NKU students created bail fund to help Cincy protestors
Alyssa Weber, Arts & Life Editor
June 5, 2020
NKU students Grace Wesson and Jessica Archer were together last Sunday when they first heard the news that two of their close friends, who are also NKU students, were arrested for peacefully protesting after curfew in downtown Cincinnati. “Having been the person that was their ride… and after witne...
How NKU is celebrating Pride Week digitally
Kane Mitten, Arts & Life Editor
April 13, 2020
Even though campus is closed, NKU’s Office of LGBTQ+ Programs and Services is still finding ways to celebrate Pride Week digitally with a series of online events. The director of LGBTQ+ Programs and Services and two student organization leaders shared their thoughts on an exclusively digital p...
Refraction
Isabel Sleczkowski, Guest Contributor
October 9, 2019
RED flushed his face and mine when he kissed me, I flinched. My hand grew heavier when he held it. I think his eyes were black but I tried not to look. I kept as much space between us as I could. ORANGE was the knot in my ribcage that tangled when I...
Student activist promotes LGBTQ inclusivity, education
Natalie Hamren, Editor-in-Chief
October 9, 2019
Isabel Sleczkowski is a loud, proud lesbian. Or at least that’s how she describes herself. She’s a friend; she’s a safe place. She occasionally puts too much on her plate but tries to give everything she has to each of those things. She’s always learning and growing. She’s an intersec...
Lavender Society provides a home for queer women, nonbinary students
Bee Klapper, Reporter
October 9, 2019
“All right, we’re running on gay time, so we’re going to start at 5:35 instead of 5:30,” Isabel Sleczkowski, president of Lavender Society, said. Sleczkowski’s voice rang out over the chatter in the Student Union’s multipurpose room, receiving laughter in response. About 20 students h...
