Cincinnati Museum Center's child mummy, believed to be almost 2,000 years old, visited NKU's Health Innovation Center to be scanned and analyzed Thursday.
College students need to learn to love naps
Corinne Byrne, Reporter
December 11, 2018
If you spend the majority of your nights sleeping less than eight hours, you may be in “sleep debt,” says Dr. Angela Lipsitz, former psychology professor at NKU.
Opioids: Health Innovation receives $200K to fight epidemic
Northerner Staff
November 27, 2018
Northern Kentucky’s opioid overdose rates were among some of the highest in the state last year.