By Sarah Rayan The UK Violence Intervention and Prevention Center aimed to engage members of the community in finding new ways to prevent violence against women at the Green Dot Kentucky Summit on Violence Prevention hosted Monday. The event, held on behalf of the Kentucky Domestic Violence Association and the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault [...]
Continue reading …At this very moment, sitting on my couch at God-Knows-What-Hour-In-The-A.M. (as my mum would call it), my fingers excitedly striking the keys, I find myself listening to The Go! Team’s “Huddle Formation†and being inspired to write what I’m sure is another enthralling installment of my formidable fashion column. “Huddle Formation†is an upbeat, crazy, [...]
Continue reading …Six UK faculty members were singled out on a pamphlet that was distributed to legislative officials last week during the special session on pension reform in Frankfort. The Family Foundation, a conservative family-oriented group based out of Lexington, issued 130 handouts containing the names, pictures, biographies and salaries of six UK faculty members, a majority [...]
Continue reading …She & Him — Volume One Although most celebrities have some trouble with crossing over into the music industry, the debut release from She & Him proves that not all crossovers are bad. She & Him is comprised of actress Zooey Deschanel, whose voice you will recognize from the movie ‘Elf,’ and notable indie singer-songwriter [...]
Continue reading …State budget cuts mean U of L president might not get bonus University of Louisville President Jim Ramsey will receive the same $700 lump-sum salary increase as all other U of L employees this fiscal year. Due to state budget cuts, he may go without a performance bonus, regardless of how he scores, according to [...]
Continue reading …Middle and high school-aged students from the Lexington area sing, dance, act and clown around for three weeks during the Kentucky Classical Theater Conservatory and SummerFest. Trish Clark, executive director of the conservatory, started the program six years ago as a training ground for upcoming actors.
Continue reading …With gas at $4 a gallon, it would cost about $533 to travel from Dallas, Texas to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. But this month, students from UK’s College of Engineering will make the trip without using a single drop of gasoline. Led by project manager Matt Hatfield, engineering students will compete in the North American Solar [...]
Continue reading …Jay Blanton, head of UK public relations, announced late last week that he is leaving UK to become communications director for Gov. Steve Beshear. Blanton, 40, said his departure is something he has been considering since before Beshear was elected in November.
Continue reading …Gov. Steve Beshear named Chris Crumrine, former chief of staff of Student Government, the student member of the state Council on Postsecondary Education this week. Crumrine, who graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in mass communications and is currently working toward a master of public administration degree, said serving as a voice for students [...]
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