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Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

BROADCAST: New well-being tab on UK Canvas

Nate Lucas, Broadcast/Podcast Manager February 7, 2024

The Student Government Association recently collaborated with the Office for Student Success to add a new "well-being" tab to Canvas. Reporter Nate Lucas had more here.

Year in Photos 2022-2023

April 26, 2023

This is the Kentucky Kernel's annual photo magazine, highlighting the Kernel's best photos from the 2022-2023 school year.

The Kernel Media Board of Directors named Hannah Stanley, left, and Emma Reilly as the 2023-2024 editors-in-chief of the Kentucky Kernel and KRNL Lifestyle + Fashion.

Kernel Media Board appoints 2023 Kernel, KRNL editors-in-chief

Zaida Bell-Frantz, Reporter March 31, 2023

The Kernel Media Board of Directors appointed Hannah Stanley and Emma Reilly as the editors-in-chief of the Kentucky Kernel and KRNL Lifestyle + Fashion for the 2023-2024 school year. Stanley, a junior...

Z Frizzell, a freshman geoscience major, holds a nonbinary flag in response to an anti-LGBTQ on-campus demonstration on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

Drawing the line between free speech and hate speech on campus

Nia Chancellor, Reporter March 28, 2023

We’ve all seen the individuals and groups who come on campus and speak their two cents. Sometimes it's something harmless like the “moon landing man,” however, a good majority of the time it's...

The women who have helped me with mental health and being a leader

The women who have helped me with mental health and being a leader

Gracie Moore, Reporter March 21, 2023

March is Women’s History Month, which allows us to reflect on all of the women who have had a great impact on the world. Though this list can vary from person to person, the Kernel opinions staff will...

Kentucky students cheer during the No. 3 Kentucky vs. No. 6 Vanderbilt mens basketball game in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals on Friday, March 10, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Vanderbilt won 80-73. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

UK students love their mens basketball team

Nia Chancellor, Reporter March 20, 2023

After attending a UK mens basketball home game on Wednesday, March 1, I decided to reflect on my experience as a student attending the games this season. Just how loyal are UK students to their team? One...

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Inspiring women to know in Women’s History Month

Jennifer Sadler, Reporter March 20, 2023

March is Women’s History Month, which allows us to reflect on all of the women who have had a great impact on the world. Though this list can vary from person to person, the Kernel opinions staff will...

Finding home away from campus: Students’ favorite spring break destinations

Finding home away from campus: Students’ favorite spring break destinations

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter March 10, 2023

Those colorful and vibrant leaves are at rest for now. The branches are drier and it looks like the trees are longing for some watercolor in their foliage. But it's just a fleeting season like any other.  It's...

Agave & Rye’s downtown location is located on North Broadway in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

Muy caliente takes on Lexington Mexican restaurants

Gracie Moore and Jennifer Sadler March 7, 2023

Mexican restaurants definitely have a market with University of Kentucky students.  The different choices of food, the range of prices and the closeness to campus make finding a favorite pretty easy.  The...

The Kentucky State Capitol on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Kentucky Senate bill to ban TikTok will not affect UK Wi-Fi

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter February 21, 2023

Editor’s note: Per request of the University of Kentucky Public Relations and Marketing Department, “UK is continuing to monitor the legislation and working with appropriate parties to determine any...

Students sit at the Cats Den on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at the Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Colmar

UK Department of English to host spoken word ‘Incubator’ series

Courtney Suber, Reporter February 21, 2023

UK’s Department of English will host an Incubator Reading Series featuring spoken fiction, nonfiction and poetry from UK students on Feb. 23. This semester’s event will be held in the Cats Den in...

Kentuckians gather for the We Love Voting Rights Lobby Day and Rally on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, in the Kentucky State Capitol rotunda in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

‘We cannot be done.’ Kentucky community members rally for voting rights at state Capitol

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter February 15, 2023

Members of the commonwealth gathered for the "We Love Voting Rights" Lobby Day and Rally in the rotunda of the Kentucky Capitol building on Tuesday, Feb. 14.  Shouting voices echoed through the hallways...

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