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A UK student takes notes on an iPad in Jill Day’s History & Philosophy of Physical Education & Sport class on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at White Hall Classroom Building in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

How often are students using their university-designated tech?

Claire Osterfeld April 14, 2022

Nearly every freshman, sophomore and junior at UK has been provided an iPad, but how often are these iPads utilized?In 2019, the university announced that it was beginning a partnership with Apple Corporation....

I AM PREGNANT

Kasimma March 23, 2022

I am pregnant.That is the story.The rest is the detail.The first time Dumebi hit me was the day I announced my pregnancy to him. After five misty years of casting out my net, I caught a baby. Those five...

A student wearing a mask exits Gatton Student Center on the first day of in-person classes on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

OPINION: How to tell someone to wear a mask with confidence

Ryder Noah From September 4, 2020

While walking into the elevator of my dorm, I noticed that the person who entered with me had her mask down because she was eating an apple. My corona anxiety gave me the courage to politely ask her to...

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Letter to the Editor

John C. Higgins February 5, 2020

The recent Kernel article entitled "UK's Female Deans Are Paid Less" is an intentionally divisive non-sequitur when compared to its content. The data presented in the article is only a small part of the...

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Trick or treat, Halloween can’t be beat

Sarah Michels October 29, 2019

Halloween is undoubtedly the best holiday in existence. If you disagree, perhaps you’ve forgotten the spooky magic it brought you as a child. Let me take you back.There’s a slight chill in the late...

Jiayu Zheng, a freshman computer science major, logs into his iPad for the first time at the distribution station in Gatton Student Center on Friday, August 23, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Natalie Parks | Staff

UK leverages new iPads in first step toward ‘Smart Campus’

Natalie Parks September 3, 2019

10.5 inch screen. 64 gigabytes. Smart keyboard. Apple pencil.The iPad Air and its accessories have arrived on campus.A little over 6,000 incoming freshmen and graduate teaching assistants were eligible...

The University of Kentucky announced a $500,000 investment into the campuss mental health resources on Feb. 21, 2020. Photo by Rick Childress

How is UK going to pay for all those iPads?

Rick Childress May 1, 2019

UK officials announced Tuesday that the university would be spending $1.5 million to provide up to 5,900 iPad Airs and other Apple products to the incoming freshman class.The measure was approved by the...

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Google and Apple must drop Absher from stores

February 15, 2019

Just in time for Valentine’s Day 2019, The New York Times published a story on Feb. 13 that shared some insight into an app that males in Saudi Arabia use to track and enslave females.According to that...

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Apple vs. Dell: Why MacBooks are so popular among college students

Nakiya Brewer October 10, 2017

The University of Kentucky is huge, along with its student body. This is my third year at UK and I still wonder, why does everyone have a MacBook? I asked my friends why they bought their MacBook and their...

UK students weigh in on new iPhones

Alex Brinkhorst September 25, 2017

The next iPhones, models 8 and X, were announced during Apple’s last keynote earlier in the month.UK students reacted with excitement, indifference or concerns about the new models. The iPhone 8 was...

Apple introduces new products at keynote event

Alex Brinkhorst September 15, 2017

In a two-hour event, Apple announced four new products that will all be available by the end of 2017.The keynote speech took place in Apple’s new Steve Jobs Theater. The speech featured several major...

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All Roads Lead to Harvard Drive

Becky Feigin March 28, 2017

New artists are having their music discovered every day, but it’s not often that a group of new artists come about who are ready to take the scene by storm.Damon Saunders (Stōōp), Ej Karnell (Kärnəl),...

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