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Summer 2009 box office void of memorable films

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When it comes to summertime, there are a few crucial activities that can make it memorable. For many movie lovers, the summer is considered to be the prime season for blockbuster films hitting the silver screen. This is the time when all the hype-building movie trailers are finally seen in their full splendor. Movie lovers [...]

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The season won’t kick off until Sept. 5 when the Cats take on Miami of Ohio at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, but on May 23, UK football received news that would affect their season from beginning to end. UK Athletics called a mysterious news conference, declining to state a topic. By the end [...]

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Students returning to campus are susceptible to new germs and viruses they have not been around all summer, and when 18,000 undergraduates merge into one spot at the same time it’s inevitable that someone will get sick. Extreme caution has to be used when dealing with students and illnesses, and right now the H1N1 virus, [...]

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Network forms campus connections

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Letter to Editor by Matthew Noe “Social Network allows UK to monitor users,” has a bit of a big brother feel to it, doesn’t it? It is accurate in that the Big Blue Network, or NetworkBlue, is a social network, and it is true that it is monitored, but in our generation, a headline such [...]

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Complied by Megan Hurt “Halloween II”- Horror/Action/Adventure- Rated R- 1 hour & 41 minutes The Plot: Rob Zombie’s “Halloween II” will pick up where Zombie’s “Halloween” remake left off, following Michael Myers’ sister as she deals with psychological trauma following her epic battle with her serial killer brother. The Buzz: Rob Zombie’s remake of the [...]

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Social network place for meaningful discussion

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Column by Christopher Rice In recent articles published by the Lexington Herald-Leader and the Kentucky Kernel, some unfortunate misunderstandings about the purpose of The Big Blue Network, or BBN, and how the university monitors activity on the network, have come about. I would like to put those to rest. The Big Blue Network is part [...]

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When the Southeastern Conference and ESPN struck a TV deal over the summer, it was a given that it would make a tremendous impact in both the basketball and football worlds. UK football head coach Rich Brooks went so far as to say it was the biggest impact college football had seen in the last [...]

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Volleyball gives UK best chance for SEC title

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This semester, the best team UK athletics has to offer plays on hardwood. They’re usually the tallest on campus and their coach has been talking of a turnaround ever since he was hired. It’s a top 25 team for sure, with a roster full of All-Southeastern Conference selections. But no, it’s not that team. This [...]

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Chip Off the Old Block

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Most of the time when I go out into the world to take pictures, I have a set subject that I strive to capture in their best moments. Whether it is at a basketball game where I aim for the emotion that the coaches let loose, or if it’s at a park capturing children on [...]

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Kernel in Print – Aug. 27, 2009

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Open publication – Free publishing

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