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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Dawning of Music in Kentucky highlights legacy of ‘Beethoven of America’
Aimee Pierce, Reporter • April 9, 2025
Trump pauses tariffs on countries, adds additional tax to China
Sylvia Freire, Reporter • April 9, 2025
PHOTOS: Canopy Cats semiannual tree climb
Christian Kantosky, Assistant Photo Editor • April 9, 2025
Lisa Woods performs a scene from Our Confederate Cousin during the 250Lex Literary Celebration: An Evening Inspired by the Written Word on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Kentucky Theatre in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Cara Raiford | Staff
‘Art is the thing we need most right now.’ Local writing event celebrates Lexington’s literary history
Sammy Wynn, Reporter • April 10, 2025

Lex250 hosted “An Evening Inspired by the Written Word” to showcase the city's history through a variety of performances by local poets, dancers and actors. The Lexington Public Library and its partners, including the Carnegie Center for...

Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Pope shouts at his players on the court during the second round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament vs. the Illinois Fighting Illini on Sunday, March, 23, 2025, at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Kentucky won 84-75. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Photo Editor
Kentucky men’s basketball roster tracker: Looking ahead to the 2025-26 Cats
Cole Parke and Tyler Russell March 26, 2025

As Kentucky men's basketball closing the door on its 2024-25 season with a Sweet Sixteen loss to Tennessee, all eyes turn toward the transfer portal and what things will look like for Head Coach Mark Pope and the Cats next season. With the Cats...

Opera professor Everett McCorvey poses for a portrait in his office in the William E. and Casiana Schmidt Vocal Arts Center in Lexington, Kentucky, on March 4, 2025. Photo by Chloe Bradley | Staff
From civil rights to concert halls: The African American spiritual legacy
Chloe Bradley, Reporter • April 2, 2025
Caroline Harper and Madi Wilson, seniors in agricultural and medical biotechnology and human health sciences, pose for portraits in their lab on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at the Peter Bosomworth Health Sciences Research Building in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Assistant Photo Editor
Research, growth and connection
Kiana Alpaca, Reporter • April 1, 2025
Admiration: How UK students honor Women's History Month
Admiration: How UK students honor Women’s History Month
Sammy Wynn, Hannah Piedad, Adah Hufana and Melanie Schouppe, Reporter • April 1, 2025
Some non-voter woes
Aidan Dillard-Hijikata, Opinion Editor • April 3, 2025

I’m finally coming to terms with a critical lapse in my judgment, and I would like to apologize.  I was wholeheartedly a Trump skeptic, if not downright a nonbeliever of nearly the totality of his...

Why I hate award shows
Sammy Wynn, Reporter • March 31, 2025
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