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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

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Ala Hassan and Kareem Hassan hold Palestinian flags during a solidarity rally for Gaza on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, outside of the William T. Young Library at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Lexington community members stand in solidarity with Gaza at rally on UK’s campus

Abbey Cutrer, Managing Editor May 1, 2024

Pro-Palestine protestors gathered on Wednesday evening at a solidarity rally for Gaza outside the William T. Young Library at the University of Kentucky. The crowd of over 300 people included students,...

Nour Shalash chants as she sits on the shoulders of her cousin Jenna Shalash during a solidarity rally for Gaza on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, outside of the William T. Young Library at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

PHOTOS: Lexington community gathers at solidarity rally for Gaza

Abbey Cutrer, Managing Editor May 1, 2024

The Lexington community gathered at a solidarity rally for Gaza on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, outside of the William T. Young Library at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.

Awards sit on a table during the 2023 Student Film Festival on Friday, April 28, 2023, in the Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

UKY Film Festival awards 6 films at annual contest

Alexis Baker, Reporter May 1, 2024

Filmmakers, friends and family gathered for the annual UKY Film Festival screening and awards ceremony.  The “blue carpet” was rolled out for filmmakers at the University of Kentucky’s Worsham...

Ann Rice OHanlons mural inside Memorial Hall on Tuesday, November 24, 2015, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Joel Repoley | Staff 

Judge dismisses Memorial Hall lawsuit but says mural must stay

Adah Hufana, Staff Reporter April 30, 2024

Poet Wendell Berry and his wife’s lawsuit against the University of Kentucky’s plans for the removal of a controversial mural in Memorial Hall was dismissed, but the judge said the mural cannot be...

Board of trustees members pose to break ground at the site of the new Cancer and Advanced Ambulatory Complex located on State St. on Thursday, April 24, 2024, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Staff

UK holds groundbreaking ceremony for new Cancer and Advanced Ambulatory Building

Alexis Baker, Reporter April 27, 2024

University of Kentucky officials and the Markey Cancer Center community gathered for the ceremonial groundbreaking of the new Cancer and Advanced Ambulatory Center. The ceremony was hosted on the site...

Biden signs bill to ban TikTok in 9 months if app is not sold

Biden signs bill to ban TikTok in 9 months if app is not sold

Adah Hufana, Staff Reporter April 26, 2024

United States President Joe Biden has signed a bill into law that will ban social media app TikTok if the parent company ByteDance Ltd. does not sell the app within nine months. The “Protecting Americans...

University of Kentucky sophomore Kamryn Lin puts their head in their hands as proposed shared governance changes pass during a Board of Trustees meeting on Friday, April 26, 2024, in Harris Ballroom at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

PHOTOS: UK Board of Trustee’s passes proposed shared governance plans

Abbey Cutrer, Managing Editor April 26, 2024

The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees (BOT) voted to pass PR6, the proposed President’s Recommendation, that discusses the future of shared governance at UK. 

Faculty members, professors and students gather for a Board of Trustees meeting at the University of Kentucky on Friday, April 26, 2024, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

UK Board of Trustees passes President’s Recommendation 4 affecting university shared governance

Lilly Keith and Hannah Stanley April 26, 2024

The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees (BOT) voted to pass PR6, the proposed President’s Recommendation, that discusses the future of shared governance at UK. Passing in a 19-1 vote today, nearly...

Students try to catch as many ping pong balls as possible as they fall from Patterson Office Tower at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY on April 22, 2024. Photo by Isabella Sepahban | Staff

Over 350 UK students participate in annual ‘Ping Pong Ball Drop’ for the chance to win prizes

Isabella Sepahban, Reporter April 24, 2024

Over 350 University of Kentucky students gathered outside of Patterson Office Tower to catch over 1,000 ping pong balls during the university’s annual “Ping Pong Ball Drop” for the chance to catch...

Terry Anderson poses for a portrait. Photo by UK Communication and Information College.

Journalist and former UK faculty member Terry Anderson has died at 76

Casey Sebastiano, News Editor April 23, 2024

Terry Anderson, a long-time journalist and former University of Kentucky faculty member, has died at 76 years old. Anderson was an Associated Press correspondent who traveled the world in the name of...

Crowds gather near the track to watch the first race of the day on Friday, April 19, 2024, at Keeneland During College day in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

PHOTOS: Keeneland College Scholarship Day

Matthew Mueller, Photojournalist April 23, 2024

Keeneland’s semi-annual College Scholarship Day was held on Friday, April 19, 2024, at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky.

Students react to winners of the third race on Friday, April 19, 2024, at Keeneland During College day in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

Keeneland’s College Scholarship Day awards local students

Lilly Keith, Staff Reporter April 23, 2024

Keeneland’s semi-annual College Scholarship Day offered free admission to all pre-registered college students that also entered them into their scholarship raffle that included two $10,000 scholarships.  This...

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