By Katie Perkowski The food we eat either becomes blood and cells in our body or it becomes the cancer in our body, said Vandana Shiva. Shiva, an internationally recognized physicist and environmentalist, spoke to students at a crowded Memorial Hall Wednesday night about the importance of sustainability in a global economy and ways by […]

By Mary Kelley The relationship between women and war is one that remains unchanged, despite efforts to the contrary, said Anna Froula, an assistant professor of film studies at East Carolina University. “Our society continues to fight sexism but it is still there in combat, which is supposed to be the last male right of […]

By Lara Walker Consultants presented the second phase of the Streetscape Master Plan to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council in their Work Session Meeting on Tuesday to discuss the feasibility of the plan. Clete Benken, with the Covington-based consulting firm KKG Studios, gave an updated plan that explains the feasibility of their main downtown projects: […]

This week, a campus organization is trying to make attending Islamic prayer services simpler for UK students. During Islamic Awareness Week 2009, the Muslim Student Association invites all UK students to experience how Muslims perform their prayers at the Islamic Center of Lexington. The local Muslim temple, or a mosque, is located at 649 S. […]

By Laura Clark Kiarash Jahed’s travels span from Europe to the Middle East and extensive knowledge of Islam places him in a category among old Arab scholars. Among his many other ties, Jahed calls himself a UK fan. As part of Islamic Awareness Week 2009, hosted by UK’s Muslim Student Association, Jahed will present a […]

By Katie Perkowski How sustainability relates to higher education will be the focus of a lecture Wednesday. UK will host the second installment of its Sustainability Lecture Series at 7 p.m. in Memorial Hall. Wednesday’s lecture will be given by Vandana Shiva and is free and open to the public. The focus of the lecture […]

Three sandwich board signs for a Campus Crusade for Christ event were unchained and removed from view on Tuesday, the group’s president said. The boards promoted “Porn Nation,” a 90-minute multimedia presentation planned for Thursday by author Michael Leahy on the role of porn in American society. Leahy, who is described on his Web site […]