By Eva McEnrue A leading South African historian and the only white first-class cricketer to play with black cricketers during the apartheid era is a spring 2011 UK scholar-in-residence. Andre Ordendaal is teaching the course “Sport and Society: Historical Perspectives on South Africa from the Earliest Times to the Present.” The class teaches students about [...]
By Patrick T. Sullivan While roughly 20 Student Government hopefuls anxiously waited for election results in the Student Center basement Thursday night, Micah Fielden and Nikki Hurt looked on with confidence. Fielden, the lone presidential candidate, and Hurt, his running mate, knew their fate long before election results were announced. This year’s election presidential race [...]
Continue reading …A group of protesters gathered Thursday morning on central campus in response to a racially offensive sign that was posted on March 24. “Not only are we responding to (the sign), but we’re responding to the university’s lack of response to the sign,” said Christin Jones, the second vice president of the National Association for [...]
Continue reading …The chance to stand where the greats once stood does not come around very often. For performers in Friday’s multicultural show at the Lyric Theatre, they will get to do just that with the conclusion of the monthlong Cultural Diversity Festival. “When the Hepcats were asked to perform, it was a no brainer,” Mike Richardson, [...]
Continue reading …By Thomas M. Jasper The idea was born out of chaotic celebration. As Big Blue fans took to the streets to celebrate the Cats’ victory over the University of North Carolina Tar Heels this past Sunday, couches, recliners, televisions and many other household objects became casualties of the party. These living room sacrifices led Shane [...]
Continue reading …By Drew Teague UK Police and the Residence Life Association will be prepared for this weekend, in the event of students becoming wild over a potential victory of the men’s basketball team against the University of Connecticut. UK Police has a plan they have refined since the 1998 championship to make sure this weekend will [...]
Continue reading …As we watch our beloved Cats advance to the Final Four this weekend, many of us are hoping for a victory and are preparing to celebrate. Like every other UK student, I’m just as excited to root for our team and to share in the pride of being a Kentucky fan. But this wasn’t always the [...]
Continue reading …By Kayla Phelps Big Blue Nation will embrace a little Color Saturday when the Wildcats participate in the much-anticipated Final Four. UK Entrepreneurship Club has paired up with Color, a smartphone application created in Palo Alto, California, to bring the ultimate fan experience to campus. The application allows people to take photos and videos of [...]
Continue reading …By Rachel Aretakis At a celebration event today, Sears revealed a newly refinished basement to Phi Kappa Tau fraternity in recognition of their community service. Mitch Deal, the social chair of the fraternity, said Sears renovated the basement in appreciation for what they started on campus. A CFO of Sears is a Phi Tau [...]
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