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NKU brings Rocky to life

Brandon Barb October 27, 2010

As a fan of the original 1975 film I, like every fan on campus, was happy to hear that the cult classic is coming here to Northern Kentucky University. That’s right, the Department of Theatre and Dance...

Good scare on the cheap

Matthew Brewer October 27, 2010

Resting upon a hilltop overlooking St. Rita School for the Deaf is the site of a very believable haunted house. Other soon-to-be-scared folks and I waited in line for nearly an hour on Friday for our admission...

Best scary movies

The Northerner Staff October 27, 2010

Jennifer Parker My favorite scary movie would have to be the original "Friday the 13th." Don't ask me why because it’s not even funny. Its a train wreck and you can't help but look and keep watching...

iPads in class, “Instructor of the Year” and induction of honors students

Staff Reports October 27, 2010

College of Education and Human Services Evaluation of education The education, school counseling and instructional leadership programs will be evaluated by the National Council of Teacher Education...

Judging others target of library art exhibit

Roxanna Blevinns October 27, 2010

Sociology professor Joan Ferrante recently organized the photo exhibition “Seeing Sociology In Our Lives: Place, Race, Gender, and Class.” The exhibit coincides with the textbook “Seeing Sociology,”...

Horror Story Contest Winner: The Souvenir

Jenna Louden October 27, 2010

10:26. I rubbed my eyes and stood up. I’d been in the darkroom at NKU for hours. I was exhausted, but I was still working thanks to strong coffee and some extremely loud music. Suddenly, my heart...

Never the same show twice

Shawn Buckenmeyer October 13, 2010

Are there any virgins in the house? If you have never seen “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” in the cinema, then you are considered a virgin. “The Rocky Horror Picture” is a campy, fun slice of...

“Attachments” are “Mighty Sexy”

Shawn Buckenmeyer October 6, 2010

Northern Kentucky University allows audiences to see two artistic visions with the opening of two art shows: “Awfully Mighty Sexy,” a retrospective of Donald Henry, and “Attachments: New Work”...

To the movies

Shawn Buckenmeyer September 29, 2010

Enter stage left: an impeccably dressed, perfumed man with a touch of make-up and overtly effeminate mannerisms who prances across the screen. He’s the sissy and he’s one of Hollywood’s first representations...

Loot: a review

Shawn Buckenmeyer September 29, 2010

As the audience takes their seats, their attention is directed to the stage where they are greeted with an image of death — a coffin splashed in red lighting and surrounded with plastic flowers. As the...

Loot:The Students’ Take

Roxanna Blevins September 22, 2010

A committee in NKU’s Theater Department made a decision in March that would affect the lives of theater students at NKU. The committee chose the plays that would be performed at NKU for the 2010/2011...

Loot: The Director’s Cut

Shawn Buckenmeyer September 22, 2010

Lock your money away and keep an eye on your wallets. The Northern Kentucky University Department of Theatre and Dance opens its theater season with “Loot,” a play about two young thieves facing a...

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