2020 hasn’t stopped these students

Loch Norse Co-Editor-in-Chief Chloe Cook remembers acrobats flying in the air. Some performers were contorting their bodies in various positions while others were using hula hoops to entertain guests. The lighting at the venue was colorful and neon. The ceiling was high; the stage was wide. Everyone was eating cupcakes and enjoying themselves.  The junior English major said this is her favorite memory with L...

The best reward a musician can receive is the establishment of a lineage, according to Gita Srinivasan.  Not a lineage in the biological sense, of course. In classical music, lineages describe how a musician can influence later generations of performers either by composition choices, playing style or technical skills.  Some of these musicians—such as Pablo Casals, one of the most famous cello player...

When senior dance major Bri Mullins was around 3 years old, she was small for her age and very shy around other children and adults. Her mother wanted to help coax her out of her shell, so she enrolled her at Kiddie Kapers Dance Company in Lexington, Kentucky. “She put me in the dancewear that you have to wear when you’re young—the little pink [leotard], sparkly tutu and ballet shoes—and...

When the COVID-19 pandemic started in March, junior musical theatre major Je’Shaun Jackson believed that it was the best thing to happen for him as a performing artist. Despite the circumstances being nerve-wracking, he said he welcomed the situation as an opportunity for self discovery. “It made me put aside all the fears I had about not being on stage because now I’m forced to not be on s...

As a point guard, Ally Niece has always known her role on the Northern Kentucky Women’s basketball team was to be a leader. Entering her junior season—a season that, due to COVID-19, promises to be unlike anything the team, fans or the NCAA have ever seen before—the leadership role that Niece is embracing becomes even more important. “I feel like, for me, it’s my responsibility to step...

Kaitlin Minniefield, sophomore biological sciences major, recently joined the Student Government Association (SGA) to amplify and advocate for the Black community on campus.  The SGA senator said she wants to see issues involving minorities on campus being pushed to the forefront.  “We tend to not be seen or be heard on campus,” Minniefield said. “I just really would like to see these thin...

The Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team will have a much different look to it than last season, and with all the upheaval, the door is open for a new leader to emerge both on and off the court, and junior Trevon Faulkner, the lone returning starter from last season, is ready to fill the role. After winning their second consecutive Horizon League Tournament championship this past March and qualifying for...

Sustainability is a series of steps. Maria Osbourn said she takes them one at a time. “At the moment, I am really working on reducing my plastic consumption,” Osbourn said. “I think it's hard to get away from plastics. They’re kind of everywhere in our life, but there are ways to get around it.” Environmental sustainability describes the responsible interaction with the planet to maintain natural ...