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UK goes green in a ‘major’ way

February 24, 2011 Comments Off

The carbon footprint made by UK will be getting smaller with the addition of a new major known, as Environmental and Sustainability Studies.

College student-athletes may starve for success

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College athletes can seem like the model examples of health, but sometimes destructive behavior can fester beneath a fit facade.

Festival offers taste of world

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The opportunity to travel around the world and view other cultures, all while staying in Lexington, does not come around often.

‘E-Day’ engineers kids’ futures

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Young aspiring engineers can gain insight into their futures this weekend, as UK hosts the College of Engineering Day, more commonly known as E-Day.

‘GLBT’ lacks the ability to accurately describe all non-heterosexual people

February 24, 2011 8 Comments

First of all, I have to make the point that I am a gay man. I am not, nor have I ever been bisexual, transgendered, questioning, etc. In fact, I abominate the term “GLBT” (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered). I believe that with “GLBT” the communities that are represented in this term lose unity which is [...]

Patterson School program simulation prepares students for real-life global crisis

February 24, 2011 1 Comment

By global standards, Americans are strangers to crises. Our nation is often perceived as being in its own little world. That is to our detriment. As a result, many find it hard to grasp the gravity of unstable political situations — especially as of late — in areas like Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. It’s downright [...]