Election Day is finally here. After months of television ads, traveling the state, fundraisers and contacting voters, we will see the results of all of the hard work put into these campaigns. Most Democrats have to be giddy at the fact that virtually every poll has shown Steve Beshear with a lead. However, as Sen. [...]
Continue reading …I spent my last column detailing all the reasons why you should vote for Steve Beshear for governor. If you have yet to vote and are on the fence about whom to vote for, I strongly encourage you to check out that column on the Kernel Web site (www.kykernel.com). Beshear represents the charge we need [...]
Continue reading …I am writing in regard to Brett Nolan’s column in yesterday’s Kernel on UK’s tuition increases. It is imperative that Nolan is called out on his statement that “undergraduate education is all but worthless at UK.†Twenty thousand-plus students and hundreds of thousands of alumni nationwide would strongly disagree. Mr. Nolan’s argument was centered on [...]
Continue reading …Given the hubbub about bike paths and biker and pedestrian safety on campus, I am surprised to hear little ranting about the recent moped trend. Mopeds drive in the street and can easily keep up with traffic on campus. Therefore, they should not be tolerated driving in bike lanes or on sidewalks. I was extremely [...]
Continue reading …The absence of accountability seems inevitable whenever large bureaucracies start collecting money, and UK is no different. Under the Top 20 Business Plan, tuition increases are set to remain at 9 percent each year. Unfortunately for those of us attending UK, this 9 percent increase in cost is unlikely to guarantee us a better education. [...]
Continue reading …Most of you have heard of the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship, commonly known as KEES. Many of you are its beneficiaries, and deservingly so, for you worked hard for this reward while in high school. I too, worked hard in high school, but as a six-year legal resident of Kentucky, I didn’t receive KEES in [...]
Continue reading …I’ve made do with the inconveniences of the hospital construction because I know that Lexington needs it. That being said, I have a real problem with the way that this construction is going. During construction this semester, I have been catcalled by construction workers twice. I have had a nail go through my bike tire. [...]
Continue reading …Long before this election cycle, it was clear that the affordability and quality of higher education were not among Gov. Ernie Fletcher’s top priorities. If there were ever any doubts, Fletcher put them to rest in January 2006, when his 2006-08 budget proposal undercut UK’s requested funds by about $7 million. UK students surely would [...]
Continue reading …A friend of mine brought up a subject on Facebook (yes, I am a proud member of Generation Facebook) that has not gotten as much coverage lately as it should have. A little clothing chain called American Apparel, beloved by hipsters everywhere for its sweatshop- and label-free couture, has received some criticism for its hyper-sexualized [...]
Continue reading …With the risk of hyperbole, I think it is clear that the tragedy at Virginia Tech is becoming to American colleges what the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 have become to America as a whole. Some groups want to take advantage of the April shooting at Virginia Tech, and their proposals are a perpetual response [...]
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