By Emerson Harned, assistant editor This conference may have once just been a place for students across the state to go with their friends, but over the past couple of years, the meaning of KUNA has changed for many. The students went from debating the world’s most pressing issues online…

By Emerson Harned, assistant editor This year’s High School KUNA 2 candidates for Presiding Officer each have a unique perspective of the conference. Here’s a Q&A with each of the candidates. What are your platforms? Ava Borchers: Ending child labor, gender equality, and big data for sustainability Alessandra Dellinger: Sustainable…

By: Rebecca Biggs, media delegate Belgium- Martha Layne Collins HS Population: 11,668,278 Per Capita GDP: 44, 594.34 USD Literacy Rate: 99% Current Head of State: Philippe of Belgium China- East/West Carter Co. HS Population: 1.402 billion people Per Capita GDP: 8,840 USD Literacy Rate: 96.8% Current Head of State: Xi Jinping Cuba- Taylor Co. HS Population: 11,309,402 Per Capita GDP: 9,477.85 USD Literacy…

By: Alivia Shepherd . 1. Dress the part There is an old saying that if you dress the part, you’ll behave and act the part. …

By: Alivia Shepherd Ella Bussell is the current presiding Speaker of the Bluegrass House. She goes to Rockcastle County Highschool and is on their student council as their sophomore elect. She is also president of the Student YMCA, plays softball and is the manager of the basketball team. An important…

By: Alivia Shepherd For KYA 2021, delegates have introduced the many trends of fashion into their business wear. With KYA last year being virtual, this brings many refreshing changes. One of the most popular choices for business casual shoes for women was Doc Martens. While many people can argue that…

By: Arilyn Kennedy Find your horoscope for this conference! December 5th, First day of KYA: . Mars and Pluto assert themselves, these fiery planets foreshadow big things to come. Whether those big things are good or bad, is undecided. December 6th, the Second day of KYA . Mars enters Scorpio…

Olivia Otto — Ben Schrader: Q: Could you go into more detail about your platforms? What specifically would you like to be done to account for your policies? A: Homelessness first, I felt really passionate about having my service project be about homelessness because when I walk to school everyday, I pass a…

Kathryn Squyres — We spoke to all of the Commonwealth and Bluegrass candidates over the past two days to hear more about their platforms and their passion for KYA. We got some great responses from each candidate and have transcribed the interviews below. …