Middle and high school-aged students from the Lexington area sing, dance, act and clown around for three weeks during the Kentucky Classical Theater Conservatory and SummerFest. Trish Clark, executive director of the conservatory, started the program six years ago as a training ground for upcoming actors.
Continue reading …In an effort to gain federal funding for higher education, members of Student Government went to Washington, D.C., to meet with the Kentucky delegation last week. SG President Tyler Montell said the group went to the capitol with two goals in mind: to maintain the relationship established by former SG President Nick Phelps with Kentucky’s elected [...]
Continue reading …For the past week, Lexington residents have come out to say goodbye to a block that has represented Lexington nightlife for the past five years. Sunday night marked the final evening of live music at The Dame, a music venue and bar located on 156 W. Main St. All businesses on the block have closed, [...]
Continue reading …After months of debate, sit-ins and meetings, logging has begun in Robinson Forest. When UK College of Agriculture Dean Scott Smith announced that logging would begin last year, students and activists alike rallied together in efforts to halt the proposed Streamside Management Zone Project, in which logging would be a necessary component. The project, conducted [...]
Continue reading …This week, a group of UK faculty and students began the first scientific study on child safety when using all-terrain vehicles. “All good science begins with data,†said Dr. David Pienkowski, director of Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory and associate professor of biomedical engineering and orthopedic surgery. “Data begins research hypothesis. We are answering questions and asking [...]
Continue reading …After a four-week break from publishing, we’re back! With the eight week session beginning, the summer edition of the Kentucky Kernel will be here to provide you with news you care about, and offer you a place to express your views and opinions throughout this summer. I’d like to take this opportunity, in our first [...]
Continue reading …A longtime advocate of equal rights and former vice chancellor of minority affairs, Mr. William C. Parker, died this week. He was 83. Mr. Parker, a prominent member of the Lexington and UK community, who served the university from 1984 through 1990, suffered a heart attack on Sunday.
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