Part two: SG leaders discuss student issues with the Kernel Q. Sitting in on the board of Trustees meeting when the Coal Lodge vote came up, what was that like for you and talk about your decision? Smith: This is a controversial issue and I talked to a lot of people about the issue and [...]

Q. How is the year going for SG? Smith: We have actually progressed a lot more than we even anticipated at the beginning of the year. Typically, there’s a learning curve of four or five months, a lot of that occurs during the summer generally, to develop relationships with administrators and learn how to implement [...]

Part three: Tobacco-Free Campus Task Force leaders discuss tobacco ban Q. What is the timeline of removing disposal devices and posting signage? Beatty: It’s in process now. There’s several steps that have to happen. You have to come up with what type of retrofitting they need for the ash urns on the containers. The (physical) [...]

Q. What are your expectations on Nov. 19? Hahn: A healthier place. The signs will be up. We’ll be getting the word out. There will be a lot of activities on the horizon. It’s not going to end, it’s going to start on Nov. 19. You were asking me before, aren’t you worried that people [...]

Part one: Tobacco-Free Campus Task Force leaders discuss tobacco ban Q. What will the Tobacco-Free Initiative do for the health of the campus? Hahn: It’s designed to create a healthy environment. We think when we look at research around the country, we know that when access to tobacco is limited, in other words when it’s [...]

Part two: UK president discusses university issues with the Kernel Q. What are your thoughts on the proposed student housing plan by the city of Lexington? A. I am very proud of the way our students handled themselves (Tuesday). They were articulate, they presented their case well and I was very pleased with how they [...]

Part one: UK President discusses university issues with the Kernel Q: Is the top-20 plan still the main goal of your administration even with budget cuts? A: We have gone through a recalibration of it, which I think you have to do. Business plans are live documents that you have to see where you are [...]