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ROCK huddles to finish the roller derby practice on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, at The Yard in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Sydney Yonker | Staff

The community behind the Roller Derby of Central Kentucky program

Melanie Schouppe, Reporter February 13, 2025

As the chilly air swirls outside on a Sunday afternoon, warm greetings fill the air inside the practice building while the members of the Roller Derby of Central Kentucky (ROCK) catch up before they...

Mark Cornelison steps out from the tent with a tin sheet used for a photo on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, at Greyline Station in Lexington, Kentucky. His daughter, Elsie, sits and waits for Cornelison to finish working. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Assistant Photo Editor

Going back in time through photos: How a former photojournalist appreciates the past

Adah Hufana, Staff Reporter February 11, 2025

The act of taking a photo today is simple. Whether it be through a camera or a phone, one press of a button and a picture is taken. It’s a process that has been refined over the years since the...

VIDEO: Snow Day in February

Gavin Breunig, Broadcaster February 11, 2025

The University of Kentuckys campus closed on February 11th, 2025, due to snowy and icy conditions on campus.

President of the Horse Racing Club Sydney Richmond updates the club on current events during the University of Kentucky Horse Racing Club meeting on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at William T. Young Library Room B-108C in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Sydney Yonker | Staff

UK’s Horse Racing Club gives students guidance on working in the ‘Horse Capital of the World’

Hannah Piedad, Reporter February 1, 2025

On what is normally known as the loudest floor of the William T. Young Library, one room, B- 108C, is almost completely engulfed in silence as students look to a lone speaker at the front of the room. Recounting...

Ian VanSteenbergh poses for a portrait on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, at the Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Photo Editor

UK student from Midway becomes one of the youngest elected officials in the country

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter January 29, 2025

In between high school law and justice classes, there was a kid bonded to a town that could fit in his shadow. Midway, Kentucky, was the home that remained vivid in the path of Ian VanSteenbergh...

Rape reported in on-campus residence hall

Rape reported in on-campus residence hall

Isabella Sepahban, Assistant News Editor January 27, 2025

Correction: No one has been charged in connection to the incident.  Two counts of 1st degree rape reportedly occurred in Smith Hall on Jan. 17, according to the University of Kentucky Police Department...

President Capilouto addresses President Trump’s executive orders

President Capilouto addresses President Trump’s executive orders

Sylvia Freire, Reporter January 24, 2025

University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto sent a message to the campus community addressing “potential impacts” of new executive orders signed by President Donald Trump.    The message was...

Leaving all behind: Refugees in Lexington

Leaving all behind: Refugees in Lexington

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter December 28, 2024

A phone call. Ten minutes to pack the bags. Ten minutes to say an uncertain final goodbye.  For some refugees now living in Lexington, Kentucky, 10 minutes is all it takes to hold hands and have a...

VIDEO: UK construction crane lifts spirits

Edward Smith, Broadcaster November 30, 2024

While crews lay the foundation for the new Health Education Building, students have their eyes on one piece of machinery playing a part in the process.

Students walk through the snow on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at The University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

PHOTOS: First snowfall of the season on campus

Christian Kantosky and Abbey Cutrer November 21, 2024

  University of Kentucky students took to campus during the first snowfall of the semester on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in Lexington, Kentucky.

The Kentucky Indian Student Association executive board dances during Diwali on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at Gatton Grand Ballroom in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Sydney Yonker | Staff

Diwali event showcases dancing, music and learning opportunities for students

Melanie Schouppe, Reporter November 11, 2024

University of Kentucky’s Indian Student Association celebrated Diwali with its first major event since starting back up this school year after a gap year in 2023.  On Nov. 9, in the Gatton Student...

Space Lex leaders Lucas Stevenson, Rayan Pasha, Christian Lauritzen, Perry Calvert, and Tatum St. Clair discuss measurements during the Space Lex meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, at the Terrell Civil Engineering building in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Henning | Staff

SpaceLex takes off beyond their national win

Adah Hufana, Staff Reporter October 11, 2024

It’s the middle of summer in the Mojave Desert in Randsburg, California. In the hot desert air, a crowd stands in a concrete bunker. Looking through the view of the bunker they can see on a launchpad...

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