The flap between Attorney General Greg Stumbo and Gov. Ernie Fletcher continues to take up valuable time and taxpayer money in Frankfort, and it’s time for the governor to act. Stumbo, a Democrat, filed suit against Fletcher, a Republican, in Franklin Circuit Court on Sept. 12, the Kernel reported last week. The suit requires that [...]
UK President Lee Todd’s State of the Campus address on Thursday highlighted the intense need for public support if UK’s Top 20 Business Plan is to succeed. Todd will be starting the “See Blue†bus tour to travel the state in an attempt to gain the backing of Kentuckians for UK’s attempt to reach top-20 [...]
Continue reading …Column by Chad Reese Imagine a world where you never achieve anything of substance. Instead of writing new novels, authors merely discuss great classics of the past until their symbolic meanings have been thoroughly examined. Engineers no longer search for innovative ways to build bridges or utilize new materials, but constantly study our current techniques [...]
Continue reading …I don’t normally read the Kernel. However, because of the attention I received from a Kernel reporter at the city council forum last week, I was curious to inspect the Kernel’s report on such a hotly charged event. In the Sept. 12 Kernel article, “Sunday alcohol debate pours on,†I was ashamed by how I [...]
Continue reading …Column by Bryan Kennedy Sometimes college football players are viewed as guys who get a full scholarship for doing nothing, but I think people forget it takes a different kind of person to play football. There is a reason why many high schools don’t have football tryouts: Not everyone can play football. It’s just one [...]
Continue reading …Theatrical smoke will roll through the corridors of Ingels Hall tonight in a drill meant to simulate a real fire. UK fire marshals say the unannounced twist on a fire drill helps prepare students, staff and the fire department for an emergency. But some national and local experts question whether the practice could create an [...]
Continue reading …After enrolling a record number of students last year, UK has announced a drop in freshman, undergraduate and graduate enrollment this year. Preliminary numbers released Friday reported an overall enrollment of 26,625 students for the 2007-08 academic year, 600 fewer students than last year. Last year, a record 4,190 new students enrolled at UK, 348 [...]
Continue reading …By Wesley Robinson One student organization is looking to bring a bit of culture from a distant land to UK with the university’s first Africa Week beginning today. The weeklong series of events developed by UK’s African Student Association aims to bring more knowledge and understanding of African culture to campus, said Naitore Kiogora, who [...]
Continue reading …Column by Chris DeLottell After Andre Woodson released The Pass, all he could do was hope Steve Johnson would haul it in. The preseason All-American, who has led the resurgence of UK football, watched just as helplessly as the 70,857 fans in Commonwealth Stadium did. “The only thing going through my head is, ‘Stevie, please [...]
Continue reading …Football Notebook After UK’s first win over a top-10 team since 1977, Brooks lobbied for his team to appear in this week’s national rankings. “I wasn’t going to say anything in the first two weeks when we hadn’t beaten powerful teams,†Brooks said, “but when we beat a No. 9-ranked team, if we’re not ranked, [...]
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