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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Answer the Bell

Grant Grubbs, Reporter May 22, 2023

Blood, sweat and tears is an inaccurate cliché for most people. For Justin Sparks, it’s a weekly itinerary. The 23-year-old mixed martial artist is an amateur fighter from Lancaster, Kentucky....

Instructor Chip Sebastian smiles with members of the UK Self-Defense club on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, at the University of Kentucky Alumni Gym in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Olivia Walton | Kentucky Kernel

For peace and protection: UK’s Kempo Club teaches important lessons in self-defense

Olivia Walton, Reporter November 14, 2022

Walk past the small room that sits under the weightlifting floor of Alumni Gym on a Monday evening, and one might see a group of students kicking, rolling and throwing each other all over the blue and...

Mike Thompson (left) and Williams Atkinson, the two leaders of the Lexington Lightsaber League, ready their weapons on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, at Woodland Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Thompson and Atkinson are the two members that have been a part of the league for the longest. Photo by Kaitlyn Skaggs | Staff

From a galaxy far, far away to Lexington: Lightsaber league brings Star Wars to life

Kaleb Littleton November 4, 2021

For almost 45 years, Star Wars has held a massive presence in popular culture. From an annual array of Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader Halloween costumes to never-ending Yoda memes, the movie franchise...

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