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Ribbon cutting at Campbell Hall for new Western & Southern Contact Center.

Western & Southern celebrates opening of new Contact Center at NKU

Kenton Hornbeck, LINK nky Reporter March 23, 2022

Western & Southern opened the Western & Southern Contact Center at Northern Kentucky University, which students can use for on-campus jobs. Students can use the center to perform a variety of...

NKU Sports Talk Radio Show: Episode 10

NKU Sports Talk Radio Show: Episode 10

Northerner Staff March 22, 2022

In Episode 10 of the NKU Sports Talk Radio Show, Brendan, Justis and Noah react to the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, including the St. Peter's Peacocks and their improbable run to their Sweet...

NKU guard Trevon Faulkner (22) scored nine points in the Norse win over Purdue Fort Wayne in the Horizon League Tournament semifinals.

Trevon Faulkner returning to the Norse for one more season

Matthew Dietz, Editor-in-Chief March 22, 2022

NKU guard Trevon Faulkner will utilize the free season afforded by the NCAA’s pandemic waiver and return to the Norse for one more season in 2022-23, NKU Athletics announced in a press release on...

NKU forward Adrian Nelson (4) takes a shot against Purdue Fort Wayne on Friday at BB&T Arena.

Norse forward Adrian Nelson enters transfer portal

Matthew Dietz, Editor-in-Chief March 21, 2022

NKU men’s basketball forward Adrian Nelson has entered the transfer portal as a graduate transfer. The news was first reported by Verbal Commits on Twitter Monday afternoon.  In his four...

A sign that, in black text, says NKU. Clouds are in the sky.

2022 SGA Debate Preview: Three sets of candidates to participate ahead of election

Northerner Staff Report March 19, 2022

On Monday, The Northerner, in collaboration with the Student Government Association (SGA) will host the annual candidate debate at 7 p.m. in room 107BC of the Student Union. The debate will also be available...

Northern Kentucky University’s biennial Year-End Series Festival returns for its 20th anniversary.

Four world premieres, collaboration headline NKU’s new play festival

Haley Parnell, LINK nky Reporter March 16, 2022

Northern Kentucky University’s biennial Year-End Series Festival returns for its 20th anniversary. The YES Festival is the oldest collegiate new-play festival in the country, and for its 20th Anniversary,...

Bally Sports commissioned a production team to record Dr. Joe Cobbs and his course on rivalry for an upcoming documentary.

Bally Sports to air lecture from NKU professor in upcoming documentary this Fall

Andrew Dixon, Reporter March 16, 2022

In February, Bally Sports commissioned a production team to record Dr. Joe Cobbs and his course on rivalry for an upcoming documentary in the fall of 2022 on Michigan vs. Ohio State in college football.  Dr....

NKU Sports Talk Radio Show: Episode 9

NKU Sports Talk Radio Show: Episode 9

Northerner Staff March 16, 2022

In Episode 9 of the NKU Sports Talk Radio Show, Brendan, Justis and Noah discuss the premier event in college basketball: March Madness. The group also discusses the wild Monday in Cincinnati sports,...

Over 50 percent of Americans drink coffee daily.

How a coffee crisis could hound NKU

Killian Baarlaer, Reporter March 13, 2022

Coffee is a fixture in American culture that has dependably fueled people’s daily routines for centuries, but a combination of factors—unstable weather patterns and supply chain constraints—pose...

The NKU womens soccer huddles on the sideline for a water break during a match against Eastern Kentucky.

Head coach Bob Sheehan discusses his 25 years of success and growth with NKU women’s soccer

Jared Darwish, Reporter March 13, 2022

The 2021 women's soccer season marked head coach Bob Sheehan’s 25th season with the program. Sheehan has been at the helm since the program began in 1997 when Northern Kentucky became part of the Great...

NKU players leave the court following the loss to Wright State in the Horizon League Tournament championship game at Indiana Farmers Coliseum.

NKU falls in Horizon League Tournament championship game after Wright State comeback

Matthew Dietz, Editor-in-Chief March 9, 2022

In college basketball, the month of March is about emotions. As teams compete for the right to advance and keep playing, one team will experience jubilation and euphoria, while the other experiences...

Marques Warrick scored 23 points in the Norse win over Wright State on Jan. 25.

Preview: NKU meets Wright State in Horizon League championship Tuesday night

Matthew Dietz, Editor-in-Chief March 8, 2022

On March 12, 2019 the Northern Kentucky Norse and Wright State Raiders squared off in the Horizon League Tournament championship, a game in which the Norse prevailed 77-66. Nearly three years later, the...

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