Seeking help: mental health on college campuses, resources
Elizabeth Cates, Staff Reporter
February 28, 2020
Mental health has become a widespread topic across college campuses. About one in four students on college campuses struggle with mental health concerns, according to Director of Student Counseling Services Amy Clark. “That doesn’t mean that they have a mental illness per se they just struggle wi...
Balancing a healthy diet as a college student
Elizabeth Cates, Staff Reporter
February 25, 2020
As college students take on heavy course loads, jobs, extracurricular activities, family responsibilities and more, it can be a struggle to prioritize eating well and exercising. 95 percent of college students are not eating the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables and 60 percent are not...
VIDEO: The Herbarium at NKU
Jason Houston, Caleb Hodges, and Keara McClellan
October 7, 2019
Northerner reporters interviewed Dr. Maggie Whiston, the director of NKU's herbarium, about what one could find inside the collection and how students can utilize its resources.
SGA hosts town hall, addresses mental health within identities on campus
Noelle Horn, Assistant News Editor
October 1, 2019
Student Government Association hosted its first town hall of the year Monday, Sept. 30. The town hall was in collaboration with Health, Counseling and Student Wellness (HCSW) with the topic being “a talk on mental health.” The town hall began with an introduction by Brynn Cahal, chair of SGA’s ...
Mental Health: ‘A part of being a complete student-athlete’
Ty DeBonis, Reporter
September 17, 2019
Student-athletes in college have trainers and coaches around to keep them in top physical condition. If they get injured, doctors are in place to help get them back on the field in peak physical shape. But who can help student-athletes with their mental health? Mental health is an important area that can be overlooked when coaches and trainers push the student-athletes to be invincible physically.
A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Marks the Opening of the UK College of Medicine on NKU’s Campus
Noël Waltz, Copy Editor
September 6, 2019
A ceremony marking the official opening of the UK College of Medicine on NKU’s campus occurred in the Student Union Ballroom Thursday, Sept. 5 at 10 a.m. Members had the chance to hear the ambitions of this addition to the university from those who spearheaded the collaboration that allowed t...
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
February 12, 2019
FUEL NKU, the university's on-campus food pantry, has moved into a larger space in Albright Health Center 104.
