The ninth “Rise Up” vigil was held at the Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza to recognize survivors of domestic violence (DV) and raise awareness. The vigil was hosted by the Fayette County Sheriff’s...

The Kentucky Kernel photo staff's coverage in September included Kentucky football's SEC debut, vigils, volleyball and performative males. Here were some of the best images it had to offer.

Students and community members honored lives lost to gun violence at the “Vigil for Victims,” hosted in front of ‘the bowl’ at William T. Young Library on Wednesday night.  The Sept. 17 vigil...

Student groups at the University of Kentucky hosted a vigil in honor of victims of gun violence.  The event included a moment of silence, speeches from organizers and victims and a collaborative art piece.

Hundreds of students attended a candlelight vigil to remember victims of gun violence on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, outside of the William T. Young Library in Lexington, Ky.

Editor’s note: Some people mentioned in the story requested their names be omitted. University of Kentucky students, members and non-members alike of the on-campus Coalition for Palestine hosted “A...

University of Kentucky students and the Lexington community gathered at a vigil to mourn the deaths in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023. People gathered on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, outside the William T. Young...

Hundreds of students gathered for Kate Kaufling’s vigil at the University of Kentucky’s Greek Park on April 15. Kaufling died on Easter Sunday at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital after battling...

Hundreds of people gather at a celebration of life for UK dance team member Kate Kaufling on Monday, April 15, 2024, at Greek Park at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Kaufling, a...

Community members gathered at the Muhammad Ali Center plaza on the evening of Wednesday, April 12, 2023,  for a vigil honoring the victims of the Louisville mass shooting, which took place two days...

The Holy Spirit Parish Catholic Newman Center mourned a light in its community after the death of UK student and Newman Center member Anne Marie Gieske. Gieske, a third year nursing major at UK,...

A peace vigil was held in downtown Lexington on March 2 in honor of Ukraine, which was recently invaded and bombed by Russia. Hundreds of people of all ages gathered together at Lexington’s Courthouse...