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SGA elections underway: Who are the candidates?

SGA elections underway: Who are the candidates?

Mackenzie Manley, Managing Editor March 28, 2017

Three tickets are in the running for the presidential and vice presidential bid for SGA in the upcoming school year alongside other executive and senator spots on the board. Each platform addresses ideas...

Students continue to cheer for their Norse as the game ends

Timeline: Students gather on campus to watch the game

Brittney Gunter, Reporter March 19, 2017

All over Northern Kentucky, students and fans gathered to see which team would advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament. Watch parties were held in breweries and restaurants alike, with no...

BB&T Arena, home of the NKU Norse basketball.

Bothof to SGA: NKU-UC to play in basketball in future

Hannah Hagedorn, Asst. News Editor March 2, 2017

Editor's note: A previous version of the story said UC and NKU would play next season. Bryan McEldowney, assistant athletic director, corrected the information to state that the two schools would play,...

Students get second chance to choose mascot

Students get second chance to choose mascot

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor October 31, 2016

The NKU Athletic Department announced a plan Monday to allow students, alumni, and faculty a second chance to voice their opinion on the change to Victor E. Viking. “Since introducing this new mascot,...

NKU alum calls mascot change ‘a shame’

NKU alum calls mascot change ‘a shame’

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor October 26, 2016

NKU alum Steve Ruch remembers his friend, Mark Buerger, dressing up like a Norse and patrolling the sidelines during basketball games, long before Victor E. Viking made his first appearance on campus....

NKUs Its On Us campaign featured a week-long series of events on Sept. 26-30. The campaign has received mixed criticism in light of an ongoing federal lawsuit involving a sexual assault case.

Feelings mixed on NKU’s It’s On Us campaign

Abby Anstead, Editor-in-Chief September 29, 2016

Reva Short thinks it’s important to bring awareness to the issue of sexual assault. The NKU junior supports the national It’s On Us Campaign, an initiative focused on shifting the way people think...

What you missed at the SGA meeting

What you missed at the SGA meeting

Mackenzie Manley, News Editor August 29, 2016

This week’s SGA meeting covered topics ranging from a drop in summer enrollment rates, as well as a plan to improve enrollment in summer courses and reserved parking spaces for veterans who have received...

Newly-elected President Will Weber embraces his mother, Janice Weber, after he is declared student body president.

BREAKING: Weber, Wilshire win SGA presidential election

Abby Anstead, Managing Editor April 1, 2016

With five slates running for the Student Government Association president and vice president positions, Will Weber and Ellen Wilshire came out on top, receiving a total of 291 votes from the student body. A...

Presidential and vice presidential candidates addressed student concerns at the annual presidential debate on March 29. Students can vote March 30 and 31.

Retention, representation hot topics at SGA presidential debate

Andrea Carter, Copy Editor March 30, 2016

The prevailing topics of the Student Government Association presidential debate were retention rates among minority students and the alleged underfunding of minority organizations such as fraternities...

SGA 2016-17 Presidential Candidates

SGA 2016-17 Presidential Candidates

Abby Anstead and Mackenzie Manley, Managing Editor and News Editor March 24, 2016

Campaigns are well underway with the Student Government Association elections coming up on March 30-31. The Northerner talked to each presidential candidate to gather the points of emphasis for each of...

President Mearns, Chief of Police Les Kachurek and other members of the executive board address safety concern at the town hall meeting on Monday, Nov. 2.

Town hall addresses campus safety

Abby Anstead, News Editor November 5, 2015

Students from a variety of backgrounds and affiliations gathered in the Student Union Monday evening for a town hall meeting. Despite their differences, the students expressed one common concern-- the...

VIDEO: NKU pushes back spring commencement

VIDEO: NKU pushes back spring commencement

Andrea Carter, Copy Editor August 26, 2015

Sue Ott Rowlands, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, notified graduating students Tuesday that the May 2016 Commencement ceremony date has been pushed back one week. The ceremony...

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