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Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops walks through the Cat Walk before the Kentucky vs. Alabama football game on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Kentucky football head coach Mark Stoops to stay in Lexington amidst Texas A&M rumors

Cole Parke, Sports Editor November 26, 2023

After a hectic few hours, Kentucky football head coach Mark Stoops confirmed he will not be the Texas A&M head coach in the foreseeable future and will return to Lexington. In a social media post...

UK Invests deposits more than $100,000 across student brokerage accounts

UK Invests deposits more than $100,000 across student brokerage accounts

Ava Bumgarner, Reporter November 20, 2023

UK Invests has deposited more than $100,000 into students' Fidelity Bloom accounts since Aug. 21, according to an email from UK Invests on Nov. 5. The program was accessible for all students at the...

Cast members perform on stage during the UK Department of Theatre and Dance’s production of “Little Women” on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, at the Guignol Theatre in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo provided by Arden Barnes | UKPhoto

UK Department of Theatre and Dance presents a stage adaptation of ‘Little Women’

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter November 18, 2023

The UK Department of Theatre and Dance presented the play “Little Women” in the Guignol Theatre at the Fine Arts Building on Friday, Nov. 17. The tickets were $20 for adults and $13 for students,...

Volunteers package meals in preparation for Thanksgiving for homeless people on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, at FoodChain in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo Adah Hufana | Staff

UK students volunteer at FoodChain Thanksgiving Meal Prep

Adah Hufana, Reporter November 18, 2023

Students volunteered to unpack and sort food at FoodChain, a Lexington-based nonprofit organization during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.  Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Nov. 11-18,...

Participants listen to prevention strategies during the campus-wide safe-zone event on Nov. 17, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky, at the Martin Luther King Center. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

UK Office of LGBTQ* Resource Center hosts campus-wide SafeZone event

Courtney Suber , Staff Reporter November 18, 2023

UK’s Transgender Week of Awareness concluded on Friday, Nov. 17 with a campus-wide SafeZone event. The event was held in the Gatton Student Center’s Martin Luther King Center. According to a post...

Alex Perry and Alex Nacke laugh during the Trans Pride Party event on Nov. 15, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky, at the Gatton Student Center. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

Pride party unites community during Transgender Week of Awareness

Lilly Keith, Reporter November 16, 2023

Members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies gathered at a transgender pride party in the LGBTQ+ Resources Office during Transgender Week of Awareness to celebrate and support the trans community. Transgender...

Thomas Metheny and Gabby Copeland perform on stage during the UK Department of Theatre and Dance’s production of “Good” at the Briggs Theatre in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Brady Saylor | Staff

PHOTOS: UK Department of Theatre and Dance performs their production of “Good”

Brady Saylor, Photojournalist November 10, 2023

UK Department of Theatre and Dance performs their production of “Good” at the Briggs Theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky.

A man stands in protest against the conflict happening in Palestine on Nov 7, 2023, in Frankfort Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

PHOTOS: Pro-Palestinians protest at the Kentucky State Capitol

Matthew Mueller, Photojournalist November 10, 2023

Demonstrators gather on Election Day at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort on Nov. 7 to demand a ceasefire in Gaza amid the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Illustration by Akhila Nadimpalli.

UK Plus officially rebranded to CatCash

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter November 9, 2023

UK Plus is now officially rebranded as CatCash, according to an email from the UK CatCash Office on Wednesday, Nov. 8.  “CatCash — the newly named program — is more than just a rebrand or name...

A trumpet player performs during the UK Jazz Ensemble concert on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, at the Singletary Center for the Arts in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

PHOTOS: UK Jazz Ensemble

Samuel Colmar, Photojournalist November 9, 2023

The UK Jazz Ensemble performed their final on-campus concert of the semester at the Singletary Center for the Arts on Thursday, Nov. 2.

Protesters join at the Kentucky State Capital in protest of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine on Nov 7, 2023, in Frankfort Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

Pro-Palestinians protest at the Kentucky State Capitol on Election Day

Laurel Swanz, Assistant News/Features Editor November 8, 2023

Protestors of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict gathered outside the Kentucky State Capitol on Nov. 7, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.  The protest included group prayers and chants of “free, free...

Students of Dance Attack Dance Academy perform their interpretation of Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” during the Halloween Varieties Show at the Halloween Festival and Thriller Parade on Nov. 5, 2023. Photo by Casey Sebastiano

Annual Halloween Festival and Thriller Parade continues despite rescheduling

Casey Sebastiano, Staff Reporter November 7, 2023

Halloween enthusiasts gathered for the annual Halloween Festival and Thriller Parade at Masterson Station Park.  The event was held on Sunday, Nov. 5 after being postponed due to bad weather. Lexington...

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