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Woodland Glen courtyard at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.

Here’s what the new residence hall needs

Owen Chesemore, Reporter April 8, 2024

For students, the most important spaces at the University of Kentucky are often found in the residence halls. Whether the rooms offer a place to study, an opportunity to express creativity through decorations...

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...

Holmes Hall is one of many dorm-living options for students on the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Kaitlyn Gumm | Staff

Overbooking UK’s dorms leaves RAs and residents too close for comfort

Shawn Clancy September 4, 2019

As the second week of classes begins to wind down here in Lexington, University of Kentucky residents may find themselves finally starting to feel comfortable in their new home. Many have had their housing...

The last group of students who lived in Kirwin 4, the last traditional dorm open at UK, pose for a picture. Kirwin 4 officially closed in 2017.

UK dorms have changed radically, but not all students welcome the change

Rick Childress August 21, 2018

UK’s multi-year, multimillion-dollar campus housing overhaul is complete, and one thing is abundantly clear— the dorms ain’t what they used to be.Over the past six years, UK has constructed nearly...

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