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The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

Halloween has become a night of fun, friends and frights.

Where do Halloween traditions come from?

Holly Keuper, Assistant Arts & Life Editor October 31, 2025

Halloween  We don’t know exactly where Halloween originated, but one of the earliest records of it dates back roughly 2,000 years to an ancient Celtic Festival called Samhain.  Samhain was celebrated...

Get ready for pumpkin, sweater and apple cider season with these fall festivals.

Upcoming fall festivals to look out for

Holly Keuper, Assistant Arts & Life Editor September 7, 2025

In these early weeks of the school year, it’s easy to get caught up in homework and deadlines. It’s good to focus on school, but in doing so, we sometimes forget to have fun and enjoy our after-school...

True Crime Club meets every Friday in Founders Hall 375 from 4-5:30 p.m.

NKU’s True Crime Club: A trail to the truth

Miles Johnson, Contributor October 20, 2023

Silence strikes the room as its shutting doors echo the darkness. Bone-chilling music plays as a screen details the story of an infamous and heinous crime case. This spooky atmosphere lies within the walls...

Students shopping around the many racks of costumes outside Corbett Theatre at SOTA.

SOTA hosts Costume Extravaganza Sale

Braden White, Arts & Life Editor October 26, 2021

Tuesday afternoon, NKU’s SOTA hosted their Costume Sale Extravaganza, where items from the costume shop were sold to help raise money for Norse Offstage, a student organization that sets out to provide...

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