The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

By the numbers

2.4 hours is the average amount of time 15- to 18-year-olds listen to music daily.

84 times, they will hear a reference to substance use each day, amounting to 30,000 times a year.

42 percent of 279 popular songs in 2005 referenced illegal substance use.