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Kentucky Kernel

Bunk beds are stacked in a “3-person Modified 2-Bedroom Suite,” that houses two freshmen women on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Giana Gallo | Staff

Some University of Kentucky students are sick of ‘Tri’-ing It

Giana Gallo and Hannah Stanley December 18, 2023

Ill-planned, expensive and jealous are just a few feelings some University of Kentucky students have toward the new “Tri-It” dorm rooms. Freshmen Molly Arnold and Natalie Nelson said they met over...

A blue circle outlines the area behind the University Flats where a four-story dorm awaits building plans. The build is awaiting legislative approval as the University of Kentucky has seen an influx in enrollment and demand for on-campus housing. (December 2023) Illustration by Abbey Cutrer.

UK Board of Trustees approves $81 million residence hall construction plans

Alexis Baker, News Editor December 8, 2023

An $81 million, four-story building with 644 beds for undergraduate students is awaiting legislative approval as the University of Kentucky has seen an influx in enrollment and demand for on-campus housing,...

Construction has been completed on Woodland Ave in front of Chellgren Hall in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jordan Prather | File photo

UK plans to accommodate another record-breaking first-year class with TRI-IT pilot program

Bryce Towle, Reporter June 11, 2023

UK Housing is launching TRI-IT, a new dorm concept that fits three students into a two-bedroom suite, Director of Issues Management and Crisis Communications, Whitney Siddiqi said in an email to the Kernel. According...

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