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Vendela Norris, a freshman broadcast journalism major, sits in a hammock on Friday, April 9, 2021, outside William T. Young Library in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Why switching majors is actually a good thing

Alexis Harmon April 28, 2022

I came into college thinking I was going to end up becoming a psychiatrist. I was a psychology major who was excited to learn about people and the way we think.What I didn’t take into consideration is...

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Computer grading cannot replace human intelligence

March 26, 2019

As we become more and more dependent on technology and the many advantages it brings, there is a downside that we have not had enough conversations about while its appeal grows– a computer grading our...

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Tips to finish the semester out strong

Isabel Phillips March 18, 2019

As we're all coming back from spring break, it can be very difficult to have the energy and ambition to finish the semester strong. The temptation to skip classes grows in the last few weeks of the semester,...

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What I wish I knew when I was a freshman

Autumn Miller February 13, 2019

Before I started college, I was worried how it was all going to go down. How heavy will the course load be? Am I going to have time for a job or a social life? What are people going to think of me? These...

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The best ways for college students to spend Halloween

Kayla Woodson October 31, 2018

Every year spent after our final trick-or-treat has been left floundering in an sea mediocracy.For about the first 13 years of our lives, we already knew how we were going to spend our night: Walking the...

Students walk past the recently opened Martin Luther King Center in the Gatton Student Center. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

Relax or have hard conversations at UK’s MLK Center

Marissa Bosco October 31, 2018

A new and improved resource of cultural sharing and interaction awaits UK students to use at their convenience.The Martin Luther King Center opened its new space on campus on Friday, Oct. 12, in the Gatton...

Students make their way across paths in front of Whitehall building on Wednesday, August 24, 2015. Photo by Marcus Dorsey

Go to class, do your homework. You may lose financial aid if you don’t.

Cathryn Perini August 31, 2018

Students can now lose their financial aid for not attending or being engaged in classes.In compliance with a new federal regulation, educators are required to report students who are not attending class,...

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