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Kentucky men’s basketball freshmen (left to right) D.J. Wagner, Justin Edwards, and Rob Dillingham pose for portraits on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, at Joe Craft Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

PHOTOS: Kentucky mens basketball first look

Abbey Cutrer, Managing Editor October 6, 2023

  A handful of the Kentucky mens basketball freshmen posed for portraits on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, at the University of Kentucky in the Joe Craft Center in Lexington, Kentucky.

Students get splashed with paint at the SAB Paint Blue event on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

SAB makes a splash with Paint Blue event

Samuel Colmar, Reporter October 7, 2022

The Student Activities Board’s (SAB) annual “Paint Blue” event was held across from Memorial Coliseum Thursday night, Sept. 29. It featured free T-shirts and Kona Ice, as well as the opportunity...

Cars are parked in K-Lot outside Kroger Field on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Kentucky Kernel

OVERWHELMED: Not a lot of space in K-Lot

Bryce Towle, Reporter September 11, 2022

University of Kentucky’s Kroger parking lot, K-Lot, has become crowded as the largest incoming class in university history fills the campus. Students who hold the periphery permit struggle to find parking...

Ingels Hall casts a shadow on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, at University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Kentucky Kernel

OVERWHELMED: On-campus housing process reveals cracks in UK’s infrastructure

Hannah Stanley, News Editor September 4, 2022

An influx of 6,000 incoming students left UK Housing in a sticky situation when looking at the students-to-beds ratio.  Troubles began when the UK Housing portal window opened on June 13 for the 2022-2023...

A UK student pushes a cart into Woodland Glen III during move in on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

A K Week survival kit

Emily Girard, Features Editor August 18, 2022

UK has approximately 30,000 students. Six thousand of those will be incoming freshmen. Finding a place for yourself at such a large school is daunting, to say the least. The following is a list of things...

A student pushes a cart of belongings past the Gatton Student Center during move in on Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

What every UK freshman should know

Emily Girard August 13, 2022

When transitioning to college, especially at a campus as large as UK, it’s easy for the process to be overwhelming. This list addresses some of the most common logistical concerns incoming students have,...

A group of UK students walks in front of White Hall Classroom Building on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Freshmen focus on positives, adjust expectations in altered first semester

Haley Simpkins October 27, 2020

In today’s post-pandemic world, life as a college freshman is much different than what UK’s class of 2024 expected it to be when they applied last winter.Late night study sessions at the library, eating...

Students filtered in by K Teams at Big Blue U at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky. on Saturday, August 23, 2014. Big Blue U is the annual K Week kickoff. Photo by Tessa Lighty | Staff

Despite projected drop in enrollment, UK’s freshman class remains steady

Sarah Michels August 12, 2020

Contrary to earlier projections, enrollment for first-time students at UK has barely taken a hit for the fall 2020 semester. As of Aug. 10, first-time enrollment stood at a little over 5,000 students,...

Jiayu Zheng, a freshman computer science major, logs into his iPad for the first time at the distribution station in Gatton Student Center on Friday, August 23, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Natalie Parks | Staff

UK leverages new iPads in first step toward ‘Smart Campus’

Natalie Parks September 3, 2019

10.5 inch screen. 64 gigabytes. Smart keyboard. Apple pencil.The iPad Air and its accessories have arrived on campus.A little over 6,000 incoming freshmen and graduate teaching assistants were eligible...

UK head coach John Calipari yells from the sideline during the game against Utah Valley on Sunday, November 12, 2017 in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky won the game 73-69. Photo by Hunter Mitchell.

Experience is more effective than talent in college basketball

November 28, 2017

Experience is more effective than talent in college basketball.All season long, head coach John Calipari has told UK basketball fans to have patience with this year’s team, as he’s tasked with replacing...

Student Government Association president and vice president. President Ben Childress (right), an economics senior, and vice president Elizabeth Foster (left), an electrical engineering junior, posed for a photo near Bradley Hall at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. 2017 file photo. Photo by Joshua Qualls | Staff

Leadership Development Program offers unique opportunities for freshmen

Bailey Vandiver August 28, 2017

The Student Government Association organizes and facilitates an annual program for freshmen called the Leadership Development Program.LDP is "dedicated to building future leaders on campus," according...

Students enjoyed a full night of campus life at Spectacular 2017.

SAB event teaches new students about campus

Michael Ayers August 28, 2017

More than 15 organizations and hundreds of students participated in Spectacular 2017 on Sunday night.From pictures of the future Student Center to the Late Night Film Series, students could find out...

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