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In footage from Capitol Police and provided to the FBI, Courtright (in the black and yellow hat) can be seen carrying a sign from the Capitol building during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Photo from the federal affidavit detailing Courtrights charges.

‘Idk what treason is’: Univ. of Kentucky student federally charged for participation in Capitol riot

Natalie Parks January 17, 2021

Update on Jan. 19, 2021: Courtright had her first hearing in federal court in Charleston, West Virginia, according to the magistrate's docket.According to an affidavit filed in the District of Columbia,...

Benji Hutchinson, a UK graduate, was recently appointed to chair the IJIS Institutes new Biometrics Task Force. Photo provided by Benji Hutchinson

UK graduate heads new national task force on facial recognition technology

Ryan Page October 23, 2018

May 4, 2000, would be a special day to the graduating seniors at UK. As those who were graduating filled the floor of Rupp Arena, a shockwave of excitement was sent throughout the room. These soon-to-be...

Teens are leading the way for gun control – and people are listening

Hannah Woosley March 30, 2018

On March 24, 2018, the March For Our Lives protest began in the form of a march. This march, organized by the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after the devastating shooting that took place...

Marchers paraded through downtown Lexington, Kentucky during the Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration march on Monday, January 15, 2018. The first MLK commemorative march in Lexington was held by candlelight in 1963 on UKs campus. Photo by Rick Childress | Staff

Martin Luther King Jr.’s politically “incorrect” legacy

Saadia Akhtar January 16, 2018

Let’s stop whitewashing and depoliticizing Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.Today, King is one of the most celebrated figures in American history by people of all political affiliations and backgrounds....

UK graduate students protested the proposed tax reform outside Whitehall on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Capilouto concerned by grad tax, going to D.C. next week

Rick Childress December 1, 2017

President Eli Capilouto will travel to Washington, D.C., early next week to meet with lawmakers to discuss concerns over the proposed tax plan, the future of the DACA program and research into opioid addiction.Capilouto...

Mareike Aden is currently in the United States researching President Donald Trumps electoral victory.

German fellow researches Trump presidency

Kat Manouchehri April 13, 2017

Hamburg-based television, radio and online reporter for German Public Broadcasting (NDR/ARD) Mareike Aden spoke to UK journalism classes earlier in the week about her journey from Germany to Russia and...

Andrea Modicas Best Friends exhibition will be at the UK Art Museum from Jan. 28 to April 30.

Andrea Modica transforming friendship into art

Becky Feigin January 24, 2017

Andrea Modica has become renowned around the world for her photography, using collections of still shots to tell a story, sometimes spanning years and cementing the claim that “a picture is worth one...

Trump’s failure

Dalton Stokes January 22, 2017

Donald Trump’s promises to the American people have been inconsistent at best, which is interesting seeing how his supporters praise him for speaking his mind. This makes it near impossible to know what...

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A Washington, D.C. outsider

By the editorial board October 23, 2016

With no political experience and a background in the church, Nancy Jo Kemper is an unprecedented candidate for the Commonwealth.Kemper is a minister turned democrat looking to represent the sixth congressional...

UK Alum, Eugene Poole Jr. is the first African American to work on the Capitol Dome Project in Washington D.C. 

UK alumnus works to restore nation’s Capitol Dome

Lexington Souers February 2, 2016

[email protected] from the Washington, D.C. skyline is the restoration handiwork of UK alumnus, Eugene Poole.Poole earned a five-year professional degree in architecture in 1985. He spent many...

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