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What do you do or want to do to be better toward the environment?

April 17, 2014

Norse Poll 4-17-2014   Brock Larkins, Senior, Media Informatics “I recycle pretty regularly. I try to sort out my plastic garbage.”   Monique Lamb. Freshman, Exercise Science “I...

Religion and Morality on Campus

Kati Herman, Community Contributor April 16, 2014

Northern Kentucky University is a beautiful, busy campus where free speech and new ideas are expressed openly.  As a sophomore walking about this campus, these displays are intriguing to me.  I see so...

On trip to the capital, Northern Kentucky leadership advocates for key issues

Ediz Rehberg, Community Contributer April 16, 2014

During a two-day visit to Washington, D.C. last week, leaders from Northern Kentucky met with federal legislators and executives to discuss important issues and strengthen the region’s ties to the capital....

Handle with caution and care

Marc Kennedy, Staff Writer April 16, 2014

America prides itself on individualism above all other things. And for many important social issues that face our country and the world in general, it is that same individualism that allows us to freely...

SGA proves it has humor

Richard Cracchiolo, News Editor April 2, 2014

As many people know by now, our Student Government Association decided to pull a prank this week using a fake resolution that said NKU would adopt a school uniform. What’s probably equally common knowledge...

Fresh perspectives can be found in most unlikely of places

Fresh perspectives can be found in most unlikely of places

Tori Lentz, Staff Writer March 21, 2014

Over spring break I participated in a research trip to Mammoth cave with students from my Mammoth Cave honors class, our instructor, David Kime and Student Orientation Coordinator Jeff Iker. In addition...

The need for stars: “Need for Speed” a good video game movie?

Robert Huelsman, Video Editor March 5, 2014

As I stated before, I have a soft spot for action movies and St. Michael Bay, the patron of explosions. While Bay is not involved with this film, the amount of stuff exploding and crashing makes you wonder...

With freedom comes responsibility

Alyson Schoenung, Staff Writer March 5, 2014

The first amendment is something that college students should be very familiar with. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or...

myNKY: Make your voice heard

Kristen Sunday, Community Contributor March 4, 2014

Have you seen myNKY materials dispersed around campus? Been wondering what it is? myNKY is the next visioning and community engagement campaign for Northern Kentucky. myNKY’s goal is to gain feedback,...

Dark comedy is defined in “Big Fan”

Marc Kennedy, Staff Writer February 26, 2014

Dark comedy… it’s a phrase that’s lost a bit of its luster for me – and not because there aren’t a lot of great films coming out in this genre. It’s just because everyone seems to be calling...

A closing Norse Commons brings air of nostalgia

Tori Lentz, Staff Writer February 25, 2014

I understand it needs fixing. I understand that the plumbing is messed up, that the C store is a “retail loser” and that the facility is just plain outdated. And although the new renovation plans look...

El Duderino or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Abiding

Robert Huelsman, Video Editor February 25, 2014

Way out west, they made this film about a fella that I wanna tell ya about. A fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least that was the name his parents gave him. It takes place back in the early 90s during...

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