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Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Representatives from the United Campus Workers and Movement for Black Lives put on a backpack display over COVID-19 concerns on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in front of the University of Kentucky Main Building in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Concerned groups stage campus display over COVID-19 risks

Natalie Parks September 17, 2020

Seventy backpacks lined the grass in front of UK's Main Building this morning, each representing a potential student life that could be lost due to COVID-19 on campus.The backpacks were laid out by members...

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Dear my backpack, Thanks.

April 30, 2019

When I first started shopping for basic college gear (was that really four years ago?), I thought I’d be that cool kid who had a new backpack every year and always had the newest stuff. That was my naive...

Sarah Ladd, the Kernels 2018-19 opinions editor, will graduate this May. 

Don’t waste time with sadness or an overdose of anticipation

April 11, 2019

I think it’s hitting me that I graduate in about three weeks. I’ve got the gown, the outfit, the cords, the jitters. I’ve also got the job hunts, the last minute to-do lists because there’s something...

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