Northern Kentucky University announced via email today that Parker Executive Search has been hired to assist in the search for a new athletic director. The search team will be visiting campus May 2-3 to...

President Geoffrey Mearns announced April 23 that former athletic director Scott Eaton “diverted” between $100,000-150,000 of athletic department funds for personal use over the last eight years....

Northern Kentucky University is in the early stages of hiring a compliance officer to begin before the Fall 2013 semester. Part of that position would be to monitor the university’s ethical and professional...

NKU has named former Wright State University athletic director Michael Cusack as the new interim athletic director. Cusack will step into the temporary position April 15, when he returns from a previously...

Three weeks after NKU athletic director Scott Eaton was unexpectedly fired for ethical misconduct, the university still has no new information to release to the public about the current investigation....

The campus has taken on a shade of purple this week as part of NKU’s Colleges Against Cancer chapter fundraiser for Relay for Life. Although the relay isn’t until Oct. 18, the organization is starting...

NKU announced today Salmon P. Chase College of Law’s new dean appointment. Jeffrey Standen, hailing from Willamette University College of Law in Salem, Ore., will step into the new position July 1, 2013. At...

NKU men’s 2013 spring soccer season is not far away. Head coach John Basalyga announced five competition dates for the upcoming season, starting March 24 in Indianapolis, Ind. The Norse will take...

Northern Kentucky University has officially started the process of making the transition to a tobacco-free campus, as of this morning at the NKU Community Breakfast Forum. The forum, open to the campus...

Coming back for the new year means a lot for NKU President Geoff Mearns as the process for a new strategic plan is underway. Mearns spent the fall semester gathering information from the campus community...

The Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents voted today to transform the campus into a completely tobacco-free space. NKU will join the University of Kentucky and Morehead State University as one...

The Thanksgiving break wasn’t all fun and games for The Northerner, instead we faced an issue I had yet to experience or deal with. On Nov. 19, The Northerner published an article online about a former...

With the excitement of the presidential election and the coverage that needed to be done in the final days of campaigning, leaving for a college media conference may not have been the best idea. But, we...

After recent Title IX violations at Penn State University and Xavier University, the U.S. Department of Education sent a mandate to national colleges and universities, including Northern Kentucky University....

The semester is coming to a close, and Northern Kentucky University’s SGA is continuing work on resolutions up until the last minute. At the April 16 meeting, the student senate passed four resolutions,...

Communication Department Chair Rachel Lyon has decided to step down from the administrative chair position. Effective August 2012, Lyon will take on the position of artist in residence for the 2012-2013...

The final candidate in the running to step into Northern Kentucky University’s president position, taking over for James Votruba, visited the campus to meet with students, faculty and staff April 9 and...

After all members attended the final student forum with the final candidate for Northern Kentucky University’s president, SGA met for their weekly meeting April 9. A final push for resolutions is coming...

With a multitude of resolutions on the way, Northern Kentucky University SGA continues to work on the current requests on the table -- almost all of which are passed unanimously by the student senate. At...

The Northern Kentucky University Communication Department chair, who also teaches an upper-level electronic media and broadcasting course, is being questioned in her ability to teach a class effectively...

Northern Kentucky University SGA is moving into the final stretch of the semester by introducing multiple resolutions every week. At the March 26 weekly meeting, the senate passed a resolution asking for...

As of March 19, Northern Kentucky University is one step closer to choosing the next president. The Presidential Search and Screening Committee announced two out of the three finalists who will visit the...

The Student Government Association elections are quickly approaching, and it’s time to introduce students to the candidates running for president. There are three students running for president, two...

The Northern Kentucky University SGA is continuing to make its way into the final stretch of the semester with not only a random seating arrangement in the March 19 meeting, but also with new resolutions...

The Student Government Association is working towards the potential for All Card access after-hours in the Fine Arts Building, but some senators question why the resolution doesn’t include all buildings...

The university’s Student Government Association is moving forward this semester with a new resolution created directly from a student’s complaint, more transitions in membership, and a final approval...

In order for a student to be successful in college, most need the stereotypical notebook, pen and pencil. They choose their classes carefully and choose their pens with even more discretion. But what if...

The Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents is working toward making some changes in the university’s future, including a possible budget cut and efforts to honor the president in his final semester. The...

With two more unanimously passed resolutions under its belt and multiple new members, the Northern Kentucky University Student Government Association has seen an unexpected turnaround as the semester comes...

It is crunch time for Northern Kentucky University’s Student Government Association as the semester inches nearer to a close. With one meeting remaining in the semester, SGA continues to move forward...

This semester, Student Government Association senators have been resigning at a rate unlike other recent years for the organization. So far, a total of 10 senators and executive board members have resigned...

The Student Government Association at Northern Kentucky University continued making its way through goals set for the 2011-12 academic year, as the organization unanimously passed a resolution and introduced...

In the midst of midterm grades, new bike racks and wireless printing options, the Student Government Association introduced a resolution to place a Redbox kiosk in Northern Kentucky University’s residential...

Along with the recent naming of Isaacson, Miller as executive search firm to help Northern Kentucky University in their quest for a new president, NKU also confirmed that the firm comes with a $105,000...

The option to print anywhere on campus and adding more bike racks may soon be on its way to Northern Kentucky University. SGA passed two resolutions in its Oct. 31 meeting – one for the exploration...

The search for a new Northern Kentucky University president continues as the committee named the executive search firm Issacson, Miller Oct. 19 to help solicit candidates for the job. Now that the firm...

When Northern Kentucky University students are looking for guidance, be it for financial questions, tips on how to save money, or even help with getting textbooks for classes, the Student Achievement Center...

With the resignation of another senator, the Student Government Association is moving forward with two new resolutions that will work to better students’ college experience. According to SGA president...

As students make their way through the eighth week of classes, the Student Government Association is taking a second look at what has been accomplished so far and what is planned for the rest of the semester,...

And it’s official. On Oct. 10, Northern Kentucky University President James Votruba, state and local legislators, students and faculty, and community members celebrated the grand opening of Griffin Hall,...

This semester more and more Northern Kentucky University students are seen smoking cigarettes on the way to class, outside buildings, and away from designated smoking areas. NKU is a smoke-free campus...

One Northern Kentucky University student has taken the initiative to raise money for a local family struck by tragedy. But after a month of open donations, the outcome is “disappointing.” Senior...

The Northern Kentucky University All-Card is preparing for a makeover, and any student has the opportunity to be the designer and the winner of $250. The All-Card allows students to gain access to many...

After starting the fall semester with five open senate seats, the Student Government Association appointed new members at its Sept. 26 meeting. SGA saw more diversity in the make-up of the senate. President...

With the added stress of completing classes and making sure credit hours are in line, seniors have one less thing to worry about as the Office of the Registrar introduces a new application timeline for...

After the second reading of a resolution to endorse Northern Kentucky University’s transition to Division I athletics, the Student Government Association voted unanimously to pass it. President Dustin...

With the exit of Zebulun Davenport as vice president for student affairs in July, an interim position has been filled. But the search for a permanent replacement is still up in the air. Northern Kentucky...

After welcoming the new members of the senate, the Student Government Association made official its plans to support the decision to move to NCAA Division I status. Northern Kentucky University President...

As students’ schedules become more full, more people are taking advantage of online learning instead of a traditional college experience. With the spike in popularity has come questions about benefits...

Every fall, the Student Government Association holds a separate election to elect five incoming freshmen to the senate. This year’s election will take place on Sept. 7 and 8. Since 2009, SGA has left...

Starting Sept. 13, the search for a new Northern Kentucky University president will officially begin — but first, the committee to find the right candidate must be decided upon. The Presidential Search...

Correction: This story erroneously listed Mikey Adkins as the University Improvements Chair. He is the Student Rights Committee Chair. The Student Government Association announced the upcoming elections...

Northern Kentucky University’s newest building Griffin Hall, featuring state-of-the-art technology, ideas and original classroom designs has finally opened for classes. But all of the much-heralded technology...

Construction seems to be following Northern Kentucky University students from the interstate all the way onto campus as the fall semester begins, as some major walkways and roads are blocked by fences...

After honoring the late Northern Kentucky University Police Officer Roy Sims, the Student Government Association used the Aug. 22 meeting to present a change to the university’s midterm grade policy...

Along with saying their goodbyes to the departing vice president of Student Affairs, the Student Government Association asked the university to reconsider its proposed fee for official transcripts and...

If you have a smartphone, it has probably happened to you. You open a text message from your friend, but you’re rushing to make your way to class, so you carelessly type and quickly send a message without...

The 2010 winter break was more life-changing than expected for Northern Kentucky University Professor Willie Elliott and seven of his social work students. It wasn’t about lying around the house as the...

Theatre students and aspiring Broadway stars are always told how tough the business is. But for the persistent few that get out of Highland Heights and into the bustling streets of New York City, it just...

Northern Kentucky University students, families and friends took a trip out of the United States and into the home countries of the university’s international students April 9. The International Student...

The daredevils and adrenaline-driven students at Northern Kentucky University can explore their adventurous sides in one of the university’s newest clubs—Adventure Addicts. Adventure Addicts is...

Three Northern Kentucky University art students have stripped photography down to its skivvies to create a book of nude photos, with an interesting twist. Senior photography BFA majors Clarissa Peppers...

Northern Kentucky University and the Cincinnati Area Returned Volunteers (CARV) are celebrating the Peace Corps' 50th anniversary by encouraging students to get involved and use the corps to their advantage...

It’s like preparing for war: Metal music plays in the background as the soldiers suit up. They smear war paint on their faces as they take on a Viking mindset. After pep talks from around the camp, they...

The taboo topic of mental health will be brought to the forefront during a special Black History Month presentation sponsored by the Office of African-American Student Affairs and Northern Kentucky University. Author,...

Imagine starting a life at college 6,200 miles away from home, from friends, from family — from a revolution. For Mohab Tawila, a Northern Kentucky University student from Cairo, Egypt, this is reality. 20-year-old...

An indie rock duo hailing from Brooklyn, The Forms, is returning to the Southgate House in Newport to get Northern Kentucky ready for a new beginning and to promote the release of their newest project,...