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Find the buffet pancake bar at the Baptist Student Center from Monday to Wednesday this week.

BCM hopes to destress students with pancakes

Alexis Ross, Contributor December 10, 2018

If the stress of finals is forming, you might need some breakfast food. When your study needs intersect with your late-night breakfast needs, Baptist Campus Ministries’ Pancakes and Finals event is the...

Northern Kentucky gets its second Raising Cane’s just across the street from East Village.

Raising Cane’s opens on US 27

Kane Mitten, Assistant Arts & Life December 5, 2018

Raising Cane’s opened their new location in Cold Spring on Tuesday. The fast-casual chicken restaurant is located right outside of campus on Alexandria Pike and sits behind the Arby’s across...

Every year, parents panic that their kids Halloween candy is being poisoned or tampered with.

Tricky treats: Did Mom and Dad ever check your candy?

Natalie Hamren, News Editor October 31, 2018

Some of the biggest traditions of Halloween include dressing up as monsters, watching scary movies or going to haunted houses. But one of the biggest fears that has existed for decades is that Halloween...

Caylee Duncan demonstrating how to use the X-ray machine on Emma Huff in the HIC.

Health Innovation Center boasts modern classrooms

Sirena Cunningham, Contributor September 13, 2018

After 12 years of planning and construction, the new Health Innovation Center opens its doors to students and provides a new home to the College of Health Professions. It took five different efforts...

NKUs Honors College is now located in Founders Hall.

Honors dean says college a ‘sandbox’ for innovation

Natalie Hamren, News Editor September 10, 2018
Eleven years ago, Dr. James Buss taught three to four sections of United States History to the Civil War every semester. Each class had anywhere from 70 to 500 students in it. And every time he taught the course, it was the exact same.
Jalen Tate (5) gets introduced before the game against Cleveland State at Little Caesars Arena.

Men’s basketball releases regular season schedule

Mike Canizales, Sports Editor September 8, 2018
The NKU men’s basketball team put the final touches on their 2018-19 season schedule on Wednesday afternoon. The schedule, which features 17 regular-season home games at BB&T Arena, will start on Tuesday, Oct. 30 when the Norse host Division III rival Thomas More in their only exhibition match of the season, followed by their regular season kick-off matchup against Wilmington College at home on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
President Ashish Vaidya speaks at the launch for the Honors College inside the Health Innovation Center on Sept. 5, 2018. Honors is housed in Founders Hall, now connected to the HIC.

Honors College launches in Founders Hall

Josh Goad, Assistant News Editor September 6, 2018
The second floor of Founders Hall is home to NKU’s newest college: the Honors College. Once serving to bridge the gap between disciplines and creating advanced curriculum for both students and faculty, it has been deemed an important component in NKU’s future successes.
A student logging into their NKU email.

Getting fishy emails? How to protect your NKU account from fraud

Sam Rosenstiel, Editor-in-Chief September 6, 2018
Do you keep getting suspicious emails offering work-from-home positions? How about unfamiliar users looking for a personal assistant, promising big bucks upfront? Here’s how you can protect yourself from phishing and annoying spam.
NKU students hanging out near Steely Library.

7 things they don’t tell you at orientation

Maria Dossett and Natalie Hamren August 20, 2018
During Northern Exposure, you learned how to pay for tuition, how to sign up for classes, where to find campus organizations and other information essential for your college experience—but they didn’t tell you everything. The Northerner wants to give you some insider info so you don’t have to learn the hard way (like some of us, unfortunately). Here’s seven things you need to know to survive NKU.
Students representing NKUs Greek organizations during the 2017-2018 academic year.

Greek orgs raised $180K, volunteered over 30K hours last year

Maria Dossett, Arts and Life Editor August 6, 2018

NKU’s Greek Life displayed its dedication to serving others by raising $180,000 during the 2017-2018 academic year. From August to May, NKU’s 22 fraternities and sororities hosted several philanthropic...

Lavone Holland (30) throws down a thunderous dunk during Fridays NCAA tournament game against Kentucky.

Halftime: Kentucky surges to lead over Norse

Matt Sexton, Editor-in-Chief March 17, 2017

INDIANAPOLIS -- Kentucky's potent offense helped the Wildcats take a 38-24 lead over Northern Kentucky at halftime of Friday's NCAA South Regional first round game in Indianapolis. NKU started off well,...

Picture above is a previous career event at NKU. The NKU Career Expo is Wednesday in the SU Ballroom.

Potential employers to gather at NKU for Career Expo

Cole Grecco, News Editor February 20, 2017

Students looking to prepare for post-graduation job opportunities will have their annual opportunity to do so Wednesday. The NKU Career Expo will take place Feb. 22 from 2-5 p.m. in the Student Union...

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