Guest Column by Taylor Shelton Late last week, Gov. Steve Beshear had an announcement to make: he wants Kentucky to become the “energy capital of the world.†In theory, I guess that doesn’t sound like too bad of a deal. A challenge? Yes. But a problem? No. That is, until Beshear said how he was [...]
The bulldozers arrived, the buildings fell and with them went the last hopes for an appeal to stop the demolition of the CentrePointe block. We knew it was coming — the razing was unanimously approved at the end of June, The Dame and Busters officially closed nearly a month ago— but still we held tight [...]
Continue reading …Nathaniel Edwards was tired, hungry and smiling. As he asked his peers about the “life-cycle” of different materials, he and his teammate, Gabby Gude, matched recycled items with their source during a checkpoint on campus yesterday. They were racing.
Continue reading …While the world looks to China for the upcoming Olympic Games, Kentucky can explore its connections to the country Sunday night when Citizen Kentucky/Citizen China: Hope for a New Century airs on KET1. The program, airing at 10:30 p.m., is a result of a two-year exploration of the connections between Kentucky and China through commerce, [...]
Continue reading …The first trend I took notice of is feathers. Yes, feathers.
Continue reading …Guest Column by Taylor Shelton Late last month, the city of Lexington announced that it would do something innovative with existing infrastructure. No, of course I don’t mean preserving historically or economically significant buildings and local businesses; Lexington would never think to do that. Instead, I’m referencing the city council’s decision to transform the wireless [...]
Continue reading …Summer has blended so much with my school year, I’m not sure I even remember when one ended and the other started. As soon as our spring semester was over, I had one weekend to rest before I had to start class again the following Tuesday for UK’s four week session. One week after my [...]
Continue reading …I am more and more thankful for rising gas prices. America has dug itself into an abyss that has been built on our lifestyles revolving around cheap gas. Should we be allowed to complain for putting ourselves in such as situation? Probably not. The better question is how can we constructively morph our current situation? [...]
Continue reading …Just out of curiosity, as an avid UK fan, mother of a former student and employee of UK, what’s up with the fact that in a time of budget cuts due to funding and raising student costs the only one person ranks a bonus when all those hard working employees making him look so good [...]
Continue reading …Earlier this summer the UK Board of Trustees set the budget for the 2008-09 school year and raised tuition by 9 percent. For many students this is old news and for many, the question of what can be done might be running through their minds. Last week the Kernel reported that Gov. Steve Beshear appointed [...]
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