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Jan252012

Eastern Kentucky University’s student-produced weekly newspaper, The Eastern Progress, won 11 awards, including four first-place awards, at the 2011 Kentucky Press Association awards banquet on Friday, Jan. 20.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 9:10AM

Competing against all of Kentucky's university newspapers, The Eastern Progress won first-place awards for Best News Story, Best Feature Story, Best Headlines, and Best Editorial Page. The newspaper also won two second-place awards for Best Editorials and Best Extended News Coverage. The Progress also won a third-place award for General Excellence.

The newspaper's editor-in-chief, Taylor Pettit, of Landing, N.J., took home three awards: for news reporting, investigative reporting and extended news coverage. Managing Editor Seth Littrell, of Independence, won awards for editorial writing and extended news coverage, and Features Editor Adam Turner, of Louisa, won awards for headline writing and for best features page.

First-place awards for the Progress were: Best News Story, Pettit; Best Feature Story, Morgan Caldwell, Prestonsburg; Best Headlines, Turner; and Best Editorial Page, Kaylia Cornett, Morehead.

Second-place awards went to Littrell, Best Editorial; and Pettit, Littrell and Darren Zancan, Chicago, Ill., Best Extended News Coverage.

Third-place awards for the Progress were: Best Investigative Story, Pettit; Best Feature Photograph, Trey Burke, Woodstock, Va.; Best Sports Section, Ryan Alves, Lawrenceburg, Tyler Miller, Georgetown, and Zancan; Best Lifestyle (Features) Page, Turner, Jaclyn May, Richmond; and General Excellence, Progress staff.

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Friday

Jan202012

Monty Python's Spamalot at the EKU Center for the Arts

Friday, January 20, 2012 at 7:28AM

Come laugh the night away in this outrageously funny
Tony Award winning Musical!

Monty Python’s Spamalot
Friday, February 3 - 8:00 PM

Winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical, Monty Python’s Spamalot is the outrageous new musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the film classic Monty Python and The Holy Grail. The Tony Award winning play tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail. Flying cows, killer rabbits, taunting Frenchmen and show-stopping musical numbers are just a few of the reasons audiences everywhere are eating up Spamalot.

Get your tickets at the Box Office: 859.622.SHOW (7469) or online:

Buy your tickets online NOW!

Transportation Service available with pickups from Lexington, Danville, Lancaster, and Nicholasville for only $12 per person round trip.

Dine at the EKU Center Supper Club
before the Performance!
Join us for dinner before the performance:
Call 859.622.7469 for reservations
- Menu -
Fried Chicken Breast stuffed with Tasso Ham
and Cornbread Stuffing with Cream Gravy
- or -
Roast Beef with Pan Juices
- Served With -
Whipped Potatoes
Sauteed Green Beans
- Accompanied by -
Wedge Salad with Bacon, Egg and Fine Croutons
with Maytag Blue Cheese Dressing
- Dessert -
Peanut Butter Pie with Chocolate Cookie Crust

Dinner* $25.00/person
Wine** $5.00/glass - additional
*Dinner provided by Dupree Catering, Lexington
**Wine service sold/provided by Aramark Catering

Valet parking is available, as well as free parking in the lower level lot.
Dinners are by reservation only. All major credit cards accepted.

Parking is also available at Alumni Coliseum with a shuttle provided to the Center directly across the street from the venue.

EKU Center for the Arts
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
521 Lancaster Avenue, Richmond, KY 40475
EKUCenter.com

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Jan122012

Eastern Kentucky University’s Division of Continuing Education and Outreach will offer more than 120 community education courses from January through June

Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 10:36AM

Eastern Kentucky University’s Division of Continuing Education and Outreach will offer more than 120 community education courses from January through June, including many new offerings.

Thirteen new classes are on tap, including: Fundamentals of Crimping Techniques, Building A Business on eBay, Improvisational Comedy for (almost) Everyone, Understanding the Check Engine Light, Advanced Dog Obedience, Wire Wrapped Jewelry, and more.

The lineup also includes basket-weaving classes in Corbin as well as a wide range of instructor-facilitated on-line courses through a partnership with Ed2Go (www.ed2go.com/eku).

EKU community education classes meet a wide variety of needs and interests among all ages and skill levels. Courses are scheduled in arts and crafts, cooking, computers, personal growth, and recreation and exercise. Many of the classes meet only once, while others meet over a period of several weeks. Most of the Richmond campus classes are held in the Perkins Building, located on Kit Carson Drive, where public parking spaces are plentiful. Other Richmond classes are held elsewhere on campus or in the community.

Pre-registration is urged for all classes. To register, for more information or to obtain a brochure, call 859-622-1228, or, toll free, 877-358-6742 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays, or visit www.ceo.eku.edu/communityeducation to see the entire catalog and/or enroll online. EKU’s Community Education Office is located in Room 229 of the Perkins Building.

Individuals age 65 or older are entitled to enroll in any Community Education class for only a $5 processing fee, thanks to the O’Donnell Scholarship. The scholarship does not, however, cover textbooks, class supplies, trips or tours.

Computer training courses cover many popular software programs, such as popular Microsoft Office programs and Adobe Photoshop, as well as courses in Computer Basics, eBay and Facebook.
Also, several computer science camps for youth are scheduled in June, including Japanese Animation, Robotics, Architecture Design and Creative Scrapbooking.

Personal growth courses include several writing and publication classes taught by Michael Garrett, Stephen King’s first editor and publisher, as well as courses in genealogy, digital photography, couponing, adult first aid/CPR/AED, business etiquette, coupon clipping, handwriting analysis, puppy and dog obedience, small business development, investment basics, and estate planning, among other classes.

Dozens of arts and crafts courses are scheduled. They include dozens of basketweaving and bake shop options, and courses on knitting, soy wax candles, and holiday floral arrangements, among others. Children ages 7-12 may enjoy a summer sewing and cooking camp. Music classes include Old Time 5-String Banjo (beginner and intermediate), Piano Lessons for Busy People, Mountain Dulcimer and Guitar.

Recreation and exercise classes run the gamut of activities, age requirements and skills. They include Exercise for Adults with Chronic Conditions, Body Recall and Body Recall Lite, Beginning Fencing, T’ai Chi Chih, a wide range of dance classes, Adult and Junior Tennis, Aqua Zumba, and Yoga (children and adults), plus the usual array of children’s and adult swimming lessons, as well as competitive swimming groups and lifeguard training classes.

EKU also continues to offer a wide array of workforce education courses, as well as a state-of-the-art outdoor challenge course.
Contact Information
Tammy Cole
tammy.cole@eku.edu
859-622-6299

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Wednesday

Jan042012

“Man, Woman, Wild” produced by an Eastern Kentucky University faculty member and filmed in the nearby Red River Gorge will air on the cable network Thursday, Jan. 5, at 9 p.m.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 9:32AM

"Man, Woman, Wild" Episode Produced by EKU Faculty Member Airs on Discovery Jan. 5

An episode of the Discovery Channel program “Man, Woman, Wild” produced by an Eastern Kentucky University faculty member and filmed in the nearby Red River Gorge will air on the cable network Thursday, Jan. 5, at 9 p.m.

Emerson St. John, media supervisor in EKU’s Department of Communication, was asked by the Kentucky Film Commission if he would serve as location producer. St. John had previously directed an episode of “Pawn Stars” and acted in various projects.

Working behind the scenes as production assistants were EKU students Rebecca Combs and Taylor Taulbee, both broadcasting and electronic media majors. The trio spent a week in the rugged gorge.

“Man, Woman, Wild” is a reality series featuring former U.S. Army Special Forces survival expert Mykel Hawke and his television journalist wife, Ruth England, who must survive with limited supplies in demanding locations worldwide. The first season debuted in July 2010, and episodes for the second season began airing in September 2011.

The Jan. 5 episode is entitled “Newts and Roots.”

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