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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

Christina Roybal officially became Vice President and Director of Athletics on June 1.

Christina Roybal named as new NKU Vice President and Director of Athletics

Blake Lehmann, Assistant Sports Editor May 3, 2022

Christina Roybal was named as NKU’s incoming Vice President and Director of Athletics according to a press release by NKU Athletics on Tuesday.   Roybal will be the successor of former athletic...

NKU catcher Zack Minton takes a swing against Purdue Fort Wayne.

‘Everyone is so fine-tuned,’: Norse offense shining in the Horizon League

Blake Lehmann, Assistant Sports Editor May 1, 2022

To say that the NKU baseball team has gone through hardships and adversity thus far into the 2022 college baseball season is an understatement. Between the brutal weather conditions in Highland Heights...

NKU Sports Talk Radio Show: Episode 15

NKU Sports Talk Radio Show: Episode 15

Northerner Staff April 26, 2022

In Episode 15 of the NKU Sports Talk Radio Show, Brendan Connelly, Justis White and Noah Schuler sat down to talk about the upcoming NFL Draft later this week, as well as the history of spring football...

Confetti lauching towards the fans to start the show.

For King & Country headlines the “What Are We Waiting For” tour at Truist Arena

Misti Hopper, Copy Editor April 24, 2022

Grammy award winning duo, For King & Country, took the stage for their “What Are We Waiting For” tour at the newly renamed Truist Arena on NKU’s campus. The brothers performed on April 23...

Lindsey Meyer dribbles against Northwestern Ohio in the Norse's spring game on April 14.

Takeaways from women’s soccer spring season and looking ahead to fall season

Jared Darwish, Reporter April 21, 2022

The preseason for Northern Kentucky women’s soccer has seen a lot of changes to the team. With the departure of a couple key seniors, the team is transitioning its younger players into more prominent...

NKU Sports Talk Radio Show: Episode 14

NKU Sports Talk Radio Show: Episode 14

Northerner Staff April 19, 2022

In Episode 14 of the NKU Sports Talk Radio Show, Brendan, Justis and Noah dive into the results from an exciting first weekend of the NBA Playoffs. The trio also discussed Monday's Boston Marathon,...

US News and World Report ranks NKU’s master’s program third in the state

US News and World Report ranks NKU’s master’s program third in the state

LINK nky Staff Report April 19, 2022

A Northern Kentucky University master’s program has moved up in the ranks of the annual U.S. News and World Report list.  The NKU Public Administration master’s program was ranked third in the...

NKU outfielder Griffin Kain dives back to first base on a pickoff attempt against Purdue Fort Wayne on Friday, April 15.

Norse unable to take series in tough rubber match against Purdue Fort Wayne

Blake Lehmann, Assistant Sports Editor April 16, 2022

Offense was aplenty in the rubber match of a three-game Horizon League set between the NKU baseball team and the Mastodons of Purdue Fort Wayne, just not the offense that the Norse would have liked, as...

NKU freshman golfer Ryan Butler watches after driving the ball.

Photo Gallery: NKU’s The Jewell

Kyle Neace, Reporter April 16, 2022

The Northern Kentucky University golf team hosted The Jewell tournament this past weekend at Elks Run Golf Course.  Northern Kentucky came in third out of 12 teams on the second day of the tournament.

Zack Minton celebrates his three-run home run in the second inning against Purdue Fort Wayne.

Minton’s homer, Vorhees’ heroics lift Norse over Purdue Fort Wayne

Blake Lehmann, Assistant Sports Editor April 16, 2022

It was as if the baseball gods and Mother Nature were looking fondly upon the Bill Aker Baseball Complex on Friday, because there was finally some decent weather for baseball: sunny, but with the wind...

COPE and OCCATI provide resources - GED tests, training, jobs - for families with addiction.

How NKU tackles substance use disorders in rural Northern Kentucky

Mildred Nguyen, News Editor April 9, 2022

Tammy Barrett-Wolcott recalled a student from Carroll County who had been using marijuana every day for as long as she could remember – probably since 10 years old. She had very low self-esteem, always...

The Clay Alliance space at the Pendleton Art Center.

Senior foundations lecturer takes on new position at local art center

Andrea Turner, Reporter April 6, 2022

Alongside the Clay Alliance, senior foundations lecturer Nicholas Bonner has taken over the position of director of galleries at the Pendleton Art Center. Simultaneously, Bonner has assumed the director...

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