In Lexington, smokers inside public establishments are a rarity because of the city’s smoking ban. But that changed slightly with the opening of one place: Prince Hookah Lounge on South Limestone Street. Although some may view this store’s opening as a sidestep around the smoking ban, polluting public air, we see it as a positive [...]

The overhaul of Student Government’s freshman program is a good idea in theory, but it could become a revision in name only if SG leaders don’t execute it carefully. What used to be the Freshman Representative Council is now the Leadership Development Program — a renaming that SG officials say reflects the program’s new focus. [...]

When students were signing up for classes in March, the Kernel reported they were having trouble using the new myUK computer system for registration. And when students had to make changes to their class schedules at the beginning of this semester, they ran into many of the same problems. While any major technology transition will [...]

Students have appeared in record-breaking crowds of blue and white to snatch up season tickets for UK football. With last year’s Cats scoring such major wins as the Music City Bowl, students are energized to see their team do well again. As of last week, students had purchased more than 4,800 season tickets, trampling the [...]

UK’s remodeled faculty center could be an important asset for university fundraising, as long as it’s managed well enough to recoup its operating costs. The Hilary J. Boone Center, which has been closed since 2004, will reopen in February, when its renovations are complete. Although the center has been closed for three years, the renovation [...]

Rich Brooks got it right. UK’s head football coach was correct to allow wide receiver Steve Johnson Jr. to play in last Saturday’s game against Eastern Kentucky after Johnson was arrested earlier in the week. Johnson pleaded not guilty to four traffic violations and a charge of resisting arrest after a traffic stop last Wednesday [...]

Student Government passed its budget last week, one that is smaller than past years. Overall, SG is operating on $147,870 less this year. With such a drop in expenditures, there are bound to be cuts, and we’re pleased to see that SG salaries are among these. The budget includes $12,025 in salary cuts for the [...]