The Northerner

E-books can save time and money

Aaron Sprinkles April 18, 2012

I busted my Kindle last week. I have no idea how I did it, but I can only assume since it was in the bag I carry around everywhere, I jostled it a bit too hard at some point and cracked the screen. As...

Turn up the volume!

April 17, 2012

With Geoffrey Mearns now officially the incoming Northern Kentucky University president, there is a lot of talk about what is going to be changed and implemented. For the most part, The Northerner...

Off the grid

Off the grid

April 17, 2012

*Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul, by the way

Right to free speech

April 11, 2012

Recently, the Right to Life display was vandalized twice on campus. NKU is no stranger to displays and free speech being interfered with. In 2011, there was a push for speech zones on campus where visitors...

Scientology on Campus: Stress Test a Lie

Aaron Sprinkles, Viewpoints Editor April 11, 2012

As I walked into the Student Union this morning I noticed that Scientologists were administering “free stress tests” to gullible students passing by. I was shocked. NKU has played host to plenty of...

OMG Shoes

OMG Shoes

Brittany Granville, Cartoonist April 11, 2012

Local governments maintain futile legislation

Aaron Sprinkles, Viewpoint Editor April 4, 2012

This week my family and I took a camping trip in the southern part of the state, near Mammoth Cave National Park. While trying to purchase beer to swill on an oppressively hot, muggy day, we were confronted...

Staff stands by recent controversial article

April 3, 2012

A recent story published by The Northerner has caught the eye of many people, including journalism professors, the department of communication chair and even the dean of the college of informatics. Critics...

Staff writers’ rebuttal

Tara Derington & Caitlin Centner, Staff writers April 3, 2012

Claire Higgins’ article, “Student voices discontent with professor,” has created a lot of buzz this past week. We are not apprehensive about publishing an article with a touchy subject; as journalists...

Throw your hood up

Throw your hood up

Brittany Granville, Cartoonist April 3, 2012

Uh.

The Case for Legalization: A Frank Discussion

Aaron Sprinkles, Viewpoints Editor March 28, 2012

Last Friday two men, dressed as ninjas and wielding batons, robbed a medical marijuana delivery-man in California. The ninjas remain at large, and since the sale of medical marijuana is legal (at the state...

Debate livens up candidates

March 27, 2012

On Monday, March 26, the SGA presidential and vice presidential candidates met in the Governance Room of the Student Union for their only debate before the election. They took questions and challenged...

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