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Incoming 2023-2024 Editor-in-Chief Hannah Stanley poses for a photo. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Letter from the editor

Hannah Stanley, Managing Editor April 28, 2023

If you asked me freshman year if I would ever be editor-in-chief of the Kentucky Kernel, I would’ve laughed in your face with it quickly followed by “I could never do that.” Well, three years...

2021-2023 Kentucky Kernel Editor-in-Chief Rayleigh Deaton poses with her graduation stole and the Kernel historical marker at the University of Kentucky on March 29, 2023. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff file photo

Final thoughts and boundless thanks

Rayleigh Deaton, Editor-in-Chief April 28, 2023

I wish I could go back in time and get a coffee with my younger self. Specifically, a coffee at the William T. Young Library Starbucks on Feb. 4, 2021, with sophomore year Rayleigh. That was the...

Kentucky Kernel News Editor and senior Kendall Staton poses for a portrait on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Carter Skaggs | Staff

Screaming goodbye to the Kentucky Kernel

Kendall Staton, News Editor April 14, 2023

I first realized my words were not always welcomed in August of my eighth grade year.  The boy who sat next to me in my first class of the day asked me to speak only so he could use my words against...

Kentucky Wildcats catcher Kayla Kowalik (99) swings the bat during the No. 16 Kentucky vs. Dayton softball home opener game on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

COLUMN: Is Kentucky softball simply middle of the pack in the SEC?

Cole Parke, Sports Editor April 14, 2023

Kentucky softball will take on a pivotal three-game series against No. 6 Tennessee at home this weekend. While Kentucky, currently ranked No. 16 in the nation, has as good of a chance as any to get...

Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari watches his team during the Kentucky vs. No. 5 Tennessee mens basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. Kentucky won 63-56. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

COLUMN: Disappointing season no excuse for poor attendance at home games

Parker Scott, Reporter March 4, 2023

--Disclaimer: This column was a part of a larger story and is not indicative of the author claiming that Kentucky mens basketball's recent form has been disappointing. This story works best when consumed...

Students wait in line at restaurants in the Gatton Student Center on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. Photo by Michael Smallwood | Kentucky Kernel

Tired and hungry: Students should be able to use meal swipes at campus restaurants

Bailey Darbro, Reporter January 25, 2023

University of Kentucky sophomore Nya Shackles takes 15 credit hours and works 36 hours a week. After her shift is over, she heads to Champions Kitchen for a meal, but the lines are out the door.  Like...

Several flags wave while students stand in line at the Eat Around the World SAB event on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Traveling creates new personas

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter January 23, 2023

As I slowly opened the window of the plane, it didn’t take much effort to watch its wing disappear into the clouds while we ascended to maximum altitude, bound for American soil from Brazil. I found...

Does democracy still exist?

Does democracy still exist?

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter January 20, 2023

It's a new year. Generally in the New Year, the word “new” becomes everyone's desire. Have a new hobby. Speak a new language. Or maybe start a new major.  This happens because we tend to do what...

The safety of children isn’t up for debate

The safety of children isn’t up for debate

Gracie Moore, Reporter January 19, 2023

As a result of a mother’s carelessness, many families spent the first days of the new year in fear for their children’s safety. “Our children shouldn’t have to live like this in our schools,”...

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The University of Idaho murders highlight America’s obsession with true crime

Karrington Garland, Opinions Editor January 18, 2023

The University of Idaho murders highlight America's love, deep-seated obsession and desensitization towards everything macabre and dark. The town of Moscow, Idaho, is facing international attention...

Jewell Hall at the University of Kentucky on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Moving in the wrong direction: UK’s post-winter break move-in was unnecessarily stressful

Abbey Cutrer, Reporter January 8, 2023

A line of residents with full shopping carts snaked through the lobby of Jewell Hall on Sunday afternoon. The eight-floor residence hall was filled with families helping their students hurry to move into...

Voters wait in line to cast their ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at the Tates Creek Public Library in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff file photo.

Amendment 2 debate shows need for transparency in government

Jennifer Sadler, Reporter December 26, 2022

Though election season is now over (for most), I’m sure many of us are left frustrated, confused and unfulfilled by the results. For those who participated in the 2022 midterm elections for Kentucky,...

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