Column by Richard Becker The question of whether President Barack Obama will, and should, dismantle many of the anti-terror programs of his predecessor, George W. Bush, is arguably a difficult one. Obama’s condemnation of the Bush administration’s ordering of “enhanced interrogation techniques†as torture during the campaign was, so far as I can tell, an [...]
Continue reading …Column by Tate White To the delight of many UK students, faculty and alumni, President Lee Todd shrewdly entered the new year by signing an official Sustainability Policy Statement for the university. UK’s Sustainability Policy Statement grew out of the former Sustainability Task Force. When the green fee championed by UK Greenthumb failed to pass [...]
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The CentrePointe development will take about 30 months to complete after construction begins sometime this spring, giving the project an estimated end date sometime in the latter half of 2011, the developer said Monday. During the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, no part of the project will be completed and open to the public, [...]
Continue reading …By Jennifer Graham UK administration announced a change in the campus alert notifications Tuesday. From now on, notifications regarding crime on or around campus will be called “Campus Crime Bulletins,†according to a news release from UK Public Relations. “Campus Crime Bulletins,†previously called “Campus Safety Alerts,†are sent campus-wide via e-mail but do not [...]
Continue reading …By Jill Laster UK has set up a suicide prevention hotline for the UK community to call and receive resources when the Counseling and Testing Center is closed. The Resource and Referral Line, at (859) 457-0022, is available on weeknights from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., and 24 hours a day on weekends. It will [...]
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Click to download full size map of Snow Emergency Route A snow emergency was declared Monday and will remain in effect until it is lifted by Mayor Jim Newberry, according to a news release issued by the mayor’s office. The Stage One Snow Emergency announced went into effect 10 p.m. Monday, according to the news [...]
Continue reading …By Austin Schmitt UK incoming freshmen applications are still on the rise in spite of economic hard times. After receiving an all-time high number of applications in 2008, UK looks to keep pace for 2009 before the Feb. 15 deadline for incoming freshmen applications. When the record was set for the Fall 2008 incoming freshmen [...]
Continue reading …By Erin Melwing There is a new blogger on the Internet. University of Kentucky President Lee Todd posted his first entry on his new blog “President’s Perspective†on Jan. 20 on the UK Alumni Association Web site. “When I speak to people across Kentucky and beyond, people often ask me how they can find more [...]
Continue reading …By Austin Schmitt The campus-wide smoking ban is still in the beginning stages of development as a list of committee members on the subject is being finalized. At the December Board of Trustees meeting, President Lee Todd announced an initiative to implement a campus-wide smoking ban. He called for a committee headed by Ellen Hahn [...]
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If a team emerges from its first five games of conference play unscathed, it may appear to be near the top of its game. According to UK head coach Billy Gillispie, that’s not so. The No. 24 Cats (16-4, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) have turned the ball over 45 times the last two games — wins [...]
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