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UKPD respond to a student dispute at William T. Young Library

UKPD respond to a student dispute at William T. Young Library

Lilly Keith, Staff Reporter March 2, 2024

UKPD was dispatched to William T. Young Library following “a dispute between two students over a personal property item,” according to Strategic Communication Associate Director Dani Jaffe.  On...

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...

A student studies at the College of Agriculture Alumni Plaza on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Sick of Willy T.? Cram at these five spots instead

Gray Greenwell, Features Editor August 23, 2023

It’s nigh time we admit that William T. Young Library sometimes just isn’t all that.  Sure, it’s big, it’s beautiful and it has a Starbucks (which accepts Flex dollars, mind you). It’s a...

Torie Buerger studies outside of the William T. Young Library on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, at University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Morgan Simmons | Staff

Ray of sunshine: Places to spend time in the sun on campus

Gracie Moore, Reporter April 17, 2023

Students have been starting to spend more time outside as the weather slowly gets warmer, but it can be difficult to find a nice spot to do homework.  I’ve compiled a list of my favorite places to...

The William T. Young Library on Monday, April 4, 2022, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

William T. Young Library turns 25

Jack Kolesar, Reporter April 7, 2023

William T. Young Library, affectionately known as “Willy T.” by the campus community, celebrated its 25th birthday on Monday, April 3.  The building has been a center of both social and academic...

Joshua Griffin, a UK student, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Photo courtesy of Fayette County Jail.

UK student arrested on campus for violating court order

Lindsey Davis, Staff Reporter February 10, 2023

UK student, Joshua Griffin, 20, was arrested yesterday afternoon during his shift at the William T. Young Library Starbucks.  According to UKPD, the arrest was due to Griffin violating an Emergency...

Ashlee Bell, a junior marketing major, pays for parking outside William T. Young Library on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Students can park for free using SGA coupon program

Owen Chesemore, Reporter February 10, 2023

UK’s Student Government Association is restarting its parking coupon program, giving students free parking in campus visitor lots. The service provides all UK students with up to 15 hours of free...

Kylah Spring speaks at the March Against Racism on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

‘Let this be a movement.’ Peaceful protest conducted for victim of racial violence on campus

Alexis Baker, Reporter November 7, 2022

Demonstrators gathered outside William T. Young Library Thursday evening to march in solidarity with Kylah Spring, a freshman UK student who was a victim of racial violence on UK’s campus. The event...

A masked student studies in the William T. Young Library during the first day of classes for the fall 2020 semester on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Willy T is still standing: Libraries during COVID

David Bowlin March 2, 2021

Many people expect libraries to be quiet, but few have seen a library that’s dead silent.However, since the advent of COVID-19, a lot have things have changed in the University of Kentucky’s libraries....

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First snow

Gavin Colton November 15, 2019

Ursula had been in the stacks looking through books about Ernest Hemingway for an essay when Irene texted her that the snow was really bucketing down and that she was on her way. They’d reduced themselves...

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UK students find study spaces to fit their finals week needs

Emily Laytham April 23, 2018

Is it better to study sitting at a desk with headphones in or surrounded by 10 of your closest friends? Contrary to popular opinion, the answer might be both.Most students prescribe to the “meshing hypothesis”...

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