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Students try to catch as many ping pong balls as possible as they fall from Patterson Office Tower at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY on April 22, 2024. Photo by Isabella Sepahban | Staff

Over 350 UK students participate in annual ‘Ping Pong Ball Drop’ for the chance to win prizes

Isabella Sepahban, Reporter April 24, 2024

Over 350 University of Kentucky students gathered outside of Patterson Office Tower to catch over 1,000 ping pong balls during the university’s annual “Ping Pong Ball Drop” for the chance to catch...

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ITS announces internet, phone outages across north campus

Jacob Eads April 3, 2019

A valve failure at the Patterson Office Tower Wednesday morning has produced an IT service outage potentially affecting over 20 buildings on campus, according to an announcement from UK ITS. UK Information...

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Patterson Office Tower closed on Saturday, Provost says

Kernel News Staff February 8, 2019

The Patterson Office Tower building will be closed starting at 7 a.m. on Saturday, Provost David Blackwell stated in an email addressed to all of campus. The building, which has 17 above-ground floors...

A student lights another's candle during a meeting for prayer and reflection on the night following the U.S. presidential election in front of Patterson Office Tower at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. UK's chapter of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, the coordinating body of nine historically African-American sororities and fraternities on campus, hosted the meeting. Photo by Joshua Qualls | Staff

UK students gather to reflect on a tension-filled election season

By Erin Sparks November 10, 2016

UK students gathered late on Wednesday night following the results of the unprecedented and tension-filled presidential election.UK’s National Pan-Hellenic Council, the governing body for historically...

UK Board of Trustees morning meetings see many approvals

McKenna Horsley June 24, 2016

UK Board of Trustees committees met this morning and approved several new changes for the next academic year. In the Academic and Student Affairs committee meeting, the committee approved the establishment...

Students unwind ahead of finals week with ping pong drop off POT

Cheyenne Abrams April 20, 2016

[email protected] than 1,000 ping pong balls poured over the rooftop of Patterson Office Tower Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the end of the semester. More than 100 students stood below, collecting...

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UK Board of Trustees meeting highlights campus expansions, endowment issues

Patrick Brennan February 19, 2016

[email protected] held its first Board of Trustees meeting of 2016 on Friday, and members had announcements about growth and achievement alongside a report about the UK endowment.Campus is growing in...

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