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VIDEO: Student Activities Board Hosts the Global Carnival

Cara Raiford, Broadcaster April 3, 2025

University of Kentucky Student Activities Board hosted the Global Carnival at Gatton Student Center. Attendees enjoyed foods, crafts and inflatables as they immersed themselves in cultures from around...

VIDEO:Students celebrate multicultural festivities at the Spring Soiree

Gracy Anne Frank, Broadcaster March 14, 2025

Students kicked off spring break early with community, vibrant colors and warm spring weather on campus.

Studnets skate around on the floor during the Cosmic Roller Skating event on Thursday, March. 6, 2025, at the Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky.  Photo by Matthew Mueller | Photo Editor

Students roll into midterms with Cosmic Roller Skating

Melanie Schouppe, Reporter March 11, 2025

University of Kentucky students spent a night roller skating during Cosmic Roller Skating, an event hosted by the Student Activities Board at the Gatton Student Center. Held on Thursday, March 6, the...

VIDEO: UK SAB hosts a skating experience under the stars

Gracy Anne Frank, Broadcaster March 8, 2025

UK’s Student Activites Board hosted Cosmic Skating, an opportunity for students to unwind before midterms, at the Gatton Student Center on Thursday, March 6.

VIDEO: The Student Activities Board hosts Celebration of Lights

Piper Renaud, Broadcaster December 5, 2024

On Thursday Nov. 22, 2024 the University of Kentucky Student Activities Board (SAB) invited students to “light up the night” and celebrate the beauty of lantern festivals from Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan,...

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...

Students paint a mural displaying William T. Young Library on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in the atrium of William T. Young Library in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Adah Hufana

Mural of William T. Young Library to be displayed on campus

Adah Hufana, Reporter November 29, 2023

University of Kentucky students began painting a mural for UK’s campus as part of a three-day long event on Tuesday, Nov. 28. The interactive art piece event, located in the atrium of the William...

Wildcat Market attendees pick out produce at the South Lawn on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Photo by Patti Doud.

‘Who doesn’t like free food?’ 2nd annual Wildcat Market engages campus community through healthy eating

Ava Bumgarner, Reporter September 22, 2023

The Wildcat Market, a student-led farmers market, returned to campus to provide students with a wide variety of organic and locally grown produce. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, the Student Government Organization...

Former NBA player and Kentucky basketball player Rex Chapman speaks during SpeakBlue with Rex Chapman on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at the Singletary Center for the Arts in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Brady Saylor | Staff

SAB and SGA present ‘Speak Blue’ featuring Rex Chapman

Kristen Roberts, Reporter April 5, 2023

UK’s Student Activities Board collaborated with the Student Government Association to present their annual ‘Speak Blue’ event, on March 29 which featured former UK and NBA basketball player Rex Chapman. Chapman...

Students participate in the color throwing and pour color on each other during the Holi celebration put on by the Student Activities Board and Indian Student Association on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at the Main Lawn in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Carter Skaggs | Staff

SAB throws colorful Holi celebration for campus community

Hannah Sexton, Reporter March 10, 2023

The UK Student Activities Board threw its annual Holi event on the main lawn March 8 for anyone to attend.  Holi, or the “Festival of Colors,” is a two-day traditional Indian festival recognized...

Anaya Ali, a freshman animal science major, poses for a photo on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, at The 90 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Carter Skaggs | Staff

Humans of UK: Anaya Ali makes the most of freshman year

Rayleigh Deaton, Editor-in-Chief February 20, 2023

Some freshmen take a while to acclimate to the culture of college and find ways to plug in at UK. For first-year animal science major Anaya Ali, the problem is finding enough time in the day for all the...

Students dance during the Underground Formal on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at the Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

Underground Formal: UK students dance the night away

Owen Chesemore, Reporter February 7, 2023

UK Student Activities Board (SAB) collaborated with Underground Perspectives to host the Underground Formal in the Gatton Student Center on February 4.  Students streamed into the Grand Ballroom to...

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