With a bumper sticker on his wheelchair that reads "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you" Michael Utter grimaces as he hears the intricate details of a partial-birth abortion.
The details, discussed by Michael Janocik of Kentucky Right to Life Association, were part of a panel discussion called "Abortion: Constitutional Right or Moral Wrong" held on Thursday, Jan.  15  at the Red Barn. Along with Janocik,  Dr. Paul Simmons of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, discussed the issue of abortion during a two-hour event in front of about 150 people.

"To say that we are on the brink of a historic occasion by now is cliché. Nevertheless, cliché though it may become, the election of an African-American as president is a stunning fact, with all matters of implications, even globally," said Milton Metz, retired radio personality.
Metz moderated the event, "On the Eve of a Historic Inauguration: Covering Race and Politics in 2009,"  which was held at the Chao Auditorium Thurs., Jan. 15.
The panel included Al Cross, University of Kentucky communications professor; Betty Bayé, columnist for The Courier-Journal; and Ricky L. Jones, University of Louisville Pan-African Studies associate professor.

About a dozen of the University of Louisville College Democrats will be heading to Washington, D.C. to join in the celebration they worked to make happen, according to Joanna Erny, president of the chapter.
"We are so excited," said Erny, a junior political science major.  "I get chills when I think about it."
Erny and her cohorts, several of which are McConnell Scholars, will be loading into two vehicles for the 12 hour drive to be witness to President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration.