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From Boyd Hall to Black Box Theatre: Kylah Spring’s narrative to debut on stage this weekend

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter April 6, 2023

After being assaulted by a former UK student in Boyd Hall on Nov. 6, 2022, Kylah Spring’s story will take the stage Saturday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre.   The production is called...

Sophia Rosing appears in court for an arraignment hearing on Friday, March 17, 2023, at the Robert F. Stephens Circuit Courthouse in Lexington, Kentucky.

Former UK student pleads not guilty in arraignment hearing

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter March 17, 2023

Former UK student Sophia Rosing entered a not-guilty plea at the Lexington Circuit Court Friday morning, after assaulting a student worker in Boyd Hall on Nov. 6, 2022. According to Judge Lucy A. VanMeter,...

Journalism is a vehicle of democratic vocalization

Journalism is a vehicle of democratic vocalization

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter December 7, 2022

Noisy eyes. Eyes that not only observe the surface but the deep root. These are the eyes of true journalists – individuals responsible for sharing the panoramic view of the world around them for all,...

Photo provided by Rev. Jim Sichko.

‘It costs nothing to be kind.’ Rev. Jim Sichko performs random acts of kindness

Grace Medley, Reporter November 23, 2022

Lexington-based papal Missionary of Mercy Rev. Jim Sichko travels the world teaching and showing kindness to others. Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Texas, Sichko has been a practicing priest in...

Sophia Rosing leaves the stand at her preliminary hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, at the Robert F. Stephens District Courthouse in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Kentucky Kernel

Former UK student arrested for assault waives right to preliminary hearing

Kendall Staton November 15, 2022

Former UK student Sophia Rosing appeared in court this morning for a preliminary hearing on charges of assault and public intoxication. Upon arrival, Rosing waived the right to a preliminary hearing based...

Kylah Spring and Kansas Perry stand with flowers at the March Against Racism on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Kentucky Kernel

Injustice must inspire action

Karrington Garland, Reporter November 14, 2022

On Nov. 7, hours after Sophia Rosing assaulted and verbally attacked Kylah Spring, UK students marched on campus in support of her, chanting the phrase “Protect Black Women” and carrying posters with...

Kylah Spring, the victim of assault and racial slurs while working at Boyd Hall, stands in the middle of demonstrators during the March Against Racism on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

What is known about the case of assault on UK’s campus

Rayleigh Deaton, Editor-in-Chief November 11, 2022

UK student worker and freshman Kylah Spring was subjected to physical and verbal assault while working a night shift as a desk clerk in UK’s Boyd Hall residence hall.  The former student charged...

Sophia Rosing's mugshot from the Fayette County jail website.

Capilouto: UK student arrested for assault is banned from campus

Hannah Stanley, News Editor November 9, 2022

After facing charges of assault and intoxication, Sophia Rosing is no longer a student at UK. The university suspended Rosing on an interim basis hours after the incident, according to UK president Eli...

VIDEO: Students gather for March Against Racism on UK’s campus

November 8, 2022

Students gathered for a peaceful protest on Monday night, marching from William T. Young Library to the Bowman statue on UK’s campus. Kylah Spring, a Black student who was physically, verbally and racially...

Sophia Rosing's mugshot from the Fayette County jail website.

UK student charged with assault ‘withdrawing from UK’

Rayleigh Deaton, Editor-in-Chief November 8, 2022

Sophia Rosing, a UK student who is facing criminal charges of assault against a Black student, will be withdrawing from the university, according to her attorney. LEX 18 reported Tuesday morning that...

Kylah Spring speaks at the March Against Racism on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

‘Let this be a movement.’ Peaceful protest conducted for victim of racial violence on campus

Alexis Baker, Reporter November 7, 2022

Demonstrators gathered outside William T. Young Library Thursday evening to march in solidarity with Kylah Spring, a freshman UK student who was a victim of racial violence on UK’s campus. The event...

Betsy Spring, Kylah Spring, Kansas Perry and Mikiah Turner, left to right, march to the Bowman Statue at the March Against Racism on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

PHOTOS: Students gather for March Against Racism on University of Kentucky campus

November 7, 2022

Students gathered on campus to march to the Bowman statue for the March Against Racism on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.

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