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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

‘A sacred responsibility.’ University president Eli Capilouto says UK alumni among Louisville shooting victims

‘A sacred responsibility.’ University president Eli Capilouto says UK alumni among Louisville shooting victims

Courtney Suber, Reporter April 11, 2023

UK president Eli Capilouto released a statement Tuesday addressing the deadly shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday.  According to the statement, sent via campus-wide email, two of the five victims...

College dependents qualify for third round of stimulus checks

Rachel Crick March 13, 2021

On Thursday, March 11, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 into law. As part of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, stimulus checks will be going out to Americans, including...

Graphic made by Natalie Parks with Infogram.

Students hope for debt relief as government wavers on amount

Haley Simpkins February 22, 2021

Student debt forgiveness has been a major topic of conversation during the start of the Biden presidency, and students at UK are joining the discussion.According to the annual Federal Student Loan Portfolio,...

Members of Divest UK are committed to stopping the repurposing of an infamous gas pipeline. | Photo provided by Divest UK.

Divest UK has fought against the repurposing of gas pipeline

Drew Sutherland October 31, 2018

After two years of fighting, ecological organizations, schools and civic bodies breathed a sigh of relief this month. On Oct. 17, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners announced its intention to abandon the...

Tayvho Akpan, a University of Kentucky student studying music production, is known on campus and across Lexington as the Dancing Kid. Akpan never danced for the attention, but rather for his long-standing passion for music. 

Campus ‘Dancing Kid’ wants to become friends with his fans

Nick Mills April 4, 2018

Tayvho Akpan was waiting at the bank at Nicholasville Mall, anxiously awaiting to find out if his check, which was over 60 days old, would successfully go through.  After receiving word that his check...

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