When he left Kentucky to begin his fellowship at Stanford, Gurney Norman was driving through a stoplight in Hazard, Ky., when his car started making a strange grinding sound. It turned out his car’s first gear was shot. Most people would have stopped at a mechanic, Norman said, but he kept driving, shifting up to [...]
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The man convicted in connection with the hit-and-run that killed UK freshman Connie Blount last spring received a sentence of five years Friday. Fayette Circuit Judge James Ishmael sentenced Shannon Houser, 37, to five years on charges of tampering with physical evidence and leaving the scene of the accident. In February, a jury found Houser [...]
Continue reading …Although Christianity and Islam have many differences, the faiths share two key beliefs: loving God and loving one’s neighbor. On Monday, two scholars will discuss those shared beliefs during “A Common Word,†a Christian-Muslim Dialogue event at 7 p.m. in the W.T. Young Library Auditorium. The event is sponsored by the UK Interfaith Dialogue Organization [...]
Continue reading …By Kelly Berger UK students receiving financial aid may see an increase in the amount they get next year as a result of the stimulus package passed in the nation’s capital earlier this year. Linda George, UK’s director of financial aid, said two major changes will take place. There will be $200 million in funding [...]
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It’s been about 30 months since UK had a permanent replacement for its police chief, and the university has 60 to 70 applications on file awaiting review. The spot has been open since former chief McDonald Vick resigned in July 2006 in the wake of bribery allegations after about four months on the job. Since [...]
Continue reading …UK Parking and Transportation Services will provide free shuttle trips to Blue Grass Airport in preparation for Spring Break. The shuttle will operate Thursday and Friday with daily campus pick-up times at 6 a.m., 8 a.m., 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., according to a UK Parking and Transportation news release. To schedule [...]
Continue reading …The summer policy for parking on campus will change for the summer, UK announced Monday. Parking and Transportation Services will control some student lots for any valid UK permits during summer months, according to a UK news release. The residential and commuter lots which will be controlled for permits include: R1 (College View Avenue), R4 [...]
Continue reading …The Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame will add five journalists during a ceremony in April, UK announced Monday. The UK School of Journalism and Telecommunications Alumni Association will present the awards April 14. The same day, the school will host the annual Joe Creason Lecture, to be given by Howard Fineman of Newsweek, MSNBC.com and [...]
Continue reading …The deadline to apply for three service-based Spring Break trips is Monday at 3 p.m. Alternative Spring Break will be at three locations this year: Maryville, Tenn., Marion County, S.C., and Atlanta. During each trip, students will serve needs in the community with service projects. Each trip costs $200, which covers food for the week, [...]
Continue reading …Christopher Tolliver, a former UK College of Music student, died Thursday after being shot in the parking lot in front of Joseph-Beth Bookstore off Nicholasville Road. At about 3:15 p.m. Thursday, Lexington Police responded to a report of a shooting in the bookstore parking lot, and a vehicle sped past an officer arriving on the [...]
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