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...
Swipe after swipe after swipe, NKU faculty and students use their $200+ piece of green plastic to let themselves into NKU’s most sought after car hangout: the Kenton parking garage.
Parking on this...
There are times when my pig-headed stubbornness somehow morphs into admirable conviction. What typically starts out as me just going about things in my usual ways, somehow turns into me feeling as though...
Movies are a social experience. As a society, it is rare that we watch movies alone. They have become a gathering place for everyone at some point as we seek to entertain ourselves for an hour and half...
Chanell Karr, Promotions Director
• February 12, 2014
I am 22 years old and have never been kissed.
Drew Barrymore understands.
I have lived my life with just me, myself and I-- having an abundance of time to get to know myself and hone in on my quirks,...
The current snowpocalypse has not been fun. While each of us here at The Northerner love our jobs, the weather and other factors have made this a difficult week. And for me it all began with illness.
Over...
The phrase “art for art’s sake” has always stood out to me ever since I took a music appreciation course here at NKU a few years ago. Oxford Dictionaries define the phrase as: “used to convey the...
The countdown has finally ended; tobacco has been banned from NKU.
And I’m just going to say it.
Northern Kentucky University makes me want to smoke.
While I know this ban is a campus-wide policy,...
Mike Caroway, Contributing writer
• January 16, 2014
Catherine is a freshman at NKU. At orientation, she was introduced to the Student Union and all the other hangouts on campus. During her first weeks, she develops a pattern in her schedule. She is eating...
I think that the moment that I stepped onto campus I began the countdown to when I would leave. Coming to college was honestly one of the toughest transitions of my life.
My first year did not consist...
Words can’t even fully explain how difficult it is for me to be writing this right now. I thought this day would be further off in my future...
I never expected to have to say farewell so soon.
I haven’t...
Chanell Karr, Promotions Director
• November 13, 2013
In a sea of students, college can make you feel as though you're lost without purpose or a place to call your own. And while some may say these are the best years of your life, this is your prime opportunity...
