In 1961, John F. Kennedy asked for a corps of American volunteers to go abroad, and the Peace Corps was born. Former UK professor Angene Wilson was one of the first to answer his call. She and her husband, Jack, were among the first Peace Corps volunteers in March 1961 as seniors in college.
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On a relatively normal Tuesday, with rain suggesting a precursor to the Second Great Flood, I found myself at work delivering flyers to the Student Center.
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Potential counts for a lot these days. Right now, the UK Board of Trustees is narrowing down the field of potential candidates for president No. 12. Thanks to the crazy spring weather conditions in Lexington, the past couple of weeks have been fraught with potential thunderstorms, tornadoes and flash floods. And soon-to-be college graduates are [...]
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For most of the sports fans on this campus, UK’s loss in the Final Four to eventual national champion Connecticut was the end of their sports year until the football team starts again this September. But for a big-city boy like me, spring is just the beginning of an exciting time in professional sports. Major [...]
Continue reading …One student organization is taking applications for positions that will give students real-life experience.
Continue reading …The UK volleyball team concluded its 2011 spring season with an impressive 4-2 win-loss record as it focuses on continuing the program’s success, trying new strategies and filling the holes of its departed seniors. “Spring has really been about getting our systems foundation in place for the fall and working on some new things,” UK [...]
Continue reading …With the Southeastern Conference Tournament just two weeks away, the UK softball team has its sights set on a trip to the NCAA Regionals. However, that largely hinges on how they finish their final six games. After a series victory over South Carolina this past weekend, the No. 16 Cats (35-10, 13-7 SEC) will play [...]
Continue reading …The UK women’s golf team was selected to the 2011 NCAA Golf Championships this week, according to a UK Athletics release. The Cats were placed in the East region of the tournament, which will be held in Daytona Beach, Fla. UK is one of 72 schools selected for the tournament with 24 schools seeded into one [...]
Continue reading …The UK baseball team swept the Louisville Cardinals in their season series with a 7-1 win at Cliff Hagan Stadium Tuesday night. This sweep was the first time since 2006 that the Cats pulled off this feat. In another strong outing, starting pitcher Jordan Cooper went six and two-thirds innings with five strikeouts, three walks [...]
Continue reading …When university is out of reach, how can we expect such students (like myself) to “pull ourselves up by our bootstraps”?
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