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A man stands in protest for the lives killed in Gaza holding a sign that reads ceasefire now on Nov. 7, 2023, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

PHOTOS: Pro-Palestinians protest at the Kentucky State Capitol

Matthew Mueller, Photojournalist November 10, 2023

Demonstrators gather on Election Day at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort on Nov. 7 to demand a ceasefire in Gaza amid the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Gov. Andy Beshear speaks to a crowd of students on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, outside the Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo Samuel Colmar | Staff

Beshear on-campus campaign stop met with Pro-Palestinian protestors

Casey Sebastiano, Staff Reporter November 2, 2023

Gov. Andy Beshear was met by supporters of Palestine protesting the Israeli - Palestinian conflict during a campaign stop on UK’s campus. Beshear was promoting early voting as a part of his Bus Tour...

The Kentucky State Capitol on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Kentucky General Assembly overrides veto, passes anti-transgender legislation

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter March 29, 2023

The Kentucky General Assembly overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of Senate Bill 150, which places a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. The...

Z Frizzell, a freshman geoscience major, holds a nonbinary flag in response to an anti-LGBTQ on-campus demonstration on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

Drawing the line between free speech and hate speech on campus

Nia Chancellor, Reporter March 28, 2023

We’ve all seen the individuals and groups who come on campus and speak their two cents. Sometimes it's something harmless like the “moon landing man,” however, a good majority of the time it's...

Kayla Walker, left, and Molly Godbey kiss during an anti-LGBTQ demonstration outside White Hall Classroom Building on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

Anti-LGBTQ evangelists spark controversy on campus

Laurel Swanz, Staff Reporter March 9, 2023

Two evangelists, who declined to give their names, attracted large crowds to the lawn by White Hall Classroom Building on Wednesday, March 8.  They held a sign that read “HOMO SEX IS SIN” on one...

VIDEO: Students gather for March Against Racism on UK’s campus

November 8, 2022

Students gathered for a peaceful protest on Monday night, marching from William T. Young Library to the Bowman statue on UK’s campus. Kylah Spring, a Black student who was physically, verbally and racially...

Sophia Rosings mugshot from the Fayette County jail website.

UK student charged with assault ‘withdrawing from UK’

Rayleigh Deaton, Editor-in-Chief November 8, 2022

Sophia Rosing, a UK student who is facing criminal charges of assault against a Black student, will be withdrawing from the university, according to her attorney. LEX 18 reported Tuesday morning that...

Kylah Spring speaks at the March Against Racism on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

‘Let this be a movement.’ Peaceful protest conducted for victim of racial violence on campus

Alexis Baker, Reporter November 7, 2022

Demonstrators gathered outside William T. Young Library Thursday evening to march in solidarity with Kylah Spring, a freshman UK student who was a victim of racial violence on UK’s campus. The event...

Betsy Spring, Kylah Spring, Kansas Perry and Mikiah Turner, left to right, march to the Bowman Statue at the March Against Racism on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

PHOTOS: Students gather for March Against Racism on University of Kentucky campus

November 7, 2022

Students gathered on campus to march to the Bowman statue for the March Against Racism on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.

VIDEO: Kylah Spring addresses demonstrators during March Against Racism on UK campus

Hannah Stanley November 7, 2022

During the March Against Racism, Kylah Spring addressed a crowd of demonstrators at the Bowman Statue on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, on the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington, Kentucky.

UK students gather around the Bowman statue during a student led protest in response to the grand jury decision on the Breonna Taylor case on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Student org’s Breonna Taylor rally draws crowd

Jelyn Washington-Mays September 25, 2020

On Thursday evening, members of the UK and Lexington communities gathered on campus to memorialize Breonna Taylor, who was shot by police in her Louisville home six months ago.The university’s Black...

Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops watches from the sideline during the Governors Cup game against Louisville on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 45-13. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

Cats talk Trenches and Terry following scrimmage

Eric Decker August 29, 2020

After making the dramatic and – to some – polarizing statement on Thursday by walking out of practice, the UK football team was back on the field ready to continue preparation for Auburn.In light...

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