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Kernel Editorial Board On Saturday, May 8, hundreds of students from the graduating class of 2010 will parade into Rupp Arena, adorned in caps and gowns, waving to family and loved ones and anticipating the next great venture in their lives. After four or so years at UK, their moment has arrived: commencement. Each year, [...]

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Column by Austin Hill It’s Dead Week and some students resemble zombies, sleep walking around after all-nighters trying to squeeze every last bit of knowledge from the first week of the semester into their brains. As a result, it is a popular time of year for students to start seeking ways to help study. Students [...]

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Column by Timothy Kroboth “Kentucky?” a friend asked in disbelief. “Why on earth would you want to go there?” My classmates and friends at Winthrop University were skeptical last spring as I defended my decision to spend the 2009-2010 academic year at another university in the U.S. through the National Student Exchange program. Although I [...]

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Nine months ago, the SEC and ESPN agreed on a $2.25 billion media deal that seemed to promise coverage of just about anything donning the conference seal. Nine months in, the deal has underperformed. Across a number of media platforms (the number of which may have increased by the time this is published), the Worldwide [...]

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Kernel in Print — April 29, 2010

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Drizzy’s home — they were the first words out of Drake’s mouth when he took the stage in Memorial Coliseum Tuesday, and by the looks of things, he may as well have been. Canadian rapper Drake wasn’t shy about his recently-formed relationship with UK, as he made it a central pillar of his show. After [...]

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Trustees quickly approve raising tuition

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By Taylor Moak UK students now know how much they will pay for school next year. Student tuition and mandatory fee increases for the 2010-11 academic school year were approved by the Board of Trustees at its meeting Tuesday. Stephen P. Branscum, chairman of the finance committee, presented the proposal of rate increases from the [...]

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By Brian Shlonsky Fins, snorkels and oxygen tanks helped a group of UK students dive to the depths of a university pool and take their first breaths underwater. New Horizons Dive Center in Lexington held a free scuba dive training session Monday night in the Lancaster Aquatic Center, where UK students learned some scuba basics [...]

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By Christopher Robbins The new faculty representative to the UK Board of Trustees wants to change the way the university’s governing board interacts with the rest of campus. On April 16, Joe Peek, the Gatton Endowed Chair in International Banking and Financial Economics, won election to the UK Board of Trustees as a faculty representative. [...]

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Parking and Transportation Services is preparing for student parking permit renewal. Students can apply for a permit online or through the mail between May 1 and August 31. Walk-ins are allowed after August 31. Students must have a link blue login and password to apply online. Permits are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Students [...]

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