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Avery Elliot, a computer science senior, Caroline Bruner, a civil engineering senior and Jenna Berlin an interior design senior make snow angels during a snow day on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, outside the William T. Young Library in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Assistant Photo Editor

UK cancels classes and in-person activities on Feb. 19

Hannah Piedad, Staff Reporter February 19, 2025

The University of Kentucky canceled classes and in-person activities on Wednesday, Feb. 19 amid weather-related safety concerns, according to UK Alerts.  In the alert, UK also announced revised operating...

UK cancels classes and in-person activities amid winter storm

UK cancels classes and in-person activities amid winter storm

Hannah Piedad, Staff Reporter February 11, 2025

The University of Kentucky canceled classes and in-person activities on Tuesday, Feb. 11, due to inclement weather, according to UK Alerts. The alert also provided revised operating hours for campus...

Vehicles navigate themselves through the snow during a snowstorm that hit the greater area of Lexington on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.  Photo by Matthew Mueller | Photo Editor

Snow, UK activities cancelled amidst winter storm

Zaida Bell-Frantz, Reporter January 7, 2025

Winter Storm Blair has swept across the commonwealth, leading to inches of snowfall in Lexington. The storm resulted in multiple UK Alerts being sent out, the first cancelling all in-person University...

Students walk through the snow on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at The University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

PHOTOS: First snowfall of the season on campus

Christian Kantosky and Abbey Cutrer November 21, 2024

  University of Kentucky students took to campus during the first snowfall of the semester on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in Lexington, Kentucky.

PODCAST: Snow Day

Nate Lucas, Giana Gallo, and Matthew Mueller January 30, 2024

Welcome back to episode 12 of the Kentucky Kernel news podcast! This week, your hosts Nate Lucas and Giana Gallo interview Matthew Mueller, a staff photographer at the Kentucky Kernel. They ask him about...

Students piled on top of each other sled down the bowl outside William T Young Library on top of a wet floor sign on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024, during the first snow on campus outside William T Young Library in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

PHOTOS: ‘The Bowl’ fills with students sledding after first snowfall of semester

Samuel Colmar and Matthew Mueller January 15, 2024

University of Kentucky students sled down 'the bowl' outside of William T. Young Library during the first snow of the year on Jan. 15, 2024, in Lexington, Kentucky.

A UK student throws a snowball at "The Bowl" on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, at William T. Young Library in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Mass snowball fight drew hundreds despite COVID-19 risk

Natalie Parks February 18, 2021

It started with a group chat. It snowballed.Hundreds of University of Kentucky students showed up on Monday night during a winter weather warning and city state of emergency to participate in a mass snowball...

Two UK students sled down the slope in front of William T. Young library during a a spontaneous gathering for the first snow fall of the year. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Tradition returns with impromptu midnight sledding on library lawn

Natalie Parks January 28, 2021

There is a certain magic that comes with the first snow of a good year; a magic that does not fade with age, nor one that can be tainted by a looming pandemic.Wednesday's snowfall in Lexington brought...

Students take part in the tradition of sledding in front of William T. Young Library on January 16, 2018, at the University of Kentucky. Photo by Jordan Prather.

Give us full snow days

Natalie Parks January 27, 2021

Forget toothbrushes in the fridge, ice down the toilet or spoons under pillows: even if these rituals made it snow, the University of Kentucky has decided we won’t be having snow days.“Students enrolled...

Two UK students walk past each other outside of the Whitehall Classroom Building during class change on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

First snowfall of the school year proves challenging for UK students

Hailey Peters November 12, 2019

On a snow day last year, UK student Alex Fields slipped on ice and cracked his phone.Tuesday, as the first snow of the school year covered the ground, Fields and other students around UK’s campus aimed...

At the end of the first snow day of the semester, students sled down the sides of “the Bowl” outside William T. Young library on Jan. 16, 2018. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Winter weather, snow possible for UK, Lexington this weekend

Rick Childress January 11, 2019

Lexington is due for some winter weather this weekend, and most public agencies are asking citizens to stay off roads late Friday and early Saturday.Two to four inches of snow are expected in the region,...

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