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Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Petty claims not enough to change SG election and candidates look foolish

April 13, 2009

People will do just about anything out of desperation, and that was no exception with the recent Student Government elections. While campaign flyers still littered classrooms, the first complaint was filed...

UK Parking should have stuck to its guns with bike fee

April 12, 2009

Those who cried out against the new campus bike permit plan’s $15 registration fee can breath a sigh of relief. It’s over.UK Parking and Transportation Services — who designed...

Hollywood uses movie formulas that will sell

April 12, 2009

Column by Tim RileyThere is a dark, terrible secret to the world of Hollywood movies that some people like to ignore. It explains so much about what kind of movies are made and the ideas contained within...

Act will allow undocumented immigrants a chance at citizenship and higher education

April 9, 2009

Column by Joe Gallenstein“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I...

University finds new way to wield power over student

April 9, 2009

To me, the issue the bike fee raises is not the $15 payment or the supposed improvements the university promises with the proceeds of the new policy. What I can’t help but think is that this...

UK Housing must find permanent solution for residence halls

April 9, 2009

It seems UK Housing cannot make up its mind.Housing officials closed Jewell Hall during the Spring 2008 semester, but reopened for the 2008-09 school year. In the fall, Jewell was filled to its 108-person...

Technological advances make world faster, but we must remember life’s simple things

April 9, 2009

Column by Melissa A. Eslinger“I listen to the river,” Captain Erick Underhill said.What does that even mean? Is this guy crazy? Is he gaining some sort of insight in a language no one else...

New bike policy will hurt students and not help bikers

April 9, 2009

Dear security: Most thieves spray paint the bike frame and try to sell it to make money. To assume they will forget to take off a sticker is foolish. Paying for a security guard to watch all the bike racks...

Outgoing SG president says farewell to university

April 8, 2009

Column by Tyler MontellFriends — this is my last will and testament as your student body president. Let me start by saying that my college experience has probably been much like yours. In all my...

‘Number crunching’ leads to realization of UK’s intentions

April 8, 2009

Column by Patrick SimsFor its next act, the ruthless UK will now charge bicyclists to park their bike on campus. Under the guise of means to afford new, more modern “bike racks,” these masters...

Giants Steps lets students change lives in Tanzania

April 7, 2009

All too often, students graduate from UK with lofty goals, but those goals are seldom accomplished or even sought after. Former UK student Flaget Nally is an exception to that group and is making a difference...

With celebration of spring comes UK’s Earthdays in the Bluegrass

April 7, 2009

Column by Tate WhiteApril, despite the atypical weather we are currently experiencing, generally reminds us what we have been missing over the cold winter months (in the rare case we forgot). Spring rains...

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