By the books, I am an American. Passport, birth certificate, social security card. They all attest to my citizenship. But I was not born in America, and despite the documentation, I do not feel very American.
Years ago — or so the legend goes — an embittered Kernel editor came back to the office upset, hurt, insulted. A prominent campus figure had unfairly harangued the young reporter for an offense that he did not commit.
Continue reading …Jared Flanery’s op-ed in the April 22 edition of the Kernel recounted many compelling issues surrounding the question of how UK will provide dining services in the future.
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I have always had a passion for helping others.I have always had a passion for helping others.
Continue reading …I was going nowhere. Or at least that’s what I thought, when I applied to college without a major in mind. “Undergraduate Studies,” the application said. A combination of “I’ve got no future/I’m never going to figure out my life” is what I read. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not a motivationless bum. I’ve always [...]
Continue reading …Greek organizations have a clearly visible presence on the campus of UK, whether that presence is welcomed or not. I joined one of these organizations in the fall and being a part of this group has allowed me to meet other young women who will, quite literally, be my friends and sisters for life. I [...]
Continue reading …Coal mined under Kentucky soil has undermined Kentucky progress. Though coal is losing its grip on Kentucky, Kentuckians remain passive about energy progress. Nowhere is this more evident than at the commonwealth’s flagship university, the University of Kentucky. Heavily influenced by the coal industry, UK derives much of its electricity from a company that uses [...]
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UK is officially considering the outsourcing of UK Dining Services. The so-called UK Dining Revitalization Committee sent out a request for proposals to huge multinational companies to renovate campus dining facilities. We don’t know exactly which businesses because of a confidentiality agreement. The absence of transparency should give any student, faculty member or community member [...]
Continue reading …Dangerous, ubiquitous and often deadly, it seems the stereotype of the American “black man” has spread like a cancer, and it sometimes requires the careful scalpel of reason to discern between truth and fiction.
Continue reading …This is the third in a series about the life of a UK student athlete.
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