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Torie Buerger studies outside of the William T. Young Library on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, at University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Morgan Simmons | Staff

The tips you need to succeed in college

Owen Chesemore, Opinions Editor September 3, 2024

High grades and a degree no longer guarantee the careers students could once expect. In an increasingly competitive job market, they must take advantage of the opportunities that provide eye-catching material...

New students form the shape of the state of Kentucky during the Wildcat Welcome Ceremony on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

‘What college is supposed to look like.’ Sophomores adjust to new college experience

Sophia Shoemaker and Rayleigh Deaton September 5, 2021

As in-person classes, full-capacity stadiums and other college traditions return to UK, the class of 2024 finds itself in the strange position of having what feels like a second freshman year. On Sept....

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High hopes and realities of a college freshman: my first year is over

Ryder Noah From March 29, 2020

Some say that anxiety is like the whole world is ending and the person experiencing the anxiety attack is the only one who notices because everyone else isn’t in that world of fear.As someone who has...

Holmes Hall has five kitchens in the dorm, including one on the seventh floor with a high rise ceiling and a view of downtown Lexington.

Dorms designed with psychology in mind

Madison Rexroat August 18, 2017

It’s a simple truth: the closer the friendships you make at a college, the more likely you are to stay there. Colleges are obsessed with retention, and they’ll do anything to increase it – extensive...

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