Update: Ohio, Kentucky primaries scheduled for June
Billy Keeney, News Editor
March 16, 2020
Update: Dr. Amy Acton, director of the Ohio Department of Health, has ignored the court's decision to go through with tomorrow's primary and has issued a director's order closing all polling stations tomorrow. Governor Mike DeWine tweeted that this was due to risk COVID-19 had on voters and poll workers. A Franklin County, Ohio judge blocked Governor M...
Kentucky, Ohio restaurants ordered to close
Rachel Smith, Assistant News Editor
March 16, 2020
Restaurants have closed dine-in services in Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana to prevent further spreading of coronavirus, according to state governors in separate statements. Bars and nightclubs are also either fully or partially closed for prevention. Drive-thru and delivery options will be unaffected by this chang...
NKU announces that classes will move online amid coronavirus concerns
Billy Keeney, News Editor
March 11, 2020
Due to the nationwide outbreak of coronavirus, known officially as COVID-19, NKU announced that spring break will be extended through Saturday, March 21, and a majority of instruction will transition to online, according to a campus-wide email from President Ashish Vaidya. Beginning March 23, NKU will shift to alternative instruction, moving face-to-fa...
Amid pension crisis, Beshear offers hope
Billy Keeney, News Editor
January 29, 2020
After Kentucky educators marched on Frankfort on April 2, 2018 in the wake of the final approval of Senate Bill 151 (SB 151), the controversial proposal was later overturned by the Kentucky Supreme Court for being unconstitutional. It wasn’t the beginning—nor end—of the fight for public pe...
The original ‘Sin City’: exploring Newport’s past of mobs, crimes and more
Rachel Smith, Reporter
October 25, 2019
1955 Frank Sinatra gambled in the back room of the casinos on York Street. Dean Martin entertained guests at infamous mafia member Frank “Screw” Andrews’ house parties. And criminal racketeer Melvin Clark collapsed with a bullet lodged in his throat on Central Avenue. This was Newport—desirab...
‘Step back in history’: Southgate School promotes education, understanding
Rachel Smith, Reporter
September 13, 2019
When James Harris was eight years old, he would stand on a Newport street and gawk at the local school closest to his home. Harris said it was so unlike the school he had to walk several blocks to attend because this one had an enormous playground—one with shiny swings, seesaws and slides. It cap...
Governor Bevin signs House Bill 1 into law
Billy Keeney, News Editor
July 28, 2019
Governor Matt Bevin joined state legislators and stakeholder groups in Frankfort, Kentucky Wednesday, July 24, to officially sign House Bill 1 into law—which was passed by the General Assembly in special session earlier that day. “We are grateful for the diligent work of fiscally responsible House and S...
Habitat for Humanity taking on Collegiate Challenge
Casey Crowe, Contributor
February 22, 2019
Several NKU students are using their spring break as a way to make a difference in the lives of others. Students from the Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter will be travelling to Hardin County, Kentucky the week of March 10-15. “It’s work; it’s not like a spring break where you lay on the beach....
Election 2018: What you need to know
Sam Rosenstiel, Editor-in-Chief
November 5, 2018
Election Day is tomorrow. Are you prepared to vote?
How NKU fights its shrinking enrollment
Josh Goad, Assistant News Editor
October 24, 2018
Continued decline in enrollment could lead to further shortfalls, which means less spending on everything. This year’s shortfall occurred because NKU estimated the enrollment decline on historic data— but is there a precedent?
Hepatitis A: how to stay safe during statewide outbreak
Natalie Hamren, News Editor
September 18, 2018
In Kentucky, cases of hepatitis A continue to climb. Per year, the commonwealth typically experiences 20 cases of the virus. Since November 2017, that number has grown to over 1,300 reported cases in the state and 50 in northern Kentucky, according to the Northern Kentucky Health Department.
UPDATED: Bevin recommends $3.9 million cut to NKU
Sam Rosenstiel, News Editor
January 16, 2018
Gov. Matt Bevin proposed a 7.7 percent or $3.9 million funding cut for Northern Kentucky University in his state of the Commonwealth address on Jan. 16.
