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Falling into the perfect playlist

Jennifer Sadler, Reporter October 9, 2023

If you’re anything like me, music consumes your life. Specific songs elicit certain memories and invoke particular feelings, and things like the weather or my mood can determine what’s on my Spotify...

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Maybe I’m just old-fashioned

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter October 4, 2023

We live in a digital world where the new is always placed on a sacred pedestal. With the advent of new social media platforms, music has become remixed productions adapted for 60-second dances. We...

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Album review: Olivia Rodrigo conquers the sophomore slump on ‘GUTS’

Gray Greenwell, Copy Editor September 12, 2023

All eyes seemed to be on singer-songwriter and actress Olivia Rodrigo in the lead-up to her second studio album “GUTS.” As is the case for Rodrigo or anyone like her in pop music — an unforgiving,...

A student plays the piano in the Gatton Student Center on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Brady Saylor | Staff

Humans(?) of UK: Student center piano strikes a chord with UK students

Grace Medley, Reporter March 15, 2023

The Gatton Student Center is constantly teeming with people. Among the hustle and bustle of the daily commute, one thing remains constant — the building’s piano. Across from Starbucks sits a lone...

The not so ‘Fine Line’ between loving and hating Harry Styles

The not so ‘Fine Line’ between loving and hating Harry Styles

Nia Chancellor, Reporter March 15, 2023

It’s time we finally talk about it. What makes Harry Styles so popular? What makes his fans ride or die for him?  Is it his music, his looks or his personality? I think it's all of the above and...

Students participate in the color throwing and pour color on each other during the Holi celebration put on by the Student Activities Board and Indian Student Association on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at the Main Lawn in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Carter Skaggs | Staff

SAB throws colorful Holi celebration for campus community

Hannah Sexton, Reporter March 10, 2023

The UK Student Activities Board threw its annual Holi event on the main lawn March 8 for anyone to attend.  Holi, or the “Festival of Colors,” is a two-day traditional Indian festival recognized...

Pulse, a Christian evangelist group, hosts a “revival” on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

‘People are hungry.’ Christian organization hosts revival at Rupp Arena

Bryce Towle, Reporter March 2, 2023

Pulse, a Christian evangelist group, hosted a “revival” at Rupp Arena on Feb. 24. When doors opened, floods of people came in and participated in worship, prayer and music during the service.  The...

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A story known All Too Well: The Taylor Swift Ticketmaster saga

Gracie Moore, Reporter February 14, 2023

Ticketmaster and the Senate saw the wrath of many Taylor Swift fans after chaos ensued while thousands of them hoped to get tickets to Swift’s first tour in four years.  The first round of tickets...

Students dance during the Underground Formal on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at the Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

Underground Formal: UK students dance the night away

Owen Chesemore, Reporter February 7, 2023

UK Student Activities Board (SAB) collaborated with Underground Perspectives to host the Underground Formal in the Gatton Student Center on February 4.  Students streamed into the Grand Ballroom to...

Lucas Thomas, a freshman who frequently DJs at local bars, poses for a photo on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at the Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Carter Skaggs | Staff

Humans of UK: Lucas Thomas brings a new type of jockeying to Lexington

Reese Durham, Reporter February 6, 2023

UK freshman economics major Lucas Thomas found his passion of DJ’ing at the age of 13 when he began tinkering around with online production software. His interest in music started even earlier than that.  He...

Maggie Kowalski, Emilee Casabella, Grace Lyon, Madi Moorhead and Kaitlyn King perform Layers...and whats in between, choreographed by Theresa Bautista, at UK’s Rooted Forces dance performance on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at Guignol Theater in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Mark Cornelison

UK’s ‘Rooted Forces’ dance performance shares stories of struggle

Kristen Roberts, Reporter February 1, 2023

The UK Department of Theatre and Dance held its annual dance performance “Rooted Forces,” the third of five faculty-led productions to be put on this school year, Jan. 27-29 in Guignol Theater. Dancers...

Dubem Anikamadu poses for a portrait on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, at The Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

Humans of UK: Dubem Anikamadu overcomes hurdles to pursue music

Jemi Chew, Reporter December 12, 2022

Life took a very different turn for Dubem Anikamadu, a senior majoring in public health, when he tore his Achilles tendon. Before his injury, Anikamadu had been running since his freshman year of high...

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