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Residence Life to add additional security to dorms

Residence Life to add additional security to dorms

Lilly Keith, Assistant News Editor September 13, 2024

The University of Kentucky Residence Life is increasing its security presence in dorms by partnering with Allied Universal, according to the email from Residence Life.  On Sept. 12, an email was sent...

Ingels Hall casts a shadow on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, at University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Kentucky Kernel

‘That dorm is a hell hole.’ UK houses players and coaches for 2023 NCAA D1 Lexington regional June 2-4

Courtney Suber, Reporter June 6, 2023

NCAA D1 baseball players, family and friends were left scrounging for housing accommodations for the Lexington regional baseball tournament on June 2-4.  The tournament is categorized into regionals,...

Freshman Jack Brooks unloads laundry in Holmes Hall on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Brady Saylor | Staff

A load of crap: Laundry fees should be the least of our worries

Bailey Darbro, Reporter March 31, 2023

Dryer sheets, socks and scent beads lay scattered across the floor.  Sidestepping the damage, I bundle up my clothes and shove them in the nearest washer only to discover the machine is out of order.  The...

UK police notify campus of sexual assault

UK police notify campus of sexual assault

Casey Sebastiano, Reporter March 31, 2023

The UK Police Department released a crime bulletin via campus-wide email on Thursday notifying the UK campus community of a reported sexual assault.  The report was filed on Wednesday, March 29, but...

UK Police report incident of sexual abuse on campus

UK Police report incident of sexual abuse on campus

Casey Sebastiano, Reporter March 27, 2023

The UK Police Department released a crime bulletin via email on Monday, March 27, informing the UK campus community of an instance of sexual abuse on campus.  According to UK Police, the incident occurred...

Jewell Hall at the University of Kentucky on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Moving in the wrong direction: UK’s post-winter break move-in was unnecessarily stressful

Abbey Cutrer, Reporter January 8, 2023

A line of residents with full shopping carts snaked through the lobby of Jewell Hall on Sunday afternoon. The eight-floor residence hall was filled with families helping their students hurry to move into...

A student walks out of Boyd Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Boyd Hall front desk receives phone call repeating racial slur

Kendall Staton November 10, 2022

UK’s Boyd Hall front desk received a phone call earlier this evening repeating a racial slur on a loop, according to an email sent to UK’s resident advisors and residence life desk clerks on behalf...

A student walks out of Boyd Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Man accused of theft on north campus caught by dance team members

Sarah Michels January 13, 2022

If it weren’t for two members of the UK Dance team, north campus’ winter break thief may not have been so quickly caught.Sophomore roommates Izzy Hess and Chloe Lucido had just returned to their Boyd...

UK freshman interior design major Caroline Slicer packs bags into the back of a car for spring break on Thursday, March 12, 2020, at the the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

UK students pack for more than just spring break as they leave dorms

Bailey Vandiver March 12, 2020

One student cradled a TV in her arms, carrying it down the steps in front of Smith Hall. A different student rolled a suitcase down the ramp, followed by another student with luggage just a moment later.On...

Blanding and Kirwan residence halls, along with Smith, Ingles and Baldwin, could be without air conditioning after spring break.

UK to demolish Kirwan, Blanding towers, may add new dorm

Sydney Momeyer December 6, 2019

The University of Kentucky is set to move into their next steps to demolish the Kirwan-Blanding Complex on south campus, a complex that has been unoccupied for years. Talks of demolishing the two twin...

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The suite life of dorm living

Ryder Noah From September 30, 2019

Column: High Hopes and Realities of a College FreshmanBack home, I was accustomed to living apartment-style, with all the amenities of one. Multiple rooms, space and a kitchen were at my disposal whenever...

The outside of the University Inn on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in Lexington, Kentucky. Due to the housing shortage in UK’s campus housing, some UK students have been relocated to the Hub On Campus Lexington and the University Inn. Photo by Mark Cornelison | UKPhoto

UK manages short-term housing for students displaced by dorm shortage

Addison Lander September 4, 2019

UK students are still feeling the effects of a summer dorm overbooking that left hundreds of students displaced.Nearly a month and a half after university officials announced that the dorms were overbooked,...

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