Students walking past Pence Hall Thursday may have noticed some unusual construction happening outside the building. Friday through Sunday was the Kentuckiana Masonry Institute Student Design Competition, and about 10 sculptures became residents of Pence Hall’s lawn. Joshua Wilkinson, an architecture freshman, served five years in the Navy and spent time working in construction before [...]

Students, faculty and staff have a chance to win free parking for a year if they fill out a survey by Friday, April 16.  UK Parking and Transportation Services wants to know how it can better serve the university community, and the department is conducting a survey to measure satisfaction of the campus transportation system. [...]

On Monday afternoon at the UK Apple store, students could be seen fiddling with the store’s newest toy, the iPad. On Saturday, Apple unleashed its newest gadget — the anticipated iPad — and sold more than 300,000 units in its opening weekend, according to MacNewsWorld. Kevin McClurg, manager of UK Bookstore’s Apple store, said the [...]

Freshmen or transfer students trying to cast their votes for Student Government online Wednesday morning may have had some troubles. Ryan Smith, current SG president who is running for re-election, said at first, last year’s student roster was accidentally uploaded to the server instead of the current list of students. The problem was resolved by noon, [...]

Opening day of Keeneland is just around the bend, but another race on UK’s campus begins a bit sooner. On June 30, the staff representative on the Board of Trustees will be done serving her term, and Monday, campaigning for the position will begin. Robynn Pease, director of Work Life since 2007, has served as [...]

When Hanan Ashrawi, a Palestinian activist and legislator, came to town, she was met with a different reaction than the one former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert received. Instead of boos and protests, she was met with applause and standing ovations. Ashrawi spoke to an almost-full audience at the Singletary Center for the Arts on [...]

After numerous on-campus public forums to hear from the candidates for the new vice president for Student Affairs position, the selection committee has reached its verdict. Robert Mock Jr., who is currently the associate vice provost for Student Affairs at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, has accepted the position. He will begin his tenure [...]

Five months ago, protestors gathered outside the Singletary Center for the Arts in opposition to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s visit to UK. Now, members of the UK community have the opportunity to hear — and perhaps protest — the Palestinian side. Hanan Ashrawi, a Palestinian legislator who has served as a political activist [...]

Undergraduate students are not the only ones concerned with personal information available through UK’s online people search — now, graduate students are voicing their concern, too. Members of UK’s graduate school have recently voiced concern about their information like home address and home telephone number being available on the UK Web site without their knowledge, [...]

With higher education funding in the spotlight for the next two-year Kentucky state budget, some may wonder how universities are currently doing in some areas of fundraising.  The fiscal year goes from July 1 to June 30, and about seven months have passed for the 2009-10 fiscal year. By Feb. 28 last year, UK had [...]