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Lexington Ballet perform 'Rhapsody in Blue' and 'Koln Concert' at KSU
The Lexington Ballet Company performed to enthusiastic crowd Friday evening at Bradford Hall at Kentucky State University. As part of its arts and cultural season series, the Frankfort Arts Foundation and Kentucky State University presented “Rhapsody in Blue” and “The Koln Concert” performed by the Lexington Ballet Company. The movements by the dancers in this ballet evoke “sadness, growth, love and feeling of acceptance withi...

KSU claims SIAC Volleyball Championship
Kentucky State completed its dominant run through the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Tournament, defeating Albany State 3-1 to claim the conference championship on Friday at the Birmingham Crossplex. The SIAC championship was the Thorobrettes’ fifth overall and fourth in the last six years. With the victory, they will be headed back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2013. Aside from dropping...

College of Ag researcher to appear on KET's 'Inside Northern Kentucky'
College of Agriculture’s research associate Sheri Crabtree will be featured on KET’s “Inside Northern Kentucky.” The broadcast will air at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 and at 10 p.m. Nov. 27 on KET-KY (Channel 23 on Frankfort Plant Board cable). It was filmed at a pawpaw tasting and talk she gave at the Boone County Extension office in September.

Admissions director surprises high school students with acceptance letters
It’s not often that the Director of Admissions at a university personally hands a student his or her acceptance letter. But Kentucky State University Director of Admissions, Natasha Murray, is doing just that. Murray surprised six students at Louisville’s Fern Creek High School on Tuesday with acceptance letters to the University. Three of the students admitted were offered scholarships. “It’s a great accomplishment for a student t...