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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 central Ohio Valley region has been given a level four out of five risk for severe weather on Tuesday.

Severe weather, possible tornadoes headed toward the region: Here’s what you need to know

Emily Sisk, Managing Editor April 2, 2024

UPDATE— NKU will be closed due to severe weather beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. A level four out of five severe weather risk has been issued for Tuesday for parts of Ohio, Northern Kentucky and...

Updates: NKU will be closed again Friday due to winter weather

Updates: NKU will be closed again Friday due to winter weather

Northerner Staff February 2, 2022

February 3, 2022, at 4:37 p.m. EST NKU announced in a message to students and on social media that the university will remain closed on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, due to severe winter weather in the area....

Tornado Warning

Tornado Warning for NKU campus expires

Matt Sexton, Managing Editor October 19, 2016

Updated 7:45 p.m. 10/19/16 The tornado warning that was in effect for the NKU campus Wednesday evening was allowed to expire by the National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio. The warning ran for approximately...

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Snow removal crews work through the night to clear campus

Tori Lentz, News Editor March 4, 2015

UPDATE: NKU is closed Thursday, March 5, 2015 due to continued Level 2 snow emergencies in the Northern Kentucky area. All classes are cancelled. Snow removal will occur in shifts through the night as...

Throughout the polar blast, students found ways to handle the low temperatures on their walks across campus. “I wear a hat all the time,” Alexus Berns, a senior creative writing major, said. “My nose is constantly runny. I can’t feel my face and I feel like I don’t have a nose.”

NKU community withstands arctic weather

Maggie Pund and Richard Cracchiolo January 31, 2014

The NKU community braved the subzero temperatures and winds that rolled throughout campus and across the Midwest this week. "I've just been avoiding going outside," said Shea Cecilia, a sophomore music...

Prepare early for winter weather

Allegra Carpenter November 16, 2011

With the winter months lurking, it is time to refresh winter awareness and brace our vehicles for the snow and ice in the forecast. Roads are readied appropriately for the weather, yet commuters can never...

Students seek shelter

Jesse Call October 26, 2010

A tornado warning was issued for Campbell County Tuesday afternoon prompting Northern Kentucky University students to move away from doors and windows and seek shelter in hallways. Norse Alert sirens were...

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