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[Video] VIDEO: Graduating during COVID-19

Megan Bechtold, Brady Smith, and Kay Fugate

Graduation can be both an exciting and stressful time for college seniors, and with the Coronavirus things are looking a little different for students who are about to take their next steps after graduation. For...

[Video] VIDEO: How NKU is “testing blind” in 2021

Megan Bechtold, Brady Smith, and Kay Fugate

Beginning in the 2021 fall semester, NKU has announced that it will be using a “test blind” application format for incoming students, no longer requiring an ACT or SAT score to be submitted. The decision...

[Video] VIDEO: Jazz Funk at the Rec

Megan Bechtold, Brady Smith, and Kay Fugate

The campus rec center has a variety of programs available to students, ranging from the standard gym equipment to a rock wall, an indoor pool, intramural sports, and even fitness classes. One...

New professor bolsters audio production program

Megan Bechtold, Reporter

If you’ve ever heard songs by Peter Frampton, WALK THE MOON or Adam Lambert, or watched an episode of “Seinfeld” or “Everybody Loves Raymond,” you’ve probably heard audio production work from Ashley Shepherd, the new NKU audio production professor of practice.

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Keyboard Plus Festival draws in musicians young and old

Megan Bechtold, Reporter

NKU’s Keyboard Plus Festival brought pianists from ages five to 50 to the stage in Greaves Concert Hall on Saturday.

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NKU faculty brass trio takes the stage in Greaves Concert Hall

Megan Bechtold, Reporter

The faculty brass trio took the stage last night in Greaves Concert Hall for their inaugural first performance as a collective. In addition to the trio performances, they took turns at solo performances...

Audio production majors now equipped to record in new studio

Megan Bechtold, Contributor

While many students were taking vacations on the beach or enjoying time away from the stress of the past semester’s final exams, NKU’s music department spent their summer converting a space in the...

Snapchatting and driving: a potentially fatal distraction

Megan Bechtold, Contributor

When caught in slow-moving traffic, student Matthew Nalley is unable to resist pulling out his phone for a quick Snapchat video or photo. Often, in a state of road rage, he will yell at traffic to speed...

Professor gives hope to newborn kittens

Megan Bechtold, Contributing Writer

Of the many ways that students, faculty and staff are getting involved around the area, the cuddliest of ways has to be dedicating time to caring for and housing kittens as one professor has.Nancy S. Hancock,...

NKU welcomes comedian Al Jackson

Megan Bechtold, Contributor

In the grind of midterms, the Activity Programing Board looked to bring a little relief to students by hosting comedian Al Jackson in the Student Union Multipurpose room on Oct. 14.The room filled with...