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Dr. Jacqueline Emerine and her son working in their converted office trailer.

How professors with children are balancing their work, personal life

Noelle Horn, Assistant News Editor May 8, 2020

Courtney McManus The phone rings for a few seconds before being picked up by Courtney McManus, lecturer and advisor for the Visual Arts Program. In the background, there are the sounds of her three-year-old...

Beshear outlines Kentucky’s Phase 1 reopening beginning May 11

Beshear outlines Kentucky’s Phase 1 reopening beginning May 11

Billy Keeney, News Editor April 29, 2020

Kentucky will begin its Phase 1 reopening starting May 11, according to a press conference from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. May 11 Phase 1 reopenings will include construction, manufacturing, vehicle/vessel...

Ohio businesses can start opening up as early as May 1.

Ohio to open businesses starting May 1

Rachel Smith, Assistant News Editor April 28, 2020

Ohio and Kentucky have amended their stay-at-home directives, both state governors announced in separate statements yesterday.  Ohio will begin opening some non-essential businesses on Friday, as part...

Inside the The James C. and Rachel M. Votruba Student Union.

NKU freezes tuition rates for 2020-21

Rachel Smith, Assistant News Editor April 21, 2020

A tuition freeze will be set for the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, according to a recent release by NKU administration officials.   Current undergraduate in-state tuition totals $9,912 per...

Virtual Commencement Celebration scheduled for May 9

Virtual Commencement Celebration scheduled for May 9

Billy Keeney, News Editor April 16, 2020

A “Virtual Commencement Celebration” is scheduled to take place on May 9 at 11:00 a.m. The celebration will recognize the hard work of May graduates at the end of finals week, according to an email...

Inside the The James C. and Rachel M. Votruba Student Union.

Applications for pass/fail grading now open

Kane Mitten, Arts & Life Editor April 14, 2020

NKU’s pass/fail grading option is now available to students. Students who wish to apply can send an email to NKU’s Office of the Registrar. The option will remain available until May 1, the last day...

The exterior of BB&T Arena.

Campus buildings to be used for COVID-19 first responders, quarantine

Billy Keeney, News Editor April 9, 2020

Campus buildings will be used as a place for first responders to take a break from work, or quarantine themselves as their families stay “healthy at home” during the pandemic, according to an email...

St. Elizabeth picking up the ventilators.

Vaidya announces equipment donation to local hospitals

Josh Kelly, Managing Editor April 8, 2020
President Ashish Vaidya announced that the University and the College of Health and Human Services donated all of the college’s Personal Protective Equipment and ventilators to two local hospitals in an email on April 8. Christ Hospital Health Network received three ventilators and St. Elizabeth Healthcare received two ventilators along with N95 masks and Nitrile gloves.
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NKU provost answers student questions

Kane Mitten, Arts & Life Editor April 6, 2020

On Monday afternoon, Provost Sue Ott Rowlands sent out a campus-wide email clarifying many of the questions the administration has received about current and future plans for the university in the wake...

Christine Curran, associate professor in the Biological Sciences department, uses texting in her labs classes.

The petition behind NKU’s switch to pass/fail

Elizabeth Cates, Staff Reporter April 5, 2020

On March 31, NKU sent out an email notifying students the option to change letter grades to pass/fail would be coming in an email on April 13. RELATED: NKU allows students to opt-in pass/fail grading...

The James C. and Rachel M. Votruba Student Union.

NKU allows students to opt-in pass/fail grading for semester

Billy Keeney, News Editor March 31, 2020

All undergraduate and graduate students will have the option to request a change from a letter grade to pass/fail for full-semester, second 7-week or third five-week classes, according to an email from...

SOTA Stream keeps the music flowing despite campus closure

SOTA Stream keeps the music flowing despite campus closure

Alyssa Weber, Assistant Arts & Life Editor March 28, 2020

In the midst of social distancing, SOTA faculty and staff began brainstorming ways to encourage others to stay creative. In addition to virtual open mics and virtual coffee hours, SOTA Stream, an ongoing...

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