Kentucky’s governor announced the formation of a task force to study the affordability of higher education, co-chaired by the head of the UK Board of Trustees. The 25-member Higher Education Work Group is comprised of business and education leaders, as well as current and former state officials. The governor formed the task force because economic [...]

Potential amendments to its constitution and funding for Fight Night will be up for discussion at the Student Government’s full Senate meeting Wednesday night. The amendments make no real changes to the constitution, only updates the wording to accommodate changes in UK and SG. For example, one revision removes a sentence about the Dean of [...]

By Katie Perkowski Kentucky is one of the 10 states least prepared for the November election, according to a report published this month. The report, “Is America Ready to Vote? State Preparations for Voting Problems in 2008,” rates Kentucky as “inadequate” in two of four categories, “good” in one and is said to “need improvement” [...]

Journalist Jerry Mitchell talks about closing civil rights murder cases By Rochelle Haliburton Lynchings and murders of black people throughout the South during the civil rights era were widely feared and generally denied. Today, some of the killers of that not-so-distant generation are being convicted of their accused crimes, thanks in part to the investigative [...]

Gail Robinson, renowned Metropolitan Opera singer and UK opera professor, died Sunday at the age of 62. By Austin Schmitt Gail Robinson, renowned Metropolitan Opera singer and influential member of UK’s opera program, died of rheumatoid arthritis Sunday morning. She was 62. Robinson came to UK in 2000 to take over the role of endowed [...]

By Azra Drljevic A new fraternity has been established on campus, and students don’t need to rush to join — they just need at least a 3.0. Sigma Alpha Lambda, a service-oriented, national leadership and honors organization, now has a chapter on UK’s campus for students interested in service and leadership. Lauren Sexauer, president of [...]

FRANKFORT — It’s crunch time. With two weeks remaining before the November election, the two candidates vying for the U.S. Senate seat representing UK are campaigning aggressively to win a race that has gained national attention. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican who has served in the Senate for 24 years, has aired campaign [...]