Next week will mark the University of Kentucky's first fall break.Students will get a break after midterms and before Thanksgiving, the first of its kind at the school. In the past, students went to school...
In a concrete step to impact mental health and wellness, UK is slated to institute a fall break in the Fall 2019 semester.In a 42-8-6 vote on Monday, the University Senate passed a motion to amend the...
Concerns about student mental health are growing across the nation, and UK is not immune.In the 2016-2017 fiscal year, 1,055 reports were filed with the Community of Concern, an on-campus resource devoted...
Communities across Kentucky come together for DanceBlueHundreds of UK students danced in unison to “Hollaback Girl,” one of the songs in the 2017 DanceBlue line dance.Six weeks earlier and 178 miles...
UK's president will address the University Senate about the future of the university during Monday's meeting.On the agenda for the Oct. 30 meeting is a presentation by President Eli Capilouto called "University...
Just over six months ago, Ben Childress and Elizabeth Foster were candidates for Student Government Association’s top spots. Now, they have been hard at work for months.Economics senior Childress and...
Kentucky is no stranger to racism, but as society grows, there is a desperate need for the eradication of hatred toward a single race.After the violent white supremacist protests in Charlottesville, Virginia,...
White nationalists are planning a rally in Lexington in response to Mayor Jim Gray's announcement that Confederate statues will be moved, according to reporting by the Lexington Herald-Leader.The Nationalist...
The Student Government Association's election results were announced outside of Bowman’s Den on March 3.The SGA college senators, undergraduate Senator-At-Large, graduate Senator-At-Large positions,...
Veteran SGA representatives Ben Childress and Elizabeth Foster are running together for Student Government Association president and vice president, respectively.Childress, an economics senior, was a senator...
“UK unite! Take back the night!”UK students, faculty and members of the Lexington community chanted this and other phrases, such as, “However we dress and wherever we go, yes means yes and no means...
features@kykernel.comDriven by a call to give back to the community, SGA Vice President-elect Ben Childress is dedicated to creating change at UK.“You’ve got to love people, and love the people you’re...
