2021 Northerner Senior Farewells

My entire college experience has been with The Northerner—from my very first day of classes my freshman year to now. It’s hard to imagine what my life will be like after The Northerner since it’s been so integral to my life these past four years.  My first memory of The Northerner was having my first story I ever wrote for the organization land on the front page of the paper. I was floore...

I stumbled into The Northerner’s meeting by a matter of being pushed by none other than Natalie. After spending weeks that turned into months in the same classes she and I were waiting in the lobby of Griffin Hall, extremely distanced, for the meeting doors to open. Intimated, I still sat and listened. I took part in my first section. I developed a rapport with then-Arts & Life Editor Cole G...

When I decided to major in journalism, I wasn’t actually anticipating a career in a newsroom. I initially wanted to go to law school, and a journalism degree seemed like just another stepping stone in my academics. I had never written a single article before my freshman year at NKU—I had only book reports and English essays under my belt when I decided to attend a Northerner meeting one day mi...

The first time I saw The Northerner’s newsroom was during a tour I took of NKU my senior year of high school. I had been writing stories probably since I was four years old and even got in trouble in kindergarten for using too much paper, so seeing a place where I could one day share my work with others was really exciting. Visiting the newsroom was enough to sell me on enrolling at NKU even tho...