The Northerner

North Korea may be preparing to shut down nuclear reactor: reports

Bo-Mi Lim, Associated Press • April 18, 2007

news://newsclip.ap.org/TOK10204170112@news.ap.org SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Intelligence officials reported increased activity Tuesday around North Korea's main nuclear reactor, indicating the country may be preparing to uphold its agreement to shut down the plant.

Students express their creative sides

Joseph Szydlowski • April 18, 2007

Ever wonder how to turn a filing cabinet into a wine cooler? Senior manufacturing and mechanical engineering major Nicholas Schneider can tell you how. His creation was on display April 10 through 12, one of 177 student presentations housed in Steely Library during the Celebration of Student Research and Creativity.

Referee Crawford suspended in Duncan flap

Brian Mahoney, Associated Press • April 18, 2007

Joey Crawford is done ejecting players and coaches this season. On Tuesday, he was the one getting tossed. The veteran NBA referee was suspended indefinitely by commissioner David Stern for his conduct toward Tim Duncan, who contends the official challenged him to a fight during a game in Dallas.

Concept album envisions not-so-distant future

Stan Schulte • April 18, 2007

When the bombs drop, and our soldiers snap, and everything we currently know about the world is destroyed, what will it sound like? Nine Inch Nails' most recent release, "Year Zero," is Trent Reznor's chronicle of the events leading up to what could be the end of the world, or at least the end of the world as we know it.

Freel moves to third so Hamilton can play

Joe Kay, Associated Press • April 18, 2007

Center fielder Ryan Freel didn't wait for somebody to tell him to start taking infield practice. He can see what the Cincinnati Reds need most. Mostly, they need to have outfielder Josh Hamilton in the lineup. A day after Freel agreed to a two-year, $7 million contract extension, he was on the move.

Students take home top prizes in movie festival

April 18, 2007

NKU students had an award-winning weekend at this year's College Weekend Movie Festival, which took place Sunday April 15 at the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center in Covington. Over forty acting and production students from NKU competed against students from the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State, Xavier, Brown Mackie College and the Ohio Center for Broadcasting, winning four of the six awards handed out for short films the students created.

Campus Catharsis

Brianna Bodine and Amy Ehrnreither • April 18, 2007

After a 23-year-old student gunman left 33 people dead at Virginia Tech University, President James Votruba announced that Northern Kentucky University would observe a moment of silence and hold a memorial for the victims. "As a caring community, NKU wanted to provide a communal event to reflect on the senseless acts of violence and the fragileness of life, and to express our individual and collective grief," Vice President of Student Affairs Mark Shanley said.

Disabled vets sue Univ. of Michigan, citing scarcity of wheelchair seats at football stadium

Associated Press • April 18, 2007

A disabled veterans group sued the University of Michigan on Tuesday, saying there aren't enough spaces for wheelchair users at Michigan Stadium, one of the largest football stadiums in the country. The federal lawsuit, filed by the Michigan Paralyzed Veterans of America, claims university officials are intentionally sidestepping the rules of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Forget your Lincoln Logs, we’ve got the real thing

Regan Coomer • April 18, 2007

You turn onto Louie B. Nunn Drive to participate in the traditional parking lot stalking/hunting expedition; and on your way, you glance over the campus scenery. The Welcome Center, Loch Norse, the Honors House, the cabin

Teen matador who fled Spain’s ban on young bullfighters nearly gored to death in Mexico

Mark Stevenson, Associated Press • April 18, 2007

A 14-year-old matador who left Spain to escape his home country's ban on young bullfighters was nearly gored to death in a Mexican ring, his lung punctured by a 900-pound bull. Jairo Miguel, who has been bullfighting professionally in Mexico for about the past two years, was fighting at the Aguascalientes Monumental Bull Ring on Sunday when a bull named Hidrocalido rushed him at top speed and lifted him in the air, appearing to carry him several yards with one horn firmly lodged in his thorax.

The Fix

Regan Coomer • April 18, 2007

To all the readers of "The Fix:" Recently a member of our community was offended by a comment made in this column. I'm very sorry for the misunderstanding, but I would like to clarify something for the future: This column is meant to be a light-hearted look at the oftentimes ridiculous lives of celebrities.

More Weird: Milk geyser, a taxi tag-a-long and more …

April 18, 2007

LOSS OF A LIVER GIVES CHILD NEW LEASE ON LIFE University of Kentucky doctors recently removed an extra liver from a Kentucky kindergartner's lung. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that, although the 5-year-old was left with a few scars, she has made a full recovery and shouldn't have any long-term effects.