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By Martha Groppo features@kykernel.com World-class jazz is coming to UK. Grammy winner and Carnegie Hall performer Joe Lovano will perform at the Singletary Center for the Arts on Saturday. Lovano, a saxophonist, will entertain with his five-member performance group “Us Five.” UK students can expect an upbeat performance with some improvisation.  said Summer Gossett, marketing [...]

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Kernel Editorial We’ve all had the urge. It’s 2 a.m. and that 15-page research paper due tomorrow is guaranteeing you an all-nighter. It’s so tempting to knock out those last five pages by going to Google and copying the first relevant thing the search engine spits out. But step back and put things into perspective: [...]

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Column by Tim Riley Michael Jordan created it, Tiger Woods (until recently) perfected it, and we all bought it. With the extreme influx of money into sports within the last 20 years, society has created a monster, the corporate athlete.” They’re easy to spot. They can be spotted using and advertising a variety of random [...]

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Column by Colin Walsh “Legion,” the latest 21st century homage to the angry and vengeful God of the Old Testament, is forgettable. Spearheaded by special effects master Scott Stewart, the man behind the visuals of blockbuster hits from “Blade Runner” to “Iron Man,” “Legion” is a story of revelation and a hearty attempt at global [...]

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It’s not Patrick Patterson’s fault. It may be hard to believe, considering freshman forward DeMarcus Cousins is playing well and John Wall will never catch blame for anything. But for those of you looking at UK’s elder statesman and pointing your finger, take a step back. When a team loses, there are plenty of reasons [...]

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By Chandler Howard For many readers, “polo” is a phrase often associated with a classy shirt or a popular Ralph Lauren fragrance. For Tannis Marley and other members of the UK women’s club team, however, polo is a way of life. Marley, a UK senior from the suburbs of Philadelphia, has been competing in the [...]

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Kernel in Print — Jan. 29, 2010

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BREAKING NEWS: Zachary Kertis, a UK freshman, died in Haggin Hall Wednesday night. The 911 call made from a cell phone came in to UK Police around 10:16 p.m. UK Police Chief Joe Monroe said there is no evidence of foul play or suspicious circumstances surrounding the student’s death. Joe Sumner, a biology freshman and [...]

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By Brandon Goodwin Three days without speaking to a parent does not seem like a long time for most college students. But for Atsali and Gilbert Fontaine, those were the longest three days of their lives. Atsali and Gilbert’s parents live in Haiti, the site of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that has left millions devastated. [...]

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