Eminem broke hip-hop barriers when he became the most successful Caucasian rapper, but new barriers are being broken today by a unique musical artist. Grammy nominated Hasidic Jewish rapper Matisyahu will bring his unique blend of Jewish themes with Reggae, rock and hip-hop sounds to Lexington on Monday. Matisyahu was born in Pennsylvania in 1979 [...]

By Megan Hurt Fire-eaters, sword swallowing and half-naked women. UK students will get the chance to see all these things and more when The Pretty Things Peep Show perform their 17 Acts show Monday at Cosmic Charlie’s. The Pretty Things Peep Show is a 1940s-style travelling burlesque and sideshow, which includes pin-up-style girls stripping down [...]

Zombies were coming alive and walking around campus Wednesday afternoon scaring and entertaining students. The UK improvisational theater group, Skitty Cats, spent three hours walking around campus as zombies, surprising students leaving class in front of White Hall Classroom building or students eating lunch in the Student Center food court. Skitty Cats also performed the [...]

By Megan Hurt If you happen to stumble upon a couple of zombies while walking to class on Wednesday, don’t be afraid. It’s just the Skitty Cats. The Skitty Cats are an improvisational theater group started by UK theater majors last year. The group will be doing an improvised theater performance outside the White Hall [...]

By Megan Hurt After the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007, Bob Votruba visited the campus memorial a week later to pass out stickers for his grassroots campaign, “Sow Only Seeds Of Love.” “I ended up receiving so many e-mails and hand-written letters,” Votruba said. “People were saying, ‘We really love the message.’ Then my mind-set [...]