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The African Elephant  is one of the species documented in Joel Sartores Photo Ark that is on display in one of NKUs FotoFocus galleries.

National Geographic photographer introduces NKU to a world half-empty

Kiana Berry, Staff Reporter October 17, 2014

“50 percent of all species by 2100 will be headed towards extinction,” said National Geographic photographer of 22 years, Joel Sartore. Thus sparked the motivation behind the Photo Ark, a collection...

Gelbwasser, new to the NKU music department,  will also be teaching foreign languages.

Music department gains new voices

Lizzie Kibler, Staff Reporter October 9, 2014

Two professors have arrived at NKU this year bringing new and exciting ideas such as operas and exhibitions. If you haven't met them yet, here is some information about who they are and where they come...

Theatre department brings Greek Gods to life

Erin Mullins, Reporter October 1, 2014

NKU’s opening night production of The Bacchae was an exciting, sensual experience that left the audience mesmerized and certainly people were talking about it. This classic Greek tragedy by Euripides...

The Ridgewood, New Jersey band has been playing large festivals all summer in support of their critically acclaimed album Atlas.

Real Estate to play free show at MidPoint Music Festival

John Flaherty, Arts & Life Editor September 24, 2014

The popular indie dream rock band Real Estate will be playing a free happy hour show at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, on the MidPoint Midway Stage at MidPoint Music Festival. This is the first time the Brooklyn-based...

Hunter Henrickson as Pentheus and Kyle Taylor as Teiresias (left to right)

NKU Theatre opens season with Greek tragedy The Bacchae

Erin Mullins, Staff Reporter September 23, 2014

The first play of the NKU theatre season opens this Thursday and brings to life a classic Greek tragedy. The Bacchae is the story of Dionysus, the god of wine and revelry, who seeks vengeance upon Pentheus,...

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...

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...

Theatre class promotes practice over teaching

Theatre class promotes practice over teaching

Lizzie Kibler September 16, 2014

“It’s the Fine Arts building’s best kept secret,” stage manager Katarina Anhofer said. This secret is Studio 307, also known as the 307 Series, which is a completely student-run series of stage...

Fall theatre line-up kicks into high gear with casting

Matt Hepner, Contributor September 3, 2014

Auditions for this semester’s theatre productions kicked off on Aug. 19, with callbacks and castings wrapping up this week. Building off of successful shows from last year such as “Legally Blonde:...

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...

Theatre department demonstrates its love of the stage with this season’s lineup

Matt Spaulding, Features Editor August 22, 2014

The theatre department has been involved in meetings for months getting ready to bring three different productions to the stage this fall semester. “If you’ve never given NKU theater and dance a try,...

Storyteller said stories spread the truth

Shelby Rodgers, Contributing writer May 1, 2013

The Honors Program hosted renowned author Julia Alvarez to speak to a crowd of around 100 people April 25, about the importance of reading and storytelling. Julia Alvarez, author of “A Wedding in Haiti,”...

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