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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...

Freshman, Jack Robertson, 18, who is a business major tries to keep his boxes from falling off a cart while moving into Jewell Hall on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. During Big Blue Move-In. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Photo Editor

PHOTOS: Big Blue Move-In

Matthew Mueller, Photo editor August 21, 2024

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...

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

OVERWHELMED: On-campus housing process reveals cracks in UK’s infrastructure

Hannah Stanley, News Editor September 4, 2022

An influx of 6,000 incoming students left UK Housing in a sticky situation when looking at the students-to-beds ratio.  Troubles began when the UK Housing portal window opened on June 13 for the 2022-2023...

A UK student pushes a cart into Woodland Glen III during move in on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

A K Week survival kit

Emily Girard, Features Editor August 18, 2022

UK has approximately 30,000 students. Six thousand of those will be incoming freshmen. Finding a place for yourself at such a large school is daunting, to say the least. The following is a list of things...

University of Kentucky students walk through Kroger Field during Campus Ruckus on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Kentucky Kernel

Welcome Wildcats: K Week and what to expect

Kendall Staton August 15, 2022

One of UK’s largest annual traditions at the beginning of every academic year, K Week helps welcome new students to campus by connecting fellow classmates, teaching UK traditions and sharing campus resources....

A student pushes a cart of belongings past the Gatton Student Center during move in on Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

What every UK freshman should know

Emily Girard August 13, 2022

When transitioning to college, especially at a campus as large as UK, it’s easy for the process to be overwhelming. This list addresses some of the most common logistical concerns incoming students have,...

University of Cincinnati examines banner

By News Staff August 28, 2016

The University of Cincinnati released a statement to its faculty and staff on Thursday in regards of a “tasteless” and “misogynistic” banner that was hung outside an off campus residence. The banner...

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