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Remember your manners this spring break

Peyton Keyes, Reporter March 7, 2024

For most of my life, spring break has been my favorite time of the year. The latter half of the school year always turns into an uphill battle, and that week-long break is exactly what I need to reset...

Finding home away from campus: Students’ favorite spring break destinations

Finding home away from campus: Students’ favorite spring break destinations

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter March 10, 2023

Those colorful and vibrant leaves are at rest for now. The branches are drier and it looks like the trees are longing for some watercolor in their foliage. But it's just a fleeting season like any other.  It's...

Ethan Staten, a freshman electrical engineering major, studies on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, at the William T. Young Library in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Brady Saylor | Staff

Tips and tricks for a healthy exam season

Gracie Moore, Reporter March 7, 2023

Midterms are one of the most stressful times of the year, especially falling right before the long-awaited spring break.  Every major has a different level of difficulty when it comes to these exams,...

UK Transportation Services to offer free rides to local airports for spring break travels

UK Transportation Services to offer free rides to local airports for spring break travels

Casey Sebastiano, Reporter February 15, 2023

UK’s Transportation Services announced it will offer free shuttles to surrounding airports for those flying over spring break. Students, staff and faculty are able to take advantage of the shuttle...

UK freshman interior design major Caroline Slicer packs bags into the back of a car for spring break on Thursday, March 12, 2020, at the the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

UK students spring into break

Laurie Jonhatan March 10, 2022

Spring break is the perfect time for UK students to rest, relax and recharge during the spring semester. And with this spring break being the first that UK has had in two years, many students are looking...

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Beach, you kill my vibe: Why the shell it’s overhyped

Morgan Luster March 10, 2022

As spring break approaches, the beach dominates as the most popular hotspot for students to take time to unwind from their daily studies. While it’s an ideal place to de-stress, taking a trip to the...

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Give us a (Spring) break

Anita Srinivasan September 27, 2020

On Sept. 17, UK announced its schedule for the spring semester.  When I opened the email, I noticed an unprecedented change—there would be no Spring Break.  Instead, students would be starting the...

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Safety over partying: Why UK cancelling spring break is necessary and not evil

Ryder From September 26, 2020

UK’s decision to cancel spring break is one of the best decisions the University has made thus far this year.  Last year’s spring break was a hotspot for COVID-19. The memes we all laughed at about...

UK releases academic calendar for spring 2021 semester

UK releases academic calendar for spring 2021 semester

Haley Simpkins September 17, 2020

UK president Eli Capilouto said in an email on Thursday that the finalized academic calendar for the spring 2021 semester would include a later start to classes and no spring break.Capilouto said classes...

UK spokesperson Jay Blanton speaks to local media on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, outside the Main Building in Lexington, Kentucky, after the university announced that classes would be held online until April 6 in response to the local spread of the novel coronavirus. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Univ. of Kentucky announces move to online classes after spring break

Kernel News Desk March 11, 2020

The University of Kentucky will be moving to online classes for at least the two weeks after the upcoming spring break, a campus-wide email from UK President Eli Capilouto stated.Online classes will begin...

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UK asking students to notify university of Spring Break travel

Rick Childress March 9, 2020

UK officials are asking students to notify the university of their Spring Break travel plans by filling out a voluntary form "so we can support returning travelers and safeguard our community as much as...

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Advice for the first day of class: Be positive

Sarah Halsey January 8, 2019

The start of another semester is here once again. Many of you may feel excited by the new possibilities that await in the new year and new semester. March Madness. Spring Break. A fresh start. On the other...

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