Student Union shrinks drinks, raises prices to match inflation
Brittany Smart, Staff Reporter
September 12, 2014
Filed under Arts & Life
Some students may have noticed that the cups in the Student Union that come with a standard meal are now nearly half the size they used to be, but are sold at the same price. Starting this semester 16 oz. Pepsi cups accompany the meal, whereas before 24 oz. cups did. Melissa Pompa, the resident dis...
Student Union’s gameroom begins transition to next gen with Wii U console
Dylan Tierney, Contributor
September 11, 2014
Filed under Arts & Life
New video game consoles are in full force, however adding these new pieces of technology to NKU’s Game Room is not as simple as it may seem. The Game Room currently has multiple Playstation 3’s, XBOX 360’s, and Wiis already in its library. “The Wii U will be our first experiment [with new conso...
Victor Fest service day benefits the community
Lizzie Kibler, Staff Reporter
August 25, 2014
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events
Students gathered in the bottom floor of the James C. and Rachel M. Votruba Student Union at 11:30 AM on Saturday for the Victor Fest Day of Service event. 200 students signed up to help out and meet other students, according to Alex Collins, Americorp Vista volunteer coordinator. “Freshmen dominate the eve...
Hypnotist returns as Victor Fest favorite
Kiana Berry, Contributer
August 20, 2014
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events, Featured Story
NKU students were hypnotized on Aug. 19 and shared in the spirit of NKU in the most popular event of Victor Fest 2014, the hypnotist Dale K. “Every year, Dale K is the biggest event of Victor Fest,” Anna DiFrank, director of Membership for the Activities Programming Board said.“It’s a great w...
UPDATED: Water restored to all NKU buildings following water main break
Tori Lentz, Assistant News Editor
August 18, 2014
Filed under Featured Story, News
Water service has been restored to all buildings following a water main break that occurred Monday afternoon outside of the Recreation Center. The incident occurred at the construction site on Kenton Drive. According to Assistant Vice President for Facilities Larry Blake, water service was restored ...
Upcoming town hall lets students ‘have it their way’
Tori Lentz, Staff Writer
March 19, 2014
Filed under News
A survey created by the Student Government Association will be emailed to every NKU student tomorrow regarding their preference for a new franchise in the student union. After the results have been compiled, a town hall meeting will be held April 7 at 5:30 p.m. in room 104 of the Student Union to dis...
Town hall postponed over controversy
Tori Lentz and Richard Cracchiolo
February 18, 2014
Filed under News
After criticism from various groups on campus, the Student Government Association has decided to postpone Monday’s scheduled town hall meeting that would have helped decide which nationally branded food franchise would be brought to the Student Union. Controversy began to stir after rumors that Chick-...
Campus questions Chick-fil-A possibility
Kevin Schultz, Editor-in-Chief
February 12, 2014
Filed under Featured Story, News
**UPDATE: The town hall meeting mentioned in the article below has been postponed, according to an announcement made by NKU's Student Government President Erik Pederson. "After a careful review of the ensuing discussions, and in consultation with appropriate university officials, SGA is postponing this t...
LGBTQ center comes to campus
Mac Payton, News editor
August 21, 2013
Filed under News
New space offers students a physical place to call their own NKU is opening the second staffed LGBTQ center in the state of Kentucky this fall. The Office for LGBTQ Programs and Services is located on the third floor of the Student Union, in the same office space as the Office of Latino Affairs a...