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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

Jill Wood gives a welcome speech before the opening of the Victor E Zone

NKU, esports teams celebrate grand opening of the Victor E Zone

Matthew Supinger and Alex Perez August 22, 2024

The NKU Campus Recreation Center celebrated the debut of the Victor E Zone on the second floor on Thursday evening, showing off the new setup of 10 PC’s for all NKU students to come and play video games...

Multiple unattended bags and belongings litter NKU's Campus Recreation Center.

Comfortable yet cautious: Taking precautions despite NKU’s low crime rate

Aya Aleily, Assistant News Editor February 7, 2024

NKU is a relatively safe university, some might say. According to the 2022 annual security and fire safety reports, “While no location is devoid of crime, the university’s main campus in the city of...

VIDEO: Jazz Funk at the Rec

Megan Bechtold, Brady Smith, and Kay Fugate September 22, 2020

       The campus rec center has a variety of programs available to students, ranging from the standard gym equipment to a rock wall, an indoor pool, intramural sports, and even fitness classes. One...

The Intramural Fields in the Booth Residential Village.

With NKU athletics postponed, what do intramural leagues look like?

Matthew Dietz, Sports Editor September 20, 2020

On Aug. 13, the Horizon League and its Board of Directors came to the decision to postpone competition in fall sports due to COVID-19, affecting various NKU athletic programs. However, despite the absence...

The new Campus Rec Center will open in phases. Matt Hackett, director of campus recreation, says that the entire buildling should be open around Labor Day.

GALLERY: Campus Rec makes debut

Carrie Crotzer and Abby Anstead August 19, 2015

After nearly four years of planning, dreams have come to life for NKU as they unveil a 169,314 square foot, completely renovated and expanded Campus Recreation Center.“You’d be very hard pressed to...

Student Government senators saw the framework of the new pool and warm water pool. The new pool will be one of the last installments of the Rec Center and will feature the NKU logo on its floor.

Rec Center construction to wrap up Fall 2015

Richard Cracchiolo and Tori Lentz April 8, 2015

With the Rec Center construction set to wrap up construction by the fall semester, the Student Government Association was invited on a tour of the construction site. What they saw included the early steps...

A water main break caused several buildings to close Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. The incident occurred when a backhoe struck the water line on the Campus Recreation Center construction site.

UPDATED: Water restored to all NKU buildings following water main break

Tori Lentz, Assistant News Editor August 18, 2014

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...

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