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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

The event celebrated the excellence of NKU's African American community.

UJIMA: A celebration of “The Power of Us” in the African American community

Moyo Mike-Adeogun, Social Media Editor April 7, 2023

The evening of April 5 was one filled with celebration as over 60 students, faculty and staff from NKU’s African American community were honored at this year’s Ujima ceremony.  Ujima, meaning “collective...

SGA President-elect Aliya Cannon leads the march to Lucas Administration Center.

‘We want to be united’: Students march, sit-in in protest of university vandalism

Josh Kelly, Managing Editor April 13, 2021

The Black National Anthem, Lift Every Voice and Sing by Alicia Keys, echoed off the tops of the Boothe Village. While the song played, numerous students, faculty and staff surrounded the now-gray Housing...

VIDEO: What is NKU R.O.C.K.S?

Kyle Wade, Shannan Murray, and Ethan Dickens February 12, 2021

Jennifer Toyo and Yasmeen Harrison talk about their experience with the R.O.C.K.S program and what it has meant to them.

VIDEO: Jennifer Toyo Spotlight

Abby Behrens, Collin Hudson, and Jacob Kinman February 7, 2021

NKU Graduate, Jennifer Toyo, currently works as a coordinator for the R.O.C.K.S program on campus.

Athlete Spotlight: Track and field runner on Black History

Athlete Spotlight: Track and field runner on Black History

Sierra Newton, Sports Editor February 11, 2019

BriAuna Keys is a sprinter for NKU women’s track and field team. The senior accounting and business information systems double major aspires to be a certified public accountant for a public accounting...

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