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The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

Hall Director Amira Bryant paints over the now covered logos.

NKU Students react on Twitter to white extremist group canvassing campus

Josh Kelly, Managing Editor January 27, 2021

Wednesday afternoon, white extremist group Patriot Front canvased campus with spray paint cans and stickers promoting their organization. Some stickers read “reject poison” and had a needle...

What's coming to streaming: February

What’s coming to streaming: February

Josh Kelly, Managing Editor January 24, 2021

Prepare for the Valentine’s Day movie drop. Streaming services are definitely adding some of your favorite romantic comedies, like To All the Boys: Forever and Always (2021), and other romance movies...

The 12 signs of the zodiac.

2021 Horoscopes: new year, new intentions

Josh Kelly, Managing Editor January 18, 2021

New year’s resolutions are hard to keep up with—a lot of pressure to do things, take out certain parts of your life, etc. However, with new intentions, it’s easier and gives you a broader place to...

2020 Editor Albums of the Year

2020 Editor Albums of the Year

Northerner Staff December 11, 2020

This year was long. This year was unprecedented and unforeseen. Music wasn't only a companion for us this year, it allowed us to fantasize about going outside or dancing in our cars or soundtracks for...

Farewell: Senior News Editor Noelle Horn

Farewell: Senior News Editor Noelle Horn

Noelle Horn, News Editor December 7, 2020

Like many things this year, this doesn’t feel real. Although it has only been a couple of years, it feels like The Northerner has been a part of my life for a decade. Honestly, journalism was not something...

Farewell: Senior Photo, Design Editor Billy Keeney

Farewell: Senior Photo, Design Editor Billy Keeney

Billy Keeney, Photo and Design Editor December 6, 2020

My first two years at NKU were kind of a mess. I changed majors and minors, made friends, lost friends and began to develop a sense of what I wanted in not only my career but in my life overall. I never...

(Left) Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix, (Top) The Lord of the Rings on Hulu, (Bottom) The Bernie Mac Show on Prime Video

What’s coming to streaming: December

Josh Kelly, Managing Editor November 30, 2020

Netflix: 50 First Dates, Peter Segal, 2004, (12/1) The Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore romantic comedy that you want to relive 50 times over is finally hitting Netflix and Hulu on Dec. 1. The film...

The 12 signs of the zodiac.

Horoscopes going into the holiday season, finals week

Josh Kelly, Managing Editor November 22, 2020

The stars are here to tell you how to prepare for the looming finals week and your holiday season. After a stressful Mars and Mercury retrograde period, everyone is likely feeling a new shift of motivation,...

In this Aug. 12, 2020, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., pass each other as Harris moves to the podium to speak during a campaign event.

Students, alum, faculty react to President-elect Biden’s announcement

Josh Kelly, Managing Editor November 7, 2020

Four days after the polls closed on Monday, Nov. 3, Former Vice President Joe Biden is named the President-Elect alongside Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in a record-setting election. President-Elect...

Dung Nguyen is an international student from Vietnam.

EDITORIAL: An international student’s perspective on the U.S. election

Mildred Nguyen, Reporter November 3, 2020

Every morning when I check my Facebook feed, the first thing that greets my eyes is a reminder of the days I have left to vote. The newspapers and news sites I frequent are filled to the brim with information...

The Daviess county courthouse where Josh Kelly voted.

EDITORIAL: First-time voting: importance, reflection

Josh Kelly, Managing Editor November 3, 2020

I voted for President Barack Obama in the fourth grade. No, my ballot didn’t count—I was only nine after all. But let me explain. In fourth grade, during the 2008 election, Scholastic had a nationwide...

(Left) V for Vendetta, (Top) Percy Jackson, (Bottom) Twilight.

What’s coming to streaming in November

Josh Kelly, Managing Editor November 1, 2020

Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime bring a new wave of cinematic classics and new screen think pieces. Most theme on racial and gender injustice, and some political opinion. Isn’t it strange how our current...

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