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About 800 white crosses were set up as a display on campus Monday, each representing about five babies that would be aborted in the US that day. UK Students for Life put the crosses for “Cemetery of Innocents” in the area between White Hall Classroom Building and the Ralph G. Anderson Building to give people [...]

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There are few things I find more annoying than people rambling on about how amazing the Internet is. It’s turned into a cliché conversation topic that people use to impress their buddies about how much they know. I cringe every time when I hear someone say, “Well, with technology today…” The sad part is, though, [...]

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Idaho, Alaska is a part of a place where the music scene is growing and the bands are multiplying. That place – which is 2,000 miles from Idaho, twice that from Alaska – is Lexington. Idaho, Alaska is actually a four-piece indie-rock group, and not some remote city that’s closer to Russia than an Interstate [...]

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Rumors and reports swirled throughout Monday that University of Memphis men’s basketball head coach John Calipari was close to accepting an offer to become head coach at UK. If the rumors hold true, Calipari will become the seventh head coach at UK since Adolph Rupp was hired in 1931. UK would be Calipari’s fourth stop [...]

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Henderson teaches Cats mental aspect of game

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After allowing a bunt to give the high-powered South Carolina offense a 4-3 lead in the ninth inning, hopes were dashed and a five-game losing streak was in sight. With one out down and sophomore shortstop Chris Wade on first base after getting hit by a pitch, the familiar dramatics were in place for the [...]

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Larry Orton, father of five-star recruit Daniel Orton, said it’s going to be John Calipari. “Calipari’s going to take that job,” he told the Kernel. “You know it and I know it.” The media had speculated all day on whether or not Memphis’ head coach will move to Lexington for the Cats next season. Larry [...]

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Of all the concerns parents have when they send their children to school, healthy eating shouldn’t be one of them, especially as much as meal plans run these days. But dieting seems to be one of the most prominent health issue students face. As part of National Nutrition Month, University Health Service Dietician Jill Kindy [...]

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Calipari’s contract could be worth $35 million over eight years ESPN.com believes UK is offering John Calipari $35 million over eight years to succeed Billy Gillispie as UK’s men’s basketball head coach. The deal would make Calipari the highest paid coach in the country. The Memphis Commerical Appeal said at 3:53 p.m. Central Standard Time, [...]

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Nolan Dennis, a John Calipari recruit to Memphis, has an agreement with the university that he will be released from his letter-of-intent if Calipari leaves the Tigers, his mother told the Memphis Commercial-Appeal. Dennis is a six-foot five shooting guard from Richland, Texas, who averaged 18 points per game. He is ranked as the No. [...]

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UK confirms permission to talk with Calipari

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A UK spokesman confirmed the school received permission to speak with Memphis head coach John Calipari about the Cats’ vacant head coach position. “The University of Kentucky confirms that it has asked for and received permission from University of Memphis Athletics Director R.C. Johnson to speak with head coach John Calipari,” UK spokesman John Hayden [...]

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