By Tommy Stuart Sometimes to get a lot of business in the restaurant industry, you don’t need to have overwhelming variety. Lexington became home to Five Guys Burgers and Fries on May 22, and location owner Tyler Barton said it has been nothing short of a “tremendous response.” Five Guys doesn’t do a whole [...]

UPDATED JUNE 12, 11 a.m.: Sigma Phi Epsilon has drafted an appeal in response to their suspension, according to a member of the fraternity. The appeal has been granted a hearing set for June 15 with the University Appeals Board.    UK’s chapter of one of the largest national fraternities has received a two-year suspension [...]

The elimination of 81 positions within the university and a pay freeze for faculty and staff were stipulations of UK’s 2009-10 budget to account for a $9.9 million shortfall. The budget was approved by the Board of Trustees on Tuesday. In total, 12 staff members lost their jobs, and the university eliminated 40 vacant staff [...]

By Jennifer Hilinski The University of Kentucky will be welcoming three new deans:  Dan O’Hair of the College of Communications and Information Studies, Mary John O’Hair of the College of Education and Mark Kornbluh of the College of Arts and Sciences. Patrick J. McNamara will be joining the College of Pharmacy as an interim dean [...]

By Jennifer Hilinski Graduation is supposed to be a time of celebration, but with the fragile state of the economy, looking for a job in the real world is stressful. Former and current UK students pursuing employment will be relieved to hear that Fort Knox, a U.S. Army base south of Louisville, has opened up [...]

Richard Mudd, 22, who attended the Bluegrass Community and Technical College and had been accepted to the UK Gatton College of Business and Economics, was found dead at his Newtown Crossing apartment on May 28 after neighboring residents complained of a foul odor, according to Lexington Police.