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Travel back in time for I Love the 90’s Bash

Megan Brown April 5, 2018

The I Love the 90's Bash is throwing it back to the decade of Tamagotchis, VHS tapes and iconic haircuts.The Bar Crawl event is coming to Lexington on April 7 and allowing participants to relive the greatest...

Head coach Mark Stoops of the Kentucky Wildcats looks on during the second half of the TaxSlayer Bowl against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at EverBank Field on Saturday, December 31, 2016 in Jacksonville, Florida. Photo by Michael Reaves | Staff.

Observations from UK football’s open practice

April 5, 2018

For the first time all spring, UK football opened up its practice to media on Thursday, giving media the chance to see what the Cats are working on heading into the Blue-White spring game. The practice...

Jordan Jones #34 of the Kentucky Wildcats is injured during the game against EKU on Saturday, September 9, 2017, in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky defeated EKU 27 to 16. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Jordan Jones out for spring practice due to injury

Kernel Sports Staff April 5, 2018

As the Blue-White spring game approaches, UK football will be without another member of its defense as head coach Mark Stoops announced after Thursday’s practice that Jordan Jones will be out for the...

Senior Pitcher Erin Rethlake gets ready to pitch the ball on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 in Lexington, Ky. Ky won 8-0. Photo by Edward Justice | Staff

Freshmen and senior performances help UK softball beat Louisville

April 4, 2018

The UK softball team braved the cold Wednesday night and earned its second in-state win of the week, this time in an 8-0 victory against archrival Louisville. An RBI single each from two of Kentucky’s...

Sophomore William Bushamuka hits the ball during the match against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Friday, March 4, 2016 in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky won the match 5-2. Photo by Hunter Mitchell | Staff

UK men’s tennis unable to complete upset over Ohio State

April 4, 2018

The No. 22 UK men’s tennis team hosted the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes at the Boone Tennis Center on Wednesday, but they were unable to finish the upset as the Cats lost 4-2.UK now falls to 13-8 on the...

Amy McGrath speaking to students on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 in Lexington, Kentucky. Amy McGrath is the second Congressional Candidate UKY Democrats have hosted this semester. Photo By Genna Melendez | Staff

Candidate Amy McGrath seeks to inspire students, women at campus event hosted by UKY Democrats

Genna Melendez April 4, 2018

Marine veteran, Kentuckian and mother are just some of the ways to describe Sixth District Congressional Democratic candidate Amy McGrath.McGrath came to UK Tuesday evening to speak to the UK College Democrats...

John Reed a Parking Control Officer for the University of Kentucky writes a ticket for an illegally parked vehicle. Photo by Mike Weaver | Staff

Friday is the last day to pay off parking tickets with donations

Cathryn Perini April 4, 2018

Donations for Citations has returned to UK, giving members of the UK community the opportunity to pay off parking citations by donating nonperishable food or personal care items until Friday, April 6.Students...

Tayvho Akpan, a University of Kentucky student studying music production, is known on campus and across Lexington as the Dancing Kid. Akpan never danced for the attention, but rather for his long-standing passion for music. 

Campus ‘Dancing Kid’ wants to become friends with his fans

Nick Mills April 4, 2018

Tayvho Akpan was waiting at the bank at Nicholasville Mall, anxiously awaiting to find out if his check, which was over 60 days old, would successfully go through.  After receiving word that his check...

Founder of Take Back Cheapside DeBraun Thomas speaks during the council meeting held to vote on the removal of two Confederate statues in downtown Lexington. The two statues include one of John Hunt Morgan, a Confederate general, and another, John C. Breckinridge, the last Confederate Secretary of War. The final, unanimous vote was taken on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017 at the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Racism, injustice and history: Activists push students to embrace change

Brandon Jent April 4, 2018

Facing change is one of life’s greatest challenges. UK is giving students a chance to tackle this challenge with the first-ever Facing Change Week.Facing Change Week, April 2-6, is a week-long program...

Between the Blue and White Lines: Preparing for 2018-19 basketball

Between the Blue and White Lines: Preparing for 2018-19 basketball

Kernel Sports Staff April 4, 2018

All four of the guys meet for the first time since UK's loss and Donte DiVincenzo's MOP Final Four performance to talk one-and-dones, UK's future and Arike Ogunbowale.

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BBWL 4-4

April 4, 2018

University of Kentucky freshman Carson Coleman pitches during the game against Louisville on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

UK baseball’s bullpen helps lead UK to win over Louisville

Charlee Schaefer April 3, 2018

The No. 9 UK baseball team took game one of the annual Battle of the Bluegrass on Tuesday night in front of a record crowd, beating the UofL Cardinals by a final score of 8-5. The fans set a new Cliff...

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