U. of Kentucky Approves 'Coal' for Name of Dorm

Source: kentucky.com Posted By: Gigi D...5483 days ago

Rejecting the views of student protesters, the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees voted 16-3 Tuesday to approve a $7 million gift for a new dormitory for basketball players, to be called the Wildcat Coal Lodge, The Lexington Herald-Leader reported. The "coal" part of the name was a condition of a donor, who heads a coal company. The university cited the need for the facility, and the contributions of coal miners to the state, but critics said that the university was associating itself with....

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