By Elizabeth Royse

UK Student Government held initiation Wednesday for its newest members.

SG President Stephen Bilas and Vice President  Mary Katherine Kington, as well as 21 new members, were initiated at 8 p.m. in the Student Center.

To open the meeting, senators from the 2011-12 school year thanked their fellow members, including former SG President Micah Fielden and Vice President Nikki Hurt, for their contribution and hard work toward SG.

Fielden, who is an agricul… Read More

By Rachel Aretakis

Four years ago, Micah Fielden was registered for classes and ready to attend the University of Miami. But during his last week in his hometown of Lexington, he decided to give UK a shot.

After a four-hour tour and seeing the agricultural biotechnology program, he changed his mind.

“I’ve had an amazing experience here,” said Fielden, the outgoing student body president. “I wouldn’t have gone anywhere else.”

For Student Government this year, it wasn’t abou… Read More

By Rachel Aretakis

The Student Government Senate approved a constitutional amendment last Wednesday that will donate excess money from the budget to the general scholarship fund.

Any funds more than $60,000 from the previous administration will be donated, said SG President Micah Fielden.

“We think the best thing we can do is that if we have extra money,” Fielden said, “we should donate to student scholarships.”

The left over money rolls over to the next administration’s … Read More

By Emery Mason Campbell

UK President Eli Capilouto sat down with a handful of students Wednesday and discussed the universities’ social media use, the new dorms and UK’s Top 20 Business Plan.

Capilouto talked about how he was impressed with UK head coach John Calipari’s social media use and how he is able to keep all of his followers and fans feel closely involved.

“I feel like an amateur among experts with your generation when it comes to social media,” he said.

Capilouto said h… Read More