The Horizon League conference office released its men’s basketball preseason conference poll and all-conference teams as voted on by the coaches, sports information directors and members of the media. Northern Kentucky was selected to finish 10th in the poll. Valparaiso topped the league poll with 418 points. Oakland was second with 368 points and was […]
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NKU Women’s Soccer Team Wins in OT, Remains Undefeated in Conference
In its first overtime match since September 2014, the Northern Kentucky University women’s soccer team defeated Valparaiso, 3-2, on a golden goal from senior Kelsey Laumann in the 101st minute to remain undefeated in Horizon League play at 4-0. NKU’s overall record improves to 8-3 with the victory. Valparaiso, the defending Horizon League champion, slips to […]
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NKY Forum Presentations to Touch on Current Political Issues
Are you interested in politics? The NKY Forum is celebrating the election season with two events sponsored by the Scripts Howard Center for Civic Engagement. Wednesday, October 7, 2015With the presidential election just a year away, the campaigns are in full swing. the Iowa caucuses and the first primaries arrive just after the New Year […]
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Cuban Journalist to Speak at NKU on Thursday Night
After more than 50 years, the U.S. restored diplomatic relations with Cuba this summer – but what does a post-embargo Cuba look like, and what does it mean for the U.S.? An international expert will visit Northern Kentucky University on Thursday to discuss “Cuba in an Era of Change.” The event is the keynote address […]
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Norse’s Portz Finishes 3rd at NKU Fall Classic
A 5-under par 66 from Clayton Portz led the Northern Kentucky men’s golf team to the only red team score in the final round of the 2015 NKU Fall Classic and move up to fourth. Portz climbed the individual leaderboard and earned a share of third at 2-under for the tournament. Six birdies from Portz […]
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Theatre Reviews: “Moon Over Buffalo” at NKU, “SILENCE! The Musical” at Falcon
Northern Kentucky season openers are giving audiences a good time with a pair of very, very, very, very – we’re talking really different comedies. Moon Over Buffalo at Northern Kentucky University is a contemporary, backstage farce that looks back to the Fifties for its setting and even further back, say the Thirties, for its plot. Silence! The […]
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Highland Heights Named 7th Safest College Town in America
Highland Heights, home to Northern Kentucky University, is the seventh safest college town in America, according to Safewise. The Utah-based security and crime prevention firm used FBI crime statistics as well as research about crime prevention efforts to compile its rankings. “The safety of our campus community is our top priority,” said University Police Chief […]
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Highland Heights Native Returns to NKU as Teacher, Directs “Moon Over Buffalo”
In farceur Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo, fading stars of the 1950s George and Charlotte Hay are touring Private Lives and Cyrano De Bergerac in rep. In Buffalo, things don’t look so good. George’s dalliance with a young ingénue is sparking a split, but wait — Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee, and […]
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NKU’s Brannen to Participate in Coaches vs. Cancer Event
Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball head coach John Brannen will participate in the fifth-annual Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off Reception benefitting the American Cancer Society along with Xavier’s Chris Mack, Cincinnati’s Mick Cronnin, Dayton’s Archie Miller, Wright State’s Billy Donlon and Miami’s John Cooper, at the event set for 6-9 p.m. on October 15 at Paul Brown Stadium. “I am […]
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NKU’s New School of the Arts Prepares to Open First Artistic Collaboration
The first artistic collaboration at Northern Kentucky University’s new School Of The Arts (SOTA) has it all – art, music, drama. Theatre Sets of Liliana Duque Piñeiro, on view in Northern Kentucky University’s Main Gallery from Sept. 24-Oct. 30, will have walls filled with sketches, renderings, models of past work, just as you’d expect. The collaboration makes […]
