Written by Killian Baarlaer, reporter at The Northerner Coffee is a fixture in American culture that has dependably fueled people’s daily routines for centuries, but a combination of factors—unstable weather patterns and supply chain constraints—pose a threat to coffee production and sale that could raise prices and lower quality. In a culture so strongly attached […]
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The Northerner is the independent student news organization of Northern Kentucky University.
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NKU makes masking optional on campus beginning March 8, with select exceptions
Written by Mildred Nguyen, news editor at The Northerner President Ashish Vaidya announced in an email Thursday morning that masking will be optional at Northern Kentucky University beginning March 8, with a few exceptions. According to the email, masking will still be required in four instances: during class meetings in classrooms and lab spaces through […]
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Norse advance to Horizon League quarterfinals with win over Detroit Mercy
Written by Matthew Dietz, editor-in-chief of The Northerner NKU women’s basketball head coach Camryn Whitaker has seen her fair share of postseason basketball, both as a player and as a coach, and understands what it takes to win when the calendar flips to March. During Whitaker’s lone season at Kentucky before joining the Norse, she […]
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NKU women’s basketball collects Horizon League awards
Written by Matthew Dietz, editor-in-chief of The Northerner On Monday, the Horizon League announced their end of season awards for women’s basketball, with several members of the Norse being named as winners for individual awards. Graduate forward Grayson Rose was named Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the all-defensive team. Redshirt senior guard Lindsey […]
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NKU men’s basketball closes out regular season with win over Penguins
Written by Brendan Connelly, assistant sports editor at The Northerner With chants of “David Wassler” raining down on the court for the entire game, the senior walk-on entered with one minute left to raucous applause, making his lone three point attempt as the men’s basketball team closed out Youngstown State 75-61 on Saturday night. “It […]
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The reality of women in informatics today
Written by Lilly Boden, contributor at The Northerner In 2020, Northern Kentucky University was ranked number one in the state for awarding the most Computer Science degrees to women. But according to College Factual, for NKU in the 2019-2020 academic year, in both Masters and Bachelors degrees, only 22 percent of graduates were women while 78 percent were […]
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NKU weekend roundup: Basketball and softball earn wins on Sunday
Written by Matthew Dietz, editor in chief at The Northerner NKU Athletics was active throughout the country this weekend, as the men’s basketball team, women’s basketball team, baseball team and softball team were among many sports competing over the last few days. Below is a recap of how each team fared over their past several […]
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Black in Blue: A conversation with Northern Kentucky’s Black police officers
Written by Mildred Nguyen, news editor at The Northerner Patrol Officer Antonio McKinney of Florence Police Department recalled pulling over an intoxicated white woman to issue her a DUI test. Seeing that he was Black, she asked him what his highest level of education was: Bachelor’s degree, an answer that left her in disbelief. It […]
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A sustainability group that gives priority to action
Written by Mildred Nguyen, news editor at The Northerner From a discussion on having more sustainability-themed movie nights on campus, came a group that seeks to unite multiple disciplines into completing sustainability projects. Northern Kentucky University’s first Sustainability Engagement & Action Group (SEAG) held their inaugural meeting over Zoom on Jan. 27. “We as a […]
