How taekwondo changed a student’s life
Emily Osterholz, Arts & Life editor
January 25, 2017
She grips the red handle tightly, extending the white tip further in front of her. The fading sun eliminates the remaining light and as evening sets in, Clara Fightmaster makes her way from the science building. She felt watched. Are they staring at me? Do they think I’m weird? Are they laughing at m...
VIDEO: NKU to raise awareness about learning disabilities
Michaela Beechem, Staff Writer
October 14, 2015
This October, students, staff and faculty alike will notice a few additions while walking around campus. Disability awareness signs will be lining the sidewalks and posters in the Student Union. They will feature 32 students brave enough to state, “I have a disability, and I am not ashamed to talk about...
University attempts to address small desk issue
Kevin Schultz, Digital Projects Manager
October 2, 2014
Student government works to ‘bridge the gap’ between a student-body concern and its administrative response NKU administration and Student Government Association (SGA) have heard the concerns of students across campus regarding desks in classrooms that are much too small. SGA members ...
‘Fitting in’ isn’t an option for some students with diverse body types
Kevin Schultz, Digital Projects Manager
September 1, 2014
As she sat down in a dark and outdated classroom to stuff resource bags for the homeless, she quickly realized something peculiar about her desk in the Landrum Academic Center. Small desks deliver discomforting disturbances Senior sociology major Tara Pennington recognized that the des...