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Freshman Amelia Hall, 18, majoring in Political Science helps her father pour trash from a move-in cart into a dumpster on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. During Big Blue Move-In. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Photo Editor

COLUMN: Pain. Tears. Mild Discomfort: The Tale of UK’s Move-In Week

Khushi Arora, Reporter September 3, 2024

Chaos. Confusion. Mildly stubbed toes. Move-in week has intensified the frustration and anxiety of on and off-campus students. The brochures promised us a perfect early 2000s coming-of-age rom-com fantasy,...

Scratch helps an incoming freshman push his cart during Big Blue Move-In on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at Jewell Hall at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Big Blue Move-in; ‘This is where my journey to my new life begins’

Casey Sebastiano, Managing Editor August 25, 2024

Incoming students moved into their new dorms across campus during UK’s annual Big Blue Move-in.  From August 18-21, transfer students and freshmen moved into their new homes for the next nine months...

BROADCAST: Big Blue Move-in 2024

Bryce Towle, TikTok Manager August 21, 2024

The University of Kentucky will welcome nearly 6,000 new students to its campus. We caught up with incoming students, parents and university staff to see how the students are dealing with the big change.

Parents help new students move into Boyd Hall during move in day on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

‘They’re part of our family.’ Big Blue Move-In welcomes new residents

Bryce Towle, TikTok Manager August 21, 2023

Big Blue Move-In at the University of Kentucky began Sunday, August 13, welcoming "excited" students. Nearly 7,000 new students have been added to the Big Blue Nation. This means the University of Kentucky...

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