Closing and then reopening UK’s largest library had no significant impact on overnight attendance. W.T. Young Library reopened to 24 hours a day, Sunday through Thursday, on Oct. 19. From the beginning of the semester until Oct. 19, the library was closed from 2 to 7 a.m. those days. Gate counts, which monitor students going [...]

By Najah Allouch A falling economy and health concerns may factor in to the number of people who smoke, said students and experts in the field. A report released this fall by the American Lung Association titled “Big Tobacco on Campus: Ending the Addiction” found that 19.2 percent of college students smoke, down from a [...]

By Drew Bewley The Cats will take on Georgia in Saturday’s football game, but before that a former football coach of the Bulldogs will speak on campus about something outside of life on the field. Known for being a stand-out coach at the University of Georgia, Vince Dooley has another passion that many may not [...]

Former UK student Kyle Feck, 20, died in a head-on collision on US 68, or Harrodsburg Road, in Jessamine County Saturday just after 8 p.m. Feck, a 2006 Lexington Christian Academy graduate, attended UK from 2006 to 2008, before transferring to Eastern Kentucky University. Andre Geertsema, Feck’s best friend, said Private First Class Feck was [...]

By Evanne Floyd and Heather Shiwarski Water pollution, the economy and childhood obesity — all are part of environmental health, and were part of the discussion at the John P. Wyatt Lecture. Two national leaders in environmental health and disease, William A. Suk and Philip H. Landrigan, spoke on campus Wednesday about environmental health research [...]

Nearly 200 students from diverse groups and backgrounds came together to express their unity in response to the racial occurrence that took place on UK’s campus last week. Students and representatives from various organizations, including the Black Student Union, SUCCESS, Student Government, NAACP, the Student Activities Board, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth and many different sororities [...]

By Bill Lambrecht St. Louis Post-Dispatch WASHINGTON — Barack Obama completed his storybook political rise by winning the election as the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday in a crushing defeat of John McCain and Republicans that promises a new course for America at home and abroad. Obama, 47, the mixed-race son of [...]

The odds were long but hope remained among John McCain supporters Any potential the Republican presidential candidate had to take the presidency vanished Tuesday night when McCain made his concession speech around 11 p.m. Republicans held out hope for a win on Election Day, despite falling behind Democratic opponent Barack Obama in the polls going [...]

Republican John McCain conceded in his two-year-long race to become president of the United States. Democrat Barack Obama is projected to receive enough electoral votes to secure the 44th U.S. presidency, making him the first African American to hold the nation’s highest office. In his speech, McCain praised his opponent, calling the race an “historic [...]