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Firefighters put out a car fire on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in the William T. Young Library parking lot in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Alexis Baker | Staff

Car catches fire in Willy T. parking lot

Lilly Keith and Alexis Baker September 12, 2024

A car caught fire in the William T. Young Library parking lot with the owner, a UK student, sitting inside. Brooke Berry's 2016 Jeep Renegade caught fire on the night of Sept. 12 around 8 p.m. while...

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 piled on top of each other sled down the bowl outside William T Young Library on top of a wet floor sign on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024, during the first snow on campus outside William T Young Library in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

PHOTOS: ‘The Bowl’ fills with students sledding after first snowfall of semester

Samuel Colmar and Matthew Mueller January 15, 2024

University of Kentucky students sled down 'the bowl' outside of William T. Young Library during the first snow of the year on Jan. 15, 2024, in Lexington, Kentucky.

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...

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...

William T. Young Library is surrounded by ice-covered trees following an ice storm on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

This sad girl winter, let’s look for the little joys in life

Karrington Garland, Opinions Editor February 3, 2023

Sad girl winter is setting into my spine. I’m not a fan of cold weather. And I like to take snow in doses, never lasting more than an hour in the harsh cold it sets upon us.  Unless I can admire...

Two UK students walk past each other outside of the Whitehall Classroom Building during class change on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

First snowfall of the school year proves challenging for UK students

Hailey Peters November 12, 2019

On a snow day last year, UK student Alex Fields slipped on ice and cracked his phone.Tuesday, as the first snow of the school year covered the ground, Fields and other students around UK’s campus aimed...

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The man who feeds the trees

Gavin Colton October 24, 2019

He whistles on his way out of Willy T, his honeyed hoots echoing off the marble floor. A worn-thin cardigan hangs around his hips the way bedsheets wrap over the corners of a mattress. He holds the door...

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Long Boarders

Gavin Colton September 25, 2019

There are three kinds of long boarders on campus: ones who can ride, ones who shouldn’t, and ones who can’t ride yet.Last week, I saw a woman skirt into a Qdoba parking lot, cut-off Nirvana shirt and...

Quilts inside of William T. Young Library on Monday, October 8th, 2018 in Lexington, Kentucky

History in quilt form hangs on Willy T’s walls

Sophie Meadors October 16, 2018

While students are busy studying for their classes, unassuming pieces of history are looking down at them from the walls of Willy T.Most UK students are in the midst of heavy studying for midterms, much...

Advice from a senior: How to make the most of your years at UK

August 28, 2018

Dear freshmen: Welcome to your new home at the University of KentuckyThe first day of college can be daunting, especially when you throw a large city, large campus and large classrooms into the mix. Life...

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