Alumni chili cook-off cancelled as flu season intensifies
Carrie Blair, Reporter
February 10, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, News, Science & Health
The recent flu season hit the nation hard, and NKU is no exception.
‘Kill the Messenger’ captures story of former Northerner editor’s rich life and tragic death
Nancy Curtis, Editor-In-Chief
October 6, 2014
Filed under Featured Story, Multimedia, News
On December 10, 2004 acclaimed and eventually disgraced journalist Gary Webb was found dead from two gunshots to the head. The death would be ruled a suicide. After a struggle with depression and what should have been a career making story in 1996, that ended up destroying his career, Webb was no lo...
NKU graduate returns to play the Southgate House
Matt Spaulding, Features Editor
September 17, 2014
Filed under A&L Features, Arts & Life, Featured Story
Six months after moving to Los Angeles to become an actress, Jesse Thomas had run out of money and her lease was up. “I moved in with my buddy who played in Goldfinger. The only reason I knew him was I went to a Goldfinger show like right out of college and ended up meeting one of the guys,” Thomas sa...
NKU Alum tells of poverty, challenges faced by students of Newport Intermediate
Alyson Schoenung, Staff Writer
February 11, 2014
Filed under Arts & Life
Andy Rachford finds himself sitting in his fourth grade classroom, surrounded by children who may or may not be ready to conquer the day’s science lesson. Rachford, a 23-year-old who, fresh out of college, is new to being the head of the classroom, along with the environment that comes with this sp...
Recent graduate joins Peace Corps
Amber Coakley, Staff writer
August 29, 2013
Filed under News
For many NKU students, summer’s end meant heading back to classes. But for recent NKU graduate Samantha McKenzie, the end of the summer meant preparing to move to Central America. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in biology accompanied with minors in Spanish and chemistry she chose to join...
Sports Business Club celebrates 10 years
Matt Spaulding, Contributing writer
March 28, 2013
Filed under Sports
April 12 event set to host speakers, networking for students and alumni The Sports Business Club will celebrate its 10th anniversary with an event at the Bank of Kentucky Center on April 12. Students, alumni and those working in the industry will gather to meet and catch up with old acquaintances. ...
Alum writes children’s book with a purpose
Brook Clifford, Staff writer
November 15, 2012
Filed under Arts & Life, Featured Story
After graduating, Dennis Charlton began his business career and made use of his business administration degree. While pursuing business, he wrote a draft for a children’s book a few years ago and set it down, only to pick it back up again last year when his business career came to a temporary stop...
Alumni overcome unemployment
Darren Jones, Contributing writer
February 1, 2012
Filed under Featured Story, News
Northern Kentucky University students have something to look forward to during their academic career beyond the remnant glory of receiving their degrees. More alumni are said to have been getting jobs in their fields post-graduation. According to the Workforce Kentucky website, as of December 2011,...
A lesson from a bird’s-eye view
February 16, 2011
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Arts, Campus Events
They soar high above telephone lines, the traffic on the road, and the streams of people walking beneath them. With wings of majestic feathers, they are birds. Northern Kentucky University opens a new exhibit, “For The Birds: an Invitational Exhibition that Explores and Celebrates the Birds.” For man...
Beattie selected by Toronto FC in MLS draft
January 19, 2011
Toronto FC selected former Northern Kentucky University soccer standout Steven Beattie with the 13th pick in the Major League Soccer supplemental draft on Tuesday. Beattie, a former striker and midfielder for the Norse men’s soccer team, watched last Thursday as 54 names where called at the Maj...
Alumni night reunites grads
January 12, 2011
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events, News, Sports
Despite all the empty seats in the Bank of Kentucky Center, the Northern Kentucky University Pep Band added an element of excitement and school pride to the men’s and women’s basketball games. To add to that excitement, not necessarily for the fans gathered in the arena, but for the members of the...