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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

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UK Police report incident of sexual abuse in campus residence hall

UK Police report incident of sexual abuse in campus residence hall

Rayleigh Deaton, Editor-in-Chief March 6, 2023

The UK Police Department sent a crime bulletin on Monday evening informing the campus community of an incident of sexual abuse on UK’s campus. Sent via campus-wide email, the bulletin said the incident...

Illustration by Akhila Nadimpalli

Lexington’s Peace Pumpkins bring awareness to domestic violence

Grace Medley, Reporter October 16, 2022

GreenHouse17, the Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Coalition (DSVPC) and the Translyvania University (TU) chapter of “It’s On Us” partnered together to place purple Peace Pumpkins around Lexington. The...

Students flood the sidewalks during class change on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 in Lexington Ky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

SGA announces plan to tackle sexual assault awareness, advocacy on campus

Emily Laytham February 11, 2020

UK's Student Government Association has announced a tentative plan to further promote consent culture on campus.A Monday night tweet stated that SGA will grow their "relationship with the VIP Center"...

UKs campus went purple throughout the month of October to raise awareness of domestic violence. Photo by UKPR.

UK goes purple for domestic violence

Barkley Truax October 25, 2019

Throughout the month of October, the Violence Intervention and Prevention Center has gone purple in effort to raise awareness for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Wednesday night as well as Thursday,...

To raise awareness for domestic violence, UK turned the special lighting of some buildings around campus to purple on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 23 and 24, 2018. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

UK goes purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Emily Laytham October 24, 2018

UK’s campus has gone from blue to purple this week in a campaign to raise awareness for domestic violence.Lighting in several locations, including William T. Young Library and the Jacobs Science Building,...

With students in anxiety overload, normalizing treatment is a positive step

Editorial Staff April 5, 2018

Fifty-nine people were shot and killed, another 441 injured, in the shooting that occurred at a music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Oct. 1, 2017. Terror rang through the United States, leaving everyone...

A UKPD officer writes a message to victims of violence in front of Whitehall on March 28, 2018. Photo provided by Emily Bonistall Postel.

Students lead UK to support victims of trauma with Clothesline Project

Rafael Silva March 29, 2018

In solidarity with survivors of trauma, UK students are pushing to create a culture intolerant to violent crimes.Students enrolled in professor Emily Bonistall Postel’s Sociology 439: Victimology class...

UK MBB vs. ETSU

Kernel Keep Up: Nike’s new deal, SEC tournament, Baseball on fire and more

March 5, 2018

It's Monday. Already behind on the week? Us too. So, we're introducing Kernel Keep Up—your weekly catch-up on what's important this week and last. Here's all the news you need to know to tackle the...

‘UnSlut’ documentary turns traumatizing experiences into positive ones, creator says

Cody Ryan March 3, 2018

Sexual bullying and slut-shaming are prevalent on college campuses, said an acclaimed documentarian whose film was shown Friday on campus.A coalition of campus partners brought the film “UnSlut” to...

The June 2016 meetings of the UK Board of Trustees began at 8:00 a.m. on Friday.

UK Board of Trustees approves major changes

McKenna Horsley October 23, 2016

The UK Board of Trustees approved several changes Friday that will affect the future of the university.The university will focus on improving the graduation rates of students. The Board of Trustees approved...

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CATS Survey results released, 837 sexual assaults reported

September 28, 2016

Just over three percent of UK students reported sexual assaults to Lexington police or UK police, the university’s Campus Attitudes Towards Safety survey said.The 2016 survey, which was published Wednesday,...

Campus groups to host #WeBelongUK

News Staff July 17, 2016

On Monday, the Martin Luther King Center, the Violence Intervention and Prevention Center and the Center for Graduate and Professional Diversity will host #WeBelongUK. An email sent out by the MLK Center...

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