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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

VIDEO: Stranger Things roller-skating and themed exercises

Tyler Lee October 31, 2022

In partnership with the Institute for Health Innovation, the Campus Recreation Center held NKU's first themed roller-skating night, starting with Stranger Things. Fitness Coordinator Jimmy McMahon talks...

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...

Campus Rec to reopen August 3

Campus Rec to reopen August 3

Natalie Hamren, Editor-in-Chief June 25, 2020

The Campus Recreation Center announced yesterday plans to reopen on Aug. 3. The Rec Center has been closed since March 18 due to COVID-19 concerns. In a campus-wide email, the Rec Center announced...

The Campus Recreation Center.

Campus Rec: classes, intramural sports canceled

Billy Keeney, News Editor March 13, 2020

The Campus Recreation Center will stay open despite in-person classes being moved online—with the exception of Friday, March 20—according to an email sent to Rec Center members. All programs, such...

60 percent of students aren't getting enough physical activity, according to a study by Northwestern Medicine and Northeastern Illinois University.

Balancing a healthy diet as a college student

Elizabeth Cates, Staff Reporter February 25, 2020

As college students take on heavy course loads, jobs, extracurricular activities, family responsibilities and more, it can be a struggle to prioritize eating well and exercising.  95 percent of college...

Brown and Dempsey bond over basketball.

On and off court, SHEP student finds home in Rec Center

Belle Leininger, Reporter December 3, 2017

Tennis shoes squeak on hardwood floors, basketballs berate backboards and rims, voices stumble over one another and high-tempo music plays in the background converging to create a cacophony of echoes throughout...

Ania Zmyslo, NKU swim club member, gets some practice laps in at the new rec center pool.

GALLERY: Rec Center renovations provide students new opportunities

Christopher Decker, Sports Editor November 17, 2015

Members of the NKU swim team stand at the edge of a brand new, 375,000-gallon pool before their weekly practice. As they prepare to begin their activities, a member is pushed into the pool, and the rest...

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