OPINION: An intersection where ‘Riot Grrrl’ meets modern-day
McKenzie Eskridge, Contributor
December 27, 2017
Dr. Diana Belland’s “Feminist Punk Rock” class presented their final projects in the basement of the Honor’s House the last week of fall semester. Centered around the “Riot Grrrl” movement that emerged in the Pacific Northwest and Washington, D.C. in the late 1980s and early 90s, the cour...
Fall 2017 Editor Farewells
December 7, 2017
We would type some goodbye cliches--that would probably reference Dr. Seuss--but instead, your faithful team of Northerner staff members will leave you with this: you're pretty swell. 10/10, would work with again. Here's some sentimentality, delivered straight from the cool folks themselves. Cole Grec...
OPINION: The Northerner stands with the College Heights Herald
Mackenzie Manley, Editor-in-Chief
December 1, 2017
In journalism school, we’re told that we’re the “voice for the voiceless,” and “the watchdogs” of society. So, I pose a question: If this is what we’re taught, why are more and more educational institutions attempting to stifle what we’re meant to do? Without student newspapers, the foundations of free sp...
EDITORIAL: End-of-semester horoscopes
Jude Noel and Mackenzie Manley
November 7, 2017
Aries: someone will catch your eye in the SU--your infatuation mirrored with the overwhelming scent of French fries glazed in grease at Steak n' Shake. You'll construct an image of who they are based on outer appearance, but ultimately be disappointed by reality: they're an ass. Taurus: As an iPhone user...
VIDEO | Pumpkin Spice Man on the Street
November 6, 2017
In recent years, Pumpkin Spice has seen a rise in both popularity and resentment. Some may associate it simply with Starbucks and their nationally popular seasonal 'Pumpkin Spice Latte', but the craze that is Pumpkin Spice is much bigger than just a flavor of coffee. It's found its way into a myriad of...
OPINION: Where’s the end?
Mackenzie Manley, Editor-in-Chief
November 2, 2017
When the news of Harvey Weinstein first broke, I sat down to write an editorial. Then a rape on NKU’s campus was reported. By the time I was finished with my op-ed, I felt as if the piece was no longer timely. I placed it on a shelf of unfinished work, only for it to come crashing back down with a ...
And Then There Was Silence
Molly Patrick, Contributor
September 11, 2017
September 11th: Some know where we were the minute the planes hit the towers or the look on our parents’ faces, but others only know the tragedy through the stories we’re told; on the anniversary of the terror attack that defined a generation one thing we all can share is grief for everyone and ...
Opinion: In absence of local radio, community is left more fragmented
Mackenzie Manley, Editor-in-Chief
August 23, 2017
WNKU 89.7’s radio frequency went off-air last week. The loss of local, independent radio is insurmountable not only for the Greater Cincinnati music scene but for voices in the community as well. I credit my initial love of music to the independent radio I grew up with, Louisville’s WFPK 91.9. Sliding in...
Passing the paper: A farewell to Colleen
Nicole Browning, Assistant Arts and Life Editor
May 5, 2017
When the last of the ink dried on the final copy of The Northerner for the year, above each article and below each photo sat a byline. A credit for all the work that goes into the process: brainstorming, finding sources to interview, taking photos, laying out pages, writing and editing countless stori...
OPINION: On a cruise a student explores the disconnect between nature, humanity
Erinn Sweet, Contributor
April 22, 2017
Courtesy of my grandmother’s graduation gift to me, my family and I went on a seven-day cruise to the Dominican, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. The trip was a surprise and I did not have the heart to tell my grandmother that I was not exactly fond of cruises. The issue with cruising is that it doe...
A goodbye from the editor of The Northerner
Matt Sexton, Editor-in-Chief
April 19, 2017
It has been a long time coming, but in two weeks, it will finally be done. Mom, I finally did it. When I finally walk across the stage May 7 as a college graduate, she won’t be there. It’s been almost 11 years since she passed away. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about her. I certainly wo...
The NCAA Tournament: A Sports Writer’s Dream
Christopher Decker, Sports Editor
March 24, 2017
Somewhere between the time the 15-seeded NKU Norse fell in their first ever NCAA Tournament game to the two-seeded Kentucky Wildcats and when I exited Banker’s Life Fieldhouse, I was walking through the tunnel that connects the court to the media work area underneath the arena. Walking next to me wa...
