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Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Catching each step of a false story

Catching each step of a false story

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter January 31, 2023

Each. Step. Each. Path. Each. Movement. Like a mosquito flying around you on a hot, stressful day. Just imagine yourself being constantly captured like you were prey. You try to preserve your integrity...

Photo illustration by Allie Hall.

Harmful or Helpful? As celebrities take a stand, the line between opinion and fact blurs

Gracie Moore, Reporter January 30, 2023

Increasingly, celebrities are speaking out on their personal political opinions, sparking debate about the role they should play in politics. With worsening societal issues and discrimination, Hollywood...

Review: ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ one of Tarantino’s best

Grant Wheeler July 29, 2019

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood marks the ninth film by the infamous and equally legendary director Quentin Tarantino. This is a film that reminds movie buffs and casual viewers alike what’s so special...

A voting official with their I voted on display. Voters came out early in the morning to vote in the midterm elections on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the Newman Center Voting location in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

UK students may be driving up early near-campus voter turnout numbers

Rick Childress November 6, 2018

As of Tuesday morning, some of the near-campus precincts are reporting promising turnout numbers.Many at the polls are crediting an increase in college-age voter turnout while a contentious national house...

The LAUNCH will be taking submissions from college students for its a million-dollar screenplay competition until May 31.

A million-dollar opportunity is one screenplay away

Ashley Chuck April 24, 2018

For college students looking for a path into the film industry, The LAUNCH is the place to look.Film producers Zachary Green and Jason Shuman co-founded The LAUNCH, a screenplay competition in which the...

Graphic by Rob Fischer

Reboots, sequels and superheroes: the death of Hollywood

Jacob Lewis February 14, 2018

It’s that time of year again: the rush of the holidays has faded, the temperature is freefalling, and new years resolutions are slowly but surely being put back on the shelf. So what do we do now? We...

Bourbon-related TV show coming to Kentucky

Madison Rexroat October 2, 2017

A new family comedy is coming to Kentucky, based on none other than a bourbon distillery.The 30-minute NBC show is set to be called “Sour Mash” and will feature a Latina chemist who moves from Brooklyn...

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