UK Police crime statistics from 2008 were released Tuesday, reporting a decrease of most violent crimes and an increase in drunken driving arrests. The decrease in the violent crimes, including domestic violence and sexual assault, are attributed in part to more student vigilance, said UK Interim Police Chief Maj. Joe Monroe. “If you look across [...]
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By Garrett Wymer More than 30 cups and bottles of water, soda and Ale-8 were raised in a toast to clean water and energy at a rally in Cheapside Park on Tuesday evening. The rally was a part of the Cumberland Chapter of the Sierra Club’s nationwide day of action: “Coal is a Dirty Business.†[...]
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University Health Services gave 260 seasonal influenza vaccination shots Tuesday, and is offering shots the during the next week at various locations. On Wednesday, the seasonal flu vaccine will be offered at White Hall Classroom Building from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Thursday at W.T. Young Library from 5:30 to 8 p.m., on Friday [...]
Continue reading …By Paige Taylor A lot happened in 1958. The first U.S. satellite launched into orbit, Elvis Presley began his military service and Hans Gesund joined UK’s faculty ranks. In his 52nd year at the university, Hans Gesund is a professor of architecture and engineering in the colleges of Design and Engineering. Originally from Austria, Gesund [...]
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For the UK men’s soccer team, Tuesday was an opportunity missed. The No. 13 Cats (7-2, 0-1 Conference USA) traveled to Bloomington, Ind., for a premier nonconference match against No. 9 Indiana (5-2-1, 1-0-0 Big Ten Conference). When the final whistle blew however, the Cats were humbled to a tune of 3-0. Entering the season, [...]
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By now, it’s out there that UK head coach Rich Brooks lost sleep over how his team played against Florida on Saturday. After that first quarter, wouldn’t you? Now the question is: What can Brooks do to make sure he doesn’t lose sleep after this Saturday’s game against Alabama? Not much separates No. 1 Florida [...]
Continue reading …By Hope Smith ​Comedy can often be a part of the remedy for the grief and strife of everyday life. Comedian Roy Haber uses his stand-up to break down political, religious and social barriers and even to help himself and others through tough times. Haber was born in Israel, but raised in Lexington, where a [...]
Continue reading …In recent weeks, the university has made many efforts to prevent an outbreak of H1N1 on campus. By the end of the first week of classes, if students were not aware of the pandemic waiting to sweep the halls of the White Hall Classroom Building, they received the memo loud and clear in the many [...]
Continue reading …Column by Matt Feinberg This past weekend in a wave of pink ribbons and running shoes (and pouring rain), the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure raised awareness and money for breast cancer research. As the spouse of a breast cancer patient, I applaud this important and necessary work. What I can’t applaud is [...]
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