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PHOTO GALLERY: Halloween costumes on campus

PHOTO GALLERY: Halloween costumes on campus

Patrick Hirsch, Web Editor October 31, 2024

The Northerner explored campus Thursday to find students dressed up in the spooky spirit of Halloween. Take a scroll through our photo gallery to see some of our favorites.

Jack O'Lantern Glow will take place at the Cincinnati Zoo until Oct. 31.

Cincinnati Zoo’s newest tradition brings pumpkin art to life

Ella Rinehard, Contributor October 28, 2024

The Cincinnati Zoo has started a new fall tradition featuring more than 5,000 beautifully-carved pumpkins. The “Jack O’Lantern Glow” event will run until Oct. 31, lighting up chilly autumn nights...

NKU students can catch plenty of festive Halloween activities all week around campus.

Eight haunting Halloween events happening on campus

Emily Sisk, News Editor October 26, 2023

With Halloween just around the corner, NKU students can find plenty of haunting entertainment and feel-good festivities right here on campus. 1. Halloween Fest, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. For a Halloween...

The cast of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" rehearsing in the Fine Arts Center.

‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ is back—with some changes

Killian Baarlaer, Arts & Life Editor October 23, 2023

The Henry Konstantinow Studio Theatre’s annual production of the “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” returns the weekend of Oct. 26, but the student-run theater group’s marquee show is set to look...

Horror Roulette is on Oct. 27 at 5:30 on the Science Center Lawn. A costume contest will occur along with the film showings.

Horror Roulette to deliver a hefty dose of haunting movies

Killian Baarlaer, Arts & Life Editor October 20, 2023

A mind-boggling enigma about the entire world dropping dead in an instant, leaving people reeling for answers. A murder mystery tinged with comedy, forcing sleuthing characters to discover the perpetrator....

True Crime Club meets every Friday in Founders Hall 375 from 4-5:30 p.m.

NKU’s True Crime Club: A trail to the truth

Miles Johnson, Contributor October 20, 2023

Silence strikes the room as its shutting doors echo the darkness. Bone-chilling music plays as a screen details the story of an infamous and heinous crime case. This spooky atmosphere lies within the walls...

VIDEO: Callahan Hall Haunted House

Abby Murphy and Cameron Hollstegge November 2, 2022

On this year's Halloween, Friends of Dorothy, Leadership Mentors and Resident Hall Association collaborated to transform the Callahan Hall basement, infamous for its creepy atmosphere and haunted status,...

Students line up while waiting to enter the haunted house.

Community, collaboration and change: How this year’s haunted house is influencing change on campus

Anariah Powell, Contributor November 1, 2022

The Resident Housing Association in collaboration with the Northern Kentucky Leadership Institute and Friends of Dorothy hosted a haunted house at Callahan Hall on Monday, Oct. 31. The leadership of RHA,...

Some of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” cast after the last showing on Friday.

Starting from the left is The Criminologist (Trace Maloney), Janet Weiss (Sarah Rhodes), Transylvanian (Max Morgan), and Transylvanian (Kimberly Legal).

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” was back this fall with four shows

Jenna Fryer, Contributor October 16, 2022

In accordance with the Halloween season, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” was back on Oct. 7 in the Corbett Theater at NKU. This show was the fifth annual fundraiser for The Henry Konstantinow Studio...

Students shopping around the many racks of costumes outside Corbett Theatre at SOTA.

SOTA hosts Costume Extravaganza Sale

Braden White, Arts & Life Editor October 26, 2021

Tuesday afternoon, NKU’s SOTA hosted their Costume Sale Extravaganza, where items from the costume shop were sold to help raise money for Norse Offstage, a student organization that sets out to provide...

VIDEO: What Halloween looks like in a pandemic

Abby Behrens, Video Editor October 18, 2020

The ongoing pandemic has the power to put a damper on typical Halloween activities, but the holiday spirit lives on with people like Kylie Flick and her roommates, who are making TikToks with new costumes...

VIDEO: Dent Schoolhouse, COVID-19

Morgan King, Ryan Shauberger, and Dylan Shelton October 18, 2020

Dent Schoolhouse is a popular choice of entertainment around the Halloween season, but COVID-19 has required some changes to keep the business up and running. Northerner reporters met with owner Bud Stross...

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