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Participants listen to prevention strategies during the campus-wide safe-zone event on Nov. 17, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky, at the Martin Luther King Center. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

UK Office of LGBTQ* Resource Center hosts campus-wide SafeZone event

Courtney Suber, Staff Reporter November 18, 2023

UK’s Transgender Week of Awareness concluded on Friday, Nov. 17 with a campus-wide SafeZone event. The event was held in the Gatton Student Center’s Martin Luther King Center. According to a post...

Alex Perry and Alex Nacke laugh during the Trans Pride Party event on Nov. 15, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky, at the Gatton Student Center. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

Pride party unites community during Transgender Week of Awareness

Lilly Keith, Reporter November 16, 2023

Members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies gathered at a transgender pride party in the LGBTQ+ Resources Office during Transgender Week of Awareness to celebrate and support the trans community. Transgender...

Thomas Metheny and Gabby Copeland perform on stage during the UK Department of Theatre and Dance’s production of “Good” at the Briggs Theatre in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Brady Saylor | Staff

PHOTOS: UK Department of Theatre and Dance performs their production of “Good”

Brady Saylor, Photojournalist November 10, 2023

UK Department of Theatre and Dance performs their production of “Good” at the Briggs Theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky.

A man stands in protest for the lives killed in Gaza holding a sign that reads ceasefire now on Nov. 7, 2023, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

PHOTOS: Pro-Palestinians protest at the Kentucky State Capitol

Matthew Mueller, Photojournalist November 10, 2023

Demonstrators gather on Election Day at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort on Nov. 7 to demand a ceasefire in Gaza amid the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Illustration by Akhila Nadimpalli.

UK Plus officially rebranded to CatCash

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter November 9, 2023

UK Plus is now officially rebranded as CatCash, according to an email from the UK CatCash Office on Wednesday, Nov. 8.  “CatCash — the newly named program — is more than just a rebrand or name...

A trumpet player performs during the UK Jazz Ensemble concert on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, at the Singletary Center for the Arts in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

PHOTOS: UK Jazz Ensemble

Samuel Colmar, Photojournalist November 9, 2023

The UK Jazz Ensemble performed their final on-campus concert of the semester at the Singletary Center for the Arts on Thursday, Nov. 2.

Protesters join at the Kentucky State Capital in protest of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine on Nov 7, 2023, in Frankfort Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

Pro-Palestinians protest at the Kentucky State Capitol on Election Day

Laurel Swanz, Assistant News/Features Editor November 8, 2023

Protestors of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict gathered outside the Kentucky State Capitol on Nov. 7, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.  The protest included group prayers and chants of “free, free...

Students of Dance Attack Dance Academy perform their interpretation of Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” during the Halloween Varieties Show at the Halloween Festival and Thriller Parade on Nov. 5, 2023. Photo by Casey Sebastiano

Annual Halloween Festival and Thriller Parade continues despite rescheduling

Casey Sebastiano, Staff Reporter November 8, 2023

Halloween enthusiasts gathered for the annual Halloween Festival and Thriller Parade at Masterson Station Park.  The event was held on Sunday, Nov. 5 after being postponed due to bad weather. Lexington...

Incumbent Democratic Governor Andy Beshear gives his acceptance speech after winning the 2023 Gubernatorial race at Old Forester’s Paristown Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Beshear celebrates win at election night event in Louisville

Adah Hufana and Lilly Keith November 7, 2023

Democratic incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear won the 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Beshear defeated Republican candidate Daniel Cameron 53% to 47% in unofficial results after...

A voter approaches the polling at Morton Middle School on Nov. 7, 2023, in Lexington. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Kentucky Lantern

Nearby polling sites create convenience and ease for local voters

Courtney Suber, Staff Reporter November 7, 2023

In light of the 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial race, voting polls near the University of Kentucky’s campus provided a closer destination for some UK students to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Sites such as...

Kylah Spring speaks at the March Against Racism on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

A year in review: Racial assault on campus still awaits verdict

Courtney Suber, Reporter November 6, 2023

Today marks one year since a former University of Kentucky student was filmed assaulting and hurling racial insults at a Black student in an on-campus residence hall. A video of former student Sophia...

Gov. Andy Beshear takes a selfie with students on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, outside the Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo Samuel Colmar | Staff

Beshear promotes early voting at on-campus campaign stop

Casey Sebastiano, Staff Reporter November 6, 2023

Gov. Andy Beshear appeared on the University of Kentucky’s campus to speak to students as a part of his Beshear Bus Tour. Students gathered at the Gatton Student Center courtyard on the first day...

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