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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...

Cones and fences prevent traffic on Rose Street on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Kentucky Kernel

Editorial: UK needs more acceptability and accessibility on campus

Editorial Board October 13, 2022

On campus tours, many future Wildcats can admire the beauty of campus and the new buildings, but what they may not see are the parts that are not quite as nice and accessible. Between elevators that...

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We are journalists, not publicists

Editorial Board March 3, 2020

The Kentucky Kernel, like any other independent newspaper, is a part of the fourth estate. While we cover all newsworthy government actions and events, we are a distinct entity. We serve as watchdogs...

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We’ve come so far, but still have much to go

Kernel Editorial Board September 27, 2019

“We uncovered no insensitive or racist images” reported the Courier-Journal in February of this year, referring to their review of past Kentucky yearbooks. You can image our surprise, then, when one...

We have to do better.

By the Editorial Board February 6, 2019

Alongside many students on UK's campus, we on the Kernel editorial board are grieved over the recent suicide deaths on campus. Each time we lose a student, even when we don’t know them personally, we...

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Celebrating diversity as record number of women heading to Washington

By the Editorial Board November 21, 2018

As of Tuesday, a record number of women are heading to the U.S. house to represent this country in a historical display of diversity and many “firsts” for women in this country.In 2018, “The Year...

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Be conscious of safety on Halloween, Caturdays

By the Editorial Board October 31, 2018

Halloween is here, and soon after the toilet paper comes out of the trees and the costumes are thrown away, UK football will play the Georgia Bulldogs on Nov. 3.Holidays are usually prime time for drinking...

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National Breast Cancer Awareness month is relevant for college students

By the Editorial Board October 15, 2018

College students hear the “c” word-- cancer-- and though we’re terrified of it, we generally don’t think that we as young people are in any danger of it.There’s a certain facade of invincibility...

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Students must exercise right, duty to vote

By the Editorial Board October 2, 2018

Our campus has seen many demonstrations and protests throughout the years. You only need to wait for a visiting preacher to give a sermon on chastity, have grad school stipends threatened or a pro-life...

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In honor of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, prioritize self-care

By the Editorial Board September 28, 2018

This month, we at the Kernel join people all around the country in recognizing Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.In honor of this month and important issue, we would like to encourage all UK students...

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We want your stories

By the Editorial Board September 14, 2018

A January 2018 Kentucky Kernel cover editorial asked, “How Many More?”The premise of that editorial was to demand that powerful institutions and people be held accountable for sexual assault and harassment,...

We are not your enemy.

By the Editorial Board September 6, 2018

The concept of “We the people” has become so common that it’s borderline cliché.Yet it represents a fundamental model for our democracy: the government, the press and the country are to be run by...

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