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All content by Amanda Van Benschoten

Votruba: Election results will stand

Amanda Van Benschoten
Following a month of debate, a winner has finally emerged from the Student Government Association presidential race. Andy Hixson will serve as SGA president next year, according to President James Votruba, who said he personally oversaw an investigation into the controversy surrounding last month's election. The Board of Regents announced May 12 that it would not consider revoking the election results, and concurs with the administration's decision that Hixson rightfully won.
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Appeal of SGA vote rejected

Amanda Van Benschoten
The Student Government Association Judicial Council rejected an appeal on the legitimacy of the proposed SGA constitution Feb. 26, paving the way for the ratification process to continue this week.
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‘Mountain’ realistic look at war

Amanda Van Benschoten
Anthony Minghella's "Cold Mountain" is a timely exploration of war's effects upon the lives of ordinary people. In a time where the media saturates us with images of faraway war that most of us cannot relate to, Minghella reminds us that war also tears apart lives, families and communities.
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Pace reorganizes SGA staff

Amanda Van Benschoten
Student Government Association President Chris Pace appointed Executive Vice President Eric Fegan to the judicial council and Sen. Mike Tobergta to Vice President for Public Relations at the April 26 SGA meeting.
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Analysis: Pace to leave shady legacy

Amanda Van Benschoten
The administration of Student Government Association President Chris Pace has been engulfed in a storm of controversy during the past two semesters and will leave a questionable legacy on campus. SGA has failed to achieve many of its goals, and several members of the administration have been involved in ethically suspect activities.
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Letter from the Editor

Amanda Van Benschoten
Students, Recent events on campus have prompted the staff of The Northerner to scrutinize the Student Government Association more heavily than ever before, and have, we hope, led students to do the same.
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Candidates’ debate gets personal

Amanda Van Benschoten
Regardless of which candidate is elected this week, Northern Kentucky University students can expect their next Student Government Association president to lobby for university funding in Frankfort and to "rebuild bridges" burned between student organizations and the current SGA administration, according to remarks made in the April 12 presidential debate.
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Kerry urges students to get involved

Amanda Van Benschoten
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., wants college students to vote in November's presidential election in order to make their voice heard in America, and he embarked April 12 on a nationwide campus tour to encourage student civic participation as part of an initiative called a "Compact with the Next Generation.
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Funding up in air

Amanda Van Benschoten
The Kentucky House of Representatives rejected the Senate's proposed state budget by a vote of 58-38 March 29, which leaves funding for Northern Kentucky University projects up in the air for at least two more weeks.
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SGA alters structure

Amanda Van Benschoten
The Student Government Association senate passed a new constitution on Feb. 18 by a vote of 22 to 3 following weeks of debate, three drafts and multiple revisions.
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SGA rejects constitution

Amanda Van Benschoten
The Student Government Association voted Feb. 9 against a new constitution that would have given it increased control over student organization funding and consolidated SGA power by eliminating three positions on its executive board.
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SGA seeks control of funding

Amanda Van Benschoten
The Student Government Association may approve a new constitution that would give it sole control over the funding of the Activities Programming Board (APB), Residential Hall Association (RHA) and Student Media, and would implement several other controversial changes.
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New SGA senators take office

Amanda Van Benschoten
Eighteen new senators took the oath of office at the Jan. 12 Student Government Association meeting, and the organization moved forward on a more student-oriented course of action than in previous semesters.
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Newspaper goals

Amanda Van Benschoten
Students: This space is usually reserved for your feedback concerning campus events and issues and The Northerner's coverage of them. This week, I would like to turn the tables and provide you with my goals for the newspaper this semester, as well as the changes we have made in its format.
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Voter turnout low

Amanda Van Benschoten
Only 348 students, approximately 2.4 percent of the student body, voted in the Nov. 12 and 13 Student Government Association election, where 15 new senators and two new judicial council justices were elected.
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Two frats receive sanctions

Amanda Van Benschoten
Northern Kentucky University has sanctioned the Phi Kappa Tau and Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternities and found them responsible for violating the student organization code following their controversial recruitment activities on Sept. 16.
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AAC asks D.C. for funds to combat AIDS

Amanda Van Benschoten
Members of the Northern Kentucky University Association of African Charities met with political leaders in Washington, D.C. Sept. 26-29 to lobby President Bush to provide $3 billion he promised to Africa for its fight against AIDS.
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NKU is priority, candidates say

Amanda Van Benschoten
The latest debate in a competitive race for the Kentucky governor's seat between Democratic Attorney General Ben Chandler and Republican Congressman Ernie Fletcher consisted mostly of plans to restructure the state's economy.
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Fraternity events under investigation

Amanda Van Benschoten
The Student Life Office and Interfraternal Council (IFC) have begun a formal investigation into recent Tau Kappa Epsilon and Phi Kappa Tau fraternity recruitment activities that upset some students, who accused the fraternities of sponsoring activities that degraded and objectified women.
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METS Center celebrates learning

Amanda Van Benschoten
A ceremony to dedicate the Northern Kentucky University Metropolitan Education and Training Services (METS) Center for Corporate Learning will be held Wednesday, Sept. 24 to celebrate the official opening of the $12 million facility.
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New chair seeks understanding

Amanda Van Benschoten
Dr. J. Michael Thomson wants to take the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice in a new direction. "I think it's a good time for the department to make an examination of itself, see where it is, and where it wants to go," Thomson said. "I've committed, as our goal for the year, a mission-driven process." His aims are high: Thomson would like to unify the department by "building a core set of values and premises." The values will be focused upon the concepts of teaching, scholarship, engagement and service. We need to determine who we are. I'd like to see departmental objectives and goals. This would be a good framework that will help us walk through the future," he said.
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CAMPUS NEWS BRIEFS

Amanda Van Benschoten
New Space for Student Life The new Student Involvement Center will open on campus later this semester, according to Dean of Students Kent Kelso. The center is located on the ground floor of the University Center in the space formerly occupied by the Delta Airlines call center.
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A new face for Campus Recreation

Amanda Van Benschoten
The first major upgrade to the Albright Health Center since the building's construction in 1984 will soon begin. The renovations will include structural improvements to the building's interior and the addition of new fitness equipment. Campus Recreation Director Steven Tribble said the groundbreaking is not set in stone but is slated to start in December 2003 or January 2004.
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Admission policy to change in 2004

Amanda Van Benschoten
Next fall, Northern Kentucky University will impose more rigorous standards for admission of students. Students who apply to the university under restricted admission status will be less likely to be admitted than in the past. Admissions officials say that students who apply to NKU with deficiencies in pre-college curriculum requirements and/or poor ACT or SAT scores will have a more difficult time enrolling.
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Student fees fund renovation

Amanda Van Benschoten
Student fees earmarked since 1992 to build a new Student Union to replace the outdated University Center have been allocated from the University Center Reserve Fund to finance two projects scheduled to be completed within the next year.
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