From NKU to Buzzfeed: Exploring an alum’s career
Natalie Hamren, Editor-in-Chief
January 21, 2020
“What kind of a tree are you?” It’s the question that sparked Tara Derington’s love for journalism. Barbara Walters followed-up Katherine Hepburn’s statement about being a tree in the 1981 ABC interview by asking her what kind of tree she would be. Ever since then, Derington has b...
What you missed at SGA Jan. 13
Billy Keeney, News Editor
January 14, 2020
Woodcrest closure update All the residents who live in the Oak and Sycamore buildings of Woodcrest Apartments will receive their new assignments soon; there was space available in other dorms for all who were displaced, according to Assistant Vice President for Student Engagement and Dean of Student...
Northern Kentucky takes down Eastern Kentucky 76-57
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
December 8, 2019
The in-state battle Sunday night ended in NKU’s favor with a 76-57 win. The Norse are now 7-3 on the season. Senior forward Dantez Walton led with 18 points and nine rebounds. Sophomore guard Trevon Faulkner also had 18 points and led in assists with seven.
‘OK Boomer’: Are you a millennial or Gen Z?
Noël Waltz, Assistant Design Editor
December 4, 2019
Have you ever used a fidget spinner? Do you have a TikTok account? Do you remember 9/11? These are questions that can answer a query many born between the years 1995-2000 have—are you a millennial or part of Gen Z? Pew Research Center defines millennials as someone born between 1981 and 1996—mea...
Everybody wins this Giving Tuesday
Noelle Horn, Assistant News Editor
December 3, 2019
Students stepped into the box—goggled and ready—to grab as much “cash” as they could in under 30 seconds. The cash, colored yellow and green, would give students the opportunity to donate money to an organization of their choice or win a gift card for themselves. Derek Darwish, member of the student alumni ...
‘It’s all about the turnover’: Parking Services sells more passes than spots available
Kyle Wade, Reporter
November 20, 2019
With 10,734 parking passes issued and only 6,694 parking spots available as of Nov. 14, 2019, finding a parking spot has become a difficult task for NKU students and faculty alike. “It’s like trying to find a needle in a haystack; it’s just impossible,” Devaughn Allen, sophomore marketing major, said about his experience with NKU parking. Allen is a recent transfer student who...
SGA reappoints committee chairs, amendment changes
Noelle Horn, Asst. News Editor
November 19, 2019
At Monday’s SGA meeting, two committee chairs were reappointed and Chief Justice Noah Cullen went over amendments to the constitution.
Board of Regents discuss renovation plans across campus
Noelle Horn, Assistant News Editor
November 14, 2019
Renovations needed to multiple buildings on campus Mary Paula Schuh, director of planning, design and construction, and Mike Hales, interim vice president for administration and finance and chief financial officer, spoke about recommendations for the capital budget—the allocated budget for main...
On-campus ministry shares message, love through coffee
Elena Ferguson, Reporter
November 14, 2019
Vine and Branches, a ministry of the United Methodist Church on NKU’s campus, is trying to change the way people view Christianity by passing out free coffee to students.
Pay for parking tickets with peanut butter
Josh Kelly, Managing Editor
November 12, 2019
NKU Parking Services is taking food donations in place of parking citations. Parking Services is accepting donations of six 28-oz plastic jars of peanut butter, six 5-oz cans of chicken or six boxes of granola or protein bars. All donations will go to FUEL NKU. Food for Fines will run until No...
How NKU athletics plans to get fans in the door
Kane Mitten, Arts & Life Editor
November 6, 2019
With NKU’s basketball program growing massively in the past few years, including two trips to the NCAA tournament and one bid to the NIT, the athletics department is doing all that they can to ensure students, alumni and local residents are making their way down to BB&T Arena to cheer on the Norse—including a new promotion that will send students home with $1,000.
Women’s Soccer team takes down Wright State in First Round of Conference Finals
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
November 4, 2019
NKU women's soccer team took down Wright State 3-1 in the Horizon League Quarterfinals Monday night. Freshman forward Lindsey Meyer scored the first goal of the night in the 23rd minute.
