Story by Sean Rose | Staff Photos by Kasha Stevenson | Staff There were many days in Vietnam when students on the trip laughed as they toured old palaces, swam in a sea still warm in December and explored city street life. But their main purpose was to learn about Vietnam’s and America’s shared past [...]
Continue reading …Story by Sean Rose | Staff The Vietnam War has been under historians’ microscope since its beginnings. Even so, a full accounting of the war is lacking, said Lien-Hang Nguyen, assistant history professor. There are many detailed histories written on the war from Americans’ perspective but there are few examining the Vietnamese experience. It’s a [...]
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Story by Sean Rose | Staff Photos by Kasha Stevenson | Staff The 58-year-old guide sat in the back of the thin boat and shook raspy, staccato laughter from his lungs. It was an “infectious laugh,†said Peter Berres, a Vietnam veteran and an assistant dean for admissions and student affairs in the College of [...]
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Stories by Sean Rose | Photos by Kasha Stevenson As a soldier in Vietnam, Peter Berres witnessed brutality he didn’t think Americans were capable of. Before his tour was over, he would unwillingly have a part in the darker side of the American occupation.After returning to America, Berres went into teaching, fueled by a passion [...]
Continue reading …By Ross Bogue Many students see a crack in the sidewalk on campus and step right over it, unaffected by the jagged ground. But for others, such as Lindsey Newland, something as simple as a crack can cause major problems. Newland, a social work graduate student, must use a motorized scooter to get around UK. [...]
Continue reading …INEZ, Ky. — The town hall meeting in Inez was more crowded than usual as presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain made a campaign stop in the small Eastern Kentucky town yesterday during his tour through rural America. More than 450 people crowded inside the community’s courthouse and nearly 100 more gathered around its entrance on [...]
Continue reading …Whether or not UK’s proposed tuition increases will be made official by the state’s highest education authority is in question, said some members of the Council on Postsecondary Education. “There will be no rubber-stamping this time,†said Ryan Quarles, student member of the council and a UK law student. For the last few years, the [...]
Continue reading …STAFF REPORT Former UK football player Harry Ulinski died in Louisville on Sunday. He was 83. Ulinski, whose jersey is retired in Commonwealth Stadium, played center and linebacker at UK from 1946-49 under head coach Paul “Bear†Bryant and is a member of the UK Athletics Hall of Fame. The Ambridge, Pa., native was a [...]
Continue reading …By James Pennington Having won only three of its 22 games within the Southeastern Conference this season, the UK softball team entered its final non-conference test looking for a much-needed win. The Cats (17-31, 3-19 SEC) benefited from big performances from senior first baseman Ashley Dimkich and sophomore pitcher Amber Matousek, as they earned a [...]
Continue reading …Column by Carrie Bass When I decided to write a weekly column for the Kernel, I saw myself addressing mostly political issues in an ultra-hip, sassy way that would make me popular with the readership at UK and bring me all sorts of self-satisfied pleasure. Looking back on my brief career as a Kernel opinion [...]
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