Housing announces changes for 2020-21 academic year
Josh Kelly, Managing Editor
July 10, 2020
Housing announced updates on dining, shuttle service, cleaning, room assignments and other changes due to COVID-19. Changes to Dining Norse Commons cafeteria will be the only residential dining open for the academic year. Callahan/East Village Bistro will not be open during this year. Tentative ...
Dr. Dannie Moore to leave NKU July 15
Natalie Hamren, Editor-in-Chief
June 25, 2020
President Ashish Vaidya announced today in a campus-wide email that Dr. Dannie Moore, assistant vice president for student affairs, is joining Eastern Kentucky University as its Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer. This new position is effective...
NKU named safest campus in Greater Cincinnati
Natalie Hamren, Editor-in-Chief
June 23, 2020
NKU has been named the safest college campus in the Greater Cincinnati region by YourLocalSecurity.com—a website aimed at providing security tools and information. Nationally, NKU ranked 23 on the 2020 Safest College Campuses in America. The list totals the top 25 safest schools in the U.S. “Many colleges offer a less-than-impressive safety section on their web...
Vaidya announced NKU fall 2020 plans: hybrid classes, social distancing
Josh Kelly, Managing Editor
June 15, 2020
NKU will resume some in-person class meetings in fall 2020, President Ashish Vaidya announced in a campus-wide email Monday afternoon. The fall semester will start on August 17, 2020, as scheduled. Fall convocations and new student convocation will be held virtually with dates to be announced. In-person ...
NKU receives backlash after inclusion statement
June 5, 2020
NKU released a statement Thursday about discrimination and freedom of speech after screenshots circulated social media allegedly showing an incoming freshman using the hashtag #WhiteLivesMatterMore as part of #WhiteOutWednesday, a hashtag made in opposition to #BlackOutTuesday to support the protestors. ...
Provost announces Fall semester hybrid approach
Josh Kelly, Managing Editor
May 19, 2020
Provost Sue Ott Rowlands announced recommendations for campus to undergo a hybrid approach to the Fall 2020-21 semester.
Board of regents discuss tuition freeze, new majors, research misconduct
Josh Kelly, Managing Editor
May 14, 2020
During its May meeting, the Board of Regents discussed a research misconduct proposal from the Faculty Senate along with announcements of tuition freezes, new majors and programs and a new residence hall to begin construction. Associate Professor of Chemistry John Farrar, Professor in Chase College of Law ...
Provost Sue Ott Rowlands: Leading a campus through COVID-19
Rachel Smith, Assistant News Editor
May 8, 2020
“Does anyone else have something to bring up? Any questions?” NKU Provost Sue Ott Rowlands asks in an empty room. On her computer screen, twenty-five pairs of eyes blink back at her. She always ends the daily Zoom meeting like this, giving a final chance for any member of the COVID-19 Preparedness Te...
Coach Horn ranks top 5 on CBS Sports college basketball 2019 hires list
Sierra Newton, Sports Editor
April 22, 2020
Head men’s basketball coach Darrin Horn is one among the roughly 60 college basketball coaches hired in the spring of 2019. Coach Horn was ranked fifth on CBS Sports Writer Matt Norlander’s list of the top 12 coaches who had strong debuts during the 2019-20 season.
Virtual Commencement Celebration scheduled for May 9
Billy Keeney, News Editor
April 16, 2020
A “Virtual Commencement Celebration” is scheduled to take place on May 9 at 11:00 a.m. The celebration will recognize the hard work of May graduates at the end of finals week, according to an email from President Ashish Vaidya. Leading up to the celebration, NKU social media will highlight May graduates by sha...
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...
Campus buildings to be used for COVID-19 first responders, quarantine
Billy Keeney, News Editor
April 9, 2020
Campus buildings will be used as a place for first responders to take a break from work, or quarantine themselves as their families stay “healthy at home” during the pandemic, according to an email from President Ashish Vaidya. The Honors House is being set up for first responders to take breaks...
