On Campus Intramural Sports

      Intramural's sports at the University of Kentucky, have been an organization since the 1930's. The University of Kentucky offers pretty much every sport you can think of, but if you're looking to play ping pong as an intramural, UK doesn't have it. Some of the most popular intramural sports on campus are flag football, basketball, soccer, and volleyball, and all these sports are of course co-ed. Intramural sports is a great way to meet new people, and stay in shape. Intramural sports are also a great transition from the high school sports you played. If you are interested in playing an intramural sport, go to http://www.uky.edu/studentaffairs/CampusRec/intramurals, to read about intramural sports. To actually sign up to play a intramural sport you will need to go to www.imleagues.com, and there you will need to register your UK email, to join a team.Most outdoor intramural sports will be played during the fall or first semester, and more of your indoor sports will be played during the winter, or second semester. Most intramural sports are played primarily at, or around the Johnson Center. Just outside of the Johnson center on the field is where flag football, soccer, and ultimate frisbee will be played. Tennis will obviously be played on the tennis courts by the Johnson center, and basketball, and volleyball will be played inside the Johnson center.  Like I said before, intramural sports are a great way to get in shape, meet new people, and also work on communication, teamwork, and leadership skills. What sports don't intramural's offer, and why?

Shark Tank Reflection

      Looking back on my Shark Tank proposal and presentation, I feel overall good about both. My writing process for my proposal was to inform and persuade the reader about Christian Student Fellowship. My writing strategy didn't change, because this proposal to me was fairly easy to write, and I have already wrote plenty of papers similar to this one. I feel like my strengths of my written proposal was the information I provided in the text, this is because my source was a great source, which was the CSF website itself. Strengths of my presentation would also have to be the information I gave, I also felt like I presented my organization fairly well to the class. I really don't know any weaknesses, but I would say the length of my paper, since it was just above the minimum word count that was required. My weaknesses for my presentation other than not liking to present in general, would also have to be the length. My Powerpoint was only 4 slides, and didn't go into a lot of depth. My overall assumption from this project to me is that I did very well, and I'm hoping my grade will reflect my effort into this project. This project also wasn't to demanding or boring, I somewhat enjoyed researching CSF, and learning all about what they do on campus. Lastly this project didn't stress me out because it wasn't too difficult, and because it only required to write a 600 word proposal, and a short Powerpoint with a presentation.

Centre Point Project

      In downtown Lexington, adjacent from the Fayette County Attorney's office, if should see a huge construction zone. This is what is being called the Centre Point Project. Centre Point construction began just recently in December of 2013. Before construction began, Centre Point was just a field of grass where people could hangout and enjoy some of the special events held there. When digging began for the Centre Point Project, only about 10 feet into digging the workers found solid rock. Frank Ettenssohn a geologist professor studied these rocks, and found out they dated back too the Ordovician period, and formed about 450 million years ago. What Ettenssohn concluded was that this area in Lexington was once a shallow under water, sea, and also fossils of sea creatures were found within the rocks. If you want to read more about the history found at Centre Point, go to http://tomeblen.bloginky.com/category/centrepointe/ this is where I found my information about the rocks found at Centre Point.

      The proposal for the Centre Point Project was in 2008, but with some controversy, construction was postponed until 2013. What the finished product of the Centre Point Project is going to be is, an apartment complex, an office building, and a 18 story hotel. The estimated time for the Centre Point Project to be finished is unclear as of now, but from some research I can predict the Centre Point Project should be finished in 2016. Originally the Centre Point Project was projected to be finished in time for the World Equestrian games in 2010, but construction was postponed in 2008, because of land ordeals with the downtown Lexington music hall called The Dame.  

Christian Student Fellowship

      Christian Student Fellowship, or CSF is a on campus ministry. The main building of CSF can be found at 502 Columbia Ave, and for any further information about CSF go to ukcsf.org. CSF is completely free to join, and has fun events to enjoy every week. Some weekly events include Synergy, which is a time of worship, SHIFT, a way for fellow freshmen to come together, meet new people, and talk about God. One event that we all can enjoy is Free Friday Flapjack's, this event takes place every friday at midnight, and will be serving stacks of pancakes free to enjoy by anyone. CSF also offers seasonal retreats for any students who are interested. This fall, October 10th-12th, CSF will be heading to the Woodland Lakes in Amelia, Ohio, and any student/member of CSF can go for $59. The fall retreat is a fun filled weekend, consisting of dodgeball, meeting new people, and plenty of worship.
       If you want to help out the community, than you should get involved in CSF's CSF Serve. CSF Serve is a way for you to help and impact the struggling community's in Lexington. To get signed up for CSF Serve, go to the CSF webpage and join a CSF group to get involved. If you are looking to get involved on campus, you should defiantly take interest in CSF. CSF is a very exciting club to be apart of and will ultimately help you build your relationship with God, and give you the honor of impacting the life's and community of Lexington.

   

The History Behind Albert B. Chandler

        Everyday on my way to class in the morning, I pass the Albert B. Chandler hospital. I always find myself mesmerized by the size and the beauty of the building when passing it. I have grown interested about the history behind this magnificent building, and who Albert B. Chandler is. After some short research I have found an article on the biographical directory of the United States congress webpage, which gives a brief background story about Albert B. Chandler.

      Well who is Albert B. Chandler? If you haven't heard of Albert B. Chandler, than you may of heard of Happy Chandler, a nickname given to him for his jovial disposition. Albert B. Chandler was born in Corydon, Kentucky in the year 1898, and he would spend most is life living in Kentucky. Chandler was a very intellectual man, who would attend Harvard University, and graduate from Transylvania University in 1921. After Chandler graduated he would go on to become a member of the Kentucky State Senate from 1930-1931, the Governor of Kentucky from 1935 until he would resign in 1935. On November 5th, 1940 Albert B. Chandler was elected to the United States Senate, filling the spot of the deceased Marvel Mills Logan, Chandler would serve on the senate until resigning in 1945. After resigning from the senate Chandler would be reelected as governor of Kentucky in 1955-1959, and then serve as a National democratic committeeman for the state of Kentucky. Albert B. Chandler would reside to Versailles, Kentucky and live there until his death in 1991, he was 92.

     The University of Kentucky Hospital on Rose Street was named after former Governor Albert B. Chandler. There is no particular reason the hospital is named after Albert B. Chandler, other than to honor him, this forms my question of, why is the hospital named after a governor?


Source: http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000290