Twelve years after Kentucky folklore writer and former Western Kentucky University professor William Lynwood Montell published his book, “Tales of Kentucky Ghosts,” I enlisted the help of some friends...
When athletes started arriving in the bubble for the NCAA basketball tournament, no one was really surprised to find glaring discrepancies between the accommodations for the women’s teams and the men’s.In...
Why do we say “read the fine print?”Because it's a lot easier to believe and accept something written in big font. The first week of the semester, the Kentucky Kernel proclaimed that ”UK's female...
UK students see it all the time: Signs, posters and flyers for events honoring strides that diverse populations have made at UK constantly populate campus sidewalks, bulletins and social media pages. The...
In August, Taylor Ragg posted a screenshot of fellow student Paola Garcia’s Facebook profile with the caption, “Everyone go report this illegal at my school bragging about breaking the law.” Garcia’s...
Muhammad Ali Jr., 44-year-old son of boxer and Louisville native Muhammad Ali, was detained in a Florida airport earlier this month.Ali Jr. was traveling back to the U.S. with his mother after speaking...
The Trump administration released new guidelines on Wednesday that retracts anti-discrimination protections that allow transgender students to use the bathroom of their gender identity.With the new order,...
“Are you gay?” This quote is read by many as an accusation; possibly with a skeptical look, pointed fingers or a jesting smile. Straight people may answer with indignance. Many that identify as gay...
San Francisco 49er’s quarterback Colin Kaepernick became the latest recipient of White-America’s frustrations after he refused to stand for the “Star-Spangled Banner” during a preseason game against...
Kim Davis is not a hero of the Christian faith, and yet thousands of “God-fearing” Bible-Belters will rejoice at the news that the lawsuits against the homophobic woman were dropped. This woman broke...
Kentucky lawmakers are back at it again, this time with a bill that would allow business owners to refuse service to LGBTQ* customers.This new bill, Senate Bill 180, comes as a rebuttal because of a scuffle...
