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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Students attend a morning cycling class at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, at Alumni Gym in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Maria Rauh | Staff

At Alumni Gym, students are up and moving before the sun

Emily Girard, Features Editor December 2, 2022

Most days, the first items listed on UK’s daily Event Calendar website are early morning workouts at Alumni Gym and the Johnson Center. These workouts are varied, with the fitness centers offering sunrise...

The World Needed Dr. Holle

Luke Schlake December 7, 2020

One week ago, Dr. Bruce Holle died. He had just retired from over 40 years of teaching. If you never took one of his history classes, the universe robbed you. He was a force of nature.This was a guy who...

A group of UK students walks in front of White Hall Classroom Building on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Freshmen focus on positives, adjust expectations in altered first semester

Haley Simpkins October 27, 2020

In today’s post-pandemic world, life as a college freshman is much different than what UK’s class of 2024 expected it to be when they applied last winter.Late night study sessions at the library, eating...

Total cases, Sept. 11

UK crosses 1,000 student cases since first day of classes

Natalie Parks September 11, 2020

Based on data from the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, the number of student cases at UK is now over 1,000 since the resumption of classes 25 days ago.LFCHD has reported a total of 1,264 student...

Students sit in front of a masked wildcat statue on the Social Staircase in the Gatton Student Center during the first day of classes for the fall 2020 semester on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Answering questions on UK’s COVID-19 policy

Haley Simpkins August 18, 2020

What’s the deal with testing?All students were required to be tested within seven days of their arrival on campus.Test results are estimated to take 24 to 72 hours. The website UK has dedicated to reporting...

At the end of the first snow day of the semester, students sled down the sides of “the Bowl” outside William T. Young library on Jan. 16, 2018. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Winter weather, snow possible for UK, Lexington this weekend

Rick Childress January 11, 2019

Lexington is due for some winter weather this weekend, and most public agencies are asking citizens to stay off roads late Friday and early Saturday.Two to four inches of snow are expected in the region,...

White Hall Classroom Building is eerily empty during the 9:30 a.m. class change on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

White Hall nearly empty; some UK students persist, come to class

Rick Childress November 8, 2018

Classrooms in the White Hall building on UK's campus were largely empty Thursday morning as bomb threats that circulated through social media appeared to convince most students to stay home. The cavernous...

White Hall Classroom Building

What we know so far about the bomb threat to UK’s White Hall

Rick Childress November 8, 2018

Editor's note: The Kernel interviewed Haily Duvall for this story late on the night of Nov. 7 because editors had been led to believe she had received threats and had been one of the first to report them...

What you need to know about the add/drop period

Bailey Vandiver January 10, 2018

Sometimes, students walk into a class and know immediately it isn’t for them. Sometimes it takes a few months for that feeling to set in. Either way, the add/drop period is an important time for UK students.Consulting...

Professors outsource at students’ expense

Editorial Staff January 25, 2017

The financial strain of higher education is a struggle most can identify, but it seems this strain grows with every generation. Parents who were forced to balance countless hours of low-paying work in...

NBA star gets a taste of college life at UK

You might soon have class with LeBron James

Madison Rexroat October 27, 2016

Okay, so the headline might be a little misleading, but LeBron James does intend to go back to school according to an article in USA Today College. James is signed up to take classes at the University...

Students hit campus during the first day of classes on Wednesday, August 24, 2016.

First of many days for more than 5,000 freshmen

By Megan Brown August 24, 2016

Welcome back, Wildcats. This year UK welcomed about 5,000 new freshmen from over 20 different countries who anxiously awaited the first day of classes. Some prepared by reviewing the K Week schedule or...

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