Naked cheerleaders and alcohol-fueled mayhem? This sounds like the plot of a 1980’s comedy film.
CNN reports:
University of Kentucky fires cheerleading coaches after hazing and nudity investigation
The University of Kentucky fired its entire cheerleading coaching staff after an investigation into alleged inappropriate conduct, including hazing, alcohol use and public nudity on...
We have followed several court cases involving bans on drive-in church services, including on in Louisville, Kentucky, and another in Greenville, Mississippi. We addressed likely litigation in the age of pandemic at our April 26, 2020, live event, Constitutional Rights in the Age of Government Overreach.
To the extent there is a...
It’s amazing how many schools were already so financially fragile that they’ve had to react to this so quickly.
NBC News in Lexington reports:
University of Ky furloughing 1,700...
Recently I documented numerous examples of government overreach during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. Did you think that would end? Nope.
Here are some more examples from Michigan, Kentucky, and Virginia.
This is the sort of positive contribution universities can make at this time. Many of them have great scientific resources.
WVLT News reports:
Kentucky university studying to see if tobacco plant could play role in fighting COVID-19
The University of Louisville is doing research on the tobacco plant, and it could be a game...
This is a touching story. The University of Louisville gave veteran Larry McKillip, 74, his associates degree 40 years after he had to drop off to care for his sick mother. I dare you to read this and not cry.
McKillip used the GI Bill to attend the university after Vietnam. He...
Do liberals understand this is one of the reasons many conservatives oppose free college? Why should they fund an industry that’s openly hostile to them?
The College Fix reports:
University of Kentucky apologizes for conspiring against, mocking conservative club
A recently published series of emails shows administrators conspiring against and mocking students attempting to...
An angry mob descended on the Kentucky home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday night after two deadly shootings.
A video captured people making violent comments and threats, such as asking someone to stab McConnell “in the heart.”
Democrats can’t stand Mitch McConnell. As Senate Majority Leader, he has been far too effective confirming judges and supporting other aspects of Trump’s agenda for the left’s liking.
To the left and media’s delight, retired Marine pilot Amy McGrath announced her candidacy to unseat McConnell in 2020. Yes, the same woman who...
Local Bureaucracies Are The Absolute Worst, Volume Eleventy Gazillion.
Kendall Optometry Ministry, Inc. was created in 2003 and has been serving homeless people around the world ever since. They provide gently used eye glasses to those unable to afford them. Their equipment has been used in 79 countries.
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This happened at Transylvania University in Kentucky, which is key. Kentucky has been making great strides protecting free speech on campus over the last year.
The College Fix reports:
University gets legal warning for enforcing speech rules against conserv...
Why did employees have their own gym in the first place? Can’t they use the same facilities as the students?
WDRB News reports</...
This explains so much about where these students are politically. They want a benevolent Big Brother to take care of them.
Campus Reform reports:
NANNY STATE? Students demand ‘basic needs.’ College caves.
The president of...
This has been in the works for months and now the governor has signed it into law. May other states follow suit.
FIRE reports:
New law gives Kentucky college students ‘broadest possible latitude’ for free speech
Today, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin signed HB 254 into law, protecting free speech at the commonwealth’s public colleges...
This is great news for students in Kentucky. Can we get a similar national campaign started?
Campus Reform reports:
Ky. bill would make every zone a ‘free speech zone’
A bill in the Kentucky House of Representatives seeks to ban “free speech zones” on publicly funded colleges and universities in the state.
The Campus Free...
Leaders from the College Republicans and Young Americans for Liberty, a Libertarian group, spearheaded this initiative. Good for them.
Campus Reform reports:
Ky. student leaders petition lawmakers for free speech
Various student leaders representing bip...
