By Megan Hurt For anyone who has a fantasy of beating Nintendo video game character Mario in head-to-head combat, the Cat’s Den has the competition for you. Sign-ups for a semester-long Super Smash Bros. Brawl league will be held Tuesday night, followed by the first Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournament for the competition. Once a [...]
UK Police issued a crime bulletin Monday morning after a female student reported that she was sexually assaulted. Officials were notified by the Jessamine County Sheriff’s Office of the sexual assault report of a UK student that occurred in Jessamine County early Sunday morning, said Interim Police Chief Joe Monroe. At 6:45 p.mÂ. Sunday, the [...]
Continue reading …A former fraternity house on campus has transformed into an all-girls dormitory. Twenty-eight freshmen women, a sophomore resident adviser and a hall director live at 441 Pennsylvania Avenue, formerly the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house. Ben Crutcher, associate Vice President of Auxiliary Services, said the decision to turn the house into a residence hall was [...]
Continue reading …By Kayla Phelps New and undecided students now have a new option when considering what field they should obtain their bachelor’s degree in. Formerly an academic minor, the Gender and Women’s Studies program was made into its own department in the College of Arts and Sciences in June. Although this change has been in the [...]
Continue reading …By Jill Seelmeyer As the fall semester begins, students can rest assured that the W. T. Young Library hours will remain the same as last semester. Beginning Sept. 13, the library will be open 24 hours five days a week, while closing at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. It will open at 8 a.m. [...]
Continue reading …One name is always talked about when it comes to the UK secondary: Trevard Lindley. A 2008 first team All-Southeastern Conference cornerback, Lindley is regarded by every major college football publication as one of the best, if not the best, cornerback in the country. In 2009, if the rest of the UK defensive backs can [...]
Continue reading …By Clark Brooks In the past few seasons, the UK’s men’s soccer team has flirted with the chance to make it to the postseason, but always seems to fall short in the process. “Every year going down the stretch, we always have our fate in our own hands,†senior defender Barry Rice said. “But, things [...]
Continue reading …Column by Krish Muralidhar I welcome Professor Christopher Rice’s commentary in the Kentucky Kernel (August 28) regarding the Big Blue Network. I have had several e-mail conversations with Rice and Assistant Provost Randolph Hollingsworth regarding this matter. I am writing this letter in the interest of fostering a broader conversation regarding privacy issues in the [...]
Continue reading …Column by Jessica Gregory In the midst of back to school madness I offer a few words of advice during the hoopla — watch your checkbook. Small fees beyond tuition have a way of creeping up and can quickly add up to unmanageable numbers. Living expenses, parking fees, books, food, etc., can strain the wallet [...]
Continue reading …Column by Buck Ryan After years of weaving around Kentucky’s political byways—you know, the ones named back-to-back after former governors—I finally made a right turn and ended up at the Fancy Farm picnic. Please excuse me for having missed 128 of them, but sometimes civic life can benefit from fresh eyes. Media coverage summarized the [...]
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