The UK volleyball team’s 2007 season came to an end Friday when the Cats fell to Michigan State 3-0 (30-28, 30-23, 30-27) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Dayton, Ohio. Senior middle blocker Nicole Britenriker led the way for UK, recording a team-high 12 kills, eight digs and .455 hitting percentage. Britenriker [...]
Continue reading …When the UK football team defeated Clemson 28-20 last year in the Music City Bowl, it ended a streak of six years without an appearance in a bowl game. After getting a taste of postseason play last winter, the Cats were in no hurry to start a new bowl-less streak. For the second consecutive season [...]
Continue reading …ÂBy Rebecca Sweeney When Amy Shortridge was considering where to concentrate her studies at UK, none of her advisers suggested she look into engineering. But she stumbled upon it by chance, and now, as a civil engineering junior, she’s a peer mentor for a local organization that encourages majoring in science, technology, engineering and math. [...]
Continue reading …By Erica Mitchell UK Chandler Hospital and UK Good Samaritan Hospital, along with six other Kentucky hospitals, have announced plans to go completely smoke-free by next November. Eight hospitals have formed the Tobacco-free Healthcare Collaborative, which is working to implement policies that include the elimination of outdoor designated smoking areas by Nov. 20, 2008. The [...]
Continue reading …By Sean Rose Sitting behind a desk cluttered with papers, a few packs of Doral cigarettes and a picture of his partner of 15 years, Terry Mullins shakes his head. Mullins, the director of Moveable Feast, a non-profit organization that delivers hot dinners every weekday to HIV and hospice patients, estimates that he works at [...]
Continue reading …By Sean Rose Bill Fuller stopped counting how many times he was told he would die years ago. Sitting in his Malabu Drive apartment, Fuller lights a generic ultra-light and exhales. At 44, his skin clings closer to his skeleton, sinking into his cheeks. His thin arms and legs look like limbs that once claimed [...]
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