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The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

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Mildred Nguyen's headshot as the managing editor for The Northerner.

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor

Name: Mildred Nguyen

Position: Managing Editor

Bio: An international student from Vietnam, Mildred joined The Northerner in the fall of 2020 to cover various news events and activities on campus. She has had a passion for writing since elementary school and seeks to contribute to the world through information and stories, just like her heroes at The New York Times and ProPublica. In her free time she enjoys music, movies, video games and building her fantasy world.

Year/Major: Senior/Journalism

Favorite movie: The Wolf House (2018)

Social media handle: @mildred.nguyen.2109 on Facebook, @RoteMildred on Twitter

All content by Mildred Nguyen
Counting down The Northerner’s most-read stories of 2023

Counting down The Northerner’s most-read stories of 2023

Braden White, Mildred Nguyen, Emily Sisk, and Killian Baarlaer
December 30, 2023
Mildred Nguyen's headshot as the managing editor for The Northerner.

Senior Farewell: Managing Editor Mildred Nguyen

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
December 14, 2023
Empower Learn Create on the first floor of the Mathematics, Education and Psychology Center.

The resources and challenges for childcare at NKU

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
December 8, 2023
The Mathemalchemy multimedia installation on the fourth floor of the MEP building.

Traveling multimedia project celebrates math at Mathematics, Education and Psychology Center

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
December 6, 2023
Dr. Robert Wallace in his office, surrounded by artworks created by his students.

Meet Northern Kentucky’s foremost “Moby-Dick” expert

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
November 20, 2023
NKU to add six new sports programs

NKU to add six new sports programs

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
November 8, 2023
NKU chief financial officer to resign in January

NKU chief financial officer to resign in January

Braden White, Mildred Nguyen, Emily Sisk, and Killian Baarlaer
November 4, 2023
The exterior of Callahan Hall.

Protest fails, students frustrated with winter break fee at housing forum

Mildred Nguyen, Wyatt Kain, and Killian Baarlaer
November 2, 2023
Dr. Richard Durtsche stands on the bank of the Ohio River in St. Anne Woods and Wetlands.

The hidden world of St. Anne

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
October 30, 2023
President Short-Thompson meets with student government

President Short-Thompson meets with student government

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
October 24, 2023
The Clark County Historical Society's Fiji mermaid being scanned last Friday.

NKU students scan a Fiji mermaid

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
October 18, 2023
Democratic Governor Andy Beshear (left) and Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron (right) participated in the gubernatorial debate on NKU's campus Monday night.

Breaking down NKU’s gubernatorial debate

Mildred Nguyen and Emily Sisk
October 16, 2023
Bonita Brown inside her office.

What’s next for Bonita Brown?

Braden White and Mildred Nguyen
October 6, 2023
“Let Freedom Read!” Faculty and students read banned books at NKU

“Let Freedom Read!” Faculty and students read banned books at NKU

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
October 4, 2023
Dr. Cady Short-Thompson was announced as president in September 2023.

Five things you didn’t know about President Cady Short-Thompson

Braden White, Emily Sisk, and Mildred Nguyen
October 2, 2023
The produce stand inside FUEL NKU's food pantry.

Out of sight, FUEL NKU and Sustainability compost over 3,000 pounds of food waste

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
September 21, 2023
Lost Henry playing at the Ohio Is For Lovers music festival on Sept. 9.

A NKU-formed band hits debut album and first festival gig

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
September 16, 2023
The Board of Regents listened to a budget plans presentation at their meeting on Sept. 13

“A philosophical question:” Board of Regents debates role of athletics in expense cuts

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
September 15, 2023
Interim President Bonita Brown (left) served as the first female in a presidential role at NKU. Cady Short-Thompson (right) will be the university’s first female president.

“She’s one of us:” Key campus figures react to new president

Emily Sisk, Killian Baarlaer, Mildred Nguyen, and Braden White
September 13, 2023
Dr. Cady Short-Thompson has been appointed as NKU's seventh president.

NKU announces Cady Short-Thompson as seventh president

Mildred Nguyen and Emily Sisk
September 13, 2023
"Oversight is what we do": Further control on international student financial aid

“Oversight is what we do”: Further control on international student financial aid

Mildred Nguyen and Emily Sisk
June 26, 2023
Bonnie Meyer, former Director of LGBTQ Programs and Services at NKU, received a $75,000 settlement from the university in January 2022,

NKU withholds details over $75k settlement to former LGBTQ services director

Mildred Nguyen and Emily Sisk
June 22, 2023
NKU to raise tuition by 3% for upcoming school year

NKU to raise tuition by 3% for upcoming school year

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
June 15, 2023
A screenshot of the air quality in Highland Heights and surrounding areas as mapped by IQAir.

How do the Canadian wildfires affect NKU?

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
June 9, 2023
Dr. Eddie Howard sits among the presidential cabinet at the March 15 Board of Regents Meeting.

Everything we know about VP Eddie Howard’s departure from NKU so far

Braden White, Mildred Nguyen, Emily Sisk, and Killian Baarlaer
May 18, 2023
The Faculty Senate voted to amend some of the language in the statement on engagement at their May 5 meeting.

Faculty Senate engages Board of Regents on transparency, responsibility

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
May 7, 2023
The Democracy Square board is a place for students to anonymously participate in political discussion.

How a whiteboard encourages students’ civic mindset

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
May 1, 2023
What you missed at SGA: President's visit and passing resolutions

What you missed at SGA: President’s visit and passing resolutions

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
April 12, 2023
The Department of World Languages and Literature atrium on the fourth floor of the MEP building.

NKU cuts only German lecturer

Mildred Nguyen and Braden White
April 6, 2023
What you missed at SGA: Hitting quorum, University Improvement resolutions

What you missed at SGA: Hitting quorum, University Improvement resolutions

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
April 4, 2023
A collaborative effort for greater understanding of human trafficking

A collaborative effort for greater understanding of human trafficking

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
April 3, 2023
LGBTQA+ students gathered in front of the Highland Heights City Council office after marching from the Student Union.

NKU students march to city hall in protest of anti-trans bill

Mildred Nguyen and Emily Sisk
April 2, 2023
Left: Savage/Copfer and Right: Phillips/Burns

Presidential candidates state their cases at SGA Presidential Debate

Braden White, Emily Sisk, Killian Baarlaer, and Mildred Nguyen
March 28, 2023
January's Board of Regents meeting saw the appointment of a new provost and plans for a new Welcome Center.

NKU Presidential Search Committee framework approved

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
March 16, 2023
The Board of Regents met this Wednesday, March 15 in the Student Union ballroom.

Shrinking faculty, finances of parking, dining, Truist Arena discussed at board meeting

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
March 16, 2023
You should hear this: Noteworthy albums of the year (so far)

You should hear this: Noteworthy albums of the year (so far)

Killian Baarlaer and Mildred Nguyen
March 3, 2023
The Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Philosophy is listed as holding at least 52 Native American remains and cultural items in ProPublica's database.

NKU found holding at least 52 Native American remains and cultural items

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
March 3, 2023
What you missed at SGA: Judicial Council places injunction on election

What you missed at SGA: Judicial Council places injunction on election

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
February 28, 2023
Bonita Brown inside her office.

Three things you might not know about Interim President Bonita Brown

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
February 24, 2023
What you missed at SGA: Initiative for Katie’s Save at NKU

What you missed at SGA: Initiative for Katie’s Save at NKU

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
February 21, 2023
NKU YSDA met with John Farrar in the University Center Feb. 8 on the budget situation and NKU's hiring practices.

“Their support for us has plummeted”: Faculty Senate president speaks on budget, hiring practices

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
February 18, 2023
Club members gain hands-on experience working with devices within the Internet of Things.

How Norse IoT Club builds humidity sensors for Griffin Hall

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
February 10, 2023
Provost Matt Cecil, CFO Jeremy Alltop and Dr. Eddie Howard were among the administrators present at the student listening session.

Student listening session answers questions on repositioning, outsourcing health services

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
February 9, 2023
What you missed at SGA: Meeting interim president and University Suites updates

What you missed at SGA: Meeting interim president and University Suites updates

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
February 7, 2023
What you missed at SGA: Laundry initiative and Student Experience Task Force

What you missed at SGA: Laundry initiative and Student Experience Task Force

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
February 1, 2023
The Academic Commons is planned to be physically located in the Steely Library.

Committee begins planning for Academic Commons, what to expect

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
January 29, 2023
What you missed at SGA: Valhalla part of student government

What you missed at SGA: Valhalla part of student government

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
January 24, 2023
Board of Regents: Interim president, restructuring, reposition and housing's hidden costs

Board of Regents: Interim president, restructuring, reposition and housing’s hidden costs

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
January 19, 2023
Bonita Brown announced as NKU interim president

Bonita Brown announced as NKU interim president

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
January 18, 2023
Board of Regents vote against allowing interim to run for NKU president

Board of Regents vote against allowing interim to run for NKU president

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
January 9, 2023
NKU rolls back merit scholarships for international students

NKU rolls back merit scholarships for international students

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
December 7, 2022
What you missed at SGA: Last presidential visit and first resolution

What you missed at SGA: Last presidential visit and first resolution

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
December 6, 2022
VIEWPOINTS: The hidden beauty of concrete blocks: Examining NKU architecture

VIEWPOINTS: The hidden beauty of concrete blocks: Examining NKU architecture

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
December 3, 2022
What you missed at SGA: Reaching quorum, resolutions and initiatives

What you missed at SGA: Reaching quorum, resolutions and initiatives

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
November 29, 2022
Everything you need to know about NKU's budget deficit so far

Everything you need to know about NKU’s budget deficit so far

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
November 21, 2022
“My wife jokes with me that I have no roots because I grew up in different parts of India,” Vaidya said. “My father was in government services, so I was in the north, the south, the east and west, and everywhere—if you know a little bit about India you would know that it’s very different.”

BREAKING: Ashish Vaidya departs from presidency at NKU

Braden White, Emily Sisk, and Mildred Nguyen
November 17, 2022
Dr. Kah-ow-dthu-ee Sippun Amanda Cheromiah presented on culturally appropriate storytelling methods on Tuesday, Nov. 15.

Indigenous speaker shares the art of cultural storytelling

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
November 16, 2022
Board of Regents meeting: Finances, repositioning, impacts on students and faculty

Board of Regents meeting: Finances, repositioning, impacts on students and faculty

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
November 10, 2022
What you missed at SGA: Safety Walk report and reviving the student section

What you missed at SGA: Safety Walk report and reviving the student section

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
November 8, 2022
What you missed at SGA: Addressing budget deficit and athletic programs

What you missed at SGA: Addressing budget deficit and athletic programs

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
November 1, 2022
A deeper dive into NKU budget deficit: Causes, changes, impacts and response

A deeper dive into NKU budget deficit: Causes, changes, impacts and response

Mildred Nguyen and Emily Sisk
October 31, 2022
What you missed at SGA: Success by Design and new members

What you missed at SGA: Success by Design and new members

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
October 25, 2022
The bridge connecting University Center with the MEP and Lucas Administrative buildings is expected to close until late November.

NKU infrastructure projects: The big, the small and the necessary

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
October 11, 2022
What you missed at SGA: New senators, voting and professional conduct

What you missed at SGA: New senators, voting and professional conduct

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
October 10, 2022
NKU responds to $18.7 million deficit at budget meeting

NKU responds to $18.7 million deficit at budget meeting

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
October 8, 2022
What you missed at SGA: New members and Boots to the Ground responses

What you missed at SGA: New members and Boots to the Ground responses

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
October 4, 2022
What you missed at SGA: New senators, outreach initiatives and more insights

What you missed at SGA: New senators, outreach initiatives and more insights

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
September 27, 2022
The College of Informatics is organized into two schools starting this semester.

Directors and program heads weigh in on new College of Informatics schools

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
September 16, 2022
What you missed at SGA: New senators and technical insights

What you missed at SGA: New senators and technical insights

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
September 12, 2022
The Becoming a STAR program aims to make the humanities in general education more relevant to students through transformative texts.

NKU awarded grant to revitalize the humanities in gen ed

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
August 11, 2022
A speaker takes the floor at the Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee town hall held in the Student Union July 14.

Northern Kentucky town hall on medical cannabis held at NKU

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
July 23, 2022
The decomposed human remains found behind the NKU soccer stadium were identified.

The impacts and implications of overturning Roe v. Wade

Mildred Nguyen, Managing Editor
June 24, 2022
President Ashish Vaidya spoke at the Spring Forum on April 27.

President’s Spring Forum: Semester highlights, budget, enrollment and challenges for fall

Mildred Nguyen, News Editor
April 28, 2022
Anna Shelest performed Amy Beach's "Dreaming" from Four Sketches, Op. 15.

Songs for Ukraine: NKU holds Ukraine Benefit Concert for refugees

Mildred Nguyen, News Editor
April 24, 2022
The Shelest Piano Duo of Anna and Dmitri will be performing at NKU's benefit concert for Ukrainian refugees.

NKU to hold benefit concert for Ukrainian refugees

Mildred Nguyen, News Editor
April 19, 2022
COPE and OCCATI provide resources - GED tests, training, jobs - for families with addiction.

How NKU tackles substance use disorders in rural Northern Kentucky

Mildred Nguyen, News Editor
April 9, 2022
Students prepare to march at the end of Take Back the Night.

NKU celebrates the strength of survivors with 2022 Take Back the Night

Mildred Nguyen, News Editor
April 8, 2022
Students marching around Loch Norse at the end of Take Back the Night.

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