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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Scaffolding lines the Kirwan and Blanding towers that are in the process of being demolished on Monday, April 6, 2020, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

Iconic Kirwan-Blanding towers, complex begin demolition next month

Emily Laytham April 24, 2020

After over a half-century of standing quiet watch over UK’s campus, the Kirwan-Blanding complex – including its famed towers – is scheduled to officially come down in May, according to UK Spokesperson...

Construction crews cut down and mulched trees in the Kirwan-Blanding complex on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Administration officials previously said that much of the greenery in the area would be preserved while the towers and surrounding complex were torn down. After the destruction of the complex, a green space and a new dorm will be built in the area. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Students plan ‘tree funeral’ in wake of tree removal from Kirwan-Blanding complex

Natalie Parks February 19, 2020

Some UK students are up in arms, after construction crews were seen cutting down several trees near the Kirwan-Blanding complex Wednesday afternoon.Kirwan and Blanding towers and the surrounding low-rise...

Blanding and Kirwan residence halls, along with Smith, Ingles and Baldwin, could be without air conditioning after spring break.

UK to demolish Kirwan, Blanding towers, may add new dorm

Sydney Momeyer December 6, 2019

The University of Kentucky is set to move into their next steps to demolish the Kirwan-Blanding Complex on south campus, a complex that has been unoccupied for years. Talks of demolishing the two twin...

The last group of students who lived in Kirwin 4, the last traditional dorm open at UK, pose for a picture. Kirwin 4 officially closed in 2017.

UK dorms have changed radically, but not all students welcome the change

Rick Childress August 21, 2018

UK’s multi-year, multimillion-dollar campus housing overhaul is complete, and one thing is abundantly clear— the dorms ain’t what they used to be.Over the past six years, UK has constructed nearly...

Older dorms may not have air conditioning following spring break

Cheyenne Abrams March 4, 2016

Roughly 1,600 students will potentially be without air conditioning at the return of spring break due to construction and replacement of chilled water lines near the south side of campus.The construction...

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