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Kentucky Kernel

Students walk out of the Gatton Student Center on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Brady Saylor | Staff

Editorial: Attendance should only be 10% of overall grades at UK

Editorial Board February 28, 2023

Absences add up quickly, and with the usual two or three absences allotted for individual classes, they can be gone quicker than one might think. Because of this, the overall impact attendance should have...

Kentucky fans boo the referees after a foul call during the game against Auburn on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 73-66 clinching the SEC regular season title. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

BREAKING: NCAA Tournaments to be held without fans in attendance

Braden Ramsey March 11, 2020

The only sounds you'll definitively hear in March Madness are the ref's whistles, squeaking shoes and the bounce of a ball. NCAA President Mark Emmert announced this evening that upcoming championship...

Fans attending ESPN College GameDay hold signs on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky basketball will take on the Kansas Jayhawks at 6:00 PM. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

UK student ticket sales are down, why?

Kassidy Stumbo April 17, 2019

When John Calipari was named head coach of the Kentucky men’s basketball team on April 1, 2009, the excitement was immediately felt throughout Lexington. New t-shirts boasting the phrase ‘Envy our...

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Title IV attendance regulations a good thing but need improvement

Isabel Phillips February 19, 2019

A new federal regulation to Title IV, which required professors to report the attendance of their students between Sept. 6 and Sept. 12, took effect at the beginning of last semester. If the university...

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Advice for the first day of class: Be positive

Sarah Halsey January 8, 2019

The start of another semester is here once again. Many of you may feel excited by the new possibilities that await in the new year and new semester. March Madness. Spring Break. A fresh start. On the other...

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Spring Cleaning: Let’s get rid of mandatory attendance

Jacob Chatfield October 18, 2018

Mandatory attendance: the tried and failed way of ensuring college students attend class. Most students have seen sign-in sheets or raised their hands for roll-call for as long as they’ve been enrolled...

Students make their way across paths in front of Whitehall building on Wednesday, August 24, 2015. Photo by Marcus Dorsey

Go to class, do your homework. You may lose financial aid if you don’t.

Cathryn Perini August 31, 2018

Students can now lose their financial aid for not attending or being engaged in classes.In compliance with a new federal regulation, educators are required to report students who are not attending class,...

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...

University of Kentucky junior Ryan Johnson runs to first base during the game against Louisville on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

Record crowd comes to Cliff Hagan Stadium despite windy conditions

April 3, 2018

UK baseball moved the start time of its home game against Louisville up two and-a-half hours to avoid and inclement weather, which ended up being a good decision.A new Cliff Hagan Stadium record crowd...

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Dueling Columns: Lay off the students and look in the mirror

Kelsey Mattingly November 15, 2017

A debate has sparked on Twitter about the recent lack of student attendance at Kentucky basketball’s three exhibition games and two season openers. All of the outrage, from what is mostly older fans...

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