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US Supreme Court’s final rulings of the term to affect college students

US Supreme Court’s final rulings of the term to affect college students

Casey Sebastiano, Reporter July 6, 2023

The Supreme Court made its final rulings of the term on June 29 and 30. Two of the rulings will affect the college admissions process and student loan borrowers. The Court ruled to restrict the use...

University of Kentucky strategic communications sophomore Maigan Williams gets tested for COVID-19 on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Kentucky Supreme Court sides with UK students seeking tuition refunds from COVID-19 pandemic

Courtney Suber, Reporter July 4, 2023

Students at the University of Kentucky may become eligible to receive back more than $200 million in tuition dollars. On June 15, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued an opinion on a class action lawsuit...

Smoky haze covers downtown Lexington on Wednesday, June 28.

Kentucky Energy and Environmental Cabinet issues air quality alert: How to protect yourself and others

Courtney Suber, Reporter June 29, 2023

The Kentucky Energy and Environmental Cabinet issued an air quality alert on June 28, which is expected to last until June 30 at 12 a.m. The alert was issued as a result of the spread of smoke from...

Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Daniel Cameron will go head to head in gubernatorial election

Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Daniel Cameron will go head to head in gubernatorial election

Casey Sebastiano, Reporter May 17, 2023

Current Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and 51st Attorney General Daniel Cameron have won the primary election for their parties. Both nominees earned more than twice the number of votes than their runner-ups,...

Kentucky state Rep. Lamin Swann dies after medical emergency

Kentucky state Rep. Lamin Swann dies after medical emergency

Courtney Suber, Reporter May 14, 2023

Kentucky state Rep. Lamin Swann died on Sunday, May 14, according to his mother, Pamela Dixon. He was 45. Dixon said that Swann suffered from a “significant medical emergency” and was hospitalized...

The Phi Kappa Tau house on Monday, April 17, 2023, on Pennsylvania Ct. in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

Phi Kappa Tau fraternity revoked as a UK student organization

Hannah Stanley, Managing Editor April 18, 2023

Clarification: According to UK spokesperson Jay Blanton, the Sigma Nu fraternity has completed the revocation period. The Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity has concluded the set revocation period by the university,...

The Albert B. Chandler Hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

‘TikTok Trickster’ arrested at UK Chandler Hospital

Laurel Swanz, Staff Reporter April 17, 2023

A 54-year-old man known by law enforcement and media outlets across the country as the “TikTok Trickster” was arrested at UK Chandler Hospital on Friday, April 14, according to UK Police. UK Police...

People bow their heads in prayer during the community vigil honoring the victims of the Louisville mass shooting on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at the Muhammad Ali Center plaza in Louisville, Kentucky. Kentucky Lantern photo by Abbey Cutrer

‘Please do something.’ Louisville community holds vigil for victims of mass shooting

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter April 13, 2023

Members of the Louisville, Kentucky, community gathered for a vigil on Wednesday, April 12, at the Muhammad Ali Center to grieve the lives lost in a mass shooting earlier this week. According to the...

UK students share perspectives on deadly Louisville shooting

UK students share perspectives on deadly Louisville shooting

Casey Sebastiano, Reporter April 10, 2023

Students weighed in on the shooting that occurred at a bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, this morning leaving at least four people dead and nine injured. According to WLKY, a Louisville news station,...

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

A recap of General Assembly bills affecting college-age Kentuckians

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter March 25, 2023

Multiple Kentucky House and Senate bills affecting a large demographic of Kentuckians are in their final stages. House and Senate committees passed Senate Bill 9, a proposal familiar with UK’s campus....

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

Kentucky Senate bill to ban TikTok will not affect UK Wi-Fi

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter February 21, 2023

Editor’s note: Per request of the University of Kentucky Public Relations and Marketing Department, “UK is continuing to monitor the legislation and working with appropriate parties to determine any...

Kentuckians gather for the We Love Voting Rights Lobby Day and Rally on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, in the Kentucky State Capitol rotunda in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

‘We cannot be done.’ Kentucky community members rally for voting rights at state Capitol

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter February 15, 2023

Members of the commonwealth gathered for the "We Love Voting Rights" Lobby Day and Rally in the rotunda of the Kentucky Capitol building on Tuesday, Feb. 14.  Shouting voices echoed through the hallways...

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