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Results from a survey left Northern Ken-tucky University administrators searching for ways to improve student-adviser relation-ships.

In fall 2010, the Foundations of Excellence Student Satisfaction Survey asked students the degree to which they understood where to go for help with academic questions.

Vice Provost Pat Moynahan said that be-fore this survey he would have thought ad-vising standards at NKU were satisfactory. The findings allowed him, among other col-leagues, to address a need for proactive advis-ing.

“Proactive advising means we reach out to you, you don’t have to come to us,” Moyna-han said.

Proactive advising is part of the larger whole which will become the Student Success Center, currently being constructed in Uni-versity Center.

“The Foundations of Excellence Dimen-sion committees recommended in spring 2011 a centralized physical location for en-rollment management departments that deal directly with the needs of first-year students,” said Moynahan.

“A lot of students were telling us they were having difficulty navigating and feeling like they got the run-around with being sent to different offices,” Moynahan said. “The Suc-cess Center is a way to put all of those offices in a central and visible location.”

“We want to ease the path for students,” Moynahan said. “I’ve become a real believer in the proactive advising for a couple of rea-sons: students need to take their own respon-sibility except these days, students aren’t pre-pared to stand on their own two feet.”

The center will be focused mainly on first-year students, but will also be a tool for stu-dents who decide to change their major. The Student Success Center will be paired with

the Career Development Center so that stu-dents will have help with major changes.

“The idea is to hit off as many mishaps as we can that occur,” Moynahan said.

Kris Hecktor, a senior business manage-ment major, was declared ineligible for his senior season of baseball due to not meeting certain academic requirements. Hecktor at-tended Marshall University prior to attending NKU, where he played two seasons of base-ball. He played his junior season as a Norse.

“Two and a half weeks before school start-ed I heard through the grapevine that I wasn’t eligible,” Hecktor said.

He had been in contact with two advisers throughout the summer to ensure his spot on the team for his senior season. He lost a few credits when transferring to NKU, which made it difficult to understand whether his GPA and credits allowed him to be eligible.

Hecktor changed his major to integrated studies in order to remain eligible for base-ball, a suggestion that was made by his advis-er, he said. According to Hecktor, losing his eligibility came as a shock because he was un-

der the impression that he had straightened everything out.

The fact remained that he didn’t meet re-quirements to gain his eligibility.

“As a transfer student I wasn’t aware of how the advising system worked,” Hecktor said. He explained at Marshall University his adviser played a much more active role in the planning of his schedule.

Although Moynahan believes students should be able to take initiative on their own, he also recognizes that advisers should be re-sources who can provide correct information.

Vicki Berling, Norse Advising Center in-terim director and Educational Outreach ex-ecutive director, said she is energized by the enthusiasm surrounding the project. “One thing that excites me is the opportunity for different areas of the university to work more collaboratively together. Having so many of-fices that support student success in one loca-tion will help strengthen communication and interaction among departments,” she said.

The Student Success Center will be located on the second floor of the University Center.

SGA faces low membership

Pros, cons of student housing options

How to get involved on campus

Norse volleyball still undefeated

See News, p. 7

See News, p. 8

See Arts & Life, p. 13

See Sports, p. 16

Caitlin Centner Staff writer

New Student Success Center to be ‘proactive’

Image courtesy of Larry BlakeThe Student Success Center (designs pictured above) will focus on ‘proactive advising’ and centraliz-ing advising problems. All departmental advising will soon take place in the Student Success Center.

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THEPODIUM:Brandon Barb Managing editor

Obama the stronger candidate after conventions

Even though the Republican National Convention was discussed in last week’s The Podium, there is a need to compare it with the Democratic National Con-vention, mainly the key speeches from each party.

The DNC, in Charlotte, N.C. this year, finished last Thursday. While Mitt Romney might have left Repub-licans full of optimism, President Obama left his sup-porters confident as his campaign continues forward.

Why are Democrats confident after last week? Not only did Obama accept the nomination for president, with “four more years” chants filling the air, but he also responded to republican attacks while telling vot-ers what he will do if given those four more years.

The president had a little help from a friend as well.“We are here to nominate a president,” Bill Clinton

said. “And I’ve got one in mind … I want to nominate a man who is cool on the outside, but who burns for America on the inside. I want Barack Obama to be the next president of the United States and I proudly nominate him to be the standard bearer for the Demo-cratic Party.”

Clinton spoke a day before Obama did, and he was on stage for close to 50 minutes, but he wasn’t just a cheerleader for our current president during his speech — after all he was campaigning with his wife, Hillary Clinton, four years ago against Obama — he laid out facts, numbers and truths. I will go as far as to say that his speech was better than the entire Republi-

can convention.It’s a bold claim but during Romney’s speech

he spent a good portion of it telling America about his life rather than what he would do for this country. If Republicans needed to introduce him to the country, they should have picked an-other time to do it. Even when he did say some-thing there wasn’t much behind it such as, “What America needs is jobs, lots of jobs.”

The big criticism of Obama is that he hasn’t done that great of job during his four years as president. He hasn’t fixed the economy or cre-ated enough jobs and he has put this country further into debt. Granted, the president hasn’t done everything he promised back in 2008, but when he got into office he was faced with one of the worst situations any incoming president has walked into.

“In Tampa the Republican argument against the president’s re-election was actually pretty simple, pretty snappy,” Bill Clinton said. “It went something like this, ‘we left him a total mess, he hadn’t cleaned it up fast enough, so fire him and put us back in.’”

Clinton’s right. George Bush did leave this country in severe turmoil, no one would have been able to fix what this country was in just four years. The country is doing better, whether you believe it or not, four more years could really turn things around.

As expected, the highlight of the DNC was President Obama’s acceptance speech. He did something different than Romney, in that his

speech was full of substance. There were two completely different approach-

es taken by the candidates. It took Romney 28 minutes of his 38-minute speech before he got to his five-step plan, the rest of the speech was rather dull. Obama didn’t waste any time getting down to business.

One of the strongest moments of Obama’s speech was the few minutes he spent talking about foreign policy. He said “my opponent and his running mate” are new to foreign policy, but back in 2008 so was Obama. He did respond to Romney’s comments about Russia: “You don’t call Russia our number one enemy, not al-Qaeda, Russia, unless you’re still stuck in a Cold War mind warp.”

The president went on to say that he will use the money not used for war to “pay down our debt and put more people back to work, rebuild-ing roads, bridges and schools because after two wars that have cost us thousands of lives and over a trillion dollars it’s time to do some nation building right here at home.”

Obama was forceful and stepped into the posi-tion of the stronger candidate. The conventions might be pep rallies for both sides, but the can-didates needed to reach out to the undecided vot-ers. Romney spoke to people that were there and those he knew would vote for him either way.

Obama actually tried to persuade the sal-vagables, and he did a much better job than his Republican opponent.

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was in the fourth grade and we talked about how different it seems now.”

Austin BrownSenior Biology

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towers at that time. I called and talked to him to see how things were going.”

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Going to college is a serious business, in more ways than one. Student loan debt is on the rise with no end in sight. Northern Ken-tucky University should be active in making sure student loans don’t continue to rise.

According to the U.S. Government, the national student loan debt is over $1 tril-lion. Some Americans owe more in student loans than they do on their credit cards and it grows at $2,853.88 per second, according to www.finaid.org. This debt is much harder to get rid of.

Bankruptcy laws have been altered to make it very difficult to get rid of student loan debt, so once you have it you are faced with two op-tions: either you pay it or you die with it. If you do not pay your loans when you gradu-ate, the Federal Government could garnish your wages, tax refunds and even your Social Security benefits.

American students are endlessly preached to about the need for a college degree in or-der to get a “good job,” and told that after they graduate they will be able to pay off their student loans with the “good job.” Students

are finding out that they’ve been highly mis-informed or even worse, lied to all along. The consequences are becoming the elephant in the living room.

Few find careers immediately after college, the majority are finding themselves in their mid-20s, living with their parents, in debt and working at the same service job they held through college. Fifty percent of Americans are now poor or low income, according to MSNBC.

Although this is not true for all students, or even those at NKU, it’s still a looming prob-lem in our futures as students.

The student loan debt bubble is the great-est thing to happen to debt collectors in de-cades. The New York Times reported that one out of six Americans have defaulted on their loans. We shouldn’t fear because Federal Re-serve Chairman Ben Bernanke has promised it won’t be a crisis. We can trust him, right?

New NKU students should think long and hard about college and try to find a compro-mise between what they love and what will pay the bills. A degree isn’t a ticket to the middle-class anymore. It was in 1952, but not in 2012.

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Sociology

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a few friends.”

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Sept. 73:10 a.m. A person was arrested for alcohol

intoxication in a public place after a cab driv-er was unable to wake that person up.

11:07 a.m. A citation was issued for a forged Northern Kentucky University parking per-mit in Lot E.

11:33 a.m. In Lot Q property was taken from an unsecured vehicle.

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A treasure hunt that requires picture taking, using a foreign language to shop and paying to use public bathrooms may sound strange. But for a group of students participating in the Kentucky Institute for International Studies (KIIS) traveling to France, it amounts to in-class homework.

Paris, France, with its collection of cathedrals like the 600-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral and monuments that include the Eiffel Tower and D-Day beaches, was the backdrop for the homework Taylor Vick, a Northern Kentucky University junior, describes when she talks about her month-long study abroad experience.

NKU offers students many oppor-tunities to study abroad and receive course credit in the process. In prepa-ration for the upcoming school year’s trips, the Office of Education Abroad at NKU is hosting a Study Abroad Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 19 in the Student Union Ballroom.

Beth Lorenz, study abroad advisor for the Office of Education Abroad, said there are over 40 countries where NKU students can study. There are scholar-ships available to assist qualified stu-dents with the cost of travel.

Lorenz said to qualify for a scholar-ship of up to $3,000 a NKU student must have a 2.5 GPA and must have a

current completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file at NKU.

There are 20 academic exchanges available, Lorenz said. They range from advertising and public relations to psychology. Travel occurs during fall and winter semesters as well as during spring and summer breaks.

“There are plenty of opportunities and employers are looking for people with a global view,” Lorenz said. “It can help you find your niche in the world.”

KIIS has been sending students to destinations that include Africa, Asia, Canada and Europe since 1975. NKU’s Office of Education Abroad is a member of KIIS along with about 25 other Ken-tucky Universities.

Vick, a French major, was one of 30 students who had an opportunity to go to France in June 2012 as a part of a study abroad program based out of Western Kentucky University.

“It was an eye-opening experience,” Vick said. “It was really cool to step out of my comfort zone and challenge my-self.”

One challenge involved navigating through markets where each shop is run by a person that specializes in what they sell. “You don’t just pick up what you want while shopping, you have to tell the shopkeeper what you want, in French, and they use their expertise to pick out the best item for you,” she said.

The other challenge was paying to use public bathrooms. “The bathrooms were pretty much what we are used to here in the United States, but you have to pay an attendant to use them,” Vick said.

It was all a learning experience, she said.

“It introduces you to more of the world, teaches you to accept other cul-tures and other traditions that are not your own.”

Vick said that some of the most excit-ing parts of her experience included an

assignment where her French profes-sor sent students on a scavenger hunt to have their pictures taken in front of French fountains and monuments.

“We had to ask the locals, in French, to take our pictures,” Vick said. “It forced us to talk to the locals in their language.”

Vick said students should, “go for it, it’s worth every minute.”

For more information about the Study Abroad Fair or about studying abroad, visit www.studyabroad.nku.edu.

Sept. 912:26 a.m. A complaint was received that char-

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Sept. 1010:46 a.m. A two-vehicle accident occurred in

Kenton Garage resulting in no injuries.12:40 p.m. Money was taken from a desk in

Founders Hall.3:36 p.m. A two-vehicle accident occurred in

University Garage resulting in no injuries.

Learning experiences outside the classroomStudy Abroad Fair provides look into where, when and how to go

Stacey BarnesContributing writer

Taylor Vick, a junior at NKU, poses in front of the Eiffel Tower on her study abroad trip to France over the summer. To learn more about studying abroad, go to the Study Abroad Fair Sept. 19.

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During this election year one student organiza-tion, College Republicans, is actively campaigning for 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney, but also focusing on getting students to vote, regard-less of the candidate.

College Republicans are collaborating with the Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement by hosting a voter registration drive Sept. 17-21 in the Student Union lobby. The event’s purpose is to connect with students about civic engagement and the importance of voting. At the drive, students will also be able to register to vote.

The organization is pushing to educate voters for the upcoming presidential election as well.

“The majority of college students are not as in-formed about politics as they should be, especially during this very critical election,” the organiza-tion’s Vice President Leslie Reynolds said.

College Republicans’ mission is “to promote conservative ideals on campus and in the sur-rounding community,” which serves to inform the student body.

“This is a very important election, the focus is regarding the question: Is government getting too big? People need to know the issues,” President Elizabeth Hamad said.

On Sept. 8 the organization participated in the the Buckeye Blitz, organized by the Romney campaign, at the Lorain County Victory Center in Avon Lake, Ohio. Members went door to door ask-ing residents about their opinions of the election and their stance on issues, like health care and the economy.

“The difference between President Obama and Mitt Romney is that Obama’s policies agree with making people dependent on government for every need. Romney’s policies agree with empow-ering the individual and getting people back to work,” Hamad said.

College Republicans accept new members throughout the year. Meetings are every Wednes-day at 1 p.m. in SU 325. For further information contact hamade1@nku.edu.

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For the first time in Student Gov-ernment Association’s history, six freshmen were elected into senate positions instead of five.

The situation occurred after a two-way tie for the last of five freshmen senate seats after last week’s fresh-men elections.

The extra senate seat was available due to a shortage in senate members for this fall semester, said SGA Presi-dent Erik Pederson.

In the typical event of a tie, the final decision as to who will win the seat is determined by SGA’s Judicial Council, who make their decision based on each candidate’s past expe-riences and qualifications.

However, according to Peder-son, the current availability of open seats in the senate allowed an extra candidate to be accepted into a sen-ate position after approval from the

Judicial Council.“I am not exactly sure why we have

so many open seats this semester,” Pederson said about the high number of vacancies. “But this is not usual.”

“We have recently had some mem-bers with course conflicts,” Pederson said. “I guess they had too much on their plates.”

According to Pederson, after in-stating the freshmen senators, there are still currently five vacant senate seats and one Judicial Council seat. These vacancies are due to the resig-nation of three senate members from their positions over the summer, the transfer of two senate members to other universities and a decision by the Judicial Council member to leave SGA to work on other political projects.

SGA will be accepting applications to fill the remaining seats. Applica-tions can be picked up in the SGA office or Dean of Students office and returned before 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Freshmen election winners include Tanner Elrod, Julia Steffen, Kristian Johnson, Justin Wynne, Zackary Drake and Patrick Reagan. All six winners were sworn in as official SGA senators during the Sept. 10 meeting, helping to fill the gap in a smaller than normal SGA.

Two resolutions were also read during this week’s meeting includ-

ing the topics of declassification of professor evaluations to students prior to course registration and the transfer of departmental printing services to Business Operations and Auxiliary Services.

The content of both resolutions was discussed by SGA members dur-ing the meeting and will be voted on during the Sept. 17 meeting.

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Kaity GalanosContributing writer

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Attendance policies up to professors

Have you missed a few classes so far this semester? Do you think your chances of passing the course go down the drain if you miss several classes? Well don’t lose hope just yet.

A recent study published on www.facul-tyfocus.com states mandatory attendance policies in college classes may not neces-sarily result in increased test scores. Re-searcher Jonathan Golding administered multiple choice tests to 5,150 college stu-dents over 11 years and found mandatory attendance policies for students did not always result in better test scores.

The use of attendance policies did result

in increased attendance from students; however, most professors understand at-tendance does not always increase a stu-dent’s retention of information.

According to the Dean of Students web-site, the university leaves classroom at-tendance policies to the discretion of pro-fessors, giving them the ability to create an attendance policy for each individual class.

“Different faculty members balance the content of the class differently,” Northern Kentucky University history professor Jonathan Reynolds said. “Some people put a lot more emphasis on readings and outside work or group work, and some faculty put more emphasis on classroom participation.”

Some students feel NKU attendance policies are too strict and professors should adopt more flexible policies.

Student Kayla Wiwi said, “I don’t really like attendance policies because some-times there are situations which require you to miss days ... so what if you’re sick and in the hospital for a week and you get kicked out of class? It’s not really fair.”

Other students feel attendance policies are unnecessary because college students pay for their education.

“When I went to college, I thought there wasn’t going to be any kind of attendance policy. I was under the impression that we were all adults,” said Chad Fagan, a stu-dent at NKU. “I think it’s pretty stupid, I mean I’m paying for the classes and I’m an adult. If I don’t want to go, I won’t go.”

Faculty members have a different out-look on attendance policies. For journal-ism professor Matt Baker, attendance policies are different for every class.

If students miss a certain number of classes, their grade is lowered, but it is flexible.

“The problem is whether you’re sick, whether you’re at the doctor, whether you’re at a funeral, you’re missing some-thing that’s going on in class ... More than losing points for attendance, they don’t get the content, they don’t get the discussion, and they don’t get the interaction you get in the classroom,” Baker said.

Some faculty members argue class ab-senteeism affects more than just students’

grades. Although students can argue that “I am an adult, I get to decide not to come to class, and if I do poorly as a result, it’s my business,” Reynolds said he does “be-lieve college students, while adults, are not simply consumers who get to pick and choose when they come to class and when they don’t.”

Instead, Reynolds attributes not go-ing to class as wasting Kentucky taxpayer money. According to him, roughly one-third of your college education is paid for by Kentucky taxpayers.

A majority of NKU students agree there is a strong need for attendance policies.

“I think attendance policies are good because they keep everybody accountable to come to class,” student Ronald Mosby said. “We pay here, so we should be here.”

Some students find that attendance pol-icies prepare them for their future careers. “If you don’t go to work you get penalized for not going to work, so it’s still the same concept. You can’t just skip work, so you can’t just skip your classes,” said Ryan Hiltierand, a pre-engineering student.

In general, most students accept atten-dance policies and see the importance.

“I think the attendance policies are good the way they are. Some of my teachers al-low students to have a couple absent days where there are no questions asked, but after a certain number of days they start to crack down a little bit,” student Parker Phillips said.

Student achievement not always dependent on class presenceMatt PopovichContributing writer

Attendance policies are up to professors to decide. Both students and professors have dif-ferent opinions on how they should be enforced.

Forum to address obesity issuesThe Northern Kentucky Forum is hosting

“Weight of the Nation” Sept. 18 at 6 p.m. at the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Cen-ter in Covington, Ky. The forum will view and discuss the HBO documentary “Weight of the Nation.” In addition to the documentary, the panel will discuss impacts and possible policy solutions on obesity today. The forum is also conducting a public survey on obesity issues. Take the survery here: www.surveymonkey.com/s/NKYForumweightofthenation.

Hispanic Heritage Month kick-off cel-ebration

To kick off National Hispanic Heritage Month, Latino Student Affairs is hosting a reception that will include presentations re-lating the Latino Culture, Folkloric perfor-mances and hors d’oeuvres Sept. 14 at 7 p.m.

in Student Union room 107. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Diane Maldonado at 859-572-6013.

Registration deadline approaching for Young Women LEAD conference

The Young Women LEAD annual confer-ence is coming to Northern Kentucky Uni-versity Oct. 16; participants must register by Sept. 14 to attend. Registration and admis-sion are free and open to high school women in the Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati region. The event will feature Olympic gold medalist Dominique Dawes and award-winning na-tional speaker, author and role model Julie Marie Carrier as keynote speakers.

Free poetry reading Sept. 25The Northern Kentucky University Friends

of Steely Library and Department of English

are presenting a free public lecture by Ken-tucky Poet Laureate Maureen Morehead Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. in Steely Library’s Eva G. Farris Reading Room. Morehead will read and dis-cuss her Civil War poems, which are based on journals kept by women during the war. The event is free and open to the public and will be followed by a signing and reception.

Surplus Sale today, Friday open to students, faculty/staff and public

Northern Kentucky University is hosting a surplus property sale Sept. 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sept. 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Central Receiving. Items for sale include televisions, electronics, bookcases, desks, of-fice chairs, file cabinets and projectors.

Surplus sale. For more information, visit www.procurement.nku.edu/surplus.html.

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Before making the commitment to sign a lease for an apartment or pay to live on campus in the residential housing, Northern Kentucky Univer-sity students should consider all the variables.

Some important factors that can be considered are price, convenience to and from campus and the social op-portunities of living on campus. There are pros and cons to each option, but whichever one is the best for each in-dividual student depends on individu-al priorities and preferences.

For many students, moving into a dorm is a way to gain some indepen-dence from their parents, and to devel-op a better social life on campus. But others say that they have managed to make living arrangements where they get the same advantages, just without the campus housing costs — by rent-ing units in the various apartment complexes surrounding NKU.

Meadow View, Campus View and Hampton Farms are a few examples of apartment complexes that are within walking distance from NKU’s campus.

On campus, the cheapest housing option would be a double room in Kentucky Hall, costing $3,750 for the 2012-2013 academic year, according to the University Housing website. In the mentioned off-campus housing options, the price of a two-bedroom apartment split between two people

is cheaper for each individual than the cheapest dorm option. Although this cost does not factor in the extra fees for water and electric, which can vary based on usage, and are included in on-campus housing.

Aside from the difference in the cost, some students find there are oth-er benefits to renting a nearby apart-ment as opposed to living on campus as well.

Brook Perkins, a senior who lives in Campus View Apartments, said she enjoys the feeling of having more free-dom and privacy than she would in a dorm.

“I just feel like I have a lot more per-sonal space with an apartment,” Per-kins said. “I get to have my own room. I’ve lived on NKU’s campus before, first in Norse Hall then in Woodcrest, and that’s the main thing I didn’t like — having to share a room with some-one else.”

Blair Godshall, a senior who lives in Hampton Farms apartments, said she enjoys the peaceful and somewhat se-cluded environment that her complex offers.

“I find that it’s quieter here, so it’s easier for me to focus on studying and getting things done when I need to,” she said. “Also, I figure that living on campus would make me feel like I was always at school. Having an apart-ment offers more of an escape.”

Not everyone believes that rent-ing an apartment is always the best choice for an NKU student. For some,

an apartment complex just cannot give them everything that University Housing has to offer.

“I really enjoy living on campus, and I never considered living anywhere else,” said Eric Morsch, a senior who lives in Woodcrest Apartments.

“I think I would feel so much less connected and less involved on cam-pus if I didn’t live here. When you live in housing, you’re a lot more likely to know about fun things that are going on. Plus, it’s so much easier just to be able to walk to class from your dorm, rather than to fight traffic just to get to campus.”

One other difference between an apartment and on-campus housing is the rule regarding alcohol. Drink-ing is strictly prohibited on NKU’s campus for all students, as outlined in the University’s Housing and Din-ing Agreement. With the exception of this regulation, Morsch said he does not think that housing policies are too restrictive toward the residents.

“I could see why you might have a problem living on campus if you’re a drinker, but I’m not too big into party-ing anyway,” he said. “I think housing still gives you the freedom to operate however you want, and be your own person.”

Although apartment complexes may not be completely alcohol and smoke free, that doesn’t necessarily mean that students who choose to live there will have unlimited freedom to party. Campus View Apartments, for exam-

ple, have quiet hours after 10 p.m., and property manager Laurie Tobias said she does not tolerate anyone making too much noise after hours.

“I’d have to say we’re not too lenient on the late night partying here,” she said. “We find it to be disrespectful to-ward the other residents. A lot of our residents aren’t even college students, and they don’t want to be kept awake at night.”

Tobias said that there is a clubhouse in the complex that people can use to socialize and party, but it has to be evacuated by 2 a.m.

One resident at Meadow View Apartments, NKU junior Kaity Gala-nos, said that all things considered, she found that living in an apartment was the best choice for her.

“I chose to move off campus be-cause after doing the math, I realized I would be saving over $4,000 a year,” she said. “I chose Meadow View Apart-ments because they were the cheapest apartments at the time I was looking for a place to live and its close proxim-ity to campus is such a convenience.”

Galanos said despite living outside of University Housing, she still man-ages to remain involved on campus. “Even though I moved off campus this year, I am not worried about me feel-ing not as connected to school,” she said. “I’m involved with a few orga-nizations and that helps keep me on campus for the majority of every day.”

Danielle RobertsContributing writer

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A spotlight on stage managementA mixture of rehearsal music, creating its own

unique medley, echoed through the maze of hallways leading to professor Brian Robertson’s cozy office in the Fine Arts Center. Robertson and Rachel Burson, who will be graduating from Northern Kentucky University this spring with a degree in stage manage-ment, were chatting over lunch.

The NKU theatre season is upon us. During a joint interview with Robertson and Burson, the spotlight shifted from cast to crew as they helped explain the life of a NKU stage management student, a program one must interview to get into. Here is a glimpse into the organized chaos of stage managing.

According to the American Association of Com-munity Theatre’s website the list of stage manager responsibilities includes scheduling and running re-hearsals, coordinating the stage crew and calling cues. They also document all blocking, and the light, sound and set change cues.

Robertson summed up those duties. “Stage manag-ers are responsible for everything that feeds into what goes on stage,” he said. “They are like the beating heart you can’t see, but they are constantly implied to everything that’s on stage.”

The main stage productions at NKU have faculty directors and often faculty design positions, but stu-

dents take on the rest. Typically three managers are assigned for most performances, Robertson said.

“I make assignments based on where people are in the curriculum and what I think is the next level of experience that they need to take on,” he said.

According to Robertson, the best way to train stage managers is to get them working right away. “I trou-bleshoot, interact and communicate. I work behind and with them, but I don’t stage manage it for them.”

Students are not required to have internships, but Burson explained the importance. “Most of theatre is hands-on experience. What better way to see the professional world than to actually work in it?”

Despite the economy, Robertson said stage man-agement is actually thriving.

“The number of people in the program is increas-ing,” he said. “We had a very high watermark coming into last year, we graduated close to five stage man-agers between two semesters. We’re a little under that number now, but we are staying consistent in terms of new students coming in with interest.”

“Another great career path for stage managers is that they are perfectly placed to move up the lad-der in terms of becoming production managers and artistic administrators because they understand very closely how the facility works,” said Robertson.

Burson detailed her experiences. “You got to have a lot of nerve and tough skin,” she said. “This is not a reward-driven job. Recognition would be nice but it’s

never expected, that’s just the nature of the beast. The best thing that can ever happen to me is when I do a show and the actors get a standing ovation. A stand-ing ovation is for everybody because we all did it. It’s a group thing.”

Burson said her goal is to build her resume and go into movie production. Between her internship at the Ensemble Theatre in Cincinnati, summers spent interning at summer stock theaters, the school year divided between NKU productions and a full schedule of classes, and her senior project, she isn’t left with time for much else.

“There ain’t no rest for the wicked,” she said.

Molly TrueContributing writer

NKU stage manager and assistants prepare for ‘You Can’t Take It With You.’ Almost everything on stage is the manager’s responsibility.

Photo by Samantha Hayden

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WHATTo dothis weekend...

Have a chance to get off campus this weekend? Check out the nightlife and events happening in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.

Comedy JamSept. 14, 7-10 p.m.Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Dr., CincinnatiThe 2012 Comedy Jam is a fundraiser for the Center for Chemical Addictions Treatment and all proceeds will benefit the center. Nationally recognized co-medians Josh Sneed, Wix Wichmann and Geoff Tate are set to perform Friday night. Price: Tickets are $25, purchase at (513) 381-6672 ext. 124More info: www.ccatsober.org

Oh, Sleeper at The UndergroundSept. 14, 7:30 p.m.

The Underground, 1140 Smiley Ave., CincinnatiMetal rock bands Oh, Sleeper, The Few and Wolves at the Gate are perform-ing at The Underground Friday night. Texas-based Oh, Sleeper is headlining. Price: Day-of general admission tickets $15, www.itickets.com/events/283852.htmlMore info: www.myspace.com/ohsleeper

Cincinnati Pops: Ballroom with a TwistSept. 15, 8 p.m.Cincinnati Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., CincinnatiTalent from Dancing with the Stars, American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance will join the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra to perform live vocals and up-tempo tunes alongside danc-

ers. The music and dance will include a fast-paced showcase of tango, swing and samba. Price: Tickets starting at $25, www.tickets.cincinnatisymphony.orgMore info: www.cincinnatisymphony.org

Awolnation at Madison TheaterSept. 15, 8 p.m.Madison Theater, 730 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky.Awolnation is coming to The Madison Saturday evening. The electronic-rock band is headlining and playing with Zeale, a hip-hop artist from Austin, Texas. Price: Tickets $20, www.madisonthe-ateronline.com/More info: www.awolnationmusic.com

Recent grad lands job in dream city

Northern Kentucky University is full of talented peo-ple — singers, dancers, writers, actors and pretty much everything in between. Recent graduate Peta Neihaus now knows something about that.

The 2011 graduate works at VSA Partners, an inde-pendent branding firm in Chicago. VSA Partners helped update branding at P&G, Nike and General Electric.

Neihaus is a digital designer who helps produce and improve websites.

An average day for Neihaus includes working on con-cepts for a new website, designing mobile applications or creating tools for tablets. As a designer, she works with strategists, information architects and developers.

“Working here is a very collaborative process. With our changing industry, many parts of the day involve critical thinking and problem solving with how to de-sign for new screen resolutions and screen sizes,” she said.

Neihaus said that it had been her dream since high school to move to Chicago and when she was at NKU, she discovered VSA while researching future intern-ships and knew that she wanted to work there.

“I applied for a summer co-op online via the VSA website after my second year at NKU. No response. The following year, I was a bit more strategic with my sum-mer co-op plans. VSA was in my ‘dream co-ops’ catego-ry,” she said.

After talking to visual arts professor Julie Mader-Meersman about her application process, she dis-covered that Mader-Meersman had gone to graduate school with Neihaus’s current boss.

“Needless to say, I got the co-op last summer. Dur-ing my final semester at NKU, I stayed in touch. When I graduated, I reached out to VSA and was offered a posi-tion,” Neihaus said.

Her story is one that many college graduates can only dream about.

Employers added just 96,000 jobs in August, down from 141,000 in July, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Labor on Sept. 7.

However, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects art-ist and designer employment growth of 9.8 percent between 2010 and 2020, which translates to approxi-mately 76,100 new artist and designer positions.

With a degree from NKU, Neihaus said she had a leg up, due to cutting-edge courses, portfolio development and a design internship requirement.

“[NKU’s] a great institution with passionate and car-ing professors that will encourage and push you as far

as possible. Yes, you need to work your butt off in what-ever arts you’re studying, but I’m a big believer in an enhanced experience by building community,” Neihaus said. “It takes more effort, but totally worth it.”

While NKU gave her a good design education, she learns new things about the web and designing digitally every day at VSA.

“I’ve learned a great deal at VSA, but I don’t know if they’re necessarily things I could have learned at NKU. I’ve had a lot of on-the-job training,” Neihaus said. “Be-yond designing, I’ve learned different team dynamics, presentation techniques and work flows.”

She said that starting out as a young designer, it is ex-citing to work with companies that have been a part her life for years and to help new companies come to life with a dynamic and smart web experience.

“It’s truly a dream come true. I am beyond blessed to have this job,” Neihaus said.

Lauren WheelerContributing writer

Peta Neihaus (pictured) was a design student at Northern Kentucky University and graduated in 2011. After networking on campus and interning, Neihaus was able to secure a job with VSA Partners, an independent branding firm in Chicago.

Photo provided by Peta Neihaus

Former design student now works for VSA Partners in Chicago

NKUsorority recruitment 2012

On Sept. 10 Northern Kentucky University’s Student Union echoed with chatter and chants coming from the first floor consumed by women affiliated with Greek Life preparing for annual bid day.

Prior to the start of the bid day festivities, women reminisced on their recruitment experiences.

Tina Hoesl, a senior public relations major, said she and Kaity Galanos, junior journalism major, were in charge of Delta Gamma’s recruitment and enjoyed seeing all of their plans put into action.

Kelsey Rodriguez, a junior and member of Phi Sig-ma Sigma, said she enjoyed getting to meet all of the new ladies that want to find a family within a sorority.

Sarah Napier, junior communication major and member of Theta Phi Alpha, said, “My favorite night is the first night of recruitment because everyone doesn’t know anyone yet and the connections made are more genuine.”

Chanell Karr, a junior public relations major, said “The best experience I’ve had going through recruit-ment this fall is just being able to meet women going

through the process as well and then just making new connections and relationships with the already Greek women.”

Emily Ries, sophomore communication studies ma-jor, who went through formal recruitment in fall 2011, participated in the Chi Omega recruitment process, as Karr did, and decided to go through formal fall recruit-ment again this year. Ries said her favorite night of recruitment was preference night as well because, “you really get to see the sororities and they put everything out on the line.”

After opening their bids, new members lined up out-side near the Griffin Hall lawn with their correspond-ing sororities. They were then released all at once to meet their new sisters on the lawn.

Student Life Assistant Director Kim Vance said most sororities met their recruitment quota of 45 women.

An assortment of colored balloons floated under-neath the blue sky as new members ran, tackled and embraced their sorority sisters. NKU’ s formal fall recruitment came to a roaring close with bid day.

Caitlin CentnerStaff writer

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Photos by Emily Lindeau

NKU women participating in the 2012 Bid Day ceremonies. Here, students are invited to join each sorority after a weekend of recruitment.

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Joining student groups easier than you think

At Northern Kentucky University there are roughly 200 student organizations and clubs for you to get involved in and join. From the intramural soccer teams to Greek life, to chess club and Norse Force; there is something for every-one. Having a Student Life Office located on campus can be a helpful tool for someone looking to get involved on campus.

“I know an easy way to get involved on campus is to go to activities and sporting events,” freshman business major Dane Taylor said. “But I didn’t know about the Student Life Office or know that you went there to create a club either.”

To form a club or an organization on campus you only need a few things: at least five people who want to begin the club, a sponsor who works on campus, an idea and a little bit of money.

The student organization registration fee is due to the Student Life Office by Sept. 28th. But it is possible to start a club later in the school year.

“There is a $25 student organization registration fee,” senior public relations major Vincent Cunningham said. “The idea is that if you decide you want to start a club, you’ll have five people and you can all split the cost into $5 a person.”

For someone looking for a way to get more information

about a club or organization they can make an account on Orgsync. It’s a website that lets students connect to all the organizations on NKU’s campus.

A lot of people know about getting involved, they just don’t know how. They want to get connected and form a network but they just aren’t sure where to go.

“Anybody can start an intramural team,” Jeremy Chip-man, coordinator for Intramural Sports and Outdoor Ad-venture Programs said. “You must first sign up with your NKU username and password on imleagues.nku.edu.”

Campus Recreation has a very big and diverse group of teams that you can join. They have sports from basketball to sand volleyball, to flag football. All that is required is to have an All Card and a minimum of one credit hour at NKU.

“I’d like to make a dodgeball intramural team if there isn’t already one,” freshman sports business major Barrett Arnold said. “That would be a lot of fun with a big group of friends.”

Ultimately anyone can join a club, organization or intra-mural team anytime during the school year. It is also pretty easy to create anything you want to do.

“If you want to join a club in the middle of the year, go straight to the person in charge of that club. It cuts out the middleman,” Cunningham said.

Specifics about certain organizations or just to look around, visit www.nku.orgsync.com.

Brook CliffordStaff writer

1.) Find an organization, club or intramural team you want to join on campus. If you can’t find one you like, form one yourself.

2.) Find friends to join it with you and get involved. If you’re forming the orga-nization, find five people who want to do it too.

3.) Sign up for the club in the Student Life Office or form the club you’d like to start.

4.) Pay a registration fee if beginning the club with five friends and split the cost. Or, if joining one already formed, look into whether or not there is a cost involved.

5.) Be an active participant in whatever organization you’re involved in.

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Former coach will be inducted into hall of fame

A former Northern Kentucky University baseball coach will be inducted into the American Baseball Coaches As-sociation Hall of Fame on Jan. 4, 2013 in Chicago.

Bill Aker, who coached at NKU from 1972 to 2000, will be joining five other coaches in the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame’s Class of 2013, accord-ing to the association.

“It is a great honor,” said Todd Asalon, NKU’s current head baseball coach. “It proves how great of a coach he was.”

According to Dave Keilitz, executive director of the American Baseball Coaches Association, the hall of fame committee nominated Aker for this honor in January 2012.

“His contributions to the student athletes that he coached and to the university were extremely significant,” Keilitz said. “The committee felt he was deserving of this honor.”

According to Keilitz, the criteria for being inducted into the hall of fame is the nominee must have 15 years experi-ence as head coach, must have a significant coaching re-cord, along with other criteria. The coach must also receive

a 75 percent vote from the hall of fame committee.Aker, who passed away on March 26, 2011, coached

NKU’s baseball team from 1972 to 2000. He was responsi-ble for starting the baseball team in 1972, where they went 10-22 in the first season.

After 29 years of coaching service, Aker ended his career with 807 victories. “He was all about winning,” Asalon said.

Under his leadership, NKU’s baseball team made four NCAA Division II Regional appearances as well as a NCAA Division II World Series appearance and a National As-sociation of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) World Series appearance.

Aker was also recognized with six Coach of the Year hon-ors from the Great Lakes Region, the NAIA Area IV, and the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

Aker was acknowledged on NKU’s campus in 2001 when the baseball field was named in his honor.

Asalon played for Aker in the early 80’s. “Coach was a task master; very old school,” Asalon said. You always knew where you stood with him.” As well as playing for him, Asalon also assisted Aker for two and a half years.

“I wish he could be here to see this,” Asalon said.

Bill Aker recognized for hard work and starting baseball programJessica CoxContributing writer

Bill Aker (pictured) will be inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Jan. 4, 2013. He started the baseball program in 1972 and coached until 2000.

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Free agents find place on football teamIntramurals hosted first-ever event to fill vacant spots on club rosters

Northern Kentucky University Intramurals hosted their first-ever Free Agent Day Sept. 7, allowing potential flag football players to get in-volved with the sport. The event attracted four new players, but Coordinator for Intramural Sports and Outdoor Adventure Programs Jeremy Chipman considered it a success.

The event, held in the NKU Soccer Stadium and took the form of a practice game, was put on by Chipman and intramural officials. It allowed students who weren’t on a team, but were still in-terested in playing, to meet new people and po-tentially find a team to join.

For freshman Elliott Stidham, it also presented an opportunity to play a sport that he had never been involved in.

“I was always too small in high school to actu-ally play real football,” Stidham said. “But this is flag football. I’ve always wanted to play, and this is my chance.”

Chipman’s hope was that enough of these “free agents” would show up for the event so they could meet each other and form their own team. They should be able to join an already-existing team, and it will keep an entire team of free agents from quitting.

“In the past, we tried to combine [free agents] all together without meeting one another,” he ex-plained. “Then, once they get in, they realize they don’t want to play. They usually forfeit by the end.”

It allowed new intramural officials to get in-volved as well, furthering the success of the event.

“We wanted to get new officials out here,” Chip-man said. “We have a lot of rookies; we’re trying to get them trained,” Chipman said. “To get ev-eryone out here and get them involved; I think it was a success.”

Chipman said these types of free agent events might occur for other intramural sports in the fu-ture, such as basketball. He said soccer is also a possibility, as the intramural staff recognizes the sport’s growing popularity on campus.

Chipman said that the main point of events like these is to give students without teams an oppor-tunity to get involved, regardless of the sport.

“Schools across the country have the same problems with free agents. We’re just trying to think outside of the box on how to get them more involved,” Chipman said.

Kyle BiggsContributing writer

Cross CountryNorthern Kentucky University’s cross country teams both

competed in the Queen City Invitational on Sept. 7 in Cincin-nati. The men finished fifth out of 12 teams, led by sophomore J.J. Webber, who finished in 16th place. The women finished fifth out of 10 teams led by freshman Addie Biteman, who fin-ished in 16th place.

Men’s GolfNorthern Kentucky University’s men’s golf team began its

season with a third-place finish at the Wasioto Winds Fall Kick-Off Invitational in Morehead, Ky., held Sept. 10-11. The Norse finished with a three-round total of 877, finishing third out of 14 teams. Freshman Zach Wright led the way for the Norse finishing sixth, shooting two-under par for the tourna-ment.

Men’s SoccerThe Northern Kentucky University men’s soccer team was in

action in Indianapolis this weekend. NKU’s match against But-ler University was cancelled on Sept. 7 due to severe weather. Butler led 1-0, when the match was halted in the 39th minute due to lightning and was later called off as severe weather con-tinued. The Norse played IUPUI on Sept. 9 and lost 1-0. NKU led in shots 20-9 but were not able to convert any of them for goals, while IUPUI scored in the 15th minute for the victory.

Volleyball

The Northern Kentucky University volleyball team partici-pated in the Harvard Invitational over the weekend. The Norse defeated Providence College in straight sets (25-23, 25-15, 25-13). NKU lost for the first time this season on Sept. 8, falling in five sets to Manhattan College (25-23, 28-26, 24-26, 22-25, 15-6). NKU came back from a 24-21 deficit in the third set and a 17-8 deficit in the fourth set to send the match to a fifth set, but were not able to complete the comeback. The Norse came back strong later the same day by defeating host Harvard University in straight sets (25-21, 25-21, 25-23.)

Women’s Soccer

The Northern Kentucky University women’s soccer team played Murray State University on Sept. 9 and won the match 4-2. Freshmen Hanna Pateryn and Maria Silbersack gave the Norse the lead with goals in the 26th and 29th minutes. Mur-ray State came back to tie the score and just a minute later in the 55th minute Silbersack scored to give the Norse the lead for good. An own goal by Murray State in the 75th minute ex-tended NKU’s lead.

Free Agent Day, held on Sept. 7, was a way for students to get involved in intramural flag football, even if they didn’t have a team. The event, hosted by NKU Intramurals, put interested students on existing teams that did not have enough players.

Photo courtesy of Jeremy Chipman