Video courtesy of Kyle Hagan A typical night of studying for most students in the W. T. Young Library turned into a “flash rave†ending with the library’s evacuation after someone pulled a fire alarm. At least 300 students ran into the lobby of the W.T. Young Library at 9 p.m. Wednesday. After about five [...]
Continue reading …By Austin Schmitt Hot weather is creeping across UK’s campus and summer is right around the corner, yet a shadow still exists: Finals Week. Final exams begin on Monday, and the days to study are dwindling. Students need to start studying now in order to prepare themselves for the next week, said Karin Lewis, UK’s [...]
Continue reading …By Brian Shlonsky Two new federal loan programs will go into effect July 1, offering some students debt forgiveness. The College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 established the Income-Based Repayment plan and the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which could significantly reduce monthly student loan payments when used together for students pursuing public [...]
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By Andrew Blankenship With a small amount of time and a willingness to pick up garbage, UK students did their part to clean up campus Wednesday. About 20 students gathered at Stoll Field to pick up trash as part of Campus Clean-up. The event was part of Earthdays in the Bluegrass, a month-long celebration during [...]
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The UK baseball team is looking for a spark to keep its season alive. After dropping six of their last eight and 13 of their last 17, the Cats (22-22, 7-14 Southeastern Conference) are staring their postseason fate dead in the eye. The top eight teams in the conference earn a spot in the SEC [...]
Continue reading …By Megan Hurt On the surface, the Kentucky Derby is about horse racing. But surrounding the big race is glitz, glamour and lots of fashion, from big-time celebrities to the girl who lives down the street. The Derby allows UK students the chance to get all dolled up in spring dresses and unique hats and [...]
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By Sam Ranard Exchanging their jerseys and sneakers for jackets and dresses, UK Athletics celebrated the best of the best at the seventh annual Catspy Awards. Scores of athletes and coaches from all 22 varsity sports at UK filled Memorial Coliseum to honor their peers in this year’s Catspy Awards. A total of five teams [...]
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We’ve all heard them, some may have used them, but most of us get a good laugh out of them. They are the beginning to many relationships, or the end to what could have been a conversation. They are: Pickup lines. In my last column of the year, I could think of no better way [...]
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In 2004, one of the most loved (and one of the most hated) bands in America self-destructed. Now, after five years of obscurity, Scott Stapp has reassembled his brainchild, Creed, and has announced an upcoming reunion tour. At the turn of the millennium, stories began to pervade the news regarding Stapp’s on-stage antics with Creed. [...]
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By Sarah Eisenmenger At this year’s Kentucky Derby Festival, a UK biology senior will be more than an attendee. She’ll be a princess. Laura Hamilton, who plans to attend medical school next year, was chosen as one of the 2009 Derby princesses.  The Derby Princess contest, which has been running since 1957, is a [...]
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