On Sunday, when no classes were in session, many students chose to wake up early anyway for a free ticket to a world-renowned competition. All Kentucky college students were invited to attend the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games for free on Sunday. Through a campus-wide e-mail sent Wednesday, Student Government President Ryan Smith announced [...]
Computers on campus that do not require some kind of identification are disappearing and UK Libraries is the magician behind the trick. Limited computer access for UK students, faculty and staff has resulted in UK Libraries adding a “Link Blue†account login to more than 100 previously public computers. “The biggest advantage (of adding authentication) [...]
Continue reading …To get home in time for the holiday break and have a place for students’ vehicles when they return, UK Parking and Transportation Services is making the journey a little easier. Home for the Holidays shuttle From Dec. 15 to 18, PTS is offering a free shuttle available to students that will run from campus [...]
Continue reading …Losing is not always a bad thing. To start the new year, UK’s Health & Wellness Program in the Department of Human Resources is offering a Biggest Blue Loser competition for UK employees and their spouses, as well as UK retirees. Karen Bryla McNees, a dietician in the Health & Wellness Program, said the competition [...]
Continue reading …Student Government is not using Dead Week as an excuse to do nothing. SG could decide on fee increases, a new senate president and a split finals schedule by the end of the week starting Wednesday. An election will be held at the weekly meeting to replace Senate President John Whitt, who will graduate in [...]
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Within minutes, the Lexington Fire Department responded to an accident in front of the Gatton College of Business and Economics, where two unknown males were hit by a vehicle. Two males were in the vehicle that struck the two pedestrians as they crossed South Limestone around 5:25 p.m. The Lexington Police and Fire Departments both [...]
Continue reading …As the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus spreads, so does its publicity. Intranasal vaccination clinics are being offered more frequently for non-target groups as vaccines become available. The University Health Service has offered three walk-in clinics since early November. However, while H1N1 information and vaccinations are becoming readily available, scams relating to the virus and its [...]
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Twenty men in black vests, with shields and firearms, snaked along the exterior of a home just off campus, quietly entering with careful organization. However, no one was barricaded inside. No standoff occurred. The Lexington Police Department’s Emergency Response Unit was training outside and inside unoccupied houses along Conn Terrace Thursday afternoon. The unit trained [...]
Continue reading …Since protesting students and faculty filled an October Board of Trustees meeting regarding the future Wildcat Coal Lodge, UK students’ freedom of speech has been the talk of campus. Members of the UK community began to question the policy surrounding the ability of the general public to address the Board of Trustees during the meeting. [...]
Continue reading …In the last two weeks, the Dean of Students Office has charged Phi Delta Theta and Lambda Chi Alpha fraternities with hazing. However, throughout the past year, four other fraternities have been charged with hazing violations as well. Sigma Phi Epsilon was suspended due to alleged hazing in June, and their national headquarters revoked the [...]
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