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A ‘Cats Vote’ sticker rests on a table while UKSGA shares information with students about voting on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, outside of the White Hall Classroom Building at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Campus groups promote civic engagement ahead of gubernatorial election

Laurel Swanz, Assistant News/Features Editor October 22, 2023

With the gubernatorial election coming up in Kentucky, groups on campus are leading efforts to ensure students are educated about how to get involved in hopes of relieving the stress of yet another responsibility...

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....

Governor Andy Beshear gave a brief addressing the severity of imminent storms in a live briefing on Friday, March 3, 2023.

‘I don’t want to lose anybody else.’ Gov. Andy Beshear updates Kentuckians on inclement weather

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter March 3, 2023

Gov. Andy Beshear addressed the severity of imminent storms in a live briefing, streamed on multiple social media sites, for the commonwealth this morning.  Beshear said that an hour before his briefing...

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...

Lexington mayor Linda Gorton, left, and Kentucky governor Andy Beshear march in the MLK Freedom March on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

Kentucky public figures reflect on Black History Month

Nate Lucas, Reporter February 9, 2023

February is nationally recognized as Black History Month. Public officials across Kentucky have issued statements, highlighting notable members of the Black community and introducing new initiatives for...

Members of the Lexington community march in the MLK Freedom march on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

‘A better day.’ Martin Luther King Jr. Day Freedom March held in downtown Lexington

Alexis Baker, Reporter January 17, 2023

Members of the Lexington community rallied for the annual Freedom March to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday afternoon. This year’s march was the 50th anniversary of Lexington’s MLK Day...

Debris from damaged homes is scattered throughout a neighborhood following a tornado on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, on Creekwood Avenue in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

The worst tornado in Kentucky history, told through one Bowling Green neighborhood’s survival stories

Sarah Michels December 11, 2021

Jessica Mann wasn’t scared when the freight train of a tornado arrived at her window. She didn’t have time. It was only hours after the storm, relatively safe on her neighbor’s couch, water bottle...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear delivers updates on COVID-19 on Aug. 23, 2021.

Gov. Beshear announces record COVID-19 cases, deployment of National Guard

Emily Girard August 23, 2021

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear held a news conference Monday in which he announced record numbers of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Beshear said that, despite over 31,000 vaccines being distributed...

Governor Beshear holds conference on Delta variant, emphasizes importance of vaccines

Emily Girard July 20, 2021

Governor Andy Beshear held a special press conference Monday to discuss the Delta variant of COVID-19 and its impact on Kentucky.Beshear said that current COVID-19 vaccines are still offering “significant...

Candidate for Governor Andy Beshear talks to the crowd during the democratic campaign watch party on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at the C2 Event Venue in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo by Breven Walker | Staff

What Gov. Beshear’s NIL executive order means for Kentucky athletics

Hunter Shelton June 25, 2021

July 1, 2021 will be remembered as a landmark date in the world of collegiate athletics, as multiple states will begin allowing student-athletes the opportunity to profit off their name, image and...

Kentucky sophomore guard Rhyne Howard drives pasta defender during the University of Kentucky vs. Georgia womens basketball senior night game on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky. UK won 88-77. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

UK athletics reacts to new NIL law

Barkley Truax June 24, 2021

Thursday afternoon, Governor Andy Beshear signed an executive order to allow Division One collegiate athletes the ability to be compensated from their name, image and likeness (NIL).How does the UK community...

The Wildcats lead the Gamecocks at the start of the second half of the UK vs. University of South Carolina men’s basketball game on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. UK won 92-64. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Executive order signed to allow Kentucky athletes to benefit from NIL

Barkley Truax June 24, 2021

University of Kentucky athletes can profit from their celebrity starting July 1st. Kentucky’s Governor Andy Beshear signed an executive order Thursday to allow Division One collegiate athletes across...

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