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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Matt Bevin talks to his supporters during the Republican ticket election night party on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, at the Galt House hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff file photo

Dear Matt Bevin, journalism is no joking matter

Rayleigh Deaton, Editor-in-Chief January 9, 2023

Friday, Jan. 6, at 4 p.m., was the deadline for Kentucky’s gubernatorial hopefuls to formally file their candidacy for governor. The state Capitol was lively, the first week of the General Assembly’s...

UK President Eli Capilouto gives a speech during Linda Gortons mayoral inauguration ceremony in the Gatton Student Center Grand Ballroom in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Capilouto ‘honored’ to share UK’s story with lawmakers

Jacob Eads February 20, 2020

In an all-campus email Thursday, University President Eli Capilouto said he was recently given the opportunity to speak to members of Kentucky's General Assembly about the state's ongoing budget process. Capilouto...

A view from the upper deck of President Donald Trumps stump rally in Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., on November 4, 2019. Photo provided by Thomas Hart.  

A student’s perspective on Trump’s recent visit to Lexington

Thomas Hart November 18, 2019

Just a day before Kentucky’s general gubernatorial election on November 5, President Donald Trump visited Rupp Arena to encourage Kentuckians to vote straight republican and support Governor Bevin for...

Matt Bevin talks to his supporters during the Republican ticket election night party on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, at the Galt House hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff file photo

Gov. Bevin requests recanvass after tight election

Kernel News Staff November 6, 2019

Governor Matt Bevin has officially requested a formal recanvass after yesterday's general election, according to a release from his campaign. Bevin narrowly lost the race to maintain his seat to challenger...

Candidate for Governor Andy Beshear talks to the crowd during the democratic campaign watch party on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at the C2 Event Venue in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo by Breven Walker | Staff

Beshear touts victory as Bevin refuses to concede the Ky. gubernatorial race

Sydney Momeyer and Hailey Peters November 5, 2019

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – “Matt Bevin has won!” an ecstatic Matt Bevin supporter shouted to a crowd of Republicans at Gov. Matt Bevin's watch party. But her announcement was followed by an ominous silence...

Democratic candidate for governor Andy Beshear answers questions from reporters following the gubernatorial debate on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at the Singletary Center for the Arts in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

Beshear unseats incumbent Bevin to be next Kentucky governor

Arden Barnes November 5, 2019

Democratic challenger Andy Beshear will serve as Kentucky’s new governor after defeating Republican incumbent Matt Bevin.Beshear won the race by less than a percentage of the vote at the time the race...

President Donald Trump speaks from the podium at his Rupp Arena rally on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. Photo by Ryan C. Hermens | Provided by the Lexington Herald-Leader

Trump energizes Lexington audience with Bevin endorsement right before Election Day

Editor's note: The following story is being re-published after running in the College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University's independent student newspaper, and the photos are courtesy of the Lexington...

Richard Crouch, a Lexington native, holds anti-Bevin signs ahead of President Donald Trumps rally at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Hundreds took to downtown Lexington streets to protest President Trump’s visit

Addison Lander November 4, 2019

With President Donald Trump making an appearance at Rupp Arena to stump for Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, hundreds of people took to both the Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza and Triangle Park to make their...

Those attending President Donald Trumps rally at Rupp Arena line up for entry in Lexington, Kentucky on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

‘They put America first.’ Thousands attend Trump’s stump rally for Bevin

Natalie Parks November 4, 2019

Rally-goers lined up far before the doors opened at President Donald Trump's stump rally for Republican Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, with attendees camping out and others standing in line.Surrounded by vendors...

The Baby Trump balloon was inflated in front of the Fayette county courthouse ahead of President Donald Trumps rally at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Meet ‘Baby Trump’: The 24-foot tall balloon of the president

Sydney Momeyer November 4, 2019

Gathered along the streets of South Broadway and Main Street on Monday night were President Donald Trump supporters, protesters and a 24-foot baby balloon.Spectators amassed outside of the Fayette County...

Candidates for Kentucky governor Matt Bevin and Andy Beshear take part in a debate on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at the Singletary Center for the Arts on the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

What does the governor do for the University of Kentucky?

Sydney Momeyer October 27, 2019

With a gubernatorial election right around the corner, one question may be looming over college students’ minds: What does the state’s governor have to do with the University of Kentucky?Kentucky Gov....

President Donald Trump points to the crowd during the make America great again rally on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 at Alumni Coliseum in Richmond, Ky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

Trump will be just a few miles from UK’s campus. Will students go?

Natalie Parks October 26, 2019

A Kentucky election has once again drawn national attention and the attention of the president.President Donald Trump will visit Kentucky to host a campaign rally ahead of the gubernatorial election on...

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