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Warped tour founder comes to campus

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By Adam Wozniak Short attention spans define this generation. “We live in an iPod generation and it’s always on shuffle,” said Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman Wednesday night. Lyman spoke to a group of more than 70 students in Memorial hall about his experience in the music industry. Entering his 30th year in the music [...]

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Kernel in Print – Feb. 25, 2010

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Kernel Cartoon

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Kernel Editorial Board The age old adage “practice makes perfect” may not always be true, but for senior nursing students, the practice represents the perfect situation. A Feb. 16 Kernel article documented the heart attack of Henry Wall, also known as SimMan. SimMan is one of five robots the College of Nursing uses to perform [...]

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Council using collaboration as a tool for change

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Column by Lydia Courtright In the past, people have inquired as to exactly what the Student Sustainability Council is doing with the Environmental Stewardship Fee  and how that fee is being used to benefit students. Although the changes we have implemented this year may not involve the installation of wind turbines or the demolition of [...]

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[VIDEO]Exhibit opens door to students’ unknowns

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Frank Warren knows your secret. He will share it with the world, but don’t worry — no one will ever know it is you. Warren spends his time reading 100 to 200 unsigned postcards a day as part of his brainchild, PostSecret, a project he hopes can give the world a sense of empathy and [...]

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Column by Austin Hill I was reading a fellow columnist’s article online last week when I noticed there were 10 comments concerning the article. Most agreed with the writer, who was standing up for student safety, and appreciated someone speaking on their behalf, others not so much. The negative comments were pertaining mostly to a [...]

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Letter to Editor by George Fry Did Orwell have a crystal ball? Was Orwell a shaman, did he have a crystal ball or perhaps he just had a wild nightmare. News flash, dateline present, you are being watched. A few days ago, a small town’s school kids were lucky enough to receive brand new computers. [...]

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Safety plans at UK responsibility of each college

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With the shootings at the University of Alabama less than two weeks ago and the recent questioning of gun possession laws on UK’s campus, some may be wondering what to do in the event of an on-campus emergency — whether it be an armed gunman or a fire. Each UK college department must have a [...]

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By Tilly Finley In the treacherous winter months when many students opted out of visiting campus, one group of workers came without fail to maintain 800 acres of UK’s campus. With the worst of the weather over, the Physical Plant Division is now looking ahead at larger projects while trying to balance the everyday repairs [...]

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