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Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Paige Watson and her friend Emily Paulin look at a picture on Paulin’s phone as the two wait for an elevator in Watson’s dorm on UK’s campus on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Lexington, Kentucky. Watson is a freshman at UK this semester and her best friend, Paulin is a student at Eastern Kentucky University, which is only about 20 minutes away from Lexington. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

‘Excited to begin’: A freshman’s transition to college

Akhira Umar August 21, 2018

A new school year means new students are rolling in, and that comes with a roller coaster of emotions and experiences.The transition from high school to college is a milestone that can be a mixture of...

Kentucky wide receiver Dorian Baker runs downfield during the game against the Louisville Cardinals at Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday, November 28, 2015 in Lexington, Ky. Louisville defeated Kentucky 38-24. Photo by Michael Reaves | Staff.

After his injury last year, Baker is ready to be a football mentor

Chase Campbell August 21, 2018

Dorian Baker prepared for his final Media Day as a UK Wildcat as he looked out over the field he had been on many times over the last four years.Baker’s road to his senior season has been rocky: Before...

Keldon Johnson. Nick Richards. Immanuel Quickley. Bahamas 2018. Day two. Open practice. Photo by Chet White | UK Athletics

Post Big Blue Bahamas: Looking ahead to basketball season

August 21, 2018

While football season is taking the stage in just a couple weeks, Kentucky basketball is never far from the minds of Big Blue Nation fans.The Cats had a recent eight-day stint in the Bahamas, in which...

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Lexington’s newest Chick-fil-A to give out a year of coupons to 24-hour campers

Rick Childress August 20, 2018

A new Chick-fil-A restaurant will open in Lexington on Thursday and one hundred tired and lucky chicken lovers will go home with a year's worth of Chick-fil-A coupons. According to the Chick-fil-A press...

A fire alarm caused by sanding dust from an area under construction required students, faculty and staff to evacuate the Gatton Student Center on UKs campus in Lexington, Kentucky on Monday, Aug. 20, 2018.

Sanding dust causes brief UK student center evacuation, officials say

Kernel News Staff August 20, 2018

Students inside the Gatton Student Center had to be briefly evacuated after fire alarms went off inside the building Monday morning."No fire," UK spokesperson Kathy Johnson wrote in an email.According...

Kentucky running back Benny Snell Jr.

Stoops pleased with week two scrimmage, but defense is running thin

Erika Bonner August 18, 2018

Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops met with the media Saturday afternoon following an inter-squad scrimmage, wrapping up week two of the Wildcats’ training camp.Saturday’s scrimmage resulted in a more...

Pieces of Karyn Olivier work Witness are cut out in preparation for their installation in the Memorial Hall vestibule on UKs campus on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 in Lexington, Kentucky. Karyn Olivier was an artist chosen by the UK Memorial Hall art committee to create an artwork that adds context to Anne Rice OHanlons 1934 mural. OHanlons mural depicts a sanitized version of the brutality that existed during the time of slavery and legal segregation. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Once anonymous, now revered: Memorial Hall art adds context to debate of race in art

Rick Childress August 16, 2018

A space once wrought with racial tension now demands reverence for the subjugated.Karyn Olivier, the artist charged with assembling a complimentary art piece for the controversial mural in UK’s Memorial...

The Football Team training camp Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Photo by Britney Howard | UK Athletics

In-camp competition bettering the defensive backs

August 16, 2018

When players are going against one another each and every practice, training camp can turn into a routine for veteran players and can sometimes drag on.What are some of the defensive backs doing in order...

Senior volleyball player Merideth Jewell bumps the ball to a setter during UK Volleyball Media Day on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

UK volleyball more edgy than in years past

August 15, 2018

Between a vicious attacking offense and a defense that came up with many blocks, last year’s UK volleyball team was one of the more fun teams to watch in the program’s history. While the Cats hope...

The Football Team training camp Friday, August 10, 2018. Photo by Britney Howard | UK Athletics

Practice notes from UK football’s 10th training camp practice

August 14, 2018

On Tuesday afternoon, offensive coordinator Eddie Gran met with media after UK’s 10th practice to share how the team responded to Saturday’s disappointing scrimmage.According to Gran, the offense has...

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