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Professor Buck Ryan teaches his Journalism 101 class in White Hall on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

UK professor claims he was targeted by university president

August 30, 2018

Buck Ryan, a tenured professor whom UK is currently trying to fire, claims that UK’s president has a target on Ryan's back.The provost recommended that Ryan be fired due to allegations that he violated...

Kentucky Kernel Photo Editor Jonathan Krueger at Rupp Arena as Kentucky hosted Vanderbilt University, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 in Lexington. Photo by Jonathan Palmer

The JKru legacy lives on at the Kernel, three years after Jonathan Krueger’s death

Arden Barnes April 17, 2018

For those of us who didn’t personally know Jonathan Krueger, we learned about his legacy through JKru stickers, a memorialized Red Bull on the photo desk and a cracked ceiling tile.We were told about...

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10 women honored as Glamour’s ‘College Women of the Year’

Paidin Dermody April 6, 2017

Glamour has released its list for the magazine’s 60th anniversary “College Women of the Year” honorees. 2017’s winners include the founder of the only national organization led by trans youth,...

The Kentucky Kernel named Paidin Dermody as the 2017-2018 Editor-in-Chief on March 22nd, 2017.

Dermody selected as next Kernel editor-in-chief

Matt Wickstrom March 23, 2017

Adversity means jumping back up when life knocks you down. For Paidin Dermody, when adversity in the form of a moving car knocked her down in late January, she got back up and battled through her injuries...

Alumnus chides President

Duane Bonifer November 3, 2016

Dear Dr. Capilouto,We have not formally met. I have heard from many people who I respect and who know you that you are a decent, good person, and I write out of goodwill.I also write as a former ​K​entucky...

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2 photographers win Krueger scholarship

Sara Nederhoed October 26, 2016

Two Kentucky Kernel staffers were awarded a scholarship on Monday in remembrance of former Kernel photographer Jonathan Krueger. The Jonathan Krueger Memorial Scholarship is a scholarship created by the...

Kernel staffers Michael Reaves, Marjorie Kirk and Will Wright attended the convention in Washington D.C. where they received the award. 

Kernel awarded ‘Pulitzer Prize of college journalism’

Sara Nederhoed October 24, 2016

The Associated Collegiate Press has awarded The Kentucky Kernel with the Pacemaker, one of the most prestigious awards in the country for student newspapers. This is the third time the paper has received...

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Center awards First Amendment defenses

September 28, 2016

UK students gathered in the Gatton College of Business and Economics Tuesday night to learn about the importance of the First Amendment in today’s world.The headlining speaker, Journalism Fund Director...

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Faculty chides Capilouto for impugning remarks about student journalist, Kernel

News staff September 15, 2016

UK faculty of the School of Journalism and Media hand delivered an open letter to President Eli Capilouto at the Faculty Senate reception calling for him to make a public apology for his remarks regarding...

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Kirk selected as next Kernel editor

Cheyene Miller March 24, 2016

Almost three years ago, Marjorie Kirk walked into the Kentucky Kernel office as a freshman reporter, her leg broken and held together by a titanium rod. Now she is walking tall as the future editor-in-chief...

Students perform the line dance during Dance Blue 2016 on Saturday, February 27, 2016 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Hunter Mitchell | Staff

24 hours of hope

February 28, 2016

In its 11th annual triumph over tragedy, the UK DanceBlue marathon raised $1,631,067.49 for the Kentucky Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic.For 24 hours, more than 800 students stayed awake...

Marjorie Kirk, News Editor

When finding off-campus housing, don’t be hasty, but don’t be lazy

Marjorie Kirk February 20, 2016

It’s spring again, and in addition to finding a nice spot on my porch to put my cute potted jade plant, I’m looking for a cute spot to hang my coat for the next year.For my senior year, I’ve decided...

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