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The Northerner brings home awards

January 31, 2013

Being on staff at a student newspaper like The Northerner is hard work. The staff works countless hours every week to produce a newspaper that serves the NKU community, which includes students, faculty...

Twitter can be a good move for Mearns

Twitter can be a good move for Mearns

Staff editorial January 17, 2013

Northern Kentucky University’s president has joined the ranks of other university leaders in the Twitter-verse. Geoff Mearns sent his first tweet Jan. 11, in response to many students who tweeted him...

Student Media seniors say farewell

Student Media seniors say farewell

Samantha Hayden, Photo Editor December 6, 2012

Jeffonia Wynn “Ms. Ebony J” Norse Code Radio General Manager My time here at NKU has been more than I could ever imagine. I have made lifetime friends and have learned skills that will take...

The Northerner adopts new comment policy

Claire Higgins, Editor-in-chief November 29, 2012

The Thanksgiving break wasn’t all fun and games for The Northerner, instead we faced an issue I had yet to experience or deal with. On Nov. 19, The Northerner published an article online about a former...

New resolution should be thought through some more

November 14, 2012

Should end of the semester student evaluations for professors be released to students when they are signing up for classes? Well, that is the question that our student government has seemed to answer for...

Learning process continues for student media outlets

Claire Higgins, Editor-in-chief November 7, 2012

With the excitement of the presidential election and the coverage that needed to be done in the final days of campaigning, leaving for a college media conference may not have been the best idea. But, we...

Technology in Griffin Hall needs some improvement

October 10, 2012

As student journalists, we are ever grateful for the recently constructed building that houses the resources we need to prepare for the real world. Griffin Hall is a state-of-the-art building, with a Digitorium,...

Free speech not free after policy change

October 3, 2012

As journalists we like free speech, our job is based on it for the most part. It is something this country has really taken for granted to be honest, but this isn’t a long diatribe on what free speech...

We are here to help, so don’t hesitate in interviews

September 26, 2012

As reporters we are going to talk to you, it’s just the way the machine works. We have to talk to people in order to make a living, or in our case here at The Northerner, learn how to make a living. It...

Students need to balance tech with old-school skills

September 20, 2012

The ability to read and write is one of the most important skills a human being can possess in life. This is a fact that most of us are often guilty of taking for granted. The U.S. has been blessed in...

College loans on the rise, students beware of future

September 12, 2012

Going to college is a serious business, in more ways than one. Student loan debt is on the rise with no end in sight. Northern Kentucky University should be active in making sure student loans don’t...

Drivers frustrated with gravel lots, high parking pass prices

September 6, 2012

With all of Northern Kentucky University’s recent updates and changes, the administration seems to neglect parking lot renovation every year, even though parking passes cost students as much as $210...

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