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L8nite restaurant set to permanently close effective immediately

L8nite restaurant set to permanently close effective immediately

Isabella Sepahban, Assistant News Editor February 18, 2025

L8nite, a fast-food restaurant located on the University of Kentucky’s North Campus at The Cornerstone, has been closed permanently after 1 ½ years of service effective immediately. According to...

Delay in refund for state taxes filed after Feb. 26

Delay in refund for state taxes filed after Feb. 26

Hannah Piedad, Staff Reporter February 15, 2025

Kentucky individual taxpayers will experience a delay in receiving tax refunds if they do not file before Wednesday, Feb. 26.  The Kentucky Department of Revenue (KYDOR) will be transitioning to MyTaxes...

Gov. Beshear declares state of emergency this weekend due to potential flooding

Gov. Beshear declares state of emergency this weekend due to potential flooding

Sylvia Freire, Reporter February 14, 2025

Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency in Kentucky due to potential severe flooding this weekend.  According to WHAS11, there is currently a flood watch for all of Kentucky until Sunday afternoon.  “We...

Visitors take turns reading at the Love and Loss event on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at the LGBTQ Resource Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Brayden Finn | Staff

In memory of bell hooks: a talk about Love and Loss

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter February 14, 2025

Editors note: Throughout her career, bell hooks chose to not have her name capitalized and has been known by her pen name ever since. This story will keep that pattern. In memory of bell hooks’ life...

Danny Mendoza, an international relations sophomore, sits back and sighs while working on the Hostile Terrain 94 exhibit on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at the Lewis Honors College in Lexington, Kentucky. Each slip of paper on the exhibit represents a life that was lost, trying to cross the border between Mexico and the Sonoran Dessert of Arizona, from 1994-2023. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Assistant Photo Editor

PHOTOS: Hostile Terrain 94 commemorates the loss of migrants’ lives

Christian Kantosky, Assistant Photo Editor February 13, 2025

The lives of 3,992 people who died while crossing the Mexican-American border between 1994 and 2023 are commemorated through the pinning of toe tags at the Hostile Terrain 94 exhibit which officially...

Renee Freville a barkranger pets dogs during the Kentucky Humane Society puppy bowl watch party on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, at PG&J Dog Park Bar in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo by Sydney Yonker | Staff

PHOTOS: Puppy Bowl watch party

Sydney Yonker, Staff February 13, 2025

The Kentucky Humane Society hosted a 2025 Puppy Bowl watch party at PG & J’s Dog Park Bar in Louisville, Kentucky where residents could bring their own dogs to celebrate Colonel and Julep,...

A person dances with candles in hands at the Love Bites event on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, at Arabesque World Dance, in Lexington, Kentucky.

Love Bites, the Valentine’s Day show that bites back

Sammy Wynn, Reporter February 13, 2025

Love Bites, an anti-Valentines/Valentines cabaret, shows the duality of its performers through a series of performances surrounding the theme of Valentine’s Day. The show, hosted by Tenebris Dance...

Students gather around the wildcat statue to speak during a student protest on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Photo Editor

Students ‘March for Justice’ against Trump’s latest executive orders

Sylvia Freire, Reporter February 13, 2025

Due to recent executive orders signed by President Donald Trump, University of Kentucky students joined in a “March for Justice” around campus. On Feb. 12 at 8 p.m., students got together at William...

Crocheted dolls sit on shelf during the Valentine Night Market on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, at Greyline Station in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Marissa Armstrong | Staff

Valentine’s Day night market brings together local Lexington vendors

Kelsey House, Reporter February 12, 2025

Kentucky Pop-Ups hosted their second annual Valentine’s Day Market at Greyline Station featuring local artisans selling handcrafted goods. On Saturday, Feb. 8, vendors sold their goods to customers...

UK cancels classes and in-person activities amid winter storm

UK cancels classes and in-person activities amid winter storm

Hannah Piedad, Staff Reporter February 11, 2025

The University of Kentucky canceled classes and in-person activities on Tuesday, Feb. 11, due to inclement weather, according to UK Alerts. The alert also provided revised operating hours for campus...

UK President Capilouto responds to NIH indirect cost policy change

UK President Capilouto responds to NIH indirect cost policy change

Isabella Sepahban, Assistant News Editor February 10, 2025

University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto responded to the recent National Institutes of Health (NIH) indirect cost reimbursement change in a university-wide email. On Friday, Feb. 7, the federal...

Kentucky sees impacts from bird flu

Kentucky sees impacts from bird flu

Sylvia Freire, Reporter February 9, 2025

Bird flu, known as ‘avian influenza’, a virus that began by primarily infecting birds, has started infecting humans throughout the United States, according to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention...

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