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Shay Phipps is a CityBeat intern. She also helped to plan the MidPoint Music Festival.

Student helps plan MidPoint

Brittany Smart, Staff Reporter September 24, 2014

Imagine you are eight years old. You’re bubbly, social and obsessed with shows on HGTV. Your mind is filled with creative ideas and dreams of growing up to be an interior designer. Now imagine that...

Best Buddies Vice President Summer Buchanan accompanies 4-year-old Ellie Hammond on the runway.

Best Buddies teams up with other NKU organizations to support a great cause

Andrea Carter, Reporter September 19, 2014

Step aside New York, because NKU has a fashion week of its own. On Wednesday night, Best Buddies hosted a fashion show to showcase the organization to NKU’s campus. The fashion show starred local buddies...

A litter of coyote pups, part of the National Geographic exhibit.

National Geographic photographers to speak at NKU

September 18, 2014

Pictures of endangered species have decorated campus recently as previews of the work of two National Geographic photographers: Michael “Nick” Nichols and Joel Sartore. Eleven of the 12 photos displayed...

Jesse Thomas poses for her music poster. She will be returning to the area on Sept. 25 at the Southgate House.

NKU graduate returns to play the Southgate House

Matt Spaulding, Features Editor September 17, 2014

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...

Vendors for the Yart sale present their pieces in the librarys lower parking lot.

NKU students sell their art at ‘Yart sale’

John Flaherty, Arts & Life Editor September 16, 2014

NKU students and other local artists were able to sell their art to the public on Sept. 13 during the Campbell County Public Library’s first Yart sale, a yard sale-style event designed to introduce library...

Barriers and boundaries lecture gives first look into future study abroad program

Barriers and boundaries lecture gives first look into future study abroad program

Ally Jasper, Contributer September 10, 2014

Dr. Katrina Powell hosted a lecture in the Student Union Tuesday, Sept. 9, on the topic of displacement among Sri Lankan citizens. Dr. Powell traveled to Sri Lanka in the summer of 2011 “with hopes...

Tye Dye Thom satands with his merchandise. He raises money at his booth and donates portions of it to the Panahellenic group, which supports 26 sororities.

“Tye Dye” vendor donates proceeds to Panhellenic

Lizzie Kibler, Reporter September 3, 2014

An array of colorful tapestries and tank tops fill a booth outside the Student Union several times a year. You have seen the vendor selling his merchandise in the spring and fall to NKU students and faculty....

The beginning of the mural at Newport Aquarium.

Artworks hires NKU youth and talent to help paint mural

Matt Spaulding, Features Editor August 28, 2014

Last Thursday, the Newport Aquarium unveiled the more than 300-foot-long and 33-foot-tall shark wall mural. While a large group helped to complete the work, several of the hands that put paint to the wall...

Lisa Koenig is the newest hall director in University Suites.

University Suites hall director expresses enjoyment with her new position

Andrea Carter, Staff Reporter August 28, 2014

This semester residents of University Suites will welcome Lisa Koenig as their new hall director. She is one of three new hall directors on campus this year. Koenig is a graduate from Clemson University...

YouTube phenom visits NKU

Katie Smolkovich, Contributor August 26, 2014

YouTube phenomenon Judson Laipply, known for the early YouTube favorite “Evolution of Dance,” made his Victorfest debut on Aug. 22 as part of his Evolution of Dance tour. At the height of its popularity,...

Victor Fest service day benefits the community

Lizzie Kibler, Staff Reporter August 25, 2014

Students gathered in the bottom floor of the James C. and Rachel M. Votruba Student Union at 11:30 AM on Saturday for the Victor Fest Day of Service event. 200 students signed up to help out and meet...

President Mearns writes Thank You Notes in a Thursday Night Live skit. Mearns crashed the student comedy show Thursday night.

President Mearns crashes the party at student comedy night

Kerry Skiff, Copy Editor August 23, 2014

Instead of resting from the first week of classes, NKU President Geoffrey Mearns decided to make a guest appearance at a student-run comedy event. Thursday Night Live, the NKU take on the popular late-night...

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