This subject used to be kind of funny, but it’s actually a flourishing industry these days.
WDRB News reports:
Sullivan University announces ‘Introduction to Cannabis Studies’ course
Cannabis is on the syllabus at a local university.
Sullivan University has announced that it will offer an “Introduction to Cannabis Studies” course online for the Fall 2020...
We will probably see many situations like this in the coming school year.
CNN reports:
Three dismissed from University of Louisville men’s soccer team after organizing a party
Three University of Louisville men’s soccer players have been dismissed from the team after organizing a party amid the coronavirus pandemic, the school’s athletics department said...
A rather alarming situation is developing in Louisville, Kentucky, in which local businesses are allegedly being issued demands from Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists and told that if they don’t meet the demands, their business might be “f*cked with.”
Authorities have arrested Steven Nelson Lopez, 23, for allegedly killing Louisville photographer Tyler Gerth. They charged him “with one count of murder and one count of wanton endangerment first degree.”
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</...
