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New supplement courses help students transition to college classes

By Ally Rogers Over this past year, one UK program has undergone a major overhaul and now offers more communication to students. The Academic Enhancement Program assists students with writing, reading and math classes to bridge the gap between high school level and collegiate level instruction. Formerly considered remedial courses, academic supplement classes are available [...]

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UK professor, poet to discuss Appalachia

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By Allison VanderHorst One UK professor will be a featured speaker at an event celebrating the contributions African-Americans have made to Appalachia. The UK College of Arts and Sciences is hosting the Affrilachian Symposium on March 9 and 10. Nikky Finney, a creative writing professor at UK, and poet who has made many contributions to [...]

Career Academy helps in job hunt

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By Blair Helwig Some college students assume they will find jobs as soon as they graduate, but that’s not always the case. However, a new program called the James W. Stuckert Career Academy is serving as a preparation for students seeking jobs in their specific job markets. UK students seeking information on how to obtain [...]

Police use internet to report crime, new system allows citizens to post online

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By Jarrod Thacker The Lexington Division of Police embraced the digital age during a press conference on Monday, announcing a new online method to report crime. The system, called the Citizen Online Reporting System, is a law enforcement records management program developed by Coplogic, Inc., which enables citizens to submit non-emergency police reports through an [...]

Event brings eight years of laughter

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by Jen Taylor The Cat’s Den has been making students laugh for eight years now. The free Comedy Caravan shows, held every Wednesday at 8 p.m., have basically kept the same format. A student host will open the show by introducing the comedians and maybe doing some stand-up of his or her own, then three [...]

Understated elegance: A red carpet affair

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Columnist delineates the difference between fashion at the Oscars and Grammy’s.

Kernel Cartoon by Greg Artiushin

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Check out Greg Artiushin’s cartoon about “Writing on the Stall” in the Tuesday, March 1, edition of the Kentucky Kernel.

Letter to the Editor: Tighter coal regulations maintain accountability, safety, environment

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Requiring safe and environmentally proper mining does raise the price of coal and electricity, but this has to be weighed against the cost of injured miners, dirty water and unclean air.