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Video game producer returns home to UK

November 17, 2010

By Gary HermannA UK graduate helped create a video game many college students have likely played.JoAnna Lio Amos is a lead producer for the game series “The Sims.” The Lexington native returned to...

 

CATS offers tutoring to UK student-athletes

November 17, 2010

By Audrey SmithBeing an athlete and keeping up with schoolwork is tough.The Center for Academic &Tutorial Services works to help the more than 500 student-athletes at UK succeed in their academics.With...

First online basketball lottery in the books

November 16, 2010

By Kelsey CaudillStudents who attended the men’s basketball lottery Monday night secured their tickets in advance with the click of a mouse.This year, the UK Athletics Ticket Office incorporated an online...

Seeing some extra blue

November 16, 2010

By Michael D. BullardIn celebration of Geography Awareness Week, the University of Kentucky’s Department of Geography wants Lexington residents to see even more blue than usual.Over the weekend, 20 UK...

UK Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart introduces UK head coach Joker Phillips at a news conference. Photo by Adam Wolffbrandt

Barnhart not formally contacted by Kansas

November 16, 2010

Reports surfaced Monday morning on the national sports blog “SPORTSbyBROOKS” that UK Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart was a finalist for the University of Kansas athletic director spot and would interview...

Film combats violence against women

November 16, 2010

By Liz CanavanThe college of engineering is helping combat violence against women through  a documentary.Starting Nov. 14 on Kentucky Educational Television, three survivors of intimate partner violence,...

Online classes see spike in students, earnings

November 15, 2010

In an effort to help students complete their degrees quicker, the new Summer 2010 online courses earned more than $1.5 million in tuition.According to numbers supplied by the College of Arts and Sciences...

Provost answers student questions

November 15, 2010

By Rachel AretakisProvost Kumble Subbaswamy addressed questions from students, faculty and staff in an informal chat Friday.The chat was the first in a new series of informal chats with administrators...

Presidential search committee selects same firm that found Todd

November 13, 2010

By Becca ClemonsThe Presidential Search Committee has chosen a search firm to help find the next president of the University of Kentucky.The committee voted during its second meeting Friday to hire Greenwood/Asher...

 

Employee fired after being charged with growing marijuana

November 12, 2010

The UK employee arrested earlier this month on charges of growing marijuana in her home was fired by UK Thursday.Tracey Ellerbe was terminated from her job as the Center on Drugs and Alcohol Research manager...

Freshman Enes Kanter makes his dramatic entrance at Big Blue Madness at Rupp Arena on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. Photo by Britney McIntosh

Kanter permanently ineligible, UK to appeal

November 12, 2010

By Nick Craddock and Chandler HowardThe long-awaited ruling on UK freshman Enes Kanter is in. The Turkish forward was ruled permanently ineligible by the NCAA on Thursday.According to the NCAA release,...

 

Alcoholic energy drink makes controversy, hits stores near campus

November 12, 2010

Are you for Loko?Four Loko, the alcoholic energy drink that combines caffeine, taurine, guarana and alcohol, has been the subject of controversy because of recent incidents involving the drink at Central...

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