By Pat Deringer The UK Singletary Center for the Arts will launch the first installment of its intimate concert series featuring an all-star lineup of Kentucky musicians tonight at 7:30. “Flying Fingers! Guitars, Fiddles and other Strings†will take place in the Singletary Center Recital Hall and will feature UK School of Music classical guitar [...]
By Kristin Stock For Suzanne Tallichet, coal mines are a symbol of womanhood and the strength that comes from within females. Tallichet, author of “Daughters of the Mountain,†is looking to convey that strength and empower those who still work in Appalachian coal mines through her lecture today at 3 p.m. in the President’s Room [...]
Continue reading …By Wesley Robinson The Center for Community Outreach will kick off the 21st annual Circle of Love gift-giving event today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Center Great Hall. Students, faculty and staff can pick up names of children in need of Christmas gifts during distributions today, Monday and Tuesday. Those wanting [...]
Continue reading …By Katie Bush From card catalogs to computers, libraries on campus have changed over the past century nearly as much as the students have. UK Libraries is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of a federal depository library at UK with a celebration and plaque dedication tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the auditorium of [...]
Continue reading …David “Uncle Dave†Kiser had a passion for music, but it wasn’t until he reached his fifties, after working most of his adult life in the Fayette County jail, that he got to showcase his love and talent for singing and playing bluegrass music. “He loved the music, there’s no doubt about that,†said friend [...]
Continue reading …Members of various Kentucky organizations met yesterday afternoon and discussed concerns about Lexington’s Commission on Immigration report, which was released on Tuesday. The commission presented a list of seven recommendations earlier this week to address immigration issues in Lexington, but most of yesterday’s discussion focused on two recommendations Mayor Jim Newberry said he opposed: giving [...]
Continue reading …Though I swore I would not write a “lifestyle†column, here I sit, typing and listening to the timeless conversation concerning the myth that “men are from Mars and women are from Venus.†I cannot resist. On the one side, the male participants in the conversation cite the typical complaint that females are “crazy†and [...]
Continue reading …My intuition tells me that I would not be alone to say that one of the great lessons learned from public school education was survival through procrastination. It is a skill learned through time. Baby steps of skipping chapters of assigned readings leading up to confident strides off the campus midday. There are plenty of [...]
Continue reading …The opportunity to vote is one that UK students should never allow to pass up, no matter how big or small the election might be. Many students were given this opportunity on Tuesday when Kentucky held its statewide elections. Unfortunately, low voter turnout across the commonwealth, including right here in Fayette County, showed that many [...]
Continue reading …By Brian Tucker There are 15 national championships credited to the UK cheerleading team, eight of which were consecutive wins between 1995 and 2002. The banner that displays them hangs from the Rupp Arena rafters and serves as a reminder of the team’s goals. On the team’s last campaign, though, the Cats lost their first [...]
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