Student Art Spotlight
September 20, 2020
Destiny Ca'Mel, junior “Bound” (2018) - Acrylic paint, Paint pens, Prismacolor pencils - 18x24 "In this piece, I show the familial traumas and harms that people deal with, but never want to talk about. Also, how a household can turn out to be a prison for some people, and how some do not fear wh...
Student Poetry Corner
Sarah Williams-Bryant and Samantha Harrell
September 7, 2020
"Miss America Protest" by Sarah Williams-Bryant, junior creative writing studies major There is no doubt in my mind, That I am a raging feminist. If I had been alive in 1968, I would have burned my bra, In 1920 I’d be friends with Alice Paul. In 2011, if I was not 13 at the time, I would ha...
New Message
Andrew Evans, Guest Contributor
October 9, 2019
He likes my eyes now that they do not hide I blossomed he says like a flower in springtime And all the wasted years fall away like leaves blushing red upon the ground How could this be wrong? I sealed it up for far too long Nipped the buds with self-inflicted chi...
Pride
Micah Petway, Guest Contributor
October 9, 2019
How can I have pride when being who I am is wrong Being shunned, beaten, abused and disowned Only for having pride in who I am A little voice in my head is telling me being proud is not worth it But the pride in me is much too strong My pride does not come from the...
Refraction
Isabel Sleczkowski, Guest Contributor
October 9, 2019
RED flushed his face and mine when he kissed me, I flinched. My hand grew heavier when he held it. I think his eyes were black but I tried not to look. I kept as much space between us as I could. ORANGE was the knot in my ribcage that tangled when I...
10 September 2019
Elizabeth McClure, Guest Contributor
October 9, 2019
I am like a rosebush. Beautiful from afar. Blooms you want to see and smell forever. But you get hurt if you get too close. I fade quickly and easily; my beauty lasts but for a moment. Many have tried pruning me. Cutting away...
WATCH- Norse Basketball on the Rise! Part 1
November 26, 2018
Men's basketball is on the rise at NKU and over the past few years it has garnered national attention. Student support is an important part of the continued success of the basketball team. Unaffiliated student-run accounts such as Valhalla Vanguard have popped up, creating further buzz on different ...
WATCH: What does NKU Have Planned for Halloween?
October 31, 2018
With Halloween just around the corner waiting to scare the socks off of people, we thought it would be a good idea to get some info on what the students of Northern Kentucky University are going to be doing this spooky holiday. Most of the students we talked to we’re looking forward to spending th...
WATCH: Learn How To Get Through Midterms
October 8, 2018
As midterm week quickly approaches, we decided to go around campus and ask upperclassmen as well as faculty what advice they could give freshmen on their first midterm week as college students. ...
COLUMN: I’ll never forget where I was on 9/11
Owen Treolo, Reporter
September 11, 2018
This year, high school freshmen will be taught about 9/11 piece of history that happened nearly a year and a half before they were born. This is something I experienced along with millions of others.
The Northerner’s top 10 stories of 2017
December 30, 2017
2017 was a busy year for us. Revisit our 10 most viewed stories here!
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...
