The Northerner

Norse Poll 10/24/13

October 24, 2013

Fear shouldn’t hold you back

Richard Cracchiolo, Staff writer October 24, 2013

Last week, I had a mid-term. This was in a class that many of my classmates think to be a challenging one. Throughout the day, I saw many of them freaking out, struggling to cram as much information as...

Norse Poll 10/3/2013

Norse Poll 10/3/2013

October 3, 2013

Importance of music underestimated

Brook Clifford, Sports editor September 26, 2013

While walking out of class, you put on a pair of headphones to block out the noise of students transitioning between classes, making their way to get coffee or meeting up with their friends.   You...

Northerner to go more digital

Kevin Schultz, Editor-in-chief September 19, 2013

Technology is evolving. Faster and faster, everyday. And the amount of people using it is following the same pattern. Just in the time it took me to write these words, countless people all over the...

Creativity could help Obama solve higher education funding issues

St. Louis Post-Dispatch September 5, 2013

President Barack Obama’s carrot-and stick-approach to making higher education more affordable is a good idea, but it does not address the most significant problem - the precipitous decline in state funding. Nor...

Freedom to smoke or freedom to choose: A difficult topic, a more difficult decision

Kevin Schultz, Editor-in-chief August 29, 2013

My mother is dying; one thick cigarette-drag of black smoke at a time. And, I can’t do anything about it. When I was eight, I would sneak into the pantry before school and write messages with a black...

Letter from the editors desk

August 21, 2013

Dear Norse, At The Northerner, “we are constantly evolving…” I quote this from part of our mission statement which we, as the new Northerner family, recently revitalized as the summer came quickly...

Letter to the students from SGA president

April 25, 2013

To the Students, These days, NKU’s Student Government Association [SGA] has ardently been pushing for a better student experience for all students.  Throughout this year SGA has battled for things...

The Northerner says farewell to friends

April 25, 2013

CLAIRE HIGGINS Editor-in-chief This has to be a joke. I don’t think it’s set in yet that we’re graduating and that I’ve dedicated three years to The Northerner. It’s turned out to be so...

Review week a baby step to dead week

Staff editorial April 18, 2013

The end of the semester is hot on our trails. Two weeks to go and projects, final assignments and exams are already starting to pile up. And it won’t stop until May 10 because NKU does not currently...

Organization funding needed for growth

Staff editorial April 11, 2013

Northern Kentucky University is a growing and progressing school. Ask anyone around the NKU community about our school and you can be sure to hear something very similar if not that exact same line....

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