A dance ensemble, an opera performance and a lecture by Kentucky’s poet laureate will enter the spotlight during a conference Wednesday. The Starving Artist Conference will take place from 2:30 to 8 p.m. on the 18th floor of the Patterson Office Tower. The English undergraduate organization, Writers’, Orators’ and Readers’ Discussion, or W.O.R.D., hosts the [...]

By Fink Densford This summer, more college students across this country and others will be staying home rather than packing their bags to travel abroad, a new survey has shown. The survey, conducted by Chris Musick, director of International Academic Services at the University of Mary Washington, showed more than half of the 162 international [...]

By Jazmin Smith Bernadette Barton has been in lesbian relationships for 14 years, and for about an hour and a half she shared her views on gay lifestyles in the Bible Belt with students and community members. “We have to get rid of the toxic closet!” said Barton, an associate professor of sociology and women’s [...]

By Sarah Wilder Growing up in the Bible Belt can present unique challenges for gays and lesbians. In an upcoming lecture, a researcher will discuss those challenges. Bernadette Barton, a UK graduate and associate professor at Morehead State University, will give a lecture entitled “The Toxic Closet: Being Gay in the Bible Belt” from 7 [...]

By Sharnya Duncan Special education junior Barb Jackson’s sister has influenced her so much, she wanted other people to feel the positive impact people with intellectual disabilities can have. “The reason my major is special education and the reason I wanted to put on this event is because my sister has had such an influence [...]

See the complete 2009-10 SG election results here By Erin Melwing Ryan Smith stood with supporters waiting for election results on the Student Center patio Thursday, arms crossed and a nervous look on his face. The numbers were announced — Smith and running mate Kelsey Hayes won, beating fellow Student Government presidential candidates Colby Khoshreza [...]

See the complete 2009-10 SG election results here By Mary Kelley and Katie Perkowski In a heated and close election, it would be easy to have hard feelings about losing. Colby Khoshreza doesn’t have those hard feelings. He said he had a good time running and would do it again. Khoshreza and his supporters on [...]

By Kirsten Clancy An award-winning Kentucky photographer will be the next Kernel photography adviser. David Stephenson, a Lexington Herald-Leader photographer since 1997, will start in his new position in mid-May, following current adviser Jim Winn’s departure to pursue other photography projects. He will join another former Herald-Leader staff member, former newsroom design director May May [...]

By Sean Patterson Students can celebrate their inner geek with a week of events hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences. Starting Monday, the fifth annual Geek Week will feature such events as lectures, panel discussions and an open house of MacAdam Observatory. “It’s the one time of the year we try to bring [...]