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Mural inside Memorial Hall will soon be covered up. Tuesday, November 24, 2015 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Joel Repoley | Staff 

Debated Memorial Hall mural uncovered

Matt Smith September 7, 2016

Following nearly a year of debate, the controversial mural depicting slaves in the foyer of Memorial Hall will be uncovered, according to an announcement by President Eli Capilouto.However, there will...

Rowan Reid (left) and Ben Childress (right) speak during a SGA Town Hall at Memorial Hall on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Joel Repoley | Staff.

Student Government’s support for tuition increases a mistake

Editorial Staff April 21, 2016

The Student Government Association, particularly the SGA president, is the voice for students on UK’s Board of Trustees.It’s a hard job, and it sometimes means making hard decisions — like whether...

Banners and signs are seen all around Take Back The Night event across campus. Wednesday, April 20, 2016 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Joel Repoley | Staff.

UK’s survivors ‘Take Back the Night’

McKenna Horsley April 21, 2016

“UK unite! Take back the night!”UK students, faculty and members of the Lexington community chanted this and other phrases, such as, “However we dress and wherever we go, yes means yes and no means...

Rowan Reid, right, and Ben Childress, left, will be UK next president and vice president duo for the Student Government Association.

President-elect hopes for student feedback

Lexington Souers March 6, 2016

[email protected]“I think I’m the first woman in 10 years to be student government president,” said President-elect Rowan Reid.Reid, an economics and management junior, said she hopes to empower...

Unopposed Rowan Reid unofficially announced as new SGA president

McKenna Horsley March 4, 2016

Thursday night, UK’s Student Government Association announced unofficial election results for the 2016-2017 academic year with Rowan Reid as the new president and Ben Childress the new vice president.SGA...

Rowan Reid (left) and Ben Childress (right) speak during a SGA Town Hall at Memorial Hall on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Joel Repoley | Staff.

Challenging year ahead for student government

Will Wright [email protected] March 3, 2016

A formidable year awaits the soon-to-be-elected president and vice president of UK’s Student Government Association. Steep cuts from Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed budget loom over the heads of administrators,...

Rowan Reid (left) and Ben Childress (right) speak during a SGA Town Hall at Memorial Hall on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Joel Repoley | Staff.

Town hall gives students look at SGA presidential candidate, running mate

McKenna Horsley March 1, 2016

[email protected] Student Government Association held a town hall with candidate for student body president Rowan Reid and running mate Ben Childress in Memorial Hall Tuesday evening.WRFL’s General...

Rowan Reid (left) and Ben Childress (right) speak during a SGA Town Hall at Memorial Hall on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Joel Repoley | Staff.

Student body presidential candidate can help alleviate UK’s cultural, fiscal woes

Editorial March 1, 2016

[email protected] is sitting in the center of two crossroads, and no one knows which direction the university will go.At one intersection, President Eli Capilouto and other administrators are staring...

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